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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-05-27, Page 1With Which is sinallOartilltid the Clorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGH&M, 010,W00, SIX Rlig$PAY, MAY Pit Ms f 0,1004 SINOTA C P0,11$ uxi iary Draws Monster roved for Rummage Sale fodeetrlam ALONG THE MAIN DRAG VINg CATCH— .Ken Thompson, , A:Nance-nine's etaffer, Taught himself a beatiti- Ail 20-inch brown trout at the Lower Town ,dam on Sunday eve- ening, .The fieheeseighed- le -at•stwre 'and a half pounds. Don't get yourself killed in the rash! 0,- 0 - 0 ACTION SHORTLY,e^ John Marina has received word from the department of highways that contract for the paving of No. 86 Highway, 7 miles east from Witighani, NJIlebe let on , June 3rd. Work ie'likely to commence very shortly after that date-ea welcome bit of sleeve for those: who use the route frequently. 0 V. JOHN POLLOCK FUNERAL ON RIMY INZETIONIME-"' Of 10.11S. 'CADETS Receive CtieSIS on 50th Anniversary Dr, and Mrs. J, A, Fox were at home to their friends on Friday afternoon and evening when they received about 120 guests, The ace elision wag their 50th wedding an- niversagy, The table decorations, yellow mums and snapdragon's, and a beautiful bouquet of 50 golden rose; which had been placed in the bay window, were from the family. Several ether bouquets were received from friends, Pouring tea during the after- noon were Mrs. T, A, Currie and' Mrs, Ed, 'Harrison. Mrs. George Ross and Mrs. W. J. Adams presid- ed at the tea table in the evening, Dr. and Mrs, Fox's granddaugh- ters, Miss Joan Brawley of To- ronto and Miss Judy Fox of Guelph, served the guests both af- ternoon and evening. Mrs, Wil- liam Brawley and Mrs, Bruce Fox assisted their patents in receiv- ing the guests. Dr. and Mrs, Fox were married in Union City, Mich., and came to Wingham in 1913. They have Oc- cupied their present • home on Centre Street ever since they have been here, while Dr, FOX has prac- tised chiropractic and drugless therapy. Their ,two, children (Vesta), Mrs. William Brawley, now of Toronto, and Dr. Bruce Fox of Guelph, were born in Union City, but re- ceived their education here. Funeral service was held Tues- day afternoon from St Andrew's Presbyterian Church for Rev, John Pollock, under the auspicee of Huron-Maitland Presbytery, of which he was a member. Rev, T, J. Met inney of Teeswatee, moder- ator, conducted the service. Dr. Alexander Nimmo • preached the sermon. and Rev., D, J, Lane of Clinton. read the 'SCripture and of- fered prayer, Alsp assisting in the service was Reke Douglas Fry of Chesterville, nephew of the late Mr, Pollock: NO1VIINATIONS "TOMORROW— TornorroW,‘ Tlinisday; 1/1 'the no-mination: day for candi-' did ate, centeating ethe ,forthcoming previrthiah election: The represen- tatiV'es of the' partieS,' john , Hanna; 'Progressive- Conser- vative end Rae Watson, Liberal,' are likely to he the only contend- • :ers, althoUgh the law. perinit's 'the nomination of other candidates as 'GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY—Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Fox celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their 'home on Center Street last Friday when they were at home to their friends both afternoon and evening. Inspecting officers at' the annual Cadet Inspection at Wingham Dis- trict High School on. Thursday were Lt, Col, M. 'R. Oliver, owns manding offieer of the 21st Field Rgt,, Capt, W. A., Aestie, Western Ontario Area Cadet Officer and Capt, R. P. Ritter, O.C. .of the 99th Field Battery, Wingham, Col, R. ,S. Hetherington, who was to rep- resent the board at the inspection was unable to attend, Battery Major Wayne Brown, who is in charge of the Cadet Corps this year, was in command during theeceremonial drill, There were several demonstrations, in- cluding signal (wireless), Brea gun, first aid, and a physical edu- cation' demonstration with rifles. The girls, too, put on a 'physical training demonstration, . The inspecting officer, Lt. Col, M, Ps, Oliver, made his remarks at the 'conclusion and presented Cadet Sgt, Major Wilfred Pococc ith a badge for the heat shot and ,sev- eral other shooting badges. Capt. Anstie made the presentation of an award to Cadet Bombardier Doug ,Davidson for best dressed cadet on parade. Cadet Ron Junes and Cadet John Strong each re- ceived a Morse certificate and $10 from, Capt, Anstrie TO RECEIVE DEGREES AT UWO SATURDAY bons Minstrel S as Complete Suctost . „.• Severaluniversity students from Wingham and district will be among the 900 graduates of the University of Western Ontario ,,a,nd affiliated colleges to receive re- ceive degrees and, awards at the convocation ceremonies at Western on Saturday. :- • " High School Prin cipal Nell Charles Stellate/1, Wingham and Jean Frederick Vance FrOlide-• man of TeesWater receive Bachelor of Arts degrees in Honors; Business Administrolon, A Leave for PositionSunco► After , two postponements ' the Wirigham Lions Club 'Minstrel was staged at the Winghain town hall last Wedneaday and Thurs- day-evenings. The show had been scheduled to be produced the week before but was postponed when William Coeron, president of the dub and shoal director,. war. taken The ..eboW way :ale° pestiOned me -night to allow for the visit to Winghim. of Preiniee testie Frosty eat Tuesday. s • It was estimated, that nearly 700 people attended the minstrel show elor Engliteerhig-geicticeAegree will .be received by John Kenneth Holmes of Wingham. en the two ,eveninge, It was a ,de- cided succees:hotth financially and in its-acceptance by„ the- autilences; which' found it `highly humorous: The script, was -.written:by,Pob , Secorel ofe PlaaciVeie .swito ',assisted with the direction eof the SheW, . terlociiter was, Harry :McArthur. Enetnen --Were.. Hugh ,Carreithaels tors DuridaSs', 36:Ok'Sleeevie; . pot Nesmith . Ana • Welwood. Soloiste Were Gordon, Leggatt, ,Tohn. MeIcibboa and Gordon ahanan, :assieted by, ..25 Lien chor- isters. Don Hildebrand 'was pro- gram director:with-Hap Swatridge as musical director., Banjo ac- companist was Slim Boucher, W. Stanley Hall, principal of the Wingham' District High School, stated this week that he has ten- dered his resignation to the local board and will take up new duties 0 - 0 - 0 • GOOD SHOW— The members of.the Wingham Lions Club and their helpers put /ikon an excelent show in •the tows Whall en Wednesday and Thursdal evenings of last week and wer( ,greeted by very' geed crowds both evenings. We would ribt• be sun Prised to hear that, the„Lippe pee invited to., other communities tc pretent their ininstrel show. 0 - O..- 0 EVERYBODy 'WELCOME, John !Hanna has issUed an.opei inv,itation ,ta_reaidents. of the Hue OnsBruce tiding to come tie Wing harn on eleotioei 'night,' Thursday, June.: 11th, to hear the returns come iri. o-O.0 DRAW WINNER-,. Winner- of the 'Welty 'draw a' laanna's 'Ladies Wear last weel was Mrs. Leslie Cunningham, at the .Simcoe High School next September. Mr. Hall has been principal of the Wingham High School, and latterly the Wingham District High School for the past 25 years, Once again the big community 114,11M}P.„ YOg; which was held on,S4tunclay after. noon, in the Wingham Armour. l es, was an outstanding Buceee; a. total of $1167,60 being .realized, This sale was held by the Ladieg' Auxiliary to Wingham Hospital, under the general chairmanship of the president, Wird, N, D, Cam- eron, with Alb-conveners in each depertnient. The slogan of these sales, ,"What you can't use, we can sell," was fully realized, when it was esti mated that more people attendetis More articles were sold and more money received tha,ri ever before, Long before two. o'clock crowdri had gathered outside, and when the doors were opened, the rem was filled with eager buyers, affix ions to get their ehare of the Isere gains, Muth time and effort are put into these sales by the Auxiliary members. On Friday and 'Satur- day they spend long hours at the armouries, sorting the boxes 'as they pour- in from Wingbarn and ' vicinity. The articles are sent tO the different , departments whete -they are priced ready tor Sale. More than 700 pieces of adult clothing were put on hangers and hours were spent .8,1 the , shoe counter, tying pairs together. Al- most 100 sales people are required to dispose of the articles and no matter What one wants, he finds it there even from a pound of but- ter to a cheeterfield. By four o'clock everything had gope, ex- cept some heavy clothing which will be kept for the fall sale. A profitable addition to the rune- mage sale, was the selling of tags in Wingham and the surrounding towns of Brussels, Lucknow, Tees- we,ter, Whitechurch, Bluevale, Bel- grave, Gortie and Wroxeter, which realizCd $38e.06. The proceeds .by departments were: Adult $310.89; Chil- dren's clothing, 84,15; Aloes, $104651 novelties,' $11e.26;, &beefs'. les, $43.59; furnitufe, e ,nations, $87e/3; 'value of articles sent, to hotpital, $600; total re- ceipts, $1167,60. These sales, which . are. held twice a year, are thes. Chief pro- jects by which the Auxiliary 'se- cures funds to maintain their work at the hospital. All proceeds are used to purchase bedding, 'curtain; nursery supplies, etc, Any articles which come into the sale and could be-used at she hospital, suqh as pillows, blankets, curtains, ba- by clothes,'etc., are valued and sent there. The Aukillary sends out thanks to everyone who helped in any way to make this sale such a suc- cess. Before arriving in Wingham Mr. Hall, who is a. native .of Brussels, Was principal at Niagaraeon-the- Lake. He also headed the science department at the Perth High -School. When he takes up his new duties at Simcoe he will be heading. the science department. Mr. Hall remarked that he was sorry to leaye Wingham, but he leaves in order to be closer to members of his family, One son, well known here, Dr. James Hall, lives at Port Colborne. Another son, George, teaches at North York. During his 25 years in Wingham Mr. Ball has been active in com- munity affairs. He is past presi- dent of the local Lions Club, a past master of the Wingham Masonic Lodge, past principal of the Leban- on Chapter, RAM., and past grand superintendent of the Hu-' ron District No, 6, R.A.M. Be bass been active in the Wingham 'Un- ited Church end has served as an elder for 24 years, as well as a member of the local library board for many years, Jamaica Missionary At Baptist Church William George Laidlaw, not only will receive his Bachelor of Science degree, but has also been awarded a University Board of Governors Gold Medal for highest standing in the final year of honors courses in chemistry and physics, Earlier it was announced that Bill had been chosen for a Woodrow Wilson Fello*ship and will attend Wash- •ington State University in the fall, John Runstedtler has been grant- ed a Board of Governors scholar- ship for undegraduatee for (highest standing - in first year science, • Sally Ann Slosser, Wingham, who has attended ,Ursuline College and John .Clifford, coultes of Belgrave, Student' at' Waterloo College will receive Bachelor of Arts degrees in general eoursee, and John Douglas Congram, Wingham, will receive a similar degree. John has been tak- ing a pre-theological general course at Waterloo College. Married 50 Years Celebrate in;B:C. Mr.. and Mrs, Hector' Macleod 'Of Wilson Creek, BO, evill celebrate i their golden wedding' arinibersary On June 9the 1959, • INC'S. Macleod Is. the .foriner 'Max= garet Patterion,'granddaughter of the late.Mr..ancl•MrS. W, Wheelens Of Wingham and 'left.; and Mrs, Patterson of Listowel, Helping to celebtafe will be their three children, ,Tohh Of ' Wilson Creek, 'Emily Quigley of Roberts Creek and Robert of Vancouver, They have eleven grandchildren and five 'great-grandchildren.. / • *OPENING FOR BOWLERS j The lawn bowlers ArT, .havinr, their opening on Friday evening May 29th at 7.45; in case of rail it, will be held th,e,follewi,ng.lytdil day, „June 1st. After bowling few ends, lunch will be served a 9.30. Specie!. rates for .beginners F27„b CANCER SOCIETY., KEINTING The Huron Unit of the Canadian Canner Society will meet on Mon day, June 1st at 8 'p.m.. in the council chamber, Everyone wel come. F2'n NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS Trade. Fair exhibitors may set op their exhibits in the Wing- him arena on Tuesday evening and Wednesday, June 2nd and 3rd. Vor further information contac' Bill Lee, chairman of booth sales F271. HAROLD 'GORDON GAUNT, B,Sc., graduated from the Faculty of Applied Science at Queens. Univer- shy, Kingston with a Bachelor of Science degree . . chemical en• gineerifig on May 16. SUTER *MARIE CHRISTINE, daughter of 111r. and Mrs. Walter featkeidgen of Winghani, a graduate of Whiginim High School and Mount St. Joseph Academy, will re- ceive her diploma In Musing Edu- cation from Assumption University Of Windsor at the Hub convocation en May 30, 1959. Rev, James Green, missionary in Jamaica, Who is on furlough in Canada, will be the speaker at wingham. Baptist Church on Sun- day. He has been a missionary there for 13 years, working under Mid-Missions, Rev, Green will address the Sun- day School at the opening session and will be guest speaker at the Morning service. In the evening he will show- slides on his work and following the service will show a movie on Jamaica to the Young People. Rebe and Mrs, Green, who will return to Jamaica this year, will be week-end guests at the home of Rev, and Mrs. Donald Sinclair, We Just Can't Win Deceased ;Was born in Birken- head, England:, in 1880. He re- ceived `has nearly education there. and cane to' Canada at the age of 25. H'S eattended college in the State of' Ohio and later graduated n theology from McMaster Uni- versity. "His first charges were at •Salford, Dutton and Goderich, and in 1929 he came to Whitechurch, where his ministry included Whitechurch, Langslde and Cal-, vie Presbyterian Churches. Rev. Polleck was one of the first ministers on the Church of the Air radio broadcast in the, ears ly days of CKNX, when the station was known as 10BP, During his, incumbency of the Whitechurch 'charge Mr, Pollock was appointed to the original camp Committee when the 'Presbyterian Camp was t(aleltebeel. ate KietailaglickWas a eeithful camp worker for many years. When a, vacancy arose, Mr. Pollock took over the duties osf clerk to Presbytery and held that position for a number of years. He retired from his ministry at Whitechurch in 1941 and follow- ing a Sabbatical year spent five years as pastor at Ailsa Craig, He was forced to retire through ill- ness and has lived in Wingham since that time, He was a member of I.O.O.F. Heron Lodge 62, Goderich and King Hiram. Lodg4, & Ingersoll, • Twice 'married, Rev. Pollock's first wife was Me, late Margaret Mary Welsh of Uxbridge and there were three children, Rhys, who now resides in Jacksonville, Florida; Dorothy (Mrs. Harry Cooper), North Miami, Florida and Jack, of Lucknow. He had eight grandchildren. In 1935 he married Miss Eliza- beth Gilchrist of Wingham, who survives, There are two sisters, Misses Mary and Elizabeth Pol- lock, both of Birkenhead, England. Death occurred in the Wingham. General Hospital on Sunday mor- ning, May 24, Mr, Pollock had been 111 for a number of years and had been hospitalized for the past nine months. Interment was in the Wingham cemetery. Honorary pallbearere were members of his various charges throughout his ministry, as were the Active pallbearers, Gor. don Wall, Johnston Conn, Gordon MeBurney, Alex Robertson and Graham Moffatt. James Carr, of Wingham was also a pallbearer and Jim McIntosh and Jack Craig carried the floral tributes, FLOWER,SERVICE The annual Flower Sunday and Sunday School Anniversary of the Winghanm ,United Church, will be held on June 7th e with identical services at 11.00 and 7.00 o'clock, The speaker will be Rev. Anne Graham of London. F27b roYncE TO OUR, PATRONS Out mill will be closed Thursday afternoons beginning , May 28th. Your co-operatioli will he appreci- ated, Reigrave Co-operative As- sociation, phone 1d91., Wirigharri or 388W10, Brussels, F27b SPORTSMEN'S MEETING- pi, The Wingham Sportsmen's Club meeting will be- held in the Legion Hall, Monday, June 1st. All mem- bers requested to attend and bring your friends. 27b GARDEN PARTY IN eirOIRM . A Orden party will be held hi Oorrie 'United Church ,June 10th Supper served ,from $ to 8, Ad- mission $1.00, Public school child- ren 40C, - 111731) DANCE AT L.ANOSIDE A, dance will be held ie. the Langside Community Hall on Fri- day, May 29th, Tiffin's Archestra. Admission 00e. P27* SILVER ANNIVERSARY • Mr, and Mrs, John Templemen will be at borne to their friends on. May 30, from 8 to in the afternoon and froin 7 to 9 hi the evening, to mark the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. F27b CONGRATULATIONS--.Lt. Col. Mr, Oliver IS ShoWn above as Ile pre-t! seated Cadet Lt. Jack IlotelikiSS with hiSto.b.ILA. Badge as u. first class marksiinin. The 'presentation Was Made at titre annual eitdeti itiapeetinia last Week. Several other ettdeta reeeiVed Sitillinf *Old& Organize Campaign For Red Shield A dinner meeting was held Tues- day evening, at the Salvation Army Citadel, Wingham, at which plans were discussed for the 1059 Red Shield cainpaign. Div, Command- ers for Southern Ontario, Col. and Mrs. A, W. Dixon were in atten- dance. It was agreed that a portion of the target,ter this year's campaign should be earmarked for improve- merits to the Citadel, Menibers of the Advisory. Board of the local Corps wilt) were pree4nt for -the meeting, included W, Pr. C rtitelc- shank,' Prank A. Howson, and De Witt Miller. Chief among the improvements Which were diacesSed was the very definite need for better Sunday School aceorrimodation, ft was de- cided to form a beilding committee so that a,prOgram may be Under- taken as snott as possible, M'ember's of the Census Beard of the local Corps who met with the metnbcts of the Advisory Board In'. eluded Corps Sergeant Major bandthoter 1-tender. On, and Corps Cadet Guardian St. Major M Wheeler. 1.0.0.1. CHURCH SERVICE 7'he Oddfellows annual church service will be held at St, Paul's 'Anglican Chitral on Sunday, May is 10th at 1/A0 b, clock, 15O6OrtitiOfi Service at the cemetery at 2.80, Ali brothers Meet at OrldtellOw's Mall at16.30 We at The Advance-Times have a problem —one of those cases where you can't please everyone, so you adopt a policy which seems to satisfy the majority. Actually the whole trouble arises because we are too soft-hearted. In order to provide a convenient notice, we attach a colored label to the corner of the paper during any given month to let the subscriber know in advance that it expires at the end of that month. When the end of the month arrives we don't chop his name out of our records, but continue to send him the paper for an additional month, on the assumption that he is just another old friend who has been too busy to attend to the payment. Then we send him another no- tice—and another—and another . . . until three months have gone by. At the end• of the three months we remove his name from the mailing list in the belief that he really doesn't want the old rag, any more. About the second week af- ter he has' been cot off he comes into the office to pay for the paper, or sends in the money by mail. Naturally we are overjoyed, to have him' back in the fold, glad that we trusted him for 'the three months of grace. We enter his payment, mark up the subscription . . not a year front the date we received the payment, but, and again quite logically, a year from the date on which it expired. What's all this about trouble, you ask? Tremble, dear friend, arrives in the form of an irate message from sold subscriber that he blasted well paid for a year's Subscription in June and his receipt fells him we have given him credit only until next March. We're just plain crooked, that's all! He and his father and his grandfather have been taking the paper since 1872 but this it the' dirty, rotten, low-down end—and any- way we uSe peer paper nowadays and it's no good for wrapping up the garbage! And an tfdi flme wir thought we hod been doing him a fouohrg Local Cancer Soc. , Campaign. Concluded The Witighain and District theineh of the Canadian Canter Society is grateful to the people of the community Who contributed to, the campaign for fund; which bile iiow conefutled, The Society oleo expresses thanks to the convasters, through whese efforts the quota Was Surpassed, The total figure stands at $1,444;25. Of this $1,184.59 Was raised in Wihgliam itself; Beigrave, $177.80; BitieVaie, 04,00 and Whitechurch, $51,96, Campaign Chairman De Witt Miller reports that these figure's include donations Made bY Several organizations. • ENaliarmEN,:r Mr, and Mrs. Oliver • Campbell, RR. 4, Wingham, wish to an- nointhe the engagement of their daughter,, Elizabeth Caroline (Bee- sic) to Keeneth lildwArd Johnston, eldest son bt Mr, and Mrs. Snar- ling 701thStori; Raft, 1, 131tievale. The marriage will take, place on Saturday, June 13th at 2,30 p.rn, in ,Kbox Presbyterian .Church, Bluovale, F2'7* CLOSING NtArict The green-40c Will be closed on Wednesday' •afternoons and Sundays'froth June to October' 27b 4.L