The Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-06-10, Page 1With which is amalgorneted the Orrie •Vidette end Wroxeter News
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
Must Register for • ,
Swimming Lessons
and over who want to take swim-
ming instruction at the Teeswater
pool this summer must register at
the , 'Own hall on Satueday after-
noon, June 13th, between, the hours
of J. -and 3 p.m. The fee for in-
surance payable ,on 'registraeion is
$1,:e0,• This covers, .411 activities
sponsored by the. recreation com-
mittee during- the 'current year, 1959
Those who were insured during the
miner hockey season need not pay
any further fee. Non=residents of
Wingham will be :Baked for an ad-
Mona], $1.00 to defray extra .expens-
es Inearred on their behalf, '
, This year 'the fee charged by the
Teeswater pool committee will be
25e for each Mel:male/1 period..
There will be no season rate.
Time will be on Mondays
and Thursdays. of each week, and
the ,date of the first lesson has
been set back , to Thursday, July'2.
DR, ALEXANDER, NIMMO
TO START PAVINGa,
The contract for paving of 'co,
$6 Highway east from Wingham
through Bluevnle to Merrisbenk
Corner has been awarded to the
Cox Construction Company of Otte
1111 eiph, according to word received by
' John W. Hanna, The surface will
be a three layer hot mix material
'eirrali‘r ft t tlie ''d'OriPtitietitih"61/- the'
remainder, of the same highway.
Work on the contract is expected
to start at once, i 0 -Q-
BUSY SPOTS-e.
The McKenzie' bridge and the
Howson +bridge are both busy spots
since the hot weather has arrived.
Swimmers appear in plenty at both
spots to enjoy a dip in 'the Mait-
land.
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WADY TO nom--
William B. McCool, returning of-
ficer for the provincial election
which takes place tomorrow, has
all the Voting nnachineiy set' and
ready to go: There are 92 polls in
the riding of Huron-Bruce, iri adl
dition to the four advance Polls
which were (wen for three days
last week at Wingham, Mildanay,
Brussels and Ripley.
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WINS SUITE-
' Mr, Chapple, R,R, 3, Kippen, was
the winner, of a bedroom suite
which was drawn for during the
reunion of the 19th Field Regiment
here at the week-end,
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MAYOR BACK HOME-
! Mayor .R. E. McKinney arrived
n Wingham on Saturday evening
fter spending several weeks in
Europe. His trip included a side-
journey to Moscow and a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Crawford
In Rome.
TV Theme foi- Sunday
School Anniyei400. whiCh Wetted on the lights. for the opening of the Second Kinsmen
Trade Fair on Thursday night,
TRADE, FAIR IS OPENED--John Brent stands at the microphone,
while Governor-elect Paule Mills of Hanover, and. Maple Leaf hockey
stars Carl: Brewer and' Bobbu. Baun place their hands to the switch •
er 4000 Attend Secon
Wed 58 Years
A signal honor was bestowed up-
on a resident of this community
when Rev, Alexander Nirhfna, D.Do
minister of St, Andrew's Presby-
terian Church, was Ie,st week eleet .7.
ed moderator ,of the , General
'0611i*Ii of Itie“PreabYtertin'
in .Canada, His election came,
the meeting' Of the General AsseM-'
bly in Toronto. • •
br. Ninerne is h native of4Nor-.
therri Ireland and served four years
With the Belfast City Mission be-
fore ethning to .0anadd in 1925, He
'graduated 'from. Presbyterian Co ,
lege, Montt cal, in 1929.
:Elie first 'charges in Canada were
Morewood, and Russell, Out:, and.
from there to Athelston and' Elea:
attere to ,Beattharnols in the Menti
'real Presbytery.
Dr. Ni2ano' served with the
WI:ZIP-during, World War II and
was senior ohaplain at the tecluil
cal training school, at St. Thorilai.
feur two years. lie came to Wing;
ham in 1945 and within a el-zort
time had gained time respect nnd ade
•Ailration of the' entire rommtMllY
and surrounding district, Hie mane'',
friends were Pleased when he re-
ceived an honorary Doctor of DI-
Vinity degree from Presbyterian
College, QVIontreal, two years age..
Dr. iNimmo has been moderator
of the Synod of Hamilton and Lon-
don and is a member of the senate
of Presbyterian College. He is "a
member of the inter-denomination-
al 'committee on ageing and haS'
served on the General Assembly%
committee on radio and televisi
and on 'the !boand of evangelism
social ,action. He has been 11440
frequently on CIINX during' his
ministry here. '
Dr, and Mrs, Niromo have
neeny, devoted friends in thie.;:ioni„
e.;
/nullity who are pleased to less o
his new appointment. He ev
ected on the lint ballot and elm;
Wmakeria
tor of the General Assembly,'
smen
local retail establishments and
manufacturing firms. There were
a number of outside exhibits that
attracted considerable attention
this year, along with 'a booth op-
erated by the Kinettes and a good
midway.
The fair Was officially opened by
Paul Mills, Governor-elect of Dis-
trict No, 1 of the Association of
Kinsnien Clubs, assisted by To-
ronto Maple. Leaf hockey players
Carl Brewer and Bobby Balm, who
pulled the switch turning on the
lights•at the arena to mark the of-
ficial opening. Also on the plat-
form were John Hanna, Jack Wal-
The second annual edition of the
Wingham Kinsmen Trade Fair op-.
ened last Thursday evening and
continued until its wind-up on Sat-
urday night. -It was well patroniz-
ed with over 4,000 peopleattending
the big Show,
The !Air in general was better
than the first One staged last year.
Exhibitors had found many ways in
which to improve their exhibits,
and the over-all appearance of the
fair was 'of top quality, With near-
ly ,fifty firms represented there
was, a great variety of merchandise
on display. Exhibitors included
many out of town firms as well as
FORD:WWII-Mr. and 'Mrs'. H. M.
Bride celebrated their 58th wed-
ding .anniversary on 'June 5th.
-They airere '-guests of Mr. and 'Me'
teriizzley. Bride.
Mr.. Morley Bride of Elerie and
Mr. Carmen Bride of Port Credit
were also present.
BARN DANCE
Lot 19, Con, 5, Morris, 7 miles
east of Belgrave, Friday, June 12.
01d Tyine orchestra. Lunch booth
inharn, Admission 50c. Everyone
welcome.: Wellington Marks. F10*
ker, president of the Wingharn
Business Association; Cal Burke
fair chairman, Murray Stainton,
president of the local Kinsmen Club'
and other prominent local people.
John Brent acted as .master of
ceremonies.
Entertainment included Don Rob-
ertson and the Branch Boys and
the Ben 'Silverton Trio on Thursday
evening,
Entertainment on Friday evening
included Cy Leonard, a ventroli-
enlist who received a big hand, and
Slim MaClory, a magician and jugge
led. Saturday evening saw Del Rio
and' Rosita put on a display of
fancy roping and Roy Head mysti-
fied the large crowd With his eats
of magic,- ,
A $15.00 doer prize *was* ,g,iyen,
away 0.011'1:light and was snegzsdred
by the Formosa Siring Brewery.
Winning the prizes were Mrs. 'Er-
nest Falconer of Bluevale; Mrs.
K, M.,, Robinson of Wingham
Mr. ac Cameron of Wingham, A
doll with 50 one-dollar bills attach-
ed was drawn for ,and won• by Miss
Margaret MacLean of Wingharn.,
A number of exhibitors also had'
draws, for merchandise prizes, but
the complete' list of winners was
not available.
The Kinsmen Club had wishing
well and money thrown into the
pool will go to 'time swimming -Pool
fund. The club has committed it-
Self to raising $10,000 over a five-
year period to ,help build 'a sivim-
ming pool and the fair is one meth-
od by which the group hopes to
.reach this Objective.
The midway on the grounds just
to the west of time arena drew a
good crowd 'of youngsters (amid
quite a number of older folk as
well) and was a major part of the
eetertaltunent of the fair, The
midway included a ferris wheel,
merry-go-round, small cars and a
pony ride,
All told the three-day event
once again proved 'to 'be a highly
popular attraction in 'Winghain,
and there is no doubt that it took
plenty of hard work on the part of.
the Kinsmen and exhibitors alike,
Mrs. DuVal Writes'
L,Yrics. tor-Song
Mrs. A. R. DuVal received word
this week from Frank Radcliffe
of the Toronto Symphony, that
their song, nA, Plume for Her Hat"
had been approved •and cleared in
New York and that Billie O'Connor
would introduce it in Canada over
the CBC in July. ' , •
BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) To-
ronto and New York) arranged
for Mrs. DuVal to collaborate in'
song writing with Mr. Radcliffe
and her humorous lyric, nA. Plume
for Her Hat" With the musical
setting by Mr. Radcliffe is their
first composition.
• Mr. Radcliffe plays first violin in
the Toronto Symphony.
ed white, and •the large receiver of
white flowers with greenery, Here
the signals are picked •up and re-
flected to a saucer-like disc, made
of purple and white iris. From
here they are sent to the control
room, where they are conveyed in-
to the transmitter building, Here
the stgneis are amplified and sent
out into the air bY- ape of the
transmission antennae, which is
found on Op of another high while
feevepleveakOgetiteeappos.iteeltl1W4'
lite7Clitir'eh. From this antennae
come the signals yvhich, make it
possible for you. to, Sep and hear
them interpreted in pictures and
sounds on your television screens,
wherever you may, live. , We are
receiving God's signals into our
lives and it rests with us whether
we keep them tee emir selves or
transmit them to °theta,
The transmission building, cov-
ered with greenery end purple iris
stood in the centre of the scene
and is likened to ourselves. We
hear God's word . and have .been
taught bow Jesua lived, as the
example for us 'to ',follow, but' too
often we do not listen. We like to
do things our own Way and do not
tune ourselves -for God's guidance,
The large television •standing
high' on the organ screen against
a that- of 'purple- iris was outlined
in white and skewing as the pic-
(Pleese niter to Page, Six)
On Sunday the annual Sunday
School anniversary and Flower
Sunday was held in Wingham Un-
ited Church, This unique service
has been a highlight of the church
life for more than 30 years and
always centres around some Biblie
cal theme, This theme is develop-
ed by means of flowers, symbols
and n7.>5• ti and IS, presented to the
people so that a deep impreasion
of that particular truth is left on
4411,1.4,114441/1i,k,
membered by the adults as well,
This year the theme was "God's
Channel", based on the Scripture
Matt,; 7:7, "Ask and it shall be
given you, seek and. ye shall find;
knoCk and it shall be opened un-
to yen", The special speaker was
Rev, Anne Graham, minister of
Rowntree United Church in Lon-
don - and chairman of Middlesex
Presbytery of the United Church,
Long befOre the hour of service
the church was filled to over-
flowing, many having come long
distances, As 'the people approach-
ed the chureh large baskets of
flowers at the entrance and up
the 'stairways prepared them for
the 'beautiful floral setting inside.
As one entered the church it was
found that •the whole front had
been transformed into a television
station with flowers in profusion.
On one side was a micro-wave
tower, extending up 25 feet, paint-
IONIC IN BELMORE
:.A community picnic sponsored
by the Women's Iristitute will be
held in Belmore Park on June 18th.
Genies and fun for everyone. Bas-
ket lunch. Everyone welcome.
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BARN• DANCE
Will be held Friday, June 19th
hi Bob Carter's new barn,, 21/2 miles
northwest of Blyth. Good orches-
tra, Ltinch counter, silver collec-
tion: F1017*
Voters Will Go to Polls
Tomorrow, June 11th
William'. Sothern
Has 97th Birthday
FORDWICH-Mr, William T.
Sothern celebrated 'his 97th birth-
day on Tuesday, June 2. He re-
sides with ihis son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sothern
on the fourth eoncession.
Members of his family gathered
at his home and spent the even-
ing with him, He was presented
with a blanket,
ENGAGEMENT.
Mr. and Mrs, Herson Irwin, Bel-
grave, announce the engagement of
their youngest daughter, Barbara
,Alice, to Mr, Hugh Laviol,ette of
Tbronto. The ,marriage will take
place June 20th in Toronto.
F1013 CONTRACT IS LET
FOR NEW ADDITION.
Tomorrow, 'Thursday, June 11th,
is the date set for the, provincial
election. Polls will open at 9 ean.
and close at 8 p.m., DST.
In the constituency of Hatron-
Bruce John W. Hanna,, Progressive
Conservative, who has represented
the riding eontieuously since his
first election in 1943, is opposed by
Rae J. Watson, of the Township
of West Wawanosh, farmer and
former London business man.
For the inforntation of voters in
this area ,the polling places in
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. George Paulin,
Clifford, wish to announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Marilyn Frances, to Mr. John
Samuel Oestreicher, son of Rev,
tend Mrs. J. M. Oeetreiche'r, Clif-
ford, The marriage will take
place Saturday, July 4th at 3.00 pan.
in Hnox United Church, Clifford.
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ENGAGEMENT
• Mr. and Mrs, Fraser Halle
Wroxeter announce the engage,.
rnent pf their daughteie Wilma
Loreen to Carmen Tsaae Nixon of
Toronto, son of Mr, and Mrs. Isaac
Nixon of LuelthoW. ,Marriage will
take place Saturday, June V, at
3,00 p.m e in Knox Preebyterlan
Church, belmore, Oat, IP10*
At a special board meeting of
Wingham District High School on
Monday evening, tenders were ,re-
Viewed for the erection of an
addition to the school.
The contract Was let to The
Foundation Company of Canada
Ltd., London, subject to final
approval of the Department of
Education and the Ontario Muni-
eipal Board.
The contract is for' $173,974,00.
Architects fees, legal fees and
furniture and eouipment are esti-
Mated at $51,026.00, making a total
of 8225,000.00,
The, architects, are Kyles &Ryles
of Hamilton.
Wingham and the surrounding
townships are listed below:
' Town of Wingham
No. 1, At Mason's Book Steep.;
No. 2, at Illerkies Motors; No, 3,
at Council Chambers, town hail;
No, 4, at Wingham Motors; No. 5,
at Angus Service Station; No. 6,
at Downie'e Garage; No. 7, at the
Bowling Club house; No, 8, at Fin-
negan's store.
Township of Tuanberry
No. 1, at 5.S, 11, Lower Wingham;
No 2, at Bluevale community hall;
No, 3, at Powell's School; ,NO. 4,
at S,S, No, 3, Glenannan.
Township of Morris
No, 1, at S S. No, 1; No. 2, at
Button's S: pool; No, 3, at S S. No.
5; No, 4, at Morris Township ball;
No, 5, at Stone School; No, 0, a
S.S. No, 10.
Township of Mitoloss
No, 1, at Orange Hall, Kinlosa;
No, 2, at Orange Hall, Kinlough,
No, 8, at Township Hall., Holyrood;
No, 4, at Robt. Rees' house, Con. 2;
Mc, 5, at Leegeide store; No, 6,
at Institute Hell, Whiteehurch,
Township litre4.aik
No. 1, at SS, No. 1; No, ', at
WI, Hall, takelet; No. 3, itt Com-
munity Hall, Ciorrie; No, 4, at time
Community Hell, Foidwich; No. 5
at Teller's rPhrt'al; No, 6, at Or-
ange Hall, Newbri'lge; No 7, at the
CoMmunity Hail, Wroxeter.
Township of East Watvanosh
No, 1, at McGowan's School; No
2, at S.S. No, 13; No $, at Currie's
School; No, 4, at William Trevin'si
11011Se; No. 6, at Arthur's store, 'ii
Auburn,
Township .if Cuirass
.NO, 1, at SS. No, I; No, 2, at
8,S, No, 2; No. 3, at S.8. No, 4;
'N'O, 4, 'at Thee, Goedfelieev't house;
No, 5, at Salem School; NO, '6, at
kraeinerls Hall, Formosa; No.
at Westford iSehOel.
EXCELLENT DISPLAY.The annual newer Sunday at She Culled Church last Sunday attracted capacity
eongregations both, morning and evening and during the after/men hundreds of local resident's visited
the church to see the ekceptional floWer. Alleplaye y Welt grated the dntal, Those in charge ot thin fetal
decerations took television as the motto. Net rvISil be in the Picture were two beware teemed With more
flOwers.--AdVanee-Times phOto,,
ENOAGINENt
Dr, and Mrs, Arthur• W. Irwin,
Largo, Florida, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,. Mar
garet Jean, to Mr. Gerald Keith
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson, R. 11 4, Brussels, the
Marriage to take place early In
Jury; ii1013
iiN61-AGunitINt
, *Mr, and Mrs. Barry J, Cotipland,
of WrOxeter, wish to announce the
engagement of their daughter!,
littarY Eloise, to M. ,Tehn Ander-
on Edger,. son of Mr. arid Mrs,
Alexander Edgar, of Gerrie', The
Marriage will take ,plita oil Sateire
day, JAhe 27th. 10104
Vacation School
Opens on July 6
A meeting was held on Tuesday
evening of last Week for the pun-
nese of organiting the Vacation
Bible School, tb be held in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday
,Sohool end new Christian Edu-
cation Building for two weeks,
Jfily 6th to July 17th, The follow-
ing leaders Were appointed:
Suterintendent, Miss Verna Mc-
Laughlin; regletrats, MCS, K,
Leitch and Mrs. R. Zurbrigg;
pianist, Mrs, G. Davidson; song
leader, MrS c' A. Cooper;
leader for kindergarten gtetto.
"(ogee 3, 4, 5) /KM L. Hutton.; lead-
ers for printery group, (ages 6, 7. 6)
Mrs, W. Tifflo and Miss Joan
Armitage; leader for Junior Group,
(ages 9, 10, 11) 'Weiss V. avrctaogh-
lin; lunch convener Garr.
, Vacation Bible School is a cent-
Munity project which waS begun
by the 'United 'Church, four years
qo and each year it has continued
to grove. A larger attendance than
ever Is eXpected this year,
Mr., Mrs. H. V. Pytn
Surprised by choir
The choir of St. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church pleasantly sue-
prised Mr. and Mrs. V. Pym on
Thursday evening, June 5th, fol-
lowing the' regular pr"Lic ' cake with twenty candles for .
Mr, Pym's 2,0 years Of service as
Organist and choir leader graced
the. 'centre cf a lovely luncheon
table set In the hew church pat,.
lent
Miss Mary Scott, president of
the obeli! gave the address and
M. ;1', '08trUnti, on behalf of the
Choir, presented Mr. And Mrs, PYtii
With a, beautiful table lamp,
J. UENvrrn notnitA
On of Mr. Mid Mrs Bert Ifelineaw
RJL 2, Whighant, graduated on
May 30th from the University of
Western Ontario with a Batitelor
of nginectling' Sci&tce Z degree, tie
has accepted" it position With Int
Venial Oil, SnrniS,