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Special Job For
Y
Choir Festival
When the ,choirs of Huron
(Anglican) Deanery sing the
ee stainer anthem? "0 King and
Desire of Natiotzs,"..at the choir
• ifestiva1 in St George's on Sat-
't:rlilay evening of this week,
Fast safe relief
for
INDIGESTION
and
SOUR STOMACH
'` P,oven inure fcv genetit✓nrm •
Thursday, October,27th, I060
they will be using music special-
ly pririted ffir the occasion 14y
the fainolts, firm of Novella ane1
Co., folies;', England. After
this anthem was chosen, 'the
ib ut of
t_ i was found toc v
nn c as �
pr .t. N vee.:a and Co. uiei'trup
a ra."ty printing, and cool,- ere
r ed here in tune -f i
tic•+ s.
'Lie Deanery festival pleeteeee,
to be a very suecteelui
j'av;ible musical event. Worship
end practice at 3.15 in the after-
noon, au Ll,,lae-xf-o+ 10 e lr •,Iyy ,' �' ri,
gr-_aterge's.
The rector, at services last Sun-
day, mentioned that all Gude-
rich
uderich congregations have been in-
vited, and it is hoped that An-
glican parishes throughout
•,iron will be represented, 'no•t
only by choir menibers but
criers. The festival chair will
1,0 eoed'ucted by 'John Cook,
organo t•.o:f St.' Paul's Cathedral,
London. Ont.
)Lake it a habit to keep yotu'
feet un the ground and 'you'll
never, nave far fo-...£i11.�
Important
Bankruptcy Auction
OVER $50,000.00 LUMBER DEALER AND CON-
TRACTORS STOCK AND EQUIPMENT OF'•THE
BANKRUPT WINGHAM BUILDING PRODUCTS'
LIMITED.
CORNER OF JOSEPHINE AND WATER
STREETS,
WEngbara,-Ontario,.
Friday and Saturday,
October 28' and 29
11:00 A.M, DAILY
4FRIDAY AT SAWMILL SITE (BLO'CK SOUTH.
OF ABOVE ADDRESS) - Sawmill building and
equipment, excellent storage sheds for 'removal,
large stock of Ten/Test, .sheathing, $taincote, ,
cedar, spruce, moulding', assorted mixed timbers,
barn poles, Gyproc lath, .lime, ,underlay, fir, pine,
insulatioli, frames and sash, Homosete, spruce,
shiplap,' trusses hemlock, siding and similar stock
with a value in excess of $20,000.00.
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SATURDAY AT MAIN BUI] DIING-Oil pumps,
air hose, plug cleaner, DeWalt radial saw, Crafts-
man planer,jointer, bricks, large quantity top
'quality shingles,- cement block, glass, file cabinet,
billing machines, cash register, addding machine,
soft ,drink cooler, nearly 1,500 'gallons , gasoline,
stock of hardware items includirlgg paint, stain-
less steel sinks, tapes, hinges, hardware, lock sets,
adhesive and similar items', plywood, Masonite,
pegboard, nails, Arborite, insulation, 16' x 10' in-
sulated and, electrically heated building suitable
for office or small cottage, 1952 GMC dump truck,
1957 Ford stake, 1952 pick-'t`<p, steel float, 1949
Monarch automobile, International bulldozer with
skid shovel, good fork lift ° on IH tractor, roofing
and many additional pieces. ' 4
On view Thursday from noon to five o'clock and
,from nine the morning of sale. Terms Dash o , cer-
tified cheque unless other arrangements are made
prior to the auction.- This is an attractive, diver-
sified stock, interesting to the contractor or handy-
man. `-
.,,F. 0. KIME, Esquire, GEO. R. GARDNER & SON,
Trustee In Bankruptcy. Auctioneers.
Buie
THAT
GARAG
NOW
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Irish family Once Had flourishing
Industry in Scottish Kintail Area
(By Sandy MacDonald) migrated from Ireland. It was
.KIN'PA1l, Oct. 25. --Planning i in Now Brunswick. -where they
tu.'huilel a. ,br : k hue ur put. to -1u494.- ,,„.landed„ that to ,0.
.Dine file drains this fall.. You'11i0'Regan and his sons began
be using brick or tile in' either their career in the brick and tile
,A#+o: ei'.44n44::•,-9•0. �.�:tliu�rpr +C�a�at',w.•l��..;:hl�
now, as compared witli'70 years. ,name' '!0Rg
.e ,an" 1' at• its Irish
"
1 ."Riggin."
.i i - much higher. Seveu�t• •
y fiavu•r and became Itl�„rn,
ears ago brick coulbe bought i George wished to drop all form -
tor seven dollars a thousand. er conite"ctions with his, native
Pour inch tile could be yours (:arid for reasons that are un -
;or four dollars a thousand. . known to the writer. Thus,
How do we happen' 'to know yyh01.1 411 official in the new land
he price of brick and tile at 'sked George his *name he was.
'hat time'' Our authority for given this answer, "'Riggin',
:hose prices is Mrs. Wm. Ander- :-polled just like the 'riggin' on
eon, of Kincardine, 'vhose fa a ship.'"'
ther, Jahn Riggin, owned and Front New ' Brunsl ick, the
iperated the brie,: and tile ,yard Riggin family moved to Kin
Which was laeateid in Kinttail 72 eardinee Ontario, where they
years ago. established another brick and
John learned the trade from tile yard. After helping his fa -
his father, George O'Re•gan,.:.who ther for several years at this
vocation, John Riggin decided he
FAST RELIEF FOR load gained enough experience
to enable him to set up his own
l,llaln s.
Locates,. -At Kintail
In . the spring oaf 1;888, with
his wife and four child i he
n1 vt�ed to Kintail why she
RREUMATI
PAIN
rhos location on liorth
i,4ank oaf the Kerry creel , a half-
•nile inland from Lake Huron.
'This place suited hiin perfectly
as there, was a good supply of
fresh water and, more import-
.:rot, there 'was a plentiful
amount of clay of the right
color and texture. Texture was
'important as it had to be easily
dug and then pack well after
'being placed in moulds; color
was vital, too, as clay used for
after beingiek had 'Nakedo in the out wovens
With tile, the color of the clay
was not so 'important as they
In the manufacture of tile,
four men were employed be-
�rdi>tgrtlit trimer nnti hiu...faati 1y;
Two men • diW the clay from the
pit; the .other two wheeled the
clay to a machine known as a
sweep. Power was supplied by
a horse which was hitched to a
long arm .of the machineeand
driven in a circular path around
it. As it was heavy pulling, a
fresh horse' was placed on the
sweep at noon. (M'rs. Andethon
tells of having to drive the
horse when She was a child,
during her summer vacation,
and it was a tub she intensely
disliked.) In this proees•s, the
clay was softened, after which
it was turned out into moulds
the length and cflemeter of the
desired tile.
In the case of brick, the,
moulds were called pallets.
When 4,000 tile were made they
v; ere placed in •a kiln; fires were
lit under the kiln and kept burn-
ing for almost a week. In this
manner, the tile were baked or
.'cured." As for the brick, they
were placed in ovens and baked
for a similar length of time.
Come Long Distances
Demand for tile was brisk in
those days. News that a kiln
of tile was ready spread with
amazing speed throughout Ash-
field and Colborne townships.
Farmers would be lined up in
front of the kiln' at daybreak
with, their teams and wagons
readto load: Smne-mi-bth'ave
a come 30 miles and it would
,Make the rest of the day th haul
the tile back to their- farms.
Market for Riggin's brick was
Lead ,aLsa� :Many of thee .farm,
reee
6rs-st"'thez4nrmw-of-,theenzeen,Wry
were replacing the • log.' cabins
and rough frame 'cLLw,yellings
erected by their pioneer fathers,
with large brick houses. It is,
reported that John Riggin
stamped "Kintail" on some of
`he hick as a trade mark.
Breakdowns occurred in that
industry, as in any other„ and
Mrs. Anderson recalled one
more serious than the others.
Instead orordering the part as
would be the policy today, the
whole ,m'adhine was foaled onto
a wagon and hauled to Parkhill, -
the closest' place for repairs.
It was 65 miles 'away. It took
five days to complete the trip
as the machine. was heavy and
the horses had to be rested
often.
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1HE SECOND INSTALMENT
OF
- Town of Goderich
Taxes Are Due
Monday, October 31
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Shop now
pay later!
This year, buy better with an HFC Shopper's Loan.
Shop at any store you wish, and 'buy exactly the
right gifts for everyone on your list. You'll like
doing business with HFC, the instalment loan com---;
pany backed 'by 82 years experience. Drop in or
phone. Arrange an HFC Shopper's Loan up to
$2500 and take up to 36 months to repay. ' -
'you get ,more
than money
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AMOUNT
OF
LOAN
$100
500
.,.750...
1000
'1600
,2200
2500
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS
12 ' 2030 ' .36.
months months »months months
$ 9.46
46.73
....69.21
91.56
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$Q1:46
228.93
$ 6.12
30.01
44.13
58.11
94.11
129.41_
147.05
31.65
41.45
68.81
94.62
107.52
83.71
_95.12
Abase payments Wand principal and interest and are
based on prompt repayment, but do not include the cost of
life Insurance, o
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
M. R. Jenkins, Manager
35A West Street. -Telephone JA 4-7383
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Clay .Gives Out
Afte .tom -ears 1�
operation, the brick and tile
Yard •was closed down. The rano
material, the clay, was used up
which spelled the end of the
t'hriving .little . industry. - John
Ri igin moved family and ma-
chinery back to Kincardine,
where he set up another yard.
He started turning out brick;
and tile once more --,perhaps in
competition with his father
Georgie, who had continued - to
operate a brick and tile yard
while his son was out in Kintaid.
in fact. George went a step
farther than his son in identtify-
ine:, his product as he stamped
his. iniiials on them. A build-
1n , wrr;cked just recently in
Kin'card'ine bore the initials,
"GR." nn some of the brick:.
The Rioiin family have more
than iust their brick and tile to
preserve 'their nlm'e for poster-
ity. A 'de a endarit of one of
Tehn Ridein's family, Dennis
Ri,trin. is nnt>i•,`-a "e-oatie" for
the Detroit Red winds. He
fr'rrs his connertinn to. the
!i''e,-mo,knn. t•hrourh his f^.their,
"yR"1" Ri5rrin. AffP1',hither,
Wiili�lm;
was.' one of John Ri;-
nir'� fear sons.
Another of his fa'mi1v. Mrs.
wm Andnron. c,ovc she, eninvs
r.-^,Phincr her peThonv tt"nen the
^'. QnornoC are tn^r.;o:rj on tele-
vision. 'Toes a"'ed 7P She is -an
11 ,peep wniman wh-n likes to
1: Pin ;n tntiph wi'h three friends
¢fi1'1 1'itr;n awl;n lziloesT her when
phn ar^c rr mor '1 C^fhnr
Tr1 dip be -;e1( a ntd t i'l e along the
hank of the Kerry creek. •
Another Weekly
1-1-nE reas-e-c A '
(From Wingham Advance -Times)
Commencing November 1st
the si.ibscription".price of The
Wingham Ad -Vance -Times will
Abe $4.00' per year. Single 'copies
will be 10c at dealer shores
throughout the district.
The subscription rate of The
Advance -Times has 'been in-
creased only twice in -the past
for;y years. In the fall of 1850
it was raised from $2.00 to $2.50
'nd in 1955 to $3.00. The old
$2.00 price was set away back
in 1920.
The necessity for such an in-
crease became apparent many
months ago, but the publishers
of The Advance --Times have de-
layed the increase as long as
possible: Repeated jumps in the
cost of materials, labor and
.a4uipment leave rio alternative.
SNOOKER CHAMP PUTS
ON EXHIBITION HERE
North America's champion of
'the snooker cue, George Che-
nier, staged an amazing display
of skill at Craigie's Pool Room
on Tuesday of last week as more
than 125 fans watched him.
Chenier has been taps in his
field for more then three dec-
ades.
To win his N: rth American
title -Chen,ier shot it out with
Jimmy Moore, fastest cue in
U.S.A., at Amirillo, Texas, in
11950. Twice he has challenged
for the world's charnpionsthip
buit' each time Fred Davis, of
England, stwWed off his deter-
mined bids.
t
• of brprize mums. Miss Dian
Harris, of God'erich, sister.
t4/eddingbl}e bride, and Mins Janet tis
iris, R.R.2,
Bayfield,
, cousin
usin
the bride, were bridesmaids
They wore similar gowns
beige taffeta �ta and carried t s
.
cent
bouquets of bronze mums.
IPatrieia Anne Kay,' of Clinton,
as flower girl, .'•wore - a replica
'of the bride's dress in miniature
'with short puffed sleeves and a
;headpiece of nylon tulle flowers.
HUTCHiNGS -- HARRIS
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The wedding ofi-
i Grace Jer
netto Harris and James Allan
Hutchings took place on Satur-
day in Grace United Church,
Porter's Hill, in a setting of
bronze -and white mums. Rever-
VideRele>r .402aner, of Teeswater,
officiated at the; double-ring•J.°_ - --- - ---
ceremony. The bride is the
data' titer of _ :: ,11 ALlae4t
ri r..
arrfs,'a et* toderich, and the,•
groom is the son of Mr. and`
Mrs. James H. Hutchings, of
Bayfield. Soloist was Douglas
Flei•sehauer who sang "Because"
and "The Lord's Prayer."
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore an Em-
pire styled gown featuring an
imported lace bodice with scat -
loped neckline embroidered
with pearls and rhinestones,
and long ]ilypdiri•t sleeves. The
skirt not peau de soie swept to
a chapel train and the entire
scalloped hemline was errubroidx
ered with ,imported lace.. Her
fingertip veil of nylon illusion
tulle was held by a crown and
she, carried a white Bible show-
ered with Talisman roses and
stephanotis.
Miss. Ila Grigg, of Clinton,
was maid of honor, wearing a
gown of black -copper brocaded
taffeta. The bodice was styled
with a rounded neckline, short
sleeves and a cummerbund, bow-
ed at Itii( `'back, accenting the
bouffant skirt. She wore match-
ing elbow -length gloves and bow
headdress circled with flowers
and carried a crescent bouquet
THE JOLLEEE PHILOSOPHER
BY THE AND' EW DAIRY
(THE PERSON,WII MARRIES,
FOR MONEY, US ALLLf
FINDS : TI•#Etf COULD
NAVE BORROWED IT
,1/4 CHEAP
1,1
.
She carried -a nosegay of Ta jersey enseub1e with a corsageY-
man roses andwhite baby
mums. Ringbearer ewas Paul
Kay, of Clinton.
Doyle Talbot, R.R. 1, Varna,
was groomsman, and Ken
arris, RR. 3, Clinton, brother
the gild, std
�v Don
Bell',
bride,
nton, cousin of the groom,
ered.
eceiving the guests at Ilotel
u
of Talisman roses. Assisting,
s
the groom''nether chose a blue
taffeta dress with a corsage ,of
pink Briarcliffe roses.
A moss green cult with beige
and brown accessories and a
r
cc .a e of Tal •>.
b roman roses was
chosen bythe bride for her
wedding trip to Northern On-
tario. On their return th
Cli herr: the bride's mother young couple will reside at Bay-
wore .Aa chocolate brown wool field.
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