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By The Pedestrian
Died in Accident Suffered Injuries
floor is supported on
reinforcing steel have
800 cubic yards of con-
from John last week saying
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FEET—Showing how rumors
With which is amalgamated the Uorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1st, 1954
NO NEWS—With staff holidays for
the Advance-Times last week keeping
the A-T’s news gathering facilities at
zero, it was somewhat of a co-incid-
ence that other news hawks around
town were also on holidays. News edi
tor John Strong, of CKNX, was spend
ing his second week at the lake, and
Free Press writer, Merrill Cantelon,
was also away. People were wonder
ing what would have happened if
some big news story had broken dur
ing the exodus of newsmen.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT—One
news story that did break during the
aforementioned period, was the wed
ding of John Pattison and Amelia
Willert. We strongly suspect they
planned it that way, having received
a card
"guess
time!”
HOT
can spread, we heard a story last
week, reputedly from a heating expert,
to the effect that the new radiant
heating in the high school floors
wouldn’t he any good. According to
this "expert” the heating pipes in the
schoolroom floor would not only fail
•to heat the rooms, but would render
the floors so hot that the pupils would
be given a hot foot. What the fellow
failed to notice was the fact that be
sides the radiant heating in the floor,
there are heating ducts in the ceiling
also. Futhermore the floor is heated
.to no more
How some
around!
than blood temperature,
of these rumors get
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LIKE THE IDEA—The new high
school will be featuring some innov
ations in school building which seem
to appeal to some people, radiant
heating aside. Members of the North
York school board will be paying a
visit* to the**new school tomorrow to
look it over. They are planning on
building TEN new schools near Tor
onto, and like the sound of Wingham’s
new high school, particularly the ease
of construction. If tomorrow’s visit is
satisfactory, they may build their ten
schools along the same lines.
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GOOD CROP—Farm Editor Bob
Carbert, of station CKNX, put a little
•fertilizer in the two flowerpots outside
.the CKNX studios, just as an experi
ment. He says the ivy and flowers
in the flowerpot show a marked im
provement, as a result, claiming big-
_ger flowers and more luxuriant foliage
when the fertilizer is used. We didn’t
asir what brand, but it sounds like a
commercial to us.
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z .SIDEWALK SUPERINTENDENTS
—Sidewalk superintendents will have
a'chance to gen up on the progress
of the high school construction,
if they want to make their visits to
the site on Thursday afternoon. The
architects have offered to have a
man there who will answer questions
regarding the new building, but on
Thursdays only. On other days the
big "NO
in force.
SIGHTSEERS" sign will’be
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PAINTING—We notice thatSTILL
the Dominion Bank building is get
ting a new coat of paint. We were
surprised to find that after the Cele
bration there is still something left
to paint. The paint job gives the build
ing a very attractive appearance.
bluevale W. I
The September meeting of the Blue-
vale Women’s Institute will be' held
in the Community Hall, on Thursday
evening, September 9th. The subject
will be Agriculture and Canadian In
dustry. Convener, Mrs. Gordon Mun
dell. Roll Call—Name an agricultural
product and one of its by-products.
(j^Motto—This -year’s drudgery may
mean next year’s blossoms, by Mrs.
Alex Corrigan. Music by Mrs. Carl
Johnston. Topic—Films and slides on
Various subjects relative to Agricul
ture ahd Canadian industry, by Mrs.
Gordon Greig. Lunch committee, Mrs.
Frank Stamper, Mrs, Bernard Thomas
and Mrs. Charles Bosman.Flb
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is ’announced of
Yvonne Elva Gardner, daughter at Mr.
Mark Gardner and the late Mrs.
Gardner, of Wingham, to Roy de
Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob de
None®
McKay’s Rest Home are opening
their new addition, all new beds, tray
service if needed or desired. Grad
uate nurses are in attendance. Aged
people given every attention. Private Groot of Witmarsum, Holland. The
and semi-private rooms, {wedding to take place hi September,
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Due to the unusual amount of inter
est being taken in the pew building
construction by the people of the High
School District, the architects, Kyles
Kyles, will be from now on issuing
periodic news letters covering data
on the new building and pointing out
items of interest worth seeing at the
job.
The new District High School
Building is now in its 18th week of
construction. Work started on the pro
ject with the turning of sod on April
26th,
Few people realize that this district
will have one of the first schools in
Canada to be built using a standard
ized prefabricated steel construction
designed on the "rigid frame” prin
ciple. Contracts were let to Hills'
(West Bromwich) England for the
130 ton of steel with a six weeks’ de
livery date, Steel was on the job 2
days late due to a strike in Montreal.
All steelwork is now erected.
Contrary to, fears held at time of
bidding, no springs were encountered
on the site to interfere with the work,
and foundations amounting to 410
cubic yards of concrete were ready
ahead of schedule.
The most of the exterior wall is now
in place and there again is a new
feature in Canadian schools with a
steei and glass wall cladding design
ed in prefabricated units oon a 3’-4”
module and extending from floor to
ceiling.
This cladding was also fabricated
Opens Dance Hall
At Honey Harbour
Mel Lavigne, formerly of Wingham,
who left here last year to go to Hon
ey Harbour, has opened a dance pa
vilion on the highway just outside
the resort and has been doing well.
On his opening night, three weeks
ago, over 800 were on hand.
The new building is of modern con
struction, with low pitch roof, 40 by 80
feet. The dance floor is terrazo on
a concrete base and dances are held
three times a week.
The new dancing spot is situated
on Mel’s 65-acre tract of land and
much of the necessary timber for the
building was cut from trees on the
site.
Jack'McKibbon and Barry Wenger,
of town, who were recent visitors in
the area, have been in to call on Mel
during their stay in the vicinity.
NOTICE
The office of Dr. A. W. Irwin will be
closed from August 28th to Septem
ber 8th inclusive. Fl*
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery of
Wingham, announce the engagement
of their youngest daughter, Melva
Irene, to Don Mervin Fraser, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fraser, Walton.
The wedding to take place the early
part of September. Fl*
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Campbell,
Wingham, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Mary Isabel, to
Murray Crawford Shean, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Shean, Stratford, Ont
ario. The wedding to take place on
September 18th, in Bluevale Presby
terian Church at 3 o’clock. Fl*
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ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Agar, of Blue
vale, wish to announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Velma Mary,
to Mr. Elmer Bruce Hays, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robt. Hays, Wroxeter, the
wedding to take place in September.
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Hilda Catherine Pletch, of Exeter,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Herbert H.
Pletch, Brussels, to the Reverend Er
rol Joseph Shilliday, of KerwoOd, son
of Mr, and Mrs. J. Shilliday, of Wind
sor. The Wedding will take place on
September 11th, at 11 a.m. in the
chapel of St. John the Evangelist,
Huron College, London, Ontario.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Wright, of
Bludvale, wish to announce the en-
gageiftent • of their daughter, Marie
Elizabeth, to Harris McMichael Camp
bell, son of Mr. and Mrs, Graham
dampbell, Bluevale. The marriage will
take .place early in September, Fl*
in the old country and installed, as in
case of the structural steelwork by
the Hill people of England who fabri
cated the steel, brought it out here
and erected in right on schedule.
The heating of the single storey part
of the building is by radiant heating
panels in the floor slab and with a
supply of warm air to each room, The
two storey section will be heated by,
connectors.
Ten tons of
been used and
crete.
The second
precast concrete slabs which are now
in place.
The roof is formed of preformed
asbestos sheets which permit all elec
trical wiring to be concealed within
the hollow decking.
The building is now taking shape
to a point where the different ele
ments or room areas can be recogniz
ed.
Mr. Wm. McCann, Olmsted & Par
ker General Contractor’s superintend
ent on the job, with his wife, Cather
ine and their little son, John, have
moved to Wingham for the duration
of this work.
Due to the ever present danger of
personal injury around construction
work, visitors are requested not to
go onto the site except on Thursday
afternoon, after 3 p.m., when' Mr.
McCann and the Architect’s Chief In
spector, Mr. Stanley Wood, will be
pleased to answer questions and point
out interesting features.
WALKERTON PAIR WINS
HANNA TROPHY
The J, W. Hanna Doubles Tourna
ment was held at the Wingham Lawn
Bowling Club greens on Friday, Aug
ust 27th, with 38 entries on hand from
Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth, Mount
Forest, Paisley, ’l'eeswater, Lucknow,
Walkerton, Listowel, Hanover, At
wood, Blyth and Clinton.
Winner of the trophy was the Walk
erton pair composed of Ted Brant
and Neil Bruder, with a score of three
wins plus 24. Runner-up was the
Teeswater pair, M. Donahue and A.
Blair, with three wins plus 16 and an
aggregate of 45. The 'third entry of
Bert and Ken Scarborough, of Han
over also had a three wins plus 16,
with an aggregate of 33.
Three Wingham entries placed 5th,
6th and 7th. They were, 5th, A. R.
DuVal and Dr. Geo. Howson; 6th, G.
Macgay and C. Sneddon; 7th, 07Hasel
grove and H. Crawford. Frank Eidt
and H. Wesley, of Walkerton placed
fourth, and H. Barnett and W. Gregg,
of Paisley, placed eighth.
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Wingham
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
TO MEET
The Ladies’ Auxiliary to
General Hospital will hold their regu
lar meeting in the council chamber on
Friday afternoon, September 3, at
three o’clock.
As this is the first meeting follow
ing the summer vacation, plans will
be made for fall and winter activities.
A good attendance is hoped for and
all women interested in the Work of
the hospital are invited.
ACCORDING TO PLAN
William McCann said last week. All of the structural
steei work is now bOhipleted, and it is expected that
the building Will be finished by January.—Staff photo.
The new Wingham district High School is being erect
ed according to plan, and will be finished on schedule,
according to present Indications, construction foreman
LEARNED TRADE IN
WINDHAM;HONORED AT
WNA CONVENTION
A former Winghhm man, Charles
A. Barber, was among five of Can
ada’s best-known Weekly newspaper
men, who were presented with life
memberships in the-. Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at the
group’s convention >: in Toronto last
week.
Mr. Barber, a veteran of 54 years in
weekly journalism, has been past pre
sident of the C.W.NA., was mayor of
his town for nine, years and publisher
for more than two decades of the
Chilliwack Progress, at Chilliwack,
British Columbia.
As a boy Mr. Barber started his ap
prenticeship with The Wingham Ad
vance at the time when W. J. Fleuty
of Wingham was shop foreman. He
left the Advance to go to the Luck
now paper, where he served for three
years before going west.
During the recent’75th Anniversary
celebrations in Wingham Mr. Bar
ber visited with his sister, Miss Minnie
Barber, in town.
Hoping to Form
Children’s Band
A. C. Robinson, of London, will
meet the town council next week to
discuss the starting of a boys’ and
girls' band in town. It is hoped that
some arrangement may be made to
form a band in the hear’ future.
Boys and girls who are interested in
playing in the band should contact
Councillor Norman Keating.
Former Windham Boy
Mayor for Week
On Waterloo Council
Aiderman Durward^ Preston will be
acting mayor of Waterloo this week,
during the absence pom the city of
Mayor Bauer. i
The appointment Was made last
week by the city council at a special
meeting. Mayor Bauer is attending
a convention of the Canadian Mayors’
Federation in Windsor.
Aiderman Preston is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Preston of Wingham.
Pattison—W it tert
A quiet wedding was solemnized in
Trinity Lutheran Church, London, on
Monday, August 23rd, when Amelia
Willert, youngest daughter of Mr.
Simon Willert, of Dashwood, was un
ited in marriage to John W. Pattison,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pa-
tison, of Wingham. Rev. C. J. Killing-
er, of London, performed the cere
mony.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Howard Klumpp, of Dashwood.
Groomsman was Howard J. Klumpp.
Following the ceremony the couple
left on a wedding trip to Toronto and
Niagara Falls. They will live
Wingham.
in
of—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bates,
Detroit, were visitors with the lat
ter’s mother, Mrs. Frank Angus, last
week.
John Campbell Hanna, son of John
W, Hanna, M.P.P., and Mrs. Hanna
who was instantly killed in a motor
accident south of Gravenhurst on
Saturday morning. Hammerton Photo.
St. Andrew's Filled With Friends
At Last Rites for John C. Hanna
TAKES SPORTS JOB
WITH STATION CKNX
Edmund R. Blake, a former public
relations officer in the Royal Can
adian Ait Force, has taken the posi
tion of sports announcer at Station
CKNX, and assumed his new duties
on Wednesday last. He succeeds Tom
Rafferty, who has gone to CKCO-TV
in Kitchener.
Mr. Blake, known to his friends as
Eddie, hails from Victoria, B.C., al
though during his eleven years service
in the air force he has served in many
parts of Canada. His last posting
before his discharge from the service
was in Goose Bay, Labrador.
He was an original member
Ice-Capades skating troup
started on the West Coast and
across Canada. He has a degree in
journalism, and has done a good deal
of radio and newspaper work
junction with his position in
force.
Mr. Blake is married to a
girl, and has one boy, a year and a
'half old. Mrs. Blake and their son —Mrs. Trace, of London, spent a Wj]j j,e coming to Wingham to live
few days last week at the home of as soon as accommodation can be
JMrs. J. W. McKibbon, Centre Street. found.
of the
which
toured
in con-
the air
Folk from all walks of life gathered
at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday afternoon for the funeral
service of John Campbell Hanna, only
son of John W. Hanna, M.P.P, and
Mrs. Hanna. Despite steady rain the
auditorium, gallery and
the church were filled long before
the hour of service as townspeople
and dignitaries paid their last res
pects to the boy who was killed in a
tragic accident last Saturday morn
ing.
Rev. H. L. Parker, of St. Paul’s
Anglican Church gave the address,
Rev. D. J. MacRae, of the United
Church read the Scriptures and prayer
was offered by Rev. Joel MacDonald,
of Ripley. The entire front of the
church was banked with floral trib
utes from friends of the Hanna fam
ily in this district and in the wider
fields of provincial and federal politi
cal circles.
Six friends acted as pallbearers: Jim
McKinney, John Crawford, George
Porter, Raymond Merkley and Floyd
Jenkins of Wingham and Arthur La-
batt, of London.
Flower bearers were Sally Lou Mac-
William, Mary Tofting, Audrey Currie,
Jacqueline Currie, Barbara Stainton,
Bunny Switzer, Clare Cantelon, Wally
Haselgrove, Gordon Buchanan, George
Fowler, John Crewson, Jack McKib
bon, Bud Lott, Bill Bain, Clarence
Richey, Jerry Fry, Stan Hiseler, Mau
rice Stain ton, Peter McKague, Perry
Holmes, Andy McKague
Brooks, Bill Allin, Hank
Bill Connell, Bob Deyell,
Kague, Barney MacIntyre.
Present for the service were
mier Leslie Frost, Cabinet Ministers
George Dunbar, George Doucette, Wil
liam Goodfellow, Colonel Welsh, Wil-
Greisinger and William Hamilton.
Private members in attendance wold
A, D. Mackenzie, Q.C., president of the
Ontario Progressive Conservative As
sociation, Hollis Beckett, Q.C., Rev.
William Downer, Harry Allan, John
Robarts, Lex' McKenzie, Elston Car
diff, Tom Pryde, Marvin Howe, Stan
ley Hall, Brian Cathcart, Dr. Lavine,
J. P. ’ Johnstone, Tom Patrick, C. E.
James, Charles Rashall, A. T. Ward
and Fred Edwards.
Also present were Gordon Reid, sec
retary of the Ontario Progressive Con
servative Association; Angus McKin
non, managef of the Royal York Ho
tel; R. H. King, Montreal; Magistrate
Thomas Elmore, Toronto and James
Band, Deputy Minister of Welfare,
London
and Bev.
Wilmont,
Ken MC-
Pre-
NOTICE
The barber Shops in Wingham will
be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, September 9, 7 and Sth. FI*
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basement of
Stewart Nimmo, son of Rev, and Mrs.
Alex Nimmo, Winghani, who suffered
very serious injuries in the accident
which cost the life of his friend, John
Hanna.—Hammerton Photo,
The community was shocked last
week to hear of a tragic accident in
volving two well-known and well-
liked young men of thg town.
John Campbell Hanna, 21-year-old
only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hanna,
was killed and his friend Stewart
Nimmo, son of Rev. and Mrs. Alex
Nimmo, was critically injured, when
their car crashed into an oil truck
early Saturday morning, about five
miles south of Gravenhurst. John
Hanna was almost instantly killed and
Stewart Nimmo was removed to
Bracebridge Memorial Hospital suf
fering from critical brain injuries.
Only a few hours before the acci
dent John Hanna had presented his
father’s trophy to the winners of the
bowling tournament, at the Wingham
Lawn Bowling Club’s greens. Many
of the spectators there at the time
thought how well he had made the
presentation in the absence of his
father, who was in Toronto and un
able to be at the tournament. Shortly
aftei- the presentation, the two young
men set out for Bala, where they
were to meet Arthur Labatt, a friend
of young Hanna’s, for a week-end at
his Muskoka camp.
Accident Near Gravenhurst
The accident occurred five miles
south of Gravenhurst, on a stretch of
highway which has become notorious
for its many accidents. The ear was
apparently rounding a bend at the
time, and for some unknown reason,
ran dlfoetiy itito a southbound oil
tanker. John Jackson, York Town
ship, driver of the ti’uck, escaped in
jury, but the impact of the crash
hurled the engine of the Hanna car
38 feet across the highway.
News of the tragedy reached Wing
ham early Saturday morning. John
Hanna, Sr., immediately proceeded to
the scene of the accident.
Due to a shortage of nurses at the
Bracebridge hospital, and the fact
that young Nimmo had. to be kept
under full time nursing care, an
appeal was issued over station CKNX,
asking local nurses to volunteer their
services. Nurses Mary Crawford of
Wingham and Hilda Pletch, of Lon
don, friends of the Nimmo family,
left on Sunday by car for Graven
hurst.
A brain operation was performed
on Nimmo on Saturday, and since that
time he has been reported to be hold
ing his own.
His parents, who were vacationing
at Pictou, N.S., hurried back by car
to Bracebridge, arriving there Sunday
afternoon, and his sister, Mrs. George
Malcolm, who had been scheduled to
sail for the Far Eastern mission field
on Saturday, returned by plane, from
the West Coast.
Well Known as Athlete
John Hanna was about to enter his
third year at the University of West
ern Ontario, where he was working
for a degree in business administra
tion. He was well-liked by students
and professors alike, and was affec
tionately known in his home town for
his unassuming and attractive dis
position.
In 1949 he was awarded the A. D.
MacWilliam trophy as the best ath
lete in the Wingham District High
School. He was an enthusiastic foot
ball and basketball player, and sang in
the glee club.
The funeral service was held at St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday afternoon.
L M. "Pete” Wedd who for the past
five and a half years has served aa
accountant with the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, has received notification
that ho will be transferred to a new
branch of the bank to be opened in
St. Catharines at Lake and Carlton
Streets. Mr, Wedd will take the
position of manager there.
The new branch will bo opened to
wards the middle of September, and
will be located in a new shopping
centre now being erected there. Mr.
Wedd and family expect to be leaving
for their new location about Septem
ber 20th,
During his stay in Wingham Mr,
Wedd was well known as a member of
St, Raul’s Anglican Church, serving
as a warden there for three years.
Ho was also Adjutant, with the rank
of Captain in the local 21st Anti-Tank
Regfnient.
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