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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
NEW HIGH—A new high in build
ing permits was set at the meeting of
council last week, when Olmsted ’and
Parker, who are building the new
high school, applied for a permit to
the value of $525,00Q. Up until that
time business had been -rather slack
;in the building permit field.
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EXTERIOR
‘town standpipe received a coat of
.paint- last week, two in fact. It got a
metal primer coat first, and then a
-coat of green paint. Elmer'Wilkinson
and Gordon Maclnnes were the de-
-corators.
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DECORATING—The
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WILDS OF TURNBERRY—Talk of
.missing fishermen in the dailies is a
reminder that you should know your
way around before you go rambling
.in the wilds of Turnberry Township.
One thing is for sure. You could cover
a lot of ground following the mean-
■ derings* of the Maitland River. Maybe
smoke signals would help.
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DAY LATE THIS WEEK—A num-
. ber of people were confused yesterday
because there was no Advance-Times,
and several came into the office in-
quiring as to whys and wherefores.
..Monday being a holiday we didn’t get
to work as early this week as we us
ually do, hence the delay.
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SPEEDERB BEWARE — Police
•Chief Bert Platt is getting to work
■ devising plans to stop speeding on
the outskirts of town, following com
plaints from people with children who
live on the approaches. The town
council has giyen its blessing to any
plan which will' cut down the speeding.
Chief Platt hasn’t said what he in
tends to do about it, but offenders are
hereby warned.
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SINGLE FILE, PLEASE—Some of
of the people of town are complaining
. about the way older school kids walk
down the main street five and six
. abreast, leavng no room for others
to pass. A little courtesy in this regard
would be appreciated.
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’ BACK ON THE DRAG—Friends of
Alex Coutts were pleased to see him
.back on the main drag again, after a1
lengthy illness. He seems to be coming
.along pretty well.
Belgrave 4=H Calf
Club Meets
The last meeting of the Blyth
.grave 4-H Calf Club was held at the
home of Jim Coultes.
A class of Hereford heifers was
. judged and reasons were given by
all members.
Mr. Baker gave a short quiz on
club work. Lunch was then served
by Mrs. Coultes and the meeting ad
journed.
Bel-
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lear, Blyth,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Helen Jessie, to Mr. George
.Nelson Underwood, Wingham,of(
Mrs. UnderWood and the late G.; N,
Underwood. The wedding will take
.place on Saturday, September. 25; at
.Burns United Church. F8*
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Bonnie Mae Zimmerman, daughter of
Mrs. Sanford Zimmerman and the
• late Mr. Zimmerman, Gorrie, to John
Gordon Shiell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Shiell, Wingham. The. wedding
to take place in September. ' F8*to take place in September.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr and Mrs. Edward Hinz, R. R. 2,
Monkton, wish to announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Idella
Elizabeth, to James Johnston, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gershom Johnston R.
R. 3, Wingham. The wedding will take
place on September'25th, in Wingham
United Church. F8*
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
Anniversary services will be held in
Salem United Church, 3 miles north
of Wroxeter, on September 12th,. at
11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. The guest preach
er will be Rev. J. West, Belmore. Spec
ial music by the choir. Everyone wel
come. x „ F8b
YOU’ALL COME AND SEE US—
at the big dance in Bluevale Com-
jmunity Hall, Friday, September 17.
.Music by Don Robertson and the
.Ranch Boys. Refreshment booth in
the hall. Regular prices. Sponsored by
Community Hall Board. F8:15b
A COLOSSAL VARIETY NIGHT
Will be held at 8.30 p.m., Friday,
September 10th, on the church grounds
of St. Helens United Church, sponsor
ed by the Y.P.U. Out of town pro
fessional artists will be featured.
Lunch booth. ’ F8b
Maitland .Lodge No.
119 I.O.O.F. meets
Thursday, Sept. 9, at
8 p.m. Election Of
Officers. Joseph Schneider, N.G., Wil-
ford Caslick, Rec, Sec. F8b
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With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
Second Accident Victim Dies
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1954
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At Hospital In
A tragic accident which happened
twelve days ago resulted in the death
of a second young'Wingham man.
Stewart Nimmo, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Alex Nimmo, died in Brace
bridge Memorial Hospital early
Wednesday morning as the result of
a car accident near^ Gravenhurst on
Saturday, August 28th. His death fol
lowed that of John Campbell Hanna,
who was instantly killed in the same
crash.
For twelve days doctors fought a
losing battle to save, his life. Although
his injuries were critical from the
time of the ■ accident, as the days
passed without his condition worsen
ing, friends and acquaintances began
to hope that the passage of time
might bring about a change for the
better. Until the time of his death,
doctors held hopes that he might sur-’
vive. However, he died without having
regained consciousness.
During his confinement in Brace
bridge Hospital his parents were at
his side, as was his sister, Margaret.
Rev. and Mrs. Nimmo hastened home
from a vacation in Pictou, Nova Scot
ia, to be at his bedside and Margaret,
who was scheduled .to sail for For
mosa on the day of the accident, re
ceived word in San Francisco and flew
home from there.
Special nurses have kept watch over
him since he was admitted-to hospital.
A brain operation was performed
by Dr. F. Williamson on the day of
the accident, and since that time he
was thought to be holding his own.
Stewart Nimmo was a member of
the sales staff of the Toronto office
of C. Lloyd & Son, -having started in
the position this year after leaving
Wingham District High School. He
was popular with young and old alike
and was active in several of the or
ganizations of town.
The body is resting at the Currie
Funeral Home. The funeral service
wil be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. from
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Rev. Ritchie Bell, B.A., B.D., of Mont
real, will conduct the service. Inter
ment will be made in Wingham Ceme
tery.
Bracebridge
STEWART NIMMO
WINIillAM COMPANY
AWARDED CONTRACT
The Wingham Metal Fabricating
Company has been awarded the con
tract for hand railing on the new Au
burn bridge, how under construction.
The contract was awarded by' the
County of Huron, which is building
the bridge.
The railings on the bridge will be
320 feet long; making a total of 640
feet of rail to be constructed in the
Wingham shop. ..Work has already commenced on the job, ^vhich is ex
pected to be ready by December of
this year. •
The Wingham firm is becoming
well known for its wrought iron work,
having constructed a similar raling
fox1 the new bridge at Thorndale last
year.
Further Donors to
Dr. Connell Fund
Further donors- to the Dr. W. M.
Connell Memorial Fund are as follows:
Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, 10 Glen Robert
Dr., Toronto; Mr| and Mrs. Wm. F.
Grainger, Owen Sound; Mrs. Edith
Curtis, Bluevale; ;Mr. and Mrs, John
McGee, R. R. 3, |Wingham; Ladies’
Lawn Bowling Club, Wingham; Mr.
and Mrs. James „McBurney, Wing
ham; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cook,
Blyth; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hanna,
Wingham; ^Jr, and Mrs. Norman
Muir, Fort Frances; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Harley Crawford,.Wingham; Mr. and
Mrs, W. T. Cruickshank, Wingham;
Grateful Turnberjry Patient; Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Adams, Wingham; Mrs.
Mayme EglestonA Calgary, Alberta;
Mrs. Jean MacPqnald, R. R. 4, Lon
don; Miss Glenda Wright, staff of
hospital; Mr. Wm. Mundell, Wingham;
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Reid, Wingham;
Dr. and Mrs. George Ross, Wingham;
Miss Rose Marie McLaughlin, staff of
hospital; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mac-
William, Winghapi; A Friend; Miss
•Kathleen Pringle, Wingham; Miss
Christine IsbisterJ Wingham; Dr. and
Mrs. W. Davis, Wingham; Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Zinn, R. R. 1, Wroxeter;
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Mathers, Wing
ham; Mrs. Wm. .Stewart, Wingham;
Rev, E^nd Mrs, John Pollock, Wing
ham; Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller, St.
Helens; Misses M, and W. Rutherford,
St. Helens; Dr. and Mrs. Ross How-
son, Galt; Mrs. Emma Gowdy, Wing
ham; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. 'Galbraith,
Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Gal
braith, Hartwood Ave., Kitchener;
Mrs. Nellie Angus, Wingham; Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan Henderson, Lucknow;
Mr. and Mrs. James Fitch, Wingham;
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, Wingham; A friend; Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Watt,
Whitechurch; Miss Agnes Johnston,
194 Wellesley Street, Toronto; Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Nasinith, Wingham.
hew bridge at Thorndale last
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30,
Wingham ^District High School
creased its number of students by
this year, as students started back to
school for the fall term on Tuesday.
A total of 430 students have registered
to date, compared with 396 last year.
The registration was somewhat
heavier than expected, according to
Principal W. S. Hall.. This year the
Brussels school has«been closed and
the twelve-odd students who attended
there last year in Grade 9 will this
year come to Wingham. Mrs. Pearl
Wilton, who taught at Brussels last
year, has been taken on the staff here. *
Largest number of students is in
Grade 9, with a total of 148. Figures
for other grades were: Grade 10, 114;
Grade 11, 83; Grade 12, 65; Grade 13,
16. The recreation room has been
divided for an extra classroom to ac
commodate the overflow, until the
new school is ready for occupancy,
some time in January.
New teachers at the high school this
year are: Miss Marilyn Davis, St.
Thomas; Miss Jean Thompson, Tees-
water and Miss Dorothy Comber, Bob-
caygeon.c P. 'S. Same as Last Year
Public School registration was
roughly the same as last year, with
ah enrolment of 420. Kindergarten
registrations were 51, a slight de
crease in the amount expected.
Kindergarten classes in the Masonic
Hall were resumed to make room for
a double grade in the school this year.
New teachers .at the public school
are: Grade 7, Mrs. Joan Irwin; grade
6, Arnold McIntyre; mixed grades, 4, 5
and 7, Miss Olive Payne; grade 2, Miss
Norma Sherwood; grade 3, Miss Mary
McMillan and grade 1, Miss Frances
Walker.
Callan Wins
At Wingham «
The men’s 18-hole handicap tourna
ment at the Wingham Golf and
Country Club Monday was won by
Warren Callan, local shoe,, merchant,
who had a low gross of 79. Other
winners were: Low gross first nine,
Wilfred French of Wingham, 40; low
gross second nine "Dutch" Callan of
Woodstock with 39. The low net for
18 holes was taken by Vic Loughleen,
low net first nine Warren Callan and
low net for the second nine, J. P. Mc-
Kibbon.
. In the afternoon a nine-hole mixed
tournament took place with Mrs. Reg
DuVal and Dr. Walter McKibbon of
Wingham winning with 44 gross and
37 net on the nine. Second and
were Mrs. R. E. McKinney and
man Welwood and Mrs. Joseph
and Wilfred French.
third
Nor
Kerr
Blyth Downs Wingham
By Score of 8=3
The* Wingham Battery,
softballers, lost out to
score of 8-3 in_a game Monday. --
on 4 hits and 2
locals made 3 runs
errors.
Batteries were:
ridge, Cameron; Blyth, M. McLean,
Carter.
Winners in the round robin series
will meet with Moorefield in the semi
finals.
intermediate
Blyth by a
at Blyth on
The Blyth nine got 8 runs
errors, while the
on 5 hits and 8
Wingham Lock-
H.S. Student to Collect $10 Prize for
Suggestion to Leave Name Unchanged
An lUnnamed student of the Wing
ham District High School made him
self what was probably the easiest
ten dollars of his career this week,
when he suggested a new name for
the Wingham District High School.
And the high school board, which
payed out the money, seemed to be
agreed that it was worth it.
The whole thing started last spring
when talk of the new high school
building was in the air. At that time
the board thought that perhaps the
name Wingham High School was not
representative enough of the district
the high school served. Members felt
that residents of the outlying com
munities mights feel better about
helping pay for the new building if
the name were not so obviously Wing-
ham-ish. .
In order to get ideas for a new
name it was decided to hold a contest
among the students of the school, with
Hospital Auxiliary
Sets Rummage Sale
Date for Oct' 16th
theAt the September meeting of
Ladies’ Auxiliary to Wingham General
Hospital, the date of the fall rum
mage sale was set for Saturday, Oct
ober 16th, in the Wingham Armouries,
Plans were made to carry on the
marathon bridge parties which will
Start in November and continue dur
ing the winter. As these two projects
are the chief money raising events of
the auxiliary, everyone is asked to
keep them in mind.
During,the summer, the necessary
sewing Was kept up, 228 new articles
being made, which included nursery
and operating room supplies and bed
ding, New drapes added to the Com
fort of some of the rooms and end
less mending was done. The clothing
committee have 250 articles ready for
fall sowing.
The president, Mrs, R. E. McKin-
NOTICE
McKay’s Rest Home ate 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
and semi-private rooms. _ ____ _______ _ _
Fi;6,lS,22b noy presided at the meeting.
Three Suffer Minor
Hurts at Wingham
Three minor accident victims were
treated at the Wingham General Hos
pital over the Labor Day holiday
week-end, according to the superin
tendent, Mrs. I. E. Morrey.
/Patsy Foran, ten-year-od daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Elmer Foran, of R. R.
2, Lucknow, suffered an injured pel
vis while playing with several other
children at a neighbor’s farm. The
youngsters were riding in a horse-
drawn buggy, when a sudden bump
threw Patsy to the ground. One of
th'e buggy wheels passed over her
body. X-ray treatment failed to reveal
any fracture. She is being kept under
observation.
A 57-year-old Ethel carpenter, Rob
ert Vodden, suffered a severe injury
to his left knee, when a wheelbarrow
loaded with cement struck it. Vodden
was in the act of ascending a gang
plank when the barrow got away from
him.
Willa Arthur, aged 12, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Arthur, While
playing at the site of the new Wing
ham District High School received a
cut over the right eye when struck
by a piece of iron. Willa and other
children were constructing a play
“hut” with material lying around the
partly finished school, when the bar,
being carried by a playmate struck
her across the head.
COMPARE ASSESSMENTS
FIND WINGHAM’S ON .
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Young Construction
Workers Build Hut
On Maitlan^d Banks
'There is a neat little hut built
week in a clump of trees down by the
bank of the Maitland River, near
Wroxeter. .The hut, complete • with
roof and door, is the product of a very
young construction team, David
Grainger, aged 6, and Dickie Allen,
aged 7. *
The boys were taken last week to
see the movie “The Kidnappers” in a
neighbouring town. They watched with
interest the two small' boys in the
movie who wanted a dog so badly, but
were denied by their severe grand
father. Finding a baby left for a time
by the older brother in charge, they
kidnapped the baby and built the hut,
a place to give it loving care.
The following day David and pickie
started their building project. Two
pet kittens found shelter. Dickie had
to leave for his home in Montreal this
week so the hut is closed for the sea
son. But two little boys have great
plans for next summer.
PAR WITH PROVINCE
The town’s financial statement for the first six months of the year was
examined by members of the town council at their regular monthly meeting
last Tuesday, and the council members seemed to like what they saw.
“Spending in GjeMirst'six months of the year seems to be in line with totals
budgeted for the year’’, Mayor Dewitt Miller pointed out in presenting the
report. ■ 1 » .F
Sole exception to the rule of keeping within the budget was the fire
department, which had exceeded its budget over the six-month period by
buying a large quantity of new fire hose. However Councillor Norman
Keating, of the fire and band committee,^saii-that the purchase was neces
sary and that there would be no out-
of-the-way expenditures as far-as he
could see during the balance of the
year. He said he expected that the
' department would still end up within
its yearly budget.
Money Coming In
The council found that for the
period covered by this meeting, at
least the money was coming in, rather
than going out.
Town, Clerk W. A. Galbraith report
ed that* the town had received a
cheque for the unconditional grant of
$4,169.60 from the Provincial Govern
ment. The grant is based on a popu
lation figure of 2,642, as shown in
the 1951 census. Mr. Galbraith pointed
out that this was 33 less than he ex
pected, due to the fact that about 33
persons were in hospital at the time,
but the council accepted the cheque
nevertheless.
Mr. Galbraith also reported that the
town was $2,500 richer because of the
anniversary celebrations, having budg
eted for that amount,^ which showed
on its books as an expenditure. Be
cause of the success of the celebra
tions, the amount had now been re
turned to the town, and could proper
ly be termed a surplus. In addition
to the $2,500 there was a. matter of
$1,800 profit shown on the celebration,
which was still in the hands of the
anniversary committee. Some discus
sion followed as to what should be
done with money, .but' no action was
taken.
Surplus at Waterworks
The auditor’s report for the first
half of 1954 also showed a surplus in
the waterworks department amount
ing to $2,662.78. Income over the
period amounted to slightly over
$9,000, as compared with expenditures
of approximately $6,500.
The prospect of further additions
to the town coffers was placed in
front of the councillors when a motion
was passed applying for the annual
statutory grant from the Department
of Highways, and building permit fees,
which had been slightly off for the
year, showed a sudden upswing with
the application for a permit for the
new high school building, to be erect
ed at a cost of $525,000.
The topper came when Mr. Gal
braith announced that a cheque had
been received from the county coun
cil, representing Wingham’s share of
the fines levied in county court.
The clerk explained that fines from
the courthouse in Goderich were put
into a pot and split amongst the
various municipalities in the county.
Unfortunately various administratlon-
al expenses, such as judges’ fees,
were deducted before the split, With
the result that Wingham’s
amounted to only $1.60.
Want to Spend It Too
Although money seemed to be com
ing in at a fairly Steady rate, council
Was also Confronted with requests
for money th be spent.(Continued on Page Ten)
Former Morris, Man
Passes in West
Word has been received of the death
of Alexander Allan Speir, in Cabri
Hospital, Cabri, Saskatchewan, on
September 1st. Mr. Speir was in his
66th year.
A former resident of Morris Town
ship, Mr. Speir was the son of the late
Mr. and. Mrs. Allan Speir
township.
Surviving are his wife, one
two daughters.
The funeral service was
Friday afternoon at Hazlet, Sask.
of that
son and
held on
Motorcyclist Hurt
In Blyth Mishap
Donald Compton, 18, of Kintail, was
admitted to Wingham General Hos
pital on Sunday with a severe com
pound fracture of the right leg and
scalp lacerations as the result of a
motorcycle mishap.
He was injxfted . when he was
thrown from his motorcyle in the
village of Blyth on No. 4 Highway.
Involved was anothei' car driven
Robert Bell, who was turning into
driveway on Queen Street.
by
his
byThe Mildmay Gazette, published
Wenger Brothers, publishers of the
Advance-Times, was honored • at the
recent convention of the Canadian
Weekly Newspapers Association, when
it won second prize in competition
with newspapers from all over Canada
for the best all-round paper with less
than 1,000 circulation. First prize, the
Charters Cup for the Best All-Round
Paper, was awarded to two papers in
a tie, the Brighton, (Ont.) Ensign,
and the Grenfell (Sask.) Sun. The
award is made by the Charters Pub
lishing Company, of Brampton.
Third prize in the competition was
taken by the Winkler (Man.) Pro
gress.
For the purposes of the competition,
papers are judged on their front page,
editorial page, community news, local
and general news, pictures, advertis
ing, typography, make-Up and press
work. _
The Mildmay paper earned a total
of 68.5 points out of a possible 100, as
compared to 69.6 points of the two
winners.
NOTICE
The Town Clerk’s office will be
closed until Monday, September 20th,
share
There may be doubt in the minds
of some of the people of Wingham
and vicinity as to whether Wingham’s
recent re-assessment was fair or not,
but the Department of Municipal Af
fairs seems to be satisfied. At least
according to two of their assessors
who visited the
ago.
The Ontario
certain amount _ _
including the Department of High
ways building, and in order to make
sure they get what they consider a
fair assessment, they send their own
representatives into town. These men
made a spot check of ten properties
in town, placing their own “assess
ment” on them, after which their
evaluation of the properties is com
pared with those of the town assessor.
Town clerk W. A. Galbraith announ
ced at the meeting of council last week
that the two department assessors
had been in his office to compare as
sessments, and that they had told him
that the assessments were very simil
ar. They said that tax notices based
on the town’s assessment would be
honoured by the provincial govern
ment.
Apparently the provincial govern
ment, at least, is satisfied that Wing
ham’s ^assessment is in line with
those of other municipalites in the
province.
town a week or sc
government owns a
of property in town,
Two Injured in
Local Accidents
Wesley Simmons, of Wingham, 23,
an employee of C. Lloyd & Son, was
injured about the eyes when a piece
of wood flew off a power saw he was
operating last week. The wood struck
him across the bridge of the nose.
Benson Shackleton, 37, RR 1, Dun
gannon, received a compound frac
ture of his right leg when he fell
through the platform of a bale ele
vator at his farm. The accident
occurred when he was about to change
places with a fellow worker. He
apparently tripped and fell through
the floor of the machine to the
ground.
DR A. F. MCKENZIE HAD
LONGEST RECORD AS A
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN
Dr. Alexander Felstead McKenzie,
formerly of Monkton and Wingham,
died at Claremont, Ont., on Thursday
last, in his 90th year. He had been in
failing health for the past year.
Dr. McKenzie was born at Goderich
on May 6, 1865. At an early age his
family moved to Wingham where they
lived for a number- of years in the
old McKenzie home on the bank of
the Maitland River at the McKenzie
bridge. He attended public school in
Wingham, and will be remembered by
some of the older residents. The late
Dr. Redmond knew him well. He
was a brother of R. E. McKenzie, who
lived in Belgrave from 1905 until 1943,
the time of his death.
He graduated in medicine from the
University of Toronto in 1884, and
practiced in Belgrave and Toronto
before moving to Monkton in 1895. In
1916 he moved to Oakville, then to
Alliston, returning to Monkton in
1925, where he practised until 1952.
At the time of his retirement in 1952
Dr. McKenzie was considered to have
the longest record of continuous ser
vice of any physician in Canada, with
68 years of practice.
He was the founder, in 1913, of the
Perth Medical Society and later was
made a life member of that society.
His only son,’ Dr. Kenneth G. Mc
Kenzie, became a specialist in brain
surgery and a professor of surgery
at the University of Toronto,
In 1889 he was married to Marg
aret Pakenham, who. died July 9th,
1951. He was a life member of the
Toronto Academy of Medicine and the
Ontario-Canadian Medical Associa
tion.
He is surviyed by one son, Dr. K.
C. McKenzie, Toronto, foui’ grand
children and six great grandchildren.
The funeral service was held On
Saturday from the Heath Funeral
Home, Mitchell, with Rev. J. Robert
Watt, of Main Street United Church,
Mitchell, officiating, Burial was tnade
In Maitland Cemetery, Goderich.
a $10 prize for the best suggestion
for a new name. And rather than
wait for’the students to make up their
minds, Principal W. S. Hall ppresented
them all with blank slips of paper orc
which each was to write his sugges
tion. In case of ties it was decided to
pick the winner out of a hat.
Many Suggestions
Many and varied were the sugges
tions from the students. Perhaps the
biggest majority favored the name
“Maitland District High School”.
Others plumped for North Huron and
South Bruce”, “Hillcrest”, “Skyview”,
“Huron and Bruce” and similar names.
Comedy relief was added by the wags
who suggested “Sing Sing" and
“Wingham Town and Country Club”.
When the board met to consider
the suggestions they delayed making
the decision until the next meeting.
At the following meeting the decision
was again shelved.
At a meeting of the board last
week Chairman James Armstrong in
formed members that he thought the
matter should be settled once and for
all, and board members got down to
the serious work of discussing the
matter.
“Maitland District High School” was
not representative enough, they decid
ed. After all part of the high school
was in the Saugeen watershed, rather
than the Maitland. “North Huron
and South Bruce” was a good name,
but not particularly distinctive for
Wingham. The high school at Luck
now could lay claim to the same name.
“Hillcrest” was a nice enough name,
but would convey nothing to anybody
who didn’t live in Wingham. In fact
the board decided that any of the
names
.cation
Aiders.
And
decided that the new name for the
new high school would be—Wingham.
District High School.
And the ten dollars? While all the
other students were rackin" ^0^
trains for a suitable name for the
new school, one unimaginative type
apparently couldn't think of anything?
So he put the present name of the
school on his slip of paper, probably
thinking it’s as good as any.
It probably is. At any rate he wins
the $10. " ■’ ?
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INJURED IN ACCIDENT
WNGM FAMILY IS
RECOVEIUNG NICELY
A collision between a car and a
station wagon late Sunday afternoon,
about ten miles north of purham re
sulted in injuries to four members of
a Wingham family, and sent thirteen
persons to hospital, most of .them
with minor injuries.
Elwin Chamney, 43, of Wingham,
was driving the car in which were his
wife, Roberta, and their two daugh
ters, Dorothy and Marilyn, when his
car collided with a station wagon
driven by Kenneth Deimage. All were
taken to Centre Grey Hospital, Mark
dale, for treatment. Mr. Chamney suf- (
fered injured wrists and ankles, while
his wife was removed to hospital with
undetermined injuries. The two child
ren received minor injuries.
Passengers in the station wagon
were Kenneth Deimage, of Clio, Mich.,
his wife, five children and two pas
sengers from Cliesley. They were
going west in their station wagon
when the accident occurred.
Mr. Deimage, who celebrated his
40th birthday on Sunday, was treated
at the hospital for cuts. His wife,
Dora, 35, is in fair condition with
chest injuries. John Molson, 67, of
Chesley, was treated for minor in
juries and his wife, Lena, 58, has un
determined injuries.
Jo-Anne Deimage, one-year-old;
Keith, three; Derold, 10; Dennis, 11
and Kenneth Jr. 13, were all treated,
for minor injuries.
According to OPP Constables J. A»
Barker and T. E. Johnston, of Owen
Sound, who investigated the accident,
the two cars were damaged beyond
repair.
Mrs. Chamney and daughters return
ed home on Monday, and Mrs. Cham
ney was able to be up and around on
Tuesday, although suffering from
bruises. Mr. Chamney will be laid up
for some time with a broken wrist and leg injuries.
suggested would^eave the lo~
of the school a mystery to out-
so, after much discussion they
Beaver Lumber Man
Moved to Chatham
Clare Cluchey, who for the past
four years has been employed by the
Beaver Lumber Company at its Wing
ham branch has been transferred to
the company’s Chatham branch, and
assumed his new position there last
week,
His place at the company’s Wing
ham branch has been taken by Don
ald Mills, of St. Marys, who arrived
in town on Monday.
NOTICE BOWLERS
Anyone interested in entering a
team in the Men’s Town League, leave
name at the' Bowling Alley or Dutch
Ducharme, by Saturday, September 11,
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