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With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
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ALONO. THE. MAIN. DRAG ospital Annual Is Tol
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By The Pedestrian
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wanosh; W. B. Anderson, Luck-
now, leinloss and West Wawariosh;
Herb Foxton, Ter»berry; H. C.
MacLean and A. D. MacWilliatn,
Wingham}; Mrs. N. D. Cameron,
Hospital Auxiliary. The remaining
members are G. W. Tiffin and Bar-
ry Wenger of Wingham, who will
serve the balance of a twoeyear
term. '
Only one change was made in
the appointment of members to the
hospital, board, when R. Gibson
was named as representative for
Howick -Township, replacing Ivan
Haskins. Other members are J. V.
Fischer, Huron County; DeWitt
Miller, Town of Wingham; Dr. J.
LeahY, Medical Assoc.; John Col-
vin, Teeswater and Culrose; RB.
Cousins, Brussels; William Elston,
Morris; Alex Robertson, East Wa-
Reports
Chairman H. C, MacLean intro-
erlie annual meeting of the mem-
bers of the Wingliam General Hos-
pital Association was held, at the
mrsee' residence on Friday even-
ing ...with about 30 In attendance.
The group heard a variety of re•
ports from boani members and of-
ficials at the hospital. H. C. Mac-
Lean 'was chairman of the meet-
ng and the -minutes of the last
meal meeting were read byeeohn
Strong, secretary, and approved.
WEEKLY EDITORS
SEE STEEL PLANT
KINSMEN PLAN
FOR TRADE FAIR
CANADIAN' OPERA LON
TO PLAY IN WINOIIAM
• On the evening of Friday, March
4th, the Wingliarr. fligh School
AuditoriuM will once again be the
scene of one of the year's high-
lights as 'the 'Canadian Opera
Company presents "The Merry
Wives of Windsor'.
Thle is the second suet' per.
performance, sponsored by the
Lions Club. "The Barber of Se-
ville' played to a fult and appreci-
ative house a year ago, and the
'forthcoming production with an
expanded cast promises an 'even
more exciting evening of music and
acting designed to appeal to every-
-one, Tickets will shortly be on
Sale by members of the Lions Club.
--Miss Ruth Thompson had Lie
misfortune to fall down the stairs
at her home on Tuesday 'morning.
It was found that she had a brok-
en leg and a cast was applied at
the Wingham Hospital.
tr
ealth Officer S ys
hest Xmrays_ Vital
Right In line with a winter eea-
am" which has been, to say the
least,' erratic, Saturday Saw rain,
then snowfall,. •and - finally a full-
fledged blizzard which blocked
many country •rteads• hr this area.
Weather predictions on Teteeday
are •for a cold spell following Mon-
day's thaw, and winds gusting up
to 50 miles an hour, If that's the
case, well all stay right at honui.
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'AT RIG OWNER—
John theme, provincial member,
has been on the move, Last week-
bee, attended the sportsmen's din-
ner in the Royal, York, Toronto, to
launch the Easter Seal Campaign
leer Crippled Childrcne Guest of
• honor at the feinetion was this
year's "Timmy", the crippled boy
used to symbolize the needs .of. an
hes yellows in the province. On
]Monday night John was. at a spec.
ha convocation at the University
of Toronto, which was also attend-
ed by Dr. and Mrs. .Nimmo of
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SMALL WORLD—
Attending a wedding in. London
last week we 'fell into conversation,
with a handsome young sailor who
was one of the ushers at the core-
PlonY. 'Turned out he was . a
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gcrshom
Johnston of East Wawanosh.
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NEW ACCOUNTANT:—
Hen Gregg, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tory Gregg and a former resident.
of Wingham, reported for duty .ae
acting accountant at the Toronto-
Dominion Bank on Tuesday.
replaces afre. Barbara Gibson, who
moves. to thehleert Elgin 'branch.
Ken has Peen working at the
Richmond and 'King Sts. branch of
the same bank in leonden. .
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WATO.H. IT, bODGERS--
TOting-to tin Itintl horn Rotate
- fan .i» Hamilton last Friday he
predicted that since the boys from
the Gorge have drawn Wingham
blood there will be "holding
them, Claims Elora is just getting
into stride for a whirlwind final
series.
.• gl.g...„..0NeeenPheaficePPY.. Ito: be
able to have them' return.
The club feels that the Trade
Pair has advanced since the first
one was held in 1958 and have' no
doubt that the 1960 fair will be big-
ger and 'better in every way. Jack
Walker is this year's secretary ;end
Ken Cerson is the treasurer,
*array .Gerrie will be ie , charge,
of 'the draws and says they are
giving away "a train load of mon-
ey". Alan Williams has made ar-
rangements to bring in a midway,
the same one that was here last
year. The Kinsmen were so
pleatied with the equipment and the
way this widway was received last
DOORS FOR PAHISTAN—Jack Lloyd, factory sup-
erintendent, right and Heinz Weber, shipping roost
employee at C. Lloyd and Sons Limited, Wingham,
are shown with a box of 9 doors which were shipped
to Pakistan this past week. The order was secured
from the Canadian Commercial Corporation and is
being supplied for the Warsak Hydro-Electric Power
Project as part of Canada's contribution to the
Colunibo Programme.. The doors were foriharded to
to St. joint, N.E. and their ultimate destination will
be Warsak Project, Peshawar, Pakistan. The com-
pany was instructed to pack carefully before ship,
ping as the doors may be transported by boat, 'ea
cart or even. carried on the back of each animals,
--Advance-Times photo.
The Wieghani Kinsmen Club has
finalized the dates for the annual
Wingham. Trade Fair, which will
be held Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, June 2, 3 and 4. The fair
will be held as usual le the Wing-
ham arena and the town parking
lot on Diagonal. Road, •
The chairman, Max IvIcCarter,
has announced that two tents, xpea-
suring 30 x 100 feet, will be placed.
end-to-end along Diagonal Road,
for the overflow of inside exhibits.
This extra 6,000 square eeet will
make room for 32 additional exhib-
it spaces, 12x 10 feet each, and will.
he eqpipeed 'with hydro. Last
year many last-minute exhibitors
were disappointed to find that all
available space had been taken,
and Cal Burke, chairman of booth.
sales, feels that this new arrange-
ment will facilitate the expansion,
which seems to continue each year.
Sinee general information about
the possible ill .effects of radiation
has become more, common, fears
have been4)expressed in some quar-
ters, including the editorial col-
-awn of this newspaper, that the
chose x-ray technique used for Ale-
tection of tuberculosis, might be
harmful. The following statement
Ints been issued by Dr.. R, M. Aldis,
Medical Officer of Health for the
County of :flureill
reeporaie to the many editor-
ial requests for a statement from
the local health department re-
garding the :relative good or harm
of chest -4-rays, tnity I submit the
following: Decide to Survey
Pre-School Group
CLOSING NOTICE
J. A, Fox,, Doctor of chirePruetie,
office will be closed etc.= Feb. 7th
o. 27th Inclusive, Flee
"Chest x-ray examination 16 an
indispensable procedure in the di-
agnosis and treatment' eif chest
diseases.
"Mass surveys have been the
means of protecting large dust
bere of people from 'becoming in-
fected and developing -active clin-
ical tuberculosis disease,
"All mass survey x-ray mach-
Inee in Ontario are properly de-
signed to eliminate unnecessary or
harmful radiation. • .1except for
special reasons, chest x-raye are
not Indicated et. intervals more
frequent than two years.
"The tuberculin test is of bene-
fit as a screening procedure for
certain groups by indicating the
presence oaabseace of tuberculous
infection. This test i5 comple-
mentary to, but can never replace
the ()hest x-ray.
"Since TB and oilier chest dis-
ease continue to be a major pule:
lie health problem, chest x-ray
programs should be continued."
Kinetics Meetat
President's.Home
Currie, president of
of the WIngliam Kinetic Club, was
hostess to the group' for the regu-
lar meeting on. Monday night. The
main topic on the agenda was the
discussion -of spending club funds
to the best advantage.
The members talked over plans
for the invitation Valentine bridge,
and after the business session the
women made bridge tallies, The
raffle Wee won 'by Mrs. William
Colima and. heirs. Calvin Burke
served lunch,
DANCE iN BLYTH
Ranee in Memorial Hall, 'Myth,
to the modern and old time music
of Garnet Farriers Orchestra on
Friday, 'Feb. 12th Sponsored 'by
Blyth Agricultural Soddy. Lunch
counter. Popular admission. 101.0b
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cnottunsrom rAWIi Y
krurnherry ladles of Presbylerlan
Cherele e3luevale are• having a
progressive ctoquinole party In
Ifirton's School, Friday, February
12 at 8,40. Admission 25c. Good
prizes. Ladies bring lunch.' Every
body welcome. YIP
duced Xr.q. I. MorreY, the hos-
pital's aeltninietratrix, In his bee
trocluction the chairman said that
the hospital had InanY new Prob-
lems as a result of the Ontario
'Hospital Services ineuranee "Plan,
and at the same time 'had the laxg.
est year in its history from the ag,
pect of admissions and patient
dam all of which had created a
heavy load for Mrs. :Morro', He
said that in' spite of this she had
done an excellent job. He also
stated that the insurance plan is
working out more smoothly now
and probably wilt improve in the
future.
In her report Mrs. Morrey thank-
ed the staff and board for their
co-operation during one of the
heaviest yearn to date. She geed
that the insurance plan had ere.,
ated a good deal of coneuelon and
that 19511 had been a year of ehaag-
es.
Morrey introduced several
ei t her staff to the Meeting, and
said that the care received •by tile
patients has been excellent, thanks
to the fine staff. She also thank-
ed the engineering staff and re-
marked that Dr, Medley, who has
been staff surgeon, had left for
Jamaica and that Dr. W. A. Mc-
Kibben had been elected to take
over as staff surgeon;
Net, All Omits Met.
Referring to the Ontario insur-
ance plan, Mrs. Morrey pointed
out that the insurance doesn't pay
for all of the cost of operating the
hospital. The Ineurance is calcu-
lated on the cost Per Patent day,
but it does not cover extras- or
equipment or 'any. kind. For We
reason the rileeleital- hiS AWeettPeln
and happy to receive cash ,donee
Lions front private sources.
Speaking of the services offered
at the hospital Mrs. Morrey point-
ed to the 'cancer clinic as beilig
very worthwhile, and said that the
clinic has been assisted by a num-
ber of worsen who have donated
their time, which was greatly ap-
preciated.
The speaker also thanked the
choirs which had visited, the hos-
pital at Christmas, and the various
organizations which made dona-
tions of food and candy during
the festive season, She also ex-
pressed appreciation to the pews-
papers and other media for their
co-operation In keeping the hos-
pital's work before the public. The
Ladies' Auxiliary also received
special thanks for their efforts and
for the ftirniture which the organ-
ization purchased for the recrea-
tion room Of the nurses' residence.
Speaking of the nursing school,
Mrs. Morrey said that Mts. E.
Fielding has been appointed as
instructress and that some 20 Stu-
dents were in the senior class and
had been capped in January. An-
other 17 start on Feb. 8th. ,She
suggested that an assistant for
Mrs. Fielding will be required.
The adoption of her report was
seconded by Dr. W. A. McKibben
(Please Turn to Page Four)
be necessary to open the ren,ain-
ing unuetiecl classroom as attend-
ance would be higher in Septem-
ber. At present enrolment is just
over 500 children.
A delegation from the staff was
given a salary schedule proposal
for consideration.
The board discussed the problem
of children crossing the three main
intersections and the suggestion
was made that traffic lights at
these points would be of consider-
able value in reducing the traffic
hazard.-
Minutes of 'the January meeting
were approved, as were accounts
which had been presented for pay-
ment.
At the regular monthly meeting
of the Public School Beard on
.Monday evening, the board heard
a report from Inspector Kinkead
on 'the general condition of the
school.. The report was quite fa-
vorable and gave highest, praise
to both the school in general, and
to a competent teaching staff.
The board, le a discussion on at-
tendance problems of the future,
decided that another survey should
be made to determine the number
of pre-school age children In the
community so that some indica-
tion of future, attendance over the
next five years may be obtained.
The board also felt that it would
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Class is Enrolled
For CNA Training
Oil ,Tilealay of this week a new
class of students entered training
at the Wingaam General Hospital.
They will take the Nursing Assis-
tants! course. The girls are as
follows: '
Markm Bennett, Itat, 2, Tiver-
ton; Mary Broome, lafe., 7, Lira-
now; Diem' Complial, Mann; Cc-
eille .Dadd, London; Betty Jean
P'e'ck, fell. Marys; Marilynne Ciark,
Bright's (;rove; Doo ms I./gua r:me,
R.R. 2, Luckuow; Loreen Heise,
R.R. 1, Lielowel; Mina McMinn,
RA, 3, Palmerston; Dorothy Mit-
chell, Lietowel; Eleanor Pascuzzo,
Strathroy; Shirley Roemer, 'fiver-
tee; . Eleanor Schack., 11..R. 1, Cow-
anslown ; 'lemma .Sehyft, fale, 4,
Atwood; Norma .8ne'lgrove, Wyom-
ing; Eleanore Williams, RR. 2,
Oinieriell; Merle Wrighteom Kin-
cardine.
A coevention group of about 200,
editors of the weekly newspapers of
elie province, with their wives, ga-
thered at the Royal Connaught
Hotel in Hamilton last Friday and
Saturday for the annual Ontario
Weekly Newspapers Assoc:. meet-
ekes,
A highlight of the gathering was
a tour thrqugh a portion of the
Hamilton plant of the Steel Com-
pany Of Canada, the nation's larg-
est steel mill. Stelco, as' the firm
is widely known, is celebrating its
50th anniversary this year. It pro-
duced 2,438,006 tons of steel in the
past year compared with 93,000
tons in its- first full year of opera-
Lime
Editors saw the giant blast fur-
naces, visual symbols of the in-
cheery, and watched coke being
pushed from batteries of 191 ovens.
They walked through the plant's
No, 3 Open Hearth shop 'where
they saw construetion of a, new
furnacewhich 'Mir ring tem
o
come
panyhs caPacityheoe3;000,000' iz
1961. - At the present time Stelco
is spearheading an anti-air pollu-
tion drive in central Ontario by
'building a million dollar precipita-
tor into the new furnace.
Last stop for the editors was
the $25 million dollar 'blooming
still which began production in
1958. 'Here the red-hot steel ingots
are roiled out like pie dough on
mother's baking board, 20-ton
slabs being handled like so much
cordwood. About eight operators
handle the entire production in
this mill.
Following the tour Stelco was
beet to the editors at a reception
and luncheon, where V. W. Scully,
president of the Steel Compapy of
Canada was the speaker, He told
of the early development of Can-
ada's steel industry and the im-
portance to the youtg country of
a basic production' which enabled
Canada to take her place beside
the other important nations of
the world in industrial fields.
George Ellis, editor of The God-
erich Signal-Star presided very
capably over tile 1960 convention,
and became immediate past pre-
sident with the election of new of-
ficers. He is succeeded by Eugehe
iMacDonalce of The Glengarry
News, Alexaedrla, Ont. Other of-
ficers are first vice-prey., 'Herb
Campbell, The Dutton Advance;
second vice-Ares,,. Bert Smith, The
Dort Credit Weekly; secretary.
manager, Werden Leavens, The
Bolton Enterprise; directors, Lyn
Lashbrook, The Rodney Mercury;
Carl Manore, The Meaford Ex-
press; John 'Morris, The Prescott
Journal; David Dills, The Acton•
Fret Ptess; Hen Glendinning, The
Delhi News-Record; A. Y. McLean,
The Seafortb Huron Expositog;
Reg Wonitman, The Winchester
Dress; Don Southeoll, The Exeter
Times-Advocate; 1"eter Hwy/dem
The Uxbridge Times-Journal.
Receives InJuries
In Cal-Accident
. EUCHRE PARTY
A eudhrc party at the Nurses'
eg Residence Monday, Feb, 15th at 8
pan. Lunch served. Admission 50c.
Everyone welcome. 14'10b
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DANCE IN WROXETER,
Dance in Wroxetee Community "
Hall Friday, Feb. 12th, sponsored
'by Lions Club. Musk by leelker's
Orchestra. Lunch booth in hall.
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MARX HASTINGS miaow,
Mary Hastinge, are holding a
euchre Ftiday, Feb. 12th in the
Council Chambers at 8.30, F101-11
VALE E iMNCF,'
Special Valentine elculee to be
held at the Canadian Legion Mom-
°Gal Home in Lietowel, Saturday,
Feb. 18th. Dancing front 0.80 to
12.06 to Inen Wilbeee orchestra,
Seek dances and door prizes, Spec-
ial southern fried chicken to be
served at the Diana Sweets rtes.
tattrent, Llstowel, at •$1.00 per plate.
Staved from 11.30, to 1.30 to all ate
tending dance. , Flhh
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PROG.H.01 AT WIIIT/i1C11tlitC11
The WI is Beiniumeileg a Pro-
pene In the Whiteehtireli Malarial
Friday, Feb, 12th at 8.30
The play, "Itching le Be
'Hitched" 'will be presented. A
tinned will fellow tb Tiffiree °rein:
tetra. Leech Minter In the hail.
50e, Fish
class Wan held here, itt which 1Vrs. lt'Oren
took path The -three ladies with her nee- Vert of a,
group of ion Wfugharn ladies that Verrovie Interatell
in the craft arat took the lilstructleit ednate.---Ad4
vatice,Thites Ott%
COM1'LET11 Henry &Mug, Mrs,
II. Ile Merrell, Mrs. TOM Jaedin and Airs. George Day
11to shown 'with the lamp shades they have 'Com-
pleted lee tort of a tralla progrfint sponeoted by the
WetlieiVs IhstItutc, Several Months ago a tendert
Joseph Poirler, of Whighain,
was treated for face and head eats
at Dalmeeston General Hospital
Sunday following an neeident to
which he wee, thrown through the
windshield of a car.
Poirier wile a passenger in a car
driven by Wee Helen Cox, of
Wingham. The ear hit the side
of rt bridge on ITIgherey 87 south-
west of Harriston. Police said
'damage to the ear anioUnted to
$860,
WINK WINGS-Alinost two reties of /raining mil-
Ininated in t raitio.ation. teremotles last month -Or le,
Mttnray, soil a Mr, and Mrs, b. A. Murray, Minnie Streti,
WO Murray Wag one of 13 studeets Veal, Cittiedit, Dielituatir
and Nothralti o retelele Isis pilot's wings, Ile also receieed
tionlinissioit with. the' award o his Wings Wide!), were present,
ed by Group Captain X. Commauding Officer
1U/4.10 Statlott Portage ht Pralrie.-.Natiotial. Dermot) Photo,
WAILS., CONCERT
This year the students of the
Wingham District High School are
Preparing an operetta instead of
the usual variety'show. "MEDICS,
AND MERRIMENT" is a lively,
story, set to music, of the compli-
cations whim occur at Dr. Drink-
wairr's health resort When tile
niece comes to visit,
Students are veiling tie:Reis now
for this concert which will be pre.
rented in the school auditorium
at 8.15 on the evenings of Feb,
35th and 26th. Proceeds are used
for school aelivillete Pleb
ANN VA MEETING
The 87th Animal Meeting of the.
Hewlett Mermen' Mutual Fire In-
eurance Compaey will t he held In
the Township Hall, Gerrie, tea-
day, February 12th, 1960, at 1.30
pile to receive the Minuet State-
ment, elect directors and appoint
two :Adam's and such ether bust.
nese as May 'be brought before
the 'meeting.
The retiring directors are. Messrs.
Norman D. Harding mid J. Clare'
Hutehlesoil, both of whore are el-
igible for re-election, P1011