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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-08-31, Page 1Boy Breaks Leg Little Kenneth, Ritchie, two-year- add.s.pon. cif ..ges :and, *ra, IVkerain,• WiliashaYe:' buffer- ed a fractured left leg on Saturday when he fell off a slide. He was adrtiitted to the local hospital for treatment. has also been rural dean of the deaneries of Kent, Huron arid Ox- ford. Rev. and Mrs. Larteaiter have been in Wingham on short visits since they moved to Woodstock and he has, been invited as guest Minis- ter on a. few occasions. They have two sans, Joseph Osborne and Rob- ert George, who attended school here and have many friends among the young people of the community,. With which is amalgamated the' Gorrie Vidette and wrnx e W1NGBAM, ONTAR10, Wgthair,SBAY, AUGUST at, 130 SINGLE corms — 7 yenta ALONG THE MAIN DRAG 83f The Pedestrian Gold Medallion .11orrte-ls Inspected by Hundreds The C. W. Cruickshank home,,) Victoria Bt., east, which was Cern-, pleted last week, was open to the public over the week-end VI from Friday to Monday evening: nearly B,quo people visited. the gltra modern iresidence. SPORTSMEN PLAN WATER SKI SHOW KILLED INSTANTLY REYNOLDS MARSALES DIES IN ACCIDENT Word was received here of the death of Reynolds Marsales, of Dundas, in a fatal car accident last Thursday near .Minden, Mr. Marsales was returning home after visiting at his son's cottage in the area and had only gone about twelve miles, when his ear was in collision with a car driven by a youth who had stolen the vehicle he was driving, and was making his escape. The driver of the sec- ond car received only a injured ankle and Mr. Marsales, who was travelling alone, was killed instant- ly,.• , Mr. Marsales was a son of the late Mrs. Lucy Marsales, of Leopold Street, and was raised in Wingham. They resided at the Reynolds home. He is survived by his wife, a son, Dr. Barney Marsales, of Hamil- ton, and a brother, Harry, of lanf- falo. The 'funeral was held in Dun- ciala on. Monday. J. Greer, Mrs. T. C. King, Mrs, C. Blade and Miss Ernscliffe Musgrove were in Dundas on Sun- day, when they called at the funer- al home and the Marsales residence. rho home, built to Gold Medea', lion standards, ie the' first ,all-ela:: ectrie home to be built in Wingef ham. Electricity is used for just, about every conceivable purpose; • that could he utilized in a bonaesa from small night lights to electrha heating and back-yard flood lights:: The Wingham Sportsmen's As- sociation has completed plans for another Wingham "first". This time it is to be a water skiing show at the upper pond on the Maitland. River, The show will Start at three o'clock next Sunday afternoon and the Sports are bringing in some outatanding talent for the event. Guests will include Miss Jackie. Gauthier and Hawlet Staight, of Ottawa. For the open.. house Walker „Horne: , f Furnishings and R, A. Currie 4., Sons moved in furniture of fitting, •:. design for each room. The living room furnishings Were supplied by. Fry & Blackball of Winghare, Tremendous interest Wae shown by the public in the electric ,;heat-'sa ing system in the home, The la-'„ dies admired the latest in kitchen: • equipment, floor coverings and, general layout of the building. Jackie was a member of the 'mix- ed double championship team from 1953 to 1959: several times cham- pion in slalom, trick skiing and jumping; set two Canadian jumping records and was several times over- all champion in the province of Quebec. Hawley Staight competed in the first Canadian tournament in 1949. In 1953 he was a member of the Canadian world •team, competing at the CNE. He was also the winner of several titles in slalom and jump- ing classes. Ike retired from com- petitive skiing in 1957 and has since been participating in shows, Dave Cameron is Wingham's own skiing champion with many titles to his credit in both minor and senior classes. He was guest star at the ONE and other important competitions and shows. Local Skiers In addition to the big names the Sunday show will see several local enthusiasts in action, including Sandra Strang, Bill Lockridge, Jim Campbell, Brian Metcalfe, Bruce Lott, Jim. Bale and .Bob Deyell, *I,: a flWocaplIee tierra*lifor, taken on Sunday and the Sportsmen will use the proceeds° to improve the dock and other boating' facilities at the Riverside Park. Kid"' and George Cameron with "Apache", The well-behaved mounts. put on an excellent display of showmanship for the big crowd which was on hand for the afternoon, THE FRONTIER DAYS parade on Saturday saw a big entry of riding horses taking taking pert, During the afternoon the :animals were judged at the park with the three above named as whiners. They are from left to right, Jim Currie on "Princess"; Ross Leonbardt on "Billy the On Thursday evening of • last: week Mr. Cruickshank was pre sented with the Gold Medallion cer-: tlficate and plaque by Mayor R. McKinney, who is also a member of the Public Utilities Commission, On hand for the ceremony were John Hanna, W, T. Cruielth shank, Ronald Pile, H.E.F.C., Eine erson Shera, manager of the r,tr.c., Harry McArthur, Rural Hydro, Wingham; Willard Prick of. Markel Electric Heating ,aa well as Wilfred White, the genera'.' contractor and Cal Burke, the el-e cctrical contractor. ' LITTLE ONES aisrLY— The children and teen-agers who are using the swimming facilities at the river are reminded that the playground equipment which has been placed there is for the uae of children 8 years and under only, The equipment was donated by the Lions Club for the smaller children and shortly after it was placed in the park there was considerable damage caused by older and heavier :youngsters. 0 - - 0' LEAVE rr TO Tat itiApy— Percy Stainten, who: is a veteran fisherman, and usually a, very suc- cessful one, had to take a back rik seat last week when he took his Iv wife out on Lake Nipissing for her first real, try with rod and line. According to Pere he was merely a spectator' while his better half reeled in. the big ones. 0-0 Q' NEW BOXES GOING IN—: Workmen are engaged in instal- ling new aluminum,. post. office boxes at the local PO, , appears that boxhalders may have to find their mail . lnnew locationSh though Postmaste Archie Peebles says that the same box numbers will be retained as far .as .posshille. Those who arrive at the office acid-find their boxes in process of change- over are asked to call at, the gen: oral delivery wicket for their mail. 0 - 0 - 0 eliumgrgit BARRAGEaa . The Sportsmen are going for trap shooting in a big way. During the past two weeks • Jbey• have blown off about 2,000 rounds of shotgun ammunition at the flying clay pigeons, The members pay for the sport at so much per box, This should mean sudden death for a lot of partridge this fall, • n • Arm Injured Lloyd Rattan of Vhhroxeter was admitted to the Wingham General Hospital on Saturday with pain- ful injuries to his left arm, which he had cut on broken glass. Af- ter receiving treatment he was al- lowed to return home. 6wdi for Major- CHECK-UP CLINIC TO BE HELD THURSDAY Soldier Invalided Home from Egypt Sgt. Aylmer G. Aitchison, son of Mr, and Mrs. Horace Aitchison; who has spent the past year dis Rafah, with Pa48 been Invalicita. home broken leg. At present he is a patient in Col. Belcher Military Hospital, Calgary, but ex- pects to move with his wife and daughters to Kingston ham Areha drew au eacellent crowd, some 1500 being on 'hand for the variety program and the dancing which followed the broad- cast section of the show. At eleven o'clock the draw was made for the winner of a portable television set, on which tickets had been sold, The lucky winner was Alex Corrigan, of Bluevale, ' The draw for a $25.00 gate prize at the park in the afternoon was won by a Blyth woman. MOTORCYCLE CRASH follow-up clinic for those Wtio had a positive reaction to recent tuberculosis teats Will he held at the Wingham town hall on Thurs- day of this week. 'Some persons have been called back in, not be- cause of positive reaction, but be- cause records or x-rays have been in doubt. ' During the period from July 19th to 21st over 3,000 persons received TB tests in Wingham. About 100 ladies from Wingham and 'the sur- rounding district assisted with the clerical work involved in processing the tests and their results, Much credit is due this voluntary staff, whidh was raised in spite. of very hot weather and the holiday period. • SPINA TESTS AT IIIMATER POOL REV. E. 0. LANCASTER TO LUCAN CHARGE Rev, B. 0. Lancaster, of All Saints' Anglican Church, Wood- stock, has been appointed rector of Holy Trinity Church, Lucan, and St, James' Church, Clandeboye, and will begin his new duties there about the first of November. Rev, Lancaster was rector of St, Paul's, Wingham, from 1947 to 1952, He has been in Woodstock since leaving Wingham. Mr, Lancaster is a native of St. Marys. He trained in theology at Wycliffe College in Toronto. Be has served in the Diocese of Tor- onto, Nova Scotia and Huron, and ENGAGEMENT Rev. and Mrs. Wilson Loder, Lucknow, wish to announce the engagement of, their daughter, Sheila Rosalind, to Mr. Glen Har- vey Hodgins, son of Mrs. Harvey Hudgins and the late Mr. Hodgins. The marriage will take place on Saturday, September 3rd, at three o'clock in the Wingham Pente- costal Church. Falb The Wingham Lions Club's'aixth annual Frontier Days has again proved a popular event, with ex- cellent crowds at both park and arena on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, The Friday evening show in the arena was one of the best' ever presented here and drew a record crowd of 1223 people, Entertain- ment was of a very high calibre and the response from the audience was most warm-hearted. The Barnes Sisters, in particular went over in a big way, their youthful freshness and beauty providing one of the bright spots of the entire show, Donna Miller was well re- ceived, as was Joey 1-Iollingsworth, the young colored dancer whose performance was excellent. Music was provided by the Paul Simmons Trio and Joan Lounsbury, who ap- peared in the parades at former celebrations here, put on a wonder- ful demonstration of baton-twirling. Participating in the official open- ing ceremonies at the arena Friday evening were Mayor R. E. hiLelhin- neY, John W. Hanna, MPP, Lion President Bill Cruikshank and Lion Bill Currie, chairman of the Fron- tier Days program. DURHAM GIRL LOSES FOOT IN ACCIDENT On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week tests were held at the Lions Swimming Pool in Teeswathr, following the summer instruction. A large class of beginners passed the tests; several juniors, three in- termediates and one senior. The successful candidates were: Beginners—Susan Kreger, Ruth Ann Errington, Judy Welsh, Bonnie Willie, Sharon Willie, Cameron Anderson, Grant Coultes, Brian Coultes, Ross Caslick, Joey Kerr, Mary Ellen Walsh, Malcolm An- derson, David Ohm, Rita Fitzpa- trick, Linda Aitchison, Brian Cronkwright, Linda Hastings, Mari- anne Cruickshank, Judy Irwin, Steven Sell, Paul Fleury, Marilyn Tiffin, Judy Riley, Jennifer Sang- ster, David Bosman, Joyce Coultes, Katherine Fear, Bruce Cameron, Terry Brooks, George Welwood, Robert Armstrong, Robert John- ston, Teddy Ahara, Richard Whar- ton, Patsy Zurbrigg, Norman Mac- Lennan, Jean Rosman, Gayle Gan- nett, Barbara Feagan, Larry Neth- ery, Linda Elliott. Juniors—Ray. Corrin, Dean Bal- ser, Gary Reed, Lonnie Boucher, Kay Marie Hardy, Lynda Seddon, Bruce Currie, Mary Ahara, Ivan McBurney, Jean Welwood, Mary Jean Corrin, Douglas Cameron, Ken Vogan, Tom Miller, Hugh McBurn- ey, Sharon Reavie, Ronald Mc- Burney, Intermediates--Carman AlcBiern- ey, Jane Cruickshank, Hugh Mun- dell, ENGAGEMENT Street, The certificate points up the fact that the home is built to Gold Medallion standards, General contractor, Wilfred White is left and electrical con- tractor, Cal Burke right.—Photo by Bryson. The engagement is announced of Marlene Agnes, daughter of Mrs, Francis Ste, Marie and the late Mr, Ste. Marie, to Mr. Robert Allan Poxton, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Her- bert Foxton. The marriage will take place in Sacred Heart Church, Wingham, on Saturday, September 17th, 1960, at eleven o'clock, F31* RECEIVES ClOR,TIFICATE—G.' W. Cralekshank, second from right, is pictured above as he received a certificate from Mayor R. E. McKinney; on be- half of the Electric Service League at the official opening of the new Cruickshank herne on Victoria A 19-year-old Durham girl, Lou- ella Johnston, suffered severe in- juries including the loss of her left foot in a motorcycle-car acci- dent early Sunday morning on No. 86 Highway near Whitechurch. The young woman was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by James Quaid, 17, of Scarboro, which was travelling west and apparently turned out to pass a car and crash- ed into another vehicle driven by Glen Wettla.ufer, 16, of Mitchell. The Johnston girl, as well as having her left foot amputated in the accident, suffered other sev- ere injuries to the body. Young Quaid receiyed multiple. fractures to the left leg, shock and abrasions to the body. Both were admitted to the Wingham General Hospital, where the girl is in satisfactory condition. After receiving first aid here, Quaid was removed to Vic- toria Hospital, London, for further treatment. At last report he was also in satisfactory condition. Wettlaufer, driver of the car in- volved, escaped injury. Hugh Hand, who lives near the scene of the accident, was credited with perhaps saving the young woman's life, as he applied a tour- niquet to the severed left leg, us- ing his belt to retard the joss of blood. The accident was investigated by Constable M, t'ridenburg, of the Wingham Detachment, Provincial Saturday at Park The Saturday afternoon parade, though smaller than in previous years, contained more children's entries and a fine eisplay of horses, Four bands, the Goderich Trumpet Band, Brodhagen Brass Band and the Belgrave and Brus- sels Pipe Bands led the parade and performed at the park later in the afternoon, Bill Yemen passed the test for poke. seniors. RECEPTION Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Button, of Riverside, California, will re- ceive their friends oh the oecesien of their fiftieth wedding miniver- sera, afternoon and evening, Sep teraber 7th, 1960, at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Gordon W. Buchanan, F31* The horse show at the park was a PARADE DONATIONS crowd pleaser. Awards were made. as follows: Heavy Saddle horse's, James Currie, Atwood; Ross Leon- Social Evening for Miss Pat Hastings BE-OPENING OF STUDIO Alan D. Bennett announces re- opening of his studio in the United htirch On Tuesday, September atit, Students already registered and as- signed lessori periods are invited to confirm the arrangements if desir- ed. There is a limited number of periods available for teaching la( riformation phone 870. Falb theorY, piano, organ), For further The program at the park , eluded Slim Bouehor as master of ceremoides, the Mereey Brothers, Al Cherny and Anne May delighted the crowd as she and her fanious horse went through their pacea. AID FRONTIER FUND w 1 ,h telt Bornholm; C g ot r Cameren n gi mm ;no ponies, L,ynct and Wi About 20 young people gathered Ham Shewfelt, Kincardine, Kenneth at the Bapitst Church on Thurs- The ',lone Club extends its thanks Loon/made Bornholm. day when members of Youth for to the following who donated to- Christ held a social evening in Icon- ward the Frontier Days parade or of Miss Pat Hastings, Miss 1 fihnd: Hastings moved with her family to Winghare Body Shop, $5.00; C, Stratford on Monday of this week, B. MacTavish Ltd., $0.00; Supertest Service Station, Wes,. White, $2.00; Games "re played and Miss Canada Packers Ltd., $10.00; Dave Paid admissions at the park to- talled almost 700, along with Tierra berless children who Were admitted free, Arena CreWded As usual the CKNX barn dance 'broadcast and dance at the Wing- Nancy Clark presented Pat with a lovely sweater, The guest of honor made a fitting reply and thanked the group for the gift, Lunch was served. Misses .Nancy Clark, Lois Sinclair and Helen Hotchkiss made the axa rangemeets for the party. ../ Satutday afternoon. The gronP 41/01 n, prize at the park later tin In the afternoon. Murray Machine Shop, $2,00; Wing- ham Tire Service, $5.00; Joe Kerr Construction, $10,00; Charlie Hod. gins, $10.00; Fry & Blackball Ltd., E. S, Copeland, $10.00; W. H. Gurney & Son, $10,00 Wingham ]Manufacturing Co, Ltd,, $10.00;, Currie Transport, 810.00; Western Foundry, $10.00;, Berry Door, $10.00. RECEPTION A reception will be held in Bel- More Community Hall for Mr, and Mrs, Bill SMith. (Ruth Pitch), on Friday night, Septenther 2nd, Ev- ,,,,, erybody Weltonie, Ladies • please TIM WEDDING PARTY Was tenghtby the elintera bring lunch, F31* plether eased up street titithig the. big Parade tat