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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-10-19, Page 1S director of nursing, has submitted $36,553.00 for a net opei•etitig. jes her resignation, due to ill health, of $3,450.00. The 'chairman, At ',D.. The meeting ' was presided aver/1VtaeWilliain, pointed out that the by H. C. MacLean,, chairman. of operating loss during September, the hoard, Mrs', I, 3, Kerrey,. the balanced with a profit of Omit, the hospital, administratrix, reported a same amount in August, and :that daily averag.e. of 1()9 patients for the total financial picture,,abOws. the month of September, There the institution Is operating' of i a, were 33. births, 50 operations, 115 "break-even." basis, which IS ha outpatients, 209 x-rays, 6 blood intention under the hospital. transfusions, 1,016 laboratory pro- vice,s plan,. cedures, 69 at cancer clinic. Operating Room Conepletett ;M The The report of the finance corn- DeWitt Miller, chairman of the rnittee showed expenditures for property committee, stated that. die the month as $40,000.00, revenue, renovation of the operating room r. SINGLE MPI '0#1, TROPHY PRESENTED—Brian Metcalfe, right, is shown above as he presented the Labatt trophy to Don Rae at the first trap shooting competition staged by the Winghani Sportsmen's Oub. .'eu members of the club entered the cornpetition,---Phota by Connell, Will' Move ansiness to New Location Bert Armstrong, who has deer- ated the BA. service •Station on Josephine 'Street for the past twenty-one years, will move his garage operation to the Fula station just north of the C.N.R. tracks, about the first of next month. The B.A. station which was op= erated by Mr. Armstrong, was torn down recently and in the interval a new station has been built by the oil company. However, Mr. Armstrong said the new building is not suitable for his operation which includes the repair of small motors as Well as the usual garage and service station business and a car agency. For this reason he decided to move his business to the new location. The Fine station has been operated by Wingliam Building Products in recent years, Mr. Armstrong, with his wife, attended the preview of the new Studebaker line, for which he is dealer, in Hamilton last week and he remarked that the new 1961 cars will be on display as soon as he is able to move to .his new estab- lishment, ool artment rants TWO CKNX MEN HONORED• MONDAY Two employees of long standing were feted by their fellow employ- ees on Monday evening when a "stag party was held at the Sports- men's club house for Jack, Mitchell. and John Krug ' who are leaving Wingham next week, Both were presented with suitable gifts to mark their stay in Wingham. Jack Mitchell and his wife and three children, who have been liv- ing in the former Dr. Pedley house on Frances Street will motor to Lethbridge, Alta., next week, where he has secured the position of commercial production supervisor at Station CJLH-TV. Previous to his coming to Wingham five years ago, Jaek worked .at the Galt arid Kitchener radio stations and has been the continuity TV chief. editor at CKNX Wingham in the interval. He takes up his new duties on the' first • of next mouth. ReeentlY''-Progratit -tlitecto-i- at 'CKNX, John Krug, who is the son of 'Rev,' and Mrs Karl Krug, of Wingham, will leave on Friday for Montreal where he will ,join the new TV Station CFCF which goes on the air at the first of the year. John, who is well-known in, sport- ing circles, came to Wingham six years ago and started as an an- nouncer at the local station.. He will have the title of film program co-ordinator at the Montreal star tion. • John Hanna of Wingham poured tea. Attending the meeting from Wingham were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Craw- ford, Mr. and Mrs. W. B, McCool, Mayor R. E. McKinney and Barry Wenger, SUBSCRIPTION-RATE GOES UP NOV. 1st May we remind subsertater once again the yearly rate for this paper will advance to .$4.00 en. amt after November Utz. Copies purchased at lieWe 7 .. stands and dealer outlets •Willa be 10e each. • During the intervening ten days'you May renew.. your scription 'at the present rate of , $3.00 per year, and, if you wish, subscribe foiaone*or more years , in advance at the $3.00 rate. • The necessity for such an -Ina crease became apparent many,. months ago, but the publishers of The Advance-Times haVa delayed the increase as long as possible. Repeated jumps in the cost of materials, labor and. equipment- leave no alternative.: Please remember the new. price date—Tuesday, November 1st. TOP ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC SCHOOL+ In his report to the school board last 'Monday evening, Stewart Beattie, school principal, stated that the average attendance for Septemlber was 97.2 percent, and was a near record. One grade he said averaged 99.26 percent. En- rollment at the school was 512 pupils. Business handled by the .board was limited with accounts being approved for payment and the minutes of the previous meeting read. S. A. Scott, local insurance agent, went over several insurance prob- lems and reported that premiums on school insurance were now spread over a three-year period with one-third of the total prem- ium being scheduled each year, MY PP AT 'GVIDIV,--4his group of eight smiling Brownies moved Up to Ohl .Guid'e's at a "Fly tip 'CerefatOnet hie Monday evening ;When the Otild(la Mot at the PreShYteriall• Chnitth bell, They irielnde, hank row, left to right: Kay 141nrie Hardie, Barbara Henry, Linda. Seheistel, Catherine DuclutrtON front rote, 'Virginia Murray, Jean Weiwood, Nancy Caserrinre and Gloria Iteed0=6Advintice-Times photo, With which is atnalgamated the Qorrie Vidette and Wroxeter NOW,3 taff Sh rtage Problem- at Hos. W1NGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OcTODER 10, 196() IMAM THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian HARD WORKERS-- DWG forget to get your odds ma'[ ends down to the Armouries in time for the Ladies' Hospital Au- xillary rummage sale next. Satur- day. The gala ,do a tremendous job and need all the help they cainfind. u 0 - FEWER HOCKEY PEAYEDS--,- Itegleteations were open at the town hall. on Saturday afternoon for boys from 7' to 12 wht).'would like to play Pee Wee or Squirt ,hoeltey this winter, Only about 60 turned up, considerably legs than last year, We don't know whether Wingham lads, have run out of vim or' just didn't realize Saturday was. the big day. However, either Char- lie I'errott or Lloyd Carter will ac- cept registrations if there are still boys of the community wile' are interested in 'Playing. 0-0-.0 IT STARTS EARLY— ( ft seems to have becothe the cus- tom these past few years to have Hallowe'en start , early and the endless soap markings on windows end cars goes On for weeks. For the most part the scribbling ig harmless, though annoying. (Flow- ever, those who go about writing obscene messages, either 'on the main thoroughfare or at private homes can hardly get any real fah out of their ignorant practices. It certainly depicts a very low-grade mind, and Police Chief Gordon Deyell points out that the culprits can expect charges' if caught, It Is to he hoped that Wingham will have the kind of Hallowe'en as last year when the police publicly thanked the young people for keep- ing their pranks wtihin the bounds of fun and common sense. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Roderick McKay AtincliaC.e. tbn ,..ellgagaMelat . et their,, danghter Delmia Beatrice, to Mr. Frederick John Hopper, son of Mr. and Mrs. (Robert Hopper. The mar- riage will take place . Wingham United Church on Saturday, Oc- tober 29th, at 2 pan. F19* RECEPTION IN BLUEVALE Reception will be held ' in Bluevale Hall, Friday evening, tuber 21st, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Gueguen (Dorothy Freibur- please bring lunch, Everyone wel- come, F19* ANNIVERSARY SERVICE At Knox Presbyterian Church, Belgrave, on Sunday, October 23, at 2.45 p.m. Rev, R. G. MacMillan, of Goderich, guest speaker. Music' by Brussels Choir. F19b Adequate staff remains a major problem at the Wingham General Hospital, according to the report submitted by ,Chairman Roy Cous- ins of the 'management committee at the board meeting on Friday evening. There still is lacking several graduate nurses, although a replacement has been secured for the operating room. He also said that there had been one resignation in the office, and the position had been filled by an employee from another section of the hospital staff. Miss Newell, the former ELMER U. BELL IS PRESIDENT Elmer D. Bell,. Q.C„ 51-year-old Exeter lawyer, was elected presi- dent by acclamation on Monday at the 'general meeting of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Associ- ation at the Royal York ,Hotel in Toronto. He succeeds the late Alexander D. McKenzie who died last May, , or ital has been completed, and said that the staff men had done an excel- .lent job. New floor, wall and cell hag tile,, an exhaust fan and other improvements have brought the room up to a much higher standard than, was the ease before the work was done. In.answer to an inquiry by board member William Elston, the chair- man said that it appears virtually impossible to comPly with regula- tions which govern the change in name of the hospital, Some time ago the board sought to have the name changed to "The Wingham, District General Hospital". How- over, the board's solicitor has now learned that it will be necessary to secure the written agreeinent of all members of the hospital association, and since there are a great many people in membership, and since a fair proportion of the members no longer reside here, coornitpidiaunficceurt.i.th. the ruling appears In Dr. P. Leahy reported on a meet- ing he 'had attended' at London along, with Mrs, Morrey and H. L. Sherbondy, The gathering, spon- sored' by the Ontario Hospital, Services Commission, had been for the purpose of discussing hospital problems. He Said that the com- mission appears anxious to iron out existing difficulties, but since the whole operation is comparatively new there are many changes still to he made. At the October meeting of the Wingham District High School Board on Thursday evening, sec- retary-treasurer Miss Y. McPherson reported that the final grant of the year had been received from the Department of Education, and amounted to $104,955.90 bring- ing, the total grants this year to $184,955.90. In dealing with correspondence, the secretary read a letter of thanks fforn Mrs. William Gal- braith for the flowers sent by, the board at the time of her husband's death and for kindness during his illness. The late Mr. Galbraith was ,secretary-treasurer of the board for over 35 years previous to his retirement two years ago. A letter from the UNESCO Youth Survey Project Committee was read. It outlined a program whereby a survey will be mad, to K1NETTE MEETING HIVE SCHOLARSHIP AT COMMENCEMENT The Wingham Kinette Club met at the home of Mrs. Andy Scott on Wednesday evening. The meet- ing opened With the singing of the Kinette Song, followed • by the minutes of the previous meeting and the roll call. Mrs, Freddie Templeman and Mrs, Dave Burgess were chosen as voting delegates to the Kinsmen Fall Council to 'be held in Strat- ford on October 16th and 17th. The Kinette scholarship of $100 will he presented to Miss Christine Runstediler at the annual com- mencement exercises at the Wing- ham District High School. study essential values in students from the 16 to 21-year age group in three eastern and three western countries. Canada has been chosen as one of the three western nations 'and Wingham as one of several communities of under 5,000 population to take part. Mr. Madill explained that 10 students from different walks of life will fill out questionaires on the subject. In reply to letters sent to the school boards at Walkerton, Luck- now and Goderich in connection with students attending the Wing- ham school, but living in the other _school districts, the secretary read letters which stated the other boards would refuse to pay tuition fees for the students in question. After considerable discussion on 'Please turn to Page Four. Winter Activities Planned by Group. payment, During the discussion of plans for winter activities, it was derided *to hold. registration for all boys between 7 and 12, who are inter- ested in playing hockey, for Sat- urday, October 15th. A broomball league will also be organized if enough interest is shown to merit its formation. Several members of the commit- tee will be attending Lake Huron Zone .conference to be held at Walkerton District High School on Saturday of this week. Sessions commence at 10.30 RM. All persons Who are interested in minor sports.' arts, crafts, senior citizen activities and ether phases of recreation are invited to attend and should con- tact the secretary, Charles Perrott, right away so that transportation can be arranged. The tentative date for the an-. nual meeting Of the Wingham group has been set fot 'December 6th at the Wingham town hall. AP organizations Such as church groups, !service clubs, schools,. etc., air! Invited to he represented and 'should plan now to have a dele- gate at the meeting, Infant Dies in London Hospital Barry James, 21-mOnthsrold son of Mr, and. Mrs. Wally Reset- grove, of Chesley, passed away in Sick Children's Meinorial Hospital, London, about midnight, MondaY. October 17th. The child had undergone surgery at Wingham 'General Hospital on Friday morning and web . removed to London in the afternoon. He is survived by his parents, and a brother, Bruce Robert, 4; grandparents, Mr, and Mr's. Omar Haselgrove, of Wingham, and Mrs. R, Hobden, of Hamilton, and great grandmother, Mrs. Mac- Donald, of Montreal. Arrangements had4 not been COL pleted at press time but A private service will be held front the ,T. Walker funeral home, Friends are asked to please omit flowers. Girls Are Welcome To Join Girl Guides on Monday night when the Wing- ham 'Girl Guides met for their regular meeting la the Presbyter- ian Church. Seven girls. Barbara Henry, Nancy Casemate, Kathryn Duck- arale, Linda Schiestel, 'Gloria Reed, Jean WelWood and Virginia Mur- ray, who had earned their Golden Hands and Brownie Wings, were accompanied by Brown Chvl Mrs. Norman Elliott, who 'is also dis- tHet commissioner, to the tete., niony. They Were accented as Tenderfoot Guides and welocnted by Captain Mrs. George Henderson and the Guide Company These new recruits will start work immediately to become Girl • Guides, /f there are any girth in the corn, Inanity, 11:x):A years of age, Who have not 'been 'Brownies, but would be interested in joining Guides, they are asked to attend the meet- ing next Monday eVeaing at 7 o'clock in 84 AndreW'S Presbyter* kin Church Sunday Scheel room. They will be Most welcome. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. 'Charles Showers announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, Reg.N., to Kenneth Goedon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopwood, of Strat- ford. The wedding will take place al Wingham United Church Sat- , urday, November 12th, at 3 p.m. Er 19:z the Oc- KINETTE FALL TEA Kinette fall tea and bake sale will be hold in the Council Cham- bers on November 2nd. Fashion show of hats and furs at 3:15 and 4!15. Draw for a painting, F19b T DINNER, TEESWATER The Ladies of Knox Presbyterian Choreh, Teeswater, Will hold their annual turkey dinner in the church basement on Wednesday, October 26th, from 5:30 to '8 p.m., DST. Adults $1,50, children 12 and under 75c. F19b ----- DANCE IN WROXETER To the music of Revonah Or- chestra in the .Community Hall, Friday, October 21st, F19b RUMMAGE SALE Don't forget to send your do- nations for the Hospital Rummage 'ale to the Wingham ArMouries, This sale will be held on Saturday afternoon, October 22, at 2 o'clock, under the direction of the, Ladies' ilk Auxiliary to Wingham General gip Hospital. Anything can be Sold, furniture, clothing, hats, novelties, vie. It is asked that all articles be taken to the Armouries Friday so thaE they can be sorted and mark- ed, Anyone wishing a parcel called for, please phone Mrs, J; IC lite- Xay, 118; or Miss M, Johns, 268. "Anything you eatinot use, we can sell", George Hogan of Toronto was appointed secretary, also by accla- mation and John Trimble of Ham- ilton and J. M. Pratt of Listowel were elected vice presidents, to fill the vacancies left by Mr. Bell and Mr. Hogan, Mr. Bell practiced law in Brus- sels and' Seaforth for some years and,during' World War II, while he served in 'the armed forces, his wile resided in Wingham. 'When Major Bell returned. from overseas he was Pi, charge of one of the batteitgasatrl thea r.pgiMent, Wit's oEifear cOiluidinding Of the 21st Regiment with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, ' A graduate of the University of Toronto .and 0Agoode Hall, Mr. Bell was appointed a King's Coun- sel in 1948, He purchased a law practise in, Exeter some time ago and has lived there since.. He has been active in the party since 1935 and is a past president of the Huron and Western Ontario Conservative Associations. Mr-Bell was first vice president of the On- tario organizationprior to the meeting on Monday. The meeting was highlighted by speeches by Leslie Frost and Rt. Hon, John Diefenbaker. Following the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Frost en- tertained at a reception :in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Diefenbaker and the new president, at which Mrs. ger). Felkers' Orchestra. Ladies 1 Mrs. Jack Walker reported that floor covering has been purchased for the Scout House and, the hall will be ready for use in about two weeks, A report was given by M:s. Bob Gutpell on equipment needed for the children's ward in the hos- pital. The club decided to investi- gate the price of the equipment. The main ibusitess of the evening was the planning for the annual fall tea. A bake table will again be featured and a table 'of home-made jams and pickles will replace the candy table of previous teas. Sev- etal Kinettea Will model hats and, furs as a special attraction this year. Mrs. Andy Scott was the winner of the evening draw, A Motion car- ried to have a riot luck supper prior to the November 14th Meet- ing. The next meeting Will be held on October 24th ''at the home Of Mrs, jack Walker, A meeting of the Wingham Re- creation Committee was held on Tuesday of last week when the outstanding accounts for the sum- mer activities were approved for A Flying Up ceremony was held