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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-02-07, Page 1—LUAU-- IAIONG THE MAIN HAI y The Pedestrian B ' The Pedestrian CUTTING :L'UE CORNERS -- Most likely our friends in To- ronto and 'Windsor wouldn't be- lieve it, but the town workmen have been out during the past few Jaye with a bulldozer, pushing back the piled up snow at the intersec- tions, The banks along the edges of the roadway had become so high that cars were forced to sneak across the intersections because On -coming vehicles were lower than the banks and so were in - Visible to other drivers around the Corner. 0-0-0 BETCEIi i norEOTiON— While the town men were at it they dug out al the fire hydrants, a vital precaution at this time of year. WATCH YOUR STEP --- Extreme caution is advisable at the present time, not only for mot- olists, but for pedestrians as well , and particularly those older folks who are not as nimble as they used to be, Several residents have sustained had falls on the icy streets and are recuperating at the hospital, 0-0-0 WEIRD WEATHER—• •We have had the full course. as far as weather is concernedduring. the past week. After the mercury had skidded down to a bone -crack. Ing 20 below, the opposite extreme ewes reached at the weekend with• some rain and e high of 40 degrees ;to -leave everything in a very slop- py condition. Bill McCool tells us. itswas,•78 in Daytona Beach .on' 112ot day. Wingham Receives Travelling Gavel' Special events took place Thurs- day evening at the regular meeting of,.the Oddfeliovs' .Lodge. The travelling gavel was presented to • Maitland Lodge, Wingham, by the Exeter Lodge, and the initiatory degree was conferred on one can_ didata for Wingham Lodge. .Visitors were welcomed from Brussels, 'Seaforth and Exeter, The travelling gavel will be presented to .Goderich Lodge -by Maitland • Lodge on March 5. VALENTINE TEA • •Valentine Tea and bake sale will be eheld in St, Paul's •Anglican Church• under. the auspices of the Ladies' Guild on Wednesday, Febru- ery 14th, at 3 p:m, F7 -14b FILMS SHOWN The Wingham. and. District Film ,Council 4s presenting two colored films, radiation and fall -out, in the council chambers on Tuesday even- ing, February 13th, at 8.15. Every - '.one welcome. Silver collection, F7b CM, EUCHRE PARTIES Euchre parties v r s W ill continue every Tuesday evening till April 10, Good prizes. Lunch. Adm. 50e. F7b (CUD AND SCOUT cl1OTIIE1:S The regular meeting will be held. in the Scout House tonight (Wed nesday) at 8.30. Everyone out, please, as plans must be made for Father and 'Soli banquet. `EUCHRE Wingham LOL 704 will hold. a euchre in the Council Chambers Friday, February 9t1, at 8,30 shorn Everyone welcome, F7b• RECEPTION ` Everyone welcome to a reception in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Don Green, newlyweds, (Mary Lou Mof- fat), at Royal T, Wingham, 1'rday, , . February 9th, Music by lilfftn's orchestra, Ladles please bring Minch, -- ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grub'be, of 1•Vittghent, wish to announce the en- gagement of their ,daughter, Sharon Anne, to Mr. John Arthur tetartin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John ,foseph Mettle, of Toronto. FF7.1' VALENTINE DANCE In the new auditorium Brussels Public School, p'riday, February 9. Breit Wilbee's orchestra. Lunch counter. Adm. 75c. • Sponsored by TOW 149, boor and spot prizes. ,i! 7b With which is amaigamate4 the, Gerrie 'Vicjette and Wroxeter News WINGIIA1VI, ONTARIO, NYE PNESDAV, VEER VARY 7, 1962 WARNINGS TO MOTORISTS have been issued by the Depart- ment of Hightways, following a rash of 42 accidents with snow plows on Ontario's highways. In bad storms, the well-known flashing blue lights which the plows carry are often only visible for a short distance. Motorists, says the department, should take care to keep a safe distance from the slow-moving plows. On four -lane highways the plows often work in tandem, one 500 to 1,000 feet ahead of the other. Many accidents have been caused by trucks trying to cut between the two plows at speed and hitting the lead plow. Heavy drifts may slow the plows, eventually even bringing them to a halt, Motorists should leave plenty of space behind plows to- help them pull up in such emergencies. Tentative or ocation r va 1 PUBLIC IS URGED TO ATTEND CAS MEETING Members of the public are cor- dially invited to share in the inter- est and activity of the Huron County Children's Aid Society by attending the annual meeting of that organization, which wil be held in the council chambers, court house, Goderich, at 2.30 next Wecl- nesday afternoon, Feb, 14. The CAS receives help and do- nations from every sector of the county, but many may be unaware that they are most welcome to attend this gathering. The Huron County Society has achieved an enviable record for it.; efficient work and the depth of understanding which has .inarked its directors and staff members. During 1961 no less than 6627 visits were made to homes by members of the staff! there were 1991 per- sonal interviews; 2416 telephone interviews; 223 court appearances. In the same year the society was responsible for the care and super. vision of 73 families in their own homes, a total of 275 children. One hundred and four children were cared for in foster homes. The sta- tistics indicate a busy year, and when it is realized that this wort( is handled by five social workers and two clerical assistants, the .magnitude of the task becomes apparent. One of the most important as- pects of the work is the tremen- dous effort which is constantly be- ing made to provide proper care and supervision of children without removing them from their own homes. Often this is the hard way to do the job, but it guarantees the bare minimum of heartbreak and separation. Child and family care accounted for an expenditure of $74,000 in Huron County last year. As one of the contributors to this program, you are Invited to attend the an- nual meeting next Wednesday. THIEVES STEAL CAR AND CIGARETTES Sometime during the early homes of Monday morning the Foxton Supertest service station was en- tered, the thieves making off with a quantity of cigarettes and other small merchandise, as well as about $10.00 in silver from the cash re- gister, Entrance was gained by breaking a rear window, Whether or not it was the same parties has not been determined, but during the same night a used car was stolen from the lot of Bert Armstrong's garage just across the street from the Foxton station. Lo- cal police are investigating the two incidents. The Armstrong car was later found near Lttcknow. - Mr. Terry Nethery, of Guelph, spent the week -end with his family. Town Council ' eviews Plans For Sewage with Engineer 'town council, meeting in com- mittee on Monday evening discuss- ed the proposed sewage plan with the consulting' engineer, Burns Ross, of Goderich. The plan was discussed at length, particularly from the aspect of the need for a disposal system. and cost factors. ,p I Yo t .All members were of the opinion that it would be necessary to start work on the section of the pian which would take care of the over- load conditions in sewers at the corner of Victoria and Josephine Streets. The matter was left in abeyance until further inforrna- tien can be obtained. )teguhtr .l ,sl e:ei The remainder of the meeting was taken no with general busi- ness, which included a letter from the local Legion requesting action by council in respect to rebuilding the arena front, A letter from the Hamilton office of the Salvation Artily was discussed with the restilt that the Councilmade the usual grant of g $50,00 to Hamilton and $100.00 to the local corps, Two letters from ,blur Hanna. aff.L,A„ dealt with traffic lights and the McKenzie bridge. In the first case the council decided to have the police commission make recommendations: The letter about the bridge stated that the Depart- ment'of Highways would not take action unless the municipality was prepared to put up 20 per cent of the cost of construeting a new bridge, This matter was filed for the present, A deed for a small piece of land between Catherine St, and Carling Terrace was received from Cen- tral Mortgage and Housing Co.r- poratio.n. Committee Repenl'4 Councillor Cruiekshank slated that he e>tpected a petition would be received shortly requesting sidewalk snowplowing on Diagonal Road. Councillor Nasmfth, chair - Mee of the publie works committee said the snow problem at that point Is bad, but the seine thing exists In other sections of the town. He pointed out that the Lime may be coming when the town would have to purchase equipment of some kind that would be heavy enough to do this sort of work. He went on to say that it doesn't appear pos.) Bible to deo title work, until sueh equipment is available. Cotuncillor! lYasmitlt (::pressed the opinion that it was not the duty of 'the council' to suddenly decide to plow Sidewalks unless the public indi- cates it wants the job done and is willing to Y for O i r t . p One councillor suggested that if parking meters were put Into 080 the revenue from this source could cover the cost of plowing sick. walks, Warren Catlhtn, 2100100 chair- man, read the accounts, Which were approved, Be then brought in recommendations for salary ad., justmepts for the .police force and other town employees. The sched- ule was approved by council, Councillor W.illianns reported that (Pleacc turn te Lae Three) At the regular meeting of the Wingham District High School Board Last Thursday evening the secretary, Miss Y. McPherson, read a letter from the Deputy Minister of Education stating that the build- ing of a vocational addition had been tentatively approved by the department, The board had sent in the pro- posal during January, after letters of intent had been received from the boards at Lucknov and Rip- ley. This means that the other two boards will send pupils to the Wingham school who desire techni- cal training. The letter from the deputy min- ister outlined enrolment expecta- tions iu the throe high school dis- tricts, with the result that the new vocational addition would allow for a total enrolment in the Wingoar:i school of 1,0.10. The letter also itemized the type of addition and alteration; that would meet with approval. The addition would include four classrooms, one business machines mons, ono typing room, one lab• oratory, three of the following four suggested shops auto, carpentry millwork, electricity, or machine) stop; one gymnasium eirix70 210 Alterations tender the proposal would include enlarging the exist ing general shop in or;ier to pro_ vldc an occupational training shop for boys and the conacrsion of the old shop to an occa111lonarl shop for girls. As well, the eafeterin, kitchen 011d boiler room would be enlarged. Haus Outlined The Board agreed to retain the Hamilton firm of Kyles & Kyles as architeets for the program. and called in Mr. Kyles L present an outline sl(etcll of how the addi- tions ddi- ti nS and tlt coat( s could be made. The architect told the hoard - that additions could be nut(](' to the school which would run south from the two east west. wings, 01 the eastern side of the present betiding. Board members mess,. tinned Mr. Kyles on the subject and offered sol coal suggestions. He was then instructed to proceed With proper sketch plaits which would be forwarded to the Depart- ment of Education for approval. Costs were not brought out at the (meeting but the proposed addition Will fall under the now grant plan (Please turn to Pifer Three) SINGLE COPIE$ -•- 10 Cent4. Charges Maladministration At Assoc. Hospital Meeting. Outspoken oritieism of the "ad- ministration" of the Wingham Gen. eral Hospital was heard at the an- nual meeting of the Hospital As- sociation in the nurses' residonee on Friday evening. At one point the validity of the meeting and the business it was called to transact were questioned. Chief critic of the hospital's ad - 1 ministration was Jake Hildebrand, who demanded to know whether or + not there was a limit in the hospi- tae association's. by-laws en the length of time a director could i serve on the board and later moved a motion of non -confidence in the administration of the institution. The motion was defeated when a majority of those present support- ed a motion in amendment express- ing confidence in the administra- tion. R. B. Cousins, vice-chairman of the association's board of directors, presided over the gathering and ex- IONA ACCIDENT WRECKS WINGHAM CAR Mr. and Mrs, Ed, Edighoffer of Wingham escaped with minor cuts and bruises when they were in- volved in a traffic accident near the town of Ranger, Georgia, on Saturday. They left Wingham on Thursday and were on their way to Florida for a holiday. The accident happened when a car emerged from a lane and at- tempted to cross the main highway immediately in the path of the Ed- ighoffer car, which was completely wrecked in the resulting crash. Mr. and Mrs. Edighoffer both required medical attention, the for- mer for a minor nose injury and Mrs. Edighoffer for cuts and bruis- es about the head, It is understood that she was confined to hospital for a few days' observation, but nothing of a serious nature devel- oped. At last word the couple intended to continue their journey to Flor- ida. MRS. N. CAMERON 15 RE-ELECTED At the Ladies' Auxiliary meeting held on Friday the following offi- cers were elected for 1962: Pres., Mrs, Norman Cameron; vice-presidents, Mrs. J. 4V. English, Mrs. E Webster, Mrs H. McArthur; recording sec., Mrs. W. Murchison; corresponding sec., Mrs. W. J. Greer; treas., Mrs. D. C. Nasmith. Committees: Sewing, Mrs, H. Sherbondy and Mrs. James Smith; buying, Mrs, N. Underwood; social, Mrs, J. H. Crawford; cancer clin- ic, Mrs. D, S. MacNaughton; mend- ing sorters, Mrs J. Gurney, Mrs. H. McArthur, Mrs. Robert Vivian, Mrs. J. Alexander, Mrs. E. Armitage, Mrs. W. H. Edwards, Mrs. H. Hot son, Mrs .T, W. English; marathon bridge, Mrs. H. Aitchison, Mrs. T. A. Currie; Rummage, sales, com- mittee convener, Mrs. E. Armitage; hospital board representative, Mrs. N. Cameron. During January 216 articles had been sewn, 204 cut out and 298 mended requiring 202 heurrs. The purchase of a $1,000 bond, maturing in 1969, was approved by the auxiliary. PUBLIC INVITED TO FREE FILM SHOWING The. Wingham and District Film Council is offering an interesting and educational program to the public next Tuesday evening at 8.15 when films will be shown in the council chambers. Two excellent films have been ehoeen for this occasion. The first will be nn radiation, showing the effects of controlled radiation on body and plant cells. T second film will he on fallout radiation, a topic many people are interested in at the present time. A discussion period will be held 011 ('a('h of these subjects afterer the pictures have been seen. Mr, Worsnop, a teacher at the Wing - ham District High School, will lead the discussion on radiation. R. P. Ritter, also of the high school staff and an officer in the 21st Field Regiment, will be in charge of the fallout discussion, Bob Taylor, of Manatee., National Film Board rep- resentative to the Bluewater r leen Federation, will be present, This effort is a service to the conmuhity by the film council and is what is hoped will be the first in a series, tf enough interest is (Please turn to Page Three) GUESTS FROM AYLMER OBSERVE YOUTH WEEK BY SPECIAL SERVICE Wingham United Church cele- brated Youth Week by a special Young People's service Sunday morning. Guests of the congrega- tion were the members of Club 7, of Aylmer, Ontario, and their lea - ler, William Parsons. Club 7 is a community boys' club for all boys in their teens and affil- iated with St. Paul's United Church in that town. It has a membership of 45 boys and meets weekly on Sunday mornings at 10. Over a period of 15 years more than 500 boys have belonged to the club and its former members are now in places of business in every pro- vince of Canada and Alaska, and some of them are ministers of the church. The guest speaker was Donald Parsons, a Grade 13 high school pupil, who is looking forward to becoming a minister of the United Church. He spoke from the text, "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth", and referr- ed to the many twisted lives of people who refuse to obey the com- mand- of remembering God-. He called upon young and old alike to put God first in their lives if they would find success and happiness. Features of the morning service included the music of an intermed- iate choir of young people from the Wingham United Church, a duet, "Come Holy Spirit" by Judy Cal_ Ian and Bonnie Jardin and a tenor solo by William Parsons, "Come Ye Blessed", Dennis Callan, president of Hi -C Young People's, assisted by reading the lesson. Club 7 was entertained during the afternoon by the Hi -C of the 'Unit- ed Church and appeared on. Sing - time television, an inter -Conference broadcasting project, along with the intermediate choir, augmented with young people from Belgrave. The day was completed by the showing of a film at 7 p.m., "Day of Experience', depicting days in the life of student missionaries of the church across Canada, piained the absence of the chair. man, H. 0, MacLean, because of illness. Minutes of the 1961 annual meeting were read by the secretary, John Strong, and passed. Mrs, I. E. Morrey, administratrix of the hospital, read the statistical report for the year 1961, which showed a total of 39,586 hospital days, for a daily average of 108 patients, The 1960 daily average was 113. A. D. MaoWilliam, chairman of the board's finance committee read the highlights from the auditor's statement, which showed gross re- venue of $583,816 and a profit of only $200. Mr. MaoWil1iarn, explain- ed that this very small profit is precisely in line with the present plan of hospital financing under the Ontario Hospital Services Com- mission, by which neither profit or loss are to be accumulated. Sal- aries amounted to $392,514. In clos- ing the speaker referred to the great amount of food which is handled in the hospital kitchen and complimented the chef, Jim Lee, on his capable work as head of that department. (Please turn to page Threw Mrs. Michael Weiss Dies from Exposure Mrs. Michael Weiss, 94, of Tees - water, wandered away from her daughter's home on Monday and ,died of exposure at the onset of a storm. Mrs. Simon Henninger, her daughter, reported Mrs. WeisS miss- ing at 4 p.m. Both had lain down during the afternoon and Mrs. Weiss wandered away after her daughter fell asleep. A search party of police and, •fires men found Mrs. Weiss in a garden about`a block front her daughter's home. She was still alive aivd was taken home. Dr. P. J. Lebilny pro- nounced her dead about 5.45 pan. Temperature at the time. was about 12 degrees above zero, but blustery winds and snowflhirries set in. She was the former Caroline Dienert, Mr, and Mrs. Weiss lived in Culross Township, retiring to Mildmay in 1933. Mr, Weiss died in 1949. She was mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to about 150 descendants. She is survived by daughters, Mrs, S. Benninger, Teesxater; Mrs. Jos. (Kate) Dietrich, Mildmay; Ttrs. Jos. (Margaret) Balk, Mrs. David. (Eliz- abeth) Mergenhagen, Mrs: Clarence (Cecelia) Strawbridge, Hamburg, N.Y.; Mrs, William (Millie) Weiler, Guelph; Mrs. John (Lucy) Massed, and Mrs. Richard (Mary) Bauman, Kitchener; sons, Edward and John, Calgary; Clarence; Grimshaw, Alta.; Daniel, Formosa, C.O. CLEARS MISUNDERSTANDING Special Course Trainees Not Under Obligation Men enrolling in six week special militia training courses are not committing themselves for future military service, Lieut, -Col. L. G. Vickars, commanding officer of the 21st Field Regiment, said today. Lieut. -Col. Vickars' statement was aimed at offsetting a misunder- standing which. is prevalent in this district and Carne as the 21st Regi- ment is entering the final lap of the first special training courses conducted in Listowel and Wing -1 ham and readying for the second Course, which begins on February 26th, 1! xplaining the program, the cont- mending officer said that in fact those who take the six week special militia training course are signing up for two years in a special branch of the militia. He entphasiz- ed, however, that further training beyond the six weeks is not conn-� pulsory, "If they with to detach them- selves from the militia after the six weeks' training is completed, there Is nothing to hold them," .he said. Lieut. -Col. Vickars believes there is it chance that the misunderstand- fine resulted through aft erroneous tnlpre5SiOtt ratified bv ;cite condi datces in signing up for the course. He explained that the forms being used for the course are the sante one that a person signs if he were joining the regular militia. iThere are several men indicating they intohd remaining in the militia after the course is completed, he said, adding "these men will have to sign up again for the regular two-year period." Lieut, -Col. Vickars said there are ' now 11 candidates on the 3'iiting list, for the course, which carr- mences on February 26th. Noting there is a limit of 35 at both Wing- hamnd Listowel, a stow •l,advised tie he a vas se e intending to enrol to contact the Armouries in either town before the present eourse ends on Fehr*. ary 16th --or as soon as possible. ,t highlight of the present course will come oft February 13th with demolishing of old building's under the national survival program. Final inspections for the colrsea in both centres will coma on February 15th and are to fttelude competitloiis for the two troops. Awards will also be given for the two 'Men selected a$ the hest soldier 10 Wingham and in Listowel.