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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-03-07, Page 1A (ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Pedestrian FIREMEN'S ;iOCIAi. - There were e seven tables in :day at the last social held by the. Wing - ham Fire Brigade, when they en- tertained their wives. Mrs. S. Cowan had the high score for la• dies and Mrs. Norman Anger v.:ts low, •Cordon Welwood w.m the first prize for the men and Fred McGee was low,. Bruce Anger won the draw. 0 31.ONJ!: Y ON 15talilLI:LIILA'D— In ()tithe you are wondering who put the Brightly-colercd barrel 'cut on the ice above the McKenzie bridge, you can blame it on the 'Il( t:ermediatc hockey club. The Dod- gers are about. ;400 down on their operations for this season, and he - tend to sell guesses on the time the barrel will go over the dam, 0-0 0•. + TJJ1J) MONI)AX NIUII;r, The Dodgers stayext ih the run. ning with the Paisley- Flyers on Monday evening by hying them in the third fixture :of the • play -oft series.,' The Dodgers iaad lost the. first two games Better get out and give them. Sonne moral support fin; the next game here. u - n-6 iN , 1`Ii•i1NGE x'LAC]4--• Gettir{g late an. elevator in a To- ronto "Hotel•on• Saturday morning we ranrfrtlltilt into ecorge Inglis of B,elmoro 'and Durward Preston. formerly.. of. • Winghani. .They were in attendance, at the Legion execu- tive meeting there. 0-0-0 A i''JdW SIGNS • • Yes, we Juve.rellor'ts of a few Is- olated signs of spring, such. its the appearance of the odd robin and crow. It's pretty hand to believe this year, though. The birds must be a little wacky to be back when we still have such mountains of snow. With which is amalgamated the Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News J. W. Bushfield Was Interested. in Community It was with shock and deep re- executives gret that the people of this com- munity learned of the passing on Monday morning of J. Wilfred ]3ushfield, Q.C., Crown Attorney for the County of Huron, Mr, Bushfiei.d; who was 60 years of age, had been ill for some weeks, during which time he was a patient 0 - 0 - 0 in the Wingham General Hospital, SI UTAR ') N U1' GRAMMA— .At the end r1f the week he was talc- s Did you hear about tier :local en to Victoria Hospital in London, la..zvr.« • •gratndmdther, iirl n; wh�ll+'ala+olti` b�` , � :'l ee/ ' '`�"tsur0Mati at a• picture of Col. John Gleno A native of the •Zion district in with her young grandson, decided Logen Township, near Mitchell, Mr. to do a little educating? "That Bushficld had practised law n maul is a hero," she told the wee Wingham for nearly 33 years. In one "he went around the world February he was appointed acting three times in a ball. "Oh, Grand- crown attorney for the County of iva," was the digusted reply, ".He's Huron, and the permanent an- FM astronaut, and `•e went around pointment to that post was made the earth in a capsule, not a barn!" just a year ago, March 13, 1061. He sold iris practice here but he and MARCH 30TH his family had continued to reside in Wingham, 1 A man who was deeply interested i NT in the affairs of his community, L PRESENT * LIONS W1I. 1011 Bushficld had served o n the "J3d11" CAN OPERA COMPANY PLAN TO Music -lovers will be p.icased to NURSES learn that the Lions Club of Wi�h- TI�111?SDAY ORGANIZE CHAPTER SLATED of many of the hockey clubs •in years gone by, lie was a former member of the arena coil - R mission, a member of the Masonic E i , DOUDLAS FRY and Orange Lodges, the Lions Club and the United Church. In his i L TO ACCEPTS CALL W1i1VG113'AA ', ONTARIO, WJ%DN.ES,DAY. 5.IAIWIJ 7, 1962 S NU,l.Ir� COMM • .10 0011116 YOUTH WOUNDED BY OWN RIFLE ':Will ouncil A 15 -year -.old Brussels district youth, Loa Senders, son of Mr. • l,nd Mips, Frank Senders, was trcta�f at the Wingham General Hospital on 1�riday fee a serious chest wound suffered in a hunting aC CI-arking a er Installation e H' was transferred to Arte dent, c b toria Hospital, London, the same evening, Out hunting alone, the youth .ap'i parently tapped the Ice on a ditch with the butt of his ,22 rifle, ;to find out whether is was safe to cross, The rifle discharged !anti the bullet struck Senders under the right arm and emerged be. neath his shoulder, The wounded youth started' for his home, but after walking a con- siderable distance fainted on the road, the sixth concession of Mer. Hs Township, Here he was found by Alfred Nichol and Larry Fear% who were returning home from Wingham by car. They rushed the victim to the Wingham Hospital, where eater. gency treatment was administered, Constable Ronald Bc11, of the Wingham Detachment, OPP, in- vestigated the accident. George Allen to Leave for Spain George Allan left on Sunday for' A • o Big •Chicago, where if will n guest of JJr nrnver . Birthday Party honor at several functions, Around I ((__ ��„ As the result of a report on traf• - fie control requested by council 111 February, the police committee presented council with several re. commendations that were consid, eyed at the March meeting on Mon_ day evening. The report recommended the in- stallation of traffic lights at the intersection of Josephine and John Streets, which now carries heavy traffic; a flasher light •at the north edge of the town as a warning at the approach to the McKenzie , bridge; the discontinuing of over- night parking on Edward St. in the winter months; the installation of • parking meters on Josephine St. The report came. in for a long discussion by council members on'. the relative merits of the various sections. The result was at decision t to apply to the Department of ; Highways for permission to install I a traffic signal at the intersection of Josephine and John Streets. A suggestion for a light at Victoria and Josephine was dropped as it was felt that the causeway across the prairie will divert some of the heavy traffic which formerly came through town. Permission will also be requested for the flasher, which would be put up at the intersection of Josephine and George Sts. Om motion of Cruickshank and Buchanan the public works com- mittee will consider the 'possibility of parking meters and will make a survey as to where they should be installed and the costs involved. Council agreed to the plan to dis- continue overnight parking on I'.t• ward St, In the winter months, the opinion being expressed that off street parking areas have now bec;i created. Daylight Tina' After reviewing the problem of Daylight Saving Time. council set the dates, commencing April 29 i and ending October 28, A. letter from the Department of •Lands and Forests regarding pos- sible flood conditions this spring was read by the clerk, ' Two letters thanking council for grants were received from the Re.. tarded Children's Association and the Salvation Army. A report from the Wingham and Turnberry Planning Board regard- ing services for the Henderson Sub.- ; ubs ; Division was read to council, and Legion Auxililary Celebrates 2Sth the end of March he will sail for Spain, where he will be the guest of Max Stewart, Commercial Coun- sellor for Canada at the Embassy in Madrid. From there he will go on to Rome, Greece, the Aegean Islands and Egypt before returning home. • capacity as town solicitor he was closely connected with the civic developments which have taken FIRST PRESBYTERIAN place In Wingham over the years. Another of his interests was the Western Ontario Athletic Assoeia- xl;ion-; J nl&]a 1 aaearP.a-seckebta+G member for some time. Mr, Bushficld is survived by 111s wife, the former Wilda I'ullar; daughters, Mrs. Ross (Joan) 1111- hcrt, Guelph; Miss Truly Allen at home; a son, Stuart Alien, at home; two brothers, Charles of London and Norman of Logan Township; and three grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at the. Wingham United Church at 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by service at the Wingham Cemetery chapel. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell. HOUSiMI SURVEY ham has decided to sponse presentation of Puccini's "La Ho - s home" in the Wingham District High School auditorium on Friday evening, March 30th. The presen- tation will be by the Canadian Op. • era Company, the same organiza- tion which has brought operas to Wingham for the past three or • four years. . Sung in English, by Canadian artists, the opera promises to b( most interesting to the many it this district who have already demonstrated their alppreciaLion of this annual opportunity to hear fine music. « KILOWEIi For Mr, and Mrs. ,Jaunes Ed- munds (Helen Adams) in. Comic Community i-0111 Friday, March n Fordwich orchestra. Ladies please bring hutch, ler • EUCII'Jl it AND DANCE Will be held in. the Foresters hall, Iielgrave, on Friday, Martin 9. ,sponsored by .1001or Hockey Club. 'i.'iffin's orchestra. b 5C I-11001, i''A1it t\'il l;'i'INCI IN i EL(11i.r%'i' Jielgrave annum I. school fair meeting will be held in tielgravc Comm nui1y Centre on (Monday, M:nrrlu. 12111, art. 2 p.m. ]:veryh'i" welcome. lr"rb Cl1i1111)FI' [INION 111 [;r;'r IN(r There will be 11 Whlg'harn Credit *Union animal meeting on Thut's- rda+y at 8.00 p.m. in the Connell Chambers at the 'Town hall. Fib C AN(I;1,[,A'I'iON Dm!' to thy' World Day of Prayer hold on Friday, March 910, there will be' no T.01,704 euchre In the '*Council Chambers. F7b I9[tC`I[[Zid IN 1Si.,tlIdVA1;, a) Tilnclire and daincc in Bluevale. Haul, Wednesday, ;March: :14, under n.usple( s "GOOF', W'ingltam Lodge. :Euchre at 8.30. Dancing 1111 •Ranch Boys. Adm. 73c Good prizes, F7 -14b Nearly 100 nurses from Huron County gathered in the town hall Thursday evening to discuss the passibility of forming a county chapter of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Mrs. M. L,nzenberger of (;odcrich was the chairlady for the meeting, Miss ,1, Falconer. public health muse with the Huron County Health Unit, and membership con- vener for this district. for the RNAO, was guest speaker, In her remarks she outlined what a (11a;1 - ter would mean to the registered nurses of the county, She ('x- plaincFl the by-laws• of the organiz titian and said 11 chapter would provide lead('rshin and promote etc.. tivity under the provincial and na- tional groups. In order to organize at chapter of the RNAO, Miss Falconer extant), ed that at second meeting world have to br called and th1111 rias (11s trice chairman would he present if it was decided to (10 so, She went. 00 to outline some of the pro,iects that could hr' eru•rie(I nn h': 0 ('hap ler 00(1 the financial imppets. C)rl this latter subject she said Ihat the fees paid to the provincial group would (.Ov('(' chanter expenses. Ill 1•il nth ;Is a tentative date for the order to organize, 25 members meeting, I would hive to signify that they A norther of quest i0115 WP r(' nslr- Wer•,' willing to taller afire. The chantnall said that. It chap- ter cin by those attending, which were would provide an opportunity answered by Miss ri'nlenner. • Mrs. Ralph Hammond and Mrs. Stewart Forsyth advanced the col. ors on Wednesday evening when the Ladies Auxiliary to they Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180, cele- brated its 25th birthday. Mrs. George Brooks. president. introduced the .platform guests. Greetings were offered by John Bateson, District Commander: Cy Robinson, branch president; Mayor R, S. Hetherington: DeWitt Miller, branch padre; Mrs. L, Hall, past zone commander of Blyth and Mrs. William McCann of Fordwich zone commander of Zone C1. Miss Rev. Douglas Fry of Iroquois I Dorothy Hoyle of Stratford, also and South Mountain, has aecelV a "sail to become minister of kiti 1sE Presbyterian Church, Seaforth. A unanimous call was extended to Mr, Fry following a meeting of the congregation the latter part of January. Mr. Fry, a native of Wingham, preached in Seaforth during the summer of 1960, Later in the fall of last year he preached at anniversary services in the same church. It is expected he will arrive in Seaforth this month and begin his ministry the first Sunday in Ap. ri 1. Mr, Fry is the son of Mrs. N. L. Fry of Wingham and Mrs. Fry is the 'former Betty Lewis, also of Wingham. They have three child- ren, Doug, Peggy and Mary Jean ' T N RECEIVES 1J. PRESTON AT BANQUET '1.'he committee which is working with the Kinsmen Club in order lo find if a treed exists in Wing - ham for a Senior Citizens' apart- ment building, will gather at the towel half on Thursday evening and then set out to make at survey of the community, Peach of the churches has been asked to supply a number of rep- resentative's to assist with the sur- vey, which will take the form of a blitz, fir group w•i11 apprnarh praplc who may possibly be interested In living in such a1 building, to fill out 11 questionnaire, The form will not. be in any way binding on the people who fill it out, and will be con fid ential, The survey will be used to determine whether or not there 11011(111('5 Lo he 0 nerd for such (1 1)11tidt13g in the community. to "fightback when we are not, treated properly." and would unite Scoutmaster John Preston of 'Walkerton, and formerly a resident of Wingham, was honored at the Father and Son banquet held in Knox Presbyterian Church, Walk- erton, when Saugecn District Com- missioner Archie Gowanlock pre- sented him with the Wood Badge and Gilwell Neckerchief, The Wood Badge is procured in three stages. Part I is a correspon- dence cease; Part II, a course of cline clays under canvas and Part 111, the practical application of rill that has been learned under the previous two parts and under dir- act supervision of the district com- i missioner, '1'.he. Neckerchief and WoO.'I Badge are international in 800110. Tho plaid patch on the back of the necfcerchie.f is placed there In honor of a main of high rank vlir, •esanttxl the Po .Scouts of I:nn2- a past zone commander, was en- able to be present Mrs, Harry Town gave a sum- mary of activities and accomplish. ments of the auxiliary during its 25 years. Rect'ive 20 -Peru• Pi 518 Comrades Richardson and M, - Cann presented 25 -year pins to tips charter and other 25 -year mem- bers, Those receiving pins were Mrs. Bill Kennedy. Mrs. Gwen Adams, Mrs. Lloyd Hingston, Mrs. George Ross, Mrs, Harry Browne Sr., Mrs. Frank Edgar, Mrs. T. Y. Snaith, Mrs. Percy Harris, Mrs. Susan Howard, Mrs. Harry Town. Mrs. Frank Sturdy, Mrs, Tom ' Cruickshank, Mrs. Hugh Simla - mon, Mrs. Dick .Surbridge, and Mrs. C. R. Coultes, Comrade McGowan of Blyth pre. scnted the president, Mrs. Brooks, with a set of silver candelabra as a birthday gift to the auxiliary from the zone. Mrs. Forsyth pre- .111e group, e I land with an ('state, where L.ilwell tin 0 :Molding vote the nurses Camp of 'England now is located.1 enaninuntsly are('( t.lta.t at. chap- The ,placid is the Ma.eLaren 10,21atn. ter should be formed and ;rel. Ap- : Mr. Gowanlock made the pre. sentaton, along with the parch- mentof the Wood Badge, which is sent out from Dominion IIeadquar- ters under the signature of His Ex. cellcncy, the Governor General. Chief Scout of Canada, Rink in.k ,s ��First E�htTEn�lerl History was made' at the knell curling rink last Thursday M1411 ng when, for the first Lime in all tilt • years the (1111b has operated hero a rime scored right rocks in one end. The rink was skipped by Lloyd Carter with Jack Uorrici as vier, 13111 Walden as st•cond and Sack Hodgins, load. The four were playing a rials • shipped by George Brooks in the regnlltt' runntl.2obin serif's, aider scored the full house in the third end of the gam(', Pear the uniiiitinied, getting 2 roelts fn tine circles is akin to ahole-in.one in golf or 21 at crib- bage. The seem artnatly wasn't nssur- ed until the last roils, which was dellvered by Lloyd 'Carter. The foursome had seven rocks in thehouse, when George Brooks laid a •nice shot in that should have held ar�ra�r(a,sizaue..e+�,.,.....F,, the score to about three for his op- position, but Lloyd Carter, with the last rock, cane in with a perfect shot that took out the final Brooks counter, and left itself in the house for the perfect score on the end. Lloyd Doors Open Alberta Warehouses C. Lloyd & Son Limited. of Wing - ham, announced this week the op- ening of warehouses in Calgary and Edmonton for the distribution of Lloyd products in the province of Alberta. This branch of the long-established Wingham firm will be known as Lloyd Doors Al- berta. This progressive step fol- lows the recent announcement of a now distributorship in the pro- vince of 'Manitoba provincial officers. past zone cora manders and charter members. Mrs, Jessie Dreyer of Exeter won a draw for 25 silver dollars. The winner of the two draws for pot. ted plants were Mrs, Buckingham of Lueknow and Ethel Graham of Gerrie. council .decided to support the hoard's recommendations. calling for a plain for the area and agree- ments on services, before approval is given for further building in the area, The Conron Insurance Agency requested permission to do an in- surance survey on town require- ments, and the council agreed to have the survey made. The clerk was instructed to write to the Federal Public Works Department, pointing out that the clock in the post office tower has not been functioning properly for several months, McKenzie BridgemayorThe mayor reported that he and Councillor Nasmith had visited with the Minister of Highways and in discussions had been informed that it appeared legislation this year would be passed which woufd cut municipal responsibility in con- nection with new bridges on high- way connecting links to 10 per cent instead of 20 per cent as in the past. This would mean that the McKenzie bridge, i f replaced, would cost the town 10 per cent of the total expenditure. Council de- cided not to take action on the matter this year as the decision on sewage problems has not been made, nor have costs been reviewed as to a new front for the arena. Public !Works Councillor Donald Nasmith dis- cussed with council several aspects of street work for the year. He suggested it was time to pave the southern ends of Carling Terrace Mrs. A. M. Forbes cut the birth-' and Catherine Street, He recom- day cake. mended that the resurfacing of John SL, be left until the Bell One of the members of the Wing- Telephone has completed its switch ham Auxiliary, Mrs. Ernie Lewis over to dial, as several holes will of Lucknow, has been an auxiliary have to he opened in the pavement member for 33 years, having been for this purpose. Council agreed Manitoba. affiliated with t h e Brampton with his suggestion to request the — thele rano before e, a '• sentcd Mrs. Robert Casemore with a past president's pin. Parade of Hats Mrs. W. Hogg was pianist and Mrs. V. Ducharme commentator for a fashion show featuring "Hats of Tomorrow", which had been made by the members. The mod- els were Mrs. Ducharme, Mrs. Har_ old Remington, Mrs, Emily Elston, Mrs. Don Adams, Mrs. Harold Ross, Mrs. Bill Kennedy, Mrs, Mac Peachey, Mrs. Lloyd Elliott, Mrs. Ton. Cruickshank, Mrs. Jack Bate- son, Mrs. George Johnston, Mrs. Bill McKenzie, Mrs. Percy Gibson and Mrs. W. Hogg. Mrs. Willis Hall sang two solos and addressees were given by Mrs. Elsie Duffield of Aurora. provincial secretary and Mrs, M. Richardson of Toronto. provincial president. Mrs, Vance Sanderson and Mrs. 1J. Lewis presented gifts to the branch b f moving to VF ingllain Ec11 Telephone to moot po poles on ,John St. East back when ottl- �'n • made i o E. ar � bc.i n c'r char s c g e der to allow for the widening of Ernie .King Buys the street, Silver Lake Camp Other Business Councillor AIan Williams said Mr, and' Mrs, Ernie King have the fire department had requested purchased the 34 -acre property council to pay $5.00 per day on known as Silver Lake Camp, on holidays and Sundays, when ne- No. 9 Highway in Bruce Co'anty eessary to have one man on duty at the fire hall to take fire calls. The council agreed to this request. Charles Bondi addressed council and asked consideration be giv(n to a tax rebate 011 his property which had been made into a res. taurant. and which was burned out last year, Council reviewed the matter, and going on the precedent of other new properties, agreed that if Mr. Bondi sends a written request to council' the 1962 taxes on the build- - hundreds of miles to teach tilc'lll. ing will be rebated. from Mrs. Ethel Hodgins, Ernie, who is well known here for his interest in outdoor sports s of all kinds, intends to further ue- velop the existing camping and holiday facilities on the property. Silver Lake is a popular fishing spot for hundreds of sportsmen in Western Ontario. Its close prox- imity and good fishing have made it attractive to those who lila :n.. land waters and don't want to drive SQUIRT CHAMPS ---The Wingham Squirts won the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Council squirt championship held at Durham Fast Saturday. The team includes: front row, from the left, Steve Sell, Paul Templeman, captain, Bob Songster, Brad Elliott. assis- tent captain, Malcolm Galbraith; centre, Dave Ohm, Bruce Henry, Peter McCarter, Paul Guest, Ken Aitcheson and Ken Rae. Coach Peter Carmichael and manager Harvey Fisher are in the rear.--Advance-Times photo.