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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-03-14, Page 1With wheal • tourciw-/ ie amalgamated .l Collie Videtle and Wroxeto News WINGJIAM, ON's AtiO, 'iiiIK )NJ:MDAY, MARCH lel, 100. STLIEST 4.1 SiNtarE COPIES - w t0 cents 1ALONG THE MAIN DRAG • .By The Pedestrian FRIDAY NIGHT-- I)on't forget that Friday evening 1 is the time of the annual canvass for the Red Cross, The members of alio Royal'Canuclain legion will be ceiling at all homes in town, ser you are 'asked to havo your dona- tion ready, • 0-0-0 ON19 111(AN GONE— The big fire did have it's t n t:r u' - ous sidelight. Anel local husband vaulted out of bed and high tailed it for the .CKNX .buflding. Three. quarters'of an hour later he called his wife to let her know the mag- nitude of the fire, , After he had told her the 'whole story, she said, "Now who's speaking?" Informed that it was none other' than' her own spouse She, bccamc.rrally. hos- tile and declared that it was too early in the day for jokes. What's ao more, her husband wa.s Irl the bed she had jirst'left. She wasn't com- pletely mollified until hubby had persuaded her to go and take a look. • EATING OVAL. Scouts, Cubs and fathers will nine together at. the.. .L.tigh School on Wednesday evening (tonight). The oe.casicur Is the annual father and son bai quet, t)-0- 0 GoJNO DOWN— , '!'ire warmer weather or the smi: week has reduced the elevation of the snowl,anlcs to some degree, but there is still plenty left, Numerous basements have been flooded to some degree, and there was gen- eral thankfulness that a. rain pre- dicted for Monday night did not materialize. t, BUB LOTTy JOINS NORTH BAY FIRM 1 "Bud" Lott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lott of Whrgham, who for the past eight years .has been a sales- man for C, Lloyd & Sons Ltd., has left that firm to go into business with David N. 'I'orraricc of North Lay. The fires will be known as the Northern Office and Supply Ltd. Mr, Torrence is a noti-'e of North Baty and •'Jird" has lived there for the. past five years. beth young mean have worked with minor ban- tam hockey teams in that city. The yew firm will operate • a school Emil office supply and equip. ment centre in North Bay and will carry a complete line in, this field. The store opened for business on March 1. MANGE OF 1)ATI'; The Red Cross drive will be held , on Friday evening, March 23rd, in- stead of March loth, as previously advertised. F11b TURKEY SUPPER 1N GORItuI4 Turkey supper, Saturday, March 17th, 5-7 p.m,, in Gorele Community Hall. Fake sale and bazaar at 3 p.m, Sponsored by Anglican'Church ladies. Admission $1.25, children under .12, 50c. Fl4"' EN Mr. and Mrs, Mango McFarlane, of Bluevale, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Joan r Marie, to Mr, Clifford .Jrhn Brew - Inspection I -lend er, son of Mr. and Mrs. John AS�� Brewer, Bluevale, The marriage • will take place March 31st. F144 ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox, 71 Geoffrey Sti•eet, Toronto, annountd' the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Stevens, to Fraser Alex- ander Forgie, of Wingham, son of the late .Mr, and Mrs, Alexander F'orie The marriage will take place in Knox Presbyterians Church, Oak - Ante, early in .Apr11, F1.4b BMJ AND t1ANDY SALM 13y Willing Workers Unit 111 elfroxetea• United Church Satturdny, March 17, at 3 pili, The Messell. gars Iii charge of tea, tables. 14"14b W.I. 1H.UG)Iiti. In Wroxeter Cominirnity Hall .t Wednesday, Martell 14, at 8.30 pan 101.41) Flamm.; ix BLO 11VALi Euchre and dance itr Bluevale Hall, Wednesday, March 14, tinder at1spices 1O0F, Wingham Lodge. Euchre at 8.30. Dancing till 1 ti.nt. 'Ranch Boys. Adria. 75e Good t.rizes. F't-i41t Celebrates 40th Anniversary The March meeting of the Ieueon Chapter, No. 89, O,E.'i., was held on Friday evening in the Wing - hang United Church with ;immix. "untidy Jfii members and visitors attending. Mrs. Norma ,I. 1'; istwood, Worthy Crand Matron of the Omnis chap_ 101' of Chi111111) 1..1$ preeeut. :out In.- speeted 111e Chapter for Mrs. Floe once ItettVie, 1),L).G.M. of :listelet No. 8. The preair11ng officer's were Ml's. Mit jerir. C.nr.;t, Wortley Mat- ron and Rev, 'C, C1. 1tiese,r, Worthy Patron. Other distiuguiMlu'rl guests present were 111.4. ;Mabel '4lnelcar. et.h, Right Worthy (;rend Trustee of General Grand C,hicpt"t•; Mrs. Viola McCliing, ISO V1.; ;Mee, olive Ad•lms, 1'.(1.,'47. and Mrs. Agnes Ynun;, (;rand C'ol, ductr'•sy. Huron Chapter also celebrated 515 40111 anr'ittleary shute Iustitu 11011, There are only five chatter members living; and they are Mrs. Viola Vox, 1'.istecl.141'.; lir. ,1, A. Je'ox, P.P. Mrs. Mary ('ontt5, P.M.; It, A, Coutts, r.I'.; all of Wing. Mrs. R. B. Palmer Visiting Father WDHS Board Accepts Work Is Needed 14t14R. 13, Palmer and f•tn11l:', n of Queen Charlotte City, I3,C;., ng.- ,� aResignati A rivers herr on :Salteday 11 ed Erre visiting with her fatthole- 1 ti'. Geo. 1.41110 Dr Palmer will john there in the near future and early In April Dr. and Mts. Palmer will en- joy q ('aribbean (ruiar', lharar which the doctor will attend moil - eat cnnferern'es rtboar-1 ship. Dr, and Mrs. D'1nn'd Welt, or Tlr'lia C'nnln, B.C., will he on the sn.nl( Bruise and Will vitt with 11'.8 parents, Rev. incl Mrs. W.:t. Wntt, of \'hitr'rhnreh, before returning to the West. hath, 811(1 Mrs. Margaret Shane. I'.I),I).C,,MI„ of Landon. Several toatsi( Weer proluraerl, rif ler wltiril a delirious cormegaihnrd 1)111(11 Finn birth lay mice 11(1(5 lee cream were 801,(rl under the inn venel'Ship of It1rs. 11(1 ild C'im. gram and Mrs. 1111101cl J'ir'rr. 'V'isitors were present. from C;111' ford, T,istnwel, Palmerstnn, 1r'lesh. erten, l.'tnrkelale. (Veit Sound, WI. Tirr'rintr hincnt'dl110myth, I Stratford, Brantford and Toronto. The yogi' tar Newell rueetin;; n£ the f1ll; stn:,:, V ,8;iu, the Ceiling the Wingham District High School tial arts 1 :1chr'r who ham( 1111cen a Board was held ad the school on similar position in Stratford; ,Miss Thursday evening with business at Sally Stosser end 1)oneld Raper, a minimum, the latter leaving for Ameerstburg. Chairman Frank Thompson told All resignations Err effective at the hoard members that he hart, the end of June. contacted several bon lel member., Principal h'rank 14I(tdill outlined and found general (1greem(nt err allow CKNX to use stlaeo 10 the school as at temporary studio fol lowing the fire o11 Thursday mor ning. The hoard ratified this dr' ('151011, Milli km Approved A letter from the Mlnlstet• Hdncallon gave formai atrpl'ovel to the erection of rt voc'attion:11 wing to the Nihon!, and to the et, expected enrolment in the frill and said that a new (Gratin X would have to be set up and that an extra 'Cion'irnerciai teacher would Is e • needed, He Wats atlthorizcd to red vertise for these two teachers pints replacements for those leaving. ! Aecount5 and minutes were pares (if] and the board agreed to pier. these n special electronic,. meter• foe one of the labnentnries, 1)olnlnlent of nn Ilrle'isor;v '1.11 1 A motion tens passed (nm01' 0(1 i lienal eonlmittcc, A1lnthee Iglu, Ing the staff and Ancients 00 the; also suggested that the homed make excellent variety rnnrr'rt wihirlt nil r( that liability insurance was+ waa preseelted este prrvinnv Week. in force, atesignntdons I The hotted accepted with regret Mrs. Mimeo! ;4t:iintnn and , the resignations of four 91111f Mattreen are spending n (onp11 01 mintbees, They include 19. tlroph)• days with her pnrr'11(4, Idi•nerd j who is returning to university In l'rrs. ti Hawthorne in London. A meeting of those intere:etc'd 1n i enter citi•re'ns' apartment, called by the local .Kinsmen Club on Thursday evening of last week, was not well enough attended. to he (r114)1siVr' in its results. Kinsmen report.. however, that Inlet of the survey was completed anti the runnnnt of interest shown in a senior citizens' apartment war Most 1'nrntlr•aging'' The snrtev will be r•nm)U'ted in 1 the near future, 7'ro plat A warded n ar fFerric' Kieffer 11t del" n t " r•rt It• e � r h 1 g. Royal h Ciueiplt lent week Mol'.inrle Kieffer. r sln:len1 in home economics tit rfrleclona,lyd Twit RIPE , won tit, sr"plly nwarrle•d for the diploma '.•eli,leet bovine the highest 1)01 1118 for ltlit•tixipation. in 111e Royal. l.t.tr'inrie is n d'lurhtei' of M1' nerd Mrs. never Kieffer, R. R. 1. 'tA'1n; hnnl, She also bud a part in, Curtain Call, lite college's annual 'lrnntottr production. TS CKNX Loss Estimated at Near $750,000.00 Biggest news for the past week, of course, has been the disastrous fire which wiped out all the busi- ness and broadcasting facilities of -CKNX -both radio and television. The blaze, which was discovered by Caretaker Alex Skinn shortly after six o'clock last Thursday morning, was at first believed lo have been caused by a. major ex plosion in the engineering labora- tory', housed in the bottom level of the new section of the building on Carling Terrace, However, final decision as 'to the origin of the fire has not yet been made. On Tuesday of this week employees of the fire marshal's of. five were going over the wreckage in the part of the structure which was still standing, in an effort to determine the cause of the out• break, The fire left only the bare walls of the former high school building intact, and wrecking crews were at work before the week -end in the process of leveling the brick work to make way for a new studio building which will rise on the site, The concrete block structure, to the north of and adjoining the old- er section, will, it is believed by the owners, be sound enough to re- equip for future use, All the fur. nishings and other inflammable matter in this section were destroy- ed. Ministerial Assoc. Met Here Monday The March meeting of the Wing - ham and District Ministerial A,s•• sociation was held on Monday in the Wingham Salvaton Army Cita- del with eight members present. Opening devotions were lees by the Rev. H, Donaldson, of Sea- fortls, who .read Fhilippiani [ and gave the prayer. Capt. G. S. New- man, of the Wingham Salvatinn Army, spoke on the work of the Salvation Arniy, An interesting question period followed his talk. The next meeting. will he held in the Wingham 'Baptist 0humh in April. 1 The fire 'was one of the fiercest blazes seen here in many years. Within a matter of minutes after its discovery the flames had raced to the top floor of the former school building, and dense smoke poured out in such volume that the work . of the, firemen became haz- ardous in the extreme. There were several instances during the sleight of the fire, when falling cornices, etc., might easily have taken lives, 'lite brigades from Teeswater and Blyth were both called in and ren. dared valuable assistance to the lo- cal firemen. Very Heavy Loss Though it is difficult to place tin .accurate estimate on the dam- age, it is believed that the total may run as high as $750,000. Con.. trary to general belief, the loss is '; not fully covered by insurance, al- though CKNX founder and pre- sident, W. T. "Doc" Cruickshank, says that he is thankful that in- surance coverage was at least "rea_ sonably high". The CKNX staff earned a great name for efficiency when tliey got the morning broadcast onto the air only minutes after the scheduled hour. Temporary broadcasting facilities at the transmitter build- ing three miles south of town and continued from there until more space was found in town, Several equipment companies and other broadcasting stations rushed equipment to Wingham for the use of CKNX. The MeKibbon store formerly occupied as a book store was opened as a. studio and busi- 1108s office and the station regained normal schedules. Television pie. tures were on the air the same eve- ning and were improved by the following night.. The. operations, .01 •t11e broadcasting company are 1 still being carried on from several - 1 buildings in, the towel, a house in Hillcrest serving 8s the 'temporary business office for 'the television department. ThP auditorium of the Wingham District High School is 'being; used at, present as a. TV studio for the Vivo presentations. Traffic in town on Saturday and S'ynday was congested by the num- bers of outsiders who poured in to view the damage. Hospital Board Approves Kitchen Ventilating System The board of (lirPetnrs of 1 Wingham f3elPral .Flospilatl alpprov ed a recommendation from the pro. party committee, At the -reviles meeting on Friday evening, t.o pro- ceed with the installation of at now ventilatin.g system for the washing arra of the kitchen, Pro. party chairman John V.-ir'dscher reported that the present air -con ditioning unit is not adequate to clear the steam and heat from 1,u• dishwashers and the staff is ex. periencing extreme discomfort ns a result. It was deciders to get plans from a professional air eon- ditioning firm and undertake the necessary work 91 0110e. Mr. Fischer also reported that his committee had met the pre- vious week and inspected the c n. tire building. Another pro;^r which requires immediate attt(n tion, they decided, was the instal_ Cation of a fire alarm system in the nurses' residence. Information in this regard will be sought at once. Fire escape doors on the residence will also be re -hung to swing out- wards. The engineer had also re ported to the property committee on numerous other jobs which will be undertaken shortly. Board chairman R. 13, Consents presided for the meeting and Mrs. 1. Morrey submitted her statistical report for the month o. February, which showed 188 admissions, 7 deaths, 60 operations, 120 out pa- tients, 261 x-rays, 32 blood trans. fusions,- 2129 laboratory proced- ures, 1,g. electrocardiographic ex- aminations, 45 at veneer clinic, 1 post. mortem. There were 3478 pa. tient days let total, for an average o t 124 daily rlur1ng the month. Average length of stay on the part of patients in the various de. partnents averaged 27 in chronic wing, 7 in active wing, a In the nursery and 18 fnr the long stay patients, - Mr. and Mrs. Bolt flail Wer," guests at the 'f'heriihill-Mrt;achern wedding on Friday evenitrg Acton Presbyterian Ohuiic's. Rhona MrEaeh-ern, the bride, is a nlr~re Of Mt. 1 -1 -all h'inanotaJ _Report. 13. Anderson, chairman of the finane(' committer, submitted hit report for the months of January aryl February, which showed rev- enue of $101.438.40 and expendi- turess of $101,179.6. for a book surplus of $1258.75. DeWitt Miller, chairman of the management committee, reported that various department groups within the hospital staff are now holding regular meetings and cop. it's of the minutes of these gather- ings are turned over to the man. agement committee, so that any problems or dissatisfactions may be dealt with promptly. He also said that detailed fire rules will havo to he drawn up. The report of the director of tures.- ing was read, outlining the nursing personnel in the various classifica. tions. The report also showed that there had been nine resigna- tions from staff and five additions. The report of the housekeeper, Mrs. Gowdy, indicated that two had resigned and two other per. sons have been taken on.. Request Meeting A letter was read from the Medi. cal Association +docttors), request. ing a meeting of the full member- ship of that association with the fall board of the hospital. After some discussion It was agreed that the elate for such a meeting would be sot after the receipt of a report from the Ontario Hospital Services Commission on hospital manage- ment policy, which is expected shortly. 1)r. W. A, Mc'Kibbon read ar let- ter from the Ontario hospital Ser. vires- Commission which outlined the extended coverage now being offered by the eommtssion for out- patients. Now covered by insur- ance ore return visits of fracture patients for re. -checking, removal of cast. ore; and sinall operatlone which to not require the patient to remain in hospital overnight, 'rite board also passed ri. resole.. Bon that Ward 27 be designated as a recovery morn for outpatients undergoing minor surgery.