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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-06-06, Page 1kill ikai— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG lily The Pedestrian NEW BOTTLER,— Mead OTTLE -..Mead Beverages, s, located at the northern outskirts of Wingham, have installed a new bottling ma - (bine foe their Wishing Well soft. drinks. The firm's owner stated that the new machine will soca. production of their product. At well, it. it anticipated that a new bottle washing machine will be ti; stalled shortly. The family -operat- ed concern, has been doing well and reports that sales an up consider ably over last year. 0-0-u POLICE BUSY-- Local "U,SY—Local police officers have beet pretty busy the past week looking after a rash of minor traffic ac- cidents, none of which causer.) any injury or extensive damage. Listowel Kinsmen Steal Local Buggy Thieving Kinsmen from the towr. of Listowel arrived in Wingham or Friday evening and made off with a buggy that had been set up or the main drag to advertise the lo- cal trade fair, scheduled for Thurs. day, Friday and Saturday of this week. What the culprits •)leis) in .mind is not known, ansa it took until the week -end before it was learned by the local club members where the rig haci gone. At press time it was understood that members of the local Kinsmen Club were .preparing to take off for Listowel to recover their property, by force if neces- sary,' Unfortunately we cannot re- port just how much mayhem re- sulted in the operation. The .Kinsmen report that all ulans for the local fair are pro- gressing well and that the fait should he ono of the best since it was organizes]. Entertainment is top rate and the usual Inn for all will be pro- vided by the midway and bingo grime in the tent. Tile pooch par- ade, a new addition is expected to attract consicleratbie interest as will the Twistathon, which starts at eight on Saturday evening. The Tall Tales contest will be the Oran' Ilia fcaturc or —Che` ftiir on Thursday when the mayors of nearby municipalities will match wits for a prize of $50.00 for their hometown Kinsmen. If you haven't already done so, turn to the Trade Fair advertise- ment on page six of this issue and eat a,11 the details of the big event. Proceeds of the fair will be used Lo bolster the club's service account which is badly depleted after mak- I iug donations to the Retarded Children's School and commit. ments to the bathhouse; and sen- ior citizens' apartment. GARDEN PARTY To be held in the Gerrie United Church Wednesday, June 13, Sup- per served from 5 to 8. Admission $1.00. Public school children, 40c. Conte and bring the family. F6b MEETING_ ...- _... The Junior Conservation Club will hold their regular meeting in the W.S.A. club house on Monday evening, June 11, commencing at 7 o'clock. F6b • CHICKEN BARBECUE In Brussels Agricultural Park, sponsored by the Agricultural So- elety, Wednesday, June 20, from 5.30-8.00 pan. Adm., adults $1.50 children, 75e. Variety nmogram. I case of rain to be held in arena,. F6 -13b l ONV14NTiC'•LE SERVICE 111 connection with the Center• hial celebration of St, Andrew's Church, Sunday, June .17, at 3 p.m., at the original site of first Presby- terian Church, Victoria. St„ four blocks west. of Josephine. Speaker Ar, Finlay G, Stewart, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Ch u rch, it {itchencv' Ptnrr, D. A. MacLennan, of f,nch- alslt. F6 -13b COLT) MEAT SLJPI'J1R, Will be held In the Bell/lore arena Wednesday, ,Titer 20, at. 7 p.ni, Admission, adults $ r,rtn, ooh lie school children 50e. No waiting, everyone served at. now,, reo,nt,. ,Dill he available from all members of areira eomniittre, F6 -13-20b ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. David ('rothers ne- er:Wi n. the enen.n, nirnt. nf their only daughter, Joyce Margaret, to Mr, ,John Hartley (berm'. snn of Mr. and Mrs. John Gnttnt, of tt•ititeehtu'cli. The marriage wilt take place Ibis month ht St. An- drew's Presbyterian Clhuroh. F6* Winghaisi Lodge 286, A.F, S A M. Will hold their divine service at the Salvation Army Citadel S m".ln" morning, June 10, at 11 a,tn. Lodge will open at 10.30, F6b ANNIVERSARY SERVICES At Bluevale Presbyterian Church, Sunday, June 17, 11 a m. and 1.30 p.m, Rev. F. A. Cromey, of Kin- earcline, guest sneaker, Garden party will be Wednesday, June 27, 10613 Abbattrieff With which is amalgamated the Corrie Videttc and .Wroxeter News Wi.NGHAM, ON't'Alil(U, WFD iI DAY, TUNE p, 1962 FIVE SHARPSHOOTERS from the 21st Field Regt., RCA(M), Listowel and Wingham, took first place among the units of 18 Militia Group during the Western Ontario rifle competition at Camp Ipperwash over the week -end. Front row, Gnr. Dave Farrish, Gnr. Wayne rear, Bdr. W. J. Roberts, left, Gnr. H. T. Kritzer, Bdr. M. R. Kritzer. Gnr. Farrish and Gnr. Hous - tan also registered the highest .individual scbres of the shoot. Houston; Kitchener Man NDS ea vers Promise Char ed• r g Here oution or I'roblems Donald C, MacDonald, leader of the New Democratic Party in. the Ontario Legislature, was the chief speaker in the Wingham town hall on Wednesday evening when he outlined the aims of the NDP. The meeting, held in support of the two local NDP candidates,He- c Carl Hem- ingway, who is running in Huron, and Gordon Green, Wellington -Hu- ron. About 50 persons attended the gathering. Carl Hemingway, who Introduced .he guest speaker, stated that he had decided to run on the NDP ,icket because he thought the deople of Huron"deserve a choice", his reference being directed to the claim that both Liberals and Con- servatives have the same platform. Mr, MacDonald opened his ad- dress by referring to the outstand- ing gnalitie's of the two local can- didates, He said Mr, Hemingway was well known as a leader in the agriculturai field and as the field - man for one of the big agrieuitctru organizations. Mr, (Green, he srid. bit a pian of many parts radio otnmentotor, author, ell tor and farmer, Not Union Dominated In answer to the charge that the NDP is tuiionalmninatted, ivir. Mee. Donald said tlutt 0f the 82 or 83 candidates who have already been nominated, only about 25,a are twine men. The rest nf th„ canrli- •dates ore in 18111088Men, teachers atecatnrtiltlt H• even two (Ibei'.0 rs, "in ease you believe some of the things you have been reading in the press." The speaker said he wanted to deal chiefly with three important issnos which time the electors on ,]hire 18. The first, he s'tid, is the Eitel that it makes little differ. once whether the Liberals Or Pro- grer.sive Conservatives aro elected, for their p0hcics are just about the; same except for minor points, The New Democratic Party promises to i solve the problems which the twn older parties have not been able to handle. As a prime example, Mt'. Mac- Donalel cited the proposed national health plan, which, he claimed, (Please turn to page Four) lriOT1 it1R4t' AUTO MARY Housecleaning tonight tit the Scout Hall. Dods open at 7 p.tii. Please bring scrub cloths and a Pall, KINSMEN NAME NEW OFFICERS Provincial Police. Constable Mur- ray Fridentiurg .has laid a charge of failing. to report an accident against W. R. Leeman of Kitchener, fol- lowing an accident last Friday eve- ning. Police were.. called to a local. garage when• it was reported that a car which had been in an accident wasin for repairs, i rs, On in- vestigation vesttaatlon the officer was told that the cat' had not been in - a , mishap in this area, hut later , it was found.: that. the car had gone through th intersection of High- ways severale Followingn mina nominations weeks ago, at which Matt Boyd wss• -ways 86 and x37 at Eitaevalc and elected president of the Wingham Kinsmen Club by acclamation, as well as Murray Gerrie, first vice- president, elections were held for other posts last Tuesday evening, Kin lvtatt succeeds Dr. Stewart i Leedham, and will take up the post in September, Elected second vice-president was Maurice Stainton; Donald Rae,) treasurer; Eric Walden. secretary; William Hotchkiss, registrar, Dir.! ectors are William Connell, Ed -1 ward Bauer and Jack Hodgins, wrecked the: checker hoard sign. The man was charged when Con- stable Fridenburg travelled to Kit- chener where the driver admitted the mishap. The same officer investigated what could have been a serious ac- cident south. of. town on Saturday evening. A car driven by D. J. Noble, 20, of Blyth, was proceeding north and in attempting t0 pass an- other vehicle driven by Colin Campbell of Wingham, he was fac- ed with an oncoming car that was showing no headlights. Noble, in attempting to bring his car hack into his own lane, went out of con- trol and crashed into the guard ' PARENTS AND FRIENDS VISIT S. H. SCHOOL ouncil Last Wednesday a May Crown. ing ceremony, a short musical pro- gram and open house were held at Sacred Hcart School In Winghamor Li 0 uor c e e Mary Lou Poston, crown bearer, presented the crown to Marvin 41+4.1161* SINGLE COPIES -•-' 10 eenti OK'sVote Skinn, who performer) the cere- mony of crowning tite Blessed 'Virgin, John White anno+tnced the mus- ical program which was directed and accompanied by Mrs, Carl Douglas, music supervisor, Rev. G. J, Freker welcomed the parents and friends to the school and in his talk pointed out that the teacher was actually a second no. then to the child. He also stated that It is necessary for parents and teachers to co-operate for the welfare of the pupil, Following the program the par- ents and friends inspected the pu. pils' work displayed in the class- rooms. To Hold Service At Original Site The congregation of St. And- rew's Presbyterian Church is hold- ing a conventicle service on June 17th in connection with the centen- nial celebration of the Presbyter- ian Church in Wingham, The ser- vice-,isbeing held in the afternoon at three o'clock, so that people from other denominations and all-. er Presbyterian churches in, the district will be able to attend. The conventicle service will be at the site of the first Presbyterian Church, on 'Victoria St., four blocks west of Josephine St, Dr. Finlay G. Stewart of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church, Kitchener, will be the guest speaker and Piper D. A. MacLennan of Lochalsh will be in attendance before and after the service. Rev, W. C. Young organized the Presbyterian congregation here 100 years ago. The site for the church was not purchased until 1866 and the building was erected during the summer. Ten years later an ad- dition was needed to accommodate the growing congregation. In March, 1881, the church burned to the ground. The Victoria St. site was no longer central by this time as the population had spread to Upper Wingham and the site of the present church was chosen for re- building. The members of St, Andrew's invite all those who would like to attend to be with them for this special service on June 17th. To Register for Kindergarten Class Parents who have children to enter Kindergarten in 'September are invited to register them at the Kindergarten in the Public School. Registration will take place dur- ing the afternoon of Tuesday, June 12 rfom 3.30 to 5.00 o'clock. Only children who are five years of age before the first of January, 1963, are eligible to register. If not convenient to come on the above date, please contact the Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Wil- liam Elliott, or the principal. Mr T. S. Beattie. N'6nc rails, snapping off six posts. The cable stopped the vehicle from plunging down the steep embank- ment to the river flats, No one was injured, and damage to the car was not extensive. No charges were laid. THE OLD ZETLAND BRIDGE is being torn down by Russel Parsons Construction of Staffs. When the picture was taken on Monday the floor of one section hacl been removed. The Mowbray Constructtion Co. of Wingham has the contract to erect a new span over the Maitland River on the site of the old bridge. The structure will be nearly 800 feet long, but with approaches will be 370 feet. There will be two abutments on shore and two piers in the river to support the bridge, which will be of steel beams with a con-? crete deck. The roadway will be some nine feet; higher than the old span. Completion date for the $100,000 bridge has been scheduled for mid- September.---Advance-Times photo, Whitney Grose, owner of the fire- cicstroycd .Brunswick Hotel, ap- peared before the Wingham Town Council on Monday and requested council to pass a resolution asking the Liquor License Board to call. a vote of the community on the question of the establishment of a cocktail lounge or dining lounge In Wingham, Mr, Grose explained to council that it was his intention to erect a modern 20 -room hotel on the site of the old Brunswick, if the rate- payers gave the question an af- firmative vote, He indicated that the hotel would not be constructed unless the publie approved of a liquor license for the premises. A vote on beverage rooms wo:drl not be called for Mr. Grose said. Mr. Grose. who was accompanied by Mr. James of the I. F. Ilarris Insurance Co., of London, went on to say that the proposed hotel would cost between $175,000 and $200,000 00, would have 19 hotel bedrooms plus manager's quarters The ground floor would contain the latter, as well as a coffee shop and the liquor lounge, Two ban. quet rooms would be located at the basement level. He said some 21 people would be employed in the To Carry on Duties Until January It was decided at the meeting of the Association for Retared Child- ren last Wednesday night that the people now in office carry out their duties until January, when an annual meeting and election of of- ficers will be held. Those holding office at the pre- sent time are: Hon. president, W. T. Cruickshank; : ,past president, Harvey Webster, Lucknow; presi- dent, Jim Hamilton, Wingham; .1st' vice, Kelso McNay, Lucknow; 2nd vice, Charles Arnold, Brussels; secretary, Mrs. Hazel Campbell, Wingham; treasurer, John Isaac, Wingham; chairman education committee, James Kinkead, Goder- ich; directors, Harvey Webster. Lucknow; Ross Hamilton, Wing - ham; William Turnbull and Robt. Walker, of Brussels; Fred Howson, Blyth. Mrs, T. G. Hussey, principal of the Golden Circle School, gave a talk on the progress of the pupils during the past four years and showed samples of the work done at the beginning and throughout that period, The progress ,has been remarkable. She also spoke on re- tardation in general. Mrs. Husser will be lesvmg town during the summer vacation and applications for a new teacher had been requested, The applications were reviewed, but since the chair- man of the education committee was unable to attend it was de- cided to hold an executive meeting at his convenience, when the choice will be made and announced. William Sothern Has 100th Birthday William Sothern, who on Satur- day celebrated his 100th birthday at the home of his son and daugh- ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Bruer Sothern, received many cards and telegrams Including messages from the Queen, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Howe. Arth.ar, Mr. and Mrs. Beek Harriston. He also received flow ers from the Harris grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the West. Quite a number of friends and relatives called on him. Mr. Sothern, whose health is failing, was taken to Palmerston Hospital on Sunday evening, Special Service Held for United S.S. Graduation Beautiful baskets of spring flow- ers throughout the whole church brought the beauty of God into the sanctuary of , Wingham United Church on Sunday morning, on the occasion of the Sunday School an- niversary, The service was con- ducted by the minister, Rev. T. G. Hussar, who welcomed the large congregation in the church as well as those listening by radio. He was assisted by Russel Zurbrigg, super- intendent of the S.S.. The members of the Sunday School formed a pro- cessional and filled the whole centre of the church. This was children's day and the younger members took active parts in the service. The invocation was given by Nancy Guest, and the Scripture was read by Donna Me. Kay, followed by Psalm 23 by Neil Edgar, While Tom Irwin gave the offertory prayer. The music. under the direction of H. C, Treneer, was supplied by 50 members of the junior choir wear- ing white gowns and corsages of pansies. They sang two choruses, "All Things Bright and Beautiful" and "I Think when I Rend that Sweet Story of Old", A much ap- preciated rendering was the selec- tion from Elijah, "Lift Thine Eyes" given by a double trio composed of Jane Crttlkshank, Bonnie ,la.rdin, Judy Callan, Brenda Conran, San- dra Cameron and S'asan Spry. Har- old Swatridge delighted the child- ren and adults alike with his vibra- harp solos, "God Sees the Little sparrow )Fall" and "Lin Paste Burg". Russel Zurbeigg conducted grad- uation exercises for 61 children from three to six years, who were promoted from the nursery de. partnient to the Sunday ache( proper. These passed through white gates and ' were received by th primary teachers into that area o' the church school, Mr. Rosser gave a very intpre$ sive dramatization of the sermon ('Please turn to Page Eight) Move to London. From Decatur, Ill. Rev. and Mrs. A, E. C. Pentland moved to London last week from Decatur, Ill., whore he completed 17 years as pastor of S. Paul':; Methodist Church. His entire mini. stry of 37 years has been spent. in Illinois. Mr. Pentland will act as an as- sistant minister at Metropolitan United Church, London. Mrs, Pentland is a former Wing. ham girl, Janet Christie. a sister- of Mrs, W. B. McCool. Mr. Pentland is an uncle of Mrs, Ross Hamilton. proposed establishment, and that parking facili''cs would be prnvid- ed at the rear of the 75 by 80 -foot building. Asked by Mayor .Hetherington if there was any chance that if an., affirmative vote were rcgistervd on' the question, that the hotel would not be built, Mr, Grose replied that it would definitely be constractett if the ratepayers approve, Council viewed a plot plan and a sketch 0f proposed interior layout of the building. After Mr, Grose retired from the meeting, council discussed the mat» ter and on motion of Couneilinrt; Alan Williams and C. W. C.ruiek shank, a unanimous vote was mei; stered to request the Liquor Li- cense Board to call for a vote tai Wingham at an early date. (If council had not compllec with this request a petition of per cent of the ratepayers wont(' likely have been brought to reap til which would then be required Lc call for the vote, but the matte would have been delayed for two •c three months. With this resohtti*t, passed it is expected that the vote will likely be called within three months.) Sewer Project A letter from the Ontario Wa ter Resources Commission wa:4 r,'a by the clerk, which indicated Oa the sewage report of B. M. Pim: consulting engineer, had been ac, cepted, subject to approval of, aan itation engineers and the Municio Board. When certificates fret these groups reach the Commissie;i it appears that the work on ih quarter -million dollar project wi get underway. A letter from the Departmen Highways approved a parking bi law covering parking and the 1 of meters. W. H. Edwards appeared hc,for council requesting permission -t landscape an area of town prapert: behind his home adjacent to tit arena. Council heard his prnpos- and later decided to defer Wei decision Ankh the .property mittee has time to Investigate ill matter and to define the prapert boundaries. Problems in connection with th police cruiser were talked over an the police committee was give power to act as seemed best. Tax Arrears The clerk handed council a 11 of properties on which taxes wet three years in arrears, He was it strutted to notify the owners th:: warrants would be issued for t: sales if the taxes were not paid I promptly. Ten building permits were ren by the clerk, which included 0r for a new home, a number of in pair projects as well as one issue' to Elmer Wilkinson for a six ttnc apartment on Minnie Street. Cour, til discussed the latter sad que:j tioned the size of the lot and ala parking facilities available. Council agreed with a r('gtt";a. from the local branch of the Lrl gion to install flood lights at tlj cenotaph. Mayor Hetherington reported of a meeting with the Huron C_ounli Emergency Measures Co.orriinate= and said Wingham would be n� quired to set up a comnntnity mj ganization. Seven chairmen NO i= be required, and a headquarters. 11; said Wingham will become t14 county headquarters if Goderich destroyed in an attack. He nake: council to give the matter veli serious consideration as it is 11' civic duty of the group to en •-o era.te in the matter. He coneludel by asking the council members 11 bring in possible names of mei they thought would head up the oil, ga.nization. Committee Reports Reports of the various canoed tees were brief. Under puhli (Please turn to Page Eight' CLIPPED POLE----Janies G. Bone of R.R. 5, Brussels, stated ho Bret. forced off the road on Friday evening by a west -bound car whie.1 did not stop, and as a result his car took out a hydro pole an ended up in the ditch a few yards east of the intersection of (at inq Terrace and Diagonal Road. Considerable damage we,. -10y, to the right rear of the car with some to the left side as well, : timated at $500. The driver was not injured. P.U.C. men ha to be called to clear broken wires which were still live: -A- phot