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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-09-26, Page 1i Congrats .00 Whitechurdi Juves - OASA Champs btu lutzZionte With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGRAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEP..EMBER 26, 1963 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian BULB SALE— Members of the 'Royal Canadian Legion called at many of the homes in town. on Friday night, offering .electric light bulbs for sale, The profits from the drive, .about $200 were turned over to the Wingham and District Retarded Children's Association in aid of its work. 0-0-0 CHANGE NIGHT— The IGw — The Lion Club met at the Golf Club Tuesday night ,of this week. The Lions decided in June to alter their meeting nights from Fridays to Tuesdays, because of the open Friday nights in the local stores. The Kinsmen also meet Tuesday nights. • 0-0-0 ON HER WAY— '.As if a hockey meeting wasn't indication enough, we spotted a truck moving through town with a snowplow on its rack this week. rBrrrr! 0-0-0 FIREMEN TO COLLECT— ' Better stash away a buck or two for the fireman. In November they Will be putting on their campaign to raise funds . for the victims of +muscular. dystrophy. 0-0-0 IRISHMAN'IS DREAM— Robert Moffatt, R.R. 2 Wingham, delivered a potato to our office on Monday that would satisfy any potato lover. He tells us it weighs 'two and a half pounds! It is five Inches long, four inches wide and three inches in depth, You can see it in our window if you get there before We sample It. WOAA 'CHAMPIONSHIP 'FIRST GAME OF SERIES THURSDAY The Wingham Goodyear will meet Orangeville in the Wingham 'wpark•Thursday night at 8.30 in the 1.'7bAA Intermediate A finals. This ds.;te be a best 3 of 5 games series, ,: The.. same two teams played an exhibition game in Wingham ear- lier,in.the season, which Wingham woji by a; snore of 2 to 1, so this Io'q t§ .like. a godd series corning up 1 for the championship. In conversation with Orangeville manager and pitcher, lien Gregg, he predicted Orangeville to win in *three straight games. Ken has been wrong before though, even when Playing for Wingham, • • CLOSLI:VG NOTICE - Dr. W. A. MoKibbon's office will be closed from September 30th to October 3rd, inclusive, F26b ADVANCE NOTICE The United Church Women of Wingham United Church are hold- ' ing their annual tea and bazaar on Wednesday, November 2fst, at 3 p.m. .F26b FALL TEA Kinette fall tea will be held Wed- nesday, November 7th, in the Conn- ell Chambers, Special attractions, 'doll clothes and a touch -and -take table. Usual home made baking, and tea will be served. F26b I.O.O.F. FOWL 113INGO Thanksgiving fowl bingo will be held Wednesday, October 3rd, in Oddfellows Hall at 8:30 p.m. Pro- •ceeds for C. P. and T. fund. Every- one welcome. F26 -3b RUMMAGE SALE The Hospital Rummage Sale is coming up again, and Will be held in the Wingham Arena on Saturday ,afternoon, October 13th, at two o'clock. Everyone is asked to gath- er .articles for sale, clothing, furni- ture, dishes—anything you do not need, All proceeds are used to nur- 4tiase equipment for the Wingham, hospital, F26b ENGAGEMENT �- - Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jacques, of Suninierland, 13.0., announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Elizabeth, to Mr, Beverly Bruce Gilmore, soh sof Mr. and Mrs. W. W, Gilmore, of Gowanstown. ,'rhe ,marriage will take place early "in October in Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel, F2(14` SINGLE COPIES — 10 cents WIN TROPHY—The Whitechurch Juvenile "D" entry in the Ontario Amateur Softball Associa- tion won the provincial championship and the Rube Horning Trophy at the week -end. Pictured with the trophy are Bill Purdon, coach, Joe Tif- fin, manager and George Skinn, team captain. Whitechurch Team ins Ontario .Crown The Whitechurch Juveniles took the Ontario championship in the OASA Juvenile "C" category over the week -end when they trimmed Capreol 9 to 1 on Saturday night and 9 to 0 on Sunday afternoon. Capreol wan the northern zone championship before meeting tho • Whitechurch boys. The local team, after winning their group, went on to win the western zone when they defeated Tara in two straight games and after losing their •first encounter with Highgate, they took the next two. Norwood, winners of the eastern zone, were next on the list, and forced the series to the three - game limit when they won the first game, Whitechurch coming back as • Council Gives OK on Sr. Citizens Apartment At a special Thursday morning m4 ting, the town pouneiI gave the OK, for the use .of the old tennis court on Edward Street as the site for the proposed Senior Citizens' Apartment, It is understood that Twin Pines LAWYER .SPEAKER AT KINSMEN CLUB J, T. Goodall, Wingham lawyer, was the guest sneaker at the re- gular meeting of the Kinsmen C1.1b Tuesday evening of last week. He explained to the club the value of wills and said that everyone should make a will, regardless of the size of his estate, He described how a will can as- sist a. family after a death, and ho'' wills are probated, and the various aspects of succession du- ties. He explained how the lank of a will can hold un an estate until children are of age and the harrlshin such -a condition can create for a widow. The speaker told the members how nronerty ane other valuables can be left to specified peonle and how gifts before death can reduce an estate to ease succession duties. He told how legal assistant; «en be utilized and the duties ,,f an executor. He was ihtrodjced to the eltib by Kinsman Bob Wenger and thanked by Vice-president Mur- ray Gerrie, Business The business session of the ;ctul) was lengthy and covered reports from the committees regarding the Golden Circle School and the sem_ for citizens' apartment, both pro- tects of the chub welch are coming to a conclusion. The treasurer's rennet: indicated that when all receipts from the Trade 14'coir are hi, the, service ate count will have a balance of rip - j roximately ,$6,000.00. The club has agreed to put up $3,800.00 to- wards the Golden Circle School and has a commitment of $4,000.00 to- wards the Riverside Park bath house. Apartments Ltd., a non-profit sub- sidiary of the United.Co-operatives of Ontario, isprepared to go ahead with the construction of the 41 - unit building. The project has been spark -plug- ged locally by the Kinsmen Club working i.n co-operation with Twin Pines. The club earlier this year made a survey of the town to de- termine if there was a need for an apartment for senior residents of limited means. The survey indicat- ed that such a need existed, with .the result that all requirements for the construction have been met locally. The building will be financed largely by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation with Twin Pines handling the construction and administration of the building. The apartment block will eventu- ally become the property of the town, after its amortization period of 40 years. Rentals are expected to be $45.00 for ,single units and $55.00 for double units, but accurate figures are not immediately available. It is understood that a commit- tee of local citizens will be set up to screen the applicants as to their requirements awl treed, The Kinsmen Club backed the 'project from the aspect that a number of older people are living in overly large homes, and would be happy to live in an apartment if rentals were not too high. The location, suggested by last year's council, is ideal from the stand- point of its proximity to shopping churches and parks. The land will represent that por- tion of the cost which must be donated by the local municipality or sponsoring organization. As well Marion has granted a tax rebate of any levy over $25.00 per unit, other than Went improvements. This rebate means that rentals can be kept to a minimum for those of limited Income. Final details of the plan have to be settled before it will be an- nounced when construction will start, but It is expected that it w111 get underway this fall, victors in the next two games, The final round pitted the south- ern winners against the lads from the railroad community about 25' miles north of Sudbury. The Rube Horning Trophy was presented to the Whitechurch team at the end of the Sunday afternoon game, which was played at the Wingham ball park. In the Saturday encounter it was Farrier with two runs, Robinson, two, and single runs for Johnston, Howson on a 3 -bagger, McDonald, Skinn and Willis. Pagliarolf scor- ed the lone run for Capreol. On Sunday Farrier and Craig withthe lat- ter e both tallied homers scoring another single. How- son scored twice, once with a three -base hit, as did Skinn. , Mc- Denald and Robinson both tallied single runs, ETHEL MAN DIES IN LONE CRASH Jaynes S. Cathers, 30, of R. R. 1, Ethel, died in the wreckage of his car early Sunday morning on County Road 19, east of Ethel. I4e was alone in the car and the exact time of the accident was not determined, nor its cause. Tile ve- hicle left the road and was found on its left side in the ditch, The driver was pinned under the car and was dead on the arrival of Dr, Donald Noble, of Brussels. Coroner Dr. W. A. Crawford, of Wingham, was called. An inquest is slated for Friday, September 28. The fatal accident was investigated by Provincial Constable John Park- Inson, of the Wingham O.P.P. de- tachment. Hits Stump Another accident investigated by Constable Parkinson occurred at 9 o'clock Saturday evening, when a car driven by Kenneth Lothian, 20 years old, of Ethel. and owned by Ivan Guy, of Wingham, went out of control on the 8th concession of Grey Township, two and a half miles west of Ethel, The machine took out a nuinber of fence posts before crashing into a, stump. No one was injured, in- cluding passengers Ivan Guy and Emerson Rickey, 'of Wingham, Damage was estimated at $300.00. Lothian has been charged with careless driving and for operating a ear without a driver's license, Two Cars Cars driven by G. W, Leppard. 51, of Listowel, and J. S. Titttm, 52, of R. R. 1, Listowel, collided head-on at the brow of a hill on a sideroad east of Molesworth last Sunday. No injuries Were sustained and damage amounted to $150,00 to each car, Tirivn was charged with failing to share the road by Provincial Constable Murray Yridenburg, of the Wingham 0.P,P, detachineiit, ecisive Victory for Drys In Last eek's Liquor Vot A .hotly -fought campaign over the past month was settled last Wed- nesday when local voters decisively turned down both questions of a liquor referendum. The vote was on the establish- ment of cocktail lounges at ' dining lounges in Wingham. The first was defeated 496 to 861 and the second qua �tiott t'534 to a22. On the lounge license the "yes" ballots had 36,55 percent to 63.45 percent for the "no" votes, On the dining lounge question it. was 39.38 percent to 60,62 percent. Under the Liquor Li- e.ense Act a three-fifths majority would have been required in favour before licenses could be granted. The issue arose when Mr, and t Mrs, Whitney Grose proposed to build a 20 -room hotel to replace the burned -out Brunswick Hotel on Wingham's main street, if the people of Wingham approved liquor licenses. Hard-working members of the "Vote No" committee, backed by WINGIIAM CADETS WIN NAME OF WINOIIA_M SHIELD FOR GROUP HOSPITAL. CI-IANO Headquarters Western Ontario Area announced the 1962 winners of tate Strathcona Shield Efficien- cy competitions on Thursday. They were Group 1, No 10 Mount For- est District High School Cadet Corps, commanded by Capt. D. H. Birtwhistle; Group 2, No 411 Wal- kerton District Iligh School Cadet Corps commanded by Capt, J. M. Tait; Group 3, No 543 Wingham District High School Cadet Corps, commanded by Major R. P. Ritter and Group 4, No 109 Ingersoll Dis- trict Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps, The awards are made annually to the Army Cadet Corps that have been judged as outstanding in their respective groups. They are based on results of the annual inspections by members of the Area Cadet Of- ;Eicer's staff, together with an as- sessment of the corps' military training, administrative efficiency and physical efficiency program. The aim of the organization is to provide army cadets with a sound knowledge of military fun- damentals based on the qualities of leadership, patriotism and good citizenship. The winners this year have been consistently outstanding corps of this Area. This is the sixth time that Mount Forest has won the award. Ingersoll has won the shield five tines, Walkerton three and Wingharn twice. All Army Cadet Corps are placed in one of four groups, depending on their strength in numbers. Group 1 includes all corps with a` quota of up to 125 members; Group 2 from 126 to 189; Group 3 from 190 The official name of the local hospital is now "The Wingham and District Hospital". The change, which has been pending for several years, became official following a meeting of the Hospital Association, at which members of the association ap- proved a resolution from the board of directors altering the name. The institution has been known as "The Wingham General Hos- pital" for many years. 'The move to have the name changed came after neighbouring municipalities had contributed to the construction of the last wing which was added to the building. It was generally felt at that time that recognition should be accord- ed the assistance rendered and the directors sought to have the "dis- trict" .designation applied. How- ever, long delays were encountered in meeting the requirements of the provincial secretary's office. IL is now expected that the ap- proval of the provincial secretary will be forthcoming without furth- er delay. to 294 and Group 4 with 295 or more. The Wingham cadets had an efficiency rating of 82.5 per cent, There were 14 corps in Western Ontario competing in this group. Presentation of the Strathcona Shield will be made early in May, 1963, at the annual inspection. The last time the local cadets captured the shield was in 1957. Kinettes _Hold First Meeting of Season The first fall meeting of the Kinette Club was held on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Alan Williams and was in the form of a pot luck supper. Guests at this meeting were Mrs. Matt Boyd and Mrs. Ed Bauer. Following the Kin- ette song the roll call was answer- ed by a town or city visited this past summer; Last year's commit- tee reports were given and plans were discussed for the fall tea. A vacancy on the executive for second vice-president was filled by Mrs. Fred Templeman, The raffles were won by Mrs. Bruce MacDon- ald and Mrs, Eric Walden, After the business the Kinettes were en- tertained by Miss Anna McDon- ald, singing several selections, ac- companied by Miss Mary Fisher. No, 8 The next meeting will be on Oc- tober 10 in the Scout House. the support of some of the local ichurches, were able to swing the majority of opinion in their favor. The "Vote Yes" committee had the support of most of the industrial firms in the community, as well as a large number of merchants who felt the proposed hotel was badly needed for the progress of the com- munity, and that the liquor licenses would not adversely affect the town. The voting by polls is tabulated below: Cocktail Lounge Poll Yes No. Reject Advance 10 30 No. 1 59 136 3 No, 2 39 88 No, 3 29 82 6 No. 4 .... - 63 126 7 No. 6 68 123 4 No. 6 ...... ...... 75 51 5 No. 7 54 122 1 No. 8 99 103 4 Total 496 861 Dining Lounge Advance ........... 10 30 No, 1 66 128 No. 2 45 80 No. 3 30 82 No. 4 ......_...• 70 121 No, 5 74 119 No, 6 . . 79 47 No, 7 .. 53 123 107 92 534 822 of 1357 ballots were cast on each question, out of a possible 1,710 people who were registered on the voters' lists. Town clerk Wil- liam Renwick was returning officer for the balloting G0LHEN CIRCLE SCHOOL TO MOVE A decision was made last week by the Retarded Children's Assoc- iation to move the Golden Circle School from its present location facing the eastern end of Albert Street to a new site on the cor- ner of William and John Streets, near the Scout House (former CPR station). The decision to move the school carne about after several meetings with members of the town coun- cil, the Kinsmen Club and the Re- tarded Children's Association. The Wingham Kinsmen Club had (Please turn to Page Ten) Total A total 4 2 5 5 2 5 1 7 Children Baptized At United Church During the service at Winghann United Church on Sunday morning the minister, Rev. C. M. Jardine, christened the following children: Brenda Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burchill; Debrah Darlene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Rintoul; Arlene Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William 3. Willis. Certificates of baptism were presented to the parents by the clerk of Session, T Stewart Beattie. OASA CHAMPIONS—The whitechurch Juveniles won the all - Ontario Juvenile "C" championship this past week -end when they defeated the northern zone winners from Capreol in two straight games, 9-1 and 9-0 on Saturday evening and Sunday af. ternoon. The team includes, front row, from the left, Bill Rob. inson, Bill Purdon, Joe Tiffin, George Skinn, Doug Spry; centre, Doug Johnston, Alex Craig, Wayne Riehl, Ken Howson, Garry Reavie; rear, Al McDonald, John McDowell, Wayne Farrier, Garry Willis, Jack Cameron. Advance.Timcs photo..