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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-10-03, Page 1With wldich is amalgamated the Corrie Vidette and Wroxeter News ALONG THE MATH .DRAG Ry The 1'edeetriaet PAP R LAI% NEXT WEEK— Due to the Monday Thanksgiving holiday The Advance)rimes will not reach subscribers until Thursday of next week. 0-0-0 A Lor OF DRIVING -- Ken Gregg, former Wingham boy * and star pitche'r'fox the Orangeville softball team, is putting a lot en miles on the oar these days, He was working in Orangeville earlier this season but has since returnee to work for the Toronto-Daminioi Bank and is now in London. As a result he ..has bad some long .drive; to take his place on the Orange- ville team in the current final series with Wingham,- - 0 - 0 ingham,•-0-0 FALSE ALARM— The fire siren blasted forth abou' 12:30 Sunday afternoon, but the firemen found, on arrival at the *hall, that someone had "the wires crossed" and the alarm was a falst one. 0-0.0 PRICES WERE LOW -- While making a few changes ir" his store, • .furniture - dealer Jack Walker fdund a copy of the Tor - ii onto Mail -and Empire dated 1901. Themost interesting news in the old paper, as far as Jack was. c'on- eerned, was an advertisement whidh advertised a spring and mat- tress for $2.75. 0-0-0 GOT A SNOOTF'UL— A yearling steer owned by Walter Elliott of West Wawanosh got into serious trouble last week. A neigh- borreported that the beast had a noseful of porcupine quills. A deli- cate operation followed when the quills were removed. 0-0-0 EVEN BIGGER— Last weekmentioned we me honed a po- tato.that had been, brought to the office, was the largest we had ever seen. T. L, McInnis has topped it .yith one that's big enough for a ..whole family meal—all five of us. It's a' Sebago potato and' as large as most turnips. We are sure they don't collie any bigger, but if .any- one tan, do better we'd be glad to hear from you. Just one thing—we keep them all. Helps to cut down the •food bill! 0-n-0 *SAVE YOUR FOIL— The Boy . Scouts of Wingham have undertaken a project in which you can help. They are gathering the foil from discarded cigarette packages, which will be sold to raise money. The fund will be „sent' bra • to a district girl who has Lost het eyesight 'and wants to se- dum a Seeing Eye dog. When you have a worthwhile amount call ljfee, J, C McIntyre at 240 and it will".be ,packed, up, $A 1iiE SAYE • the Wingham Women's institute Is holding a take sale in the coun- cil chambers on Saturday, October 6th, at 3 p.m. F3b MILK DELIVERY There will be no milk delivery •this coming Monday (Thanksgiving Day). Once again we thank you for your co-operation, Bateson's Model Dairy and Foxton's Dairy. F3b MOTHERS' AUXILIARY Cub and Stout Mothers' Auxil- siary meeting tonight (Wednesday, October 3., at 9 p.m., in the Scout House, F3* BRIDGE CLUB TO OPEN FALL SEASON Members of the Wingham Bridge .Club will begin their fail and whiter games this week, T.htirsday, October 4th, at 8 p.m,, in the re- creation room of the Fireman's i#all, Any person interested in joining are invited to the first .titeetiug. F3b UXIL1ARY MEETING The regtilar meeting of the La- dies' Auxiliary to Wingham "General Hospital will be held in the coun- cil chamber oil Friday afternoon, October 5, at 3 o'clock. Pints will 10e, completed for the fall ,rummage sale. F3lr I)nNC. i'' 'i.'ianskgiving donee to- be held iii the 4t>reixeter Cohimunity Hall, Friday, October 5th. Farrier's Orchestra. Booth in hall. Sponsor eta by the Hall Board, Adm. `the. F3b I,O.o;Fevow', BINGt) Thanksgiving fowl bingo will be held Wednesday, October 8rd, hit OddfblloWs Hail at 8130 Nei, Pro- ct.eds for C. P. and 1, fund. tvery- one Welcome, F26.3b WINWIA1/1, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCZCOISER 3, INZ LOCAL LEGION MEMBERS went all out•on a blitz ten days ago to sell light bulbs in Wingham in order to raise money for the Retarded Children's Association. Last week the Legion presented a $200 cheque to Association treasurer Jack Isaac, seen here accepting the money from Comrade Glen Sinnamon, Other Le- gion members are Dave Crothers, Bill Hogg, John Pattison and President George Brooks.---A-T photo. eral Barbecue raws ' u r e Crowd More titan 5,000 people lined up for turkeyburgers at the Murray Gaunt Liberal barbecue in West Wawanosh Iast Wednesday to con- stitute one •of the biggest crowds rural Westerti ever gathered in Ontario. The occasion was a political rally to promote. Murray Gaunt as the Liberal candidate for the by -elect. tion (provincial) here ori Thursday of this week, The crowd watched the antics of two clowns and a dog, listened to the Lucknow High rebore band, blew up a thousand balloons and skiteri cardboard plates in the air in a spirit of bld fashioned country picnic glee. The ladies of the St, Helens Wo- men's Institute, together with la- dies of Whitechurch and Wingham, toasted buns over charcoal pits, made burgers of turkey, added potato chips, pickles and barbecue sauce. Others manned the handing out of milk and coffee and another crew coped with the ice cream. They ran out of buns and had to replace thein by bread, After 4,000 had been served turkey, which finished the supply, • the ladies re- sorted to hani but still the line-up kept growing until darkeess call- ed for two • great bonfires and car lights trained on the serving tables so that everyone would be feet. John J. Wintermeyer, leader of the Liberal Party, spoke briefly from a hay wagon, He extolled the capability of Murray Gaunt to be the representative of Huron -Bruce in the Ontario Legislature. He urg- ed that the voters, when marking their ballots this week, think deep_ ly on the quality of capability, Murray Gaunt, Liberal candidate, also spoke, welcoming the thou- sands who had come for the gala occasion. He intrad reed Mr, Win- termeyer as well as Farquhar Oli- ver, M.P,P. for South Grey, and Ross Whicher, M. P. P. for Bruce, Sparky Innes, M.F.P. for Oxford and Leonard Quilty, M.P.P. for Renfrew, Premier John Robarts clasps land of Huron -Bruce Progress?ve Conservative candidate George McCutcheon in show of confidence as he leaves the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Harris, of Ripley, after a morning coffee party attended by a large number of local people. Premier and Mrs. Robarts this week visited Wingham, Myth, Brussels, Auburn, Dungannon and LucknoW It. was well after nine o'clock wren the last of the cars took to the highway and the serving ladies, assisted by Mrs. John Winter- meyer, were able to sit down and call it a day, Need Leaders The Wingham Brownies will eonunence fall meetings today (Wednesday) at 4 p,in., in the basement of St. Andrew's Pres_ byterian Church. "!'here are between 25 and 30 Brownies at the present time and several other youngsters are anxious to join. However, there are only two leaders and no other eitildreii will he able tojoie until two volunteers are found to help out as leaders. 11 you could assist with the Brownies this seaston, please cocnhact Mrs, Norman Elliott. No previous experience is ne- cessary. y, woos, - BAZAAR AT •WrWXE'rER, Sale of new and used clothing, bake table, novelties, will be held in Wroxeter Community Hall, Wed- nesday, October 171h, at 3 pan., under the auspices of Wroxeter United Churcli Women. F3.10* i,EC'L+PTION IN BLUEVAL1.c, A 45th wedding anniversary ;>arty will be held for Mr, and .ars, Roy Sanderson in the Blue - 'ale Community hall on Wednes- lay, October 3, Ladies please bring uncle Everyone welcome, F3b rLOSIN(x NOTICE 112aeintyre Hake Shop will be '•Dsecl from October 4tli until Jetober 8th, inclusive, F3b i UCH11.I5 "Fixe 14'inghani Sportettes will hold a euchre Wednesday, October Oth sit 9 p.m, In the Council `haw her. Everyone welcome. •i.tinch is provided, F3 -10b HALLOWE'EN DANCE Will he held in Bluevale (oni- nunity Hall on Friday, October 26. Vilhee's orchestra. Sponsored by Bluevale Recreation Conutcittee. ldnilssion to costtune 50e, without costume 75e. Lundh counter in hall. F3b rierswA'_r nt HOBBY CLUB I tirolinent night for the T'ees- "eter flabby Club wilt be held in the Public School Tuesday, October eel h, at 8:15 p.tn, Classes Featured will be art, weaving, dramatics, 'eatherere ft, millinery, dressmak- ing, needlework and copper tooling and aluminum, F'3 -lob SC1P.PER AT It3EL'OItAViC The annual .fowl supper will be held in the Belgrave Coate -amity Centre on Wednesday, October 10, at 7 p.m. Aditlts $1,50, ehildren 50e, '6'34011 FATAL ACCIDENT JURY FINDS DRIVER WAS NOT AT FAULT A. coroner's jury attached no blame to the driver of an army vehicle which struck and killed pedestrian Wellington Agar, 70, of Wingham, on August 3rd• C4nr•. Robert Smith, of the 100 •Bat r t e y, RCA, at Listowel, said he Was driving east on Highway 86, two miles east of Wingham. As he came around a curve, he saw Mr. Agar walk out of a lane onto the highway. ;.; ale• •sairl he sounded the truck horn as the victim started across the road, Mr. Agar then turned and ran in front of the vehicle as it swerved to miss him, The pedestrian was knocked Into the ditch. He died nine hours later in Wingham General Hospital. Coroner Dr. W. A. Crawford, of multiple rib fractures, a crushed Wingham, said Injuries included chest, fractured pelvis and leg. Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane, of Exeter, assisted at the inquest. Jury foreman was John Cruick- shank, and members were Ivan Gardner, Elmer Purdon, Harry Merkley and Clare Cantelon, all of Wingham, Lyrics Included in Music Exhibit Those from Wingham who at- tended the Stratford Shakespear- ean Festival's exhibit of Canadian music were pleased to see that three art songs were included in the exhibit, whose lyrics were writ- ten by Meutie Du Val, wife of A. R. Du Val, local chiropractor. The songs were published by Broadcast Music Ineorp., and the musical settings were by Alan 7'hornpson of Vancouver and Dr. Richard Johnson of the Royal Conservatory. iENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs, Roy Irwin, of R. R, 2, Lucknow, wish to announce the engageiirent of their daughter, Ruth Winnifred, to Mir. Wilbert Noble Hastings, of R R. 4, Wing - ham, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hastings. The marriage will take place in Calvin-L'rick United Church on October 20th F3* 1ltt111IIV1A.(+E SALE Have you gathered up your ar- ticles for the hospital rummage sale Which will be !telt in the Winghatn Arena on Saturday after- noon, October 13, at 2 o'clock? Ev- erything is needed and raiz be sold --clothing, furniture, hats, shoes, dishes, etc, It is desired that all donations be at the Arena on Fri- day, October 12, so that they can be sorted and marked. Alcyone wish- ing articles called for, please phone Mrs. J. F1, MeKay, 118, or Miss Marguerite Johns, 208, This sale is sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General tlnspitel end all proceeds are used to purchase equipment for the hospital, So, clear out your cupboards and make up a parcel for the rummage sale. F3.101i SINGLE CQI:II S — 10 cetita obarts Announces H.S. Grant Increas Premier John Robarts announc- ed at a reception at the Wingharn District High School on Monday night that further government grants, amounting to $70,000.00, have been made available for the construction of a vocational wing to the school. The premier was speaking to a packed auditorium at the school, in support of George McCutcheon, Progressive Conservative candidate in the October 4 by-election, Tenders for the new wing to the school were opened by the school board early last month, when it was found that the lowest tender was some $70,000 higher than the architect's estimates. The matter has been corder consideration by the Department of Education since that time. The premier, who is also minister of education, point- ed out that it had been necessary to confer with the Federal Depart- ment of Labor, as 75 per cent of the grants being used to construct some 200 'vocational additions across the province is coming from the federal treasury. The remain- ing 25 per cent is provincial grant. In his address Mr. Robarts ex- plained that the program of in- creasing educational facilities is only new in that they are now be- ing made available in centres out- side the cities. He explained the grant system to schools, pointing out that grants vary according Ito the relative wealth of the com- munity, In this area he sai;i they normally run from 66 to 74 per cent for secondary schools and 50 to 60 per cent for elementary. He went on to say that the gov- ernment set up a per pupil grant of $5.00 anumber of years ago, to be applied against residential as_ aessment in order to relieve some i of the burden of school coats to local taxpayers, This figure, he stated, has since been increased so that it now amounts to $20,00 across the board for elementary schools, $30.00 for regular high schools and $40.00 for technical education, He concluded his remarks on education in the province by say- ing, "The government is aware of the problems of the people and is doing its best to relieve the bur- den." Road Subsidies Mr. Robert reiterated a point which lie made last week in his visits to Gorrre, Ripley, Teeswater and Mildmay. He stated that heavy expenditure on major trans.pro_ vinclal highways Is coming to a close and that the huge sums which have been spent on these highways will be available for other purposes, and that the time is coming when increasing amounts will be made available for municipal road sub- sidies in order to bring these roads up to higher standards. Following his welcome to Wing - ham by Mayor Robert. Hethering- ton, the permier told his audience that the late John Hanna was one of the most highly respected mem- bers of the Legislature, and that he had taken many of the younger members into his confidence when they entered politics and had been a great and true friend. The state- ment was coroberated by the Hon. Charles McNaughton, membor for Huron, who said he had worked with the late Mr. Hanna as a partner, and he hoped to have Mr. McCutcheon as a worthy replace- ment. Tot in Hospital With Meningitis Two - year - did Ruth Anderson, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Edwin Anderson, Shuter Street, was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, on Wednesday evening, suffering from spinal meningitis. Mr. Anderson is a member of the high school teach- ing staff. Reports on Tuesday indicated that the child was making a satis- factory recovery, though she will be confined to hospital for some time, Robert Vivian is Group President Industrial arts teachers from 17 schools in the northern section of Western Ontario gathered at Thornbury on Saturday to discuss the curriculum and teaching meth- ods, The group came from the area from Owen Sound as far south as Lis bowel, Robert Vivian, of the Wiiighani District High School staff, was elected president of the association for the 1962-63 term, Saturday's meeting was the first gathering for the current year, Other meetings will be held as the term pro- gresses, HURT IN FALL GORDON GODKIN IN LONDON HOSPITAL Gordon Godkin, who was serious_ ly injured on Monday of last week, is at present in Victoria Hospital, London, where his condition is de- scribed as satisfactory, although he is still very ill. At present he is being treated for pneumonia. One lung was perforated by brok- en ribs in the accident. Mr. Godkin was working with Andy Mitchell at the latter's pro- perty north of Wingham. The two men were in process of repairing a roof when Mr, Godkin fell, 'No one saw the accident occur, so it is not known exactly how the in- juries were suffered. He was taken at once to the Wingham Hospital, where it was found that several ribs had been broken and one lung perforated. He was re- moved to the London Hospital on Thursday. Friends throughout the commun- ity will be anxiously awaiting word of his improvement. RECEPTION A reception will be held in the Foresters Hall in Belgrave Friday evening, October 5th, in honour of Mr. and Mrs, David Hanna (Joyce Armstrong), Ladies please bring lunch. Everyone welcome, F3b Other Affairs Mr, Robarts spoke at length on the problems facing farmers in this largely rural riding, He point- ed out that legislation has already been passed in regard to the pro- blems of vertical integration, and that a special committee has been set up to continue studying the subject, The same he said, has been done in other fields of econ- omics to promote a more prosper. ous province. He told his audience that permanent representation has been established overseas to pro. mote the sale of agricultural pro - duets. The premier went on to say that health has become a very import- ant part of the government's pro- gram. He pointed to the new rnens tal hospital at Goderieh, which has cost some $3,000,000 and is the most modern on the continent, He said that it was hoped that treat- ment of the menaily ill would im- prove considerably with the hope that more and more patients would be rehabilitated. Party Strength Premier Robarts said, "The great strength of the Progressive Con- servative Party is that we are pre- pared to change and alter policies to fit circumstances as we find them. We will make changes to fit the situation but will not make changes for change's sake alone. The policies of former govern- ments in the last 19 years since the party came to power, are not the policies of today." The provincial premier endorsed George McCutcheon, stating that he is a man whom he knows will be able to interpret the needs of the riding. He said Mr, McCutcheon has proven his interest In tomo. munity affairs and .bas had the kind- of experiences that Will ad- mirably suit him to being a mem- ber of the legislature. Charles McNaughton of Huron and Fred Edwards, member for Perth, both supported Mr. McCut.. cheon and stated, had it not been for his efforts as reeve of Brussels and warden of Huron, it is doubt- ful if the million dollar develop- ment road north from Seaforth would have been constructed at this time. Reception Prior to the premier's address, he and Mrs. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Miller and Mr and Mrs. J. R. Lloyd were dinner guests of Mr. and dvirs. J. It Crawford. Mrs, Robarts and Mrs. McCut- cheon were each presented with a corsage at the high school prior to the reception. The guests were piped into the auditorium by Piper Donald A, MacLennan of Lochalsh. About 40 ladies helped with the preparations for the reception, under the co -chairmanship of Mrs, John W. Hanna and Mrs. J. R. Lloyd, who were grateful far the willing assistance. Pouring coffee during the recep. tion were Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Erio Winkler, Mrs. Marvin Howe, Mrs. Charles McNaughton, Mrs Frank Edwards, Mrs. Elmer Bell, Mrs, DeWitt Miller, Mrs. J. H. Craw- ford, Mrs. R. E. McKinney, Mrs. Lloyd Jasper, Mrs. Allister Hughes and Mrs. Roy Cousins. JOHN WINTERMEYER, left, provincial Liberal leader, and candidate Murray Gaunt visited the Wingham and District Hospital on Monday af- ternoon. Mr. Wintermeyer looks at x-ray equip - ,richt, explained by Miss Marjorie Alton, Watke and Mrs. McKenzie, nurses at the pital.-w-Photo by Connell, Mi,s hos-