The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-10-31, Page 1With which is Aroolgargeted the Gorrie V Bette and Wroxeter News
%'LN(+'tJbt.M, f1JY'1' S:0, 'EDNESDAY, oaroison 31, 1961
41,ONG THE MAIN DRAG
Bs The Pedestrian
1.11UDAI 4S 'ME /MY—
/ This afternoon in Wingham and
Op.:, evening' In Belgrave the mem-
bers of the .(."•,G,I,T, will be making
their annual call —"Shell Out for
UNICEF", Be sure to have your
pennies gathered up and ready. Of
course, if you've put thein all in
• the parking meters or used them
for sales tax, the girls won't ob-
ject to silver,
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mimic') 1N U.S.--
How time flies! Frances Groves,
w} daughter of Mr. and Mrs, ,Harvey
(gob) Groves, was married in
Akron, Ohio, last week, The bride
will be well remembered by .many
people here. Bob was employed at
The Advance -Tithes when the fam-
lily lived in Wingham,
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*UGLY WEATHER --
Winter seems to be on the way a
little too soon this year. Heavy
snowfall last .week was succeeded
by cold rains and the promise of
further snow at first of this week.
However, we're not thinking of
4 Florida this year.
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k'! R! !EN TO COLLEt.T'—
Fou are reminded again that the
members of the 'Wingham 1t'ire Bri-
gade will conduct their annual
campaign for funds for the Muscu-
`• lar Dystrophy Association. The date
of the House-to-house canvass has
not been quite finalized but it will
be in the week commencing Nov-
ember 19th. Posters will be placed
around the town as reminders and
canisters will be set up in many
of the town's places of business,
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DARR EARLY --
The rnost significant fact about
the return to standard time is that
the evenings suddenly disappear,
Supper by .lainplight from now till
.r February or March, However, per-
haps the daylight for breakfast will
compensate.
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GAME POSTPONED—
The Wingham Brophy Cloodyears
are having a tough time. Slated to
re -play a deciding game with St.
Agatha last Wednesday night, fol
lowing a successful protest to the
\VOA.A executive, they found the
diamond under several inches of
snot'. A new date was set for last
night but at time of writing it .ap-
*.pears the game will be rained out.
Mrs. :Harry Wall
.Badly injured
Mrs, HarryWali, 49. 'of R,R. 5.
,, Lucknow, was seriously injured on
Saturday when she was struck by
deal on r maln•street of Luck -
now.
o
now, She was brought to Wingham
`Hospital by ambulance, and treat-
ed for a fractured leg and arm,
and extreme shock.
• Her condition was' .considered
Serious, and she was • transferred
to Victoria Hospital, .London,
The accident was investigated by
'Constable Hatch of. the Kincardine
,detachment Provincial Police.
• LADIES' AUXILIARY M.EET1N(ir
The regular meeting of the La-
dies Auxiliary to Wingham Gen-
eraI hospital will be held in the
Council Chamber on Friday after-
noon, Nov. 2, at 3 o'clock, F31b
TURKEY SUPPER
Mcintosh 'United Church Is serv-
ing a hot turkey supper on Wed-
nesday, November 7, 5.30 to 8 pin.
Adults $1,50, children 50c, Every-
one welcome, F31b
CHUMS PARADE
LOL 462 Belgrave annual church
'parade to United Church, 11 a in.,
Sunday, November 4th. F31*
BAZAAR AND }SANE SAL/6
Will be held in Belgrave For-
esters Hall on Saturday, November
3rd, at 3 o'clock. Sponsored by
*'Trinity Church Guild, 8131b
Will be held in Beigrave Com-
munity Centre on Wednesday, Nov.
7th and every Wednesday until
December 12th, 1962. Euchre will
start at 8.30 p.m. sharp, Goad
inrizes Everyone Welcome. fral*
R;EC1t 1'. 1ON
Will be held in Ethel Hall on
Friday evening, November 2nd, In
honour of Mr, and Mrs, John De-
war (Margaret Martin), Ladies
lease bring lunch. Everyone wed
conte, P314'
Huron Member is New
Minister of Highways
The Honourable John Roberts,
Prime Minister of Ontario, last
week appointed as Minister of
Highways, Hon, Charles S. Mac-
Nauglrfon, M.P.P. for Huron. Mr.
Mac,Naitghton succeeds. 1-lon. W. A.
Goodfellow, who will remain in the
cabinet as minister: without •port-
folio,
Charles MacNaughton was first
elected to the Ontario House in a
by-election in 1958 anal was re
elected in the general election of
1958.
Born in Strasbourg, Sask., May
8, 1011, Mr, MacNaughton receival
his education at Brandon, Man„
where he later entered the seed
business. He operated in .Brandon
and Winnipeg until 1924 when he
moved to Ontario. He is married
and has two children, .Heather and
John. Before deciding to devote all
•
his time to public service he head-
ed a prominent seed House hr Ex -
tea
For nine years he was a member
and for two years chairman of the
South Huron District High School
Board, He is also a. member of the
board of management of the South
Huron Hospital at Exeter, of which
he was it founder.
Mr, MacNaughton was appoint-
ed to the Ontario Water Resources
Commission in January of 1960,
and on November 8, 1961, he was
sworn lit as minister without port-
folio by Prime Minister ,John Ro-
berts.
The new hghways minister is
well known to many in the Wing -
ham area, having acted on behalf
of the residents of Huron -Bruce
after the death of John W. Hanna.
SINGLE COPIES --- 10 cerate
TO START WORK
CONTRACT IS LFT FOR
POOi MUNE
The Murray McDougall construc-
tion firm of Wingham has been
awarded the contract for the erec-
tion of a building at the Riverside
Park swimming area which will
house change moms, wash rooms,
locker facilities, etc. It is expected
that work will be started on the
building this week and completion
Is slated for the middle of Decem-
ber.
The building, 20 by 40 feet, will
be located at the south end of the
present swimming area property,
adjacent to the Public Utilities sub-
station. Cement block and brick
will be used in the construction, A.
C. Voss, of Mildmay, is the arehi-
tect.
At the present time the water
level in the upper pond has been
reduced as far as possible. As soon
as the ground is sufficiently firm
the parks commission will under-
take the cleaning out of the north
bank of the river between the How-
son and McKenzie bridges, in order
to widen the pond in this sector.
WINGIIAM TEACHER
IS NEW PRESIDENT
Robert Ritter, vice-principal of
the Wingham District !Sigh School,
was elected president of the Dis-
trict 10 Ontario Secondary School
Teachers' Federation at a meeting
held In Listowel on Saturday. About
260 teachers were in attendance
from Arthur, Clinton, Drayton, El-
mira, Elora, Exeter, Fergus, Gode-
rich, Grand Valley, Listowel, Luck -
now, Milverton, Mitchell, Orange-
ville, Palmerston, Seaforth, St.
Marys, Waterloo -Oxford and Wing -
ham.
Immediate past president of the
district Federation is William
Craig, of Clinton. Other officers
are Rodger Milliken, Elmira, first
vice-president; Miss Mary Carter,
St. Marys, second vice-president;
Russell Seltzer, Orangeville, third
vice-president; Robert Smith. Gode-
rich, secretary -treasurer and coun-
cillor; Donald Attridge, Orange-
ville, councillor.
Under discussion at the gather-
ing were amendments to the con-
stitution and by-laws, responsibili-
ties of teachers serving .as curricu-
lum committees and breach of con-
tract by non-members.
To Build New
Dining Room
•• Danny • Grummett, • who operates
MaitlandDanny's Drive -In Restaurant, on
Buys Gorrie Park
Gorrie Community Park, popular
picnic and Howlett scenic area,
has been purchased by the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority.
This was disclosed today by Auth-
ority Chairman Harold Cosens, of
Wallace Township, folnoWing ap-
proval by Hon. J. W. Spooner, un-
til recently minister of Lands and
Forests,
The sunt involved in purchase of
the 31 acres is $4,500. An additional
sum; however, has been set aside
for further development. The pro-
vince has agreed to contribute $3,-
050 toward the purchase and de-
velopment. This represents 50% of
the $6,100 earmarked In the brief
to the Conservation Authorities
Branch of the Department of Lands
and Forests,
This park will now become
known as the Garde Conservation
Area, It is located in the village
of Gorrie, not far from Highway 87.
The 31 -acre site contains a mill,
mill -dam, pond anti boundary land
on the Maitland River,
10011' INSTALLATION
111)GM: T'antpbell and his instal-
ling team of Seaforth will be in
Wingham Thursday evening, Nov-
ember 1st, to inetatt tine officers for
the coining, year. AIt brothers wel-
come, 1031h
KIN EWE 'I' LISA
Kinette fall tea will be •herd Wed-
nesday, November 7th, in the coun-
cil chambers. Special attractions,
doll clothes, a tench -and -take Whirl
and a candy table. Usual home
made baking, and tea will be serv-
ed. F31b
Hon, Mr. 1pouner stated In giv-
ing his approval: "By acquiring this
area the Authority obtains some
measure of control of the river
and flood plain, both items which
are part of the Authority's water
conservation program."
The area was purchased through
the Gorrie Community Club follow-
ing a petition presented to a meet-
ing of the full Maitland Authority in tame
inn Wingham last spring. A subse- trade.
quent resolution requesting the !
Highway 86, a mile east of Wing -
ham, told The Advance -'Times this
week that he is starting con-
struction of a sew dining room in
conjunction with his operation.
The addition twill be apprximate-
ly32 feet by 40 feet and will have
accommodation for about 100 peo-
ple, It will be built to the east of
his present building and will ad-
join his present kitchen facilities.
The structure will be so construct-
ed that, if later expansion is neces-
sary, it will be made to the north.
He hopes to have the cement blockand brick structure ready for use
for the Christmas banquet
rivet' authority to take over the'
area came from Howick Township
Council,
Chairman Cosens said the Auth-
ority proposes no change in public
use of the park Development may
include repairs to the caro and
cleaning of I'br ewer above the
Bain. NO major works program Is
atately('ted fol' this yyar•.
The brief calls for at minor de-
velopment program withal may in-
clude sortie additional hitt not
elaborate picnic. facllntiee.
'Ile 29 inunlcipailties withal com-
prise the Maeitlalul Authority will
bear the Au!..hority':a ;:thine of pur-
chase and development erects.
IUiCL1 T10fit
Will be held in Ill_vtit Meltinrial
Hall ne FT't'idev evenhig, Novc'niber
and, for Mr. Hud Nara r•4('rald ('ole
1(;f'cile Jeeksnni, 1_„rrlies please
bring tune's. 'Everyone welenine,
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ETICIIRE
Othlfeliows euchre party will he
held in the Otldfellows Hall on
Thursday, November 8th; at 8.30
part. It'3113-,
embers
mergene
,At a Meeting in the town hall on
Monday evening the basis of a lo-
cal :Emergency Measures Organ-
izaticm was formulated under the
Wingham g r o up co-ordinator,
Crawford Douglas, Murray Mac-
Donald, co-ordinator for Huron
County, was also on hand to as-
sist and provide advice.
Before getting down to the busi-
ness of obtaining people for the
various committees, both M r
Douglas and Mr. MacDonald ans-
wered questions from the group
relative to the overall pictare of
the organization
Mr, 1MaeDonald captained that
the county lids been broken Owen
into community groups, In the
case of the Wingham Gump, Blyth,
Brussels, East Wawanosh, Morrie,
and Turnberry will be joined with
Wingham. He said this method
has proven the best, as it is not
feasible for one community to set
up an organization on an efficient
basis. The mayor of Wingham
and the reeves of the other muni-
cipalities will form the exeutive,
to which the co-ordinator will he
for Local
ures Gr
iesponetble He stated that in
ease of emergency tlae executive
should be in a headquarters build-
it,g, probably in Wingham.
Wingham, he said, is the second-
ary county headquarters if Goder-
ieh were wiped out. The county
co-ordinator went on to explain
that under the Emergency Measures
Organization, the plan calls for
each family unit to look after its
own survival where possible, and
for the organization to make a
survey of existing buildings which
cuuld be used as shelters for fa-
ar a alt
H. .
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1ltss Mary Harnilton, formerly of
Bluevale, and now a student at
Assumption 'University, 'Windsor,
addressed those gathered for thet
commencement exercises at the
Wingham District high School on
Friday evening.
Following Is the text of her ad-
dress:
Mr. Chairman, Honoured Guests
and Friends of Wingham District
High School.
I am honoured to address you on
behalf of the Graduates of 1962;
to say "farewell” and "thank you"
to all who have for the past sev-
eral years., been such good friends
and helpmates.
Our meeting tonight is on the
terms of mutual respect and friend-
ship ,but there Is perhaps a touch
of sadness. as we realize that .this
may well be the last time that we
shall all be gathered together, in
one group.
The honour of being valedictor-
ian brings with it a great problem
how to say differently, what has
been said before so many times.
When Mr. Madill approached mf
about speaking here •tonight, I was
right in the midst of packing and
preparing to leave for university.
(What a chore!) At the time, it
struck me that I •was not only
leaving behind a room filled (and
I do mean filled!) with nostalgic
mementos and memories batt I was
like the other grads here tonight,
also leaving behind an entire way
of life.
Just as It was time to do sortie
cleaning -up in the room, so it was
time to do a bit of housecleaning
in my Life. It was time to leave be-
hind the souvenirs collected over
the years, to throw away all the old
and worn out clothes and, with
them, all the worn out and bad
habits, So it is with everyone of the
grads, Graduation is the time to
don new clothes for a fresh and
different approach to life and also
the tune to garb our personality In
new and better ways.
Perhaps it is our study or work
MARY HAMILTON of Bluevale is seen as she was presented with
the certificate naming her as "Ontario Scholar" by A. H. McKague,
assistant superintendent of education For the province. The pre-
sentation was ±riade at the curornencetnent on Friday evening.
practices that should be changed.
or it may be our very owe per-
sonal Idiosyncrasies and habits, ft
does not matter. Now Is the time
to do it,
Of course, this doesn't mean that
fate should discard all our old
I habits, Many (or perhaps most) of
1 them are still serviceable, like the
good old stand-by clothes we've
packed off with us, and should be
kept for frequent use.
Nor should we simply throw out
tli old ways and customs. without
replacing then with new ones. Fru
our trip off to university, other
schools of higher education, work.
or what -have -you, we acquired new
clothes. So It should be with out
habits.
To our teachers and parents :who
WiNGHAM DISTRICT HiGH SCHOOL cheerlead-
ers with their peppy chatter and appearance
spearhead the fall activities on the school cam-
pus. Front row, left to right, Susanne Reynolds,
liai'e rawer the past years, been an
integral part of aur school and
home life. continually exhorting us
to discard old and slovenly habits,
and encouraging us to develop and
and to strive towards this goal
+eat new and better ones proudly,
and to strive towards the goal
of graduation, may I say "Thank
You." Whatever successes we may
achieve, whatever accomplishments
may become ours, you also shall
participate We shall gladly share
our triumphs with you.
And to those in the audience
tonight, who are not graduates, but
still have one or more years of the
dear old Aline. Mater left, let us
say that we, the grads, can look
back with happiness on our high
schonl years. There have been bad
moments, moments for regrets or
complaints, but the good times that
we have had here, have far out-
numbered thein!, It is our sincere
wish that your school life will be
a happy' !4 lid
a .1rt t'essfrtl one, and
that 111 the years to cone yen will
ntaltr vis truly proud to say we went
to "'i,igtiere District high School.
A tutu
Escape it
Crash
'011'±g men 101tr1netely es-
t'aped .Tilt only minor cuts and
bruises when a eat they were rid-,
on; in went 'int of vont rril a±ad roll -
f li ,tt'Fi t>11 tion k y night.
Ty,,, ,..,i e.n dtii,'en. h1 Barry IL
'lmii• „ e 1. R. 2, CVhigham, and
ltta(at,t M''14ay, also of H R. 2,
Wingiinin, tan': tate passenger. The
:writhe!! (writ/Tedabout 9.1:' t_4Ion-
it:ly ,•vrn,i1g. nn the B Line. of
'l'rtrtnberry, tenet of the t'etrtetery.
The veln,'te apparently hit loose
;;raw, 1, wee!' out of control and
relied i npletrly oc•ri .taking off
hni }r {inory int the prunes,. The tut-
-4,, ... xl . etit, (• w:ls Wrecked.
Judy Renwick, Julia 'Thornton; standing, .firnc '1'li,' :,,•, i(1i'nt was invesitiga.ted by
Wright, Ruth Michie, Nancy Elliott and Helen F'r(ivincial''onstable Murray Frid-
Currie.----Photo by Cantelon, c'ithnrr; of the Wingham detach-
ment.
mthee that for various reason
could not look after themselves.
The organization has four pri-
mary objectives: first, survival on
a personal and community basis;
second, the continuity of govern-
ment; third, in the case of this Ma -
trice, to act as a reception area for
refugees from a target area; and
last, to supply manpower as sup-
port to re-enter at the proper time,
an area that has been subject to
nuclear attack.
It is up to the local groups to
get their plans ready, with the
support of the county committee.
Such things as welfare, police and
traffic control as well aa communi-
cations were cited as major points
requiring planning. Immediate
problem is the education of the
public in regard to the plans that
are made and in matters of sur-
vival.
In reply to a question, Mr. Mac-
Donald stated that the local EMO
group will have to have absolate
authority If the country comes un-
der attack.
Officials Named
Crawford Douglas, who had
earlier accepted the position of
Local co-ordinator, stated that
there were a number of positions
to be filled.
Not all the appointments were
made, as some of the men wlr; se
names had been suggested could
not act, Cy Robinson and N. Wel-
wood were named as directors of
emergency welfare; 'billeting was
left open; clothing officer, DeWitt
Miller; catering, James Lee; chief
of registration and inquiry, James
Deneau; Emerson Shera and Har-
ry • McArthur, engineering;_ James
Carr, fire co-ordination; James
Milner, pollee co-ordination; Hasa
old Remington, supply; John Bate-
son, personnel: Barry Wenger,
public information: Wan. Walden,
transportation; Bruce St. George.
communications; Capt. Newman,
children's aid; Wiliiam Cruik-
shank, air traffic; Matt Boyd, spec-
ial services, and Dr. W. A. McKib-
•bon, medical officer
It was pointed out that these
men would require considerable
assistance in the formulation of
their plans, and the duties which
would have to be carried out in
case of emergency.
TRACTOR FIRE
OWNER COLLAPSE AS
FIREMEN ARRIVE
Peter Dorsch, third line of Mor-
ris, prevented serious damage at
his farm on Monday evening when
fire burst from the .motor •of his
tractor when he attempted to start
it in the driving shed. Without
hesitation he backed the burning
machine out of the shed and then
started to fight the flames_ The
alarm was turned in and when the
Wingham and District fire brigade
arrived they found the owner still
fighting the flames without success.
Two or three shots from. the
chemical extinguisher on the fire
truck put out the fire, but Mr,
Dorsch was so exhausted by this
time that he collapsed. 'The fire-
men employed the resuscitetnr and
called a doctor and after the was/
had regained consciousness he t"as
put to bed to recover
Damage to the tractor was limit.
ed to the wiring and the fuel fillet
The fire occurred during the supper'
hour
Rettinger Is
Bank Accountant
William Rettinger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cletus Hettinger, formerly
of the B Line, Turnberry Town-
ship, who is employed with the 'To-
ronto -Dominion Bank in Toronto,
has been promoted to accountant.
He joined the staff six years
ago, and is ane of the youngest
members to this position. tie re.
ceived many messages of 'congratu-
lations from his fellow employees
in the Toronto area and begins his
duties on November 3.