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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-03-07, Page 1n SECTION ONE ncioeinte Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, March 7, 1963 - Single Coli' Over Ten Cents .WINGHAM WELCOMES THE 1963 LEGION CONTEST WINNERS—Here are the four trophy winners who emerged at the Royal Canadian Legion's pub- lic speaking competition in the high school on Saturday evening. From the left: Ellen Cruickshank, winner of the Junior Elementary Class and the John Pattison Trophy; Mary Ahara, winner of the Senior Elementary Class, and the Dr. W. A. McKibbon Trophy; Peter -John Pace, who took first place in the Junior High School Class and won The Wingham Advance -Times Trophy; and Anne Wightman, first in the Senior High School Trophy and the R. S. Heth- erington Trophy.—Photo by Connell. Show Will Include Drama Festival On Friday Evening-- Ladies' Features The Huron County Soil and Crop Association will hold its annual Seed Fair in Wingham on Friday and Saturday. It will be the first time the fair has been held here in its seventeen- year history. There are seventeen classes, and exhibits will be received at the W.D.H.S. auditorium from 4 p.m. to 5 on Friday. Judging will commence at five o'clock. DRAMA FESTIVAL The Huron County Junior Farmers will hold a drama fes- tival at 8 p.m. Friday. There are three clubs competing. North Huron, South Huron and Seaforth Junior Farmers will each present a one -act play and there will be additional entertainment. Admission for the drama festival will be 50¢. Tickets ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian SURE FEELS GOOD— After what seems like 12 * ionths of stormy, freezing 1reather the touch of spring we have experienced this week seemed too good to be true. However, it is too soon to count our spring chickens. Fly- ing over Lake Huron ten days To we observed that it was frozen solidly from one side to the other—and we never do get warm weather until all that lake ice has melted. And it will take a good many weeks to melt the 10 and 12 -foot snowbanks along the country roads. 0--0--0 NOT TRUE— There have been rumors abroad that county council has appointed a new director for its emergency measures opera- tion. Word from the clerk in Goderich indicates that no ap- pointment has been made as yet—but it is expected that the decision will be made later today. 0--0--0 MAN ARRESTED At ten o'clock Sunday eve- ning Charles Gray of Ethel in- formed police that his car had been stolen, forty-five minutes later it had been recovered un- damaged in Grey Township and Larry Tabor of R.R. 3, Listowel was arrested at the wheel after a chase. Constable Ron Bell of the Wingham OPP was the ar- resting officer. 0--0--0 TAKE A BOW, KIDS— We heard some fine compli- ments about the young people who attend the Teen -Town dances, while speaking to Mrs. Len ehillips, who was one of the chaperones last Friday night. She remarked that everyone t hp -e was well behaved and annerly, and that they all seemed to have a wonderful time. Nice to hear, isn't it? 0-0-0 WILL CAMPAIGN— Voters in the riding of Bruce, i; ave an independent can - date on their ballots next month. The candidate is Dr. Alex Scarrow of Southampton, and according to his publicity, he will campaign on a "No A - arms for Canada" platform. 23 Entrie Public Sp Over 200 people gathered at the auditorium of the Wingham District High School on Satur- day evening to hear the contes- tants in the Legion public speaking contest. Winners in the various class es were: Senior High School, first, Anne Wightman, WDHS, who spoke on "What about Grade 13". In second place was Richard Stanley, of the Ripley High School, speaking on "Nuclear -Electric Power". First in the Junior High School class was Peter -John Pace of the WDHS, whose sub- ject was "Canada's Role in the Common Market". In second place was Jim Emmerton of Ripley and his topic was " The Last Half of the 20th Century— Problems and Benefits". Third, Brian Hogg, WDHS, "Electric- ity—Symbol of Progress". Top winner in the Senior Elementary Class was Mary Ahara of the Wingham Public School, who spoke on "My Dreams of the Future". Plac- s for Legi Baking Co ing second, Lynda Reavie, of the same school, spoke on " The Trans -Canada Highway". In third place was Betty Hether- ington of the Turnberry Cen- tral School, who chose the mpetition on's First A -T Ad Brings Call from Reader In San Francisco Jerry Walters of the Paul Starr Real Estate Company re- ports that he had a long dis- tance phone call from a lady in San Francisco, inquiring about a house listed for sale in The Wingham Advance -Times. The Wingham office of the Starr company has sold Earl Hamilton's former home to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jenkins. Colin Blair, who moved from Preston two months ago, and is now employed with the P.U.C. , has purchased the Ephriam Parish home. topic, "Interprovincial Visits for Students". Winning the trophy in the Junior Elementary Class was Ellen Cruickshank of the Wing - ham Public School, who spoke on the subject "The Satelite Called Telstar". In second place was Barbara White of the Wingham Separate School speaking on " The Trans -Cana- da Highway". Donna Hardy of Wingham Public School was third, speaking on "The Use of Dictionaries". FIRST YEAR !sThe competition, which was ponsored by the Wingham Branch 180 of the Royal Cana- dian Legion, is a regular fea- ture of Legion work in many centres, but was being present- ed here for the first time. The winners of the various classes 'here will compete in zone trials at Goderich the latter part of this month and the competition will move up See Page 8, Section One. Council to Engage Third Pollee Officer At the regular March meet- ing of the Wingham town coun- cil on Monday evening it was decided to attempt to obtain a third constable to augment the present two-man force. Councillor Donald Nasmith, chairman of the police com- mittee, stated that a study had been made of police conditions. He said that the present force comprised of Chief James Mil- ler and Constable William Wait is working six-day weeks on nine -hour shifts. This leaves periods during the day when no one is on duty, the councillor said. A third man would provide extra protection for the community and provide better working hours for the other two men. Part-time duty by Ted Whitby could be cut. He recommended that the council proceed to obtain a third man and council agreed to the proposal. Reeve Roy Adair, chairman of the public works committee, was not present, but council discussed plans for the year's street work. It was tentatively agreed that the section of Catherine St. from Victoria St. to `Diagonal Road should be re- constructed and paved and that work should start on widening and resurfacing of John Street from Josephine Street east. Councillors Cruickshank and Buchanan were appointed as representatives to the Mid - Western Development Assoica- tion. NO REC. DIRECTOR Councillor Alan Williams reported on a meeting which had been held by the Recrea- tion Commission to gain infor- mation regarding a full-time recreation director. Council- lor Cruickshank said -he thought the town should have one, but See Page 8, Section One. Belmore Skating Club Is Top Attraction at Ice Carnival Several numbers by mem- bers of the Belmore Girls' Fig- ure Skating Club highlighted the annual ice carnival in the community centre in that vil- lage on Friday evening, The show was presented before a good crowd, One of the club's outstanding numbers was a cleverly -executed square dance on skates. The other 26 numbers had about 18 en- tries each. The winners were Thomas Friendship, 73, and his sister, Mrs. Chapman of Teeswater, the oldest couple; Mr. and Mrs Jack Inglis, Lakelet and their five children, the largest fam- ily on skates; William Jeffray, best clown and Glenn Jeffray, 3, the youngest child unassis- ted on skates. Pre-school boy and girl prizes went to Connie McGlynn, Teeswater, and William King, Brussels; nursery rhyme contest, Bobby Gibson; national cos- tume, Ruth Hayes; girls cos- tume, 6-12, Ronald Sillick, Teeswater; lady's fancy cos- tume, Mrs, Carl Douglas; best dressed man, Warren Zurbrigg, Fordwich and hard -time cos- tume, Elmer Jeffray. BARBER SHOP SINGERS NOW "HARMONY MEN" The Wingham barber shop chorus met as usual on Febru- ary 20, at the town hall, Liter- ally dozens of names had been submitted and these were nar- rowed down to a half a dozen by the group's executive. After a vote the name, "Har- mony Men" was the winner. Plans were made for Sing Time (February 24) and the rest of the time was spent in earnest practice for this program. El- don McGregor of Sarnia was present and signed up 20 of the singers as associate members of SPEBSQSA. Mr. McGregor is area counsellor for this very large organization. At the regular meeting(Feb- ruary 27) one new member was welcomed and he was soon put to work in the proper section. The "Starter Kits" were distri- buted and the new music was Welcome, judging by the en- thusiasm shown. The "Mid- towners", a visiting quartette from Kitchener, sang several numbers which were well done and well received. Rod Mac- Kenzie then directed the Har- mony Men through several new numbers and the expert direc- tion was appreciated. The business period was chaired by Vice-president, G. Leggatt, assisted by treasurer, Roy Bennett. It was felt a good job was done on Sing Time (February 24), and March 31 would be the next appear- ance on the programme. The Kitchener quartette in- cluded; Pere Krotz, tenor; Dave Litwiller, lead; Rod Mac- kenzie, baritone; Eric Camp - lin, bass. The practice was formally closed and twenty singers re -located in a nearby restaurant for the usual coffee. The inevitable happened as they burst into song and the patrons were treated to an impromptu concert. The group is still looking for about 20 men who like to sing and the welcome mat is out for those who have yet to experience Barber Shop Har- mony and the wonderful fellow- ship. Wednesday night, town hall, 8:15 p.m. THE BELMORE ICE CARNIVAL last Fri- day evening was a successful event, with good costumes and top-notch skating. Taking part in the senior demonstration of figure skating were there three lass- ies. They are, from the left, Cheryl Hask- ins, Phyllis McKague and Connie Cam- eron.—Photo by Cantelon. may be purchased from Junior Farmers in advance, or at the door. Proceeds from this event will go to the Junior Farmers. FULL, AFTERNOON Saturday afternoon promises to be interesting and profitable to farmers, when several topics will be covered. Speakers will be Dave Pelleterio, U.C.O., Guelph; Vic Langton, ag. rep. for Elgin County; Tom Brown, agricultural engineer of Perth - Huron and Russ Bradford, dairy fieldman of Huron. There will be two panels with Junior Far- mers taking part and one for farmers. The ladies have not been neglected in program planning, While the men are discussing and gaining information on costs, storing of corn, beef improvement, herbicides and other important aspects of farming, the ladies will attend a demonstration in the school cafeteria. The Canada Department of Agriculture and Schneiders of Kitchener will co-operate when 143 pounds of meat will be used to demonstrate cuts of meat and the proper methods of cool- ing them. Miss Isabelle Gil- christ; home economist for Huron will take part in the pro- gram, which starts at 1:30 p. m. There will be a skit by local ladies and special draws will be made. The demonstration will be of interest to all homemakers, rural or urban. This is an ex - I cellent opportunity to learn more about purchasing meat and preparing it for family meals. There is no admission to the Seed Fair or for the ladies on Saturday. CONTRIBUTORS The directors of the Soil and Crop Improvement Association appreciate very much the way the merchants of Wingham and the Wingham Lions Club have supported them, and donated special prizes. Firms and businessmen who have made contributions are Hodgins -McDonald Lumber, United Dairy and Poultry Co- operative, Beaver Lumber Co. , Canadian Tire Store, CKNX, McKibbons Drug Store, Jack Alexander, Hayes Family Clothing Store, Remington IGA, Vance's Drug Store, Wingham Advance -Times, Edighoffers Ltd., Pattison Radio and Elec- tric, Red Front Grocery, Cana- da Packers Ltd., William El- ston, Clare VanCamp, agent for Pride Corn, Charles Tho- mas, agent for Pioneer corn, Hugh Campbell, agent for Sen - ca corn. Officers Elected At Teen Town New officers were elected at the Teen Town dance at the high school on Friday night, Jim Nasmith and Daryl Gibson are co -mayors for the year. Others elected were Dianne Deyell, reeve; Judy Callan, secretary -treasurer; and coun- cillors, Mary Lu Jamieson, Helen Currie, Rae Gurney, Tom Deyell, Torn Ellacott and Robert Beattie. Ex -Mayor Donnie Lee intro- duced the new officers, who had been elected by ballot. Nominations were made at the previous dance and as each per- son erson received an admission tick- et on Friday night, he or she was also presented with a bal- lot. Chaparones at the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Len Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hender- son.