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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-03-21, Page 1ingbant FIRST SECTION naffaint Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, March 21, 1963 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents Santa Claus Leaves Car in Lane at Nurse's Home How would you feel if you wakened one fine morning to find a brand new car in your driveway, containing a note saying it was yours, along with all the necessary papers to prove it—and signed by Santa Claus? This was exactly what hap- pened to Mrs. James Johnston, who lives on the sixth conces- sion of Turnberry Township and who is a member of the nursing staff at the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital. Last Thursday evening when Mr. Johnston was leaving his home to take part in a game of "broomball he noticed a new car parked in their laneway. He looked it over, and since there were no keys in the igni- tion he was unable to move it out of his way. When he re- turned from the game later in the evening the car was still there so he investigated further. On the seat he found an envel- ope and to his utter astonish- ment he found it contained the car's ownership card, made out in the name of his wife, the keys to the vehicle and a hand - printed note which read: "Mrs. Johnston—This car is insured and is paid for, and it is yours—so go ahead and drive it. Yours truly. Santa Claus, Miss Mary Skinn To California Miss Mary Skinn, Reg. N., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Skinn of town, has ac - p ed a nursing position at St. "7;Uhn's Hospital, Santa Monica, Calif. Miss Skinn is a graduate of St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph and for the past seven months has been nursing at St. Mary's /Vital, Montreal. She spent a couple of weeks at her home here, before leav- ing for California. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian COULD BE -- Mrs. Fred Templeman called on Monday to say that she had crocuses in bloom at her home, the purple and orange shades predominating. That's the sort of news we like to hear. 0--0--0 LOTS OF TROUBLE— Measles, mumps, chicken pox and flu are running ramp- ant in this area. School at- tendances have been drastically cut, with literally hundreds of youngsters away—and examina- tions are already in progress at the high school. 0--0--0 BIRDS ARE BACK— Several residents of the Lakelet area saw a large flock of Canada geese flying north on Sunday. Ed Fielding of town reports that a robin which makes its home in his yard is back in its old stamping ground. Seems that birds aren't very good weather prophets. 0--0--0 A POOR WINTER— Mrs. F. A. Parker, who with her husband has been wintering in Florida, says it has been a poor winter there but at its poorest, Florida wea- s better than the ice and snow of Huron County. How truel 0--0--0 FLU BUG STRIKES -- Mrs. Parker also said that ac girding to Art Wilson, who i.s,cently arrived, there were 25 Winghamites at Day- tona Beach. The Asian flu is almost to the epedemic stage there and we hope our Wing- nam friends are steering clear of it. Ontario." Mrs. Johnston said on Mon- day she had no idea who the donor was—so she was driving the car and wondering whether the family should celebrate Christmas in March from now on. CAME TO WINGHAM IN 1908 Will Mark Diamond Wedding Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Alex Reid, who have been residents of Wingham for many years, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, when they will be at home to their many friends afternoon and eve- ning. The actual date was March. 25. The couple was married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch Mac- Lean at Ripley. The ceremony was a double wedding, in which Rev. F. J. Maxwell, Presbyterian minister, also married Mrs. Reid's sister, Margaret to Malcolm McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. Reid recall that it was a lovely day and most of the seeding had been completed. Mrs. McLeod died at an early age, leaving a son, Roy. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, and is now living in Pasedena. CAME HERE IN 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Reid farmed on the Durham Road for five years, then moved to Wingham in 1908. Alex operated a bus business in town for 13 years. When he first had the bus there were 14 trains stopping in Wingham each day. In 1923 he accepted a posi- tion with the British American Oil Co. and was branch man- ager until his retirement in 1958. Alex only served one station pump when he started with the company and sold about 50 gallons of coal oil to every gallon of gasoline. By 1958 he was servicing 26 sta- tion pumps. Mrs. Reid is a life member of the United Church W.M.S. and has served in all of the church organizations. Mr. Reid is an honorary member of the United Church Board. LODGE MEMBER He has been an active mem- ber of the lodges here for many years. He is a life member of Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 286, a life member of Royal Arch Masonic Lodge 84 and a life member of the Cana- dian Order of Foresters. He has been through the chairs of all three lodges twice. Mrs. Reid is 78 and her husband 86. They are both in reasonably good health and are still looking after their home on Edward Street. Their daughter, Tena, is• married to Rev. J. C. Thomp- son of London, Ontario, secre- tary for the British and Foreign Bible Society. There are five grandchildren. The couple has received congratulations from the Prime Minister. MR. AND MRS. ALEX REID MRS. JAMES JOHNSTON who lives on the 6th Concession of Turnberry and nurses at the local hospital is shown with the new car which was left in the family laneway with a note to the effect that it was a present from Santa Claus. Mrs. Johnston has no idea as to the iden- tity of her benefactor.—A-T Photo. Dairy rincess Competition Will Be Highlight of 1963 Kinsmen Trade Fair H.S. Board Meeting Interchange Rooms In School Addition The March meeting of the Wingham District High School Board was held last Thursday evening at the school, and was a short session as the members were faced with a small agenda. Minutes and accounts received approval. Principal F. E. Madill re- ported on attendance and stated that the average for February had been 716 pupils or 95.11 % of enrolment. The board approved the ap- pointment of Miss Munro and Mr. Campbell as co -heads of the physical education depart- ment. The board also concurred with a suggestion from the principal that the music and drafting rooms be interchanged in the new wing. A letter from the architects indicated this would not affect the con- tract price. Acting Secretary William Renwick reported that $21,000 in interim grants had been re- ceived from the Department of Education. It was pointed out that these interim payments will save a considerable amount in bank interest. The board agreed to accept from the Department courtesy signs to be placed on the build- ing project indicating that it is a joint federal -provincial tech- nical and vocational training project. The board also saw, and commented on a picture of a piece of sculpture which the architects will place in the planter at the school entrance. The resignation of a staff member, Miss Zurbrigg, was accepted by the board with re- gret. A letter from the fire mar- shal's office was read in con- nection with fire doors. The problem had been inspected by the local fire chief some time ago and a copy of his report will be forwarded to the mar- shal. James Currie, trade fair chairman of the local Kinsmen Club, announced to the mem- bers on Monday evening that arrangements had been com- pleted to have the choosing of the 1963 Dairy Princess for Huron County take place at this year's trade fair. Fair dates are June 6,7 and 8. Kin Jim explained to the club that the fair will be con- siderably larger this year, and that the Dairy Princess contest will be a real drawing card. It will be the first time that the Princess has been chosen at an urban function. For the past several years the contest has been held in conjunction with the Clinton spring fair. The Dairy Princess Competition, sponsored by the dairy producer organizations in the county, has always attracted consider- able interest. The winner will be crowned Huron County Dairy Princess, and will then move on to compete in the On- tario finals at the Canadian National Exhibition. Winner at the CNE goes on the follow- ing year to a national contest. Kin Jim went on to tell the club that Kin Mery Templeman will be in charge of personnel for the fair. He said that this year's event would require a considerable amount of extra work and asked the members to request non -kinsmen friends to assist. The fair, he said, was going to be bigger and better and this was not a figment of the imagination. He outlined several other items in the planning that are nearing completion. GUEST SPEAKER Don Rennie, provincial field commissioner for the Blue Water Region of the Boy Scouts Association, was guest speaker at the meeting. He showed a film strip regarding the organi- zation of the Boy Scout move- ment at the local level. The main theme was the responsi- bility of the sponsoring group. Following the film, Mr. Rennie discussed with the club members local organizational problems. In 1960 the Kins- men Club had been listed as the local sponsoring group. However, it was pointed out by SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE "LITTLE PEOPLE" Some youngsters take this St. Patrick's Day stuff pretty seriously. Grade One youngsters at the public school had been learn- ing about many of the tales and traditions which are associated with life in the Emerald Isle. When classes adjourned for the recess period one of the first graders happened to pass the open door of a Grade Six room, where the pupils had been mak- ing little figures out of potatoes. Colored a jaunty green, the wee men were on display just inside the entrance. Taking one long and pop- eyed look, the youngster out- side the door hightailed it for her own teacher to shriek out the news that there were lepre- chaun's eprachaun's in the room down the hall. Harmony Men The Harmony Men were visited by another quartet from Kitchener. They were Wayne Brubacher, lead; Don Reitlt, baritone; Cal Simpson, tenor and Rod Alexander, Kass. They sang several numbers. Sam Gray of the London Chapter was also a visitor. The Have License license for the Harmony Men to operate as a chapter, has been received. The total membership now stands at 52, with 36 paid up members. There was no meeting last week because of bad weattier, and no heat in the council chambers. several members that the club had been ails -informed at the time as to its responsibility. It had accepted financial respon- sibility for improving the old C.P.R. station for use as a Scout House, but had not felt obligated in any other way. The matter was left with Mr. Rennie for further discus- sion with the group committee in charge of local Scout opera- tions. APARTMENT BUILDING President Matt Boyd said that there had been a number of inquiries regarding the build- ing of the senior citizens apart- ment and the plan of action for obtaining tenants. He said the matter deserved clarification and that a letter on the subject would be published shortly in the Advance -Times. He point- ed out to the members that the club had taken on the job of making a necessary survey last year, but Twin Pines Apart- ments Limited were actually in charge of erecting and adminis- tering the building. He said it is likely that the club will have representation on the applicant screening committee when it is set up. —Mrs. John Lorenz of Win- nipeg spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Fred MacLean and visited with her father, who is ill in hospital. Mr. MacLean has been a patient there for the past twelve days. Student Teachers At Public School Students from Stratford Teachers' College, teaching at the public school this week are Miss Mary Swan from St. Marys and John Campbell from Glamis, in Grade 5 for Mrs. Kaufman; Miss Kathryn Simpson of Lis- towel and Douglas Evans from Stratford in Grade 1 and 2 for Mrs. Wheeler; Miss Eleanor Gray from Listowel and Mrs. Pat Johnson from Stratford in Grade 3 for Miss Joan Armitage; William Keil from Gorrie and Douglas Tanner from Walkerton in Grades 7 and 8 for Mrs. Wil- son.