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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-05-02, Page 111. ebt FIRST SECTION noesZittorce Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 2, 19$3 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents. Fire, Accident Take 4 Lives Brother in H Sports Car Meets Truck � .:1, • '6i?ti ..rt:lh ''�, ^ C . '.E �`. � 4Sr� After Rescue Ordeal. [ L� � � � � y r , �,� 9. In Fatal Highway Crash A four-year-old child, Ken- neth Hamilton, died in his flaming home two miles north of Gorrie on Saturday evening. His 15 -year-old brother, Randy, is in Wingham Hospital under treatment for extensive burns to hands, arms and face, suf- fered when he rescued his bro- ther ,Allan, 7, and sister Lisa, 5. Randy had lighted a fire in a wood stove and a short time later Lisa shouted that the house was on fire, The boy rushed the two children outside and into a parked car. When he attempted to get back inside for Kenneth he was turned back by a wall of flames. Using a Kenneth Hamilton ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian ;SLOW START— Most trout fisherman report rather disappointing catches on the opening day, last Satur- day. However, some were more fortunate. Warren Cal- lan carne home with a nice 13-incher. Ross Wormworth reported meeting a father and son team from Riversdale who had picked up 16 nice ones in a single hour. 0--0--0 SMELT SCARCE— Though smelt are running by the million in Lake Erie, they are a scarce article along the Lake Huron shore, where ice is still piled 6 to 8 feet high in many places. Drifting ice extends out for a mile.or more offshore and the cedar bush along the beaches still holds many snowdrifts. 0--0--0 JUNIOR EDITORS— The scholars at Turnberry Central School were thoughtful enough to send us a copy of their school paper, "Central Headlines" — 17 pages of poetry and general observations of school Iife, The youngsters composed some very interest- ing items to fill out the April edition. 0--0--0 PIED PIPERS— This is the big week for kids and clogs, both of which love to fall in behind the WDHS Cadet Band as the boys march around town. The band is practising for the cadet inspection which will be held Tuesday of next week, and does merit a more comprehen- ive audience than the one mentioned above. 0--0--0 VISITORS TO A -T -- Recent visitors to the Ad- vance-Times office were the ,,/neer Girls of the Baptist t,rstch, along with their leaders, Mrs. MacLean and Mrs. Mason. The youngsters came on a Wednesday after- noon to see the production of the newspaper by the new "offset" process. garden hose he fought the blaze until his pajamas ignited and he was forced outside. Neighbors Edgar Dane, Carl Nickel, Stan Hays, John and Archie Steurnol and Lloyd Griffith were among the first at the scene and they, too, made every effort to reach the second floor. Mounting a lad- der, Edgar Dane broke through a window but belching flames made entry impossible. John Steurnol took Randy to hospital for treatment. The neighbors salvaged a small amount of household furnishings from the ground floor. By the time the Wingham fire department arrived little could be done but protect nearby buildings. They re- mained at the scene until morning. The body of the little boy was recovered at 5 a. m. FAMILY AWAY The fire and its accompany- ing tragedy were a terrible shock to the parents, who, with their 16 -year-old son Stephen and neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. John Stafford, were at a hockey game in Seaforth. Returning after the game they saw the reflection of the flames soon after they left Brussels. Four other children, Barbara 2, Susan 13, Virginia 17 and Linda 19, were staying with neighbors for the night. A private funeral service was held at the Moir funeral home in Gorrie on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. Fred. W. Taylor conduct- ing. onducting. Kenneth was born at Guelph on March 16, 1959 and came to the Gorrie district with his parents the following year. He was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. Earl (Judith) Bentley, in 1962. RESCUED FROM BLAZE—Lisa and Allan Hamilton, children of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hamilton, were taken from their burn- ing home by their older brother, Randy, on Saturday evening. Theft younger brother, Kenneth, lost his life in the fire. —Photo by Cantelon. ALBERT PATTERSON'S BARN BURNS Found Dead at Barn Door Albert Patterson, 74 -year- old West Wawanosh farmer, died last Thursday evening on the gangway of his barn while the building was demolished by flames, The farm is locat- ed on the Division Line be- tween East and West Wawanosh Lt. -Col. Bell to Take Salute H.S. CADET INSPECTION WILL BE HELD TUESDAY The annual Cadet inspection of No. 543, Wingham District High School Cadet Corps., will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tues- day, May 7, on the high school campus. Taking the general salute will be Lt. Col, E. D. Bell, E.D. , of Exeter. Lt. Col. Bell is the honorary colonel of the 21st Fd. Artillery Regt. , with which the corps is affiliat- ed. Others in the inspecting party will include the mayor of Wingham, Lt. Col. R. S. -Hetherington, M. B. E. , E. D. ; Capt. H.M.L. Brown, area cadet officer, H.Q. Western Ontario Area; Gordon Moir, chairman of the school board; Capt. J. T. Goodall, represent- ing epresenting the 99th Fd. Bty.; F, E. Madill, principal; and Major R. P. Ritter, C.O. , chief instructor of the corps. Commanding the corps will be C/Lt. Col. Hugh Mundell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mundell of Bluevale. About 275 boys will take part in the inspection. Following the formal inspec- tion, demonstrations in corps subjects such as drill, national survival training, first aid, and signals will be held. One of the highlights of the inspection will include the presentation of the Strathcona shield to the Wingham Corps. This shield is awarded to the best cadet corps in the group in which the corps participates. The Wingham Cadet Corps won this shield in 1962. The public is cordially in- vited to attend, Kitchener. His wife, the for- mer Ida McQuaid of White- church, predeceased him over 20 years ago. He was a life-long resident of the Whitechurch community and a member of the Presby- terian Church. Rev, Derwyn Hill conducted funeral service on Monday, at the R. A. Currie & Sons funeral home and interment was in Wingham Cemetery. Pallbearers were Walter El- liott, Dawson Craig, John Aitcheson, Gordon Rintoul, John Gaunt and Beth Gaunt. Flower bearers were Leroy Rin- toul, George Gaunt, Alex Craig and Gary Chapman. Townships. It is believed that he had backed his tractor and attached seed drill through the open doorway just previous to his death. His body was seen by the neighbors who discover- ed the fire, but they were un- able to reach the spot because of intense heat. Fireman from Lucknow finally withdrew the badly burned body. An autopsy to determine cause of death was performed in Stratford, but no informa- tion has been released. Eight head of cattle, some hay and straw, the tractor and seed drill and some hens were Inst in the blaze, which was Party Held for Vaughan Douglas A number of CKNX employ- ees and their wives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Strong, Victoria St., on Sun- day evening to express their good wishes to Vaughan Doug- las. Vaughan, who has been CKNX farm editor for the past five years, leaves at the first of the week to take a new post with the Department of Agri- culture at the Ontario Agricul- tural College, Guelph. He will serve with the department's information division. Mrs. Douglas, who is a member of the Wingham Hos- pital nursing staff, and the family, will remain in Wing - ham. Their friends presented an electric clock, John Strong expressing their regret at Vaughan's departure and their best wishes for his success in the new position. discovered about 10:30 p. m. Mr. Patterson, a widower, lived alone on the farm. He is survived by two brothers, James of Kitchener and Archibald of Hamilton; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Turner of WRECKAGE OF THE SPORTS CAR in which two Wing - ham men lost their lives on Saturday evening. The accident occurred on No. 4 Highway a few miles north of the town.. Alvin Potter, driver of the car, was killed instantly and Glenn Foxton died the follow- ing morning. In a tragic accident which occurred about seven o'clock Saturday evening two Wingham men lost their lives. Alvin Bremner Potter, 54, a resident of Lower Town, was instantly killed and Milford Glenn Fox - ton 31, of Carling Terrace, Wingham, died in the Wing - ham Hospital early the follow* ing morning as a result of his injuries. The low -slung sports car, driven by Potter, was proceed- ing south on Highway 4, about three miles north of Wingham, with Glenn Foxton as a passen- ger. Police who investigated the accident believe that the driver of the car attempted to pass another south -bound ve- hicle, realized he was too close to an oncoming truck, and tried to get`back into the west lane. In doing so it is thought that his car veered onto the shoulder of the road and then skidded into the path of the truck. The heavier ve- hicle was driven by Worthy Ross McNee, 25, of Belmore, and his father, Earl McNee, was a passenger. The car struck the left front fender of the truck with such force that the front axle was sheared off. The small car was completely demolished. The elder McNee was treated for minor injuries to his head and a hand. Constable Murray Fridenburg of the Wingham detachment, OPP, investigated the accident. The heartfelt sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved families of the two accident victims. Mr. Potter was unmarried, but leaves a brother in Turnberry and his mother, as well as two nieces. lie was employed at Newry, south of Listowel. Glenn Foxton, who was a foreman at the Lloyd -Truax plant in town, leaves his wife and four children. His brother, John, died two years ago, electrocuted while working for the HEPC. Glenn Foxton Mrs. Henderson, 80th Birthday Mrs. C. R. Henderson, Leopold Street, celebrated her 80th birthday on Sunday, with a family dinner. Those pre- sent were Mr. and Mrs. Ford Henderson of Paris, Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson and Jimmy Jr. of Brantford, Mr, Eugene Henderson and Christine Ann of Brampton, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gilder and children of Guelph, Mrs. Richard Gilder of Arthur and Archie Holmes of Brantford. Mrs. Henderson received many lovely gifts from her family. M,•ailing Hours Not Changed There will be no change in the receipt and despatch of mails during the period of Daylight Saving Time. Most mail carrying trains will operate one hour earlier. This results in approximately the same arrivals and depar- tures of mail trucks at Wing - ham. Council Gets Details On Plan for Airstrip At a special council meet- ing last Thursday afternoon, Donald Stone of the federal Department of Transport out- lined to the members the var- ious steps and regulations re- quired for the establishment of a licenced airstrip. Council has in the past ex- pressed some interest in the establishment of an airstrip. The opinion has been expressed by some councillors that an airstrip would be of value in at- tempting to bring industry to the community. Mr. Stone suggested that an airstrip of minimum standards could well he classed as a stepping -stone to progress in the community. W, B. Cruikshank, who has a small private strip on his farm to the west of Wingham also attended the meeting, as he has been working with council in order to find out whether or not a licenced strip is possible. Mr. Stone inspected three possible sites, and recommend- ed one location as the best, considering such factors as ac- cessability, length of runway, prevailing winds and so forth. He pointed out that a strip must be at least 200 feet wide and 1, 800 feet long, but recom- mended the length be between 2, 000 and 3,000 feet. He did not recommend council attempt to get grants, for this would entail extra costs to bring an airstrip up to stand- ards higher than necessary at the present. Mr. Stone went on to say that if council is sincerely in- terested in the establishment of an airstrip, the next thing to do is to make arrangments with the land owner, take prelimin- ary surveys as to cost, and de- cide if the town can afford it. He said it is likely that a few thousand dollars would be re- quired. The Department of Transport, council learned, would be ready and willing to offer technical advice at every turn, After Mr. Stone left, coun- cil decided to continue its in- vestigation into the feasibility of the scheme. Town Engages Third Constable Ronald Zimtner of Harriston, has been hired by the Town of Wingham as the third member of its police force. Constable Zimmer will commence his duties here on Monday of next week. Pres- ent members of the local force are Chief James Miller and Constable William Waite.