HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-10-03, Page 19FIRST SECTION
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oct, 10, 1963
Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents.
.Approval Granted for Haif
Holiday on November 11th
, At the October meeting of
the Wingham town council on
Monday evening council ap-
proved a resolution from the
Business Association calling for
a half holiday on Armistice Day,
Fell from Tree,
Boy Is Injured
Brian Keith, R. R, 5, Luck -
now, 10 -year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Evan Keith, is in
Wingham and District Hospital
for observation following an
accident at his home. The
young lad was tree -climbing
and fell to the ground, suffer-
ing possible head injuries. He
is in satisfactory condition but
faces the world with two shin-
ers that are humdingers.
Minor Injuries
As Cars Collide
Donna Ferguson, age 16, of
Gorrie was admitted to the
Wingham and District Hospital
about 9.15 p.m. on Saturday
evening for observation follow-
ing an accident on No. 87
Highway near Wroxeter.
Miss Ferguson was stopped,
waiting for cattle to leave the
highway when the vehicle was
struck in the rear by another
driven by Charles Knox, 20, of
Blyth.
Six teenagers in the Ferguson
car were taken to hospital for
40. examination but released later.
Miss Ferguson apparently had
minor neck injuries. Knox and
a passenger, George Oster, 22,
of Blyth were also examined
and released.
The mishap was investigated
jir by Constable Murray Friden-
burg of the Wingham O.P.P.
detachment. Damage to the
two cars was estimated at $350.
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
PROMINENT SPEAKER—
Maurice Grimes, executive
director, Ontario Cancer
Society, will be the speaker at
an open meeting in the Wing -
ham council chambers on Thurs-
day evening. He will show
pictures of a trip to Russia.
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Saturday of next week, Oct-
ober 19, will be a busy day in
town. The fall rummage sale,
sponsored by the Ladies' Auxi-
liary of the Wingham and Dis-
trict Hospital will be the big
event. The same day has been
slated as Apple Day by the Boy
Scouts and Wolf Cubs.
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CAR WASH—
Another undertaking, sched-
uled for Saturday of this week,
Oct. 12, will be a car wash.
The Hi -C organization of Wing -
ham United Church will do the
swab and polish job at the park-
ing lot adjacent to the church
on Minnie St.
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OH! THAT WEATHER --
All the folks who came back
in disgust after cool and rainy
holidays during the summer
months are wishing they could
have a second chance. The
finest weather since early July
has blessed our area for the past
two weeks.
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BIG HOLE—
Detour signs have been plac-
ed on Victoria Street at its
intetsection with Minnie to di..
Vert traffic around the block to
the north. Reason is that the
first excavation for the new
trunk sewers has been opened
at the foot of Leopold on Vic-
toria -- and it's g big, big hole
in the ground.
November llth, which falls on
a Monday this year.
A letter from the Depart-
ment of Highways stated that
the department agreed with a
previous request from council
for better highway directional
signs in the community, par-
ticularly in respect to No. 86
Highway, and that the subject
is being given consideration.
Council agreed with a re-
quest from the Texaco Oil Co.
for a lease agreement covering
property that is now being used
for public parking between the
Readman service station and
the arena area.
Lee Vance, president of the
Lions Club, attended council
and discussed the problem of
using town employees in con-
nection with service club pro-
jects, particularly in the clean-
up operations necessary after
public events. It was felt by
several council members that
the clubs should approach the
public works chairman when
Please turn to Page Eight.
Council to Support
Department Survey
Meeting on Monday evening,
Wingham town council listened
to a letter read by the clerk,
from the Department of Econo-
mics and Development regard-
ing a survey of Wingham's hous-
ing situation.
The program calls for a re-
lease of information to the
public on the objects of the sur-
vey, and a request from the
Department to have the town
look after the mailing of an
explanatory letter and a survey
card to be filled out by house-
holders and returned to the
Department. Council had ask-
ed the Ontario government
department to provide informa-
tion on low rental housing for
the community and this infor-
mation arrived as a result of the
request. After the survey cards
Car Ditched --
Woman Hurt
Mrs. Agnes Mitchell, a visi-
tor with Mrs. Harold Congram,
R.R. 5, Wingham, is in Wing -
ham and District Hospital, suf-
fering from several broken ribs
as the result of a car mishap
last Friday.
Mrs. Mitchell was a passen-
ger in a car driven by Mrs.
Congram which went out of con-
trol on loose gravel on the 12th
Concession of East Wawanosh.
The vehicle nosed into a deep
ditch. Mrs. Mitchell is report-
ed to be in good condition.
Damage was placed at $200
to the 1954 model car. Three
other passengers, Mrs. Greta
Creber, Mrs. Lohn Lehead and
five-year-old Marilyn Congram
were not injured.
The accident was investi-
gated by Constable Murray Fri-
denburg of the Wingham O.P.P.
detachment.
have been mailed in, depart-
ment personnel will visit Wing -
ham for on -the -spot checking
of housing conditions and the
economic well-being of the
community.
If, as a result of the survey,
the department is of the opin-
ion that Wingham has enough
people of an economic level
requiring low-cost housing,
the municipality and the
government will enter into an
agreement to build this type of
housing in Wingham.
It is understood that some
38 municipalities in the pro-
vince have entered into such
agreements on the scheme
which is a joint federal -provin-
cial project. The plan is dif-
ferent than most housing schem-
es of the past in that rental is
guaged on the income of those
renting, and the need, rather,
than on the size of unit which
is occupied.
Council was of the opinion
that it would be in the interests
of the community to co-operate
and have the survey taken.
Further information on the sub-
ject will appear in The Ad-
vance -Times in due course.
At United Notions
Craig Armstrong
Heads CBC Bureau
Craig Armstrong, son of
Mrs. W. W. Armstrong of
Wingham, has been heard by
several local people in his regu-
lar week -night broadcast on
"News Round -up" at approxi-
mately 10.10 p.m. overstation
CBL.
The former Wingham boy is
supervising editor for CBC news
at the United Nations in New
York City.
JUNIOR ASSISTANT—W. T. "Doc" Cruick-
shank, second left, accepts the ceremonial
scissors from his granddaughter, Kathy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cruick-
shank. A few moments later the scissors
were used to cut the ribbon on the new
CKNX building, marking its official open-
ing on Monday afternoon. Mrs. W. T.
Cruickshank is at the left. The three
gentlemen at the right are Dr. Andrew
Stewart, chairman of the Canadian Board
of Broadcast Governors; George Young, of
the CBC, and James Allard, of the Cana-
dian Association of Broadcasters.
RIBBON CUT MONDAY
Broadcasting Officials on
Hand for CKNX Opening
Prominent persons in the
broadcasting field, members of
both federal and provincial
governments, mayors, reeves
and other municipal officials
as well as members of the week-
ly press were guests at the of-
ficial opening of the new CKNX
building on Monday afternoon.
W. T. "Doc" Cruickshank,
president and founder of the
broadcasting company, acted
as master of ceremonies which
took place at the entrance to
the new building on Carling
Terrace.
He expressed a warm wel-
come to the guests present and
to the radio and television
audience. Harking back to the
worrisome days of March, 1962,
when the former CKNX build-
ing was destroyed by fire, he
also expressed his personal
thanks to the many firms and
individuals who had so quickly
come to his assistance, permit-
ting CKNX to return to the air
FI8LD DAY CHAMPIONS—Field day at the
Wingham Public School took two days to
run off, the final events taking place on
Monday of this week. Top winners in each
class are pictured above. They are, from
the left, back row: itobert Armstrong,
senior champion; Patsy Walker, senior
champion; Bill Strong, intermediate
champion; front are: Sandra Seddon, in -
mediate champion, and the junior win-
ners Marion Willie and John Deneau.
—Advance -Times Photo.
in the shortest possible time.
R. S. Hetherington, mayor
of Wingham, voiced the pride
of the community in CKNX,
Mr. Cruickshank, his family
and staff. The mayor also
spoke of the public service
which has been rendered to
many communities in Western
Ontario by the station.
Lloyd Kyles, of the firm of
Kyles & Kyles, architects, who
designed the building, spoke
briefly, as did Doug Brown,
supervisor for Andeen Construct-
ion,
onstruction, the firm which erected
the building.
Another speaker was James
Allard, executive vice-presi-
dent of the Canadian Associa-
tion of Broadcasters, who spoke
of Doc Cruickshank as a man
who had achieved a reputation
as one of the finest broadcasters
in Canada.
George Young, director of
station relations for the Canad-
ian Broadcasting Corporation
said that CKNX has long been
one of the outstanding affiliates
of the CBS and he spoke of the
new building as a decided
asset to the town of Wingham
and a credit to the industry.
CHAIRMAN SPEAKS
Dr. Andrew Stewart. chair-
man of the Board of Broadcast
Governors, extended the good
wishes of that body to Mr.
Cruickshank and CKNX and also
spoke of the very high regard
in which the station is held
throughout the industry.
Little Kathy Cruickshank,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Cruickshank, and grand-
daughter of the president, pre-
sented the scissors for the rib-
bon -cutting ceremony, which
was carried out by Dr. Stewart,
with the assistance of Mr, Al-
lard and Mr, Young.
Following the ceremony the
guests were taken in groups on
conducted tours throughout the
new building, where the various
departments and the purposes
for which new equipment is
used, was explained. Refresh-
ments were served to the guests
in the coffee shop of the CKNX
building.
Club Sees Slides
Of World Cruise
The meeting of the Wingham
Lions Club was held on Tues-
day evening in the Queens Ho-
tel.
Lion Wilf Crawford reported
on the zone meeting of the
Crippled Children's Society he
and Llan President Lee Vance
attended last week in Clinton.
The club is currently paying
the cost for braces, shoes, etc.,
for three crippled children.
Also the club looked after send-
ing two youngsters to the Crip-
pled Children's camp last sum-
mer and one to the Retarded
Children's camp.
Lion President Lee Vance
read a letter from the executive
director of the Crippled Child-
ren's Society, thanking the club
for again looking after the 1964
Easter Seal Campaign. The
letter stated that the Wingham
Lions Club had raised $18, 630. -
00 in the last 15 years through
the Easter Seal campaign.
Harry Lang, plant super-
visor for Canadian National
Telegraphs in Ontario, showed
slides of the world cruise he
recently completed, which
were very interesting.
Three Injured in
Head-on Colli ion
A head-on collision at8.45
p.m. on Monday evening on
No. 4 Highway five mules
north of Wingham sent three
people to hospital with injuries.
Mrs. Robert Sewers of Cul-
ross Township, formerly of
Wingham, is in serious condi-
tion with bad lacerations to
face, head, and knees and may
have other undetermined injur-
ies.
She was alone in a late -
model car travelling north and
was in collision with a south-
bound vehicle driven by John
Lichfield of Kincardine, on the
second curve north of this com-
munity at the county line,
Mr. Lichfield is in hospital
with broken ribs, lacerations
to head, hands and face as
well as deep scalp cuts and
concussion. A passenger, and
owner of the latter vehicle,
Mrs. Evelyn Doup, R.R. 4,
Kincardine, is in satisfactory
condition suffering from face
cuts and bruises.
Both cars were completely
demolished by the impact
which mushroomed the front of
the vehicles back to the wind-
shields.
The accident was investigat-
ed
nvestigated by Constable David Blyth of
the Walkerton O.P.P. detach-
ment.
HOLIDAY SERVICE
AT POST OFFICE
On Thanksgiving Day, Mon-
day, October 14th, the follow-
ing hours will be observed at
the Post Office:
General delivery, registra-
tion and postage stamp wickets
will be open from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. There will be no
money order business and no
rural delivery. The lock box
lobby will be opened from 7
a. m, to 6 p.m. One letter
box collection will be made at
3 p.m. and all mail will be
despatched as usual.
Club to Visit
Douglas Pt.
The meeting of the Wing -
ham Kinsmen Club was held at
Danny's Restaurant on Monday
evening and was presided over
by Murray Gerrie, president.
A donation of $200 to the
local Boy Scouts Assoc. wasdis-
cussed and the matter will be
reviewed after further informa-
tion has been obtained.
Past President Stewart Leed-
hatn told the club that home
bingos will get under way in the
near future. Following the
meeting the club members took
advantage of the open house at
CKNX and toured the new build-
ing.
The next meeting will be a
joint effort with the Kincardine
and Walkerton clubs at Kincar-
dine, which will see the three
organizations touring the Candu
plant at Douglas Point on Octob-
er 17th.
Vern Readtnan was a guest
of the club.
TRAVELLING BY CAR
Rae Hetherington Starts
On World Tour with Group
Rae Hetherington, 22 -year-
old son of Mayor Robert Hether-
ington and Mrs. Hetherington,
of Wingham, was one of sevum
young men who started a world
tour last week.
The group left their Beta
Theta Phi fraternity house at
the University of Western Ont-
ario In two cars which are being
driven through the States and on
to Panama. At that point the
boys hope to be able to catch
rides on boats and be in New
Zealand before Christmas.
In New Zealand the young
men plan to find jobs torsever-
al months before going on to
Australia, India, the Middle
East, Europe and England, re-
turning home before the end of
next year.
Rae graduated with a bache-
lor of engineering science de, -
gree last May at Western Uni-
versity, and on his return will
take up his cateer as a civil
engineer. The other young
men on the trip come frotn
Owen Sound, Goderich, Co-
burg, Hensall, Hamilton and
South Porcupine.