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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-10-24, Page 1FIRST SECTION Farm Home Lost ''St, Augustine Man Seriously Burned James Grieves, 65 -year-old St. Augustine bachelor, is a patient in a London hospital suf- fering from serious burns to his face, hands and body as a re- sult of a fire at his farm home just north of St. Augustine, early Tuesday morning. The injured man was awak- ened by the crackling of flames in his house about 2.00 a.m. and after trying to battle the blaze alone, he made his way to a neighbor's, Cyril Grieves, who summoned help. The in- jured farmer was given im- mergency treatment by Dr. J. C. McKim of Lucknow and re- moved to the Wingham and District Hospital and then on to London later Tuesday morning. The farm home, located be- tween the sixth and ninth con- cessions of West Wawanosh, was completely destroyed as well as the contents despite the ef- forts of the Lucknow fire bri- gade. The house was a large two-storey brick building. Loss is estimated at roughly $8,000; 00. ALONG THE THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT -- The St. Agatha --St. Clem- ents Saints, after defeating Wingham in a close series, are now engaged in a battle for the WOAA softball grandchampion- ship with Belgrave. Belgrave '1'ost the first game on Monday evening in St. Clements by a 1-0 count, with their pitcher Coultes doing an excellent job. The second game is slated for Wednesday at the Wingham park. 0--0--0 BACK ON JOB- Terrazo workers, who were out on strike for the past couple of weeks, are back on the job again with the result that work can again get underway at the Wingham District High School addition. 0 -*0--0 LOOKS GOOD - We mentioned last week that workmen are painting the new front on the arena - the job had just started, but this week the effort is bearing fruit with the result that the rink is going to be greatly improved in its appearance. 0--0--0 DUTCH ELM - There was a little article on the editorial page last week about someone down in the U. S. who claimed he saved his elm trees by driving in zinc nails to overcome Dutch elm disease. Conservation Authori- ty officials say "hogwash". The disease is a fungus carried by a moth and there is no known remedy except to cut down the tree and burn it to keep the disease from spread ing. 0--0--0 BIG SUCCESS - The Boy Scout Apple Day last Saturday was a huge suc- cess and there was excellent co-operation from Scouts, Cubs and leaders. Each year the citizens of Wingham and the surrounding area support this excellent cause which promotes youth activity for our boys. Your generous support is ap- preciated by all connected with Scouting. 0--0-0 FLOWERY FALL - This autumn is providing the f nest show of late flowers seen :Y, many years. Amid a pro- fusion of bloom we could note a lovely poppy at the home of Mrs. John Hanna, three or four inches in diameter. Another oddity was a maple leaf picked up by WIIf Hamilton and mea- suring 11} incheseach way. ItCAki 115 ATV ETA ARISII `"),P AIRPORT Abb nct4iInt Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oct, 24, 1963 Would .Supply Necessary Water ARMY MEN SERVE IN THE SINAI -Cap- tain P. T. "Pat" Crosby, of Burlington, Ont., Movement Control Officer, discus- ses aircraft loading with two members of his staff, Corporal S. M. "Stu" Ever - ick, of Bedford, Nova Scotia, and Wing - ham, and Lance Corporal H. J. "Jim" McIntosh, of Toronto. All three men are attached to the United Nations Move- ments Unit at El Arish, Egypt, where they work with RCAF personnel of 115 Air Transport Unit which flies Otter and Caribou aircraft and provides air trans- port for the United Nations Emergency Force in the Sinai. Past International Pres. to Speak Lions Club to Celebrate Twenty-fifth Anniversary • On Wednesday evening of next week the Lions Club of Wingham will celebrate its Lions' Speaker Kinsmen Visit Douglas Point The Wingham Kinsmen Club took part in an inter -club meet- ing at Kincardine along with members from the Walkerton organization. The three clubs held short business sessions at a dinner and then were taken on a tour of the Douglas Point gen- erating station. Local mem-, bers reported that the tour was very interesting and most in- formative. APPOINTED DEFENCE COUNSEL FOR INDIAN Robert Hetherington, 0.C.. of Wingham, has been appointed by the Federal Justiee Depart- ment as defence counsel for Patrick Sullivan, of the Sau- geen Indian Reserve. Sullivan is charged with nonicapital murder, in the slaying of his wife on October 5th, 25th anniversary by holding a ladies' night at the Blue Barn, Listowel. Location for the meeting was decided because its owner, Whitney Grose, is a past president of the club and this year completes a long term of membership in the Lions Club of Wingham. The Lions Club was actually first chartered in August, 1922, but a few years later was dis- banded. It was in 1938 that the club was reorganized and re - chartered under the presidency of Lion Ron Rae, now of Phoe- nix, Arizona. Presidents of the club throughout the years have been: 1938, Ron Rae; 1939, F. W. Spry; 1940, W. A. Galbraith; 1941, H. C. MacLean; 1942, W. S. Hall; 1943, J. H. Craw- ford; 1944, W. H. French; 1945, W. G. Hamilton; 1946, J. P. McKibbon; 1947, F. E. Madill; 1948, G. W. Tiffin; 1949, G, C. Gammage; 1950, C. A. Roberts; 1951, D. C. Nesmith; 1952, M. MacPhail; 1953, T. S. Beattie; 1954, R. S. Hetherington; 1955, H. P. Carmichael; 1956, Whitney Grose; 1957, J. E. Reavie; 1958, W. B. Conron; 1959, Dr. W. A. Crawford; 1960, W. B. Cruikshank; 1961, W. W. Cur- rie; 1962, Dr. K. M. MacLen- nan, President for the 1963- 64 term is L. E. Vance. GUEST SPEAKER The anniversary meeting will see the attendance of many former members of the club,as well as out-of-town Lions. Special speaker for the occasion will be Harry A. Newman, Q. C., of Toronto, a past presi- dent of Lions International. A native of Dunnville, Mr. Newman has served the legal profession with distinction and during his long years in Lionism has been president of the Tor- onto Club, as well as director, vice-president and president of the international organization. In addition to his affiliation with Lions Club, Mr. Newman is a member of the York County Law Association, Canadian Bar Association, Toronto Conserva- tive Businessmen's Club, Em- pire Club of Canada, Canadian Club of Toronto. He also serves on the boards of several Canad- ian business corporations. Ang- lican by faith, he has two sons serving the ministry of that church. Single Copy No Over Ten Cents. Area Councils to Consider Tanker for Fire Department Injuries Treated At the Hospital The out-patient department at the Wingham and District Hospital has been exceptional- ly busy during the past week as the result of a series of home accidents. More serious mishaps includ- ed a fractured left leg suffered by Albert Smyth, R.R. 5, Wingham, to which a cast was applied. The injury was incur- red in a fall from a pole. Last Thursday Ronald Goy, son of Mr, and Mrs. Rennie Goy, Wingnam suffered a frac- tured left wrist during football practice. On Friday Wayne Riehl, 18, of Wingham, received lacera- tions to the shin, a sprained knee and other injuries to the right leg. First aid was receiv- ed at the hospital and he was allowed home. A meeting of the Wingham Rural Fire Committee was held in the council chambers here on Monday evening to consider the purchase of a tank truck to transport water to rural fires, Members agreed in principal with the pian. No decisioncould be reached, however, as the plan must receive support from the rural municipalities involved, which includes the town* ships of Morris, East Wawanosh, Turnberry and Howick. The meeting was called at ACCEPTS POSITION IN MONTREAL Mr. and Mrs. George Porter and their son Jimmy are mov- ing to Montreal shortly, where Mr, Porter will be working as a technical representative for the plastics division of Naugatuck Chemical Ltd. Naugatuck is one of the leading Canadian manufactures of polyester re- sins. Mr. Porter will spend two weeks at the plant at Elmira before taking up residence in Montreal, Fall Rummage Sate Raises Over $900 The ladies of the Auxiliary to the Wingham and District Hospital are very happy with the returns from their fall rum- mage sale which was held in the Wingham Are;ia last Saturday afternoon. The people of the area responded with generous donations of saleable articles and many other kinds of help,and together managed once again to raise a sizable sum of money. The returns by departments Hunting Accident Fatal to Boy, 9 A hunter revived a nine- year-old boy, accidentally shot in the head by a .22 calibre bullet, with mouth-to-mouth respiration, but the boy died 31. hours later in hospital. Robert Harrison, 0, son of Mrs, Joan Harrison, was shot at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the east end of Teeswater while apparently playing in or near the fair grounds at the Agricultural Park. William McIntyre, 18, of Teeswater, was hunting rabbits at the time. When he realized the boy had been shot 25 feet away, he immediately applied mouth-to-mouth respiration since the boy had stopped breathing. Following the res- piration, the boy started breath- ing again. The accident was investigat- ed by Constable Edward Cronin of Teeswater and a Walkerton detachment O.P.P. officer, Dr. P. J. Leahy had the boy transferred to Wingham Hospi- tal, but he died about 8:15 p.m. No decision has yet been taken on an inquest. Besides his mother, the boy is survived by a brother, John, and two sisters, Betty Anne and Jane. His father, Earl Harrison, died about five years ago. PRO CLAM ATIO N Daylight Saving Time Ends in the TOWN of WINGHAM at 12:01 A.M., on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 1963 R. S. HETHERINGTON, Mayor, Town of Wingham. were: Men's and Women's Clothing, $279.14; Miscellan- eous Articles,$138,70; Child- ren's Wear, $97.85; Hats, $39.34; Shoes, $88.50; Novel- ties and China, 869.63; Grocer- ies and Curtains,$38, 61; Furni- ture,$118.55; Upholstery sam- ples,$28.96; Money donations, $29,00; Total $928.28. In addition many suitable items were sorted out and taken to the hospital where they will be put to good use, Several necessary expenses will need to be covered and the net profits will he carefully used to provide "extras" which could not otherwise he includ- ed in the services available at the hospital. The Ladies' Auxiliary, wishes to express sincere appreciation to all those who contributed to the success of this rummage sale. These projects are of vi- taI concern to all people in the hospital area, and it is hoped that the latter will continue to support in any way they can this work which is being car- ried on in their interest. Bruce Robertson Receives Degree Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Robert- son, obertson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robert- son, Mr. and Mrs. Len Craw- ford and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherwood attended the Fall Convocation held in the Water- loo University Theatre Audi- torium, Saturday, when a Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred on Bruce Menzies the request of Fire Chief James Carr, who suggested that the total expenditure should not be over $1,000,00 as a used truck would be adequate. He point- ed out that the pumper carries 500 gallons of water, which is frequently enough to dampen a fire down but not enough to finish the job. A tanker carry* ing between 1,000 and 1,200 gallons could mean the differ- ence between saving or losing a building as often there is no water available at a rural fire. He went on to say that the tanker stationed in Brussels and owned by the Township of Mor- ris has already proved its worth. Representatives from the township agreed that the plan was quite worthy and agreed to support the purchase of the equipment, but stated it would be a matter for the councils to decide. Stewart Procter of Morris said that the township already owns one truck, and there is the possibility of hav- ing the services of another tank- er at Blyth. His council would have to look into the matter carefully. Councillor Alan Williams, of Wingham, pointed out that the town of Wingham would not benefit particularly, but would be more than willing to house a tanker, and accept a share of maintenance. Fire Chief Carr said the local brigade has some money which would be donated to- wards the purchase of a tanker, and the men could man it with- out having to add to the eight members which go to rural fires. Turnberry• Township was not represented at the meeting but the plan will he submitted to that council for consideration. Fire Chief Carr also stated that brigade members were re- questing an increase in rates from $1.50 per hour to $3.00 per hour for the first hour of fire fighting only. lie explain- ed that frequently the men are in good clothes when the call comes in and often have clean- ing bills. The committee agreed that this was a reason- able request and supported the increase. Mr, Procter, reeve of Mor- ris, acted as chairman for the meeting. Attending were Ross Smith and Jim Mair of Morris, Ivan Haskins of Howick, Roy Pattison and John Coultes of East Wawanosh as well as Alan Williams, Len Crawford and Gordon Buchanan of Wingham. Town Clerk William Renwick was secretary. Robertson. Bruce is a graduate of Wing - ham Distirct High School and Stratford Teachers' College and is now principal of the new six- teen room Howick Central School. St. Andrew's 101st Anniversary St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church observed its 101st an- niversary on Sunday with Dr, Ian Rennie of Petawawa asguest minister. Well attended ser- vices, with excellent congre- gational singing at the evening service in particular, made the day a memorable one in the church year. Dr. Rennie's messages of inspiration were doctrinal in tone and provided a good introduction to the ser- vices of the week. Mrs. John Ostrom sang "I Walked Today where Jesus Walked" at the morning ser- vice and the choir sang the an- them, "0 Praise the Lord"., by Goss. Dr. Corrin led the congre- gation in gospel hymn singing at the comtnencetnent of the evening service. Gordon Leg - Batt, George Henderson, John Donaldson and Rev. Gordon L. Fish, as a quartet, sang "Thine, Lord", and the choir anthem provided music of praise to sup- plement the preaching of the word.