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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-01-16, Page 7Brantford Man Opens G.M. Agency in Town Keith McClure of Brantford, who has taken over the Diagon- al Road Service Station as tem- porary quarters, is opening a General Motors sales and ser- vice agency. The new business will handle Chevrolet and Olds- mobile cars as well as Chevro- let trucks. One of the major oil companies will supply petro- leum products. MOMMY'S GETTING A PRESCRIPTION FILLED FOR YOU AT " NC E'S DRUG STORE SO YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.! PLANS BUILDING Mr, McClure said that as soon as the weather breaks in the spring he will start construc- tion onstructtion of a new building on the property which he has purchas- ed just south of the Joe Kerr Construction Co. on No. 4 Highway at the outskirts of Wingham. The building will be of cement block construc- tion, 80 by 60 feet in size. There will be six quick service bays in the structure. The property was purchased partly from Joe Kerr and partly from the Town of Wingham. The southern section will re- quire considerable fill before it can be used. The contract for the building has been let to a Kitchener firm with a number of local firms working on sub- contracts. Mr, McClure comes to Wing - ham after 10 years as operator of a general automotive repair business near Brantford, and is a licensed mechanic. In the near future he will move hi's wife and two child- ren, Daryl, age 8 and Caroline, one, to a suite in the new Wil- kinson apartments. They are members of the United Church. Mr. McClure says that he hopes to be able to enjoy curling and MAY t HANDLE YOUR PERSONAL INSURANCE NEEDS—FIRE, AUTO, LIABILITY? HURON AND ERIE OR BRITISH 1 MORTGAGE & TRUST "TRUST 1 CERTIFICATES." EDWARD ELLIOTT INSURANCE PHONE 357-1590 NIGHT CALLS 357-1555 other activities in Wingham.. He is a member of the Canad- ian Order of Foresters, KEITH McCLURE Two New Members On S.H. Board Nominations held by Sacred Heart Separate School Board were followed by an election meeting last Wednesday eve- ning. Two new members were elected, Mrs. Wilfred White and Henry Skinn. Members of the 1964 board are Robert Chet- tleburgh, chairman; Alex Skinn, Peter Vath, Keith Montgomery, Mrs. W. White and Henry Skinn. Guest speakers were Fr. G. Freker and William Bulger of Stratford school inspectorate. Fr. Freker thanked the outgoing members of the board and wel- comed the new. He spoke on the spiritual aspects. Mrs. Charles O'Malley, R. R. 2, Teeswater, is the principal, Miss Jossette Delberque, R. R. 3, Auburn, second teacher, Mrs. Keith Montgomery, sec- retary -treasurer and Herman De Bruyn, bus operator. When Guesls Arrive e Canada's most complete line of folding furniture. range of tables and chairs keyed to modern living. A full Easily stored. Easy to set up. Here is the furniture every home needs to put family and guests at ease . . . 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With the introduction and approval of new by-laws in 196:3, the membership fee for the association has been increased from $1.00 per year to $5.00 per year. In order to have vot- ing privileges at the annual meeting, members must pur- chase their tickets at least 15 days prior to the meeting, They are available at the hospital business office. Chairman R. 13, Cousins pre- sided for Friday evening's meet- ing when the administrator Mrs. I. Morrey, reported 20 births for the month of December. During the same period there were 35 operations, 107 out- patients, 291 x-rays, 4 blood transfusions, 917 laboratory tests, 2t3 electrocardiographic examinations, 18 at cancer clinic, and 39 received physio- therapy. Total hospital pa- tient days for the month amount ed to 2494, a daily average of 80 patients. DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS The administrator also re- ported on delinquent accounts and explained why several are slow, due to insurance or legal technicalities. She pointed out that one insurance company is particularly slow in making its payments. Another board member pointed out that the doctors are having difficulty with the same company. Mrs, Morrey also reported on the recent installation of .equipment on which electro- cardiographic examination trac- ings are transferred to Victoria Hospital, London, by telephone for immediate readings and re- ports. She said that the ma- chine is working well and sev- eral examinations have already been made. She stated that the use of the equipment could very well have a bearing on the saving of lives in cases where immediate treatment is essen- tial. The equipment cost is being underwritten by The Bell Telephone Company and the Heart Foundation over a three- month trial period, At the end of the period it will be possible to determine whether or not the use of the equipment is finan- cially feasible, MET ARCHITECTS The chairman reported on a meeting held Friday afternoon, at which time the hospital building committee ma two representatives from the firm of architects which is preparing plans for an addition to the hos- pital. He said that the first draft of the plans has been ex- amined and discussed and sev- eral changes had been suggest- ed. The plans will be present- ed to the Ontario Hospital Ser- vices Commission in the near future for its approval. REVIEW WEEK JANUARY 1-8 Let's face the truth! EdSul- livan is no Rock Hudson. His face looks as though it was carved out of rock, and the sculptor's chisel slipped; He can't dance, he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, he can't even talk very well! But for fif- teen years he has been the big- gest name in television variety all over the world. Have you ever wondered why? Well, last week you had your answer! There was ample evidence that Ed would do anything in order to bring his audience the fine entertainment it has now come to expect from his productions. 1 -le and his production staff flew over to Belgium (and not with- out difficulties either, encoun- tered in the European winter fog; so that North America could see in person, The Sing- ing Nun, or Sister Sourire. Per- haps the last person you would expect to see at the top of to- day's hit parade is there now, with her French version of "Dominique", a beautiful song of which she sang much too lit- tle on this show. Sister Sourire resides in a convent a few miles outside of Brussels, the Belgium capital. She and the other Sis- ters who sang with her, have lovely voices, and it is nice to know that there are still some among us who do appreciate good music. She also has in addition to her "Dominique" single, a complete album on the market, which is doing well. It has been said that "if today's popular music is any example, the world is in terrible shape". After hearing "Dominique" and seeing the person responsible for its success, I think we would all agree that this is no longer true. 0--0--0 If you are an observant tele- vision elevision viewer you likely notic- cd a familiar face in last week's iepisude of "Leto One" (Satur- days, at 7:30). It was not Imerely a lookalike, as some in any presence thought; it really was Canada's Anna Cameron. She played the role of the Am- erican lady passenger on the plane, and was only seen in the opening scene, but it was the same actress and hostess who is now featured daily in the after- noon show "Take Thirty" and often as a "Flashback" panelist. Since "Zero One" is an English production which stars Nigel Patrick, there is no other ex- planation but that this episode was filmed during Anna's visit to Britain•a few years ago. The British obviously did not recog- nize her abilities. She is a talented comedienne and a charming hostess, and I'm glad she returned home to brighten Canadian screens. While we're speaking of the Cameron family, sister Dorothy's chae the"To Tell The Truth" panel is being occupied by guests each 'leek. And many shows are dragging badly without her wit and fool- ery. 0--0--0 There was more joy in Holly- wood in the New Year when two of the most unlikely people you could think of, announced they would marry this summer. Musi- cal -comedy star Ethel Merman (the blustery singer from "Annie, Get Your Gun", "Gypsy", and many others) and actor Ernest Borgninc, the Oscar -winning star of "Marty", said they will wed in July. She is 55 and has been married three times, most recently to Bob Six, who is now married to Audrey Meadows, star of "The Honeymooners". Borgnine, 46, is in the midst of getting a divorce from his sec- ond wife, fiery Mexican act- ress Katy Jurado. Ile is the star of "Mcllale's Navy" on CTV (CKCO-TV); she recently completed a starring role incite movie "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", the premiere ac- tivities that we saw on CBC's "Telescope" a few weeks ago. 0--0--0 And Bette Davis' 16 year- old daughter Barbara, or 13.D. as she is called, started the New Year with a bang by fnarrying Jeremy Hyman, vice-president of a large production eotepany I 0--0--0 No doubt every professional and amateur writer is now at work at biographies, novels, or just scrapbooks, coutntentor, ating events in John F. Kenne- dy's life, and recording details of that black day in 1!)t3 when he was felled by a0 assassin's bullet. One of the greatest ways in which we can reIive the Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Jan. 16, 1964 ,.- Page 7 w'�✓1h.'�./.✓'w"4+�r41nu M.'...•'i.t�Aw'W'�;n-/pr �..-u-.-' �.. r. �. .,...''t'�.'`.n Barbershop Clippings l I3Y I. M. FLATT This is the first of a weekly column reporting the activities of the Wingham Harmony Men, a group dedicated to four part Harmony and the sheer pleasure of singing. We wish to thank the editors of this paper again for helping; us to organize and secondly, for allowing us this space to help spread our mes- sage. The echoes of 'i3 have died away (thank goodness) and the New Year got off to a resound- ing start on Jan, 7 in the re- hearsal studio at CKNX-TV. Chorus rehearsal was slow start- ing but after all the later had arrived a lot of work was done in preparation for the 10.3e show, (CKNX-TV) March 23. Some of the numbers practised were musically correct for the first time, which must have pleased the directors as they were less grouchy than usual. At any sate, I'm sure some of those chords in "Dear Old Girl" are not as unpleasant as they were a few weeks ago. Nomination and election of officers was held and the new slate includes: Pres„ Geo. Cousins; 1st vice pres. , Russ Zurbrigg; 2nd vice, 13111 Con- nell; sec., Ray Walker; reg. sec., Paul Rintoul; treas., Ar- nold Taylor; historian, Chas. Lloyd; librarian, Joe Clark; rune twister, Lloyd Sillick; three directors, Harry Chapman, Geo. Richardson and Fred Tem?le- man; chorus directors, Hap Swatridge and Bill Connell. These men make up the hoard of directors along with Past Pres. Cord Leggatt. At the end of practice the meeting adjourned to the staff canteen where coffee was pre- pared and poured by Bill Con- nell (he spilled some too). An impromptu quartette serenaded the men who didn't leave when they saw same getting or- ganized in a dark corner. The remainder applauded politely. Next practice (Jan. 14) will he held its the town hall at 8.00 sharp and fellows, if you like singing corn: on out and bust a few chords with us. Action, Variety, Growth Seen in Legion in 1963 OTTAWA, ONT.—To those who wonder what a veteran's organization does between par- ades, a look at the Legion's national calendar for 156:3 pro- vides a definite answer: On the eve of the 50th anniversary of one war, and the 25th anni- versary of another, Canada's veterans are hardly parade - square bashes. They haven't done much parading in 1Uu3. But the Legion has had a year bulging with activity, var- iety and growth. In January it urged quidk action on the part of Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his Cabinet in resolving the flag question and urged the adoption of the Red Ensign, Shortly after the new year the Legion announced that :320 Canadian parents would visit graves of next-of-kin killed in H W. II and buried in Holland. 1 ne Legion acts as agent for the Netherlands War Graves Committee, a voluntary or- ganization which sponsors the pilgrimages. Late in January, the Legion was back on Parliament Hill with a brief asking for no dis- proportionate cut-backs in treatment facilities in DVA hos- pitals, and that the Veterans Land Act Administration be maintained until at least 1:168. Within a few weeks the ern - historical events of that tragic November 22nd week -end, and remember the impact that he had made on the entire world and the courage displayed by his widow, is now available on a recording made in England and released by Decca. Ir is the recording of that week's television production, "That Was The Week That Was", which is produced on the BBC every Saturday night. Usually, it is a satirical and humorous look at the news events of the past week. That Saturday, though, it was far from humor- ous. North American networks were so impressed by the show that it was later seen Isere, in film form. If you did not see the production, you have all the more reason for wanting to hear and own 0, If you were watching it that week -end, you will rctnetnbcr it as a deeply moving tribute of the late Presi- dent and something that you would he proud to have in }our record collection. The com- plete half-hour show, including; a beautifully haunting folksong "In The Summer of 11is Years", was written that day, the 23rd, only a number of hours after his death, but it was performed faultlessly. It should be some- thing that we wish to keep thxougltout our lives, mainly be. cause t says so eloquently all that we feel but cannot find words to express. phasis shifted to athletes. The Legion and the A. A. L'. of C. jointly announced that a tract: and field conference would be held in Ottawa. Geoffrey Dyson took over his duties as director of the Legion's Sports Training Plan, and Chairman Fred 0' - Brecht announced that 15 top instructors would instruct coach- es at the Legion's national clire is in August. In June, Sports Chairman O' Brecht was able to report that 50 students and 3 coacheswou'd be added to the national coaci- es clinic bringing the total to 215 students and making the course the largest of its kind in the world. This expansion was made possible through a grant of $49,400 from the Depart- ment of National Health and Welfare. Less than a month after the clinic, the Legion was host to the 16th conference of the Brit- ish Commonwealth Ex -Services League. Representatives of vet- erans eterans groups from 28 common- wealth countries heard Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten open the 5 -day conference which may well mark a turning point in com- monwealth veterans' relation- ships. On Remembrance Day, the Legion again presented a brief to the Prime Minister. It reiter- ated its stand on the Red Ensign and emphatically favoured a Shrine of Remembrance on near- by earby Nepean Point, Referring to proposals that so-called "living memorials" be substituted for a SI rine of Remembrance, Legion President C.C. Sparling said: Places of amusement or entertainment do no inspire remembrance of our 104, 000 fellow countrymen who laid down their lives for Canada! Within two weeks, a '.egion delegation presented another brief. This one to the Veterans Affairs Committee. The Legion criticized Pension Commission Administration and could see no need for a court appeal to handle veterans' pension claims. But early December the Le- gion's membership was 9, 000 above that for a similar period last year, bringing the total to 255, 000 -- the highest ever. At that time it announced a D -Day tour of the Maple Leaf Up route for members. The 18 - day tour leaves Montreal June 1st, and tots; cost is reckoned at about $700.00. The tour will move from Normandy's in- vasion beaches to 1!olland. In 10t,:: there will be four more pilgrimages to war graves, a national convention, a larger national track and field clinic — and more activity under the British Commonwealth Ex -Ser- vices League.