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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-02-13, Page 1Plans Are Made For Carnival A special meeting of tite Wingham Figure Skating club executive was called Thursday in the arena after the regular skating lessons to discuss car- nival plans, The members of the club, the instructors and executive had to co-ordinate their efforts to make this the most outstanding show in the area, in the newly -renovated building whose construction cancelled last year's show. Miss Faye Love outlined the proposed program of the show, "The Wonderful World of Music" and described the cos- tumes to be secured for the production numbers. It was de- cided to add several specialty numbers and to begin the pro- gram sharp at 8 rather than 8.30 p.m. An award winning pair of skaters from Sea forth will be featured. John Wild has been contacted to perform a specialty number and Miss Sharon Spittal of Listowel, a skater with the Ice-Capades, will perform in the final sec- tion, "The Music of Christmas: Reports regarding progress of the carnival committees were heard. The property commit- tee's plans to set up special scenery at the north end of the arena are under way and orig- inal lighting is possible. A new sound system is to be set up us- ing the new booth above the ice area. It was decided to sell the tickets for 75¢ per adult, 25¢ per child with pre-school child- ren free and to use the tickets for a lucky draw. The public- ity committee plans to make March 14, carnival day for the Wingham area. Minor Injuries In Car Mishap, All Released A car, driven by Mrs. John Ross of R. R. 1, Formosa, skid- ded out of control on Highway 4, two miles south of Tees - water on Saturday night and struck a fence and utility pole. Mrs. Ross, the former Mar- ion Chittick of Wingham, her ▪ three children, Cathy 6, Bren- da 5, and Barry 2, and her sis- ter, Miss Joan Chittick of Wing - ham were all taken to Wing - ham and District Hospital for treatment to minor injuries. They were released after treat- & ment. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $600. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian BETTER AND BETTER -- With the exception of a few nasty days at the week -end, the weather continues almost spring- like. Temperatures dropped slightly below zero a couple of nights early this week but sunny and moderately warm dayshave made up for it all. We continue to hear reports of early signs of • spring throughout the area. Next thing should be word of the first robin. 0--0--0 RECOVERING -- It certainly looks good to see Bill Walden back in circu- lation after his long stay in a • London hospital. He had been home for several weeks and is now taking limited excursions , around the town albeit some- what slowly on his game leg. Another Wingham resident who has had her share of trouble is Mrs. Peter Cutter, who has been confined to hospital in London since early fall. Peter tells us that she is improving, but it certainly has been a long, slow haul. Best wishes to both. • 0--0--0 LOTS OF PANCAKES--? Pancake enthusiasts were out in full force for the annual Shrove Tuesday supper at St. Paul's Anglican Church on Tues- day evening, where the ladies .of the congregation served the piping hot specialty of the sea- son. This annual event always draws a good crowd of hungry guests. FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. l;i, 19164 nooante Single Copy Nur Over Ten Cents, Plans to Subdivide Sawmill Property Wilfred White, local build- ing contractor, met with the Wingham Council at a special meeting on Tuesday morning and requested that council sell to him the lot on which the Golden Circle School had been located before it was moved. Mr. White explained that he John Malick Buys Monument Works John Maleck of Kitchener has purchased Wingham Me- morials and took over on Feb- ruary 1. He has been engaged in the monument business for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Maleck and their 13 -year-old daughter will move to Wingham as soon as possible. The former owner, Robert A. Spotton, is one of the town's senior businessmen, having operated the monument works for 45 years. He bought the business from Thomas Johnston in 1918. George Brooks, who had been with Mr. Spotton for a long time, will remain with the new owner as granite cutter. has agreed to purchase the old sawmill property from MelJer- myn. The lot in question is in line with the end of Albert Street, and part of the old saw- mill block. Mr. White said that if he could purchase the lot, he would proceed to devel- op evelop the land as a subdivision. He showed council a draft plan of his ideas for developing the area. It would contain about 12 building lots. Mr. White indicated that as soon as details could be worked out he would put in services (streets, sewers, water) and would build three or four homes' which would be put up for sale. Council members all express- ed pleasure at Mr. White's plans, although some did not agree with the layout of lots. Mayor Hetherington, however, pointed out that part of the prob- lem would have to be dealt with by the Planning Board. He said the immediate point of business was Mr. White's re- quest to purchase the one lot which is owned by the town. The council quickly agreed to sell the lot in question to Mr. White for $300.00, which is just about what it cost the town to have the Golden Circle School moved to a new site. WILL MEET REGULARLY Harold Wild Is Elected Arena Comm. Chairman Harold Wild, a newcomer to Wingham's town council who last week was named as one of council's representatives on the Community Centre Commission, was elected chairman of thelat- ter body at the 1964 inaugural last Wednesday evening. He replaces Reeve J. Roy Adair, who has held the post for a number of years. Bud Bur- gess was re -appointed secretary - treasurer. Other members of the Com- mission include Alan Williams, Willis Hall, Murray Stainton, Stewart Beattie, Calvin Burke and W. B. Conron. The secretary suggested that perhaps it might be appropriate to name a regular meeting date, rather than meeting at the call of the chairman, during the winter months. The group de- bated the point briefly but no specific date was set. Willis Hall thought the commission should follow up on previous ideas regarding a general man- ager for the rink. Murray Stainton, a new member, said that he had heard a number of complaints regard- ing the availablility of ice time, and asked what the open hours are. W. B. Conron said that the rink is supposed to be open from 2.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. dur- ing the week as well as all day Saturday with family skating on Sunday afternoon and adult skating Sunday evening. Mr. Stainton said he thought German Shepherd Wins in Dog Show GORRIE--Janet Sanders, 12 - year -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sanders, R. R. 1, Gorrie entered her German Shepherd dog, Sheba in the German Shepherd Specialty Show in Toronto and won the trophy for the best Canadian bred female. The show was held at the York Armouries in Toronto on February 2. The award was a 10 inch silver trophy. This is the third time Sheba has taken the prize. Janet is a grade 9 pupil at the Howick Central School. IIA HAROLD WILD better use could be made of ice time, and suggested that minor leagues should be able to prac- tise during the supper hour. He went on to say that he did not think very much of the fact that visiting team managers must either pay $1.00 for a dressing room key, or deposit their own car keys at the office. He claimed that the arena should be a real place of hospi- tality, and that directional signs to the appropriate dress- ing rooms for visiting teams should be put up. The commission agreed with Mr. Stainton and decided that in the future visiting team managers would not be asked to deposit car keys, but a $1.00 deposit on the dressing room key would still be required. Cal Burke suggested that a committee should be set up to oversee the general arena time schedule, a point that seemed to receive the backing of the other members. LYNN HOY BUYS PATRICK ST. HOME Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hoy have purchased the home of Mrs. Jean Crump on Patrick Street and will move to their new residence within the next few weeks. Mrs. Crump recently bought the house on the corner of John and Francis Street, built by Wilfred White, and will move to that location. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL to a major fire during Monday noon hour when stove pipes in the Wingham Photo Studio took fire. At one point fire was starting in a partition but quick work by the local brigade brought it under control. No damage was done to the stock in the store although fairly heavy smoke left its pervading odor in the business place. Onlookers are shown peering into the building as firemen are at work.—A-T Photo. Motion to Reduce Membership Fee Four New Directors Are Elected At Annual Meeting of Hospital About 60 people were on hand for the annual meeting of the Wingham and District Hos- pital Association, held last Fri- day evening in the nurses' resi- dence. R. B. Cousins of Brus- sels, president of the associa- tion presided. Dr. W. A. McKihbon took the chair for the election of as- sociation's directors and as a re- sult several new members of the board will serve during the com- ing year. New directors elect- ed are Thomas McAfee, who will represent Teeswater and Culross, replacing John Colvin; Elmer Ireland, who will repre- sent Blyth and East Wawanosh and replaces Alex Robertson; Harry McArthur Speaks .at Lions A meeting of the Wingham Lions Club was held on Tues- day evening at the Queens Hotel. The guest speaker, Harry McArthur, chairman of the Riverside Parks Board, was in- troduced by Lion Stewart Beat- tie. He reviewed the progress that had been made since the board was formed in 1960 and outlined present plans for com- pleting this project. Included is the cleaning out of the lower pond, establishing a camping area complete with washrooms and other facilities, and creat- ing more picnic areas. The Lions Club will undertake a major project in assisting the Parks Board complete the pro- ject. Jack Antil, a past governor of Lions International and past president of the Crippled Child- ren's Society Treatment Centre in London, and who is still on the official board, will be the speaker at the next meeting. Teachers Meet at Central School The Wingham Unit of the Federated Women Teachers' Association of Ontario met Mon- day evening of last week at Turnberry Central School. The president, Mrs. W. Thornton presided. Thirty-five members were present. A group of grade seven and eight girls from Turnberry School sang several selections. Misses Donna Mundell and Carolyn MacDonald sang a duet; "Whispering Hope". The girls were accompanied by Mrs. N. Moffatt. The guest speaker, Mr. E. Anderson of Wingham District High School, was introduced by Mrs. K. Moffatt. He spoke to the ladies concerning the changes in the arithmetic courses from grades seven to grade thirteen. Mrs. C. Coultes thanked Mr. Anderson and lunch was served following the meeting. Will Hold March Music Festival Stewart Beattie, principal of the Wingham Public School,told the board at its regular meeting on Monday evening that the an- nual school music festival will be held at the town hall on March 24th and 25th. Plans are not quite complete for the event he said. In his report he said that en- rollment at the end of January was 497 pupils and attendance for the month had averaged 95.93 per cent. Other board business was con- fined to reading the minutes and passing accounts. Signs of Spring In Kinloss Twp. WHITECHURCH--Spring was surely here last Tuesday on the 2nd of Kinloss when Bill Schneider and his son of Tees - water put a roof on the part of Russel Gaunt's barn which had shingles removed in the wind storm late last fall. Bob Adams of the same community likewise replaced the piece of roof removed from his barn, and John DeBoer in- stalled a septic tank and weep- ing tile Jim Currie informs us he saw a crow that day. Wallace Conn of Kinloss, re- presenting that township, as well as West Wawanosh and Lucknow and replacing W. B. Anderson. H. H. Hotson will be the new mE::nber of the board from Wingham, replacing H. C. MacLean, who retired. Other members of the board are R. B. Cousins, Brussels; Ro- bert Gibson, Howick; Robert Coultes, Morris; E. E. Walker, Turnberry; G. W. Tiffin, Barry Wenger and A. D. MacWilliam, Wingham. The former two have a year of their terms to serve and Mr. MacWilliamwas re-elected for a two-year term. J. V. Fischer is the county ap- pointee to the board and De- Witt Miller is appointed by the Town of Wingham. Dr. Mel Corrin is a board member by virtue of his office as president of the medical association and Dr. W. A. Crawford as chief of staff. Mrs. J. W. English, president of the Ladies' Auxil- iary, is also a member of the board. Scrutineers for the election were Stuart McBurney and W. E. Fielding. Dr. McKibbon paid tribute to the service which has been rendered to the board by the retiring members, Alex Robertson, W. B. Ander- son and H. C. MacLean. These men have served from eleven years and upwards. A motion from the meeting recommends that the board of directors name Mr. MacLean, a past president and past chairman of the board, as an honorary board member. Two other former presidents are honorary mem- bers, Fred L. Davidson and Capt. W. J. Adams. DETAILED REPORTS Detailed reports of the ac- tivities of the various depart- ments of the hospital and com- mittees of the board were dis- tributed to those present in Niece Is Organist, Leads Choirs at 17 WHITECHURCH--Mrs. Al- vin Hart received interesting news of her niece, Miss Lor- raine Bell, Collingwood, who was left an orphan at the age of one year and was raised by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Ross. Miss Bell, now 17 years old, is believed to be the youngest full time organist in Canada. She is in her second year as organist at All Saints' Angli- can Church, Collingwood. She leads the senior choir of 18 voices and the junior choir of 16 voices,besides continuing her own musical studies and attending the Collegiate Insti- tute. Miss Bell is a fine musician, full of youthful enthusiasm and is popular with both choirs. Her beautifully executed vol- untaries please the congrega- tion. Miss Bell has one sister. Mrs. Hugh Hand is also an aunt of Miss Bell. mimeographed form. Mr. Cousins stated that the past year had been fraught with many difficulties but that pro- gress had been steady and en- couraging. He paid tribute to the work of Mrs. Morrey, the medical staff, the nursing and general staff and the Ladies' Auxiliary for their co-opera- tion. He also expressed thanks to the hospital staff and the Ladies' Auxiliary for several gifts of valuable equipment which have added much to pa- tient comfort and safety. One of the chief accomp- lishments to which he referred was the complete revision of the hospital's by-laws which had been re -written to follow a model outlined by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. He said that the by-laws of the medical staff have also been re -written and are at present in Toronto awaiting final approvaL Mr. Cousins also referred to Wingham Boy Heart Attack Fatal To Jas. Thompson James A. Thompson, 48, of Streetsville died very suddenly on Thursday of last week. A pilot employed by the Massey - Ferguson company, he had re- turned from a flight to Florida only a day or so previous to his fatal attack. Mr. Thompson was born and raised in Wingham, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. O. Thomp- son, his father being a partner in the hardware business with the late Donald Rae. He receiv- ed his education in Wingham schools and entered the employ of the Canadian Bank of Com- merce here. With the outbreak of the second World War he en- listed in the• Royal Canadian Air Force and served overseas with the Fighter Command. After discharge he purchased the theatre business in Port El- gin and operated it for some years. Latterly he has been employed by the Massey Fergus- on erguson company as an aircraft pilot. He is survived by his wife, the former Adeline Poag; three daughters, Julia, Louise and Mary Rae and one son, William, all at home; and one sister, Mrs. R. S. Hetherington of Wingham. A brother, Rae, died suddenly four years ago, Service was conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Listowel United Church, with interment in Listowel Cemetery.