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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-02-20, Page 1Six -Near -Old Has Close Call Little Robert Lillycrop, six- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lillycrop, had a narrow escape from serious injury last week when he was involved in an accident on Diagonal Road. According to police, the youngster ran across the high- way in front of an on -coming truck, which fortunately was able to brake to a stop without hitting the child. However the boy then collided with a slow- moving car driven by Mrs, B. Gribbe, of R.R. 4, Wingham. Taken to hospital suffering from bruises to the right shoul- der and hip and a cut to the scalp, he was released after be- ing x-rayed. There were no serious injuries. MU— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian PACK "A" CUBS -- All Pack "A" Cubs who wish to attend the hockey game in Kitchener on Sunday are to meet at the town hall at 12.30 noon. Please bring 50¢ for your game ticket. Transporta- tion and refreshments free. 0--0--0 CHURCH PARADE The annual Boy Scout Week Church Parade will be held at the morning service at St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church. The boys will meet in the base- ment at 10.30. 0--0--0 SCOUT PAPER DRIVE— Local householders should note that the local Boy Scouts and Cubs will sponsor a paper drive this spring, probably around the end of March. In previous years the Kinsmen Club has done the chore, but have turned it over to the Scouts as a method of raising funds. 0--0--0 - STOCK ON DISPLAY -- The new Singer Sewing cen- tre, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rae opened last week and has a good stock of sewing machines and other appliances on the floor. The business is set up in the building which formerly housed Marg's Book Store. The interior has been freshly painted. 0--0--0 MEETING CALLED OFF -- A meeting of the ratepayers from the north side of the river to discuss the prospect of a sew- age installation in that area, slated for Monday evening, was called off clue to the fact that the engineer, Burns Ross of Goderich could not attend. The meeting had been planned by council to provide information to some 52 ratepayers whose property is not served by sew- age mains. No new date has been set, but it will probably be held in early March. 0--0--0 IS HE YOURS? — Do you happen to be the owner or protector of a medium- , . sized dog, apparently of mixed parentage, with what appears to be a small dash of springer spaniel? Black and white with flecks of white in the black. Alert, happy and headed for the dog pound unless the owner is located at once. We can tell you where to find him. 0--0--0 FREE SKATING -- There are several places along the river which remind us of the good old days. Groups of young skaters have cleared patches of ice for their own use, and with the near -absence of snowfall in the past two weeks they. are enjoying their natural rinks to the full. 0--0--0 WEATHER NICE -- This season continues the nicest winter in many a long year. The residue of a small snowfall a week ago was prompt- ly cleared from the main drag, which is now almost as bare as in mid -summer. Highways are bare and dry. Temperatures have fallen fairly low at night, but have been up to the high twenties and low thirties al- most every day. t bt itivb ncteiZinte FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursda Feb. 20, 964 Single Copy No Over Ten Cents CEREMONIES SET FOR APRIL 23 Minister of Education Will Open New Vocational Gordon Moir, chairman of the Wingham District High School Board reported at a Thursday evening meeting of the board that the Hon. Wil- liam Davis will be in Wingham on April 23rd to officially open the new vocational wing. Planning for the opening is just starting and was contingent on when Mr. Davis could come, Mr. Moir said. It is expected that there will be opening cere- monies to which the public will be invited, probably followed by an open house. However, no definite arrangements have been made, The architects for the new wing attended the meeting and reported progress to the board. Mr. Kyles said that the con- tractors have estimated that they will be out of the building in three weeks to one month. He said that work now is in pro- gress on sheetmetal work, til- ing, lighting and the gym floor, Mr. Kyles estimated that the contingency fund sat at $6,800 and went on to explain the aspects of sales taxes which would be returnable. During the meeting the man- agement committee left to meet with the teachers' com- mittee on salary negotiations. The committee returned to say that previously the teachers had made a number of requests, and that the management commit- tee had made counter proposals which the teachers would have to consider before any settle- ment could be reached, Six tenders for fuel oil were received and opened by the sec- retary. That of Sterling Fuels, London, the lowest, was ac- cepted. The tender was for No. 46 bunker oil at a price of 9.84 cents per gallon. Chairman Moir told the board that the advisory voca- tional committee has been giv- en the job of planning the of- ficial opening of the new wing. Principal Frank Madill remind- ed the hoard members that the school variety concert will be held on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 20 and 21. The auditor's statement was reviewed by the board and the budget for the vocational de- partment previously approved by the vocational advisory committee was accepted by rhe board. A considerable amount of correspondence was read by the secretary and accounts were passed before the meeting ad- journed at 11.30 p.m. Kin Home Bingo Starts Next Week Kinsman Stewart Leedham reported at the regular meeting of the Kinsmen Club on Mon- day evening that the club will again stage a home bingo with the start slated for February 27th. Each club member was handed his allotment of cards to sell. President Murray Gerrie said that he and vice-president Cal Burke had attended a presidents' conference at Durham, and were pleased to report that the Wingham organization was do- ing well in comparison to other district clubs. He said that club membership has risen by six, which is two more than the target set last March, and is a better percentage than that of surrounding clubs, Regarding fi- nance, he went on to say that the Wingham Club rated high both in fund raising and in mo- ney spent on community ser- vice. Kinsman Jack Walker, chair- man hairman of the 1964 Trade Fair, re- ported on a meeting which his committee had held and said everything was pretty well set for the start of booth sales. He requested all members to pre- sent any ideas they had on the operation of the fair and possi- ble new prospects for both sales. He went on to say that a meeting had been held with representatives of the Junior Farmers and that this group will again co-operate with the trade fair. President Murray Gerrie called attention to the fact that the fair will be known as the Wingham Trade and Agricul-' tural Fair this year. The meeting adjourned in time to allow members to at- tend the Kinette movie night at the Lyceum Theatre, PURCHASED HOME ON CARLING TERRACE Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rintoul purchased the home of Bruce St George on Carling Terrace, and will move into their new residence this week. Mr, and Mrs. St George and family left early last week for Durham, N.H. , where Mr. St George has secured a position with a television station. ENTHUSIASM WAS SHOWN by both young and old alike at the Fordwich ice carnival. George Koch dressed as a tramp placed second in the class for comic costume.—Photo by Cantelon. Young Woman Injured as Saddle Horse Takes Off Mrs. William Ste. Marie of Wingham has been confined to hospital for the past week, suf- fering from injuries she sustain- ed when thrown from a horse. Mrs. Ste. Marie was riding a horse owned by Lloyd Hayden last Wednesday afternoon, and went to the public school to pick up her sister, little Fay Walden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Walden. Mrs. Ste. Marie lifted her young sister to the saddle and was starting to mount the horse herself when the animal bolted $500 Damage in Min©r Accidents Two minor accidents in Wingham this past week caused about $500.00 in damages to cars but fortunately no one was seriously injured. At 11.05 p.m. last Wednes- day, a car driven by Mrs. N. Elliott of Carling Terrace struck another driven by Allan S. Ad- ams of Wroxeter as the latter vehicle was leaving a parking space near Good's Restaurant. Road conditions were very poor at the time. The mishap oc- curred when Mrs. Elliott at- tempted to stop to let the Ad- ams car into traffic lane. Dam- age was estimated at $350.00. About the same time on Fri- day evening, R. W. Bieman of Belgrave, driving his father's car, was proceeding around the circle in front of the high school and struck a parked car owned by John Crewson of Wingham and driven by his son Robert. Once again road conditions were reported as very slippery. To- tal darnage in this case was estimated at $150.00, and threw both to the ground, at which time Mrs. Ste. Marie was struck on the head by one of the animal's hooves. She suffered a severe gash to the lower lip and chin, which re- quired 20 stitches to repair. Her sister received only a bump on the head. Still in hospital, Mrs. Ste. Marie is reported to be in good condition and will be home shortly. Names Six 1898 Football Stars Mrs. M. L. Aitken of Blue - vale has provided us with the names of six players in the foot- ball picture of 1898. published in last week's paper. Front row from left, Lou Duff, Mackenzie Messer. Second row from left, Dr, A. J. Irwin, Bill Stewart. Back row from right, Ed Bailey, Ed Coultes. Mrs. Aitken says that of these six, all but Dr. Irwin were Bluevale boys, and that foot- ball was more important than baseball in those days. None of those named are now living. IN HOSPITAL Percy Ilan -is is a patient in Westminster hospital, London, where he underwent surgery last week. Mrs. Harris is visit- ing with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Don Deltnage, while her husband is hospitalized. A BOOK CLUB organized at the Wingham District High School this term has sold over 2,000 books to students, cov- ering a wide range of titles. Class secretaries are pictured above as they opened the latest shipment of about 700 volumes. The group includes from the left: Gilbert Roane, Janice Hayes, Don Rae, Sonja Ross, Peter John Pace, Doug Heffer, John Blackwell and Larry Sutcliffe. --Advance-Times Photo. Predictions from the Throne With the opening of Parlia- ment on Tuesday and rhe Speech from the Throne, Can- adians were promised an inter- esting session. Debate will cen- tre around the following points of legislation proposed by the Liberal administration ofPrime Minister Lester B. Pearson: *Interest-free loans for needy university students. *Compulsory retirement age for senators, now appointed for life. *Inquiry into methods of set- ting "enforceable limits" on election campaign expenditures. *Reintroduction of legislation for redistribution of electoral constituencies by independent commissions. *Federal labor code to es- tablish minimum wages, maxi - aim working hours, statutory holidays and other labor needs. *Measures to strengthen the position of Canadian -published periodicals. a Launching of a national fisheries development program. *Approval of Columbia Riv- er power treaty. *Moves to increase employ- ment by strengthening primary and secondary industries. s'Introduction of contribu- tory Canada Pension Plan legis- lation. *"Major amendments" to National Housing Act. Sewage Program Making Progress The sewage project in Wing - ham is progressing well and mild weather has allowed the workmen of Cornell Construc- tion to keep on the job all sea- son. Trunk sewer lines, while not complete, are well along. The stretch which follows the river beside Victoria St. West is complete, and from the point where it crossed the road and follows the old CPR right-of- way, it has been completed to the Howson Dam, Another trunk line which runs from the foot of Carling Terrace and parallel to Diag- onal Road for some distance be- fore cutting across to the new pumping station on No. 4 High- way, just south of Scott Street, is largely finished. The force [Hain to the la- goons across the prairie is near- ly completed, although the river crossing has not been fin- ished. The laterals and the force main on Summit Drive were complete some months ago and the prefabricated pump to ser- vice the arca is under test at the present time. Work, as noted in last week's issue, is under way at the train pumping sta- tion. Some work was started on the lagoons and will ger un- derway again in better weather.