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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-04-16, Page 1a • r • CELEBRATES 86th BJRTHDAY—George Kiel, of Gorrie, marked his 86th birthday on Sunday when his family gathered at Danny's Restaurant to celebrate the occasion, He is in good health and is very alert, so much so that he was enjoying a good cigar just before the picture was taken. Mr. Keil was born in Germany, son of the late Mr. and Mrs, Peter Keil, and came to Canada as a small youngster. He farmed in Howick Township until 19 years ago, when he retired to Gorrie.—A-T Photo. Youth Is Injured Waiting for Bus . A Wingham District High School Student, Thomas Powell 17, son of Mr, and Mrs. Edward Powell of R. R. 1, Wingham is in Victoria Hospital, London, suffering from a fractured upper left leg. The young man was in col- lision with a car driven by Fred Lewis of R.R. 1, Wingham ashe was waiting for the school bus one morning last week. He ap- parently started across the road, saw the oncoming car, and he started back, when he was in- jured. The mishap occurred at the corner of Powell's Sideroad and Con. 6, Turnberry Town- ship. He was treated at the Wing- harn and.District Hospital be- fore removal to Victoria Hospi- tal, London. IC�/[A1191— ALONG THE MAIN DRAB By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian TICKET DRAWN -- Nature and the prankster who caused the headaches for the Wingham Sportsmen's Asso- ciation in regard to the barrel that was supposed to go over the dam, were both outsmarted on Friday night when the.ticket for a winner was drawn at CKNX on Focus. Brian Met- calfe and Jack Gorrie were on hand to represent the club and a staff member pulled out the ticket of Walter Sellers. R.R. 4 , Wingham. 0--0--0 PEEPERS TOO EARLY -- The beautiful spring weather at the week -end started the frogs chirping ail along the course of the river. However, Wednesday morning's snowstorm must have been a little dishear- tening for these small creatures. We know it was for the human element of the population. 0--0--0 FRIDAY CALLERS -- Leave the latch -string out on Friday evening for the high school student who will call at your door for the CaticerSocie- ty. 0--0--0 CLOSE CALL -- Mervin Voisin, 6, of R,R,1, Formosa, had a brief stay in the Wingham and District Hospital on Monday after narrowly es- caping death. The lad was thrown from the tractor on his father's farm and one of the wheels passed over his legs. Ex- amination hete disclosed only bruises, It is believed the soft earth where he fell saved him from more serious injury. Busy Beginning This Week for Local Brigade The local fire brigade saw action four times on Sunday and Tuesday of this week. Fortur nately no serious damage result- ed due to prompt action by the fire fighters. On Sunday the boys were called out twice during the af- ternoon to quell grass fires. On the first run, grass took fire west of the Western Foundry in Turn - berry Township and was progres- sing along the railway line. It was stopped with no damage to buildings. Later the same afternoon an- other outbreak cropped up in grass to the north of William Cruikshank's farm in Turnberry. It too, was brought under con- trol without any serious damage. Although high winds could have meant disaster the brigade quickly stopped two fires again on Tuesday. The first call came at about 11.20 a.m. when shingles on the porch roof of the John Street home of Richard Burbridge took fire, apparently started by a spark from the chimney. Da- mage was confined to the shin- gles and roof sheeting of the porch. About 1.45 in the afternoon the brigade was called to the farm of Len Bok, where a chim- ney fire had broken out in the home which is the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Foxton. Mrs. Foxton was alone with her two small children at the time. ilvbant FIRST SECTION licesZinett Wingharn, Ontario, Thursday, April 16, 1964 (HSC ORDERS HOSPITAL REVISIONS Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents PLANS FOR BUILDING ALTERED At the regular meeting of the directors of the Wingham - and District Hospital on Friday evening chairman Robert Gib- son of the Building Committee reported on a meeting held with officials of the Ontario Hospital Services Comrr'iission in Toronto recently. The first plans sub- mitted by the architects for a new wing to replace the origi- nal section of the building were examined in detail and the OHSC objected to ,42veral fea- tures which were incorporated in the drawings, sunk as con- struction of second operating room and expansion of the 1946 wing:" At the conclusion of the meeting the plans were returnee to the architects who will re- draw them in an effort to come up with suggestions mutually agreeable to OHSC and the hospital board. The recent announcement of low interest loans forhospital construction was discussed at Friday evening's meeting and some doubt was expressed that the building program which is planned for the Wingham hospi- tal will qualify for a loan assis- tance, Chairman R. B, Cousins pre- sided for the meeting, at which administrator Mrs. I. Morrey gave statistics for the month of March: 53 operations, 297 x - P. School Budget Drops by $6,000 Setting .the 1964 budget for the public school, the board last week approved a total fi- gure that meant a drop of $6, 000.00 in the amount that will have to be raised from lo- cal ratepayers, compared to last year. The total amount of the mu- nicipal levy will be $52,000.00. Government grants will total $60, 000 and tuition for separate school children $210.00, mak- ing a grand total of 5112, 210 on the revenue side of the ,ledger. The budget listed $70,000 for the cost of instruction; $5, 300 for instructional supply; admin- istration $1, 520; plant operation $11, 900; maintenance, $5, 500; capital outlay including deben- tures, $17,990. The drop in required revenue is brought about by increased grants, and by a drop in the to- tal salary picture. The regular meeting of the board for April was held this Monday, when routine accounts were passed. Principal Stewart Beattie told the board average attendance for March was 95.4' per cent of enrolment. The board accepted the re- signation of Mrs. Harry Bridges from the school staff. WDHS Student Selected for Science Course 7.1he Royal Canadian Institute has announced that James E. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson, R. R. 2, Auburn, and a Grade XII student at Wingham District High School has been selected as one of 35 students from across Canada to participate in a summer science program. The program will be held at the Grove School, Lakefield, Ont., from July 6th to August 4th. Part of the course will be held at Carlton University, Ottawa, Ontario. The group will study mathematics, physics, engin- eering science, geology, biology hand chemistry under a staff of university scientists. James' grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Robin- son, resides on Diagonal Road, Winglham, The fire was confined to the chimney, with the exception of a small outbreak around the flue in the attic, which was brought under control with only minor water damage to the hotne, little Boy Dies when Hit By Car on North Hill Scott Sidney Venderwoude, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Venderwoude,Jo- sephine Street, Wingham, died instantly as the result of an ac- cident in front of his home about 5.00 p. m. Saturday after- noon. The tragedy occurred at the northerly limits of Wingham at the Marks Bros. Body Shop. Police said the boy was play- ing with other children on the side of the road and darted into the path of a car driven by Frederick George Summers of 47 Park St. Durham. The young lad was pronounc- ett dead at the scene by Dr. B. N. Corrin of Wingham, The boy is survived by his parents, Willie Venderwoude and the former Audrey Marie Gemmell; four brothers, Robert John, 9, Douglas William, 8, Kenneth James, 6, and Kandy Jan, 5, all at home; thegrand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gemmell, of Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Jan Venderwoude of the Netherlands. Funeral services were con; ducted at 2,00 p. m. on Mon- day at the R A. Currie andSons funeral home, Wingharn. Burial was made in the Wingham Ce- metery. Slight Increase in 1964 H.S. Budget Striking a budget for the year at last Thursday's meeting of the Wingham District High School Board took up consider- able time, before a final rate Shows Pictures Lloyd Ackert Is Lions' Speaker Lloyd Ackert, of Holyrood, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions Club, held in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday evening. He was in- troduced by Lion DeWitt Miller. Mr. Ackert, who travelled to Greece last summer to attend the Boy Scout World Jamboree, showed pictures of the rural and urban life of the country, particularly suitable to the oc- casion which was the annual farmers' night of the club. Mr. Ackert also recounted some of the past history of Greece and Turkey, explaining the centuries-old antagonisms which account in part for the strife on present-day Cyprus, President Lee Vance wel- comed the district farmers who were guests of the club. As chairman of the Easter Seal campaign for crippled children he announced that the campaign is drawing to a close and any- one wishing to contribute should do so as soon as possible. A board of directors meeting was called for next Monday evening at 7;45. Students Will Collect Funds For Cancer Soc. A small army of High School students will "attack" district homes early Friday evening. Object of the exercise will be to collect funds for the Canadi- an Cancer Society. The town of Wingham, as well as the ru- ral municipalities from which the WDHS students come will be covered in a blanket opera- tion. The high school students took charge of the collection two or three years ago and they managed to collect a record sum of money for the all-im- portant work of the society. The collection is under the di- rection of DeWitt Miller of Wingham, who is also in charge of the campaign for the entire county, Most of the calls will be made early in the evening be- fore householders leave for meetings or social engage- ments. Please have your do- nation ready for your young canvasser. of 15.70 mills was agreed on. This represents an increase of 1.7 mills over last year, and was lower than had been ex- pected by many board mem- bers in the light of the new vocational addition being swung into action. For the first time the total budget will be over half a million dollars with• the total standing at $551,057.77. REVENUE Largest single slice of revenue comes from the general legis- lative grants which will total $289,842.84 this year. next high- est are the municipal levies from the 10 municipalities, which will total $206,652,95 and other items bring the total figure to $551,057.77. EXPENDITURE The largest item on the ex- penditure side of the ledger is for staff salaries which will total $268,500.00 with a $700.00 allotment for driver training and $1,500 for night school, Administration costs will amount to $21,162.96; plant operation $37,500 of which $17,000 is for fuel and elec- tricity; instructonal supplies $17,632.72 and other services $1,300.00; text books eligible for grant, $9,369.80; transporta- tion $80,500.00; cafeteria $7,- 500; debentures, interest $71,- 880; miscellaneous $1,650. Slate Nominated By Kinsmen Club Last week's meeting of the local Kinsmen Club was of- ficial nomination for the 1964- 65 slate of officers, Calvin Burke was elected chairman by acclamation, He will take over from President Murray Gerrie in September, Others nominated included: First vice-president, Ed, Bauer, Jack Hodgins, Dawson Pollock; second vice-president, Dave Burgess, Don Rae; treasurer, Ed Yeoman, Bill Hanula, Keith McClure; secretary, Dawson Pollock, Ray Neil, Bill Mac- Intyre, Jim Fraser; registrar, Jake Jutzi, Vern Redman and Bruce MacDonald. Directors, Gary Storey. Bill Ma"Intyre, Jim Fraser. The nominating committee was composed of Matt Boyd, Fred Templeman and Stewart Leedham, all past -presidents of the club. W. T. Cruickshank was nominated as an honorary member of the club. Will Convert Gorrie School Cameron Edgar, who re- ently purchased the Gorrie Pu- �lic School building at a public uction, has made plans to con- ert the 64 -year-old structure use for many years nto a three -floor apartment shed. rays, 8 blood transftisions, 1012 laboratory procedures, 25elec- trocardiographic examinations, 28 at cancer clinic, 1 postmor- tem, 63 receiving physiother- aphy. Total patient days amounted to 2919 for a daily average of 94. EQUIPMENT REMOVED Dr. Mel Corrin, reporting for the medical staff, said that the direct -line electrocardiograph- ic equipment which was install- ed by Bell Telephone three months ago has been removed from the hospital. The ma- chine was put in on a trialbasis and was used to transfer heart impulses direct by telephone line to the heart specailist in London for immediate diagnosis. He said that it had operated quite satisfactorily but that a survey of the local doctors in- dicated that the number ofem- ergency cases did not justify the expense involved. In fact,there had been no emergencies in the three month period. Cost of installation was about $20 per month, plus the long dis- tance charges for each time it was employed, averaging, about $5,00 per patient. The equip- ment was employed on 90 oc- casions during the three months. A.D. MacWilliam, chair- man of the Finance Committee reported that his group had met and decided upon a new form of report for the board meeting which will clearly show actual receipts and expenditures for each month, with a quarterly review which will relatereve- Please turn to Page Eight. building. The school has been empty since the opening of the Howick Central School, between Gorrie and Forwich last Septem- ber. The old building was con- structed with 20 -foot ceilings and two floors, Mr. Edgar plans to re -construct the levels to make three floors; he estimates the conversion will cost in the neighborhood of $5, 000. Ori- ginal construction cost of the school in 1900 was $4,925. The original Gorrie School, build in 1857, is still in use. It now stands on the farm of William Thornton, where it was moved after the 1900 building was completed. It has been in driving as a DR. A. T. MARSHALL of the Huron County+ Health Unit is pictured above as she gave Judith Bitton a scratch test for TB at the Wingham District High School. The Unit was at the school on Monday testing stu- dents in Grades IX and XIII as well as any students who will be leaving school at the end of the term. Dr. Marshall, now of Strathroy, worked with Dr. B. N. Corrin in Wingham a few years ago.—A-T Photo.