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Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 14, 1964
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WDIHUISI Cadet Corps Wins Strathcona
Shield for Second Consecutive Year
Captain C. L. Scot -Brown,
Western Ontario Cadet Officer,
s presented the Lord Strathcona
Shield to the WDHS Cadet
Corps following their inspectior
on Thursday evening. The
shield was won by the corps for
the second consecutive year as
the top unit within its group
for the entire area, The high
school cadet corps are divided
1.
Wingham Public
Five New Teachers
Hired by Board
Five new teachers were
hired on Monday evening by
the Wingham Public, School
Board as replacements for five
who are leaving.
Miss E. Conn, of R. R. 5
Lucknow, who has been teach-
ing in Scarboro for the past
three years, will join the staff
in the fall. Others are Miss M.
Gowdy, of Wingham, who has
taught in Kitchener for three
years; Miss B. Homuth of Clin-
ton, and John Ross, of Goder-
ich, who are graduating from
Stratford Teachers' College in
June; and Mrs. C. Coultes, R.
R. 5 Wingham, who comes
from the Turnberry Central
School after teaching in that
township for many years.
Resignations were accepted
with regret by the board from
Mrs. J. Moffat, Mrs. C. Walsh
Miss N. Garrow and James
Scott.
Sixteen teachers will be on
the staff of the school next fall,
which is the same number cur-
rently being employed.
The board approved the
summer maintenance program
• of painting two classrooms and
the ceiling in one of the rooms
in the old building, will be
lowered. Sidewalks around the
building will also be repaired
in a number of places.
Principal T. S. Beattie re-
ported that attendance for April
had averaged 96.94 per cent
of enrolment.
Will Operate
Food Booths
At Trade Fair
The Kinette Club met at the
home of Mrs. Alan Williams
+ Monday evening with the pre-
sident, Mrs. R. 0. Wenger,
presiding. Plans were made for
an anniversary dinner on Mon-
day, May 25th. Mrs. Stewart
Leedham and Mrs. Eric Walden
moved that the club purchase
an infant seat for use in the
pediatric ward of the hospital.
Members responded to the
roll call by telling what they
read first in the morning paper.
Mrs. Dave Burgess won the
lucky prize.
Mrs. Williams outlined plan;
for operating two food booths at
the Kinsmen Trade and Agricul-
tural Fair, June 4-5-6. Mrs.
Jack Bateson and Mrs. Cal
Burke served lunch at the close
of the meeting.
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By The Pedestrian
Pedestrian
A FEW NAMES ADDED --
George Walker has been
able to supply a few of the
missing names for last week's
old-time picture of the students
at S.S. 12, West Wawanosh,
e which was taken in 1894. In
the third row he identified
Grant Beaton and John Rintoul
and informed us that the boy
listed as -Gordon Rintoul was ac-
tually Charlie Rintoul
into four groups, The Wing
barn unit won the same shield
a few years ago when it was
listed with group Two. Later the
corps was moved up to Group
One and has taken the award
for the last two years.
Capt. Scot -Brown said,
"You've done an excellentjob.
It was highly professional." He
said the Strathcona Shield is a
very difficult award to win and
extended his sincere congratu-
lations to the training officers,
Monster Fireworks Display
Slated for Park May 22nd
Wingham residents will be
treated to a mammoth fireworks
display on Friday evening,
May 22nd, starting at 9.30.
The event has been organized
by the fire department in co-
operation with the town's ser-
vice clubs.
Lorne McDonald, president
of the Business Association,
said this week that the business-
men, the Lions Club, Legion
and the Kinsmen Club are mak-
ing contributions to the show.
The firemen will look after the
technical details of the display.
The various groups hope
that the event will be the fore-
runner of an annual show that
will be really worthwhile and
will be backed by action on the
part of town council to ban the
use of fireworks in the town,
except under permit.
The Kinsmen Club has pass-
ed a resolution asking council
for action in this regard, al-
though the resolution did not
reach the council in time for
its Monday evening meeting.
This year's display will be
set off at the ball park and due
to the long evenings, has been
set for 9.30. It is expected
that next year the Riverside
Park will be in such condition
that the show will take place
there where the pond will add
its reflections to enhance the
display.
Everyone will be welcome
at the park, where the children
are sure to have the time of
their lives.
Clinton Padre Addresses
Legion VE Day Banquet
The Annual Veterans'
Day banquet was held in the
parish room of St. Paul's church
on Saturday night. President
Dave Crothers of the Wingham
Branch of the Royal Canadian
Legion was master of ceremo-
nies and proposed the toast to
the Queen. DeWitt Miller
gave the toast to fallen com-
rades and Rev. C. F. Johnson
said grace.
Guests from out-of-town
were Deputy District Comman-
der Bill Scarr and Mrs. Scarr of
Port Elgin; Commander of Zone
C1 Eric Johnston and Mrs.John-
ston of Goderich; District Com-
mander Durward Preston and
Mrs. Preston of Waterloo and
Flt. -Lieut. The Reverend 0.
Stanley Swaren and Mrs. Swaren
of RCAF Clinton.
Others at the head table
were Pres, Dave Crothers and
Mrs. Crothers; 1st vice pres.
Willis Hall; Mayor and Mrs. R.
S. Hetherington; Murray Gaunt,
M.P.P. for Huron -Bruce and
Miss Patricia Deyell; and Pres.
Mrs. Jack Gorrie of the Ladies'
Auxiliary and Mr. Gorrie.
Dick Burbridge and Tennant
Henderson were presented with
membership pins marking 25
years with the branch, The
presentation was made by Di st.
Commander Pres ton.
John Strong introduced the
speaker, F/L Swaren who titled
his speech, "Courting in the
Dark". He suggested that there
is no place for complacency in
the world today. People are
inclined to sit back and disre-
gard the happenings that are
taking place when they should
be concerned with events.
What has happened in the past
could well happen again and
we must be prepared for the fu-
ture.
John Pattison thanked the
speaker and Don Adams pre-
sented him with a small gift.
Mrs. Gorrie presented Mrs.
Swaren with a bouquet of flow-
ers. Willis Hall thanked the
ladies who had catered for the
dinner and Herbert Fuller, who
has been a great help to the
branch on many occasions.
The branch members return-
ed to the Legion Home for a
social evening.
Holiday Service
At Post Office
On Monday, May 18 the
general delivery wicket at the
Wingham Post Office will be
open from 1 p.m. to 3 p. m.
and the lock box lobby will be
open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Receipt and despatch of
mail will be as usual but there
will be no rural route service.
cadet officers and the indivi-
dual cadets.
Lt. Col. L. G. Vickers of
Listowel, the inspecting of-
ficer, said that he always an-
ticipates excellent quality in
the training program at the
WDHS and suggested that this
taste of military life will al-
ways be of value to the boys,
regardless of what they do in
later years, He also com-
mended the large turn -out of
parents and friends for their
interest in the cadet corps.
Other members of the in-
specting party were Mayor R.
S, Hetherington, Gordon Moir,
Chairman of the school board,
Captain J. T. Goodall of the
Please turn to Page Eight
Schools Entered,
Minor Damage
Three local schools the
Wingham Public, Wingham
Separate and the Turnberry
Central were all entered on
Sunday evening, but fortunate-
ly damage was of a minor na-
ture in all cases and losses
were confined to small change.
Entry was gained at the
Turnberry school by breaking a
heavy plate glass window in the
east door, which was the only
damage. A small sum ofmon-
ey collected for the Red Cross
was scattered around the room.
At the Separate School, en-
try was made by breaking a
rear window. ThE thieves ri-
fled the teachers' desks and a
filing cabinet. School records
were scattered around the room
as well as a small sum of
change. About $13.00 was
stolen from Red Cross collec-
tions.
The story was much the
same at the Public School
where entry was made through
a window and the classrooms
were searched apparently for
money. Again about $10.00
was stolen in small change
that was intended for the Jun-
ior Red Cross.
Police Chief James Miller is
investigating the incidents at
the two Wingham Schools and
Constable Murray Fridenburg of
the OPP detachment, the Turn -
berry break-in,
New Postmaster
Is Appointed
WROXETER-Mrs. R. Newton
who has operated the post of-
fice at Wroxeter for the pastl4
years has retired and Jack Clark
has been appointed the new post
master.
The post office has been
transferred from the present
building to what has been
Known as the pool -room, but
which has been closed for quite
sometime.
CALAMITY BEFELL St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church during the early hours of
Friday morning when rain -softened soil at
the north-west corner of the building per-
mitted the foundation to settle and the
wall to fall away. A retaining wall, seen
in the foreground was being repaired at
the time.—A-T Photo.
Church Badly (Damaged as
Section of Wall Collapses
Extensive Damage was suf-
fered at St. Andrew's Presbyter-
ian Church during the early
hours of Friday morning when
the foundation at the north-west
corner of the building settled
and a large section of the brick
wall above tumbled to the
ground. Temporary shoring has
been placed against the remain-
der of the wall to prevent fur-
ther damage until a course of
action can be determined.
No assessment of the actual
dollar cost of rhe damage has
yet been made. The church of-
ficials have been conferring
with engineers and architects to
RECEIVES DEGREE
Mrs. Bruce Rouse, the for-
mer Elizabeth Deans, of Guelpl'
has graduated from Macdonald
Institute, Guelph with her ba-
chelor of household science de-
gree.
Council OK's Plans for Subdivisions
At its May meeting on Mon-
day evening the town council
approved draft plans for subdi-
vision expansion which had
been given the OK by the Plan-
ning l3oard last week.
Mayor Hetherington, who is
also chairman of the Planning
Board, said that plans for the
two areas had met with plan-
ning approval on the condition
that services be installed be-
fore the plans arc registered.
One subdivision is the old saw-
mill property which will be de-
veloped by Wilfred White and
the other is an extension of the
Summit Drive subdivision under
development by Tom Hender-
son. After seeing the plans
council backed the approval al-
ready given by the Planning
Board.
Mayor Hetherington also
said that Burns Ross, consulting
engineer, has been approached
and he will make a survey of
the land north and west of the
river for sewage installations.
A petition from ratepayers
on Angus Street for a lateral
sewer line was read and council
agreed to have work done as a
local improvement, provided
the people would include lot
connections from the sewer to
the edge of the various proper-
ties.
Councillor Bennett moved
that a short street right-of-way
running for the depth of one
lot, east from Angus Street in
the Berry subdivision, be offi-
cially closed. Council con-
curred with the motion and or-
dered the clerk to start pro-
ceedings,
Mayor Hetherington asked
for a delegation to go to To-
ronto to meet with the minister
of highways to discuss plans for
the replacement of the McKen-
zie Bridge. The clerk was
asked to write fot an appoint-
ment with the minister, and it
was left to the mayor to name
the delegates.
Councillor Bateson asked
what is being done about dogs
running at large, when it is il-
legal under town by-laws.
Councillor Callan said that the
town has no dog catcher, and it
would be expensive to have
one. He went on to explain
that if anyone is being annoyed
by a dog running at large, they
should phone the police and re-
gister a formal complaint and
the police department will then
take action.
Three building permits were
approved for a total of $21,000,
one for a home valued at 418, -
000.00,
Council decided to postpone
the next meeting from the first
Monday in June, to the second
Monday, June 8th,
A by-law prohibiting parking
on both sides of Jost phine Street
from the McKenzie Bridge,
north to the B -Line received
council's approval.
arrive at the best solution to the
problem. The fall of brick per-
mitted the entire wall at the
corner of the building to sag
out of line and it is not yet
known how extensive repairs
will have to be to put the build•
ing back in safe condition.
The trouble arose when L.
Bailey, owner of the dairy pro-
perty immediately north of the
church undertook a major re-
pair on the retaining wall next
to the church. Forms had been
placed and cement poured for a
new and stronger wall and rains
during the night apparently
softened the earth around the
church foundation and permit-
ted it to move out.
The morning church service
for the Presbyterian congrega-
tion was held in the auditorium
of the Wingham District High
School. Rev. G.L. Fish, the
minister of the church, says
that service will continue there
.tntfl arrangements are made for
the repair or rebuilding of the
:hutch.
LIONS ENTERTAIN SONS
RED WING PLAYER GIVES
MIDGETS HOCKEY TIPS
Wingham Lions Club met at
the Queens Hotel on Tuesday
evening for the annual Father
and Son banquet. The manag-
er, coach and players of the
Lions midget hockey team were
guests of the club.
Lion Lloyd Casemore and
Lion Murray MacLennan were
appointed official delegates to
the Lions international conven-
tion in Toronto July 8 to 11.
Alternates are Lion Bud Cruick-
shank and Lion Wilbur Tiffin.
Lion Frank Hopper reported
that arrangements were made
for the monster fireworks dis-
play to be held on Friday eve-
ning May 2,2, a community ef-
fort supervised by the firemen
and sponsored by the Lions,
Kinsmen, Legion and Wingham
Business Association, and also
the Wingham Fire Department.
Lion President Lee Vance re-
ported on the spring meeting of
District Council No, 5 of the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children held in Clinton on
Thursday. 'I'he work of the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children has been greatly ex-
panded to provide treatment for
conditions which lead to the
child becoming crippled, such
as cystic fibrosis, rheumatic
fever and hemophiliac condi-
tions (bleeding).
The guest speaker, Paul
Henderson of the Detroit Red
Wings and whose home is at
Lucknow, was introduced by
John Brent. Paul, who played
hockey for (Hamilton Junior A
and Pittsburgh Hornets prior to
playing for Detroit Red Wings,
gave the young hockey players
pointers on playing hockey in
which he :tressed skating and
shooting practice. Ile also an-
swered questions about a vari-
ety of hockey subjects.
Lion President Lees thanked
the executive and players of
tete hockey team for the efforts
during the year. Tom Deyell,
captain of the Midgets thanked
the Lions Club on behalf of the
planers for their support and
sponsorship and the imitation
to the banquet.