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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-06-11, Page 1Meet to Discuss Centennial Project A committee headed up by Reeve J. Roy Adair and organ- ized by council in April, has called a special public meeting for next Monday night at the council chambers to hear sug- gestions that could be used for a centennial project in Wingham. The project selected would mark the 100th birthday of the nation in 1967. • The federal and provincial governments offered each com- munity grants amounting to $2.00 per capita for thisscheme provided the local municipali- ties put up $1.00. This would mean that the town would be able to receive about $6, 000 in grants, provided $3. 000 is put up locally. The committee was asked by council to obtain suggestions from the public and bring in a ✓ recommendation to council. Other committee members are Councillor Bud Cruickshank, Harry McArthur and Robert Wenger. The public meeting slated for Monday evening will beheld o in the council chambers at 8:30. The committee is inviting in- dividuals or organizations to submit any suggestions at this time. All such suggestions will receive consideration by the committee. a Return to Sicily After Many Years • After 59 years of conducting a fruit store here, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bondi have taken a holiday and are visiting rela- tives in Sicily. They left at 12 o'clock noon on Saturday, May 30 and arrived at their destination at 7;30 Sunday morning. Mrs and Mrs. Bondi will be away for three months, Mr. Bondi was 12 years old when he left his parents, broth- ers and sisters, who were then five and six years old, at his • home in Sicily. His mother and father died about five years ago. Mr. Bondi had not seen his two brothers and two sisters since he left his homeland until his re- turn a week ago. He has also several nieces and nephews. The Bondi family here has received word from their par- ents. They had a happy wel- come when a large crowd as- sembled from all parts of the district for their arrival. • George Allen of Wingham was in Palermo the week pre- vious and sent a card to Mr. Bondi here, not knowing that Mr. and Mrs. Bondi were re- turning or that Palermo was Mr. Bondi's home. • e • LUAU— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian pedestrian SOUNDS OF PROGRESS - That roaring sound you hear so early in the morning is the music of earth -moving tna- • chines at work on the site of the sewage lagoon south-west of the town. Work is still in progress at the south end of Jo- sephine St., where giant sec- tions of concrete pipe are being placed, 0--0--0 • PNEIIMONIA WEATFIER- When the Trade Fair opened last week the weather was so • chilly that workers in the arena were complaining about numb fingers. It warmed up over the • week -end and by Tuesday after ternoon the humidity was drip- ping down everybody's back and the mercury had climbed to the 90's. A storm during the tight sent the temperature down and by Wednesday morn- • ing it was downright cold. If you haven't got pneumonia you're just plain tough. 11--0--0 WELL PATRONIZED- - Though the official swim- ming season, w ith life guards, 4 etc., has not opened, the swimming arca in the park was a busy spot during the tepid days at the first of the week. FIRST SECTION nooZintt Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 11, 1964 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents Town Council Votes for Action New yIaw :111 Control Clearing And Cleaning of Vacant Property Town Council, meeting tor its June session on Monday eve- ning, passed a by-law aimed at providing the municipality with authority to order the draining, cleaning and clearing of any grounds, yards or vacant lots in the community. The by-law reads that the council, on recommendation of the Medical Officer of F•lealth, the chairman of the council's property committee, or the fire chief, shall by written order notify the owner of such grounds within the town which require draining, clearing or cleaning, to do so, and if the owner fails to comply within 30 days, the council will be empowered to have the work done by the corporation and to recover the cost through municipal taxation. The council may also press charges for non-compliance by the property owner, who would •ota conviction, be liable to a fine not to exceed $300,00. The action follows numerous discussions by council over the years regarding properties that At Silver Lake Barefoot Skiers Seen on Sunday The London Aqua Club in co-operation with Ernie King at his Silver Lake Camp staged the first competition for barefoot water skiing on Sunday. The result was a ski meet that at- tracted top skiers from Ontario and the northern part of the U. S.A. Nearly 4, 000 spectators crowded the area. Prizes were awarded by Carling Breweries for both the barefoot skiing and for jumping. A feature event of the show was an act by Canadian cham- pion Don Gillinham, when he took off hanging from a kite. He also skied barefoot and made several jumps. Brian Metcalfe, Dave Cam- eron and Bob Deyell from Wing - ham competed in the various events, but were not winners. The competition was stiff, with top men in the field entered. In the ladies' and girls' five- foot jump, Sandy Neil of Lon- don won first place, followed by Wendy Stewart of London and Betty Culp of Buffalo. For boys and men it was Al Claeren of Chicago, John Griffiths, Lon- don and John Stewart also of London. On the six-foot jump it was Bob Johnston of Hespeler, An- gus Griffiths of London and Dick Provost of Chicago. Jim Goodhand of Shetland, Ontario, won first place in the barefoot skiing, followed by Tom Moore of Ingersoll and Jim Miles of London. need cleaning up, but council was unable to do anything about such cases for lack of a control- ling by-law. FORM DEVELOPMENT BOARD At the same session council also passed a by-law authoriz- ing the formation of a munici- pal development board. The board will be set up to promote industrial and civic growth in the community. Under the by - To ig r Community Centre The rebuilt Belgrave Com- munity Centre will be official- ly opened on Tuesday, June 23, during ceremonies still being planned by the board of trus- tees. W. T. Cruickshank of Wingham will officiate at the ribbon cutting. The ceremony will be attended. by dignitaries 'from municipal, provincial, county and federal govern- ments. Plans at the moment call for a ball game in the afternoon, a barbecue at suppertime and the opening scheduled for 8:30 p.m., which will be followed by a dance. Residents of Belgrave and the surrounding area have been hard at work for the past several weeks painting the building in- side and out in preparation for the big event. The original building, put up with volunteer labor just af- ter the war, collapsed in De- cember of 1962 under a heavy load of snow. The community - spirited citizens proceeded to band together again and rebuild. This time the new building, which measures 70 by 175 feet, was constructed more sturdily and enlarged. Once again the people of the community vol- unteered their services to cut the cost of construction, which totalled about $18, 500. The new structure was com- pleted in time for use this past winter and has proved to be a fine asset to the community. 'The official opening will be a major event in Belgrave and will recognize the contribution of the citizens of the district. Spectacular Fire Destroys Big Turkey Broodin Bail A large, four -storey barn, used as a turkey brooder house, was completely demolished on Sunday evening in a spectacular blaze that could be seen for miles. The building was lo- cated two and one half miles west of Wingham on Highway 86, and was formerly owned by the late William J. Coulter. Loss was estimated at over $20, 000.00. The farm is owned by Ship - pan Imperial Poultry Co. of Watford and managed by Her- man De Bruyn, who lives with his family in the farm house. S.Army Officers Leaving Wingham Capt. G. S. and Mrs. New- man, who have been corps of- ficers at the Salvation Army here since 1957, received word that they will be transferred. Capt. Newman announced on Sunday that they will be farewelled on June 21. It is expected that they will have their orders later this week on their new location. Mr. De Bruyn, and his nine- year-old son, John, were work- ing in the barn in the evening when they heard a noise similar to an explosion on an upper floor. Smoke and dust settled through to the second floor where they were working, mak- ing it difficult for them to find their way out of the building. The Wingham Rural Fire Brigade was called but were un- able to save the structure. The fire, at its height, sent a col- umn of flame and sparks several hundred feet in the air. For- tunately there was little wind and the nearby farm home was not endangered. The Morris Township tank truck arrived and supplied water to cool two propane tanks that were situa- ted near the barn. One of the tanks was full and the other half full of fuel. The barn was being readied for a shipment of 14, 000 turkey poults which were to be deliver- ed on Monday morning. Dozens of cars were parked along the highway for a quarter of a mile in each direction when people were attracted by the flames. law the mayor and the chair- man of the industrial commit- tee will automatically be on the board, Three men, Monty Bennett, Dr. E. F. Shaunessy and Donald Kennedy were named as committee members for one, two and three year terms, respectively. The new group can appoint advisory members. PARKING BY-LAWS Approval was received from the Department of Transport for a by-law, read at the last meeting, to prohibit parking on both sides of Josephine Street north from the McKenzie Bridge to the B -Line. "No parking" signs will have to be installed before the by-law comes into force. Another by-law passed coun- Please turn to Page Three LARGEST FAMILIES AT TIME TRADE FAIR Prizes were given each night of the fair last week to the largest family in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Zinn of R. R. 2 Lucknow and their family of seven children; Mr. and Mrs. Colin Blair of Wingham and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bur- chill of R. R. 1 Clifford, each of the latter families with six children were the winners. All won prizes donated by Tuckey Beverages of Exeter. DAIRY PRINCESS—Brenda Houston, 18 -year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Houston, R. R. 2, Brussels, won the Huron County Dairy Princess crown on Friday even- ing during the Trade Fair. Brenda will represent Huron County at the provincial competition which will be held at the CNE late this summer. Brenda is a student at the Seaforth District High School.—A-T Photo. ood Crowds See Variety f JIjsplays at Trade fair The local Kinsmen Trade and Agricultural Fair was a highly successful event which attracted good crowds, estim- ated in total to be close to 5,000 people. Thursday night was not too good from the standpoint of attendance, but both Friday and Saturday saw a fine turnout. The fair had fine exhibits that represented a tremendous amount of work on the part of the firms who had purchased space. The fair did suffer this year from a drop in the number of exhibitors, particularly from Wingham. This will affect the net profit,which is excte:d to be reasonably good but will be down from other years. The Kinette Club sponsored an art competition for the school children and the results displayed at the fair proved to he one of the most interesting exhibits. I1ie baling contest, a new feature, drew a good entry of top quality baking. The win- ners of this competition are listed elsewhere in this issue. The tractor rodeo was an BAKING WINNER—Several of the winners in the baking contest at the Trade Fair were on hand Saturday even• ing to receive their prize money from Fair chairman Jack Walker. From the left are: Mrs. Edgar Howatt, Belgrave; Mrs. Herb Busby, R. R. 1, Wingham; Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse, Belgrave; Mrs. Oscar Holmes, Wing - ham and Mrs. David Webster, Blyth. —Advance -Times Photo. interesting part of the fair. On Thursday the men's senior class was run off with Peter Newans of Belmore taking first prize, and on Saturday evening the contest for championship was held and Peter came out as the winner in this section as well. Other winners in the men's section were Albert Smyth of Wingham and Jim Scott of R. R.1 Blyth. In the junior division Ronald Howatt, of R. R. 1 Belgrave, won first place, Mac Armstrong of Tees - water second and Jim Robertson of R. R. 5 Wingham, third. Mrs. Muriel Coultes won first in the women's class Saturday afternoon followed by Mrs. Elva Doyle and Mrs. Donna Scott, DAIRY PRINCESS Brenda Houston, of R. R. Brussels, was named the Iluron County Dairy° Princess in a com- petition sponsored by the Huron County Dairy Producers. The lovely young lady will repre- sent Iluron County at the pro- vincial competition to he held during the C. N. I:. in Toronto in August. Brenda is the It - ',ear -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Houston who live in Grey Township near Brussels. She is a student at the Seaforth District High School. She said she was thrilled with gaining the title and is looking forward to the provincial contest. LEGION BARBECUE The local branch of the Ca- nadian Legion sponsored a giant chicken barbecue in co- operation with the Kinsmen and had a crowd of about 700 for the event, which will be quite successful financially. KIN DRAW During the fair the Kinsmen sold tickets on a portable TV for which the winning ticket was drawn on Saturday evening. Bob Abraham of Barrie won the set. He was employed at the Ontario Hydro exhibit during the fair, The fair committees worked under Kinsman Jack Walker, who was fair chairman, with Matt Boyd acting as secretary of the fair. Dawson Pollock was in charge of booth sales, 'The fair represented a great deal of work on the part of club mem- hers and their friends. Children7s Choirs Led For Anniversary usic Baskets of spring flowers de- corated Wingham United Church for the Sunday School anniver- sary service, when Rev. A. Fi. Johnston, guest minister spoke on "There's a Lad Here". '1'h: children and Sunday school teachers entered the church in a processional and took their places in the centre seats of the church. Janet [faint's offered the invo• cation and prayer, Michael Wal- den read the Scripture lesson. The superintendent Russell Z.urhrigg announced the hymns and read the names of '23 three-year-old pupils who will graduate from nursery school to Sunday school this year. The junior and interm- diate choirs were in the choir loft. They sang "Lead Me Lord" (Wesley) and the junior choir sang "I Think when I Read that Sweet Story of Old", A male quartet, David Robb, Urian t. uslick, Tail Tiffin and Peter Callan sang "Memories 01 Galilee", Congregational hvinins during the service were "The Lord's My Shepherd", "Birds Are Sing- ing, Woods Are Ringing' and "The Wise May Bring Their Learning". 11. C. Treneer was organist and director of music.