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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-06-18, Page 1it* FIRST SECTION Several Suggestions Heard at Meeting 11,00 Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 18, 1964 Centennial Committee Asks for More Ideas Before Recommending Project Meeting in the council chambers on Monday evening the centennial committee ap- pointed by council heard a number of suggestions for cen- tennial projects from the half- dozen citizens who attended. While all suggestions were recorded the committee de- ,. cided to leave the subject open for another week and requested anyone else who may have ideas to submit them in writing to town clerk William Renwick by next Monday. Centennial schemes are backed by Federal -Provincial grants of two-thirds of the cost of any project designed to mark the nation's 100th birthday, up to a maximum of $2,00 per 4. ., Bob Carbert Joins CBC The CBC farms and fisheries department has announced the appointment of Robert Carbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Car- bert, Wingham,as farm com- mentator on the Toronto staff, Born and educated in Perth County, Bob joined the staff of CKNX here in 1948, where he was farm director, and con- tinued in that capacity when television broadcasting was added to the station's opera- tions. Ln 1958 he left Wingham to join the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in Ottawa as direc- tor of information and assistant secretary. In 1962 he moved to Toronto as director of infor- mation for the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture and the fol- lowing year, he took over as secretary -manager of that or- ganization. He served for three years as Canadian director of the national association of tele- vision and radio farm directors. While in Ottawa he did a week- ly farm show for CJOH-TV in that city. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian IN THE NEWS -- A page of random shots in The London Free Press, showing pictures taken at the "first night" of the Stratford festival included one of a former Wing - ham resident. Mrs. HorstMsyk was shown approaching theatre with her father, a resident of Germany, who is visiting with his daughter at present. 0--0--0 BUILDING STARTED -- Construction of a new garage building to house McClure Mo- tors is well on the way on the location south of the Kerr Con- struction building on Josephine Street. The foundation of the large, modem structure has been completed and workmen have started to lay cement blocks for the walls and parti- tions. 0--0--0 PAINT JOB -- Joe Kerr has had a coat of gleaming white applied to his big construction building on the main drag, south. Certainly brightens up the approach to town and looks beautifully •' clean. 0--0--0 CHILLY SUMMER -- Some long-standing records for cold weather at this time of year have been shattered this week. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings were down to 38 de- grees or less, the coldest on this date in recorded weather history. Frost warnings were is- sued for Wednesday a.m, capita, with the other one third being raised locally. In Wingham's case this means a total possible grant of approx- imately $5, 600. 00, Reeve J. Roy Adair was chairman of the meeting on Monday and asked those in at- tendance to offer their sugges- tions regarding possible projects. Ted Moszkowski recom- mended that the committee Only Three Days Left,.. Dad is always a big man on the home team, He cuts the grass, paints the fence, goes fishing, argues about politics and among a multitude of family chores, he always brings home the pay cheque, Dad's days are always long days and appropriately enough, this year, Father's Day falls on June 21st„ the longest day of the year. While we can't honor our Dads and Grandads with medals and anthems, we can express our gratitude, especially on his day of the year ---not only with a big "thanks Dad" --- but also with some concrete token of appreciation. Your progressive Wingham merchants have banded to- gether to make Father's Day a big day for some lucky Dad in the Wingham district. There's nothing to buy --- no jingles to finish ---just fill out the coupons and follow the rules on page four, second sec- tion of this paper. Give your favorite father a chance to be touched by the magic wand of lady luck this year. Enter now and enter as many times as you wish. Hurry! There are only three days left, Right and wrong, Good and bad; All things measured, He's still good of Dad. Circus Coming Next Thursday The Cavalcade of Stars, with twelve internationally fa- mous circus acts, sponsored by the Wingham Lions Club, will be held in the arena on Thurs- day, June 25. You can save yourself 25% on tickets by purchasing them in advance at Vance's Drug Store, Canadian Tire, or from any member of the Lions Club. There will be two perform- ances, one at 6:15 p.m. and the second at 8:30. The circus promises fun for the entire fa- mily -- Thursday, June 25. Union Services Start June 28 The Sacrament of the Lord' s Supper was observed in Wing - ham United Church on Sunday when Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Gal- braith were received into the congregation. The union services with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will begin on June 28 and con- tinue through July and August. They will be conducted this year in the United Church with Rev, C. M. Jardine in charge during July and Rev. G. L. • Fish taking the services in Au- gust. Car Is Flipped East of Wingham Kenneth Mcllroy, 18, of Gowanstown and two 17 -year- old passengers, David Henry and Alfred Vaughan, both of Listowel, all escaped uninjured on Saturday morning when a car driven by Mcllroy left the road and rolled. The vehicle was west -bound at the time of the accident on Highway 86 between Bluevale and Wingham, when the driver lost control, skidded, and roll- ed into the north ditch. The machine was quite severely damaged. Wingham detachment O. P. P. officers investigated. Newmarket Post For Army Officers Capt. G. Stanley Newman and Mrs. Newman received word on Friday that they will take over as corps officers at Newmarket, and will hold their first service there on June 28. Capt. Newman will conduct his last service at the local ci- tadel on Sunday morning and the following day the Newmans will attend the official farewell in Toronto for Commissioner Wycliffe Booth. Commissioner Booth has been appointed Inter - consider the erection of a new library for the community. He pointed out that Wingham is about the only community in Western Ontario without a proper and separate library building. He said that we have spent over two million dollars building a good high school and we should have a proper library to form part of our educational system. He suggested that fur- ther grants for library construc- tion could be obtained and the centennial grants could be ap- Please turn to Page Two, Lloyd Casemore To Head Lions The Lions Club met at the Golf Club last Wednesday eve- ning when the club heard a re- port on the district convention held in Kitchener May 31 to June 3. The report was read by Lloyd Casemore, who also an- nounced that the convention next year will be at St. Cathar- ines and in London the follow- ing year. A letter was received from Mrs. Robert Ahara, Cubmis- tress of B pack, thanking the Lions on behalf of the Cubs and their leaders for the donation of a Union Jack to the pack. Plans were finalized for la- dies' night on Wednesday, June 24. Committees were drawn up for the Cavalcade of Stars program which will be present- ed .rr the arena on Thursday, June 25. Plans were also dis- cussed for Frontier Days, The nominating committee brought in the following slate for next year: President, L. Casemore; 1st vice, G. W. Cruickshank; 2nd vice, DeWitt Miller; 3rd vice, Herb Hotson; secretary, C. Perrott; treas- urer, G. Sutcliffe; tail twister; Bill Conron; assistant, Percy Clark; Lion Tamer, J. Reavie. Directors for one year are Lee Vance and F. McGee and appointed for a two-year term, T. Elliott, F. Hopper and E. Purdon, The pianist is Mrs. W. W. Currie. national travelling commission- er, the General's official repre- sentative arranging for the In- ternational Centenary Congress, which Capt. and Mrs. Newman will attend in England next June. The new corps officers in Wingham will he Aux. Capt. Albert Ferris and Mrs. Ferris. They come here from Harbour Light in Winnipeg. Capt. and Mrs. Ferris have two children. Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents AWARD WINNER—Ten-year-old Terry Reid won the Wingham Volunteer Fire Brigade plaque for the most proficient Cub of the year on Tuesday evening. The award is made annually. He also won a Wolf Cub tie bar donated by Jake Jutzi, A first year Cub in Pack "A" he is shown with assistant leader Don Rintoul and Murray Fridenburg, leader. Terry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Reid, of Wingham. The award was presented by Dave Crothers, assistant fire chief, at the last Cub meeting of the season. St. Andrew' Congregation Votes to Build New Church Meeting at a special session last Friday evening the con- gregation of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church decided to er- ect a new building. This will replace the old church which was damaged when part of the north wall collapsed a few weeks ago. At the meeting held in the town hall members voted to put up a new building rather than spend $50, 000 to $'75,000 to repair the damaged struc- ture. The old church was er- ected in 1882, One wall of the northwest corner gave way when work was in progress to repair a retaining wall at the back of the Foxton Dairy. Bill Elston Named Pres. Of Huron Liberal Assoc. William Elston, well-known Morris Township farmer of R. R, 4, Wingham was elected president of the Huron Liberal Association (federal) on Friday evening when the association held its annual meeting fol- lowing a dinner at the Legion Hall in Clinton. Mr. Easton succeeds Andrew Y. McLean, publisher of the Huron Expositor at Seaforth, a former member of Parliament for the riding. The speaker was James Cooke of Orangeville and Mur- ray Gaunt of Lucknow, MPP for Huron Bruce, also addressed the gathering. Other officers elected at the meeting were; Earl Camp - bell, clerk -treasurer of Hen - salt, treasurer; Harold Shore, Goderich, secretary; Garnet Hicks of Usborne Twp., chair- man of District 1; James Tay- lor of Hensall, chairman of District 2; Robert Simpson, R. R, 3, Goderich, District 3; William Leiper, Londesboro, District 4; John Broadfoot, R. R. 1, Brucefield, District 5 and Calvin Kreuter, Brussels, Dis- trict 6. Other members of the exec utive are Gordon McGavin, Wal- ton and Harvey Strang, Usborne, Liberal candidates in the last federal and provincial elections respectively, and BeecherMen- zies of Clinton, president of the Huron Liberal Association (pro- vincial). Minor Changes Requested Hospital's Building Directors of the Wingham and District General Hospital were informed at the June meeting on Friday evening that plans for the construction of a new second -storey wing are nearing approval. Chairman R. B. Cousins presided. A letter was read from the Ontario hospital Services Commission pointing out a few alterations in the plans which will have to be made before fi- nal approval. These included elimination of two beds to bring the total down to 100; provision of an additional tub and shower room and elimina- tion of a proposed solarium on the second floor. It was decided that Mrs. I. Morrey and a member of the board will meet O. H. S.C. to further discuss the changes. STATISTICS In her statistical report for the month of May, Mrs. Morrey recorded 197 admissions; 24 births; 196 discharges; 49 op- erations; 137 out patients; 281 x-rays; 3 basal metabolism ratings; 3 blood transfusions; 979 laboratory tests; 33 elec- tro -cardiographic examina- tions; 48 cancer clinic; 66 re- ceiving physiotherapy. Total hospital days were 2809 for the month, a daily average of 91. The report also extended congratulations to Mrs. L. Cameron who successfully pass- ed her examinations as a medi- cal record clerk. Acknowledgment was made Inns Nearin of the gift of a croupette and Baby-tenda from the Kinette Club. Final school examinations for the currentclass of RNA trainees will be held this month and graduation exercises have been set for July 3rd. RESIDENCE The report of a joint meet- ing of property and building committees included a plan for complete renovation of the nurses' residence which will be used for classrooms, diet kitch- en, etc, with the beginning of the fall term. The plan, drawn up by the chief engineer, Peter Norman, showed what disposition could be made of space if the origin- al house section of the resid- ence were removed and a new structure erected in its place. The plan was discussed at some length but no decision was required. Suggested reno- vations will be submitted to To- ronto authorities for approval. Some board members voiced the opinion that no major changes in the residence can he made at present since the ar- rangement for students to live "out" is on a one-year trial basis. The board approved the re- moval of Mrs. Morrey's garage from the hospital grounds to her recently -acquired property ac- ross Carling Terrace MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Mel Corrin reported for the medical staff, llesaid that Approval all doctors had completed their returns for a survey conducted on a county -wide basis to de- termine the number of chron- ically ill patients now in Hu- ronview at Clinton, as well as those who have applied for admission, Huronview is filled to ca- pacity and the study is being conducted to determine what the future of such patients will he, Mrs. English, speaking for the Hospital Auxiliary, report- ed that the net proceeds from the recent rummage sale were slightly below previous years. She said that costs of the sale have increased, which ac- counts for the lower profits. The new structure will cost over $100, 000, although ex- act estimates have not been made. The old building will be torn down by a Brantford firm, starting at the first of next week, and the new church will be built in the same lo- cation, attached to the Chris- tian education wing which was completed in 1956 at a cost of $29, 000. R. H. Lloyd was named chairman of the building and planning committee with Ro- bert Mowbray, W. T. Cruick- shank, Scott Reid, Ross Hamil- ton and Gordon Godkin as members. This group will la- ter be enlarged to 22, who will work on various sub -com- mittees for the building pro- gram. This week the pews and church furniture are being re- moved and put into storage and a London firm is engaged in dismantling the pipe organ, which will be used in the new edifice. Next week the building and planning committee will meet Rev. David McCullough, busi- ness administrator, Synod Cor- porations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, to discuss building plans. Following this meeting an architect will be engaged to prepare blueprints for the new building. Ready for Opening Of Belgrave Arena The final plans have been made for the program net Tuesday night when the Bel - grave Community Centre will he officially opened. A chicken barbecue will start at t; D iri. and continue until 8.30. If the weather is favorable the tables will he set up outside. The (Brussels Pipe Band will provide music and there will he a hall game and other entertainment. W. T. Cruickshank will of- ficiate for the ribbon -cutting ceremony and will be assisted by Murray Gaunt, l.IPP torliu- ron-I3ruce and Elston Cardiff, MP for Huron. Paul Henderson of the De- troit Redwings, and a native of Lucknow, will address the youngsters. The evening will conclude with a dance in the arena with music supplied by the Ranch Boys and the Localaires,