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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-07-09, Page 14 • 1 • w r r • uciesei FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, July 9, 1964 GETTING DECKED OUT—Student militiamen arrived at the local Armouries for a summer course on Monday and the first job was to obtain uniforms from the stores. WO2 J, T. Mitchell, left, hands out the GI issue to Mur- ray Helmka, Howard Mooney and Garry Ludwig, all of Listowel.—A-T Photo. Students Will Live Out Hospital Board Votes Permanent Use of Residence for Training Ar a special meeting of the board of directors of the Wing - ham District Hospital on Mon- day evening approval was given for the permanent establish- ment of the nursing assistants' training centre in the building which is now the residence, immediately west of the hospi- tal proper. The motion also requires that students will"live out" in future, rooming in pri- vate residences in the commun- ity. The action, which required rescinding a motion made at the May meeting to the effect that the change in student ac- commodation be on a one year trial basis, was made after the hospital administrator, Mrs. I. Morrey, read a list of require - meats for training centres, as set up by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission and the Ontario College of Nurses. The requirements included a library, science laboratory, multi-purpose laboratory, nurs- ing arts laboratory and dress- ing rooms, large classroom with stage and storage facilities one or two smaller classrooms, 1►�A A ALONG THE MAIN DRAG e By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian SLEEP ON A BENCH? -- If you must travel to Toron- to this week, don't plan on staying overnight. The inva- sion of some 35, 000 Lions for the International convention has licked up all overnight ac- commodations, not only in the city, but, we are informed, as far north as the Muskokacoun- try. 0--0--0 SAME IN THE U.S.-- A couple from California to whom we were talking last week said that it was impos- sible to get motel accommoda- tion along the way, even in the western states, because of the tremendous number ofpeo- ple enroute to the World's Fair in New York. On the other hand, Dr, Corrin and his two sons got a comfortable hotel room right in Manhattan. 0--0--0 SERVICE CURTAILED -- C. C.N. trains passing through Wingham on their way to Kin- cardine are stopping short of their lakeside destination be- cause a small bridge in the Kincardine area was destroyed by fire at the week -end, A re- placement culvert is expected to be ready by the end of this week. The trains have been stopping at Ripley, from whence passengers are transfer- red to Kincardine by bus. 0--0--(l STAR OF THE FAIR? -- One of our readers suspects that "Mike", the turtle caught by Bob Major at the 10th bridge in E. Wawanosli last week, is the one the Junior Conservation Club used for a weight -guess- ing contest at the trade fair two or three years ago. That mossback was returned to the river after the contest. Can anyone confirm this? Marvin Howe Federal Member Defends Red Ensign in Commons Speaking in the House of Commons on July 2, Marvin Howe (P. C. ), member for Wel- lington -Huron, voiced his so - Injured in Main Street Accident Two 1955 model cars were badly damaged, one practically wrecked, in a collision just be- fore noon -hour last Thursday. The mishap occurred at the in- tersection of Josephine and Al- bert Streets. A passenger in one of the vehicles, Mrs. James Showers, received injuries to her right leg below the knee. however, they were not believed to be serious.. The accident Happened when a car owned by Stewart 0, Chamney, and driven by Mrs. Chamney, was proceeding east on Albert Street and in crossing Josephine Street was struck by a north bound car owned and driven by Earle Eyre, of Toron- to, in which Mrs. Showers was a passenger. The two vehicles ended up side by side on the north side of Albert Street near the Bert Armstrong Garage. The Chamney car suffered about $250.00 damage to the right front while the other ve- hicle had its front end severely damaged as well as being bang- ed up in the left rear. There were a number ofchii- dren in the Chamney car, but fortunately none of the young- sters received itijuries. The mishap was investigated by Chief James Miller. Charges are pending. lid support for the retention of the Red Ensign as Canada's Na- tional flag. He referred at some length to the unanimity of support for this stand which has been de- monstrated within his own rid- ing, and quoted a resolution in this regard from Wellington County council. Mr. Howe stated, however, that he was quite sure his con- stituents would willingly have abided by the adoption of a new Canadian flag, had Prime Minister Pearson abided by his announced intention of permit- ting members of his own party to vote according to the dic- tates of their own convictions. "However, " he said, "that is not to be. As'has happened so many times, the vacillation% the changing attitudes of this government have been of such degree that we never know what is coming the next day..:' Mr. Howe referred to the ar- bitrary attitude of the Liberal government in 1955, when, on another national issue the reply to criticism was, "If we want to do it, who is going to stop us?" James Halliday Dies in Maritimes A pleasant vacation trip was sadly marred on Tuesday when James A. Halliday, Shuter Street, died suddenly in the Maritimes. With his wife and Mr, and Mrs, Arthur Edgar, he was enjoying a three-week va- cation journey to the east coast when the fatal attack occurred. offices for the administrator of the course, for the secretary and instructors as well as wash- rooms. In view of the greatly in- creased space required for the nursing assistants' training cen- tre it was pointed out that in all probability the newer sec- tion of the nurses' residence would be needed, and probably an addition would have to be added to replace the older por- tion of the structure. Any plans in this connection must be submitted to OHSC for approval and Mrs. Money said she believed that a high per- centage of the capital cost of necessary construction would be covered by grants. Follow- ing the motion to permanently establish the training centre in the residence building, the plans will go to Toronto and further information is expected relative to costs and grants ob- tainable. HOSPITAL PLANS Approval has been received for the plans submitted to OHSC for the additions and alterations on the hospital building itself. The approved plans included some changes from the original drawings which had been demanded by the authorities. It was an- nounced that the architects would be at the hospital on Tuesday to finalize the plans so that working drawings could be made as soon as possible. The chairman, R. B. Cou- sins, stated that the auxiliary generator which the board has had for sale for considerable time has been sold to Betger Industries in Stratford. Survey X-rays Safe Says MOH The following statement has been made by Dr. R. M. Aldis, county rnedlcal officer of health, on fears of radiation in connection with the mass TB survey being held here this weeks "Persons who receive an X-ray in the mass survey can be confident that the equipment and techniques used are safe. There is great value in periodic chest x-rays, particularly for people in the age group 40 years and over. The w h o l e survey is a splendid form of "health insurance" for the peo- ple of Huron County". At Monday Evening Meeting Single Copy Not Over Ten Centa Council Awards Contract for Blacktopping Several Streets Council approved a recom- mendation of the property com- mittee on Monday night and accepted the tender of the La - vis Construction Co. of $6.50 per ton to black -top several streets in the community. According to property chair- man, Reeve J. Roy Adair, the streets which will be done are John Street from Carling Ter- race to the high school; Carl- ing Terrace and Catherine Street from Patrick to Boland Street and Boland Street from Francis to Carling Terrace. Town workmen are currently installing catch basins where necessary. TO STUDY PONT) Mayor Hetherington explain- ed to council that the Depart- ment of Energy and Resources Management has recently in- creased grants for the construe - Car Wrecked in Lower Town Crash John T. Brooks of Wingham, escaped with cuts and bruises to the head and face in an early Saturday morning crash that completely wrecked his older model car. He was travelling into Wing - ham on old Highway 86 and as he came down the hill to the bridge at the power plant the car struck the bridge girder and flipped over, coming to rest on its roof in the centre of the bridge. Brooks was taken to hospital for observation and first aid but was released on Sunday. Provincial police from the Wingham detachment investi- gated. EXAM RESULTS Two names were omitted last week from the Grade XI ex- amination results at W. D, I I, S. Margaret Nicholson Eng. 3 HeePE 2, Hist.I 2, Geom. 3, Ag. Sc. 13, Latin 3, Fr. 2, Ho. EG, 1. Darryl Gibson, Eng, 1, H&PE 1, Hist.I 1, Geom. 1, Ag. Sc, 11, Latin 1, Fr. 1. Children 3 to 14 Welcome at Bible School Vacation Bible School be- gins next Monday, July 13th. The classes will be held for two weeks, Monday through Friday from 9 to 11.45 each morning. Children three to eight years will meet in the United Church and those nine to fourteen will be in the Baptist Church. Re- gistration fee is 50 a day per pupil. This money is used to pay expenses. The intermediate children, 12 to 14 years, are asked to rake Bibles, pens and pencils. The juniors, nine to eleven years will take Bibles and the primary group, age seven and eight years, will take rulers, pencils, and scissors. All ma- terials are provided for children three to six years. This year the evening pro- gram will be held the second last night instead of the last night as formerly. Parents and all others interested are cordi- ally invited to the program on Thursday, July ''23rd at 1:30 in the United Church. Last year the intermediate class was a new venture which proved very enjoyable and suc- cessful. It is sincerely hoped that these children will attend again this year and take their friends. tion and improvement of water reservoirs. He said that the lower pond could possibly he improved under the new plans and the town would benefit by inc .eased grants, As it stands, a shoreline improvement scheme to be done by the Ri- verside Parks Hoard has already been approved, which would mean the desilting of the pond. but this would be subject to 50 per cent grant. Ile recom- mended to council that the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority he requested to have an engineering study done to determine the cost of bringing the pond under a reservoir pro- gram. Such a study he said has been estimated at about $1, 000 of which the tow n would have to pay $250,00 as the study would also be subject to 75 per cent grants. MVCA Chairman Robert Wenger told council that the study would in no way jeopar- dize the program that has al- ready been approved, if the re- servoir study showed the costs of a larger scheme more im- practical. Council discussed the mar' ter and finally passed a resolu- tion requesting the Authority to make the study and have a report in by early August. EMC) PROGRESS Stewart Forbes, co-ordina- tor for the Emergency Measures Organization, attended coun- cil and outlined progress being made in the county. lie said all the work heing done is by volunteers and as a result, some things are raking a bit of time to he accomplished as all are busy people. He said that it is surprising the amount of inter- est in the subject across the county. Ile claimed that every effort is being made to see that money spent on equip- ment will not only be useful in time of emergency but will have a return in normal times. He outlined the mutual aid program for fire departments and indicated that if a tanker is purchased by the local fire department, a 45 per cent grant will be available through EMO. The same situation ex- ists if the fire department de - Please turn to Page Eight BURNS NOT CAUSE OF DEATH Heart Attack Fatal for Wingham Businessmen Residents of this district were shocked last Wednesday to learn of the sudden death of Stafford Bateson, Wingham bus- inessman, in Onondaga Town- ship, Brant County, near Brant- ford. Mr, and Mrs. Bateson were staying on the farm of her son, Ross Thomson, for a few days while Mr. and Mrs. Thomson were on a vacation with friends in Nova Scotia. A friend, Mrs, Charles Bain, was visiting with theta and the three had been engaged in some tasks in the basement. Mr. Bateson went out into the yard and while there suffered a heart attack, failing down the bank of a nearbystream and into the coals of a rubbish fire that had been lit in the morning. Mr. Bateson took the sei- zure at 2.30 p.m., but there were still a few live coals among the ashes, which ignited his clothing, Cathy Thomson, 14 -year-old granddaughter,saw him fall and screamed for help. Mrs. Bateson and Mrs. Bainran from the basement and in an attempt to Iift Mr, Bateson his wife received burns to her left foot. Coroner A. A. Overholt announced after an autopsy that Mr. Bateson had died of the heart attack before he fell into the coals, His wife was treated in hos- pital for burns to her foot and Mrs, !Jain required five stitches to close a gash in her foot, re- ceived while they were trying to rescue Mr. Bateson, Deceased, 7ti, was a native' of Midland, son of the Iate Mr, and Mrs, John Bateson, Ile was married in l:i1S to Anna Loschke of that town, E3etore being employed at C, LIoyd and Son itt Wingham he was with Midland Wood Products, Mr. and Mrs. Bateson and their family carte here in 11136, After their son, Jack, re- turned from service w ith the RCAF overseas, they bought out George Tem ir and Sons dairy business on Josephine Street. in 19t1 they purchased the present building 00 Patrick Street and cgnrpped it as a dairy. They later bought out Hartley Smith and e' paraded the business. There are three children, Jack "Ace" Bateson of Wing - ham, Helen (Mrs. Carl tvlcKay) of Willowdale, Lois (Mrs, Jef- fray Hawkins) of Walkerton and eight grandchildren. His first wife died January 17, l960. Mr. Bateson married Mrs. Ethel Sloan on August 30, 1962. Also surviving are three sis- ters, Mrs. George (Ruby) Mac- Ardle of Niagara Falls, Ont., Mrs. Neil (Ethel) MacMillan of Midland and Mrs. Albert (Myrtle) Dawson of Bailiehoro; and two step -children, Ross Thomson of R. R. 1, Brantford and Mrs. Joe (Pauline) Masters of R. R, t•, Brantford. Mr. Bateson had many friends and was on exceptional- ly fine neighbor to the residents on Leopold Street. He was an elder of St. Andrew's Church for the past 211 years and was a member of Midland Lodges IOOF No. '2.71 and Maple Leaf LOL No. :147. Funeral service was con- ducted at the R. A, Currie:and Sons funeral home on Saturday atternoon by Rev, C. M. Jar- dine, with interment in es'ing,- ham Cemetery. Pallbearers were four employees, '' iehael Willie, Ferguson Rile}, lee) Brooks and Harvey Aitchison, and two of his neighbors, John Langridge and Barry Wenger. 'three grandsons, David Haw- kins, Jon Bateson and Michael McKay carried the floral tri- butes,