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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-10-29, Page 1• Paid $45 for Throwing Eggs In Wingham police court on Wednesday morning a Turn - berry youth was fined $20.00 and ordered to pay damages of $25.00 as the result of an act of vandalism. The youth was convicted on charges laid by Police Chief jim Miller. Accused had thrown eggs at a car and the egg fluids had eaten through the finish on the vehicle, which almost al- ways occurs in such cases, ne- cessitating a complete refinish job. Young people with Hallowe- en pranks in mind should take note. Corny Crash Wheel Falls Off - Truck Overturns A large truck owned by Ru- dolph Boettger of Paisley and driven by George Becker of the same community was involved in a rather unusual mishap on Monday morning. The truck was proceeding north on No. 4 Highway about a half -mile north of Wingham when the right rear dual wheel ' fell off. A witness said the wheel started to wobble and fell off the axle, As a result the truck went out of control and turned over in the ditch, spilling its load of loose corn. Damage amounted to about $2, 000 to the truck but the dri- ver was not injured, The corn was later retrieved. The accident was investiga- ted by police from the Wing - ham O.P.P. detachment. Parents' Night For Grade Nine Friday Evening Principal F. E. Madill of the Wingham District High School has announced that a parents' night for all grade 9 students will be held at the school this Friday evening, October 30th, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Progress reports are being issued to all students and par- ents of the grade 9 pupils will have this opportunity to discuss any problems with the school's staff. Scouts Collect Paper Saturday The semi-annual paper col- lection by the Wingham Boy Scouts will be made Saturday, October 31st, beginning at 8 a.m. Residents are asked to parcel all papers and place them at the sidewalk. Bluevale Belgrave and Whitechurch will be included in this collection. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian FINE RECORD- - Minor ball teams coached by Joe Tiffin of Whitechurch have stacked up an enviable record. The boys under Joe's direction have won the WOAA title for six consecutive years. This year they captured the Junior "C" championship. 0--0--0 LOTS OF CELEBRANTS -- Hallowe'en started at the week -end with soap aplenty on car windows and other inviting spots. Hallowe'en parties, too, have been plentiful. Have a good time, kids... and keep it ,clean. 0--0-a0 SORRY, TOO LATE -- Again this week we have left out several news items of events which occurred last week. The reports reached us too late to get into this issue. We love to get them but we can't do the impossible. ingbaut ncoettnit FIRST SECTION Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday 29,1964 Single Copy Nor Over Ten Cents 101s# Anniversary At United Church Rev. J. V. Clarke of Don Mills United Church was guest minister for morning and eve- ning services when Wingham United Church marked its 101st anniversary on Sunday. His address in the morning was "What Is the Church?" Mr. Clarke pointed out that the church must be several things; be a working community where there is a task to fit every hand. and each must find something to do; a worshipping community; a healing community; a grow- ing community and a learning community. The evening sermon followed the pattern when Mr. Clarke titled his address, "What Is A Christian?" The choir, directed by Miss Iva Mai Smith, sang "Savior, Thy Children Keep" and "Praise Ye the Father" at the morning service. Mrs. George Guest sang a solo "Teach Me to Pray" Ladies of the Evangelical Uni- ted Brethren Church in Hanover sang three duets at the evening service. Will Hold 3azaar at Golden Circle School Mrs. Jack Reavie, principal at Golden Circle School, and the volunteer helpers are hold- ing a tea and bazaar at the school next Friday afternoon, November 6, from 3 to 5 o'clock. This will be an ex- cellent opportunity for people to see the work the pupils have been doing. There are eight pupils in all, six of them attending full days. The crafts are done in the afternoons. Several donations have been gratefully received for the sale. However, most of the articles have been made by the chil- dren during craft classes. Their efforts have produced many useful and decorative items. Included in their crafts are lamps, leather key cases, lug- gage identification tags, lea- ther belts, floral center pieces, woolly dogs, pot scratchers, foam clothes brushes and decor- ated coat hangers, note books, piggy banks, waste paper bas- kets, jewel cases and trinket boxes and fancy match boxes. The pupils have spent ma- ny hours enthusiastically pre- paring for their bazaar, their first effort of this kind, and it will make them very happy if it is well supported, Whitechurch Juniors Now In Grand Championships Whitechurch Junior C Ball team won the first game of the best of five WOAA Grand Champion semi-finals in St. Clements, defeating the St. Clements -St. Agatha Saints, BUYS FARM Levi Good, local restaurant operator, has purchased the farm of Dinnie Hamilton on Highway 86, west of Lucknow. winners of WOAA Intermediate A championship, 4-1. Wayne Farrier struck out 15 while allowing four hits. Alex Craig led Whitechurch with a triple and a double. Gary Wil- lis also led a triple for the win- ners. R H ' E Whitechurch 020 001 001 4 7 0 St. Clements 100 000 000 1 4.1 Farrier and Skinn, Steggles and Bender. Make Initial Payment to Parks The Wingham Lions Club met at the Queens Hotel on Tuesday when a minute's si- lence was observed in memory of Lion Frank Hopper, a director of the Club. The resignation of Lion Hugh Carmichael, due to ill health, was accepted with regret. Lion Hugh has been a faithful and. hard working member of the club for many years. Lion Treasurer Gord Sut- cliffe presented a financial re- port. An initial payment of $21500.00 has been made to the Riverside Parks Board for the permanent washroom facilities now under construction. Arrangements for the annual peanut drive were made which will be held early in December. Used eye glasses will be collect- ed during the peanut sale this year. Attendance at the meetings is improving, which is very en- couraging. A new member, Henry Sei- ling, was welcomed into the club. Lion Harvey Webster of the Lucknow Club, Cabinet Secretary for District Governor P. Bissonnette, conducted the initiation ceremony. Other guests from the Lucknow and Goderich Lions Clubs were also present, THE COMMUNITY CENTRE at Wroxeter was filled to capacity as nearly 150 Masons from the district gathered to marks the centennial of the Wroxeter Masonic Lodge, A.F. & A.M. The group later listened to a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, Harry L. Martyn, of Toronto, who was guest speaker.—A-T Pix. Visitors from Many Points. Attend Banquet, Church Service Mark 100 Years for Forest Lodge, Wroxeter WROXETER— The Forest Lodge No. 162 A.F. & A. M„ G. R. C. of Wroxeter, held a centennial banquet, which was catered to by the U.C.W., in the Com- munity Hall on Friday. Wor. Bro. James H. Wylie acted as master of ceremonies. The guest speaker was Most Wor. Bro. Harry L. Martyn, P.G.M. , of Toronto who gave a very instructive address. Most Wor. Bro. Martyn was introduc- ed by Rt. Wor. Bro. Harold Linklater, D. D. G. M. of North Huron District. The toast to the visitors was proposed by Wor. Bro. Richard Vandals Enter Anglican Church St . Paul's Anglican Church was desecrated by vandals this week and while the building was not damaged the prowlers caused a considerable amount of mischief. There was filth on the base- ment floor and obscene writing on the vestry door. Choir gowns had been removed from the basement closets and strewn in the furnace room, where it appeared the culprits had slept. Other gowns were found in the vestry. Both the vestry and the sac- risty had been entered and cupboards in those rooms open- ed. It appeared that some communion wine was missing from the sacristy. Rev. C. F. Johnson, rector, said that he had been in the church following a young peo- ple's meeting on Sunday eve- ning about 10:45 to check the furnace and lights. He return- ed to the rectory, and later saw a basement light was turn- ed on. He returned to the Parents Invited to Public School Parents of public school students and interested friends are invited to "open house" on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 4th. Classroom doors will open for the visitors at 2:30. so that parents may visit their children in class and examine their work. Classes will be dismissed at 3:15 and parents are urged to remain at the school to discuss their children's progress with the teacher or teachers concern- ed. church, thinking the light had been overlooked and turned it off. Mr. Johnson did not re- turn again to the church until Tuesday afternoon when he dis- covered the side door unlocked and the choir gowns in the fur- nace room. Police Chief James Miller is investigating and has called in fingerprint experts from the On- tario Provincial Police. VISITING FAMILY IN BIGGAR, SASK. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Con - gram and Charles and Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson went to Toronto on Sunday where Mrs. Congram left by train for Big- gar, to visit her son Rev. John Congram, Mrs. Congram and her new grandson, Mark. Teachers Mold Dinner Meeting Ken Woods of Wingham District High School was elect- ed third vice president of Dis- trict 10 when over 50 high school teachers from Palmer- ston, Listowel, Wingham and Lucknow met in the Anglican parish hall, Lucknow for a sup- per meeting. Mr. Wood will also be first vice president of Northern Branch. Elwin Hall, branch president, ,introduced the head table guests. L. E. Goyette administered the OSSFT pledge to the new tea- chers to the profession. Mrs. Chopin of Wingham is branch secretary. Council Gives Authority Go-ahead on Dam Meeting in special session on Monday evening the Wingham' town council gave the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority permission to proceed with the first phase of the scheme to improve the Lower Town dam and pond. The Authority had ptevious- ly been instructed to call for tenders for the construction of two culverts through the dyke at the dam as the first step in the program. Tenders were called but the two bids received were substantially higher than the es- timates. 'The result will mean an increase to the town of un- der a $1,000 in its cost. Authority Chairman Robert Wenger told council that under recent advice from the Depart- ment of Energy and Resources the 25 per cent of the project which will be carried by the town, may be paid over a 13 - year period. The first three years are interest-free, and if the town desires, the amount can be spread over the re- maining 10 years. a Lowest tender for the work was that of King Construdtion at .$14,902.10. Highest was for $15, 491.98. The Authority will now proceed with the work. The problems in connection with the work were explained by Ralph Crysler, consulting engineer. Mr. Crysler also brought be- fore council a revamped plan for a scheme to improve the fa- cilities of the Howson Dam, In an earlier report he had sug- gested a plan to re -open the old headrace and to provide a by-pass for flood waters around the south end of the dam. Codicil requested considera- tion for a plan to increase the capacity of the by-pass and dispense with work on the old headrace. In Mr. Crysler's report on Monday, it was indicated that the latter plan was feasible and that the total project including the repairof concrete and the installation of a better type of control on the dam, would cost about $14,000, allowing for contingencies. This scheme would also be handled under the program of grants by the Department of Energy and Re- sources Management which will contribute 75 per cent of the cost. Repayment of the re- mainder could be handled as previously explained. Council made no decision on the project, but acting may- or Roy Adair said he expected the subject would be brought up at the regular meeting on Monday of next week. OTHER BUSINESS Council agreed to sponsor a banquet for the Squirt ball team which won the WOAA champ- ionship. Harley Crawford was named town solicitor until the end of the year. Several problems in con- nection with drains were also discussed. Acting Mayor Adair said that he is obtaining further in- formation on one possible Cen- tennial project and would make a report at the nextmeet- ing. Projects must be sent in for department approval by November 9th. Carson and was responded to by Rt. Wor. Bro. W.K. Bailey of Toronto, chairman of Masonic Education and Wor. Bro. Ken Henderson of Palmerston. Rt. Wor. Bro. R. Gordon, Charter- ed D. D. G. M. , South Huron District spoke briefly. The history of Forest Lodge was read by Wor. Bro. Bruce Chambers. The toast to Forest Lodge was made by Rt. Wor. Bro. Calvin Krauter of Brussels and was responded to by Wor. Bro. Walter Renwick. The head table was introduc- ed. by Wor. Bro. Crawford Gib- son. The eldest member is Dan MacTavish of Brussels, second eldest, Art Wearing of Toronto and third eldest, John McCut- cheon of Wroxeter. A presentation of a set of luggage was made to the guest speaker by Very Wor. Bro. Geo. H. Gibson with Wor. Bro. Art Gibson reading the address. Visitors were present from Wingham, Brussels, Clifford, Toronto, Oshawa, Kitchener, Sundridge, Kincardine, Luck - now, Blyth, Teeswater, Ford- wich, Harriston, Listowel, Sea - forth, Palmerston, Owen Sound, Walkerton, Drayton, Tiverton and Clinton with 175 in atten- dance, On Sunday the lodge mem- bers attended service in Wrox- eter United Church to mark the centennial, The speaker was Rev. Bro. W. G. Wylie of Scarborough who spoke on " The Principles of Freemasonry". -He was assisted in the service by Rev. Bro. J. Wilfred Hird, Mrs. Edwin Martin was in charge of the music and di- rected the choir in the anthem, "Remember Now Thy Creator". A double duet, "God (cath Not Promised", was sung by Mrs. Vernon Hupfcr, Mrs. H. L. Dobson, Oliver Riley and Ver• non llupfer. Mother Passes Mr. and Mrs. Ian MacLaurin were in Toronto last Friday vis- iting with his parents, Dr, and Mrs. J, MacLaurin, on the oc- casion of Ian's birthday. While they were there, Mrs, MacLaurin took suddenly ill and passed away at midnight. The funeral was an Tuesday.