The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-11-19, Page 1•
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The redestrran
NO RUSH --
There appears to be no
great demand for the warden's
chair in Huron County to date,
Reeve Morgan Agnew of Clint-
on appears, so far, to be the
only member of county coun-
cil showing any interest, No
doubt there will be more aspir-
ants before the January session
when the warden is elected.
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BUTTON UP --
Guess it's on the way. There
was snow in the air on Wednes-
day with the promise of more
during the next few days, We
can't complain, however, af-
ter the nicest November wea-
ther in years.
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HOSPITAL BAZAAR --
One of the big events of
this week will be the Hospital
Staff Bazaar, scheduled for the
town hall on Friday at two
o'clock. We hear that a tre-
mendous number of interesting
and attractive articles have
been assembled for this, the
first event of its kind, Pro-
ceeds from the bazaar will be
used to furnish a sitting room
for patients at the hospital.
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F ANOTHER TEN DOLLARS --
Better take a look through
this week's ads and see if you
can win yourself a ten-spot in
the A -T Jig Saw contest. Itis
fun and it's profitable.
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NOVEMBER PICNIC --
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Robb and
family enjoyed a picnic at In-
verhuron on Sunday, November
8. While it was cool in the
evening the noon hour was as
, warm and sunny as a summer
day. This last fling outdoors
made up a little for the cold,
wet days earlier when the fam-
ily was forced to stay home be-
cause of the weather.
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WORK STARTS- -
Owen King Construction
started work on the installation
of two eight -foot culverts and
a head -frame at the Lower
Town dam this week. The pro-
ject is being handled for the
• town by the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority and is
the first phase of a rehabilita-
tion program for the dam and
pond.
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NEW DECORATIONS --
4 On Monday night it looked
as if town workmen were put-
ting in overtime setting up
street decorations. However,
it turned out to be Dee Miller,
Warren Callan and Lorne Mc-
Donald trying out the firstpro-
totype on a lamp pole. The
decoration is a scroll of wrought
iron outlined by Christmas
lights. It looked good and the
men indicated the job would
proceed post haste to put up
one on each of the main drag
Lamp standards.
BIG HOLE --
House building often requires
breaking up a piece of pave-
ment in order to hook up sew-
age lines, and such was the
case for a new home being
built on Catherine Street close
to the back of the hospital. Re-
sult -- a hole in the street that
is enough to break a spring
shackle, If it isn't fixed this
fall it will certainly be a ha-
zard all winter and a mud hole
in the spring.
No Gifts for
P.S. Teachers
Following the regular meet-
ing of the Wingham Public
School Board last week, mem-
bers of the board met for a so-
cial hour with the members of
the staff. The meeting pro -
vided an opportunity for new
members of both groups to meet
for the first time.
During the board meeting it-
self, John Currie was welcomed
He replaced Dr. E. F. Shaun-
essy who resigned his seat on
the board.
The board set a • policy
that teachers are not to accept
gifts from the students at Christ -
Inas or in June.
Principal T.S. Beatie re-
potted that attendance had av-
eraged 96,75 during October
ingbain
Ixoncioantt
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 19, 1964
FIRST SECTION
Belgrave Couple Injured
In Accident Near Arthur
Mr, and Mrs. Harry L. Mc-
Guire, of Belgrave, passengers
in a car driven by Murray Gaunt,
M. L. A, , of Wingham, were
seriously injured in a car acci-
dent near Arthur about 6:00
p.m, on Tuesday of last week.
The mishap occurred when
Mr. Gaunt, who was travelling
To Hold inquest
On Youth's Death
Dr. W. A. Crawford, coron-
er, announced that an inquest
will be held at the Gorrie com-
munity hall on Wednesday,
November 25th, at 8;00 p. m.
to enquire into the death of
William Lloyd Jacques, R. R. 2,
Clifford, who died as the result
of an accident on September
25th.
The youth was riding a trac-
tor which was pulling a group of
young people enjoying a church
sponsored hay ride, when in
some manner he fell from the
machine and was run over by
the wagon.
Crown Attorney W. G. Co-
chrane, Q.C. of Goderich will
be in attendance. The acci-
dent was investigated by Prov.
Constable Ronald Bell, of Wing -
ham.
home from Toronto, was forc-
ed off the road by an east-
bound truck which was passing
another truck at the time. He
was forced to take to the ditch
to avoid a head-on collision,
and the car landed in a deep
gulley, and was wrecked.
Mrs. McGuire, 65, suffered
a broken right hip, lacerations,
and shock, She underwent sur-
gery on her hip on Monday
morning of this week, Mr.
McGuire, 70, sustained head
cats, a broken jaw, dislocated
left ankle and minor chest in-
juries. Both are patients in the
Dufferin Area Hospital, Orange-.
ville, where they are in satis-
factory condition.
Mr. Gaunt suf fered a broken
nose.
The two east bound trucks
which the driver was meeting
failed to stop, but the driver of
another truck owned by Canada
Packers, of Harriston, and dri-
ven by Stanley Klemp, follow-
ing the Gaunt vehicle, wit-
nessed the accident and stop-
ped to give aid.
Mr. McGuire, who had been
a patient in the Wingham and
District Hospital, had been in
Toronto for treatment of an old
leg injury, and was returning
to his home in Belgrave when
the accident occurred.
The mishap was investigated
by Constable James Sutherland
of the. Mt. Forest O.P.P. de-
tachment.
Harmony Men Charlered
Into S.P.E.BIS.OUS.A.
In case you are wondering
what that headline means, it
indicates that the Wingham
barber shop singers were char-
tered as the 31st Ontario Coun-
cil of the Society for the Pres -
Poem Appears
In Free Press
The front page of Section
two in Saturday's London Free
Press featured a poem written
by Mrs. A. R. DuVal of Wing -
ham, titled "Fancy! A Fairy
Tale".
Accompanying the poem
were three photographic studies
by Free Press staff photographer
Ken Smith. One of them,
showing milkweed pods bursting
with silvery floss, won a first
award at the Western Fair in
London.
Mts. DuVal's poem is de-
lightfully fanciful. It's lines
convey an intangible hope and
promise for the renewal and re-
birth of all about us which
seems to wither and die in the
fall.
D. Preston Speaks
At Legion Banquet
The Remembrance Day ban-
quet for veterans, sponsored by
the Wingham Legion Branch was
held in the parish room of St.
Paul's Anglican Church last
Wednesday evening. Branch
President David Crothers was
master of ceremonies and Mrs.
Bill Hogg was pianist.
Willis Hall proposed the
toast to the Queen and DeWitt
Miller, branch chaplain, gave
the toast to fallen comrades.
ReV. C.F. Johnson, rector of
St. Paul's, said grace,
President Crothers introduced
the head table and guests. Int
eluded were Acting Mayor Roy
Adair; Murray Gaunt, MPP
for Huron -Bruce and Mrs.
Gaunt; Judge R.S. Hethering-
ton and Ma. Hetherington; Wil-
lis Hall, first vice president;
Mrs. Jack Gorrie, president of
the Ladies' Auxiliary and Mr.
ervation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartette Singing
in America Incorporated.
It is a long handle for the
30 -man group of singers to take
on, but they proved their capa-
bilities last Saturday night in a
public program called "Door-
way toSong" at the highschool
auditorium.
The event was attended by
well over 600 district residents,
who came to hear a full eve-
ning of barber shop singing.
During the evening Sam Grey,
of London, Ontario councillor
for the organization, presented
the charter to Eric Camplin,
president of the Kitchener -Wa-
terloo chapter, .sponsoring
group for the Wingham singers.
Mr. Camplin in turn presented
the charter to George Cousins,
president of the Wingham coun-
cil.
Also singing at the show
were: "The Chord -Sounders"
from Owen Sound, "TheMarks-
men" of London and the "Twin
City Harmonizers."
The Harmony Men sang
several numbers under the able
direction of Hap Swatridge and
an intermission sing -song for
the audience was handled by
Bill Connell.
Gorrie; District Zone Comman-
der Eric Johnston and Mrs.
Johnston of Goderich; Deputy
Zone Commander Allan Nich-
olson and Mrs. Nicholson of
Seaforth; Rev. C.F. Johnson;
Rev. G. L. Fish of St. Andrew's
Church; Captain and Mrs. Fer-
ris of the Salvation Army; Mr,
and Mrs. R. E. McKinney and
Mrs. Crothers, The guests at-
tending in an official capacity
each spoke briefly.
Jack Bateson, past district
commander, introduced Dist.
Commander Durwatd Preston,
guest speaker, whose address
was on "Remembrance" .• He
voiced concern that young peo-
ple will forget the meaning of
Remembrance Day. He said
that the mems rials and senior
citizens' homes being built by
Legion branches will tend to re-
mind the youth of today, but
asked what there will be to re-
mind the generation that comes
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FIVE ONTARIO SCHOLARS were presented with honor
graduate diplomas and Ontario Scholarship Certificates
at WDHS annual commencement exercises last Friday.
From the left are: Patrick King, Wayne Caslick, Principal
F. E. Madill, Dr. W. S. Turner, dean designate, Ontario
Teachers' College, London, who was guest speaker, Claud-
ia Norminton, Susanne Reynolds and Elwin Moore.
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Brother found in
Submerged Car
Requiem high mass was held
this morning (Thursday) in Holy
Family Roman Catholic Church
in Hanover, for Will ain Lip-
pert, 40, whose body was found
in his submerged car in Marl
Lake near Hanover on Sunday.
Mr, Lippert was visiting at
a cottage Saturday evening
and left about nine o'clock. It
is believed he was returning to
Hanover and his car missed a
curve, on which there is no
guard rail, and went into the
lake.
The submerged car was no-
ticed by Lloyd Schmidt shortly
before five o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. It is believed that
the victim drowned.
Surviving in addition to his
wife, the former Theresa Die-
mert, are a son, Paul, 12, and
a daughter, Valarie, 11 at • •
home; his mother, Mrs. Vera
Lippert, of Walkerton; brothers,
John and Harold, of Toronto,
Commencement Exercises
$12,000 in Scholarships and
Bursaries to HS Students
Scholarships, bursaries and
awards in excess of 312,000
were won by students at Wing -
ham District High School during
the 1963-64 term. Gordon
Moir, chairman of the school
board, congratulated the stu-
Jerome, in Western Canada,
Joseph, of Walkerton; and
sisters, Mrs. Frank (Agnes)
Caskanette, of Wingham, Mrs.
Cyril (Florence) Borho, of Tees -
water, Mrs. Harold (Louise)
Schiestel, of R. R. 2, Wingham,
Mrs. Nicholas (Jean) Forsyth,
Mrs. Jack (Lillian) Schenkle,
and Mrs. Frank (Madeline)
Gies, all of Walkerton, and
Mrs. John (Marjorie) Rettinger,
of R. R. 3, Walkerton.
CLIFFORD McNALL KILLED
TWO HURT IN ACCIDENT
Thomas Clifford McNall,
43, of Lucknow, was killed in
a two -car collision on Highway
86, just east of Lucknow on
Friday night.
He had been at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Harry Swan and
Mr. Swan, and was returning to
the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert McNall in
Lucknow when the accidentoc-
curred. He was alone in the
car.
The driver of the second
vehicle, Brian Murray, 17, son
of Dave Murray of Wingham,
was taken to Wingham and
District Hospital suffering from
shock and cuts.
Passenger in the Murray ve-
hicle, Miss Linda Martin, 17,
of R. R. 4 Ripley was also re-
moved to the Wingham hospit-
al and later transferred to Lon-
don. A bad gash in her fore-
head required over 50 stitches
and she also suffered a fractur-
ed knee.
Funeral service was held on
Monday at the Johnstone funer-
al home in Lucknow with burial
in Greenhill Cemetery.
Mr. McNall, CNR station
master at Cargill and a bach-
elor, is survived by his parents;
sisters, Mrs. Harry (Margaret)
Swan of Kinloss, and Mrs.
Clarence (Roberta) Wadel of
Zurich; brothers Frank and
James of London, and Lloyd of
Kinloss, Ray of Fergus, Cecil
of Hensall and Garnet of Tavi-
stock.
$10.00 WINNER Connie Farrel, left, and Kathy Shipp,
both of Kincardine, made the first draw in the Jig Saw
Contest at The Advance -Times office. Mrs. lion Foxton,
of Wingham, was the $10.00 price winner.---A-T Photo.
dents and teachers on their out-
standing accomplishments when
he addressed the large gather-
ing in the auditorium during
commencement exercises on
Friday evening.
Rev. C. M. Jardine gave the
invocation following the proces-
sion of graduates into the audi-
torium. Miss Carol Robinson
was organist. Pianists were
Gloria Reed, Sandra Fisher and
Lynda Reavie, Anne Oldfield
and Linda Johnston.
Principal F. E. Madill in-
troduced Dr. W. S. Turner,
dean -designate at the new Col-
lege of Education to be opened
in London next year, who has
devoted a great deal of time to
the planning and organization
of the new institution. An hon-
orary Doctor of Laws degree was
conferred on Dr. Turner by the
University of Western Ontario
last year.
Dr. Turner congratulated the
graduates and said he would be
delighted to think some of
them would become secondary
school teachers. He said there
is tangible evidence that the
provincial government is aware
of the varying apptitudes of
students in its contributions to
universities, adult training and
re-training, and the building of
educational centres.
He emphasized the need for
students to enter society with
something to sell. They can
no longer plan on success on a
"play by ear" basis; it must be
"play by note". In times past
the untrained office bay had
a chance of becoming the
firm's managing director. Dr.
Turner pointed out that there
will not be as many self-made
men in future because unless
people have the necessary edu-
cation they will not get by the
personnel officer.
Dr. Turner told the graduates
that the principal, teachers and
parents have all made a solid
contribution to their welfare,
which the students will realize
later in life.
TOO MANY NEGATIVES
The speaker said that in per-
using newspapers and other
media the wayward youth re-
ceives more attention than the
scholarship winner. There are
too many negative qualities en-
tering the society in which we
live. He stressed the need for
people of discernment, knowing
what to reject and what to ac-
cept; the need for reflective
thinking and general stock -tak-
ing "on what you wear, what
you are, and what you would
like to be." Dr. Turner told
the students to reflect, have
fun, read, love, laugh, give
and work.
Dr. Turner was thanked for
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JOHN STRONG SECRETARY
OF CANADIAN GROUP
John Strong, news editor
at CKNX, was elected secre-
tary of the Canadian division
of the Radio Television News
Directors' Association on Sat-
urday.
The appointment was made
at the associations' convention
in Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Ron Foxton Is Winner
Of First A -T Jig -Saw Draw
Mrs. Ron Foxton of Wingham
has an extra $10.00 for her
Christmas shopping as the result
of the first of a series of puzzle
contest draws sponsored by The
Wingham Advance -Times, The
winning piece was in R.A.
Currie and Sons advertisement.
The winning entry was
drawn at the A -T office on
Tuesday afternoon by young
Connie Farrel of Kincardine,
assisted by Kathy Shipp of the
sante town.
Dozens of entries were re-
ceived during the first week of
the contest, which will contin-
ue until Christmas. Winner
each week will receive $10.00,
with a $20.00 prize for the fi-
nal draw,
All who are interested in
trying for the prizes will find a
master jig -saw diagtam in the
paper, one section of which is
blacked -in. Several of the
merchants' advertisements in
the paper contain jig -saw piec-
es in outline drawing. One of
them will correspond with the
key piece in the master puzzle,
When you locate the right
piece, forward the clipped -out
advertisement in which it is
located, along with your name
and address to Jig -Saw Contest,
c/o Wingham Advance -Times.
The second draw will be made
next Tuesday.
As an indication of the in-
terest in the contest it might
be pointed out that 48% of the
entries were from Wingham
and the balance catne from
Bluevale, Wroxeter, Orange-
ville, Owen Sound, Teeswater,
Hanover, Belgrave, London,
Sarnia, Lucknow, Clifford and
Brussels.