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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-12-03, Page 1inquest into Hayri.. e Death On Wednesday night of last week a coroner's jury assessed no blame in the death of Wil- liam Jacques of R, R 2, Clif- ford on September 25, while on a hayride with young people from St. Stephen's Anglican Church. The young man fell beneath the wheels of the wag- on. The jury ruled that the youth would not have been kill- ed if crowding on the tractor had been avoided. There were • three people on the tractor. Members of the jury were Morley Johnson, Gorrie; Mrs. Samuel Martin, Fordwich; Har- old Keil, Gorrie; Lorne Lamb- kin, Fordwich and Robert And- erson, Gorrie. Dates for Sending Christmas Mail Postal authorities are oper- , ating two extra highway ser- vices through Wingham as of Tuesday. Mail from Guelph, Torcnto, etc., will arrive at 1,20 p m. daily, except Mon- days, and will be despatched to Guelph, etc., at the same • time. Mail will be received from Whitechurch, Lucknow, Holy - rood, Ripley and Kincardine at 12.30 noon and mail to these points will be despatched at 2.00 p.m. Effective January 1, 1965, these trips will op- erate one hour earlier. A com- plete mail schedule is posted in the post office lobby for your convenience. 3¢ POSTAGE The public is reminded that the postage required to send Christmas cards this year is 3¢. A green leaflet will be pla- ced in post office boxes con- taining labels that may be used • to bundle your Christmas cards. This procedure assists greatly in the sorting of your mail and promotes faster delivery. Mailing dates are as follows: Distant points in Canada and United States, before Dec. 8; to other out-of-town points in Canada, before Dec. 13; local delivery, before Dec. 17. There will be no service on Christmas Day, • IfRltlll�l— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian The Pedestrian NEW IDEA -- The Business Association has come up with a new plan to aid mothers during the Christmas shopping season. A baby sit- ting service will be provided at the town hall every day from 2 to 5 p.m. Various women's groups from the United Church will be in charge. 0--0--0 SANTA COMING -- Santa is going to spend more time in Wingham this season. He is due to appear on Friday and Saturday, both this week and next, at the town hall be- tween four and five in the after- noon. From the ]7th to the 24th he will be there every afternoon. 0--0--0 THE WORKS -- The weatherman has pro- vided just about the full course in the past week. Earlier snow melted away before the end of the week. Saturday saw rain, Sunday about 8 inches of snow and early Tuesday tempera- tures were down to near zero. Some of the old tuners are pre- dicting a mild December, but the odds arc against it. 0--0--0 LUCKNOW WINNER -- Mrs. Edward McClcnaghan, of Lucknow, was the lucky win- ner of the A-'1' jigsaw contest this wcck and will receive a $I0.00 cash prize. The first two entries drawn were incor- rect. 71ne correct piece for the puzzle appeared in the Walker tiutne Furnishing ad in the last issue of the Advance- Times, ingbart nicoeitra FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 3, 1964 Single -Copy Not Over Ten Cents four Fire Brigades Called to Lucknow Main Street Blaze Fire of undetermined origin, which erupted in the McMillan Meat Market on Lucknow's main street about 7.30 on Tues- day morning, resulted in heavy loss and the destruction of three buildings containing four places of business. Suffering the worst loss was the Crest Hardware owned by Charles Webster and Donald Mc- Jig c' Jig Saw Entries Arriving Too Late Interest is still keen in the weekly jig -saw contest, spon- sored for the past three weeks by The Wingham-Advance Times. Almost two hundred letters were received this past week and the winner in Tues- day's draw was Mrs. Edward McClenaghan of Lucknow, who will •receive a cheque for $10.00. We would point out, how- ever that 15 or 20 contestants did not mail their letters in time for the draw on Tuesday. These letters were received in the mail on Wednesday morn- ing, and as a result had to be discarded. Another reminder --make sure that your full name and your correct address is plainly printed on the entry letter. We want every winner to receive his or her prize without delay or confusion. Participating is easy. Just look for the correct jig -saw piece in the merchants' ads in The Advance -Times each week and then mail your answer to "Jig -Saw Contest", Wingham Advance -Times, Leg Broken in Fall at Arena Doug Ewing, 16 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A, Ewing, fell while playing Mid- get hockey in the game against Owen Sound on Friday night and broke his right leg when he slid into the boards. The injury did not appear to be too serious and Doug was taken home by his father. On Saturday he was taken to Wing - ham and District Hospital for X-rays where Dr. W.A. Mc- Kibbon found a break in the leg bone at the ankle. Dr. Mc- Kibbon o-Kibbon set the leg and it was placed in a cast to above the knee. Kinnon. The large store had, according to Mr. Webster, the largest stock of its history. Christmas merchandise filled the store and a shipment that arri ved on Monday was in a rear warehouse, which was also gutted. The fire caused a near total loss for the firm. Also destroyed were the Mc- Millan Meat Market, Fisher's Barber Shop, and a beauty par- lour which was in a building owned by Mrs. Helen Wraight, who is holidaying in Florida. The Elmer Umbach pharmacy situated just east of the gutted buildings suffered severe smoke damage and some water dam- age. A firewall prevented the blaze from getting a start in the drug store. Firemen from the Lucknow Brigade thought the' fire was under control in the meat mar- ket, but it ate its way into the other buildings and before be- ing brought under control fire departments from Ripley, Tees - water and Wingham were assis- ting the hard-pressed Lucknow brigade. It took until nearly noon be- fore the fire was brought firmly under control. Bitter cold made the operation difficult for the firemen who were work- ing before long in ice -encrust - ed coats. Tons of water were poured into the buildings with the trucks utilizing hydrants and pumping from a nearby creek. No estimate of the damage could be obtained but it will run into many thousands of dol- lars. The loss will mean a drop in business for the com- munity during the Christmas season, as the hardware was one of the largest businesses on the main street of the village. Make Changes in Telephone Codes Effective December 6, changes in telephone codes will be made in Wingham, K. R. Witherden, Bell Telephone manager for this area has an- nounced. After that date, to reach information, customers will dial "411" and to reach repair service or to locate buried cable before digging, custom- ers will dial "611". The changes are in line with num- bers coming into use all over Canada and the United States, he said. A THUMB WAS NEEDED Lower Town Dam Was Threatened Owen King Construction Ltd. faced a nasty problem on Saturday morning when a cof- fer dam, which had been built to allow for the installation of two eight -foot culverts at the Lower Town dam, gave way. Last week the dike to the east of the dam had been open- ed, and a coffer dant erected around the hole in the levee to acep the water from the pond contained above the construc- tion site. Early Saturday morning a portion of the protecting struc- ture gave way, allowing the water iu the pond to run through and around the cast end of tlic old dam. Workmen fought the problem all day hut by dant still had not plugged the breach in the coffer dam. During Saturday night the open- ing was enlarged by the rush- ing water and at one tittne threatened to do serious darn - age to the east end of the old power dam. On Sunday heavy equip- ment was brought in and a steady stream of gravel trucks moved fill to the side, which was moved into the pond and around the spot where the wa- ter was still pouring through, by bulldozer and dragline. It was after six o'clock Sunday evening before the flood was filially stemmed and the bone- weary workmen could relax. The construction firm is now faced with the problem of cleaning out the area in which footings had previously been poured, before the job can continue. The work Is being done for the Maitland ValleyConsur:'a- tion Authority as part of the program to rehabilitate the datii and pond. A MAJOR FIRE AT LUCKNOW Tuesday morning gutted Fisher's barber shop, McMillan's meat market, the Crest Hardware and a beauty parlor on the south side of the village's main street. Of undetermined origin, the blaze started in the meat market. Largest loss was suffered by the hardware store which was very heavily stocked with Christmas merchandise. —Advance -Times Photo. Mayor, Reeve, Councillors, PUC Acclaimed ELECTION MONDAY FOR DEP. REEVE, TRUSTEES Next Monday voters in Wing - ham will go to the polls to fill the offices of deputy reeve and public school board. The of- fices of mayor, reeve, town council and P.U.C. were filled by acclamations following the nomination last Thursday even- ing, The nomination meeting drew a somewhat smaller than usual crowd, which, for a town of this size is a mere handful at best, DeWitt Miller, a former mayor and councillor, will be Wingham's mayor for the com- ing year. He was elected by acclamation when two other nominees, the present reeve and acting mayor, J. Roy Ad- air, and Councillor G.W. Cruickshank both chose not to qualify, Joe Kerr was elected as reeve, also by acclamation and John Pattison was acclaim- ed for P. U.C. Council seats were also fil- led by acclamation when only six qualified. They were G.W. Hit, Run Driver Wrecks Local Car For the second time Rev. Donald Sinclair, pastor of the Wingham Baptist Church, has had a car wrecked by a hit and run driver when his vehicle was parked on Minnie Street. About 6.30..Saturday even- ing the Sinclair car was parked in front of the owner's home when it was struck on the rear and side, knocking the car 110 feet across the road and into a tree. The 1956 Chev was con- sidered to be a total wreck. The driver of the other ve- hicle did not remain at the scene of the accident, but po- lice say a Gorrie youth has been apprehended and that char ges are pending. The driver's name has not been released. Rev. Sinclair had another car badly damaged in a similar type of accident sotnc time ago. Mayor -elect D. Miller Cruickshank, Warren Callan, G. Alan Williams, Harold Wild and Jack Bateson, all members of the 1964 council, plus Ted Moszkowski, a newcomer to the council. Also nominated but not qualifying were Mrs. Margaret Bennett, a member of the present council, who was nominated and qualified for the deputy reeveship; Lorne McDonald and George Guest. ON THE BALLOT The ballot -in next Monday's election will carry the names of Mrs. Margaret Bennett and Jack Alexander for deputy reeve. Mr. Alexander served on town council a few years ago. Running for public school board will be Mrs. Catherine Crewson, David Murray, Lorne McDonald, Scott Reid and John Currie. Petrie Holmes was also nominated but did not qualify. Following the nominations on Thursday evening the of- ficials who have served the community in the past year, as well as several of the can- didates addressed the gathering, when Gordon Buchanan acted as chairman. Mr. Buchanan remarked on the fine calibre of municipal government with which the town has been served and also noted the fact that women are beginning to take a more ac- tive interest in public service, which, he said, was an excel- lent trend. Acting mayor Roy Adair said that Wingham has not ex- perienced any great boom in recent years, but has shown a steady and very healthy growth. He noted that an expenditure of some $5, 000 had been saved because council had purchased its own equipment for street maintenance work. He out- lined the work which has been done at the Howson Dam and bridge and also said that he foresaw no need to raise the mill rate next year. One of the projects facing the incom- ing council will be improve- ment of sidewalks, he said. Clerk Bill Renwick read a prepared message from Deputy Reeve Joe Kerr, in which he reported on highlights of county government and said that he will be chairman of the county road committee during the corning year and gave details of the county roads program. COUNCILLORS Jack Bateson said the past year as councillor had been a very interesting one for him and he reported on the activ- ities of the recreation corn - mission. He said that the peo- ple who are responsible for Please turn to Page Three Boy Injured in Street Accident Leonard McEwan, 10 -year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McEwan, Minnie Street, Wing - ham, lost two front teeth and suffered a contusion to the head as the result of a mishap while on the way to school Monday morning. The young lad was walking on the south sidewalk of Pat- rick Street when he darted a- cross the road into the path of a car driven by James Currie, also of Wingham. The street was extremely slippery at the time and Mr. Currie was unable to avoid the youngster. The boy was knocked down, but his injuries were of a rela- tively minor nature. Ile was taken to hospital and kept un- der observation for two days. • Hawick Farmer's Buildings Razed GORRIE-Fire destroyed the 50 by 65 foot hang and a 30 by 40 foot driving shed of Doran Thornton, R. R. 2, Gorrie on Saturday afternoon, about 3.45. The Thornton farm is 21 miles south of Gorrie, on Concession 4, Howick Township. The Thornton children were playing in the barnyard when they noticed the smoke. They called their father, who was working in the driving shed attached to the barn. Mr. Thornton was assisted by a passing motorist in saving 54 head of cattle and 15 pigs that were to the ban-. The animals were later stabled in the barn of Irving Toner, a neighbour. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Mr. Thornton Lost the buildings and 40 tons of hay, 20 tons ofstraw, 2, 000 bushels of grafin, a hay baler and a farm wagon. Partial insurance was carried by the owner. The Wingham Fire 'Depart- ment was unable to sa 1:e the buildings, being hampered by strong winds.