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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-12-24, Page 1Car Struck an. Minnie a St. A parked car owned by James F. Coulter. of R, R, 5. Wingham was damaged to the extent of $50.00 when it was struck by a vehicle owned and driven by Harry McDougall of Lower Wingham. The mishap occurred at 12:- 30 a, at, December 21st and. was investigated by Constable Ron Zimmer of the town police. The parked vehicle was in front of the residence of Rev. D. Sinclair, The McDougall vehi- cle suffered about $300,00. However the driver was not in- jured, Charges have been laid. Bank Staff Entertained Mr, and Mrs. H. H. Hotson, Manager of the Canadian Im- perial Bank of Commerce, en- tertained at a dinner party at Danny's Drive -In Restaurant last Thursday evening for mem- bers of the personnel of the Wingham office and some for- mer members. Miss Marion Simpson was the guest of honor and was pre- sented with a piece of luggage. Miss Simpson recently retired from the service of the bank after many years in the Wing - ham office. Mr. Hotson made • the presentation and Miss Simp• son made a• fitting reply. .wm Abts.4.itoo FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Dec,. 24, 1964 Sin gle Copy Not Over Ten Cent Home of Mr. and Mrs. White Awarded Legion's First Prize The residence of Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred White in Pleasant Valley was judged to most tastefully exemplify the Christ- mas theme and won the Royal Canadian Legion's first prize of $15. 00. $450 Damage in Hwy. 86 Smash An accident on Monday eve- ning a mile east of Wingham on Highway $6 resulted in $450.00 damage to two vehi- cles. The mishap occurred when a truck driven by William J. Willis of R. R, 4, Wingham, was entering the highway from a private drive and was in colli- sion with an east -bound car driven by Norman R. Higgins of R, R. 5, Brussels, There were no injuries, but both vehicles sustained considerable front- end damage, P.S. Children Get • Tests of Hearing Pupils in Grades 2, 4 and 6 at the Wingham Public School are being given hearing tests • by members of the Huron Coun- ty Health Unit. It is expected• that the testing will continue in the future so that each child will be tested every two years. Mrs. Shirley Steepe is the technician in charge of the test- ` ing which is done with an audio- meter. Mrs. Steepe is a regis- tered nurse. The testing procedure is quite simple. The child being tested wears a set of head- phones, which are connected to the audiometer. The instru- ment puts out a series of tones, at various frequencies and vol- ume levels, By recording the reaction of the child, the oper- ator can determine the hearing ability of both ears at the same • time, and of each individual. ear. The test only takes one minute. Mrs. Steepe stated that it has been found that about three per cent of children suffer from some hearing loss. Those who are found to have hearing pro- blems are re -checked, and the information is passed on to the .. T ALONG THE MAIN DRAG. By The Pedestrian OVER THE HUMP Monday was the shortest day of the year, so now we have at least one good thing going for us. Days will get longer, des- pite the fact that Monday was also, officially, the first day of winter. So far the weather has left little room for corn• plaint --unless it might he from rite fuel dealers. 0--0--0 - BIG NIGHT:.. Tuesday evening was the big social event of the year for the High School kids --the winter "formal", It took a tremendous amount of pressing and preen- ing and primping. How these kids do change! 0--0. 0 01001) YEAR - C:hristtnas business is a fair barometer of general prosperity - 'and this year leaves no doubt that Canada is a very fortunate !arid. LAST C;ALt, • Next edition carries • New Year's greetings, Anyone who is has not at ready been contacted is asked to let us know Monday 3.111. 0- 0-_0 MlEtlit CfllIft;TMAS child's parents and the family doctor. Second prize went to Mr. and Mrs, Wib Hodgkinson, $10,- 00. Five dollar awards went to Jim ,Hamilton, Murray Gerrie, Scott Reid, Dr, W. A, McKibbon and Norman Cameron, The residence of Fred Porter received special mention and: honorable mentions included Harold Remington, Harold Tay- lor, Jack Bateson, Sacred Heart Church, Jirn Lee, Fraser Forgie, T, S, Beattie, Dr, B. N. Corrin, Cameron McTavish, Roy Ben- nett, Jack Salter, G. W. Tiffin, Bob Chettleburgh, Mac Ritchie, Dave Burgess, Bill Lockridge, Doug Davidson, Perry Holmes, Charles Lloyd, Harry McArthur, Ronnie Walden, Charles David- son and Des Brophy. Judging was done on Tuesday evening and the basis of deci- sion eci- sion was on the best and most JOE NICHOLSON IS LIONS' DRAW WINNER The Wingham Lions Club monthly $100.00 Bond draw was held at the Lyceum Theatre on Friday night. The winner was Joe Nicholson, R. R. 2, Blue - vale, with ticket No. 828. The January draw will take place on January 29, 1965. effective use of lights and dec- orations to carry out the Christ- mas theme rather than on the area covered. The judges are picked at random and are not the same persons as in previous years. One rule of the contest is that no householder is awarded the top prize in two consecutive years. Vacant House in Howick Twp. Is Damaged by Fire Fire of undetermined origin badly damaged a vacant house on Concession 3, of Howick Township last Sunday evening. The house is owned by Andrew Simpson of Molesworth and is located just east of No. 86 Highway. The fire burned the roof and one corner of the structure. The loss is partially covered by in- surance. The Wingham Rural Fire Brigade responded to the call and was able to bring the blaze under control after three hours on the job. The pumper was refilled at a nearby creek. 'Go thou and hours, our wishes that jou nub know all the jobs of Christmas. The Wingham AdvanceiTirnes MANAGEMENT and $TAFF Barry and Jean Wenger Boll Wenger - Ralph Johnson Ed Fielding Fred Lee - Kurt Uphoff Don Rintoul - Kay Murray - Agnes Cameron Betty Kuehl - Dorothy Cameron iYiiNlu4 _- Y iYBiiiiiuEYNYnNiiYiiu6YYYNiiiiiiuliiiMNiU19,Y MADILL'S HONORED --Members of the staff of the Wingham District High School presented Principal and Mrs. Frank Madill with a silver tea service at a Christmas dinner o n Tuesday evening. The o c c a s i t n marked the 2 5th wedding anniversary of the popular couple. Mrs. Gordon Hall Wins Final Prize Mrs. Gordon Hall of Blue - vale was declared the winner of the final Advance -Times Jig -Saw contest which carried prize of $20.00. The contest has been carried out during the Christmas shop- ping season, with $10.00 prizes for entrants who correctly iden- tified the advertisements in which jig -saw pieces were lo- cated. During the contest period hundreds of entries were receiv- ed for the weekly draws, indic- ative of the readership interest which is directed to display ad- vertising. NAMED TO BOARD Donald Kennedy, chairman of Wingham's Municipal Devel- opment Board stated this week that Barry Wenger has been ap - pointed to the board for a three- year term. Other members are Council- lor Alan Williams, Dr. E. F. Shaunessy and Monty Bennett. The board was organized earlier this year in an effort to bring industry to the commun- ity and to promote the town as a sound business community. Kinsmen Hold Christmas Meet The Wingham Kinsmen Club held its annual Christmas din- ner meeting at Danny's Restau- rant on Monday evening. A felld'wship meeting followed at the home of Past President RECEIVES GOLD WATCH Western Foundry Christmas Party Over 200 children and par- • ents met at the Legion Home on Saturday morning for the annual Western Foundry party and for Santa's visit. After a few minutes of Chris- tmas hristmas music the gathering was welcomed by R.W. LeVan, the company's president and gen- eral manager. Gerry Belanger showed a series of comedy films which seemed to suit the happy mood of the occasion. Then the company's oldest employee in terms of service, James Seli, was presented with a gold watch in recognition of 50 years with the firm. The presentation was made by G. W. Tiffin, another long-term employee. Mrs. James Seli received a bouquet with best wishes from Vice -President D. P. Kennedy. The following address was read to Mr. Seli by Mr. Tiffin: "Dear Jim: This is one Christmas party at which the children are not Freddie Templeman. Business was held to a min- imum, with the club donating $25.00 to the Salvation Army for its welfare work. At the Templeman home several humorous skits were en- joyed as well as Christmas songs, Santa arrived and dis- tributed the gift exchange. the only ones receiving atten- tion. Through more than fifty years you have been a valued employee of Western Foundry. During these 50 years many hundreds of men have come and gone. You have stayed and that fact alone is worth noting. In addition to staying you have worked faithfully and well. Your pleasant person- ality and willing co-operation have made a real contribution to the foundry's operation. Best of all, this is not a fare- well. You are still with us and we hope to see you in your place for some time to come. On behalf of the owners and management of the Company it is a pleasure to wish you many Happy Christmases and a privilege to present this token of their appreciation for 50 years of excellent work. Thank you sincerely. Western Foundry Company Limited" At just about this point, Santa Claus appeared on the scene. He seemed to be stand- ing up very well under the sea- son's strain and had gifts for all the children. There was lunch for every- body with the girls from the Foundry office staff and several other helpers giving Santa ''laus a hand. A FEATURE EVENT at the annual Western Foundry Christmas party was the presen- tatict1 of a gold watch to James Sell iri recognition of his long term of service in the company. A note of appreciation was read by G. W. Tiffin, left, for the firm. Mrs. Seri, right, was also presented with a col'- sage.--A-T Photo,