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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-03-04, Page 14 • • MORRIS BARN BURNS—This barn on the fourth con- • cession of Morris, owned by Stewart Procter, was de- molished by fire early Tuesday morning. A nearby house and driving shed were saved by the Wingham rural fire brigade. Thirty small pigs had been moved into the barn a few days ago and were lost, along with a small quantity of straw and hay. Snowplow Burns After Accident A Department of Highways snowplow, based in Lucknow, • burned following an unusual accident on Highway 86, seven miles west of Wingham on Fri- day. The two workmen in the plow escaped from the burning machine. Damage was estima- ted at $20,000.00. • The mishap occurred when a milk tank truck, attempting to pass the plow, jack-knifed and ripped open :the saddle -type gas tanks on the plow. The truck was driven by Archie McCart- ney, 54, of Chatsworth. • The ruptured tanks on the plow spilled flaming gasoline over the area, but driver Carl Weber, 38, of Whitechurch and wingman, Donald McIntyre, 40, of RR 5, Lucknow, were not in- jured. Weather conditions were bad at the time, the accident occurring during the storm that blocked highways and byways on Thursday and Friday. • • JAR ?'M ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian By Pedestrian PLEASANT HOLIDAY -- A note from Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lloyd assures us that their holiday in Phoenix, Ari- zona, is enjoyable. They report weather similar to our summer but with cooler evenings. Last Monday's high was 77 with a low of 46, 0--0--0 EARLY BIRD -- When out for a drive on Sunday we noticed a groundhog having a look around, He ap- i pear ed to be pretty scrawny, and must have taken a dim view of the .whole affair as his burrow was in the middle of a snow covered field. He probably de- cided to go back and hit the sack for another two or three • weeks. 1 0--0--0 SOME LIKE IT! -- The big blow we had on Thursday and Friday didn't both- er a lot of people around town as they were going around with big grins, obviously ranter en- joying the storm. Maybe bad weather, gives some a feeling of pride in being able to take it like our grandfathers were forc- ed to do. (Particularly when •any doorway means 70 degree temperature just over the sill. ) 0--0•-0 FANCY PRIZE -- The lads front Brussels wlio copped the new t3crry Door tro- phy at the bonspiel here on Sat{ urday have a fancy piece of hardware. The new trophy is quite graceful and will be ano- ther fire addition to the prizes offered at the local curling char. Day of Prayer Services Supply Work Grants When Canadian women joined those of 150 other nations in a day of prayer for peace and Christian unity in 1964, more than $70, 000.00 was received in offerings. The major part of this was spent for Bibles and oth- er literature to further the work of various Christian groups both in Canada and abroad. This year, the first Friday of Lent, March 5, has been chosen as World Day of Prayer. Locally, the service will take place at 3 and 8 in the Salva- tion Army Citadel. The conven er, Mrs. W. D. Congram, expects that many women from our lo- cality will participate. The evening service is held for the convenience of working women and mothers of young children. The theme of the 1965 ser- vice is "What Doth the Lord Re- quire?" It has been written by Mrs. Jesse Jai McNeil of Pase- dena, Cal., the first woman to receive the citation of" Layman of the Year" from the Detroit Council of Churches. She has been active in the civil rights movement in the United States and in many other community and church undertakings. The offering from hundreds of World Day of Prayer services across Canada makes possible substantial grants to a large num- ber of organizations. Braille and Talking Books for the blind, hymn books for Formosa, Bible Society branches in many lands, and the World Council of Churches are just a few of the causes assisted. Some of the money stays in Canada to assist the Bible Society, the Commit- tee on Friendly Relations with Overseas Students, Student Christian Movement, the Indian - Eskimo Association of Canada, and others. It also helps to make possible Bibles for New Canadians, and the printing and distribution of Christian litera- ture in French, Finnish, Ukran- ian, Hungarian and Italian lang- uages. Snowshoes Used to Get to Wedding WHITECHURCH-Roads in this area were blocked last Sat- urday and Doris Ross was faced with the problem of getting to Wingham,where she was to be a bridesmaid at the Armstrong- Chittick wedding, Her aunt, Mrs. Wallace Conn and daughter Muriel, came to the rescue. Muriel, wearking skis, and Mrs. Conn on snowshoes and carrying an extra pair, set out for the Ross home. Mrs. Ross used the extra snowshoes and Doris donned a pair of her own. The foursome took off across the fields, carrying the bridesmaid's attire. 'They head- ed for Joe King's, Since the road to his gate had been clear- ed earlier by the Culross plow. Mr. King drove the ladies to Wingham. The Wingham Rural Fire Bri- gade responded to a call to the home of Thomas Reid, on the fourth concession of Turnberry during noon hour on Tuesday. Fortunately the blaze was con- fined to the chimney and no damage was done. London Shool Wins WOSSA Wrestling Tournament Here Saturday saw some 81 school boy wrestlers in action at Wingltam District high School. They were taking part in a W. 0. S. S. A. tournament with eleven schools competing. Seven were from tine London Conference and four from Huron - Perth. During the day 105 bouts took place. Larry Brooks of the local school was the only Wingham winner. Ile took top place in the 98 -Ib. class. Wingham was in seventh place with 30 tcatn points, London Beck was first with 08. The fastest fall was scored by Doug Bingham of Mitchell, in 20 seconds in the 130-1h. class, Other team standings were London Central 63; Listowel 02; Mitchell 52; Loudon Wheable 40; Londe Beal 33; Godcrich tied with Wingham for 30 points; London South 10; Lon- don Clarke Road .13; and Lon- don Oakridge 0. Ken MacTavish, wrestling in the unlimited class, lost by the referee's decision to Ilarry Gerris of Beal, but went on in the consolation pairings to wire over Howard Mooney of Listow- el for third place in the class. Larry Brooks trimmed Dave Capling of Mitchell in the first round; Paul duras of Beal in the second and Dave Cornish of Godcrich in the finals, taking four minutes, 37 seconds to get his fall in the last encounter. Schools from the Tri -Coun- ty and Sarnia Lambton Confer- ences were eligible to compete but none turned up for the tour- nament. The storm of the pre- vious two days was probably the cause, as weather conditions and highways were still unpre- dictable on Saturday morning. A fair number oi' local peo- plc and students visited the school during the day to watch the bouts, —Photo by Cantelon. =emelt= FIRST SECTION Wing ham, Ontario, Thursday, Mar, 4, 196$ Single Copy Not Over Ten gents COMMITTEE URGES CROSSING GUARD Sea n's StoWorst mp Clogs Roads, Closes Area Schools The worst storm of the win- ter hit Ontario on Thursday and Friday of last week, piling huge drifts across all area roads. School buses were forced to abandon their daily runs and dozens of schools in Western Opinion Is Solid Against Clinton Home for the Aged The opinion poll on the site for further erection of homes for the aged has reached a total of 708 signatures. Of these only one person agreed to building in Clinton, Of the 707 favoring further expansion in other parts of the county, 583 were willing to have their names published and 124prefer- red not to have their names in print. There are still forms avail- able in several Wingham stores and at the Advance -Times of- fice. Anyone who would like to add his or her signature may still do so. The final list will. be completed before the next Huron County Council meeting. Really, 700 names from this area does not indicate very great concern. Signatures received since last publication are as follows: R. E. McKinney, J. H. Mes- ser, Mrs. J. Alexander, Adella King, Mrs. Mary Willings, Mrs. Ethel Aitchison, Nettie Hastings, Ted Fear, Mrs. Ted Fear, RR 5, Brussels; E. H. Strong, Mrs. E. H. Strong, RR 2, Gorrie; Mrs. Y. Van de Kemp, RR 2, Gorrie; Mrs, Stewart Strong, RR 2, Gor- rie; Harold R. Moffatt, Mrs. Nora Moffatt, RR 1, Bluevale; Mrs. Ethel Day, Gordon Hall, Mrs. Gordon Hall, Bluevale; George Richardson, Laura Rich- ardson, Lawrence C. Taylor, Margaret Taylor, RR 5, Wing - ham; Bill Campbell, Hazel Campbell. J. Howard Wylie, Mrs. Anne Wylie, Wroxeter; J. G. Wylie, Wroxeter; C. R. Henning, Albert Vincent, Mrs.Albert Vincent, Belgrave; Carl Procter, Mrs. Carl Procter, Belgrave; D.J. Millan Moore, E. Genevieve Moore, RR 5, Lucknow, J.M. Ernest, Mrs. J. M. Ernest, Bert Johnston, Mrs. Bert Johnston, Mrs. Laura Gowdy, Jackson Dunkin, Mrs. Hazel Dunkin, RR 2, Wingham; Owen King, Dorothy M. King, Arnold Vint, Mrs. Arnold Vint, Mrs, John McGee, Morley McMichael, Mrs. Morley McMichael, RR 2, Wroxeter. Mrs. W. C. Murray, Mrs. W. H. Edwards, W. If. Edwards, Fred Douhlcdee, Mrs. Fred Double- dce, Wroxeter; Roy 1!. Bennett, Margaret 0. Bennett, James Mc- Innes, Jean McInnes, White- church; Mrs, R. M. Shiell, 11, Spry, E.11.Spry, Harvey Nier- garth, Mrs.Ilarvey Niergarth, RR 1, Wingltam; Clare Nier- garth, Mrs.Clare Niergarth, RR 1, Wingham; Mrs,James Hardy, T. A. Currie, Mrs, T. A. Currie, W. Elliott, Robert Wenger, Mrs, Robert Wenger, Rcv. W. D. Clark, Mrs. W , D. Clark, Anne Morrison, William Kelly, Mrs. William Kelly , E. S, Copeland, Mrs, E. S. Copeland, Robert Mowbray, Dalton Dickison, RR 1, WroxetcI Eldred Nichol, N1rs. Eldred Ni- chol, John 1..13.,nistead, Mrs. John E. Bumstead, James A. Cur- rie, Audrey Currie, Ethel Henry, Mrs. D, B. Porter, George R. Scott, Evelyn Scott, Mrs.Annie McKay. C. W. Lloyd, Mrs. C.W. Lloyd, James Doig, Mrs. Jas. Doig, Wroxeter; G. Murray Kerr, John Merkley, Miss I. Paton, Gordon Walsh, Mrs. Gordon Walsh, Belgrave; Stewart Ritchie, Mrs. Hazel Ritchie, RR 3, Wing - ham; Hannah Wilson, Frances Wilson, Harold Hutton, RR 5, Wingham, Agnes Mitchell, Mrs. Annie M. Hutton, Chester Case - more, Katherine Casemore, Mae Mac Innes, James Gibbons, Mrs. James Gibbons. M. Earl Desmond, Vern Reid, Janet Reid, Murray Taylor, Mae Ferguson, Mae Mitchell, Mrs. Allan McGill, K.E. Wood, Marilyn Wood, Mrs.Jack Kerr, Mrs. Murray Taylor, Frank J. Stamper, Bluevale; Mildred Stewart, Mrs. John W. Hanna, Harvey Fisher, Marie Fisher, Ivan Gardner, Joyce Gardner, Wilfrid White, Mary White. Mrs. Catherine Campbell, Mrs. Mary Brophy, W. B. Conron, Dorothy W . Conron, Mrs. Wm. McLean, John McLean, Mrs. John McLean, Wroxeter; Mrs. Pearl Wheeler, Belgrave; Louis H. Hutton, Mrs. Louis Hutton, Please turn to Page Eight Ontario, from Windsor to Tober mory, were closed. Snowfall in the Wingham area was rated at about two feet for the two-day blow, Town streets were all but impassable at times, even though workmen were going round-the-clock to keep them plowed. The high school was open for town stu- dents on Thursday but closed on Friday. The public school closed on Friday afternoon. Snow banks on the main irag were piled up to eight or line feet from plowing on the ;treet and shovelling on the ;idewalk, by Saturday morning. While the weatherman :hrew the district a left hook Thursday and Friday he started :o think better of it by Friday -light and on Saturday and Sun - Jay, highway crews had the sit- aation well in hand. Mild wea- ther settled the snow and kept it from blowing, and at the tame time winds abated. By Saturday afternoon highways were open and by evening they were bare and dry after contin- ual plowing and salting opera- tions were completed, The Police Committee of council held a special session on Tuesday evening and decided to recommend to council that a crossing guard be hired for the corner of Josephine and John Streets, The recommendation will be made at the next meet- ing of council this coming Mon- day. The action is being taken because it is almost impossible for town police to be on duty four times every school day for this purpose. Councillor W.G. Cruickshank, who heads the committee, said that only one guard is being recommended as any children on the west side of Josephine can go to the John Street intersection without hav- ing to go out of their way in going to or coming from school. If council approves the recommendation a guard will be on duty in the morning, at noon hour and in the afternoon. The committee is advertising for someone to take on the duties, in the hope that appli- cations can be in for considera- tion by council on Monday. The committee discussed the police communication pro- blem and decided to recom- mend a two-way radio system on the citizen's band. This is contingent on being able to lo- cate someone in Wingham to man the base station. The police chief and the town foreman will be asked to co-operate in a program to have all stop signs at town in- tersections brought up to Depart- ment of Highways standards. Brussels Rink Wins New Berry Trophy The first annual Berry Door Limited bonspiel for the Glen Berry trophy was held last Sat- urday at the Wingham Curling Club. There was a full draw of 16 rinks and some very compet- itive curling. The trophy was won by the Jack Bowman rink from Brussels, with Jack Bowman as skip, Sam Sweeney vice, Jack MacDonald second and Jim Bowman lead. They had three wins plus 17. Runner-up was John Nixon's rink of Belgrave, with John Nix- on ixon skip, Jack Shiell vice, sec- ond Murray Shiell, and lead Elmer Bruce. They had three wins and a plus of 13. In the 9 o'clock draw a rink skipped by Jack Tervit second and third was Frank Ma - dill's rink. In the 11 a.m. draw, Marcel Cherlet's rink from RCAF Clinton was second, while Lloyd Casemore's rink was third. KIDS GOiNG TO THE RINK on Saturday were walking in a snow cut that was con- siderably higher than their heads. Susan and Beverly Gannett paused long enough to demonstrate the height of the banks. --Advance-Times Photo.