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A car driven by Mrs. Mary
K. Anderson of Gorrie received
about $100,00 damage when it
was struck by a slow-moving
CNR train at the Shuter Street
crossing last Friday afternoon.
No one was injured.
The car had just about cross-
ed the tracks when it was
struck in the right rear fender
ti by the big diesel, Engineer
was Milt Debling of Palmers-
ton and the conductor on the
train was C. A. Honeyford, also
of Palmerston.
Town police investigated.
Lions Attend
Dist. Meeting
The semi annual district
meeting of the Ontario Society
for Crippled Children and its
affiliated service clubs in the
counties of Huron and Perth was
held in Clinton on Thursday.
At this meeting, representa-
tives from the Easter Seal ser-
* vice clubs met with nurses and
officials of the Society to dis-
cuss the program of activities
being carried on for the benefit
of crippled children. A demon-
stration by the Society nurse on
the function of a Mistogen Tent,
• which is part of the equipment
used in the treatment of child-
ren who have cystic fibrosis,
was seen. The services of the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children include a field nurs-
ing program, camping, provis-
o, ion of equipment, assistance to
treatment centres, research --all
made possible through the funds
raised by the Service Club's
Annual Easter Seal Campaign.
Lloyd Casemate, president of
the Wingham Club; Dr. W. A.
• Crawford, chairman of the child
welfare committee and Lee
Vance, chairman of the Charity
Campaign, were present.
GAM—
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
SLIGHT ERROR --
Seems we were way off the
beam last week with a picture
which was supposed to have
been taken in Belgrave many
years ago. It was apparently a
section of Josephine Street,
south of Victoria, in Wingham.
The building on the corner was
Bill Dore's carriage works (the
Holmdale Creamery building)
with Tony Nichols' blacksmith
shop and Mr, Newton's livery
barn farther south,
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TRIGGER HAPPY --
Tom Currie tells us that
some juvenile with a gun has
shot a hole through his metal
water trough on his farm prop-
erty. Great efforts have been
made in the past few years to
educate would-be hunters in
the discriminate use of guns --
but it would seem there is a
long way to go yet.
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SEARCH ENDS --
Searchers combing the
stretches of the Maitland River
below Listowel on Sunday loca-
ted the body of a youngster who
was drowned there more than
three weeks previously. The
body was located about three-
quarters of a mile downstream
from the point at which the
lad fell into the flooded river,
Searchers in the Wingham area
have not mer with any success
as yet in their efforts to locate
the body of Glen Leachman,
who lost his life at the Wing -
ham Lower Town Dam three
weeks ago last night. The
search has been continued al-
most daily by canoe and on
foot,
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WARM WEATHER HERE --
The first truly warm day of
the spring arrived on Sunday,
when the mercury rose to the
low seventy's, Monday was
even better as it climbed to 80
with a refreshing breeze. Des-
pite the lateness of the season
a drive on Sunday afternoon
disclosed lots of sheltered areas
on the east slopes of the hills
which are still harboring patches
of snow.
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SECOND SECTION
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May d, 1.96E
Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents
HYDRO EMPLOYEE RETIRES—Harold Burrell, an em-
ployee of Ontario Hydro for 36 years, was presented with
a suitcase and ring by his fellow Hydro employees at a
special dinner held at the Legion Hall on Friday evening.
With Mr. Burrell, second right, are Mrs. Mac Ritchie, sen-
ior office employee, Harry McArthur, area manager, and
Mrs. Jack Higgins, recently retired chief clerk.
—Advance -Times Photo.
Manufacturer Sends Lawyer
Council Redrafts Fire orks By-law
Town council repealed all
previous by-laws in connection
with fireworks on Monday even-
ing, including one drawn up
only last month. This action
stemmed from representation
by Mr. Rodgers, solicitor for
the Hand Chemical Co. , and
on the advice of town solicitor
J. 11. Crawford.
A draft by-law submitted by
Mr. Rodgers, as more practical,
was passed by council with a
few minor changes,
The fireworks company's
Will Hear Howson
Dam Report Tonight
A special meeting of town
council has been called to
meet with Ralph Crysler, con-
sulting engineer engaged by
the Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority to study reme-
dial measures for the Howson
Dam.
The engineer will present a
report to council as a result of
studies that have been going on
for some time. Earlier reports
indicated it was feasible to re-
pair the broken concrete on the
dam and bridge and to con-
struct a by-pass around the
structure for high water.
The latter method of con-
trol was not felt to be particu-
larly good by the council, and
a request was made to study
the installation of a spillway on
the west side of the dam, It is
expected that the engineer's
report will bring in cost esti-
mates for this work.
If council decides to pro-
ceed with the project it would
be handled by the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority
in order to acquire grants under
the Department of Energy and
Resources Management plan of
aid for small reservoirs,
Projects undertaken in this
way are subsidized to the ex-
tent of 75 per cent of the cost,
the remainder financed by the
government over 10 years,
solicitor told council that the
by-law passed last month had
areas which could be question-
ed from a legal aspect. He ad-
mitted that his client was in-
terested in selling fireworks in
the community, but was in
agreement that council had
every right to desire sensible
control of their use.
He pointed out that there is
a difference between what is
Service Pins
Presented
Mrs. I. Morrey, administra-
trix, of the Wingham and Dist-
rict Hospital, said on Tuesday
that some 40 long -service per-
manent employees would be
presented with service pins by
the hospital board at a special
function on Wednesday even-
ing. The pins are in recogni-
tion of service at the institutior
of five, ten, fifteen and twenty
years.
It was anticipated that the
ceremony would be completed
by 9;30 and that the Bell Ring-
ers from the Presbyterian
Church would entertain. Lunch
was to follow.
It is the first time that em-
ployees have been awarded
service pins by the board, and
it is anticipated that the plan
will be an annual event,
Three Fire Calls
Damage Minor
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Wingham firemen were call-
ed out three times this past
week, but damage in each
case was of a minor nature.
A small outbreak wasquick-
ly quelled in the rear of the
Templeman Cleaners shop,
with damage being confined to
one wall, and estimated at
about $25.00,
On Friday at the supper
hour the firemen were called
to a grass fire behind the Bill
King residence on Boland Street
No damage resulted.
At midnight on Saturday the
brigade was called to a car
blaze on Highway 87, when a
short in the wiring caused a
fire in a vehicle owned by Reg
Coulter. Damage was thought
to be about 5100.00 to the
machine.
known as firecrackers and the
visual type of fireworks that
parents purchase for backyard
displays. He said it is the fire-
crackers that cause most of the
trouble.
The new by-law will pro-
vide the following control; Out-
law the sale and setting off of
firecrackers in the community
at any time; forbid the sale of
any fireworks to persons under
21 years of age; limit the time
when fireworks may be sold or
used to one week before Vic-
toria Day and one week before
Dominion Day; prohibit the
use of fireworks on public prop-
erty, by other than organiza-
tions, who must receive per-
mission.
The new by-law means that
the type of fireworks display
normally purchased by parents
will be legal in the specified
time, and will control the sale
of fireworks to responsible per-
sons. It will overcome the
problem of children purchasing
firecrackers and will give the
police a law with enough teeth
to stop the discharging of fire-
crackers in public areas. Of-
fenders can be fined up to
$50.00 for contravention of
the by-Iaw.
Estimates Approved for
Hospital Building Project
The board of directors of
the Wingham and District Hos-
pital has received approval
from Ontario Hospital Services
Commission on the final esti'
mates for its program of build-
ing and renovation.
Work will commence on
the project at once. Dunlop;
Wardell, Matsui R• Aiken of
Toronto are the supervising
architects and Ball Brothets
Construction of Kitchener have
the general contract.
The estimates for the pro-
gram totalled 5795, 124, 00, in-
cluding the general contract at
$602,400,00, plus new boilers,
atchitects' fees, equipment and
furnishings.
Cost of the project will be
Met by approximately $708, -
000.00 receivable from grants
and the hospital's own reserve
funds and the apparent deficit
of about $87,000,00 will be
covered by a loan from O. H.
S.C. repayable out of the dif-
ferential revenues in future
years at the hospital.
First phase of the program
will be the construction of a
second storey on the north
wing. At least 15 tnonths will
be required for the completion
of the entire contract.
Part of Rei. Program
Roller Skating Costs
Get OK from Council
During the regular meeting
of town council on Monday,
Ivan Kersell, recreation direct();
presented a resume of plans for
roller skating at the arena,
He explained to council that
many communities operate roll-
er skating programs, and have
found them highly successful,
both from the standpoint of
recreation and income for the
rink. He said that the town of
New Hamburg takes in between
$8,000 and $9,000 annually
from roller skating, of which
50 per cent is net.
Mr. Kersell went on to say
that it would be necessary to
invest about $2, 000 in order to
purchase rental skates. If it was
found that the program was not
successful, it would not be to
difficult to sell the skates and
reclaim part of the investment.
However, he was of the opin-
ion that roller skating would be
very popular. He said that he
had Teen Town do a survey at
the high school, and 200 young
people had signed a sheet stat-
ing they would like to see the
program started.
As a result of the discussion,,
council agreed to underwrite
the cost of the skates. The mat-
ter will now be taken to the
Arena Commission for further
action,
Mother's Day Contest
You still have a few days in which to win a beautiful prize
as a gift for your mother on this very special occasion --for
Mother's Day comes next Sunday. In this issue of The Advance -
Times you will find a full page announcing the contest.
All you have to do is write a short letter (500 words or less),
telling just why you think your own mother is the "tops". Contest-
ants
ontestants must state name, address, telephone number and grade in
school. Also, state your preference of the prizes listed on the
page, any one of which is available to the winner.
Better get at your letter right away. Your entry must be in
The Advance -Times office by noon on Saturday, May 8th, to
allow the judges time to select the winner, and of course t o
allow time for the winner to be notified and pick up his or her
prize in time for presentation to the happy mother on Sunday.
Several entries have already been received. Make sure that
yours is at the Advance -Times by noon on Saturday,
Legion Will Hold
VE -Day Banquet
The annual VE Day banquet
marking the 20th anniversary
of the defeat of,Nazi Germany
will be held by Branch 180,
Wingham, of the Royal Cana-
dian Legion, on Friday of this
week.
Dave Crothers, local presi-
dent, will be in charge of the
event which will be held at St.
Paul's Anglican Church at 7;00
p.m. Following the banquet at
the church a social and dance
will be held at the Legion Hall.
District and zone Legion offi-
cials will be in attendance as
welt as municipal dignitaries.
There is no pre -sale of tickets
this year, but members of the
Legion and all veterans will be
welcome.
Guest speaker at the dinner
will be Flight Lieutenant J. M.
Gibson, CD, of RCAF Station
Centralia, where he is employ-
ed as an instructor at the school
of instructional technique, the
school that "teaches teachers
to teach". He is also the sta-
tion's public relations officer.
The speaker has a long his-
tory in the Air Force. Ile
taught school prior to the war,
and joined up in 1941. Train-
ing as a pilot, he earned his
wings in December of that
year and proceeded overseas
where he flew fighters with417
Squadron of the Desert Air
Force, After the war he return -
Kinsmen Donate
For Fireworks
The regular meeting of the
local Kinsmen Club was held at
Danny's Restaurant on Monday
evening with President Calvin
Burke in the chair. He reported
on progress regarding the pro-
posed swimming pool which
has been suggested as a possible
project in connection with the
public school building program.
He told the club that the school
board met with council and
that he, along with Kin Matt
Boyd and Dave Burgess, had
presented the idea to council.
He said the plan was accept-
able to council if the money
can be found to do the job. The
club asked the committee to
proceed with further investiga-
tions.
The Kinsmen. voted to do-
nate $100.00 towards the fund
being collected by the Business
Association for a fireworks dis-
play later this month.
Past President Murray Stain-
ton reported that the bantam
hockey team, sponsored by the
club, had a very successful sea-
son. The club agreed to pur-
chase photos of the team for
each of the team members.
President Cal Burke, Dave
Burgess, president-elect, along
with Kin Bill Hanula, Freddie
Templeman, Keith McClure
and their wives, will attend
the annual Kinsmen convention
slated to be held at Buffalo on
the May 24th week -end.
-Mrs. Arthur Hutchison and
Mr. and Mrs. James Potter, Mary
Jane, Donna and Tommy of
Detroit, spent the week -end
with the MacLaughlin family.
ed to school teaching and earn-
ed his B. Sc. degree. At the
outbreak of the Korean conflict
he rejoined the Air Force and
served as an instructor at Cen-
tralia, and as a staff officer in
Ottawa. While in the capital
he was liaison officer with the
International Civil Aviation
Organization.
According to Legion people,
the speaker is very lucid and
will provide a most enjoyable
address at the banquet.