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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-08-19, Page 14 M A GOOD CROWD of interested spectators evening. Here the crowd, pictured from turned out for the swimming demonstra- the C,N,R. bridge, watches the young tions at the Riverside Park on Tuesday swimmers. Joint Three -Days Lions frolic Was Successful The joint efforts of mem- bers of the Howick and Wing - ham Lions Clubs and their wives, proved that as well as promoting good fellowship and co-operation between these two clubs, a combined frolic can be a success in more waysthan one. An event such as this three-day frolic is much more work than appears on the sur- face, but with many willing hands the affair came off very successfully, when held on August 5, 6 and 7, in the Wingham Town Park. All Lions were well pleased with the patronage shown them. Thursday night's crowd, although not as large as that of the two following nights, found entertainment when the Wing - ham Barber Shop Quartet of- fered vocal numbers. Numer- ous games, including bingo were enjoyed by both children and adults, and Carter's Mid- way and the refreshment booths were popular. Friday evening the giant Chicken Barbecue was held and about five hundred people were fed, The Howick Junior Farm- er Square Dancers entertained. Saturday evening drew the largest crowd of all, when the best decorated bicycle and tri- cycle were judged, followed by vocal music and dance num- bers by Miss Sharon Strong, and the Story Sisters, all of Sea - forth. Music by the Teeswater Pipe Band was also enjoyed, as was dancing in the arena from 10-12 p.m. to the music of London's Cavaliers. • Both the Howick and the Wingham Lions Clubs wish to thank all those who contributed donations or helped in any way, and for the patronage shown them in this their venture to • raise money for their child wel- fare and community betterment work, two very worthwhile pro- jects carried on by the clubs. The following were the win- ners of the various prizes in connection with the frolic: N Winners of the Howick Lions Club Draw: (10 drawn each on Thursday and Friday), Power lawn mower, Roy Simmons, Fordwich; radio, Lea Breedon, Tottenham; Corning Ware set, • Mrs. Mary Wearring, Wroxeter; hair dryer, Mrs. Bill Wade, Wroxeter; electric fry pan, Cathy Bradley, Wroxeter; wrist watch, A. Nicholson, Toronto; pop-uo toaster, Wesley Gaus, Gowanstown; 3 stacking chairs, • Martina Weber, Formosa; bar- becue. Jim Doig, Wroxeter; lawn chair, Lea Breedon, Tot - Ken Baker Gets Promotion E. McLachlan, president of "Na-Churs" Plant Food Com- pany, has announced the pro- motion of Kenneth Baker of Strathtoy and formerly of Wing - ham, to the position of district sales manager in Middlesex County, Ken has been district sales representative for the company for several years, and the an- nouncement stated that the pro- motion is the result of the out- standing job he has done in his district. lie is a son of Mr. And Mrs, Roy Adair, Wingharn, tenham; record rack, Roy Sim- mons, Fordwich; clotheshamp- er, Mrs. Ed. Benninger, Tees - water; 7 -piece kitchen set, Ray Gowdy, Gorrie; bathroom. scales, Alien Koch, Gowans - town; electric clock, Mrs. Fred McGee, Wingham; step- up stool, Bill Williamson, Har- riston; 6 -piece barbecue set, Gordon Riehm, Detroit; maga- zine rack, Ada Johnston, Pal- merston; picnic jug, Arnott • Wright, Moorefield; picnic bas- ket, R. J. Dowler, Harriston. Winner of advance sale ticket for barbecue, a transis- tor radio, Miss Leah Currie, Wingham; best decorated bicy- cle, Doris Lewis, Wingham, $10.00; best decorated tricy- cle, Cindy Beard, Wingham, $7.00. . Penny sales winners; bath- room scales, Mrs. Pat Brenzel, Wingham; ironing board, Bob Douglas, Wingham; step-up stool, Mrs. Chas. McCutcheon, Walton; panda bear, Joe Dol - gas, Wingham; pop-up toaster, Body Shop Changes Hands This Week The Wingham Body Shop, which has been operated by Sid- ney Adams for the past 10 year changed ownership this week. Mr. Adams announced on Tues- day that a former employee, Marvin Losch, has purchased the firm. Mr. Adams has accepted a position on the police force of the Town of Strathroy. He will commence his duties there next Monday, and will move his wife and four children to that centre when accommodation can be found. Mr. Losch has been employ- ed at the shop for the past four years and is a fully qualified auto body mechanic. He took over the operation of the busi- ness on Tuesday of this week. Mrs, Chas. McCutcheon, Wal- ton; barbecue, Dr. M. Mac- Lennan, Wingham. The Wingham Lions draw made at dance at arena for the doll dressed in fifty $1.00 bills was won by Jack McIntyre, Wingham. Advance -Times Wins Award For Women's News Section Word was received this week that The Wingham Advance - Times placed second among weeklies of all circulation cate- gories in the Dominion of Can- ada in the competition for the Senator W. A. Fraser Memorial Plaque. The plaque is awarded for excellence in women's features and news content. First place winner was the Port Credit(Ont.) Weekly and in third place was the Wadena (Sask.) News. The plaque and certificates for the second and third place winners will be awarded this week at the national convention of the Canadian Weekly News- papers Association in Edmon- ton, where more than three hundred editors, their wives and members of their staffs have convened. Barry Wenger editor of The Advance -Times, is a member of the associa- tion's board of directors and chairman of its executive'com- mittee. The latest award is the third in the past two years for the local paper, having previously won the first -place plaque for best editorial page in the All - Canada competitions and best all-round in its class for On- tario. Women's news for The Ad- vance -Times is in charge of Mrs. Barry Wenger, who is re- sponsible for its gathering and editing, as well as all details of page make-up. ehe Atoanct.amt Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, August 19, 1965 FIRST SECTION One of Town's Oldest Industries fry & Blackhall Ltd. Sold to Toronto Ami --Will Continue Present Operations Fry and Blackhall Ltd., one of Wingham's oldest and best- known industries, which has been manufacturing quality fur- niture for the past 70 years, has been purchased by the Toronto- based firm of Dho, Kirkham and Co. Ltd. The transaction was completed on Wednesday of last week. The Toronto firm was re- cently organized and is headed by C. R. Dho, president and K. D. Kirkham executive vice- president. Mr. Kirkham will become president of Fry and Blackhall Limited, replacing Walter VanWyck, who hasbeen president of the company for over 15 years. The new owners said that E. S. Copeland will remain as general manager, a position he has held since 1927, after serving seven years as secretary -treasurer. Other officers of the furni- ture company who will no long- er be associated with the firm include; E. L. Stuckey, secre- tary -treasurer since 1945; Mrs. D. B. Porter, who has been a director since the death of her husband in 1963; and D. J. Mundy, a director since the death of his father, who served with the firm for over 40 years. The Dho, Kirkham company will bring to the local firm men with considerable experience in business management. Mr. Dho is a graduate of McGill Four Local Youths Charged with Theft Four Wingham youths have been charged with entering the local liquor store and with the theft of eleven 12 -bottle cases of spirits on Sunday, August9th. Edmond William Krohn, 17, and his brother, Charles Wayne Krohn 23, James Fitzpatrick, 30 and Daniel Alvin Stacey, 18, were arrested by London city police during a routine car check early Monday morning, August 9th, at Wharncliffe and Base Line Roads in that city. The officer discovered eight cases of liq aor in the car in which the young men were tra- velling. Fredrick Templeman, an employee at the liquor store, Tenders Will Be Called For Howson Dam Spillway Town council met on Aug- ust 3rd, and heard consulting engineer Ralph Crysler outline plans regarding the proposed re- pairs to the Howson Dam. Also attending the meeting were delegates from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority which will handle the work un- der its water conservation pro- gram. Mr, Crysler told council that the cost of the 40 -foot spillway is expected to reach- some $10, 000 more than had been suggested in the prelimin- ary survey presented to council some months ago. The origin- al estiinate was $25, 000 for this portion of the work. Authority chairman Robert Wenger, said the Department of Energy and Resources Manage- ment has approved grants total,- ing $40, 000 of which $10, 000 will have to be paid back over a 10 -year period after a three- year term ih which the loan will he interest free. The consulting engineer said that a survey made last year indicated that the hand- rails on the bridge could be re- paired, but they had deteriorat- ed considerably over the winter and he suggested they would have to be teplaced. Mowbray construction quoted a price of $6,500 for this work, the en- gineer told council. Council agreed with an Au- thority plan to call for tenders en the spillway, and it is ex- pected these will be opened at a special meeting of the auth- ority's flood committee and town council next Monday. The work is still contingent on ap- proval frorn the Ontario Munici` pal Board. BUILDING PERMITS In other business council ap- proved six building permits which totalled V58,000. That of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was the largest with a $195, 000 figure set fot the erection of the new church; Burke Electric store, $22, 000 and three houses totalling $40, 000. As a result of a request by the local Kinsmen Club coun- cil will request Twin Pines Apartments Ltd., for a survey of the community to determine the need for another senior citi- zens' apartment building. An 11 -unit building was erected by Twin Pines two years ago under the sponsorship of the local Kinsmen. At that time the town donated the land for the apartment which was erected on Edward Street, and has since been filled to capacity, There is a waiting list of ap- plicants for apartments in the building. Council agreed with a re- quest from the community cen- tre board to procure contracts and proceed with the installa- tion of a new souhd system at the arena, providing the cost does not exceed $3,000, University in commerce and is also a chartered accountant. He has served with a number of firms in the latter capacity. He is married, has three small children and lives in Toronto. Mr. Kirkham, who lives in Clarkson, is married with two daughters, 14 and 12 years of age and a son 10. He is a grad- uate engineer from the Univer- sity of Saskatchewan and has a master's degree in business ad- ministration from the Univer- sity of Western Ontario. Most of his experience in industry was in Western Canada but latterly he spent five years as a partner in the firm of Urwick Currie, management consultants. Mr. PLAN DANCES FOR TEEN-AGERS KINSMEN WILL OPERATE ROYAL T DANCE HALL The Kinsmen Club of Wing - ham has leased the Royal T dance hall on Wingham's north- ern outskirts from its owner, Robert Hopper. The club is currently engaged in installing a new tiled ceiling and repaint- ing the interior and will assume management at the first of September. Recognizing the need for wholesome entertainment for the teen-agers and young peo- ple of the town and district, the Kinsmen plan to run regular MOW discovered the break-in when he reported to work on August 9th. Entry to the building was gained through a rear window. Wingham Police Chief Mil- ler said that the young men were returned to Wingham, along with the eight cases of liquor. Another three cases were later discovered on a Kin- loss Township farm, The four appeared in magis- trate's court in Wingham on Wednesday, August llth, and were remanded in custody un- til the next day when they ap- peared in court in Goderich. Fitzpatrick was released on bail of $1, 000 cash or $2, 000 prop- erty. Value of the recovered li- quor was placed at $570.60. Wingham police are continuing the investigation Former Pleasant Valley Residents Send Greetings Mrs. Tom Metcalfe returned to her Turnberry home after spending July in Western Cana- da. She was accompanied by her three sisters, Mrs. S. J. Thompson of Listowel, Mrs. Roy McArthur of Streetsville and Mrs. Percy Gray of Toron- to, They attended the Calgary Stampede where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Morley, the daughter of Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Thompson went to Tenhold, Alta., where she visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrell. Mrs. Morrell is the former Josephine Thompson. The other sisters went on to Vancouver to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Metcalfe, the eldest son of Mrs. Tom Metcalfe, who has tesided in Vancouver for the past twelve years. Returning on the ferry from Vancouver, Mrs. Metcalfe met Mr. and Mrs. Louis Redman and family of Wingham. On the same boat she met Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schleicher, former residents of Pleasant Valley, now living at 2425 Granville St., Ste. 12, Vancouver. Frank land Kamilla left here 12 years ago and send greetings to for- trier friends and neighhors. Friday night dances, which will be supervised by the Kinsmen themselves to ensure that the dances are of the high calibre desired by parents and young people alike. The club will also investi- gate the possibility of holding periodic dances for the adult couples who are interested. They also hope to form a liaison. committee of the teen-agers and young people so that their requests can be met as fully as possible. Jim Robinson Is Ontario Scholar James Edward Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robin- son, R.R. 2, Auburn, and a Grade 13 student at the Wing - ham District High School, has been designated as an Ontario Scholar with the release of ex- amination resu Its this week. A An Ontario Scholar must aver- age at least 80 per cent in eigh Grade 13 papers. Jim1 Jim's average was 87,25 and it is believed that he attau Jim's average was 87,25 and it is believed that he attained the highest standing among the Grade 13 pupils in the Western Ontario area. Dho was also a partner and dir- ector in the same firm. Mr. Kirkham said that the new management does not plan on making any changes in em- ployment of some 85 workers at the plant. He said, too, that his firm, in looking for a busi- ness to purchase, spent con* siderable time investigating the furniture industry and decided that Fry and Blackhall would provide an excellent starting point, due to its extremely high reputation for quality products and customer service. He said, "With the firm foundation of a highly respected organization which has turned out high quali- ty products for many years, Dhq Kirkham Ltd., felt it could not find a better base from whichto start in Ontario' The reputa- tion of the local plant has been built on the skill and crafts- manship of its employees and the new owners are proud to be associated with such people. Mr. Kirkham, explaining the future of the business, said that David Woollin has been en- gaged as designer, and while he will operate a studio in Tor- onto, he will also be working in Wingham a good deal of his time. The new president of the local firm said that his organi- zation is highly aware of the continuing need of good design in a competitive market. Mr. Woollin is a graduate of the Ontario School of Arts. Mr. Kirkham intimated that the number of lines produced at the plant will be expanded and that the same high quality uphol- stered furniture and other mo- dern pieces will continue to be manufactured. Dho, Kirkham and Company has decided to retain the Fry and Blackhall name and may make purchases of other busi- nesses in the future. Rev. H. D. Jenkins Coming to Howick GORRIE--Rev. Harold David Jenkins, presently in charge of summer parish of Sr. Edmund's Anglican Church, Tobermory, has been appointed to the par- ish of St, Stephen's Church, Gorrie, Trinity Church, Ford- wich and St. James' in Wrox- eter. His duties will begin Sept. 1st. The three communities are in Howick Township. Mr. Jenkins is a graduate of Haver - ford College and General Theo- logical Seminary, New York and was ordained as a deacon by the Rt. Rev. G. N. Luxton, Bishop of Huron, this year. Fog Blamed for Two Accidents at Bridge Police said fog on Friday evening and early Saturday morning was a contributing fac- tor in two separate accidents at the east end of the bailey brid- ges on No. 86 Highway, just south of Wingham. About 9;30 p.rn. a pickup truck driven by Dougald Currie, of Mt. Forest, was east bound and ratnmed the south east corner of the bridge. He was not injured, but damage was estimated at $600.00. A few hours later, at4t00 a.m. on Saturday a car driven by Garry Larsen of Listowel went off the road and hit the bridge at exactly the same spot. Once again there were no in- juries and damage was set at $600.00 to the car. Both mishaps were investi. gated by Provincial Constable Murray Fridenburg of Wingham. Nearly $1,000 damage was caused to three cars in a chain accident near the Zetland bridge last Sunday evening. Cars driven by Myrtle Car- son of Listowel, Arthur Rifler of Wellesley and Elgin Hogg of R. R, 1, Wingham collided when all were east -bound and a fourth cat heading the proces- sion suddenly turned off the highway. No one was injured. Constable Ozzie Whitfield of the Wingham O.P.P. detach- ment investigated.