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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-08-26, Page 1it A 4 4 Galbrailh's Moray Wins CNE Reserve George Galbraith's stallion, Moray, who won the Jockey Trophy and other awards as he swept all classes for standard breds at last year's Royal Win- ter Fair, has shown up well at the Canadian National Exhibi- tion. Moray was reserve grand champion and also took reserve honors in the senior stallion class for standard breds at the Ex. Golden Riddell of the John Sheridan stables at Stirling was grand champion. Arm Badly Cut In Bike Crash Rickey Park, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park, Dun- gannon, was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital on Sunday for lacerations tohis left arm. The lad was injured when the motor bike he was driving was in collision with a truck in Dungannon. He was permitted to return home after treatment. Goderich detach- ment Provincial Police investi- gated. Nursing Home to Open on Sunday The new nursing home at Fordwich will be officially opened this Sunday. Owners are Mr. and Mrs. David Dins- more. The nursing home is located in the former Fordwich public school building which has been vacant since the opening of the Howick Central School on High- way 87. Each of the four schoolrooms has been converted to provide accommodation for six beds to make a total of 24. The nurs- ing home is expected to fill a long -felt need in Fordwich and surrounding district. ALONG THE MAIN MAGI By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian HEADED FOR SPAIN— A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Miles Overend, former Wing - ham residents, was mailed to Wingham friends, from England last week, just before their de- parture for Holland, where they will spend a week before going on to Spain. Miles, who was employed at The Advance- Times here, intends to do free- lance writing and he and Lil- lian will spent a year or so in Spain gathering material. 0--0--0 NEW GATES— New stone pillars have been erected at the John Street en- trance to the Riverside Park near the Scout House. Along with the trim new washrooms, they add a distinctive note of mod- ern efficiency to the park. 0--0--0 NOT LONG NOW— There are a few individual- ists among the school age crowd who are getting pretty eager to be back in the halls of learning. Re -opening is less than two weeks away. 0--0--0 STEEL UP— Work at the Burke Electric building on main street is mak- ing excellent progress. The cement block walls are com- pleted and on Tuesday, work- men were installing the steel roof framework. Cal Burke, the owner, expects a Septem- ber opening of his new store. 0--o--0 WRONG SEASON -- Noticed a fellow on the main drag this week appeared a bit confused, On a trailer behind his car he had a brand new snow buggy — one of those deals that whips along on runners and a caterpillar track. Couldn't determine whether he was look- ing for snow or merely getting ready ahead of time. ingbam Abtonct.eintit Wingharn, Ontario, Thursday, Aug, 26, 1965 FIRST SECTION Only One Survivor in Lucknow Car 1 E DIE IN ZETLAND BRIDGEACCIDENT What must be the worst mo- tor vehicle accident in the his- tory of this area took place just east of the Zetland Bridge on Sunday when five Lucknow peo- ple, all members of one family, died as a result of injuries. Killed instantly in the two - car pile up were: John Alexan- der MacDonald, 78; his daugh- ter, Florence Jean MacDonald, 57; and his son, Thomas Nel- son MacDonald, 53. Another daughter, Margarette MacDon- ald, 52 and a son-in-law, Rob- ert Thomas Smith, 45, of Sault Ste. Marie, died in London hospitals several hours after the accident. Lone survivor in the car, owned and driven by Mr. Smith, is his wife, Ettabelle, another daughter of Mr. Mac- Donald senior. She is reported in fair condition in a London hospital. In the second car, a conver- tible, were three young people from Willowdale, who were on their way to a drag race at Grand Bend. Most seriously in- jured was the owner, Craig Hilliard, 18, who is in critical condition in a Toronto hospital. In the Wingham and District Hospital are the driver, William Westlake, 20, and Carol Adair, 18, who are in satisfactory con- dition, suffering from cuts and shock. The injured were removed to the Wingham Hospital by 1..«w« 'Currie's and Walker's ambu- lances which had to make sev- eral trips to bring them in. Lat- er Mr. Hilliard was taken to Toronto and the three from the Smith car to London. Dr. W. A. McKibbon, Dr. A. Klahsen and Dr. W. A. Crawfordwere at the accident scene and later with other Wing - ham doctors, worked at the hos- pital in an effort to save the lives of the injured. WAITING FOR TURN The accident apparently oc- curred when a string of west- bound traffic stopped on the highway as the lead vehicle was about to make a left turn. The convertible driven by Westlake approached the tail -end of the line and was in collision with the east -bound car driven by Mr. Smith. The impact was to the south of the centre line of the highway, a short distance east of the Zetland Bridge where Highway 86 spans the Maitland River. It appeared both cars must have been travelling at a fair rate of speed, for both were completely wrecked, the front end of the Smith car pushed right back to the firewall. Another west -bound car driv- en.by William Rintoul of Wing - ham, which had stopped, •wait- ing for traffic was struck on the side by one of the two cars WiIIowdaIe Youth Charged Foliowing Fatal Accident William Westlake, 20, of Willowdale, driver of one of the cars involved in the Zet- land Bridge accident Sunday, which claimed five lives, will face charges in magistrate's court here on September 8th. According to Cpl. JackMc- Dowell, of the Wingham O. P.P. detachment, Westlake hasbeen charged with dangerous driving and also with careless driving. The young man is still in the Wingham and District Hos- pital suffering from a lacerated knee, shock and contusions. He is reported to be in satis- factory condition, OTHER INJURIES In the same car with West- lake, and also still in Wingham hospital is Carolyn Adair, 18, , of Willowdale, with a lacerated knee cap, shock and contusions. She is in satisfactory condition. Owner of the car. Craig HiI- liard, 18, also of Willowdale was taken to a Toronto hospital, following treatment here, with severe scalp lacerations, a frac- tured leg and shock. Latest re- ..N..NN.1 ports indicate he is improving. Driver of the second car in the accident, Robert T. Smith, 45 of Sault Ste. Marie, receiv- ed treatment at the local hospi- tal, and was transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital, • London where he died. He suffered severe chest injuries, punctured lung, fractured leg and fractured breast bone. His wife, Ettabelle Smith, 45, is still in St.Joseph's Hos- pital, London, in serious con- dition, suffering from a frac- tured hip and legs, and chest injuries. Miss Margaret MacDonald, 53, who died in Victoria Hos- pital, London, a passenger in the Smith car, had severehead injuries, hip, leg, foot and arm fractures. —Rev. and Mrs. Walter Pick- ford of Windsor, along with members of their family, called on friends in Wingham this week. They have been holi- daying at Port Albert this month. which were in collision, but damage was minor and neither Mr. Rintoul nor his wife or family were injured.. A post ;portent was held on Monday at Guelph. Dr. W, A. Crawford, Wingham coroner, has not as yet announced if there will be an inquest into the fatalities. Constable Ken Wil- son of the Wingham OPP de- tachment is the investigatingof- feet, The accident drew a large crowd to the scene and it took well over an hour before the area was cleared of the wrecked cars. Mr. Smith and his wife were on vacation and were visiting with her father and other mem- bers of the family, They were out on a Sunday drive when the tragedy took place. John Alexander MacDonald, who was a retired sawmill op- erator, had been assisted by his son Thomas at the mill, His wife died five years ago, They were members of the Lucknow Presbyterian Church. Surviving members of the family include three sons, Jack of Lucknow, Donald of Ripley and Kenneth of Goderich; and another daughter, Mrs. Russell ;Elizabeth) Alton of Ashfield Township. The deceased members of the MacDonald family rested at the MacKenzie Memorial Chap- el until Wednesday afternoon when funeral service was held. Interment was made at the South Kinloss Cemetery. Mr. Smith's remains were taken to Sault Ste, Marie for burial serv- ices. THE IMPACT of a head-on collision last Sunday at the Zetland bridge completely wrecked the two cars involved. Three people died instantly in the car on the right, with two others passing on later in London hospitals. The driver and two passengers in the car at the left survived. —Advance -Times Photo. Legion Building Has Been Sold GORRIE--Sterling Finlay of Finlay Electric, Gorrie, pur- chased the Canadian Legion Branch No. 307 building, housing the Legion rooms and the Gorrie Post Office. It• will be joined to a building beside it, on which construction has already begun. The Legion and the post office will remain as they are. One interesting fact turned up while excavating for the new foundation; large sections of cement were found which indicated that some time over 75 years ago a building stood on this site, although no senior citizens can remember any- thing about it. STEEL WORK at the new St. Andrew's the new building, which was started last Presbyterian Church was installed at the month. end of last week and given tlty' outlira cf ,---Advance-Times Photo. TENDERS OPENED FOR MCVA DAM PROJECTS The Flood Control Advisory Board of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority met with Wingham town council on Mon- day evening to open tenders for the proposed renovation of the Howson dam. The board also opened tenders for improve- ments to the Gorrie dam. Lowest of two tenders for the construction of a spillway at the Howson dam was that of Mow- bray Construction of Wingham for $48, 267.50. Engineering estimates for this work were $35, 000. As a result council decided to wait until Thursday, when it will hold another special meeting before deciding wheth- er or not to ask the Authority to proceed with the work. One other tender for the work from Gaffney Construction, Stratford, amounted to Squirts Need Cars For Sunday Game! In the Preston Squirt tourna- ment played August 7, Wing - ham lost its first game 13 to 1 to Sarnia, They went into the consolation round and again lost, this time to Western Divis- ion by a 6-3 score. The boys played both games well as it is noted that Sarnia, the same team they are now playing off in semi-finals, won the tourna- ment and Western Division won the consolation tournament. The Squirts have been invit- ed to play an exhibition game in llillsburgh this Sunday and volunteers to take cars would be appreciated. Please call Bill Kerr, 357-2884 or Charlie Lee, 3511-1521, $98,902.63. GORRIE DAM Two tenders were also re- ceived for work at the Gorrie dam which would include re- pairs to cement work and changes in the spillway. The lowest tender for this job was that of Dunker Construction Co. of Kit- chener for $18, 038, the Gaff- ney company also tendering at $40, 500. The advisory board discuss- ed the situation and decided, that as engineering estimates had been for $11,000, neither tender was acceptable. A motion was passed to place some fill in a scour hole at the north end of the dam. A decis- ion will be reached later whether or not to recall tenders. Any work of this type handl- ed by the Authority for the mu- nicipalities is subject to a 75 percent grant from the Provin- cial Department of Energy and Resources Management. Driver Injured in Truck Accident Beverley Brears, of R. R. 1, Fordwich, was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital on Saturday following an acci- dent on the B-line of Turnberry Township. He was treated for lacerations to the head and minor abrasions and contusions on the chest and back. He was allowed home following treat- ment. The mishap occurred when a van -type truck he was driv- ing went out of control and roll- ed over in the ditch. The ve- hicle was owned by Mowbray Construction of Wingham. The truck was wrecked. According to the investigat- ing officer, Constable Ozzie Whitfield of the Wingham O.P.P. detachment, a tire on the truck blew out, throwingthemachine out of control. Howick Centennial Plan Is Stalled Some months ago the How- ick Township council decided on a new township office as a centennial project which would be subject to grants from the government. Plans for the new building, to cost an estimated $16, 000 were approved by the township council, provincial and federal authorities. Only one tender was receiv- ed when the call date wasteach- ed last month and since it was too high a new date was set for additional tenders. When they were opened last week it was found that all were considerably above the estimated 516,000 so council refused to accept any of them. Further consideration will be given to the project which call- ed for a modern 26 x 40 foot building.