HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-02-24, Page 1Past President Calvin Burke
of the Wingham Kinsmen Club
has been named chairman of a
committee to investigate the
possible need for a second sen-
ior citizens' apartment build-
ing in Wingham.
Reporting to the club on
Monday night, Kin Cal said
that a meeting had been held
with the mayor, other town of-
ficials and representatives from
the Central Mortgage & Hous-
ing Corporation. All possible
Day of Prayer Services
At Town Hall Tomorrow
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By Th.. it'etiestrian
WON AT GODERICII -- Two local youngsters took top honours
in a Scottish dance competition at Goderich last Saturday. Vicky
Fridenburg andJanie Fraser were in first and second place in the
nine years old and under novice class for the Highland Fling.
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Kinsmen Explore Need for
More Senior Citizens' Apts. COMING ALONG--
Friends of Frank Burke will
be glad to hear that he will be
back to work shortly after a
two-week stay in the local hos-
pitel. I-t is making a good re-
covery after his illness.
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GOOD TRIP—
We hear that Bill Walden,
of Walden Transport and his
wife Doris, had a good trip to
Florida and enjoyed the sun-
shine. We hope his golf was
better there than at home.
NEW PLANE--
If it isn't one it's the other—
Eric Walden,who has been fly-
ing a two-seat Cessna out of
the local strip, has teamed up
with Dave Cameron and traded
in the small job on a four-seat-
er Cessna. Sounds like fun boys,
Delmore Speakers
Win Lions Contest
Four speakers took part in
the Lions Club public speaking
contest at the regular meeting
of the club on Tuesday even-
ing.
Connie Cameron, of Bel-
more, first place winner for
the girls, spoke on "United Na-
tions--A Helping Hand" . Her
impromptu speech was "How to
Build and Maintain a Healthy
School Spirit" .
Jim McKague of Belmore
was the winner in the boys' di-
vision. His main topic was
"Canadian Economy" and for
his impromptu speech he selec-
ted the subject "Traits of a
Good Athlete".
The other contestants were
Brian Caslick of Wingham, who
spoke on "United Nations' Abil-
ity to Solve the Viet Nam War".
In the impromptu address he
spoke on "Viet Nam". The
fourth speaker was Jim Graham
of Gorrie whose subject was
"How Parents Mould the Child;
and "Ghosts I Should Like to
Meet".
The judges for the trials
were Miss Anna McDonald, Rev.
C. M. Jardine and Roger West.
The two winners will advance
to the region contest and finals
for district " A" will be held the
first Saturday in May.
The meeting was also the
occasion of the official visit of
District Governor Keith Cook
of Brantford.
Notices were received of
Lions bonspiels to be held in
Listowel on March 9th and Pal-
merston on March 12th.
World Day of Prayer will be
held in Wingham on Friday, in
the town hall, with the women
of St. Andrew.ls Presbyterian
Church in charge. Ladies of
St. Paul's Anglican and Wing-
ham United Churches and The
Salvation Army will participate,
There will be two services.
Mrs. Jack Reavie will speak in
the afternoon at the three
o'clock service and Mrs. G. W.
Tiffin will be the evening
speaker, at eight o'clock. This
year's theme is "Ye Are My
Witnesses" The service was
prepared by women in Edin-
burgh.
World Day of Prayer is a
child of the missionary move-
ment. In 1887 the Women's
Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, U.S. A„
instituted a day of prayer for
home missions; two years later
the Baptist Women's Board ap-
pointed a similar day of inter-
cessions for foreign missions.
In the succeeding years women
of other communions began to
share in these services. In 1919
the two were combined into a
United Day of Prayer for Mis-
sions and the date chosen was
the first Friday in Lent.
A similar pattern was fol-
lowed in Canada. Several de-
nominations held an annual day
of prayer as early as 1895, but
it was through the efforts of the
Presbyterian women that the
first combined service, "Wo-
men's International Day of
Prayer for Missions" was held
January 9, 1920.
In the spring of 1921 the
United Day of Prayer Commit-
tee in the United States invited
women of Canada to join with
them in their Day of Prayer the
first Friday in Lent. Missionar-
ies returning to their overseas
fields of service and Christian
women travelling abroad spoke
of the day and by 1927, at the
request of women in other land
it became in fact "The World
Day of Prayer". By 1929 re-
ports were received from 35
countries.
The bond of unity held dur-
ing the dark days of the war.
Even though in many countries
public gatherings were forbid-
den, little groups of women met
secretly to keep the day in their
hearts. By 1964 many millions
of women in 150 countries knelt
together to pray for their homes
and families, for forgiveness
and grace, for the unity of the
church and the peace of the
world.
The day is one of prayer but
because sharing and giving
naturally follow prayer, women
everywhere go to their services
with a prayer on their lips and
a gift in their hands. The spon-
soring group in each country de-
cides who the recipients shall
be.
Board Approves
Salary Increases
A special meeting of the
Wingham District High School
Board was held on Tuesday eve-
ning at which time approval
was given to a new salary sche-
dule for the teaching staff.
Murray Cardiff, chairman
of the management committee,
reported that his group had
been negotiating with the tea-
chers and recommended the
schedule. He said the teacher
committee had approved the
figures earlier.
The new schedule is as fol-
lows with last year's figures in
brackets: Group 1, $5,300 min.,
$9,000 max. ($4,800 - $8,-
800); Group II, $5,700 - $9, -
300 ($5, 300 - $9, 000); Group
III, $6,400 - $10,300 ($5,900 -
$9,800); Group IV $6,800 -
S10,700 ($6,400 - $10,200),
There's a wonderful holiday
in store for about 50 men and
senior boys in this area during
the early summer of 1067. They
will be the active leaders of the
Saugeen District Boy Scouts
Centennial Tour.
The tour leaves Walkerton by
bus on Friday, June 30th on the
first leg of a 4,000 mile jour-
ney which will take over 200
Scouts and their leaders on a
23-day trip to the Maritime
Provinces.
Planning for the project has
been under way for more than a
year and earlier this month pre-
liminary applications, or state-
ments of "intent" were issued to
all Scouts in the district. First
count indicates that at least 200
Scouts will participate. Each
Scout and leader will pay $125
for the entire trip and the fee
will cover everything but spend-
ing money, including admission
to the World's Fair and a couple,
of items of clothing.
At the present time there is
every indication that the com-
plement of Scouts will be am-
ply filled, but the tour com-
mittee is anxious to get the
names of more volunteer lead-
ers. These may be boys 18
years of age or over or men who
are sufficiently interested in
sites will be investigated in-
cluding the possibility of a se-
cond building on the same lot
on which the first apartment
was erected on Edward Street.
Before any action is taken a
survey of the community will
be made to determine whether
or not a second building is war-
ranted.
President David Burgess was
in charge of the meeting held
at Danny's Restaurant. Keith
McClure is chairman of a com-
mittee which will operate a
home bingo as a method of
raising money.
Win Medals in
Wingha iris
Dance Competition
Six young ladies from Wing-
ham were entered in the danc-
ing competition at Goderich on
Saturday. The competition was
sponsored by the Goderich High-
land Dancing and Piping Associ-
ation. The Wingham contest-
ants are pupils of Miss Linda
Young of Goderich.
There were two winners in
the local group, both entered in
the nine years and under,novice
class for highland fling. Vicky
Fridenburg, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Murry.Fridenhurg, was
first, winning the trophy and a
gold medal. In second place
and winner of a silver medal
was Jane Fraser, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Fraser.
Other contestants from Wing.
ham were :..-loada Bell, Joanne
Cameron, Cathy Miller and
Nancy Gardner. All were enter-
ed in the novice classes for high-
land fling in their own age
groups.
Anne Ness of Toronto won
the high aggregate overall com-
petition and the trophy donated
by Elston Cardiff.
The Open Competition will
be held in Goderich in April.
Increases of $300 were allot-
ed to department heads and
subject supervisors, but other
fringe benefits remained un-
changed in the schedule.
The executive of the Horti-
cultural Society met in the pub-
lic school on Monday evening.
President Ed. Fielding was
in the chair.
The membership committee
reported 150 registered Charter
members with several new mem.
bers since, and, of course, new
members are always welcome.
The project committee ask-
ed members to collect pictures
of unusual and especially at-
tractive plantings as ideas for
projects in Wingham.
The program committee will
take up the plans for the first
open meeting of the society.
The president reported that
Prof. James Taylor of the Uni-
versity of Guelph has accepted
the invitation to speak at this
special event, in the town hall,
March 25th, which will be in
good time for summer garden-
To Brocebridge
BRUCE LOTT
who for the past 14 months
has been chief clerk in the
Wingham office of Ontario
Hydro, has accepted a simi-
lar position in the Brace-
bridge office and will com-
mence his duties there on
March 1st. Mrs. Lott will
join Bruce as soon as hous-
ing accommodation is avail-
able. Their many friends
wish them every success and
happiness in their new lo-
cation.
Blaze on Roof
From Spreading
WHITECHURCH—The shingle
roof of George McGee's farm
home on Saturday caught fire
from sparks from the furnace
chimney while Mr. McGee was
doing chores at his other farm.
Fortunately, Mrs. McGee
noticed the smoke in the yard
and on investigating found the
roof on fire. She notified the
neighbors who came and were
able to keep it from spreading
too much until the arrival of
the Wingham fire department.
Once again the kindness,
ability and rapid action of
neighbors was exemplified when
that afternoon the burned por-
tion of roof was covered with
plywood.
DEBRA TOWNSEND and Colleen Carson
placed first and second in the junior di-
vision comprising Grades V and VI at the
Howick Central School speaking contest
Monday afternoon. The winners are shown
with principal Bruce Robertson. They will
compete at Wingham in the Legion contest
next Saturday.—Photo by Cantelon.
Horticu ltural Society lans
First Flower Show June llth
Leaders Needed for Sau een
Boy Scouts Centennial Tour
youth work to offer their servi-
ces for the three-week period.
Previous experience in Scout-
ing is not necessary. Payment
of the $125 fee is necessary,
however, for the tour is plan-
ned on a close budget so that
the trip can be kept within the
reach of the maximum number
of Scouts.
Highlights of the trip will be
attendance at the Dominion
Day ceremonies in Ottawa on
July 1st; an opportunity to visit
Expo '6'7, the World's Fair in
Montreal; over-night stops and
camping through New Bruns-
wick, Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island, with a side-trip
to Newfoundland for those who
wish to go (at extra cost); visits
to the sites of Canada's birth in
the Maritimes and Quebec.
All in all, the trip should
leave a lasting impression of
our nation's greatness upon the
minds of the boys and it is hop-
ed that the tour will provide an
ideal vehicle for the better-
ment of inter-racial under-
standing between English and
French speaking Scouts.
If you are interested in tak-
ing part in this unique project
as a leader, please contact
Lloyd Ackert, Tour Director,
tiolyrood, Ont,
ing. Prof. Taylor will speak on
gardening in general, and es-
pecially roses. Posters will be
placed on notice boards.
The secretary was instructed
to contact several nurseries to
obtain special quantity prices
for trees, shrubs and plants to
be ordered through the Horti-
cultural Society and made
available for members. The re-
sult of these contacts will be
made known later.
Miss Z. Hopwood was elect-
ed chairman of the prize com-
mittee and Mrs. Wm. Connell next executive meeting. Date
will also work on this project. and location was not decided
They will compile the prize list but full detailed lists will be
for the forth-coming flower made available so gardeners
shows.
President Fielding then pre-
sented a lay-out for a spring
flower show to be held this year
on June 11.
Rules and regulations re-
garding entries were discussed
and drawn up and a discussion
was held on entries of separate
blooms, groups of blooms, and
decorative arrangements. A list
of these will be prepared and
given out at the open meeting
March 25, giving all local gar- been appointed the direetor
— dental health for Halton Cuter- _
ty effective Februari, lett .
reported for duty Thursday or Neighbors Keep
may plan their plantings in pre-
paration for the Fall Show.
The date of the next execu-
tive meeting is March '21st in
the Wingham Public School.
deners an opportunity to plan
their proposed entries and de-
signs. A large number ofent-
ries for the opening flower show
of the society is expected.
A point system of awarding
prizes will be followed and a
well-known judge of flowers
will be invited to attend the
showing to pick the winners.
Further details of this event will
be published at a later date.
Discussion was held on ini-
tial plans for the fall show
which will be finalized at the
this week.
Dr. Shaunessy said that he
has been attempting to find a
replacement dentist to ta;Q
over his practice in Wingham,
but so far has not been able to
do so.
Dr. Shatmessy has been prac-
tising dentistry in Wingham for
the past ten years. coming to
the community atter spending
five years in the services,
where he. operated a large den-
tal clinic in Europe.
His father Dr. J. O. Shaun-
essy of Teeswater, now retired,
was associated with the Wing-
ham practice as well.
In his new post Dr. Shaun-
essy will be working in a pro-
gram of prevention to curtail
dental problems. lie will be
working through schools and
child care clinics in Halton
County
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