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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-14, Page 1ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Fascinating Talk at Lions Club Speaker Says Flying Saucers Carry Outer Space Observers 4 EASY DOES III--Once they got started it didn't take a CNR wrecking crew with a 250-ton crane long to put a big diesel locomotive back on the tracks at the Western Foundry siding on Monday evening. The big machine C.N. Engine Is Derailed In Western Foundry Yard simply lifted the locomotive up and set it back on the rails. The engine went off the track when one of the rails broke. It was stopped in such a position that it obstructed the main line.—A-T Photo. Cycle and Car in Main St. Smash A car and a motorcycle were in a mishap on the main street early Saturday afternoon, both machines suffering damage es- timated at $150.00, The driv- er of the motorcycle, a Honda, was taken to hospital for treat- ment of cuts, but was released the same afternoon. Riding the south-bound 'cy- cle was Mike Reynolds of Gads- hill, a former resident of Wing- ham. He was in collision with the right rear of a car driven by William W. Newton, who had been proceeding east on Pat- rick Street, and after stopping was making a left turn on to Josephine St. when the acci- dent occurred. The accident was investigat- ed by Constable Ron Zimmer of the local police department. Charges are pending. ON THE JOB-- The Stanley-Berry plant is back in Mull production after a major lay-off. The majority of the company's employees had to take an enforced rest when a 100-foot section of wall on the east side of the building collapsed. The wall has been re-built and the equipment put back on the production line. 0-.0.-0 STUNT RIDERS-- A new high in daring show- manship was exhibited on Tues- day evening when a couple of the motor cyclists who frequent the main drag dashed up the street past the Queens Hotel on their bikes. The only unusual feature of the performance was the fact that they were travel- ing on the sidewalk. 0--0--0 LOOKS GOOD-- New concrete railings have been erected on the bridge ov- er the Howson Darn and present a vastly imprbved appearance. The old rails were in extreme- ly poor and crumbling condi- tion. Four winches have alto been installed on the new by- pass structure at the north end* of the dam, They will be used to raise arid lower the stop logs for flood control, in these great mansions. RECORDED IN 1947 The first recorded sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFO's) within recent times was in the State of Washington in 1947, when an airplane pilot reported seeing a completely unique vehicle in flight. "Where do they come from," asked Mr. Shelley. Answering his own query, the speaker referred to the dis- covery of new planets, usually indicated by the eccentricities of other nearby and known cel- estial bodies. The vagariesof their behaviour have revealed the presence of other planets which influence their move- ment through space. At the present time, he said, astronomers are studying the er- ratic behaviour of the planet Pluto, in the belief that still another unknown planet exists in that vicinity of the heavens. It is his belief that eventually we will find that one of these presently unknown,pIanets is the homeland of the beings who visit us in flying saucers. VASTNESS SPACE Mr. Shelley spent some time describing the vastness of space and the unbelieveable multi- tude of galaxies and planets, in terms comprehensible to the Last Friday and Saturday saw the second annual hockey tour- nament for the Walter Lock- ridge Memorial Trophy. The tournament opened at one o'- clock with what NHL Hockey Scout Farmer McFadden refer- red to as a "real thriller". Lat- er Mr. McFadden said that the hockey played in the Wingham arena that day was some of the best midget hockey he had seen all year. The scores; Wingham 4, Clinton 3; Durham 6, Mitchell 4 (in overtime); Walkerton 8, Dunnville 5; Sea forth 7, Han- over 2. In the trophy semi-final Durham won over Wingham 0-4 and Walkerton won over Seaforth 7-5. Dunnville defeated Hanover 12-2 in the consolation semi- final. Scores for the consolation final were Dunnville 8, Clin- ton 7 (in overtime) and for the trophy final, Walkerton 8, Wingham 2. Mitchell was forced to with- draw at the last minute because layman. Our own universe, he said, which we commonly re- fer to aC the Milky Way, is so vast that it stretches a distance of 100,000 light years across the heavens and is some 15,000 light years in its thinnest dim- ension. A light year represents some trillion earth miles. This galaxy, or universe, he said, is only one of countless thousands of such groupings of suns and their sattelite planets. One leading scientist has stated his belief that there are at least a million inhabited planets in our own comparatively tiny galaxy. "I believe; said Mr. Shel- ley, "that the Creator formed this vast "ornniverse" for the support of life, not merely on our own earth, but on many planets. " The speaker said that vehi- cles from outer space havebeen visiting the earth for many cen- turies. He read translations from ancient Latin writings which described the visits of flying objects in words which exactly support the descriptions we hear today from those who report such sightings. He listed recorded reports of such visits as early as 106 B,C., 214 A.D., 1290, 1777, 1820, 1854, 1868. Please Turn to Page Eight of play-off commitments and Durham was unable to continue in the tournament because of the use of an ineligible player. Two exhibition games were played. In the A Minor game Penetang defeated Collingwood 5-1. Chatham and Owen Sound played an exhibition A game. Both games pointed out very well the difference be- tween those classes and B hoc- key, and both games were en- joyed by the fans. The tournament simply could not have been staged had it not been for the number of volunteer workers, including those who opened their homes to the Dunnville team who spent the night in Wingham. Each team was served lunch at the end of each game and those teams which had to stay over for additional play were pro- vided with a hot meal. Evidence of the acceptance of the tournament and the quality of the hockey provided was seen in sharply increased attendance. Inspector Elected President Ontario Educational Assoc. James H. Kinkead of God- erich, public school inspector for North Huron, was on Tues- day elected to the presidency of the Ontario Educational As- sociation. The association is holding its annual convention in Toronto this week. The O.E.A. is the largest group concerned in education- al problems in the province, and the presidency is an out- standing honor for Mr. Kinkead. His many, friends in this area extend congratulations. Ruth Ann Currie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Currie, defeated 36 contestants in the public school music festival here last week to win the Kin- Linda Mahood's Condition Better Linda Mahood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mahood of Teeswater, a patient in Victor- ia Hospital, London since re- ceiving injuries in an automo- bile accident April 2, has shown some improvement this week. Linda has been in poor con- dition with serious head injuries broken ribs, perforated lung and a broken shoulder. Reports at the week-end gave no indica- tion of improvement but by Monday night and Tuesday they were a little more encouraging. Gorrie Man Dies Following Accident Car crash injuries claimed the life of Robert Harrison, 66, of Gorrie, at Groves Hospital, Fergus on Monday. A rural mail carrier, he was en route to hospital to visit a grandson when the car he was driving hit a culvert and rolled into a wa- ter-filled ditch near Alma, April 2. Trapped in the wreckage, he was discovered by neighbors who heard his small dog bark- ing. In the accident Mr. Harrison suffered a punctured lung and head and neck injuries, ette trophy for senior girl solo- ist. Mrs. Maurice Stainton, president of the Kinette Club, made the presentation. Douglas Thomson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Thomson, was the best senior boy soloist. He won the Marie Douglas trophy which was presented to him by Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, this year's festival adjudicator. Douglas won over 30 other con- testants. Other winners in the two- day event, held in the town hall on Tuesday and Wednes- day, were as follows: Girls' solo, Gr. I, "An Eas- ter Song" , 1, Sally LeVan; 2, Cindy Beard; 3. Beth Lloyd. Boys' solo, Gr. I, "Dapple Gray", Danny Irwin; Paul Fish; Tab Burgess. Girls' solo, Gr. II, "The Flower Girl", Kendra Feagan; Ruth Corrin; Mary Shepherd. Boys' solo, Gr. II, "Boy and the Bird", John Kennedy; Bernd Wehmeyer; Ricky Sallows. Girls' solo, Gr. III, "Sweet April", Kathy O'Gorman; Grace Corrin; Marcia Fenwick. Boys' solo,Gr. III, " On This Day" , James Ritter; Timmy Lloyd; Peter Hilbert. Double duet, Gr. HI & IV, "Kum Ba Yah", an African song: Mrs. Radford's class, Lau- rie Foxton, Carol Hastings, Dennis Dolgos, Siglinde Dur- ing; Mrs. Pennington's class, Kathy Guest, Dale Walden, Randy Elliott, Trudy Holmes; Mrs. Radford's class, David Fish, Elizabeth Nethery, Stuart Holloway, Susan Vieneau. Boys' solo, Gr. IV, "Spring" Stephen Caslick; David Fish; Ricky Hodgins. Girls' solo, Cr. IV, "It Is the joyful Easter", Kathy Guest; Siglinde During; Elizabeth Ned:. ery. Girls' solo, Gr. V & VI, "When. Laura Smiles", Marilyn Irwin; Jean Hopper; Karin Rittee A CNR freight locomotive weighing about 100 tons was put back on the tracks after it had been derailed by a broken rail in the yard of the Western Foundry Co. Ltd. on Monday afternoon, It blocked the main line for some seven hours be- fore crews arrived with heavy equipment to put it back on the rails. The engine was moving cars at the Western Foundry when the rail broke on the siding just a few yards in from the main line, One truck of the engine jumped the track and broke up a number of ties before it stop- Ensembles Gr. V & VI, "Springtime Is Coming": Mrs. Thornton's group 1, Bonnie Fea- gan, Nancy Gardner, Beth Bry- ant, Helen Holloway, Terry Carter, Wayne MacLennan, Brad Lewis, Bobby La Rose; Mrs. Moffatt's group 1, Bonnie Mc- Taggart, Janet McGee, Daryl McClure, Billy Brown, Marilyn Irwin, Ruth Bennett, Stephen Cruickshank, Paul Swatridge; Mrs. Thornton's group 2, Terry Reid, Larry Simmons, Randy Pepper, Wesley Ferris, Russell Foxton, Jackie Stone, Geri Ben- Two Injured at Lower Town Bridge Two persons received in- juries in a collision on the Low- er Town bridge at supper time last Saturday. Sent to hospital here for treatment and later to Victoria Hospital, London, was Mrs. Es- ther L. Hackett, R.12,, '7, Luck- now. She suffered severe facial injuries. She was the driver of one of the vehicles involved. A passenger in the other car, Art Cooper, received bruises to the nose and neck and was ad- mitted to the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital. The mishap occurred when a car driven by Joseph Laperle, R.R. 1, Ethel, and owned by Walter Sage of Ethel was travel• ling west on the bridge and was in collision with an east-bound car driven by Mrs. Hackett, Neither Laperle, nor another passenger, Mrs. Cooper, were injured. The two cars received ex- tensive front-end damage, esti- mated at about $1, 400. 130th drivers and one of the passengers have been charged by police from the Wingham Provincial Police detachment, who investigated. ped. A special crew with a work train was called from London to put the big engine back on the track. The job was done with a crane which has a 250-ton capacity. Once it got into action it was a simple operation. Itlift- ed the diesel engine up and set it back on the rails with an ease of effort that made the job look like child's play. The job was completed in time to let the night passenger train pass through without any prolonged delay, at 9.50 in the evening. nett, Bobby LaRose. Boys' solo Gr. V & VI, "Once a Can, Lad", Stephen Lloyd; Larry Simmons; Wesley Ferris. Vocal duets, Gr. V, "Kum Ba Yah", Marilyn Irwin and Bonnie McTaggart; Daryl Mc- Clure and Paul Swatridge; Kar- in Strong and Kathy Ross. Sr. ensembles, Gr. VII and VIII, "My Lord, What A Morn- ing": Mrs. Underwood's group 1, Karen Ritter, Patty Boys], Nancy Guest, Kim Mellor, Jan- ice McTavish, Julie Burke, Suzanne Brenzil, Luanne La- vergne, Randy Hafermehl, Stephen Lloyd, Bill. Hilbert, John Schipper; Mrs. Undereood's group 2, Sandra Lee, reLarsearet McLaughlin, Karen S teeiffe, Christine Kreger, 'soanne Cam- eron, Anne Welvenod, Rhonda Bell, Sally Lou Elliott, Rae Robinson, Gene Poitee„ Randy Hafermehl, Murrey Leggett; Mr. West's group 4, Dianne Caslick, Vicki Roseuhagen, Debbie Gibson, Jennifer Hen- derson, Jane Batesoe, Joanne Sutcliffe,, Billy Strong, Bred El- liott, Ken Rae, Joe rs:e:ses Mark Fisher, Paul Ter:el:stem ea, Girls' solo, Gr, VII e VIII, "Blest Are the Moments", Ruth Ann Currie; Jeunifer Henderson; Patty Cantelon. Triple trios, Gr. VU & "0 Worship the King": Mrs. Un- derwood's group 3, Karen Rit- ter, Susan Williams, Philip Beard, Randy Hafermehl, Mur- ray Leggett, Sally Lou Elliott, Anne Welwood, Joanne Cam- Please Turn to Page Eight 95th Birthday FORDWICH—Mrs. Rona Holt celebrated her 95th birthday on Tuesday, April 12. Mrs. Holt resides with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Holt. Mrs. Holt enjoys fairly good health with the exception of her eyesight. "Flying saucers" are the ve- hicles of visitors to earth from another planet. This is the firm belief of Earle C. Shelley, a retired high school teacher, who was a fascinating guest speaker at the meeting of the Lions Club on Tuesday evening. Mr. Shelley, who has spent the past 11 years in a concen- trated study of unidentified fly- ing objects and has given over 700 lectures on the subject, finds no difficulty in relating the existence of life other than on our own planet with our be- lief in God. In fact, he states that his findings have confirm- ed and strengthened his belief in an all-wise supreme being. The speaker referred to the messages contained in the Bi- ble and noted events of the past few years which have clari- .fied and supported the writings of Biblical times. One refer- ence he made was to the famil- iar verse, "In my father's house are many mansions". Mr. Shel- ley said it is possible that the mansions are other galaxies in the heavenly firmament and that the individual planets may be thought of as the roomswith- Walkerton Team Wins Walter tockridge Trophy DUET CLASS SINGERS at the Public School Music Festival last week put up a fine performance. Winners were, back row: from Grades VII and VHI, Nancy Guest, Daphne Robb; from Grade V„ front, Bonnie McTaggart and Marilyn Irwin. Winners at Public School Festival