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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-28, Page 1Turnberry Festival Has 133 Soloists Gwilym Bevan of Kitchener, music director at St. Paul's College, University of Water- loo, was adjudicator last Fri- day for the 19th annual Turn- berry Township Music Festival held in Turnberry Central School. There were 133 contestants in the solo class and 25 in the duet division. Winner of the special class girl's cup donated by Turnberry area school board, was Pattie Kechnie, a Grade 6 student with a mark of 88. Runners-up were Connie Mann, with 86, and Dianne Grummett with 85. Winners in other classes weree Girls six and seven, Barbara Ry- an, 88; Judy Malda, 85; Nan- cy Riley, 84; six and seven, Lar. 114111110H ry Fisher, $8; Robin Brent, 87; Clare Daw, 86, Boys solo, eight and nine: Robert Darling 88; Jamie Sta- pleton, 87; John Henderson, 86; girls eight and nine, Debbie Reynolds, 86; Cindy Thornton, 85; Rosemary Fisher, 84, Girls 10 and 11, Jeanette Riley, $8; Dianne Holloway, 86; Mary Lou Wall, 85; 'boys 10 and 11, Vernon Hewitt, 88; Robin Heffer and Ricky King, both 86; Ron Tervit, 85. Junior duet, Tinie Jorritsma and Margaret Riley, 86; senior duet, Ron Tervit and David Walch, 88. The festival ended Friday night with the judging of choir and chorus competition and double trios, Ponder Ambulance Question Hospital Board to Meet Municipal Representatives 11•Coe FIRST SECTION Wingbatn, Ontario, Thursday, April 28, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents Magazine Carried Details Wingham Listed as Possible Site for Community College Apparently Wingham is a likely location for one of the new community colleges which will be established by the On- tario government. The magazine "School Ad- ministration", circulated to headmasters and the teaching profession, in its March issue carries a map of the proposed districts which will be served by the colleges. Wingham is listed as the college site in this district. Other centres in Western On- tario expected to get commun- ity colleges are Owen Sound, Kitchener, Guelph and London. The Department of Educa- tion has stated that the colleges will be located in centres where a basic enrolment of ap- proximately 2,000 students are available within a 30-mile radius. Theoretically every student should be within one hour's drive of the school. It is suggested that "limited" colleges might be established in areas where enrolment is be- tween 1,000 and 2,000„ A spokesman for the depart- ment declined to confirm the accuracy of the magazine arti- cle. It does appear, however, that Wingham is being given strong consideration as a com- munity college location. CLAYTON EDWARD, chairman of the board of managers and Clifford Lowery, clerk of the session of Knox Church, Goderich, pre- sented Dr. W. A, McKibbon, chairman of St. Andrew's building committee, with a cheque for $1800 in the fellowship room following the dedication of the new church. Rev. G. L. Fish is on the right. —Photo by Ducharme. New Church Dedicated A enable Space Filled r Opening of St. Andre 's Donate to National Retardation Project The generosity of the citi- zens of Wingham and district in supporting the activities of the local Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs was relayed into national support of mental retardation Tuesday evening when Presi- dent Dave Burgess of the Kins- men Club and President Hilda Stainton of the Kinette Club presented cheques for $240,00 and $50.00 respectively to the Kinsmen Institute of Mental Re- tardation building fund. The payment represented the first of five annual payments which will be made by the clubs. The cheques were ac- cepted on behalf of the Kins- men Anniversary Project by Ross Hamilton, president of the Wingham and District Retarded Children's Association, himself a former Kinsmen. In announcing the national project early this fall, National Kinsmen President Will Klein of Regina said it was expected that the sod-turning ceremony will take place during Canada's centennial in 1967 and the structure would be completed for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Kinsmen in 1970. The institute is to be built in Toronto. On completion, the institute will house the national head- quarters of the Canadian As- sociation for Retarded Children which will assume responsibility for annual operational costs. The institute will be a clearing house of ideas, a point where every new development in the field of mental retardation will be assimilated and then made available to every other point on the map. It is estimated that by 1970 about 2, 000 volunteers, profes- sional and technical people an- nually will receive instruction from the institute. These peo- ple will then be able to return to their home communities bet- ter equipped to fulfil their role in the community retardation program. BINGO WINNERS There were three winners in the Kinsmen Home Bingo. They are Don Whitfield of Listowel, Mrs. Ross Mann of Bluevale and Mrs. Pearl A. Baker of Brussels. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian BACK AGAIN-- Tuesday looked just like the first of December instead ofthe 26th of April as a full-fledged snow storm blanketed the green- ing countryside. Wednesday's wind was clear but very cold. 0--0--0 GETTING READY-- The Department of High- ways continues to pile up steel and other materials on the va- cant land adjacent to McKenzie Bridge. Actual work on the project will begin shortly. 0--0--0 CAld., TO WROXETER-- The fire truck and tanker made a fast run to Burke's Broil- er farm at Wroxeter on Wednes- day morning when overheated wiring threatened a real blaze. EVerything was under control when the brigade arrived. SHINING BUTTONS-- The W.D.H.S. cadet corps is sprucing up in readiness for the annual inspection which will be held at the campus on Thurs- day of next week, May 5th. Victim of Burns Reported Better The condition of Mrs, Keith Collyer, who was admitted to Victoria Hospital, London, on April 15 with third degree burns to a major portion of her bo dy is reported to be improving, Officials at Victoria Hospi- tal' reported to The Advance- Times on Wednesday of this week that Mrs. Collyer, who was admitted in critical condi- tion, is now in better condition. The woman, 25, and the mother of two small children, was badly burned when her clothing ignited while she was working in the basement of her home on Carling Terrace. It is not known exactly how the fire started. She was rushed to the Wingham and District Hospital for first aid treatment and then taken by ambulance to London. Her husband, who is em- ployed as an orderly at the Wingham and District Hospital, suffered severe burns to his hands and arms when he at- tempted to extinguish the flames which engulfed his wife. He was under treatment in hos- pital here for several days. VISITED FRIEND IN LOS ANGELES Mr. and Mrs, Cal Burke while visiting recently in Los Angeles, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Johnson, formerly of Wingham. The weather was in the high 70's and they enjoyed swimming in the Johnson's swimming pool. They also visited with other former Winghamites, Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell and family Mr. and Mrs. John Berner(Mur• iel Campbell) and Mr. and Mr: Cecil Froolne ing weeks in a port. The people are friendly, hospitable and honest and the weather is beautiful all the time. Coralie took a position as governess to a count's three small boys in January. She lives with the family and is learning Spanish very quickly. Roger went to a French school in Spain where he learn- ed quite a lot in both Spanish and French and is now spending six weeks in France to pick up the accent. He still has hopes of becoming a Mountie. Warwick does local crewing jobs on other yachts when the "Sunfish" is in port. Ian and Joyce feel now that they may not go to New Zea- land since they are taking so long. They have no hard and fast plans but will visit Malta. They will perhaps then turn back and head across the Atlan- tic for Panama and the Canad- ian west coast. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity for the official opening and de- dication of the new building on Sunday afternoon. The congre- gation and visitors occupied not only the church proper and the gallery, but the fellowship room as well and still many people had to stand throughout the service on the stairways and the entrance of the Christian education building. John Donaldson, clerk of session, opened the doors of the church in answer to the knock- ing of the Moderator of the Sy- nod of Hamilton and London, Rev. Donald C. MacDonald. The knocking was done with the staff used at the time of sod breaking, made from the choir loft of the old church and de- signed in the form of a cross. Mr. Donaldson then delivered the keys to the Moderator, who in turn presented them to Rev. Douglas Fry, of Seaforth, clerk of Presbytery. Rev. R. U. MacLean of Clinton, Moderator of Huron- Maitland Presbytery, gave the call to worship. Other minis- ters present from Presbytery were Rev. T. J. McKinney of Teeswater, Rev. R. MacLeod of Lucknow, Rev. James Weir of Kincardine and Rev. Neil McCombie of Ripley. Guest ministers were Rev. Wtn. Henderson of Woodstock, Rev. C. S. Black of Listowel and Rev. George Malcolm with Mrs. Malcolm and family of I Tam ilton MODERATOR SPEAKS Rev. MacDonald's address was based on the text, "And as Jesus went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!" The Moderator said the dis- ciples who came into Jerusalem had perhaps never seen such grandeur and were no doubt im- pressed by the temple and other buildings in the city. Rev, Mac Donald noted that people today are also impressed with bigness in homes, cars, etc. Jesus is not too impressed by size or by the stones of a build- ing. It is good to build and give God the best we can, but we must not be content with what we see with our eyes. He was more impressed when the widow gave her pittance than He was with the splendour of the temple. The church of Christ cannot be maintained by buildings on- ly, and quality must come be- fore quantity. People who are called to give of their talents, in the Sunday School, on boards and in organizations, must not neglect their duties, the speak- er said, for it is here the battle of the spirit is won or lost. Rev. MacDonald told his au- dience of a man who complain- ed to church members making the annual visitation of the church's repeated requests for money. One of the visitors pointed out that he and his wife had a number of years before been happy about the birth of a son. The baby cost them money, and as he grew the costs continued. Finally he went to college and expenses mounted even higher. The boy died while he was a college student and they brought him home and paid for his funeral. From that day on he never cost them a cent. While they had him they gladly paid the price because of love. The Moderator said it is the same with the church. It pro- vides deep and abiding things of the spirit for which we must pay with time, treasure and tal- ents -- with a glad heart, be- cause we love. When the church is dead there will be no cost; a dead church requires no gifts, DEDICATION Rev. G. L. Fish welcomed the congregation, visitors and those taking part in the service. Rev. MacDonald dedicated the new building to the glory of God, for the worship of God, the hallowing of family life and the sharing of Christ with neigh- bors. Rev, Fish dedicated the pul- pit; Rev. McCombie dedicated the table; the font was dedicat- ed by Gordon Leggatt, superin- tendent of the Sunday School; Rev. Fry dedicated the remain- ing furnishings. Rev. MacDonald then took the keys from the table, where they had been placed during the processional by Mr. Fry, and presented them to the min- Please Turn to Page Three Breaks Hip WFIITECHURCH—Mrs, Robt, Mowbray, who has been a pa- tient in the nursing home at Brussels, fell on Saturday and broke her hip. X-rays were taken at Wing- ham and District Hospital and it was found necessary to take her to Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, for treatment. Cancer Drive This Week Students at the Wingham District High School are calling at all houses in town and coun- try this week to collect funds for the Cancer Society. DeWitt Miller, local cam- paign chairman, says that Wed- nesday and Thursday evening are officially set as the collec- tion nights. The students have been very successful in this campaign in previous years. On Wednesday evening of last week the executive com- mittee of the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital board met with the four ambulance operators in this area. The meeting was called in an effort to provide ambulance service, which the present owners wish to discon- tinue. New and more demand- ing regulations are cited as the chief reason for withdrawal. Chairman R. B. Cousins of the hospital board presided and welcomed John Currie and Jack Walker of Wingham; Clayton McGlynn of Teeswater, Ike Rann of Brussels and Gordon Moir of Gorrie. The ambulance operators pointed out the suggested new regulations which will likely call for specially-trained driv- ers, as well as attendants train- ed in first aid work. It is ex- pected that additional equip- ment within the ambulance will be required. They also mentioned that sharply increased insurance rates are a burden. The meeting came to the conclusion that at least two vehicles would be needed ifthe hospital operated a central ser- vice. Total calls in the area would probably be five or six a week, Mr. Moir expressed the opin- ion that ambulance service falls into much the same category as fire protection — something which may be vitally important to anyone at any time. He suggested, and the meet- ing agreed, that the cost of such service should be borne by the benefiting municipalities so that all taxpayers share equally. Mr. Walker pointed out that the ambulance service would be largely self-supporting and would not be a heavy burden for any one municipality. It was pointed out that many hospitals in this area are now providing ambulance service. It was finally decided to in- vite reeves and mayors from the area to meet with the ex- ecutive committee this (Thurs- day) evening at 8.30 for furth- er discussion. The present am- bulance operators were asked to attend. Hammerton Family Enjoying Spanish Visit on Cruise Mr. and Mrs. John Lang- ridge received a letter last week from Mr. and Mrs. Ian Ham- merton who are at present in Spain. The Hammerton family, for- mer residents of Wingham who operated the photo studio here for some time, left England last year in their boat, M.Y. "Sunfish" on an extended cruise, They intended to make New Zealand in about two years from their departure. So far their experience has been an enjoyable one, away from the rush and turmoil of commerce. The trip is not go- ing according to plan. They have found the ports so fascinat- ing that instead of the schedul- ed day or two stop-overs for rest and supplies they are spend. KINSMEN OFFICERS were elected at the club's annual meeting Tuesday night. They are, back row Keith McClure, director; El- wood Irwin, 2nd vice-president; Des Bro- phy, registrar; Verne Redmond and George Oarnmage, directors. Front: John Strong, Jr., treasurer; Bill Hanula, secretary; Daw- son Pollock, president; Dave Burgess, past president and Jake Jutzi, 1st vice-president. ----Advance-Times Photo.