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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-05-19, Page 1A t 11 Hydro Hosts Contractors Latest trends in the electric heating field were outlined to about 25 area building contrac- tors Thursday night, when they were entertained at a dinner at Danny's Restaurant by the Wing- ham area of Ontario Hydro. This is the first time this trade has been hosted by Hydro. Also present were contractors from the Kincardine district. Four special speakers from Ontario Hydro brought contrac- tors up to date on innovations in the electrical field. They included Ron Pile, sales super- intendent and Harry Lidstone, sales supervisor of the Georgian Bay Region; Ken Brown and Bill Hall, sales supervisors from On- tario Hydro's head office in Tot- onto. Harry McArthur, manager of the Wingham area, was chair- man. Local sales representa- tive Matt Boyd joined with the speakers in a panel to answer questions from the floor during a discussion period which fol- lowed the addresses. Speaker Nom iated For Moderator Of Gen. Assembly k Dr. G. Deane Johnston, M.B.E., M.A„, D.D. will be guest speaker at St. Andrew's on Sunday. Dr. Johnston has ministered to the Central Presbyterian for close to 35 years. He is a spokesman for the Presbyterian Church in Canada, active in various capacities within the framework of the church's courts and offices. He has re- f* ceived several nominations from Presbyteries across Can- ada for the office of moderator to the 92nd General Assembly, to meet the first week in June. Denomination Sunday is a meant to give reference to the heritage and tradition that is peculiarly Presbyterian. COMPETITION WAS KEEN at the Belgrave Music Festival Wednesday and Thursday with 180 competing in all the solo classes. Five of the happy winners, front row: Mark Lockhart, 85, boys 9 and under; Glen Wightman, 84; Bradley Campbell, 86; back row: Melanie Sprung, 85; Judy Cook, 84. —Photo by Cantelon. Wingham Merchants Offer Cash Prizes Starting Tuesday of next week and continuing for five weeks until July 2nd, many of the stores in Wingham will be giving free draw tickets when shoppers make their purchases. These draw tickets will be plac- ed in a drum and a draw willbe made each week to determine the winners of cash prizes. The prizes will be in the shape of four $10.00 awards each week for the first four weeks and in the final week the draw will be for two cash prizes of $25.00 each and one for $50.00. The draw tickets will be prominently placed in each of the participating stores, but re- member to ask for them and fill them out with your name and address. Drop them in the draw box in the store (or in any of the stores where such boxes are placed) and so have a chance on the cash prizes. The participating stores are all identified with yellow and red banners in their windows, marking them as "Dollar Value Days" stores. Wingham Largest Troop At Week-end Camporee Thirty-six Scouts and six leaders were on hand Friday night to go to camp at Prince- ton. Arriving there the tents were set up and fires started. Other troops attending were 1st to 8th, 11th and 13th Wood- stock, 86th Portville, N.Y., 718th Michigan, 16th Windsor, 1st Smethport, Pa., 65th Wind- sor, 1st Sudbury, 1st Rexford, Pa., 1st Lewis Run, 1st Dres- den, 48th Allegany, N.Y.,12th Eldred, 1st Port Stanley, 1st and 2nd Ingersoll and Wing- ham, the largest troop there. Chief of the camp was R. Tay- lor, director, Jim Hoy, Dis- trict Commissioner R. Fitz- gerald and registrar, M. Brown- scombe. Activities at the camp con- sisted of an orienteering hike, flag pole raising, water boiling (in a paper bag) and bridge building. In the evening a campfire was held in which all the troops took part. All the food was supplied and cooked by the Scouts and we did our share in keeping the sick bay full. In all, we had ourselves a jolly time and our thanks goes to the Woodstock Scouters' Club for inviting us. The weather was excellent and permitted the camp to run smoothly from flag break in the morning to the lowering of the flag at night. The Scouts and leaders thank the parents who helped transport the boys to and from camp, and those who helped erect tents before leaving for home Friday night. It was a tremendous help to the Scouts and leaders. A total of 194 pupils from 13 schools competed in the Bel- grave Music Festival last Wed- nesday and Thursday which con- citified in Wingham District High School on Thursday eve, ning. Mrs. Christine Thomp- son of Toronto was adjudicator. The festival is sponsored by the BelgraVe School Fair Associ- ation for the schools of Morris and East Way,tanosh Townships, Music supervisors are Mrs. Nora Moffatt and Mrs. Phyllis Rod- gers. Harold Vincent is president of the Association with Mrs. Leslie Bolt as secretary. G. Ross Anderson is chairman of the festival committee and Mrs. N. H. Coultes is secretary. Top girl soloist, Barbara Muliwyk of S.S. 5 Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Muilwyk of R. R. 4 Brussels, had 87 points and competed with 33 contestants in the nine years of age claSs. This is het third consecutive year as top ebt Wingbam 11 41044111U FIRST SECTION Wingbana, Ontaric), Thursday, May 19, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. "An addition to an addition" was the way plans were describ- ed at last Thursday's meeting of Wingham District High School Board. The reference was in regard to facilities which will be needed to accommodate some 200 pupils who will event- ually arrive from the Lucknow area, as the result of plans to ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian LOOKS FINE-- If you haven't yet seen the council chambers on the ground floor of the town hall you're in for a pleasant surprise. The room has been completely re- decorated in soft pastel shades and presents a most attractive appearance. 0-0-0 MORE PROMISING-- Well, we did have some snow since last report a week ago, but by the week-end the temperature had climbed con- siderably. Warm rains on Tues- day and Wednesday did much to start the belated growth of leaves and grass. 0-0-0 REALLY HOT-- Apparently it was a good deal warmer south and east of this area at the week-end. Scouter Murry Ftidenburg re- ports that some of the Scouts who were at a camporee near Woodstock on Saturday and Sun- day sweltered in 80-degree temperatures. 0-0-0 MONDAY CLOSING-- Don't forget that next Mon- day is a holiday, being the Monday closest to May 24th. This holiday is a venerable in- stitution, started to commemor- ate the birthday of Queen Vic- toria, Though she has long since passed to her reward, the holiday has become a fixture, variously titled Victoria Day, Empire Day, etc. 0-0-0 THANK YOU-- Our thanks for the many compliments the A-T has re- ceived on the farm edition of last week, which went into some 4500 homes in this area. Glad you liked it, amalgamate the Wingham and Lucknow districts. Principal F. E. Madill re- ported on meetings held be- tween the building committee and Department of Education officials. Besides the approval last De- cember for an addition to the school, the Department now has Five Injured in Car-Tractor Mishap Charges are pending follow- ing a car-tractor crash at 1.40 p.m. Sunday on Highway 87, a mile and a quarter west of Ford- wich. Five people were injur- ed in the accident. Lome L, Siefert, 59, of Fordwich, driver of the tractor received head injuries, a back injury, lacerations and suffered shock. He was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital where he is still a patient. The driver of the car, James Huffman, 19, of R. R. 2 Pus- linch, was admitted to hospital with an injured right hand. Miss Helen Crow, 18, of Morriston, a passenger in the car, was also admitted to hos- pital with lacerations to the right knee and injured ribs. Two other passengers, Miss Judith Jensen of Morriston, 17, and Alan Coburn, 21, R. R. 2 Hespeler were treated and al- lowed home. Miss Jensen had an injury to the right leg and Mr. Coburn hematoma of the left cheek. Damage was estimated at $1,600. Const. K. G. Wilson of the Wingham detachment of the 0.P.P. was the investigat- ing officer. Toy Buyers' Show At Wingham Arena In all probability there will be a lot of visitors in town next week. A toy company from Barrie has rented the local arena for May 23, 24, 25 and 26 and will place exhibits of toys which will be viewed by retail buyers from all over Western Ontario. Detailed information has not been provided, but it is under- stood the displays will take up the major portion of the floor space. Anyone interested is invited to attend and see the slides tak- en of the Oakland Chrysanthe- mum Show, the Berkley Horti- cultural Gardens, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, the Santa Cruz Mountains, as well as oth- ers of flowering shrubs and trees, not peculiar to this part of On- tario. suggested four classrooms, one science room, one commercial room and two shops, At the meeting Mr. Madill said De- partment people did not recom- mend a fourth gymnasium, but later this decision was changed and one will likely be in the plans. Shops recommended were a senior auto mechanics and an electronics shop, The latter was changed to an elec- trical electronics shop so that junior grades may make use of it. Chairman Dr, W. A, Mc- Kibbon told the board that the architects are proceeding as fast as possible with sketch plans for the project. He said Please Turn to Page Eight Hydro Builds New Station for Better Service W. H. McArthur, manager of the Wingham area of Ontario Hydro advises that a new dis- tributing station is being con- structed at the northend oftown at the B Line, to relieve the load presently being handled by the Wroxeter station, This new station will have a 3, 000 kilowatt capacity and will serve the rural area around Wingham extending to about Wroxeter, Teeswater, White- church and Beigrave. Due to be in operation June 30, it is expected to supply a better service to customers within this district. Total cost of construction and equipment is expected to approximate $40, 000. GORDON W. BEARD, new man- ager of the Wingham branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce , who assumed his duties in Wingham early this month, Mr. Beard was pre- viously manager of the branch in Schoenberg. girl soloist. Raymond VanCamp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack VanCamp of Beigrave and pupil of Union 5.8. 17 Morris was the boys' winner. He had a mark of 87. Doris Coultes and loan Cur- rie of S, S, 9 East Wawanosh placed first in the duet class with 95 marks, defeating 30 other entries. S. S. No. 6 Morris wort the rhythm band trophy for small groups and S.S. 1 Meals won first for rhythm bands over 25. Girls' solo, seven years and under: Judy Sellers, 86; Kathy Galbraith, 85; Gayle Patterson, 84. Boys' solo, 11 years and un- der: Donnie Edgar, 86; Calvin Nixon, 84; Allan Cardiff, 83. Girls' solo, 11 years and un- der: Connie Cook, 86; Melanie Sprung, 85; Judy Cook, 84. Open duet: Doris Coulter and Joan Currie, 85; Melanie Sprung and Ramona Hanna, 84; Eric Campbell and Linda Wal- den, 83. THURSDAY'S RESULTS Boys' solo, 9 years and un- der, Bradley Campbell, 86; Mark Lockhart, 85; Glen Wight- man, 84, Girls' solo, 14 years and un- der, Joan Currie, 86; Doris Coultes, 85; Brenda VanCamp, 84. Boys' solo, 14 years and un- der, Raymond VanCamp, 81; Don Walsh, 86; Neil Lockhart, 85. Changed voices, Jim Bee- croft, 86; Kenneth Mathers 85; Gerald Nicholson, 84. Cancer Society Says Thank You DeWitt Miller, local chair- man of the Canadian Cancer Society, has asked The Ad- vance-Times to extend sincere appreciation to the high school students who did the canvassing in the recent drive for funds. Almost $2, 000 was collect- ed in Wingham and the rural area, which exceeded last year's total by a considerable amount. The students accept this task with alacrity and their enthusi- asm produces a fine response from the public. Appreciation is also extend- ed to all those who donated to the Cancer Fund. Fireworks Display Monday Evening The general public, and the children in particular, are in- vited to attend the giant fire- works display which will be held at dusk on Monday eve- ning, May 23rd. The Wingham Firemen will be in charge of the detonations and the centre of activities will be at River- side Park not far from the park gates at the west end of John Street. However any point in the south end of the park will offer a good vantage point. The purpose of the display is not only to provide a great eve- ning for the youngsters, but to avoid the necessity of parents providing expensive and some- times dangerous fireworks for their youngsters. The display is sponsored and paid for by the Wingham Fire Department, Wingham Kins- men Club, Wingham Lions Clul Wingham Business Association, Wingham Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion and the Wing- ham Sportsmen's Club. Second Round of Extra Rooms Planning Progresses for New Addition to High School Bldg. Each received a Women's In- stitute trophy. The Wingham Lions Club trophy for small enrollment schools in unison chorus went to S.S. 5 Morris. WEDNESDAY WINNERS Girls' solo, nine years and under, Barbara Muilwyk, 87; Darlene Coultes, 86; Kathy Bar- ber, 85. Boys' solo, seven years and under: Danny Lamont, 86; Ber- nie Haines, 85, Paul Gowing, 84. Accident Victims Treated at Hosp. Several persons who suffered minor accidents received treat- ment at the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital during the past week. Edward Myer of R. R. 2, Mildmay was admitted on Sat- urday after his left hand had been badly mangled by a lawn mower, The first and second fingers were seriously injured. Stephen McKay, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKay, Wingham, was treated on Sat- urday for a fractured left arm. The accident happened when the boy fell while at play. Alex Coutts of Wingham re- ceived treatment on Saturday for lacerations to his head, suf- fered when lumber fell on him while he was repairing a veran- da. He was allowed to return to his home after treatment, Susan Kregar, 14, daughter of Mrs. Lillian Kregar of Wing- ham was admitted to hospital with a fractured left wrist on Sunday. The accident occurred while she was roller skating. She was kept in hospital over- night. Nelson Taillon, 21, of Guelph, was admitted to hospi- tal on Sunday with gunshot wounds in his left foot. The accident occurred on the farm of his aunt near Lucknow while the young man was engaged in target practice. SLIDES TONIGHT AT HORTICULTURAL MEETING Barbara Muliwyck Top Girl Soloist Third Consecutive Y ar The Wingham Horticultural Society will hold another open meeting this evening at 8 in the council chamber. The speaker will be the Rev. Peter Bissett, of Castro Valley, Cal., who will show slides of a horticul- tural nature on matters pertain- ing to the coastal area of Cali- fornia. BAPTIZED AT ST. PAUL'S Paul Henry Wilbert, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smits, was baptized in St, Paul's Church Sunday morning by Rev. C. F. Johnson. 4 0