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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-06-02, Page 1WHILE SOME PATIENTS moved into the hospital's new wing on stretchers last Thursday morning, it meant a wheelchair ride for most. Left to right are Mrs. .John Eadie, Mrs. Elsie Jenkins, R.N.A.; Mrs. Eil- een McEwen and Mrs, Z. Hertog, R.N.A. First Patients Moved into New Hospital Quarters WHAT COULD BE more fun for young- ladies than a whole heap of shoes and hats? Summer holidays is the time for doffing up and clunking about in high heeled shoes and these girls seem to have discovered the place to get them.—A-T Photo. FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 2, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. .4•74Iameffi4—f-4410. 11 Ie 14 Councils Approve Expanded High School Building Plans 400.101.0.1., Witt MHO THE MAIN DRAG By The redestriao FIRST HOME GAME-- The Goodyears will play their first home game tonight in the park at 8,80. The Whiteehurch Intermediates will supply the opposition, which should make the game a dandy opener for the season. 0-0-0 READY FOR SWIM?... Contrary to rumors which have been flying about, there will be swimming this summer in the Riverside Park area near the Howson dam. The upper pond will remain =flooded be- cause of work on the new' bridge, but there will be adequate wa- ter for good swimming below the dam. 0-0-0 COLORFUL PROMOTION-- The Riverside Parks board is getting out a very colorful bro- chure to advertise the camping facilities in Wingham and so bring more visitors to town. 0-0-0 WEE TOUCH-- Though we didn't see it per- sonally, several people have reported a light fall of snow on Sunday morning. Now that's something for the 29th of May! Representatives from the 14 municipalities which comprise the Lucknow and Wingham High School Districts were asked to approve tentative plans for a high school addition at Wing- ham which will serve the two districts when they are amalga- mated. Total proposed cost was estimated at approximate- ly $2,100,919.00. The council members were informed that of the grand to- tal some $400, 000 would be forthcoming in grants to cover 100 per cent of some costs in the vocational section. Anoth- er grant of 75 per cent on other vocational section costs will amount to $1,231,742. The municipalities will have to raise the remaining 25 percent of $410, 580 plus an- other $58, 597 to cover some sections of the building on which no grants are available. Revised tentative approval was granted by the Department of Education on May 16th. This great missionary church. Greetings were received from Dr. D. K. Perrie, son of a former minister, the late Dr. David Perrie. Betty Ann Lapp of Toronto Bible College read a letter from Rev. Peter McKague of Estavan, Sask., and Charles Congram of London College of Bible and Missions read a letter from Rev. Douglas 0. Fry of Seaforth. Rev. McKague, Rev. Fry and Rev. Congram were all ordain- ed in St. Andrew's and each credits Dr. Nimmo as an in- fluence in his decision to make the ministry his life's work. Mrs. Charles Lee sang "The Good Shepherd" and the choir of yesteryear and the present choir, under the direction of Mr. Pym, sang "Guide Me, 0 Thou Great Jehovah". Miss May Williamson was also present for the service. Miss Williamson spent many years in the Bhil mission field in India, Refreshments were served by the ladies at the fellowship hour which followed and the congre- gation and visitors enjoyed meeting old friends, approval combines a building proposal made by the board late last year with revised plans to accommodate students from the Lucknow area who will attend school here when the amalga- mation takes place, Grade 13 students from the Lueknow school district are slated to re- ceive their training in Wing- ham next fall. It is expected the full accommodation willbe available for use in the fail of 1967. OVER 1400 The present school can ac- commodate 970 pupils. The first plan for expansion was de- signed to increase the school's capacity to 1,218 students and this has since been raised to 1,456, based on a five-year forecast of attendance. The new proposal, which has been tentatively approved by the Department includes the fol- lowing facilities: 7 classrooms, library, bookkeeping room, secretarial laboratory, office practice room, marketing- merchandising room, 2 science laboratories, agricultural la- boratory, greenhouse and work room, auto shop, machine shop, welding and metal shop, 2 boys' occupational shops, com- mercial administrative office, 2 single gymnasiums, staff room addition, staff workroom,, administrative office addition, cafeteria addition, boiler room addition, board room, existing library changed to drafting room, existing boys' occupa- tion room to electrical and electronics shop, one labora- tory changed to a classroom and part of the cafeteria to a staff dining room. BREAKDOWN Of the 3469,177 which will have to be raised by debentures and levied against the munici- palities the amount will be broken down approximately as follows: Ashfield, $36,361; Brussels, $21,112; Cuiross, $35,000; E. Wawanosh, $28, - 572; Greenock, $4,644; Grey, $9, 946; Howick, $51, 374; Kinloss, 335, 094; Lucknow, $28,056; Morris, $47,199;. Teeswater, $42, 601; W. Wa- wanosh, $19,001; Wingham, $88,346. • The visiting municipal re- presentatives were welcomed by vice-chairman Jamieson Pet- tapiece, who was acting for Chairman Dr. W. A. McKib- bon, who is ill. Board member Ross S. Mac- Rae outlined the building plans and Principal F. E. Madill ex- plained to the gathering the need for the various facilities and how the total plan will mean a broadened scope of education., He said it is likely that two-year courses in some subjects can be taught in order to give certain students an op- portunity to enter apprentice- ship programs. He said a four- year agricultural course will be offered. Secretary-treasurer Miss Yvonne McPherson explained the financial breakdown and the grant structure as applied to the proposal. The councils were asked to sign the necessary resolutions at their June meetings in order that the building program can get underway. Rec. Director Hired Takes Another Job Council held a specialmeet- ing on Monday evening and thought that a recreation direc- tor for the community had been hired when they approved the recommendation of the Recrea- tion Committee to engage G.W. Ferguson of Goderich. Mr. Ferguson had applied for the position and was well qualified. However when contacted the next day, council learned that their prospective employee had accepted a position in another community. MRS. W. ARMSTRONG TO CRUISE PACIFIC A letter from Mrs. W. W. Armstrong leforms us she will go to the East Coast from Dune- din, Florida and on June 11 sail aboard the S. S. Orsova on a cruise through the Caribbean and Panama Canal to Alcapul- co arid other ports on the west coast, then to Honolulu and circle the Pacific. Mrs. Armstrong is especial- ly looking forward to Fiji, Non- mea and New Zealand and will be glad to get back to Hong Kong and Japan to see the things she missed last year. She expects to return to Wingham early in September. Goodyears Defeat Whitechurch 5-2 Cookie Foxton came up with a grand slam home run in the ninth inning to give Wingham Brophy Goodyears a 5-2 win ov- er Whitechurch in a Western Ontario Athletic Associate In- termediate 'A' Softball League game here Tuesday night. Whitechurch was the host team. Prior to Foxton 's four-bagger} a hit batter, a single, a field- er's choice and a walk loaded the bases. The clubs are scheduled to meet in Wingham again to- night for Wingham's first home game of the season. Rev. E. 0„ Lancaster of Lu- can, a former rector, was guest minister for the 99th an- niversary service at St. Paul's on Sunday. He was accomp- anied to Wingham by Mrs. Lan- caster and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster said an an- niversary is a time for examin- ing the past and looking toward the future. St. Paul's as a par- ish and Canada as a common- wealth must approach their 100 years with thankfulness for those who went before. He recounted the history of the church, mentioning many who had helped to build it and those who had carried on the work. Mr. Lancaster said rec- tors and people come and go but the building remains. How- stetrical, medical and surgical cases, Administrator Mrs. I. E. Morrey pointed out that the move does not yet relieve crowding in the hospital, The move was made to clear the 1945 wing fox complete reno- vation,. When work on the old- er wing is finished the hospital will be one of the most up-to- date in Western Ontario. Final phase will be demolition of the original wing at the south end. pie is not very important. St. Paul asked that people be as living stones, There was a time when peo- ple felt one's own salvation and regular attendance at church was most important. In chang- ing times this is not enough. Church members must be con- cerned about other people. The church is not a man- made affair, it is divine, but the building stands as a witness of the labors of those who went before. It is a challenge to Christian stewardship and must be expanded with each genera- tion. The choir, under the direc- tion of Mrs. G. L. Davidson, sang "Serve the Lord with Glad- ness" and the junior choir sang a vesper at the close of the ser- during July. The area to be grassed will be ready for seed- ing by late August. The board has installed new playground equipment in the Riverside Park in the Scout House area, at a cost of $1,400, The board announced that while the water is out of the lower pond, there definitely will be swimming in upper reaches of the pond this summer. A resolution was passed re- questing the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority tomake every effort to have the lower pond desilted this year. On Thursday morning avail- able facilities were taxed with 76 patients. A temporary nur- sery was established in one of the wards in the new wing. Features in this new section of the hospital include several nursing stations, a compact and modern diet kitchen, linen room and patients' lounge and solarium. The move began about 10 a, in. following morning rounds, when nursing students moved and made up beds in the new wards. As each ward was com- pleted, patients were transfer- red. A half hour before lunch time all patients had been made comfortable in their new quarters. Work will now begin on the - older sections emptied by the move. The inside of the 1945 wing will be torn out and com- pletely renovated. All work is expected to be completed by the fall of this year. Rummage Sale Nets over $1200 The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Wingham and District Hospital held its spring rummage sale last Saturday, which was again successful with the usual large number of volunteers helping both Friday and Saturday. Walden Bros. supplied a truck and Jack Alexander auc- tioned off the furniture with the able assistance of Mayor DeWitt Miller. Men's and women's ready- to-wear netted $233 ois- cellarteous articles, $17'2,67; children's clothing, $83.89; hats, $55.00; shoes, $49,05; novelties and china, $98.04; groceries, $35.67; auction sale, $193.95 making a total of $922.23. The tag day held in con- junction with the rummage sale netted 3301.00 from Teeswa- ter, Lucknow, Brussels, Gorrie, Whitechurch, Bluevale, Bel- grave and Wingham. —Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craw- ford, Mrs. J. R. Lloyd, Misses Sara and Margaret MacLean ate tended the Western University graduation exercises on Thurs- day when Carol Blair (Carol Crawford), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Sunday evening was a time of reminiscing for the congre- gation of St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church. Present to take part in recalling former times were Rev. John Congram and Rev, and Mrs. George Mal- colm, all of Hamilton, and a well-filled choir of members of former years from Kincar- dine, Belmore, London, Wing- ham and other places. Rev. G. L. Fish conducted 4 the service. Many who had re- turned for the occasion heard the hand bell choir for the first time, a group of young men led by Gordon Leggett who always perform well. They played two selections. Mr. Congram said that while church members do not put their faith in stones and build- ings, they do become upset when they lose their familiar place of worship. He spoke of his many memories of the old • church which he had attended from childhood to manhood. Mr, Congram said that while the old church of Gothic struc- ture was beautiful, the new building is appropriate for the times. It emphasizes fellow- • ship in its simplicity and bright- ness. He congratulated the congregation for taking on this new responsiblity and said that while the financial aspect will be great, it is perhaps the least of the responsibilities. There is a tendency to make such a beautiful building an idol. The congregation must see that peo- ple do not become attached to just the structure, A church is to make people whole in Christ Jesus. Mrs, Malcolm, the former Margaret Nimmo, said she came here with her family 21 years ago. She has many plea- sant memories of the old church but she likes the new one. Mrs, Malcolm thanked the congre- gation for support through pray- ers and other means when they were in Formosa for six years. Her husband, Rev, Malcolm, said he was happy to be a son- in-law of St. Andrew's. They were married in the old church and Mr. Malcolm recalled that exactly six years ago, after they arrived home from Formo- sa, he helped Dr, Nimmo per- form a baptismal service. He also thanked the congregation • for its support while they were in the mission field. He said St. Andrew's has shown her core cern for people and during her next 100 years will become a 4 Sons of St. Andrew's Speak At Sunday Evening Service TAKES POST AT LONDON STATION Walton McKibbon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McKibbon, who recently graduated from the Ryerson institute of Tech- nology, Toronto, has taken a position with Radio Station CKSL, London, as a trainee in the advertising sales depart- Merit, The Riverside Parks Board met on Monday evening and completed plans for its sum- mer development program. Chairman Harry McArthur said that work will be proceed- ed with to clean up the park area which is upstream from the new Hanna Memorial bridge. Shoreline improvements will be made in the same area and a small protected docking area will be built for boats, Mowbray Construction, who are building the new bridge, will do the work when equip- ment is available and weather conditions permit, probably ever, the building without pee- vice,. 4.1101.01 tttt tttttt 1110140fffiff.tif I ttttttttttttttt tttttttttttttt I„ bp ,,,,n A tttttttt tttt WWI ttttttttt I Park Board Makes Plans For Upstream Improvements Former Minister Returns For Anniversary Service Over Ppilars 0 Thursday was moving day for many patients at Wingham and District Hospital. In an hour and a half about 50 pa- tients were moved into the hos- pital's attractive new wing. Through careful planning the empty wing had sprouted beds, furnishings, equipment and patients and became com- pletely functional as a unit of the hospital. Patients making the move included newborn infants, ob-