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---"Win817arn, Ontario, Thersday, June 9 1906
FIRST SECTION Sirigle Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents.
LOADING THEIR gear into the trunk of a
car before leaving on a week-end camping
trip at the Goderich United Church Cub
camp are, left to right, \Hingham Cubs
Terry and Stephen Sallos, Paul Bennett,
Doug Vanderwoude and Richard Lloyd.
FAMILY DINNER MARKS
FIFTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
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Forbes Denies Huron E.M.O.
Will Be Dropped by County
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AIM THE MAIN DRAG.
By The Petlestriee
NAMES NEEDED-*
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Royal Canadian Legion has
compiled an honor roll of for-
mer members, to be read at the
Decoration Day service on Sun-
day. Te make sure the list is
complete, families of deceas-
ed Auxiliary members who are
not absolutely sure the names
are now on the roll, should con-
tact Mrs. David Crothers. The
names must be in by Saturday.
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ALMOST READY--
The new coin-operated car
wash is nearing completion and
should be ready for operation
within a week or ten days. J.C.
McIntyre is the owner,
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SHOW CANCELLED--
The executive of the Wing-
ham Horticultural Society has
announced with regret the can-
cellation of its first flower
show which was slated for Sat-
day of this week. Adverse wea-
ther conditions have prevented
the development of too many
flowers and it was decided that
the blooms which are available
would not make the show suf-
ficiently competitive or inter-
esting.
DOG'S VICTIM IN HOSP.
Rodney White, 13, of Bel-
grave, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond White received extensive
lacerations to the right thigh on
Saturday when he was appar-
ently bitten by a neighbor's
dog. The boy was riding his
bicycle at the time.
Rodney is in Wingham and
District Hospital where his con-
dition is reported as satisfactory.
Police Aid
Hospital in
Poison Case
The hospital has been treat-
ing a number of patients with
injuries to hands, fingers, toes
and feet suffered while making
adjustments to power lawnmow-
ers which have been left run-
ning.
The hospital is most ap-
preciative to the Mount Forest
Police who contacted the Kin-
cardine Provincial Police to
rush a specific medication from
Kincardine Hospital to be used
in the treatment of arsenic poi-
son. This medicine was used
on a child who had eaten " sweet
ant poison" which contains ar-
senic. Two children who have
eaten this substance have been
treated at the hospital within
the past week.
Again, children are allowed
to take poisons in every form-a
lemon oil furniture polish,
adults' tranquilizers, heart tab-
lets, aspirins, etc. Every week
children must be treated for
some type of poison. It is most
fortunate that no deaths have
resulted from these ingested
poisons,
corner of Scott and Minnie;
corner of Patrick and Leopold
and from the town hall. The
pickup will start at 2.30.There
will be chairs at the cemetery.
Anyone without transporta-
tion who cannot be at the
places named as bus stops should,
call David A. Crothers, 357.-
2446 by Saturday, June 11 so
that other arrangements maybe
made.
The Legion and Lodge mem-
bers have made every effort to
make it possible for people to
attend this memorial service
and they anticipate a large
crowd.
Roger West was elected presi-
dent of the western district On-
tario Young Conservatives at
the general meeting in London
on Saturday. The district takes
in from Stratford to Lake Huron
and Wingham to Tillsonburg.
Other officers are Gordon
Walker of London, vice-presi-
dent; John MacNaughton of Ex-
eter, treasurer, and Mrs. John
R. Lloyd of Wingham, secre-
tary.
Amendment of the Criminal
Code to permit lotteries was
supported with the money to go
to hospitals and schools,
A resolution was passed call-
ing for changes in income tax
laws to make mortgage interest
payments up to $1, 000 and mu-
nicipal taxes up to $500 de-
ductible each year.
Delegates passed a final re-
solution advocating intensified
agricultural training programs
at all levels of education, with
special financial incentives to
"help rural youth partake of
this training."
The resolution stated: "The
trend of farming has been to
larger units, which require the
use of complex equipment and
better techniques, and the pre-
vious father-to-son approach to
fanner training is no longer
adequate to teach today's faxen ,
er the skills ha needs."
Advance-Times
Offers Photo
Print Service
Arrangements have been
completed at The Advance-
Times office to provide a fre-
quently-requested service for
the public,
Each week, as news pictures
appear in the paper, we re-
ceive numerous requests for
photo copies of the pictures.
Up to the present we have found
it impossible to provide extra
prints. Under the new arrange-
ment, however, such prints
will be available. The price
will be $1.50 for each 6 x 8
inch print. If desired, larger
prints will be made in the 8 x
10 size at $3.00 per print.
At one time The Advance-
Times was able to turn over
negatives of such pictures so
that those who wished could
have their own prints made,
This is no longer possible be-
cause all negatives are now re-
quired for filing in our office.
Those who wish to purchase
WROXETER—The Wroxeter
Telephone Co. Ltd. voted at
the annual meeting last Thurs-
day to sell to the Wightman
Telephone System of Clifford,
the changeover to take place
October 1.
The Wroxeter company, un-
der the name of Wroxeter Rural
Telephone Co. was formed in
1909 and in 1933 Robert Heth-
erington brought the list of
shareholders up to date and
again in 1962. There are some
400 patrons in the Wroxeter ex-
change.
Present officers are Robert
Searson, president; Leonard
Sanderson, vice-president, and
directors, Kenneth McMichael,
Dean Karn and Arthur Gibson.
The lineman is Allan Adams
and operators are, Mrs. Geo.
Westlake, Mrs. Ross Coates,
Mrs. Everett Cathers and Mrs.
Allan Adams of Wroxeter and
Mrs. Blake McMillan and Miss
Kaye Nichol, Gerrie.
The Wightman company will
also take over the Howick Mu-
Fly West for
50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Fingland
left Melton by plane on Thurs-
day for Vancouver where they
will visit Mrs. Fingland's cou-
sin, Mrs. A. Taylor, They
were accompanied to Melton by
Mr. and Mrs. Harold France.
The trip was planned in cele-
bration of Mr. and Mrs. Fing-
land's golden wedding anniver-
sary on June 3. Their many
friends wish them many more
years of health and happiness.
prints are reminded, however,
that not all photos which ap-
pear in the paper are taken by
Advance-Times staff photogra-
phers. Prints will be available
only from those pictures which
carry the A-T credit line at the
end of the captions below the
photos.
If photo prints are to be pure
chased the order must be plac-
ed within two weeks after pub-
lication of the pictures in the
paper and the required prints
will be made within one week.
nicipal Telephone System. The
shareholders voted 53 to 3 for
the sale at a meeting on Wed-
nesday of last week.
Ray G. Wightman of Clif-
ford, manager of the Wight-
man company, has reported
that the two systems will be
converted to dial by the end of
1968 at a cost of $300, 000. The
main exchange at Clifford will
not be converted until 1970.
Exchanges at Neustadt and Ay-
ton changed to dial two years
ago.
The dial exchange building
to serve the Howick and Wrox-
eter exchanges, which include
Fordwich, Wroxeter and Gorrie
will be built at Gerrie.
The Wightman Telephone
System, formed in 1909 by
Robert Wightman, grandfather
of the present manager, will
have 2,000 subscribers after the
takeover in October. The sys-
tem bought the Bell Telephone
exchanges at Ayton and Neue
stadt in 1930,
sponsibility of making the de-
cisions, He requested council
to give consideration to a fall
exercise.
Various councillors express»
ed the opinion that the plan is
a waste of time. Others thought
that there has never been an
emergency in the county that
demanded this type of organiza-
tion and fires and floods have
been handled adequately on a
local basis.
Mr. Forbes said it is true
most people are not interested
in disaster plans until they are
needed and that a little prepar-
ation is well worth the effort.
E.M.O. is interested in aiding
in the small emergency as well
as in a wide-spread disaster.
He said the E.M.O. has
made it possible for communi-
rather than purchased. Council
backed the motion.
A motion was passed by the
council to request the two drive-
in stands to close at 1,00 a. m.
There have been complaints
from residents in the area about
the stands being open until late
hours.
Councillor Wild reported a
few complaints about wet base-
ments during the heavy rains
Monday evening, but other
than that, all is going accord-
ing to plan in the Public Works
Department. He said sidewalk
repairs will be made on Jose-
phine and Victoria Streets.
Deputy Reeve Alexander re-
ported that the fire department's
tanker had burned out a motor
and this had been replaced and
other repairs made to the truck.
Council passed a resolution
ties to have auxiliary police-
men and it may b,e possible to
set up auxiliary firemen. In
Huron County the organization
is costing 25 cents per capita,
and the costs are subsidized to
the extent of 90 per cent. We
get a lot of service for a very
small outlay, he said.
Mayor Miller wanted to know
who would be involved in the
proposed exercise, and Mr.
Forbes presented him with a
book outlining the program and
those in charge. He said the
exercise would give direction
and show what can be done. It
would provide those charged
with responsibility an oppor-
tunity to test the plans.
Alter further discussion Coun-
cil deferred making a decision
until the July meeting.
A-T Photo
Mrs. Elliott is the former
Elizabeth Magee, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Magee. Mr. Elliott's parents
were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. El-
liott, Bluevale Road.
The couple was married at
the home of the bride's parents,
also of the Bluevale Road, June
7, 1911.
They lived in Durham fol-
lowing their marriage where he
was employed by the CNR, Lac-
er they returned to Wingham
and Mr. Elliott was CNR fore-
man here for 25 years. He re-
tired in 1950 after 40 years with
the railway.
Moses Brown, owner of the
old factory building on Alfred
Street, visited town council on
Monday night and asked for
consideration in regard to his
taxes on the factory property.
He claimed he had not receiv-
ed his rebate on taxes for va-
cancy and that the assessment is
too high.
Mr. Brown said that whenhe
was in Wingham previously and
tried to get information regard-
ing his assessment, he had been
given "the brush-off' by the
assessor and others. His com-
plaints lasted for nearly one
hour, during which time Coun-
cillor Bateson said he had sat
on the Court of Revision last
year, and felt Mr. Brown was
taking up an unnecessary
amount of council's time.
The irrate ratepayer was
given no satisfaction by council
as to its plans in regard to the
assessment other than that the
Mayor said it would be discuss-
ed at the next council meeting.
Councillor Mrs. Roy Bennett
suggested the answer to the tax
problem would be simple if Mr.
Brown tore the old building
down,
Before leaving Mr. Brown
said all he asked from council
was fair treatment.
Assessor Jack Reavie said the
building was now assessed at
wrecking value and this could
not be made any lower.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Department of High-
ways informed council by let-
ter that the service road to be
built in front of properties at
the easterly outskirts of town
will cost an estimated $3,264,
which will be subject to the
usual subsidy.
A letter from the Ontario
Housing Corporation stated an-
other survey for low-rental
housing would be made at
council's request. The proper
resolutions were passed by
council.
The final by-law authoriz-
ing the sale of $40, 000 worth
of debentures for the new Han-
na Memorial Bridge was read
and passed.
POLICE RADIO
Councillor Bud Cruickshank
told council that if a two-way
police radio network is set up
in the county, Lou Palmer
would be willing to man the
base station at his home for
$60.00 pet month. He moved
that council join the network if
the plan proceeds and that the
necessary equipment be leased
Stuart Forbes, emergency
Measures officer for Huron Coun-
ty, told Wingham Council on
Monday evening that published
rumors to the effect that the
Emergency Measures Organiza-
tion is to be dropped by the
county are not correct. He said
be had a meeting with the
county committee recently and
there was no intention of dis-
banding the program.
Mr. Forbes was addressing
council in regard to a proposed
E. M. 0. exercise for the Wing-
ham area. Council had been
asked to approve an exercise
earlier in the spring and had
turned it down. Mr. Forbes
outlined his reasons for wanting
to have the plan put into effect
and said that in case of an em-
ergency it would be elected of-
ficials who would bear the re-
A plot and memorial to all
veterans who paid the supreme
sacrifice will be dedicated by
Branch 180, Royal Canadian
Legion on Sunday afternoon at
the annual Decoration Day ser-
vice at the cemetery, sponsor-
ed by the Legion and the LOOF
Lodge. The service will start
at three o'clock.
All people of Wingham and
district are invited to attend.
For adults without transporta-
tion bus service has been ar-
ranged. Pick-up will be from
five locations, CKNX, corner
of John and Carling Terrace;
corner of Albert and Josephine;
Legion Will Provide Bus
• Service for Decoration Day
Roger West Heads
Western Dist. YPC's
Howick, WroxeterTelephone
Companies Sold to Clifford
A family dinner and social
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Miller Davis on Saturday
marked the 55th wedding an-
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Elliott.
All members of their family
were present: Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Elliott, Brad and Randy,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Elliott,
Karen and Douglas, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Elliott, Airnajane
and Sally Lou, Mr. and Mrs,
Bill Elliott and Linda, and Mr.
and Mrs. Davis, all of Wing-
ham, and Mrs. Dorothy Ryan,
Cathy and Gregory of Toronto,
Gordon Waple of Toronto was
also present for the occasion.
Seeks Tax Cons
i
deration for
Vacant Industrial Property
approving the proposed addi-
tion to the high school and the
necessary debentures.
$396, 000 in building per-
mits were approved which in-
clude the public school addi-
tion, the new car wash and two
new houses.
A motion was approved in-
structing the clerk to issue war-
rants for the tax sale of proper-
ties now three years in arrears.
Donald Kennedy, chairman
of the Municipal Development
Board, attended council and
requested financial backing for
the publication of a brochure to
be used at the International
Plowing Match this fall. Coun-
cil granted his request after re-
viewing the artwork and layout
for the proposal and also en-
dorsed setting up a display at
the Match.