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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-06-09, Page 17ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian HARRY HASTIE, who has been driving school buses for the past 20 years, is re- tiring. He is seen beside the bus at WDHS as students load up on one of his last trips. A Harry Hastie Night is being held in Gorrie on June 18th when all students, former students who were his passengers, parents and friends will gather at the Gorrie Hail in his honor. —Advance-Times Photo. Hospital Board Approves Plan • For Ventilating Laundry Area the Kiwanis Club of West Tor- onto. The following article appeared in the May 30 edi- tion of Kiwanigratn, the club's newsletter: "Jim, the popular and ef- ficient principal of Bloor Col- legiate Institute is retiring from teaching at the end of June af- ter 43 years of service to the Veterans' Memorial Dedicated Sunday I. Over two hundred people gathered at the Wingham Cem- etery on Sunday afternoon when a new memorial was dedicated, honoring those who served in two world wars and either gave their lives then or have passed on since the end of hostilities. Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion, Wingham, was i n charge of the service. Music was supplied by the Salvation Army Bands of Wingham and Listowel. Parading to the new memor- ial besides members of the Leg- ion were a troop of Boy Scouts and Cubs, members of the 1,0. O.F. and the Rebekah Lodge. The guard of honor was supplied by the 99th Battery, 21st Field Regiment, RCA (M). Legion President Willis Hall was master of ceremonies and in his remarks he said he hoped that there would be an annual decoration day at the memorial which would in the future be attended by a similar fine turn- out of citizens. Capt. Albert Ferris of the Salvation Army, WinghaM, read the Scripture and offered prayer. Rev, Gordon L. Fish, pastor of St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, gave the ad- dress and the memorial and plot were dedicated by Rev. Cecil Jardine of the Wingham United Church, Wilford Caslick of the T.O. 0.F. read the charge and pray- er was led by William Bain. The list of names of those for whom the memorial was erected was read by Harvey Aitchison, Noble Grand of the 1.0.0.F.; Mrs. Lola Sander- son, Noble Grand, Rebekah Lodge; DeWitt Miller, padre, Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion; and Mrs. Keith Mc- Laughlin, president of the Leg- ion Auxiliary. Following the reading of the names, the guard of honor fired three volleys and the Last Post and Reveille were sounded. Rev, Mooney, parish priest of Sac., red Heart R.C. Church, Wing- ham gave the benediction. ncioEime FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 16, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. H.S. Board Studies Details Of Cafeteria Catering Offer Hearings in Toronto before the Ontario Labor Relations Board have been set for today (Thursday) into an application by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer- ica for certification as the bar- gaining agent for employees of Lloyd-Truax Limited in Walker- ton and Wingham. Tom Harkness of London, business agent for the union, stated that well over the re- quired 55% of employees of the firm have been signed up in favor of certification. There are about 220 employees in total. The Labor Relations Act pro- VideS that where there is no bargaining agent and a union has signed up 55% of the work- ers, Certification may be grant.. ed without a Vote. A variety of decisions, chief. ly in relation to the new build- ing program, faced the mem- bers of the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital Board at their regular meeting on Thursday evening. Chairman R. B. Cous- ins of Brussels presided and wel- comed the new board member, Alton B. Adams. E. E. Walker, the chairman of the board's property commit- THANKS GIRLS-- Members of the Juvenile Girls' ball team showed up at the ball park a week ago, arm- ed with rakes, and made short work of the litter and excess stones. They did a dandy job and didn't even complain about blistered hands and aching backs. 0--0--0 AND THE SAME GIRLS-- Are in dire need of funds to buy ball pants. Their manager supplied sweaters and socks last season and they are anxious to have a complete uniform. They are selling tickets on a transistor radio to raise the money and must clear about $75.00 to outfit the team, so don't turn these energetic young lassies down when they ap- proach you. 0-0-0 HARD ON TEMPERS-- Families with kids in both high school and public school may be faced with some grip- ing when the senior gang are finished school and the young fry have to keep plugging away until the end of the month. We don't hear too many complaints from the mothers, however. 0--0--0 SOME CULVERT-- The culvert which has been constructed by Mowbray Con- struction as part of the Hanna Memorial Bridge contract is a very imposing structure. It is designed to take care of any flow in the rivet which cannot pass under the bridge, The De- partment of Highways designers, we hope, are pessimists for if the culvert is ever full of water half the town will be flooded out as its top is considetably higher than the Howson Dan. problems have been encounter- ed, notably lack of screens on the windows and thus an incon- venience for patients from mos- quitos and insects entering dur- ing hot weather. She also said that the air exchange in the new wing required re-adjust- ment and that the staff and pa- tients had found the new quar- ters very hot. However, it was expected that the ventilating system would be adjusted to take care of the heat problem. The administrator said that already considerable benefit Please Turn to Page Three Three Hurt in Car Accident Three people were injured on Sunday when cars driven by Grant Wilton and Wallace Rich- ardson collided head-on at the crest of a hill on County Road No. 7, two miles east of No. 4 Highway. Mrs. May Richardson, 69, of R.R. 2, Wingham, was ad- mitted to the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital with facial lacer- ations. Her condition was re- ported as satisfactory. A passenger in the same car, Mrs. Jean Moore, suffered shock and bruises, but was not hos- pitalized, Miss Jean Wilton, 61, of R. R. 1, Wingham, a passenger with her brother, was hospital- ized for the treatment of lacer- ations to her face and knee. The accident was investigat- ed by Provincial Constable Ron Bell. Gift Designated For Child Care At the meeting of the direc- tors of the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital on Thursday eve- ning the administrator, Mrs. I. E. Money, reported that a bequest of $500 had been re- ceived from the estate of the late Miss Maude Potter, a for- trier patient at the hospital. The money was ear-marked for use in the pediatric or child care division. She Said that some children's wheel chairs will be purchased and the bale ance used for equipment in the thlIdien'S ward. Heavy Rain. Swamps Steam Pile Driver A cloudburst on Monday af- ternoon sent torrents of water racing down the streets of Wing- ham about 4.00 p.m. in one of the heaviest rains of the sea- son. Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority officials at Wrox- eter reported that a rain gauge in that community showed 1.08 inches of rain fell in the 24- hour period ending 9,00 a.m. Tuesday. The dam at Gorrie was topped with high water and the park immediately below the dam flooded. Several flash- boards were swept out at the Wroxeter dam. At Wingham the increased flow did not cause any damage as both ponds are drained at present and the new spillway at the Howson Dam was taking care of the higher flow with no effort. By Tuesday afternoon, the river at Wingham was rising rapidly. Between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. water had risen more than a foot, halting construc- tion at the Hanna Memorial Bridge when a small coffer dam was washed out. A steam-driven pile driver was caught in the flow and couldn't be moved. Water rose to the floor of the cab. Heavy rains last week left the ground fairly well soaked so that the rain this week had a high rate of runoff. This rate was aggravated by the amount of rain which fell in a very short time on Monday afternoon. Lions to Help Financially on Town Brochure Zone Chairman Lion Bill Conron reported on the District A convention held in London when the Wingham Lions met at the Queens Hotel, Tuesday evening. Lion Ken Waines of Owen Sound was elected district governor. Lion Bill Conron is the newly-appointed deputy district governor. Lions Inter- national will be held in New York City, July 6-9. A letter of thanks for the generous donation to the Red Shield Appeal was received from Capt. A. Ferris. Don Kennedy, chairman of the Wingham Municipal Devel- opment Board of the Town of Wingham, was the guest speak- er. He brought the club up to date on developments and pre- sented the contemplated town brochure. Approval was given for the club to assist financially in preparing and printing the brochure, in conjunction with the other service clubs in town. A town canvass will be made to sell tickets on a colored TV set June 20 and 21, and the draw will be made at Ladies' Night, June 29. The new of- ficers will also be installed at that meeting. There were no major de- cisions at the monthly meeting of the Wingham District High School Board last Thursday eve- ning. Business was confined to the routine passing of accounts, minutes and other normal af- fairs. Leslie Fortune, chairman of the finance and insurance com- mittee reported on quotations for insurance on the school and contents and recommended that the insurance again be placed with the Frank Cowan Company, After listening to A. G. Eth- erington of the Beaver Food Service Ltd. the board decided to have the firm make a formal proposal in, regard to a cafeter- ia catering service which was offered. This will be studied at a later date by the cafeteria committee. Jamieson Pettapiece, Kin- loss representative on the board, was named acting chairman. Chairman Dr. W. A. McKib- bon has been seriously ill for the past month. He wrote the board stating that he was re- questing the Public School Board to relieve him of his duties. He is appointed to the high school board by that body, However the high school group took no action on the letter, as there had been no notification from the Public School Board that the doctor's resignationhad been accepted. Chairman of the important Jim Wylie, a former Turn- berry Township resident, will retire the end of the month as principal of Bloor Collegiate Institute at Toronto. J. B. Wylie attended Powell's School as a boy, then Gorrie School, Wroxeter Continuation and Harriston High School. He graduated from Queen's Univer- sity with an Honours degree in biology and chemistry. Mr. Wylie taught in Rose- dale Public School, Riverdale Collegiate, and for the past 16 years has been at Bloor Colleg- iate, In 1960 he had the plea- sure of addressing the graduat- ing class of Wingham District High School, A dinner was held at Bloor Collegiate Institute for Mr. and Mrs. Wylie on May 28. In ad- dition to the unveiling of a large portrait of Mr. Wylie which will hang in the auditor- ium of the school, parents, for- met students and staff members raised $2, 000 for a scholarship to be used for needy students, as a tribute to the retiring prin- cipal. Mr. Wylie is a member of transportation committee, Ross McRae, stated that a meeting would be held shortly with the operators and the committee. He also recommended that some thought should be given to a meeting with representa- Youth Injured in Motorbike Spill Alex Blair, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Blair of R.R. 1, Belgrave, is confined to Victoria Hospital, Lorfdon, following a motorcycle acci- dent on Saturday evening. Don- ald Vincent, also 17 and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vin- cent, R. R. 1, Belgrave, who was hurt in the same accident, was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital for abrasions to his leg, but was released the following day. The two boys were riding their motorcycles about three miles south of Wingham when their attention was apparently distracted by a rabbit and the machines sideswiped, throwing both riders to the road. Alex Blair was admitted to hospital here and then taken to Victoria Hospital, where he underwent an operation for re- moval of a portion of one kid- ney. The accident was investiga- ted by Provincial Constable 0. Whitfield. tives from the Lucknow Board in regard to transportation prob- lems that will arise when the two districts are amalgamated. Principal F. E. Madill re- ported that average daily at- tendance during May had been 857 students. He went on to say that three orientation nights for Grade VIII pupils had been very successful. He thanked the board members who had par- ticipated. He said that Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hemingway have express- ed a desire to set up an annual scholarship in memory of Linda Mahood. The award will be for standing in Grade XIII Eng- lish. Mr. Madill told the board that he and the shop director, Mr. Beard, had visited the ar- chitect's office in Hamilton and had discussed layouts for the new shops. Some changes in shop locations are necessary to have adequate square footage in the shops. He reported that lit- tle work has been done on plan- ning for the office or library. However he showed the board rough plans, which he had brought back, indicating the general idea of the arrangement of the proposed school edition. A mechanical drafting teach. er has been engaged, Mr. Ma- dill said. The board accepted with re- gret the resignations of J. M. Palmer, Wm. A. Higgins, Mrs. M. Chopin and A. J. Camp- bell. Toronto Board of Education and the youth of our city. There were many Kiwanians present at Bloor St. Collegiate last Sat- urday to witness the event. "In the afternoon the staff of Bloor gathered in the cafe- teria at the school for a fine meal, which was followed by speeches and a presentation to Jim and Mildred. Jim, in his own special way, spoke of his years of reaching in Toronto, recalling many incidents, some humorous, some pathetic, all very worthwhile. "In the evening the public was invited to be present in the school auditorium, when furth- er tribute was paid and many fine gifts were bestowed upon this popular couple. A large portrait of Jim, in color, was unveiled, which will have a place of honor in the main auditorium of Bloor St. Col- legiate. "Jim and Mildred plea a trip to Europe before the summer is over. The etaire club wishes both Jim and Mildred Wylie many years of happy retire- ment." tee, reported that several items previously brought to the atten- tion of the board are still under study as to costs and need. They included the possibility of purchasing new compressors for some of the kitchen refrigera- tion equipment; new ovens for the kitchen stoves and equip- ment for the morgue. Final figures are still to come for the rebuilding of the old elevator. Mr. Walker also reported that something must be done to improve working conditions in the laundry, where tempera- tures in summer weather some- times reach 110 degrees. Heat from the washing machines and dryers, coupled with accumula- ted heat from the boiler room directly beneath the laundry, creates a serious problem. The property committee recom- mended that costs be secured on an adequate ventillating system which would exhaust the excess heat through the roof. In accepting the report the board authorized the property committee to proceed with the necessary study and to purchase the required equipment. BUILDING PROGRESS Mrs. I. E. Money, hospital administrator, said that pa- tients from the 1945 wing have all been moved into the new section of the building. Some Carpenters' Union Seeks Certification $2,000 Scholarship as Tribute To Retiring School Principal