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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-09-01, Page 1THESE BOYS HAD a few anxious moments when Robbie Schyff, R. R. 4 Atwood, dropped his rod in the river be- low the dam at Wroxeter. Holding the abutment, Ken Lockwood, Wroxeter, retrieves the rod as Glen Adams, centre, also of Wroxeter, watches. The boys were work- ing for bass which frequent the pool below the dam—A-T. George Galbraith's Horses Take Top Exhibition Awards ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pede...trhin Rev. and Mrs.. G. A. Mitchell Celebrate 50th Anniversary iingb bbance '4ienott *4 Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. FIRST SECTION • George Galbraith of Wing- ham had a string of seven hor- ses to the Canadian National Exhibition and came home with five major awards and a total of two medals and 14 ribbons, his best showing to date. His horses won the champ- ion and grand champion senior stallion classifications and two reserve championships in the same class, plus a silver medal. The grand champion was "Ex- cel Knight" and the reserve champion was "Moray", a for- mer champion, "Sally Galbraith" shown by JUST TESTING?-- There weren't too many peo- ple on the street Friday morn- ing when the burglar alarm went off at Hafermehl's Jewel- lry so there was no panic. Ap- parently Al absent-mindedly set the thing off himself when he was opening up while exchang- ing morning pleasantries with his neighbor, Jim Deneau.Well, at least we know now that the alarm is in excellent working condition. 0--0--0 IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG-- The railway strike has taken its first bite out of The Ad- vance-Times. All papers mail- ed to destinations outside On- tario have to be covered by first class postage, 110 for each pa- per. Perhaps the R. R. workers will refund our losses after they get their 30% pay hike. 0--0--0 AIN'T IT GRAND?-- All those folks whb have complained about cold sum- mers in by-gone years should be happy this year. There has beet: more hot weather during the past three months than we have enjoyed for a long, long time. In fact, the cool days of fall will be quite welcome. George's son Mac, won the first prize in the two-year-old futurity standard bred class. Another animal won third in the same class. George and his family, Jack, Sally and Mac, also showed a string of five horses and captur- ed first prize in the class to win a gold medal. The remainder of the 14 ribbons by the Galbraith entries were won in various other sec- tions for good placing in the mare and colt sections. In previous years Galbraith horses have won the reserve championship at the Exhibition and the grand championship at the Royal Winter Fair The Galbraith entries were all in the breeding line class and the animals were on show all last week. Purse Washed Ashore, Returned GORRIE—Mrs. Glad Edgar was pleasantly surprised to re- ceive a beige leather purse by mail, which she lost in a boat- ing accident at Pointe au Baril in June, 1965, when a small motorboat upset in the channel about a quarter of a mile from the town. Two young girls, Dana Strong, 7 years, of Erie, Pa. and Roberta Lerch, 51, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, found the bag washed up on the beach and turned it in at the desk where they were holidaying. It was sent on to Mrs. Edgar from there. The wallet, scissors, sun glasses, earrings and birth cer- tificate in the bag were all in good condition. A $20.00 bill in the wallet was clear but the five and one dollar bills were very black, but redeemable. Second Game Tonight Win Opener in Semi-Final Series The Wingham Squirts open- ed their W.O.A. A. semi-final, best-of-five series with Brussels on Tuesday night in that village, winning by a score of 19-1. Top hitter for Wingham was Bruce Skinn with 5 hits, follow- ed by Jeff Lockridge with four-- a homer, 2 triples and a single. Tom Lee pitched a fine game allowing only 3 hits and striking out 16. R H E Wingham 318 051 1 19 18 1 Brussels 000 000 1 1 3 4 Wingham, Lee and Lock- ridge. Brussels, Wheeler and Exel. A letter to this paper last week from a number of resi- dents in the Boland Street re- gion typified the problem aris- ing out of the proposed sub-sta- tion to be built in that area. Some time ago the Public Utilities Commission announc- ed that a new station would be built between Boland Street and the CNR tracks, just to the south of a northerly extension of Carling Terrace. The proposal was met with a number of objections from property owners in close prox- imity to the two lots which were purchased by the PUC. The latter organization has ex- plained that the station is necessary to serve the heavy- load customers on the eastern side of the community which include the two schools, the hospital and CKNX. The objections to the sta- tion are based on several points: that it will decrease property values, will present a hazard to children and will create unwel- come noise. This week, in talking to PUC officials, they pointed out that in order to co-operate with the residents of the Boland St. area, the Commission has agreed to move the fence line another six feet north, which will give 18 feet between their fence and the property lines. This 18-foot area, it has been stated, will be used to create a green-belt between the pro- perties and the sub-station. Chairman Pattison, of the P. U.C., said that from a safe- ty aspect the station will not present any undue hazard. The Slow hut certain paralysis of Canadian industry and business began to set in early this week in the wake of the nation-wide strike of railway employees who left their jobs on Friday at noon. Several major industries have already announced lay- offs because of a lack of raw material. Parliament was convened on Monday to deal with the strike situation and by Tuesday eve- ning the first reading of a bill had been completed and had drawn heated comment from not only the union spokesmen but the officials of the two ma- jor railway companies and lead• ers of opposition parties in the Commons. The bill would provide a Huron County's Emergency Measures Organization, which has been in Operation for the past five or six years, will be sharply curtailed as a result of a decision at a special meeting of the County Council on Tues- day evening. EMO Co-ordina- tor, W. Stuart Forbes, who has 'held the post for the past three years, has been relieved of his duties. County Clerk-Treasur- er John G. Berry, will assume direction of the curtailed oper- wage increase of 4% retroactive to January 1st, and an addi- tional 4% retroactive to Julylst. Second reading and a clause- by-clause debate was slated for opening on Wednesday. Spokesmen for the unions have already stated that they will not settle for the govern- ment's proposed terms of agree- tnent. Some have openly stat- ed that ever] though the bill is enacted and becomes law they will not return to work, thus raising the spectre of civil dis- obedience. The presidents of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific have both protested that the bill does not outline in any way the methods by which the rail- way companies will be permit- ation at a salary of $50.00 per month. The council's action came after hearing a report from the EMO committee read by Dep- uty Reeve George Wonch of Clinton. The report recom- mended that the alteration in the EMO plan be retroactive to August 5th, although the sal- aries of Mr. Forbes and his as- sistant will be paid until Sep- tember 30th. Mr. Berry was instructed to Hope for January School Opening William Harris, chairman of the Wingham Public School Board, said that the boardhopes the new wing on the school will be ready for occupancy by ear- ly January. However, Roy Bennett, building committee chairman, pointed out that the building schedule can alter on short no- tice. He said that as an exam- ple, the brickrnakers suddenly went on strike at a time when another 20, 000 bricks are need- ed for the new building. He al- so said the rail strike will have Gathering Facts On Swim Pool Roger West, chairman of the swimming pool committee, said this week that summer holidays have somewhat slowed up planning for the proposed pool in Wingham. However, he stressed that the subject has most certainly not been set aside and that several aspects of the proposed pool are cur- rently under investigation. Mr. West said that he hoped another public meeting could he arranged by the middle of September, at which time a considerable amount of infor- mation will be available for presentation to the public. LONDON SPEAKER Dr. Wm. R. Foster, aca- demic dean and acting presi- dent of London College of Bi- ble Missions will be the speak- er at Wingham Baptist Church on Sunday. Services will be held morn- ing and evening. ted to increase their revenues and thus provide the funds to meet the wage increases. The present proposals of the bill would cost the railways about $50 million a year. Despite the fact that the strike will cost Canadians un- told millions every day, there is every possibility that the work stoppage will be continu- ed for some time, exactly how long no one knows. —Mr. and Mrs. Elwell Web- ster spent the week-end in Ag- incourt with his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Money and played in the McDonald trophy mixed doubles. prepare an Emergency Measures Plan which would meet the re- quirements of the provincial authorities under the Emergen- cy Measures Act. Mr. Wonch stated to coun- cil that the alternative to op- erating the plan on a curtailed basis would be to cease all op- erations, in which case the county would face the neces- sity of returning $6, 000 which has already been spent on EMO activities, provided by the fed- an affect on the construction program if it continues for very long. Commenting on the discol- oration of some of the brick, Mr. Bennett said this problem is under study by the architects and if the bricks do not dry out properly some sections will be replaced. At the present time one section of the brick in the front wall of the school is con- siderably lighter than the rest, which to say the least, does not enhance the appearance of the new building. Rev, and Mrs. G. A. Mit- chell of Bluevale marked their 50th wedding anniversary on Tuesday with receptions in their home in the afternoon and eve- ning. Their home was beauti- fully decorated for the occasion with roses and gladiolas. The table was centred with a tiered wedding cake. The couple was married September 16, 1916 at First Methodist Church, St. Thomas. The late Rev, Robert Harvey was the officiating clergyman. Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Mitchell was head kindergarten teacher in St. Thomas and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright. At the time of her marriage, her father was mayor of St. Thomas and ac- tive in many other branches of politics, church and Masonic interests. Mr. Mitchell, a graduate of Queen's University, Kingston, was ordained into the Presbyter- ian ministry in May 1916. Pre- vious to that he taught school, beginning in Glammis in 1905. eral and provincial govern- ments. Lack of co-ordination be- tween the Huron body and the provincial officials of EMO was cited as a possible reason for failure of the plan. The Goderich EMO office requested Wingham town coun- cil for permission to hold an exercise here some months ago, but action by the local council was shelved when it was learn- ed that extensive changes in EMO direction and planning were imminent. HOLIDAY SERVICE AT POST OFFICE Service will be curtailed at the Wingham post office on Monday as follows: No wicket service. Lock box lobby will be open from 5 p.m. to '7 p.m. Rural routes will not operate. Street letter box col- lection at 5:30 p.m. There will be no mails ar- riving at Wingham on the holi- day but a despatch of mail will be made at '7:00 p.m. Immediately following mar- riage the couple served six years at Rothsay, then Mr. Mitchell accepted a charge at Avondale Presbyterian Church, Tillson- burg, serving through the years of church union. In 1927 he was minister at Dutton. Other charges included Lea- mington, Windsor, Sarnia, Woodstock. lie retired from the charge at Arva in 1958. The couple then went to Appen, coming to Bluevale about 1960. He presently serves the White- church and Bluevale churches. They have one son, Fred- erick, of Truro, N.S. , and six grandchildren. The ladies of Whitechurch catered for the open house on Tuesday afternoon and the la- dies of Bluevale catered in the evening. Many beautiful gifts and floral offerings, telegrams and telephone calls were received. Mr. Mitchell advises he and his wife will move to Truro next June where they intend to enjoy full retirement. Clerk to Become Co-ordinator Huron's EMO Structure Curtailed By Decision of County councillors • Sub-station Site Causing Concern to Property Owners area will be fenced with a high chain-link fence, similar to the old station which is situ- ated next to the swimming pool. He also said that the Commission has spent an extra $1, 000 in order to acquire a "low-hum" transformer in order that the noise will be at a mini- mum. Chairman Pattison pointed out that drainage in the area has been improved and there will be 28 feet of grass between the Carling Terrace entrance to the property and the street. In referring to the letter in last week's issue, the chairman stated the superintendent had been quoted out of context. Mr. Pattison said that the remark, "I couldn't care less", which had been attributed to Mr. Shera in regard to the proxim- ity of the station to the proper- ties in question, was actually made when one of the property owners stated that the problems faced by the owners would be put on the Canadian Press wire service, and that it was in re- gard to this statement that Mr. Shera had made his comment. Just when construction of the station will begin is not known but there has been some sug- gestion that nothing will happen until engineers from Ontario Hydro review the plans. The PUC has brought in some fillto the area and the extension of Carling Terrace has been com- pleted. As far as can be ascertained, it appears that plans call for the equipment to be erected on the south side of the property with the north side to be used for material storage. Parliament Debates Bill Railway Strike Threatens to Strangle Canadian Economy