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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-09-22, Page 1ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The l'ede4triltri 11(Ctmi atilt Winghant, Ontario, Thursday, Sept, 22, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents, Wallpaper ShopSold To Murray Gerrie Start Survey to Examine Need For Rental Housing in Wingham TAINT TRUE-- There was an erroneous re- port at the week-end that the Belgrave Midgets had won the Ontario O.A.S,A. champion, ship, Though the prospects look promising they still have a cou- ple of teams to defeat. 0-0.-0 VERY SHARP-- The six gals at the Toronto- Dominion Bank are looking very attractive in their new uniforms -- navy blue tunics and grey skirts. 0--0--0 GETS CONTRACT-- The G. A. Gibson construc- tion company of Wroxeter has been awarded the contract for removal of a bridge in Green- ock Township which collapsed a few months ago. Gibson's will also construct the new span. 0--0--0 SEE YOU AT TILE FAIR-- Big event of the week takes place in Teeswater on Saturday when Canada's largest rural fair will attract its usual out-size crowd. The time it takes to unravel government red tape led to a meeting of the Wingham Dis- trict High School Board, the Lucknow District High School Board and the public school boards of Lucknow and Kinloss, at the Lucknow high school on Monday night. L. D. H. S. Board Chairman William Hunter was chairman. Reason for the meeting was an expected delay in the com- pletion of the new addition to the Wingham high school to The Wallpaper Shop, owned and operated by Elmer Wilkin- son for over forty years, has been purchased by Murray Ger- rie, The new owner takes over October 1st. Mr. Gerrie, who has been associated with Red Front Groc- ery for the past eleven years, will leave that firm to take charge of his new business. Elmer Wilkinson began his work in Wingham as a painter and decorator in 1922, opening the Wallpaper Shop in its pres- ent location three or four years later. He purchased the Greg- ory Building, of which the store is a part, becoming the second owner of the property. The original owner, Mr. Greg- accommodate secondary school pupils from both the Lucknow and Wingham districts when the two areas are amalgamated at the first of next year. Building committee chair- man Ross MacRae told themeer- ing that building plans have been sent to Toronto for review and word was received that the Department of Education has forwarded them to Ottawa for sanction from the federal au- thorities, It is anticipated that it will take at least six weeks ory, received his deed from the Crown in the early years of settlement here. Over the years Mr. Wilkin- son built up an excellent busi- ness, due in large measure to his own excellent taste and ad- vice in home decorating, The firm handles painting and in- terior decorating work and the store is stocked with wallpapers, Paints. floor coverings, etc. The new owner plans to add some additional lines, includ- ing drapery. It is unlikely that Mr, Wil- kinson will become completely retired. During the past ten years he has erected several apartment buildings in town which keep him fairly busy. for the federal approval to come through. The architects, he said, are of the opinion that it will not be possible to com- plete plans and call for tenders before mid-March. As a result, Mr. MacRae ex- plained, it appears obvious that it is not possible to complete a $2, 500, 000 building program between March and September of 1967. The high school authorities then requested permission from the two public school boards for Book Printed 250 Years Ago A couple of weeks ago we mentioned two 100-year-old books which were brought to our office, Since that time we have seen an edition published 251 years ago, presently owned by Rev. C. F. Johnson. "A Defence of the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England" was first written in Latin " for the use of foreigners" by William Nichols, D, D. He later translated it into English. The copy Mr. Johnson has was printed in 1715. The book is precisely what the title sug- gests and the explanation on the title page states, " contain- ing objections of dissenters, fairly represented from their own celebrated writers -- And fully answered from Scripture, the Primitive Fathers, and our own Pious and Learned Reform- ers -- With an introduction giving the succinct history of the separation through the sev- eral reigns of our Kings and Queens." the use of the Lucknow building for another year. The various boards agreed that the Lucknow schools be turned over to the Lucknow-Kinloss board when it is formed next year. After considerable amicable discussion by the four groups, a motion was passed by the ele- mentary boards approving the use by the amalgamated high school districts of the Lucknow high school building until June of 1968. The view was expressed by a number of the members that it would be very difficult to at- tempt to move in mid-term if the Wingham facilities were completed during the year. The Ontario Housing Corpor- ation, at the request of the Coun- cil of the Town of Wingham is conducting a survey to deter- mine the need and demand for public rental housing in the mu- nicipality. This proposed housing would accommodate either families or senior citizens who are either living or working in Wingham and whose present accommoda- tion is inadequate in some sig- nificant way. In the case of families, the housing accom- modation would probably be two-storey in row or semi-de- tached design. The size of the units would vary according to the needs of the community but they could have as many as four or five bedrooms. Rents would be geared to the total family income regardless of the size of the accommodation. The rent charged would include service charges for heat, hot and cold water, stove and refrigerator. Minimum rent for families would be $50 per month. Senior citizens would prob- ably be accommodated in a small apartment, similar to the existing senior citizens' build- ing, but consideration will be given to one-storey structures which eliminate stairways. For couples, the apartments would consist of a living room, bed- room, bathroom and kitchen equipped with a stove and re- frigerator; for single persons, a bed-sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. As in the family units, the rent will be geared to income, but, in this ease, the minimum rent would be $40 per month including the above services, The major portion of the present survey is concerned with identifying families who are now living in inadequate ac- commodation and who would like to rent a public housing unit. Within the next few days most of the tenants living in Wingham will receive a letter Please Turn to Page Two FIRST SECTION Fiery Skies Startle Thousands New Wing at High School Not Likely to Be Completed Until Fall of Next Year THESE UNUSUALLY large tomatoes, held by Barbara Jones, 3, and her sister, Heather, 4, were grown by Arn- old Halliday of Minnie Street. The tomatoes are of the beefsteak variety. One weighed 1 lb. 10-oz,, and the oth- er, 1 lb. 11-oz, The girls are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones.—A-T Photo. Grandstand Seats in This Area for Meteorite Blast Mrs. John Hanna Devoted Life to Unselfish Service Residents of the Wingham area had grandstand seats on Saturday night for a startling -- and at the time totally unex- plainable occurrence. At 8,50 a brilliant white glare suddenly illuminated the whole countryside, making al- most daylight visibility long af- ter sundown. In a few seconds the white light changed to a fiery red glow covering the whole western sky. After the color had died away observers saw a trail of white vapor or smoke high in the night sky due west of the town. EXPLOSION For about three minutes af- ter the first appearance of the flash there was complete sil- ence. Then, without warning there was the crack of a tre- mendous explosion, followed for several seconds by ominous rumblings from the heavens. Naturally enough the watch- ers in this area believed the phenomenon had occurred close by, but within 30 minutes radio reports began to indicate the vast area from which the light was visible. BIG AREA. Telephone calls from as far east as Quebec, west to Chi- cago and beyond, from Ohio and Indiana in the south and Timmins in the north all report- ed the alarm created by the tremendous explosion. The explanation was aired without delay -- the explosion of a giant meteorite heated to white-hot intensity by its pas, sage through the earth's atmos- phere. When all reports were in by the next day it was evident that this section of the country had indeed, been tight at the ring- side, American military at Port Huron had tracked the ap- proach of meteorite oh its radar equipment and reported the main part of the mass had plunged into Lake Huron near Harbor Beach, Mich., which is about 70 miles due west of Wingham. Sudden outbreaks of fire in woodlands near Huntsville and Port Carling lead to the belief that pieces of the meteorite were blown loose and fell in those areas. Similar reports came in from Midland, Ontario and several U.S. points. $100 EACH The hunt is now on for ac- tual material from the meteor- ite. The Canadian government offers $100 each for each of such pieces but the chance of finding one is remote indeed. Two Wingham teen-agers survived an aircraft crash on Sunday evening in dense bush'- land a few miles east of Bervie in Greenoch Township. Ron Hitchings, 19, was unconscious for a time after the forced land- ing and his friend, Shirley Mar- tin, 16, escaped unhurt. Ron, who was piloting the Cessna 150, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry I litchings and Shirley is a daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Martin, R.R. 4, Wingliam, The young people took off from the Wingham airstrip at the Cruikshank farm west of town about 6.15 for a lialf,hour pleasure flight. Ron flitchings, who has about 50 hours' solo time, Said that when he was flying at an elevation of about 1,000 feet the engine of the aircraft failed and he was fore, ed to pick himself a landing Most of the smaller pieces would burn up and vaporize be- fore striking the earth. It is believed that as many as 200,000 meteors flash into the earth's atmosphere every day, but only on rare occasions are they large enough to sur- vive the trip through the air to strike the ground. One famous landing occur- red in Siberia in 1908, when a meteorite estimated at a few hundred tons flattened forests for miles around. In 1947 a. meteorite exploded over a sec- ond area in Siberia, leaving ov- er 200 holes and craters area. There was an open field nearby, but he judged that he had insufficient elevation to make a safe landing in it. Sliding down into a wooded area the wingtip apparently struck a tree and flipped the craft onto its back, coming to rest in the treetops about 20 feet above ground, Fortunate- ly there was no outbreak of fire, though the plane was carrying a 5010 fuel load, Slowly the wreckage slid closer to the ground and some time later Shirley Martin succeeded in extracting herself from her up- side,down position and in un- fastening the seat belt which was holding the pilot in his seat. The pair had to remain in the wrecked plane until dawn, when they made their way to the home of Jack Forsyth and later led a party back to the Reeve Joe Kerr Again Elected to Road Committee Joseph Kerr, Wingham's reeve, who completed a five- year term on the Huron County Road Committee last January, was re-elected to the commit- tee for a three-year term and the balance of this year at a one-day session of County Coun- cil last Friday. Howick Township's new reeve, Harold Robinson was al- so nominated for the post. Vot- ing was 13 for Mr. Robinson and 26 for Mr. Kerr. This is the first time in the history of the council that a for- The alarm was spread on Sunday evening when the rent- ed plane had failed to return to the airstrip and residents of the entire area were asked for in- formation from any person who might have seen the craft com- ing down. At dawn a search by planes from Wingham, Goder- ich, and the Air-Sea Rescue Service at Trenton began a thor- ough search of the section in which the missing plane might have crashed. The air search was called off when a smoke flare from tlie ground party notified the fliers that the plane had been located. The young people appear to have emerged from their fright- ening experience unscathed. The plane, however, didn't fare as well. Efforts will be made to salvage the usable portions Presentation FORDW IC FI—A presentation and dance was held in the hall here on Friday night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. David Inglis, newlyweds. Mrs. Ron McClement read the address and Mrs. Glenn Mar tin presented the couple with a vacuum cleaner and a purse of money, for which Doris and David thanked everyone. mer member of the road com- mittee has been re-elected to the committee in a subsequent year after completing a full term of office. The position on the road committee became vacant whe n Robert Gibson, reeve of Howick, resigned his office to take the position of road superintendent in the township. Hundreds of friends were sad- dened to learn of the death of Mrs. John Hanna on Saturday evening at the Wingham and District Hospital. Mrs. Hanna was taken ill during the previous night as the result of a heart seizure. The former Esther Margaret Campbell, she was born in Grand Rapids, Mich.. a daugh- ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell and later resid- ed at Woodstock, Ontario, where she married Mr. Hanna, She had resided in Wingham ev- er since her marriage. Although Mrs. Hanna was a person who never sought public attention, she had made a host of sincere friends, not only in this community, but through- out Ontario, in the course of many years spent in devoted as- sistance to her late husband. John Fianna represented the con- stituency of Huron-Bruce as a Progressive Conservative mem- ber of the Legislature from 1943 until his death in 1962 and his great success as a public rep- resentative was due in no small part to his wife's unceasing co- operation. Mrs. Hanna always superintended his correspond- ence and looked after the day- to-day detail work involved in his public life. A warm-hearted, generous person, Mrs. Hanna was loved not only by her friends, but more particularly by the many who had served as employees of the Hanna Firm over the years. A devoted member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, she served in the Women's Mis- sionary Society and the Ladies' Aid and was a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Wing• ham Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband and one son, John Campbell Hanna, who died in a tragic motor accident August 28, 1954. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. 0. M. McConkey, of Guelph; a nephew, George R. Allen of Wingham; a great- nephew, William Allen of Osh- awa and a cousin, Mrs, Bert Hall of Toronto. Service was conducted at the R. A, Currie qtr. Son funeral chapel on Tuesday at two o'- clock by Rev. G. L. Fish, min- ister of St. Andrew's, assisted by Rev, George Malcolm of Hamilton, who paid tribute to Mrs. Hanna's life of devoted service. Interment was in the Wingham Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Lloyd, Norman Keating, DeWitt Miller, Barry Wenger, Alex Skinn and Roger West, The flower beaters Were William Walden, Wallace Agar and George Scott. Narrow Escape for Young Couple Light Plane Crashes in Woods Occupants Emerge Uninjured MR. AND MRS. NORMAN WADE marked their golden wedding anniversary in Gorrie last Saturday with a lunch- eon at noon in the parish hall of St. Stephen's Church. —Advance-Times Photo.