HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-10-27, Page 9THIS YOUNG LADY dives through a pile of
clothing with an alacrity which indicates
she may soon become a rapid and efficient
shopper. She is checking bargains, the
profits of which are destined to help in
hospital work.—A-T Photo,
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Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 27, 1966 SECOND SECTION
Ever try to think, let alone
write, when your nose is drip-
' ping like a tap in a tenement,
you are barking up chunks of
(lung, your body is crawling
with hot and cold needles, and
you could fry an egg on your
forehead?
Yep, I've got the flu, Don't
worry, I won't go on about it,
Every virile, red-blooded Cana-
dian knows all about the flu.
But don't expect a sparkling
column this week. Along with
those symptoms, my brain is
about as agile as a basketful of
wet kleenex.
But, by golly, tonight is the
night of the staff party, and I'm
going if it kills me. If this
space is blank next week, with
a black border around it, don't
send flowers. .Just send the
equivalent in cash to my wife.
Flowers aren't much use to a
good-looking widow with two
kids to educate,
And don't grieve or sing sad
songs. Just muse, "Well, he
went the way he always wanted
to go, smelling strong of Dr.
Walker's cough syrup and danc-
ing that he thought was the
Watusi with the smashing
TO take over as playing manag-
er of the Kincardine hockey
club. lie will leave his posi-
tion with Crossett Motors, where
he is a salesman, and join the
staff' of McLennan Motors at
Bervie. Mr. and Mrs. Crewson
and family, expect to move
early next week,
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Marlin Garniss was the scene of
a pretty autumn wedding when
Margaret Lavine, only daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Mc-
Nail, Lucknow, became the
bride of John Edward, eldest son,
of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomp-
son, Bluevale. Rev. Alex Min-
nie performed the ceremony,
young blonde who just joined
the English Department."
But that doesn't solve the
problem of writing this column,
does it? Well, I'm going to
swing in all directions, so, if
you aren't a swinger, you can
stop reading this and turn to
the grocery ads, which are
' about the most exciting and
frustrating reading you can
find these days.
Speaking of which, did you
ever see such prices? I don't
know who is pocketing the loot
— farmer, middle-man or re-
tailer — but they won't even
let you belly up to the meat
counter these days unless you
flash a bar of gold bullion.
Wedding anniversaries. I
bought 20 yellow roses for ray
wife on our twentieth anniver-
sary. She squealed with ecstasy.
MRS. CARL DOUGLAS
Music teacher at WDHS, and
the Glee Clubs provided the
fine selections which audi-
ences at school functions
eagerly await.—Stuckey.
It was very romantic, especially
when I told her I'd paid for
them with a cheque on our
joint account.
But these little romantic ges.
tures really pay off. Three days
later, for no better reason than
that a tap in the bathroom has
been dripping for six weeks,
she yanked thc• fading flowers
out of the vase, beat me around
the face and ears with them,
thorns and all, and hurled the
rosewater over rae. I came up
smelling like a yellow rose and
she came up to the bathroom,
helped me wash off the blood,
and fixed the tap herself.
Teenage girls. S'onvIhnly eni
me a London, tint., paper for
teens. Ono columnist, obviously
a girl, was soun.line 1:fl, in dis-
gust with her sisters This was
her pungent olv,ervation, "To-
day's young female goes koukic'
over something that walks
around in high heels, tight
pants and long locks of hair
hanging to its shoulders. Girls
today are robbed of their sex in
more ways than, one." Ain't she
right?
Strikes. I have always been a
union man, but I am fed up.
right to the ears, with the arro-
gance, the lawlessness, and the
refusal to compromise dis-
played by many unions this
year. How about you?
Leaders. The pereeni‘d i.enne
called "Dump Di e:" is popufar
again. I think he should have
retired, full of years. honors,
and malarkey, Line But I
can't help admiring the old
wolf as the pack tries to drag
him down. Ile is a fighter. and
there aren't many It It.
Advertising. I don't agree
with the speaker, hut I found
the followine,, connm: fr,on a
big advertising man, the inns!
refreshing statement I've read
for many a day:
"The simple truth is that
people don't give a damn about
advertising. They IleVer have
and they never will . People
don't care about advertising.
they care about thingy.
"They care about thities that
make them ham or beautiful
or fat or sober or drunk or
alive or human; things that en,
tertain them, transport (twin,
enrich them, protect them or
profit them. But they don't give
a tuppenny damn about ads."
A melancholy picture of the
human race. Da you agree?
Here goes nothing
The demolition of the original section
of the hospital which is taking place at
the present time ends an era of long SON
vice to the community, centred around
this venerable building. It was just 60
years ago that a group of Wingham doc-
tors and businessmen formed a company
to purchase the building and equip it as
a hospital. Between $5,000 and $6,000
was raised to finance the project.
The white brick home was then
known as the Webster residence and no
doubt was selected because of its size, It
contained 22 rooms and was located in a
quiet section of the town on Carling
Terrace.
It must have required not only fore-
sight, but faith on the part of the original
investors to put their money into what
was then a large hospital in a compara-
tively small community. For years it re-
mained the only hospital in Western On-
tario outside the larger cities,
Dr. J. P. Kennedy was the moving
spirit behind the hospital's growth. As
far back as 1898 he had forseen the need
of this type of service and had establish-
ed a four-bed hospital in rooms over A.
E. Smith's bank on Josephine Street. A
fifth room was used for operations,
As early as 1913 the directors of the
hospital company were facing crowded
conditions and there was talk of a three-
storey addition to the building. How-
ever, aside from some small additions at
the rear of the original Webster residence,
the larger three-storey section did not be-
come a reality for more than 30 years,
when such an addition was erected im-
mediately north of and adjoining the
white brick building in 1946.
The day of the official opening of that
wing was an important occasion in the
All those who attended the Com-
mencement Exercises at the Wingham
District High School on Friday evening
must have been proud, as we were, that
the students of last year's Grade 13 had
succeeded so admirably in their final ex-
aminations. With passes for more than
90% of those who tried, credit must also
be given the school and its teachers, It
might also be added that Grade 13
students in the 1965-66 year faced un-
usually heavy academic burdens because
the Department of Education altered
courses and re-shaped the entire educa-
tional scene. Those who studied algebra
and some of the other traditional mathe-
mat;cs did so with the realization that
they would have no second chances, for
New Math has now replaced the older
sub j ects and they are gone forever.
Some measure of the ambitions of
the graduating class may be realized from
the fact that no less than 31 of these
students are now enrolled in various uni-
versities; 10 have gone on to Teachers'
College; seven have enrolled for training
as registered nurses and 14 have gone
into employment. Forty-eight of a total
of 62 have decided to continue their
Congratulations to the Kinsmen for
at least making the decision that they will
sponsor some sort of public event to
mark Canada's Centennial year, They
have not yet decided what form it will
take, but they are an active group of
young men and there is no doubt that the
outcome will be worthwhile.
It would appear that the Kinsmen are
thinking in general terms of some sort
of celebration, with which we heartily
agree. However, there are other meth-
ods of marking this important year which
we have suggested previously in this
column, which should be undertaken
( though not necessarily by the Kinsmen).
How about placing a suitable plaque in a
properly prepared and improved area on
the site of the home of Wingham's first
settler, Edward Farley? Few of our pre-
sent residents know where that pioneer
home stood and within a decade its lo-
cation will be beyond recall.
We have several times suggested that
an organized tree-planting scheme be de-
life of the district. The Wingham Hospital
had become by long odds the largest and
most important hospital in the entire
area.
Within a short time the 45 beds pro-
vided by the enlarged hospital were in-
adequate to look after all the patients
who sought admission and 10 years later
a second major wing was opened, again
extending northward from the existing
building. Though less important than it
had been in the eariy days, the original
Webster house has continued in full use
until the past month, being occupied by
such important departments as X-ray, ob-
stetrics and operating room.
Now the old building is to be com-
pletely demolished, or at least that part
of it which extended above ground. The
basement is to be capped with a concrete
slab to preserve the electrical and other
service centres located there. There is no
doubt that it was time for the original
building to go. It presented a fire haz-
ard, not only to the patients confined in
that section of the hospital, but to the
entire structure. Those who saw how
rapidly the CKNX building, (originally
the Wingham High School and of about
the same vintage as the Webster build-
ing), was consumed by fire, shuddered at
the consequences which would have re-
suited from a fire in the older section
of the hospital.
However, thank God, no fire ever did
occur so its history is one of 60 years of
unalloyed service to humanity. It seems
regrettable that this final link with our
earlier history must be forever eradicated,
but such is progress, The welfare of the
living is inestimably more important than
our sentiment for the past.
studies.
Neveretheless, a few words of com-
mendation are due those who are not at-
tending schools of higher learning. The
valedictorian, Douglas Elliott, pointed out
in his address, that regardless of where a
high school graduate may find himself
in later years, he should never forget that
he has a responsibility for service and
self-improvement.
As Professor Scott, the guest speaker
of the evening, said, the thing that mat-
ters above all is that a man or woman
should think. The capabilities of the hu-
man mind are beyond even our most
colorful imaginings.
As we looked over this promising
group of students, with all the best years
of their lives before them we realized
anew how completely we must place our
trust upon their young shoulders. We
older people have already proven our-
selves incapable of the tasks we want
them to fulfill . . . the cures for a thous-
and human physical ailments ... the way
to feed the world's hungry from the
plenty we have always wasted . . . the
means of achieving world peace, without
which none shall survive.
veloped to replace the stately trees which
have been so indiscriminately removed
from the streets of our town. As a fore-
runner to this plan of action it would be
only fitting to set up a proper authority
which would have the right and power to
decide which trees should actually be
felled. Not only have the ignorance of
man left some ugly gaps, but the depre-
dations of Dutch elm disease have cre-
ated an urgent need for replacements.
As a third suggestion it would be well
for all citizens of this community to in-
terest themselves and publicly ask for the
completion of the de-silting program at
the Lower Town pOnd. Apparent high
costs have stalled this project for a
couple of years. We can think of no gift
to future generations which would have
more fasting benefits, If the pond is not
cleaned out at once the beautiful Mait-
land will shrink to the proportions of a
meandering stream in a setting of rotten
weeds.
REMINISCING
OCTOBER 1917
Mrs. Wrn. Netterfield re-
turned from the West on Friday
last and will reside with her
daughter, Mrs. August Horn kith
Mrs. Netterfield was for a num-
ber of years a respected resident
of Wingham, and her friends
are glad to welcome her back.
Miss Bonnie Swans and Mr.
Norman Stopehouse of the Spot-
ton Business College, were re-
cently successful in winning the
Zaner Penmanship Diploma.
Another of the old land-
marks of West Wawanosh passed
to her reward on Friday last, in
the person of cleanor Hare, re-
lict of the late William Arm-
strong. She was born in Lis-
burn County, Antrim, Ireland,
80 years ago, and in 1860 she
along with her husband immi-
grated to Canada and settled on
the farm on which she died. Her
husband predeceased her seven-
teen years ago. She is survived
by six children, William on the
homestead, John of Belgrave,
Mrs. Wm. James and Mrs. Wrn.
Nixon, East Wawanosh, Mrs.
W. J. Smith of Morris and Mrs.
W. J. Tisdale of Bowesmount,
N, D.
OCTOBER 1931
Mr. William Isbister, at one
time reeve of Wingham, called
on friends in Goderich on Wed-
nesday afternoon, Mr. Isbister
will celebrate his ninety-first
birthday on October 27. He is
very bright and clear-visioned
for a,man of his years and this
is evidenced by his possession of
a car-driver's permit. He had
driven a ear for the past seven-
teen years.
The girls home garden and
canning club contest winners
are: Belle McTavish, Bluevale
R.R. 1, 1st; 2nd, Nora Farn-
combe, c/o A. Gedeke, Gor-
rie, R. R. 2; 3rd, Lois Fails,
Fordwich; 4th, Evelyn Totten,
Fordwich, R. R. 1; 5th, Ger-
trude Kelly, Wingham, R. R, 2;
6th, Minnie McElwain, Gorrie
R.R. 1; 7th, Mildred Baker,
Gorrie, R. R. I; 8th, Isobel Fos-
ter, Fordwich, R.R. 1,
Mr. C. P. Smith, who for-
merly was manager of the Bank
of Hamilton, and remained as
manager of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce when these banks
merged, will retire next month,
The new manager, Mr. George
Smith of Hamilton, will take
charge about the middle of No-
vember.
OCTOBER 1941
A very enjoyable evening
was spent at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Burke, second
line of Morris, one evening last
week, when neighbours and
friends gathered to give them a
farewell party. Mr. and Mrs.
Burke have for fourteen years
resided on the 2nd and they will
shortly move to town.
Miss Muriel Williams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Williams, a recent graduate of
Toronto East General Hospital,
left on Monday for Moosenee,
James Bay, where she has ac-
cepted a position in the Angli-
can Mission Hospital.
Permission was granted the
Lions' club by the Post Office
Department to erect a public
notice hoard next Gibson's Bak-
ery so that the public would
have a suitable place to place.
lost and found notices, etc.
Winners of the High School
Athletic Meet were Senior boys,
Jim Coulter; runner-up Allan
Williams. Intermediate boys,
George Edgar; runner-up, Nor-
man Higgins. Junior boys, Don
Hoffman; runner-up, Jack Er-
nest, Girls, Senior, Helen Wal-
ker; runner-up, Margaret Con-
nell, Intermediate, Donna Bu-
chanan; runner-up, Ada Brophy.
Junior, Mabel Dunkin; runner-
up, Dorothy Hamilton.
OCTOBER 1952
Gri Monday evening, Oc-
tober 20th, Mr. and Mrs. Rae
Crawford received a pleasant
surprise when neighbours and
friends gathered to honor them
on their 25th wedding anniver-
sary.
Johnny Ctewson, who has
played on the Intermediate hoe-
key team for a number of years
And who has held the first base
position on the Mercury fast-
ball team, is leaving Wingham
Hospital Begins New Era
Year of Great Accomplishment
A First for the Kinsmen
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