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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-12-22, Page 1THREE OF THE FOUR sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hew- itt, aged 12 to 4, peek through the kitchen window of the Turnberry farm home and watch in awe as their father's barn goes up in flames. The blaze occurred about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.—A-T Photo. WILBERT HEWITT of the B Line of Turnberry Township suffered a big loss early Wednesday when his barn and 30 head of cattle and implements were destroyed by fire. He was in the barn when the fire started and said he did not know what caused it and that "It seemed to go off like a bomb,"—A-T Photo, ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedertrian Twenty nursing assistants at the Wingham and District Hos- t pital reached an important pla- teau in the training program on Friday at the capping ceremony held at the auditorium at the Nurses Training Centre. Chair- man of the event was Mrs. I.E. Morrey, administrator of the • Wingham and District Hospital, who spoke to the gathering of family and friends, as well as to the nursing assistants them- selves. In her address, Mrs. Morrey stressed the need for continued hard work and study as well as conditioning to the rigid disci- pline of the nurses' work. "Pa- tient before self", a motto of the nursing profession, calls for , It • ( , of *A, oo o —1 • •••• • • • • • m .."Vii ingbant AbbanctaZinto WRONG DAY-- Announcing the intended meeting of folks interested in the formation of a Little Thea- tre group, we mistakenly said the gathering would be held on a Monday. Correct date is Tuesday, Jan. 10th, 0--0--0 STRANGE MIXTURE-- Motorists who drive the con- cessions and sideroads have been experiencing a peculiar combination of hazards. Many of the roads are treacherously icy, while visibility is clouded with dust from the spots not ic- ed over. 0--0--0 LONG WEEK-END-- Stores will remain open Thursday and Friday evenings this week until 10, and will t, close at six o'clock on Satur- day. Christmas Eve. Stores in town will remain closed all day Monday and Tuesday and will be open All day on Wednesday. They will remain closed on Monday, Ian, 2. ZwanuffEintit great personal sacrifice and a true dedication, she said. Performing the actual cap- ping ceremony were Mrs. W.E. Fielding, director of the Nurs- ing Assistants' Course, and Mrs. Lloyd Ellacott, clinical super- visor. Mrs. Morrey then led the girls in the Nursing Assist- ants' Pledge, repeated in uni- son, which stresses the disci- pline, responsibility and privi- lege of the nursing service. Director of nursing, Miss Zina Hopwood spoke to the girls offering them praise for conduct of their duties in the past and encouragement for the future. Greetings and congratu- lations were also offered by Miss Wilson, president of the Four escape serious injury Two men received minor injuries and two others were on- ly shaken up as the result of a single car accident early Friday morning, which pretty well wrecked the vehicle. Bruce Machan of Wingham was driving north on No. 4 Highway a couple of miles this side of Clinton when his car went out of control and rolled over several times in the ditch. Police estimate damage to the car at $1, 600. The mishap occurred about 2.80 a,m. Fri- day. Mr. Machan received lacer- ations to the skull and contus- ions to the lower jaw. A pas- senger, Byron Parker of Kitch- ener, had lacerations to the right eyebrow, upper neck and hand: They were treated at the Clinton Hospital by Dr. Newland and released. Two other passengers, Brent David- son of Wingham and James How- son of Blyth were not injured. Provincial Police Constable Gordon Lantz of the Goderich detachment investigated. Graduate Nurses and Miss Schyff, president of the Registered Nurs- ing Assistants. Each girl taking part in the capping was the recipient of a Gideon Bible and their first scissors, an important tool in the nursing profession. Making the presentation of Gideon Bi- bles was Mrs. B. N. Corrin as- sisted by Mrs. William Hender- son. The scissors for the girls were presented by Miss Edna Carr, assistant director of nurs- ing at the hospital. Following the capping cere- mony, families and friends of the girls were invited to join them for a friendly luncheon. The girls receiving their caps in the ceremony were Ly- la Bushell, Kincardine; Joan Dunbar, Millbank; Deanna For- rest, Kippen; Helen Forster, Lucknow; Susan Hamilton, Fer- gus; Linda Hodges, Dungannon; Linda Hopper, Port Elgin; Bet- ty Irvine, Kincardine; Joanne Johns, Owen Sound; Bonnie Lay- cock, Woodford; Jean Mat- thews, Owen Sound; Lynne Mac- Kay, Paisley; Joan McKay, Chatsworth; Joan McTeer, Kin- cardine; Shirley McTeer, Pais- ley; Nancy Schopf, Owen Sound; Sharron Smith, Owen Sound; Dorothy Weber, Water- loo; Jean Wilson, Listowel; Bar- bara Wood, Palmerston. Postal services this week-end There will be no despatch of mail on Sunday, December 25. On Monday, December 26 there will be neither postal ser- vice nor rural delivery but street letter boxes will be cleat- ed at 4 p.m. and mail posted before 6.30 p.m. will be des- patched. Full postal service will re- sume on Tuesday, December 27. FIRST SECTION SECTION Peanut drive was successful In place of the regular De- cember meeting members of the Wingham Lions Club held the annual peanut drive on De- cember 5, 6 and 7. Although the weatherman didn't co-op- erate on the last two nights, a very successful sale was carried out. Most of the peanuts, mix- ed nuts , cashews and choco- late coated varieties were sold. However, if you still would like some for the holiday sea- son, all varieties are avail- able at the stores of Lion Lorne McDonald, Lion Ed Edighoffer, Lion Jack Hayes and at the Canadian Tire Store from Lion Charlie Campbell and Lion Fred McGee. The pre-Centennial dance sponsored by the Wingham Lions will be held on Thursday, December 29 at the Wingham and District High School. Lion- el Thornton's popular band will provide the music. Advance tickets are available from any club member. A lunch counter will be provided. Settlement reached between union and Lloyd-Truax firm Following a meeting at the arena auditorium on Wednes- day morning, members of the United Brotherhood of Carpent- ers and Joiners of America, Local 3054, employed by the Lloyd-Truax Limited, announc- ed a two-year agreement had been reached. T. G. Harkness, organizer for the union, told the Ad- vance-Times on Wednesday that the agreement, reached after several months of nego- tiations, included increases in wages over the next two years totaling from 15 to 45 cents per hour. This, he said, was the first contract entered into with the Lloyd-Truax Com- pany. The agreement also stipu- lates that all employees of the company are required to pay union dues according to the rand formula. Other benifits include a va- cation-with-pay scheme, one week for employees with up to three years' service, two weeks for those with three or more years' service and three weeks for any employees with fifteen or more years' service. Under the agreement, a welfare plan will be put into effect with em- ployees and management shar- ing the costs on an equal basis. Mr. Harkness said the nego- tiations had been very compli- cated because of the 20 some different rates of pay used by the company, which had to be equalized. Employees of the Lloyd- Truax Company voted eighty- eight per cent in favour of striking after six meetings with the Department of Labour had failed to bring about any agree tnent. A large barn and about 30 head of cattle were destroyed in a blaze at the farm of Wil- bert Hewitt on the B-Line of Turnberry early Wednesday morning. Wingham firemen responded but were helpless to save the structure as the fire had gained too much headway by the time the brigade arriv- Mr. Hewitt was bedding down cattle and was in the barn when the outbreak started just after midnight. He said it seemed to go off like a bomb, and spread rapidly. He stated that the blaze seemed to orig- inate in the upper part of the barn, where he had been just a few minutes earlier before re- turning to the stable. There Top honors in the annual bonspiel for the Western Foun- dry trophy went to Murray Rae and his foursome to keep the cup not only in Wingham, but right at the Foundry itself, as the skip and his vice, Dick Le- Van, are members of the com- pany. Phil Lamantia and Jim Parkinson of Toronto were the other two members of the rink. The first place rink wound up with three wins and plus of 13 to edge out Red MacDonald of Wingham who topped the Zurich; Mr. Hunter, Paul Stec- kle, Zurich; Gordon Ratz, Stephen Township; Antoine (Red) Garon, Clinton; Peter Raymond, Exeter; Mrs. W. L. Whyte, Seaforth; James Mc- Allister, Zurich. was no sign of anything being amiss when he was there, The owner said he only had time to get five of his herd of nearly 60 holsteins out of the barn and to kick open the doors before he had to get out him- self. About half the cattle were able to make their own way out of the inferno but 16 cows and about 10 young ani- early draw with a count of three and a plus of four. In second place in the 9.00 o'clock draw was Jack Bowman of Brussels and in third spot, Bill Dobson of Walkerton. Lee Grove of Wingham won the consolation. Coming in behind the Rae rink for second place in the late draw was the rink captain- ed by Don Creed of London and in third place Bill Burley of Brantford. Ace Bateson's four- some won the consolation. The full house saw rinks from Wingham, Brussels, Wal- kerton, Goderich, Toronto, Brantford, Chesley and London entered for the two-draw event. Foundry vice-president, Donald Kennedy, presented the trophy and prizes to the win- ning rinks. mals perished. Neighbors look- ed after the cattle which sur- vived. Also lost was the Hewitt threshing machine and a baler as well as the year's crop of hay, straw and feed. The fire, which could be seen for miles, threatened a nearby driving shed in which there was a 200-gal. gasoline tank, but the firemen were able to save the structure. Mr. Hewitt could not esti- mate his loss but said he had some insurance on the proper- ty. The episode makes for a rather bleak Christmas for the family as there are four young boys ages 12, 11,8 and 6 years. Lucky Bucks prizes drawn Miss Hattie Wiley of Wing- ham was the winner of the $25.00 prize in the draw for Santa's Lucky Bucks on Monday of this week. Other winners, with $10.00 each were; Mrs. Elgin Hogg, R.R. 1, Wingham; Chester Higgins, R. R. 5, Brus- sels; R. Goy, Wingham; Cliff Logan, Belgrave and Beth Cas- lick, R.R. 2, Teeswater. The big final draw takes place on Christmas Eve, when the grand prize will be $50.00 and there will be six $25.00 prizes as well. • WINGHAM FIREMEN were unable to save the large barn of Wilbert Hewitt early Wednesday morning but directed their ef- forts to damping down a nearby driving shed which contained gasoline storage. —Advance-Times Photo. 19 20 nursing assistants-- Trainees receive caps at hospital ceremony Menzies heads Huron Liberals Clinton lawyer E. B. Men- zies last week was re-elected president of the Huron (Ontario) Liberal Association at its an- nual meeting. Others elected: vice-presi- dents, J. K. Hunter, Goderich; Harry Scott, Seaforth; secre- tary, Howard Aitken, Goderich; treasurer, Ivan Forsyth, R. R.2, Kippen; press secretary, A. Y. McLean, Seaforth. Executive committee: Peter Raymond, of Exeter; John Broadford, Seaforth; James Tay- lor, Hensall; John LaPorte, of St. Joseph's; Larry Wheatley, Walton; Mrs. William Cham- bers, Clinton. Candidates' committee: D. G. Murphy, A. M. Harper, both of Goderich; and Harry Strang, Exeter. Delegates to the leadership convention in Toronto Jan. 6- 7: Charles Burgess, R. R. 2, 10011110110001111 000 01 o 011141100 000 • 000 000 oo oo 1100 o 000 o W11101111110 o 111 oo 000 110 0000 100111.011111 ttttttttttt 1 00000000 1 llllllllll 11 lllll 11 lllllllllll llllllllll 01010111011 0000000000000000000000 0011 00000000000 00000000000000000000 11104 000000000000 1 0000000000 001.10 0000000 0.00000T0•000,..0,0,0, Murray Rae rink captures Western Foundry trophy Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. eavy loss in Turnberry barn fire's- cows, calves, crops and machinery JEAN, BARRY and BOB WENGER, ED FIELDING, KAY MURRAY, FRED LEE BETTY KUEHL, DONNA STOBO TED ROWCLIFFE, KEVIN FISHER