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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
Be The Pedestrian
Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents.
Wingham and Calvin Cerson of
Guelph, collided on Josephine
Street near the Hanna Memorial
Bridge. Miss Gibbons was pro-
ceeding north on Josephine St.
when her car was in collision
with the Gerson vehicle which
was pulling off the lot at Bert
Armstrong's service station.
Damage to the Gibbons car was
about $150 while the Cerson
car was damaged to the extent
of about $25, There were no
injuries.
NOVICE TEAM IN
LONDON TOURNAMENT
Wingham Novice hockey
team travelled to London on
Thursday for the Oak Ridge
Acres Optimist hockey tourna-
ment. They were downed 6-0
by Oak Ridge Acres. On Friday
they dropped two games to
Stratford by 5-0 and 3-0 scores.
Each player was awarded a
tournament crest.
KEN BENJAMIN
Wingham's recreation direc-
tor and arena manager, offi-
cially took over his duties
at the first of the year. He
comes to Wingham' from
Listowel, where he has been
active in recreation affairs
for a number of years.
Hospital assumes active role
in district ambulance service
CENTENNIAL BABY—Mary Christine, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Thompson, of Teeswater, was the first baby of
the New Year in Bruce and Huron Counties. She was born
at 1:20 a.m., January 1st, at the Wingham and District
Hospital and weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 ozs. Her mother is
the former Mary Lou Dunlop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vern Dunlop, of Wingham. The newcomer has two sis-
ters, Gail 5 years and Sandra 3.—A-T Photo.
BRUCE MacDONALD was installed as worshipful master
of Wingham Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 186 on Tuesday even-
ing of this week. He succeeds Fred McGee, who held the
post during 1966,—A-T Photo.
J. McKINNEY PROMOTED Gorrie man dies
AND GENERAL MANAGER
TO VICE-PRESIDENT
following accident
James McKinney, a fo Trier
A car-truck collision on Hur- resident of Wingham, has been
on County road 12, north of promoted from secretary-treas-
Wroxeter on Friday, claimed urer to vice-president and gen-
the life of Percy S. Ashton, 77, eral manager of the Reeves
of Gorrie. Driver of the truck, Hardifoam Corporation, a sub-
Eugene Grubb of R.R. 1 Green- sidiary of Reeves Bros. Corpora-
ock, escaped injury. tion of New York.
Jim is the son of R. E. Mc-
According to Constable Mur-
Kinney. ry Fridenburg of the Wingham
detachment of the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police, Mr. Ashton was
driving north on the county
road. As he proceeded to make
a left hand turn into a private
driveway he was in collision
with a south-bound UDPC tank
truck operating out of Blyth.
Mr, Ashton suffered severe
shock as well as multiple lacer-
ations and possible fractures. He
was removed to Wingham and
District Hospital where he died
shortly after arrival, Dr. J.
McKim of Lucknow, coroner,
said an inquest will be Feld. No
date has been announced.
A ilowick township farmer
until retiring to Gorrie recent-
ly, Mr. Ashton was well known
throughout the district. Funeral
st tviee was held Monday at the
Moir funeral home In 'Code.
Ambulance service for Wing-
ham and the surrounding mu-
nicipalities has been assumed
by the Wingham and District
Hospital, as of January 1st. Un-
der the new arrangement the
funeral directors in Wingham
and Brussels, who have for sev-
eral years provided such service
to the public, have discontinu-
ed ambulance work.
Last spring and summer a
series of meetings between hos-
Many in Wingham and dis-
trict were pleased to hear the
trans-Canada radio broadcast
emanating from CBL Toronto
Sunday morning, January 1st,
when the Centennial Hymn
"Canadian Prayer", for which
Mentie DuVal of Wingham
wrote the lyrics and S. B.Hains
the music, was sung by the
Tapscott Men's Choir under the
direction of Carl Tapscott with
Calls meeting for
Minor Hockey
Kenneth Benjamin, Wing-
ham's new recreation director,
has called a meeting for 6.30
Sunday evening at the town
hall to get the Wingham Minor
Hockey Association underway.
The director would like to
meet all those who are interest-
ed in minor hockey at that
meeting, and will be glad to
hear suggestions which would
make the organization success-
ful in its operation.
There is also a need for more
coaches, referees and people to
help arrange transportation.
In the past there have been
some enthusiastic people tak-
ing leadership in minor hockey
but more support is needed. It
is hoped to form several com-
mittees so that the entire load
will not fall to only a few peo-
ple.
In politics 1966 was an elec-
tion year for Wingham, the two
year term coming into effect.
There was an election for coun-
cil, public utilities and school
board. In the council race,
the people of Wingham voiced
their confidence in W. G.
Cruickshank, Mrs. Margaret
Bennett, Jack Bateson, Harold
Wild, Alan Williams and Wil-
liam Walden, giving them a
term on the town council.
Still on the brighter side,
two Wingham young people,
Ron Hitchings and Shirley Mar-
tin, had a miraculous escape
when the light plane in which
they were riding crashed in the
Greenock swamp near Bervie.
After an uncomfortable night
spent in the swamp, the two
found their way,to civilization
in the morning, literally un-
scathed.
December saw two fires in
the week prior to Christmas.
On December 21 Wilbert /few-
itt of the B-Line of Turnberry
Township lost his barn and
stock, while the following
morning Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Wells and family lost their
home which was swept by fire.
Looking back over the en ,
tite year we must admit it was
a good one for almost everyone
in Wingham. Business has been
good. Employees of local in-
dustries are finding wages and
working conditions improving.
Farm incomes seem to be in-
creasing. So, it is on this note
that we will stress the need for
the combined efforts of all the
residents of Wingham and dist-
rict to make 196'7 our country's
centennial year, one that will
be remembered, both by our.
pital board and municipal re-
presentatives from the area de-
cided on the purchase of two
new ambulances with full equip-
ment to look after the needs of
the district served by the hospi-
tal. The purchase and main-
tenance of the vehicles will be
paid for on a shared cost basis
related to the number of pa-
tients from each municipality
using the local hospital.
Delivery of the first of the
Miss Joyce Sullivan, famous
Canadian soprano, as the solo-
ist.
The anthem for the Centen-
nial of Confederation written
by the consul-general of the
Canadian Consulate in Bord-
eaux, France, Robert Choquet-
te, and Dr. Healey Willan of
Toronto and the Centennial
Hymn (DuVal and Haim) had
both been published by BMI
Canada. The anthem describ-
ed in this paper last week will
be for professional presentation
and use, but the Centennial
hymn was written for the use of
all Canadians young and old,
professional and unprofessional
singers who wish to sing thanks-
giving and praise of Canada's
Centennial.
This week Columbia records
has released a new record of the
Centennial hymn with the St.
Michael's Boys' Choir singing
and it and the first record made
by CapricL, of Montreal with the
Singing Girls of Sherbrooke un-
der the direction of Lois Ogil-
vie are now available in mu-
sic stores across Canada. The
sheet music and choir music
have been available for several
months.
Other hymns and songs are
being written for Canada's Cen-
tennial. S. D. Heins, who is
editor of publications at BMI,
has written the setting for an-
other patriotic lyric by Mrs. Du-
Val. Many other composers
and writers are giving their best
to honor and further the pro-
jects of Centennial.
selves and our children, as the
year that the town and district
joined hands, pulled together,
and prospered by doing so.
Looking back over the issues
of The Wingham Advance-
Times during 1966, it would be
very difficult to pick the top
news stories of the year. By the
same token, any attempt to try
to include all "newsy" items in
a recap of the year would be
absolutely impossible.
After all, in the fifty weeks
of publication, The Advance-
Times has carried well over
500 front page news stories, re-
produced almost one thousand
photographs and printed literal-
ly thousands of news stories
from both Wingham and sur-
rounding area.
Reproduced above is the
photograph we thought was the
best news picture of the year.
News is often a happy thing,
but unfortunately, more often a
sad or tragic event. So it was
with 1966. A lot of old friends
have passed away, a lot of
young ones were taken through
unfortunate accidents.
In July many friends were
saddened to hear of the death
of Dr. J. A. Fox, a chiroprac-
tor in the town of Wingham for
over fifty years. An unfortun-
ate September auto accident
took the life of young Lynn Mor-
rison in Morris Township,
In 1966 the Wingham squirt
ball team won the WOAA
championship honors and also
in sport, Wirighatt hired a rec-
'reation director, Ken Benjamin
of Listowel.
This fall held more than its
share of bad news for the town
of Wingham. David Scott. 27,
of Toronto and formerly of
two vehicles has been delayed
but the manufacturer has sup-
plied an ambulance on loan un-
til the vehicles ordered can be
completed.
VISITING HOURS
Another change at the hos-
pital which was inaugurated on
January 1st affects the visiting
hours. Under the new arrange-
ment visiting hours are from 12
noon until 8.30 for those who
call on patients in the medical,
surgical and chronically ill
sections of the hospital. In the
children's ward the hours are
from 11 a.m. till 7.30 p.m.
Visits to those in the infection
area are restricted.
The public is asked to care-
fully observe the rule which
calls for no more than two visit-
ors per patient at any one time.
Visitors are also asked to make
their calls brief for the sake of
the patients' welfare.
The hospital was at full oc-
cupancy over the holiday and
is likely to remain crowded at
least throughout the winter
months. The co-operation of
visitors will be sincerely ap-
preciated by both staff and pa-
tients.
Minor accidents
over week-end
Wingham police reported
three minor accidents over the
New Year's holiday week-end.
All three occurred on January 1.
The first happened early
Sunday morning when a car
driven by Vern Readman of
Wingham left the road on Char-
les Street, striking a telephone
pole. Damage to the car was
approximately $200.
About 3:30 p.m. Sunday a
car driven by Brian Walden of
Wilfred Street in Wingham went
out of control on Victoria St.,
striking a hydro pole. The car,
owned by Don Walden of Kin-
cardine, was damaged to the
extent of $600. There were no
injuries. Police report weather
conditions were hazardous at
the time of the accident.
Shortly before 4;00 o'clock
the same afternoon cars driven
by Ruth Gibbons of Alice Street,
Wingham was killed in an auto
accident in Toronto.
But on the brighter side of
the news, many Wingham and
district names appeared in the
pages of The Advance-Times
marking some fine accomplish-
ments. Confirmation of a new
post office for the town came
with the approval of purchase
of the site at Josephine and Pat-
rick streets,(the former Wingham
Motors property).
The .final draw in the Lucky
tipEtucks contest sponsored by the
'Wingham Business Association
was made Christmas Eve. Mrs.
cordon Mundell of Bluevale
won the $50.00 prize; Lloyd
Patterson of Listowel, Mrs.
Wayne Grubbe, Harold Wild
and Stuart Holloway, all of
Wingham each won $25.00;and
the five $10.00 draws were won
by Gordon Walker, Mrs. C.
Douglas, Mrs. Hazel Campbell
and Mrs, -Ken Currie of Wing-
hatt1 and Lila Cathers of Wrox-
eter,
ONE SECTION THIS ISSUE
.0.12.1014.411naln,L.
"Canadian Prayer" heard
on national broadcast
Looking over the past year
*ion bbancitEitemre
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 5, 1967
Wingham businessmen turn-
ed down a suggestion for Mon-
day closing in a vote carried
out last week by the Wingham
Business Association, Ballots,
requesting the businessmen to
state their preference on clos-
ing Wednesday afternoons as
they have in the past, or all
day Monday, were circulated
Three services in
Week of prayer
The Wingham Ministerial
has planned three evening ser-
vices for the Week of Prayer,
to be held this year in St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church.
On Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary 10, the Reverend C. F.
Johnson, rector of St. Paul's
Anglican Church will be speak-
er and will be supported by a
vocal soloist from Wingham
United Church.
Wednesday's speaker will be
Mr. Wayne Lester from Wing-
ham Pentecostal Church with
St. Andrew's Ladies' Trio giv-
ing special musical selections.
On Thursday Reverend E.
Hawkes of Bluevale Presbyter-
ian Church will speak and
Frank Collar of the Wingham
Baptist Church will be guest
soloist.
Capt. A. Ferris of The Sal-
vation Army, president of the
local Ministerial, urges allresi-
dents of Wingham to attend
these special prayer services.
IT WILL BE A BIG CHANGE •for little Jose Leonardo as
he settles into his new Grade I class at the new East Wa-
wanosh Public School. His teacher, Mrs. I. Henry, who
taught at the Belgrave school, takes a few particulars
from the boy who only last summer arrived with his par-
ents from Portugal.—A-T Phottl,
1101141 It 14,
Vote of merchants defeats
Monday closing proposal
C. E. Beard of the Win• 'EriL:
ham District High School tt'°11days
ing staff has written the lyrigs4t
for "Hymn to Canada's Cen-
tennial" and the music has been
composed by Roy Angus.
Written in three stanzas, the
words suitably commemorate
the sacrifices of Canada's found-
ing fathers and form a prayer
for our nation's future.
The sheet music is already
in print.
late last week. According to
Lorne McDonald, president of
the association, a sixty per
cent majority was needed to
change the open day.
When the results were tabu-
lated with town clerk William
Renwick acting as returning of-
ficer, only slightly less than
forty per cent of the merchants
were in, falkoz of closing all day
Monday, The decision to re-
quire a sixty per cent majority
to change the closed day, came
from a motion at the fall'ken-
eral meeting of the associatiln,,,f
requesting that a vote be taken:
The actual votes were 27 to 17
against closing Monday.
Mr. McDonald also told The
Advance-Times that the stores
will be closed Friday evenings
at six o'clock until March 17,
the first Friday before the Eas-
ter week-end.
School teacher,
writes hymn
to centennial
Mom.
came by a tried and sure method of winter transportation
—team and sleigh, From• the left are Janice„ Jilda, Maine
and Duncan, with their dad driving.—A.T Photo.
NOT ALL THE CHILDREN ARRIVED BY BUS at the new
East Wawanosh school on Tuesday morning, These four
youngsters, the children of Mr, and Mrs. Ross Anderson,