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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-06-15, Page 1ti 111 lllllll lllllll ii111111 llllll i.1,101111111,111.1 ....... I ....... .. ....... .."' .............. ............ 11111111,111 nnq ..... A BINNACLE for the days of sailing ships was one of the many attractions in the caravan room depicting the ad- vances in navigation. Doug Mason, Larry Machan and Jeff Croskilj showed keen interest in the dispaly,-A.T Pix. The goal is in sight! POOL FUND REACHES $21,000 CAST OF "NELLIE McNAB" presented at the town hall last week by the newly- formed Towne Players included, left to Settlement reached with H.S. teachers Wingharn, Ontario, Thursday, June 1 „ 1967 $1,:tgle Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents, right: Mrs. Murry Fridenburg, Rina Jouws- ma, Mac MacLeod, Mrs. John Bateson, Bar- bara Feagan and John Munroe.-A-T Photo. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian EXHIBITION GAME-- The local Kinsmen Club has arranged to have the Toronto Maple Leaf hockey club meet the Wingham intermediate base- ball club in an exhibition game here June 28, at 8.30. 0-0-0 FISH DINNER-- Off to the northland over the week-end for a little fishing, dealer Len Crawford reported a good catch of pickerel. "De- licious," said Len. 0-0-0 OPENER TUESDAY-- Ball players of the midget age should report to the ball park at seven o'clock tonight for the first practice of the year. The league schedule starts Tuesday night when the Wingham team will travel to Clifford. 0--U--U GAME TONIGHT-- Belgrave intermediates will meet the Wingham team to- night at 8.30, The local lads have a good record going for them with three wins and a tie- up to press time, and Belgrave will no doubt have another good team again this year. 0-0-0 MORE IMPROVEMENTS-- The main drag is seeing a gradual transFormation for the better as each week more work is done by way of painting and decorating. Latest on the list is the Imperial Bank of Com- merce building which is being brought back to its original beauty by sand blasting the brick. The protective front is off the new IAC building and this is a real improvement to the street. 0-0-0 STILL HELPING-- Last week council passed a motion naming Mrs. Richard Procter as acting clerk-treasur- er. We learn that at a previous special meeting Miss Y. Mc- Pherson was named as acting clerk-treasurer under a by-law. This means that Miss McPher- son, who is extremely busy as secretary-treasurer of the high school board, has authority as the town's signing officer. She offered her services in this way when Mr. Renwick took sick a couple of weeks ago. Mrs. Procter is, however, working at the town hall on a full-time basis, and is no doubt glad to receive all the help she can from Miss McPherson, the Mayor and Mrs. Bill Harris. The latter has been doing part-time secretarial duty when things have been busy at the town hall, 0--U--U CONGRATSI -- Congratulations to the boys who donated their time and ma- terial to fix up the bandstand at the town park. It looks really good for the first time in years and certainly was a big itn- provement for the visit of the Confederation. Caravan, it is hoped that it can be kept that way. Square Deal did the car- pentry work, Percy Clark fixed up the plumbing and Russel Zur. brigg did the paint job. PAINT JOB-- About fifteen firemen turned out on Monday night to apply a fresh coat of paint to the fire ball, The traditional fire en- gine red certainly brightens the Hope to teach public school French by 1968 Public School Board Chair- man William Harris told his board on Monday evening that it will be necessary to start planning for French language in- struction in the school. Mr. Harris said that he had recently been in conversation with John Young, the second- ary school staff French inspec- tor, and learned that it is high- ly likely that by 1970 the sec- ondary schools of the province will be assuming that Grade 9 entrants will have bad French instruction at public school. The chairman said that city schools have been offering French for a considerable time. Mr. Harris was of the opinion that there will be some objec- tion from a few parents when such courses are established, but French language is an es- sential part of high school train- ing today and it will be an im- portant part of public school education shortly. The chairman stated he had been in contact with the Turn- berry Central School board with the suggestion that the two schools might be able to share the services of a French teacher for Grades 7 and 8. He said the Turnberry people are looking into the matter. Mr. !farts suggested that it might be a good idea if the two boards got together for a joint meeting to hear someone from the Depart- ment of Education talk on the subject, He was hopeful that the progratn could be establish- ed for the term starting in the fall of 1968. Official opening slated for fall It was learned at the Public School Board meeting on Mon- day that plans are being made for an official opening of the new school which is currently in the final stages of comple- tion, All classrooms and the auditorium are completed as is the library. Work is still in progress on one service area. While no definite date was decided on by the board it is expected that the opening will be held sometime late in Sep- tember. Amateur drama returned to Wingham after a long absence on Thursday night with the town hall productions of "Still Stand: The House", a melodrama by Gwen P. Ringwood, and "Nel- lie McNab" a comedy by Lois Reynolds, both staged by the recently formed Towne Players, Audiences were both large and appreciative for the perform- ances on Thursday and Friday evenings. Following the productions, Mrs. J. Sully of Goderich acted as adjudicator for the cast and behind the scenes workers. Her Comments were generally en , couraging with many helpful suggestions given from her ex- perience, Zbe Several doctors are interested in Wingham practice During the past week three doctors have visited Wingham and all have expressed interest in setting up practice here. Publicity following the re- moval of Drs. Corrin and Klah- sen to other fieldsof medical work in London has resulted in several inquiries, Some of the interested doc- tors axe unable to give a posi- tive answer until results of the Canadian Council examina , tions are released in July. These are doctors who have been trained in schools outside Can- ada. British doctors are in- cluded in this group. So far none of the prospects have made a final decision to come to Wingham, but hopes are strong that the next few weeks will bring results. Reporting to the Public School Board on Monday eve- ning Scott Reid, chairnian of the board's negotiating com- mittee, said that settlement in salary negotiations with the staff had been completed. The negotiations had been protracted over several months and finally the Teachers' Fed- eration was called in to deal with the situation. Mr. Reid told the board the Federation people were excellent to deal Letter not printed To the writer of the letter which didn't appear this week: If you are convinced your employers are treating you un- fairly, you'd better tell them in person. Since you don't want your signature on the letter it is quite evident you would prefer The Advance-Times to take the responsibility for you. This we refuse to do. Ferris family leaving June 25 Capt. Albert Ferris of the Wingham Corps, Salvation Ar- my, received word last week that his farewell in Wingham will be June 25. Capt. and Mrs. Ferris, Shar- on and Wesley came to Wing- ham three years ago from Mani- toba. They have served the Army and the public well in this area and have made many friends. The past three years have been busy ones for the Fer- ris family. With many special events at the citadel they have been hosts to special speakers and leaders of the Salvation Ar- my. The Ferris family expects to learn the location of their new posting today and it will soon be known who will succeed them at the local citadel. The entire community will regret the loss of Capt. and Mrs. Ferris and their two child- ren from its midst. STILL STANDS THE HOUSE A melodrama set in the liv- ing room of a western Canadian farm "Still Stands The House" portrayed the conflicting emo- tions of a young married couple and the husband's "old maid" sister who lived in the past with her deceased father's memory. The plot centred around the farm wife, played by Mrs,Dick LeVan, trying to pursuade her husband to sell the farm, and the sister, played by Miss Joan Armitage* who refused to part with the memories of her youth she had kept walled up in the house to keep out the world of reality outside. The farmer, Bruce, played by Jim Swan, caught between the conflicting Donations to the Wingham District Centennial Pool Fund have been growing every day with canvassers reporting good support during the week. The total has now reached to over $21, 000. The following is the list of donations up to Tuesday evening, June 13th. Balance already reported, $15, 896, 75; Mr. and Mrs. Ro - bert N. Rintoul, Brampton, $10.00; Mrs. Vera Armstrong, London, $25.00; Alexander's Hardware, $100.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. N. McLennan, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs, William Craw- ford, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs, Al- vin Bannerman, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hollenbeck, $25.00; Mrs. Elizabeth Crump, $100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Nor- with and he felt that now all parties would be happy. The settlement gave the fol- lowing changes in the schedule. Standard 1 will have a mini- mum of $4, 200 to a maximum of $6, 000. This compares to the 1967 schedule of $3, 500 to $5, 300, Standard two will have a range of $4, 700 to $6, - 700, The figure in 1967 was $4,000 to $5,800; Standard 3 is $5, 200 to $7, 600 compared to $4,500 to $6,900 and standard four will be $5,800 to $8,200, compared to the old level of $5,000 to $7,400. Increments will be $200 per year for three years in standard one and for two years in stand- ard two, and $300 in all other instances. Maximum salary can be reached in seven years in standards one and two and in eight years in three and four. Standard four indicates a B, A. degree with standard two and three having standard one level plus five and six courses re- spectively. Other allowances were also agreed on in regard to the prin- cipal's and vice-principal's sal- aries, as well as for special in- struction and allowance for ex- perience Dr. Shaunessy named director four counties Dr. Ted Shaunessy, former Wingham dentist, has been named as director of dental health by the council of the counties of Halton, Ontario, York and the burrough of Etobi- coke. Dr. Shaunessy has recently successfully completed a nine- months course in public health at the University of Toronto and has obtained his DentalDiploma in Public Health, Dr. and Mrs. Shaunessy have recently sold their Wingham home to Sid Adams and will move with their family to a new home in Weston. emotions showed strong attach ment to both but in the end made the decision to sell the farm, Jack Kopas, who played the part of the real estate sales- man, Mr. Manning, was seen only briefly in the opening tno- ments of the play. In the midst of the highly emotional controversy over the sale of the farm, Bruce discov- ered a mare, about to foal, had escaped from the corral during A blinding blizzard and set out with an oil lantern to find her. Ruth, his wife, suddenly ratit- es that she forgot to fill his lan- tern and asked Hester to fill another while she prepared to follow after him in the storm, Hester purposely neglected to Murray Cardiff, chairman of the Huron-Bruce High School Board management committee, told the board last Thursday that salary negotiations had been concluded with the staffs of the Wingham and Lucknow schools. Negotiations have been going on between the board and staff since last February. Mr. Car- diff asked the board to ratify the agreement which his com- mittee had made with the teachers' committee, which the board proceeded to do. The new salary schedule gives the teachers substantial increases in the basic rates and provides for a number of other changes in allowances for spec- ial classifications, such as de- partment heads and directors. Salaries are based on four categories, depending on the individual teacher's qualifica- tions. In category one the new schedule gives a minimum of $6, 100 and a maximum of $9, - 900 compared to last year's range of $5, 300 to $9, 000;cate- gory two, $6, 500 to $10, 400 up from $5,700 to $9,300; category three, $7,200 to $11,- 600 from $6, 400 to $10,300; and category four $7, 600 to $12, 200 from $6, 800 to $10, - 700 in 1966-67. The new schedule is effective as of Sep- fill the lantern and Ruth set out into the darkness to join her bus. band in a chilly demise, ABOUT THE PLAYERS Director Judi Small picked a highly emotional play and wise- ly chose a cast with much emotion to turn "Still Stands The House' into three quarters of an hour of intense interest. Despite the lack of experience of the cast, the play left very little to be desired. The main reason for the out- standing success was the total performance of JIM Swan as Bruce, Particularly in the quar- rel scenes, Mr. Swan's ability stood in the fore as his lines contained the emotion one us- ually reserves for Such occasions tember 1st, A bone of contention in ne- gotiations had been the staff re- quest for a $400,00 annual in- crement from the current figure of $300.00. Settlement on this point was a compromise. In September of 1968 a $400.00 increment will be allowed to teachers who have served satis- factorily for three years. Changes were also made in allowances for experience, sup- ply teacher salaries, and for the first time arrangements were approved for sabbatical leave. ADD VICE-PRINCIPAL The school board also ap- proved the appointment of Ken Wood as the school's second vice-principal. Robert Ritter will continue in his position as vice-principal, as will Principal F. E. Madill. Salary negotia- tions with this group were also amicably settled. The board accepted with re- gret the resignations of Miss J. Hetherington, Miss F. Arm- strong and Miss M. Hoople, Principal Madill reported to the board that 14 new teachers have been engaged, of whom eight are replacements to fill gaps made by resignations. INSPECTOR REPORTS Dr. C. M. McCallum, disc- (Please turn to Pege Eight) as a good family fight. Another standout was Miss Armitage whose role was filled with hate and sarcasm which she was able to convey to the audience with excellent re- ception. The role of Ruth was a more passive one and did not have the outbursts of anger or deep hate which was the theme of the play, but with excellent facial expression and voice Mrs.. LeVan carried off the role in fine style, Jack Kopas, seen only for a few brief moments, hardly had the lines to show his acting ability but his part, such as it was, was done excellently, and as was said by the adjudi- cator, more should be seen of his ability. Decoration Day is observed at Wingham cemetery The annual Decoration Day service was held at the ceme- tery Sunday in conjunction with Veterans' Week. Guest speaker was Father John Mooney of Sac- red Heart Church who spoke on the "Resurrection of the Body". Rev. Cecil Jardine read the Scriptures and led in prayer, followed by an address of wel- come by Mayor DeWitt Miller. Members of the Wingham and Listowel Salvation Army Bands provided the music. Wilford Caslick read the I. O.O.F. Charge followed by the reading of the names of deceas- ed members by William Bain, I.O.O.F.; Mrs. D. Montgom- ery, Rebekah Lodge; President W. Hall, Legion Branch 180; and President Mrs. Keith Mc- Laughlin, Legion Auxiliary. Following the Last Post and Revielle, Rev. 1-1. W. Hamil- ton of St. Paul's Church pro- nounced benediction. Partici- pating in the ceremony were groups from Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion; Legion Auxil- iary; I.O.O.F. Lodge; Rebekah Lodge; Catholic Women's League; Wingham Fire Depart- ment and the Wingham Scouts and Cubs. In all, the play was excel- lent and the cast and director are to be congratulated. NELLIE McNAB A comedy set in the living room of the wealthy Stratford family, "Nellie McNab" is the story of the true personal feel- ings and actions of a mother and her two daughters caught up in the whirlpool of society life, The two daughters, one about to be married and one about to be presented as a debutante, have hidden their true feelings from their mother * a widowed society seeker. Daphne, the debutante, play. ed by Barbara Feagan, couldn't care less about the whole affair and in fact, had secretly mar- Rea Morrison, $100, 00; Mr. Milosevic, $1.00; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holmes, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hickey, $1.00; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McIntyre, $10.00; Mr. and. Mrs. Clar- ence Armitage, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayes, $100.00; Don Rintool, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stacey, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stacey, $10.00; L. G, Bryce, $5.00; Mr. and. Mrs. George Drehmann, $25.00; John Ross, $25, 00; Mr, and Mrs Gordon Wellwood, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anger, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Machan, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Eric Schistad, $30.00; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Burgess, $50.00; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gavreluk, $30.00; Please Turn to Page Three. PURCHASE HOME Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beard, who live in the home on the southeast corner of Alfred and Josephine Streets, have purchas- ed the residence of Mr.and Mrs., Charles Perrott at 75 Alfred St. West, The new owners obtain pos- session on June 30th. The Beard home is up for sale but has been rented for the summer. Fish pond dug at Sportsmen's Club Owen King Construction has completed digging a fish pond at the Sportsmen's Club, situat- ed just east of Wingham. The pond is 70 by 80 feet and when full will have a depth of eight feet. The pond, which is fed from springs on the site, will have its level controlled by a small dam which still has to be con- structed, At the present time the pond contains about six feet of water. The dam will be completed when the spoil banks dry out enough to allow mach- inery to operate. It is hoped that the pond will be stocked with speckled trout before the end of the summer, but this will depend on a number of factors and plans are not defin- ite as yet. Parents in the community are asked to warn their child- ren that at the moment the area presents some danger, as the verges of the pond are soft and the water deep enough to be hazardous. The grounds are gated, but kids being what they are, they could gain access. The pond itself will be fenced when soil conditions permit. Perrott family moving to Guelph About 40 neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Reid, Leo- pold Street, Sunday afternoon for a picnic supper. The gathering was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Perrott and family, prior to their departure for Guelph where Mr. Perrott is now employed. The presentation of a gift was followed by a social hour. tied her beau Rolly Martin, played by Mac MacLeod. Un- certain about what she should do in view of her impending com- ing out, she wrote to Nellie Mo, Nab, a "love-lore" columnist. Ursula, the bride-to-be, played by Rina Jouwsma, seem- ed very unenthused about the coming nuptials and unknown to her mother was planning to break the engagement. She too had opened her heart to the dear Nellie McNab and was waiting for a reply. Mrs. Stratford, played by Mrs. Jack Bateson, was the im- posing, interfering and just plait irritating mother who Indulged herself in the excitement and Please Turn to Page Two Man Keating, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs, Danny Stuckey, $30.00; Mr. and Mrs. William Schies- teI, $5.00; Mrs. Mary Well- ings, $1.00; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tapp, $25.00; Mrs. Fred Dus- tow, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ro- bert Cerson, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Aitcheson, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. William Ford, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Elliott, $1.00; Mr. and Mrs. Grant McLean, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Deyell, $15,00; Mrs. Annie Nicol, $2,00; Terry Merkley, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hodgkin- son, $25.00; Jan Bakker, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs, Tjeary Ritsema, $2,00; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shiell, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edgar, $2.00; 1,0,, 0.F, $25.00; Lewis Flowers, $100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merkley, $100,00; Judge and Mrs. R, Hetherington, $100.00; Miss Margaret Wheeler, $1.00; Mr. arid Mrs. Harold Rawn, $2,00; Gordon Ard, $2,00; Mrs. A. Walters, $5.00; Mr, and Mrs. Leander Slosser, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Anger, $20.00; Robert G. Thompson, $10.00; Frank Dobson, $10.00; John Burchill, $2,00; Miss Rom elda Taylor, $1.00; Mr. and Mrs. FIRST SECTION Teachers at public school receive salary increase Appreciative audiences welcome Towne Players' first performances