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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-10-05, Page 10SPEAKER AT THE Wingham Business As- sociation dinner last Thursday night was "Mac" MacKenzie of the Kincardine Chamber of Commerce. With him are President Jack Hayes and Cpl. Roe Croskill of the Wingham Detachment, O,P,P,, who was also a guest. —Advance-Times Photo. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, I ,,,,,,, 11.11111111111111011i0.1.1 ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, 11111,11.11$111 ,,,,,, 0111111.11Mli ,,,,,,, Ijii,1,111.1011.111$0,01.1 ,,,, ,,, Queen's York Rangers to hold dinner, once Roger's Rangers PAST PRESIDENT Lorne McDonald is seen with Mrs. Anna Meyer and Barry Wenger at the Wingham Business Association's dinner last week. Mr. Wenger presented Mrs, Meyer with a token gift in appreci- ation of her efforts In organizing centen- nial events in Wingham, —Advance-Times Photo. iiiiiiiii iiiiii ,,,,, ....111,14111.11.“..mmom,omme.1.110.1.M1.1.1.101, ,,,,, 100.1111.1018.1111.#.1.....11111 ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, 11“ If you haven't already seen our new Fall and Winter Coats, we suggest you drop in at your earliest convenience. A delightful selection awaits you in fine quality Wool Fabrics — expertly tailored for your complete satisfaction. Distinctive weaves are offered including Brushed Wools, Boucles, Novelty and Fine Surface Fabrics. Fur collars add a touch of elegance to the many lovely models. 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Although jack-o' lanterns were not made, the pumpkin was carved end painted to give much the same effect, Photo taken by the late R. R, 8allows, Goderich, Ontario..— Reproduced by Ontario Dept, of Agriculture and Food. 1 Page WingliarkAdVaneemainneS0 Thqsday, Oct. 5, A967 Storm drains cause concern at council Wingham council faced two problems in connection with storm drains in the community at its Monday night.rneeting. A letter from Stanley-Berry Limited through its solicitor claimed that IndusrLiKStreet past the firm's facto hard- surfaced earlier this year and as a result ground water!'started , running into the facto,ry. The company also statec0 t had in- stalled a storm drai handle the water from the s et and asked for compensa of $44:3.00. -.• The letter said thq problem had been discussed with town authorities, however, 'no one on council could remember having been notified of the problem. The matter was turn- ed over to the public works committee for investigation. Chairman of the public works committee, Joe Kerr, was instructed to contact the town's consulting engineer, Burns Ross of Goderich, for advice and cost estimates in regard to drain- age in the Edward St.. - Alfred St. area and at the intersection of John and Edward Streets.The first location does not have any storm sewers and the second is overloaded. GRANT APPRGAiED A letter from the provincial centennial grants commission stated that final approval for Wingham's centennial, project, the swimming pool, tfad been given. The grant amounts to approximately $6,000, half from the federal government and half from the provincial, provided the municipality puts up an equivalent arngunt. The grants are based on population. A petition from ratepayers on Diagonal Road between Car- ling Terrace and the eastern limit of the municipality, ask- ing for properwater service and sewage was accepted and will be acted on by council, The petition requested action be- fore the service road at that point is completed. Council also discussed the service road, for whi:Cit a t de- sign was approved m months ago. Reeve Kerr sai ie had reason to believe tha he De- partment would be Aping now to utilize the old higl'ilay as a service road and if so,:4 this would save a considerible • amonnt of money. He- was in- structed to request an immedi- ate meeting with Department of Highways engineers to settle the matter. Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank, reporting for*the police committee, told Deputy Reeve Jack Alexander, who last month asked for information, that the police have laid several charg- es in connection with motor- cycles making excessive noise late at night. Mr. Alexander agreed that the situation had improved during the month. Councillor Cruickshank said that Chief Miller requ'9sted per- mission to put pavement lines , for parking on the south side of the town hall and enforce its designation as a restricted park+ ,ring area. Council agreed with- the suggestion. PIGEON PROBLEM Councillor Bateson, who heads the property committee, said that pigeons were a serious nuisance at the town hall. Dep- uty Reeve Alexander suggested having traps installed to get rid of the birds, but council finally agreed to have Police Chief Miller investigate the legality of having them shot. Deputy Reeve Alexander, reporting for his fire committee, outlined the activities of the brigade during the month. He said the explosion at the John- ston service station was an alarming incident and it was fortunate that no one was kill- ed. He also said there is con- tinuing problem in obtaining :payment from insurance com- panies when fire calls are made, to extinguish automobile fires. The Deputy Reeve went on to say that he expects a fire school will be established in this area and suggested that if:0, any member of the local bri- gade attends, he should be re- compensed for his time lost from employment. Council agreed in principle. Mayor Miller outlined for council the major points of the tentative plan presented to the Planning Board by consultant Norman Pearson. He also said that the old Brown factory which is in poor condition is be- ing torn down by the owner. BUSINESS ASSOC. When council started to dis- cuss a request for the annual $500.00 grant to the Business Association, Councillor Bennett .said it was disgusting the way •'the Association has let the bulbs in the pole .decorations burnout and not have them replaced. She suggested the grant should not be made until the decora- tions are put in good shape. Mayor Miller interjected to say that the decorations were put up by the town employees and he was sure if they were directed to do so they would re- place the burned out bulbs. Reeve Kerr agreed, but said such work this year, which is not subsidized, has amounted to nearly double that of a year ago. He said he would have the job looked after. Council then ap- proved the grant. Named to the court of revis- ion were W. H. French, G. W. Tiffin, E. Wilkinson, Mayor Miller and Councillor Williams. Council will advertise three lots for sale on Bristol Terrace. Council approved several build- ing permits, including the Post Office, two houses, the swim- ming pool, and a $10,000 am- bulance garage at the hospital. A centennial reunion dinner for all former senior NCOs of the oldest militia regiment in Canada, The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regi- ment) is being held at Fort York Armoury, Toronto, on October 14, Registration will be at 5.30 with dinner at 6,30. The committee is trying to reach as many old-timers as possible and anyone eligible to attend the reunion dinner is ask- ed to contact S/Sgt, G. E. Coope, QYR'S Sergeants' Mess, Fort York Armoury. The Rangers have a unique history dating back to Roger's Rangers of 1779, Already 91 years old in 1866, the regiment was represented in the Fenian Raids of that year by the Aurora Infantry Company, the Scarbor- ough Rifles and later the King Infantry Company and Lloyd- town Company. These units combined to form the 12th Bat- talion of Infantry as a part of the militia re-organization dur- ing that year. These York County repres- entatives in the militia began a friendly relationship with the Simcoe Foresters in 1885, that is continued today. During that year the two formed a compo- site unit called the York Sim- coes which took part in the Northwest Rebellion. Between that period and the First World War the 12th York Rangers carried out militia training; some members joining the Canadian Contingent in the South African War after an of- fer by the unit to serve as a whole was turned down. During the Great War the regiment supplied a great num- ber of soldiers for overseas duty; they had their initial baptism of fire at the Second Battle of Ypres. Those involved belong- ed to the 4th Battalion. Other battalions raised dur- ing the next few years included the 20th under command of Lt. Col. C. H. Rogers, a descend- ent of Robert Rogers who led the Rangers 139 years before; the 35th (one company of York Rangers); the 83rd (one comp- any of York Rangers); the 127th which later became the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops because of the engineer ing and technical qualifications of the personnel; and the 220th which was broken up to form reinforcements for the Canad- ian Corps which had by this time suffered heavy casualties, In 1925 the West Toronto Regiment (formerly a battalion of the 12th York Rangers) and the other battalion at Aurora were amalgamated into The Queen's Rangers. The two bat- talions of the 12th York Rangers that remained active after the Great War were now back to- gether again. Two years later the regiment was allowed to assume its full title, "The Queen's Rangers(lst American Regiment). At the same time members were allow- ed to wear the ancient badges and woodland green with ame- thyst blue facings and silver trimmings. In 1928 the regiment was allied with the Green Howards and the Queen's Royal West Sur- rey Regiment. Shortly after, the regiment was also allied with the 2-35th Australians, The City of Newcastle Regi- ment. By 1935 the quarters in St. Paul's Hall, Toronto, were be- coming too cramped and the regiment moved into Fort York ' Armoury, not far from old Fort York; a fort that former mem- bers of the regiment helped build under Governor ',,Simcoe. With another reorganization of the militia in 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with the old York Rangers and from then on became the Queen's York Rangers (1st Am- erican Regiment) (MG), During World War Two the Rangers provided a number of reinforcements for the active forces overseas, and at the end of the war they were disbanded. The Regiment supplied 124 of- ficers and about 1100 other ranks, as well as one battalion raised in 1942 which proceeded to the Maritimes before being split up for reinforcements. After this war the Rangers were redesignated as an armour- ed unit. In 1964, with further militia reorganization, the Ran- gers were changed to an armour ed recce unit - a change that once again makes the Queen's York Rangers the first in the advance and cover force in the withdrawal, just as in the early years under Robert Rogers at Du- barton in 1775. The wheel has come full cir- cle and the Regiment is once again," • .the eyes and ears of the army..." as Lord Amherst described the Rangers many years ago. Lloyd Stapleton,. Eunice Shantz wed in Kitchener First Mennonite Church, Kit- chener, was the scene of a pret- ty wedding when Eunice Yvon- ne, the younger daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Lincoln Shantz of Kit- chener and Lloyd Arthur, young- est son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stapleton of Wingham were married. The ceremony was performed by the minister, Rev. R, N. Johnson. The bride was gowned in delicate pink lace over crepe made on empire lines and matching headpiece, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joan Bow- man chose delicate blue over crepe with matching headpiece, identical to the bride's. Receiving the guests at the Bona Vista in Waterloo were the bride's mother, in navy blue two-piece ensemble and the groom's mother in turquoise lace over crepe. They spent their honeymoon in Eastern United States, after which they will reside in Kitch- ener. Retiring Hydro employees are honored at dinner On Friday over 400 guests, made up of Hydro employees and friends gathered at Fern Resort, near Orillia, to honor thirteen of their associates from Georgian Bay Region who are retiring this year. Among the retirees is J. C. McIntyre of Wingham. I. Carl Ingimundson, Geor- gian Bay regional mam'ger, welcomed the guests. "We no longer accept the old connota- Three guests at Kinette meeting The Wingham Kinette Club held the first meeting of the fall season at the home of the presi- dent, Mrs. Keith McClure on September 25 when the twelve ladies present enjoyed a pot luck supper. Three guests were welcom- ed, Mrs. George Thomas, a transfer from the Stratford Club; Mrs. Ken Henry whose husband is the local conservation offi- cer; and Mrs. Bryce Baron, Mr. Baron is employed at Lloyd- Truax Ltd. Mrs. Dave Burgess, vice- president, gave out the attend- ance pins and presented Mrs. McClure with her president's pin. A Kinette Harvest Hop will be held at the community hall in Formosa on October 13, start- ing at ten o'clock. Apple upside-down cake is quick to make and also quick to disappear after the first taste. Melt one-quarter cup butter in a baking dish and add three-quarters cup brown sugar. Arrange six thick rings of ap- ple in dish. Cover with gin- gerbread batter and bake. tion of the word 'retirement'," said Mr. Ingimundson. "It no longer means sitting with fold- ed hands and watching the world go by. On the contrary, retire- ment often calls for the change from one type of occupation to another. I wish those who are retiring many years of happi- ness in their new roles." Each retiree was presented with a gift from his fellow em- ployees to mark his service with Hydro. Mr. McIntyre received a set of luggage. "We in the Commission thank these gentlemen for the service they have rendered On- tario Hydro," said Hydro Chair- man George E. Gathercole."We 1967 CANADA SAVINGS BONDS An investment that won't let you down. Go-ahead people buy their-bonds at TORONTO-DOMINION The Bank where people make the difference. couldn't do anything better than to wish those who are retiring the best of health, because if you have health then all the things you have attained during the years will be a rich reward. We do express our warm appre- ciation and wish them the best of good fortune and the best of health for the future." Others present at the banquet and dance included D. P. Cliff, first vice-chairman; R. J. Boy- er, M.P.P., second vice-chair- man; and Col. A. A. Kennedy, commissioner; and from Wing- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mc- Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gor- don, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Saxton and Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre. F. J. SNOW, Manager, A. E. GRAHAM, Manager, Wingham, Ontario. Gorrie, Ontario,