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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-10-12, Page 1ebie Abtance., FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oat, 12, 1967 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. Provincial election on Tuesday . Three candidates seek office in Huron-Bruce CLUB CHAMP-Jim Henderson, 17, was presented with the Lloyd Trophy on Sat- urday evening after winning the Wingham Golf Club championship. It is the first time the no-handicap event has been won by a junior player. Roily Kaufman, club captain, left, presented the trophy to Jim. -Advance-Times Photo. August Keil opens Howick Fall Fair--Premier is speaker AUGUST KEIL, oldest member of the How- ick Fall Fair Society, left, officially opened the 1967 fair at Gorrie. With him are Sharon Peel, the township's junior Centen- nal queen, and Premier John Robarts, who visited the fair during his trip through the Huron-Bruce riding. -Advance-Times Photo. GORRIE-There was a good attendance and exhibits were up to their usual high standard at Howick Fall Fair, held here last Friday and Saturday. Gate re- ceipts totalled $1,200.00 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Norwell Brass Band of Pal- merston led a parade of about 950 pupils from Turnberry and Howick Central Schools, the centennial queen, Miss Sharon Peel of Gorrie, and fair offic- ials. August Keil, 89 and a mem- ber of the fair board for 50 years, officially opened the 1967 fair. Ken Edgar was mas- ter of ceremonies. Platform guests were the Hon. John Ro- barts, Premier of Ontario; Mur- ray Gaunt, M.P.P. for Huron- Bruce; Donald McKenzie, war- den of Huron County; Donald Pullen, assistant agricultural representative for Huron; and Bruce Robertson, principal of Howick Central School. Each spoke briefly. A moment of silence was ob- served in memory of the late Norman Wade, a supporter of the fair for many years. Miss Patricia Bridge won the R. W. N. Wade Trophy for the best essay on The Story of Confeder- ation. PRIZE WINNERS Top winners in the various classes were as follows: Needlecraft, Mrs. Wes. Heimpel of Wroxeter; Miss Jean Hill, Kitchener, second. Bak- ing, Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse, Belgrave; Mrs. Ruby McPhail of Clifford, runner-up. Flowers, Mrs. Geo. Richards, London. The Wroxeter W.I. had the winning antique booth with Ford- wich W.I. second. 4-H recipe file and record book, Jean Adams, R.R. 2 Wroxeter; Glenis Gibson, R.R. 2 Wroxeter; Barbara Thornton, R.R. 1 Gorrie. 4-H Supper Club exhibit, Glenis Gibson, Jean Adams, Barbara Thornton. The Moir Trophy for champ- ion calf was won by Ron Kieffer of the Turnberry Club, Ron al- so won the boy's wrist watch donated by the Agricultural So- ciety for the best beef calf and Grace Jeffray of the Turnberry Club won the girl's watch donat- ed by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In the class for 4-H Dairy Calf Clubs, Terry Clarkson of R.R. 1 Fordwich won the senior Holstein; Douglas Harding, R. R. 1 Gorrie, junior Holstein; Ted Browne, R. R. 1 Fordwich,-Jer- sey; Robert Landendoen, R.R. 1 Fordwich, Guernsey. 4-H beef steers, 1. Jim Gib- son, Fordwich; 2. Gary Thorn- ton, Gorrie; 3. Mark Renwick, Clifford. Junior beef heifer, Barry O'Krafka, R. R. 1 Blue- vale. Sheep, Leicester and Oxford, Ron Hill, Harriston. Swine, 1. William Turnbull, Brussels; 2. Elmer Harding, Gorrie; 3. Chas, Gibson, Gorrie. Beef cattle, Andrew Gaunt, Lucknow; Carman Kaye, Pal- merston. Poultry, Donald Biernes, Listowel. Trained pet, Heather Alcorn, Wroxeter; nov- elty pet, Turnberry Central School. Vegetables, Mrs. Charles Shannon, Clifford; Jack Brown, Fordwich. Fruit, David Grant, Teeswater; Jack Brown, Ford- wich. Charles Halliday of Chesley won the $100 stake class for horses. Heavy horse class, Len Bok, Wingham; Glenn Johnston, Gorrie; George Gregg, Paisley; James McKay, Dobbinton; Noah Brusso, Ayton. Roadster, Mac Armstrong, Beachville; Ross McKague, Wingham; Mrs. Geo. Tervit, Wingham. There was an excellent showing of ponies. The T. Eaton Co. silver tray went to Noah Brusso for dairy cattle. Andrew Gaunt won the beef cattle award with Carman Kaye as runner-up. The Simpson-Sears silver water pitcher for a collection of baking was won by Mrs. Aus- tin Stinson of R. R. 2 Harriston. Miss Karen Currah of Gorrie won first prize in the centen- nial dress contest. Prize money amounted to approximately $4, 000. Tuesday of next week, Oc - tober 17th, is the date set for the Ontario provincial election. Three candidates will seek election in the riding of Huron- Bruce. They are Murray Gaunt, Liberal, of Wingham, who is the present member of the Leg- islature; Jack Pym, Kincardine, New Democratic Party, and Roger West, Wingham, Pro- gressive Conservative. All voters should acquaint themselves with time and place of voting. Advance polls, for those who will be away from their homes on election day, will be open on Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday of this week, Oct. 12, 13 and 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day. They will be located at the town hall in Wingham; public library, Brussels; Scout hall, Kincardine; fire hall, Mildmay and Mrs. Bere's residence, Dun- gannon. TUESDAY VOTE On election day, Tuesday of Dr. Wilkins urges Victorian Order nursing service Wingham Lions Club held their regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Wingham Golf Club with Lion President Fred McGee in charge. Guests of the club for the dinner meeting were Stewart Henry, Robert Ahara, James Saunders, Dr. McGregor and Doug Skinn. During the business meeting Mr. Skinn, coach of the Wing- ham Midget Hockey Team, explained the need for transpor- tation along with the sponsoring of the team for the coming sea- son. The club decided that this was a project that should be continued and voted to sup- ply transportation for the out- of-town games. The Lions also voted to go to Goderich Ontario Hospital, to help with the bingo party on Dec. 6. Lion Lee Vance intro- duced Dr. Wilkins as guest speaker, Dr. Wilkins present- ed his thoughts on the possibil- ity of having a Victorian Order Nursing Service established for the Wingham area, sponsored by the several service clubs of Wingham. Dr. Wilkins told the Lions of many experiences and incidents while he was practising medicine at Bairam in the Near East. Lion Wilbur Tiffin thanked Dr. Wilkins on behalf of the club for his interesting talk. Lion Frank Madill reminded the members of the C.N.I.B. drive and asked for cooperation in making this a success for 1967. next week, polls all over the riding will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Daylight Saving Time. For the convenience of vot- ers in this area we list the poll- ing places in Wingham and nearby municipalities: WINGHAM--No. 1, Town Hall; No. 2, Burke Electric; No. 3, Town Hall; No. 4, Pub- lic Utilities Commission; No. 5, Carl Casemore's house; No. 6, Downie's Garage; No. 7, Bowling Club House; No. 8, Finnigan's Store. BRUSSELS--No. 1, McCut- cheon's Garage; No. 2, Public Library. CULROSS-No. 1, Robert Colvin's house; No. 2, Farm of John Baks, Con. 4; No. 3, Douglas Goodfellow's house; No. 4, Salem School; No. 5, Letter boxes for Royal mail only Apparently some of the pranksters about town are not aware of the serious consequen- ces of stuffing the boxes which are intended for mail with re- fuse. For some time the mail boxes have been discharging loads of junk and litter. If younger children are re- sponsible, parents should warn them of the serious nature of their practical jokes -- and if older persons are responsible they should think it over for themselves. The fact is that tampering with the mails in any way, shape or form, is a federal offence, and as such is liable to severe consequences. When refuse and junk are stuffed into the drop boxes there is a strong possibility that the letters within the boxes may be damaged. Since the post of- fice is responsible for the safe delivery of this mail, every ef- fort will be made to apprehend and deal with the pranksters. Better be warned in time. the roadway in iront of him. Damage was estimated at $1100.00, Members of the O.P.P. are pleased to note that there were no serious accidents during the Thanksgiving week-end in the Wingham Detachment area. Prov. Const. R. F. Wittig is presently attending the Ontario Police College at Aylmer, On- tario: The Ontario ProVincial Pd- lice urge all drivers in this area to pay particular attention to Stop signs and speed limits. Remember Be Polite, Be Helpful, Be Gracious • Drive Like a Good Host Community Hall, Formosa; No. 6, James Hodgins' House. EAST WAWANOSH--No. 1, Cartwright's House, Con. 3; No. 2, Belgrave Community Cen- tre; No. 3, Phil Dawson's House; No. 4, William Irwin's House, Con. 11. HOWICK- -No. 1, Peter Newan's house; No. 2, Womeds Institute Hall, Lakelet; No. 3, Community Hall, Gorrie; No. Receive gifts on 25th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McLean were pleasantly surprised last Friday evening when about 25 friends and relatives gathered at their home to honor them on the occasion of their 25th wed- ding anniversary. The evening was spent play- ing progressive crokinole. Mr. and Mrs. McLean were presented with a table lamp, electric carving knife and a sil- ver cup and saucer, after which a lunch was served-with a dec- orated cake, appropriate for the occasion. The Wingham Kinsmen Club is planning an important event in the history of the club, the Civic, Press and Founder's Night to be held on Tuesday, October 24. All former Wingham Kins- men are being personally invit- ed, along with members of the press, to join the Kinsmen in welcoming Hal Rogers, founder of the Kinsmen organization. This is the first time in the club's history that Mr. Rogers has attended a local function. Plans for the event were dis- cussed Tuesday night at the Kin Meeting at Danny's Restaurant. Vice-president Ellwood Ihvin, in charge of the meeting in the absence of President Jake Jutzi, asked for perfect attendance for the visit of Mr. Rogers. He al , so mentioned the Kinette dance being held Friday, October 13. at Formosa. Past President Da -son Pol- lock, in his report of last year's 4, Community Hall, Fordwich; No. 5, Wilfred Gregory's House; No. 6, Orange Hall, Newbridge and No. 7, Community Hall, Wroxeter. KINLOSS--No. 1, Orange Hall, Kinloss; No. 2, Orange Hall, Kinlough; No. 3, Town- ship Hall, Holyrood; No. 4, Mrs. Cunningham's House, Con. 2; No. 5, Mrs. Wm. Scott's House, Langside; No. 6, Com- munity Hall, Whitechurch. MORRIS-No. 1, Alvin Wal- lace's House; No. 2, Mack's Garage, Walton; No. 3, Orange Hall, Belgrave; No. 4, Morris Township Hall; No. 5, Harvey Shaw's House, Con. 2; No. 6, William Peacock's House. TURNBERRY--No. 1, Form- er Mary Roberts' House, Lower Wingham; No. 2, Bluevale Community Hall; No. 3, Town- ship Shed, B Line; No. 4, Jack- son Dunkin's House, Glenannan. WEST WAWANOSH--No. 1, Mrs. Robert Bere's, Dungannon; No. 2, Public Library, Dungan- non; No. 3, Township Hall; No. 4, Community Hall, St. Hel- ens; No. 5, James Curran's House; No. 6, Parish Hall, St. Augustine. Parents wed 50 years Mr. and Mrs. Murray Mc- Lean of Owen Sound and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Craig of Nor- wood spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Phillips, John and Joyce. They all at- tended a family dinner in the Bruce Inn, Kincardine, on Sat- urday evening and Open House at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Swan of Bervie on Sunday. The occasion was the 50th an- niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Swan. Mr. and Mrs. Swan have a family of three sons and four daughters, who were all pres- ent for the occasion along with their wives and husbands. They also have 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Several of the grandchildren also attended. The bride and,groom of fif- ty years received many lovely gifts and cards. Mrs. Swan's only sister, Mrs. Eber Wilson and Mr. Wilson, of Flint, Michigan, were present for the occasion. Wed 40 years Mr. and Mrs. Peter Neely entertained at their home in London, in honour of Mrs. Nee- ly's parents, Mr. and Mrs.A.M. Forbes, who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on October 1st. Guests were pres- ent from St. Marys, George- town, Wingham and London. activities, mentioned the ex- cellent increase in membership from 23 to 36. Two suggestions made by the past president were more entries in zone and dist- rict competitions and a better attendance record. Perfect attendance pins were presented by Mr. Pollock to Secretary Mac Ritchie, one year; Vice-President Ellwood Irwin, 2 years; Director John Strong, 2 years; President Jake Jutzi, 4 years; Past President Dawson Pollock, 4 years; Dave Burgess, 7 years and Brute Mc- Donald, 8 years. Past Treasurer John Strong presented a detailed financial statement which was accepted by the members. The club also decided to pay its share, moo() for the year. towards the Kinsmen National Anniversary Project, the Re- tarded Children's Centre, STILL NEED MONEY-- Charlie Lee is still waiting in vain for some financial back- ing for the intermediate hoc- key team. So far only one do- nation has come in. He tells us that everything is ready to go. A hockey practice will be held as soon as ice has been made in the arena, around the first of the month. A club meeting will be held at the same time to complete plans for the play- jok ing season. 0--0--0 BUY AN APPLE-- The Boy Scouts are busy with their polishing rags this week in anticipation of Apple Day, an annual event being held on Sat- urday, October 14. Full of am- bition, the Scouts are planning their paper drive for the follow- ing Saturday, October 21. 0--0--0 NO DAMAGE-- . A refuse pile, burning out- side the Gibson sawmill in Wroxeter on Saturday required the attention of the Wingham and District fire department. The blaze was brought under control with no damage being done. Two piles of lumber were moved to insure their safe- ty. 0--0--0 CHIMNEY FIRE-- Thanksgiving Day was more than turkey and pumpkin pie for Leroy Rintoul of the 13th con- cession of East Wawanosh; Shortly before the supper hour, overheated pipes and chimney brought the Wingham and Dist- rict fire department on the run, but fortunately the home es- caped without damage. 0--0--0 ALL TIED UP-- When the A-T went to press the Wingham Pee Wees were tied with Atwood in the best- of-five WOAA championship series at two games each. A game was scheduled for the park in Wingham on Monday evening, but rainy weather wip- ed it out. Another was sched- uled for last night (Wednesday) which should have decided the championship by this time. 0-0-0 LATE CROP-- Carl Lott brought a beautiful handful of strawberries into the office at the week-end, picked from plants which are still in their first season. These weren't the usual late-season runts, but good-sized fruit which looked *pretty appetizing with winter just around the bend. 0-0-0 NEW APPROACH-- Driverswho are accustomed to. the curving approach to town on Highway 86 froth the east have had to change their habits during the past week. The Main highway route has been altered to swing slightly to the south and west across the prairie on its way to Lucknow and the lake. The entry to Diagdrial Road is now a fairly sharp turn- off froth the Matti Mad. TWO VVINGHAM STALWARTS of the Lib- eral party, Jim Murray and Art Wilson, were 'on hand when the party's leader, Robert Nixon visited briefly at the com- mittee rooms on Saturday evening. Advance-Times Photo. No bad accidents over Thanksgiving During last week nine Crim- inal Code investigations were conducted and one person was charged with impaired driving, On Tuesday evening, Ken- neth McLean, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLean of R. R. 2 Blyth, was reported miss- ing from his home. Through- out the night and all day Wed- nesday an intensive search was carried out by the boy's parents, police and volunteers. Mes- sages were broadcast by the news media. On Wednesday evening Kenneth was seen walk- ing along Highway 4, south of Belgrave and given a ride home by passing motorists, David Nes- bitt of Kirkton and Ted Quinn, Blyth. Three persons were charged with Liquor Control Act offenc- es. Twelve persons were charg- ed and nine persons warned for Highway Traffic Act offences with twelve safety checks be- ing conducted. The following motor vehicle accidents were reported to the Wingham Detachment. In Wroxeter on Sunday, Oc- tober 1, at 12.15 a.m., a car driven by Jack Farrelly, Fergus, struck a cattlebeast which had wandered onto Highway 87. Damage to the front end of the car was estimated at $100.00. On Sunday evening on Hur- on County Road 12, north of Wroxeter, a pick-up truck driv- en by Keith ,Brundle, R.R. 1 Bluevale, was turning left from the County Road when he was Struck by a passing car drivenby John King, Toronto. Damage Was estimated at $150.00. In Brussels on Wednesday morning, a car driven by Charles Thomas, Brussels, was going south on County Road 12 when he struck scar driven by John Gerhaelder df MilVero ton, Which had pulled across Hal Rogers to visit club Kinsmen plan welcome for founder of organization