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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-10-26, Page 1in#1,barT AbtlanceoZi. FIRST $ECTIQN Ingle COPy tifreen'CentS, HAMILTOwinini°':Iiiiiii:1961.111AMED SYNOD MODERATOR AT WINGHAM MEET SECOND DONATION—On Tuesday evening the local Kins- men Club made its second donation of $1,000 to the Cen- tennial Swimming Pool Fund, Doug Layton, club treas- urer, presented the cheque to the fund's finance chairman, Harry West.—A-T Photo. Howick Lions are guests at Wingham Lion President Fred McGee welcomed fifteen Lions from the Howick Club to the regular meeting of the Wingham organ- ization, The speaker for this meeting was Past District Gov- ernor Lion Pete Bissonnette of Ripley. His topic was "They". "When something goes wrong 'they' are responsible, if things are right then it is 'we', he said. The passing of Lion Ellwood Armitage was noted with regret by the president and all the Lions present. Lion Bill Tiffin, assisted by Lion Stewart Beattie and P.D. G. Lion Pete Bissonnette initiat- ed two new members, Robert Ahara and Stewart Henry. The new Lions were greeted with the traditional Roar. 184441/1111. Police report two accidents gated, blamed slippery pave- ment for the mishap. About $150 damage was sustained. PA SSES REGISTERED Lion Lorne McDonald, said he still had lots of tickets left for the Lio ns' Shopping Spree. The draw for the next winner will be December 18. The peanut sale project will be December 4 and 5. The Lions have also promised to provide the bingo for the patients at the Ontario Hospital, Goderich on December 6. NEW MODERATOR -- Rev. Robert Arm- strong of Erskine Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, was elected moderator of the Hamilton-London Synod of the Presbyter- ian Church in Canada, at synodical meet- ings held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian - Church, Wingham, this week. He is flanked by Rev. Stanley Andrews of Dut- ton, guest speaker at Communion services Tuesday morning, and Rev, G, L. Royal of Goderich, past moderator. —Advance-Times Photo. reconciliation to God with whom the church often seems to have lost contact, and to our fellow men with whom we must communicate, and com- mitment to God in service for our fellow men. Rev. Gordon Fish, minister of St. Andrew's Church, Wing- ham, is welcoming the Synod to his rebuilt sanctuary remark- ed that it was 29 years since Synod last met in Wingham in 1938 when Rev. C.H. MacDon- ald was moderator. His Worship, Mayor DeWitt Miller welcomed the Synod on behalf of the town. "You're only a stranger here once, " he said. Rev. Cecil Jardine, pre- sident of the Wingham Minist- erial Association said it was his first visit to Synod. He assured the assembly of the support in prayer of their brethren in Christ. The Pte.-Synod Institute took the form of a debate, "Resolved that Synods should be Abolish- ed", led by Rev. James Jack and Alex Deans, Toronto, Rev. Donald MacDonald, Simcoe and D.I. Hill,Exeter. Follow- ing the formal debate the com- pany divided into smaller groups led by Rev. T. Bryan, The Synod of Hamilton and London, holding its 94th annual meeting in St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church here, elected the Rey. Robert H. Armstrong, minister of Erskine Church, Hamilton as its Moderator. A native of St. Thomas, Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Knox College, the Presbyterian seminary there. Before going to Hamilton he had been min- ister in Knox Church, Acton, Bracebridge and Neepewa, Man. He was ordained at Cookstown, Ontario. He is qualified as acting supervisor for Supervised Pastoral Education and serves part time at the Ontario Hos- pital in Hamilton. He is mar- ried and has two sons and a daughter. Mr. Armstrong was nomina- ted by Rev. J. P. Schissler, West Flambro. Rev. F.A. Mil- ler, Owen Sound was also no- minated by Rev. Frank Lawson, Southampton, but on their motion the election was made unanimous. Mr. Armstrong succeeds Rev. Lockhart Royal, Goderich. In his moderatorial sermon Mr. Royal stressed the need for re- conciliation and commitment; Hap Swatridge with his ac- cordion got the Lions singing with gusto. He also played solo numbers which were enjoy- ed. NURSES' EXAMINATION Miss Linda 3. Clark has re- ceived word that she has sue - cessfully passed her Registered Nurses' examinations. She is presently on the staff at the Wingham and District Hospital. Wingham town police report two minor accidents during the past week. On Thursday , cars driven by Joseph McDoug- all of Auburn and James G. Wild of Willowdale collided on Josephine Street about '7;40 p. m, Police officer Foxton said Mr. Wild slid into the McDoug- all car after applying the brakes to avoid a car pulling out from a parking space. Damage was estimated at $100. On Sunday about 1:30 a.m. cars driven by William J. Mar- tin of Teeswater and John H. McKay of Turnberry Township collided at the intersection of North and Josephine Streets, Constable Foxton, who investi- Three accidents reported by O.P.P. New depot will serve customers 184•••1••84 Founder of organization is guest at Kinsmen's civic and press night ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Sarnia; Rev. T. M. Bailey, Hamilton; Rev. D. G. Archibald Tara; Rev. A.A. Ross, Mitchel Rev. H. Nugent, Wyoming and Rev. D.O. Fry, Seaforth. In reporting their findings these groups reported that the Synod has a real place in the line of communication between Gener- al Assembly and the presbyter- ies; they should streamline for action in eldership training, counseling of pastors, intensive research, group discussion and new efforts in all areas of church life. ed by about 60 members, guests and visitors from area clubs, Mr. Rogers outlined the reasons he had established the organiz- ation. He was in Hamilton at the time, a veteran of the first war and found a lack of friends The Wingham Kinsmen Club was honored on Tuesday even - ing when the founder of the organization, Hal Rogers, of Toronto, was guest speaker for a civic and press night. --Mr c-Rogers, who founded the first Kinsmen Club in Ham- Const. K.R. Balzer invest- igated an accident which oc- curred about 10,30 p.m. Oct- ober 14 on County Road 30, south of Fordwich. A late mo- del car driven by Larry McRae of Palmerston, left the road and struck a tree. Damage was estimated at $150.00. On Sunday afternoon, Octo- ber 15, a late model car driven by Russell Farrier of Wingham left the road on concession 12, East Wawanosh and struck a rail fence. Mr. Farrier had turned to the right to avoid an oncoming car driven by Brian McKee of Wingham, who had also turned CO his right to avoid a collision. Estimated damage was $150. 00 and the investigat- ing officer was Const. Balzer. Const, W. R. Bell investi- gated an accident in Blyth on Monday of last week, at the intersection of Drummond and Service Streets. A car driven by Robert Smith of Wingham was partially through the inter- section when it was struck on the right rear fender by the left bumper of a car driven by Walter Mason of Blyth, Dam- age in this case was estimated at $50...0p,, Officers of the Wingham detachment last week conduct-. ed seven Criminal Code invest- igations with one person charg- ed with theft over $50, 00. One person was charged under the Liquor Control Act and four were charged and one person warned for Highway Traffic of- fences. Bill Tiffin, local agent for Esso petroleum products, said this week that a new storage depot being built by Imperial Oil Ltd., just north of the town on Highway 4, will be in use in about a month's time. The new facilities will re- place those in use on Alfred Street. The company decided to move the storage area due to the cramped quarters of its Alfred Street setup. The big truck used to service the depot found it increasingly difficult to maneuver on the narrow st- reets, and it was felt they were becoming a nuisance to resi- dents in the area. The new yard will have underground storage for some 44,000 gallons of petroleum pro. ducts, A steel-clad warehouse is being constructed to handle oils, greases and other items in the company's product range. A separate office building is also under construction and will be Mr. Tiffin's headquart- ers when the move is made. All equipment at the old location will be removed when the new facility is completed and in use. Business sold to local couple C. B. Armitage of Armitage Dry Cleaners, one of the town's long established businesses, h as . announced the purchase of the dry cleaning and dry goods business by Mr. and Mrs. Lou Readman of Wingham. The business will officially change hands on November 25. Further details will be publish- ed at that time. and fellowship as he had known them during military service. Within 10 years, the need for a young men's organization was felt in many countries and simi- lar clubs were established around the world. Because it is a young men's organization, the founder said Kinsmen has been able to keep what is good and cast off what has proved of little value. He outlined the growth across Can- ada and gave anecdotes from his travels and visits to clubs across the nation. He told of the many ways in which Kins- men and Kinettes have stepped in when help was badly needed. He recalled that the Kins- men "Milk for Britain" project during the war was hailed as one of the best service projects in Canada, and that the Wing- ham area backed the project although a club had not been organized at the time. Looking ahead, Mr. Rogers said that many people are wor- rying about hippies and such characters, but they represent only a small segment of our population. He said we have nothing to fear when we see young men joining Kinsmen. They will continue to serve their community and country. He mentioned that in the de- pression there were the zoot- suiters, and others, but when war came they were forgotten and the young men joined to- gether to serve their country. This will happen again, he said, if the need arises. The Kinsmen founder stated that it is the responsibility of the club and the community to bring young people into the or- ganization where they will find the value of service. The guest speaker was intro- duced by Murray Stainton and thanked by Stewart Leedham. Club president Jake Jutz i called on Mayor DeWitt Miller who said it was a pleasure, as a former Kinsman, to welcome Mr. Rogers to town. He said the community was proud of the work the club has done and the contribution it has made. Deputy Governor Doug Cruickshank of Goderich was also in attendance, and said the Wingham club was in good shape and that the fellowship was excellent, He proposed a toast to the Kin organization. Robert Wenger, of the local newspaper, was introduced as a former club member. He Said it was a pleasure to be back among friends and to his knowledge, Kinsmen is the only organization that.has a special night to Mark the c0- operative efforts between the club, the community and the news media. ilton in 1920 said, "I don't like the words 'service clubs', for Kinsmen is more than that, -- it is a family club, an organi- zation that promotes fellow. - ship." In his address to the Wing- ham meeting which was attend- 4 Passes exams Nancy Elliott, daughter of Mrs. William Elliott of Wing- ham has received word that she successfully passed the Re- gistered Nursing examinations. Nancy took her student training at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital in Kitchener. KINSMEN PRESIDENT Jake Jutzi, second left, welcomed the organization's founder, Hal Rogers, to a civic and press night Tues- day evening. On the left is Doug Cruick- shank of Goderich; deputy governor, and on the right, Dewitt Miller, mayor of Wingham. —Advance-Times Photo. Work is progressing on the pond desilting project New road will be open to traffic within month disposal areas are diked in such a way that the water will drain out leaving the silt behind. When this dries out it will be- come acceptable top soil and can be levelled out as fill. When the project is com- pleted it will provide an area in front of the Riverside Park campsite and the recreational area, in which the new Centen- nial Pool is being built, that will have a minimum depth of six feet, which is sufficient to inhibit future weed growth. In total, over 60,000 yards will be removed. If all goes well the work will be comp- leted this fall, unless art early freeze up forces completion next spring, of the new road and Diagonal Road at the eastern outskirts of town . Guard rail posts are being installed and top soil is being spread along the embank- ments. It took over 1'70,000 yards of fill to construct the road which forms a causeway across the area known locally as "The Prairies". Given good weather a base- coat of blacktop will be app- lied on both of the sections east and west of No, 4 High- way. Once this is done and the Department of Highways installs the necessary signs, the road will be opened to traffic, Digs up old coin R. E. Armitage was in business here 40 years Roy Ellwood Armitage, a Wingham businessman for the past 40 years, died Thursday, October 19 in the Wingham and District Hospital following a short illness. He was 64. Born in Goderich, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eli Armitage. He later moved to Teeswater and was educated in Goderich and Teeswater schools. Mr. Armitage was a bank clerk in Teeswater and in 192'7 came to Wingham to est- ablish the first dry cleaning plant here, in partnership with his brother Clarence who had been in the tailoring and men's wear business since 1918. The Armitage brothers continued to operate the clothing business in conjunction with their dry cleaning plant. In 1929 Ellwood Artnitage married Ada Laundy of Wing- ham at St. Paul's Church. He was an active member of that church and served for many years as church warden and on the Board of Management. He was also a member of the Wing- ham Lions Club and the Mason- ic Lodge. Mr. Armitage was a past member of the Wingham Hospital Board. He is Survived by his wife and daughter, Miss Joan Armi- tage of the public school teach- staff, and brother, Clarence, Rev. H.W. Hamilton con- ducted service at the S.J. Wal- ker funeral home on Sunday ' afternoon with interment in Wingham Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. John Armitage, Dr. Bruce Eickmeier, Percy Clark, Jim Carr, Rev, Wayne Lester and Fred McGee. The flower bearers were R.H. Lloyd, Wilfred Henry, Roy Manuel and Louis Readman. GORR1E“ Melvin Finlay of Gorrie unearthed an old coin while digging in the flower beds at his borne, He noticed a round object and on clean- ing it up found it to be an 1820 Indian Head American nickel. ... Mr, and Mrs. Frank 1. Gibbons * Vicki, Francine and Patricia of London visited over the week-end with the former's parents, Mr, rid Mrs. I. Gib- bons. Workmen from the Inland Dredging Co, of Orillia, who have the contract for desilting the Lower Town pond, arc mak- ing progress on the first phase of the job. The contract was let by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority to the Orillia based firm who will use a hydralic dredge to remove the silt, At the present time the work- men are using a barge-mount- ed crane with a clam bucket to take out stumps and logs in the area to be dredged. When this work is complet- ed the dredge will be moved in. This machine has a boom with cutters that can work a 100- foot swath. As the cutters chew up the bottom a huge pump sucks up the silt and forces it via a floating pipe- line to the disposal areas, The pump, operated by a 250 horse- power diesel engine, can de- liver up 'to 85.0,000 gallons of material each hour. The pump can accept stones up to seven inches in diameter. The eff- luent from the pipeline will be about 40 per cent solids. The Donations are trickling in for hockey club Charlie Lee, who has been hard at work trying to organize an intermediate hockey team this year, reports that three more donations have come in bringing the total to $75.00. Dr. McKibbon gave $25.00, Donald MacKay $5,00 and Jack Goodall $10.00 Charlie says that $400 to $500 will be needed to get the show on the road, So -- if you plan on helping, the sooner the better. Jack Goodall also stepped forward and volunteered to act as secretary-treasurer, which Charlie says is a big help. In about ten days a meeting Will be called for all prospec-, tive players and executive tnembets. Keep an eye On next week's A-T for the exact date, time and place, Angus Mowbray, of Mowbray Construction Ltd., contractors for the Highway 86 diversion which has been under construc- tion all summer, reports that the new road will likely be ready for traffic within the month. Work on the two bridges, west of No. 4 Highway in the causeway built three years ago, is nearly completed, with only hand rails to be installed. It is imperative that this section of the new road is open for traffic by winter as underpinn- ing at the Lower Town bridge, which has been used as a de- tour, cannot be left in place during freeze up. The new causeway east of No. 4 has been completed as far as the roadbed is concerned. At the present time curbing is be- ing installed at the intersection MOOSE STEAKS-- Five nimrods from Wingham had fair luck in the far north last week when two moose were bagged. In the party, hunting near Timmins, were Dave Cameron, Bob Deyell, Don Rae, Bruce MacDonald and Eric Walden. 0--0--0 ALL PAVED-- Harry Merkley now has his parking lot to the west of his Red Front Store paved. The area is that formerly occupied by the old Holmedale Cream - ery. 0--0--0 PAINT JOB-- The Meyer Block which in- cludes a store operated by W. A. Heughan, the John Goodall law office and the Holst Real Estate office, is getting a coat of paint. The brick part of the building was sand blasted during the summer which made a big improvement in its ap- pearance. On the same subject, Walker Home Furnishings ac- quired a new face to the second storey of the building. The mat- erial used is a grey-colored metal and is indeed another fine improvement to the main drag. 0--0--0 BUSINESS MEETING-- It was understood that a meeting of Business Association members was slated for Thurs- day morning. Main item on the adgenda, Christmas parade and promotions. 0-0-0 LATE FOR MEETING-- Friendly John McInnis could have been excuse he show- ed visible signs of an ugly dis- position Tuesday night. Part of the intricate dry cleaning ap- paratus at the plant had broken down and in order to avoid an interruption in service to his customers, John worked late to rectify the situation and had to miss most of the Kinsmen meeting, one of his favorite activities. 0-0-0 FOUNDER MEETS ONE OF LOCAL ORGANIZERS-- When Hal Rogers, founder of the Kinsmen organization, visited Wingham on Tuesday there weren't too many fami- liar faces. However, one former member he had known was 'Dec" Cruickshank, When it was learned that "Doc" would NA make the meeting, Kin Mae Ritchie arid Mayor DeWitt Miller accompanied Mr. Rogers to CKNX where they enjoyed a visit With Mr, Cruickshank and a tour 'of the television Station, followed by a tour of the town.