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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-10-08, Page 1, : • With which is ,strisligarnatedthl orrie Vidette stiff itirroxeter News wINGRIAN, *Immo,wiprmsomt, ()mom?, soli nos AA • ALONG THE .MAIN DRAG AY 'The Pedestrian coups Support o Build Swimming Poo /0/10.011tX$s rN towzi—, Inehuled in the council's bust- peas • at the meeting on Monday ,light was the approVal of six w- eight. building permits, one for a `pew. residence to be erected on others covered geeeges; porch- es,, Fielding. her ine Street by Ed. ' es, kitchens, etc„ all Signs ' of a healthy state of growth Within the town - - flOOD NEWS,— • nailer. item ,frorre the' council meeting will make welcome, read- ing for the residents of Leopoid Stieet. Was the indleafion of plans 'to'pave that street with •:permlnent hardtop next Year. Per- .siOnally, we hope they mean all three Weeks.” suilifoisr UP YotgR OirgRCOAT. Ne if Comes.* The %altos • are beautiful reds, and gOldii •The town' employees haVe taken up-the fountains; along ,the: main • drag, There was a ski o snow on un- #er '1'114*i/ring If you think that moos'spring' on :theeway titfiei .you bought a ticket '. for month, to have. .a meeting which Would include r'ePresentation from all interested organizations :in Wingham and surrounding district. The gathering was held under the chairmanship of William Conron, who addressed the meeting, giving many of the facts and figures in connection with the oroblems 'rele- vant to the lauliding of a pool, One of the Most contentious pro- e' SonW •17 groups, including set- Vice clubs, ladies' organizations and industry, as well as private citizens, were represented at a meeting in the town hall on. Friday evening to discuss the possibility of build-, ing a swimming pool in Wingham. All .7 voiced enthusiastic approval of the idea.. The meeting 'followed a decision by the• Water ,,Safety Committee last AUXILIARY REVIEWS DISASTER EXERCISE HEAR LEADER—Liberals in the riding of Grey-Brace, .convened at theL:Wingharn town hall last Thursday evening to nominate a .eandi- djate for the next provincial election. Guest speaker at the meeting. eree',,lohn Wintcrmeyer, Liberal leider ter' Ontario,' He is shown second frona the right in the above group. Others in the photo are: frOm. left to eight, Scott rairseryiee of Bluth, defeated' :nominee; NEVVSPAPER WILL DE, LATE NEXT WEEK Readers are reminded that Monday of next week Is Thanks- giving Day. As a result you will not only have to do a little extra shopping on Saturday, hut you will have to wait an extra day for the Advance- Advertising copy must be re- ceived by Saturday if at all possible. Council.-' Bylaw to. Permit Action on Paol . C.P.R. AGENT WILL MOVE TO ALL1STON 'Clifford Dnncarn, chairman of ethe meeting and immediate past- president'of the Hineeri-Beetee qberals; Rae Watson, Lucknow, who was elected as the neat Liberal ondidate for the riding; Mr, Wileter- meYer and Calvin Kreuter, of Brussels, who 'was also defeated by Mr. Watson.--Advanee-Times photo, hiatus in *cent:Wien with: 'the e posed plans ,for ,040p1 in Wingham, that of its loeation, had been left last month in the hands Of1'.a c/Pin, mittee for investigation. Tifr, Con- ron reported the eoenneittee had given .this problem considerable thought and discussion, .and rafter listening tO a number of recorn- reendaelens and examining all sug- gested locations; had decided that the old tennis court property, lo- cated on gdward Street, would be the most feasible. He pOltited out that many people were Of the opin- ion that if ea, peel teas built .ori location too near the:river, the children would, when the "pord„ was closed, haveere tendency to .go swim- ming in the elver,. a situation ,that would only defeat -the. very Rue- pose of building a ,pool,c., • , Xt was also, punted out` that the tennis court property was owned by the town and would! :mean de- finite saving In costs, a's the town Was willing to 'make the site alien- able :at no cost,,In reply to' a ques- tion horn the Meeting, Mr, Con: ron said that, While Par/Ont aRili- ties were important, the :committee on investigation, felt ::that adequate parking was aveilible at the tennis court site. , . This opinion'was backed up by Mayor McKinney, who, said, that there was plenty ofeUtrIting space for ball games and othee.activities which take place in the same sec- tion of the communitee'Mr: Conron went on to point out that it :was seldom that a swimming pool 're= (Mired large parking 'facilities; as most of the children who ,use 'the pOol either walk, or are ,taken to the pool by ear and Pielted Op' by parents or friends later, • - 17".4 Cost 415•00 : In reply to a question by..peWitt Miller as to the ,Pciesilble -COW of building the proposes!' epool, (Please tern to. Page Seven); 41,WENUETH ANhavkliiskity— A lilleitlp'of friends dropped in to ,evish,, all the bestto...Mr.• and sf htret !Prank Caskanette eat - their' elI'Vectceria Street home on %Sunday ' itening: - e occasion. was' their ;2Qthewedd Fi l ing anniversary, so the 4.iends,•brought several lovely giftS of china. ' 1 e . ° - ° - ° ' UPS AND DOW:Ns— Ifeds feared nt that quite, a bit of change xis , eail ehangeeis finding .new own- . erseue the ;Yanks i eed the :Braves continue ',fp'. -eenfoend" those`who think'' they"knoW' hewer*: • baseball will tooncee It's - 'been quite a series. • , RAE WATSON NAMED BY LIBERAL PARTY CONTI NOMINATION At th6 meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham. General Hospital, which was held on Fri- day, the ladies discussed the part which their organization had taken in the mock disaster program staged in Wingham on September 26, The activities of the auxiliary were confined to the hospital, where they took over duties in different places, thus relieving the nurses for more necessary, work. Mrs, Morrey, the adthinistrattix of the hospital, thanked the auxiliary for the fine co-operation in this special project. Reports from the regional meet-, ing of hospital auxiliaries, which was held in Clinton, were presented by Mrs. N. Underwood and Mrs. W. J. Greer, It was concluded that the overall work of this auxiliary compa,red very favbrably with that of others in the' area. The cutting committee had 321 articles ready for sewing during the month and 257 articles were completed. These,included 85 sheets 16:, gowns and 2 pairs of drapes, as well as nursery and. kitchen sup- plies and all' necessary mending, 200 hours 9f work, The purchasers included cotton for pillow cases, washcloths, flannelette and.towel- ling • •. „Pleense„,wc;ree-coinpietedY.for''.711le fall *rummage sale Which will he held in the Wingham Armouries on Saturday, October 18 at two o'clock,' The president, Mrs, N, Cameron, presided at the meeting. B, C. Keats, who bas been agent in Wing-ham for the 'Canadian Pacific Railway for the past year and a half, will move to the town of Alllston the end of next week. Mr. and Mrs. Keats and their three sons have been popular rest- dents of the town and their de- parture will be genuinely yegritted by the many' friends they have made during their 1.2,def stay, „In addition t4 44,4,,-"AlS4".101311'*-bOy daughter joined the family a few months ago. Best wishes will accompany them, to their new home. A, successor to Mr. Keats has not yet been named. .00%11,9 DIATOM,. Annuli event Wingham' Sports- * Ji's aseetlitticihe at Sportse mans grounds ,on 'Thanksgiving Day,. Moniisiy,' Oetp1,0 1958; 41.' 1 On. •.22 rifles and :sheigurise prizee, turkeys; chickene andidneks: ** (Operate „classes; for scopeesights)f Refregnineeits available'. Kingr; pres., ; l3:-.Mefealtel see, Feb Battery Wins Regiment Shoot with New Rifles H.S. Student Wins NEW CANDIDATE—Rae•Watson of Lucknow, addressee the: Liberal nointinating.eonventien held in the Wingham t Winglaown ,hall last Thuesday evening, after he had been elected to the post.—Advance-Times photo. The Huton;.:BrUie ConservatiVe Assogitiori will' hold a nominating conventinne . `Wingham, .town ,hall *en rifdii; evening, Neyembe,i 7ths sit 8.30. Guest speaker atu4the Meeting will be the Ilene M. liteteylentin'd,1 minister of John W. HaniiiieNtled,:.hiii reP- resented HerepeDeikelti Peei Legs' - lature slime 143;,,,..01/,::0,ah,i place his name befoie.theCer:Yelitiart.%S§ far there has be~ii' no indication that he will hi.:seiiiitelYehlileesq: In additiOn toe member of theLegishitifie. Mr. Hanna is a mernher of the Ontario. Racing Corrimissiciti. It is expeptect `that a.iprovincial election will be ealled .nekt „Spring. .tolaie. Sale Is Sot or Saturday, Opt 18, The rurnmege *sale is here again! The date is Settirday,, Octobei 18th; the place is -the Wingham, Armour- ies; the time . is ,two o'clock; ,the sponsor is the Ladies' .Auxiliary to Wingham. General Hospital, 'Every- one is asked to to-operate, so look through your Cupboards and attics and basements, and • bring out everything you do ha need, The Auxiliary motto; is, "Anything you cannot toe, we Can sell"; furniture, clothing, hats, ehoes, novelties, etc. It is Urged dint all donations be at the Armoiiride on Friday, Oeto- ber 17th, ,stethat thej*i can be Sorted and inatIced, you Wish your parcel palled for, phone Miss Mar- guerite 'johns, 230 'or MM. "T, H. McKay, 118, All `proceeds are• used by the"auxilittry' to 15tIrehtese Sup- plies for the After a lengthy discussion at its regular Meeting on Monday even- ing1 the Wingham' town council Voted to have a by-law drawn up, to place the proposed swimming pool under the Community 'Centres. Act., By so 'doing, the pool would be-. come eligible for a grant of up to. $5,000 and donations to the fund for its construction would become, lawful as income tax deductiOns. Decision to draw the by-law..aarite adethe' result of "e metioe beteCotinee cillors Conron and Gorbutt. 'Councillor Conron opened the dis- cussion by recounting the moves 'Which have,been made so far, and the support for the project which was evidenced at a public meeting held last Friday evening, when seventeen organizations in town and district had sent representa- tives.' Mayor' R. B, McKinney pointed out to Council that the project would not involve town financing, since the funds would be raised from private donations, service clubs,. etc. In the discussion which ensued some councillors 'expressed concern. that promised moneys Might not be forthcoming and that• the town •would eventually be forced to' complete the project. They 'cited the installation of arti- ficial ice in the arena as a case in point. Councillor Conron said that plans would call for the raising of suf- ficient money for the construction of any one portion of the prOject before work could be started. He Said that in Clinton, where a poor hes recently been completed, the construction was done in steps, first the cement work, then. the filtration (Please turn to Page eight) Eiti4TiO*01,1b. CREDIT IJNJON ,DAY `S #14** 4161#atecii*,,Kriox'13resby-',; Goilerich11: With ' thetreett,dlettleteett • time : Secure your ticketsefroni Geteite.-'pneletee Belgrave • ,:Credit 17fiiiitetreesneer. •A(Ihnited number; • „” ' F8i3 rt .• „ , itAZildisB TEA ' The a Women's . ASsociation ' of Bi4vale United :Ohutch :will hold a bazaar,' and, tea* in, the ,community hilt; eh: WedneediYe October 15th at 07plock,' iat; iszitioAim simmit Turkey The annum Te Supper will Ifelete3n 'the ',Oelitrave Commu- nity Ceritre on Wednesday, October at D.S.T. :Tickets may be meedheeed jtom the Beigraver mer- clients or at''Fairyland Children's wear, ,Josephine, St., Wingham. A prOgrain and dance will follow. F1;8b • Y . SUPXER, * 4• eihOttnrkeY supper will be held in the lielmore Ooinnitinity Centre on Wednesday, October'16, at 7 p,M. Po ft : . F.24:1;8b Help at Himpital Much Appreciated itdministetitriX of the Wingham Hospital, •has asked that we empress appreciation tot the co-operation of ,doctors; nurses; and merribers of the Ladies' Anat.-, Wary during the disaster' plan exercise whielF was recently car- ried out, Though. the project •Frie ant a great deal of Work ter all con-, corned, much valuable infotinithert and 'experience was gained, " Wingham's 99th Battery won the Hetherington Trophy, emblematic of the reghtental small arms shooting championship, whee its officers and ranks compiled a total of 90.5 to overshadow the 100th Battery of Listowel and the 97th of Walkerton. The event took place over the, week-end as the three sub-units of the 21st Field Regiment, R.C.A. (M) conducted a classification shoot on Amiens range at Camp Borden. Major L. G. Vickars, 2 I.C. of the regiment, directed the shoot, assisted by Capt. J. Q. Kirk, small arms instructor. , Attendance and marksmanship percentages are combined to deter- mine the winner of the cool- Please turn to page eight, $2,000 Fellowship Beverly Stewart, a former Wing- ham District' High School student has been awarded a $2,000 fellow- ship by the Atkinson Foundation. The award was made on the basis of high marks in Grade XIII at the local school last year, Bev. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart, R.R, 1, Clifford, and is now attending Waterloo College. The fellowship is spread over a four-year period. At the Huron-Bruce Liberal nomination meeting held at the Wingharri town hall last Tharsday evening, Rae Watson of 'Limit/mar wa's elected candidate for the party and' will represent the Liberals le the next provincial ele'ction. , • Mr, Watson .defeated, on the file, ballot, "Scott Palrser ite or B•14,111 and 'Calvin Kreuter of Bruesels, as he polled more ballots than .the other two candidateS combined. Mr, Watson-was nominated by R.. S. Hetherington of Winghtein and W. Anderson of Lucknow. Nominat- ing Mr. Fairserviee were 'Gordon Elliott and Herbert Kuntz with Mr:- Kral:der being nominated by Les McKay and George' Hutchison, • - New 'President .well as nominating a Candid- "ate the meeting, Which was attend- ed 'by some 300 delegates from the tiding, also approved a new slate of officers as peehented by Wilfred Anderson; chairman 'of the nomi- nating committee. Elected to the presidency was George Inglis, Bel- Mott; past pres., Clifford Dunbar; with the following named as vice- presidents, Scott Fairservice for E. Wawanosh, Morris' and, Blythe Herbert M. Kuntz of Formosa, for Howick, Culross, 'Carrick, Tees- Water •and.iVinclmay; R, S. Hether- ington for Wingham, Brussels and Grey; Robert Simpson for Kintail, Colborne and W. Wawanosh; Wil- fred Anderson, Lucknow, for Hu- ron, Kinloss, Lucknow and' Ripley. Mrs, Andrea,- Lunn of Wingham was named chairlady of ladies' af- fairs. ,Seceetaey is W. A. Porteous.. Lucknow, and treasurer, William Elston .of Morris Township. (Please turn to Page Five)' OFFICE CLOSED The office of J, A. Fox, will beeelesed from October 10th to Nielteinbee 3rd;' inclusive. Open as usual Tuesday, Nov, 4th,' F8b LEGION SUPPORTS POOL, REIVIDEll CHILDREN'S ASSOC. Bullard Brothers Born in Wingham. t • 441•Imi.1.1144.1.6.6.144 'ALL TEA CiLtUlitif , The • Woman's Association of Wi3ighttrn United Church have set Wednesdays November 19th, as 'the date :for the fall tea. Please keep this date hi Mind, Phi ENOAGEIVI.ENT and AVies. George Marshall, Teereater wish to announce the engaAernelit Hof their slaughter Beety Joan to Gordon David, son of ',gr. and Mrs-, •George Fischer, RR, 3, Wingham, The wedding will .tako place in late Oettiber. , . F8' DADitt AT WBOXIITElt SPecial Autninn Dance in Wet/X- etee. denrinninity Hall, Irriday, Oc- oho" "3.4th. Elliott Caruthers Or- cfietre,, Spcelal dances and door pried, LIMA booth.• Admission 15e, P'81) (Two: interesting 'visitors to The Advance-Tilne office 'this *Pak Were brothers Wilbur and. Ilarry Bullard, Who Were both ilia , Wing ham. Their father 'Joseph Bullard, operated a dray buSiness here Or some yeare, was hetet. , the tOir: constable and tore chief.ifid y was employed at tho Button, Wild Pesattrit chair factory, At Ins .Wotk' there he WaS injured tins dUCI. 'short time later. Mrs. Iltillard and her young family •moved to Hateletoii to US*, following the father's'iletith. -farry eullatd, who was •steoi t.. periled to Winghara by his wife laa Well nn hie brother, le in the Mani • - feet/11.111g Inielhees In Monteith% cal Wilbur, who• la a Spry 'ft year's 'of age, resides In is/orwall4 Mnn, rot. many years he has been in the lade biniineat 'Working at many points In the. VA WINMIANt rAtttril, WINS. 4100T-4eiritilr the neiv ritie for the first thin: lit, regimental com- petition, Vilingbam's 00th Battery won the Col, Iletherington trophy in Weeioend competition at Comp irtornen on Sunday. The trophy is given for small iron; firing. Sgt,‘,Major Slteldingo 100th Battery). Listervel; left congeattilates Sgt,4ifekior tine BliteltWell of e winning' Winginini team when Melees were nintonineed, fidr. A. L. litettay of"fhe 97th Bittikry, 1,ValltertOny Waits oPpertimity to tItend oorigiatialit tioSts, At their regular meeting last week-the Members of the Wingham branch of the Canadian Legion. 'voted $100 to kid the efforts of the Wingham and District Retarded Children's Association, Tile money Will be, used by the association tt/ help defray the. tests of a school for retarded children which was recently opened In the Masonic building. Legion Members also expressed their strong approval of the pro- posed swimming pool for town and district Which is under coneideee akin at the present time, Past Presiderit John Pettisorl was hatted to head a committee which, will look Into the possibility and cost of erecting an addition to the Legion Home, Serving on his com- mittee will be Beb Chettleburgh and WItilain b"orayth, The addition 'WOuld be Used as an auditorium for banquets, meetings and enter- tainments, it, Was also announced that district 'Legion. Meeting will be held aalt. on Octobet ii)th, tit which local representation Is asked, , 7 I mthigration Of f ice Closed at Godetich Antiott wooldt4 1111,8 15(,.et, rriade that the iniffilgratien office, whieli has been Opertite'd in Getleriell Shies 1951, will 'be closed at the end of this Month; tit future the Stratford .office Will serve thie, llfitehineoti ha s been hi charge of the Ghtlerfelt Office. Menagoe of 'the SttetfOrd Office is Emerson 10f441 ,04AS,8 The Wingham 'District School Board is,` again offering a Vari-ety of enbjecti in evening class s. at"fire School. If entolinent ia the following classes Wilt be - English for New Cana, iliani; Industrial Arts---classes of ihniteri,sise kn. welding, Weed turn'- litiej-:WnotiVi.rork for beginners., and Woodwork, (advanced;,, (upholstered I/Onia.BcOitoinkSA sewing tir;,e6ohitigl Typing and Bookkeep- ing; Ait.and Handicrafts, including Weaving,• 'The fee toe all:0106es except. the tot which„ there is i") eharge, will be moo(Dityfibie On' registration), ' Iteglstratiori will be Made ' on Wohiesiiay, October 15th, at 7.30. ifte 4.00 class Will, begin on , this tr"iiy 'cite !...''lulu' will otienothe each li3hilltiOrD'Otitrt Wednesday 'v004 . 'Oat* the the first Meeting of the" Wing. wintier•thotitha, it. the high school ham. Duplicate midge. Club Will be .Ontit ilerialiht And .intereStitig. held on :Thursday,. 00tobef 9th, • :.0.0nik Wecineartay, Oetebei igth the Fire 'Rail at 8 p.it. XeW Mein- 1:30 and begin tho brit class, I bete welcome,