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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-07-29, Page 1••• • With which ia annilgarnsted,the Qorrie Vidette and. Wroxeter News ON'TakInKa WV/INESDAY$ a9, i969 SINGIA cOr•IF4 aa 7 e00.4 AAA ALONG THE MAIN DRAG . • xplosions Mark Beginning Riverside Park Project:i There was a great collection of the larger stomps were loosened by , Has 93rd Birthday. On Sunday a family gathering was held at the borne of Mr, and Mrs, Harvey McDermott of Ford- with to celebrate the birthday of her father, John Fitch, who was 93 on Tuesday, July 28th, There were 45 present.. Supper was served in picnic, style, after which Mr, Fitch reecived a number of gifts Though not just as active, he still enjoys fairly good health. NO PAPER. NEXT WEEK OFFICE CLOSED JULY 29th TO AUGUST 10th sidewalk eaperintendenta•gong aim bank of the Maitland near the Me- laeazie bridge on Saturday. The crowd gathered as the pound of explosions was heard and pieces of century-old stumps and river mud began flying high in the air, Cause of tbe disturbance was the first operations entailed in the formation of a new park' area' along the• river bank from the _Mc- Kenzie bridge 'to the Howson dam, The first move was 'to cut down the weeds and undergrowth along the verge of the stream, and then Belinove Resident WINS MAR AT LEGION PICNIC DISCUSS PARIK—Work started on the park project above the HoWSon Dam-late last week, when a 'drag was brought in and stumps were blastedsloose.- Disc ussing the work ate left to. right, Glen Appleby .and Bob Sinnamon, who looked after the Wasting and Reeve Roy Adair along with Herb Flitter of Beata DON "Co. Ltd. The Mater firm 'has put up $500.00 for the work, along with. $500.00 from the' Wingharn ;Cohneil. 153 DONATE BLOOD. AT 1RED CROSS CLINIC By The Pedestrian' MAY LOO/leAT LEGION— Next 'time You as the Legieb honie, corner of John and Centre." Streets, take a leek fat the beau- tiful new front lawn ' and flower beds, The front of the property hal" -been 'completely • lealaataseap- ,ea this year, and the improvement jai very distinct. I 0 -0 0 PAVING LEOPOLD-, Residents of Leopold Street, beta Old" and .young, are highly interest- as in operations preparatery to putting permanent paving material :art the thoroughfare. The you,ng- f4rs, of course, are delighted to :have something exciting going on lent. •the parents %re Molting forwana to the future, when all the loose stones on the road will be complete:. ly sealed in and there will be no more ammunition for juvenile war- fare. , • 0 - 0 - 0 too MUCH CURIOSITY-- One of the most,ifficult aspects • of the stump-blasting operation al- peg the Maitland on Saturday was the effort" to keep the crowds back, wage distance. A roar from Herb Fuller and tt drastic warning from the blow-master would only serve to cause a slight shuffling in the line of spectators and a consequent retreat of approximately four inch- es, No 'casualties were reported. 0 - 9 - 0 FINISH BRIDGE— , OwenKing Construction, of Wiri,ghaM hea eompleted ythe erec- tion of $50,000 bridge at Tara .Highway No. 10. The bridge is located at the south entrance tc the:village near the C.N.R. station Consisting of three spans, the new aridge'elitiainates'a sharlacueve on Which there have been several ser- ious cat accidents. The ladies' slipper kick was won by Mrs, Joe King and the 3-legged race by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd •darter. The elimination ball toss was won by Ted Cauley for grown up and Jacquelyn Saint, for the younger set. Winning the prize for the oldest gentleman present was Mr. Hugh Sinnamon and 'the oldest lady pres- ent was Mrs. Alex. Forsythe, The youngest in ,attendance was 8 month old Stephen Forsyth. The birthday prize for the day was George Brooks, The balloon blow- ing contest was won, by Lloyd Carter. ' A draw was, held on a piece of luggage and •was wan by Mrs. Jack Orvis, Everyone enjoyed their picnic supper and ice cream and soft drinks were provided for all by the Branch. 'ommittee Gets Figures o: 11:-Year. oo. on the upper floor would be 40 by 85 feet, , • lama, estimated cost rof s such •a building • waft pool, Wiring: lighting, drinking fount:dna, toilet facilities, showers, kitchen, equipment, beaters filtrationaeystern, ,would clime to approximately 175,000. This cost, could be reduced by. doing. •without the Meek irona end other items, The ,figure is to 'be com- pared with a price of aaproximate- a, $35,000 for an Outdoor pool only. Those who favor the indoor 'heat- ed pool argue that it is' a much' bet- ter buyafrom the dollars and cents standpoint, when, the avail- able usefulness of an all-year pool and a, badly-needed auditorium are taken into accotint, However,- the pool committee points out that as yet no final -de- cision has been made, and . the above story' is simply to acquaint the public with, the information which has beenaeecured. Though. there is ,a great deal of impatienc'e on the part of the' general public to see action 'on the ' construction —Douglas Hamilton. left last' week from the Toronto YMCA by bus to spend a three weeks' holi- day at. Camp We/lam-ha, near Ban- croft, in the •Haliburton district. Members and their families of the Canadian Legion Branch 180, Wingham, and the Legion Ladies' auxiliary held their, annual picnic at Inverhuron Provincial Park on Stuurnndoauyt. afternoon with a good The majority of those attending enjoyed a swim in the lake before the games and races took place. The , winners of the races and games were as follows; Girls 3 and under, Nancy King; boys 3 and under, Bobby Seli; girls 4 and 5, Brenda King; boys 4 and 5, Jimmie Brooks; girls 6 and 7, Lila Ann Hickey; boys 6 and 7, Stephan Seli; girls 8 and 9; Dianne King; boys 8 and a, Robert King; girls 10 and 11, Jean Marie Sinnamon; boys 10 and '11, Bruce Gager; girls 12 and 13, Jacquelyn Saint; boys 12 and . 13, Ronnie Beecroft, • The clinic for blood donors held at the Legion Home on Tuesday of last week, was considered suc- .cessful, with 153 local and district residents giving blood to the Red ',Cross. The turnout was seme- what smaller than had been hoped, 'but the Red Cross was quite pleas- , • ed, considering that the clinic was held during the holiday period. It is expected that another clin- ic will be held sometime early in the coming year. The Women's Auxiliary- of the local Legion assisted the technic- ians from the district Red Cross Blood Bank at Westminster Hos- pital, London. Tea was served to all who donated blood, Ariaeraon, dietriet officareef the Red, Cross, has written the los cat; Legion thanking the branch for its co-operation in making the Legion Home available for the clinic, and to the ladies who 'helped as well as Mrs I. Morrey, adniinis- tratrix of the Wingham Hospital, for her co-operation. The clinic was sponsored by the local branch of the Legion, and the blood donated will go to the district blood bank, operated by the Red Cross, which is providing blood for transfusions free to any- one in the province, Those donating blood will receive a' personal identification card in- dicating his or her blood group, which in an emergency can spell the difference between life and death. Band Concerts Are. Planned for. August Teatative plans have beetrina The committee which has been ,studying possibilities for construct- ing a swimming pool in town, has given cansiderable thought to the feasibility of an' indoor' pool which could be 'heated and used through- out the entire 'year. -Though the heated pool is a good deal more ex- pensive than 'ars outdoor tank, say-. eral leaders in the community have repeatedly urged that thc de- tails be investigated; since it would provide a much greater service than •a pool which•could be used for only three months in the year, As a' result of these requests In- formatien has been, secured and a tentative estimate obtained on a building which would house a beat- ed pool; locker rooms, and office on the ground floor and auditor- tuna,' kitchen, men's and ladies' rooms on the second floor. The building wopid be , 65 by. 8f feet, constructed of cement block on three Sides and possibly faced ,with brick over cement block on the front, Size Of the pool would be 25 by 75 feet. The auditorium Nephew Heads Canadian Weekly Papers Assoc. REV. J. FREKER HOLDS FIRST MASS for Sunday evening band concert's by. the Lions Boys and.Girls' Band cluripg the month of August, At .the present it as possible that a eoncert 'may be presented on Sun- day evening, and it is hoped that 'one 'or" •two more may be slated for next ,month. The plans are necessarily some- whatandefinite because so many of the band members are on holidays. , However, citizens are asked to keep an ear. open for the band on Sun- day evenings at• the tom} park, ENGAGEMENT 'Mee. Egbert Sanderson, Ford- wialeltarra, wishes to announce, the Weergeinena of ;her daughter, Mary „A* 'Eliaabetti'•,(Beetisa fa 'Mr,' Kenneth Arthur; Jacklin Kitchener, Ont., eon' of Mr. sindeMrs, R. J. Jiscklin of laiiieVale, Grit. The marriage Will take place Saturday, August ' 22nd. in; Trinity Anglican Chnrch, Fisrclwieh, Oat, F29* . . iN,CiAGEMENT e, Mr. and Mrs. John Colvin wish to 'itnnouitee the engagement of their daughter, Gail Elaine to Mr. Mack stlOtturider Caraeron, • son of Mr. nd lats. Donald Cameron, Wing- barna The marriage will take place on 4 Saturday,,,August 22nd at two O'elOck in ',St. Andrew's. Presbv- tetain,church, 29* aeas.a. ' ENGAGEMENT " Jr and :Mrs: Gordon Pengelly. Beigrave, wish to announce the engagement of their eldest daugh- ter, Ile Katherine, to Mr: Arnold IVfiethers, only son of Mr. and 1st rs, Melvllie Mathers, R.R. 4. Wingham. The marriage will take place . Saturday, August 15th, in Belgrave United ,Church at 3 p re., 4 of a pool of some kind, the com- mittee is most anxious to •see that the best possible plan is decided upon before work is started. r The Comnsittee in charge of the- project engaged the 'Young Cone Struetion Company of Waslaati- shene, which brought in a large boom-type drag line, to complete the removal of the stumps and 'to deepen the river channel, The silt removed from. the river is beiale placed on the shore, where. is , can be used for •levelling the park area. The plan, winch is being put ihto effect at present, is to lay:out e driveway along the old CFR. right- of-way and a parking area inuried- lately to the south of the drive. North of the drive, in the lend which lies along the river, a, picnic area and park will be deyelePed. A low wooden fence will mark off the parking area. • Attractive Site The iodation of the new park is particularly suitable to 'the town's needs, for It lies immediately ad- jacent to No. 9 Highway, and will, no doubt, offer an attractive stop- ping place for motorists who would otherwise continue right through- Wingham without a pause, The park, of course, is not only •for outsiders, but for the people of Wingham and districts as well, and particularly appreciated by those who are not able to travel to the lake every hot Sunday or holiday. The deepening of the river chan- nel and the higher water level which will be provided' for by re- pairs to the gates at the Howson dam, win permit the use of boats on the upper pond, Another part of the project will be the rertaval of the old, cribbings and apcurnu- lated debris at the site of the :for- mer C.P, trestle bridge,, just eleit :of the MeKeaziesbriage, t Comndttee in Charge The park project ia tinder the direcfion of the RiVersides Patke Committee, of which Herbert A. Fuller is the chairman. Reeve Roy Adair represents the team an the committee and the two Other members are Hugh Carmichael and Harry McArthur, Initial funds for the work haae• been provided by the Town; of wiegbam and the Berry Door Co: Ltd,, each of which put up, $500,60 to provide for the initial work. Ss erg other persons in the!. camun- ity have expressed their clesiie to contribute to the fund and the committee is now prepared' to cept contributions. Donatians of either cash or cheques may'Pe left with any of the committe` mene- bers or at The Advance-Timea, /dr • which receipts will be issued. Any cheques should be made payable to "The 'Riverside Parks Committee". The committee would also like to express, appreciation to the men who have already volunteered help at the park site to cut the weeds and grass, There will be more of this type of effort required-in 'the • future and it is hoped that all citi- zens of the community will be pre- ' pared to lead a hand in the forma- tion of a place of real 'beauty and worth which can be used by all members of the public. Leslie E, Barber, publishei of the ChilliwaCk, B.C., Progress, was ea' ected president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at the recent national convention held at Regina, Les is a son of Charles Barber, who was president of the CWNA in 1935 and who learned the, printing trade many years ago at the Wing- ham Advance. The new' president is also a nephew of Misses Florence and Minnie Barber of Wingham and Toronto. Werden Leavens, publisher of 'he Bolton (Ont,) Enterprise was elected first vice-president, Barry , Wenger, Wingham Ad- vance-Times, and immediate past president of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc„ was named to the board of directors of the na- tional association. The other On- tario members on the board are E, A. Spence of Straahroy, G, C. Crave,n of Ridgetown, John Marsh, Amherstburg; C, H, Nolan, Stouff- vine; John James, Howmanville and Russell elhearer, Blenheim, This was the 40th 'annual meet- ing of the 725-member association Next year's convention will be held in Vancouver. Rev, G, J. Freker, who has been pastor at laingsbridge for the past month, celebrated his first Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Wingham, and St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels, on Sunday. Father F'telter, whose home• was in Windsor, is a graduate of St, Peter's Seminary, Loadon, His first parish was in Sarnia and fol- lowing a year there he spent three years at Tecumseh, near Windsor. He was then moved to Immaculate Conception Church in Windsor, where he remained for six years. Father Freker moved into Sacred Heart rectory on Saturday. • 29* STUDIO OPENING Alan D. Bennett. Taireetnr of Music, Wingham United Chmah, announces, the opening of a studio for the teaching of Theory, Piano, and Organ. For • laformetion and registration, telephane Winahatri 879, or write P.O. Box 68, What- F29* BIOWICK LIONS FROLfIl The Howiek Labile Club Annual Frolic will be'held in the WroX titer lark on Thursday and Friday, August 6th and '7th, when. there will be a Midway, Games, Pony Rides, 'Bingo. Free Dancing and a Draw for 20 Pritea half of which aayaill• be drawn each eight, 'rho Igairogranirne on Thurgley night will provided Ernie Bruce, Musical Clown and One-Man Band and on Friday evatilha by Margaret Benton„ Singing Comedienne, Ad- ihissiOn 25c, with children and cars Each paid admission will receive a ticket on the Draw. F29b CLOSING NOTIC118 'Mama lartirdresaing Parloar will be closed front Atigtiat 1st to 10th inclusive, no. i)A.NcE AT BLUE ,Dancing every Ptielisy night at the Blue Moon. F2013 DANCE IN WROXETER , A reception will be held in Wm's- eter Community Hall, Friday, July 31st, in honor of Mr, and Mrs. Bill Brown (nee Joanne Suther- land). Ken Wilbepa 'Orchestra: Everyone welcome. Ladies please bring lunch. Pass Music Exams Linda Stokes, 'Grade II, and Georgina Kieffer, Grade V, piano students of Mrs. Wm, Struthers, of Behnore, have received word that they successfully passed ;their ex- aminations held recently in Wing- ham. I HEREBY PROCLAIM Public Civic Holiday FOR. TIE TOWN O1 WiNGHAM hereby call upon all good citizens to observe the same, R. E. McKINNEY, Mayor. OtOgtilo xiytide Percy Clark PIUMbing and. Heat. trite will he elesed frown Augtiat ara tO '8th, laelitaiVe, F29b earl of Mt'. and Mrs lit04.14'Weriinseorth, 42 Carling Terrate, Winginual ritA Xl H. Rayner of Tomato, one Of the cam'p's Protestaitt ' 1irate:4a 'Sad CPI, 'Bob Ostrairis son: of Ma' and attS, J. E, Ostrom, Mittaie Ste Wingititm,-4(NatiOnia Deaertee Photea s AT THE AIR CADET Stralitiallt CAMP at ItOAF iStation Clinton special cake is taken to See that the eaaeta get thickly hadtistained to their, hew etirlastradhigs and get fill . the WO they kited in Solving pelrebeal Walachia Here two Wiaganisti boys talk adage over With the Prateettint padre, Veinal loft to right toe rils 1,64, wornwOtth, • SING NOTICle tbeeplektiee,e Dry Gleariere will closed from Augtiet Atcl to Aosta i4tb, Inellialee • F20b t $ psi '