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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-07-18, Page 1kti 0 • • • THIS ISSUE, Win am, Ontario, littsitiday. July 18, 196)9 0911 e Tower. If there are no buyers for the old Post Office with sufficient. Aapita/ tO renovate the building for practical use and maintain it in .a proper way, it seems will wreck the building.(4 very costly operation in itself) rather than let the building deterior- ate further. It is doubtful that it would bedisposed of only to become a shabby second-rate' eyesore to the t o,wn. It is hoped this will not happen and that a 'satisfactory solution to 1411114144.1110 ..... Technician arrives from Old Country Keirnar Chadda, of New Delhi, India. with his wife. arrived at Maitonsairport on Sunday and proceeded on to Wingham, where he has joined the hospital staff as a registered laboratory technician. . Mr. Chadda received his training at the All -India Insti- tute df Medial Science and did post-traduate work at Edin- burgh, Scotland. ALONG THE MAIN -DRAG By The Peeestrien REPLACING GATES, - A number of Wroxeter.resi- dents have apparently become frustrated ,kith the sad appear- ance of what used to he the beautiful mill pond on the Maitland. They were busy early this week cutting timbers topake new stop logs for the flood gates in the dam. The logs have been out for many months. and the bed of the pond has become a field of waving weeds. Replacetnent of the gates will permit the pond to refill and provide swimming for those who are tired of the hot weather. RASH OF ACCIDENTS -- The outpatient department at the' Wingham and District Hespital has been crowded with dozens. of minor injuries and , alb/lents during the past few weeks. The problems range from dog bites to excessive sunburn, bruises cuts etc. This department of the hospital provides a very important serv- ice for the community and rural area. • AUGUST HOLIDAY -- Don't miss our note about the A -T staff being on holidays for the first two weeks in Aug, ttste les on this page. save the building will be found: • However, it oceurs to me that if the building is destined tO be wreckedland I, sincerely 1101)4,00t) I offer this little sug- gestion jor"coitsideration to at The tower with the cloek is really quite handsome and is a most important landmark. It and the surrounding area In con- junction with the town hall and the new Presbyterian church could become a real town square. It cOuld have practical uses apart from making an in- teresting and beautiful addition to the town. It could be used • as a meeting place to rest, for • public 'gatherings, .hobbi shows. dog and poultry shows; garden parties'and eveo for outdoor conCerisitsing the grass terraces, in the rear for the audience to sit. Next time you pass the post office take a good. look at it and you'll agree know, the toWer at least must not come down! Save it! George R. Allen Blood donors urgently needed next Wednesday The people of this area are asked to give "The Gift of Life" next Wednesday when a Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic will be held at the CKNX television, studios on Carling Terrace. The hours are from two to five in the afternoon and from seven to nine in the evening. There is eo,discomfort ex- perienced in giving blood. Every phase of the program is under professional supervision and specially trained' nurses take the donations. A donor only gives one -twentieth of Secondary school teachers faking refresher courses Ontario high school teachers have been giving up part of their summer holidays to attend "refresher" courses at two To; ronto secondary schools. One .hundred and eightrfive teach- ers from throughout the prov- ince are participating in the courses, sponsored by the On- tario Secondary School Teach- ers' Federation. Among the teachers attend- ing the courses is Dona ld Far - teacher at the local high school. • Designed tO Meg the teach -4 era up to date on the latest methods of instruction and sub- Ject matter in eight subject areas, the two-week long courses art being held in To- ' rent° at Lawrence Park Colleg- iate Institute and East York Collegiate Institutes Cowie& are being offered in ' developmental reading in high schools, Grade ehetnistry, and these Grade 13 course areas: biology, chemistry, Et%lish, French, Latin and the average body content which is replaced within 24 hours. The actual blood giving takes only 4 to 5 Minutes. The required time to make a dona- tion Ls 30 minutes which in- cludes testing, registration, rest and refreshment. SPECIAL FEATURE • There will be a special feature at the television studio neXt Wednesday for the ladies who are giving blood. Mr. Belcher of Belcher and Smith of Toronto, the guest fer M' Lady next Tuesday, will stay over and will have hat forms, mate- rials and trimmings on display. The ladies will have the hdvan- tage of his professional advice on hats and may see the new materials at the same time. It is hoped that many church' and community larganizations will attend in groups to donate blood arid see Mr. Belcher's NEED IS URGENT There is always 'a tremen- dous shortage of blood during the sumrner months When it is most urgently needed. Blood cannot be manufactured. It must come from people and all donors are volunteers. An s average, of one unit Of blood must be collectecLeatetrI5 seconds of evefy working day to maintain an adequate supply. of whole blood and blood pro- ducts. More than 900,000 units will be required for transfusion therapy for patients in Canadian hospitals during the year. The need is great. The Red Cross and the rnembers•of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion.. the loeal sponsoring organiza- tion, urge everyone in the entire district to contribute to this worthwhile community Remember the date Wed- nesday, July 24, 2 to 5 p.m. HOMPA CLOSING., The Mimeo -Tinos be dosed AUGUST 5th to AUGUST 117th inclusivo 114 enrolled for St Andrew's Vacation Bible School was held in the Presbyterian Church each morning last week. Mon- daY through Friday, with an • enrolment of 114. The prograei consisted of hymn sings. Bible study With the tee of a variety of visual aids, Scripture mem- orization: games, filmstrips, „missionary stories, and crafts. „The enthusiasm, interest, and cooperationof the children was sufficient evidence of their enjoyment of the course.,, Miss V. McLaughlin was director of the school and the leaders of the five classes weres., Youth, age 12 to 14, Mrs. G. Fish and Mrs. F. Collar; jun- ny; Primary, age 8.9, Mrs. D. McKay; Kindergarten, age* Bushell;• Pre -kindergarten, age 4,5, Mrs. K. McKague; song. leaders. Rev. B. Penny and Mrs. E. Beard; lunch convener, Mrs. J. Carr. Each leader had • a staff of assistants. 20 helpers in In her praise of leaders and helpers Miss McLaughlp said, "In this day and age when there are so many bad influences to lead children astray, it is re- freshing to know that we still have dedicated Christians who gladly gi've of their time and k talents to train children in the principles of Christian living. . Postal workers freeze nation Four teen-agers sent to hospital A single car accident on Sideroad 25-26 of Turnberry Township on Saturady evening. resulted in injuries to four , young people. A 1968' Dodge ' driven by Jean Fitzma:urice, 17, -. of Windsor, went out of -control and struck a tree., Admitted . to the Wingham and District Hospital were: Miss Fitzrnaurice, daughter of Anthony Fitzniaurice Windsor,' with abrasions, con - moans, lacerated forehead and shoek. She was kept in hospital Where her condition was de- scribed as satisfactory. Gary MacKay, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan MacKay, Wingham, with fractured spine, lacerated forehead, contusions, abrasions and shock. He Was transferred to Vietoria Hospital, London, where his condition is Gary Bauer, 16, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Ed. Bauer of Wing - ham, abrations, contusions, - lacerated right knee, head In- juries and shock. He was hos- pitaliied here and is hi. satis- factory condition. William Bauer, 13, brother of Gary, abrasions, contusions, lacerated forehead and shock. His condition was also reported as satisfactory and both boys were released from hospital on Monday. Miss Fitzmaurice, a niece of Mrs. Bauer, had been).visit- ing relatives here. She was also released from hospital on Mond ay . Damages in the accident amounted to about $2000. Prov. Const. k. R. Balzer was the investigating officer. . Canadians in every, nook and Cranny of the land are serioway, if'not disastrously affected by the strike of the* 24, 000 -mem. ber Council of Postal Unions 'Which was called for 5 o'clock this moming,,, The Postmaster General, Eric Kierans. placed an embar- go on theimailing of first class mail at five o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Oilhar$0 on -seeond• third and tonM,olass Pala went into effect at noon Newspsipers were accepted until five p.m. Tuesday, but circulars, greeting cards, par- cels, etc., were cut off at flees are net affected by the strike. The Advance -Times was delivered to•the rural .offices and will reach its gp. scribers in this,districr at ft , usual titnes Those who re-. ceive their paper through the Wingham post office were. more seriously inconvenienced. • TWC4TRUCKS. -were involved in an acci- dent o,n Monday afternoon on the 5th line , ,of Morris Township. The driver of the pick-up trak, 79 -year-old James Michie, died of his injuries on Monday evening. Dtiver of the van, Christopher- Catcher Of Priceville, was not seriously hurt. —Advance -Times Photp. Former Morris Township councillor 'Jas. Michie dies of injurips' following two truck cras James Michie, 79 -year-old . resident of Morris Towriship, died on Monday evening at the Wingham & District Hospital as,the result of injuries received in a traffid accident about 4.30 Mr. Michie, who was driv- ing a Chevrolet pick-up truck, was apparently crossing the 5th concession of Morris from the farm of his soot George, when the accident occurred. The Michre truck was struck by a 1968 GMC van driven by Chris- topher Catcher of R. R. 1; Price - vine. The tackup was. spun aroUnd on the road by the im- pact, tearing off both rear wheels. and the van careened off the road, across the lawn of the farm home and. through a , fence, coming to rest in a near- by field. The front end of. the van was badly damaged and every particle.of glass was smashed from the windshield. Fortunately the load of boxed goods it was carrying did not come foreward into the passen- ger compartment. Further fatalities could have been certain had the van not missed a tree in its path. The vehicle passed so close that the bark was scraped from the tree. Mr. Michie was rushed to the rWingharn & District Hospi- tal by ambulance and died the same evening. Mr. Catcher and his two sons who were pas- sengers. Christopher and Thom- as, were treated for minor in- juries at the hospital and later Prov. Const. Wittig investi- gated the accident. LIFELONG RES AA NT Mr. Michie had spent his entire life in the district. He was a son of the late William Michie and his wife, Elizabeth Kirton, and was educated at S.S. 3. Morris. He had farmed in the same township until his retiremeot to Belgrave in 1965 and since that time had main- tained an Active interest in farming. He was married on October • 7, 1914 to the former Jeanie Cole of Morris, who predeceas- ed him on Feb. 16, 1966. A son and a daughter survive: Mrs. Ross (Barbara) Anderson of Belgrave and George Michie, con. 5, Morris. Two brothers and a sister also survive. They are Robert and Ernest Michie of Beigrave and Mrs. Lorne (Marg- aret) Nichol of Morris. There are six grandchildren. Mr. Michie.was a highly respected Member of the com- munity and had always taken an active part in public affairs. He served as la member of the Morris Township council ahd the Knox United Church in Belgrave. He was a life mem- ber of the Session of that church and acted as its clerk • for 25 years. Funeral serVice was conduc- ted in Knox Church on Wednes- day at 1.30 p.m. by Rev. John G. Roberts with interment in , the Brussels Cemetery. Pall- , bearers,were Glen "VanCamp, Stuart Cloakey, Williard Arm- strong,. Jack VanCamp, Lewis Stonehouse and Ken Wheeler. The floral tributes were carried by Len Rooney. Harold Keating, Joe Holmes and Harold Procter. BEQUEST USED TO. FkIRCHASE FANS A much -appreciated bequest of $200 has been received from the estate of the late ,Mrs. Mabel Stewart, formerly of Wingharn. Her husband was Dr. Robert L. Stewart who practised medicine here for many years. The money has been used to purchase electric fans, which means a great deal to the com- fort of the patients at this time of year. Since no mail routes Were 'op. fice and the strike prohthired the soningcof local mail even b$, those post office employed Who' are not on strike, subserib. ers in Mash= atp4 on ham mai 'butes atiTicking up tbeir copies of.the paper at. Delivery ,of papers to Out. of-diitrict subscribers In places 'such' as London, Toronto. Ot. 'finpossible uptil the strike Although.neither rural mail couriers nor snpeivisory person'„ nel in the local post of.fice are on strike, Postmaster Gordon , • Sutcliffe told The Advance• ' Times that the non-strilthtg employees Would not be per.. mitted to sort any incoming , mail nor to provide wicket service in"the Office here since such service wo,uld•be conSider.. ed as strikeibreaking. The box lobby ,atthepost the boXes will contain only. .mail which wai placed in them before the strike deadline'. - Should the strike colitintie into next or subseopent week* the :Awe delivery.procedure „will, have to be follOwed. •Thlis do not receive their papers,W111' -be aiked to pick them up 4 •- . The strike of postal workers disnipts most aspects of Cana-... -impOs:sible to Send out invoicei, orders or to receiVe paymentt 11. mail. Perhaps the Most serioutly , affected of all are pensioners. and OtherfWilOse income • cheques are sent out. !)y mail.; s In an effort tO forestall; as mit& of the hardihip,as,.possible the . .volved Mailed: cheques at the end 'of the. week to bear the " Swimming .crests now available -- The crests had not arrived when the pre -beginners receiv,.. ed their certificates. Because cif 'the mail strike they cannot be sent through the local post of- fice. Guppies, Minnows, Sharks those who failed the Red Cross Beginners' tests May pick up their crests at the pool. They may be picked up at any time but everyone must present his or her Certificate in order to re- ceive a crest. Ontario president entertains chiefs Ten members of the Ontario Fire Chiefs' Association mei in Teeswater receetly. The main topic' of discussion was the misese of firecrackers and leg- islation to be put before the government regarding.safety After the meeting the fire chiefs were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Meyer *of Wingham for a barbecue and tours of the town and CKNX. Mr. Meyer is the president of the Ontario association. Chemicals 'make water cloudy Swimming pool is closed but • • trouble is not permanent Hundreds of over -heated youngsters and adults have been disappointed during the past week to find the new Centenni- al swimming pool closed to the public. Rumors began to fly around that the water was con- taminated, etc. Nothing so drastic is the case. ActAlly the continuing hot weather and bright sunlight are partially responsible fotthe trouble. Recreation officials, respon- sible for the operation of the pool, explain that evety time a new swimming pool is opened some problems are experienced until a proper balance between the chlorine compound, added to disinfect the water, and the minerals in the water itself is found. The trouble here has been that the chlorine and the calci- um in Wingham's water create a cloudy appearance in the pool when exposed to the strong sunlight. The cloudiness has been removed several times by adding extra chlorine, but it is hoped that the proper propor- tions will soon be discovered to prevent the occurrence. Switmxiing lessons are being carried on as usual. There tis no impurity in the water and the only reason she pool has been closed to the public is that the lifeguards cannot see the bottom of the pool when the water is cloudy. When the bottom cannot be seen the guards cannot maintain their constant supervision to make sure that no adult or child is in trouble under water. It is hoped that the problem will be completely overcome within a few days. The pool holds about 100,000 gallops of water and the pumps are changing the water at a rate of 360 gallons per minute.