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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-07-25, Page 1FIT 'SECTION Wingham, Dntarie. Thursday. July 25, 1968 NELSON FRANK, manager of the new Tri- angle Discount store is pictured with clerks Mrs: Kay. Miller, Mrs. Kay Case - more and Mrs. Louise Swanson.- -A-T Pix. Three-man company opens discount store in Wingham The Triangle Discount Stare, ode of a small chain of stores, andspart, of a limited company, has recently occupied the build- ing on Josephine St. which formerly housed Johnston's Drug Store. The store will be operated by Nelson Frank, president of the . company. The staff will con- sist of three sales clerks, Mrs. Louise Swanson, • Mrs. Margaret Henderson, Mrs: Kay Casernore, and Mrs. Kay Miller, all resi- dents of Wingham, The Wingham store is the third opened by the company within the last year. The first store, operated by John Ebert, vice-president of the company, was opened in Hanover in the fall of 1967, followed in the spring of this year by the open- ing of the Fergus store under the management of John Gnutzman, the company's secretary -treas- urer. Triangle Discount, a self- service store, features patent medicines, tobacco products, confectionaries, and health and beauty aids. The store policy Two room addition al Separale choOI Work was started a few weeks agooh the construction of a two-roonni addition to the Sepa- rate School in Wingham. Total cost will be in the neighbor- hood of $100, 000. Looby Construction of D4blin, is the general contractor, work= ing from plans prepared by Kyles. Kyles' and Garratt, arch- itects. The addition will consist of one classroom 'and a general - purpose room which will double as a 'gymnasium. The kindergarten children from the Separate School will be taught at the Turnberry Central .School next term. They have been accommodated at the Wingham P.S. but over- crowding of the facilities has necessitated the move. ALIN1'NE MAIN DRAG 6y The' PedestrW By The' Pedestrian GOT A BIRDIE- - One of the. golfers taking part in the recent Kinsmen tourna} trent really did get a birdie on the ninth hole at the Wingham course, Seems he sliced a wild shot over :the boundary fence in- to the nearby field. The ball intercepted a meadow lark in flight and killed it instantly. 0--0--0 BACK TO NORMAL -- Most of the folks we have encountered this week seem to be in a better mood that they were last week when the mer- cury was standing at a sticky 90 degrees. Perhaps the conclusion of the beer strike hat something to do with the change. 0 • 0--0--0 PROMISING -- Although farmers in this area are late with haying operations due so wet weather in late June and early July, the grain looks wonderful. Wheat, oats a n d barley are all ripening fast and returns should be excellent. 0--0--0 'DANGEROUS-. Th ANGEROUS-- The Riverside Parks board is .posting warning signs at the Upper pond to warn of' the dan- ger to swimmers there. Boating and water skiing make the pond xtrernely hazardous for swim- rrs. Better use the new pool -- ere no boats are permitted. 4'l Damage Iight in traffic accidents On Thursday afternoon of last week a 1960 International driven by Frank Alcock of Brus- sels suffered $200 damage. The driver was pulling gorsto the north" shoulder of Con. 7-8, Grey Township, when the front wheel dropped into the ditch, and the vehicle rolled over. The driver was not injured. Prov. Coast, H. B. McKittrick investigated. • Murray Nesbitt of R.R. 3 Walton escaped injury on Thurs- day morning when lis 1962 Chevrolet was struck by a CPR passenger train. The accident occurred at a crossing on Side - road 15-16 in Morris Township. Damage to the car was minor. Investigating officer was Prov,_ Const. K. R. Balzer. Damage amounted 'to about $500 in an accident in Howick Township early Friday morning. Joseph Brown of Gorrie w as driving along Sideroad 30-31 when his 1964 Pontiac left the road and struck a t e 1 e phone Note. The driver was not hurt. The accident was investigated by Prov. Const. Balzer. Expect. strike to -last several. days The strike of 24; 000 post office employees which began last Thursday morning is still in effect. Talks between union and government repre- sentatives were begun on Sun- day morning and continued this week. However there has been no indication of worthwhile progress so far. In the meantime much of the nation's business has ground down to a slow crawl with mail communications cut off. The Wingham post office is completely inactive but th e country post offices such as Bluevale, Gorrie, Wroxeter, Ford wick, etc. , are carrying on as usual. These smaller points have no union employees. Deliveries of The Advance - Times in the Wingham area have not been seriously affect- ed. Subscribers who normally receive their papers at the Wingham post office or on the Wingham routes picked up their copies at The Advance -Times office last week and will do so again this week if the strike "has not been settled by Thursday morning. as stated •by Mr. Frank, "is to, , sell brand name products at everyday discount prices, with weekly features at extra sav- ings.' The store will be open every day except Sunday from • 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays it will be open from noon to 6 Mr. Frank claims he is _quite familiar with -the Town of Wing - ham. Formerly of Kitchener ' and London, he was sales rep- resentative for Warren -Lambert Pharmaceutical Products, Lon- don, and for the past six years - has travelled ex t e ns,i v e ly x. throughout the Wingham area for 'that company. The Frank family, ,,Nelson, his wife Myrla and their two sons, David, 14 and Robbie, 18, will reside in Wingham. 600 youngsters ore for Huron Zone Mayday Those who wandered past the Wingham ball park last Wednes day and wondered what was taking place were probably sur- prised to find that over 600 youngsters from eight separate communities were participating in the annual Playday.. The• event is sponsored by the Lake Huron Zone, Ontario Municipa9l Recreation Association. Th'e games used for the day were those played regularly ,on the playgrounds--dodgeball, borden ball, °arehball, rounders and relays rounded out the day - and played an important part. in deciding the championship. The Kincardine youngsters were the overall winners, Lis- totrel_capturing second, Han- over in third place. Other communities partici- pating in the big event were Chesley, St. Marys, Exeter, Southampton and Wingham. Although a record number par- ticipated, the event was run very smoothly and was complet- ed in record time. The ' tired but happy youngsters climbed aboard their buses to return" home shortly after 3.30 p.m. Gates in dam WRQXETER- -The gates were -put in the Wroxeter dam on Monday and the river is almost back to its normal beauty. This is partially due to the heavy rain. FUEL FIGURES : LOW. A recent report on the award of gasoline and diesel fuel con- tracts in this newspaper was in error. We reported that the County of Huron had accepted the tender for gasoline at 37¢ per - gallon. Correct figure 'was 3911. In the case of diesel fuel the figure reported was 40.44 and the correct one was 42.4¢_ per gallon. The error apparently occurred through a misunderstanding of the tax factor. British Ameri- can Oil Co. was awarded the contract. PARENTS WED 60 YEARS u1.. Mr. and Mrs. George France, well-known Atwood couple, celebrated their diamond wed- ding anniversary Sunday by holding open house. Over 90 friends called to extend best wishes. Friends and relatives came from Southampton, Wiarton, Atwood, Wingham, Tiverton and Paisley., Also attending was Mrs. Shirley Pfaff Of Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. France were married July 22, 1908, at the Anglican rectory in Southamp- ' ton. Rev. Bromley performed the ceremony. Mrs. France is the former Ethel Colwell of Dunnville, Following their marriage the couple resided at Southampton until 19 years ago when they moved to Concession 2, Grey Township where they farmed and three years later returned to Atwood. Mr. and Mrs. France have a family of three sons and o n,e daughter: Harold of Wingham, Charles and Alvin of Paisley and Mrs. Reuben Schroeder of Atwood; also 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. • • One son Melvin was killed in the Second World War. An- other son James was killed while cutting down a tree and another son John died in infancy. Mrs. 'France has one sister. Mrs. Elmer Shriner of Dunnville and Mr. Frahce has one sister, Mri. Gordon Crawford of Bur- goyne. The celebrants received a number of congratulatory cards and gifts. Transferred to Essex Don Reed, manager of the Wingham branch of the Sted- iflan Store chain, will be leav- • lug Wingham in the near future to assume the managership responsibilities of the Stedman store in Essex. Mr; Reeq and his wife Gale have resided in Wingham for the past 13 months, since being transferred here after nine months of service itt the branch store in Parry Sound. The name of the new mana- ger of the Wingham store in not yet available.. Districts firemen Study methods of controlling propane fires le Copy Not Over fifteen Gen. The members of th'f Huron County Mutual Fire Aid Associ- ation met in Blyth Monday even- ing to see a propane gas. demon- stration.. Gordon Neill of Supe-- rior . Propane Co. met with the . firemen in the Blyth fire hall to give a .talk about some of the properties of the gas. On dis- play' was some of the safety ' I/NNN/I.1 /11N111II1NN NEIN/NN/NNIN U /1N111NNN11 11.04111H... equipment used in the handling of the gas both com nercially and; domestically, with special emphasis placed on the proper-, ties and equipment firemen should° be aware of in fire fight- ing. Mr. Neill also used an audio film strip to demonstrate the origin of the gas in the petrole- N1s/IIM . .. N1111 I.It THE NEW CENTENNIAL Swimmkng Pool is well equipped with a staff of 14. Hugh Sinnamon was absent but those present are, front row: Edith Austin, Jane Cruik- shank, Mary. Austin, Carol Robinson; centre:. Mark Fisher, Ted Ahara, John Rae, Norm Gorrie, Barrie Conron; back: Doug Mowbray, Brian Taylor, .Jim Graham, Paul Fleury and Jim Ward. Advance -Times Photo. Kifchener golfer captures carhngTrophy at tourney Jerry Kesselring, of Kitchen- er, was the winner of the Car- ling Trophy at the Wingham Golf Club's Men's Invitation Tournament last Wednesday. Thimitstanding golfer 4 ed in the low gross - in A Flight and low gross for the tourna went„ with a 65. He managed to birdie on the last two holes, the toughest on the nine -hole. course. The trophy presenta - tion was made by John Brent. Low net for the tournament and for. B Flight was Harold Black of Clinton, a member of the Wingham Club with,a 63. Low gross in B Flight was tak- en by Joe Boss of London's Fan- shawe Club with a 76. In C.Flight low net was won by Fred Steinacher of Gran d Valley with 63• and the low gross winner was Irwin We st on of Owen Sound with 85. Low net is A Flight was Larry. Hamilton of Goderich with 64. The low gross prizes were sets of matching tables donated by Honderich Furniture of Mil- verton. There were 133 entries for the annual event, the players coming from such widely -sep- arated points as Toronto, Owen Sound, Sarnia and London, as well as many other centres. Among the entries was Charlie Barber of Oakville who hasn't missed the tournament here in many years. Roly Kaufnian was tourna- -ment chairman and the ladies served a steak dinner for the players in the new club house. Annual flower held at public At a meeting of the direc- tors of the Wingham Horticul- tural Society on Monday even- ing a number of important matters concerning the flower show were discussed. Would all members, exhibitors and the general public please 'note that the place of the flower show s has been changed to the public school auditorium, and will be held on the date originally scheduled, Saturday, August 24th. For the convenience of the general public the show will be open from three in the after- noon until nine in the evening. Because of the generous ^re- sponse to the poster contest the directors decided to award sev- en, instead of five, gifts of the magazine, "The Young Natu- ralist' to the following: Mari- lyn. Irwin, Mary Lynn Ste . Marie, Karen Ritter, Bruce Haselgrove, Bonnie Feagan, Joirme Marks and Sandra Orien. Tlie thanks of the society go to all who completed the project to publicize the flower show. The pupils are to be commend- ed on the fine quality of the posters. . The` specials for show sec- tions were discussed and will be on hand and presented to those show will be school exhibitors winning the highest number of points in each sec- tion. A special prize, awarded for the first time this year, will be for the "Best in Show" . The show list was alsodivined amongst the directors whose responsibility it will be that ,all entries are in order for judging. It is hoped that the general public will respond by their attendance at this annual effort of the Horticultural Society and thus encourage the directors in. their task of beautifying the town. Just remember the day, place and time; Saturday, Aug- ust 24th, Public School Audi- torium, 3 to 9 p.m. Light re- freshments will be available during the show period. - FORMER PARISHIONERS • WELCOME FR. FREKER What appeared to be a parish reunion took place on the lawn at Sacred Heart Church after the 11.15 mass Sunday morning, as his former parishoners re- ' mained to visit with Rev. G. J. Freker of Sarnia. Father Freker was the cele- brant for the mass, the first time he has officiated here since he moved to Sarnia about five years ago. Building addition to Danny's Rest The large pink trailer that has been almost a landmark in front of Danny's Restaurant on Highway 86 for the past s i x years, will soon give way to a new addition to the building. The trailer, with its seating capacity of 42, had been a restaurant in-Bluevale for two years before being moved to, its 'present site. During the year that followed, it was used as a Coffee Shop and Restaurant, with the meals being prepared . in the kitchea of the attached building. uSho`rtly after the trail- er was moved from Bluevale, construction was 'started on a banquet room which accommo- dates. a capacity of 120 persons. The trailer was the start of ..the business for Danny's restau- rant and there is no doubt that • when it is sold, to defray the ' cost of the new addition, some of the regular clientele will miss' it. Since the trailer has been -moved across the lot from its familiar position, at .least„ one of the regular customers - has asked if he could have his .meal in the trailer rather than the restaurant. ' Danny Grummett, owner of the restaurant and adjacent Bluevale Trailers, feels the trailer has served him well in the past years, but now it must make way for progress. The new addition to the building will not only replace the trailer, but will also be used as a showroom for Ski-doo clothing and accessories. When the structure-- which Danny is building himself --is ompleted the existing doorway i11 be sealed off, and the new entrance will allow easy access to the restaurant and dining - room. ATTEND OPEN HOUSE, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cum- mins returned home Monday evening after spending the week -end with Mr, and Mrs. Frank O'Keefe of Toronto, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday with an open house,. Mrs. O'Keefe was the former Bridgie Cummins, a sister of Mr. Cummins. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C11111•• mins., Gerald and Pat of Saska- toon, Mi. and Mrs. Dunc Mc- Millan of Detroit and Jim Cum- mins of Toronto were there also. um industry and the tremendous uses for the fuel. The mean then moved to local gravel pit where an actual fire demonstration was held. The Blyth brigade assisted in an unrehearsed propane fire fights.' ing demonstrations 'Several a tanks of the gas had been In- stalled in the pit fpr tIt p n r "' pose. The firemen first 11.4 some practice in stoppingfire coming from a leaking pipe, using fog' spray frog. their hoses and two- man attack teams for safety.' They then heated a domestic type tank to the point where the escape valve blew arid sent burning gas twelve feet into the 'air. The brigade had to cool the tanks with water to thepoint • where the internal pressure al- - lowed the safety valve to close, The grand finale came when a tank, such as would be install- ed on a truck, was heated as in the previous demonstrated and again the release valve was allowed to open. The gas sent a flame 50 or 60 feetinto the air along witli intense heat. The method of pntrol was the she but the job. was much mere dada" matic. Teeswater youth dies after fall BELMORE--The community was shocked and saddened on Saturdaywhen news. was receiv- ed of the• death of Thomas Ed- ward Schiestel, 17, of this area. Thomas had been assisting with haying operations on the'farm of Carl Freeiburger, R.R. 1 Blue- vale, when he -fell through a hay chute to the stable floor on Friday ml rning; Ile returned home, apparently iti :good healta but on Saturdaymorning his condition worsened and he was taken to Wingham and District Hospital where he passed away soon after being admitted. Thomas was the sort of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schie- stel. He is survived by six brothers, Fred of Teeswater, Ig- natius of Kincardine, and Nich- ols, Charles, George and Peter, all of R.R. 2, Wingham; and three sisters, Mrs. Lorne (Anne) Schwehr of R.R. 2, Mildmay; Mrs. William (Gertrude) Ecken- swiller of Hanover; and Cindy at home. Tom was a graduate of the two-year course at Wingharn District High School, and was to have started to work at Listo- wel on Monday. . His funeral was, held on Tues- day morning from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Teeswater. Interment was made in Teeswater Rom a n Catholic Cemetery. Slow drivers create hazard There are times when a driver must drive below normal highway speeds-- when pulling a trailer -a boat, or if the car is overloaded. Many times, this slow speed does not -incon- venience anyone, but now that holiday time is here, more than likely a show vehicle will hold ,,up others on*the crowded high- ways.. a long stream of cars line up behind the slow vehiclen and traffic congestion occurs. Before this happens, it is real courtesy on the part of the driv- er to.pull off occasionally and . let the others pass. If you must drive below normal highway speeds remember this driver courtesy.. it might prevent an accident.