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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-01-02, Page 1Weath.r is. blamed for many Traffic Heavy snowfall and icy roads accounted for more accidents during the past week. On Tuesday of last week a car driven by Glen M. Koch of Waterloo was damaged when it slid off the road in a blinding snowstorm. The accident oc- curred on Con. 1-2 of Grey Township shortly before ndon and the vehicle.struck a tele- phone pole where it came to_ rest. There were no injuries. Prov. Const. R. F. Wittig in- vestigated..__ At 11.45 a. m. the same day a vehicle driven by Wilfred `Drennan of R. R. 2, .Lucknow, was proceeding west on High- way 86 when it was struck, in •the rear by another vehicle driven by William A. Head of Kitchener. • Again drifting and blowing snow made visibility virtually nil. The accident was investigated by Const. Wittig. The same stow storm caused an accident at. 12.55 Tuesday. A car -driven by Charles A. a� Gregory of Lindsay was going • west on Highway 86 when the .driver was blinded by a snow squall ost • n The car s dded into the gu , rail on the south side of the road, °striki g two.posts. Corp. C. R. Crossle .1 of the Wingham OPP investig • ed. Another accident occurred the same day when a car owned • : accidents y Joseph McInnis oI Fordwich • was struck by a truck driven by Dennis" Velleman of R.R. 1, Gorrier The McInnes vehicle was parked near the Fordwich arena when it was -hit. Prov. Const. H. B, McKittrick in- vestigated. A vehicle driven by John Warwick of R. R. 2, Bluevale, was struck by another driven by Philip Graber of Brussels While the former was making a turn into a private driveway. The accident occurred on De- cember 26 at 10.05 a, m: Const. "Wittig investigated. At 8.45 a. m. Saturday a 1965 Ford Econoline van driven by Willis Knight of Brussels • collided with a tractor and, snow blower driven by Sandy McDonald 'of Brussels in that village. Const. Wittig invest- igated. CURLING NEWS -- Mr, and Mrs.- Cordon Mac- Kay and Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas won theFriday night -mixed play-off at the local rink. They defeated Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hamilton. and Rev. and Mrs. Barry Passmore. • 0=-0--0. . DRAW' WINNERS -- Mrs. Bill Harris &orf the pole lamp and Mrs.. Alex Rob- ertson of East Wawanosh won a pair of plagues in the draw at Catrrie's furniturestoreon 11 Christmas eve. - o--0--0 . .. NEED A NAME-- • , .. On Saturday morning. we re- ceived a cash pay.meiif for a subscription by mail, but no name was, inclosed. The en- velope was postmarked Wing - ham. We would like to credit the subscriber with the payment and ask the person who sent it to call the A- T office right , away, please. 0--0--0 AN ILL 'WIND-- • Though driving conditions over Christmas were about as bad as they could be, apparent- ly they had one fortunate re - Suit.' There were no serious .. accidents in the Wingham area. With blinding snowstorms and slippery roads even the most foolhardy drivers were slowed to a cautious crawl' Though many fenders were dented and a lot of vehicles came to minor grief in skids, 'no one was, seri- ously hurt. That's the finest Christmas present we could ask. 4 'Orror-o' ROUGH O THE DOGS-- People(who don't have pets - are sometimes oblivious to the hazards they -can create for other people's furry friends. One of the most common ani- • mal ailments a; Christmastime results from d gs and cats,gnaw- ing.on the bones of "fowl which have been thrown out after the family feasts.' The sharp bones^ penetrate throats and" stomachs-- a most painful holi- • day treat for any animal/. - • o --Otto-/ HOSPITAL FESTIVITIES -- Though the Wirighatn and District Hospital was crowded with patients over the ytr 1 e holidays, many individuals and organizations in the area helped to brighten the days of confinement. Treats of food and a number of tinging grou added to the festive spirit. We ° will have a detailed report on all these activities next week. Ming accidents over, holiday Provincial Police of the Wingham detachment report that there were no serious ac- cidents over the holiday season. although there_ were many min- or -mishaps. The weather and driving conditioi}s were sovbad that traffic was slowed to a crawl, which apparently ac- counted for the .absence -of per- sonal injuries. Police were un- able to reach the scenes of sev- eral of the minor accidents because of road conditions. A truck c kvned by the Tees water •District Co-operative ,Tiered --$1600r :damage on De- cember 23 when it skidded off Highway 86 near Molesworth. The driver, David Moffat, R. R. 3, Holyrood, was' unhurt. Icy road conditions were blamed. A. 1968.Chevrolet driven by Donald Stewart Currie ofBramp- ton was damaged to the extent of $500 the day before Christ- mas. His car.went out of con- Classroom mto be ready by Jan. 6 The last meeting of C. R. C. S. S. Wingharn was held in December with the board chairman, Oscar Kieffer, presiding. The trustees were pleased that Mr. Kieffer is the representative from this area on the Huron Perth Separate School Board. The purchase of Roto and -' Polyfax machines and an, over- head projector was approved, the purchase to be made from Deering & Brown Limited. Tenders for caretaker were opened and it was the decision of the board to hire Mylis St. Marie commencing January 1st, 1969: The puftils of Sacred Heart School have been selling Christ- mas cards for the past two sea=. sons and the proceeds from the sales will be used to purchase uniforms for physical training. The contractor, LoobyBuild- ers (Dublin) Limited, assured the board that the classroom would be ready_ for occupation on January 6th, 1969. The re- mainder of the addition to the • ,school will be completed short- ly after. The trustees agreed. to. take charge of the opening cer- emonies as soon as the building ' is completed. The ,vice-chairman, Keith Montgomery, was hospitalized for afew days but ' was recuper- ating at home at the time of the meeting. ' The •insurance coverage for liability, boiler and contents' willbe increased to provide ad- ' equate coverage. for the school.. An annual meeting will not • be held this year as was prev- iously required. trol whet' he was drivingthrough Brussels and struck a telephone ,pole. No one .was hurt. At 4.30 p. m. on ,the after- noon of Boxing Day cars driven, . by James Toth of 'Lk. 5, Wing - ham and John Emerson, Luck - 'now,. collided on Highway due to the slippery roads. Total damage amounted^to about° $550. There were no injuries. Married fifty years GORRIE—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hyn$man celebrated their 50th wedding, anniversary with a family dinner at the . Blue Barn and open house at their , home here ,on Sunday, December 22: They were married December 19: 1918, at the home of the bride`s parents. the late Mr. • and Mrs: John Gowdv of Howick Township. Rev. N. B. Sinclair of Belmore Presbyterian Church officiated. The bride of 50 years ago, the former Bessie Gowdy, re- calls that they drove, by horse and buggv to Wtngharn to have their picture taken. Mr. and Mrs. Hyndmanr . farmed. for 16 years about a mile south of Gorrie ir►t `then moved to Wingham where Mr. Hyndman sold , insurance. 'They returned to "Gorrie and have sppent the past 32 years here., `Mr. T°Tvndman houeht the truck- ing business from Victor Shera in 1638.` Their two sons, Harold and Allan, took over • the 'firm in 1945 which they still dperate. • Mr. and Mrs. Hvndman also have a daughter, Mrs, 'William (Greta) Bennett 'of R. R. 1 Gorrie. ton grandchildren and one great-g>Aanddaughter. Theyre members of Gerrie UnitedChurch. Mrs. Hvndman is a charter member of ' the United Church Women. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hyndman are suite active. ;Mrs. Wildman has a brother, Harold of Gotrie. and a sister, Mil. . James (Edith) Doig of Wingham. Mr. Hvntdman has one sister, Mrs. Fred (Ethel) " Dowdall of Toronto. Pay hi m alki, rice for" amage 1'wo Bluevale youth appearr-, ed before provincial j u d ge Glenn Hayes the day .before - Christmas and found that they had a big bill to pay for a night's outing. They were.eharg_, ed with malicious damage after' they threw bottles through the - window of the home of Prov. Const. W. R; Bell. The epi- sode occurred at 1,20 a. m. De'` cember 21. In addition to the damage to the window there was con- Christmas aerrice at St. Paul's Two special Christmas serves ices,were held at St. Paul's Anglican Church.. On Sunday evening, December 22, the pre -Christmas carol service 'was conducted by the rector, Rev, H. W. Hamilton, The_ Bible messages, foretelling the-' birth of the Saviour and the stories of the coming of the Christ child were interspersed with the well-known carols an hymns. . The Bible readings were by younger members of the church. congregations, William Fame Pattie King,- John Dereau, Carol Higgins, Russel Foxton, Heather Darnell, Jane Anne' Nethery and Debra Salter. The traditional .Christmas Eve _conununion_service was =` also conducted ISy the rector,.- ,., commencing at 11 p. m. Despite& extremely unpleasant weather and hazardous driving condi- tions there. was a good turnout of parishioners and visitors for • the service at which the famil- iar -music of the Christmas sea- son was used.. . - •Quiet• Communion was cele- brated at nine o'clock Christ- mas morning. . siderable damage to a stereo Set in the living room of the home. The judge asessed fines and costs of $200 to each of the youths, in addition to the costs of damage at the Bell home. The young men were informed drat leniency of the bench could be attributed to theChrist- Mas spirit. The offence would normally have carried a prison 'term of six months. Turnberry council names -appointees ' At its final meeting for 1968 the Turnberry Township council dealt with several appointments - Reeve A. D. Smith was appoint- ed to tI3e Maitland Valley Con- - .servation Authority board for a period of three years; David. Eadie and A. D. Smith were appointed to the Wingham and District Fire Committee, Harry '.Mulvey add Ken McMichael were appointed to the Wingham and District Planning Board. Council also recommended the election of Edward E. Walk- er to the" Wincham and District. Hospital Board for 1969 as the representative of Turnberry Township. -The clerk was authorized to order eight subscriptions to The Municipal World. Remunera- tion for election officials was set at $12.00 for deputy return- ing officers: $10.00 for poll • clerks and $10.00° for the rent of polling booths. A /notion was also passed that council request' a rent of .$25. Q0 per month for the li- • braxy building in Bluevale from the Huron .County Library Board, .General and road accounts amounting to $116,849. 41 were .passed: Injured - in ac` Five persons' were treated at the Wingham and District Hos- pital following an accident on Highway 86 at Whitechurch. The accident occurred about . ill a. m. ` on Sunday, December X22. • A car driven by Miss Carolyn Adams of Goderich., approach- ing Highway -86 on Road 10 and 11, Kinloss Township, collided with another vehicle driven by Edgar Reist. of R. R. 3, Tiverton. The latter vehicle was proceed- ing east. • Miss Adams was treated for shock and bruises to the fewer.... leg and right arm. She was al- - ident lowed to go theme after treat- ment. Janet Adams; 11, a passenger in the same car, and daughter of Robert Adams, R. R. 5, Luck - now, suffered shock and possi- ble internal injuries. Her broth- er David was treated for an in- . jured right leg a.nd:released. Mr. Amstein,, . an elderly passenger in the Reiss car, was ,,admitted to hospital with shock and lacerations to his face. Mrs. Reist suffered shock, in- jured right ankle and foot, la- -cerations to her forehead and injured right hand.' _ The accident waz investigat- ed by Prov. Const. W. R. Bell. • mei ay. SANTA IS SEEN with his elves at his work- shop on main street during the Christmas season. From .the left: Cheryl Wingfield, " Doris Fisher, Geri Bennett, Kathy Patti - son and Ruth Ann Readman. Brian .Staple, ton issitting on Santa's knee (he vas... there on business, not -as an elf) 'and Lori Henderson.—A-T Photo. - Town police check minor accidents The Wirrgham police were extremely busy over the Christ= mas holiday investigating the many minor accidents caused primarily by icy road conditions and poor visibility. Fortunately no injuries were reported to mar the Yule "festivities. - On December 17 vehicles` _owned by DeWitt Miller and George Galblraith were damaged as both were proceeding west on Patrick Street The Mi1Ter ve- hicle , a 1966 Volkswagen- .driv- en by-Thomtias Miller, skidded on the icy road when the Gal- braith truck came . to a stop. The car suffered' about $200 damage and the truck $25. Seven hundred dollars' dam- age was done to two vehicles in an accident which occurred in front of"the Wingham Feed Mill on December 24. A 1961 Chevrolet drive by John Alvin Ritchie of R. R. 2, Teeswater, was travelling north on Jose- phine St. and a 1965 Ford driv- en by Armstrong Wilson. of .Lucknbw was proceeding south. The driver of the Wilson ve- hicle 'applied the brakes and his car skidded sideways,'strik-•' ing the other car. The Ritchie car suffered $200 damage to the left front fender and head- light, while the Lucknow car .had $500 damage to the -front fender; grille, hood and rad: On Thursday evening a 1965: Buick owned by Elliott Carruth- ers of Ripley suffered $300 dam- age when it was struck by a , 1965 Plymouth driven by,Robert D. Seiling of Wingham.. The tr Bluevale couple mark fiftieth anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McKinnon of Bluevale, who ,celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary were honored at a family. dinner on Sunday, December 15, at the home of their daughter,' Mrs. John K. (Isabel) MacTavish of Brant ford: Guests were present from Toronto, Niagara Falls, Kitchener, Brantford and Blue - vale.. Greetings we1e received ft'ottl relatives in' .-Detroit: Mr. and Mrs. , McKinnon ' were married at the home of the bride's father at Bluevale December 18. 1918, by ltv. Crawford Tate? Mrs. McKinnon, the former Annie -Spence. is the daughter of 'the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Spence. and the • groom' the son of the late Mr. and( Mrs. Hugh McKinnon of Grey Township - Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon - took the 3:30 GTR train for a short wedding trin to Toronto. On their return they lived on • 'a 'farm in Grey. later moving '- to Brussels, then. to Bluevale . where they now reside and cele- brated their 50th anniversary at their home on December 18; with a family ,gathering. A number of friends. called. They received many beautiful gifts, one being an electric • Carruthers- car was parked on the north side- of Patrick Street . near Josephine. The -Seiling car made a left turn onto Pat- - rick and sk'idd'ed into the park- ed car.. Both cars suffered dam- age in the mishap. ` ° dryer from' Isabel Spenceand families and Mr. "F and Mrs. ' Cecil McKinnon of Toronto. They `also received telegr from the Prime . Minister J. J. Green, M.P., Ottawa. - Murray Gaunt. M.P P Huron Bruce, presented a -plague roti the Province of Ontario, 4and they also received a t lacme' from the staff of .tile Canadian Inge is nk". -pf :Co'u► eree ate Niagara Falls: Many. loon -�y calls and cards .were 'received by, , Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon. --Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kerr, - Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kerr and a: 'Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fleming and Mrs. Geotge Kerr, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Al Garniss at Landon.. --Mr. and Mrs.' Doug Rath- bun and family -spent Christmas" in Fergus with her sister. " --Mr. and Mrs. Doug Mur ray, Connie acid Colleen spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Alexander. -*--Mr. and Mrs. E. ' E. Sutton, of New Liskeard were holiday= guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fielding. . _ -Mr. and Mrs. W., E. Field- ing spent Christmas with the latter's brother, Mr. J. M. Bissett and Mrs,, Bissett in Ham- ilton: --Mr. and Mrs. Bev Brooks and family of London were Christmas guests with their - r parents, Mrs. W. A. McKib-• • bon . and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks. Fall examination results at secondary school GRADE IX ,14 FIVE YEAR ARTS AND SCIENCE ' First Class Honours—Elliott, Joan, Hall Robert; Kieffer 1?aul; McWhirter Constance; Riley Jeanette, -' -Wall Douglas (eq.); Reinhardt , Marian;" Henderson John; Vanderklippe Willem; Alton -Shelley, Miltenburg Leon- ard, (eq.); Vallance Julie; Milt- neburg Bernard A.; Kogan An..„ ita, Ritchie Bryan (eq.); King Mary; Pipe— Shirley; Adams' Nancy; O'Malley Marian; ,Turn bull Donna Lep; Cardiff Col- t leen; McCutcheon ,Cheryl. Second Class Honours—Elliott Ruth, McLaughlin Margaret (eq.); Currie Joan,. Miltgnburg Bernard H., Sutcliffe Karen (eq.); Lloyd Stephen; Hackett Steven; O'Krafka Barry; Schip- per John; Haskins Roy, Laid- law Jane (eq.); 'Callahan Eliza- beth; - Hall' Susan Johnston Brenda (eq.); • . Riley "Doreen, Webster Carol (eq.); • Simpson Donald; King Patricia; Detzler Marion, Ritchie Janet (eq.); Dubelaar Stella; Hasty Irene; Metcalfe Scott; O'Donnell Ellen Ritter Karen (eq.); Forsyth ,Paul, Kelly Rosemarie, Whitby Edith, Williams Susan (eq.);, Massey . Elizabeth; Stephenson Joan; Bradley .Maureen, Weishar Mer- vyn (eq.); 'MacDonald Ronald; Brooks Ruth; Lee Sandra, Work Kathryn (eq:); heard Phillip, a 'Callahan Timothy (eq.); Currie Ruth Ellen, Hetherington Clif- . 4 ford (eq.); - .Bailey Cheryle; Mellor ,,,..Kimberley.;... ... Forsyth Rosemary, Stratychuk, Brian (eq.); de Boer Janet. Third Class Honours—Busby Deborah, Wheeler Mary Anne (eq.); :Leggatt Murray; Jeffray Grate, - Kechnie Patricia' (eq.); Johann Heather; Ackert Almer; Huber Madelyn; Hunter Dale; Oke Karen; Procter Marjorie.; Bell Marilyn, %Boyd Patricia (eq.); Kieffer Elaine; Oke Kath- ryn; 'Stamper Douglas; McKay Deborah; Alcorn Heather, Jam- ieson Judith (eq.). Pass — Gibson Donald; Hen- derson Linda, McArthur Made- lon (eq.); • Elliott Graeme; Pritchard Wayne,; Eden Patri- cia; Gilroy Craig; Czerniawski Helen; Anderson John; Cook Barbara; Tervit Ronald; Hed- ley Gary; Bushell Marilyn; Feagan Bonnie; Adams Mary Lou; Cowan- Kim. FIVE YEAR BUSINESS- • AND • COMMERCE First Class Honours — Pa - q ette Janice; Schumacher El- aine; MacDonald Nancy; Wil- litts Lynne; Hamiltdh Kenneth. Second Class Honours---Mac- Tavish Janice; MacAdam Ruth, MeLennan Joan, Stanley Julie (eq.); Oakley Catherine; Dore 1 James; Bridge Patricia; Mac- Kientie Jdhn. Third Class Honours—Ander- sort Janice; Stapleton Lewis; Wright ' Shelley; . Rooney Patri- cia; Irvine Marlene; Curter AI AZ, Aileen; llu,nter Gwen; Hall Steven; Conley. Agnes; Ballagh Darlene; Armstrong "Marion; Holloway Helen. . Pass Nethery Constance, Whytock Ruth (eq.); Nicholson Bonnie; McGee Marian; Pullman, Roberta; • Steuernol Deborah; Cooper Ronald; Dronick Ronald 'Smith Gordon; Dettman Reval. FIVE YEAR SCIENCE. TECHNOLOGY . AND TRADES First Class Honours'— Frank David; Paquette Phillip. - Second Class Honours—Thom- as -David; de Groot Jack; Rut- ledge John; Thomson Douelat; Dickie William; Gillespie Ron - old: Ar gtrone Brian. Hilbert William eq.); McKague Murray. Third Class Honours—Thomp- son Richard; Grant Alan; Hop- per .Kenneth; Nicholson Nelson; Jeffray -Douglas; ,Mason Doug- las; Moran James; Hogan Mich; all, Moir David (eq.);- Ste. Marie' Steven; Ballagh Bryon; Hamilton Graham. ' Pass -- Whytock ,Barry; Mc- Kenzie . Eric, Raymond Murray (eq:); Meurs' John; O'Malley • , William; Pennington ~Kenneth; - Millen 'Wayne; Dickson Allan; Montgomery William; .. Edgar Donald; Edgar Monty, Robinson, Rae (eq.); Simmons Larry;.. Mc- Glynn Terry; Ireland Mark, Ritchie Thomas. ' $OUR', YEAR BUSINESS AND COMMERCE First Class Honours --- Wall Mary Lou; Tiffin Joyce; Gollan Barry; Stewart Joan; Rintoul Gayle; Kregar Christine. Second Clas's Honours—Mach- an Patricia; Bonnett Linda; Foxton Candice; Cronin Mari- anne; Kernaghan Michael; Cook Donna, Visser Carol, (eq.); Finch Beverly; Thornton Evelyn, Wil- liams Sherry (eq.); Coiling Nancy; MacNay Sharon; Glou- sher Brenda;'Taylor Joyce; Gray Shirley, McGlynn Deborah '.(eq.); Cook Sharon; White May;. Busby Wendy. s; Third Class Honours -- Mc- Pherson Trudy; Colwell Mari- lyn; Veldhorst •Gezina; Work- man Donna; Scott Elizabeth; Munroe Lisa; Gibbons Brian; Smith Susan; Blackwell Sandra; MacDonald Carolyn; DosChan Brenda, McArter Cathryn (eq.); Whitby Delores; Archer Elaine; Friebiarger Ann; Schi.11 Dianne; Adams David, Hodgins Kerry ..(eq.); Pattison Shirley; Mazey Gayle: I-Iartlieb Christine. Jar-. dine Mary (eq.); Dobson Joyce, MacLennan Wayne (eq.). Pass—Gibson Glenis; Dietrich Anne; . Stewart Sherry .Lee; Brooks Linda; Riegline 13,arbara; McDonald' Gail; Walden Bar- . bara; Fish ' Barry; Yahbee Suzanne; Hayes Elizabeth, Pen- gelly Karen (eq..): Ritchie Del- ores, Wall John (ea.); Soloman Catharine; Jarvis Joyce; Jack - lin Elizabeth; MacDonald " Lu- anne. FOUR. "YEAR" SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADES First Class Honours—Donald- son Steven; �"de Boer John; Mc; Lean Kenneth; Needham Rob- ert. Second Class Honours—Marks Gerald; de Boer Jim; Sewers Dale; Ferguson Wayne, Menary Ronald (e4.); Snell William; Millen Lorne; Chisholm Peter, Seiling Douglas (eq.); Morrison Lloyd; Sangster Robert (eq.); Caskanette Dale, Purdon, Milton" (eq.); Irwin Murray,; Stewart Dale; Carter Wayne Eckens- wilier Joseph (eq.); S�eott Don - old; Mackenzie William. " Third Class Honours--Searson Edwin; Gollan Douglas; Jurjens John; Ireland William; Whytock Murray, Willits Bruce (eq.); Farrel James; Galbraith -James, Vincent. Grunt (en.); . Skinn Ed- ward; Fisher Kalvin, O'Neil Paul (ed.); Stanley Brian; Rein- hardt Carol; Drennan Eric; Snowden Ronald. Pass-•--Ritsema Murray; Robb Allan: Carter Terry: Mann Don- ald; Byer T,tlov . McKee Cecil (eq.); Mitchell, Thomas: Cran- ston Raymond; MacDonald Rod prick; Martin John; Walker Daryl; Cahemore 'Michael. Hack- ett Murray, Welsh David (eq.); Pipe Robert; . Passmore Fred- efick; Jurjens Louis; : Huether gregory, Morland David (eq.a; Fisher Glen, Moffatt Paul (eq.); Dickigon Daniel; Parrish James; Hewitt Samuel; .-• Reed Murray; please Turn to Page Four