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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-01-30, Page 1Ten fcimiI W g ami iIario,. ' Thursday,, Jan, 30 senior 'a art a is ngle Copy, Not Over Fifteen cents] 4, i Good news awaited the Wing - ham town'council when 'they met in special session on Tues- day evening. R. -L. Doyle, rep- resenting the Ontario Housing Corporation was on hand,to an- nounce that Q. H. C. 'will erect an additional 16 senior citizens' apartments and 10 family with. These :units will be in addi- tion to the 9 senior citizens' apartments already slated for construction on Alfred Street. It is expected that the eictra units will be completed in about 18 months. Plans already approved for ALONG THE MAIN DRAG Sy The Pedestrian WHEN WILL SHE GO? -- The heap of junk which re- sembles a car, on the river just east of the Hanna Memorial Bridge, will be worth $100 to somebody. It was placed there by members of the Wingham Fire Department' who have a contest .going on the s p r i ri g break-up. Your guess is as.good as the next fellow's on when the jalopy will pass over the How, son Dam --but it must be on a• ticket to have a chance at the hundred bucks. • COLLECTED $500-- Collection. fear the March of Di el , •' +,A1 ..-tov�n� � 0/ r 'the '�ese•gratefullt0th � the— men and women who volunteer . ed their services for the ,cam- paign and to Mrs. Jack Walker whose home was used as head- quarters. They are also grateful Ito the general public for dona tions. 0--0--0 NEW CALENDARS -- Fire. Chief .Dave Crothers has • distributed a number of calen- dars , to places of business. Do - mated by' Len Crawford Motors, they picture the efficiency of the fire department, past and present. The telephone num - ber for fire calls is prominent and the names of firemen ap- pear as well. • 0--0-=0 J. H. ON TOUR -- Last week we carried the first article written by James H. Currie from, Kenya. Mr. Currie -has done is good deal of travelling in the past few 'years and many of our readers have. enjoyed his descriptive letters to the paper. Farmers, espe- cially, will be interested in this week's episode in which he explains dairy and Sheep farm- ing in Kenya. ,the 9 -unit building call for six one -bedroom apartments and three bachelor apartments. The additional 16 senior cit- izens' apartments now promised will alL be of the. one -bedroom type which are considerably more spacious than the bache- lor variety. The ten family units will in- clude four two-bedroom homes and six three bed -room units. These homes will be erected as semidetached (duplex) and row housing. Mr. Doyle explained that a regional manager is usually ap- pointed to work with two local officials for tete selection of tenants, etc. Applications are selected on the basis of need. The spokesman explained that 0, H. C. is not trying to compete with existing rental properties. Rents are very lour for low income tenants but quite WRONG UNIFORMS The team picture- of the Midgets in last week's issue proved a little embarrassing to all concerned. The team is, sponsored by, the Wingham Lions Club. In the picture the boys were dressed in Legion sweaters. On the night the photograph was taken they had switched sweaters because they were playing an out-of-town steam whose uniforms were :the same color making it a little r . ou h. f r• th .ereferees. Then up p pp , the photographer's; the only'opportunity he had to get the picture andwhen the paper hit the street Thursday morning there were a lot of • faces even redder than the Lions'sweaters. ' steep for persons in the higher income brackets. Council passed the necessary resolutions requesting Ontario Housing Corporation to proceed with the additional putts. Council pointed out ;.the t peated delays in start of coir struction on the Alfred Street building. Mr. Doyle said be uliorsto Horticultural Soc. elects officers The Wingharri Horticultural Society held a very successful annual meeting on Tuesday evening in the Council Chamber, • despite adverse weather con- ditions. There was a better than average turnout; with the president, Ed Fielding, con- ducting the meeting. The secretary, Mrs. R. J; Harrison, read the minutes of the previous annual meeting and after a short discussion they were adopted as read. Miss Doris Fells presented the an- nual statement as audited by Mrs. Betty Feagan and Miss L. Currie. The statement showed a diversity 'of expenditures on the various projects undertaken - by the society during the year. There is a smallbalance on hand to begin .this year, and the society is now opening a e for memberships to bol- ster the funds for the contem- plated projects for the coming season. • .Mrs.- Jim, Me er as chair - matt Of 'the pttblidity °ebfrit�fift=`�" tee, briefly outlined the pro- ° motional work of the society. Roy Bennett, , project chairman, gave a resumeofall the pro- jects undertaken .during the past season, and some insight of what is -ahead for this year, with a number still at the pla ning Stage. 'This falls in ° with the aims of the societ to beautify the communityyEd Fielding reported on the flowed show held last August. With, a' over 200 entries the show cc) tines to expand each year.,r However, there was one drsn ►, pointing factor, the attendance'' was very low. Considering:t1 Please Turn to Page Eight Boy 'isAhurt in traffic pile -u Merkley Burley., 13 -year -o. son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Burley, R. R. 4, Wingham w the only person injured when. five cars piled -up during a f storm on Saturday morning. • The accident occurred f i v e miles north of Wingham on . • Highway 4. , The boy was removed; t'olthe?'' r r fn .Win a •nt�d : ' '� g�. m Dlsc�i�ct• Hoxpa'l , where he was treated for ala*' cerated 'forehead' and shock; He was' released after. treat- ment. ' Provincial police from Walk- erton investigated. Secondary school principal speaks on today's education No new business arose at the Wingham Home .and School meeting on Monday night which was chaired by the presi- dent, Mrs. Jack Kopas. . Ap- proximately. 3 5 people attend- ed. The minutes of the .Novem- ber meeting were read by Mrs. R. Bell in the absence of the secretary. Bill Lee,: treasurer, reported a balance of $69.48. Total receipts have ben $104. - 71. - Miss McLean's class won the attendance award with 17 points. Ed Anderson introduced the speaker, F. E. Madill, princi- pal of the high school, whose subject was "Education Today". Mr. Madill has been at the high school ' since 1934. In 1968 his role in the life of theschool,, was,recognized when the insti- tution became known as the F. E. Madill' Secondary School. The speaker traced growth fr o m a small school of 159. pupils and a staff of six 2 5 years ago, to a school of 826 pupils with a staff of 35. • He said the new vocational wing now houses about 50% of the pupils in the school. He is glad that the stigma once ap- plied to the 4 -year course has almost • vanished. He mentioned the Colleges of Applied Arta.. and Technology which•can be attended by those completing a 4 -year course. • Education today has adopted many innovations from the; United States. We must all try to remember that the old things are not always wrong., The' re- moval of Grade 13 exams has made a great change in the high schools. In the g r ad'e schools experiments with' an Please Turn to: Page Eight y , has no connection with the con- struction department of 0.H. C. but would make inquiries in hope of speeding the project. Council discussed at some length possible accommodation for doctors and dentists who might be interested in coming to town. Councillor William Walden asked council to consider the opening of Cedar Avenue to North Street. The right of way runs east of the Lloyd -Truax north property. The Walden firm owns property in this area and needs an access route. Council moved to open Cedar Avenue from Bristol Ter- race to North Street (B Line).. 'feather Worse— a.a�rp Stormy weather for several days last week was responsible -for an increased minor accident rate in the Wingham area cov- ered by the local detachment of the Provincial Police. Fort- unately there were no serious injuries.. : On Monday morning of last week a car driven by Charles F.--Hansuld of Ethel and a pick- up truck driven by Donald J. Martin of R. R. 1, Ethel collid- ed. The Hansuld vehicle was making ., a left . turn from Con. S id e pa �'Grey'of:Tawnshx . o n. b; Co 9 at the time. Prov. Const. R. F. Wittig investigat- ed. Some $300 damageresulted when,a car driven.by William R. Douglas of Teeswater went out of control non Highway 4 and struck a tree. ' The accident; ° which was:, investigated by ,Const. G. L. Toulon; occurred at X5.30 p. m. .Friday. At 9.30 Saturday morning • Gordon A. MacDonald, of R.R. 1, Clifford, was attempting to start his car on 'Huron County - ..Road 30 when 'a car driven by Evelyn J. Denman of R. R. 2, Clifford came over a hill and stnick the MacDonald -vehicle. Charges have been preferred. Prov. Const. W. R. Bell invest- igated. Later the same morning a ' vehicle driven by James W. Mc- ICenzie of R. R. 1, Monkton, collided with another driven by George A. Nesbitt of R. R. 3,- Walton. ,Walton. ,The accident occurred on Con. 9, Morris. Drifting snow and poor visibility were blamed for the head-on colli- sion. Cpl. C.' R. Crosskill in- vestigated. ' • , Early Saturday afternoon a THE COLONIST GROUP of Pioneer Girls receiving ranks at Monday evenings en- campment were: Carol Hastings, Susan Vienneau, Mary Lynn Ste. Marie and „„„U,” Elizabeth Nether y, Sandra Currie, Se end' row, received her Pathfinder Rank and..°. Marilyn Collar received her Homesteader Rank.-�—A-T Photo. II s 00000 soymUUUIf !Ni1uff4u4osoo owooN1.H+flomnWnsiorwfWUH Alex Corrigan, Mrs.J. installed as Legion hea Past District C Commander and Past President of the local branch, John Bateson presided for the installation of officers - • at Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion on Friday evening. • Incoming president of Branch 180 is Alex Corrigan and of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion, Mrs. Joe (Ruth) King. - The new officers were es- corted to the front by Acting Sergeant -at -Arms Hugh Mc- Kague and the installing officer accepted their oathsof respon-. sibility. Retiring branch president John Strong extended appreci- ation to all officers and mem- bers of the branch for the loyal- ty and hard . work. which had made possible the erection of the new Legion building. He pointed with satisfaction to the opening ceremonies at which the president of the Dominion Police determine boy's death was The sympathy of the entire community is extended to Mrs. Connie Foxton and her family in the tragic 'death of her 14-, • year-old son, . Lawrence Alfred Foxton on Thursday afternoon. Lawrie, as he Was aknow n to o 'MAW a.n rnds,"hadeen shovelling snow with his broth - "Or -:-.Randy between between 3.30 and '4.00' o'clock, and when the latter went: into the house Lawrie apparently went to the barn at the rear of the Foxton ar driven by Mary S. Cleland of Lucknow attempted to pass a vehicle driven by John N. K Hotchkiss of Listowel. As the , Lucknow 'driver was passing she saw an oncoming, vehicle and tried to pull back in at the rear of the Listowel car.' In doing so the Cleland vehicle hit the back corner of the Hotchkiss car and spun sideways on the road. The oncoming car was unable; to stop and struck the ' left rear of the Cleland car.' Total 4amage.was estimated at $1250. Const. WI R. Bell investigated. On Saturday evening a 1964 Ford driven by William DeBoer of R.'R. 1, Lucknow, was tray- 'elling east on Highway 86'when it collided with a westbound vehicle driven .by Gordon E. Cooper of London. Visibility was nil at the time, due to • drifting snow; Prov. Const. H. B. McKittrick investigated. accidental home to play. When he failed to show up later a search was started and a neighbor, Peter' Norman, discovered the boy tangled in. a chain hoist and fatally. strangled. +-- •'; Police have � infortnod-The� �.-= Advance-Times:thaisener .o the boys who played in the barn 'had made a ganie of swinging on a chain suspended ,from' a pulley attached to a beam in the barn. Police investigation . indicated that the lad had some how lost his balance as he swung on the chain and became entangled as he fell. Lawrie was a' Grade 8 student at the Wingham Public School and a Bey Scout. He was born in Wingham,. son of Mrs. Fox - ton and the late John Foxton. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, Randy and Shane and four sisters, Debbie, -Can- dice, Lynn, and Susan, and two grandparents, Mrs. -Milford Foxten and Clayton Fryfogle, both of Wingham. Service was conducted at the S. J. Walker funeral home on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 by Rev. G. L. fish of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Inter- meht was in the Wingham Cem- etery. Pallbearers were Lenny Sangster, John Crawford, • Jeff Lockridge, Brian Cronkwright, ' John Rae and Mark Jenkins. The flowers were carried by Lawrence Norman and Terry Harcourt. A Command had officiated. T Strong particularly asked the support of the members', for rise new. president- and` officers/1w,- ing 1969, the year In which h benefits Of the new buil will first become..apparent Mr. Corrigan' acknowledge the highly successful efforts of the ;pasts year's executive ,and asked: for loyal support durain his term -of office. lie, also' an-' nounced thava donation, of $50.00 has been received from the Newton brothers of Howick and l dmonton. Mrs. King expressed her Apt preciation{ for assistance during the past year and looked aheai" to success in 1969. She the turned over a chequte. for .$ the donation of the Auxiliar to the Legion's building: Concluding, the "ceremonies. Past President Willis Hall pre- sented- a past president's pin to John Strong, a #10'99%0341' iter th A e ui er .rt .t �i s � et< r{'Y jnixr'M - --., t= officer anc�morttbers� .en , .., joyed a dance and social even ing. Guests were present: from Clinton, ,Blyth, Harriston and Howick branches. Separate School Board engages;. Toronto -director The Separate School board of education for the ,combined 'counties of Huron and Perth has announced the appointment of John Vintar as superintendent of education. Mr. Vintar will - have charge of all separate schools in the two counties. -- Born in Timmins, Ontario, the new appointee is, a gradu- ate of the University of Western Ontario and the Ontario College of Education. Elevenof his 18 years' experience in the teach- ing profession have been spent as a principal. He has been an inspector under the Toronto Separate School Board forthe past three years. i. LEGION EXECUTIVE — Officers of ,Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion installed on Friday evening include,. front: William Hogg, second vice-president; Alex Corri- gan, president; George Tervit, first vice-president; stand- ing: John Strong, immediate past president; Rev. Barry Passmore, chaplain; len Edward, financial secretary, and Ken `Simmons, secretary,` --Advance1Times Photo. LEGION AUXILIARY OFFICERS' -- The officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion who were installed on Friday evening. Include, front: Mrs.. Velma Scott, second vice-president; Mrs. Ruth King, president; Mrs. Kay Rich; first vice-presidents standing: Mrs'. Mary McLaughlin, past president; Mrs. Carol Farnell, recording secretary; Mr's. Jean Renwick, treasurer, and Mr's. Norma Strong, corresponding secretary—A-T Photo.