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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-02-20, Page 1E1 J. Exciting for first ciitito winter The members of the Wing - ham Kinsmen Club are ,rounding out their p1arig fir the town'$ first mild-winterc. arnival and from the program which has al,- ready l-ready been finalized it appears ' that the event .should prove high- ly. interesting to everyone in the community. The action starts in the local arena on Friday afternoon fol- lowing classes at the highschool, when the students and teachers will whack into a broomball tourney. At the same time there will be considerable in- terest in the snow s,eulptures at the high school where many stu- dents will be trying their hand at this specialized art form. On Friday evening a Bantam hockey game is scheduled for "1 o'clock in the arena. The team which will meet the local boys has not been finally de cided ,• but arrangements are -now under way to bring in a city team for the game. Following the Bantam game the high school students' coup- cil will be in charge of the t crowning of the 1969 Snow true., also at the arena. Afteir that festive event the, 'highlight .of the carnival will get under way,as a selected team of 014 Timers, meets a hand-picked KinsMen team. This game will bring many Keil , =remembered former players back to the local ice and will no doubt evoke sortie warm :memories of the good old days. On Saturday at one o'clock the aftemoon's program of snow- mobile nowmobile races will get under way at the high school football field. Some ten different class es' are being set up to offer cora' petition to a wide range of ma- chines and drivers. In addition to the r a c es , snowmobile rides will be offer- ed to tire public at the same place and time. Free skating will be available at the arena` the same afternoon from 2 to, 4 P•r On Saturday evening the Wingham Tykes will take on the Belgrave boys in the same class and the game will be fol-• lowed by tug-nf-war,, also at the arena. four hefty teams have been lir►ed„up.t . ct?xnpete. From what we hoax At pres- ent the Wingham, town counciil, members have been talked Into participating ln'°a tricycle race on, the ice, If this is only a foul Minor we will apologize next week, but since ,severalcf the town fathers have evident need of exercise, we can exp pect some thrills and spills if they really take to the ice. The final event on Saturday evening 41 be a rip-roaring broomball game, in which one of the experienced ladies' teams from this area will take on the highly inexpereienced Kinsmen. The draw will also be made on a portable television set on which the Kinsmen have been selling tickets for some weeks. Big event on Sunday is the Kinsmen curling bonspiel at the local rink. Refreshment booths will be set up at strategic points near the high school andof course at the arena. Successful test day for Wingham Figure Skaters Wingham Figure Skating Club belongs to a unique organ- ization called Interclub. Thir- teen clubs from Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington count- ies united together in 1968 to form this interclub. Its founder. was a young professional skater from Stratford, Bob McCrabb. • Jack McPherson of Stratford is its current president. It is,com- posed of 2400 skaters and is di- vided into northern add southern • ,, �grou s. Wingham, Walkerton, llfdmy; "'t-larriston and Adastral Park belong to the Northern Interclub. Bruce Brady thAAlti ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian THE WINNER-- , Reeve Jack Alexander of Wingham emerged as the first- place winner in the snowmobile race for mayorsand reeves at the Clinton Winter Carnival at the week -end. • Spectators say he was a real Barney Oldfield • when he grasped the handlebars: 0--0--0 WARMING UP-- • Our weather note for this week is that the Februarysun is beginning to shed a little warmth on o u r snow -bound landscape. However, the piles of snow are still plenty high. (Now you can look for a storm and lots of biting wind to make us into a liar.) of Stratford and Harold. Brooks of Wingham are the profession 'mal skaters here in town. The purpose of Interclub is to provide help and co-opera- tion between larger and small er clubs as well as the profes- sional skaters. Test Day for the Northern Interclub was held in Wingham on Sunday with the following judges: Mel Douglas of Exete• r, ,filbert Dyer of .Stratford, Ann Rpsenhagen from: Wingham. .":-.4''1'laro`foT'lbwfucg5oung people successfully passe dd their gurei and Dances: Dutch • W altz•, Richard Hodg- ins, odgins, Joanne Anger; Pat Orien, Mary Shepherd, Geri Bennett, )bane Wood, Marcia Fenwick, Ruth Anderson, Doris Fisher, Nancy Majka, Carol Haistings, Lynn Foxton. Canasta . Tango, Richard , Hod- gins, Joanne Anger, Pat Orien, Mary Shepherd, Geri Bennett, Doris Fisher, Nancy Majka, +•11 k111,111111/� u1•1 Carol Haistings, . Elizabeth Neth -ery, Swing, Geri Bennett, Nancy Majka. Fiesta Tango, Helen Hollo- way. Willow Waltz, Helen Hollo- 'way. Ten Fox, Helen Holloway and Marilyn Irwin. Thanks to Kim Mellor arld Helen Holloway who were part- ners throughout. The season for W ingharn will climax with the carnival which is being held March 15th. "'iris is to be a completely new show featuring several guest skaters and some help from the other Northern Interclub members.' Curling note Ella Gurney, skip,. Marguer- ite Callan, Ella Gibson and Nan McKibbon curled in Goder- ich last Wednesday and on Sat- urday. Ann Rosenhagen, skip, with Mary Williams and Joan Ste. Marie curled at Alliston. On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Al Hafermehl attended the Valen- tine bonspiel at Mount Hope. They curled with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tsclart of Caledonia. 111 Two British doctors in Wingham practice 0--0--0' YOUNG ARTISTS -- Better keep an eye on the high school area for the next week. With the co-operation of the H.S. Students' Council, the "inmates" of the school are working on a variety of plans for -sculptures which may take some fantastic shapes by the time the carnival rolls around next week. ' 0-0--0 RUNNERS -UP -- Linda Walden was the runner- up in the junior high school di- vision of the Royal Canadian Legion's zone public speaking contest at Exeter last Saturday and Dorothy Elliott was runner- u p in the senior division.' The g epresented the F. E. Madill Sec dory School. 0--0--0 SHINNY HOCKEY -- Interest has been so low in public skating at the arena on Tuesday and Thursday after-' noons that it has been decided to introduce Shinny hockey. If the boys wish to go to the arena after school on Thursdays they may pick teams among them- selves and play. Up to the pres- ent,' many boys have wanted to ; play shinny ,hockey so now it is being made available to them. Regular skating prices will be charged and hockey will be al- lowed. DR; -1. D. HUGHES Two British doctors have ar- rived, in Wingham within the past three weeks and have en- tered general practice in assoc- iation with Dr. R. D. Wilkins. Their offices are located in the Wingham Medical Centre on Josephine Street. Dr. J. D. Hughes, who is a graduate of the University of Glasgow. served for 16 years with the Royal Medical Corps and lila duties took him to serv- ice in Germany, West Africa, Gibraltar and the Middle East. After his retirement ftpm the RMC with the rank of L i e u t ., - Colonel, Dr. Hughes practised for some time in Yorkshire be- fore coming to Canada. . DR. W. T. HARRETT Mrs. Hughes and two oftheir children will arrive in Canada early in April. The third mem- ber of their family will remain at school in England f6r the present. Dr. Barrett is a graduate of Guys Hospital, -London, England and has post -graduate qualifi- cation's in obstetrics. He has been practising at Porthcaul in Wales. He was accompanied to Canada by his wife and three df their -four children. M Th e fourth, also at school, will join them later. . Dr. and Mrs. Harrett have rented the McGee home on Ma- ple Street. • By SHIRLEY Huron County Board of 1 cation members were 1,4*.n surprise Monday eveninin, Goderich, when vice-chairms Robert Elliott, Ooderich,TOWn ship presented an idea coiice ' ed last Friday by Chairmati J Lavis, Clinton, which could prove a considerable sav 1 �= county taxpayers if approve Armed with rough sketchett. 11.!11IiL11(u11111411 R!IIIIIIIIAM" of a wing in Central Huron Sec- ondary School, Clinton, Elliott pointed out the advantagesto consider the site as the location for the board of education of- fices. The suggestion came in the heat of discussion concerning a recommendation by director of education John D. Cochrane, supervisor James Coulter and business administrator Roy B OO •011.111, 1111 11111/11411111 OOOO It Q I I"1 O OO Dunlop that the county board of education offices be housed in rhe upper floor of the new - assessment building. In the report made by Mr.. Cochrane, rent isi the proposed Clinton site in the nurses'res- idence would be $9, 000 per annum; in Cardne Hall, Sea- forth, $7,200 per year; and in the assessment building, $5,0n0 each year plus $1,000 annually A. for five years (or until the lease was broken) to pay for certain office furnishings and some partitioning. Other factors considered in the director's report were the distance to meetings for board members (it was noted this could change with each elec- tion); the distance to schools in the county; availability of- clerical fclerical staff; and proximity to county agencies., ' While the site over .the as- sessment building was not large and would afford nO boardroom, Mr. Cochranepointed out ,the board could continue : to hold: meetings in the court housep He admitted ° this might cause some inconvenience at meeting time in the event the boar t1 would request to see. certain Please Turn to Page Seven 1' WINGHAM STAINTON SPf''1 iRES, Intermediate "A" and Grand Cham, pions W.O.A:A. 1950-51----Batk row: Norm Tustin, Ted English, Roy Wilson, ' Bill Hilbert, Percy Stainton (manager), ' Leonard Huff, John Crewson, Murray Stainton, George Westlake; front row: Jack Pru, Roy;'' Dewbury, Lavi Purola, Bob Sangster, Fred. Templeman, Bob Green, Bill Lockridge, (John Jackson absent). h' IiIi1111/Ui UII1,1NIIIN/IINIMMI Kinsmen will take on Old Tamers during carniva All interesting hockey game isshaping up as one of the main features of the Kinsmen Winter Carnivalnext week. An old- timers team will do battle with a squad hand-picked by the Kinsmen. • It looks as though the Old- timers have gathered together the top stars of yester-year. Acting as coaches will be Wing - ham's own Punch .Imlach and King Clancy in the person of. Alf Lockridge • at the helm and \JPercy Stainton at his shoulder giving •top tips. Lucknow had their famous _ Chin line, but returning for this game is Wingham's renouned and -perhaps only complete- brother omplete-brother line, the Stainton broth- ers, Murray, Maurice and Neil. Sisters pass music exams with honors Miss Julie Anne Heal of Hen-., salt has successfully passed her Grade 8 Piano with Honors, with the Royal Conservatory of Mus - lc, Toronto. Julie has also successfully passed her Grade 2 Theory. She has studied music under Mrs. 'Carol' Carter, Sea - forth. She is a grade 9 student at South Huron District H i g h School in Exeter. MissJane Heal has received word also that she has passed with First Class Honors her Grade 5 Piano with the Royal Conserv- atory of Music, Toronto. Jane is continuing her musical stud- ies withMrs. Carol Carter, and is in Grade 7 at Hensall Public School. Mir. • and Mrs. Norman C. Heal 81 Wingham are grandpar- ents of Julie and Jane, They are the daughters of Mt. and Mrs°. John Heal (Joyce Walker) of Hensall and formerly of Wing - ham. We know Murray is in fine shape; Mau, although perhaps. a little slower and heavier, will patrol the' right wing and Neil, returning from service with IBM, will have Some new combinations and calculations. to add to the attack. Between the pipes will be Lavi Purola. Remember him -- Mr.., Zero of Stainton Spitfire fame. If memory -serves cor- rectly he was the first goalie to % introduce the goalies ball glove trapper to the Wingharn crowd. • Backing. Lavi Purola as sub - goalie will be Bob Sangster. He was the young goalie who got his start in Gorrie and his great ability led to careful observa- 'tion by Perc Stainton's Wing- . ham scouts, resulting in his signing with Wingham Spitfires where he was a real standout for many years. 'NO Wingham 'teams would be complete without adding the extra punch which can be ach- ieved only by one of the Lock - ridge clan;- and Uncle Alf has added nephew Bill to put thump to the defence crew. It is ex- .,pected Bill will be wearing the famous Lockridge No. 2, about which foryears visiting teams always were overheard to say, "Beware No. 2; that's, L o c k ridge. " From Teeswater comes that red-headed dyananio, Borden Litt, an exciting player and a real hitter. From Orangeville comes Wilt "Sharpie' Seli, for . years the Gordie Howe on the local scene, ifillaturil athelete whatever the sport, and as Tory Gregg used to say, "the player with the strongest wrist shot I've ever seen. - From the London area, leav- ing behind his golf clubs, the fatuous southpaw George Lough - lean, always a real moneyplay- er with that old Loughlean de- stre for victory. From Toronto, lack Lloyd, one of the lighter players but always a real threat around the net. ' Back too wilt be Johnny,Crew, son who worried many a goalie as he �p�arked at the edge of the crease, ever ready to deflect -' a shot or fire a rebound into the net. No oldtimer's line up would be complete without a colorful player like Johnny Brent --areal skater. We remember one, , time when a big figure skating show was scheduledfor the lo- cal arena and perforrners ~were late in arriving. With a packed arena officials were worried - about how to entertain the crowd. You guessed'''it--John dressed as a clown and put on a skating exhibition which stole • the show --and to this day rhany have believed it was so me high - paid professional. • From Mitchell comes a real fine player, Bill Gatenby. Another former Spitfire who presently diverts his hockey ici'- terest to local minor sports; b Bill Hilbert, ,a real speed de- mon, in the past, who spent some time iny, Junior A company, , From the Halls of Wingham. High`' comes Bob 'Ritter, a strong player reminiscent of the former S yl Apps, a superb play- er rarely found in .the penalty box. Adding muscle to the de- fence crew will be that real thumper, Scotty Jackson. By. the way, what was his first name. Never heard him called anything but Scotty. Rounding out the roster is the one and only Ray Wilson. He could do more on one skate than Eddie Shack and his shot would put' a bullet to shame. Many former goalies in the area have scars to prove it. Looks like a real strong team and • it will be a real treat to see these former stars who pack: ed the arena in the past, back in action. The crowd Will be big, as in the past; You'll have to get to the arena early to get a seat. Don't be disap- pointed; be there early. • F. E. Madill is appointed asst. supervisor for Huron area /.. Frank E. Madill,' principal of the F. E. Madill Secondary, School in Wingham,has been appointed one of the two assist- ant supervisors of education for the county by the Huron. Board of Education. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the board on Tuesday. The other assistant,supervisor will be W. Harold Knisley of Prescott, who has been area superintendent (inspector) for the Grenville County area. Mr. Madill ' will assume the new 'post on August 1st of this year'and his duties will, of course, mean that he will no Longer act as principal of the Wingham district school. A new principal will be named • before that time. The two assistaht supervisors will work under lames Coulter,. who was recently named as su- pervisor by the Huron Board. Jphn Cochrane is the director of education for the county. - Frank Madill came to the Wingham High School in 1934 after two years on 'the teaching staff at Port Arthur. He is a graduate of Queen's -University with an honors degree in math- ematies and economics. He was named principal of the Wingham school° in 1959 fol- ' lowing the resignation of the former principal, ,Stanley Hail. The first section of the n e w school had been completed at that time, but several additions have since been made and Mr,. Madill has been responsible for a good portion of the planning , necessary for these extensions. The school now has accommo- dation for nearly 1500 students and has an enrollment of about _ 1300 at present. It is Wingham's good fortune that Mr. Madill's new appoint- ment will not necessitate the family's removal from town.