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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-03-13, Page 1CY p•Itai ssoc. ho s annu meet Th. ere wat'a light attendance at the annual' meeting of the Wirigham and District Hospital Association, beld on Friday evening in die training school on Catherine Street, President B, COUallii of Brussels presid- ed over the gathering and board secretary John Strong read' the minutes of the 1968 annual. The chairman referred in his opening remarks to two major p,roJects which are at present under way at the hospital, One Is the installation of new x-ray equipment at a cosfof $62,000, to be paid for out of hospital reserve funds. The second ma- jor project is the erection of a new training school building on hospital property, facing on Catherine Street. Total cost of the building, furnishings and equipment will be about $90, - 000, to be borne 100% by the Ontario Hospital Services Com- mission. The report of the administra- tor, Mrs. I. E. Morrey, includ- INingham students place second in speaking contest The Effective Spealting Con- test, sponsored by the Lions clubs of Region 3 and 16, was .; held at the F. E. Madill Secon- dary School last Friday evening. Nine speakers fromlegion 16 competed. The boys' winners were Steve James,..0 student at the West- hill Secondary School, Owen Sound,. and Op girl wastenore° Keeshig from Cape Crolter, a s ait$.1Viriar199, P-fccOArtr., naryiehool.' . Winners in Region 3 girls' division were Hazel Collins, first, a student at Huron Cent, ral , sponsored by .the B1 y th Lions and second, Lynda Wald - .,en, student at the F. E. Madill Secondary School, sponsored by Wingham Lions. The winner in the boys' division from Region 3 was Bill Boussey, a student from Huron Central and also sponsored 1?y Blyth. SecOnd was Ross Errington, F. E. Madill • Secondary School, sponsored by Wingham Lions. Lion Guy Gibbons of Owen 4 Sound was in charge of the con- test. District Deputy Govenors Lion Tom Henderson and Lion Warren Zurbrigg shared the chairing of the .meeting. Zone chairman for Region 3, L ion Lloyd Casemore, presented the trophies to the winner for his zone. Govenor for District 9, Lion Bill Moody, presented con- testants with a certificate. All the winners advance to the district contest to be held at Angus on April 11. 41;11 ai ALONG THE MAiN DRAG By The Pedestrian DON'T MISS IT -- The Wingham Juveniles are now into the 0. M. H. A. semi- finals. They have played ex- cellent hockey all season and 1-4 remained unbeaten in regular play. The Juves play, theirsec- -ond game with Aylmer in the Wingham rink Sunday afternoon at 2.30. The boys would cert- ainly appreciate having a good .crowd on hand for this one.so how about suppcirting them?* 0--0-0 • • NEED ACCOMMODATION" • .Twenty teams will partici- pate in the Lockridge Tourna- ment next week, March 20723. .Since Some of the teams.are from a distance it will be ne- cessary to billet a number of the boys: If you could accom- modate any of these lads please call 35772263 after six. POOR DAY FOR A BREAK -DOWN -- One of' the local automotive .mechanics issued warning on Tuesday that the following day would be a poor time for major vehicle break -downs. Appar- ently three bus loads of area automobile dealers and repair- men took off for Toronto to at- « tend the Motor Show. ed the Statistics for the past year, showing the very consid- erable increase in the voltime of work handled by all depart:. .ments. For example, 'thee were 2,338 admissions, an. in- crease of 344 for the previous twelve months. /Vim 'Money pointed out that the nature of the hospital's serv- ke changing. There are more acutely ill patients than previously, and less patients in Ate chronicallytill wing of the hospital. She said that it is possible the chronic patients' section maybe graduallyphased out and these patients will be looked after in'some other type. of hospital. The daily average of patients under care in 1968 was 88, but at times the figure ran to 110. Please Turn. to Page Seven Dentist expects to locate here in early May Kenneth Lawless, who has purchased the home of Donald Lloyd on John Street, eXpects to open a dental practice here early in May. His office will be located in his home. Boni and raised in the Harris - ton area, he is a 1963 graduate of the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege at Guelph in agricultural economics. After graduation • he returned to his father's farm for two years and then entered the School of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. , , Mr. Lawless is about to write . •his exaininatiOns and will grad- uate in May. Mrs.. Lawless teaches horne economics in a Toronto h igh school and will join her husband here as soon as her term. in corn- pleted. MIN 11111111111411 Lockridge Midge, tournament will begin March 20 `‘s Next week will see the rem newal of competition for the trophies Offered in the Loch - ridge Memorial MidgetTourna- Iinept. 'rids year's event, the fifth, will be held as usual in the Wingham Arena on Thurs- day, Friday, Saturday and Sun- day, March 20th to 23rd. Sun- day's activity will feature the° final ,game to decide the win- ners of the championship tro- phies. The tournament will feature . an -additional class this year. This new group will be com- prised of teams from Luckpow, Mildmay, Harriston, Niiiverton, Lucan and Watford. • This year's "B" entries are. • from Kincardine, Wingham, Blenheim, Forest. thuurville, Gravenhurst and Hanover. The "A" class will represent Barrie, Toronto, Collingwood, London, Detroit and Willowdale. To give you an idea of the class of hockey involved, ' two bOys from the Toronto St. Phil- ips team who competed in last year's tournament are playing Junior "A" hockey this year and three others, from various of the other teams, are playing Junior "B". 'The action begins at 9.30 each morning and concludes about 10 o'clock at night. The first of the three games on Sun- day begins at 1.4.5. , As good as the hockey is, it • improves with the encourage- ment of a decent -sized crowd. Kitchener man treated at hosp. Kenneth Walter Noble of 57 Onward Ave,, .Kitcheper was taken to W,ingham. and District HOsiiita1'Saitirday4fternO04 when his 1968 model motorcy 7- cle came into collision With a 1962 car owned and driven by William Spatting Yeo of 101 ' John St., Wingham. The accident occurred at the corners of Charles and Jos- ephine Streets. The Yeo ve- hicle halted at the stop sign and attempted to Make a left. hand turn from Charles Street onto Josephine when it was struck on .the left rear fender . by the Noble, motorcycle which was proceeding north. The driver was thrown off 'the bike and knocked unconscious. A doctor and ambulance were called to. the scene and Mr. Noble•was removed to hos- pital where he was treated and released. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $800 and to thet Yeo vehicle $200. Wingham . police investigated. MOINIIIIMMININNIMMIP•01111M. Meeting for its mondily.$4. 8/011 on Monday evening, Wing ham Town Council approved, six per cent pay increases for its employees, including those serving in the police depart-. ment‘ . Councillor G. W. Crukit4' shank, chairman of the police wn "committee, reported that ne• ,gotiations are currently under- S...ray with the police force totter tip a contract which will out- line hours of work and fringe benefits and other.matters of policy. He said the contract Will establish the positions of orporal, as well as first, sec- ond and third class constables, New employees -will be on pro- bation for one year. He said Constable Zimmer it taldng a police course and on comple- tion should be made a corporal. Constable Foxton will be offered the course later in,the year,and .on completion will be a first class constable. The police committee rec- ommended that a third consta- ble be hired and council agreed to the increase in the force. igw HOUSES William Conron, who owns land on the north side of High- way 86 at the eastern edge of. rouitssesseismammiseruesaseemsoasaussesmosassawassoiss town, presented a plan for an eight -home development,. He sapid It WAS his intention to Sell the land to a developer and he wanted council's approval, ter reviewing the project coon- Cil'gave approval to the sale, . • Arthur Malyk, owner of the' Queens Hotel, produced a set of plans for the renovation �f' the hotel to create .two dining morns and a cocktail lounge. He explained that by tearing • down sheds at „thereat Of the. hotel space Could be made for 33 parking lots. He atld that when in operation be w o u id have a doorman at the hotel to 'Park onStoMers. Pas in the lot.. He asked council to vprovethe plans which will be goingto the: Liquor Control Board for approrf. al. Mr.Malyksaid, "it is our intention to cleanup the build*, lag arid make a really -attract- ive dining loom and lounge the building." He went on.: *say that an addition to. kitchen Will bebuilt and the Idtclial will be completelyle. equipped. The facilities be open from 12 noon un a. m. Council rallied the plans• and will prOvide the necessary written approval to Mr., Malylt A by-law was read which , will amalgamate the Arena, Commission and the Recreation Committee,/ The new group will be known as the Wingham Recreation and Colruntinity Centre\ Board. A $12,000 rec- reation budget was approved. Councillor Harris said there , be a drop in the amount k kowncffersa granlsw be bigher thisyear. Hewait) the opinion arnalgamation will be an improvement but will take a year to become fully ef- fective. Please Turn to•Page Eight ,BUNDLES OF JOY—Mrs. David Cameron and•Mrs. Arnold Marie Taylor.. Or is it Joanne Marie and Jeanette Lou? Taylor are holding their newborn twins. Fromthe left, Whichever way it is, the four young ones are now. the Michelle'. and Michael CaMeron; Jeanette Lou and Joanne talk of the town.—Advance-Times photo. 111111111 t, •nd then There Were Four. That's the way it was with . two Wingham families last week On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Arn- old Taylor of Wingham and their two daughters, Linda Lou, age 8 and Marlene Cynthia,' age 4 were awaiting the arriv- al of another addition to their family. As was 'expected, Mrs. Taylor gave birth to another girl at 1.13 a. m. Saturday. The little blonde arrived -in the best of condition and weighed 5 lb. 11 oz. However, before Mr. Taylor heard the news about the first arrival his wife gave birth to another child. At 1.19.a. m. the Taylor's doubled the size of their family with the arrival of a second healthy 5 lb. 14 OZ. girl. The event somewhat surpris- ed the mother but the father states he, was completely shock- ed. Neither had any idea they would end up with a set oftwin.s. Renovation plan is Presented to PUC • At the regular meeting of the , Public Utilities Cormnission on Thursday evening Commissioner Roy Bennett Introduced a sketch plan for suggested renovations tothe PU1R building at the cor- ner of John and Josephine Streets. This plan would call for complete redecoration of the building's interior, lowering of the present ceiling level, re- moval of a partition between the front and rear sections of the office space and the con- struction of a board tooth. Chairman John Pattison, who presided over the meeting, 'questioned the need for such an extensive renovation and favor- ed repainting the walls and a general clean-up of the prem- ises. He did not agree with an expensive program which "will not bring in any revenue". Mr. Bennett said he had dis- cussed the plan with the approp- riate Hydro officials and they were entirely in agreement that a major renovation is needed. In fact, he said, one of the of- ficials had offered to assist with the lighting plan for the reno- vated building. "I can't see why, " said Mr.• 'Bennett, "a business doing the volume this one is($180,000 - annually) should present\ this kind of appearance. Wesel' lighting and have the mostpoor- ly-lit building in town." He also pointed out that the type of ceilings and fixtures he proposed could be removed if the PUC constructed a new building. Details of the proposal were discussed at some length, Man- ager, Emerson Shera pointing out the need for some space to be allotted to the technical aspects of the work, such as in- struments and meters. , Damage light in Monchiy accident Damage was light in an ac- cident involving two cars Mon- day afternoon. A 1961 Stude- • baker owned by John S. Hayes of Wingham and driven by James Hayes, received UN damage when it collided with a 19e3 Pontiac owned by Frank 'Van Dlepenbeek of R R. 7, Luoknow, and driven by Benny Van Diepenbeek of the same address. - The accident occurred when the Van Diepenbeek vehicle, which was parked cin the west side Of Josephine Street, pulled into the traffic lane and was struck by the Hayes car which was travelling south., Wingham police estimated the damage to the Van Diepen- beek vehicle at $15. 00. COMMUNICATIONS Among the letters read at the meeting was one from On- tario Hydro which reported that a new welding machine recent- ly installed by Stanley -Berry Limited will not create any more than marginal interfer- ence for Hydro users. The plan for Hydro's 1969 ad- vertising program was examined. briefly and there were a few comments about its suitability for this area. The chairman thought that a recent advertise- ment aimed at summer cottage owners was not useful in an in- land community. One of the, commissioners pointed out that Only one accident reported by OPP Prov. Const. K. R. Balzer investigated an accident on March 2, which took place on County'Road*19 as Mrs. Marion Downing 'of Ethel waebacking out of a private driveway. Her car struck the left side of a car which was parked on the south side,of the road, just op= potite the driveway. The parked car was owned by Kenneth R. Laidlaw of R. R. 4, Atwood. There were no in- juries and damage was light. there are quite a few cottage owner residents in the Wingham coverage area. . A letter was read from Fire Chief David Crothers, thanking the PUC for their efficient re- moval of snow adjacent to fire hydrants during the heavy weath- er in January. CABLE TELEVISION There was some discussion about the probability that cable television may be installed in Wingham before 10 ng , and w.hetlier or not its lines would be installed underground or on poles. One interested group has already inquired about the Use of PUC -owned poles for this purpose and what the annual rental would be. Mr p Shera pOhited out that under the pres- ent arrangement there is an 'in- terchange of use between Bell Telephone and the PUC as far as poles are concerned --some PUC lines being carried on Bell poles and vice versa. Thus a cable TV plan would necessar- ily require the co-operatlen 5f both pole owners. He said that Ontario Hydro has suggested a rental of $3.00 per pole per Year. By motion it was agreed that the Utilities Commission will cO‘ioperate in any way possible With any firm or group which Please Turn to Page Seven Needless to say, they weren't quite prepared for the event, either in the hospital or athome Itwas also a pleasant sur- prise for the maternal grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Wheeler of R. R. 2, Bluevale, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mts. Lewis Taylor of Lucknow. Of course, the two older girls are delighted. What about a feeding sched- ule? That's something the par- ents intend to deckle in the very near future. Mr. Taylor is employed in the medical . records library of Wingham and - District Hospital. 0-0-0 Mr. and Mrs. David Gamer- -on of Wingham were prepared for the birth of their twins. They knew well in advance that the blessed event would double the size of their family, However, they didn't know that it would happen on the same day as the Taylor incident. The first born of the Camer- on twins was a 6 lb, girrat3.19 p. m. Saturday. At 3.83 p. tn. an 8 lb. 8 oz.. boy arrived. Both are in the best of health. Although the maternal grand- mother, Mrs. Louise Porter of London, and the paternal grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cameron of Wingham were pre- pared for the event, it was still a proud moment. The two old- er Cameron children, Keith, age 8 and Pamela, 4 are anx- iously awaiting the rentrn of - their mother and brother and sister. Mr, Cameron is em- ployed at N. D. Cameron Ltd, Wingharn. The, double birth of twins is surrounded by several coinci- dental facts: • Both sets of twins were born In the same hospital on the *same day. • Both mothers occupy the same room—number 220. • All few parents are be- tween the age of 30 and 32. • Both mothers were former - Student teachers at public school Student teachers from Strat- ford Teachers' College at the. Wingham Public School this • *week are Miss Marilyn Becker of Ayton and Miss Ilona Grafe of Mount Forest, teaching Grade VI for Mrs. Thornton; Hugh 4. Webber of Owen -Sound teaching in VII and VIII for Mr. Ross; Miss Wendy Valentine of Strat- ford in Grade VllIfor Mrs. Walsh; Miss Atme Roo d e of Stratford and Miss Anne Gibsoh of Wroxeter, Grade I for Mrs. • Robertson; Miss Carol Wilbee of Walton and Miss Elizabeth Reid of Tiverton, Grade V for Mrs. Coultes; Miss Mary Lynn Craw- ford of Monkton• and Miss Eliza- beth Simpson of Gocerich, Grade II for Mrs. Mundell. Called to help at Hovifick fire • The Wingham Fire Depart- ment receifed a call from the Clifford Brigade at 2.45 last Wednesday afternoon, t� assist at a fire on Conceision.12, How - ick Township. - The fire started in the Work - 'shop of John Hafermehl who . makes c ra tes and •vegetable boxes for market gardeners. The workshop was• close to the barn, which also took fire. The tanker and pumper were used to supply water for the Clifford equipment which had run out of water. The barn and workshop were completely de- , stroyed. ly on the Wingham and District Hospital staff. •,The older Cameron and .Taylor children are the same age. • The Taylor twins are nam- ed Joanne Marie and Jeanette Gall / • • The Cameron twins are named Michelle and Michael. • Both families doubled their income tax deductions and fam- ily allowance. New series -- Today's Child starts today The first in a new series of phowgraphs of 'Ontario children . who need parents appeats.in • The Advance -Times this Week. • This new series will be publish- ed exclusively in the weekly press in co-operation with the Ontario Department of Social and Family Services. ° Today's Child was first pub- lished in 1965. The feature is now in eleven daily newspapets and has led to the adoption of more than 2.000 children. Blair's picture is the first to be published in this 'paper.. More homeless children will appear later. Watch for them. Perhaps. among•them-will be a son or daughter for you. New slate for Business Assoc. • <2 The Wingham Business As- sociation held a meeting at the Queens Hotel last Friday night toelect officers for the 19 69 term. Past President Jack Hayes reliquished the chair to the new president, Jack Maxwell. Monty Bennett remains as treasurer and Lorne McDonald turned the duties of secretary over to Mur- ray Gerrie. All posts were ap- proved by acclamation. The treasurer repdrted all outstanding bills have been paid. New business included a deci- sion on Friday evening store hours. It was moved that all stores in Wingham remain open Friday nights until 9.30 p. commencing March 21. It was also moved to"open Monday, March 31, because of the Good Friday holiday. Regular Mon- day closings will be obSeiyed thereafter. Stores will also re-' main open until 230 p. m. Tuesday, April 3. Daring an open dicussion members voiced concern about future co-ordinated "shop in Whighams promotions. Members enjoyed lunch after. adjournment of the meeting.