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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-17, Page 141, 14 windshields are smashed by pillets Wingham police are invest- gating an episode which oc- curred thelatter part. of the week in which the windshield s ,of 14 cars were smashed byslugs from a pellet gun. Twelve of the cars were standing on the • dot at McClure Motors on Joie- phine Street south and the other Iwo were the property of Craw - ,ford Motors at Josephine a n d 'Maple Streets. Total damage js estimated at about $1400. A week ago..a similar type• of vandalism cropped up in God - 'each ich on a truly extensive scale when a pellet gun was apparent- ly used to shoot out no less than 30 car windshields on the lots °of several garages. Total dam - :age was estimated in the neigh- borhood of $10,000. it GUESTS FROM OTHER branches attended a social evening sponsored by the Howich Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion Friday to honor •three. Howick members with 35 - year pins. Seen are H. S. Turner of Goderich; Ted Pooley of Exeter, service offi, jeerand past . zone commander; Loss George Inglis, Ed Gilmar and James Vittie, the 35 -year members, and Ed Bell, past zone commander. Mr. Inglis, was the first president, Mr. Gilmar is a past president and. Mr. Vittie was standard bearer for many years. --Advance-Times Photo.,,:.; William Elston returned as . pres. Huron -Bruce. Liberals William Elston,reve of Mor- ris Township, was re-elected president of the I-Iuron-Bruce Liberal Association at the an-" nual meeting of that organiza- tion. The gathering was held in the town hall here on /Fri - da y evening. Other officers elected were vice-president, Alex Corrigan; ' area vice=presidents, Ernie Greer, Glarnmis; Herb Kuntz, Formosa; Calvin Krauter, Brus- sels; 'Robett Simpson, R. R.. 3, Goderich; Hugh Lane, Holyrood; Jack .Willits, Turnberry Town - ALONG- THE MAIN DRAG kty The Pedestrian A WINNER -- Jack Tervit held a winning ticket on the 7th race at West- ' ern Raceway in London last Sat- urday and it paid off to the tune of $782. 50. Only eighteen 'others held the Exacta and it was the largest payoff at Lon- don Raceway since 1965. 0--0--0 LAST CHANCE -- .Hey, kids, you had better hurry if you have anything to advertise in the Kids Column next week. • Don't forget, it's free. This is"your chance to. make a little pocket money if you have. anything to sell. 0--0--0 FREE FOR STUDENTS -- And don't forget that The Advance -Times has offered the use of its classified advertising columns, without charge, to any students who are seeking work during the summer holidays., But don't wait tilt June to place your ad. The available jobs go to those who are alert enough to seek them out early. • 0--0--0 ONE ZERO SHORT -- You sure have to be careful in this here newspaper business. Last week we,dropped one zero and nearly ruined the reputa- tions of all those hard-working ladies at Belmore. To set the records straight, the number of meals served in the two weeks prior to the Syrup Festival was one thousand --not one hundred, as we wrongly stated. (Please. note we are taking no chances with zeros this time.) 0--0--0 I WELCOME HOME -- Friends, throughout the com- munity are particularly glad to know that Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Davidson are back from Florida. Donelda was seriously injured in a car accident inl Hollywood, Florida on their way south in February. After several weeks in hospital she • is on the toad to irecovery. GRASS FIRE SEASON -- The firemen were out to a grass fire shortly after noon on , Sunday. The blaze was pear the Zetland btidge and caused ' little dama g e. Grass fires usu- ally account for quite a few runs by the fire brigade every spring. Perhaps they should make a small charge. ship; secretary, Fred McGee, Wingham; treasurer, John El- liott, Blyth. Mayor DeWitt Miller extend- ed a welcome to the delegates on behalf of the town of Wing - ham. Elmer Sopha, Likmeral mem- ber of the Ontario Legislature for Sudbury, was the guest speaker of the evening. Gov- ernment "interference" in the operations of municipal coun- cils and .the increased costs of education were the main ve- hicles of his attack oh the Pro- gressive Conservation adminis- tration in Toronto. The speaker said that the goveYri'rl frt-ffas been arrogant in its methods of handling changes in municipal govern- ment and has failed to consult with elected officials before en- forcing new regulations. ' Mr. Sopha said that he does,not op- pose regional forms of govern- ment, but thinks that the peo- ale concerned should be, provid- ed some opportunity to express • their opinions about the changes. to be made. The speaker described the new county boards of education as "monster" a n d expressed complete dfsmay at the salaries which, are being pa id to the , newly -appointed officials of, the county boards. . Murray Gaunt, M. P, P. for Hriron-B{ re, also addressed the, meeting to brim his bearers up'. to date on his representation of - their interests in Toronto. Contributionsaredown for Easter Seals campaign t�,1w The Crippled Children's" .. • n- tributions are trailing. Lion Lee Vance, chairman of the campaign' committee of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in this district, reports that contributions are down by a marked percentage. • He also re- ports that conditions are compli- cated in, view of the fact 'that the Lions have assumed respon- sibility for treatments by other minor associations, of condi- tions of children which normal- ly lead to.a crippled state if not treated in the advanced stages. The 14,000 crippled children in the province, living on farms, at Early morning Firedamages truck cab FORDWICH--A fire which could. have had serious results occurred about 1.30 S u,n d a y morning at Don King's garage, when fire'broke out in the cab ofatruck. Garnard Kh g, Don's father, who resides next door was awakened" by' the blowing of a .horn. He got up and saw smoke coming from the garage. He awakened his son and family and turreted. in an alarm to time Harriston fire department.. Barry D'Arcey, with the help of others who were on the scene quickly, pulled the truck out of the garage with his pick- up truck. The King car was also in the building. Don has a hardware s t o r e and a number of valuable tools and plumbing supplies were in the truck. The owner received two badly burned fingers on his right hand. It was fortunate that Gamard King heard the horn and that the fire was checked in its early stages. There is a house on either side of the garage which would have been in jeopardy if the' building had taken fire. in cityhomes, in towns or vil- lages or in northern districts know that the 1969 Easter Seal campaign means "Hope and Opportunity". faster Seal Funds will bring to them treatment • and training and the possibility of independence and relief from' the physical handicaps thatbirth, illness or accident have left with them. Everyone in Ontario received the Easter Seals, .a letter invit- ing financial support and a pill envelope in which a gift could be returned. Today more than 230�s� e,rvice clubs who conduct- , ed campaigns in their areas are tallying -.up contributions .,that are earmarked for the $1, - 500, 000 needed by Ontario's crippled children for their pro- gramme of care and treatment. The Ontario Society for Crip- pled Children joins with the service clubs and other com- munity groups to thank the thou- sands of citizens who have sup- ported the campaign and asks that any that have not yet sent in a contribution do so as soon as possible. Many long hours of planning and development have been given voluntarily to insure that crippled children . will receive their needed care and treatment, but this will only be possible if sufficient Easter Seal funds are raised. ' If the returned pink envel- ope has been misplaced, 'a gift, in a plain envelope addressed to Easter Seals, c/o The Wing - ham Lions Club will be just as effective --and will be grate- fully received. A late gift is better than none at all. C.W.L. EUCHRE There were 13 tables in play at the CWL euchre Tuesday evening. High lady, Mrs. Al- vin Orvis; high man, Des Brd- phy;. low lady, Mrs. Les 11 e Greenaway; low man, C. Voll- mer. .The draw prize- was won by Mrs. Frank Caskanette. The hostesses for the even- ing were Mrs. Des Brophy and Mrs. Wilfred White. r TB & RD Assoc. to hold dinner at St Afldrew's }r411 The annual educational din- ner meeting of the Huron Coun. ty. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association will beheld in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham, on Wednes. day, Maki 14th, 6.30 p. m.. The speaker will ' 'be D. M. Rae of Stratford. Mr. Rae was in the founding group of the Stratford Shakespearean Festi- val, a member of the board of directors for fifteen years; pres- ident for twoyears and present- ly on the Senate of the Festival. He was vice-president a n d chairman of finance during the building of the Festival Theatre. He 3s currently on the Board Of . Governors of 4 N' ,, ,tonal•.... Theatre School and vice-presi- dent for Ontario; president of the Stratford Art Association. He was responsible for encour- aging Rothman's to provide fi- nances' for the creation of the " Art Gallery, Sculpture Lakeand Sculpture Garden in Stratford; and chairman of the finance and building committee as well Mr. Rae is a past -president. of the Children's Aid Society of Perth County; past -president of the Stratford. Chamber of Commerce; past chairman of the Stratford Industrial Com- mission ; and a member o.f the Stratford Rotary Club. He was also an early presi- Ident of the Perth County Tuber- culosis Association a d • ,is a past -president of the Ontario TB & RD Association and cur- rently 'serves on its Ad Hoc Committee. August Keil was 91 on Tuesday August Keil of Gorrie cele- brated his 91st birthday on Tues- day of this week at Wingham and District Hospital. - Mr. Keil is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Keil, with whom he came to Canada from Germany when he was a small boy. He was born in Of- fenbech, Germany, April 15, 1878. He was with the Howick Mutual Fire Insurance Company for 45 years. He has been re- tired since 1951. Three receive 35 -gear pins FORDWICH--A social even- . ing was held Friday night at the Howick Legion Hall with guest members from Legion branches at Exeter, Blyth, Clinton, Brus- sels, Wingham and. Goderich. Ladies' Auxiliary members were also guests. The occasion was the presen- tation of 35 -year pins. to three Howick Branch members, Com- rades George Inglis, Jaynes Vit - tie and Ed Gilmar. Comrade Ted Pooley of Exeter, who or- ganized Howick Legion and in- stalled the first officers, helped present the pins and recalled that George Inglis was the first president. He is still a very active worker. Jim Vittie has been standard bearer for a num- ber of years. ' Hector Hamilton was pre- sented with his past president's badge from Deputy Zone Com-. mander Ted Elliott of Brussels: arth and dancing; were enn- edT«and the Auxiliary mein- , belt of Howick Branch served lunch. Uninvited .guest creates commotion Jim Deneau, gentleman farmer, had "an experience at his country estate on Sunday when the family dog chased a groundhog into the haus e through an open door. • The woodchuck made several trips around the kitchen table wih' Blackie in h pursuit. •They repeated the erforniance in the dining,room•and then took off for the livingroom where the groundhog sought cover be- hind the chesterfield. At this stage Jrrn managed to persuade the dog that if he knew what was good for him he would take to the woods." The dog out of the way, Mr. Den - eau, with a fishing net, did a little groundhog chasing him- self and eventually cornered the animal in the rear quarters c$f the house. Man and groundhog ended in a dead heat --both totally ex- hausted. 50111 anniversary is marked with family dinner Mr. and Mrs. Percy Biggs celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family din- -mer at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Biggs, Belmore. Mrs. Biggs is the former Edith Campbell of Powassan. They were married in North Bay by Rev. T. G. F. Ferguson on Ap- ril 9, 1919. They have t w o sons, Darrell in Toronto 'and Donald of Belmore. There are six grandchildren. son•Percy was killed while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver during World War II• Mr. and Mrs., Biggs received cards and flowers from friends and relatives and gifts from the family. They have lived in this vi- cinity for thirty years. Before coming to this community they lived in Cochrane and Ottawa. -Don Kenne o'l Curling The Men's Curling Club held its annual meeting on Friday night when the new officers were elected and"'resentations were made, The following officers were named for the 1969-70 season: Hon. president, J.J. Cruick- shank; president, Don Kennedy; 1st vice president, J. Bateson; 2nd vice president, Ross Hamil- ton; 3rd vice president.. R. Wehmeyer; secretary, 'Carson Snowdon; treasurer, Alan Mac- Kay; Life'lMlembers, J. Murray, F. McCormick, A. Wilson. Round robin committee: Carl Goodyear, Richard Wehmeyer, r lub for i Single Cat'QYC? J ectad pi 969-. Doug Rathbun, Ray Walker, A. Wilson, Lorne Gardner. Bonsplel conunttee: Ted. Elliott, will, Hanula, ' Ross Ham.-, Elton, J. Jutzi, J. Hodgins. Property comrumittee: Roy Bennett, Jack Hodgins , C a l Burke, Bob Sinnaxnon, L l o yd Carter, R. Wehmeyer,. J. Hays J. Murray, Jack McDonald. Ice committee: Lloyd. Case - more, Bpb Sinnamon, Willis Hall, A. Mowbray, A. Mac- Kay, John Currie, Fred Templer man. Ice ,plant committee: ' Gordy MacKay,,. Lloyd Casemore, Bob Sinnamon. Mixed round robin commit - R, tee: R,. Hamilton,+y Dorothy ConrQn, Al Haferrnehl., Publ-leity committee: X11. Ian, Fraser Forgie. Finance committee: J, Gond. all, Gord Beard, 1. ,041110Y. F. Madill, Fred Snow, Ott Hazel- grove. Prize committee• IJP, Ada Lorne McDonald J. Baon, A. MacKay. Membership and social.com' r °Falser.. ranee: Janie* , tlrr�e, Fergie,, R. Wehmeyer:, D. t - bun, R. Hamilton, F. Templer man, Ed Beard, Dawson Polloc' M. Rae. Auditors: • Gordon Bearftt r Snow, Jim Beattie. Caretaker:.Rueben'Hattlidn 'SEEN : WITH THE. President's Trophy are the season's champions of the Men's Curl- ing Club. Skip Jack Goodall, standing, left, was presented with the trophy at the annual meeting on Friday night. Jim Ward, vice, holds the trophy and seated are Gordon Beard, second, left, and Daw- son Pollock, lead, members of the Good- • all rink. —Advance -Times .Photo.. Wingham school wins math competition shield The mathematics team from the F. E. Madill Secondary School at Wingham. chalked up a score 'of 103. 50 in a national contest sponsored by the Uni- versity of Waterloo and was the winner of a shield as the top school in this district. Seven hundred and ninety-one schools took part in the competition, some from as far away as Lahr, West GerTany and Hadassim School in Israel. A total of Mildmay youth hurt in accident Anthony Lorentz, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence'Lorentz, Mildmay, was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital on Monday. The youth was a passenger in a car d riven by Bruce Nelson Ellis, 18, of Mild- may, who lost control of his vehicle on Con. 8, Culross Township and it plunged into a. ditch. The accident occurred about 8.25 Monday evening. The driver of the car was not injured, but the Lorentz youth was treated for extensive scalp lacerations, ,abrasions to the left leg and ankle, left hip and hand and injuries to the right shoulder. His condition was re- potted as satisfactory. 0.P, P. Const. Pledge of Walkerton investigated the ac- cident., 10,200 students participated in the competition, which was de- signed, to. test'students' ability to handle fundamental ideas in mathematics rather than as a test of classrooms knowledge. Brian Calvert, a Grade 11 student at Wheable Secondary School in London, Ontario, was the individual top scorer in the . competition, with 101.25 points out of a possible 120. His near- est competitor .was Loring. W. Tu.of'Edrnonton with 97.50 and Kenneth M. Lassensen of Van- couver•was third with 96.25. The mammoth task of mark- ing, grading and tabulating the team and individual results was performed by the members of the University of Waterloo com- puting centre. Competition prizes include a one-week seminar on the Un- iversity of Waterloo campus in lune for the top 40 students Shields will also be presented to the top school in each of the 32 districts of the Ontario Sec- ondary School Teachers' Feder- ation. Rev. D. O. Fry and family leave . for Red Deer The sanctuary of First Pres- byterian Church, Seaforth, was• filled on Easter Sunday when Rev. Douglas O. Fry, a former HaIF key turned over to Institute BELGRAVE--On Fridayeven- ing the Women's Institute and friends met with the Foresters to transfer ownership of the hall. Euchre was` enjoyed and prizes were won by Mrs. Daer, Mrs. Dalton, Mrs. Laura 'John- ston and Mrs. Stanley Cook. The novelty prizes yere won by .Miss Joyce Procter and Mrs. James Lamont. Lawrence Taylor and Calvin Robinson traced the history of • the Foresters from 1888 when part of the hall was built. Wal- ter 'McClure, district director of Constance Foresters, repre- senting head office, was in at- tendance and after a few re- marks handed the keys of the hall over to Mrs. Ivan Wight - man, president of the Women's Institute. Mrs, Walter Scott gave some of the highlights of the work of the Institute since it was organ- ized in '1911. Lunch was served by mem- bers of the Institute. Wingham resident, preached his farewell sermon. Mr. Fry has accepted a call to Red Deer, Alta. He left with his family on Wednesday of last week. Foiloiring the service the con- gregation gathered ;in the church school where Mr. and Mrs. Fty were presented with a purse of money.