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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-05-15, Page 1Highlight of the official in- spection of the Twenty*first Regiment on.Thursday'evening was the ,aresentation of various awards and commissions•to the militia men from this area. About 100 all 'ranks turned out for the inspection which was held in the Wingham arena, followed by a mounted drive - past and a display of weapons and other equipment in th e Armouries. The band from CFB Clinton provided music at .appropriate times throughout the ceremonies. Heading the inspecting party was Col. A. R. McIntosh, of London, Militia Adviser for the Western Ontario Area, who was accompanied by Lt. Col. W. O. Roney of District H. Q. , London, Lt. Col. R. P. Ritter is CO of the 21 Regiment. The following presentations j1800 needed from Red Shi�ld Drive The Salvation Army's an- nual Red Shield Appeal will be ' held during the last two weeks of May in the town of Wingham Commencing on Tuesday, May 20, there is every evidence of ' success again, according to the General Campaign Chairman, Mayor DeWitt Miller. The objective of $1800.00 will make possible the continu- ance of Salvation Army services in the community for the next year. The national objective is $3,605,765.00 this, year. It is absolutely, essential that this amount be realized to meet - operating deficit on TheArmy's social service institutions car- ing for all kinds of hu m a n need,, and sheltering thousands wof-iess- fortunate CanzknansZ'' Captain Copple expressed confidence in the local citi-- zens, feeling certain ,they will stand by The Salvation Army hs ,a practical way again this year and help put the cam- paign over the top. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian BALL REGISTRATION-- Mirior ball practice will start Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the Wingham ball park. Boys interested should be there at that time for registration and practice. This is for all boys up to 15 years of age. • 0--0--0 QUICK CHANGE -- After shedding coats and jackets last Wednesday it was a miserable turn of events Friday, when chilly rain turned to snow and there was more than a lit- tle concern that frost might touch the spring blooms. We are still waiting for the return of warm weather. 0--0--0 LAY READER-- Allan EADER--Allan G. Gibson, lay read- er of St. George's parish in Owen Sound, was in chargeof the service at St. Paul's Church Sunday rooming in the absence of Rev. H. W. Hamilton. Mr. Gibson spoke here a few weeks ago as a representative of Gid - eons International in Canada. A letter was read from Re v•. Hamilton informing the congre- gation that he had been advised .to take a three months' leave of absence because of illness. The congregation and friedds eagerly await news of improve- ment in Mr. Hamilton's health. ' 0--0--0 ANNUAL REUNION -- The P. H. A. M. Club, form- ed some yearrago by a group 'of young ladies, held its annu- al reunion on Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rae in London/. Members from W inghatn, Galt, London, Luck - now and Tecswater spent the day together. They also visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs.: Harold Victor Pym. There has been much speculation on the mean- ing of P.H. A. M. but the mem- bers have 'kept it secret these many years and we are begin- ning to think they are the most close-mouthed members of their sex. were 'made by Col. McInto*b: Queen's Commission, 2 /Lt. H. _ McIver Captaf n Qualifying, Lt. J. H, . Cullen; Sr. NCO' Cook, Sgt. J me Blue; pr. NCQ Artillery, Sgt. " B, Lean; Jr. 'NCO, Pte. MacAuley, Gnr, Beardsley, Gnr. Lockhart, Gnr. Ross, Gnr, Welwood. Artillery Technician, Gnr. Brandt, . Bdr. Daymon, Bdr. Dixon, Gnr. Goetz, Gnr. Har' risen, L. Bdr. Kellum, Gnr. Mitchell, Bdr. Tilket. Artilleryman. Gnr. Beard sley, Gnr. Cooper, Gnr. Day- mon, Gnr. Elliott, Gnr. Flare, Gnr, Freeman, "Gnr. Harris, *Gnr. Heath, Our: Miller,, On, =put n.t GU.:Pbilips,. Glu. ROWS, 'Gnr, 1 , Gas Tas er, nGnr. Tscdlir rt, Our. Van. Vet., Gar. W elwoo i. Addressing the regiment fol- lowing the inspection Col. Mc+ Intosb commended the officers and men for their generally smart turnout and dress. He said that being in the militia is not "the thing to do" nowa- days, butit is at least a con- structive activity is which a main •may feel that he is serving some useful purpose. sine.w."."uN"sHt"uilsn.u"p..u"""m"R.M! Twenty vehicles entered Wingham's first car rally Wingham's first car rally, held on Sunday, was a gr e,a t success. Twenty vehicles, in- cluding a pick-up and a motor- cycle, left the I. G. A. parking lot at one .minute intervals starting at 1:30 p. m.. By fol- lowing often complex and varied instructions as' interpreted by his navigator, the driver was to manoeuvre his vehicle over a 75 -mile course which was • supposed to include a tour through the village of Auburn, scenic skirtings ofthe Maitland., encounters with gravelled back roads, sometimes potholed or boggy, short runs on the high- way, and a return via the cem- etery road (how appropriate) into Wingham. Unfortunately, some invent- ed their own routes at several points. Reports were heard of cars heading for Belmore,, Blyth, and other places not even re- Quiz team receives trophy The Wingham Bible Quiz team takes part in South Huron Youth for Christ competitions annually. - This year they have been successful in bringing home' the trophy which is placed in the trophy case of the high school. Dr. B. N. Corrin, formerly of Wingham, donated the. tro- phy ten years ago. This is the fifth time the Wingham team has won it. The quizzing takes place each month during the fall and winter months at regular rallies held in Clinton. Members of the Wingham team this year were Don Col- lar, (captain), Adora MacLean, Douglas Thomson, Stephen Penny. Sylvia MacLean a n d Marilyn Collar. Mrs. Frank, Collar has been the coach. Other schools competing this year were the Goderich Colle- giate olle-giate and the South "Huron Sec- ondary School in Exeter. motely on the course. Added humour arose through the mys- terious absence of checkpoint number two, and the hilarious antics of the CKNX entry, pir loted by V i c to r Nerenburg, directed by Anita During, and helped (?) by Fred Steinmetz. Nineteen of the original starters finished, with Terry Wilson and Kenneth Taylor in a Cheveile winning first. Sec- ond place was taken by Gary Reed and Rod Cameron in a Mustang, while third went to Stephen Jones and Donnat Mc- Kay in a Fiat Spyder. Because. many people .now, seem to be eager to participate in a car rally, it is hoped that another can be scheduled in the month of June. The pos- sibility of developing an auto- mobile club is also being dis- cussed, and anyone interested should can Dolton Burkhart at 357-2347. .: ,. those' �'he �or'ga'n�r a involved in. setting up this ral- ly wish to thank everyone who' helped make it a su cc es s: CKNX radio and television for .its excellent coverage of the event; Remington's I. G. A. , many merchants for displaying posters and T h e Advance - Times for its donation of space in the paper. The list of entries was as . . follows: 1. Don Carter, driver; Carl Martin, navigator; 2. Ivan Wheeler, Gary McSween; 3. Murray Hackett, Hugh McColl; 4. Terry Wilson, Ken Taylor; 5. Victor Nerenburg, Anita During; 6. Stephen Jones, Don- na McKay; 7. Donald and • Wayne Shannon; 8. Lorne Baird, Jackson Dunkin; 9. Gary Reed, Rod Cameron; 10.. Larry Mc- Donald, Doug Cameron; 11. Bryan Walden, Maribeth Vath; 12. Les Tervit, George Tervit; 13. Neil Hemingway, B r a d Elliott; 14. John Hopper, Bob May (motorcycle); 16. Barrie Conron, Peter Callan; 17. James Oke, Owen Fear; 18. Bruce Machan, Tim Beard; 19. Dan Stuckey, Mrs. Stuckey; 20. 'Dave Hardy, Wes McDavid. eosin OFFICIATING CLERGY-- - ok. •.Gordon Fish, ReV. Robert Bisset and or. Fir lay Stewart were the officiating clergy°'at the ordin- ation of Miss Anne Wighthran• Rev. Fish delivered the charge to the newly ordain- ed, Rev. Bissett was moderator and Dr. Stewart delivered the sermon. They also offered the right hand of fellowship to Rev, Wightman, -.--Advance-Ti roles Photo. ,SIGNING OF THE FORMULA—The Rev. Anne Wightman, .a signed. the Presbytery Formula Thursday evening In Ktupt' Presbyterian -Church, Belgrave, where she was ordained; Advance -Times ,Photo. Belgrave service for Anne Wightman terian r The . ordination of Miss Anne Wightman, daughter of Edgar Wightman and .the late Mrs. Wightman, took place Thursday evening in Knox Pres. byterian Church, Belgrave. Previous to Miss W ightman's ordination, only one woman had been admitted to the min- istry of the Presbyterian Church. A in Canada: She was present ,lo.K the •service a elgrave. Ivi ss Wi l ttn;,an, 8 Belgrave/ girl, 'attended aeigrawe Public`;' School and Wingham District High School. She then went tet University of Waterloo Col- lege and from there attended Knox College, Toronto, and graduated this year. During her years of study she held summer fields in West- , ern Canada and in the winter - assisted in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and supplied in various parts of the country. During Miss Wightman's girl- hood she was active in Sunday • secon School, Vacation Bible School, W.M.S. and counsellor at church camps. The order of service was con- ducted by the Presbytery of Stratford -Huron. In charge was the moderator, The Rev . Robert Bisset of A v o n to n. Preaching of the Word was giv- en by Dr. Findlay Stewart of Kitchener. Mr. Harry Boyle, dt so1b1 .. rendered, 0:0 11"- ''n 'tuber i'Service"P accornan- r. d4,by Mrs. Athol Bruce at the organ. The steps leading to this ordination were related by Rev. Harry Waite of Atwood. T h e ordination by prayer, the lay- ing of hands and the right-hand of fellowship were given by the members of the Presbytery of Stratford -Huron. The charge to- the newly or- dained was taken by Rev, Gor- don Fish, Wingham. Benedic- tion was pronounced by Rev. Anne Wightman. Teenagers set up their on job .placement bureau Something new in the way • of teen activities was inaugur- ated here on Monday evening when about 20 of them met to discuss the possibilities of find- ing summer employment. The. gathering was under the guidance of Jim Ward, recrea- tion director, but the planning COL. A. R. McINTOSH, London, congratu- lates officers of 21 Regt., RCA(M) at • their inspection in the Wingham arena on Thursday evening. Col. McIntosh is shaking hands with' Major J. L. B. Melanson, sec- bnd-in•command of the regiment. With him are Major H. D. Thompson of Luck - now, in command of the 97th Battery, based at Walkerton; Lt. Col. R. P. Ritter, CO of the regiment. Lt. Col. W. C. Roney, a member of the inspecting party is at right. —A -T Photo. and discussion Were strictly teen -sponsored. Many young people who attend school for the balance of the year ' find great difficulty in securing em- ployment during the holiday months: There was an open discussion at the meeting about -wh at types of work might be avail- able and what teen-agers can do. Decision was finally reach- ed to set up a contact commit- tee of four young people who will handle incoming telephone calls from prospective employ- ers. This committee is com- posed.of Andy Rathbun, John Sc1 ipper, Debbie Gibson and Joanne Sutcliffe. Those who are interested in using teen-age help will be asked to d. i r e c t their calls to the recreation of- fice, and they wilt then be turned over to the committee. A second committee was named to assess the information which will be received through application forms from those who want work. The facts will then be assimilated so that it will be a fairly simple matter to find the right boy or girl for whatever jobs are offered. This committee included Ann Wel- wood, Jane Bateson, Julie Burke, Susan Williams,. Norman Gerrie and Barry Gardner, There will be more informa- tion about the employment bureau within a few days when plans have been firmed up. --Mrs.. George Deycil re - turned home last week after Spending a few weeks at her daughter's home in Toronto and with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Po- cock of Port Hope. n"n.H.ww.HNfhI gUtlit.M!HW H U : N A social hour was held in the Women's Institute Hall with Rev. Brush of Molesworth as master of ceremonies. Addresses were read to Rev. Wightman. Mrs. Garner Nich- olson and Mrs. Joe Dunbar pre- sented herwith a gift from the W.M.S. Garner Nicholson, clerk of session, read an address from the congregation.and Mrs. 4thol Bruce presented a gift.. Rev. Wightman made' a suitable re- ply. A smorgasbord luncheon was enjoyed. . Friehds attending from a dis- tance were The Rev. =Shirley Jeffrey of Englehart, only other ordained woman minister in the Presbyterian Church; Professor Allan Farris, -Dr.' -J. $. Allan Websterys§14-;r,: e brooike, .Evelyn Carpenter, i berta lntnore antl�The Rev Dennis Oliver, all of Toronto' Relatives attending were. and Mics. 14Iil1.1am Rae of Han- '�.t over, Mr. and arab. 'rack Rae 01 Waterloo, Mr. and Mss.'la' W ighttnan, is"towel, Mr Mrs. Robert Davis of Kitchener Ross Wightman of'Guelph, Miss i Barbara Ferguson of .Acton, Mit; rand iMrs..{Brice Hla�mlton• a ,! .of'l.;uakmo r • .., . STN +'.~ • .... Mrs. Percy Caslick wins Mother's Day contest ,When Mrs. Percy Caslick of Catherine Street, Wingham, entered the Mother's. Day con- test sponsored jointly by the ' W Ingham merchants and 'The Advance -Times, she only fill- ed • in one form and promptly forgot about it. After her name was drawn by Jack Maxwell, president of the Business Association, an at- tempt was made to contact her personally but she was not avail- able. The message was left with Mr. Caslick. An appoint- ment was also made for the presentation of a dozen roses and one hundred dollars. As far as the press -and Mr. Caslick were concerned the ar- rangements were made and that was that. However, neither ' considered that Mrs. Caslick would 'not believe her husband. The time arranged for the presentation carne and went without a sign of Mrs. ' Caslick or her husband. Finally, after several attempts to contact her by telephone a drive to her home revealed the couple were just returning he me from a shopping .excursion down town. As Mrs, Caslick later ex-- plained, she thought her hus- band was teasingand didn't really believe se could be that lucky. Tuesday morning, she show- ed up at the A -T office to pick- up her $100 credit card and start shopping. When reminded of the fact . that she must spend the $100 within 30 days, she seem- ed quite certain she could man- • age that feat. The credit card system used for the shopping spree is con- sidered by Mrs. Caslick as 'a far safer method than handling cash. If it is lost, no one else .can use it and it will be honor - lad by any of the 28 participat- ing contest stores only if she is the bearer. We at the -A -T join the mer- chants in wishing her congratu- lations on her good fortune. LUCKY MOTHER -- Mrs. Percy Caslick of 65 Carling Terrace, Wingham, was the luckiest person in town on Saturday. That was the day she was presented with one dozen red roses and a credit card entitling her to a shopping spree to the amount of $100.00. She may spend it in any of the 28 Wingham stores participating in the contest.- Jack Maxwell, president of the Wingham Business Association made the draw. Making the presentatier► is Barry • Wenger, publisher of The Advance -Times