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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-06-12, Page 1r r Wing azn, Oa, 0, Thursday, June 12, 190 Annual decorati service on Son� 1 ,e r a. a • • M • a 10, REV. JOHN G. MOONEY oici Il y blessed", At deft IsKihen Fr. . Mooney; John n the new addition to Sacred Heart Separete de •Bruyn, 'Bruce Ortlieb, Bill Baur and School at its opening on Tuesday evening. Ricky Foxton.--A-T Photo. .NI.N.MNM.N.A ANN** oo mameso4resswaseusawissoolisessietasisamessontoilissisesuelsessiomiNismuomomieourrtme muumuu NNI}II.NAN.NN.NoNNNoAANNf.NNANp Rodeo will test bicycle fitness and rider ability The Wingham Arena should be teeming with youngsters, and adults, on Saturday when a bicycle rodeo will be held for • all boys and girls in the Wing - ham area. The rodeo starts at 12.30 noon. • Registration forms have been distributed in, the schools and a form appears in this issue of the Advance -Times. Every child who rides h bicycle should be entered in this event which will test knowledge of safety rules and riding skills. The condi- tion of the bikes will also be checked. This is an excellent chance for parents to urge their. chil- dren -to become expert cyclists. The streets are full of young — sters on bicycles and some of them have escaped i n j ur y through sheer good fortune. Chili dren who learn and practise the rules of the road as cyclists, us- ually make better drivers when they graduate. to the four-wheel=• ed vehicle, • the automobile. THE ORGANIZERS This year's: rodeo Is the brainchild of Doug Marshall and other Cub and Scout lead- ers the Kins who approached era men huh- fo rassistancet Con- stable Harold Tighe of Mount Forest was very helpful. He came to Wingham and devoted an evening to the initial plan- ning. The rodeo is now being supported bythe leaders,: the Kinsmen; the Lions Club, On- tario Provincial. Police, Wing - ham Police and the Home and School Association. Following' registration at the arena the cyclists will be scored on written and oral tests, which will not be a threat to children who, know the• basic •rules. The tests are of a "true and false" nature. Visual aids will be placed in the test rooms which are supplied by the Ontario De- partment of Transport. A course will be set up on the arena floor through which each rider must make his way with points marked for such things as balance, change of balance, obstacles, stop streets, etc. • The cyclists will then pro - OA/ ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian DON'T FORGET DAD -- There always seems to be some confusion over the date - for Father's Day. Just in case you haven't been out looking for a gift yet it would be best to get moving. Sunday, . June 15th is the date --and that's this week -end. 0'-0--0 WILL IT STAY? -- Yes, we have had three or four days of real summer weath- er, but this year everyone is a bit skeptical about warm weath- er. Likely by the time you get your paper it will be raining again. 0--0--0 CONVENTION CENTRE -- Toronto has long had a wide- spread reputation as a conven- tion city,, bat Wingham is now competing neck and neck, Pos- itively dozens of school outings in May and June converge on the town as teachers bring bus- loads of children to tour various points of interest in Wingham. Bill Harris of CKNX has been "carrying a black book well fill- ed with dates when school chit- dren will visit the station. The Advance-Titrnei frequentlyhosts these tours as well and in nice weather the Riverside Par k makes a grand place for lunch and relaxation. a ceed to the police officers who will check the bicycles, and ap- ply red reflective tape onthose which are passed as safe. Points will be marked here for the con- dition of the various parts" of the bike for a total of 50 points. This completes the rodeo except for a treat to each child,, supplied by the Lions Club. It is expected that it will . take several hours to tally all the scores for thethreedivisions„ senior, intermediate and junior; so the winners may not be noti- fied until Monday. • . Champion in each division will be presented with a trophy and the second and third place winners will receive silver dol- lars.' Office established 'for Unit inspector John Kerwin, a staff public health inspector with the Huron County Health Unit, has been .appointed to look after the Unit's inspections in the north- ern pert. of the county. Mr. Ker. wink' .wo elides in Belmore at present, will occupy an of- fice in connection 'with t h e other Health Unit offices at the Wingham and ;District Hospital. Capt., Mn. Copple new appointment It was announced last week that Captain Donald Copple and Mrs. Copple, officers in charge of the. Wingham Salva- tion Army Corps, have receiv- ed a new ,appointment. Captain Copple and his family will move to Loddon on June 26 to take charge of the London East Corps. Farewell services will be conducted at the local citadel Sunday, June -22nd at 7:00 p. m. Following the regular meeting a time of fellowship will be held in the lower. hall. Friends will gather to express th e i r •good-byes at this time. Captain and Mrs. Copple will be replaced in their present appointment by•Lieutenant and Mrs. Jack Feamell, ,presently at Dunsrnore Corps, Hamilton. Brenda Hall top honors in Child Care Brenda Hall, daughter of Willis Hall and the late Mrs. Hall, graduated' May 30 at Fanshawe College, London,. where she completed a two- year course in Child Care. Bren- da was highest in her course .• and tied in acedernic ,narks for highest in the college. T h e honor went to the editor pf the school paper for her activities in that field. Brenda's periods of, practical experience in working • with dis- turbed children during her final year were spent in .London in- stitutions and at the Phychiatric Hospital at Goderich. She is now taking a p os t 'graduate course in Goderich. - Following the graduation • exercises the graduates and their parents were entertained at a dinner at the home orthe Dean. Mx. Hall. andJoe attended the graduation. " • . Wm. Falconers married 50 years Mr. and ,Mrs.. William Fal- • coney+ofBluevale celebrated their golden wedding anniver- sary on Saturday, June 7, with - a supper and dance at the F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wing - ham. ' .Mr. and Mrs. Falconer were married June 11, 1919 at the bride's home, R. R. 2, Blue- ' vale. They lived on the groom's farm on the 4th of Culross for a year, .then moved to Bluevale where they farmed for many >%\ rs. Relatives and friends attend- ed the celebration from London,- Toronto, ondon,-Toronto, Sudbury, Detroit and many other points: The happy couple enjoyed visiting them all, LIONS ATTEND OFFICERS'S SCHOOL The annual Lions Officers' School. of District A, held at Mount Forest on Sunday, was attended by the incoming pres- ident of the Wingham Lions Club., Jack Hayes and incom- ing secretary, Jim Gregg. Over 120 Lions from Western Ontario attended. .N.N.NNN..NN mosimuse SOME FELLOWS like to have it soft when they rough it hr-carrip. The camera caught Bob Sinnamon and son Wayne heading for the car with everything but the box springs and mattress: Wayne left for a week -end outing with the Cubs on Friday evening:--Advancer-Times photo. The annual Decoration Pay Service, 'sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Branch 14: and IpdependeAt Order er of Odd fellows No. 119, will be 'helc on Sunday, Tune 15 in the V'g ham Cemetery. The service will start at 3 p. m. This day is set aside inMalty communities'' to pay homage and ' respect to departed loved ones who contributed much to our way of life through their achievements and sacrifices, Our cemetery is one of the.: best memorials of the past in the country and its well -kept condition is a credit to the community. The public IS asked to make a special effort to keep this date open. Opening rengionies. con addition to Sacred Heart • W. H. Bulger of Stratford, , the retiring area superintendent of Separate Schools, was, the guest speaker for the opening of the new addition to Sacred Heart School in Wingham on Tuesday evening. More than 200 parents, students and vistt- ing officials were present for the opening ceremonies. Rev.. J. G. Mooney, parish priest. conducted the religious obser- vations and the -blessing of the new facilities. Oscar Kieffer, the local representative on the .Huron -Perth Separate School Board, acted as chairman for the evening. pNN.AN11Qy Platform dignitaries for the occasion were R. F. Bornhold, Regional Director of Separate Schools, Waterlog; L:D. Kyles of the firm o es, Kyles es and Garrett, architefis. JohnVintar incomingArea S,u erintendent• of Separa;te h s. W.1-1. Bul- ger; ger; Vince Young, chairman of the Huron -pert. board; Murray Gaunt, M,1).',Pi and Oscar "Kief- fer. The guest speaker was intro- duced brWilliarn Manahan of West Wawanosh, who spoke of .the long years of dedicated pervice-Mr. Bulger had given to this area as school inspector • and later as area suporint..lent, u e. -' Mr;, Bulger ,.vie tory of the ,Sacred, Heart, School fromthe time of the fit :or» ` ganizationa'1.rneetings ilk 196O and paid tribute to all the: peon pie. who had ,)iven time and .ef- fort to the establishment of thls school. He mentioned In par. . ocular Robert cheitleburgh, Keith Montgomery and Mrs. Margaret Montgomery. He said that the problems Were difficult Of solution in the early days when financing was a major hurdle. • The speaker was highly com- plimentary to Mrs. O'Malley, ▪ N,"NNNA NNANNNNnf NM1ARANN.nnN A.ASUM ..fla.M.MANNIA11MNHNAANMANAIAMUAMNIAAN.NNNAA .r, whoj has, been the school's cipal sine it was foundedand, recalled. the first year cla.sel were held in the base"' intent of the church. Sa Or CO Heart School"now has ol- meat of 110 and Mr. nig et pointed Out that although.. It not classify as a ,large school` when compared with some of . the newer schools elsewhere, f is still a big in4 Important In- stitution nstituution to those parents and students who are :a4'vr,tallyln terested inits welfare, He also expreised aapprec tion to T..S. Beattie, princ: of the publicschool, 'for . unfailing co-operation. NEW .SUPF,RINTI; 1DEN' Mr. Bulger introduced J. Water, who will assume.h duties as the new area superin- tendent in 'August. Mr. ` Vintar is a native of Yugoslavia whop, carne to Canada With , his ents as a child and ha's ha distinguished career in educe-• tion as teacher, college master .. and as a superintendent fox the Toronto Board of Education.,; Mr. Vintar Centss marks on the interest eats .which was eviden the number who had tux for the openng:.cererroi expressed ;the hope that: serest on h til , .t4r pQ� would be continued so that :t coming generations,Wo a `gays be guaranteed the b " possible education. Mr. Vint said that this interest oil: 'e ofarents is vitals n `-ee ac administration has been ii to a more remote 104,e1 Alf Lorridge, w chairman of the drat s school board,, expressed apre- ciation to Mr. Bulger and Vintar. B SIN LES. Father Mooney sp`dkea brie before the .ceremony of blessing the'various rooms in the addi- tion. Hesaid that Satan his a way of using material things as his tools for confounding roan's finest efforts, and it .kis the,age- old custom of the Church to seek the blessing of God to counteract the influences of evil. The chairman, .Mr. Kieffer, expressed the gratitude of par- ents, students and,board to Mrs. O'Malley and her staff for the uncomplaining way in which they had put up with, inconven- iences and space shortage dur- ing the building period. Mayor DeWitt Miller -brought greetings from the Wingham town council and the people of the community and good wishes for the school and its pupils. Mr. Bortshold the regional director of education, brought greetings. from Hon. William Davis, minister of education for the province and his person- al congratulations to • all con - cerned. He said, "Money is not spent for education; it is in- vested in education, " Other speakers who expressed their congratulations and good wishes were Vince Young of Goderich, the board chairman; L. D. Kyles ; Stan Connelly. Goderich, representing Looby Builders, the general contract- ors; and Murray Gaunt. Interspersedthroughout the program were selections by choruses cif young voices select- ed from all the grades in the. school, under the direction of Mrs. John Day. music teacher. PLATFORM GUESTS at the official opening of the addi- " tion to Sacred Heart- Separate School were Vince Young, chairmen of the Huron,Per.th Separate. School Board; Murray Gaunt, untr M.PPt R. BO rth d� regional director r_ - rth° �ier' of the- Huron -Perth. Pe of .education; Oscar Kieff�, memo Cubs hold 4 N.NNNN.�.N.N. A'A..NN Carnparee . : The Wingham Cubs had bet- ter weather for their week -end camparee at Camp Menesetung, Goderich, than the Scouts had fortheir week -end at camp Martyn a few weeks ago. The -fathers supplied car transportation to and from camp,, leaving the public school about 7 p. m. Friday. The Cubs were accompanied by Bruce Rober- son, Mrs. Dawson Pollock, Ter ry Nethery, Linda Hastings, Don Rintoul and two of the Scouts, ` Ron Orien and Russell Foxton, as leaders. Perhaps the most appreciated members of the week -end ex- pedition were Mrs. Bob Deyell, Mrs. Roberson and Mrs. Ross Hastings who took over the kitchen. The ladies provided the camp with excellent meals including roast turkey, pie and ice cream. The week -end program in- cluded swimming, nature hikes, competitions and crafts. The boys made woggles from plastic lacing and'popsickle sticks. The evening campfire was a high- light when everyone joined in singing and the Cubs presented skits. • . Don Rintoul conducted church serviceSunday morning in the chapel. He was assisted in the service by Michael Mil- osevic and Danny Irwin. Collision with deer damages ambulance The smaller of the two am- bulances operated by the Wing - ham and District Hospital was seriously damaged about two o'clock Tuesday morning. The vehicle was travelling on High- way 86 west of the Zetland bridge with driver Joe Smith .at the wheel when a deer leaped into the path of the ambulance, so close that there was no time to apply the brakes. The driver .was unhurt, but the deer was killed and the front fender and grille on the vehicle were severely damaged. • 'evening; John Vintar, incom- ingboard, and -chairman for the . superintendent of education Stan Connelly, •of Looby Builders, and W. H. Bulger, retiring area superintendent. Not shown, L. D. Kyles, architect. • —4•AtivancemTimess PhotO k Issua�e of buildi� permits questioned at PUC lune mee#in The authority for the issuing of local building permits was questioned last Thursday even- ing by members of the Public Utilities Commission. The issue arose from an incident -involv- ing five houses on George St. whose owners have petitioned the town for revised services - including the installation of a •six-inch water main to replace the •inadequate four -inch main now in service. Roy Bennett pointed. out that needless problems are arising for the PUC, due to the issuing of building permits. He stated that permits are being signed by the building inspector be- fore application is made for PUC service. Mr. B en n e rt further explained that several building permits issued have, in his opinion, been improper- ly completed in regard to struc- ture of the buildings to be erect- ed. He also suggested that it would be possible under present provisions, for a home to be constructed /before the applica- tion for PUC services was filed, leaving the commission in a difficult position. Mr. Bennett requested the commission send a letter to town council stating that the PUC services for hydro and wa_ ter will not be connected to new building projects unless the building inspector notifies PUC that a permit has been issued. Mr. Bennett questioned mem- bers of the board about the con- tent of building regulations as stated in the code book adopted for the town of Wingham. Board Chairman John Pattison stated, to the best of his knowledge, the book was printed in 1951 and no major revisions have been made since that time. Mr. Ben- ` nett suggested that the book be updated to cope with the press ent building conditions. The commission approved a • request.by the maintenance crew for a 40 -hour work weep. The approval carries the provi- sion that the hourly rate be in- creased to provide the employ ee an eq• ual income to the pre- vious 44 -hour earnings. Also included was a raise. in stand-by pay for. employees. The stand- by pay requires one man to be available on an employee ro- tation basis for after hours and week -end emergency calls. Fringe benefits will remain the same and the time and one'tialf rate will remain in effect for employees not on call who work overtime. A change in PUC office . hours was approved by the com- mission to take effect in two weeks. The office will be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. fn. daily including the noon hour period om.12 to 1 p. m. The office has been open Satur- day mornings and closed daily . Harry Page, 42, formerly of Hensall, commenced duties June 1st with the Wingham Pub- lic Utilities Commission as su- perintendent -manager. He re- places Emerson Shera, veteran manager, who has retired. Mr. Page was employed 22 years with Ontario Hydro and. has been with the Hensall P.U.C. since 1966. The Page family, currently located in Hensall, will move to Wingham in the near future. between 12 and 1 p.m. _ie commission approved a motion to. promote .Ken Saxton to the position of maintenance ' crew foreman. A pay increase was approved for the new fore- , man. Application was received and approved for the hiring of anew employee for the maintenance crew. The applicant was con- tacted and accepted for the po- sition. Duties will commence in two weeks: It was moved that the com- mission approach Lew Palmer in regard to operating a central after-hours answering service for the PUC. It was generally felt that efficiency in contact- ing stand-by.employees could be improved with one central • answering service. This would also help to rectify the problem of people calling the superin- tendent or board chairman with probletns that directly concern the maintenance crew. Thursday's meeting was the last regularly scheduled meet- ing for Emerson Shera . Mr. Shera resigned as superintendent but remained in an advisory capacity until the new superin- tendent, Harry Page, was fa- miliar with the general opera- tion of the Wingham Commis- sion. All members of the board expressed their thanks for Mr. Shera's leadership and regret at the loss of a valuable employee. Parked car hit -- damages total 5450 A car owned by Gordon Den- nis of Guelph was damaged to the extent of about $300 as it stood parked on Water Street about 9.45 Friday evening. Driver of the second vehicle which struck the Dennis car was James Lamont of Belgrave whose vehicle suffered about $150 damage. There were no personal injuries. Charges have • been laid by Wingham town police. County Council reps discuss regional govt. Representatives from Huron and Perth county councils met in Stratford on Monday, re- portedly to discuss the implica- tions of regional government as they might affect the t w o 'counties. Moves made by the provin- cial government to date indi- cate the likelihood that these two counties may be under con- sideration as a region of ad - ministration or part of a larger one. Spokesmen for the j o in t meeting refused comment on the discussions until they have reported to their respective county councils.