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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-09-18, Page 1Induction service will be held in St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian Church, Wingham, at eight o'clock this, (Thursday) evening, when Rev. Robert H. Armstrong, M. A. , B. D. , will take over his duties as minister of the • congregation. The service will be c ondueted by the Moderator of Bruce -Maitland Presbytery, Rev. Donald Archibald and the Clerk, Rev. James Web. Mr. Arm3trong has served as minister of Erskine Church, Hamilton, for the past 13 years and before that was at Knox Church, Acton. He Is a grad- s • uate of the University of Toron- to and Knox College. Married, he has three children. The new minister is the acting supervisor under the Canadian Council for ' Supervised , Pastoral Education; . has served on the Board of Mis- sions, the Board of Christian Education, Ewart College Board, 1 Jack Gorbull buys Florida camp Jack Gorbutt Jr. , formerly of Wingham, has purchased a seven -acre camp ground at Fernandina Beach in Florida: The property, includes a store, service station, 25 permanent trailers for rent and the camp- ing area, Jack has been operating John D. Kennels at Delaware, near London, where he raised pood- les, A branch of the kennel op- eration will also be set-up in Florida, His camp is a half hour's drive froth Jacksonville on Route 11. Cancer reports heard at anneal meeting The annual meeting of tI Wingham Cancer Society Was held in the council chamber • last Wednesday evening u th'a" good attendance. The am reports were heard. Mrs. L. Montgomery gave'' the service to patients regio;t� Cash donations and boatel of gifts hadbeen received freM individuals, clubs, church groups, and Women's Institutes to be distributed to cancer pant; bents. Mrs. William Elston report* ed for the Education Commit- tee and said that films bad : `; been shown to the student , �. nurses at the Wingham andpink trict Hospital School, of Nursing;: and information was given fo; '. the "Miss Hope" contest. Mrs. D. S. MacNaughtoa, reporting for the Cancer Clinic said 23 climb had been held fqi Wingham and District Hospital: • with Dr. Bannerje and Dr. Fel»- terley, both of the London Foto dation, presiding; 628 patients:;` had visited the clinic •and ar" proximately 320 hours were gar. REV. R. H. ARMSTRONG and is at presen convener of Assembly's Committee on In- stitutional Chaplaincy. N"N"i/////N".i1//N//1/N//NN////""I"//NU/I"111""IN/l/"l."//"/U//N/II/II/IN/"l/l/""///11//"IM////III/NN./ John Taylor replaces Shepherd on board BY RICHMOND ATKEY John R.. Taylor, East Waw- anosh farmer, was sworn in as a member of Huron County Board of Education at a meeting in, the . Central Huron Secondary School Monday evening. Child injured when bit by .inn pellet Lorelei Leachman, year-old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Brian Leachman, residing with her grandmother, Mrs. Doreen Stacey, R. R, 2, Wingham, was given emergency treatment at the Windham and District Hos- Apparently another child was playing with an air gun whenit discharged. The pellet glanced off a barn door and struck the smaller child on the forehead. She was allowed to return home after treatment. Treated,. here after one -car accident Kenneth Fowler, 2 5, of R. R. 2, Lucknow, received treatment;' at the Wingham and District Hospital on Monday afternoon. He suffered deep scalp lacera- tions and shock when the car he was driving on the 10th' conces- sion of Ashfield Township struck loose gravel and flipped over into the ditch. The man walked to the resi- dence of Earl MacDonald, from where he was taken to a Luck- now doctor and transferfed to hospital here. He was alonein the car -when the accident oc- curred. Const. Garnet Wray of the Goderich OPP detachment in- vestigated. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedextrian ANNIVERSARY- - Mr. and Mrs. Alton Adams were the guests of honor at a family dinner in Lgqndon last week. The special occasion was their 30th wedding anni- versary. 0--0--0 WINNERS AT BLYTH-- Among the prize winners at the Blyth" Horse Show on Satur- day night were Keith Moffatt, of Bluevale, in the Palomino class and Murray Edgar of Bel- grave in the pony class. Some 500 spectators watched the show in the Blyth arena. 0--0--0 RAIN, AT LAST -- A good topic this week is the rain which started on Monday evening and by the following day had soaked the dry lawns and fields. Previous to this time there has been only one rain since the end of July. Old- timers are speaking of this sum- mer as one of the driest on re- 00rd. Mr. Taylor will fill out the unexpired term of Norman Shepherd, Wingham barrister, who has entered into a legal Partnership in Kincardine, Bruce County. Mr. Taylor was the runner-up to Mr. Shepherd in the Board election less than a year .ago, and as such was en- titled to appointment to the post, the Board decided. He represents the Town of Wing - ham and the Township of East Wawanosh. . D. J. Cochrane, director of education, officiated at formal ceremonies when Mr. Taylor took the oath of office, follow- ed by the oath of allegiance. He_ was Welcomed, to his seat' bykJphn B...Lavis, Clinton., board chatifi hn inxrwas placed On the various committees on ' which Mr. Shepherd had served. For the first time since June,' all 14 members were in attend- ance at a regular meeting. i1 Teachers' salaries up by half million. BY RICHMOND ATKEY Without "fringe benefits" -- of which no' -estimate has been given of the total cost --the to- tal salaries of the 608 elemenr. Lary and secondary school teach- ers employed by Huron County Board of Education will exceed five million dollars in 1969-70, it was revealed in reports pre- sented to the County Board at its meeting in Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, Monday evening. Actual total is $5,093,407. The figure represents an in- crease of $494, 932 in money, or 10.7 per cent over the prev- ious year's total of $4,598,475. Number of teachers employed in 1968-69 was 598, according to the composite reports. Increase 'in the average sal ary of an individual teacher: will rise by 8.30 per cent. Ele- mentary school average jumped 12.40,per cent from $6,204 to $6,9471 per annum; and the average salary of a secondary school teacher from $9, 621 to S10, 162. or 5.6 per cent. . Although full agreement was reported between the Board and the. elementary school teachers, the same wag".somewhat. lacking (ori , the frequency of pay-per.r cods and pay dates) between the Board and the secondary school teachers. Instead, a report and "press release" were issued to the Board and the press. Bam burned in Morris Twp. The fire brigade was called out about 10:30 Monday even- ing to a fire at the farm of Roby', ert Wheeler on the third line of Morris, a half mile west of the Brussels-Morrisbank road. Lightning had ignited the building and it°was beyond sav- • lug by the time firemen from Wingham and Brussels arrived. There was no livestock in the barn but the season's crop of hay and grain was a total loss. Two sheds near the building were saved by the firemen's ef- , forts. .The home .on the farm is unoccupied. About the, sante time a barn_ on Concession 9, Morris, owned - by Ronald Gordon was consumed by flames, along with the hay and straw it contained, as well as some farm machinery. Family home for parents' 50th wedding anniversary In September, 1919 three sis- ters, daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bunker, were married at their beautiful home at 152 Elgin Street East, Oshawa. Vera was married to J.J. Kerr on September 9; Alma rnarried William Vinson on September 18 and Maud was married to Art Blight on September 23. In each case one of the sis- ters played the wedding music and the second was bridesmaid. Each was given in marriage by their brother Gordon and Rev. A. M. Irwin of the Methodist Church officiated. Following Vera's marriage to Joseph John Kerr, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kerr, they resided at R. R. 4, Wing - ham where they farmed until 1940. During World War 1 Mr. Kerr served with the 58th Regi- ment in France and Flanders for about six months, until he was 1 wounded. He was in hospitals in France, England and Canada for ten months. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr retired in 1940 and haye lived in Wing - ham since that time. They have three sons and a daughter, Joseph John Jr. who now lives on the farm which was the fam- ily farm, Luther Gordon of La- chine, Que. , William Robert of London and Marjory Evelyn (Mrs. P. Hennessy) of London. Another son, Douglas Clark, died last year in Bermuda on August 21. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr have 12 grandchildren and four. great- grandchilren. Owt/turday Mr. and Mrs. Kerr celebrated their 50th wed- ding anniversary with op en house. at the United Church in the afternoon and dinner at the ' Blue Ram in the evening. The reception was largely attended. by family, neighbors and friends. A lovely three- tier wedding cake decorated with three gold bells on top and two candelabra decorated the tea table at the church. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr were pre- sented with a lazy boy chair from the family and a number of other gifts from relatives. They received a number of bouquets, and Murray Gaunt, M. P. P. , presented them with a framed telegram of congratula- tions from Premier John Robarts, Attending the celebration were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kerr Jr. and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kerr and family, •Mrs. Douglas C. Kerr of Bermuda, Mr. and Mrs. P. Hennessy, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kerr, Mrs. Earl Young and Rob of Coruna, and their grandchildren and great-grand- children.' en by the volunteers. A lunch- eon was held for the volunteer workers and Caduceus pians were presented as a reward for long and faithful service. The treasurer's report showed the "In Memorium Fund " amounted to $832.92 and the annual campaign collection amounted to $2223.35. Ms. Ellen Rush of London, the field secretary, was present and gave information on the Woman to Woman campaign for the fall season. In this re- j gard a film will be shown in all local secondary schools. She 'also announced a rally to be ''held on Tuesday, October_29th, at the Clinton Base Auditorium. A panel discussidn by experts on the subject, "Cancer Can Be Beaten", will take place and. entertainment will be :provided by the 56 -piece Sisters of St. Joseph Concert Band, directed by Mr. Martin Boundy of Lon- don. The followingis a list of of- ficers for the 1969-70 season: Past president, Robin Campbell; president, Jack Alexander; sec- t retary, Mrs. C. E. Shera; treas- urer, Mrs. D. B. Porter; educa- tion chairman, Mrs. William Elston; vice chairman, Mrs. J. :Hodgins; publicity, Mrs. George Scott; Service to Patients, Mrs. . L. Montgomery; vice chairman, ',Mrs. Frank Ross; clinic repre sentative, Mrs. D. S. Mac - , Naughton; planning develop - •ment and nominations, W. H. French; campaign, DeWitt Mil- ler; social, Mrs. Frank McCor- mick; transportation, George Hetherington'' Fashion :Show held last week at St Andrew' The fashion show sponsored by the Ladies' Aid of St. An-- • drewl, Presbyterian Churchdrew a large crowd lash. Wednesday night when clothing modelled from two local stores was' seen in the fellowship hall. The la dies' and young ladies' apparel was Born Walter's and -the chil- dren's„clothing was supplied by the Jenny Wren Shoppe. Mrs. Harold Congram, pres- ident of the Ladies' Aid, open- ed the .show and introduced the commentator, • Mrs. Earl Hey- wood. The models for children's clothing were Stephanie Gaunt, Gordon Taylor, Heather Moffat, Kevin Tervit, David Douglas, Jayne Phillips, Marilyn Con- ' gram and Ann Balser. Ladies' wear was modelled ,by Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, Mrs. Robert McKague, •Mrs Robert Arbuckle, Mrs. Ralph Rixon, Mrs. Gordon Walter and Mrs. Arnold Taylor. . Young ladies who took part as models were Joanne Sutcliffe, Jane Bateson, Ellen Cruick - ' shank, Donna Caslick and SusanCurrie. The Ladies' Aid served lunch at the conclusion of the fashion show ;and a social hour was spent, Towne Players getting set for another season The Towne Players held their first meeting of the •new season Monday night at th e Wingham town hall. George Walling was named director of the season opener, to be pre- sented during the first week of November. Tentative dates of Novethber 5, 6 and ,7 were set for. the play, which is to be a comedy. Dave Bender, who took of- fice as president in June, pre- sided over the meeting. Com- mittees responsible for various aspects of the coming produc- tion were named. They will meet again Monday, Septem- ber 22, at which time the title of the first play will be releas- ed. This is the third season for the Towne Players. If past pro- ductions can be taken as an ex- ample, residents of. Wingham will enjoy some fine live theatre this year, B Resignations and appoin' face county school board Huron County Board of Edu- ' cation had its frill complement of 14 members for the first time since the June meeting when it met in the board room, Central Huron Secondary School, Mon- day evening. • This was the result of the ap- pointment by the Board of John R. -Taylor, Belgrave, to fill the unexpired term of Norman Shep- herd.. Wingham, who has been unable to attend the last few meetings due to his removal to Kincardine. • The Board appointed Mrs. Vivian Agues Smith; Adastral Park, Clinton, as secretary to the principal of Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, at an annual salary of $4,100. At the same time the Board accepted the resignation of her /Ill././"1/".I//1..1..".//111{1111111.1 1., HEATHER MOFFAT and Gordie Taylor seem more inter- ested inthe young lady being presented with a flower than in fashions. Heather's pretty dress features braid trim while. Gordie wears a two-piece suit with turtle neck sweater: A -T Photo. Mail Edgar feted by Clinton friends Maitland Edgar, a native of Morris Township, and nowvice- president at the Lanibton Cent- -,ral Collegiate and Vocational Institute, was honored by the ,people of Clinton and District on Saturday night. More than 350 friends turned out to express their appreciation to Mait for the leadership and good citizen- ship he provided during his years in Clinton. He was for several years. vice-principal of the Air Marsh- all Hugh Campbell public school at CFB Clinton. Enter- ing the field of high school teaching, he was on the staff of the South Huron District High School at Exeter before going to Petrolia this year. Mr. Edgar was active tri ser- vice club work, sports and church organizations. He aided substantially in organizing the Clinton recreation committee. In 1965 and 1968 he represented the Liberal party in elections • for the federal riding of Huron. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar and theft 'six children were presented with a television set from friends in 'the Central Huron area as a •mark of esteem in whidh they were held. ;Local Knights at anniversary dinner • Local members of the Knights of Columbus were in Walkerton last Wednesday night to attend the 50th annivers4ry of Father Cummings Connell, of which they are member$. The banquet was held , at the Walkerton Golf. and Country Club to commem- orate the founding of the Coun- cil in 1919. ' 1 The present membership of Father Cummings Council to- tals 288 from Walkerton, Mild- may, Chepstow, Chesley, Car- gill, Teeswater, Carlsruhe Deemerton and Wingham. William Rudolph of Walker- ton is the present grand knight of the council and. James Powers ,of Chepstow is faithful naviga- tor of its sister organization, the Fourth Degree Assembly. Publication of an historical booklet also marked the anni- versary occasion. Guest speak- er at the banquet was the Ontar- io Master of Fourth Degree Knights, Andrew Keavney of Port Credit. Government officials tour Clinton base Provincial Treasurer Charles MacNaughton, Education Min- ister William Davis, represent- atives from the Ontario Devel- opment Corporation and Huron County Warden James Hayter toured the Canadian Forces Base at Clinton on Friday. Object of the tour was to give consid- eration to what will become of the facilities; some of the personnel and the commun- ity nearby when the base is closed up in 1971. Presence of the representa- tive from the Ontario Develop- ment Corporation naturally led to speculation that the base might be utilized as an indus- trial complex. predecessOt. Mrs. K, Johnston, also of Adastral Park, ' It also accepted, ,the are igna tion of J. E.' Caldwell,..; Kippen, :secretary, +I en:, tennial Public Bobool, Br ' field. Robert McVeen, plant super* intendent, reported.. to theBoard that Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pa- vis, -Huron Park, had accepted' the custodial positions at 1. A.D., McCurdy Public School, Huro Park, Centralia, • at salaries Of $4, 900 and $3,,.900 respectively, • effective September '8.. The Board decided to adver tise in the weekly newspapers of Huron County for a part-time attendance Counsellor. D. Cochrane, director of04140a tion, saidhe should he an ads visor as well as an Attendance officer. and should; be able tq get to the root of Idle problem of non-attendance. John Henderson, :Seaford', said he understood. that ,the lo- cal municipal councils had al- ways appointed attendance of- f icers. Mr. Cochrane agreed that had been the case •but def-, initely not now; they are ap- pointed by theCounty Board of Education. • Fees were set by, the ;Board for attendance of hon-tres1dent pupils at schools operated rya Huron County Board of Educa- tion, for the calendar y+rJ969r, at the maximum allowed under, the Schools Administration. Acr which authorizes a board to cial lect fees from another board or from the parents where the ed..; ' ucational levy is paid by anoth- er board. ' ,Based on estimated costs of operation. fees charged ;Will. be; kindergarten, $200; elementary school, $400; secondary school:, $900; retarded 11 dr en ' s ` s+cl cols $1,1)00, J. W. Coulter, superintend- ent of schools, stated that linr- on -Perth Separate School:. Board had offered to purchase kinder- garten service. Granddaughter is named winner of Rotary Fellowship Carol Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harrison of e Listowel and granddaughter of E. R. Harrison, Wingham, has been named the winner of a Ro- tary Foundation Fellowship which will give her a year's study at the University of Ha- waii, Honolulu. The fellow- ship covers tuition, living ex- penses and other items. Carol will study computer science, a division of mathe- matics, at the Pacific univer- sity. She will take up her stud- ies next September following het graduation from the Univer- sity of Waterloo where she has beenstudying the same sub- jects. Carol is an honors graduate of the Listowel District secon- dary School. Carol's name was proposed by the Listowel Rotary Club early in the year in competi- tion with other students from across Rotary District No. 633. The district is somewhat unique in that it is an intemational district taking in Western On- tario and part of eastern Michi- gan. Fellowship winners may -not come from homes where the father is a Rotarian.