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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-10-30, Page 1attend HAS witting at public school • xammes kb -hot addicti CUTTING THE RIBBON—J. Howard Wylie, secretary of the Howick Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, cuts the ribbon to marks the official opening of the com- pany's new head* office building in Wrox- eter. The ceremony took place last Thurs. day. He was assisted by Norman D. Hard- ,ing, left, and W. Leslie Douglas, past presidents. At rear are Harold Robinson, reeVe of Howick Township, a director and past president of the insurance firm; Ron McMichael, director, James H. Wylie, secretary -treasurer and James Mair, direc- tor.—Advance-Times Photo. 01114 888888 SUM 888888888 III New office building opened by Howl& Mutual Insurance J. Howatd Wylie, of Wroxe- ter, cut a white ribbon to mark the official opening of a new '• building in that village last Thursday afternoon. The at- tractive building, finished in Mission brick and white wood trim, is th head office of the Insurance Company and 'Mr .. Wylie, now secretary, served as its secretary -treasurer for 35 years. Assisting hiin in the - opening ceremony were Norman D. Harding, and Leslie Doug-. las, past presidents of the com- -Clare Hutchison, current president, spoke of the long history of the Howicic Mutual and. referred in' grateful terms to the men who have, through- out the-91:years of the corn - pany's history, devoted their time and ability to its guidance. Mr. Hutchison read letters from the president of the On - Association, Murray Gaunt, • MP.P.,and Robert McKinley, M. P. , extending congratula- Eareed caps Two girls, Irene Hastie of Dungannon and Elizabeth Jack - lin of Wingharn have received their 'caps as Candy Stripers at the Wingham and District Hos- • The Candy Stripers are spon- sored by the Women's Auxili- ary to the hospital. In order to be eligible for a cap a girlmuse have given 50 hours of volun- teer aid. The, Aultiliary con- gratulates these girls'on their ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian tions and good wishes. Rev. Sach, minister of the United Church, extended his :good wishes in a brief address.' Also present for the ceremo- nies were the vice-president, James Mair; and •directors Ron McMichael- and Harold Robin- son (also a past president). James H. Wylie succeeded his father as secretary -treasurer in1.967. James Wilson is the company's inspector and the of- • Longstaff, Mrs. Sandra Edgar, Miss Jeanne NeWton and Mrs, Mildred Coupland. The building, which was built by Ron Wingfield of Wing - The Wingham Bantams emerged as WOAA champiOns when they defeated the Welles- ley team on Tuesday evening. The boys have pla yed some great ball this season and con- mernbers and the men. who man- aged them so ably. 2.000 AT RALLY -- The intense interest in can- cer and its treatment was evi- ' denced by an attendance of over 2,000 at a rally and panel discussion held at CFB Clinton. on Tuesday evening. M rs. Anna Meyer of Wingham co- ordinated the program. LIONS PACK CANDY- - Past Dhtrict Governor Ken Henderson of Palmerston attend- ed the meeting of the Lions Club Tuesday evening. Follow- ing adJoumment bags of treats were packed to be given to the .children Friday night during the big Hallowe'en Frolic. HARD ON TREES -- The weeping willow tree on the Currie lawn, •behind the 'old post office, fell prey to its heavy load of snow tast week. The tree toppled with its upper part falling over the rear door of the Presbyterian Church. Sev- eral other trees were damaged. ham, as the general contractor, is a most interesting addition to Wroxeter's main street, and is located immediately north of the office which the company has occupied since the early years of this century. Following the official open- ing the guests inspected the new building and a lunch was served in the main office. Present - were municipal representatives and offieers and directors of other mutual insurance c o m - panies in Western Ontario. In the evening many rest- - dents of this area accepted the cornpany's invitation to tour the new building. Snow fails to mar royal salute b 21st Re iment 'Thursday, October 23rd.saw the first firing.tof a Royal Salute *by the 21st Field Regiment. The salute was for His Royal High- ness, Prince Philip, on his' visit to the 1st and 3rd, Battalions, Royal Canadian Regiment in London. In a very colorful ,ceremony the Prince presented new Colors' to the Royals and spent a part of the morning as'a guest on the home base Of the battalions. The salute began •aaethe Prince approached as London , in a 'motorcade, and the last round sounded is he steppe.d on: tO the dais in front of the two RCR Battalions. Police investigate series of break-ins Two cases of break and en- ter occurreclAtiVngham this Week -end whic were very simi- lar to other such cases that have been investigated in this area. The Wingham Legion Hall was broken into early Sunday morning. It h thought entry to the building was gained by way of a first floor window. There . was no damage done to the buildIng Itself and onlyarnall amount of change was found to The same morning the United Dairy Producers Co-oper. ative Ltd. was entered a nd again no damage was done and • only a small amount -4 change was taken. Cases of break and enter have been reported in Hanover, Arthur, Harrhton, Mildmay, Clinton, Seaforth and Atwood. In Seaforth on Sunday a safe was blown up and the contents' - ruined. Teeswater Creamery was entered and in Brussels the Legion was brciken into twice in one week. Local OPP officers state that all of these ca ses bear re - semblances and there is strong reason to believe that in some instances the same people may be responsible. A few news items intended for publication in this issue of The Advance -Times arriVed in the office too late for publica- tion. The Weather was Clear and sunny but on the_grourid lay four inches of fresh snow which made footing unsure and both • the parade and Salute more Of- ficuit than anticipated. The regiment was .culminat- tise. Sundays, for the last few Weeks, had -been spent in pee: tise at the unit headquarters in week saW the regiment in Lon- don to practise with the RCR's, Timing, a very vital,part of the salute, was very nearly ruined during the 'Tuesday prac- tise as one gun crew nianaged to,break the trigger mechanisin on the, howitzer with only 30 , minuses to -go until the first round was to be fired. They • managed fo get it welded and - hitt, the gun as the practice salute started. • With cOld weather and slip.- pery snow they executed a per- fect,salute for Prince Philip on Thursday. After guns were cleaned and readied for the trip home, the officers and men of the regiment retired to the messes of as London where the Prince made short visits 'before his departure at noon. The regimental saluting troop consisted of the following officers, NCO's and men: Ma-, Seaforth; Major J. R. S. Brown, BC, Listowel; GPO Lt. Reed, Wingham; TL 2/Lt. McIver, Elora; CWO 'Sinnamon, Wing - ham; TSM MWO Kramer , 'Mild- may. No. I Gun: Sgt. Kempston, Clinton; Bdr. Welwood. Wing - ham; Gnr. Fiero, Exeter; Bdr. Tschithart, Walkerton. No. 2 Gun: Sgt. Dixon, Lis- towel; Bdr. Holterman, Listo- wel;Gnr. McVittie, Blyth; Gnr. Cooper, Myth; Gnr. Elliot,Lis- towel. No. 3 Gun: ildr. McGrath, Gnr. Tasker. Blyth; Bdr. El- liot, Wingham; Gnr. Roberts, Kippen. No. 4 Gun: Sgt. Ross MG, Wingham; Bdr. Wells, Walker- ton; Gnr. Milligan, Listowel; Gni. Philips, Chesley; Gni. Harris, Hanover. Drivers: Sgt. Dixon, Listo-' wel; MW0 Wray, Listowel; Attendance at Monday ni meeting of the Home and Se Association at the public was about 150, with people ;at- tending from the town itself' and the surrounding comnnun; ty. Mrs. V. Reid presided.`: • `; The treasurer's report show 1 ed a balance on hand of $28e and it was reported that 29 47 ily Memberships have been tai, en out this fall. Mrs. Frank class of grades 4 and 5 had tom:• highest attendance when toll,'": was • called and won for the month' with 21 points. "Your Child's . Mental Hea 41,0414 Two injured i Kinloss crash tr- Two persons were.admitteki to the Wingham and District ole Hospital on Wednesday of last'ij week following a head-on col'Tk lision on the 6th Concession or Kinloss Township. -It is be11.01, ed that the injured drivers ret, • 'Trained in their wrecked Can ' for some time before anyone knew that the accident had talc - en place. Approximate Mrs. Fred Gilchrist, 66, pit R. R. 5, Lucknow, suffered a lacerated left elbow, multiple' fractures to her left knee cap." and shock. Her condition is fair. The second driver, Wesler- spleen. He is in only fair con- dition. a film, will be shown at the next meeting and Basil Hall will be present. The second annual Child Conference utill be held in Toronto Novernber '21 and 22 when the theme will be "Build- ing Healthy Families". Con- ference speakers will be Dr. and Mrs. William Pugh and D r. Harry Silver. Mrs, Reid asked that anyone planning to attend contact her by October 28. Mrs. Reid mentioned the pro- gram being shown afternoons on 4*.rCancer of the Cervix" and it is hoped the film will be shown at a later Home and School meeting. ' A3 a fund-raising proJect the. Association will.hold a bake sale and koffee klatch at the Oddfellows' Hall November 29. The hours will be from .10 a.m. to 4 p. m. and all contributions of baldng' will be gratefully ac- cepted. • Mrs. Reid welcomed all the visitors, with a special wel- come to the new room repre- ' sentatives who had done a good deal of phoning which added to the success of Monday's meet- - ing. She then turned the meet- ing over to Ken Wood. Mr. Wood was the modera- tor for the program on Addle- . dons (Drugs and Alcohol). He introduced the. four panelists— Dr, Jack McKiin of Lucknow, general practitioner; Brian Miller, grade 13 student at P. E. Madill Secondary School; Ted • Bridle, social worker in the ad- diction branch of Goderich Psychiatric Hospital; and Rev. K. Barry Pastmore, minister of Wingham United Church. Each of the panel members made an opening statement. Dr. McKim mentioned the Cancels plans for Intermediate team Charlie Lee, who has tiied unsuccessfully to arouse interest in the organiiation of an Inter- mediate.hockey club for the 1969-70 season, says that no further efforts will be made to ice a team. Charlie called a meeting more than a week ago to line Up players and executive per- sonnel. Only six,people show- ed up. Last week he asked The Advance -Times to insert notice that Sunday evening had been set as a deadline and when no telephone calls from interested people were received by that tirne he decided against any -further efforts. It would appear that there h. .144.4119Agh interest in Interniedrate ho-citey to* provide It 'team and the necessary man- agement. 4 SIM 888888 111111111 Speaker emphasizes value of recreation for the blind ich-Huron Advisory Board to. tute for the Blind held their an- nual meeting Monday evening; at the Bedford Hotel, GOderich. - Members- of.the board from throughout the county, togeth- . er with other interested individ- uals', heard various reports, in- dicating the amount of assist- ance provide,d to the 79 blind , people resident in Huron Coun- ty. Chairman Larry Snider of Exeter presided as the various reports were read,- including Norman McIntyre's financial statement. Stewart Hayter, director of recreation for the Ontario Di- vision, CNIB. and a native of Huren County, was the guest speaker. Mr. .Hayter was born near Seaforth and before he reached school age, it Vas re - alized that he had very limited vision which entailed his at tending the Ontario School for the Blind at Brantford. Mr. • Hayter, now totally blind, is mauled and has his B. A. from the University of Toronto, ma- Joring in political science. , He told his interested au - dience of the value that recre-. ation plays in the life of Ca- nada's blind peOple and of some of the activities and events that take place annually at Lake Joseph, the CNIB sum- mer centre for the blind. The latter was made possible through the generosity of the Lions Clubs in Ontario. Mrs. F. E. Madill and G. W. Tiffin, the Wingham dis- trict members of the advisory board, attended this meeting. , The 'annual appeal for finan- cial support of CNIB is now un- der way. Please make your contribution in the envelope you received recently. Dr. A. L Russell joins 'Hingham Medical Centre Dr.- Alan L. Russell, a na- tive of London, England. arriv- ed in Canada two weeks ago to begin practise with Dr.. R. D.. Willdns in the Wingham Medic- al Centre. Dr. Russell trained and in- terned in St. Bartholomew's Medical School, University of London, the oldest school of medicine in England. The school dates back to 1175, with recent finds of Roman medicai instiuments on the site. Dr. Russell's -wife, Lucie, i; a grad- uate of nursing from, the same institution. Dr. Russell was awarded three scholarships • while attending this university. St. Bartholomew's h now the largest school of medicine in England. He was. accepted as a Mem- ber of the Royal College of Physicians as a specialist in in- ternal meditine in.1965. While worked with the Department of Neurology and LondongChest Rabies increasing in Huron CoUnty The incidence of rabies in Huron County has sharply in- creased compared to last year. Dr. William J., Thompson of the Canada department Of Agri - Culture office warned On Tuesday. „ The number of positivecases to October 15 this year has risen • to 72. an increase of 19. over the same period last year. Dr. Thompson said recent cases have been ditcovered in Usbome, Morris and East and Huron County residents, how-. ever, are responding better to an anti -rabies ' 'A tOtal of 5,117 animah have been vaccinated this yeAr, an in- crease of 32 per:cent over last Ware • drunwstgs fitraullisee(gpanAd1CP1071'ent higher Pentresvi7010414$ Inv hibitIons bur Is addictIng (g) diMactiogrikraniout. 10eadOlytifitliogthlmtiy:tatn-z: of stronger drUgs-,produces feeling of enphoria,.(3), 'HerOln. 'Taldese°11:71-4*nrfeeePiltr.iflreOltef.SY‘eaqi contentment IAA are'Verly•O'•• dieting (4y LSP and:430$4.444. are the hillucinaw,drugs. more In the case of LSDI. meBntriltihnativiylolluenrgmapedoeplthe'S 'eost:athee"; Adults they,kno4taidng hol and tobacco for thrillsSO they see no harm in -going on tO4 marijuana and othet,drugs tor their thrills. • Mr. Bridle said Students „ know where they eon get •drugs utes. Some teenagers think that if they ,atimit they •-den't,', bkretoiliw tahtuet ditIntr6;004'1.1.it, nitot. more cOmMon:In.thi,eitiOtha done for experimentation,' at-; ten when the parents Are:not at ,home. He mentioned :it Case of a boy attested for oit *it time whO watt in;rhepetsesiit* of marijuana and the jud0 sentenced' hitt) to 25 years' prisOn, tie was later tele With a heavy fine. T see Please Turn to to.agle k • spea er at anniversary Wingham United Church an- • niversary services held .morning and -evening on Sunday were well attended. The -congrega- tion heard two excellent ser- mons from the guest Speaker, the Rev. Bob Trimble; of Lon- don. In -the morning he preach- ed on "The GloriOuS Gospel". in the evening, he -spoke of "Commitment to- Excellence". Using an illustration,taken from the life of Vince Lombardi, former' coach of the Green -Bay • • Packers, Mr. Trim* pointed out that a winning team is com- mitted. to attain victory. Christ - Clinic. He also had some re- sponsibility for tindergraduate • teaching. Since that time the doctor has been 'in general • medicine, privately and at the National Health Service in Lon- don. He was practhing general medicine in Beaconsfield be- fore moving to Canada. Sailing and fishing fill his . leisure time. as well as class- ical music and a bit of theatre .with his wife. PANEL HIGHLIGHTS NORTH PERTH -HURON RALLIES -- A unique papal of North Huron and North Perth UCW members appeared at both the North Huron Regional Rally at Wroxeter and the North Perth Regional Rally at Ethel last week to conduct a discussion on "UCW--Who Needs It?" Panel members included from left, Mrs. Bert Alton of Lucknow, Huron -Perth Presbyterial chairman of 'friendship n visiting; Mrs. Jack Broughton of Atwood; -.y Mrs. W. S. iner of Exeter, pine! moderator and vice. president of uron-Perth Presbyterial; Mrs. Roy Galway of Listowel, Perth program chairman, and Mrs. William Wil. son of Fordwich, president, Fordwich UCW.--Banner Pix. ianity demands this total com- mitment of those who Would follow Christ. Music at the morning service was provided by the senior choir, who sang "Bless The Lord, 0 My Soul", Tire junior choir • thrilled the gathering with a de- lightful song called "The Wed- ding Banquet". accompanied by George Baird, guitarist. Mrs. Bob Homuth, of Clinton. corn- plemented the music with a solo, "0 Lord! Correct Me". Earl and Martha' Heywood were much enjoyed by the evening gathering, especially whenthey invited the congregation tosing along with them in a medley „ of old gospel hymns, called • "The Circuit Riding Preacher: Over -150 people gathered for , coffee after the evening service in the Sunday School room. For entertainment , Hap Swatridge and "The Missionaries" present- ed some contemporary ideas for congregational singing. Ray. Walker strummed the bass gui- tar, Paul Swatridge on drums, and Barry Passmore, minister of the church, led in.the sing- ing. Condition critical after accident Two persons were taken to the Wingham and District Hos- pital by ambulance on,Friday , after an accident on the B-line a mile east of Highway 4. Ron- Wingham, driving a 1966 Ply- mouth, was west bound w.hen he collided head-on with al968 Volkswagen driven by Kenneth McArthur of Gorrie. Ronald Boonstra suffered fractures to his left ribs, com- pound fracture of the left femur and lacerations in the same area, multiple abrasions and extreme shock. He was trans- ferred to St. Joseph's Hospital. London, where his condition h describe.d as critical. Mrs. McArthur received in- juries to her leg and shock. Her condition is satisfactory. The investigating officer was Prov. Conic K. R. Balzer. Kenneth McArthur has been • charged with careless driving.