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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-02-24, Page 1ftp P' 11[CLO, Slagle Copy Not Over 25e WITH 62 YEARS' membership in Maitland Lodge No. 119, IOOF, James Murray of Vic- toria Street, Wingham, was presented with his 60 -year jewel Thursday night. Murray Taylor of Clinton, District Deputy Grand Master, Huron District No. 8, pins the jewel on Mr. Murray while Ed Walker, Noble Grand, Maitland Lodge, looks on. —Staff Photo. Speaker from Chamber of C at next business meeting President Vern Redman was in the chair for the regular meeting\ of the Wingham Business Asso- ciation last Thursday evening. An attendance of about 30 members discussed the future of the organ- ization after the president re- ferred to falling attendance and apparent lack of interest by many of the community's busi- ness people. Jack Hayes was of the opinion that despite somewhat larger„at- tendances a few months ago, the association is still supported by a valid representation ” from the business,sector and that everyef- fortshould be made to keep the group alive. He said that present attendance is world's better than the five to ten who turned out a 'few -years ago: Barry Wenger referred to the founding of the present ,associa- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG. By The Pedestrian $50 PRIZE' 'Pills WEEK— 'This is the week for the $50 prize 'in the Bazaar of Values draw. The entry boxes will° be at Currie's, Bennett's; Callan's, De- cor Shope and Belgrave Co-op until 11 arm. today (Thursday, Feb. •24) so if you haven't placed your entry yet you had better hurry. The boxes will be • trans- ferred to the stores on the left hand side of the Bazaar of Values page, marked with a star, by noon today for next .week's draw for $10 in merchandising vou- chers. See how to enter on the top of page 5, second section. n-0—ft STRUCK BY ICE CHUNK— Mrs. Murray Darbyshire of Belgrave narrowly escaped ser- ious injury last ,week when a large piece of ice on the Manor Hotel roof dislodged and struck her on the shoulder. She was tak- „en.to hospital but her only injury was a severe bruise. 0-0-0 NATiONAi, ‘PRES. VISITS— ' Local Kinsmen will attend a banquet at Listowel honoring W. D. Watson, national president of Kin, Thursday night. '11-11-11• ' A NEW DRESS— , Subscribers receiving their Ad- vance -Times in the' mail will note, and no, doubt appreciate, the new wrapping system. This envelope means the papers ar- rive in better condition and with considerably less curt. 0-0-0 SOME WEATHER— - Winter sports fans love nothing better than to see a' nice fall of snow, but let's face it, there can be too much of a good thing! Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Frank left early Sunday for a skiing trip to Beaver Valley, north of Owen Sound. It Was a perfect day_for fun on the slopes, or so they thought. But on their arrival, the wind was raging like something in Siberia and the chill factor was way below the zero mark. "None -of that!" they said, and came back to Wallfer- tOn's Happy Valley, the larger part of the day gone but a mite warmer than had they stayed in the `vast northland'. Our weath- erman is getting a little ridicu- lous, wouldn't you say? C'mon, boy, winter is winter, but this isn't Greenland, you know. lion 21 years ago, at which time one of the agreed principles was that the 'organization should in-`. elude professional and industrial people as well " as retail mer- chants. He also mentioned the en- couraging fact that a few months back, when the association was re -organized; there was consider- able interest on the part of the non -retail sector. It was his opin ion that these very valuable members had become bored with discussions which centred chiefly on problems relatedto the retail trade group. Wenger suggested that if a full representation is to be attracted to and maintained as members of the 'organization, affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce would be the-tar/Cal' course to follow. The president then announced that a speaker from the Canadian Chamber will be on hand for the March_ meeting of the associa- lion, at which time more infor- mation will be available. ' Finances .. ' Treasurer John McInnes re- ported that when outstanding ob- ligations are met the coffers will be relatively empty. It was sug- gested that statements for asso- ciation dues be sent out to the members, and this action was agreed upon as the best means of recouping funds. The president introduced Bar- ry Wenger as the '`entertainer". of the evening and the latter screened slides taken 'on a trip through several European Coun- tries, ast summer. Appreciation was expressed by Fred McGee. It is expected that the election of officers will be held in April: —Mrs. Peggie England of Carl- ing Terrace is a 'patient in the Wingham and. District Hospital: IOOF honors James Murray • • ursday, February 24, 1972 Board authorizes planning James Murray, 87, of Vic tom; Street, Wingham, was honoredd + sor addition fellow members of Maitland' Lodge No. 119, IOOF, Thursday'. night when he was presented W#tb, a fj0-year jewel. Makingthe 1 : presentations WOtI. Murray Taylor of Clinton, Dist trict Deputy Grand Master of Huron District No: 8, assiste4 'by . Ed Walker of Wingham, NOW' Grand of the ,Maitland Lodge. Mr. Murray has the distinction of being the only member of the lodge to attain 60 years of mem, bership. Actually, he is starting his 62nd year in Maitland No. U9 which-' will celebrate its 1008 anniversary next year. Five snowmobile drivors. injured One woman and four male opr erators of snowmobiles received' injuries requiring treatment 'alt Wingham & District Hospital. An five incidents occurred Sunday. William Strong, 37, of Gorrie received ' painful injuries to his right eye when it was reported he ran into a clothesline while driv- ing a snowmobile on the property of- Carheron Edgar of Gorrie. Murray Willits, 17, RR•l, Wing- ham, injured his left knee when the machine he was driving failed on a turn. The accident occurred on the Willits -property in Turn- , berry - Township: Prov. Const. George Foulon investigated both accidents. Kennett Johnston; 37, of Blyth injured his right knee when the snowmobile he was driving,, dropped about 10 feet to a road. Prov. Const. K. R. Balzer was the investigating officer.' Miss Glenys Steurnol, 20, of Gorrie• received injuries to her back when the machine she was riding landed hard after travel- ling over a jump. Joseph Collison, 32, RR 1, For- mosa, went over a fence and ran into 0_4iteb while driving a snow- mobile between Concessions .10 and 12 'of Culross Township and injured his left knee: Both acci- dents were investigated by Prov. Const. Robt. Wittig. Howick Lions sponsor ublic speaking contest a FORDWiCH Girls and boy" of the area were the guests of Howick Lions Club Monday night and some participated in a public • speaking contest and others were recognized for their accomplish- ments in the bike-a-thon held some time ago. Howick Central School princi- pal, Bruce Robertson, introduced eight girls who were thewinners of the school public speaking con- test and each in turn presented her winning talk. ' In the junior division of stu- dents of Grades 5 and 6, Karen Fitch spoke about snakes, Caro- lyn Bridge, wrinkles, on one's palm, Sandra Carson, rocket ships and travel of the future, and Frances Telehus spoke about the cormon housefly. From Grades 7 and 8, 'Linda Mart in' adopted Sesame Street as her topic, Beverley Irelehifs spoke about drugs, Jeanne Rus- ton on mental retardation and Lori Moir about 'Casa Loma. Sandra Carson and Lori Moir were the winners. The three judges were Ron Hill, principal of Teeswater Public School', Bruce Gillies, principal of Mildmay - Carrick Public School and, Mrs. Ron Hill. Warren Zurbrigg introduced Orville Oke of Seaforth, deputy district Region 3, Lions Interna- tional, who spoke briefly regard- ing the club's interest in promot- ing public speaking and said the training would be of great value to the students participating. A toast to the ladies was pro- posed by Cliff Benton and Mrs. Stan Bride responded, "making reference to the Com ity serv- ice projects underta '.y How - ,ick Lions. Appreciation to the ladies of Fordwich United Church for an excellent meal was ex- pressed by Jack Clark. Presented: with plaques in recognition of their efforts in con- nection with the bike-a-thon spon- sored by the club were Brenda and Michael 'Chalmers,, Doug Gibson., Sheri Machan, Colleltn McMillan, Robin Wylie and Ton. Bradley. Lion vice president William Keil, chairman of the bike-a-thon project,, introduced the winners, told of the amount of money each raised and made the presenta- tions. Libn Tamer Ken Edgar paid his usual respects to various Lions and a few of the visitors, getting the earlier part of the meeting Off to a humorous start. The meeting was conducted by president Wal lace Bilton. RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS for their work on the Howick Lions -sponsored Bike-a-Thon at Fordwich Monday night were, Brenda Chambers, Doug Gibson, winner of the major award, and Michael Chambers and in the back row are Sheri Machan; Colleen McMillan, Robin Wylie and Tom Bradley. —Staff Photo. Aed vote which showed tr-ee a yetI�'siieIw, John Tay lor and .john Broadfoot opposed to a policy of walking distances for students to meet buses was taken Monday evening in Clinton. Although the policy was pass- ed, there was considerable dis- content shown among board members who questioned the need for. it. It was pointed out, however, that the county board's transportation officer had re- quested the policy so that he would he able to' arbitrate some transportation disputes without bripging each one to the attention of the board. The new policy reads: Elemen- tary students may be required to walk up to one-quarter mile from gate to school bus and secondary students may be required to walk up to one-half mile from gate to school bus and then only if after 8 a.m . except where turn -around or other travelling conditions may be considered unsafe to the school bus and students, in the opinion_ of the transportation of- ficer of this board or an officer of the Department of Transporta- tion and Communication. Some trustees predicted a rash of complaints from parents who would misunderstand or Mis- interpret the • new policy. Jt was pointed out that no chapges area anticipated immediately because -of the policy, nor does it mean that the transportation people will not do everything in their power to ensure maximum bus service for as . many stufjents as possible.°° The policy will, however, give some authority to the transporta- tion officer in the 'event of prob- ' lems. Director of Education John Cochrane reminded - the board that transportation -is- a `'pr -iv -i lege, not a right". The Act states that a board does not have to pro- vide bus transportation for stu- dents and that students under lieven can be required to walk up to one mile; students seven to 10. may be required to walk up to two. miles; and students over 10 may be required to walk up to three '.miles. , Policy was also passed ex- pressing the' board's belief that all buses should stop for railway . crossings. The policy states that "Board -owned 'buses shall comply with this policy when driving empty and all contract buses shall be encouraged to l on - form". There was some discussion' concerning how the board would discern whether or not contract buses were conforming to the regulation. "Would anyone like to move that,the trains stop for the school buses?." quipped Chair- man Bob Elliott. Resignations Two resignations were noted at Monday's meeting. The first resignation was from , W. H. Knisely, superintendent, who'will leave the board's employ at the end of August for retirement. One other superintendent, Frank Madill, tendered his resignation at° last month's 'meeting. Vic.e .principal 'of Goder.ich DCI; Leon- ard Boyce, has also indicated his intention 'to retire at the end of August, . The board also approved an education committee suggestion that the board proceed with the planning and construction of an addition to Turnberry Central Public School 'to e accommoda Golden Circle School for the Re- tarded and- a library for public school. purposes; and that Queen Elizabeth School be incorporated in the plans when the addition to Victoria Public School in Goder- ich is being considered. Huron County, it was pointed out, is one of the first counties in in Turnberry Ontario to incorporate schools for the retarded with the regular day schools. This is going on present- ly at Huron Hope which is incor- porated in with J. A. C. McCurdy School. The board also gave tentative approval for a Consumer Educa- tion course to be taught at Goder- ich District Collegiate Institute in September. The course has been prepared by William Wark, com- mercial director, and must still have Ontario Department of Education approval. Recommendations by the com- mittee on professional develop- ment were approeed by the board, including 'one to allocate $5 per fulltime teacher as a pro- fessional development fund. However, the recommendations for ,payments must come from a committee of teachers to -the Dir- ector of Education for his au- thorization. This fund will contain about $3,100 it was estimated. Reports from the superintend- e_nLs were presented to the board. In one report presented by Frank Madill, it was shown there ,was a laek-of pareotai interest at par- ents' nights to discuss student progress. This area causes some concern for the teachers and the board, it was noted. - . The sum of $9,000 will be a,ao- cated in the. 1972 budget for the addition of a portable classroom at the Howick Central Pub ic' School; occasional teachers be requested to register with the board and efforts will be made to call them on some kind of a rota- ting basis. Policy was finalized for school field .trips. SKATERS WHO sold the most tickets for the carnival were Michelle Rin'touJ-,--19; Cheryl Gavreluk, 47; and Blaine Moore who accounted for 42. All received prizes.'—Staff Photo.' Clock landmark .back.in action There is nothing slow about the clock which adorns the old post office building on Josephine Street,. in fact, since it was re- started Friday it is fast—about five minutes., The clock was installed 'i,n 1914 'and was acquired through the ef- forts of Dr. Chisholm, -M.P. for East Huron. The dials are close to six feet in diameter and the clock is controlled by two large weights, the striking weight as- sessed at 350 pounds and the run- ning weight at 150 pounds. The minute hand is two feet eight inches in length and the hour hand two feet. Total weight of the clock was 3,000 pounds when in- stalled and was made by N. T. Evans Clock Co. of Birmingham, England. • Since the recent acquisition of the building by the' town, one of the first thoughts was to have the clock again operate and provide the time tor passers-by. The striker mechanism apparently is in need of some adjustment, but it is probable the clock will again signal the passing hours quite audibly' Bob Foxton has been appointed to look after the clock, see to winding it as required and, 'in company with other workers, will possibly see what is required. to. have the clock start striking again. Please check address label Subscribers to the Advance - Times are asked to look at the address label on the upper left corner of the front page: The mailing list was revised on Saturday. so 'all, payments re- ceived up to that date should be indicated by month and year. In case of error please notify the publishing office 'at once. ' The Advance -Times continues to mail the paper to subscribers for a limited time after the expiry date, in case accident or over- sight has delayed the payment. However• in this age of mounting_ costs, unpaid subscriptions °cannot be carried too long, in addition to which Post Office and Audit Bureau .of C' culations regulations demand rmmval of the names of unpaid subscribers. Valent Hunt 2 offers .variety Any doubt by members of the Wingham Lions Club that the sec- ond show in the Talent Hunt. series would have trouble reach- ing the standard set at the open- ing show in January is dispelled by a glance at the entries for this Thursday night's entertainment. Once again there will be 12 en- tries and the variety is definitely on a par with the previous show. There will be vocal soloists, tap and Scottish dancers, an ac- cordion band, a small orchestra, male and female folk.singers, a choir and a pianist. Judges appointed for Thursday night are -Mrs. Bruce MacDonald, John Langridge and Reeve Jack • ATexander.,Archi-e Hill as stage manager will co-operate,. with Jim Gregg in having contestants ready and Fred Snow will again be in charge -of the curtain. Other members of the Lions Club will assist by operating the applause meter and tallying the judges' votes. Phyllis Fiendishly, who made an unscheduled appearance at the last show to tell MC Jim Swan of her domestic problems, may come hack Bazaar of Values prices are low Fine quality merchandise at prices you'll hardly believe will be found in Wingham thiS week when customers will be honored with Bazaar of. Values. Wingham's progressive merchants, courteous sales- people and The Advance -Times are all working' together to offer consumers the biggest welcome and greatest values to be found in any shopping area. They invite you to be here this week and see for yourselves the great values they have to offer. You con buy with confidence in Wingham. The Wingham merchants displaying "Bazaar of Values" posters v ish to show you they appreciate your business, and will give you the best service available anywnere. These merchants are constantly alert to your needs, and keep their shelves supplied with merchandise selected es- pecially for you, at prices that will saveyou money. Check the ",Bazaar of Values" pages in.today's edition of The Wingham Advance -Times for all you! needs. You'll find a big welcome at all of these fine businesses in %Ingham. The progressive Wingham merchants making 'this :' "Bazaar -of Va-lues"- include: --BBridal- Boutique'," Burke --Flee--------,- trier, Bruce Foxton Supertest, Bennett's 5c to $1.00 Store, Belgrave Co -Op. Brophy Bros.; Callan Shoes, Currie's Furniture, Country Store, Whitechurch; Decor Shoppe, Earl's Fair. Ernie M'erkley & Son, Fraser Farm Service, Hill's Shoes, Hanna's Men's and Boy's Wear, Harris Station- ery, Handicraft and Flower Shop, Hayes Family Clothing. Remington I.G.A.,. Ken's'Alignment, Miller's Ladies' Wear. Readman Texaco, Readman Cleaners, Royal T Service, Stainton Hardware, Stedmans, Triangle Discount, Vance's Drug Store, Walter's, Walker's Home Furnishings, Warren House, and Wingam Drive-in Cleaners.