HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-09-14, Page 1, Thursday, Sept. 14,
BACK IN PRINT—
Harry J, Boyle;, former .towns-
man
towns -man and now -Vice chairman of
the CRTC, Canada's broadcast
regulatory body, has written an-
other book, .It's titled, "The Great
Canadian Novel" and says, ".. .
it lives up to its title. ..1 fully+tex-
• pert it will.,become the book of the
year." Watch for it.
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NAME NEEDED— •
On Wednesdayof last week The
Advance -Times received an en-
velope by mail, postmarked at,
Clinton, 8 p.m., Sept. 5. It con-
tained two $5.00 bills, which we
assume covered a subscription
payment. The name of the sender
was not included. Please let us
have your name and address so
we can update our records and
mail out a receipt.
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END OF AN ERA— y
The "hot dog man", who has
served dogs and popcorn to the
general public on the streets of
Goderich since 1930, goes into re-
tirement at the end of this month.
His Model T vending rig has be-
come a familiar sight not only to
Goderich residents, but to people
from all over this area who visit
the county town from time to
time.
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CENTRE CUSTODIAN—
Harold "Shorty" Brooks was
engaged as custodian of the
Wingham Day Care Centre build-
ing last week and is taking care of
the building on a part-time basis.
Recently retired from his trade
as a skilled craftsman. at Electro-
home Ltd:, the rocking chair is
not for him.
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RENEWS ACQUAINTANCES—
Gil Shepherd, popular news
and picture man with The Ad-
yance-Times until his retirement
about four months ago, was a
visitor at the old stand Friday.
Gil has been keeping busy with
projects around his home in New-
market, but took a few .hour's to
come back and sh ke .a couple
dozen hands, along Josephiltie
. '"'Steel"ani r gIiihp a "couple of Tabs'- .,
- fees with his old confreres.
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Councillor Bill Harris, chair-
man of the town police coM-
mittee, ushered a number of
recommendations through coun-
cil Monday night which will in-
volve ,additional .traffic signs and
renewal of paint on the street
parking spaces and safety zones.
Councillor Harris presented a
list of five proposals received by
the committee from Police Chief
Jim Miller which, among other
things, asked that "No U Turn"
signs be re -installed bn Josephine
Street. There had been a number
previously,, but over the years
they had become damaged or
were removed. . •
It was requested` that a four-
way stop .situation be created by
sins .at the intersection of Fran-
cis and Victoria Streets. It was
thought advantageous to slow
and halt traffic, especially in
view Of considerable pedestrian
traffic by 'pupils of the separate
school: A by-law will be required
to authorize the four -Way stop.
Caution signs`. have toe* A1-
ommended for in at at
Water and Minnie $tili s S d at
the gest, end of .HooW>Rtn's
Council adopted ;
posal that parking tete'' Pe1010,
when da'ma'ged 'or, retnorml,
should be reinstalled with atop
. lock arrangement set below the
cement bedding so they cwt be
removed without break
cement. At present ' the
stands are vulnerable; to
and hooliganism-.
Although the amber light dura-
tion at the traffic signals on Jo-
sephine Street was three seconds
as approved by the Department
of Transportation and Communi-
cations, it has been adjusted -to
four seconds to meet local com-
plaints.
The committee chairman re -
.ported that further study will be
given the control mechanism
with a view to lengthening the
warning light further if it can be
done without great expense for
control modification.
it was recommended that the
parking spaces be repainted and
also that a .wide safety zone be
painted at the intersection of
John and Diagonal Road with Jo-
sephine Street. This will enable
pedestrians to take a short cut at
the double crossing created by
ths. angular junction of Diagonal
Road and John Street if clearly
marked as a pedestrian safety
gone.
SIX CAND'YS I It 11'1 KS 'who nave t7een con/muting a great deal of time and ettort as
volunteer workers at Wingham and. District Hospital were recognizedat a "capping"
ceremony last week. They are, front, Patsy Caslick, Bonnie Litt, Janet McGee, Kathy 01,-,
Gorman; back row,- Miss Merle Wilson,' co -convener of the volunteers; Debbie Struthers,
Suzanne Kennedy, Miss Gwendoline Norris, convener.' (Staff Photo)
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Simple water system
could save thousands
A study of feasible alternatives
may result in saving several hun-
dred thousand dollars for a major
reservoir project here,• ,it was
considered at the regular meet-
ing• of Wingham Public Utilities
Commission' Thursday evening.
Underwriters' reports have
contended that at present Wing-
ham's water availability in the
event of a major fire lea'es
something to be desired. In other
centres reservoirs have been the
answer.
Locally, serious .study is being
made of the feasibility of new
wells and pumping stations with
some form of individual chlorine
injection.
injection. which might meet re-
quirements of Ontario Water Re-
sources Commission and the un-
derwriters as well. Such a system
could be installed for possibly ten
per cent of the cost of above-
ground storage of water.
Burns Ross, Goderich, munici-
pal engineer, will be asked to sit
in with the local PUC at the next
meeting to undertake a study of
the situation. ■ { r ■ ■ ■ Y Y ■ r ■ ■` •r r Chairman Roy Bennett precan. cappe
r stripers-
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The Wingham and District
Hospital Board Thursday after='
noon tendered itsthanks to six
...10ufiteer helpers who have con-
tributred'a 'great =deal of time and
effort to the hospital. Words of
appreciation were spoken by
CASH STOLEN—"
Beaver Lumber Company here • •
suffered a loss of $289 late Friday Dnight or early Saturday morning arl'Hickey..
when a thief 'or thieves used the •`
111 rites T urs a
y
back door to reach the office:
Wingham police are investigat-
ing.
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DOG DAYS—
Wingham police have been
dealing with a rash of complaints
`about dogs and cats running at
large and creating nuisances in
the town. Aside from that there
were no major occurrences other
than one break-in, several liquor
_ seizures and minor traffic viola-
tions. •
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SET FIELD TRIALS-
Labrador retriever field trials
for Ontario will be held at the
Luther Marsh Wild Life Area,
east of Mount Forest, Sept. 16 and
17 at •the community of Monticel-
lo. Entries are''expected from as .
al far as Montreal, Michigan and
New York states, with a .full pro-
gram running through .the two
days, according to the Wingham
office of the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
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SCORES TWICE—
Lorne Baird of RR 2, Wingham
scored twice with entries in the
annual raccoon dog trials at
* pwen Sound over the weekend,
taking the high scoring plot
, trophy and also a ribbon in the
bench trials. Competition was
keen as the events were carried
. out in ideal weather.
ROADBED FILLED— •
'The two -block set+ion of Patick
Street now under reconstruction
• has been rebuilt with new fill and
new manholes to storm sewers.
Work continues -by Dempsey Con-
struction with grading and pack-
ing of the roadbed from Jose-
phine to Shuter Streets. Hydro
W poles have been moved back to
accommodate widening of the
street. The project will cost $30,-
000. Harley Gaunt and Joe Smith.
Darryl Hickey, five=year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney.
Hickey of Wingham died, on the
evening of September 5 of in-
juries received in a car accident
in which his family was involved
while out for a drive on the First
Line in Morris Township.
He was a passenger in the car
with his parents when they were
In collision with a southbound car
driven by Barry O'Krafka of RR
1, •Bluevale. Also in the car was
his twin brother Darrin, who was
hospitalized with injuries and an-
other brother Dwayne, who suf-
fered minor injuries. Mr. and
Mrs. Hickey and Mr. O'Krafka
were. also injured. The accident
was investigated by Wingham
Detachment of the OPP.
Darryl Robert Hickey was born
in Wingham and the day of his
death had attended his first day
of school at the Wingham Public
School. His mother was the for-
mer Connie Foxton of RR 2,
Wingham.
Surviving besides his parents
are two brothers, Darrin Her-
bert, 5, and Dwayne Rodney, 11
months. Also left to mourn are his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Hickey and Herbert Foxton,
all of Wingham.
The late Darryl Hickey rested
at the S. J.1alker Funeral Home
in Wingham until Thursday at 2
p.m. when service was conducted
by Rev. Robert H. Armstrong of
St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church where Darryl was a
member of the Sunday School.
Interment followed in Wingham
Cemetery.
Pallbearers . were Robert
Leachman, Reg O'Hagan, Brian
Douglas and Francis Merkley.
Floral tributes were carried to
the graveside by Ricky Foxton,
Clerk to study Act revisions
What have been described as
the "most far reaching Election
Act changes in a lifetime" will be
explained to municipal officers of
this area in a conference to be
held at- the Victorian Inn, Strat-
ford, next Tuesday.
Wingham Town Clerk William
Renwick will attend the meeting
to study the changes with parti-
, cular reference to municipal
election procedures.
Hospital Administrator Mrs. I. E.
Morreyon behalf of the board, on
the occasion of a capping cere-
mony held ' in ,the conference
room of the hospital clinic build-
ing.
Honored at the ceremony
which. was held under the aus-
pices of the Hespital Auxiliary
were six "candy stripers", so
named from their distinctively
red and white striped uniforms.
They are young ladies of high
school age who give as much time
as they can as versatile aids to
the regular nursing staff.
Make Awards
On the completion of 50 hours of
service, a cap is presented; after.
_ 75 hours a stripe goes on the cap,
and after 100 hours a pill . is pre=
sented.
Appropriate awards wer_
made by co-conve er of the vo
unteers, Miss Merle Wilsopto
patsy Caslick, 361;2 hours; Bnnie
Litt, 521/2 hours; Janet 'McG e;
141 hours; Kathy O'Gorman,
301.2; Debbie Struthers, 34; Suz-
anne Kennedy; , 391/2.
Miss Gwendoline Norris, direc-
tor of the nursing staff, is con-
vener of the volunteer group.
Members of _the sponsoring
Hospital .Auxiliary attended
along with a "number of friends
and staff members to honor the
girls• and enjoy a social time with
tea and light refreshments.
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sided, with Mayor DeWitt Miller
and Commissioner Rod Wraith
present.
Mr. Bennett gave a brief report
on attendance.. at the Georgian
Bay Municipal Electric Associa-
tion convention at Honey Harbor
attended by Mi'. Bennett, Mr.
:a Miller; -Superintendent Ken Sax-
. ton and their wives. ,
A financial report showing
operations until the end of July
indicated a very sound financial
position, with some $33,000 in the
bank and a revenue about $18,000
in the first seven months of the
year.
"The finances are in very good
shape. It looks very good," com-
mented the mayor.
Work Report
The superintendent's work re-
port on Patrick Street was noted,
where services were checked for
the installation,of copper pipe as
required. Only one service
.needed to be replaced at the time
of the report. Also in connection
with the street construction pro-
ject, a new valve was installed at
Patrick and Shuter, replacing
one broken by the contractor.
Three new services were in-
stalled in the past month at new
construction sites. Poles are also
being moved back. .
A new power line has been con-
structed at North Street and this
has been advanced by four poles.
Three water services were re-
newed.
CONTEST ,
WIN A S2 ",W EK Y AllaWASa
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Emergency staff
treats variety
of injuries
Various injuries were treated
in the emergency ward of the
Wingham and District. Hospital
during the past week.
On Tuesday of last week, Mar-
tin Askes, 12, son of John Askes of
Wingham, received abrasions
and lacerations to his left hand
and to his neck when the . bicycle
he was riding struck a wall,
The same day, ' Deborah Acker-
man, 9 -year-old daughter ° of
Russell Ackerman of RR 1, For-
mosa, fell at her home and suf-
fered a forehead laceration which
required sutures.
John Shynne of RR 5, Brussels,
received painful lacerations to
his left leg when a chain saw
caught on a twig and struck his
leg,. He was treated in emergency
following the mishap which oc-
curred last Thursday.
• Mrs. Walter Willits of RR 1,
Wingham, received a laceration
to her right leg when she fell at
her home last Friday.
BACK TO SCHOOL WINNER---Brenda,Burchill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burchill, RR 3, Wingham, Is gr -in-
ning as she thinks of the new saddle she Intends to buy for
her pony with the $80 cash prize she won in the "Back; to
School" contest sponsored by Wingham merthants and The
Advance -Times. The ticket was drawn by Mayor ..DeWitt
Mi I ler of Wingham from hundreds entered. Brenda said she
had put in "giite of few" and is now one western style saddle
ahead of the' game. (Staff Photo)
Former Wingham Spitfire gives
Russian hockey team an assist
Anyone who has .been watching
the Russian -Team Canada
hockey series will agree that the
Russian goal -tender, Vlandislav
Tretiak, has been the big cog in
swinging the victory pendulum in
the Russian di"rection. He has
been described by the press as
Sensational, magnificent, cap-
able! of robbing Team Canada
titne,after- time -wither griaekglove:
picking off a clear cut scorcher.
Well, it seems Tretiak had
some second-hand Stainton Spit-
fire training. Yes,' that outstand-
ing' former Stainton Spitfire
goalie, Jack Sierran, has been a
well travelled goalie since play-
ing for the Spitfires.
Jack played in England and -
All patients were released fol-
lowing emergency treatment
Under study will be sweeping
changes in qualification, in
nomination and election pro-
cedures and the forthcbming con-
flict of interest legislation, One of
the changes calls for a nomina-
tion paper to carry the names of
10 s ualified Voters in order for the
no , atiod to be valid. New
forms tequired to meet the Act
changes are not as yet available
here, Mr. Renwick advises. .
(ficial opening draws
rge .crowd to centre
A much larger crowd than ex-
pected turned out for the official
opening of Wingham . Day Care
Centre Friday when the open
night was held for, the benefit of
the -citizens , of Wingham and
area, frons 7:130 to 9:30.
The centre, going into service
September 5, was constructed in
the former post office building by
the Ontario Ministry of Social and
Family Services and will be
operated on a 80-20 basis as
between the Province and the
Town of Wingham. Enrollment at
present is 25 children, including
those enrolled on a part-time
basis.
First phase of the ope ing cere-
mony was the cutting df a sym-
bolic ribbon, held by Mayor De-
Witt Miller of. Wingham and
Reeve Jack Alexander, chairman
of the centre committee, with
Murray Gaunt, MPP wielding the
scissors. The ceremony was car-
ried out at the front entrance in
the presence of about 50 to 60 citi-
zens who had gathered for the
affair.
inside the building Mr. Alexan-
der was master of ceremonies for
a brief program of short address-
es by the chairman, Mayor Miller
and Murray Gaunt.
Wingham Fortunate
In his introductory remarks,
Reeve Alexander observed that
Wingham has been fortunate in
being selected for the construc-
tion of a day care centre, as many
towns of this size have not been so
lucky, although they too have
need for such a service.
He estimated that about $100,-
000 had been spent onthe -building
and equipment by the Province,
and that from here in the opera-
tional costs will be met 80-20 by
the Province and Town of Wing -
ham.
He stressed that the centre is
not merely a baby sitting service,
but a facility where children are
given creative activities with
things to learn, aS‘well as oitain-
ing experience in getting along
with other children.
Reeve Alexander also noted
that shrubs would be added to the
landscaping at the appropriate
time for planting. A few more
items of equipment are yet to
arrive, and a climber for play,in
the yard is planned. In conclusion
he introduced the staff members
.present, Mrs. Lawrence lane.
supervisor and her assistants.
Mrs. Earl Fitch and Mrs. Eric
Eberhart. Mrs. Campbell was not
present.
important Day
Mayor Miller said he was
happy to see so many turn out for
the event which he considered an
important day in the life of the
town. He recalled that two years
ago a need for such a service was
felt, and asurvey revealed that 40.
persons would apply. At one time
the former armories building had
been under consideration, and at
that time contraction costs were
on the 80-20 basis as well as
operation. . Now construction is
undertaken completely by the
Province.
He described the building and
its service as something to he
proud of, and asserted that the
children are well looked after. lie
expressed thanks on behalf of the
town to the committee which has
worked so hard to make the cen-
tre ready in time, and a success.
He said he knew that many days
had been spent by the members
on work involving ordering and
purchasing of equipment and
many other details.
Beautiful Facility
Murray Gaunt, MPP, remark-
ed that it is "pretty obvious that
this is a beautiful facility. It is
timely and is needed and the town
will certainly benefit."
Mr. Gaunt .added that it was
fortunate the old post office,, a
landmark in the town which had
been falling into disrepair, was
riot lost to the town, but made into
a "really worthwhile addition" to
the community.
He described the legislation
which made the centre possible a'
"once-in-a-lifetime' shot" in-
tended to spur the economy of the
Province and to crea"te-enrptoy-
ment. He said the town council
and community acted wisely in
taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity while it existed.
"it was a unique opportunity,"
he said. He extended congratula-
tions to Reeve Alexander, Mayor
Miller, members of the council,
and paid tribute to the staff for
their part ,in making the centre a
success.
then took a slbwboat toweden.
There he encountered Arne
Stromberg who was;coacb of the
Swedish National.. team. ° Arne .
`learned a lot about coaling ;from
Siei non. Later he passed along as
much know-.howwas; he could to a
17 year-oldfrom the awwiet Umon
whoattended one of his .hockey
Clinics. The kid�♦_spp'was �T�+r�etlak, r�t'he ..
t81t�idout'.in.':t�iei .. ksia `ngjd
serf es agaihst the hest - shooters
from Western professional
hockey.
Yes, the many goal -tending
skills of a former Stainton Spit-
fire has come back to haunt us in
the outstandingperformance of
that man between the pipes in the
Russian net, Vlandislav Tretiak.
ill deliver papers to
Sr. Citizen apartments
A resident in the senior citi-
zens' apartments on Bristol Ter-
race had made a suggestion
which The. Advance -Times`. is
pleased to act upon. She pointed
out the difficulty some of the less
active residents experience in
picking up their mail at the post
office on a daily basis. At times
two or three days may elapse be-
fore a trip to the post office is
possible. Thus, the news in The
Advance -Times becomes stale to
say the least.
To make sure that the senior
citizens receive their papers
promptly, we areetting up a de-
livery service to the three local,
apartment buildings. The Ad-'
vance-Times will be delivered
Wednesday evening of each week
and placed in the mail boxes in
the lobbies.
It is possible that some of these
subscribers already have
arrangementsfor getting their
mail promptly and would prefer
to continue their present method
of receiving their paper. There-
fore we ask that any residents of
• the three 'apartment ,,buildings
• notify us by telephone (357-2320)
or by mail, if they would like to
have their papers delivered Wed-
nesday, evening.
There is, of course, no extra
charge for the service. We are'
only too happy to be able to offer
this little convenience. '
Just let us know, by mail or
telephone, your name and the
apartment building in which you
live—Edward Street, Alfred
Street or Bristol Terrace.
Wingham Motel
changes hands
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jamieson,
proprietors of the Wingham
Motel for the past four years,
have sold the buSlness and- will
turn the motel operation over to
Stella and John Dabrowski of
Mimico.
The Jamiesons have enjoyed
their stay here and hope their
many patrons and business
associates in Wingham will show
the same friendly co-operation to
the newcomers. Dick has been an
active member of Wingham Golf
and Country Club and also Wing -
ham Curling Club:
Assuming, the motel operation
September 15, Stella and John
Dabrowski bring a wealth of
experience of dealing with peo-
ple, having both been involved in
occupations calling- for good pub-
lic relations.
They have Cwo daughters, Ann,.
16, and Lori, 13, who will be com-
ing to Wingham. A son John will
remain in, Toronto where he is
employed.
SOME OF THE EARLY BIRDS who turned out to witness the official opening, of Wingham
Day Care Centre are seen watching the ribbon cutting ceremony by Murray Gaunt, MPP,
at the front door of the former post office building. About 200 took conducted tours through
the centre Friday evening. (Staff Photo)
—Capt. and Mrs. L. R. Eld-
ridge and family of Oakville
spent Labor Dayi, weekend with
Mrs. M. Blatchford.