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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-11-23, Page 1Lk/tkii' ALONG THE MAIM DRAG By The Pedestrian WINO IT IN With the . jfounder lads going . into hockey action this .w in Wh. n Minor Hockey play, the armed. for equipment for the PlilYerais sti l a real problem, An appeal is made to anyone etirptis pads or ether gear to turn It in to the arena booth. There are #.a few Weningt en. the teams the house league Tyke, Novice, Aird PeeWee-Bantam divisions, and any boys interested should show up right away. 0-0-0 INFORMATION WANTED -- A survey is 'under way locally by ,Ontario Housing Corporation on the wed for additional geared - to -income housing in Wingham. Applications from local families and senior citizens will be re- ceived by Town Clerk William Renwick until Dec. 1. Mr. Ren- , ,wick has application forms, and additional information for those interested. 0-0-0 DISCUSS PARADE— A dinner meeting of Wingham Businessmen's Association is called for Lee's Tavern Thursday evening when all interested per- sons are invited to attend and assist in any way with final plans Tor the annual Santa Claus parade, Deccember 9, which is the present main project of the Association. o-4-4 LIGHTS GO UP- Members of the town works de- partment crew werebusily en- gaged in installing Christmas lights on spruce trees located in *the 'triangular park area at Dia- goeal Road and Josephine Street and also in front of Town Hall Monday. With a little more snow things will start to brighten up a bit along the main drag. 0-0-0 FUN FOR YOUNG— Although moans and shudders were the main comments of the oldsters on .the weekend snowfall, *WOW'S charges Of .Wingham Day Care Centre held a ""real .:: '0.1Cal, kWh tit 'thl* tear of the bib ikie play area for slipping and sliding and (ugh). rolling around. Re- member when it was fun? 0-0-0 LOOK OUT OTTAWA— The town hall flower beds, and lipower boxes and the bank corner ' arklet on Josephine Street are expected to have blazes of glory come early spring. Ed Fielding, Stewart Beattie and Roy Bennett - on behalf of Wingham Horticul- tural Society have been up to some bulb planting recently. No less than 600 new early blooming tulips of a bright red variety have been planted in those locations. The old bulbs will be planted any /*day in the Carling Terrace bed to brighten that area when the snow leaves. 0-0-0 SOCIAL NIGHT MAYBE— Mechanical problems with the ice -making , plant at Wingham Curling Club were being dealt with at press time, and hopefully it was expected there would be g ice for the weekend. If there's a happy ending to the story, there'll be a social evening at ' the club Saturday night. Members are ad- vised to keep ears gluedtp the grapevine for ice news in the meantime, says Ray ° Walker, convener of the event. 0-0—o PLAN STAFF PARTY— A Christmas party for •em- jloyees of the Town of Wingham 'its planned for Lee's Tavern on the evening of Dec. 6, when em- ployees and their wives and a few other guests will enjoy a get-to- gether. The function was planned at a committee meeting of coun- cil Monday evening. 0-0-0 WILL SIT IN— New members of ' Wingham Town Council will be invited to attend the final meeting of the "old (council" Monday, Dec. 4, it was decided at a committee meeting of council Monday night. The idea is to give the newcomers 1N not only a welcome, but an in- sight into current business, so as to provide some continuity to local administration. 0-0--o PARKING DEADLINE— j From Dec. 1 to next April 1 the customary overnight parking ban will be in effect in Wingham and takes in, all town roads and streets. It is a practical arrange- ment to order to facilitate snow- plowing. Town council wilenot accept responsibility for damage to any vehicle or other obstacle parked on roads or streets. An official announcement will be 4 Issued by Town Clerk Bill Ren- wick next week, as authorized by council. mittees. BANDMASTER RONALD CLAYSON of the Danforth Citadel Band signed the guest book of the Town of Wingham in the council chambers Saturday afternoon as part of a civic welcoming ceremony. Witnesses are -Mayor DeWitt Miller, centre, and Salvation Army Major Robert Chapman of Toronto. (Staff Photo) Safety patrols, field trips are topics. at Huron board Some additions were made to the present policy on field trips and excursions within, Huron County,schools. Decision ,on the mater w.. r ehed Monday eveen�� regillat November meeting in Clinton. It was agreed " that students participatingin trips which occur either entirely or in part during vacation periods from the school. do so as private individuals and not as members of a group spon- sored ponsored by the school. Teachers who accompany the students are also considered private individu- als and not representatives of the -board. Teachers who may be absent. from school -as aresult of partici- pation in such trips will be sub- ject to loss of pay for any school days for which they are absent. The matter of school safety patrols was also discussed. It was decided that parents must give written consent fortheir children to act as safety patrollers; such Hospital reps discuss sharing of services Representatives of the boards of governors of .three area hospi- tals gathered at the Wingham and District Hospital last Thurs- day evening to discuss ways and means of sharing institutional services. The meeting was inter- esting in the number of areas suggested where sharing of serv- ices might reduce the costs of health care. Hospitals involved were the one pin Wingham, Listo- wel Memorial and Palmerston General. Among the suggested possibili- ties were sharing of laboratory space and equipment for special procedures, hopefully at a point central to the hospitals involved. There was considerable in- terest in the possibility of sharing one up-to-date incinerator for all three. Laundry facilities, with high cost equipment, were also discussed. One of the Wingham ambulances, recently modified `and equipped to transport dan- gerously -ill cardiac patients, was suggested for shared usage by the other two hospitals. Office procedures, joint pur- chasing, andmicrofilming of stored records were also discuss- ed as points at which co-operation could make appreciable savings. Further discussions on the plan will be held over the next few weeks. J. T. Goodall, chairman of the Wingham board, presided. Palmerston chairman William Brown and chairman Norman Stirling of Listowel were accom- panied by their executive com- students will be properly trained by the police; administration of the patrols will be through the co- operation of the principal of the school and the locaLpolice; and students involved safety pat- rols are to be specifically in- structed that they have no au- thority to stop vehicular traffic. Three - new custodians were hired. They are Grant Turner, beginning duties at Goderich Dis- trict Collegiate Institute and T. Nethery and C. Finnigan, start- ing at F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. These new duties commence December 1, 1972. Contracts for snow removal were accepted. They go to Carl D'Arcey, Howick Central, $125 per month for December, _Janu- ary, February and March; John Carmichael, East Wawanosh PS, $10 per hour; Robert Galloway, Stephen Central, $8 per hour; Grey Central, J. E. Struthers, $10 per hour; and Huron Centennial PS, James Nott Jr., $10 per hour. Alterations will be made to Wingham Public School to ac- commodate Golden Circle School and the. services of Kyles, Kyles and Ghrratt have been retained by the board for the project. At Queen Elizabeth School in Goderich an additional room has been leased from the Huron - Perth Separate School Board ef- fective January 1, 1973 at $25 per Month. The former Ainleyville School: property in Brussels will be re- turned to that community, the board decided. Two items . have been put, onto next month's agenda. The matter 6f Henry Pulsifer's request to give guitar lessons in the school will be re-examined. As well, . high school bus •parkipg problem in Wingham will be discussed with an eye to finding an alter- nate lternate solution to the present sqs- ° tem of parking the buses on town - owned property. nforth Citadel leases audiences .:One of ,,,the busiest and best . nusical groups to visit Wingham .a long time put on a veritabTe ",1rathon of performances here ;Baturday and Sunday when the ptstanding Danforth Citadel *°'Band of The Salation Army, To - Tonto, completed no • less than *hie engagements. The logistical problem alone, of moving 32 musicians plus all ;fir band instruments and per- • conal Iuggage from Toronto to private billets in Wingham was a midable consideration. It in- ":tolved the Wingham Corps bus •for the personnel and a truck for baggage. Only one hitch, de- veloped, a flat on the truck. How= ;firer, it did not hold up the pro- w- ams as arranged and merely ort -changed Capt. J. Cameron the Wingham Corps of some pded sleep. 'With Bandmaster Ronald Clay- eon in charge, the bandsmen firived at the Wingham Citadel turday afternoon when hot cof- `ee and a snack hit the spot. The ,first formal performance was a "March of witness from the Cita- ',,!4e1 via John and Josephine °greets to the town hall for a civic welcome. Civic Welcome -Ranged on the lawn at the town hall, the' band played a short Service and received an address Of welcome from Mayor DeWitt .'Miller. Suitable responses were given by the bandmaster and Major Bot, Chapman of Toronto, who, along with Mrs. Chapman, was guest speaker at subsequent worship services. Midway through the town ceremonies the Toronto officerh signed the guest book in the council chamber of - the town hall to mark the event. From there the bandsmen pro- ceeded to St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church across the road to set up stands and music. They enjoyed. the hospitality of the ladies ofSt. Andrew's who served a fme dinner in the dining hall prior to the concert and service in the main , auditorium of the church. Good Crowd The church was well filled for the concert and resounded with the fine and rarely heard sound of a top drawer band as the group's signature piece, "Danforth Cita- del" rang out. . Congregational songs to the band music were hearty and en- thusiastic and gave the large audience an opportunity to parti- cipate. A well-balanced program followed, featuring several solo numbers by outstanding instru- mentalists, including a horn solo "The Old Rustic Bridge" by Dep- uty Bandmaster C. Crocker and a piano solo by D. Bond. "Song of Triumph", a euphonium solo, was performed by P. Ferguson. Capt. Cameron introduced Ma- jor and . Abs. Bob Chapman and was assisted in the „Service by Prizes being planned or Santa CIausday The annual Wingham Santa "Claus parade, scheduled for Dec. =9, Is shaping up well, but more Tse entries would be welcome. Any new floats as yet not entered ;Any be a great help. It appears ritthis„ stage the parade will be on Pr/with last 'ear's and the 1tcornmittee is hoping to make it even bigger and better. A bit of novelty will be injected by the use of cartoon'character comical suits which have been rented for the occasion. Both the Lions and Kinsmen are entering floats and an entry is also promised from Wingham • and District Hospital, with an alter- nate standing by in case of bad weather. Pr-ia+eS are now 'being offered for parade participants, with at least 25 entries already on the list. Prizes will be - awarded in ,. three categories: commercial, general and children under 12. Wingham Kinettes have under- taken to bag the candy treats for • the children and are planning a Kinsrn en radio auction work bee in the near- future. slated for a Anyone wishing to help or con- tribute in any way isurged to act members of the . com- Wingham Kinsmen havb cho- sen December "11 as the date of the 1972 radio auction. Bruce Green, chairman of the auction committee, explainedthe pro- gress of plans for the event, when the club met last week with presi- dent Alex Strong in . charge. Twenty-seven members and four guests were present. , Members of the Kinsmen were requested to approach local mer- chants for participation in the auction. It was suggested that the articles designated for the auc- tion be displayed in the windows of some downtown stores to allow the public a preview of things for sale. This is being investigated by Mr. Green. New member Peter McGilla- waee was officially welcomed into the dub by Dr. Strong. Mr. McGillawaee, chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis project, reported • that he is securing.final informa- tion and will present detailed al- ternatives to the club at the next meeting. • Grey Cup draw chairman Don Carter reported that tickets are now being sold in- Wingham and area. At time .of • writing tickets have been on sale for a week and half are already sold. Kin Carter encouraged the members to con- tinue- the good work. The winner this year will receive a $300 cash prize. Kin Calvin Burke,chairman of the club's 25th anniversary pro- gram, reported on a. recent meet- ing of his committee. He con- gratulated secretary Murray Mc- Lennan for his work in having searched the club's records and obtaining the addresses of all past members except five: He has also obtained all financial records to 1964 but has requested assistance in locating the re- maining records. Other members of the anniversary committee in- clude Bill Hanula who is pres- ently trying to locate the club's scrapbook; and president Alex Strong, historian. Substance said "hash" seized from juvenile Early Sunday morning a -local juvenile was apprehended with an assortment of what was identified as hashish in his pos- session, plus a capsule of MDA concealed in foil behind his belt buckle. Investigation of the case involving the 15 -year-old youth is being continued by Wingham po- lice. Wingham residents who no- ticed a momentary cut in hydro power at 10:34 a.m. Tuesday got a signal emanating from a mis- hap that befell Jerry McLean and • his 1972 Valiant taxi Vehicle ear- lier in the day. He had been head- ing north on Minnie Street when the windshield frosted up and he lost control while reaching for the defroster button. The car slid into a pole and was damged to the ex- tent of about $800. Jerry received a sore hip, cut chin and sore mouth and was driven to Wingham and District Hospital by Police Chief Jim Mil- ler for first aid about 7 -a.m. Several stitches were required to close the chin cut. Later in the morning hydro flickered off momentarily as repairs were made. Early last Friday morning three vehicles were reported to have been employed in a race down Josephine Street. Two of the drivers have been appre- hended by Wingham police and a third is sought: Charges are pending. A charge of assault and bodily harm is pending in the case of a local man alleged to have struck a woman on the head with a cherry brandy bottle. John Congram of RR 5, Wing - ham, is wondering who it was that drove out of Alfred Street on a wide curve at 12:05 a.m. Sun- day and forced him over into the parking area while he was pro- ceeding south. The car damaged his left rear fender and bumper and continued on its way. His '71 Matador was damaged in the left rear quarter. Wingham police are also interested and continu- ing an investigation into the mat- ter. A collision here Monday in- volved RonaldE. Snowdon of RR 2, Lucknow• an Arthur Mc- Dougall of God b.h, slippery road conditions contributing to the collision. Damage totalled $250. Neither was injured. A number of speeding charges were laid, charges under the Liquor Control Act and numerous warnings issued regarding traffic offences. mittee, Vern Redman, Don Car- his right hand last • Thursday , j,ter, Jon Bateson or Brian Cam- when he caught his hand in a corn eron. picker. Evidently the picker caught a stock of corn and dragged his hand into the ma- chine. He was given first aid treatment .here and transferred by ambulance to Victoria Hospi- tal, London. An accident with a chain saw Saturday gave William Albert of RR 3, Wingham a lacerated right hand while cutting wood in a bush near Blyth. Fireman Hurt . Terry &kick, a Teeswater fire- man, was tr=eated for lacerations to his left hand, received while. • CSM W"illiani Rendereon. The visiting musicians were billeted at private homes here. They met ' their hosts and hos- tesses at the temporary platform erected, for the occasion in the church, and were taken to local residences where they were warmly welcomed. Sunday Programs First engagement for the bandsmen Sunday morning was an open-air concert at 50 Alfred Street for the benefitof the senior citizens and the general public in' the area, with a march back to the Citadel by os shine Street. After attending the regular 11:00 a.m. Holiness meeting at the Citadel, the visitors were served lunch in the Young People's hall. By 1:00 p.m. the musical ag- gregation was at a CKNX video taping session for broadcast later" in the popular Singtime series of programs. Then, in rapid succession, con- certs were , played at Wingham and District Hospital and Brook- haven Nursing Home where the elderly residents enjoyed the de- layed, but none -the -less interest- ing musical treat. The perform- ances there had to be postponed. from Satturday afternoon when the civic reception started a bit late and carried on,pntil dusk was setting in. After an early dinner at their billets, the bandsmen regrouped at St: Andrew's church where a preliminary concert was given, followed by an evangelistic meet- ing. After a coffee session at the Citadel, the visiting officers and the band headed back to their To- ronto homes, having gut in a rig- orous two days as- their way of rendering "an efficient and effec- tive ministry" with the people of Wingham. to a "closer and more. meaningful relationship" with God. Band:Fanted in notea prepared for :the Wim' ham ?r, Capt. J. Cameron observed; "For many years the Danforth Citadel -Band has been reCogizd as One of Canada's finest "brass‘ bands. In addition to active street ministry in the east end of Toron- to, the band has performed in concert in many Canadian cen- tres, and "many large centres in the United States, "Their repertoire is broad:,nd varied, rarringOnents ti of traditional " church classical selections and compex brass bandshow e , The present embe s who de- vote many hours' vohmtarily as players include 'students, teach- ers; skilled factory worlFers, salesmenand business execu- tives. "Under the very capable lead- ership of Bandmaster Ron Clay- son they are maintaining the high standards both of performance and of Salvation Army service for which the Danforth music sec- tions have been known for, many years." As to the bandmaster, - Capt.. Cameron said Ron Clayson and. cornet artistry are synonymous terms to music lovers in many parts of the world, .During. 12 years ,with the famous "Red "Shield Band" of the Salvation Army (a band madeup of Salva- tionists.from the various `Guards s Bands' in London), he set a high standard as a cornet soloist. The technique, tone and interpretive tone of this "noted Salvationist are - declared impeccable by critics of . many lands. He has brought much -of his artistry to his present position as director of the bard, "We have been privileged and . proud to, have presented this re: nowned director," Capt. Cam- eron concluded. ttiv,* - ork and p account for Accidents at work and play accounted for some painful injur- ies adding seven. patients to the list of those cared for at Wingham and District Hospital. Oscar Schefter, 51, RR 4, Wing - ham received severe injuries to Win scholarships Among the students who will receive awards at the Waterloo Lutheran University Thursday evening are Brenda ,Jane Staple- ton and Jeanette F. Riley. Both are former F. E. Madill S.S. stu- dents.. Miss Riley will receive a fac- ulty board scholarship and Miss Stapleton a proficiency scholar- ship. ay hazards 7 patients fighting a fire at the home of Alex Schiestel in Teeswater. The cuts were reported suffered when he came in contact with broken glass. He was released after treatment here. ' Players Injured Hockey injuries accounted for two area patients, Clifford... Hetherington of Bluevale, son of George -Hetherington, had his jaw dislocated while playing hockey at Wingham arena. He was ad- mitted here and described as satisfactory after treatment. On the same day -Leonard Sangster, RR 1, Wingham, was • admitted" to hospital with chest injuries suffered in a hockey game at the Iocal arena. Donald England of RR 1J Luck - now was transferred by ambu- lance to Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, last Thursday. No' details were available. TED KRUG OF KITCHENER was guest speaker at Wingham Lions Club last week as a guest of Lion Bill Keil (left) and spoke on interesting motivations for investment. At left is Lion Lorne Carmichael, filling in as secretary for Lion Colin Campbell who was unavoid- ably absent. (Staff Photo)