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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-12-30, Page 1V FIRST SECTION EACH CHRISTMAS the staff of Wingham and District Hospital brighten the season for patients by decorating the doors and windows at the hospital. This one, painted by Sharon Skinn, in the operating room is entitled, "Santa Is Coming" and was awarded first prize. THIS WINDOW IN ROOM 224, at the Wingham and District Hospital, won second prize in the annual window decoration contest. It is simply entitled 'Santa Claus' and was painted Uy Fay Seers, a Registered Nurses Assistant student at the hospital. Thirty-six windows were painted in the hospital this year. Wingham, Thursday, December 30, im Rec. Department plans seminar on photography, The Wingham Recreation De- partment has announced an interesting event for early in the., new year. On Saturday, Jan. 15 Joe Suerich of Joe's camera shops in Kitchener and Waterloo will conduct a photography seminar at the Wingham town hall. Sessions will commence at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. the same day. The $7.50 fee for the seminar will include coffee and refreshments. We havt a wint*r vacation for you! BOOK NOW I � F SIRYKE Listowel, Ontario O "1.2111 Coll Toll Free 1-000-266-6= Single Copy Not Over 25c Harvey Aitcheson retiring at year end The Wingham Volunteer Fire Department is losing one of its oldest members at the end of the year. Harvey Aitcheson, who has been with the department since 1829, will be leaving on Dec. 31. He has worked under five dif- ferent fire chiefs in his tenure with. the department. He started under Jack Currie and worked his way through the tenures of Jack Crandall, `Ab Louttit, Bill Leopard, Jim Carr He also said that two others and Dave Crothers who is the gave the department quite a bit of present fire chief. He was trouble before they came under awarded the Lottg Service medal control. He mentioned the fire at under the Fire Marshall's Act, CKNX and at the old Brunswick five yeah ago in Gravenhurst. Hotel. When asked which was the "I can't reeall any recent ones worst fire he had to fight, Mr. which gave us as much trouble as Aitcheson said without hesi- those wee," be commented• tation, "The one at the old chair Mr. Aitcheson, who is a milk - factory. That had to be one of the man for Bateson's Dairy, will worst in the area." also be retiring from this posi- tion. "If the weather was milder I would be outside," he com- mented. "However, I really don't Aimed at something of benefit `- Doers your paper C �^�ne`y fire is mow, what I will be doing im- to camera enthusiasts, as well as mediately after I retire." those who have recently acquired the Onl Call photographic equipment, topics of the day will include the basics of photography; close-up photog- raphy; telephoto photography; flash photography; color photog- raphy and picture composition. All who are interested are - asked to watch for the advertise- ment for this event which will appear in next week's paper and which will contain a coupon to be filled out and returned to the rec- reation office by Jan. 13. Letter asks for fans' support This week's Advance -Times carries a letter to the editor which is intended for all residents of the community. Coach George Skinn points out the fact that if the intermediate hockey team is to carry through this winter of ice ;shortage some active interest on the part of the fans will be needed. The team is using the ice at the Howick centre between Gorrie and Fordwich on Highway 87, which is not really all that far from town, on a well -plowed road. If you have ever had any- thing to do with sports you will realize how much the presence of a good cheering squad from the home town means to team spirit. The Ironmen have provided some excellent junior hockey in past seasons, and with your help will do so again this season. Let's get behind these boys and cheer them on to a championship! Wingham Police lay 43 charges over Christmas Despite warnings of crack- downs by Wingham Police, 43 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act last week. Three accidents were investi- gated with estimated damage at $3,400 and two injuries An officer was dispatched to an accident on Dec. 21 which oc- curred on John Street. The two cars were driven by James E. McWhinney of Wingham and F. E. Robertson also of Wingham. Damage was estimated at $100. On Dec. 23 an accident occur- red on the Lloyd -Truax Ltd. parking lot when cars driven by Winston C. Walker of Belgrave and Kenneth Longman, of Blyth, collided. Damage was estimated at $105. On Christmas day two persons were injured when a car driven by Dale Sewers of Wingham collided with a parked car owned by Oscar Kieffer of Bluevale. Damage was estimated at $3,200 and both Dale Sewers and his wife Debbie were treated at Wingham and District Hospital for facial lacerations and abra- sions and released. Wingham police laid three charges under the Liquor Licence Act during the week. EACH OF THE CLASSES at Wingham Public School presented some of the Christmas carols they had learned in songs as part of the school Christmas assembly last. Wed - music class. Some of the pupils also acted out parts of the nesday morning. GRADUATES AS RNA Darlene Kim Baylor, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baylor of Fordwich, grad- uated on December 17 from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities for Nursing Assistants. Christmas comes but once a year In .case you have the feeling that this issue of your local news- paper'is a bit light on news, you are right. For one thing the week between Christmas and New Year's is the week of general hibernation. News is scarce be- cause most of the people who make the news are taking a well- earned rest and sleeping off the turkey and plum pudding. Add to that circumstance the exceptionally heavy weather of the past week and the fact that the post office, through which much of our news copy arrives, was closed from Friday evening until Wednesday morning, and you will realize that at least we did our best to keep you happy. Well, never mind all that. Just accept our best wishes for a New Year that will bring you great happiness and the solution to your problems, no matter what they may be. i. GRADUATES Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ellacott are proud to announce that their son Doug has suc cessfully graduated from Fanshawe College in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Doug has accepted a position with Bell Canada in Kitchener. No Crossroads this week There will he no Crossroads Action in this week's issue of Th( .igtowel Banner, The Mount crest Confederate and The Wingham Advance -Times. Crossroads will appear again as usual on ,lin S. 711 office of The Advance - Times will be closed Friday, open Monday. arrive late r Judging by the relatively small number of complaints The Ad- vance -Times has received in recent weeks, we have reason to believe that most subscribers are receiving reasonably fast de- livery of their newspaper. However, there may be some who are suffering in silence. If that is the case we ask that you carefully observe the day on which your paper is received for a week or two and then let us know. The Ad- vance -Times is mailed to the more distant points every Thurs- day morning. When spring rolls around some of the readers who have been spending the winter months in American resorts will probably tell us about the paper arriving two and three weeks after the mailing date. If you let us knbw promptly of such delays we will -do everything possible to correct the problem. In this effort., the Canadian post office gives us full co-operation. Frequently the solution is better routing of the mailing. Please let us know, wherever you may be, if your paper is arriving late. We make no promises but we certainly will try to speed things up. Presentations at dinner for Twp. officials BELGRAVE — Mr. and Mrs. William Elston entertained the Morris Township officials, em- ployees and their wives at a dinner and social evening on Dec. 20. Mrs. Helen Martin, who is retiring as clerk since 1962, when she succeeded her husband, George, who became clerk in 1941, was presented with a lamp in appreciation of her faithful and dedicated service to the Town- ship of Morris. James Mair was presented with a desk set for the years he has served as councillor and deputy reeve. Mr. and Mrs. George Michie were presented with a gift in ;ionour of their recent marriage. The council and employees presented Mr. and Mrs. ..Elston with a gift in appreciation of the dinner and evening. y during -,Christmas The only fire which was han- dle4 by the Wingham Volunteer Fire Department was in Morris Township at the home of Tom Miller, Centre Sideroad, south of Bluevoe. The department was called at around 8:35 p.m. Monday night as fire broke out in the chimney and pipes. However by the time the firemen arrived the fire was under control and almost ex- tinguished. The Wingham firemen cleaned up making sure the fire was out. There was no damage sus- tained except to the chimney and pipes - New pool room is kept busy by young people One of the new businesses in town which is catering to the young adults is the pool room owned by Peter Panayos of Kitchener. The business has been open about two months now and the owner's father-in-law says the place.has been busy ever since. In fact things have b -en going a lot better than was'at first antici- pated. There are four tables for pool, snooker and Russian pool which are busy continuously. There are also seven pin -ball machines which are also kept busy by the young people. This is a new business -for Panayos and is managed by his father-in-law. It has been one of the better things that have started in the town to keep the young people off the streets. Without the arena there has been a lot of time on young people's hands. The first Thing which comes to mind when one talks about a pool room is that `it is just a hangout'. This is not true with this new one. There is strict discipline and any rowdyism is dealt with very strictly. The pool room is located on Josephine Street just north of Patrick Street on the west side, formerly Armitage Cleaners and more recently Readman's Cleaners. HARVEY AITCHESON Three injured in accidents on area roads Walkerton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police in- vestigated -two aceldeft which sent three persons to Wingham and District Hospital on Monday. Steven Readman, Carling Ter- race, Wingham, was apparently driving a snowmobile when he was involved in a head-on colli- sion on the Second C...:,,,:,' .. of Kinloss Township. He was ad- mitted to hospital with a frac- tured femur and then tra . _ .. - 1 to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where his condition was reported satisfactory as of noon Tuesday. Mrs. Ann Thompson, RR 1, Belgrave, was apparently the driver of a car which was pro- ceeding north on Highway 4, when she struck a second vehicle which was proceeding south and was out of control. The accident occurred on Highway 4, five miles north of Wingham. Mrs. Thompson was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital for observation. Earl Broadfoot, 789 Southdale Rd., East,. London, was appar- ently the driver of the other ve- hicle proceeding souEh. He also was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital for observation. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS INA BOWL is the theme of this painting on the first floor of the Wingham and District Hospital at the far end of the hall at the east end. It was painted by Murdean McLeod and was awarded third prize. Honorable mention went to Room 18 in Pediatrics with a 'Cutter' painted by Jerry Versteeg, Room 244 'Kittens' painted by J. Hoonaard; Alt 'Skaters' painted by M. Middleton and third floor exit by Miss Miltenburg.