The Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-03-01, Page 1Gorrie. Vidette and Wroxoter News
Her family includes 'three sons,
Harvey 'and Morley, of Wroxeter,
Lloyd of Toronto, ten grandchildren
and eight great•qrandchildren,
Those attending the dinner were:
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W.INOIIAIVI, ONTARIO. ED.NESDAY0, AT4RPR I. 061
egion Bulb • Sale Rises
unds for Retarded:,iddies LOCAL ACTIVITY—
Plenty of goings-on at this time
of year. Last week It was the an-
nual High School concert, which is
Spoken of as the finest ever pro-
duced by the student body. Tonight
Cubs and Scouts take their dads
to dinner, the annual. Father and
Son banquet. Also tonight ICing
Whyte, wilt be on deck at the High
School under sponsorship of the
Wingham Sportsmen, Saturday the
Wingham Figure Skating Club pre-
sents its annual carnival and Fri-
day 'evening next week the Lions
will sponsor opera, aled at the
High School, Who says life in a
small •town is dull?
Members of the Royal Canadia4n
MRS. McMICHAEL 95
FAMILY GATHERS FOR
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Wit:OXETER—On 'Sunday 30
giteks attended a family gathering
at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Morley
MelVfichael, R.R. 2, Wroxeter, in
honor .of the former's' mother, Mrs.
Robert McMichael, who was 95 on
February 25th. Mrs. McMichael, is
able to be up and around every
day and spends much of her time
piecing quilts.
reason to be very
Legion and those interested in the
Wingham and District. Associatit
for Retarded Children both had
pleased with t.lie
campaign for funds which was
carried out last Friday evening.
The canvass, which was in the
form of a sale of electric light
bulbs completely sold out the
stock, a total of 2669 bulbs, Thirty-
five members of the local branch
of the Legion took part in the
house-to-house canvass,
In a ceremony at the Legion
Home on Monday evening a cheque
for $280.05 was turned over to
George Stokes, treasurer of the
Retarded Children's Association, Of
this amount, $237.55 was realized
as' profit from the sale of bulbs,
while the balance, $42,50, was in
the form of donations from various
householders in the community.
George Henderson was over-all
chairman for the campaign, while
Alex Corrigan organized a similar
canvass in Bluevale, as did Ross
Anderson in Belgrave. It is ex-
pected that the "bag o' bulbs"
canvass will become an annual
event here.
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"MUDDY .APRING ?—
Several farmers have predicted a
real juicy break-up". when spring
finally comes. With little snow at
freeze-up, they say the ground is
frozen deeply and roads are likely
to go to pieces when the frost
comes out, Heavy rains at the end
of the week certainly brought
spring a step or two closer and
removed a good deal of snow. We
haven't heard any complaints from
the town council so far.
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The driver, a Hamilton man, escaped without injury,
but the entire load was deposited in the ditch,
Classes in first aid laStrk4t140
are continuing at the court
chamber on. Monday evening..
They are sponsored by the St. Joli
Ambulance Corps and the instill' I.
tor is Wallace Caslick, assisted
Mrs. Marie Bontje, both of thle
Stratford office of the Corps, 'hg.
Caslick 'has 14 years' experience
in this work with St, John Ant:-
bulance.
The class includes Robert F,
Rcwsell, Beaver Lumber Co,; Hugh
Hand, John O'Neill, Robert Sini
narnon and Harry West, of the
Berry Door Co., Ltd.; Roy Bennett,
William Harris and Scott Reid, of
CKNX; A, E, Ritchie, Luckno*
CNR; Edward Whitby, Town Of
Wingham; Glen V. Watson and
Ronald R. VanCamp, Fry &
hall; George F. Hetherington,
County of Huron; Lorne Archer,
Wingham PUC„ and the following
individuals: Mrs. Alice Melshe,
Bluevale; Mrs. GladyS, Pickell,
Teeswater; Mrs. Lorraine Cook
and Mrs, Mary Dunbar, both of.
Belgrave; Mrs. Margaret Hether-
ington, Bluevale; Levi A, Byer,
Clifford; Nelson. Pickell, Tees-
water; Harvey Miller, LucknOw;
and the following from Wingham;
Mrs. Ida Anderson, Mrs. Anne
Nichol, Mrs. Jean Hull, Mrs. Jean
Simpson, Mrs, Russel Farrier, Mrs,
Jane Malda„ Mrs. Norman Elliott;
Mrs. Tod Elliott; -"Mrs, .13.4M114, s,
Mrs. Norman Welwood, Mrs. Helen
Currie, Mrs. J. D, Horwood, Mrs,
W. B. Conron, Don Cameron, J.
0. Horwood, Robert McIntyre, R.
Id, Hoy, Jack Walker, James D.
Miller and Wm, A. Crawford,
Since there is doubt to the cor-
rectness of spelling of a few of
the names above, members of the
class might check with the secre-
tary at the next class.
UP AND OVER--This big transport truck; loaded
with 25 tons of bulk salt flipped over into the ditch
When the 'lights went out early Wednesday morning.
Big. Transport Flips Ton d • •
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
ADDRESSES LIONS
Russell Grainger, of Zurich,
deputy district governor, was the
guest speaker at the, Lions Club
meeting in the Queens Hotel on
Friday evening. It was the occasion
of his official visit to the Wing-
ham Club. He was introduced by
Lion Jack Reavie and 'appreciation
was expressed 'by Lion Stewart
Beattie.
President Bill, Cruikshank pre-
sided, music was in charge of Lions
Bill Conron and Hap Swatridge
and Lion Gord Buchanan handled
the twisting of tails and resultant
collection of fines in the absence
of Lion Perc Clark.
The president reminded all Lions
of the opera to be sponsored by the
club on the evening of Friday,
March 10th, and tickets were given
out to the members for sale,
There will not be a regular meet-
ing of the club on March 10th, but
all Lions are expected to be on
hand for the opera presentation.
Loainto Highway Ditch
A semi-trailer transport, leaded
with 25 tons of bulk salt, left High-
way 87 a mile west of Wroxeter
in the early hours of Wednesday
morning and rolled into the north
ditch. The driver, Fletcher B,
Smyth of Grimsby, was unhurt..
The truck was owned by Andrews
Motor Haulage of Hamilton and
was enroute to that city with a
load of salt from the mine at
Goderieh, The entire load was
spilled out, on the roadside.
The drier told police that he
inadvertently switched off the
lights as he reached for the ash-
I tray in the. cab, and before he could
get them back on the big vehicle
was off the north shoulder of the
road. Due to the tact that' it land-
i
ed in soft snow there was negli-
gible damage to the truck,
An. outsize wrecking truck was
cargo was salvaged by the Depart-
brought in from London to get the
1 vehicle back on Its Wheels. The
ment of Highways for use in this
area.
The accident was investigated
by Cpl. Jack Parkinson of the
Wingham detachment, Ontario
Provincial Police.
Married 56 Years.
Mr. and Mrs. Gearge Coultes, of
East Wawanosh, celebrated their ADOPTED BY 19113 56th wedding anniversary at a
family gathering at the home of
ITALIAN CHILD IS GLAD TO OBLIGE—
The A-T has received a nice,
shiny dime, along With a request
or a copy of the paper. The post-
rk on the envelope plearly stat
ed "Lunenberg, N.S." hut there was
no name on either the envelope or
the enclosed slip, We'll gladly co-
operate if you will let us have the
full name and address.
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STOPPED THE CLOCK—
LEGION' AUXILIARY
NINE ARE INSTALLED
BY MRS. R. CASEMORE
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr,
and Mrs. John Gaunt, of White-
church on Wednesday.
Mrs. Coultes is the former Jennie
Leaverc daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Leaver, of East
Wawanosh, Mr, Coultes is a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Coultes, also of East Wawanosh.
They operated the family farm on
Concession 10, now owned by their
son, Norman: The couple now, ree-
side •across the road from the
homestead, * • They have four children, James,
Albert, 'Norman, and Mrs. John
(Agnes) Gaunt, all living In the
district. There are 16 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren,
The occasion also marked the
20th wedding anniversary of their
son, James Coultes and Mrs, Coul-
tes, and the 87th birthday of Mrs.
Coultes, Sr,
Last autumn, when the students
of the Wingham District High
School began their annual maga-
zine sales campaign, they had al-
ready decided to use a part of the
proceeds to help an underprivileged
child through the Foster Parent
Plan, This month word was 're-
ceived that an eight-year-old
Italian boy, Guiseppe Marazza, had
been assigned to them.
Guiseppe. lives with his parents,
two brothers and a sister in a little
village near Rome, Work is net
easily secured, the father' has been
ill, and this family is very poor.
The older brother, age twelve, has
already stopped school, but Gu-
iseppe, who is in Grade II, hopes
to continue until he graduates.
This would not be possible with-
out the help of the. Plan. By it,
Guiseppe receives food, clothing,
medical care, and a cash grant of
$8.00 a month. His parents are
grateful for the assistance, which
means improved health and a
brighter future for their boy,
Through the donations of in-
dividuals and organizations, the
Foster Parents Plan gives aid to
needy children. The boys and girls
of WDHS wish to thank all those
who, by their fine response to the
magazine drive last fall, are shar-
ing with them in this worthwhile
work,
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Ca-
nadian Legion met last Wednesday
with 68 members and three visitors
from the Howick branch in attend-
ance.
The freezing rain which fell on ..,,
Saturday AfternOon-deand4Nerling
did not prove too destructive, al-
though a few TV aerials in town
were casualties, However, the post
office clock just can't take that
sort of weather. It stopped at 9.45
'and stayed there until the ice
melted off its haggard face.
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ACK TO WORK—
Workmen are busy again at the
site of the new Toronto-Dominion
Bank building on main street. Sev-
eral weeks' delay was encountered
because of the condition of the
sub-soil at the front of the build-
ing. It is expected that progress
will continue, particularly with
better weather in prospect.
Mr, and Mrs.'LlOyd 'McMichael and .
Mr.,c.L , Lyn,
and David, all :of Toronto, Mr. and.
Mrs. Lloyd Lamont and Brenda
Lee, Teeswatee, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bremner; Joan, Brenda,
Kathryn, Mary and Donna, Moles-
worth, Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Mc-
Michael, Mr, and Mrs. Ron Mc-
Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Me-
Michael and Marjorie Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken. McMichael and Susan all
of Wroxeter. Miss Marie *Mc-
Michael of Stratford was. unable to
attend, Casemore. Mrs. McCann spoke on
"Togetherness," and refreshed the
ladies on the aims and objects of
the by-laws. Corn. Mrs, Dave
Crothers thanked the speaker and
presented her with a gift.
Three applications were read
for membership.
Mrs. •Casemore installed nine
new members: Mrs. Jean Crump,
Mrs. Jack Bateson, Mrs. Ed. Mac-
Aulay, Mrs 'Del Ewing, Mrs, Harold
Remington, Mrs. Bob Ahara, Mrs,
Dave Burgess, Mrs. Ralph Saint
and Mrs, Chas. Irwin.
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MAYBE THEY'RE RIG1111`—
Dealer in Chicago
Murray McDowell, Cookstown,
Surge dealer for South Simcoe and
North Peel Counties is attending
this week a sales seminar on the
Tonganoxie milking system at the
Surge Training Centre in Chicago,
USA. All dealers from the province
are invited to attend. 'Murray was
formerly a resident of East Wa-
wanosh and Ashfield ,Townships.
A personal thank you note was
read' from Mr. Anderson, adopt-
ed veteran at Westminster Hos-
pital, London. A letter was read
from the Lueknow Auxiliary invit-
ing the ladies to attend a social
on March 14th.
No euchre will beheld on March
13th, but the regular one on March
27 will be convened by Mrs. V.
Ducharme and Mrs, John Strong.
The next, meeting will also be held
a week earlier, March 22, because
of the branch bonspiel.
The zone commander, Mrs. Wm.
McCann, of Fordwich, was intro-
duced by the president, Mrs. Bob
Planning Bd. Protects
Future of Communities
BRIGADE OUT TWICE
FIRE DAMNS TWO
HOMES IN MORRIS
The Wingham and District fire
brigade was called out to two fires
in Morris Township at the week-
end. The first call was to the farm
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Pletch
on the fourth line, where a spark
from the furnace had started a
lovely blaze at 3 a,m. Saturday.
James Johnston, a neighbor, saw
the smoke and phoned in the
alarm. •
By the time the firemen arrived
neighbors had carried out all the
contents of the home, in the belief
that the fire might not be chocked.
Prompt work by the members of
the brigade, however, extinguished
the blaze with damage estimated
at not more than $25.00,
Results were different In the
second call, to the home' of Mr. and
Mrs, W. R. Gamble at 1.40 p.m.
Sunday. A defective furnace in
their home on •the first line of
Morris , permitted sparks to enter
a hot air pipe and so spread the
fire to the upper section of the
house. The entire east side of the
home was completely gutted and
damage from smoke was extensive
throughout,
In May, 1960, the same home
was seriously damaged when fire
gutted the kitchen. The family was
away from home on both occasions.
FORTY-TWO TAKINfi
ST, JOHN COURSE
Being merely human we hesitate
to get too enthusiastic about this
early spring jazz, However, several
people in the Whiteehurch area re-
port' as flock of wild geese flying
due north last Wednesday evening.
Personally we don't 'think it means
,a thing as far as Weather is coil-
, rued. More likely these were
'Republican geese fed up with the
results of the U.S. electien.
Provincial Police
Report 166 Accidents
Provincial Police records for the
month of January show 166 motor
accidents in District 6, of which
this area is a part. Four perosns
lost their lives, and 42 were in- I
jured. The police checked 4248
vehicles and preferred . charges in;
590 cases. There were 230 charges '
for exceeding the speed limit and
123 for breaking rules of the road;
30 for careless driving; 1 for driv-
ing while intoxicated and 3 for im-
paired ability.
Damage Light in
Car Accident
A minor accident occurred two
miles north of Blyth on Saturday
evening when a car driven by Mrs.
Laurine Ryan of Hamilton. left the
road, ticked a pole and came to
rest in the ditch. Damage to the
car was only about $150.
Mrs. Ryan was accompanied by
her husband, Dr. James 'George
Ryan, and the couple were enroute
to Wingham to visit with Dr. and
Mrs. Samuel Smith, There were
no personal injuries in the mis-
hap. Const. W. R, Bell, Wingham
O.P.P. investigated.
The Wingham - Turnberry Plan-
ning Board has recently issued an
outline of its purposes and duties
to municipal councils and officials
who are concerned in the two
municipalities. Since the general
public may not be completely
aware of the functions of this
board the pertinent details are out-
lined below:
The Wingham - Turnberry Plan-
ning Board is a duly constituted
body designated by the two muni-
cipal councils and approved by the
Minister of Municipal Affairs
under The Planning Act, 1955. It
operates within the Township of
Turnberry and the Town of Wing-
ham.
The purpose of the board is to
serve in an advisory capacity to
the two municipal councils in mat-
ters of community planning and
development. It is not within the
powers of the board to enact legis-
lation, enforcelaws or in any way
infringe upon the 'activities of the
two councils.
The single administrative power
of the board relates to the transfer
of land which may form part of an
"area of subdivision control". Such
areas do not include all land in
the two municipalities, but rather
those specific tracts which have
been so designated by by-laws of
the councils and approved by the
Minister,
Purpose of Board
The board is expected to Investi-
gate and survey the physical and
economic aspects of the probable
future development of the area and
Make recommendations to the
municipal councils •in regard to the
preparation of plans, zoning, build-
ing by-,laws and Inspection, Sewage
disposal, co-ordination with titill-
FILLIEN6TH OPERA
IS OH AND WITTY
MRS, W. J. HUMPHREY
of St Helens, who celebrated her
93rd birthday on Feb. 23rd, ME.
and Mrs. Htunphrey marked their
68th wedding anniversary on No.
vember 9th,
The Canadian Opera Company
will bring to Wingham many of
Canada's outstanding opera singers
on' March 10, including; Jan Rubes,
Barbara Strathdeer Andrew Mac-
Millan, Joanne Ivey, Victor Braun,
Dodi Portero, tritest Adams and
many more. All lovers of opera
music will' want to see and hear
this group as it presents Orpheus
in the Underworld, by Jacques
ffenbach,
DFFICERS of the Viringham trittieb, Royal Canadian
Legion' present a cheotte for $280.00 to Goorge,
Stokes, leity'treasitter of the Winghent and District
Retarded Children's Assoc, The cheque represented
profits and donatiniis received baring the 4,1.1ag
Bulbs" canvass on Friday evening. George Bientler.,
son. chairman for the ealtrasS is seen next to Mr.
Stokes; Bill nogg, treasurer Of the Legion mid
George Brooks, president, are at right..,--MNX
rialto by 'John Strong,
FARM HOME GUIDTEDa-The HOMO of William
(lainble, first line of ItIOrtis TOWnship, Wits ex-
tensively damaged by fire on Suntley aftertteen,
Snloird is seen pouring from the building in the ties cenunissions, parks boards,
early stages, of the fire, The sante home was flaniag- and other agencies interested in
Oa by fire last Stay. tararrivalty development,
The opera is being brought to
Wingitant through the efforts of
the Lions Club and the perfor-
mance will be held in the audi-
torium of the Wingham District
High' School on Friday evening,
March 10 at 8.30.
The amusing satire is a take-off
on the music of Gluck and the old
story Of 'Orpheus and Eurydice.
The 'beautiful songs, combined with
the gaiety of the gods of Olympus
are Sure to delight every Meriaber
of the audience. Though written
over 100 years. ago, it is as modern
and entertaining as any present-
day musical show.
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