The Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-07-05, Page 1, By The Pedestrian ,
ONG THE MAIN DRAG
MORE DONE AT PARK-,
During the past week a drag line
was used to deepen the West end
of the swimming area so that it
would be safe for (living from the
tower which was put up •last year.
The board will be installed at once,
Temporary toilets have also been
erected,
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NEW TOPPING—
Edward and Alfred Streets are
going to be a great satisfaction to
motorists. Blacktop paving has
been laid on sections of both, Other
streets in' town will get similar ap-
plications during the next few
days.
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E OLD TIMES—
ictures in full color of snarling
'114sns and dainty damsels on horse,-
back which have been posted ar-
ound town bring back fond mem-
ories to those older types who can
remember the good old days when
the circus came to town. The Car-
son & Barnes Circus arrives here
at the week-end for matinee and
evening performances on Satur
day. Buy your tickets in advance
from any member of the Lions
Club.
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TRAVEL TIME..., •-• • ,
Lots of public School youngsters
are enjoying a taste of long-dis-
tance travel these clays. Bus trips
have been arranged in. many rur-
al school sections, to give young-
eters an opportunity to see some of
thg interesting sights in our own
wince.
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ACK IN ACTION—
The many friends of John Han-
na are pleased to know that he is
around again after a few days in
Wingham Hospital.
FOT..7;a- 6-.:NalRATIONS—This low 'generation picture ,of Aleaanders
was takot recently in London at the home of jOhn James Alexander,
„ho ;a balding his great grandson, John James. Also seated is John
P. Alexander, of Wingham, and standing is John • Lewis • Alexander,
of Waterloo, father of the baby,
Hospital Flooded with
Offers to Donate Blood
BOB MCPHAIL
view of the Douglas Point site, The guy derrick is 300 feet high. It
will be dismantled ‘01011- it has COMpletectits task of constructing the
reactor balding, Lower right the steel fotrn for eencrele pouring at
the reader building is being raised into position by the wr, Prone.
AECIL is balding the station, Ontario Hyatt) Is 'noting ns 000strodi.in
agent, mkt will operate the station for AEC% when tornpleted.--AttL
PhotOs.
REACTOR GROWS—Work at the Douglas Point; amide energy re-
actor-generator station, half-way between Kineardiee And Port Elgin,
is beginning to tare form. In the tipper left, is the interior Of the
reactor balding, 'The circular hole (left fOregtourid) will be an enter-
geney oit leek. tippet right, concrete pouring for• the renetor build-
ing is carried ob around the 'clock, as this night vieW peints up, Shell
of the building Will be completed this year, Lower left is is general
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Smith,
Bluevale, announce the engagement
of their daughter; Mary Eleanor,
to Mr. George McCulla, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George McCulle, Agin-
court, Ontario. The marriage will
take place on Saturday, July 29,
1961, at 3 O'clock in Knox Presby-
terian Church, Bluevale. F54'
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ENGAGEMENT'
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Byer, of Clif-
ford, announce the engagement of
their daUghter Barbara Alma Eliza-
beth, of Toronto, to Mr. Joshua
Valentine Thomson, son of Mrs.
Clara Thomson, of Gravenhurst,
and the late Mr. Thomson, The
marriage will take place in DOn-
nd Bretheren in Christ Church,.
erontcr7 on Saturday, July 15th, at
.rn, F54'
SWIMMING LESSONS
Any adult over eighteen who is
interested in taking swimming les-
sons come down to the pool every
Monday evening from 8.30 to 9.
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RECEPTION
A reception and dance will be
held at them Bluevale Community
Hall for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bos-
man Friday, July 7. " Tiffin's or-
chestra. Everybody welcome, Ladies•
please bring 'lunch. F56
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Hastie,
Gotrie, wish to announce the en-
gagement -of their -datighter, Marie
leanore, to Mr. Robert John
ong son of Mr. and Mrs. John
tong, of Gorrie, The marriage
will take place in Gorrie United
Church on Saturday, July 29, at 3
p.m. F54
CLOSING NOTICE
The office of G. A. Williams,
optometrist, will be . closed from
July 3 to July 18, Inclusive, in
order to attend the Canadian Opto-
Met& Association convention in
Halifax, N.S. .E28-5-12b
Reeves and councillors from the the questions they. had in mind,
municipalities in 'the Wingham The board told the group that it
would be necessary to give an ans-
wer at Clinton the folloWing eve-
ning, as to whether or not the
Wingharn district would join with
the other four schools in support-
ing the composite school idea, and
for this reason an immediate de-
cision was necessary.
Many of the problems that had
been mulled over at previous Meet-
ings in regard to the plan were dis.
cussed again, and it turned out that
after considerable discussion, al-
most -all repreapetatiVes and board
members felt that the transporta-
tion problem Was the big item.
Many felt that to bring students
to the Clinton school would be
asking too much of the pupils.
High School District met with
members of the board on Tees-
day . evening of last week to ob-
tain further information on the
proposed composite school to serve
Exeter, Clinton, Seaforth, Goderich
and Wingham. areas.
Two members of the board,
Chairman A. D. IVIacWilliarn and
Robert Hetherington, with Prin-
cipal b', E. Madill, had attended
an earlier meeting at -Clinton which
Was addressed by Dr. S. I), Hen-
,itiperintoident of secondary
School education for •Ontario,
The three men reported to the
municipal representatives what had
been learned at the Clinton meet-
ing, and requested them to .ask
With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
WtNGHAlI, ONTARIO, WADNESDAY, JULY 5, 1961 SINGLE COPIES 10 cents
ouncil OK's Survey of
own's Sewage System
PARENTS OF CUBS
PLEASE NOTE
Cubs front WI; A and, ki Packs were asked to be at the
Scout Han last Thursday ore-,
Wag to return their forms fel.*
camp, Only six turned tip,
It is vital that the leaders
have this Infortmition and the
boys are now asked to return
their forms to any one of the
leaders at their homes by jitty
12th, It will be necessary to
have the information io order
to arrange transportation and
other details.
Wtiabarn Cub -Camp will be' ..,
held this year from July 28 to
39 at Camp Martyn. It is cxe
peeted that Leaders. Bill -Cra.W., -
ford, Rob. Itintool, Penny Our,
rie, Rarb Piekford and Byron
Adams will accompany them.
and as usual District Commis-
stoner Archie. Gowardock of
Walkerton Will be Camp. Sup-
ervisor,
Most important item of business
on the town council's agenda Mon-
lay evening was a decision to en-
gage a consulting engineer to make
I complete survey of the sewage
system in Wingham. The survey
will include investigation of the
existing system, to determine
where it is inadequate, and esti-
mates.as to the cost of bringing it
up to modern and adequate stand-
ards.
Councillor D. C. Nasmith,•chair-
man of the pUblic works committee,.
told council that D, M. Ross, con-
sulting engineer of Goderich, had
been invited to attend council and
offer his opinions on the system,
Mr, Ross explained that the sew-
age system would require a three-
point program. The first, to pro-
vide sewage for areas in which
new housing will be •built; second,
flooding conditions in the system
and third, the disposal problem.
system over the other, but that
both should be considered and costs
worked out.
W. W. Gurney, of the Wingham -
Turnberry Planning Board, who
has been working with council on
the problem, was also at the meet-
ing and suggested that the over-
loaded conditions of the sewage
system may not be as difficult to
overcome as it might appear, He
also felt that sewage could be pro-
vided for new housing areas be-
fore an improved disposal system
Was completed. Mr, Ross was in-
clined to agree, but from the var-
ions dismissions it appeared that
nothing -could he done until late
1962.
After Mr. Ross left the meeting
council discussed the subject at
length, and on motion. of Council-
lors Nasmith and Kerr decided to
engage the services of Mr, Ross to
undertake the survey of the sys-
tem,
Through Streets
A by-law creating through streets
was read and approved for for-
warding to the Department of
Highways. This will mean that
all streets intersecting a through
FIRE. VICTIMS ARE
STILL HOMELESS
There is still one family of
eight persons, victims of the
recent fire, who are without
... living accommodation. The fam-
ily has been divided since the
fire several weeks ago.
• All 'other material needs have,
or will be looked after, but an
urgent appeaVis being made to
anyone who could provide' a
suitable house on a rental basis.
If you can help in this regard
please phone Capt. G, S. New-
man, 129,
Mr. Ross told council that if his
firm were engaged it would take
about four months to complete the
survey, and estimate costs of im-
provements. Another six to eight
months would be required to make
the engineering plans before ten-
ders could be called. Cost of the
preliminary - survey would .be one
per cent of estimated costs or a
minimum of $1500 if no action was
taken on the proposed plan. If
action was taken, survey costs
would he absorbed in the overall
cost of the project.
Mr. Nasmith told council that a
Toronto firm had already made
suggestions as to requirements and
was asking about $5,000 to snake
the preliminary survey,
In his remarks Mr. Ross said that
suggestions had been put forth on
the lagoon type of 'disposal. How-
ever, he felt that, due to condi-
Bible School
Opens Monday
Vacation Bible School begins on
Monday morning, July 10th in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The
classes will be held Monday
through Friday for two weeks from
9 to 11,45 am, All children from. 3
to 11 years are weloome. The re-
gistration fee is 5c a day per pu-
pil. The nickel may be sent with
.the child each morning, he attends.
The money is used to pay expenses.
There will be Gospel action songs,
Bible study and recess fbr outdoor
games. A simple lunch of a glass
of milk and a cookie will be served.
A variety if crafts will be provided.
The ministers of the Wingham
churches will in turn conduct a
short worship service.
Juniors, age 9, 10, 11 are asked
to take Bibles; primary, age 7 and
8 please take crayons, scissors
and a ruler; beginners, age 5 and
6 may take crayons; nursery, age
3 and 4 will have all materials pro-
vided for them. Boys 9, 10 and 11
may take coping saws.
street will legally become stop
streets. Named as through streets
were; Victoria St., from Diagonal
Road easterly to town limit; John
<., from Minnie St. easterly to
town limit; Diagonal Road, be-
tween Josephine and Victoria; Min-
nie St, from John St. to Water St.
Council discussed the matter of
speed limits in the vicinity of the
public school and Cleric William
Renwick pointed out that any
change would require a separate
by-law.
The -clerk read a list of overdue
taxes and said that since last meet-
ing all taxes due for 1958 and ear-
lier nave been paid, with the ex-
ception of one residential proPerty
and one vacant lot. Council de-
cided to take action in these two
cases. •
The clerk also read a list of
building permits which included
four covering new houses totalling
an estimated $47,000 and another
for $56,770 for the three-room Sep-
arate School.
Councillor Nasmith read the
routine by-law for supplementary
estimates for street work which
amounted to $5,000. He also went
on to say that work was progress-
ing well on resurfacing the streets
approved for this work at the last
meeting. Council also approved
the resurfacing of Water Street
from Josephine to Minnie, and a
short stretch -at the top of the Wa-
ter Street hill leading to the Bai r
ry Door plant and Western Found-
ry.
Council discussed the resurfacing .
of the sidewalks with asphalt and
all reported favorable reaction on
the part of the citizens. It was
learned that this type of improve-
ment is costing only 25 per cent
of shriller work done in concrete.
Council passed a resolution call-
ing for a public holiday on Mon-
day, August 7the
Passes Exams at
Dairy College
Charlie Currie, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George T. Currie, East Wa-
wanosh, who has been attending
a dairy college in Oakland, CaL,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mc- has successfully passed the first
Pltailt, of Costa Mesa, California, i course in Carnation Milk examine-
and former residents of Wingham, tions.. He has two more courses to
take.
is married and has three
has been living in Cali-
five years.
;.bons in Wingham, mechanical dis- ' who graduated recently from New-
posal should -be investigated. He I port Harbor High School. Bob will Charlie
made it clear that he did not mean enter Orange Coast College in Sep- sons, and
he favored one type of disposal I tember, fornia for
On the final day of the .-terra
weeks' course parents and friends
are invited to attend an evening
program at which the classes will
entertain with songs and Bible les-
sons, which they have learned. The
completed crafts will be on display.
A great deal of work has already
gone into the preparation for class_
es.. In past years the results have
been gratifying. It is hoped that
this year's .efforts will meet with
even greater success.
Surprise Party
For Fire Victim
A surprise party was held ,on Fri-
flaa7e 44.0-renactneatathe,horrie,,efaMre„,
Harold Oongram, R, R. 4, Wingham,
when former neighbors and friends
gatheied in honor of Mrs, Andrew
Casemore, recent victim of the fire
in Wingham, who was the recipient
of many lovely household articles,
Mrs. Casemore sincerely thanked
her friends and a lovely lunch was
sa''eved by the hostess, assisted by.
s. Wilfred Oongram and Mrs.
;ewart Forsythe.
The Wingham General Hospital.,
doctors and staff; and relatives of
the patient who was so urgently in
need of fresh blood at the week-end
wish to acknowledge with grateful
appreciation the response to the
call for blood - donors on Sunday
evening. •
The Red Cross -blood bank supply
Was exhausted in a very short tithe•
and individual phone calls 'requir-
eg.fAerfaoYe time-than was avallable.ln.
the emergency. A request for don-
ors was made over CKNX radio
and television and within a few
minutes the hospital was deluged
with calls from near and distant
points from those who offered to
give blood.
In several instances groups had
been formed in other communities
and offered to come if fieeded.
One man from Southampton offer-
BROPHY BROS. BUY
LISTOWEL BUSINESS
Jack and Desmond Brophy, who
have 'operated the Wingham Tire
Service for the past few years, have
purchased the B & B Tire Service
in Listowol, formerly operated by
the late Fred Bender.
Brophy Bros. took possession of
their new enterprise on Monday.
There are two employees at the
Listowel branch, located on Main
Street East, where gas and oil are
also solid in conjunction' with the
tire business.
ed to canvass the cottages at the
lake and bring the donors in a
group. Other offers came from
Goderich, Cargill, Chestey, Hanover,
Paisley, Walkerton, Clinton, Sea-
forth, Ripley, Kincardine and many
other points..
Approximately fifty people, both
men and woman, came directly. to
the hopPital with blood type cards
and, willingly donated their blood.
Mrs. I. R.*-Morrey, -the hospital
administratrix says,- "It- was .heart
warming to have people appear so
promptly, including those who had
donated blood within the :past few
months. These pebple we thanked,
and told them that unless we. ex-
hausted the type needed, for their
own health sake we could not use
their donations at this time."
"It was a revelation to see such
a response from our town and dis-
trict—to know that in' time• of
need so many, people were.so kind
and considerate. Unfortunately
this case had an unhapPY 'ending,
but the' knowledge that everything
possible was 'done to try tO:sa.ve- a
life, should be a comfort. 'to the
ones who are left to carty op.',' • '
Mrs, Morrey expresses her grati-
tude to, all who assisted, %doom's,
doctors, nursing staff, laboratory
technician, Red Cross, Wingham
TV station, Mount Forest and lo-
cal Provincial Police. The police
stopped the bus bringing blood
from London and speeded it on to
Wingham and also made two trips
for special blood from the Red
Cross and Victoria Hospital in
London.
The patient, Mrs. John ,Ritchie,
R.R. 3, Lucknow, died on Monday
morning.
Award Winners
At Pablic School
Wingham Public School officially
closed for the summer season on
Thursday and will remain closed
until 'Sept. 5th, the day after La-
bor Day. On Thursday morning
'Principal T. S. Beattie announc-
ed the award winners for the year's
work.
The Marion Inglis Medal for the
highest marks in Grade VIII on
the year's work went to Ronald Vo-
gan, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Vo-
gan.
Pamela Burns, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. la Burns, was chosen
by the staff to receive the Gener-
al Proficiency Awaed donated by
the Liona Club of 'Wingham.
Composite School Plan Is
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Many also seemed of the opinion
that the new school would not ma-
terially assist the type of student
who is leaving school at. the Grade
10 level. This group represents be-
tween 35 and 40 per cent of all
students who enter high school.
The meeting concluded 'when the
representatives of the municipali-
ties. passed a resolution directing
the board to abstain from joining
the other four schools in the com-
posite school 'plan.
At the same tine the opinion of
the group indicated that the to-
tal board should Make further in-
vestigatitis on the problem of the
drop-out factor to see what can be
done on the local level without
having to 'send the students so
far afield.
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