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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-11-28, Page 9PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY L/t A U— ALONG THE MAIN DRAGI By The Pedestrian Pedestrian iG The high high winds of Friday night were the highlight of this week's weather, knocking over large trees and tearing down limbs from others, as well as lilhingles from many a roof. A 4111riarief snow storm on Sunday was followed by a return to the mild and even sunny weather which has characterized this fall. 0--0--0 SILENCE BROKEN-- After ROKEN—After weeks of comparative silence the fire siren has taken to rousing the fire brigade at unearthly hours of the night and early morning. The latest call was Tuesday morning when the firemen rushed to Jim Hender- son's home on Diagonal Road. Fortunately it was only a chim- ney fire. 0--0--0 NOMINATION -- Don't forget the nomination meeting for Turnberry Town- ship which will be held in the township hall at Bluevale on Friday afternoon at one o'clock. If an election should be requir- ed it will be held on Saturday, December 7th. 0--0--0 EASTER LILIES— Four Easter lilies graced the choncel steps in St. Paul's Church on Sunday morning. They had been picked from be- side the driveway between the church and the rectory. This is no doubt a record for November 24th! 0--0--0 HEY KIDS! — On the front page of this edition it states that a free mo- vie will be shown at the Lyc- eum Theatre an Saturday after- noon. A change in plans has been made — the movie will be shown in the auditorium of the aiitown hall. 0--0--0 PRIZE WINNERS -- In case you haven't noticed the picture of the winners of the first draw for Sant'a's Lucky' Bueksthe five names drawn on day meant $10.00 prizes to miss Margaret McLean, Wing - haat, Garry Chapman, White- church, Jos. Moir, R. R, 2, Wingham, Mrs. Fred Moore, Wingham and Margaret Thomp- son, Tceswatet. Election for Council Members binnweinvit Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Nov, 28, 1963 SECOND SECTION' ASSASSINATED ON DALLAS TOUR World Mourns Death of U.S. President The free world has lost a great leaderl John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, died shortly af- ter noon on Friday, November 22nd. Riding in an open car through the city of Dallas, Tex- as, he was struck twice by bul- lets from the gun of an assassin and died about 30 minutes later in nearby Parkland Hospital. In the car with him were his wife, 34 -year-old Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Governor Con- nally of Texas and Mrs. Con- nally. The governor was ser- iously wounded in the same shooting, but is expected to re- cover. The fatal shots were fired from the sixth floor of a ware- house building adjacent to the motorcade route, Within the hour Lee Harold Oswald, an embittered American ex -ser- viceman, who was married to a Russian woman, and who had sought Soviet citizenship a few years ago, was arrested and charged with the killing. Assist- ing with the arrest in a Dallas theatre, Constable J. D. Tip - pit of the city police force was fatally shot by Oswald. TAKEN TO WASHINGTON Immediately after his death, the body of the President was taken aboard his plane and along with his wife and the new President, Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, was flown to Washington. The new President, who had been vice-president under Mr, Kennedy, was initially sworn in by a local justice aboard the plane before it left Dallas and later officially sworn in by a supreme court justice in Wash- ington. The body of the assassinated President was taken to Bethesda Military Hospital in Maryland, near the capital, on Friday eve- ning and then to the White House the following morning, where friends, family and top level government officials paid their respects on Saturday. The following day the re- mains were moved to the rotun- da of the Capitol Building amid profound ceremonies. Here various national figures deliver- ed their eulogies and the body lay in state, the bronze casket viewed by thousands of the American public during Sunday afternoon and well into the hours of Monday morning. FUNERAL SERVICES Sunday afternoon and eve- ning kings, princes, queens, presidents and other heads of state from all over the world began to arrive in Washington by plane to pay their final tri- bute to a man who had inthree short years proven to the world that there is still hope for the cause of peace and the equal- ity of mankind. On Monday forenoon the long funeral ceremonies com- Acclamations for Mayos and Reeves It was a small crowd of about 50 interested ratepayers who were on hand at the town hall for the annual nomination meeting on Friday evening. However, there was consider- able interest expressed in muni- cipal affairs as 13 citizens were nominated for office, including the six members of the 1963 council. All had until 9.00 p.m. Sat- urday evening to qualify and when the time was up nine of the nominees had signed the papers, with only Councillors G. A. Williams, G. W. Cruick- shank and Warren Callan of the old council in the race. ACCLAMATIONS Mayor Robert S. Hethering- ton was re-elected by accla- mation at the nominationmeer ing as were Reeve J. Roy Adair Concrete Span Replaces Bridge in Morris Twp. Replacing a fifty-year old span over the Maitland River on the first line of Morris Town- ship,the new "Campbell Bridge" was officially opened on Monday morning by Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. for Huron - Bruce. The new bridge, located a mile east of No. 4 highway, is 227 feet long with 179 feet over water. Built by Mowbray Con- struction Company of Wingham the structure is of ridged -frame construction. Work startedlast 'July and traffic has actually been using the bridge for the past month. Consulting Engin- eer R. M. Dawson, of Stratford, designed the structure. The official opening was attended by Reeve Stewart Proc- ter and his council members in- cluding Ross Smith, JamesMair, William Elston and Walter Shortreed as well as Clerk Mrs. Helen Martin, Township Treas-' urer Nelson Higgins and Road Superintendent Wm. McArter. Mr, Dawson and W. H, Venn, district municipal engineer with the Department of High- ways and Angus Mowbray, con- tractor, were also present. . Following the opening,dinner was held at the Queens Hotel in Wingham. GAUNT SPEAKS At the opening, which saw Mr. Gaunt cut the ribbon as- sisted by the reeve, Mr. Gaunt said the council deserves con- gratulations for this progressive step. Speaking of bridges in general, Mr. Gaunt went on to say there is splendour in such a structure, but there is more to a bridge than meets the eye. Of 15, 000 bridges in Ontario, each is different, and each takes careful planning and workmanship. Mr. Gaunt said the Camp- bell Bridge is well designed and well built, being five feethigh- er than the old span to over- come flooding problems. He pointed out that there are 500 bridges built every year in Ontario and this particular bridge will receive a subsidy of 80 per cent from the Department of Highways which contributes $11, 500, 000 in municipal sub- sidies each year. He said de- partment plans call for increas- ed subsides to municipalities for bridges, and this is proper as good roads are useless with- out good bridges. Reeve Procter congratulated 'the contractor for doing a•fine 'job and having it done on time. !He also said the clerk has re- 'ceived word that the provincial subsidy on township road con- struction will be increased from 50 per cent to 60 per cent and is one of four townships in Huron County to receive such an in- crease. Council members all ex- pressed their appreciation to the contractor, engineer and the department, Mr. Shortteed said the new bridge replaces one that had been built 10 1913 following a severe flood that took out five bridges. 1 -le re- marked that the five structures had been built for $43,000.00, a sum which seems small in the light of today's costs. and Deputy -Reeve Joe Kerr. Also acclaimed to office were R. H. Lloyd to the Public Utilities Commission, and Pub- lic School Trustees, Roy E. Bennett, William Harris, Dr, K, M. MacLennan and Murray Ger- MAYOR ACCLAIMED R. S, Hetherington will serve second term. rie. The latter nominee re- placed Herbert Fuller, who re- tired from the board after 18 years in office. Nominated for council seats were members of the 1963 council which included G. W. Buchanan, Warren Callan, G. W. Cruickshank, Len Crawford, D. C. Nasmith and G. A. Wil- liams, Other nominees were Ted Moszkowski, Cy Robinson, John Bateson, Harold Wild, Ro- land Kaufman, Mrs, R. E. Ben- nett, and Monty Snider. PUBLIC MEETING Herbert Fuller was voted chairman for the evening and immediately called on His Worship Mayor Hetherington as the first speaker. In his opening remarks the mayor paid tribute to the late President John F. Kennedy of the U.S.A., who had died that afternoon from an assassin's bullet. He said the tragedy was one of the worst things to have happened on the continent in many years and should fill everyone with remorse and sor- row. Leaving committee reports to the councillors, Mayor Heth- erington covered some of the highlights of the past year. He pointed to the fine houses that have been erected during the past 12 months and to other ex- pansion, including the high school addition, the new CKNX Please turn to Page Five Governor Here Lions Discuss Civic Projects District Governor Ken Hen- derson of Palmerston was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions Club on Tuesday night, the occasion of his official visit to Wingham. He was introduced by President Lee Vance and after 10 minutes of stimulating story -telling and exuberant laughter, he held the Lions spellbound while he ex- plained his theories on the or- ganization, the basic princi- ples and the personal satisfac- tions of Lionism. The appreciation of the gathering was expressed by Lion Bob Hetherington and the Gov- ernor was presented with a gift from the club. Following the regular meet- ing Dist. Governor Ken met with the directors of the club and took the necessary inform- ation for Lions International, After his departure the board held its meeting at which dis- cussion centred around thecom- pletion of several club projects now in progress and others which are to be investigated by committee chairmen. It was decided that the club would again sponsor a midget honker team. Christmas remembrances will again be supplied to shut- ins and elderly people at the hospital, following the guid- ance of Mrs. Morrey in this re- gard. Lion Jack Reavie was asked to investigate the feasability of purchasing a television set for educational purposes at the school for Retarded Children. He was also asked to con- sult with Constable Miller itire- gard to flags for the Scouts and also thc organization of a safe- ty patrol for school children, menced as the body was taken from the Capitol to St, Mat- thew's Cathedral in Washington for solemn regiem High mass, celebrated by a close family friend, Cardinal Cushing. After the mass the procession moved on to Arlington National Ceme- tery across the Potomac River from the city, where interment was made. The entire world has been deeply moved not only by the loss of a universally acknow- ledged leader, but equally so by the courageous bearing of his young wife and their two small children. Mrs. Kennedy attended each of the long, and to her, painfully sad ceremon- ies. It was not until the rites at the cemetery were conclud- ed that the millions who watch- ed her for three days on tele- vision, saw her finally break into tears of grief. Dist. Lions Hold Cabinet Meeting District Governor Ken Hen- derson of Palmerston convened his second cabinet meeting of the year in the board room of CKNX Television on Sunday afternoon. The district served by Governor Ken extends from Zurich in the south to Cold- water and Midland in the north and as far east as Barrie and Orillia. The district contains 42 Lions Clubs with a member- ship of 1800 Lions. Attending Sunday's meeting here were six Zone chairmen, three deputy district governors, four international councillors, one past district deputy gover- nor and the chairman of Lions' public speaking program. Reports were heard from each of those present and the business of the cabinet discussed. Spe- cial guest at the meeting was the executive secretary forDis- trict A (Ontario and Quebec), Lion Dalt Higgs, who spoke briefly on preparations being 'made for the district conven- tion, to be held in Kitchener May 31 to June 3. He then elaborated on the Lions Inter- national convention to be held in Toronto on July 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1964. The advance bookings to date indicate the largest Inter- national convention in the his- tory of the organization. It is anticipated that at least 40,000 Lions will be present from all parts of the globe, except the Communist nations. Since each delegation brings a float, the secretary said that the parade would probably be four and a half miles long. He is current- ly conducting a search for 8, 000 rooms in which to ac- commodate delegates, and suggested that the Lions in Dis- trict A seek their own accom- modation with relatives and friends in the Toronto area, be- cause as the host district, its members will not be permitted hotel bookings. As though an evil stream of hatred had been unleashed up- on the nation, Lee Oswald him- self was felled by a second as- sassin at 11,20 on Sunday morn- ing. Dallas police were about to transfer the prisoner from the city hall to the county jail a.d only newsmen were suppose', to be present in the basement of the city hall at the time, but a night club owner, Jack Rubin- stein, somehow broke through the police lines and from point blank range fired a shot into Oswald's stomach. The wound- ed man died a short time later in an emergency operating room in Parkland Hospital, on- ly ten feet from the spot where his own victim died two days earlier. Burial services for the fallen President, the murdered police- man and Oswald were conduct- ed at about the same time on Monday. The strange and tragic se- quence of violent events has shaken the entire world. This one week -end in November of 1963 will be recorded as one of the blackest times in all history, Three Calls for Fire Brigade The local fire brigade has had several runs during the past week, but fortunately little damage was done. Two calls on Saturday morn- ing arrived almost similtaneous- ly. The first called the rural brigade to the farm of Ira Schaefer, south of Fordwich, where the residue of a barn fire earlier in the week blazed up in the high wind.and threatened the farm'home. There was a second alarm shortly afterward when the town truck was called out because a tree crashed down on Albert Street shorting electrical wires and causing the electrical ser- vice in the old Brown factory to heat up and smoke. On Tuesday morning of this week the firemen were called to the Diagonal Road home of Jim Henderson when a chimney took fire. Hold Dinner Party For Celebrants The family of Mr. and Mrs, Wallace Agar honored them with a surprise dinner party for their 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday evening at Danny's restaurant. Guests included the family and the attendants at their wedding, Mrs. Mac Shaw, Brussels and James Turvey of Morris Township. Also attending were George Agar of Stratford, Mac Shaw and Miss Elva Warwick of Brus- sels. Several cousins from Blyth, Exeter and Morris Town- ship joined them at their home later. They were presented with a number of lovely gifts from the family, relatives and friends. Frances Hyland Will Visit Wingham Today Movie actress Frances Hy- land is coming to Wingham to- day. The star of the National Film Board's first full length feature, "Drylanders" will at- tend the opening performance of the movie at the Lyceum Theatre, The film "Drylanders" ishe- ing shown here and at 11 other theatres in thc Western Ontario area before being shown in Tor- onto, Prior to going to the theatre, W. T. "Doc" Cruickshank and G. W. "Bud" Cruickshank will escort Miss Hyland on a tour of the CKNX studios,