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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-01-21, Page 14 4 • 4 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG. By The Pedestrian BUSY DAY -- Saturday will be well filled with special events. In the morning the first event of the Minor Hockey Day program will be run off when the Goder- ich and Wingham Squirt Teams mix it up. Right after lunch at 1.30 the Royal Canadian Le- gion public speaking contest gets under way in the auditor- ium of the W. D. H, S. with competitions in four main di- visions and speakers from many schools in this area. Then at 5 p.m. the evening hockey program will be away again when Wingham and Detroit teams will compete. Who says life is slow in the small towns? 0--0--0 GETTING ROUGH -- Winter, long missing from these parts, came at us with a vengeance at the week -end. Light snowfalls on Wednesday and Thursday were accompani- ed by temperatures ranging down to 20 below. By Saturday night a good, old-fashioned blizzard was in the making and it kept at it all day Sunday, piling up drifts acid making driving an "if you must" pro- position. By Tuesday the temp- erature had risen somewhat but the snow was still falling in a style with which most of us are all too familiar. 0--0--0 HEIGHT OF THE SEASON -- 4 This sort of weather suits the. curlers just fine. The local club is a fine place to forget about the storms outside and the ice is busy most of the time. We overheard one lady instruct- ing nstructing a service station operator about service to her car with the carefree finale, "Take your time. I won't need it all day. • I'm curling." 0--0--0 • SOME DEAL- - A local businessman was telling us this week that he joined an association from Lon- don 'that billed itself as a ser- vice to collect delinquent ac- counts. It took a $50.00 mem- • bership fee to join and the salesman for the firm made a purchase from the local man which he paid for with a cheque taking his change in cash. Guess what? The cheque bounced i Question now remains,who col- lects from a collection agency? 0--0--0 BIG SNOWBANK-- For tunately town workmen removed a pile of snow that was as high as the second storey windows at the old Holmdale Creamery building. It extended out so far that west -bound traf- fic on Victoria Street could hardly see the approach of traf- fic from the south on Josephine Street. , • 0--0--0 4 WE LIKED IT -- The speakers that were put on the main drag to broadcast Christmas music were put into action at the week -end with just plain, nice music. We hear several merchants complained about the effect. It's too bad if a couple of complainers put a stop to the music on Saturdays for it had a pleasant effect and as far as we could ascertain, was enjoyed by the shopping public --for which the system was installed. 0--0--0 165 ACCIDENTS -- Provincial Police o f f i c e r s • from the Wingham Detachment who patrol this arca, which in- cludes the townships of Morris, Turnberry, Howick, Grey, Mor- ris and East Wawanosh, reported a busy year, 165 accidents be- ing investigated in 1964. Three •persons lost their lives in acci- dents which were under their investigation. 0--0--0 NO DAMAGE The Rural Fire Brigade made a fast run Tuesday afternoon to w, the farm home of Frank Ecken- swiller who lives on the county road west of Belgrave. It was • a chimney fire and luckily no serious damage resulted. Mbie ingbant Utianceffeinte FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, January 21, 1965 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents .411 Plan Proposed for New St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church a Expect to Start in Early Summer St. Andrew's Committee Accepts Plans for New Church Building Plans were approved by the church building committee of St. Andrew's Church last Wed- nesday for the new building. The edifice will be erected on the site of the former church which was demolished last year. after the foundation of the north wall collapsed. The plans have been sent to the committee on church archi- tecture, General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada and are subject to its ap- proval. This committee will report in two weeks' time on the acceptability of the plans. The architect's drawings will, ,. be shown at the annual meeting of St. Andrew's on February 3 for the final approval of the congregation. If the plans are received favorably it is expect- ed that construction will com- mence about June. Seating capacity of the pro- posed new church is for approx- imately 460, including the choir. The choir pews are on one side, facing the commun- ion table and the pulpit. Only one pulpit is to be used. Colored cathedral glass pre- dominates the front view of the sanctuary. A skylight has been arranged in the roof peak to allow for better lighting. The adjoining link between the ex- isting building and the new sanctuary will accommodate stairs, a study and a reception room. Certain alterations will be necessary to the present ed- ucational building, such as a Install Officers At Legion Home A joint installation washeld at the Legion Home on Friday evening by Branch 180 and the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion. A team from Seaforth, head- ed by Allan Nicholson, deputy zone commander of Zone Cl, installed the branch officers. Installed into office follow- ing elections in November were Dave Crothers, pres.; Willis Hall and John Strong, vice- presidents; Bill Hogg, treas.; Lloyd Elliott, financial sec.; Ken Simmons, recording sec.; DeWitt Miller, chaplain; Ian Edwards, sgt. -at-arms. The following ladies were installed by Mrs. Howard Car- roll of Goderich, zone com- mander of the Ladies' Auxil- iaries: Mrs. Jack Gorrie, pres. ; Mrs. Keith McLaughlin and Mrs. John Strong, vice-presi- dents; Mrs. Wm. Renwick, treas. Mrs. Dave Crothers, corres- ponding sec.; Mrs. Peter Vath, recording sec.; Mrs. Robert Irvine, sgt. -at-arms. A piper from Seaforth was in attendance and piped the of- ficers to the front for installa- tion. A social evening and dance followed. Husband Purchases Cannington Paper Sale was announced last week of the Cannington (Ont.) Gleaner to Mr. and Mrs. R. James Wallace, publishers of the Beaverton (Ont.) Express. The Cannington weekly news paper was owned and operated by J. Ernest Roberts for the past 25 years until his death in Aug- ust, since when it has been car- ried on by his wife and daughter: Mr. Wallace, the new own- er, is a native of Seaforth and his wife was the former Beulah Dennis of R. R.1, Clifford. She also resided in Turnberry Town- ship before her marriage. side entrance and a rear stair- well. Access to the church en-' trance is by a series of three flights of steps from the main street, with landscaped terraces on either side. It is expected that the cost of construction will be in the neighborhood of $160,000.00. Shop was Built Prior to 1870 Since last week we have learned that the demolished Mitchell Meat Market was pro- bably close to 100 years old. Fred Roderus, who came to Wingham from Mitchell, erect- ed the building prior to 1870. Mr. Roderus was a shoemaker and shoe repairman. He brought his bride to that building and it was there that six of their nine children were born. Mr. Roderus later put up the brick building on the corner of rosephine and Patrick Streets, now occupied by Pearson & Edwards, and moved there about 1880. Mrs. Morris Swanson and Mrs. R. E. Armitage are grand- daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roderus. Dr. W. A. McKibbon Heads H. S. Board Dr. W. A. McKibbon of Wing - ham, was elected chairman of the Wingham District High School Board at the inaugural meeting last Thursday evening. He takes over from Gordon Moir of Gorrie who has held the post for the past two years. Jamie- son Pettapiece of Kinloss Town- ship was named vice-chairman, The board also welcomed two new members. George El- liott is the representative from Brussels, replacing R. B. Cousins and Mel Craig takes over from W.C. King as representative for Morris Township. COMMITTEES Gordon Moir, Leslie Fortune, John Taylor and Robert Wenger were named as a striking com- mittee and brought in the fol- lowing list of committee mem- bers, which was approved by the board: Major change was the establishment of a cafeteria committee and the dropping of the agricultural committee. The work of this latter commit- tee was delegated to the voca- tional advisory committee. Property, A. J. Worrall, G.C., King, G. Elliott, R. O. Wenger; transportation, R. S. McRae, J. L. Fortune, J. Pettapiece, J. R. Taylor, M. Cardiff, G. S. Moir, M. Craig; management, M. Cardiff, A. J. Worrall, G.S. Moir, M. Craig, R. O. Wenger; finance and insurance, J. L. Fortune, R. O. Wenger, G.C. King, R. S. MacRae, G. Elliott; cafeteria. J. R. Taylor, R.S. MacRae, G. S. Moir, J. Petta- piece; vocational advisory, W. W. Webster, W, A. McKibbon, J. L. Fortune, R. S, MacRae, M. Cardiff, A.J.Worrall, G.Elli- ott, W. T. Cruickshank, H. A. Fuller, W. Harris, K. MacDon- ald and R. Wehmeyer. Miss Y. McPherson was re- appointed secretary -treasurer of the board and received an increase in salary. Several routine by-laws governing borrowing were pass- ed by the board. The new cafe- teria committee was instructed to look into cafeteria operations in other centres. ASK FOR CHANGE The board concurred with a letter from the Elmira District High School, which requested a change in provincial legislation which requires identification of a driver before charges can be laid. The problem arose when an Elmira school bus operator took the license number of a driver which passed a stopped bus on the right hand side and could not lay charges. The let- ter pointed out it was impossible for a bus driver to overtake an offending motorist who does not stop for a school bus discharging passengers. The letter requested the local board to bring the mat- ter to the attention of local legislative members and other interested parties. In the absence of Principal F. E. Madill, vice-principal Robert Ritter reported Decem- ber attendance had averaged 95.47/0 with the daily average running at 861. There are 899 students on the roll. He announced that the R.C. R. military band from London will be at the school on the morning of January 21st. Mr,, Ritter read a letter from staff member R. Campbell, re- questing permission to form a Christian Fellowship Club in the school. The board decided the group could use a room in the school, provided the meet- ings were held outside school hours. A note from Ken Wood, dri- ver training instructor, stated that the first course of training would be over this week and that it had been very well ac- cepted and had proved very valuable. --Mrs. Stewart Cowan is spending a few weeks with her cousin and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sparks in Detroit. --Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ger- rie visited Saturday evening with their son, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gerrie and family in Stratford. four Local Minor Teams To Play Against Detroit Saturday of this week, Jan- uary 23rd, is Minor Hockey Day in Wingham. By a happy co- incidence this also opens Minor Hockey Week in Canada, so the day has added significance. The hockey in Wingham be- gins in the morning, with a Squirt game between Goderich and Wingham. This age group involves boys between 8 and 10 years, and although they're Reeve of Stephen Elected Huron County Warden By. W. E. Elliott GODERICH- Reeve Glenn Webb of Stephen, elected warden of Huron for 1965, in a brief in- augural speech asked that the problem of accommodation at Huronview be based upon under standing, and that new mem- bers familiarize themselves with all the facts. "None of us likes to see a rise in taxes," he said, "but it appears we will have to face up to it in the coming year, be- cause of commitments already made to our county hospitals, and there Will probably be ac- commodation in some form at Huronview," Reeve Webb defeated Reeve Clifford Dunbar of Grey for the wardenship in a 23.16 vote. There are 37 council members, but the two Goderich represen- tatives have two votes each. Incidentally, they cancelled each other out. For Dunbar --J. P. Alexander, Wingham; G. Boyd, Ashfield; B. Cook, Blyth; C. Dunbar, Grey L. Durnin, West Wawanosh; R. Gibson and I. Haskins, Howick; R. Jewell, Goderich; C. Krauter, Brussels; D. McKenzie, Ash field; S. Procter, Morris; A. D. Smith, Turnberry; E.Snell, East Wawa - nosh; K. Stewart, McKillop; Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith. For Webb --R. T.Bailey, Ex- eter; C. Boyle, Exeter:, N, C. Cardno, Seaforth; F.A.0 (ft, Baytield; J. H.Corbett, Hay; C. Dalton, Seaforth; A, Ethering.- ton, Usborne; D. Geiger, Hay W. Hardy, Goderich township; E. Hayter, Stanley; J. Hayter, Stephen; N. Jones, Hensall; J. Kerr, Wingham; T. Leiper, Hullett; E. Mcllwain, Goderich township; M. Oesch, Zurich; G. Stirling, Goderich township; R. Squire, Goderich; E. Talbot, Stanley; D. Thompson, Clinton; G. Webb; G. Wonch, Clinton. The 1964 Warden, Ralph Jewell of Colborne, placed the official collar on Mr, Webb's shoulders, and he was presented with a key and gavel. In turn, he presented Mr. Jewell with his nameplate. Robert Gibson, deputy reeve of Howick, was elected to a five-year term on the roads committee. The carryover members are Reeve Joseph Kerr, Wingham; Reeve Grant Stirling, Goderich township; Reeve p. McKenzie, Ashfield; deputy reeve D. Geiger, Hay. The committee later elected Mr, Stirling as chairman. The revised Huronview com- mittee comprises Reeve Jones (1); Elgin Thompson (1); Ernest Snell (2); A. D. Smith (3); M. Oesch (3). Reeve Thompson was elected chairman. The Board of Health is made up of J. Hayter (1); C.Krauter (2);. B.Cook(3); Glenn Webb, and the provincial representa- tive, J. Morrissey, Crediton. Naming of the striking com- mittee produced a contest when six were named for five places. Elected were A. Etherington, Ken Stewart, E. Talbot, N.C. Cardno and Calvin Kreuter, in that order, with Reeve Ivan Haskins of Howick the low man. Warden Webb, a native of Stephen and a veteran of 10 years in township council, has represented his municipality tor eight years in the county body. Earlier, he served on the school board. He is married, with two daughters; is a mem- ber of St. Peter's Lutheran church, Zurich, and of Parkhill Masonic Lodge and the London Shrine. Murray Gaunt,MLA for Hur- on -Bruce, presenting his com- pliments to the new warden, referred to talk about abolition of county councils. "You may be sure I will stick up for its retention," he said, "because it is one of the hallmarks of democracy in this country that we have the form of government we have here. Abolition would be one of the biggest mistakes we could make." small, they provide surprisingly good hockey. Then, at 5:00 in the after- noon, four games start,between Wingham and Detroit. The Pee Wees (10 to 12 years)play at 5:00; the Bantams (12 to 14 years) at 6:15; the Midgets (14 to 16 years) at 7:30; and the Juveniles, (16 to 18 years) at 9:0p. Mayor DeWitt Miller will drop the puck to start the Pee Wee game; Stewart Beattie, the Bantam game; Perc Stain- ton the Midget Game, and WOAA President John Crewson, the Juvenile game. These same men will also make a 'three star" selection for each game. A good door prize will be offered, and admission is only 25¢ and 15¢. Local men will be acting as goal judges, and to a large ex- tent, referees. These are Wingham boys playing good hockey against Detroit. The hockey itself will be good, but it will be even better with a large crowd in at- tendance, Incidentally, the new Canadian Flag will be on display beside the Stars and Stripes. So if nothing else this is your chance to see the first new flag (Maple Leaf design of course) to be displayed in town. Saturday --January 23rd-' one game in the morning, the rest starting at 5;00 p.m. Programs will be available, showing local players by num- bers.