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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-04-29, Page 1li 1 r"7-- IFOST SECTION Win am, 0044% T! u y,, Apr, 29, 1905 Single Copy Not er TO Cent; Two Are Injured in Morrisbank Crash Two car drivers suffered cuts to the face and head as. the result of a two -car colli- sion at Morrisbank Corners on Highway 86 last Wednesday afternoon. Treated at the • Wingham & District Hospital • •. • r ant Approved Y , Local Park The Honorable J. R. Siinmon- ett, minister of Energy and Re- sources Management, announc- ed this week that Wingham will receive a grant of $3, 150 for further development of the Riverside Park. The develop- ment program is being done under the Parks Assistance Act, which is administered by Mr. Simmonett's department. Park board chairman, Harry McArthur, said the grant a- mounts to half of the anticipat- ed expenditure in the park this year, The board plans to install lights and water at the new washrooms at the camp site, and will add a number of pic- nic tables in the park. The board also plans to construct a sun shelter for parents at the swimming area. It is also anti- cipated that some landscaping will be done during the year, Plans for the development of the park, east of the McKen- zie bridge, have been approved by the Conservation Branch but the hoard will hold up develop- ment until the new highway bridge is completed. were Grace Cameron of Stoney Creek and George Hislop of R, R, 2, Wroxeter. The Cameron vehicle was northbound on County Road 12 and the Hislop car was proceed- ing west on Highway 86 when the accident occurred, Dam- age was estimated at $800.00 to the two vehicles, Over $1, 000 damage was suffered by a 1964 model car driven by Alex Zaiken of Downsview, last Thursday, when his vehicle went off the road and hit a tree on Highway 86, five miles west of Wing - ham, The machine was west- bound at the time of the mis- hap. No one was injured, In another accident on High- way 86, just east of the Zet- land Bridge, four guard posts were knocked out and a car driven by Anthony V. Carter of R. R, 5, Lucknow suffered about $100.00 damaged. Car- ter was proceeding west when the accident occurred about 7:00 o'clock Saturday evening, He was not injured. A Perth County man, Bruce • Dale Mayberry of R. R.1, Brit- ton, was not hurt as the result of another mishap on No. 86 Highway early Sunday morn- ing. He was travelling west and missed the curve just this side of Bluevale, taking out three guard rails and damaging the left side of his car to the extent of $300,00. All accidents were investi- gated by officers from the Wingham detachment of the Provincial Police. Two Drivers Charged After Highway Chases Town police were involved in two high speed chases over the week -end that will see two men hauled into court to ans- wer to speeding and dangerous driving charges. The first episode started when Constable Ron Zimmer picked up the trail of a sports car that was travelling fast on the main street, The cruiser followed the car out Victoria Street and then west on High- way 86 for half a mile, where it was forced into a ditch after travelling at speeds stated by ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian TO MIDDLE EAST -- Al •Cherney, former Wing - ham violinist, Leaves in two • weeks on a trip to Egypt and the Middle East. ile is a mem- ber of Gordie Tapp's "Country Hoedown" show and the gang will provide entertainment for Canadian service personnel in the United Nations peace -keep- • ing force. 0--0--o LASTING WELL• - The brand of snow we got in these parts must have been particularly tough this year, On Sunday afternoon (Apri125) yours truly was next thing to stuck in snow which still lies across the road out in the Alps. 0--0--0 JOB COMPLETED -- Snow fence has now been erected around the rear of the • Brown factory, where collaps- ing walls created a serious haz- ard for anyone who might have ventured too close. Town work- men orkmen completed the fence last • week. 0 -O-•0 • INTERESTING PLANS- - Rec, Director Ivan Kersell has plans snider way for a wide range of activities this season, Read his column in this week's A, T. for further infortnation. the police to be over 80 miles an hour. Francis B. Culbert, 18, of Goderich was charged with dangerous driving, driving while his license was under sus- pension and with being in pos- session of alcoholic beverages, He was lodged in the Huron County jail at Goderich. Early Sunday morning Con- stable Doug Foxton chased another driver at speeds stated to be well over 100 miles an hour before catching the car in Teeswater. Constable Foxton started the chase when a 1963 Corvette, driven by Thomas A. Christie, of Teeswater, and owned by W. J. Shouldice of Shallow Lake, was noticed travelling north at a high rate of speed on Josephine Street, The cruiser tailed the car to Teeswater where it apparently burned out its motor. Police Chief James Miller said that charges against the driver are pending a decision by the crown attorney. Ivan Haskins Named Clerk GORRIE-Announcement has been made of the resignation of Ivan Haskins, R. R.1 Clifford as reeve of Ilowick Township. His resignation was given in order to accept the position of township clerk, made neces- sary by the recent death of Ewart Whitfield. The appoint- ment will become effective May 1,_ Deputy Reeve Robert Gibson will become reeve and Council- lor Harold Robinson, deputy reeve. Frank King, who was runner-up in the December election will fill the vacancy on council, --Misses Anne and Pat Wil- son of London spent last week with Mrs. Murray Kuehl and family, r ro .1 ( ,0120-1 fit, t, „c r 40 \4 �` ARCHITECT'S DRAWING of the Wingham and District Hospital as it will appear from Carling Terrace after completion of the building and reno- vation program. The level area at the left will be a concrete slab over the basement of the present original wing, slated to be removed. The centre section of the building, immediately to the left" of the present DUNLOP. WARDCLL g MATUI. AITKCN 1.0010/0,0A OnRWu1N MnRo W1NGHAM DISTRICT HOSPITAL f main entrance will be built forward toward the street. The entire wing, shown to the right of the entrance shows a second storey added to the present building. Cost of the program, including equipment and furnish- ings will approach $800,000.00. Two Plans Were Outlined Kinsmen Suggest Pool Town Council Favours Public Sch of Board's Proposal to Replace Ori incl Bric < 4iildin Wingham town council, at a special joint session with the Public School board on Monday evening, gave its blessing to a plan presented by the school trustees to replace the old 8 - room school and heating plant and add an auditorium and li- brary to the institution. Esti- mated cost is $300,000. The school board members actually presented two plans to council. The first entailed the building of a general purpose room, heating plant and li- brary with the required auxil- iary accommodations at a cost of $150, 000. The second pro- posal included the same fea- tures but was extended to take in the wrecking of the old school built in 1878 and its re- placement with eight new rooms. It was an easy decision for council to make, as increased' grants respecting the broader plan, will mean no increase in the financial burden to the tax- payer. ertio HIGHER GRANTS Public School Inspector James Kinkead explained to council that if only the general purpose room, library and heat- ing plant were approved, grants would amount to about $40,000 leaving between $100, 000 and $110, 000 to be picked up by the ratepayers. On the other hand due to the provincial grant program, the eight class- rooms could be added, and the increased grants would leave approximately the same amount to be paid locally, Board chairman William Harris outlined to council the reasons why the board felt it was imperative to start the pro- ject. He said that the old coal- fired boilers are obsolete and will have to be replaced in the very near future. This be- ing the case, it was found that Department of Education regu- lations will preclude putting new boilers in the same loca- tion as the old ones, which are in the old school in a room under the central stairwell. The present boiler room cannot be fireproofed, and if new boil- ers are to be brought into use then a separate building would have to be erected to house them. At the same time, the in- spector pointed out, the board is of the opinion that a general purpose room which can be used as a gymnasium and audi- torium is essential to bring the educational program up to par. The Department of Education will not consider the general purpose room without the add- ition of a library. COSTLY TO MAINTAIN The inspector pointed out that the old building requires constant repair which has averaged as high as $5, 000 an- nually, and the Department has told the board that an an- nual increase of three per cent can be expected in building costs, factors which indicate that it would be wise to pro- ceed with the project as soon as possible. According to figures pre- sented to council it appeared that the $300,000 program could be set up with the por- tion to be paid for by the rate- payers debentured over 20 years, and not raise the mill rate more than two mills --the same as it was in 1963, 20 YEARS Grants to the school in 1964 were $62,64'7,00 and it is es- timated that the grants would rise to about $80, 000 or enough to offset the increased annual debenture payments. The (Please turn to Page Eight) BROOM SALE PROCEEDS WILL ASSIST THE BLIND A meeting of the Wingham Lions' Club was held in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday even- ing. It was announced that Lion Bill Conron was elected Zone Chairman for Zone 3 for 1965-66 at the zone meeting held in Clinton on April 14. Lions L. Casemore, G. W. Cruickshank, D. Miller and B. Conron were appointed dele- gates to the Lions District "A" convention to he held in St. Catharines on May 30-31, June 1 and 2nd, Interest is Keen at First Science Fair The first high school science fair in Midwestern Ontario was staged at the Wingham District High School on Friday and was rated as being highly success- ful. There were 28 entries from a dozen high schools in the area, The event was sponsored by a fair committee comprised of James E. Robinson, chairman; Barry C. Scott and James Na - smith, vice-chairmen; with Kenneth E. Wood and Larry Tay- lor as advisors. Judb.,3 tor the fair were J.E. Crewson, secondary school science inspector, London; Dr, J. A. Cowan, chairman, Uni- versity of Waterloo Physics Department; Dr, D. Parkinson, professor, !university of Water- loo lliology Depattntent and John Davies, senior public re- lations officer, Ontario Hydro. Chic fJudge Crewson said that the organization of such a fair is an excellent thing for the young people in the rural areas, and that there were some very fine exhibits at this event. The displays covered a broad range of interest, from atomic principles to cooking, and included insects, energy demonstrations and engineer- ing principles with working models. The prizes were divided. in- to three groups, individual awards for boys and another set for the girls, and a third for group projects. Prizes were $40,00 for first place, $25.00 for second and pen and pencil sets for honorable mention, WINNERS First prize for the girls went to Pamela Kent of Elora for her exhibit of "The Tiny Atom"; second "Let's !lake a Cake entered by Elaine Whitney of Exeter. In the division for boys, there was a tie for first place between Mike Waters of Owen Sound with his Ivlilikan's oil drop experiment, and Larry - Weido of Exeter, who had a display of insects that was titled "Insects are Essential to Mankind", Len Kilius of Col- lingwood won third prize with his "Aqua Propulsion" exhibit. In the same class, getting honorable mention were Jens Grevlev of Exeter for his "Snoopscope", Doug Elliott of Wingham, a Moonscape, and Jerome Moore of Kincardine for a demonstration of the op- eration of a transistor radio, The first prize in the group division went to Wyman Jones and Ken Clarke of Strat ford Central for a mill flow sheet, Philip Adams and Jack Gal- braith of Wingham won second with their elliptipool and third prize was an exhibit showing the aerodynamics of auto en- gineering entered by Ela Moll, Jim Borman, Mike Butler and Ken Hall of Stratford Central. The Waterloo !university science faculty plaque for the school with the most points went to Stratford Central, Exe- ter's South Huron was in sec- ond place and the Wingham District High in third spot. Prize money and awards were donated by District 10 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, K -W Record, W. A, Shea ffer Pen Co., CKNX television, University of Waterloo faculty of science, Bell Telephone Co. , Lloyd - Truax Ltd. , Huron County Council, Wingham Kinsmen and Lions Clubs, Murray Gaunt, W.. A., and the Wingham District High School Board. The club will be represented at the spring meeting of Dis- trict Council No. 5 of the Ont- ario Society for Crippled Chil- dren to be held in Clinton on April 29, Lion Lee Vance, chairman of the Easter Seal campaign, urged anyone wishing to make a contribution to this worthy cause should do so as soon as possible. Arrangements were made for the broom sale which will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings, May 14 and 15t11. The brooms and whisks for sale are purchased from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and all proceeds from the sale are returned to the blind for the Lake Joseph Centre. The guest speaker, T.R. Wheeler, district field secre- tary for C. N. I. B. was intro- duced by Lion Bill Comm. In his address Mr. Wheeler out- lined the purpose and activities at the Lake Joseph Adjustment, Training and Holiday Centre for the blind. The centre, which is located near Parry Sound, comprises 18 acres of land and has accommodation for 97 persons. The centre, with specially constructed buildings and facilities, cost $420,000.00 of which $35t), - 000.00 has been pledged by Lions Clubs in Ontario, Iiis talk was further illustrated by slides. Lion Lorne Kress has joined the Wingham club by transfer from the Blyth club. Ivan Ker - sell, Wingham Recreation Director was a guest of the club.