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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-06-24, Page 14 • • 4 • 4 • • is r • • • • • • WELSH VISITOR—Patricia Proctor, centre, 21 -year-old Welsh dairy princess, is visit- ing with Grace and Ruth Mathers, daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Mathers, of Morris Township. Miss Proctor is a mem- ber of a delegation from the Old Country touring Ontario under the sponsorship of the Ontario Junior Farmers Association. She is a member of the National Federa- tion of Young Farmers' Clubs. Nine New Teachers Will Join High School Staff The staff of the Wingham District High School will be expanded by four new positions next fall bringing the total complement to 44 teachers. Principal F. E. Madill re- ports that five teachers from the 1964-65 staff are leaving, which means that nine new faces will be appearing at the school. Leaving are Mrs. Grant Candidates Pass Conservatory Exam The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto examined candidates Pere last week. Those successful in passing are listed in order of merit. Grade VIII Piano: Honours, Edith Austin, Sharyn Mowbray, Paul Fleury, Laurine Morrison, Jim Robertson, Larke Carson. Grade VII Piano: Honours, Margaret Moore. Grade VI Piano: Honours, Wanda Hunter, Linda Boyle, Mary Austin. Pass, Judy Reid, Ellen Cruickshank. Grade V Piano; Honours, Linda Robinson. Pass, Brad El- liott. Grade III Piano; Honours, Daryl McClure. Pass, Connie Nethery. Grade II Piano: Honours,, Paula Felker, Chureb Tomp- kins. k�Alitdd ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian HIT & RUN -- Bill Templeman's car re- ceived over $100.00 damage when struck by a hit and run driver last Friday. The car was parked in front of his Catherine Street home. Local police are investigating. 0--0--0 MAKING PROGRESS -- Jack Henderson, who was seriously injured in an automo- bile accident June 12th, is re- ported to be making a good re- covery and is able to be out of his hospital bed for brief inter- vals. Norman Elliott, injured earlier in a car accident is al- so at the Wingham hospital and is getting along OK with a cast on both legs. 0--0--0 ANSWER FOR LONG LIFE -- Talking to Thomas Fells on his 65th wedding anniversary we learned that his answer for a long and happy life is "Hard work, honesty and keep good hours." Mrs. Fells believes mo- thers should be at home. "Chil- dren have to be mothered,"she said. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fells have taken a keen interest in municipal and church affairs, Mr.Fells is a former mayor on two occasions and a 19+year veteraf of counrii Palmer, who is retiring, Mr. J. Churchill who has taken a position at the Norwell Second- ary School, Palmerston, Miss J. Krisfalusi, Miss A. Mc Or- mond and Miss S. Welsh. The latter three are going to Eng- land. Corning to Wingham in September are Mrs. G. E. Ball, Ripley, who will teach com- mercial work; Mr. A. John Campbell, London, English and science; Mr, T. M. Hawkes- worth, St.Marys, English and history; Mr, W. A. Higgins, Wroxeter, academic subjects in the occupations program; Mr, J. M . K opas, Kitchener, commercial work and guid- ance; Miss P.Leamon, Leam- ington, girls' physical educa- tion; Mr. J. Monroe, Ottawa, English and French; Miss M.A. Wright, Strathroy, girls' physi- cal education and English. One position is still open at the mo- ment which requires a mathe- matics teacher. All other staff members will be back on the job when school opens in September. In the interval a number of staff members will be engaged in furthering their studies at summer school. Berry Employee Hurt in Accident Peter Brechbill, of Don Mills, an employee of the Ber- ry Door Co, Ltd., who worked in the firm's Toronto office, received injuries in a car ac- cident two miles north of Port Elgin last Wednesday. Mr. Brechbill had been working temporarily in Wing - ham. It was reported earlier that he had received a broken back, but it has since been learned that his injuries are not as serious as were at first be- lieved. It is understood that he had eight ribs broken. He was treated at the Southampton Hospital. Also injured in the two -car collision, which occurred at the intersection of Highway 21 and Bruce County Road 3, were Mrs. William Black, of Port Elgin, who was reported to be in critical condition. She suf- fered head, leg and arm injur- ies. She was taken to the Owen Sound hospital. Mrs. Black was a passenger in a car driven by Mrs. Alma Cadger, also of Port Elgin, which was travelling west on the county road. Mrs. Cadger was treated for head cuts and later released from the South- ampton hospital. Both cars were wrecked. THE BLUE SIX emerged at the final Cub meeting of the year as the winners of the pennant for the most consist- ently proficient Six in Pack A during the year. Holding the pennant are Cubs Doug. Mason, Doug Vanderwoude and Ron Orien. Other members of the Six not present are Charles Bondi and bean Ewing. Seated in front is Cub Tommy Lee, who won the plaque for the year's most proficent Cub, Visiting at Morris Home noe,Ziontt Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 24, 1$65 FIRST SECTION Welsh Dairy Princess Compares Farm Life Here with Homeland Miss Patricia Proctor, of Wales, is visiting this week at the Morris Township farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathers and family. Patricia is one of a group of young farmers from the British Isles touring Ontario, All are members of the Nation- al Federation' of Young Farm- ers Clubs. The Junior Farmers Association of Ontario is play- ing host to the delegation. The visitors come from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, Miss Proctor arrived in Can- ada on April 21st and has al- ready visited Montreal, Ottawa,. and in Halton, Leeds and Gren- ville and Victoria counties. She is spending from June 15th to 29th in Huron and will go to Simcoe County after her visit here. During an interview, Miss Proctor said the most outstand- ing difference she has noted be- tween her native Wales and Canada are the buildings. She said that at home most farms Huron -Bruce PC's To Elect Officers Members of the Progressive Conservative Association for Huron -Bruce provincial riding will gather at the council chambers in Wingham Town Hall on Friday evening of this week for an organization meet- ing. The association will elect officers at this time. The gath- ering is called for 8.30, Special speaker for the meeting will be Ronald Keith McNeil, member of the pro- vincial legislature for the rid- ing of Elgin, whose wide ex- perience as a practical farmer should attract an interested turnout. He has represented Elgin since January, 1958. A graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, where he majored in field husbandry, Mr. McNeil operates a 350 -acre farm in South Dorchester Town- ship,. President of the Huron -Bruce Progressive Conservative Asso- ciation is Allister Hughes of Kinloss Township. Assessment Up For Wingham GODERICH-Presenting his 18th annual report to county council, Assessor A. A. Alex- ander gave a population total for the county of 50, 610, an increase of b3 over the previous year. The municipal totals are those compiled by local assess- ors last year, but as assembled in the county report they give first opportunity for compari- sons. Of the townships,. only Hul- lett and Colborne showed slight increases. Among the towns, Wingham was up 19 to 2,856 and Goderich two, to 6,694. Bayfield appears for a first time in the village col- umn, with 482. It was listed last year along with Stanley township, at 375. Mr. Alexander reported $1,210,646 increase in assess- ment, which at 15,5 mills would bring in $18,765 extra taxes. Goderich assessment is up $400,000 at $7,604,450, Wingham about $100,000 and the other towns slightly, Registration up For Kindergarten Principal Stewart Beattie of the Wingham Public School re- ports that 58 children have registered for kindergarten classes next September. This figure compares with 54 who registered at the school last fall, Only staff change will be the replacement of Mrs. Rollie Kaufman, who has resigned, with Mrs. Clifton Walsh. Mrs. Walsh returns to the staff after an absence of one year. Receives Burns As Gas Explodes Victor Hinton, 45, of Brus- sels, was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital on Satur- day with painful burns to his right hand and arm, right ear and .face, received when an explosion occurred as the pa- tient applied gasoline to a rub- bish fire. Hospital authorities report his condition as satisfactory. Piper Wins Gold Trophy TEESWATER-Robert Worrall, 1a member of the Teeswater 'highland pipe band, competed in the Renfrew Highland Games Saturday in the under -15 class, and won both events he entered. In addition to two gold me- dals, he was over-all winner with the highest aggregate score and won the gold trophy. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Worrall, and a stu- dent of W.D.H. S. do not store the fodder over the that little is being done in the cattle as in Canadian barns; way of showmanship. Her home the feed is kept in one building county has 19 clubs with over and the animals in another. 800 members, Their barns are mostly stone or In regard to her trip to Can - brick structures. She said that ada Miss Proctor said, "It is a the buildings in the small cen- real education and it is wonder- tres were considerably different ful to get to know people in and thought there were so many i their own homes." She has more in the average small been able to see things that the Ontario town, than in compar- average tourist would miss. She able communities around her felt the Ontario highway system home. is good, but said that at home Miss Proctor works on her there are no gravel roads as father's farm in Wales which is there are in the Ontario coun- devoted to dairy cattle. She tryside, She regarded Toronto said that the main milk pro- and Montreal as big cities, but ducing line in Wales are Hol- said she doesn't like cities, steins, but there is a difference either at home or in Canada. in the breed. Ontario Holsteins produce more milk. In Wales the animals are bred for both milk production and beef. They feed very little corn as it has to be imported. The season in Miss Proctor is 21 years of Wales is not adapted to growing age and first joined the Young corn and as a result a system Farmers' Club in 1960. She of feeding almost pure barley has held offices as secretary has been developed for finish- ing cattle. Miss Proctor talked about the marketing of dairy products in England. She explained that there is a central Milk Market- Agricultural School in Wales. ing Board which buys all the Miss Proctor represented Wales milk produced and in turn sells at the European Rally at Abery- it to the various processors. This has resulted in a system of j stwyth in 1964, has represented inspection of producers which I her county at the Royal Welsh keeps excellent control of sani-� Show and Dairy Show, and was tation. The system works well there but she appreciated that it might not be feasible in Ont- Her interests other than ario. farming include club drama, The visitor said that the flower arranging, dressmaking, English organization for young photography, dancing, tennis farmers is similar to the Junior and she is official referee for Farmer movement in Ontario, the Groes and District Gun but there are no 4-H clubs and Club. "I like the wide-open spaces," she commented. When asked if she had been homesick, she said "What's that?" and treasurer, and is a member of the girls' committee. After normal schooling she took three years at Day Release Classes at the Llysfasi Farm Institute and the North Wales Dairy Princess in 1964. BALL COACH OR BABY- SITTER 15 THE QUESTION Jack Tiffin and Lorne Gar- the game has been just about dner, who are both keenly in- nil. So difficult has it been to terested in the development of secure transportation that on young ball players and are one occasion Lorne loaded no coaching the minor teams,have less than 13 players into his car for an out-of-town game. Jack was carrying ten. the feeling they have missed their calling. Though they put in many hours a week working with the enthusiastic youngsters, it ap- ipears that the parents of these young athletes look upon them as baby-sitters. So far this year the response from parents and supporters of Both these men naturally feel that if they are willing to handle the coaching chores the least the adults could do would be to volunteer their cars when needed. Better give Lorne or Jack a ring, Dad. CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE bursaries for top Grade VIII pupils at the Sacred Heart Separate School were presented to Barbara White and Bill Skinn on Monday evening by C.W.L. president Anna McDon- ald, Rev. J. G. Mooney, parish priest, looks on. The two young people topped a class of eleven pupils.