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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-09-02, Page 1M r r • r • r 0 4 • • 4 MRS. SALENA MAY JOHNSTON, of Tor- onto, was instantly killed when her small car was in collision with a tractor trailer at Morrisbank Corners on Monday morn- ing, The woman was thrown from the car and ended up under the wheels of the transport. —Advance -Times Photo. Results Much Below Expected Average Department Action Doubtful On Gr. 13 English Review Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by high school principals and teachers, as well as Grade 13 students all over the province in regard to the marks which were assigned to final departmental examin- ations in English, written in June of this year. Apparently the dissatisfac- tion is so widespread that the Department of Education will review the marks. Alfred Bish- op, registrar, has stated that "thousands of appeals" have poured into department offices since the results were released two weeks ago. According to a Signal Light Placed At Morrisbank Cr. Department of Highways workmen, on Tuesday, com- menced the installation of a traffic warning signal at Morris - bank Corner, the intersection of Highway 86 and County Road 6. It was at this corner a Tor- onto woman lost her life in col- lision with a trunk on Monday morning. Installation of the light was not decided as a result of this accident, for it had been order- ed previously. The Morrisbank Corner, although not an obvious• ly dangerous one, has been the scene of several bad accidents. It is expected the new light will show red flashes to north and south, on which approaches a full stop is required. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Pedestrian STARTING EARLY -- How did you like the white frost on the roofs on Monday morning? Seems a little early, accustomed though we may be to the rigors of the Canadian climate. FIowers did not ap- pear to be too seriously damag- ed: 0--0--0 WATER SHOW— Sunday you will be able to watch an interesting exhibition at the Riverside Park above the Howson dam when the Wing- ham Sportsmen's Association presents its annual boat and ski event. Last year's show was truly worth seeing and we ex- pect this one to be even better. 0--0-=0 SAFETY DEMONSTRATION-} At press time Wednesday it was expected that the Ontario Safety League people would be in town the same afternoon to put on a demonstration of safe boating, safe water skiing and artificial respiration at the Riverside Park boating area, statement in the daily press, Mr. Bishop said, "I feel the percentage of passes in the Eng- lish paper will increase after the appeals have been dealt with: The Ontario Secondary Don Lee Is Top Instructor Don Lee, a member of the 99th Battery of the 21st Field Regt., R.C.A.(M), was one of about ten local unit instructors to take part in the training course for Cadets at Camp Ip- perwash this summer. At the end of their nine weeks' period Donny was classed as an "out- standing instructor". L. /Sgt. Lee was in charge of 137 Cadets and 12 N.C.O.s. While a high school student, Don was Regimental Sergeant Major of No. 543 W.D.H.S. Cadet Corps for four years, and always received commendation on his performance at the an- nual inspection. He has been with the Militia for five years School Headmasters' Council said poor examination results in many cases did not bear out the students' performance during the school year. F. E. Madill, principal of the Wingham District High School said in a statement to The Advance -Times that he was extremely disappointed with the marks obtained by the students from this school in their Grade 13 English paper. He spoke highly of the ability of the Eng- lish teacher and said that, as in other schools, the marks of local students were not at all consistent with records achieved Please Turn to Page Eight Child Dies after Swallowing Pills Michele Cosens, 22 -month- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cosens, Leamington, died in Listowel Memorial Hos- pital early Tuesday morningaf- ter swallowing an undetermined number of sleeping pills. The child had been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Lounsbury, Wroxeter, with her parents. First intimation of trouble came when the tot fell asleep at the supper table and it was later found that the box of sleeping pills was open. Rushed to the Listowel Hos- pital at 7:30 Monday evening she was given emergency treat- ment and doctors worked over her throughout the night. She died about 6:30 the following morning. and has gone to Ipperwash asan instructor each summer during that time. The other instructors from the local unit all received ex- cellent course reports. noteielint Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Sept, 2, 1965 FIRST SECTJON Car -Truck Collision Takes Life of Toronto Womun at Morrisbank Cr. A spectacular collision at the Morrisbank Cotner, eight miles east of Wingham, on No. 86 Highway, took the life of a 59 -year-old Toronto woman at 9:00 a.m: on Monday. Killed in the accident was Mrs. Salena May Johnston, who was return- ing to Toronto from Goderich, where she had been visiting a sister. An accident at the same in- tersection last May took the lives of two others. The cor- ner is at the point where Huron County Road No, 6 meets No. 86 Highway, a few miles north of Brussels. Mrs. Johnston was the lone occupant of a small English car and was travelling north when she was in collision with a trac- Gorrie Man Tops Fiddlers at C.N.E. John Boyd of Gorrie won first prize in the Old Time Fiddlers' contest at the Canadian Nation al Exhibition, Toronto, on Thursday in the class of 70 years and over. Mrs. Boyd accomp- anied him on the piano. There were approximately 20 entries in this class of old time fiddlers. tor trailer grain truck west- bound on No. 86, The car ap- parently struck the truck just ahead of the dual wheels of the tractor. The truck was owned by N, R. Drimmie and Sons Feed Mill of Elora and was on its way to Goderich to pick up a load of grain, It was driven by Harry Spies, of Elora, who, although thrown out of the vehi Golfers Second At Interclub Event Wingham golfers placed sec- ond in the inter -club competi- tion for the Carling Trophy at the windup last Sunday. Sun- day's play was the last match of the four-day competition be- tween Walkerton, Kincardine, Goderich and Wingham. Kincardine led the parade with 64 points last Sunday for a total of 270, giving them the trophy for the second year hand running. Wingham was in sec- ond place with 205 points, Gode- rich, third with 204 and Walk- erton, 183. Don Arscott of Kincardine won low gross for the day with a 75 and Don Rae of Wingham and Bill Bell of Kincardine were tied for second with 76's, C.N.R. Passenger Service Under Question Next Week Town Clerk William Renwick has received notice from Can- adian National Railways offi- cials that they will be in Wing - ham on Wednesday of next week to discuss the question of curtailing passenger service on the Palmerston -Kincardine line. The letter asks that any "in- terested parties" meet the of- ficials at the C, N. station at 1:30, September 8th, to discuss passenger service. It is not known what propos- als the railway has to offer at this time, but it is likely that a further effort is being made to discontinue the passenger trains - on the line which runs through Wingham. Several previous efforts have been made in this same direction, the last one just prior to the announcement of a federal election. No furth- er action was taken after the election writ was issued. The railway contends that the volume of passenger traffic handled on this line does not merit continuance of the ser- vice, Many local people feel very strongly that discontinu- anceof passenger service would be a serious blow to the econ- omy of the town, particularly detrimental to efforts directed Cons. Authority to Proceed With Howson Dam Project. Meeting in special session last Thursday Wingham town council requested the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority to proceed with a proposed plan to renovate the Howson dam, and the erection of a spillway at the west side of the structure. Tenders had been opened the previous Monday at a joint meeting of council and the Authotity's flood control adviso- ry board, for the building of the spillway. This section re- ceived a low hid of $48,000 from the Mowbray Construction Co. of Wingham. Other work in the scheme includes repairs to the dam and handrails, some dyking, the placing of stop -logs as well as derricks for their removal. To- tal cost, including the spill- way, is estimated at $77,280. The Authority will now have to make representation to the Department of Energy and Re- sources Management for in- creased grants. Also required is approval of the Ontario Munici- pal Board for longterm financ- ing which is offered by the De- partment, The council, earlier the same day, made arrangements with the Department of Highways for work on the McKenzie Bridge, to start next April, Thismeans that the spillway work at the dam will have to be completed this fall, since the Howson bridge and dantate part of the detour which will be required when work starts on the highway bridge, toward location of new indus- tries here, All who have views to ex- press are asked to be at the C.N.R. depot at 1:30 next Wed- nesday. Bob Ostrom At Chapleau Bob Ostrom has successfully completed the second term of his course in forestry with the Department of Lands and Forests, and is employed with the Chap- leau Division of the Department for the three months' vacation period, July to October 1st. He returns to the school October4th for the final term of the course, Bob has seen lots of bears and has been able to get at least one, and he reports that it is a fisher- man's paradise. ele suffered only minor injury to his left hip. The truck took to the north ditch after the collision, drag- ging the small car along, and then jack-knifed, the trailer tipping over onto the car. The tractor ended up pointing to the sky. Mrs. Johnston was thrown from the car, and her body was found under the left dual wheels of the tractor. The car was completely demolished ARTHRITIS WEEK SEPT. 6 TO 11 The hundreds within our own district who suffer the pains of rheumatism and arthritis willbe personally interested in the ap- peal of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society. Next week, Sept. 6th to llth, has been designated as a special time to give active financial assistance to the work of the organization, The complex of rheumatic and arthritic ailments still baf- fles scientists who seek greater knowledge of its origin and thus its cure. Financial assistance is vitally needed to support the work of the dedicated men and women who are working to find new hope for the millions of victims of this disease. Your donation may be left at The Advance -Times office, Miller's Ladies' Wear, Adams and McKinnon's Hairdressing or mailed to Box 500, Wingham, Official receipts will be issued for all amounts of $1.00 or more. and the truck received exten- sive damage. Provincial Constable Ron Bell of the Wingham O, P, P, detachment investigated, as- sisted by Cpl. Jack McDowell. It took two hours for wrecking trucks to release Mrs. Johnston's body from the tangled remnants of the car. Until that time it was not known if there had been any other occupants in the vehi- cle. The remains were removed from the scene by Currie's ambulance after Coroner Dr. W. A. Crawford of Wingham had visited the crash scene. Mrs. Johnston is survived by two sons, Roger and Clarence, both of Toronto; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Annie) McLennan, of Lochalsh; Mrs. Ben (Bessie) Chisholm, of Goderich; Mrs, Carl (Jean) Pollock, of Kincar- dine and a brother, James Grant, of Chicago. Labour Day Mail Service On Labour Day postal service at the Wingham post office will be curtailed, with no wicket service and lock box lobbies closed all day. Rural routes will will not operate. One street letter box col- lection will be made at 5:30 p. m. A stamp vending machine is available on the front of the post office building for the con- venience of the public. Mail will be dispatched. UNUSUAL LICENSE PLATE HAS INTERESTING ORIGIN Walking down the main street on Monday a good many people took a second look at the licence plates on a Volkswagen station wagon parked in front of the Imperial -Commerce bank. The plates had Oriental symbols instead of numbers. Being naturally curious we stopped to ask the lady in the car what it was all about, and it was an interesting story. She was a Mrs. John Mow- bray, and with her husband, a medical doctor, and their three children had arrived back in Canada on August 24th, after a year and a half spent in Af- ghanistan. Both the doctor and his wife are natives of the Lucknow area and were on their way to Saska- toon, which is now their home. They had stopped over to visit relatives in Lucknow. Dr. Mowbray worked in Af- ghanistan under the CAREmedi- cal program. The family drove all the way through the Middle East and Europe, crossing to England, and sailed from Liver- pool to Montreal. Mrs. Mowbray said the time spent in the East had been a fabulous experience and that their three boys enjoyed it thor- oughly. PLAYGROUND QUEEN -- Pamela Gerrie, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Murray Gerrie, was crowned playground queen at the arena on Thursday evening by Mayor De- Witt Miller. tarn Mellor and Carol Jamie- son were the queen's ladies-in-waiting.— Photo by Connell.