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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-07, Page 1bbanwZimit Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents, , tario, Thursday, April 7, 1960 THE WINGHAM BANTAMS ended up as finalists in their group this season after a very active year. They were put out by Clinton in three straight games, all of which ended with close scores. The team included, back row: Manager Robert Ritter; Bruce Corrigan, Norm. MacLennan, Gary MacKay, Brian Skinn, Carl Mowbray, Paul Templeman; Murray Stainton, coach. Seated: Tom Irwin, Ken Rae, Bill Skinn, Joe Kerr, Don Hastings.—A-T Photo. Flowers, Trees to Stay-- Council Reverses Decision It I 0 0 0 • ALONG THE MAIN DRAG ny 'elle Pedestrian. Now you can relax. The two spruce trees at the town hall and the flower pots on the' lamp posts will remain. Public opinion is a powerful thing e- at times. Let's devote a bit of the same interest to some of the fine old hardwoods around town which are falling to the axe, BUM DECISION— Judging by the appearance of the robins and the blackbirds they aren't too happy with the consequences of their decision to get back from the south a lit- tle early this year. So far Ap- ril has been mean -- and the snow is still falling. 0 —0 —0 TIME FOR A CLEAN-UP-- Another local kiddy suffered a painful cut this week when he fell on the broken pieces of a bottle. This bottle-breaking business is past the joke stage. Maybe it's time for a $50.00 fine system such as has been used effectively by the Depart- ment of Highways. 0-0-0 CLOSED FRIDAY Don't forget to get your shopping done today. Tomor- row is Good Friday and a holi- day. Wingham stores will be open until 10 this (Thursday) evening. At a meeting of the Luck- now District High School Board on.Monday evening it was of- ficially decided to proceed with the move to amalgamate the Winghatn and Lucknow high school districts. Such action has been under consideration for some weeks, since it was learned that future enrollment at the Lucknow school is not expected to be large enough to maintain the latest in staff and equipment requirements. Following Monday evening's board decision it is expected that representatives from both the Lucknow and Wingham boards will approach the Bruce and Huron Cot'nty councils with a request that a new district be formed to include the assess- ments of both present high school districts. Although final details of the amalgamation are far from complete it is anticipated that the two districts would be of- ficially joined in January, 1.967, hut that high school pupils would continue to use the Luck- now building until June of that year. Lucknow's grade 13 stud- ents are expected to start ate Flying Saucers Expert Will Address Lions Are there really "flying sau- cers" and if so, do they come from outer space? Tousands of residents in this section of the North American continent are asking themselves these and similar questions. The Wingham Lions Club is going to provide some of the answers at a dinner meeting on Tuesday of next week, when the guest speaker will be Earle C. Shelley, a retired Ingersoll Col- legiate Institute language teach- er. Mr. Shelley has spent the past 11 years making a detail- ed study of hundreds of report- ed sightings of unidentified fly- ing objects. He has given over 700 lectures on the subject. His observations should prove in- tensely interesting at the pres- ent time, when reports of fly- ing saucers have been pouring into the press and official agen- cies. Any person who is interested in hearing Mr. Shelley's ad- dress may contact a member of the Lions Club. en to Victoria Hospital for ex- amination and it was at first believed that none were serious- ly hurt. However, the Tees- water girl lapsed into uncon- Linda Mahood tending the Wingham school in September 1966. LUCKNOW, KINLOSS The Lucknow District High School building will not re- main idle after the removal of the high school classes, for the board of Lucknow and Kinloss Public School Area have agreed to a complete amalgamation and will use the high school in Lucknow as a senior elementary school. West Wawanosh and Ash field were invited to join in this venture but declined. Plans for enlargement of the present Wingham District High School facilities were under way before the amalgamation was proposed and of course are now under revision to provide additional space for the ex- pected attendance from the Lucknow area. A deputation from Wingham town council will meet the On- tario Municipal Board today (Thursday) in an attempt tore- solve the problems which have arisen over financing for the. Wingham Public School. The necessary debenture issue far the high school addition will enter into the discussions and should be settled shortly. Council approved a plan to send a delegation to Toronto to- day (Thursday) to meet with representatives of the Ontario Municipal Board in regard to financing for the proposed ad- dition to the public school. A letter had been received earlier by the town from the 0.M.B., which refused permis- sion to issue debentures to cov- er the cost of the $400,000 pro- ject. The letter claimed that it appeared the plan was out- side the town's financial capa- bility. The delegation will include Mayor Miller, Clerk William Renwick, board chairman Wil- liam Harris and board member Roy Bennett. They will be ac- companied by Public School In- spector James Kinkead. sciousness and examination dis- closed that she had suffered serious head injuries, as well as three broken ribs, a perforat- ed lung and broken shoulder. As late as Wednesday she had not regained consciousness. The other three persons in- volved were released from hos- pital after examination, and treatment for minor cuts and bruises. Linda is art honor student in the school here, as well as a member of the basketball and volleyball teams. This year she was selected as the school's "queen". Hundreds of friends in this area are hopefully awaiting word of her improvement. Holiday Mail Service at P.O. Postmaster G. K, Sutcliffe has announced that there will be no wicket service on Good Fri- day, April 8 and rural routes will not operate. The lock box lobby will be open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Street letter box collection The closing meeting of the Wingham Curling Club was held Saturday, with a two-game mixed bonspiel, and a potluck supper. The winning rink for the day was skipped by Rae Hethering- ton; vice, Betty McDonald; second, Dorothy McDonald; lead, Doris Fells. The annual meeting follow- ed, conducted by President Jack McDonald. The financial statement was given by Treas- urer Howard Sherbondy and the minutes by Secretary Don Ken- nedy. The chairmen of the committees reported a very successful year. A vote of ap- preciation was given President McDonald and his executive for their untiring work. The winning rink of the final draw in the men's curling was skipped by R. S. Hetherington; vice, Ken Woods; second, Gar- Walden Bros. Add Teviotdale Line Walden Brothers Limited of Wingham, well-known trans- port operators, have purchased the J. N. Hicks Transport Co. of Teviotdale. The purchase will provide the Wingham line with a lic- ense to haul full loads either in- to or out of 15 communities in the Teviotdale district, includ- ing Elmira. Also included in the sale were two tractor trailer trucks and two straight trucks, Mr. Hicks has been employ- ed by the purchasers as manag- er of the Teviotdale branch. Waldens have also leased from Mr. Hicks a recently complet- ed depot and garage in the ham- let. will be at 5;30 p.m. and mail will be despatched at 7 p.m. On Easter Monday service will be as usual. ry Gibson; and lead, Daryl Gib- son. The members of the win- ning rink for the last draw of the mixed curling were Harvey Fisher, Edith Rathbun, Ted El- liott and Carol Hamilton. The highlight of the gather- ing was the naming of three Life Members to the club, Jim Murray, Frank McCormick and Arthur Wilson in honor of their support and enthusiasm over many years. OFFICERS ELECTED Honorary president, J. Mc- Donald; president, L. Case- more; 1st vice-president, Al. MacKay; tlnd vice-president, 1. Cruickshank; 3rd vice-presi dent, 1). Kennedy; secretary, C o Snowden; treasurer, 11. Sherbondy. Round robin committees R. Wehmeyer, chairman; Doug Rathbun, L, Carter, Ken Wood, J. Lloyd, Lorne Gardner. Lee Mr, Bennett also pointed out that there was no possible way to replace the old boiler in the old school building and meet with the regulations of the De- partment of Education and the Fire Marshal's office. Mr. Harris, chairman of the board, said that there were no grants available if a separate boiler building was erected, and that such a system would re- Apparently a public outcry against a decision of council last month had its effect on the town fathers as they rescinded motion to remove two spruce trees in front of the town hall. The council also decided to once again have the main street flower pots planted. In March council decided to remove the two trees at the town hall and have them re- placed with other decorative shrubs or trees. It was claimed that the old trees are too high and that one is in bad condition, However the plan met with Robert Harrison In Car Accident GORRIE—Mr. Robert Harri- son of Gorrie was seriously in- jured when his car skidded and crashed into a culvert near Al- ma. ,,Mr, I•Iarrison was on his way to visit his grandson who was in hospital with pneumonia. The car turned over and his little dog's barking attracted the attention of a nearby resi- dent who came to his aid. He was taken by ambulance to Fer- gus Hospital, Ilis injuries in- clude a punctured lung and tied< injuries. The car was badly damaged. Grove. Mixed round robin commit- Mrs. H. Spry, chairman; Mrs. D. Rosenhagen, Mrs. N. Elliott, H. Fisher, Al. MacKay and Ross Hamilton. Bonspiel committee, Roily Kaufman, chairman; Ted El- liott, Tom Currie, Jake Jutzi, Please Turn to Page Eight This coming week-end, Ap- ril 8th and 9th, will see the second annual Midget "B" tour- nament for the Walter Lock- ridge Memorial Trophy in the Wingham Arena. A total of eight teams will be trying for this beautiful tro- pity, won last year by Hanover. Hanover will be back in an at- tempt to make it two years in a row, with opposition coming from Clinton, Dunnville, Dur- ham, Mitchell, Seafortli, Wal- kerton and Winghatn. In addition, two exhibition games will be played. In A Minor, Collingwood and Mid- land will meet Saturday after- noon at 3:15; the A game will feature Owen Sound and Chat- ham Saturday evening at 6:45. tario Municipal Board, He said a headline which used the words "thumbs down" may have given the wrong impression to the public. He said he felt that the letter indicated that ap:- proval for the project had been "deferred". He concluded by saying that no matter what happens, it is going to cost the town a con- siderable amount of money to look after the school problem. He pointed out that if no ad- dition to the school is built the architects will have to be paid about $17, 000, which he said was subject to grant. The clerk, William Renwick, and Reeve Joe Kerr both point- ed out that when the sewage scheme was being financed it was decided to use the finan- cial assistance offered by the Ontario Water Resources Com- mission and Central Mortgage& Housing because council was in- formed by department repre- sentatives that by financing in this manner the town's position in regard to its debenture debt would not be affected. The mayor said that it ap- pears that the Ontario Munici- pal Board has set up an arbi- trary figure of 2510 of total as- sessment as the amount to which a municipality can issue de- bentures. He said the school project would bring this total to over $1, 000, 000. Seek Site for Coin Car Wash James C. McIntyre of Wing- ham, and Harvey Presement of London, visited council on Mon- day night, asking permission to establish a coin-operated car wash on the property now own- ed by the Bell Telephone on Al- fred Street across from the Brown factory. The business would be owned by Mr. McIn- tyre. Council questioned the lo- cation, a number suggesting it was the wrong place because the area should be considered a' residential zone. Council offered the delega- tion a lot owned by the town to the east of the Frosty Queen and the town parking lot. Council also offered to bring water to the site, and stipulated a price of $3, 000 for the lot. No decision was reached at the meeting. The two men agreed to look over the lot the next day and to contact coun- cil on the subject. The tournament opens Friday at 1:00 o'clock with Clinton playing Wingham. At 2;45, it's Mitchell versus Durham; 4:30, Dunnville meets Walker- ton; and at 6:15, Seaforth against Hanover in the conclud- ing game of the first round. The tournament is divided into "trophy" play and a "con- solation" event, for first-round losers. The semi-finals for the trophy begin Friday evening at 8:00, Saturday's schedule be- gins at 10:00 a.m. with the first consolation semi-final. The consolation final will be played Saturday afternoon at 5:00„ with the game for the Lockridge Tro- phy to be played Saturday eve. ning at 8;30, Public School Debentures Await Decision COUNCIL APPOINTS DELEGATES TO MEET MUNICIPAL BOARD • Linda Mahood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mahood of Teeswater and a senior student at the Wingham District High School is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London, following a car accident in that city on Saturday evening. Linda is still unconscious and her con- dition is listed as "serious". The accident occurred on Wellington Road, near the Com- missioners Road intersection, when she was a passenger in a car driven by 18-year-old Thomas Ellacott of Wingham. It is understood the Ellacott car was braking for a stop light when it went out of control on a slippery patch of snow-cover- ed pavement and was in collis- ion with another vehicle driven by Laverne Hodgins, 20, of Lucknow. The Ellacott car was completely demolished. Miss Mahood, the two driv- • ers and Miss Sonja Vapelka of London, who was a passenger in the Hodgins car, were all tak- Lucknow HS Board Decides To Seek Dist. Amalgamation • High School Student Still Unconscious Linda Mahood in Serious Condition After Accident Four members of the Public School Board attended council to discuss the problem and sev- eral points were aired, Mr, Bennett said that a ru- mor had made the rounds to the effect that $1,1; e would repair the boiler in the public school. He stated categorically that this was not and backed his statement with a report by the boiler inspector made in 1965. Curlers Receive Life Memberships quire a smoke stack nearly as high as the one at the hospital. He said that his group was at- tending the meeting in order to make sure that council did not think the board was trying to "pull a fast one", in regard to the boilers. Mr. Harris also took excep- tion to the term used in the Wingham Advance-Times re- garding the letter from the On- heated argument from many ratepayers in the town and as a result the council changed its decision. The flower pots, which have been a part of Wingham'smain street for about a decade, had come up from discussion in March and council tended to concur with a Business Associa- tion suggestion to replace the flowers with flag brackets on each pole. Now, however, the pots will again grace the main street light standards. 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