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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-01-26, Page 1VAVAV A AV FA 1867 1 1967 ONE =I'm ISSUE CODA•COMERA0011 - Winghatele Ontarlo Thursday, Jan. 26, 1.967 S ngie Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents, ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The. l'etle4rian Many projects outlined Centennial committee sets .up central calendar service A BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW illuminated the sky over How- ick Township early Friday evening as flames devoured the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wright of the 17th Concession. No one was in the home at the time of the fire and cause is unknown. The house was completely destroyed.—A-T Photo. of the visit of the Centennial Caravan, said that a tremen- dous amount of organization Is entailed. The vans will be op- en at nine o'clock on the morn- ing of Saturday, June 10, and he hopes to arrange with all schools in the area to send their pupils in by bus. It takes some, thing over an hour to see the displays in the caravan, and he hopes to arrange the pupils by age so that the guides may talk to best advantage, rather than addressing mixed groups of adults and children. He plans to have the school children through by 1 p.m. and leave the rest of the day and evening for the adults. FINANCE COMMITTEE After a discussion about the funds raised through centennial projects Roily Kaufman was named chairman of a finance committee which will dealwith details connected with money matters. Mr. Beard spoke for the high school. He said a giant cen- tennial leaf emblem will be made and placed on the roofof the building. It will be illum- inated and should present a very striking appearance. A contest will be conducted among the students to find the best sug- gestion for an additional cen- flounced that a display of pic- tures has been put up in the CKNX building from which pat- terns may be ordered. VARIETY OF PROJECTS DeWitt Miller spoke for the Lions Club, and told of plans in the making for a carnival and town-wide celebration during which it is hoped the main business blocks may be roped off and set up as a mall. The merchants will be asked to ent- er into the spirit of the event and dress themselves and their clerks in old-fashioned attire, as well as putting merchandise out on the sidewalks and other old-time doings. No firm date has been decided. W. E. Fielding, president of the Horticultural Society said his organization has 30 centen- nial crab trees on order. Many of these will be planted by home-owners on their own prop- erty, but several will be set aside to beautify public places about town. Dawson Pollock said that the Kinsmen are planning a big car- nival and dance, but so far the date has not been set in hope that the general outline of town celebrations would offer some guidance. He expressed inter- est in the evening of June 10, the night of the Caravan Day in town, but confirmation will have to come from his club. Bandstand to be renovated Please Turn to Page Nine Tom Russell spoke for the Boy Scouts. He said that the big event of the year for this group will be the Centennial Tour of Saugeen District Scouts which leaves on June 30 for three weeks in Quebec and the Maritime provinces. Seventeen Wingham Scouts will make the trip. The Scouts will be avail- able to assist with other projects where help is needed throughout the year, TOWN DECORATOR Roy Bennett, who is in charge of the physical appear- ance of the community, was quickly dubbed "town decorat- or” and outlined the plans which are already afoot to spruce up our streets and public buildings. He said Canadian and Centennial flags have al- ready been placed in each room at the public school. He urged that every home in town fly flags throughout the year. In- formation as to sources of sup- ply will be published. Roy has also ordered lighted garlands for the main street lamp standards and he suggest- ed that the figures 1867-1967 it large format be placed at the town hall. He will have more information from time to time, along with suggestions for bright- ening up the entire town for this special occasion. John Brent, who is in charge Centennial ball starts to roll lllll lllll "101111110111/11 lllllllll 1 llllll 1 llllll 1101 lllllll 1 lllllllllllllllllllll lllll 1 lllllll lllllll 11111 lllllll 1101 $15,000 loss as fire sweeps Wright home in Howick Twp. With dozens of special Cen- tennial Year events now in the planning stage, the problem of duplications is a major one. Wingham's newly-organized Centennial committee, which met for the first time on Wed- nesday evening of last week, decided to set up a central in- formation depot, where all pro, posed dates may be cleared and registered. Mrs. Jim Meyer, the centennial planning co- ordinator presided over a gath- ering of some 30 representa- tives who spoke for nearly all the organizations in the com- munity. Each of these people was ask- ed to outline whatever plans his or her group had for marking the centennial year. As the various projects unfolded it be- came clear that a vast amount of confusion and over-lapping would occur unless the dates of up-coming events were posted centrally. As a result John Langridge, chairman of the publicity sub-committee agreed to maintain a calendar of such dates. Thus, when any group discusses plans for an event the publicity chairman will be able to tell them at once whether or not the proposed date has been taken previously. Mr. Lang- ridge can be reached by calling CKNX, 357-1310. Each week the calendar of events will be published in The Advance-Times as an addition- al method of keeping the public informed about centennial plans. The only firm dates so far are a fashion show to be spon- sored by the Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club on May 29; the visit of the Centennial Caravan to Wingham on Satur- day. June 10, and a Veterans' day sponsored by the Legion on June 11. As the various plans unfold- ed it became evident that cos- tumes of the 1867 period will be in great demand. Although some old dresses and suits may be available in attics and'store- rooms, many more will have to be made, so Mrs. Meyer an- Definite proof that the people of Wingham have plenty of cen- tennial spirit was forthcoming within hours after the first meet- ing of the planning committee. One of the town's eyesores, the band stand in the park on Josephine Street will be completely renovated and redecorated. Russell Zurbrigg has offered to supply the paint and the manpow- er for the decorating job. Beaver Lumber will supply the neces- sary building materials and Square Deal Construction will donate the repair work. So far there have been no offers to look after needed renova- tions to the plumbing, but the committee is hopeful that such will be received within the next few days. The band stand and the washrooms it houses on the ground level, have had an unsavoury reputation for years. The facili- ties are badly needed, especially when there are large crowds in town, as there will be for the various centennial celebrations. Horticultural Society returns W. E. Fielding Despite the actions of the Wingham and Clifford fire bri- gades, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wright of How ick Township was completely des- troyed by fire early Friday eve- ning. Cause of the blaze is un- known. According to Mr. Wright, there was no one home at the time the fire was discovered by his brother, Jack Wright, who lives on the next farm. He said his wife and two children were away during the afternoon. While he was at home all af- ternoon, he was doing chores in the barn, leaving shortly be- fore the blaze was spotted. On the arrival of firemen, the flames were well establish- ed to the rear of the home. The high gusting winds left the fire- men next to helpless. Fortun- ately the barn and shed were not endangered by the blaze as the wind was blowing from the south. Firemen expressed fear at the time, that if the wind changed, they would be power- less to save the other buildings. Burning very rapidly, the Businessmen will decide on project WATCHING HIS two-storey brick home go up in flames, Graham Wright of Howick Township, had left the farm shortly before flames broke out and returned to find the house ablaze. Renovation and refurnish' 7 had taken place only last year. Damage has been estir. .ed at $15,000.— A-T Photo. lllllllllllllll 1 llllll 1 lllll i1101111.111111 llllll 111,111,1111111011 llllll 1 lllllll 1 lllllllllllllllllll 1 lllll 1 lllllllllllll IC111111111111111 main section of the house, the former Bill Bums farm, was quickly consumed, Nothing was salvaged. Only last year the house was renovated and new furniture was installed. Loss has been estimated at more than $15,000. Insurance par- tially covered this amount. Mr. Wright said that when he left the farm for Lakelet there was no sign of any fire. On his return shortly after, he found the fire raging beyond control. He said his family would temporarily reside with his father. The intensity of the fire on the cold crisp night sent an orange glow into the sky which could be seen for many miles, attracting a large crowd of sympathetic spectators and neighbours. Due to the heavy snow in the area at the time, several vehicles became bog- ged down; including the Wing- ham Rural Fire tanker which slid off the Wright driveway while attempting to back clos- er to the house. This did not impair firemen, however, as they were able to pump from the position of the immobile truck, FRED COOK CELEBRATES EIGHTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY Local businessmen will gath- er at CKNX this (Thursday) evening to discuss and decide upon their centennial project. The meeting has been set for 8 p.m. Arrangements have been made to bring in Mr. Charles of the Norwich Insurance firm to address the gathering and show films on the transformation achieved in the city of Niagara Falls where the Norwich Plan of urban renewal was carried ' out. The guest speaker is an ex- pert on the methods which will most effectively improve the appearance of the business blocks in urban areas. All businessmen in the town are urged to attend this meet- ing so that the mercantile sec- tion of the community may play its full part in the marking of the centennial in Wingham. Slight change in hockey schedule The nominating committee brought in a slate of officers and directors as follows: Hon. president, Dr. W. A. McKib- bon; president, W. E. Fielding; first vice-president, Mrs. V. Douglas; second vice-president, Rev. Gordon L. Fish; one-year directors, Mrs. Jim Meyer, Mrs. W. R. Wormworth, Mrs. I. E. Morrey, Miss Z. Hopwood, Miss Emma Johnston; two-year direc• tors, Mrs. Wm. Connell, Mrs. W. E. Fielding, Mrs. W. E. Forsyth, Roy Bennett, H. L. Sherbondy; auditors, Mrs. B. Feagan, Miss Leah Currie. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Field- were appointed official dele- gates to the Ontario Horticul- tural Association convention to be held at the University of Guleph, on Thursday and Fri- day, June 22nd and 23rd. Dele- gates to the District 8 annual to be held in Chesley on April 22nd were also appointed. They are Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fielding and Miss Emma John- ston. As many members as possible are encouraged to at- tend both these conventions for very worthwhile sessions al- ways materialize from them. A number of suggestions from the audience were dis- cussed and it looks as if it will be a busy Centennial Year in horticulture in the town of Wingham. The Wingham Horticultural Society held its annual meeting in the council chambers on Monday evening with a fair at- tendance. W. E. Fielding, president; gave a brief sum- mary of the year's activities. This was supplemented by re- marks from the various com- mittee chairmen. Mrs. Vaughan Douglas re- ported for the membership com- mittee; Roy Bennett on projects; Mrs. W. E. Forsyth on pro- grams; Miss Z. Hopwood on special prizes and Ed. Fielding on shows. Mrs. Betty Feagan, one of the auditors, read the financial statement, in the absence of Miss Doris Fells, treasurer. The receipts for the year totalled $347.93 with expenditures list- ed at $340.32, leaving a bal- ance to start this year's activi- ties of $761.00. Assets were also reported in the amount of $172.50 with liabilities of $50. Set date for Lions' contest Zone Chairman John Camp- bell made his official visit to the Wingham Lions Club on Tuesday night. Other guests were Ernie Carter of Carter Shows and Lion Chas. Shaw of the Blyth Club. Lion Lloyd Casemore an- nounced that the club will hold its public speaking contest on February 13, at Danny's Rest- aurant, with the wives of mem- bers in attendance. Mel Cramm of Wingham was initiated and welcomed in- to the club. Interest shown in drama club by large attendance HOME FROM HOSPITAL Mrs, Leonard Cook of Blyth underwent surgery recently in Clinton Public Hospital for re- moval of gall bladder and ap- pendix. Friends will be pleas- ed to know she is improving nicely and has been able to re- turn home. Slight changes in the minor hockey schedule for this Satur- day have been necessary, ac- cording to recreation director Ken Benjamin who told the Ad- vance-Times that unforeseen circumstances forced the chang- es. --A-T Photo good health and still reads with- out the use of glasses. He is actively interested in commun- ity affairs and sports and seldom misses a ball game. He is also an enthusiastic euchre player. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have four daughters, Mrs. Ernest Crawford of Goderich, Mrs. Ross Robinson and Mrs. Garner Nicholson of Belgrave, and WS. Jack Walker of Wingham, and two sons, Albert of Belgrave and Harvey of Walkertori. There are 1$ grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, The congratulations of his friends and neighbors are ex , tended to hint UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY-- Happy-faced kids were seen returning from the public school just after nine o'clock last Thursday morning, when class- es in the new part of the build- ing were cancelled because of a break-down in the heating system. Those in the old sec- tion were not as fortunate in re- gard to the holiday and there were some pretty glum looking board members as well. 0-0-0 PLEASANT OCCUPATION-- Winter affords people with feeding stations the pleasure of watching their feathered friends flock around the feeders in droves. In our neighborhood several pretty sassy jays provide a good deal of entertainment and two or three pairs of car- dinals make timid and less fre- quent appearances. We have a Very busy downy woodpecker, the usual assortment of sparrows but apparently only one nut- hatch. So far we have not been able to attract any other birds, except of coutte, Starlings:rile ild weather and disappearance •„ mow thepast few days has 4 .aken them away temporarily, but we will likely have another snowfall Soon, 0-0-0 The Towne Players were pleased with the excellent turn- out for Monday night's meeting at the town hall and feel more encouraged than ever that the group will be successful. There were 26 people at the meeting. Bruce Sully of the Goderich Little Theatre was guest speak- er, He discussed the organiza- tion and operation of little theatre groups and offered the Towne Players complete co- operation from the Goderich club, A field trip was planned to attend a dress rehearsal for a play to be presented by the God- erich Little Theatre. This re- hearsal will be held Sunday, February 19 and should prove most interesting to the visitors. The next general meeting will be held its the recreation office at the town hall on Feb- ruary 6, Thera is still an op- en invitation to anyone inter- ested. time. And where did the Hod- gins find the Websters on their arrival? At the bowling green! 0--0--0 IT SURE PAID OFF-- Elwell Webster has spent a lot of time at the Lakeland Lawn Bowling Club since he has been down south but he emerg- ed as champion in the club's tournament. Over 40 men started out th singlet playing one game each day, The final- itt were Canadians, Elwell and Angus Jackson of Hamilton, and it was pretty close. Elwell broke the 14-14 tie to walk off with the championship by 16-14. 0--0-0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY-- Mrs:James Taylor of 81 Pat ,- rick Street celebrated her 89th birthday on Wednesday, Janu- ary 18. Best wishes of friends arid neighbors were extended to her on this happy occasion. Mrs. Taylor is with her deughe ter, Miss Lille Taylor of Pres- ton for the winter months, Evidently the Owen Sound squirt team found themselves unable to attend Saturday and Mr. Benjamin was successful in arranging a Stratford squirt team to fill in. Also the local juveniles had two games sched- uled for the week-end and were not able to play here on Setur- day. The new schedule for Satur- day is as follows: 4 p,m. e Stratford vs. Squirts 5 p.m, - Owen Sound vs, Bantams 1:30 p.m. - Owen Sound vs. Pee Wees 8:80 p, m. - Owen Sound vs, Midgets. Mr, Benjamin encourages one arid all to get down to the arena on Satutday and support the hometown hockey clubs, New salesman at Wingham office Tom Bell of Barrie has join- ed the local Ontario Hydro staff in the sales department. Mr, Bell is Married and has two boys, Perry, 61 and Randy, 3-1, He will be Moving to Wingham as soon as housing can be secured, For the, past three years he has been bandmaster of the Bar- He Salvation. Army Corps, BELGRAVE—One of the vil- lage's grand old gentlemen, Fred Cook, celebrated his85th birthday on Sunday, January 22 when a family dinner was held at his home. Mr. Cook was born on the sixth line of East Wawanosh Township, one of nine child- ren of the late David Cook and his wife, the former Rebecca Harrison. Six of the family are still living. He married Etta Black who lived on the same line 57 years ago, They farmed on the sixth until about 20 years ago when they retired to Eelgravc. Mr. Cook enjoys reasonably Kinettes sponsor March of Dimes next Monday On Monday, January 30 the Wingham Kinettes and a num- ber of helpers will be canvass- ing the town on their annual March of Dimes campaign for the Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled. Calls will be made afternoon and evening. Last year the local club rais- ed $580,25 for the cause. It is hoped that the Marching. Moth- ers will receive the same sup- port as they have in times past. Fifteen new marches have been organized in the comities of Bruce, Huron, Grey, Duffer= in, Perth, Wellington, andWa- terloo for an overall total of 92, which is expected to yield close to $60, 000. The money is us- ed by the Foundation for trains ing purposes, artificial limbs and equipment for the disabled. ENJOY THE Mr, and Mrs, Elwell Webster Who arc enjoying the winter at Lakeland, Fla., report bright and sunny days with tempera-, tures of 70 W 8$ degrees, Mr, And Mrs, Chat. ilodgint have arrived there and the two coue pieS are having a woederful