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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-03-30, Page 1Abbancie. FIRST SECTI ON Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, March 30, 1967 Single Copy Not Over. Fifteen CeSt4 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG Ety Thi , Pedestrian Centennial calendar Saturday, August 19 -- Centen- nial Flower Show sponsored by the Wingham Horticultur- al Society. NOTE: Dates for the centennial events should be reported to John Langridge at CKNX, to be included in this column. LOSE TO FOREST— Forest put the Wingham Pee Wees out in their first game in the Young Canada Hockey tour- nament. The score was 3-0. The Wingham lads had tough competition as the Forest team is reported to be terrific and it is expected that they will be the over-all winners in the tour- nament. 0--0--0 HELPS SWELL FUND— Elwood Irwin played with the Ripley Oldtimers on Saturday night in an exhibition hockey game with the Kincardine 49ers played in the Kincardine rink for the Courtney-Pillen Memor- ial Fund. Over $1, 000 was re- alized. The score was 8-4 for Ripley and Elwood scored three of the Ripley goals. 0-0-0 A SLOW START-- Residents of Wingham and District have received their Easter seals in the mail, but to date very few donations have been received. The Lions spon- sor the crippled children's cam- paign locally and a return en- velope and cheque form are en- closed for your convenience. How about slipping your dona- tion in the mail today? 0--0--0 THEY'RE BACK-- Good news. The robins and 'south blackbirds are back from the 'south after their winter vaca- tion. Despite the %remains of giant snowdrifts spring t t be on the way at last. 0-0-0 NEW POLICE STATION-, The new building which is being erected by Angus Mow- bray on Bristol Terrace, to house the Provincial Police of- fices, is rapidly nearing coin= pletion. The structure is a dis- tinct addition to that area of the town, being the first build , ing on the south side of the ter- race. Prizes awarded for races Wand costumes at carnival task will be to determine the comparative values of these polls and to report to another public meeting which will be called as soon as the informa- tion is available. chairman of the building com- mittee and his committeemen)" bars are David Burgess, Scott Reid, Roy Bennett, Mrs. Al Haferrnehl and. Ed Anderson. The committee has been ask- ed to further investigate the cost of pools in other Ontario cen- tres. It has been learned that public pools have been install- ed at costs ranging all the way from $35.000 to $70, 000. First Finance and publicity com- mittees were also named to for- ward the project if a decision to proceed with the campaign is reached at the next meeting. The Belgrave skating carni- val was held last Thursday in the Belgrave Arena when prizes were awarded for costumes and racing events. The costumes were judged by Mrs. ROSS Robinson, Mrs. Helen Martin and Mrs. Lewis Stone- house. Laura Johnston and Irene La- mont won the prize for the best St. Patrick's costume and Dor- een and Sheila Anderson for the Easter costume. In the New Centennial class Mrs. Arnold Mathers and Mrs. Bert Camp- bell were winners and Joan Campbell and Karen Pengelly took the prizes for Old Centen- nial costumes. Lorne Campbell, dressed as a clown, won best comic cos- tume and Bernie Haines won the best clown category. Fancy At a meeting in the council chamber last week, presided over by Roger West, decision was made to name a building committee for the projected swimming pool. About 20 in- terested citizens turned out for the meeting, which was called to reach a decision about furth- er effort or abandonment of the pool campaign. W. B. Conron was named Formosa woman fatally burned Mrs, Olive Medley, R.R. 1, Formosa, was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital on Saturday suffering from burns to 80% of her body. Mrs, Med- ley received first aid treatment here and was transferred to Vic- toria Hospital in London, where she died the same evening. The accident occurred early Saturday morning. Mr. Med- ley had left the home about 6:30 to attend to chores at the home of his son-in-law. When he returned about two hours lat- er he found Mrs. Medley on the floor of a shed at the rear of the house. One of the lids on the wood-burning stove was open. It is believed that the victim's clothing had been ignited from the flames in the stove. LAC ED HAND TO TOUR CANADA LAC Ed Hand has completed training for the Canadian Arm- ed Forces Tattoo gymnastic team for Expo 67. The tour commences from Camp Picton on March 29. The tattoo is divided into two sep- arate trains. The red train tours the major cities of Southern Canada and Ed will be with the blue train, touring northern cities. From June 20 to July 4 the two trains will be in Montreal at Expo and then attend the Canadian National Exhibition, 111111 444444 111111 4444444444444 111111 44444 11111111 444444 11111111111 OOOOOOOOOO O 111111 OOOOOOO 11 OOO 401111111,1111.1111,,,11111Op11O OOOOOOOOOO 111111 OOOOOO A g1111q, I 411 111014O O OO 111111 OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO Kinsmen nominate officers for election Members of the Wingham Kinsmen Club gathered for their regular meeting at Danny's Res- taurant on Tuesday night, High- light of the meeting was nom- inations for the officers who will be elected in the near future, Past President Dave Burgess conducted the nominations which saw Jake Jutzi proposed for the office of president. El- wood Irwin was the lone nom- inee for vice-president. Four members, Bill Hanula, John Strong Jr, Peter Thompson and Clarence Duquette were nom- inated for second vice-presi- dent, For the position of sec- retary the names of Vern Red- man, Mac Ritchie, Bill Lindup and Des Brophy were added to the slate. Nominees for treas- urer were Doug Layton, Paul Doig, Alan Mill, Peter Thomp- son, John McInnes. For regis- trar Jerry Wilhelm and Gary Templeman were named while Peter Thompson and Bob Craw- ford were nominated for direc- tors. At the election of offi- cers all those defeated will au- tomatically be nominated for directors. With the meeting turned ov- er to Vice-President Jake Jutzi in the absence of President Daw- son Pollock, the club voted a donation of $25.00 to the Wing- ham Curling Club in apprecia- tion of the use of their facili- ties. The club also voted to support the Wingham Firemen's Will sp0 more ir!fprorcOlpn Building committee named to report on swimming. pool Brigade makes two rural fire calls The Wingham Rural Fire Bri- gade was out twice on Saturday to fire calls in the country, but on both occasions damage was not severe. The first trip was to the farm home of Richard. Moore on the 10th concession of East Wawan- osh where a chimney fire and overheated pipes were the cause of the trouble. The home suf- fered a considerable amount of smoke damage but not from fire. The next call was to the home of Walter Elliott on the division line between East and West Wawanosh where a spark from the chimney had started a roof fire. Mr. Elliott controll- ed the blaze by climbing to the roof with a garden hose and keeping it wet until the brigade arrived. The home suffered from smoke and water and the roof was damaged to the extent of about $200.00. costume winners were Diane and Donald Scott. The oldest person on skates was Ross Anderson while the youngest person was Andrea Coultes. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cook and family won the prize for the largest family on skates. The Cook skaters numbered ten. RACES Pre-school boys: 1st Edwin Haines, 2nd Bradley Cook, 3rd Eric Cook; girls, Dianne Scott, Joanne Edgar. Boys 6 years old: Laurie Haines, Donald Dunbar, Mar- vin Cook; girls, Lynne Ilaines, Mary-Ellen Elston. Boys, 7 years old: Wayne Cook, Gary llopper; girls, Jan- ice. Coultes. Boys, 8 years old: Bernie Haines; Greg Cook, Donald Scott; girls, Doreen Anderson, Donalda Lamont. Boys, 9 years old: Cam Cook, David Dunbar, Danny Camp- bell. Boys 10 years old: Raymond Nicholson. Boys 11 years old: Murray Black, Bill Sellers, David Campbell; girls, Judy Cook, Janet Haines. Boys, 12 years: Kevin Pletch, Ken Hopper, Don Edgar. Boys 13 and 14 years: Ron Cook, Larry Robinson and Neil Biemen (tie); girls, Brenda John- ston, Sherry Williams. Boys 15 and 16 years: Tom Black, Mike McNall, George Johnston and Harvey Black(tie). May 24th fireworks display up to a maximum of $75.00. Mem- bers of the club gave Elwood Ir- win a vote of thanks for his ef- forts with the Kinsmen hockey team which participated in the recent Saugeen District Centen- nial Tour game. Following an outline of the proposed community swimming pool by Dave Burgess, the meet- ing adjourned. Howard Fuller sells plumbing, heating business Howard Fuller, who has op- erated a plumbing and heating business from his Francis Street home for the past 22 years, has sold out to a former employee, LeRoy Jackson, Mr. Jackson takes over the residence as well as the business and will carry on as in the past. Mr. Fuller, who has been in Wingham for over 40 years, started his business as he said, "from scratch", after working at a number of other occupations in the community. His plans are a bit indefinite at the mo- ment, but he said that he hopes to build a new home on Boland Street during the summer months. lions hear deputy district governor the Riverside Park campsite. Mr. Hall said the property has been 'deeded over to the town by On- tario Hydro, and that the Legion has made an offer to purchase from the town. Lion W. B. Conron, of the Wingham Club, who is Deputy District Governor was the speak- er at the regular meeting in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday eve- ning. Governor Bill described in some detail the role which is played by Lions International throughout the world, as well as in the immediate area. He said that in the 19135-66 year the 13 clubs in this region, including Wingham, contributed $60, 000 for the various worthwhile pro- jects in which Lions Clubs assist. Following the meeting the Lions adjourned to the High School to complete the decorat- ing of the gymnasium for the centennial dance and queen core test which was held Wednesday evening. CONSOLATION WINNERS in the Walter Lockridge Mem- orial Midget Tournament held here on Friday and Satur- day was the Listowel team which defeated Walkerton 3-0 in the final game. Wingham's entry was nosed out of competition by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Dunnville, the eventual tournament winners.—A-T Photo. Pre-crusade service of dedication well attended Plans for the 100 by 40 foot building are now away for steel specifications and it is hoped that tenders for the structure will be called within the next cou- ple or three weeks. The building will have two floors with the upper floor large enough to provide banquet fa- cilities for 200 to 250 people. The Legion is building the new home as a community service project in an effort to provide facilities for larger groups. The upper floor will also be used as a dance hall. The ground floor will contain Legion facilities in- cluding games rooms and social rooms. The building itself will be of cement block construction with a brick or stone front, and will be known as the Legion Centennial Home. It is expect- ed that the structure will cost in the neighborhood of $60, 000. nanced by funds contributed by the ladies of the Home Leagues throughout Canada. Mrs. Captain Ferris is re- sponsible for the special events in connection with the crusade. A women's rally for this area has been planned during the crusade to be held on Tuesday, April 11 at 3:0u p.m. and a senior citizen's rally on Thurs- day April 13 at 3;00 p.m. In- vitations are now being process- ed for these special events. Mrs. T. Bell has very cap- ably assisted the general chair- man in preparing newsletters and many other items necessary for the publicity, Mrs. Bell was dedicated to fill the position of crusade se:cat-eat'. During the evening service in Listen]. contributions were pre- sented by thee Clarke family, and the leader of the crusade SUFFERS BURNS FORDWICH--Mrs. Bache Sullivan received second degree burns to her neck, chest and arm when in some manner a coffee pot tipped over in the restaurant as she was lifting it from the stove. She was attend- ed by Dr. Conners of Listowel. brought a message suitable to the occasion. If all meetings are filled with the same enthus- iasm evident in the dedication service Wingham is in for a real successful venture. The final service of the cru- sade will be in the form of an old time gospel service to be held in St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian Church on Sunday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. and all are invit- ed to wear the old-fashioned dress of the 1867 period, Hospital busy over week-end The Wingham and District Hospital was a busy place over the week-end, A number of minor accidents, ranging from cuts and cat bites to children who had swallowed drugs, kept the outpatient staff on the run. Fortunately none of the acci- dent victims suffered serious consequences. One of the boys taking part in the Lockridge Memorial hoc- key tournament was admitted on Saturday. The lad had struck the boards in the arena with considerable force. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where it was found that he had suffered a head in- jury. He was kept in hospital over night for observation. Youth injured in Sunday accident • Michael Ritchie, 19, of R. R. 3, Lucknow, was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital on Sunday following a car accident which occurred be- tween Amberley and Lochalsh. The car in which he was a pas- senger was driven by F. J. Mac- Lennan, of Kitchener. It was in collision with another vehi- cle which is believed to have made a turn in front of the Mac- Lennan vehicle. The Ritchie youth suffered injuries to the right elbow,hand and left hip, as well as abras- ions and contusions. Provincial Constable Ed Mc- Phail of Kincardine was the in- vestigating officer. Harold Tanner has relics of the past Harold Tanner, Wingham, brought an interesting old docu- ment to The Advance-Times office last week. Ir was the crown deed to a farm owned by his grandfather, Robert Lindsey, in the Township of Elderslie, Bruce County. The deed was dated at Quebec on April 18, 1865. The family came from the Guelph area to settle in Elder- slie. Mr. Tanner later farmed this property. He also has inhis possession a pewter plate which was brought by members of the family from Ireland and is be- lieved to be at least 250 years old. President Willis Hall of Wing- ham Branch 180, Royal Can- adian Legion, said that his or- ganization hopes to proceed with the building of a brand new centennial hall within the next Victoria Street location Legion expects to proceed with centennial hall project month. The new building, he said, will be built on property for- merly owned by Ontario Hydro at the corner of William and Victoria Streets, adjacent to Reader in England says picture was taken in 1913 Quite often we receive inter- esting letters after an old pic- ture has appeared in the paper, usually from readers who have recognized faces that once were familiar. The combination of names and pictures stirs mem- ories sometimes forgotten for years. This week we received a let- ter from Steve Edwards in Eng- land, who worked in this area while in Canada some years ago. We hope Mr. Edwards will find many items of interest about his former friends in The A-T, especially later this year when East Wawanosh will cele- brate its 100th birthday and scores of people will be coming home 0--0--0 12 Pembroke Road, Salisbury, Wilts, England. Dear Sir: I am writing about the pho- tograph in the January 26th is- sue, of pupils at U,S.S. 7 East Wawanosh, year not known. I think it was 1013, the year I Please Turn to Page Eight OOOOOOOOOO 11111, OOOOO 111111401.111$111.0.11111111111.0 OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 11115i OO . i 0111........11111,.11,11,11,1111 Tenders called for addition to school made is Mrs. Jim Marks of Wingham. Admiring her work are Miss Emmy Shyff arid Mrs, Bill Lockridge, both of Wingham, arid Mrs, Stan. Hays of Wroxeter. —Advance-Times Photo. Major and Mrs. George Clarke arrived in Wingham on Tuesday of this week after con- ducting a Community Crusade in the Welland area. A service of dedication of those who will be involved as personal work- ers, committee workers, and the musical forces associated with the crusade ministry was conducted by Major Clarke. Captain Albert Ferris of the local Salvation Army Corps is the general chairman of the Centennial Crusade and is be- ing ably supported by William Henderson who was dedicated as chairman of the personal workers and counsellors for the crusade. Music will add a great deal to the spirit of the crusade and Tom Bell, who re- cently took over the leadership of the Wingham Band, was ded- icated as director of music for the united choir. All vocalists interested in singing in this choir nightly, or any time dur- ing the crusade, are more than welcome to contact Mr. Bell. One person who has already worked very hard towards the fruition of this crusade is Mrs. David McKay. She has been in charge of the prayer groups in the area. Many individuals have opened their homes for special prayers and will con- tinue this effort until the cru- sade commences. There are always financial obligations with any venture of this nature and the chairman of the financial committee holds a very important position. Jo- seph Clark of Wingham has headed this committee. The Salvation Army's Cen- tennial Project is to build a girls' home and school. in Prince Rupert, B.C. and will be fi- Kyles, Kyles and .iarratt of Hamilton, architects tor the ad- dition to the present Wingham District High School building, are receiving tenders at present for the building structure and the electrical and mechanical contract. Deadline for the building contract is April 19 and for electrical and mechanical April 1S. Architects' estimate of the total cost is $,730,661. The addition will include four class. rooms, three commercialroom4 agricultural science room, three bkESSMAKING IS ALWAYS a favorite at the night school and this year was no exception as the results of the sea- son's work displayed at the Wingham and District High School Open House testified. Seen 'right, with a suit she shops, library, greenhouse, and extensions to both the cafeteria and the administrative section, The present building accom , modates about 1,000 pupils, but with the added rooms will look after approximately 1,500 w The additional space will be requit- ed to provide for the enrolment f the present Lucknow District High School, which has been amalgamated with Wingham, After the two enrolments have been combined the name will become tiuronaStuceDistur riot Secondary .School,