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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-07-06, Page 7WHERE THE ORIGINAL HOSPITAL once stood has now become the ambulance en- trance to the new addition to the institu- tion which was officially opened last Fri- day by provincial treasurer Hon. C. S. MacNaughton.—A-T Photo. N PICK ONE OF THESE DEPENDABLE USED CARS CHRYSLER VAT CANADA LTD. 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CURRIE'S THREE FLOORS OF QUALITY FURNITURE THE SOLARIUM in the new addition to the Wingham and District Hospital is used by patients On the second floor and is a fa, cility that was badly needed at the insti- tution, The room, which was furnished by the hospital staff, was admired by hundreds of people who toured the. build- 'no on opening day.---A-1' Photo. ‘4, S f Recommend that head turnkey be jail governor GODERICH—With the forth- coming retirement at the end of the year of R. W. Bell, present Governor of Huron County jail, the property committee has been investigating a replace- ment. Carl Dalton, chairman, stat- ed that the committee had in- terviewed John Robertson, chief turnkey, who has been in the employ of the county for many years. The committee recom- mended to council that Mr. Ro- bertson be engaged as governor upon the retirement of the pres- ent governor, at an annual sal- ary of $5, 200, subject to the approval of the Ontario Depart- ment of Reform Institutions. The Department of Reform Institutions has submitted a copy of the inspector's report with reference to the jail. The com- mittee considered the report on part, with particular reference to the matter of staff, The Department recommends addi- tional staff. The matter was discussed in detail by the committee, which recommended that no action be taken at the present time, How- ever, the committee recom- mended that a key be left with the Goderich Police in the event of an emergency. In future, all employee benefits for jail staff will be at the discretion of county coun- cil, the provincial regulations pertaining to sick leave having been revoked. The county plan calls for one day a month sick leave benefits, the same as for other county employees. Arrangements have been made by the museum curator, J. Chisholm, to have the cover- ed wagon available for use by various municipalities upon re- quest. The committee has au- thorized the use of the wagon but it is the responsibility of the local municipality to ar- range for horses and to compen- sate the owner. For Sale: To a kind master, full grown domesticated tigress, goes for daily walk untied, and eats flesh from the hand. --Ad in an Indian paper. McInnes and Falconer picnic WHITECHURc InneS-Falconer picnic was held Saturday at Gorrie Park with Mr. and Mrs. Tom McInnes as host and hostess. During the afternoon games and contests were held under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tiffin and Mrs. John Mc- Innes, 13luevale. The president, Gordon Jam- ieson of Goderich, presided for the business, Two minutes' silence were observed for de- ceased members. It was de- cided to have the 1968 picnic at Gorrie Park on the second Sunday in July. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer of Streetsville will be the hosts and hostesses. The newly-elected president is Angus Falconer. There were around 80 pres- ent. Many of the relatives from Whitechurch were in at- tendance., FIRE DEPT., CRANE AND WRECKER NEEDED TO RESCUE TRUCK WHITECHURCH—A truck drawing ready-mix cement from a Teeswater plant to Amberley, continued travelling south on the sideroad instead of turning at Richardson's corner late Wed- nesday afternoon of last week, and came to grief. After crossing the small stream the driver noticed a wet spot in the road. He tried to avoid it, with the result that the shoulder of the road gave away and let the truck into the ditch, on its side. The fire department from Lucknow was called to wash the cement out of the truck. A crane from a construction com- pany and a wrecker were need- ed to raise the vehicle from the ditch. Last week the Stone Block, owned by H. D. Henderson of Whitechurch was sold to Jas. H. Chisholm and J. W. McKibbon. At present the block is occupied by J. Brigg & Son, J. D. Burns and R. Knox. --Advance 1907. WHITECHURCH—This Sep- tember Donald Watt, White- church and Langside student minister, will exchange his Presbyterian pulpit for a princi- pal's desk and join the army of 1000, teachers who annually in- vade the Indian Schools of Can- ada. Mr. Watt, who with his wife Justine and sons, Robert, Don- ald and Norman have lived in Whitechurch manse for the last three years, has been appoint- ed principal of the two-room John E. Riley dies in hosp. John E. Riley, Mill St., Brussels, passed away after a lengthy illness in Wingham and District Hospital Tuesday, June 20th, in his 74th year. He was born in Grey Town- ship, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Riley. He farmed a number of years at Jamestown before moving to Brussels two years ago last Ap- ril. He is survived by his wife, the former Fannie Grasby; two daughters, Mrs. Ilene Plant of Seaforth and Mrs. Maurice (Helen Cameron of Grey Twp. ; two grandsons, Wayne Cam- eron of Windsor and Glenn Plant of Kitchener. There are also four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. W. (Margaret) Hoy and Mrs. Milton (Fannie) Parr of Brussels and one brother James, of Seaforth. He rested at his home until Thursday noon, then at the D. A. Rann funeral home. Ser- vice at the funeral home was conducted by the Rev. C. A. McCarrell of Melville Presby- terian Church with interment in Brussels Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Peacock, Fleming Johnston, William King, George Ross, Carl Dalton and Ross McTag- gart. Flower bearers were Wayne Cameron, Glenn Plant, Gordon Staples and Jack War- wick. Gitlakdamix School in Aiyansh, British Columbia. Aiyansh is the oldest of five Nishga villages and is reached by following a logging road that winds north from Terrace through sixty miles of conifer- ous forest to the banks of the Ness River. For housekeeping Mrs. Watt will exchange a large, com- modious seven room manse on Highway 86 for a three-bed- room trailer in a village on the Nass. One of the pupils in Gitlak- damix school's primary class- room will be son Robert, aged ,6, who,finished „grade one at ,,, Lucknow Public School in June, Mr. Watt will teach the British Columbia curriculum to a class of 27 pupils ranging from 4 to 7, He and his family have a long way to travel be- fore September rolls around, but they look forward to a year of service in Canada's north- land. Stream gauges placed in river The federal department of energy and resources is current- ly installing four stream gauges in the Maitland valley. One of these is at Bluevale. The other three are being installed near Belgrave, At- wood and Summerhill. The watershed is under the jurisdic- tion of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority which co-operates in establishing the gauges. Others are situated at Listowel, Donnybrook Bridge, Eadie's Bridge, and the Lower Town Bridge at Wingham. The gauges are used to measure the flow in the river and record the changing pattern automatically on a graph, which is collected by the department. From this information con- siderable knowledge of the riv- er is obtained and what can be expected in the way of flood- ing and summer flow. New Salvation Army officers welcomed Thurs. Captain and Mrs. Donald Copple, the Salvation Army of- ficers who are succeeding Cap- tain and Mrs. Albert Ferris in the Wingham command, were officially welcomed at a ser- vice on Thursday evening of last week. Following devotions words of welcome were expressed by singing company leader Mrs. Tom Bell and by Bandmaster Tom Bell, as well as by acting young people's sergeant-major, Mrs. Marjorie McKay, The new officers were presented to the congregation by Corps Sgt. Maj. William Henderson and Captain and Mrs. Copple both responded. Following the welcoming service a fellowship hour was spent in the lower hall, where the newcomers had an opportun- ity to meet the members of the corps. Capt. and Mrs. Copple con- ducted their first service on Sunday morning. Since they leave at once on holidays, fol- lowed by a period at Camp Sel- kirk as leaders of a boys' and girls' camp, their places here will be taken by Cadet and Mrs. Pittock, who were welcomed by the Corps at the service on Sun- day evening. Correction In Mrs. William Kelly's "Reminiscences of Belgrave" in the Centennial Edition of The Advance-Times, we made an error in a date. All the people who hastily added 18 years to Mrs. Kelly's age may now de- duct them. She moved with her family from Wingham to Morris when her grandfather died in 1897, not 1879 as we stated. MIXED DOUBLES A mixed doubles tournament was held on the local bowling greens Monday evening with entries from Teeswater, Luck- now arid Wingham. First prize went to Art Wilson and Mrs. Joe Kerr; second, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald of Lucknow; third, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ha- selgrove. St. Andrew's will hold Bible school Vacation Bible School will be held in St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church next week. Classes will meet from 9 to 10.30 a, m. , Monday through Friday. Children 4 to 14 years are invited to attend. Registra- tion fee is 5¢ a day per pupil. Those 9 to 14 years may take Bibles, Those 6 to 8 years may take crayons and lead pen- cils. There will be an evening program Friday at '7.30 to which parents and all those interested are invited. Two youngsters are drowned in. tragic accident Jane Pollock, 14, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Clarence Poi- lock of Ripley and a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Pollock of Wingham, was drowned last Wednesday when she attempted to rescue a friend, Ronald Clif- fe, 8, at Emmerton Beach, near Kincardine. The boy was also drowned and his body was found Sunday by Mrs. Virginia Thorn of New Hampshire, about 300 feet off-shore, Jane's brother, Barry Pol- lock, 13, who is blind, said he was playing near the shore when he heard Ronald call for help from his sister. That was the last he heard, Despite his handicap, Barry tried to launch a boat suspended in an elevated dock, but was unable to do so. Ronald had been in a blue • plastic boat about four feet long. It was found by members of the Detroit Yacht Club about eleven miles north of Emmerton Beach. Huron Township farmers and friends in groups of ee formed a human chain, wading into Lake Huron in an effort to locate the bodies, Dragging was carried out from private boats under the supervision of the Kincardine detachment of the O.P.P. A Department of Transport heli- copter also took part in the search. A double funeral service was held in Ripley yesterday for Ronald Cliffe and Jane Pollock. The search for the girl's body will continue and a graveside service will he held when it recovered. Ronald was buried in Ripley Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bev- erley Cliffe of London; three brothers, at home; and a sister, Miss Diane Cliffe of St. Thom- as, Jane is survived by her par- ents, brother Barry and a sister, Connie. GIBSON-WINTERINGHAM Kenneth Hilton Gibson of Wroxeter and Arlene Edna Marie Winteringham of Mitchell were married at three o'clock Satur- day afternoon in the Main Street United. Church, Mitchell. The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William Winteringham of Mitchell and the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam A. Gibson of R. R. 2, Wroxeter, Rev. Douglas Sloan officiated. The bride was given in mar- riage by her father and her matron of honor was Mrs. Glenn Winteringham of Mitchell. Best man was Carl Berfelz of Listowel. Guests were present from Wroxeter, Listowel and Mit- chell. The young couple will reside at 62 Blanshard Street, Mitchell. R. H. Crowder Co. has dis- posed of its successful clothing and gents' furnishings business to R. S. McGee and W. A. Campbell, both formerly of Wingham. Wingham Ad- vance 1907. Dr, Gamier (pionounced Gar- ner by older residents) had his office in Zetiand and looked after the whole area from Luck- now to Wingham before there was a doctor here, He was a colorful figure and had been a doctor with the American Army before coming to Zetland, Dr. Shrigley practised in Wingham for a short time in 1805 but had to return to the United States to finish his medi- cal course, Dr. Sloan was the first graduate resident doctor, He came to Wingham in 1866. Dr. Sloan went to China when he left town. The third Wingham doctor was James Edgar Tamlyn who arrived in 1868. Dr. and Mrs. Tamlyn contributed a great deal of time and effort to the community. He was elected to the first council after its in- corporation as a village in 1874. His medical office was on the corner of Victoria and Josephine Streets and they lived in the home now occupied by Mrs. A. M. Crawford on the corner of John and Minnie Streets. Their son, H. E, W. Tamlyn was educated in Wingham schools and graduated in medi- cine in the U.S.A. Dr. Peter Macdonald practis- ed here from 1872 until 1887 when he entered parliament. He was re-elected in 1896 and 1900 and was•deputy apeaker of the House of Commons during the 1900 sessions of parliament. He built the Macdonald Block in 1892 when he moved his house from 'hat site to Centre Street north of St. Paul'sChurch and II )4 the home of Dr. F, A. Parker. Dr. Macdonald was ap- pointed postmaster at London in 1909 and moved his family to that city. The 1885 files of The Times carry an ad for Dr. Gunn, Li- centiare of Midwifery, formerly of Edinburgh and London, Eng- land, practising in an office in Dr. Macdonald's house on Jose- phine Street. Other doctors in Wingham in that year were Dr. Alex Bethune and Dr. W. J. Young located on the corner of Centre and Patrick Streets. By 1893 Dr. J. A. Meldrum had bought the practice of Drs. Bethune and Young and Dr. W. B. Towler of Wingham was cor- oner for Huron County. Dr. Thomas Chisholm, a school teacher for several years and the principal of the Fergus High School decided to study medicine and graduated i n 1879. He came here in 1886 and con- tinued in practice until 1904, He erected several buildings in- cluding the Chisholm Block on the northwest corner of Jose- phine and Patrick Streets, now Ideal Supply, and had his of- fice in the present G. A. Wil- liams office. He also built the house directly west on Patrick Street, owned latterly by Vaughan Douglas. Dr. Chisholm was also a po- et and his history of England in verse was used orally in public and high schools for about 15 years, He was finally persua0., ed to have his poetry published in 1903, about CO years After it was written. He went into politics and was successful in being elected in the conserva- tive ticket in the East Huron riding. He sold his practice to Dr. R. C. Redmond in 1904, who assisted in the organiza- tion and promotion of Wingham General Hospital, He retired in 1950. Dr, Redmond's widow has lived in the United States the past few years. Dr. J. P. Kennedy opened a small 4-bed hospital with an operating room over A. E, Smith's bank on Josephine Street in 1698. This was the first hospital in Huron County. Dr. Kennedy was also on the first board of directors for the Wingham Hospital. DENTISTS Wingham's dentist in 1885 was Dr. G. L. Ball who attend. ed patients in his Wingham of- fice on Wednesdays, In the early 1890s Dr. J. S. Jerome was located in the Beaver Block and Dr. Wm. H. MacDonald bad an office in the Mason Block. lie was joined by Dr. A. J. Irwin in 1898. Dr. Mac- Donald died in the fall of that year. Dr. Irwin was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Dental Col- lege and le O. S.C. in Toronto. He had received his early edu- cation in Auburn and Goderich Collegiate and taught school for some time before studying den- tistry. He served the munici- pality as councillor, reeve and mayor, was warden of Huron County in 1910, was active in the organization of Wingham Hospital and held offices in the Presbyterian Church and several lodges. Trips to Expo recalled by W.I. The singing of "0 Canada" opened the June meeting of the Wingham Branch of the Women§ Institute held recently in the council chambers. Mrs. Robert Powell presided, with a good number in attendance. The correspondence and minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Charles Shiell. Their trip to Expo was the answer by many to the roll call, "What I remember most in 1967", Mrs. Frank Edgar and Mrs. George Day were in charge of the program and a duet played by Mrs. Les McGee and Mrs. Greg Shiell was enjoyed by the ladies. Mrs. D. S. MacNaugh- ton gave a very interesting talk on the convention held recently in Clinton. Mrs. Norm an Keat- ing gave a reading about some of the highlights of the 4th Na- tional Convention held in Guelph. The hostesses were Mrs. M. McKinney, Mrs. Mary Wade, Mrs. William Kelly and Mrs. Ed. Fitzpatrick. r re t. as f is h- Will exchange pulpit for principal's desk in fall Wingham Ativanee,.Thrtes, Thursday, July 6.„ 196'1 Page Some of the doctors and dentists here in the 1800's