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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-07-13, Page 1b ONE SECTION THIS ISSUE Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, July a3, 196'7 Single Copy Not Dye ft ern $60,000 grant approved for lower pond de-silting plan NURSING ASSISTANTS graduating from the Wingham and District Hospital received their diplomas and pins at ex- ercises held at the St. Andrew's Church Fellowship Hall. Graduates, left to right, front row: Barbara Wood, Deanna Forrest, Nancy Schopf, Sharron Smith, Jean Matthews, MARKS 87th BIRThttiAY--Mr. A. M. Frig& celebrated her 87th birthday on July 5th, at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Jean Yemen. Mrs. Franck is itt good health and it very active mentally. She lives in a home at 350 Edward Street the acquired when her husband died about 2f years ago.—A-T Photo. Shirley McTeer; second row: Bonnie Laycock, Joanne Johns, Joan McKay, Helen Forster, Joan Dunbar, Linda Hodges; back row: Jean Wilson, Dorothy Weber, Lyle Bushell, Lynne MacKay, Linda Hopper, Betty Irvine, Joan McTeer, Susan Hamilton.—Photo by Cantelon. Wingham fire department WAS called to the home of Mrs. W. Deitrich of R. R.. 2 Teeswa- ter during the noon hour on Fri- day, but on their arrival found the flames had been quelled by a mill employee from nearby BeIrriore. Fire chief Dave Crotherssaid the cause of the blaze is belie ed to have been children play, ing with matches. The fire was located in the basement of the house, situated on the county read from Min-tore to Wroxetet. There was no damage. Fire extinguished by mill employee A single car accident on July 4th, miles north of Au- burn, sent three area young peo- ple to the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich. The car was driven by Bill Snowden, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snowden of R. R. 2 Lucknow. The youth apparent- ly moved onto the shoulder of the road while meeting a car on a hill, lost control in the loose gravel and went into the ditch and hit a tree. Bill received cuts and bruises. He was released from on Thurs- day. His two passengers were more seriously injured. His sister Linda, 15, had a broken kneecap, broken nose, cuts and bruises. ''She expects to be released from hospital shortly. The second passenger in the cat, Miss Jean Hardy, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wil- liam Hardy of R. R. 1 Belgrave, remained in the Goderich hospi- tal until Sunday when she was transferred to St. Joseph's Hos- pital, London. She had a brok- en leg and ankle and expected to undergo surgery the early part of this week to have the leg pinned. Miss Donna Pentland, 1'1, daughter of Frank Pentland of R, R. 6 Goderich, was struck by car while riding het pony on the Lucknow-Nile highway, a mile south of Dungannon on Friday evening, The car was apparently driven by Robert Black of Goderich. She receiv- ed a fractured skull and fractur- ed right leg. Miss Pentland was transferred to Victoria Hos- pital, London and het condi- tion has been reported as fair. Many minor accidents were treated in the emergency de- partment on Friday including children who had swallowed drugs, foreign bodies in the eyes, and scalp wounds when one child was struck on the head by an axe, Altogether 50 patients were treated that day. Alex Adams of R. R. 2 Wrox- eter was injured Saturday when he removed a draw bolt from a wagon which rolled and caught the boy between the wagon and tractor. The fourteen-year-old boy, son of George Adams, re- ceived painful injuries to the right hip. He was allowed to go home after first aid treat- ment. At 10:45 that night James Houston, 41, was admitted fol- lowing a single car accident 3 3/4 miles south of Teeswater when Mr. Houston apparently lost control and the car swerved and went into the ditch, He suffered a fractured right arm and ribs, possible internal in- juries, laceration of scalp and right arm, contusion and shock. His condition was listed as fair. He was transferred to Victoria Hospital, London on Sunday. The emergency department was very busy again on Satur- day when patients were treated for fractured arms and home ac- cidents which caused injury to 'feet and eyes, etc. Other accident victims treated during theaweek were Miss Donna Caslick, Mr. Al- dine Holt and Terry Brooks. Young people injured in car accident Treat 50 patients in emergency dept. at hospital Friday Fry & Blackball announces merger with London company A. D. Smith, Bluevale, chairman of the Maitland Val- ley Conservation Authority, an- nounced on Monday that the Hon. J. R. Simonett, minister of Energy and Resources Man- agement, has approved a $60, - 000 grant for a desilting project in the Lower Wingham pond. The grant will be provided un- der the Provincial Water Supply Reservoir Program. Projects ap- proved under the program are eligible for a 75 per cent grant. The approval is the culmina- 'ion to nearly three years of ef- forts on the part of the Author- ity in co-operation with the Town of Wingham to improve the badly silted pond which is the western boundary of the mu- nicipality. Total cost of the project has been estimated at $80, 000 on which the $60, 000 grant is based, Of the remain- ing $20, 000 the town will con- tribute 95 per cent with the 29 member municipalities of the Authority contributing the five per cent from the general levy. Engineers from the firm of Crysler, David & Jorgensen, the Authority's consultants, are already engaged in cross-sec- tion measurements of the pond to determine silt levels. The firm will call for tender pro- posals for the Authority with an opening date set for early in August. The project will have a three-fold benefit to the area. The removal of silt will provide an increased water storage ca- pacity as an aid to flood con- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Petit-Arian NEED YOUR BLOOD-- A Red Cross Blood Clinic will be held at CKNX, July 19 from 2 to 5 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening. Sum- mer vacation time always puts a strain on the blood bank and donors are urgently needed. Call in at the station anytime during these hours on Wedgies- day, 0--0--0 BURGLAR ALARMS-- The jangling of burglar alarms raised eyebrows along the main street last week as maintenance repairmen set the bells off as part of the inspeca tion procedure. The iwo alarms heard were at the Toronto-Do- lik itiion Bank and Ha fermehl's wellery. 0-0-0 MINI-SKIRT DANCE?-- It's finally happened 1 A mini-skirt dance is being held in the Fotdwich arena in the near future with prizes to be awarded. As yet, prize classia ficatiOns have not been art- flounced but sponsors are not 'lit-rifting their prospects since entenuial dress is also accept- able, with prizes in this eats- gory as well. Slight injuries when car wrecked Donna Caslick, 14, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Caslick, of R, R. 2, Teeswater was given first aid treatment at the Wingham and District Hos, pital early Saturday morning for leg and arm injuries sustain- ed in a car accident on High- way 86. Following treatment she was released and allowed to return home. Miss Caslick was a passenger in a car driven by Douglas Mil- ler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller of Wingham, which was travelling east on No, 86 High- way, near the St. Helens cor- ner. The car suddenly went out of control, crossed the highway, and struck a two-foot high cul- vert which completely wiped out the under carriage of the vehicle. The driver was not injured. Pam Walden in Victoria Hospital Seventeen-year-old Pamela Walden suffered severe back injuries in an automobile ac- cident north of Ripley on Wed- nesday, when the late model car she was driving left the road and struck a telephone pole. She was rushed to Kin- cardine and District Hospital and examined before being transferred to Victoria Hospital in London. She was scheduled to undergo surgery on her back yesterday. Doctors believe it will be some time before she is recovered sufficiently to return home. Apparently Miss Walden, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walden of Wilfred Street, was proceeding north on the fifteenth sideroad about two Miles north of Ripley when she swerved to avoid colliding with an obstruction on the highway, causing the car to leave the toad. Two passengers, her sis- ter Faye Walden, 9, and Carol Pollard of 11,R, 4 Ripley were injured slightly. Both were treated at the Kincardine hospi- tal and released following x- rays. According to her parents, Pam is as cheerful as can be ex- pected and appreciates the Many cards and Messages sent by friends. She is in room 2050 at Victoria Hospital, Lon -, don. Doctors stated that the type of injury sustained by Miss Walden could have led to more serious complications Jack Nevery, manager of Fry & Blackball Ltd., Wing- hart], announced that effective today, Thursday, July 13, the Wingham business will, be merg- ed with Town and Country Fur- niture Ltd. of London. Mr. Nevery stated that all manufacturing for the two firms will be handled at Wingham and that the London factory which employs 18 people will be closed. He said he expect- ed about six of the London em- Some 160 elementary school teachers from Western Ontario and other scattered points across the province are engaged for next five weeks on an intensive course on modern teaching methods for elementary mathe- matics, at the Wingham District High School. The course is sponsored by the Ontario De- partment of Education and is the first to be held here, Mr. John Grosso, of Hamilton Teachers' College, heads a staff of six instructors. Mr. Grosso blamed the news- papers of the province for a misconception largely held by the public, that "new math" is something really new. Mr. "Hospitals were once a place where people went to die but today patients enter hospi- tal confident they will be cur- ed, reflecting the tremendous progress in the medical profes- sion." These were the words of G. Stuart Roberts, director of the Education Division of the Ontario Hospital Association, guest speaker at the graduation exercises of the nursing assist- ants of the Wingham and Dist- rict Hospital held Friday at the Fellowship Hall of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Mr. Roberts stressed that the 1967 graduates must meet a challenge, not only in regard to their responsibilities to their patients, but also for the apathy and ignorance of the public on the operation of a hospital. The fact that capital costs for hos- pitals must still come from the public is one most people are nor aware of, he said. "Your course has been a foundation to build on," said Cyclist hurt in Main St. accident Terry Brooks,of Lower Town, teen-age son of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Brooks, received neck and head injuries as well as abrasions to the legs and arms as the result of a car-motor- cycle accident on Josephine St. Tuesday evening. He is in the Wingham and District Hospital, where his condition was report- ed to be "fair" on Wednesday morning, The mishap occurred about 8;00 p.m. Young Brooks was riding a light motorcycle north on Josephine Street when he was in collision with a car driven by Brian L. McKee, 19, also of Wingham, The driver of the car was backing out of the lane- way beside the Sunrise Dairy, The motorcycle struck the side of the McKee vehicle, Brooks was thrown from the motor- cycle and his head struck the car, He was removed to hospital where he is confined for treat- !Tient, Damage to both car and motorcycle was estitnated at $350, ocr, Constable Doug Fox ton of the Wingham Police De- partment investigated. ployees will move to Wingham when accommodation can be procured. Town and Country Ltd. has specialized in the contract mar- ket and the manufacture of fur- niture for mail order firms, The two brand names will continue to be used with Town and Coun- try continuing to serve its for'. mer customers, Don Restameyer of London will become plant superintend- ent of the Fry and Blackball Grosso wanted to stress, in an interview, that the mathemat- ics being taught in elementary school today are the same thing as have always been taught to youngsters, only bet- ter methods of getting the sub- ject across are being used. As a result children obtain a better comprehension of the subject; their learning power is increas- ed and mathematics have be- come more interesting to the young mind. In regard to the teachers' course here at Wingham, Mr. Grosso said that the objective is to provide the teacher with improved instructional meth- ods. The "workshop" approach Mr. Roberts. "Don't let gradu- ation mark the end of your learning." The valedictory address was given by Susan Hamilton of Fergus who reviewed the ten months of study and expressed the students' appreciation of the opportunity and help re- ceived from the directors and Mrs. Morrey. Another result of the training was the lasting friendship among the students which would endure for many years to come. Presentation of awards was a highlight of the exercise. The awards were won by Jean Mat- thews of Kitchener, Sharron Smith of R. R. 3 Owen Sound, Dorothy Weber of R.R. 2 Watea- loo and Lyla Bushell of R, R, 4 Kincardine, Presenting the awards were Dr. W. A. Craw- ford, Mrs. J. W. English, Mrs. Lloyd Ellacott, Mrs. W. E. Fielding. R. B. Cousins, board chairman, presented valedictor- ian Miss Hamilton `with a gift and offered his congratulations to the graduates. Presentation of diplomas and pins was carried out by Mrs. I. E. Morrey, Mrs. Fielding and Mrs. Ellacott. A congrat- ulatory address was given by Miss Zina Hopwood who also introduced members of the hos- pital nursing staff present for the occasion. A surprise presentation of a lovely corsage was made to Mrs. Morrey to mark her twen- ty-fifth year as administratorof the hospital. In her remarks, Mrs. Morrey described some of the events and memories of her years at the hospital. Mrs. Fielding offered thanks to the ladies of the Hospital Auxiliary and Miss Edna Cart thanked the guest speaker. Other graduates, besides those awarded, wete Joan Duna bar. Millbank; Deanna Forrest, R, R. 2 Kippen; Mrs, Helen Forster, R. R. 1 Lucknow; Susan Hamilton, Fergus; Linda Hodges of Dungannon; Linda Hopper, R. R. 2 Port Elgin; Betty Irvine, R.. R. 4 Kincardine; Joanne Johns of Owen Sound; Bonnie Lay- cock, R. R, a Woodford; Lynne Mackay, RA. 2 Paisley; Joan McKay, Chatsworth; Joan Mca Teti, R,11. 5 Kincardine; Shit. ley McTeer, Paisley; Nancy Schopf, Owen Sound; Jean R. It 3 Listewe4 Barbara Wood, Palmerston, factory, which will see art in. crease in production of about 60 per cent, In an effort to improve pro- duction procedures at the Wing- ham factory considerable reno- vation is in progress, Plans call for a more systemized produc- tion line with parts coming up to the assembly area and on to finishing while upholstery ma- terials are put together in a separate line, meeting up with the constructed frames in the main upholstery room and onto the shipping department. is being emphasized. This means that in the classroom the teacher will have children work- ing in small groups, on prob- lems within their ability range. No longer, he said, will the math class be a room where the teacher stands at the front and the children sit in rows. The students will be working at ta- bles, each group taking prob- lem cards that require answers. The answers are found in prac- tical applications, even to the extent of the children leaving the classroom and doing work outdoors. The classroom is be- ing broadened to the whole world, Mr. Grosso stated. The course principal indicated that by such approaches, the child will be able to learn his mathe- matics more easily and at a rate adjusted to his ability. Mr. Grosso said this is a step tawards the ungraded classroom, a system he felt will be in widespread use in Ontario with- in five years. The ungraded classroom, he said, allows the child to work to the level of which he is capable. Mr. Grosso said the Depart- ment of Education hopes that the new methods being learned by the teachers on the courses will be put into classroom use this fall. Parents may well be warned that their youngsters are going to be doing different things in the future. When your young- ster comes home from school with the story that he has been out measuring the height of the big tree in the school yard it will not be nonsense -- it will be a lesson in arithmetic; and he won't climb the tree to find the answer, but will probably be using a piece of string and a ruler. Will teach in London Miss Sandra Cameron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Cameron, Victoria Street, a graduate of Stratford Teach- ers' College, has accepted a position with the London Board of Edutatieni and will com- mence her teaching duties In the fall. Sandra i8 spending the sum- mer near Smith's Falls where she is in charge of arts and crafts at Metry Wood Crippled Childreffs Camp. trol, some improvement in summer flow in the river, and will enhance the recreation area and camp site established by Wingham's Riverside Park Board. The project follows on the heals of another which improv- ed the Lower Town dam for flood control purposes. Two steel culverts were installed to increase the flow capacity and heavy stop-logs operated by Bluevale man gored by bull Aldine Holt, '73, of R. R. 2 Bluevale is in satisfactory con- dition in Wingham and District Hospital following abdominal surgery for wounds suffered when he was attacked by a bull on Saturday morning. Mr. Holt, along with his brother Gordon, was working in the barn yard of their farm about a mile east of Jamestown, on the first concession of Grey Township, when the animal, a Durham sire bull, attacked, He was rushed to hospital immediately by his brother Gor- don and niece Ann Holt, who is employed at the Toronto-Do- minion Bank branch in Wing- barn. Relatives said his condition was better than first anticipated and he is much improved. winches were built to replace a system of flash boards. Further upstream at the How- son Dam, work was completed last year on a concrete spill- way, which was also subject to the '75 per cent grant, to pro- tect the dam and aid in general flood control. This scheme still has some work to be com- pleted in that the downstream banks need rip-rap and the old railway right-of-way, now known as Riverside Drive will be raised to create a protective dyke in case of an exceptional- ly high water level. Funds which have been made available are not sufficient to allow for doing a complete de- silting job in the lower pond which covers a broad expanse, however, it has been establish- ed that the project will handle the important and badly silted area from the dam north to past the old CPR buildings and west from the bank to slightly past the original course of the river. VISIT IN MANITOBA Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tan- ner have just returned from visiting their daughter, son-in- law and grandchild, Mr. and Mrs. John Kommer and Holly of Pipestone, Man. They also visited Mrs. Tanner's relatives and renewed acquaintances in Rapid City, MacGregor, Austin and Brandon and took in Bran- don Centennial Exhibition. Twenty nursing assistants graduate in Friday ceremony Radical changes being made in methods of teaching math Vim 1.