The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-07-27, Page 1ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
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W. B. Conron, chairman of
the swimming pool building
committee, reports that the
engineer, J. Campbell Round
of Toronto is working on the
plans for the new pool. It is
expected that the completed
plans and specifications will
be ready not later than August
13, at which time tenders will
be called to be received by
September 6. Actual construe-
11.1.11.
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tion will start one week later.
Plots and elevations have
been inspected in the Scout
House area, The location chos-
en will take in the present site
of the Scout House and the ad-
jacent parking lot, and will ex-
tend west and north of the build-
ing. The bathhouse will be
erected to face the existing
gravel road in order to leave a
clear view towards the river on
the west side.
The particular location was
selected because it is the flat-
test part of the area and willre-
quire the least build-up.
The committee is at present
checking with Burns Ross, civil
engineer of Goderich, on where
storm and sanitation sewers
must be connected.
The heated pool will be 82
feet in length and 35 feet in
width.
INVESTIGATING THE fatal accident on the
sixth concession of Morris Township, Pro-
vincial Police Constables Murry Fridenburg
and William Stevenson are seen as they ex-
amine the wreckage of the car in which
Mrs. Clifford Marks of R. R. 4 Brussels,
was killed on Monday. Two other per-
sons, Vicki Willis, 14, a granddaughter,
and Paul McDonald, driver of the other
vehicle, were injured.—A-T Photo.
$100 damage in
hit-and-run case
Murray Procter of Kitchener
will be a little hesitant to park
his car in Wingham. On Sun-
day, he discovered his 1966
Fiat had been the victim of a
"hit and run" driver, damaging
the.left rear of the small for-
eign made auto to the tune of
about $100. Constable Doug
Foxton who investigated said
some clues to the make and
color of the vehicle involved
had been ascertained by the
tell tale paint left on Mr. Proc-
ter's car, parked near the Fry
and Blackhall plant on Victoria
Street,
96-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT
HAS FRACTURED HIP
FORDWICH—Miss Rhoda
Holt who lives with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Flolt, in some manner
fell at their home on Saturday
and broke her hip. Site was tak-
en to Palmerston Hospital by
ambulance, but will be remov-
ed to Kitchener.
Mrs. Flolt is 96 years old and
this is the first time she has
been hospitalized.
MAIL SERVICE
ON CIVIC HOLIDAY
On August 7, Civic Holiday,
there will be 'no wicket service
or delivery of rural mail.
The lock box lobby will be
open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
while mail is being prepared for
despatch at 7 o'clock. Street
letter box collection will be
made at 5.30 p.m.
No mail will arrive from
other offices on Monday.
Remove buildings
at Riverside Park
Demolition of the buildings
at Riverside Park in the area of
the Scout House, the former
C.P.R. railway station, is well
underway. The work is being
done under the supervision of
the Riverside Park Board at the
request of the town council, ac-
cording to board chairman Har-
ry McArthur.
In all, four buildings will
fall to the wrecker's hammer,
the Scout House, a smaller
building used for coal storage
and the two freight sheds. At
present the coal shed has been
dismantled and Mr. McArthur
said the Scout House would be
removed by the end of this
week. Work will continue on
the freight sheds.
A deadline for completion of
the demolition was set at Sep-
tember 30 in the tenders. The
tender of William Sadie of R. R.
3 Wingham was accepted. The
area where the buildings have
stood for so many years will very
soon become the site for the
new centennial swimming pool.
Baptist Church
buys parsonage
The Wingham Baptist Church
has purchased the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Drehmann,
215 Centre Street, for use as a
parsonage.
Mr. Drehmann, who is em-
ployed by Ontario Hydro, has
been transferred to Walkerton,
where he has purchased a house
on Yonge St. 'The rirehmarins
expect to move about Sept. 1.
Brother spent
two months
in Ethiopia
Recent visitors with Rev. and
Mrs. H. W. Hamilton at St.
Paul's rectory were his brother
and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs.
H. S. Hamilton of New West-
minster, B.C.
The doctor and his wife were
on their way home after spend-
ing two months in Ethiopia.
They intended to visit the Holy
Land but arrived in Cairo sim-
ultaneously with the outbreak
of the Arab-Israeli war, so the
side trip to Palestine was im-
possible.
Dr. Hamilton went to Ethi-
opia earlier this year at the in-
vitation of a Canadian friend
who is a medical missionary
there. A specialist in diseases
of the eye and an eye surgeon,
Dr. Hamilton welcomed the op-
portunity to pass on modern
techniques in eye treatment, as
well as to study at first-hand
some of the diseases which are
not common in Canada. Part
of his time was devoted to
working with lepers.
The doctor told the Advance-
Times that leprosy, contrary to
common belief, is not a con.
tagious disease, Drugs have
been developed which can con-
trol the spread of leprosy with
ease. However, of the mil-
lions suffering from the disease
in Africa, only a small fraction
can be reached for treatment,
...Mrs. Donald Blue and Mrs.
John Blue of' Ripley visited last
week with Mrs. T, Ai Cassel,•
Victoria Street,
what was to follow us for most
of the trip. Expo, of course,
was one of the highlights. The
boys were on their own, each
with his buddy, a daring move
on the part of the leaders but
one that proved to us that they
were responsible enough to be
trusted without constant super-
vision.
Next stop was Rimouski. Do
any of you boys remember Rim-
ouski? I am sure Rimouski re-
members us (at least the girls
won't forget). The boys spoke
English and the girls spoke
French vive la difference.
I think if we leave events ofthe
future in the hands of our young
people there will be no prob-
lem in creating a united Can-
ada.
Wednesday, July 5th, we
arrived in Shediac, New Bruns-
wick, where once again we
were greeted by a friendly
shower. We decided against
camping in two inches of water
and put up in a dance hall by
the beach. The next day the
sun came out and everyone had
a grand time swimming in that
wonderful, warm salt water. I
did, however, notice about 20
boys sitting in a bus all day --
I wonder why, In Kentville we
camped on the research farm
on beautiful grounds surrounded
by tall trees and cackling hens.
(At five o'clock in the morning
they started their song.) It was
near here, at Wolfville, that
we attended our first theatre
production," The Music Man".
The next major stop was
Halifax. I think if you asked
the boys what they remembered
best about Halifax, they would
all reply, "The Neptune Thea-
tre production of 'Barefoot in
the Park'," It was the topic of
conversation for many days to
come. The countryside on the
trip so far was, of course, very
beautiful, but what lay ahead
was even better. We crossed
the Canso Causeway to Cape
Breton Island. At the Cause-
way there was a little gift shop
where the boys decided to stock
up on their supply of cards. Af-
ter everyone was through buy-
ing, the shelves looked bare
and I heard the saleslady com-
ment, "Stop in on your way
back." We didn't, we couldn't
afford any more cards,
At Sydney we were camped
at Sheriff McKillop's farm. Our
campsite had a large hill be-
hind us and a clear lake in front
of us. Some of the boys left
that night for Newfoundland,
while the remaining visited
Louisburgh and Glace Bay. The
next day we drove around the
Cabot Trail to the little town
of Beddeck. The Cabot Trail is
a must for anyone considering
going to Cape Breton. It is not
at all unusual to see a sight
reading, "5 miles to the top of
the mountain''.
ONE CASUALTY
July 15th we arrived at New
Glasgow. This had to be the
most beautiful camping spot of
all (if you didn't mind a mat-
tress of thick hay). The hospi-,
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Two doctors
buy homes
Dr. R. D. Wilkins of Mara-
thon, Ont., was in town last
week and made arrangements to
purchase a home here.
His associate, Dr. J. A.
Bosyk, has also located a house
and the two medical men ex-
pect to open practice at mid-
August. They have leased the
Connell building on Josephine
Street, housing the offices for-
merly occupied by Drs. Corrin
and Klahsen.
Lucknow couple celebrate
fifty years of marriage
Lucknow Sentinel Photo
Mr. and Mrs. George Saun-
ders, residents of Lucknow for
the past ten years, observed
their 50th wedding anniversary
on Tuesday, July 18th,
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders were
married at the Dungannon
manse on July 18, 1017. Mrs.
Saunders is the former Ruby
Ritchie, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs.. James Ritchie of
Zion. George is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James Saun-
ders of flakes. The couple re-
sided on their farm in the
flakes community in Ashfield
until about ten years ago when
ill health forced them to re,
tire. They moved to Lucknow
and reside in the Ashton Apart-
ments on Main Street,,
Forty-three attended a fam-
ily dinner on Tuesday evening:
of last week at the assembly
rooms of the town hall. Open
house was held on Wednesday
afternoon and evening when
about 150 attended to extend
their best wishes.
Mr. arid Mrs. Saunders were
the recipients of a scroll from
the Province of Ontario which
was presented by Murray Gaunt,
M.P.P. for Huron-Bruce. A
telegram of congratulations was
received from John P. Robarts;
Premier of Ontario and cards
were received from Lester B.
Pearson, Prime Minister of
Canada, Robert Nixon, leader
of the Liberal Party in Ontario
and Mr. Gaunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders have
a family of five, Mrs. Eddie
(Violet) Thompson of ilolyrood,
Mrs. Reg (Freda) Broome of Bel-
fast, Mrs. Ken (Lottie) Scott of
Belgrave, Gordon of Ashfield
TOwriship and Lloyd of Holy-
rood. There are 17 grandchild-
ren,
A daughter Ila passed away
33 years ago, as a teenager,
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FIRST SBCTIQN
Windham, Ontario, Thursday, Ally 27, 1967
Single Copy lot Over l ifreen Cerlt$,.
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Eastern Canada tour leaves
'lasting impression on Scouts
BY FRED STEINMETZ
How do you measure the
success of a trip? I suppose
each person does this in his or
her own unique way. Some are
souvenir hunters, others view
the countryside through a small
opening in the camera and have
to wait for,the pictures to see
where they have been, and still
others rely on a diary to look
back on events. Myself, I lost
my diary, my pictures are not
developed yet, and my sou-
venirs consist of a seashell and
a model dory. This trip, how-
ever, left such an imprint on
my mind that even without
these aids, it will remain in
my memory for as long as I
live. This, I am sure, is true
for every boy and leader on this
trip.
We started Friday, June 30,
bright and early from the fair-
grounds at Walkerton. The
buse's looked cold to us. The
drivers were just drivers, and
the leaders, whose voices are
now permanently etched in all
our minds, just a little fore-
boding. Two hundred and five
strangers with only one thing in
common -- we were all Scouts
and we had all been waiting for
this moment for two years.
The first day took us to Ot-
tawa where we camped at Con-
naught Ranges. This was our
first opportunity to set up full
camp; 90 tents, canteen, cook-
ing facilities, and our field
hospital. All worked as we had
planned. The next day was
filled with activity. It was the
first of July and Canada's great-
est birthday celebration ever.
With the kind help of M.P.
John Loney, things went smooth-
ly where there could have been
utter confusion. The boys saw
the Queen, Prince Philip, and,
of course, all the members of
our Canadian Cabinet, as well
as Prime Minister Pearson. It
was the first time in Ottawa for
many of them and they were
overwhelmed by what they saw.
The next morning was Sunday,
and all attended church,
VISIT EXPO
"On to Expo!" This was the
cry when we boarded the buses.
Montreal greeted us with a de-
lightful shower, a forecast of
NO CHALLENGERS--
Guess you could say the
Wingham firemen are still
champions at tug-of-war. They
earned that honor at Goderich a
couple of weeks ago and were
invited to display their strength
at Kincardine's Highland
Games, but there were no con-
tenders so the event was called
off,
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A-T JOINS PARADE--
The Advance-Times build-
ing is the latest to join the
ranks of the recently improved
along the main street, New
paint job and a freshened-up
sign will put new life in the old
stand.
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SLIGHTLY SOGGY--
Intermittent rains continue
to dampen holiday spirits and
interrupt farming operations.
The centennial year is proving
one of the wettest on record.
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HOTCHKISS HURLS
21 STRIKE-OUTS--
Bill Hotchkiss, hurler for the
Wingham intermediates, had a
near perfect game added to his
record on Tuesday night when
the team downed Sea forth 6-0.
Bill threw a total of 21 strike-
outs. Only one batter reached
first base, that on an infield
grounder which was hotly con-
tested over the umpire's call on
the runner reaching first.
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RENOVATION AT TOWN HALL—
A major renovation has been
culled out at the town hall
where the clerk's office has tak-
en on a very attractive appear-
ance. Woodgrain panelling,
new floor and ceiling tiles
along with modern fluorescent
lighting have vastly improved
the area and will no doubt be
Most itripressive to any visitor
doing business with the munici-
pality.
HOLIDAY
CLOSING
The Advance-Times
Office and Plant will
be closed
JULY 31 to AUGUST 12
inclusive
Accidents total
$675 in damages
At 5 p.m., July 18, a
vehicle driven by Lloyd Heard,
R.R. 1 Varna, scraped the front
of a car driven by Thomas Fin-
lean of R.R. 2 Lucknow on
Highway No. 4, in Belgrave.
Damage was estimated at
$50.00.
In the village of Brussels on
Thursday, a car driven by Clar-
ence Elliott collided with a
vehicle driven by Gerriet Exel,
both of Elizabeth Street, Brus-
sels. The accident occurred at
the corner of William and Vic-
toria Streets at the supper hour.
Damage was estimated at
$300.00.
On Highway No. 4, south of
Wingham at 10.30 a.m. Fri-
day, a dump truck driven by
Joseph Brewer of Turnberry
Street, Brussels, struck the rear
of another dump truck which
had stopped in front of him.
Driver of the second truck was
George Howatt, R.R. 1 Blyth.
The estimated damage was
$325.00,
All three mishaps were in-
vestigated by officers of the
Wirigham detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
James Cummins
is victim in two-
vehicle accident
James Cummins, 74-year-
old Josephine Street resident,
was hospitalized Monday after-
noon following a two-car col-
lision in West Wawanosh Town-
ship. Mr. Cummins suffered
fractured ribs, chest injuries and
abrasions to the forehead and
left arm, when his 1959 Volks-
wagen collided with a 1966
Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Ken
Alton, 28, of R.R. 7, Lucknow.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of the ninth' conces-
sion of West Wawanosh and Hur-
on County Road 20, at St. Aug-
ustine.
Mrs. Alton was not injured.
Mr. Cummins was hospitalized
in Wingham and District Hospi-
tal.
The accident was investigat-
ed by Constable William Stev-
enson of the Wingham detach-
ment of the Ontario Provincial
Police.
A Brussels area woman, Mrs.
Clifford Marks, died late Mon-
day afternoon after her car
collided with a large stake truck
on the gravelled sixth conces-
sion of Morris Township, about
three miles southeast of Bel-
grave. Her granddaughter, 14-
year-old Vicki Willis, of Royal
Oak, Mich., a passenger, was
reported in only fair condition
in the Wingham and District
Hospital. She suffered a frac-
tured left leg, injured ankle,
lacerations to leg and face and
extreme shock.
The stake truck, driven by
17-year-old Paul McDonald,
was owned by 1. M. McDonald
Lumber Company. of Brussels, a
firm owned by the boy's fattier.
The youth suffered chest and
are injuries and shock. His
condition is satisfactory.
The two occupants of the
Marks car were taken by ambu-
lance to Wingham and District
Hospital where Mrs. Marks was
Pronounced dead on arrival.
The McDonald youth was taken
to the same hospital by car,
investigating: the accident
Were Constables Stevenson
Correspondents
please note!
For the next two weeks the
A-T staff will be on holidays
and we hope our correspondents
will enjoy a break in routine as
well.
Important news items, obitu-
aries and weddings may be
mailed anytime during the two-
week period so that we can get
an early start Monday, Aegust
14, Our post office box will be
cleared at intervals during the
holidays.
It will not be necessary to
collect personals until the
week-end of August 11 to 13,
when full news budgets will be
accepted as usual.
Have a happy holiday!
Pool donations
now over $31,300
The total donations to the
swimming pool fund have
reached $31,311.20 according
to this week's report from the
committee.
Contributors since the last
edition of the Advance-Times
are as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker,
Bluevale $2.00; C. E. Mac-
Tavish Ltd., $125.00; Loyal
Orange Lodge, Wingham,
$50, 00; Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Cruikshank, $50.00; Alex Cor-
rigan, $25.00.
The finance committee re-
grets that some donations were
entered as Anonymous which
should have been acknowledged
in the Advance-Times. This
can be done in future editions,
if the committee is notified.
Const. Fridenburg
leaving Wingham
Constable Murry Fridenburg
of the Wingham detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police
has been transferred to the
Mount Forest detachment with
his duties to begin there on Aug-
ust 1. Murray has been station-
ed in Wingham for the past sev-
en years, coming here from
Mount Forest. His wife, Eve-
lyn, and two children, Lloyd,
14, and Vicki, 9, will join him
in Mount Forest as soon as suit-
able accommodation can be ob-
tained.
While in Wingham, Murry
and his family became well
known and participated in many
community activities. Murry —
worked with the Boy Scouts
where he assumed leadership
duties in both the Cubs and
Scouts for a period of four years.
He is a member of the Wing-
ham Chapter 286, A.F.&A.M.
and the Royal Canadian Legion,
Branch 180.
Many in the community are
sorry to see the Fridenburgs de-
part but take heart in learning
their new home will be within
easy distance for friendly visits,
and Murry Fridenburg of the
Wingham detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police, and
Corporal D. Washburn of the
Goderich detachment.
Mrs. Marks, the former Ma-
bel Althea Carter, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Carter, is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, Mrs. Ron
(Annette) Willis, of Royal Oak;
a sister, Viola Beacoff of Tor-
onto; a brother Ray Carter, of
Welland.
Also surviving are three step-
daughters and two stepsons, Mrs.
Lloyd (Mildred) Pfeifer of Brod-
liagen; Mrs. Ross(Edith) White
of London; Mrs. Tommy (Doro-
thy) Powell of Kitchener; Stan-
ley of Brampton and David, at
home. There are nine grand-
children.
The deceased is resting at
the.D, A. Rann funeral home
on Alfred Street, Brussels, urt ,
til 2 p.m. today (Thursday),
when funeral service will be
held at the funeral home, Rev,
Franklin Braby of the Brussels
Anglican Church will conduct
the service. Interthent is in
Brussels Cemetery..
Accident claims life of
Brussels district woman