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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-09-07, Page 1Wingham town council usually meets at 7.30 in the evening and it is frequently af- ter eleven o'clock before there is a motion for adjournment. On Tuesday evening, what must have been a record in brevity was established, when the September session lasted on- ly one hour and thirteen min- utes. Business was strictly rou- tine with no delegations or pe- titions to be considered. Under correspondence coun- cil requested further informa- tion when the Business Associa- I ttttt 11,11 tttttttttt iiiiiii 11.111111, Enrollment up in most area schools Enrollment at the public school in Wingham on Tuesday was 464, exactly the same as a year ago. This figure is slight- ly above attendance when school closed in June, which was 458. There were 54 pupils in kindergarten on Tuesday. One teacher has been added to the staff, Mrs. Bert Garniss who will teach special classes. Thirteen pupils entered Grade 1 at Sacred Heart School on Tuesday making a total en- rollment of 97, three above last year's figure. One teacher, Jim Steffler, has been added to the staff. The other teachers are Mrs. Mary Kinahan, Mrs. Mary Armstrong and the princi- pal, Mrs. Mary O'Malley. Mrs. Jack Reavie, principal of Golden Circle School reports ten of last year's eleven pupils have returned to their classes. The other pupil is now attend- ing a school for the deaf. She is assisted by Mrs. Richard Kil- patrick as a full-time teacher and Mrs, Hans Schipper as sup- ply. NOT COMPLETED Attendance for grades 1-8 at Howick Central School was up over last year by 15 on opening day. The total stood at 590 and an expected 73 children for kindergarten will commence classes as soon as the addition to the school is completed, about September 15. The ad- dition to the school includes three classrooms and a library. Bruce Robertson is the princi- pal, Other teachers are: Kin- dergarten, Mrs. Jean Under- wood and Miss Anita Harrison; grade 1, Mrs. Mary King and Miss Catherine Edgar; grade 2, Miss Barbara Wasson and Mrs. Nancy Daer; grades 2 and 3, Miss Roelie Schipper and Mrs. Helen Gray; grade 3, Mrs. Dar- lene Knapp; grade 4, Mrs. Fern Pollock and Mrs. Margaret Livermore; grade 5, Miss Marg- aret Moses and Mrs. Carol Don- aldson; grade 6, Mrs. Mary Woods and Miss Mary Helen Thompson; grade 7, Ron Liver- more and Mrs. Gail Brown; grade 8, Miss Jean Spading and Clayton Cober; special educa- tion, Gerald McClinchey. Mrs. Eva Hauls is school librarian and Mrs. Doris Jean Henderson is secretary-treasurer for the school board and secretary for the school. TURNBERRY CENTRAL An increase of three in grade 1 enrollment accounted for the gain from 262 to 265 in the over-all registration at Turn- berry Central. There were 35 beginners this year as compar- ed with 32 last September. Principal this year is Ken L. Ashton who teaches grade S. Other teachers are Mrs. A. Goldthorpe, grade 7; John Hal- liday, grade 6; Hugh Sinnamon, grade 5; Miss E. Kerr, grade 4; Miss Verna Oppertshauser, grade 3; Miss C. Madill, grade 2; and Mrs. 0, Elliott is supply ing in grade 1, BELGRAVE SCHOOL New teachers at the Bel- grave School are William Black of Dungannon, principal; Mrs. Harry Brydges who is teaching kindergarten and Mr. Van den Assen in grade 5, staging area at the south end of the main street to the town park and crowds lined the street all the way.• It took about an hour for the big parade to pass. The parade was led by Wing- ham and Huron County Centen- nial Queen, Mary Ahara of town. ENTRIES The major entries were as follows: Hodgins-McDonald Lumber Ltd., Wingham; Odd- fellows Lodge No. 119, Wing- ham; Listowel Transport Lines, Listowel; Ernie Merkley Petrol- eum Products, Wingharn; Mait- land Equipment, Wingham; lllllllll ... ittl 00000 imiftlotOtOltitt111,111111 00000000 iiiiii iiiii iiiiii litlf01,111 000000 illiliti 000000 ttttttttttttttt THIS MODEL OP A MODEL T Ford car was entered by the W, B, Conron Insurance Agency with Marvin Streich as the driver. It didn't win a prize but it sure caused plenty of laughs as it rolled up the Main drag. THAT COUPLE OF BIG INJUNS are Mayor and Mrs. DeWitt Miller, who were in the Monday parade. The Mayor awarded the prize for the best riding horse to Christine Rae, who is the little Indian in the picture. —Advance-Times Photo. Tuesday's meeting set new record for council brevity FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, huaSday, Sept, 7, 1.967 Si iii0eCoP.);.).' Over „ .... „ Iftela Como", Provincial election is set ,for Tuesday, October 11 day of this week announced that the long-awaited provincial election will be held on Tues- day, October 17th. An election was considered highly likely in the spring of this year, but for reasons un- known it was not proclaimed. In the Huron-Bruce riding, which includes Wingham and the surrounding rural munici- Premier John Robarts Tues.+ palities, two of the parties have already selected their candia dates. The Progressive Con- servatives have named Roger West of Wingham and Murray Gaunt, the sitting member for the riding, will again carry the banner for the Liberals. So far the New Democratic Party has not selected a candidate. Voting patterns in Huron- Bruce may be somewhat alter- ed in this election since several municipalities have been added to its northern boundary since the last provincial election four years ago. The additional municipalities are the townships of Greenock, Kincardine and Bruce, the town of Kincardine and the village of Tiverton. Returning officer for tbe rid- ing is W. 13. McCool of Wing- ham, a veteran in that position who has handled the details in several past elections. Floats, bands, bicycles, horses, clowns-- and warm sunshine! 64 ENTRIES IN CENTENNIAL PARADE 416.1141111. huh ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian TO OPEN BUILDING-- Bluevale will be the setting for a special Centennial service at 2.30 Sunday afternoon when Rev. Orville M. Jantsi, assist- ant superintendent of the Hur- onview home at Clinton will be the guest speaker. Following the service the official opening of the new Turnberry Township municipal building will take place. Members of parliament and other dignitaries will be on hand. 0--0--0 NICE GESTURE-- Following the parade on Mon- day several of the floats which had taken part were driven around past the hospital so that the patients would be able to enjoy at least a part of the day's' festivities. Indeed a kindly thought on the part of those re- sponsible. 0-0-0 FAIR NEXT WEEK-- One of the district's more important events takes place next Wednesday -- the Belgrave School Fair. This is one of the few fairs in the province still confined strictly to the efforts of the public school children and attracts a great deal of interest and attention. 0--0--0 LOVELY SETTING-- This year's water ski show provided the outsize audience with an opportunity to appreci- ate the beautiful spot which has been created by the parks board along the upper pond. The new Hanna Bridge adds the final touch. 0-0-0 FLYING BLIND-- Chief of Police Jim Miller is watching for a Wingham area resident who may have trouble navigating ... but not for the usual reason. The police have in their possession a pair of eye- glasses, the thickness of which would indicate the owner may have difficulty seeing without them. 0--0--0 STILL DETAINED-- James Berki, 41-year-old Whitechurch area farmer, charg• ed in the stabbing of two Wing- ham ladies about three weeks ago, has been detained with- out bail in Huron County jail in Goderich. Police Chief Jim Miller said Wednesday that Berki has been undergoing psy- chiatric testing and it is likely he will be committed to the Ontario Hospital at Penetang later this week. 0--0--0 OPEN TENDERS-- The building committee of the Centennial Pool group was slated to open tenders for the proposed pool at 4;00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. We re- gret, too late for publication of the results. 0--0--0 PARADE PICTURES-- There just wasn't room enough to publish all the pic- tures which were taken during Monday's events in connection with the centennial week-end. Photographs not seen in the paper will be displayed inside the front door of the Advance- Times. You are invited to wander in and look at them. 0-0-0 • LASTING WEL.L-- Friends of Mr„ and Mrs. Lyle Simmons of Fordwich are simp- ly amazed that they carry their years so well, In last week's paper we reported the celebra- tion of their 50th wedding an- niversary, If you think they Wok too young for a half cen- tury of marriage, you are right. The fact is they have been mat vied for only 15 yeatS, We hereby withdraw that 35-year bonus, Despite an extremely short time for preparation, Monday's centennial parade turned out to be the best ever seen in Wing- ham. There were 64 entries in the major categories, such as floats, and vehicles, plus doz- ens of decorated bicycles, tri- cycles and doll buggies, as well as the horses and riders and ad- ults and children in costume on foot, Prize for the best decorated bicycle went to twins, Brenda and Barbara Stapleton. The best child's centennial costume was worn by Laurie Henderson. The Wingham Kinsmen won the prize for the best comic entry and the United Church Women took the prize for the best old time float. A group of young accordionists sponsored by Tif- fin's Imperial Esso service took the prize for the best musical announcements from a sound truck. The opening number on the program was a salute by four skiers carrying flags. They were Ellen Gorrie, as the maj- orette, Bonnie and Marion Wil- lie and Dianne Warner, all of Wingham. They were followed by a display of skiing on a round plywood disc by Steve Gorrie. Ellen Gorrie of Wingham, Bill Niezen, Agnes Laurie and Doug Warwick of Blyth presented 'double doubles", the girls completing the act by riding the course on the shoulders of the boys. Bob Deyell of Wing- ham put on a demonstration of "shoe skiing", using stubby skis and throwing as much spray as a racing hydroplane. The Pen- ner family of Teeswater present- Enrollment at H.S. reaches new high Enrolment at the local high school has been steadily climb- ing each year, and 1967 is no exception as Tuesday's registra- tion of 1,015 set an all-time record. This compares to the 980 students who registered last September. Principal F. E. Madill said the figure will fluc- tuate. The total includes 75 Grade 13 students of which about 12 are from the Lucknow area. There are seven Grade 12 class- es, eight Grade 11, eleven Grade 10 and ten Grade 9 class- es this year. Considering the problems faced by the staff of the school due to the building program, the principal said he was quite pleased with the way things had gone on the opening day of school, as the operation had been quite smooth. float, The winning horse was ridden by Christine Rae and the best decorated car was entered and driven by Al Hafermehl, Prize for the best horse- drawn vehicle went to Howson and Howson, although the mo- tive power was not horses but a team of oxen. The Wingharn Lions were judged top entry by an organization. The entry of Burke Electric won the prize as the one which best depicted Canada's centennial celebra- tions. The prize for the best all- round entry went to Glen Wells and Bruce McLeod of Cargill, who drove a replica of a fron- tier stage coach. THREE BANDS The Stratford Legion Band, Brussels and Teeswater Pipe Bands provided the music for the long parade route from the . ed a mother and daughter rou- tine, followed by a clown act by Steve Gorrie, Ab Wasson and Ray Radford, the latter two of Blyth. Bill Niezen, Don Scrimmag- er and Robbie Laurie gave an excellent demonstration of cross-overs and jumps from the ramp in the middle of the river. Bonnie Willie and Dianne Warn- er thrilled the crowd with their slalom ski act and then Robbie Laurie accomplished what al- ways seems to be the impossible as he skied downstream past the crowd on the soles of his bare feet. Bob Deyell was the "viri- tim" for a special act when fiery screen was ignited at the top of the ramp and he jumped through safely. The torch-bear- ers, however, were a little has- ty and the act was not quite as spectacular as intended, Russ Purdon of Whitechurch, along with his two sons and two daughters provided some real interest, the smaller of the ski- ers performing beautifully along with the rest of her family. A five-man pyramid made a spec- tacular sight, the skiers being Steve Gorrie and Robbie Laurie on top, supported ID- 11 Nie- zen, Don Scrimmage,. and Doug Warwick, The Willie sisters, Bonnie and Marion, did cross- overs and specialty figures. The final number was a clown act in which Ab Wasson was landed on the ramp and then proceeded to use one ski as a simulated base- ball bat to swing at the oncom• ing skiers on their way over th ramp. For all the threats, how- ever, there were no injuries, Dave Cameron was the driv- er and Mike Willie the assistant in the tow boat and other boats were stationed on the water to pick up any skiers who fell and to retrieve loose skis. Winners of the ticket draw were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ger- son. Sunrise Dairy, Wingham; Toast- Master Bread, Wingham; W.B. Conron Insurance Agency, Wingham; Ron Wingfield, gen- eral contractor, Wingham; Bea- ver Lumber Co, Ltd., Wing- ham; Rebekah Lodge No. 352, Wingham; Kinsmen Club, Wingham; Lloyd Montgomery tion asked for a $500.00 grant. Council approved the issuing of $646, 000 debenture to cover the cost of the high school ad- dition. The debenture is for 20 years, and represents the total mount to be raised by all the municipalities in the high school district. Wingham's share is about 18 per cent, Councillor W. G. Cruick- shank, chairman of the police committee, said the chief has recommended extra duty offi- cers be employed to direct traf- fic at the corner of Victoria and Josephine on Friday and Sunday evenings. Deputy Reeve Alexander in- quired if anything could be done about the noise made by motor- cycles on the main street after midnight. Councillor Cruick- shank said that he would make inquiries, but he was of the opinion that enforcement de- Please Turn to Page Eight $1500 damages in two-car collision A two-car collision early Saturday morning caused about $1, 500 to cars owned by Wing- ham area residents. A 1967 Chrysler driven by John Gorrie of Angus Street was hit from the rear by a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Thomas Mc- Kay, of R.R. 1 Wingham. The accident occurred at 25 a.m. near the intersection of Victoria Street and William Street. The Gorrie car was damaged to the extent of $500 while about $1,000 damage was suf- fered by the McKay vehicle. • Police said Wednesday that charges have been laid. Mrs, Bob Henry teaches grade 1; Miss Koopmans, grade 2; Mrs. Beth Lansing, grade 3; Mrs. Mary Wightman, grade 4; Mrs, Clarence Chamney, grade 6; Mrs. G. Gross, grade '7 and Mrs. Gordon Rosman, grade 8. Attendance increased from 224 to 250 this year with the opening of kindergarten classes. Insurance, Wingham; Bluevale Trailer Sales; Burke Electric, Wingham; Howick Lions Club; Shirley's Hair Dressing, Wing- ham; Wingham Sportsmen's Association; Readman's Texaco. Service, Wingham; Decor Shoppe, Wingham; Alexander's Hardware, Wingham; Crawford Motors, Wingham; 13ennett's5¢ to $1 Store, Wingham; Wing- ham Lions Club; Steadman's Store, Wingham; Russell Zur- brigg, decorator, Wingham; Wingham Meat Market; Wing- ham Cleaners; Haferrn9hl's Jewellery Store, Wingham; Harvey Aitchison, Wingham; Howson and Howson Feeds(four entries) Wingham, Blyth; State Farm Insurance, Wingham; Glen Wells and Bruce McLeod, Cargill; McClure Motors Ltd., Wingham; Sacred Heart Cath- olic Church, Wingham; Vance's Drug Store, Wingham,(drawn by Aubrey Toll's 6-horse team); Wingham Swimming Pool Com- mittee; Blyth Lions Club; Wing- ham United Church; George Brown, Gorrie; Marty's Place (Hafermehl entry); Wingham Legion; CKNX (owned by Geo. Beer, Hensall); Dwayne Currie and Murray Irwin, horses; John White and George Cameron, Wingham, horses; Murray Ed- gar, Wingham, pony; R. A. Currie & Son, Wingham; Mac's Car Wash; Marcie and Johnny Hamilton, donkey; Johnston's Supertest service, Wingham; Dave Chalmers, Corunna, pony and cart; Lucknow Agricultural Society; Frosty Queen Drive- In, Wingham; Chas. Showers- Norm Welwood, Wingham; Har- old Metcalfe, Wingham; Thompson Bros. Creamery, Teeswater; W. A. Tiffin Esso service, Wingham; Wingham Fire Dept. (6 entries, including old time fire fighting equip- ment); Eddie Noble, St. Augus- tine, pony; Teeswater Firettes; Teeswater Firemen; Dunlop Shoes, Wingham; Marks Bros. Body Shop, Wingham; Roy and L. Noble, Wingham. Dr. McGregor opens practice Dr. J. K. McGregor and his wife, Ene, along with their five children, moved into the for- mer Harry Spry home on Pat- riot Street west last Thursday. The children, Douglas, Scott, Eric, Kimberley and Andrea, range in age from seven years to seven months. Dr. McGregor opened prac- tice on Tuesday in the former nurses' residence building on Catherine Street. The McGregor family has resided in London until their move to Wingham. WIN AWARDS AT DANCE Mrs. William Taylor, R.R., Wingham, was named as Wing- ham's Senior Centennial Queen at the dance in the arena on Monday night. Other prize winners were Mrs. Jack Reavie, new centen- nial costume; Mrs. Bill Taylor, most authentic centennial cos- tume. Bill Taylor took the prizes for most authentic cos- tume, men, and for the best beard, Eleven entries in marathon race Eleven runners were ready at the starting line on Monday at 12.30 for the five and a half- mile marathon run through the town. Thirty-four minutes later John Rae, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Rae was first to cross the finish line, followed by John Hayman of Belleville in second place and Paul Guest, Wing- ham, who was third. None of the remaining eight runners dropped out of the marathon run, all completing the full course. The winners were awarded trophies to mark their victories, donated by Branch 180 Royal. Canadian Legion, The opener of the Labor Day week-end celebrations was the water ski show in the upper pond, sponsored on Sunday af- ternoon by the Wingham Sports- men's Association. Always a popular event, the centennial presentation drew even more spectators than in previous years. Seating was provided in the Riverside Park along the south bank, but several hundred persons also watched the show from the Hanna Bridge, the Howson Bridge and from van- tage points along the north side of the Maitland. The Sportsmen had set up a booth near the boat landing and during the afternoon sold tick- ets on a draw for 100 lbs. of dressed pork (or $50 in cash). Jack Gorrie was the able mas- ter of ceremonies and handled No serious accidents Ontario Provincial Police here said they were happy to re- port that during the long holiday week-end there were no serious accidents in the area covered by the detachment. Only two ac- cidents were reported last week and no one was injured. On August 27 a car driven by Effie Eaton, of Etobicoke, col- lided with the rear of a vehicle driven by Gerald Fletcher, of Kitchener. The mishap occur- red on Highway 87 at the inter- section of Huron County Road 28. Damage amounted to an estimated $1,000. Wednesday of last week saw a minor accident in Blyth when a vehicle driven by William Watson of London collided with a vehicle driven by Malcom Sutherland of Goderich. Again there were no injuries but dam- age was estimated at $200.00. Sportsmen's water ski show attracted hundreds Sunday