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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-09-14, Page 1Mbt R$T SECTION Wingham, Qntarip, Thursday, Sept. 14, 196'7 $t9$19 Copy 1401Qviififiiett-ettii -,.. Service precedes opening of township building PEOPLE ATTENDING the community worship service at the Bluevale United Church on Sunday had the most beau- tiful weather for the event. A few of those attending are shown as they left the church and proceeded to the new municipal building for the official opening.—A-T Photo. New shops not likely this year Building program at the high school bogged down by bricklayers' strike 11111441.1~4111.1.11.40•••• 114.111 Us! Expo 67 is just about the biggest thing that has happen- ed in Canada in the past 100 years, It offers a glimpse in- to the world of tomorrow which no Canadian should miss. If you haven't had a chance to go to Montreal for the big fair, or if you have been there and would like to have an enjoyable second chance to see those things you missed on the first round here is your opportunity. Through the co-operation of a group of sixteen Wing- ham merchants and The Wingham Advance-Times, shop- pers in these 16 stores will have their chance at an all- expense paid trip for two to Expo. The grand prize win- ner will be chosen October 2nd and the prize will include transportation for the lucky couple to Montreal by bus; three days at Expo; two nights in a Montreal hotel; trans- portation to and from the hotel to the Expo grounds, as well as Expo passports (entry tickets): All you have to do to get in on the draw is to shop in the stores whose advertisements you will find on Page 5 in the second section of this issue of The Advance-Times. Free draw tickets will be given with your purchases in these stores, as Weil as bonus coupons on the "Expo Spe- cials" which will be featured in these stores each week. Deposit your tickets, complete with name and address at The Advance-Times office and watch this paper for news of the winners. The more you buy the More tickets you will have to drop into the box and the More likely you will be to find yourself on the way to Montreal. Every Shopping day during the period a draw will be made to determine the semi-finalists. Final drawing for the Expo trip will be made from these daily winners. "Expo Specials" will be advertised in a full page fea- ture in each of the.next three editions of this paper. Read these pages for full details and some interesting bargains. Sunday afternoon will be recorded in the annals of Turn- berry Township as the day on hich its new municipal build- „:ng was officially opened. The opening ceremonies were preceded by a community worship service in the Bluevale United Church which was at- tended by a large gathering of people from the area and sur- rounding municipalities. Taking part in the worship service, which was led by Mr. Michael Ross, student minister who is serving the charge, were Rev. Everett Hawkes, of the Bluevale Presbyterian Church, Rev. Gordon Fish, of the Wing- ham Presbyterian Church and Rev. C. M. Jardine of Wing- ham United Church. Rev. Orval Jantzi, assistant superintendent of Huronview, was guest speaker. He made reference to his pleasure in lis- tening to the residents of Hur- onview recount their memories of the early days in the county.. The pioneers were brave peo- ple, he said, and at such a ser- vice it is well to remember ' them as we honor the Lord. The speaker referred to the mighty acts of the Lord, and By The Pedestrian ON THE LOOSE-- ,SorneOne who drives a white, late-model car owes Lynn Hoy a big thank you. The car was parked facing south on Josephine Street last week. Lynn saw the car starting to roll, called out the alarm and a passerby was able to stop the .vehicle before it left on an unguided tout of n-lain street. 0-0-0 DETOUR NECESSARY-- Traffic along the math drag was diverted to Minnie Street for a few days this week while Workmen installed the necessary water connections for the new post office building which is un- lier construction on the denier f Patrick and Josephine Streets, Footings for the building have been poured. 0-,0--0 CHILLY WEATHER:- A chilling reminder ofworse things to corrie greeted some Motorists on Monday Morning when a thin coating of ice dec- orated windshields of cars which had been left out over night. The frost was not heavy enough to injure flowers or garden plants. then discussed the problems of the atomic age as they relate to these acts, saying that more and more is being demanded of us ii the church and Christianity are to survive. Referring to one of the mighty acts, the exaltation of God's Son, Mr. Jantzi said that we all recognize Christmas and Easter but Ascension slips by and we hardly notice. It is something which needs to be taught to our youth. He drew a comparison be- tween the sacrifices of Solomn which were great, for a great God, and the great sacrifices which must be made today in the name of the Almighty. "It is up to us,” Mr. Jantzi said, "to revitalize the church rather than neglect it; it is up to us to rediscover the power and glory of the Lord." BUILDING Following the worship ser- vice the new Turnberry Town- ship building at Bluevale, which houses the council chambers and provides office space for the clerk, treasurer and road superintendent, was the site of a plaque unveiling and a rib- bon-cutting ceremony. Reeve A. D. Smith was master of ceremonies calling on Marvin Howe, M.P. for Wellington-Huron and Murray Gaunt, M.L.A. Huron-Bruce. Both men remarked on the val- ue of centennial year and the effort that Canadians have put into a re-evaluation of them- selves. They congratulated the men on the council who had the foresight to erect such a worthy centennial project. Huron County Warden Don- ald McKenzie was called on by Reeve Smith to unveil the stone plaque which is.incorporated into the wall of the building beside the main entrance, Mr. McKenzie said that the new building looked as though it should last for another 100 years, The reeve, Murray Gaunt, , and Warden McKenzie looked on as Marvin Howe snipped the ribbon, officially opening the building. The dedication was made by Rev, Everett Hawkes and the benediction was given by Rev, I. G. Mooney of Sac , red Heart Church, Wingham. Attending the opening were the members of the Turnberry Council and representatives from a number of other town- ships in the district, all of whom were introduced by Reeve Sreith, as was Bernard Tetipas, Brussels, who erected the new office. The first meeting of the Hur- on-Bruce District High School Board was held in the school li- brary on Thursday of last week. The meeting was not faced with any major problems, but Doug- las Kyles, architect, said the building program is lagging bad- ly due to the bricklayers' strike. Mr. Kyles outlined steps now being taken to keep work on the addition progressing, but he was not optimistic that the strike will be settled quickly. Due to the delays it is not likely that any work will be done this year on the new shops, Mr. Kyles said. He told the board that the administration area is most important, followed by the new The regular meeting of the Public School Board was held on Monday evening with the board devoting most of its time to the plans for the official opening of the new addition next Wednes- London man takes post in Wingham D. C. Nasmith, president and general manager of Lloyd- Truax Limited has announced the appointment of Brian Gard- ener-Evans as manufacturing manager. This appointment follows the resignation of S. P. Orien. It is fortunate that the company has been able to retain the services of Mr. Orien as an engineering consultant during the comple- tion of the current moderniza- tion program. Mr. Gardener-Evans, long associated with the company as a supplier, is an experienced industrial engineer and is also well versed in the important areas of production and plan- ning. He is president of his own manufacturing business and pres- ently resides in London. Answer call to r . tractor tire The ever-alert fire brigade was called to the 10th conces- sion of Turnberry Township on Monday afternoon where they found a tractor entirely devour- ed by flames. The tractor, owned by Jackson Duncan, was at the farm of a neighbor, Lorne Metcalfe, Sheane Gold- rich had filled the machine with gasoline at the pumps near the farm house when a spark set the tractor ablaze, Quick thinking by Sheane and Herman Metcalfe saved two automobiles and possibly the farm house when they attached the blazing vehicle to another tractor and managed to pull it away from the building. A huge column of black smoke could be seen from Wing- harrt when the alarm was turned in and although the firemen took little time extinguishing the blaze on their arriVal, it was obvious the tractor was ex- tensively damaged, classrooms at the southwest cor- ner of the school.. As soon as men are available the contrac- tor will concentrate his work in these areas. The board issued instructions for the secretary to purchase in- surance coverage on the con- struction of the new addition. A letter was read from Mur- ray Elston which thanked the board for sponsoring his trip to the United Nations seminar at London. The next meeting of the board will be held at the Luck- now school. Other decisions were made by the board cover- ing payment of tuition fees for a student attending school in day, September 20th. Board Chairman William Harris will be master of cere- monies. The board issued an invitation to the general public to attend the ceremony which will take place at the school at 8.00 p.m. The program calls for the dedication by Rev. C. M. Jar- dine, the cutting of the ribbon, presentation of keys, musical numbers by the school choir, remarks by Mayor Miller, Mur- ray Gaunt, J. D. Kyles, Doug Brown, J. H. Kinkead and Stewart Beattie, Guest speaker will be Harry A. Posliff, princi- pal of Strathroy District Col- legiate Institute, A dinner will be held for the dignitaries at the Presbyterian Church preceding the official opening. Hope to call tenders on club house Chairman of the building committee for the golf course club house, Donald Kennedy, said this week that final draft plans for the new building have been received from the archi- tects, Kyles, Kyles & Garatt of Stratford. The plans will now have to be approved by the committee and forwarded to Toronto for a final OK. It is hoped that these steps can be completed and the plans put out for ten- der by the end of the month. a.. See Expo on a a a a a U U a a U fit a a a a a U a a dope in regard to two wood lathes used by the manual train- ing classes which are not work- ing properly. In regard to a spirit dupli- cator, French publications and sports equipment, he was in- formed that these items were allowed for in the budget and he could proceed to make the MOM 0“.4114.1**1 According to the building com- mittee chairman, William Con- ron, none of the deletions will be too important. It is hoped that a contract can be signed with Mr. McDougall this week and work started on schedule next Monday. The extra money needed for the job presented a problem un- til several members of the gen- eral committee expressed a willingness to personally back notes for necessary borrowings to cover the extra expenditure which will be needed. Hockey supporters please step up! Charlie Lee has asked the • Advance-Times to publicize the fact that he is trying to con- U tact those supporters of inter- a mediate hockey who are willing to serve either as players or in a a pacities. executive or management ca- a Several players have already a indicated to Charlie that they are interested in forming a club for the 1967-68 season, but more are needed, as well as a volunteers for the executive committee and the managing- U coaching staff. If sufficient people can be located to indicate good pros- pects for a team, a meeting will be called to discuss the prospects and plans. If, on the other hand, there is no adequate response within the next two weeks Charlie intends to pro- ceed no further with the organi- zation efforts. Interested people are asked to call Charlie at 357-1388 af- ter four p.m. Money will also be needed before a team can be iced, but there are no plans for a wide- spread canvass. Those who are willing to provide some finan- cial support are Also asked to get in touch with Charlie Lee at once. necessary purchases. In his report to the board, Principal F. E. Madill of the Wingham school said that 1,016 students had registered, 109 of whom are from the Lucknow area and 41 from the Ripley area. There are 52 full time teachers, and three part time. Pupil-teacher ratio is 19:1. 0.0111011. Several accidents reported last week The officers of the Wing- ham detachment O.P.P. in- vestigated seven motor vehicle accidents in this area last week. Early Monday morning a car driven by James Hayes of Wing- ham went out of control on the B Line and overturned in the ditch. The driver was not in- jured but the car was damaged extensively. Monday evening Michael Marco of Downsview struck a washout while driving on Con- cession 5-6 Turnberry Township, and came to rest in the ditch. Damage was minor. A vehicle driven by Frank Cooper of Belgrave and a car driven by Rita Weidhuner of Chicago, Ill„ collided on Highway 4 at Belgrave on Tues- day morning. Total damage was estimated at $250.00. There were no injuries, There were no drivers in- volved in a mishap at Walton on Friday morning involving two vehicles. A truck owned by Stacey Bros. of Mitchell rolled from its parked position and collided with a parked vehi- cle owned by Earl and Gerald Watson of R.R. 1 Blyth. Dam- age amounted to $75.00. On Saturday evening a car driven by Charles Buhrow of Clifford left the road and went into the ditch on Huron County Road 7, north of Wroxeter. It struck a fence post and finally came to rest in a field, The driver of the car was slightly injured but his three passengers were unhurt. Riding in the car were Melville Greenly of R.R. 2 Clifford, Elmer Greenly of Lakelet and Nelson Wright of Clifford. Damage was estimat- ed at $150.00. Glen Porter of R. R. 1 Luck- now hit a cattlebeast which had strayed onto the road on Con- cession 1, Morris Township,. Saturday evening. A tire blow out caused a car driven by Gerald Ross Doig of tordwich to go Out of control Saturday afternoon on Huron County Road 34. After hitting a culvert the vehicle came to rest in the south ditch. There were no injuries and only $75 damage to the car* Mr, Madill said that 92.3 per cent of the papers written by Grade 13 students were pass- ed. and all Lucknow students who had written had passed all of their papers. On Mr. Madill's recommen- dation, D. A. Webster was ap- pointed acting assistant to the head of the science department. Mr. Madill suggested that a decision be reached as to the official name of the school. Several members said it did not seem sensible to have a name for the school that dif- fered from that of the district. The point was left in abeyance until the next meeting. The principal reported that a staff member, Miss Besweth- erick, who was injured in an auto accident in the spring, is Still confined to the Listowel • 'pital but hopes to be out in • donth. In the interval, a supply teacher has been engag- ed. Mr. Madill said three staff members had attended summer seminars. They were R. M. Gavreluk who took computer programming at Waterloo, and data processing in Toronto; R. Campeau, who studied new equipment techniques in mod- ern languages at Waterloo, and D. A. Webster who attended the agriculture teachers' con- ference at Guelph. The principal al , ...aid that several parents have made re- quests to have their children re- leased from school early on Fri- day afternoons in order to take week-end night shift work at the Campbell Soup Co. in Lis- towel. The board turned down thie4) requests on the basis that i It be an undesirable piece. .t. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Fortune, chairman of the finance and insurance com- mittee, explained the details of a new accident policy that had been acquired for the students. Property chairman Albert Worrall said the school custod- ian, Elmer Walker, had been forced to work his men a con- siderable amount of overtime due to the extra work created by the building program. He moved that the board pay for this extra work and the mem- concurred. Dr. W. A. McKibbon said members of the board were very well pleased with the Grade 13 results and asked the principal to inform the staff of the board's pleasure. Mr. Taylor said that the transportation committee has had a few problems but things were working out. A meeting will be held shortly with the bus operators to sign contracts and other necessary details. DR. J. K. McGREGOR formerly of Lendori, who has opened practice in Wingham, His office is located in the front wing of the former nurses' rest, &ha building on Catherine Street, directly behind the hes, ALONG THE MAIN DRAG I CUM Official opening plans are finalized by board Toronto and in regard to pay- ment of the Lucknow caretaker for cleaning when the gymnas- ium is used free of charge. PRINCIPALS' REPORT Principal of the Lucknow school, J. W. Allason, reported that everything was going well with 175 students enrolled. He requested that something be REEVE A. D. SMITH welcomed a crowd of over two hundred people to the official, ly opened township building on Sunday ii11111111111111111111111•11111111111111111111111111111111•Ma•M11111Iliain1111I111111l1•Illmair. The building committee for the Centennial Pool opened ten- ders on Wednesday of last week, only to find that of the six re- ceived the lowest was that of Murray McDougall at approx- imately $53,000 and the high- est was $71, 000. The prices set the commit- tee back on its heels as the bud- get for the project if $45, 000. As a result none of the tenders were accepted and a general meeting of the pool organiza- tion was called for Friday eve- ning to find an answer to the problem. Consulting engineer J. C. Round told the Friday meeting that by removing a number of items from the contract it is likely that the price can be brought down to $47,000. The group gave him authority to work out revised specifications. Lowest tender $8000 above budget for pool project U a a U 111 U a a U U a afternoon. Mrs. Raymond Elliott and Mrs. M. L. Aitken are shown as they came to inspect the new structure.—A-T Photo.