The Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-03-11, Page 1Boy SCOUCTrOop. .
To iFull"com plernent
At the regular Meeting in the
United Church gymbasiinn
Wednesday' night, stA boys were in-
Vested as' It'll Morilbers Or• the
First Whigharn •Soda Troop.
Wilfred Caskirtelte,' Tommy bey-
ell, Bill 'Iceman, '13ObbY Crowson;
Darryl Gibson and David Wenger,
who had suedes$Titily passed their
Tends rfoot' testS, were invested"by
`Seouttnaster Alton' Adanis and
Troop' Leadef 'Bob Mlielrityre and
received their bildgeS ,• and 'patrol
colota. "
This ' enrollment brings
the First Wingliarn Troop' to its
full emiciplemeiie of 32, Which has
not beer( the case in 'Settle time, It
IS now iMpoisible to accept More
Scouts Until there are openings'
ter on, as Seine of the older boys
drop out, or rove the troth') for
Seine other reaSert,
•
--Mr, and Mrs, Herbert A, Fuller
returned ria-TutadaY evehing
tot spending' the Pest two Weeks
in Florida:Ma „ilainelea. They ar*
fiVed at Maltdii, 'flying direct from
Jailialett. •
WIN(1,11A111, ONIABloi WEONESDAY, 111A1W,11 II, limn Si'$014 COPM$ 7
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
• By ..1"he Pedestrian
ruLL nom—
Wilfred Ellaeott
Nimed Director'
Wilfred Ellacett, •A former .Wing-
ham, Troy, who learned the jewelery
hosioess. with 'W. R. Hamilton, has
been a director of the firm
of Proctor's Fine Diamonds Lim-
ited, in ,Torento. Mr. Ellecott has .
'been ,with the Toronto firm for the
past 30 years, for several years as,
store manager. ,
• He is a 'brother of Lloyd and. 'Joe
Ellacott, Miss Lill-tanEllacott and
Mrs,. Frarik Hopper of Wingham.
MANY VISITORS were On, for the open hou5e at, itubtim, schotil Grade f room, taught by Miss, Williamsop.--A-T photo,
last •Wedniesdity. The above photo shoWs some of tite:ivisitors, to the •
RESPIRATION IS
TOPIC AT KINSMEN 'Spoiks to
. .
, An estimated„ 5,000 People 'Pat-
ronized the clearance sale at the
former Pardon's Ladies' Wear store
last week .on the opening day, The
new owner, Mr, W. Gordon, reports
that five times during the day the
doer had le be locked to handle
the purchases pf thosb already in-
, side and up to 15Ci lined up outside
to wait the opening after lunch,
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BANQUET' TONIGIFIY--
Tonight (Wednesday) •is the oe,
casion of the annual. Scout and
Cub Father and Son banquet,
Which will be held this• year in the
basement of the Uoited Church.
The Scout and Cob Mothers' Aux-
iliary will eater for the dinner.
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FILLING; THE ODLE'S--
,Motorists heaved, a, big, sigh of
relief as they saw town workmen
filling sortie of the, monstrous Ea-
vities on 'the main drag Oa
day —The worst Winter in many
yearly has left black-topped street'
surfaces in ghastly Shape, 'and re-.
pairs, are not easy with most of
the, holes filled with water.
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SOUNDS LIKE SPRINGt--
'CroWS 'are klekirig tip 4 W eicionie
sort of racket in the woods these
Mornings, the first sounds which
promise an end of winter, Robins
have been reported several time's,
as well as, flight's, of geese. on their
way north.
In dian Student
nited
A special meeting of the Wing,
bain District High School beard
was held last Thursday evening to
deal With the question cif the Staff
Salary schedule and to meet with
a negotiating cenunittee of staff
members.
Following a lengthy discussion
on „the'Sabjeet;the hoard, on the,
basil; of previoiss diseussions with
the staff presented an offer to the
teachers' committee, •
The hoard offered 'to raise mini-
mum, salariett for nort-speeialist
teachers from $4,000 to ;$4,500 and
for specialist froM $4;200 to $4,800.
MaXitnahrte Were raised in the of-
fer ft-en 30,700 for non-specialist
to $7,200 and from $7,000 to $7,600
for speOlallatO.
The hoard's offer included 'a
raise frein -$7,800 `1;o $8,400 for the
vice-principal and from $8,300 to
:$9,100 for the principal,
The 'staff committee could not
Make a torrimitment at the meet-
/Jig, hat. felt that the-board_ should
give further consideration to their
,proposal for classifying, teachers in
four categories instead of two, with
the top eAtegery to receive more
than the $4,800 offered' for special
ists. • '
The proposed schedule aS offered
by the board does not include the
annual , increment of $300 which
would be in addition to the other
basic increase.
It was learned on Tuesday that
the staff has rejected ,the board's
proposal for increases in the sched-
ule, arid that another meeting is
`to be held Tuesday evening,
Ilisolanaermisisse-s.h-s•,• •
KRIS MKS ID
pi COMPETITION SPORTSMEN .'PlAk
FOR :JUNIOR :,0101T:
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Legion to •Canvass
.Por Red Cross
. .
• Don't forget :the' Canadian Red
Crosp drive, , sponsored in Wing-
ham by . the local branch of the
Canadian Legion from March aid
to. 21.. •
Members Of the Legion will make
a door-to-door canvass of the town
and will call at the 'homes between
7 and 9 p,m, from MOnclay toSat-
urday.
The Ii.ea•Cross is always on hand
in any 'emergency and you don't
have to be reminded that your do-
nation is for a very worthy' cause,
Chairmen of the various wards
are: Ward I.,' Ken :Simmons; Ward
2, Lloyd Elliott;, Ward 3, George
Brooks; Ward 4, Robert Case-
more; Wald 5, Lev•Balser: In case
Yo a are out when your volunteer
canvasser calls, you. may contact
one of the above chairmen or Pre-
sident-Lloyd Carter arid' make as-
rangentents to have your donation
picked up. • .
Turnberry Women
Donate Crib Quilts
When the Ladies' Auxiliary to
Wingharn ,.,1,,lenerail Hospital held its
meeting on Friday eeports of the
sewing and cutting committees
showed that much work had been
done ,during February. Articles to
the number 'of 268, had been cut
and 265 items of sewing were com-
pleted. These included 73 sheets,
$5
as well as ether supplies, in all rep-
time, QUantities 'of mending were
also done,
and 23adillt gowns
resenting ;p9f) hours of women's
Purchase's had been Made of
waste basgets for, the north wing,
as well q$ 50 blankets, wash
cloth; material for gowns, etc,
Authority 'was given to buy 400
yards of sheeting which )5 needed
at once, cue to the overcrowded
condition df the hospital,
A group pf women from the 'west
end of tte 10th concession of
Turnberry: attended the meeting
and presented three crib quilts for
use in the; children's ward,. These
were beautifully designed and made
and embroidered with juvenile pat-
terns which would delight the
heart of any child, The thanks of
the auxiliary was extended to these
women for the interest they had
taken in the jtospital.
Two quilts were also displayed
which had been made' by the pa-
tients of the north wing as part
of the occupational therapy Pro-
gram which is carried_ on there
twice a week.
The president, Mrs, N. D. Cam,
errr, presided at the meeting,
Public ,School. Board to
Purchase New Seating
INJURIES RECEIVED
IN CARACCIDENT
evening the board 'decided 'to pur-
chase 40 new desks for use in one
of the Grade •H rooms,' •
- The decision came as the result
of discussions with parents last
Week, ,who visited 'the school dur-
ing open house: The board rece.iv
ed several comments on the seats
which' were felt to be too small for
many of the children in the grade.
Following it, thorough Inspection
by the board at the meeting the
decision was reached to have the
desks,. replaced,' Chairimul Roy
Bennett also 'stated that the board
would replane desks, itt the ether
Grade II room next year if pos-
sible.
The board also gave considera-
tion to several recommendations
by the Caretaker for renovation
At the regular meeting of the next summer and decided to. look
public school board on Monday into the cost of a new lawn mow-
er. •
• Several letters were read. includ-
ing a memo from the staff requ est-
ing a meeting to discuss salary in-
creases. Tentative arrangements
were made to hold a meeting be-
tween a board committee and the ,
stuff next. Monday evening,
The board will advertise for one
and possibly two new teachers to
commence duties pent September..
The minutes: of the February
meeting were read and approved
and all accounts ordered paid.
Principal Stewart Beattie report-
ed that total Attendance in Feb-
ruary was 499 with 249 boys and
252 girls enrolled. Average atten-
dance during the month was 94.65
per cent.
• Harry McArthur, manager of the
local 'rural Hydrp• office, was the
guest. 5p,ealier at:the regular 1<i/to-
p:len ;ChM meeting on 'Friday last.
.MOArthur -gave, a Most inter-
esting . and informative address on,
the use..or artificial respitation for
victims• of drowning, electric, shock
Or'.gas .asphbda,
The speaker outlined the'thethods
by'.which,•we breath, and why ar-.
tificial 'respiration is necessary iii
case ' of accident: He 'suggested
that artificial respiration is some-
thing Moat people .knoW . all- too
little •about,' considering Mt*
pOrtant'.it . use be and' how,,,sixitple
it
it 4 apPly. . .
speaker Said..that there 'Rit e • , two recognized methods of arti-
resniration, and , Hydro men
.are using the ;Schaeffer method; as
It appears to be the best in the,
ease oreledtrical. shock, . •
He stressed the need to start
reepiration as. soon as possible
ter the •accident, and said that
apeed is imperative because it has
been proven. that if 'a victim is
given artificial respiration within
One minute of an accident where
.breathing stops, there is-a 90 per
cent chance of recovery. If the
victim goes for' six minutes before
action is taken the percentage of
recovery drops to 10 per cent.
Mr. McArthur was assisted. by
Kinsmen Mat Boyd and Ivan Gard-
ner, who demonstrated the various
methods of artificial respiration.
The .speaker was introdUced by
kin Mat.'Boyd and thanked by Kin
Robert Wenger,
During the business session the
Club. donated $20.00 to the safety
campaign for children being spoil
Cored by the local members of the
Provincial Police and Om to the
Crippled :Children's 'fund.
Members .of'' Sports-
nten'A Association, along. with out-
side guests .inet at the CKNXimild-
ing on Wednesday evening-to, dis-7
miss the possibilitY • of orgernizing
a junior sportsmen's ask/elation
which wOuld teach 'hunters safety,
angling, conservation, first aid and
roodetaft generally. ,
It Wad decided 'that another
'meeting, will -be held on April 20th
at CKNX to which all interested
boya from 13 to 18 years of age
will be invited. This meeting, at
'which outdoor films will be •shown,
will previde the sportsmen.with in-
formation as to the number of
bOys interested in the •program.
Present at the meeting last
week •were Conservation Officers
T. M. Nicholl of Hespeler and R.
R. Bellinger of Clinton, ,The•for•-•
mer reviewed the Manna! of .gun
safety for.-, instructotS iiird grilled
the several instructors present `on
the questions asked, in •the manual,,
The hunter safety program Is, of
course, one of the most important
aspects of the work with teen-ag-
ers, It is designed to leach all
the gun safety rules, if possible
before boys apply for their first
,„hunting license, and so reduce the
number of hunting accidents In the
province.*
Mr,. and Mrs, :Percy Stainton, re-
ceived injurieS in an -accident last,
Friday night when ,returning home
,from the' hockey. game at Port
Elgin.. . .
They were renewing a ear .drivep
by Len CrAwforA• Wingham,
with Mrs, Crawford as a :passenger.
Due to poor, weather,condltions, the
•Crawford • car. went •off the, road
when a • flurry of snow made. visi-
bility •tmpossible.'and. the 'Stainton
car collided :the' rear of the first
vehicle, ,
•:Mr, and. Mrs, Stainton were taken
to Kincardine, HosPital where X-
.ray. showed MrS..Stainten suffered•
from .fractured OM, Mr. Stainton
infitred his knee .and was bruised
about the mouth and arms, _
Tiliey were allowed ,to return to
Wingbana on 'Satorday afternoon,
when', Mrs. Stainton was Admitted
to Wingham' Hospital. hut will no
released. today.!.
Thirty-four students,' inel lid i
.foul girls, of .Whigham District.
High Seheitt eompeted agairi,
other 'schools in Heron CoMity al
they;•Seetis•Fai-ritils01.4,-,:rtdii.slast Fri-
day' afternoon, They were accom-
panied by their teacher, Russell
Smith.
The girls who. took part were
Georgina and Marjerit. Kieffer, of
AR,* 1. 'W Ingham, Anne Wightmail
of Beigrave• "and Trudy de Yong,'
else' of near•Belgtave. This.'is the
first year that girls have enter, -cl
the -competitions. • '
The -contestants judged grain
and 'forage seeds and identified
weeds and weed seeds. A general
41E2; was held on knowledge, of
practical farming. The winning
schools were chOsen •by takiiig the
aggregate scores of the three
highest students in each school,'
Seaforth was first with 2,208
,points; .Clinton • Was second with
2,099. and Wingham, third with
'1858. The three top competitors
from . Wingham 'were Glenn • Coul-
tes, Ken Coultes and Geergina
Kieffer; • •
•In the' novice section with 59
'conlpetitord Georgina Kicfret was
eighth with -512 points; •Dotig For-
tune ninth with 498; Garry Schu-
macher of Teeswater 16th with 474,
• There were 45 competitors in
the .junior section. Ken Coultes'
Was eighth With 034 and Marjorie
Kieffer stood- in 10th place with a
score of 509„
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SURPRISE 'WINNER:
- Catherine Fisher, a member of
" the Bank of Coomhercestaff, found
herself the winner of $50 at the
hockey game last Wednesday night,
The money 'was the prize for the
night'S draw sponsored by the
hockey, club,. Mayor McKinney has
been in" the habit of buying one of
the draw tiekets When he goes to
a game end filen giving it, to.. One
of the youngsters at the arena:
This tithe, however, he'hadn't spot-
ted
about to he made and Was in the
act of. =the ticket to Miss
Fithet when' his numb r" was called,
Charlie Hodgins *oh the '$50; et
the game on Monday night.
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BUSINLISSMEN'S MLEEteING
A meeting of:the "Business • As--
sociafion will* be held in the, town
hall On Thursday, March 12th at
eight o'etock. • ' • • • Falb
111). DANCE. IN WROWIE,K,
St. ,Patrick's dance in Wroneter
ToWn Hall; on Mardh 13', sponsored
by the hall board. Carruthers' or-
chestra. Admission 75c. • Flib
ST. k'ATItICKS, TEA, •
SALE AT BLITIAl' ALE
The Blitevale-Tornberry, group
of the '''W.A;‘' of 'the, Hinevale Unit
ec.FChilich will hold ti St. Patrick'4
tetrAtrd 'hake sale on Wednesday;`.
March 18Ch at three o'clock: Flab
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EI101.11tE AND DANCE
A euchre' and :dance in the Bel-
graVe 'Foresters' Hall, 'sponsored by
the.' Io5titute March
13th- 'at 8.50 •"pitn, Ladies please
bring lunch.
—
. Falb
ST: :PATRICK'S MOUE
A euchre party will be held in
Sacred Heart Parish Hall on Tues-
day, March 17 at 8,45 p,m., sponsor-
ed by the Altar Society. Good
prizes, Special hineh. Everyone
welcome, ,. Flab
. ;
Glenn Coultes was ip first place
in the intermediate section with
712 points.
The Wingham School' also had a
&spiv* on farm drainage at the
Seed Fir, sponsored by the' Soil
and Crop Improvement Assoela
tion.
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SKATING CARNIVAL
• 'Min miss the annual Wingliatn'
Figure Skating Carnival, March
21st at 8.15 p.m. Guest Skaters, tiny
Miss Briinwyn Brothers and Mr.
Jalnes.Hutchinson 'of Guelph. Col-
lege F.S.C„ In solo and pairs. Tick-
er' ets •50e ,from skaters, alsq. Mrs.
Gertie, Mrs, R, Bell, Mrs, Wild
iand Mrs, Burrell,
)1.*GAGEMElkit
Mr's, Bthel McPhee Of Sarebt
•WitUiels to annottnee the engagement
Of her daughter, 'Shirley Laura, to
Mr, Richard Marston Crabbe, sOn
of Mrs. Crabbe of Toronto and the
late avtr, Crabbe. The Wedding will
take -place at 2130 p.m. March 28th
iziF tosedale Presbyterian March,
Truttitci,
Mrs,, Hutchison
Butten,by Dog
wiorocrontog. — Mrs,. ,Tulin
Fautehisoll was severely bitten on
both ankles last Wednesday d'ven-
ing by their dog,'
A number , of phones were out of
order in Wingham that day, and
since Mr„Hutehison is a patient in
hospital, it was. necessary that she
walk to a, neighbor's, 'WelterOiliriott.
lVtr, Fillat took lies to Wingham
where she received medical care.
ST. PAT1:1,101('S OtirMAtt
AND SV.1.4411It
Anglican Church ladles will serve
a hot st)pper front 5.30 to 7.30 Sat-
ueday, March 14, in the Gerrie
Community Hall. Stile of baking,
aprons and ehildree's clothing at
p.m. P1144
ENGAGEMEN't
ROY', 1% A, and 'Mrs, Burden of
Scarborough,- (Mt, and feittnerly of
Winghani, Wish to announce the
'origagetnent of their" only datigh-
tot, bercen Mae, to Lloyd Artlitir
Webb,: ,presently' attending London
• Bible institute and TheolOgital
•
Setilinitty, and eldest son of Mr.
and M. Arthur Webb of Philter-
, toil,t0iit, the Wedding. Will take
• Phiee Winginith early' in drily',
lib
considerable quantity of bay, straw and grain. The fife, 61 Int-i
determined origin, was fits" netlekal by ehilatell. tetptning home, ttont.
photo,
1.174AM: V11 41—W. Mat-kit Of the CoiiteSaitni of Morris iniffered
aetiotia less by Bre last Pridityv Whets his barn was destroyed hi the
fate atterinion. Lost lit the blitZe Was the good giked. bath, Mid 4 neat
abettt 40 head of Cattle and hearty 100 pigs, as' Welt Its
• The people of this district we.0
privileged to heir a native of In-
dia, Thonnis George, who spoice
Bluev,ale, •Whitechurch and Wing-
ham. United Churches on Sunday
r He was the guest .of Mr. and *IS.
A, H. Neeion at Bluevale: : •
Mr. George was born in the, Prii-
vince of Kerala in the .south of
India, and Is a inertibero- Of.. the
Syrian Christian Orthedox,,ChtirO
in' India, He has his degree 'in :111,
cetrical engineering from his Own'
acrantryand earne' toto Canada in
September, 1957 'on a Vincent Mas
soy Scholarship, Mr. George is
studying at the University of To-
ronto for -a, masters degree in el-
ectric:al. engineering,
A 'very interested audience turn-
ed 'out at Wingliam United .Church
on„-Sunday evening When Mr,
George, gave an informal address,
He spoke of the geographical set-
up of. India,- its' history and the
type of people , and languages
there. Many improvements have
been, made by the goyernment
since 1947. ' The social structure
has,. changed fold the caste system
is a thing of the past. the people
now.living under the class system,
similar to that of Canada and othr
er countries.
The -speaker explained the :this
sionary Work being carried on in
his• country, telling 'his audience
what is being done in 'various see,
tions, •
The question and answer period
brought out a number, of points 'of
interest1 •When asked about the
government's attitude to Christian-
ity, Mr; .George .assured his listen-
ers that •the Christian Church
holds Pundit Nehru •in high es
teem, He is a man who has risen
'above religions,- with no allegiance
. to any particular eteed or dogma.
rrhe Hindus are being cotiverted
in large numbers,: •
The ,government is taking a posi.,
Live attitude in regard to educa-
tion and to•assist the Pciorer class-
es, is grafting” scholarships, •Gov-
eminent jobs, which are highly
paid positions, ara tlini 'making it
place 'for people in the lOwer 'class-
es of society by reserving from 30
to 50 per cent of the jobs 'for these
people.'
Mr, George felt that the, questions
fret)), 'the amitotic° were not just
ordinary, lbut quire good,
Garnet and Wayne Farrier play-
ed a saxophone duet, accompanied
by Mrs, Farrier at the piano, who
also played for the sing-song.
Dis'aster Headlines
In Daytona Paper
At six (Meek on Saturday
evening., Feb, 28, Mr. and Mrs.,
3,ack PitCher, who' operate e, set'.
Viet StatiOn on Highway 86 midway
to qatesVel, were seated in a res-
tantant in Daytona Beach, Fla,,
when their attention was attracted
by the crieS of a newsboy on the
Street outside.
They learned moments
that the 84ineli headline ,on the,
pkPor he was selling read dArentli
ColittpSeS, Die" and the story
which followed told of the dittistor
iii Listewel Which had taken place'
at 10 O'cloeit that Inaning,
ST. ll'AtitiCit'S '
Play euelite at.allmour's school
on Friday Piglit„ Mareh 13th at 8
eelock, Lunch will be supplied
and everyOrie is welconae, Pro-
ceedt for the Turnberry rAtit
fund. nib