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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-02-27, Page 1• '••• •• ••••• .1,1$14 copy Not oyer mem enti Op MacKinnon hominid CROWNING OF THE Carnival Queen took place last Fri- day night at the Belmore skating carnival. Last year's queen, Phyllis McKague, crowned the new Carnival Queen, Darlene Ballagh, at tne arena.—A-T Photo. • ver 1Y2 millionm.iles of accident -free driving Pew MacKinnon of St. Clair Shores, Mich., add a former resident of Wingharn has re - caved recOgnitiOn afs an eXPert and courteous transport driver. M. MacKinnon, 410 was the youngest of this year's cand.- dats for the trophy presented at the annual banqugt at Lan- sing, Mich. Mrs. lsilacKinnon was .also a guest at the dinner and the trophy was presented by the legislator, Josephny- der. Pete also received a col- ored television set and bonds. Home & School Association sees sex education films The February meeting of the Wingham Home and School Ai- sociation was held in the gym- nasium of the public school with about 40 present. Mrs. J. Kopas presided. The report • from the treasurer as read by Mrs. Kopas showed $60.73 on • hand. Parents representing the children in Miss Armitage's class won the banner for the highest attendance. Mrs. Kopas reminded mems7 bers of activities for Education Week and also said that May 1, 2, and 3 are the dates of the annual Home and School con- vention to be held in Ottawa on the occasion of the associa- tion -'s 50th anniversary. It was decided that theWing- ham association will sponsor an annual graduation banquet for pupils of Grade 8, along with the principal and staff at the end of the school year.. 1; 0 .1p IsStisssstsosssess.........‘ ALONG THE MAIN DRAG .• By The Pedestrian TO CIRCLE GLOBE— . A note from R. E. McKinney, Toronto, tells the A -T that he and his geod wife left Wednes- day of last week on the first4eg of a trip which will take them around the world. Their first 'top was in Cairo on Thursday • evening., They will visit many countries, travelling chiefly by pine, bui hope to go by sea froni Japan to Honolulu. They will be back in Canada in early April. Mac suggests we meet them, in Honolulu for a 1 i ttle holiday, but somehow we just can't make it this year. 0-0-0 STILL SAFE -- If you are holding one of the Firemen's tickets on. the date when the spring break-up will take place your money is still safe.- The car w hi ch they placed on the river ice above the Hanna bridge is still resting there quite securely, despite' considerable warm weather. • 0-0-0 MAYBE NEXT YEAR -- One sport which we would have enJoyed seeing at the wint- er carnival is the snow snake throw as demonstrated here by the Indians from the Six Nations reserve a couple of weeks ago. Thii is a most fascinating sport and one in which the public wouldbeinterested. However, perhaps we can look forward to It next year. GUEST SPEAKER -- bur townsman, Roy Bennett, who has spent the past 12 years visiting fall fairs in Western Ontario, (as many as 30 each year) was the featured speaker at the Ladies' Division of the Ontario Association of .Agricul- tural Societies in Toronto last week. Roy spoke on his obser vations at the fairs which might be made to improve them. 0-0-0 NAMES OMMITTED Omitted from last week's. list of skaters who pissed figure skating tests were Diane and Maureen Stattiton and Janina Majka of Wingham, and Cheryl Edwards of Walkerton in Pre- iminary Figures. Janina MaJka passed the Swing Dance which was reported as Nancy Majka. A pot luck supper will be held in May to mark the instal- lation of officers for the coming year. Association members, other interested parents and teachers will be asked to attend. A nominating coMmittee com- posed of Mrs. C. Dougls, Mrs. Jean Hilbert and Mrs. R. Le - Van will bring in a proposed slate of officers. Mrs. Norman Shepherd and Mrs. Ed Anderson will audit the books before the. May meeting. A Contribution of $5.00 was voted' for the fund which is col- lected in February each year to mark Founders' Month. The money is customarily used to buy books for the Courtice Mem- orial Library, from which bools; are made available to- all mem- bers. This year, however, to mark the 50th anniversary,ralf of the money will be used to provide bursaries for sraents in the teaching, librarian and gnistan4.-PsQuts04- at 4000'sitYs --• Ms, Vern Reid, public health nurse, introduced two f 11 ms whidli will be shown in the school. "It's Wonderful Being aGirl" will be shown to Grades 5 and 6 girls and "Boy to Man" will be used for Grade/ 7 and 8 boys. Explanatory pamphlets were also available. ,,Following the showing of the films Mrs. Feld commented on the suita- bility of the films and asked for opinion. It was generally agreed body functions and the change from childhood to ault- hoorl were superbly dealt with . in both of the films and that they are suitable for the grades in which they are currently be-. Ing shown. • Mrs. Doulgas announced that next month's program will fea- ture Child Safety and the guest speaker will be Constable Harold Tighe of the Ontario Provin- cial Police. Refreshments were served at the close of themeet-. ing. ••• Mrs. 6. Davidson injured in Florida Latest word from members, of the family here is that the con- dition of Ms. Gordon L. David- son of Wingham is somewhat improved. Mrs: Davidson was seriously injured in a car accident in Hollywood, Florida between 6 and 6.30 last Wednesday even- ing as she and her husband were driving areund the sou th ern community in search of accom- modations for the night. They were on their way to a month's holiday in Florida. It is believed that another vehicle came out of an inter- section and struck the DaVidson cat broadside. Mr. Davidson. was driving at the time. Both were taken to hospital in Holly- wood but Mr, Davidson Was re- leased the same evening when it was. found that his injuries were not of a serious nature. Miss David,son suffered a fractured collarbone, fractured pelvis andribsas well as exten- sive internal injuries. kjer con- dition was 'rported as critical sf9PttlelitatclaYA,PlwOIsut this weekshe has been listed as fair. Her husband, in telephone con- versations with relatiOes here says she seems to be improving slightly each day. Rev. C. F. Johnson takes Lucknow charge services °wick 01 wins contest Pete started 1111 driving ca reer with Roy AdaIr of, WiRgliam, He was later employed bylialst den Bros, of Wingharn and Bob Carriers, Sarnia. In 21 years. he has driven A total Of 1, 5100 000 miles without an acci4ent. In the past al years he hatroll ed the huge vans of his present: employer, R. W. ServiCe•Sy-' stem Incorporated, over sootooq miles of highway. In ackiftion to the respect shown by fellow employees for Mr.. MacKinnon's friendlinesS and driving ability, the com- pany has received many YerWr compliMents on the excellent,. and courteous service he gives his customers. Mrs. Dave Curzon of Wing"-', ham is the daughter of Mr: 410 Mrs. McKinnon. Rev. C. F. Johnson, who has been conducting services in the Anglican Church at Kin- cardine and Pine River since the beginning of January, complet- ed his duties there on February 15 when the appointment of Canon J. 11. James became ef- fective. Mr. Johnson on Sunday took over the parishes of Luclmow, Kinlough and Ripley for an in-, definite period, due to the ill- ness bf Rev. H. L. Jennings. A NUMBER OF blends called on Mrs. Thomas Fells at her Patrick Street home on Monday. afternoon to wish her well on her 91st birthday. Mrs. Fells says she feels "just wonderful". An extremely active woman, she shows no signs of slowing down and remains keenly interested in her home, her flowers, her many 'friends and the com- munity. -AT Photo. Betty Ann Brown, 13, dint& of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford wn of Gorrie, won thecoun- , public speaking finals at Unton in a contest sponsored the Ontario Trustees and lltatepayers Association. She WOO over entries from 17 Other Phools sBetty Ann is a grade 8 sni- t at Howick Central School. 1,c,he will now give her winning ch onpigs at the competi- in Strathroy. nners-up were Ernest Me- an of Goderich and Darlene. ltes of East Wawanosh tral School. Allsystems intet .7Carnival if weather Since our run-down on the program plans for the Kinsmen Winter Carnival, printed last week, several items of consid- erable interest have been added. Just to make sure you don't miss any of the fun we willgive you the entire program accord- ing to the latest arrangements. The fun starts at 6 p.m. Fri- day when twOotearns of local PeeWees will tangle at the arena, to be fo11owe4 by a Bantam game at sevenor shortly after, between the Wingharn, tear:nal:Id- a visiting squad. Thenthere will be an in perstant intermission in thehock ey program while the crowning of the Snow Queen takes place. The way we understand it, the students at the F. E. Secondary School will dothe selecting and will bring, the lucky lass to the arena for the official ceremony. Mayor. De- mitessmossamoseposessaussessisemeassame”iiiieritssousumessessisasessiussusessfeassilasmsseassumaimen•BousasesisisseftemessonauesmisemionitiNgNeormu Police investigal minor accidents On Sunday; February.16, at 1 a.m. Gary Evans, of R. R. 3, Brussels, was travelling eat on Con. 15-6, Grey -Township, whAn his 'car struck the snows baWr on the south side of the road and smashed blto phone pole. The car then flip- ped over onto its .left side. barn. ages were estimated at $300,, but there were no injuries. POW: Const. R. F. Wittig investigt- ed. • On the same day, at 2.10 p. m. Murray Donald MCArte.r of Brussels was travelling west on County Road 20 and was in- volved in a head-on collision at the crest of a hill with a ve- hicle driven by Carl C. Pitch'' ard :of Rs R. 1, Lucknow. Mc- Arte,tad his passenger, *at- iile:4Pletch 4R. A*: BniB$45. weze injured, as wM.Pft chard and his three passengers, Kenneth and Hugh Johnstone and Mervyn Hodgins. all of Lucknow. Damages were es- timated at $1300. Charges are pending. Investigating officer was Const. K. R. Balzer. Corporal C. R. Croskill in- vestigated an accident thesarne day in Tumberry Township. SiebrigueMuscheid of R.R. 4, Wingham, was southbound on St. Mary's Street in Tumberry when.his car skidded on the icy road and collided with a car whichwas parked on the west side of the street and owned by Orville. Welsh, There were no injuries and damages amounted • to about $300. On Monday of last week • Const. K. R. Balzer investigat- ed an accident whidh occurred 'olvCon. 1, Morris Township at Sideroad 15, .which involved Larry Elston of R. R. 4, Wing - ham and Carl Johnston of R.R. 2, Bluevaie. The.ElstOr ve- hicle was travelling south when It was Struck on the left rear side by the other car. Charges are pending. Damages amount- ed to $125; but there were no injuries. On Thursday cars driven by Robert Gibson and James Mor- den were involved in a colli- sion at the corner ofMartin and Nelson Streets in Gorrie. As the two cars were making the tum, meeting one another, the front left fender of the Gibson car struck the front of the Mor- den vehicle, inflicting some $500 damage. Const. G. L. Foulon was the investigating of- ficer. On Friday Geoffrey Woolet of Wroxeter, was backing out of a driveway onto Sideroad 30 and was in collision with a car driv- en by Kenneth Ashton of Luck- • now. The road surface was 'slippery at the time. The left rear, door of the Woolet vehicle struck the right rear corner of the Lucknow car. Charges are pending. Const. Balzer invest- igated. On Saturday Samuel John- ston of Fordwich backed his car onto County Road 20 aid in do - ing so collided with a parked car owned by Walter Harrifield of Forciwich. Damages amount- ed to about $150. Cpl. Croskill investigated. WINNERS AT THE Wingham Lions public speaking contest on Tuesday evening are pictured with Lloyd Casemore, public speaking chairman for the club, and Presi- dent Colin Campbell, both at left. Front: Dorothy Elliott of Brussels, and Pat Sparks of Lucknow, runners-up in the girls' di- vision and at right: Lynda Walden of Luck - now, first place winner; back: Judy Chand- ler of Blyth, and Ross Errington. of Wing - ham, winner in the boys' division. —Advance -Times Phto. uts finger on Alf Lockridge ach Irwin claims player tampering Following last Wednesday's paper it appears that both coach Irwin of the Kinsmen team, and coach Alf Lockridge are bent on winning the big•game come Friday night. Apparentlycoach Alf has approached several of coach Elwood's players, stating they have been traded to the Old Timers for the use of goalie Bob Sangster. The three play- ers Alf has in mind are Ji m Bain, Gord Cerson and Barry Fryfogle. However, coach Ir- win maintains that he has re- ceived Bob Sangster's release and as Elwood put it, "I'll be darned if Lockridge is going to get any of my. players." In order to add a little extra aggressiveness to his attack Alf will have some new faces to his line up. To add a little, thump to the defence he has lined up Jack Pym, a real dig- ger, second to none in digging that puck out of the corner. Mao joining ihe Old Timers is a father and son combination in Ted and Jim English. Ted, real standout for many years, was always a real dynamo, with a knack of Using the elbows in the comer in a sly manner. Ted's son Jim, although in no sense an old timer, it is inter- esting to note was for many years mascot of the sitainton Spitfires. Beware Kinsmen, we Understand the scheme devised is that Rill takes out the man and Dad takes the puck. Having lost the services of goalie Bob Sangster, coach Alf has added to his line-up there, nouned centre fielder of soft- ball fame, a real glove man, Ken Saxton. Ken -nay see services in the net but don't be surprised if he is used to add strong legs to the Old Timers attack. Two late scratches from the Old Timers line-up. A letter • from Wilf Sell of Orangeville states."Am involved with a Bantam hockey team here and It sirould appear we will possib- ly be continuing our play-offs on that date and .aftirough I hate to miss any of the action, It looks like I cannot make it. From West Hill comes word from Scotty Jackson that he won't be able to make thegame because that is the day they be- gin hiring teachers. He goes on tx) say, "Please give my re- gards to all the fellows who do make it. It look like a good line-up. if it was only 20 years ago, but I imagine some may even have trouble reaching their skate laces, me included." The Kinsmen were scheduled to have a secret practice on Sunday night, but somehow or other coach Alf heard about it and had several of his pla!ers, namely Bill Hilbert, Maurice Stainton, Bill Lo'ckridge, Jim and Ted English out attempting to find the weak links in. coach Elood's armour., and theseOld Timers sure looked good. The Kinsmen had about half of their team out but understand coach Irwin has a big surprise for Old Timer Coach.Lockridge. Although he won't give any clues, Friday night will reveal the surprise. Dorrt forget this big game, Friday night. It has all the markings Of being a real hum- dinger! Come early because all indications point towards a packed house. Early pre -game action starts at six when all local boys of PeeWee age hit the ice. Their coach, who has given many hours of his time to work with these boys, has requested that every boy bring his parents. Howabout it parents? If their coach can give hour after hour of his time, surely the least you can do is take a few hours to be out to see your boy in action: The PeeWee game is follow- ed by a Bantam game, which should be a good one. Remember the night, Friday, February 28th, at the Wirigham arena—that's were the action will be, and it starts early! TURNBERRY CLASS .1 VISITS A-11 PLANT Thirty-eight youngsters from the Grade 4 class taught by Mts. Rick Fleming at the Turn - berry Central School were visit - Former firemen, - - ^ ,e15^.-• e wives efltertai Witt Mina already has agleam In his eye as he prepares forthp coronation. KINSMDI vs. OLDUMEPS The grand finale for titalri- day evening program will be a tnuoh.,toutd hockey gamin which a seleaed tean1 of OK` Timers will take on the men. Both Both squads will be icing a good many playas who were at one time well 'mown to • Wingb.am fans. To say the least, however, there is sorue reason to believe that they win have to try just a litde bithard- er than they did in tbe days of their youth. Reeve Jack Alex- ander is expected to be onliand to drop the puck for the open- ing of the game and members of the Teeswater Pipe Bandy/ill entettath, between periods, . Naturally, with all the 11,4 weather we have enjoyed dot ing the past two weeks the Kim men are a, wee bit wonied about the condition of.the snow for die outdoor events. The more devout members of the Plan ning group have resorted to prayer and fasting. However, since the snowmobile races and free rides are the, big event on Saturdayafternoon, arrange- ments have been made to move If the action to the lower pond on. • the Maitland should the foot- ball field at the high school be top bare for the zippy little • machines. In either case the spectators and participants are assured of plenty of fun. • ' If the snow holds out there will be some interesting sights at the high school. where the students are planning to go to work on snow sculptures of var- ious kinds. • SATURDAY NIGHT A team of "rykes is being f SeRadieWhen.tiler II 1 into action against the trophy - winning team from Blgrve, The Snow Queen will be on hand to present the trophy to the winners. The Kinsmen aren't too wor- ried about the hockey game with the Old Timers, but it's something else again when they contemplate the fixture slated for Saterdsal night at the arena when they will lock horns with the laies' broornball team from Lloyd -Truax. The idea of ignorninious defeat at the hands of the fair sex is not wel- come. (We hear that theyplan to import a goalie from the outside to make' up for any shortcomings on the part of the Kinsmen .defensive line) Whether the icy surface in the arena is the best place for a tug-of-war is doubtful, but at least there should be some pret- ty comical results when four teams ni_g it out after thebroont ball game. The Lions, Legion, Firemen and Kinsmen will each "ie" a team for this event. Winners of the first two tugs • will meet in a final match far the grand prize. SPEEb- pEMONS Several members of the town council are entered in the final conteitif the night, a tricycle race on the ice at the arena, which should See some thrilling tests of skill and darinL, Those entered to date are e o rge "Crash" Carter, M g "Bomber" Bennett, Harold "Wheels" Wild, "Wee Willie" Walden, Ace "Homo" Bateson, Bill "Hopa- long" Harris, Jack "Beep -Beep" Alexander and DeWitt "Speed' Miller. To wind things up on Satur- day evening the draw will be made for the portable televi- sion set on which the Kinsmen havebeen selling tickets. The Kinsmen curling bon - spiel, wM conclude the winter, carnival events on Sunday. Thefiremen entertained their wives last Wednesday night when a social evening was held in. the fire hall. Special guests were former firemen and their wives,* Mr. and Mts. Harry Merldey, Mr. and Mrs. BillBa.is Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Caslick, Mr. and Mrs. George Carter, Mr. and Mrs, HaroldWild and Mrs. S. Cowan. Gordon Welwood and his wife carried off a good portion: of the prizes. Gordon had high score in euchre for the men and the most lone hands and Mrs . Welwood had the low score for the ladies. Mrs. Harley Gaunt had the high score and Bill Bain was low for the men. The draw prize was won by Mrs. Jim Carr. A prize was given for the person with a birthday closest to the date of the social. Bob '• Hickey and Gord Welwood were eligible for the prie, both claiming February 29 as theft birtistates. Those in charge felt that the latter had aheady col- lected his share of the loot and asiardectthe birthday gift to Bob. Winners will Compete in /finals here Sixteen Contestants took part in the district public speaking Contest at Brussels on Saturday, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Mitch- ell Rowe of Waterloo and Karen - Porter of Wiarton were topsen- ior winners and Donna Kraft of Clifford and Nancy Scott, Kitch- ener, 'were junior winners. The four winners will now compete in the Legion's area' contest which will be held in the Wingham Legion Hall on Saturday, commencing atl. 30 p. m: This will involve speak- ers from Toronto and Windsor. The district winners will ad- vance to the provincial finals at Autpra next month. ors at the plant and offices of the Wingham Advance -Times last Thursday afternoon. They were conducted in groups through the various de- partments and watched the op- erations involved in the produc- tion of a modern offset newspa- per. GWEN McDOWELL IS •IN LONDON HOSPITAL WHITECHURCH—Arthur Laidlaw, who was injured in a car accident a few weeks ago, Is reported to be improving slowly. Miss Gwen McDowell, injur ed in the same accident, was transferred 'to Victoria Hospital London, on Friday night to un- dergo surgery for a rupturtd spleen.