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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-05-25, Page 17( Single Copy Not Over 25c Ch.Ck your expiry date Thursday, May 25, 1072 This is the final edition of The Advance -Times for the month of May. Subscribers are asked to check the dating included in the address of their paper im- mediately' above. If your label includes a dine which reads May 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2, your subscription expires at the end of May. You will no longer find a colored reminder tag on your paper when it expires, so it is important to note the expiry date as indicated by the figures in • . the address listing. Safety glass saves 'injury ration is expresse stry's contributio One of our readers called this week in reference to a recent story in The Advance -Times about injuries to a little girl who was cut when she ran into a door. When glass in the door shattered the injuries resulted. The caller pointed out that it is possible to replace glass in storm doors with a product called plasti-glass, which it is. claimed will not shatter upon impact. She says it costs more than regular glass but the built-in safety factor 0 makes it worth the higher price. She also says she purchased the product locally and suggests that local retailers would be well ad-' vised to advertise its availability. We agree. —Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Laid- law and family enjoyed a family gathering at the Bedford Hotel, Goderich, on Saturday evening, in honor of the 89th birthday of Mrs. W. I. Miller of St. 'Helens. Mrs. Miller is Mrs. Laidlaw's. grandmother. Using the Parable of the Taff ents, R. G. Mullen, manager,1fly dustrial development depaart !Tient, Canadian I'mperial Bank°of Clommerce, told leaders of indniIrS try, town council and other' guests, how to make the best U0f,' of what they have to attractot er industry to Wingham. Mr. Mullen was the speaker the Industrial Appreciation Nighht', held last Wednesday at the Cana: dian Legion Hall, sponsored by council to indicate to the various',, employers, that their contribu- tions to the economic life of Wing ',ti ham is appreciated. +}: The speaker said the parable from St. Matthew of the New;: Testament is subject to many terpretations and Wingham could .4 certainly apply it to the commun-h ity. ' Following a description of ther; y4 bank's functions in regard to. inw-I. ' dustry and marketing, Mr. Mul- len spoke of the three growth;':: areas from which a town might:, THE WINNER—Little Karah Kirkland, (foreground),, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kirkland, was the lucky ticket holder in a draw for a hamper of groceries. The ticket sale was conducted by members of the Deb -u -tons, a group of baton -twirling . majorettesinstructed ay Mrs. Connie Robertson. At teff is Kathy Dolgos, who sold the Irwinning ticket and Sandra Morrison who sold the most tickets. — Staff Photo. ALONG THepMAltl BRAG Lions go 'i0 ilk with By The 4% PUBLICS I YiVE— �.,r ..., •, . A meeting which should be of considerable interest .to many in this communitiy has been slated for next Monday evening at the public school. The Kinettes and the Home and School Association have arranged a pot luck supper, following which Jot- Dolan, re- • gional director of the Canadian Arthritis and. Rheumatism So- ciety will speak. His talk will pro- - vide . valuable information for 'sufferers from the disease about methods of treatment and serv- ices available through the so- ciety. 0-0-0 WATER BUGS OUT— The warm weather has brought O 'out not only the swimmers at the upper pond, but the boats as well: Traffic was so heavy at the week- end that there were times when danger to life and limb was im- minent. 0-0-0 A WORTHY CAUSE— Wingham Firemen will stage •a one-night blitz on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy campaign • dfinday night, May 29, and look for a generous reception as they call at the homes. 0-;o, --0 THE HEAT'S ON— • Our remarkable lack of engi- neering knowledge was brought to our attention following las# week's issue a wherein the heating unit in the Day Care Centre was described as a furnace when it • actually is a bo' r. Because of "high pressure concede the boiler could even be a low pres- sure type. 0-0-0 CHANGE OF VENUE— The banquet planned for the players by . the Wingham Minor Hockey Association and Auxili- ary will be held Thursday night at 6 p.m. at F. E. Madill Secondary ,w School. It was previously report- ed the affair would be held at the Canadian Legion hall. 0-0-0 THEIR BIG DAY— ▪ Members of the Registered Nursing Assistants class of 1971- '72 will hold their graduation exercises Friday afternoon. The group will hold a banquet Wed- nesdayynight to mark the close of their training. 0-0-0. SHAPELY THOUGHTS— Ladies, keep a trim figure this summer! Have fun playing ball; no experience necessary! Some gals in town would like to know if enough ladies are interested to have a town ladies' ball league one night a week in Wingham. Please contact Mrs. Verna Stef- ,o fler 357-1184 or Mrs. Mary Lee 357-1383 if you would be interest- ed in .playing or helping in any other capacity. •) 4,OOO for ball A new baseball-softfall • park will be established between the river and Riverside. Drive with the original capital for grading and screens provided by Wing - ham Lions Club. At a meeting of the directors of the club last Tuesday night, approval was given for $1,000 to be donated for a new park. Also present at the meeting were Roe Croskill, chairman of .,the Wing - ham Recreation and Community Centres Board, and Ken Saxton of the Intermediate Baseball Club. Luckno4v youth receives award Word was received early this week by John Henderson of Luck - now that he has been chosen by the adjudicator of, the • Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music, to receive a scholarship in the amount of $50 to further his musical education. The schol4r- ship was donated by CKNX Radio and Television in Wingham. John received the recognition for his performance as a pianist at the festival. He is a pupil of Lorne Willits of Listowel and a student at the F. E. Madill Sec- ondary School in Wingham. Mr. -Croskill gave the project his blessing, commenting that his board appreciates this move too provide another area for the sport. The demand for the park on Josephine Street at Alfred has been so heavy that teams had very little opportunity for prac- tice time. In a few cases, games could not be played some nights because of the scheduling• of games in 'several age categor- ies. Mr. Saxton pointed out the pro- posed area would provide a slightly larger playing field than the present park which, is limited on the right field side. Early esti- mates .of the ground available suggest that each foul line will extend 225 feet from home plate. Under the terms of work done to. promote recreation, the Recreation and Community Cen- tres Board will qualify for a 25 per cent grant on the. expendi- ture. This means the Lions Club's $1,000 will actually represent $1,250. Mr. Croskill said Thursday that preliminary grading of the new park would probably start this week. Once the area is levelled, it will be seeded and hopefully, will be ready for use before the end of June. At the moment there are no plans to have the park lighted for night-tim'e play. At their meeting', the Lions also decided to sponsor a Walk-a-thon on Friday, July 7 to coincide with their street mall Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday of that week. Master's degree James Deneau Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Deneau, Tees - water, received his Master's de- gree in social work at the convo- cation cerei'nonies on Sunday at Waterloo Lutheran University. Jim is employed by the Child- ren's Aid Society, in Bruce County. Mr. and Mrs. Deneau- and Laura of Teeswater were guests at the convocation. Hydro comments on wiring fire A letter from Edward Johns- ton, public relations officer with Ontario Hydro states that a local fire, reported in the May 4 edition of The Advance -Times read in part,„ A failure of the electrical wiring is suspected to be the cause of the fire.” The letter continues "Our elec- trical inspectors investigate all fires where the possible cause may be electrical. In this case the inspector reports that the owner had installations of unapprovable wiring which had been unreport- ed to the Ontario Hydro inspec- tion department. "Fires of unknown origin are frequently attributed to faulty wiring or electrical equipment. This is seldom proven and if, in fact, the cause is electrical, usually it is as a result of hazards introduced by misuse or abuse." FIRST SECTION seek new industry. He prefaced the latter by suggesting any town's industrial commission would" do well to follow these avenues. Prospects from abroad could be of interest to a commission, for many foreign companies have a preference for smaller towns when considering relocating or establishing a branch operation. In this situation, he said, the bank's wide range of representa- tives in other countries could be of assistance. The second point made by Mr. Mullen was growth from within Canada. This opened up a field often preferable to the first for the company would already be established, know Canada and its markets, but would require specific information regarding local conditions as related to the labor force, taxes, water supply and other facilities. To this end, companies plan- ning a move make a comprehen- sive study of perhaps three pos- Four injured Y Eyes and face when thrown are burned from vehicle s by f A young man and a five-year- old boy were admitted to Wing -- ham and District Hospital • last; Tuesday and two youths were, treated for injuries received; when thrown from a' car which, rolled. Raymond Harris, 23, of Wing,' ham lost control of his car when it struck loose gravel while.] travelling; In 'Concession" 6, Cul- ross Township, causing -the ve= hicle to roll several times, throw- ing the three occupants out of the car. He was admitted with abra- sions to his right shoulder, arm and leg and; internal injuries. Mitchell Braun, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Braun, Wingham,. also was admitted with multi -lacerations to his face, scalp and right shoulder. Another occupant, Peter Braun, 15, Wingham, received abrasions ,and contusions • to his head and lacerations to both knees and Paul Braun, 15, re- ceived multi -abrasions to his back, chest and arms. Following treatment the two boys were re- leased. The accident was investigated by Const. Ken LaPointe of the Walkerton detachment of the provincial police. Former resident A former Wingham youth, Larry Gordon, was among those graduating May 13 at convoca- tion exercises held for students of Kitchener's Conestoga College at the Kitchener -Waterloo Audi- torium. Larry completed ' the three-year course in radio -televi- sion communications and is now employed at CKAR Radio - in A six-year-old boy was the vic- tim of an accident with a fire- cracker last Wednesday and fol- lowing emergency treatment at Wingham and District Hospital was transferred by ambulance to Victoria Hospital. Londnn Perry Rammeloo, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Pierre Rammeloo of Blyth° was reported tolhave been Iighting a firecracker when it ex- ploded in his face and he received serious burns to his eyes, face, ears and neck. Eye damaged, , face fractered by baseball The season's first serious base- ball accident occurred last Wed- nesday with a 17 -year-old boy the victim. Robert Brandon, RR 2, Tees - water, was apparently struck in the left eye by a baseball and he received a fracture over the eye, also damage to the eye itself. Fol- lowing emergency treatment at Wingham and. District Hospital he was transferred to Victoria Hospital, London. Conestoga grad Huntsville. He. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gordon of Walkerton, formerly of Wingham, He at- tended Wingham Public School and the F. E. Madill Secondary School where he completed Grade XII before moving to Walkerton. sible locations. Mr. Mullen warn- ed arn ed that it •isfoolish for an indus- trial commission to try and cover up any weakness within the town as this would be sure to, show up as company officials analysed the situation. Plus Factors The third growth area, from within one's own territory, is often overlooked, but in the case of Wingham there are several plus factors to be considered. Mr. Mullen gave as examples the de- velopment of tourism because of the snow conditions And the proximity of Lake Hutn, sug- ®gesting these could lead to the establishment of manufacturing plants producing recreational products. The speaker also brought to the fore the possibility of established plants expanding 'production by means of manufacturing goods under a licensing arrangement. Ile also said that. periodic "soft- sell" dinners with prospects could result in acquiring new in- dustry for the town. In closing, Mr. Mullen stressed the importance of maintaining close contact with the banks' de- velopment branch and provincial departments of tourism and industry. He paid tribute to Chairman Tim Willis and the town's industrial and promotion committee for their positive ap- proach in preparing the new in- dustrial brochure and planning the dinner. He was introduced by Doug Bishop of the local branch of the bank, who gave a detailed history off Mr. Mullen's accomplish- ments. Appreciation for his at- tendance at the dinner was ex- pressed by Reeve Jack Alexan- der who presented Mr. Mullen with a gift of gloves manu- factured in Wingham by W. H. Gurney & Son. In his remarks as chairman; 111r. Willis spoke of the purpose of the new brochure. He said council was pleased to have the oppor- tunity of expressing appreciation to leaders of industry. Mayor DeWitt MI ler spore of the efforts,of the ,industrial. com- mission, the importance of Com- munications as provided by CKNX and The Advance -Times. He said Windham it proudof its industries and the manner in which they have expanded, nam- ing them as important assets to the town. Brief remarks were given by Huron County Warden Elmer Hayter and Murray Gaunt, MPP, Huron -Bruce, both commenting on the idea of the Industrial Ap- preciation Night. With Chairman Tim Willis, at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mullen, Warden and Mrs. Hayter, Mr. and. Mrs. Murray Gaunt, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bishop and Mayor and Mrs. Miller. During the cocktail hour pre-, ceding the dinner. music was pro- vided by an accordion group. PRESENTED WITH a gift last Wednesday night as Industrial Night guest speaker; R. G. "Bob" Mullen of Toronto and his wife admire the gloves manufactured by -W. H. Gurney & Sons Ltd., Wingham. Reeve Jack Alexander, who made the presentation, looks on. Staff Photo obile eye -clinic successful Success of the mobile eye clinic, stationed at the Armouries last week, was assured early. Appointments for examinations, arranged by Lee Vance and his staff filled every minute of each day, Monday to Friday. Eye specialists from London and Tor- onto were on hand to conduct the specialized service. A • total of 122 personswere examined, with 57 women, 48 men and 17 children making this total. The examinations revealed that four were legally blind, 49 were classed as pathology cases and the other 69 came under the heading of refractive errors where the wearing of glasses was MANY OF THE BOYS attending the OPP Open House Thursday were interested in the un- derwater equipment. Kevin Netterfield and Jeff MacLaurin ha the use of some of the items explained to them by Prov: Const. Norman McIntosh. Staff Photo - required. The new eye care van has only • been operative for a month and through the efforts of 'the Lions Club president, Lloyd Casemore, Wingham was placed on the early list of locations' to be served. The club has been active in ptomoting. eye care with the distribution of Eye Bank pledge cards and the donation of Eye . Bank container equipment to Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital. Along with, the five. doctors were Miss Phyllis Church, CNIB supervising nurse, and Miss Pat Trusty, driver of the van who also served as receptionist for the doctors. Assisting them as regis- Ten grandparents attend baptism BELGRAVE — Following the christening last Sunday morning in Knox United Church of Carol Lynn Hopper, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hopper, her ten grandparents met at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Eldon Cook. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Sharpin of Wing- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Hopper, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Cook. A great-aunt was also present, Miss Etta Sturdy of Wingham. Also attending , were Mr. and Mrs. JackrVan Niekirk of Barrie and Miss Gail Mayberry of Kitch- ener. —Joseph Schneider underwent surgery Friday in Victoria Hospi- tal, London. —Mr. and Mrs. Lynford Tapp and family of Woodstock spent the holiday weekend with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Tapp of Minnie Street. •Wendy Tapp remained in Wing - ham and will spend a couple of weeks with her grandparents. . trars, working in pairs morning and afternoons were members of the Lions Club and their wives. This voluntary help was arranged by Lion G. W. Tiffin and on his list were Mrs. F. E. Madill, Mrs. Russell Zurbrigg, Mrs. Jim - Gregg, Mrs. T. S. Beattie, Mrs: Jack Fearnall, Mrs. Peter Vath and Mary Beth Vath, Monty Ben- nett, Lorne McDonald, Ed Edig- hoffer, G. W. Cruikshank, Doug Bishop, Jack Hayes, Lorne 'Car- michael, Fred McGee and Henry Redikopp. The eye care van is in Walker- ton this week then moves to Northern Ontario where it will visit various towns during the next five months. WILLIAM FARNELL William Robert Farnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Farnell, Wingham, received his Bachelor of Arts degree (History Major) from Water- loo, Lutheran University, at the spring convocation held in the Kitchener Memorial. Auditorium -on Sunday. Bill was on the Dean's Honoi,r • Roll.