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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-08-31, Page 1Bingle Cop Local reside.rits enjoy tOi,r -of #Ri►'tish kies A. nunlr of local residents who spent 22 days on a tour of:the British isles recently, reporta most interesting vacation. • 0 0 The 77 tour personnel, hosted by Hanover Travel Services Tours, were from Owen Sound to Toronto. The itinerary took in the highlights of Ireland, Scotland and England, each. ape with its different characteristics. They found that Canadians re- ceive a hearty welcome. In Ire- land the group was inVit d to tour a prosperous 300 -acre farm where - the owner and neighbors were most hospitable. In Aberdeen, .Scotland, the Canadians were met by a group called "Friends of Canada" and were piped in and out of their ho- tels as a gesture of welcome. A number of the friends of Canada group accompanied the tour members to an excellent evening of entertainment at the Abbey Theatre. The scenic beauty of the Highlands of Scotland, with lush shrubbery, flowers in profusion and lovely lakes nestled among mountains on which grazed in- numerable sheep, was a picture to remember. England, steeped in history of • royalty and tradition, was highly interesting • and the imposing architecture of Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St. ALONG THS MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian REVISITS WINGHAM— ohn Elliott of Toronto, a mem- be of the Bank of Commerce staff here at the outbreak of World War II and a former mem- ber of the 99th Bty., RCA, was a visitor in town on the weekend, accompanied by his son, Murray. Mr. Elliott used the occasion to 10 look up some 414, lis, artillery friends. He was a :peat of ,his brother,, . 44_Elliott,.. J`osephi e Street. • 0-0-0 RINK KEEPS .ROLLING--- . Roller skating at Wingham arena remains a popular • pastime, with larger attendance than usual at this season of the year, possibly due to the cool rainy weather. There will be roller skating again this Friday, but not Saturday, as a Kinsmen dance is scheduled, reports Jim Ward, recreation director. 0-0-0 LOOKING AHEAD— • President Gord Walter o Wingham Lions issues a re minder that regular meetings o the club will resume on the sec and and fourth Tuesdays o'f�'th month for the new season, firs dinner meeting being on the eve ning of September 12. Plans are being set for the annual peanu drive and other special events are also in the works. 0-0-0 DUCK, BOYS— Duck. that gun and don't gun that duck, suggests Conservation Officer Roy Bellinger of the. Min- istry of Natural Resources, who is aware that a few ducks landing on small lakes and potholes in the area invariably result in a little itch in the trigger finger, long be- fore the legal season opens. The conservation boys are keeping a ,idose eye on .the good spots until the legal execution days arrive. 0-0-0 ` f Wingham's most recent non store. ter three agenarian, Fleming Ballagh . of moved to o years they w a farm near Bel"more, Carling Terrace, was honored by about 1917. Later they returned to - 'about 40 member of the immedi- Wingham and he became a gen- e ate family and friends Friday at . eral repair man and was em - t his home here on the occasion of ployed by a machine company. - his 90th birthday. Mr. Ballagh has been a handy Keen mentally and with the 'man to ha a around, inasmuch as t physique of a man much younger, he painted his house on Carling Mr. Ballagh greatly enjoyed the Terrace last year, except for the affair last Friday and with a good dif fi ult-to-reach places on' the sense of) humor told some inter- gable ends. esting stories. Mrs. Ballagh died about 20 Some time ago Mr. Ballagh years ago. Their family consists was hospitalized for a period of about five months, during which time he was a roommate of Law- rence Snyder of Goderich. 'They were mutually ,pleased to find their birthdates fell on the same .day. Mr. Snyder observed at the time that he was glad to share the date, but would not want to ex- changethe ages. Mr. Snyder is now 66; and he and Mrs. Snyder and members of , their family were present as guests to help celebrate the number 90 when it came up for Mr: Ballagh. Another happy feature of the party was the presence of two . brothers, Arthur and Walter of Teeswater and two sisters, Mrs. M. Brown of Teeswater and Miss Mabelle Ballagh of Hamilton. Another brother, Leslie, of Ham- ilton was not well' enough to at- tend. The combined ages of the four boys and two girls is dose to 500 years, which is quite'a record in itself. Mr. Ballagh is a son of the late Robert Ballagh and Elizabeth Hall and was born on' the 2nd of Culross in Bruce County. Their farm had been fully cleared he recalls, but his grand- father was one of the first, if not the first. to settle in Teeswater and clear a farm out of the bush. He was educated at a school on the same concession and worked on the home farm and for several years on a neighboring farm until , the time of his marriage to Eliza- beth Galloway, at which time they moved to Wingham. First he operated a grocery store on Josephine Street where the old Brunswick Hotel was located, now the site of the IGA r anKl l?'aul's Cathedral, etc., was most impressive. Local residents who enjoyed the tour included Mss Murdean McLeod, Mrs, Gertrude., Tiffin, Mrs, Althea Cantelon, Mr. and Mrs: W. B. McCool, Mrs. Harold Kerr, Mrs. Joe .Kerr, Mrs., K. M. MacLennan and from Gorrie, Mrs. Anne Whitfield. • HeaVy darn�ge - i n collisions near WingIiam Massive damages :totalling nearly $5,000 were caused and five persons injured in a three - car accident at the Highway 86 intersection at the limits of town Sunday, Wingham detachment of the OPP reports. Duncan Gordon of Wyoming, Stephen Cruickshank of Wing - ham and Robert W. Johnston of RR 2, Wingham, were drivers of the vehicles involved. Injured in the accident were Duncan Gordon and Grace Gor- don, Clarence and Edna Clark, passengers in the Gordon vehicle, and Barbara Skinn, a passenger in the Cruickshank vehicle. Dam- ages were estimated at $4,450. Charges are pending. Damages of $1,500 resulted to two vehicles in an accident in Morris Township August 22 in- volving vehicles driven by Harold T. Kendrick of Exeter and Nor- man D. Cook of Belgrave. Mr. Kendrick received only minor in- juries. A similar amount of damage was caused in a single car acci- dent involving Edwin V. Fear of Clinton in East Wawanosh Town- ship. He was not injured. Infant baptized Kathryn Marie, infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cuil- lerieref Ailsa Craig was baptized tlrr• ,Sunday;° .August 27, at Our. Lady of Mount Carmel Church by Rev. J. G. Mooney. Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Weber of Stratford Were sponsors for the baby. BANK MADE FULL BRANCH—It was announced this.". week that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in. Fordwich will be granted full branch status effective Sept, 18. The bank now is a sub -branch of the Wroxeter bank, (Staff Photo) Presently a sub -branch to the Wroxeter bank, the Fordwich Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce will become a full branch, effective Sept. 18. Making the announcement this week, Fordwich bank manager Dan Cardinal also noted the bank will have a new manager before the change takes place. Taking over Sept. 5 from Mr. Cardinal will be Don Coghlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Coghlin of At- wood. A native of Sudbury, Mr. Card- inal is being transferred to. his - home territory. He will be the manager of the Coniston branch of the bank. "The Coniston branch is in the same position as the Fordwich branch," Mr. Car- dinal said. "It has just been made a full branch too." Mr. Cardinal came to Fordwich on April 24, 1969. At first a Bank of Hamilton, the Fordwich bank became a Bank of Commerce following al ion of the two banks in the early 1900s. Prior to 1965 the Fordwich branch was a sub -agency with. money being transferred to W.roXeter weekly. In 1965 it was made a sub -branch thus' ending the necessity of transferring the money. -As a subbranch. it was visited weekly by the manager of the Wroxeter branch. Because of the business load it gets from Gerrie, the Wroxeter bank has been a full branch for a number of years. Present manager. at Wroxeter is C. W. Brante n. Besides Mr. Cardinal, the Fordwich bank employs two other full-time staff members, Fern Wylie and Lois Simmons and one part-time member, Lynn Timperley, As far as the general public goes, the upgrading of the bank to full branch status will make little difference,. Mr. Cardinal said. c am..garna- o comment on charges Clinton.. town council Wingham town council will be asked to back a resolution from the Town of Clinton requesting a provincial investigation of the ton resolution have been sent to administration of justice in, • Huron municipalities for en - Huron County. Copies of the 'Clint- dorsation. Goderich Council last Thursday narrowly turned down the resolu- Drop charges in A court case which has aroused considerable 'interst in the Bel - grave and Lucknow area was dis- posed of Monday at Goderich with the dropping of charges against 'a Windsor man and four youths from the area. The charges. arose from 'a shooting incident July 21 in the East Wawanosh Park•where the Wind- sor .man 'and his wife had. been camping. Michael J. Dionne, 34, .had been charged with wounding William McDonald, 19, of RR 2, Lucknow, who was• treated for wounds camper case caused by 14 shotgun pellets. Terry Jamieson of RR 2, Luck, now had been charged with cre- ating a disturbance and wilfully damaging the Dionne's camper- trailer. Disturbance charges against Ronald Snowden; 18, and John Martin, 19, both of RR Z. Lucknow were withdrawn. Crown Attorney William Cbchr rane is reportedto. have com-- mented: "Under the circum-` stances a serious criminal record is not an appropriate punish- ment. I think they've all learned a lesson." ' .. onagenarian is honore at party here on Fri�a RENOVATIONS START— • The building of Josephine Street formerly housing Bondi's Restaurant for the past 10 years has been vacated and will under- go extensive renovations com- mencing Friday. The space has been rented by the catalogue sales division of the T. Eaton Co. Ltd, for use as an order office and 'f sales display location to open about mid-September. 0-0-0 RESUME SOON— Wingham Kinsmen will get ' back on their regular schedule of " dinner meetings commencing Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, regu- lar meeting nights being the sec- ond and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings will continue to b be at Lee's Tavern and Restaur- ant on Josephine Street. 0-0-0 UNUSUAL EVENT— Mrs. James Taylor of Wing - ham will have the rare pleasure Saturday of attending the golden wedding anniversary of her daugher, Mrs. William Van Camp, at Belgrave, *lien the couple are being honored with a it family dinner and open house in . the evening. Few see the day. of two sons, Harvey and Elmer of Belmore and a daughter, Miss Myrtle Ballagh of Wingham. Two other children died in infancy, one in a drowning accident. . Mr. Ballagh expressed his deep appreciation of the happy get-to- gether on Friday, and particular- ly for the many greetings he re- ceived by card and telephone and for a number of gifts received as well. 'Don't make it," he told the a whole page reporter. tion when Mayor Harry Worsell broke a tied recorded vote on the • issue. The resolution originated with Clinton police committee and was passed by the council. last week, at which time it was suggested' a letter be sent to Attorney -General - Dalton Bales expressing concern over the administration of jus- tice. Councillor William •. Harris, .airman of the Wingham police immittee told The ' Advance- me that while he had definite thews on the matter, he would re- frain from commenting until the next regular 'council meeting when he would make them known. Views of Clinton citizens and police chief were. aired at consid- erable length recently, with criti- cism of alleged "too lenient" punishments being meted out in Huron courts. Following is the complete text of the August 21 letter from Clin- ton council covering the resolu= tion : "In view,,of a recent newspaper article re administration of jus- tice in Huron County (photostat of 'London Free Press article enclosed) it would, appear. that Clinton is the only municipality that is complaining. "It is our feeling, however, that we are not alone in our opinions, nd I refer back to a meeting that as held in our town hall in° early ummer of 1971 at which repre- entatives of your municipality were in attendance to discuss the matter. "We are now of the opinion that we should endeavor to pursue this • of a w s s FLEMING BALLAGH, 90 on Friday, regards4with satisfac tion the guest book containing the signatures of the more. than 40 family members and friends who honored him on his birthday. A well-known resident of Carling Terrace for many years, he ip hale and hearty and in good spirits. (Staff Photo) Students hdmed Ontario scholars "put I think it's a good thing for thebank staff. /think you work a little harder for your own man- ager --not that the personnel from Wroxeter haven't been good; they've been just great. And I think it means same a town thissize to v0 the Wilt have its own identity. Vie -peke like the idea of ttr honk its own boss ab torr matter to its fullest, so that we as elected people, can assure our citizens" of the proper and best protection to which they are entitled. "If you are of the same opinion as the own Council of Clinton, we wouldask'you. to give consid- eration to this matter by endors- ing our resolution. "Therefore, be it resolved "That the Attorney -General of Ontario be requested to investi- gate the administration of justice in Huron County:' • "An early reply would be ap- preciated. Yours truly, D. E. Symons, Mayor, Town of Clin- ton.". Mayor DeWitt Miller of Wing - ham has declined to comment. on the resolution. He attended a meeting in Clinton in 1971 at which the situation was given,a thorough discussion with spokes - ,men for Clinton and Gorrie ex- pressing the strongest views. He thought,:that at that time the At- torney -General's department was to be contacted. However, nothing developed. Holiday weekend postal service Residents are asked to note 'that postal service will be litnited during the Labour Day hdliday weekend. - There will be no street letter box collection and no despatch of mail on Sunday, September 3. On Monday, Labour Day, there will be no counter or rural route service. A street letter box col- lection will begin at 1:45 p.m. and mail will be despatched at 3 p.m. • The following students of F.„ E. Madill Secondary School have been awarded Ontario Scholar- ships by the Ministry of 'Educa- tion : Norman Bell 90.2; Gary Barbour 86.1; Kevin Kieffer 84.8; Ronald Sillick 83.5; - Brenda Stapleton 81.5; Kathleen Hogan 80.2. A, busy week Wingham detachment of the OPP had a busy week, carrying out no less than 30 investiations under the Criminal Code of Cana- ' da, three charges being laid, Many Highway Traffic Act inci- dents were investigated, six warnings issued and three charges laid. Three investiga, tions under the. Liquor Control Act resulted in three persons be- ing charged. —Mrs. Lorne Durnin visited Friday afternoon with Miss Annie ' Kennedy. Visitors on Saturday at the same home were Miss Ken- nedy's nephews, Bill Kennedy of Toronto and Jack Kennedy of Hamilton. • MANAGER TRANSFERRED -Manager at the Fordwich sub -branch of .the Canadian Imperial Bank of,,.Commerce since April, 1969, Dan Cardinal on Friday will ,transfer to the Coniston branch of the bank as manager. New manager at the Fordwich bank, effective Sept. 5 will be Don Coghlin, son , of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Coghlin of Atwood. (Staff Photo) SOON HAVE OWN MANAGER—Fern Wylie and Lois Sim- mons (foreground) both full-time employees: athe Ford- wich Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce .will'bnlyy have one manager to answer to when the bank becomes a full branch on Sept. 18. Presently a sub -branch, the bank is visited once a week by the manager of the Wroxeter bank. (Staff Photo) uron -Perth board plans for new term At a meeting last week the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic School Board, concerned about. its liability in case of an accident, voted to prohibit the use of its property in the Devon sub- di'Vision, Stratford, as a play- ground for area children unless an agreement is signed by the Devon Park ratepayers in ten days. The board voted eight to five to install a portable classroom at St. Joseph's School at Kingsbridge to free a classroom for the kinder- garten class which for the past four years has been accom- modated on the stage of the gym- nasium. This decision resulted from a presentation to the board by supporters from the school at the July 10 meeting when the kin- dergarten situation was ex- plained and the substandard con- ditions'outlined. The portable is to' be rented at a cost of $2,500 per year and to be installed by September 1 or as soon after as possible. At present there are 12 students in. the Kin- dergarten and i *September there will be ninetarting. Jack Lane, business admin- istrator, reported the completion of details in the purchase of the 208 Queen Street property in Stratford to enlarge the Immacu- late Conception playground and that as soon as the deed was re- ceived the Property Committee would call for tenders for the demolition of the hduse: Board Chairman James Morris said an extension would have to be made for demolition of the building on September 1 to October. Reporting for the building and maintenance committee, trustee Vincent Young of Goderich re- ported on asphalting, etc., being carried out at the various separ- ate schools in Huron and Perth. He received permission for. his committee to go ahead and have signs put on all the schools="Un- authorized Persons and Vehicles Prohibited". He said his com- mittee felt these signs were necessary, not to keep out chil- dren playing on the grounds when the schools were closed, but others such as snowmobile operators. This will enable the police to enforce the rules. Mr. Young reported that seven bids had been received to supply No. 2 fuel oil to the eleven schools heated by this method and that the lowest had been accepted, that of Ross Scott, Brucefield, at pa cost of 16.3 cents per gallon. Trustee Arthur Haid, RR 4, Listowel, made recommenda- tions that were approved by the board:. that William Baechler of Zurich be appointed full time bus driver at St. Boniface School in Zurich, and that Lee Regier be- comea full time custodian at the same school. Board members moved that the integration of transportation services between the Huron County Board of Education be continued serving areas - of Mc- Killop Township and parts of Hul- lett and Morris Townships. This integration has meant.a saving of $2,000 for the Huron -Perth Board this school term. It was agreed that board -owned school bus drivers be paid the rate of $10 per day for the morn- ing and night runs (the same as for the 1971-72 school term) and the rate for extra -curricular driving be increased from $2.50 " per hour to $3 for hour, effective September 1, 1972.