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THE WINDSOR STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1960-5-A Special Hospital Grants Await Official Ruling Equipment Arriving At Channel Some Workmen Moving Families Into Wallaceburg WALLACEBURG-A marked upswing in area employment was predicted here today as preparations went ahead for an early start on the Seaway Channel across Squirrel Island. Work on the $4,500,000 channel, five miles long, 700 feet wide, and 27 feet deep, is expected in the near future. shipments of tomistart equipment are now being received both here and at Port Lambton. An 85-ton dragline crane was moved by scow from Port Lambion to the work area Thursday afternoon. Another similar scow is expected to arrive during the next few days.

First shipment of auxiliary equipment, a carload of steel pontoons, is now awaiting unloading at Port Lambton, and shipment of more than 40 cars of steel pipe is expected within days. Wallaceburg merchants reported Thursday that they are beginning to feel the benefits of the arrival of work crew members Canadian advance, Dredge and Dock Toronto, and Standard Dredging Co. of New York, joint contractors on the job. At least 15 members of the advance party are in Wallaceburg, and some of them have already moved their families into homes and apartments, where they will live for the year and a half the channel is under construction. Reports that a local work force of close to 100 men may recruited for gaining ground in Wallaceburg, Chamber of Commer official town interest has been predicted.

A senior chamber official said Thursday, "We realize now that this is actually the arrival of a new industry for us. This is big, and it will be a welcome boost for our town. We are giving it full recognition and will do all we can to, make these people welcome." Wallaceburg Theatres CAPITOL "A Hole in the Head," Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker; and "House of Seven Hawks," Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey. BRIDGE COLLAPSE--Half of the old Wallaceburg North Branch Bridge collapsed into the Sydenham River late Thursday during wrecking work being carried Lee Marine employees. The collapse part of the wrecking plan.

Company Two Pigeons Theft Loot -A pair of pigeons, valuable because of their special breed, were stolen thieves who raided a pigeon coop at the home of George Anguma, 523 Agnes early Friday. Mr. Anguma reported the theft after he discovered the coop forced open and the birds missing. They were described as black in color, with white breast and head, and around the neck. The thieves attempted to enter a second coop in the neighborhood, at the home of Oscar Zemencoten, 431 Running Creek but failed to gain entry.

Wallaceburg Socials cials hope to collapse the balance of the span into the river today to expedite the demolition afternoon work. Here is an out by to the bridge, was collapse, and the offi- (Star Wallaceburg end view of the approach showing the gap left by the debris in the water. Bureau Photo) By BARBARA THORNTON WALLACEBURG Mr. John Loucks, principal of Central School, spoke to members of the Home and School Association on the topic, "Acceleration," during the group's April meeting. Mr.

Loucks presented material which proved the success of the project since its initiation in Central School. The was conducted by the president, Mrs. Dwaine McGill. Easter Scripture and a poem were read by Mrs. Roy Goodman, who was in charge of the devotional period.

Highlight of the program was the staging of a radio play, presented over the school's public address system by Grade 8 pupils of Mr. Obituaries in Kent, Lambton Area BOTHWELL MRS. ALFRED RICHER, 39, of Newberry, died at her home Thursday. She was the former Elizabeth Bacon. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Alena, at home, and her mother, Mrs.

Sarah Bacon of Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held at the Fred H. Robinson Funeral Home, Bothwell, Monday at 9:30 a.m., then to St. Ignatious Roman Catholic Church, well, for requiem high mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

CHATHAM REGIS JOSEPH GAGNIER, a prominent Dover Twp. farmer, died Thursday. Funeral services were held today at St. Phillipe's Roman Catholic Church, Big Point. He was born in Paincourt 76 ago and had farmed in years that area all his life.

He was married twice, his first wife, the former Pamela Charron, died 42 years ago and (his second wife, the former Demars, R.R. 2, Bearline, survives along with one son, Oscar, at home; six daughters, Mrs. Paul Demars (Bertha), of Windsor; Mrs. Leo Tetrault (Helen), Dover; Mrs. Clement Charron (Freda), Chatham; Mrs.

Armand Tetrault (Antoinette), Dover; Mrs. Civille Martin (Rose), Windsor, and Mrs. Eugene Ouellette (Blanche), of Chatham. Also one sister, Mrs. Valerie Matte, Windsor; 22 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

The cortege proceded from the Hinnegan Funeral Home at 9 a.m. to St. Phillipe's Church where the Libera was recited at 10 a.m. Burial was in Big Point Cemetery. Requiem High Mass will be celebrated for Mr.

Gagnier on Monday, in St. Phillipe's, at 10 a.m. TILBURY GEORGE WARREN PRENDERGAST, 69, of 20 Forrest Tilbury, died at his home Friday from a heart attack. Born in Comber, he had lived in Tilbury for the past 30 years. He was the driver examiner for the Department of Highways.

Surviving are his widow, the former Ida Keth; two sons, William of Boston and Donald of Ontario Considers Extra Help Wallaceburg Group Meets in Toronto With Health Chief WALLACEBURG A delegation of members of the Board of Directors of Sydenham District Hospital who visited Dr. R. W. Dymond, Ontario health minister, has been i informed that no official decision has been made concerning special grants to capital debtburdened hospitals. Norman R.

Dearlove, hospital administrator and a member of the delegation, said today that Dr. Dymond, informed them the program additional assistance announced at the time of the Ontario budget presentation earlier this year is still under consideration. At that time is was explained that special assistance would be forthcoming to those Ontario hospitals which are burdened with pressing capital debts. The regular rehabilitation grant of $75 per bed for capital use will be forthcoming to all public hospitals in the province again this year. Under the Ontario Hospital Plan, provision for retirement of capital debt or even the interest on the indebtedness is not an allowable cost, even as a write-off against the 50 percent of premium service differential the hospital is permitted to retain.

Mr. Dearlove said the delegation was informed no decision on distribution of the special grants or the amounts likely to be paid had been made and that this might not be forthcoming until later in the year. Members of the delegation, in addition to Mr. Dearlove, were H. W.

Burgess, board chairman; Sheppard McCalvice-chairman, and Clayton Lindsay. Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, minister of travel and publicity, and George W. Parry, West Kent M.P.P., attended the conference along with representatives of the Ontario Hospital ServicesCommission.

"The officials of our hospital are hopeful that good results will be forthcoring as a result of the meeting," Mr. Dearlove said. "We feel that Dr. Dymond is now fully aware of our problem and will consider this when setting up the special grant program." 100 Watch Span Job Wreckers Smash Half of Bridge WALLACEBURG Welding torches, crowbars, sledges, an axe, and finally a crane mounted on a scow, were all used late Thursday afternoon to collapse half of the old North Branch Bridge into the Sydenham River. The collapse, viewed by a crowd of more than 100, was part of a calculated wrecking plan being carried out by Lee Marine, owners of the bridge.

It was purchased by the local firm from Canadian Dredge and Dock Toronto. Steel girders twisted and buckled, falling slowly into the river, as a finale to more than hours of wrecking work. Deck timbers and planking had been dropped earlier in the day. Welders cut apart beams at south end of the span, but the bridge did not start to buckle until top girders above the centre pier were cut through. When the beams showed signs of cracking, this attempt was also abandoned.

A company crane, mounted on a scow, was used to finally drop the steel into the water. It pulled the end beams loose, and the high steel span swayed slightly, twisted, and dropped with a loud splash into the river. Don Lee, company head, said that an attempt is being made today to swing the remaining portion of the bridge, in hopes that it will overbalance and fall into the river. Work is being expedited by dropping the bridge steel into the water. bridge must be clear by early next week ot permit the Toronto firm to start work on removing piers and abutments preliminary to starting the substructure of the new bridge.

FACES LIQUOR COUNT CHATHAM Henry Nelson Dickson, 25, of 302 30th Hamilton, appeared in Magistrate's Court on a charge of having liquor in a place other than his residence. He was remanded to Thursday. Voters' List On Liquor Gets Posted 4,336 Names On May 11 Ballot For Licences 239 985 HIT BY TRAIN--A Chatham district man narrowly escaped serious injury when his late-model car came in collision with an eastbound C.P.R. train on the Centre Sideroad, Chatham late Thursday afternoon. The man, Louis Francis Kusalik, 26, of R.R.

1, Chatham, jumped from the front seat seconds before the freight rolled over the crossing. Shown is the car which was thrown some 65 feet into a ditch. (Star Chatham Bureau Photo by Ron Stotts) Sydenham Sidelights WALLACEBURG A organized in the Wallaceburg articles which were once rare as steam locomotives There was a time, well within the memory of aged far and wide for their artistic and glassblowers were noted was a highly in skilled trade, townspeople, when glassblowtalents. During that period, from 1890 until the 1902's, there were few Wallaceburg homes which did not boast of a glass cane, a glass chain, or an ornamental wall plaque of multicolored glass. Kitchens and pantries contained more utilitarian glass items, Thackeray such as handblown sealers, pickle bottles and other containers.

Unfortunately, few of these items have been preserved. Now that they are wanted, they are proving exceedingly difficult to find. Ed. Davies, manager of the local Dominion Glass Co. plant, and Harold Frost, its personnel manager, are attempting to set up a glass museum in the T.

W. Bassett Memorial Centre, gathering place for the pany old-timers. So far, they have met with little success in their quest for the old glass articles. They sure that many of them still exist, probably tucked away in attics, and all but forgotten. This is an invitation to local residents who may have, or know of someone who has, some of these old glass items.

They would be more than appreciated, on either a loan or outright gift basis, to help set up the glass collection. It is impossible to duplicate the articles, since almost all the old glassblowers are gone, and even if they were still around, there is no equipment for them to use. That, like the glassware itself, went to the "limbo of forgotten things" when the company switched to full automatic operation. GOOD VALUE By LYLE THACKERAY widespread search is being district in an effort to locate commonplace but are now as and high button shoes. week, or less than the cost of a package of cigarettes.

For 69 cents, less than two packs, homeowners get their weekly police and fire protection. It costs 19 cents weekly for recreational cultural benefits, like parks. the arena, library, Kiltie Band and organized recreation, and the entire scale of benefits, including education, roads, bridges, and the entire town operation scales out at $5 per week. Where, asked Alan, does the taxpayer get as much value for his money as from his municipal taxation? Certainly from the federal or provincial governments, with hidden taxation on top of direct taxes. It is a point to consider, and one which the average man can understand, when it is translated into figures which mean something, rather than the intangible multiples of thousands and millions.

Chatham Births Chatham Births PUBLIC GENERAL HIGHGATE- Mr. and Mrs. John, R.R. 5, Dresden, a girl. CARMAN- To Mr.

and Mrs. James, 29 Crystal a girl. McQUAT-To Mr. and Mrs. James, 44 Stone a girl.

To Mr. and Mrs. Dirk, 117 Ursuline, a girl. BURKE- To Mr. and Mrs.

Verne, Eurieau, a boy. JOHNSTON-To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, Bothwell, a girl. LOVELL To Mr.

and Mrs. Richard, 170 Grand Ave. a boy. FRASER- To Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin, Ridgetown, a boy. CSERCSA- To Mr. and Mrs. Balaxc, Pegler, a girl. ST, JOSEPH'S MOORE To Mr.

and Mrs. Richard, 14 Pattison, a boy. URQUHART-To Mrs. and Mrs. Hubert, R.R.

1, Turnerville, twin girls. WADDICK-To Mr. and Mrs. George, R.R., 6, Chatham, a girl. TAYLOR-To Mr.

and Mrs. George, 39 Tweedsmuir, a boy. UNTER To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald, R.R.

3, Blenheim, a boy. School Cadets Parade May 19 WALLACEBURG-Annual Annual inspection of the Wallaceburg District High School Cadet Corps will be held May 19, at 1:30 school officials announced Thursday. The inspection will be carried out on the school campus. In the event of inclement weather, plans call for the parade and drill to move to Wallaceburg Memorial Arena. SURVEY POTENTIAL A survey to determine what Bothwell offers new industries and also gain information for proper zoning regulations was taken by students and supervisors from the University of Western WALLACEBURG The special voters' and elected proclamation for May 11 ballot list, on liquor lounge licences was posted Thursday by W.

E. Jones, Wallaceburg clerk-treasurer and returning officer for the vote. A master copy of the voters' list, containing 4,336 names, two more than the list for the December municipal election last year, is in Mr. Jones' office. of the list for each of the 10 local subdivisions have been posted in those districts.

Mr. Jones the procedure to by explained, those who are left off the list, or wish to protest the inclusion of a potential voter. They may apply to his office in person, and there make a formal declaration of the complaint. This will require appear-. ance at the court of revision, to be held by County Judge H.

E. Grosch at the Wallaceburg Municipal Building, April 25 and 27. The April 25 court will ben. from 2 to 4 p.m., while that on April 27 will be from 1 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mr.

Jones advised attendance at the earlier of the two courts, because of the ity of adjourned cases occupy-" ing the second period. Managers for both the and "dry" groups may, before April 20, submit to Mr. Jones. a list of those left off the list, and a special enumerator will be appointed to prepare a supplementary listing of those names. No court of revision ap-1 pearance is necessary in this case.

Advance poll for the liquor vote will be held at the clerk's an office on Saturday, May 7. Voting will be from 9 a.m. to 96 6 p.m., and from 8 to 11 p.m., at all times D.S.T. Those wishing to vote at the advance poll will be required to certify merely that they expect, to be absent from town on voting day. Voting hours on May 11 will's be from 9 a.m.

to 8 p.m. D.S.T. Montreal; one sister, Miss Grace Prendergast of Detroit. The body will be at the Blake Hornick Funeral Home, Stewart Tilbury, until 11 a.m. Monday; then to the Darrel Moffat United Church, Canal Tilbury, for service at 2:30 p.m., with Rev.

Lewis Snow ing. Burial will be in McDowell Cemetery, Tilbury. WALLACEBURG MRS. VICTORINE VAN LEATHAM, 79, widow of the late Prosper Van Leatham, and a Wallaceburg resident for the past 33 years, died Thursday morning. She came to Wallaceburg from her native Belgium.

Surviving are two sons, Benoit and Leon, Wallaceburg; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Eugine) Cornelius, Wallaceburg; eight grandchildren, great children, and two brothers, residing in Belgium. Funeral services were conducted at Our Lady of Help Church, this morning, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. The Mass for the Repose of the Soul will be celebrated at Our Lady of Help Church, Monday morning. ROBERT RUSSEL RITCHIE, 60, of 32 Turnbull an employee of the Wallaceburg Brass Co.

for past 20 years, died suddenly early Thursday morning. He is survived by his widow, the former Lucy Blanche Vye; one daughter, Mrs. Roger (Gloria) Asselstine, Wallaceburg; three brothers, David and Thomas, Chatham and John, Wallaceburg; and one sister, Mrs. George Buckingham, Sombra Twp. Funeral services were conducted by Rev.

W. G. Wylie at the Eric Nicholls Funeral Horne this afternoon. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. BERT BICUM, 78, of 12th Sombra died today at Sarnia General Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Harwich Mr. Bicum moved to Saskatchewan in 1907. and returned to Sombra in 1937. He was a farmer, retiring five years ago. Mr.

Bicum attended Wilkesport United Church and was a member of the Orange Order No. 988 in Wilkesport. Surviving are his widow, Ethel; a son, Clarence at home; a daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Dixon (Velma) of Bradshaw; an brother, Evans of Sombra; one grandchild. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m.

at the Eric Nicholls Funeral Home, Wallaceburg. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim. The Orange Order will meet for services Sunday at 8 p.m. SARNIA MRS. MARGARET EDITH McCUAIG, widow of Donald J.

McCuaig, of 264 Kathleen and formerly of Ottawa, died in Sarnia General Hospital Friday. Funeral service will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the D. J. Robb Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa. Mrs. McCuaig is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edythe Pynn, Sarnia, and a son, Donald, Sarnia. PETROLIA ROBERT SMITH, 47, husband of the former Roberta Burns, Petrolia, died recently in Toronto.

Funeral service was held, today from the William Jay Funeral Home with burial in Hillsdale Cemetery. Surviving besides his widow is a son, William, with the Canadian Army in Germany. MRS. JAMES LAW, 75, the former Margaret Annie Campbell and wife of the late James Law, Enniskillen died in Petrolia. Funeral service was held today from the William Funeral Home.

Burial was" in Alvinston Cemetery. Mrs. is survived by three sons, Howard, Petrolia, Angus, Enniskillen 3 and William, Inwood. MRS. MARGARET ANN BRAYBROOK, wife of the late John T.

Braybrook, died at her residence in Enniskillen and John, R.R. 3 Petrolia, three daughters, Mrs. S. Kewley, R.R. 3 Petrolia, Mrs.

Greg Rawlings, Windsor and Mrs. Robert Ball, Coral Cables, Florida, one sisMrs. Lumby, Sarnia, letta and one brother, Arthur Bell, Detroit. Funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the William Jay Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Hillsdale Cemetery. Loucks. Directors of the play, entitled "The Land of Come True," were Bill DuChene and Pam Gordon. Peter Krysse was announcer and Peggy Dean, narrator. The cast included Gloria Young, Lynne Brown, Karen Barg, Janet Colwell, Janet Lewis, Stewart Clatworthy, Tommy Park, Gary Elliott, David Carroll, Richard Robson and Alan Thornton.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs. Laird Richardson and the financial report by Mrs. Ed Noyle. Mrs. W.

G. Wylie, parent education convener, reported on religious education in the schools. The president read a report from Inspector R. Bornhold, speaking at the Oakville-Trafalgar-Bronte Home and School Association meeting. The report, called "Why Bother With a Home and School Association," stressed the organization's value to the community, to the school, to the home and to the child.

Mrs. Vaughn Hess, Mrs. Henry Penner and Mrs. Murray Newkirk were appointed to a nominating committee. A committee which attended the Chatham-Kent Council reported on ground work for resolutions to be introduced at the convention to be held on April 21 at Toronto.

The president congratulated a former Central School student, Ken McPhail, on being chosen by Wallaceburg District High School staff as this year's representative in the 1960 leaders' club. A letter from Sarnia City Council concerning the proposed reduced speed in school areas was received. The attendance plaque was awarded to the class of Mrs. Hugh McRae. Retired members of the Dominion Glass Co.

honored Mr. William Stonebridge during the weekly activities program at the T. W. Bassett Memorial Centre. Mr.

Stonebridge was pinned with a red rose in honor of his 77th birthday. Games winners were Mr. Fred Alexander, euchre; Mr. Lewis Warner and Mr. Florent Staes, darts; Mr.

Moise Lalonde, billiards. Mr. John K. Hamilton, who recently returned from a vacation in San Francisco, showed a series of color slides accompanied by an interesting commentary. Wallaceburg Births WALLACEBURG Births in Sydenham District Hospital to 5 p.m.

Friday were: THERRIEN-To Mr. and Mrs. Alcide, 515 Lafontaine a son. DELEEUW To Mr. and Mrs.

Egbert, 1064 Wallace a daughter. ALEXANDER-To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald, 8 College a son. Sarnia Births Sarnia Births SARNIA Births in Sarnia hospitals Thursday and Good Friday were: ST.

JOSEPH'S CARVER To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 893 Hagle a son. LAWLOR- Mr. and Mrs.

John, 1287 Coral Way, a son. OLIVER-To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 90 Lansdowne a son. HALL- To Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph, 682 Hollywood a son. REKMAN-To Mr. and Mrs. C.

1172 Carr a son. PETTIT- To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard, 1013 Ellwood a son. FOUNTAIN- Mr.

and Mrs. John, Port Huron, a daughter. LALONDE To Mr. and Mrs. William, 288 Emma a ni daughter.

JANSSENS-To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, Wyoming, a son. GENERAL -To Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon, 51 Aberdeen a son. MacLELLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, 827 Elmhurst a daughter. Alan Cousins, council's finance chairman, came up with a new scale of values for municipal taxes when he outlined Wallaceburg's 1960 budget earlier this week.

Budgets are usually impersonal things, translating hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses into millions of dollars in assessments, and coming out with an end result of more mills taxation this year than last. Alan, however, went a little further. He selected a $3,000 assessment, roughly the value of the average Wallaceburg home, and translated some of the services into weekly costs on the tax scale. Garbage collection, for example, costs 35 cents a William Catt Joins Point Edward Police POINT EDWARD William Catt. 22, of Sarnia, has been appointed to the Point Edward.

police force, effective April 22, Chief Hugh Peden announced today. With the appointment of Mr. Catt, who is the son of Det. Maurice Catt of the Sarnia police force, this village's police strength now consists of three men. Const.

James Clark is the third man on the force. Ontario, London. From left: Nick Siller, Leamington, and Alex Blair, Windsor, students; Prof. R. W.

Packer of the geography department of the university; Reeve Reed Menzies and Mayor Morris Long..