HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-06-16, Page 3Turnberry Council
The council met in regular session
on June 7, with all member? present,
The minutes of the last regular ape)
special meetings were read and adopt
ed on motion of W. Jack Willits and
Herb Foxton,
Mulvey r Smith--That we pass by
law No. 8, 1954, to engage George L,
Day as Tax collector at a salary of
$200.00 per year, plus postage, $175
to be paid, on December 15 and the
balance at the end of May. Carried.
Foxton r Smith—That W. H. Mul
vey be commissioner on the Willits
Drain. Carried.
Foxton - Mulvey—That we h.old
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WINGHAM ONTARIO
Court' of Revision on the Diack Drain
on July 5th, and instruct the clerk
to prepare and serve the by-laws. Car
ried.
Mulvey WilJits—That we give a
grant of $50 to the Brussels Fall Fair.
Carried.
Foxton - Willits—That by-law No,
8 for the Underwood Drain be read
the third time and finally passed.
Carried.
Foxton - Smith—That the following
accounts be paid.
General Accounts—Municipal World
$1.29; Wenger Bros, $16.98; Jas, J. El
liott, Warble inspector, $223.25; Hugh
Gilmour, Brucelosis inspector, $36,10;
J. R, Engeland, Warble spraying, bal
ance of account, $470.88; Relief, $40,00;
County of Hurpn, hospitalization, $47.-
50; Geo. Thomson, pt. salary, $40.00;
Ross Willits, compensation, $47.25;
John I, Wright, sheep killed, $30.00;
Wilmer Bridge, $50,00; Leslie Fortune,
Brucelosis com. fees and mileage,
$9.00; Harold Elliott, Bruselosis com.,
$5.00; Leslie-Douglas, Brucelosis com.,
$5; Bluevale Cemetery, part of grant,
$75,00. <!
. Drain ‘Accounts
Mundell Drain—Wenger Bros, ad
vertising, $2.70; Listowel Banner, ad
vertising, $2.60.
Messer Drain—Wenger Bros., adver
tising, $2.16; Listowel Banner, adver
tising, $1.80; Roy MacSween, contrac
tor, $250.00.
Underwood Drain—-Jas. A. Howes,
survey and report, $10Q,00; Geo.
Thomson, $40; By-laws, $35; Survey,
$4; Postage, $2; $81.00; Geo, Green
away, survey assistant/ $4.00; W.
Jack Willits, survey assistant, $4.00.
Corrigan Drain—Alex Corrigan, al
lowances, section 8, $76.00; Roy Mac
Sween, catch basin, $76.00.
Road Accounts—Lloyd Walker,
$2.25; W. A. Hogg, $19.56; Stewart
Coupland, $16.29; Geo. Greenaway,
$102.00; Geo, Galloway, $237.84; Wm,
Mundell, $226,25; Dominion Road
Machinery Co,, $143.25; Hanover
Transport, $4.95; Wingham Motors,
$1.55; Br. American Oil Co., $135,14; j. D. Adams, $254.86; McArthur Tire
Service, $425,15; Donald Rae & Sons,
$11.84; Teeswater News, $5.50; Joe
Kerr, crushing gravel, $7340.30; Elgin
Johnston, gravel, $130.35; Walter Smil-
ie, gravel, $281.40; Wm. Ross, gravel
$53.00; Don Hopper, $27.00; Glen Mc-
Kercher, $135.00; Thos. McEwen,
$204.00; Fred Montgomery, $204.00;
Cathers and Gallaher, $515.00; Wm.
Mundell, $10.00; Crawford Motors,
$205.28; Wingham Tire Service, $5.00;
Mel Jermyn, $25.00; Workmen’s Com
pensation Board, $48.01; Campbell’s
Garage, $5.54; E. W. Sellers, $25.45.
Moved by A. D. Smith and W. Jack
Willits that we do now adjourn to
meet again on Monday, July 5th.
John V. Fischer, Reeve.
Geo. T. Thomson, Clerk.
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1954 Page
The Fanning Mill
by Bob Carbert
These days we hear a, lot of talk
about bringing industry into the small
towns in Western Ontario, and on
numerous occasions, the town of
Wingham has endeavoured to en
courage industry to settle within its
boundaries. To date, there hasn’t
been too much success experienced in
this connection and there has been a
lot of discussion about it. Some peo
ple are asking, "What would be the
right kind of industry to bring to
our town?”
Recognizing the fact that agriculture
is the basic industry <jf Huron Coun
ty, and that at least 75% of the trade
going over the counters in the town
stores and places of business, I would
suggest that perhaps some consider
ation could be shown to processing
the products from the farm. With the
exception* of the United Co-operatives,
the Hblmdale Creamery, Gurney
Glove Works, and the Wingham
Sawmill Company, the industries
in this town process outside goods,
lumber, steel and fabrics. , . , All
of these have to be shipped in from
great distances, over the railways or
highways, but these basic materials
raised on Huron County farms are
available close at hand.
Mrs. W. Wilkinson
Dies in Hospital
Mrs, William (Mary Jane) Wilkin*-
son, SO, a. resident of LfOndon for th#
past .25 years, died last week at St,
Joseph’s Hospital after a month’s ill*
ness.
Born in England, Mrs, Wilkinson
came to Canada 48 years ago, She
settled at Belgrave and resided at'
Lucan and Hensall before coming
London. She and her husband cele
brated their 60th wedding anniversary
last March,
Mrs, Wilkinson was a member of
Centennial United Church and was
active in the women’s organizatfon#-
of the church,
Surviving besides her husband mo
tive daughters, Mrs. Charles (Ethel)
Newton, London; Mrs. R. J. (Evelyn)’
Campbell, Wiarton; and Mrs, Runa.
Wilkinson, Wingham; Mrs. H. CL
(Vera) Clay and Mrs. Gladys Scarbor
ough, both in England; four sow
Arthur R., of Lucan; Charles G., c
Glencoe; Robert P. and James Wilkin
son, both of London; 22 grandchildren
and 14'”great grandchildren.
Service was conducted on Friday*,
at 1 p.m. at the James M. Carrother#
and Son, funeral home by the Re%.
A. P. Gillies, of Centennial Church-
Burial was in McTaggart’s Cemetery*.-
Hensall.
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Telephone,. 23; Mowbray Construct-
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13 to 14; Wingham Manufacturing, 16;
Wingham Sawmill, about 15; Cros
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Walden Transport, 5; Wingham Metal
Fabricating, 3.
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a picture of Wingham’s employment
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