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up to $10,000. The -money is turn-
ed over to a central board, set tip
as an incorporated company, and
is administered by directors picked
from the zones within the region.
' • Per Capita. Cost 6e,
In the case of the tipper Grand
association there would he four
zones, consisting of the four coun-
ties involved, Huron, Perth, Wel-,
lington and Waterloo, with each
contributing six cents per capita
In towns and villages, and an' addia
Lionel $500 being contributed by
the county council].
'Mr. Potts explaiaed that if the
association is incorporated it would
be on a three-year basis, with each
of the municipalities participating
for that period, "Industrial pro-
motion is not • a short-term proa
grain, it must have continued ef-;
fort," he told the meeting. 'In time
Eastern Ontario region, where the
plan has been in operation for two
years, there are good indications
that it has been productive, he Said.,
The speaker pointed out that He-
ron County 14 in a particularly ad-
vantagetela tionaWititartgardatti
the plan, in that it has the loWest
population of the four" 'zones and
will have the lowest amount to pay
but„will also have as large a rep;
rescntation as any of the 'other
ZOnCi3.
MUU1CiptintiCS Back Plan
'Pointing out that all of the larger
municipalities in the region have
shown their intentions of backing
(Continued on page six)
Day of Prayer Date
Set for Feb. 17th
Date for the World Day of
Prayer, to be marked in Wingham
by services in the Balvatien Army
Citadel,' has been set fot February
17th. There will be services both
in the afternoon and evening.
Arrangements for a guest speak-
er for the occasion have not yet
been completed, but it is expected
that more information will be
available next week.
The services will be a joint
effort Of the various women's or-
ganizations of town, and the ladies
arc asked to keep that date Open,
LEGION EUCHRE
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Ca-
nadian 'Legion is holding a euchre
In the Legion Homo on Monday,
January 23, at 8,15 pan, Good
prizes. Lunch, Admission 50e.
EVeryone welcome, 'fi8b
sick and visiting, Lloyd Ellapott;
social, V. Dueharme; poppy aim-
miltee, Robert Scott; critettain-
merit, (lien •Sinnamon; branch
membership, Don Adams; phoning,
Claret1C(T Ohm; branch service
officer, George Williams,
Stewart Scott was appointed
sports chairman the braneh.
expittierd details of a, 'Legion
curling bonsplel to he held in
Wingham on February 201k for the
Distriet C area, id which members
of the Ladies' Auxiliary 'will eater.
Winners in the local bonsPiel will
go on to a Provincial boaaplel 1,0
be held later In the season.
Al. the executive meeting it wan
recommended that chairman of all
committers sit en the executive
and attend all executive meetings,
and that a rosier booklet be post-
ed sin the Legion Home and be
available to all members, listing
OkeeutiVe and committee ineinherS.
The recOrritheralatienit be
preaented to the general Member-
ship at the next,regular meeting.
With which is amalgamated the Gorrii Vidette and Wroxeter News
WthfanAllii, ONTARIO VVEDINIESDAY JANUARy 1$, 1956
...
There's a busy season ahead for members of the
Morris Connell this„ ,y0r.,"„,Tho., , 100th council to'
take office since tha.tewitsjiii4 .incention.jn 1850;
members thisyear- will. 'be called upon to .,play an
important part -.In .the centennial celebration
BUSY SEASON AHEAD
, .
planned for this summer. Lett to right, seated,
are, Reeve Bailie Parrott, Clerk GeOrge NEFutin,
' and Councillor Bill ‘F‘lstori. Standing left• to
are Councillors Stewart Praetor; Walter ShortreCtl
and Ross. Dineen.
PICTURES EXHIBITED
IN LONDON, ENGLAND
Six p1 otographic prints of Ian-
vibe Hammerton, local photograph-
er, have been hung in the Over-
seas Exhibition of the Institute of
British Photographers in London-
England. Mr. Hammertoe was one
of three photographers from Can-
ada who were thus honored,
Pictures submitted by Mr. Ham-
merten include a photograph of
two Indians at the Frontier Days
celebration, portraits of Alex M.
Crawford and Norman Welwood,.
and a print of the photographer's
son, Warwick,
EUCIIIRE PARTY
The Bhievale Women's Institute
Will held a euchre party in the
community hall on Friday, Jen-
nary 20th at 8.30 p.m, Pr120, La-
dies please bring sandwiches. Ad-
thisSion 25 cents. F1.8*
SCOTCH PIiOCIILA1VL
AND DANCE
' A Scotch program and dance
will' be held in the Whiteehurch
Community Hall 6n Friday, Jana-
itey 20, at 8,30 p.m, under the aus-
pices of the Library Board, Good
music for dancing, LadieS please
bring lunch, Admission, adults 500
ladies With lunch 25c, children 250,
f1.8b
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BELGRAVE DISTRICT
CREDIT UNION UN).
The annual Meeting of the 13e1-
grave District Credit Union Ltd,
Will be held in the Credit 'Union
Office (Co-Op Hotel, Belgrave),
January 24th at 8.30 p,m, EVeryene
Weltorne, f180
INSTITUTE; EUCDBE
The 'Women's Xi-Istituto is holding
euchre ih the counell chambers
On Friday, January 20, at 8,18 lint.
drilislion 506, Good Pries. Llitleh•
Everyone Welcome, 1r18b
F.11AcTURES..:11-1.P.,
.Chrystal Wylds, 80, of • 'RR. 4,
Ripley, suffered an unfortunate ac-
cident. on' Edward Street while
tending the fires for Mr. and Mrs.
Alex ,Reid, both of' whom are, pa-
tients in the Winghain' General
Hospital.
Mr, Wylds 'fell on the fee just
outside the Reid's residence on
Sunday, fracturing his right • hip.
He was 'taken to the hospital where
the hip was' pinned and where his
condition is described as fair.
Mr. Wylds had come down to
Wingliam •to lOok after the Bolds!
house while Mr, and Mrs. Reid arc
in hospital.
A fall on Sunday resulted in a
fractured right wrist for Bruce
Irwin, age 14, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Irwin, R.R., 3, Wingham,
The 'boy was taken to the hospital
but was allowed to go horn° after'a
cast had been applied there. • •
Mrs. David Hamilton
Dies in 89th Year
Mrs, David Hamilton, a residen t
of Wingham for almost 'eighty
years, died at her home oft 'Minnie
Street on Saturday, January 14th,
She was in .her 80th year. -
The former Sarah Louise Fluty,
she was born in Walkerton and
came with her family to Wingham
in 1873 when her father, the late
James Fleuty, founded The Wing-
ham Advance, She, had lived in
Wingham .continuously since that
time, except for a. few years dur-
ing which she and her husband
lived on a farm ,near Belgrave.
Mrs. Hamilton Was educated at
Win ham schools, and followed the
occupation of dressmaker during
her early life. She married David
Hamilton, a cabinet maker in Kin-
cardine, Her husband predeceased
her eight years ago,
She was one of the oldest wo-
man members of St, Paul's Angli-
can Church, and Was an honorary
life member of the Loyal True ploo Society, belonging to the
Wingham branch of the soviet'
during its existence, and later be-
ing' affiliated With the society in
Toronto,
Surviving are a brother, William
b'leuty, and a sister, Mrs, Mande
Dodd, both of town.
Funeral service Was held from
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Mon-
day, January 18th, at 2,30 p.m. Rev,
H. L, Parker officiated at the ser-
vice and interment was in Wing.
ham Cemetery,
Pallbearers were Elwood Mini-,
Ease, William McOutcheon, Frank
Preston, John Preston, Lapeelot
Crain and' Barry Wenger,
NOTICE
Cameron's Billiards will be open
every 8aturday night until 12 pin.
for the convenience of the rural
custempre, VI.Sb
•
Locai •.Co.ntractor
ets 5t Mar„ sjob
otinah aVViiremiii •-•eon-
tractor, was last week awarded the
contract for all of the finished car-
pentry work on the new Federal
Building being erected in St.
Marys. ' • s. •
Charge Dismissed
In 3=Car Mishap- ..•
A charge , of failing' to •sigaal be-
fore turning into 'a line of traffic,
against M. -Jermyn, Brussels was
dismissed in court on. Monday by
Magistrate Dudley Heitne8.
The charge arcise ont:of 'an ac-
cident on Josephine Str6et4 on No-
vember '10th, involving ',three cars
owned by Mr. Jermyn, Murray
Stainton and Ken, Currie •in which
the Jermyn car was sandwiched
between the other two Vehicles,
Ernest Cascmorc, R.R, 5, Lick-
now, who was ,vice-chairman of
the Wingham District High,School
BOard during 1955, was named
chairinan of the board at its regu-
lar matting on Wednesday, He suc-
ceeds A, H, MacTitvlsh, of Teas-
water, who served as 'chairman
during the past year,
Mr, Cascmore was not present at
last Week's meeting to take over '
his new duties, being iii at the
time. Hokvever it is expected that
he will be wail enough to assume
the position at the next Meeting in
February. In his absence Mr, Mac-
Tavish .acted as chairman for the
Meeting, A new menther of the
board, Thomas Edgar, Of Cottle,
who, replaces Howard Wylie, form-
er member froin Hewlett, was wel-
comed.
'A striking committee composed
of 4. D, NIaeWilllalii, James Arm-
strong and Dr, W, A, McKibben
brought in a slate of committees
which Was accepted by the board.
The following committees wore
named;
Property, It 5, Hetherington,
chairthars, A, a, MadTayish, Wal-
ton Todd, Gordon Stobo; trans-
portation, ' Leslie Fortune, chafe-
Man, A, D, MaeWitllamn, jam. Arm-
strong, Prank Thompson, 0, R,
Coultes; agriculture, Frank Thoinp.
Soh, chairman, Lane Vortune,
James Armstrong, C. Ti, ,CoulteS,
Gordon Stobo; school Management,
Dr, W, A. IIeTtibbori, ehhirmart,
'Cordon Stobo, Walton Todd; Tilos!
Edgar, 8. Hetherington;: finance,
A. D. mo,ovitifott, W, A. Md.
Kibbon, !Monies Edgal, H. Mac,
Tavishi Walton Todd,
Deputy-Chief Constable Gordon
Doyen, of Wingham-', was named an
executive member of the Grey,
Bruce and Hdron. Police AsSoeta-
tion at its annual meeting in Han-
over last week.
Other officers elected in the As-
sociation -were: Provincial Sgt. J.
Brown, of Owen Sound,,president;
first vice-peesident, County: Con-
stable Roy'Peters, Kincardine; sec-
ond vice-president, Cpl.: Lloyd
Hunsberger, Hanover; secretary-
trcasurer,'Chief • P. W. Illingworth,
Hanover; executive members, Chief
Alex. Hav,eris,. Lucknow; County
Constable Robert Nuttal, Under-
wood; Chief Arthur Lemke, Wier-
ton and Chief Gordon Gibbons of
Toberrne ry.
A new insurance committee,
under the chairmanship of C. R.
Coultes, and with A. a .MacTav-
ish and It, S. Hetherington as mem-
bers was SOL up at the meeting Lo
look after the school insurance
matters.
W. A, Galbraith. was re-appoint-
ed secretary-treasurer of the beard
for 1056, and T. W. Platt Was re-
appointed truant officer.
Want Butter Used
A. letter from the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture was road
at the meeting, enclosing a resolu-
tion passed by the Federation re-
questing that all public institutions
in Huron COunty use -butter in their
dining rooms, rather than margar-
ine.
Ah inquiry from the cafeteria at
the high school elicited the in-
formation that nothing but butter
had ever been used there,
A letter was read from Miss
Dorothy Filsinger, home economist
for Illitort County, asking for per-
mission to use the high school for
a 4-II Home-Making Club Achieve-
ment Day on February 1.8th. Per-
mission was granted.
A recitiOst from the salary coin-
mittee of the teaching staff fee
meeting with the hoard in regard
to salaries, was refereed to the
management committee, and a
letter froth the mtuntfaattletts of
the students' lockers, inquiring
about 'maintenance of the equip,
merit, was filed,
X11 a monthly MaintOnahe0 report,
Written by Wilfred Seddon, main-
tenance man, it was Sliggested that
fire extinguishers be installed at
certain polift$ in the school,
wen CURLERS IN
ONTARIO PLAYOFFS
Wingham District High School
cutting team, with Doug Murray,
skip, John Congram vice, Jim
Campbell Second 'and Bruce Lott
1044 competed in the Ontario
SchOni Championships held at Or-
Illla ani Saturday.
Playing against the other divi-
sion winners, Brockville, Pete.rbor-
°ugh', Oshawa, Crane., St, Cather-
inepa Guelph and Sarnia, the Wing-
harra rink fared very well•
hi the first round of the Empire
Life. event, Wingham D.I-LS, de-
feated Peterborough C.I 9-8. In
thea:•aecond round the Wingham
bois almost upset the highly fav-
Ore4 Sarnia rink, losing 8-7 after
thairiest exciting game of the day.
fa 4he third game Wingham de-
feated Oshawa 9-5 to win the
lyIe4terachaft Trophy.
Satalia.went on to defeat St, Ca-
theiliaes 12-6, For the third year
in row this same Sarnia rink
svillatepresent Ontario in the Can-
'adiim School Championships to he
hettf-in February,
ovitstanding Artists
TO Appear Here
T,Wo of the artists of the Music
ConiYert being presented on janu-
ary;i24th at 8.15 in the Wingham
Disttict High School auditorium
areVaelovas Verikaitis, bass solo-
ist and Eileen Bordessa, violinist.
Vaelovas Verikaitis came to Ca-
nadk from Lithuania in 1048 at the
egerOf twenty-four. Since,that time
he,has been furthering his studies
uncle Dr, Ernesto Vinci at' the
Rritil Conservatory of Music, and
mit a full three year scholarship
in:the Artist Diploma course in
195,1Ia His recent appearances in-
chafe engagements with the Royal
CoAervatory Opera Company, the
CBG in the weekly series 'Songs of
My. for the past eighteen
Months and in a. Sunday 'morning
sac:01'0ml east,
411-voiced Verikaitis Loured
OaVario as a recitalist last season.
Eileen Bordessa was born in Van-
eollgar and started. to study violin
at .tile age of four. She came to
Tota'eto five_ years ago to Study
Zvi Geza Krusz. Two years
44". '..,Xlas.„,BordeaSa .eatered the
Senior School of Music at the
Royal Conservatory of Music,
Toronto, and was given a scholat-
ship for the three years that it
took to complete the course.
In addition to these two music-
ians, Mary McDonald, Harpsichord-
ist, pianist and lyric
mezzo-soprano,
and
Martha Thomson, mezzo-soprano,
whose accomplishments were de-
scribed last week, will be on the
concert Program, It is an except-
ional opportunity for those who
are interested in music to hear
these 'gifted young people. Tickets
may be obtained from the students
and teachers of the Wingham Dis-
trict High School or from W. A.
Galbraith at the Wingham Town.
Hall. Adult admission 81.00; stud-
ents50 cents. (Tuesday January
24th). Fl8b
that the oil burners be checked by
an expert. The board concurred
with these .suggestions.
Principal's Report,
In his monthly report, Princiled
W. S. Hall gave an average attend-
ance of 92.58 during December,
with a registration of. 413, He said
that with the boards' approval Lbw
night classes would finish off early
in„ Febrimey, giving night students
the fifteen nights called for,
Mr, Hall suggested that cards,
crokinele, checker and cheSs equip-
ment be purchased by the board for
use of the students during the noon
hour. The matter Was left over
until a price on such items could be
obtained.
Mr, Hall informed the board that
Mr. Allan Bennett has volunteered
to give instructions on the new
Ham:Mond organ to pupils who are
interested on Wednesday, after-
noons, The board gratefully accept-
ed mr, Bennett's offer and agreed
to the use of the organ for such
instruction,
Cafeteria Breaking Even
W, A, McKibben, chairman of
the school management committee,
reported receipts of $1,153.150 from
the School cafeteria during the
Month of December as Compared
with the expenditures of 81,262.01.
He Said, however, that there Was
stock on hand to the value of ap-
proximately $100, which meant that
operations in the cafeteria .wete
just about breaking (Nen, rnciuded
lh the December menu wan a tur-
key dinner 'at Christmas, which he
said had increased eats during the
month, •
Tentative approval from the De-
partment 'of Education for the con-
struction of a' four-room addition
to the Wingham Public School was
presented to the school board by
School Inspector J, H. Kinkead at
the regular meeting of the board on
Monday night, The tentative price
of the structure was set at $80,000,
and the maximum area allowed by
the department will be 6,000 square
feet,
Mr, Kinkead explained the pro-
cedUre to 17q followed in the build-
ing of the new addition. He said
that first the board must consult
with an architect and have pre-
liminary sketches drawn up, from'
-Which a tentative estimate of the
cost of the new construction may
Almost 70 delegates from ()Very
rural and erban, municipality in
Huron County, including Mayor R.
E. McKinney and Councillor Earl
Hamilton, of Wingham, attended
a dinner meeting in Clinton last
Wednesday sponsored by the Hu-
ron County Industrial Board. Oh--
ject of the meeting was to discuss
the organization of an Upper Grand
Development Association with the
purpose of promoting industrial
growth in the counties of Perth,
Waterloo, Wellington and Huron.
The meeting was presided over
by R. D. Jermyn, Exeter, president.
of the Huron County Industrial
Promotion Board. Bob Potts, To-
ronto, representative of the Ontario
Department of. Planning and Devel-
opment was the guest speaker.
Mr. Potts, who *as Introduced
by Tom Pryde, Exeter, M.P.P.,
traced the growing interest in in-
dustrial promotion since 1953, when
the Ontario government ,offered to
back such promotion by mateirmir,
any contribution made by a region
LIONS TO WAX
FOR FRONTIER DAYS
Lion _Prealdent Hugh Carmichael
was' in' the chair for the
meeting of the Lions Club on Fri-
day evening at the Hotel Bruns-
Wick, Lion Floyd Blakely acted as
pianist in the absence of Harold
Victor Pym, Lion Jack McKibbon
was the sang leader and Lion El-,
don McKinney was tail twister for
the evening.
As the meeting opened a minute's
silence was observed in memory of
the late C. R. Wilkinson, a charter
member and past president of the
club.
Several items of club business
were brought up for discussion at
which time Lion Bill Bualifield was
named to represent the club on the•
arena commission and Treasurer
Norman WelWood reported on the
state of the finances,
The president' presented chev-
rons, to be!worn with Lions' lapel`
buttons; to those members who had
served in the two world wars. It
was also decided to purchase din-
ner buttons which will identify
each. 'member to guests and new-
comers, Club members were re-
minded to leave their donations for
the Brenda VanCamp Fund at. tine
blANnlitght and hour of meeting were
under discussion following tin
suggestion that with stores open
on I t nights acme members
find It impossible to attend meet-
ings held on that evening. It was
decided, however that no change
would be made aL this time since
the store hours have not been per-
mantly altered, il'OHOUting a discus-
510n of the pros and cons the time
of meeting was changed from 6 15
p.m. to 6.30 for the. convenience of
those who are not able to leave
their places of business in time to
attend at the earlier time.
Lion Murray IVItteLennnii, chair-
man of the activities committee
was asked to cal( a meeting 'of that
group in the. near future to get
plans under way for the 1956
Froatier Days, which it is expected,
will be held in the late summer, ltis
Was the case teat year.
Due to difficulty experienced in
arrtutging for transportation for
the hockey Learn which is sponsor-
ed by the Liens Club, it Was an-
nounced that a, bus has been engag- •
ed for Ow games and that the club
members will be assessed "UM
each to defray the expenses. The
Lions were urged to attend the
games in order to entourage the
boys' Who are putting up a fine,
brand of hockey.
The meeting closet! With the
Roar.
be obtained, With this estimate the
board can then approach the town
council and obtain its approval of
the expenditure. Final appronl
of the depart:Tent is then given
and an architect hired to draw up
detailed plans for the new building,
Mr, Kinkead told the board that
the maximum area of 6,000 feet al-
lowed for the addition must be
sufficient for all auxiliary space in
the new betiding, He pointed out
that although classrooms' needed
only 759 square feet each, making
a total of 3,000 square feet for the
rooms, the ratitaof plassroorn apace
to auxiliary apace usually worked
out on a 50-50 basis, and that this
was in line with ordinary archi-
tectural practice,
Zone Commander. Horn-Ian Young,
of Kincardine, was present at the
regular meeting of Branch 180,
Carnahan Legion, at the Legion
Home on Tuesday, to install the
1956 slate of officers and executive.
members of the branch.
Officers installed at Lime meeting
were: President, tatrenee ChM;
first vice-president',, John Pattisoal
second vice-president, Dick Bet-
bridge; treasurer, Bob Casemorel
fhpiaelal seeretarY, Lloyd Carter;
eergeatit-at-arms, Harold Vostet;
standard bearers, George BrOOlts,
Lloyd Ca.sentore; service officer,
George Williams; trustees, Tod
English, John Currie, Lloyd Elia-
cott; executive oominittee,
l'ildighotter, Robert Scott, Stewart
Sc ott and John CiatiekShatik,
Coinioittee Chaltirian Named
At a meeting 'of the'executive
of the branch on Friday night the
fellow Mg corn i ttee chairman
were named 'for the corning year:
House tommittee, Dick Butbridge;
Ways arid means, John Pattiow
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
MA.. -VOW
MUGGED-- TV viewers who
were watching the local station'
one day last week were eonsider-,
ably surprised when, in the middle
of a news item on the capture ,of
the Brinks Express robbers, Whose
face should appear on the semen
dh but, that of. a prominent local
V businessman. Reactions .were var-
ied. To some viewers tile face
Was 'familiar but they couldn't
think of anyone; of their acquaint-
ance..connected with the Brinks
ease, Others laughed and thought
It 'was just a joke, Mbst alarmed
Was the ;victim's own .dau,ghter,
Who is reported to have burst into
tears and said, "Now everybody
will think Daddy's a bank robber!"
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DOG BITES MAN—TWICE—A.1;
Omagh this happened op, the main
drag some time ago, it's worth
telling, Wilf Hamilton had been
reading in the "Reminiscing" col-
umn of how Lloyd , Hayden had
boon bitten on the hand by a dog,
When along came Lloyd up the
main drag. "Just reading in the
paper about how you got bitten
by a. adf,',", says Wilf. Lloyd looked
Prtity surprised,. "How could you?"
Jac ,"It , just hapPenecl!" It
was seine little time before they
got things straightened. out. Wilf
hail been reading the ."15 years
ago" section of "Reminiscing", and
Lloyd—fifteen years later—had
been bitten • by another, clog. On
the hand, too,
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LONG TIME YET—Beautif ul
spring-like Weather over the week-
end brought out tho usual corn-
xolernent of Sunday drivers on the
highway, but net many local people
were .too impressed by' the , signs
of spring. A glance at the calendar
shows' that ivinter will' be just 33%
Over this week, and the last two-
thirds, are,often the worst.
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MERCIES.---Loeat rat-
..'.•aents have reason to he thankftil
for small .merbies this winter, how-
ever. Although the first snow
got iaSt November must still, be
with us in spite of thaws, rains.
any fresh stuff for. two or three
weeks, Which must be a record.
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Takes Position •
With 1GA Store
. Ron Bloomfield, of London, for-
merly with the Dominion Stores in
that city, has taken charge of the
, meat department in Remington's
IGA store here. He arrived in
town last Thursday' to take over
his new Position.
Mr, Bloomfield is a native of
Brantford; but for the past five
years has been employed by the
Dominion Stores in London.
Mrs. Bloomfield and their seVen-
year-old son will he moving to town,
as soon as accommodation can be
found.
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" -45 •
ommittees Named at the Inaugural
Meeting of the High School Board
To Form Four-County Board
For Industrial Development
Public Sc,:' Bd. Gets Green Light
On Building of Second Addition
The inspector told the board that
before going ahead with 1404 for
the new Wing, members ahMild give
thought to the ultimateappearance
of the school as a. whose; after two
new wings had been added to the
original building.
Problem of `heating • .
The problem of beating the new
wing figured. largely in the dis-
cussion and the board members
agreed that whether'or not a new
heating system would be needed
would affect materially the cost-,pf
the new building, It was decided
to get an expert opiniOn on the
gapacity of the present boiler at the
earliest possible date.
A large part of the dieeession
centred around the choosing of an,
architect. Mr, Kinkead' sugg'ested
that it might be better to talk le-
formally with an architect and
get his views on the building *be-
fore malting final arrangements
and drawing up a:Contract. It was
decided to contact an architect and
to get his ideas on the subject
fore proceeding further with the
inciter.
Committees Chosen
At Monday's meeting of the
hoard, which was also the inaug-
ural meeting, officers and content-
tees were chosen for 1956.
Scott Reid, chairman for the Itre-
ceding year, was re-appointed for
1956. Mrs. Roy Morgan was, re-
appointed secretary; T. W. Platt
was re-appointed truant officer. and
,Mrs. J. P. MeKibbon was appoint-.
ed as public school representative
on the Library Board.
The following committees were
named: Finance, R. Faller, chair,
man, A. Adams, Bob Carbert;
K. M. lVfaeLennan; property, Allots
Adams, chairman, Roy Bennett, a
Wild and D. Murray,
Discuss Salary Schedule
Members of the board dis.ettased
the setting up of a salary schedule
for teachers with. Inspeetor -Kina
head, who offered to collect data
from other schools and draw 'up a
schedule for the hoard.
On the matter of pay for•supply
teachers, after discussion with the .
Inspector it, was decided to Increase
reiablieittPay from $.8.00;per.
day to $12.00, the usual rate of pay
in the district. •
In his monthly report 'Principal
T, S. Beattie showed' an average
attendance of 414.51 or 95.04 % Of a
total enrolment of 438. There were
299 days lost during the Month, and
47 pupils were late.
B,urnin Pipes in
Back Yard, Alarm
Given by ,Neighbor
John Weir, of Edward Street, was
a. surprised man last week when
he received an unexpected, • call
from the Wingham Fire Depart-
ment.
Apparently Mr. 'Weir had been
burning out his stove pipes in tho
back yard when a neighbour, think-
ing 'something in the Weir hottse-
hold was on, fire, turned in a fire
alarm.
When the fire department arriv-
ed Mr, Weir assured the firemen
that there was no fire there, and
said he had no knowledge of Who
turned in the alarm.
Firemen also responded to a call
to the apartment of Clare Hopper
on Patrick Street last week where
all overheated space heater appear-
ed to be giving - trouble, but the
blaze had been put out by the time
the firemen arrived. No damage
was reported.
New Officers Are Installed at
Meeting of Wingham Legion