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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-02-15, Page 1.0 T T7.77, With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News wi-Nou4s, criTAftio, wcpxo.014y, niagtvivi.pe. 15, 1050 • 1 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG 11.5. Board Agrees to Neliv Schedule of Staff Salaries C P.R. to Build New Rail iding North of Town for Industry By The Pedestrian -' • GANGING "UP! •Round robin pleYeffe for the Juveniles start tonight in the Wingharn arena with the locals meeting a team frbm Port Elgin and/or Southampton, Reason for .confusion in the name of the opposing team, apparently, is the fact that both towns have an interest in the team, it being sort of a joint effort. 'Te save con- fusion we'd suggest they call it POrtampton or South Elgin Juven- iles eo people would know, what its all about. Should be a good game, anyhow, end the Juveniles are bad- ly in need of hockey fans, so how's about getting down to see it? :? HERE, PUSSY-We understand that a lady resident of the are& around- Wingham has been 'kept a. virtual 'prisoner in :her house in the. country because ' of the .attent- ione of a neighboring skunk, who insists op hanging around the hack door. 'With no humane societe to take care or such contingencies, we would say it was clearly a case for the fire department. ThoSe respirators they uric might come in mighty handy. • a • MISTAKEN IDENTITY, .8peak- ing of firemen, the new member on the fire department is NOT .Robert Simmons, as reported in this paper last week, phstold have been 'Robert -Sinnamon, plan's, arc under way to provide this reporter With a' hearing aid. • c a a •YOU, YOU AND YOU-Rumb- lings have been heard around. town lately about how we should have a Junior Charnber of Commerce, now that tile Senior Chamber is finally and officially defunct, Volunteers are asked to volunteer for the or- ganization. Perhaps they should re- sea to the old volunteer system used so effectively in the army-we need three volunteees, you, you and you. tP, "HOW'D YOU GET 1.0313.4?-e-1"lu, said the newest arrival to St. Petei at the gate. It isn't much of a who to people around town who haveeit, as witnese any sufferer. Weather ..„Qr , ,WhAteVer, colds ,and. -sewn, to be going the rounds -these days, and few are the families Who haVee't come down with one or the ether. Cheer up, fellows, another Month and it will be Spring---al- most. EN(i AG EMENT Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Haidedon, 1.32,Leyton Ave., Seedier% Ontario, announce the engagement of their daughter,- Shirley Mae, flog., N., to James Charles Currie; son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Currie, RR. 5, Wing- ham. The marriage takes place in the, United Church, •Scarboro, on February 24th, at 7 p.m. Frob PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE "•"A .progressive euchre will be held itlathe Community Hall on Friday evening; February 17th," at 8.30, sponsored by the Women's In- stitute. Ladles please bring sand- wiches, Admission 26 cents. F1.5* VARIETY 'CONCERT The Wingham District High School students are presenting the annual' variety concert On Thurs- day and Friday evenings, March 8th and 0th in the `school auditor- ium. There will be a programme of vocal and instrumental music, girls' and boys' physical education displays and a one-act play. The entire proceeds, after the payment of small incidental ex- pellees, go to the students' own fund. The tickets will, be offered next week and the pupils hope there will be a good advance sale to ensure a crowd on the evenings of March 8th and 0th to see their first entertainment presented in the new auditorium. General ad- niitimion 50 cents. No reserved seats.. . 101.5b ST, PATIRHAK'S ThiA AND DARE SALE St, • An Presbyterian Church IS holding a St. :Patrick's Tea and Bake Sale ori Saturday, March 1.71,11. nattier itimoneceMent later, F15b llell41 AT IS EU; I IA VE The Young People'e tilliOn is sponeorilig the film, "Where None Shall Thirst", a Cariatlian flrt award Indere, in the Belgrave Un- ited harch on leridaY, Fob, 17th, Everyone Welcome. Fi5it VAlf,11NTINIII; DANCE AND JELICILItle AT WIROXE'ellele, - Wreeeter ComMunity Club Will hold a dance and progressive euchre oh Friday, Febenarja 17, In toetrt 1ilt, Euchre at 8.30 With 4)02(46 Sangster's Orellegtra, Beoth la bele All are Weleorne, F81154, NOTICE Caineren's Billiards Will be open every Saturday night until 12 Tara for .the convenience Of the rural ettStonlers, Pr8rb Salary schedules for the new year were discussed at the regular meeting of the Wingham District High School Board on Wednesday.' Dr. W. A. lVfeKibbon presided at.. the meeting in the absence of chairman Earnest Casemore, who. Was absent because of illnees.. Dr. McKibben, as chairman of the school management committee, on a meeting with representatives brought in the, committee's report of tne teaching staff. The new schedule, as agreed upon by the. committee and the teachers' repre- sentatives, calls for a minimum salary of $3,200 for non-specialista and $3,400 for specialists, with maximam salaries of $6400 and $6,600 respectively, Annual in has been raised to $300 per year. Under the new schedule maxi- mum salariee for principal and vice-principal have been set at $7,600 and $7,100 respectively, with a $500 a' year increment for prince- pals and a $400 a year increment for vice-principals. Dr. McKibben explained that the new schedule of teachers' salaries will bring Weight:cm into line with other schools in Western Ontario, although principal's salaries are still lower than those recommended by the Ontario Teachers' Feder- ation.'- He told the hoard that in order to get teachers these days it is necessary to pay salaries: corn- 'parable to those in other schools. He explained to the board that it would also he eecdssary to hire an extra teacher ter the coming year for Grade 9, because of an Born Here; ;Was SPEBSQSA Pres.- - _Fupero,,ervip. -Cer..Albert Chart-. es Chapman, 74, a native of Wing- ham whose Old Time Village Quar- tet became known across Canada and the U.S. in 20 years of tour- ing, was held last Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Humphrey 'funeral home in Toronto. Interplant was in York Memorial cemetery. ' Born in Wingham, he received his early education in St. Cathar- ines and went to Toronto at the age of 20 to study music. As well as being tenor soloist and director of the quartet, he was for 25 years tenor soloist and cleir. dir- ector at Thornhill Presbyterian Church and later at St. Clair Av- enue United Church for 17 years, He was a past president of both the Toronto and Ontario branch of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barberehop Quartet Singing in America, and was also a member of the Interna- tional board of that agsociation, His wife, the former-'Maude Carr,- peedeceased him six years ago! Surviving ate one son, Tack, of To- ronto; two" daughters, Mrs. red Summerfield; "Toronto: and Mrs. Russell MeEwen, Neepawa, Mae.; ,and one sister, Mrs. RObert Brooks, Vancouver. David Currie, Who was born in a log cabin in East Wawanosh, cele- brated his Stith birthday at his home, on Edward Street on Friday. Friends he had known since his schooldays Were on hand for din- ner and a social evening to help him celebrate the occasion. Son of the late Robert Currie and Annie,Linklater, pioneer resi- dents of East Wawanosh, who settled in the area in 1854, Mr. Currie was born in the original log house built by his' father on the farm now occupied by Ken Currie, and situated on No, 86 Highway, When 110 was two yearn Old, the stone house which now oceuples the property Was built, replacing the original log hottse hewn from bush,tile Currie attended school at Zetland at a time when the orig- inal Miami log settee' hopee was in operation. While he was still at school the stone schoolhotwe, well-known landmark Which Was last year destroyed to make.. way for a broaddhed No, 86 Highway, was first built, A farmer; for the 'greater part of hig life in Eaet Wavvareesh, Curiee served overseas in the First World War with the 161st BattalA ion, He can recall the days When celebration to mark hig 21st birthday, there were forty horses Stabled 111 the bath, arid the %deg room of hie father's house was crowded with eight sets for danc- ing at the dance whieh followed. Mrs. Annie Godltin, the former Annie Davidson, who cut the cake at his 21st birthday party, was a guest of honor cit. the celebration on Friday. Remembers &Aland Mr. Currie can remember when Zetlarid Was it bustling community, with two shingle mills, a sawmill, a post office each tWo hotels. At one time residents of the. area got their mail in Zetlatid, because there was no poSt ()Mee iti Wingiatan at that time. There ere practically no traces left today of 'th village Which ()nee stood oh the West side of the present getland Bridge.' Although an old lejery arlcurred during the First War . tnakeS. IL heeessary for IVIr. COrrie, to use crutches, he is still abtlye, end manages to get aralrid the house and downtown dOrifig the autratet months, 1-16 is an avid tender, and Is Still able to read Without glasses. He retired to town ten years ago, There are five children in his family, Margaret, at h1om, Ethel (Mrs. BLISsell GEttirtt) R.B. 5, Ltioknow; Jean (MrS, Erie Elliott) of Ottawa; Jainta 11 Carrie, tt,B, 3, Wingharn, and Ken,,,,ort the twine farin. A brother, Gettrge, lives in Vernon B.C. t MI-COUNTY TOURNEY TO BE HELD HERE A bantam hockey tournament, with teams competing from the bounties of Grey, Bruce and Huron, will be held in the Wingham arena on March 1e and 17. The tourna- ment. will be sponsored by the Grey, Bruce and Huron Police As- sociation, All bantam hockey teame in the three 'Counties will be eligible to. compete in the tournament, En- tries are .to reach the police office in Wingham not later than March 10th. . • ' a • . County Engineer Resigns Post 7 . Peter D. Patterson, 'Who had been Huron County engineer since De- cember, 1051, has tendered his ,re- signation to accept:at .similar peek Lion elsewhere, it was revealed last Week in •Goderich, . •-• Mr., Patterson took over as the e , "punty.oegineer following the death of, his ,father, the late . T, Roy Pat- terson.' • Duriiig his term of office ',Wo, of the major bridge .coestree- Theis, the new Auburn 'bridge and. the new-type Crediton bridge, of- ficially opened last fall, were un- der..hiSsupervision. :Mr. Patterson's resignation was to the, Huron County read' cammittee which is expected advertise shortly for a successor. ENGAGEMENT . Mr. and dr,S. Morris Swanson announce the .engagement of their dkoghter, Agnes Pauline, to Gordon Albert Cereori, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Corson, Teeswater, - the Wedding to take place , early in March. Fish Mayer ;R, B..McKieney and Coun- cillor Earl. Hamilton, chairman of the ',coUncil's .industrial committee, attended the organization meeting or the •Upper Grand Region. De- velopmenta Assoeiation, . held .in New Hamburg last Wednesday. Thirty-two .municipalities in the .feur-countY region repreeented by the organization. sent delegates to the Meeting, and 30 of •the 38 expressed! their approval of the Organization, which Is devoted to • ' ' BROKERS TO HANDLE TOWN'S INSURANCE At a. special meeting of the town council on 'Monday afternoon, it Was decided that the town's insur- ance policies should. be hahdled by a firm of insuratrae brokers, A. E. Wilson and Company, of Toronto, and that existing policies should be eantelled. • A representative of the company presented' a, survey on the town's insurande -poliCies their cost and coverages under the present set-up, and compared it with the coat of blanket coverage with 'his company. According to Mayor.R..• E, McKin- ney, the Toronto firm offered "much greater -coverage at a much better rate". As an example Mr. McKinney cited the ease of the town hall, which had previously been insured for $32,000 on the building and $1,500 on its contents, Under the new set-tip the town would receive $75,000 coverage on the bending plus $5,000 on the contents for it smaller premium, the mayor said. Under the neW plan local insur- ance agents will still receive a large percentage of the comitieSions on the policies, Which will he placed through agents as direeted by the council, Mayor McKinney said that last year a total of $1,630 Was paid out in insurance prenlitiras on town property, itichiding the town hall, arena, vehicles, firehalls, boiler and other property and equipment. Under the new iatatene the town Will Pay additiOnal,preiniema of about $200, and besides increasing its coverage on other buildlegs, will be able to get higher coverage on the Arena, Which the Mayor de- clares has been unde.r-insured in the Paid, At Monday's Meeting, ceitemillote Voted -'unanimously to put the new plan into Wed, 92nd Birthday We extend birthday greetings to Mrs. Jaa. Armstrong of Gerrie, Who Was 02 on TuesdaY, February 14th. Mrs. Armstrong is in fairly geod health and IS able to be about. every day, fliuR TREATED FOR MINOR INVIIIES ;Four persons received injuries in Minor accidents during the past Week, three of them in falle, and Were treated at the Wingham Gen- eral Hoepital. Robert Braden, age 88, of Teeswater fell at hie home on Wednesday and fractured his left Tim hip was pinned at the hespital, where .his condition was Oascribed us satiigactory. - 'Norman Lamont, 71, of Brussels, .fdll on the ice on 'Thursday and Offered a. fractured elbow and W'rist. The fractures were reduced under ether at the hospital and .casts applied. " His condition is satisfactory, pill MacIntyre, 15-yea-old non of •Mr. and Mrs. John MacIntyre,•of Wingham, fell at school on Mon- day and fractured his left wrist, He was admitted to bospital, where the break was reduced under ether and a .eitst applied. Two-year-old Marlene Jamieson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jamieson, Wingham„ was taken to the • hospital after accidentally drinking some cough syrup. She was treated at the •hoepital where her condition is satisfactory. See Daughter's Capping Ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Rettinger spent Saturday in London and at- tended the capping ceremony of their daughter, Frances, • at St. Joseph's Hospital, During the ceremony 73 nurses received their caps. A short pro- gram followed the ceremony, after which a delicious tea was served to the nurses' parents in the re- ception room of the nurses' resi- dence. - the furthering of industrial de- velopment in the 'area, Four municipalities in the area were not represented at the meeting.. Expressing his approval at the idea..of forming such an assodiation, Mayor J. E. Huckins, of Goderich, told .delegates that he had his town's cheek in his pocket ready to present to the board of directors as the first financial contribution towards the new organization, The organization will he financed on a six cents per capita basis, with' the Ontario department of planning and development furnishing Op to $190,000. The association Is schedul- ed to operate for three years on a trial basis. Directors Elected At Wednesday's meeting it board of directors, composed of repre- sentatives from each of the four counties was elected. Directors named were: :Zone 1, Huron Coun- ty: Zone chairman, R. D. Jermyn, Exeter; vice-chairman, 'Dr. E.• A. McMaster; or Seaforth; member-at- large, Peter Machlwan, Goderiele Zone 2, Perth County; Zone chairman, W, J. 'Kelterborn, Mil- verton; vice-chairman, Victor Pol- ley, Stratford; member-at-large, H. 0, Nickel, Listowel. Zone 3, Waterloo County; Zone chairman, Clifford Hall, Waterloo; vice-chairman, George Egoff, Gait; member-at-large, W. C. Woods, Preston, Zone 4, Wellington County; Zone Chairman, .1, D, Oaks, Caelph; vice-chairman, Wesley Small, Conn; member-at-large, Percy Watt, Pal- merston. Appoint District Mee Huron County Warden, John V. Fischer, of Turnberry, Mayor It. Iil McKinney anti .Couneillor Earl Hamilton, or Winghana were ap- pointed to the indu•strial committee for Huron County. On the basis or last weeks meet- ing, it appears that financiel con- tributions from 'the municipalities wilt amount to $1.0,605 of -a possible total Of $13,300, on the per capita pnymeet plan, Aktermail Fred A. Breitnatin of Kitchener, said that his municipal council had adopted a wait and see attitude wail after last week's meeting, The Kitchener eouneit 'Vacated the fact that the city would, on a per capita 'Wig, be paying about Ill per cent of the Waterleo some contributions, while only having two represeetatives On the executive. Clinton was the second municipality whielt did net approve the orgardeation at its first meeting. Clinton represeeta- Lives at the 'Meeting announced that support from the town might be forthcoming. At the Clem of Teat Weeit'S meet- ing the board of direaora met for a sheet !business seselen and agreed to meet again in Toronto on Meath Itiu , When beard offidera wilt he eletted, Plan World Day of Prayer Services Plans for the World Day of Prayer celebrations, to be 'held in Wingham on Friday, - February 17, were completed last week, There will be two services held in the Salvation Army Citadel, on Edward Street, one at three o'clock in the afternoon and one at 8 p.m. 'Lieut. Marion Pettigrew of the Sal- vation Army,. Hanover, will he the afternoon Speaker and during the evening service Mr, (Sr. Capt.) Stewart, of Stratford will be the sPealfele • Special music will be provided by the junior (Moir of St. Paul's Anglican Church during the even- ing service and at the, afternoon gathering a record, "How Great Thou Art" will be played. Usher- ettes will be supplied in the even- ink - by the under • the di- rection of Mrs, Cr, W. Tiffin, and in the afternoon ushering will be done by the ladies of the Salvation Army, Denominatione participating ill the World Day of Prayer services Will be the Salvation Army, Angli- can,. 'United, Presbyterian, Baptist and Pentecostal. All denominations are Invited to attend. Rea.. and Mrs. Alexander Minute, returning to .Wingham from a trip to Windsor, were injured in a two- ear eollision on No. 4 Highway a mile south of Belgrave, on Monday afternoon. Both were taken to Wingham General Hospital, where Mr. Nimmo wan treated for facial lacerations, multiple bruises and shock. Mrs. Nimmo sufferedsevere injuries when laer right hip was driven through the pelvis and her right foot was fraetured. She also • tIONS CLUB HEARS BELGRAVE MINISTER Speaking befort the -Lions Club of Wingbam • pe. Friday- evening Rev,. Charles lereg, said that we who live in the Western world have developed new methods of attack- ing . our community problems. The speaker stated that this typical North American approved to questions of common interest is one which Europeans can scarcely understand. As an illustration he pointed to the whole-hearted support which was provided by service clubs, •charches .and other organizations, as well as hundreds of individuals when the appeal •weet• .out for money to swell the Brenda Vail- Camp fund, Under our System, said Mr. Krug. we haye,. developed a deep con- sciousness, of common needs, .and one 'of the most Important pro, ducts. of.. this understanding is what is .known to us as service clubs: Membership in, these .or- ganizations. is made up largely of men who .are very busy about their own. activities, in their churches. and • other. groups to which they belong-but they willingly set aside extra hours to cope with the needs and problems of the community. the regular meeting piece. Bring about the activities in which ser- vice club members engage unless it, be the boundless enthusiasm which appears to grip those Who participate. "Never, never question the value of your service club work," said Mr. Krug, amid he concluded with the statement that there is no other agency to undertake the tasks to which these, clubs have fallen heir, The speaker was Introduced by Lion Stan Hall and the thanks of the club, along with it gift, weia proffered by Lion Bill Comma Lion President Hugh Carmichael Was lo charge of the meeting, all too ably assisted by Lions Don Ne- smith ad George Howson who had charge of tax collections as Tail Twisters. Lion ,Harold V. l'yin was at the piano and LIM' Bill Cottrell led the lusty singing. A clariere' quart( ',.. was an added and toucithig feature of the, evening, Lion Jack McKibbon outlined some of the details Involved in the forret-1116h Of a, local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society and gat- ed that an organizational meeting Will he held shortly, Ho urged that every organizatioe in the commuil- ity be repreSerited at that gather- „ A letter op thanks Was read from the trustees of the Beeeda Van- Camp fund, acknowledging the support of the Liens Club, A 1056 issue of ,Frontier Days was un ant onaly deeided apen Mid the adtleitiee committee was Asked to eortaliehea the planning at ,onte. The meeting elosed with ''0 Canada," the 'Lions eitig gnclrent,. TO HOLD ACTORS' WORKSHOP HERE An actors' workshop, :•spoesored by the standing committee on dra- ma for the Lake Huron Zane 'Re- creation Council, will be held in the Wingham Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, February. 24th and 25th, Classes Will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, from 10 to 12 noon Saturday morning and from 1.30 to 4,30 p.m. Saturday. To lie conducted by Donald Sin-. °lair, of veltielph, the course will feature prepared skits by Jaeger dranra groups ' ill the distriet, . as- well as instruction on -acting. Fee for the course is $1,00 per person. The course will lie conducted un- der the auspices of the community programs branch of the Ontario Department of Education. received scalp lacerations, frac- tured ribs And severe shock, and was transferred to Victoria Hos- pital,. London, for treatment, Mr. Nimmo was able to travel with her ifl Ui f! ambulance to London. Latest reports from London describe her condition as fair. John Sockett, 4.7, of •Wreliterton and Frank Turner, 20, of 'Mount Forest, who were riding In a panel delivery owned by a Mount Forest cleaning establishment; the second ear, Were -also- severely injured. Sockett suffered eevere' head and. facial injuries and'ivas traffeferred' to Victoria Hospital after emerg- ency treatment in Wingnain His condition there was described as fair. Turner received concussion, shock and lacerations about the head,' and is in Wingpam Hospital in fair -condition. X-rays will be taken when he has recovered suf- ficiently, to determine the .extent of his injuries. The accident occurred on a rise near the 5th concession of Morris. The Nimmo car, a new 1950 model, was proceeding north when it was in collision with the Mount leereSt car on top of the rise. It is thought that a snowdrift across the highway, which had melted • into slush might have been responsible for the accident. The two vehicles apparently met head-on, and damage to both was extensive. Provincial 'Constable Charles Salter, of the Wingham detachment, investigated. • A 'deficit of $2,623.66 in the general account of the Wingham! District High School, was shown in an interim statement presented to the -hoard at its regular meeting last week. The overdraft was offset by a balance in the building account. of the new school of $4,037.60, and a balance oil hand In the fire account, covering in- surance payments on the old H- hute winch were burnt over a year •ago, of $12,837,33. The statement covers the year 1055. 'Receipts for the year totalled $187,123,07, including provincial government grants of $102,611,33 POLICE ROUP fiETS wiNtitiAm 00NATio The regulae meeting of the Grey, Bruce and Huron Police Assoela- lieu held in Hanover with the president, Provincial Police Ser. geon john Brown, Owen Sound, in charge. A resolutioe was paesed wither- king the secretary to contimmicate With proper authorities in regard to the recent, rePlacement of two part- Lithe constables in the villages of Tobermory and Lucknow, Plans Were made fOr holding a bonspiel and draw in April at Ow- en Sound, 'Deputy Chief Gordon Devil, of Wingham, will head Lite committee in che,rge of arrange- ments. Merebers adthewledod, with ail- peeciation receipt of an anony- mous donation of $16 froth a at', tee of Wingbant to Magi. In Pro0 ritetion of Miner hockey in the dis- trict. and municipal levies of $62,562.0e. Balance forward from 1954, prior to the building of the new school building, amounted to $10,793.92. Miscellaneous receipts included a County of Huron agricultural grant of $500, a cadet grant of $320:06, and tuition paid by out- side boards amounting to $625;80. Total expenditures for the year amounted to $190,348.73. Biggest expenditure was in teachers' salar- ies, amounting to $65,166.75, follow- ed by it debenture PaYmelit of $46,000 turd transportation total- ling' $48.613.84. Plant operation cost, a total of $14,518.78 during the year and administration costs amounted to $0,151..18. Other ex- penses were: Instructional supplies, $5,091.23; outside tuition paid $2,456.60; itignt classes, $1,000; cafeteria eateries, $002.49; hot lun- ches (to April 16, 19551 $662.73; ad- vaners to ria for stippliea, $600, Special Account The .atatement of receipts and expenditures -on the special account, covering the building -or tho new school, showed that total receipts of $630,472.27 had been realised, ineluding $629452,66 from the sale of $625,000 in delimitates. Expenditure on the new" Maio) to date have amounted le $525,036- .17, leavleg a below of $4,031,60 in the . account. Building expenditures included: A.reltitect's fees, $32,084.- 27: payments to eontractor,. $531,- 766.88; purchase of school site, $7,652.07: furniture and equipment, $48,817.17 and installation of water main, $1,700,02. A statement on the receipts and expenditures on the tire ,account showed receipts of $84,000 from in- surante ,.and $194 fteret sale Of seric txpenditures on replace- MOMS Purehaaed 'a/vomited to 368.(iii, leaving a balance On hand of $1081,86, Lloyds Buy MacLean Property As Site for 'Future Expansion' increase in the number Of students entering high school in September, and that if the principal and vice- principal were to be relieved of some of their teaching dutica for more supervisory work, It woule be necessary to hire two extra teach- ers, After some- dieeossion an the need for more supervision at the school, it was decided. to hire only one extra. teacher •fer, the time being, at least. • ' Dr. McKibbOn paid tribirk tolhe work of 'the' teaching %tart, and .;to, the calibre of teachers at the school, and -said, that, a qedent report from the InsPecterahad" re- flected great ;0'04 Oik'Pe staff: Reject 'Driving . Camases' A letter frem the department of education, asking the board's opin- ion on the questioni of Safe-driving classes for high- Sphool,ystudents, brought forth a geed : deal of 'dis- cussion on the., subject,: .Varione 'difficulties in condn'efing such' classes were foreseen.'" . ) Board members 'seemed to 'feel that there are no preper ..ftteilitie for such instruction,. 'thata • the school bus schedcile WOuld Seriously interfere with. Shah ;elite:46e; which would have to be held.'aftaraogia' lar school houre,',.,,e• , ' Members of the teaching. staff, who had previously 4Isecisped Aer idea, thought that .apeciellquillf- led instructOrs.. 'elfoUidVbe a and that the • . eidine.ry,.a.teacher': without qualifieatiellea''would flak difficulty instructing ..atudents. some of whom ' 'appear ." to think they know as much about driving as the teacher. . . Members Of .tlia board decided to advise the board of education,thal n their bpi ni on . 's such .courses would be impractical, in sinall rural schools such as the ‘-Wingham District, High Scho011;„ •. Raise " Insitrance ,Uoveelige . The board's insurance eommlttee, consisting of Charles :C.Xtiltes,.A,'IT. MaeTavish , and a: S. j'iethering- ton, brought in gnotations on in- creased coverage for .students' .for accidents aL -„the school, 'which the board had decided to increase from ' $50 to $100 Per student. , After ecinia diectregithi ' on the relative inerits'yend premiums 'ef the different comnanies it was ..de- cided to continue with the preneet coMpany for another - year with $100 coverage on each student.. 1 - A request from C. W. Mont- gomery; Huron Cennte .agricultural. representative, for the use of 'the home economics kabin,,fer a leader- ship training seht161.1.n.,April was OK'd by the board.a ..A` letter from A. S. Bolton, aeltirig the board to again sponsor 4'441 •FortistitY .Cleb at the school, was alsb•ripproved. Principal W. 'S.. Hall's . 'report showed an average,. attendance' of 404 during the -month of jentlar, or : 93.1%, Mr, Hall, said' that. attendance at the Last two School concert progrering !?,had , net ,been good and that a ftiture,tiondett .has been cancelled on title account.' Discuss *IMO' Barn The questidii Of petting up a school barn on tile Property was discussed' at some length by the agriculture committee. The quest- lien of a suitable leetathin and the type of barn to be btillt was dia- missed, and it' Was decided that plans for a two-storey barn should be drawn up and tenders called for before the next Meeting. The building of a school "greenhouse was left over until the barn has been erected. David Currie, 85, Remembers Zetiand as Bustling Village unicipalities OK Plans at Upper GrandlisOc. Meeting Rev. and Mrs. A. Nimmo Hurt in Two-Car Crash thrjeIleMaPelti:tt"proorPetielti;,ty north ()I the Foundry, Was announced this: week by officials of C. Lloyd. and Son., Ltd, The property, Which was purchased from the MacLean Elie tate.„ will be used for future eXps.n.--, Won of the.eompany's storage Inc- ihitie; and for any future-. expanio,.• sion of • the company's plant .and buildings. In announcieg the purchase, company officials told The Ad- vance-Times that the new property would he used in present plans Loa- the "consolidation of lumber, Up- loading and storage facilities, and will -also provide .a --suitable• site for 'future development and expansion. if and when needed," At present storage facilities- have been used in various buildings around town. To service the new site the firm law made arrangements with the" Canadian Pacific Railways to build a railway spur into the . property,' which It Is hoped will be completed during the early summer. A railway Y will "be built north of the, B. Line and the siding will run rough- ly pareliel to the road, crossing No. '4 highway to the south of - the Royal T junction, on the north- ern outskirts of town. The spur will intersect the B line between NO. • 4 Highway and the Cemetery road, The present Lloyd factory Is -de- . scribed as a "series ,.of nntelated additions" which have been built • on to the original structure over many years, leaving little .room, for future. expapsion. Officials . point out that airy new buildings will be erected oii the new site. It ig,hoped. that work on a storage shed on the - new property will be started thid year. • Peovide industrial Space It is expected that the . building or the 'new siding will provide . ad- ditional itiduatelal •epaba '..atotind Wingbara for any new industries Which might wish to locate 'here. At. the moment inclustriat:sPace With siding facilities is at a ptem- lum, particularly on level ground where it. is economically feasible to, erect factory: buildings. The near Siding is expected to open up a Whole area to the north of town • for industrial expansion in the future.. It is also ,known that the CPR has been concerned for some time Over the possibility that its trestle bridge might suffer In a future flood, mucking it uneconomical to 'operate a spur line into Whigham. The new siding will provide an al- ternative loading . point lot the.. town, and the future construction of a railway station there is. under, consideration, Annual Report of High School hows Deficit of $2,625.66