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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-11-29, Page 25E PRESENTED — A cheque in the of $3,840, Q00 was presented by the Club on Monday night to contractor McDougal for the renovation of the Circle School, Jack Walker project chairman rnadethe presentation. Also look- ing on are Stewart Leedham Kin president last year, Jim Hamilton, president of the Retarded Children's Assoc., and Matt Boyd Kinsmen president. A - T photo wick School Appeal Is Lost ERICH--In a judgment g the decisions of the board, township council • oard of arbitration in the school case, and rejec- appeal of Belmore rate - County Judge Frank d expressed the opinion ger schools tend to at- er teachers, larger d to have more diver- ent among thetnselve$ arger staff makes for a fable time -table topro- extra-curricular activ- re Swamped Advance -Times regrets umber of pictures and scheduled for this week en omitted, Last min - s and advertising •away. normal created the , Omitted items will uded as far as possible xt issue. After reviewing in detail the circumstances leading to the - appeal before him, Judge Fing- land wrote: "I feel I must have a very clear case made out before me before I should override the judgment of the school board, of the township council and of the board of arbitration appoin- ted by the county council. The school board and the township council, and th'e county coun- cil, in whose shoes the board of arbitration stands after it has been appointed, are vested by statute with important res- ponsibilities. Knowing the local situation and while act- ing judicially and in good faith within the limits of their res- ponsibility, their judgment should not be lightly overruled. "I can find in all the evi- dence and argument before me nothing to indicate that any of the proceedings by these bodies were carried through otherwise than on the; very highest order of integrity and responsibility. "For these reasons I would dismiss the appeal. It was in- timated at the conclusion of argument at the time that if I refused the appeal the costs might be disposed of by hav- ing each party pay its own costs, and I order accordingly." Murray Gaunt, New Member, Was Sworn In Murray Gaunt, who won' the Huron -Bruce by-election for the Liberal party in mid-Sept- ember was sworn into the legis; lature on Wednesday of last week in a special ceremony in Toronto. The ceremony was attended by Liberal leader John Wintermeyer and other dignitaries. George Inglis, president of the'Huron-Bruce Liberal Association also atten- ded. 1 C dr ascii esig 7.98 ES SI.o If or S icier• and s. itchover to New Dial stem Made Sundaya.m. minutes' work in the rs of Sunday morning drastic changes for e users in the Wingham ell Telephone workmen the old manual ex- on Josephine Street at and switched in the ie dial exchange at er of John and Shuter unday morning all calls t through by dial—and ere the wrong numbers ests for information. week, however, most e users were becoming med to the change. the switch -over to dial e the staff of female in Wingham no longer Three of the girls have to the Walkerton dis- hange where a total of ators will be maintained. otn the Wingham staff aved on to several other d cities with Bell Tele - d still others have re - FIRST CALL formal dinner at the Horne on Thursday eve- vided Bell Telephone with an opportunity to appreciation to num- al people for co-oper- ing the inconveniences hange-over period. The was addressed briefly Luke, manager of the district, Other Bell. attending were from sneering and traffic de- ts, which had been in- n the change. -over here, of town council, radia and press representa- Winghain associates Telephone were guests. occasion was used for ing of the first direct dialing call. Leonard a student at theGol- le School for retarded Placed a Ball to his scan and talked to her al minutes. His tea- ts. J. Reavie, thanked officials for the honor Leonard and the stbeing selected for mony. THE FIRST DIAL telephone call under the new system was made by Leonard McEwan a student at the Golden Circle School, to his aunt at Lucan. The call was placed on a special phone during a banquet for civic dignitaries and otherguests of theBell Telephone Co. last Thursday evening at the Legion home. Advance - Times photo Accountant Leaves For California Harry West, who has headed the accounting department at the Berry Door Co., Ltd., Wingham, since September 3, 1956, left by plane from Mal - ton on Monday morning for Los Angeles, where he will be as- sistant secretary -treasurer of Berry California. The Berry corporation has extensive menu- facturing operations on the Coast. Office personnel of the Berry company gathered at Danny's restaurant at noon on Friday for a luncheon and presentation to honor Mr. West before his de- parture. Herb Fuller, produc- tion manager, expressed the sincere regret of Harry's fellow- ethployees at his departure, but congratulated him on the excel- lent promotion. Mr. Fuller said he had earned the respect not only of office staff, but of all plant employees as Well. Pre - tenting an attache case, the Speaker expressed the Sincere good wishes of the entire staff to Mr. West. In his response Mr, West said he was sorry to break his ties with Wingham and the staff at the Berry plant, but felt he could not deny the challenge of the new post. He expressed his appreciation of the fine co-op- eration he had received and of the gift presented by his fellow - workers. Before his employment with the Berry company Mr. West was far several years head of the bookkeeping department for the Thompson Crearneries. Prior to that he was principal of the Teeswater school. He will be succeeded here by Ken Gerson in the account- ing department, assisted by Barry Fryfogle. —Mr. and Mrs. Les Burrows of London visited Sundaywith Mr. and Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin. 4 -Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Blyth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Marsh of Wingham ' visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Salter of East Wawa- nosh, ingbain Abbanweitnit The Adv arice -Tinnes, Win ham, Qnt.., Thuirsda Four Delega Night Meeting of Wingham Council • tions Dom. 6, 1962 tions Heard at Monday Rev. G. Fish Heads Ministerial Assoc. The Wingham aid District Ministerial Association met on Monday of ibis week in St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham. Several matters concerning the production of "Think on These Thing( were discussed with Bruce St. George of the CKNX staff. The election of officers for the corning year resulted as follows: Past president, Rev, H. Donaldson, Seaforth; presi- dent, Rey. G. L. Fish, Wing - ham; vice-president, Rev. H. Strapp, Lucknow; secretary, Rev. D. Sinclair, Wingham; Radio and TV secretary, Capt. S. Newman, Wingham; ser- monette secretary, Rev. C. M. Jardine, Wingham. Rev. R. MacLeod, Lucknow and Rev. H. L. Jennings, Brus- sels moved a vote of thanks to the retiring executive. More Trucks Will Improve Service On local Mails The Post Office department has made changes and additions to the truck service in and out of the' Wingham, office which will correct many of the short- comings in service here. An extra truck run has been arranged which will bring mail to Wingham at 7 a.m. daily. The regular truck which arrives at 8:15 will be continued, bringing in mail from London, Stratford and Clinton. A later despatch has been established for mail to all points. The last pick-up of mail from drop boxes at the post office here will be 4:30 p.m. There will be a previous pick-up despatching mail to all points at 3:45. The complete schedule is given below: Wingham to Kincardine, 7.30 a.m. And 12.30 p.m. Wingham to London, points from Clinton through Stratford to Toronto and beyond and U.S.A., 12.30 p.m. Wingham to Palmerston, Stratford, London and U.S.A., 2.00 p.m. Wingham to Harriston, 7.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Wingham to Clinton, Strat- ford, Toronto and beyond points to London area and U.S.A. 3.45 p.m. Teeswater, 7.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Harriston, Guelph, Toronto, etc., 4.30 p.m. Howick Voters Back School. Bd. Voting in many district municipalities was completed on Monday, One of the more interesting elections in this area was in Howick Township, where the big issue was the proposed erection of a central school for the entire township. A large majority of the voters apparently favored the pro- posal, for they returned the school board nominees who had backed the plan. Results of the election were as follows; Council: Three elected, Frank King, 490; Hartwell Strong, 452; Harvey McMich- ael, 441; defeated, Crawford Gibson, 354; Robert Searson, '255. Fire Damages Wingham House The fire brigade was called out Sunday everting to quell a blaze in a frame house on the corner of Alfred and Centre Streets, The building is the property of Moses Brown. 'The damage was estimated at about $500. Fire damage was confined to a shed at the rear of the building but the main portion of the house was damaged to some extent by smoke and water. The home was unoccupied at the time„ Mr. and. Mrs, Ed- ward Finlay and family had moved out the previous day. Double Funeral for Accident Victims Private service was held last Friday afternoon from the R. A. Currie and Sons funeral home for Mary Elizabeth and Murray Wayne Robertson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robertson of Bluevale. Their deaths oc- curred as the result of a car ac- cident on November 27 on County Road 12, Morris Town- ship. Murray died at the time of the accident and his sister passed away shortly after in the Wingham Hospital. Mary was born in Wingham, November 20, 1947. She was a student at Wingham District High School and a member of Bluevale Presbyterian Church, 'where she had been a member of both the junior and senior choirs. She was also one of the Circlettes trio with her •father's Ranch Boys and was familiar to television audiences of CKNX, Murray was born in Wingham on January 6, 1949 and he at- tended Turnberry Central School. He, too, was a mem- ber of the junior choir of Bluevale Presbyterian Church. They were both popular with fellow students and in their own village, and are mourned by a host of friends. They are survived by their father and mother, the former Cora Phair, and one sister, Carol, at home. Rev. T. E. Kennedy con- ducted the double funeral service and burial was in Wing - ham Cemetery. Pall bearers for Mary were Bob Hetherington, Ross Pea- cock, Keith Nicholson, Brian Kerr, John MacTavish of Lon- don and Alvin Gamble. Flower bearers were Patsy Craig, Grace Mathers and Elizabeth Kloostra. PERSONAL --Week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lott were Mrs. Victoria Wendorf of Buffalo, N.Y. , Mr. Verdun Wendorf of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Henderson and Mr, and Mrs. Jim Parsons of Owen Sound and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lott of North Bay. Visiting at the same home on Saturday and attending the Lott - Thompson wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weigan of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Gib Miller and Keith Lancaster of Brampton, and Miss Mary Jane Doe of Toronto. —Mrs. A. E. Nethery, Miss Fetne Nethery, Jane Anne and Elizabeth li abeth Nettiery visited ed with v Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Listowel on Saturday and Jane Anne remained for the Week- end. —Miss Patricia Deyell was a guest at the opening of park. merit last Tuesday* OTES —George Anger an employee at C. Lloyd and Son had his leg broken on Friday. He is in Wingham General Hospital. —Sidney Crump of Sarnia is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs, Jean Crump. —Mr. and Mrs. Ned Thomp- son and family and Miss Phyllis Thompson of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thompson of St. Marys, Mrs. Ted. Wilson, Miss Anne Wilson and Miss Patti Wilson of London, Mr. David Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson and Mr. William Aitken of Toronto, were guests at the week -end with Mr. and Mts. Robert Thompsonson and at- tended the Lott - Thompson wedding on Saturday. --Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Alex- ander and John of Kitchener visited a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Alexander. Pallbearers for Murray were Bill Hetherington, Joe Nichol- son, Keith Johnston, Bob Ma- thers, Harvey Mann and Bobby Bitton and the floral tributes were carried by Don Thompson, Gerald Snell and Brian Moffatt. MARY ROBERTSON MURRAY ROBERTSON Nasty Weather in Florida Resort A letter from Bill McCool indicates that some of the wea- ther in Florida fails to match the balmy conditions we have been experiencing here in Ont- ario. On Tuesday of last week the temperature dropped to 53, but was back up to 70 by the end of the week. Bill says that an Atlantic storm was blamed for high winds and tides running about four feet above normal levels. Much damage resulted to sea walls, some of the larg- er ones being broken up by the force of the waves and washed away. Lifeguard stands were demolished and washed out to sea. Picnic areas with tables, benches and barbecue stands imbedded in heavy concrete were washed out and some of the barbecues, weighing up to 300 pounds were smashed back and forth in the surging break ers. Bill's comments on the new format of The Advance -Times were much appreciated here* He says, "All in all, my opin- ion is that it will be a real success after all the difficulties have been ironed out. Good luck." The regular December meet- ing of council was held on Monday evening, with most of council's time being taken up listening to a aeries of delega- tions with various problems. Frank Seddon presented a petition from residents in the Albert Street area, pretesting the use of property owned by Walden Brothers for use by heavy trucks. The lot, which is not in use by the fi.rna at the moment, will probably become an entrance for trucks from Albert Street. The petition claimed this would create a bad nuisance to residents. Wil- liam Walden was also on hand and explained the firm's point of view and plans. Council discussed the prob- lem and decided it has no power to act, as there are no zoning by-laws. President Cy Robinson of the local Legion, and Glen Sinna- mon spoke for their organiza- tion in regard to a parking ban on John Street. The delega- tion said some Legion members felt there was discrimination against the group. Mayor Hetherington stated this was 100 per cent wrong. The "no parking" signs had been put up after studying a traffic problem and it was felt parking at this point on John Street was dan- gerous. Ab Foxton attended council and asked for letter of recom- mendation to the milk board for a transfer of his dairy per- mit. Council concurred. A Kinsmen delegation, in- cluding Jack Walker and Ste- wart Leedham, told council the cost of moving the Golden Circle School was higher than anticipated. After reviewing the account, council told the delegation it was to high, and to have it looked into. In correspondence council learned a grant of $5, 000 would be paid on the arena front and that the sewage disposal plant was 0 K'ed by the Water Re- sources Commission. Council agreed with a planning board recommendation to have storm sewers placed at the same time as sanitary sewers on Summit Drive, Council also backed a Huron County resolution for the creation of a Provincial Park in the county. Councillor D. C. Nasmith said the town truck had been repair- ed, but council should consider purchase of a new truck next June. He stated he would not accept the public workschair- manship next year. Councillor Buchanan complained about litter on the streets. Mr. Na - smith said street cleaning had cost twice as much this year, and that most of the litter was coming from isolated places on the street where merchants would not clean their own side- walks in the mornings. Deputy Reeve Kerr pointed out some merchants even push store sweepings onto the street, A short discussion on plow- ing sidewalks ended in Council- lor Cruickshank being named to investigate machines, Reeve Adair reported the arena front coming along well. He suggested coal for the town buildings be purchased from one business. Councillor Buchanan objected forceably, stating this sort of thing was no good, and that purchases should be made by tender. Councillor Buchanan also reported changes were being made in mail service, but the afternoon pickup was still too early. By-laws were read placing the old Wingham Sawmill pro- perty under sub -division con- trol, and regulating the hours of the coin Iaundry. Building permits, including the high school addition amounted to $877,900. Final meeting of the year was set for Monday, December 17th.