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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-02-06, Page 1FIRST SECTION VARIETY OF PROBLEMS DEALT WITH Council A marathon session of the Wingham Town Council, which lasted until close to midnight on Monday, saw the town fath- ers make numerous appoint- ments to various commissions and boards as well as increas- ing salaries for town employees, A raise in the pay for council members was also discussed and left over for the time being. Mayor R. S. Hetherington said that he would not be a member of the council next year, and therefore felt he could bring up the matter of in- creasing the amount paid to council members, effective in 1965. At the present time the mayor receives a $200.00 hon- orarium and the councillors $100.00. Most of the council members felt an increase was due. Reeve J. Roy Adair said that councillors should be paid Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. ti, 1964 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents. Passes Commission Appointments, Salary out-of-pocket expenses and mileage when necessary. The result of this discussion was a motion to provide expense money for councillors when on town business and that a rate of 10 cents per mile he set for car expenses. Warren Callan, reporting for the finance committee, said his group had gone over salar- ies and wages of town employ- ees and recommended a num- her of increases. Council ap- proved the report. ARENA COMMISSION Named to the Arena Com- mission in a by-law were Councillors Harold Wild and Alan Williams as well as Willis Hall from the Legidn; Murray Stainton, Kinsmen; Stewart Beattie, Lions; Cal Burke, Busi- ness Assoc.; W. B. Conron, Recreation Commission. Members of the police de- partment, Chief James Miller, Constables Waite and Zimmer were reappointed as was clerk - treasurer William Renwick, who is also tax collector. Councillor John Bateson, along with Mayor Hetherington, was named to the Planning Board which is being expanded to take in Morris and East Waw- anosh Townships as well as Turnberry Township which has been a member since the board was organized. Other Wing - ham members will include D. C. Nasmith, Donald Kennedy, Calvin Burke and W.W. Gur- ney. A letter was read by the clerk from the Separate School Board requesting representation on the Library Board. Mayor Hetherington explained that under the Act controlling the Library, the Separate School Board is entitled to two repre- sentatives. The clerk was in- structed to write the hoard's secretary advising him to have the board name two members, one for a one-year rerun and the other for a two-year Term. DIRECTOR REQ;JFSTED A letter from the Recrea- tion Commission requested council to consider engaging a full-time recreation director. The letter prompted a discus- sion that resulted in council deciding to ask both the Recre- ation Commission and the Arena Commission to have dele- gates at the March meeting of council to talk over the matter. MEETING CALLED A letter from a ratepayer in the north ward requested coun- cil to consider providing sew- age service to properties north of the McKenzie Bridge. Mayor Hetherington said this had been taken into consideration when the current program was being planned. lie said the new trunks are large enough to car- ry these extra properties and if rhe property owners petitioned council a trunk line could be put across the river to take cart of the treed. After talking the matter over at length Council- lor Jack Bateson suggested a public meeting he called to pro- vide the ratepayers of the area in question with information. Council concurred and set Feb- ruary 17th as the date. It was also decided to have Burns Ros4 consulting engineer, at the meeting. Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank said he had investigated the idea of a two-way radio for the police department, and found the equipment could he purchased for $475,00, lie went on to say, however, that the problem is to find someone able to provide 24-hour service on the Kase set. The subject was left with Councillor Cruick- shank ruickshank for further study. Reeve J. Roy Adair, chair- man of the public works com- mittee, said that a number of Trees are being cut down That have become dangerous. lie pointed out that any resident de- siring trees cut should contact the department, as the men are not too busy at the present time. The reeve also recommend- ed the purchase of a machine to clean sewer tile of roots and obstructions. Council agreed with the reeve and he was in- structed to get further informa- tion on the subject. Councillor Callan brought in Increases a recommendation regarding operation of the public weigh scale, with the result that the fee for each weight will beO cents during the day and $1.00 at night. Payment of $1.00 will be made by rhe town to the night operator. Councillor Wild reported that he had met with the Fire Brigade members and that the brigade is asking for an in- crease in payment for fighting town fires. He said it has been 10 years since the last increase. Council agreed to raise the amount by $10.00 per man, annually. The increase will total about $400.00 over the year. Councillor Bateson reported that the Recreation Commission was not able to elect a chair- man at its annual meeting and Please turn to Page 8 Jack Walker to Head Kin Fair Regular business of the local Kinsmen Club was pretty well confined to a discussion of 1964 Trade Fair topics at the meet- . ing on Monday evening at Dan- ny's Restaurant. The big problem was to find a member willing to take on the time consuming and re- sponsible position of fair chair- man. Finally Kinsman Jack Walker volunteered to look af- ter the task. Guests at the meeting were Keith McClure and Tommy Robinson. Injures Finger At Berry Door Alvin Higgins met with an unfortunate accident last Wed- nesday morning when he lost part of a finger in a punch press at the Berry Door plant. As Mr. Higgins was remov- ing material he was forming on the press the index finger of his left hand was caught in the machinery and taken off at the first joint. He was taken to hospital immediately where the injured digit was treated by Dr. W. A. McKibbon, and where he re- mained until Sunday. 'ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Pedestrian NO DAMAGE-- " The firemen answered a call to Wingham Auto Wreckers on Victoria Street shortly after five o'clock on Saturday, but by the time they arrived the danger was over and the fire . ' out. The alarm resulted from a broken gas line on a car which was under repair at the time. Things looked serious for a few minutes but fortunately no damage resulted. 0--0--0 ESCAPED INJURY -- Mrs. (Dr.) Mel Corrin of Lucknow escaped unhurt when their Thunderbird left Highway 4 about three miles north of Hensall last week. The car slid into the ditch and rolled 4 over. Other passengers were al- so unhurt, but the car was ex- tensively damaged. 0--0--0 JUST BEAUTIFUL -- If we must have winter this is the kind we like. Warm winds the latterpart of the week brought rain and removed a lit- tle more snow. Since then the temperature has dropped but skies have been beautifully clear. Highs of nearly 40 were felt on Tuesday. 0--0--0 NOW HEAR THIS -- On Tuesday a 15 -inch gar- ter snake was found sunning him- self in Art Stone's back yard. Who said this is a hard winter? Wingham United Church In Its Second Century At its annual meeting on January 29th, the congregation of Wingham United Church re- called with gratitude the 100 years of Christian witness com- pleted in 1963 and accepted for 1964 the challenge of fur- ther advance in all areas of the church's work. Will Open New Sewing Centre Ron Rae and his wife Kay will open a Singer Sewing Cen- tre in Wingham's main street next Monday, and as a result Mr, Rae will be back in business in Wingham after a 10 -year ab- sence. Mr. Rae was aproprietor of Donald Rae and Son Hardware, a family business with a 50 -year history in Wingham, until it was sold to the present owner, John Alexander. In the interval the Raes have lived in Phoenix, Arizona, returning to Wingham in December. The sewing centre, located in the McKibbon Block, for- merly housed Marg's Book Store, Mr. Rae and his wife are reno- vating the store at the present time and when it opens at the first of the week they will sell and service Singer Sewing machines. Along with a wide stock of sewing machines the new store will also handle other Singer products, including floor polish- ers, automatic washers and dryers, wringer washers and typewriters. The stock will also include a complete line of Sunbeam appliances. Mr. Rae said that the new establishment will also take orders for materials of all types from a very complete cata- logue bf dress -making fabrics and will handle sewing acces- sories of all kinds. --Mr. and Mrs. Monty Sni- der and family moved to St. Thomas on Monday, where Mr. Snider has been transferred by the Manufacturers Life Insur- ance Company. After supper, Rev. C. M. Jardine conducted a devotional period and a service of remem- brance for members deceased during the year. The minister also presided over the business meeting. The report of session showed that 21 members had been re- ceived in 1963 by profession of faith and 20 by transfer for a net gain in membership of nine persons. Election of official board members resulted in the follow- ing board of session appoint- ments: W. F. Burgman, Keith McLaughlin, C. W. Lloyd, H. Sinnamon Jr., John Wray, Ross King, C. W. Caslick, Dr. K. M. MacLennan. Elected to the board of stewards were Geo. Richardson, J. R. Kaufman, Lorne McDonald, Warren Cal- lan, Raymond Laidlaw, Mrs. T, Jardin, Mrs. G. W. Tiffin. Re- appointed to the board of trus- tees were W. B. Conron, F. R. Howson, J. H. Crawford. 1963 activities of the cong- regation as a whole and in its several parts were reviewed in the reports received. They in- dicated a year of substantial achievement. Local fund givings of the congregations were over $23,000. The missionary and maintenance fund received over $8, 000 including a contribu- tion of $757 from the Sunday School. The United Church Wo- men raised almost $4, 000, of which more than $3,000 was passed along to the support of the church's work outside the congregation. For 1964 the board of stew- ards presented a budget calling for increased support. The meeting revised the objectives upward in the missionary area and accepted the new goals for this opening year of its second century. Day of Prayer At Baptist Church Millions of people of varied cultures and conditions will find spiritual fellowship in us- ing the theme, "Let Us Pray" on February 14, when Christian women from 156 countries join in the world-wide Day of Pray- er. In Wingham the service will be held in the Wingham Bap- tist Church with Mrs. W. D. Congram, keywoman, arrang- ing the service. Members from local churches will take part in the services, which will be held at three in the after- noon and eight in the evening. Special music is being arrang- ed and Mrs. Elva Thornley of Owen Sound will be guest speaker. .1* _a; MODEL ON DISPLAY — Bob Johnston, who lives on the southern outskirts of Wingham, is pictured with a model of a Sopwith SE5 which he built and which is now displayed in Bennett's Store on the main street. The model has a 51 -inch wing span and i:. constructed of bass wood, rice paper and plenty of glue. The whole model was built by the craftsman including the very difficult propeller of lamin- ated hardwood. Bob said that he hopes to power the first war fighter model with a gas engine in free flight this spring. The craft is not quite complete, as a few brace wires have to be added, but it took all the model -maker's spare time since last July to construct.—A-T Photo. Dr. Lane Was Kinloss Native Rev. David J. Lane, D.D. , 81, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Clinton for 20 years, died early this week in the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital at Gode- rich, He had suffered a heart attack on Thursday while visit- ing with his daughter in that town. Dr. Lane went to Clinton after serving at Grand Valley, Cookstown, Hanover, Wallace - burg and Goderich. His Clin- ton charge included churches at Blyth, Auburn and Bayfield. He was a former moderator of the presbyteries of Orange- ville, Bruce, Chatham and Huron -Maitland. At the time of his death he was clerk of the latter presbytery. In 1950 he was elected moderator of the synod of Hamilton and London and in 1961 he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree by the Presbyterian College in Montreal. During the First World War he served as a chaplain with the Canadian Army and in World War Two he served in the same capacity with the RCAF. Mr. Lane was horn in Kin- loss Township and received his early education there, later graduating from Queen's Uni- versity at Kingston and Knox College, Toronto. Two of his brothers also entered the min- istry. Ile is survived by a daughter in Goderich and a son in Montreal, S.A. Students To Visit Here A brigade of cadets from the Salvation Army Training Col- lege in Toronto, under the leadership of Brigadier and Mrs. T. Ellwood, will conduct special meetings at the Salva- tion Army Citadel this week- end. The Cadets are in training for service as Salvation Army officers. The members of the brigade are Cadet and Mrs. W. Merritt from Scarborough; Ca- det and Mrs. J. Knowles, Cal- gary; Cadet and Mrs. G. Pat- rick; Leamington, Ont. ; Cadet and Mrs. J. Fraser, London, Ontario. The group will take part in a youth program on Saturday evening at 7:30 and will con- duct the meetings on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. To Hold Zone Contest Here Word has been received by the Wingham Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion, that the auditorium of the Wingham District High School has been selected as the location for the Zone Cl public speaking con- test. Winners of branch con- tests held in several towns in this area will compete here on Saturday, February 29th, com- mencing at 2 p.m. Again the contests will be in four divisions, for junior and senior elementary students, junior and senior high school. The winners in this event will continue by taking part in dis- trict, area and provincial con- tests. The latter will he held at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Nephew Drowns in Pond Lyle McInnes, 6 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George McInnes, Lucknow, drowned late Monday afternoon after falling through thin ice on the mill pond in that place. The lad was a nephew of John Mc- Innes, Bluevalc and former resident of Wingham. The boy was missed when he was called for supper shortly before six. Soon after his father saw footprints leading out onto the ice of the nearby millpond. The Lucknow fire brigade was called and with the use of lad- ders and a small boat they searched the area and in about half an hour found the body of the boy floating under thin ice near the centre of the pond. The body was removed to the office of Dr. Mel Corrin where Bruce County Coroner Dr. J. H. Robinson pronounced him dead. The little boy is survived by his parents, two brothers and his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Moffat of Pinkerton and Mr. and Mrs. John McInnes of Kinloss Twp. Campaign Raises $800 for CNIB The local campaign for contributions to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind has been completed. A total of $800 was raised, $720 from the general public and the re- maining $80 as a donation from the Lions Club of Wingham. The money will he used for the work of the Institute, particu- larly among blind persons in Huron County. The committee wishes to publicly express appreciation to rhe Lions Club, those who donated and the persons who assisted with the campaign. Hospital Meeting Open to Public The annual meeting of the Wingham and District hospital Association will he held in the recreation room of the nurses' residence commencing at eight o'clock Friday evening. All residents of the district served by the hospital are entirely wel- come to attend the Ineeting and hear reports on the year's work. Voting privileges are limit- ed to those who have secured memberships in the association in compliance with the hospi- tal's by-laws. This restriction is necessary under the associ- ation's legal charter, but this requirement is not intended to prevent the attendance of any persons who arc interested in the progress of the hospital.