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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-01-13, Page 1litts FIRST Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Jan, 13, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. •••.......••••••••••••,* Bridges, Building Projects MAYOR PREDICTS 1966 WILL BE A BUSY Y AR LADIES DONATE—The Ladies' Auxiliary to Branch 180 of the Royal Canadian Legion, donated $500.00 to the branch last Friday night. Mrs. Jack Gorrie, the past presi- . dent of the Auxiliary presented the cheque to Dave Crothers, past president of the Legion. —Advance-Times Photo. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Thi. Pedestrian Wingham Town Council ap- proved a request from the Wing- ham District High School Board on Monday evening, to issue debentures for this community's share of the cost of erection of an addition and alterations to the school building. GOT AN EXTRA BED?— Five minor hockey teams from Detroit will play against the local youngsters in the Wingham Arena on Saturday, January 29, to mark Minor Hockey Week. The schedule will be announced in the A-T next week. In the meantime, billeting must be arranged for about 80 boys, ranging from 8 to 18 years, for Saturday night. Anyone who could accommo- date one or more of these visit- ing lads is asked to phone the residence of Roger West, 357- 2263, in the evenings. 0--0--0 LATE REPORTS-- Several reports in Wednes- day morning's mail again, of meetings that took place last week. The only news we can handle Wednesday morning are last minute items that did not occurr until Tuesday. They will appear next week if we have room. 0--0--0 JANUARY ARRIVED— While the calendar said Jan- uary arrived at the first of the month, the weatherman was on holidays and didn't get caught up until Monday night when the temperature dropped and a real old-fashioned blizzard hit. It didn't last too long however, arid left only about four or five inches of the white stuff. Wed- nesday added another touch -- the temperature dropped to 15 below, the coldest night of the winter, 0-0-0 WELL SHOD— Did you hear about the main strecter who appeared at a sup- per party with unmatched shoes? Said lie went around like that all the time. Don't want to say who it was; it might be embarrassing, 0-0-0 UNDER THE BRIDGE The new spillway at the Howson Dam is now being used. The coffer dam was removed and the water is now flowing through the new structure. Stop logs will be left out in order to take care of the spring flow, • Addressing council at its in- augural session on Monday eve- ning Mayor DeWitt Miller sug- gested that the coming year will be busy and there will be quite a number of problems for council to consider as time goes along. He pointed to the Hanna Memorial Bridge as one of the first construction projects to get under way in the spring, and to the new spillway at the Howson Darn which is nearing comple- tion. He said he hoped the Highway 86 diversion will be built this year and that the bai- ley bridges on the western sec- tion of the diversion will be constructed by the Department of Highways. In referring to the Hanna Memorial Bridge, the mayor suggested council should con- sider the installation of trunk sewer lines on the street so that when the highway is complet- ed, it will not be necessary to If a proposal at Monday night's council meeting 'comes into effect Wingham will have its Council, Public School Board and Public Utilities Com- mission members sit for two- year terms instead of the one- year term of office for council and split terms for the other Auxiliary Proofs Cheque for $500 On Friday evening a joint installation was held at the Le- gion Home for the 1966 offic- ers of Branch 180 and the La- dies' Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion. John Patti- son was master of ceremonies, Don Adams, sergeant-at-arms and Glenn Sinnamon, installing officer. After the installation Mrs. Jack Gorrie, past president pre- sented Past President Dave Crothers with a cheque from the Auxiliary for $500; $300 to go to the general fund and $200 to the building fund. Mrs. Stewart Forsyth present- ed Mrs. Gorrie with her past president's badge, rip up the pavement if arrange- ments are made to service the northern section of the com- munity with sanitary sewers. The Mayor also called for traffic lights on Josephine St. at the intersection of John St. and Diagonal Road. He said that a traffic survey a number of years ago did not indicate there was enough traffic to war- rant lights, but he felt there had been an increase in traffic in the interval and that signal lights should be installed. Mayor Miller went on to say that there have been major changes in the management and ownership of industry in Wing- ham during the past year, and the community can look for- ward to industrial expansion. Two plants, Stanley-Berry Ltd. and Lloyd-Truax Ltd., are cur- rently engaged in building pro- grams and may require more employees as time goes on. Low rental housing is need- two organizations. Council approved in princi- pal the idea, which can be made legal by the passing of a by-law which would take ef- fect with the election of the 1967 council. However, it would mean that the Public School. Board and the Public Utilities would have to make a change as these two organizations now have their members sitting for two years, but on a staggered basis. To make. the plan work they would have to agree to have all their members resign at the end of this year and then those elect ed would sit for a full two-year term, and the staggered system of half up for election one year and the other half the next yea; could be dropped. Council decided to request the two groups to consider the subject and if they are agree- able, then council will pass the necessary legislation to bring the two-year term into effect. It was noted at council that many municipalities in this part of Ontario have two-year terms and one councillor pointed out that only this week-there has been talk in Toronto of three- year terms of office. ed in Wingham, the mayor claimed, and he felt that coun- cil should take action in this regard during 1966. Ile said council and the Kinsmen Club talked about another senior citizens' apartment building last year, and this should be followed up as there is a need for another building. In regard to public works, Mayor Miller said that side- walks in the community are in a bad state of repair and the town will have to consider ex- penditure during the year on this work. He said 1966 should see Summit Drive paved and work in that area completed. He hoped the Riverside Parks Board will proceed with the im- provement of the land to the east of No. 4 Highway, along the south side of the river. The mayor also noted that the Public School Board will be entering into a building pro- Horticultural Society Names First Officers A meeting was held Monday evening in the council cham- bers to organize the local horti- cultural society. Vaughan Douglas was the chairman. Russell Gomme, secretary of the Ontario Horticultural As- sociation addressed the meet- ing and explained the objects and the advantages of having a society. This was followed by slides of projects that had been carried out by branches of the Association such as parks and traffic islands which had been beautified and prize winning gardens. The following officers were elected: President, W. E.Field- ing; first vice, Mrs. Vaughan Douglas; second vice, Rev. G. L. Fish; five directors elected to a two-year term, Miss Anna McDonald, Mrs. W. R. Worm- worth, John Strong, Miss Zina Hopwood, Mrs, R. J. McMur- ray. Another group of five directors was named for a one- year term, Mrs. Wm. Connell, Mrs. W. E. Fielding, Mrs.W.E. Forsyth, Roy Bennett and H.L. Sherbondy. Two auditors were appoint- ed, Mrs. Betty Fcagan and Mrs. I. Moxrey, At the inaugural session of the Wingham Public School Board Monday evening William Harris was returned as chair- man for a second term. Murray Gerrie was named vice-chair- man. A new member, Perry Holmes, was welcomed to the Fred McGee Is Master of Lodge Fred McGee was installed last week as master of Wing- ham Lodge No. 286, A.F. and A. M„ succeeding Ronald Lee. Other officers: Senior war- den, Bruce MacDonald; junior warden, Scott Reid; chaplain, Alex Robertson; treasurer, How- ard Sherboedy; secretary, Gor- don Leggatt; senior deacon, Keith McLaughlin; inner guard, Melvin Craig; senior steward, Spence Scott; junior steward, Elmer Walker; and tyler, Al- bert Bacon, gram and that there will likely be an addition to the high school. Following the mayor's re- marks Rev. Gordon Fish brought greetings from the Ministerial Association. He said the As- sociation appreciates the com- munity and what council is try- ing to do to make the town a progressive centre. He asked God's blessing on council in the year ahead. Rev. Fish read a short Biblical passage and led in prayer before council got down to the first business of 1966. Routine Business For School Board Wingham Separate School Board met in Sacred Heart School on Wednesday evening of last week. Rev. J. Mooney chaired the meeting which five members attended. W. B. Conron was present to submit the recommendations of the insurance company re- garding changes to be made in insurance coverage for the school. Mrs. K. Montgomery sub- mitted the annual report of the minutes. The financial state- ment for 1965 was tabled by the treasurer, Mrs. Montgom- ery, and the remainder of the meeting was devoted to a dis- cussion of the financial situa- tionk It was moved by Mrs. Field- ing and seconded by Miss Mc- Donald that the positions of secretary and treasurer or sec- retary-treasurer be appointed by the board of directors. Much credit in the forma- tion of a horticultural society in Wingham is due to the ef- forts during the past two months of Mrs. Vaughan Douglas A meeting of the newly formed executive will be held in the council chambers on Monday evening next, January 17, at 8:15 p.m. A full at- tendance is requested so that plans for the coming year may be formulated. The roll for charter mem- bers will remain open for another week, board by the chairman. Two committees were ap- pointed with the first named as chairman: Property, Roy Ben- nett, Scott Reid, Lorne Mc- Donald, Perry Holmes, (this committee is also the building committee); finance, Dave Murray, Scott Reid, Murray Gerrie, John Currie. Mrs. F. A. Parker was ap- pointed as the board's represent- ative on the Wingham Library Board and Police Chief Jaynes Miller was named attendance officer. Mrs. Roy Morgan was re-appointed secretary-treasur- er of the board. Principal Stewart Beattie re- ported that the music festival will be held on April 5.11 and 6th this year. lie said enrol- ment last month was 176. Chairman Harris said plans for the new addition will be in the hands of Department of Education officials this week, and he hoped it will be possible to call for tenders for the con- struction program early in Feb- tuary. Share in District Levy Debentures for High School Addition OK'd by Town The motion read: "That this council approves the erection of a predominantly vocational ad- dition and alterations to the present Wingham District High School building to accommo- date an additional 320 pupils, and the issuance of debentures on the assessment of the Wing- hare District High School area in payment of approximately 25% of the total cost of the said addition and alterations." Robert Wenger, council's appointee to the school board, was asked to enlarge on the re- quest. He told council that tentative approval by the De- partment of Education had been given for an addition that with equipment will cost close to $1, 200, 000. As far as could be ascertained at the present time there will be an outright grant of $190, 000 on the total figure, and a grant of 75% on the re- mainder or $731, 325, leaving $278, 000 which must be raised across the area. Of this, ap- proximately 21% is Wingham's share and when put on a 20- year debenture with interest charges, the town will be re- quired to raise something over $5,000, This latter amount will mean about two mills on the assessment. The extra facility will be required, the trustee said, as a survey of pupils now in public school has indicated that at- tendance at the school will jump from the present 955 stu- dents to an estimated 1, 218 in five years. Tentative planning at the moment calls for the building of four new classrooms, one agricultural science room with a greenhouse attached, a mar- keting room, an office practice room, a secretarial laboratory, a machine shop and a sheet metal and welding shop, a boys' occupations training area, one library, one gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen extension, staff room, teachers' planning and preparation room, exten- sion of the administration area. Other additions and altera- tions will include conversion of the existing library to a draft- ing room, which will provide mutual storage space for the existing drafting room and the new one. A book storage room which was provided in the 1962 addition will be incorporated into the administrative area to increase this section to 2,112 square feet. The area will in- clude a general office, princi- pal's office, vice-principal's office, as well as work and ser- vice areas. The present male staff room in the original building will be extended and become a book storage room. The guidance area will be altered to provide a larger reference section, two counselling rooms and a direc- tor's office. Council May Have Two Year Term COUNCIL SWORN IN—The 1966 Wingham Town Council took office on Monday evening at the inaugural session. Seated are: Clerk-Treasurer William Renwick; Mayor De- Witt Miller; beputy-Reeve Jack Alexander. Standing are Councillors Harold Wild, W. G. Cruickshank, Mrs. Roy Bennett, Aran Williams, John F. Bateson, Warren Callan. 10 ttttttttttttttt 11110141,1011011401141 ttttt tttttt 0/0111041 tttttt tttttttttttttttt 1 ttttttttttttttttttttttt 1 tttttttt 01411141 William Harris Is Returned As P.S. Board Chairman