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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-02-03, Page 1ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Thl• l'edestrian Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 3, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. A. D. Smith Accepts Chairmanship of Maitland Valley Conservation Auth. MAYOR DEWITT MILLER dropped the first puck last Saturday to start the five-game tournament between five local teams and visiting squads from Detroit and Hanover. The tournament was the highlight of Minor Hockey Week in the community. Facing off are centres R. Tolfree, of Detroit, and Steve Caslick, of Wingham, players in the novice division. N1111 N11 N 4444444444 44.1.41114 MARCHING MOTHERS — The Wingham Kinettes con- ducted the March of Dimes on Monday night and were well pleased with the reception they received at the homes. They were joined by several of their friends and this assistance per- mitted them to cover the town in one evening. The collec- tion amounted to $546.00. The ladies met at the home of Mrs. Jack Walker afterward, to count the donations and warm up with hot coffee. 0--0--0 HIGHER THAN YOU THINK-- Hospital rates must have frightened us, for in two issues of the paper we have stated the daily ward rate as $23.85, when, in fact, the rate for this year is $24.85. Semi-private accommodation is $2.50 per day higher, at $27.35 and a private room is charged at $5.00 above the ward rate at $29.85. As we mentioned previously, it doesn't pay to be without hospi- tal insurance in this day and age. 0--0--0 FUN AT THE RINK-- Harold Wild, who it seems spends all his free time at the rink, told us the other day that a very successful dance had been held in the hall at the arena for young teenagers -- those a bit too young to take in the regular dances. He said it is the intention of the recrea- tion committee to hold dances on a regular basis every Satur- day night from 8.30 to 10.30. There is no charge and the af- fair is adult-supervised. Hope the kids have a real ball! 0-0-0 YOUR GUESS— Don't really know how much longer the winter will last. Wednesday was the far-famed Groundhog Day and when we went to press the sun hadn't been out although the weather- man suggested it might be be- fore the day was over. How- ever, the whole groundhog epi- sode Seems a bit far-fetched this year. No groundhog in his right mind would try to struggle out of his hole through three feet of snow. 0--0--0 ONE SECTION— This week's paper has one section only - 12 pages. So don't blame the mailman for a missing second section. The third observance of Mi- nor Hockey in Canada was held in the Wingham Arena on Satur day. All five Wingham teams saw action — four of them playing counter-parts from Detroit. The Novice team defeated Detroit 5 - 0 on five goals by Tommy Lee. Our Pee Wees shut out Detroit 2-0 and the Bantams outclassed the visitors '7-0. It appeared that the Wingham Midgets might keep the un- beaten string intact, but De- troit pumped in four third- period goals to win 7-3. Because of an early Sunday morning playoff game, Detroit Juveniles were unable to make the trip. Hanover provided op- position for the local team, with Wingham coming out on top 5-3. All the games were good, as attested to by several Wingham and Detroit supporters. For some of the Wingham fans this was the first time this season they had seen the local boys play, and they were surprised and pleased by the quality of the hockey they saw. This brand of hockey, incidentally, is available in the local arena every week. (And you get an excellent view from the large, heated portion at the front of the arena!!) The local referees, along with Perc Schram of Stratford, had tittle trouble indeed in any of the games. Very few pen- alties were called and they were for two-minute infractions Again, the mothers respond- ed nobly to the call for help from the lunch department. The compliments on the qual- ity of the food and the sincere thanks for it from the players made the ladies' work that much more worthwhile. To these ladies, a very sincere thank you.from the Minor Hoc- key Association. And thanks as well to the other volunteers who sold tick- ets, manned the gate, did the scoring, worked as goal judges, and handled the P. A. system. Everyone's efforts were requir- ed and were very much appre,- elated. The good crowd (over 500) shows that ''it pays to adver- tise" - and the excellent cov- erage provided by the Advanco- Times and CKNX was an in- valuable boost. With regards to the door prize, the holder of ticket stub 42698 (a blue ticket) has won two tickets to the Chicago at Toronto game this week. Please contact Roger West for your prize. Minor Hockey Week is again history. It is felt it was success-- The Riverside Park board is presently planning to issue a brochure which will depict the attractiveness of Wingham 's sum- mertime recreational facilities, such as fishing, picnicing, camping and swimming. There is one snag, however. They want to use a picture of an interesting summer activity in progress in the park and no one seems to have such a photo. If you happen to have a good clear picture of any one of the park areas which would be suit- able for the use we have men- tioned, would you be kind Minor Injuries In Accident Alvin D. Smith of Bluevale was elected chairman of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority when majority of re- presentatives from the 29 mu- nicipalities of the watershed braved the winter's worst storm to attend the annual meeting. Mr. Smith succeeds Robert O. Wenger of Wingham, who re- tires after a two year term. W. J. Kelterborn, authority representative for the village of Milverton in Perth County, was elected vice-chairman, Mr. Kelterborn was a member of the old Middle Maitland before the authority expanded to cover the entire watershed. He had serv- ed on the executive until a year ago. Two new Advisory Board chairmen were elected. Clif- ford Dunbar of Grey Township takes over as head of Flood Con- trol from John Coghlin of Elma Township. Like the chairman and past chairman, Mr. Dun- bar is a member from Huron County. Earl Oppenhauser of Logan Township in Perth, succeeds Williarn Evans of Kinloss Town- ship in Bruce County. ful again this year in Wingham. If parents, and others as well, only knew how much their pre- sence spurs on a hockey team they would entleavour to make every week a "Minor Hockey Week" from an attendance point of view. And come to think of it - that's not a bad idea at all. --Roger West enough to bring it to either Bar- ry or Bob Wenger at The Ad- vance-Times office so that it may be assessed for its useful- ness. When completed, the fold- ers will be placed in the inform- ation offices at border entry points, in the hope that some of the American visitors coming into Ontario may be induced to camp, or at least pause for a few hours in Wingham, N. Other advisory board chair- men are Mason Robinson, East Wawanosh, Land Use and Wild- life; Ralph Jewell, Colborne Township, Public Relations; and George McCutcheon, Brus- sels, Conservation Areas. All of them are from Huron County. Taking office, Mr. Smith said he hoped this would be a Adoption of a $103, 520 bud- get and hearing a report ex- pressing concern over failure of Colborne Township to provide a road allowance into a conser- vation area near Goderich high- lighted the annual meeting of the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority. Although the total budget jumped nearly $30,000, it means only a slight increase in levies for the 29 municipalities whiCh form the authority. The main difference comes in capi- tal development with the big- gest single item a $40, 000 pro- vision for rehabilitation of the Howson dam in the town of Wingham. This project is part of an $80, 000 expenditure started last year. Carried out under the Ontario Government's re- servoir program the project re- ceives a 75 per cent grant from the Conservation Branch of the Department of Energy and Re- sources Management. The mu- nicipality picks up the other 25 per cent. SLIGHT LEVY INCREASE Provision was also made for a $5, 000 engineering study on the Maitland River conduit in the town of Listowel. This cost also is a straight division be- tween the government depart- ment and that town. Under its own direct capital program, the Authority budget- ed $5, 000 for land acquisition to expand its watershed forest; $9, 000 for development of the Falls Reserve Conservation Area; $4, 000 for renovations of the Wroxeter Conservation Area and $2, 000 for sundry con- servation areas. Administration and conser- vation services was increased from $28,146 to $32,520,Fifty percent of this amount is re- covered through grants from the Conservation Branch. The increase in levy of $2,187 will be divided among all member municipalities. year of transition for conserva- tion authorities. He referred to financing and said the Mait- land watershed is equal in size to the Metro Authority but has to operate on a $40, 000 budget compared to Metro's $4, 000, - 000, This, he added, is be- cause of the difference in popu- lation density. BLOCKS PROGRAM Concern over the failure of Colborne Township to provide a road allowance was express- ed by George McCutcheon, Brussels, chairman of the Con- servation Areas Advisory Board. He said the road involves only six-eights of a mile but until this is obtained the authority is not in a position to start de- velopment on the 229-acre Falls Reserve property. Situated near Goderich and Benrniller, adjacent to Lake Huron the Falls Reserve repre- sents the largest Maitland Val- ley Conservation Area project. A firm of planning consultants was engaged two years ago and already have a design for de- velopment of the area which in- cludes many types of recrea- tion, from swimming and ski- ing to nature paths and picnic grounds. STAND TO GAIN Expressed Mr. McCutcheon: "It is difficult to understand the action of Colborne Township. If other municipalities in the authority — some of them 60 miles away — are willing to contribute money to develop the area it is strange that Col- borne won't provide a small stretch of road. With such a development within its munici- pality it stands to gain the most: Mr. McCutcheon said the authority would have fourmiles of road to build at its own ex- pense after it gains an entrance. "A grant from the Department of Highways has been assured which would pay part of the township's cost for the short en- trance road," he added. The meeting delegated Mr. McCutcheon and his Advisory Board to again meet with Col- borne Council but voted against spending any money on develop- ment unless an agreement is reached. "We may have to lock the gate," commented Mr. Mc- Cutcheon. Mr. Smith expressed hope there would be a change in the government grant structure af- ter the report of the Select Committee on conservation is tabled in the Ontario Legisla- ture. CITES PROJECTS Relinquishing the gavel, Mr. Wenger said serving as chair- man of a conservation author- ity is an educational exper- ience. He said a number of projects were started during the past year that should have long- lasting results in the watershed. Purchase of the Wroxeter school in Howick Township has been finalized and work will start in the spring to convert it into an authority headquarters, housing both workshop and of- fices. He reported the Authority has under consideration a pro- gram to acquire the dam on the Maitland River at Bluevale, "An excellent offer has been made whereby the authority could gain control of the area at no cost," he said. There are a few wrinkles, however, which have to be ironed out and these are now being studied by the Flood Control Advisory Board. SERVICES APPRECIATED The meeting passed a mo- tion expressing appreciation for the services contributed to the authority by Harold Cosens of Wallace Township. Mr. Cosens retired this year as representa- tive for Wallace Township. He was elected chairman when the Middle Maitland Val- ley Conservation Authority was formed back in 1952 and held that office until the authority was expanded to include the en- tire watershed in 1961. He served then for two years as chairman of the present author- ity. Mr. Cosens is succeeded by Albert Carson, reeve of Wal- lace and warden of Perth County. C. W. Bamford, Listowel, was appointed secretary-treas- urer, Wingham Boy Gets Suspended Sentence Robert Broome, 16, of Wing- ham, who was charged with criminal negligence following the traffic death of a Seaforth girl on Dec. 9th, received a two-year suspended sentence in a Goderich court last week. Broome was charged after the car he was driving struck and killed 13-year-old Anne Marie Devereaux of Seaforth as she alighted from a school bus on No. 8 Highway in front of her home. Mr. Justice J. D. Wilson of the Ontario Supreme Court placed the youth on probation for a two-year period and sus- pended his driver's license for the same interval. The case was heard before a jury sitting which returned the guilty ver- dict on January 14th, As he passed sentence the judge said, "From the informa- tion I have received from Mr. Craven (the probation officer) you should be able to make a good living and become a good citizen of the community. In your case you are fortunate to have had the jury's recommen- dation of leniency." EXTEND CALL TO REV. R. E. HAWKES BLUEVALE—A joing congre- gational meeting of Belmore and Bluevale Presbyterian cong- regations was held in Bluevale Church on Tuesday night for the, purpose of extending a call to the Rev. R. Everett Hawkes, 8.D., B.'Th, of Morrisburg, to the pastoral charge. Rev. G. L. Eish convened this meeting. Evelyn Metcalfe, 17, of R. R. 2, Wingham, who is em- ployed at Rapp's Bakery, re- ceived cuts to the legs that were not considered serious as the re- sult of a car-tractor collision north of town on Monday, The mishap occurred during the noon hour. Miss Metcalfe was a passen- ger in a car driven by Robert Leachman of A.R. 2 Wingham, which struck a tractor as he was proceeding south on No. 4 High way, just north of town. The tractor was driven by Robert Hopper. Neither of the driv- ers was injured. The car suf- fered about $200.00 damage. Constable Murry Fridenburg of the local OPP detachment in- vestigated. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were bad, With blowing snow cutting visibility. 500 See Detroit- Wingham Minor Hockey in Arena Parks Board Is Looking For Summertime Pictures ,.N11NN„N ALVIN D. SMITH, of Bluevale, who was elected to the chairmanship of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority last week congratulates Cliff Dunbar, reeve of Grey Township, who was appointed to the execu- Colborne Bars Progress On Falls Reserve Plans tive of the organization as chairman of the Flood Control Advisory Board. In the centre is W. J. Kelterborn, a former execu- tive member who was named vice-chairman following Mr. Smith.—A-T Photo.