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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-02-17, Page 1LEADERS' COURSE-31 district ladies were in attendance on Wednesday for a 4-H homemaking leaders' training school held in the basement of the United Church in Wingham. Miss Diane Liddiard, home ec- onomist, holds the mirror for Janny Fear, of Wingham, and Mrs. Ross Errington, of St. Helens, who try one some of the hats made at the school. The course accented accessories, specifically hat, scarf, purse. _Chairmen and Committees Named B. Cousins Re-elected President by Hospital Bd. b bts nCemeintt e Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 17,191:4; Single Copy Not Oveifted(-e'ents. Zoning By 7 law_Would Alternative Government Speaker Outlines Advantages Of Official Plan for Orderly Growth FIRST SECTION ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Thp Pedvstrimi THE NEW SPILLWAY AT THE HOWSON dam was put to its first test last week when mild weather brought on high water in the river. The 40-foot structure took care of the problem with no effort and left most of the ice which came down stream in the bed of the river. The spillway is part of an $80,000 flood control program being carried out at the site by the Maitland Valley Conservation Auth.. ority in co-operation with the Town of Wingham.—A-T Pix, 0 R. B. Cousins, of Brussels was re-elected president of the association and chairman of the directors of the Wingham and District Hospital at its inaugur- al meeting on Friday evening. Other officers elected were: Barry Wenger, vice-chairman of the board and chairman of the management committee. Members of that committee are Dr. J. McKim, J. T. Goodall, J. V. Fischer and Dr. B. N. Corrin. Finance committee, H. H. to Hotson, chairman, Wallace Conn, Carman Thompson and Harold Robinson; Property com- mittee, E. E. Walker, chair- man, Elmer Ireland, Robert Coultes, Mrs. J. English and DeWitt Miller; Building com- mittee, J. V. Fischer, chair- man, with the executive com- mittee making up the balance of the building committee; Pub- lic Relations, DeWitt Miller, chairman, Mrs, English, Car- man Thompson, John Strong; Joint Conference, R. B. Cous- ins, chairman, A. D. MacWil- liam, J. T, Goodall, Mrs. I. E. Morrey; Executive committee, R. B. Cousins, chairman, Bar- ry Wenger, 11. H. Hotson, E.E. Walker, J. V. Fischer, A. D. MacWilliam. Honorary mem- ber of the board, F. L. David- son. IMPORTANT YEAR In his opening remarks Mr. Cousins said that 1966 will be a very important year in the his- tory of the hospital. It is ex- pected that the present building and renovation program will be completed in the late summer, in the future development of Midwestern Ontario and Huron County in particular. It will be held in the council chamber of the Huron County Building, Go erich, at 2 p.m. tients, which, she said, is a heavy load during the building period, when hospital facilities are under particular stress. Reporting for the property committee, E.E. Walker said that the lot north of the resi- dence where a hospital-owned house was recently demolished, has been cleaned up. The old elevator in the 1946 wing has continued to cause trouble and it appears that a costly repair or re-building job is imminent. The question of adequate in- cinerator capacity has not yet been settled and the property committee feels that prices which have been submitted are too high. Further investigation will be made. Mr. Cousins reported on a meeting of the executive com- mittee with the architects the previous day. He said that the building program is proceeding on schedule. EAR MUSIC-- We had a call from Mrs. Hay- vcy Fisher the other day to tell us that she was really pleased with the results of a classified ad she had placed to dispose of some furniture. It's nice to know that we get results for our customers. 0--O--0 IT ISN'T SPRING— Regardless of the fact that record temperatures for this time of year were recorded last week,. it really isn't spring, but with the grass showing it makes it look a lot closer. Six weeks and we will be over the hill, no matter how foul the weather gets in the meantime. A special meeting will be held in the County council chambers for all elected repre- sentatives in Huron County to hear an outline on the new role of Huron County in the Mid- western Ontario Development Association. MODA has a dynamic new program that requires the under- standing and support of allmu- nicipal, township and county elected officials. This program will be outlined in detail by the MODA general manager for in- formation and discussion. The February 17 meeting is designed for all elected repre- sentatives, clerks, industrial spokesmen and others interested PASSES COURSE IN COLOR TV REPAIR Gerald Belanger, who attend- ed the Filectrohome color TV course in Kitchener the first week in February, received word last Friday that he had passed the examinations for the course. lie has received his certificate for servicing color- ed television sets. --Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alex- ander, John and David spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Alexander, Members of the Wingham and District Planning Board, and councillors from Morris, East Wawanosh and Wingham were on hand Monday evening to hear P. Beeckmans outline the pros and cons of an official plan Friends Save Howick Barn Dave Crothers, deputy fire chief of the Wingham Rural Fire Brigade credited neighbors with saving a barn owned by C.W. Sparling of the 3rd Concession of Howick, from destruction by fire Monday afternoon. He said the brigade was call- ed to the farm about four miles south of Gorrie just before 3.00 p.m. When they arrived at the scene they found that defective wiring had started a fire which neighbors of Mr. Spatting had controlled until the firemen ar- rived. Mr. Sparling was sick in bed at the time. The brigade remained at the farm for two hours to make sure that there was no further danger. Mr. Crothers said it was not necessary to use any water from the tanker, but it was good to have it standing by in case of need. Two Roceive Minor Injuries . In Accident Two men received minor in- juries as the result of an acci- dent at the intersection of No. 4 Highway and No. 86 High- way just south of town. Thomas Stacey, driver of one of the vehicles, of R. R. 2 Wingham, suffered facial lac- erations and a passenger in the same car, Douglas Hall, sus- tained a broken nose. The accident occurred when a north-bound half-ton truck driven by Wilfred J. Hogan of R.R. 8 Parkhill, slowed tomake a left turn onto Highway 86, and was struck in the rear by the Stacey vehicle. Neither Hogan nor his passenger were injured. The 1959 model car driven by Stacey was considered to be a wreck and the Hogan truck suffered about $200.00 damage. The mishap was investigated by Constable Murry Fridenburg of the local OPP detachment. for the area, and problems in connection with zoning by- laws. Mr. Beeckmans is a plan- ner from the official plans sec- tion of the Community Plan- ning Branch, Department of Municipal Affairs. He explained that an "of- ficial plan" for the area would provide a great deal of useful information for community development. Basically, an of, ficial plan is a forecast of the community's growth over any stipulated number of years and the methods by which this growth should be controlled. The plan itself does not have any teeth to enforce its recom- mendations. This would be done through the councils of the various municipalities un- der necessary by-laws. It is a plan on which action can be At the regular meeting of the Wingham District High School Board on Monday eve- ning the secretary-treasurer, Miss Y. McPherson, said that approval from all 10 munici- palities in the school area have signified their approval of the proposed building program at the school. The Ontario Muni- cipal Board will have to ap- prove the necessary debenture issue for construction of the new building. TIME TABLE CHANGE Principal F. E. Madill out- lined to the board a proposal to change the present five-day time table now in use to a six- day cycle, He explained that the change would mean periods of 11 more minutes in duration than at present and less lost time in changing from one class to another. In total the plan would provide more teaching time during the year, and al- low for better study methods. The board approved of the change, which will not be ef- fective unti.: the fall. Mr. Madill also said it ap- pears that two extra teachers will be required for the 1966- 67 year. The board approved his re- quest to buy black-out curtains for one room in the north wing so that it can be used for film taken to see that a community develops in an orderly pattern. Mr. Beeckmans went on to explain, however, that the town could pass a simple zon- ing by-law, without the estab- lishment of an official plan. Under zoning the council would then obtain control of what type of building is erected in any section of the community, its location on a given piece of property and the use to which it is put. It was also explained that if a zoning by-law is pass- ed the town could then appoint a committee of adjustment which may rule on land trans- fers that are under subdivision control, At the present time this is done by the Department of Planning and Development. The speaker was questioned at length about various aspects projection. The principal brought in a list of budget requirements from the various department heads, which were approved. An attachment for the dish- washer in the cafeteria to im- prove its operation was recom- mended by John Taylor, com- mittee chairman. The $40.00 expenditure was approved. AUDIT Miss McPherson gave the auditor's report for 1965 with the following figures being its highlights. Revenue: Grants, $400, 062; local levies, $161, 305; tuition fees, $32, 283; other, including cafeteria, $33, 326; 1964 sur- plus, $63, 975; adjustment for 1965 deficit in vocational sec- tion, $10, 029 for a total of $700,981. Expenditures: administration, $27, 038; plant operation,main- tenance, $54, 357; instruction, $305, 003; teaching supplies, $29, 133; evening courses, $5,090; transportation, $83,075; other services, (cafeteria, ca- dets) $36,398; interest on tem- porary loans, $3, 873; debenture payments, $65, 200; tuition fee write off, $996; miscellaneous, $1,960; adjustment for 1965 academic surplus, $82, 369; to- tal, $700,081. of the problems relating to of- ficial plans and to zoning. It was learned that the commun- ity could, if so desired, pur- chase land, put in services and then resell it for industrial de- velopment. The Planning Board will meet again shortly to make re- commendations to council as a result of the information gath- ered at the Monday meeting. AT MT. FOREST Meeting Approves Brief on Area Designation One hundred and twenty mayors, reeves and municipal councillors from 34 centres in Western Ontario gathered in Mount Forest last Wednesday to demand that the federal govern- ment consider the enlargement of the present "designated" area. Representing Wingham were Mayor DeWitt Miller and councillors Alan Williams and G. W. Cruickshank. Specific purpose of the ga- thering was to speak with a uni- ted voice for the area south of the present Georgian Bay desig- nated area. "Designation" of such an area sets it apart, in the federal rulings, as a slow growth area, in which employ- ment is below average. To stimulate employment in these areas.the government has grant- ed an incentive system, where- by new and expanding industries are entitled to a one-third grant on such capital costs as are likely to assist in economic de- velopment. A resolution asking govern- ment consideration, had been sent out to 52 municipalities, of which 47 endorsed it, in the Wellington, Huron, Bruce, Grey and Dufferin section. A committee headed by Harry Bridle, chairman of the Mount Forest Chamber of Com- merce industrial committee, will send a questionnaire to the municipalities before preparing a brief for presentation to the Industry Minister, C. M. Drury. The questionnaire will ask for details about employment prob- lems and the potential for em- ployment in each community. Committee members are Mr. Bridle, Warden Arnold Pat- terson of Dufferin County; War- den M. J. Mitchell of Welling- ton; Mayor Frank Walkom, Goderich; Reeve George Joynt, Lucknow; E. B. McInnis, Han- over; Reeve Robert Gibson, How- ick Twp.; Kenneth Gamble, Shelburne; Clarence Schmalz, Walkerton; C. R. Pelton, Lis- towel. Hits Post, Car Is Damaged As the result of a mishap on Sunday evening, Percy Hogg's car suffered some $250.00 dam- age, and the owner a cut fore- head. Mr. Hogg was turning north onto Josephine St. trom Albert Street when his car collided with a steel sign post in front of the Armstrong Garage, The cut was treated at the localhos. pital and he was released. His wife, a passenger in the car, was not injured. The accident was investigat- ed by Constable Doug Foxton of the local police department, I a • MODA Calls Special Meeting at Goderich with the official opening in Oc- tober. Another decision facing the board may be the alteration or rebuilding of the former nurses' residence to provide modern training school facili- ties for the students in the regis• xered nursing assistants' course. Following the election of committees Mrs. I. E. Morrey was officially re-appointed ad- ministrator of the hospital and John Strong secretary. The members of the medical staff are Dr. W. A. Crawford, Dr. W. A. McKibbon, Dr. M. FL Corrin, Dr. B. N. Corrin, Dr. P. J. Leahy, Dr. J. McKim, Dr. A. B. Klahsen, Dr. J. Mc- Kenzie, Dr. R. Street, Dr. Geo. Yang, Dr. L. P. Walden. Dr. B. N..__C.orrin is chief of staff. Mrs. Morrey reported that the hospital had been very busy ,during the month of January, with a daily average of 75 pa- All Municipalities pprove Plan for Additon to H.S.