HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-07, Page 8Page 8 Wingham Advance 'Imes, Thursday April 7, 1.900
Grim Reaper
Sharpens Scythe
For Week-end
Easter Week-end, marks the
unofficial opening of ten,
travelling season when, after
the dreary months of a protract-
ed winter, the average Canad-
ian and his family will be im-
patiently waiting n.)7atie 1:011,Q
highways,
R. Trollqe, president
of Dominion Automobile As-
sociation, pants lot that as the
highways become more and
more congested with
new ears entering the traffic
stream each year, a policy of
safe, sane cf the r.nblic
highways must be maintained.
Investigation into tl.e ca :se
of a sharp :pintrri in accidents
during holiday week-ends has
revealed that a major contri-
bution is the urge tc co too far
in the time available,
As D........ records bear out,
the pea: of accident frequency
on holiday week-ends cccirs on
the final day the holiday
period in the final hours that
day:
Mr. Trollope n'ters these
hints for the enjoyment of a
safe, sane accident-free Easter
travelling wee::-end.
1. Don't even try to too
far away. "f yt.Y., must cover
great distance, ge the safe way,
by train or plane:
. Don't put off your return
to the last few hours. Start
home early to make home with
ease at reasonable speed!
3. You don't bear a charm-
ed life: Accidents can happen
to you as well as to the "other
fellow"
Establish Two Year Terms for Council
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CAR BURNS — A car owned by Tjaart
Ritsema took fire in Lower Town on Sat-
urday last just before noon hour, and
suffered severe damage to the rear end.
The blaze started when a strap holding
the gas tank broke and the gasoline took
fire from sparks created as the tank scrap-
ped the pavement.—A-T Photo,
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Refiring After
20 Years' Service
Continued from Page One
Stan Orien, Bill Hanula, Steve
Majka.
Property committee: D. Le-
Van, chairman; R. S. Hether-
ington, S. Sweeny, G. Godkin,
J, Murray, J. Hayes, Dr. Mc-
Kibbon.
Ice committee; G. McKay;
G, Godkin, W. Bain, M. Rae,
S. Orien, Ernie Merkley, Bob
Sinnamon, W, Hall.
Ice plant committee; G.
McKay, chairman; W. Bain.
Publicity committee; J, H.
Crawford, chairman; W. Cal-
lan.
Finance committee; N.
Shepard, chairman; D.Nasmith,
J. Bowman, Dr. Crawford, J.
Goodall.
Prize committee; Fraser For-
gie, chairman; Lorne McDon-
ald, H. McArther, H. Fuller,
Membership and social com-
mittee; Freddie Templeman,
chairman; 0. Haselgrove, J.
Hayes, J, Currie, Ken Wood,
Al MacKay, Ross Hamilton, Dr.
Howson, D. Whitmore, C.
Burke, K. McClure, .M. Cramm.
Auditors; Rube Harrison and
George Gammage.
President Casey Casemore
William Kennedy was the
recipient of a vote of thanks for
20 years of service as a town
employee at the regular Ineet ,,
ing of council on Monday eve-
ning, lie was also voted a
small sum of money as well as
his severance pay, in apprecia-
tion of his efforts.
Latterly Mr. Kennedy has
been caretaker of the town ball.
He retired at the end of March,
lie will be replaced by Verdun
Ducharme, who was one of half
a dozen applicants for the posi-
tion.
was installed and conducted the
remainder of the meeting.
Curlers Receive
Life Memberships
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—Mrs. Basil Davidson of St.
Catharines spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. Leask
McGee on John St.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mc-
Michael of Port Credit visited
on Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Hugh Sinnamon, a patient in
Wingham and District Hospital.
When Wingham ratepayers
go to the polls next fall they
will be casting their ballots for
representatives who will serve
for two year terms on council.
This will be the result of a by-
law passed at town council on
Monday evening.
The plan has been mooted
for some time, and finally re-
ceived the sanction of council
last month. As a result the
clerk drew up the necessary by-
law to authorize the biennial
elections.
The change will also affect
the 13 .12.C. and the Public
School Board. Both organiza-
tions had previously OK'd the
plan.
Another by-law was read
which covers the sale of de-
bentures for the Hanna Memor-
ial Bridge. The debentures will
be offered for sale locally and
will carry a rate of 6 per cent.
In other business council re-
newed the lease of the Frosty
Queen, which rents property on
Josephine Street south from the
town.
Two building permits total-
ling $5, 500 were approved.
A letter will be sent to the
Wingham Auto Wreckers on
Victoria Street requesting them
to repair a fence which sur-
rounds the wrecking yard.
Some budget matters were
discussed, but the mayor in-
dicated that a special meeting
on budget will be called later
in the month, as final figures
from the schools are not in as
yet. It appeared, however,
that there will be an increase
in the mill rate.
Councillor Williams, chair-
man of the industrial commit-
tee, said that the Business As-
sociation has discussed low ren-
tal housing and was of the opin-
ion that the last slfrvey in this
regard was poorly conducted
and should be done again. He
also said that steps are being
taken by the Development Board
to attract a dentist to the com-
munity.
Council granted permission
to G. A. Gibson to connect on-
to the Summit Drive sewer. A
complaint was read to council
by the clerk from a Diagonal
Road resident, who wanted the
town to clean up papers which
had blown onto his property
from the winter dump below the
Diagonal Road hill. Council
took no action.
Council discussed a report
that town employees were us-
ing the town shed for private
work. Councillor Wild, chair-
man of the public works com-
mittee, was instructed to in-
form all employees that such
actions would not be condoned.
Councillor Wild reported that
the Recreation Committee had
interviewed one prospect who
is interested in taking the posi-
tion of recreation director. No
decision had been reached, he
said.
Councillor W. G. Cruick-
shank said that the police cruis-
er, while only a year and a
half old, is causing consider-
able trouble and expense. He
told council it had been out of
action two days while a new
battery was installed and the
electrical system was checked
out. It cost •••31.00 for the bat-
tery plus lahor and another
$10.00 for car rentals to re-
place the cruiser for the two
days,
Councillor Wild suggested
council consider improv-
ing the old r:PR right-of-way
east of No. -1 highway, which
is used now as a street. Reeve
Kerr said hetore this is done the
proper steps should be taken to
have it declared a street and
then grants would be available
for necessary work. Until the
area drier nip it will be barri-
caded, ce!meil decided.
• Council concurred with a re.,
port from the public works com-
mittee to appoint David McKay
assistant remi foreman and to
increase his salary by 10 cents
per hour.
'Fenders will he opened at a
special sneering of council on
April 14th rot. the construction
of the Centennial Pavillion at
the Riverside Park,