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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-11-10, Page 1ONLY ONE SECTION THIS ISSUE Wingha Ontario, Thursday, NOV 10 1960 Siegie Copy Not Over Fifteen Cenr$, Oppose Location in Residential Area DELEGATION OBJECTS TO SITE SELECTED FOR POLICE OFFICE MRS. DAVID A, CROTHERS pours tea for Mrs. Harley Gaunt. The occasion was the Remembrance Day tea and bake sale held last Friday by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary in the town hall. --Advance-Times Photo. Guest Speakers from Hamilton Ingham Salvation Army Marks 80 Years of Service ALONG THE MAIN DRAG B Te,. G. L. Fish and Captain Albert Ferris will participate in the service of remembrance. The church service in con- nection with Remembrance Day was held last Sunday in the Wingham United Church, in charge of the minister, Rev. C. M. Jardine. The Legion and Auxiliary attended in a body. ............ ?IMO 1 The local corps of The Sal- vation Army held their 80th anniversary services Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th. This event got under way when over one hundred soldiers and friends sat down to a sump- tuous turkey dinner, served in expert fashion by the Ladies' League of The Salvation Army. Hydro Changes in Wingham Area Reorganizational streamlin- ing involving additional staff, office alterations, and newly- combined forestry crew, effec- tive December 1, 1966, has been announced by Frank Dob- son, manager, Ontario Hydro's Georgian Bay Region. Staff additions will include a sales representative and two lineman learners, one ofwhoin is replacing Gerry Lavergne who transferred to Brampton last month. Building alterations and improvements to accom- modate the increased staff will begin at once in Wingham office. Wingham and Walkerton forestry crews will combine and use Walkerton as the centre of operations because of its lo- cation in the middle of the area to be serviced. Mr. Dobson said that by combining the crews and sup- plying the newly-formed unit with modern equipment such as trim-lift trucks it would elim- inate the need for both a lad- der truck and a chipper, there- by giving increased flexibility and efficiency of operation as well as effecting substantial economies. READY FOR WINTER-- Contractor Angus Mowbray says the new bridge on Jose- phine Street will be open for traffic before the onset of bad weather, with some of the fin- ished work carried over till spring, along with the official opening. 0-0-0 IN HOSPITAL-- The many friends of Percy Stainton are sorry to hear that he is confined to hospital in Wingham, Pert took ill on his way to the deer hunting area of Manitoulin Island and had to leave the party at Midland. Hope to see him back ie circue letion shortly. 0--0--0 GREEN AGAIN-- Nobody but the youngsters is complaining too much about the fact that last week's snow has disappeared and the mer- cury has climbed back to the balmy 50's and 60'S. Many distinguished guests graced the head table: W. T. Cruickshank, chairman of The Salvation Army's Advisory Board brought greetings, fol- lowed by Mayor DeWitt Miller, Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. Huron- Bruce, Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Jardine, Sr. Major Wheeler, a member for many years, along with the C.S. M. and Mrs. Wm. Henderson took their place at the head table. Captain and Mrs. Ferris, commanding officers, were pleased to receive their recent- ly appointed Divisional Lead- ers. The Captain introduced Lt. -Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Moulton to those assembled and they both spoke briefly and ex- pressed their delight to be in Wingham for the special oc- casion. Following the supper a pro- gram of fine music was present- ed, featuring "The Musical Forces" from Listowel under the capable leadership of Art Wombwell. Local talent came from "The Tiffins", Hilda and David, accordionists, Frank Collar, vocalist. A tape re- cording of the Territorial Com- mander's voice, Commissioner Edgar Grinsted bringing greet- ings, was an added feature and brought interest to the many re- presentatives of the army from the surrounding areas. At the conclusion of this most excellent program, C.S. M. Wm. Henderson expressed thanks to all who helped to make the evening a success. A birthday cake was cut and re- freshments were served to the artists who presented such ex- cellent entertainment. The Sunday services were conducted by the guests from Hamilton, Colonel and Mrs. A. G. Moulton. During the Family Worship the junior choir was in attendance and sang two numbers which were presented with clarity and fine tonal qual- ity. The text was taken from Matthew 27:32 and the Colo- nel's topic, "Loyalty to God", challenged all present to a deep- er dedication to service. In the evening service at: old-fashioned gospel song per; pod was led by Colonel Moul- ton and the congregation were invited to state when and where they were converted to the Christian faith to which a large number responded. Colonel Moulton and Captain Ferris sang a duet "Burdens Are Lifted As Calvary". Mrs. Colonel Moulton spoke of the joy that has come to her since her life was dedicated to God to serve as a Salvation Ar- my officer. Once again the congregation were blessed as they listened attentively to the message from Ephesians, Chap- ter 2, All were reminded that there are many situations in life impossible for the human to handle but the fourth verse in Paul's letter says, "Out God," indicating all things are possi- ble with God's help. The anniversary week-end was brought to a close with the singing of the familiar song, "Just As I Am" Week's Accidents Were Minor Type The following Criminal Code investigations have been carried out by officers of the Wingham detachment for the week October 30 to November 5r, 21 property damage investi- gations, 5 other criminal in- vestigations, 4 disturbances, 2 thefts. Two Howick Township youths have been charged with "mischief' as a result of dam- age to street lights in the vil- lage of Gorrie and to a mobile crane at a construction site in Howick Township. Three Walton area men have been charged with Crim- inal Code offences after fires were started on the highway. An Owen Sound man was charged with creating a disturb- ance and assault occasioning bodily harm following a distur- bance in a Blyth restaurant. Seven minor accidents were investigated during the week and four persons were charged with driving offences under the Highway Traffic Act. Snow and ice conditions al- ways increase the accident ton, Motorists are urged to exercise extra caution during the forth- coming winter season,...Pump your brakes to stop on slippery roads. At its regular meeting on Monday evening town council approved a resolution agreeing to the community's share 61the debenture debt when the new addition to the high school is built, The amount to be carried by the town will be approxim- ately $122,000 of the $652,000 total which will have to be raised by the amalgamated Wingham and Lucknow high school districts. Total cost of the proposed addition is esti- mated at $2, 739, 000. SEWERS APPROVED Word was received from the Ontario Municipal Board that approval has been granted for the financing of a $47,000 sew- er project to serve Josephine Street north of the Hanna Me- morial Bridge and Bristol Ter- race as well as another line on William Street. As a result council passed a motion requesting the consult- ing engineer to proceed with working drawings for the pro- ject. A delegation of ratepayers from the Berry subdivision in the north-east corner of the community attended council on Monday evening and objected to the proposed location of a new Ontario Provincial Police office. The delegation was made op of Mr. and Mrs. David Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Don Rae and William Walden. They presented a petition objecting to the location of the police station signed by fifteen rate- payers in the area. Mayor Miller reviewed the subject to bring council up to date on what had transpired. He said he had spent a great deal of time in an effort to find a lot for the proposed OPP build- ing. The mayor said that Mow- bray Construction had agreed to build the office, first of all, on a lot beside the new Hanna bridge which is owned by the town, if the town agreed to its sale, Objections to this site were raised by the Parks Board Veterans of both wars, mem- bers of the Legion, Legion Aux- iliary, town council, Scouts and Cubs will parade to the cenotaph on Diagonal Road shortly before 11 o'clock Fri- day morning, November 11th, to pay their tribute to the fal- len. The public is urged to at- tend this brief service. Mayor DeWitt Miller, Rev. The following letter has been received by Roy Adair, of Wingham, from William A. Stewart, Ontario's minister of agriculture and food. It is some indication of the minister's ap- preciation of the effort being put forth by farmers in the Hur- on County area: October 21, 1966. Mr. Roy Adair, Wingham, Ont. Dear Roy: During the Plowing Match, with which the weather played such unfortunate havoc, I had the good fortune to visit the Huron County exhibit with the. Warden of Huron, Ken Stewart, and Bob McKinley, M.P. I was greatly impressed with the Huron County exhibit. Of all the Plowing Matches I have ever attended I felt this was the best County exhibit I have ever seen. I understand you were the over-all Chairman for the Huron County exhibits and I STORE CLOSING Council also passed a resolu- tion requesting all places of business to remain Closed until 1.00 p.m. on Remembrance Day. Another motion was pass- ed proclaiming Monday, De- cember 26th, a public holiday. At the request of the Busi- ness Association a grant of$500 was made to aid in the cost of Christmas decorations for the main street. A letter from the Ontario Water Resources Commission was read by the clerk which said that the final cost of the 1963 sewage project had been established, The gross figure was set at $335,815 for a net after grants of $161,811 plus the $114, 000 financed by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Council supported a resolu- tion from the town of Wiarton which will be forwarded to the provincial government, re- questing changes in legislation to allow business atsessment on order offices and liquor stores which will be cleaning up this area when the new bridge is completed. After looking over other possible sires for the po- lice building the mayor con- tacted Walden Bros. in regard to a lot owned by the firm on the west side of Josephine Street near the Brewers Warehousing. The mayor said that this loca- tion was approved by the police corporal, and that the Walden firm had agreed to sell. He did not know what tran- spired after that, but later he received word that Angus Mow- bray was going to build on a lot he owns on Shuter Street at the corner of Riverside Drive in the Berry sub-division. Mr. Miller said that the po- lice authorities have indicated that they preferred a main street location, but had settled for the Mowbray site as it is reasonably close to the highway and can be seen from the new bridge. From what the mayor could learn it appeared Mr. Mow- want to offer you my warmest congratulations for a job ex- tremely well done. Every one of the exhibits depicted Huron County in a splendid way. I was particularly impressed with the Hog Producers' display. It was an extremely pat educa- tional one, in a day when as producers we should be aware of the necessity of improving hog quality, and it stressed that very point in perhaps the best way I have ever seen. My only regret in connection with the entire Plowing Match was that the weather was so drastic that the crowd which should have seen the exhibits, and benefit- ted from them, was so reduced that the effectiveness of your efforts were not what they might have been. However, those of us who were fortunate enough to see them want you to know how very much we appreciate the work you have done. Warmest personal regards, Yours very truly, Wm. A. Stewart. to be based on business turnov- er rather than real estate. DELEGATIONS Mr. and Mrs. David Burgess attended council and discussed a letter which Mr. Burgess had written earlier in regard to zon- ing for the community. The letter expressed the view that the Planning Board had been in- active and it was time council took action. The protracted discussion heard the mayor agree that the Planning Board was not function- ing this year, only one meeting having been held and that ifhe was in council next year he would see what might be done to have the subject reopened. Several councillors express- ed the view that zoning was not necessarily a good thing in a community of this size, partic- ularly when growth is slow, Councillor Batesan said that an expert on the subject had ad- dressed the Planning Boardear4 tier in the year and he didn't offer much encouragement for Zoning, bray owns two lots on the ear- ner of Shuter Street and intend- ed to build two houses, before the pollee deal came up. The office he intends building for the police will look like a house and be constructed in such a way that it can be used as a home in the future, The mayor also said that when opposition from the peo- ple in the area became evi- dent, he went to the provinc- ial corporal, who said he felt Parents' Night Was Successful Event Principal Stewart Beattie of the Wingham Public School said on Tuesday that Monday evening's parent night at the school was a highly successful affair. He said that well over 90 per cent of all parents of children attending the school were out. This year the open house was held in the evening for the first time. In the past it has been held in the afternoons when the children were still in school. Mr. Beanie said the board decided to change to the eve- ning on an experimental basis and it proved to have some ad- vantages. The staff members felt the evening gave more time for interviews with par- ents and more time for the par- ents to look over the work of the students and compare their work. Mr. Beanie said fathers of Mr. Burgess remarked that from what he could see of prob. lems in his area of the com- munity, zoning is the only an- swer. Deputy Reeve Alexander en- quired if it wasn't costly to get into official planning and zon- ing. Clerk Renwick said he understood it would cost about $7, 000, Mayor Miller said that an- other attempt should be made to explore the issue and Mr. Burgess asked how long this would take as it is now over a year since the first request. Mayor Miller said all he could promise was to get the matter re-studied if he is returned as mayor next year. Mr. and Mrs. Don Rae also visited council and requested information In regard to turb- ing being placed in the vicin- ity of their Riverside Drive-In. The mayor told council that the Department of Highways is placing curbing in this area as part of the work in connection his head office might not want to use the site in the face of this opposition. The mayor concluded that the petition which had been presented would add weight in this direction. The council discussed the problem with the delegation and after the latter left held a long debate on the question, It was pointed out that the police detachment will be increased to 11 officers and there is some suggestion that if a suitable site RECEIVES HURON COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP Murray E. Coultes of R.R. 5, Wingham, has been awarded the Huron County Scholarship by the Scholarship Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sci- ence, University of Western Ontario, it was announced by Dr. J. K. Watson, Registrar. The scholarship is based on aca- demic performance in 1965-66. many children were able to at- tend for the first time, as in many cases it was impossible for a working father to attend the afternoon function. "As a matter of fact," he said, "there were a number of fathers who had never been to the school before, who were able to visit on Monday evening." All in all, the change from afternoon to evening seems to have been favorable for both parents and staff, although just what the kids thought of it might be a moot question. with the Hanna Memorial Bridge. The subject of access to the Drive-in was discussed by the council and Mr. Rae and final., ly settled that the Department engineers will be called in to view the problem and see if the curbing can be placed so that it will not interfere with the approach to the Rae place of business, ROUTINE BUSINESS Committee reports at coun- cil were at a minimum. The mayor said that the police de- serve congratulations for their effort on Hallowe'en, when everything was very quiet. Councillor Harold Wild said that the fall work of the public works department is well in hand. Catch basins have been cleaned and a drain at the pub- lic school has been installed. A new wing for the snow plow has been purchased, the old one having been broken. Oti arena affairs, Mr. Wild said that en industrial hockey league may be organized and cannot be found the police of- fice will be built elsewhere. The mayor expressed the feel- ing that the town could not af- ford to lose 11 families. Re- consideration was given to sell,- ing the lot owned by the town at the corner of Riverside Drive and. Josephine Street. No posi- tive action was taken, but fur-, they discussion on the subject was slated for a special meet- ing of council on Wednesday evening. •11.11.1.1 Still Time to Enter Lions Essay Contest The Wingham Lions Club will hold the annual peanut drive on December 5, 6 and 7 with a wide selection of prod- ucts to suit everyone, At Tuesday night's meeting Lion Casey Casemore brought the club up to date on the Li- ons' Peace Essay Contest. There are several entries but the mern- bers would like to see many more handed in before the De- cember 10 deadline. Lion Lorne McDonald intro- duced Ken Witherden and Jack McKinnon, representatives of the Bell Telephone Company. Mr. McKinnon gave an excel- lent address on the past and present achievements of the company and the goals it is striving toward in the future. may want to use the rink on Sunday evenings. He said rol- ler skating rentals amounted to $1,116, admissions $2, 944 and booth receipts $3, 365. A net profit of about $1,800 is ex- pected on the roller skating op- eration, which started in May. Mayor Miller said he had talked with the Minister of Edu- cation about community col- leges and had been directed to the proper authorities for the presentation of a brief, The mayor also said that he has had some indication that the bailey bridges at the south end of town will be replaced with permanent structures next year, The clerk reminded council that nominations will be held on November 24th and elec- tions on December 3rd, The terms will be extended to two years for the first time forcottri, cif, Public Utilities Corrnis-,, Sion and the Public School Board. Remembrance Service Friday Minister of Agriculture Liked Huron Exhibits MRS. HERMAN NETHERY, left, of R. R, 5 Brussels, and Mrs. Cora McGill, Belgrave, examine dolls offered for sale at the For- esters Hall, Belgrave, last Saturday by the Ladies' Guild of Trinity Anglican Church. —Advance-Times Photo. Town Council Gives Approval to High School Building Cost