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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-04-06, Page 1Ceetneillor Ilateeen, who is also a member of the Legion, said there has been sonie public criticism of the Legion for try, ing to purchase the property when the pool committee is still interested, .ire intimated that it was not the intention of the Legion to upset Any of the plans of the other group. Councillor Williams express, ed the view that if a pool is to be built in the community there are other sites which can be utilized and, can be obtained at no cost, At the regular meeting of the Wingham Town Council on Monday Of this week a letter from the local bench of the " Royal Canadian Legion was read which stated that the geaup is willing to purchase the property mkt the eorner of Victoria and Wgilliare Street, for use as the site of a new Legion hall. Mayor DeWitt Miller ex- Plaloed that the property has been owned by ()made Hydre. He said the swimming pool committee had earlier express, ed interest in the property and that Ontario Hydro had agreed to sell it to the town for $2, 500,4 The deed for this transaction hat been drawn up, Ile went on to say that the group interested in the property for a swimming pool does not have the funds available to make the purchase, As a result of the discussion council agreed to accept the property ftom Ontario Hydro anc to immediately sell it to the local Legion Branch for the same amount, with the Legion to cover all legal costs. 'It ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestritui Council agrees to Legion's purchase of site for hail 3thtenw FIRST SECTION le Copy l<1pr Over Fifteen Cents, to ham Ontario, Thursday, April 6, 1967 Town council seriously concerned about condition of factory building A copy of a letter from the Conservation Authorities Branch of the Department of Energy and Resources Management to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority regarding the desilt- ing of the lower town pond was read. The letter indicated that the scheme will not be approv- ed unless more than one munici- pality is named as benefiting, Robert Wenger, the local repre- sentative on the Authority, said the problem could be resolved if the town requests the Author- ity to accept a small percent- Red Front buys Holmdale property Harry Merkley of the Red Front Grocery Ltd. announced that his firm has purchased the old Holmdale Creamery proper- ty on the corner of Josephine and Victoria St., adjacent to the Red Front Store. The property has been own- ed by the United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative since it was purchased from Holmdale Creamery Ltd. five years ago. Miller Davis was manager at the time. Since then the building has been gradually deteriorating and latterly has become a real eye- sore to the main street. Mr., Merkley said he has given a contract to Mowbray Construc- tion to tear down the building, level the area and make a park- ing lot out of the site, The building is about 100 ft. long on Victoria Street with an 83-foot extension on the lane running south. Also included is 26 feet of land to the south of the Red Front store. age of benefit, He said, how- ever, that a general reeetingof the Authority will have to be called as the program must have approval 91 the general mem- bership and not the executive alone. Council delayed action (Please turn to Page Eight) ,, AO. ,,, to*OettaA ,,, ,, ........... t.t.!4 ...... ILA" aa tttt # Gorrie man still active at 90 years The condition of the Old Brown factory on Alfred Street sparked a discussion at the reg- ular meeting of the town fathers on Monday evening, Mayor Miller said the front wall of the building is bulging toward the street and has become a hazard to the public, He told council the area will have to be fenced to protect passers-by, A debate followed as to what course of action should be tak- en to have the owner look after the situation. It was left that representation will be made to provincial authorities to obtain proper legal methods of forcing the owner, Moses Brown of Tor- onto, to remedy the situation, Mayor Miller said that a special meeting of council will have to be called to set the mill rate for, the year. Treasur- er William Renwick explained that the rate cannot be set un- til the levies are in from the schools and these have not era rived as yet. A letter from Lloyd'Truax Limited stated the firm was will- ing to contribute $1, 000 to' wards the extension of a sewage line on Bristol Terrace, provid- ed the amount can be applied to frontage charges to the firm if a sewer extension is ever built on Cedar Ave. Council referred to its decision on March 16 that the line will be built to serve the factory on condition the company contribute to the construction costs to the extent of $1, 000, with no strings at- tached. The Mayor said he has not been able to resolve the problem as senior management of the company is out of town. because he couldn't afford one, but the sparkle in his eye might have indicated that he is pretty fond of horses. Mr. Dane said that when he and his wife were married they probably set up their household with no more than $75.00 worth of furniture, and some of this is still in his home. A note to his friends. If you are in town drop in to say hello. It is pretty obvious that Mr. Dane loves company and a good chat with old friends and,neigh- hors. New $35,000 club house is planned for local golfers The Building and Finance Committee of the Wingham Golf Club has completed plans for a new club house, details of which will be presented to the club membership at a special meeting Sunday, April 9th, at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall. The new building would be situated north of the present fa- cilities, with long range provis- ion for a curling rink to be add- ed to the east end at a later date. The economies of amal- Fire chief resigns post to deputy Wingham students win region contest Robert Dane of Gorrie mark- ed his 90th birthday on April 6, and while in hospital for aminor ailment, he is otherwise in good health and spirits. His sense of humor is wonderful and his memory of yesteryear excellent. Mr. Dane said he was born on the 10th concession of How- ick, near Gorrie, in 1877. He farmed in Howick until 1916, when he came to Gorrie and looked after taking the mail from the train to the post office, as well as the delivery of local freight shipments. Mr. Dane and his late wife celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in January 1965. Mrs. Dane died three months later. Mr. Dane has continued to live alone since the death of his wife, until he was hospital- ized in January. When asked how things are today compared to when he was a boy, he remarked that there is no comparison. He said he never saw more than 25 cents as a youngster and people have a 40. much better time today than W then. As a child and young man he was never farther away from home than two and a half or three miles. He has never owned a car and claimed it was MARY AHARA, a grade twelve student at Wingham District High School, was named Wingham and District Centennial Queen on Wednesday night. The ceremony was per- formed at the Lions Club Ball with Mayor DeWitt Miller crowning Miss Ahara. Her princesses were Sally Galbraith, left, and Pamela Walden. The centennial queen is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahara of Wingham.—Advance-Times photo. gamation have encouraged this type of union in many other towns. The building would be of a two-floor split level design, with kitchen, dining room and lounge facilities on the upper floor, men's and ladies' locker rooms and a smaller lounge downstairs. Overall dimensions of the building would be 36' x 48', with the dining room-lounge area measuring 19' x 461.. Esti- mated cost of the structure is $35, 090,.09, equipped. The Club has obtained a license un- der the Liquor License Act. The new, improved facili- ties would provide an opportun- ity for non-golfers as well as golfers to make use of them, as it is planned to have social memberships available. Plans to proceed with fund- raising and building activities are subject to the active support and approval of all club mem- bers and interested prospective members at the meeting to be held April 9th. Mary Ahara Centennial Queen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Ahara. Runners up for the hon- or were Pam Walden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walden and Sally Galbraith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gal- braith. Other contestants were Wingham's Centennial Queen was crowned at the Lions Club Ball last Wednesday night with the choice of the judges being -Miss Mary Ahara, grade twelve student at the Wingham Dis- trict High School. Mary is a Branch 180 Royal Canadian Leg- ion, held in Wingham, Lynne Workman won the senior divis- ion and Dorothy Elliott the jun- ior division for secondary schools. They advanced to the zone competition in Egmond- ville but were unsuccessful. lic Speaking Club of W.D.H. S., coached by Mrs. G. W. Tiffin, have been entered in competi- tions during the past few months Not all were winners but each gained valuable experience. Pam King competed in the Industrial Accident Association contest in Stratford. Jim Gra- ham was a contestant in the Wingham Lions competition and the Ontario Trustees Association and Ontario Hydro contest, im- promptu class, at Goderich. Jim McKague was in the pre- pared speech division at the Goderich competition as well as the two Lions events. Phyllis McKague entered the Wingham Lions contest and she and Lee Wenger spoke at the IOOF and Rebekah Lodge United Nations Pilgrimage Tour contest in Clin- ton. In the Centennial Public Speaking Contest sponsored by The Lions Club Region 3 pub- lic speaking contest was held Friday evening at Arthur with the Wingham contestants cap- turing first place for girls' and boys' divisions. Lynne Workman of Brussels spoke on Old Age. Her im- promptu was Our Canadian Flag. Jim McKague of Belmore spoke on Cheating for his prepared speech and The Value of Lions Public Speaking was the topic for his impromptu. The contestants, students at Wingham District High School, were winners of the Wingham Lions competition. They' will now compete in the Lions dist- rict finals at Barrie on Friday night. The winners of that con- test will advance to the Ontario and Quebec finals. The com- petition is the No. 1 project of District A Lions. OTHER CONTESTS Seven members of the Pub- Deputy Reeve Jack Alexan- der, chairman of the fire com- mittee, told Wingham Council on Monday evening that Fire Chief Jim Carr resigned his po- sition on the brigade a week agc after serving as chief since 190 Mr. Alexander said that Dave Crothers, who has been deputy chief, has agreed to take on the responsibility of chief. As are• suit, council passed a by-law confirming the appointment. Mr. Crothers has been a mem- ber of the brigade since 1941. It is understood that the bri- gade has the privilege of ap- pointing its own deputy chief, and that the former chief will be given this post. Council moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Carr and a letter of appreciation for his many years of service as chief will be forwarded. In regard to other fire de- partment affairs, the deputy reeve recommended the pur- chase of a number of equip- ment items for the brigade in- cluding six rain coats and two hard hats., Debbie Foxton, Sheila Crewson and Ann Vath, Given the most difficult task of the evening were the judges, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Krauter of Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. J. DeZeeuw and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thompson, all of Teeswater, Mayor DeWitt Miller performed the crowning ceremonies. The girls were judged on poise, per- sonality and appearance. Mr„ and Mrs. Jim Renwick were chosen best in the centen- nial period costumes and were presented with a gift from band leader Lionel Thornton. A large number of those attending the dance appeared in old-fashion- ed dress, Roger West unanimous choice of Huron-Bruce PCs New ownership ham, the retiring secretary- treasurer of the Huron-Bruce as- sociation. CONFIDENT NOTE Addressing the gathering, Roger West said he was well aware of the fact that he and the riding workers face a formi- of Camera Shop The announcement was made Monday of the sale of the for- mer Wingham Camera Shop to Jack Maxwell of Kitchener, Un- der the new ownership, the busi- ness will be called Maxwell's Camera Shop. Mr. Maxwell, who purchas- ed the business from Sigfried Seifert, brings with him a great deal of experience in the pho- tography and camera shop busi- ness. In his more than ten years in the business, Mr. Maxwell has held positions as manager with the Camera Shop in St. lief that this constituency would benefit very materially if it were represented by a member of the government party rather than by one who sits with the opposition, and he referred to the long years that Huron-Bruce had been so ably represented by dable task in the forthcoming provincial election, but he ex- pressed complete confidence that victory can be achieved. He made it clear that he would need the devoted help of every possible association member. Mr. West also stated his be- Thomas and with Simpson Sears camera department in Kitchen- er. He also owned the Camera Shop in Owen Sound. Mr. Maxwell is married to the former Laurette Fisher of Formosa and the couple have a baby daughter. They recently moved to Wingham. the late John Hanna. The speaker dwelt on the excellent quality of government which has been provided for so many years by Progressive Conservative governments and said there was no doubt whatever that the Ro- barts administration will be re- turned to power in the next elec- tion. "I am very serious in my in- tent, " said Mr. West. "Togeth- er we can achieve our objective. Let's go West in '67." FULL SUPPORT George Joynt said a few months ago he believed he would be in a position to seek the nomination, but that busi- ness developments had made this impossible. He promised his full support for Roger West and asked that the association members do the same. Mr. Joynt also spoke of the efforts he has made to have this section of Ontario included in the designated area and thusbea come eligible for federal assist- ance in securing industry. ELECT EXECUTIVE The meeting had also been called to elect executive offic- ers of the association and Mrs. Lloyd presented the report of the nominating committee which was adopted. Those named to office are: President, George McCutcheon; vice-president, William Cotterill, Tiverton; sec.-treas., Norman Shepherd, (Please turn to- Page Eight) ...... ....... tiltIlitilt11111illil ........ I ... I ...... t .................... t ......... Wit ..... ti . i..11.il.il OM ........ itli We Need Your Help For some weeks we at The Advance-Times have been gather- ing whatever material we could find in preparation for a Centers nial edition of the paper. We hope to publish this edition im- mediately prior to July 1st, Canada's 100th birthday. We still need lots of material and would be very happy to get the information for histories of century farms, old homes and Nisi. nesses which have been owned by the same family for long periods of time. Many of our older residents have heard or remember stories about the pioneer days. Old pictures, too are welcome r not only of scenes and build- ings in Wingham, but anything of interest in the surrounding area and the nearby villages. It should be borne in mind that this Centennial year, and what we record now, will be of keen interest to future generations. This special edition of The Advance-Times will be a suitable method of gathering together much historical material which might otherwise be lost within the next few decades, lust one reminder. Though the special edition will appear the last week in June, we must begin- work on it right away, Please dig out any interesting pictures or information and let us know soon. The phone number is 857-2320, the riding association after five years of service, and Norman Shepherd, Winghem lawyer, who was appointed to the position. —Advance-Times Photo. iiiMEWIW,,VOtt0Hii.i4 ttit ,tittliOrtitY00 ,401iVittiiifI1iiiiiiHill WWI WWI ot.V.V . ... CONGRATULATING Roger West on his no. rnination by the Huron-Bruce Progressive Conservatives on Friday night are Mrs, Mary Lloyd, who resigned as secretary of Roger West, 30-year-old tel- evision announcer, was unani- mously chosen to represent the ProgressiVe Conservative party in the constituency of Huron- Bruce in the next provincial election, The nomination meeting was held in the Wing- ham town hall on Friday eve- ning and attracted one of the largest crowds of party support- ers seen in some years. About 320 people made up the audi- ence. George Joynt, reeve of Luck- now, was also nominated, but he declined to accept and no ballot was required. George McCutcheon of Brussels, 'presi- dent of the Huron-Bruce PC As- sociation, and a candidate in two previous elections, chaired the meeting and introduced the platform guests. They were De- Witt Miller, mayor of Wing- ham, who extended a civic wel- come to the delegates; R. B. Cousins of Brussels, who extend- ed thanks to the guest speaker; Eltner Bell of Exeter, president of the Ontario Progressive Con- servative Association:- Robert McKinley, member of parlia- ment for Huron; Hon. William A. Stewatt, the guest speaker for the meeting; John Loney, M.P. for Bruce; Eric Winkler, M.P., of Hanover; William Jar- vis, president of the Westetn Ontario PC Association; Gordon Hess, district convener in the Western Ontario Association, and Mrs. J. R. Lloyd, Wing- OUR APOLOGIES-- We offer sincere apologies to Anita During of the CKNX pho- tography department. Photo- graphs of the Walter Lockridge Memorial Midget Tournament which were taken by Anita were mistakenly credited as Advance- Times photos. 0--0--0 WITH THE TROOPS-- A few weeks back the Can- adian Armed Forces in the Mid- dle East requested that radio stations in this country send them tapes rel'''roadcasts eman- ating here, . provide home- flavored listening for the boys in the Canadian section of the United Nations Emergency Force. Most of these men serve in the Gaza Strip between Egypt and Israel. Selecting what was considered a good, "homey" program, CKNX, Wingham, sent along tapes of the 'Hi Neighbour" series and have had an enthusiastic response from the forces. The program fea- tures items from the weekly newspapers in this area, and al- though few of the servicemen come from this district, appar- ently the small town news real- ly does bring back thoughts of rural Canada everywhere. The broadcasts to the forces go out over Radio Marina at El Arish. A Canadian forces station is soon to be opened at Rafah. 0--0--0 WORD FROM THE SOUTH-- A letter from R. 8. IvIcKine ney at the week-end. written /Ai, from Daytona Beach, enclosed 1p an interesting copy of the ballot which is used in the U.S. elec- tions. It doesn't look much like the ones we are accustom , ed to here, for it carries a pic- ture of the voting machine in which it is to be used, along with instructions for operating the machine. "Mac" says the weather is balmy and that he has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs, Bill MeCocil and Mt. and. Mrs, Garnet Baker, The letter. was C.P, agent in Winghain sortie years ago.