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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-11-16, Page 7NOW IN ACTION—A floating dredge is now working in the Lower Town pond pumping silt from the pond into a settling basin on the south side of Victoria Street. The work is being done by Inland Dredging of Orillia, under contract to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. The ma- chine has a cutter under the water and a huge pump that sucks up the silt and shoots it out through a floating pipeline. eiseeZeeeeleseeeeeeeeesee SILT FROM THE Lower Town pond is be- ing carried by pipeline from a hydraulic dredge to this settling basin created by throwing up a dike around wasteland on the south side of Victoria Street, just west of the bridge.—A-T Photo. Icy roads were a hazard on November 5 • WILLIAM D. "BILL" MAY AGENT 322 CENTRE STREET WINGHAM Phone 357-3280 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES — P6640 Canadian Head Office: Toronto, Ontario. THOMAS D. DEPOSITOR OR MRS. MARY DEPOSITOR 52 CENTENNIAL AVE, ANYTOWN Pay to the order PERSONAL C.C.". 212245 000 ACCOUNT 19 $ Dollars THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 100 I MAIN St, AND 55FILICE AVE, ANYTOYM so it 1 8 31. 5.00 LI: elusive at Toronto-Dominion FREE • Fully personalized cheques • Fully personalized deposit slips • Cheque wallet, in choice of IWO colors • box for cancelled cheques with a Personal Chequing. Account at TOFICONTO ,COOMINION The Bonk where people mike the difference. O. SNOW, Manager, WingheM, Wart °. A, E. GRAHAM, Manager, Gordo, Ontario, rr.,alon prm , SPS107.11111PIIN1101.1,111101,441," le • • a Principal Frank Madill, re- porting to the Huron-Bruce District High School Board last Thursday, said progress on the new addition is being held up because the contractor is short of bricklayers, The company has offered bonus payments to bricklayers but only 13 are on the job although 20 to 25 are needed. The roof is being put 40 on the administration area, he said. The secretary-treasurer, Miss Y. McPherson, reported that an interim grant payment Shortage of help slows building program 14141114 Aft0t10)111,1 /1/UrsdaY' Nov. 2! 1147 7.1!* 7 Of $121, 000 had been received, bringing the total so far this year to 074,800, The interim payments have been a great help she said, in reducing the amount of borrowings which the board has had to make during the year, The board passed a recom- mendation that staff member R. Jackson, architectural draft- ing instructor, be considered in breach of contract. Mr, Jackson was given time off in mid-October. He failed to re- port back for duty and could not be located, although he did not formally terminate his con- tract. Mr. Heinz Hoernig has been engaged as a replacment. Mr. Madill said that daily attendance for October had averaged 977, Enrollment was 1,028. The principal reminded board members that commenc- ment will be held on Friday evening, December 1st. Mr. Madill reported that the school cross-country teams had won all three divisions in the Conference and in WOSSA came first in Junior, third in Intermediate and fifth in the Senior event. The school rugby team, Mr. Madill said, would play Exeter on Tuesday and buses were being made avail- able so that students could go to the game if they wished. He also said that interested Grade XIII students would go by This is who to see for the same good deal on life and homeowners 'insurance. bus to College Day at the VW., versity of Western Ontario on November 11, and that Grade X business and commercial stu- dents were lined up for a trip to see data processing equip- ment at Althouse college of Education ill London. A music workshop is slated for Novem- ber 25th at the Wingham school and about 150 teachers are ex- pected to attend. Mr. Webster is to host the agricultural teach- ers of the district on November 18th. Mr. Madill said that profes- sional development day took place on November 3rd and each department was respons- ible for its activities for the day. All the teachers were in- volved, By visiting other schools, he felt the staff had accomplished much more than meeting in one place. LUCK NOW REPORT Principal J.W, Allason, of the Lucknow school, said com- mencement would be held the following night. He reported two teachers had attended a geographers' conference at Lon- don and that SATO tests had been administered at the school. Hi's request for the purchase of a record player was granted as was his request for the staff to have November 13th off for professional development day. Staff members will visit Lucas Collegiate in London, Mr. Allason said attendance in October had averaged 96.9 per cent on the enrollment of 172 students. Department of Education approval had been received to operate night school courses where the enrollment was slightly under the required amount. Various committee chair- men reported to the board, but problems were all of a minor nature. L.O.L. elects 1968 officers The regular meeting of L.O.L. 794 was held in the Orange Hall on Monday. After the business of the meeting was completed the election and ' installation of officers was held as follows: Worshipful Master, Clayton Baird; Deputy Master, 'Brian Hogg; chaplain, Bill Hogg; rec. -sec., Carl Johnston; trea- surer, Henry Wheeler; fin. -sec, Milo Casemore; marshal', W.J. Peacock; first lecturer, John McInnes; second lecturer, Leonard James;.tyler, Fleming Johnston; committeemen, Gordon Sanderson, Borden Jen- kins, Russell Baird, Cedril Mof- fatt, Wayne Johnston. BLYTH O. P. P. officers on duty November 5 had a busy day with several accidents caused by icy roads. In all, five mo- tor vehicle accidents were in- vestigated that day and three others occurred later in the week. On Sunday, November 5, at 8:45 a.m. a car driven by George M. Davidson of Brussels, slid on the icy road and struck a vehicle owned by Carmen R. Meehan also of Brussels. Dam-, age was estimated at $250.00 Prov, Const, K. G. Wilson in- vestigated the accident. Again on Sunday, at about 1:25 p.m. Douglas A. Evans of Kitchener lost control of his car on Highway 86, and ended up in a ditch, This accident occurred while Evans was at- tempting to stop behind a ve- hicle driven by Allan G. Mac- Donald of 343 Wallace Ave. E. Listowel. Damage was estima- ted at $200.00. There were no injuries. Both persons were charged under the Highway Traffic Act. At about 5:15 p.m. the same day, Reginald J. Russell of Listowel, who was driving a 1966 Chrysler, lost control on the icy highway, crossed over the westbound lane and broke off three guide posts on the north shoulder of the road. There were no injuries and no charges were laid. Prov. Const, W. R. Bell investigated. Dam- age to the car amounted to $375.00. About 9;30 p.m. John C. Cochrane, of Ethel, who was driving a 1958 Pontiac on 86 Highway, applied his brakes for a left turn at County Road 19. The vehicle he was driv- ing spun around on the icy high- way, crossed the eastbound lane and rolled over once. Damage to the car amounted to approx- imately $200, 00. There were no injuries and no charges laid. Prov. Const, W. R. Bell inves- tigated. Also on November 5, Janet I. Meyer of Formosa, while driving a 1966 Plymouth north on Highway 9, lost con- trol on the snow-covered road, crossed the southbound lane and struck the guard rail on the west side of the road. There were no injuries and no charges laid. On Wednesday, November 8, at approximately 8:00 p. m. Bernice J. Sperling, who was travelling east on Concession 4-5, Howick Township, applied her brakes, but was unable to avoid striking a cattlebeast which had run from the north ditch directly in the path of her vehicle. Damage to the car was estimated at $150.00. No charges were laid. Prov. Const. K. R. Balzer investi- gated. On Thursday, at 2:45 p.m. Miss M. Jardine dies in hospital GORRIE-- Miss Margaret Sheriff Jardine, 85, of Wroxe- ter died November 6, in Pal- merston Hospital, following a short illness. The daughter of the late John Jardine and his wife the former Janet McIntosh, she was born in'Howick Township Nov- ember 17, 1881. She was a member of the Wroxeter United Church and Friendship Circle and had re- sided in Wroxeter over 40 years. Surviving are one brother, Norman of Tagaske, Sask., several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at the Moir funeral home, Gorrie on Wednesday, conducted by key. Ronald M. Sweeney of Wroxeter United Church. Pallbearers were Alvin Grainger, Tack McDonald', Jack Hodgiris, Donald Watson, Bill Heibein and Glenn Under- wood. Burial was In Geirrie Cemetery. Albert E. Eno of Blyth, after entering an intersection and attempting to make a left turn, struck a car driven by Eunice R. Johnston of Clinton. Dam- age to the vehicles amounted to approximately 8115.00. There were no injuries. Al- bert E. Eno was charged as a result of this accident. Prov. Const. W. A. Stevenson inves- tigated. On Friday, at about 6:45 p.m. Donald G. Nickel of Wroxeter, while eastbound on 86 Highway, applied his brakes but failed to stop in time to avoid striking a vehicle driven by Douglas M. Cooper of Ham- ilton. There were no injuries and damage to the cars was estimated at approximately $1250.00. Prov. Const. W.R. Bell investigated. The Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po- lice conducted 21 safety checks. Ten persons were warned and eight were charged for Highway Traffic Act offences, Four Liquor Control Act in- vestigations were made with four persons being charged. There was one break, enter and theft investigations, two wilful damage and seventeen other criminal investigations made. Howick Lions bingo winners Mrs. Simon Huber of Mild- may, Mrs. Bruce Montgomery of Wroxeter and Mrs. Rocker, Listowel; Mrs. Irene Leitch, Kincardine; Mrs. Bates, Harris- ton; Mrs. Bill Schill, Formosa; Mrs. Ed. Rich, Wingham; Mrs. Bob Montgomery, Wingham; Mrs. Irene Leitch, Kincardine; Mrs. Alex McMichael,Clintone Art Davie, Harriston; Mrs. Bates, Harriston; Mrs. Bates; Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery, Wing- ham. Share the wealth: Mrs. Mc- Innes of Vordwich arid Alex McMichael, Clinton; Mrs. Mc. Laughlin, Georgetown. $25 special, Mrs. Art Davie, Har- riston. Jackpot consolation plus bonus, Mrs. Ken Lawrence, Listowel, boor prize winners were Mrs. L. Montgomery of Wing, ham, Mrs, Beattie and Mrs. KeesaW, Listowel and Mrs. IL.aRose, Kincardine. "HATCH'S MILL" If the few productions that I have seen are any evidence of the quality of "Hatch's Mill" scripts, I must say sadly, that this Canadian series will not be given the recognition a ser- ies of its type could command. There are so many fascinating, exciting and wonderful stories to come out of our pioneer life here in Canada, that a series of this type should be able to keep everyone, from Grandma to Junior, glued to the TV set for an hour each week (Tues- days at 9:00 p.m.). Unfort- unately, this is not the case with the episodes I have wit- nessed. Hatch's Mill was created by George Salverson, who made the characters come to life in a pioneer Canada, in the years between the War of 1812 and the MacKenzie Rebellion of the 1830's. The village was to be situated on the rough and lone- ly road leading south to Toronto. and north to the bushland and wilderness. With this in mind, and information from "dozens of books" he read, CBC designer Robert Lawson, with his assist- ant Ken Lamb and a crew of carpenters, started to build "Hatch's Mill" in mid-July of 1966. Inside scenes were to be shot at Studio City, near Klein- burg, Ontario, and a half-mile from there the men found a clearing perfectly suited to their needs. Five weeks after the first construction began, this same clearing boasted a road, a duck pond, Hatch's Inn and Tavern, a general store, a blacksmith shop, a barn, a mill, and some log cabins. The first week in September, it was ready for the cast and crew to begin filming. Lawson now recalls the hard work involved --"We worked seven days a week, and as long as the light held. Luck- ily, it was a dry season ...". When they finished the out- door set, they moved indoors to make the interiors of the inn, tavern, general store, and the cabins. The household furnish- ings are really as authentic as they look -- they came from Toronto's Pioneer Village. The series took six months to film, will run for ten weeks. It is produced by George McGowan, who also directed all but one of the episodes. The scripts were written by a number of different people. Some are based'dn incidents that actually happened, at least variations of these inci- dents. The four stars are Robert Christie, one of our finest Can- adian actors (father of Dinah); Cosette Lee, a top character actress; Marc Strange, a com- paratively young Canadian per- former; and Sylvia Feigel, a graduate of the National Thea- tre School, Montreal, who un- til now, was making much of her wages doing television com- mercials. They play the Hatch family -- Noah, Maggie, Saul, and Silence. By the way, if you're wondering where you've seen Christie before, he has 'Tis Show BIZ 8y Vonni Lee become famous in the role of Sir John A. MacDonald, and toured Canada es the famous Prime Minister during centen- „ nial Year. Safety inspector reports to council The Clerks of the various municipalities of the County should get in touch with the construction safety inspector whenever new construction is contemplated or under way in their municipality, Huron County councillors agreed at the November Session in God- erich. Everett Smith, county safe- ty inspector stated that the number of project reports from the various municipalities was as follows: Goderich, two re- ports, 15 projects; Blyth, two reports, three projects; Zurich, four reports, 12 projects; Hens- all, one report, four projects; Stephen, seven reports, 16 pro- jects; Exeter, seven reports, 33 projects; Wingham, two re- ports, two projects; Beaver Lumber, three reports, three projects; Hay Township, 18 re- ports, 21 projects. Mr. Smith reported that 326 inspections had been made to date, resulting in 194 with contraventions, 129 without contraventions and three with stop-work orders left at the projects. 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