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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-11-21, Page 8`}' e8. 1P dA1 vance=`l=imes. Thursday, Nov. 21,19% Select candidates at Wingham nomination Continued from Page One faced by the community and sari° that the budget has simply Pt permitted that all requests for expenditures be met. A Icy$ten of priorities has to be uled.to carry out the most ur- gent tasks first. She said that outstanding taxes, at $9,895, at. e the lowest in many years. Mrs. Bennett stated that she would be a candidate for town council. REEVESHIP Jack Alexander, nominated for the reeveship, said that lee has been deputy reeve for four years and chairman of the cem- etery and fire committees. lin regard to the cemetery he said more land will be needed shortly. He described the Wing-' ham and District fire brigade as one of the best in the country. In his capacity as chairman of the board of Huronview, Mr. Alexander said that thehome contains 310 beds, of which 2 65 are at present occupied. He denied that their is a waiting list,of those who seek admission PROMPT Radio and Television Service LICENSED TECHNICIAN Repairs to All Makes and Models RANGE ELEMENTS to fit all ranges DRYER ELEMENTS for all.. popular makes and Models' AUTHORIZED GENERAL ' ELECTRIC SMALL APPLIANCE SERVICE GE Small Appliance" µaQParts for,;Sale Whoiesaie Wand Retail ilISON Radio & Electric Phone ' 357-2262 Serving you since 1935 to the house and explained that application forms' are sent out to each person who desires ad- mission and that many of these are never returned, "It is a big home, " said Mr. Alexander, "perhaps too Some have found this out de- spite the fact thatathey did not. support the proposal to build the last addition at some other place. " Mr. Alexander said he would be a candidate for the reeve - ship on December 2. Mr;s,Kerr summarized the work which h as been done during the year on streets, sew- ers and in general maintenace. He also explained that all re- quests from residents of the town cannot be met, due to the limitations imposed by his de- partment's budget. Among oth- er costs the town faces at pres- ent is the removal of more than 60 trees along the streets. Another project which will be carried out during the com- ing year will be the.complete rebuilding of Diagonal Road, cost of which will be borne 90°jo by the Department of Highways. Mr. Kerr detailed the work of the Huron County Road Com- mittee, of which he is a mem- ber and on which he has one more year to serve. In addition he. is, also a trnember of a study, committee appointed by the „Department of Highways to bring in. a report on the needs of all municipalities in Huron as far as streets and roads are concerned. He said he is the only member. of the committee from thenorthern half of the county and the only non -rural member. He concluded by stating his intention to seek re-election and asked the support of the voters on December 2. DEPUTY REEVE- • As the only nominee for the office of deputy reeve, Harold Wild thanked the meeting for his acclamation and then re- ported on his work in council for the .past two .years as chair- man of the welfare committee. He said it is difficult at times' to discern the needy cases among'the applicants. The wel- fare committee had stayed with- in its budget. for the year. • COUNCIL .. A letter was read from Geo. Carter, nominated for council. which explained that he was prevented from attending the meeting by a death in the fam- ily. However,- he declared his intention of seeking a council seat. • John Ace" Bateson express- ed disappointment at the small attendance at the meeting but said that he believed the public is well informed about council's' business transactions. "We have a good newspaper in this town . " he, said, "the meetings' arewell reported and nothing is left out, Mr. f3 ateson said that the most outstanding point about town council is that is never has.enough money to carry out all the projects- which seems ad- visable. As chairman of the property committee he reported on the work which has been done during the past two years, such as• redecoration of the council chamber and 'otherpro- jects. Town property, he said, is in good shape. He commend- ed Mayor Miller for the tremen- dous amount of time he spends on the town's behalf. The councillor said he was not able to premise lower taxes next year, "only a fool would do that. " But he did promise to do his part .to see that the best possible value is received for every dollar spent. Councillor Alan Williams, who has been chairman of the industrial committee, explain- ed the purpose of an advertise- ment which appeared recently in The Advance -Times, asking for the names of women who' wish, work in a new indstry, He•aid that the wage'giroted was'very low, but that the ad- vertisement and its wording were made necessary by,a firm which had sun a similar ad in another tow! and had'received some 400 applications. The ad was for the sake .of compar- ison and the wording had to be kept the same as in the other community. Mr, Williams said hq would not be a candidate for re-elec- tion to, council but that he will continue to serve the commun- ity in other capacities. ' He made a suggestion that in future the town council plan' for its requirements and set its mill rate accordingly, rather 'than waiting for the school rate to be established and taking what is left. ..William Walden was unable to be present but the chairman read a letter from hien in which he stated his intention of run- ning for a council seat. .• Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank said he has been a mem- ber of the council for e i gh t y s, four of them as chair - m .of the police committee. He expressed .thanks to Chief Jim Miller and his staff for the good' job they are doing. • He said the Chief has just com- pleted a six-week course at the .1A 1441TUP !I/S CNI /S /yIAS-64'E. Geeo FANFARE LUGGAGE Saturn --New .from SAMSONITE Fiberglass reinforced super tough embossed two-tone virgin vinyl covering. Precision draw . bolt locks. Several colors. $15.00 OFF 2 -Piece Set Regular $74.95 See the many new , features that make SATURN a fashionable, and practical way to too anywhere. LADIES' WARDROBE $36.95 LADIES' O'NITE $22.95 MEN'S 3-SUITER $37.95 MEN'S COMPANION $22.95 $59.9 Value ALKERFuRNH5OHIENGS PHONE 3574430 WINGHAM, ONT police college at Aylmer and it is hopes that another Wernher of the force can take the course next year. He also commend- ed Lou Palmer for the excell- ent work he does on the radio post, a Job which keeps him on call at all times. Mr. Cruick- shank said that the fire depart- ment, hospital and ambulance service should be tied in on the same radio network aS the police. He also advocated a pedestrian crosswalk at the John and Josephine intersection. He said his name would be on the ballot for December 2. William Harris, nominated for ,council spoke with regret of the passing of the public school board of which he had been chairman. He said that the school board managed to hold the rate at the same level for two years. He spoke of the • Wingham Public School as one of the best in the county. He' also referred to the faithful service of other school board members. Scott Reid and Dav- id Murray have served for 18 years and Roy Bennett for 15 years. Mr. Harris said that the new public school auditorium is in use four evenings a week, • prov- ing its usefulness to the com- munity as a whole. • He concluded his remarks with an expression of apprecia- tion for his nomination to coun- cil, but said'he had not Ana e up his mind whether or not fo stand. PUBLIC UTILITIES Roy Bennett, one of the nom- inees for public utilities corn- mission, said that he has con- siderable experience in the practical side of building pro grams, having served as prop- erty chairman through two build - MOO Tug projects at the publicschooL. He was appreciative of his nom- ination Ixtt was not definite 'about accepting. John Pattison said he has served on the PUC for the past four years, three of there, as chairman. He said he is proud of the local .utilities, since it has done an excellent job for the community at the lowest possible rates. Iepite increases in the wholesale priee'of elec- trical energy *broth Both 1967 and 1968, the rates had not been in- creased to consumers on Wing - ham. Another increase is ex, pected in 1969 but the PUC hopes to hold .the present rate for another year. Mr. Pattison said Wingham has the seventhhelowest rate in the province or Ontario. The speaker said ' that despite the work done by the PUC it would appear that town council is not happy with the `present commission. The reference was to the decision bTcouncil to place the question of en- largement of the *commission from three to five members be- fore the voters at this election. He said his name will stand on the ballot. W. W. Gurney, who had been a member of the utilities commission said that group has worked together harmoniously. He referred to the dissatisface tion which arose over the PUC's decision to erect a second sub- station in the north-east sector of the town. "People don't like. the appearance of the building, " he said. "Actually it's the best looking building in that part of the town." Mr. Gurney said his name will appear on the ballot an election, day. O.E.S. officers are installed The installation of the of- ficers of Huron Chapter No. 89, Wingham, Order of the Eastern Star was held on Tuesday evert- ing of _last week. Mrs. Jack Reavie, P.D.I,G.M. and a member •of the Gr and Chapter Executive was .the 'in- stalling officer. Installing mar- sh -all was Mrs. K. M. MacLen- nan, P. M. ; installing chaplain, Mrs. Thomas Henderson, P.M.; installing soloist, Mrs. George Guest, P.M.; installing organ- ist,. Mrs. R. H. Middleton„ , P. M. ; installing warden, Farish Moffat, P. P,; installing sentinel, W. E. 'Collyer, P.P. Others assisting were Mrs . Howard Machan, P. M. ; Scott Reid, P. P. ; Mrs, W. E. Coll- yer, P. M,.; Mrs. Thomas Cur- rie, P. D. D. G. M, ; Mrs. Scott Reid, P. M. ; Mrs. Morris Swan- son, .P. M. ; Mrs. Kathleen For- ster, P. M. ; Murray Taylor, P. P. , r Officers installed were: Wor- thy Matron, Mrs. Harold Con - gram; Worthy Patron, ,Harold Congram; Associate Matron, Mrs. Allen Maclntyre; Associ- ate Patron, Jack Reavie; secre- Delegation asks Authority for advice on park Acting upon a recommenda- tion by R. E. McKinney, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority resolved at a recent meeting of its executive that no power boats will be allowed on the Bluevale Pond. A delegation of two Ford- wich residents, Ira Schaefer and Jack Winter, interested in a small park adjacent to the Maitland River in Fordwich, - asked the executive what could be done to have the park prop- erly maintained and improved. The park is owned by a Parks Committee in Fordwich which has no money to invest .in cap- ital improvements or mainten- ance. The meat were advised to try to instigate a meeting of the Parks Committee to reach a decision and pre `ent it to How - ick Township Council. Then a formal resolution from' the township would have to be pie sented to the Authority -before any action could be taken. Regarding the scrapbook competition sponsored by the Authority in five elemerJtary schools in the watershed area, Field Officer K.' G. Musclow reported that 375 scrapbooks' had been distributed. They are to be completed before the end of the present ter rn. Judges for the competition will be George McCutcheon, H a r o l d Robinson and Mr. Musclow. tary, Mrs. Farish °Moffat, P. M...;. 'treasurer, Mrs. Gwendolyn Ad- ams; chaplain, Mrs. Robert •Gibson; Marshall, Mrs. Robert Ahara; organist, Mrs. L. V an- nan; conductress, Mrs. Jack Fisher; associate conductress, Mrs, John Gnay;.. warden, Alex Robertson, P, P. sentinel, Wal- labe Conn.. Star Point officers are: Adah, Mrs. Jack MacDonald; Ruth, Mrs. Bruce Chambers; Esther, Mrs, Ken Leitch, P. M. ; Mar- tha , Mrs. Jack McKim; Electa, Mrs. Clarence Bell. Guests were present from Hamilton, Southampton, Tiver- ton, Kincardine, Blyth, Clif- ford and Dungannon. Rebekah Lodge installs officers About 78 members and guests attended the Majestic Rebekah Lodge when Mrs. Agnes Smythe; District Deputy President, of Kincardine South No. 23 ani° her staff of Teeswater installed the following officers: Noble Grand, Mrs. Edith Powell; vice Grand, Mrs. Reta Merkley; secretary, Mts. Ethel Gerrie; financial secretary, Mrs. Mary Caslick; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Austin; junior past Noble Grand, Mrs. Victoria Wild; Chaplian, Mrs. Pearl Brooks; conductor, Mrs. Kathleen Aitch - on; warden, Mrs. Jean King; right and left supporters of the Noble Grand, Mrs. IsabelMont- gomery and Miss Greta Harris; right and left supporters of the vice Grand, Mrs. Eva Bain and Mrs. Ethel Ho1Rsoutside guardian, Mrs. na Ritchie; in- side guardian, Miss Edna Mitch- ell; flag bearer, Mrs. Mossie Jones and musician, Mrs. Janet ' Hogg. Visiting lodges were present from Teeswater and Brussels. A social hour followed with lunch served by the committee in charge. Attend baptism Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kieffer, Karen and Elaine of R. R. 1, Bluevale and Mr. and ,lvirs. Bill Kieffer, R.R. 1, Wingham at- tended the baptismal ceremony of Rodger Michael Xieffer, in- fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodg- er Kieffer, Hamilton. T h e christening was held at St. 'Eu- gene's Church ,' November 10th: Rev. Father Spaegle officiated, 1 Mr, 'and Mrs. Kieffer enter tamed grandparents, uncles an'd aunts, at a christening dinner at their. home after the service. THE 1968.69 OFFICERS were Installed at the Eastern Stair meeting last week. Front. row: Mrs. Gwendolyn Adams, Jack Reavie, Mrs. Alan Maclntyre, Harold Congram, Mrs. Harold Congram, Mrs. Jack Fisher, Mrs. John Gnay. Back row: Mrs. L. Van - non, Mrs. Bruce Chambers, Mrs. Robert Ahara, Wallace Conn, Mrs. Robert Gibson, Alex Robertson, Mrs, F. Moffat, Mrs, Ken Lei tch'.-A-T° Photo. MEMBERS OF THE installing board who installed Eastern Star officers last week are, front row: Mrs. K: M. MacLennan, Mrs. 'Jack . Reavie, Harold Congram, Mrs. Harold Congram, Mrs. H. Machan; back 14. ... (Iecti�n ads. must • With elections scheduled for December 2 in most municipal- ities in this area, The Advance - Times will probably be carry- ing a good many messages from candidates. •, We would like to remind all such candidates that copy for their advertisements must be in row: Mrs;. T. A. Currie, Farrish Moffat, Mrs,, Scott Reid, Mrs. ®George Guest, Mrs. W. E. Collyer, Scott Reid, Mrs. T. Hender. son, Murray Taylor and Mrs. R. E. For- ster. -A -T Photo. be: received early this office as soon as possible. In some previous years we have been completely swamped by last-minute advertisers and on several occasions were forced to leave the late ones out. There willbe no problem if copy reaches the A -T office this week. • Your car' mirror windshield and dashborad knobs are poten- tial eye. booby -traps. warns the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Doctors treat many, persons whose eyes have been cut or bruised by' them. 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