HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-01-16, Page 1•
What has 'been tei"nted the •
n'1c5t severe winter stores in
rngte than 2.0 years brot gilt
° highway and rail traffic to n
near standstill OP Friday of last
week and set all the old-timers
talking about the great winters
of 1946747 and 1939740. How-
ever, some decided improve-
meets in the highway snow -
clearing equipment over the
years made it possible to get
traffic moving again by the
week -end. - Y
By.Sunday the weather of-
fices were reporting more than
100 inches of snowfall for this
winter so far, about 15 inches
more than the total for all of
last winter.
On Friday morning visibility
was nil and provincial police
stopped all vehicles attempting
to leave town. The driving
ban was maintained until two
o'clock Saturday morning and
after that time all drivers
Wingham fire loss
Minor last year:
'Dave Crothers, chief of the.
Wingham .Fire Department, out-
lined the year .'S activities when
he reported to town council on.
Monday night.
Approximate loss in Wing -
ham due to fire was only$5Q, 00
as a result of .eight minor fires.
The department answered 27
calls in Wingham.
In the rural area there were
7 calls to Morris Township,
dwelling. loss $25.00, barns
$22, 000; Turnberry, ll'calls.
dwelling loss $5, 000, barn $7,•r
000; Howick, 4 calls, dwelling
_loss $500, barn $10,000; no
calls to East W aytanosh.
The firemen had one Mutual
at
the Luclin • Pubt! Sc to
iviol,
fire, helped`the O. P. P. to
search fora lost child in Turi-
'betty and were called to a. _
drowning in Turnberry.
J Twenty-two fire inspections
were made on public and priv-
ate buildings and two rural
watersupply and pump investi-
gations were made. The chief
addressed three organizations
on fire prevention and complet-
ed 31 reports to the Fireiarsh
• als Office.
A foam inductor and ejector `
was added to the equipment
last year and the firemen reno-
vated the social room at the ,
fire hall and made repairs to
several pieces of equipment.
The present strength of the
,brigade is 19 volunteer firemen
and two auxiliary members.
area
were warned of the hazardous
condition of the toads. O;ne
lane traffic was continued most
-01Baturday, partIularly Qn
Highway 4 sonar to .Clinton. •
Dreported
of cats were rep rted
abandoned along the highways
in this area as drivers and erssou pas-
seng g refuge e' in farm
homes along the way to wait
out the blizzard.
Right on the main streets of
win ham visibilitywas so bad
for a time on fridy morning
that it was dangerous -in the
extreme ,to handle a motor ve-
hicle.
The tremendous snowfall
:Vbnilt up so rapidly that digging -
out .operations are still in pro-
gress at mid -week and dozens
of home owners are fighting
water problems. Icing condi-
tions at the eaves on many
buildings are causing, water
from the melting snow to back
up under shingles, creating .
leaks in many places*
The arena was cloned for a
time on Saturday while work-
men removed six feet of snow
from the roof. They have de-
vised a faster method than
shovelling off the total load.
A trench was dug along the
ridge and water from a`'lhose
line poured in at the roof level
until the snow slid off of its own
weight.'
Most residents have their
fingers firmly crossed, in the
hope that the big storm is the •
last one we will see this winter.
L o • ?a ;poli
pt bosy
minor mishaps
,the Vtiingtiarn police depart-
meat has been kept on the run
by an unusually high accident
rate on the town streets, oc-
casioned fox the most part. by
the snowy roadways and poor
visibility.
Last Thursday mofing a
1966 Ford panel truck owned by
Wallace Turkey Products of
:Blyth and driven by Piet Reins-
mawas in collision with a 1967
Pontiac car owned and driven
by. Harry Sjaarda of R, R. 3.
Winghain. The accident oc
curred at the Walden Transport
property on Josephine Street
• when the cat e}nerged.rom the
Walden yard and stalled in the
northbound lane The truck .
struck the car before the latter
could be moved. Visibility
was poor at the time and the
roadway slippery. Damage to,
the .truck was estimated at $50
and to the car $500.
Two young people suffered
injuries in a collision between'
a car and snowmobile at the
intersection of Patrick and
Shuter Stie'.ets on. Saturday. The
snow vehicle, owned by. Wald-
en Bros. and driven by Mrs.
Joan Craig' of Bluevale, was
travelling along Shuter Street •
and after stopping at the inter-...,
section, . emerged from between -
the snow banks and struck a
.car driven by Edward Eckersley
of Catherine Street. Both Mrs.
Craig and her passenger, Marie
Whitby were admitted to llospi-
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
• MEETINGS CANCELLED --
If you ate looking for reports
of the regular meetings of or-
ganizations in this area you will
find many of them missing.
Foul weather caused a hostof.
cancellations. The same was
true'of many scheduled games
and sporting events.
• NAME OMITTED --
Apologies to Keith McLaugh-
lin whose name was omitted
beneath a picture which appear-
ed fast week. Keith is senior
warden of Wingham Masonic
Lodge, and was installed along
with the other officers on Tues-
day evening of last wweek.
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ARENA CLOSED --
e The Wingham Arena was
closed Saturday and Sunday be-
46,6use,of the accumulated snow
load from the storms we have
been blessed with since Christ-
mas. The shovelling continued.
on Monday and by that evening
9 the rink was again open for •
business. Several other arenas
in this area were closed for the
same repson. •-
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NAME PLATES--
Two new name plates have
been mounted on room doors
at Hie.,W ingha m and District
Hospital. They carry. the'
nai•nes of the Order of the East-
ern Star (Room 241) and Kair-
shea Women's Institute. The
plaques indicate that the looms
4 , were endowed by these organ-
izations in years past.
JOHN FINNIGAN'S evergreens beside his' store created a
pretty sight, laden with soft fluffy snow. —A -T Photo.
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4A.ddressingthe 14,1,41 'opt t
at its inaugural Ineettng=on
Monday evening Marx
Miller welcomed the Members.
co/the former counc11, 'as welt
as two new members, George,
Carter and William Haari'is,:
The mayoroutlined the
duties of committee .members
and chairmen and assured the
he would not interfere with
committee decisions.
;aid there is a great deal -of
said
work to be done this
year, includh the construction
*industrial of sewers in ; . e industrial area.
Another major project will
be the reconstruction of roads
and sewers along the former'
E Highway 86 connecting link,
'Diagonal Road. through Victoria
Street to rejoin the new high-
way west of town; The .town
`will pay only 10% of the cost
tal for treatment of injuries,
Damage to the vehicles was
not extensive.
On Saturday afternoon a 19:'.
Pontiac owned by Harry Town
of Wingham and a 1968 for
station wagon owned and drjvi
by Jack Lewis of town were w'
both damaged to the extent
$200 in a collision at the trite
section of Patrick and Edward;;
Streets.' The Town ear was'
driven by Mary Louise Heles i
The Lewis vehicle was stop'
at the intersection and . the.
driver of the car.believed its
was -Moving out onto the stunt
applied the brakes and skidir`
into the station Wagon..
of this work, butttotal dollan
it may be a sizeable amount.
The mayor said he has been
repeatedly disappointed in his
efforts to get the senior citi-
zens' building on Alfred Street,
under way. The Ontario Hous-
ing Corporationdh. as promised
many times that an immediate
start will be made. Hopefully,
construction should be started
in the spring.
f.
A survey team which exam..
fined the need for low rental
housing during the past year
has stated that approval of such
a project would be :recommend-
ed. ..The mayor was hopeful
that something concrete would
take place in 1969.
Mr, Miller also .remarked oh
the high cost of snow removal
so far and expressed -rhe fear
that a continued heavy snow -
MINIM
Canon J. H. Ja
appointed to
Kincardine charge
..
The Bishop of -Huron, the
Right Reverend G. N. Luxton,
has announced the appointment
of the Reverend Canon Jack
Howard. James , B. A. . L. Th. .
•presentlythe. rcgtfatAtiNtat-k41e
parish t� be recto>raf the pari s
of\;the Church of the Messiahl'y
Kincardine, St. -John's, Bervre
,and St„ Luke's, Pine River
Canon James succeeds tteE S.
R. Lupton, recently appointed r
to the parish' of St.. Hilda's and
St. Luke's Churches in St.
Thomas.
Born in Aylesbury, England,
Canon James received his
versity education at Western
and graduated in theology in
1932. He was ordained by
Archbishop Williams in 1931
and except for a leave of ab- '
sence in England in 1934,.and
period during World War II'
as an officerin the Royal Ca-
nadian Air Force; CanonJames'
ministry has been served in the
Diocese of Huron. He has
been rector in Merlin, Lion's
Head, Thamesville,. Glencoe,
Wingham and Tilbury where he
gave leadership and the actual
planning. and 'construction of a
new parish hall; St. Thomas'
Church, Owen Sound, where,.
in order to build a new parish •
hall he' found himself under the
necessity of learning the stone
mason's trade,- and thereby .
matched. the stone church with
a beautiful stone parish hair
After a period as rector of
Seaforth, Canon James moved
'to the new parish. of Holy Trin-
ity, London, where he went
through a similar building ex—
perience in both brick and'
stone, 'accomplishing much of.
the work himself with the as-
sistance of the men of the con-
gregation. In, 1964 Carron James
DRIVING IN TOWN has been ha;ardous for the past few
'weeks .with snow piling up higher and higher all the time.
Street corners have men particularly dangerous. This pic-
ture shows the height of the banks at the Patrick Street
Carling 'Terrace intersection.. --A-T Photo.
COUNCIL.- SWORN INT -The mayor, reeves
and members of Wingham town council
took the oath of office fora two-year term
at the inaugural meeting on Monday even-
ing. Seated: new Councillor William
Harris; Deputy Reeve Harold Wild; Coun-
c,, 4 .0 1111
Anglican rector
addresses council
Rev. H. W. Hamilton of. St.
Paul's, Anglican Church address-
ed the Wingham town douncil
at the -inaugural meeting on
Monday evening.
He read the first eight verses
of Romans chapter 13 which
dealt with a Christian's duty to
'the state, the government and
his neighbors.
Mr. Hi Milton concluded
with a prayer for divine guid-
ance for the council.
became rector of the Markdale
parish, •
The brother of two clergy-
men, Canon Charles. James,
rector of St. Paul's Church in ,
Stratford, and Rev. Trevellyan
'James, recently superannuated
after serving for seventeen.
years asrector of the Church of
the Resurrection in London, he
Is married to the former Thel-
ma'Esther 1-fummell. They
have three sons, .Rev: Frederick
George James, presently in-
cumbent of the Parkhill parish, •
•
and Howard and Edward, teach-
ers in Clinton and London re-
spectively.
This appointment becomes
effective February 15th.
'--Mrs. Olive Boss returned
home this week after holiday-
ing over the Christmas season
at the home of her sister, rev.
..nd Mrs. G. O..Cox of Paisley.
inter weather, sports
send several to hospital
The emergency department
at the Wingham and District
Hospital has been a busy spot
during the past week as out pa-
tients droppedln for treatment
to injuries ranging all the way
from skiing falls to cat bites.
One of the commoner com-
plaints has been strains suffered.'
while people were wrestling
with cars stuck in the heavy
snow.
Ofl Saturday Marie Whitby,
19, daughter of Mr. . and Mrs.
EdWard Whitby, Wingham,
w admitted to hospital with
shack and contusions received
when the snow vehicle on which
she was riding was in collision
with a car at the cort'ier of
Shuter and Patrick Streets. Mrs.
Mervyn Craig of Bluevale, driv-
er of the machine, suffered an
.injured left ankle to which a
walking cast was applied be-
fore she was released.
On Sunday Diane Elizabeth
McLean, 8, of Wroxeter,
daughtdr of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
4cLean fell while skating. At
the hospital it was found that
she had fractured her right
collarbone. She was released.
after treatment.
On Monday James Beattie
of Wingham was treated for a
lacerated forehead,_, caused
when he was struck by falling,
ice.
chlor Mrs. Margaret Bennett; Reeve Jack
Alexander. and Mayor DeWitt Miller Stand-
ing: Councillors John Bateson; -George -
Carter,, a new member, and G. W. Cruick-
shank; Clerk 'William Renwick. .
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—Advance -Times Photo..
Alex Corrigan named
president. ofBranc!h
John Strong conducted his
final meeting as ;president of
Branch 180,- Royal Canadian
Provincial police.
check -accidents
On Sunday, January 5 a
1967 Comet hardtop driven by
James Daniel Duncap of Brus-,
sels Was damaged to the ex-
tent of about' $350 when it roll-
ed into •the ditch on County -
Road 12. Diuzcan was south-
bound. whenhis car slid on the
icy road surface and tumbled
onto the east ditch. Const.
W. R. Bell investigated."
The day at 5.10 p. m.
vehicles driven by Verna Mc-
Cienaghan of .Lucknow and
Donald G. Bosman of R.R. 1,
Belgrave collided on No: 4
Highway. The Bosman ve-
hick was making a left tum
out of the Folly service station
onto the highway when it was
struck by the McClerghan
car.' Damage was estimated
at $650 by the investigating
officer, Const. W. R. Bell.
At 8.30 Monday morning of
last week two cars were in col--
lisiofl ii Blyth. A car driven
by -Beatrice Hesselwood of that
village was edging out of a
driveway' with high snowbanks
at either side -and struck a car
driven by Margaret B. Hulking
of R. R. 1, Auburn which was _-
northbound. '
On Wednesday of last week
a vehicle driven by William
M. Kieffer of R. R. 1, Wingham
and another driven by Albert
`Lewis of Wingham .collided at
the intersection of Turnberry
Sidecoad 5 and Con. ' 6. The
,Kieffer vehicle was stopped at •
the stop sign and was struck on
the right side by the other ve-
hicle as it made a tum. Dam-
age was assessed at $22 5 by
Cpt. C. R. Crosskill.
On Thursday morning a car
driven by Edward Powell df
R.R. 1, Wingham, collided
with.a tractor driven by David
Haugh on the 6th concession of
Turnberry. The tractor with
blower attached, was blowing
snow 'along the side of the road
and could trot be seen by the
driver of'the car. -Damage was
placed at $525, Const. H. B.
Mctrittrick investigated.
1u10111.1 faleut111NM,G#
Legion on Tuesday evening. ,
Encouraging reports were heard
and it was learned that both
the sale of Christmas trees and
the New Year's Eve dance had
been financial successes.
The election of officers was
chaired by Charles Coultes of
Belgrave. ; -The new president
is Alex Corrigan with George
Tervit and William Hogg as
vice-presidents; past -president,
• John Strong.' -
Other officers are KentSim-
'mons, recording secretary; •
Doug Rathbun, treastuet; Ian
Edward, financial secretary.
Members of the five -man ex-
'ecutive are V. Ducharne,
Lloyd Elliott, Keith McLaugh-
lin, Harry Montgomery and
Charles Coulter: Service Bu-
reau officer, Lloyd Carter;
padre, Rev. B. Passmore;
sergeants -at -arms, Willis Hall
and Hugh McKague; trustee,
•P
Jack Bateson.
The officers will be install-
• ed at a special meeting on
January 24 and the first regu-
lar meeting of 1969 will be
held on January 28.
TAKING SERVICES AT
KINCARDINE, -PINE RIVER
Rev. C. F. Johnson has been •
conducting services at The
Church of the Messiah, Kin-
cardine and St. Luke's, Pine
River, since January 5. He:
will be interims rector until
February 15when the appoint-
ment of Canon J. H. Names be-
comes effective.
Illegal to place
stow on highway
Provincial Police officials
warn that persons who clear
out driveways and throw or h
blow the excess snow ,out pnto
tie travelled roadway -re lia-
ble to prosecution. They,point
out that the snow creates a
very definite hazard for motor
traffic since icy patches or
bumpy surface is likely to re-
sult. °
The police request that all
who must clean out lahewayis
also remove the excess snow
from the public roads as soon
as they'are finished.
fail would cut, jnto tie 1969'
budget.
He
a , referred..to tete ; es-
tion of regional government
and said that a meeting of d%-
trict reeve*. is planned to' div.
cuss the matter. ° It has been
suggested that ,a sub -regi.
Might be formed or recommend
ed to encompass: the area a-:
ered by the local high soh.
district,, .
COMMITTEES NAME -
On the reedmrdaticn; of
the nominating the
following committees were set
up, first:; named in each cam
being •chairrtiant'
Executive and Police.,
Cruickshank.: Mrsi, Mittl
Bennett, William; Harris...
• Public WOr10.- John ;Bateson,
Dep. Reeve Harold`Wild, Wil=
liam Walden.
Finance, Bennett, Reeve:
Alexander, George Carter.
Property, ,Alexander, Bend.
nett, Cruickshank.
Fire and cemetery,
'Bateson, Alexander.
welfare, Carter;_ Bennett,
Cruickshank... ,
• Industrial,Walden. Harris,
Bateson. •
Recreation, 'Harris, Bennett;
Wild.
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A letter was received 7.60in 4
the Recreation Committee, te-
questing that a by-law 'be pans--
ed to permit Sunday sports in
The mayor said he had con-
tacted the Department Of .Mu,
nicipal Affairs, and a,11 -law
'form will be sent; ; Approval
of t e by-law in• pr ncip wd
given by cope";
The. SalitaltiQnElim
1d lr as ..
vierribearship in the Associa-
tion of Ontario Mayors. and
Reeves was renewed. d ..
A letter was received from
Lloyd -Truax Limited request-
ing clarification of that firm's
financial obligations in connec-
tion with the construction of
the new .sewer` in the indust-
rial area. The clerkwas ask-
ed to provide the requested in
formation.
The subject of tree removal. '
came up for its regular month-
ly discussion. The decision
this time was that removal
should be the responsibility of
the public works committee
while tree replacement will be
dealt with by the property
committee.
A letter, from the Depart-
ment of Highways indicaed.the
advisability of assuming Jose-
phine Street out to the new in-
tersection as a highway con-
necting link. Subsidy ;on such
arrangement will be 90%.
Council agreed.
Finance Chairman Mrs. Ben,
nett recommended payment of
• the'accounts totalling $18.425.
Council approved.
Reeve Alexander, read the
report of Fire Chief Dave Cro-
thers, covering activities of
the fire brigade during the -past
year.
A by-law was passed, ap-
pointing the recreation com-
mittee including WilliamHar-
ris and ,Mrs: Bennett represent-
ing the town council; Mrs.'
Harold Wild,Ken Wood, J. T.
Goodall, George Skinn, W B.
Conon and Richard Le Van.
Other appointments confirm-
ed by by-law were: William
Harris and Margaret Bennett to
the Arena Board; William Wald-
en and,William Harris, to the
Municipal Development Board;
William Reed, John Bateson
and Mayor Miller to the Wing-
ham and District Planning
Board; G. Alan Williams and
William Harris to the River-
side
iver-
si d a Parks Board; Mayor Miller
to the Wingham and District --
Hospital Board.
The customaryborrowing
bylaw was passed authorizing
b crowing from the Canadian
1 rial Bank of Commerce up
to 50, 000 at 71%.
crest on overdue taxes
was raised to 10% for the first
year and 8%% per year there-
after.
--Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Craw-
ford left at the end of last week
for Arizona.
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