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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-10, Page 9t • •-• • • . • . - • • • r1 • • Wingham, Ontario, ThursclaY, 01 19, 1949 JIM RAE checks the quality of a batch of maple syrup with a thermometer as the gallon tins are filled with the delicious products at the Belmore Syrup Festival. -.4T Photo. • A ,, Council isconcerned by traffic oi main street The increasing problem of congested traffic on Josephine Street at rush hours was thor- oughly discussed by the Wing - ham council on Monday even- ing. It was pointed out that ve- hicular traffic is so thick at • times that pedestrians find it not only difficult but hazardous to cross Josephine. The possibility of setting up pedestrian crosswalks was dis- cussed as one means of provid- ing for further safety and con- venience. • Some of the councillors re- ported, that they had received ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian • SHORT WARNING-- Mentbers of the fire brigade didn't get much warning of an fire call on Sunday evening when the siren atop the town hall gave two blasts and then stopped. However the mein- bers of the fire crew arrived in a hurry -and answered a call to a blaze in a Belgrave apartment building. Investigation disclos- ed that the motor in the fire siren had burned out. It was ready for action again by Mon- day evening. 0--0-0 TIME TO COME HOME -- OK, all you folks in the south. You can come back anytime now. All the snow has disap- peared except in those places where it was /heaped up ten or twelve feet high back in Janu- ary. We have lots of robins. The lawns are a mess of dead - leaves and used dog -bones. The April wind is blowing an ac- cumulation of winter dust all over the place and the snow- drops and crocuses are in full bloom. In other words—it's springtime in Ontario. 0-0-0 GIANT DOOMED -- The giant elm tree which stands on town property im- mediately below Jack Reavie's home on Victoria Street has finally succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease and has to be re- moved. It is fax too big to fell in the,ordinarytray, and has to be taken down piece by piece -- a job which will cost a bo u t $350. Town public works chair- man "Ace" Bateson says the trunk measures over 6 feet.in diameter and a good 18 feet in girth. How high --we don't know. 0-0-6 POPULAR PRODUCT-- * Those fellows out at Bel - more certainly know how to make a good grade of maple syrup --attested to by the fact that they were sold out long be- fore all the custortiers had been looked after at the festival on Saturday. However, it wasn't lack of.,willingness to make enough but rather a spell of poor sap weather which account ed for the shortage. 0--0--0 RACE TRACK -- The town's main drag has seen a lot of activity in thepast 100 years or so, but none more breath-taking•than the regular Sunday afternoon spirt of all the young bucks for miles around whotne it for a drag strip. It has become a fine place to stay away from when all the gaso- line cowboys are in town. verbal complaints from both local residents and visitors to the community. Councillor Cruickshank was asked to investigate and report on the cost of establishing a crosswalk. When a crosswalk has been laid out, the proper wanting signs erected and the proper by-law passed, motorists are required to stop their vehicles when a pedestrian wishes to cross the street. will protest street take-over M Monday evening's town council meeting Reeve jack Alexander explained his reason for objecting to a county coun- cil decision. At a recent meet- • Ing of the Huron council Mr. , Alexander registered firm op" position to the county's inten- tion of assuming Albert Street in Wingham as a county road. In the first place, he said, the street is now.in good con- dition and will require very lit- tle upkeep for some years. The county's intention, he said, was to assume only the stretch from Josephine Street, fronting the liquor store, across the Howson Bridge and to the top of the grade at the intersec- tion with Water Street. The reeve had suggested that if the county would also assume the stretch north to the Lloyd facto- ry.entrance and west to Indust' rial Street the plan might have been secondaco ePtabinse'lderatI90/.0, the fact that the county pays only 40010 of costs. The *pre- was 45°10 until this year 414:' when similar arrangements are made with the tOwnshipit the payment is 50°10. Mr. Alexano,It der said that since the county •', receives 5010 from the -1310,V1 the arrangement for the ham street is not acceptable, xayor Miller was resentAti,, of the county's attitude in de- ciding what street would be taken over without any conul- tation with -town authorities. • Council decided to present its objections to the county fzi a brief and to ask MurrayGatint, M.L. A., to take the matterte'. - the Department of Visitors impede service A serious problem continues to exist at the Wingham and District Hospital, created by the excessive number of visitors who insist on crowding in to see, friends and relatives. There is a long-established rule at the hospital that no pa- tient is to have more than two visitors at any one time, .but the public continues to disre- gard the rule and of course the hospital patients are the ones • who suffer most. Overcrowding in corridors, wards and rooms is ,seriously hampering the efforts of the hospital staffto provide thebest" care for the patients; The aggregate noise and cot* fusion which results from CrowdS, - of visitors all talking at the same time is, extremely hard �n patients. Belmore festival is roaring success in spite of fog BELMORE--About 2,250 peo- ple turned Belmore into a bee-. hivettirSatilitlay lot the 20 atr. nual Belmore Maple Syrup Fes- tival. By starting time, 11.a.m. people were already forming lines for their meals of ho t pancakes, sausage, and Bel- . more maple syrup, and t It e y were still coming at closing time, 8 p. m., in spite of the unfavourable weather that per- sisted much of the day. If things Were damp outside and cool in the arena, response to -Belmore's Farmer injured by falling free William Brooks, 49, of R. R. 3, Teeswater suffered a serious accident last Wednesday when he was felling trees in the bush. He was struck by a tree limb and found in an unconscious state. Rushed to the Wingham and District Hospital by ambu- lance, examination disclosed deep scalp lacerations, fractur- ed left collar bone and ribs. His condition was described as satisfactory after treatment. annual venture was warm and generous, ,-StiallingAliroitglitheatena; spectators had oppiortiMity to purchase sugar candy, home- • made baking, maple syrup (al- though supply was,limited), homemade flowers and novel- ties, pie and ice cream. Hot dogs and other' treats were also available, and a hand -sewn quilt was won by Miss Isobel Darling of Kitchener. Many visitors also called at the Sugar Shanty to view the syrup being made in oil -fired evaporators. Outside the arena's front door, hie CKNX mobile unit played music, and from 2-4 p. m, announcer Brian Nord- lund broadcast live frdm the lo- cation. Guests at the festival came ' from as far away as Kenya,, Af- rica; Hydra in the'Greek Islands (No, it wasn't Onassis and Jack- ie I); London, England; Listowel, Ireland; Dundee, Scotland; Frob- isher Bay, N W. T. ; Pennsyl- vania, Michigan and Saskatch- ewan, in addition to many centres all over Ontario. - All labor at the festival was volunteered by members of the community. Ross McT(ague was festival chairman with Walter *Renwick in chargeo,f syrup-makV.,.. ing and' ladierathe cornmUnity in charge of cooking, baking, serving, etc. During the last two weeks, the ladies also serv- ed meals in the arena, more than 100 people coming to par- take of pancake suppers. All proceeds from the Maple Syrup Festivalsevents will be, used for renovations in the Bel - more Arena. Later in the week- end, the boys were busy again in the'Sugar Shanty, expecting to tum out many more gallons of sweet Belmore syrup. Hospital receives memorial painfing A beautiful oil painting has been presented to the Wingham and istrict Hospital as a mein- orial to the late Mrs. Clare -Harrison, an employee there for several years. The painting was presented by her husband,' Reuben Harrison. and sons, Ken- neth,. Allen and Ward. The painting depicts a scene on the St. Lawrence River as seen from Brockville, Ontario. revent Several communications op- ened the business of Wingham town council on Monday even- ing with Mayor DeWitt Miller presiding. A letter from the Lions Club asked permission to close Jose- phine Street from Victoria to Patrick Street on• July 3, 4, and 5. These are the dates of the , Lions' annual street carnival and shopping mall. Approval was given by council. Crawford Motors' letter ask- ed for rental privileges on a lot across Josephine Street from their garage. The firm rents the lot for the storage of OW can during the winter months and would like to rent it on a year-round basis. There was considerable dis- cussion, some of the councillors being in favor of renting the lot on a month-to-month basis al„ an increased rental fee. How- ever other members of council expressed the belief that park areas should be retained for their original purpose. Since the lot in question fronts the wading pool, they opposed the Superintendent C. E. Shero- resigns post C. E. Shera, superintendent of the Wingham Public Utilities Commission, tendered his resig- nation at a. regularly scheduled meeting of the board last Thum - da y night. Mr. Shera has been•affiliat- ' ed with the commission contin- uously since 1937, with the ex- ception of four years' duty in the armed. forces. He was the third. manager -superintendent sincethe inception of the Wing - ham commission. Members. of the commission expressed deep regret at the loss of such a valuable employ' ee, Mr. Shera's resignation is feotivel,rnmediately: Itwas requested by Chairman John Pattison that the commission retain Mr. 'Shera in an advisory capacity. It was moved that the com- mission place advertisements in daily and weekly papers for, a replacement, In other business, three sealed tenders for the purchase of a new F-100 half -ton truck • were received and opend he contract was awarded to Bri ge Motors with the lowest ten4r . or $1, 70 6.25 for the vehicle painted hydro colours and equip- ped with 6 wheels, 6 tires and an emergency light for the. -top. It was reported that no new applications were received for hydro or water. INJURIES TREATED Ernest Walker, 41, of Wing - ham, was treated at the Wing - ham and District Hospital for numerous abrasions to his body after he was injured while op- erating a machine at the Stan- ley -Berry plant on Tuesday. He is now in satisfactory condition. MEMBERS OF' THE LIONS CLUB heard the details of a very important project at their Meeting on Tuesday even- ing. The club has undertaken the local sponsorship of the Eye Bank Of Canada in c9 -operation with the CNIB. Cards are now available froW,Imembers of the dub, by which donors may signify their willingness to donate their eyes after death for the saving of sight in the living. At the table are Lloyd Casemare, Stuart ,.Henry, a sightless member of the Lions Club, Hap 'Swatridge; rear: Lorne 'McDonald, Fred McGee, Murray Gaunt, Jack Hiyes, Colin Campbell and Gordon Beard. —Advance -Times Photo. request. The request was re, fused on the vote which follow, ed a formal motion, - A letter from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority carried the information that Wingham% portion of the 1969 levy will be $2,177; about the same as last year. it was WY' ed and carried that the,levy be paid. Gerald McLean of Lucknow requeste•:1 a taxi license to op* erate in the town of Wingham. The applicant now operates a taxi in Lucknow and stated that he would provide a new vehicle 1011t,11.1. Corporal H. J. Merkley is transferred to Kemptville Corporal H. J.- Merkley who, has been a member of. The Win- chester detachment, Ontario Provincial Police for the ,past five years, was promoted to the rank of corporal on March 1, and has been transferred to Kemptville detachment, No. 10 District, effective April 1. Corporal Merkley is the son • of Mr.- and Mrs. William J. Merkley, R. R. 1, Wroxeter. He is married to the former Barb- ara Templeman of Wingham. He received his early education at Lane's School and was em- ployed as 'an auto mechanic in Belmore, where he resided. On receiving his appointment to Ontario Provincial Police, December 15, 1955, he was post- ed to No. 11 District Headquart- ers, Cornwall, where he served until being transferred to Win- chester in November, 1963. A member of Winchester Masonic Lodge, Winchester Lions Club, and an Honorary member of Winchester Legion, the friendly corporal made many friends during his stay in Win- chester. Approximately 150 people, including.fellow police officers from Long Sault, Ottawa, Max- ville, Morrisburg and Winchest- er, as well.as many local and area friends gathered at Win- chester Legion Hall recently to wish Corporal Merkley continu- ed success, in his new assign- ment. . On behalf of Corporll Merk- ley's many friends and as an indication of the respect in which the young officer was held in the community,, Superintendent H..Ramsbottorn, No. 11 Dis- trict' Headquarters, Long Sault, presented him with a lovely combination stereo and radio set. Corporal and Mrs. Merkley, Kevin and Cathy will take. up residence in Kemptville when suitable accommodation can be obtained. Advance -Times by mail will be increased $1.00 Effective immediately the subscription rate of The Wing - ham Advance -Times will be in- creased from the present $5.00 to $6.00 per year. As most readers are aware, recent increases in postal rates have sharply effected the pub- lisher's costs. In fact, the post- al charges for the Advance - Times were increased approxi- mately 400 per cent. Since the post office still accords free mailing privileges in the local idea, the increase, interpreted in 'dollars and cents, is not a • fatal blow, but coupled with sharply increased costs in all pllases of the publishing Indus- try, the increase in subscription rate in unavoidable. The 150 single copy charge will not be changed at present. The subscription rate to sub- scribers in the U. S. will remain unchanged at $7. 00 per year. We regret the necessity of passing on this increase,to our subscribers, and must add thata further increase ,may be neces- sary, since the postoffice will raise its postage rate in October and again next April. --Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crump and family of Kitchener' Visited on the Week -end with his Mother, Mrs, Jean Crump. for the Wingham service. Approval of the license was granted, ,ProvicietrAte Applicant meets the 'requirements of the town's taxi by-law to Ole.satia- faction of the chief ofpolice, Huron County Children's Aid Society asked council. to de- clare April 20-26 aschildten's Aid Week In the community,,, council concurred. , The Townshipof nicker - smith asked concurrence in, a resolution stating object/Mita the development of regional govemment as it may replace' local adndnistration, on the grounds that regional govern- ment is going to be extremely Costly. . *Council moved to Inelhe • resolution after Reeve Alexarid:,, er explained that county coon- cil has already set up a 'Study committee to go into this euesa tion, The Listowel Legion request- ed that the Listowel ,Air Cadets be permitted to hold a tag day, in Wingham on the last Satur•-. • day in April. The clerk was asked to inform the writers xhat , 1. there are already so many Ott— lie appeals that the request not be granted. J.,. POLICE REPORT G. W. Cruickshank, chair4,' man of the police committee,."' rpOrt e4that Const. 'POuglas:. Foxton will leave shortly,On* 10i...week course in police Wo He 'also said the new constable" F,dwardPaer, commenced' duties on Monday. • PUBLIC WORKS (, John Dawson, chairman of *-0°.putlie World committee, iitoorted. that)* had:conljacted a firm of professional tree tees and had an offer of$350. to remove a dead elm adjacent,. to Jack Reaviels-property on: . Victoria Street. , • This particular tree is so large that the town workmen do not have the equipment to han- dle the work. The trunk of the tree measures about 18 feet in circumference. • • Councillor Bateson said he would have the same firm take out a few other trees which pre- sent removal problems. . Councillor Bennett presented accounts totalling U7,253. These were approved for pay- ment. PROPERTY Reeve Alexander, reporting for the property committee, saki that Henry Wheeler has been engaged on a part-time basis as caretaker of the town hall until the job in permanent- ly filled. • The report also recommend- ed that the fire alarm box in the main corridor of the town hall be Moved td the fire hall so that the police can lock the town hall at a reasonable hour every night. There was also some discus- sion of minor damage, in the newly -decorated washrooms in the town hall. Part of the dam- age has been caused by girls Smoking and grinding out their cigarette butts on the. new floor. Mayor DeWitt Miller said he had been called to th4 hall one evening recently and found someone had tampered with the mechanism in a toilet and the floor was flooded by several inches of water. Council a g r e ed that "no smoking" signs will be put up in the room and the polic will check frequently to what is going on. The reeve also turned in do- nations he had received toward the cost of renovations in the washroom: $25.00 from White- thurch Women's Institute, $5.00 from Bluevale W. I. and $10. 00 from an anonymous donor.' , • Deputy Reeve Wild, chair- man of the fire committee, re- ported that the motor on the ., fire siren had burned out on Sun- day evening and the necessary re -winding will cos t about $60. 00 It was moved and carried that Daylight Saving Time corn.-" mence on April 2 7th, 12:01a.m. Two building permits were approved with a total value of $21,000.00.