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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-05-08, Page 8$ *- whi na ,Advance-TimeS• Thursday. May .8. 1969 WN1JEcHURC Conn and Mr. and Mn, "Lloyd i'1 Hunter of Lucknow. Gershorn Johnston of Wing- ham is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston and family of St. Marys and assist- ing with farming operations. 14!" and Macs, Dave Sander- SOUofSt,, Catharines were 'eekrend visitors with her par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth +ode. ,, and Mrs. Wilbert Thom of ,Auburn were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Dawson Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hunter of London were week -end visit- ors with ' Mr. and Mrs. Wallace estate administration Mrs. Tom Inglis visited Sun- day afternoon with Miss Lila Emerson. Mr. and Mrs. John Jamieson spent the week -end with their relatives at T'o -onto. a o"1 4 Our professional counsel can quickly put your affairs in good order. There is no obligation to investigate this prompt, confidential service with us. $TERLI.NG TRUSTS coUPOUAT)w TORONTO - 372 Bay Street 'BARRIE — 35 Dunlop Street • ORILLIA — 73 Mississaga Street, East Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation A shaping up for a carefree. sumro_er. ,Keep Clothes ha Top For Cdhnt on us for ex- +perienced dry cleaning. To modern methods and equipment we add the plus of extra care. ~ Result: Fresher, cleaner clothes. fi WINGHA DR1VE-1IJ CLEANE DIAL 3574750 OR CONIACT SMITH'S, BELGRAVE ALMAJANE ELLIOTT JUDY FORSYTH SIX FORMER STUDENTS of Wingham District High School. Will graduate Friday of this week from St. Joseph's Mos pita) School of Nursing in London. They are Almajane RUTH GIBBONS JO -ANNE KING Elliott, daughter of'Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Elliott; Judy For- syth, daughter of Mr: and Mrs. Stewart Forsyth, and Ruth Gibbons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbons, all of JANETTE WRIGHT MARY ANT MASON Wingham' Jo -Anne KaJos. { King; daughter of of Mr. Mrs., .. King, Teeskwater; Janette Wright, daughter of Mr. anp Mrs. Gordon Wright, R. R. 1 Clifford, and Mary Anne Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mason, Wingham. Parks Board plans for river. front improvement jobs Alan Williams of the River- side Parks Board, .reviewed the activities of that committee over the past five years at the meeting of Wingham town council on Monday evening. In addition he outlined the projects. which are planned for this year. One of the jobs will be to • clean up and beautify the river shoreline along the park area adjacent to the lower pond. Mr.. Williams said that since the east side of the pond has been desilted the park will be much more attractive for campers as well as townspeople. The shore- line will be grassed wherever . possible and a ramp ° mill be built for boat launching. A second project will be a ,clean-up of the foreshore along the Berry Patch frontage -east of the Hanna bridge. The board; does not plan to "make a lawn" in this area, but rather to re- move the w i ld shrubs and smooth out the humps and hol- lows so the place presents a better appearance. Mr,. Williams said that in the past five years the parks-. board has received $25,200 from the town, but that t h e town has received some ,$15, - •900 in provincial grants for this outlay, leaving the taxpayers of the town with an expendi- ture of about $9, 500 for the -- five-year period. In reference to the de -silting operation in the lower pond, total cost was a little over $80, 000 , of which 75% was paid by provincial government grant under the small reservoirs program. Of the remaining 250/0 about $12,- 200 12,- 200 was . covered by $7, 500 -from the Public Utilities Com- mission and $5,200 from the ` parks bouts annual allowance, leaving only about -$6,000 to be met by direct council pay- ment. ` Mr. Williams requested that the council designate $5, 000 for the parks board this year, reminding them that $1,, 000 of this money would be returned in the form of "provincial grant. Mayor DeWitt Miller asked whether the parks board was sat- isfied with the results of the de - silting job completed last year and Mr. Williams replied that he believed the contract had been quite satisfactorily carried out as far as the area facing the park was concerned. He said; however, that the dumping of silt'on the far side of the pond in the later stages of the pro- gram appeared to be a foolish move, since -it would have to be removed some time in the future. WATER LEVEL The question arose as to why, the boards have not been re - • placed in the two darns this year. It was pointed out that the ponds are extremelyunsight- ly when the water level is down and that with the advent of warm weather there is consider- able odor from the exposed mud. Discussion ensued on the, question of who is responsible. for the decision to replace and remove the boards. It appears that the Maitland Valley Con- sertation Authority' has left the matter with, one of the town employees. Public Works Chair- man John Bateson said he would see that the boards ate put in at once. • Mr. Williams reported that fees for cmpers in the park had►„totalled $3b4 last, year and that this amount will be consid- erably higher this, year, . since the park and waterway are now so much more attractive with the pond`.cleaned out. He said that the board has written all those who registered as campers here in previous years to tell . them of "the improvements which have been made. Questioned about the useful- ness of the lower pond for boat- ers, Mr. Williams said' that un- limited speeding in power boats would of.course be dangerous, because the dredging was lim- ited to the east side of the wa- tercourseh Fishing is good , however, and w ill improve when the water level can be maintained and many people), from out of town like to spend some time in boats to engage in their favorite sport. THE BUSINESS OF E'DIGHOFFERS (WINGHAM) LTD. HAS CHANGED NAIADS. The now president J. Gordon Walter; wife, Mary, sescretary-treasurer, and sons, John and Bruce, directors, have taken possession of the business and in- ventory. My wife, WI' Ima, and I, would like to thank all our friends and patronv ; of Wingham and - area who have been loyal ► shoppers in our store for the past 17 years. We trust y ou will give your support to Mr. and Mrs. Walter and their staff. Town faces ic8blern with garbage dump Continued from Page One discussion will be necessary to 'determine what action can be taken. A second letter from the Recreation Board stated that re- building of the penalty box and other facilities in the arena is necessary and quoted a figure of approximately '$1, 000 to do the work. Council voted to add $1,000 to the recreation budget to cover the cost of the improvements. A by-law was passed accept- ing the estimate of $134,079 for the reconstruction of Diag- onal Road. The town will bear 10% of the cost of this work. REPORTS. , Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank, chairrnan of the police committee; said that a traffic consultant will visit town soon to give some advice on the set- ting up ofpedestrian crosswalks on Josephine Street. He will also give some estimate of the cost involved. ` The report also referred to the problem of dogs running at large and stated that several dogs have already been picked up and :placed in the care of the veterinary. clinic. These dogs `re to be destroyed unless pick- ed up within three days. councillor Carter said that it is illegal to destroy' a dog, whether or not it carries a tag, without advertising the facts of its imminent demise. So me councillors were not sure that such 'a procedure was required by law and final decision was to further advertise the fact that dogs at large will be impounded and destroyed unless claimed by their owners. Councillor John Bateson, re- porting for public works,, said that he is a bit concerned that work is not going ahead as rapid- ly as he had planned. The re- moval of trees has been taking. considerable time and a; the present an outside ,,firm is re- moving some of the trees which are more difficult to handle. Another firm will commence' the removal of stumps within a WHITECHURCH Week -end` visitors with Mrs. Cecil Falconer and Mrs. A. E. Purdon were Mr. and Mrs. Reli- son Falconer and family of Sam ia. Mr. and Mrs. F r ed Tiffin were Sunday evening visitors with Mrs. Charles Tiffin a n d Mrs. Bill Brown of Wingham. Mrs. Johnston Conn of Wing - ham' was the delegate from Whitechurch W.I. at the Guelph Conference on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. George Conn who spent the . past week at his home here left on Monday to go by plane to Brussels, Belgium. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coultes and Darlene were Sunday even- ing visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Caslick. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Scott of Halifax visited Friday with his aunt, Mrs: James Currie and Mr. Currie of Wingham. Miss Sharon Rintoul of Lon- don spent the week -end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul. Mr. and Mrs. Rae Lewis of Wingham visited Saturday even- ing with her parents, Mr. and 'Attn. Roi aid Coultes. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Ross called Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mn. Joe Millen of Teeswater. Jr* Mr. and Mn. Jim Currie of Wingham were Sunday visitors at Palmerston Hospital with her sister. Mn. Scott. few days. About thirty trees have been taken down so far. Reeve Jack Alexander, re- porting for the property com- mittee, said that an agreement had been reached with David Crothers to purchase the town shed for $7,500 and he asked and received ratification of the agreement. Mir. Crothers will use the building as a garage. - Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have been engaged as custodians of the town hall and the reeve commented on the excellent job they are doing. NOlHneatesmlmoneoui00000NNnf.bnaRNnRn .!. . , . There was a lengthy discus- sion of the costs.of providing water and sewage lines to four properties at the foot of DIag" onal Road, where frontages are so large that costs will$be very high for these servides. ih some cases the frontages are over 300 feet in comparison w i th the average of 66 feet for most . town lots. Mayor Miller'toffer- ed to approach the property owners and explain the situa- tion before work is commenced on the excavations. After some discussion council agreed to rescind" an earlier motion in regard to Crawford Motors' use of the lot on Jose- phine adjacent to the wading pool. The Crawford firm rents the lot in the winter months for the parking oNf used cars but the previous motion by Qoundil had refused, permission talent in the summer. However, the faet that the wading pool has not been in use in recent years swayed the decision in favor of suinrnet renting of the land. ALASKA CRUISE 8 DAYS $1885O UBTOWEL Travel Bureau 291.4100 What better gift for Mother than a SWEATER? Our new collection is the`' best ever: Every • style. Both • Pullovers and Cardigans represented. From — $5.98 to $17.98 Lovely BLOUSES — $4.98 to $7.98 SCARVES and HOSIERY from-' $1.00 Don't, overlook our display of UMBRELLAS' . • $2.98 to $4.98 TELESCOPIC Styles at — $7.98 DAINTY LINGERIE You'll agree our se- lection of pretty SLIPS will fit the oc- casion perfectly .$2.98 to $5.98 STRAW BAGS are delightful this year in new shapes and styles that are certain to please $2.98' to $6.98 PRETTY PANTIES from 69c Luxurious Gifts from Our Linen KENWOOD ALL WOOL BLANKETS 60 x 84 $14.95 ..72 x 84 — $16,95 and $18.95 LACE CLOTHS, SPREADS, SCATTER, MATS and numerous other Gifts for -Mom A MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST .SPORE EpIGHOffERS '(Wingham) Limited THE FRIENDLY' STORE Department Beautiful - MOHAIR °I'HROWS $23.98 Fancy Boxed PILLOW SLIPS $2.69 and $2.98 Boxed LINEN SETS of all types $3.50 up. . Smart ' SEWING BASKETS $4.50 and $6.50 LJCCL WL4s AaL144?PV MO1IEI(S D4Y SAY If IN MODERN; IN SPANISH OR IN EARLY AMERICAN $1790! BUT YOU WILL SAY IT BEST WITH A BEDROOM SUITE FROM WALKER'S. Many boautif ul suites ars now on display at Walker's Home Furnishings. Pictured above is the Mobiller Suits with four - drawer Chest, Double Dresser, Night Tables and Bed, Regular or Bookcase Headboard.. WALKER . . THREE-PIECE GROUPING (Night Tables not Included) NOME FURNISHINGS JOSEPHINE STREET A MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST STORE //