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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-06-05, Page 1• 0 • .40 1 t r FOR SOME; CHILDREN Kindergarten regis* tration day was cookies and games but for others it was a -glimpse of what school is really like. At left, Terry gazes on as • Audit fir in .charge • • his ' mother, Mrs,. 1 ynn Hoy, fills in regis- tration. form. Qin the right Graydon and his mother, Mrs. Dan Stuckey, look over some of the interesting toys.:--A.T Photo. 1 /.4IIID11/11/11//PI mum m explains increase s to town council John Richardson and Doug Blake of the accounting firm of Thorne Gunn, Helliwell a n d Christenson appeared before the Wingham town council on Monday evening. Mr. Richard - ,son said he understood th at there was some question about the increase in audit fees. The town's'portion of audit fees rose from $1680 in 1968 to $2300 in 1969. Changes in the form of state- ment required by the Depart- ment of Municipal Affairs were blamed for a big part 'of the increased fee. It was intimat- ed that the charge may be lov- er next year when the .n e w form of statement requires less time. The accountant claimed that'the audit of town books re- quired about 400 hours' work. Communications read by Clerk William Renwick includ- ed a letter, from the Depart- ment of epartment.of Health, permitting open burning of refuse at the town dump for the present. How- ever, the letter warned that definite arrangements must be made for proper •d is p,o s al as4 soon as possible. Reeve Jack Alexander said that county officials are at present investigating the pro- curement of equipment for a ihAilki ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian YOU CAN HELP- - Any spare tables., card 'tables chesterfields. or e asy chairs taking up valuable space in your home? The Wingham • teens can use them. The Teens have finally located their cof- fee house and dfpp-in centre in' the auditorium of the arena and they need . furnitu re. If you can help call Paul Templeman at 357-2216 and be will arrange to have it picked up. 0--0--0 LOVELY WEATHER -- The people who came b ack from Florida a few weeks ago are wishing they had stayed there. Cold rain and sunless weather brought .temperatures close.to freezing on Tuesday night. Cheer -up --it's a great country for the furnace oil deal- ers. 0--0--0 NICE JOBS-- . The parks board has had about 40 young trees planted in the area just east of the Han- na bridge on the south side of the Maitland.' Plans call for a further extension of the improv- ed area along the river front at the 'Berry Patch. 0--0--0 FOR THE HOT-RODDERS-- Don't miss the announce- ment in this issue about the Soap Box Derby in July. You need lots of time to build a winning car. - 0--0--0 NOT QUITE-- . The Easter Seal drive to sup- port crippled children's work did not quite meet the $1700. 00 objective this year. Donations amounted t o $1624.90. 0--0--0 WATCH THE WATER-- Housewives shouldtake note that PUC employees are flush- ing water trains this week. The Job was started yesterday and will continue today and Friday. At times this operation leaves the water quite rusty and as a consequence clothes being pro- cessed in washing machines Come out a bit on the red side. central refuse disposal. He will have further information soon. LAGOON ADEQUATE Another letter carried the report of an inspector from the Ontario Water Resources Com' mission who recently examin- ed the town's sewage lagoon in East Wawanosh, The report indicatedthat the lagoon is functioning properly and tests of the effluent show only ac ceptable levels of contamin - ants. • Muskrats burrowing. in the earthen dykes around the pond .are posing a threat and will have to be exterminated. ted. letter from the°Roya1Ca- • nadian Legion reminded coun- cil of the Decoration Day serv- ice to be held at the Wingham Cemetery on June 15th and •ask' ed the attendance of town of- ficials. Mayor DeWitt Miller said, "This is a very important serv- ice and each year the attend- ance gets smaller. " Wilfertt.e.alick appeared before council to present.a plan for disability coverage for town employees. He was asked to secure the necessary informa- tion front the clerk and work Two cars damaged in town collisions On Thursday afternoon a car owned. by Palmer Irwin of Luck - now s rffered about $125 damage to the rear fender, tail light and trunk w hen it was struck by a truck,owned by• Howard Machan and driven by John• • Moffatt. The truck was being backed out of the laneway of the rear of the Machari store and collided with the 1962 Ford car which was parked on John Street. At 11.30 Saturday evening a 1966 Chrysler car owned by Jack Alexander suffered exten- sive damage as it stood parked in front of the Alexander Hard- ware.. The car was struck by a 1960 Pontiac station wagon own- ed by Mrs. Catherine Cassidy of Centr e S treet and apparent- ly driven by her husband, Basil Cassidy.. The station wagon failed to stop at the Scene of • the accident. Wingham police are investigating and state that charges are pending. out figures for such coverage. POLICE AGREEMENT Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank, chairman of the police. committee, reported that the members of the police force have agreed to accept the terms of a working agreement with only a few minor changes. • The agreement has be en worked out during the past couple of months following re- quests for salary increased by the police personnel. The document covers basic salaries, overtime pay, holi- days, allowances for uniforms, etc. Councillor Cruickshank warned that the budget which has been set for the police de- partment will not cover costs under the new agreement. Over- time costs will' sharply increase, he pointed out, and an extra man has been engaged. - The mayor, in answer to a query about a starting date for the new senior citizens' apart - tents, said he hadcontacted he contractors by p bon e. Shantz. and Hicks. of Kitchener promised a start "in two weeks. However the telephone conver- sation was two weeks ago and there is still no sign of action. ' Councillor Margaret Bennett presented a c co u tits for the month totalling $89, 475, which were passed. She also. asked about new flags for the town hall and sug- gested more publicity for clean- up week, June 1st to 7th, Reporting for the fire and cemetery committee Deputy Reeve Harold Wild mentioned the difficulties created for the cemetery staff by Sunday funer- als. The councillors suggested a higher fee to discourage Sun- day burials. Mr; Wild also, reported the installation of a new door at the fire hall. • Councillor Bili Harris said that a good suggestion had been made at a 'recent meeting of the Parks Board. Since many local people are unaware that there is a street allowance along the north s id e of the Howson pond, the board asks that council take the necessary action to legally c los e the street allowance and tum it over to the parks board so it can be improved and cleaned up. Mr. Harris also said that the water level in the lower pond • will have to remain low until The leadersof''Wingham'a Scouts and Cubs heard <Const. Harold Tighe of Mount 'Forest, Accident Prevention Branch£.co-' ordinator for the Ontario Provin- cial Police, speak on bicycle safety Thursday night at the, public school. Dawson Pollock,, chairman of'the Group Commit, tee and a representative from the Kinsmen Club was also ptes4 ent. Const. Tighe outlined the Crusader Cycle Club program mentioned in last week's editor-.. ial column of this paper, which was developed by the Ontario Department of Transport. The`, Crusader program offers a course of three instructional meetings, followed by a written test, skill test and bicycle safety check. Saturday, June 14 had been previously set as the date for the bicycle event. It was felt that , the date should not be changed ' f because of other s.c h e d.0 to 1 • ,events and school examinations, but there would not be time to properly organize a Crusader Club. It was therefore decided to hold a one -day rodeo this year, which will be open to ...every boy or girl in Wingham and district. The.Wingham Kinsmen Club :has offered financial support. The Wingham Police and the Ontario Provincial Police will make the bicycle checks and put red reflective tape on bikes Which are passed.The Scout ;and Cub leaders will need help from parents and whatever or- ganizations can provide man- power (or womanpower) for the many duties which will be in- volved. w REGISTRATION FORMS Registration forms will be distributed to public s ch o 01 children which must be filled in by a parent or guardian and taken to the arena on June 14. School boun unchanged fries to remain fall opening BY RICHMOND ATKEY Member John Henderson, Seaforth, precipitated bonsid- erable discussion at the meet- ing of Huron County Board ofns, Clintonducation is Monday evening when he posed what looked like a rather innocent question: "Is there anything In the j g , Wagons to . say ar the present school boundaries within the P• county should stay in effect indefinitely ?" Education Director D. J. . Cochrane remarked that the job of the board, if desired, would include changing boundaries .it is within the power of the board. • Mrs. Marilyn Kunder-, Sea-, forth, went' into some • detail about allegedinequities a t Harpurhey, adjacent to Seaforth, where there appear to be many glaring instances of children going to the wrong schools, •all of which, are now under one school board, although former- ly under several. R. M. Elliott,-Flinton, com- mented that "perhaps the schools: are in the wrong places. " Mrs. Kunder pointed out that children are being forced t o. go to the school a t 13rucefield , which is overcrowded, when they desired -to attend the school at Seaforth, which is under- utilized. Mr. Henderson couldn't get a seconder for a motion which would have changed the bound- " the work of cutting out scrub trees and seeding is completed. A contractor has been engaged to do some work with heavy machinery in this area. It should be completed by the end ofthis month. DURING KINDERGARTEN registration par - its were interviewed by school nurses. !thawing during interview are Mrs. John *Hely, daughter Sarah, registering for school, son Matthew, and 'Nur Merivty Sykes. ---,A- ' Photo. aries to suit the circumstances. J. W. Coulter. schools su- perintendent, stated that it was "the same all over the -country' • and adv.ised'that if any action were taken, it be taken on a county -wide basis after thorough ;investigation. Mr. Cochrane promised that thew 1 l.recommend ate e ..::.. board regarding boundaries, or otherwise " we will have a mess on Our hands. ']Before September?" asked Mrs. J. W. Wallace, Goderieh. She was informed that i t was "not ;that immediate". Mr. El- liott pointedout that transpor- tation was a big item in chang- ing school boundaries. In conclusion, the board adopted the following motion by Gordon Moir, Gorrie,- and R. M. Elliott, Clinton.: That all students be required to en- roll in proper schools in Sep- tember, PrvinciaI Police. accident report On Tuesday of last week at 10.30 p. m. a vehicle d riven by Gerald F. Brewer of R. R. 4, Wingham, southbound on Side - road 54-55 of Wallace Town- ship slid into the east ditch and struck a tree. Const. G. L. Foulon i nvestigated. At 11. 55 a. m. Wednesday a car driven by Lloyd Jacklifi of R. R. 1, Listowel, was mak- ing a left turn off Highway 86 at Molesworth when a vehicle driven by Sharon O'Donnell of R. R. 1,' Lucknow, attempted to pass. The driver of the sec- ond -car lost control of her ve- hicle and it rolled onto its roof in the ditch. Miss 0 'Donnell suffered lacerations to her right hand and a bruised r fight armst Charges are pending. Con. C. Ricker investigated. On Thursday a truck driven by Richard Wahl of Listowel rolled over on County Road No. 28. Damage to the truck was estimated a t $1200. Const. Ricker was the investigating•of- ,ficer. On Friday afternoon a deer ran into the right side of a ve- hicle driven by Clifford Mc- Allister of Waterloo , while he was d riving on Highway 86 • near the Maitland River Bridge. Damage to the car was esti- mated at $75. 00. The deer was turned over to the Depart - COM. W . R. Bell investigated. RUMMAGE SALEe TAG DAY NET $1800.00 Tag day and the rummage sale n tted the Ladies' Auxil- iary to Wingham and District Hospital $1080. 67. Totals for the various de - IC cle ro The serial number, make and color of the youngster's bicycle are to be entered on the form. Const. Tighe pointed out that this can be of great help if bi- cycles are lost or stolen. Often serial numbers have not been recorded by parents and they ' are not able to provide this in- formation in the. case of theft. The serial lumbers on the forms will be filed and will be made available to the police in case they are ever needed. • The Rodeo starts at 12.30 • noon, June 14, at the arena. The children will present their registration forms at the desk and be given a number. They will be entered in their proper divisions: Junior to 7 years; In- termediate 8 -to 10; Senior over 10. Safety instruction will be given in the upstairs room of the arena where visual aids will be placed.. The instructors will 1 INJURIES LIGuT IN CAR ACCIDENT A two -Car accident occurred on Sunday at p. tn. when ve- hicles driven by William Small Dorcheiter were in c.ollision.__. The Dorchester manfras brought to the Wingham and District Hospital where he was treated for lacerations to his chin.and released. The sebond driver was not of the Wingham OPP detach- • ' DOUGLAS G. COULTES 'son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Coultes, received his Bachel- or of Mathematics degree at convocation at the University of Waterloo Friday, May 30. New teachers are hired by Huron Board BY RICHMOND ATKEY Twenty-four elementary ?and three secondary school teachers were hired on proba- tionary contracts at salaries according t o schedule by Hur- on County B6ard of Education , at its meeting in Clinton, Mon- day evening. Duties Will com- mence S eptember 1, 1969. The new appointees in this area are: Wingham: Mist Ann College; and East Wiwanosh: Miss Grace Thompson, London , Board of Education. The board accepted the fol- lowing r esignationsd-with re- gret: J. B. Foulds, Central Huron Secondary School, Clin- ton; J. Van Den Assen, Blyth Public School; W. Vandongen, F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham; Mrs. Penny Pless, Clinton Public School. partments were as follows: ' Clothing $265.20; miscellan- eous clothing $129. 00; shoes , $78.21; hats $34. 90; houselidlcf Supplies $42.07; china, etc. , $99. 03; children's clothing $76,- 32; furniture $129.40.. Rummage sale total was $857.13 and tag day receipts amounted to $223.- 54. •explain the safety rules, ask the cyclists questions and an- swer any questions the boys and girls pose. The young riders will then take a skill test on the arena floor, where they will ride their. bicycles through a course laid out to test balance, skills at clearance and proper traffic ' . procedures, as recommended by the Department of Transport. Points willbe awarded for each of the six riding tests with a possible score of 150. As each contestant reaches the end of the course, his or her bicycle will be given a safety check by the police offi- cers. Those which are passed will be marked with a strip.of red reflective tape. There will be a trophy 'for the boy or girl with the most points in each division, Junior. Intermediate and Senior; second 4 • St Andrew's calls 'successor to Rev. 6. Fish The congregation of St. An- drew's Ptesbyterian Church ,met Monday evening for the pur- pose of calling a successor to the Rev. Gordon Fish, who com- pletes his ministry at Wingharn the last of this month., The congregation made a . decision in the form, of an upan- imous the pretently paitor at Erskine' Pres- byterian Church in Hamilton. Mr. Armstrong has been minis- tering at Erskine for the past thirteen years. " Mr. 'Armstrong, married and with three children, has had a distinguished career in the -min- istry and has been most active on the v arious boards of the. General Assembly. At present, he is Acting Supervisor under the Canadian Council for Super- vised Pastoral Education. The. Call from St. Andrew's to Mr. Armstrong will proceed, to the Presbytery of Bruc e- - Maitland and then to the Pres- bytery of Hamilton. It is hoped Mr. Armstrong will commence his ministry in Wingham the first of September. and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Helm of Kitchener were Sunday visitors sel, Victoria Street. James Deneau asks council consider county welfare unit BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER A county welfare unit was suggested at Friday's session of Hurbn County Council when the Ontario Welfare Depart- ment, addressed council. Mr. Deneau urged that a committee be formed to investi- gate the other county welfare units already operating in the province. He asked them to especially inquire concerning the matter of staffing and ad- ministration with regard to.costs. At present rates, Mr. Deneau estimated it would cost the ' county about $23,000 to estab- lish a county welfare unit. He said 50 per cent 6f the admin- istratiOn costs would be paid bY the province. Three persons would likely be required to staff the office, Mr. Deneau said, an adtninis- trator, a field worker and one other clerical employee. The system was considered by county council about four years.ago, Mr. Deneau recalled, but it was turned do wn by a :lose vote. The speaker also reviewed recent legislation with regard to Velfare. acid third place winners :each will recelv�,ac,prize...'The tro- phies and prizes aredonated by. the Kinsmen Club,. HOW PATS CAN HELP ParenF are asked t0' make sure that bikes have necessary repairs made before the day of the rodeo*. The '0 1', P. remind parents that nobody can-rbe�a w4 safe or "expert" rider cif the cycle is mechanically defect- • ive. These are the pacts of the bike which' will be checked; Handlebars' and grips, bell; or horn, brakes, red reflector, txsttd- guards or fenders, tires, wheels;., seat, chain, pedals and lights. v Parents should make sure ' their children knout and observe the following rules::. , Obey all traffic signs and signals. Ride.on the right.hand side of the road; • Ride single file on the street.. Stop before riding into the. street from your driveway or a lane. walk your bike at busy Co Tiers. Be sure to give the correct hand signal when you At6,gO41 j to stop --or turn. Carry,parceis and "books; your carrier, Never ride two on a :bicy+c Never-hitchn a rideon vehicle. No. trick riding on streets or highways. Be alert"for vehicles about _to pass you. Your bike must be equipped, with safety devices. 8014 bAke parents may help by offering their services. Many people will be needed to prepare the skill test course, for judging and supervision, if the rode.° draws the number of contestants the. organizers hope will turn out. If you can lend a hand con- tact Doug Marshall at Niagara Either of these men will be glad to hear from you. WAYNE FARRIER son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Farrier, Whitechurch, gradu- ated with his Bachelor -of Arts degree from 'the Univer- sity of Western Ontario on May 27. He plans lo continue with post graduate work in Physical Education at Mc- Master University, Hamilton. Three hurt in Sunday crash Three persons were treated on Sunday and released from the Wingham and District Hos- pital the same day after an ac- cident which occurred at 2. 50 p. m. about two m iles east of Bluevale on Highway 87. . Cars driven by Daniel Bryant of Clinton and Bryon Hogg of Stduffville collided on a curve. Mrs. Bryant, a passenger with her husband, was t reated for shock lind contusions as was her husband. Bryon Hogg suf- fered lacerations to his, fa ce and an inJure.d left shoulder. 'the accident was investi- gated by Prov. Const. G. L. Foulon.