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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-10-02, Page 1SWINGING ON THE end of a huge hydrau- lic crane, the bridge owned lay John Tudan of Fordwich, is slowly lowered to its new cement abutments on the Tudan farm. Mr. Tudan's old bridge was washed out by spring ice so he decided to replace it with a more substantial model. The abutments he built hit'nself and the bridge came from a Wallace Township road. • —Advance -Times Photo. Huron Count' meeting Friday session provides informati�n for council In a quiet session of county council Friday, Huron reeves and deputy -reeves found it a time for gathering information. Delegations on hand to discuss county welfare and regional health units were received and heard with no resulting deci- sions. The, property committee re-. ported on the completion of the work on the court house walls and advised that repairs to the roof will be carried out by Dob- son Roofing, Exeter.' The Dob- son tender was $2,598 and the. department of public works has agreed to, pay its share of that amount. • The former Department of . Education, office suite will be occupied by Family Court offi- cials. As a result, the province will be paying 50. 68 per cent of all maintenance on the build- ing plus the rentals for the vari- ous facilities in the court house. A private office will be built for the county registrar at a 100 -per cent cost to the province. New lighting at the • registry of- , face has also been financed 100 per cent by the province. Furnishings at the adminis- trative building have been pur- chased by the province for$19, 000. The new caretal , Mal-` colm MacAulay, . commenced his duties there July 24. The new curator of Huron County museum, Raymond scotchmer, gave a glowing re- port of museum visitations and receipts. He said more people an ever before toured the mu- eum and receipts were up $550 over last, year. Total visitors were 63,641. ' In hisreport. E. F. Hall, as- sessment commissioner, said trailers will become a special concern of the assessment de- partment soon. He advised that trailers which have become a part of the land (on foundations, -dor instance) will be assessed as permanent homes. "The extra assessment will go to the owner of the land, " Hall explained, "and the. trail - er owner and the property own` ALONG THE MAIN DRAG ' By The Pedestrian A FULL HOUSE- - Members of the Royal Canad- ian Legion and the Ladies' Aux- iliary turned out in full force last Saturday night to celebrate the first anniversary of the new Legion Home. Entertainment followed the pot luck supper when a choir of 19 voices from the Acton Legion branch put on a'program of choral numbers. ;R The choir sang at Expo in Cen- tennial Year. Dancing round- ed out the evening. er' will have to work it out be- tween them. " Roy V. Pattlson, chairman of the county development committee, gave a brief report on the official tour, of CFB Clinton, again soliciting the county's co-operation to "get. something in.there". ExetePlepuuty-reeve Mery r Cudmore reported that the to- tal sum for the official plan of the county of Huron will be somewhat - in excess of $58.000. The firm of G. V. K1'einfeldt and Associates Ltd. , London , has been engaged.. RUlii DOWN BY CATTLE William John Kreller, 72, of R. R. 1, Wroxeter, was ad- mitted to the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital on Friday, where lie was treated for lacerations to his right temple, an injured right ,knee and abrasions to his face. Assisting his son, Robes t Kreller, to drive cattle from one farm to another, the gldei- man was injured, when the 'cat- tle bolted and knocked hire to the ground. His condition/s satisfactory. 11..1. Cars damaged in town accidents Wingham police investigated an accident on Monday at noon which occurred at the comer of Leopold and Victoria Streets. A 1963 Ford convertible owned by Harold Wayne Leachman of •Wingham and driven by Doug- las Paul McGillivray, 16, of R. R. 2 , Wingham, was turning west onto Victoria from .Leo- pold when the vehicle went out of control. The front wheel struck the ndrth ,curb and the car bounced across Victotia Street; strildng a tow truckown- ed b Whigham Auto Wreckers, which was parked by the side of the street., The truck in turn was driven forward, into a hydro pole which snapped off under the impact. There were no personal in- juries, but the front end of the car was damaged to the extent of about $800. The right side of the cab and platform of the truck suffered $200 damage and an estimate of $200 was placed on the pole replacement. A charge of careless driving will be laid against the driver. Damage amounting to $120 resulted in a minor accident on Monday of last week when a car driven by Barbara White of Wingham was backing out of a driveway on Summit Drive. The bumper of the car snagged the left front door of a vehicle driven by Joan Henry of Blue - vale. YoJ ,Ontario Provincial Po1L heave relead a composite *awing of the lnan. aponsible for the raping.. ping and plstoiwhipping '0(41' girl near Owen Sound on August 25th. - The suspect is described , forty to fifty years of age, fi feet eight inches tall, about 160 lbs. with medium build. HO has sandy -reddish brown ham' combed back, and waslaittieen wearing a gold coloured ,stoat- sleeved ho .sleeved shirt. green trouse$;,, and green canvas shoes With' white soles. He is described- soft-spoken, escribed-soft-spoken, calm and method=- ical, and spoke with no appar*:. ent accent. The man was driving a light= green 1969 Chevelle Malibu two -door hardtop with a light' green interior. The car featur ed a conventional bench type, front seat and an automatic gear shift on the steering col"-, umn. The suspect was armed with, a black coloured revolver with' a six inch • barrel. Reports in - NOW Family attends 94th bidhday dicate the man may be em- ployed as a typewriter or busi- ness machine Salesman or re- pairman. Anyone knowing the where- abouts of the man or informa- tion concerning the car is asked to call the Owen Sound Detach- ment, Ontario Provincial Police collect, or the nearest OPP de- tachmer}t - immediately. o,..,yun.., A family dinner was held Saturday evening to celebrate. the 94th birthday of Mrs. Dave Weir. Present for the occaskn were Mrs. F. H. (Blanche) Cote of Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Har -: old Weir of London, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weir of Welland. Miss Minn,' Weir of Toronto, Misses Fannybelle and Hazel Weir of. Wingham. Mrs. Weir enjoys fairly good-, health and appreciated the good wishes of the many friends and neighbors, who called and sent greetings. . Children's Aid will clad 10.priperE Chrishnas boxes At the September meeting of the Board of Directors of the Children's Aid Society of Huron County, plans were laidfor providing same Christmas help for families having a difficult time this year. Early in October visitors will call on these families to talk over whatever is needed. Then volunteers will begin at once to buy and select gifts, wrap them and packboxes for each family. There are al - ready over 60 families on the list for this year, and the num- ber can foreseeably double by Please Turn to Page Eight. ATTENDS LODGE MEETING ON 97th BIRTHDAY �--- Mrs. Ruby Forster, Worthy Mistress of Morning Star Lodge, No. 131, of Fordwich, Ladies' Orange Benevolent Association, shown standing, welcomes Mrs. Jennie Mosure, left, to a lodge meet- ing ori her 97th birthday, September` ,23. Also honored by the lodge at the same meeting was Mrs. Richard Watters, 87, right, a charter member of Morning Star Lodge. Mrs. Watters recalled that the lodge was formed in the spring of 1913 and said that Mrs. Mosure "became a member three or four meetings later. Mrs. Watters is shown wearing her original lodge pin. All three ladies reside in Fordwich. Firemen suppler phone stickers Public to the The Wingham Firemen.held a meeting at the fire hall on Monday night and several items of business were discussed. • The members of the local brigade will again sponsor the Muscular Dystrophy appeal, but no house to house canvass will be made. They will have can- isters in several business estab- lishments and request that the • :';public watch for them and make. '-their donations there. If any- one would like to aid this worthy cause with a cash donation or ' by cheque for ,which they would like an official receipt. any Member of the fire department will be happy to oblige., -*'":As part of, the Fite Preven- tion, Week program, October 5-11, the firemen are. placing phone stickers in the homes and places of business. Itis hoped, ;,through time, that every home and business estab- lishment in, the area will re- ceive one. The sticker .is de- signed to be pla ced ' right on the telephone and has the fire, po- lice and ambulance service numbers printed on it. House- • holders who do not receive one' promptly may request ,one from a fireman, or through the Ad- vance -Times. Residents are again' remind- ed that. during Fire Prevention Week;. or 'at any time , an in- spection of your premises for fire hazards will be done free of charge, upon request. This is a service the firemen pro - vide as part of a continuing pro- gram of fire prevention. If a hazard does exist, providing it does not jeopardize anyone's life or other property. there is no obligation. The necessary precautions, will be the responsi= bility of the owner. The Mutual Aid meeting will be held in Crediton on Oc- tober 20,. at 8 p. m. President Chief Allen Becker, successor .to Chief Dave C rothers , will preside. Volunteers are again needed to bring the local brigade to full strength. This is a way to help your community and en- joy the companionship of dedi- cated men who realize the ne- cessity of a fire department and that fire fighting is para- mount. Obligations are of a limited nature. Being physic- ally fit, with an interest in learning and serving to the best of one's ability are the main re- quirements. Application may be made through any fireman. There were four fire calls in September, one at the north plant of Lloyd -Truax and three in Morris Township, at Mrs. Mary Cunningham's, Robert Wheeler's and hers, Kirkton's. YOUTH FINED $100 FOR DISTURBANCE Ronald Ferguson, 19; of the Clifford area, was fined $100 and costs when he appeared in provincial judge's court atGod- erich this week. He had plead- ed guilty to causing a disturb- ance at the F. E. Madill Sedon- dary School when he was re- fused admission to a dance. reputation asks council secure other sites for low -rent hou A special meeting of the Wingham town council was call- ed last Wednesday evening to meet Mr.. Schaab of the Ontar- io Housing Corporation and a deputation of citizens from the Suncrest subdivision. which is located in the former Mill Yard. The OHC has approved the construction of 10 family units and 16. Senior Citizens' apart- ments in Wingham, housing which the town badly needs. The contractor who submitted the accepted proposal to the OHC selected as the most suit- able site for the units, certain lots in the Suncrest Subdivision. However, Roe Crossskill and James Bain, representing real=_ W.O. Bert Moran retires from service Warrant Officer B. P. Morin, Permanent Orderly Room As- sistant for the 21st Field Regi- ment, will retire from the unit and the Canadian. Forces on Thursday, October 2. WO Mor- in has been with the unit for four years and prior to this ap- pointment spent , 21 years in oth- er postings in the Forces. Bert enlisted as a boy soldier in the Essex Tank Regiment (Reserve) in January,1942 , went , active with the RCNVR in May, 1944, upon reaching his 17th birthday. He served In 'all man- ner of ships in the North Atlant- ic, the Middle East and Burma. After the war he was released in March,1940 and re -enrolled in February the following year in the Infantry 1 Battalion RCR.' Due to a history of broken bones, he was invited to transfer to the Artillery which he -did in May, 1949. He was promoted from a Gunner up to his present rank of Warrant Officer. WO Morin came to the 21st in September of 1965. His -first position was that of Permanent • Quarter Master Assistant-foe- regimental QM., Long hours -of • work and orderly.re-arranges_ ment of the QM helped to prove one area of the arrt uties which part time people were • finding very difficult to keeps:rill, good order. With the coming of a second regular force man to the regi-- ment, the Warrant was moved , into the regimental HQ t� be come the Permanent F1'tderTq�'• Room assistant. The job of :. handling all the paperwork for the unit is a big one, buiL-t, . found time to instruct and as sist all of the administration- _ - people of the unit. In the interests of promoting better public understanding of the unit and its work, the War- rant wrote a newspaper column under the pen -name of "The Old Gunner". This column also served as an information sheet for those in the regiment who were interested in people get- ting on courses and what pro- moting had been made. WO Morin is now enrolled in extension courses leading to a B. A. ,at Waterloo Lutheran Uni- versity. He will begin employ- ment with J. T. Goodall after completing his release proced- ures this week. Mr. and Mrs. Morin and their daughter will continue to live in Wingham. dents in that subdivision were present at the meeting to pro- test the erection of low -rental housing there. The deputation presented a petition from the residents, stating their belief that the erection of low -rental housing would lower the value of their properties. Mayor DeWitt Miller point- ed out that a town by- law had been passed 01 1967 designating` the subdivision for,single fam- ily dwellings only. In answer to suggestion that •the units be spread out on available lots in other parts of the town, M r . Schaab said that the cost of land purchased in this manner would be prohibitive. The OHC representative said it was the experience of the board that the . erection of lows rental housing -has not tended • to devalue surrounding proper- ties, and referred to similar developments in Clinton and Listowel. Mr. Schaab said that a manager would be appointed to look after the renting of the units and to investigate the peo- ole who applied for the units. ' He also said that if the propos- al for building in Suncrest was not accepted it would mean- . that a further call would have 'to be'"made for site.proposals and the cost of the project would increase substantially as - a consequence. It. was his opi- nion that the Suncrest site is suitable and there should' be no 'need to look further for a build- ing site. 'He said, too, that council could rescind the l967 by-law. - Mr. Crosskkill said that resi- dents in Suncrest felt that the original by-law should be ad- • • • • ovale�I(isBlu injured in fatal Iraffic accident Muriel Jacklin, 17, of R. R. 2, Bluevale, was seriously injured in an accident about 9.30 Sat= urday morning. Deborah Joan Keeso, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keeso of Listowel, lost her life in the same acci- dent. Others injured were Gary Kregar. 26, of Listowel and Philip Sheppard, 19, of R. R. 3, Monkton. Muriel Jacklin suf- fered a dislocated pelvis and lacerated leg; Kregar a fractur- ed jaw and head injuries and. Sheppard a fractured right arm, chest and head injuries. The accident occurred in Grey Township, on the first sideroad west of Molesworth and about a mile south, of lIigh- way 86. Provincial Pol!ce from Wingham'•and Listowel were at the scene as well-arthe:hospi- tal ambulances from both towns Only one car: was -involved. -It was" ppa.rently proceeding •routh on the --sid'ero ad which • pses thrortgh a considerable • �tch oaf Wood:' The driver 714 control of the vehicle which �stree: growing close to- - • the roadside.. , I'he car was "_ omPl,ettly demolished by the a ripact heredto. hir. Schaab said the RHC could apply to the Ontario Municipal Board to have the zoning chan.: To bring; the dfsc ssion td 2 conclusion the mayorSag NO parties had presented tel viewsand be was of the .opt" f nion that the town should :at tempt to find othker suitable building site; as one alterna- tive. and lt-tive..and that the petition should go to neighbor/4$ tetiras to get first-hand larmatlon about the effects of lo.w- - housing on nearbyneatbirsOperti,s1 Mr. Schaab $id be was agree- able. to this course:of action«.fie' also stated that theSealoir'C zens' building Would require lot 200X138 feet and the fan- Ily units a lot 380X132 feet, In other business Counllot�` Margaret Bennet said :that Pates ,Hollinger had requested that a culvert be placed in: his drive- way.. -on Catherine ,Streetand a sign should be erected to Indi- 'cue a dead end... ' Councillor Bateson reported that Bluewater Paving'is doing some work for the town at pres- ent. Mayor Miller said that he had been approached by Ted Whitby concerning loss of wages: because he was no longer re- quired for :police. work. „He fe that he should receive an _= crease in wages ',as':compe tion. The matter was to over to the police f;0174n for decision. tipC'lI. F. E. Madill, Secondary School; was the'speaker at last week's Lions Club bi-monthly meeting,, held at the Wingham Golf and Country Club. Mr. Phillips spoke on county school boards and outlined the duties of the various offices. He was introduced by Lion. F . E. Madill, former principal of the school, now superintendent of schools for Huron County. The plans for a • Hallowe'en Frolic, to be held at the arena.. on October 31, are progressing. Car -truck accident. injures W. C. King William C. King, of R. R.2. Bluevale, suffered lacerations t� his right leg and' injuries to his right shoulder and left arm ' and ribs and abrasions to his face in an accident last Thurs- day.. Mr. King was driving a truck on the county road a half mile south of Jamestown when the -accident occurred. As he `was .making a .turn. off the road his vehiclewas .In=collision with ' a cStratfor+d •earn-plOc edinkt-'south Mr. King was released from hospital after emergency treat- ment. Prov. Const. G. L. Fou- lon investigated. _ h$•w� �u��IrAi�,��N�gn�i�n)r.».".wau...�ji�.i'HMYtr�anmuu"" • ..M..M...N.....N HIM etelephone ncre�sed • t'a decision handed down- - by the Canadian Transport Court' mission On Monday, Bell -Cana- da was forbidden to increase its • charges to subscribers for local service, but was granted per- mission to make some increases in long distance charges. The telephone company s o u g h t across-the-board increases which would.have brought in- creased revenue of some $83. - 600,000 a year. Those allowed will net a total increased rev- enue of about $27, 500, 000. Long distance toll charges will account for the major part of the increase. There will be a small increase for station -to - station calls dialed directly by customers within distances up to 35 miles. However the en- tire scale of person-to-person calls and those requiring the gerviceS of'dtt operator wilt Imo.. -. increased by amounts ranging` - from 25 to 40 ceilts for the f first three minutes and 5 to 10 cents for each subsequent minute of line use. Increases ,will also be allow- ed on other special services such as reversal of charges, third party collection, credit card calls, requests for time or charge prior to regular billings,. and calls from public and semi- public telephones. The excep- tion will be guests' calls in ho- tels and motels. (Many hotels have an added charge for use of their room ...;lephone equip- ment). A new charge will be a fee of 500 per month for unlisted numbers.