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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-08-17, Page 1tt Single Copy Not Over 25c Wingham, Ontal Thursday, August 17, 1972 Countil a.p • Purchase of a new truckfor the for co-operation in connection Winghan} works department was with the club's mall event which authorized by council at the regu- was styled as "Crazy Days" and lar session Tuesday evening of caarried out joOtly with the last week by a narrow margin merchants of the town: when sharply differing opinions A request was approved from were expressed. Public works the Association of Municipalities. •chairman, Councillor F. J. Bate- of Ontario for a payment of three son presented a recommendation quarters of a cent per capita of that a new truck costing in the Wingham population as the area of $7,500 to $8,500 be pur- town's share of legal costs of the chased, to solve a long standing association's fight against . rate equipment problem. increases by Bell Canada. The Reeve Alexander and Council- request will be met. lor Harris expressed themselves Management of Western as strongly opposed, but the re- Foundry indicated its apprecia- port, put into the form of a mo- tion for "Industrial Appreciation tion, carried. Their argument Night", sponsored by the town was that a used truck offered by a local firm at about $2,500 would have been adequate for the pur- pose. Councillors Willis and Ben- nett were not in attendance. In correspondence the town re- eeived an application from Huron AO Plowmen's Association request- ing permission to sell tickets in Wingham to raise funds for the forthcoming plowing match. After a brief discussion permis- sion was granted, as Mayor Mil- ler described the organization as local, and the cause worthy. A letter from Colin Campbell on behalf of Wingham Lions Club was . received, thanking council Prompt . action squelches fire What could have amounted to a disastrous fire in the -business- section section of Wingham in the late hours of August 6 was averted by prompt action on the part of Ken Crawford, who discovered a chair burning in the show window of Walker's furniture store at about 11:25 p.m. Recognizing the danger, he broke open the store door and , threw the chair to the street where he was aided by Wingham Constable Ed Deer, who used a fire extinguisher firm the police cruiser to put out the fire. The fire department also responded and made sure the situation was clear. The 'unusual incident was at- tributed to a faulty extension or outlet in thestore window. Other store owners in the area V heaved a sigh of relief as it is con- sidered had the fire broken away, several adjoining buildings could have been demolished. There are believed ° to be no . fire walls separating the upper sections of the stores as far south as the PUC building. �1�I11�1- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian SURVEY HOME NEED- Wingham town council willre- quest Ontario Housing Corpora- tion to survey the needs of the town for senior citizen and to "geared -to -income" homes, and, if justified, would proceed to un- dertake new construction pro- jects, the regular meeting de- cided Tuesday of last week. 0-0-0 U°iPOPULAR PLAN— A rumored plan to construct new washrooms on the front of Wingham public school will be opposed by town council. Rep- , resentations are being made to Huron Board of Education Trustee John Taylor who rep- resents the town. Water supply and disposal lines are readily .accessible at the rear of the building, and any additional washroom facilities should be constructed there Where they will not destroy the appearance of the front area of the school, council believes. • 0-0-0 WELCOME GIFT— Wingham WI has made a con- • tribution of $50 toward the cost of maintaining the hanging flower pots that grace Josephine Street and beautify the town. Mayor De- Witt Miller and council expressed appreciation of the gift at the last regular meeting. • 0-0—e SO SETTLE DOWN— Nine charges of creating a dis- turbance on Josephine Street at an early hour Sunday, coincident with the closing of the hotel, have been laid by Wingham police as the upshot of a noisy altercation involving a group of local resi- dents. Evidently the celebrators ignored police warnings tb' settle down and in a fracas one woman received a Minor but painful in- jury to her face. M V w 4 SUPERVISOR Mrs. Lawrence Lath, a Seaforth native and recently of Goderich, will be in charge of a small staff at the day care centre here. Mrs. Lane has a diploma in early child- hood education from Lamb - ton College and a year of ex- perience at the Tinkertown Nursery School at Goderich. (Staff Photo) roves earlier in the year. • Reports Heard In the time allotted for commit- tee reports the police committee chairman, Councillor Harris, re- ported the three -second amber timing on. the main street traffic signal has been criticized as be- ing too short. Information is be- ing sought as to how this might be modified without incurring heavy expense for replacing the com- plete control unit. He had no. further report for open council. For public works, Councillor Bateson said that a survey of local streets indicates more work required than anticipated. He mentioned, in particular, (yn Street and also referred to Erl$tol Terrace at Lloyd -Truax, z and Cedar Street to North which might be included in the five !year streets plan under consideration by council. He further reported Bell Canada is doing preliminary work for burying cable on :the Patrick. Street project. He reported that his committee has been looking at used trucks for some time, but recommended purchase of a new one, possibly in the 600 series with a 7 x I2 -foot box with removable sides. He had visited the • Frink plant at Galt and the firm has a model which FIRST 'SECTION urchase meets the committee's require- ments. The finance committee, under Reeve Alexander, recommended payment of accounts totalling $78,176.20 but indicated there were a number of items included relating to the new day care centre which would be subtracted from the total when properly al- located. The accounts were passed. He reported the day care centre had been completed within the extended time limit, and as far as he knew the town would be eligible for the hundred per cent grant. Mr. Alexander said an estimate of nearly $6,000' had been re- ceived for repairs to the roof of the town hall, but noted that about $2,300 of that had been esti- mated for scaffolding which he thought could be ' eliminated. Council agreed to seek estimates elsewhere from painters and rooters who would use other methods than all round scaffold- ing. For recreation Deputy Reeve Harold Wild said his department is carrying on routinely and there was nothing special to report. Supervisor to intervie prospects f What bears every sign of being an ideal haven for pre-school children of working parents is shaping up. Finishing touches are being put on the converted post office on Josephine Street and equipment is being moved into place in the new day care centre constructed . by the Ontario De- partment of Social and Family Services, to be operated in co- operation with the Town of Wing - ham. By September 5, when the r ftrtre•w ill antuaiLy co1'limenoe to function under regular routine, a population will likely have been found for it. In the meantime, Supervisor Mrs. Lawrence Lane will be interviewing applicants, working mothers and their off- spring, who are interested in us- ing the new facilities. Interviews for additional staff were being held at the end of last week and Monday, and it was expected that Ingham will investigate use new type garbage incinerator the vacancies would be. filled staffwise early in the week. Citizens of Wingham and. dis- trict who are uncertain of how the day care centre will operateare advised by Mrs. Lane that the purpose is to provide a service to working parents by taking care of their children aged two to five years, five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. The fee for this service has been set at $3 per day or $5 for two from the same runny _ When interviewed by The Ad- vance -Times, Mrs. Lane stressed that children of working parents will be given first. priority 'ort: the 25 -child capacity ' service, after. which others may be 4pnsidered. Applications . should be •made in writing or by telephone to the;Q- fice of the town clerk or the day - care centre at 357-2424. Ap- plicants will be asked to visit the While a site certificate valid until June 30, 1973, entitles the Town of Wingham to use the present garbage dump facilities until that time, council continues to investigate other suitable sites and at the same time will actively look into the feasibility of a radi- cal new answet to the problem for this, and possibly many, other communities. • At the regular meeting of coun- cil 'Tuesday evening of last week, Reeve Jack Alexander called council's attention to the fact that, l a modern new garbage incinera- tor is in use in Dresden, which may be pointing the way to modern disposal methods. The town is entering into cor- respondence With the manu- facturer of the disposal machine with a view to obtaining complete information on a similar unit, and how it might serve Wingham. A prototype plant in operation at Dresden is being visited by representatives of many Western Ontario municipalities which have it under study as a possible solution to what is becoming an irksome problem. In a brief discission around the board, it was unanimously de- cided the information should be sought, , as it might prove more efficient and ecomonical than the present leasing of sites and the attendant expense of bulldozing fill and clearing snow. A newspaper report from Dres- den cites a price of $60,000 for the incinerator in operation there, and states it has become a tourist attraction and may put the town into the waste disposal' business. A similar possibility for Wing - ham was held out by the reeve who 'urged . that the matter at least be given serious study. Operating at Dresden since 'January, the unit has been visited by several Kent County rep- resentatives and now other muni- cipalities are taking an interest. Many cities and towns are being confronted with pollution prob- lems and would be happy to see a feasible solution. .Pressure from the. Ministry' of Environment of Ontario. has kept Wingham council concerned about finding a suitable site if present methods of garbage dis- posal are to be continued. Two extensions have already been made to the site certificate which will enable Wingham to carry on the present system until next year. Plibrico (Canada) Limited is the, Toronto manufacturer of the device which occupies a rela- tively small space and burns gar- bage at up to 2,300 degrees Fah- renheit ina 10 x 12 -foot chamber, handling upto 'three tons of waste , an hour. ven tin cans are de- stroyed by , the intense heat. It operates by natural combustion when a fire is started in the gar- bage and forced by air jets top and bottom. —Miss Rosemary Curtis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cur- tis of RR 1, Wingham, has been appointed official hostess for the Toronto Transit Commission at the Canadian National Exhibi- tion. She is looking forward to j greeting many friends from the surrounding area. r csay care day care office accompaii ed by the child or children in question before final arrangements can be made. Children must be fully toilet trained t� ibe eligible. The children will be fed a snack in the morning, a hot meal at noon and a further snack in the afternoon will be supplied. Whether a part-time cook would be retained was under considera- tion this week. Routine for the children will be free time play in the morning, and during suitable weather out- door play will centre on a sand area, a climbing apparatus and small pool, not a swimming pool. There will also be tricycles, balls, hoops, ladders and wooden stumps to climb. On rainy, days play will adjourn to the base- ment. What is known as "circle" ac- tivities will be undertaken after- noons, with the children seated in circles for stories, games and record player sessions. There is an autoharp and it is expected a piano will be acquired soon. The after -lunch nap time has not been overlookedand cots will be available for nap's from one to two hours in duration. While the construction and furnishing of the centre was undertaken wholly by the prov- ince, operation will be 80 per cent by the Department of Social and Family Services and 20 per cent by the .. Town of Wingham. The architectural 'firm of Kyles, Kyles and Garrett has been re- sponsible for planning, with con- struction by Mowbray Construc- tion Co. Ltd. Mayor DeWitt Miller officially represents the municipality al- though Reeve J. P. Alexander is actually chairman of the centre board, on which he is assisted by Autumn flower show cancelled The executive of the Wingham Horticultural Society has been forced tb announce cancellation of the flower show originally scheduled for Saturday of this week. The decision was made after it was apparent that the early June frost and adverse weather since that time had seriously affected the quality of both flowers and vegetables. FOUR WESTERNERS enjoyed supper at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton, RR 1, Wroxeter, July 26, during their visit to eastern farms under a plan sponsored by the National Farmers' Union. Around the table from left to right are Mrs. John Newell and John of Wingham; Ted Dickson of Gr.imshaw, Alta., a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hutchison of RR 2, Gorrie;.George Hamilton; Bob Kulyna, Manning, Alta., a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs,. Don Reaman, RR 1, Wroxeter; Edna Hadley, Westlock, Alta., guest'of the Hamiltons; Barb Hamilton and Susan Lee of Donalda, Alta., guest of the Hamiltons. Lisa Hamilton was exchanged to the Saskatoon area at the time. (Staff Photo) Councillor Tim Willis and town appointees, Mrs. James Ward, Mrs. Richard LeVan and Mrs. Vernon Reid. The board will meet regularly to assist in the opera- tion in co-operation with the de- partment. Direct contact with the department is with Mrs. Joan Hilhoarst of the London office of social and family services. STILL WRITING—Mrs. M. L. Aitken of Bluevale cele- brated her 90th birthday at her home on July 26, surrounded by a host of friends, neighbors and many former pupils of hqr school teaching days. Mrs. Aitken, since the deathof her sister, Mary Duff in 1966, has carried on a family tradi- tion by corresponding with weekly newspapers in Listowel and Wingham. (Staff Photo) Nonag en�rian continUe1: as A -T correspondent, On July 20, 1882, in the Village of Bluevale, a baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duff of that place. While the event no doubt was a happy one, few would have hazarded a guess that 90 years- later Mrs. M. L. Aitken would be honored on the occasion of her 90th birthday by a host of friends, after an outstanding and varied career, primarily as a teacher and also as an author, local historian and newspaper correspondent. This was a fact on July -26 of •this year when receptions were held'at the family home in Blue - vale, both afternoon and evening, to mark the event. Christened Martha Alice Duff, the young girl was to be educated at Bluevale Public School and Clinton High School and then attend London Normal Schod'1 be- fore entering upon. a ( teaching career at Currie's School in East. Wawanosh: • She taught also at Barrie and Molesworth before undertaking her most noteworthy duties at the Bluevale school where' she taught from' 1919 to 1936. In 1912 she was married to Mal- colm Louis Aitken, manager of the Aitken Flour Milling Co. -at Beeton, Ont., only to have the marriage cut short by his death three years later. She has one daughter, Dorothy, Mrs. Donald Street . of Listowel " and three grandchildren, Mrs. Stuart Mc- Cannell, also a teacher and Julia and Stephen, at home. Fornier Students A special tribute was paid to Mrs. Aitken on the evening of the birthday celebration when mem- bers of her first entrance class of 1919 attended in a group to do her honor. Mrs. Aitken has also been active in the work of the United Church and the WI, and has not only taken a keen interest in local affairs and pioneer history, but has followed a family tradition and written about it as well in her , published "History of Turnberry Township" :' • Most noteworthy m the news- paper business m the family was ' her late . brother, . Louisa Blake - Duff who diedt ; after a•-dis- tinguished career, principally at Welland, Ont. • Other ,members of the family were a brother who died in in- fancy; William, who operated a store in Bluevale; Louis Blake Duff who made his name on the 'Welland Tribune, earlier The Telegraph. A sister, Mary Duff, was a weekly newspaper corres- pondent for Listowel and Wing - ham until her death in 1966 and this work was • taken-- up by another sister, Ruby, Duff, a graduate of Women's College •Hospital . who died in 1, ' - .Atnother, -other k laytori,. t , ' _ was an invalid but in spite of it was a noted poet and artist and corresponded freely with poets during World War I. Only Mrs. Aitken and one sis- ter, Mrs. Ross Douglas survive of the family of seven. Remarkably fit and capable for her advanced years, Mrs. Aitken graciously acknowledged the congratulations tendered by The Advance -Times and continues her work loyally. W & D Hospital', receives full accreditation Mrs. I. E. Morrey, administra- tor, received word this week that the Wingham & District Hospital has received full accreditation, covering the forthcoming two- year period. Approval of accre- dited status follows a survey taken in the institution about two months ago. Accreditation Of a hospital means that 'it provides the very highest standards of health care in all departments, from laundry to operating room, from house- keeping to- medical staff. Every factor involved in hospital care is investigated by a survey team and requirements are so strin- gent that the local hospital was held under "Temporary" accre- ditation for some months while medical staff • records were brought up to the required stand- ards. The survey is conducted every two years. Charges pending against area man Charges are pending against a Lucknow man following a high- speed chase out of Wingham last Saturday evening. A car driven by. Robert Humphrey was chased °t ..by a Wingham town police cruiser south on Highway 4 at speeds over 100 miles per hour. At Bel - ..grave the vehicle turned west onto County Road 20 but within a quarter of a mile the driver lost control of the car when it struck loose gravel and the vehicle slid into a ditch. Damages were esti- mated at $400. The Wingham detachmentof the Ontario * Provincial Police is investigating the incident. —Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller re- turned home Sunday after spend- ing two weeks with Mrs. Chester Copeland at London. Lucknow area girl injured A 16 -year-old Lucknow area girl, Margaret VanderKlippe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit VanderKlippe, remained in'criti- cal condition in Victoria Hospital, London,- on the weekend, follow- ing a mishap last Wednesday in Kinloss Township. Margaret was apparently rid- ing a horse on the 4th concession of Kinloss and the horse returned to the VanderKlippe homestead at RR 5, Lucknow. Upon investi- gation, the young rider was later found on the roadside uncon- scious and was rushed to the Wingham and District Hospital where she was treated for a frac- tured skull, facial lacerations and abdominal injuries. She was later transferred to Victoria Hospital via ambulance. The same day, a four-year-old Wingham girl, Irene deVries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kees deVries, was admitted to the local hospital when she fell about 10 feet from a flight of stairs to a cement floor below. She suffered a fracture and dislocation of left arm and elbow; earlier this week her condition was described as satisfactory. Also in satisfactory condition is James Blake, 23, of RR 2, Brus- sels. He was admitted to hospital Thursday With abdominal in, juries after he became wedged between a truck and a post while ngaged in farm chores. The same day, nine-year-old Steven Mclean, son of Mrs. Eefje. McLean of Wingham, fractured his left collarbone when he fell off a veranda at his home. He was released after emergency treat- ment. Two-year-old Deborah Grube, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Grube of RR 5, -Brussels, suffered head injuries August 10, ap- parently from a fall froth a chesterfield in the home. She was admitted to Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital and treated for con- cussion, condition reported satis- factory. A fall from a pony resulted in forehead lacerations for Brenda Chambers, aged five, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Chambers of RR 1, Clifford, August 12. She was treated at Wingham hospital and released. Another equine accident on the same day caused right arm and hand injuries to Alex Kieffer of Brussels when he had a fall on a grass farm on the 5th Line of Morris Township. He was treated at the hospital here and released. A dog bite on the right cheek August 13 brought Jackaline Wright, 11 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wright of RR 3, Holland Centre, to Wing - ham hospital for treatment and release. A similar incident brought Kenton Patterson, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Patterson of RR 3, Blyth, to the emergency department of the hospital on Sunday after he was bitten by a dog above the right eye on a Hul- lett Township farm. He, too, was released following treatment.