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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-08, Page 1041, • (Advance4imes, ThUrsday, February 6, 197 ,&& ng coatiousd from Pagel IlerSlin replied that the M Planned need not be if done "right": Not Subdivisiosk Myr Bill Harris re - ale Meeting that. what Wog considered was a block of 1and not a subdivision. COLlaelllor Bateson wanted to knew "how come everybody is kieldne", when he couldn't see that much difference between the prOposed apartment and the Illiwonthryschool or the nearby boapital, for that matter. Mayor Miller thought the Wingham Planning board should be oobsulted and their views ob- Wod as to the suitability of the plani, And council should also consult the municipal engineer who would be able to advise if any serious flaws exist in the plan. Choice Site •Colitinuing to address council, Par. Harnan pointed out the site had deliberately been chosen to be near the secondary schoOl and thehospital and "not all that far" from the shopping area of town, as these are the things potential tenants of the building will find attractive. In Low SectOr He pointed out the apartment is slated for the lowest available area in order, to maintain a low profile. He said that while there is no zoning here, the proposed building confOrms to zoning re- quirement f of other, towns in Huron. Council agreed .that a special meeting should be called as soon as possible, including the muni- cipal engineer .and planning board, with all the available information. Councilor Harris ,commented "we have *waiting forsome- thing like thlipjorls;i:',“ wis we had Woe .thing ' 0401! my way". tcci,'-A7t *anted to Chew AsO*01:14419046,"1: maikalittecogoiii4 pildreffil*% sffectivelj soothesthe steig:„ ..throat. And ifslo easy chilikeAke it too,.: For soothing relief Rorn;r.sootiont, - chew guniNnior ' grange, ft oject be assured that residents would have a chance to express their views at the special meeting. Councillor Jack Hayes com- mented that he had been con- cerned when low rental housing cemmenced to be built near his home, but the result has been surprisingly good, and he is well pleased with the way it blends into the conununity. Mr. lIlyman thanked council for a courteous hearing and agreed to attend a special meet- ing as soon as it could be ar- ranged with those concerned, and took his departure. Council took up the regular agenda of business at this point, and at the conclusion of the meet- ing accepted the application "in principle" before passing it on for consideration of the planning board. In the final discussion session, Councillor Harris repeated that the, town had been waiting for "somethipAlike this" for years. He saw it as a means of providing proper rental homes for teachers and others employed in Wingham Who could not find suitable ac- commodation. He thought it would encourage the "commut- ers" to move to Wingham and be- come part of the larger com- munity, possibly eventually buy homes of their own and bring in- creased business to local con- cerns. Reeve Joe Kerr said he was satisfied the builder "would not invest that much" and let it be- come a "slum". Qualifies for Presidemirs deb G. L. (Pete) Dobson, Listowel, has qualified for membership in the 1973 President's Club of The Great -West Life Assurance Com- pany. The announcement was Made today by Richard Ibsen C.L.U., manager of the com- pany's Londonbranch. The President's Club;is com- osed of leading representatives of the company viho, in 1972, distin- *shed themselves through the • maintenangefif high standards in the tondaci of their business. • iilleknbership in the club is the • • highest achievement award of- -fered by the Great -West Life.' ,,rice joining Great -West Life's tOndon branch in April 1.968, Mr. DOlison has established: himself • as a cessful Underwriter and has ified for thOmpany's pre ent's club on five °ma- sions.2 - ar Savings 1 *nit' 24Door Hardtop '69 CHEV. blinds 2 -Door with powerliod radio Hardtop, radio, DODGE 2Door Hardtop 11 e°1")Nrr ""r Bed"' $ Sat power and radio 4Tositplit°' 'Ise° • , allowlioillic WINGHAM ONTARIO PROTECTIVE RAILINGS WHICH RETRACT out of sight when not ih use are a feature of .new hospital beds now in use In Ward C at Wingham and District Hospital. Patient demonstrating the new model is Miss Emma Johnston of Bluevale. Staff members are Mrs. Mary Ernewein Reg. N. and Mrs. Donelda McDonald, Reg.N. The new beds have many advantages and it is hoped more will be acquiredas beds require replacement. • (Staff Photo) • xmosupervisor Continued from Page 1 in tudriewing default in the in- stance of occurrences unforseen which would result in loss in home territory while vehicles were over boundaries or the loss of equipment or men in some dis- astrous happeistance. Somebody has not been doing their home- work at all let alone even being aware -of this mess. "While thrashing, with these - small matters, 1 got involved with police business with that committee and the chairman. Primarily this was the very ar- duous and detailed hammering out of a police contract. Not a very creative contribution but an experience that proved to be very enlightening and after seeing facts, etc., was infinitely more understaning of the operations of -a police department. I at- tended with- the chairman a couple area police meetings and sharing the experiences of other departments and the prob- lems that are faced. This experi- ence proved in its own way, very rewarding. 'Me "Crunch" "Now came the crunch. Reeve Alexander, chairman of the Prdperty and Cemetery Commit- tee had made a decision. He wanted to run for the Wardenship • of Huron County and signified this to council and received the unanimous support of council. • - • "71 fratMlif2C11 •CIBM111111 • MAURICE STAINTON SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS • We specialize in tai *Inds of s•rvic•s Small Engines, Ap- Pllances, Bicycle", Etc. EARLY PICK UP FOR LAWN MOWERS, TILLERS, BICYCLES ALUMINUM DOOR AND WINDOW ORDERS So why not beat the spring rush and call us • s,••; Bluevale Persona An error h3 last week's sa* meeting of ,Bluevele lJnitod Church to be corrected le tbat Mrs. Harold Johnston is the nrOr tremourer replacing the former treuurer, Char* At/hasten. Our appologies for the xnistake. Miss Donna Mundell, Reg. N., - spent the wiiekrnd with her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mun- dell. -Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall of Brussels visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mre. Gordon Mr. and Mrs, Joe. Nicholson and Children visited recently with Mr, and Mrs. parrYPietch of Ito' ronto.„-- ThelFebniary meeting of the Bluevale Wornen's Institute, with thetheme, "Citizenhip”, will be held'Feb. 14 at 2 On. at the. home of Mrs. Ken Simmons. The roll call, "Citizenship is a lot of little things, name one"; the topic, "travelogue to Holland" by Mrs. William de Vos, Mr. and Ws. Jack Murchopf Clinton were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vincent on Sun- day. The MUOVale-IViorria Groutrvi the Ladies' Aid of the .13luevale Presbyterian- PM* met at the home of Mrs, Lee Greenaway Tuesday, Jan. 30 at am pan, Mrs, Ross Mom resigned as president and Mra. Burns lVfoffatt was elected to replace her, Mrs. Stanley Moffatt is secretary and Mrs. -Harry Elliott is treasurer. The Bluevaleltelmore :Young People's Society held its meeting in Muevale Sunday. Beth Mun- dell and Cecil Payne were in • charge of the topic. - ,Mr. and Mrs. George Nickel of Belmore visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen. Jack Mita 01 Turnberr3r M a patient in a London boepital. Mr. and Mrs. William Doottman were supper guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alex blecTavlski, and Bob. Mrs. Alvin Smith visited on the weekend with Mr. Smith at St. Mary's Hospital, Loden. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ortith, 01 Brampton spent Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. Gordon Ruff, Mr.'Ruff and Gordie; Ron Mann is well enough to be at his home after spending several weeks in a London hos, pital. Mr. and Mrs.: H. Spence Mc Kinnon, David and Joan visited Sunday with Mrs. R. H. Mc- Kinnon. Mrs. William Milne Mount f'orest also visited there. Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Elliottand Mr. and Mrs.' Charles Mathers were guests of Mr. and Mrs, George- Townsend and family of Seaforth area. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell and family. were also guests, at the Townsend home,... Notes loss Abraham is a patiout the Wingless* and Diable tal after bowing 10.11$11.44 gory os Sunday ovemaag. MORT AGES FAR MOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS iliMYTEP . 47 glera Street HARRISTOPto, ONT.Ph 41304037 or 33111.3034 tvionlmjso Pliow Noche 690.2920 W,Inglism43$7..1054 1 ;NOCK ABSOIRBERS ts His request was that, he be re- lieved of direct responsibility for the Property and Cemetery Com-: mittee: This was agreed to' if the second -named committee mem- ber would take the title of vice7-: chairman in pilnciple and look' after the committee and the duties for a year. The nameL there, was , Currie and being ai. bear for punishment, aceepted this responsibility. • "If you will consider my back ground, you will knew why the first thing I ,looked at was the- staNnat the cemetery. Being waya':elittle.,wittoinfottable-": w y certain things were done, got out my little pencil, the same one I used in the Fire Committee, putting it to work. Well to coin a phrase used by an ex -resident of this town who achieved high seals before his death 'I may not be a university graduate, but I sure know how to add and sub- tract. The results were terrible, not bad but terrible. did not in- tend to be funny when I said the cemetery was running in the hole. In fact I am not sure I really said that—the press likes to stretch things or bend them a little—it sells papers. Again, the record is to show that the taxes that go to subsidize the cemetery operation is way way out of pro- portion specially in the light that many cemeteries were running closer to the break-even point and some were indeed operating on a break-even basis. Why? The rate structure was extremely low, in fact there had not been a rate ad- justment across the board for a great number of years. The Per- petual Care Fund had for years been invested in various bonds and debentures. The heart- breaker was that some of the in- terest rates were so old and ridi- ctilously low that the return was only a fraction of what -it should be and the total result was a very low return. It had taken too long for somebody to wise up. to the fact that these bonds should be sold ata loss and re -invested for it is the interest from the capital, that is used in the care of the cemetery, not any part of the principal invested. • "Finally, the general Opera: tions of the cemetery were for practical purposes in the dark ages, even though from a visible point of view we do have an ex- tremely well -kept burial ground. The manhours were catching up with more and more grounds - keeping being done. Answer—a Cemetery Board—who would take over and be responsible for cemetery operations. Though ad- vised that it was difficult to get people to act on such a board the year before, we had one es- tablished and appointed officially within the month. By fall of 1971 a new rate structure had been approved and the Board had all well in hand and none too soon. • YOUR RELIABLE WINGHAM SERVICE CENTRE 132 Jostophine Strefat 3576,•1792 Wingkant Ont. "Now it was the turn for Prop- erty—which is the Town Hall, the Armories, certain grounds throughout the municipality, generally municipally owned buildings. The responsibility is for their care and maintenance. "1 was to be exposed to many things as a freshman councillor. I had a duty and endeavoured to do It. To my disinay was the state of things in my area of responsi- bility. We had misdirected dol- lars going to waste due to lack of control. Better mileage could very easily have been made in these smaller areas•. 'Now during all these trials and tribulations, which. I looked Please turn to Page13 LOL euchre Ten tables were at play last Monday evening at the LOL euchre party held in the Orange Hall.• High prizes were awarded to Mrs. R. Barrett and William Tay- low..Low prizewinners were Mrs. D. Langridge and Jim Pitch. The lucky draw, prizes were won by Mrs, William Jardine and Mr. 41ehl. •MOL-FRI. 8 ERVICE SATIS 738 Oritario Strtfard PLUS A *24" RANGE $469.0 Both automatic and in • a choice of avocado gicion or harvest • See our large selection of stereos. and, most other household appliances • ALL BRAND NAMES NO TRADE IN -S- ALL F.O.B. FROM OUR WAREHOUSE • Terms AVaillable OUR LOCATION SAVES YOU MONEY te