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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-06-26, Page 10 By Wilma. Oke Students in schools un Hurn County Board of Ed tion get a head start in lea the metric systern when it troduced in the schools in Umber 1974:' The Board meeting in Cl Monday gave approval fo measures to be in into the programs of all gra 5000 as possible, but begiani Septe ober it to be used nntivitiee involving mea Ment With primary grades. Coehirane, director of educ said the federal target is Herbert Turkheim, Zu chairman of the Education mittee, . outlined the p which calls for all new meas devices and equipment to be chased to have the metric that problems utilizing m units should . be created ever possible, but some tex examples which include B units be continued with' i mediate grades for the pre$ that a handbook of proper ter spellings and symbols be pared and distributed to schools for September, 1974; that instruction for the pre tion of home-made equipmen made available. John Henderson, . RR 5, forth, asked if night school cl es could be held on the m Accidents OCCUJ over weekend An H 4; Bis woman was involved in a angle cats accident in Morris Township ore Saturday. Hannah White escapedi n j u r y in fthe mi?p but a passenger in the . car, Clarence White, did receive injuries, The accident occurred on .Huron County Road 16, west of listed the M• IMICS teachers t,ehara. hired, effedtive � September: SiderAad 15-16 when the car ran Brookside. �'ublic St's=Greer 'off the road into a ditch � and Lawrence, Janet Sherwood, l strxic two posts. Investigating tense Hapinel, Lois W �,OPP officers se£ the damages at right Edward Gran&er; s $1,509, There is' no information lic School -g- Nfrs, .. available at the present uric con- Mares cerni?ng the injured person's Huether and Sandra Slotegr; East Wawanosh �-• lira, l�yndn, ,condition, • Train; Grey Central Public Train!, Pellett of Wroxeter was Mrs, Janice Ditscb and Kennetlr involved in a single car property Cairnicross; Howick Central , damage accident on Saturday in W lliann Farnell Mrs. Dawns the Village of WroXeter. Officers Szarek, Brian . ,Doubleday and, •f r0m t Wingham 'QPP detach - Mrs, Barbara Kerr ; Turnber meet estimated damages in the Central, John herr; Walton Pubs mishap at. $!400. ' -lie -- Mary Ellen Walsh;' Wing, On Sunday, Barbara Empey of RR 2, Auburn was the driver in a ham Public, Richard Whiteley, Administrative Centre Mrs. : single car accident on Concession Beth McGee. 4-5, east of East and West Wawa - nosh Road. No one was hurt and J. W. Coulter, superintendent.' damages were set at $800. of Program and Planning, reg; Last week members of the ported there were 54 entries in. Wingham OPP detachment laid the art contest among students nine charges under the Highway sponsored by the board for a de Traffic Act, six charges under the sign'for an "official board crest"- . Liquor Control Act and made 2Z as requested by the Seaforth Diss: other . investigations With four trict High School Band for their charges laid. band jackets. After viewing than crests the board voted -to continue, using the crest that the board hasp' been' usingsins a 1969. . s SAMUEL o . 0 0 SA 0 � � SAM UEL ALLOTEY (dancing) and Mike Dzandza (on drums) came to East`Wawanosf� • Public School last Friday to tell the students about their homeland of Ghana `The told th Irene Paton has turned from. a trip 'to ortive y • • material costs,. Jotan He�nuerson der the did not agree with the increase, uca- stating that he did not believe in ritanii n ng dation had gone that far and that I feel there .are more andmore 5P- things this board does not know intoe anything about. or the Mr. Dunlop said that prices on capital equipment had gone up tegrated tremendously. des as The board authorized R. L. ng in Cunningham, transportation in all director, to• seek tenders for six sure- replacement buses with delivery t D. J. in 1975, subject to approval of ation, Ministry of Education by Mr, Turkheim that August would be soon enough for him to arrange to go if granted permis- sion to attend.at that time. The auditor's report for the.cal- endar year ending December 31, 1973, was accepted by the board, and a copy bas been prepared for publication in all county weekly, newspapers. , The board approved continuing membership in Ontario School Trustees' Council and will. pay he increased membership fee by 30 per cent. This follows stilt of the other boards in Western On- tario. The following are appoint- ments to permanent staff, non teaching : Mrs. Linda Laurie, ecretary, Brussels Public, effec- ive May 12; Ron Douglas, bus driver, Howick Central,. effective my 1; and Mrs. Audrey Dickert, us .driver, Howick Central, ef- fective July 15. The following are resignations O teaching personnel; and are in ddition to 41 resignations - re eived in May: Mrs. Doris Mulli- gan, Grey Central Public; Miss adys Roney, Hallett Central ublic; Mrs. Jacqueline Smith, Howick Central Public;, Paul Jury, F. E. Madill Secondary; iss Audrey Howe, Brian Miller nd Edward Redman, Goderich istrict Collegiate Institute. Two additional transfers were med: Mrs. Joan Shackleton rom Administration Centre to 1�. A small storage area that can rich, be locked up and a refrigerator, a Com- second hand one if possible, will pr which be provided Mr. and Mrs. B. Eis- uriDg ler of Seaforth at the Seaforth s Dur- District High School. The Eislers t wits; • hold the contract for supplying etric lunches at . the school. whey- J tbook Conventions b tbrioh The board will set up a .policy nosh regarding the number to attend conventions and this will include ant; that two trustees only and two a ms, from administration may attend.. ,c int conventions out of the province. all Mrs. Donald Kunder of Sea- Gl and forth and Herbert Turkheim of p para - Zurich indicated they were inter - t be . ested in attending the Canadian Sea- Education Association Conven- M tion in- Regina in September. a ass- John Henderson said he may be D etric system for adults. Chair Cayley Hill, Goderich, ag interested but would not know man until the August meeting whether na reed he could get away to attend At f obeitson Memorial Public hool. and Mrs. Beverley Smith fro Hullett Central Public to this would be a good idea think the whole community m be interested in such a cour he said. . Superintendent J. W. Coulter said he would bring it up at the next principals' meeting to be held within a few. days. guests for field trips were ved: Eighteen Grade 5 stu- H .a1 fremin oi,yick Cent!** c '.$06091 to Akci "-fr0>i pni `" ta, at 00'000t30 board; eighteen grade 5 stud from Howick Central to Howick area from 'June 21-22 no cost to the board. Music Program The board approved a req Iv for an instrumental music gram to be instituted at Holm ville Public School starting September under the leaders of Mrs. Irla Stewart, m teacher at the school. The cos instruction is to be borne by board and . the renting of inst ments by the parents. The boardo awarded a cent for conversion to gas at 1w Huron District High School to dustrial Boiler Service, Lond at a cost of $11,404, • The board granted authority R. B. Dunlop, business admin trator, to award tenders valued $15,000, previously $10,000, cause of the increasing labor a fight the next meeting, in August, it R will be .decided whether Mr.. Sc se, Turkheim or Mr. ` Henderson fr attends, following ,a suggestion Se app the ents the , at uest pro- es - in hip usic t of the ru- act South In - on, to is - to be- nd —Mr. and Mrs. Roland Penny and Bill of Dayton, Ohio, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Templeman last week. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian • HOT CAR???— The Wingham fire brigade was called Sunday to the farm of Herb Doerr on the tenth concession of Turnberry where a Volkswagen car had caught fire. The fire was extinguished with only minor damage caused to the fuel lines. 0-0-0 FLOWERS OF HOPE— The Wingham and District As- sociation for the Mentally Re- tarded will end their Flowers of Dope campaign this week. So far, more than $1,500 has been donated to the cause. If you haven't sent in a contribution yet, remember your cheque would be greatly appreciated. CONTEST WINNER— Mrs. Ivy Courtney of Wingham was recently the winner in a draw for a Deilcraft table lamp during Currie Furniture's 61st anni- versary sale. Congratulations to Mrs. Courtney. 0-0--0 WRONG DATE— In a front page story last week the A -T carried the statement that persons who will be 18 years of age by July 18 will be eligible to vote in the federal election. The correct date, of course, is July eighth (8th) -- same day as the voting takes place. . NORMA JEAN MAIR Norma Jean Mair graduat- ed from the Fashion Services Program at Centennial Col- lege of Applied Arts and Technology in Scarborough on May 23, 1974, She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mair, RR 5, Brussels. aforth Public. . Exeter Public School renova- tions progress on schedule. Ad- vance renovation of heating and ventilating portion ,and the alteration . and addition to the elementary facility have been a�.pproved. by,, the �atry�r of; l dVie Seh col In G�lerleh'. As of �� this date Ministry approval for the . trainable retarded -wing has not been given. Blyth Problem A test hole excabated at Blyth Public School to check the septic system showed that seepage of the water table is evident at a six - 'foot depth which is approximate- ly four feet below existing tile bed and that the tile bed was exposed and found to be clean and dry. The Medical Officer of Health has been contacted by Brian Garratt of Kyles, Kyles and Gar- ratt, Stratford, requesting per- mission to re -activate the tile bed for test purposes and hopefully for re -operation on a more per-, manent basis but to date no ap- proval given. The test hole will have a vertical tile installed to house an alarm system to warn of trouble. At the present time the septic tank is being pumped out regularly. W. D, Kenwell, superintendent of operation; reported about half a dozen teachers are yet to be hired, mainly elementary, and —Missa on re»= " �, children of Ghanian customs and. its industry. Later they put on a puppet show.and then demonstrated some of the dances that are native to the' land. - Vancouver: and Edmonton. fi tt.hree voting delegates —Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lott and: :r r t` 12snowmobile clubs ep y, , ing � . sores Jason; and Peter of Van*, turnad np at a June 17, meeting of couver were visitors with his., the *Ode Regional SnowmobileCountymother, Mrs. hath Duffy, last. 'A lotion hi the Mildma fire Federation week. Mr. and Mrs. Gib Millerof hall. Brampton were guests of Mrs. n The .12 clubs came from all ov Duffy on Sunday. the region the BRSA intends - service. The Snow Angels r40 acre cottaae project Neustadt; Port Elgin Trai :Drifters; Hanover Snowmobil Club; Wingham Snowmobil "Club; the Riviera Snowmobil lub, Chepstow; --the Paisle e Fr!iosa Club sy. tib„�tc+rirliitt� t''1 0100 urr. theQueen's Bush' B Club rom Walkerton and the �Blue- Water Town and Country Snow- mobile Club, Holyrood were all represented. . The newer delegates were asked to have their membership fees for the Bruce association in the hands of Mike Derby .of Han- over within 30 days of joining association. The association then held elec- 1 The Huron Federation of Agri- to permit the development. e culture strongly opposed ""res A federation brief opposing the e reational development”en .""food- development was presented by e producing land" at a public hear- the Huron Federation of Agricul- , ing called .by the, Huron County: ture president, Doug Fortune of , planning department iri Belfast, `Nitingham. He said he was pre - Tuesday, senting the briefhe ut O i ,Jhe, .hearl{og' 'eailia0 ttO ehr 'N t� i t 1 objections to a ra" sed' amend- a township lies%+�ent��vhrr�t�fusedt P to be identified. ment to the county official plan Representatives of the'federa- which would turn about 40 acres tion said they oppose the develop - of land on the Lake Huron shore- ment plan "on the principle that line into .a cottage development. it would remove valuable land The land is designated agricul- from agricultural use." tural in the county official plan. The brief stated the plan would However the planning depart- convert 40 acres of choice food- ment has recommended 't be re- producing land to a playground classified seasonal recr tional for non-residents. "Recreational CATHERINE SHIPMAN • Mrs. Catherine Shipman, daughter of Mrs. Jack Millar and the late Elvin Oakley of Wroxeter, graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing at Guelph on June 14. Cere- monies were held at the War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph. Following, a supper was held at the Parkview Motel, Guelph. MRS. AMEILIA BROWN celebrated her 90th birthday in Belgrave on Saturday. Her family held an open house in her honor at the Knox United Church in Belgrave during the afternoon and then held,another open house at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert John- ston, in Belgrave. Numerous friends and relatives stopped by to congratulate Mrs. Brown. (Staff Photo) • tions to fill all the executive posi- • . — _ • • . • g , tions. Jim Lippert of Hanover is the new association's first elected president, Jim Becker of For- mosa is the vice president, • for citizens' e Evonne Carter of Wingham was Or sen wee The Wingham Senior Citizens held their June meeting on Tues- day last week in their new hall in the armouries. The meeting opened in the usual manner with Mrs. Olive Lewis in the chair, in the absence of the president. The buying committee gave a report and the men seemed pleased that a pool table has been purchased for their amusement. The senior citizens' convention will be held August 20 and 21 at McMaster University in Hamil- ton. Mrs. Olive Lewis and Mrs. Mary McKinney were appointed as delegates. Three attractive young girls, Nancy Kerwin, Connie McGlynn and Sharon Scharbach, outlined the Youth Work Program for the summer. They are supported .by the government and will do any type of work that senior citizens r1 ed done. If their help is needed, senior citizens are asked to call Mrs. Lillian Patterson at 357-3035 and leave their names. A large crowd enjoyed euchre games and lunch was served. The following social committee will be in charge of the Sep- tember meeting: Mrs. Hasel- grove, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holmes and Mrs. Margaret Hastings. elected secretary, Mike Derby of Hanover was named treasurer, while the posts of public relations director and trail co-ordinator were filled by Don Carter of Wingham and Bill Baker of Pais- ley. After the elections the mem- bers went into a regular business meeting. It was general con - census that the association should contact several more clubs to discover if they are in- terested in joining the young as- sociation. Those clubs to be con- tac'ted include Greenoch, the Bruce County Snow Blazers, Chesley, Durham, Tara, Desboro, Varney, Lucknow, Mount Forest, Southampton, Amberley, the Riverdale Riders, Kinloss, Clifford and Harriston. For the sake of records each 'club was asked to register its name, the names and addresses of its two year director, one year director and two voting delegates for the annual,meeting as well as the name of its president, secre- tary and trail co-ordinator. Each of the association's member clubs have asked to select an alternative delegate to replace any director who finds it 70% turnout vote "yes in Howick liquor election Howick Township residents will be able to obtain a special occasion liquor license as a result of the June 17 election , About four out of five voters registered a "yes" vote ac- cording,,to Clerk Ivan Haskins. The affirmative votes out- numbered the negatives by alrhost five to one with 83 per cent in favor and 16 per cent against. Clerk Haskins said, "There was a real good turnout." Of the 1,837 eligible Howick Township voters, 1,273 exercised their" right to indicate their preference on the liquor issue. This represents about seven out of 10 or a 70 per cent voter turn- out. Of the 1,273 votes cast, eight were deemed spoiled. The results were forwarded to Toronto to the chief electoral officer for his approval before the law can take effect. The special occasion permit will allow temporary dining lounge privileges which require the serving of food. Liquor cannot be available at any other time without the permit Senior Citizens' Week is being observed from dune 17 to 22 and to celebrate, the Wingham group r held a shoot and euchre party in a the armouries on Monday night. , There were seven tables of shoot o with Mrs. Orvis and Mrs. Charles c Bosman as winners. There were c 44 tables of euchre with winners of euchre and draw prizes being Mrs. Cruikshank, Mr. and Mrs. Tapp, Mrs. Crump, Mrs. Peg, p Barrett,' Miss Anne Wilson and a Mrs. Carter. w A potluck supper is planned for H 6 p.m. Saturday night, followed p b development," it ur$ed, ."shone not be on food -producing land but. should be' diverted to ,non -arab areas even - if this involves. some inconvenienceyand added travel ling coots," er` �a de ,l• t a b. n� � -velopr,ents wuuid'.ld`aiou loo cottages in Ashfield,Townshi about eight miles north of God erich. Ian MacNaughton of Mac Naughton Planning Consultants Ltd. of Waterloo which designed the propose) development, said Lake Huron is a national re- source which should be shared in a well-planned manner. He added that 42 per cent of the develop- ment would be "open space" and would include free public access, to the beach area. "Those green spots you plan to leave are not for agriculture," replied Adrian Vos of ,Blyth, vice president of the Huron federa- tion. Planners, said Mr. Vos, too often look at environmental and esource problems but never at griculture. Huron 'County planning direct - r Gary Davidson promised the ounty pfanning board would on 'd the federation's brief_ when the plan is discussed today Thursday) . Should the development be ap- roved by the planning board, an mendment to the official plan ill still need approval from uron County Council before the roject can proceed. y a social evening. CAPT. JACK CAMERON and his wife Jean, who for two years have been in charge of the Wingham Salvation Army Corps, were recently notifed that they will be transferred to Burlington, Ontario. The two SA officers came to Wingham from Toronto. They will leaving on the 26th of the month. Capt. Cameron says the highlight of his term in Wingham was meeting and working with the people of the community. They will be replaced by Auxiliary Capt. and Mrs. Albert Merkin of Edmonton, who will officially take over the Wingham Corps on July 22. During the interval between ,Capt. and Mrs. Cameron's departure and the new corps officers' arrival, services at the Citadel will be conducted b • y members of the corps.