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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-09, Page 1• 1 OP graduates of P.N.. Madill Secondary School were „eon- med. Bast week Iss rep pients of Onto Seholnrships from the Ministry ofd Education, qie ;Cs.skanette of RR $, Walkerton, graduated front WO with a grade 13 average 0 80.,2 per cent. He has started the general engineering course at the • University of Waterloo. Brenda Jean Johnston, daugh- ter of Mrs. Thelma Johnston of Teeawater has started courses this fall at the School of Nursing in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Jamie McEwan of RR 4, Kincardine, has commenced studies in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Waterloo. Douglas Bern Miller graduated with a grade 13 average of 83.5 per cent. He is the son pf Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller of RR 1, Luck - now, and plans to enter a veter- inary course in the future. At present, he is studying agri- cultural science at the University of Guelph. • Rene Caskanette James Pattison, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pattison of Wingham, has entered the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo under a Descartes Fellowship of $2,400. He was also accepted into the Co-op Mathe- matics Program. Gail Renwick graduated with an average of 81.7 per cent and has started studies in science at the University of Waterloo. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Renwick of RR 1, Clifford. Cindy Susan Thornton has started courses in Political Science and Economics at Trinity College. University of Toronto. Cindy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. • Wilson Thornton of RR 1, Blue - .vale, graduated with over 83 per cent average. She was also of- fered a $660 scholarship at York University. 0 FIRST SECTION Brenda Johnston. Jame McEwah' Douglas Miller James Pattison Gail Renwick Indy Thornton ITECt",' Wingham, O tta o,, Thursday, October 9, 1975 Capital :forecast inc s Single copy loot 196,680 Turnberry ddition By Ross Haugh The Huron County Board of Education will be submitting a five-year capital expenditure forecast to the Ontario . Ministry of Education for more than $825,000. Most Qf the projects named would be scheduled for the year 1976. Included would be provi- sions for three home econorrmics and industrial arts facilities. One would be at Hullett Central School, another at Turnberry Central School and a third in the southern 'portion of the county. Costs of each are estimated at $195,680 and. location of the south- ern facility is to be determined by ,„,„...:7:,...,*."7. ' ....v..„,...:::?.:Qztt,,,,:iy.,,-; - - -1.,,,,t4m.: y._ . ..,;,,,-',0.-40,,, resnir�.• .al if ens erets aimosr Wingham Town Council heard some good news and some bad news at their meeting. Monday night. The good news was that the government has finally 0 taken over the new senior citizens' complex in town and will start informing qualified residents that they may move in'within the next few weeks. The bad news, also on the same topic, is that council might have no say in who can or cannot be a resident in the complex. Although Mrs. Allen of the Ministry of Housing has in- formed Mayor Jack Reavie that Wingham residents will be given first priority, council members argue that the mayor should be allowed to review the lists to approve the choices. Mayor Reavie assured council that he will try to reach Mrs. Allen to ar- range for a review. In other business, council ap- proved an interim petition to apply for road subsidies for 1975; voted to charge $25 for severance HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR POSTAL SERVICE On Sunday, October 12, there will be no street letter box collec- tion and no despatch of mail. On Monday, October 13, there will be no wicket service nor rural de- livery. There will be a street let- ter box collection beginning at 1:45 p.m. Mail posted in the red receiver in front of the post office will be despatched at 3 p.m. Lloyd -Truax sold by parent firm An 'agreement to sell Lloyd - Truax -Limited was made last week between the parent com- pany Toromont Industries Limited of Toronto and Levy Auto Parts Limited, a subsidiary of Seaway Multi -Corp Limited of Toronto. Lloyd -Truax, a f'nanu- facturer of doors, is a Wingham- based company with branches in Walkerton and Toronto. The new agreement terminates negotiations reported two weeks ago with Conduits -Amherst Limited of Mississauga. Toro- mont officials announced the new agreement, to be finalized November 17, reflects its con- tinuing plans to concditrate in the refrigeration and engineered products industries. The terms of the transaction have not been dis- closed. applications; passed a motion to request a grant for Lower Dam repairs and maintenance from the Ministry of Natural Re- sources. In committee reports: Councillor Al ..Harrison re- ported that the Parks Board re- ceived $2,100 in revenue from the trailer park this summer, an in- crease of $300 over last year's figures. Reeve Joe Kerr reported that the Public Works Committee has completed much of the paving on Catherine Street and has investi- gated some of the complaints from town residents reported at an` earlier meeting. He reported that he had received a call from Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers requesting residents to the education committee. Renovations costing $63,000 are planned\ t provide an updated chemistry laboratory at South, Huron Di trict High School in Exeter with a scheduled date in 1976. • The top 'priority on the list was renovations or addition of facili: ties to the present Huron Hope School for the trainable retarded. at J.A.D. McCurdy school at Huron Park. On this subject, Director of Education John Cochrane said, "I would hope we could convert two classrooms at Huron Hope in a similar fashion as we did in Wingham. In Victoria, School in 1 Goderich and in Wingham': have two of the best facilities,1* retarded children in Western' n' tario and we should bring IVO Huron Hope school up to the sac: standard." Two other projects are.. planned for 1978. They include praividing' Committee on the utilization of educational facilities has recom- mended that sale of alcohol be permitted in schools. Turkheim added that a special Huron Board committee in examining the use of school faci- lities had rejected the alcohol an instrumental music facilita , proposal. The request for alcohol Seaforth District High Schaal 'privileges was defeated . in a r board vote with Mrs. Kander the a„staff room. at South Huron UIS- tract High School. ' only one approving the move. It was agreed the school could be used for the dance but the alcohol ban would stay in effect. ' Seaforth Fair The board agreed to pay $1,030.32 to the Seaforth Agricul-” tural Society as. their share of a new cha' link fence constructed on the fence lines between the Sea - forth District High School pro- perty and the Seaforth Agricbl- tural Society. Seaforth Fair Board represen- tative Ken Campbell said, "We. d•• :"- 3 lean'' -operate the fat; ' wltf tout .a control fence and The new fence certainly adds to the appearance of the high school property." After being turned down by the Ontario Ministry of Education on proposals for further additions and renovations to the Exeter Public School the board Monday decided to forward another plan. At a meeting in London a few weeks ago Ministry officials had said the limit for this year would be $200,000. Brian Garratt of Kyles, Kyle's 'and Garratt, architects of Strat- ford, 'came up with new 13lans totalling $265,000 and this will be forwarded for provincial approv- al The new proposal would pro- vide a new gymnasium -audito- rium and provide a new lighting and ventilating system in the south wing. Garratt said the current plan would make good use of all avail- able space. A present general purpose room would be converted • to a stage, change rooms and kitchen. One classroom would be retained with a minimum of alterations. The plan also leaves the oppor- tunity for a community hall to be added if desired. The Seaforth project Would; i !- elude instruments at a total cost. of $50,000. Estimated cost of -the South Huron staff.room is.$35,014 Board Vice -Chairman Herb Turkheim said an Ontario Select complex dor resi refrain from burning leaves in the open. Council voted to inform town residents that burning leaves on new pavement is abso- lutely prohibited. In all other cases, the owner is responsible for any burning of leaves on his property. Councillor Angus Mowbray in- formed council that a volunteer has been found to keep an eye on the Lower Town dam and to over- see stoplog removal when the water level rises. The Wingham, Fire Department has also volun- teered its services in times of flooding or other emergency. Councillor Al Harrison, report- ing for the Industrial Committee, informed council that construc- tion on the Chapman site has slowed down due to a lack of sup- 9THERE'S NO TELLING what new twist nature will take with her creations, and Wayne Brown of RR 1, Gorrie, knows this better than most. Last year his vegetable garden produced vegetables all twisted up and crazy. • So Wayne tried again—and this year he's come up with a three-legged carrot. ents plies in the , area. He also sug- gested that money from the sale of industrial land be placed into a separate account for use in future servicing or other industrial pur- poses. Deputy Reevve- Harold Wild re- ported that the 'Recreation Board was considering asking the sur- rounding . townships for contri- butions to the recreation budget since children from the surround- ing areas make frequent use of the town recreation facilities. The matter will be referred to council for approval\ before the townships are approached. He also reported that working draw- ings have been drawn up for the proposed wading pool under- taken by the Wingham Kinsmen as a community project. Costs, however, are a problem since the Kinsmen were not prepared for the estimated $20,000 tag at- tached to the project. Two grants of $5,000 each fro*Athe provincial government and from Wintario would only cover half the costs. Council approved for payment accounts totalling $91,682.02. Automated system for Wingham PUC A new automated system of pump controls will soon be com- pleted for hook-up at the Wing - ham Public Utilities Com- mission. Manager Ken Saxton announced last Wednesday that the new electronic controls for start-up and shut -down of the three pumps and the stand-hy reservoir should be operative within the next 10 days. The auto- mated system includes a warning signal in case of pump Malfunc- tions and enables the pumps to he operated by pressure at the standpipe. Controls prior to this were at the individual pump houses. The system can be operated both manually and automatically to keep the standpipe waxer supply at a standard calibrated level. Since the system operates on the basis of tank pressure, water levels below the pre -deter- mined calibrated mark will be in- creased automatically by the system. Levels higher than that desired will turn off the pumps or, in case of pump malfunction, signal a warning to alert the PUC. Although this system should prevent overflow problems at the standpipe, it is not related to the leakage at the tower. Mr. Saxton e plaMed that Canada Gunite, t e firm contracted to construct he tower, has discovered a leak in the structure. The problem will now be referred to the engineer- ing department to determine the cause of the crack and the most effective method of repair. "They guaranteed us a leak -proof stand- pipe and they've got to do it," Mr. Saxton said. The costs for repairs and over- time wages for any PUC per- sonnel on stand-by at the tower are completely borne by Canada Gunite, but the Wingham PUC seems to be paying a greater cost of low public opinion. Although the constant activity at the tower has delayed PUC landscaping plans and caused a minimal water loss, these are minor com- pared to the embarrassment suffered by the Wingham PUC due to the faulty structure. "it isn't costing us a cent," Com- missioner Roy Bennett said, "just the embarrassment." IT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR for the Keils Saturday morning at the Lions' Olympathon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keil both wanted to participate in the 10 -mile walk, so daughters Kirs- ten, 2, and Tharen, 5 months old, came along as passengers. The family effort earned over $11 for the Lions' event. ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE and Olympathons, especially for a group like the Keil family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keil, Kirsten, 2, and Tharen, 5 months old, had started the 10 -mile walk 'all -pedestrian' but changed to a buggy for the two girls after half the walk was com- pleted. om- pleted.