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'hie archway between the mai
section and the children's library.
was salvaged front the Temperance
Hall drama stage. It is almost, but
not quite, the shapeof the traditional
Roman arch -whtcH is traced" by a -
point on a wheel as/it is rollled:elong
a -flat surface. This . archway was
carefully' removed froin the old "
building.. and boxed for protection
until required. At the proper time
during construction, it was returned
and installed in its present location. -
Since it is not a'rnathematical curve
andthe two ends arena 'identical, it
was used .asa pattern to match the
rafters used for the vaulted ceiling
in the children's library room.
Surrounding the archway is a
most unusual moulding also found
in the old building ® which has the
appearance of a round stick to
decorate and protect the -exposed
corners. in fact, the moulding has a
projecting square corner at the back
to fit neatly into the corner where
the two plane surfaces meet One of
the technically more difficult
problems faced by the builder was to
obtain the tight curve at theends of
the arch. Attempts -to steam and
bend the moulding proved un-
successful. An alternative
building up the required form by
combining a flat section with'a shoe
moulding — did not work either.
Eventually, the specially fabricated
moulding was brought into the
re aired curve by a seriesof many
band -saw relief cuts along the back,
and the resulting spaces filled witha
mastic compound.
Just below the ceiling in each end
of the main library room is a picture
moulding found in the oldbuilding.
This moulding is a combination of a
rope edge profile with a supporting
band of miniature drapery em-
bossings. All of this moulding was
salvaged from the old building,
Celebration
awards honor
worthy citizens
Seven individual awards — one
posthumous — will be presented
Thursday, Jan. 28 to residents of
Wingham in recognition of their
unselfish contribution to the com-
munity.
At its regular January session,
Wingham Town Council was told the
Celebration 88 program honors
citizens who have demonstrated
characteristics which are in keeping
with the adnirabie ideals of the
Olympic spirit ® hard work,
determination, , moral; character,
and dedication to the community.
Councillor Ron Beecroft, council's
representative on the recreation
board, announced the recipients of
the awards during presentation of
his report to council.
They are: Anna Sakasov and Doug
Wood in the Athlete category; Des
Brophy, Volunteer category; Doug
Neil,Coach; Ed Daer, Official; Bob
Foxton, Sponsor. A Celebration
award willgo posthumously to
Harold "Shorty" ' Brooks. •
Mr. Beecroft saidthe committee
will be ,awarding :celebration 88
to Other deserving
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eiedifigthelliore tion aPPliaants.
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busilreelated to
sufficient to nieet _
larger new Wilding. Ace
additional pieces were machined
froth- wood salvaged from the
original rafters. This required
special tooling to replicate the old
style moulding along the edges of the
replacement. parts. The ., im-
possibiity of .removing allot -the old
nails, which were imbedded in the
mateclat made . the milling task
very, hard on the special blades used
foal this ope°ation,
The solid oak interior doors were
manufactured locally by Pr door,
The pattern of the panels is a -
traditional one seen in buildings tip
to 200 years old. The manufacturer
describes it as the "Buckingham",
but it was known hisfkricahy as a
"Christian" tne` of the per-
ceived depiction of a -crass above di'
open Bible. The painted -doors on the
washrooms reflect the sapfe pat-
terns as the oak doors.
The special supporting brackets
for the arch over the stage in the
program room were fabricated
- using elements: of the chair rail
moulding used throughout the
building. The stage itself -is made up
,of carted boxes Which can be
arse bled in many configurations
to meet the various needs of users.
They are relatively light in weight so
that altering the shape of the stage is
not a major undertaki g. They werg
Made slightly shorter ttian the space
in which they fit to make
manipulation of the stage even
easier.
The alert observer will notice that
the window heads on the outside of
the south wing lack the keystone.
blocks of the original part. This was
a deliberate design feature whereby
subtle differences between old and
new construction were portrayed.
A retractable, folding stair is set
in the hall ceiling just outside the
washroom area. - This provides
access to the service area above
when required, without dedicating
valuable floor space from the
library itself:
When the brick veneer was added
to the building at the turn of the
century, one of . the windows was
closed up. This was the westernmost
window on the south wall and it was
reopened during restoration. , The
old board and batten wall had
sagged before -the brick was applied
and this required reconstruction of
much of the south wall where the
brick layer had followed the curve of
Department
respondsto
trailer des
The Wingham . and Area Fire
Department responded to two Calls .1
last week, both trailer fires.
Last ' Monday a fire of un-.
determined origin ripped: through a
trailer owned by James Shaw, Lot
15, Con.' C of Turnberry Township:
The call came et 11:49 a.m., reports dr
Doug Carr, a spokesman for the
department. s
The trailer was lost in the blaze,
says Mr.' Carr and the value cf the dr
loss is estimated/it $80) .
The week s end -cal
die height of ink l l
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repaired and
possible.
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rete. wherever
Special cleaning 'removed most of
the painted s.for Davis,
Produce CemPalkV,, Witifttanii along
the south wall. This sign had hardly
been put up when view of it was
obstructed b y the warehouse close
by. No attempt was i rade to remove
the ccesssion' of s% On the west
gable which marked successive
commercial ventures ..Which
cupied the building . in the 20th_
century.
The bell is an old iron school bell
which came from the Peterborough
area, and appropriately dates from
the 1860s. The museum board had
been prepared to offer the larger
and ' better 1916 bell from the
Glenannan school, but the architect
preferred 'the more authentic older
bell. This bell is decorative only, as
the installation of operational ropes
would have required cutting holes in
the roof and. eonnsequent risk of
water damage.
Most visitors agree that
Wingham's: first free-standing
library . is worthy of great, ad-
miration as.pr.:that..it.is-indeed
possible to "make a silk purseoutof
a sow's ear". The only thing lacking
is alterii tine ' accoii niodaf"on
the hundreds of pigeons which used
to call the buildinghome.
OMB hearing
convenes in
E. Wawanosh
An Ontario Municipal Board
hearing into East Wawanosh
Township's comprehensive zoning
bylaw resulted ° in one reserved
decision, a compromise _ between
council and an_ appellant, and three
appeals being dropped.
The hearing began last Monday,,.
Jan. 4, at the township shed and
continued the following -day, in spite
of inclement weather.
The OMB has reserved a decision
on an appeal launched by Steven,
Webster of Morris Township into a
severance granted to Helmut.Siieber
in East Wawanosh, near the Village
of Blyth.
However, council managed to
reach a . compromise with Jerry
Jaretzke, who 'was appealing
distance requirements between his
barn and a nearby residence.
Council agreed that Mr. Jaretzke
may expand his existing barn to
handle no more than 45 sows. ' Mr.
aretzke earlier had ' proposed ex -
pension to handle 85 sows. This
minor variance tr the zoning bylaw
must beapprovedby the OMB.
Ross Daer of.tcr Auburn, also
appealing distance . requirements,
s,
l his appeal, , but was told he
may apply for an amendment
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The Town' of x inghar also
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