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dells PUC
ger repairs look good,
rice tagincreasing
region built by the same
method and other towns may
face some of the same
problems Wingham has
encountered. Chesley has
had indications of problems
with its tower, he said, but it
has not been thoroughly
checked on the inside yet.
"Since ours is, -the first (to
be repaired) , we'll be
keeping our ear to the
ground to see what happens
to the other ones," PUC
Chairman Roy Bennett
commented.
/ The PUC drained the
standpipe for six weeks this
fall while workmen .patched
the inside and coated it with
a sealant. Corrosion at joints
in the steel jacking .rods
which were left inside the
concrete walls when the
structure was built is blamed
for causing chunks of con-
crete to pop off the inner
walls of the tower.
repairs' to the water
on John Street appear
satisfactory, but the
rice tag is still rising,
Ingham public utilities
Commissioners were told
last week.
At a meeting with engineer
Murray Schmitt, the com-
misston heard that the
standpipe is in reasonably
good shape from a structural
point of view, the cost .of -the
repairs made this summer
will be higher than expected.
Mr. Schmitt told com-
missioners he would not
present the final bill until he
had a chance to go over it
with the contractor, but
warned the final cost will be
"a bit. more than we
thought".
He explained that ad-
ditional work and materials
account for the higher cost,
noting that more than double
the estimated amount of
epoxy sealant was used
inside the tank.
"That's bad news for cost,
but good news for
durability."
An estimate, last month
placed the cost of repairs at
around $40,000. -
•M•HOWNIONe
SCOUTING NEWS
sameimasummemermiss
By A. J. Kaufman
This week (once we got
there, of course!) we worked
on our semaphor, our Morse
code and our hand language.
' We were to have from A to.G
learned in all three of these
soundless languages. By the
end of this year we will be
able to talk all we want and
not say a word!?
We also had an action-
packed game of the ring
game and easy -catch (other-
wise known as killer dodge
ball)..
We will be having a camp
thiswee� tend Mee. 46). This
is the firscamp at Which the
Scouts will be planning the
food and the activities.
:Our patrol, received a new
member this : week. H'e is.
Donald McLean. Welcome!
That about wraps it up for
this -week. Good&day.
However the engineer
reassured the com-
missioners that the seven-
year-old water tower should
be good for quite a while yet.
Asked by Rod Wraith about
the long-range prognosis, he
noted that the chemicals
used in the repairs are
supposed to last for at least
10 years and that tests of the
concrete used in the tower
showed it to be above
average.
"I think we're satisfied it's
going to last a number of
years, but I wouldn't want to
go any further than that," he
said, noting he doesn't want
to stick his neck out by pre-
dicting just how many years
that might be.
Mr. Schmitt proposed
monitoring the tank over the
next several yearsto see
whether the problems of
concrete spelling and water
seepage recur. He suggested
an annual inspection for the
next three years and regular
checks at longer intervals
after that.
The inspection would
require, draining the stand-
pipe for a day to check the
inside.
-He also said he will be
taking -photographs of the
outside of the tower at
regular intervals to check
for a return of the- moist
areas. He is disappointed to
see that some of the patches
already have returned, he
said, but it had to be ex-
pected.-
Asked where the moisture
comes .frond, Mr. _Schmitt
said he would like to think it
is humidity from the outside
air, "but I'm not that op-
timistic." It shouldn't be
coming from the inside, but
it is possible • there , is a
pinhole allowing water from,
the overflow to travel down
the jacking rods inside the
concrete and find its way to
'the surface, he. said. •
A couple of years from now
the PUC could have the
outside of the tank sealed
with . a material similar to
that used on the inside.
The engineer also, .noted
• that the Wingham standpipe
is just one of seven in this
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MPP urges Optimists
Murray Elston, Liberal
MPP for Huron -Bruce,
wants more constituents to
get .involved in • the
legislative process at
Queen's Park.
Mr. Elston, speaking to the
Wingham and District Op-
timist Club at its annual
Christmas dinner last week,
said the people hold the
power, not necessarily the
Conservative government of
Premier William Davis.
He explained the
legislative procedures at
Queen's Park, stressing that
the strength .at the "grass
roots level" can make e
difference. He cited a
number •of examples in
which private member's
bills have' altered the
government thinking if
enough people expressed,
their views and concerns to
their MPPs. •
Mr. Elston was the special
guest at the Dec. 1-tneeting
of the club. The Optimists
and their wives, who make
up the Opti -Mrs. Club of
Wingham, also heard from.
Jim Notherof London,
district gover for south -
Group �om.
The December meeting of
the 1st Wingham Scout
Group Committee was held
Sunday evening. Jerry
Belanger , chaired the
meeting and Gerry Poulin
was welcomed as a new
member.
Steve Trapp, chairman of
the Ways and Means
Committee, reported he is
working on a Christmas tree
project for the boys. Plans
also must be finalized for the
bottle drive to be held Jan.2,
starting at one o'clock. Only
returnable bottles will be
accepted.
A committee of Eleanor
Ward, Shirley Kaufman,
Marlene Leedham and Ron
Beecroft was formed to work
on the Parent -Son Banquet to
be held in February. As this
is the 75th anniversary of
Scouting, it will .be a special
event for the boys as well as
parents.
Scouter Marty Cretier
reported the Scouts have
sold a lot of wood. A camp for
the Scouts was held this past
weekend at Maitforks.
Although not all the boys
could attend; due to hockey
games and other activities,
the Scouts reported it was a
good camp.
The group committee will
meet next on Sunday, Jan. 3,
at the home of Marlene
Leedha m.
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Mr. Nother - urged the
Optimists to continue their
efforts with the youth in the
town, making a genuine
effort to promote a More
positive attitude in the
community.
During the business
meeting, the club finalized
plans for its door-to-door
canvass of the town to raise
money for the proposed
Wingham band. The goal is
$4,000 whichwould go toward
the purchase of instruments.
The fundraising campaign
will run until Dec. 10, but late ,
donations will be welcomed.
Mr. Elston and Mr. Nother
drew the winning tickets m
the Optimist turkey draw.
Fourteen -pound • turkeys
went to Doug Vander Woude,
Isabel Burke, Janette
Rodger and Isabel Readman
of • Wingham and Gerald
Watson of Blyth.
Upcoming projects for the
Optimists include free
family skating at the arena
during' the winter months,
lining the dugouts at the
Riverside ball 'park,
assisting the Wingham band
with further' fundraising if
necessary and raising
money for playground equip-
ment to be installed next
year at the Wingham Public
School:
The club also will continue
to run its bi-weeldy bingos at
the Wingha,,n. Legion Hall
every second Wednesday
night,
About 3,300 registrations
at Howick's celebratio►l4
HOWICK ;— At a recent Wilde ,,r ,..Mnchester,
meeting of the committee England. R.
which planned Howick's Others from a, distance
included •: Blanche
Querenguser of . Cary, North
Carolina; Doris and Joseph
Thomas, Aylmer, Quebec;.
Mary Lonsway (Meehan) of
Utica, Michigan; Chuck and
Joan ' Nolan, Aylmer,'
Quebec; Gordon and Phyllis
Hargrave, Nanaimo, B.C.;
Elaine Bender, Montreal;
Bruce Grainger,., Ste. Anne
de Believer, Quebec; Hugh
and Mary Miller, Dearborn,
Mich.; " Lori Stafford,
Montreal; Sherriff and
Vivian Gibson, Florida;
Viola Penman, Pharr,
'Texas; Shelley MacLeod,
Liverpool, N.S.; . Mary
Edwards, Nanaimo, B.C.;
Alex and Leslie Hawksbee,
Alameda, California;
Murray Watson,. Brooks,
Alberta; Robert and June
Wade, Montreal; David and
Angie Alton, Ohio; Tracey
Fitzgibbon, Montreal; and
Jim Walker, Stoney Plain,
Alberta.
The invitation committee
is grateful to all who helped
in sending -invitations as well
as those who worked so harp
on anniversary' ` weekend
with , registration and
refreshments.
125th anniversary • .cele-
brations, it was revealed
that about 3,300 people
registered in the community
halls and Howick Central
School for the special Labor
Day weekend event.
The eldest gentlemen
registered were Harvey
Sparling of Gorrie, 97,. (since
deceased) and Elmer
Williamson, Fordwich, 92.
The eldest ladies were Mrs.
Martha Cathers, 103, and
Miss Emma Irwin, 102, both
of .the Fordwich Village
Nursing Horne.
Those travelling the
farthest, in Canada, were
Joe DaCosta of Kitimat,
B.C,; from outside Canada,
Annalise •Raalte and
Marleen Pluister of B'Horn,
Holland, and Mrs. Peggy
Wroxeter
Village friends are pleased
that Mrs. Clarence Clement
was able to return home
from Wingham apd District
Hospital on the Weekend.
Mrs. Bonnie MacDougall,
Burlington, was a weekend
guest of her father, Gordon
Gibson.
Peter Isabelle, Jennifer
and Christopher, Missis-
sauga,' visited at the home of
the former's mother, , Mrs.
Clarence Clement, and Mr.
Clement.
Sunday visitors with Mrs.
Allan Griffith were Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Manuel and
Amanda of Heritage
Estates, Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs, Adrien
Poirier, Weston, 'were
weekend guests with her
mother, Mrs'. Cliff Marks,
and Mr. Marks"
Mr. and Mrs. Boyne Sage,
third line of Wallace, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Toman on
Sunday.
The sympathy of the
community is "extended to
Mr. and Mrs. O'Krafka and
Barry on the passing of her
father, Harry Hastie of
Gorrie.
There, are boxes in
Wroxeter Bank of Com-
merce and the Post Office to
receive good used or new
toys which will be given to
the Salvation Army for dis-
tribution among the needy of
Huron County at Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Musgrove visited with Mr.
and Mrs. James Morden at
t lora
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There were six tables in
play at the ,progressive
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afternoon at the Armouries
and sponsored by the Happy
Gang Seniors.
This will be the last euchre
for the year.
Prize winners were: Herlf
Clayton, first; Alma Jar-
dine, second:,and, third,
Mrs. R. McLean.
Sluevale bingo
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Friday night.
Those winning turkeys
were Edythe Warwick, Greg
Moffatt, Ken Thompson,
Carl Johnston and George
Fischer. Cash winners were
Wes Paulin, Greg Perry,
Edythe Warwick, Greg
Moffatt, Susan Elston, Jean
Mathers, Donna Craig and
Brian Searson.
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Edna MacTavish, Florence
Johnston, Dijnna Craig;
lucky draws,' Wes Paulin,
Sandra Moffatt, Paul Tdlton.
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