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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-08-22, Page 1FM8T BECTION 7' �& Ontario Scholars 1 ' kryry W ingham, W ednssilay , August 22, 1979 at.Fe.Ee- Madill s.$. IAND-sm-AIR ►ACK0.6E TOMS Business or 13101"re -'book nowt 40AW IMA yE< SERVICE Listowel, Ontario W 291-2111 Con Tou Free I-SWN6!J220 Y (nA- --rl Nd nV@r 350 JANICE FISCHER JOANNE WOOD The daughter of Mr. and STEVEN JOHANN Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. PATTI STEWART Stephen is the son of Mr. JOAN MARIE HUETHER Mrs. John Fischer of RR 3, Patti is the ter of Mr. `', auld Mrs. Frank Burke of Daugher of Mr. and MA3. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ken Wood of Wingham, Jo- ham. He is enrolled in a Murray Huether of Brussels, Teeswater, Janice plans to Johann of RR 1, Wroxeter, anne will be attending the and Mrs. Donald Stewart ot.,_Wn9 Teeswater. She will be going" ?j iio-year natural science Joan Marie will be attending work for a year before enter- Steven plans to attend the University of Western. �- into the di nursl bourse at the 'University of Fanshawe College, studying Ing university. She is present- University of Waterloo this tarso next year to study for Pia ; estern Ontario and plans to to become a medical lab iy employed in Prince fall where he will study in the her bachelor of science de- course at Fanshawe College honors h sits program. tee in nursin this fall. into the field of medicine. technician. George, B.C. p Y P 9 g• SIX STUDENTS graduating from Grade 13 at F. E. Madill Secondary Qu School this year Ontario Scholarsraire an Aper cent ars on any six Grade 13 courses and success have been recommended to the Ontario Ministry of Education as Ontario Scholars. ful candidates ricelve a pr racial scholarship worth 1100. Annual Wingham flower show success . ger '.e entries . co esimsiWRoy t, Donaldson; sisl�e, rows: Peace+;� . tion of roves; variety of miniature flowtr ' , ,._ - :. exhibits tic in•the , lM 0i > With a change in location for +ice' utltly. Yeti?- table section which tallied some Mrs. Doug Lapp, Wayne Elston; Angus; single, �� or salmon: :-colors: Janet Fielding, Mrs. R. excluding roses, not over 5^ any VISITOR FROM SCOTLAND --Mrs. no Gordon, a . the annual Wingham flower tones, S blooms: Pearl Angus, Ena Ritchie, Je>fua.- Goy, Dee Miller. direction: Janet Fielding, Mrs. visitor from Scotland, was admiring the local produce at the show, last Saturday was a good 100 entries short of last year's, Petunias, Glenn Scheifele, Elsa Kibby; flower and vegetable show in the old post office building record. Most noticeable was the Jean Ellacott, Annabelle .Hoy, Donaldson; single, yellow: Pearl section E — Plants ng day in many ways for this event. Angus; single, mauve or purple: African Violet,' single, any miniature dried flower arrange- Saturday. Mrs. Gordon has been visits her cousin, Mrs- It was held in the former post of- lack of ripe tomatoes. Only one John Donaldson; Petunias, Ed Fielding, 'section made a gain, that of the double, 5 blooms: Annabelle Pearl Angus, John Donaldson; color, single crown: Muriel meet, not over 5 any direction: g this summer, and enjoyed -being here for the . fice building; on the main floor, Please turn to Page 2 centennial celebrations. and proved to be a drawing card roses. Despite all drawbacks the Hoy; Zinnias, giant, 5 -blooms: single, smoky: Pearl Angus; Thompson, Mrs. Carl Casemore, for the elderly folk in its accessi- quality of the entries was stili Mrs. R. Goy, Doris French; three spikes, same color, same double, R. Goy; African Violet, bility to the downtown area. very high. Zinnias, dwarf, 5 blooms: Anna- variety: Pearl Angus, John double, any color, single crown: The changeable seaTn proved Mrs• Verna Sharpe of Durham, belle H@y, Doris French, Ena Donaldson; five spikes, different Elsa Kibby, Roy Bennett; a drawback in many of thg was the show judge and Mrs. Ritchie; any other annual, colors: Pearl Angus; three Coleus, any color: John Donald- The Man Lloyd was the show clerk. named, 5 blooms or -stalks: Mrs. spikes, small flowered, same son, Ena Ritchie; Geranium in n Doefenbakeree Mary Y bloom:,Second, ' rad John Donaldson Joh The prize winners were as fol- R. Goy, sweet peas, Ed Fielding, color, same variety: John Seco , lows: nigella. Donaldson, Shirley Donaldson. collection never -blooming type, 3 spicuous seat in, a window em - Ma ninjured as Section A —Annuals Section B —Dahlias B Barr Wenger was in the seat of power. brasure, of the large room im- - Section varieties: Merle Wilson, Mrs. Y Y g An: Sec ion (Snapdragon), 5 Cactus, 1 bloom: Annabelle Peace, 1 bloom: Roy Bennett, Carl Casemore, Janet Fielding; Great statesmen ... even some No public figure was ever done mediately outside' the main car overturns spikes: Mrs. R. Goy, Doris Hoy; Decorative, under 6", 1 John Donaldson, Iris Morrey; house plant in bloom: Mrs. Carl great politicians, are greater injustice by the invention meeting room and proceeded to French, Wayne Elston; Astir- bloom: John Donaldson, Mrs. pink, red or Chicago Peace, 1 Casemore, Ena Ritchie, memorialized in stone as a testa- of television. On camera he fill my pipe while I waited for the Gert- Wingham man was injured rhinum (Snapdragon), Butterfly,' Glenn Scheifele, Ena Ritchie.; bloom: Ed Fielding, BilLTeinple- rude Tiffin; house plant, never nest for unborn generations to appeared''.ponderous, even official party to arrive. last week when the car he was 5 spikes: Doris French, Ena Decorative, under 6", 3 blooms: man, Dee Miller; Hybrid -"Tea, blooming type: Roy Bennett, see. John Diefenbaker is more stumbling, is under -chin wattles A few minutes later the fuss driving left the road and roiled Ritchie, Ed Fielding; Asters, Mrs. Glenn Scheifele, Annabelle white or near white, likely to be immortalized b the shook and his eyes showed none and'commotion in the outer lobby lbloom: Dee Wayne Elston, Doris French; Y Y over just outside the town. Miller, Iris Morro Shirleyacti,succulent or mixed, two or remembrances of people like of the lustre which were theirs. betokened the t man's res- same variety and color, 3 Noy, John Donaldson; Decora- y Y myself who met him but seldom, In a personal confrontation he !1e r p Provincial police -report Brian blooms: John Donaldson, Anna- tive, 6" and over, 1 bloom: Mrs. Donaldson; Hybrid Tea, red, 1 more in one container, with ac- Y cote, as did the rising waver of F. Cronkwright was driving belle Hoy, Angus; Cosmos, Glenn Scheifele, Annabelle Hoy, bloom: John Donaldson Colin cessories: Janet Fielding, Merle and could never forget him. was somebody else again, Y g g Although he was Canada's possessed of a personal magne- voices from the party hanging on along Albert Street, west of old fashioned, 10 blooms: Pearl John Donaldson; Decorative, 6" Campbell, Shirley Donaldson; Wilson, Iris Morrey; Hanging g his heels, The -Chief moved in. Arthur Street, in Turnberry Angus, Ena Ritchie; Cosmos, and over, 3 blooms: Mrs. Charlie Hybrid Tea, yellow, 1 bloom: Pot, small type or variety of prime minister for almost six tism which held the total atten- through the entry to the room Township when his vehicle ears, and even though those tion of those to whom he spoke. orange, 10 blooms: Mrs.. R. Goy, Jones, Mrs. Glenn Scheifele; Wayne Elston, Mrs. R. Goy; plant: Mrs. Glenn Scheifele, Y where I was seated alone: Mr. crossed the road, entered the Ena Ritchie, Ed Fielding; Mari- Pompon, not over 2" dia., 5 Hybrid Tea, pink, 1 bloom: Ed Janet Fielding,Muriel Thomp- ears were, to him, the highlight My first encounter with bief P-Diefenbaker was beaming on all north ditch and rolled over. The golds, large, 5 blooms: Mrs. R. blooms: Stewart Beattie; any Fielding, Iris Morrey, Mrs. R. son; Hanging Pot, large type or of his life, it was as a parliamen- was purely by accident. On the ladies around him and accident occurred last Friday. Goy Mrs. Glenn Scheifele, Iris other variety, 3 blooms: Mrs. Goy; Hybrid Tea, any other variety of plant: Mfrs. Glenn tarian and leader of the Opposi- assignment to report a meeting tion where "The Chief" was at in London at which ,he was the .shaking hands twenty to the A total of three motor vehicle Money; Marigolds, dwarf, same Charlie Jones, John Donaldson, color, 1 bloom: Louise Welwood, Scheifele, Roy Bennett, Wayne minute. In a few moments he accidents during the past week shade, 7 blooms: Mrs. R. Goy, Ed Mrs. Mabel Jacklin. Iris Morrey, Beatrice McPher- Elston. his best. Trained as a lawyer, his speaker, I had arrived at the old looked across the room, spied the caused an estimated $2,900 in Fielding, John Donaldson; Phlox Section C— Gladiolus son; Floribunda, any color, 1 Section F — Arrangements early years were spent attacking Hotel London a few minutes early property damage, but only the (perennial), 5 spikes: Ena Rit- Single spike, white: Pearl spray: Ed Fielding; Grandi Arrangement of miniature the opponents of his clients in g avoid the crush of incoming loneseespipe-smoker and off d one person was injured, police thio, Mrs. Glenn Scheifele, Ed Angus, Ed Fielding; siegle, pink flora, any color, 1 spray: Roy roses, not over 4" any direction: court and that stance was one he guests. Moving through the outer Please turn Page 2 report. Fielding; Petunias, single, solid or rose: Pearl Angus, John Bennett, Beatrice McPherson; Janet Fielding, Iris Morrey; was never to lose, even when he lobby I found myself an incon ann�n oar.gives nod to sen4' ors 'housing park list of permitted uses, but warned that the more general it is the more likely it is to draw objections. In a similar situation at St. Marys the OMB itself drew up a very specific list, going so far as to designate some fran- chise stores by name, he reported. Mr. Deyell inquired whether anyone on the board knew what was happening with regard to the apartment block a developer had -proposed to put up on Edward Street near Victoria and was told it has been shelved for the moment. Works Commissioner Mike Chappell reported the developer thinks the town should encourage apartment builders by subsidizing them and wants residents on Edward Street to have to pay for a sewer enlargement required d for the apartment building. "As it stands now he doesn't want to do anything. He thinks it's too expensive," he said. The planning board had agreed to rezone the land for the proposed apart- ments on condition the developer agree to pay for the sewer upgrading they would require as well as repair of the street following the sewer work. Mr. Chappell said the cost would be about $8,000. The Wingham Planning Board gave a cautious approval last week to the proposal to construct senior citizens' apartments in a portion of Cruickshank Park. After looking at a site plan prepared by the Ontario Housing Corporation and considerable discussion the board voted 4-2 to have the Huron County planning department prepare a bylaw rezoning the area R-3, high density residential, from its present open space designation. The draft bylaw will go to town council for its approval and must then be cir- culated to landowders within 400 feet for objections. Although only neighboring landowners are circulated anyone may file an objection within 21 days after the bylaw is circulated. If there are ob- jections the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) will hold a hearing to -consider them. It appeared for a time the motion recommending the rezoning would never reach the floor as board members, realizing the matter is controversial, were not eager to put it forward. Eventually Mayor William Walden made the motion and Tom Greenall agreed to second it to get it out for discussion. Mr. Walden was the main supporter of the proposal. He declared there are already 38 people on a waiting list for subsidized seniors' housing and said he couldn't think of anywhere besides the park to put the apartments. He also claimed that no one else is using the park now anyway and said he didn't think traffic noise would be a problem. A letter from the Pentecostal church in Wingham offering the church property for sale and asking that the town contact the housing ministry to see whether it would be suitable for the apartments was read to the board. However Mr. Walden said he felt there wouldn't be enough room there for the apartments; he also rejected the old Lloyd factory site as too expensive. According to the site plan the housing corporation will build a 19 -unit apart- ment complex set toward the back of the lot on Josephine Street with a walkway connecting it to the existing 11 -unit apartment building on Edward Street. The vacant lot beside the Edward Street building will be turned into a parking lot. Board Chairman Tom Deyell said he knows there will be objections to the rezoning, with possibly the strongest one coming from the Wingham Business Association which feels if the land is to be ti rezoned it should be designated com- mercial. Vice Chairman Jim Watt agreed, saying he thinks the -business people feel it should be either left as a park or zoned commercial, but not made residential. They are in favor of the seniors' housing, he added, but don't think that is the proper place for it. Bob Crawford, who attended the meeting as an interested citizen, also reported he has received a lot of calls from people in town, both businessmen and residents, objecting to the site and the price. He declared the price is "too low for a town that's sitting with a deficit". He said he had heard that a private developer offered double the money for the same land, however the mayor denied ever receiving such an offer. Town council has agreed to sell a portion oft" park totalling about 3/4 acre for $24,200,`blthough it was advised by a local realtor the property is worth at least double the price. Under conditions of the offer to pur- chase the town is also responsible for demolishing and removing all existing improvements to the land. County Planner Gary Davidson 11 fi inquired as to the deadline on the offer to purchase and Mr. Deyell said he wasn't sure when it ran out, although he knew it had been extended.' "If you get into a zoning amendment you think will be objected to you'll need an awful lot of 60 -day extensions, "'Mr Davidson noted. BOARD GiVES GO-AHEAD TO REZONING FOR PLAZA In other business at the meeting the planning board agreed to have the county planning board go ahead and draw up the necessary rezoning bylaw for the proposed shopping plaza. There was some confusion over just what was required, with several board members feeling they had already done all that was necessary to pave the way for the plaza. However Mr. Davidson explained that while the board and council had acted on the amendment to the official plan, it is still necessary to bring the zoning bylaw into conformity with the amendment to the official plan. He said it is fairly common in major projects to handle this all at once so that the objection periods for both the plan amendment and zoning bylaw can run concurrently and, if hearings are required, they can be held simultaneously. He noted that in requesting the zoning bylaw be prepared now the developer is obviously anticipating an objection and doesn't want to go through two hearings. "Going through it two or three times just delays the project." Mr. Davidson agreed to leave the section of the bylaw setting out the types of businesses that will be allowed into the plaza blank for the time being to give the board more time to consider the matter. Mr. Deyell reported some concern had been expressed at council over the question, saying some members of council didn't think the planning board should be able to dictate what can or cannot go into the plaza. He suggested there should be a meeting of the board together with council and the downtown merchants to decide on permitted uses. Mr. Davidson agreed it isn't an easy decision to make, but pointed out the aim is not to protect individual merchants but to make sure the plaza will complement rather than compete with the downtown core. He said the board can be as specific or general as it chooses in drawing up the