The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-07-28, Page 01Second meeting is smaller,
but message same as first
Although the turnout was much
smaller than a public meeting held a
month ago to receive comments on
proposed official plan and zoning
bylaw amendments to change the
designation of the Josephine Street
ball park, the message is still the
same — leave the ball park alone.
At the June 16 public meeting, ap-
proximately 100 Wingham residents
were on hand to make the message
clear, that they did not want mem-
bers of town council to proceed with
a proposal to change the designation
of the ball park property from open
space to retail commercial. Last
Thursday, a much smaller at-
tendance — approximately 30 —
repeated that wish.
The second public meeting
became necessary when it was dis-
covered that a number of potentially
affected ratepayers had not been
notified of the first meeting within
the required 30 -day period. At the
June 16 meeting, Councillor Ward
Robertson told those attending that
comments from both meetings
would be forwarded to council for its
consideration.
Mr. Robertson, a member of the
town's planning advisory commit-
tee, chaired both of the public
meetings and at last Thursday's,
said 85 objections had already been
received, while only two ratepayers
had indicated their support of the
proposed amendments.
On Thursday, an Alfred Street
resident, Mary Lee, presented a
petition signed by 290 people who
opposed any rezoning of the
Josephine Street ball park. Mrs.
Lee, whose property is directly
across the street from the ball park,
also attended the first meeting to
record her opposition to the
proposed amendments.
Mrs. Lee said signatures for the
petition were mostly collected
during ball games at the park. An
added written comment by one of
the petitioners Lunenburg, N. S.
resident who clWims to have been
k orn in Wingham more than 50 years
c go — called the proposed commer-
c al development of the ball park -a
"rotten idea".
Others who indicated their op-
position to the proposal at Thurs-
day's meeting_ were Sandra Lee,
also of Alfred Street and Reg
O'Hagen of Shuter Street.
The ball park, Mr. O'Hagen said,
has been in its present location since
he came to Wingham and he con-
sidered it to be one of the town's at-
tractions. "I resent very much any
proposal to have it changed," he
said.
John Mann of the Riverside
Ratepayers' Association asked what
recommendation might be expected
from the public meetings, but was
told by Mr. Robertson there would
be none. Instead, all of the com-
ments from both meetings will be
forwarded to council for deliberation
at its August meeting. The planning
advisory committee is expected to
Minister's signature makes
town's off iclal - plan official
With his signature last Tuesday, Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister
Bernard Grandmaitre completed the final step and brought into effect the
official plan for the Town of Wingham.
News of the signing was received in Wingham last week and confirmed
by The Advance -Times during a telephone interview Friday with Anna
D'Allesandro of the ministry of municipal affairs. Ms. D'Allesandro said
confirmation had also been sent by telephone to the town and "the plan is
in effect as of (last) Tuesday".
With only five modifications — mostly in the language and agreed to by
the municipality — the document has been more than two years in its
development and has spent over a year in the hands of the provincial
government awaiting final approval and the minister's signature to make
it official.
The official plan's final draft was forwarded to she provincial govern-
ment in early 1986 and since then, town council has been waiting for its
final approval.
.Council's formal acknowledgement of the new Town of Wingham of-,
ficial plan is expected to be made at the next regular meeting Tuesday,
Aug. 4.
ON THE GREEN—The Wingham Golf Club was the scene last Wed-
nesday for the annual Huron County Warden's Golf Tournament.
Members of county council, department heads and guests took part
In the 18 -hole event. Above, Warden Brian McBurney watches as
Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan lines up putt on practice green prior
to the tournament's start, it appears the practice was beneficial as Mr.
Machin was one of the competition's prize winners.
make its recommendation on the
proposal in time for the August
council meeting.
In reply to a question from Dan
Stuckey, also of the Riverside
Ratepayers' Association, Mr.
Robertson explained the procedure
for providing a replacement facility
should the rezoning go ahead.
"The term political suicide enters
into the picture whenFver discussing
any possible rezolting of this
property," Mr. Robdrtson said. If,
`however, members of council were
"suicidally prone", a new facility
(Please turn to Page 3A)
Brussels area farm 1s next
stop in twilight tour program
North Huron County will be the
focus of the next stop in the twilight
tour program bf the Huron Soil and
Water Conservation District of the
Huron Soil and Crop Improvement
Association.
The tour will stop at the Centralia
College of Agricultural Technology's
Brussels research farm where Bob
Forrest will discuss soybean and
canola variety trials and per-
-=fdrmance tests. The tour will also
stop at the Doug Filsinger farm and
go on to seven varieties of white
beans in wide rows and solid -seeded
at the farm of Glen Warwick. The
Filsinger farm was also a stop on the
July 24 twilight tour.
The twilight tour program has
been sponsored over a three-week
period by the association's Huron
Soil and Water Conservation District
and featured a series of crop
production tours of selected Huron
County farms.
Conservation was also the theme
in the recent 1987 Huron County Soil
Conservation Day, jointly sponsored
by the Huron Soil and Water Con-
servation District of the Huron Soil
and Crop Improvement Association,
MECHANICAL �AND—Randy Powell of r4ensall, left, and Dan Murray of Woodstock are entertained by this
mechanical band d ring Blyth Festival's ountry Fair last weekend. A large turnout attended the fund-raising
event.
Growing old not unpleasant
for Elmer Williamson, 98
FORDWICH — The thought of
growing older :nay be unpleasant for
some, however, a chat with Elmer
Williamson would change a few
minds.
Mr. Williamson, a resident of
Fordwich since 1952 turned 98 on
July 11.
To celebrate 98 years of life is a
milestone, but to reach that point in
life and still be independent is indeed
an accomplishment.
Of course, Mr. Williamson is tak-
ing things easy and after working
steadily until he was 72 years old, he
deserves it.
"It's been 20 years since I worked
full time," said Mr. Williamson, who
farmed and also worked as a con-
tractor.
Living on his own since his wife of
65 years, Helen, died in 1977, Mr.
Williamson manages quite well.
Two years ago he required help in
his home but only to get the windows
washed. This year he had someone
come in to help with the windows
and the kitchen floor, but he takes
care of the rest of the work.
He's not quite alone at home; his
dog Patches is a good companion.
"She barks whenever the doorbell
rings," Mr. Williamson said. "I
don't hear it so well any more."
Housecleaning, meals and mow-
ing the lawn are just everyday
chores. The riding lawnmower
which he purchased in 1984 is a big
help to cut his large lawn.
Mr. Williamson, who was born
three miles from Mount Forest in
Normanhy Township, admits that he
Is slowing down and may have to get
help sometime, but for now he's
doing all righf.
READING
"I used to read all the time," said
Mr. Williamson.
Unfortunately, a growth over one
pupil and an out -of -place tear gland
in the other eye have slowed Mr.
Williamson's reading pace.
He doesn't really mise reading two
to three books a week. He still reads
large print books which Fordwich
librarian Marion Feldskov brings to
him. "She knoare what I like," he
said.
Mr. Williamson has stopped going
to church because he can't see the
hymns or the hymn board and has
difficulty hearing the speaker, but
once a week he travels to Wingham
and participates in a group for the
homebound. There he is involved in
crafts such as making macrame
wall hangings.
"I see a lot of crippled people
there. And I'm the oldest one. I'm
doing pretty good."
"They send a car around to pick
me up," said Mr. Williamson, who
drove until he was 91,,
He says he wasn't up to driving
and when he failed the test, he quit.
OLDEST
Mr. Williamson has been told he is
the oldest person in Fordwich
although he boasts that no one thinks
he looks 98 years old. And he doesn't.
Although he avoids stairs, he can
climb a ladder as well as ever. He
has no ailments or rheumatism, but
his legs are getting a little "wob-
bly".
Until this summer he got his own
groceries at one of the general stores
in Fordwich, but now has them
delivered. This spring he took a few
walks down to the library which is
about half a mile, but now,
especially in the hot weather, he
doesn't make the trip.
Mr. Williamson celebrated his
birthday with some of his family. He
has one daughter, Mrs. Lenwood
(Merle) Edgar of Mount Forest, six
grandchildren, and at last count, 10
great-grandchildren.
Living to be 100 is a distinct pos-
sibility for Mr. Williamson and he is
optimistic when he says, "It's only
two years away."
RIDING LAWNMOWER—Elmw rlilNfamson's riding letryynmower comes
In handy when It's tkne to cut hM ho," born. Mr. ININAmson turned 98
on July 11 and stO Nves In his owl► hot, In Fordwich.
J
The Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, The Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority, the Ontari6
Ministry of Agriculture and Fped,
and the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources.
With the theme "Tillage for the
Times", approximately 260 people
dropped in at the Clinton -area farm
of Jack and Norma McGregor to
tour the trial plots, examine the
equipment on display and listen to
spring with a land -leveller and then
plants.
Mr. Devlaeminck does no -till
custom planting, with a modified
conservation planter purchased
from the Huron Soil and Water
Conservation rikirict. now that he
has more time to do more acres. He
has cut his herbicide rate down to
one-third by banding in 10 -inch rows.
His minimum tillage has resulted
Mease turn to Page 3A/
the two lunchtime speakers.
Host Jack McGregor was a co- Lightning fire
winner of the 1986 Norman Alex-
ander Conservation Award. He burns small barn
began ridge tilling five years ago
and now has about 500 acres of corn
and soybeans in ridge tillage. He
modified a planter to plant on ridges
and purchased a ridge -forming
cultivator. He also uses band
spraying, which has cut his her-
bicide costs by two-thirds.
Mr. McGregor has found his yields
are as good or better than before he
began ridge tillage and claims the
adaptation has saved not only
money and time, but soil as well.
Eric Devlaeminck of RR 2, Lucan
was one of the noon -time speakers.
Practising minimum tillage, he
utilizes a sweep -bottom plow which
shatters the soil, but maintains a
good protective residue cover. He
goes over his fields once in the
Lightning is being listed as the
cause of a fire which claimed a
small barn near Bluevale last
Friday.
Wingham Deputy Fire Chief Lynn
Hickey reported the call came at 4
p.m. July 24 to the residence of
Nathan Peel, Lot 4, Con. 3 of Turn -
berry Township.
Mr. Hickey said the loss has been
estimated at $25,000, but added that
firefighters were able to save a
larger barn situated nearby.
Shortly after the call to the Peel
residence, another call came into
the fire hall. However, Mr. Hickey
said it was caused by a malfunction .
in the alarm system at the Royal
Homes plant just outside Wingham.
Wingham native receives
math foundation award
A man who received his early
education in Wingham has been
honored by the University of Water-
loo's Rene Descartes Foundation for
the Advancement of Mathematics.
Edwin Anderson was one of the
three former high school teachers,
long-time lecturers and administra-
tors in the university's faculty of.
mathematics to be honored.
At the foundation's 20th annual
dinner recently, Mr. Anderson,
Ronald Dunkley and Ronald Scoins
each were awarded a Rene
Descartes Medal and admission into
the society of medallists.
Until this year, the medals have
been awarded only to continuing or
retiring high school teachers.
"The awarding of these medals
was at the instigation of the previous
Descartes medal winners," says Dr.
James Kalbfleisch, UW dean of
mathematics. "Their request was
overwhelming and enthusiastic."
Born at Springbrook, Mr. Ander-
son was educated at Drayton and
Wingham, completing a
mathematics degree at McMaster
University in 1956.
After serving as a high school
mathematics teacher for many
years, he joined the university in
1970. He is a lecturer in the depar-
tment of combinatorics and opti-
mization and has been active in the
organization and distribution of
UW's annual mathematics contests
for public and high school students.
He also served as managing editor
of the publication The Math Student
Bulletin. He has contributed much to
UW's successful "teaching option"
program in mathematics — a
program which has contributed
scores of top-notch teachers to high
school staffs in the province.
The foundation is named after
Rene Descartes, a French mathe-
matician and philosopher of the 17th
Century and the father of analytic
geometry. Descartes Medals are to
honor those who have made sign-
ficant contributions to mathematics
education.
Howick man injured
in twomcar accident
A Howick man received minor
injuries in a two -car accident last
Wednesday in the township.
According to the Ontario Provin-
cial Police at Wingham Heinz Daub,
36, of RR 1, Gorrie, was westbound
on Con. 10 of Howick at 3:45 p.m.
July 22. Pauline Bates, 33, of RR 1,
Wroxeter, was northbound on
Sideroad 10 at the same time and
failed to yield at an intersection, say
the police.
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Michael Milosevic, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. Milosevic of Wing -
ham, received his Doctor of
Medicine Degree at the May 23
convocation of Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston. Dr. Milosevic is
an Intern at Kingston General
Hospital.
PHARMACY DEGREE
Larry Milosevic, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Milosevic of Wingham,
received his Bachelor of Science
Degree in Pharmacy at the June
3 convocation of the University
of Manitoba In Winnipeg. Mr.
Milosevic was the recipient of the
Manitoba Pharmaceutical
Association Gold Medal and the
Upjohn Company of Canada
Award in Pharmacy in
acknowledgment of outstanding
achievement in the pharmacy
program. Mr. Milosevic will begin
studies in the Faculty of Medi-
cine, Queen's University, Kings-
ton, in September.
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Mite girls
win two ......... Page 3B
Bantam girls
down Lucknow .... Page 2B
Inside Crossroads
Bush fire ............ 1 A
Andy Rooney
on tipping ........ Page 3B
Stinger on
true happiness .... Page 5B
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Second meeting is smaller,
but message same as first
Although the turnout was much
smaller than a public meeting held a
month ago to receive comments on
proposed official plan and zoning
bylaw amendments to change the
designation of the Josephine Street
ball park, the message is still the
same — leave the ball park alone.
At the June 16 public meeting, ap-
proximately 100 Wingham residents
were on hand to make the message
clear, that they did not want mem-
bers of town council to proceed with
a proposal to change the designation
of the ball park property from open
space to retail commercial. Last
Thursday, a much smaller at-
tendance — approximately 30 —
repeated that wish.
The second public meeting
became necessary when it was dis-
covered that a number of potentially
affected ratepayers had not been
notified of the first meeting within
the required 30 -day period. At the
June 16 meeting, Councillor Ward
Robertson told those attending that
comments from both meetings
would be forwarded to council for its
consideration.
Mr. Robertson, a member of the
town's planning advisory commit-
tee, chaired both of the public
meetings and at last Thursday's,
said 85 objections had already been
received, while only two ratepayers
had indicated their support of the
proposed amendments.
On Thursday, an Alfred Street
resident, Mary Lee, presented a
petition signed by 290 people who
opposed any rezoning of the
Josephine Street ball park. Mrs.
Lee, whose property is directly
across the street from the ball park,
also attended the first meeting to
record her opposition to the
proposed amendments.
Mrs. Lee said signatures for the
petition were mostly collected
during ball games at the park. An
added written comment by one of
the petitioners Lunenburg, N. S.
resident who clWims to have been
k orn in Wingham more than 50 years
c go — called the proposed commer-
c al development of the ball park -a
"rotten idea".
Others who indicated their op-
position to the proposal at Thurs-
day's meeting_ were Sandra Lee,
also of Alfred Street and Reg
O'Hagen of Shuter Street.
The ball park, Mr. O'Hagen said,
has been in its present location since
he came to Wingham and he con-
sidered it to be one of the town's at-
tractions. "I resent very much any
proposal to have it changed," he
said.
John Mann of the Riverside
Ratepayers' Association asked what
recommendation might be expected
from the public meetings, but was
told by Mr. Robertson there would
be none. Instead, all of the com-
ments from both meetings will be
forwarded to council for deliberation
at its August meeting. The planning
advisory committee is expected to
Minister's signature makes
town's off iclal - plan official
With his signature last Tuesday, Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister
Bernard Grandmaitre completed the final step and brought into effect the
official plan for the Town of Wingham.
News of the signing was received in Wingham last week and confirmed
by The Advance -Times during a telephone interview Friday with Anna
D'Allesandro of the ministry of municipal affairs. Ms. D'Allesandro said
confirmation had also been sent by telephone to the town and "the plan is
in effect as of (last) Tuesday".
With only five modifications — mostly in the language and agreed to by
the municipality — the document has been more than two years in its
development and has spent over a year in the hands of the provincial
government awaiting final approval and the minister's signature to make
it official.
The official plan's final draft was forwarded to she provincial govern-
ment in early 1986 and since then, town council has been waiting for its
final approval.
.Council's formal acknowledgement of the new Town of Wingham of-,
ficial plan is expected to be made at the next regular meeting Tuesday,
Aug. 4.
ON THE GREEN—The Wingham Golf Club was the scene last Wed-
nesday for the annual Huron County Warden's Golf Tournament.
Members of county council, department heads and guests took part
In the 18 -hole event. Above, Warden Brian McBurney watches as
Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan lines up putt on practice green prior
to the tournament's start, it appears the practice was beneficial as Mr.
Machin was one of the competition's prize winners.
make its recommendation on the
proposal in time for the August
council meeting.
In reply to a question from Dan
Stuckey, also of the Riverside
Ratepayers' Association, Mr.
Robertson explained the procedure
for providing a replacement facility
should the rezoning go ahead.
"The term political suicide enters
into the picture whenFver discussing
any possible rezolting of this
property," Mr. Robdrtson said. If,
`however, members of council were
"suicidally prone", a new facility
(Please turn to Page 3A)
Brussels area farm 1s next
stop in twilight tour program
North Huron County will be the
focus of the next stop in the twilight
tour program bf the Huron Soil and
Water Conservation District of the
Huron Soil and Crop Improvement
Association.
The tour will stop at the Centralia
College of Agricultural Technology's
Brussels research farm where Bob
Forrest will discuss soybean and
canola variety trials and per-
-=fdrmance tests. The tour will also
stop at the Doug Filsinger farm and
go on to seven varieties of white
beans in wide rows and solid -seeded
at the farm of Glen Warwick. The
Filsinger farm was also a stop on the
July 24 twilight tour.
The twilight tour program has
been sponsored over a three-week
period by the association's Huron
Soil and Water Conservation District
and featured a series of crop
production tours of selected Huron
County farms.
Conservation was also the theme
in the recent 1987 Huron County Soil
Conservation Day, jointly sponsored
by the Huron Soil and Water Con-
servation District of the Huron Soil
and Crop Improvement Association,
MECHANICAL �AND—Randy Powell of r4ensall, left, and Dan Murray of Woodstock are entertained by this
mechanical band d ring Blyth Festival's ountry Fair last weekend. A large turnout attended the fund-raising
event.
Growing old not unpleasant
for Elmer Williamson, 98
FORDWICH — The thought of
growing older :nay be unpleasant for
some, however, a chat with Elmer
Williamson would change a few
minds.
Mr. Williamson, a resident of
Fordwich since 1952 turned 98 on
July 11.
To celebrate 98 years of life is a
milestone, but to reach that point in
life and still be independent is indeed
an accomplishment.
Of course, Mr. Williamson is tak-
ing things easy and after working
steadily until he was 72 years old, he
deserves it.
"It's been 20 years since I worked
full time," said Mr. Williamson, who
farmed and also worked as a con-
tractor.
Living on his own since his wife of
65 years, Helen, died in 1977, Mr.
Williamson manages quite well.
Two years ago he required help in
his home but only to get the windows
washed. This year he had someone
come in to help with the windows
and the kitchen floor, but he takes
care of the rest of the work.
He's not quite alone at home; his
dog Patches is a good companion.
"She barks whenever the doorbell
rings," Mr. Williamson said. "I
don't hear it so well any more."
Housecleaning, meals and mow-
ing the lawn are just everyday
chores. The riding lawnmower
which he purchased in 1984 is a big
help to cut his large lawn.
Mr. Williamson, who was born
three miles from Mount Forest in
Normanhy Township, admits that he
Is slowing down and may have to get
help sometime, but for now he's
doing all righf.
READING
"I used to read all the time," said
Mr. Williamson.
Unfortunately, a growth over one
pupil and an out -of -place tear gland
in the other eye have slowed Mr.
Williamson's reading pace.
He doesn't really mise reading two
to three books a week. He still reads
large print books which Fordwich
librarian Marion Feldskov brings to
him. "She knoare what I like," he
said.
Mr. Williamson has stopped going
to church because he can't see the
hymns or the hymn board and has
difficulty hearing the speaker, but
once a week he travels to Wingham
and participates in a group for the
homebound. There he is involved in
crafts such as making macrame
wall hangings.
"I see a lot of crippled people
there. And I'm the oldest one. I'm
doing pretty good."
"They send a car around to pick
me up," said Mr. Williamson, who
drove until he was 91,,
He says he wasn't up to driving
and when he failed the test, he quit.
OLDEST
Mr. Williamson has been told he is
the oldest person in Fordwich
although he boasts that no one thinks
he looks 98 years old. And he doesn't.
Although he avoids stairs, he can
climb a ladder as well as ever. He
has no ailments or rheumatism, but
his legs are getting a little "wob-
bly".
Until this summer he got his own
groceries at one of the general stores
in Fordwich, but now has them
delivered. This spring he took a few
walks down to the library which is
about half a mile, but now,
especially in the hot weather, he
doesn't make the trip.
Mr. Williamson celebrated his
birthday with some of his family. He
has one daughter, Mrs. Lenwood
(Merle) Edgar of Mount Forest, six
grandchildren, and at last count, 10
great-grandchildren.
Living to be 100 is a distinct pos-
sibility for Mr. Williamson and he is
optimistic when he says, "It's only
two years away."
RIDING LAWNMOWER—Elmw rlilNfamson's riding letryynmower comes
In handy when It's tkne to cut hM ho," born. Mr. ININAmson turned 98
on July 11 and stO Nves In his owl► hot, In Fordwich.
J
The Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, The Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority, the Ontari6
Ministry of Agriculture and Fped,
and the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources.
With the theme "Tillage for the
Times", approximately 260 people
dropped in at the Clinton -area farm
of Jack and Norma McGregor to
tour the trial plots, examine the
equipment on display and listen to
spring with a land -leveller and then
plants.
Mr. Devlaeminck does no -till
custom planting, with a modified
conservation planter purchased
from the Huron Soil and Water
Conservation rikirict. now that he
has more time to do more acres. He
has cut his herbicide rate down to
one-third by banding in 10 -inch rows.
His minimum tillage has resulted
Mease turn to Page 3A/
the two lunchtime speakers.
Host Jack McGregor was a co- Lightning fire
winner of the 1986 Norman Alex-
ander Conservation Award. He burns small barn
began ridge tilling five years ago
and now has about 500 acres of corn
and soybeans in ridge tillage. He
modified a planter to plant on ridges
and purchased a ridge -forming
cultivator. He also uses band
spraying, which has cut his her-
bicide costs by two-thirds.
Mr. McGregor has found his yields
are as good or better than before he
began ridge tillage and claims the
adaptation has saved not only
money and time, but soil as well.
Eric Devlaeminck of RR 2, Lucan
was one of the noon -time speakers.
Practising minimum tillage, he
utilizes a sweep -bottom plow which
shatters the soil, but maintains a
good protective residue cover. He
goes over his fields once in the
Lightning is being listed as the
cause of a fire which claimed a
small barn near Bluevale last
Friday.
Wingham Deputy Fire Chief Lynn
Hickey reported the call came at 4
p.m. July 24 to the residence of
Nathan Peel, Lot 4, Con. 3 of Turn -
berry Township.
Mr. Hickey said the loss has been
estimated at $25,000, but added that
firefighters were able to save a
larger barn situated nearby.
Shortly after the call to the Peel
residence, another call came into
the fire hall. However, Mr. Hickey
said it was caused by a malfunction .
in the alarm system at the Royal
Homes plant just outside Wingham.
Wingham native receives
math foundation award
A man who received his early
education in Wingham has been
honored by the University of Water-
loo's Rene Descartes Foundation for
the Advancement of Mathematics.
Edwin Anderson was one of the
three former high school teachers,
long-time lecturers and administra-
tors in the university's faculty of.
mathematics to be honored.
At the foundation's 20th annual
dinner recently, Mr. Anderson,
Ronald Dunkley and Ronald Scoins
each were awarded a Rene
Descartes Medal and admission into
the society of medallists.
Until this year, the medals have
been awarded only to continuing or
retiring high school teachers.
"The awarding of these medals
was at the instigation of the previous
Descartes medal winners," says Dr.
James Kalbfleisch, UW dean of
mathematics. "Their request was
overwhelming and enthusiastic."
Born at Springbrook, Mr. Ander-
son was educated at Drayton and
Wingham, completing a
mathematics degree at McMaster
University in 1956.
After serving as a high school
mathematics teacher for many
years, he joined the university in
1970. He is a lecturer in the depar-
tment of combinatorics and opti-
mization and has been active in the
organization and distribution of
UW's annual mathematics contests
for public and high school students.
He also served as managing editor
of the publication The Math Student
Bulletin. He has contributed much to
UW's successful "teaching option"
program in mathematics — a
program which has contributed
scores of top-notch teachers to high
school staffs in the province.
The foundation is named after
Rene Descartes, a French mathe-
matician and philosopher of the 17th
Century and the father of analytic
geometry. Descartes Medals are to
honor those who have made sign-
ficant contributions to mathematics
education.
Howick man injured
in twomcar accident
A Howick man received minor
injuries in a two -car accident last
Wednesday in the township.
According to the Ontario Provin-
cial Police at Wingham Heinz Daub,
36, of RR 1, Gorrie, was westbound
on Con. 10 of Howick at 3:45 p.m.
July 22. Pauline Bates, 33, of RR 1,
Wroxeter, was northbound on
Sideroad 10 at the same time and
failed to yield at an intersection, say
the police.
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Michael Milosevic, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. Milosevic of Wing -
ham, received his Doctor of
Medicine Degree at the May 23
convocation of Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston. Dr. Milosevic is
an Intern at Kingston General
Hospital.
PHARMACY DEGREE
Larry Milosevic, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Milosevic of Wingham,
received his Bachelor of Science
Degree in Pharmacy at the June
3 convocation of the University
of Manitoba In Winnipeg. Mr.
Milosevic was the recipient of the
Manitoba Pharmaceutical
Association Gold Medal and the
Upjohn Company of Canada
Award in Pharmacy in
acknowledgment of outstanding
achievement in the pharmacy
program. Mr. Milosevic will begin
studies in the Faculty of Medi-
cine, Queen's University, Kings-
ton, in September.
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