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OFFICML MEE1MG FIELD IN *INMAN
LONCTIR MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian aitland Valley Authority •
ssured by Thurday Vote ,
Water, forests, land and wildlife.
Recreation has •also been recogniz..
ed, and in latter years authorities
have provided the public with a
number of pa.rks in their respective
areas.
Perhaps the most important
work to be done in the Maitland
watershed will be a continuing pro-
gram of reforestation, and water
conservation. Improved wildlife
conditions usually result from these
programs, Proper land use will
also be well up on the list, as well
as flood control.
were the Townships of Elma, Mc-
Killop, Turnberry, Minto, Wallace,
East Wawanosh, Morris, Howick,
Grey and. Arthur; the towns of
Harriston, Palmerston and Wing-
ham, The towns of Goderich and
Clinton and the Townships of God-
erich, Hullet and Colborne opposed
the plan,
Not represented at the meeting
were Maryborough, Kinloss and
West Wawanosh Townships as well
as Blyth and Seaforth.
The meeting was under the
chairmanship of A. S. L. Barnes,
assistant director of the conserva-
tion and parks branch of the On-
tario Department of Commerce and
Development, It had been called
under the Conservation Act when
four municipalities in the water-
shed forwarded resolutions to the
department requesting that the
Middle Maitland Authority be
broadened to include the complete
watershed, According to Mr. Earn-
Following voting by delegates
representing municipalities in the
land area drained by the Maitland
River last Thurgday, a new conser-
vation authority will be organized
to serve the area.
Voting took place at the Wing-
ham council chambers during an
official meeting called by the Dee
partment of Commerce and Devel-
opment, Of 23 municipalities who
had voting rights on the scheme
to enlarge the 10-year-old Middle
Maitland Authority, 18 were rep-
resented. According to the Con-
servation Act, a, two-thirds ma-
jority vote had to be registered, to
bring the plan to reality. Of the
18 ballots cast, 13 were in favor and
five against, In all there are 29
municipalities involved, but five
are members of the Middle Mait-
land Authority and did not vote
on the question, as their lands are
not affected by the plan.
Voting in favour of the scheme
of commerce and development, who was in charge of
the meeting; Reeve Clifford Dunbar, of Grey Ttnenta
ship; Reeve A. D. Smith, Bltievale, reeve of Turn-
berry; 0. S. Nickel, Listowel's delegate, and Mayor
Ernie Fisher, of Goderieh.---Advance-Times Photo
O"...44.,IAL MEETING which was called to vote
on the formation of a Maitland River Conservation
Auaority was held in the Wingham Town Hall last
Thttrstlay. Several of the delegates are pictured
above. Left to right are: A. S. L. Barnes, assistant
director, conservation and parks branch, department
hODERIEll MAN
WINS TOURNEY
EGIMA41, MATINEES--
MatineeS are again being held
tegnierly at the Lyceum Theatre
for a trial period. In the past it
11 0 prOVed . nimiolitable to hold
Matinees, but the management is
Ineklog another effort to please
these who are interested. -
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SCOUTS TO. MEET—
Wingham Boy Scouts will
meet at the Scout House on Wed-
nesday everting at 7 o'clock. All
fPrfner Scout members who are in-
terested in Scouting activities this
Year are especially urged to at-
tepi), so that the 1961-62 member-
Ship may be assured. A number
of .boys are interested in joining
iv, rqup and the members •to be
gated can only be confirmed by
ge Ojai that are no longer inter-
sled in being part of the troop,
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CHECK THE UNDIES—
' ;' just when we thought the hot
Weather would nover end, along
eeines a real chilly spell. Maker
one think ahead, doesn't it?
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READY FOR ACTION—
The bailey bridge which has been
tinder construction just south of
etland bridge, has been completed
and the next move will be the de-
molition of the old iron structure
to make way for a new and im-
proved one.
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CLOSING NOTICE
Wingham Golf Club closing core-
einies and presentation of trophies
rid prizes will be held on Satur-
ay, Septeniber 23rd, commencing
at 1 p.m. 20b
Belgrave Fair Attracts
Good Crowd, Exhibits
WINfillAM SAFEST
PLACE TO WORK
Hamilton Family
Living in Guelph
Earl Hamilton, former owner of
Hamilton Beverages here, hasbeen .
named agent for the Dominion
Automobile Insurance for Guelph
and district. He commenced his
duties On September 1st.
Mrs. Ila,milton, Douglas and Ruth
have joined Mr. Hamilton and have
taken up residence in their new
home on Victoria St, in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were ac-
tive hi the work of the United
Church and Sunday School, , and
other local organizations. Mr. Ham-
ilton was keenly interested in the
Orange Lodge. The best wishes of
their friends go with them in this
neve venture
Nearly 300 children paraded for
the annual Belgrave School Fair
held in the village on Wednesday
of last week. The well-attended
fair was blessed by sunny skies
which contributed greatly to the
success of the day. Edgar Wight-
man was chairman of the fair
board this year.
The annual invitation golf tour-
nament sponsored by Branch 180
of the Royal Canadian Legion,
Wingham, was staged last Wednes-
day afternoon. Top prize winner
was Frank Reid of Goderich, who
came-in with a four over par 74.
In all, 48 players entered the tour-
nament which was played at the
Wingham Golf Club,
' For his fine efforts, golfer Reid
Won the N, J. Welwood Trophy,
which was presented to him by the
donor, Norman WelwoOd of Wing-
ham. •
The Biggs trophy for the day's
low net was presented by George
Brooks, Legion president, to Glen
Jones, of Preston, who fired a 58,
Other players with, low gross
scores were: Matt Boyd, Wingham,
with 78; S. Petrinka of Preston,
79; Andy Scott, Wingham, 79; and
LIONS HOLD FIRST
FALL MEETING Carson Cook, Stratford, 80.
Low net winners included Har-
vey Jacklin of Stratford, 60; Len
Armstrong, Clinton, '62; Joe Mey-
er, Walkerton, 62 and Jerry Cas-
sidy, Walkerton, 64,
AT THE HOSPITAL
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
RECEIVE TREATMENT
Finances of the Authority will
come from a levy charged back to
each municipality, backed by pro-
vincial government grants, which
will 'approximate the same amount
raised within the watershed.
In some cases government as-
sistance is higher. A case in point
is the survey which must be made
of the watershed, and is paid for
by the 'government Engineering
on special schemes• is subsidized to
the extent of 75 per cent. °
Just exactly what it will cost
each municipality will not be
known until a tentative budget is
arranged, but in the first year or
two, the cost will be small, •as little
can be done until the resources and
condition of the watershed are
evaluated.
However, the Department of
Commerce and Development pre-
sented a proposed financial break-
down, based on population and the
land area of each municipality in
the watershed. The table listed
the levy that would be required
from each to raise $1,000. In •the
case of Wingham, it amounted to
$71,00, Other municipalities were:
Clinton $23.90; Goderich' $103.89;
Harriston $41.75; Listowel ,.$93.99;
Pairrieiatetfe$39.1.41,S6:forth
Blyth $19.05; Brussels $21.29; Mil-
verton $13.80, In the rural inunici-
panties the figures were, Arthur
$11.90; Colborne $17.23; Ellice
$4.82; Elms $80.04; Goderich TWP.
$13.98; Grey $49.03; Howick $64.17;
Hullet $46.16; Kinloss 65c; Logan
$3.95; Maryborough $5.59; Morn-
ington $13.23; 'Morris $40.57; Mc-
Killop $39.31; Minto $33.39; Turn-
berry $29.44; Wallace $49.91; E.
Wawanosh $27.80; W. Wawanosh
$12.00,
The official motion on which the
voting took place was registered by
Alvin Smith, reeve of Turnberry,
and seconded by E. H. Strong of
Howick Township. Wingham's de-
legate was Robert Wenger.
es, it will require approximately a
month before an order-in-council
signed by the lieutenant-governor
will be completed, a formality re-
quired under the Act. It is prob-
able that the organization of the
new authority will not take place
until the early part of next year,
The meeting was a three-hour
Session at which the delegates had
the liberty to question the officials
on all aspects of the proposed
scheme, Those in" favour of the
plan were of the opinion that con-
servatien measures are necessary
in the watershed if the natural re-
sources are to be maintained. The
five who opposed the formatioI of
the authority objected from the
financial aspect.
The result of the vote, however,
Will mean that all municipalities
will be required to send represen-
tatives to the organization and to
contribute financially.
Following the voting by the 18
delegates, a second vote was made
by members of the Middle Maitland
Authority to approve the broaden-
ing of its boundaries. This vote
passed unanimously.
Large Authority '
The new Maitland River Valley
Conservation Authority, as the or-
ganization will likely be named,
will be one of the largest in the
province, and will reach as far in-
land as Arthur Township. When
set tip It will mean that the Middle
Maitland 'Authority will be broad-
ened to take in about 1,000 square
miles of land.
The Middle Maitland Authority,
which has worked on one branch
of the river, has had as its chair-
man, Harold Cosens, of Wallace
Township, since it was formed 10
years ago. For the most part the
*group has worked :chiefly on,'-re-
forestation, although an important
flood control scheme at Listowel
was carried out. Some 400 acres•
of land has been purchased and
planted in trees.
Working on a $5,000 annual bud-
get, the Middle Maitland group has
been very active and has accomp-
lished a great deal, considering the
limited finances under which it la-
bored.
With the broadening of the boun-
daries and the increased financial
support the watershed A a whole
should, in the course of time, see
great improvement in the main as-
pects of conservation.
The 'theme of conservation un-
der Authority work is classified as
The Belgrave Fair has made 'an
enviable reputation for the qual-
ity of its exhibits during the past
41 years, and the 1961 show was no
exception. All hall exhibits were
of top quality with the displays of
work by the children taking the
lead as far as interest was con-
cerned. The displays of crafts
proved that imagination and hard
work had been the rule.
Good, grawing-Wea,ther ,during the
summer provided exhibits of fruits
and vegetables that were the best
in many seasons.
The opening ceremonies saw the
board chairman and the public
school inspector, James Kinkead,
address the crowd. 'Steve Struth-
ers of Lucknow, who was guest
speaker, recalled that he had been
a member of the committee when
the fair was first organized 41
years ago. He complimented the
present board and the teachers of
the schools for -efforts in keeping
the fair one of the best of its kind
in Huron County.
The list of winners will be found
on Page Eight.
The ,September Bulletin of the
Industrial Accident Prevention As-
sociation carries a little story
which should make interesting
reading here. It states:
"Recently we have received fig-
ures from the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics, giving the number of
workers in manufacturing indus-
tries in many Ontario towns, These
figures are for 195$.
"It happens that we have made
a complete list of all the compen-
sation cases received from each
community in Ontario within LA.
P.A, membership for the year 1960.
Using 'the 1958---employment
ures and 1960 compensation fig.
ures, We get a rough• story about
the relative safety of different On-
tario communities. •
Our lowest figure is one-half of
one compensation case for each 100
employees in Wingham, Ontario."
On Friday Edmond Sinnett, three
and a half years, son of James Sin-
/ nett; 121'Weet' Clark; Alpena; Mich,.,
was ,trotted at the Wingham Oen-
s`kfat Hospital for facial injuries re-
, 'eelVed In "e1.4 two-car "collision. The
Ac-ditt&iit oectirred at' the Vasella
residence, on the kintall sideroad.
krieyinelaj Pence from Goderich
iriestigateel.
'Aii:aecicient on Sunday on the
ftit
e , -eoneession of Gtey Township
eht. two Persons to the Wingham
Spital. Injured were the driver,
ItIllaan Stevenson, 17, of R.R. 2
Bresegis, whO received deep lacera-
tieiistti his scalp, and Murray Ste-
VeliSeit!23, of the' same address,
Velle suffered head injuries when he
Waa• thimen front the car:
istrict Scouts and Cubs
Lion President Bill Currie pre-
sided for the first meeting of that
organization for the 1961-62 season.
The gathering was held at the
Queens Hotel dining room on Fri-
day evening. Garnet Baker, of
Parry Sound, and a former resi-
dent of Wingham, 'was a guest.
Secretary Jack Reavie read the
minutes of a director's meeting
held recently. Treasurer Rube
Harrison reported on the sum-
mer's activities, stating that the
circus had showed a net profit of
about $140.00. Frontier Days are
expected to net about $1300.00 for
the club's welfare fund.
Lion Gordon Buchanan spoke
with enthusiasm of the work which
has been accomplished by the Riv-
erside Parks Board, and of the
excellent program of swimming in-
struction carried out at the river
this summer. He said that the
Lions Club was asked •to appoint
a member to the board, to fill va-
cancies and moved that Lion Ross
Dundas be appointed. His motion
was seconded by Lion Mac McKin-
ney.
ather Here for Field Day
Cthe Testament
,The:Wirighant Public Library has
reeeived a volume of "The New
Testament in Modern Speech", in
tneritorY of the Very Rev. Dr. Alex-
ender Ninimo.
The •gift was made by the local
Members of the clergy.
C. COMMITTEE
EARS REPORTS
first place for Cubs; Wingham sec-
ond; Walkerton and Kincardine
tied for third; Chesley fourth; Kin-
loss fifth; Belgrave sixth and Han-
over seventh.
Durham also came first for the
Scout events with Wingham second;
Kinloss third; Walkerton and
Chesley tied for fourth; Kincar-
dine fifth and Cargill sixth.
The Durham Cubs and Scouts
won the Shield and Trophy.
Refreshments were sold on the
4,grounds by the Cub and Scout Mo-
thers' Auxiliary, and the proceeds
will be used for equipment 'at the
Scout House.
Durham Scouts won the firelight-
ing event; Walkerton, tent pitch-
ing; the Kinloss troop, first aid re-
lay and Walkerton the chariot
race.
Results for the Cubs were: Kin-
loss, winners of Grand Howl; Kin-
cardine for ball throwing; Durham,
the 300 yard relay; Wingham, the
progressive relay and Durham the
knotting relay.
There were individual winners in
the running races for Cubs, run-
ning races, high and broad jumps
for\ Scouts, all winners chalking up
points for their own troops.
The final results, gave Durham
The annual Sattgeen District
Field Day was held in. Wingham
last Saturday when 285 Scouts and
Cubs paraded from the Scout
House to the town park.
District Commissioner Archie
Govvanlock of Walkerton took the
salute near the park. With him
on the platform were Mayor R. E.
McKinney, Rev, T. G. Husser and
Rev. G. J. Freker, all of Wingham
and Walter Gaoler of Chesley, dis-
trict chairman. •
All leaders and assistants had
a busy afternoon as they conduct-
ed and tabulated the results of the
numerous events.
,A repOtt, on the swimming in-
Strtietion • and water safety pro-
grain at the Riverside Pool was
liven to the Winghem Recreation
entrilittee on. Tuesday evening of
.last week by Julie Crtdkshank, and
Bob McIntyre gave a report on the
Maitland Mile Club,
The committee Will send a let-
.ter to the. Riverside Parks Board
With recommendations • that lights
be Metalled at RiVerside Park and
-that space be Allowed for an office
arid a %place to keen valuables in
the new bathhouse,
!Pie committee was very pleased
With the swimming and water
Silftity 'Program this year and re-
eorrintended that the same staff be
lured. nOtt year, if availeble. Other
l'eedniniendatiohs for 1962 includ-
'el that the playground, wading
(Please turn to page Six)
Committee Reports
To Official Board
The parsonage committee of the
Winghani United Church reported
to the Official Board at their re-
gular meeting last Wednesday, or
the progress of the new parsonag,
under construction. The work be-
ing done under the direction of
Norman Rintoul will be domplete
during the week of, October 15th
Plans are under way for a public
open house Friday and Saturday
Oct. 20th and 21st and a specie'
dedication ceremony Sunday after-
noon, Oct. 22nd as part of the anni-
versary program.
The Members of the Official
Board extended to their minister
Rev. T. Garnett Husser, a vote of
confidence in •his life and work i6
the Wingham United Church,
*bivx,rits TO ORGANIZC
...Werni-lip night for the Melt's
Monday Night Town League will be
held Elt the bowling alley on Mon-
' day evening, October= 25th. All
ib'oVilers asked to bet on hand.
'Counting will etart on Wolper 2nd,
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PRESENTATION
A Preedatation° and dance will be
held Friday night, Sept, 22nd, Iii
POrdwlch community hall in hon-
obi' of Mr. and Mrs, William mtii.
Vey (Nancy Sothern), newlyweds.
Ladles please bring lunch, Larrib-
UM'S Oreheetree F26*
ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHLIGHT of the Scent field Intrned through, Winghein Scouts, John Stein* mail
day held at the local park on Saturday afternoon was Philip Adams are shoWit AS they raked to get their
camp fire lighting. Objective.--to Make a fire On the tire burning. They earrie in second in the competi4
spot, vrith the thus element Counted. When the string tion.,..Adaverie-Tirries Photo,
Receive Awards at
St. Paul's Church
Fourteen children received et-
tendance and general proficiency
awards during the morning ser-
vice at St. Paul's Church on Sun-
day. Rev. C. F Johnson made the-
presentations to the following:
Edith Austin, Mary Austin, Brian
Deyell, Terrance Deyell, Brenda
Ellatott, Julie Foxton, Marlene
Pexton, Russel Poxton, Brenda
Hall, Carol Higgins, Marilyn Hig-
gins; Christine Rregar, Linda
Lockridge and Gary Mackay,
Brooks, Legion president, lVir, Pichfork and Mayor
E ,Molfilumey§ Who nude the presentation. The
guest of honour leaves later this lineeith to take tip
duties ris a student Anglican minister in the Alvin.,
stun district. He Will attend classes at Huron College
at the sable time.-eCKNX i,1ioto by Strong.
LEGION PRESENTATION Members of the local
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion honored one
Of their members on 'Friday evening when Walter
Pickford, the nranch chaplain, was presented With it
lovely bookcase and special card containing names
of fellow Legionnaires, Left in the pleture,is ,Gearge•