The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-11-21, Page 8Page 8 — Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Nov. 21, 1963
CIVIC AND PRESS NIGHT
Hydro Vice -Chairman
Addresses Kin Meeting
Robert ]. Boyer, M.P.P. for
the riding of Muskoka and sec-
ond vice-chairman of the On-
tario Hydro Commission, was
guest speaker at Monday night's
Kinsmen Club meeting which
was the 15th anniversary of the
club's charter, as well as being
designated press and civic night.
In his opening remarks Mr.
Boyer said that it was a signifi-
cant and forward gesture on the
part of the club to bring togeth-
er the representatives of the
press, radio and TV with the
civic officials, for there is a
definite need for understanding
and communication between
each group in every community
He went on to congratulate the
club on its many accomplish-
ments in the field of commun-
ity service, which, for the in-
dividual member, is one of the
most rewarding experiences of
life.
Referring to Ontario Hydro,
Mr. Boyer pointed out that it is
also a service organization and
its motto is "The Gifts of Na-
ture Are for the People:'
In referring to provincial pro-
gress he said it is not any stroke
of luck that Ontario is the fore-
most province in the nation. It
could have been the poorest,
since there are no natural stores
of coal or oil. Water -generat-
ed electricity has made the dif-
ference. We can thank far-
sighted citizens who pioneered
hydro for their vigorous support
of public ownership fifty years
ago, which marked a definite
turning point in the province's
history.
He felt private ownership
would never have provided the
sparsely populated areas with
electric power, which Ontario
Hydro has done by means of a
network of high voltage lines in
excess of 18,000 miles.
Mr. Boyer pointed out that
low -.cost electric power to the
mines and forest areas has been
an important factor in the ex-
pansion of primary industry and
the fostering of new industrial
enterprises. This in turn has
stimulated the growth of sec-
ondary industry, all of which
has had a beneficial effect on
employment figures.
The speaker said that 354
municipal electrical systems,
buying power from Hydro have
kept faith, for over 57 years,
with the principles established
by the founders.
Electrical rates in Ontario
are among the lowest in the
world, and few commodities
are priced as reasonably. He
compared a figure of 1.32
cents per kilowatt hour in On-
tario with a U.S. average of
2.41. Wingham PUC, with
good management, he said, has
been able to set a rate of 0.96
cents which is an 88 per cent
reduction since 1921 when the
system was first municipally
owned. While monthly bills
may be higher to the consume;
this, the speaker said, is be-
cause of increased usage. In
1921 only 11 appliances were
available to the home owner,
now there are over 100.
Ile went on to mention the
revolution in our way of life
which electricity has created
in the last 50 years, and des-
cribed what it has done for the
communications industry,
through the printed medium and
with the advent of radio and
TV. The use of TV sets has
meant a load to the system
equivilent to the combined
1962 peak for Windsor, Chat-
ham, Wallaceburg and Sarnia.
Mr. Boyer spoke of the future
and the progress that will be
made in communications, re-
ferring to telestar and the fact
that 40 years ago the best radio
transmitter had only a 35 -mile
broadcasting radius.
Commenting on the role of
weekly newspapers, he said
they have played a vital part in
helping to mould public opin-
ion and our national reputation
is largely based on the princi-
ples and concepts which prevail
in the individual communities
of the nation.
If ignorance, dishonesty and
immorality exist at the local
level, the speaker said, then it
must surely follow that our na-
tional life will become polluted
and our national character and
prestige will fall into disrepute.
It is in our individual commun-
ities where our people first learn
PERSO\AL
\OTES
—Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mc-
Cullough, Richard and Geof-
frey of Mitchell spent the week-
end with her mother, Mrs. W.
W. Currie.
—Mrs. Blake Beattie of Hud-
son Bay, Sask. , visited on Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Beattie.
— Mr. and Mrs. Evan Wilson
of Wheatley spent a few days
with Mrs. Andrew Wilson and
Jim, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Wil-
son.
— Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blake,
Barbara and Bill of Dungannon,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Kilpatrick.
--Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kin-
caid of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.,
visited recently with Mrs. J.
F. Bond, Minnie St.
—Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hain-
es, and Helen of London who
was home for the week -end,
spent Sunday in Guelph visiting
Mr. Haines' aunts, Mrs. Annie
Inglis and Mrs. Lily McIntyre.
--Guests at the home of Mrs.
W. A. Galbraith over the week-
end were Mr, and Mrs. J. M.
Galbraith and sons, Ian and
Brian of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Galbraith, David and Julie
of Kitchener, and Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Dickinson, Bruce and
Joanne of Toronto.
—Mrs. Fred Templeman and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burke and
family spent Monday in London.
—Miss A. B. Fraser of Pilot
Mound, Man., spent last week
with Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton.
the basic concepts of our demo-
cratic system.
Mr. Boyer went on to say
that in Canada we fortunately
have a free press, unhampered
by government intervention or
influence, and so we have sys-
tems of government — local,
provincial and federal, which
are the envy of many less ad-
vanced countries.
In his conclusion the speaker
expressed the hope that the ex-
pansion of our ability to com-
municate will bring about grea-
ter understanding among all the
people of the earth but this will
only be possible when we de-
monstrate that we have the will
and wisdom to achieve such
peaceful co-operation.
He finished with a quotation
from a U.S. Information Agen-
cy speaker who stated, "If mo-
dern science has made it pos-
sible to flash a message thou-
sands of miles around the world
almost instantly, it is still a
most difficult and important art
to get the message across those
last three feet — from one man
to another".
Mr. Boyer was introduced by
Kin Bob Wenger and thanked by
Kin Jim Currie.
Jury Advocates
Safety Measures
An inquest into the death of
Milford Foxton, 56, of Wing -
ham, who died in Westminster
Hospital after being injured in
a fall at the Legion Home on
September 2, was held in the
town hall last Wednesday night.
Mr. Foxton was found on the
cement floor at the bottom of
the stairway, having apparently
mistaken the stair door for an
exit.
W. W. Broome, the bar
steward, testified that he saw
Mr. Foxton going into the wash-
room and thought that he had
left the building. However,
when he closed the bar at 6:30
he heard what he described as
a "gurgling noise" from the
basement, where he found Mr.
Foxton lying at the bottom of
the stairs.
Dr. A. Klahsen and Dr. w.
A. McKibbon told of examin-
ing the man at the Wingham
and District Hospital from which
he was transferred to London.
Dr. McKibbon said that he had
been treating Mr. Foxton since
1952 for a heart condition and
stated that the man could have
fainted before falling down the
stairs.
The jury recommended that
the cellar door be re -hung to
swing into the beverage room
rather than onto the stair land-
ing; that a lock be placed on
the cellar door; that the land-
ing be repaired to provide level
flooring; that the landing be
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MRS. JOHN HARCOURT and her 8 -year-old son, Terry,
a Grade III pupil, are pictured during open house.—
A-T Photo.
HYDRO VISITOR—Robert James Boyer, M.P.P., Mus-
koka, and second vice-chairman of the Ontario Hydro
Commission, was a visitor in Wingham on Monday and
toured local PUC facilities and then visited the local
area Hydro office. In this picture he is shown, second
left, looking over the pond which supplies water for
the PUC generator, which may be cleaned to improve
the Riverside Park facilities. With Mr, Boyer are, left,
Dee Miller, of the local Public Utilities Commission;
Emerson Shera, PUC superintendent, and Harry Mc-
Arthur, chairman of the Riverside Parks Board.—A-T
Photo.
Set Commencement December 6th
Principal F. E. Madill in-
formed the Wingham District
High School Board at the regu-
lar November meeting, last
painted a lighter color and that
better illumination be provided
and that a handrail be installed
on the stairway.
Dr. R. W. Stephens presid-
ed as coroner. Gordon Leggatt
was foreman of the jury, which
was made up of Jack Tiffin,
Frank Caskanette, Russell Zur-
brigg and Ross Jamieson.
MEW
Thursday that the annual com-
mencement exercises will be
held on Friday evening, Dec-
ember 6th. Dr. F. G. Stewart,
D.D., of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church, Kitchener, will
be the guest speaker.
Three representatives from
Kyles and Kyles, architects for
the new vocational wing, at-
tended the meeting and outlin-
ed new dates when it is expect-
ed various parts of the wing will
be completed. They stated
that it is anticipated the whole
job will be completed by the
end of the year.
Fred J. Cronkite, accident
prevention organizer with the
Department of Transport, at-
tended the board meeting and
showed a film on various as-
pects of driver training courses
being used in other secondary
schools.
In his report, Mr. Madill
said the average attendance for
October was 799 students or
97.2 per cent of enrolment. He
said that Mr. Wood, a staff
member, has indicated an in-
terest in taking a course next
summer to qualify for driver
training instruction.
The board approved a mo-
tion naming E. Stuckey as a
major department head and an
increase in salary according to
the salary schedule.
A brief report was made by
Chairman Gordon Moir of a
committee meeting dealing
with insurance coverage and a
meeting with the district in-
spector.
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