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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-04-15, Page 8Page 8-Wingham Advance'Times, Thnsday, Apt, 15, 1965 Awning Problem Under Study by W.D.H.S. Board Albert Worrall of Teeswater, chairman of the Wingham Dis- trict High School Board's pro- perty committee, told the board on Thur sday evening that the committee is waiting for further word from the insurance company in regard to a set of awnings which had been des- troyed by high winds. The awnings were installed last fall to cut down on heat in. a number of classrooms with east and south exposures. Late in February and again in March, high winds completely demol- ished the new installation, Mr. Worrall said an insurance adjuster had visited the school and it appears the installation is a total loss, but there may be some salvage. He expects to hear from the insurancecom- pany shortly. The board agreed with the committee chairman that it would be foolish to replace the awnings with a similar type of installation. As a result infor- mation regarding an aluminum type of fine -louvred heat shield will be investigated. Two tenders for sanding the gymnasium and stage floors were opened, with that of Nor- man Rintoul of Wingham being accepted in the amount of $287.00, A letter from Murray Gaunt was read in reply to a letter sent to him by the board last month concerning vehicles which pass school buses when they are discharging passengers. The board had agreed with a resolution sent our by the El- mira board, that since it is im- possible for a bus operator to identify a driver which contra- venes the traffic act in this way, legislation should be changed to allow charges to be laid on the basis of vehicle license numbers. Mr. Gaunt's letter indicated that identification of the driv- er is necessary to make the de - Mrs. Peter Cutter Burled on Monday Mrs. Peter Cutter, who had suffered a lengthy illness, died last Friday in Victoria Hospital, London. She had been a resi- dent of Wingham for about three years, coming here from Paisley. Mrs. Cutter was an ardent curler and had been a member of the local curling club and the Paisley club. She was the former Jean Laura Bell and was born near Walkerton. In 1941 she mar- ried Peter Cutter. They had two children, Bonnie, who was killed in a car accident five years ago, and Patti, a student at Wingham District High School survives. She is also survived by her husband, and two sisters, Mrs. Ray (Mildred) Pauli of Paisley and Mrs. Eldon (Elda) Miller of Walkerton. The funeral was on Monday at the Stoddart funeral home in Paisley with burial in the Stark Vale Cemetery, Paisley. merit system operative. It pointed out that a vehicle own- er may not be the driver, and if legislation was changed, a complaint based on identifica- tion of the vehicle could lead to an injustice, Mr. Gaunt sug- gested that if license numbers are taken down and handed to the police, in most cases the police can investigate and make a positive identification of the driver. A letter from the Headmas- ters' Association requested the board to consider a policy of keeping examination results private, and not having them released for publication. The board took no action. A letter was received from staff member John Churchill submitting his resignation. A student, Jim Robinson, wrote inviting all board mem- bers to attend the science fair to be staged at the school on April 23rd. Mr. Madill reported that a parents' night for Grade 8 pu- pils will be held next month. The night is designed to famil- iarize the parents and students with the high school program, and has been most useful in the past. The school's custodian, El- mer Walker, was granted an increase of $500.00 for the year, as well as a $500.00 honorarium for his excellent efforts during the period when the new vocational wing was being built. - Board meinher Murray Car- diff explained that some mem- bers of the office staff at the school had been interested in the Municipal Employees Re- tirement Service Fund, a pen- sion plan. A po11 had been tak- en and five of the seven per- sons involved had shown inter- est. The board discussed the pro- blem and learned that the plan amounted to 110 of earnings, half from the board and half from the employee. It was felt this would mean a total of 14.6 per cent of earnings. The Municipal Fund would be com- pulsory for any new employees once it had been put into oper- ation. As a result of the latter factor, the board decided to take no action. Harmony Men in Stratford Contest Twenty-five members of the Harmony Men, Wingham's barbershop singing group, trav- elled to Stratford on Friday and Saturday where they were en- tered in the Ontario barber shop singers quartette and chorus competition. It was staged at the Festival Theatre. Some 14 chapters from a- cross the province were enter- ed in the competition. While the local boys placed llth, they felt they had nothing to be ashamed of for the first try at competitive singing. They placed ahead of groups from Sarnia, Chatham and Wallace - burg. The top chorus was the Twin City Chorusters Hospital Board. Accepts Bid from Kitchener Firm (Continued from Page One) section has created the need for the present building pro- gram, since it cannot be ade- quately protected against fire hazards, In addition to the contract price for the construction and renovation program it is esti- mated that the cost of furnish- ings will run to approximately $50, 000; and architects' fees will add another $50,000. A separate building project is currently underway at the rear of the hospital, where new boilers are being installed at a cost of $58,000, Total cost of some $760,000 is to be met by provincial grants which should total about $292,660; federal grants of about $200,000; county grant in the neighborhood of $120,000, The balance will be made up by use of the hospital's present reserve fund and a loan from Ontario Hospital Services, re- cently made available to hos- pitals in the province for build- ing purposes. OTHER BUSINESS Board Chairman R.B. Cousins presided for Friday evening's meeting at which Messrs. Dun- lop and Wardell of the archi- tectural firm were present and answered the board's questions about various details of the con- tract. In addition they discuss- ed arrangements for the correc- tion of structural faults on one of the boilers which has arrived for installation, Mrs. I. Morrey, the hospital administrator, gave the statis- tics for the month of March, showing 18 births, 111 opera- tions, 169 outpatients, 329 x- rays, 4 blood transfusions, 1271 laboratory tests, 44 electro- cardiographic examinations, 68 at cancer clinic, :349 units in physiotherapy treatment. A to- tal of 2918 hospital days were used during March, averaging at 94 patients per day. COMMITTEE REPORTS Barry Wenger, chairman of the finance committee present- ed the report for the first quar- ter of the year, showing re - Council Budget Session Sets Slightly Higher Mill Rite Meeting in special session on Monday evening town coun- cil set the mill rate for 1965 at 75.75 mills for residential pro- perties and 83,50 for commer- cial and industrial ratepayers. This represents an increase of 1.85 mills on residential pro- perties and 1.05 mills on com- mercial holdings. The increase was largely due to a 2 -mill increase in the levy for the county rate. At rhe same time a drop in the high school rate and a small decrease in the public school rate held the total increase for the town at a minimum. The levy will raise $231, - 474. 00 on a $2,952,600 asses- sment figure, of which $98, - 541 is required for the town's general expenditure. The re- mainder is required for the county levy of $45,314.00; high school 834, 388.82; public school $51,841.36; separate school $1,527,57. REVENUE Other revenue received by the town besides that raised by the mill rate includes recover- able debenture debt on both the public and high school, amounting to $81, 086.20; grants and subsidies for relief, those in lieu of taxes; depart- ment of highways subsidies; recreation and the Huron Coun- ty road grant, totalling $36, - 711.44; licenses and permits, $1,125.00; interest on tax ar- rears, rents, fines, weigh scales, sale of steam, sewer frontage, cemetery, parking meters, rural fire committee, arena building fund, and other miscellaneous items for a total revenue from sources other than direct taxation of 8148, 814.12. The levy against property owners is actually $107,515.87 but is reduced by an uncondi- Your Car kept in Top Running order Driving is a pleasure when your car is running smoothly. Costly repair bills due to neglected care and main- tenance are avoided. SEE US SOON. Wingham Motors PHONE 357-2720 tional grant from the province of $8,973.19 applied against residential property only. EXPENDITURES The estimates for the year's expenditures were divided into the following departments; General government, $2,800; administration, ft, 085; other, (printing, unemployment ins- urance, hospitalization, heat, light, caretaking), M,800; police, fire, stre,:t lights, $32,- 000; public works, 50, •175; sanitation, $5,0)0; welfare, $5,000; commutoity services, including recreation, grants, library, arena, .ower pots, parks, 814, 865, debenture charges, inrei_tsr, tax discounts and write-off , cemetery, $it9, - 666. 20; Rive Bride Park $5,000; pension plan, •3l, 500; Mait- land Valley Conservation Auth- ority, $1,7:30; parking meters, $3,000; centennial project, $3, 000; Lower Town pond, $10, 000; Retarded Children's School, $517.79. Total ex- penditures amounted to $256, - 320.00. At the special meeting coun- cil decided to raise the original estimates by half of one mill to allow for more work on town sidewalks during the year. The total budget, due to the in- creased mill rate and an in- crease in assessment, will pro- duce approximately $10,000 more revenue than in 1964. Another $600.00 Damage at Corner The intersection of Diagonal Road and Victoria St. was the site of yet another automobile crackup late Saturday after- noon that caused about $600.00 damage. No one was injured. The accident, which hap- pened about 5;50 p.m. occurred when Robert S. Campbell of Fordwich, was proceeding east on Victoria St. and collided with another car driven by Ted Kloostra, of R. R. 4, Wingham, who was travelling north on Diagonal Road, coming into town. The Campbell vehicle struck the Kloostra machine on the lefi door and side. The mishap was investigated by Police Chief James Miller. Charges are pending. In another Saturday acci- dent investigated by Provincial Police from the Wingham de- tachment, 8300.00 damage was done to a car driven by Douglas G. Scott of Wingham. Scott was travelling on the 40th sideroad of East Wawanosh when his car went out of con- trol and struck a telephone pole which was broken off, car suffered damage to the front end including the hood, grill. wheels and radiator, ceipts and expenditures in ac- tual figures as compared with the budgeted amounts for the same period in all departments. Total revenue for the period was $167,970.00 and expendi- tures amounted to $168,270,00, The board heard a letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, ex- pressing her appreciation for the co-operation she had been given over the many years she served as house mother at the nurses' residence. The building is no longer used as a residence and Mrs. Fuller has retired from the staff. Mr. Cousins expressed the feelings of the board as a whole when he referred to Mrs. Fuller's long and very faithful service and the regret which was felt that she will no longer be a member of the staff. It was unanimously moved that a suitable token of appreciation be presented to Mrs. Fuller in recognition of her contribution to the progress of the hospital and the happiness of its staff members through the years. E. E. Walker, chairman of the property committee report- ed that a considerable propor- tion of the work of installing the new boilers has been com- pleted. However, some defects have been discovered in the equipment and there may be some delay in completing the job. EDIGHOFFERS (Wingham) Limited THE FRIENDLY STORE LOOK YOUR BEST FOR EASTER COATS Greet spring and Easter with a coat from our lovely selection of fresh new designs. Discover the Luxury fabrics, new shades and exquisite tailoring represented in all our wonderful new styles. 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