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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-10-07, Page 1EARLY START -- Despite the fact that only two weeks ago we were swelter- ing in 85 degree temperatures, this Monday morning there was • more than a hint of fine snow in the air. Some country we live in! 0--0--0 LAST OF SEASON Last week Mrs. George An- ger, Shuter St., dropped into the A -T office with two branch- es from her black currant bushes which were loaded with fruit. 0-0-0 KING-SIZE CARROT -- Lloyd Montgomery; Maple street, has unearthed a monster • carrot from his garden. Weigh- ing almost two and a half pounds, it was 61 inches long and 14 inches in circumference. 0--0--0 MAKING PROGRESS • Friends of Cy Robinson will be happy to learn that he is making favourable progress af- ter suffering a severe heart at- tack a week ago Saturday. He is still in Wingham and District Hospital, where it is under- stood he will be confined for a while. • • • • • • • • 1 Objects to Proposed Apartment Building Council heard a letter from David Burgess, a resident who lives on the north extention of Shuter Street, at its regular meeting on Mondaq evening. Mr. Burgess said he was writ- ing on behalf of the property owners of the area, who would be submitting a petition to council requesting refusal of permission to erect an apart- ment building on Shuter Street. The letter implied that rumor had indicated such a building would be erected and that if such was the case it would de- preciate other property values in that section of town through increased population density and traffic. The letter prompted a long discussion by the council in connection with the problem. Reeve Joe Kerr said that he sold the land in question to Jacob Jutzi but was not aware the new Quality and Value Right For Shoppers in Wingham Wingham merchants dis- r playing the "Harvest of Val- ues" postershave joined to- gether to make this week an- other Bonanza Bargain event. No one merchant could possibly offer you such a num- ber of tremendous values. So =_ be sure and check the " Harvest — of Values" pages in today's edi-- tion of the Advance -Times. and — shop the stores displaying the posters. You will find items you need and want at prices to please. The value and quality of the merchandise offered by Wingham merchants will certainly boost the value of your shopping dollar, whether it is spent on the home, automobile or for personal use. If you don't have the ready cash to buy the items you want... credit may be arranged for at many of the stores and all have a convenient lay -away -plan which you may use. So while these Bonanza Buys are available... stretch your shopping dollar. Shop in Wingham this week... and shop the stores where they display the "Harvest of Values" posters. 005 E VALUES L cHE MERCHANTS'' N THIS TOWN TAKE A REAL INTEREST, IN ThEIP. C 45TOMERS Stephen Majka Appointed to Wingham Plant Stephen Majka has been ap- pointed Controller of Stanley - Berry Limited of Malton and Wingham, the appointment ef- fective October 1, Stanley - Berry Limited is a wholly own- ed subsidiary of The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn. Mr. Majka will be respon- sible for the entire accounting functions of the subsidiary. He comes to Stanley -Berry with a wide background of experience and academic training in his field. Most recently, he held the positions of assistant treas- • urer and office manager of the W. J. Westaway Co. Ltd. of Hamilton, Mr. Majka obtain- ed his Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University, majoring in economics and business. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Ac- countants having earned his C. A. degree while working with McDonald Currie & Co., Public Accountants, Hamilton. Stephen Majka will assume his duties at the Wingham Plant location and will move his family to Wingham shortly. No Service at P.O. on Holiday Mail service will be curtail- ed on Monday, Thanksgiving Day at the post office. There will be no wicket service, the lock box lobby will be closed all day and rural routes will not operate. The street letter boxes will be cleared and mail posted at the office by 6:30 p.m. will be dispatched to Guelph. Stamps may be purchased at the stamp vending machine in front of the post office. owner wanted to build apart- ments, He said he was under the impression it was four -unit town -house type of construction which was intended. Councillor Williams said that rumor had it that Mr. Jutzi was going to build a four -unit structure, but, he went on, "I don't think wecouidstophim if we wanted to." Reeve Kerr said, "Take a look at Brampton. Town- houses own-houses are built right in with other housing and do not de- tract." Mayor Miller interjected that he felt the people wanted council to consider the matter at this meeting, before they had time to get a petition, as it could be too late by the time the November meeting rolls around. However, he al- so added that he didn't think council could do anything about the problem, for the town does not have a zoning by-law and this cannot be passed without an official plan. Councillor Moszkowski said that this problem provides the reason for having a zoning by- law, since council does not have any control over the type of construction going on in the community. Councillor Callan expressed the opinion that apartments should not be built in the Berry subdivision or on Summit Drive. While the letter did receive a considerable amount of coun- cil's time and the problem was well and thoroughly aired, there was no concrete result. Council seemed of the opinion that it had no power to act without a zoning by-law. Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oct, '7, 1965, Sharp Price Rise in Past Year FIRST S1rCTIO Council Approves $400,000 Addition To Public School --To Cost Three Mills Meeting in a special joint session, the Wingham Town Council and Public School Board went over plans for a new wing on the school and the demolition of the 87 -year-old existing structure. Also attend- ing the session were Douglas Kyles, architect, and J. H. Kinkead, public school inspec- tor. At a session earlier this year council had given the board tentative approval for the new building, at the then estimated cost of $300, 000. The Tuesday night meeting was organized by the board when it had been learned that rising construction costs this year had shot the estimates up by close to $100, 000, for a grand total of $400.000 and probably no low- er than $387,000. The board again pointed out to council that it is faced with a problem because the existing boilers in the old school are worn out and the Department of Education will not allow their replacement in the present building. Due to the grant fac- tors involved it was learned that to overcome the heating problem and to add a very nec- essary library and gymnasium - auditorium, it was sensible financing to tear down the old school and put up eight modern rooms, with the proper type of boiler room and ancillary facilities. In the building proposal pre- sented to council the board es - New Burke Electric Is Opening Today Calvin Burke, well-known Wingham businessman, isopen- ing his new store on Josephine Street today as the culmination of several months of very hard work and over a year of incon- venience. The old Burke Electric build- ing burned in April of 1964 and in the interval the business has operated at a temporary loca- tion in the former Supertest gas station at the corner of Jose- phine and Victoria Streets. When Mr. Burke decided to rebuild on the same location he had to make a hard choice. He also owned a frame build- ing next door which contained the Simpsons -Sears order office. He could either leave the lat- ter building as it stood and put up a new, smaller building for his own store, or tear down the older building and give him- self room to expand. He chose the latter course of action, and by all appearances it was a wise choice. The new building has nearly 4, 000 square feet of space on .the main floor, of which some 750 have been alloted to Simp- sons -Sears, who agreed to lease a section of the building for their new order office. They too will be open today in their new stand. Complete details of the grand opening will be found in one section of this issue. Mr. Burke has been well supported by his friends on the main street and it is obvious that his new place of business will be an at- tractive addition to Wingham's business community and a plea- sant place for the shopper. Commencement On November 12 The Commencement Exer- cises of the Wingham District High School will be held on Friday evening, November 12th, The speaker will be Dr. J. M. Gillies. Dr. Gillies was born in Teeswater where he received his elementary and secondary school education. He is cur- rently Visiting Professor of Ad- ministrative Studies at York University on leave from the Graduate School of Business Ad- ministration, University of California, Los Angeles. timated construction could be financed on a 20 -year deben- ture at an increase of $10, 000 annually in the local levy as compared to the 1964 levy or $4, 000 as compared to the 1963 levy. This would mean an in- crease of 3 mills as related to the 1964 cost of education which was down by one mill from 1963. The proposal showed that construction costs for area schools have been climbing steadily over the past several years. The Howick Central School was built at a cost of $12.00 per square foot and ten- ders opened just recently by the Colborne Township Central School reached $19.00 per square foot. Estimates for the 19, 000 square foot Wingham building were taken at $18,00 per square foot. Other estimated expendi- tures were as follows: archi- tect's fees $20,400; contingen- cies (sale of debentures, etc.) $10,000; furnishings, $12,000; demolition of present building, $5,000. H -SHAPED BUILDING Mr, Kyles presented his plans to the council, which showed the school, when tied in with existing wings will form an "H" shaped structs re. There will be eight class- rooms to replace those in the old building. These will be divided up with two classrooms added to the south-west wing, or as it is commonly called the 1956 addition. A corridor will connect existing rooms that run north and south to a new wing which will run east and west,to the north of the present build- ing. Along the north -south cot- Please orPlease Turn to Page Seven NEIL AND KENNETH WARWICK of Blue - vale, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Warwick, enjoyed the Howick fall fair at Gorrie last Saturday. The couple enjoyed the pony rides set up by Burton Shewfelt, of R. R. 5, Kincardine.—Photo by Cantelon. OPP Investigating Two Accidents Provincial police from Wing - ham looked into two area ac- cidents this past week. On Saturday evening a car driven by Wilbur Glousher, of R.R. 1, Londesboro, collided with a parked car owned by Doherty Bros, of Blyth, on the main street of that village. The Doherty car was pushed into a tree, suffering damage to both front and rear. Estimated damage was $1, 000 to both cars, Constable O. Whitfield investigated. On Monday evening a car driven by Norman Norris of Sea - forth went off the road two miles east of Belgrave on Coun- ty Road No. 20 and hit a tree. The driver, who was alone, was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital. Constable Murray Friden- burg investigated. An Important Message From the Deputy Chief BY DAVID A. CROTHERS, Deputy Chief, Wingham Fire Dept. Fire Prevention Week is a week set aside to make people more aware of fire hazards in homes and places of business and the simple methods of avoiding tragedy. It is a time when firemen across the coun- try devote time to education, inspections of homes, business- es and industry and put on dem- onstrations. Firemen can put out fires, but only YOU can prevent them before they start. Fire prevent- ion is everybody's business. Check your home for fire haz- ards for your own safety. Ask your fire department for an in- spection of your premises. The firemen will be glad to point out trouble areas and there is no charge for the service. Here is a list of the most common causes of fires and sug- gestions for elimination ofhaz- ards: CAUSES OF DWELLING FIRES (1) Careless smoking habits. (2) Dirty and defective heat- ing equipment, furnaces, smoke pipes, chimneys, and flues. (3) Misuse of electrical equipment, irons, toasters, dry- ers, heaters, electric kettles, etc. (4) Wiring, overloaded cir- cuits, over -fused circuits, use of make -shift wiring and flexi- ble cords as part of permanent wiring. (5) Careless use of flam- Please Turn to Page Two Mayor Asks Cooperation Between PUC, Street Comm. A $350.00 bill for paving material, presented by the P. U.C. to council on Monday night, sparked a heated debate by the town fathers regarding the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. The problem stemmed from the fact that the P. U, C. had found it necessary to install a new water main this summeron Shuter Street, and in so doing had to tear up paving on the west side of the street. As a result when the job was done, the P.U.C. purchas- ed cold mix paving from a Durham firm, and had the town street crews assist in putting it down. The bone of contention at council was the amount per ton which the P.U.C. paid for the paving material. As expressed by Reeve Kerr, the cost from the Durham firm for the ma- terial delivered here was more than council pays for hot mix laid down on the street, None of the councillors, in- cluding street committee chair- man Harold Wild, were aware of what was going on, Mr. Wild said that this paving work should have been done at the same time as other town streets. Clerk Renwick said that the P.U.C. came to the town fore- man and asked for help from the town street crew. WORKING AGREEMENT Councillor Williams said that he understood that a previous agreement had been made to the effect that when paving was to be done the town would look after it and when it was to re- pair streets dug up by the P, U. C. the latter would pay the bill. Reeve Kerr said it was a costly piece of business since five men and a number of ma- chines from the street depart- ment had been involved. Mayor Miller said that while he was a member of the P.U.C., he was not aware that the work was being done; the subject had not been brought up at the last P.U.C. meeting. Reeve Kerr suggested that the account for labour should be sent to the Utilities Commis- sion. However, Mayor Miller in- terjected that the water works department does not have abig surplus and that the town can probably obtain a subsidy for the work frons the Department of Highways under its street re- pair program. Reeve Kerr agreed, but said the P.U.C. management should have talked to the council first. It is obvious that they are pay- ing far too much for surfacing. Councillor Callan posed the question, "Don't you think the P.U.C. superintendent should have at least talked to our street committee?" Councillor Bateson remarked that it is likely that the section which was surfaced over the new water line will have sunk six or eight inches by next spring and will have to be done over again. Mayor Miller remarked that this problem brings out the ne- cessity for co-operation be- tween the two groups and the need for mutual understanding. Mr. Bateson went on record as saying, "We should get to- gether before any more money is wasted." The mayor agreed and said, "We are working against each other, instead of co-operating:' Councillor Moszkowski said it is purely a matter of lack of communication between coun- cil and P.U.C. Councillor Callan conclud- ed the discussion by saying that at the moment council did not know what .the intent of the P.U.C. was in regard to pay- ment of the paving bill.