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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-12-02, Page 1• r • • • • • 1 ingbart btancitiZi Wingharn, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 2, 1965 - FIRST SECTION PUC Plans for Sub Station Revealed at Nomination John Pattison, a member of the Public Utilities Commis- sion, said at the nomination meeting last week that he was speaking for R. H. Lloyd, who had been nominated to a two- year term on the commission. Mr. Lloyd was not able to at- tend the meeting himself. Mr. Pattison told the rate- payers' meeting that the PUC intended to build a new sub- station at a cost of $35, 000 to $40, 000 and that an option has been taken on land east of Wingham for this purpose. He explained that the exist- ing station does not have the capacity to handle the antici- pated load required by the com- munity. The consumption of power in Wingham has doubled in eight years. Mr. Pattison said that power usage is changing. The peak load used to be from 11.00 Walden Transport Cargo Lifted Experts Moved in For Truck Robbery It wasn't beginners who broke into Walden Brothers' warehouse here last Friday morning and drove off with a $17, 000 tractor and trailer and later snatched some $5, 300 worth of tobacco from the ve- hicle in a district gravel pit. One of the owners, Bill Wal- den, said it must have been an experienced truck driver to get the 40 -ft. rig out the door and onto the street, as it would have been impossible for a no- vice to operate the big truck. Eric Walden arrived for work at 7.20 last Friday morn- ing to find the big rig, which had arrived from Toronto at midnight, missing. After checking up on the situation, he called police who started a search and several hours later Chief Jim Miller and O.P.P. Constable Murry Fridenberg found the truck in the gravel pit. The thieves had broken down a fence to get into the pit and apparently used a second truck to take off with the to- bacco. The culprits had sys- tematically gone through the trailer -load of freight which was valued at $9,000,000, but did not remove anything else besides the tobacco. The gra- vel pit is situated on the 15th sideroad of Turnberry, three miles northeast of Wingham. Access to the warehouse was gained by prying open a rear door. Night watchman Mervin Craig had left the establish- ment at 5.55 a.m. , so the thieves had only a brief head MOVE INTO NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Du- quette have moved from Alice Street to a new hone on Shu - ter Street. Mr. Duquette is manager of Beaver Lumber. k�lAkt ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Yrde%triun APOLOGY TO FLOWER -LOVERS - We find there are a good many people in this commun- ity who really know their flow- ers, even though our photogra- pher is completely ignorant of everything that grows. That lovely bloom on our front page last week, which in the cap- tion was called an azalea, was an amaryllis. It didn't take long for the phone to ring on that one and it shows people read their A -T right down to the last word. 0--0--0 SPEAKING OF READING— Don't miss the page with all the specials for the Kinsmen radio auction in this issue. There are some outstanding items that may go for a song. Sale will be coming overCKNX tonight -- get your bids in ear- ly. start before the alarm wasrais- ed. The owners of the trucking firm said that the loss was cov- ered by insurance. So far there is nothing to indicate who the culprits were, although police are still working on the case. a.m, to 12.00 noon, but now another peak comes on at 5,00 p.m, .to 7,00 p.m. The local generator will become less important as the load goes up and the peak conditions change, The time is corning, he said, when it should be abandoned. He said Mr. Lloyd has fought for equalized power costs for years and it appears it is now coming. As Wingham is on the end of the line it has had to pay high wholesale rates, However, by efficient opera- tion in the local system rates to the consumer have been as low as any place in the pro- vince. If wholesale rates drop we should have a drop in the local rate, he suggested. The speaker concluded his remarks by saying that a new water main will be put in across the Hanna Memorial Bridge. This will provide a second 8 - inch line to serve properties on the north side of the river. If the existing line has to be shut off for any reason there will still be water. A new linehad been put in on Shuter Street this year to improve service. High Winds Overturn and Wreck Club -Owned Aircraft The Wingham Flying Club lost its Piper Cub Coupe to ex- tremely high winds early Sat - Dirty Weather Causes Rash Of Accidents Slippery wet snow was a contributing factor in a series of accidents investigated by the local O. P. P. detachment over the week -end. The officers were called out to nine differ- ent mishaps in the area, which were. not classified as serious. No injuries were reported and property damage for the most part was of a minor nature. Most serious was that of Neil Thomas McDonald of Brus- sels, whose car went out of control on Highway 86 about 10 miles east of Wingham, and pulled out eight guard rails on the south side of the road. The car suffered $500.00 damage, but the driver was not hurt. It was very slippery at the time , of the accident, Sunday after- noon. 611111.11. urday morning. The aircraft was tethered outside in the nor- mal manner, at the local air- port, and was checked during the late evening of Friday. However during the night the wind direction apparently shift- ed and was powerful enough to break one of the rings on the wing strut which held the tie - down chain. The plan was tossed over on its back and was complete- ly wrecked as far as being a use- ful aircraft. The maching will have some salvage value, in- cluding the motor. It is under- stood the loss has been estimat- ed at $2, 500, which was not covered by insurance. The aircraft had an interest- ing history. It was built in 1940, and was one of only a very few of this make left in existence. It had about 1,700 hours flying time which, as one of the club members said, meant it was just nicely brok- en in. Members of the club include Alan Hafermehl, Eric Walden, Ray Gowdy, Ken and Al Sim- mons, Bob Ostrom and Arnold, Lillow. GALE FORCE WINDS flipped the Wingham Flying Club's Piper Cub Coupe on its back early Saturday morning. One of the club members, Al Hafermehl, looks at the wreckage. The aircraft was a total loss.—A-T Photo. Mayor and Reeves Are Acclaimed NINE ON BALLOT FOR SIX TOWN COUNCIL SEATS The annual nomination meeting last Thursday saw ten names submitted for council seats. Nine of the ten nomin- ated had qualified by the nine o'clock deadline Friday. Mayor DeWitt Miller, Reeve Joe Kerr and Deputy ReeveJack Alexander were all returned by acclamation. Councillor John F. Bateson was nominated as a candidate for the reeveship but turned it down and will run for a seat on the council. The three new names on the ballot are Donald Adams, Mrs. Margaret Bennett, a former councillor, and Albert Foxton. All members of the 1965 coun- cil will stand for re-election. They are John Bateson, War- ren Callan, G. W. Cruick- shank, T. E. Moszkowski, Harold Wild and Alan Wil - Railway Proposal Calls For Improved Service Apparently Canadian Nation- al Railways has worked out con- crete plans for the improvement rather than the abandonment of passenger service in this area. At press time, Wednesday, reports of the meeting of CN officials witha group of resi- dents at Hanover provided the pattern for a meeting which was to be held last evening in the Wingham District High School. In brief the railway proposes to improve passenger service on the Kincardine line from Pal- merston, through Wingham to the lake shore; and on the line to Southampton, throughWalk- erton to the lake. On both these lines the train will leave later in the morning and operate on a n accelerated schedule which will get passen- gers into Toronto by approxi- mately 11 p.m. The trains from Southamp- ton and Kincardine would be combined at Palmerston to avoid necessity for passengers changing cars. The suggested plans call for abandonment of the passenger services on the Owen Sound and Goderich lines. Complete details of the pro- posal will be carried in this pa- per next week when a report of the meeting in Wingham is available. liams. John Currie, a mem- ber of the Public School Board, was nominated for council but did not qualify. Four seats on the Public School Board were up for nom - Mayor DeWitt Miller inations this year. Three of the current board members, Mur- ray Gerrie, Roy Bennett and Chairman William Harris, were returned by acclamation. A fourth seat held by Dr. K. M. MacLennan was also filled by acclamation when Perry Hol- mes qualified after being nom- inated for the post. P.U.C. The Public Utilities Com- mission had one seat open, that held by R. H. Lloyd and he was returned by acclamation when another nominee, Harold Wild, did not choose to run but re- mained in the line-up forcoun- cil. An election to name the members of the 1966 council will be held next Monday, De- cember 6th. A referendum will be held at the same time re- garding the enfranchising of all residents of 12 months' dura- tion who are over 21 years of age, for municipal elections. Police Sgt. Goes To Mt. Forest Sergeant Jack McDowell of the Ontario Provincial Police, who moved here from Walker- ton a year ago and received his third stripe recently, has been posted to Mt. Forest. The well-known police of- ficer, who has been in com- mand of the local detachment, left to take up his new duties on Wednesday of this week. He will move his wife and family to that centre when accommo- dation can be obtained. Only Corporal's Guard Out for Wingham Nomination Only 50 residents of this community took enough inter- est in local politics to attend the nomination meeting last Thursday evening, After the period for nomin- ations closed at 8.30 p.m. Lorne McDonald was named chairman for the public meet- ing, at which time the various candidates were given an op- portunity to address the rate- payers. Mayor Miller was the first to take the platform and express- ed his appreciation fpr being returned to office by acclama- tion. He thanked the 1965 council for its co-operation duns ing the year. It will be "the year of bridges and roads" the mayor stated. The contract has been let for the Hanna Me- morial Bridge to replace the McKenzie Bridge and the Con- servation Authority is building a new spillway at the Howson Darn, He was happy to note a local firm, Mowbray Con- struction, had the contracts for both projects. The mayor said he thought that the contract for the Highway 86 by-pass south of town and the contract for bridges to replace the tempor- ary spans will be let within the next year. The mayor said that while no new industry had located in Wingham, existing industry is expanding. He cited Stanley - Berry and the change in owner- ship of Fry & Blackhall Ltd. This type of expansion may be the answer to employment problems in the community. He noted the addition being made to the hospital and the proposed building program of the public school. He conclud- ed by thanking the public for ,the privilege of serving as may- or for another year. REEVES SPEAK Reeve Joe Kerr thanked those who had nominated him again and said he has served for 13 years, with five years spent on the Huron County road committee. Deputy Reeve Jack Alexan- der thanked the public for its support and said he was a no- vice at county council but ex- pected he would be on more important committees in the future. The deputy reeve said he was chairman of the fire com- mittee and the cemetery com- mittee during the past year. He stated the fire brigade is up to strength and the water tanker which had been purchased is a good investment. At the cem- etery 200 feet of driveway has been blacktopped. There were 73 burials during the year. J. F. BATESON John F. Bateson, who was nominated for both council and the reeveship, said he would not run for the latter position, but would stand for council, He felt council had made some wise decisions during the year. As a member of the fire com- mittee he felt we have a good fire brigade and good equip- ment. He stated that he was a member of the property com- mittee, but the reeve took most of the responsibility and did a good job of it. As a member of the Planning Board, Coun- cillor Bateson said the board was looking into the question of zoning but had no recommen- dation as yet. Mr. Bateson said he repre- sented council on the Recrea- tion Committee and the big thing this year was the fact that a recreation director had been hired and is also acting as arena manager. Next year, we can hope for bigger and better things in recreation. He com- plimented the Advance -Times for its reporting of council meetings. WARREN CALLAN Councillor Callan, chair- man of the finance committee, said it is almost inevitable that taxes will go up next year. All costs are higher and the new public school will be built. He outlined some of the current financial points of interest in- cluding the fact that of the $231, 000 tax roll nearly 90 per cent has been paid this year. Tax arrears amount to $12,380, up $2, 000 from last year. Buil& ing permits issued totalled $958,950 of which $785,00 was for the new church and hospital addition with $58, 000 listed as commercial and industrial as- sessment and $115,950 as resi- dential, which includes seven new houses. A deficit of approximately $3, 500 is anticipated at the end of the year, due to the road program and the recreation expenditures exceeding esti- mates by $9,000. However, 50 per cent of the road expendi- tures will be met by provincial subsidy. G. W. CRUICKSHANK Councillor G. W. Cruick- shank complimented Mr. Cal- lan for his work as chairman of the finance committee. He went on to say that he had been chairman of the police committee during the past year and he outlined statistics gath- ered by the chief of police. These covered equipment and activities of the force during the year. Mr. Cruickshank said that by all reports there may be big changes coming in regard to municipal police forces. Very little definite information is available but it is possible the provincial government may or- der small forces disbanded and their duties taken over by Pro- vincial Police. Mr. Cruick- shank said he did not think this would be good for the town. TED MOSZKOWSKI Councillor Ted Moszkowski reported as chairman of the council's welfare committee. He said a total of 16 persons and families received assis- Please Turn to Page Two