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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-03-10, Page 1A Trees, Rust, Flowerpots-- All Are Council Headaches The flushing of waterrnains which stirs up rust in the lines and discolors clothing being washed was the subject of a de 'bate at council on Monday evee Ring, Councillor Margaret Bennett pleaded the cause of the wom- en of the community who are suddenly faced with rusty water on Monday morning, She said that with automatic washers the rusty water gets into the wash- ers and is not noticed until it is too late. She suggested that when the P.U.C. is going to flush a line, warning should be given in the paper the previous week. Mayor Miller, who also sits on the P.U.C., said that this is not feasible as the P.U.C.man- agement does not know far enough ahead when this work is going to be done. The Mayor said, however, that the prob- lem has been aired at the P.U. C. meetings and that the man- ager has suggested using radio as a method of warning people in the area which would be af- fected by flushing. Council then got off on an- other problem, that of water which has a bad odour. The Mayor said this usually occurs in mains which come to a dead end and there is no circulation. Deputy Reeve Alexander sug- gested that people who live in areas where this is a problem could leave a basement tap run- ning in an effort to bring in fresh water to the line. Coun- cillor Callan said the answer to this problem should be corning from the manager of the P.U.C. TREES TO GO Two spruce trees in front of the town hall and main street flower pots will no longer grace the main street as the result of decisions by council on Monday evening. The spruce trees which, it is believed, were planted in re- cognition of the coronation of King George VI, have become quite tall and have been the subject of considerable discus- sion over the past several years. Council agreed with a mo- tion tie have them removed pro- vided the property committee at the same time takes im- mediate steps to have them re- placed with some other decor- ative planting. The flower pots which have been planted each summer and placed on the light standards will not be used this season. It was pointed out by Deputy Reeve Alexander that it costs $100.00 to have them watered and by Councillor Bennett that they are never watered properly and do not do very well. To be fair to the Lewis Flower shop, it was decided to warn the owner that no flowers will be needed this summer so that he will not be overstocked. Councillor Callan said that the Business Association felt that the pots should be discontinued and recommended that a brack- et for each of the 30 poles on the main street be purchased which would hold five or six flags. This would cost about $200.00 he told council. He said the Association would ex- pect council to foot the bill. I Will Hold Conference on Police mmunications ALONG THE MAIN DRAG 113. The PedeNtrian SENSE OF HUMOR-- Some smart dust artist had a good one on the back of a huge bulk carrier that went through town the other day. The truck pulled what appeared to be a tank about ten feet in diameter and on the back the craftsman had scrawled — "this contains one over-sized egg roll". 0--0--0 BACK ON THE JOB-- Glad to report that Frank Burke, who had been ill for several weeks, is now back on the job at Burke Electric. THE LION ROARED-- Seems there is a conflict of interest between the two aut.- mats who are supposed to be best informed about spring weather. Back in February the ground hog got a bad shaking up when he saw his shadow on the snow -- and so high-tailed back to his den for another six weeks of winter. However, March "came in like a lion" and, according to legend, should depart like a lamb. Won- der how all the livestock got mixed up with the meteorolog- ical department? DOWN IT COMES—The old smoke stack at the local gen- erating station in Lower Town is being taken down for the P.U.C. by Jack McKay. It has been a land mark since the 1890s when the power plant was built by Walter Green. It was used for a steam boiler that took over when water power was not sufficient,--A-T Photo. • FIRST SECTION Wingham. Ontario, Thursday, March 10, 1966 Single Copy Not Over Fifteen Cents. 4 ported that the town truck, which had broken down, was repaired and is back in service. His public works committee was given authority to remove the old sewage pump house at the south end of Carling Terrace. George Carter, who had the town's garbage contract, re- quested an increase from $5, - 200 per annum to $6, 000, 'councillor Warren Callan said. Council agreed to the increase, Speaking of the garbage prob- lems Councillor Wild suggested it was time that winter dump- ing inside the town limits was stopped. A verbal exchange started when Deputy Reeve Jack Alex- ander said that arrangements have been made to have the council chambers painted. Councillor Mrs. Roy Bennett wanted to know what color would be used. She said a meeting of the committee was to have been called by Reeve Joe Kerr and that this had not taken place. After consider- able discussion it was agreed that a meeting on the subject of general renovation at the town hall should be held to consider all aspects of the problem. rvin Marvin Howe, M.P. for Wellington-Huron, addressed the House of Commons on March 1st in support of the mu- nicipalities of Western Ontario which are asking wider appli- cation of the government's in- centive program for slow growth areas. The text of his speech fol- lows: Mr. Chairman, I too want to say a word or two about designated areas and the criter- ia used to set them up, as car- ried forward by the Department of Industry. I realize that time is quickly passing and I will not Canada's Centennial Year will be marked in Wingham by a change in the term of office held by council, school board and the utilities commission. Some time ago council gave tentative approval to the idea, but felt it would be necessary to have both the members of the Public School Board and the Public Utilities Commission owe, M.P elected on the same basis. Oth- erwise it would be necessary to call an election annually for the other two groups. Council was told on Monday night at the regular meeting, by clerk William Renwick, that approval for the two year term had been received from the school board in a letter, and that the P.U.C. had agreed Gordon McGavin Is Guest Speaker A meeting of the Wingham Lions Club was held in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday eve- ning. This was the annual "Farmers' Night" and Lion Pres- ident Bud Cruickshank wel- comed the area farmers who were guests of the club. A combined zone meeting of Zone 3, north and south will be held in Seaforth on Wednes- day evening, March 16, at '7 The meeting was in charge of the Attendance Committee under chairmanship of Lion end, fenders and hood to the extent of $150.00. Police Chief James Miller of the town force investigated. fi r e ruitection and so forth. I aim prompted to speak to- night on this question becsase of the tact that in my own area there was a meeting sponsored by the council of the town of Mount Forest, an area which one in call a slow growth area, liven though we in the province of Ontario may be the envy of the people of the mari- tine S as my colleague the hon. morel for Cumberland men- tioned moment age, there are areas el the province of Ontar- io which have not profited or increased economically or in verbally. He was instructed to prepare the necessary by-law to change the terms of office from one to two years. The by-law, when it is passed, will come into effect next fall when the 196'7 council will be elected. The same by-law will pro- vide two-year terms for the school and P,U.C. At the pre- sent time members of these two G. W. Tiffin, who introduced the program and also presented humorous sayings and limericks. Entertainment was provided by a quartet, the "Impromptunes", consisting of Bill Connell, Rae Walker, Alex Condy and Lion Hap Swatridge, The guest speaker was Gor- don McGavin of Walton, who is Co-Chairman of the Interna- tional Plowing Match, to be held near Seaforth on October 11-14, 1966. He gave a very interesting and informative ad- dress on his experiences in plowing matches and outlined arrangements that have been made for this year's match. The plowing match will have over 300 exhibitors and will include other demonstrations. The speaker was thanked by Lion Stewart Beattie. boards actually hold office for two years, but half their num- ber come up for election each year on a staggered basis. The change will mean that those who would normally sit for another year will have to stand for re-election. ROAD BY- LAW Council approved the rou- tine by-law covering road con- Local Grocer on Trip to Jamaica Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rem- ington will be among 500 On- tario grocers and wives to fly to Montego Bay, Jamaica for a week's vacation. Those taking the trip willbe retail grocers, members of In- dependent Grocers' Alliance who have been awarded the trip through incentive sales pro- grams sponsored by the whole- sale houses which supply them. The first group will leave 1 March 6 with other groups fly- ing March 13 and 20„ During the visit to the island they will attend business ses- and wardens have done every- thing in their power to make their communities attractive, by providing the services to be found in larger and more in- dustrialized centres, in the hope that industries could set- it)iTeisitillieesrsee sand lcoawrti?; c.00nsttsh.cir pro- viding employment. I suggest this is an advantage because many of these ci»nmunities have high schools where voca- tional training is provided, and it there is employment the stu- dents graduating from these vo- cational schools can find Jobs &auction and maintenance for the year. The estimated cost is $41, 000 and includes the hard surfacing of Summit Drive which was prepared for the work last fall. Council made a grant of $10.00 to the Huron County Historical Society which is re- novating a room for record stor- age at the county museum. Council agreed to install an exhaust fan in the OPP offices to counteract excessive heat that builds up over night when the office is closed. Mayor Miller reported that a representative of the 0.W.R.C. had been in town to set up a budget for the pollution control system and sewers and that it appeared the 0.W.R.C. was happy with the way the system is working and its maintenance. Deputy Reeve Alexander said that the tank truck put in- to use last year by the fire de- partment paid off hansomely at three recent fires. He also said that a meeting of the Rural De- partment will be held shortly to set the budget for the year, Councillor Alan Williams, speaking for the industrial com- mittee, said that the Develop- ment Board would like to have Gunther Heim appointed to its membership. Speaking on in- dustrial problems Councillor Williams said that there is no land within the corporation suitable for industry and that if the town is considering estab- lishing zoning and an official plan it could do worse than con- sider the acquisition of land for this purpose. Mayor Miller said that the Planning Board has not met since a session with a Department expert. He also said that Chairman James Gur- ney has resigned. The Mayor suggested a joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Develop- ment Board in order to consider these problems. It was left to his discretion to organize such a meeting. Mayor Miller also told coun- cil that some considerationmay have to be given to ambulance service as he has been told that both operators in the town would like to drop the service. It was suggested that thismight be worked out with hospital au- thorities if the local men de- cide to quit. Councillor Wild said that the Recreation Committee hasbeen hoping to engage the services of a new recreation disectorbui so far has had no success. One man was to have come for an interview but failed to show up. sions and seminars fe.arining specialists in various areas of food merchandising and marl:m- ing, flown in specifically for the sessions. 17; Councillor Cruickshank told council Monday night that a scheduled meeting between county municipal representa- tives and the crown attorney to discuss police radio systems had been called off. He said that the radio phone in the cruiser has not proved useful and will be removed. He went on to say that a resident on Josephine St. had been complaining about cars making U-turns at the King Service Station. He said that signs at the spot may help put a stop to the problem. Councillor Harold Wild re- Will Take Effect in 1967 2-YEAR TERM IS FINALIZED FOR COUNCIL, P.U.C., SCHOOL BD. Main St. Accident Makes $600 Mess At 12.55 p.m. on Monday an accident at the corner of Josephine and Victoria Streets caused over $600.00 damage to two vehicles. The accident happened when Robert C. Skinn, 19, of Wing- ham was proceeding north on Josephine Street and was struck by an east-bound car on Vic- toria street, driven by Mildred H, Welsh, 41, of R.R. 2, Wingham. The 1965 Corvair driven by Skinn suffered damage to the left side and rear fender esti- mated at $500.00. The Welsh car was damaged on the front go into this whole subject of diversification and decentrali- zation of industry, about which I have spoken on many other occasions. However, I feel this is very important to a young country such as Canada is to- day. I think we in this country can profit by the experience of Ja- pan and cities like London and New York, which have found that the building of metropoli- tan areas has drawbacks whieili lead to difficulties in Society in relation to expensive programs for traffic control, policing, population as they should have, considering the tremendous ex- pansion we have enjoyed in this province. I ieel that the criteria that have been set en in respect of designated areas are not fair and just. The unemployment figure in Ontario is now about 2-1 to 13 per cent, so there are very few areas stedering an unem- ployment problem. I do main- tain, however, that there are areas which have slow growth problems where the municipal officers, councillors, members of the thatchers of commerce Supports Lar er esigncired Areas where they can use the ::sells they have oeen taught in rheit own crnextunities. The: met. Forest on 1,0-"ruircy "ge anr- ted by a rcsohnie ,. j'asiec, 'reth council. of town. llits re- solution was tar: q.A.4 through-. out the adjoining., e This is the resoletion s?ear was passed and sponsored h thiq community: Whereas time e•etheal Cif providing assismee c -t- ain municit'alitics by 0111t.,.-;, jeFf!711ate'd areas of slow ,,•7,,..• Turn re •• • 4