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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-01-12, Page 1There is evidence that drilling activity will increase in the area, perhaps to the extent of 50 holes during the year. It is understood that when the strike was made on the Foran farm experts from the Calgary oil and gas fields were brought in and since then the drilling is able amount. Due to the natural reluct- ance of the oil firms involved, no statement as to the well's potential has been made, Tor- onto sources have, however, in- dicated that it is possible the gas strike may indicate one of the best fields in the province. Mr. Foran reports that the well is producing 480,000 cu. feet of gas daily. Other sourc- es, however, indicate that this figure may be considerably higher. The site is only a short distance from another well drill- ed several years ago. Gas was found then but not in any work- Wellington Newport of Wards- ville are the drillers and have been working on the site, which is about a mile from the road, since November. The well is down to 1,709 feet and accord- ing to the drilling crew they are hoping to reach 4,000 feet before completing their work. Drillers working on a farm owned by Elmer Foran on the eighth concession of West Wa- wanosh Township, two miles south-west of St. Helens, struck natural gas a short time ago and may have touched off a 'earch for gas and oil that could be of major importance to this area. r. the development committee, Donald Kennedy had attended a meeting in Goderich called by the Mid-Western Development Association, lie felt the meet- ing had not been of much value. Speaking for the Recreation Council, John Bateson told council that the new recreation director, Kenneth Benjamin, was on duty and had done a good job of sorting out a num- ber of problems in connection with minor hockey. Three building permits to- talling over $22,000 were read and approved by council. Mayor Miller said a special meeting will be called on the 24th of this month to open ten- ders for the sewage program on the north side of the river. Councillor Cruickshank said the crown attorney has called another meeting for later in the month to discuss further plans for a county-wide municipal police radio network. Council- lor Cruickshank said that if nothing comes from this meet- ing he will recommend the in- stallation of a local two-way radio in the town's cruiser. Councillor Harold Wild said the public works department is mainly concerned with snow re- moval these days, and that a number of complaints have been registered from residents who dig out their drive ways and then have them filled in by the snowplow. Councillor Williams report- ed that he, and chairman of purchased in 19)65. It was learn- ed that the vehicle has gone through 16 tires in 30,000miles and several of the council members were of the opinion that this pointed to poor driv- ing by the officers in charge of the vehicle, One councillor expressed the opinion that it was impossible to burn up 10 tires in two years of town driv- ing. The question was asked, but unanswered, -elle the car lost four transmissions. Coun- cillor Cruickshank said that a meeting with the police de- partment will he called for lat- er in the month. After the tenders for the new cruiser were opened council de- cided to accept the tender of McClure Motors, for $2, 605. TOW A Air+IPA 1867 1 1967 CANADA.ComERAtioN nco tau virigkirAf ATATA 1887 I 1967 CAMOA"BOA Ingle Copy-Not OVer Fifteen Cents, AT. Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 12, 1967 FIRST SECTION Gas strike in West Wawanosh may be of major importance Dedication of colours Is Sunday at S.A. Citadel 7) Branch 180 Royal Canadian Legion and members of the La- dies' Auxiliary held a church parade on Sunday morning, at- tending The Salvation Army Citadel on Edward Street. The service was conducted by the commanding officer, Captain A. Ferris who chose as his text, "Righteousness Exal- teth a Nation", Prov. 14;34, emphasizing that righteousness means moral integrity, the sum of such private virtues as truth, purity, honesty and brotherly love, which promote (1) ma- terial prosperity, (2) social soli- darity, (3) the higher life of the spirit, During the service President Willis Hall made the presenta- tion of a new Canadian flag to The Salvation Army which was received by C.S.M. Wm. Hen- derson. The congregation was called upon to rise while the Captain dedicated a new Can- adian flag for the Ladies' Aux- Housing most important problem facing council Wary, a new branch flag, along with the new Canadian .flag pre- sented by the branch to The Salvation Army. Mrs. Keith McLaughlin, president of the Auxiliary, read the Scripture lesson. Present for the service was the junior choir and their singing of "Sunshine", a composition written by Briga- dier R. Nuttall of India, was very tuneful and added much to the bright service. During the offertory, The Centennial Hymn was played by the organist, Mrs. Laura Hay- den with Mrs. Captain Ferris at the piano. The words of this composition are by Wingham's Mentie DuVal with Music by S. B. Hains. The citadel was filled in spite of inclement weather con- ditions. The service was brought to a close with the sing- ing of a song of faith, "God Bless our Native Land". Harris returned to chair y board of public school William Harris, who has served as chairman of the Pub- lic School board for the past two years, was unanimously re- elected to that post at the board's inaugural meeting on Monday night. Murray Gerrie was re-elected vice-chairman. Property committee will be headed by Roy Bennett as chair- New minister arrives today. Rev. Bruce Penny of Burford will conduct his first service as pastor of Wingham Baptist Church on Sunday. Rev. Penny has been minis- ter at the Burford church for the past six years and prior to that served at Georgetown for five years. lie is a graduate of Tor- onto Bible College and the Bap- tist Seminary. It is expected that Rev. and Mrs. Penny and their four sons, Stephen, Douglas, David and John will move into the manse on Minnie Street today (Thurs- day). man with Scott Reid, Lorne Mc- notifying the board that ap- Donald and Perrie Holmes; fin- proval had been given for the ance committee, David Mur- payment of $78,000, a part of ray, chairman, Murray Gerrie, the grant applicable to the John Currie and Scott Reid. building project currently in Mrs. Roy Morgan was re-engag- progress at the school. ed as secretary of the board at Roy Bennett dealt with a list an increased stipend and Princi- of items in connection. with the pal T. S. Beattie was named to building program. He said that the Wingham Public Library the new oil-fired boiler is now Board. James Miller was nam- heating the newer sections of ed school attendance officer. the school including the 1952- REGULAR BUSINESS 57 wing. The old boiler is still Opening the meeting for the being used to provide heat for regular business of the month, the original portion of the build- the chairman announced that ing soon to be demolished. Inspector J. H. Kinkead will TO BUY FLAGS meet the board on Monday eve- There was considerable dis- ning of next week to discuss the cussion about the purchase of matter of an opportunity class flags for the school and it was for slow learners. finally decided to buy two new The board has been asked Canadian flags for use on the repeatedly why such a class is, staff outside the building; two not available, and the inspec- Centennial flags for outside use tor has been requested by the and similar flags in small stands board to clarify the school's to be placed on teachers' desks position in regard to the estab- in the classrooms. The board lishment of such a class. also discussed the posibility of The principal reported that erecting a second flag staff at attendance for the month of the front of the building. The December was 95.25 per cent, idea was that one pole would with 469 pupils on the roll. carry the Canadian flag and the A letter was received from the Department of Education, Please Turn to Page Eight Heads regional book sales Ted Moszkowski, of 9 Bristol Terrace, Wingham, has been promoted to regional sales man- ager for World Book-Childcraft of Canada, Ltd. Ile will super- vise sales activities in Western Ontario and in the Sudbury dist- rict. Mr. Moszkowski worked with commercial aviation in the. Sub- arctic for two years before join- ing the publishing firm in 1058. lie was a district manager prior to his promotion. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Thi• Start classes in physical education The Combined Roman Cath- olic Separate School Board, newly-formed last month, held its first meeting on Wednesday night of last week at Sacred • heart School. All members were present and Keith Mont- gomery was elected chairman, The meeting night has been changed to the second Wednes- day of each month. The board has purchased a new radio for the school. Mrs. O'Malley, principal, appeared before the board to speak on the need for a pro- gram on physical education in the school. It was agreed to hire Mrs. C. R. Morrison as the physical education teacher, to instruct all classes. A discussion was held on a centennial program, It was de- cided that Mrs. O'Malley would plan some project to be pre- sented to time board at a later date for approval. Scores This Week Monday, Jan. 0-- W, 0.A. A. Juvenile — Mild- may 18, Wingimain 1. W„ 0.A.A. Pee Wee — Rip- ley 5, Wingham 2. Tri-County Midgets — Ford- wich (3, Stone School 5. Tri-County Bantam -- Bel- more 6, Wroxeter 1, Tuesday, Jan. 10 -- W. O. A. A. Midget — Wing- ham 3, Kincardine 2. W.O. A. A . Squirt — Wing- ham 4, Lucknow 4. nned for Centennial event und red-g un salute pi citizens. The Mayor said that a meeting with the Corporation representatives will be held in the near future to discuss the problem. He claimed the big need is for a more costly type of hous- ing, suggesting that homes in the $12, 000 to $14, 000 range are badly needed, A major project for council, he said, should be the encouragement of this type of building, He went on to say that apartments might be the answer as those which have been built in Wingham are full and have a waiting list of prospective tenants. ACTIVE YEAR Mayor Miller stated that 1967 promises to be an active and interesting year as far as council affairs are concerned. The Hanna Memorial Bridge will be officially opened as well as the new wing to the public school and the addition to the hospital. He said he expects that a new post office will be built during the year and that tenders for the sewage system north of the river will be let this month. Tenders for the $2,700, 000 addition to the high school will be let early in the year, he commented. Mayor Miller extended a warm welcome to the new councillor, William Walden, and said he was sure Mr. Wal- den would enjoy the work of council and the community ser- vice which is part of a council- lor's efforts. Commenting on the fact that 196'7 is Canada's Centennial Year, Mayor Miller suggested that a co-ordinator of Centen- nial planning for the commun- ity should be named. He pro- posed Mrs. James Meyer for the post and council later rati- fied this suggestion. On the same subject, the mayor told council that Mrs. Reg DuVal had written lyrics for a Centen- nial Hymn which has been ac- cepted for public use and was first heard on the air last week. He considered this quite an hon- Please Turn to Page Eight In his inaugural address to council last Monday evening Mayor DeWitt Miller said that Wingham faces a most serious problem from a lack of low ren- tal and medium rental housing. He went on to say that the On- tario Housing Corporation has completed a survey of the com- munity and found only a very few applicants for low rental housing, except from senior SILHOUETTED AGAINST an overcast sky is the drill rig presently being operated by Wellington Newport Drillers of Wards- ville. The fact that natural gas is being produced at the site is common knowledge but there is evidence that the size of the strike may cause considerable drilling in the area in the coming year.—A-T Photo. being very carefully scrutinized as it progresses. It is also known that the ma- jor oil companies have for many years believed this part of the province has a consider- able gas and oil potential. This fact is born out by the dozens of agreements for drilling rights which have been made with private land owners. While this newspaper has no factual proof that the gas strike is of major dimensions, we have been told by people in Toronto, who have technical knowledge of the situation, that the well indicates a fine future for the area, , Other wells in the region have been drilled and capped in years gone by, although no news has ever been released in- dicating their importance. The well site on the Foran farm is most interesting for the layman of this area, where large drilling rigs are not very commonly seen. The rig is set up in a little valley on the property and is basically a derrick about75 feet high, with a series of winches operated by a large diesel en- gine. The casings and drilling apparatus are raised and lower, ed by cables. When drilling is in progress the gas escaping from the well is piped off to the side and is released with a roar that can be heard at a coasider- able distance. The odor from the escaping natural gas can be detected for a good half-mile from the well site. Sarnia rector is named to St. Paul's Rev. G. N. Luxton, bis- hop of the Diocese of Huron, has announced the appointment of Rev. Herschel Wilgar Hamil- ton, Dip. Th., as rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wing- ham. Mr. Hamilton, who is a native of Bervie, spent the greater part of his adult life as an industrial engineer, before entering the ministry. He has been serving as rector of Christ Church, Sarnia and Christ Church, Camlachie. Mr. Hamilton is a graduate of Seagar Hall and Huron Col- lege, University of Western On- tario. He was ordained in 1963. He succeeds Rev.C,F. John- son, who officially retired at the end of December, but is continuing as interim rector un- til Mr. Hamilton's arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have purchas- ed and moved into a home on Patrick Street and their parish- ioners are pleased to know they will spend their well-earned retirement in Wingham. Wingham Town Council learned on Monday night that the 21st Field Regiment will stage a 100-gun salute in Wing- ham to mark the nation's birth- day on the first of July, provid- ed council obtains permission from the provincial centennial authorities. Col. J. D. Harvey, the regiment's commander wrote to council stating his group would be happy to co- operate in this way, and that if the regiment could be of any further assistance in centennial Apprehend thieves in New York State DIDN'T ARRIVE-- Weather forecasters promis- ed a howling storm for the week-end, but it failed to ma- terialize. Roads are good, as • they have been all winter, and there have been no seriously low temperatures. -- !Jut a lot can happen in the next three months, -n SILENCE PLEASE-- Frank Seddon loaned 13111 Henderson a clipping from an English paper which should give Canadian barbers some food for thought. Seems a tonsorial ar- tist in Exeter, Devon, has al- tered his basis of charges. His fee is now 4 pence a minute. lie reasons that a nearly bald customer shouldn't pay as much as a youthful long-hair. I low- ever, he expects his customers will object to the usual conver- sation from the man with the scissors on the grounds that words will cost money, o--o--0 WHAT A SURPRISE-- One of the boys showed us a clipping from a daily in the West which tells the talc of a reporter out on , the Coast who just couldn't resist an opportun- ity to confound authority. Seems that the crowd was gath.. ,cred for the unveiling of a plaque on the front of time town hall. Vested in solemn dignity 'the mayor stepped forward to pull the cord. Down swept the sheet and what was disclos- ed to human view? A beautiful reproduction of a nude girl.The reporter has since lost his job, His boss and the Mayor believe he was responsible for the pic- ture which covered the plaque, Scott Reid speaker at Lions meeting Committees named at first council session Wingham Town Council, at its 1967 inaugural session natn- (A the standing committees for the year when the striking com- mittee's report was accepted. Acting on the committee were Mayor DeWitt Miller, Deputy Reeve Jack Alexander and Councillor G. W. Cruickshank. The committees included the first named as chairman. Executive and police, Cruicke shank, Williams, Bennett; pub- lic works, Kerr, Walden, Wild; finance, Bennett, Alexander, plans it would be willing to do so. As a result council passed a motion requesting the neces- sary approval for the salute from Toronto authorities. A letter from the Ontario Municipal Board approved the town's share of the debenture issue for the addition to the high school, but stipulated that no construction is to start until approval of the board has been received by local authorities, after tenders are opened. Clerk William Renwick told council that with the new high school debenture the town's debt will stand at close to $1, 000, 000 or approximately 25 per cent of the town's assess- ment figure. A letter from the Wingham and District (hospital Board re- quested a new sidewalk in front of the hospital, and council re- ferred the matter to the streets cotnmittee for action later in the year. NEW CRUISER Chairman of the police and executive committee, G. W. Cruickshank, told council that the police cruiser went out of action when its transmission broke for the fourth time. As a result the committee took the responsibility to call for ten- ders on a new cruiser with the prices to be in the hands of the clerk for the inaugural session, Before the tenders were op- ened council entered into a spirited discussion in regard to the police cruiser which was Kerr; property, Bateson, Ben- nett, Alexander; fire and ceme- tery, Alexander, Bateson, Wil- Hams; welfare, Wild, Walden, Cruickshank; industrial, Wil- liams, Bateson, Cruickshank; recreation, Walden, Wild, Bate- son, Appointees to other town committees and commissions were named and approved by the council as follows; Library Board, 3 years, N. Welwood; Wingham and District Hospital,. 1 year, Mayor Miller; Planning Board, 8 years, Don Kennedy, Bill Conron, 1 year, John Bateson; Riverside Parks Board, 1 year, Alan Williams, G. W. Cruickshank,. 3 years, N, Welwood; Retarded Child- ren's Education Authority, 3 years, George Gammage;Wing- ham Municipal Development Board, council representatives. Alan Williams, Mayor Miller; Community Centre Board, court. cil representatives, William Walden, Harold Wild; Recrea- tion Council, William Walden,. John Bateson, Thieves who broke Into the apartment of the late David Scott in Toronto, while his wife was in hospital following a tragic accident at the end of November, have been appre- hended by New York State po- lice. A man was caught as he was trying to cash bonds stolen from the Scott apartment, New York police contacted Toronto met- ropolitan police who proceed- ed to inspect the man's Toron- to residence. The Toronto of- ficers found loot from a num- ber of break-ins including some articles that came from the Scott apartment, An ironic sidelight to, the story came about when the Tor- onto police apprehended anoth- er group of thieves who were found in the residence of the man picked up in New York, Scott Reid of time CKNX staff was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Lions Club in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday evening. He gave an interest- ing talk on the set-up and op- eration of color television broadcasting and the construc- tion of color TV receiving sets. The speaker was introduced by Lion Stewart Beattie and the appreciation of the club was expressed by Lion Wilbur Tif-, fin. Vice-president Fred McGee presided for the meeting and the hosts at the Queens provid- ed a Centennial cake to mark the first Lions meeting in the anniversary year,