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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-02-09, Page 7ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL meeting of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority in Brussels last Thursday was excellent with only three of the 31 members missing. The group includes from the left: Jack Graul, Logan Town- ship; William Miller, Clinton; R, E. McKinney, Toronto; Oscar Nickle, Listowel, and Keith Lidiett, Authority fore. man, -Advance-Times Photo. 1 HM- C meeting ITELGRAVII-Qroup discussion at the BeIgraVe iileC meeting on Sunday was "Why not cheat, everybody else does" which brought many different view- points, Linda McGee was, con- vener of the meeting. A singe-Mg was led by Joyce CoItes, President Lloyd Mich* ie presided for the .business,The secretary's report was read by Ronald MeBurney and •Drian Hopper gave the treasurer's re, 1) • ort. David Bosnian will be in charge of the Feb, 19 meeting. The call to worship was giv- en by Linda McGee and Rhonda Fear read Scripture. "I Would Be True" was sung and Rhonda led in prayer. 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"THE NAME TO BUILD ON" NOrtil St. = Wingham - Ph. 3573650 ASK ABOUT TERMS Police chief reports on activities of past year STARTS THURSDAY clef eb. 9 to Feb. 18 -E7 - FREE PARKING - FREE STORAGE - FREE DELIVERY Alvin D, Smith, reeve of Turnberry Township, w as re ,- elected chairman of the Malt- land Valley Conservation Auth- ority at the organization's an- nual Meeting held in Brussels last Thursday. It will be Mr. Smith's second term in the chair. Also reappointed was W, J. Kelterborn of Milverton, vice-chairman; Earl Oppen- hauser of Logan, chairman of the reforestation advisory board and Cliff Dunbar, Grey, chair- man of the flood control advis- ory board. Jack Graul, Ellis. Township, replaced George McCutcheon of Brussels as chairman of the con- servation area's advisory board; William Miller of Clinton re- placed Ralph Jewell of Col- borne Township as chairman of the public relations advisory board and Harry Oakes of God- erich Township became chair- man of the land use and wild- life advisory board, replacing Mason Robinson of East Wawan- osh, The three men who retir- ed from the executive positions have held office for two years. Robert Wenger of Wingham, past chairman of the Authority, is also an executive member. BUDGET Cyril Bamford of Listowel, reappointed secretary-treasurer of the Authority, read his fin- ancial statement and the 1967 budget which were approved. The budget for the current year was set at a total of $49, 900.00 which covers conservation ser- vices $4,650.00 general ad- ministration, $21, 450. 00 and capital development $23,800.00. The latter figure does not in- clude expenditures such as those at Wingham which are , paid for by the individual mu- nicipality. The treasurer said there was a surplus of about $11, 000 at the end of 1966 but this will have to carry the Authority un- til levies are forthcoming from the municipalities. CHAIRMAN In his remarks the chairman welcomed two new members, Lorne Murray of Maryborough and Robert Hayes of the Town of Goderich. There are 29 municipalities represented on the Authority. Mr. Smith said the access road into the Falls Reserve pro- perty at Benmiller has been con- structed and now work can pro- ceed on the property itself. This will be one of the major under- takings of the Authority as the years go by. The workshop and offices at Wroxeter were estab* lished during 1966, he said, and have been improved during the year with the building of a va* iele storage shed and the paint - ing and decorating of the form - er school building. He said the Authority has worked with the Town of Wing- ham on a flood control program at the Howson Dam and that land in West Wawanosh Town- ship was furnished for reforesta- tion purposes. He spoke ofrec- reation saying that lands owned by the Authority can often serve two purposes in that property bought for any conservation pur- pose can often be utilized for recreation as well. The multi- ple-purpose property at the Falls Reserve comes into this category. Speaking of the bud- get, he said the Authority was able to hold the line this year, but he forecast an increase in the years to come if conserva- tion work is to progress. The chairman said that the executive had presented a brief to the legislature's Select Com- mittee on Conservation in Aug- ust. It contained one aspect which is backed by many other Authorities. This section of the brief stated that all unor- ganized lands should be brought under Authority organization. Mr. Smith thanked the com- mittees and the members for their co-operation during the past year and forecast another successful year in 1967. Mr. Smith welcomed sever- al guests to the annual meeting. These included Fred Jackson, supervisor of administration, Conservation Branch of the De- partment of Energy and Resour- ces Management; Brig, Clift, Bayfield; Fred Jansen, Strat- ford, zone forester; Terry Mc- Cauley, field officer for the Ausable Authority and its presi- dent, Wellington Brock. The chairmen of the various advisory beards reported to the meeting and outlined the ac- tivities which had engaged each group during the year, Clifford Dunbar, speaking for the flood control group, said the most singular event in 1966 was the five-year extension of 75 per cent government grants for reservoir projects. He men- tioned the work at Wingham, problems at Gorrie and the ac- quisition of the Bluevale pond. He said the Authority is endeav- ouring to obtain a study of the Boyle drain in Elma and Grey through ARDA. Mr. Dunbar re- marked that a flood warning System is operating across the province and as part of thissys- tem an automatic recording rain guage has been set op at the Authority's Wroxeter office, The work of the public re- lations board was described by Ralph Jewell. lie said themost rewarding move by the Author* ity was its sponsorship of a 4-H Conservation Club in the Wing- ham high school. Members of the club met at the Wroxeter office and during the summer seven attended a meeting at the Albion Hills Conservation School near Bolton. Mr. Jew- ell described a scrapbook com- petition in elementary schools and said all conservation areas now have signs. He said the inclement weather at the plow- ing match meant poor attend- ance at the Authority's exhibit there. He stated a film pro- duced by the Department on conservation in the province was good. The members later in the meeting viewed the film as part of the program. The advisory board on refor- estation had been active said Earl Oppenhauser, its chairman. He said the Authority had 949 acres of forest under manage- ment agreement with the De- partment of Lands and Forests. He pointed to several planting programs which were carried out. The chairman stated that the Authority had acquired two and a half lots in West Wawan- osh in what is known as the Sar- atoga Swamp, to bring the to- tal in that area up to 350 acres. The latest area contains a fair stretch of Sharp's Creek. Mason Robinson spoke for the land use and wildlife board. He said a program to introduce Hungarian Partridge into the Sunshine area in Morris could not be carried out due to lack of breeding stock. He said con- sideration will be given to wild- life management in the Falls Reserve area and the acquisi- tion of a portion of Sharp's creek in West Wawanosh will allow the Authority to carry out some stream improvement work. Speaking for the advisory board, George McCutcheon said progress had been very good in 1966. He said that Colborne Township had finally co-operat- ed with the Authority on the opening of the access road to the Falls Reserve and the Auth- ority has located 8, 500 feet of road in the area and construc- tion was started last fall. A development plan for the area is being submitted and will be a guide-line for future work. A table top model of the Reserve has been construct- ed and will be circulated throughout the Authority. Mr. NIcCutcheon said the school at Wroxeter, purchased in 1965, has been converted into an of- fice and workshop and all busi- ness is now conducted from Wroxeter. During the year ad- ditional work was carried out in the Harriston-Minto Conserva- tion Area which has had a con- siderable amount of use. Conservation Field Officer Ken Musclow told the Authority that there is more content in the operation of an Authority than is stated in any report limited to describing the pro- gram of a specific advisory board. He mentioned the grat- ification of working with the 4-H Club, and the interesting and rewarding work with Auth- ority members who had been involved in formulating and -Mrs. Robin Campbell was taken by ambulance to St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London, on Sunday. -Miss Julie Dauphin of Lon- don spent the week-end at her home here. -Miss Barbara Hall of Lon- don visited with her family here over the week-end. -Tom Ellacott and George Kerr, University of Waterloo students, were week-end visit- Benmiller project has potential (continued from Page One) portant part of the Reserve and will be a revenue producing ',section. The plan called for sections for group camping such as Boy Scouts, special pic- nic areas, natural trails and a possible ski run of limited scope. The planner said the whole area must be served by a cent- ral road system. The plan will be utilized by the Authority, he said, so that each step of development will be productive and will be part of the co-or- dinated over-all scheme. Mr. Knox concluded by for- mally presenting the official plan of the area to Chairman Smith. It will be studied by Authority members and will come up for adoption at the next regular meeting of the or- ganization. presenting a brief to the Select Committee of the legislature. He told the group that much of the work of the Authority is contracted out and consequent- ly the staff has been held to two men who are doing excel- lent work. He said it had been pleasant dealing with the mem- bers who had been most co- operative. 9 pc. 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The police had covered 1,099 occurrences and com- plaints; provided traffic con- trol at the fire lane on Jose- phine Street for 25 fire calls; had given special attention to 15 homes where owners were away; looked after 13 transients; found four missing children and held two juveniles reported missing from the north until looked after by proper author- ities. There were three stolen cars, two trucks and three bicycles.. All were recovered and return- ed to their owners. One car was recovered for another de- partment and the occupant ar- rested. The force aided in a Department of Transport vehi- cle check in the summer. The department looked after 150 summonses; had 25 war- rants for arrest and two for search; executed six for other departments; 101 business prem- ises were found insecure. The report said 272 parking violations were looked after and parking ticket fines amounted to $222.00. A total of 58 ac- cidents were investigated. There were no fatalities but eight persons were injured. Fines under the Highway Traf- fic Act amounted to $897.00. Twenty-two charges were laid under the criminal code and 14 convictions were regis- tered; 61 charges were laid un- der the Liquor Control Act with 58 convictions. Of $19,448.13 in stolen property which is list- ed only $153.13 remains un- covered. Twenty-five persons were ar- rested by the department. The report had three recom- mendations; a two-way radio system for the department; con- sideration of a radar speed- check unit and increased salar- ies for the department person- nel. STARTS THURSDAY Feb. 9 to Feb. 11e001 5 pc. VIC. ART BEDROOM SUITE 4/6 panel bed, natural walnut finish; triple dresser; chest draw- ers; Sealy smooth top mattress; Sealy smooth top box springs Special Price - $337.00 BOGDON & GROSS OCCASIONAL CHAIRS Assorted colors $21.95 2 pc. 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Brophy and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Dever- eaux. -Murray Stainton and Herb Fuller attended a hardware con- vention in the exhibition grounds in Toronto on Tuesday and Wednesday. -Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tay- lor took their son Larry to Mar- quette last week, where he will attend Northern Michigan Uni- versity. He is majoring in ge- ography. -Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craw- ford, accompanied by his two sisters, Mrs. H. R. Lawrence of Brampton and Mrs. M. S. Bed- ford of Toronto, left today, (Thursday) to spend a few weeks in Florida. -Mr. and Mrs. J. Colvin spent the week-end in Grimsby visiting with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coyle and fam- ily. -Mr. and Mrs. Pat Powell of Stratford visited on Saturday with his aunt, Mrs. Alex Porter- field, Leopold St. -Dr. and Mrs. K. M. Mac- Lennan left by plane from Mal- ton on Thursday to spend a holi- day in Nassau. -Mr. Arthur Ballagh of Teeswater is a patient in Wing- ham and District Hospital. -Mr. Fred Davidson and Mr. Robert Mowbray left London by plane on Thursday for a trip to Florida. TRADE YOUR PRESENT MATTRESS or CHESTERFIELD AT CURRIE'S Councillor W. G. Cruick- shank, who heads the executive and police committee of Wing- ham town council tabled a re- port on the year's activities of the police department. The re- port was written by ChiefJames Miller. The report stated that all equipment on charge to the de- partment was in good condition and noted that the cruiser, which had been dealt had trav- elled over 50,000 miles. Only four days were lost in Minto Glen slalom race The second annual open slal- om races were held at Minto Glen, Harriston on Sunday. Winners were as follows; First prize, Bill Rutley, of Elora, 47 sec.; Billy Beukema, Harriston, 43 sec.; Pat Turbitt, Listowel, 47 sec.; Lyle Bender, Mt. Forest, 39 sec.; Mary Anne Struke, Palmerston, 1 min. 3 sec. Second prize, Tom Turbitt, Listowel, 42 sec.; Bob Dally, Harriston, 46 sec.; Nancy Haight, Listowel, 53 sec.; Glen Mauer, Ayton, 43 sec. Third prize, Ralph Tarr, Harriston, 44 sec.; Kevin Tur- bitt, Listowel, 59 sec.; Jenni- fer Clunas, Harriston, 59 sec.; Don Haight, Listowel, 49 sec. 0. P. P. REPORT There were three motor ve- hicle accidents during the past week, with no injuries and no charges as a result of these ac- cidents. Property damage amounted to approximately $700.00. There were two charges laid under the Highway Traffic Act and seven traffic warnings issu- ed. SAVE $40.00 on MATTRESS and BOX SPRINGS Reg, $159.00 $119.00 Multi quilt, guaranteed iri sets 20 years