The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-02-06, Page 1a\
ED FIELDING, A -T staff lntertype operator,
gives instruction on machine functions to
Wingham Scouts Bruce MacLennan, Dennis
Dolgos, Bruce Haselgrove, Jeff Anderson
and Ken Robinson; back: Brian Pollock
•
and David fish. To highlight the Scouts'
Friday afternoon tour of the newspaper
office, each boy had his nage set in type.
When the *metal cooled the boys were given
the casting as a souvenir.--A-T Photo.
Higher level of govt. grants
mum
No increase in levy for
Maitland Cons. Authority
_ . _ At the annual meeting of the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority last week the mem-
bers were told that while the
budget figures for 1969 were up
from 1968, increased provincial
grants will mean that the levy
to the local municipalities will
not be increased in the overall
picture. There will be some
levy adjustments on individual
municipalities as the provincial
equalized assessment,fiigures are
now being used rather than k-
cal assessment and a population
factor
The. $134, 750.00 budget in-
cludes a $40, 000 expenditure
at the .Falls Reserve Property
and a $55; 000 channel improve-
ment project in Listowel. Gen-
eral administrationwas set at
$28, 650. Reforestation was
budgeted at $5,000 and sundry
epnserva*eaxea, x,,000.
The fin ial statement for
1968 showed total receipts of .
$133, 868.01 of which $35,067
was raised from the member
municipalities. Wingham don-
tributed $2,359. 9 5; Brussels
$627. 64; Howick Township $2, -
354. 24; Morris Township $1, -
568. 56; Turnberry Tlownsli'p
$1, 051.43; East Wawanosh Town -
Ship $1, 079.58 and West Wa-
wanosh Township $451.3p.Pro-
vincial grants amounted to $75,-
803. Major work in the Town
. of Wingham- meant that $11, 876
was turned bver to the Author-
ity as payment of the munici-
pality's share.
The statement showed an
administrative expenditure of
•$24, 415; capital development
$92, 620 of which $61, 689 was
for desilting operations at the
Wingham pond as wellas other
minor expenditures.
The report to the meeting on
flood control listed a number
of projects, including the. $90, -
By The
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SMART GUY --
Apparently th
groundhog has m
for weather prop
usually give him
After seeing his s
distinctly on Sun
smart enough to d
underground and
ing snow storm' wh
into this district sh
midnight; By the
things at mid -wee
forward to six mon
rather than six wee
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COSTLY WINTER--
Wingham's recen
ed public works cha
"Ace" Bateson, is al
ing -a worried look as
from his year's budg
mounting cost of sno
He remarked at conn
ing that snow is pretty
sive stuff. •
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ALL YOURS --
In
the process of ren
the rooms at the rear o
store Lee Vance came
some relics from the pa
in particular was origin
Marked for sale at $2. 7
Lee will probably give i
anyone who is making a
at fuzzy little
ore instinct
hecy than we
credit for. ,
hadow quite
day, he was
odge back
void the howl-
ich lashed
ortly after
looks of
k we can look_
ks.
0
tman, John
ready wear -
he glances,
et to the
w femoval.
ovating
f his
across •
st. One
ally
5 but
t to
col -
000 project at Wingham and
stated that 67, 550 cubic yards
of silt had been retnoved from
the pond. Stumps in the pond
had been removed and large
willow trees on the dyke were
removed., A catwalk on the
Gorrie dam was lost in the
spring and a washout affected
One wingwall at the dam.
The Authority has acquired
the dam and pond in Bluevale'
and has worked out an arrange-
ment with the milling company
for the operation of the dam. '-
In order to provide public ac-
cess to the pond a strip of land
on the south side has. been ac-
quired. During the summer a
preliminary engineering study
was carried out on the Mait-
land River in the Town of Lis-
towel to determine if the area
could be enhanced and the flow
of the river improved upstream
from the conduit. It is expect-
ed work will be carried out this
year. ' The Townships of Wal-
lace and Maryborough present-
ed the Authority with a flood
problem, but since fiie muni-
cipalities ake involved nothing^
has been resolved but -alterna-
The Lan.a Use and Wildlife
report stated that two hillside
• trickles have been consuucted
(Please turrrto Page NineY.
Two British doctors
joiri iliedical centre
This town and surreimding
area will wekome the news
that two. more medical doctors
are setting up pr actice here.
J. W. Coulter is
superintendent of
Huron schools
James W. Coulter, a native
bf the Wingham area, has been
appointed superintendent of
schools for Huron County. His
new duties will commence Ap-
ril 1.
Mr. Coulter has been Riper-
iritendent under the Department
of Education in Huron No. 2 -
inspectorate for the past eight
-years. -Previously he spent five.
years as a master at Stratford
Teacher's College. .
• The announcement was made
by John Cochrane, director of
education, following Monday's
meeting of the County Board of
Education.
Both natives bf Great Britain,
they will be asiociated with Dr.
R. D. Wilkins in the Wingham
Medical Centxe.
Dr. J. D. Huilies arrive:I'm
Saturday and Dr.' W. T. Harrett
is expected at the end of this
week.
Dr. Hughes, who is a gradu-
ate cif Glasgow University, has
been practising in Yorkshire,
England., His specialty is an- •
aesthesia. A married man, be
has two sons, 16 and 8 and a
daughter; 14. His family will
join him in April..
Dr. .Harrett cornes to Wing -
ham from Porthcaul, Wales..
.family of four. •Mrs. Harreit
' and the children Wilijoin him:
Dr. Wilkins, who is also a
.native of England, came to
Wingham in Jtily of 1967 from
Marathon, Ontario. Dr. Willt7
ins' specialty is surgery and the
arrival of Dr. Hughs, and Dr.
Harrett will permit Dr. lIcins
more time for the practice
surgery.
The stage was set for the
full scale of Sunday afternoon
sports in the town of Wingham
at the meeting of council on
Monday evening. By-law No.
1488 lists virtually all the sports
in which the general public
may be interested and projildes.
that they may be played and
admissions charged to spectat-
ors on any Sunday between the
hours of 1.30 and 6 p.m. •
The action taken :by council'
in passing the permissive by-
law is id line with that of most
other municipalities in this
area.
There was considerable dis-
cussion about th legality of •
Restaurant
seeks dining
lounge kens
sports and entertainment after
the hour of 6 p. m. on Sundays.
According to the present under -
Standing, it would be illegal to
have sports or entertainment
after that hour, but it was point-
ed out that in other centres,
Such as Hanover; Sunday even-
„ing seems to be treated the
'Same as Sunday afternoon.
Council decided to seek leg-
al advice on the question,
JUDGE'S PLAN
Among the communications
read to -council was a •letter
from Norman Shepherd, tow&
solicitor, who further explained
the details of a "judge's plan” .
which is requested by property
owners on Josephine Street.
A judge's plan is a legal ac-
tion whereby new and authen-
tic d 1 ` can be issued to prop-
erty owners whose lands, and
buildings ,are situated in an area
where original surveys are to
confused as, to be impossible of
definition. Such situations ex-
ist in‘ many of the towns in On-
tario and in Wingham the area
of greatest confusion seems to
be affecting the properties in
the triangular block bounded.
Ron Lee, representing his
brother, John Lee, owner of
Lee's Restaurant in Wingham
appeared before town council
on Monday evening.
Mr. Lee requested a letter
from council .to the Liquor Li-
cense Board, recommending
Lee's application for a dining
lounge license.
He said that present plans
call for the renovation of base-
ment and second floor areas •
for dining lounge purposes.
Mayor Miller said Elmer D.
Bell, of Exeter4.- who is repre-
senting the Lee interests, had
advised hint by telephone that
such a proCedure by council is
frequently followed. -
Council agreed by motion
_to 'provide the letter as request-
ed. -
Dept. sets- 45 mph
limit on Mira 86
In a letter read at Monday
evening'smeeting of Wingham
town council,'the Department
of Highways suggested a speed
limit of 45 miles per hohr on
the new section of Highway 86.
The stretch pf highway toThe
so designated'runs from a point
east of the end of Diagonal
Road to a point west of the
southAid of McIntosh treet in
Lower'Winiham. This is the
new connecting,link in High-
way 86 across the prairie.
The letter explained that
surveys have been'talcen of the
average speed of traffic in this
section and the 45 miles per
hour limit appears te be advis-
Council expresse agree-,
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' FINAL PAYMENT—Harry West, centre, ac-
cepts a cheque for $1,000 from Bill Han-
,ulai left, and Bob Crawford, president and
r'eaturde Crf the Kinsmen Club.: Mr. West
finance chairman of the Swimming Pool
Committee. The cheque represents the
final payment hi a total donation of $5,000
from the Kinsmen to the pool fund. With
the receipt of a last grant paymenteXpect-
ed shortly, the pool will be debt-free.—A-T.
Rear -end smashes
damage vehicles
Wingham police investigated
an 'Acident on Friday morning
in which two cars were damag-
ed. A 1964 Dodge driven by -
Ripley was on the Hanna Bridge
when the driver slowed to pick
up passengers. W. R. Worm -
worth, driving a 1968 Meteor,
struck the rear 'of the first car.
Both were 'travelling north.
Damage to the Ripley car
amounted to $75 while the
Worrnworth car suffered some
$500 damage.
A similar accident occurred
at noon on Monday when al966
Buick driven by R. W. LeVan '
stopped on the Howson Bridge
behind another vehicle. Oscar
Kieffer, R. R. 1, Bluevale, driv-
ing a 1966 Plymouth ,and fol -
the rear of the Buick.' Results
were $200 damage to the Ply-
mouth and $300 to the Buick.
AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE—The Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority named its 1969 executive at its annual
meeting in Milverton last week. From the left, front are:
Alvin Smith, past chairman; W. J. Kelterborn, charrman;,
George McCutcheon, vice-chairman; Mrs. M. Shiell, secre-
tary -treasurer;. back: William Manning, land use chair-
man; Carl Dalton, publicity chairman; Austin )Stinson,
reforestation chairman; James Reid, conservation area
chairman;, George Bridge, flood chairman, was absent for
the picture.—Banner Photo.
Turnberry voters approve
dining lounge licenses
Sale of liqor in licensed
dining lounges was approved by
the voters of Turnberry Town-
ship on.a plebiscite held Wed-
nesday of last week. One huncl7
',red and seventy-six votes ' were
,cast in favor of the question
and only 67 were opposed, giv-
ing a favorable ballot of 72:4
per cent. A pinimum of 60
per cent was required for ap-
proval.
Nasty weather conditions, a
• combination of icy roads and
extremely fo gg y weather
throughout the day accounted
for the fact that only about one-
third of the eligible voters went
to the polls --243 out of a pos-
sible 767; '
The appliOation 'for the vote
was made by Danny Grummett,
who operates a dining room
and restaurant on Highwar 86,
jult east Of Wingham. •
The vote by polls was as fol -
Poll No. '2, Yes 54, No 21;
Poll No. 4, Yes 30, No 11. To-
tals, Yes 176, No 67.
In thls.partioular 1404 the
actual locations of blind/VI
differ considerably front the
descriptions set out * original
deeds. Several of the property
owners have asked that Aiudge'll
plan be established, ganting. '
new deeds will& will carry
descriptions of the lands and
buildings as, they actually past.
'withC°thlinecipilane", rwesSehichd .agtZyment
feel, should be Carried' Mt at
the property owners' eXpenSe. .
sT4hervecyoSotsf thirtrarlveea Ina cicouesiOriletfe,
and the necessary legal
The survey could be.in
neighbourhood of $1260
tteortamlineled!al,e Is not
at the rear of the buy nga on
Josephine Stkeet, which $011*
of the property owners wonld '
like to have moved 'to the can,
thus allOwing IOOM for Addl.'
tions to the buildings when:re-
INTEREST RATES
Passage of by-law 1489 set
' out new penalties on overdue
taxes and interest rates. for pre-
payment of taxes . In future
the penalty rate will be 2%
after November 15 with an
addition of 2/3 of 10/0 per month
thereafter. Discount for pre- -
payment will be 40./o on. taxes
paid on or before January 31;
3 1/20/0 on or before Fehruary
,28; 311olon oo,r b"Yro.re/144p i:etit: 31,
15*
said that there is one old model
new chairman cif,the public
works committee, repOrted that,
he had looked over the towilr
maintenance equipment. slie
truck which should be scrapped — —
since it is no longer in use.
Another older truck is still 'in
use and though not very valu-
able is still able to handle sec-
ondary work, The 1965 Dodge
truck which handles the bulk
of the town's jobs should be
considered for replacement by
a heavier vehicle before long.
The tractor and front end load-
er is still doing a good•job, but
will also need replacing within
the next year or two.
Mr. Bateson listed thestreett
in town which have yet to be
blacktopped and the streets on
which major repair jobs are
Please Turn to Page Three
Branch and area speaking
contests to be held here
John Strong, chairman of
the Public Speaking Commit-
tee for Branch 180, Royal Cana-
dian Legion, announced at last
week's branch meeting that the
branch contest will be-leld in
the Legion Hall on Saturday,
February 8.
Elementary schools will com-
pese_in the morning, beginning
at ten o!clock: ,Taking pari
will be pupils from Teeswater
public and separate schools,
Wingham Public Scitool and
Sacred Heart, Howick Central,
Turnberry Central and East Wa-
wanosh Central Schools. The
Junior.grades, one to six will
compete for the John Pattison
Trophy and the winner in the
senior division, grades seven
and eight, will receive the Dr.
W. A. McKibbon Trophy.
There will also be two class-
es for students from the F. E.
Madill Secondary School, com-
i'Oeting at 2 p. m. The winner'
of grades nine and ten will re-
ceive the Advance -Times Tro-
phy while the Stanley -Berry
Tropt4 will be awarded to the
winner from the senior grades.
In each case the trophy will
be placed in the school the stu-
dent' represents with the pupil.
receiving a keeper trophy and
a reference book as a prize.
\Rules of the contest require
that speeches 'in'the public
school contest be not1.9s than
four minutes nor more than five,
and for secondary school stu-,
dents not less than n in e nor
more than ten minutes.
Judges for the contest will
again by Mrs. I. E. Morrey,
Cruickshank.
Sally Crawford
receives ,diplotna
Miss Sally Crawford, daugh-
ford, 71 Alfred Street, Wing -
ham, a graduate in psychiatric
nursing, was 'among 200 to re-
ceive diplomas from President
F. )'orgenson at the wintet
term Convocation -held Satur-
day at Ryerson Polytechnical
bistitute in Toronto.
Sally has been taking the
course at Ryerson for the past
three months. She has taken
a position at the Clarke Insti-
tute.in Toronto.
The winners will take part
in the Zone Cl Legion contest
at Exeter, February 15. If suc-
cessful there they will advance
to the District C competition
in Brussels, February 22. The
Area public speaking contest,
comprising everything west of
Toronto, will be held in the ,
Wingham Legion Hall on Ijiarch
1.
First crows. -
groundhog day, ilebruary 2, be-
ing stich a sunny spring-like
day, to . have snow and snow
squalls hurled at us theXtext
day makes us doubly sure the
groundhog knew what he was
our residents a week ago saw
real live' crows. Needless to
say not likely the clever crows
will be,back in Weather like
ham and Mrs. K. M. Macten-
nan attended the Ontario vet-
erinary Convetition at theKing
Edward Hotel, Toronto, Mit