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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-07-03, Page 1} 9 THE LATEST volunteer workers at the Wingham and District Hospital are "Candy Stripers." Diane Bauer, centre, one of the ..N .N.H..NN,. Stripers, assists et meai,!s with Mrs. Cul- bert, left, and' Mrs. T. Lawlor. --Advance-Times Photo. N/NMNsNusstos NN/MMNNU..s.MN..M..U...N.ournUp....... Librarian says county board. makes all library decisions BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Because the Ontario Depart- ment of Labor has instructed the Huron County Library Board that a minimum wage of $1.30 per hour must be paid to all employees except students, the board has. found it necessary to revise the number, of hours each week the libraries in the county will remain open... 'The change will in no ay affecf the larger brant . How- ever, Hensall Library has been cut from 15 to 12 hours; Brussels. and Zurich libraries from 10 to 6 hours; Blyth from 10 hours to 3; and Bayfield, from 9 to 5 hours. The remaining libraries in the county will each .remain open 3 hours per week. Pie -school classes vou start for children The executive of The Wing- ham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded met at The Golden -Circle School one evening last week. A mo- tion was passed to have pre- school classes one morning a week for the children under 5 years old. Mrs. Crawford Doug- las ouglas and Mrs. 1. K. McGregor are the chairmen of the Pre- School Committee and will set these classes up to start. in Sep- tember. A place to ,hold the classes is needed, also volun- teer helpers. Already Mrs. 7: H. Langridge and Mrs . H. Schipper of Wingham, and Mrs. D. McPherson of Wroxeter have volunteered. More are needed. Another important issue is the need for a Sheltered Work. shop for the pupils who have graduated from the school and those young adults too old to attend school. Emerson Shera was appointed as Chairman of Workshop. The committee will visit workshops in other com- munities to see how they are operated and to, investigate the cost. Seafoilli native new administrator BY SHIRLEY J.` KELLER It was announced at Ftiday's session of Huron County Coun- cil that Chester A. Archibald has been appointed administra- tor of Huronview, effective September 1. A native of the Seaforth area, presently treasurer of Brantford, Mr. Archibald's salary is re - ported at $10, 000 per annum. Present administrator Harvey C. Johnston received his 15 - year pin from the county during the session. Mr. Johnston will be retained in an advisory ca- pacity from September 1 to Oc- tober.3l; his salary will be con- tinued until December 31 and his apartment at Huronview will be vacated by October 15. Since the government will nolonger approve of an admin-. istrator living in a, county home, another use win be found for the apartment. Mr. Johnston has been at Huronview since August, 1954. He said at that time there were 66 residents and a staff of 18 who earned about $2 ,.QQQ e- tween them per month. Today there are 279 ' residents, a staff of 150 and the monthly payroll is something sire 02, 000. Reeve Borden Cook, Blyth, learned that Blyth library hours were cut drastically because of the small circulation of books there. Some members of council ,asked whether the local munici- pality could pay the librarians' salaries to keep the libraries op- en longer hours and were told a definite "no by Carolyn Croke, county librarian. Miss Croke said either the county library board makes the decisionsor there is no county library board. Miss Croke also said the li- brarians could not keep libraries open longer hours, even if they volunteered their services. " The department of labor could come back on the county library board, " explained. Miss Croke. The librarian also reminded council of the films available on loan through all county li- braries. She urged everyone to make arrangements early for films to avoid disappointment. In other business, council learned that 82 acres have been planted with 44,500 trees under the Huron County Reforestation scheme during recent months. Average cost of planting per thousand was $36. 70 or $19.9.1 per acre. • first graduation banquet at Wingham Public School The Wingham Home and School Association sponsored ,a graduation dinner for the Grade •$ studentsr a ,.the,nyblic, scheol an �tiursday'evening, 'attended by about 70 people. Alma . Beard was chairman and Steph- en Sallow,s said grace. A toast was proposed ?to the staff by Stephen Penny and Mrs. Thornton responded. Mrs. Mun- dell proposed a toast to the' graduates to which Janet Mc- Gee responded. • - J. H. Kinkead of Goderich, retired inspector of public schools who served the school here for 30 years, was guest eaker. He was introduced by Ruth Bennett and thanked by Olive Lapp. Gail Remington expressed the thanks of the graduates to the Home and School Associa- tion for sponsoring the dinner, . the first graduation dinner to be SUSAN SPRY daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spry of R. R. 1 Hyde Park (London), formerly of Wingham, recently graduated from London Teachers' Col- lege. Susan has accepted a teaching position in Sudbury where she will teach Grade I. 35th anniversary is ,celebrated at local park 41 A number of friends and relatives gathered at Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon to. honor Mr. and Mrs. Norman Keating on the occasion of their 35th wedding anniversary. A picnic lunch was enjoyed and Robert Coultcs of I3elgrave expressed best wishes and pre- sented them with a set of di- nette chairs. Guests were pres- ent from Hamilton, Bloomfield, held in the public school.' The president of the associ- ation, Mrs. V. Reid, congratu- lated .the boys.and, girls who have completed/ their element- ,ary school education and read a.poem addressed to the grad- uates. Entertainment was provided by Marilyn Collar and Sylvia MacLean who played accordion duets. Highlight of the evening .was the presentation of awards. Marilyn Irwin was the .winner of the Marion Inglis Medal for highest marks in Grade .8. She also received a cheque for $25.00, donated by the Huron County School Board in mem• - ory of a.former principal, A. L. Posliff. The. presentation was made by Mrs.. M. Walsh. The General Proficiency Award this year went to Paul Swatridge.' John Ross, teacher of Grades 7 and 8, presented • the $25.00 cheque dgnated by the Lions Club. The graduates ate grateful to the Horne arid Scho`gl Associ- ation for a delightful climax to their years in public school. ONg Si 'IGH THIS 'ISSUE , Congrega�on bid farewell to Rev., Mn. dish ...- The congregation of St Andrew's Presbyterian Chnrch met in the fellowship hall a*- ter the morning service op Stnt- day in donor of Rev. G. LR. Fish and Mrs. Fish. Scott Reid rte'; chairman;, Rev. J. G. Mooney of Sas'. cred Heart Church represented the Wingham Ministerial As- sociation and spoke briefly. Lieut. and Mrs. J. Fearnall, o fleets in charge of Wingham Corps Salvation Army who have just arrived in town were introduced to the gathering. Lieut. Fearnall expressed regret that Mr, and Mrs. Fish would be leaving Wingham before they had a chance to get really acquainted. Dr. B.. N. Corrin of London• was also present and made a few remarks. Gordon Leggatt and John Donaldson presented Mr. and Mrs. Fish with an engraved sill ver tray and a purse of money... Mts. Wilfrid Cort ram present -i' ed Mrs. Fish with her W.M.S. Life Membership pin on behalf of, the Goforth Auxiliary. • . About 200 people attended the social gathering for the Fish family. before they leave for Toronto. Repair work at Court house to cost .$24,060 - BY. SHIRLEY J. KELLER a, Council of the County of Huron had an •opportunity Ing Friday's session to view thew,,: iepair work presently' being done on .the court horse waj Isbister Restoration l.fmited is at work to 'repair the exterior walls itr a number of places where the mortar is becoming loose, allowing water to seep in. Total cost of the project. is $24, 060.10 witi the cost to the county 'of $12,060.10 after theprovince chips in 49 per cent of the expenditure. It will take about seven weeks to complete the job. Word has been. received that the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation is moving out of the court house. There is no indi- cation yet how the office space' will be utilized. The Department of Mtnici- -pal Affairs will purchase all furnishings and equipment at the assessment department building. Under date Of June 16, official approval has been , received by the county from the Department of Municipal Af- fairs regarding the rental agree- ment for the entire building. The fuel oil tender of H. O. I Wingham, Onthrio, Thursday, July 3, 1969 Getting ready for a soap box derby Don 't forget to get the en- tries in for the soap box derby to be held during mall days on ohn Street, at 10 a. m. Satur- lay. It is a feature that the cions Club has added this year. tries will be accepted up to 10 a. m. at the starting gate. Severalboys around town have been seen with their soap -1 ox cars under trial and it is 'toped that a good slate of en - Tries will be on hand for this .effort. Visiting friends n Wingham area Mr. and Mrrs. Steve Edwards 9 f Salisbury, England, who are #pending five weeks in this part of the country, are at_present ,guests of Miss Marion Simpson, ohn Street, and are visiting •with other friends 'in the sur - irounding territory.. Mr. Edwards came here in 1913 and worked . for some 'time for Joe Chamney, nearDonny- brook. He joined the Canadian Army in 1915, .and with the 71st Battalion was stationed at Galt .' for the winter. He went over- seas with the battalion and. three years later was discharged. Mr.. Edwards returned' to the Cham- , ney farm. He later worked for William Case near Teeswater. Mr. Edwards went back to England in December;' 1925. He deciced to stay there and bought a grocery business: Now 75, he retired 15 years ago. Members share .outstanding MObA debts With some degree of reluc- tance, HuronCounty Council agreed at. Friday's sitting to pay MODA $5, 445 for 1969 rather than the $5,000 membership fee as was the originai agreement. MODA has beep finding some financial diffidulty in recent years and requires additional funds from all members to off- " set previous debts. Huron's share is $445. Council agreed it was their financial obligation to pay the additional charges but sought some assurance that next year's requisite might not be stillhigh- er. County representatives to MODA will be Warden Hayter, Roy Pattison, A.D. Smith, Mervyn Cudmore and Charle Thoinas. Jerry for 14.90 cents per gallon for the next two heating seasons was accepted. ctivifies at the. Golden Circle School Several interesting events have happened' in June for the pupils of Golden Circle School. On the last day of'school, June 27th three of the students grad- uated and a party was held in their honor. The patents of these students were invited. The teachers spoke of the prb- • gress each had made and the many things they can do. Each received a gift which was from the Wingham and District As- sociation and the teachers. The pupils expressed their thanks for. the gifts and for the happi- ness they felt in their school life. Toronto, Snclgrove, Rothsay. • Holstein,' London, Exeter, 13e1 - grave, Whitechurch, Wroxeter and Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Keating were married in Belgravc on June 30. 1934 by the late Bevy. A. M. Grant of Knox United Church. Bridesmaid was Mfg. Wilfred Picket' of Vancouver, the form- er Velma Wheeler, and best man was Mel Keating of Exe- ter. Mrs. Keating was t h e former Cela Coultes of Morris Township. They have one daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Catherine) MAC' Donald, and *five grandchildren. On June 20th the Intermed- iate and Senior pupils attended the Regional Field Day in Mount Forest when the schools for Re- tarded Children from Bruce and Huron County met. ,.There were sports events in the morning and -a program in the afternoon. On June 24th the Wingham and District Association spon- sored these same pupils to a bus trip to Goderich to see the Museum and other, points of in- terest which included Sky Har- bor, the boats at the dock, and the Jervis bird and animal farm at Holmsville. At noon the Queen Elizabeth School in God- erich was host to the Golden Circle School and,an enjoyable social hour was spent. On the two bus trips several students from the F. E. Madill Secondary School acted as volunteers to assist the teachers so that there was someone with each child. Some of the par- ents also went on the Goderich tour. On June 15th the Sportsmen's Club of Wingham entertained the pupils to an enjoyable after- noon of fishing and a feast of hot dogs ane pop. Around the first of June Mrs. William Lapp, Leopold Street, a firmer volunteer worker at *the Golden Circle School en- tertained all the 16 pupils and the teachers to a morning pad"rty at her home. She was assisted by Mrs. John L. Currie of East Wawanosh. Single Copy Not fiver Fifteen Cents. Discuss county welfare fini' indications couid dubious The establishment of a Hur- on County welfare unit was scheduled for discussion at Fri- day's session of county council in Goderich but councillors: were cut -short by the lateness of the hour at the end of a lengthy sitting. • It is expected the whole matter will be completely re- viewed by the executive com- mittee which will prepare a recommendation in time for the Septernber• meeting. Some points were well made in a brief space of time. 11111.111411111111111. ssssss D. M It was leamed that 50 ,per cent of the costs of administra- tion would be borne by the prov- ince if a county welfare unit was set up in Huron. As well, the province would assume 80 .per cent of the.cost of welfare payments with the county pay- ing the remaining 20 per cent. Charles Thomas, Brussels, was assured there would be no charge back to the local mu- nicipalities for . welfare pay- ments. Clark John Berry and Warden James Hayter said it was their understanding that ss „YOUNG BED PATIENTS at the hosi:iital sometimes find that, time is hard to fill but Candy Striper Ruth Ellen Currie provides Some amusement for Theresa Henhoeffer, who is in a traction splint for treatment of a broken leg.— Advance-Times Photo. Principal is honored at High .School staff dinner The teaching staff of F. E. Madill Secondary School held the annual end -of -term ban - quet for teachers, wives and husbands at Danny's on Tuesday evening of last week. Several teachers who are leaving were presented with gifts: Mrs. , Merle Underwood and Mrs. I. MacDonald who have resigned and Miss L. Bes-' wetherickwho is retiring after 30 years of teaching; Mts. Lin- da ,Ball who will teach in To- rgnto; John Munroe; moving to Kitchener; W. Vandongen to Windsor; H. S. Wardrop, to Stoney Creek; .M. Hetherington who is transferring to Goderich; and Neil "Aberle who will spend the next two years as a teacher in another country. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Madill' were also honored by the. staff. Mr. Madill has been appointed assistant supervisor of educa- • tion by the Huron County Board of Education. R. P. Ritter made the presentation of an engraved rose bowl and Ken Wood presented them with a camera. The gifts were from the school te "hers. The students gave Mr. • Ma- dill a projector and screen a few weeks ago so he is now well equipped for photography as a hobby. there would be a levy throu h the county rnfl rate to colter all welfare expenses tbrou ut. the county,. Stanley, Reeve Eder Hayter didn't like the idea of eggaliz- ed welfare payments since his township presently has .a very low percentage of welfare and assistance„ He said he didn't think Stanley ratepayers would be interested in.paying a share of the county welfare bin, John Flannery, Seaforth, in- sisted •it would be .most difficillt to administrate welfare assist-- anceproperlyrom a central point. He said that: at times • it was absolutely necessary 1io; keep a close eye on welfare recipients to make certain the money they receivedwas for the purpose, it was intended. Other councillors concurred, noting it had been their exper- ience to discover unpleasant realities with regard to welfare recipients and on occasion have felt it their duty to impose" strict regulations with regard to them. There was strong indication that council is dubious of the county welfare unit because of recent experiences such as in the assessment department, Harold Robinson, Howick, Won- dered if the estimated cost of a welfare unit in Huron County was any more realistic than the estimated cost of county assess- t fent had been. Anson McKinley,. Stanley, asked • council what redaction themunicipai welfare :officers; usually the reeve and the clerk, would be willing to take on their annual salaries i f welfare was administered at�'tire county, bevel.. This brought some hearty laughter. Mrs. Esther Ross of the dren's Aid Society, "who address ed council earlier in the •day, had explained the difficulty her department has contacting the local municipal welfare of- ficers in threes of emergency. She told council the CAS ,work- er often found itnecessary to make decisions regarding Wel- fare payments, for instance in. the case of a family without fuel over a cold holidayweek- end, without contacting the lo- welfare officers. Mrs. Ross said „that in extreme cases, the - responsibility for payment of the welfare assistance could fall to the CAS worker if his or her decision had not been in accord with what the.local wel- fare officers would have done in the same situation. Reeve Derry Boyle, Exeter, pointed out this would be one way in which a county welfare • unit would be useful. It would alleviate problems encountered because local welfare officers are busy people with businesses and jobs to attend to so they cannot always be available for emergency consultation.' In other business, the exe- cutive committee agreed to - pay an annual retainer `fee of $500 to county solicitors, Don- nelly and Murphy. MARILYN IRWIN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Irwin, received the Marion Inglis Medal for ,the highest standing In Grade VIII, and a $25.00 cheque from the Huron County School Board in memory of A. L. Posliff, former principal. The presentation was made by Mrs. M. Walsh Thursday. --Advance-Times Photo. THE WINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL pupil .. to receive the General Proficiency Award this year was Paul Swatridge, 'son. of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Switridge, Carling Terrace. Paul received his $25.00 cheque, donated by the Lions Club, from Mr. Ross at the graduation banquet Thursday night..---A-T Photo. • 1.1