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Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-15, Page 12Is 2 -»-The Wingham Advance -Times. June 15, 1977 • tfldinj applications, drainage occupy Howick's June session GORRIE — Like a number of other townships in the throes of completing an official plan, Howick Township Council is ex- periencing difficulties in inter- preting its plop and how it should be applied. At the June session, council spent considerable time discuss- ing 'two requests. One, from: Emerson Weber, sought per- mission to build a family dwelling and repair shop on approximate- ly 50 acres on N'/z lot 6, con. 16; and the other, from Harold Dickert of RR 1, Gorrie for sever- ance of approximately one acre" of land (an abandoned gravel pit) at south part lot 20, con. 11 as the site for a dwelling. "It's against our plan to allow a second building and a com- mercial building which we might not, want," Coun. Bill Newton said, referring to the Weber request. "On the other hand, if the business is good, it could be an asset - and it could be agriculture oriented," Reeve Harold Robin- son said. "That's right - we just don't know enough about it," Coun. Newton replied. Council instructed Clerk Wes Ball to request Mr. Weber to attend the next session of council. to explain his repair business. While council obviously had mixed feelings about the Deckert request, members felt they had no alternative but to turn it down at this time. • • "So far I think we should stick with our plan until agricultural land is just a little more fully ex- plained," Coun. Newton said, noting the request did not "jive" with the plan at present: Deputy -Reeve . Jack Stafford said the request had "two strikes" against it. Not only did it not conform' with the plan, but it would locate a second dwelling too close to existing farm buiid- ings, according to the Code- of Agritlilture Practices. "But what are we going • to do with these abandoned gravel pits?" wondered Coun. Walter Renwick suggesting that they might be ideal locations for new dwellings as the township's villages become crowded. DOGS AND CATCHERS Howick Council is also having difficulties in finding a person to enforce its animal control by-law. SOUVENIR CHINA—Old souvenir china, with pictures of the town hall, the old public school, the lower and upper dams and .other sights in. Wingham are on display at the Wingham Museum. An open house is planned this Thursday evening', June '16, at 7 p.m, As Coun. Renwick said, "I can't think of anything council has had as much trouble with as with this dog business." Clerk Wes Ball noted that an advertisement for a combination dog catcher — tag distributor brought no results. But since the notice had run, he'd received two applications for the job of distri- buting the tags alone. '-'We've got to get these tags out," Clerk Ball said. After considerable discussion council instructed the clerk to place another notice in area newspapers calling for someone to take the job of dog catcher and -or distribution of dog tags, noting that anyone offering to do both jobs would get preference. Final reading was given to the by-law setting dog tax amounts for the year: male or spayed fe- male - $5, female - $10, additional dogs at double the set rate, kennel licence - $25; there will be an additional charge of $1 if the dog tax is left to be added to the tax roll. Council did: discuss increasing the amount of the tax but dropped" the matter when Clerk Ball noted that • a number of tags had already been sold from the town- ship office. DRAINAGE • A. delegation of three Gorrie area farmers attended the session to discuss the proposed Mann Drain. Jack Mann told council he was eager to see the drain in to enable him to drain his fields, "but not at •the expense of my neighbors." As an .alternative to costing his neighbors "a •lot of money", Mr. Mann suggested there might be an alternate route for the drain. After listening to him and to Ronald''Henhoeffer and Russell Ruttan, council 'decided to 'have engineer Andy McBride' of Wing - ham study all possible alter- natives and report, back to council. "If it's not. going in this year, then let's do some study on it," advised Reeve Robinson. In. other drainage matters -council: 'Instructed the clerk to request Maitland Engineering of Wing- haM to prepare a new report regarding repair and cleanout 'of Branch E and No. 10 Municipal Drain; Approved the necessary LLOYD DOORS—A plaque from the old factory of Lloyd Doors is at the Wingham Museum. On the right is a picture of the father, C. Lloyd and on the left is'a picture of his son, A. E. Lloyd. GURNEY GLOVE WORKS—Tools fr m the Gurney Glove Works are just one of the displays at the Wingham Museum, ups` airs in the old post office building. The glove works started in Wingham 65 years ago. The museum has been set up by the Wingham and Dis- trict Heritage and Historical Society, which has been working for almost two years getting the building ready. The picture on the cabinet shows workers from the Western Foundry in 1929 and directly above is the front page of the Historical edition of the by $ho la+,, T repairs to B trunk channel of the Henry Bolton • Municipal Drain and appointed Coun. Newton and Coun. Harry Winkel, along with the clerk, to discuss the work with property owner Roy Town • - send; Instructed the clerk to call for tenders to repair the Craig -Dins- more Ditch. In other matters council: Approved a tax write-off of $15.75 to Edward Brisbin; Decided to give further con- sideration to a by-law governing dilapidated and unsafe buildings; ings; Authorized Road Superinten- dent Carroll Johnson to have two Manitoba maples on the border of Bill Boyd's property ir>AGorrie re- moved because of their unsafe condition; Approved a number of building by-laws; Acknowledged a letter from Wroxeter trustees outlining side- walk construction for 1978; Acknowledged a letter from the Gorrie Hall Board requesting a grant to assist with renovations valued at $700 to the hall and in- • structed the clerk to write to the board requesting a break -down of how the renovations are to be funded; Concurred with a motion from the • Regional Municipality of Waterloo to have the province investigate "mind development" organizations throughout the province; • Approved a street light and a new flag for Wellington street in Gorrie; Appointed John Armstrong of . RR' 1, Fordwich as a property standards inspection officer at a rate of $5 per hour and mileage of 17 cents per mile; the inspection will be in regard to OHRP build- ings; Approved a building permit for Sheldon Wilson to locate a trailer on lot five, Alice street north in Fordwich, providing he installs a full basement, sewage according to health. unit standards, and makes exterior modifications se the trailer will appear like a regular residence within one year; Approved payment of•'accounts totalling $234,953.74 which' in^ eluded" the first instalment of the county and education leviesand road accounts of $16,043.23: PRIZE POSSESSION—This self-portrait of George A. Reid is one of five pictures the new Wingham Museum has of his work. The plaque at the door of the town hall commem- orates Mr. Reid's Talents. Ministerial Association welcomes new members Two new members, Rev. John Swan of St. Paul's Anglican Church. and Rev. Tony Sonderup of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, were welcomed by fellow members of the Wingham Minis- terial Association when. they met Friday at the Pentecostal Manse. Rev. Barry Passmore opened the meeting with prayer. Michael Dempsey of Country, Cable Ltd: was present at the , meeting and explained the Cable TV service which will offer a channel devoted to community service to be used by church groups, clubs, etc. The clergy members were invited to explore 'the possibilities of utilizing the channel for church -oriented pro- ductions and were invited to meet with'Mr. Dempsey on Wednesday morning of this week,in the • Salvation Army Citadel here a demonstration of the equipment will be given. Summer program- ming and scheduling will l,c on a first come -first served b sis. The hospital. Worship services ''will continue throughout the summer months, with the follow- ing schedule: July 3, Sacred Heart; July 10, Pentecostal; July Langside Presbyterian Churc h celebrates 109th anniversary Langside Presbyterian Church will be celebrating its 109th an- niversary this Sunday, June 19. Special services of worship .will be held at 11 a.m. and at the 7:30 p.m. evening. service, J. B. Kay, student minister of. the White- church-Langside pastoral charge, will. be ordained to the ministry. The speaker on both of these occasions will be the Very Reverend David W., Hay, M.A., D.D., Moderator of the 101st General Assembly of The Presbyterian' Church in Canada and Professor Emeritus, Knox College, Toronto Dr. Hay was born in Capetown, South Africa, the son of two Sal- vation Army officers. His parents returned to Scotland when Dr. Hay was in his early teens. He had a distinguished academic re- cord at the University of Ediri` burgh and New College, Edin- burgh. Later, in post graduate studies on the continent, he studied under 'several famous theologians. Dr. Hay was ordained in" The Church of Scotland, served as a congregational minister and with the advent of World Warr II he was commissioned as .a chaplain with the British forces. Subse- quently, in 1944, he was inducted into the Chair of Systematic Theology at Knox College, Tor- onto, a position he discharged with scholarly brilliance until 1975 when he retired. Dr. Hay is presently the minister of the Caledon East and Claude pastoral charge, located north- west of Toronto in addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Hay has won recognition among other de: nominations for his profound knowledge and faith. He has been conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Queen's University, Kingston, Trinity College, Toronto, and in May 1977 from King's College, Halifax. Dr. Hay has had a great concern for "historical revelation" which has fhn liturgical and catholic aspects of the Christian Church. He has played a significant role in the Church Doctrine Committee of his own denomination. For years he was known to theologians as associate editor of the "Canadian Journal of Theology". He repre- sented The Presbyterian Church for many years on. the faith and order commission of the World Council of Churches and was at one time president of the Student Christian Movement in Canada. He has led or participated in missions to students in several major Canadian universities. . After three decades of teach- ing, Dr. Hay can claim that most of the clergy in the Presbyterian ministry in Canada today have studied under him. He was honored with the highest post in the Canadian Church' in 1975 when he was elected Moderator of the 101st General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Can- ada. Members, adherents and friends of Langside Presbyterian Church extend an invitation to join with them for their 109th anniversary services Sunday, June 19, at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. BILLY MEEK The Billy Meek show is appear- ing at the Blyth Arena on June 18. Billy Meek is hosting the show with Al Cherny as the feature attraction. 0-0-0 DEPLORABLE The Seaforth police station has been called "deplorable" and in "ill state of repair" a Public Institutions Inspection Panel reports. Mayor Betty Cardno said she wouldn't say the panel is wrong. She said there are plans to renovate the police station and put in a back door. The report also said there appeared to be poor backup service. She said the matter of staffing has been dis- 17, St. Paul's Anglican; July 24, St. Andrew's Presbyterian; July „31, Salvation Army; August 7,, Wingham United; August 14, Bluevale• United; August 21, Sacred Heart; August 28, Pente costal; September 4, St. Paul's Anglican; September 11, St. Andrew's Presbyterian; Septem- ber 18, Salvation Army;'Septem- ber 25, Wingham United. A special meeting will be held August 9 at 2:30 at St. Paul's rec- tory to determine the nature of the Association's involvement in the 1978 International Plowing Match and the theme of the ven- ture. A new president will be elected at the September greeting of the Association, replacing Rev. A. J. Nolan. • Father Sonderup closed the meeting with prayer. Open House at Huronvie.w The. week of June 19th to 25th has been designated Senior Citi- . zens' Week in Ontario and the residents of Huronview will be hosting one or more of the, Seniors' Clubs of .the county .each day. • The committee of management has declared open house for the week and invites not only the clubs, but all citizens over 60, to come and join in the programs. For this week only, •the dining room • will be open to senior visitors and volunteers at . $1'.00 •per meal,. It would be appreciated if clubs or individuals who are planning to stay for meals would let .us know in advance. Dinner for visitors will be served at 12:45 p.m. ,and supper at 5:30 p..m, The week's activities -will com- mence with a special church' service in the auditorium con- ducted by guest minister, Rev. J. Ure Stewart of Seaforth. Ontario St. Church, Clinton, junior choir, men's quartette and organist, Doris McKinley will provide the music. • Visiting clubs will be: Monday, June 20th, Bayfield and Blyth; Tuesday, Brussels and Clinton; Wednesday, Exeter and Hensall; Thursday, Dashwoed and Grand Bend; Friday, Godel-- ich and Zurich; Saturday, Sea - forth and Wingham. Celebrations will end on Sun- day, June 26th with morning service in the auditorium con- ducted by our regular chaplain, Rev, W. McWhinnie and special music by resident, Mrs. Hender- son and an evening song service with the Clinton ,Christian Re- formed Church group assisted by their senior citizens. We have a variety of gift ideas that will brighten up Father on his special day. Come and see what we have to offer. .W.. We have gifts to suit all budgets. 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