The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-05-09, Page 14IT
Page 14—The Wingham Advance Tithes, May 9, 1979
itinerary of the Centennial
Caravan which will be travelling
throughout Canada during
do A centennial year. The caravan
w A will be comprised of eight vans
and will visit a number of
_ O O.C.
Y� communities in Western Ontario.
ews ems Miss Mary Phillips has secured
a position with Canada Trust at
the Huron and Erie Building in
London.
Huron Presbytery of the United
Church of Canada, meeting at
Centralia, approved a resolution
to vote for the abolition of the
death penalty.
At the regular meeting of town
Fraser Haugh of Turnberry.
Mrs. A R. Duval was elected
the Wingham
Council, it was decided that
The following local students
President of
Vice
eddum chloride would be ap-
are to be congratulated on
Women's Institute
Presidents are Mrs. S. Campbell
plied to the streets at once as they
graduating at Queen's Univer-
Mrs. G Gannett Secretary
are already getting very dusty.
sity, Kingston: William James
and
Mrs C. Hopper.
Two petitions requested that no
Henderson, Norman Muir,
treasurer is
Members praised the untiring
calcium chloride be applied on
Georgina Bower, Yvonne Mac-
t of the retiring president,
their streets. One was. from the
Pherson, William Gordon Mc-
Mrs. J H. Crawford.
Mrs.
section of Minnie Street between
Dowell of Brussels, Henry
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Alfred and Patrick, the other
Walsingham G. Little of
County Health Unit has
Huron C
from the ratepayers of Alice
Teeswater, Jean Scobie, for-
recelve approval from the
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merly of Belgrave and
National Health Grants Com
W. F. Jackson has purchased
Whitechurch.
inittNational
a for a grant for rental and
the blacksmith shop and business
Rev. L. H. Currie, B.A. of
equipping of branch offices to be
a
at S. Young and is ready to serve
Toronto has accepted the in-
al
located in the Wingham General
cared in
the public with first quality
vitation of Wingham United
Hospital.
service in horseshoeing and all
Church to become the pastor at
The building which for nearly
kinds of woodwork repair.
the end of the present church
50 years housed the high school
A pretty wedding was
year, July 1.
students of Wingham and district
solemnized at Teeswater
Miss Margaret Durst of
has been turned over to W. T.
Presbyterian Manse when Eva
Wroxeter left last week
Cruickshank for use as a
Isabel Stokes, daughter of Mr.
Jor
Toronto where she has secur a
television station. The building
and Mrs. James Stokes, Howick,
position
was sold to Mr. Cruickshank for
was united in marriage to Hugh
MAY, 194.1
one dollar.
examinations are being held
Services of dedication will be
John W. Hanna, veteran
earlier this year so that those stu-
dents who did not do too well will
conducted May 7- in St. Paul's
standard bearer for the
Oflk:ers named IAnglican
Church. Dedicated will
Progressive Conservative party
grades up. The students breathed
be three new murals in the
in the riding of Huron -Bruce,. was
WHITECHURCH — Officers
sanctuary and nave, the hymn
boards, baptistry, memorial font
again chosen to lead the party in
the forthcoming provincial
were elected Sunday during
church when the Children of the
and pulpit and lectern frontals.
election June 9.
Church in the Sunday School
Over a period of six months, due
Mrs. Margaret Fisher, the first
met
to the bequest of the late J. C.
white girl born in Wingham,
room
Currie, complete repairs and
celebrated her 94th birthday a
Joann De Boer is president,
restoration have taken place in
her home in Paisley. Mrs.
Karen Pickard was chosen first
the church, parish room and
vice president, Kaaren Elliott was
rectory.
voted secretary and Brian Ross
H. Brooks has purchased the
was chosen treasurer.
Pianists for the year are Liann
house on Minnie Street, formerly
by the late Mrs. Margaret
iYq
Young and Joann De Boer.
owned
Wilson.
N
The roll call was answered by Mickey Carlton of Kingston has
eight people, with a word from joined the staff of CKNX. He and
The
H
Psalm 23.' his family are residing in the
Business considered included Mills residence on John Street.
plans for a picnic. G. McClure of Wingham is one
F'isher's father, the late Ar-
chibald Fisher, came to
Wingham in 1860, joining his
brother Peter in building a grist
mill, woollen mill, shingle and
sawmill in Lower Town.
Murray Stiles, a former
resident of Brussels, has taken
over duties of manager in the
meat department of the IGA
Store in Wingham. He succeeds
Lloyd Smith who resigned his
position there.
About 200 entries in ten classes
were heard at the third annual
music festival staged by pupils of
the Wingham Public School.
First prize winners included
Kathleen Hodgins, Jim Nasmith,
Sue Nasmith, Bill Henderson,
Bob Rintoul, Dianne Deyell,
Betty Ann Lapp, Paul Hutton and
Margaret Brooks.
Thomas Burke of Wroxeter
was elected district grand
superintendent for Huron district
No. 6, Royal Arch Masons of
Canada, when Grand Chapter
met at the King Edward Hotel,
Toronto. Jack MacLean, also of
Wroxeter, was named district
secretary.
MAY, 1965
Harold Burrell, an employee of
Ontario Hydro for 36 years, was
presented with gifts by his fellow
Hydro employees at a special
dinner held at the Lgion Hall.
Mrs l Morrey, administratrix
of the Wingham and District
Hospital, said that some 40 long -
service permanent employees
would be presented with service
pins by the hospital board at a
special function. The pins are in
recognition of service at the
institution of five, ten, 15 and 20
years It is the first time that
employees have been awarded
service pins by the board and it is
anticipated that the plan will be
an annual event,
' Huron County Council has
doubled its 1964 grant to assist
students at the University of
Waterloo and is providing $1,200
in bursaries and scholarships for
1965. Fifty-two students from
Huron County are attending the
University of Waterloo this year.
Two new employees have
joined the staff of the Ontario
Hydro branch here. J. B. Smith
comes from Petrolia and is a
journeyman forester. Wayne
Pratt of Bracebridge comes to
the Wingham staff as a lineman
learner.
At the regular meeting of town
council, a letter from the Cen-
tennial Commission stated that
Wingham is on the, proposed
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WINGHAM
BODY SHOP
Grapevine
of 396 Bell Telephone employees
The Junior story was God gave who have been awarded safe
PUBLIC SPEAKING
will be getting their badges soon.
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Robertson
us the world, while the Senior driving buttons for 1943 by the
Once again this year we had a
Public Speaking contest at
—Kendra
SPRING CONCERT
story urged the Seniors to cheer Ontario Safety League. Mr.
Howick Central. We are proud to
On the evening of May 9th, at
up and be happy and be of good McClure's award was for one
that Sharon Langen-
8:00 o'clock, our school will be
cheer. year's safe driving.
Mrs. Hugh Simpson chaired the The local high school has at
announce
doen went very far with her
our
presenting annual Spring
meeting and the birthday present 20 students on farm
speech. She won first prize in the
Legion Contest here at school.
Concert.
The presentations will be put
calendar was marked. leave. These students will be of
She then went to Brussels where
on by Mr. Stretton's, Mr.
rest assistance the farm
she won first prize. This entitled
Maher's, Mrs. Underwood's and
operations in the district. It is
Fergus man the
her to go to Hanover where she
Mrs. MacRae's classes.
expected as season advances
placed first again. On April .28th
The program should close at'
sent to hospital that this number will be in-
she went to Toronto to compete in
approximately 9:20 p.m.
creased.
Stewart Steuernol of Fergus Miss Agatha Coultes, daughter
the semi finals which leads to the
We hope to have a good turn
out, so help us in that re -
was admitted to Wingham and of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coultes of
all Ontario Contest. She won third
We are proud of the way
please
spect. We hope you can come be -
District Hospital May 1. He was Wawanosh, has been appointed to
prize.
Sharon represented our school in
cause we feel we have some very
apparently the driver of a vehicle Gypsumville, Manitoba, by the
these different places.
good acting for your viewing.
which went out of control on Dominion Board, Women's
—Wendy Langendcen
—Peggy, Strong
Highway 87 at the Howick Minto Missions Society of the United
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GR. 7 & 8 EXAMS
boundary, the hospital reports. Church of Canada.
CANADA FITNESS
The ace seven and eight stu
gr g
At Howick Central, physical
dents have just finished writing a
fitness is considered to be quite
set of examinations. They started
Hydro
increase
To stay fit you must
Writing them on April 25th and
May 7th. The
in
proposes crease
prepare yourself both mentally
finished on
and physically. In many schools
examinations are being held
ithroughout
n bulk power rates
Canada, students are
doing the "Canada Fitness" test.
earlier this year so that those stu-
dents who did not do too well will
This test helps you accomplish
have a chance to bring their
Residential customers can depending on individual demand,
things in sports. We try to get a
grades up. The students breathed
expect to pay about three dollars energy use and supply con
gold, silver, bronze or an -award
a sigh of -relief when these exams
a month more for electricity next s, but will average 9.9 per
to excellence badge. The students
were over and are now anxiously
cent.
year if the increase in bulk power cent.
have almost finished these and
awaiting their results.
rates proposed by Ontario Hydro For the large industrial
this month is approved. The customers supplied by Ontario
proposal has been submitted to Hydro the proposal would in -
the ministry of energy for review crease rates in 1980 by about 7.8
this summer by the. Ontario per cent. This is the first time in
Energy Board. six years that the increase
Hydro has proposed a _ 1980 proposed for the industrial
MUSEUM
increase in bulk power rates customers is lower than that for
averaging 9.5 per cent. This the municipal utilities, Hydro
would affect the cost of wholesale said. Among the factors con-
MUSINGS
power supplied to municipal tributing to the difference are:
utilities and to some 100 large elimination of a deficit pertaining
industrial consumers. to large industrial customers; a
In the early days of Upper
carries his name on the east side
difference in the use of certain
Wingham, Victoria Street was
of Josephine Street.
In making the announcement facilities (industrial customers
the main street. The post office,
The post office was operated by
Hydro Chairman Robert Taylor are usually supplied at higher
two churches, many industries
Margaret and Catherine Fisher
said the increase is considered voltages); and a change in tha
and numerous small shops were
in the store that now houses the
the minimum to cover costs and pattern of use by industrial
located there.
Waxworks Boutique. They were
avoid "further deterioration of customers.
However Josephine Street as
listed as the owners of the
Hydro's financial soundness". He Hydro cites anticipated 1980
the north -south road through
property and were sisters of
said it assumes a continuing high cost increases which resulted in
town, began to attract business.
Peter Fisher, the postmaster.
level of profitable export sales this proposal of: $52 million for
The coming of the railroad in 1873
Thomas Skales rented space
and continuing high costs from escalating fuel costs, largely
was the impetus that really
from them for his stationery
locked -in power at the Bruce coal; some $70 million for higher,
started business heading north.
business.
nuclear generating station. interest charges and depreci-
By 1874 the village of Wingham
Three banks served the new
The actual increase in the ation; and $80 million for retire-
had a population of 700. By 1879
town. The Consolidated Bank was
wholesale cost of power supplied ment of debt and 'partial financ-
the town of Wingham had a
managed by T. Gosling. Mayor
to Ontario's 332 municipal ing of new generation and trans- population of over 2,000. In
Ben Willson and C. Tait Scott
utilities will differ in each case mission facilities.
checking the records it is very
operated private banks,
clear that there were more retail
Dr. J. E. Tamlyn had his home
outlets 100 years ago than there
and office at 230 Minnie St. Dr. W
Morris bylaws rescinded.
are today.
Accordifig to the assessor's roll
B. Fowler was at 86 Victoria St.
Dr. Peter McDonald. the town
there were more than 25 mer-
reeve. had his home and office
Pletch lots to be severed
chants listed. Some of the names
are still remembered today, such
north of the Queen's hotel This
w
house was later moved to Centre
On the advice of Gary hard pressed to defend the
as McKibbon, Gregory, Mills,
Stpeet to make way for the
Davidson, Huron County plan- checkerboarding plan as being in
Ma on and Hanna. In addition present McDonald Block Dr A.
ning head, Morris Township the public interest because it was
the a were fruit dealers, but-
Bethune's office was at the north
council rescinded two 1978 originally designed to help
chers, bakers. watchmakers.
east corner of Centre and Patrick
bylaws, forcing Belgrave development of the rietch
t:o tailoro
tit uKKrsiS, 3ta,...^cis•
tree.
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developer Sam Pletch to sever subdivision and benefitted Mrdressmakers, harness makers.
The ,Wingham Times printing
lots in his subdivision through the Pletch the most.
liquor merchants. hide mer-
office was in the Stone Block
regular channel of the county The township rescinded the chants, hardware stores, tin-
Triangle Discount) The
land division committee. -bylaws at a special Monday night smiths and marble cutters.
Wingham Advance was printed
meeting because council had Henry and William Smyth on the same side of the street.
The two bylaws, which both learned from Mr. Davidson that conducted their marble cutting south of Victoria. it Is evident
dealt with the Pletch subdivision, at some time in the future
a business at the site of the present
that both papers were moved
allowed the township to take lawyer transferring title'of one of Malick Memorials. By 1880
many times over,the years
possession of areas of the sub- the Pletch subdivision lots'thight William Smyth was carrying on
division, 'checkerboard' the lots question the public good
of by himself. Their names are
Wingham, being a growing
(effectively subdividing them) council's 1978 move to sever lots found on many old tombstones in
town, was well supplied with
and sellthe severed lots back to itself and sell the lots back to Mr.
this area
builders. carpenters, masons and
Mr. Pletch. Pletch.
Many of the shops were small,
plasterers Since the town was
A municipality may subdivide About 15 lots are included in the some With only 10 to 13 feet of the terminus for the i,ondon
Huron and Bruce Railway, many
or sever its own land without Pletch subdivision and council frontage Some tradespeople had
railroad men such as enginemen,
following the normal route decided it is better to have
15 their shops or offices on the
firemen and conductors made
through the land division com- unquestionable deeds than
to second or third floor, which is not
their homes here
mittee. save Mr. Pletch several hundred done in Wingham today.
Lang hair must have been the
Reeve William Elston ex- dollars in severance fees
There were three lawyers, .1
style then as now because Henry
plainerd the bylaws were in rescinding the 1978 bylaws, M iAet on Victoria Street, Jasi
Millard was listed as the only
rescinded because the township which were never drawn up,
A Morton on the second floor of
the Beaver Block and N. W C barber. Perhaps the most unique
could take over and subdivide council gave back to the original
land only "in the public interest". owner properties which had been Meyer in the Kent Blockin later occupation was carried out by
He said the township would be. Riven to the township as security
years he built the block that John McManus, -a potash maker
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