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LUA 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Mar. 2, 1977 Former OWNA sec.-manager dies Cottage roofs in danger WERDEN LEAVENS February 16, 1977 at Sun ton and was a member of 1948 Werden Leavens As thousands of Southern go,.q reported snow loads ky Werden Leavens, former Coast Hospital, Largo, the Albion-Bolton Historical received much praise, Ontario residents continue ,," oottage roofs "were publisher and editor of The Florida, while vacationing Society and the York He is survived by his wife to dig out after recent p..vio than usual in Grey Bolton Enterprise . died suddenly on Wednesday, (continued) mean they'll be allowed to roam around..." said the questioner. Mr. Morton said that if such services as Chimo were not available, these young people would probably end up in training establish- ments, not because they belong there, 'but by default". But not all the reaction was negative, Elizabeth Ful- ford of Port Perry said that the control "of our own kids on the main street" is a problem we all have to face as parents. She said that a home such as Chimo is a badly-needed facility." Mr. Morton pointed out that in at least one way, the community is benefitting since to build and operate such a home by local government would be extremely expensive. .in that state. He was in his 71st year. Mr. Leavens served on various committees of both The Canadian Weekly News- papers Association and Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, and served as secretary-manager of the latter for a record 22 years. He was president of CWNA in 1960-61 and upon his retirement from The Bolton Enterprise in 1976 received the much-coveted Gold Quill Award for 50 years of distin- guished service to the com- munity newspapers. In 1949 he was the first chairman of the executive committee of CWNA. The work with this committee took him to Ottawa many times, giving briefs on behalf 'of CWNA to the cabinet and Prime Minister. Mr. Leavens sold The Enterprise in February 1976 to Metrospan Community Newspapers Limited, but continued his printing and publishing business. He was a noted authority on the early history of Bol- Pioneer Historical Society. Involved in community affairs, he served on Bolton council and at the time of his passing was Chairman of the Bolton Hydro Electric Commission. ; In 1967 he was appointed to the Board of Governors of Sheridan College and was also a member of the Jour- nalism Advisory Committee. For his leadership as a member and chairman of the Humber Valley Conser- vation Authority from the time of his appointment in Marjorie, son Werden, Jr., and . daughter Christina (Mrs, Ken Graham), all of Bolton, He was the loving grandfather of Asa, Roger and Douglas Leavens and Sarah Graham. He also left two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Code; Toronto; and Mrs. Myra Justice, Niagara A private family service was held from Egan Brothers Funeral Home, Bolton, on Sat., February 19th, with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | "By Jove! I believe we have a malpractice suit!". paralyzing stqrms, dangerous accumulations of snow threaten cottage and boathouse roofs, Natural Resources Minister Frank S. Miller said recently. . He advised cottage owners to check their roofs because too heavy a load of snow has caused structural damage or complete collapse to some buildings. Some cottage roofs in Huronia District have collapsed due to heavy accumulations of snow, and it is feared an overdue thaw will pack the snow and cause further damage. The situation was particu- larly serious in Parry Sound district and along the Lake Erie shore where cottage and boathouse roofs were weighted down by packed snow. As a result, three cottages at Long Point have collapsed. Owners in the Southeastern Region of the province should have their cottage roofts checked, Ministry staff warned. The Ontario Provincial - Police detachment at Owen \__ 191 Queen Street - Port Perry lay ¥ 985-8123 "Stationery & Office Surrly A Division of Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. / UL have a complote line of Wedding Stationery fo 4 all your needs Jor that special day. e Invitations e Place Cards ® Matches ® Napkins and Bruce Counties. Mild weather could cause serious -damage to buildings there, police said, ; In addition, provincial police at. Goderich have issued several warnings to cottagers during their patrols, particularly at Amberley Beach, south of Point Clark. Muskoka District reported nearly 1.02 metres of snow, while Minden, Bancroft and Pembroke have had be- tween 61 cm. and 91 cm. above average in each case. One Huntsville resident said he cleared snow from his roof twice this winter. Reports received from Ministry of Natural Re- sources district and region- al offices indicated that snow depths throughout the province are not uniform. In Northern Ontario, heavy snowfalls ' have occurred along the shores of Lake Superior and snow depths on cottage and boat- house roofs were about the same as on the ground. But, paradoxically, parts of the north had no prob- lems because of little snow. Kirkland Lake District re- ported lighter than usual snow loads with little melt. _ing since the first snowfall. _ But there was a consider- able amount of snow on cottages in the Gogama area, especially those with a shallow roof pitch. Cottage problems were fewer this 'year in Cochrane and surrounding areas. Chapleau and surrounding areas have had above aver- age depths of snow and the Ministry suggested that cottages with flat roofs should be checked or clear- ed or snow. Greenbank UcCw. The Greenbank Evening Unit held the February meeting in the form of a morning Coffee Party at the Church on Wednesday, Feb, 2nd. The theme for the Devotions * was, 'Nature - Flowers and Gardening". Joan Lee, Roberta Baird and Iva Phoenix each took part. = Everyone enjoyed coffee, muffins and jam while Roberta Baird intro- duced the guest speaker, Mrs. Helen Clark from Ux- bridge. Mrs. Clark gave us an interesting talk on grow- a- e Confetti Cards o Thank you Cards ing roses and the Horticul- ture Society, and answered many questions on plants. Roberta thanked Mrs, Clark UN (P30) --ea? £08 3, i 2 : 1 and presented her with a , § 7 Le %P small gift. i: ; dl y ' Ei % wad i Our president, Doris IIill. ; . ol © Guest Books ul period. Secretary, Eunice Rahm read the minutes and Treasurer, Marie Foster, gave the treasurer's report. It was decided to discuss a Skating Party at the next meeting. Doris reminded us of Jill Stones' wedding on Saturday, February 12th and setting of tables for same on Thurs., February . 10th at 7:30 p.m. We were also reminded of the World Day of Prayer Sefvice whi®\ will be held at Green bank on Friday, March 4th at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Rynard e Champagne Glasses for the Bride & Groom will be the guest speaker. | all 'repeating. the" Miah *=Helen Thomson : 985-7776 e Ring Bearer's Pillow ® Plume Pen Set o Wedding Albums ® Garters Re Ae wR SI