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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-08-03, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988. Last Friday turned out to be a nightmare for the Merv Smith family of Maple Moo-er Farms at finish harvesting their wheat and barley, which Is also ready. The Blyth Volunteer Firemen RR 1, Walton, as their combine caught fire after doing Just one turn around a field of wheat, responded to the call in record time, but the partly-insured machine was a total loss, Son Terry Smith, who was driving the machine, was able to get It off the field before it could according to Mariyn Smith. start a fire in the tinder-dry grain, but the mishap has left the Smiths without a combine to Walton Compiled by Mrs. Betty McCall. Phone 887-6677 Walton people holiday Sports dub plans tournament Karen Bernard and Kendra Shortreed are holidaying this week at Camp Menestung, Goderich. Ruth Thamer spent the holiday weekend with Annie Reid in Seaforth. Elva Shortreed, London visited recently over a weekend with the Shortreed families in the commun­ itv. Allan and Betty McCall, Bev Stevenson, Ron and Chris, spent Sunday with Doug and Betty Currie and James of Brampton at their trailer at Family Paradise. Clint and Judy Emmrich, Jamie and Katie spent the weekend at their trailer at Klondike Park, near Grand Bend. The Walton Area Sports com­ mittee monthly meeting was can­ celled from this Tuesday until next week August 9 to be held in the library at 8:00 p.m. The Bantam Boys Tournament will be held this coming weekend, with the first game to start Friday Church dosed for holidays Duff’s United Church will be closed for the month of August as the minister is on holidays. Services will resume September 4. evening at 7 p.m. There will be eight teams participating hosted by coaches, Don and Pat Nolan. People Local teacher tours through Europe Mrs. Margery Huether has recently returned from the “Alps Seminar’’. She along with 35 teachers visited Northern Italy, Southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria for three weeks. The Squirt Tournament is schedul­ ed for the following weekend, Aug. 12 - 13. Sunday supper guests recently with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Huether and John were Mrs. Ruby Web­ ster, Clinton; Kathy Larone, Sea­ forth; and Steven Huether, Toron­ to. Cardiff tells railway it got slower when it got modern Continued from Page 6 to cover additional expenses in­ curred in the change to other modes of transport. •3. The leaving intact of the rail line, associated bridges and rights of way for a sufficient period of time to enable possible reactivation under private enterprise. •4. Incentives tothe Province of Ontario to make improvements to area roads so that large transport vehicles may move with greater ease and safety to link our area with the major highways and railheads. Mr. Harris also provided the hearing with copies of letters from the Village of Blyth, Village of Brussels, East Wawanosh Town­ ship and Turnberry Township, all supporting Wingham’s stand. David Cameron, Wingham’s economic development committee chairman, asked the hearing to consider the disastrous effects the closing would have not only on the town, but its neighbours as well. More is involved in the decision than just CN’s profits, he said. “Other transportation companies provide service in areas where it is not profitable ... and many other companies service accounts that are not profitable. This is part of being in business.’’ CN has no one to blame but itself for the state of poor repair which the company claims exists on the line, Mr. Cameron said. He remembers the days section gangs lived in Wingham and worked on the line, ”... butldon’t think it is in the last 20 years.’’ Huron Bruce MP Murray Cardiff also appeared and told the hearing he supported the Town of Wing- ham’s stand and its four specific requests for compensation should the line be abandoned. “We realize it is very difficult to justify the economic viability of the line, but if it is dropped, it will never be able to come back,’’ Mr. Cardiff said. Once a user of the rail line himself, Mr. Cardiff said poor service forced him to discontinue. Ever since centres lost the local agent who lived in the community and understood its needs, there was a steady drop in rail service, he said. ‘ ‘There was a time when you had steam engines, that we could get cattle loaded in western Canada and delivered to the farm in five days,” Mr. Cardiff told CN lawyer Mr. Hall. “But the more modern you got, it took up to 10 days.” Wingham Business Association president Elmer Squires said the town’s business community con­ siders the railway line vitally important to the area, not only as economical transportation for existing business, “but also as an indispensable tool in attracting new industry to the area. ’ ’ The WBA strongly opposes abandon­ ment of the rail line, he said. Two of those presenting briefs each said they just might be better at running a railroad than Cana­ dian National. Peter Bowers of Owen Sound wants to acquire the line for his proposed regional railroad system, while Andrew Tare of Palmerston, president of Para-Saucer Ltd. told the hearing he wants to put passenger service on the line if CN is allowed to abandon it. Mr. Tare asked that if the line is abandoned, he be allowed to purchase it for $1 so he can establish a “railbus” service on a two-year trial basis. He said he also wants to establish passenger railbus service on the line between Stratford and Owen Sound, but CN has turned him down. “CN has gone out of its way to discourage private enterprise from doing so. ’ ’ Mr. Bowers said if his group acquires the line, he has a customer with the potential to ship 300 to 500 carloads annually over the line that CN wants to abandon. AJthoughMr. Halltried several differentapproaches to get Mr. Bowers to divulge the customer’s name, the Owen Sound man refused to do so. Mr. Bowers did, however, say that the shipments of agricultural products would pass through Owen Sound harbour and use rail lines running from that city. The plant would be located in the Brussels or Wingham area. Roger Trimmers, of the Ontario Legislative Committee which re­ presents Canadian railway em­ ployees, testified that his research has determined that CN is propos­ ing to abandon about 27 per cent of its track in western Ontario. A CN employee himself and a qualified track maintenance fore­ HEALTH ON THE HILL- Aid Building Fund Staff people in the lab department at the hospital recently sponsored a hot dog day for other members of the hospital staff. As a result of their efforts proceeds amounting to $100 were presented to the Hospital building fund. 28 Centennial Drive The public is reminded that the Seaforth Medical Clinic offices are now located in the new accommodation which theclinic rents in the new Seaforth Community Health Centre located at 28 Centennial Drive just north of the hospital and not at the hospital. Record Hospital Activity A crew from the audio visual services of University Hospital London was at the hospital recently shooting material for an audio visual video which will assist in presenting the hospital story to the community when the campaign to raise funds for the construction program gets under way early in the autumn. Using a text prepared by Robert Woolsey, University Hospital video technologist, the video indicates a typical day at the hospital. In addition it recalls the early days of hospital service and the way in which it has served succeeding generations. Taking part in the video are Fred Tilley board chairman, Marlen Vincent who leads the fund raising committee, James M. Scott long time Board member and former chairman, Don Kernihan assistant and administrator, Mrs. Joan Chesney Nursing supervisor for emergency, operating and out patients, Mrs. Arnold Scott, Wayne Scott and Mrs. Nancy Gridzak. Planning a Visit? When you visit a friend or relative in hospital, please remember that you can help or hinder recovery. The patient and the hospital staff will thank you for your consideration. When you visit ... •Your co-operation in observing visiting hours can allow the hospital to follow its regular routine in caring for its patients and speed their recovery. •Try to be cheerful. If you give patients “bad” news, you only put blocks in the road to recovery. \ •Keep your conversation light. Don’t ask the patient to make decisions. •Make your visits brief. The patient isn’t as strong as he once was and tires easily. • Please do not bring food to a patient. Many patients are on a speciai diet and any variation from the food prescribed will only hinder recovery. man, Mr. Timmers said he conduc­ ted a walking inspection of sections of the line and disputed CN’s high estimate for rehabilitative work. He estimated a “more reason­ able’’ figure to be closer to $100,000 than the $220,000 plus suggested by the railway. Asked by Mr. Morris how he was able to arrive at the 27 per cent figure for rail abandonment, Mr. Timmers said it came from CN’s own in-house magazine “Keeping Track”. The title of the article, Mr. Timmers said, is “Line Abandon­ ment Creates Real Estate Bonan­ za” which prompted Mr. Morris to point outthat Western Foundry has some of “that real estate next to their plant.” Wayne Caldwell, senior planner anddeputy director of planning and development for Huron Coun­ ty, also attended the hearing and presented the county’s brief op­ posing the application. At the hearing’s conclusion Wednesday night, Mr. O’Brien said he will make a decision within 90 days.