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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-02-10, Page 10 Single Copy Not Over 25c r� r ,Yr.• .+l{i'r 'r'r3%K%Y%1.{% {: {'%'ri�r �;:r,:.: ;r ;5';:: •: :•:✓.•: :•:{•: {•i; •: :•:{: •:•r: : ii. •rig:. ..! . f . r!.. : r . t. rrYr. r: r:: . l ::'r: : r: • : ✓:.•.v.. :. :•h L'rr :%:Sv . 1. r.•r { • flXf : lf.I• f r.' l•✓ G •.w, .. fir':.:'.;.•. rti✓' „r. Wingham, Ontario,;Thursday, February 10, 1972 FIR & SECTION Bazar of Values - Salute to Mr. & Mrs. cons�.rn The consumers of Wingham and area have made this community one of the finest shopping centres in .this region. Your shopping habits and buying skills have thrown the spotlight on Wingham and area and have caused other communities to cast envious eyes in air direction. As a method of saying "Thank You" 32 merchants in the Winghatn area have teamed up to present six full weeks of special values in "Bazaar of Values" a special section in The Advance -Times where their ap- preciation ppreciation of .you. the consumer, will be demonstrated. These specials will be advertised each week by Wingham merchants who are constantly looking for bigger and better values to pass on to you. These firms are proud of their merchandise. They pride them- selves in that they can offer identical items in Wing - ham that you can find anywhere and in most cases for less money. To put a bit of spice into the action which you will find in Wingham stores for the next six weeks, a total of $200 in merchandise vouchers will be handed out to six lucky draw Winners. All you have to do is visit any of the participating places of business and obtain a sales slip or entry form and deposit- it in any one of five locations. You can shop, -in Wingham with confidence. The shopkeepers here are your friends. Their purpose is to supply you with the best quality merchandise, at the lowest possible prices. The Wingham Advance -Times serves as a mes- senger to bring -the buyer and the seller together. We respect your shopping habits, and are proud to join the following merchants in a "SALUTE TO YOU", Mr. and Mrs. Consumet. The progressive Wingham merchants making this "Bazaar of Values" include: Bridal Boutique, Burke Electric, Bruce Foxtgn Supertest, Bennett's 5c to $1.00 Store, Belgrave Co -Op, Brophy Bros., Callan Shoes, Currie's Furniture, Country Store, Whitechurch; Decor Shoppe, Earl's Fair, Ernie Merkley & Son, Fraser Farm Service, Hill's Shoes, Hanna's Men's and Boy's Wear, Harris Stationery, Handicraft. and Flower Shop, Hayes - Family Clothing, Remington I.•G.A., Ken's Alignment, Miller's Ladies' Wear, Readman Texaco, Readman Cleaners, Royal T Ser- vice, ervice, Stainton Hardware, Stedmans, Triangle Dis- count, Vance's Drug Store, Walter's, Walker's Home Furnishings, Warren House, and Wingham Drive -In Cleaners. Ren.vati-�n costs to far exceed $15 A letter from the Department of Social and Family. Services, Toronto, was read at the Wing - ham council meeting Monday night indicating that ,approval had been given for the purchase and renovation ,of the old post office as the site for a day care centre. The estimate forwarded to the department was for $15,000 for purchase 'of the building and an additional $15,000 to coverre- novations to bring the building to required standard, . The letter also advised council that the services of a qualified architect should be sought to plan Fhanges and then meet with de- , -- 'partmeni,P.-arehitects ,o discuss the matter in its entirety. Mayor DeWitt,Miller told coun- cil that a tentative discussion with an architect who had spent a little time checking the old post ,i Council wiii commend firemen 'Wingham firemen will 'receive .a letter .from council expressing appreciation for their work, the_ manner- in which the equipment and hall are kept and for the in- • • terest shown in attending drills • and meetings. . This decision by council Mon- day night came after Jim Currie told council of the firemen's personal interest and that many .of -them ,had also' voluntarily en- rolled in a first aid course. It was reported that approval • for the radio hook-up had been re- ceived from the Townships of •, .Morris., and East Wawanosh and only Turnberry and Howick re- mained to sanction the installa- tion of radio communication. This system was suggested about three months ago to operate un- der the Mutual Fire Aid agree- ent between the member muni- • c palities. . &gib - ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By Tlie Pedestrian PROSPECTS GOOD— With two weeks to go until the next Talent Hunt, there are al- ready nine entrants registered Srwith Jim Gregg. • WiN AWARDS— Five students of F. E. Madill • technical courses were recipient of cash awards from the Indus- trial Accident Prevention As- sociation Tuesday. 0-0-0 . "ROGUES GALLERY"— ^ If any citizen has photographs of previous town councils of • Wingham,- Jim Currie would be - inteeested in knowing about them. It is hoped to4create a gal- lery of such pictures ih ,the town hall. o-0--0 THE RIGHT PLACEr- If anyone has a justifiable com- plaint about how snowmobiles are operated in town, they should call Fred McGee, Dan Stuckey or A Marc Foti st, members of the Wingham Snowfnobile As?,ocia- tion. L,. office indicated that the $15,000 'allocated for renovations would be far from sufficient. Mr. Miller suggested -that twice that amount might be necessary. Deputy Reeve Harold Wil asked if the town would have agree with everything an arc tect might suggest or could some ccidents result of storm The storm which swept across Ontario and isolated Wingham for as few hours Friday was al- most a facsimile of the storm of January 2j, 1971 which tied up the area from Tuesday to Friday. The major difference in the two storms was that of a year ago had much heavier snowfalls with con- siderable drifting which rendered highways impassable. Last week's storm had much 16ss snow but high winds destroyed any hope of travelling anywhere Fri- day By rnid-morning, snowplows and provincial polite cruisers were called in off the roads and conditions rapidly deteriorated as the day progressed. Warnings were issued repeatedly for motorists to stay off the roads and starting about 2'p.m. reports were issued concerning various roads closed. Among the first reported closed were the area between Amberley - and Kincardine, Highway 4 in the Blyth area, portions of 86 and 87 and Highway 6 south from Var- ney to below Arthar:. Most school's closed abott noon, many having had a. very limited attendance as school buses were unable to make their regular morning runs. F. E. Madill Sec- ondary School had only a handful of students in the building after I1u30a.rn., all of them residing in* Wingham.. - . Saturday Fatality The sudden death Saturday afternoon of Lionel Mahood of RR 2, Wingham may be attributed to storin conditions. ' Because of 00 estimate part be eliminated to keep costs down. Jim Currie commented that the' d'epartment's call for a profes- sional man to plan the building changes suggested that they were anxious to have the best. "This is a case where the professionals take over where the. amateurs Detailed police report ,resented to council The annual report of police ac- tivities, prepared by Chief Jim Miller, was presented to council Monday night by police commit- tee. chairman William Harris. There were 36 business pre- mises found insecure during 1971 -with owners nptified, and 96 homes received special attention While owners were on vacation or Out of town for other reasons. There were 1,057 occurrences and complaints reported which were attended to by the officers and seven children and one adult were reported missing, all of whom were found. Reference was „made to the successful bicycle _rodeo and tours' by -school children of the police facilities, and their in- volvement this year in sponsor- ing a hockey team in the novice house league. Summonses issued during the year totalled 280 plus 132 served for other departments and' eight warrants to 'arrest. Five cars were reportedstolen and all re- covered, seven bicycles with six recovered. The number of accidents in- vestigated were 93 with '56 oyer $200 and 37 under $200 value. Property damage Was assessed at $39,980. Under the Criminal Code there 'were 109 offences re- ported with 28 cleared without charge, 75 resulting in charges laid and six not cleared. Total value of property stolen was $6,967.93 and that recovered was $6,814.93 with an outstanding balance of $153. . There were 2,885 callsreceived by radio and telephone and 1,358 calls transferred by dispatcher Lou Palmer. The total number of calls processed was 4,243. Council expressed approval.' of the detail contained in the report. left off:" John Bateson thought it would have been a better plan to have purchased land and have the De- partment of Social and Family Services underwrite the cost of. a new building. It was pointed out that use of the old post office building for this service would -eliminate possible deterioration of the site to the degree it would become un- sightly. Mayor Miller told council "things were moving ahead." William Harris was concerned about the proposed May 31 dead- -Eine. "What happens if the project. is not well on -the way to comple- tion by May?", he asked and -the mayor said that .projects,at Listo- wel and Stratford were not start- ed yet but iolone appeared to be unduly worrrred. It was decided to have further.' consultation with an architect in an effort to determine how much work would have to be done and .probable cost. ;Only 1 0 hours from Hawaii, 24 from Torontofio Wingham For those of you planning a vacation in Hawaii, a bit• of ad- vice: Forget it! You will only come home with a.good cold. Mr. and.Mrs. Joe Kerr and Mr. and Mrs: Harold `kerr arrived 1back in Ontario last Friday, wel- comed by a raging snowstorm. From'sun and surf off the coast of Oahu, they landed at Toronto In- ternational Airport at 9:30 Friday morning; it had taken them approximately ten hours to come from the warm climes. • ., They left Toronto airport about .10 a.m. and 24 hours later they had not , yet reache.d Wingham. Forced.to remain in Arthur over- night, they finally made it to the old hometown about noon Satur- day. And in case you haven't tried it, driving with your head out the window is liable to give you the sniffles! About the trip, it was enjoy - Able, though temperatures Were not as high as they generally are on the islands. One night it was as • cold as 54 degrees with day tem- peratures never reaching "the 80 mark. The Kerrs stayedat the Out rigger Hotel in Honolulu, en- joying tours of the City and the is- land of Oahu. They also saw the locally -produced Kodak show which has been running con- tinually for 37 years in a Honolulu park. Despite the st good to be. home. 1, SOMEONE SPENT considerable time making sure there. would be easy access to this house on Shuter Street and even though the pathway its fairly narrow, the snow piled- up either side shows the amourtt of work involved:, Staff Photo. Power demand increases Demand for electric power tario Hydro. Such a unit would be .a used• truck with boom and buc- through the facilities Qf Wingham Public Utilities is growing with. the gradual swing to .electrically . heated homes. It was reported alt Thursday night's meeting of the Public Utilities Commision that. there are now 100 homes heated in this manner. Presenting his report, Superin- tendent Ken Saxton said that dur- ing January. there had been no new applications for power or water, no applications for water. heaters on a -- rental basis, but two units had been sold 'outright. .Mr. Saxton told the commission members of general work. He said that a broken 8 -inch water main in the vicinity of the Lloyd - Truax plant had been repaired. Under discussion for some ime,' the need' for another line truck was again considered with ernpnasrs placed on the. possibil- ity of acquiring one through On - sniffles, the Kerrs admit it is ' Painful hand and leg injuries were treated at the Wingham and District Hospital after farm and winter accidents rendered four people temporarily inactive last week. - ` Martin,Hendriks of RR 7, Luck - now, was admitted tohospital on Monday of last week after lacerating his hand while cutting wood. His condition was de- scribed as satisfactory earlier this week. Fifteen -year-old Russell Jones of Wingham lacerated his right leg while helping push a car out of snow on Thursday. After emer- gency treatment he was allowed to return home. An RR 3, Holyrood youth who has had more than his share of hard luck this year, again found himself in hospital. Kenneth Eadie, 19, was attempting to un- tie a steer on his -father's--farm when the animal moved and crushed the youth's hand against the stall. His condition was also described as satisfactory this week. In similar condition in hospital is 1.1 -year-old Anne Colwell of RR Four treated for injuries MRS. LARRY WHEATLEY, RR 1, Dublin, assistant hone economist with Catherine Huht, collects club registrations from Mrs. Dave Hackett, Mrs. 'Donald Hackett, both of Lucknow; and Mrs. John Currie, RR 3, Wingham, and Mrs. J. Lapp of Wingham. They were attending a training session for the spring project for Homemaker clubs. ---Staff Photo. 5, Lucknow. Anne was riding a hbrse Saturday evening on her father's farm wh n the horse rolled over into snow and on rising, accidentally kicked the rider. ket. It was thought, if a suitable unit could bey found,it could be , purchased at a considerable sav- ing,. The balance of the meeting was devoted to discussion concerning l'uture plans. A survey regarding the number of light standards and the type'of illumination, in connection with the proposed plan to change the lighting on Jo- . sephine Street will be made. "Gun shed" site for police office ", Plans for changes to the "gun - shed" section of the Armouries to make it the new site of police offices Oil be submitted to coun- cil at the March meeting. Councillor Jim Currie, report- ing for the property committee, said ° some headway in the planning had been made, but pre- ferred to not' make, any definite statements at Monday night's council meeting. A-nother•renovation project will be the auditorium in the town hall, but estimates for this job will not be available until near the end of this month and work would hot probably start 'until the middle of March. Councillor Margaret Bennett commented she was pleased to know that council would under- take this work rather than having the Towne Players ' or other groups assume this responsi- bility. Jokesters Beware! On rare occasions some persons with a perverted sense of humor attempt to use the local newspaper as a tool for their twisted practical jokes. For example, within the past week an engagement notice was re- ceived by mail at our office. Double-checking, by telephone we found -Thanthe parties nameeinilie announcement had not placed the notice Fortunately this sort of thing does not happen frequently, but it is not the first occasion on which the good name of the newspaper has been jeopardized by malicious and untruthful information. in future this newspaper will NOT ACCEPT engagement notices unless they are .brought to the office personally by those who are in- serting them or are received through one of our rural correspondents who has personal knowledge of the truth of the information • Engagements ARE NOT acceptable by either mail or telephone. it, despite these precautions, any attempt is made to place false information in our newspaper the publisher will take immediate legal action against the person responsible. . • Rod Wraith expressed the opin ion that the present distance be- tween the light poles was too great, a comment with which the chairman, Roy Bennett, and DeWitt Miller agreed. Mr. Saxton pointed out that the quality of the new lights would have consider- able bearing upon where the new light standards would have to be placed. Mr. 'Saxton also told the com- mission that the outside staff is assisting with the installation of lights on the stew poles at the baseball park in their free time ,on a voluntary basis. Council Briefs The Planning Board will meet within the next week to name a chairman to succeed the late W. B. Conron. 0-9-0 A special meeting will be held Tuesday. February 15, to discuss the_ possibility -of hiring a town manager and to co-ordinate the wage scale . of employees in various town departments. poor driving conditions Friday, 'he stayed in Wingham overnight. and after lunch Saturday drove home. It was reported that plows had cleared the road into his area and his own driveway was also cleared. He apparently reached home without incident about 2 p.m. Sometime between then and 5 p.m. he suffered a heart sei- zure. Mrs. Dermott O'Reilly, 22, of Kincardine was taken to. Wing - ham & District Hospital Saturday for treatment for injuries to her lower back following an accident on Highways„ 86 a half mile east of Wingham. "o James Poland was driving east :and swerved to avoid hitting a car stuck in the snow and his car was struck in the rear by a car driven by Robert Shepherd of St. Catharines. Mrs. O'Reilly was a passenger in the Poland car. Mrs. Shepherd was taken to hospital for examination and then re- leased. eased. The accident was attributed to stormy conditions resulting in ex- tremely poor visibility. Two other accidents ,of a minor nature oc- curred Friday: Victims of snowmobile accidents. Ah 11 -year-old Wingham girl was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital last Friday with a fractured knee cap. Jane Vath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vath of Diagonal Road, was riding on, a snowmo- bile which was reported to have been in collision with a car on Riverview Road. Her condition late Monday was described as satisfactory. The accident was ' investigated by Const. Ed Deer, of the town police. ' A Brussels woman was also a victim of an accident involving a sno ►tirmbile on Sunday. Mrs. Kenneth White Was reported to• have been driving the machine down a -hill when it left.the ground ands she received severe shock when it landed and she rolled off. She was later admitted to hospi- tal with injuries to her lower back. Prov. Const. K. R. Balzer in- vestigated the' accident which occurred on -Concession 6, Morris Township. Mrs. A. McCrackin has 80th birthday On February 1, a well-known resident of Bluevale, Mrs. Alex McCrackin, observed her •80th birthday. .,.,,On Sunday a family'dinner was held with 21 members of her family pre4ent. On Tuesday afternoon and evening many neighbors and friends called with good wishes . for her continued' health. Mrs. McCrackin received many lovely cards and gifts. For. her 80 years she is still quite active and takes an interest in community activity. Her hobbies are quilting, gardening. and flowers. - Council .moves to develop town's industrial outlook . Industrial and promotion com- mittee chairman Tim Willis re- ported to council Monday night I that he had arranged for the in- sertion of advertising in a promo- tional brochure covering the Blue Water region. Mr. Willis said that in addition to the advertising space, provi- sion' had been made for a descriptive write-up to interest industry and visitors to come to Wingham. Mayor DeWitt Miller suggested that council should consider hold- ing a special night as '"Thdustrial Appreciation Night" and council agreed this should be done and set a date early in May. Mr. Willis will head a com- mittee to arrange the program and said he thought this night would.be an ideal time to launch the town's nev"' industrial bro- chure. Council Briefs Mowbray Construction Co. Ltd. was given approval in principal to construct a 4-plex apartment on William Street. Application for a building permit must be ap- proved before the work can start. PS