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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-04-06, Page 1Single Copy Not Over 25c Wi , Thursday, April 6, 1972 d ONTARIO PRESIDENT HONORED—Mrs. James Robinson, right, president of the Re- bekah Assembly of Ontario, was the guest of honor at a dinner on Monday evening at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. From the left are Mrs. Harold King, Noble Grand, Wingt ham; Mrs. Willard Metclafe, District Deputy President, 24 North, Kincardine; and Mrs. Joseph Schneider, District Deputy President, 24 South, Wingham. —Staff Photo. Council approves plan to engage supervisor A decision of considerable con- sequence was reached at Monday evening's meeting of Wingham town council when a majority of those present voted to seek the. services of a municipal supervis- • or. The successful applicant for the position will be responsible for . setting up, directing and maintaining 'custodial services for all municipal buildings; act as purchasing agent for all 1de- partments; provide for co-ordi- nation of inter -departmental services (both personnel and Darr .Centre board holdi fitst meeting The board appointed to ad- minister the affairs of the clay care centre held its first meeting last Wednesday night to discuss the various needs of the centre. Chairman is Jack Alexanderwith Tim Willis as the other rep- resentative from council. Ap- pointees at large are Mrs. Vernon Reid, Mrs. Richard LeVan and Mrs. Jim Ward. Discussion generally centred around the hiring of a supervisor, and.The Advance -Times and the London paper will carry ad vertising for a qualified person. Following her appointment, other members of the staff. will be' selected. Structural changes and reno, vation of the old post office build= ing to make it meet requirements are moving ahead under the • direction of Angus Mowbray. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian • t DON'T -WASTE TIME!— • If you are interested in seeing the final Lions talent show on the 20th, better move quickly as tick- ets are going fast: It promises to be a real showcase of talent with four winners from each of the previous three shows competing for top prizes. Local and area tal= ent will. be well represented. --0---0 EASTER BUNNY • OUT IN THE COLD!— We ,aren't sure how New York made out on its Easter parade but here there were more fur coats and woollen scarves on pa- y rade than there were Easter bon- nets. Certainly not the kind of fun day you wanted to be out hunting Easter eggs under bushes. Some- one said .we would have a back- ward spring; we think she is so backward she has turned and made a hasty retreat! 0--0--0 BACK TO WORK AGAIN— With the winter holiday and the 'Easter vacation out of 'tire way, it's' time for students to settle down and get in the groove again. For many it will be three months more of books and study. Some are having a prolonged holiday, M thanks to the chicken 'pox which have' been in the local public school for awhile. • equipment) ; supervise and schedule all departmental oper- ations and plan for more efficient _methods of operation in co-op- eration with council, its commit- tees and the clerk -treasurer. The motion included the pro- viso that the person engaged to fill this position would serve a six- month probationary period. A minority of council members opposed the motion, while those in favor expressed their convic- tion that changing conditions in- dicate the need for. a person who can devote full time to the co -or- dination of town council's several departments. ' Anothgr important move came with* "fhe decision to circulate a resolution seeking change in the representation of towns on county councils. The resolution asks that pro- vincial laws be altered so that the mayor and reeve of each town within the county be the auto- matic representatives of the mu- nicipality on county council. -Present law requires the- reeve and -or deputy reeve to sit on the county council. Reason for the resolution springs from what a majority of town councillors here believe to be a lack of commu�ijcation be- tween county and municipal gov- ernments. It is felt that if the mayor was one of the representa- • tives on county council liaison would be improved. The resolution will be •.circulat- ed to all municipalities in Huron County as welIas the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Daffodil Sunday marks beginning of campaign The re -appearance of spring flowers always gives people a lift as they realize these harbingers_ of spring announce that winter is at • an end, and hope springs eternal that the better weather will be enjoyable and meaningful for a better life. The daffodil has been chosen by the Canadian Cancer Society as a way of saying there is hope for those afflicted with cancer. This Sunday, •the churches of Wing - ham will be decorated with daffo- dils to herald spring and also to announce that the local campaign on behalf of the Cancer Society will start Monday. More, than 50 per cent of all funds raised by the • society in over 3,000 communities is spent on cancer research in ,univer- sities and teaching hospitals in 18 communities. The fact that some cancers, at least, can be prevented is now generally known. One authority has stated that if everything known about the causes of cancer were put into universal practice, fully' 80 per. „ cent 'of all cancer would be prevented. The importance of regular check-ups was stressed recently by Dr. L. L. Clarke when he spoke to the Huron branch of the society. Another • factor of ex- treme importance in this area is that Wingham is the site of the cancer clinic and -regular month- ly sessions are held where those with cancer and others may re- ceive instructions and attention. Blitz Monday Marc-Foreseis chairman of the Wingham campaign and under his leadership canvassers will conduct a blitz. next Monday night. All who wish to help in this blitz are askedto report at the town hall or contact Mr. Forrest. George Hetherington is chair- man of the campaign covering the surrounding rural areas and members of several Women's In- stitute branches have undertaken to assist in this campaign 'which will continue through the early part. of April. In the event that some are ab- sent from home when a can- vasser calls, call-back cards will be left and contact will be made' within a few days. The daffodil signifies that there is hope for those afflicted with cancer, . but generous contribu- tions to the campaign provides the money for research and d this is the foundation of hope. uron 3 FIRST SECTION Board is forced to slash 00 from education budget It took sharp pencils and two nights of concentrated effort, the Huron County Board of dUd cation has managed to oho, about $350,000 from the 1972 get. The drastic cuts were nec'es- sary because of a provincial`gov, ernment imposed ceiling ;o111 spending for ordinary expenses This ceiling was based on spend -1 ing last year in Huron County and the board learned that because it had been economy -minded in ale past, its ceiling for 1972 will much lower than in some cot*'' ties•in the province where a him`{ level of spending has been main-, tained. In 1971, for example, spend ng in Huron County totalled $4718$... per resident internal elementa,> student. (A resident internal stu dentis one who lives and atten' school in Huron County.) s" The 1972 spending at the ele, mentary level has been increase. this year by $60.24 per resident internal student, making the ceil- ing on elementary 'spending $531.12 per resident internal st ,- dent. In the secondary panel, last year's spending per resident It>1,4•; ternal student was $942.90. _ '�::..`. year's increase will be $76.58 resident internal seconder, school student, bringing the cejr- ing to $1,019.48. This same ceilm applies to the grants for the train,'' able retarded. It was pointed out that the is creases from government grant: will do little more than pay to" the increases in salaries alreatdl contracted. Enrolment Down Huron County is also faced wi a substantial reduction in .tai number of resident internal stu.-`n dents on which the governmeng grant is based. It has been esti:-4. mated that there will be about 200 students less in the.. elernentar t; system and about 119 students less at the secondary level begin- ning in September 1972. The .closing of CFB Clinton has been cited as one of the reasons - for" the drop in enrolment, ,al-• though evidence is that the birth rate in Huron is declining stead- ily, as it is in most parts of the country. However, development at former CFB Clinton could add revenue to Huron County's edu- cational coffers and the board hasn't ruled out the possibility of ' a larger .government grant than presently anticipated. • In the meantime, severe cuts had to be made in the budgets in both the elementary and secon- dary schl panels. tary budget were the funds for teacher aids which have been utilized in, some schools in thg county. Severest cuts will come in the ,reduction of exper<zditures in school,,offices, regular day school supplies, transportation (other than home to school and return) and other operating expenses as well as plant operation and main- tenance. As an. example of the kind of cutting which was done, the sup- ply list from the elementary (and secondary) school principals which had already .undergone several deletion sessions, were stripped to only the barest essen- tials as deemed -necessary by the superintendents of education. In the elementary panel, there will be a reduction in the audio- visual and library budget to 50 per cent of the actual expendi- turesmade in 1971. Although an original proposal h d been to discontinue guidance in the elementary schools of the county, the program was saved through making additional cut- baieks in the plant operation and maintenance budgets. In the secondary panel cuts - were made m the school offices, regular day school supplies, audio-visual supplies, guidance library supplies, cafeteria sup- plies, plant maintenance, trans - Please turn to Page 8 By-Iawsets planning board personnel Included in the business trans- acted by the Wingham council on Monday evening was the passage of a by-law naming the personnel of . the local and area planning board for this year. Council members appointed are: John • Bateson, Wingham; William Els- ton, Morris; Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh and Don Eadie, Turn - berry. Non -council members are : David Bender, Wingham; Stewart Procter, Morris; Murray Scott, East. Wawanosh; W. B. Cruikshank, Turnberry; and Donald Kennedy, Calvin Burke and Dr. Kenneth Lawless, Wing- cl%ham . ( Communications read at the same meeting included a letter from the Ontario authorities in- forming council that the designa- tion under equalization of indust- rial opportunity will continue throughout 'this year. Under this plan assistance is offered to in- dustries which establish in the community or expansion of exist- ing firms, either of which will in- crease employment. The Department of Trans- portation and Communications informed the town that guard rails south of the Canadian- Tire store, bordering highway footage controlled by Wingham, will be replaced. The 'old single -cable rails are being converted to a' At the elementary school level, there will be no expansion of Spe- cial Education staff as was pre- viously approved the board. Deleted from the budget were the funds for the'psychometrist, one special learning 'disabilities teacher, one speech teacher, three and one-half remedial teachers and one additional as- sistant superintendent.. Eight Less Teachers Because of the decreasing en- rolment throughout the county, the teaching staff can be reduced by eight teachers, without causing too much hardship to the system This includes three kindergarten teachers and five regular class- room teachers. It should be noted that it is un- likely that any teachers will be dismissed. The cutback will sim- ply mean that eight teachers who are retiring this spring will not he replaced. Also chopped from the elemen- �tia • 4 MEMBERS OF THE new board to administer the affairs of the day care centre ar'e Mrs. Vernon Reid, Mrs. Jim Ward and Mrs. Richard LeVan seen at the first meeting with town representatives on the board. Other members are Jack Alexander, chairman, and Tim WiiIls. —Staff Photo. ROYMANUEL S in the lazy-boy.chair presented to him bythe staff. of Wingham Public School Gast Wednesday afternoon. Stewart Beattie made the presentation and con- gratulated Mr. Manuel on his 28 years of service. ITS "Hometown Newspaper" contest offers $300 prize to readers Three hundred dollars in cash and a gold medal will be the awards to the writer of the best short story in the "Hometown Newspaper" competition this year. The competition is spon- sored and prizes are provided by Dominion Textile Limited. There is nothing complicated about the contest. Readers of this newspaper are invite0o submit stories of not less than 250 words and not more than 700 words; de- scribing just what their com- munity newspaper means to them. The objective is to encourage local newspaper readers to think about what their paper means to them as individuals, their fam- ilies, their lives and theircom- munities and to set these thoughts down in straightforward language. Polished literary ex- pression is not sought. The judges will be interested in simple; clear exposition which indicates an awareness by the reader of the role of the community news- paper. The judges will not be looking for excessively high prise of the paper—they will study the " judg- ment and understanding by read- ers of the function of the paper. Members of this newspaper's staff and its regular correspon- dents are not permitted to enter the compet) tion . All stories entered will be pub- lished in this newspaper and must be -in the hands of the editor in time for publication during the month of April. For that reason they must be either mailed or de- livered to The Advance -Times of- fice not later than April 21st. Names and addresses of the writ- ers must, of course, be included. After publication' in the paper, the printed articles along.with the contestants' original copy, will be sent on to the national judging committee. Winners will be an- nounced at the annual convention of the Canadian .Community Newspapers Association in Mon- treal on August 16th. Kindergarten registration on April 11 Parents who have children to enter Kindergarten in September are invited to register them at the Kindergarten Room in the Wing - ham Public School. Registration will take place during the afternoon of Tuesday, April 11, from 2:30 to 4:30. Only children who are five years of age before January 1, 1973, are eligi- ble to register. If not convenient to go on the above date, please contact the teacher, Mrs. William Elliott or the principal, Mr. T. S. Beattie. three -cable system in the in- terests of safety. The bill to the town for the change will be $630. A letter from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority set the town's allocation for 1972 at $3,677 compared. with $2,140 last year. The Department of Correc- tional Services informed the council that since the closing of the county jail at Goderich, prisoners will be held at either Walkerton or Stratford. The town will be charged by Perth and Bruce Counties for jail accom- modation, but reimbursement will be made to the town by pro- vincial subsidy. To Hold Meeting , A letter from Cal Burke Elec- tric asked that further steps. be taken to clarify deeds to property in the mercantile area from John Street south to Victoria on the east side of Josephine: Most of the deeds to the properties in this sector are 'so inaccurate as to property descriptions that a Judge's Plan, re -setting the boundaries, appears to be the only solution. In order to secure such a plan it is necessary to or- ganize a meeting of all the property owners- concerned, at which mutual agreement would be sought. Mayor DeWitt Miller was asked to contact Mr. Burke end request that he set up the re- quired meeting. Reports• Councillor Harris, reporting for the police committee stated that the 1972 budget has been pre- pared, which will include the pur- chase of a camera for the police department. The purchase•will be made through the Ontario Pro- vincial Police at Mount Forest. Councillor Hateson of the pub- lic works committee, discussed the 1972 requirements for road maintenance and construction. Finance chairman Margaret Bennett presented accounts Please turn- to `Page 8 ' 1971 report shows_ sur ptt'T�t Douglas Blake of the account- ing firm of Thorne, Gunn, Helli- well & Christenson attended the Wingham Town Council meeting on Monday evening to review the financialstatement for 1'971. Mr. Blake pointed out that one of „the pleasant aspects of the report was a surplus of $28,000 on 1971 business, accumulated when sev- eral areas of town expenditure had been -kept below budget. These included social welfare, streets, cemetery, police, fire and industrial revenue, tax grants and penalties as well as miscellaneous grants *had also contributed to the favorable bal- ance. . The statement included the -in- formation that the town's deben- ture debt stands at $391,000, 'in- cluding long-term obligations. The accountant explained that the reserve fund for new equip- ment must not exceed five per cent, of total tax revenue, and a discussion ensured in regard to DR. BRIAN A. HANLON Dr. Brian A. Hanlon, MB., BCH., L.M., D.R.C.O.G., recently arrived from Ireland, has estab- lished practice with Dr. J. K. Mc- Gregor in Brussels and Wing - ham. Dr. Hanlon is a graduate of University Cone Dublin. He worked in Irelan primarily where he gained experience in medicine, surgery and emer- gency' room technique. In 1969 he took the position of medical officer in one of the Cot- tage Hospitals in Newfoundland where he gained extensive exper- ience in general practice and ob- stetrics. For the past two years he has been specializing in obstetrics Blind gynecology in Ireland. • the state of present equipment, what life expectancy exists and when replacements will be re- quire&, in order to plan future re- serves and stay within the re- quired limitation. Mr. Blake said that` the Depart- ment of Municipal Affairs is ask- . ing that unpaid taxes be collected more rigorously than in the past and had suggested the most .ef- fective methods of reducing the unpaid tax balance. Unpaid taxes have increased in Wingham this year • and the level is higher than average for the province, so it was agreed that steps be taken at once to speed collections. During the discussion Coun- cillor William Harris questioned the merits of leasing police cruis- ers as opposed to outright pur- chase%This matter will be given further study. Six require attention at Wingham ho� A 10 -year-old boy was treated at Wingham and District Hospital for a lacerated left toe. Robert Gowland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Gowland, RR 1, I1"oly- rood was chopping ice with a spade when it slipped and struck his foot. James Moir, RR 2, Wingham, was admitted to hospital Satur- day with a fractured right leg received when he slipped on ice. John C. Gibson of Wroxeter was treated for a fracture of his right ankle the result of slipping Saturday. Joseph McIntyre of Lucan was treated for contusions and a mild concussion last Thursday. It was reported he fell off s, truck while unloading at the Hodgins -McDon- ald Lumber premises. Robert Goulet, 19, of Brussels was travelling north on the main street when a car driven by John Gillis, RR 1, Brussels, which was travelling south struck the Goulet vAiiiicle while making a turn. Goulet was treated at hospital for abrasions, contusions to his back and injured shoulders, Harry Brooks, 22, of Wingham was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital Saturday with abrasions to his scalp, left elbow and right leg, also injured ribs. It was reported he lost control of his car on Highway 86 and the vehicle struck a tree. ?ry •