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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-01, Page 1By 8 rley Kelm'• Huron County Council won't be supporting 'Midwestern Develop- ment Cecil in. 1973. That de- . ciaion was reached on a recorded vote which was 28-31 in .favor of *., recommendatjon by the Dever meet Committee not to renew .membership in MDC. Those voting age :M waw Pix �, !! , John a' lie, Allan Campbell Harold?ampbell, Frank Cook, t ecil ' DeeJardine, Joe Dietrich, Bill Elston, John fir, Flynn, 000 Bob J. A. Mair, Everett Melly** Hervey Michael; Ken it* Michael, Roy McNichol, Wer Roy :Penson, Deb Shat, win S illery and Warmn Zinn. Voting in favor of MDC Malty Cahill, Lloyd. R. Gam, Oerry Ghm, Helen. Jermyn, Robbie fa Walter McBride, Jack chegn,Anson McKinley, Douk.. McNeil, Harvey Mulvey, 'Ed Circulctte petition to _leave jail unaltere. .. Members of Huron County Council sat patiently, Friday Morning as two separate peti- tions were presented to t by r persons who deplored the fact that a part of the jail wall was be- iang removed. MRS. "SANDY" PURDON of Whitechurch was 95 on Thursday and receivedmanygifts and cards of congratula- tions on the special day. Most members of her immediate family were able to be present for the event at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Mowbray. (Staff Photo): Nonagei�rian c�iebrates withlirnediat� �anri y. A happy gathering,, with most ' casi�on of ,her 95th birthday. Man of her immediate faMily present, gifts, cards and con atulations cheered; Mrs; Sand Purdon of were received on h Sandy e the special Whitechurch Thurrsday, on the oc- event. Cu.lrress Native Mrs. .P urdon; whola in excel- -57+4 , native` of Culross `Township, Christened Christina Ann, she was a daughter of Catherine MacDonald and Hector.MacKay. . She was educated locally, and on May 22, 1901 was married to Cutlines beneath last. week's Alexander Purdon of White - picture of Hospital Auxiliary offi- cers omitted the names of Mrs. Township, Highway 86, on a .farm R. P. Ritter, first vice president now owned ' by Robert Laidlaw. and Mrs. N. Woohier, social con- . Following their horse and venue: Both are local and devoted buggy honeymoon trip to Mit- workers in the Auxiliary and we chell, they took up farming on the., regret the oversight. Purdon homestead on' Con. 12 of 0-0_o West Wawanosh. SHOWS THE WAY— Later they established a hard - Our townsman Jack Nevery ware store in Whitechurch which was the featured "star" on a Sun- they operated until shortly after day evening television program World War II, selling it in about devoted to the subject of physical 1948 when they retired to Luck - fitness. The producers had Jack now. wired for sound to record heart They were both fond of garden- reaction to controlled exercises mg and horticulture and kept the of various kinds. He appeared to h five.. years ag .. at hich time ALONG THE -MAIN MAO By 'The Pedestrian SORRY LADIES, - spacious grounds around their survive the tests with remark- oma out f Mr urdon died minor • _ • able powers of recuperation. 0-0-0 Mrs. Purdon returned to White- - - - — — — - - church go Claim urian areas must Mare. more voices The Huron: County tax review committee has been re -activated but the makeup of the member- ship is in doubt. A recommendation . came to Hur orftounty Councillast Friday from the executive�'?committee suggesting the following ap- pointees:bCharles Thomas, chair- ' man; Gerry Ginn, Cecil .Desjar- dine, Joseph Kerr, Frank Cook, Anson McKinley ° as members; and Roy V. Pattison, warden, as an ex -officio member.. However, some' concern was felt that the rural areas were get- ting too,-nmuch representation . on the committee only two urban meulm Berea Were ori_: , MIL The 'Mat-WM . , .. once more by the.committee to opinion is that it would be a very adjust committee membership. The year-end report Of the Sb- cial Services Committee showed to that 14 municipalities in Huron i County spent less .on welfare in 1972 under the county welfare scheme inaugurated last Janu- ary. These municipalities are How-' ick, Hullett, Stanley, Stephen, * a Tuckersmith, Turnberry, Us= borne, East Wawanosh, Exeter, B Seaforth, Wingham, Brussels, Hensall and Zurich: e Total expenditures for welfare o assistance in Huron for 1972 was c $231,546.46. In 1971 it was fi Qddleifs+, n, Stan Pont,, (Arvin Reed, C. Scanlon;; charles Thomas, Jack misimsonx'l*khei , Absent 'when the' vote : taken wore Call • Horton Harold t.obh, Mrs. Helen Jermyn, d• ty .reeve of Exeter, claimed she WAS very IMPrefieed.by a Presentation earlier in the day by Prof John Horton of Kitchener, She Said it was a verycrucial tune" for •, Huron County and said she "feared that by pulling out now, we may be 'stepping backward", She urged county council to join MDC for 1973,, to give the council additional support and to help them "put more pressure on To- ronto". Jack Mei ut+.heon echoed her sentiments. 'Who goes 'to. court these days without a defence lawyer?" asked Mr. McCut cheon. He said that Huron has spent a great deal of money in MDC the past few rs would over be "throwing that yeamoneyand away" if it •didn't support MDC now and tet the council speak for Huron in Teronto. McCutcheon suggested Coun Council make it absolutely cl to MCD what . the county wa e of Huron. He som that if Hurfor the on didn't do t support MD in 1973, it might as well "kick lIm the sponge and say; well. vincial government, you do wh ever you want with us." Girvin Reed warned council that while membership in MDC for 1973 would cost $9,300, eoun would well "pay more than. bucks if. you lose Walter Go and John Horton as spokesm for the County of Huron".. Ed 'Oddleifson, a member MDC last year, said that "MDC a vehicle which we require for continued channel through whi we• can express our own auton my to the government regard' of . whether the governme su pportsrthep►,,byLaw � antor not F - .41m. Said continue yin MDC until t government comes down with plan the county can support. "If we don't agree, MDC is th vehicle to express our disagree ment," said Mr. .Oddleifson. implore you not to throw MDC out the window until the government has proven it has something better." Ken McMichael, chairman of the development committee of county council, said that in his opinion there was too much over- lapping. He said that the De- velopment Officer Spence Cum- mings and MDC are doing too many of essentially the same ngs. Charles Thomas didn't agree fIe said the MDC had become a pressure group" whereas the ounty's development office is Wag! and Mrs. Joan Van den Bre Goderich, and Garry Fishe, ay Dustow, Barb Blake and hard Voeltnle, all of GDCI, pre- sented petitions to council, in total, the petitions represented 820 persons in Huron County. with more ° names coming in 44/1 the time. ' Mrs. Vanden Broeck told �r cil: "In consideration of the fact that your.general council meet* ings are' held monthly, we feel.' it is wise to present to you at tl time knowledge of the context petitions which are presently being circulated' regarding your. proposal to• tear down the, jail wall adjacent to the assessment` building; • ``These petitions are receiving overwhelming support in the 4. Goderich area and it is hoped that they will be coinpleted in time for presentation to the county rep. sentatives at the Goderich town council meeting on Feb. 1. "To date we can report thatwe have 500. signatures. In deference to time opinion that, because of the. historical significance of the /byuilding, all the county is, to some, measure e sure involved, a sample aura - e will also co. i eil+ Y �r rte4 - ..Y tiysV_a 'Conan f V tl�• "The general cor%ensus if • short-sighted' move on your part attempt to make any further nroads on the property belonging to and an integral part of the old Huron County jail," A letter is being'sent this week to all the weekly newspapers in the county in an attempt to cquaint Huron County, citizens with the problem, Mrs. Vanden roeck said. The students of GDCI plan to ncourage the students at the ther four high schools in the' ounty -to become involved in the ght to save the jail walls the GDCI delegation said. ty ear „ wan DENISE KENNEDY OF. TEESWATER (right) was +dorlble winner in the:.ions Talent 'd 'H.unt show in Wingham Thursday night, laking a 510.. prize on a solo effort and.sharing a C prize with her partner, Rosemary Kieffer, also of Teeawater, in a duet. They specialize'in folk, country a\nd western songs. (Staff Photo) pro- \ at- eorge Finstad:trc 4CBC-TV develo i of One of the most interesting and is well -attended meetings of Wing - a ham's Lions Club was built ch around the appearance of the °- popular George Finstad, na- ess tionally-known staffer of, the nt CBC's TV news program, "The ,National". As. ,too* Colin Campbell re - 0 sttCiwa ma e4, :Mow do you introduce he a man that everybody in the a country knows?" An even 100 Lions and guests e - were present and enjoyed an ex- cellent roast beef smorgasbord - style dinner, as local club mem- bers kept the entertainment ball rolling with contests, skits and sing -songs. Visitor Here Guest speaker George Finstad, while universally known through his frequent appearances on CBC network programs and radio work, has been a visitor to Wing - ham before. Last summer, along with his also widely -known friend, Earl Cameron, he was an invited' player at the Wingham Golf and Country Club tourney. • He also visits friends in the radio and TV media here from time to time. Mr. Finstad, who has been `I $289,829.05. thi Collision'tolI $3 dedicated to tourist and indus- trial development in the county. "It is important to speak to vernment in the strongest pos- sible voice," said Mr. Thottias. n "Instead of speaking as Huron, k we should be speaking together d with our neighboring counties. It carries a little more weight. The . money has already been spent s and the program has been de - e veloped. The channels within the e government are there. The more times we start over, the more ad- s vantage•the government has over us.. "We're not getting our value," complained Bob Lyons. "There's no proof they're going to get. for us what we're asking ,for." IN A BIND— The increasing, popularity of cross-country skiing in Canada encouraged the powers that be at F. E. Madill Secondary School to lay in a stock of skis for cross- country training as part of the athletic program. Bindings have been late in arrival,' and in the meantime the snow melted away in the unseasonable weather of 4r last week. Now the bindings have arrived, and snow is On the way and an active program is being planned as soon as conditions permit. 0-0---0 NO SNOW, NO GO, NO WOE -- With the snow of two weeks ago now drained off into Lake Huron by the recent thaws, the sound of the snowmobile is no longer heard in' the land. Police tele- phone lines have cooled off, and so have the irate landowners who were complaining of trespass and damage. The select committee has come and .gone. Now the im- t' patient fans wait for the snow to come back and vr000m-vr000m ! - 9_0_0 HELP THE HANDICAPPED— Next Monday evening the Kin- ettes will be making their rounds • in -Wingham K, and Bluevale col- lecting on behalf of the Ability Fund. Help thein put this cam- paign over the top and give a chance for a normal life to some- one who might not otherwise have it. Watch for them, keep the front porch ablaze with lights and the dogs tied and welcome the gals; you'll feel great knowing you have helped aomepne who e cannot help himself. Campaign headquarters will be set up at the home of Mrs. Paul Rintoul, 92 Victoria St. West. Large Family The immediate family consists of four daughters and three sons: Mrs. Robert Mowbray (Cather- ine) of Whitechurch; Mrs. John Cleghorn (Clara) of Wingham ; Mrs. Jack McIntyre (Frlorence ) of Wingham; Mrs. George Tiffin (Isabel) of Lucknow; William E. Purdon of Detroit, Athol of Sarnia and Hector of Strathroy. • There are 24 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and three great -great-grandchildren. Damage toll amounted to about $3,000 in car accidents in the Wingham area last week, but most drivers were lucky enough to escape injury, Wingham De- tachment OPP reports. There was about $1,100 damage to cars driven by Helen Brooks and Raymond J. MacDonald, both of Wingham Wednesday of last week when they were in colli- sion just west of the Maitland River bridge in Lower Town. Mrs. Brooks received minor in - GEORGE ("THE NATIONAL") FINSTADof the CSC was a special guest of Wingham Lions Club here Tuesday of last week when he spoke to the club and about 60 invited guests on thedevelopment of television in Canada. With him is Lion Gord Waiter, club president. (Staff Photo) juries. Jane Stark of Southampto was injured, Tuesday of last wee when her car skidded off the roa on Highway 4 south of Belgrave Damage to the car was minor Kenneth W. White of Brussel struck a hydro pole in the villag of Brussels causing $500 damag to his car. He was not hurt. Bruce D. Raymond of Brussel received minor injuries when the ' snowmobile he was driving rolled over. There were no damages to the machine. Junction Brash In a n collision last Friday on Highway 4 at the junction with Highway 86 Carman A. Riley of Londesboro and Willem Nieu, wenhuyse of RR 1, Blyth, were involved in a two -car collision. There were no injuries but damages totalled $1,100. Susan J. Pegg of Belgrave struck a hydro pole on Highway 4 south of the village on Sunday. There were no injuries, but damages to the car and pole amounted to about $1,100. Foggy conditions January 27 led up to an accident at the junc- tion of Highway 4 and Huron Road 16 Saturday when Barring- ton McCauley of Stratford struck and broke a highway sign post. Damage was 5300. Busy Week In addition to investigating the foregoing accidents, Wingham Detachment of the OPP carried out three investigations under the Liquor Control Act with three persons charged; laid 11 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and Std 14 warnings; carried out 15 investigations under the Criminal Code of Canada, reports CPI. C. R, Croskill, detachment r "It's one great big waste of money," said Derry Boyle. "In no way is MDC going to influence the government. I think some people are a little afraid of losing their jobs." "I'm wondering what influence 50,000 people will have at the pro- vincial government," stated Gerry Ginn. "I think we should show the provincial government we can get along with our neigh- ' bors. We should sell our ideas to them and then present them to- gether as a unit." Deb Shewfelt said, "MDC will not carry the fight. I see the handwriting on the wall. Gentle- men, regional government is coming. It is a new ballgame. We tnu5tprovincedeal." more directly with the Earlier in the day, Professor John Horton, 'along with MDC Director Walter Gowing and Jim Hayter, past president of MDC, made a presentation to county council. At that time, Professor Horton urged county council to tee serious consideration to re- olning MDC for another year at , • • ca •active in his profession for .9 years, was well' able to trace from actual participation, the de- velopment of the CBC in the past 20 years, principally the pheno- monal advance of television since May of 1948. At that time it was boldly forecast that it r. a" sit cede squad biros some areas" t-;,thptigh ` `,. when 1 seeit ' And so he has, and does. As for his' education, be claimed a "degree in basketball' and was guided to radio by `airs ambition to. nab one of the easiest job, b� r�uld 'f nimmic art; It�+w anot c yezample of quote typical of reserved state- ments of corporation spokesmen. Possibly evenan understate- ment. "Free Tickets" As a booster for the medium, he estimated television brings viewers from 5500 to 51,500 worth of tickets to sports events, with a much higher price tag on general entertainment, plus news and in- formation impossible to evaluate in dollars. Harking back to the beginnings of television in Canada in 1948, he wondered "who would• have dreamed of the rocky, craggy moonscape being photographed and telecast", worldwide. As for the future of television as forecast in the early'`days, George Finstad, radio an- nouncer, said to himself like many others: "I'll believe it JAKE BENJAMINS OF BLYTH came very close to•the money and was very highly regarded by the judges at the Wingham Lions Talent Hunt show at the town hall here Thursday evening, and was edged formers. Ten entries competed for the four prizes. (Staff Photo) functions:y at a``tine 'on.. . their names in broadcasting, lme��: referred to the "greatly re- . spected and highly regarded 'Doc' Cruickshank" and Harry J Boyle, now vice chairman the. CRTC. The latter had a reputa- tion for "standing CBC people on their ends" and may still be doing it. staffed radio stations in ;t e Canadian West. As for Winghamites, making How Cam:? In lighter vein he rertiarked that the advent of TV brought a decline in the birth,rate and an escalating divorce rate, but de- clined to explain the relationship, if any. He traced the CBC television programming from the time it amounted to 18 hours per week until it now sometimes surpasses 118 hours. It was in 1958 that the CBC really began to give national service. Actually, the French network started two days ahead of the English, and has been o . days ahead ever since"Today the CBC and affiliated stations serve 98 per cent of the residents of Canada, and 60 per cent are served by CTV and affiliates. Now a third network looms. Mostly Color These days nearly all network transmission is in color, but the overwhelmingly important point is "what" is broadcast. He re- called that back in 1952 Mavor Moore prophesied that what ' it would communicate would be "neither depraved nor divine" and the main thing would be "what use we make of it". The terms of reference for the network were to , unite, inform, educate, be bilingual and carry maximum Canadian content. There are now more than 22 mil- lion critics, and they all have dif- ferent ideas. Since its inception, TV broad- ' casting has dealt with great historic events involving kings, queens, presidents, their in- augurations and assassinations, Mr. Finstad, looking to the future, spoke of video cassettes now being perfected which bringone to think "the rate of progress from here in may make us think we have been standing still until now". Mr. Finstaad was accorded'gen- erous applamise, and plied with questions from the audience (or a good half hour. Some queens were planted, some loaded, some slanted. Those on the technical side he shied from, the political ones he answered diplomatically, and if the answers are not report - Const, •ge out by four groups of per ed Please turn to Page 10 "do not adjust your set" They may be available at a later time.