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Dave 'cCalum 1,
ham, told directors'Of the; Huron
County Federation, of.A rictdtu •
Thur day i in Clinton that
properties, 130' prop, al the
route of line from Doaginit Poipf
to Seaforth have not yet peen
sold. It had been'decid, he said,.
to go ahead and tri to.get; money
required for have net
been realistic and tach i '
hones. dre ottatOre f, than
ey have formed�.a m
rittee . to negotiate as 70 OOP
:and have been given help fro a
special committee 'from "
tario Federation of 4riodture.
Mr. . McO.aI1hm. Said` ' other
outin
volved,
' a,;groups seem tt►.�,
support of the fie
The Huron Count rat
Improvement A$aaciation, . e
said, had kick, in atop p
meet the costs of the fight He
'said there seems to be: 'Rase
Ilknowledgeof just 'how mud /and
is really involved, Near SeafOrth,
Hydroia leaSinga 120100stripOf
land, Ng if StirveYing a Moot;
'Quest grip
speaker at
the .In ?a8
Thursday vas ' William Mc-
chert of the ,Department iof
National Revenue, Kitchener
office. He gave farmers tiffs on
ways of saving'' money on taxes.
On the subof
t tree,re,.
�c
n val grantshe 'said no ruling
ha$been handed down by the
Ottawa Office and farmers would
bo wise not to include, a grant as
of theirincome, hat to aittach.
a+ a tax return sa.ying;
hadaeived a grant.
TAKING,A LEAF out of Punch Imiach`s book—and looking
a Mi,ttle like The famed hockey coach,.• Rev. Bruce Penny put
on a good show as he•exhor. ted the dads to win against,the
Novice' ;layers. The latterWon on 7-4.
p .� �' (Staff Photo),
PUC gives approval
for major project
Recommendations from. the
Ontario Water Resources Com-
mission and 'Ontario Fire
, . x Mair
,shat s offic �� Originatingi
o ?u 1968
that . i
a � ngham: increase its water
supply with a new well brought
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At the PUC meeting Thursday
night, approval was given to drill
a new well and erect a pump
house. This came after discussion
about location and cost which had
" featured many PUC meetings
during the past 18 months.
The new well equippedwith a
700 gallongs per' minute pump
Would result in the firm capacity
of the town's water system being
increased from 504,000 gallons
per day to 1,225,000 per day.
This new standard is in keeping
with requirements designated by
both the OWRC and the Ontario
Fire Marshal's office for a town g
of this area and population. V
Following the recommenda-
tions of the consulting engineers,
.the location of the new well and , o
pump house will be at the north-
west corner of Water Street and n
Cedar Avenue adjacent to " the
Lloyd Truax plant.
Estimated cost for this includ-
ing the pump and combination
diesel engine and motor drive is
$45,000. A new
eight -inch water -
main on_'Bristol Terrace adds
another
$9,500 and another main
on Patrick street, a"logp to
conned existing mains' with the
ell, means . a further
:for na► tal'of
ouverslan pt ' . ,fisting'
pumps and puinp1
level
controls
all relating to a pressure co-
ordinating system adds another
$19,000 and engineering costs and
allowances ances for contingencies
brings the complete total to
This cost facing the PUC had
resulted hesitancy in im-
plementing the plan, but con-
tinued "reminders" from the
OWRC; also the desire to ensure
adequate water pressure for the
town, resulted in the PUC's deci,
sion to proceed immediately with
the project.
At one stage, thought had been
iven to construction of a reser-
oir with a capacity of 500,000
allons with a pumphouse hous-
ng two high -lift pumps, but this
was thought to be about the cost
f well so the decision to have a
ew well and possibly another
ew well at a later date was
made.
Cancer blitz
add $1,200
to the fund
' Twenty interested people from
Wingham attended the Daffodil
Coffee Party sponsored by the
Huron County unit of the 'Cana-
dian Cancer Society, Wednesday
of latit week.
Held at the White Carnation,
Holmesville, the 3-9 program in-
cluded the Bell Ringers, under
the leadership of Gordon Leggatt
*, of Wingham, who were well re-
ceived by the audience.
The coffee party was the kick-
off for the 1973 campaign in
Huron County.
4 Held Blitz •
Under the sponsorship of the
Wingham Business and Profes-
sional Women's Club, a blitz was
held in town last Monday night
with other volunteer canvassers
assisting club members.
This concerted effort resulted
in $1,200 being collected to which
will be added further donations
still to come and the proceeds of
the euchre party held by the
Wingham Kinettes.
Various branches of the Wo-
men's Institute have been can-
vassing rural areas with results
still to be reported.
Marc Forrest and George
Hetherington are co-chairmen of
this year's cancer drive.
Adding this new well to the
ater system means a constant
adequate .pressure for all pur-
poses, including fire -fighting.
Considerable water is used, of
course, in the operation of the
sewage system and having the
extra reserve pressure will be an
asset in this phase of municipal
operation.
The Wingham Novice hoekeY
team ped their highest go '
outputof t season last TuesdaY
night as' they defeated their dada
8-5 in a fun -filled exhibition con-
test.
Out
to uphold their .challenge,
the fathers jumped into an early
lead with Wayne Brown Scoring
in the fourth minute of play fol-
lowing the face-off between Scott
McGregor andbis father, Dr. Jim
N#XcGregor.
The portly c t
rem a
weight;andsome $ki, t
old+ ra cks" ro '004
before ,the s�
they heid.ttu
o the :
the `Ma'l'e w ;,..
c�h�ma
g de it
obvious age was takhig its toll.
Ken Hoppers, Bruce Macintyre,
Peter Goodall, Eric McGregor
and. Scott .Mc, regor scored to
give the yo a command,
.
ing lead in the second period.
Second Wind
The rest at intermission did
wonders for the dads and they
came out flying, determined to
even the score: Wayne Brown
scored his second goal and 30 sec-
onds later the fathers were really
behind the 8 -ball when goalie
Larry Taylor was tagged with a
tripping penalty.
Cbach Bruce Penny charged
out on the ice to berate referee
George Foulon for favoritism but _
to no avail as Taylor went to the
sin -bin.
Coach Penny threw his hat on
the ice, kicked it around the ice
but the penalty stood and having
no substitute goalkeeper, the
Punch Imlach appearing coach
went in goal himself armed with
a baseball bat.
He kept his shutout record in-
tact for one minute before Ken
Hopper fired his second goal,
bringing Larry Taylor back to the
net. Despite his frantic acro-
batics in front of his goal, Bruce
Maclntyre scored three minutes
Hockey mothers continue
responsibility for booth
The Mothers' Auxiliary to
Wingham Minor Hockey Associa-
tion held their April meeting
Monday, April 2 with 13 members
attending. Roe Croskill and Jim
Bain of the Wingham Recreation
and Community Centres Board
were also present as guests.
President Mrs, Donna Corn-
wall opened the meeting, wel-
comed the guests and com-
mented on the fine attendance of
members. Reading the minutes
of the February meeting was
waived and Mrs. Doug Foxton
presented a favorable treasurer's
report indicating that all bills had
been paid.
The Auxiliary decided to
donate two large trophies for the
House League to be presented at
the parent and son banquet, also
to purchase two sets of goaleep-
ing equipment. If a junior team is
formed, the mothers' group will
donate a sum of money.
The representatives from the
recreation board inquired if the
Auxiliary would continue to be
responsible for the operation of
the refreshment booth in the
arena. Following a motion to con-
tinue, the members voted in
favor. The Auxiliary plans to hire
a helper for the booth and the
treats would consist of ice cream
novelties, etc.
Approval was given for the
booth to be open Tuesday, Friday
and Saturday from 8 to 10 pin.
during roller skating sessions.
Jim Ward congratulated the
mothers for their help which re-
sulted in the successful operation
of the booth.
r j t
after Taylor's return to s7:
t*
t. .R,
the Novice lead to 7-3.
1404 of Bat ` -
Bad Biil`Hintoul, so du
announcer Jim Swan beta
his frequent trips to the _ pep
box, came on the Ice well <res
to grab aaoose:pock °;
charge up the ice td:aseo _
about 30 seconds lef(in the g
Toin Robinson, scold , to
the margin to two,gOals.
Plate with a tion a
and .probably a coup, o*,LarrYt, !Wier earned
ni .
ure °U
be e .b�
+e. move on 1~ c
and
when
a
h
argued
reed little Eric, he h
a.:Misc0
ron'',.S! oasts. t
a thet
Brid
go, prepared to defy all
attackers.
An uproar occurred at 4he
timekeeper's bench�j
whets- �d1
Rintoul scared off the timekeeper
and operated the clockhimself,
leaving everyone °eompletety
confused as to the time remain -
This bit of trickery by the
fathers failed to help them as
with perhaps four seconds left,
Paul Montgomery fired a long
shot at substitute goalie Bruce
Penny who connected with the
puck with his baseball .bat to. lay
down a buntat the front of the
crease. " Paul Montgomery
swooped down on it and flipped
the puck .into the net to make the
final count 8-5 in favor of the
ovices.
Penalty Box Notes
Referee George Foulon and
an skim dicta tremendous job
keeping the game under con-
rbl as it was evident the dads
ere chippy and, :intent at ,Min -
at
-at anstcost,. They Conti nu ly all
at
ed
When checked, OftiilleS
Wrestling their lighter .adversar-
to the ice and sitting on, thein.
As a result of, their rough play,
dads took,. "17 of the 18 pen -
ties
n -ties called: audhad to'payrent
the malty :bench,, „ d' Bill
intoul watt: assessed . f ve min-
rotes for child teating after an
'Wreak the
cow
tic
Scott McGregor sued
lit Eby aid 'ale t o ge
Geo e
'F 0 trying to : stuff Eric. Mc
Gregor under the dads' bench,
hoping Coach, Penny would hide
hirci and keep k p the little firebrand
out of the ,game. Wayne was,
given, a' two -minute kidnapping
penalty for his ;effort..
Bad Bill'Rintoul led the penalty
parade with fivertrips to the sin -
bin with Wayne Brown having
four enforced rests and Larry
Taylor and Dick LeVan each had 1
three.
tit-for-tat basis, Fos lon awarded
a penalty shot to ,the. dams;taken
by Biu .Struth , , but Novice
goalie Todd Struthers =defied. his
father and kept bis record° clean.
Coach Penny was betwethe
goal posts for one minute and 20
seconds in his two safaris on the
ice and allowed•tvio goals for a
remarkable ;goals against
average of loops
At the end'xof the game it was
reported the-
Pofathers, upset by
losing to their young
�' g offspring,
were ,planning.. to protest the
game because of the lop -sided
penaity� toll. That win aba ia .t;be
a,-
a.:had ePo be
tionb€y ' ii tier dell
e°dads*
stile*.
rot"tl e4
Of 8-5 iwas eclared o , r Ciel and,
the youngsters ended``their; sea-
son with a well-earned win.
Team Lineups
In uniform for the dads were
Bill Struthers, Wayne Brown,
Keith Montgomery, Tom Robin-
son, Jack Tervit, Bill Rintoul,
Charlie Hopper, Grant . Macln-
tyre, Ron Tout, Dick LeVan, Jim
McGregor and Larry Taylor.
Complete with his "Punch hn-
ach" hat was coach Bruce
Penny.
The. Novice lineup: Todd
truthers, Jeff MacLaurin, Paul
Montgomery, Steve McLean,
evin Tervit, Mike Rintoul, Eric
McGregor, John Penny, Ken
opper, Bruce Maclntyre, Peter
Goodall, Tom Remington, Bruce
Van and Scott McGregor.
Todd
Two Penalty Shots
Referee Brian Skinn awarded a S
penalty shot to the Novices when
Coach P i�iyraised his .bat above K
his�head while addressing George
Foulon from the bench. Mike H
Rintoul took the shot but was out-
guessed by Larry Taylor. On a Le
and,l4�lwswland Baii,ac
Fl
of t
i week. .S k.
Jost ee .iia i
rr ed irt_3
lagh describes as '''the ofl
began their life together>..'i
been born, They farmed'fl
ham
childi ine 190- 'They'Ihave
: �..w
in
a�tcetl : >`he" vve
anniversary of; Mrs and Mrs
Rowland Ballagh of Cather'
Street.
�a
of Rtea
Katie Rowland.
irate All members of their faiiIy
- were present for the weekend
celebration. They have
wee.
daughters, Mrs. Claude (Miil
e- $red) Bronsoq of Elmira, s1
John (Velma) Clark.bf Hamilton.
and Lavonne of Wingham.
r are five grandchildren:
e As mementoes of their special
-
a day, Mr. and Mrs. Ballagh were
the recipients of anniversary
congratulatory wishes from
Murray Gaunt, MLA for Huron,
of Bruce;" Robert McKinley, MP for
Huron; Ontario'Premier William
Davis; . Ontario Liberal,,,Leader,
Robert Nixon; and Opposition
Leader Robert Stanfield. A
framed scroll was also received
from the Ontario government; a
certificate from Prime Minister
Trudeau; and a telegram from
Governor-General and Mrs.
Michener.
Married . April 4, 1923, in' Bel
more, Mr. and ' Mrs. Ballagh
farmed on the Ballagh hom
•stead on the second concession of
Culross until July of 1069 when
they moved to Wingham on thei
retirement. Mrs. Ballagh is th
former Nelda Wolfe of L.akelet,
SPP investigate
ousing� project -will
add to PUCrevenue
General business at the Pubh
Utilities meeting dealt wit
several routine matters; major
items being the required hydr
service for the proposed Jayha
development on Manor Road an
the new well on the Uoyd Trua
property (see separate report o
this).
Using a plan of the proposed
building development, PUC man
ager Ken Saxton outlined the re-
quirements regarding feeding
power to this new area and what
this would mean in terms of load
and revenue to the commission.
Final arrangements with dis-
position of poles and trans-
formers are still to be made, but
Mr. Saxton reported he antici-
pated no probems as the de-
veloper appeared anxious to co -
Operate.
Approval was given for the
purchase of a hydraulic tamper
which cduld be operated from
truck power. This tool was con-
sidered to be an asset when in-
stalling poles, waters sins and in
other cases where ground had
been disturbed and had to be re-
placed.
Water revenue at the present
ime was set at about $49,000 but
the commission, looking over the
Mandel condition of the depart-
ment, estimated $66,000 would be
equired.
This led to a discussion of water
rates and it Was decided to in-
tense them. Probably effective
me time in ,lane, the dernestic
rad commercial rate will be $4
r month with $5 set for special
ocationn where more water is
used
" An increase in cost of installa-
h tion of six inch watermains was
also approved, with this levy to
o jump to $8 per foot frontage from
Yd slightly less than $6.
x Approval was given for the
manager and another to attend a
convention of the Georgian Bay
Waterworks Association and the
_ Electrical Municipal Association
Mrs. William Rintoul and Mrs. t
Ken Saxton were named a
nominating committee'topre�sent
a new slate of officers at the next
meeting for the 1973-74 season..
Incoming officers will work with r
the present executive until the
hockey season stmts.
The next meeting will be held so
Monday, April 30, with dinner at 7
p.m. at 'Lee's Tavern and pe
Restaurant. 1
at Barrie later this month
A vote of thanks to Donald Vair
for the loan of paintings on dis-
play in the PUC office. was re-
corded.
Chairman Roy Bennett con-
ducted the meeting with commis-
sioners DeWitt Miller and Rod
Wraith, manager Ken Saxton and
secretary Carson Rasmussen
present.
The Wingham detachment
the provincial police investigated
three accidents, laid 15 charges
under the Highway Traffic Act
and issued 17 warnings in the
week of April 2 to 8.
Marlene M. Metcalfe, RR 2,
Wingham, was involved . in a
single -car accident Tuesday,
April 3, on Highway 4, Turnberry
Township, in which a fence
owned by Harry Bateman, RR 1,
Wingham, was damaged. There
were no injuries and damage to
the vehicle was set at $30.
John N. McKay was involved in
a single -car accident in Lower
Town Sunday in which he re-
ceived minor injuries. Damage to
'his car was estimated at $1,000.
Kenneth S. Hart, RR 2, Atwood,
and Thomas M. Cardiff, RR 2,
Brussels, were involved in a colli-
sion Sunday on County Road 16 at
Sideroad 15-16, Grey Township.
Total damage was estimated at
$5,000 and both drivers and Gwyn
Hart, a passenger, were injured.
Seven taken to hospital
following varied'" ishaps
Five persons required treat- a left turn and the operator of an-
ment following accidents and two other motorcycle, failing to see
others were admitted to Wing- his signal, ran into him, throwing
ham and District Hospital during the youth approximately 20 feet.
the week.
Mrs. Rita Howard, RR 7, Luck -
now, required treatment fora Firemen respond
fracture ,of her left arm received
tominor fires
when she fell on the concrete
floor in' Lucknow arena Monday.
Two required treatment Tues-
day and were later released. Mrs.
Evelyn Johnston of Waterloo fell
on genie steps at Amberley Beach
and fractured her right wrist.
Donald Peterson, son of James
Peterson of Lucknow was treated
for a laceration to his face re-
ceived while playing hockey.
A 4O111sion between two motor-
cydleS Friday resulted in Stephen
Caesar, 18, of Dungannon receiv-
ing abrasions and contusions to
his 14A hip. He was riding north of
Dungannon .when he signalled for
Firemen were called out about
8 p.m. Thursday when sparks
flew onto some beams causing
smoldering In insulation and ply-
wood in the moulding shop of
Western Foundry.
No real fire resulted and the
firemen had the situation under
control within a very short time.
The fire truck left the hall one
' minute and 40 seconds after the
alarm was sounded.
A grass fire adjacent to the
cattle -loading area at the CPR
tracks resulted in firemen being
called out at 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
This accident was investigated
by Goderich OPP.
Kenneth Farrish, RR 3, Luck -
now, was treated for facial
lacerations and abrasions
ceived in a fall Friday.
Two Admitted
Donald Thompson, 54, of RR 6,
Lucknow, was admitted to hospi-
tal Wednesday with a compound
fracture of his right thumb. He
apparently lost control of his car
on the Holyrood road north of
Lucknow and the vehicle went
into a ditch. The accident was in-
vestigated by Walkerton detach-
ment of the OPP.
Miss Catherine Foran, 19, of
RR 2, Auburn, was admitted
after falling from a horse while
riding Sunday at Auburn. She re-
ceived head and back injuries.
The condition of Miss Foran and
Mr. Thompson was described as
satisfactory Monday.
iFze-
Bruce plant
now working
The first reactor grade heavy
water is now being drawn from
the Bruce Heavy Water Plant,
and is undergoing normal treat-
ment to remove chemical im-
purities. When purified, the
heavy water will be shipped to
Pickering Generating Station,
near Toronto, for use in starting
up the fourth reactor. .
This D20 was produced from
the First Enriching Unit, which
was filled with hydrogen sulphide
and began building up an inven-
tory of heavy water in the system
in December, 1972. The Second
Enriching Unit is now in the early
stages of operation.
When full capacity is reached,
after several months of tuning
and debugging, the plant will pro-
duce 800 tons per year.
Waiting for
wood ducks
Last year the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority people
placed five nests for wood ducks
on the lower pond and soon had
occupants to interest those who
have an eye for wildlife. Now the
return o the birds is momen-
tarily a*pected--in fact the
tenants may be back even as we
write. Some of their species have
been seen flying in the neighbor-
hood, although whether or not it
is the same individual birds as
last year is not yet kno4vn.
Another five nests were placed
at the Bluevale millpond so ob-
servers may have something in-
teresting to watch out there as
well.