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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-14, Page 104 F 11 fa Page 10 --The Wingham Advance -Tinea, Thurs it f, March 14, 1974 OPP reports 6 MVAs The Wingham OPP detach- ment reports that members of the detachment investigated six traf- fic accidents over the past week. On March 4, James R. Schau- ber of Milverton and Florence Simpson of RR 1, Listowel were involved in a collision on Hwy. 86, west of the Maitland River Bridge, Howick Twp. The esti- mated damage to the vehicles in- volved was set at $1,100. There were no personal injuries. Henry Veldhorst of RR 7, Luck - now and Abner Schultz of RR 1, Milverton were the drivers in an accident on Huron County Road 12 at .Concession 13-14, Morris Twp. No 'one was injured and damages were set at $525. On March 8, Tracey Burman received injuries as a result of a single car accident on Huron County Road 12, south of Huron County Road 16, Grey Twp. The driver of the vehicle, Edmund Godkin of RR 4, Walton was not injured in the mishap. Damages were estimated at $1,000. Jeanne Eddyvean of RR 1, Rip- ley escaped injury in a single car accident on March 8. The acci- dent happened on Huron County Road 12, south of Concession 7-8, Grey Twp. Damages to her car were minor. On March 9, John Brus of -RR 1, Listowel was involved in a single car accident on Hwy. 4 at the junction of Huron Road 16, East Wawanosh Twp. Annette Carter of RR 3, Blyth was injured iti the accident. barrages were es- timated at $150. On. March 10, Murray Souch of RR 2, Blyth was involved in a single car mishap , on Huron County Road 25, west of Hwy. 4, Blyth. There were no injuries and damages were set at $125. The OPP also report that six charges were laid under the Liquor Control Act, 17 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act and 32 other in- vestigations were made, Hydro rejects proposed alternate power line John Sedgewick, a representa- tive of Ontario Hydro's trans- mission and distribution depart- ment, told last Wednesday's hearing in Wingham into the right of Hydro to expropriate land for the Bradley Junction to Seaforth .power line, that an alternate route suggested by Bruce -Huron Negotiating Com- mittee had already been con- sidered by Hydro and rejected. Mr. Sedgewick explained that the, proposed route would run too. close to Glammis bog and, about $75,000 per mile cost would be in- curred* just to put in pilings for a foundation. The alternate route was drawn up by ' George Penfold, Huron .`County's agricultural engineer, taking into account soil capaci- ties along the route. Glenn Sawyer of- Greenock Twp. submitted the alternate for Hydro!s•. perusual.. He told the hearing' that the alternate .route has the advantages Of being two miles shorter than the route along which Hydro wishes to pro- ceed, it crosses lower: class land and links with an existing utilities corridor formed by gas and rail- way -lines: Alan Mill, one of the lawyers representing the farmers facing expropriation, was stunned by Mr. Sedgewick's' statement and expressed the opinion that it had been a waste of time for the com- mittee to present the *alternate route. Another Hydro spokesman, Don Fraser from Hydro's plan- ning department, said that the farmers' proposal only took into consideration the kind and class of land the route •would cross. Hydro, he said, had to take other factors into consideration. One farmer, Nick White of Hut - lett Twp., told the hearing that a lot of land in the clalss "1" bracket would go to waste. Mr. White explained that while the land under the power lines could support crops, the efficiency factor in planting under the lines would be greatly reduced. The Hullett man said that farmers only realize about a 15 per cent profit on their land and any re- duction of that profit negates the farmer's reason for being there. He also told the hearing that if it came to. choice between renting land orusing the land over which the corridor : passed he would rent. About 10 per cent " of Mr. White's 100 acre farm is ear- marked for expropriation. He ex- pressed the fear that if future hydro expansion, comes to the . area that Hydro +Would be after some more of his farm. Inquiry officer, Mac Craig of Owen Sound, .concluded the hear- ing with the announcement that he would make recommendations to the Ministry of the Environ- ment,. Mr. Craig did not, how- ever, state what those recom- mendations would be or when they would be submitted. West. Wawanosh Twp. names .new evaluator Murray Wilson was named to replace the late Donald Thomp- son as a livestock evaluator for the township of West Wawanosh when members' of township council met at the home of the clerk for their March meeting. Reeve Lyons was in charge of the meeting. ' Mrs. Dorothy MacKenzie again appeared before council and pre- sented literature to council members, which she had re- ceived from Professor Irwin of Guelph, regarding dust control. Mrs. MacKenzie read a letter she • had written in Which she cri- ticized certain council practicea ,end methods, and offered her views and suggestions for im- provements council could insti- gate to make the township a better place in which to live. Harold Menary and Bob Hallan spoke to council about repairs to the Andrew -Finnigan Drain and the engineer, Doug Galmsby, is to be contacted about the matter. •Councillors Rutherford and Hick- ey made a motion to accept a tile drainage loan on Lot 22, Conces- sion 4. Members of council, on a mo- tion by Councillors Foran and Hickey, authorized the road superintendent to apply for the final subsidy on 1973 road expen- ditures, in the total amount of $88,953. The reeve and clerk were authorized to apply for a supple- mentary subsidy allocation in the SCOUTING xEws By Bruce Stainton The 'Scout meeting began with the breaking of the flag. Then some badges were given to the boys who had earned them. After breaking off for dues, two ways of lighting a fire without a match, were instructed. Then some .games were played. TO close the meeting, the flag was lowered and the Lord's Prayer was recited. amount of $10,800, It was decided that the road superintendent should advertise for tenders for the crushing and hauling of gravel during " the summer of 1974. Council also suggested the bid price submit- ted by K. K. Dawson for a pump- ing system for ' blic Works Garage. Road accounts :: ; .66 and general accounts of $292.44 were passed for payment on inotions of Councillors Foran, Rutherford, Hickey and Durnin. Collodion to meet Bruhn in fiusls The Brophy Bruins will meet the Canadian Tire Canadians in the finals of the Novice -Atom House League playoffs, Both teams defeated their semi-final opposition in two games straight. Last Thursday the Bruins dropped the CKNX Hawks 4-0. Bill Brophy was just too much for the Hawks as he scored all four markers. Canadian Tire picked up a 9-2 win over the Police Leafs. Blair Bushell posted four points for the winners, Greg Storey had two, while Tim Stainton, Stephen Nicholls and John Saint each had singles. David Scott and Brian Hoy were the Leaf Marksmen. The finals start tonight (Thurs- day) at 5:15 and it will be a best of 3 -of -5 series. CKNX and the Police Leafs will play for the con- solation trophy. SEVERAL MEMBERS of the Wingham Figure Skating Club journeyed to Goderich recently for a competition. Cheryl Gavreluk and Carol Wheeler returned home with third place in the intermediate Dance competition under their belts. (Staff Photo) Council views Final draft of zoning bylaw —A large number of local resi- dents attended the variety con- cert held in the Belmore Com- munity Centre on Friday evening. and sponsored by that branch of the Women's Institute. —Mrs. Lily Forrest jias re- turned to the home of her son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dolton Burkhart, after being hos- pitalized for almost two weeks in a London hospital. (Continued from page 1) was yes, some might have, how- ever council could pass a motion that would allow the owner . enough legal sanction to continue with his present insurance. Mr. Davidson also brought out the fact that the bylaw must be the same as the official plan and any amendments to it must -be accompanied by amendments to that plan. Councillor\Tim Willis "asked if zoning would have an effect " on taxes. He was told that taxes are primarily based on structures not on the land so the changes would be minimal. Councillor Gillespie then asked where future schools could be located. Mr. Dalidson noted that institutions of any kind are allowed free access to locate in any zone in' town. It soon became apparent tha many of the councillors did not fully agree with the actual plan, but council passed a motion that the plan be taken to a public meeting to get the people's view, the meeting to be held after the next council meeting. This will alloW council' to go over the bylaw in detail and give first and second reading at their next meeting. The bylaw is not hard and fast until after it is given third read- ing. Business ...kr regular business council moved to correspondence and was informed by King Seagrave Ltd., a manufacturer of fire pumper trucks, that the price for •the area's new tanker truck may increase due to the escalation of prices of the company's sup- pliers. The Maitland Valley. Conserva- tion Authority informed the council that their 1974 levy would be $4,144. Council moved that the levy be paid. A . recommendation from the recreation board that council not support a community centre be- ing contemplated in Goderich, was tabled until council had U.S. team enters Wingham tourney The Wingham Midget Hockey Tournament will have American representation after all. It 'was recently announced to 'the press that a team from Grose Point, Michigan has decided to pay the $150 sanction fee to attend. On top of the sanction fee the team has offered to pay for its own accom- modation. ' That brings to 37 the number of out-of-town teams competing this year. The boys will be taken on tours of CKNX and some industrial tours will soon be finalized. In all about 1,500 townspeople are involved in feeding, enter- taining and billeting the boys: The organizing committee would like to extend thanks to 56 ladies of the Legion Auxiliary who will be involved in serving the players hot meals. received some appeal for such support. A letter from the Waste Management Branch of the Min- istry of the Environment ordered council to clean up the dumping area behind the Firestone Store and take measures to keep;it clean. y Council received preliminary, approval from the'Ministry of the, Environment for the building of the .standpipe. They were also notified that their motion to allow a senior citizens' home to be con- structed by Ontario Housing had been received. Moving into committee re- ports, council accepted Coun- cillor Marg Bennett's financial report. Accounts amounting to some $38,500 were passed. During his public works report Reeve Joe Kerr asked council what was going to be done about sweeping of town streets. Council decided' to hire the same sweeper they employed last year but made the provision that if his work is not satisfactory they would purchase a sweeping ma- chine for the town and have the public works department take over the job. The question of which streets to pave this year was deferred to the discretion of Reeve Kerr. Wingham delegates attend crucial OMEA convention Roy E. Bennett, DeWitt Miller and R. W. Wraith of the Wingham, PUC were among some 1500 dele- gates at one of the most im- portant conventions ever held by the Ontario Municipal Electric Association. The, annual meeting, held at the Royal York Hotel March 3 to 6, involved discussion on some of the most crucial issues in the association's 65 -year history. The OMEA represents about 350 municipal electric commis- sions which distribute electric power to about two million house- hold customers. The delegates were committed to a heavy business schedule, debating and voting on a variety of topics, and hearing speeches by key people in the electricity industry, including Darcy Mc - Keough, Ontario Minister of Energy and George Gathercole, chairman of Ontario Hydro. Much of the discussion 'centred on the government's recent decision to appoint only two OMEA members to the new 12 - man Ontario Hydro Board. The association's official view is that this does not represent the local municipalities' ownership of the electricity system. As well, the OMEA needs more representa- tion on the board to continue its traditional role of safeguarding electricity consumers' interests, particularly in the area of rates. OMEA retiring president Ernest Alexander told the Meet- Mrs. Stanley Bride speaker of Lukelet LAKEIT - Mrs. Stanley Bride of Fordwich, was the guest speaker at the World Affairs' meeting of the Women's Institute at the homed Mrs. H. Wallace on Thursday afternoon. Her topic, "United Nations" gave a very interesting .,picture of how WI members, through the ACWW, are involved in the various divi- sions of the United Nations, through projects of Unicef, Unesco, FOA, Human Rights and Status of "Women. Mrs. Lyle Murray thanked Mrs. Bride and presented her With a gift. The roll call, "A country I would like to visit", was answer- ed by nine members. A feature, prepared by Mrs. Allan and given by Mrs. Huth, titled "History Repeats Itself", outlined 17 points of similarity between* .the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and that of President J. F. Kennedy, ing that the decision made by the delegates would affect the as- sociation fol, a long time to come. The convention was held in conjunction with the Association of Municipal Electrical Utilities (AMEU). the events being exactly 100 years apart. Mrs, Nall Hallman premed for the business, A donation to the. Howick Community Centre was discussed and it was decided that Mrs: Wallace would Contac. t Fordwich, Corrie and Wroxeter Institutes and see if all could get together on a project. If members' books are forth- coming the senior project, "More about Knits" will begin on Thurs- day, March 14 at the home of Mrs. P. Huth. It is possible they may be able to accommodate some extras. A motion was carried that a \, memorial Bible be placed in the `, Village Nursing home at. Ford- wich. The members will again conduct a canvass for the Cancer Society with Mrs. Jacques in charge. A report was read from the nominating committee and lunch was served by Mrs. Jacques and Mrs. Huth. A social half hour was enjoyed. WRO;lR'LEAGUE ' Et# ! Smith boWlbd the hi sireof and the high triple of 554, malting her high for the ladies last week. For the guys, tt was .Jack Burns who took high single honors With his 274. Hon McMit +l's 077 triple was high. 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