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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-09-12, Page 1,a. Eleti rove area boy run over y tractor An ltlear,okr Boginwe area yoUngSter is listed in satisfactory COOdition, With= and Dls. trict 110004 after be in - in • farm accident south of ve. Craig Campbell wai admitted to hospital SePt. right ehoUlder ind back after he was rem Over by a tractor. Reports oily Craig was riding on' the tractor with his brother when he fell Off the machine and was 0, run over by * back wheel. On Sept. 40, UM. Jane Tancros WS treated.. for injuries she suffered while learning to drive a MotorcYcle at her home on Turn, berrY TownthiP, Concession s. *I. Timms was released after 'being treltedler an injured right 'shoulder, right arm and, abdo- Ti Firemen quell foundry fire Wingham firemen were called from. their beds on Friday night to answer a fire alarm from the Western Foundry. Fire Chief Dave Crothers said the fire was IT caused by a molten metal spillage which had occurred earlier in the afternoon. The hot metal ignited a wooden -frame fan room which provided ven- tilation to a nearby melting furnace. The chief set damage estimates in the fire at 21,000. On the same day Chief Crothers was called to the farm of Orvil *Hostings when some straw \ became jammed in the blower \ housing of his combine. The chief said there was no actual fire but there was heavy smoke coming from the brewer housing. Chief Crothers used thy chemicals to rectify the situation. The chief would also like to thank WinghaM residents who donated to this'year'l Firemen's Drive op Anyone still wishing to donate may do so by contacthig an'y member o( the Wingham and District Fire Dept. Wingham town council is con. a move that would put -hour parking it Unlit 00 ercial vehicles .1 are town streets as overnight moVe Caine after COMO Men that one company in town rks as many as three vehicles overnight in trent Of his Centre S. home. Councillor ,lack Rms. if. the town could not simply tend its present parking hYlsw *eh sets a twohour parking *Tilton Josephine St. He waa told at the main street bylaw vered plivate Cars as well as Ceinmerczal vehicles. Reeve Joe Kerr suggested that the ban ahould cover commercial vehicles onlY, because the park- ing of citizens' cars does not wenn_ t much of a problem. 'the reeve said he was aware of .ttie situation on Centre St. and he Alt that the trucks -in question qauSe a traffic hazard because Me_ Ybloek drivers' view along the Street. Counciller Tim Willis sug- ted that a three-hour limit be On parking time, COtincil then deCided they Utd contact their solicitor, Bob asking him to draw Up 0 bylaw. At that point Conn- **. Hayes offered to try and ' ny pensonally 'sleeting • to explain the situation. *O0uffeil agreed that the owner uid be contacted but felt that v:should continue with action such a bylaw in case inture. ses arise. No Progress Mayor DeWitt Miller told coun- cil that no further progress had haen,made between the town and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority over the ownership of the lower pond and dam or who is - responsible for repairing the lower town Structure, The mayor **toot the .torlOadli011fied that tbe*'-Wonid-leas'e t a concerned to the A tho ty but there had been no recognition of receipt of the letter which the town sent. Council passed a motion re- scinding ap earlier motion which wOuld have required Royal HoMei LW. to pay 25 per cent of the cost of installing storm sewers for three lots they plan to develop on Summit Dr. Mayor Miller, who suggested the motion, commented that no indi- vidual in town had been required to pay for their own sewers and payment had always been made through the general tax rate. He continued, saying that the town might be eligible for a 50 per cent grant from the province on the THE BOYS OF WINGHAM'S two Minor T -ball teams held their year-end picnic in the park near -the pooi on Saturday, Jeff -Wareham, Dayid Scott and Bobby Ricker (all in' front), Mark Foxton, Byron Thompson, Ron Clark, Daryl Fischer, Sean Bray, TIM Biown, Dwayne Jenkins\; Robert Shiestadt, Brett Cameron, Greg Moore and Doug McFaCiane inade up a team coached by Joan Moore, Carol StOneand Murray Scott. Team ,. members Steven Clarkand 4feven Wilhelm were absent for the photo.. \ (Staff Photo') * —Mrs. William Elston attended at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' Brown, in honor of bride -elect Miss Virginia Simmond. Miss Simmond Will merry Paul Els- ton, ,Mrs. Elstan's grandson, on September' 22 at Doon Pioneer ALONG THE MAIN DR -AG By The Pedestrian PAPER DRIVE — Not only has school gotten under way again this year but so has Wingham's Cub and Scout 0 movement. The Cubs and Scouts have ilready begun planning for their fall paper drive. The boys will be out collecting papers on SaturdaY October 5. So, they would appreciate the com- munity's support by saving papers and magazines the boys will be looking for. HOSPITAL NOTICE — The administration of Wingham and District Hospital is requesting that friends and relativea Of patients in the In- tensive Care Unit not send or Wing flowers and plants to the hospital. They—soy that these plants and flowers are a source of bacterial infection and therefore they will exclude them from the intensfve care area. GETTING 11' STRAIGHT— Since last week the A -T has leanied that the ladies' ban team pictured after a famous pine during the First World War was oot the Bluevale team but was credited to Jamestown. Mae Burke, who was a team member, is now Mrs. Ernie Platt Of Port Colborne. MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION— Registration for Minor Hockey players will be held at the Wing - ham Arena on Wednesday, September 11 and Thursday, Sep- tember 12 from to 9 p.m. and on Saturday', September 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. On Saturday there will also be a sale of used hockey etodpment at the arena. Cofiches and managers will meet In the arena at 7:30 on Wednes- day, September 11. wan s o se service regulations Subdividers who intend to de- velop subdivisions in Wingham could find the undertaking expensive when the PUC finalizes regrulations it is proposing Which will require the builder, initially at least, to pay, the bill for ex- tending hydro and water serviCes to such new areas. At elle PUC's regular meeting last Thursday the commissioners decided they would begin laying the groundwork for, such regula- tions immediately. Area towns such as Kincardine, Ripley and Orangeville already have such plans. The plan, which will probably be used as the basis for the new Wingham regulations, is one uSed in Orangeville. The plan sets out the size of Water main to be used and whether or not hydro instal- lations must be underground, etc. The developer is required to pay 100 per cent of the cost of the in- stallation to the local utility. When the subclivision is finished the utility returns 75 per cent of the cost to the developer and holds 25 per cent of the cost as a bond for two years to enforce a Strike over at Stanley Door pne hundred and twenty-five members of Teamsters Local 879 went back to work on Monday at the Stanley Door Syitems plant in Wingham, bringing an end to a strike which closed the plant for almost six weeks. Union officials accepted an offer put forth by the company and a provincial strike mediator at the middle of last week and by the end of the week the strikers voted to accept the offer as well. The new deal provides the teamsters with a XI cent increase in pay retroactive to June 1, immediately and calls for an additional $1.05 increase over a two-year period. Union spokesmen have been quoted as saying that the new agreement gives the union vir- tually everything they asked for and most employees seem to be satisfied with their gaina as well as the end of the strike. maintenance clause in the agree- ment. At one point the commissioners suggested that a developer be asked to pay the full price of ei- tending services plus $200 per house serviced. Superintendent Ken Saxton 'was instructed together informa- tion from other municipalities on their regulations to provide the Wingham commission with a base to work from in developing its own plan. ' In regular business, Supt. Sax- ton informed the commission that two tenders had been submitted for the disposal of the old stand- pipe. The first tender opened re- quired the PUC to pay for the re- • moval of the water tower, While the second, from a scrap iron dealer in Sauble Beach, offered the PUC $10 for the old structure. The utility officers voted to accept the second tender. Discussion then turned to the building of a new utility shack at the base of the new standpipe. The building proposed is to be about 10 ft. by 10 ft. and will house pumping equipment and trans- mitters for the PUC and hospital radio systems. A problem arose because the commission has no plans for such a building and wishes to avoid a major expendi- ture on such a small project. It was decided that tendering the contract would push the price of such a utility shack beyond its real worth. If the project were tendered, complete plans with specifications would have to be procured. Mr. Saxton was asked to contacteontractors in the town to see if anyone would be in- terested in undertaking the pro- ject. Commissioner Rod Wraith and PUC secretary Carson Snowdon informed the commission that the utility Inid taken a slight loss on $40,000 worth of bonds they had recently sold. The loss shown stood around $3,000. However, some of the bonds had originally been bought for less than their face value, rendering that actual financial loss somewhat less. In the superintendent's report, Mr. Saxton informed the mem- bers that PUC workmen had laid a total of 2,000 feet of six-inch water mains in Blyth and Wing - ham. The PUC slab bad to return Aix *titer heaters td their sup- pliers because they contained the wrong kind of heating elements. • With the recent announcement that a cable TV licence has been granted for Winghatu, the com- mission , decided that it would stick to any earlier agreement with the company granted the licence. The PUC will charge a pole rental fee of $5.10 per year. That agreement will last over five years and allows the cable company to run their lines and install amplifiers on PUC...poles. prOject. Councillor Hayek, ob. provincial government was aware that a •comPanY would he PaYing *pee cent of the cost and the tovm per cent they could take a dim served that if the view of shelling out the other 50 eludedin 1145subilivi4Ws meat concerning the art* council head went On tO cell * definite.' and' have the financial mew to go in and develop an awn se* thetownallOwed them tn. "Ittfoi and 00.014e. than requiring them subdiviSonitall at 00Ce or not IloweVer, the nip* Alton, reqoAre and 'oewage, fecal* ...begins development :114 be".. pointed' to feetethitleaa lerhieb had area. mUnicipothfies, per cent. The mayor then noted .that it would be unfair to charge Rord flames Z per cent of the coat when such expense's were not in. Enteoilnients are. - down -generally Enrolbrient at most schools in that ifs enrolhwint hee droPPed the Wingham area have fallen eff from 392 last year to 379. prin. slightly this year but the figures ci John- , only held a surprise fOr the ad- drop off is part of a downward . ministration of F., E, Madill trend in pnbliCaehe.01 enrollment . Secondary School, in the last fiveyears. The local high school's Turnbernr Central School .has enrollment dropped by 10 • 234 students. enrolled this year, students this year to 1,235. Which is a dropolleto1.4 students However, that enrollment is up 70 from last year. East Wawa!** students over the projected 1,175 Public School Principal Bill students who were esPeeted- Stevenion informed the A.dvince- PrineiPal Gordon PhiliPs ex- Times that enrollment at his Plained that enrollMent figures school stands' at an even 200 fluctuate during the beginning of stndents, down eight froM 'the the first month i'f school because 1073-74 school year. Sacred Heart registration dates are different Separate School reports an from public schools. Part of the enrollment of 129, Laat year there drop in the enrollment at the high were 135 student/3.011011W. ' school is due to new district The school that seems to have botmdaries being established:He faced the biggest drop in commented that new atudents enrollment. Nas Irowick Central from Huron Twp. in Bruce School. Last year the school had Counti are no longer sent tor. E. 593 Students while this year only Madill. Only students had 550 are,emiolled. . already begun their high scheol Most -authorities were aped) are now enrolled there. figures are not causing any In the public school area flurries in educational fieldS Wingham Public School reporta the area. • Police chci boys with ,,F,,woingninehry*P".likraOhysavtichth wag home of Wingham gar dealer • Chris Gosling. Police spokesmen say both boys will be tried in Juvenile Court, The boys are reported to have admitted setting the fire because they didn't like the hou.seowner. One lad is a Wingham resident while the other is from another South - Western Ontario town. During.the week the police also investigated two traffic ac- cidents. One happened on Josephine St. near its in- tersection with John St. On Friday night, About $300 damage was sustained by a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Don Cameron of RR 3, Wingham when a 1969 Dodge, rge two arson 1410-1(0. Itir44 Soli veliklit Orly iforth of damage to its front end. On the same day police were. called to investigate an accident on Minnie St. near the railway overpass. The drivers involved hi the collision were Anderson Gibson of Wroxeter who was driving a 1967 Chevrolet sedan and Chris Gosling of Wingliam who wa.4 driving a ow Dodge. Police estimated that the Gibson car received $300 damage while the Gosling vehicle sustained $400 worth of damages. Police spokesmen report that over the week the department also laid charges after they made five liquor seizures since their last report. Com* Est$10081' CotMeiller Sill lion* #11lted suiting engineer, Burns*R000, discuss the mattet and set * ning board shouldbe included be- cause the Matter is *thin their inliadiction, The entire come* concurred with mem such a meeting, sh arranged - The session correspondenee town. The Toym clerk frone the WeStern Foundry,' manner in Which the Winghim Fire ,Dept, had handled a fire at , the foemdry last Council agreed Dept, haeheen and m 'Fire Chief Dave Crotberio The hlinistr$ and Social Seriii council.that they conmg- Cintre for use as AT The letter slid that ministry representative Jim Deneau would meet with concerned town officials to discuss costing the scheme. Council decided to go along with a request from Wingham Public School Principal 4obn Mann for permission tO Prepare II site in front of the school for bi- cycle nicks. However, cotmeil felt that the use of crushed gravel in the project on the Prances St. urea might not be a good idea and suggested that the clerk ask the school to consider using blacktop or flagstones. Please turn to Page 11 IT'S QUITE COMMON to see a set of twins entering school each year but two sets of twins in MO kindergarten class is a little less coMMOn. NM only did Janette and Joanne Taylor, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Taylor, and Michael and Michel Cameron, children of Mr. artd.Met David Cameron start school the same day, but they were all born on the same day. Janette and Joanne are identical ftwint while Michael and Michel are fraternal twins. All four are now students at Wingham Public School. (Staff Photo) Man from Scarborough is hospitalized A Scarborough man, James Graham, was admitted to Vfmg- ham and District Hospital on Fri- day follo single car acci- dent on }Ugh y 87, west of the Wellington -Huron County Line in Howl& Township, Mr. Graham was tr,ated for abrasions to his forehead and sczdp, abrasions and lacerations to both arms and legs and his abdomen. One report says the man lost control of his car on the highway and it rolled over. Investigating OPP officers set the damages to his car at David Ctwrie of RR 3, Wing - ham was injured in a single car accident on Highway 86, west of its junction with old Highway 86 in East Wawanosh Township on Friday. Mr. Ctwrie was treated for minor head injuries and re- leased from hospital. Damages were set at $500 to his vehicle. On Sept. 4, Albert Brunsveld of RR 2, Puslinch was involved in a $300 single ear property damage accident on Highway 4, south of the Maitland Riveraidge in East Wawanosh. Robert Hurst escaped injury in a single car accident that caused $3,000 damage on his car. The accident happened on County Road 16, east of Morris Sideroad 15-16 on Friday. During the past week officials report that members of their force charged four people under the Liquor Control Act, laid eight charges and issued 18 warnings under the Highway Traffic Act and conducted 28 other investiga-