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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-12-19, Page 2ii Pap ii -The Wil lm Advilia004imee, 7111401,, ISCOlither h*, 1*74 Hydro sees no major problems at Bruce An investigative study shown- there is no likelihood of heavy water leakage in pressur- ized tubes at Ontario Hydro's Bruce Nuclear Generating Station now under conction near Kincardine on, Lake Huron. Harold A. Smith, Hydro's vice- president engineering, said today only minor modifications are re- quired to eliminate the possibility of problems in the Bruce units similar to those which have shown up in Hydro's Pickering 3 reactor. The Pickering unit has been shut down since August because of cracks in pressure tubes. Mr. Smith noted the study shows materials used in the Morris council irtMorizes grant to mental health Members of the Morris Town- ship Council, okaying a motteun by ;dames Mair and Thomas Miller, agreed to give a grant of $25.00 to the Canadian Mental Health As- sociation, Ontario Division, when they met on Saturday. All mem- ers;werepresent and Reeve Els- ton presided. Robert Charters, chairman of the East Wawanosh Recreation, Parks and Community Centre Board, disused the wont of the board with council members. William Stevenson provided in- formation ' about the proposed nursery centre at Belgrave School. On a notion by Ross Smith and James : Mair; ; council endorsed the.resolution from the town of Seaforib..regarding lack of pro- vincial .. l support for waste dis- posal- Councill, authorized payment of taz rebates of $9.07 on the north. half of Lot 5, Concession 7, and $3.00 on Plats a, Lots 1,2 and 3. . General . accounts .,1,276.21 Were approvedfor paym Be sure to get in touch with the Welcome Wagon hostess. She can help you get to know your new corn munity as quickly as pos- sible. Phone 357-3275. Pickering unit to be completely reliable. "Crack was dua to l start',", tion�� p�", he added, "and advanced equipment 15 now being. developed to enable ' Hydro to modify and improve this." They Hydro official said plans :call for Pre/0074d rixed tubes in. all four Bruce units to be Stress re" lieved and predicted initial work should begin early in the new year. Total cost would be about $700,000. Mr. Smites noted Hydro has found cracks in only 18 of the 390 pressure tubes in Pickering unit 3 and is optimistic that retubing of the entire reactor will be un- necessary. An acoustical testing device is presently being developed which can be inserted into the reactor by the fuelling machine without defuelling the channel. "As soon as this is ready," Mr. Smith added, "we will be able to make a scan of tubes and deter- mine on a solid statistical basis just how much damage has oc- curred at Pickering' 3." • Hydro expects Pickering unit 4 will run without any leaks for at least a year and that a statistical check will be made next spring or summer after suitable methods have been proven during work on unit 3, The investigation was carried out by a team of specialists from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Ontario Hydro, Canadian General -Electric, Orenda and Canadian Westinghouse. 61 Gorrie Barry Dane of Kilmar, Que., spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dane. Mr. and Mrs. James Hyndman of Guelph visited'at the homes of Mr. and Mrs.,.Fred Hyndman and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman. Mrs. Robert Allan of Clifford spent ,a couple of days with Mrs. Burton Hubbard. James Fairies of Guelph and Robert Grainger, Kitchener, spent the weekend at their respective homes, Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Currah visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Evers of Behnore. e % r BY Myth A ig:;/APP' HU IDI iicres On Vir Om.*d, is a miss sisal ko0; whims, art la hoe bus db. ju amen tie pet "or. VM eIIE a la imla in the ewe% pass, loansfor $75,331,60$ x' yew. Thisrepresents of 34 per cent I* nonher and47per omit in so** et low in, 1074 over 1973, At , the fiscal year end, Sib" 30th kat, thele 'bank had $307,239,000' out- "standing or Witted' in loani to. 6,134 businesses in the province, according' to the 074 .natio' report of the bank boned d th y. During the year, IDB. authorised 11,712 loans for a total,. mount .' $470 million to **- news across Canada. At the cio a of the fiscal year, the bank had. $1,132 million outstanding or committed in loans to 23,550 anadlan enterprises. During -its 30 -year history IDB llas authorized over 55,00011oans for a total amount of $2,600 million to. assist more than 40,000 busi- nesses. , In its 1974 fiscal year, IDS re- ceived, in excess of 30,000 enquiries from bsuinessmen across the country. Over one third of them resulted in applica- tions for loans and about 82` per cent of . the applications resulted in authorized loans. Over 45 per cent . of the loans made by the bank in fiscal 1074 were for ,amounts of .$25,000 or less and over three quarters of them were for $50,000 or less. The average size of loan was $48,000. IDBperations are markedly decentralized, and 97 per cent of its loans are approved at its regional and , branch offices located across the country. The bank has 70 offices to serve the public and they are situated in every province and the two► terri- tories, Representatives' from. IDB offices regularly visit smaller communities. These visits are advertised in advance and busi- nessmen are invited lo discuss financing proposalswith the IDB officers. During the 1974 fiscal year, 5,289 sech visits were made to 601 different centres. Around 19 per cent of the loans made 133t- the ythe bank result : from its adver- tized,visit program. The bank's Advisory Services department, which helps pro- mote good management prac- JOHN BROAOFOOT, of Walton, left, was elected to the chairmanship of the Huron County Board of Education. Herbert Turkheim, right, Is the new vice-chairman, Belgrave UCO reports sales increase in 1974 An increase of over half -a -mil- lion in sales was announced at the annual meetingof the United Co- operatives of Ontario, Belgrave Branch, on Friday, Dec. 6, Manager Murray Lougheed also announced plates for ex- pansion, including a new ware- house and store complex: He said part of the increase from $860,000 to $1,376,000in 1974 was due to in- flation but a great part was be- cause "the patrons of Belgrave are using their Co-op". Growth figures were ;reported for the various departments. Fertilizer sales increased from $177,600 hi 1973 to, $299,100. Feed sales were $596,000 compared to $348,000 in 1973. Petroleum sales were at 9190,000. Store sales in- creased from 979,000 to 9105,000. Seed sales rose from $35,000 to $64,000 in 1974: Farni supplies more than doubled from 931,500 in 1973 to $73,000.. Chemical sales increased from $17,000 to 947,000. • The net for the year was 938300 as compared to 916,300 in 1873. U.C.O. area director Robert McKercher of Dublin congrat- ulated the Belgrave branch and `announced a 35 per cent growth overall and an eight to . nine per cent realgrowth for U.C.O. This results in a return of .four million in patronage to members at a rate of three and three-quarters per cent on retail supply sales to direct members of the U.C.O.. Peter Chandler, Richard Moore'' and. Maurice Hallahan were elected as councillors for the next two years. U.C.Q. representatives also outlinedpoxne future prospects on supplies ` ,and ‘prices. They re- ported a tight supply of anti- freeze but , U.C.O. managed ‘,:to maintain..a price of $6:75 this year as cmpared to 910-912 else- where. lsewhere. The fencing situation was reported at r►uch the same as last year with allocations neces- sary. The price for twine will not R! Fv, mfr < B �rY�34iti 1'7 4'4 Report from Queen's Park The Ontario government will bring in legislation shortly to in- crease the number of provincial ridings to 125 from 117 before the next election as proposed by the three-man redistribution com- mission whose report was tabled inthe Legislature this week. Part of the -terms of reference ofthe commission was that there were not to be fewer than 117 rid- ings nor more than 125, with a 25 percent tolerance which could be exceeded at the discretion of the commission, provided that the total number of electoral districts in Northern Ontario remained at not less than 15 which is the pres- ent number. The riding of Huron -Bruce has been enlarged considerably by the addition of Port Elgin, South - ALL BURNED UP! WE ALL WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT! WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR .Letters must be signed .Should be 250 words or less Lan be written on any subject .Must not be slanderous or defamatoryr ampton and the Townships of Saugeen to the north and Sea- fortn,_the Townships of McKillop, Hullett, and Tuckersmith to the south. The riding population moves from its present 34,000 to 51,797 based on the 1971 census. In total, the riding consists of the Townships of Ashfield, Bruce, Carrick, Colborne, Culross, East Wawanosh, Greenock, Grey, Howick, Hullett, Huron, Kincar- dine, Kinloss, McKillop, Morris, Saugeen, Tuckersmith, Turnber- ry and West Wawanosh; the towns of Kincardine, Port Elgin, Seaforth, Southampton and Wingham and the villages of Blyth, Brussels, Luckno v, Mild- may, Ripley, Teeswater and Tiverton. 0-0-0 The minister of health, Frank Miller, announced a compre- hensive program designed to pro- vide information, education and services to people who wish as- sistance in ' matters of family planning. Local official health agencies willbe made responsible for en- suring the provision of services in. their community or area. ,r 0-0-0 The minister of transportation and communications, John Rhodes introduced this week some amendments to the High- way Traffic Act. School buses are now required to engage their sig- nals regardless of the speed limit. Previously if the school bus oiler- •Q ated in a -30 mile speed zone, sig- nals on the bus were not used when children were being dis- charged or picked up by the bus. Further, school buses are to have their own distinct color. Last Tuesday evening Grades Kindergarten., 1, 2, 3, and 4 put on our annual Christmas Concert. It was a delightful event. A mixed choir of Grades 1 to 4 • sang "Over the Hills to Beth- lehem" and "Too Fat for the Chimney". The Kindergartens then staged a playlet entitled "Dear Old Santa". Santa was played by Jason Conley who climbed down an imaginary chimney. A chorus sang the lines and Santa's helpers produced a variety of Christmas presents. Grades 3 and 4 performed a play called "Santa's Romance" where Santa Claus (Bert Sjaarda) falls in love with Minnie Belle Brown, the future Mrs. Claus (Kendra McKague). The Kindergartens returned to the stage with "The Christmas Story in Verse and Song". The main characters in this play were Tammy Cleghorn (Mary); David Sjaarrds (Joseph) ; Denny O'Neil and Jody Newell (Shepherds); Julie Stamper and Vicki Weigel (Wisernen); and soloists Kevin Eadie and Jimmy English. The production of Grades 1 and 2 was the traditional play "Ru- dolph". Santa Claus (David Wheeler) selected his regulars. (Debbie Hoy, Paul Kenyon, Waneeta Boonstra, Tracy Jarvis, Robin Hitt, Peter Stacey, Tracey Day, Jeff de Boer, and Chris Anson) for the long annual trip. The reindeer with the shiny nose was played by Jamie Heffer. The concert concluded with the staging of "The Lost and Found Christmas", a combined Grades 3 and 4 effort. While waiting at the bus stop, an old lady, Jose- phine Kindly (Dianne Wray), lends her Christmas purchases (mostly clothing) to other pas- sengers -to -be in order to keep them warm. The play empha- sized the true spirit of Christmas of sharing and loving. We'd like to thank all the parents and visitors who came and enjoyed this year's produc- tion. A special THANKS goes out try the parent -volunteers, Mrs. C. MacDonald and Mr. and Mrs. John Mclnnla for all their help with the "props", muate, and cos- tumes. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Grade 8 be as good, but the U.C.O. ex- pects to have an adequate supply selling at $31.95. Seed corn, in short . supply earlier, is already sold out for the westerns region with 15 per cent more sales than last year. The area of fertilizers was re- ported good, with nitrogen fer- tilizer the roughest, The supply of nitrogen fertilizer, however; ap- pears to be reaching last year's standards.. Phosphorus supplies will be slightly higher than last year and potash supplies are about ' equal to those in 1973. Shipping problems were cited as a possible .obstruction. The U.C.O. spokesman warned. about a trend toward higher costs with greater labour and freight costs. He promised, however, the U.C.O. would not use price as a basis for allocation of short sup= ply items. The criterion would be former patronage. 88 K kN.IFE: SET s3.9y 3TRAUSS PORTABLE RADIO .s711)11.11 YOUR WINGHAM PHARMACIST W iN(,HAM ONTARIO You don't have to live on a farm to have a comfortable home. A CO.OP' petroleum driver serves a lot of customers w.hp live on farms That's true But he also supplies quite a few town and suburban homes as well, and with the same kind of dedication. After all, keeping a farm house warm and comfortable isn't always easy Bad roads, weather and longer dlctances can make the job a ,ttle more chs 'enging. It takes a guy who is dedicated to the job The important thing for you to think about (whether you live in the country or in town) is that the CO-OP petroleum driver is there when he should be, with quality . CO-OP fuel oil, temperature formulated to the area where you live. Get to know your CO4OP petroleurn driver. He's reliable. He delivers warmth you ban rely on, wherevor you live.