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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-09, Page 1v 11u FIRST SECTION l .cause damages Five car accidents in. the +week of Decelltber 23 resulted in sub- stalatial damages but no injuries to the persons involved. A car driven by Jodie M. Hickey of RR -3, Auburn, went off, Concession Road 2-3 in Hast Wawanosh Township and struck a telephone pole Monday. Damages were estimated at 1300. Two collisions were in- vestigated on Christmas Day. A two -car accidenron Concession 4- 5 in Morris Township involved Lloyd W. Taylor of Bluevale and Glen C. James of Brussels. Damages to both cars were estimated at $1,100. Two Wingham residents, Brian E. Leachman of RR 2, and Calvin ._ G. Ruttan of RR 3 were involved in a two -car collision on Macin- tosh St., east of Helena St., Turn - berry Township. Damages were estimated at $200. A car driven by Richard G. Demerling sustained 1350 damages on .Dec. 24 when it went off Sideroad 1.5-16, north of Huron County Road 7, into a ditch and struck a hydro pole. A car driven by Larry K. Linn struck a sign post and a mail box Saturday, resulting in an estimated $350 damages. Mr. Linn was westbound on Highway 86 east of the C.N.R. crossing in Turnberry Township when an eastbound vehicle entered his lane, causing him to swerve to the right. All these incidents were in- vestigated. by thi' Wingham detachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police. ursdaY, Jalluarlt 94 1975 standin Wingham police report incidents Wingham town police investi- . ;gated five criminal code inci- <dents and laid charges against three persons under the Liquor ntroi Act between December 29 to January 7. • f� A stereo tape player was stolen from the car of Douglas Krziyzek ,,bf St. Marys when it was left in a ch -park ng 8Unda3 orning services. Police are investigating an ccident that occurred in front o e Toronto -Dominion Bank on anuary 3. A car owned by .Brian reenaway of RR 3, Wingham 'was struck in the front fender. The other car, unidentified as het, left the scene of the accident. 4d A gas , pump at Gosling's ;'Texaco Station was damaged on January 5 when a car driven by ;Robert LaRose struck and broke it, causing an estimated $400 damage. A minor accident occurred on Centre St. St. on January 6 when a car driven by Terence Nethery of 156 Victoria backed out and hit a 'parked car owned by John Donaldson of 273 Carling Ter- *race. Damage to the cars was minor. Police also reported six build- ings found insecure over that iperiod of 'time and two cases of ' minor property damage. There were no incidents over the New Year holidays and this act was emphasized by new ,,)Police Chief Bob Wittig. "That's ,qgood for Wingham," he said. s. By, Wilma Oke At the inaugural meeting of the Huron County Board of Educa- tion in Clinton Monday the trustees voted officially to con- firm onfirm the election of Wilfred Shortreed of RR 1, Walton, as chairman for 1975 and Herbert Turkheim of Zurich as vice chair - Stratford man heads H -P Bd. By Wilma Oke A 30 -year-old Stratford man, David Teahen, was acclaimed chairman of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at the inaugural meeting in Seaforth Monday night. Mr. Teahen, who was vice- chairman last year, succeeds Michael Connolly of RR 3, Kip - pen. Arthur Haid, RR 4, Listowel, was acclaimed vice-chairman. Mr. Teahen who ;s beginning his fifth year on the board, said in his inaugural address that the board is starting"its seventh year of operation and has provided continual improvements in educational opportunities and facilities through the efforts of the board, administration and staff. Mr. Teahen concluded that the board will, deal conscien- tiously with all its duties to bene- fit. the catholic education in the system. , Four new me ,oath of office along trustees 91.e -elected. Ronald Marcy, S O'Drowsky, St. :Fleming; RR 2, William Kinahan, the next regular uary 13 the various will be named. Via, H v„ Anthony. o`fQ , Boniface, Church, Dean of tlt Deanery, spoke to what makes a g separate school. early grades, up important to m schools are, religious, dominates both t dents. He said if • tubers took the with the ten They ark Stratford; John Marys; Greg Crediton and Wingham. At. meeting on Jan - committees Durand, pester Church, ,,? cich, e Huron -Perth the trustees on good teacher in a He said in the to Grade 6, it is make sure -the that Christ eacher and stu- the mother has been devdbt and has a live of Christ, then her .child has been shaped and given standards. He said a good teacher has a stan- dard that "nothing is dearer to that teacher than Crhist". For the later grades — 6 to 8, it is necessary that the teacher knows theology and the doc- trines, as well as being devout, to be able to defend the faith. He ad- vised the trustees that if . it is possible for the board to send teachers for religious training he would recommend only one place—Divine Word Centre in London. FIRST BABY OF THE New Year in the Wingham area was Mare Duncan Anderson, born in the Wingham and District Hospital at 8:28 p.m. on January 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Anderson of RR 5, Wingham . (Staff Photo) Water purity andwages reviewed at PUC meeting Water purity for the Wingham area and wage increases were among the major issues dis- cussed at the first Public Utilities Commission meeting for 1975. Basing his remarks on the results of a Nov. 1974 report from the Ministry of Environment, chairman Roy Bennett an- nounced "We have the cleanest water in this part of Ontario." The report indicated that only four out of 96 total testings of well water were below standard with relation to contents of coliform or d ,Friends mourn passing ,sof Paul D. S.watridge-c Saturday night where he and the band were terminating ao playing engagement. At approximately 1:15 a.m., just after completion of the engagement, he died sudden' ly as a result of a heart attack. Paul Swatridge was 19 years of age. Born in Wingham on March 23, 1955, he was a son of Harold (Hap) and Audrey Swatridge of Carling Terrace. He received his education at the Wingham Public School and the F. E. Madill Secondary School_ _A, talented musician and soloist, he was a member of the Wingham United Church where he sang in the choir, and a member of Stratford Musicians' Association, Local 418. Besides hisparents, he is sur- vived by one sister Jill, 13, at home. The late Paul Swatridge rested at the S. J. Walker Funeral Home, Wingham, where service was conducted Tuesday at 2 o'clock by Rev. K. B. Passmore. Interment followed in Wingham Cemetery. Pallbearers were Grant Hey- wood, Simon Farlow, Ken Aitche- son, David Tiffin, William Deans and Doug Leitch. Floral tributes were carried by Ray Robinson, William Kennedy, Bruce Cameron and John Elliott. Residents of the town and sur- rounding, - community were hocked and saddened when word • as received early Sunday morn - ng of the death of one of Wing- am's most promising young en, Paul Douglas Swatridge. Paul, a co -leader of the Mac- .Kenzie Rock Band, was at Clinton f ice" PAUL D. SWATRIDGE enterococcus bacteria. PUC Superintendent Ken Saxton explained that a second sampling . of the problem spots revealed no bateriological pollution. Iron content was too high in one well testing, but fluoride levels were well below the maximum per- missible limit. A salary increase of 15.6 per cent for PUC employees was ap- proved for the Wingham area. All calculations were based on the journeyman rate which was in= • creased from $4.98 in 1974 to $5.76 for the new year. The raise is only a 12 per cent increase over the average derived from wage reports in six surrounding com- munities. Commissioner Rod Wraith explained, "All we're trying' to do is pace with the cost of living." Stand-by rates and vacation allowances were also amended. Other items on the agenda included a review of insurance coverage, financial reports and routine correspondence. Work done by the .Wingham PUC for other municipalities totaled slightly over $20,000. The commission also extended a vote of thanks to DeWitt Miller for his long years of service to the PUC Costs moderate, 2 hurt in accidents Seven car accidents and one snowmobile mishap were investi- gated by the Wingham Detach- ment, Provincial Police during the week. Thomas E. White of Mississauga was injured in a car collision on Highway 86 on Jan. 3. The other driver involved was David B. Kuehl of Clinton. Damages were estimated at $300. A Halifax, Nova Scotia, man was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital on Jan. 3 after a snowmobile mishap. James Maguire was travelling on the St. Helens sideroad when he dis- covered the machine was not working properly. As he restarted the snowmobile, his neck was caught by loose wire protruding from the snow. Mr. Maguire was discharged from the hospital after treatment. A car driven by Wayne L. Nickel of Fordwich struck a hydro pole on Dec. 31, resulting in an estimated $500 damages. Mr. Nickel was travelling on Con- cession 6.7 when he braked to avoid a dog that had run onto the road, struck the dog and went into the south ditch. A two -car collision on Highway last week 4 north of the CPR spin -line cross- ing involving John J. Moir of RR 2, Wingham and Charles C. Mc - Nall of Teeswater, resulted in -an estimated $450 damages. Frank J. Vandenbroek of Oak- ville was involved in a single -car accident on Gibson St., Wroxeter, when his car slid across the road- way into a hydro pole. Damages were estimated at $200. On Jan. 2 Kenneth F. Shortreed of Kitchener struck and damaged a fence owned by Harry H. Sjaarda of RR 1, Wingham, resulting in an estimated $175 damages. A car driven by Geesje Lubbers of RR 1, Auburn went off the north side of County Road 25 on Jan. 3, entered a ditch and went through a wire fence owned by Herb Glousher of RR 1, Auburn. Damages were estimated at $275. John C. Rae was involved in a single -car accident on Highway 86 when his vehicle went off the road and into a ditch. Damages were estimated at $500. During last week the Wingham Opp charged sevens ersor"s under the Liquor Control Act and issued 13 charges and 21 warnings under the Htgh*ay Traffic Act. Wingham The Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police -has a larger staff now than ever be- fore in its history. A heavier workload and a greater . avail- ability of manpower in the OPP have required a 13 -man, staff for this area. The new designation in the lat- ter half of 1974 has placed the Wingham OPP ,detachment under the leadership of a ser- geant, the first one for the area. Sgt. Leonard George, a 21 -year veteran of the OPP, was assigned to Wingham in September, 1974. A native of Owen Sound, Sgt. George served for ten years in the Windsor area, five years at Oakville and six at Stratford. He is married, with two grown sons, and an incredible list of outside interests and hobbies, including skiing, bridge, and small -craft sailing. He is also an accompli- shed pianist. "And then I do a little polic- ing," he quipped, but the work- load reports belie that statement. The Wingham OPP supplies the "general law enforcement needs of five townships with a total pop- ulation of about 10,000," Sgt. George explained. These are Howick, Turnberry, Morris, Grey artd East Wawanosh Townships. "It's not that crime is more prevalent; it's that people are less inclined to solve their prob- lems for themselves," he said. "If someone seems to have a problem, he calls the police." Two more recent additions to the Wingham OPP are Con- stables Dennis Jamieson and commute man. They had been acclaimed at an organizational meeting in December. The steering committee com- posed of Alex Corrigan of RR 1, Bluevale, Clarence McDonald of Exeter, Mrs. Marion Zinn of RR 2, Lucknow and.Chairman Short - reed presented the following committees which were ap- proved by the board: Education Committee: Robert Elliott, Blyth; E. Cayley Hill, Goderich; Mrs. Mollie Kunder, Seaforth; Charles Rau, RR 2, Zurich; Charles Thomas, Brus- sels; Mrs. Dorthy Wallace, Goderich; Mrs. Marion Zinn, RR ?, Lucknow. Management Committee: J. P. Alexander, Wingham; Kenneth Cooke, Clinton; Alex Corrigan; Harry Hayter, RR 2, Dashwood; Clarence McDonald; Robert Peck, RR 1, Zurich and John Westbrook, RR 2, Clinton. . Kunder was elected chair- man, of the Education Committee and Mrs. Wallace vice chairman by the committee members. Clarence McDonald was elected chairman of the Manage- ment Committee and 'John West- brook, vice chairman by the com- mittee members. In his 'inaugural address Mr. Shortreed welcomed the three new members, Robert Elliott, Charles Thomas and Robert Peck,. and spoke of the uiipfdved relations with teachers during the past two years, giving credit to a small group of teachers and a small board committee working well together. • He said policies must be under review and ute, special education classes for those with learning difficulties continued and he hoped a committee could be named to study what can be done for those tudents with exceptional abilities to -promote. their skills and capabilities. Mr. Shortreed said the chair- man's advisory committee was important and helpful and he said he would like to see it enlarged to five members, with the im- mediate past chairman of the board which would give some continuity to the committee. Mr. Shortreed said there are still problems with communica- tion between the board and the public: He commended the week- ly newspaper's press reporter for the work she did in providing a detailed report on what happens at the meetings. Mr. Shortreed said, "I don't know how we're going toinform the public of what we do if they don't read the papers and if they don't come to meetings to hear what we do." 'Mr. Shortreed suggested that perhaps the editors of the weekly papers'and the daily paper be in- vited to attend .one or two meet- ings a year as a possible solution of the communication problem. Mr. Shortreed suggested that the format of the' meetings should be considered` as last year's chairman, Cayley Hitl rte, mended is his farewelladd' as chairman at the l -meeting.. He asked that the: trust .,ke an active part in the meet ,, to be frankand and w open and ., orit team. He said that any;, trustee who was not satj$f'1ed with the. action en An any P could a�sltthat it re + , µ$ future meeting. how one trustee last'year bad been defeated twice on One; motion at a meeting and 'that when it was brought up again at a later' date .had, succeeded'° `..a%' having his P opoaal approved The next regular meeting i board will be held on January 20 at 2 p.m. An informal diacid! Ont. in camera followed the ad nt ment of the meeting. • Belrnare fire A roof fire at Belmore Farm Services owned by Wayne Evi^ caused an estimated $2000 damages on Monday shortly alt the noon hour. Both the Clifford Fire , ep - _.ment and the Winghaln. Fire Department answered Chief Dave Cr was caused by a; ct v c.1W ney. A large section of the metal: clad roof had to.°be.torn .up 6o ' firemen could rerach the burn' rafters 'beneath. ', ". HURON -BRUCE Separate School Board elected Arthur Haid, left, of RR 4, Listowel as vice-chairman and David Teahen, Stratford, chairman, at the inaugural meeting on Mon- day. PP detachment enlarged Ronald Cameron. Constable Jamieson, 36, came to Wingham in August, 1974 after serving in the Kitchener OPP since 1971. He is a native of Fin Fion, Man., and worked for Poly - 'mer Corp. of Sarnia for 13 years prior to joining the OPP. Con- stable Jamieson' ° has three child- ren, no in Toronto, and includes SGT. LEONARD GEORGE hunting among his interests. He is also a licensed pilot. Constable Cameron is almost as new to the OPP as he is to Wingham. He joined the Force in September and was assigned to this detachment in October 1974. He received his B.A. m sociology from Guelph University and join- ed the OPP "to find out what it's CONSTABLE . DENNIS JAMIESON all about," he explained. His schooling has helped "in a sense of interacting with people," he said, "but it's impossible to learn the practical aspects in school." Constable Cameron, 24, is a Woodbridge native and lists ama- teur photography, tennis and reading as his outside interests. His wife, Iris, works at CKNX. CONSTABLE RONALD CAMERON