HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-16, Page 10i T Advance Ttunmes, _Thursday, January 16, 1 5
Fcrdwich
WOO Ws received last week
.that UaVid. Denier G m l 4,:, , son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Demerling had
been chosen from the lst Ford-
vitich Cub Pack to go to Norway in
Jay to attend "Nordjamb", the
SFOut Jamboree.
Sunday guests with Mr. and
UP. Bill Sothern were Mr. and
lgrgi. Bill Mulvey, Cindy a ' d Jeff
of Belmore, Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Sothern, Tim and Tracy, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Stewart, Doug and
Greg Wildlir. and Mrs. James
Tittie, the occasion being Mr.
and Mrs. Vittie's 56th wedding
anniversary on Ja uary 15.
Saturday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. George Ashton were Mrs.
Janet Stewart of the Geri Care
Nursing Home, Harriston, Mrs.
Harold Stewart and Mrs. Gibson
Wingham club
files for grant
The Wingham and District
Snowmobile Club made a late
start but has finally announced
that it has applied for a grant
under the new snowmobile trail
maintenance program.
Club spokesman Marvin
Streich reported that the appli-
cation has been submitted to the
Wingham district office of the
Ministry of Natural Resources.
"We're hoping," he said.
The Wingham District office
just recently announced the ap-
proval of grants to six snow-
mobile clubs in the area for a
total of over $5,000. Funds are
still available under the pro-
gram, however, since . approxi-
mately $15,000 has been ear-
marked for the district.
Mr. Streich said the club held a
meeting on Wednesd y, Jan. 8
and will hold another meeting
Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Town Hall.
He said the club has over .50 miles
of trails in and around Wingham
but. the trails are not conected.
"We're. trying to link them
now . . . and are , actively
beginning to seek permission
from private owners fest. use of
their"- • land," Mr. Streich ex-
plained.
Whipper Billy Watson Snowa-
rama—a 100 -mile rally to be held
on Feb. 2 or 9, depending on
weather conditions, in Mildmay.
Proceeds from the rally will be
donated to crippled children.
Nowick teams
win several games
FORDWICH =-- Howick teams
made a fine showing as they met
opposing teams in hockey action
and chalked up some wins as the
doors of the Howick Arena were
swung .open to admit players and
fans..
. Irl Bantam action, Howick East
took on.Howick West and slapped
thein around to the tune of 4-0.
Howick East went- down to
defeat, though, at the hands of
Kurtzville. A 7-2 score was the
result of that meeting.
Howick Midgets defeated
Lucknow 6-4 and the Juveniles
played Arthur to a 7-7 tie. Bel -
more Tykes played Howick East
Tykes and won that game 3-0 but
the Howick East Squirts, really
on the ball, walked all- over
Brussels and sent them home
crying over a 17-0 score. In
PeeWee action, it was Howitk
West 8, Kurtzville 5.
An -exhibition game saw
Howick Juveniles defeat the
Fordwich Rockets 7-3. In other
exhibition play, Howick West
Squirts slapped Wingham around
42' and Howick West PeeWees
defeated Atwood.4-1.
In recreational • hockey,. Drew
defeated Wroxeter 6-2.
Personals
Stewart of Moleswor 'e
Mr. : 1,1, Mrs. Bill H• utchison
and Bruce spent e weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Neil aylor in
urlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnston of
Freelton visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. George Ashton.
Mr. and liMr-s. Clayton Edwards
were Sunday guests with Miss
Lou Matthews and Mel Batters.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Douglas and
boys were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dickison at
Mildmay.
Miss Ann Miller of Fergus and
Miss Chris V' ..,ht of Elora spent
Sunday vi‘. d Mrs. Elmer
Miller.
Mrs. Austin Stinson, ac-
companied by Miss Anne Palmer
of Drew and Mrs. Heise of
Palmerston left Sunday morning
from Toronto Airport for a
week's visit in Calgary with Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Stinson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack King and
Roger of Guelph were weekend
guests with Mr. and Mrs. Randy
King.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnston
and girls of Sarnia were Saturday
guests with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Douglas.
Squire Oakley is presently con-
fined to Listowel Memorial
Hospital with pneumonia.
Belgrave
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eickmeyer
of Mitchell visited on Sunday with
Mr. and' Mrs. Hugh Rinn and
John.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stokes
of Ingersoll called on Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Bolt last Wednesday
afternoon.
C. R. Coultes of Huronview and
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wheeler
visited -on-Sunday, with Mr, and
Mrs. Vincent Makes of London.
Mrs. Goldie Wheeler of London
spent Sunday with Mrs. Jesse
Wheeler and Mrs. Herb Wheeler.
Mrs. Stewart Procter will be
convener of the education meet-
ing of the Women's Institute
which will be held in the com-
munity centre, Tuesday, Jan.
21st at 2 p.m. Roll call, "A verse
of 'memory work you learned in
public school"; music by the
ladies' quartette; motto, Mrs.
Albert Coultes and a display by
Mrs. Glenn Coultes; address by
Mrs. `William VanderwgWe of
Wingham; lunch coni i tee,
Mrs. William Coultes, Mrs. Lorne
Jamieson and Mrs. Ethel
Wheeler.,
Mrs., Earl Anderson, Ross
Anderson, Mrs. Ken Mowbray,
Mr. and .Mrs. James R. Coultes,
Mrs. Ken Wheeler, C. R. Coultes
and Clifford Coultes attended the
funeral of their aunt,. Mrs. Nellie
Gordon of Weston on Tuesday of
Iast week.
LONG DAY'S REWARD—The overall winners of the
Howick Lions' Annual Men's Bonspiel held in the
community centre and owners of the Bonspiel Trophy as
Belgrave
Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar and
Lewis Stonehouse attended the
funeral of their cousin, Mrs.
Morely Bell of Gorrie, on Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Procter
and Maxine, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Procter, • Miss Marjorie Procter
of Sarnia and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Mayberry of Londesboro at-
tended the funeral of Mrs. Robert
Procter's sister, Mrs. Saltus
(Marjorie) Jones of Scarbor-
ough. The funeral service was
held last Wednesday in Toronto.
Mrs. Garner Nicholson is a
patient in Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Procter
visited on Sunday- with Mr. and
Mrs. -William Peacock of Morris
Township.,
presented by Lions' president, Peter Keil (right) were,
from. left: Jim Wylie, lead; Ray Gilmore,. second; Earl
King, vice; and skip Bob Hastie. (Staff Photo)
Snowmobile program
shifts into high gear
The approval of grants for six
snowmobile clubs arrived at the
Wingham District office of the
Ministry of Natural Resources
Monday and marked an actual
start to action of the new snow-
mobile program unveiled last
` year.
Dan Mansell of the Wingham
District office said he received
notice that $5,560 of the $15,000
earmarked for the district has
been approved for the clubs that
applied for grants earlier. The
next step in the program is
negotiations with the individual
clubs as to the use and respective
apportioning of the funds, return
of the finalized agreements to
Toronto for approval and receipt
of the actual funds. The entire
procedure, Mr. Mansell ex-
plained,.should take about two to
three weeks.
"We're just getting into first
gear," said Dave Ablett, field
service co-ordinator.
The snowmobile trail mainten-
ance program will involve all the
trails of the snowmobileclubs
that received grants and the
trails maintained by the Ministry
of Natural Resources. The ten -
mile trail at the Point Farms pro-
vincial park north of Goderich
will be ready for use in a week's
time since signs have arrived and
will be put up soon, Mr. Mansell
"Inflation with us"
Huron County OFA told
Banking,. credit and pet food Economy".
shared ithe.ligblights .at:: the. , t`Ciiedit isa•two-edged. swordk'J:
Huron County Branch of the he said, depending on the finanr.
Ontario Federation of Agricul- cial and economic situation. He
ture meeting Thursday. Over 100 characterized the present
members of ' the Huron • County economic picture as "galloping"
Branch turned out to hear the inflation. "Inflation is still with
guest , speaker from the Royal a us ; it's a major problem," Mr.
Bank of Canada. Shewfelt explained. '
,Cliff Shewfelt, assistant
manager of the agriculture
department, presented what he
called the "Shewfelt
View
of
He advised farmers against
too -heavy involvement in credit
because of poor returns on
equity. A three-point analysis
should serve as the basis for
Inaugural meeting for
est Waw�n�sh Twp.
West Wawanosh Township
Council held their inaugural
meeting Tuesday, January 7.
Sworn into office were Reeve
Robert Lyons and Councillors
Leon Foran, Joseph Hickey, Arno
old Stothers and Marybelle
Cranston.
Other appointments approved
by council included: Harold Er-
rington for a two-year term with
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority; Reeve Lyons to the
Community Medical Centre
Committee and the Community
Arena Board, both in Lucknow;
and Bill McPherson, Susan Cook,
WARD & UPTIGROVE
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CecirCranston, Allan Webster,
Ross Errington, Mr. and Mrs.
John Rutherford, Walter Arnold,
Marybelle.) Cranston and Joseph
Hickey as Recreation Committee
members. 1'
By-law 1, 1975 was given third
reading and passed by council.
Respective rates of remuneration
set by the by-law were: clerk,
$2,600; treasurer, $2,000; reeve,
$500; councillors, $450; wingman,
$3.15 per hour ; . casual labour,
$2.90 per hour; and disposal site
superintendent, $2.75 per hour.
By-law 2, 1975 was also passed,
authorizing the borrowing of suf-
ficient funds to provide township
services until taxes are collected.
George Humphrey was ap-
pointed road superintendent for a
six-month probationary period
and By-law 3, 1975 awarded him
$4.25 per hour plus $900 vehicle
allowance, two weeks' paid vaca-
tion and Ontario Hospital Insur-
ance coverage.
`` Other business brought before
council included possible town-
ship involvement in a land pur-
chasedeal by _the _Maitland Val-
ley Conservation Authority. It
was decided that the township
would not become involved in the
land purchase. The possibility of
a licence fee for mobile homes in
the township was also discussed
and tabled pending a report on
the subject from the clerk and
Licence sales
slow for 1975
Licence stickers for 1975 are
selling slowly as the Feb. 28
deadline nears. Mrs. Don McKay
of the licence office in Wingham
reported only 250 stickers sold by
Tuesday, Jan. 14. The licence
stickers went on sale here
December 2.
reeve.
General accounts totaling over
$1,900 and road accounts over
$2,000 were approved for pay-
ment.
Wind damage
light in area
Winds gusted up to 60 miles an
hour from Friday into Saturday
causing some damages to
properties in the Wingham area
and disrupting CKNX television
operations for Over two hours.
The Public Utilities Com-
mission reported some poles
broken and wires torn by the high
winds but said workmen were on
the job almost immediately to
make repairs. Ken Saxton of the
PUC said that permanent repairs
would take a few days to com-
plete. He estimated damages at
-about $1,000.
The falling of a big tree through
a hydro line near the junctions of
Highways 9 and 4 resulted in lost
hydro at the CKNX television
transmitter several miles to the.
east. Scott Reed of CKNX said "it
sort of backfired down the line"
and caused loss of transmission.
The station was off the air from
11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Wingham Town Police also re-
ported calls on Wind damages
Saturday. Loose shingles and a
large piece of tin caused a hazard
and were removed from the top of
Town Hall. A large tree fell on the
corner of Francis and Patrick
Streets, Rocking traffic for a
short time but causing no
damages. A tree that fell on the
corners of George and Josephine
Streets caused considerable
damage when it landed on hydro
and telephone lines bringing
them down across Josephine. The
tree also hit a car 'owned by Eu-
gene Skinn of 631 Josephine St.
damaging the top and windows.
credit,committnent, he said. This
should include analysis of 4he •po-%1
tential profit of ' the operation,
repayment capacity and the sur-
vival power of the unit over a
longer period of time. A five-year
plan is advisable for an equity
relationship because "history,
"God and Mother Nature haven't
put four bad years back-to-back
since the depression of the 30's,"
he said. Following the analysis,
the next step would be to "talk to
the bank manager eyeball -to -
eyeball," Mr. Shewfelt said. He
also emphasized . the need for
accurate farm records. — -" -
Farm Improvement Loans
came under heavy fire in the
question -and answer period. Mr.
Shewfelt explained that the FIL
pr. ogram was initially set up to
encourage banks to loan money
to farmers on intermediate
terms. "The intent of FIL is being
interpreted literally today," he
said. "We do not need the govern-
ment guarantee to grant you that
loan ... nor do we need the kick in
the head in terms of our own
profit picture . . . The farming
communities, if they want those
funds, must compete for them
with every other sector of the
community."
When questioned about bank
profits,. Mr. Shewfelt explained
that "the dollar value of profits
has increased . but not returns
on invested capital." As for debt,
"I don't see how a farmer will
ever be able to get along without
it,".he said. "Credit's going to be
around for a long time."
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PET FOOD
Another major issue of the
meeting arose from a television
program on human consumption
of pet foods. The topic came
under long discussion and the
members resolved to send a
resolution to Marketplace stating
that "pet food can be from dis-
eased animals and animals with
large amounts of drugs in the
system and can be dangerous to
human health, especially to
ple with allergies." This fact
ould be made known to the
general public because "it's not
only our responsibility to produce
food, it's also our responsibility to
tell people about the safety of the
food," George Underwood ex-
plained.
Other business on the agenda
included the financial statement,
information on educational pro-
grams in the area, a report from
the Cow -Calf Conference, and a
short discussion on subsidies for
quota milk. Doug Fortune, presi-
dent of the Huron County Branch,
also informed members that all
'future meetings would be
scheduled for different sections
throughout the region to allow
mere members to attend without'
having to travel long distances.
said.
The Wingham District office is
also negotiating for the use of
Agreement Forest land about six
miles northwest of Wingham. The
land is owned partly by the Mait-
land Valley Conservation
Authority and partly by_ Bruce
County. Mr. Mansell said that he
expects to hear from Bruce
County this week, but he has been
told not to expect a decision from
the Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority until February.
If Bruce County should agree,
however, the district office will
initiate a two-stage trail develop-
ment of the area, Mr. Mansell ex-
plained. Since the lands already
have maintained trails, the
major effort of the district office
will be involved in making the
trails into one-way loops and
putting up safety signs. The final
development would ensure the
use of about 15 miles of con-
tinuous trails. The program will
then be involved with a total of
255 miles of public trails as desig-
ec by /the ,4 `� rued Snow
e kite Act', Mr. viansell said.
The snowmobile clubs and their
members will be res6onsible for
trail maintenance on their own
trail's. "The clubs can take ad-
vantage of free ' labor by their
members," Mr. Mansell ex-
plained, "whereas we don't have
the manpower". The district
office, however,. could supply the
necessary grooming equipment if
•the clubs apply for it, he said. The
district office has just acquired a
snow machine and groomer and
has hired Don Dodds of Tees -
'water to operate the unit. The
unit is an Alpine , 640 snow
machine and will carry the
Ministry of Natural Resources
number 681975.
• The district office will also
start work on maps of all public
trails within the jurisdiction for
release to the public. The trails
will be designated public on the
maps and will be marked by
official signs from the Ministry of
Natural Resources. Regular'
safety signs, however, will be
made available to all clubs for
both public and private trails,
according to Mr. Mansell.
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