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Corifusion re fire departments
delays call to Howick •.farm
Confusion as to which fire de
partment to call cau$ed some
aiarm during a fire Friday'even-
ing in Howick Township.
A fire at the farm of Clayton
Machan of RR 1, Gowanstown
completely destroyed the barn
and, along with it, 71 head of
cattle, the season's, hay, grain
and straw crops, a bale elevator
and a grain, auger.
Cause of the fire iss unknown
and no estimate has been placed
on the damage.,
The Machans initially called
the Palmerston Fire Department
at around 7:30 p.m., Jan. 24. Al-
though Palmerston was ready to
answer the call, they were in-
structed to relay it to the Listowel
Fire Department because How -
ick Township no longer has a fire
protection agreement with
• Palmerston.
The Machan farm is located on
the Huron -Perth boundary about
half way between Listowel and
Palmerston.
About two years ago, the
Machans' neighbor Kent Anken-
man called the Listowel depart-
ment when his apiary caught fire
and had that call referred to
Palmerston. Remembering this,
the Machan thought Palmerston
was the correct department • to
call. .
Fire Chief Tom Blackmore of
kyistowel, referring to the confus-
ion said, "There is no use trying
to blame anybody the situation
has got to be corrected."
Chief Blackmore said that
while the delay in getting the call
made no difference in the case of
the Machan fire, it could make a
big difference in some cases.
"These things vary," he said,
"sometimes you can't do any-
thing if you're right there with
the truck and at other times you
can drive quite a few miles and
be surprised at what you can do."
Mr.sMachan told firemen that
a' when he returned to his barn
after supply, he opened the door.
tci find sfl oke and flames eve
4itsho� efor*enan . o
Y
nothing amiss.
('r ief ,:=lackmore also noted the
fir call situation in Howick l-8
further complicated by the tele-
phone listing under Fire Emer-
gency Calh.i for the Gerrie area.
Included in the list of depart-
ments io Palmerston which no
longer serves the area.
Howick Township Clerk Ivan
Haskins said the township does
have stickers printed with the
telephone numbers and these will
be delivered personally to rate-
payers along with their dog tags.
Dog taxes will be collected at the
same time.
The Township of -Howick pres-
ently has fire protection agree-
ments with four departments,
Listowel, Clifford, Harriston and
VI/Ingham.
The Listowel department
covers part'lots 6 and 7 to lot 32 on
concession one; concession two
and three from lot 6 to lot 32 and
concession four and five from lot
10 to lot 32.
The Clifford department covers
concession 12 and13 from lot 16 to,
lot 33 and concession 14 through
to 18 from lot 10 to lot 33.
The Harriston department
covers from lot 15-1.6 on the
centre sideroad to the Minto
boundary (including Fordwich)
and concessions six to concession
11 inclusive. The remainder- of
the township is covered by the
Wingham department.
Hospital Auxiliary
elects '75 officers
The Wingham and District
Hospital Auxiliary held its annual
meeting Monday for a review of
the past year and the election of
officers for 1975.
The new officers are: honorary
presidents, Mrs. W. J. Adams
and Mrs. N. , Underwood; past
president, Mrs. K. M. MacLen-
nan; president, Mrs. Robert
Ritter; vice-president, Mrs. R.
Procter; secretary, Miss M.
Deans; treasurer, Mrs. K, Mut-
ray, corresponding secretary,
Mrs. J. Gnay.,
Membership committee, Mrs.
J. T. Goodall, Mrs. J. Bateson,
Mrs. J. C. McKim of Lucknow
and Mrs. J. Deneau of Tees -
water; nominations committee,
Mrs. L. Phillips and Mrs. W. B.
° Coriron.; historian, Mrs. T. A.
Currie; Cancer Clinic convener,
Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton�; rum-
mage sale convener, Mrs. J.
Alexarider; library . cart con-
vener, Mrs. N. Anderson.
..:Social committee, Mrs. T.
,4;Hende,orz rs., P Clark, Mrs.
L. Kill- , 'Mrs: J. 'Wi#on iind Mrs.
A. Robertson; hospital bridge
scores, Mrs. W. A. McKibbon;
hospital bridge games, Mrs. W.
H. French and Mrs. J. Cruick-
shank; hospital bridge prizes,
Mrs. J. Colvin and Mrs. G. L.
Dunlop; gift shop committee,
Mrs. W. Forsyth, Mrs. K. M.
MacLennan and Mrs. D. Bishop;
candy striper committee, Miss
M. Wilson, Mrs. W. Connell and
Mrs. N. Welwood; tray favors
convener, Mrs. H. Vair; tag day
committee, Mrs. J. Nevery and
Mrs. R. LeVan; auditors, Mrs. C.
Burke and Mrs. J. Gurney.;, •
The various committees re-
ported a successful -past year for
the auxiliary, both in terms of
financial returns and the intangi-
bles of "doing good for others",
Mrs. Ritter said. The treasurer
reported a balance of over $3,880,
including about $1,250 profits
from the gift case and member-
ship dues. Members were also
appealed to for volunteer work at •
the hospital gift case and to find
volunteer nurses for the Cancer
!'lidl(e.•
THE 1975 OFFICERS of the�Wittigham and District Hospital Auxiliary are:
front, Mrs. John Gnay, Mrs;;,,Ross Procter, Mrs. Robert Ritter, Mrs. W. C.
Murray and Mrs.° D. S. MaNaughton; back, Past President Mrs. K. M.
MacLennan, Miss Merle Wilson, Mrs. W. Forsyth, MrS,`D.Vair4 Miss My;
Deans, Mrs. W. B. Conron, Mrs. J. W. Nevery and Mrs. .a. (oodall.:,
Bottle drive
great success
"Oh no, more bottles!" was a
frequent cry toward the end of
Saturday's bottle drive and a
good measure of the success of
the drive. Starting at 9:30 in the
morning, 26 Scouts and 23 Cub
Scouts scrounged, hunted and -
collected, eight trucks picked up
and' trucked, and many other
workers loaded, unloaded and
counted without end, it seemed,
until about 4:30. The results were
more than good: about 4,850 re-
turnable bottles and a ton of non-
returnables, to net about $290 for
the jamboree fund. -
The collectors covered Wing -
ham, Whitechurch, Belgraye and
Bluevale and has use of trucks
lent by various busineises in
Wingham. Mrs: Ruth Ann Steffen
said some cash donations were
also received.
Think Metric
begins Jan. 29
The Huron County Board of
Education "Think Metric"
course, announced last week to
commence February 29, begins
at F. E. Madill Secondary School
on January 29. The course con-.
tinues fOr five weeks. Anyone
-who misses the first night may
pick up the course the second
Legion sponsors
speaking contest
The Royal Canadian Legion,
Branch 180 public speaking con-
test for elementary and second-
ary school pupils will be held in
the Wingham Legion Hall on
Saturday. February 1.
Students from the Wingham
and District ElementarY Schools
will commence speaking at 10
a.m. The . secondary school stu-
dents will compete in the after-
Damages high
in car mishap
Wingham Police investigated
only one caraccident in the past
week but were involved in eight
criminal investigations and laid
23 traffic charges.
Damages were estimated at
$1,300 in the Jan. 24 accident on
Josephine St. when a car driven
by Grace Wilkins of 28 George St.
was struck in the rear by a car
driven by Monica Fear of RR 4,
Brussels. No injuries were re-
ported but charges are pending.
Wingham Police have also
issued a warning to citizens about
a rash of telephone calls by
youths trying to extort small
amounts of money from occu-
pants of single-family dwellings.
Police Chief Robert F. Wittig re-
quests that anyone receiving
such a call immediately notify
the police department.
noon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Four trophies, the Advance -
Times, the Stanley Door, the
John Pattison and Dr. W. A. 'Vic-
Kibbon trophies will be awarded
to winners.
Successftil condidates, in the
local competition will take part in
the Zone C1 contest whieh will
also be held at the Wingham Leg-
ion -Hall, on Saturday, 'February
15. The winners of the zone con-
test will advance to the District C
competition.
Branch 180 extends an open in-
vitation to the public to attend.
Enjoy the excellent speeches and
give the boys and girls encour-
agement. In the past several con-
testants in local competition have
advanced to the highest level Of
Royal Canadian Legion sponsor-
ed contesti.
uror
Power Plant Comm
resents its report
Since the possibility of a second
nuclear power site in Huron
County was suggested early last
year The Huron Power Plant
Committee has been studying its
implication.
Already concerned about the
take-over of agricultural land for
power line corridors in north and
central Huron, a committee of
farmers and -other interested
pebble hlls mated itr a detailed
study of the . broad' consequences
of a second nuclear plant .in the
county.
The following is the report as
presented to the Huron County
Development Committee:
Gentle en
As ° y� know, Ontario Hydro
plans to build power generating
stations in Huron County. In their
published Long Range Plan they
have several alternatives. (a)
Several Fossil Fuelled stations
with a total of 3,000 MW; (b) 11
Nuclear Reactors with a .total of
8,400 MW; (c) Same as (a); (d)
Double the capacity of (a) plus a
Nuclear reactor in 1993; (e)
Same as (b).
It has been argued, and it still
is, in some rather uninformed
quarters, that a hydro develop-
ment of this scale will bring pros-
perity to the area. However, two
studies have been undertaken in
the last two years that contradict
this surmise, one by Dr. Norman
Pearson of the University of
Western Ontario, and another by
M. M. Dillon Ltd, consulting
Engineers and Planners, 'this one
for Ontario Hydro. The scale ofcontrol, permitting the growth
the Huron project is similar to
rate to be related to the financial
strength of the municipalities,
and generated only a limited
inter -generation debt which could
be readily serviced. The mUni-
cipalities now face a serious
adverse impact in Which the
growth rate is beyond their con-
trol because it is generated ,by
, maseive public investment, in
which there is to combensating.
iiiisegii-
ment growth to balance the
greatly increased re§idential
impact, and in which they Must
drastically and immediately in; -
crease their infra -structure with-
out any preparatory period,
simply to catch tip with the
growth pressures already occur-
ring."
Using the Pearson figures and
using Ontario Hydro's estimated
work force of 7,500 workers, the
following facilities will be
needed:
Education: 2791 additional
school places; 1472 in Primary
Schools; 11W in High Schools; 129
in Universities; 60 new Primary
School rooms; 46 new High
School rooms; 124 additional
teachers.
Public Land: 39 acres of
Primary SChool Land; 26 acres of
Hie) School land: 46 acres of
Parks; 51 acres of Playgrounds.
Public Servants: 22 additional
staff (titmice); 17 additional staff
(Fire Dept.); 143 additional staff
(Municipal).
Public Services: 12,400,000 gal-
lons of Water per day ; 12,400,00G
gallons of sewage per day; 49 new
hospital beds; 14 new- hospital
staff; 5 additional jail facilities;
16,660 additional library booki.
Housing land: 399 acres of resi-
dential subdivision.
to planne
Roads (local): 80 acres of pav-
ing, ditching, etc—
The general implication is that
the municipal taxes collected on
whatever housing units are
created will pay for less than haff
what is needed by such houses.
. Even after the houses are buift,
the balance of the Itiready:;iemoc
initted costs must aecessaclly4*
either on thoie presently paying
property tax or , on borrowed
money or grants from senior
governments. The cost of the
ehanges on South Bruce from
1960 until 1974 is calculated by
Professor Pearson to be
$22,507,360. This is for a work-
force of 4,600. The final gost,
when the workforce reaches. the
predicted 7,500- level will of
course be much higher. Pearson
estimates the per_capita cost up
to 1974 to be from $1,055 to 1,125,
In his projections for the years
1974-1999 the total cost will 'be
$47,264,990, with a per capita Cost
of $1963. In urban areas this is
more likely to be between $2,315
and $2,385. 50 per cent might be
recovered via local municipal -
'education taxation giving a per
capita deficit of between $1,160
and $1,190 (cost of inflation, in-
terest and carrying charges ex-
cluded.)
The total taxable assessment of
the study area is only about $60,-
900,000 of which a deficit of
$24,500,00 is some 40 per cent. The
synopsis of —the—Dillon Report,
commissioned by Hydro gives
some of the following reports:
Local government representa-
tives feel that the plant has
caused a shortage of labor, has
driven up housing costs, and has
resulted in a demand for in-
creased services and hence a
increase in Work for thunici
employees.
Hydro project the Ma'npow
7;400 by 1978, and decline fit .2,
by 1984. Local industries have
have made it clifficultIt0 kee
contract skilled ia
retireinetkiii
non,- material shoitages. Agri=
cultural industry hard hit by in4
creased competition for labour.),.
Bruce Nuclear Development
su• ited in an increasing demand
for new housing, and to Some
extent, in increased prices and
The need for a co-ordinated ap- -
proach to land use planning an&
the provision of. .community
services on a\ county wide basfs
has been eniphasized by the
presence of the BNPD (Re-
structured government.) The
total new financial impact of
BNPD-induced population
growth (i.e. after deducting On-
tario Hydro grants and other
revenue generated by BNPD in-
duced population) was about
$150,000 between 1970 and 1972.
The greatest impact was felt by
the towns of Port Elgin and Kin-
cardine. In 1973-1977 and the 1978
to 1984 periods the impact will
reach $940,000 and $1.25 million
respectively, without considering
Ontario Hydro grants. The
maximum impact will be felt in
Port Elgin -followed by the Town
of Kincardine, Kincardine Town-
ship and the Town of South-
ampton. (note: No indication is
given in the study ;tiow a -popu-
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Howick residents will have
say in Huron's official plan
•
Wingharn couple
married 50 years
Mr. and Mrs. George Currie
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary today, but it seems
O there will be partying all the year
through as friends and relatives
eall, write and visit to bring
greetings and best wishes. The
big party, Mrs. Currie explained,
will be held •in the summer, so
that more of their six children, 25
grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren can attend. But
family and friends started cele-
brating early in a surprise visit
Sunday.
Visitors for the Sunday party
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank ,
Co ell and family, Mr. and Mrs.
41>
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Winegarden
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
St. Marie, all of London, Mr. and
Mrs. K. Schafter of .Peter-
borough, Randy Cousins of
Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Caskinette of Wingham. The
anniversary couple also received
phone calls from Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Currie and family in Cali-
fornia, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Currie
and family of Barrie and Mr. and
Mrs. Kase in Germany, as well as
a telegram from Mrs. Currie's
native Ireland. Letters of con-
gratulations were sent by Ontario
Premier William Davis, Huron -
Bruce MPP' Murray Gaunt and
Any Howick Township resident Townships.
who wants a voice in how their Huron County planner Nick Hill
municipality should be zoned will said about so persons ,attended
have the chance to speak up. stmilar meetings in the two other
About 1,000 form letters will be townships.
Community Centre.
Other workshops will be chair-
ed by members of Howick Coun-
cil. Meetings will begin at 8 p.m.
and will be held:
ent..t4.citiizena_in_Howick inviting_ _ In iowick,_the_.plann.ing-depart----- At-1loud&-Community Centter-
'them
Com nityCen.t1--
'them to participate in workshops. ment employed five women to do Feb. 11, agriculture;
The meetings are designed to al- some basic research work in At Gorrie Community Hall
Feb. 18;
benefit of the knowledge of the he said. plan, At Wroxeter Community Hall,
needs and desires of the resi- The women, who worked for Feb. 19;
dents. about a month compiling basic At Fordwich Community Hall,
This third such undertaking by statistical information about the Feb. 20;
the planning department of the township, also "gave a short At Howick Community Centre,
county will produce Howick social analysis" of the feelings of Feb. 28, natural environment and
Township's official plan. area residents, Mr. Hill said. recreation;
Reeve Robert Gibson said he Howick is a "good, solid rural At Howick Community Centre,
hoped a good number of perso is community," the planner said, March 4, extra -active resources.
can attend the workshops. whose plan will be tailored to A general workshop to as -
"People too often don't under- complement the county -wide of- semble information gained at the
stand planning and are too often ficial plan. sessions is scheduled for March
critical of it," he said.,. The team consisted of: Carol 11 at the Howick Community
Open discussion with county Cowan, Gorrie; Joan McCann, Centre.
planners can help the public un- South Howick; Gail Burns, Wrox- Of the some 3,000 who live in
derstand what land -use planning eter; Alida Murray, North How- Howick Township, about 900 live
is trying to accomplish, he said. ick; Elizabeth Hunt, Fordwich. in the three unincorated vil-
He said he would be happy if An introductory workshop, lages of Gorrie, Po1`dwich and
residents could provide the type chaired by Reeve Gibson begins Wroxeter. The villages, once
low Huron County planners the preparation for the official