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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-06, Page 1a Win Cow Not Over 25o IAN EDWARD of the •Legion presents the junior trophy to first place winner Gary Van Beers of the Hillcrest Central School, Teeswater, in the public speaking contesaturday. -KEN.DE:LOE.:FitaecOi 'hexktC. gip; intheonly corn, testant in the junior division of the secon:ary school public speaking competition at the Legion Hall on Saturday. Mrs. Lillian Kregar made the presentation. DAVE HYNES of the Legion presents the trophy to Frank Leahy of the Sacred Heart School in Teeswater, winner in the senior elementary division at Saturday's public speak- ing contest held in the Wingham Legion Hall. MARY EDITH GARNISS receives the senior trophy from Legion President Dave Hynes for first place in the senior division, secondary school, of the Legion public speaking Sweetheart Swee.stake sweep through Wunghari ' February lovers rejoice! We've found One more way fin that 28 days with fun and excitement. Eighteen WinghaM merchants have conspired with The Advance -Times to give.. you a chance to win merchandizing gifts and qualify for ;$. grand prize of $250. We've called it "Sweetheart Sweepstakes" and it star today on its six weeks run. The rules of the game are simple; Each issue of the paper for the next six weeks will cont ill one full page of , "Sweetheart Sweepstakes" advertising. Names of readers chosen at random from our lists will be hidden in the ads in each issue. You just read the ads, search for your name, and if you find it, come to The Advance -Tim* to pick upa coupon for your free gift. Then oil you do is bring or send your sales slip, receipt.or proof of ptchase with your name and phone number on it into The Advance -Times to make you eligible for the grand prize.'` If your name isn't in the ads, you can still enter the big draw. All you need to do is make a purchase at any of the participating stores and bring or send the proof of purchase with your name and telephone number ' on, it into The Advance -Times office. All entries will be deposited in our. draw box and will be eligible to win the $250 prize. You may enter as often as you wish, as long as a proof of purchase accompanies each entry. And the more you enter, the better your chances. The draw for the grand prize will be held March 24 and the lahnner will be announced in the March 27 issue of the paper. Stores participating in the "Sweetheart Sweepstakes" are: Harris Stationery, Wingham Fruit Market, Vance Drugs, Lewis Flowers, Stainton Hardware, Ernie King Music Centre, Shirley's House of Fashion, Currie's Furniture, The Decor Shoppe, McGee Auto Electric, The Jenny Wren Shoppe, Riverview Drive -In, Leask's Fire- stone Tire .Centre, Gemini Jeweller's, Hanna's Men's and Boys' Wear, Callan Shoes, Hayes Family Clothing and Trian- gle Discount. 11�►1441M1.0'♦♦411-04'�.11141.'�.1414N141.0 4/11444 O'A Accident rate is lower here The total number of motor vehiele accidents within OPP jurisdiction in 1974 increased in Ontario but decreased in the Wingham area. Commissioner H. ,H. Graham of the OPP an- nounced a six per cent increase over 1973 statistics to46,000 acci- dents in 1974. Sgt. L. B. George of the Wingham detachment of the OPP, however, reports that acci- dents . in this jurisdiction de- creased from 364 in 1973 to 345 in 1974. The breakdown of .figures for the Wingham area for 1974 is not statistically significant but is interesting nonetheless. Fatali- ties decreased from seven in 1973 to five; injuries decreased from 105 in 1973 to 97 in 1974; and damages under $200 decreased from 75 in 1973 to 46 ''in 1974. Property damages over $200, however, rose from ,177 in 1973 to 197 in 1974. Statistics for the province also recorded a marked reduction in fatal and, personal injury accidents. Commissioner Graham said, "The Ontario Pro- vincial Police has always strived to reduce the number of traffic deaths and injuries and it is gratifying to see such a definite improvement." �> . Damages heavy in two accidents Damages of $3,300 were re- ported in two accidents which occurred in the area last week and are being investigated by the Wingham detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police. On Wednesday of last week, Deanna G. Boyd of Gorrie and Gregory J. Stephens, also of Gorrie, were involved in a colli- sion on County Road 28 at George. Street in Gorrie. There were no injuries and damages were esti- mated at $1,300. Clifford Sproul was injured as a result of a two -car collision which occurred Saturday on Concession 7-8 at Sideroad 15-16, Grey Town- ship. He was a passenger in a car driven by Olive A. Sproul of Ethel which was in collision with a vehicle driven by Wayne D. Bow- man of RR 3, Listowel. Damages Were estimated at $2,000 in that mishap. In other area mishaps, Lloyd Walker of RR 1, Wingham and Elsie Smith of RR 2, Wingham were involved in a collision on Victoria Street,.. west of Helena Street in Turnberry Township., There were no injuries in the Thursday collision and damages were estimated at $80. A Teeswater woman, Mrs. kay Harris, was treated for injuries to her right shoulder after she apparently lost control of the snowmobile she was driving on Saturday. She was brought to the Wingham and District a Hospital and was rcieased following treat- ment in the emergency ward. That accident is under investi- gation- by the Walkerton detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Club. raises 78O for ability fund Approximately $780 was raiised� claim � dis r'byhmtteCb a: c min ' o n • e::d for crossin debated -council sa Wingham Town Council has decided to advertise for a crossing guard for the corner of Josephine and John Streets ;.despite doubts expressed by some council Members as to the actual need for a guard. Coun- cillors Margaret Bennett and Jack Bateson suggested that a guard might be unnecessary and superfluous since children are sufficiently aware of the crossing dangers at that corner and could probably cross without super- vision. They suggested that a trial period without a crossing guard might be tried, provided school officials were warned to inform the children. Other council members, how- ever, said that such a trial period would not be acceptable. Mayor Jack Reavie ' said "I'd hate to think that we didn't have one (a guard) and someone .got hurt." He received adequatea support in his opinion from Councillors Bill Harris and Jack Gillespie. Council passed a motion to ad- vertise fora crossing guard, man r. DOUG STEPHENSON as Jack can't unstick the three sisters played by Judy Lancaster, Debbie Edgar and Debbie Hodgins in the grades 1 and 2 presentation of "The Golden Goose" at the Wingham Public School Friday morning. they braved -the frosty tempera- tures of Monday evevasa Wingham and vefor+agains uron" ea ni t the March of Dimes Ability Funk — giving everyone an op- portunity to "invest in people". The Kinettes, on behalf of the March of " Dimes Abil,'ty Fund, would like to thank- all those im Wingham and Bluevale who,. generously donated heir time and money to make their cam- igin�a success: Special .thanks to -- s. Bob Crawford for having her home as headquarters. In order. to better serve the handicapped adults in our com- munity, the March of Dimes would like to know if there is someone in your home or neigh- borhood who might benefit from their service. Please mail the name and address to Ability Centre, 627 Maitland Street, Lon- don, Ontario, N5Y 2V7. Thank you very much! - For the information ,. of the courageous soul who wrote the unsigned letter to the publisher of The Advance -Times last week we hate this 'information: Accident reports are written from in- formation received from the police. If an accident did not 'appear in the paper it was be- cause we were not informed about it and most certainly not because somebody involved was a "big shot". Fact of the matter is we are not particularly ad- dicted to big shots either, but neither are we particularly fond of the cowards who want to lash out with accusations but lack to intestinal fortitude to sign their names to the letters they write. In case you don't know it, ac- cusing a responsible editor of purposely being selective about the news he prints is much the same as suggesting the bank manager has his fingers in the cash drawer. Your comment was not appreciated. olicing Alternate methods of muni- cipal policing systems evoked great interest and long dis- cussions at the Wingham Town Council meeting Tuesday when Councillor William Harris, chair- man of the police committee, presented excerpts from the recently -released Huron County Police Study, prepared by the Ontario Police Commission. The study analyzed present policing systems in the . muni- cipalities and townships of Huron County in 1974 and presented four alternatives for the future. Councillor Harris explained that the alternatives were not pro- posals per se, but only outlined possible directions of change. The four alternatives presented in the report were -the retention of the present system; the present Dr. Frank Mills, medical of- ficer of health, told county coun- cil at last Friday's session that the Huron County Health Unit would qualify for a 25 per cent in- crease in its provincial grant if it would amalgamate with other sountt health units, z , 'rineinciai grants now cover 50 per cent of the health unit's oper- ating , budget but the county health unit would qualify for a 75 per cent grant if it 'joined other counties. Dr. Mills told council that the Huron County Health Unit is being discriminated against by the province and agreed with Warden Anson McKinley that it is simply an unfair arrangement. Health Minister Frank Miller County road increased b will visit the county Friday, February 7, and Dr. Mills -urged councillors to contest the issue with the minister as he makes his way through the municipalities in the county. Health Minister Mil- ler will be in Goderich at the board room of the assessment of- fice from 10 to - 11°:45 a.m. Dr. Mills stated that the faci- lities offered in Huron County by the health unit are excellent and thus they deserve a larger grant portion. from the government without having to amalgamate with other bodies. Plans for Retarded In other county council busi- ness the committee of manage- ment of Huronview had met with representatives of the three as - budget y 23.8 % Huron County Council approv- ed a 1975 roads budget of $2,536,000, 23.8 per cent over the 1974 budget. In 1974 the grand to- tal budget was $2,129,000 'while actual expenditures amounted to only $2,053,850, which was within 99.7 of the budget. The increase, representing al- most 3.8 mills, is the first in- crease in the road levy since 1968 and represents an increase in local funds of less than six per cent a year. Roads Committee Chairman Ralph McNichol stated that the budget was reasonable since hot mix paving, which ac- counts for a large portion of the budget, increased almost 50 per cent last year. In May of last year the paving mixture doubled in price from $30 per ton to $60. However this year the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications allocation of $1,480,000 is 22.9 per cent more than the $1,204,000 allotted in 1974. The cost to the county of the new budget is only 16.4 per cent alternat system retained with a central system of communications; the establishment of a county police force; and total policing by the Ontario Provincial Police. Councillor Harris stressed the need for some sort of change, especially in the communication system. "It's coming, whether we like it or whether we don't," he said. He explained that this alternative would retain the present status of policing in the five towns with the establishment of a common communication and dispatch centre. Costs were a major factor in the ensuing discussions. Coun- cillor Harris explainied that the cost of a centralized communica- tion system would be approxi- mately $150,000 of which the province would pay 75 per cent. This would leave a cost of ap- more than in 1974 but since the county no longer has the reserve fund to draw on because it was in- cluded in the 1974 budget, local funds will now require an in- crease of 38.3 per cent. The com- mittee did not budget to use the reserve fund of $138,000, recom- mending that,it be retained at its pr sent level for future emerg- enay use. The committee also cit- ed the back -log of deficient roads in need of repair as a major rea- son for the substantial increase. Huronview John Tinney, chairman of the Huronview Committee, present- ed the 1975 budget which totals $2,013,000. The county share of this budget amounts to $171,700, or 8.5 per cent of the total which com ares to the 1974 cost of $77,04.71 or five per cent. Some of the major items in the budget include $25,000 to replace dishwashing equipment; $4,000 for a washer -laundry extractor and day rate increases of $13.24 Please turn to Page 13 ives are proximately $7,500 for each town, plus the additional cost of hous- ing. Councillor Harris estimated an initial outlay of about $23,500 for the first year. Subsequent costs would slightly decrease but would have,to include salary out- lay for additional manpower and costs of upkeep. ' Comparative costs on the present town police System and OPP costs were also presented for consideration. The 1974 police budget as reported in the study was $85,102 for Wingham, which was the second highest for the five towns in Huron, exceeded only by Goderich. Councillor Harris explained that the actual figure would be approximately $93,449, since the figure reported in the study did not include hidden costs such as office sup- plies, mileage, and other inci- sociations for the mentally re- tarded in the county and es- tablished a co-ordinating com- mittee to provide activities for retarded adults in the county. The committee, also took on the secondary role of checking into suitable residential facilities'for. . the._county, w.ltb ,recom004.- tions to be made at a later date. Committee chairman John Tin- ney told council that the Province of Ontario will provide 80 per cent subsidy for both capital and op- erating costs of approved homes and up to 80 per cent of the cost to operate auxiliary homes for the mentally retarded. Arrangements are now being completed to provide transporta- tion for a number of residepts of Huronview, as well as others in the area, to attend a workshop in Dashwood. At least six residents .of Huronview are benefiting from the program and an application has been made for a complete survey of the county to determine the present needs of the pro- grams. Both of these programs would operate under a provincial grant of 100 per cent. Planning Grants Planning Director Gary David- son advised the planning board that the Province of Ontario has established a program of Com- munity Planning Study Grants. The program finances 50 per cent of the cost of studies by a muni- cipality up to a maximum of $5,000. The municipalities eligible to receive grants under the pro- gram include Tuckersmith, Zurich, Wingham, Bayfield, Brussels, Grey, Goderich Town- ship, Howick and Colborne. Municipalities which have had the work done by county planners could apply for the grant and turn the funds over to the county while other municipalities doing their own study could also be eligible for the grant. The list of criteria for the Community Planning Study Grants may be obtained from the planing board. orr woman, and dedded that t I quest would be 111440 to the. town pollee to insinkt the guard in prpry. ti T 8 i1 , a er m, � >< Int other bus eas,; council received notice of home program approval from iii ry of Housing. The letter explained that 'land acquisition would. ave to be deferred for the present but that Wingham's .woul =.; be included on the Hat of prioiriities for the 1975-1976 fiscal calendar. Council also received notice.tt road subsidies totaling .$59,400 were approved by ' province. • A letter from the Ministry. of the Environment on insuf- ficiehces of _the+ tt ►l1 waste - displ systa ing the return who •was,#i t fromA ''S.• meeting: a er sated that invests' t ` i#ibicvd t the:• sit1,,iyasanl and regula- tions on A by lindikvnerii-4 survey but znaile gettoiln qualifications as to the costs Council passed by-law to allow for construction of the ;pew day care centre. Cotmcillor Jack Gillespie reported that the day -care committee hoped to have an architect vvithin a very short tithe and that studies 'had been made on day care centre construc4on and operation. . Council also passed by-laws to approve salaries for the Public Utilities Commiision, with $600 awarded to the chairman and $500 for couurlissioners. • 'offence Anil $10 for sti violations was also passed. Payment of accounts Walling :02v,2ed86..49 and salaries and deductions of $12,175.46 was ap- Fire dept. handled ,. n `_' ve Joe Kw, " 68 calls in year, The Wingham Fire, Depart- ment was kept busy in ,1974 ac- cording to a report presented to Wingham Town Council " by Councillor John Bateson, chair- man of the fire committee. Chief David Crothers reported that the department answered a total of 68 fire calls in 1974, with 26 in Wingham, 26 in Turnberry Town- ship, eight in Howick Township, five in Morris Township and one each in East Wawanosh. and Grey Townships. Estimated fire losses were $36,450 for Wingham, $63,525 for Turnberry Township ,anmd $40,000 for Howick Township. These estimates do not include car or truck accidents or fires. Fire department members were also kept busy by fire in- spections, meetings and public relations activities. Chief Crothers expressed thanks in his report to the town police, the OPP, the town works department and the Public Utilities Com- mission for their co-operation. Town council members adopted the report and expressed their appreciation of the ef- ficiency and good job performed by the Wingham Fire depart- ment. heard by council dentals. OPP costs for the Wingham area were estimated as $75,498 but Councillor Harris also corrected this figure to $83,998 fot- 1974. The reported OPP costs were readily comparable with figures reported for the other towns, with Clinton at $79,823 and Exeter at $75,198. Projected figures for 1975 in- dicated that the present system of policing in Wingham, plus costs for a. centralized com- munication system could. run up to an estimated $133,400. Costs for total OPP policing for 1975 were estimated at $95,598. Councillor Harris explained that the costs were not perfectly accurate but were sufficient for comparison purposes. The change to total OPP p9Jieing in Wingham would in- volve the addition of one cor- poral, a clerk typist, and four constables to work in collabora- tion with the present Wingham OPP detachment. Estimated costs reported in the study were cited at $75,498 for salaries, costs for transportation and other inci- dentals.'' Council members discussed the various alternatives at length, basing their comments on com- parative costs and efficiency of the four systems. Councillor Jack Gillespie suggested that, based on the costs, the town police system seemed 'to be phasing itself out of existence. Councillor Harris explained that meetings with the various county com- mittees and municipalities to discuss the best alternatives were the next step in the county plan of action.