HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-06, Page 1a
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.