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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-06-20, Page 1• rI; IL. ,v qa • SunRise D >1 m, the little. aryl. that could, is getting . et to take a shot et' 4 e big boysin thein own backyard. After years of competing successfully against the corporate giants of the dairy business :lore in southwestern Ontario, SunRise has applied to the dairy board for permission to expand its deliveries into the xnultl-m llion,dollarTorontoir MOO. It has not yet received an answer on its application, which was opposed by several of the larger dairies, but a spokesman for SunRise said it is only a matter of time before it makes the move into the Toronto area. In the meantime, the dairy, 15 gearing for the expansion by preparing to install new equipment which will triple its capacity for processing milk to more thanr10,000 pounds an hour trom 3,500 pounds. The only catch is that the equipment may not go into the present plant on .Jose _,' ne ea� . o Street, in.erb:l� .f i. own business distri. "We would like to expand the ,plant here, but with the building restrictions i?t'': possible we'll be held back," said , Patricia Bailey, who with husband bought the dairy in 1963. Singe then they have been joined in the business by their three sons, Bernie, Jim and Renus Jr. Jr.— If SunRise is not allowed. to expand its present plant, she added, it is possible. it another ° might move elsewhere, even to town. She said they had looked at RID - chasing the former' Canadian vanities building on the outskirts of Mingham, but were dissuaded when theylearned it could cost up to $80,000 to provde the necessary water and sewer connections. If the expansion does go ahead, she said, it. should be a major boon to the town as well as. for . area:1 Cu 16, . nearbysave: In his p ctor of 1n e Ja ise'srA allow.t. He . el? independent western ,Illi i d it , +been sttl►pl ►at , f;, t` oce Stores• groupo , n ea . .r .. � ?�. > l� , this a the, , rt'ocer franchise holders ie Toronto .area have asked, Sunrise to supply theirstores an wen; to enable the to compete with the chain stores. The bigger .dairies have told store ()miens; they will. nit deliver unless they order e e said, while chat the size ;doesnot:. Toronto ureahave, . tly for sale. ycat?s ,ago le p nt ;owner, but he hoe qty .believe. in opening all ase Ave r l chntce -a ireryone : ai a T lr an etxtive market," Mr..,Bailey said. ly dairy board. regulations set out S in Ontario and processors need a �rne licence to sell their products in area.' The larger dairies have picked 1040. epees for all areas, mostly .by buying up. tl eir smaller competitors, he' noted. $un tse currently ichinclholdsudliecencesHuronfor, areas 5 u Weltit2lgtorl', Waterloo, Peel, Bruce, Grey and Simple counties. 0 Mr. Bailey said he is hopeful Dr: Meiser Will reale favorably on his application, but he predicted that changes are coming in any event, oaytxt. g he is confident that within six months a ibeard will do away with area hopping aitegether. the problem has been that dairies have been trying to run 1980's equipment under 1940'x., regulations, he said, "and a lot of dairies went broke trying to do it." During the last 10 years, more than 400 dairies have gone out of business in Ontario, he said, and only about eight companies now own all the processing dairies in the province. Mr. Bailey Snd be will not know for another week -whether he will get the licence extension, "but (Dr. Meisel') stated there CRASH KILLS THREE—Three people were kilted Saturday evening. when this 1 70-B Cessna collided with a Car on Highway 87 approx imately 2.5. km east of the Village of Gorrie. Deed are the pilot of the airplane, Gordon _ Moir, 55, of Gorrie and the passengers of the car, Cause is still undetermined FIRST SECTION are major changes Coining,'' If Smolt* deo; receive 'pernti asion ito sell in Te ionto, there are two stores it wililbegtn to supply immediately, which it can handle with its existing equipment, be said. After that the dairy will have to install new." equipment before tom take on any more: This equipment, which has already been purchased, "puts us into big league processing," he noted, and it will require several more employees. At that point too the family will have to decide whether to expand its present plant or build a whole new building. "We've been pushing for 10 years to get this far, and then all at once overnight it happened," Mr. Bailey remarked. "We're where every businessman would like to be: more business than we can handle ! " barn nciezZlin Wingham, Ontario, Wednesday, June 20, 1984 Single Copy 50c Separate school official elated' by government funding program ''I am elated" is the initial reaction of Huron -Perth Sep- arate School board's acting director of education John McCauley to the provincial government's announce- ment of full funding for separate schools from Kin- dergarten to Grade 12. Mr. McCauley said the Catholic community in On- tario has worked for more than 100 years to equalize the educational funding system. Premier William Davis ^,��Ante 2 that �.� :• t on � tTe Mr MCauley .sard:.tlae_ .� serious condition in London's n ve r � y ary school non-Catholic teachers and. law, Warren Ball, 26, of Etobicoke who was 'a passenger in the . d publicfunding 'n a attendance in a Ca school boards in Huron and Perth counties have details, it has been reported two con- ditions must be met by separate school boards be- fore they receive full fund- ing. the premier has said the separate school boards will have to agree to hire non- Catholic as well as. Catholic teachers and offer available classroom spaces to non- Catholic students who wish to attend a separate school. school of non-Catholic stu- dents. The acting director of edu- cation said the board will have to look at options for Catholic education in the two counties. He pointed out that there are only 2,500 Kinder- garten to Grade 8 separate ..: , a••, F. ( , 4W alb tZb11811 filiJlllarrt' (Geidigig) Nlilfer, '90, ani► hip �vite;. HeCer►;r=Agus. In o es a second- board already has a policy U i alt Hospital rsMr. A her s son -in system to Grade hwhicheard allows the hiring of 12 under i Cholic airplane. phased in program begin- mng Sept. 1, 1985. The premier will be ap- pointing a planning and im- plementation commission to advise all involved parties on the logistics of the changes, including necessary amend- ments to the Education Act. The commission is expected to submit its report by 'next May. The education ministry will also start an inquiry into the entire financing system for elementary and second- until 3 p.m. The guest ary schools and an inquiry speaker will be Mrs. Louise into the role and financing of Marritt of RR 1, Wingham, independent schools. one of the founders of the day Although none of the three centre. Car -plane collision near Gorrie claims the lives of three people A coroner's inquest may be required to try to determine just what was responsible for a tragic Collision between a light aircraft and a car near the village of Gorrie on Saturday evening, which claimed the lives of three people. Coroner J. K. McGregor of Wingham said Monday that a formal decision on an inquest would not be made until he had all the necessary reports, including the results of an investigation by the Department of Transport and the pathological and toxicological findings. How- ever he said it appears likely an inquest will be held. It still is not clear exactly what caused the accident which killed the pilot of the plane, 55 -year-old Gordon Moir of Gorrie, as well as both occupants of the car, William Miller of Fergus, aged'70,'and his wife Helen, 66. A passenger in the plane, Mr. Moir's son-in-law Warren Ball, 26, of Etobicoke remains in serious condition at University Hospital, London, where he was taken following the crash. Wingham OPP, who are investigating the accident together with a team from the aviation safety bureau of the federal Department of Transport, say they are not sure whether the plane, a four -seater Cessna 170-8 owned by Norman Fairies of RR 1, Gorrie, was trying to land or take off from the grass strip at the Fairies farm when it overshot the runway, crossing Highway 87 and smashing into the Miller car which happened to be passing at that moment. Initial reports from ob- servers at the scene and on nearby farms suggested the aircraft might have exper- ienced mechanical problems. which contributed to the crash, but so far this has not been confirmed. The best description of the accident has been provided by Peter Browne of Gorrie, who passed by in his car only seconds before the collision and witnessed the entire event in his rear-view mirror. Mr. Browne reported he was eastbound along the highway about a mile east off Gorrie at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday when he noticed the airplane coming down the runway toward the highway. Its right wheel was on the ground while the left wheel was in the air by 18 inches or so, he said, and the plane didn't seem to have .;enough power to take off. He watched in his mirror 'as the plane's wheels hit 'pie ditch on the north side of the highway, the craft bounced into the air and came down on top of the Miller car, which was also eastbound behind Mr. Browne. Follow- ing the impact, the car rolled down the embankment on the south side of the high- way, turning over several times, while the plane flip- ped over and landed upside down at the bottom of the embankment. Mr. Browne continued on to a neighboring house, where he called the police and ambulance. At first he thought the plane was landing, he said, but then it seemed to keep coming and the pilot seemed to he gunning the engine in an attempt to clear the high- way, "but it was too late for that." He knows the plane had just come in, he said, because it was flying as they came into Gorrie and they saw it coming down. He added that a neighboring farmer, Gordon Haasnoot, had heard the plane flying and said the engine "sounded rough". When contacted directly, MR. AND MRS. JOHN GAUNT of RR 3, Wingham, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Sunday at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club with a family dinner. Present for the occasion were their three sons and a daughter, Jean, Mrs. Don Ross of RR 5, Lucknow, Jim of RR 3, Lucan, Harley of Wingham and George of Princeton. Also present were their eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. however, Mr. Haasnoot said he had not talked to Mr. Browne and refused . to comment about anything he might have seen or heard. Another nearby farmer, Gerald Brewer, said he had seen the pk ne coming in and noticed it Was not very high, but said he would not want to say whether or not the en- gine was running smoothly. The plane went east along the highway, at a low altitude, he said, then circled and went back and he assumes it tried to land. Mr. Moir, a former Gorrie businessman who served as administrator of the Clark - .wood Estates Nursing Home at Palmerston, was describ- ed as an experienced pilot who was familiar with both that plane and the airstrip. Gordon Stirling Moir was born in Hensel( on June 26, 1928, and was a son of Mrs. Please turn to Page 5 Day centre marks fifth anniversary The Wingham and Area Day Centre for the Homebound is celebrating its fifth anniversary Thurs- day at its annual meeting. The public `is invited to at- tend the anniversary celebrations which com- mence at 10 a.m. and run New Lion executive installed at meeting The Wingham Lions Club installed its 1984-85 executive at a meeting held last Tuesday evening with Deputy Governor John Stewart of Blyth doing the honors. The new executive mem- bers are: past president, Herb Kenyon; president, Anil Bodasing; first vice, Jim Hall; second vice, Jack Tweedle; third vice, Bill Mathis; secretary, Mr. Tweddle; assistant secretary, Jeff Carson; treasurer, Bill Cruikshank; Lion Tamer, Mr. Kenyon; Tail Twister, Fred McGee, Bill Crump, Mr. Hall; Super -X drugstore corning to Wingham Super -X Drugs Limited, a Targe regional drugstore chain, plans to open a 4,000 -square -foot store in Wingham this summer. The store will be located at the Zehrs plaza, with the opening tentatively set for early to mid-August. Accompany spokesman, David Almos, confirmed this week that Super -X has chosen Wingham as the location for its 63rd store. He said the drugstore chain is based mainly in southern Ontario, predominantly in the Toronto and London markets, but extends north as far as Midland, west to Wind- sor and east to Oshawa. He described Super -X as a ',highly promotional" company, which handles all the drugstore -type items as well as a variety of promotional products. The product range includes prescription and over-the-counter drugs, cosmetics, vitamins, health and beauty aids, gifts, stationery, candy and snack foods. "Anything you might find in a large national chain (such as Shopper's Drug Mart) is also at Super -X," Mr. Almos said, promising that the company "will be offering the people of Wingham a lot of reasons to shop Super -X." school students now. There is, he said, concen- ration of separate school children in the City of Strat- ford. There are more than 700 separate school students, in the city's five separate schools. Please turn to Page 5 bulletin, Mr. Carson, Archie Hill; directors, Russell Zurbrigg, Mr. Hill and Colin Campbell, one year, and Mr. McGee, Mr. Crump and Lloyd Casemore for two years. One new member, Robert Stuart also was inducted by Mr. Stewart. In the business section of the meeting, Mr. Hill reported the main act that was booked for the bicen- tennial variety concert cannot come because of a mix-up about dates and he now is trying to replace the act. A letter was received from the Easter Seals Society which thanked the Wingham Lions Club for a job well done during this spring's telethon and a special word of thanks was offered to then -president Herb Kenyon. The letter called the local club's results "truly amazing" and the society hopes to use the Lions' en- thusiasm and expertise ih 1985. Over $8,600 was raised from the Wingham area. Russell Zurbrigg, a past president of the club, presented Lion "Casey" Casemore with a plaque in recognition of his out- standing service as secretary for the past 11 years. The next meeting will be an interclub meeting and golf tournament to be held at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club June 26. BARRY McARTHUR, a student at the Golden Circle School in Wingham, participated in the Ontario Special Olympics Swimming Championships at Barrie last weekend and came home with a first in the 25 -metre backstroke, a second in the 50 -metre backstroke, a third in the 25 -metre freestyle and a third in 50 -metre freestyle. New directors added to Hosp. Foundation Personnel of the board of directors of the Wingham and District Hospital Found- ation was broadened at the annual meeting of that body last Wednesday. Mrs. Doris Michie of Belgrave and George Brophy, Lucknow lawyer, were elected for three-year terms; Mrs. Mary Vair and Jack Kopas were named for two-year terms while Bora Milosevic and Robert Ritter will serve for one year. Retiring from the board are Jack Goodall, Barry Wenger, DeWitt Miller and Jack Hodgins. Since the Foundation was established several years ago its main res'►nsibility has been the Gust' +`y of funds donated or bequeathed for the purchase of needed hos- pital equipment or for build- ing improvements or addi- tions. Now the Foundation will actively promote fund- raising for these purposes. The board of the Founda- tion has been composed of former chairmen of the hos- pital's board of governors. In future the Foundation board will include persons from the public within the area served by the hospital. Jack Kopas will continue as the Foundation chair- man; Norman Hayes, hos- pital administrator, is the Foundation's secretary and Bora Milosevic will continue as treasurer. f .g.