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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-05-25, Page 4• WiImetam Advance -Times, May 25, 1977 tion drawing near... ©gt3,nued from Page 3 Tho definitely has to be cut down. At the present time, I believe Mr, Davis has promised us a can- nery around Kincardine. It's go- ing to bsnteresting to see if that's just an election promise and how many jobs are actually going to develop from that. I'm wondering where the cannery is going to be, and are they going to bring workers in for that or are they going to be employing local ,people? We've seen in the area how people are brought in instead of employing local people. At a meeting last Wednesday in Port Elgin, I used this analogy in looking at the unemployment rate. If someone came into my school at the end of the year and said: "How come you failed my son?", and I said: "Well, actual- ly, you should be pleased, be- cause we have a failure rate at our school set at 5.3 per cent and your son is in that 5.3 per cent," I think as a principal I wouldn't be doing a good job. My job as a principal is, hopefully, to help every one of those children. If there is a child who is failing, we try to work a little bit extra with that child; otherwise I'm not doing my job. My contention is that the On- tario government is not doing its job by coming-out in what I would call a copout. It seems that they've adjusted their rate, their unemployment level, just so that they can say: "Well, look, we aren't doing such a bad job after all." But this area of the province they're neglecting. In this area, to start off with, employment could be increased by giving the farmers a better standard of liv- ing and setting up these agricul- tural boards in relation to the Ministry of Agriculture. By giving the farmers a realistic income, it would give the farmers a chance to stay on their job, thus opening up more positions for people in the various industries that are here. Another thing about "the New Democratic agricultural policy is that it would encourage more agricultural related industries into the area, for instance farm machinery. "What do you feel you have to offer the voters of Huron -Bruce that neither of the other candi- dates do?" I feel that the NDP is more in- terested in the individual people than the other two parties are. As an individual, Murray Gaunt is a good man, interested in the people, who knows a lot of people and knows their problems. How- ever, unfortunately his party doesn't seem to be prepared to look subjectively at the problems of the people and try and solve them. They seem to be playing politics to try and get back in second place. Fromwhat we've seen of the way the Davis government seems to work, it only seems to support the ridings, and I've seen this in Huron -Middlesex, where they actually have an elected rep- resentative. I feel that the government should represent the entire people; it doesn't matter whether the ridings are pro -government or anti-government. In this situation, I think that the poli- ticians are there to help every- one. Also, I• myself feel that I am capable because I have the energy, and I'rn also prepared to listen to people, and listen to both sides. I don't feel that politicians should allow themselves to listen to emotional or irrational argu- ments and come to a sort of con- clusion on those arguments. They also have to educate themselves on both sides. This is something I'm prepared to do. I believe in the people; they will come for- ward if they believe that their member is prepared to listen. Turnberry Twp. hires drainage commissioner Turnberry Township council held a special meeting Thursday to hire a drainage commissioner. After an interview, it was decided to hire Ross Nicholson for a pro- bationary period to the end of 1977. Mr. Nicholson was told ,,,by council he would be expected to check drains once in awhile, check the supervising while work is going on and to walk the drains every two to three years to check for cleaning and repairs. Mr. Nicholson, who is in the tobacco. business, told council that he is able to be free most of the time on short notice. He was hired for $4.40 an hour for inspection, $15 an hour for backhoe and 18 cents mileage. A bill was presented to council from the income tax department ASSOCIATE STORE BUY Of THE -WEEK While quantities last! REDWOOD FURNITURE GENUINE REDWOOD Treat yourself, at these low prices, to big savings today! ^t� r A. c. D. /2 A. REDWOOD CHAISE LOUNGE with thick cushions B. REDWOOD TETE-A-TETE with vinyl covered cushions C. REDWOOD ARMCHAIR with cushions D. REDWOOD TABLE 28" in diameter $7995 $9895 $4795 $2695 PICNIC TABLE $3A88 6' Cedar picnic table precut from 2" Cedar lumber ready to be assembled. 11 Notch St. E. Winghom, Ont. Phone 357-3650 Stere Hours 7m30 to 5030 Mon. - File 8:06 tea Noon Sote for deductions not taken off in the past for about $400. Clerk -trea- surer Mrs. Dorothy Kelly., said, "It should have been picked up by a past audit." "We shouldn't have to pay penalties if they were not caught by the auditor," said Deputy Reeve Harold Elliott. "Maybe we better start looking for another auditor," suggested councillor Brian . McBurney. "According to our lawyers we are liable for- the the principal sum but not liable for interest," said Reeve lion Eadie. The inter- est amounts to $69. It was moved by Doug Fortune that council defer the discussion until the next meeting and the reeve contact the auditor and lawyer for some answers. In another motion council de- cided to fill requests from the Ministry of Transportation and Communication for closing un- used road _allowances in Lower Wingham until further discussion with MTC. Council is also petitioning MTC for a higher percentage , of road subsidy. Road expenses are to be $135,000 and MTC will pay 55 per, cent. "We are requesting more, as other townships around Turn - berry are getting a higher per- centage," Mr. Eadie said. Councillor Ben -Maida asked council if they should pass, a by- law to tear down some buildings ,in the township. "Some are, an eyesore," Mr. Malde said. Mr. McBurney asked if 'council' can assess a fine for failure to secure a building permit before con- struction is started. Mr. Eadie suggested council meet with Building Inspector Les Greenaway and the lawyer to discuss rulesfor building inspec-, tion. "We should do more in- specting," he said. Council` will hold the next reg- ular meeBing June 7: Thirty-one names drawn for prizes Ross . Hamilton, RR 5, Wing - ham . was the first name to be drawn in The Home Place door prize contest. Mr. Hamilton won a Beauty Rest box spring and mattress. All names weredrawn by Mayor Walden. Following is the list °of other winners. Thirty-one prizes were given. Shirley Double, Wingham, Chiropractic box spring and mat- tress; Mrs. Hazel Bateman, RR 1, Wingham, 9 x 12 Harding carpet; Bette i ell, RR 1, Wroxe- ter, El Ran wall hugger re- cliner; Mrs. R. Grasby, Brussels, games carpet and kit; Mrs. George Young, Wingham, sheer curtftins, 8' x 95"; Jim Robert- son, Hanover, voucher for 6100 wall covering; Bruce Cameron, Wingham, voucher for $50 wall covering; Betty Josling, Wing - ham, pine inirror; Mrs. Ida Martin, Clinton, wall mirror; Alan Skelton, Wingham, maple what not; Dave Frank, Wingham, bathroom boutique set ; and Kay Roberts, Belgrave, marble top table. Shower curtains were won by Donna Hemingway, RR 3, Brus- sels; Evrett Errington, Wing - ham; J. Gordon Mundell, Wing - ham; Jim Laidlaw, Wingham; Dave Bennett, Wingham and Josie Anger, Wingham. One gallon of paint was won by Rachael Currie, Wingham ; Alvin Higgins, Wingham; Linda Young, RR 2, Wingham; Pearl Hodgins, Wingham; Marie Douglas, RR 1, Wingham; Russ Wylie, Wing - ham ; Mrs. John Norman, RR 3, Wingham ; Mrs. William Jardine, Wingham ; Joan Brooks, RR 4, Ripley; A. J. Purdon, Wingham; Mrs. Pearl Hercourt, Wingham and Charles H. Bosman, Wing - ham. HOME PLACE DRAW—Mayor William Walden last week drew 31 tickets for door prizes from The Home Place. Bob Middleton holds the box of tickets, filled during the store's grand opening. News items from OId Files MAY 1930 flict and has beers accepted for Monday night about 9:30, military duties, being given an flames were noticed bursting administrative post on the direc-- from the upper storey windows of torate of personnel section. H. F. Smith's flour mill in In this country of fine horses Wroxeter. Shortly after, the one often hears of large ones, but building was a mass of flames Alex Dixon of Donnybrook had a with only a very little of the stock large black four-year-old French of flour or feed saved. The loss on horse that weighed clpse to a ton the building and contents will be that caused a'lot of comment. The over $20,000. The fire was be- horse was sold last week to a rnan, lieved caused by a nail going, near Zurich. through the chopper. Mr. Smith's loss will be a heavy one for the village also, as the mill may not be rebuilt. The Selrite Store'is now closed making several alterations and improvements to the interior of the store. \ .h H. B. Elliott of Wingham was reelected president of the North Huron Liberals when 286 dele- gates and 150 interested specta- tors gathered in the Towrl Hall here. W. H. Robertson, editor of the Goderich Signal, was the un- animous choice to contest the riding in the interest of Libera- lism in the next election. •The employment conditions in Wingham are not in the deplor- able state that you read about of other places, but are practically normal for this time of year. The Gunn -Son -Ola Company is work- ing 45 hours a week with 37 on the payroll. Fry and Blackhall Limited are working at about two thirds of ordinary production; the .Western Foundry is working four days a week with a full staff ; C. Lloyd and Son and the Wingham Glove Works are both working about normal. Miss Ethel 'Finch of the Wing - ham High School staff has ac- cepted a position in East York High School ' at Toronto. Her duties will • commence with the fall term. Miss Mildred Cathers has been appointed organist of the Salem United Church. - The Highway Traffic Act has been amended to include a finan- cial responsibility law to become does not compel the autoeffective Sept. 1, 1930. The act Mr. and Mrs. J. Harley Craw mobile ---'ford, who is training as a nurse at owner. to insure but places the the Toronto General Hospital, onus on the automobile owner in has been awarded the Grace the event of an accident. In adds Hodgson Memorial Prize for the tion, he must provide financial highest standing in her class of over 100 students in practical work. Marriage vows 0--0-0 MAY 1953 Following the tornado in the ,Sarnia area last week, high winds blowing in gale proportions flattened,a large number of barns in the area' between Blyth and Belgrave. Farms on the sixth line of Morris and the fourth line of East Wawanosh suffered most 'severely, with many barns being completely demolished. At the farm o John E. Johnston, south of Belgrave, the roof was com- pletely blown off the ,barn and scattered over the fields., Albert Jackson, W. J. Hallahan and Dan Hallalian also suffered heavy losses. One-fifth of all the Canadian entries hung by, the Institute of British Photographers in the re- cent exhibit at Overseas House, London, were the work of Ianville . Hammerton, local photographer. Mr.Hammerton submitted 13 pictures, including portraits of W: A. Galbraith, Dr. William Connell, Chief J. W. Irwin, Coralie Hammerton, Warwick Hamilton, the son and daughter of Mr: and Mrs. Harold Ellidtt, Teeswater, Ross Mann, Earl Heywood, C. C. McKibbon, Roger Oke, John Ruttle and H. V. Pym. He has not been notified which photographs have been accepted. ' The organization of a Second Mile Club, for citizens over 50, has been taken on as a project by the Women's Institute, under sponsorship of the town Recrea- tion Council. responsibility for the future.. Marjory Waller of Wroxeter left last week for Toronto, where she has secured a position. changed at the home of the • Robert McClenaghan is having b>ide's parents by Mary Louise a telephone installed in his White- CiirnerSon,. daughter of Mr. and church home. Mrs. E. D. Cameron, Walkerton, and Ross Stewart Procter of Burlington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Procter, Belgrave. Miss Eleanor Edgar of Gorrie left for Rosetown, Saskatchewan, where she has accepted a position on the hospital staff. Reg DuVal was elected presi- dent of the Wingham Lawn Bowling Club at the annual meet- ing. Secretary -treasurer is H. L. •Sherbondy. 0-0-0 MAY 1963 Presentation of trophies, gun drill competition and natural sur- vival demonstrations highlighted the annual regimental inspection Of the 21st Field Regiment, RCA '(M) which was carried out before Brigadier K. H. McKibbin, C. D., London, commanding officer of Western Ontario Area. The R. S. Hetherington Trophy, emble- matic of the classification rifle shoot championship, which is an annual competition among the three batteries. went to the 99th were ex - 0 -0-0 MAY 1942 Grace Chapel, City Mission, is opening Sunday, May 31, in the building formerly occupied by the Wilkinson Wallpaper Shop. Rev. F. Huson of Stratford will be the guest speaker. Rev. A. G. Hewitt of Allenford has accepted a call to the pastor- ate of Belmore, McIntosh and Mildmay United Churches, and will take over his duties on July 1 as successor to Rev. W. D. Clark who goes to Cargill. Frank Caskanette's service station is having some improve- ments made. The wash rack and grease pit are being extended and living quarters installed. J. M. Game of Walkerton, who has been Public School Inspector for East Bruce and parts of Huron and Grey Counties for the past nine years, and who is a veteran of the first Great War, has offered his services to King and Country in the present con - Battery of Wingham. Major Robert Ritter, O.C., accepted the trophy from the area brigadier. Tom Ellicott won the junior pole vault at _, the WOSSA track and field meet in London. He will compete in Ancaster at the On- tario Federation of Secondary Schools Association meet. Tom was one of six students from the local high school who competed in London. The others were Glen Madill,Jim Nasmith, Brian Sanderson, George Kerr and Ruth Michie. Wingham District High School students, who assumed responsi- bility for the canvass for the Can- cer Society, have collected over $1900. The students, 300 strong, fanned out over the town and dis- trict and in two hours called at ,some 4,000 homes. • J. Rae Hetherington, son of Mayor and Mrs. R. S. Hethering- ton, will receive his Bachelor of Engineering Science degree at 4i#� ' P��C�•r:n the University of Western On- tario convocation this week. . The Huron Presbyteryplaced a. hymnary in the pulpit of the Whitechurch United Church, in honor of the late Rev. W. J. Watt and in memory of his 56 years in the Chris_ tiara minijtr�r- Re.�r._G, tv. Mitchell dedicated theTrymnaryc on Sunday at a special service. FREEMAN Formal Rentals For Men See Us for Late Styling, Top Fit Meet your need here for formal wear ... all sparkingly neat and clean. Latest styles, proper fit, of course. Rates you can afford. FFR READMAN CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR WINGHAM Havethings your way with acorn manure handling systems Acorn offers you a choice of tour ways to manage manure. For stanchion or free -stall barns. 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A panel of knowledgeable individuals'with different ideas and opinions will lead off a public discussion on the potential for conventional and alternate generation technologies in Ontario's future electric power system: Presentations will be made by the panelists during the afternoon followed by questioning by the public in the evening. DATE: May.31, 1977 Conventional Generation Technologies FEATURED SPEAKERS; a Dr: N. Berkowitz, Coal Specialist, Alberta Research Council Dr. B. Ferris, Harvard School of Public Health Bruce Willson, Vice•President, Committee for an Independent Canada Dr. G. Pezdirtz Director, Energy Storage Systems, ERDA DATE: June.l, 1977 Alternate Generation Technologies FEATURED SPEAKERS: Dr. E. Blum, U.S. Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA) • Dr. P. Cockshutt, Alternate Technology Specialist, National Research Council Neal Irwin, Managing Director, IBI Group (Planning and Management Consultants) Andy Wells, Executive Director, Institute of Man and Resources, P.E I. LOCATION: Medical Sciences Auditorium, University of Toronto TIMES: 2 00 p.m. 5 00 p.m. 7 30 p.m, l0 00 p.m. The Commission will also be hearing submissions from the public on the follow ing dates June 2, 6, 7, 8. 1977. Times 2 00 p.m. -5 00 p.m. 7 30 p.m.•10 00 p.m. Location: 8th Floor, 14 Carlton Street. Toronto. the publics encouraged to attend. For further information contact: Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning Chairman: Arthur Porter 14 Carlton Street, 7th Floor Toronto, Ontario M58 1K5 (416) 9652111