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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-09-07, Page 1,1,715,771477C1711C7CraW,N,10,,P1 o • • , - FIRST SECTION Hydro passes responsibility The Wingham Public Utilities Commission (PUC) learned at its Sept. 2 meeting that Ontario allagro is releasing the respon- sibility for municipal transmis- sion lines and substations to individual commissions. Man- ager Ken Saxton is writing Hydro requesting information about the costs involved in the turn -over'. Wingham already owns its substations so the hand -over of responsibility will only affect transmission lines . within the town limits. Board member Rod Wraith commented, however that since the PUC has been paying Hydro $180 a month for rental of the lines, it should have paid off the cost of the poles by this time. Other business at the meeting included the passing of accounts and the full-time hiring of Bernie Haines as lineman on a six month probation. Chairman Roy Bennett report- ed that a new trenching machine was bought but the cost of the new machine was not made available for publication. School fair planned for .nexf week' Students are urged to bring their families and friends to the 57th Belgrave 'School Fair next Wednesday, Sept. 14, in that village. Belgrave, ,Blyth and Brussels elementary schools are participating in the event, which will begin at 1 p.m. with a parade of students, teacher's and of- ficials. Guest speaker Ross Hamilton will officially open the fair. The many exhibits in the arena in- clude achesOpela. floyvers, keit, , vegetable s, grain, corn, hay, baking, sewing, woodworking and crafts. All exhibits will have been judged in the morning. A sports program and judging of the -calf, lamb, hog and pony classes are planned for outside. Forthe ponies,. the trail class has been changed to the costume class. Bill Prankard The F. E. Madill school audi- torium was filled to capacity and emotion Tuesday night when Bill Prankard, TV host of The Mas- ter's Touch held a Miracle Ser- vice. • . Mr. Prankard, his wife and their four children have been across Canada with their cru- sade: Calgary, Winnipeg, Char- lottetown, Newfoundland and as close to Wingham "as Elmira where a tent crusade was held. People came forward at the meeting who claimed .to be able to hear out of deaf ears. Many were elderly men and women and one was a child of 10. Still others claimed rheumatoid and arthritic pain to be gone and one woman came forward to say a lump on her side had disappeared. Mr. Prankard did not 'circulate in the audience and touch these .„, ncezZimt Wingham, y, September 7, 1977 , - LAND40A.Alln pAckAore Togo Otoin616 or plocaore boOk irlaW1 RAWL r - Listowel, Ontario "a 24iJ). Coll Toll Fr*e 1410046543$2 Single Copy Not Over $Oc Investigation continues into• Gorrie dam re-constrintion Investigano!, intc the construc- tion of the Gorrie Dam continuea after 1 -Lowick Township coupcil and Maitland Valley Conser- vation Authority (MVCA) at- tended a special meeting to dis- cuss the progress on design and reconstruction plans, Council was shown a recent $150,000 proposal submitted to the authority by the Ministry of Natural Resources regional en- gineer After discussion of the latest stone crib dam proposal it -was decided to continue investi- gation. :-, The authority is making plans for the 1978 International Plowing match: One of these is a maple syrup demonstration in which both 'contemporary and historic methods would be exhibited. , The exhibit is planned if MVCA can receive funding for it and also for other prOjects including removal of old farm buildings from the Wawanosh Valley Con- servation Area, resoration of antique equipment for display and construction otplayground equipment. Also,' for the plowing match, the authority proposes construc- tion of an on site outdoor exhibit area. The exhibit would include most of the major programs the authority conducts. The Ausable- Hayfield Conservation Authority has also been co-operating with the plans to date. The funding would come from a program proposed by the author- ity to employ six local people through the federally funded Canada Works Program. Following receipt of several applications by late August, offi- cials from the job creation branch of the Department of Manpower and Immigration will assign grant money based on pro- ject merit and employment0 needs • , .' ta‘ 2, ,a. 'f - • d6d0454in itheArea....... HOME DESTROYED—The George Patterson left homeless on the weekend when fire tip'..flowf iorneIess -b family was completely Help was flowing in early this • week for a family of seven left homeless by a fire on the week- end. The George Patterson family, which lost all its 'posses- sions when a blaze destroyed its holds service people but they came to 'him. He claimed the Work of Jesus Christ was made visible to everyone there. As each person came forward, Mr. Prankard gave thanks to the Lord, touching some , on their foreheads and blessing them. He held the audience's , attention throughout the two and one half hour service. Some of the people were from as far as London and two char- tered buses sat in the parking lot in Which crowds of people had travelled to ;see Mr. Prankard. His TV program is aired across Canada and can be 'seen in this vicinity on Channel 13, CKCO, Kitchener at 10:30 Sunday morn- ings. During the evening, the, couple's four children sang songs from a record they had recorded last year. , MIRACLE SERVICE—Bill Prankard and his wife were in a capacity filled F. E. Madill school auditorium Tuesday night to hold a miracle service. Chartered buses brought people frorn distances sucl, as London. Mr. Prankard claimed the work of Jesus Christ was seen that nigAt when people with hearing problems, arthritic and asthmatic ailments came forward and claimed to be healed. home, is now temporarily living • in a house owned by John Melton • and has received some donations of furniture and clothing for the children — two girls, aged seven and eight, and three boys, aged 11/2 to five. No one Was injured in the fire as the family was out at the time, but Mr. Patterson, who, with his wife, operated the Country Flea Market, estimated the loss at over $40,000, including antique furniture and a collection of old glass. He said only about half of it is covered by insurance. The destroyed this two-storey brick farmhouse on Concession 9 of Turnberry Township. for eek family left cause of the blaze is unknown. Wingham Fire .Chief Dave crothers said the alarm' was turned in by a neighbor at 11:25 p.m. on Friday. By the time firemen reached the scene, he reported, the house was com- pletely engulfed in flames. "There was no chance of saving anything," he added. "It was im- possible to get near it." Firemen hosed down a barn and driving shed to keep the blaze from spreading. Mr. Crpthers said officers from the Wingham Detachment of the Children's Aid 'Society announces name change The Huron County Children's Aid Society has changed its name to reflect the change in focus of - its work, Director John Penn announced recently. Since Sept. 1, the agency has been known as the Family and Children's Ser- vices of Huron County. Over the past 65 years, the soc- ial work agency has slowly changed the primary focus of its work, Mr. Penn said. At one time mainly concerned with providing shelter forunwanted and de- prived children, it now stresses, helping families in the task of raising children in this modern world. Many parents encounter diffi- culties in the vital task of raising children in a rapidly changing world and have few places to turn for confidential, professional ad- vice, Mr. Penn says. The agency assists families in coping with a wide variety of difficulties. He also noted the family evolves through a number of dif- ferent stages and problems can occur at any stage for any family. Family and children's. servicea offers counselling for marriages, parents, children or the entire family. Families with children who tantrunafrequently, are hyperac- tive, disobedient,. sad, with -- drawn, lazy, delinquent, or, for any other reason hard to manage, may be helped by the social work staff of the agency. Problems can often be _resolved quickly with professional help, he claimed. The agency will continue the services previously offered by the Children's Aid Society. These include marriage and family counselling, parent education and cPiild behavior management counselling, services to adole- scents and their families, pro- grams to prevent family break- down and protect children, foster care and specialized care, for children and adolescents, coun- selling for unmarried parents, adoption services and a wide variety of community service programs. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene because it was feared some of the children might be inside the house. The fire was 'investigated by the OPP and the fire department, he said.' The house was on the former Art Lewis farm on Concession 9 of Turnberry Township. The Melton house is also on the ninth of, Turnberry. Donations of clothing and furniture would be appreciated and may be made through the Salvation Army Citadel on Ed- ward Street, Wingham. Owner invited to claim bicycle If you are missing a bicycle, it may be at the Wingham Detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police. The OPP report a girl's bicycle was found in Blyth last Friday and is being stored by the detachment. The owner is invited to claim the bicycle by coming to the detachment and describing it. Two technical staff pesitient have also been identified under, the program. One technician would be responsible for analysis of experimental , infra -red and heat sensitive film for ground water studies in the Lucknow river basin. The technician would also obtain, public information concerning the authority's ero- sian control assistance program and developing and monitoring a, precipitation recording network. 1 The second technician would primarlly'be involved in prepara- tion of conCeptual plans and dis- play. materials for the maple syrup demonstration. and other public education functions. Seavnal high water and almost $5,000 in landscaping are turning Gorrie Conservation Area to a picturesque day use area.. Several loads of topsoil have been levelled and re-formed by the Experience '77 . summer staff with the aid of the author- ity's newly acquired crawler - loader. The. recently graded and seeded slopes and contoured is- land have survived ' a minor summer flood but may be more heavily tested if the Maitland River swells again next spring. The Experience' '77 program has come to a close at MVCA. The authority employed 20 local stu- dents in field and teohnical.posi- tions through the Ontario Youth Secr 'etariate's summer employ- ment, program. Copying of fill line mapping, completion of vegetative inven- tories, drainage and severance reports, and implementation of conservation education pro- grams were some of the jobs undertaken by a technical team, of four students. Experience '77 field staff assisted the authority's field staff with maintenance, development and construction projects on authority lands. In addition to this work, the students also had the opportunity to complete pro- jects submitted by member municipalities. This included projects such as rehabilitation and construction of cairns 'in East Wawanosh Township cemeteries, removal of fences along a new road project in McKillop Town- ship, painting, Construction and, general maintenance in the Turn - berry „municipal park, cutting grass and weeds along Myer banks in Uarriston and Listowel, and removingIrees.and other ob- structions froth the river bottom in the. Village of LticknOw. , • Mr. Craig Piper of Exeter has joined the authority technical staff on a temporary basis. Mr. Piper will be responsible for site inspections and comments ori drainage petitions, severance and subdivision plans, along with other special water related pro- grams. Mr. Piper coinpleted his Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree at the University of Waterloo, while broadening his background in the resource field through two summer jobs with the. Ausable-Bayfield Comer- vation Authority. He will reside in Wingham while working for the Maitland Authority. • 4. 4944 ' STREET SWEEPER—Janice King, 9, found an easy way to keep the driveway clean, wielding a broom while riding her skateboard. Once she gets the technique down pat she plans to use it in sweeping pebbles off' the street in front of her board, she said. Three men sentenced Three area •men were sen- tenced in County Court, Goder- ich, last week in connection with a series of fires in the Gorrie and C E RTI F (CATE COURSES --These employees of Wingham and District Hospital received certificates in the various courses they took recently. From left, Joy Maier completed a nursing unit administration course; Eric Campbell passed a hospital purchasing .4 " 4. course; Oeraldine Chappell took an advanced cardi- ology course; Douglas Barfoot completed a house- keeping course and Robert Hollenbeck completed a management in radiology coUrse. -.5c,kvict • Wroxeter areas earlier this suminer. John Gregory Stephens, 22, of RR 1, Wroxeter, was sentenced to a total of three years in prison after being convicted on two charges of arson, one of mischief and one of theft over $200, Richard John Steuernol, 25, of Lucknow was sentenced to twd years less one day upon being convicted of two charges of arson and two of mischief. ' Brian Donald Shaw,20, of 1, Wroxeter, was sentenced to one day in jail with two years pro- bation on one charge of mischief. He was also ordered to make re- stitution in the amount of $800. The arson charges stemmed from the burning of a house and car owned by Jack McBurney of RR 1, Wingham, and the setting of fires at a house owned by Leon- ard Sanderson, a barn owned by William Bennett, both of RR 1, Gorrie, and a pump house be- longing to Harold Bell of RR 1, Wroxeter. There were no injuries in any of the fires, all of which occurred July 18. The mischief charges involved the burning of a converted school bus being used as a shelter by John Stafford of RR 1, Wroxeter, and the smashing of windows at the home of Murray Hall of RR 1, Mildmay. The theft charge in- volved a tool box and tools taken from Cameron Edgar of Wroxeter. t>4