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Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-12-21, Page 11L .r • rr FIRST SECTION Wingham, Wednesday, December 21, 1977 Midway planned for Funfest JrC.11 z eninrorm. Wingham Junior Citizens are planning a midway as part of their Funfest net summer but haven't yet decided where it should go, Kevin Netterfieid and Sandy Brenzil told a special meeting of town council Monday night. They had been thinking of putt- ing the midway on the main street but ran into "a lot of mix- ups", Mr. Netterfield explained, so now they are trying for the park. Miss Brenzil noted the business association had agreed with go- ing on the main street but it would be necessary for the town to write a letter to the transport ministry to get permission to close the street. She also pointed out there would be problems if the street is torn up for rebuild- ing. The only problem with the ballpark is a ball tournament scheduled opposite the Funfest, which will run July 13-15, she said. Mayor William Walden told the Junior Citizens it would be besfor the town if they planned to pubthe midway in the park. He sug- gested there would be enough room for both that and the tournament. Council also congratulated the Junior Citizens on their excellent handling of the Santa Claus par- ade. The,group is. holding an open meeting to begin planning for Funfest Jan. 11 in the town hall courtroom. • Council has . decided against making any changes for the past year in the salary it pays the. supervisor of the •daycare andnursery centres. It had been proposed the supervisor should RC board toy. stu yPdro s in enrolment The Huron -Perth County Ro- man Catholic Separate School Board appointed an ad hoc board committee on declining enrol- ments at its session in Dublin Monday night. Trustees appoint- ed are John O'Leary, Staffa; Ronald Murray, Dublin; Ronald Marcy, Stratford; and the board chairman. Delegates will be appointed to attend conferences on decliningenrolments. The functions of the committee will be: the members will review and discuss all data. on the subject; the board decides alternatives from data; commit- tee takes alternatives to the public, reports to the board on public response and prepares re- commendations for the board; recommendations are to be sent to administration for analysis and response; committee re- commendations to be tabled as motions, debated and decisions. taken; the public will then be in- formed of board decisions. In other business the boardwas informed by the ministry of education that the request for a second year had been approved for the St. Patrick's School, Dublin, community school grant for $10,000. The grant will be used to pay the salary of the coordinator of the program, Mary Litwiller, and expenses through the St. Patrick's Community School Coucil for Dublin and district. It was formed three years ago by groups using the school, such as the Lions club, the Women's Institute and church groups, as there was no other building in the village large enough for group meetings. A request by R. B. Ferguson, manager of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Dublin, to transfer the board's banking bus- iness to his bank from the Sea - forth branch was heard and the decision will be given in January. The board will hold the in- augural meeting on Tuesday, January 3. Shortly before 11 p.m. the meeting was adjourned and the board met in commttee-of-the- whole in camera. courrcis get a $700 supervisory allowance retroactive to January in addi- tion to the regular salary. Janet Reid and William Stephenson from the daycare board told council the board feels the supervisor is doing more work than she was originally hired for, noting she has been do- ing the bookkeeping and purchas- ing all supplies for both daycare centre and nursery as well as at- tending numerous meetings. The board recommended the additional allowance to cover these responsibilities. Councillor Allan Harrison, chairman of the daycare board, told council he feels the problem arose when daycare and nursery were split into separate build- ings_ As long as they were to- gether there was no problem, he said. In other business, council decided to send official notifica- tion to the police department and the veterinary clinic that im- pounded dogs are to be kept a maximum of three days and if not claimed are to be destroyed. Three days is the period set by law; council was told. The action was prompted by the town's receipt of a $56 bill for boarding. one unclaimed dog. Councillor Tom Deyell report- ed the firemen's uniforms arriv- ed recently. He told council the uniforms were ordered from St. Hill Levine uniform company in Toronto, Mr. Deyell also reported he has held discussions with the town's auditors and has received a satis- factory explanation of the audit fees charged the town. Earlier this year he expressed concern Wingham was being charged higher fees than other compar- able municipalities. Councillor Angus Mowbray re- ported smoke detectors have been installed in the town hall and police offices. Building permits were ap- • proved for six dwellings by Royal Homes and one equipment stor- age building by Joe Kerr Ltd. Council also approved the issuing of a deed to Hans Kuyvenhoven for one lot filled in south of tie Canadian Tire store. Councillors voted to endorse a resolution received from the town off Collingwood calling for a re- turn of the death penalty for' capital crimes. The resolution al- so calls for firearms controls and asks that no more passes be issued to convicted criminals. In another letter Wingham sen- ior citizens expressed their ap- preciation to council for the Christmas lights on main street. The business association ordered .the lights during the summer and council agreed to split the cost. Council opened fuel tenders and conducted a portion of its meeting in committee of the whole. Aid pours in for farnily whose home hit by fire The generosity of people around this area is making Christmas a little happier for a Morris Township family that last week watched its home going up in smoke. .Mrs. William Souch of RR 2, Blyth, one of the people co-ordinating the donations, said Tuesday morning there has been a great response to the plight of the Walter Brown family. People called from all over Wing - ham, Goderich, Harriston, Walkerton and Hanover as well as the -immediate community — to offer clothing and other items, she said. "They've pretty well got all the clothing they need," she reported Tuesday. "I think they've got beds and mattresses too." She said so much clothing had been donated the overflow is being given to the Children's Aid Society: The fire at the Brown home on Morris Con- cession 8 started around noon last Thursday. Mra. Brown said she was working downstairs when "the kids yelled that the upstairs is on fire". She got all the children out of the house and called the fire department. Firefighters` from Wingham and Blyth responded to the blaze and eventually managed to,extinguish it'. Heavy smoke and lack of a water supply made their work more difficult. ' Damage in the fire was estimated at over $12,000, with the upstairs of the house pretty well gutted and water damage to the lower floor. Overheated stovepipes are suspected of having caused the blaze. uxilkiryfopurchase equipmenthospital Executive Director Norman Hayes reported that activity. during the month of November had increased, but he expected the hospital would be able to end ®the year, within the budgeted 'number of patient days, • Rolie Kaufman, reporting for, the finance and audit committee, said that hours of work have been maintained within budget limits and that daily per patient costs are well under the budget al- lowance of $98.74. Actual costs are running at ' $92.32. Starting Jan. 1 mileage allowance for em- ployees using their own cars on hospital business will be set at 14 cents per kilometer, or about 22 cents per mile. Boris Milosevic, chairman of the' management committee, At the Huron County Library gave the report on the various Board meeting December 7 the departments of staff. He said the ' Library Board approved the 1978 ambulance had been called out budget of $383,550. The Library 101 times during the month. Board is asking Huron County Mr, Hayes said that it is hoped Council for a grant of $262,822 or a new ambulance will be pro- $4.69 per capita for support of the vided by the ministry at the first library to meet the budget. The of the year to replace one of the Library Board operates through The board of governors of the Wingham and District Hospital learned last Wednesday evening that the Hospital Auxiliary is donating $5,170 for the purchase of a defribrilating machine, a piece of equipment which will be a valuable addition to the ser- . vices available in the cardiac unit. The Auxiliary will again pro- vide the prizes for windows painted in the Christmas theme by staff members. Mrs. Procter, who reported for the Auxiliary, said that $600 had been realized from a recent Christmas boutique. Board Chairman Jack Hodgins, who presided over the regular December meeting, announced a visit by a survey team from the Canadian Hospital Accreditation Assoc., which will inspect the hospital and its operations on Jan. 23. Members of the board of governors, department heads and medicl staff will be present at a luncheon to meet the visiting team. l present vehicles which has travelled in excess of 100,000 miles. Mr. Milosevic also reported that the firm of Kyles, Kyles and Garret had been selected to pre- pare a study on a functional pro- gram and master plan for ,the hospital at a fee of $3,600. • The firm was one of three architects which had made presentations to the board. Dr. R. Treleaven reported for' • the medical staff which recom- mended the re -appointment of all staff members, as well as the consulting staff for the coming year. New staff officers will be Dr. R D. Wilkins; president; Dr. R. B. Treleaven, chief of staff and Dr. Douglas Mowbray, secre- tary. The board moved to express appreciation to Dr. J. C. McKim, wino completes a term of three years as chief of t.the medical staff. County Library Bd, faces higher costs FROM YEARS? GONE BY—A few months ago this beautiful organ was presented to the Wingham Museum by John W. Gaunt of Belgrave. Manufactured well over a century ago, the organ was a treasured possession of the Weir family, Mr. Gaunt's grandparents. George Allen decorated the old organ with the symbols of the Christmas season and is using full-color photos of the setting as his 1977 Christmas card. 28 outlets' with a staff of 35 - 40 people, many of them being part- time. As well as an increase of salar- ies the Library Board is concern- ed about the increase of the price of books. In 1978, $100,000 has been allocated for books and processing. This year the board is also faced with an increase due to the drop in Canadian exchange rates as well as an increase in b' ok production. The cost of magazines and publications has shown a marked increase over last year Fortunately for the board this year, many of the Canadian magazines and newspapers were paid out of Huron County Library's $7,000 Wintario grant. Although there has been an increase of $18,900 over the 1977 budget the increase is only to keep up with present operations. The Library supplies a wide variety of services and pro- grams. To date 17,596 or 31 per cent of the county population are registered as borrowers. As well as book materials, the library has film service, children's pro- grams, talking books and shut-in service. Next year $10,000 is to be trans- ferred from the executive budget to Huron County Library budget for a history project. The money will be used to continue microfilming of early Huron County newspapers. To date the library has begun microfilming of early newspapers of Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth and Exeter. Microfilm readers are available at the Goderich and Exeter Branches. ,:. w. LAND-SWAMP....x Business or ply :ur, ListeliTO.1, 000; 0 Coli Tool Fr0. 14 Singlo Copy,E lo : CLOUDS OF SMOKE partially obscure the Walter Brown house during a fire Iasi Thursday. Firefighters from Wingham and Blyth responded to the blaze which gutted•:the. upper storey of thehouse on Morris Township Concession 8. Damage was°estimated at over $12,000. FIREFIGHTERS were hindered by dense smoke in their efforts to extinguish a blaze which caused over $12,000 damage to the Walter Brown house on Concession 8 of Morris Township last Thursday. - WATER WAS A PROBLEM in fighting a fire at the Walter Brown home in Morris Township last Thursday. The Wingham tanker was forced to refill at a small stream about a half mile down the road from the fire. Firefighters from Wingham and Blyth responded to the blaze which caused about $17,000 damage. 0