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:regular meeting•• Re' was told the Winghallt dairati011- Tbe;'Pllnflatt91t,Wall types of business
;underway,,- Business '• Oct . • cing 4000 Street At ,f legate:at the r
, '.„icneeting **Ogden-, tilted 0494 k,nkwigt has to ken the .street,•;' additienn t
ITP64110gliailgler;Mftg[. .fi11; • Mr English, 1,,;r:Jig manages : concrete Was pliShe Cleaner ,
any further discussion of the i the Lloyd Truax plant here, against it. Catalogeestoi
eentetitlOes,eruiekshank Park added that he :wants He said the only other' Mr• Gre„enn
partments streighten-out=gOnnelller0,04---eonerete underground was -'board membc
those present:only Bill comments regarding the the•,b1109„.9/ the sinelcesteek.„Ifteelings, and
raised 'the issue. ' •
laid be a
fitalogue
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intetly6,witluingat renghtIVAInglliegnneljt,.. collapsing, be said; permitted, he wos Iau
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commendation and
"dn't see fit to follow
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ettlen Of the park,
is opposed to tothe
ntegOng Owe and is
upset about .000
.the planning board
uqnire IOW counsel glide,
,:before , the - Ontario ,
MuflieipaI'Boar4to oppOsethe
alnencintent .pafsed. by town
'04unall! permitting' the
deuelOpment. • , . •
• "It seems every time: there
is :ini.linportant. decision the
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boardFoverruled,” ,he
addingThat council..,
tent ta,let the board deal "
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inquired
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town has
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towns which have heard 1.1flY•';4i.
thing either. • •
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Mr. Cumming; thltf to*
council earlier this year
had received a large 01•110S0
of replies to an adyertisertietit
inviting companies toconsk*
legating in Huron County.'
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BmtirtFiwk;,ntrt illek:.e08,1tHs vtis:etre::k4rtirtififianght,tilaatnin., l'1441.er he :Idli:','..
control -of his Vehiale
then hit two parked cars Parked cars
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ttrilaev;Irith.:4:rt 41ligilthe*!kvo5f4lagYnie)il
w , e swerved Mess ibk
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f. crossed 4 lawn. andfr,j
Ain* a „ear ,pariect on ik lent; ,
forging ' it, intro. another ear'..:.
porlted in front of IL 7..rtp., . .,-.,-,.'. ...„.,,,,,,
v*Votiiiesdama, .wasgeesttti°,1lial3:1"ed ,H4! tr eteivSa.dir1"aiei: la.06404r:
.-:: Mr, Fitsgereld'Pes,, salted0th the•Plefin
p rg0 ' with careless ing from „StAndre
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13.0011 cille „Mere vete tn. the:
other direction"
Mr. Crump also• charged
dary Davidson, Kuren-County
planning director, ivith.over-'
stepping lila tents of
reference in pushing for the
town to proceed with the
senior citizens' apartments in
the park.
He said Mr. Davidson
should restrict himself to
giving advice, but in fact was
"out-and-out prOmoting" the
project both at council and in a
television interview. "It's
damn hod business on your
part," he declared. ,
Mr. - --DavidsOn unaltered
that while his role is to give
advice, "If the board •or
council asks my opinion I'll
give it. 1 never have felt that's
a bad location," he added, and
said he also was concerned the,
Ontario Housing Corporation
might refuse to build if the site
werewithrlrawa.
He said the plan amendraent
passed -by councilWould reach
the minister of housing some-
time last week, and the town
solicitor probably would wait
a week and then ask the OMB
to schedule a hearing on any
objections, hopefully hy mid-
May .
He also assured Mr. Crump
that the planning board's
• recommendation would go
l• to representatfUe6iftrOrn the 'Jack
Iteau-16'CiPpo rtunliV Orkahcip and the • :Golden Circle -
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her faxes,
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.gadgets.. htw'
ltidge, 'trees- *lots (beepers) that/night's' eiew WIC
eilatri„Litidsay, eventually. replace • the 'fire will hesee. This will be
I, a tTi the siren. Fire Chief Dave divided on 'a percentage basis
44.
ee, The newly -elected Liberal
government in Ottawa
delivered a surprise to the
nation Monday night by un -
a 'mini -budget'.: in-
• tended to tide the country over
until it can put together afull-
scale budget.
The mini -budget will raise
an additional $515 million
during .the next year,
primarily through higher
federal taxes on alcohol and
tobacco and a tenporat-y, five
per cent corporate surtax.
However it will do little to
balance increased govern-
ment spending, now projected
at $60.4 billion for the 1980-81
taxation year compared to the
$58.4 billion projected by the
Conservatives in their
December budget.
The Liberal budget has
brought back 25 of the
measures proposed by the
Tories in the budget which led
to the defeat of their govern-
ment last December, in-
cluding a spousal wage
deduction which it is
estimated ' will cost $150'
million a year in lost revenue.
Notably missing are the
proposed hike in the federal
:rceise tax on gasoline and
diesel fuel and the mortgage
deduction promised by the
previous government.
Highlights of the new budget
include:
—Immediate federal tax
increases of 11 cents on- a
bottle of liquor, one cent on a
bottle of beer and an average
• of 13.5 cents on a bottle of
wine;
—Immediate tax increases
on tobacco, which add 25
cents to the cost of a package
of cigarettes and about one
cent on an ounce of pipe
tobacco;
—A temporary, five per cent
surtax of federal income tax
for corporations, which will
..end Dec. 31, 1981;
-4 change in the tax
structure on gasoline and
' dieiellfuel. Instead of a set tax
on each litre of fuel Sold, the,.
government will now add nine
per Cent -to the sale price. This
will not bring any immediate
' increase, but will booSt taxes
as fuel prices rise;
—A nine per cent federal tax
on Photo finishing, Which will
add 30 to 40 Cents to the cost of
having a film processed;
tempoary, small
• 'filminess development
program providing financing
at lower interest rates;
—A new tax rule for unin-
corporated businesses, per-
mitting a tax deduction for
salaries paid to spouses. This
will particularly benefit
farmers and small stbre-
keepers.
The budget predicts little or
no economic growth for
Canadatin 1980, With a Ise in
the inflation rate t�10 pr cent
from 91 and uneraPI inent
• expected' to go up to.ei t per
• cent frorn?.4.
• Liberal Finance Miister
Allan MacEachen dellvered
his budget in the gei4 of a
throne Speech debate4nd it
drew an immediate torTent of
criticism; from oppbsition
members.
• John Crosbie, Tory finance
critic, derided the Measures
tas"adernfioiniitwill -m°use risecIibm.3
n$ g
he
billion this year • :federal
borrowing will belie to in-
crease by buadrE
y
$3ebillidon
N.Broadbent
charged that the statement is
athicnogmtphlee tLei bbeert a ir asywalifa r ee flavyeirnyg-
last December when they
to ea
inthtrode irC:edn-
sheervl
by Mr. Crosbie, forcing the
Feb. 18 election.
Change Sunday to DST
It's that time of year again. bed early, better geta jump on
Father Time and make the
SpAnrilltrithe.the early,sunrises alterations. then. Either that
and later sunsets comes the or remember to set the alarm
annual changeover from clock for an hour earlier than
Eastern Standard to Daylight usual.
Saving Time.
It happens this Sunday, And get to bed an hour
April 27 at 1 am.
earlier. If you don't.S/ou won't
If you happen 'to be up, Set be able to gain back the lost
your clocks and -or watches hour until late in October.
ahead one hour to read 2 a.m. And a Good Morning, to you
If you happen to be going to too.
Husband Sought
Murder victim identified
Warrants have been issued
in the United States and
Canada for the arrest of a.
Michigan man in -connection
with the woman's body found
last month in Ashfield Twon-
ship.
Gene Woodward, 27, of
Saginaw, Michigan, is wanted
on a charge of first degree
murder. Police identified the
badly burned body found
March 25 as that of his ex-
wife, Kimberly Jean Wood-
ward, 24, of Carrolton,
• Michigan.
Pollee traced the victim's
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identity through a matched set
of wedding and engagement
rings found beside the body.
The names of purchasers of 28
sets of the rings sold in the
Great Lakes area were
checked with the assistance of
police forces from those
states. As a result the
Michigari State Police traced
the rings to the victim.
Positive identification was
made by „a comparison of
dental charts of the victim' by
Dr. G. P. Wysocki of the
, University of Western On-
tario, London.
Wingiai- :, • •„,..
Mr crelbera eggiineitflig
a 6-m41/Atter will be *tailed
in his office and it will send out
a beeping sound and a voice
message to each volunteer
• simultaneously in the event,of,
a fire. • The firemen' will be
equipped with, strictly a
receiver. He added that .the
central transmitter can be
battery operated in case of a
power laihire.
• The chief said the system is
not anew One, but is now heing
used by many departments in
the area. The beepers have
been installed in all Bruce
County departments as well as
Blyth, Clinton, Goderich,
Hanover, Ha rriston ,
Orangeville, Seaforth, Owen
Sound, ' Southampton and
Stratford. Mount Forest has
also opted for the system. •
Mr. Crothers' is optimistic
that the beepers Will rectify
the major problem with the
siren — some firemen are un-
able to hear the alarm,
He said the -problem stems
from the type of living and
home environment of people
including firefighters. Sounds
from: the traffic, televisions,
children, stereos, plus sound
proof homes have often
filtered down the wail of the
alarm to the point that key
firemen might not show urat
the hall,
"If trained pu'mp operators
don't respond, the equipment
is no good," he said, adding,
th, 4
C"thgr$ ;tC0
many becorne*erised when
they are unable to hear and
respond t� theialarna.
WilV.thefieepers make the
famlflar fire alarm obsolete'
Mr.' Prottie.re: iaid he . still
plans Ur use the alarkn for a
while. ,Ve will carry on
it for the- time being." •
Zehts •
to open
June 3
The Zehrs supermarket in -
the new Wingham plaza will
be opening June 3, the com-
pany has announced.
John Sha, district
manager for Zehrs, told the,
Wingham Business
Association last. Week the
opening date has now been
cOnfirmed, He also introduced
Harvey Heinmiller of Kit-
chener, who will manage the
new store. Mr. Heinmiller has
purchased a,home here and he
and his family will be Moving
to Wirigham in the near future.
Mr: Shaw reported the
Company had 450 persons
apply to work at the new store.
He said about 70 will be hired
for part-time work.
Business C1SSOC. still favors Lioyd property for apartments
The Wingham Business Association is
still hoping to cOnvince town council to
switch the site of the proposed seniors'
apartments to the old Lloyd factory
property, but it is holding its fire until the
Ontario Municipai Board has held a
hearing on the park site.
At an association meeting last week
Jim Watt told members there is "no real
percentage" in pursuing the matter
further until the OMB has made its
decision,
But he said the Lloyd property is being
kept on the shelf end the association still
hopes to get an option to purchase it, al-
though that had not been done yet since
some key people were away on holiday.
Ifthe association gets the option, and if
the park site is rejected by the OMB, it
will try to interest the town council in
purchasing the factory property as an
alternative.
Mr. Watt reported he had set up a
meeting with the solicitor the business
association is using to represent it at the
OMB hearing, and he called for all
"conscientious objectors" to come to the
hearing and oppose building the housing
in the park.
John Cullen inquired why the
association wasn't represented at 'the
meeting ah which council decided to go
ahead with the park site. Mr. Watt, who
is a member of the planning board, ad
mated that was a slip-up, but said he had
not anticipated council would go against
the board's recommendation.
He said he had polled councillors after
the public meeting held by the planning
board, at which a straw vote revealed
unanimous opposition to the park
propoSal, and they were all against going
ahead with it.
He said council then made "a sudden
switch in midstream in a closed
meeting".
In other business at the meeting
assoeietion members heard from two
guest Speakers, Shirley Foxton of the
local Small Claims Court and Police
Chief Robert Wittig.
Mrs. Foxton outlined the functions of
the small claims courts, noting they can
deal only with amounts under $i,000, A
person filing a claim needs a definite
address for' the other party, since a
summons roust be delivered by hand Ail
costs, which range between $7.00 and
$19.50, are payable in advance but then
can be added to the amount of a
judgment.
Me Said the court can garnisheewages
and .bank ritcounts and can also give,
judgnient against property if the amount
. awarded is over $40. However Jim
Snyder pointed out that it is impossible to
garnishee The wages of a government
eraployee.
She also urged people to follow up any
claims they make at a small claims
Mutt.' Teo many people put in a claim
•,end then just leave it there, she said. She
added that she tries to tell people if there
IS no chance of collecting on claim, so
they, won't be stuck with the costs.
Mr. Wittig prePosed a new procedure
for dealing with bad cheques, and
88SOciatien members agreed to give it a
try,
He !laid when police get a complaint
ablaitTi heque which has 'bounced' they
wil4letid a letter to the person who issued
Et• iclue asking him to clear up the
nighkr n most :cases this is all that is
` he said, since a person may
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inadvertently have written a cheque on
the wrong account or might just be bad at
math.
If that doesn't work, the police will
proceed with an investigation for fraud,
which is a criminal offenc.
He said the police need the cooperation
of the merchants, both in notifying them
imMediately of any bad cheques and in
taking down inidrmation on the in-
dividual who issued the cheque. Driver's
licence numbers or vehicle registration
numbers are both good, he reported.
"We're not debt 'collect ors ; we're only
there to prosecute if a person broke the
law," he added. He said fraud is com-
mitted when a person makes out a proper
cheque but it doesn't clear the bank. If a
merchant agrees to accept a postdated
cheque or not to cash a cheque until a
certain date, that makes it a promissory
note and there can be no prosecution for
fraud, he cautioned.
• He said the problem of bad cheques
• appears to be on the increase. Last year a
total of $400 in cheque frauds was
reported to the police; while in the first
three months of this year they are
already over that amount.
In response to concern expressed by
Archie Hill over groups such as the
'Moonies' (Unification Church) soliciting
in town, the chief agreed they can
represent a dangerous attraction to
young people of the commUnity and
should be discouraged. He encouraged
people to' let police know if they are in
town, noting that if these groups are
faced with possible eotirt action they
usually leave voluntarily.
"These people know the law and it's
very touchy to tell what you eau do," he
commented.
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