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eliminating the need for
personnel at the facility. Th•
co_pt pu t erited"— W ea thee,-
aystem would feed statistical
information to the _weather
network but local pilots,
boaters and residentwill
not be able_t0 obtain any
Pcist4),* cii:opc)intt)d
stations :jn
Served Mr. Morley.'
Representatives fromthe
Atinespheric EnvirOankalt
Services of Efivironment
Canada were hie Goderic.li
• during the past week to in-
stall the Mars- 1 meteere
logical aubmatic reporting
station, It *as expected to be
operational within a week
at Sacred Heart
Rev. WiesInvir Gutoviski,
presently administrator of
Sacred Heart Parish,
Wingham, has been ap-
pointed pastor of that parish.
The appointment was one of
a list of pastoral appoint-
ments announced recently
by Rev. J. M. Sherlock,
bishop of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of London.
This diocese - extends
throughout the counties of
Middlesex, Elgin; Oxford,
Norfolk, Huron, Perth,
GRADUATES
Mark R. Eldridge,
grandson of Mira. Mo*
Blatchford, re%.*41;ly
graduated from the
Royal Military College of
Canada at Kingston, On-
tario, with a bachelor's
degree In engineering
physics and was commis-
sioned Into the regular
force In the rank of
lieutenant. Gilles Lamon-
tagne, minister of nation-
adefence ariti:Ohantellor
the t elle1)0, dfiltiated
at the convocation and
,conliviissioning cere-
mony.
Lambton, Kent and Essex.
Father Gutowski came to
this parish earlier .this year
in place of Rev. A. J. Son-
derup.
Town attracts •
submarine shop
'the BettSpbmarine, to be"
opened sometrine this week.
will be Winghatn's newest
fast-food restaurant. Owner
and manager of the outlet,
Roger Kozhikott, Port Elgin,
said he *and to open the
doors by Friday.
The Best Submarine,
situated on the south end of
Josephine Street, will
feature submarine, and
regular sandwiches anti
kaisers.
Mr. Kozhikott explained he
will employ at, least three
people to help him run the
outlet, which is his second
restaurant, the first one
being in Port Elgin.
He said he passed through
Wingham many times on his
way to London and finds the
town filled with pleasant
people. "I hope thigs here
work out okay."
Fire not
and will feed data to the -
national network 24 hours a
day.
The.Gaiderich station was
established in 1973 -and has
maintained two full-time
employees:, but weather,
records have been kept in
Goderich since the 1880s. The
Weather station has been
invaluable to boaters,
aviators, farmers, anyone
interested in weather and
also acts as a valuable
warning sYstem against
natural disasters. If a
weather .warning is to be
issued; the :Goderich station
phones local police, public
utilities commissions,
municipal authorities and
county officials requiring
notification.
The switch to an
automated system in
Goderich could leave a gap
att 5.r:41'ineet
a delegation to Ottawa
Meet With the Minister of
Environment Canada .anc
representatiVeibt Transport -
Canada to .Idiscuss their
objections to the automation:
of the station. The Om..initteels agreed that the
automatedstation will net
•provide the same degree.,et
accuracy and -detailed infina
mation for pilots ‘.4tS.- a
manned station. a •
The imart committee
also itConcerned abbe the
weather 'Station wai'i4ncor-
liorated , into prelipabiary
drawingsfor a new terminal.
Although the drawings are
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tf, By Wilma Oke
•OUBLIN — 'The Huro
Perth Separate School Boar
voted unatiimouslY last wee
to turn down a proposal to
transfer the primary
-division at Ecole Ste. Marie,i,
near Zurich, to St Boniface
Zurich.
A 12 -member delegation
from Ecole Ste. Marie ap
plauded the decision.
At a board meeting two
Opens on schedule
Tuesday was shopping day
for hundreds of people in
Wingham •the
surrounding.- area; tiiiritliey
flecked totown to have a look
the brand new Zehrs
supermarket and cash in on
some of the grand openiag
specials.
The store opened right on
schedule, actually opening
its doors 15 minutes early
•
Tuesday morning to let *the
early birds. The rash, aa-
peared to contintleaPill
through the day, With4he
parking lot constantly filed
to overflowing. '
And people seemed to.like
what they saw. "I 'love ill 1
just love it'" WS the
reaction of one shop*, as
she paused for a 10-Centbrip
of coffee at the snack:hat.
s at bitin
weeks ago a recom-
mendation was made' to -
transfer 12 students in
.Kindergarten through Grade
3 to St. Boniface, a distance
of four Miles. At that time it
was stated the students. could
be accommodated at St.
Boniface in existing class-
rooms, using existing staff.
.It was noted that buses
presently are delivering the
-Kindergarten ehildien from
Ste. Marie to St. Boniface.
The proposal was to take
effect in the school years
1980-81 and 1981-82.
However when the tran-
sfer motion came up for a
vote, Trustee Ted Geoffrey
of &rich asked that the
decision be postponed to the
May 26 meeting.
This led to a -meeting of
ratepayers in the Ste. Marie
area on May 19, called by the
pastor of St. Peter's parish.
The 80 ratepayers attending
voted unanimously to send a
Huron council calling for
improved railroad service
ciaump
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The site of the fire
reported last week in The
Advance -Times was in-
correctly identified as a
dump. Peter Hollinger, the
owner of the property in
Lower Town, said he has 'No
Dumping' and 'No Tres-
passing '4 signs erected to
keep people from dumping
their 'garbage on 'the
property, but so far to no
avail, and he is looking for
some action to control the
problem.
GRADUATES
Kevin Wareing, son Of
-Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Wareing of Hensall and a
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Parker Campbell :of
Wingham, graduated re- •
cently from the Univer-
sity of Western Ontario
With a Bachelor of Sci-
'enteS degree in computer
science. He hes accepted
' a position with General
Motors of Canada at,
Oshawa.
Huron County CoUnCil would like to See.
rail service in the county improved to
provide a more economical and energy- .
efficient method -of transportation.
Its suggestions are contained in a brief
sent -by the county to the Ontario Task
Force on Provincial Rail Policy. The brief,
prepared by the county development
committee, suggests4 the tithe of travel
Must be on down and the costs lowered
It noints out that the discontinuing of rail
passenger service has had a detrimental
effect on the young and the old and those
who cannot afford the luxury of
automotive transportation.
It also notes that transporting of raw
materials in and out of the county is in-
creasing steadily, while the cost of trans
portation makes, establishment of
mandacturing firma here unlikely. Trans-
portation therefore 410111d be as inex-
penSilitilarallible,b0t.kto the residents of
the courityatutte industry. It suggests that
the ralkiffetlWays thie province might
be to help achieve inexpensive trans-
portation Of people will Materials.
delegation • to the ' board
meeting asking that Grades
.1 to 3 beretained A the
achool and be -
new bilingual
• teachers be hired. .
Phillip • Durand, spokes-
man for the group,' stated:
"The proposal has forced us
to reassess our bilingual .
school, • the past achieve-
ments and the benefits. We
have cbme Ao a unanimous
conclusion that we cannot.
afford to 'dissolve our bilin-
gual school because of the
long-terin benefit Ao our
community, to our province
and to Canada."
He said the ratepayers.
disagree with the board that
placing the students at St.
- Wallace, and then returning
them to Ecole Ste. Marie
after tWo years would be m -
the best interests of . the
students.
"We do realize you have a
huge responsibility as our
representatives and 'Must be
concerned with the
economics, the total cost of
operation of our school
system. We believe that
after you consider the im-
plications of this action you
will agree with us that it
would be a most .inap-
propriate time to dissolve
bur school.
"Many of our young people
who graduated from Ste.
Marie are teaching French;
others find it a real asset
working in industry, dealing
natiopally and i,nter-
nationally.",
Mr. Durand recounted his
,own experiences on the
White' Bean Producers'
Marketing Board, when his
ability to speak French on
trade and sales missions
overseas resulted in in-
creased sales. He also
referred to the referehdum
in Quebec and the adverse
effect closing bilingual
school in Ontario would have
in adding fuel to,the fire still
burning there. He said the
supporters of Ste. Marie are
concerned that the character
of the school remain the
same.
Board Chairm-an .Ronald
Marcy replied that when the
board postponed a final
The county suggests the rail lines would
be used by passengers if a reliable service
Were established, claiming no one would
take a ear to Toronto or Hamilton if a good
rail or airline with reasonable rates and a
dependable schedule were set up.
The brief says modern technology could
cut travel time for passengers, suggesting
that a one -car service from Goderich to
connect with the present service in either
London or Stratford would be well -used,
taking aUtorriobiles off the roads and
conserving fuel.
If it sew system were implemented for
freight the county feels that part -load
shipments of materials would more than
pay their way, taking trucks off the roads
and again saving energy.
:
teeve Cal Kreuter of Brussels com-
m Med that one -car services also should
established along the north rail line
thtrOUghthe county. He said people in the
%rots.th,*..part of Huron also would like to
tlab ti al1 service, and he would like to
:tee the suggestions contained in the brief
inipleMerited.
decision on moving the recognize the uniqeeeinkture'
students from Ste. Marie to of Ecole Ste. Marie, which.
St Boniface it was to allow has a long .history aad, is
for public inplit. worthy of Whatever caw
f`I should mention that the,... sideration this board is able
"intention' of the board, . '
whether realized or not, was fie added that -he heheima‘
to keep one of our small a,discutson of the meritof
schools open, but, with a eithercontinuing the present
viable organization within three classrooms * or
that school. We wish to changing to two clasStoOlo,
whether it be Grades 4 too. • ,
Kindergarten. to 6, With the
existing French :JangiOge
program or • an improved
program, would Ihe Worth-
while.t
In.other ,„buSiness it Was
announced that Mr., Marty
and Trustees Greg FlatOng
of Crediton and -VipCent
Young of Goderieltilalltait-
tend the annual "convention
Of the Canadian AssotiatiCai
of Separate School *1st*
In Hamilton. The Congress
on Education in Montreal
will be attended
Fleming and Ted Geoffray.;
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,Belgrave Kin
hold pig roast
BELGRAVE — The ' local
Kingmen club held its annual
ball tournament and pig
roast . last Saturday at ,the
Brussels and Belgrave ball
parks and the.*Brussels
arena.
Eight teams competed in
the slow pitch tournament;
Milverton won thecham-
pionship and the Wingham
team took the consolation
trophy. About 750 people
attended the pig roast held in
the arena and many stayed
for the dance to the music of
Crippled Duck. Elaine Busby
won a special casli prize at
the dance.
This verysuccessful an-
nual event raises money for
cystic fibrosis research-,
which is the Kinsmen's
major project. Part if the
money will go to community
programs and the park
project now underway in
Belgrave_
Mishap inlures.
Lucknow man
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A Lucknow man was in-
jured last weekend when his
car ran off thP rd and
roiled over in the ditch.
Richard Conley was ad-
mitted to Wingham and
District Hospital for
treatment.
Provincial police from the
Goderich detachment report
he was driving along County
Road 22, the Division Line
between East and West
Wawanosh, when he lost
control of his vehicle.
The accident occurred at
7:15 p.m. Saturday. Two
passengers also in the
vehicle were not injured.
GRADUATES.
Officer Cadet 3Atripa'G,
Ritter received a Baph.
edeglorreeof dcuivriinl :gnrgairidtairiustroutt
ceremonies held- Uri' Mn,
24, 100 at the ROVal MOP
fary College ocariatit
ingston, Ontario. Office
Cadet Ritter is thesofof.
Mr. and Mrs. R. PA
of Wingham. in194
graduated front ,
Madill Secondali,
and then enrolled'
Civil Engineeritt
gram at R\MC.
gree was,conferr;
Honorable
Lamontagne, mtn!i'if
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national defence..,;
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