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Hcspitoi''1 —
a. 50 rl ° �' d !l •> hi d T e rd is hopin o'
'nQyatibn raise:th.0e �t of t ane
at. #n poe,.:,pa lee t; r- sone $180,000 • --frrom
vllrovipnd ationa �_, mites of„ Huron andBru e"
useofs c0nth049s�. it the .municipalit
While # ta rel Iain „„ efirve4 kr:11,1n the hose tall t
to bel irironel ii hospital ,it:ap proved sending.`le t rs •;`.
bo ..d.. s•' 'ave . the e d
ar 0 h a; , a . the two- a aipty conn efte. d.
project un er+way, by'.,early the vario , )towns township=
next year, C.bairma Jackand vilage:counci asking
Kopas re r b for donations. .� f'.
Th and 'av tli :gt•+eem : ; :. '4
Iight after��hea pg titut the ,<. In tie' past Huron County
Ontario. -:Ministry* HTealth•.has providded;grants,toward
has agreed tp'' underw�rite� iinspita1 .b11114100.•programs
t iso thirds o the cost. During . from a special reserve,fund
°a meeting last" .week set asidefor.the urpose, Mr,
Executive D#,,ector.-Norman'. 1 ayes,., told the board.
(Hayes eported he ttistry;r , %rurally the co nyt° con
n
xrprise
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hospital ,projec
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thounot
county, Ue
about $$0; oo
several ve
e post:
e tlu
i giver
�R v be4A cause 2percent
patients treated ;at the
Wingham hospital , live . fn
Bruce County, ':tile board
decided to send a letter:
requesting a contribution.
• Members also agreed-, to
send letters to the15• local.
prmnieipalitiesserved y;'the
lto�'ar , '#
et#I ur
reflE
e of patie
yspital.whi
Municipality
leis. on which.
itends `to
presentation !r
.:It was' sl
members. sf
ineetings o the
„councils to !SeJ
for funds.
The board is hoping for a
good- response • from •the
c oiunc 1s,. partii uiarly as�itJis : ;
looking ahead'An to` a •atieli-
tie mbittous bui ding
ny„
!N.
ears down
opes to add
ncy and out -
eats.
T. Jolly
board must
o raise the.
nations don't
cCause we're
Mpeople for
oney's not
ss
etherb1em it wouldifa.
:
decided to
ibution over
awing down
Capital funds
ii lost interest,
, Mr. Hayes
ed the board
ers this the
a two-stage
econd stage
itwill have
back, cap in
councils in
rs.
just finished
1 instalment.
nation, they
is haPP.
ended,
ter said he
vital won't
Mo its capital
300,000 —for
ince they all
to purchase
ant of • equip -
he new ultra -
replacement
npment.
t we have.
expensive
eend of
DAVID JACQUES, four year-old boy from RR 2,
Clifford nestled into a comfortable position while
watching Mr; Dressup at Howick Central School last
soul)
oorf rad}„
tp
snuff, an • ,. i : t'
that fun
He .also noniment' 1- .that
the recent .thaies in suc-
cession duties hate had'quite
a negative effect on the
number of bequests received
by the hospital; and con -
'.sequently the capital fund
hasn't been growingvery
quickly.
-' —Dr. R. B. Treleaven
reminded the board that
Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital, Goderich,
doubtless will be. .. ap-
proaching Huron County for
a.. donation toward its new
week: The performer told stories, played his babymillion dollar .building
banjo, and did magical acts for preschoolers anprogram, and this could cut
junior students at the school. into the grant Wingham is
Counting on. •
"Goderich has been into
that trough rather sub-
stantially in thepast few
years," Mr. Mayes
remarked, and it should be
pointed out to the county that
it's someone else's turn.
As of .last December
Goderich had drawn out
nearly $450,000 frets . the
Mediator Province to reduce rural
aRpointed P electrfcari rates Janua'ry 1
A ediatre� has been a
A mediator has been a -
pointed to help resolve a
contracrdispute between the
Huron County Braid :' ; of
Education and its secondary
school teachers.
Prof. Jeffrey Gandz of
London was appointed
Monday by the ,Education
Relations Commission.
The board and teachers
resumed meeting last
Wednesday night and met all
day Thursday before
requesting that a mediator
be appointed.
The Huron teachers have
been without a contract since
Sept. 1.
TORONTO — "The cost of
" electricity paid by year
round rural and farmresi-
dential . 'customers`` will be
substantially reduced effec-
. Live' January 1, 1981 as a re -
cult of a $20 -million special
grant program announced
by the Ontario Treasurer,"
Energy' Minister Robert
Welch says.
The funds will enable On-
tario Hydro to provide direct
,discounts to ,rural custo-.-..
mere.
The $20 -million will reduce
the differential by about 30
per cent between the retail
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Morris sports comm.
finalizes contest rules
The sports committee for
Morris Township's 125th
anniversary party has
finalized rules for the queen
and beard -growing contests.
During last week's
meeting it was decided that
queen contestants must be
sponsored and register
between Jan. 1 and 10.
Contestants must be between
16 and 19 years old as of Jan.
1, Morris Township residents
and single.
Those interested in en-
tering the event should
contact Don Nolan if living in
the Blyth -Walton area.
Those living in the "Brussels
area ° should contact . Doug
Meehan; Belgrave, Lloyd
Mb:dile; and Bluevale-
Wingham area, Diane
English. -
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There will be three win-
ners of the contest: the
queen, first runner-up and
Miss Congeniality. The
registration fee has been set
at $2.00.
There will be four
categories in the beard -
growing contest. For those
who begin growing beards
between Jan. 1 and 10, there
will be three categories: best
"kept, fullest and most
colorful. There will also be a
category for those who
began growing their beards
before Jan. 1.
Registration fees will also
be $2.00 and the event is open
to everyone. Contestants
should register betweettJan.
1 and 10.
Trophies will be awarded
to the winners.. • •
7t.
rate for electricity paid by
turd! 'residents relative to
that.. paid by the average-
Santa parade
is set for
December 13
The Wingham Junior
Citizens again are
-organizing and sponsoring
the annual Santa Claus
Parade, which will be held
on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1
p.m.
Maureen Beattie, a
member of the group,
reported that approximately
25 floats have been booked so
far, but the Junior Citizens
are having a bit of trouble
finding a band.
There will be a com-
petition for floats, divided
into three categories:
commercial, organization
and general. The first.
second and third prizes will
be $50," $25 and $10 respec-
tively.
Miss Beattie explained
that the floats will meet
behind F. E. Madill
Secondary School at 12 noon
and will proceed down John
Street at 1 p.m. The parade
will turn right onto Carling
Terrace, left onto Patrick
Street and right onto Centre
Street. The parade will then
turn left do*n Alfred Street
and left onto Josephine
Street aridproceed down to
Cullen Motors, where it will.
disband. , ,<
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municipal ; retail customer.
p \\ Mr. Welch noted that this
reduction honored the
commitment made by Pre-
mier William Davis to the
legislature last April, and
said the program offered
"important recognition of
the increasing electrical
Costs which the farming
community and rural On-
tario face.
"The government is
committed to reducing the
price of electricity for the
farming community and
rural areas to a range which
is closer to the price paid by
urban customers, and has in-
structed Ontario Hydro to
reduce further the undue
differential between rural
and urban electrical rates by
1982," Mr. Welch said.
Mr. Welch said that as a
result of this first step there
will be an annual reduction
of about $35 for each year
round rural household in the
province, using more than
250 kwh per month.
Further reductions will re-
sult from subsequent actions
to be taken by Ontario
Hydro.
The special grant will
apply to all rural residential
customers, including farm -
class customers having a
residence on the Ontario
Hydro retail system, . but
does not cover intermittent
occupancy customers, such
as cottagers or chalet
owners, and commercial and
industrial customers.
county's hospital reserve
fund, he reported, while
Wingham had received
about $13o,000, Exeter.
$284,000, )°8eafortb $96,000,
and Clinton $75,000.
' Ijn other, business; Mr.
iiayes reported the
hoospital's:: operating deficit
has started' to' come down
and he is projecting a break-
even
reakeven by the year end next
March. ; -
"We're really not in too
bad shapeat this moment .
if the ministry would just
send us the money they owe
us, we'd'bein great shape,"
hecomiented. '
Board members , ` also
learneW about activities at
the Mental health resource
centre: from CoordinatorJoy
payment .She, reported the
centre -provides a diagnostic:
and rehabilitative service
for ypeople having
psychological problems `or
problems 'of social`' .ad-
justinent. •
She.'showed- slides of se=
tivities at the ':centre,
clugi living skills, group •
discission andrecreation,
Dtr J C. McKim, praised
the}`5prOgram, which he said :
has Veen. "a real boon foie
s";
u•it's been good for;. the
patients andthe doctors too,
ie•:eportetl,;.noting it "takes
time-consuming problems
off fur shoulders'' .
HAPPY BIRTH sA rf; MART
Villege'Nursin oixie, is 1.03 today s Sof.
. concession of wort ek Township, she Tema ,nl'��s a
though she is On ned to a�wheelchair After- gra
m
Hoesteads in ,lOM .lick .in 1947, Martha•and ai
h- Mr Cather, lad In 1957 at the age of 87
was looking forwardto a visit from;hetecutam
ing home, Martha s friends make sure she has leritir i }
likes it like Sir„*" one friend noted Mari djust rjtln a
to worry about°aaweet tooth; :, v� `�
as
sy
xpansion
ron
There will be no patronage
paid this year to share-
holders of United Co -
Operatives, ' except for
common shares . up to 1970,
members were told Friday
evening during the Belgrave-
Auburn branch's, annual
meeting.
Robert Down, second vice
president of the UCO board
of directors, said at the
meeting held in Blyth, that
due to a large expansion
period, the organization's
net savings, down to $1.5
million from $3 million in
1979,.'were " a little disap-
pointing".
Her said the situation must
be reversed in order to build
assets and have the mem-
bers' equity, "at the level
you like to have it".
He explained that this
year's plans are to slow
down expansion and regain
stability, so that net savings
by the end of 1981 will be sub-
stantially better than they
are this. year.
Mr. Down congratulated
the Belgrave-Auburn
branch, stating that although
1980 has been a tough year
for the UCO, the local branch,
was rated number three in
the top 10 across the
province last month.
Sales try Belgrave and
Aubuiin were up 10 per cent
over 1979 and accumulated a
branch contributioif s of .
$295,000.
It was reported that futtire;
local projects, depending on •.'
the availability of funds, will
be to open agarden centre ar
Belgrave, a farm supply out-
let at Auburn and replace the
aging warehouse at Bel -
grave.
Also during: the meeting
four councillors were elected
by secret ballot. Elected for
two-year terms were.:
Richard 'Moore, George
McGee, Robert Charter and
John Baan. Other members
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of the executive are William
goultes,.branch chairMant.
Lawrence Plaetzer;.and Fr.ed ,
t2efer.' ,
In his address Mr. Coulter '
explained that although the
,UCO endeavors to stipp`ly
everything farmers need, it
:;:has to ensure a high vol me
in order tel stay comnpetitive.
Ino her business, Richard
Moor .presented a slide
show' bn the opening of the '
elevatot' andain, terminal
of Windsor. He : said the : •
facility,: which was official%;.
opened Sept. 25, is handling
twice the Volume that was
expected at this time.
NEW EXECtitlVE" `tie new executive members for the aelgrave•
Auburn branch of United Car -operatives are front, Richard Moore,
William Cdultett, Chairman; and Lawrence Plaetzer. In the back
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row are Robert Charter, John Baan, and Fred Meier. Missing
the photo Is George McGee.
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