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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-10-28, Page 10ri • !IM 'V.1►,jngham Advance -Times, October 28, 1981 Cards of Thanks We would like • to thank everyone for their donations to us following the recent loss of our barn and thanks to those who attended the benefit dance and the Wrox- eter Parks Board for arrang- ing the dance. Keith, Lorna and Stan Small Thanks to friends, neigh- bors and relatives for your many expressions of sym- pathy during our recent loss of a dear wife, mother and grandmother, Janie Mc- Innes. Special thanks to Dr. Gear and the nurses and staff of Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital for the care given her whileshe was a pa- tient. John McInnes Sr. and family I wish to thank relatives, friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the sickness and at the time of the loss of my dear husband. The flowers, donations and sympathy cards were gratefully appre- ciated. Thanks to Dr. Corrin, Dr. McKim and Dr. Jolly, also the nurses and staff of Wingham and District Hos- pital. Thanks to Rev. Warren McDougall and the ladies of the Lucknow United Church who served the delicious lunch following the service. Thanks to the McKenzie -Mc- Creath Funeral Home for their kind assistance. Greta Rice We wish to express our sin- cere gratitude to all our neighbors, friends and rela- tives for their expressions of sympathy,. mass cards, floral tributes and all the food sent to our home and anyone who helped out with the children in any way dur- ing the recent loss of a dear mother and grandmother Mrs. Marie Ernewein. Your many acts off kindness will long be remembered. Eileen McGlynn, Mrs. Cathy Campbell, Tommie and Anne McGlynn I wish to thank everyone for gifts and cards received' while, I was a patient in Winghain and District Hos- pital and. University Hos pital, . London The nurses. and doctors were very good. William Anger We wish to express our very sincere thanks to all of our friends in the Calvin - Brick and Knox United Churches for the wonderful surprise party which was held in honor of our 25th wed- ding anniversary. Also, our very special thanks for the beautiful gifts and cards which we received. Howard and Alison also, wish to thank everyone concerned for making the occasion such a huge success, and they espe- cially wish to thank the ladies for the lovely gifts which they also received. Words cannot fully express what is in our hearts, but we will always cherish the memoriesof your kindness to us on that truly memor- able occasion. Kay and John Roberts Dear Dr. Gear, your nurs- ing staff and my friends. The numerous ways of encour- agement and kindness shown to my wine and I during my extended hospital days and since' coming home have been deeply appreciated. Jack Colvin • Many thanks to Dr. Ping, Dr. Wong, Dr. Watts;' Rev. Paul Mills and the nurses in X-ray and Intensive care, for their care while I was a pa- tient in the Wingham and District Hospital. Bertha Niergarth Sincere thanks to our friends, neighbors and rela- tives for their kind expres- sions of sympathy, during our recent bereavement of a loving daughter and sister. Also thanks to those who contributed to the Canadian Cancer Society. Your kind- ness was greatly appreci- ated. Mrs. Nelson Higgins and family I would like to express my 'sincere thanks to everyone tha1 sent me cards and let terse while I was a patient in the K -W Hospital, Kitchener. A special thank you to the Anglican Church Women, Fordwich, the Lakelet Wom- en's Institute, Rev. and Mrs. O. Laramie, Dr. Creighton, Dr. Wong and Dr. Hartford. Your kindness will always be remembered. Mrs. Emerson Ferguson Ont. Hydro exports up in September Electricity exports to. the United States by Ontario Hydro were up to 650 million kilowatt hours last month, compared to 565 million kWh in September of 1980. Estimated net revenues • from the exports amounted to more than $7.9 million, compared to $7.6 million for the same .period last year. Other statistics released by Hydro showed that customers used 1.7 per cent more electricity this Sep- tember than last. Preliminary figures showed the demand was 7.6 billion kWh as opposed to 7.5 billion a year ago. The monthly peak demand on Sept. 1 was 14.2 million kilowatts, an increase of 6.7 per cent over the peak demand for the same month last year. rc n ,v1,n i l` s‘ \\;. QUICK ACTION on the part of a Belgrave man avoided serious injury Monday morning. Cam Cook was driving a truck owned by Garniss Brothers of RR 2, Wingham, when the brakes failed. Mr. Cook turned the truck and its load of corn into a ditch rather than risk driving across the highway. A feed truck from Howson's mill was called in to clean up the spillage and Lloyd Michie and Wayne Hopper look on from their perch atop a com- bine. BY MURRAY ELSTON, MPP (HURON -BRUCE) rt from Queen's Pb The Ontario Legislature. opened October 13 with a surprising announcement.. Premier Davis told the Leg- islature that Ontariowill spend $650 million to buy 25 per cent of SUNCOR INC., an American -owned oil corripanv. Thirteen minion common shares will cost On- tario $325 million in cash now, and $325 million and interest over 10 years. The cash outlay will come direc- tly from the provincial treasury, thereby increasing Ontario's .projected budgetary deficit from the estimated $997 million set out in Mr. Miller's May. budget. Although the government estimates the investment will yield $100 million a year, further analysis shows that the borrowing required to complete the transaction will cost the..taxpayer over $100 million per year.: To date, the government has refused to provide the Legislature with a com- pendium of information which was used when the decision to buy the shares was made. Included in the information were reports of two accounting firms and other financial data required to fully study the purchase. The opposition has agreed that the purchase will give Ontario some inside infor- Canada Savings Bonds iy2% First Year /Veil Insurance Brokers Ltd. Authorized Sub -Agents McLEOD YOUNG WEIR LIMITED 357-2636 Wingham 335®3525 Corrie mation on the oil industry, as claimed by the Premier. However, there will be no new jobs created for Ontario workers by this massive ex- penditure, and there will be no assurance of any better supply of oil to Ontario by the purchase. SUNCOR which is very.active in Alberta and on. the frontier in oil ex- ploration, has been involved in selling off a large share of its properties 'in the ex- ploration areas to help it with cash flow problems. It is unfortunate that the government has decided to make this massive expendi- ture at this time when many sectors of Ontario's economy could use the influx . of capital. Lack of money has been cited by the Govern- ment for decisions to post- pone various daycare facili- ties, to postpone installation of water and sanitary facili- tie§ in some municipalities, to increase charges for. municipal licensing of vehicles and to implement the 20 per cent ad valorem gas tax. It also is given.as the reason for a Ministry of Agriculture decision to devise a new formula for de- ciding on tile drainage fund allocation, For farmers and small businessmen,' the money could have been used to pro- vide help during these dif- ficult times. Since Ontario is the only province which has not intervened to assist its farmers with interest charges, some of the $650 million could have been put to better use to fund emergency relief for agri- culture and small business. Such a program might have helped to maintain Ontario jobs and create new ones. It is interesting to note that only four cabinet ministers knew of the purchase of SUNCOR shares in advance. It's interesting also to note that Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller was strongly opposed to the purchase. INTEREST RATES Treasurer Miller advised the Legislature that high interest rates will continue until investors have more confidence in the Canadian economy. At the same time, the Legislature was reminded by the opposition that in 1975 Premier Davis promised to enact a mor- tgage interest subsidy program to deal with the then problem. Of course, our current situation is much more desperate than in 1975. INSURANCE The Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations has stated that automobile insurance companies won't be allowed to charge elderly drivers higher premiums solely because fo their age. More than 250,000 of On- tario's five million licensed drivers are over 65, and the minister has said thatit is "unfair and arbitrary" for some firms to charge more and lo request medical certificates from elderly drivers in good health. Effective immediately, no insurance firth can refuse to renew a policy or to sell a new one solely on the basis of the driver's age. RENT REVIEW Rent review is here to stay, according to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. "Some form of rent review will remain .. , until.there is a substantial increase in available apartment units in those communities which are experiencing critical shortages", hp said. • Lack of stiin`tilation` to builders has caused the shortages. Building slow- downs are (responsible for' the closure of several retail lumber outlets in our area. At the same time, lumber mills in the north are being forced to lay off workers. In Kirkland Lake, a mill an- nounced that 50 workers, were being laid off, wbile two •Cochrane Mills.announced layoffs. One plant reduced its staff by. 350. ' The premier acknowled- ged that these layoffs ',were related to a slowdown in housing. starts and high interest rates. Premier Davis was quick to point out that these problems were federal, rather than pro- vincial responsibilities. RE -MOR The Justice Committee has again attempted to study the collapse of Re -Mor, but has been foiled by the government. Opposition members tried to add inves- tigations of the Co -Operative Health Services and°Argosy failures to the study list, but again the government com- mittee members prevented any separate enquiry into any of these financial failures. The. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, which is responsible for in- specting and licensing these financial institutions, must have some problems when so many institutions have re- cently failed, to the detriment of the people who invested in them or people who bought health insurance coverage. It must be added that the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations has said that the government will move immediately to compensate investors in Re - Mor if the goverment is found liable or negligent. PREMIER'S AUSTRALIAN TOUR When Premier Davis re- turned from an extended trip to Australia, it was an- nounced that the tour netted $100 million in business for Ontario. A Canadian Press story, however, indicated that three companies which were reported to have netted the largest contracts, as a result of the tour, actually had completed or signed the con- tracts before the tour. The Minister of Industry admitted that the $100 million figure included con- tracts which had been signed before the trip. ELECTION SPENDING Premier Davis has no• plans to implement overall limits on election spending. Election Commjssion re- ports showed the Conserva- tive Party spent almost twine as much as the com- bined opposition parties spent. HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION In case you think that only money issues are being Con- sidered, Robert Elgie ad- yisedthait• the Conservative members have reached a consensus on the creation of a new Human Rights Code. 'Mr. Elgie hopes that Bill 7, which has faced consid- erable opposition, will be passed by -the end of this ses- sion. Amendments which have not been released are purported to cut back in- vestigators' powers to . d records, and also to Mate a provision which - aye, seen a criminal. Os ution of anyone who to ,provide records. Prl,ia l avis apparently tax- supports .the Rill 7 conceptu nd' indicatedl'.that the bill proceed despite the huror tt created. .Durrng'Private Members' Minium, whiich is dealt with Thursday afternoons, Liberal Gordon Miller (UM , l sllmand-Norfolk ) moved a resolution that the Ontario Government recognize the difficulties fa •ed by t t , f • n industry and `oc• _ t., ,ttention to • t•: Vine ti •a uses of est,.+on. .culhes cur- rently__) i .'need. The resolut passed unanimously after debate, although spoke nnen for the Government ag . repeated their allegations that the problems were federal in nature. Beimore Mac Inglis is a patient in a Kitchener hospital. Dan Renwick and Greg Inglis attended a Liberal convention in Ottawa on October 23. McIntosh-Belmore United Church Women held a Thankoffering service on Wednesday of last week, with Miss Isabelle Darling showing slides. Belgrave Kin.draw George Johnston of Bel - grave was the winner of the $1,000 grand prize at the Bel - grave Kinsmen lottery draw held Saturday evening in Brussels. Grant Coultes and Lois Moran of Belgrave were the winners of the two early -bird draws held by the Kinsmen. Winners of $25 Gord Pengelly of Belgrave won $400 for having the first ticket drawn Saturday night. Dnai' Casemore of Wingham won $200 for having thA second last ticket drawn. Winners of $25 were Brian Black and - Ron McDowell both of Belgrave. Jack Kroes of RR 4, Brussels, Pete Campbell •of RR 4, Wirt ami .d Doug;,, f w Layton'oingharn were al $50 winners. Linda Campbell of Belgrave and Max Demaray of ,RR 2, Bluevale were each winners of $75 and Brad Gal- braith of RR 3, Wingham, John Strachan of Wood- bridge and Jean Van Camp of Belgrave all were $100 winners. Business and. Professional Directory D. R. Nisbett Optometrist 12 Isaac St., Clinton By Appointment 4824677 '-'7 Frederick F. Homuth Phm.e., R.O. Carol E. Homuth. O.D. Mrs. H. VIolo Homuth, ®.D. Optometrists. Harriston, Ontario 338-2712 WINGHAM MEMORIALS Guaranteed Granites Cemetery Lettering Reasonable Prices Buy Direct and Save Sus. Ph. 357.1910 Res. Ph. 357.1015 Dr. Allan K. Overgaard, D.C. Dr. Lee A. Cowley, B.Sc., D.C. Chiropractors 197 Josephine St. Wingham By Appointment 357-1224 (49 West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company Dungannon. Ont. NOM 1R0 ' 529.7961 FARMS ' RESIDENTIAL AUTO 'AGENTS: Frank Foran R.R. 2 Lucknow Donald MacKay R.R. 3 Ripley John F. MacLennan P.O. Box 132 Lucknow Meson Robn© 341 Catherine St. Winghont Delmar Sproul R.R. 3 Auburn B. ....- a V..n.o 46 *est St C.ov--ich. 528-3524 395-5362 528-3310 357-2474 529-7273 524-7574 FOR A QUOTATION ON YOUR FARM, HOME, COTTAGE OR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CONTACT THE AGENT IN YOUR AREA. DIRECTORS: Eldon Bradley. Lucknow t secatd K'`grr "P.O. fax 62 Blyth Austin Martin P.O, Box 304 Lucknow Kenneth B. MacLean R.R..2 Paisley Donald McKenzie 163 Elgin Ave.. West Goderich R.R. s Brussels John Nixon CLAIMS SHOULD BE REPORTED PROMPTLY TO THE DIRECTOR IN YOUR AREA. 3412314 r„ 523-9275. 5281.3601 368-7537 524-7602 587-9417 ervice Directory SALES\. Forever Yours Stationery • Invitations • Thank you notes • Napkins. matches. • Social announcements The Winghom Advance - Times Office WELDING Portable Welding Will do custom port- able welding and in - shop repair work. •Ornamental railings •Free estimates Phone Spike Bakker RR5 Lucknow 528-2520 If Your business Is Service SALES AND SERVICE Lynn Hoy Enterprises Ltd. 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