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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-02, Page 10 Single Copy Not Over 25e Wingham, OntariOi Thursday, March 2, 1972 Health; planning, welfare are big items. in Huron county budget The February meeting of Huron County Council was the budget session and members of council spent most of the day re- viewing budgets from the various county department:. iAtid tippeuv- �l ing them for 1972. Greatest increase was shown in the Board of Health budget, pre- sented by the chairman, Derry Boyle. reeve of Exeter. Health costs for the county. in 1972 could soar as high as $316,150 if the total program receives the approval of the Ontario Department of Health. Last year's budget called for $274,812 with actual expendi- tures of approximately $266,000 in P 1971. Reeve Boyle noted that a great part of the increase comes be- cause of increased wages to health department staff which presently includes seven full- time public health nurses, plus a supervisor; two part-time public health nurses; . two full-time and one part-time registered nurses; three public health inspectors and one senior public health in- spector; one dental assistant on a per diem basis; one clerk -techni- cian and four full-time and two part-time secretaries. Dr. Frank Mills, Acting Medi- cal Officer of Health', who worked only on a part-time basis last year while he attended school in i Toronto, will 'become a full-time Medical Officer of Health in the coming year. 'A geriatric (senior citizens) program at a cost of $8,300 for about six months,in 1972 has been "included in the budget but will re- quire the approval of the provin- cial-authorities rovin- cial.;authorities before it can be implemented. This program was approved last year by Huron i . County Council but wa4 turned down by provincial authorities. There was some brief 'discus- sion concerning whether or not .a geriatric program is necessary in .Huron County. One „ councillor, Cecil Desjardine of. Stephen Township, claimed the interest in geriatric clinics in Huron would be minimal. Councillor Gerry Ginn, ..deputy reeve of Goderich Township, compared the pro- posed geriatric clinics to. the Child Care Clinics which are so popular in Huron now. • "I doubt that this council had any assurance when the Child Care Clinics were begun that they ,would be well used," stated Mr, Ginn. "This is,an age group that needs help. If we .begin the pro- gram now we will save money in the -long run. Thisage bracket is sadly neglected in Huron." "The'health of the county is one of the most essential needs that we have," said Mr. Boyle in' de- fense of the budget. "It could in- clude all of us at some time or another. It could probably be the best spent money in the county." The budget was passed 'by council with little difficulty. Planning The budget. for the county's hew planning department will be $46,392 for 1972, but this, figure is lower ' than the original budget presented by the planning direc- tor, Gary 'Davidson, to the Planning Committee. Although it is not known how r ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian CAUSE DRIVING HAZARD— Police are receiving numerous reports about the number of boys • playing road hockey, causing drivers concern by the manner in which they dart back and fort-�t wards across streets. Chief Jim Miller asks that parents stress to • their children that this is danger- ous. o-0-0 NOW RIGHT-TWICE— Two corrections should be noted regarding the clock on the old post office. In the first in- stance, it is Doug Foxton who has been responsible for its recent at- tention. Also it now registers the correct time. in addition the wel- come sound of the clock striking the hour can now be heard. (►—o—o NEW DEALERSHIP— ' The former Fina service sta- tion at Josephine and ' Albert Streets is being cleaned up in pre- paration for the establishing of a General Motors products dealer- ship much the planning committee cut from Mr. Davidson's budget, it is known that he had requested additional staff in order to cope with lthe increased volume of vwot it in his deparimeni. This in- creased workload is valid and is due to the land division consent inspections and the increased - number of requests from local municipalities for various func- tions to be carried out by the Planning Department relating to zoning by-laws etc. The' committee ' agreed not to hire additional staff but to re- commend to municipalities' that they "wait their turn for the serv- ices of the planning department". Museum The museum budget is up slightly from $34,550 in 1971 to $- 5i 4M thio year. This sum is broken down to $31,300 for opera- tion of the museum and $4,00010r maintenance. County Development The total budget of the County Development Department IS $25,900 as, compared to a budget of $25,000 in 1971. Included in the budget for 1972 is a proposal in regard to the preparation of a slide presentation relative to in - di etru rw.ronotinn -• tripe etc. in Huron County. Spence.. County is urged to support development at Clinton Bcise From reports heard by mem- bers of Huron County-Councilat their session Friday, itseems that the provincial government is giving John van Gastel's new . project at fromer CFB Clinton priority treatment—and mem- bers of Huron council were urged to do the same. • Planning Director for Huron, Gary Davidson, said that "sone kind of a record" was made re- cently in . the speed with which certain matters pertaining to former CFB Clinton cleared government offices and Harold Lobb, Reeve 'of Clinton, said that if the Huron project is getting - that kind of "government sup- port", up- port Huron should "pull all the stops" to see that van Gastel gets his enterprise underway as soon • as possible. '- A report by Davidson had this to say: "The developer (van Gas - tel) is in the processof attracting various industries and residents. would be of great assistance. However, until final approval of a would, of course, remove the pOs- registered plan of subdivision is sibility that the subdivision would given, legal title cannot be ob- be turned down on a matter of tamed. It is understandable that principle." prospective industries and resi- Six Conditiops dents do not want to invest capi- There are six conditions by tal without guarantees of owner- .,which county approval in prin- ship of their lands." ciple will be' given to the draft, - "The developer, therefore, re- plan for former CFB Clinton by quires some assurance that, from van Gastel. the Planning Board's viewpoint, It will be the responsibility of the development will proceed. the county planning board to see Such assurance, in the form of that an amendment to the County legal draft approval, while not Draft Official Plan be carried out authorizing the sale of individual, and duly'. approved. Such an lots, will constitute a binding amendment would take the form commitment and to someextent, of a Secondary 'Plan for the base outline what must be undertaken and its `surrounding "area of im-, prior to final approval -of the sub- pact"; and that a staging pro - division. From discussions with gram be developed for the area the developer's planning consul- encompassed by the plan of sub - .tants (Kleinfelt and Associates) division. it would appear that draft ap- It will be the responsibility of proval, even though containing Stanley and Tuckersmith. 'Town= rather open-ended conditions_ , 'ships to see that a restricted area (zoning) bylaw be duly adopted for the base and" its surrounding for ice carniva ."area of impact that the 'mu- nicipal mu-nicipal services be brought up to' Plans are ' unde,rway to hold a the municipality's standards and / I tinily type ice carnival at the dedicated to the municipality; arena Saturday, March 8 offering that an occupancy by-law be duly a variety of events to include adopted for the industrial sector children and adults. of the development; and that a • While the program is' still in the "developer's agreement" be en- ' tentative stage, thought.has been acted , and ' signed ,between given to a fancy dress section, Rodoma Investments and several novelty -events; a tug -o - Development Limited and the ' war .competition with a wind-up Municipality 'of Tuckersmith. of moonlight skating. These six conditions were de- The skate-a-thon will be- held scribed as "standard" by.David- April 7 and 8 and entry forms will son. ' be available shortly. ACCEPTING HER cheque from Lion President' Lloyd Casemore, Sue Brenzil of`Wingham, one of the four'winners at the Talent Hunt show, smiles happili, while stag manager Archie Hill watches from behind the curtain. Staf Photo , Bazaar of values town wide event The Wingharn prerchants displaying "Bazaar of Values" posters have joined together to make this week one of their greatest selling events., You can read of and listen to the big city sales attractions, but none of them will compare with the v, 1Les to be found right here at home. No single merchant could or would undertake such a .tre- mendous sales event as the Wingham merchants displaying "Bazaar of Values" postersp are conducting: Cheek the "Bazaar'of Values" pages in today's edition of The Advance - Times and you will find many useful items you need and would like to' have, at great bargain prices., These merchants are not attempting to dispoe. of dis- tress merchandise. They are offering you values ion mer- chandise for the home, automobile and for personal use. Study the items advertised on the "Bazaar of Values" pages for all your family needs. Get your entries in for the weekly draw. It will pay you to shop in Wingham this week. All mer- chandise is guaranteed as advertised by the business firms. The progressive Wingham merchantsmaking this "Bazaar of Values" include: Bridal Boutique, Burke Elec- tric, Bruce Foxton Supertest, Bennett's 5c to $1.00 Store, Belgrave Co -Op, Brophy Bros., Callan Shoes, Currie's Furniture, Country Store, Whitechurch; Decor Shoppe, Earl's Fair, Ernie Merkley & Son, 'Fraser Farm Service, Hill's Shoes, Hanna's Men's and Boy's Wear, Harris Station- ery, Handicraft and Flower Shop, Hayes Family Clothing, Remington I.G.A., Ken's Alignment, Miller's Ladies' Wear, Readman Texaco, Readman Cleaners, Royal T Service, ainton Hardware, Stedmans, Triangle Discount, Vance's Drug Store, Walter's, Walker's Home Furnishings, Warren House, and Wingham Drive -In Cleaners. Cummings is the„ county develop- ment officer' with office in the Court House. Children's Aid The Children's Aid budget for 1972 was approved at a county share in' the amount of $84,978. The total overall budget is $275,059, the difference being paid by the province. eieneral Government Costs for County Council ses- sions, certain committee meet- ings and other "miscellaneous related matters" will cost an es - Please turn to Page 8 Scout - Cub banquet for fathers, sons Under the sponsorship of the Wingham Boy Scout Committee, Wingham Cub Packs entertained their fathers at the annual Father and Son banquet at Wingham United Church Wednesday night. Scout William Dickey showed slides of a Scout trip to Japan showing various situations and several Scouts active in camping., Ken ".Foxton introduced Mrs.' Les Jacklin, Bruce Roberson, El Hoffman, William Dickey, Kins- men president Vern Redman, Mayor DeWitt Miller and Capt. J. Fearnall of the Salvation Army as head table guests. Plans in offing FIRST SECTION SIX STUDENTS of F. E. Madill Secondary School competed in the effective speaking con- test sponsored by the Lions Club last Tuesday night. Seated are Nancy Adams, Mary Edith Garniss and Ruth Neable. Standing are John Deneau, Dave Balser and Ron Sillick. The centre pair were the winners, at right the runners-up. Staff Photo. • • eons again sponsor student competition Wingham Lions' and guests werethe audience last Tuesday night when three girls and three boys, all students of F. E. Madill Secondary ,School, competed in the club -sponsored effective speaking competition. Participating were Mary Edith Garniss, Ruth Neable and Nancy Adams, ,representing the girls, and Dave Balser, Ron Sillick and John Deneau. Marks were awarded on a basis of 40 per for material, 45 per cent for delivery and 15 for gen- eral effect for the prepared .speeches. For a three-minute im- promptu effort, a total of 50 points was possible. Mary Edith Garniss and Dave Fine program is presented by Talent Hunt contestants Prospects „for an outstanding show in the final Talent Hunt pre- sentation in April were assured last Thursday night when the ar- ray of talent on the program could only be rated first class. Four winners, were . again .chosen -who will compete in the April show along with the four from the first presentation in January and four others from the March 23 show. • Chosen to appear in the parade of champions were Sue Brenzil. folk -singer , of Wingham; The Young Four, Plus One, a singing group from—Clifford; anaccor- dion orchestra of young players from Wingham and Harriston ; and Steve Sallows, pianist, of Wingham. Others competing in the Febru- ary Talent Hunt were the United Church Junior ,Choir, John Rolo- 'son, , vocalist, of Palmerston; Karen and Barbara Johnston and Sherry Ann Robertson, novelty dancers from Bluevale; Susan Langlois, highland dancer of Brussels; Vernon Hewitt, west- ern style singer of RR 1, ,Wing - ham ; Karen Tyndall, soloist, RR 4, Clinton, and Catherine Cardiff, highland dancer, of Brussels. The winners were presented with cheques by Lions Club presi- dent Lloyd Casemore after all contestants'ha.d re -appeared and the applause meter readings had been added to the scores pre-• pared by Mrs. -Bruce MacDonald, John Langridge and Jack Alex- , ander, judges for' this show. Brief appearances by "Phyllis Fiendishly" gave master of cere- monies Jim Swan anxious mo- ments and provided the "audience with some humorous intervals. The auditorium of the town hall was. filled about 10 minutes be- fore curtain time and chairs were brought in .to accommodate the. people. Lions Stewart Beattie and Lorne Carmichael were in charge of the applause meter and tallied the judges' score cards. Archie Hill was again stage manager and Jim Gregg assembled the ; program and took care of lighting while Fred Snow was in charge of the curtain. Balser were the winners with Ruth Neable ,of Gerrie and Ron Sillick of Teeswater placing sec- ond. Thejudges were Mrs. John Hay, Alan Mill and Marvin Streich. The . competition was conducted by Lion G. W. Tiffin. Topics for the prepared speeches were "Music" by Nana` cy Adams of Brussels, "Captain of One's Soul" by Ruth. Neable and "Canada—Making a. Name for Herself" by Mary Edith Gar- niss. John Deneau spoke of ex- periences in Quebec as an ex- change student, Davd Balser'pre- sented a talk on 'Ecology" and Ron Sillick the "Anonymous Ser- vant", a talk on smoking and pol- lution. For their impromptu offerings, chosen from a list of 20 topics, Miss. Adams. chose "Value of Education", Miss Neable, "Im- portance of Nationalism" and Miss Garniss "Education and the Credit System". Following their previous . order of appearance, John' Deneau chose "What Mat- ters Most", Dave Balser "The Age of Violence", and Ron Sillick' adopted "Everyone Has a Choice and What Matters Most". 27th Year The public speaking, or latterly known as effective, speaking con- test has been sponsored by Wing - ham Lions Club for 27 years. The two winners move into the re- gional competition at Atwood, then, if successful, advance to the sub -district session at Angus and onto the Ontario -Quebec finals to be held at Peterborough. Each of the three judges com- mented on the quality of the speeches and the aptitude of the contestants. Mr. Mill added fur- ther comment in regard to the credit system now adopted by the Department of- Education. He said it is not fair to young stu- dents to have to choose subjects based upon their vocational aims. Mr. Mill said it is asking too much of students in their earlier: years at high school to have tfiem -"Make this choice. - Lion Bill Cruikshank was the timer, Frank Madill and Stewart 'Beattie assessed the restilts from the judges' score sheets and Rus- sell Zurbrigg assisted the con- testants when making, their choice of topics for their im- promptu speeches. Mrs. G. W. Tiffin expressed ap- preciation .:on behalf of the cori- testants.and parents for the inter- est shown by the Lions Club. President Lloyd Casemore con- ducted the earlier part of the meeting and "Hap" Swatridge provided music for community' singing. Injuries treated Injuries resulting from falls sent three people -to the Wingham and District Hospital where they were treated for fractures, torn ligaments and lacerations. Six-year-old Thomas Hender- son, 'son of Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson of Hayes Street, Lucknow, slipped while descend- ing stairs in his parents' home last Monday and fractured bones -in his right foot. On - Wednesday of last week Mrs. Gloria Barkey of Teeswater fell on ice, tearing ligaments in her right ankle and ;foot. Seventeen -year-old Donald Gibson of Brussels fell on iie in that town on Sunday and received a deep laceration to his left hand. ' uron votes to retain membership in MDC After a stormy period -of dis- cussion for the past two months, Huron County Council agreed to take out membership for 1972 in Midwestern Development Coun- cil (MODA) at a cost of slightly more than $6,000. There are, how ever, conditions attached•10 the membership, for Huron County councillors want to be assured that this county, will have some autonomy in the organization. The conditions are that the present composition of the Board of Directors of MDC be restruc tured as proposed by Walter Gowing at Friday's session and that Huron County have direct representation on the Board of Directors. The proposal outlined by Wal ter Gowing, general manager of MDC, was that there would he three members each from Huron. Perth and Wellington counties and one each from the village of Ayr, the towns of New Hamburg and St. Marys and the city of St; ` tford. As well, there would be �.�rovincial appointment. ,The p:`st president would also be a sit- ting member of the board. In addition to these 15 people, there would be. five other repre- sentatives—one each from agri- culture, planning, education, in- dustry and tourism. According to Gowing, these five persons would also be' voting members on, the board because their effectiveness seemed threatened without that privilege'. What is important to Huron is that the county's' three members would be appointed directly by county council and could include either elected or appointed per - In in the past, according to Gow ing, there was no guarantee that county council would have any direct representation on the board and the line of communica- tions broke down, making it diffi- cult for county councillors to fully understand what county money 44 was doing for Huron people. Gowing called the proposal a "very radical change from the present system' He said the de- cision would rest with the people who put up the money for MDC's program -13 cents per capita this year from each member munici- pality. Charles Thomas, reeve of Grey, who had voiced some con- cerns about MDC's operations at last month's county council ses- sion, said he was very pleased with the progress which had been made singe the previous meeting.' He claimed he was satisfied that MDC was striving to give more power to the people who paid the bills and noted he had only slight reservations about the resource people who had the right to vote. Anson McKinley, deputy -reeve of Stanley, saw the new system within MDC as a Way to get "regular reports" which "will do much to dispell the concerns about MDC". Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter, with' "a lot pf good ideas and he on the other hand, was not happy `can put thein across". with the proposal. Boyle, said he understood at the end of 1971 that the county could not afford a county development officer and membership in MDC as well. He said the council had chosen to maintain Spence Cummings as development officer and he thought MDC membership should be droppedfor one year. Boyle estimated it costing A recorded vote showed a corn - about $107.000 in Huron already fortable margin -23 -12 --of those for services similar to those pro- 'who were in favor of membership vided by MDC. With MDC mem- in MDC under the previously bership it would bring the cost to mentioned conditions Those over $113,000. councillors who voted against Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll joining MDC were Mr. Boyle, said it was not a duplication of William Elston, Morris; Lloyd services, and Spence Cummings, Ferguson, Usborne; John Flan - development officer, said the nery, Seaforth; Mr. Flynn, Lloyd MDC complements county de- Hendrick, Hay; D. -R. McGregor, velopment. Exeter; Alex McGregor, Tucker - Cummings predicted more re- smith; Ken McMichael, Turn - sults from MDC in the next two berry: Doug McNeil, Colborne; years and praised Walter Cow- Harold Robinson, Howick; and ing, saying that Gowing is a man Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith. Reeve Hugh Flynn, Hullett, told council it was time the county body "tightened its belt" but former warden Jack Alex- ander, reeve of Wingham, said the county council should "be prepared to change its old think- ing when we're presented with a new, improved idea".