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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-30, Page 1Copy Not Over FIRS" SEC O l nty c uncil left in • after debate. on h�spitul The Executive Committee of Huron County Council brought M a, report to council last Friday afternoon which turned out'to be the most controversial one to come before Members in a long time. Chairman Allan Campbell, reeve of McKillop, and the COM- * mittee members were hard pressed to provide the answers to council's probing, , and in some areas it was evident there was considerable confusion among members. The issue which brought the most discussion was the recom- rnendation to change the grant structure to the five county hospi- tals. While members were not opposed to grants to the hospi- • tals, they strongly indicated they were not anxious to be tied down. to a stipulated amount. The original motion was "that county council accept the obliga- tion to provide funds for hospital purposes of one-third of the ap- proved provincial costs, but to an amount not to exceed $100,000 for �each hospital payable to the hos- pitals concerned, provided the money is available in the Reserve Fund". - Further Study That motion was turned back to committee for further study, but decision was reached to set aside $50,000 in 1972 for hospital pur- poses, and that additional funds be set aside from year to year to • the credit of the Hospital Reserve Fund, subject to approval of County Coupcil in each year. Deputy Reeve Gerry Ginn, Goderich Township, felt hospital grants should be made on a per capita basis or a per need basis not an assessment basis. "Hospi- tals are important to me, but not tothe back 40 acres of my farm," remarked Mr. Ginn. Reeve Charles Thomas of Grey. said about three-quarters of ' his .muntcipatit ,r.a 1ppttrted~r Stom wel's hospital, which is outside • Huron County. "Are we going to be compensated?" asked Mr. Thomas. "Do we have to pay for two systems?" Reeve Bill Elston of. Morris said Wingham, hospital was built with "locads". He stated that people in the Wingham district were proud of . the hospital they had in their community and he disagreed that the same people should now help to build hospitals in other areas of the county. "It is not fair to the little people to be taxed in this way," complained Mr. Elston. Reeve Harold Robinson of Howick concurred. He said that local people should be charged with the responsibility to support hospitals in their own munici- palities. Mr, Elston further remarked that county funding is needed by the hospitals in Huron, but it should be assessed according to the individual needs and require- ments of the hospital rather than as a straight one-third of ap- proved costs up to a maximum of $100,000. Reeve Derry Boyle, Exeter, re- ferred to hospital building as a "broad spectrum of financing". 100 Per Cent Provincial? ' `Maybe the province should be paying 100 per cent of all building costs or maybe it should cut out some hospitals; I don't know. But until then, the county must ac- cept the responsibility. Let's say what's good for Wingham is good for Exeter. We have to think of every single person in Huron County," stated Mr. Boyle. Anson McKinley, deputy reeve of -Stanley Township; ' said each hospital should be examined on its merits. and positions. "The motion as it stands is a littletoo rigid," said Mr McKinley. - The reeve . -of Wingham, Jack Alexander, said that he under- =Ystood wb '�slocal, ictal boards would get weary of door-to-door campaigning t() ° e ° Inds for hospital consti Ion "Some people wouldn't go. f n ything to- ward the project arra tint, lull re- sponsibility lies on the peop. ° who will donate," Mr. Alexander ex- plained. "Maybe it isn't fair that way either." Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll called it a "pretty backward sys- tem" ystem when hospital boards had to go door-to-door for something as vital as health services for their sion grants citizens. He said roviq funding to a per capita. t , not the solution,, either. "If this county really wants' t do something about the inequitle of the system," offered ReeYe' Carroll, "it can take the lepd.14 setting -down reform." - Doug McNeil, reeve of f i borne Township and also a rn ber of the board of Alexanc Marine and General Hospital iif Goderich, said hospitals mut DEBBIE LOU CREIGHTON of Clifford, a winner in the tX....STe Went t .a /�i.. ��r� �I� _b . K president Lloyd Casemore- —Staff Photo. • . Business Assoc. hears speaker from Chamber of Commerce. Val Godin, an . organizational consultant for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, was the guest speaker at the March meet- ing of the Wingham Business As- sociation. The gathering was held at the Manor Hotel on Thursday evening and President Vern Red- man was chairman. Introduced by the president, Mr. Godinpresented an outline of' the objectives of Chambers of Commerce across the nation. He ICl7�Jl l�l�" ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By TAe pedestrian By The Pedestrian said there are 8,000 towns and cit- ies in Canada which have Cham- bers' of Commerce, with a total membership in excess of 200,000, 60,000 of this number in Ontario. The majority of Chambers, he said, are in communities of less than 5,000 population. First requirement for a Cham- ber of Commerce member, said the speaker,,is a firm belief in the importance of his community, ✓ and he added his own firm con- viction onviction 'that, despite all trends toward regionalization, the important sector of our society will continue to be the individual community. The future of Canada, he said, depends on the spirit of progress which thrives within individual communities— people thinking and working together with a common purpose. Good Town Mr. Godin said he had spent some time looking around the town of Wingham and mentally assessing its future prospects. He said the community has healthy industries, good stores and is 'well SEEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Wingham Lions Club has started its annual. Easter Seal Campaign again under the chair- manship of Lee Vance. The ob- w jective is $1,800. 0-0-0 REAL ASSISTANCE— About 88 Wingham area homes . were made available for the bil- leting of visiting hockey players participating. in • the Lockridge Midget Tournament. It is esti- mated that 186 boys were housed. 0 0 0 SKATE-A-THON NEXT— • Jim •Ward is busy arranging for entry and sponsor sheets for the April 7-8 skate-a-thon. 0-0-0' NO FOUNDATION— • Speculation that Dr. L. L. Clarke might leave Wingham is completely unfounded. The ap- pearance of a "For Sale" sign' on his Diagonal Road property ap- parently gave rise to this rumour. Actually, Dr. Clarke has pur- chased another home towards the north end of town. His office will remain on Patrick Street East. 0---00 HOLIDAY WEEKEND MAIL SERVICE There will be no mail service Good Friday other than the letter box pickup at 4:30 and mail dis- patched from the Wingham office • at 6 p.m. Normal service will be resumed Saturday and Easter Monday. situated geographically. .Referring to the importance of keeping a town attractive to out- siders, he said that few people realize the magnitudelof the tour7 ist trade in a town such as ours. Statistics indicate that about 1,500 visitors stop in towns the size of. Wingham each week and their • spendings usually total thousands of dollars. The basic formation of + the Chamber of Commerce is a com- posite of committees, each meet- ing as separate• units to discuss the problems and objectives of the several phases of interest they represent—such as • retail merchants, industrialists, pro- fessional people, etc. General meetings hear the condensed reports of these committees and act upon their recommendations, thus leaving the larger group free to develop plans for community development which are vital to the town and the Chamber alike. Each Chamber of Commerce is affiliated with the provincial and national organizations, and so benefits from the experience of other 'groups which have proven the success of a wide variety of projects. Membership for a - Chamber of less than 50 members is about $35 per year. Jack Hayes extended thanks to, Mr. Godin and presented a gift on behalf' of the Business Associa- tion. Several members asked ' questions of Mr. Godin about the ,steps which should be taken if a Chamber is to be formed. It was decided that a fully representa- tive attendance will be sought for the next meeting of the Business Association, at which time a member of some nearby Chamber of Commerce, who has first-hand experience with the organization will be sought . as guest speaker. At that time a decision will be made , about whether or not to proceed . with organizaltion plans. Guests at Thursday's meeting were Bill Cartier of Beaver Lumber and Bal Uppal of Lloyd - Truax. Victim of friday accident dies. at London Saturday Edward B. McMillan, 19, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Blake McMillan of Gorrie, died Saturday m Victoria .Hospital, London, from injuries received Friday. He was ad- mitted to Wingham and District Hospital in an'unconscious condi- tion with severe head injur'i'es and injuries to his right leg Friday, then transferred to the London hospital. . The young man was travelling. north on Sideroad 10, 11/1 miles north of Highway 87 in Howick Township and collided with a for- age wagon towed by a tractor driven. by Ronald Bennett, RR 1, Gorrie, who,was travelling south on Sideroad 10. Damage to the car and the for- age wagon totalled $2,000. The accident was investigated by Prov. Const. k. R. Balzer. Coroner Dr. J. K. McGregor has not stated whether an inquest will be held. Edward Blake McMillan was the eldest son of Mr,, and Mrs. Blake McMillan and was born August 3, 1952. His mother was the former Faye Ward of Listo- wel. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Gorrie. He attended Gorrie Public School, Howick Central School, and was a 1971 graduate of F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wing - ham. He was to have, lgun full- time employment as a railway brakeman at Stratford on Mon- day. Left to mourn his passing, be- sides his parents, are one brother Kirk at home, three sisters, Sharon of Listowel, Colleen and Carolyn at home. The body rested at the Moir Fu- neral Home, Gorrie, until Tues- day at 2 p.m. where service was conducted by Rev. John C. Brush of Gorrie and Molesworth Pres- byterian Churches. Temporary entombment followed in the Gorrie Cemetery Chapel with the final resting place to be Gorrie Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gerald Snell, Kenneth Charles, Lane Ward, Donald Graham, David Moir and Rick Clark. Flower bearers were Glenn Underwood, Robert Tem- pleman, Barry Peters and Gary Currah, have approval from Ontario Hos- pital Services Commission to build after they have waited"their turn in a hospital needs study. He said that even if Goderich got $100,0.0 from Huron County Counci to build lan enlarged. emergency department, it would have to raise additional funds locally . " : ut when you get the first $100,111 bite out of there, that's a big orie," said Mr. McNeil.: Reeve Boyle of Exeter said there was "no damn way" a town such as Clinton could raise funds locally through a canvass be- cause it is "hemmed in" by hos- pitals in Seaforth, Goderich, Exe- ter and Wingham. Reviews Grants Clerk John Berry reviewed the grant system over the past years. He said that in the past, each hos- pital had received a total of $50,000 through a county grant system. Later, the fund provided for per -bed grants at the time Of new construction. This grant went from $700 to the present $2,000 per bed for new construc- tion. "But the need now is not for more beds," concluded • Mr. Berry, "and it would seem the' present system is outdated." Also referred back to the • Executtive Committee was a rec- ommendation not to consider the purchase of the Van Egmond property near. Seaforth or.to pro- vide a grant toward the project.. From the discussion, it was evi- dent that confusion abounded, councillors,,displaying many different expl1ana'tions of the future of the \'an Egmond his- torical site. One question which remained unanswered was whether or not the project could proceed without cotirlcil's support. Additional in- . 1� Vni., . matter before a final decision is reached. It was learned that the reduc- tion of the mining grant to the Town of Goderich will be costly all across the County of Huron. The report of the Executtive Committee noted that the assess- ment department has made an adjustment in its roll's and the difference to the Town of Goderich-1.5 per tent—will be spread over' the remaining muni- cipalities, In other business, council con- curr-ed with a resolution from the County of Norfolk to transfer the Children's. Aid. Society responsi- bility to direct County Council control. Lloyd Ferguson, reeve of Usborne, was reluctant to agree that the county should take over the control of the CAS. "You're dealing with people and that's a little different ball game," warned Mr. Ferguson. PERHAPS FOR THE last time, Mrs. Johnston Conn sits at the organ in Chalmers Presby-; teria:n Church, Whitechurch, Sunday night. She was the guest of honor at a special night held to mark her retirement as organist after 40 years of service. The flowers on the organ were from an out-of-town daughter, unable tea attend. —Staff Photo. Found dead in car Faulty exhaust system causes death of three young area men Three young men, residents of the Wroxeter-Gorrie area, were found dead in a 1963 model car Sunday afternoon about 2:30 p.m. Cause of death was carbon mon- oxide poisoning from faulty. ex- haust system of the car. Edward Archie McArthur, 22 of RR 1, Wroxeter, Clare Wayne Burchill, 20, and Allan William Hamilton, 16, were the occupants of the car found parked on Huron County Road 28 near the junction of . County Road 7 in Howick Township. The vehicle ap- parently became stuck in snow during the early hours of `Sunday morning,, Wingham detachment of the provincial police said there was no car at this location at 4 a.m. It was parked with the keys in the ignition, was out of gas and had a rear' window and an air vent open. Dr. J. K. McGregor attended ,the scene and pronounced the young men dead. They were re- moved emoved to Stratford where an autopsy confirmed that carbon monoxide was the cause of death. It was stated .that death occurred eedinghocke v real challenge to cooks between 6 and 8 a.m. Sunday. 'Prov. Const. H. M. McKittrick of Wingham was the investigat- ing officer. Douglas Archie McArthur, 22, was the son of Mr. and . Mrs. Archie McArthur of RR 1, WroX eter. Also surviving are his wife, the former Bonnie McFarlane of Clinton; one son, Kevin; four brothers, Kenneth of Howick Township, Garry of ' Gorrie, Rob- ert and Ronald'at home; and six sisters, Mrs. George (Delphine) McClinchey of Clinton, Mrs. Wi1- fred (Norma) Bailey of Hanover; Mrs. David (Ruth?. Feaver of Barrie, Mrs. Basil (Shirley) ra of *WAY, ,Y, News r' 1 grandmother, Mrs Agnes . NIc Arthur of Stokes Bay • and grand- father, James Bridge of Lion's Head. Clare Wayne 'Burchill was pre- deceased by his father Herbert Burchill. He is survived by his mother and step -father, M. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson of Gorrie; two brothers, Gary of Goderich and Roger at home; three sisters, Sharon, Wanda; and Marlene, all at home. Vernon Alan Herbert Hamilton was a student at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton of RR. 1, Wroxeter; two brothers, Stephen of Wroxeter and • Randy at home; five sisters, Mrs. Bert (Lynda) Pocaluyko of Wroxeter, Mrs. John (Virginia) • Newell of Wingham, Mrs. Wallace (Susan) Kraemer of Elmira, Lisa and Barbara at home; also his grand- • mother, Mrs,. Lena Whaley of Brampton. ' The bodies rested at the Moir Funeral Home on Tuesday eve- ning and on Wednesday were conveyed ' to the Gorrie United Church for funeral service at 2:30. Red°. George W. §ach offi- ciated. The commissariat of the Lock - ridge Memorial Midget Tourna- ment, operating mostly at • the arena from Tuesday morning un- til 7:30 p.m. Sunday, heaved a sigh of relief Sunday night. More than 400 boys participat- ing in the event had been fed, some as' often as three times, after their respective games. In addition, possibly up to 300.other.. persons had purchased refresh- ments between Friday and Sun- day. The gallonage of milk, choco- late milk and soft drinks would no doubt be sufficient to float a luxury cruiser if it could' have all been put together ,in one con- tainer. Getting down to actual facts, the•aniounts of various commodi- Damage X1,400 in hit 'and run Approximately $800 damage was done to a 1971 compact car Sunday while parked on Victoria Street when it was struck by a 1967 pick-up truck. Owned by William G. Henry of Victoria West, the car received damage to the front and left side. Kenneth R. Coleclough,. 44 Mary Street, Clinton, was the driver of the truck. He was travelling, east on Victoria when the collision occurred. ' The. incident was investigated by Const. Doug Foxton of the Wingham Police. Charges are pending against' Coleclough, probably for failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Damage to the truck was estimated at 8600 THE SNELL SISTERS, Barbara, Bonnie and Betty, of Lon- desboro, presented several, numbers singing in close har- mony and were among the entrants, finding favor with the audience. —Staff Photo. ties used are astounding. There were 190 loaves of bread, 40 pounds of butter, 40 pounds of ham, 30 dozen eggs, two turkeys, one case of peanut butter, one case of cheese spread and one case of salmon. , Add to this impressive list 20 dozen tarts and 30' dozen , dough- nuts daily, pickles, relish, sliced carrots and miscellaneous tidbits and it is easy to realize that grow- ing boys, especially, those who play hockey, have good appetites. New county services to add 11/2 mills Indications are that taxpayers in Huron will be paying more money to the county i in 1972. According to Clerk John Berry, the expenses , will be up about $700,000 over last year. "To give council an approxi- mate -idea of the increased costs, the total additional revenues re- quired• by`, the county would amount to $200,000 and on the old system of about 70 million assess- ment, this is in the neighborhood of three mills," reported Clerk Berry. Council gave its approval to re- duce the surplus account' by $90,000, leaving about $110,000 to be raised in additional taxation. This would mean an increase of about 'Pt mills to county rate- payers. Approval was also given for an additional $50,000 to be set aside in the working capital fund for 1972. The purpose of this fund is to help' reduce borrowing costs to the county. Clerk Berry e-.- plained the need for additional money in Huron this year. "The greatest increase*, of course, is due to the fact that the county has accepted county wel- fare and this amounts to $94500 net to the county," he said. "In addition a full year for the county planning ,department, certain land division costs, proposed re- establishment of the Hospital Re- serve Fund and as well, general increases in almost every depart- ment." The road budget, the clerk added, will remain approxi- mately the same as other years. It is estimated that .10 mills will be collected in Huron for roads this year. rl Final resting place fhr Alan Hamilton will be the Gorrie Cemetery ; Clare Burchill will be buried in McIntosh C etery and Douglas McArthur irl Wroxeter Cemetery. Local plrmbeR has new location A new look has taken over at 191 Josephine Street and as final touch-ups ate completed within the next week, the premises will present a far more interesting appearance. This is the new home cif Leroy Jackson's plumbing and heating business, formerly the harness business of W. A. Heughan and the premises to the south former- ly occupied by J. T. Goodall. Renovations to the pr mises provide for a bright showroom, office area, stockroomand, work- shop in the rear. Working with Mr. Jackson are his wife Janke, who will take care of office prou- tine, Ray Dawson, a qualified plumber and Jeff Thornton, an apprentice. Mr. Jackson started his own business in April 1967 and operat- ed from his Frances Street resi- dence. No major expansion of the business is planned at the mo- ment and the company will con- tinue in the plumbing, heating and tinsmithing business.