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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-08-24, Page 1Single Copy Not Over 25e Wingham, Ontario..., ursday, August 24, 1972 McKeough_�WIns..r�io1jvaG'iiGi►7iy i for flUfOITk: council The Honorable W. Darcy Mc - Keough was on thehot seat at a special session of Iiuron County Council Monday afternoon and the subject was .regional govern- ment. Accompanied by Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, MPP for Huron, • Mr. McKeough arriyred later than anticipated by council and gave members an opportunity to dis- cuss what they believed to be the implicatio%s of Mr. McKeough's June statement on Design for De- velopment, Phase Three. It also gave members time to formulate good questions which made for an informative session. ..... The main questions in the minds of most county councillors • were whether regional govern- ment is coming, when it is com- ing and how it will affect Huron County. Mr. McKeough told council members he could not provide a direct answer to those questions at this time. He said that his June statement . had covered three' topics—the regional development program, reforming tax needs and restructuring local govern- ment. overn-ment. The minister said that a target date of 1975 had been set for. the Waif ALONG THE MAIN DRAG �By•The Pedestrian •By, The Pedestrian STRUCK WIRE— A false alarm for the Wingham Fire Department last Thursday morning is believed to, have been caused ' by construction opera- tions on Patrick Street where excavations for buried telephone cable were being carried out. 0-0-0 GETS TIME OFF--- - Fire Chief have- Crothers say completion of data -gathering which would point the way to the future. June Statement The minister's June statement went this way: "It is our goal that everyone in the province' will have a good idea of the direction local government is going by 1975. I want to make it clear that this does not mean it will be possible to have legislated all those reforms by that date." He told Huron councillors that a "restructured map" of the province would have to be drawn up before any municipality can know the possible boundaries -of its region. He said it would be un- wise' to formulate tentative boundaries at this point since there could be "areas left over unless somebody develops a whole map". Mr. McKeough did reiterate his plan to develop five regions in the province rather than 10. He said that during the past .five years, many, many politicians and lay people throughout Ontarfo had come to realize that "the world .is bigger than aur own back yard". In the past, Mr. McKeough„ said, regional development coun- cils had been charged with the re- sponsibility to "develop a com- mon point of view". He said he saw the five proposed regions as a method by which to "strengthen the role of local' gov- ernment" because the ,10 former regions are to be replaced 'with - bus boss is giving him .some time off from the firs of September to Iiosrntal here han undies many SHOP TALK GOES ON as Wingham artist Guenter Heim (left) chats with. Mrs. Ken Han- son and her husband, a watercolor specialist, over the first of several cups of coffee as they planned details of the two-man show being held at the Heim Gallery for two weeks. A piece of Heim's work maj/be seen in background. (Staff Photo) ccident rote�n farms high, the 23rd of the month and woul • his clients kindly refrain from wracking up their vehicles unti he gets back from holidays? 0=0-0 ;POOL CLOSING SOON- - Wingham District,. Centennial swimming pool will . be closing right after Labor Day weekend Recreation 'Director Jim Ward announces, and ardent swim- mers had better get their mileage in now. Owing to the pool staff, all students, returning to school, it is a logical development. Cooler, in Met chilly weather is a factor too. HEMMED IN— Looks as though it -will be a tough job . trying td drive off the causeway over the river south of town on Highway 4. DOT crews are currently completing re- newal of the guard posts and cables and will soon be slapping on the bright paint. 0-0-0 +MANY VISITORS— About 70 visitors from Wing- ham and many centres in West- ern Ontario attended the opening Sunday afternoon of the two-man art show at the Heim gallery here.. The -show, which runs for two weeks, is open daily and features the work of water color specialist Ken Hanson of Weston; and Guenther Heim. 9--0-0 VARDENS ACTIVE— , A word• to the wise should be sufficient. Anybody toying with the idea of getting in a little Sun- day hunting locally is advised the f game wardens of the Ministry of Natural Resources are very much on the prowl, an A -T photo- grapher discovered Sunday af- ternoon, when hip car was halted or a weapons check.. Nuff sed? 0 0 0 d . The hazards of farm life were 1 painfully pointed up last week When a rash of farm accidents hospitalized farm residents at Wingham and District Hospital with painful cuts and lacerations. Richard Wilson, 15 of RR 3, Blyth, caught his pant leg in the power take -off of a tractor August 14 and received .a badly lacerated right leg. He was ad- mitted to hospital here, where his condition was, reported satisfac- tory. Wayne Coultes of RR 5, Wing - ham, struck his right knee on a swather, resulting in lacerations. He was treated and released. Mrs. David Bowen of RR 2, Wingham, was knocked down on a log by a cow August 15 and as a result suffered shoulder, rib and spine injuries. Her condition was reported satisfactory. Douglas Holcomb of ,RR 1, Gorrie, lacerated his right hand on barbed wire and received treatment here. „ Kicked by Pony A hand injury of a different sort was suffered by, Percy Clark of Wingham, who had his left hand lacerated when kicked by a pony on his farm August 16. He was treated and released.. Gerald Doig, 26, of Fordwich was admitted to hospital August 19 with head injuries. Evidently 'he was a passenger in a car drivic by Wayne Connor when tS ENJOY ZOO TRIP— Nearly 90 persons from Wing - am and area enjoyed a bus trip o the famous zoo at Detroit, Wednesday, August 16, two buses ing used under the sponsorship Wingham Recreation Board. e trip was highly, enjoyable de- pite some rainy weather. A pro - sed trip to Midland was can- elled owing to lack of interest. ext. bus trip is expected to be ighiy popular, with two dozen Iready signed 'up, to the Cana- an National Exhibition and On- rio Place, Wednesday, August Fares are $5 for children, $6 r students and $7 for adults, in- uding admission to both fec- es. Those interested should one the recreation office im- ediately. the driver lost control at the junc- tion of Highway 87 and County Road 12 near Frank's Gulf station and struck a tree. His condition was reported satisfactory. Const. W. R. Bell of the OPP investi- gated. An accidentally discharged rifle, in the hands of his father, Donald Hackett, resulted in the wounding of Michael Hackett, 14; of RR 7, Lucknow August 19. The bullet lodged in the patient's left foot. The youth was treated and later discharged from hospital here. The incident was investi- gated by Const. W. R. Bell of the Wingham Detachment, OPP. Mrs. Katie Griffith of , RR 2, Wroxeter was admitted to hospi- tal by ambulance with back in- juries received in a fall in her garden. Her condition is reported as satisfactory. Ball Injury Ken Roulston of Lucknow was a sports casualty when he disloca- ted islocated a finger on his right hand playing ball at Wingham park August 20. He was treated and re- leased. A fall from a bicycle resulted in head lacerations for six-year-old John Bos, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bos of RR 3, Walton. He was treated and released. Face lacerations for Doris Rawn, 13 -year-old daughter ,of Mr. and Mrs. William Rawn, B,R 2, Wingham, resulted from a dive Radio equipment arrives for fire hall and trucks Frequency modulated (FM). radio equipment has arrived for Wingham firehall and trucks and is now awaiting technicians from the Motorola Company for in- stallation, Fire Chief Dave Croth- ers reports. A radio room has been com- pleted on the second floor of lie firehall and awaits the intallation of the base station. Two stations will be installed in two of the fire fighting vehicles, so that trucks engaged in fighting a fire, or en - route to d. call or returning, will not lose contact with the firehall. Equally important is the avail- ability of communication the equipment will give in the event of a power blackout or disruption of telephone lines. The firemen at the scene of a fire or other disaster at which they might be needed, will be able to call doctors or ambu- lances or other assistance as re- quired by the situation. The equipment has a normal effective range of 25 miles, and will link with similar equipment already intalied at Blyth. Mr. Crothers explained that the station will operate on two fre- quencies, one linked in with 'the Ontario Fire Marshall's network which'will put Wingham in touch with every radio -equipped fire facility in the province. At the same time another frequency is open for Huron fire departments. At present the Blyth fire de- partment is the only other com- munity so equipped in Huron, but the hope is that in time all Huron fire departments will join the net- work, important when mutual aid is needed. into the river at Donnybrook, when she struck some object under water August 20. She was treated and released. A fall at the home of her grand- father resulted in a fractured right collar bone for five-year-old Michelle Heard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heard of Wing - ham. She was treated and re- leased. A fall down steps in his father's ° • barn resulted in a laceration over the right temple for three-year- old Kevin Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter, RR 3, Blyth August 20. He was treated and re- leased. Numerous patients have been treated for puncture wounds to feet because of not wearing . shoes. - New teachers announced for this area Miss Narja Kamarainen, for- merly. 'of Thunder Bay and a graduate of Lakehead University will be teaching French at both East Wawanosh and Turnberry public schools when classes resume September 5. The an- nouncement was made by the ,Huron County Board of Educa- tion. Ronald Wall will also be a new teacher at the Turnberry School. Other appointments in this area include several at Hpwick Central School where a man and wife team have been engaged in the persons of Philip Parsons and his wife Marie. Others new at Howick will be Mrs. Letitia Stir- ling, who comes from teaching experience in Essex County. Her husband also is a teacher, joining the F. E. Madill Secondary. School staff. Also at Howick will be Glenn Buck, Mrs. Maud McCaughn, a previous member of the staff returning, and Margaret McKee, formerly of Robertson Memorial School at Goderich, as well as Judith McDowell. There are no staff changes as yet at Brussels School, with one new teacher, Floyd Herman at Grey Central and one at l rook - side, Miss Laura Scholl. At Wingham Public School Mrs. W. B. Cruikshank, a former member of F. E. Madill Second- ary non -teaching staff and a former high school teacher, will join the teaching staff. • what he liked to term "the group offive 70"—regions70 uniciaplities within . "The largestmsingle input into the Design for Development pro- gram," said Mr. McKeough, "will come from this group of 70." At this juncture, the speaker indicated to council that the gov- ernment is interested in hearing from the "private sector" of citi- zens as well as "politicians, re- tired politicians and defeated politicians". Dilute Toronto The minister touched on the Toronto -centred Region concept which is a plan to divert some of the congestion of population as well as business and industry away from Toronto to the Kitch- ener -Waterloo, Barrie and Port Colborne areas in particular. He indicated that such growth cannot take place too far out of the Toronto district because the Queen City is the base for busi- ness and industry, and develop-. ment will radiate around the base before spreading to the outer - reaches of the province. Mr. McKeough said he believed his government set goals which were "realistic and not im- practical". Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith asked the speaker if he could provide any idea of the size of the regions he was propos- ing. Mr. McKeough answered that the provincial aims and ob- jectives of 1968 had not changed and that ideally, a region would comprise 150,000 to ',200,000 people. He said such a population base would be necessary to afford the kinds of services required by the kind .of region proposed- for Ontario. "It is not only what seems to make sense but also --what will vgork Well," stated Mr. . Mc - Keough Lower -tier government should encompass from 8,000 to 10,000 persons. He pointed out that at this size, a municipality could provide "some pretty good staff". Amalgamation Reeve Jack Alexander of Wingr ham asked whether the provin- cial° government would approve the amalgamation of municipali- ies within Huron. With- a broad smile, McKeough told council that "most consolidation talk has come to nothing" so far. He said that Ontario has 900 municipali- ties, probably three times • as many as there should be. "The answer is yes," said Mc - Keough, "we'll be , delighted if some of these consolidations* are worked out." He went on to say that almost everyone is_ agreed that police villages should be phased out. "But how many municipalities have made a move to get rid of their own?" asked McKeough. He added that most municipal poli- ticians seem to prefer to let government make the necessary changes. "Then they can blame it on McKeough," retorted the minister. Reeve Charles Thomas of Grey told the minister that on two oca- sions, the County of Huron has asked to be named a region and then move to some consolidations within the region. "Why have we . Please turn to Page 8 Cruiser backs into trouble In •a freak accident here Sun- day one of the Wingham town po- lice cruisers was damaged to the extent of about $1,000 when it slipped into reverse gear while parked at Cameron's Sunoco sta- tion androlled back into a pole. Const. Ed Daer was in charge of the cruiser at the time, Police Chief Jim Miller reports. A theft.of gasoline on the night of August 19 was reported from George Carter's dump truck, which was parked behind the Electrohome plant. About 13 gal- lons disappeared,, it was report- ed. A number of seizures of liquor were made during the past week and charges of having in a place Other than a residence- laid in several cases. A number of fami- ly disturbances were investigat- ed and several charges laid,, in connection with . minor traffic violations. FIRST SECTION ON MRS. EARL FITCH commenced duties Monday as a mem- ber of the staff at the Wingham Day Care Centre andwill assist Mrs. Lawrence Lane. Mrs. Fitch lives, at RR 1, Wroxeter and is the mother of two girls, Debbie, 15 and Karen, 11, and so is not without experience when it comes to youngsters. The centre will be in operation September 5. In the meantime applications are being received for child care. (Staff Photo) ' Rent larger outlet Bondi's Restaurant, which has been in operation on Josephine Street here for the past 10 years, has been leased to the catalogue sales department of the T. Eaton Company Limited, it was an- nounced officially this week. Ma'jor renovations will be made f' and the building will be converted into a modern catalggire sales office, embodying up-tl3-date con- cepts of visual selling. Announcement was made Tuesday by Sam Bondi, the prop- rietor, and Peter Wisniewski, dis- trict sales manager, Eaton's catalogue sales office in Toronto. After renovations have been completed to the 24 x 100 foot space, the sales office will open DOWN COMES THE SIGN from Bondi's Restaurant on Josephine Street in Wingham'with the aid of a front-end loader as owner Sam Bondi slackens off retaining bolts. Operated, as a restaurant for nearly ten years, the property has been rented by the T. Eaton Company Limited for use as a display/room and order office, effective the end of the month, The present Eaton order office is located directly across the street. (Staff Photo) Ten new about mid-September, official opening to be announced by .the company. The present Eaton , sales office operates directly across the street from the new • premises. Sam Bondi told the Advance - Times this week he had trouble finding help to remove the heavy metal sign from the front- of the restaurant until some Mennonite friends put him in touch with - Freeman Coblentz, who lives near Belmore. With the help of a tractor and front-end loader and operator Coblentz, the problem was clearedrup in jig time. Mr. Bondi will vacate the premises as soon as possible and make some alterations in the building. The major renovation will . be carried out by the new tenants. Advance -Times placed third for editorial page In the national competitions held - in conjunction with the annual convention of the Canadian Community News- papers Association, The Wing- ham Advance -Times shared third place honors for its editorial page with The Delhi News -Record. The Acton Free Press carried off the first , place trophy this year. It was won last year. by The Ad- vance -Times. The competition covered weekly newspapers across Canada in the 2,000 to 3,000 circu- lation division. In the judging for all-round newspaper excellence The Ad- vance -Times emerged with 58 points: The first place winner, The Gananogw Reporter was awarded 66. The Acton Free Press was second with 63; Es- panola Standard, 61; Uxbridge Times -Journal, 59 and The Ridgetown Dominion was tied with The Advance -Times with 58 points. teachers join F. E. Madill staff F. E. Madill Secondary School is expected to have a student population in the 1,430 area when the school settles down to busi- ness September 5, advises Prin- cipal Gordon Philips. The bulk of the work in connec- tion with new time tables was ex- ecuted some time ago, and a ' minority of students who missed subjects or otherwise require modifications to time tables are now being interviewed by Vice Principals Bob Ritter and Ken Wood, Ten new members on the staff will soon be settling in and get- ting acquainted with the school and the town. They are mostly teachers with several years . of teaching experience, generally trom schoolsin the Niagara, Eastern Ontario and Northern Ontario areas, with some from Western Ontario. Gordon Cowman, with three years experience in Hearst and Fonthill will teach law and mar- keting. Gerald Edwards who has been teaching at Lakefield near Peter- borough teaches electricity. Miss Jean Hancock comes from the College of Education at Toronto and will specialize in science. Carl Hoffer, who has taught three years in the Niagara area and at Kitchener will instruct in sheet metal and welding. Miss Linda Kennedy, with two years in the Niagara area is a physical education teacher. Kathleen Klos has two years experience and comes from the College of Education to teach home economics here. ' Doris Mclvor, who has been Lion's Head for two years will in struct in typing and office pro- cedure. Linda Ridout, a graduate df Althouse College at London, is a physical education teacher. Neil Stirling who has taught for four years in Owen Sound and Essex County schools, comes here to teach English and take part in the guidance program. Miss Patricia Wilson, with three years experience at Guelph and Kitchener, a fine arts gradu- ate of the University of Guelph, will teach art. The office staff is on lull time duty now. having had their holi- days in the four weeks preceding e middle of August, and senior m mbers of the teaching staff are on deck interviewing students on time table revisions. Maintenance staff have been on duty all summer, doing the "housekeeping" and mainten- ance chores, including care of the flower beds and extensive lawns and sports field