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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-01-31, Page 1.w� i; .,r ar. - r,dw , A WO ♦ •4 ,m,.M„.�,4. �,... �. r ,..... I. $y • StkirleY J. Keller 'The report of the county and', for has been receiVed, by .Huron County's Rxectittve COMMittee and. Was presented to council;` last Friday, showing an operating de- ficit in :the general account for the year 1973 of $1:x:,548, a surplus lu in the highways account of $102,097, Making a net deficit for the year of $86,451. "In preparing ,the 1973 budget, it was anticipated that the gen- eral account would have a deficit of $207,464,” said Executive Com- mittee Chairman Reeve Doug McNeil, Colborne Townships "In reality, "however, as indicated there' was a deficit of $188,548. Therefore, although operating on a deficit finance basis, actually we hada profit of $18,916 over our estimated budget." ' The Hlghways,,account had an- ticipated a break-even operation for 1973, but due to unforseen, cir- cuxnstances a surplus has been accumulated. Some of the main reasons for this surplus, ac- cording to McNeil, resulted from athe.fact the county was unable to secare' vehicles and other ma- terials that had been ordered, "It should be pointed out that we ,do have a working capital fund of $250,000 which assists in current operations ° and reduces bank borrowing, said ' Reeve McNeil. .„ County Road Committee Chair- man, Reeve Joe Dietrich of Stephen Township, said his de- partment expects to "hold the line" and predicted no "increase over 1973 in the county share of the 1974 budget. The county share has not increased since 1970. • "We have not as yet been ad- vised of our 1974 allotment of pro- vincial funds," said Dietrich.. "We estimate our allotment for Brvssels e. me hart incollision A Brussels area man was in- jured in a single car accident on Jan. 26. The accident occurred on Hill St. east of Elizabeth St. in Brussels; • Robert Blake of RR 2. Brussels received facial _ lacera- tions and was taken to Wingham and District Hospital for treat- ment, He was later released. About $800 damage was done to his car. On Jan. 21, Albert Holzshuh, Stouffville, and Donald Burley'of RR 4, Wingham, were involved in a collision on Helena St., north of Victoria St. , in Lower Town. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $225. Officers of the. Wingham OPP detachment laid six charges under the Liquor Control Act, seven charges under the High- way Traffic Act and conducted 29 • other investigations. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian Pedestrian TALENT HUNT— • " The Wingham LionsClub will be holding the first of the pre- liminary talent shows'in the town it hall on Thursday evening at 8:00 P.M. The admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. It promises to be an entertaining evening. 0-0-0 ABILITY FUND DRIVE— Ladies from the Wingham Kinette Club will be out knocking $1 on doors on Monday, Feb. 4. It is all part of this year's Ability Fund Drive r for the March of Dimes. Make yourself feel good and give. 0-0-0 • PAPER DRIVE-- ' di The Wingham Cubs and Scouts hope you're not throwing away any of those old newspapers. They will be holding a paper drive -on March 30 and its success depends on you. 0-0-0 1p NEWSBOYS WIN— Well the Advance -Times News- boy of the Industrial Hockey League did it for the second time this season ----they actually won a game. They downed the Stainton Spitfires 21-16. 0-0-0 SPRING IN THE AIR??7-- For those of you who thought that our regent fair weather would last, look out the window. But take heart. The real thing is Just around the corner—only 49 days till spring. 1974 will be approximately $1,102;000 plus, Sp0,000 1,000 :as. the Ministry • of Tnspotatian. and ,Co tnuil icatio s'89 `ercent share of boundary bridge at° Blue - vale for a total allotment of -$1,222,000." Total read construction in 1973 amounted to $494,886,11,• while bridge construction reached $24,989.28. Construction of bridges on boundary roads. cost $109,096..57. •Road maintenance for the year cost $685,466.52, The open winter in 1973 resulted in winter main- tenance costing,less'than budget- ed. Salting and sanding, estimat- ed at $90;000 'actually cost $78461.48 while snow ploughing, estimated .at $89,000, cost about half that amount at. $45,443,76. Maintenance of bridges and cul- verts cost $34,117.93. The total amount spent on the road system, including those items net for sub- sidy, was $2,028,973.10. The 1973 Road Needs Study Up- date, tabled on Friday by the Road Committee, outlined the "now" construction • which has reached an estimated $5,742,000. Dietrich explained that to bring presently deficient roads and bridges 'in Huron up to top con- ditlon would cost iinexcess'of' ftv+e Million dollars: Due, to financial restraints by tbeprovince, counties are 'mated each ye.ar to 4 subsidy repre eI it - ung heir share of one-fifth of 4 percent .of construction needs. THB FORMULA "The' one-fifth is 'used because the Ministry of ' Transportation and Communications feels that this backlog of work "should be scheduled over a five year period and then found they .could only provide their share to all counties of less than half of this amount -- 45 percent," 'reported Dietrich. "As you can see it will be im- possible to eliminate all our deficiencies in even 20 year).,, if we continue to budget for only nine percent of our deficiencies each year. (20 percent of 45 perk; cent) because each year as we improve .some •projects, other , sections of road become , de- ficient, due to .normal' wear or changing traffic patterns." Reeve Deb Shewfelt, Goderich; commented that county residents may soon be forced to accept ,a greater share in the cost of roads if they want them up to standard across Huron. gngineer for the PETER GOODALL, the ventriloquist and his dummy Freckles, played by Eric McGregor, provided• some comedy in the "School Assembly" scene of student Caryn Mann's play' "A Large But Normal Family". Peter and • Eric performed one of the most famous comedy 'sketches in history, Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?". Shoppers win prizes in Festival of Values draw . There were six happy shoppers last Thursday afternoon when they learned they were prize -win- ners in the first Festival of Values draw. They were Lois McLaughlin, Wingham,•who received a ladies' shaver set from Rac & Break Bil- liards, Mrs. Helen McDonald, - RR 2, Lucknow, utility knife set; Mrs. 0. Hastings, RR 1, Wing - ham, hair dryer from Stedmans; Robert Gavreluk, Wingham, carving set from Burke Electric; Ronald Alton, RR 2, Lucknow, knife set from Hanna's Men's & Boys' Wear; Owen Curtis, RR 1, Wingham, set of steins from Sun- rise Dairy. The names of six more prize winners will be drawn today (Thursday) . The 35 participating merchants and business people are offering attractive bargains and special services throughout the six-week period of Festival of Values, which conclude February 28. Each week their messages ap- pear in The Advance -Times. You can help yourself to attractive purchases and a chance at the prizes by shopping in their stores. Participating merchants and businesses are: Triangle Dis- count, Sunrise Dairy, Miller's Ladies' Wear, Wingham Service Centre, Wingham Sunoco Ser- vice, Bill Tiffin, Imperial Esso agent, McDonald's Bridal Bou- tique, Callan Shoes, Rac and Break Billiards, Hodgins -Mc- Donald Lumber Ltd., •Readman's Texaco Service, Burke Electric, Wingham Drive-in Cleaners, Wingham Firestone Stores, Bridge Motors, The Decor Shoppe, Jenny Wren Shoppe, Warren House, Middleton's Home Furnishings, Stedman's, Vance's Rexall 'Drug Store, Gemini Jewellers, Daugherty Pro Hardware, Chris Gosling Chev-Olds, Staintop's Hardware, McGee Auto Electric, C. E. Mac- Tavish Fina ,Service, Harris Sta- tionery, Lewis Flowers, Hayes Family Clothing, Walter's De - pi rtment Store, Hanna's Men's and Boys' Wear, R. A. Currie and Son Furniture, Readman Clean- ers, Bennett's 5c to $1. ,r county, Jim Britnell concurred' with this viewpoint and said ,tial, Ministry will, contribute a set amount a to `the road system I Huron but that Huron citizene may'choose to spend consider. ably more, which would have 1 be paid totally out ofunt funds, "We should_. begin its) think',` this in terms of a grant rather than a percentage of' total' road costs in the county," said Brit-. nelL >. Fixed costs -tor' -roads in Huron total more than one million dol, lars per year and it is increasing at a rate of about five or ten per- cent, according .to the road coin- mittee chairman.. The Road Needs Study Update shows a pro- jection of fixed costs such as maintenance, overhead and new equipment. Engineer Britnell said the increasing•rate of five to. ten per t provides only for 'in- flationa y trends and not for any improvement in services. RCMP inspector speaks .. at Lions Club meeting Inspector°Dennis Watson of Me of money out of the company for London RCMP detachment ex- .their own .use. Having dome so, plained some of the areas 'of the company begins to fail and RCMP work in Canada to mein. they declare 'bankruptcy, That bers of the Wingham Lions -Club leaves them with all the inoney at their meeting Tuesday, Jan, 32 and their creditors with- piles of in the Manor Hotel. '' unpaid bills. The inspector told the 1,.o Inspector Watson said that the that' it is the job of RCMP to est National Intelligence Unit looks force the many federal laws ot' into organized crime in Canada. this country. For example he ex* The speaker informed the mem- . plained the increase of bane ` hers' that there is a- big operation ruptcy fraud in Canada. He said, now whereby American money unscrupulous businessmen set up from illegal interests is used to a company, then', take large sums buy Canadian land and legit Two juveniles caught shoplifting imate business. On the question of . wiretapping the inspector declared that no law-abiding citi- zen need worry about it. In relation to drugs, Inspector Two juveniles from the Wing ' Watson explained that the worst of the numerous drugs being ham area were arrested • and abused today are the chemical charged with theft under $200, drugs which are manufactured in Jan. 23 after they were caught: • illicit laboratories. -Most of the shoplifting at the Triangle D-' drugs can cause death if used count store on Josephine St., ret.' improperly he stated. He im- ports Wingham Police Chief Jim pressed upon the audience that Miller, 'a virtually all the major drug ped - Chief Miller also Said that µ lags in this country are. known to minor was picked up for drinking, , the police but it takes time to get under age. The boy was nota 5 enough evidence to successfully charged but was • taken home tO ; his father for disciplinary action: prosecute the,. y The inspector concluded by t, Roti �n?►xnei', o . elle town, force ave a dri saying that if the police are to be g ving lecture to .group of new drivers in a class at F. E. Madill Secondary School last week. ' The chief stated that police in- vestigated an attempted break. and enter and a report of building damage on Jana 27. Last week police, were asked to aid in finding a patient who ran 'away'from the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital clad only in a night shirt. The patient was caught and returned to the hospital. The• town police made four liquor seizures over • the past week as well as investigating two traffic accidents each with dam- ages under $200. Hospital treats two children ' for poisoning Two small area children were sped to Wingham and District Hospital after it was discovered they had eaten poison on Jan. 26. Andrew Pritchard, 18 months, son of Carl Pritchard, RR 3, Wingham and Deborah Currie, 2, daughter of Bruce Currie were treated and admitted to the hos- pital. The substance they ate was identified as Warfarin, a common rat poison. Both children are in satisfactory condition. On Jan. 26, Joseph Reinhardt, RR 2, Teeswater, lacerated his right hand while repairing his car. Mr. Reinhardt was treated and released from hospital. A Lucknow area man, Ronald Brooks, was injured when a large mass of corn he was loading fell on him Saturday),. Mr, Brooks was knocked over and he struck his face on a wheelbarrow. He was treated for facial lacerations and released. On Saturday, Mrs. Jane,LeVan, Wingham, suffered second and third degree burns to her left hip, abdomen and right wrist when she accidentally Spilled, boiling water. She was treated for burns and released. Four-year-old Suzanne Grubb of Bluevale cut her big toe when an aquarium fell on her foot on Sunday. She was treated and re- leased, Mrs. Lynne MacRae, RR 2, Teeswater, fractured a finger while she was helping her hus- band unhitch a tractor. Mrs. MacRae was treated and rel- eased. Mrs. Pearl Wheeler was ad- mitted to hospital after she in- jured her ankle when she fell while coming out of church on Sunday, Her condition is satis- factory.' effective they need community support. The club then moved on to reg- ular business. It was decided that the. Lions would donate -an addi- tional $350 towards a new park in the Berry Patch. That donation brings the club's total to $1,000 for the project over the past year. A $100 donation will be made !y the club for the remodelling of the stage in the town hall as well as a $50 donation to the Ontario Farm Home for the Deaf. ' Members were informed that •the radio bingo will start Feb. 4. It was also reported that the Jan- uary talent show has been filled. The club has started making plans for their 35th anniversary celebration on May 28 of this year and Joe Connell of Kitchener has been chosen' as guest speaker for the event. Business Assoc. meets tonight The regular meeting of the Wingham Business Association will be held at Lee's Tavern and Restaurant at seven o'clock this (Thursday) evening. All members are especially urged to attend because several matters of interest to the business people will be discussed. MRS. IRIS MOR REY accepts a donation to the Wingham and District Hospital from Bill y and Brian. Ste. Marie, representing the! Win hamCubs and Scouts. The Cubs a ndScouts raised the money, about $23, at 'their Christmas party by making donations instead o ; exchanging gifts. Mrs. Morrey said the money will be put to goodusethe . ., :peciiefrlc'rhtar�d of the hospital. (SSta°ffPh to). rand Bend res sparks livel y A resolution from the Village of Grand Bend in Latnbton County to -Huron County Council caused reeves and deputy -reeves to dis- agree at their regular January meeting on Friday. The document from Grand Bend suggested that when the reeve of a municipality is unable to attend county council session "duo to sickness or injury", pro- vison`leiinatle in the Municipal *ct to ow �,ur .. m* en ' ;, ppointln.,...1'0�`' an acting reeve to attend County Council in the, reeve's absence. Recommendation from, the Executive Committee was not to concur with the Grand 'Bend resolution. Reeve Ed Oddleifson of Bay- field pointed out.Grand Bend has the same problem as hismun- icipality, where only one person is delegated as county rep- resentative. He felt it was a "reasonable thing" to ask that all municipalities be assured of a voice at the county level. "Maybe they shouldn't have the right to vote but they should be invited to attend," said Oddleifson. Colborne Reeve Doug McNeil, chairman of the executive com- mittee, said there was nothing to prevent anyone from attending prove on government, t the meetings 'of county council. some changes were made in He said that in the event a reeve legislation." is absent and some other member Where does it of his council would ask permis- Deputy reeve Stan Profit.." sion to speak on an important does the ' reeve send? floes issue, he assumed this could, be send his wife, for�instance?", possible. "If we\are rile to atten "Is it the municipality which council meetings Oran exten ' get the vote? Or the reeve and the periodoftime," said Reece:; deputy -reeve?" asked Reeve Pattison, East Waw.a�t Derry Boyle, ,. . ,. .-,•Exeter,' ." a hd c' aSbould' •be up` tot Grand.Bend ha-.a. ,Jf,4nmtwi11 ,t her, •, tt `te� c ',X ' beef. You are depriving a members of -council. municipality of its right to be rep- resented at the county level." "I really believe council has full right to information," said Reeve Charles Thomas, Grey Township. "But it is the reeve . and the deputy -reeve who have the mandate of the people.. They are elected directly by the people to county council, not the entire council:" "If the member of parliament is ill, we can't send another man down to represent us," inter- jected Warden Bill Elston. "Council is all elected by the people,'' said Jack McCutcheon, reeve of Brussels."The people should have representation all the time. Maybe • we could im- ti. County Administrator John Berry told council that in Bruce County a Private Bill does Permit someone else to sit in on council but not on comjnittee. ° , . "I think it should be something. that is handled at the time•°•nf county *governinent *governmentrestructur- ing," said Goderich Reeve Deb Shewfelti The committee recommenda ,tion not to.concur with the Grand Bend resolution was approved. —Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Watson, Allan. and Gregory of Forest and Mrs. Allan Pattison of Wingham were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pattison. All had an - enjoyable time together. Mrs. I.E. Morrey elected to head Horticultural Soc. The annual meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society was held in the town hall last Wednesday evening with 14 persons present. The meeting was conducted by W. E. Fielding with Stewart Beattie acting as secretary, pro tem. Minutes Of the previous annual meeting, financial report and reports from the various com- mittees were given, and showed that the society had a successful year. A new location for the flower show proved to be a draw- ing card as it was closer to the downtown area, and membership in the society was increased ,TURNBERRY CENTRAL School held its public speaking finals Jan. 23 to decide the win- ners of the Junior and Intermediate division. The top placing students are: Wendy Arm - Strong, first runner up in the Junior division; Kathy Underwood, first place in the Junior division; Susie Powell, winner of the Intermediate division, and Murray Metcalfe, first runner up in the Intermediate division. (Staff Photo) 1 1 slightly from the .previous year. Roy Bennett, chairman of pro- jects, gave a resume of the year's activities and stated that a con- siderable amount of money would be needed this year to replant the rose beds at the entrance to the Wingham and District Hospital. The roses suffered severely last winter and it is hoped to replace them this spring. Colin Campbell, as chairman of the notninating committee, pre- sented a report of the new of- ficers and directors. The slate was adopted as follows: President, Mrs. I. E. Morrey; first `vice president, Colin Camp- • bell; second vice president, Mrs. William Connell; one-year thfec- tors, Roy Bennett, Mrs. M. Cleland, John Donaldson, Mrs. E. Fielding, Don Vair; two-year directors, Stewart Beattie, Wil- Ll.iane Harris, Miss Z. Hopwood, Frank Madill, Mrs. E. Ritchie. Secretary and treasurer are appointees and those will be chosen at the first meeting of the new executive to be held shortly. Other business conducted saw a hearty vote of thanks extended to W. E. Fielding for his work as president for the past eight years. Delegates to the districtannual to be held in Owen Sound on Satur- day, April 20, will be Mrs. I. E. Morrey and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett. Those to attend the On- tario convention in Niagara Falls in June will be appointed later. Roy Bennett showed slides of the trip which he and his family took to the West Coast last summer and they were thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Refreshments were served to close the evening.