The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-02-21, Page 1•r•
401100, Cummin • s. i luron
aunty t� ..vel enst
Via, 14041101th Meeting
Feb. 12, that ' rAason new in,
dr tries don't locate:in Huron
ty ls'threef9ldi ,fir trans,
,portal facilities,- lack of a
skilled
sd work force and a lack '
tial rental apace;. ,
Mr..Cumm --exPlatned
that
MO cornmitt Was set up to -aid
muniCipalit es. Intalie count. - in
, y
dealing With' the `problem# in,
• volved:.In es' their in us -
trial :by' I� Inne in-
dustry or. expanding industries
already established in they county.-...
° • He told the'. club that new in -
us
d til
es are
tooking for mg. and
.
deal when they choose awlocation,
They .want new 'buildingss, ser-
viced land and government aid. .
The speaker said that the County
„needs better highway, and air
transportation facilities because
at the present most industry in
south-western Ontario is locating .,.
near the larger: markets ,in the
province or along such Major
' transportation routes as - Hwy.
401, .
',. Another point Mr. Cummings
' 'brought up was that Huron
County gets no federal aid in es-
tablishing industry . under the
DREE grant plaid He said that
the comity is relyhig on the pro-
vincial government's ,Ontario.
•Bu siness Incentives Program for
- grants; but then 'tile county is in
the same regional category as•
,such majora centres as Toronto
and London. He added that there
are 19 criteria that Must be met
before, industry in the county can
let aid %' that ', program, din4tremain �c •
��lie an-
,developmentThe
g that the county should
placed in the same category as
" 'northern Ontario under, the MOP
per, °
. Cwflm A • told,. .
d his au
duce that the : establishing
industrial parks or starter..,
scan l wess an industry, and
ate confidence -in the town. He
Ovid that Industry is in a ;hurry
and can rarely wait to build
Howeverif they rent in�a town for
a While and find their business is
doing well it is almost' assured
-that if they do expand and build
their own facilities it will be in the
same town,
The speaker said that some
people ask 'him why the county
aw1ered that ques by
be ►y not have ly develop-
melt that county control
, ;and proceed with.at�,ita own rate?
Mr. Cu ami l brought up 'the
- int- that in 1 ; there were
of 67,000 or'more . people ' ill . the
build county and that figure has dry
`ped to recent year* to about
50,000.. Heiwent on to`say that the
county exporting its young
people, probably the most vale
cable resource It�has. That'd why
it needs industry.
ed Mr. Cumming's speech was fol-
ioed by a question per%1 during
Which one club member asked
•• him ; what the county's em-
plorment�situation is. The speak-
.
er answered that there are about
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Now arena clock
to cost $5,20
T• he Wingham ;Arena rill aoc
be ti s new
ir � a�,
Po
e
new time piece will have a
master tidier, four penalty clocks
(two for each team) three period
lights and an overtime period
light.
The bill for 'the new addition
will hie shared ' by the . Minor
Hockey Mothers, $1,500, the
Wingham Kinsmen Club, $2,200'
and Pepsi Cola Ltd., $1,500.
The clock will carry advertis-
ing for the three sponsors and as
a prerequisite for Pepsi's dona-
tion Pepsi products will be sold\
exclusively in the refreshment
booth.
Installation of the new dock is
expected within the next two
weeks.
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--LUAU
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
SPRING COUNTDOWN—
Even though,the weather
hasn't been the bst this week we
all can be heartened by this fact.
The vernal equinox, that's the
first day of Spring, is only a mere
28 days from today. So hold on, it
won't be long now.
PAPER DRIVE --
Don't forget the Wingham Cubs
and Scouts will be conducting a
paper drive on 'March 30. 1 you
have been following since we first
made that announcement you
should have quite a pile of
papers; but keep saving them it's
for a good cause.
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TALENT HUNT—
Just a reminder that the Lions'
second preliminary talent show is
scheduled for next week, so come
out and support them as they give
our talented friends and neigh-
bors a chance to bask in the lime-
light.
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IRONMEN IN ACTION—
The Wingham Ironmen have
made it to the best of seven group
finals of the Junior "1))" playoffs.
They will be meeting Arthur for
the first game in that series on
Sunday at 2 p.m. Come on out and
show the boys we support them.
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TOWNE' PLAYERS --
The Wingham Towne Players
are still hying to drum up some
support. It would be a real loss if
they were to go under so come
out of hiding and support them.
For those who receive their
Papers on Wednesday, tonight
maybe you're last dance to help
OM. The Towne Players are hold-
ing a meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in
the town hall,
I,500 O* .( Or Work in 1
county but most .e'those
are unskilled, He.i#ld tt
cases.. of some skiff 'tra
worker* are; non st .In
counttyy. as an
cifeedqua'
welders i ' " exay. mple.
Cummings 'did Mention that
problem of acquiring a
workers is; not confined to
county, in ,fact} in some
there are no workers av:
the entire
At this point. Mayor DeWitt
ler explained' a recent case.; 1
which I/V*811am
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veyed as a possible ocation.-:
an industry. The mayor said,t:
a company in Mississauga placed
an ad in the' local paper trying to.
asgess the labor pool in the•ares
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T�IELION'S CLUB was in the mood to.hand out money e at their me tin'9 •on
Feb. 12, and hand it out they did. Club president, 'Russell Zurbrigg, presented two VON
representatives, Sheila Lancaster and Louise Sloan, with a cheque for $500 to aid ill the
VON work in the Brea.-. (Staff .Phbto)
Two Bluevalemen are.
killed in truck crash
Two Bluevale men, ,'Gordon
Guy and Arthur Vienneau, were
killed instantly on Feb. 12 when
the vehicle they were riding in
slammed into the side of a tractor
trailer.
The two men were travelling
home after dark along Huron
County Road 12, north of Huron
County Road 16, -Grey Twp., when
they collided with the transport
which was backing across the
road into a laneway to make a de-
livery.
The driver of the truck, Wil-
liam Wright, RR 2, Bluevale,
claimed he had put out warning
lights on the road, but he could
not explain how the two men
missed them,
Damages were estimated at
$2,350 to both vehicles.
ARTHUR VIENNEAU
Arthur Vienneau was born and
educated in Sackville, N.B., and
had been a truck driver for many
years. He was a son of Camille
Vienneau and the late Sarah La -
Blanc who predeceased her son in
1958.
Besides his father, he leaves to
mourn his passing his wife, the
former Sharon Reading whom he
married in Kitchener on June 6.
1964; one son, Paul, and one
daughter, Mary, both at home.
Also surviving are three
brothers, . Charlie Vienneau of
Gardener, . Mass. ; Live LaBlanc
of Fittsburgh Mass. ; and Joseph
Vienneau of Wingham.
Mr. Vienneau, was a member of
Bluevale United Church.
Funeralservice was held,at the
R. A. Currie and Son Funeral
Home, Wingham, on Friday at 2
p.m., conducted by Lawrence
King: Rev. A. E. Holley of Wat-
erloo assisted. Interment fol-
lowed in Wingham Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Norman
Marks and Gene Marks of Pres-
ton; Carl Roswell of Clifford;
Don Shuh of Kitchener; Robert
Searson and Robert McCoombe.
Floral tributes were carried by
Harold Metcalf, Cal Gray, Wil-
liam Walden, Ray Arthur and
Ivan Laidlaw.
GORDON BARY GUY.
Gordon Bary Guy was born
March 8, X944, in Brussels, a son
of Mrs. Margaret Parish of
Brussels and the late Jordan
Guy. He attended school in Mor-
ris Township and the Wingham
District High School. At the time
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Scouting leaders need
help with activities
This particular week in February has been designated as a
special time to focus public attention on the activities of Boy
Scouts Wolf Cubs, Gir 1 Guides and Brownies. In Wingham we have
good reason to pay our respects not only to the fine boy and girls
who are members of these grouris, but to all those adults who de-
vote so much time and effort to the cause.
Scouting in all its branches has, for more than half a century,
provided a proven stimulus for clean living and healthful activities.
Scout and Guide prograrhs offer an opportunity for a way of life of
which any emerging generation can be proud.
It follows, quite logically, that Scouts and Guides usually de-
velop into better -than -average citizens in their adult years.
We are fortunate in Wingham to have more than 20 leaders who
devote so much of their time to Scouting. Without such leadership
the entire concept fails.
However, those leaders are people with busy schedules quite
apart from Scouting—and they ask your help. There is an urgent
need for young people and adults who are willing to assist with such
programs as arts and crafts, as well as outdoor activities.
At present there are enough leaders, but there is a shortage of
helpers who could do much to broaden the values of Scouting in all
its divisions. If you could spare some time for this cause, please call
Mrs. C. R. Morrison at 357-1704 or any of the Scout, Cub, Girl Guide
or Brownie leaders.
'78 International
PiowingMatc h
coming to Huron
The Huron County Plowmen's
Association has been successful
in its bid to bring the 1978
International Plowing Match . to
Huron County. ,
The announcement was made
after the annual meeting of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association
at the Royal York Hotel in Toron-
to on Feb. 19.
Although no site for the event
has been finalized, it is rumored
that it may be held In the Wing -
ham area. The last time an Inter-
national was held in the county it
was held near Seaforth and des-
pite some bad weather it drew a
good number of spectators and
entrants.
This announcement follows a
recent announcement that the
1976 International' will be held in
Bruce County.
Snowmobile
mishaps injure
three men
The Wingham and District
Hospital reports a rash of minor
snowmobile accidents over the
past week with three area men
being treated for injuries.
On Feb. 11, 19 year-old Gerald
Wheeler of RR 1, Ethel, was in-
jured when he felt off A snow-
mobile on which he was a
passenger. The accident oc-
curred on • the Main St. of
Brussels. Mr. Wheeler was
treated for contusions and
abrasions to the left elbow and
then released.
Jon Bateson of Wingham was
injured on Feb. 11, when he ran
into a barbed wire fence while
snowmobiling on Bill Willis' farm
in the RR 4, Wingham district.
Mr, Bateson suffered abrasions
to the neck. He was treated and
released.
An RR2, Brussels, man Was ad-
mitted to hospital with shoulder
injuries on Feb. 12. Murray
Blake, 22, was thrown from his
machine while snowmobiling on
the farm of Don Fisher. Ile is in
satisfactory ..condition.
may, February 21,,194,
However with fly. So Prvent of
Wingham'a :labor force comfy/3
from outside the tows; `t t
icipality decided to putads si,
PaPeril itt.the outlyidg towns and
villages, The town received about
55 replied: to their ads ° and `fit
them on to the survey company.
Mr. Miller said, however, these
applications may not be accepted
because in the other towns sur-
veyed only one ad was placed. He
added that he had been talking to
a representative of the firm :con-
ducting the survey and had been
toldlhat Wingham was down the
list of possibilities because there
weren't many replies to the ad
and the town doesn't have gas, a
necessity ..for the industry in
question.
The question of housing was
raised by, oof the club maze-
bers•'He felt
ne that the town needed
to expand its residential develop-
ment. Mr. eta mings answered
that housing is a necessary :cow=
ponent of industrial planning,
The mayor interjected that a
representative' of the . Ontario
Housing Corporation lad been .inn
town to . try and find a parcel of
land suitable for the building of• 14
family units. He agreed that, the -
town is in desperate need of ren-
tal accommodation:
=Mr, Cummings was askedif the
government wants Huron; County
to develop into an. in-
dustrial area. Ile answered that it
does as far as the towns in the
county are concerned. He ex-
plained that with'the exception of
Hensall and Wingham;every► town
in the countyhas°;the land within
its corlporate.L.boundaries to
double in•
size.
Another Lion member asked
the county officer what he meant .
by a starter plant. Mr.. Cummings
said that a starter plant wound be
a buil built b the:, wn with
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the town. Then Ifan in
usi n� the plant decided to locate
in that town permanently it would
probably build its own . plant,
which would free the starter
plant for another industry.
In other business at the club's
meeting club president Russell
Zurbrigg presented a $500 cheque
on the Lions' behalf 'to Louise
Sloan and Sheila Lancaster. The
money is to be used for VON work
in the area. Lions members were
informed that the club had made
$436 profit on the peanut drive
and $74.50 on the recent talent
show. They were also told that
the program has been filled for
the February talent show next
week.
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A' farge crowd QSealer Citi,
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zoos attended the,►'s Feb-
ruary
meeting in the council
chamber* on Tuesday evening of
last we
T ineethig 'Vened the
°1 manner with the singing or
d,Queea", the Lord's prayer
'ant the .theme song. After the
nutes were read boldness was
discussed.
It was suggested .thai a name�
be chosen for the club and MOM -
bell are asked to submit suitable
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ideas at the next meeting,
The secretary read a letter
about the New H0674115 program
and a list of theopproved items to
be purchased, A committee •was
appointed to meet with the coun-
cil to make further plan)), tbP
committee members being Mr.
Capel and, Bert Holmes, Mr-
.
Appleby, Mia: Lewis, Mrs, Marg-
aret . Hastings and Mr) Lillian
Patterson,.°
r. A letter was read about tax re-
funds for senior citizens•
The enfertainniient for the
evening took the form of progres-
sive euchxe and some enjoyed .a
lively gameof.crokinole.•A happy
social. time was ; enjoyed `and
lunch was served.
The lunch committee for the
nelct meeting is Jean Aitcheson,
Agnes Sparks,. Vera Armstrong,
Mary`Wade•and Vera_ Schneider.
CRTC will
The Canadian Radio -Television.
Commission announced last week
that it will hold public hearings in
connection with .a number of ap-
plications for cable television
undertakings in several com-
munities in this area. The
hearings will be in Ottawa on
March 26.
Of chief interest locally are two
applications by separate groups
to establish local systems.
TbeM named applicant for _the
To . et .,W,nghm
hof,
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sucssPful appAecad , t:An.
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Two area orators
bring home .honors
Two area orators have come
home with honors from the Huron
County Oral . Communications
Festival last week.
Susie Powell, a student at
Turnberry Central School,,placed
third .in her division in the ele-
mentary school competition
while Vicky Peel of F. E. Madill
took first place in\ her division of
the secondary school competi-
tion.
Our congratulations go out to
both participants.
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WINtHAAIi PUBLIC SCHOOL hosted the North Huron
lic Speaking contest on Feb. .1Z Two' 'speaker's,werer cho len
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to go oh to, the county contest. ,the'"„iwo `;winners :were
Jeanette Manning of Blyth Pubic School and
h Susie tell
- of Turnberry Central School: aft ►lo)
ho
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r,.
clude Eric Walden, who also :con-
trols the cable system in Kincar-
dine'. •
At press time The Advance
.Times was unable to secure .in -
'formation ~ about the channels
which the applicants propose to
„m'ake available' in this commu-'
nitY• a- ,
Frank. E. Cassia of Sarnia has
applied as the representative Of a,
proposed company to establish a
'system in. Listowel r which► **Lid
carry seven t` J �anadia
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ination as wellx as 13 Canadian on
the FM band: The TV. channels
include: CKVR, Barrie; CKNX,
Wingham ; CFPL, London;
Global, Paris; OECA, Paris, Kit-
chener; CKCO, • Kitchener;
WBEN, . Buffalo; CHCH, Hamil-
ton W, Buffalo
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plication:. for :'the. Helm
of'.a 10 cable to',.
moi local programs,`
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agreement :with ;thee ' ►n
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Festival of Valuesno
in final seven days
This is the last week ,for the
Festival of Values sales promo-
tion sponsored ' by 35 Wingham
merchants and service people.
Each week draws have been
made to determine the winners of
six prizes. Shoppers in the par-
ticipating
ar
ticipa 'ting stores have -been filling
MEMBERS OF GIDEONS International presented Wingham and District Hospital with a
set of Bibles and psalm books last Thursday to be placed in patients' rooms. Mrs. Iris
Morrey, hospital administrator, Martin Baan and Doug Campbell of Gideons and Dr.
larke were on hand for the dedication. (Staff Photo)
out entry tickets in these stores.
They may continue to do so until
Wednesday evening 'of next week
February 27• '•
Draws . will - be made today
(Feb. 21) for six prizes and again
on Feb. 28, when five regular
prize winners will be drawn, as
well as the winner of the 'grand
prize. The -five winners will be
from tickets deposited in the
stores during one week's shop-
ping, while the grand prize win-,
ner will be drawn from the sum
•toff all tickets entered during
the six weeks of the promotion.
The Advance -Times donates the
grand'prize.
Last week's prize winners were
Anne Hogg,' Wingham, who re-
ceived a • lady's shaver . from
Wingham Drive-in Cleaners;
Harvey Sillib, Blyth, carving set,
Hayes Family Clothing; Isobel
Campbell, RR 4, Wingham
lady's shaver, Triangle Dis
count; Mrs. May Mitchell
Wingham, hair dryer, Millers
Ladies' Wear; Stewart Holloway
Wingham,. carving set from Tif-
fin's Esso Service; Louise Storey
Wingham, utility knife set, Read -
man's Texaco.
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 Bridsl Bou-
tique, Callan Shoes, Rac and
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Break Billiards, Hodgins -Mc-
Donald Lgmber 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 Jt'11gherty
Pro Harit llt,lersChri, DsauGosling
Chev-Olds, Sta 'e Hardware,
McGee Auto Electric, C. E. Mac-
Tavish Fina Service, Harris Sta-
tionery, 1,wis Flowers, Hayes
Family Clothing, Walter's De-
partment Store, l3anna's Men's
and Boys' Wear, R. A. Currie and
Soh Fu rnitute, Readman Clean-
ers,
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ers, Bennett's Sc to $1.
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