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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-04-25, Page 1Single or res , BY iirley,f. Ceier �'eSeentatives frOIn fi`ta'oa. Ctatn ty who attended a workshop. in. Godetich last friday with the theme "'Me Challenge of , Re. strtleturing mal Govern ►enl" agree that Huron need some kindof amalgamation of services and -or municipalities. There was, however, no hard and fast decision . forthcoming from the .day -long seminar soon - Bored jointly by 'URO (A:ssocia- tion of Counties and Regions of Ontario) and OARM (Ontario As- sociation of Rural Municipali- ties). Every municipality in Huron was represented by at least one citizen, usually the reeve, deputy - reeve or some other member of council. I(eynote speaker was Allan -Masson, chairman of the Regional Municipality of Halton. Regional government, accord- ing to Masson, is "almost a four- letter word one does not use in polite society." Huron County Council has been fighting for autonomy and against regional government as favored by the provincial gov- ernment which generally in- cludes joining forces with neigh- boring counties or 'separated towns• and cities. However, re- structuring within the county boundaries has become .a real consideration for Huron., Masson said in the Region of Halton, regionalgovernment was invited -"not foisted upon us", ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian LOST A, PLATE?-- Wingham town police have 'in- formed us that a set of unused a{,ii±rence plates had been turned,in to .their office. The OW nir iEit�6&. So if you thoutht roi d 100Y rn't +y { 0-4-70 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME .. . Well, it's here again, that time of year when you lose yet another hour of precious sleep. Don't forget to turn that clock of yours forward an hour on Saturday night. If you don't you'll probably find yourself. out of step with everything, for a week. o-o--�o DANCE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS .: Don't forget you can do some good for children suffering from Cystic Fibrosis by spending a. couple of dollars and buying a ticket for the dance. May 4, at the Wingham Armories. • The proceeds ,of the dance will be donated to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to aid in their fight against this dread disease. Call Mr. or Mrs. Donald Carter for information. SHOW OF STARS .. . This is the big one, the Lions' Show of Stars and it's on tonight (Thursday) at the Wingham town hall. Bill Keil, the Lions' man in charge, says all the tickets have been sold so we hope you all have a good time. If you didn't get your ticket, there's always next year. o -o -o MAIL STRIKE . , . While the current mail strike isn't official, there still isn't any mail moving in town. So, if your expecting government cheques or income tax refunds you may be out of luck unless you check with the local authorities in- volved. Come to think of it, I could use a rest after the Christ- mas and Easter rush. Maybe I'll go on strike. On second thought how would you know if I weren't here to tell you? Ah, well, maybe after all the other st ikes are over. 0-0-0 IN HOT PURSUIT .. . It seems that with so many fire alarms in town last week some of the firemen got a bit carried away. Police Chief Jim Miller tells us that numerous com- plaints have been received about firefighters , exceeding safe speeds on their way to the fire . hall. 0-0- 0 BASEBALL .. . Recreation Director Jim Ward has informed us that there will be a meeting at the Wingham arena on Wednesday, May 1, for parents and anyone interested in coaching or serving on the execu- tive of this year's Minor Baseball Association. Player registration will be conducted on Saturday, 'May 4 at the arena. Anyone interested should call Mr. Ward at the arena or his hone. f n He outlined the various .steps to- ward regionalization in his area and spoke in favor of such a sys- temr;, The speaker said that in Halton the initial plans'for the .ratipa were hammered out by civil servants from. Burlington and Oakville in consultation -with the other municipalities coming into the region. No elected people were on that committee of 28 or 30 people who met every week to ,produce the draft plan which was then "torn apart" by elected offi- ciais. Masse said .be would not now do jt"differently. He said the main thrust of that committee was to cut down, on the number of municipalities and the size of the council. He said the region asked for 14 representa- tives on council; the provincial government appointed 24. Masson admitted there was a certain amount of truth in the rumors that under a regional` system costs increase' - :but he added that any government is "caught up in the whole spiral of lunation. "It is 'very easy to ,blame re- gional ,government for the in. crew, but costs°are up even in the counties,": said Masson. ""We are' really unabie to tell what our actual increase iia." ' In order to keep costs down, the speaker said the regional council for Halton area is "looking at every area they can" where .dup- lication of services can be elimi- nated. Jack Riddell, Huron MPP, told the meeting that studies .show costs are higher for regional government. He said the provin- cial government is encouraging Municipalities to regionalize through improoyed ' grants for regions, "They are saying you can make up your own mind about it,., but we're; om to help you a little," said ell, ' Though Hon. John White; has stated no pressure wilt be exerted by provincial government toward regional government, most per- sons who attended Friday's Crawford Douglas WiflSflOmjnatjon Former CKNX sports director Crawford Douglas `will be the Liberal candidate for the federal riding of.Bruce when the next election is announced. Mr. Douglas defeated his op- ponents, Don Hoist of . Hanover and Bob Pringle of Southampton, on the first ballot at the riding's nominating convention. April 19. e new candidate will replace MP Ross Whither, whois retiring at the end of the present session of parliament, as .the Liberal's choice to represent them in . Ot- tawa. Mr. Douglas announced his candidacy just nine days before . 4r.:Witike rton convention. His #in objectives now are to find a ` ii `next election is an- nounced, because of a CKNX representing them. , present time. This dficlude trains and buses for time who must 'rely on such vehicles 'for travel, as well as good roads link- ing up easily to major highways • such as 401 for ,business and in- dustry as well as :individuals. Other problems mentioned were the provincial grant struc- tures, recreation, policing, land use, Ontario Hydro and national and international policies. policy which states that an em- ployee who is a recognized poli- tical candidate cannot work on air, and to find a new home within his riding. The• new political hopeful said that he is facing only one op- ponent for the election so. far, Conservative' candidate John Loney. As et no candidate has been fielded by the New Democratic Party. While Mr. Douglas feels his r time on air has given him some advantage as far as communicat- ing is concerned he adds that- be b wishes to go to the - Bruce as Crawford Douglas the person, not as, the televi$1011 sonali , because it is .Craw- ford `'fl siwfH�t a tlanlii workshoP sgreedthe , growing" short f up their own Minds regionalization. After the noonIC. buzz groups were forte is ke bout 10 was generally agreed that beloaklong Ow government will' re- gionalization with local approval, Om that following the next. election there will be i sure toward this end. pubf t liwacs thought ttohatra .m pression of the locat�sy; as well as the fora atio : of" a: com- mittee on restruc urf> 4,14,fludy actiomin similar ares WMiltd` beP beneficial to f furon offi $, 0 There, should also, be consta- ,tion with provincial authorial)* in this matter, the meetingft, 8' '4i, municipal unit in arat rea� lige Huron \ should not; µa ` 6,000 people according Meeting or be lessthan_N100. O0. Other factors to be coed in determining the size ber of local municipal q"t%ii restructured county we land area (acreage) and:, ment as ,well as gpid tion, travel habits and socit� . nomic districts." Most felt it is im make changes within s only after consultation"a' rounding counties. ' G The extension of .could ices such as •library heath, ning, welfare to include fire ani police protection, roads and-rec. reation, was deemed the Bestway f, to achieve co-operation between` the county and its member - :A cipalities. Mention was also made or athe act that unless county council epresentatives take back wen - rate and complete informati; n to their own municipal courtls, o -operation will be . difficult to uild. • people of The lack of public tra�- 0 Sy .tB wtQ the c '' fisted as Of tut most Problems few .. a 'st N LAST WEEK the.Wingham Masonic Lodge held an open house for masons, their wives and invited guests. Visitors were giver a tour of the Wingham.Temple and a short histor-yofathe organization. Masons and guests from all over the area, (tended the open house which proved to be a suc- cess. Right Worshipful Brother. Alex R er,.�,,,, two of the open house guests, Mrs and Mrs. earl. Kip "oh hand to greet visitors was. Mrs.'ee Chr3itllne �ut'rte� ,irf �,i`ne background, who isa past District Deputy Grand Matron, of the Order of the Eastern Star. (Staff Photo) n -12 Biuevale resident hurt in Saturday accident Total damages were estimated at $1,900 in two motor vehicle accidents which occurred last week in the area. On Thursday, -Ruth ,I. Pipe of RR 4, Brussels, was involved in a - singlecar accident on County Road 16, east of sideroad 15-16, Morris Township, when the car she was driving left the road and struck several guide posts , and a fence. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $500. A 21 -year-old Bluevale resi- dent, Miss Joan Campbell, was treated at the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital on Saturday after a car in which she was a passenger was involved in a two -car colli- sion in the Village of Bluevale. Driver of the car was Terry John- ston of RR 2, Bluevale. His car came into collision with a vehicle driven by Douglas R. Carter of RR 1, Bluevale, on Clyde Street, north of Queen Street. Miss Campbell was treated for bruises and released. Mr. Carter was also injured in the accident but the extent of his injuries is unknown. Total damages were estimated at $1,400. Both accidents were investi- gated by the Wingham detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police. -Several Wingham residents attended the variety concert sponsored by the Whitechurch Women's Institute and held in the community hall in that village on Friday evening. -Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brenzil of Stnney Creek spent the weekend in town visiting members of the Brenzil and Bennett families. WINGHAM FIREMEN got quite a bit of exercise last week with fires popping up every where. The week started with a fire at the town's dumping site in East Wawanosh Town- ship. The blaze sent billows of smoke Into the air which could be seen from two miles away. The fire fighters enlisted the aid of bulldozer operator Len Philips in their efforts to put the fire out. (Staff Photo) S R 'lilt Wilma Oke The ''Huhon County Board of Education 'approved a budget of $13485,8314or 1974 at a special meeting in iClinton Monday -up 9.24 per cent (0;115,503) over last year. Municipal taxes will Cover $3,091,559, , while $9,426,000 will come from provincial grants. Tuition fees and school rentals will cover $612,784. B. C. Straughan, chief account- ant for the board, said there was a Surplus of $55,488 from 1973. (In the elementary panel there was a surplus of $80,832 less a deficit in the secondary panel of $25,344) . The average local mill rate for 1974 will be elementary 20.7 mills, down one mill from last year, and' secondary 20.4 mills, up 3.2 mills. The province will pay appro- ximately 74 per cent of ordinary expenditures in the elementary panel in 1974, an increase of about 2 per cent over 1973, and will pay approximately 74 per cent of or- dinary expenditures in the sec- ondary panel this year, a • de- crease of about 2 per cent. R. B. Dunlop, business ad- ministrator, explained the im- ca increas provement in the elementary panel resulted from more gener- ous assistance in the French language grant for elementary pupils. D. J. c ochrane, director of education, in presenting the budget, said preparations for it were started last November to outline the capital needs and the maintenance needs, and conti- nued through January, Febru- ary, March and into April to present date as requisitions came in from principals for additions or replacements of equipment, as staffing needs and enrolment projections were up -dated and grant regulations received. Cayley Hill, chairman of the board, said. it would tie a good idea at the inaugural meeting when board of management and education committees are being set up to have a sub -committee formed to act as a budget com- mittee. The committee members would sit down with the adminis- tration and screen requests for equipment and assist in present- ing facts to board members, Mr. Hill said. It was decided that two members of the education com- mittee and two from the manage- ment committee would be named to form this committee Instruction costs will use up to 78.1 per cent of the total ordinary expenditures in . the elementary panel and 78.3 per cent in: the secondary and retarded pupil panels. • When the subject of field trips was brought up in the budget, Mrs. Mollie Kunder requested that a committee be set up to look into field trips with recommen- ' .dations for the 1975 board. On the committee will be trustees, ad- ministration and representatives of elementary and secondary principals. _ .,.r• Separate School Board budget increases 15% By Wilma Oke The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board set the 1974 budget of $2,942,956 Wingham firemen fight 14 blazes The Wingham and District Fire department answered .14 fire alarms last week, nine in one day alone, and most of them were a direct result of people burning refuse. The week started wit 1 d Iite at the town's dumping site in East Wawanosh Twp. on April 16. Firemen had barely gotten that blaze under control when they wer"called to a fire at the home of William Thompson on the ninth Concession of Turnberry Twp. Fire Chief Dave Crothers said the roof of Mr. Thompson's house caught fire after a cinder from a refuse fire landed on it. Damages were estimated at $50. On April 17, an alarm was turned in by Mrs. Underwood of Gorrie after a grassfire started on her property. April 19 firemen put out a fire on the property of Elwood Davidson on the 10th Concession of Turnberry after a fire he set to burn off refuse ig- nited a fieldfire. Later the same day a call came in from Lower Wingham from Stuart Ritchie. Apparently a fire he started to burn refuse spread to a shed and field. Saturday had Wingham fire - ,fighters going around in circles. They answered and extinguished grassfires in Wingham. Morris Twp., Howick Twp. and Bluevale. All but one, a fieldfire on pro- perty belonging to Emery Mahe of the Bluevale area, were caused by refuse fires. The fire on Mr. Mahe's property was started when the wind tangled two hydro lines which short-circuited and began a field blaze. Wingham firemen were called to tie scene of an accident on Minnie St. near the CNR over- pass Saturday night to wash down gasoline spillage from the tanks of the two cars involved. On April 21, firemen extin- guished a fire in a salvaged car which was being transported along Hwy. 86 east of Huron County Road 12. Chief Crothers would like to thank Blyth Fire Chief Irvine Bowes who, after hearing Wing - ham's numerous fire calls, offered to put his department on standby for Wingham. The Chief would also like to thank the town police and the OPP for their help in controlling traffic during the alarms. Monday -up $289,778 (15 per cent) over last year. Approximately $1,829,100 (82.5 per cent) of the total ordinary expenditure is for teachers' sala ries, an increase of $226,000 over last year. The maximum ordi • nary expenditure this year is $704.00 per pupil, which is the same as the provincial ceiling. Municipal taxes set in separate rates for the 47 municipalities will raise a total of $386,700 and the rest will come from provin- cial grants, Arthur Haid, RR 4, Listowel, chairman of the finance committee, reported as he pre- sented the budget to the board m m Phers The 1974 tax rate in mills es- tablished for each municipality, with the 1973 figure in brackets, follows: Clinton 27.66 (26.65) ; Exeter 25.59 (22.59); Goderich 30.18 (29.97) ; Seaforth 23.13 (23.13) ; Wingham 29.29 (28.72); Bayfield 31.45 (28.45) ; Hensa l l 23.43 (22.50) ; Zurich 29.96 (29.89) ; Ashfield 28.50 (25.50) ; Colborne 28.21 (25.21) ; Goderich Twp. 25.00 (22.00); Grey 24.72 (24.72); Hay 30.91 (29.45) ; Howick 22.00 (19.00); Hullett 24.22 (21.22); McKillop 23.88 (23.08), Morris 20.10 (19.00) ; Stanley 22.62 (22.62) ; Stephen 31.19 (28.19) ; Tuckersmith 25.42 (25.42); Turn - berry 25.20 (25.20); Usborne 21.38 (19.90) ; East Wawanosh 24.47 (21.47) ; West Wawanosh 23.21 (22.50) ; Biddulph 24.25 (21.25) ; McGillivray 33.45 (30.45); Cul- ross 5.40 (5.40); Kinloss 5.36 (5.36) ; East Nissouri 25.00 (22.- 00) ; West Zorra 26.60 (26.80); Stratford 27.25 (24.25) ; Mitchell 19.96 (19.96) ; St. Marys 6.05 (5.00) ; Blanshard 49.00 (26.00) ; Downie 28.44 (28.44) ; North Easthope 32.04 (29.04) ; , South Easthope 24.75 (24.00) ; Ellice 24.54 (22.27) ; Fullarton 21.70 (21.70); Hibbert 23.50 (21.54); Logan 25.83 (24.19); Mornington 28.39 (25.46); Wellesley 28.61 (25.61) ; Maryborough 24.62 (21.83); Peel 21.37 (21.37); Blyth 24.20 (21.20) ; Wallace 22.71 (19.88). In other business the board set the official opening for St. Aloysius School, Stratford, at 3 p.m., May 12, and for Holy Name of Mary School. St. Marys, at 7,30 p.m. the same day. A dinner for officials will be held in Stratford at 5.30 p.m. The board accepted the tender of Pearson Bus Sales Limited, Tilbury for two 72 -passenger GM buses with Bluebird bodies for $20,030 less trades of one 66 -pas- senger 1968 Dodge and one 66 -passenger 1970 GMC, with de- livery within 30 days. The board spent over an hour discussing a policy covering at- tendance at conventions before finally approving a set of rules. Howard Shantz, Stratford; Os- car Kieffer, Bluevale and Vincent Young, Goderich will attend the Canadian Catholic Trustees Con- vention in Regina May 30, 31 and June 1 Gordon Ball, St. Marys will be alternate delegate. Board Chairman Michael Connolly of RR 3, Kippen and Francis Hicknell of RR 5, Seaforth, who also volunteered to attend, lost out when lots were drawn for the three delegates permitted to at- tend according to new policy.