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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-10, Page 12Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, Oct. 10, 1964 Turnberry Council Meeting with ratepayers turns into heated debate What started as a discus- sion between Turnberry council, and a delegation of ratepayers about the Lower Town millpond turned into a heated debate about town- ship spending at last Tuesday evening's meeting of council. The delegation of citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Mery Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Neill, Ron Richey, Ed Ranger and Dave Welsh, said at the outset they wanted to know Turnberry's position on the pond. The Lower Town mill pond has been empty since the dam collapsed earlier this year. Mr. Neill said he un- derstood that Turnberry Township is not interested in the pond or the clam. But the people who reside near the pond are very much con- cerned and want to know what council 'is doing about the situation, he said. The town of Wingham has controlled the dam since the early 1970s, said Reeve Brian McBurney.. Town council has set up a citizens' committee to look into possible solutions. Turnberry was to have been notified about the committee meetings, said the reeve, but So far his council has heard nothirlg. Mr. McBurney suggested that since the residents on the .Turnberry side are Lakelet WI LAKELET — Mrs. Jake Versteeg was hostess for the October meeting of Lakelet WI on Thursday. The presi- dent, Mrs. Lyle Murray pre- sided for the business, when a letter was read .on the course there will 'be for smocking. A report of the county rally was given by Mrs. Lyle Mur- ray. Mrs. Don Juno gave a report of the district execu- tive meeting. Each one was reminded of the World Food Day, Oct. 16. The smile was given by Mrs. Lloyd Forler. The roll, call was "An Old 'Time Weather Sign". Mrs. E. Fer- guson gave the motto, "The peace ,of the world depends on food", and a discussion followed. Mrs. Gordon Wright was auctioneer for " the 'sale .of plants, slips and bulbs. concerned about the pond, council would recommend that two township,. residents sit on the committee. After council recom- mended Mr. Baker and Mr. Neill sit on the committee, a lengthy discussion ensued on a variety of topics such as the Lower Town Bridge and possible solutions to the dam problem. Finally Mr. McBurney asked delegation members if there were any further questions and Mr. Welsh asked if work on n his read (Helena Street) is finished yet. ., Mr. Welsh said the road was "built backwards", with the pavement going on first before the shouldering work was done. He also asked if the road is wide enough since it has been reported that some township roads are too nar- row. "We need better engineer- ing and more control," said Mr. Welsh. Mr. Ranger disagreed, saying he thinks the new road is a big improvement overethe old one. MFs. Neill asked council members why they decided to purchase a new grader this year even though the township could be faced with a large deficit. (The decision to purchase a new John Deere grader was made at the Aug. 21 meeting. At the Sept 18 meeting, council was in- formed the township could be faced with a deficit of up to $150,000 in 1984.) Councillor Randy Scott de- fended the decision, saying "the Ministry of Transporta- tions .and Communications told the township to get rid of its 1970 ,Wabco grader this year and offered a subsidy ($53,500) toward the pur- chase of a new machine. When Mr. Welsh com- plained about the alleged poor job council and the road crew are doing, Councillor Joan Wright turned to him and asked, "Want the job?" "Yes. I could do a better job than anybody at this (council) table," he replied. Finally after spending one hour with council, the delegation members left. SELL OLD GRADER In related business at last week's meeting, council East Wawanosh council schedules mtg. over dump East Wawanosh • council has scheduled a meeting for later this month to discuss alleged illegal dumping practices' at' the Wingham land disposalsite with representatives from Wing - ham council and the Minis- try of the Environment. The matter was discussed at last Tuesday's meeting of East Wawanosh council and was raised after members learned that Wingham town council had turned down an earlier request to meet about the dump. . , The Wingham waste disposal site is located on the 12th concession of East Wawanosh Township, East Wawanosh` council has expressed concern that Wingham is not dumping in the area of the site which is licensed by the ministry. But Bruce Machan, a spokesman for town council, said their hands are tied until the findings of hydrogeological surveys at • the dump have been returned to his council for its examination. The earlier request to meet with East Wawanosh council was turned down at last Monday's meeting of town council for that reaspn, Mr. Machan said. However East Wawanosh Reeve Neil Vincent said when contacted later that his council is .interested in meeting with Wingham and the MOE as soon as possible and that is why East Wawanosh has scheduled the meeting. In other business at last week's meeting of East Wawanosh council, mem- bers expressed concern over possible additional costs to education if plans for French -immersion classes are enacted in the county. Mr. Vincent said whenever students are split up among schools it is costly and that is what has been proposed for French immersion, as his cbouncil understands. East Wawanosh council is not against French being taught at schools, in fact Mr. Vincent said he thinks it is a fine idea, but his council intends to issue a caution to the county board of education in the matter. Three building permits were presented and ap- proved at last week's meeting: Alex Nethery, Lots. 42, Con. 5, a shed; Larry Robinson, Lot 30, Con. 9, a storage shed; and Eldon Cook, Let 38, Con. 6, a steel granary. The next regular meeting of East Wawanosh council is scheduled for Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. at the township shed. accepted the offer of $10,500 from Joe Kerr Ltd. of Wingham for the old Wabco grader. Mrs. Wright declared a conflict of interest in the matter as her husband is employed by the Kerr firm. • A discussion was held - concerning the economics of keeping the old grader for winter snowplowing versus. selling it now. Deputy Reeve Doug Fortune said he felt that once the township pays for man hours, fuel and upkeep of the old machine during the win- ter months, it would be just as cheap to contract the job. Another concern of Mr. Fortune's is that the old machine could break down and require costly repairs. Also storing it would be another concern since it would severely cramp the quarters at the township shed. Councillor Donald Morri- son agreed with Mr. For- tune, saying he could not jus- tify keeping the old grader. Mr. Scott said the township paid out over $16,000 to a third machine hired for snow removal last winter and said he felt it would be more economical to keep the old grader for winter plowing, "For $10,500, I think we should keep it," he said. Finally council decided to accept the Kerr bid, provided the township can keep its old grader until the new one is delivered late this . month or early in November. Mr. Scott opposed the motion in the subsequent vote. Sacred Heart Mailbox Movie review GREMLINS "Don't ever Set him wet. Never expose him to light — it could kill him — and never, no matter how much he begs, no matter how much he nags, never, ever, feed him after midnight." This blockbuster movie takes place in a small, sleepy town where nothing ever happens. (Something like Gorrie!) That is until Zach Galligan's father brings him home an extraordinary ' Christmas present — a sweet mogwai named "Gizmo. The instructions for his care are quite simple acutally, but crucial. (Little does his owner realize just how crucial!) Then, one careless, fatal night, Zach totally disregards the warn- ings — setting in motion the horrors to come. The evil "gremlins", led by their ferocious leader "Stripe", threaten to monopolize the town unless they are stopped. Who else but Zach could bring a halt to the ever-growing terror? An adorable, literally un- forgettable movie. Julie Stewart The Grade 2 students have been working on a religious poster, of Jesus with the little children. • Grade 3 and 4 are becoming physically fit by running around the track every recess._ They are planning a tour of Wingham as part of the SES unit. Grade 5 and 6 are having a celebration for Thanks- giving. Grade 7 and 8 are working on a Thanksgiving display in the school hall with vegetables and fruit. The display is being organized and designed by Bill McGlynn, Lara Parker and RhondaSchaefer. Junior football Last Thursday the team travelled to Palmerston to. face Norwell. Madill made a bid to score on the opening kickoff when Brett Martin broke free from the Norwell tacklers except for one speedy defender who brought him down from behind. Madill's offence could just not seem to move the ball. This was due to a strong Norwell defence which time after time came up big against Madill's offence. Madill's next big chance came in the second half when Sandy MacDonald ran to Norwell's two -yard line on a broken punt play. The play was brought. back 15 yards on a penalty and the Norwell defence came up big and re- fused Madill the TD. The Madill defence played well, holding Norwell score- less with many interceptions and a blocked punt. The game went into over- time and Madill almost pulled the game out. Madill punted the ball and it -was mishandled by the Norwell player. After a wild scramble Madill had recovered the ball in the end - zone butrwas assessed a con- troversial no -yards penalty. Final score Madill -0 Nor- well -O. Murray Nethery 11E St. Andrew's 1WMS Thankoffering nieeting The Women's .Missionary Society . of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church held its Thankoffering meeting on October 2 in the upper room. President Mrs. H. Bateman. opened the meeting with a quotation, `Our Father hears us when we pray". Mrs. W. Congram read the scripture from I Thes- salonians, chapter five, and Mrs. Bateman led in prayer. Mrs. W. Ford played a piano solo. The offering was received by Mrs. D. Eadie and Mrs. G. Risher and dedicated by Mrs. B. Moffatt. A group of ladies gave a litany. Those taking part by reading were Miss Agnes Williamson, Mrs. R. Hastings, Mrs. T. Currie, Mrs. G. Wall, Mrs. J. Conn, Mrs. Bateman and Mrs. H. Robertson. Miss Williamson in- troduced the guest speaker, Mrs. J. Ward, who based her talk on the theme, "A Thank: ful Heart". She spoke about the attitude, the ,gratitude, the rejoicing within a thank- ful heart. Mrs. ,Bateman thanked the speaker and presented her with a token of appreciation. Mrs. Ford presided at the piano for the singing of the hymns. The president, Mrs. DENNIS LITTLE REST MORTGAGE RATES 1 21/2% 121296 1 year , ya:re ` ABC ANNUITIES 53 WEST ST„ GODERICH 524-2773 (collect) Rates subject To Change FRANK LITTLE Bateman, conducted the business part of the meeting, with secretary Mrs. C. Tiffin reading the minutes of the last meeting and giving roll call. Treasurer Mrs. G. Wall also gave her report: The meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. D. Ritchie and lunch was: served by the hostesses, Mrs. H. Robertson and Mrs. J. Conn. Kinsmen raise f.0 nds for CF The Kinsmen Club of Wingham raised more than $1,000 toward the fight against cystic fibrosis over the Thanksgiving weekend with a voluntary toll booth. The toll booth, which was set up on Friday and Saturday at the north end of Josephine Street, brought in a grand total of $1,241.20. Motorists who stopped for the toll were provided with information pamphlets ex- plaining the fight against CF and balloons were handed out to all the children. Cystic fibrosis, which affects a large number of Canadian children, is as yet incurable, but through the efforts .9f Kinsmen and others the life expectancy of 'children afflicted with CF has risen during the past 15 years from eight years of age to over 20 years of age. Buoyed by the interest and concern shown by the citizens of Wingham and the surrounding area, the Kinsmen Club of Wingham is considering making its voluntary toll booth an an- nual event. A perfect day for a field trip On Saturday, Sept. 29, F. E. Madill's geography club had its first field trip to Niagara Falls and area. Leaving at 8 a.m. sharp, we travelled by bus to the Grimsby Point Bluff near Hamilton where we hiked for 20 minutes along the Bruce Trail, on the cliffs 300 feet above the town of Grimsby. We could see the faint outline of Toronto and several other cities across Lake Ontario from outlook points along the trail. Our next destination was of a very important nature: Food! This being our major trip of the year, we had a smorgasbord banquet at the Beacon Motor Inn in St. Catharines. Everyone really enjoyed the meal and it was a decidedly heavier bus that headed off to the Falls them- selves. Upon arrival we im- mediately travelled down to the Niagara River on an inclined railway, donned our raincoats and boarded one of the Maid of the Mist boats. We travelled into the midst (and mist) of the falls and, when on the brink of cap- sizing, quickly turned around and headed back to shore. Then it was on to Marine - land for three and a half hours of rides, shows and fun. Due to the late date, there were no lineups to the rides. It was wonderful: Finally at 6:30 p.m. a group of happy but tired people pulled out of Niagara )Falls. There was a short stop at Guelph's Burger King and then we were home. Thanks goes to everyone who helped make this trip such a successful one. Special thanks to Mr. Cardy and Mr. Haugh, our super- visors, and our bus driver Ivan Campbell. Oh yes, I almost forgot, we all sur- vived Dragon Mountain! SuzanneAlto'n'it " Editorial Something to think about The joys of a modern world, or should I say the rigours of today's society, confront me all the time. Present-day technology demands power to rule the earth. It wants Our jobs, our minds, 'and our physical form; it has the potency to end all life in a matter of minutes. Are we helpless in the grip of this power? Computers have the power to take over thousands of jobs. They threaten factory workers, business workers and even our school systems. We'll be learning in com- puter terminals rather then in classrooms with teachers. I don't want to learn from a box of wires. If the computer can become a mentor, could it also replace parents? Can you imagine a ready-made, metallic grey robot to love, and receive affection? Biologists have created Student response THE DEATH PILL There is a constant shadow hanging over all young people today. It is the realiz- ation that we could be wiped out by a nuclear holocaust. In such an event, bomb shelters would be obsolete, chance of survival non- existent. The decision to issue cyanide pills to make the end painless is now being Voted on in one university in theaJJnited States. I asked the students at F. E. Madill if they would take the death pill if the disaster ever took. place. "I'm not sure, but I hope there would be a slim chance of survival," said Rose Marks 12E, "So I wouldn't take it." Lisa Anderson 11A thinks the school should supply the pill for those who want it. Personally, she feels she could not take it. Despite the terrible odds, she hopes to survive. Clint Pewtress 12F had this to say abouttaking the 'death pill. "Giving up and not trying to survive is a cop- out. Some people have to survive, and I intend to be one of them." "I wouldn't take it just in case there. was a chance of survival," Amy,Stone 9F.-„ " 'Lisa Parker 12E feels this Yearbook club news Under the capable leader- ship of Marilyn Jamieson and Jan Gibson, a small group of dedicated "year - bookers" have already begun work towards pro- duction of the 1985 Courier. Each town in the F. E. Madill area has been can- vassed for yearbook adver- tisers. A total of over $3,000 has been. collected to date; with more revenue expected. ' �TTh1ranks to all those who have this the book again this year with their patronage. Yearbooks have also been on sale to the school population this week. Madill is fortunate in the fact that we have a very supportive student body. Out of ap- proximately 950 in the school, over 700 bought year- books. Working toward a spring delivery, editor Marilyn Jamieson reports that four shipments of a total of 144 pages will be shipped to Winnipeg for publication. Ms. Jamieson also wishes to Newsy nothings Hello, again! "Ca va?" I'm feeling great too. Except my poor fingers ... doing my own typing . . oh no! Any- way, I hope all you Inter- national Plowers had a good time whilst there. Heard that Ripley was the place to be, right T.K.? As reports go, the fair was just great. - And speaking of fall fairs, I hope you all survive the Teeswater (TeesH2O for you chemists) Fair. Congrats to Susan Cook for placing first runner-up in the Miss Teeswater Queen of the Fair competition. Not much more to say except I'll be looking for all Grade Nine students October 12 at Grade Nine Night .. don't forget your meal ticket. Take dear old Maude's advice and go; it's a blast! So before I go . . Happy Birthday to Donna Dam- sma! 11. Goodbye once again . . . and remember, stay marvelous. Mud . . . oops, told ya! I was doing my own typing. MAUDE P.S. Just have to say Hi to M.F. . thank the staff advisor Lynda Elston, whose assistance is invaluable. We all wish the editors the best in their endeavors. We're looking forward to another superb book. Celia Chandler 13A L is not a decision that should be left up to an individual. She considers it to.. be tam- pering with fate, and would not take the pill. Rob Mann 12D believes in partying to the end. We seem to have a very "survivalistic" student body. Everyone feels that he or she may have a chance of continuing on after a nuclear expision. I' wish. I shared their optimism. —Angela Petten genetic engineering — t ►e art of making new beings. What might happen if a mistake or mix-up produced a freak? What happens to the unknowing "guinea pig"? Such a creature would have to be killed or, worse, live in a scientist's lab. How would you feel about a child that began ina sterile glass tube? The parents would have to overcome the idea that they had won over the ways of nature. Finally, the danger of a nuclear war threatens man- kind. This is a delicate topic I'd much rather forget. We have the ability to blow up our world 50 times over. Modern technology has dis- covered the perfect solution to end all life on earth! Why? I'll have to live here when I'rn an adult and my children will grow up in this "hi -tech" society. What is our world coming to?, Does technology have a limit? My advice: have faith and keep living. --Valerie Ricker The place to have. a great time! All the time! 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