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Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-08, Page 1• fine tr,-v LAND -SEA -AIR PAcKAGE TOURS , Business or pleasure - book now! Listowel, Ontario rd, 291-2111 Call Toll Free 1100-265-6332 FIRST SECTION Wingham, Wednesday, June 8, 1977 Single Copy Not Over 30c Council proclaims June 13 to 18 ire -a -student week in Wingham The week of June 13-18 will be Hire -a -Student Week in Wing - ham, town council decided at its meeting June 3. The proclama- tion was made in 'response to a suggestion from Canada Man- power. The week is intended to focus particular attention onto the problems ycung people have in finding work, with local mer- chants and businesses urged to consider hiring gelents during the summer. Council also approved the installation of parking meters in front of The Home Place, a new store on Josephine Street, and across the street in front of the service station. Councillor David Cameron sug- gested meters are the only way to solve the parking problem in front of the store, noting: "It's sure a. mess now". He said Bob Middleton, one of RECEIVES DEGREE Mrs. Florence Reavie re- ceived her Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honors from the University of Water- ' loo at the spring convocation' on May 26. Mrs. Reavie is the principal of the Golden Circle School in Wingham,. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Elston attended the ceinvocation ceremonies and after, the family cele- brated the event at the Ali Baba Supper Club. the store's owners, requested any meters be placed close to the front of the building, rather than in direct line' with the meters al- ready in place along the street, to prevent parking between the meters and the building. He also reported Mr. Middleton wanted to know why meters are to go in front of his store when there are none across the street. Council agreed to go along with the request and decided to place two metered parking spaces in front of the service station across the street. It was pointed out other gas stations in town have parking in front of their 'lots. In other .business, council passed a bylaw changin ing of the Fred Mdor subdivision to residential from develop- mental, as requested by Mr. Moore, and agreed to accept the easement for a storm sewer across part of the property as offered. • The proposed sewer will pro- vide drainage to the Moore and Maitland Estates developments, running along the CN right-of- way to the river. In addition, it will ease the load on the present drain in that area. Rubbish Pickup Problems Council is , considering what action to take regarding com- plaints about lawn and garden refuse pickups. Currently the col- lection is made on alternate Thursdays, but Reeve •Joe Kerr said there are problems with some persons putting out rubbish more than a week in advance, thus causing an eyesore. He sug- gested special pickups could be made and the people then billed for it. Another"problem is the types of material -placed out to •be col- lected, council was told. The service is intended for such things as lawn and 'shrub clip- pings and garden refuse, not for tree branches and other large objects. Councillor Angus Mow- bray recommended council draw up regulations on what will be picked up and advertise this in addition to the times when things may be put out for collection. Apparently the town is getting a better deal on its decorative flowerpots this year. Councillor Allan Harrison reported he called for bids on the flowerpots this year, with the contract awarded to Lewis Flowers of Wingham at $4.50 per pot. Last year the contract was • awarded to Lewis Flowers, with- out competitive bids,,at $8.00 per pot, Mr. Harrison said, noting he specified the same things in the pots this year as were in last year. Head office responsible for transformer overload The Wingham Public Utilities Commission is sending a letter to the Toronto head office of Lloyd - Truax Ltd. to inform them that they are now responsible for any overload that the Wingham plant puts'on their transformers. Ken Saxton, PUC manager, told the commission that the 520 or so kilowatts Lloyds use is "quite a load on our circuit; a substation is required. Once it goes over 450 kilowatts there is a Reakdown in the service." The PUC is supposed to supply a maximum of only 450 kilowatts, but has been supplying more than that, rather than close the plant down by refusing to supply the extra power. Mr. Saxton said he would be writing the head office that the transformers will be fused to take a certain limit of load. He was not sure at press time if this limit would be 500 kilowatts. He said he will instruct head office that any- thing over this set amount will break the -transformers and repairs will be charged to Lloyd - Truax. The PUC has requested that a substation be installed for the factory, but no move has been made in that direction. Harper English, manager of Lloyd - Truax, Wingham, was present at the commission's June 2 meeting to discuss the situation. Mr. English told the commis- sion that he does not have the au- thority to contract for a substa- ,tion, but Toronto does. Mr. Saxton said he did not think Toronto was aware that a 25 cent per kilowatt, lower demand charge would save the factory money after installation of their own substation. On 500 kilowatts, there would be a saving of $125. , PUC Chairman Roy Bennett told Mr. English, "We carry quite a few on our substation. If you were to move to any new place, you would automatically beput on a 'sub." In other business the com- mission decided to, have a new roof installed on the back of the PUC office. To replace the old roof with half inch insulation board and four ply felt would cost approximately $7,442 according to Smith Pete. The commission is looking into the price of four or six inch insulation and R20 in- sulation, which is recommended by the building code, Mr. Saxton reported the follow- ing work done in the past month: underground lining at Mowbray Apartments is almost done; two underground services for hydr,o were installed in Blyth; in Tees - water two valves in the water main were fixed and a few hundred feet of new main was in- stalled; four poles were replaced in Brussels, two of which were hit by cars and the Wingham ceno- taph light was part way up. It had been bent over by sno* in the past winter. Water accounts of $3,794.47 and hydro accounts of $113,662.58 were approved. Building Permits Approved Council approved six applica- tions submitted for building permits. Permits go to William YORK GRADUATE Donna Lynne McDougall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray McDougall, grad- uated from /Vt. University, Glendon College, on Satur- day, June 4, with a BA degree in English. After a trip to Europe, Miss McDougall will continue her studies. $9,500 pledged for research -The-rnefribers of the •Wingham Kinettes„are grateful for all who made pledges when the annual telethon was held for the purpose of raising money for the Cana- dian Arthritis and Rheumatisin Society. • • Approximately $9,500 was pledged during the four-hour pro- duction which:featured loCal tal- ent and interviews. The money will ' be directed 'toward a re- search project being conducted • by Dr. Manfred Harth of the Uni- versity of Western Ontario, Lon- don, who is studying theeffects of gold salts in the treatment of pa- tients with rheumatoid arthritis. The 'Society, and anyone who might benefit from its work, ap- preciate the long hours which the Wingham Kinettes devote to this special project. During the tele- thon, the members volunteered their time to answer phones. Other volunteer help was also ap- preciated. Every small amount toward this cause helps someone toward a more normal life. Although great strides have been made in research, many things are still not known about its cause and treatment. Perhaps, with the continued support of projects sponsored by CARS, effective treatment — and eventually a cure — will be found for arthritis sufferers. Robinson, for a storage shed; Ray Robinson, for a new house; George Carter, for a breezeway and garage; GM Enterprise, for a sign; Mrs. B. Sanderson, for siding and windows; and CKNX, for renovations to existing studios. Building inspector William Rintoul, who was at the meeting, told council permits are sequired for any external improvements to a building 'except painting and shingling. Mayor William Walden noted no permits had been ob- tained for the new dugout at the ballpark or the lawn bowling club shed. Council donated $200 to the Wingham Horticultural Society to be used in planting trees and flowers, but postponed con- sideration of a request for money from the farm and homestead improvement competition, as- sociated with the International Plowing Match. This will be con- sidered in next year's budget$ council decided. Two councillors, Mr. Harrison and Ray Walker, will be meeting with representatives of the Busi- ness Association to decide on the purchase of Christmas decora- tions for the town. council recently agreed tQ match $3,000 put up by the asso- ciation,for decorations. However, it does not favor the association's idea of placing spotlights on the street light poles, with decora tions replacing the flower pots in winter. Both the new day care centre and the 'Jack Reavie workshop for the mentally handicapped will have their official openings this Friday, council heard. The ,„..Reavie.workshop is in the former Silver Circle school. A planned sign for the new day care centre ran afoul of the town's building code, with Mr. Harrison learning the proposed sign was not only too large, but mist go on the building rather than on .the front yard. Several councillors' questioned the need for any sign on the building at all. Centennial Preparations Mr. Rintoul, who is also chair- man of the Wingham Centennial Committee, told council the weekend of Aug. 1, 1979, selected as the town's centennial week- end, had also been picked by Teeswater as its Old Boys' Week- end. When Teeswater learned of the conflict it agreed to postpone its celebration for a year, he said, and council agreed to send a letter of thanks to the village Clerk. • Other preparations for the cen- tennial year were discussed during the meeting, with council hearing a proposal for a centen- nial pamphlet from representa- tives of Bowen Printing of Listo- wel, Bill Shepherd of Bowen Print- ing submitted a proposed design for the brochure, but most coun- cillors favored an alternative design suggested by Deputy Reeve Harold Wild. This design would have highlights of Wing- _ ham printed on the back of a map of the town. Bowen Printing sub- mitted a price of 10 cents per copy for a run of 30,000. The brochure will be distributed both during the plowing match and the centennial celebrations. Council also heard from Sidney Kaye of the Ontario Housing Cor- poration on the question off addi- tional family units and senior citizens' apartments in Wing ham. He said he had heard rumors Wingham doesn't want any more family units and wanted to know whether this is true. There are presently 10 of the units in town and there was a resolution to build 14 more. Council advised him family units are .not in much demand, with one vacant at present, and recommended no more be built just now. It was agreed there is a greater need to add to the 64 senior citizens' units in townand Mr. Kaye said he will return following completion of a survey to determine the need for addi- tional senior citizens' housing. He suggested the town look for suitable land to build on, pointing out OHC now asks the muni- cipality to provide the land .for housing projects. • . AW"1.: r• LIFE MEMBERSHIP—Mac Ritchie of Wingham (right) was awarded a life membership in the Kinsmen Association last weekendfor his outstanding contributions to the association during his nine years as a member. Dr. William Lawless of Harriston, national secretary -treasurer of the Kinsmen Association, presented Mr. Ritchie with a plaque and pin during a Kinsmen-Kinette dinner and dance ,in Wingham. National president Wayne Boddy of Stratford and District Governor Robert Smith of Woodstock were among the 150 who attended theevent. ( Larry McDonald Photo) Agriculture, energy dominant issues at Huron -Bruce all -candidates' meeting • Anyoneexpecting, a debate was threg Huron -Bruce candidates fintind little in each other's platforms to take issue with when they came together in an all -candidates' night last week. Sparks flew briefly when PC candidate Sam MacGregor took exception to NDP candidate Dave Zyluk's proposal for a mini- mum pricing system on farm products as "poppycock", but the differences between it, his own proposal for "assistance in mer- chandising and support" and Lib- eral Murray Gaunt's "supply management" program were never made clear. Otherwise, the tone was largely School gets new vice-principal . Richard Whiteley has been ap- pointed vice-principal of Wing - ham Public School, replacing Jelin Ross who has left to serve as principal of the new Vanastra Public School. Mr. Whiteley previously taught grades three and four at the Wingham school. The promotions have left a vacancyinn the school's staff and Principal John Mann reports ap- plicants are being interviewed for the position. serene, with only Mr. Zyluk • .availingjiirnself of the time pro- vided for rebuttal at the end of the opening addresses, which he used more to elaborate his own . stand than to refute points raised by his opponents. The bulk of the meeting, or- ganized at Madill Secondary School by the Huron and Bruce .agric lural federations, was de- vote to a question period during wh1ch the candidates fielded ch Ilenges from the audience.' he most contentious questions concerned development of nu: clear energy and accompanying industrial deIlopment and were directed to Mr.• MacGregor, who has made energy a plank in his platform. He debated briefly with local farmer Merle Gunby the possibi- lity of healthy agriculture co- existing with industry, maintain- ing it is possible and citing Ohio as an example.' Mr. Gunby re- jected the claim, saying he had come from such an area and: "No, thank you!". Mr. MacGregor suggested this riding can accommodate some industry, which will be attracted by the energy available from the. Bruce nuclear power station. He also became embroiled with ,a questioner, who identified him- self only an an operator at the Douglas Point heavy water plant, over aileged floating of environ - FIELD DAY WINNERS at Turnberry Central School Were: (back) Nathan Peel, senior; Leonard Stamper, intermediate; Sally MacDinnald, intermediate; Nancy • Darling, senior; June Stamper, junior; (front) Jeff De Boer, juvenile; Juanita Boonstra, juvenile;- Sheldon Barker, junior; Andy Versteeg, novice; Brett Martin, novice; and Erica Hooftman, novice. The field day was scheduled for last Wednesday, but some events were postponed because of rain and so were held Friday. mental regulations by Ontario lydro._ The man 'cliargeclAhat employ ees at the plant are instructed to continue discharging water into the lake even when its tempera- ture exceeds restrictions set by the environment ministry. This is covered up by averaging the dis- charge temperature over a .day •or even a month,he said. He also said employees are told not to bother burning off the hydrogen sulphide gas leaving the 430 foot stack if the wind is blowing toward the lake, "be- cause no one can smell it out there". Normally propane is add- ed to the gas to burn it. Mr. MacGregor refused to give much weight to the charges, sug- gesting the effect of the overheat- ed water on the lake as a whole is probably minimal. He did not an- swer a question whether he would , oppose William Davis on the con- struction of other heavy water plants. Nine additional heavy water units are planned for Douglas Point, with three al-' ready built or under construction. Questioned by farmer Adrian Vos about the status of the nu- clear site proposed for Huron County, near Goderich, in light of evidence pollution from the plants is harmful to crops, Mr. MacGregor said he would oppose location of the plant in an agricul- tural area. He said environmen- tal hearings must be held in any case before a location is ap- proved There was some disagreement among the candidates' on the question of continued develop - Bicycle thefts a persistent problem Wingham police report they are continuing to investigate the problem of bicycles being stolen from residences in town. Eight bicycles have been re- ported stolen so far this spring, with the two latest reports coming last Thursday. The police are requesting that bicycle owners record the serial number of their bikes and keep the bicycle stored out of sight. Man injured in accident Thomas Lee of Wingham was treated for lacerations and abra- sions at Wingham hospital fol- lowing an RUM ArririPnt Juno, 4 Mr. Lee was apparently driv- ing a car which went nut of con- trol, struck a parked school bus and then went into a ditch ment of nuclear power, although .none..advocated abandoning :d..0 an energy sontee. Both Mr. Gaunt and Mr. Zyluk •felt the province should cut some of the $200 million budgeted for further research into nuclear energy, while Mr. MacGregor held the •use of fission energy should continue pending develop- ment of thermonuclear fusion and intense neutron generation as energy sourcea. • Some of the money cut from this budget could go toward re- search into other energy sources and some could be applied to agricultural research, Mr. Zyluk suggested. Mr. Gaunt added that even Please turn to Page 3 . ON NATIONAL BOARD Mrs. Verna Steffler of Wingham has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of prac- tical Nursing Assistants. She is one of two representatives of the Ontario Association of Registered Nursing Assist- ants. No inieorips ip two accidents Damage was estimated at $85i but' there were no injuries, Wing ham pOiice report, in a two -ca ' accident on Monday. -Alfred J. Lockridge and Britt! Cronkwright, both of Winghan were involved in the •accident which occurred on Minnie Street in Wingham. In another accident last Satur day, Gordon H. Congram ot Wingham hit a hydro pole while riding a Honda moped at the Riverview Drive -In. Damage to the bike was reported at $75.