Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-15, Page 1•
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FIRST SECTION
o grand openun
held
Two grand openings were held
Friday evening; each attracted a
large crowd to watch the pro-
ceedings. The new Wingham Day
Care Centre officially opened and
the Jack Reavie Workshop for
mentally handicapped adults cut
its ceremonial ribbon.
The new day care centre is
located on William Street across
from the town pool. Day care first
became known in Wingham in
1972, when it opened in the old
post office.
Paul Dawson and Tracey Berg-
gren who both attend day care,
on Friday ni
held the ribbon while Mayor Wil-
liam Walden cut it.
There are 20 children attending
the centre, which has a capacity
for 30. Most of the children, aged
two to five, attend for a full day,
or their mothers' working hours.
The centre is open from 6:30 a.m.
til 5:30 p.m., 12 months a year.
Jane Lane, day care super-
visor, says they employ four full
tine staff and one part-time
clerk.
Another part of the centre,
supervised by Marilyn McPher-
son, is called the Silver Circle
Nursery for mentally handi-
cappedchildren ages two to five.
The nursery is operated four days
a week from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
About 10 children attend.
The idea is to integrate the
normal and the handicapped chil-
dren when possible Mrs. Lane
says.
Wingham's day care board is
chaired by Allan Harrison. Mem-
bers on the board are Tom
Deyell, Bill Stephenson, Barb
Bender, Janet Reid, Holly Keil,
Janet Clarke and Mrs. Lane.
They plan to meet every third
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the Wingham Museum holds an
. open house.
The Wingham and District
' Heritage and Historical Society
has been preparing the upstairs
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• of the old post office, an approp-
riate setting for a museum. This
4 last week, floors have been
••cA scrubbed, carpets vacuumed and
curtains hung. '
*4•'• As you reach the top of the
A',stairs, a room slightly to your
left, has been completely fur -
RIBBON CUTTING --As Mayor William Walden cuts the ribbon to the new day care
centre, Paul Dawson (left) and Tracey Berggren hold the ribbon.
Radio is suggested as best
method to handle area fires
Morris Township council held a
special meeting with the Brussels
council June 8 to discuss their fire
and dump agreements. The dis-
cussion went smoothly with little
disagreement on either side.
The fire agreement between
Brussels and Morris says fires
"close to Brussels" will be
Open house
at museum
Thursday
The culmination of over two
years work will go on display
Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. when
s•nished by George Allen. Mr.
Allen was important in starting
the museum . Throughout the
tmuseurn, other pieces have also
''.been donated by him.
,4•1, Old dental and medical equip -
rent can be seen in another
;room. Old surgical tools have
en placed in a glass cabinet.
Many of the museum pieces
have been donated by local
ple. Perhaps grandfathers or
ethers will be seen in some of the
Oocal pictures.
The museum's prize posses -
ions are.five pictures by artist,
eorge A. Reid. A plaque by the
laown hall door commemorates
this local man's talents.
Tools from the Gurney Glove
orks, old souvenir china with
Ingham pictures, old photo-
raphs, furniture and signs are a
ew of the items to be seen at the
pening.
covered by the Brussels .fire bri-
gade. Morris Reeve William
•Elston said there is a problem
with the district covered.
Everyone has a Brussels
phone book," he said, "and some
people will call all three fire
departments (Blyth, Wingham
and Brussels), and we end up
paying two or three trucks at one
fire when not needed. It could
cost up to $15,000. It has cost us
$10,000. now. "
In the agreement, Morris pays
$150 for the first hour and $75 for
the -balance to Brussels. Blyth
charges are $70 and Wingham
charges are about the same.
Morris pays 15 per cent of costs,
however in Blyth and 18 per cent
in Wingham. They also pick up
any deficit.
Mr. Elston said he had no argu-
ment with the trucks going out
when called. "We don't want
someone's barn or house to burn
down." He didn't object to more
trucks being called when needed.
The Brussels truck has a water
supply of 500 gallons and needs
backup at larger fires.
Brussels Reeve Calvin Krauter
told Mr. Elston, "I can see it from
your point of view. Three fire
departments, you should have
three areas." He suggested that
fire cards be sent to homes telling
them what fire area they are in
and what number to call.
TWO-WAY RADIO
Morris Councillor Ross Procter
pointed out that people will still
call all three departments in a
panic. "You can't blame people
when they call all three," Coun-
cillor Thomas Miller added, "We
find no fault with the firemen go-
ing."
Morris council suggested that
when a fire call is placed, who-
ever is called should contact the
other departments and tell them
they were called, or send another
department if they are closer.
Mr. Krauter said that would
take time and those first few
minutes make a difference in a
fire.
Mr. Elston pointed out that
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. Blyth and Wingh am have a good
setup of exchange. He said'their
phones are 'manned 24 hours a
day and they have a two-way
,radio. Each knows where the
other is at all times when a fire
call has been made.
, Mr. Kreuter said, "We don't
have as good a liaison."
Elston added that a radio would
cost about $5,200 or more. Brus-
sels Councillor Malcolm Jacobs
said the radio system would help.
Mr. Elston said he didn't think
they could operate without a
radio.
Mr. Kreuter suggested Morris
council set up the fire areas and
they would meet with the fire-
men.
Mr. Elston then suggested a
meeting between Grey, Brussels
and Morris „councils. Grey has
approached Brussels for- a fire
agreement also, Mr. Krauter
said.
"A three' municpality meeting
would be i good thing. We'll see
what equipment you and Grey
want us to have and figure some
way of payment dnd agreement,"
Mr. Krauter said. He agreed that
a let of things need to be updated.
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$6057 donated to
Red Shield appeal
Wingham and area residents
gave a total of $6,057 in this year's
annual Red Shield appeal spon-
sored by ,the Salvation Army.
Two of the largest entres in the
district, Wingham and Lucknow,
recorded donations of approxi-
mately $2,500 and $1,100 respec-
tively.
Chairman of the campaign was
DeWitt Miller, who also looked
after special donations. Wingham
organizers were Mrs. Bob Camp-
bell, Bill Henderson Sr. and Mrs.
Bill Henderson Jr.
The organizers appreciate all
the work of the volunteer can-
vassers and acknowledge all
donations that helped make the
campaign a success.
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The public was invited to tour
the centre and to enjoy refresh
merits there.
WORKSHOP OPENS -
The Jack Reavie Opportunity
Workshop was officially opened
following years of work by many
people to achieve a workshop in
Wingham.
The workshop is named after
Jack Reavie, a prominant man in
associations for the mentally re,
tarded and a key figure in helping
the mentally handicapped in
Wingham.
He was involved with the•Wing-
ham association when the Golden
Circle School was started in 1958;
for students age five to 21. At that
time it met in the basement of the
Masonic Lodge. He was president
of the association for some time
and worked on many of the com-
mittees.
The workshop ,was started in
small way about three years, ag#
and has since grown to its loeit-
tion at 153 John Street West, the
building formerly occupied by
the Silver Circle School. •
Mr. Reavie was also executive
director for the Ontario Associa-
tion for Mentally Handicapped
for Region 2, as well as first vice-
president for Region 2. He
worked closely with the. social
services department.
When he was president. of the
local association, he launched the
Silver Circle School, now held in
the new day care 'centre.
Besides these many accomp-
lishments, Mr. Reavie was
mayor of Wingham in 1949 and
again in 1975. He died in office in -
1976. He was 'president of the
Wingham ub in 1957.
At the official opening of the ,
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WATERBED DONATION -Mrs. P. A. Murray of
Holyrood and her family donated three waterbeds,
such as that shown on the bed here, to Wingham and
District Hospital last week. Norman Hayes, hospital
administrator, accepted 'the cheque for the beds from
Mrs.'Murray. Also shown are her grandson Alphonse
workshop, Mrs. Reavie, who is
principal of the Golden Circle
School, cut the ribbon and
received a plaque commemorat-
ing her husband's work towards
the workshop and within. the as-
sociation.
The work of the adults at the
workshop was on display for the
public-. They sew, strip furniture,
make area mats, , pillows and
much More. There are about
seven adults presently at the
shop.
Mrs. Reavie said Manager
Esther Cantelon deserves a lot of -
credit. Mrs. Cantelon worked
with the association when she
was in university and returned
when she graduated. Mrs. Reavie
said her husband was very glad
to have her back at the workshop.
Two other women are also em-
ployed there.
A tour of tpe workshop and
refreshments were offered at the
opening.
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Murray and William Jeffrey, director of nursing at the
hospital. The. waterbeds are useful in prevention and
treatment of skin breakdown, as they promote rather
than restrict circulation. The donation was made
possible by' the P. A. Murray Memorial Fund.
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In what he termed a "real
satisfying night", Murray Gaunt
swept to victory over his two op-
ponents in last week's provincial
election.
His margin of' victory, nearly
10,000 votes, was almost the same
as in his last outing two years
ago, but Mr. Gaunt placed more
emphasis on this win.
"The big blue machine ran a
textbook campaign here," he
said during a television interview
election night. But though he was
worried during the early stages
of the campaign, he added, things
came together for him, at the end.
Mr. Gaunt polled 17,356 votes,
to 7,523 for PC candidate Sam
MacGregor and 1,754 for Dave
Zyluk of the NDP. His total rep-
resents approximately 65 per
Hospital to check
insurance coverage
The management -committee of
Wingham and District Hospi-
tal's board of governors will be
lookng over the hospital's insur-
ance pOlicies with an eye to in-
creasing protection, folloaring• a
a'ecornmendatiop by hospital'
Executive Director Norman
Hayes.
Mr. Hayes told the board June 8
the policies haven't been changed
since he took over as. administra-
tor, three years ago. He recom-
mended checking them to make
sure the coverage is still ade-
quate. •
• Board members, agreed to
delegate the responsibility for re-
viewing the insurance and in
creasing it if necessary to the
committee.
In other board business, three
doctors were appointed to the
hospital on the recommendation
of the medical advisory commit-
tee. Dr. Ronald Cape and Dr.
Duncan Robertson, specialists in
geriatric medicine from London,
were appointed as consultants.
and Dr. John Bradley, an anes-
thetist, received an associate'
staff appointment. All appoint-
ments are for one year.
The board also approved the
purchase of a single unit 18,000
BTU air conditioner for the doc-
tors' library and the doctors'
room above it. The $1,564 unit will
cool both rooms via a system of
ducts. Split unit air conditioners
for the rooms would have cost
$2,130, the board waa told.
It was decided, in response to
urging from public relations
committee Chairman Donald
Kennedy, to direct the question.
naires given hospital patients
upon discharge to that committee
rather than to the hospital. •
The questionnaires invite com-
ment by patients on the various
aspects of their hospital stay.
The board conducted a portion
of its business in committee of the
whole.
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Towne ploy rs
prepare comedy
Despite some problems getting
male actors, the Wingham Towne
Players have their cast set and
rehearsals are underway for this
summer's producticin of the Jack
Sharkey comedy, "Meanwhile,
Back on the Couch".
Work on costumes and sets is
also underway, the group re-
ports, with play datet set for July
7-9.
There are still openings for
persons interested in helping with
advertising and house manage-
ment and a few props are still
needed, moat notably a facsimile
of a psychiatrist's couch.
For further information, con-
tact Sandra Lee at 357-1990 or 357-
1383 after five.
cent 'of the vote, about what he
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The election produced another
Conservative minority govern-
ment, with the PCs picking up
only six of the 11 Seats needed for
a majority. It also moved the
Liberals back into the role of of-
ficial opposition, as they lost only
one seat to the NDP's five. Final
standings were: PC 58; Liberal 34
and NDP 33.
In an interview the day follow-
ing the election, Mr. Gaunt said'
he thinks the people of Ontario
rejected William Davis' plea for
a majority because they feel he
hasn't tried hard enough to make
minority government work. This
time, he said, Mr. Davis will have
to co-operate and "make every
attempt to make it work".
The people have sent Mr. Davis
a message, he declared; .conse-
quently he expects this parlia-
ment to last three or four years.
Mr. Gaunt also predicted the
election will bring an early end to
Mr: Davis' political career. "I
don't think Bill Davis will be back
RYERSON GRAD
Kim Dadson recently grad-
uated from a three-year
journalism course at Ryerson
Polytechnical Institute, Tor -
()Mo. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dad -
son, Listowel. Kim has
accepted a position as report.
er for the Wingham Advance -
Times. She is also a graduate
of Listowel and District
Secondary School.
for another. election," he said,
though he could stay on for an-
other year or two before stepping
down. He added this "pretty well
destroys" any hopes Mr. Davis
might have had of moving into
the federal arena.
The real winner in. the election,
he said, is Liberal leader Stuart
Smith, as the Liberals held vir-
tually all of their seats and recap-
tured the role of official opposi-
tion.
Mr. Zyluk blamed the poor
showing of area NDP candidates
partially on a reaction by voters
to the high powered campaign
run by the • Conservatives.
"Voters were afraid the Con-
servatives would win," he felt; so
many who might have voted tkIDP'
voted Liberal instead to ensure
they wouldn't.
Mr. Gaunt expressed gratitude
for all the support given him,
promising to work hard in the
new legislature.
Two other issues hurt the NDP
in this area, he added, singling
out what he termed misinter-
pretation.of the party's stand on
Ontario Hydro developments in
the previous election and of party
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leader Stephen Lewis' proposal to
raise the minimum wage in thia
one. •
"It's a pity we're no longer the
official opposition," he .said, but
felt the NDP survived remark-
ably-,welI in light of the strong
campaign levelled against it by
the Conservatives. A lot of voters
ignored insinuations regarding
NDP government in British
Columbia, he felt.
Mr. Zyluk also claimed the
three ridings represented by Mr.
Gaunt, Jack Riddell (Huron -
Middlesex), and Eddie Sargent
(Grey -Bruce) have "a tradition
of returning the incumbent with
en increasing majority". Conse-
quently a lot of votes were for
Gaunt personally, he said, prais-
ing him as a "good representa-
tive" and predicting he may be
impossible to unseat.
Overall, he condemned the
election as a waste of money by
the provincial government,
particularly since it failed to pro-
duce the sought majority.
Attempts to contact PC candi-
date Mr. MacGregor for com-
ments on the election results
were unsuccessful.
Voting breakdown
list for local polls
Breakdown of the voting in last
week's provincial election for
polls in Wingham,and surround-
ing townships is as follows. Vote
listings are in the order: Mtirray
Gaunt, Liberal; Sam MacGregor,
Progressive Conservative; and
Dave Zyluk, New Democrat,
WINGHAM: Poll No. 85 (lawn
bowling clubhouse) 169, 36, 5; No.
86 (Mrs. Lilliam Kreger resi-
dence) 209, 45, 10; No. 87
(Wingham Sunoco station) 196,
51, 5 ;,No. 88 (town hall) 113, 31, 3;
No. 89 (PUC building) 152, 36, 7;
No. 90 (Elmer Ireland residence)
144, 39, 4; No. 91 (town hall) 113,
21, 4; No. 92 (Lee Simpell resi-
dence) 181, 40, 4.
TURNBERRY: Poll No 82
'(former Dale Bridge home) 164,
52, 3; No. 82A (nursing home) 22,
4, 1; No. 83 (Clifford Pfeffer resi-
dance) 152, 24, 6; No. 84 (Bluevale
community' Hall) 199, 28..5.
HOWICK: Poll No. 93 (Elmer
Greenley residence) 153, 25, 17;
No. 94 (Wroxeter Community
Hall) 177, 29, 9; No. 95 (Gorrie
Community Hall) 110, 23, 10; No.
96 (Gorrie Community Hall) 100,
45, 11; No. 97 (Fordwich Com-
munity Hail, 9; No. a8
(Fordwich Community Hall) 123,
41. 16; No. 99 (Arnold Allan resi-
dence) 125, 29, 16.
EAST WAWANOSH:, Poll No.
107 (Philip Dawson residence)
160,29, 10; No. 108 (township gar-
age) 134, 20, 4; No. 109 (Snell
Feed and Surplus) 136, 23, 4.
MORRIS: Poll No. 112 (Albert
Kitchen residence) 150, 56, 10;
No. 113 (Women's Ihstitute Hall,
Belgrave) 170, 52, 7; No. 114
(township hall) 113, 23, 8; Nb. 115
(Nelson Marks residence) 131, 37,
6.
All totals are as reported by
Returning Officer George Mc-
Cutcheon
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