Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-01-14, Page 2Win : ! .A
ea -Times, January 14, 1981
takethances....
install smoke detectors
The u tha bona! burning of
a derelict house in tower
Town Monday morning
provided a graphic lefson on
just how fast fire can race
through a structure. • .
A crew from the 'Martian.
Valley Worse
Authority heard by Super-
intendent 13kr. muni, 'I '°dy
set the fire, w i • ! ap-
proval of the Local t I r chief
and the provincial ppooL" e, ,n
order to demolish the
structure acquired as part of
their floodplain cleann6
program.
Murray -R.ollins started the
blaze by filling an old tire
with gasoline and placing it
in a partially demolished
shed at the back of the house,
then setting a match to it.
The Haines licked at the
boards around them for
several minutes, then took
hold and began to spread.
The foot of snow on top of
tke Hie shed had little effect bn
flames, and within five
minutes "they had raced up
the back of the two-storey
frame and tarpaper house.
Although the breeze was
blowing against, the flames
— from the front of the house
to the back — the fire spread
quickly to the interior and
turned it into a roaring in-
ferno.
For many minutes the
house continued to stand, as
the fire ate away at its bones,
then slowly began to sag at
the rear. A portion of the
back wall collapsed, then the
whole"structure went down
like a house of cares, leaving
only the chimney standing
erect.
The whole process, from
match to final collapse, took
barely half an hour, and any
occupants of the building
would have had only minutes
in which to - make their
escape.
Although this fire was set
deliberately, and windows
and doors missing from the
house may have helped it to
spread more quickly than
usual, the whole exercise
provided a sobering
reminder of the tremendous
„„hanger fire can represent.
Play it safe. Make sure
smoke detectors are,
properly .installed and in
working order. Don't give
fire a place to start. And
have a well planned escape.
route from the building.
Watching a fire can be
exciting, but it would be a
horrible way to die.
STRIKING THE MATCH
Murray Rollins of the.
Maitland Valley Conser-
vation Authority struck
the match that marked
the beginning of the end
for the old Saint home in
Lower Town. The., struc-
ture was destroyed in a
controlled burn as part of
the MVCA's floodplain
clearing program.
Mr. and Mrs. George_
Webster and -Mr. and Mrs.
Tony Straker met Tuesday
evening at the home, of Mr:
and Mrs. Arthur Burrows to
celebrate Mrs. George.
Webster's birthday .
Jamie Verbeek is staying
with Mr. and Mrs. Percy
McClenaghan of Clinton
while his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Verbeek, are ,
spending holidays in Florida.
On Saturday Percy took
Jamie with him on a hunting
expedition andwhile enroute
home, they visited Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Emerson in the
village.
On Saturday Richard
Moore and Richard Day
were a pair of hard-working
boys removing snow from
garage and house roofs for
many people in the village.
The training school for 4-H
leaders will be held Thur-
sday; January 15, and
Wednesday, January 21.
These are all -day sessions
for the sewing course during
which the leaders learn to
make a skirt and vest.
Leaders from here will be
Mrs. Archie Pardon and
Mrs. Walter Elliott. Any girl
12 years of age or over,
wishing to join the club, may
contact Mrs. Purdon at 357-
,r. Qr ijiir3. irlliott at 357-
1
Vf.r. and1Mrs. Eric Evans
t''e Park were Sunday
visitors with his parents, Mr.
au414cs Bill Evans.
Cecil, *peer spent the
Weeket_1(LIZinth his parents,
Mr. Und Mrs. John deBoer,
and with his wife who is
staying y !1'th Mr. and Mrs
deBoer wbile Cecil takes a
coursa In1Oronto.
Mr anti Mrs. Bcrt Fon-
taine and Christian of
StreetsVille visited with Rev.
and Mrs. John Bell and left
then their little snowblower
to take care of theheavy
snow in the Bell laneway.
On Friday Mr. " and Mrs.
Wesley Tiffin received word
that Jim Henderson of
Brantford had passed away
at the hospital where he had
been for some time.
Attending the funeral from
here were Mr. and Mrs.
Tiffin; Mrs. Robert
Mowbray, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Pardon. The community
extends syfnpathy to all the
relatives:
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Campbell and Heather of
Kitchener were weekend
visitors with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rintoul
Were at. it
business on ....,..,,,
Kevin visited Wit itis
Gordon Itintold.
Wesley Belt of Waiikertaa
was a Monday *dor wit4
his ,parents, Rev. and MS.
John Bell.
Mr. and Mt's.
Simmons of Lendam_.-
Saturday visitors w
Mr. .
ii ati. Yte,r1,1p
mere in St i`i ndi eW's
Presbyterian Church,
Wingha_:m, en Monday,
January 19, beginning at 10
Mrs. , Earl Jainieoon
misting Mrs, Qrla1. Irwin
with work at the Winghain
Motel.
Pensioners ream ed
to,)reapply for GIS
More -than 390,000 Old lige -
Security Pensioners, in On,
tario; who have been re-
ceiving Health and Welfare
Canada's Guaranteed In-
come Supplement are being
urged to re -apply for the
benefit as soon as possible in
order to continue receiving
it.
According to W. A. Wright,
assistant director general of
the program, the depart-
ment mailed the application
forms to the recipients at the
end of December. "Most of
the people should have them
by now," he said.
The mailing consists of an
application, an information. -
sheet end a self-addressed
' return envelope.
"We urge recipients to•,re-
turan the applications at the
earliest possible moment in
order that they be processed
in time to avoid interruption..
of payments," Mr. Wright
added.
The GIS program requires
annual re-application by re-
cipients because of the
possible ;change in _income.
_Recipients whose income
has decreased will receive
larger payments while those
whose income has increased
will receive a reduced rate.
Recipients who fail to re-
apply will lose the benefit.
ROARING HOLOCAUST—Fire Chief Dave Crothers.
and MVCA crew members looked on as the derelict
house turned into a roaring holocaust and began to
collapse.
THE FIRE SPREAD OHICKLY from the backof the house to the Interior, es the
view through a front window showed it working its way through the structure.
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THE WHOLE PROCESS, from first rrlatdh until the recognizable as a structure, took only about half an
house collapsed Into a pile of burning rubble no longer' • hour.
` "No Application,
' or Policy. Fes! Rsquiradk
ABOVE PREMIUM R.ED ON
1. No'eecidb Or convletiotls i ;3, Ow.
2 Driving to•wor 10 milesor team•
3. Most 1979 or 80 Pontiac, Chev, Ford,
Plymouth or American Motors,
4, Married persop between 25 and 66,
S. We also provide further discounts, for
pleasure use, 2 care and faunas receive
reductions of another $18.00 every 6
months. (Premium $90.0016 months).
6. Other rates by phone. ".
7. Young drivers and higher risk drivers
iN�NCIES
RANCE
McMAiSTER
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welcomed.
327 Josephine"St.
MW St.
Wingham - 357-1227 - Brussels -8876691
After Hours 357-1483 If No Answer 367-1127
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Phone 357-1242
NOTICE
Rate Changes for. Hydro
services in the
TOWN OF WINGHAM
Residential Rates: ,.
8.0c per KILOWATT-HOUR for the first
50 K.W.H. per month
4.0c per KILOWATT-HOUR for the next
200 K.W.H. per month
3.1c per KILOWATT-HOUR for all
additional monthly consumption
Minimum monthly bill $4.00
General Service Rates:
DEMAND CHARGE:
First 50 Kilowatts of billing demand per
month - NI1.. Balance at $2.50_ per Kilowatt
of billing demand per month,.
Energy Charge:
8.QE per KILOWATT-HOUR for the first
50 K.W.H. per month
4,0c per KILOWATT-HOUR for the next
200 K.W.H. per,month
3.6c per KILOWATT-HOUR for the next
9,750 K.W.H. per month -
2.35c per KILOWATT-HOUR for all
additional monthly consumption.
Minima' i monthly bili $4.00
Intermediate Usir:
Demand Charge: $7.45
Engergy Charge: 1.32c
New rates effective with
February 1, 19$1 consumption.
WINGHAM PUBLIC -
UTILITiES COMMISSION'