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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-22, Page 1"" • ltd. er • at the D e;11. awarded • • , ' .:p.., increase in es,;effective an interim nt and the t probably .., i. a NEW KINSMEN—President Dale Heibeln welcomes newmembers Doug Barfoot, Rick Hodgins and Dennis Charrette into the Wingham Kinsmen- Club. Absent from the picture Is Bryan Allen, another rielle • to the club. ear pro ar methbets•of too Winfillim niost othek toWns its Size. The , food booth also could - ;Kinsmen Club heard a ProP0al .te • build Lind' Orli*, Ted.Ahara, representing a subcOmmittee of the Wingham Recitation Board, • told the club the proposed facilities.. would bring the • town up to the facilities available at ball parks in money' for; tke.,,a4noi'.' programs toWii if 4 ni :eh a , each year torminorhocitey, he noted. He said the board is proposing a cement block structure incorporating washrooms, a food booth and a storage room, which would also house the switches, for lights at the park.- The roof. aP • boet4 tecofl mittee C9.W.; Al 3.1y,1.0.0 res negfitt • Cat* Emplo) - other • (EMA1, 1Wiri • the ft" fqllW settblppy,4„ • D44 V91,4 crease was e hospital ek on the n of the udit corn - airman Dr. ed that as a protracted with the of Public a number of representing ospital em - bad not had months. at the ital are not a union, but Ationally has ettlements in rid salaries.) tioted a final be delayed, • ns read] a Until contract, pra mai figure will *ement, but be m, "% the nine per cent intari a a se. 'The0 -t oapproved a e, t)."-. • in the hourly - a , • D°I ,raisingit to $4.0O e - could be used as a platform . • for the public • address systemat hall gamee and nts. LIW„OW.1.1,0 falai ita *I& ' theleceisary.plinnbing and wiring and a Sevier hookup it is expected to run in the neighborhood of $15,000. Any money left over would be used to improve the seating at the ball park, -he added. He told the Kinsmen a 25 ' Separate school -board opposes shared buildings By Wilma Oke DUBLIN — The Huron - Perth separate school board at a meeting April 13 gave its to the concern ex - by another board support pressed about sharing school facilities. The Hastings -Prince Edward separate board circulated a letter ex- pressing cconcern about Aheadto DST The time has come to spring ahead -- at least for one hour. •• The spring equinox has come and gone and so has Easter, both of which this year coincided with a full moon. The days are getting longer and in order to take advantage of the extra sunlight and at the same time save energy, Canadians this weekend with convert to Daylight Saving Time. At 2 a.m. Sunda, April 26, clocks should be officially set ahead one hour. Just so you don't forget, set your clocks ahead before you retire for the evening. And if you're like a lot of us, you'll set the old ticker ahead on Friday or Saturday night just to give yourself a few days to get used to that early hour of the morning. Morris invitations slow in retUrning The invitation and publicity committee " for Morris Township's 125th anniversary celebrations met last Tuesday evening with 11 members present. Of more than 2,000 invi- tations that had been sent out, fewer than 25 had been returned, so those addresses were checked and the invi- tations will be sent out again. Others who had been mentioned as being •missed also will receive their invi- tation, it was decided to use one single sheet to advertise all of the events for the week- end, with one- copy to be distributed to every resident of the township as early in May as possible. As well, 200 poster size sheets will be Ordered for advertising in stores in Brussels, Walton, Blyth, Belgrave, Wingham and Bluevale. It also . was decided • to budget approximately $400 for radio advertising in July as well as trying for some interviews with Bill Thompson. Advertising also will be placed in three local newspapers darling the last week of July. The meeting adjourned ond it was left to the com- mittee chairman, George Michie, to call another meet- ing if necessary • memos issued recently by the Ministry of Education on the topic of school sharing. The letter suggested that some of the policies in- dicated that sharing, which might be tolerated on a temporary basis, will become a long-term 'solution' and would infringe on the basic rights of children to be educated in separate school buildings. The board wrote that it felt under no circumstances should separate school classes be lodged in an isolated, scattered pattern in public schools, as any arrangement which dims their "identity, autonomy and dignity" is unac- ceptable. It said it would agree that in am emergency two school units could be combined under one roof for a brief time. The Huron -Perth board will write to the ministry expressing its concern and declaring it is not interested in sharing facilities under any circumstances. In other business, Prin.- cipal Dave Zyluk of St. Joseph's School, Kings- bridge, was authorized to grant permission to the Kingsbridge tennis club to use the tennis courts on the school grounds, which were , established by the club and the community with grants. The board met in com- mittee -of -the -whole at the close of the open meeting. Easter guests with Mrs. Robert Moffat were Mr. and Mrs, George (Shirley) Porler. Mark and Eric of Barrie and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne (Joyce) Woods and Shelley of Pembroke , . • per cent grant is available kora the Ministry of. Com- munity and Social Services, • but the remainder of the ul ti -to 411,011,1* - talse4 PollOWing short dis- cussion, the club postponed -a decision on the matter untife later meeting. Sbme members notedtheJonsmea- already have tWolokejectSon the drawing hoard: Cleaning up the bush belinidthew • Riverside pall park, end:Pur- chasing playground equip- ment for the WinSham • Public School • t oPIPIOX; froin$3,592per hour Boar4ithemb.er, Raye Einish#Inquired why the bospital-pay these workers More than the provincial minimum wage. Treasurer Gordon Baxter explained the hospital •traditionally,has kept its rate 50 cents above the minimum wage, which will be risingto NEWSKATESielinifer Metcalfe, who lifirt Weir., this week, was out Monday afternoon frying out 9— the new pair of roller skates her grandmother gave her as an early birthday present. Inc Po $3.50, and that the rate had not been changed: since November, of 19,11L -.Ale, also 4tIntinne! noted that, because of the-110roshi . small number invofved; the - 4 I I hospital does. ,,got 9 I ferentiate between students :d • and other casual workers. `, He said that at a number of lieveS ge hospitals the casual workers ' have joined a union and are,, ' Houleit getting paidaiot more.• Y..: • Mrs. Elinsliealso inquired what a registered nurse will he' 410, T. - to 4If/b)*Ing, cottact4benr., make following the nine per "HO ' 030 .our •oat cent increase. Meetinjliiraell have a coin - Mr. Baxter reported .the mittaent,fr;omeVeryone," • top rate for a nurse after Later nrgting Dr, IL/ seven years is now $1,67 per C. whof .nlikfront month. .4100 (ntklokedthat When In other finance _ Reeve Gebtge.Joynt Oda on mittee business, the award koildsx, "the wheels grits:Ito increased its standard ward allAittlgtlietyilgage!2. rates to $137 .aer.41: from $125, as recommended by the Ministry of Heal* This is the rate charged to patients, not covered by the Ontario - Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). • The standby tate paid to operating room and X-ray employees for remaining on call was raised to $1.25 from $1:00, . which ExeCutive Director Norman Hayes said is Still "quite a bargain". The board agreed to write off a number of bad delitS accuraUtated4yeintae 11o*eatet as -.0, write-off is purely an ccounting measure and the hospital will continue efforts to . collect from the delinquent patients. It also was pointed out the. bad • debts: are less 'than a year ago. • Many of the bad debts are a result of patients requesting • semi -private rooms without having the insurance to pay the extra charge, and then not paying it themselves, or of patients • ordering. an ambulance and then not paying the call fee. I Aayone calling an ambu- lance for transportation to the hospital is charged a flat rate of $20 per call; if thiltrip is considered non-essential, the charge is doubled to $40. Dr. D Jolly, a medical staff representative on the board, asked about the role of the hospital in dealing with "chronic abusers" of the ambulance service — people who repeatedly call for an ambulance without good reason. He said doctors oc- casionally are asked to make a ."judgment call" about whether or not the am- bulance should go out, with- out 'even having seen the patient. The position of the medical staff is the ambulance always goes, he said, since if anything were to go wrong, "the doctor • always gets nailed." Mr. Hayes said the policy is that the ambulance must go out if it is called. He said he assumed any discussion with the doctors probably was an attempt on the part of the ambulance staff to save unnecessary trips. In other business at the Meeting, Board Chairman Jack Kopas said pledges Wood fire in Howl& About five cords of fire- wood located beside a Mennonite school on Con, 15, Lot 7 of Howick Township were burned early Sunday morning. Fire Chief Dave Crothers . reported that someone ignited the woodpile at about 6 a.m. He said the blaze suited in no damage to the heelhetaP-. The Wingham provincial lice are investigating the ident. rt.,J,ftwerfoinvereWmco4,...-,,,A,b4A%,..4.4 "WV 4744;444.444,.4,1,.....*.., 4,411t4 ,ribw.kt,„ 401 ulirb. 1%4 A oeif..49CtPF for privileges • the Wingham and District liospital;PieebtiveDirabir, Norma*. Hayes. rePoiled,toP boaaleinrAb7aSt*:ivefe:k4.:h9' :Pj'C'41.2 kw' Walter Wong will be but- lihOierdngwr‘..,0.aCillonFmPsilgicatal j,:arAfts s Centre. Dr. Pingsaidbi.Vons , , parnactletxioPneerriferillnedBurlin4aigntiolnY Who has been practicing mitt4044'Ne.r • ,14,P 41,'4,`A% EASTER COSTUMES—Jeff Mann and Angela Wall, two Grade 6 students In the Wingham Public School choir, were dressed for an Easter parade while they and fellow students sang Easter songs for the United Church, Friendship Club Wed- nesday afternoon. The school Junior and Senior choirs entertained shortly after the club's luncheon. Lions learn about natural resources Wingham Lions Club members learned all about the Ministry of Natural Resources last week as Blake Evans from the local. MNR office %vat guest speaker at the general meeting. Mr. Evans discussed a few of the ministry's local projects and showed a film which outlined work done across the province. The Hullett Wildlife Management Area, located three miles northeast of Clinton, is one of the local office's largest programs. The five-year-old project takes in 6,000 acres of land, one-third of which will be under water when the work has been completed. Mr. Evans explained that Ducks Unlimited, a Canadian non-profit organi- zation, has to date assisted the MNR with $1.5 million for the wildlife area and another $1 million is expected from the organization this year to help build a dam for water control. He said the waterfowl area is ideal fq bird watchers and natutalitts." A rabiescontrol program will continue in 1981. Last year packets of food were dropped throughout Huron and Perth counties to see if rabies -prone animals would eat them. Mr. Evans reported that the experiment had a 70 per cent success rate. This year packets will con- tain an anti -rabies vaccine that if consumed by the animals could eventually' eliminate the virus from this area.' Results from . the experi- ment will be taken to Europe to help ease the problem on that continent. Another project, the Port Albert fish ladder, 10 Miles north of Goderich, was designed three years ago to help rainbow trout to their spawning streams. The 16 - step ladder also acts as a fish study area. Mr. Evans' film showed MNR employees working throughout Ontario as con- servation officers, park supervisors, cartographers, biologists, foresters and resources technieians. Programs ranged from planning and running a pro- vincial park to forest control, animal and geographical studies. In other business, officers for 1981-82, who will not be installed until fall, are: the president, John McInnes; first vice president, 13111 Crump; second vice president, Lloyd Benninger; third vice president; Herb Kenyon; secretary, Lloyd 'Casey' Casemore, and treasurer, Bill Cruikshank.