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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-01-08, Page 1Ir. E I r YEAR'S BABY in Wingham was the of the Wingham Business AssociationMrs. Oscar Kie�f.l• «U~ X" THE FIRST NEW YE , g f} most popular girl in the hospital, last' week when she ' P, p p 9 p and Susan Wright of the I�t`Y�-Life group and Mrs. Robert casually accepted tribute from several visitors Saturday. Ritter of the Wingha% and District Hospital Auxiliary. THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL kicked off the _- Laurie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Cowan of RR Born at 2:57, a.m. on Jan. 1, .1976., Laurie beat the second' new .year to a great start with not one, but TWO New Year'. taken to the hospital from a New Year's Eve party. Mrs., 5, Brussels, was presented with gifts from Mrs.I. E. Morrey New Year's baby by almost two hours: babies. The first scheduled to be born was the last to arrive 'Glen Bentley of RR ,1, Fordwich was the mother of tl1p' ' a at the hos ii'al. Laurie, not due until Jan. 15, put in her second baby born shortly after at 4:29 a.m. Mrs. Bentley r' 3 5x surprise a pearance at 2:57 a.m., just shortly after her was expecting her baby at any time, 'and Brent James just No mystery about mother, Mrs, G. Edward Cowan of RR 5, Brussels, was missed the boat to come in second on New Year's •day. S S> f �.i 7 N' J a'. §•i E :;. V r,' ..:: •....... :'. :.�o.:: ...... .......,'!'�,;`:Y:.''i'a.`i;Si;C;:;;;;�i5ii•':2�ifi: tt ate on label Three or four years ago The e' h Y aAdvance-TimesTessinsytchanged "its s am 411 � © mto_ addressor s stem from the old f;, s �� � ` s' paste-ori labels to a more efficient + directly -printed , address 'which appears in the upper left "ear"' of your weekly edition. Since that ' t z E tix FI`R.ST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, January 8, 1976 Single Copy Not Over 25c r t time there has: been confusion,, ; about expiry •dates a Appearing immediately below - your name and,address is a line .............. which starts with' the abbrevia- tion bbrevia tion for a month, such as Dec., or; Jan., etc. This month designation � t; 1. r' x. €'' 1Y is followed by figures reading� , s�, b :E yW- from zero back to either five or', i ka, Town o six, like this: Dec. 0987 6 5 which E ` : • tells us, and you,. that your sub- scription ub 'w -. - scription expires at the end ofy 75. her words, x., "� q€ a u t r, "t rj December, 1® In qt ,� w Us, to read your expiry date simplyl s ,S454 Y look at the month and the last" 5 �`.u�{2+' figure in the row. If that figure is a 5 your subscription expired at 1' a � `` . The Wingham Town Council Council'h�s in the past granted measures affecting municipal new caretaker for the town hall the end. of December, if ;,.-�, the held its.first meeting a.f 1976 Mon $50 for the`head..Office and $100 for and school board financing: The ° , Recreation: A letter from Jinn :;t per hand, your label reads Jan day for a less than auspicious . the local branch. Members a meeting, one of a series. Wards was approved to appoint r` 0 9 8 7 6 it means that your sub v ,• '1� .' 4 start of the new year. One of the sided to continue the $50 grant to scheduled throughout the prov- Dave Shaw and Dr. Stewart scri tion will�expire at the end of ; ik s '1 5 t� ince, will be held.at F. E. Madill. Leedham to a four-year term on this month. �� x v first items of information placed Salvation 'Army headquarters, Y !, , ,w �:?M: before council was two, letters but voted to increase the local A resolution from Stephen the Recreation Board: Members' The reason that the intervening " f sl,,. r > ' µ To,wnshi re, uestin a' stud on+ were also informed the structural G ; pertaining to two• separate suits grant to $200, provided the money P g Y numbers are printedrs that when .. the effects. of Ontario Hydro safety of the, 'arena will be ex - you - � - b�s , brought against the.town, stays in the town for local use. Y Y you pay for your paper we can Clerk Bill Renwick informed . Council members wil ttend a expansion on the county was filed ;amined by the town engineer to simply opaque out the•last figure k x, 3 .ti council members of the regei t of meetingon Jan. 15 wit Educa- by council, but members voted to satisfy the demands for such a and th4s update the label to the q"7 .. a writ of summons jssued.jointly tion Mister Thomas Wells, On endorse a second resolution from' review -by the Ministry , of ,next year. .< �, a Port Hoe Township proposing a Recreation. aM, R against the town, the Wingham tario treasurer Darcey Mc P P P Po g Yes, we could print the address Public Utilities Commission and Keough and several other cabinet change in legislation to . allow Day Care: Councillor Jack and date with only one figure the Gunite Construction Com ministers to discuss the. need for municipal councils more control' Gillespie told council -that the BRENT JAMES was the second baby born at the Wingham and District Hospital on New over increases in education costs. Ministry of Community and appearing, which 'would neves any by the Supreme Court of provincial and municipal spend Y Y I sitate a new address stencil each Year's day. He is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bentley of RR -1, Fordwich. He didn t P Council voted to ss._ b law Social Services has approved the Ontario. The 'suit' was; filed by ing restraints and . the new � y PP time and would add considerably seem to mind being number two4when Mrs. I,. E. Morr,ey of the,Wingham Business Asso- Mrs. Anna Meyer for damages to 1583 to authorize a loan of $250,000, .tender for construction proposed ; to the cost of your subscription. ciation and Mrs. Robert Ritter of the VI/'ingham and District 'Hospital Auxiliary presented her property at 191 John St. from the bank to meet expendi-'' by the council. Ministry officials Until �a few months ago we the new mother and son with gifts Saturday. aures until taxes are collected.- also requested that $900 be cut caused by the erection and opera - mailed notice cards to each sub- tion of the new water,. tower. New chairman COMMITTEE REPORTS from the budget. Councillor scriber when the subscriptiuon a There was no estimate of dam- l Gillespie said the committee has was about to expire, but thatfor H—P Board Finance: Council approved for not yet decided where the cut will practice, too, has been dropped • ages listed on the subpoena, payment accounts of $35,727.43. O*' P Y come. An additional $1;700 must P PP Two'Ne'wlear Sba'b-iles The second letter was received Police: Councillor Bill Harris also be found for the fire alarm because of costs. We are doingfrom a law company represent-, by Wilma Oke our best. Will do yours? P Y P A 48 -year-old Mornin ton reported that the committee; in system recommended earlier by ing ian Edward, of Lower "Down. g co-operation with the Town Fire Chief Dave Crothers.. The • • . Mr. Edward.is filing suit against Township farmer, Arthur Heid of police, is investigating a .new committee has submitted the the town for over $16,000 RR 4,. Listowel was acclaimed s f or Win a m HOS 1tal communication system for the sans `fora royal to the town damages to his property during chairman of the :Huron Perth P PP Ali police. planning board and will start } Wingham meeting the spring flood' of 1975. Both County Roman Catholic Separate P g p g Property: Councillor Angus soon on a list of a ui m ,,, cases have been referred to the School Board at the inaugural q p ent and; J The stork worked overtime on was -a boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. from several area groups. Laurie meeting of the board in Dublin Mowbray told members that a- furnishings for the centre'. Set to discuss town attorneys and the insurance g' meetingwill be set u with re New Year's Day al the Wingham Glen Bentley of RR 1, Fordwich. received a $50 cheque from the company. Monday night. He was vice- P rep - New District Hospital, presenting Brent lames, awaited by his Wingham Business Association, P y chairman last year, and sus resentatives of the senior citizens In other business, council was Y pr®Vlnela CIJt$ the town with not one, but talo mother from early New Year's presented b Mrs. I. E. Morrey; to discuss a set of regulations to tal of the Ar- Moderate damage Y informed that the term of office seeded David Teahen of Strat- t F. E.,Madill Secondary School New Year's babies. Eve. was born at 4:29 a.m. He a shawl from the Pro -Life group, of the town representative to th� ford.- Ted Geoffrey of RR 'l, milur es ingovern thenfuture. He also t' in Wingham will be crammed Mrs. G. Edward Cowan was at came in second but didn't seem to presented by Mrs. Oscar Kieffer Maitland Valley Conservation Zurich, was acclaimed vice in car atc[dents P a New Year's Eve party when her mind, since he is the first child of and Susan Wright ; and a baby p chairman• told council that Gordon Carter e The Wingham Police, politicians and bureaucrats Authority is due to expire soon.. gDepart- with baby ave advance warning of the delighted Beetle s. outfit from the Wingham and Di§ Lricknow has been hired as the .Ian. 15 when Provincial Tre'a- Y g g g Y g Council voted to re -appoint Jack Both Mr: Heid and Mr. Geof ment investigated three motor surer Darcy NMKeough and her arrival. "i''ve always wanted- 'Both mothers and babies'were trict Hospital Auxifiary, pre- Alexander for another term of fret' have beer,, -members of. the vehicle accidents'last week. Education Minister Thomas, to arrive at the hospital all presented Saturday with gifts sented by Mrs. Robert Ritter. representation. board since it was formed in 1969. A ear owned by Grace M. Ross Wells meet with area elected and dressed up and with .my hair Brent James received -a baby A letter was received from the Rev. J. Durand of Zurich, Dean �. of Ethel was involved in a minor appointed 1976 done,".she quipped later. book'from the Wingham Business of the Huron -Perth Deaner ex- Qan1N9es high accident Dec. 31 when it was left PP Laurie was born at 2:57 a.m. Association and a brush and Salvation Army headquarters re Y. provincial budget restraints. - • questing the town's support for Pressed a few comments and led parked on John. Street. The vehi= Premier William Davis has and became the first New Year's comb set from the Hospital -Aux- the social services program. the devotional exercises. cle somehow started to move, babyat the hospital. She wasn't Our ,apologies iliar P g. as truce f1i S invited municipal councillors, due until later in January, Mrs. Y p rolled across the intersection d school board trustees, and John and 'Edward streets and municipal and school board Cowan explained. Laurie is the to Santa Claus About 260 turkeys were crushed struck a car owned by Douglas administrative. department third child for Mr. and Mrs. or. suffocated last week when'a Carr of 24 John St: Damage was Cowan of RR 5, Brussels. They estimated at $100. - heads from Perth, Huron, Grey, It seems we made a mistake in truck loaded w•'tti the birds over - and Bruce counties to attend the already have a 10 -year-old son last week's story about Santa • Seat belt ''use urged turned on William Street in "Wing- Paul W. Braun of 95 Water St. and an eight-year-old girl. _ ham, h truck own .d was involved in an accident meeting. Claus or rather, the lovely lady a T e e by Cold ent Also attending will be MPPs The second New Year's baby who played that part in Wingham Springs Farm Limited of Saturday when his car struck a Arthur Meen, John MacBeth, for, the Santa Claus parade: Mrs. �' v • Thamesford and driven by John. ' Parked car owned by Hugh W. James Snow, and Loi'ne Hender- Fess Crawford receives no H. Miller of RR 4, Brussels, Mundell of 103 Charles St. The son. r money for playing Santa ChAas, S •� apparently skidded on the ice and accident occurred on Charles Followingthe 3 .m. meeting,I steres Interested in contrary to our assum tion t at i/' overturned onto a snowbank. Mr. Street. Estimated damage was P Y P municipal and provincial ad- she does. "i have never ever reported at $1,200. ministrative staff will continue Berm ore it e W s i Miller was on his way into Lower P accepted one dime for playing Seat belt can prevent injuries. week resulting in damages esti- Murray A. Schumacher of RR 1, Town when he made a wrong turn William J. Irwin of Goderieh discussions of details of the Santa or for the- gifts i give," This was the conclusion reached mated at $11,705 and injuries to Gowanstown, veered left of off Josephine Street onto John and Wayne Pletch of 187 Carling government's restraints. Our latest Belmore correspon- iVlrs. Crawford wrote from Sea- by. Sergeant L. B. George of the four persons. centre and str'u'ck a vehicle Terrace were involved in a co - 11i Street and found himself near the dent has told The Advance -Times forth, Wingham detachment of the On- Richard J. McGlynn of Teen driven by Wilma C. Werner of park. The truck overturned just sion Saturday at the intersection she cannot continue. Our apologies to,her, and our tarin Provincial Police after a water and Robert M. Aitken of Clifford, Both drivers and a at the corner turn for Patrick of Victoria and Catherine Streets, Street: g We don't want to' leave renewed appreciation and ad- review of injuries resulting from RR 2, Teeswater, were involved passenger assert er in the first car, Damage was imated at $400, L es C`himne fire Belmore, its -people and their • miration for her good deed at motor vehicle accidents. The in a collision last Tuesday on Gliinnyce Gibson of RR 3, Clif. t D activPties out of our coverage. Christmas time. Wingham OPP investigated 46 County Road 28, when a trailer ford, '+Fere reported injured. The Wingham Fire . Depart- . ment was on the scene as, a at Sm'tz home Are you, or one of your friends, Along With her letter of cor.rec collisions 4n December of 1975 in attached to the Aitkin vehicle a —Mrs. I. „ Merrick was interested in actin as our tion, Mrs. Crawford also sent which 22 t g re ent.ive measure. Chief Dave pleased to entertain het sister g ,persons were of, broke o f and crossed the lane to The Win ham ._ OPP also re- p' y Minor -water and -smoke Belmore correspondent? along a letter from Sa%a Claus. "An analysis of the collisions strike the McGlynn car' Mary ported two trucks s6len from the CroEhers said a gas lea�k, was Wilda, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerr Construction and during possibi'e•since the truck wag on its damage was the result of a shim- The job is not a strenuous one. We, in turn, pass it on iD you: indicated practically none of the Emberlin of Lucknow, a passen Y gside. The vehicle was ri hted Cl*k of Uxbridge, as her'.guests Way fire Thursday at the home of It simply requires a person who is "Thank you Wingham for the nijuries would have happened if ger iii the McGlynn vehicle, was the night of Dec. 30. The keys bad g last Friday. 'Mr. Clark has re - interested in his, or her coin Welcome you ave me. M. love they'd been -wearin seat belts," reported injured. been left in the ignitions. Cori with the help of cables and plows. cents Purchased a first ripe breis Harold Smits, 57 Bristol Ter=race. �' Y g Y Y' p j Y p & p The fire call came on the first day munity and realizes the value of and prayers to every child in your Sgt. George concluded: "Who An accident was reported stable W. 'R.' Bell located both Sergeant Ron Zimmer of the at the Royal Winter Agricultural of the new year. Chief Dave Cro- steady news coverage. area. says it's a bad law?" Wednesday on County Road 30, trucks the next morning. They Wingham Town Police inves- Fair. The attimal, imported from °1 thers said the, Fire stated in a Please call gariy 'Wenger at A special thanks to Keil Insur The Wingham• 'O'PP reported west of Sideroad 25-26. Howick had been left abandonef within ligated the mishap. Total Europe in 1972, is an exCellc�rrt;`4,= 5; free-standing Fireplace. 357-2320. ince.". nine motor vehicle collisions last Township, when a car driven by two miles of the yard. damage was estimated att$2,500'. youilg Hereford. . 1 i