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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-05-13, Page 1FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, .Nl,_ i s �r,-6 i Government's right to close hospitals denied by court The entire question of hospital cerned are the Clinton Public dere to do so by June 1. Doctors' closures, which has been a hotly- Hospital, Durham Memorial and Hospital in Toronto was to close contested issue for several Chesley. The latter hospital has July I. weeks, was left floating in mid- already been closed but officials Hearing the case of the Dur - air on Monday when a divisional there say the institution cpuld be ham Hospital, the Ontario Su - court judge in Toronto ruled that reopened on 24 hours' nonce. preme Court a few weeks ago the Ontario cabinet cannot order ruled that the minister of health hospitals closed. The hospitals in Clinton and Durham have not did not have the power to close this area which are most con- yet -been closed but are under or- that hospital; that the order would have to come from the cab- inet. Monday's ruling precludes even that course of action. H ur o n education levies In the meantime the hospitals which have not closed are waiting Presbyterian Church. Any Public Utilities Commis- for the government's next step. B RossHau h Y g 803 ($13,739); West Wawanosh The hospital closure issue and All municipalities in the County $39,253 ($35,207). the intense opposition with which of Huron have received their 1976 Requisitions for secondary it has been received throughout tax levy requisitions from the school purposes: Clinton $102,665 the province, have created ser - Huron Board of Education. While ($70,960); Exeter $147,859 ($97,- ious conjecture ataout the future individual tax rate increases will 787); Goderich $373,104 ($249,- of the Progressive Conservative vary because of increased assess- 977) ; Seaforth $66,306 ($46,677) ; government. If the government ments and over or under requisi- Wingham $122,160 ($85,302); Bay- persists in its intention to close tions from previous years, the field $34,522 ($23,409); Blyth the hospitals it could bring in average rise is expected to be $22,208 ($14,692) ; Brussels $26,855 legislat3on to make such a move about 28.7 per cent. ($18,050); Hensall $46,223 ($32,- legal and possible. However, Following are the net munici- 445); Zurich $22,003 ($14,774); such action would probably pro - pal requisitions for 1976 for the Ashfield $118,122 ($78,058) ; Col- vide a safe stance from which the elementary panel with the 1975 borne $76,865 ($48,975); Goderich NDP opposition could force an figures in brackets: Clinton $102,- Township $101,943 ($69,979) ; election. The Liberals would have 888 ($86,550); Exeter $147,730 Grey $88,568 ($58,310); little choice but to vote with the ($119,328) ; Goderich $356,607 Hay $143,983 ($95,880); Howick opposition in this case, but so far ($280,108); Seaforth $59,749 ($50,- $110,598 ($74,108); Hullett $77,428 their leader, Dr. Smith, has not 835); Wingham $120,978 ($102,- ($52,604); McKillop $81,892 ($55,- made a statement of his inten- 460); Bayfield $33,598 ($27,574); 449); Morris $64,059 ($43,576); tions. Jack Riddell, MPP for Blyth $22,576 ($18,232); Brussels Stanley $103,306 ($68,782); Steph- Huron has said he believes his $27,695 ($22,581) ; Hensall $46,388 en $172,059 ($116,686) ; Tucker- leader will take that course. NDP ($39,468); Zurich $17,334 ($14,- smith $121,596 ($80,130); Turn- leader Stephen Lewis has already 241); Ashfield $102,331 ($79,542); berry $52,646 ($35,758); Usborne announced his intention of forc- Colborne $74,112 ($58,031) ; Gode- $83,743 ($55,526) ; East Wawanosh ing a vote on the question if en- rich Township $99,657 ($83,227); $539006 (1135,706); West Wawa- forcing legislation is introduced. Grey $87,974 ($70,972); nosh $41,894 ($31,048). Government response to the Hay $118,780 ($97,339); Howick court's decision has not been $114,539 ($93,542); Hullett $77,706 ($63,990); McKillop $60,104 ($50,- Wingham firemen clarified. The acting minister of health, Dr. Bette Stephenson, has 696); Morris. $64,539 ($53,493) ; stated she will withhold comment Stanley $95,382 ($78,091) ; Stephen perform rescue until she has had a chance to read $156,476 ($129,719); Tuckersmith a written copy of the judgement. $112,375 ($91,467); Usborne $83,- Friday evening, the Wingham 371 ($67,462); Turnberry $50,532 Fire Department was for the ($42,219); East Wawanosh $52.- birds! - Around the supper hour on Fri- day, the firemen received a call PUC resolution that a pigeon had been flying a little low and was trapped in what covers civil appeared to be mid -,air, high above the lrome of J. Currie on dameeS Centre Street near St. Andrew's 9 sults Presbyterian Church. Any Public Utilities Commis- The firemen, along with a few sion employees, while working, interested bird -lovers, investi- who became involved• in a civil gated and found that the bird had damages suit, cannot have legal become the victim of some kite - action started against them. The flyers and had become tangled in legal action must be with the a thin nylon thread which was P.U.C. The resolution covering cght on a tree. this matter was passed at the fine appreciative pigeon was meeting of the Public Utilities not injured and after its rescue, it Commission, held May 6. was taken to the Currie home for In other business, a notice was some Tender Loving Care and a read from the Ontario Municipal chance to get its bearings before Electric Association about the continuing on its way. passing of Government Bill 41, an The firemen returned home, amendment to the. Public Utili- grateful that they were not par- ties Act. The amendment taking of pigeon pie for dinner! changes who has authority over • P.U.C.'s' Hydro branch. Previously, the branch was in- dependent from city or town councils, but now it is 4 municipally controlled. Tenders for sodding are being' received by the P.U.C. Rent of the upstairs office was also dis- cussed, as was the writing off of $40.83 of uncollectable funds. A manager's report from g P � Kenneth R. Saxton noted that one hydrant had been replaced, a pole broken on Josephine Street -• was only temporarily repaired and work at the CKNX sub -sta- tion was partially completed. A* .,. Thirty new hydro meters have been ordered and the older ones r are being serviced and inspected. Mr. Saxton said that some work ., had been done in Blyth and Tees- -+ water during the past month. Burning ceremony at St. Andrew's St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will hold a special service on Sunday, May 16 at 3 p.m. to mark the tenth anniversary of the new church and payment of the building loan. There will be a 'burning ceremony' where the token of indebtedness will I e burned. Present , and former congregation members will be happy that the cost of the new building, over $225,000, is repaid. Rev. Gordon Fish, minister at the time of the rebuilding, will preach at the regular service, 11 a.m. and at the specialservice as well. After the burning, a social time and lunch will take place in the Fellowship Hall. Various digni- taries are expected to be present. They include MP Robert McKin- ley, MPP Murray Gaunt and Rev. Barry Passmore, chairman of the Ministerial Assoc. of Wing - ham. A picture and film presentation of the rebuilding will be shown. Friends and former members are welcome to attend. r Will repair darns before refilling In case you are wondering why the water levels in the two ponds are still so low, here is the ex- planation: Repairs are going to be done on both the Howson dam and the one in Lower Wingham. At the upper dam recapping to the concrete structure will be carried out, possibly in early June. At the Lower Town .dam some fill will have to be replaced because of limited washouts in the spring runoff a few weeks ago. As soon as the darns are back in shape the ponds will be allowed to refill and will provide their usual attractive background for River- side Park areas. NOW 1100KING - Charter flights and tours to Britain and Europe. iAWW_4Mw lill WAW4ff SfRYKf Listowel, Ontario - 291-2111 Single Copy Not Over 25c Do you know this lady? The Advance -Times has been trying for some weeks to deliver the paper to one of its regular subscribers, Mrs. John Butler, 720 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, Ont. Apparently lack of her apartment number has pre- vented delivery of the paper to Mrs. Butler. If any one in our reading audi- ence happens to be a friend of this lady and has her full address we would appreciate a call from you. Our number is 357-2320. • • w : " T Lions bur film for county use Goderich Lions Club has pur- chased the film, "How to Say NO / to a Rapist" for free use by any J group in Huron County. The film should be of prime interest to women's organizations, church t '; groups, nurses, social workers, t parent -teacher associations, institutes, youth and adult audi- ences alike. Showing time is about fifty minutes. "How to Say NO to a Rapist" was filmed before a student audi- ence. The speaker creates an atmosphere that cuts through the anxiety, embarrassment, and myths which have made discus - 0 sion of rape taboo. There are no real4ife scenes to recommend repair rape situat ons chvwes CERTIFICATES WERE GIVEN OUT last Friday to hospi- lance radios. Back row, Clarence Ohm, Reg O'Hagan and tal employees who had taken a Restricted Radio Operations Bob Hickey. Front row, Nancy Michie, Lavonne Ballagh, course at Seaforth Hospital. The employees will now be Shirley McKague and Janet Haines. Absent were June qualified to operate land two-way radios, namely ambu- Alton, Shirley Phillips and Lynn Hickey. or replacement of local 4 At a meeting in the council government inspection which faces 85'x 185 or even 85 x 200 feet. chambers on Tuesday evening of might come too late in the season There is not room to bring the last week it was learned that the to permit action before next wint- surface in the Wingham building fate of the Wingham arena is in er. The recreation chairman to regulation size even if all the doubt. Examination of the struc- summarized the engineer's find- seating was removed. ture was carried out by K. G. ings: Al Williams pointed to the fact Dunn of the engineering firm of 1) The rafters in the upper that the local curling club, B. M. Ross and Associates of slope of the main roof are placed located in'a building on Josephine Goderich - and his report was on 20 -inch centres. In order to St., has problems with its roof not encouraging. meet the requirements of thgagw- and ice plant, and that its future Councillor Angus Mowbray, federal building code additional after provincial inspection may chaired the meeting and Don rafters would have to be placed to be less than promising. Plans for Kennedy, chairman of the create a supporting structure on a new arena should include ac - Recreation and Community 101^2 -inch centres. The existing commodation for curlers as well Centres Board, outlined the steel purlin beams in the roof are as hockey and skating. engineer's findings. Upshot of the adequate. discussion, in which some 25 2. A reinforcing flat cover GRANTS interested persons participated, plate should be added to certain The question of available was that a committee be formed sections supported by steel grants was discussed and it was to develop a plan of either repairs trusses. The continuous concrete or replacement of the arena. wall on which the legs of the Mr. Kennedy made it clear that trusses are supported was not ' the engineering report in ques- well constructed on initial in- tion n tion was commissioned by the stallation, but 'the report could town itself, not by the Ministry of not determine the extent of repair Labor. Action was taken in order needed without further and more to get an informed opinion about detailed examination. the structural condition of the 3) The roof on the lean-to at the arena, rather than waiting for a north end of the arena, which ` projects over the ice surface, requires considerable strenthen- ing. 4) Roof on the lean-to which houses the ice equipment, also must be rebuilt or extensively strengthened. 5) Roof of the auditorium area at the south end of the building requires strengthening. 6) Seating along beast and west sides of the ice surface must be replaced. \ AN ACCIDENT MAP is studied by Provincial Constable Harold McKittrick. May 9 15 is Police Week and the OPP detachment in Wingham has issued an open invitation to the public to view its office. The OPP division here looks after five municipalities. COST ESTIMATE The chairman could give only rough estimates for the most pressing repairs, but said thar it appeared roof repairs would run to $38,500 and the cost of replac- ing the seating would probably bring the whole bill to something in excess of $50,000 In addition there has been a continuing problem of heaving in the main arena floor and the ice plant requires a thorough over- haul. It is likely that the repair of roof, replacement of seats, repair of floor and ice plant, replace- ment of siding on the building and boards around the ice surface would total something over $200,000. The alternatives open appear to be taking no action and being ordered closed when provincial inspectors examine the struc- ture; making temporary repairs and remaining open for an un- stated period or launching a cam- paign for an entirely new arena facility on a more suitable loca- tion -- at a cost which could run from $400,000 to well over half a million. Mr. Kennedy said he feels the Recreation Board is appointed to operate the town's sports facili ties, but that board members do not feel they should make a deci- sion of such far reaching cons quences for the community at large. Recreation Director .Jim Ward pointed out that the present ice surface is only 70 x 170 feet, while most modern arenas have sur- . �( Ruth Elizabeth Bennett grad uated Saturday, May 8 from Sir Sandford Fleming Col- lege, Lindsay Campus, earn- ing her two year diploma which qualifies her as a Fish and Wildlife Technician. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett of Wing ham. Wingham trails in cancer drive Although the County of Huron generally is well on the way to meeting its $30,700 objective in the campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society, the Wingham collection is at the tail end of the parade. Sixty-six percent of the objective has been reached by the county as a whole, but Wing - ham's contributions to date amount to only $3,287 or 43 per cent of the $7,600 objective. Clinton is ahead with 85 per cent and Goderich follows with 83 per cent , Seaforth 80 per cent and Exeter 52 per cent_ Undoubtedly many who intend to donate have not yet done so, and some may have lost track of the card which told them where late donations might be sent. If you are in the latter category. call Richard Campeau, Shuter Street, or in the country contact Mrs. R. Procter, RR 5, Brussels. arena pointed out that grants from the ministry are 25 per cent for either repairs or replacement, and Win- tario grants would be one-third of the balance, provided the benefit- ing party matches the Wintario money dollaf-for-dollar. Dr. J. K. McGregor suggested that since Teeswater faces the closure of its arena it might be possible to join forces and erect a really worthwhile facility some- where between the two communi- ties. Others were of the opinion that • one ice surface could not provide sufficient time for the needs of two towns. In any case, it was the general opinion that the Teeswater project is already beyond the point of alteration. Bill Hanula brought the discus- sion to a head when he moved that a committee representing all the organizations in the com- munity actively interested in local development be appointed to further discuss the matter and recommend a course of action. The committee named includes: Chairman, Angus Mowbray; treas., Tom Deyell; Recreation Bd., Don Kennedy and Doug Neil; Mothers' Auxiliary to Minor Hockey, Carol Strong; town council, Allan Harrison; Minor Hockey Assoc., Paul Rin- toul; Business Assoc., Don Carter; Midget Tournament, Ted Ahara; Kinsmen Club, Leroy Jackson and Dan Mansell; lacrosse club, Ken Henry. It is expected that representatives from the Lions Club and the Curl- ing Club will be appointed shortly. Charges laid for mischief, damage A complaint on May 6, caused Wayne Ernest, 17 and Paul Ellis, also 17, to be charged with mis- chief. Both youths are from Listowel. The charges were laid after $400 damage was done to a tractor in Hamilton's gravel pit in Grey Townshir) Three days earlier. on May 3, Stanley McClure, 17; of RR 1, Walton was charged with wilful damage when a car was driven across the Brussels Horticultural Society lawn, thereby damaging it. On May 3. Henry Tenpas of Brussels reported that his 12 -foot green aluminum boat was stolen or missing from its Maitland River dock at the Tenpas resi- dence. During the week three motor vehicle collisions caused an esti- mated $6,3.50 in damage. There were no injuries. Other charges laid were five charges under the Liquor licence Act, seven under the Criminal Code and 13 under the Highway Traffic Act. Seventeen warnings were also issued under the High- way Traffic Act A total of 39 investigations were conducted by the Wingham detachment of the OPP. might find offensive in this film. Many of the speaker's comments are directed to the men in the audience. His sensitivity in deal- ing with his subject is the, main element in the success of the presentation. This film will be maintained by the media centre of the Huron County Board of Education, 103 Albert Street, Clinton. Reser- vations for its use may be made by telephoning 482-3496. Arrange- ments can be made to have it de- livered to the school nearest your location. After use you would return the film to the school for transportation back to the media centre. No costs are involved. The Goderich Lions Club hopes you will see this film. Can you afford not to? No community is without a rape problem, whether recognized or not. Five auto accidents during May 4-11 An estimated total of $1,850 damage was caused to five motor vehicles during the week May 4 - May 11. On May 5 Wilfred Latronica of Gorrie and David R. Welsh of RR 2, Wingham collided on the bridge on Water Street, causing an estimated $500 damage. On the same day, a vehicle owned by R. Chapman, 201 Catherine Street, rolled from its parked position and hit a home owned by Sandy Nixon. Approximately $150 damage was caused to the veh- icle. On May 7 a collision involving Malcolm W. Armstrong, 639 Josephine Street and Graham Moffat, RR 3, Teeswater resulted in an estimated $250 damage. Two accidents also occurred on May 8. Michael D. Moore of RR 3, Wingham and John S. Kennedy, 160 John St., were involved in a collision on Josephine Street. Re- pairs to both vehicles will cost around $900. The other accident took place when William G. Ir- win, 58 Bristol Terrace struck a parked car owned by Irene H. Paton, 287 Minnie Street. Ap- proximately $50 damage was caused to the Paton car. The Wingham department laid two charges under the Highway Traffic Act, one under the Liquor Licence Act and one under the Criminal Code. Currently under investigation are two cases of wilful damage and a theft of money from Crawford Motors. Ae department also investigated a break, enter and theft at King's Gulf Station and a charge was laid. Fire Calls The Wingham fire department had a slow week, May 3 -May 10 Fire Chief Dave Crothers said that there were two alarms -one at 120 a m. Sunday and another at 4:45 p in Monday. However, both alarms proved to he false.