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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-07-08, Page 1IRT SECTION 1 ` L �\ I _Cr4 PAR H Wak Wingham, Thursday, July 8, 1976 most co �± #ee chairmen named for bis 1978 match Ed Starr, secretary -manager cupied range all the way from 15 of the Ontario Plowmen's As- feet up. sociation, brought some interest- The local committee receives ing information to a meeting at the money from parking fees and the Central Huron Secondary a portion of admissions to the School in Clinton on Tuesday grounds. This year in Bruce the evening last week. Farmers, Bank of Montreal will provide all business people and representa- the necessary manpower for tives of service clubs and Wo- ticket sales. A contract is drawn men's Institutes gathered to hear up between the local committee progress reports on the 1978 and the OPA on division of ad - International Plowing, Match, mission fees, by which the OPA which will be held just east of assumes responsibility for any Wingham. Host farmer is Jim deficit. Armstrong. His land and that of Speaking of the enthusiasm several neighbors will provide which is generated locally, Mr. the site of the big match. Starr said that if the Interna - "There is no way to even estim- tional was held on a permanent ate the amount of money that is site there would be nowhere near left in a community during the the spontanious participation by five days of an International," farmers and business people. said John Stephens, president of "We could never hire the kind of the OPA, "not to mention the people we get on the present vol - friendships which are made and untary basis," he declared. the goodwill which can be gener- family life with their teachers. ated for the community." WINTARIO DRAW Mr. Stephens paid tribute to A big feature of this year's Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett of match will be the Wintario draw Wingham for the tremendous job which will be made in Walkerton they do at every International. on the Thursday evening of Inter. Roy is a member of the publicity national week. committee and takes charge of terial — books, film strips — but the daily parades which are a the board meeting in committee 16,000 feet of frontage for exhibi- feature of the match. tors on lots 100 feet deep. Last WITH TORONTO FIRM VISITORS FROM BRUCE family profor schools By Wilma Oke Jim Armstrong introduced forth, a parent on the committee, A family life program will be Dawn Brunton of Bruce County, said she herself highly endorsed started for Grade 7 students in who is the reigning Queen of the the program. Mrs. E. Scott, St. the 19 schools under the jurisdic- Furrow; and her father, Alf Marys, said children need more tion of the Huron -Perth County Brunton, chairman of the local exposure and that if they have a Roman Catholic separate school committee in charge of the 1976 good grounding in elementary itli�e International which will be held school they will not be so the program was presented to the near Walkerton in September. susceptible to problems in sec - board at a - meeting in `Dublin Mr. Brunton addressed the meet- ondary school. Tuesday night and was unani- ing and later, during the question Correspondence was read from mously endorsed. period, answered many queries Sister Mary Joseph, prSea- Anthony Chater, Stratford, about various phases of their or- a pal of St. James' School, Sea family live co-ordinator for the ganization. forth, said the students appreci- board, accompanied by eight Mr. Starr outlined the relation, . members of the family life com- ship between the local committee cuss problems and questions on mittee, made the presentation at and the Ontario Plowmen's As- family life with their teachers. 10 p.m. They had waited patient- soc. and the way in which expens- Other members of the commit- ly, along with the press repre- es and revenues are divided. The -m* in attendance in addition to first International was held in A library will be started at the 1913 and has been growing ever F since. Mr. Starr said the OPA col- Blythe, teacher at Precious Blood lects all revenues from space sold terial — books, film strips — but in the tented city, which contains the board meeting in committee 16,000 feet of frontage for exhibi- ACCEPTS POSITION tors on lots 100 feet deep. Last WITH TORONTO FIRM year at Oshawa, for example, there were five "streets" of ex- Robert Brad Elliott, son of hibits, with tents and booths lin-' Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Elliott of Ing both sides of the streets — 400 Wingham, graduated from in all. the University of Waterloo John O'Drowsky, St. Marys, he with a Bachelor of Mathema- Space rates are divided .into tics degree ( Honors Compu- two classes. Those who simply ter Science Co -Operative exhibit their products pay $7.00 Program). Brad has ac - per foot frontage; those who are cepted a position with a com- selling merchandise or food pay puter consulting firm in ;14.00 per foot. The frontages oc- Toronto. Arena closed last Friday Jim Ward, recreation director threw the roller-skating sign out of the arena window. fie frowned slightly, "We won't be needing this anymore." In its place he posted two signs "Arena Closed for alterations", "Sorry for the Inconvenience". The closing was a dramatic sign of Wingham's newest prob- lem — how to raise enough money to finance arena renova- tions. Top mark on the arena fund thermometer is $60,000, but the mercury continues up from there. Appropriately enough, the thermometer is erected at the corner of Josephine Street and John Street East, two serious money concerns side-by-side. There will be absolutely no ac- tivities in the arena during the summer, no roller-skating, no la- crosse. Last Wednesday night's teen dance was the last event. The summer recreational pro- gram will not be affected by the closure since it is centered around the park and pool. Mr. Ward said perhaps there will be some use of F. E. Madill Second- ary School. Because there was low regis- tration for the original summer prograra� it,i� * Changed. Be- fire the prep was h., ; ed with skilled -type pastimes de- vised to appeal to an older age group. But it is now being re- adjusted for children five years and older. Mr. Ward will continue to have his office in its present location since the front part of the arena building will not have any struc- tural changes. He will be more than happy to answer any ques- tions. The awards banquet will be held on Friday evening at Kin- cardine, and 2,000 tickets have been printed for that one occas- ion. There were many questions from the floor in relation to the banquet plans. Members of the Women's Institutes in the Walkerton area will cater for the dinner and detailed planning has to be completed well in advance for that event alone. QUESTION PERIOD Howard Datars, of Dashwood, chairman of the local committee for the 1978 match, was also chairman at the Clinton meeting and fielded questions from the audience of nearly 100. Jim Arm- strong of Wingham introduced the guests from other counties. Roy Pattison of East Wawanosh introduced the chairmen of sev- eral important committees under his direction. They include: Executive comm., Howard Datars, Dash- wood, chairman; Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh and Allan Camp- bell, RR 1, Seaforth, vice-chair- men; Earl Hildersley, Clinton, treasurer and Jim Armstrong, RR 4, Wingham, OPA director. Ray Scotchmer, Goderich, chairman, publicity; Hugh Flynn, Clinton, parking; Earl Hildersley, gates and tickets; Neil McGavin, Walton, tractors; Mrs. Jim Armstrong, RR 4, Wingham, ladies' comm.; Jim Aitchison, Lucknow, teams and horses; Bob Gibson, Howick, banquets; Bill Cruikshank, Fly- ing Farmers; Barry Mulvey, Belmore, lands comm.; Alex Robertson, Wingham, tented city. Farmstead and home improve- ment, Glenn Miller, Stephen Twp.; bands and parades, George Hildebrand, Seaforth; special events, Bill Leeming, Walton, president of the Huron Plowmen's Assoc.; historical comm., Ernie Talbot, Kippen; health and sanitation, Doug McNeil, Goderich. Demonstrations will be taken care of by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc. Chair- men have yet to be named for the county exhibit committee and the committee which will look after lunches to be sent out to the fields, as well as the billeting committee. Don Pullen of Clinton, the Huron Ag. Rep., is a key man in the entire organization in his ca- pacity as secretary. Huron -Perth board endorses family profor schools By Wilma Oke religious program and in no way forth, a parent on the committee, A family life program will be replaces it. He said only'20 to 25 said she herself highly endorsed started for Grade 7 students in per cent of the program could be the program. Mrs. E. Scott, St. the 19 schools under the jurisdic- called sex education. Marys, said children need more tion of the Huron -Perth County Meetings with teachers and pa- exposure and that if they have a Roman Catholic separate school rents will be held prior to com- good grounding in elementary board in October. An outline of mencing the program, Mr. school they will not be so the program was presented to the Chater said. "Communication susceptible to problems in sec - board at a - meeting in `Dublin with parents is extremely impor- ondary school. Tuesday night and was unani- tant. When they see what is hap- Correspondence was read from mously endorsed. pening in the classroom they will Sister Mary Joseph, prSea- Anthony Chater, Stratford, be definitely for it. Guidelines a pal of St. James' School, Sea family live co-ordinator for the will be given to the teachers that forth, said the students appreci- board, accompanied by eight are to be followed," he explained. ate being able to sit down and dis- members of the family life com- The classes will be for 30 to 40 cuss problems and questions on mittee, made the presentation at minutes per week, W. Chater family life with their teachers. 10 p.m. They had waited patient- said. He spoke of the amount of Other members of the commit- ly, along with the press repre- input'by parents to the program. -m* in attendance in addition to sentative in a side room at the A library will be started at the those who spoke were: Joe board office, for the meeting to board office for reference ma- Blythe, teacher at Precious Blood start. The long wait was due to terial — books, film strips — but School, Exeter; Laurie Kraft - the board meeting in committee because these materials are ex- check, teacher at St. Michael's of the whole, in camera, prior to pensive it will be built up gradu- School, Stratford and Veronica the general, meeting . ally. Brehn, teacher at St. Michael's. Mr. Chater said the family life In reply to a question from Following the presentation the progf'am for the Grade 8 students John O'Drowsky, St. Marys, he business part of the meeting got would be continued again this fall replied that the classes would be underway at 10:45 p.m. when the term as it has been the last two mixed with both boys and girls school board hired Sister Eileen years. attending together. When asked Foran to teach at St. Boniface The family life program was the future of the program he told School, Zurich. first initiated in 1971 with a com- board member Ronald Marcy of Sparkle Maintenance of Strat- mittee formed to study the pro- Stratford that "the only way to go ford was engaged again to con - gram. Following the start with is down to Kindergarten and tinue custodial services at St. Mi - the Grade 8 students the board work our way up again." chael's School at the rate of $560 found it necessary to hire a co- Father H. J. Laragh of St. per month, effective March 1, ordinator last year to begin James' Church, a member of the 1976 to March, 1977. implementing the program in committee, said the priests in the The block parent program pro - other grades. Huron -Perth Deanery endorsed posed by the Kinette Club of St. Mr. Chater said the family life the program in principle, and Marys was given approval. program is a supplement to the were writing the foreword to a The meeting was adjourned at pamphlet to be given to parents 11:45 p.m. when the board went explaining the program. into committee of the whole Mrs. Joseph DeGroot, Sea- again. THE WINGHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE closed Friday o last week so renovations could start. No activities will b held in the arena pending completio of the rebuilding. Ji Ward, recreation director, posts a otice about the Closing The summer program, geared for those five Years of ag and uo w�1fi#sbe affected. k:---�.,, 1 MOW GOOKWO — Charter Nights and tours to Britain and Europe. M. R.!��� Listowel, Ontario S 211.2111 ShWe Copy Not Ovw Ne SEVERAL PEOPLE on the Wingham and District Hospital staff have taken special courses as part of the hospital's continuing education program. Mrs. J. Ellacott, Reg.N. director of the Nursing Assistant course, took an extension course in nuNng administra- tion; Gordon Baxter, director of finance and services; Norman Hayes, executive director; John De Boer, director of purchasing, finished a purchasing course and Mrs. Margaret Bennett, office manager, completed a business office practices course. BRUSSELS MAN PR GRADUATE John Robert Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott, Brussels, received his Gra- duate Diploma in the Public Relations Option at Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology, Oshawa, during the convocation held May 29. John is a graduate of F. E. Madill Secondary School. Youngsters hurt by pellet 'guns Children were wounded by shots fired from a pellet gun on three separate occasions during the week June 28 to July 4. Wing - ham OPP warn that a pellet gun is a firearm, as defined by the Criminal Code. Under the code, it is a criminal offence for an adult -to give, lend or in . 0 , ,,,,i aUbw a person under 16 years of age to possess a firearm. For the period there were nine motor vehicle collisions which caused an estimated $6,025 in property damage and injuries to three persons. A farm accident occurred on Monday, June 28 when Michael W. Gulutzen, RR 2, Brussels was caught between a truck and a silo at Lot 24, Con. 16, Grey Township. He was admitted to Seaforth Hos- pital. On Friday of last week Miss Charlene M. Reid, RR 1, Varna was driving a car which missed a curve on Con. 10, Turnberry Township and went into the ditch. The driver was treated for abra- sions at Wingham and District Hospitai, admitted for observa- tion for several hours and' then released. Margaret I. Bernard was in a single car accident on Concession Road 6-7, east of Sideroad 20-21, Morris Township on Sunday. The vehicle she was driving left the road, entered the north ditch and struck a post. All told, 33 charges and 26 warnings were laid under the 11ighway Traffic Act, while one charge was, laid under the Criminal Code. Dr. D. Mowbray opens practice "I don't like the city. It doesn't appeal to me. I've lived in a city for seven years and now I find that I enjoy the personal relation- ships to be found in a smaller place." Dr. Douglas Mowbray, on his first day in practice Monday was very definite about his liking for Wingham. And why not? Dr. Mowbray was born and raised here.' When he decided on the medi- cal profession he enrolled at the University of Western Ontario in London and after graduation served as an intern at St. Jo- seph's Hospital in the same city. Asked what he likes about general practice, he said, "The • personal contacts." About work - own coune are w'loth' "I l Wingham, the doctor said, e� "l always did like this area." Dr. Mowbray's wife is the former Cathy Kennedy of Tees- st,of water, so both have returned to I er court their home areas. Dr. Mo bsentences Mowbray is associated with Wingham town council has re- f e m e During the month of June maintain public conscience about ceived notification from the Town Wingham received a letter which danger in driving. Councillor of Trenton about a resolution warned that since Huron is not a ,Jack Gillespie said, "I don't be- wbich was passed on the subject high-risk area for mosquitoes, no lieve shock value has a lasting ef- of crime and sentences given out anti -encephalitis spray would be feet. The only thing that's going by the courts. "The courts appear used. Other mosquito abatement to cut accidents down is stiffer to be unable to provide suitable techniques were suggested, such laws . . . plus` education." The deterrents." Trenton is letting as keeping ditches unclogged. coroner's written suggestion was provincial and federal govern-, recreation at filed. ments know of its dissatisfaction GRANT FOR RETARDED Wroxeter centre and informing other councils of Correspondence was read from LITTERING LAW the action. Wingham's council gthe Huron Countv Council. A Besides following Trenton's ex - unanimously endorsed Trenton's grant of $300 has been alotted to ample in protesting light sentenc- resolution at Monday night's the Wingham and District As- es. town council looked to Kin - meeting and is sending letters to sociation for the Mentally Re- cardine for guidance on a lit - area MPs and MPPs. tarded and the social services tering by-law. Kincardine's by - Several other issues cropped'up committee reminded Wingham law calls for a $100 minimum fine when Acting Mayor Joe Kerr and that Palmerston has short-term upon first conviction and $1,000 councillors looked at a fairly long residential care for retarded fines for subsequent proven list of correspondence. people aged eight to 16 years. charges. The Wingham Ministerial As- Stays can range from a few days Councillor Gillespie noted, sociation sent a letter requesting to two months Not only will the "The littering problem is not as that a sign be erected on main program be of benefit to family bad this summer." street listing all the town church- life but also give the resident ex - recreation opportunities and he es. Rev. Nolan, who wrote the let- perience in group life. Councillor Margaret Bennett ter, stated, "We feel this will help An inspector from the Ministry replied, "Our caretaker is very the Christian atmosphere of the of Environment wrote a favor- gobe� he's doing a good job," but r_,twn.r Nmr�e� ec�ep,ncil passed able letter about the waste dis- she went on to say, "The garbage a 1YfiitltlTl atac Sri'vZ�� ...�� --- * • ,: -�3t' �nrr,.11lpd cans aro r 4r Aav or large y g the churches themselves should been places where �re c.rurv'�' be responsible for the sign. get in and dump waste but these Councillor Gillespie comment - Some time ago Wingham sent a entranceways were blocked and ed. "If we invest in large ones letter to the Community Centres only one gate left open to tt aryl paint them bright colors. Board to see if any financial as- location.. The inspector wrote, maybe then people will ' use sistance could be obtained for "The town appears to be comply- them." building tennis courts. In a letter ing." read at Monday's meeting, the Dr. J. K. McGrg�o,r, county In the end, Reeve Joe Kerr and board replied they needed some coroner, asked cou llt�il to auth- Councillor Angus Mowbray ,were time before a definite answer orize a display of vehicles which selected to look intA rr.ore effi- could be given. has been in accidents in order to cient system of emptying the 0 8 Dr. J. Ping at the Wingham public garbage receptacles. Medical Centre. With the depar- Reeve Kerr was also appointed ture of Drs. Clarke and Wilkins as the contact person if emer- there are now four full-time prac- gency support services are need- tising physicians in town, the ed for the County Works Depart- others being Dr. J. K. McGregor ment. The Emergency Systems and Dr. B. A. Hanlon. Organization has been done awgy with in Huron County. In insurance matters, group rates for civic employees were Province aids not raised this year and Bill Kiel wrote that insurance charges for recreation at the arena will not change, even with the installation of fireproof Wroxeter centre concrete seating. Consequently a comparison will be made of in- Culture and Recreation Minis- surance rates from other agen- ter Robert Welch has announced cies. approval of a grant of $3,318 to One last letter received by town assist in the improvement of recreation facilities in the Town - council was a heart -felt thank- ship of Howick. you from Ken Park, London. He Funds granted will go towards had been driving to Manitoulin provision of a ball park, soccer Island one night in May with field and swings at Wroxeter lights blown on his car and trailer Community Recreation Centre. and was unable to find anyone to The provincial assistance is pro - fix them. When he stopped at a vided through The Community drive-in in Wingham for a sand- Recreation Centres Act, ad- wich, he met Constable Doug ministered by the Arts Division, Foxton. After Mr. Park told the Ministry of Culture and Recres- constable of his difficulty, Mr. tion. Foxton went outdoors and fixed When announcing approval of the lights within seconds. this grant, Mr. Welch said the new ministry has sincere interest Mr. Park wrote, "Each time I in the development of local pass through Wingham, I'll have recreation opportunities and he a warm feeling. I'd like to ex- was pleased to have a personal press my heart -felt thanks and evolvement in Howick's com- sincere appreciation."tlntpj`�roject.. 0 8