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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-09-16, Page 1r,I FIRST SECTION � l SII �,41 ��� l l � � Wingham, Thudrdsy, September 16, 1976 y.. ee.ds f h me re 0 subject n study By Elaine Townshend persons attended as well as rep- Brantford General Hospital, the educational, social and rec- from the attentive audience, and Is there a need to set up a pro- resentatives of ALPHA and most group explained how their unique reational environment is pro- later small discussion groups gram for the homebound in of the local agencies and service program aids the physical and vided in which each individual is were formed. Each group in - Huron County? The general con- clubs. emotional rehabilitation of dis- encouraged to learn new skills eluded a member from Brantford sensus of the more than 80 per- Offici-algreetings were brought abled persons and motivates and to develop a feeling of self- as well as a member of the Huron sons who participated in a work- by Mr. Archibald on behalf of them to become re -integrated worth. County Committee on the Home - shop at Huronview on September Huronview; Dr. Mills, the Huron into the community. Meanwhile, Operation Lift pro- bound. 8, was "yes". County medical officer of health;The focal point of the program vides transportation to and from Mrs. Cardno posed three ques- "Homebound" is the term used Dr. Whitman, secretary of the Is the Family Living Group made the Centre for persons otherwise tions for them to consider: Is the to describe anyone who cannot Huron County Medical Society up of 150 physically disabled per- confined to their homes. All three Brantford situation applicable to get out of the home for reasons and -medical advisor to Home sons and their families. The services are co-ordinated Huron County? What problems related to age, a physical handi- Care; and Margaret Bushel of the group meets Monday through through an inter -agency com- are involved? What can we do? cap, depression or fear. In May Huron County Library. Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in mittee consisting of representa- NEED EXISTS the Huron County Committee on BRANTFORD GUESTS facilities provided by the Brant- tives from the Brant County After some lively discussions, Homebound People was formed Special guests at the meeting ford General Hospital. For those Health Unit, the Family Service the groups pooled their ideas. to identify the needs of this group. were representatives of a day- who require treatment, the Bureau and the Brantford They agreed that the size of the The committee sponsored the care centre for ttie homebound in therapy department is nearby. In General Hospital. workshop indicated a need for workshop, which was chaired by Brantford. Led by Mr. Sayed, addition, the members socialize, and an interest in a program learn crafts and o on outings. When the LIP grants that inn- ; Mrs. Betty Cardno, home -care chief of the Occupational g g ' bated the services were termin- similar to the Brantford concept, supervisor. Several homebound Therapy Department of the The program is designed and in Huron County. Geography, operated primarily by the home- pitaated the Brantford General Hos- transportation, facilities and bound. President, Mrs. Clara the provided staff and funds for finances were named as the the Mutual Support Centre. How- • • Durrant, expresses their motto areas of most concern. Renovation FundiS as, "We help ourselves by helping ever, Home Visiting and Opera- Several groups suggested the others." tion Lift are now functioning as Clinton Public Hospital with its • - volunteer programs. therapy facilities would be an hone a than winner SUPPORTING SERVICES Mr. Sayed summed up the pro- ideal central location. Although m ss The Family Living Group has gram by picturing it in a tri- this year's deadline for applying p three supportive services — angular form and by describing for a LIP grant has passed, one of The Wingham Arena Renova- served by the volunteer help. Home Visiting, Mutual Support how an individual passes through the panels suggested a grant tion Fund was the big winner fol- While this was going on a number Centre and Operation Lift. The each phase. At the centre of the might be a possible source of lowing a hilarious Phone-a-thon of donations were made to have visiting program is sponsored triangle is the Family Living funds next year. held at the Wingham Armouries citizens put in the jail. and supervised by the Brant Group; its three supportive All the groups agreed their first Saturday. "We (the committee) would County Health Unit and consists services make up the sides. step should be the formation of an Chairman Tom Deyell said, like to thank all those who helped of one director and five staff Home Visiting is the Initiator; inter -agency committee to in - "we make this such a success." members. Its purpose is to reach Operation Lift, the Mobilizer; vestigate the possible solutions to we feel it was a huge success. d bpersons in their homebound th Things started off very slowly but The Phone-a-thon raised a total e and the Mutual Support Centre is the problems involved. Twenty picked up momentum as the day of $24,500. This brings the total to Present environment. the developer at the base of the persons volunteered. progressed. By noon I figured we $42,000 with the eventual goal of The Mutual Support Centre triangle. A disabled person rises Members of the Huron County would be passing the goal we had 565,E well in sight. The final fig- operates under the direction of from the development stage of Committee on Homebound ure is ho the Occupational Therapy MSC set. ped to be raised from a through the Family Living People termed the workshop a street auction b Department of Brantford Group � "There were quite a number of y Wingham busi- p to the apex of the program huge success and were delighted nessmen on Set General. After their release from people at the pancake breakfast. September 25 and a which is re -integration into the with the particpants' decision to the hospital, disabled persons Something like 250 plates were canvass of those who have not yet obtain continued care on an out- community. P pursue the creation of a program donated. This canvass has not After their presentation the for the homebound in Huron been finalized. patient basis. A therapeutic, Brantford panel fielded questions County. Morris Township boy is killed as tractor upsets Robert (Bobbie -Joe) Leish- man, 9 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leishman of Morris Township was killed while riding on a farm tractor Sunday eve- 0,4 ve- ning. He died instantly when the tractor upset and rolled over him. The Wingham Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police in- vestigated. Surviving besides his parents are four brothers, John of Paris, Frank of Goderich, James of RR 4, Brussels and Allen Richard at home and five sisters, Mrs. Terry (Ann) Bower of Sauble Beach, Mrs. Brad (Jean) Kennedy, Londesboro, Mrs. Eric (Lois) Williamson, Walton, Mrs. Greg (June) MacDonald, Sauble Beach and Joan at home. Bobbie -Joe rested at the Stiles Funeral Home, Goderich, where service was conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. Interment was in Col- borne Cemetery. ANNA fttlOVATION FJM OONA"0N{ Donations may be mailed to the 60.000 55.000 Arena Fund, Box 1164, Wingham. 50.000 45.000 The total cost of renovations will run about $271,000 according to the lowest bid on the work. ThisP 40 000 35.000 30 000 25,000 . following /� shooting am a g e 20.000 15.000 ■ 10.000 5.000 at one time considered suicide, ANNA fttlOVATION FJM OONA"0N{ Donations may be mailed to the Arena Fund, Box 1164, Wingham. The total cost of renovations will run about $271,000 according to the lowest bid on the work. ThisP constable subdues mein was opened at a special meeting of Town Council last Wednesday. Work to be done includes rein- following /� shooting am a g e forcing the roof structure, new ■ seating and new boards. The ice Donald Charles, 22, of Wrox- at one time considered suicide, years, lost both parents and a surface will be enlarged to 75 feet eter, called the Mount Forest stayed outside the residence out brother and was apparently by 175 feet and new floors will be OPP Detachment on Tuesday, of sight. Variouslfriends and of- deeply disturbed. On the day of put in the entry way and dressing September 7 at 10.:45 p.m. to ad- ficers who knew the man 'at- the shooting his current girl rooms. vise there they had better get to tempted to reason with him for friend broke off with him and it is The refrigeration room will be Gorrie as he intended to "shoot about two hours. thought he considered suicide or enlarged and strengthened at the up" the village. Cherry went up to the bedroom provoking police into killing him. north end of the building. A refer- Charles then fired two 22 -long and got into a scuffle with Superintendent Joe Jones was ees' room will also be built on the rifle bullets into the front window Charles. Constable Harold in charge of OPP deployment north end. of a house owned by John McCut- McKittrick, hearing the struggle during the entire affair. Painting the interior of the cheon. He also knocked out the frorp outside, rushed in and help- Charles, who was under arena will complete the renova- porch light on the Hastings resi- ed subdue Charles. psychiatric observation in Lon - tions. ' dence. don walked out of the hospital on During the Phone-a-thon on He left the village just prior to During the entire affair Charl- the weekend but was picked up Saturday there was a 'jail' instal- the arrival of Constable Carl es fired approximately 20 rounds hitch -hiking by one of the em - led at the north end of the Arm- Ricker of the Wingham OPP De- and had one round in the cham- ployees at London's Psychiatric ouries and several prominent tachment. His car broke down on ber when subdued. He was taken Hospital. He was returned im- citizens had to spend time or they Highway 87 but three friends to London Psychiatric Hospital mediately. could bail themselves out by came along and drove him home. Wednesday morning under Sec- OPP have advised that Charles matching the donation made to When he arrived home only tion 10 of the Mental Health Act. has been charged with dangerous have them incarcerated. Ronald Cherry, 19 -year old son of Charles, over the past few use of a firearm. On Edward Street a 'Dunk the owner of the house, was there. Tank' was set up and several citi- zens took their turn at getting an Charles at no time let go of the rifle and, once at home, started Accident takes life of unscheduled bath. It was a fifty discharging the gun out the up- ecewhichgavespectat achance a chance to dunk the citizen in the the stairs window. Police officers, who had receiv- former Belgrave resident bath. ed information that Charles had A former resident of Belgrave and Ken Wheeler. She received Enrolment slightly higher lost her life Friday afternoon when the car she was driving was her elementary education at East Wawanosh Public School and at - involved in a three -car collision tended the F. E. Madill Se -con - as area school term opens of Exeter. Mrs. Vincent Makas of 8412 dary School, Alma College, St. Thomas, and Fanshawe College, Area schools will have 11 newDakin rof students as the Street, London, was north- London, graduating as a law teachers this school year and scchoolhool year starts. There are no bound on Hi hwav 4 when she clerk. At the time of her death, there will be 15 more students. new teachers for the year.Y stopped to make a left turn onto she was employed b Cohen and F. E. Madill Secondary School Turnberry Central on Highway Middlesex County Road 5. Her Melnitzer Law Firm and on her has the largest increase with a 86 near Wingham has one new car was struck from behind and way to the Goderich Registry total enrolment of 1,260, 40 more teacher this year. Mrs. Marilyn shoved into the path of a south'- Office to enact a title search. than last year. Elgie will be teaching Grade 1 bound vehicle. Occupants of the She was a member of Knox There will be five new teachers until the new year. The enrol- southbound car. Mr. and Mrs. United Church, Belgrave. at Madill. Miss C. Clark and ment is 222, down slightly from John Bannister of RR 1, Ailsa Craig, were treated for in- Surviving, besides her parents, Mrs. M. Lisle will both be teach- last year. minor are her husband, Vincent George ing girls' physical education. Howick Central, on Highway 87 juries at South Huron Hospital. Makas, whom she married in Mrs. L. Elston will be teaching has a slightly lower enrolment of Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Belgrave on July 20, 1974; one mathematics while Mrs. C. Pratt 539 students. Two new teachers William Davmen of RR 4. Sea- brother, Ivan Wheeler of Barrie; will be in the typing room. Mr. P. will be working with Grade 5 and forth, occupants of the other car, and her grandparents, Mrs. Zankowski is the new science 6 pupils. Miss Melody Wombwell were not injured. Pearl Wheeler and C. R. Coultes. teacher. Madill will have one less is the Grade 5 teacher while The accident was investigated The late Mary Anne Makas teacher despite having more stu- Raymond Maher will be teaching by the Lucan detachment of the rested at the S. J. Walker Funeral dents. Grade 6. Ontario Provincial Police. Home, Wingham, until Monday At Wingham Public School the At Brookside Public School the Mrs Makas was the former when removal was made to Knox enrolment is 362, slightly higher enrolment is down 30 students to Mary Anne Wheeler and Has United Church, Belgrave, where than in September, 1975. How- 379. Miss Shelley Grange will be born in Huron County 22 years Rev. John G. Roberts conducted ever it is seven students less than the new Grade 2 teacher. ago. She was a daughter of Mabe✓',Service at two o'clock. Interment the June enrolment. followed in Brandon Cemetery, The public school will have one Belgrave. new teacher on a part-time basis.Pallbearers Mrs. C. Oriold will be teaching Churches to put signs on street were Bob Smith, Ivan Wheeler, Robert Taylor, Bill French at both Wingham Public School and East Wawanosh The Wingham and District town's maistreet to indicate Wheeler, Grant Vincent and Public School in Belgrave. Ministerial Association met on location of a various churches. Richard Anderson, Clifford Coultes and Elmer Bruce East Wawanosh Public School Thursday, Sept. 9 at Sacred plans are being completed fo g p carried floral tributes. has an enrolment of 183 students Heart rectory. In attendance have the si erected in the near this year, seven less than the were Rev. Brown, Bluevale; Rev. future. June enrolment when school Robert Armstrong, Rev. A. ended. Nolan, Rev. B. Passmore, and Arrangement have also been —Mrs. Jean Kelly, Minnie Sacred Heart Separate School Rev. K. Hawthorn, all of Wing- made to hold rvice in the Street, spent the weekend in Ailsa will have 144 students which is up ham. chapel at the hospit ch Sun- Craig. On Saturday evening, a 12 from last September. Terry One of the subjects under 'dis- day at 9 a.m. Each c urch is to family dinner was held in London Bullen is the new French teacher. cussion was the po". ibility or supply a leader on a Sunday -by-" in honor of Mrs. Kelly's 85th Golden Circle will have an en- erecting directional signs in the Sunday roster. birthday. W hove a winter vocation for you 1 BOOK NOW I rAwv,�� SI I Ustuw•l, Ontario ^ �l1.21 Single Copy Not Over 36e MANNING THE CONTROLS for the Midnight Shift CBers Club, Don Carter kept the boys travelling around the town picking.up donations to the Phone-a-thon which was held at the Armouries Saturday. Don was at the controls for the entire day. AS PART OF THE fun at the Phone-a-thon, a 'throne' was setup at the Armouries. Here John Currie, Doug McBurney and Doug Layton, clown it up. The throne was sponsored by the Winqham Drive-in Cleaners. AS AN ADDED ATTRACTION at the Phone-a-thon, a Dunk Tank was set up outside the Armouries on Edward Street. Ward Robertson was the first of many citizens who volunteered to take an unscheduled bath. ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE Phone-a-thon was provided by area mu3icians. The Lions Club quartet, Bill Keil, Gord Walter, Dewitt Miller and Archie Hill, sang several old tune4 during the day. Hap Swatridge accompanied them on the organ. I .. �.+le.w^.�.*w..-,.-•n.�,a;,w,�..c•.r�.a�y+lr:..�c:w,.ew i.t: �+�,i n�►.r :.;rr+-.u..-.-...-..�. 1�►+. ..,y�,�y.. ..:. ., ..,... _ .. .._..., '"y'�IR'e+�;w «..- ... ..--r'�. ""11''! . , ,Jm