The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-09-16, Page 1r,I
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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-
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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
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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
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shooting
am a g e
20.000
15.000
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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
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shooting
am a g e
forcing the roof structure, new
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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.
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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.
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