The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-11-25, Page 141 would appreciate the opportunity of serving the ratepay-
ers of Wingham as a town councillor during the next two
Important years for our town. '
While 1 am a relative newcomer to Wingham, my experi-
am* includes service and contributions to the Midget
Hockey Tournament, Curling Club, Boy Scouts and Cubs,
Recreation and Arena Boards and to many people on an
individual basis through my business....
These efforts have all been in and for Wingham and I be-
lieve I can make additional contributions as a member of
your council.
Of particuldit interest to me are the upcoming International
Plowing Match and our town's centennial, two events, I be-
lieve, of which Wingham should take full advantage!
Show your interest and be sure to vote on December 6th.
If you require a ride, please call 357-1276.
Dick ESKEROD X
� fi
RE-ELECT
Allan R. Harrelson
to
WINGHAM
TOWN COUNCIL
on
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 6
During the past 16 years, as a resident of
Wingham, I have been very active in all
areas. I have worked on the Recreation
Board, Parks - Board, Midget Tournament,
Junior Citizens' Committee, Wingham and
District Museum Association. 1 have two
years' experience on council and my record
speaks for itself. I am presently a committee'
member for the 1978 International Plowing
Match and am interested in the Centennial.
SENIOR CITIZENS REQUIRING A RIDE
PLEASE PHONE 357-2646 AFTER 3:30 P.M.
4
Page IF --mw Wtogham Advance-Tillea, November 2k IM \
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The cut'e critters can cost
0 . e OUR TOWN
Hydro a fortune in repair s
Last year mast of London, On. until the nesting ieaaan is am. locations, raadsbad to be built so
tart, was plunged irate darkness You might think that with that mobile cranes cetlhi be
far nearly three days, and thous- memories of last year's dire &I* brought in to support the tower
ands of dollam worth of trans- in their memories, staff at Lon- whale the new lower gectiomNEEDS
former station equipment was don's Nelson Street station would were being built. - .
destroyed by fire. reach for their shotguns at the At ane spot, the beavers kept
The cause of it all was a tiny sight of a squirrel, but they don't. rebuilding their dam and re -
grey squirrel — one of the thous- Instead, they bait live traps with raising the water, so no one could
ands thgt live in the Forest City. peanuts. get at the tower to repair it.
The remains of A* four -legged When they have caught a few of Finally, Hydro gave up and
demolition expert were found on the furry fellows they drive them brought in
nnd 3000 yards
to �
top of the transformer at Ontario about a mile out of town to a
build an Island�. LEADERSHIP
of
wooded free, and the tower. '`.
had
woed area, set them
Nelson Street station. He � back. they don't come ac.
had leapt across the high- voltage pe Helicopter fly the province
bushing, creating an arc of elec- A skunk wandered into the trap each fall to spot dams and ponds.
tricity from the live part of the one day recently, but he was al- Then Hydro must work through
bushing to an oil pipe. The arc lowed to leave under bis own the Ministry of Natural Resourc-
punctured the pipe, the oil gusbod steam when the trap was opened. es and local roads authorities to
out and ignited. The transformer Because Nelson is near the remove the beavers and clear the
was filled with 10,000 gallons of Thames River and many trees, it ponds of water before they
oil, but fortunately, only a small has more than its sham of prob- freeze. It is not without considerable thought that I have made the decision to offer myself as
amount buimed and firefighters Items with animals. Birds think a candidate for the mayoralty of the Town of Wingham.
had the blaze under control with- it's a great spot to build their Last year at ion,HarAbout
2 The next two years are extremely important ones in the life of this community. The
nests, and vr� they do, racoons Transmission Station, About 20 International Plowing Match will be held immediately east of the town limits In the fall of
in an hoer. miles north of Kingston, a curious
Getting the city back to normal get in and try to steal the eggs- wandered in along the 1978 — an event of such importance that planning is already well underway by the Huron
was a different story. It took Fans are used in an mlines, jumpedart to squirrel down from the con- County Plowmen's Association. The town, itself, will have a big part to play in the success
nearly three days before power discourage the birds, and Hydro
ring using flashing doctors onto the steel frame of of that event, as well as an opportunity for the most widespread publicity in its history.
was completely restored.Dam- is now consider
ages have toeped 11,not strobe lights an effort to die- the structure, caused a short cir- The year following, in 1979, the town will celebrate its 100th Birthday and 1 need scarcely
, cult, and another transformer mention the vast amount of planning and hard work which must be taken care of before
counting the transformer, which courage them further. However
is still undergoing repairs at - the time-consuming task of trap- went up in flames. Few contain- that time. In fact, the major part of the organizational activity must be completed during
ping
Pickering anreers were affected in the area, but the next two years.
d -delivering about SO
From each of Ontario Hydra's animals a year to the woods again, the damage amounted to Wingham must have a strong mayor and on active council. I have served for two years
seven regions — five in the south, seems to be the most effective thousands of dollars. on your town council (1967 to 1%9), so I am familiar with council procedures. I have operated
two in the north —come tales of way of
with them. To stop further problems, steel
dealing. ed around the base of a large business for over thirty years,. an experience which is very important in this era of
Hydro equipment plagued by In other regions, am was wrapped
ou
ons• first t fthe station. difficult financing.
members of the animal, world. the main problem. They speed the p° rom I do have the time to serve the community wherever and whenever necessary and I have
Fortunately, most incidents don't their summers building dams The squirrels couldn't sink their ty
dews into the steel, and their a dedicated loyalty to this community and to the best interests of All its citizens.
have the drastic results caused wherever they find a creek and
by that little grey squirrel in Lon- trees, preferably poplar. visits were stopped — until I ask for your support at the polls on election day and for your mandate to work all-out
don. But they all cost Hydro lost All too often, the ponds created gently` Now they've started for the progress of Wingham.
time and money. by the dams flood Hydro rights- climbing up the second pole out —Bill Walden
Cows have become entangled of -way with several feet of water. and running across the lines to
in equipment; bats and mice When the winter freeze comes, the station. December 6 VOTE
have been known to get into the ice expands, raising trans- And so the battle of wits rages WALDEN for MAYOR
meters. Robins build nests in mission and distribution towers on.
anchor rods, eagles on trans- off their footings. Three Years
formers, and ospreys on top of ago, 14 towers buckled at once in
towers. Eastern Region, which stretches
14 Osprey nests are built with roughly from Lindsay to the
sticks up to six feet long which Quebec border and from Lake
could short out conductors. But Ontario to Lake Nipissing, caus-
since they are an endangered ing hundreds of thousands of dol -
species, all Hydro employees can lars damage.
do is wait with crossed fingers To make repairs in two of the
Elect
DAVID CAMERON
For Council
A business man concerned with getting the
most for your tax dollar.
Wingham has been my home for thirty years
and I am deeply interested in its future.
If elected, I will do my best for all Wingham
Allan Re Harrison X
residents.
Teacher
On Monday, December 6, 1976
ELECTION Vote
Town of Wingham
Please take notice that an election will -be held DAVID CAMERON
in the Town of Wingham for the following offices -
Mayor, Council and Huron County Board of Edu- Town Council
cation.
FOR MAYOR -Pat Bailey, Dairy Processor
-William E. Walden, Business Man
FOR COUNCIL
-F. John Bateson, Dairy Operator
-David K. Cameron, Owner -Manager
-Owen T. Curtis, Warehouse Man
-Tom Deyell, Accountant
-Dick Eskerod, Insurance Agent
-Allan R. Harrison, Teacher
-Bruce MacDonald, Masonry Contractor
-Angus Mowbray, Contractor
-Bill Rintoul, Contractor
-Ray Walker, Soles Co-ordinator
(Six (6) to be elected)
HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
-Jack P. Alexander, Appraiser -Auctioneer
-Alex Corrigan, Former
-Richard LsVon, General Manager
A. K. McGregor, Physician -Surgeon
(Two (2) to be elected)
HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE
-Eugene Frame, Farmer, R.R. 3, God Crich, Ont.
-Oscar Kieffer, Farmer, R.R. 1, Bluevale, Ont.
(One (1) to be elected)
Advance Poll will be on Saturday,
November 27, 1976
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall
Regular PoNing Day, Monday, December 6, 19761
from 11 a.m. to 8 P.M.
with oil polls in the Town Hall
William Renwick
Retuming Offker
NOT
ICE
To the Voters
in the Town of
Winghom
on
December 6
VOTE
:• - '• . t RAY WALKER
• ' • ' For Council
I have been a resident of Winghom for the
past 25 years.
-Have been employed by Western Foundry
for the past 15 years. `
-My wife has been in business on the Main
Street for the past 3 years.
With these factors in mind, I feel that I am
interested and would be able to contribute to
the improvement of our town.
VOTE AS YOU PLEASE, BUT PLEASE
VOTE WALKER
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' That's what it's all about so you can start your
corn harvest earlier with good performance. You
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Hen un,ts Most Units Most Units most Units HaatUnits
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Early GG
and also high moisture. With the high cost of fuel the high
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G-4141 G 4141
yield
moisture level of full maturing varieties reduces your potential of
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Early G-4272 G-4272 G-4263 G-5048
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Medium G-4321 G-4141 G-5046
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G-4408 G-4321 G-4272 G4263 G-5191
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yod choose this carefully to ule with the early and medium .
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maturing varieties. Here are several suggested packages for grain.
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1
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