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The Wingham Business proposal. something mutually acceptable. the pari de. also be sold at half price and said
Association has thrown its Mr. McGee told the meeting he At the start of the meeting the Mr. Rintoul said the financial he thinks a lot of the remaining
support behind several of its and others, including Bob Craw- merchants had agreed on the report' from the centennial ac- souvenirs could be peddled
process who are fighting a ford, are in the Pcess of getting, date proposed by Gord Walter, tivities looks favorable, but he between now and Christmas.
proposal to build apartments in a legal advice. Tbey are definitely July 10-12, as the time for their couldn't yet give any final The New Year's Levy which
section of Cruickshank Park. going to fight the proposal and annual sale. However Sheila figures. He said a couple of kicked off centennial year was 4
The association, a 56 -member feel they havq a pretty good Burke, president of the Junior thousand dollars had been made smashing success, he reported,
group of retail stores and other chance of beating it at the OMB Citizens, later told them her on the sale of centennial coins, and the committee has proposed
businesses in town, agreed last level, he said. group favored late July or early but about 4,000 are still left. He continuing it as an annual event.
week to back Fred McGee and He emphasized their opposition August for Funfest as it would also reported about ;1,800 worth It has also proposed a Wingham
others who are opposing town is not to the seniors' housing but give them more time following of beer mugs are left and offered reunion to be held every 10 years,
council's plan to have subsidized Only to the proposed location. He exams to prepare• them to the merchants at half which could be financed by in -
housing for senior citizens and several others including Mr. Greta Harris said she thinks price for resale at whatever price vesting a small portion of the
erected in the park. Crawford, John Malick and the association should adapt its they want to charge. profit from the centennial ac -
At a meeting Thursday night Israel Good attended the last plans to suit the Junior Citizens He suggested the coins could tivities.
about 25 members of the group regular meeting of town council and several other merchants
tmanimplsly passed a resolution to voice their opposition, be agreed. Eventually they decided
. , � .the fight and agreed reported. Council gave them a the Junior Citizens should come Farm accident claims
to send a letter of opposition to hearing, but, "council in general back to a meeting next month at
the Ontario Municipal Board, and the mayor in particular seem which a date will be set.
which will hear objections to the hellbent to put it in there", he Miss Burke told the business
said. people Funfest plans include a Morris farmer's life,
He told the group he can think midway on the main street, as
Schoolgirl' of alternative locations, such as had been done in previous years. A farm accident last week took farm% owned, when the aq- `
the Pentecostal church site, The ,association withheld its the life of a Morris Township cident occurred. Apparently as
which are available and would be decision on this proposal pending fomes, Al Breckenridge, 55, was the tractor and trailer went down
hospitalized far more suitable. The only further information. killed when the tractor he was a hill they began bouncing and
argument in favor of the park site She also reported the Junior driving overturned in the ditch went into the ditch along the
Nine-year-old Lisa Stevenson is it is close to downtown, he said, Citizens have picked Dec. 8 for and pinned him, I road, where the tractor over -
of Belgrave was taken to and he doesn't think that's a good the annual Santa Claus Parade, Provincial police at Winghani turned pinning the driver.
UniversityHospital, London last enough with a cancellation date one week dg The accident was reported by a
pi ugh reason. He said he can report Mr. Breckenridge was
week after being struck by a car foresee a lot of problems, such as lam' in case of bpd weather. The driving Vie tractor pulling a neighbor, James Johnston, who
as she ran in front of it along parking and complaints about business assdciation again trailer ldided with corn silage P agreed to set aside $1,001) for the g tea' � tractor overturned in the
Highway 4 near the village. noise from normal business along Con. 1-2, Morris, going ditch. Mr. Breckenridge was
Police report Miss Stevenson, operations in the area. youth group to use in preparing from his home farm to another pronounced dead at the scene bythe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mr. McGee added that if Coroner J. C. McKim.
Stevenson, attempted to dart seniors are having problems The accident occurred shortly
across the highway and was getting downtown from some of• • after noon on Oct. lo.
struck by an oncoming car driven the more far-flung apartment Local'"'wo m a n 1 n u red
Al Breckenridge was born May
a by Bodie Craig of RR 2„ Blyth. locations perhaps the' service
No . fault been a
t has bttached to clubs should consider ider providing a • al 18, .1924, in Turnl?erry Township,
• • -' a son of the late' Anna Wheeler
the driver in the collision, as transportation service. ' n fatcollision I s o n and David Lee Breckenridge. He
police noted he swerved into the He said council has been told farmed on the first concession of
opposite lane in an attempt to the church site is available and A local woman was Provincialpolice at the Morris Township and recently
ti avoid hitting the child.' he suggested it would be an ex- hospitalized following an ac- Walkerton detachment report the had been a mail carrier on Roue
F� The girl was transferred to the cellent location, noting there are cident which claimed the life of a . Montague vehicle was westbound
Two out of Bluevale. He also
with 1 injuries apartme �. ter woman. Esther TtBnme alonggthe highway when it . wed as a ring, man at Brussels .
London accident, whish close to downtown drner, it d ��
leg ' j y ]y
�i' Carling T`ecrace, Win�am, crossed a bridge with an ,: iqy rds Ltd.
and in a was taken to Walkerton hospital surface and went out of contrail. "He is survived by three sisters,
residential area. following the accident, which spun into:the eastbound lane and W. Les (Wilda) Trethewey of
'Mr. McGee also declared that, occurred along Highway 4 just struck the eastbound truck being Rik 3". Petrolia, Mrs. Gordon'
• contrary to
n•umor, neither he nor east of Walkerton at 8:20 a.m. driven b Robert Jones of (Roma) Nicholson RR 4
80th birthday Mr. Crawford wants the park Oct. 11. Walkerton, had gone off onto Brussels, and Mrs. Donald
land for himself. She was a passenger in a car the shoulder of the road in an (Brenda) Perrie, RR 3, Brussels;
bnrwttnhday party Was
Whi
techurch—On
f =Bill "Bob doesn't need it and I can't driven by Marsha Montague of attempt to avoid the collision. and two brothers, Dale of RR 2
Forster to celebrate his 80th afford nt." Hanover which skidded on ice Bluevale and Rae, Bluevale. He
However they feel the park, and collided with an Ontario Mrs•
birthday at the home of his ynne was taken to was predeceased by one brother,
daughter Kathleen (Mrs Walter which is an otherwise com- Hydro pickup truck. Miss hospital with cuts, bruises and Barry, and one sister in infancy.
Elliott) and Mr. Elliott. mercial area, should either Montague later died from her rib injuries, while Mr. Jones The late Al Breckenridge
Present for the occasion were remain park land or be reserved injuries. suffered cuts and bruises. rested at the Currie -Walker
for future commercial Funeral Home, Win
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elliott and development rather than being Wingham, where
Jeffery, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. rezoned residential. funeral service was conducted
Paul Laidlaw and Michelle, Saturday at two o'clock by
Mr. and Mrs. David At its October meeting town Separate board settles Robert C. Perry of Bluevale
London; council passed a bylaw rezoning United Church where deceased
Elliott, Barry and Karen; Mr. about 3/4 of an acre in the south • • was a member. Interment
and Mrs. Ronald Perrott and end of the park high density with office s e ere tare e s Wingham Cemetery.
followed in W'
family, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. residential. Earlier council had Pallbearers were Fleming
Ross Henderson and family, agreed to sell the land to Ontario DUBLIN—The Huron -Perth $4.85, up from $4,50. Johnston, Ken Johnston, Glen
Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Housing for construction of a 19- Roman Catholic Separate School The board also approved an Johnston, Murray Johnston,
Forster and family, Lucknow; unit subsidized housing complex Board set the salary schedule for increase in the mileage rate paid Keith Johnston and Joe Raynard.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Forster and for senior citizens. its office secretaries during a to its administrative staff; this Floral tributes were carried by
family; Mr. and Mrs. Norman In other business at the meeting here Oct. 9. increased to 22 cents per mile James C. Johnston and Bill
Stewart and family, Lambeth. In meeting association members from 20 cents. Peacock.
all 33 were present for dinner discussed plans for a sidewalk The scale, which is retroactive All insurance policies held by
with Ball• sale next summer and heard a to Sept. 1, sets y1.20 per hour as the board were renewed for one
In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.report from Centennial Com- the basic rate for a secretary year at a premium of ;25,287.
}, Ronald Forster, Mr. and Mrs. mittee Chairman Bill Rintoul. without previous experience, This includes an extra premium
Walter Forster, and Mr. and Mrs. Merchants agreed to coor- unchanged from last school term. of ;214 to increase the liability
Alex Robertson and Mrs. Jean . dinate their sale plans with the The rate for one year's ex- coverage on non -owned
Aitcheson were present, Mr. and Junior Citizens' Funfest and held perience is ;4.45 per hour, up automobile, automobile fleet and
Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw were also off setting a date for the event from $4.30, and for two or more school liability insurance policies
present to offer congratulations. until they can work out. Years' experience the rate is to $5 million from $4 million.
Children's services director reports
that provincial funding is skimpy
Family and Children's Ser- lies in the death of a child due to
vices Director John Penn's child -abuse. The province has
success in wrangling money from issued numerous guidelines and
a stingy provincial government standards that agencies can
• ministry overshadowed his abide by to prevent such
criticism of the province at tragedies, but did not back them
Huron County Council's Sep- up with any money to make them
tember session.
operational.
In his report to council Mr.
Penn spoke in glowing terms of
county council and his agency
staff, but had few kind words for
the provincial government.
His criticism stemmed from
the budget restrictions placed on
the Huron agency by the Ministry
of Community and Social Ser-
vices. He told council the
ministry continues to increase
standards and workload for local
agencies without pt%viding the
necessary resources to complete
the task.
He claimed the budget
c allocation for Huron is "more
unrealistic than in former
yennA,
He explained the nniniitry has
made far-reaching changes in the
responsibilities of local agencies
across the province.
He pointed out that one such
attempt to shift accountability
r
He said in light of greater
demands the ministry made on
agencies the province gave
Huron a meagre 1.5 percent
increase over 1978 spending.
The Huron increase is the
lowest in Southwestern Ontario,
he said, adding that some neigh-
boring agencies received a 10
percent increase for the same
period.
"Programs cannot be operated
at a satisfactory level if the re-
sources are not available," he
warned council. "Certainly a 1.5
percent budget increase falls
short of the agency's needs."
Mr. Penn said the economic
policies used to finance Family
and Children's Services is "a sad
commentary on this provincial
government's response to the
needs of families and children in
1979, the International Year of the
Child".
But he mellowed his criticism
ye8r.
by telling council he had
He added that recent problems
managed to shuffle workers and
some agencies encountered in
his own budget allocations to get
child abuse cases made them
around the ministry cuts. He said
"jumpy about leaving kids at
the agency will suffer a $M,000
home". He said the exact op -
deficit in 1979, but explained the
Pesite is true in Huron.
deficit is in an area the province
Mr. Penn said the funding
will pick up.
problem Huron had this year is
Mr. Penn made no attempt to
common among the 50 agencies
explain to council how he had
in the province. He said it is a
beaten the ministry funding
constant source of "frustration
system, saying it was "com-
and concern".
plicated and hard to believe".
But the director made it clear
He said he had a guarantee. in
the problem is with the province
writing from the province that it
may. He said county council
will pick up the deficit if it is not
funds 70 percent of the Huron
due to salary.
agency's work and has always
Penn said he was able to shift
been "supportive of our work".
workload around within his sal.
He said in many counties
ary guidelines, adding that his
agencies not only have to contend
shifting not only meant the
with financial restraint by the
government would pick up the
province, but are also forced into
deficit but would give him
confrontation with local
another worker next year.
politicians.
He told council his success at
"Despite fiscal restraints and
the economic game is partially
increasing pressure upon the
due to success the Huron agency
agency, I believe that the board
has enjoyed in preventing child
of directors and the staff have
abuse problems. He said the
done an excellent job providing a
preventive program here has
wide range of services to families
reduced the number of children
and children in Huron County,"
the agency had In care by 10 this
he said.
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NO IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS—Old Man Winter decided to show his colors early this year by
laying a blanket of snow over the Wingham area last Wednesday morning. Fortunately
afternoon rains managed to wash most of it away.
DO WITHOUT—Suzanne Reid, Jennifer Willis, Shaundra day Without Is tied In with the International Year of the
Grove, Christa Curzon and Karen Laidlaw are doing Child celebrations and all the Brawnles chose something
wl"mut sweets for the Brownies' Day without, Oct. 17. A they would give up for a day.
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