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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-04-15, Page 01� J I I i's PUBLIC SPEAKING WiNNER—Heidi Fillmore, a Grade 12 student at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, captured the Lions Club's regional French speak -off recently at Londesboro. Russell Zurbrigg, a member of the Wingham Lions Club, presented Miss Fillmore with her trophy. She will participate In a regional competition early next month In Owen Sound. V P m a 0 rimary education meeting' aftracts capacity audience The period between birth and eight years of age is the most vigorous stage of development for children, an audience of more than 200 heard last week at a public meeting on primary education. Fran Poleschuk, director of the early primary education project for the Ontario Ministry of Education, told the capacity audience of parents, teachers, education trustees and other professionals attending the meeting that at no 'ethet-� stage, do children learn as much as they do during that period. The meeting at the Clinton Public School was but one stop in Miss Poleschuk's province -wide tour to discuss with interested groups the problems encountered in the field of primary education. As an example of the growth during the birth -to -eight period, the speaker pointed out that by age four, children have 50 per cent of their problem -solving skills and they have gained another 20 per cent by age Group conf Irmed during service on Palm Sunday Eighteen young people repeated their affirmation of faith and were received into ihe ---f #hP Wingham United Church at a special Palm Sunday worship service. In a moving laying -on -of -hands ceremony, the young people were joined at the altar by their parents and adults who had influenced their lives during their growing years and together, they promised to walk in the faith they were professing. The new members of the church are Jason Balzer, Amy Bateman, Heather Bishop, Lisa Chapman, Christa Crawford, Gregory Deyell, Kimberly Edgar, Hilary Gauld, Scott Gillespie. Andrea Grant, Kirsten Kell, Angela Kerr, Scott Nell, Marcy McKee, Shelley McLennan, Patricia ReK Rebecca Sangster and Melissa Schefter. Rev. J. Rea Grant, in his message, spoke tp the young people about the palm Sbnday crowd and how it was easy for the pe4VIe to follow Christ because all were of (me accord. He told them it will not be an @axy when they go out into a world of tris In and (Please turn to Page 3) eight. Prior to beginning their school career, children have accomplished much in the way of learning, she told the audience attending the meeting sponsored by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. Children will usually have an attitude toward learning by this time, as well as some learning patterrs. Aside from these points a child will have learned to walk and talk, will have developed a per- sonality, and will have a basic sense of reading and mathematics. These accomplishments were achieved through the parents, she said. "You did what came naturally and gave all the support possible." However, once the child reaches Grade i, the parents suddenly have expectations such as the child's being able to read by the end, of that grade. Some children are late starters and move at a slower pace, she said, and it Is not helpful for these children to learn they are not pleasing their parents. All stages of learning development were examined in the presentation, beginning with that of infants, their (please turn to Page 3) Turnberry CouncH Township employees accept wage package Turnberry Township employees were granted a two-year wage package at last Tuesday's council meeting, which includes a 14 per cent wage increase and extended benefit coverage. Council spent almost two hours in camera at the meeting discussing C.-hild killed In fann accident The Ontario Provindal Police at Wingham report a tragic farm accident has claimed the life of a two-year-oid girl. An OPP spokesman at Wingham said the accident occurred last Friday afternoon on a farm In the Wingham area. The girl, along with four other children, was riding on's farm wagon pulled by a tractor. The polit,e report she climbed over the side of the wagon and fell to the ground where she was run over by one of the wheels. She was transported to Victoria Hospital, London and died the following day of head Injuries. Due to the publicity surrounding the "Amanda" transplant case In London. the chi)d's parents have requested that no name be released and the OPP respects that request. wages and salaries for Clerk - Treasurer Dorothy Kelly, Road Superintendent Ross Nicholm and Len Baird, grader operator. After the lengthy debate council emerged from its committe"f-the- whole session to offer Mrs. Kelly a salary of $=,Ioo from April I of this year to April 1, IM, h0u M -,6W - Her salary will incL aseto$29,365on April i of next year and remain at A.k.t tnfil 'go. Mrs. Kelly also will receive a yearly $1,500 car allowance. Mr. Nicholson's and Mr. Baird's hourly rate has gone to $11.25 per hour, commencing April 1, from $10.40. They will receive a W -cent per hour raise on April I of next year to take thern to $11.75 per hour and they will . en ain at that rate until April of 1969 when It will be renegotiated. I It was noted that Mrs. Kelly and &a two roadmen had not received a Wage, Increase since 105. Jim township also Will Pay 50 Par cent toward optical and dental ewe ge for the three emploYeft this Year end assume the full premium In 108. The cost Of fam"Y dental covers is amUmated at 00.04 per miontand am optical pi" issil.83. The MwAdpai emo0yeas abo, love their hogotabatim paid for the township and we allowed 12 days per year. RAftAft1kff4%y fe M, %Mvw S invi places 0"Hur a on Humphrey subdiviesion A company with which East Wawanosh Reeve Ernie Snell in closely associated, has placed a $51,000 offer to purchase on the township -owned Humphrey sub- division at Belgrave. At a special meeting of council called Monday to discuss the proposal, Mr. Snell declared a conflict of interest and did not participate in the discussion, said Councillor Jim Taylor when con,- CN application to abandon rail line Is refused by CTC An application by Canadian Na- tional Railways to abandon a light density rail line between Palmer- ston and Stratford has bow turnied down by the Railway Transport Committee of the Cmiadian Trans- portation Conu*ssion, members of Wingham To*n Council have learned. With the deciiion, it appears the future of another line from Wingham to Listowel is now secure at least until next June. A report from the committee's secretary, J. O'Hara, was read by Mayor Jack Kopas to council at its April meeting. In the report the comn-dftee orders the applicant not to abandon the' operation of three branch lines, including the 35.45 mile Office closed Good.Friday The Wingham Advance -Times will be closed this Friday for the Good Friday holiday. However, the office is open as usual on Monday and deadlines for classified and display advertising will still be at the same times. New hours set at town waste disposal site A new timetable has been estab- lished for the hours of use at the Wingham, waste disposal site-. Wingh4m Town Council, at its April melOng, gave approval to a works co*1d", recommendation to set the te i dWhours Effeitivie �!� ly of operation at the site are: Tuesdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p. M. and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., regular garbage collection; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., public use. �07 WINS A T SCIENCE FA III — Tom Cull, a Grade 8 student at the Wingharn Public School, was one of the youngsters chosen to rep- resent the county at the Canada - wide science fair next month in Mississauga. His project on the strength of construction wood was judged one of the top entries In last weekends county science fair at Clinton. Palmerston to Stratford link (Newton subdivision). The other subdivisions in the application are Owen Sound, 71.43 miles between Owen Sound and Palmerston, and Southampton, 59.56 miles between Harriston Junction and Douglas Point. Canadian National sought to aban- don the rail lines in an application made to the Canadian Trans- portation Commission last Sep- tember. The railway based its ap- plication on the claim that each of the lines has been unprofitable for more Om three years and CN's 1965 incurred loss of more than $2.3 million in providing service on the three routes. In reaching its decision, the committee acknowledged the receipt of considerable opposition to (Please turn to Page 3) Rental rates at trailer park are incrippsed Rental rates at the Wingham Trailer Park will be higher this year as a result of action taken by town council at its April meeting. Council has approved a works committee recommendation to set the new rate schedule at $11 daily for a fully serviced site and $9 daily for a partially serviced site. The new seasonal rate — May 24 to Oct. 12 — is $475. However, the trailer must remain on the site for the entire period to qualify for this rate. In 1986 the daily rates were $7.59 for fully serviced sites and $6.50 for 4, Reeve Bruce Machan told council the new rates conform 'to those charged currently at parks operated by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Wingham budget to be presented at May 4 meeting Wingham Town Council will be asked to set the 1987 budget at its regular May session, Councillor James McGregor, finance and management committee chairman has advised. During presentation of his report to council' ' s April meeting, Dr. McGregor said a final draft of this year's document has been delayed while the committee waited for the town's assessments from Huron County and the Huron County Board of Education. nose figures are now available and the finance and management emmittee is meeting this month to complete the budget for pre- seritation at the May 4 meeting. In March, Dr. McGregor warned council it could be facing a sub- stantial budget increase this year. However, a resolution adopted at the April session indicates steps are being taken to take some of the sting out of that forecast. Based on a works committee recommendation, council will ask the Ontario Ministry of Trans- portation and Communications to (Please turn to Page 3) Turnberry propertylaxes Increase by 5.7 per cent Property owners In Turnberry Township will pay 5 78 per cent more tn L-%" tMe ymr, enuncil learned at a meeting last Tuesday evening. Cwwil members said very little about the Increase, but appeared glad it was kept below six per cent What this means In dollars and cents is a public school supporter with a typical farm and residential property assessed at $7,000 would pay $1,736, an increase of 05 f1rom I=. A separate school with a similar property wmid pay $1,700, which to $110 more then last yaw. Turn', . J's biggest Increase, 16.7 per cesit, conm in the elementary separate school levy. This year %6,2ss will be collected from elementary -- tim- school pip- bal in TV . an increase at jk�M from INII. There also is an s"tionial reqmbition of $12,= to aseendwy separale this PM. I%n Is a 13.3 per cant increase in be townemp's Ifty to slememm I public schools this year. Turnberry will pay $198,338 toward elementary public schools, an increase of WAN frorn 1906. However, there will be a one per cent decrease in the amount paid to public secondary schools by Turn - berry ratepayers. Ibis year the township will pay the public secondary school system $140,50, a decrease of $1,496 from last year. Turnberry's 1987 requisition to the County of Huron is $104,567, an in - se of 7.6 per cent over lost (Plow turn to Page 3) Grass fire tacted yeiterday. Snell Investors Ltd. has offered to cover all expenses incurred by the township on the 25 -acre site, in- cluding the $51,000 it has invested to date and any legal fees associated with the sale. The subdivision agreement has gone to a lawyer for comments and if both sides are agreeable, the sale could be made final by the next regular meeting of council on May 5 - When contacted Tuesday mor- ning, Mr. Snell said that even though he still believes the township needs growth and development, it also needs all the money it can put together for the Tenth Line Bridge project, which is estimated now at $1 million and may proceed in 1988. if his company purchases the sub- division, it will clear the township of any obligation, said Mr. Snell, who adds he has every intention of proceeding with development of the subdivision as early as this summer. . While Mr. Snell had been a strong force in favor of the township owning and developing the subdivision at Belgrave, not all council members were as enthusiastic. Councillor Ray Hallahan expressed opposition to the Wingham, Fire Chief Harley Gaunt repwts no damage in a grams " lad Wednesday afternoon in Morris Township. Mr. Gaunt said firefighters war oalled out at 1:35 P.M,. to the rakim" of Harman Muscheild, Lot 21 can. 2 Of Morris. - - I purchase when the deal was finalized late last fall. In fact, Mr. Hallahan proposed at the March regular meeting to list the entirc subdivision for sale with a realtor, not just certain lots. He was supported by Mr. Taylor, but OP - posed by Councillors Fred Meier and Don Schultz. Mr. Snell cast the deciding vote against selling the entire subdivision. At the same meeting Mr. Snell was forced to cast a second deciding vote on a motion by Mr. Meier and Mr. Schultz. 'Me motion stipulated the subdivision would be listed by a realtor, but township residents would be able to purchase lots through the township without paying any realtor's fees. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hallaban were opposed. The township paid $48,000 for the 38 -lot subdivision in December and has incurred approximately $3,000 in legal and engineering fees since then. At a special meeting held in January, council members learned it could cost as much as $75,000 to install a communal water system at the site; another $16,000 for road work and $14,000 for underground hydro, hook-up. Special warning is issued to be alert for 'blue stars' A memo alerting parents to a - 'Disney characters, also butterflies, potential threat to their children is ^clowns, etc. The stamps are packed currently in circulation in d& area. in a red cardboard box with a pic- The memo, reprinted from one ture of Mickey Mouse, wrapped in distributed to Bell employees in the fbfl in a clear lock -type bag. They Windsor district, has been issued to come in five square sheets with 100 all Super X drug stores and warns of perforated stamps. a new method of selling LSD, in the This is the new way of selling acid. form of tattoo called "blue star". A young child could happen upon Following is the text of the memo: these and have a fatal 'trip'. It is "According to police authorities, a also feared that little children could form of tattoo called 'blue star' 'Is ' be given a free 'tattoo' by older readily available in some areas,of children who want to have some fun. the United States. This is a small It is important that all parents be sheet of white paper containingplue alerted in case their child is involved stars the size of a pencil eraser. — even innocently. Each 'star' is impregnated with LSD "PI . ease note: These stars have and can be removed from the paper reportedly been found in Windsor to be placed in the mouth. Absor- and Port Huron. They may be here ption can also occur through the skin sooner than we think. One case has by simply handling the paper while been reported in Chatham." applying the tattoo. "These are brightly colored paper None of the tattoos have been tabs resembling postage stamps in spotted in this area to date, the size, which have pictures of Wingham Police Department Superman, Mickey Mouse and other reports. HuronoPerth school board approves budget for 1987 The Huron -Perth CoUnty Roman ,Catholic Separate School Board adopted its 1987 budget at a special meeting in Dublin last week. Ronald Murray, finance chair- man, said the board will spend $13,768,075 this year, $11,355,926 for elementary schools and $2,412,149 for the secondary school. With the extension of Catholic education to Grade 10 and French immersion to Grade 4, enrollment will increase this September by approximately 225 students. There will be a corresponding increase in teaching staff of 11 teachers in order to handle the additional enrollment. A major cost for the board this year is $7,890,000 for salaries and benefits for the almost 200 board staff members, including 160 teachers, Mr. Murray said. He said other major expens" include $1,057,185 for plant operation and maintenance, $1,196,925 for -capital additions and repairs to buildings and $1,384,065 for school bus transportation. The budget also includes an ex- penditure of $128,950 for additional educational computers, making a total investment in that area of $1 million. Jack lane, business and finance superintendent, said a ta�payer with an assessment of $3,500 will now pay an average of $498.40 in education taxes for both elementary and secondary schools in I ' 987, an in- crease of $38.55 over that paid last year. Mr. Murray' said the $338,000 deficit incurred in 1986 still remains, but that amount is expected to be reduced through the rates set this year. The exact amount, however, will not be known until later this year when final costs on certain, capital projects are established. PITCHES NO HITTER—Last August Jason Dow of Winghom pitched a no-hitter softba# game In Squirt C competition against M88ford and this week he was presented with a certificate from the Ontario Amateur Softb&# Association. Al Hsm*m of Wingham, an ox0cutive member of the OASA and the ch&"nm of minor sollbalf for the proWnce, mWo the prosentstw.