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The Huron Expositor, 1970-02-19, Page 1In the upper picture proudly displaying their awards successful students in the public speaking contest at Seaforth Public School line up to have their picture taken. (Left front) Stephen Hildebrand, Jane Morton, Elizabeth Johnston and Nancy Kunder. (Rear) Bill O'Shea, Michelle Savauge, Elaine Hopper,and Barbara Brady. (Staff Photo) , • (Lower) Winners in the area speaking competition at the Legion Hall, Tuesday evening were (Left) ,Barbara Brady, 'Seaforth, receiving her trophy from Legion President Wm. Dalrymple while Shirley McFadden, Bayfield, is presented with a trophy by Auxiliary President Mrs. Cleve Coombs. (Photo by„Pifillips) Area Students Advance i"n zPublie•Soeaking Contests ficiency award Of $25 to the most generally 11.)roficient student from the village of Hayfield, on com- pleting grade 8 each year at the Huron Centennial School, Bruce- field, to be known as.the Ruth Hayman Elliott Memorial Fund, was' approved, but the donors - are to be encouraged to make the award available to the top grade 13 student at the Huron Centen- nial School regardless of plac, of residence. Mr. Cochrane said 'there are preemay 1,0 _grade students from Bayfield at the! school and, noted he could foresee 'all kinds of complications' if the special award, greater than any other award presently given at the school, is 'reserved especially for Bayfield students. McKillop Mutual Increases Surplus a 4 Mu* ' Stage Yo# Whole No, 5319 111th YEAR • .SEAFORTII, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1970-12 PAGES of E Agrees to Accept ax Money Twice Yearly Members of the Huroncounty tion would be hired on a tem- Beard of Education agreed Mon- .porary basis only until the Board day evening to propose to the had dealt with the matter. municipalities of the ,County that ". All positions for noan-teaching the educhtion levy for 1970 be col- staff must "be advertised, a per- teeter! on a twice-annual basis, tentage of all applicants must at the end of June and on Decem- be interviewed, all non-teaching ber '15, .but that in 1971 and personnel are on a three-month thereafter, the collections of tax probationary period and they dollars for education purposes should be advieest on hiring that be 'made quarterly according.to they will 'be required to give a the provision of the Act. , :minimum of two weeks notice The action followed receipt in writing, before terminating of a letter from - Huron comity Council which requested educa- tion taxes be collected on a twice- annual basis. It was felt it would impose hardship on municipali-, ties in Huron where taxes are collected either once or twice a year if it would become necessary to forward education tax levies Council Says Make Less Noise or Face Fine holland,' Mrs. Audrey McLlwain ,and Ted Cosford: Following the judging prizes were presented to the speakers by Mrs. Kunder representing the Seaforth Home and School Assoc- Fines ranging from to $50. will be levied upon snow- ntohilurs who c.00se to operate • their maceinee within the tewn at late hoar's. . • Seaforth Council. at a 'special nreeting in the town.icaH,... Monday. night, gave final reading to by-law prohibiting the operation of snowmobiles within the t'olivit limits between Midnight and • First offt'uce, under the new curries a penalty of -not less titan $25.00 and, each„,sub- sequoia offence carries a max- imum fine oi $50.00. The action to restrict thy use of snowmobiles. was initiated at„, :in earlier ,'ottncil meeting when complaint's from irate ratepayers kept awake by the, night travel- . lers, were' revealed. However. while council was agreed" on the principal of a proposed by-law, members wore unable. to agree on a schedule of fines relating to it. The matter was deferred at that time. to be brought. up again at this meet- ing. The ban follows similar re- strictive measures taken by other' •a rea Municipalities. In other business count tnamed twelve: persons to the Seaforth ,fi'ecreatIon" corn Mititee. They were Mayor Frank Sills; Deputy Reeve, Wilmer Cuthilli Councs.''Betty Cardno Liam Pinder; Neil Bell, Donald Kunder, Robert Wilson, Gary Gray, Miss Marianne Weller, Charles Campbell. Ray Anstett and Sack MeLlwain., Council had schedided a meet. tog' 'With Salvation Army officials regarding a grant, but they were told the organization was plan- ning to approach' county council instead. Council adjourned to meet with the Seaforth Fire Area Com- mlttee tb discuss costs of fire protection under the new lx)ar ,l. .Costs for fire protection hi the town of Seaforth 'are expect to remain nearly the same under the new Seaforth. Fire Ane,i Committee. it was revealed Mon- day night when members of council met with the Fire Area Committee to discuss fire pro- tection costs. • The town's expenditure last year was approximately $7500 it Aihich about $5000 was spent nn maintenance of the 58 hydrants in the town.-- Under the new get'-up the town will pay, according to assess- ment, approximately ome-third of ti,e, com m ittee's expenses, The Fire Area Committee, in Mildniay, Stratford and Clin- ton. Constable Ferris emphasized that the Clubs stress to begin- ning drivers that they learn to drive when in safe locations and that they be told of the dangers to avoid. He urged that care be taken nbt to ride over small trees and shrubs, to stop before cros- sing a road or a railroad, and to be careful of undue noise near homes late at night. He said a' Education is the most impor- tant thing you can be involved in, he said, not legislation. ',Yon 'cannot legislate common sense.” he said. He stated the Federat- ion had worked closely with the Department of Transport in es- tablishing the Snowmobile Act. Referring to the adVice and publicity 'which the sport of snow- mobiling was receiving,Mr. Jones commented "The ohes fwho do not have a snowmobile are the first to .10 Two youpg ladies , galloped away with top honours irt the Public Speaking Contest sponsor. ed by Seaforth 'Branch No. 156 Royal Canadian Legion on Tues- day night. - Each had chosen to spieak on "Therllorse“. Taking part in the contest were 14 students from Seaforth Public S Choc)] , St. James Separate School of Seaforth, St. Columban Separate School and Huron Centennial School, Bruce- field. In the Grades I to 6 division first 'place went to 11-year old Shirley McFadden of Bayfield, a Grade' 6 student at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield. Claire Devereaux, 10, R.R. 4, Seaforth, a grade 5 student at St. James School, Seaforth, was second. In third place was Paul Robinson, .11, of R.R.1,. ' a grade 6 student at Hrucefield. In the Grades 7 to 8 divis- ion first place went to ,Barbara Brady , a thirteen-.year-old A Grade 8 student at Seaforth Pub- lic School Bill O'Shea, ,12., Seaforth, a Grade 7 student Seaforth- Public School was second'. Joanne ,V'an Drunen, 12, R.R. 5, Seaforth, Grade '7, stud- ,ent at St. Columban School was third. The"winners advance to zone finals in Lucknow on February 21. The judges for the contest were .Mrs. Ronald Hansen, a member of staff of S.D.A.S. and Mrs. Harry Scott, Seaforth and Gordon Smith, Clinton, both or • staff of Ceritral Huron Second- ary Schbol. Judge§ were Rev. T. C. Mul- Talk Safety' Area snowmobile operators Were warned of practises to' avoid When Constable Gordon Perris of the Goderich Detach- ment of the Ontario Previa:, Oat Police addressed a Safety Meeting sponsored by the Sea- forth Snowmobile Club Wednes- day night. About one hundred snowmobile enthusiasts attended the Meeting held et the Seaforth Community Centre. Guests were present from Snowmobile Clubs iation. Many parents' took advantage of the,4olnpetition to visit the' class rooms and examine ex'- amples of students work Which were on display. 4 ' A Grade 1 student, six-year- old Jane Morton placed first for the Grades 1 and 2 pupils. A Grade 2 student, Stephen Hilde- brand, 7, placed second. For the Grades 3' and 4 di- vision, 8-year-old Susan Kunder of Grade 3 was first and 9-year 7 old Elizabeth Johnston of Grade 4 was second. " • . Michele -Sevauge 110,e Oracle 5 student was'chosen winner for Grades' 5 and 6 pupils. In second place was Elaine Hopper, 10; a Grade 6 student. .For the Grades '7 and 8 diwision top place was taken by -Barbara Brady, 13, a Grade 8 student. Second place went to Bill O'Shea., 12, a Grade 7 student. These win ng contestants will participate in the public speaking contest to be held by the Seaforth Branch, No.1.56',of the Royal Canadian Legion, on Tuesday night, February 17 In the. Legion Hall. • fevi bad snowmobile drivers Spoil the sport for everyone. When giving the treasurer's report, Mrs. Marten Vincent re-' ported that 25 families belong to the Seaforth Club and there are five • single memberships. A membership is $5.00 per family. Dave Jones, Stratford, presi- dent cif Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs spoke briefly. He said he was glad to see a club promote -a. safety meeting. The Board believes that int,br- [nation submitted in tenders is confidential and that...I-please of such information coUich be preju- dicial to the Board's position in Diture tenders for the same goods and service. 1:1 the case of goods anct,'Or services, the name of the suc- cessful tenderer, the amount of the accepted tender anti the total number of tenders received Will be released. For 'construction and all or part of a building or Inc ijity the name of the successful ten- derer, the amount of the accepted tender and the amount of eaMiun- suceessftil tender shall be .re. leased. Mrs. 3, W. Wallace was thy. only 'board member who was not in agreement with the 'policy accepted with regard to hiring non-teaching employees. She maintained that 'This sort of thing is -too time-consiiming'. ..• She 'was .referring to the po- licy which states the' final res- ponsibility for the hiring of non- teaching personnel lies with the Board and that the recommenda- tion of the best candidate (in the opinion of the Administrative' Staff) should be made i.n writing to the Board. indicating salary and effective date with the Board to give final approval. John Broadloot felt the Board should be informed before per- sonnel is hired and he was as- sured by Director John Cochrane that anyo,n, hired to fill a post consisting of representatives from the town and Tuckersmith, McKillop, Mullett and Hihbert Town'ships "set a tentative budget for, 1970 for $11,000. A breakdown in the budget is as follows: Grants to Volunteer Firemen $3.000; Chief $350; Cost Of used tanker truck $1725; Re- pairs to tanker $665; Repairs and alterations to Fire Hall, $1,000.; Rent of Fire Hall $840.00, heat $230. ; Secrefary-treasuffr:sa - lary $100; Insurance, water equipment and misc., $3500. The town will advertise for tenders regarding the necessary repairs to the fire 1-1.11 on behalf (Continued on Page 12) tell you how they should be run." He urged a' driver to check his machine before using it to ensure it Was in good running order such as brakes, throttle, and So on. He stressed the importance of making a test run to make sure the route was safe -- no, fences or wires to cause hazards across the snowmobile route, hidden logs and other such dangers. "Never override your lights employment. Policy was also approved de-. legating through the Director of .Education to the principals the responsibility and authority for interviewing ,and hiring teachers provided that the advertising and interviewing. dates and the num- bers of 'teachers hired are con- sistent with Board policy and/or Board resolution and providing salaries offered are hi accor- dance with existing salary sche- dules of the Board. A request to establish a .pro- Jury Hears Accident Evidence Grand fellow, the sports editor, says a newspaper acquaintance. He has been given box seat tickets for next season's opener • .0 at night" he'advised. Durl Hopper showed two films -- one on the history of the snowmobile, stressing safety improvements, and, theother film was on enowmobiling tin Yet-to:We stone. Park. The president of the Seaforth Snowmobile Club is Les liabkirk; vice-presidgrit, Marten Vincent; secretary, Mrs. Don Horn; and treasurer, Mrs., Marlen Vincent. Despite fire, losses of $71,448. McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company enjoyed a good year report ,presented to the annual Meeting Friday revealed. It was the 93rd annual 'Meet- ing held. by the company. , firs. .Keith Sharp, Seaforth,.... secretary-treasurer of tee company said the losses for this year compared with $66,497'. in 1968. Profits in 1969 for the 93- year-tild company were $16,515. Net insurance in force at the 'end of the year was $138,560,727 an increase of $2,597,627 over 1968. John H. McEwing of R.R.I. Blyth, waS re-elected president. John Noylan of R.R. 5,, Seaforth, was re-elected vice-president and Mrs.. .. Sharp., secretary-- - treasurer. ' Re-elected - to -• three-year terms as directors are William S. *Alexander, R.R. '2, Walton, C. \V. Leonhardt, R.R.1, Born- JOHN H. McEWING Mr. Muylan.. Discuss Problems At Childrens Aid Norman W. Paget, executive with the children until the parents director of the 'Children's Aid and Society for the Prevention arrive back. tWe take the risk of being• sued', he told his audience,"but of Cruelty to Children, Erie I believe if I have the right to County, Buffalo, New York, was the speaker last Wednesday even- remove a child from his legal ing at the annual banquet of the •' home, then. surely •I have the Huron County 'Children's Aid So- right to keep a child in his own ciety held in Knox PfeSbYterian home.' • Mr: Paget called the singee-Church. • Mr. Paget said the 'little old parent family a (most fragile type family is the . punchi ng bag' for all of family' and he urged all orga- the changes in society, churches, nizatipns in the community to recognize that fact. industry and politics' All of these changes 'affect the family first' "Single-parent families are not welcOrhecr., Mr. Paget com- said Mr. Paget, - He told the meeting it takes plained. 'Let's face it. Does the- 'a .massive amount of money and church really. Want single-parent a massive amount of ‘staff' to hole families in their congregations?' Ire 'stressed the importance, 'families together. Mr. Paget stressed the need to keep families of a homemaker service and noted together 'at all costs'. that there are-about 6;000 to 7,000 'TOO often, I belieVe,people homemakers across the country expect social Workers in a six as opposed to 50,000 homemakers' morilh period to perform their in England. miracles', '111r.Paget noted, 'and 'He referred to foster parents it just won't work.' as !treatment-teams dealing with emotionally disturbed children'. He spoke of a child in foster care 'as 'a child 'in limbo' and Mr. Paget said the man is a very outlined the 24-hour service important part ' of the foster parent plan and suggested that known .as Emergency Parents fogter parents should be paid for which is now operating in. New their efforts. York State. 'Children ,in crisis need a 'We' pay theni $100 a month social worker right at the moment after three years', Mr,Paget of crisis• rattier than, picking up ported, 'because they are staff. It costs money •to rehabilitate the pieces later', 'Mr, Paget con- tinued. children in foster care.' He said Emergency Parents Mr. Paget was introduced by .goes into operation the moment it the Rev. R. C. McLeneghan, Dun- is learned than rhiPiren ha‘ve been gannon, and, thanked by Mrs. Merv. Cudmore, Exeter. left alone in the home, whatever Mr. and Mrs. Ress Krueger, the reason. Whoever goes, into the Creditors, were named 1969 Fos- borne makes every attempt to (Continued on. Page 12) locate the Parents and then stays We Apologize During the many years in which The Huron Expositor' has served the community every effort has been made to ensure,that while material in the paper would excite com- ment, and, on occasion, criticism it neverthelesS always would be in good taste. It is a matter of particular regret, therefore, that there' appeared, inadvertantly, and in connection with one of the 'advertise- menti in last week's issue a most unfortunate expression. " We apologize to- the Advertiser concern- ed., who of course was in no mariner reonsi- ble, to our advertisers generally, to our read- ers and to"the col punity for this incident. The Publishers, Medical Group Meets The official opening of the Huron County Medical Sec- retaries Association was held recently at the Seaforth Medical Centre in Seaforth, . Guests for the evening were Mrs. Marjorie Holborne, Toron- to, who is executive secretary for the Ontario Medical Association, and Mrs. Doris Cravifo,rd, King- ston, president of the Ontario Medical Secretaries Association. A subsequent meeting was held at the Zurich Medical Centre when guests were Del Creighton, ' marketing dept. of LondOn Life and Don Paro from Healthco. They discussed problems en- countered when submitting doC- tots ,claims to Insurance compan- ies. Competition Keen At Public School Sixteen students at the first place in four divisions at Seaforth Public School vied for the public speaking contest at the school Thursday night. W. J. Leeming Heads Fire i Area Board' - lour times annually. The Board of Education pro- poses to enter into an agreement with the municipalities for 1970 Jiel to do so. requires the consent, el the Majority of the municipali- ties representing two-thirds of the equalized assessment in the comity, • 10 agreement is not reached. tic collections will be made ac- ortling In • the provisions in the Act, oll .March 31. June 30. Sep- tember 30 and December 15. Dfffing, -the meeting Roy 13. Dunlop. business administrator, reported 'a. 'fairly sizeable re- thetion from the'budgee when he presented. a .financial status re- • After .deliberating three guar - port lor 1069 operations. . 'ters of an hoist- on. Tuesday: a The report showed tie ex- coroner's jury here blamed ex- penses zutcordnme to -the budget cessive speech and lack of divid- v,•kre. expected to be $9.028.107 ting white line on the highway while actual expenses were for an accident that claimed two :L1;8.844.117.32, a reduction of lives ou'Deetenther 30. 1969. $183,989.68. Kenneth"..Bettle.s..,•Winthrop and. More policy was fortned at the, John Campbell, Seaforth. lost • meetor their lives in the accident.„. including one on the con- , Iidential nature of tenderS. Dr. 1).1—Brady. coroner of Warn Snowmobile Operators to Drive Carefully Huron County, presided at the 11Plin and inquest into. the death of 'Mr. Betties. The five-man Jury re- commended a solid double white line be applied to the section • of County Road 12 -which is two= tenths of a mile north ,of the town limits. The crash involved cars driv- en by Mr, Betties and John Canipbell. Seaforth. Brian MC- Donald, R. R.1. Blyth, a paxsen- .gter the Campbell car testie 'fled , that Mr. Campbell was in the process of Passing- another {tar 'driven by John Rau, Sea- forth. • whe'n 'it eollided .heaid-on " with the.Bettles' car. Mr. Camp- bell was driving towards Sea- . t'urth. Constahle William Kreps of :he Goderich .OPP testified that the road was 'bare' and dry at the time and the visibility was good when the a-cident occurred. There is r"a slight in the road where the crash occurred and during the daytime it isn't possible' 'tO sea another car coming from the opposite direc- tion. At night. when the accident happened, a driver coming to- wards Seaforth mould confuse the town's street- light glare with 'that of a ea-- approaching as it lea‘'es town. Const. Kreps said. lie also testified that there 'were no skid marks heading to the point of collision. Members of the jury were: Ronald Ryan. Walter • McClure, Jaynes • Nash,' William Alexand- er (foreman) and Mervytr God- kin, • Cithers, who testified /, in- • chided Dr. R. C, Waytyd, Strat- ford. Heather Allen,.,/?, of .Goderich, Mrs, Art Bolton, R. R. 1. 'Midi!' and Allan Nichol- son, Egmondville. NOW