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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-03-19, Page 1Mr., Mrs. H: Wilson Mark Anniversary At Egmondville SEAFORTH BANTAMS Shown here are members of the Seaforth Bantam Hockey Team who won the 'D. Series Championship at a Bantam Tournament in Harriston on Saturday. The team also won the.. 'B' title and the Silver Puck Trophy at a Walkerton Tournament a week ago. (Back row)" Jack Muir, coach; Jerry O'Reilly, Keyin WIN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Henderson, Steven Southgate, Don Nicholson, Joe SwO, Tom Murray, Larry Dupee, Gary Eisler. (Front row) Dwayne Cornish, Randy McClinehey, Marvin Kale, Dave McClure; Brian Lane, Bill Salisbury, Larry Kale. (Absent Jerry Feeney, goalie arai-ToM Phillips, Manager). (Staff Photo) -- ..• 4' eeks Answer to Future of United Church Rural People who decides, rather than—give up his farm, to stay on main- tains his acceptable "status" in his own Community rather than move out into a strange relation- ship. If the farmer had been able to move into a new situation he would have been gone long ago. He resents the circumstances._ that force him to stay where he is while modern 'educationsfaci- lities ' for which he pays a high tax, take his children out pf the rural Situation into the urban way •of life, •. "Why doesn't the farmer take some drastic action?" Mr. Hirt asked and replied that in some cases he has met with dubious success. Mr. Hill said that' farmers too frequently are on the brunt end of 'government policies on trade, especially imports and selling prices, Even today we find farmers themselves being , divided and thereby growing farther apart, he said, emphasizing that resent- ment continues to grow. ""Is there any organization or institution able to help •rural people in a worsening situation", he asked. e What about the, Church?" and suggested it was unable to help le4cause it too be- longed to the. Establishment. Mr. Hill went on „tp say other diffi- culties are poged by Church at- titudes that have.. become "in- stitutionalized" rather than Christian. Christian people have to become involved in the "dirty" work of doing the job that needs to be dohe. Mr. Hill said that we must find ont what the farMer's prob- lem is before anying can be done. Then we must get involved in farm organizations more than at present. Don Pullen, first panelist to speak, agreed in most part with Mr. Hill and said that everyone has a different set of goals for which he is striving. The farmer is no exception, Mr. Pulle*said that in Huron and Perth Coun- ties the farmers are in the over 60-yeatS of age group and they will not attempt any other way of life -at this stage. Mr. Pullen said that agricul- tural leaders are always willing to help farmers in stringent situations. Warden Mcphail said that many chahges have come about and more are in the offing. Pos- sibly the HurOn-Perth Presby- tery has been showing us the way In the last three or four years. Two Presbyteries united and there have been many amalgama- tions achieved in rural churches, he noted. Mr, Brydon said the church and also the church member must be prepared to tackle the egut" issues ofqhe day, He said we are confused by the total ' situation presented to us today for which we do not have a solution. The number One problem today is how to learn to live in harmony. Following the speakers • an enthusiastic question and answer period contineseuntil after eleven o'clock. When a m ember of the audience remarked that we have to make the County Boardssof Education system work or we shall miss local control, Mr. Hill replied that money would only come through the government acting rather as a collection syss tern. There would still be the local school board, and It would not then have to spend, time worrying about collectingeaxes. He said universities receive grants and the Government does not control them. Some of the other subjects considered were planking-on the local, regional and long range• levels; communication - the leek of it and misinterpretation of it; keeping young people on the farm, andnhoet kmeeepeitnigngtheeemnethluedreed, T with the suggestionThat similar ,mee- tings on the local level should be held, even to, using the church service period for the discussion. Rev. R. H. Daynard, R.R,1., Staffa, presided over the meeting which he arranged as ohairMan of the Rural Life Divisionof Huron- Perth Presbytery. Name New Economist In Huron Miss Catherine M. Hunt was recently appinted to succeed Mrs. Larry Wheatley as Home Economist for Huron County, Miss Hunt received her pri- mary and secondary school-'ell:'."'" ucation in St. Thomas. When her family moved to Clinton, she completed her Grade 13 at the Central Huron Secondary School:- She is a 1968 'Home Econonlics (Textile major) graduate- of the University of Western Ontario. Miss' Hunt is interested in working With people and is looking forward to her work .with 41.11* Hetheinaking Club members and leaders as welt as with 'v'arious farm and home management tivitids in Huren: ly involved in many of the acti- vities p.f the Department and re- ports 'directly to the Minister OD special fact-finding 'assign- ments. He was a member of the Minister's' Advisory. Committee Whole No. on 111th Year First Section — Pages 1-8 SEAPORT 1, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 191,1970-16 PAGES Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce .was host Wednes- day evening to a meeting of • Huron County elected officials for the purpose of discussing Ontario government reform, or regional government as it is most commonly labelled. Zurich C of C president, Le- Roy Thiel said that when. the Zurich group had • ben asked to pass an opinion on the type of government reform necessary the members "didn't know a damn thing about it". That's the reason this spe- cial meeting was called. Spea- Huron Representtives Talk Regional Government Teachers - See Salary incrpa A well known Egmondville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson, will celebrate their 50th • wedding anniversary this week end. Mr. Wilson i"e' a native of • Ravenna in Collingwood Town- ship, Grey County, the son of the late James. Wilson and Thirza Small. His bride of 50 years ago was the former Alma Gould, a 40 daughter pf, the late Johnathan Could and Eliza Hurst, also of avenna. The couple was married on March 1.7 1920 at the home of the bride's parents. It was a pleasant winter day, blear but with lots of snow they recall. Following the ceremony the newly weds drove by horse and cutter seven miles to the nearest station -where they bc:arded. a train •for Cookstown where Mr. Wilson had Meeting What's 'happening to rural people in the Huron-Perth Pres- bytery? This was the question that faced the more than one, hundred United .Church men And women who gathered In Ndrths side United Church, Seaforth,-on Friday for an evening of discus- sion on this very relevant sub- s kers were Richard . Walker, a lawyer from Windsor l who is also chairman of the Municipal Af- fairs Committee of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and John Pearson of the Toronto suberb of York who is with the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs in the community planning •branch. The two men .spoke briefly before fielding questions from the. flopr, Walker claimed that the pre- sent system of county govern- ment in Ontario was devised in 1849 as a kind of defence unit. 4 14 established a farm. After ten year§ at Cookstown, the - couple moved to the Dublin area where they continued to farm until 1951 when ,they pur- chased Silver Creek farm on No. 8.Highways east of Seaforth.Here they farmed until their retire-, merit in 1961 when they purchas- ed a home insEgmondvillesSilver _ Creek farm is now operated ,by their 'only son, Ewart Wilson. ""The most amazing thing to me" Mr. Wilson said as he looked back over 50 busy years "is how fast time goes. It doesn't seem any time since we came to Seaforth." . Guests at the gatherings here over the, week end will include guests who were at the wedding in 1920. - A brother of Mrs. Wilson, (Continued on Page 8) lect, Gordon Hill, Varna, president of the Ontario Federation of Agri- Culture, led the discussion with a talk on rural livingsfollowed by three members of a panel. They were: Don Pullen, Clinton, Agri- cultural Representative for Huron Cotialty; Ross McPhail, ' He said the problems that county politicians wrestled with in those days were not at all ,like the complex problems now arising to be dealt- with at the county level. In 1970, county government deils with education, pollution, welfare, senior citizens, water, recreation, hospitals, health in- surance and even to some extent, employment., The speaker stated it was almost impossible to -meet to- day's problems within "the framework of the old structure of government". He also indi- cated that the real property ba- sis for taxation is not the ideal method in this modern day. He urged • municipalities to work together right now to plan their own destiny. - ".You have a considerable voice in what is going to happen", he said. "Create the reform of your own government without having it reformed for 'you." He said many people have the idea that "big daddy 'is going to do it to us". Walker added that this • may have happened when "we haven't gotten down to do anything about it soon enough". John Pearson said that re- gional government is • simply a fancy way of saying stronger municipal ' government. In some parts of the province there is nothing-- being._ done at the local level concerning government re- form; in other parts of the pro- vince, local councils are joining forces to initiate some reforms; and in certain areas of the pro- vinces, government reform has already been established. "It is this `kind of a group that determines where you are going," said Pearson. He.poin- ted out there is no dictum from Toronto concerning 'the type of government reform throughout the province and stressed that' this will vary from area, to area. . Clinton Reeve, Harold Lobb, wondered if Huron County would be likely to become a region by itself. John Pearson told him he had no answer for that at the present time because he hadn't made an intensive study of the area. 'He suggested that Huron County legislators would do Well to-get together to draw up some uniform by-laws for the lake- front properties so that rules would not change from township to township .avithin the . county boundarieS. "Then you've got,something going for you," Pearson said. , Pearson told' Exeter Mayor Jack, Delbridge that the Ottawa-, Carleton area where regional government has been established is experiencing some growing pains at the present time which (Continued on . Page 8) Cromarty, Warden of Perth .County; and Rev. ElouglaS Brydon of Watford United Church. Mr. Hill divided farmers into two groups. First there is the small group of succespful far- mers who pay their bills and run a trim operation. Then there is a ,larger or main group who are Seaforth planking consultants were asked to prepare a draft subdivision control by-law for the town, and indicate the area that should be included at a meeting Of the. Planning Board held in the Town Halt Tuesday.ev.ening. Members of council and P.U.C. were present and took part in the meeting. In addition to a draft by-law the consultants will suggest de- tails concerning establishment of services that should be agreed on in any development. The decision was reached after a long discussion with "John Longworth of London, regional planning director of. the Department of Municipal Af- fairs and . peter J. Martin of Canadian Mitchell Associates, the town's planning consultants. The speakers emphasized that• a sub-division control by-law was a protection for all the com- munity. It didn't, in itself, pre- vent anything but, provided an opportunity for an impartial look and for thought to be given road .patterns and the' most effective long tern) use of the land. Answering a query by Mayor Sills as to the best lot arrange- ment in subdivisions, Mr. Longworth said there was general agreement the - arrangement that avoided long straight streets was the most desirable and was the practise being followed in most communities. He listed the advantages as being reduced speeding thus less poise and pollution; elimination of often dangerous right' angle intersections, creation of better living areas which in turn is reflected in increased assess- ment. Above all he- told the meet- ing was that a greater, number of irregularly shaped lots could be accommodated in a given area than rectangular lots since less space was required for streets. This means less capital. Cost in streets and services and particularly less annual main- tenance, costs in such matters -as snow removal. 'In other discussion the meet- ing reviewed with Mr. Longworth and-Mr. -Martin steps that should be taken to make available an industrial park. Suggesting that since sate. proposal would be a long term proposition, Mr. Longworth urged that it be of an adequate size. A review of available space within the town limits suggested the advisability of ex- amining the entire area including property beyond the town limits before any decision as to location (Continued on Page 8) finding the going ,difficult. They are affected by the cost squeeze. It is significant, he said, that people caught up in the cost price' squeeze include Many small town businesses and a large group of farmers. They resent the high standards of -living obtained .by the ,so-called well-to-do, often An increase totalling $332,750 and representing 11.9% of the present payroll is involved in salary proposal advanced by Huron secondary school tea- chers. The increases would aver- age $1,227.86, The figures were released as the salary commit- tee of Huron 'County Board of Education aired the salary de- mands of the secondary school teachers at the regular meeting Monday evening in Clinton. Committee Chairman Robert Elliott said it was not the com- mittee's intent to try to make the teachers look bad. , "Neither is it our intent to hide anything from the rate- payers," continued Elliott. "We feel the ratepayers who will have to supply the money for this in- crease have a right to know the stand being taken by the res- pective parties concerned," The secondary school tea- chers are asking the following schedule be adopted: Category One, $7,200 minimum to $12,100 maximum in 12 years; Category Two, $7,600 minimum to $12,900 maximum in 13 years; Category Three, $8,400 minimum to $14,100 maximum in 14 years; and Category Four, s8,900 to s$15,900 in 15 years.. Principals, it is suggested by the teachers, would receive Maitland Cemetary Costs Up Continuing increases in oper- ating costs have resulted in an upward revision of rates at Mait- landbank Cemetery for the first time in nine years. Meeting at the home of the secretary-treasurer,Mrs. Close, the board on Wednesday agreed that effective May 1st rates for opening graves would be $60 and the price of lots per grave will be $60. The new rates represent an increase of 20% or $10.—Iii -egch case. ' In other business the board established that should the owner of a lot wish to transfer a portion of such lot, the transfer is •to be recorded by the secretary of the board. ' Subject to weather the ceme- tery, will re-open on April 6th. Mrs. Close said. Board chair- man is Cyril Kirk and members are Wm. Campbell 'and Ross Murdie. • referred to as "they" - the bankers, big business, the pro- fessional Men. COntinuing Mr. Hill said that the farmer does not want tp risk change of occupation because he fears the unknown situation that requires considerable adjust- ment on his part. The farmer ' About 500 people were on hand Sunday afternoon for a Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Seaforth 'Figure Skating Club, at the Community Centre. The program included a dem- onstration of skating from begin- ners to senior students of the 60 members of the Skating Club. . Barbara Brady of Seaforth was presented with a trophy for senior free skating. Runners up were AnnalVlarieHciste and Tracy Baker, both of Seaforth. The intermediate trophy was won by Patty Carter of Egmondville.Jo- anne Kunz and Barbara Chesney 'placed second and third in this class. Mrs Garfield Baker,. ' president of the club, presented the trophies. Judging the events were Fran Johnston and Mary McFadgen of the Stratford Figure Skating Club. The guest skater of tie after- noon was Susan Hildebrand, a member of the Stratford Figure Skating Cleb and resident of Seaforth. Miss Hildebrand is a recent competitor in the West- ern Ontario Figure Skating Com- petition in Brantford. The prize for the oldest skat- er went to Sea-forth, Mayor Frank Sills; , The youngest skater award went to 17-month-old Pamela Britton, daughter of Mr. and Mr$. Ken Britton of R.R.2, Dublin: The largest family on skates award went to the seven children of Mr. and Mrsslames Nash Sif • R.R.5, Seaforth. The Nash children, -Gary, John,Mark, Mary Theresa, Jimmy, Danny, Audrey and Bobby ranged in age from 15 to -seven years. Bruce Brady was Master of Ceremonies for the event. In Commenting on the event., Mrs. Baker said it had been most successful and on behalf of the executive and members of the Club expressed appreciation to all who had contributed -to ,the event. cal and cdanfercial directors; $1,700 for department heads; $1,100 for subject chairmen; $1,000- for• assistant directors; • and $050 for assistant depart- ment heads. Extra degrees which are not being used for certification pur- poses and which are relevant and acceptable to the Board, would be paid at the following rates if the teachers' schedule was adopted: any Bachelors' de- gree, $300; any Masters' degree $500; and any doctoral degree, $700. Mr. Elliott said the commit- tee agreed that the ,county was fortunate to have a staff of Com- petent secondary schOol teachers and hoped to retain them on staff "at reasonable cost". He promised the board Will Clare SI, Westc ott, Execu- tive Assistant to the Minister of Education in Ontario- wilire- ceive the' 1970 O.E.A. Greer Award for his outstanding con- tribution to education in the Pro- The Greer Award, a fund es- tablished in 1947 as a memorial • to the late Dr. V. K. Greer, a senior provincial aeademic fi- gure, is presented annually by the Ontario Educational Associa- tion. Mr. Westcott will receive the Award at the opening of the .110th Annual Convention of the Association, Sunday evening at the St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto. Mr. Westcott is .the son of Mrs. J. A. Westcott and the late Mr. Westcott. formerly Of Sea- forth. He was born and educated in Seaforth. Following a period - in organizational work with the Ontario P.C. party, he joined the Ontario Government Service in 1959 when he was appointed Executive Assistant to the Hon. Robert W. Macaulay to assist in organizing the newly formed Department of Energy Re- sources; In June, 1963, he was appointed Secretary to aGovern- merit Committee set up by the. Cabinet to study the feasibility of establishing- a Museum of Science and Industry in Ontario; The $30 million museum, which' was an idea originally 'credited to mr. Westcott is now open and considered to be the finest in the world. Mr. Westcott is•closea on Electronic Data Processing and was a member of the Federal- Provincial Co-ordinating Com- mittee on Indians. A one-time Ryerson student, he-has been a Member of the Board of Gover- nors of that Institute for' over three years. Mr. VVestcott re- ceived the only• honorary Dip- loma issued by Ryerson. Poly= technical Institute and he gave the Convocation Address in 1969. Three, years •ago he sparked the start ,of a modest “Ontario Aid Program" to the carribbean- area which has come to be known as "Operation School Supplies". .This program is responsible for the gathering and shipping of hundreds of tons of desks and, school supplies to needy areas and has resulted in the "Ontario School 'Twinning Program". - Mr. Westcott has many in- terests outside of the , Depart- ment of Education and he holds _ the position of President-Elect of the Ontario Chapter of the Association of Educational Data systems: This is , the largest educational data processing or- ganization- in the world. He has many hobbies such as photo- graphy,, and his pictures have appeared in Canada's ) major . newspapers and magazines. Last year he was appointed to the Canadian National Exhibition's Youth Day Executive Committee. HO has nine children, six of whom are teenagers, and he lives in Scarborough. His wife is the -former Virginia McNamara of Seafo'rth. Discuss industrial Park -Study Secondary $332,750 $20,000 to $22,000 with $500 increment. The minimum salary for a vice-principal would be five per cent greater than the maximum possible salary for a director with two increments of $600. • Responsibility allowances Would_ include $2,000 for"techni- Fun Day Attracts Over 500 give serious thought to the come. 'attests offer , to the secondary- school teachers,. Mr. Elliott said that if the.. teachers' schedule was accepted it would involve a total increase of $332,750 or 'an 11.9 per cent increase based on the present payroll for 271 teachers of $2,787,768 making a new total for 1970-71 of $3,120,518: The average increase per teacher would be $1,227.86. The board presently pays 50 per cent of OHSIP for the tea- ching staff; 50 per cent for me- dical 'insurance; and 50 per cent of the premitim. of $10,000. term insurance, for male teachers and $5,000 term insurance for fe- males. • Mr. Elliott told the board (Contimied on Page 8) ()EA Recognizes Seilforth Native 11f110 I )111 Pi 1.":1' •