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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-04-02, Page 1• • Confirm Class at Walton Church A feature of the Easter service at Duff's United Church, Walton on Sunday was the Confirmation, of a number of 'hew members. Shown here they are: Connie Coutts; Dianne Fraser; Christine Lee; Beverly McCall; John Leeming; Paul McCallum; Ron McCallum; Bruce McDonald; Heather Mc- Donald; Lynne McDonald; Gorcidil- Mitchell; Warren Dennis; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Williamson; Karen McEwing; Nancy Lou McNichol; Sharon Marks; Gail Searle; Judy Thamer; Gail Travis; Debby Wey; Dena. Wey; Kieth Wilbee; Lois WilliamSon; 4 Shirley Williamson; Tom Williamson. Rey. Derwyn Docken, the Minister, is at the right rear. (Staff Photo) 'Pen pals since they were children, Jeanette Watterworth of Seaforth and Ruth Worrell of Shropshire, England, had never met until a week ago when Ruth arrived in Seaforth. A student in' England she is spending 'a year. in Connecticut on a scholarship-and took advantate of the Easter recess to visit her 'Seaf rtli correspondent ,.'and learn something of Canada. During h r visit here she has sh'own ,arkeen interest in the area and it' fakery. Here Jeanette (seated) explains some records to her. (Staff Photo) Less in Australia Kippen Farmer Says Inflation is not a problem in Australia and New Zealand and farmers are relatively happy according to Stanley Jackson, R.R. Kippen, who recently re turned from a five week tour 'down under., , Mr. Jackson was one of 24 Western Ontario farmers who took :part in the air tour sport= sored, as an agriCultural study group. The• group visited Honolulu on the way to Australia and was taken by , boat to view Pearl Harbor. After visiting the Brisbane area in East Australia, the party Went by bus to Queensland in the north and visited a number of ranches and farming instal- lations en route back to Sydney. Ranches carrying 10,000 sheep and 4,000 cattle were not uncommon Mr. Jackson said. A number of the ranches visited also were engaged in wheat pro- duction. As. much as a million bushels was in storage on cer- tain ranches. Living generally is substan- tially cheaper than in Canada. While tht time available for the trip did not permit an across ' the board check, liVing standards at the places visited appeared to be comparable to that enjoyed • , in Canada. . • "You, could buy a.good home with modern conveniences for about $10;000" he said. . "Farm returns are lower than here. Beef brings 27 - 28 cents or 58 cents dresSed and lambs are about $4.65. Despite the lower income net return is good because of the lower -cost of items the farmer buys," he said. The tour spent 10 days in the Perth area in Western Australia. "I never realized there were, such large forest areas. We saw lots, of trees from six to , ten feet'-,gat the butt and up to 300 feet -high", Mr. Jackson• said adding that at the coast rain- fall averages 100 inches a year. Continuing the tour to New Zealand the group found a thri- ving dairy industry and general farming. Butter ranged around 28 cents and some farmers were finding ,,and greater return in hogs. (Continued on page 12) SHAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 970 , 24 PAGES • First Section, Pages 1-12 S wiele No(5325 Illth Year S U14011 Council Report uggests- Lower Tax Jack P. Alexander, reeve of Wingham and chairman of the executive committee said Wed- $iesday at the .March session of County council that it looks like the general county mill.rate will ' be down about one and one-half A 9011s. Last year's mill rate was 2.25' mills. According to Alex- ' rider, the mill rate this year • could be 10.75 mills or even lower judging from the severe busts in the board of health budget. Reason for the pleasant re- duction to taxpayers seems to lie in the fact that the county need not budget for the assess-- pent department which last year accounted for 5200.000. As well Rena Fennell. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Forsyth of Tuckersrnith have returned from Florida. Mrs.Harvey Moore, who spent the winter in Toronto has re- turned home. Miss Anne Moore is spending a few days with Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cowan of Midland were Easter guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dunlop. Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Arm- strong and Debbie of St. Cath- erines were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jackson last Week end. Mrs. Rots McGregor spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ghat. McGregor in Brighton. Mr. Thos. R. Cluff of Mon- treal and Mrs: Pelson Aubrey of Thunder Bay, were Easter guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hoggarth and Miss Ruth Cluff. Mr. and Mrs. John Irvine of Rochester, N.Y. were -guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Young. Mr. and Mrs. William Brown, Jarvis•Street, their son William Brown and his wife of London, their daughter Carol, Mrs. Don Carter and her husband, their grandchildren Joanne and Janice Carter silent Easter Sunday at the home of Mrs. 'Brown's Mother, Mrs. Henry J. Noels Charles Campbell, who recently was elected chairman of the Seaforth Recreational COuncil. The Council is responsible for coordinating Seaforth sports arts and crafts activities as well as for the operation Odle-Arena. Crippled Children Need $5 0 • s. Contributions to the Crippled • Children's Campaign are short at least $500 if 'the Seaforth objective is to :be met Clair. ,Campbell, Seaforth Committee chairman, said Wednesdny. Mr. Campbell, who heads the Lions Club committee that carries out the annual campaign in the Seaforth area, said. receipts ':to date total $1200. 'While the campaign officially closed the end of March, gift may still be forwarded in the envelopes provided or left at any Seaforth bank. In calling attention tO the campaign deficiency, Mr. Camp- bell recalled the long record . which the Seaforth community had established in assistance to Crippled children. , "It would be; nainrtunate if er, ail these years of help it -became - necessary to reduce the program because of lack of support", he said. Child Is Accident Victim Lorne'..William Hotchkiss, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William (Lane) Hotchkiss, R. R. 2. Glanworth, was pronounced dead on arrival at Victoria Hospital, London, March 25th , aftersrup- ning in front of a car driven by Harold Ross, 59, of 10 Mont- gomery Road, St. Thomas. An Ontario Provincial police spokesman at the London de- tachment reported the boy had been playing in a ditch along the east edge of Wellington Road, near his home '.just south of the , Glanworth curve, shortly before the mishap occurred. ' The youngster had attended kindergar ten at Westminster Public School, London. Besides his parents, he is survived by' two sisters, Bonnie and Shelley, both at home; and his grandparents, Mrs": Myrtle Hotchkiss, 15 Wept Avenue, St. Thomas,. and Mr. and Mrs. Ja- i seph Lane of Seaforth, and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Wil- liam Marr, 15 West Avenue. Resting at the H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylrner s untilSa- turday morning, thence to Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catho- lic Church; Aylmer, where ser- vice Was held at 11 a.m. In- terment was at, Queen of Peace Cemetery, Aylmer. AttendCNR Hearing Mayor 'F. C. J. Sills and Clerk E. M. Williams were in- Owen Sound on TueSday repre- tenting the town at a hearing called by the , Canadian Trans- port _COmmiSsidn to consider an application by the C.N.R. to dis- Conti? passenger train service 'tprOn h Seaforth on the Stratford- GbderiCh line. A further hearing is scheduled for Guelph on April 8th. HYMNS 104 587 a0 '115 Purchase of a new X-ray installation at SeaforthCommun- ity Hospital was approved by the board Tuesday evening. The new equipment estimated to cost $43,500 will replace exis- ting equipment in use for more than 20 years. Included will be a 'portable unit as recommended by Dr. Bloomfield, radiology con- sultant. " The present X-ray was in- stalled originally in the former 'hospital building in the mid- forties. It was reinstalled in the present new hospital in .1965 when lack of ftinds made. re- blacement impossible at that Will Hold County Engineer, James Brintnell, who read the report of the liuron County Road Com- mittee chaired, by Elgin Thomp- son, Reeve of Tuckersmith, told County Council Wednesday that his department will hold the line on the road budget this year. The mill rate, said Brintnell; will remain at 10 mills. In 1966• the mill rate was 9.3 mills. 'It was increased -in 1968 to 10 mills where it has re- mained since.. "From. this you can see that the road levy has increased by a total of only 0.7 mills or 7.52 per cent in five years while wages and the cost of most materials are rising at a rate of five per cent to eight per cent per year," noted Brintnell. "The variation in our' total yearly expenditures en county roads is accounted for by a slowly 'increasing assess- ment and different proportions of bridge work (subsidized at 80 per cent) and, road work (subsi- dized at 50 per cent) in our pro- grams." The road budget calls for a normal'by-law of $1,246,000 whidh has already been approved by council plus a budget of $60,000 for bank interest, committee pay and miscellaneous items. A kep- plarnentary by-law of $270,11)90 was passed at the session In the hope that the entire amount will be approved by the:Ontario De- partment "of Highways, although this is not a certainty. Total proposed road expend!. tures .ambunt to $1,576,000. In 1969 council approved a total budget of $1,6'31.000. .s, An interesting table of snow- fall statistics was presented by snows On 41 days during the winter. During this winter, it has already snowed on 63 days plus 17 days when there has been a "trace" of snow. "One reason we may get the impression that thiwasn't a bad winter," said Brinell "Was the absence of high win -and the fact that our heaviest 24 hour snowfall was six 'inches on November 21." Expenditures on snowplowing, and seeding to date stands at $83,115,88 , compared with $109;117,78 for the same period last 'year. . A by-law was also approved adding 3.0 miles of road to the Huron COurity road system, the portion of road between the Coun- ty of Huron and County of Mid; dlesex from Greenway on High- way .81 to the Ausable River. Appoint 441 Club Leaders Seven 4-H clubs in touthern Huron County held an organizat- ional meeting Monday. Exec- utives were elected for four clubs and a start made on 1970 pro- gram plans. Garry Howes of Clinton, ex- tension assistant for the 'SPrO- vincial agriculture and food de- partment . ; said the county will have 26 4-H clubs this year, .with more than 280 Members, Not enough Menthol% Were for micro filming records to ease ,the demand for added storage space. Regulations pro- vide that certain records must be retained for as long as fifty years. Administrator Gordon Mc- Kenzie in his report iedicated that Occupancy continued at a high level. While patient days were ciewn slightly as compared to last year, admissions had in- creased from 234 to 246 indicat- ing an improved discharge rate. In other business e board reappointed' RS, two re resenta- fiveArtosulhe Perth-Huron School of ; hospital adminis- trator Gordon McKenzie and board member Robert Wilson. Private room' No,16 will be converted to a recovery room in the hospital at an estimated cost `.of '$1350 for special beds and changes in oxygen supply. Doctor Roger Eickmeier, a dentist practicing in Mitchell, was granted hospital privileges. The annual meeting of the hospital board is planned for April 21, 1970. '• . President D.I.Stewart pre- sided and members present in- cluded Victor Lee, Clayton Looby, Mrs. D, Morton', Clifford , Dunbar, Jas. M. Scott, Mrs..J. McConnell, Robert Wilson, W. D. Stephenson, Mrs. M.Hille- breche and Walter Shortreed. Mrs. Pat Troutbeck spent the week' end in Waterloo, guest of Mrs. .1. H. Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch Chefs- son and Master. Todd of Lontion visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. Chapple, Egmondville, over the Easter week end. Mr. and Mrs., Bev, Skinn; Terry and Tommy Hewitt, spent a few,days last week at the home of Mrs. Theresa Maloney and, M r. and Mrs. John Skinn and Helena, \ Guests for Easter at the home of Mrs, Theresa Maloney were Mr., and Mrs. Frank Maloney, Brenda and Michael of 'Preston Mrs. Van Ovdrholt, Martin, Elaine, Pauline and Garry and •Miss Helen Becker of Zurich and Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Aubin, Mary, Jerome and Joseph of Sedforth. Guests of Mrs. Mary Hotham on Good Friday included mem- bers of her family from Windsor, Brantford, Kippen, Goderich, Mississauga and Downsview, It Was the occasion of Mr Hotham's 80th Birthday, she h Mg markede day on March 27Ith. Easter guests of Mrs. Mary ,110tham and Miss Leone were Mr. Bernard Hotharn, Miss Mad- elyn Hothafri and Mr. GlennStan- nerd, all of Windsor. Mrs. Thos. Pryde of Exeter Last year $100,000 was budgeted to finish payments on the assess- ment building and$70,000 was in- cluded in the budget to make the final debenture payment on Huron County's home of the aged,Huron- view. It was Stephen Township Reeve James Hayter who caut- ioned council not to expect' a similar reduction in the future, especially in view of increased costs in every department. Approval was given for the executive committee to set side $100,000 in a working c pital reserve fund to "reduce the cost of borrowing." Stanley Deputy-Reeve AnsOri McKinley suggested• this should be•reworded in the report to read "shift the cost of borrowing." He said no matter how you looked at it, the taxpayers still gave to pay the shot. Decision was reached to foot the entire cost of the warden's banquet in the fall. In the past, the warden has been responsible for' a certain portion of these costs. • Total budget for the general government items is '$44,286. The general administration bud- get amounts to $78,700, repre- senting roughly a $10,000 in- crease over 1969. The committee has approved a $10,000 capital grant over.a two year period to the Salvation Army House of Concord to be Lonstructed, near London. As well,charitable grants were made as follows: Salvation Army, operating grant, $1,500; CNIB $2,500; Huron Can,ier Society, $400; WI - 'in 'county, $45; St. 'John Ambul- ance, $75; World War 1 Veterans Reunion, $150, Educational grants totalling $5,825 were also approved. In his annual plea to county council to cut back' on the .ex- penditures -for social affairs, Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle- said it was costing the taxpayer about $4,000 for council's recreation. "The taxpayer shouldn't have to pay for these frivolities," ,,said Boyle. "This is a place to come to work." "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy," came a voice from the floor. "I will pay for my own play- ing," retorted Boyle. We're get- ting good pay. Thirty dollars a day - that's good pay." In other business, the ei.ecut- ive committee authorized an in- crease in the rate payable by municipalities in connection with indigent residents living in nurs- ing homes. The new rate is $10.50 per day, , effective January 1, 1970; concurred with a decument from the County of Bruce asking the Minister of Edfication to have the county boards of education do the actual collecting of taxes from individual taxpayers; and concurred with a document from the County‘of Simcoe asking that marijuana not be legalized. Property Committee's tlidget for 1970 totals $75,085 for main- tenance of the court house, regis- try office, CAS building and jail, and •the administrative building. As well, $28,000 is budgeted for the museum which includes $3,000 set aside for the purpose of buying an old school bus to trans- port museum exhibits to fairs 'in the county etc. (Continued' on Page 12) Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jenkins-, and family of • Coburg visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mar- tin and Mr. and Mrs, Harold Pryce and family over the week- end holiday. Mr. and Mrs. John Zrudlo of Winnipeg spent Good Friday with Mr.s and Mrs. Steve Lupul. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lupul spent raster Sunday with friends in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Coughlin of London were Easter guests of Miss Alice Reid. Miss Mary Geddes has re- turned frOm London where she spent a few days. 4 'Mrs. Foster T. Fdwler of Mitchell is in the Seaforth Com- munity Hospital. Mrs. Walter Eaton is a pa- tient in the Settforth Comniunity Hospital following a fall. Mr. Charles Barker is in Seaforth Community Hospital. • Mrs. Minnie Hawley is a pa- tient in thehospital Were. Rev. J. Ure and Mrs, Stew- art were Easter visitors with Mr.and Mrs. Alvin MeDonaldand Lynne_ of Brussels arld'IStr. tic Mrs. A. E. Hammond of Moore- field. Miss Janice Cleary and a friend, Miss Linda Hutchison, of London, spent the Easter it- Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Cleary. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thompson and family of Burlington were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson. Mr. and Mrs.Hugh Thonipson were Easter guests with Mr. and Mrs. Grace, London. Mr. and Mrs. James Bayn- ham, and family of -London were gutsts of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nixon for Easter. 14r. and Mrs. Gerald William- son and Stephen, Orangeville, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Groves and Mr. and Mrs. A, Groves, Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. JOhn Muir, Sea- forth, visited Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Nott, Rev. John Vardy, George and • Robert, port Dover, called' on •Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Nott last week. , Glen Keyes arid a friend Ward Hancock, Brampton, spent Easter Week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wither Keyes. Mr. and Mrs. , Edward Mc- Iver and family spent the week- end with Mrs. Sarah McIver and , Catherine Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson and Dianne, spent the Easter .° weekend in Peterborough with the former's motherr, Mrs. Jainefs Patterson. 4. time. Increasing. maintenance pro- blems and the fact the equipment no longer reflects to-days,stan- dard made' replacement essential the managennent committee in- dicated in recommending the purchase. The purchase will be fin- anced by the board. by accumul- ated depreciation and gifts although some borrowing may be necessary pending receipt of further gifts. The entire cost must be borne by the board since no grants are available for the purchase of equipment. °4 The board agreed to provide Line on Huron Road Rate Brintnell in his road report. It present Monday to erect officers showed that 'during the 1969-'70 for all clubs. winter Huron Connty hassad.ready Those elected were: Sea- had 96 inches of snow, 13 (inches forth 4-11 Calf Club, president, More that for the average winter Brian Oldfield; • vice-President, over a 30-year period. Oh an ' Michael Devereaux;• secretary. average, reported Brintnell. it (Continued on Page 12) Board Clears Modern, X-Ray TG Replace utdated Unit Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicholson of Preston and formerly of Seaforth, who were injured in a motor accident op 401 near Guelph two weeks ago, wh ile showing some improvement, may not be released from hospital for some' time. They are patients in -St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, not Guelph General as previously reported. Easter visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Matt Murray in McKillop included Mr.and Mrs. Frank Maloney, •Ricifi and Darlene of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Feeney and family of Kitchener, Mr. and 'Mrs. Andrew Dantzer, London, Mr,. and Mrs. Phil Mur- ray and family, Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Feeney, St. Marys. Easter visitors at Rev, and Mrs. J. C. Britton'S were: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cooke of Lor- raine, Quebec, for the long week- end; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Britton and family of Bramalea, Ont.; Mr. Was ae Thurston and Miss Wendy Britton of Bramalea,Ont.; Mr. and Mrs: Robert McMillan and Billy on Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mc- Millan and family of Belleville were guests of Mrs. John Mc- Millan and W. J. McDowell in Visitors• Spend Easter at SeaforthTu catio n Area Homes was the Easter guest of Miss in Tavistock.