HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-05-07, Page 1ur
Whole No. 5330
111th Year First Section, Pages 1-8 SEAFORTH, ONTA It), THURSDAY, MAY 7,1970 - 14 PAGES
-WOO COSes • SSA YiaX'
•
11
a
•
Huron Council Confirms
1% Mill Tax Reduction
•
S
•
• Hydro
Police are investigating. a;
$4000 theft of copper cable from
the HEPC substation east of
Seaforth. The theft is believed
to have taken place during the
period from the end of January
to mid March.
The overall Tuckersmith
residential tax rate was
increased by one mill when
council adopted the .1970 by-law
at a meeting in Huron Centennial
School, Brucefield, on Tuesday
night. There is no change in the
overall commercial rate.
The rates reflect decreases
in the county and secondary
school rates and increases in
the township generil and public
and separate school rates..
The county rate to raise $72,242
was set at 20:4 mills-sdecrease
of 1.6 mills from the 1969 rate.
• The township rate to raise
$56,089 was set at 18.0 mills for
• farm and residential and at 22.0
mills for commercial and busi-
ness, compared to la st year's
rates of 16.0 mills end 21.0 mills.
The 1970 assessment for re-
sidential and farm property is
Hold Residential Tax Hike
To 1 Mill in Tuckersmith
Scouts and Guides Stage Canvass
' Saturday. was Girl Guide Cookie Day and at the same time the Scouts were canvassing
for bottles - Helping 'in the activity was Doug. Stewart shown (above) in a Vincent truck loaded
with bags and bottles. The Guides,evere out bright and early making gales across town.. (Lower)
Here Karen Bennewles (with back to camera) Angeli Andressi and Susan Beuerman close a
deal with Mrs. Annie Steep. " (Staff Photos)
S
The Huron-Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School Board at
a special meeting in Seaforth
Friday night set the milerte
for all municipalities '6,n a
par with the public schools, With
• the exception of McKillop Town-
ship. Trustee Joseph Looby,
Dublin, chairman of the Finance
Committee, announced the Mc-
S
S
,.About $1,650,000
Recognize
Services
Long service awards were
presented Thursday at Huron
County Council's April session.
Road crew members who re-
ceived awards from county en-
gineer James Britnell and road
committee chairman Elgin
Thompson, Tuckersmith were;
• Harvey Bradshaw, Wroxeter,
25 years; Bob Edgard, Wroxeter;
Jahn Seers, Auburn and Gord
Miller, Auburn, 20 yearn; and
Bob 'Brown, Wroxeter and Tony
Middegaal, Blyth, 15 years.
A Dashwood 'woman, Irma
Wein, also received a 15-year
Pin for services rendered at Hu-
ronview.
$2,895,820 and commercial and
business $179,000.
Public school supportersand
the separate school supporters
will each. pay the same rate -
'farm and residential 21.6 mills
and commercial and business
23.6 mills - increases of 3.3 mills
and 3.5 mills respectively.
The secondary school rate is
set at 19.4 mills for farm and re-
sidential and 21.4 for commercial
and business- a decrease of 2.7
mills and 2.9 mills respectively,
In other business council is to
initiate proceedings for comple-
tion of issuing $50,000 debentures
for Tuckersmith Municipal Telee
phone system - due date Decem-
ber 15.
Council to ask B. M. Ross and
Associates, Ltd., Goderich, to
prepare plans and specifications
for construction of the Sproat
Killop rate has been set to cor-
respond with Hibbert supporters
of Hibbert-McKillop No.1 (Dublin)
and Hibbert-McKillop No, 2(St.
Celumban) and with Tuckersmith
for the supporters of the Seaforth
Separate School.
The taxes to be raised in
the two counties total $305,000,
The budget is $2,020,000, an
increase of $263,000 from last
year.
Jack Lane, board business
administrator, said the total Pro-
vincial grant receivable will be
$1,685,000 - an increase of
$223,000 over 1969 or 15.26%.
The total expenditure in the
budget is the equivalent of $606
per pupil.of which the provincial
grant equals $506 per pupil.
Other revenue reduces the
requirements for the loal to x
payer to 15% of total. budget.
Dr. Lane said the main fac-
tor for the increase in the
budget is to keep in step with
the planking of the Department
of Education to standardize the
level of education throughout the
Orel-ghee. Adjustments in the
costs Of teachers' salaries and
other operating expenses are
anticipated. The Board is in the
middle of salary negotiations with
the system's 150 elementary
school teachers.
Bridge 111 19'71.
Road accounts of $3,989 were
passed for payment.
Council accepted the tender of
Gordon Heard Construction,
R.R.2. Seaforth, for gravelling of
township roads fora total of
$7,870.00 - the lowest of foie* ten-
ders. It calls for• 9,000 cu. yds. of
granular B gravel (suppliedby the
township) at 37e per cu. yd. to-
talling $3,330.00; 3,600 cu. yds. of
granular A gravel (supplied by the
township) at $1.15 per cu. yd. to-
tailing $4,140.00; for loading and
trucking aperokimately 1,000 cu,
yds. of fill supplied by township
at 40e per cu. yd. costing $400.00.
Council reviewed insurance
coverage with two insurance re-
presentatives. Liability insur-
ance was increased to $1,000,000
from $100,000.
The tender of Fred Harburn,
Staffa, was accepted at $4.00 per
mile for spraying weeds on town-
ship roadsides.
Council accepted the tentative
Clinton Area Fire Agreement on
the buying and maintenance of a
water tanker truck. The town of
"Clinton is not included in this part
of agreement, as tanker truck
only needed at rural fires. Muni-
cipalities involved; Goderich
township 45.58%; Tuckersmith
16.80%; Hullett 27,04% and Stan-
ley 10.58%. Cost of truck
is not known.
Clerk-Treasurer, James L.
McIntosh, was named lottery li-
• cence officer for Tuckersmith.
Reeve Elgin Thompson will
attend the annual spring meeting
of M.O.D. A. (Midwestern Ontario
Regional Development Council)
at Listowel on May 28.
Accident
Driver in
Hospital
A single car accident about
seven Miles northeast over the
week end resultee in $1,000
damage to the 1983 car involved
and Injuries to the driver.
The vehicle was driven by
Hendrina F. Verberne, of R.R.
1, Seaforth, who is a patient in
Seaforth Community Hospital
suffering from extensive burns
and lacerations.
Constable Lloyd Eisler who
recently was appointed to the
Seaforth Police Force. A native
of Seaforth, he served far 14 years
in the Canadian Navy. Constable
Eisler succeeds Constable Sandy
Hawkins who has resigned.
• It looks as though the county
road department will be spending
about $1,656,000 on roads and
bridges in Huron County this
year,. but since the Ontario De-
partment of HighvieyS' has not
yet indicated the amount it is
prepared to Subsidize the pro-
gram, it was impossible for the
road committee to prepare a de-
tailed budget in time for Thurs-
day's meeting of Huron County
Council.
County funds required to fi-
nance this proposed budget, how-
ever, have been estimated at
$726,700. Ten mills on equa-
lized assessment will 'raise
$726065.92.
The major bone of contention
in Ate road report was a recom-
mendation that the warden, the .
1970 road committee and en-
gineer Jim Britnell be authorized
to attend the Canadian Good Roads
AhsociatiOn annual convention in
Montreal October 5 to 8.
Huron County residents will
pay less in county taxes this year
it was revealed by the clerk-
treasurer John Berry at Thurs-
day's meeting of Huron County
Council in Goderich.
The mill rate will be 20.75
comprised of 10.75 for the general
account and 10 mills for the high-
way account. It represents a re-
The auditor's report was dis-
cussed at some length Monday
evening at the regular meeting of
the Huron County Board of Edu-
cation.
Certain board assets, in-
cluding a $3,000 trust fund, were
the main point of interest. 'The
board instructed Roy B. Dunlop,
board business administrator, to
prepare a report on this particu-
lar item so that,. the board can
make a ruling on it.
Dan Murphy, Goderich, sug-
gested that in his opinion the
board should not have any invest-
meets..
"There is no purpose 'in it,"
Murphy stated.
Another matter for discussion
was certain .clergy reserves in
the county. Many years ago land
was set aside for use by the
clergy And since at that time
schools were operated by the
clergy, income from the land was
used to support public schools.
At one time, all townships
had certain clergy reserves but,
according to John Henderson, the
bulk of them were cashed. He said
he felt the few remaining clergy
reserves would be a matter for
the Arbitration Board to settle.
Director of Education, John
Cochelane, asked if the interest
from the clergy reserves should
rightfully go to the Huron County
Board of Education• or to the mu-
nicipality from whence it came,
'perhaps in the form of special'
school supplies, etc.
The board seemed to agree
that all assets of former school
boards were turned over to the
county board, and that the county
board would have the right to the
benefits, if any. There was a sug-
gestion, however, that not all ,
Stephen Reeve James Hayter
questioned the necessity for se-
ven persons to attend the con-
vention. He predicted a "chain-
reaction" in other committees of
county council who might also
wish th 'Send an entire committee
to a convention at the expense of
the county.
Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle
said Reeve Hayter had "stolen
my thunder" but that he was very
pleased that he had .done so.
Boyle, known in council for his
distaste for conventions and other
social affairs at the expense of
the county taxpayers, said that
one or two representatives to the
convention could bring back an
adequate report.
Harry Worsen, the Reeve of
Goderich, spoke in favor et the
entire committee attending the
convention. He said their pre-
Bence in Montreal would be "good
advertigeMent for Huron Coun-
teP.Ie algo mentioned a firm in
duction from the year.1969 of 1.5
mills.
The reason for the reduction,
according to Mr. Berry, is due in
part to the fact that the county is
no longer responsible for assess-
ment, As well, a debenture issue
on Huronview at Clinton has been
retired, and the building program
in connection with the Admtni-
will henceforth be called a su-
perintendent and will also be
directly responsible to Mr. Coch-
rane.
The board has also appointed
an executive assistant for Mr.
Cochrane. He is Richard Wright,
49, Toronto, obtained through a
management consultant firm in
that city. Mr. Wright, 'who as-
sumes his duties June 1 at a
salary of $9,000 per 'annum, has
an extensive background in ad-
ministration and will do mush of
the' "leg-work" previously ac-
complished by Mr. Cochrane.
Mr. Cochrane and the board
have been concerned that the di-
rector pf education has become
bogged down in bookwork and Is
not free to 'visit the schools and
become involved in •the educa-
tional aspects of the county
school system.
Mr. Wright is married and has
one daughter.
clergy reserves had been turned
over to the county board.
It was for this reason that the
board approved a motion to have
(Continued 'on Page 8)
Penny Sale
Net is $700
Proceeds from the annual
penny sale sponsored; by the
Women's Hospital Auxiliary will
be close to $700. according
to officials of the organization.
Draws were made Friday even-
ing.
In commenting on the success
of 'the event Mrs. W. D. Steph-
enson ,and Mrs. Ken Etue, who
Were convenors for the event,
expressed appreciation to all Who
had assisted by contributions of
merchandise and cash or had -
co-operated in other ways. The
penny sale was held inMel's T.V.
on Main Street.
Cash donations with which
additional prizes were purchased
included:
' Queens Hotel; The Huron Din-
ing Room; Supertest; Ju Mar
Beauty Shop; Robert Bell Indus-
tries; Alf Hoff; Willis Dundas;
John Coleman; Wong's Cale;
Daye Tremeer; Tom Pryde Co.;
A. J. Wright; McConnell & Stew-
art; H. Dalrymple & Son, Bruce-
field; Jackson's Store, Bruce-
field; Browns Tractor; Lobbs
and Seaforth Clinic.
Winners of the various prizes
are in a story on page 9. The
address of a winner is Seaforth
unless otherwise indicated.
Goderich, Dominion Roads and
Machinery which would be bol-
stered by a good representation
from Huron County government.
Hensall Reeve Oliver Jaques
reminded Worsell that Dominion
Roads and Machinery would very
likely be spending a considerable
sum to' promote their own in-
terests and that the county tax-
payers should have no obligation
in that regard. He suggested that
if the Canadian Good Roads con-
vention' was such a good thing,
perhaps all of county council
should attend.
The Reeve of Zurich, Gordon
Hess, learned that the road com-
mittee attends the Ontario Good
Roads convention and that tee
reason such large representation
was propoeed to the Canadian
Good Roads convention was be-
cause the World Good Roads con-
vention was being held in con-
junction with the Montreal event.
It is the first time that a World
strative Building has been com-
pleted and is fully paid.
Expenditure for all county
purposes in 1970' • Will be
$3,679,526, offsetting revenue to-
tals $3,856,668 or, in other
words, there will be an estimated
surplus of $177,142 for the year
1970. '
The working capital reserve
fund has been increased from
$50,000 to $100,000 by allocating
$50,000 in 1970. This money is
used for current financing and
with these funds, available the
borrowing requirements are con-
siderably reduced.
A second reserve has been air
located in the budget in the amount
of $25,000. This will be used to
establish money to offset the pre-
sent sick leave liability which has
been incurred by the county over
the past number of years and at
the pregent time totals $113,693,
and for a fund' to be used in. the
event of Icing term illness of an
employee.
"I can see no reason at the
present time for any increase in
the mill rate in 1971 unless some
unexpected capital expenditures
are incurred," the treasurer
said.
"I believe the time has come
McKillop
Sets Tax
Pre-levy
McKillop taxpayers for the
first time. will pay their taxes
in two installments . Council
completed ' arrangements for a
pre levy payment due June 15, at
its meeting in the Township Hall
at Winthrop on Monday.. Council
passed for payment general ac-
counts• of $10,333.90 and road
accounts of $2484.63.
Clerk Wilson Little was
authorized to advertise for ten-
ders in Huron Expositor on the
Henderson Drain (Cohcessions 2,
3 and 4); the Boyd Drain (Con-
cessions 10, 11 and 12) tile por-
tion; and the Benneweis Drain
(Concessions 9 and 10).
Based on requisitions re-
ceived the Separate School' rate
for McKillop ratepayers at No.1
and No. 2 (St. Columban) will be
Residential 20.24 and Commer-
cial 22.49; and for those rate-
payers in the Seaforth Separate
School area the eate will be
Residential 19 and Commercial
21.11. The rates last year for
both areas •were 12.7 and 14.6
mills respectively Clerk Wilson
Little said. .
Clear New
Health Unit
Assistant
Huron County Council hes gi-
ven approval for the HuronCoun-
ty Board of Health to hire a sum-
mer assistant in the public Health
Inspection diVision. In his report
Chairman Everett Mcllwain noted
this will not increase the total
county budget over the allotted
sum of $125,353.
Stephen Township Reeve
James Hayter wondered why the
matter was even brought before
council.
"tinder the circumstances,"
stated Mcliwain, referring back
(Continued on Page 8)
Good Roads convention has been
held in Canada (last year it was
staged In Spain) and since it was
so close to Huron County, deci-
sion had been reached to send as
many delegates as county council
would permit.'
Chairman of the road com-
mittee, Elgin Thompson, Reeve
of Tuckersmith, said he was not
in favor of sending seven re-
presentatives from Huron, and
declined to speak on the matter.
He indicated his opinion had been
discussed fully in committee but
that •the committee had not seen
fit to agree with him in this in-
stance.
Present county policy dictates
that drily the county engineer shall
be authorized to attend the Cana-
GoOdRcradStonventiorr. Last
year, however, 1969 Warden
James Hayter had suggested that
perhaps the chairman of the road
committee and the Warden shoidd
also be entitled to attend in 1970.
when each . committee mint be
restricted to the amount of in-.
crease that is going to. be
mitted lay. county council each '
year," the clerk went on to say.
"In some areas therejs no need
for any increase in binds. pi -
other areas a modest increase
can be expected due to continuing
rise in costs of. supplies eherSer-
vices. I feel that in pradtically
every department the very maxi-
mum increase that should be
tolerated would be between five
and ten per cent."
P. D. McConnell
Seaforth
Lawyer
Passes
A largely attended funeral
service was held Monday
morning in St. James Roman
Catholic Church for Patrick
David McConnell, Q.C., well
known Seaforth lawyer. Death
came suddenly on Friday morn--
ing at his home.
• Mr. McConnell had been in
apparent good health and had
carried on his usual activities.
Born in Cromarty on May 1,
1914 he was 56, his death occur-
ring on his birthday.
Mr. McConnell was the
Youngest son of the rate David
PATRICK D. McCONNEle l..
McConnell and Rose Carpenter.
He attended school in Dublin
and Stratford and in 1937 grad-
uated from 'Osgoode Hall. The
following 'year he established a
practise in Seaforth with H.Glenn
Hays now Judge Hays of Goder-
ich. Following Judge Hays ap-
pointment as crown attorney in
1948 Mr.', McConnell continued
to practise alone until 1951 when
Donald I. Stewart joined the firm
which became McConnell and
Stewart.
Mr. McConnell was recog-
nized by his profession in 1960
when he was appointed a Queen's
Counsel.
Interested in the commu▪ nity
Mr. McConnell served in a num-
ber of capacities, For several
years .he was a member of the
board of Scott Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of the board
which conceived and carried out
the establishment of the Pioneer
Memorial Mausoleum in Harpure
hey.
Particularly interested in the
municipal areaohe served as so-
licitor to a number of munic-
ipalities. He contributed to the
creation of the Seaforth Plan-
ning Board and later as a member
and secretary as the board de-
(continued on page 3)
It was Reeve Hayter who made
a motion to refer the recommen-
dation* to the executive committee
for a ruling and clarification.
Council agreed to this proposal.
Another proposal that drew
much discussion was a bid to con-
cur with the resolution from the
County of Oxford requesting that's
the minister of transport en-
courage the ban of the manufac-
ture and eventually the use of
studded tires.
Although council voted to
agree with the Oxford resolution,
eight councillors voted against
the move.
One of the dissenters was
Reeve Jack Alexander, Wingham,
who stated that he used studded
tires, considered them to be a
safety measure and added that the
cost of repairing damage to road'
allegedly caused by the studded
tires was small in coMparisokto
the number of livesthat could be
(Continued on Page 8)
H-IP RC Board Agrees
On 1970 Mill Rate
OPP Constable Ray Primeauf
of the Seaforth 'Detachment, said
the theft was reported the end of
last month. While employees
in mid March • had noticed that
the cable, weighing 5000 pounds,
had gone it was assumed at that
time that other hydro employees
had used it for another job,lt
was not until the end of April
hydro staff confirmed the copper
had been stolen.
Construction work at the en-
largee station has been under-
way at various times during•the.
past two years.
Constable Primeau said the
cable had 'been removed from
five large reels. The reels were
not disturbed.
A re-organization of the-ad-
ministrative staff of the Huron
County Board of Education was
approved in a committee meeting
following the regular open ses-
sion of the board meeting Mon-
day evening in Clinton.
S eal54000 It is understood the county
will be divided into three sec-
.lions for administrative pur-
poses with each section to have Copperfrom pa e rstunpt ee rn di netnetn wd eunit ;.c 0A. 0 fourthr d
;co-ordinate te the
su
programs of study4 and planning.
All four. men 'will be directly
responsible to director of edu-
cation, John Cochrane.
James Coulter has been named
to co-ordinate the programs of•
study and planning; W, el„ Knise-
ly, F. E. Madill and one more su-
perintendent yet to be hired will
each have charge of a section of
the county and wilt oversee
schools in those areas. '
As well, Roy B. Dunlop, pre-
sently business administrator,
Highways Budget
Education Board
Re-organizes Staff
Seek Solution for
Board Trust Funds
Awaits Provincial Advice