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The Huron Expositor, 1970-05-21, Page 1Its A. Girl a a Whale No. 5332 111th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO; THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1970 --12 PAGES Small .Decrease In Rate eaforth Holds Tax Line 6 • • • a • Fall Victim Hospitalized Mrs. Lillian Jones is In Sea- forth Community Hospital re- covering from a cracked bone in her leg received in a fall onSun- day. The accident occurred arthe home of her daughter, Mrs,. Cleave Coombs in EgmondvIlle. Receives Upjohn Award Seaforth's overall 1970 tax rate will be slightly lower than in 1969. Council Tuesday night adopted a budget that resulted in rates of 121.76 mills commercial and 114.56 mills residential. In each case the reduction is .44 mills. Estimated expenditures in- clude - Council Allowances $3300; Travelling Expenses $50 The reduction as far as the local 'Municipal rate is concerned is greater than would appear. The Seaforth sewer program ad- vanced a stage Tuesday night when council adopted a by-law setting out the manner in which the annual estimated usage charge of $21,195 on the proposed lagoon installation would be raised. Approval of the lagoon pro- posal advanced by the Ontario Water Resources Commission was given at the February meet- ing of council. In explaining the requirement to set out a financing proposal. Clerk E. Williams told council several methods were available reflecting varying charges- • against users and frontage or including as well a general asses- sment. Under the proposal. adopted 373 residential users will pay 100% of water charges to raise $11,190; commercial users 150% of water charges to raise $4934, 744 ft frontage @ 50 cents a foot $372 and a levy of approxi- mately 2 mills on the general Drowns In Goderich. Harbour Funeral services for Michael Berry, 23, of Goderich, son of HUron County clerk John Berry were held Wednesday in Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich. Mr. Berry was drowned Sun- day night when the tugboat on which he was working over,- 'turned and sank in Goderich har- bor. A second youth, Jim Horn- blower, 19, of Goderich, was rescued and is In Alexandra "•' Marine and General Hospital suf- fering from shock: "The tugboat was assisting in the departure of a Great Lakes freighter from the harbor when it -became entangled in a cable at the stern of the boat and overturned. Mr. Berry is survived by his • parents, • sisters Suzanne (Mrs. Robert VOdden) Clinton and Elaine and a brother Russel at home. general rate is down .9 mills while the -county rate is down 1.3 mills. The savings effect here and at the county level have been offset by increased educational costs. Total expenditures for 1970 are estimated at $490,433.74. Included in revenue is an estimated surplus of $6800 on the 1969 operations. The rates are Lased on an assessment of $2,349.815 up $32,0.00 from last ' year. for $4,699. In an effort to eliminate dogs running at large, council named Bert Rossman, R.R, 4, Britton, as animal control officer. He will visit the town on two days each month and be paid $25. per day. 'Pound fees were doubled from $5. to $10. Fees levied by the P.U.C. (Continued on Page 12) Fire Damages Milk Truck A milk truck received $2,000 damage Monday morning fol- lowing a fire in the engine.' The truck was owned and operated, by Russell Reath, 38 Waterloo St., Mitchell. Mr. Reath was travelling east on Con. 3, just east of Perth County Road 10 southeast of Dublin. , Miscellaneous $150. Administrative $22,093 in- cluding salaries $9050; Audit $2500; ?Advertising $850; Office Supplies $650; Telephone $325; General Insurance and Bond $4,693; Equipment Maintenance $150; pensions $3600; Subscrip- tions and Memberships 52504 Town Hall Maintenance and sup- plies $3700; Unemployment In- surance $650; Grants $1,000; Workmen's Compensation $500; Legal & Professional fees $850; Planning Board $1750; Fire Area Board $3,500. Police $23,350 including Maintenance (cruiser) $1200; Salaries $19,500; Telephone $1,000; Office Supplies $140; Uniforms $600; Training • $450; Animal Control $100; Sick Leave $360. Other expenses are Stop Lights $75; C. N. R. C rossing $400; Street Lighting $12,000 and Mis- cellaneous $250. Public Works and Sanitation, totals $80,525 including Equip- ment Maiatenance and Salaries $16,700 . Subsidizible Mainten- ance totals $18,425, Non-subsi- dizible construction $27,000 and Sanitation $4,400. Welfare estimates include General Welfare $4,500; Nursing Home Care $18;900; Supplerim- tary $250 and Drugs $75. Indus- trial estimate is $500 and Re- creation, Committee $5,000 which includes Arena $3500. Other estimated expenditures are Capital - George Street Drain $2,400; Office Equipment $650. Debt Charges - School De- bentures $109,379.06; Sewers $7,187.50; P.U.C. $2,920.00; Bank Charges & Interest $2100; 0, W, R. C. $17,846.81; County Levy $48,547.28; Discount c for Tax Prepayment $475.00; Taxes writ- ten Off $6,015.11; .Farm Rebate; $103.00; Allowance for. TaX pale $300; Sundry $58.24; 49Serve for Working Funds $10,000; Ed-, ucation $101,183.74 Ittcluding Public Elementary $50,161; Se- condary $42,366 and Separate Elementary $8650.74. Estimated- receipts- include--• $110,299.06; Grants - In lieu bf Taxes $2,798; General Welfare $15,142; Highway Improvement $14,500; In lieu of Taxes $252; Liquor Control Board $1200; Recreation $1100; - County of Huron - Road Rebate $10,200; Nursing Home Care $1,081.- Township of McKillop - Nurs- ing Home Care $1,600; Tax Pen- alties & Interest $1,500; Licen- ces & Permits $1,000. Other estimated revenue in- cludes - Rentals $1,750; Parking Meters $4,200; Service Charges $1,400; Sewer Service Charges $15,500; Silver Creek Assess- ment $680; George Street Drain $200; Twp. Tuckersmith (dump) $600; P.U.C. $750; Recovery on Taxes Written Off $2,44.20. The unconditional grant is estimated at $11,082.00. Firemen Fireworks On _Friday Seaforth firemen are com- pleting-plans for their fireworks display in the Lions Park, Fri- day evening...The program which will include drawing for prizes gets underway at dark Rate Schedule Advances Lagoon New Crossing Eases Travel All was confusion at the C.N.R, crossing on Seaforth's Main Street last Thursday but the confusion produced results. The rough crossing., long an Irratent to motorists was com- pletely rebuilt as part of the Main Street 'renovation program. The job was a joint project of the county, the C.N.R. and the road contractor. Since the crossing is the only north south artery in Seaforth traffic was tied up on several occasion's' during the day. (Staff Photo) 0 Scouts Spend Week-End' At • Glen 'Mac Despite heavy rain early Saturday morning area Scouts - More thin 100 - from troops• in the •Perth district .were on. hand before noon at Glen Mac Camp in'Tuckersailth for a week end camp out. The Scout's persistence was rewarded and the weather by the time camp broke up Monday was excellent. (Additional pictures on page 2) (Staff Photo) Acting Huron The Ontario Government is g to defer action by the , .R. to discontinue passenger service on the Stratford - Goderich line, Hon. Chas. Mac- Naughton has advised the town.. In a letter to Clerk E.Willianis acknowledging a submission the town made in the matter Mr. MacNaughton said: "My hope is that this par- ticular problem, as well es others like .it, will be decided within the context of a brief currently being presented to the Canadian Trans- port Gem mission by the Ontario Government eoncerning broader transportation policy. For this reason, I think it would be useful if I gave you some indication of the contents of the views the Province has expressed. Ontario's position is that no particular pasSenger train ser- vice should be discontinued until such time as the Tratuiport Com- mission determines the role that passenger trains should play in the future transportation system which will exist in Ontario. In addition, the Province has taken the view that the test of a "econ- omit or uneconomic service" • lies not only in the revenue yields • * which the service produces, but also with the • cost factors which the service involves and the harmful effects which would occur if discontinuance would divert traffic from less expen- sive methods of transportation to those which cost substantially more. In the areas surrounding and including Toronto, Guelph, Kitchener, Stratford and Londott, this latter consideration is par- ticularly important. Our position on the Stratford- Goderich line is also being con- sidered within the context of the provincial-regional development program. We feel that rail ser- vice for all the communities on the Goderich Branch line - Mit- chell, Seaforth,., Clinton and .Goderich - Is a part of the problem of access- to the whole settled area lying west of the Orangeville-Owen Sound line and north of a line drawn betWeen Orangeville and Grand Bend. To deal with transportation policy in this area without the benefit of tife development plan for Mid- western Ontario due in Anie of 1970, would ignore some of 'the long term factors which should be considered as the Transport Entertain at Ladies' Night The members of Britannia Lodge No. 170 entertained their wives and guests at a dance at the Legion Hall on Saturday night. Special dance prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. Don Hulley, Mrs. Jack Muir and Mr. Grant Ches- ney. Lunch was served by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion. The music for, dancing was provided by- Spud Grant and his orchestra of Strat- ford. The Ladles' Night attended by. 180 guests Was arranged by a committee headed by Past Master Joseph Hugill. • Dr. R. A. Whitman of Seaforth has been awarded the 1970 Upjohn Postgraduate Study Award, the college of Family Plwsiclans has announced. The award of4500"is one of 20' given annually and is used to de- fray expenses for a two-week postgraduate -course Of the win- ner's choosing anywhere in Can- ada or the United States. . Dr. Whitman, a 1948 Univer- sity of Western Ontario graduate said he intends to attend a Course on Family Therapy conducted by Dr. Nathan Epstein, well known, professor of psychiatry. The' course is being held at McMaster University in September. BRUCE ELLIOTT who has graduated from the University of Guelph with honors and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He Is a son of the late Lorne H. Elliott of McKillop Township,and Mrs. Florence Elliott noW residing in Varna. He !Mended S.S.6 McKillop Township and Seaforth District High School. Drowns -Near -Parkhill Jerry Moddejonge,14, Exeter, was one of two girls drowned while bathing in the Auxable River Conservation Mithority near Parkhill on Thursday. - A student at South Huron ,School, Exeter, was was a daugh - ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mod- dejonge. Mr. Moddejonge op- erates Blue Ribbon Cleaners in Seaforth Legion Meets fficers Members of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion at a meeting Thursday elected officers for the next year, The new executive assumes office on July 1st and installation ceremonies are set for JIM 13th. Officers elected are: President - Cleave Coombs Past President . Wm.Dalrymple 1st. vice President - M.Melanson 2nd.vice President -Gordon Scott Secretary - J. Eisler Treasurer - M. Storey Sgt.-At-Arms - J. F. Flannery Welfare - J. C. Cornish Entertainment - G. Scott Property - Les Leonhardt House Neil Bell Membership = Bill O'Shea Ways & Means - B. McClure Sports - Chas. Wood Sick & Visiting .4 E. Rivers Publicity - D. Sills ' • Special Events - B. D.Hays Auditors - W. D, Stephenson - S. C. CaMplei4 on CNR Proposal MPP Assures Town " Commission makes its decision. In any case, I do think it likely that Ontario's subMission to the Commission should have the effect of. at least stalling early action by the railways, and should help preirent a de- cision until considerable further study and investigation have taken place." Dave Tremeer (right) was surprised to find Tuesday morning when he came to open hie barber shop that his friends had been there before-him. signs across the shop proclalmett,the arrival of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Tremeer. Frank Phillips (left) and Al Regier 'accept the customary cigar to mark the event. •(Staff PhOto)