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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-08-13, Page 1s'n'Shige 00043 ff,00,4Ye;ar The supervised playground operated by the 'Dublin Athletic Association closed for the season Tuesday. To mark the occasion, the junior classes, aged 4 to 6, had a parade up the Main Street with decorated bicycles, tricycles and wagons. Here the parade forms up at the playground behind the Dublin Continuation School. (Staff Photo) HP-RC Custodians, thivers Receive 5% Salary Increase A salary increase of five per cent across the board will be granted to custodians and custodian-bus drivers for the Huron-Perth Separate School Board for the' 1970-71 school year. A further recommendation, as presented by James Morris, Stratford, chairman of the Per- sonnel Committee, to which ap- proval was given. Monday night provides that bus drivers 'driv- ing board-owned buses" will re- ceive $10.00 per day, an increase of $2.00 over last year. This salary is also compensation for duties involved in maintaining the bus as well as driving it. The Board established a rate. of $400 per year for cus- todial services at each of the Board's seven portable class- rooms. A rate of $600 was set for custodial services at the Con- tinuation School at Dublin, con- sisting:of one classrooin which will be used as a kindergarten classroom this year, hallways, boys and girls washrooms and basement. In other business the Board approved a contract with Huron Automotive Ltd., Goderich, for transporting students from Col- borne Township to St. Mary's ,School in Goderich; and pupils to St. Joseph's School in Kings- bridge. ..The Board has now settled with 14 of the Board's 15 transportation contractors for the school year. Only the Exeter contract 'is to be completed. The, Board has allotted $200,000 for transportation in its 1970,budget. Five new school zones have been' formed within the two coun- ties between June 1 and August 8 according to a report made by Jack Lane; Business Adminis- trator, in presenting a progress report from Ed. Rowland, Dublin, assessment officer for the Board.. Total additional assessment ob- tained and converted to separate school support amounts to $405,000. The new school zones are in the following townships: two in Goderich, one in Morris, on!e in Ellice and one in Logan. Three more zones are being surveyed for completion on or before September 90. The Board appointed trustees Vincent Young, Goderich; Ted Geoffrey, R. R. 2, Zurich; and J ack Lane to attend the Ontario Sep- arate School Trustee Assoc- iation and Bishops Educational Committee meeting in Toronto on August 19 for the purpose of considering educational part of supplementary submission made to liori. John Roberts regarding assistance to catholic secondary schools. The Board learned that the installation of the six hew port- able classrooms rented from General Coach, Hensail, will be completed by August 20. one will be located at St. Patrick's School, Kinkora; three at . St. James School, Seaforth; one at St. Joseph's School, Clinton; and one at St. Boniface School,Zurich. The Board accepted the tender of Laverne Heywood, Exeter, to paint three classrooms at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, R.R.3, Dashwood, for, $650.This was the lowest of three tenders. The tender of James P.Kraus= kopf, Dublin, was approved to relocate water services from St. 'Patrick's Church to St. Patrick's School in Dublin for $68, Trustee Ted Geoffrey was authorited to have a protective screen placed over a window in Ste. Marie School, St. Joseph. The window is in the principal's office attach overlooks the playing field. He reported' new windows are being initialled at the school at the present time and other re- pair work is being completed. Trustee Chris Walraven, St. Mary's, was authorized to arrange for repairs to window sills at Holy Name School in St. Marys. The next meeting is to be held on September 14 when it is ex- pected to have the initial present- ation of a survey by Kyles and Kyles, Stratford, architectural firm. The •firm has been studying the 19 separate schools in the two counties. John Davies, co-owner of Ford Dickison Industries Ltd. and plant foreman, Gordon Byers inspect a completed poultry cage equipped With a two-tier egg collector, also manufactured at the Brodhagen plant.. Mr. Davies and his partner, Hugh Patterson, bought the company in March following the death of it's founder, Ford Dickison. Brodhagen Industry Sells Across Canada, In States I 9 The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Thamer, 1/4 mile west of Walton, was completely.. destroyed along with all it s contents Sunday evening. The losi, which was set at $35,000 was partly covered by insurance., No one was home when the fire, of undetermined origin, broke out. (Photo by Joan Cronin) • Lose Totals $65,000 As Fires ,Levell House, Barn When Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barber ofSeaforth, visited their grandson recently at the Provincial Park at Balsam Lake, where he is Park Manager, it was an opportunity fora four geperation gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Barber were accompanied their son, Wm. C. of St. Thomas and the picture shows Mr. and Mrs. Barber, their son, Wm. C., his son William Jr. and his sons, Paul and Brian . The picture was taken by Moore, former Manager of the Toronto bominion Bank here and now in Lindsay. Whole No. 0344 111th Year liurou SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSTiAY, AUGUST 13, 1970 12 P AGES Seaforth Acts to Enlarge Maitland Valley Authority most part. In addition to a complete line of brooding, growing' and laying cages for poultry, the company is also engaged in manufacturing ventilating equipment, manure augers and single and dual deck egg collectors. They are cur- rently anticipating the be- ginning of the manufacture of dog runs and dog cages for the transportation of pets, show animals and animals used Mr sport, They are also geared to do any custom work in the wire cage field, in. addition to their regular lines. ,One such custom job which is currently underway is for the University of , Western On- tario at London. Small individtial cages are being made which the A Walton family of four was left homeless Sunday evening when fire destroyed their two- storey brick home about a quarter mile west of Walton on Huron County Road 25. Mr. and Mrs. William Thamer and their daughters, Judy,16, and Ruthie, 9, were visiting friends when the fire .broke out about suppertime. Trouble with' the phone lines •delayed the alarm and gave the fire a headstart before the Sea- forth Fire Department could re- spond. They were later aided by. the Blyth Fire Department but the building and all its contents were alotal loss. Mr. Thamer estimated the lbss, which was only, partly covered by insurance at $35,000. In addition to all of the Thamer's possessions; almost all of their daughter,. ShirIey's wedding gifts were destroyed. She had recently married Mr. Volker Hertlein and moved to London but had not yet taken the gifts to her new home. The exact cause of the fire is not known but Mr. Hertlein said • Attack Clinton a4 Rec. Head Town recreation director Douglas ' Andrews was uncon- scious for seven hours overnight Monday after he was assaulted .and hit on the head while walking through Clinton Community Park. He was treated at Clinton . Public Hospital Tuesday for head bruises. Police said an unknown as- sailant struck Mr. Andrews about 10:30p.m. after he step- * ped from behind a plastic wind guard near the team swimming pool. Mr. Andrews was making a routine check of the pool at the time. He did not regain conscious- ness until about 5:30 a.m. lit contacted police and was taw • to hospital. Town council last month de- cided to enforce a bylaw during the summer months requiring youths aged 16 and under to be off the streets by 10 pan. The decision .was intended to curb vandalism in the park. As a result of a query'to the Minister he was advised that if a municipality desired that an area be joined to an authority it could request action by the Minister. He in turn Would call a meeting of all municipalities involved. When a concensus was reached the Minister's de- cision would be binding. At the time Seaforth was corresponding with the Minister, arrangements were being com- pleted for an informal discussion of the matter by county council and departmental representat- ives., . At a meeting in Goderich on July 30, which' was attended by Mayor Sills, Reeve Flannery and Dep. Reeve Cuthill, Reeve Flannery said concern had been that they suspect it,began in the kitchen or back porch and quickly spread to. the rest of the house. The family is staying with a daughter, Mrs. Alex Qulutzen in Walton and with a son, John, of Kitchener. Barn Is'. Lost A large steel-roofed barn on the farm of W.. Van der Wiel, R.R.#2, Kippen, three miles east of HenSall was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. The fire started when the barn was struck by lightening during a severe electrical storm which passed over the area about seven o'clock. Along with the barn a expressed at the meeting as to which authority the Hayfield valley should be attached since it lay between the Maitland and the Aux Sauble. Departmental representat- ives had indicated union -with the Maitland would be more log- ical he said. Answering a query he 1 said the meeting had been 'told the Hayfield valley could not be established as a separate authois ity since it was not large enough to be economical, The meeting was told that the 1970 per capita, Assessment was Maitland 60 cents and Aux Sauble $1.81. Council deferred action pend- ing additional information on a request from the P.V.C. that it assume the street light capital account. Clerk Williams told council he had learned Clinton had recently taken over streef lights and that Goderich had done so five years ago. Both felt there was an advantage. In the ease of Clinton, he said, negot- iation had resulted .in a sub- stantial reduction from the original, offered price. Commenting on the recent street opening ceremonies, Mayor Sills read a letter he had received from A. T. C. McNa b, Deputy Minister of Highways, congratulating the town on the event and expressing apprecia- tion for the opportunity of par- ticipating. Council approved an account from Canadian Mitchell Associates, planning consultants for the town, of $1,450. The original account of $2936.56 was reduced the firm said because .much of the work which it re- presented had become redundant with unexpected action of the province at the end of June in making part lot , control mandatory. Reflecting the provincial action, council passed a coin- plenaentory sub division control by-law exempting certain areas, already registered from the pro- visions of the act. Under the new provincial regulations approval for -sever- ances is now required and council acted on two applications. The request of Doris Mtiir, Crombie at Chalk Streets to have •transferred 12 feet from a neighbor, John Aubin, was re- commended for approval., The area had been used as a driveway. • Approval was recommended for a request by Seaforth Lumber Ltd. to transfer a lot 7.5 X 95 on West William Street to Orland' James and Mary Smith. Departmental approval IS re- quired in both cases. Reporting', for the property committee, Counc. F. Ford said firemen required a new valve and pipe extension so that the tank truck could be filled while it was in the garage. Counc. Dinsmore' told council the area fire board was concerned, about a door installed in connection with alterations and that it should not be a charge against the area. Clerk Williams reminded council the work had been included in the original tender to which the area had agreed. • Counc. , Dinsmore, police committee chairman, said the committee . had decided to 'make no changes in location of parking meters for the time being. He agreed the committee would make 'queries concerning police hours when Counc. G. Hildebrand said he had been asked 'about the periods during which constables were on duty. • • Asking concerning a report of new sidewalks on High Street, Counc. Hildebrand was told by Reeve Flannery that the com- mittee had agreed to carry out some work In that area. Work was underway on Franklin Street to provide a storm drain outlet for a new residence being er- ected. The meeting set a new record for brevity adjourning at 9:35 HFA Seeks Support for Petition "Petition signatures for the removal of ;school taxes froin property is the most important, issue in our organization to-' day," Jack Stafford, President of Huron County Federation of Agriculture told a meeting of directors in Clinton. He urged members lo circulate the pe- tition. "If there are enough sig- natures on the petitions there will be no need to withhold our taxes," he said and added lithe government will have to meet our demands for equalization of taxes." Acting on a recommendation from the executive directors ap- proved an Open Meeting to be held Monday, August 31st in the Central Huron Secondary Schobi, Clinton when Jack 'Hale, new general manager of OFA will speak,oti the tax withhOlding pro- .(Continueci on Page 10) Lay Charge in Tire Slashing Four tires ' were slashed on a car belonging to • Maryin Krieger of R.R.# 5, Brussels which was parked on John Street in Seaforth, Monday night. A suspect was arrested in London Tuesday and later charged with willful damage. He is to appear, in Provincial Court, Goderich, on Thursday to answer the charge. Child Escape's Injury by Car Three-year-old David Sold- ivar of R, R. # 5, Seaforth was riot injured when he was in collision With , a car .on Main Street Saturday. The young boy was crossing the street with his mother when he darted into the path of a car driven by Gertrude Tales of Lambeth. He was examined at Seaforth Community Hospital and 'released. Check Break At Egrnondville Police are searching for thieves who gained entry into an Egmondville apartment occupied by Dr. Martin Haynes on Friday evening. The upstairs apartment is in a building owned by Norman Gar- rett.' OPP Constable Ray Prim- eau; who investigated, said the thieves cut the window screen and smashed a window pane to gain entry. They apparently were frightened by the noise and ran away. Dr. Haynes was on holidays and there was nobody at 'home in the apartment COnatable Pri- Menu said. (by Rob Brady) With a capacity of Oproxim- ately 30,000 units a month, Ford Dickison Industries Ltd. had little trouble in meeting one order this year for 20,000 laying cages. The large order came from a distributor in Minnesota, one of many across Canada and in the United States who sell the products of the Brodhagen based Company. The Company, which manufactures several other items besides poultry cages, was begun eight years ago by the late Ford Dickison. It was pur- chased last March following Mr. Dickison's death, by John Davies and Hugh Patterson who continue the op”ation unchanged for the University Laboratories use for 'housing quail for one of their many research projects. Mr. Davies said that although the number of employees varies with the season and the demand there are usuallyeabout 30 people working for the company at any given time..., The plant manager is Peter Definers and the fore- man is Gordon Byers , both of whom have been with the coin-. pony for over seven years. The poultry cages, which form the largest Dart• of the operation, are made on an assembly. Una. The wire is supplied from .the steel companies in large rolls and is cut and shaped 'to form the top, back, and bottom of etteh cage. The ends affil diViderS (Continued on rage 10) I Seaforth council took initial action Monday to have the boun- daries of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority enlarged to include the municipalities in the Hayfield river valley. • At present about half the area of the town is within the Maitland • Authority, and the remainder is in the Hayfield watershed but without the advantages an authority provides. Council some time ago in- structed Clerk E. M. Williams 'to arrange a meeting with the Maitland Authority to discuss at the possibility of all the town being included. In his report Mr.' Williams said preliminary encatiries indicated the approach should be through the Minister of Energy and Resources. tractor, a large timber saw, several electric motors, , 35 chickens • and a large quantity of hay and straw were lost. Mr. Van . der Wiel said he estimated Ms loss at about $30,000. The building was partly insured. Fire brigades responding from Hensel' and Brucefield were able to limit damage to a nearby saw mill and it is, expected to be back in operation after burnt , wiring is replaced. Plans to rebuild the barn are already underway. The same bolt of lightening also struck the television antenna on the nearby 'home of • Torn Slavin and put the set out of commission. Couple Mark Anniversary Seaforth Legion Hall was filled Saturday evening of last Week as friends and relatives honored Mr. and mra. Mervin Nett on the occassion' of their 25th wedding anniversary. Their son-in-law, Gerald Wjlliamsoh of Orangeville, ,was • Chairman for a short program during which the couple Was pre- Sented with a number of gifts, including coffee and end tables from their daughters. Ken Scott's orchestra provided music for dancing. ,