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The Huron Expositor, 1970-08-20, Page 1ANSWER FIRE CALL The Seaforth Volunteer Fire Department rushed to the farm of Nelson McClure in ,McKillop Tuesday shortly before 6 o'clock. However, by the time they arrived everything was under control and the fire, which was 'in a large' comb1he, had been extinguished. Here firemen, members of the family and thrill seekers who had followed the fire trucks, mill around the. combine. (Staff Photo) Dutch Canadian Gifts Say "Thank You Canada" 0 0 • Whole No, 5345 Ulth Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,'1970 First Section, Pages I.-8-14 PAGES 0044.4 44 certg. 10.00 4, Year in. anee Announcement was made this week of the sale of Mitchell Fertilizer and Supply. Ltd,. 'to W. G. Thompson and Sons Ltd. of Blenheim And Hensall. In announcing that his come pany had purchased the D'iblin- Mitchell area firm Wes.Thomp- sen said that the Thompson or- ganization was leaking forward to a bright future in co-operat- ion with the people of the district., He said that Neil Schoonder- woerd, who has been associated with Mitchell Fertilizers and Supply for some time, , would continue as Manager. W. G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. recognition of the Liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 in which Canadian Forces played a lead- ing role. As a result of. the par- ticipation of Dutch Canadians across Canada, a concert organ, built in Holland 'by a noted organ Z girl, "is being presented to the Canadian people and will be in- stalled in the National Arts Centre In Ottawa. Board Names Date for McKillop School Decition • Monday afternoon. Two cars were involved. ' A car driven by Monique Diocita of 166 Elgin Cr.,Str,atford, had' entered the intersection east- bound on Goderich Street when it was struck by a vehicle driven by Margaret Clancy of 1496 Stoneybrook Street, London. The small Diocita car was spun around and came to rest opposite the Queens Hotel and facing the opposite way. , No one was in- jured. Constable, Lloyd Eisler of the Seaforth Police estimated damage to the .Clancy car at $500. and to the other vehicle $200. No charges will be laid. meeting. A notice will also be published in the Seaforth news- paper announcing the September date. The board has met with McKillop residents on two other occasions, once to present a board. proposal for closing the one-room schools in the town- ship, and once to hear the opin- ions of two delegations with dif- fering viewpoints on the solu- tion to the present McKillop school system.. John D. Cochrane, director council meetings; and meetings under the sponsorship of the . office of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. Group B includes errWrgency services or meetings of churches and Sunday Schools; non-public dances sponsored by teenage clubs for their membership; drama groups that are non-stud- ent sponsored; community concerts; dancing schoOl and music school recitals; adult ac- tivity and recreational 'groups sponsored by other than a re- cognized community recreational commission; industrial employee organizations; industrial or business athletic groups and leagues; political meetings of a non-inunicipal election nature; and concerts, dances,' travel- ogues, etc. sponsored by service clubs and other local non-profit, organizations where the admis- sion charge is used to help de- fray expenses and/or for charit- able work in -the community. Group C includes functions sponsored by 'peal Organizations and clubs when operated on a commercial basis; functions of a commercial' or advertising nature; and all other groups not included in Groups 'A and B. Group B 'shall pay $9 per classroom; $10 per general pur- pbse room (PS auditorium); $15 for a secondary' school gyintla- torium or double gymnasium; $10 for a secondary school single Huron County Board of Edu- catio n has agreed that the posi- tion of Executive Assistant to the Director of Education, now held by Richard Wright, be class- ified for holidays and fringe bene- fit purposes in the same cate- gory as that of the plant super- intendent, presently R 11/1.17ean. The annual salary of the plant superintendent has been adjusted to $10,100 effective June 1,1970, ,and will be further adjusted to $11,000 effective June 1, 1971. Mr. McVean's salary is to be reviewed again in the Spring of 1972. The annual salary of the chief accountant, Ben Straughan, has been adjusted to $12,750 effective June 1, 1970, and will be further adjusted to $13,500 effective June 1, 1971. His salary is also to be reviewed again in the spring of 1972. Clerical employees of the Board office will be granted an increase of one-half of one per cent -Per month of employment from the later date of employ- ment or date of last increase to September 1, 1970. An additional increase of six per cent will be granted Septem- ber 1, 1971 and an additional merit increase of one to three per cent may be made on the decision of-the Director of Edu- cation, John D. Cochrane, and the Superintendent of business affairs, Roy B Dunlop. Salaries of clerical employ- ees will also be reviewed in the spring of 1972. • Only two school custodians in the county are presently work- ing under signed contracts. They are Roy Manuel, custodian at Wingham Public School who re- newed his contract at $9,700. An acknowledgement from the Dutch Canadian Committee 1945- 70 of a contribution of $220 from area Dutch Canadians has been received by the local committee. In aletter to Arnold Stinnissen of the local committee, Jan Aran Britchem, chairman of the. National Committee says in part- "Thank you very 'much for all your efforts, and the good work performed by Messrs. DeGroot and Lansink. "We have almost reached our goal to pay for the large concert- organ in Ottawa. "There is still money coming in from a few centres, and before the end of August we will.be able to close our books. "We will present an audit re- 'port by Dunwoody & Co.pf Toronto - at the next plenary meeting to be held in the Skyline Hotel in Ottawa on September 26th, :1970 and we would very, - much appreciate a representative from the Seaforth area, if at all possible, which will give us a chance to thank you personally for •"the fine job you people have done in your district." Operation "Thank yo,u Canada" was organized by Dutch • • Canadians to provide a perm anent Policy was established at Monday evening's Huron County Board of Education meeting • regarding the use Of school ,fa- cilities by the public. Agreement was reached that rental groups be classified in one of three areas: Group A which is exempt from any cost for usi g at schoOl facilities;' Group B wh ch ean rent school facilities a preferred_ rate; and Group C which will pay the commercial rate. Group A consists of 12 general categories including those activ- ities sponsored by the board or by groups of .teachers or students connected with the school system; meetings of otherboard employee 40 organizations; activities of the Home -and School -Association; general meetings of Community Health Associations, such as Public Health Associations, Associations for the Mentally Retarded, cancer Society, etc.; regular meetings of Boy Scouts, Cubs, Guides, Brownies, 4-H groups, Junior Farmers Clubs etc.e public meetings related to county school board and munic- ipal elections; community him- tions sponsored by local community recreational com- missions; lectures; Vacation • Bible schools that are open to all, children regardless of church affiliation; aasembliestponsored by Rica! organization When there is no admission charged,"no col- lection taken, etc.; municipal The NatiOnal Committee is under the Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Juliana and HRH Prince Bernhard of The Nether- lands, His Excellency Th. H. Bet. Netherlands Ambassador to Canada Lieut. Gen. Guy G.Sim- ends and Mrs. Edgar J. Benson. Members of the local com- mittee are Arnold Stinnissen, Joe DeGroot and John Lansink. has . been prominent .in service to area farmers since 1932 when the Hensall plant was established In the intervening years a number of expansion program; have been 'carried out and to- Jay the firm provides extensive grain hand- ling facilities, the equal of any in the district. Mitchell Fertilizer and Supply Ltd. came into 'being • in' 1964 when a group of area farmers decided to make, available ad- ditional and alternative market- ing and supply' facilities. The plant is located on No. 8 High-, way between Dublin and Mitchell in Hibbert Township. gymnasium; $10 for a cafeteria; and $5 per hundred for chairs set up and removed. Group C shall pay $5 per classroom; $25 per general pur- pose room; $50 per secondary school gymnatorium or double' gymnasium; $25 per secondary school single gymnasium; $15 per cafeteria; and $10 per hun- dred for , chairs set up and (Continued on Page 3) , query Student Reading For L School Painting, EXterior painting contracts have been let by the Huron Board of Education. • Successful bidders were Charles E. Pinner, R.R.1, Credi- ton, $6,008 for painting 17 schools including seven schools in Mc- Killop Township; Pederson and 'Willis, Goderich, $2,415 for painting three schools; Russell Zurbrlgg, Wingham, for painting Wingham Public School at $369; D. A. Kay and Son, Clinton, four schools at $1,505; and HR and 5, Kirkton to paint Exeter Public School at $945. In all cases, low tenders were accepted. Bidding was very com- petitive; reported Roy 13. Dunlop. It was learned that copies of the auditor's report have been sent to each municipal clerk in the county and notices placed in the county newspapers advising that these reports are available for 'the asking at either the local clerk's offices or the board of- fices, John Cochrane told the board that only one request for a copy of the report had been received at the Clinton offices. ' A pay telephone in Wingham Public School is to be left there and the Huron County Board of Education $tM7.0 n1 w3. will pay the outstanding bill This phone was put in by the local. Cub and Scout groups when they took over the gymnasium for their meetings. The responsibil- ity for payment of that amount of the phone bill after money was (Continued on Page 3) Huron County Board of Edu- cation decided Monday evening in Clinton to make its decision regardint the McKillop Schools at the next regular meeting, The- sday, September 8. Any McKillop ratepayers who wish to present their case tb the school board at that meeting may do so, the board members also decided. At least two groups in 'McKillop, those interested in an addition to the Seaforth Public School and those opposed to it, will be notified of the upcoming ACCIDENT ST. COLUMBAN A rear end collision in St. Columban about .9:00 p.m. Mon- day night resulted in, $1909 damage and injuries to one person. Mrs. Agnes Kale, '78, of St. Columban was taken to Seaforth Community Hospital convlaining of a sore neck and back. She was treated and released. Mrs. Kale was, riding in a car driven by Mrs. William Albert of R R,#4, Seafprth, The Albert oar was proceeding east on High- way No. 8 in St. Columban when it became involved in a rear end collision with' a car driven by Carl Steinbach of 62 A. Ontario Street, Mitchell. Damage Was estimated at $1200 to °the rear of the Albert vehicle while the Steinbach car suffered $700. damage. CAR STOLEN A car stolen from the Gulf . Service Station lot in Seaforth last Thursday night was, sub- sequently driven into the Mait- land River near Grieves bridge, and then set on fire. The ear, owned by Vernon Mero of Dub- lin, was completely destroyed. A joint investigation by the Seaforth Police Department and the Goderich OPP has not turned up any suspects to date. -) The incident was reported to Police. by Dave Collins who no- tice& the burned out car in the river the following morning. No fire alarm was sounded. DAMAGE $700 Damage totalling $700 resulted from an accident at Seaforth's main intersection late of education for Huron County, Pointed out that it is abundantly clear that the majority of rate- payers in McKillop are in favor of closing down the one-room schools. The board agreed it was up to the school board to investi- gate the whole situation and de- cide on the best possible solu- tion. At Monday evening's meeting, the board looked at the possible alternatives for McKillop stu- HIT RUN VICTIM A Seaforth girl, Dianne Phil- lips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Phillips of High Street, was injured in a hit and run accident at Hayfield late. Friday Miss Phillips had been at- tending a dance at Hayfield when the incident occurred.' She was adm'tted to Seaforth Community Hospital for treatment and was released Tuesday. A spokesman for the Goderieh Detachment of the OPP, which is investigating, said. there are no suspects to- date. • No des- cription of the vehicle involved is available, , an increase of $200 over last year, and Ray Stewart, custodian at Howick Central Public.School who will receive $13,500 annual- ly, a raise of $500 'per year. The board learned that most minor operating problems at the Howick school can be handled by Mr. Stewart or his staff and this involved considerable sav- ings to the board. Melvin Steep teas been award- ed an additional $25 per month for custodial care for the board offices in Clinton because of the additional office space acquired recently. Mr. Steep will now receive $2,700 annually for the work involved. Huron Classes "In Line" Enrolment distribution by grade in •Huron County is "in line" with other comparitive fig- ures, Joan D. Cochrane, director of edueMion told members of Huron County Board of Edu- cation Monday evening in Clin- ton. He said the average size of the elementary schools in Huron is slightly below average in the province but that the class size here tends to the "high side" at an average of 29.6 pup- ils per teaching area. "This trend should be watched closely", advised Cochrane. As well, the average num- ber of pupils per teacher tends (Continued on Page 3) Step-Up Rabies Battle Confirmed cases of rabies in animals continued at a relatively high level in Huron County in the year ending March 31st according to Dr. W. J. Thompson, D.V.M., Sub-District Veterinarian of the Health of Animals Branch in Seaiorth. Rabies cases involving both domestic and wild animals total- led 69 for the 12-month period. This is 20 less than in the pre- vious year. During the year more than 5,117 dogs and cats tvere vac- cinated at some 29 free clinics conducted by the Health of An- ma.ls Branch ' and the Huron County Health Unit. This re- presented an, increase of 33% over the previous year. iihron County continues to be among the counties of Ontario with a higher incidence of ra- bies. The wild life population, with an increased number of ,skunks in the area, indicates that' the occurrence of rabies will increase during the next 12-month period. Skunks and foxes ,are the two main groups of animals which spread rabies from wild life to our domestic animals, and' for this reason any unusual actions in these animals. should be treated with extreme caution. Dr.Thomp- son warned that contact between" these animals and domestic an- imals or humans should immediately be reported to the area Health of Animals Branch in order that proper action may be taken to eliminate further spread of the disease. ' Rabies is a virus disease which affects the pentral ner- vous system of animals and humans. The symptoms • pro.. duced by the disease vary frotn incident to incident, but, by and large, all animals behave in a peculiar manner and attempt to attack other animals and thus propagate the disease, as live virus is frequently found in the saliva of infected animals.- The disease is usally 'fatal if proper evasive action is not taken prior to the beginning of symptoms of the disease. It would appear that rabies will continue to pose a potential hazard to dogs and cats in Huron County and in order to alleviate, at lease in part, the hazard the Canada Department of Agri- culture, Health of Animals Branch, in co-operation with the Huron County Health uqit v will again conduct free anti-rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats in the county. The clinics will commence on August 24 in the northern area, and end on September 16 in the southern area. A father introduced his tee- nage daughter to a friend. The girl at silently throughout the introduction. He explained the silence: "She's not used to talking until she hears the dial time." Hensall Firm Buys Mitchell Fertilizer Co. B of E Agrees On Policy . On Accommodation Rental When 'it came to approving literature books to be purchased for Huron C ounty schools, vice- chairman Robert Elliott, Goder- ich Township, .was opposed' to some selections - and was the only ' )ard member who. voted -ago .• approving the entire list as presented. The list included such books as "The Graduate" and "Tom Jones" for use for the first time in the Secondary schools of Huron County. Director of education, John D. Cochrane, told the board these books would be for "extensive reading" to be read "out of class". He indicated the students would probably he reading the hooks anyway since they can be Obtained 'at the public libraries and in book stores, etc. ,Elliott insisted it was a tie different for the students to: go out and. get the books from other sources. He wondered if" it was wise to give the impress- ion that the Huron County Board of Education approved of thiitype of reading for young people. Mr. Cochrane explained that. the law requires that the board of education approve the list of books to be purchased for schools under its jurisdiction. He added that if the board disapproved of any of the books, they would not be purchased. Gordon Moir, Wingham, caut- ioned board members that if they vetoed some of the books, they would be the ones most sought after,by students. "I think it is a mi.stake", Elliott remarked. • The screening of these books should be done before the list comes . to fiefs board", Elliott added. Mr. Cochrane told the.board that some of Shakespeare's works contain "curse words" and other reading materials already on the literature course for years"would "curl your hair". CAMPING PARK OPPIC/ALLY OPENS The Family Paradise Camping Park northeast of Winthrop was" officially opened on Sunday. Here Reeve Allen Campbell of McKillop speaks to the large crowd in attendance. In his speech Mr. Campbell congratulated the Mott family, operators of the park, on their initiative and hard work to develop the area. -Seated on the left is Jack Tines who provided entertainment for the occasion. (Staff Photo) ACCIDENT MONDAY The small car in the right foreground was sent spinning through Seaforth's main inter- section Monday afternoon after It was in collision with the vehicle, in the left background. However o • no one was injured. Constable* Lloyd Eisler, who investigated, estimated damage' at $700. (Staff Photo) 2 To Hospital, Damage $2900 Let Tenders In Weekend Accident Series Huron, B 'of E Clears Salary Increases dents, but no decision va *- made until the September /Peet", big; Board members also, agreed that only necessary maIntenanpn be carried out in the McKILIOP schools until the issue is set- tled. Some board members-felt that any contracts that may be awarded for painting the interior. of McKillop schoolS, should be held in abeyance until a final de- cision about the fate of the schools is reached.