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- 111th Year,
Consider
Dropping
Rebate
MoreBooks Huron Council Withho Circulate
In Huron F of A Tax Action Support
Equalization Factor
Confuses Councillors
David,Baan of Walton (right) was judged champion showman
of the Brussels 4-H Club at the BrusseliFair last Friday. The,
judge for the event was Allan Bain (left) of R.R. # 3, Stratford
and making the presentation was Bruce McCall of the Brussels
Stockyards. (Staff Photo)
Ethel .Dewar, Huron County's
new librarian, made her first
appearance before county coun-
cil Friday afternoon, September
28 and told members that she
has found "a real eagerness for
books" in Huron.
She also outlined plans for a
direct mail library which' will
give any Huron County resident
"access to almost every book In
the country". She explained that
readers can write direct to the
county library headquarters in
Goderich and the book requested
will be mailed out at no cost to
the reader, just as soon as Jima
be rounded up, sometimes im-
mediately.
A circulation report showed
that out of 32 libraries in Huron,
11 libraries, all of them small,
have circulated fewer books this
year than last year. In the over-
all picture, there were almost
-10,000 more books circulated in
Huron"County during 1970 than in
1969.
The new library vehicle was
on display for council's benefit
and Miss Dewar quipped that she
hoped she would be permitted to
stay in Huron for a while since
she had purchased a new dress to
match the smart blue' wagon.
Another county vehicle on dis-
play was the Huron County Mus-
eum bus which . takes some
exhibits from the museum
directly to the people, at fairs,
etc. Allan C ampbell, chairman of
the property committee, said the
scheme had "panned out
better than our expectations".
There is no charge to tour
this bus and according to some
reeves and deputy-reeves '
throughout the county, it has been
well received at the local fairs.
The bus will travel to the Plow-
ing Match at Lindsay, too.
In other afternoon business,
council learned there is to be no
deer season in Huron this fall;
were urged to attend a. seminar
on Industrial Development to
be held at . CFB Clinton in
October; and heard that all
municipalities in the county are
invited to forward information
about 'their localities to the
county development officer so he
can refer' interested indus-
trialists to them.
Board Considers
Religious Studies
Allan Campbell, McKillop
. Reeve, who is also chairman of
the Huron County PropertyCoth-
mittee advised council of an up-
coming meeting to review county
insurance policies with an eye
to dropping a rebate to local
• insurance agencies. 4{
Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle
suggested the county should call
tenders for insurance in the -
county and he was backed up in
this instance by James Hayter,
reeve of Stephen 'Township.
"It is the only fair way to
• do it," stated Hayter,"especial-
ly if we are going to remove the
rebates to our. local insurance
agents."
At the present time, the Frank
Cowan Insurance, Company
handles all the county insurance.
Rebates to county insurance
agents amount to about $3,000
• annually..
"In other words, our prem-
ium should come down by
$3,000," said John Berry, clerk-
treasurer.
Berry also ,outlined the dif-
ficulties to be met if the county
tendered for insurance coverage.
Warden Roy Westcott indicated
the extra costs could offset the
savings.
Attention was drawn, how-
ever; to the eventual savings
earned by the Htiron County Beard'
of Education according to'news-
. • paper reports.
Ed. Oddliefson, reeve of
Hayfield, Was assured that
council would have an opportunity
to look over the arrangements
made - for -insurance in Huron
County before any final
arrangements are mane.
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Mac Bolton Is
Bruce Ag Rep
Al
• Wins $400
Scholarship
Miss Shiela Dietz, who
graduated this year , from
4 Seaforth District High School,
has been awarded an' admission
scholarihip valued at $400. at
Waterloo Ltitheran University.
Miss Dietz, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Dietz, R.
R. 1, Dublin, has entered Water-
loo Lutheran in the general arts
• course. Advice concerning the
scholarship was received by S.
D.H.S. principal, L. P. Plumsteel
this week.
, Making his first trip to the
Seaforth in Ontario about which
he had heard all his life but
• never seen, Dallas Johnson of
Seaforth, Minnesota wasn't dis-,
appointed.
"It's a real nice town," he
said during a call at the Ex-
positor office last week end.
*
Figures attached to the report
showed what changes would have
been affected in 1970 if die new
method of determining per-
centage of costs per municipality
had been used to calculate takes.
• Significant increases were
shown in Hay Township, Ashfield
Township, the ,towns of Goderich,
Exeter and Wingham and the
villages of Hayfield and Brussels.
Sizeable decreases • • would
have been effective in the town-
ships of Grey, Howick, Hullett,
McKillop, Morris, Tuckersmith,
Usborne and West Wawanosh, the
town of Seaforth and the village of
Blyth.
In other business during the
morning session council ap-
proved ,an executive committee,
recommendation to the effect that
"It's bigger than' our Seaforth."
Mr. Johnson, who was ac-
companied by a nephew leeward
Johnson, 110.6, Brantford, was
in search of relatives.
His grandfather, JamesJohn-
son, lived In or near Seaforth
wher e Isaac Johnson, father of
Dallas, was born in 1853. The
beginning December 1, 1970, the
' retirement policy of the county
will state that all county
employees retire at the end of
the first full pay period beyOnd
their 65th 'birthday; approved a
reforestation report showing re-
planting costs of $2221.23 of which
the county paid $1,110.62 directly
as well as $562.10 in other ex-
penses; heard that-the surplus to
the end of August 1970 is$195,143
with an estimated surplus of
$201,394 estimated for the year
ending December 31; and planned
a bus trip to the University of
Western Ontario where members
of council are' to be luncheon
guests,
At the Huron-Perth Roman
Catholic, Separate School Board
meeting in Seaforth Monday night,
Johh Vintar, Superintendent of
Education reported the portable
"clarroom for St. Joseph's
School, Kingsbridge, had been
installed. In answer to an enquiry
he stated it was located 40 feet
from the school, as were
the other six portables. installed
this" year for the ,boaid, as re-
quired by the Ontario Fire Mar-
shall's Office. '
Martin Delea has been en-
gaged as full time caretaker
at Immaculate Conception School
in Stratfcird. The Personnel
Committee was authorized to hire
family moved to Mtnneso to in
1869.
'Mr. Johnson, who is 74, re-
calls stories his father told him
about the people from the Sea-
forth area who went west a
hundred years ago. Family
names he recalls are Sloans,
Aliens, McEtrlcks and Davis.
The Minnesota Seaforth was
named for the Huron Count y
Seaforth.
"A village was growing up
and my father agreed to give some
land as a . site providing the
settlers would call it Seaforth.
They were willing and that's how
it got its . name" e he said.
Once a thriving community
of nearly 1,000 with 27 business
places, Seaforth, Minn., has ex-
perienced the same drop in pop-'-
ulation as has come to so many
western communities both here
and in the States.
"There are about 150•
people there now" Mr. Johnson
said.
Mr. Johnson .already had
checked Harpurhey Cemetery In
his search and planned to visit
early cemeteries in Hibbert and
Mullett for some trace of his
ancestors.
Any reader ha- ing knowledge
of families who left this ,area for
Minnesota around 1869 and• who
may, wish to aid Mr. Johnson•
May write him c/o Howard John-
son, R.R.6, Brantford, Ontario.
John Stafford, president of the
Huron County Federation of Agri-
culture, Wroxeter, and Mason
Bailey, vice-president, Blyth,
addressed Huron County Council
Friday morning in Goderich but
didn't gain the support from the
councillors for which they had
hoped.
• The two m ea presented a brief
,.to council, on behalf of "Huron
County farmers in particular and
Ontario farmers in general"
which explained the Federation's
proposal to all Ontario rate-
payers, rural and urban, to
withhold education taxes this fall.
"As you well know, the Feder-
ation has suggested that farmers-
withhold, their education tax at the
end 'of 1970, if legislation is not
introduced to relieve the ineqiit-
ies," said Stafford. "We are
somewhat troubled lay this action,
but so far have not found any
other course drastic enough to
prove to the lawmakers that we -
will not tolerate the situation."
"It's unfortunate that our
action will involve council and
may cause some embarrass-
ment," continued Stafford. "Our.
purpose here is to help you
understand our position, and if
possible, to generate some sup-
port from you."
'The Federation brief noted
that while farmers pay 12 per
cent of their income in property
taxes, the rest of the province
pays between three and five per
cent. Taking professional people
as a group, the brie° also stated,
they are paying. only one to two
per cent of 'their income in prop-
erty tax.:
"We suggest that all costs
of education be paid by the pro-
vince," said Stafford. "The loss
of revenue can be recovered
through new tax structure and
transfers to income and corpor-
ation tax."
Allan Campbell, reeve of Me-
Killop was the first to speak. He
told the representatives from the
• Federation that withholding taxes
this tall was not the best solu-
ken to the problem. '
"Why don't they start down
in Toronto, and cut down the
nost involved and try and re-
lieve the cost of education?"
asked Campbell.
Campbell stated that it would
cost $222,000 to update educat-
ion in McKillop where there are
presently six one-room :school's
in operation.
"We're old-fashiOned back
there anyway," continued Camp-
bell. "Why. don't they ;leave
things as they are for ,a year
,or so ,u ntil we see what happens?"
Warn :n Roy ' Westcott, Us-
borne, said his municipality has
borrowed to the, limit aril would
be in trouble if it had to borrow
niuch money to' pay the educat-
ion levy.
"Where do we go from here?"
ased evesecott.
Stafford had no solutions but
he 'said it would be foolish to
coaende 'now in kilts wetter.
"We've got them thinking
down there now," said Stafford.
"If we ride this thing out we
may get some action."
Wilmer Hardy, reeve Of Co/-
borne, suggested a poll of the
Correction
In the list of prize winners
at Seaforth Fall Fair which ap-
peared in last week'S issue the
winner in a special even t in the
light horse class inadvertently
was omitted.
Winston Stables won the Dietz
special for the best light Jtorse
on the grounds, 'ally age..,
a part time caretaker for St.
Ambrose School in Stratford at
the approved caretaker's salary
schedule, •
• R. S. Box, from whorl the
board rents the board offices in
Seaforth, is to' be asked to nave
a coat of chip stone put on
the parking lot.
The annual teacher-trustee
banquet is to be held at Huron
Park, Centralia,-: on Friday,
October 23, at 7 p.m. ,
Trustee Arthur Haid,
Listowel, reported that he and
Trustee Howard Shantz o! Strat-
ford, both on the transportation
committee had met with twe
members of the transportation
^commAtee of the Perth Board of
Education, ,Donald Alexander of
Wallace Township and pouglas
Little of Elm'. Township, to dis-
cuss shared 'facilities in trans-
porting students living in the
same areas. No decision was
reached and another meeting is
scheduled within the next two
weeks.
IN.nrs. Cyril White. R.H. 2,
. (Continued on Page 3)
Just after the question of
education taxes had been given
thorough study, representatives
from the Hurpn County Assess-
ment office presented a brle°,in-
struction course on the appli-
cation of the equalization factor
which will affect tax assessment
in the county beginning in 1971.
Questions were invited by the
Warden, Roy We.stcott who Mac Bolton has been appointed warned councillors they would Agricultural.Reare.sentatiVer.le.„ , be.expected to return home with
Bruce.. County it-was announced , knowledge—about this., subject. this week.
He comes to the Walkerton
office from Perth in Lanark
County where he has been stat-
ioned for four years. Previous-
ly 'he had served in Grey County
for five years and at Markham
in • York County for two years.
Mr.' Boltoh, a native of Mc-
Killop and' graduate of SDHS and
OAC is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
R.T.Bollon of R.n.i, Seaforth.
• "I have a qaestioh," said
Wilmer Hardy, reeve of
Colborne, "Who in the world ever
came up with a thing like this?"
"That's what education
does!" interjected Reeve Anson
McKinley to the delight of his
fellow councillors.
Dallas Johnson (right) was in &Worth last week end
looking for- records of his family. Ifis grandfather left
here in 1869. ‘.- With him was a nephew, Howard Jdhnson,
ELR.6, Brantford. • (Staff Photo)
Family Moved Away in 1869
Grandson Seeks Kin Here
m inicipalities present to de-
term'ne support for the proposal.
"As a farmer I know that the
education tax is a problem," in-
sisted Hardy, "but as a municipal
official I also know we're going
to be in real trouble if people
withhold their education taxes
this fall."
"You understand that after
three years, farmers stand to
nese their farms if the taxes
are still unpaid," advised Derry
Boyle, reeve of Exeter.
"We're hoping there will be
a concession before than,"
retorted Stafford.
Reeve Ed. Oddlielson of Hay—
field said that by transferring
the cost of education to sales
tax or cori5oration tax it would"
increase the burden of day to
day living costs.
"Weere is th's spiralling '
(Continued on Page 3)
Shown above as- they pose in traditional Highland dress are (left to right) Larry, Karen
and Glenn. Larry and Glenn are both pipers and Karen is an accomplished Highland Dancer.
They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McGregor of Brucefield. (Staff Photo)
Appoint
Seaforth
Doctor
The Faculty of Medicine of
Queen's University has, an-
nounced the appointment, effect-
ive June 1st, 1970, of Dr. R.
Hugh Gorwill, M.D., F.R.C.S.
(C), as Lecturer in the Depart-
ment of Obstetrics and Gynae-
cology, and member Of the
Attending Staff of the Kingston
General Hospital. He is a son
of Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Gorwill
of Seaforth.
porn in Edinburgh, Scotland,
Dr. Gorwill graduated from Sea-
forth schools and carried out
his undergraduate medical ed-
ucation at the University of
Western Ontario, graduating in
1962. He interned at the Victoria
Hospital, London, Ontario, fol-
lowed by postgraduate tralEing
in •Medicine, Pathology, Obste-
trics and Gynaecology, and Sur-
gery at the Kingston General
Hospital and Victoria Hospital.
(Continued on Page 3)
terteen-year-om Karen mcuregor poses with sdme or tne
trophies, medals and ribbons she has won in three years of
Highland Dancing Competition. Her most recent prizes
were a third and two fourths won in Kitchener last Saturday.
(Staff Photo)
Piping McGregors
Gain Recognition
The gyrations of Highland
dancing and the drone of bag-
pipes are everyday sights and
sounds at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred McGregor in Bruce-
field.
The McGregor's three child-
ren, 16-year-old Larry, 14-year-
old Glenn and 13 year-old Karen
are all caught up in traditional
Scottish music and dance. Larry
and Glenn both play the bagpipes
and Karen is an accomplished
Highland dancer.
The boys have , been compet-
ing on an, individual basis for
three years now and they are
both rated by the piping society
in the Grade 111, class. When
they becom 'consistent winners
in Grade 111 and the piping
society feels they are good enough
they will be promoted to Grade 11:
The boys current ambition, how-
ever, is to be good enough -to
join a competition pipe band which
will give them an excellent op-
portunity to improve their piping
as well as to travel extensively
with a band.
To this end Larry and Glenn
wark very hard practising all
year long,and travelling to Com-
petitions in the sumter. In the
season just past, the boys travel-
led to such places as Alma,
Mich., 'where they each won a
third place, Burlington, Embro,
Brantford, Maxville, which is
north of Cornwall, Collins Land-
ing, N.Y., in the Thousand Is-
lands, Duttoreand Fergus. Glenn
has been ,the mere successful of
the pair this year as he picked
up a second at Brantford and a
fourth at Dutton in addition to
the third prize he won in Michi-
gan.
The boys are taught by Bill
Miller of Goderich.
Larry and Glenn's sister,
Karen, has been participating in
Highland :dancing for Just over
three years and has been in
competition for almost all that
time. As a member of the
Western Ontario. Highland Dance
AssociatiOn, she competes -in six
indoor events each year through-
out Western Ontarle,
In Highland dance com-
petitor starts out as atginner
and after three wins is promoted
to novice standing. After three
wins in Novice, the daticer moves
to amateur status where she re-
mains until such time as . she
turns professional. This process
usually takes °two to three yeare
bait in Karen's case it took Only,
one year to move from beginner
(Continued on Page 3)
GIDEONS PRESENT TESTAMENTS
The Gideon Bible Society presented 82 testaments to students of Grade V at Huron
Centennial Scho,01, Brucefield, last Friday. Mr. Ray Schell of Hayfield made the presentations
on, behalf of the-Gideons after Jack Thompson of Seaforth gave a short explanation of the aims
of the Gideon movement. Shown here (loft to right) are Mr. Thompson, Mr. Schell, Valerie
Patterson and Valerie's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Dwight L. PatterSon of Seaforth. (Staff Photo)
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