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The Huron Expositor, 1969-07-03, Page 1ca- Graduates of grade it St. James Separate School posed for the photographer as they completed the school year last week. They are: (Prcint) Joanne DeGroot, Miry ..lanmatt, Nancy Dever- eaux, Diane Phillips, Mary Van Miltenberg. (Row 2) Mary Noble, Lois Nigh, Margaret Eckert, Catherine Stewart, Karen Regier, Mary Van Dyke. (Row 33 Mater Mary of the Eucharist, Arnold Stitmlsen, David Broome, Harry Arts, Douglas Reynolds, John Swinides, Michael iVfeidin,ger. (Rear) John Lanaink, Tim Hoff, .folm Jansen, John Hendrika, Garry Groothius. (Photo by Phillips). -14 , -0-- Whole No. 5286 110th Year 10 PAGES SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1969 —12 PAGES lib Ontario Teachers On Course In Seaforth -a a as the course site. "What our people look for is a community with adequate fac- ilities and located so that it is within committing distance from the large centres where Many of those attending the courses will come", he said. Mr. MacTavish said his people had considered Stratford but an- other' course was scheduled there. Goderich . was further away from, large centres' and could not draw from only one side. "They looked at a map and saw Seaforth was halfway be- tween and asked me what I thought. I knew Seaforth with its new school had the facilities and I had no hesitation in agree- ing".. Mr. MacTavish said and added that he then told his ofa finials of his Seaforth back- ground. The cburses, Prescriptive Teaching and Prescriptive Pro- gramming, are also designed to assist teachers in working with children who are achieving their potential but are unable to keep up with their own age level. Both courses are included in summer school programs leading to certificates in special educat- ion. The principal of the 'Courses at Seaforth is Elgin Fretz of kit- chener. Prescriptive Teaching is one of the courses leadng to an el- ementary special education cert- ificate and covers the planning ad implementation of individual ized programs. Teachers will study how the learning strengths of children below average ability can be used to overcome acade- mic and behaviour problems. Prescriptive Programming is a course leading, to an intermed- iate certificate in special ed- ucation. It is a course of more advanced studies designed for special education teachers. The Seaforth course commen- ces next Tuesday and continues until August 7. Despite some of the last min- ute changes and deletions the 34 annual Lions Summer Carnival on Thursday and Friday was one of the better Carnivals in recent years. Taking advantage of perfect weather the crowds came early and stayed late and give every indication of enjoying the pro-' grams and other activities that were featured. Judges faced difficult tasks as they considered the wealth of Talent in the Western 'Ontario amateur contest, When all the parts had been added up, first prize went to the 8th` Day, Seaforth band including Earnie.Putrnan, Allan Carnochan, Silby Jessome, Doug Hildebrand and Paul. McNab. The Stepping Moriconettes of Moncton came second and third prize went to Barbara Anderson of St. Marys, Others who went to the finals were Vincent Scott Glack, Ex- Council Hesitates On Park Proposal Lions Carnival Attracts Crowds eather Co-operates plans for a park area, probably to include laitrn, trees, flower-, beds, pools, walkways, picnic areas, etc. Wingham Reeve, Jack Alex- ander was opposed to such a lar- (Continued on Page 4) eter, accordian Trio of Moncton, Perry Snelgrove, Deleware, Rich- ard Faulk, Adastral Park and the Village Falk from 'Zurich, The program which was ar- ranged by a committee headed by Bill Pinder got under way eacea evening with selections by, the •Seaforth District, High Sthool Girls Bancrlinder the direction of George Hildebrand. Marlin Vincent was Master of Ceremonies. Planned as an opening event Friday night, a parachute jump by the Hamilton Sky Jump Club bad to be 'cancelled when De- partment of Transport refused permission for the jump. Depart- ment of Transport said the air over Seaforth was too busy with other traffic to allow a jump. Air lines betWeen Chicago and Toronto and between London arid North Bay cross above Sea- forth. Arrangements for , the jump were being made with Jim Flan- Archibald Named To Huronview Chester A. Archibald has been appdinted administrator of Huronyiew effective Septemb- ber 1, Announcement was made at the Friday Session of .Huron County Council. Mr. Archibald is a native of Seaforth, the son of the late Mr and Mrs. John R. Archibald. ThE Archibald farm, east of Sea forth is now owned by Ewarl Wilson. Presently treasurer of Brant, ford, Mr. Archibald's salary is reported at $10,000 per annum. Present administrator, Harvey C. Johnston received his 15 year pin from the county claming the session. Mr. Johnston will be re- tained in an advisory capacity from Sept. 1 to October 31; his salary will be continued until December-31 and his apartment at Huronview wit be vacated by October 15. Since the department 'no long- er approves of an administrator living in a county home, another use will be found for the apart- ment. ' Mr. Johnston has been at Hur- onview since 1954, He said at that time there, were ,tle resid- ents, e and staff of 18 who ; per about $2,000 between th month. Today there are 279 residents, a staff of 150 and the monthly payro 11 is something like $32,000, Teachers from across Ontario wilt be in Seaforth next week to begin a four week summer course being held at the Seaforth District High School. The course is one of two being offered by the Ontario Depart- ment of Education to aid teach- ers working with students of average ability Who are not The establishment of a Hur- on County welfare unit was scheduled for discussion at Fri- day's session of county council in Goderich but councillors were cut-short by the lateness of the hour at the end of a lengthy sitting. It is expected the whole matt- er will be completely reviewed by the executive committee which will prepare a recom- mendation in time for a Sept; ember meeting. Some points were well made in a brief space of time. It was learned that 50 per 'cent of the costs of administat- ion would be borne by the pro- vince if a county welfare unit was set up in Huron. As well, the province would assume 80 percent of the cost of welfare payments with the county pay- ing the remaining 20 percent. Charles Thomas, Brussels, was assured there would be no char- ge back to the local municipal- ities for welfare payments. Clerk John Berry and Warden, James Hayter said it was their under- standing that there would be a levy through th county mill rate to cover all welfare expenses throughout the county. • Stanley Reeve, Elmer Hayter didn't like the idea of equalized welfare payments since his' Township presently has a very low percentage of welfare as- sistance. He said he didn't think, Stanley ratepayers would be in- terested in paying a share of the county welfare bill. John Flannery, Seaforth in- sisted it Would-be most difficult to administer Welfare assist- ance properly from a' central point. He said that at times it was absolutely necessary to keep a close eye on welfare re- Announce Store Sale Sale of the Stedman store in Seaforth to Walter Westerhof of North Bay was announced this week. Mr. Westerhof takes pas- session on Thursday. The store will continue to op- erate under the Stedman name with 'Mr. Westerhof as a fran- chised dealer. Extensive alterations are plans ned including a new sign, the, re- arrangement and enlargement of the interior and the introduct- ion of new ladies wear and sports wear departments, the new owner said. Mr. and Mrs, Westerhof arid family are 'residing temporarily in Clinton pending accomodat- ion becorning available here. rs. Freeman who has manag- ed the Stedman branch• here for 7 years has been promoted as manager of the Clinton bran- ch of cite chain. ,reaching their full potential. The Seaforith course will have a staff of 9 and an enrollment of 110. While Donald A. MacTavish Seaforth native and son of Mrs. John MacTavish, West Street, is the official at the department responsible for ;'setitng up the course, he didn't know anythng about the selection of Seaforth cipients to make certain the money they received was spent for the purpose it was intended. Other councillcirs concurred noting it had been their exper- ience to discover .unpleasant realities with regard to welfare recipients and on occasion have felt it their duty to impose strict regulations with regard to them. There was strong indications that council is dubious of the county welfare unit because of recent experiences such• as in the assessment department., Harold Robinson, Howick, wondered• if the estimated cost of welfare' unit in Huron County was any'more. realistic than the estimated cost of county assess- ment had been, - Anson McKinley, Stanley, as- ked' council what reduction the • municipal welfare officers, us- ually the" reeve and the clerk,,, would be willing to take on their annual salaries if welfare was administered at the county lev- el. This brought some hearty laughter. Mrs. Esther Ross of the Child- ren's Aid Society who addreSSed council earlier in the day had, 'explained the difficulty her 'de- partment 'has in contacting the local municpal welfare officers in times of emergency. She told council the CM worker often found it necessary to make de- cisions regarding welfare pay- ments, for instance in the case of a, family without fuel over a cold holiday weekend, without contacting the 'local welfare of- ficers. ' Mrs. Ross said that in extreme cases,, the responsibility for pay- ment of the welfare assistance could fall ,to the CM worker if his or her decision' had not been, in accord with whet the local welfare officers would have done in the same situation. Reeve, Derry Boyle, Exeter, pointed out this would be one way in which a county welfare unit would be useful. It would alleviate problems encountered because locals welfare officers are busy people with businesses and jobs -to attend to so• they cannot always be available for emergency consultation. Car Misses' North Rd. Turn Damage totaling $2200 re- sulted, early Sunday morning when a car left the north road 2% miles north of Seaforth. Rjchard Edward Gill, 27, RR 3 Walton, the only occupant was admitted to Seaforth Commun- ity Hospital With apparent back injuries but was later released: OPP constable Ray Primeau who investigated, said the driv- er who was travelling north ap- pered to have missed the turn at Grieves Bridge. nigan formerly of Seaforth who is a "member of the Hamiltoh Club. A feature of the Carnival this year was the return of the Bus Line game. The game built Funeral services were held Wednesday in Blyth for an elder- ly Hullett Twp. couple who lost their lives in a fire early Mon- day morning. - William Lorne Flunking, 79, and his wife, Rosella, 82, were found dead from smoke inhala- tion on their living room floor by firemen, They resided at lot 34 con. 12, Hullett Township. The couple lived in a duplex, The other half of the house was occupied by the son andl daught- er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lorne Hunking. Damage to the $30,000- house was' estimated by Goderich OPP at about $15,000. The fire began shortly before (Continued on Page 4) Elect Chas„ Rau To K of C Office Charles Rau_rof Zurich has been elected Faithful Navigator of the Monsignor D. J. Egan, General Assembly of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Seaforth, Ontario/ Other elected officers are: Faithful Admral, Clayton. Looby, Faithful Captain, Cecil Tufts; Faithful Pilot, Lawrence Mc- Gann; Faithful' Scribe, J. Lester McKenna; Faithful inside Guard, Tom Ryan; Faithful Comptroller Joseph Tobin. CATHERINE PHILLIPS Daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Phillips recently graduat- ed from Stratford Teacher's Col- lege and has accepted a position at St, Francis School in Kitchen- or. Dr. G. P. A. Evans told Huron County Council Friday that in- cidents of rabies are on the'rise in the county. For instance, in May 1968 there was' one case of rabies in an animal positively identified. This year in May there were 7 positive identificat-, ions. , He urged that a stray/ dog by law be reviewed by council as an initial step toward curbing the incidence of rabies. Although it has been difficult for the 1-Lufon County Board of Health to find qualified dent- ists and technicians to work in the fields of preventative dent- istry and snutum cytOlogy in the country,. Dr. Evans is hopeful these programs 'will get under- way later this year. He termed as "unfortunate" a paper released by the tobacco producers defending their pro- duct. Dr. Evans stressed that on an average, persons who smoke two packs of cigarettes per day have a life expectancy of about 8 years less than the non-smok- er and the person who smokes less than a half a pack each day can expect to 'die about 4 years sooner than the non-smok- er. K. A. Childs, management en- gineer of the Department of Health was on hand to discuss proper disposal of garbage and to review upcoming 'legislation on the matter, He said that modern dispos-- DELLA M. WALLACE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Rob- ert Wallace, RR 4, Seaforth has. recently graduated from Strat- ford Teachers' College and has accepted a position in Wallace- burg. ored television won by Bill O'Shea. The draw Thursday night for a portable TV was won by George White of Toronto. Concluding the Carnival Club President,' Gordon Beutenzniller spoke briefly expressing ap- preciation for the support given the 'Carnival. (See page 10 for Penny Sale prize winners) able boxes, cans, bottles etc. were respcinsible or the enor- inaus piles of ge with which every munic alit must deal annually. GERDA WILLEMS Daughter of Mr. John Will- ems, RR 4, Seaforth recently graduated from Stratford Teach- er's College. She has accepted a position with the Huron Perth R.C.S.S. Board and will - teach in Holy Name School, St, Marys, MARY ANNE PHILLIPS Daughter of Mr. and Mr& Angelo Phillipe, his graduated from Stratford Teacher's Oollego and has accepted a teaching pos- ition in , Stratford. 11/ Council Checks. Walls Connell of the County of Hur- on had an opportunity during Friday's session to view -the re- pair -work presently being done onsthe court house walls. Isbister Restoration Limited is at work to repair the exterior walls' in a number of places where the mortar is becoming loose, allowing water to seep in. Total cost of the project is $24,060.10 with the Cost to the county of $12,060.10 after the province contributes 49. percent of the expenditure. • It will take about seven Weeks to complete the job. . Word has been received that the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation is moving out of the court house, There is no indicat- ion yet how the office space will will be utilized. The Department of Municipal Affairs will purchase all furn- ishings and equipment at the as- sessment department building, Under date of June 16, official approval has been received 'by the county from the Department of Municipal Affairs regarding the rental 'agreement for the en- tire building. The fuel oil tender of H. D. Jerry for 14.90 cents per gallon for the next two heating seasons was accepted, Tire County Development Committee headed up this Year by Roy V. Pattison, West Wawa- nosh, did not ,,receive full en- dorsement of Huron County Council meeting Frday of a pre-, posal to spend approximately $20,000 over the next few years to develop a park on the ground in front of Huronview, near Clin- ton. The Committee had suggested a program in conjunction with the University of Guelph where- by the students would interview the residents and staff at Huron view to determine the needs and from this study would prepare County Discusses Huron Welfare thirty years ago proved pop- ular for a number of years, be- fore the war. It was brought out of retirement and prepared for the Carnival by Henry Swartz and George Hildebrand. Final numbers on tile Friday night program • were draws for the children, free draw for a radio which was won l?)' Paul McNab' and the draw for a col- Elderly Couple Rabies Increase Die In Fire Causes Concern