HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-09-11, Page 1Sport Can Be A Serious Matter
The deep concentration which is evident here is typical
of the serious way in which the executives of the Dublin Ath-
letic Association went about organizing a summer program for
Dublin area children. There wasn't any fooling as members sat
down to the business of raising funds, finding accommodation
and equipment and detailing staff. And they are looking for.„
ward to a winter program with the same. concern. Why so
serious? Joe Cronin, (right) with son Dale, '5, on his knee,. Ed
Rowland, Matt McCreight, Herb Brown, president Frank Rrux-
er and Jack Horan are watching es the teams they sponsor take
part in a Sunday afternoon tourney. It's no laughing matter
when all those young lads out there are trying so hard. (See
other pictures on page 8)- (Staff photo)
In. Spring
Final restoration of detour
roads will wait until next spring,
it was agreed at a meeting of
town and county officials and
others involved in the Main
Street reconstruction program
at a meeting here Monday after-
noon.
Huron Engineer J. H. Brit-
nell raised the matter when he
suggested surface treatment at
this time would be of little
value. In the meantime the
roads would continue to be
gravelled and graded as requir-
ed
"Surface treatment such as
chips and tar on an ordinary
road won't last a year unless a
proper base is provided if the
road carries any traffic load at
all" he warned. There is no
sense putting a•rigid surface o'n
something that has not been
provided with' a base, he said.
The meeting reviewed the work
remaining on Main Street side-
walks to adjust levels to exist-
ing building entrances. It was
agreed owners of buildings
where a difference,in height of
2 inches or less existed would be
consulted as to what each re-
quired,
Mr. Brandl said every effort
was made to adopt sidewalks
as well to accomodate situations
along the street.
Work of retesting the water
main from Goderich to John
wIl be completed this week.
Verbal clearance had been re-
ceived from the CNR to pro-
vide for necessary fill at the
bowling green to offset a high-
er grade at this point. No agree-
ment had beencreached concern-
ing a claim When a sewer back-
ed water into basements of the
Phillips and Flannery stores.
The matter was in the hands ,of.
the insurance companies involv-
ed.
Consideration is being given
by the town to extending the
west sidewalk south of the CNR
While the east sidewalk will be
replaced, grade changes will
not make necessary replacement
To Seek Answers
'A team of Ontario government and municipal experts
were in Hanover Thursday to discuss with representatives 'of
numicipalities in Huron and Perth changes which are Underway
and the effects they will have on local communities, The gath-
ering also provided an opportunity for local officials to seek
answers to questions bothering them. Shown here are Mayor
Municipal Problems
DeWitt Miller of Wingliam, Mayor Frank Sills of Seaforth, Hur-
on MPP and Provincial Treasurer Hon. Charles MacNaughton,
Mayor Donald Symons of Clint* Reeve James Hayter warden
of Huron and Hon, &trey StcKeogh, Minister of Municipal Af-
fairs, (Clinton Nit photo.)
Huron County Board .of-Ed-
ucation, at its last meeting held
in the Board Room of Central
Huron Secondary School, Clin-
ton, voted 9-3 to adopt the re-
port of the salary committee 'ap-
pointed for the purpose.
Objection taken by John
Broadfoot, RR 1, Brucefield, was
that "we are offering more'
money than asked for and think
the:fringe benefits 'out of order
for part-time employees." This-
applies chiefly to bus drivers
hired by the Board.
John B. Lavis, Clinton, Board
chairman, pointed out that the
total increase for 37 bus drivers
was a net figure of $2,950 which
works out to $80 per year.
The committee recommended
that the McKillop Township bus
Ontario
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Main Street Disturbances
Cause Council Concern
Complete Hucon School Board Adopts
Detours Salary Recommendations
Seaforth Council will move to
contain rowdyisim and noise at
night.
,Meeting Monday council
agreed the police committee
should discuss with the police
force Steps that should be talc-
en in view of Complaints.
The discussion was, prompted
by a delegation of Mr. and Mrs.
John pair,,r who told of the
problems they and their neigh-
bors were 'faced with.
In a written review which
was read to council Mrs. Baker
agreed that Chief Hulley and his
force was doing a good job un-
der difficult circumstances. The
problem was the need. of addi-
tional men.
Coun, Raid. Dinsmore told
council that on a recent week-
end police answering service had
processed 26 calls from mid-
night to 4 a.m. in addition to
calls placed directly with the
police station. Police respond to
the calls but citizens hesitate to
lay charges which means the
police work is to no avail.
Coun. L. F. Ford suggested
there were far too many juven-
iles allowed to roam the streets.
He often saw girls and boys as
young as 10 roaming the streets
at midnight. He asked concern-
ing enforcement of the curfew
bylaw.
Answering a query by Mrs.
Baker, Town Clerk E. Williams
said the cost per person for
police protection , might be $10.
a year.
Council referred a suggestion
that added use of part time men
to the police committee to study.
"Our committee has discussed
the problem with Chief Hulley
and the answer might be more
part time men," Coun. Dins-
more said. "It is impossible to
provide 24 hour service seven
days a. week with only three
men."
fie added in. answer to Coun.
B. OAdno that OPP were avail-
able only in emergencies.
Reeve John Flannery remind-
ed Council police costs were
higher here than in other corn:
parable centres.
In her brief to council Mrs.
Baker contended there must be
more police available if law and
order was to be maintained over
the weekends.
She described conditions as
she had found them on recent
weekends • in these excerpts
fiorn her letter.
"I must admit that I didn't
realize the seriousness of the
current situation until I, after
having been disturbed twice in
the night, decided to stay up un-
til after 6 a.m. Labour Day week-
end. To have expected one pol-
iceman to handle that weekend
and similar weekends is just
too much."
"At 3 am. approximately
three weeks ago I=-was wakened
by two young men hiding
against, our residence and it
turned *out they were hiding
from' anxious parents. When I
called for police assistance the
answering service was busy at
3 a.m. and it was over one hour
before the one policeman on
duty was free to come. He was
investigating among other inci-
dents an accident caused by a
speeding youth. , At the same
time squealing tires in Seaforth
South were disturbing area
dogs. The policeman was also
on the lookout for two youths,
13 and 14 years old, driving a
car which later crashed in Clin-
ton,"
H-P Board
Considers
Reports
The system of bookeeping as
required by the Department of
Education was discussed by the
Huron-Perth Separate , School
Board Tuesday at a meeting .in
St. James' School, Seaforth. The
Board, wishing to have facts
concerning the 'accounts avail-
able in detail for their meet-
ings, considered the statements
they required to deal with board
business.
Douglas Fountain of the firm
of Monteith and Monteith and
Company, Stratford, was present
at the meeting to explain and to
Answer questions.
After much discussion the
board agreed to have Monteith
and Monteith operate their gen-
eral ledger on a trial basis un-
til December, 1969, and that a
complete financial statement be
presented to the board by Sept-
ember 22, in time for the „next
meeting: The board agreed the
statement would not include a
break down by individual schools
A previous motion approved
by the board "that Catholic
children may apply for accom-
medatthn though they reside be
yond the legal limits for direct-
ing taxes for support and that
transportation h e provided
thtem"' brought, 'numerous re-
quests. A committee was ap-
pointed, composed of Patrick
Carty, RR 5, Stratford; Francis
Hicknell, RR 5, Seaforth; Arthur
Haid, RR 1, Britton; and Joseph
Looby, Dublin, to contact par-
ents in the Monkton and the
Mitchell areas about sending
their children to the Hurons,
Perth Separate Schools.
The Board agrees the, vacant
St. Peter's School in Goderich,
replaced by the new St. Mary's
School, may be used by the
Knights of Columba& for $1.00
per year. The K of C be re-
sponsible for heating and care-
taking duties, They must take
precautions regarding noise in
respect to the convent attached.
The Board accepted the tend-
er of Ball-Macauley, Seaforth,
for $346.00 for a neW` firedoor
and changes in the fire escape
at Egmondville school.
Permission was given to Strat-
ford to set up polling booths in
the separate schools in Stratford
on December .1 as in previous
years.
"Labour Day Weekend was
among the worst, continuing
from Friday night to late Mon,
day. After a very long work day
we were wakened at midnight
by considerable noise on the
Supertest lot caused by several
youths in parked oars. After be-
ing disturbed again several
times I was awakened at approx-
imately 5 am. by someone at
my car. Chief Hulley was in the
immediate area and was able
to respond within five minutes
and checked the area again with.
in an hour. I decided to stay up
and see what was going on in
town, It was most disturbing and
fbr its residents to continue to
accept the despicable conduct
of a ,few irresponsible youth IA;
but o ask for further trouble.".
"1 a.m. weekday night. A
group of young children were
seen on a street in the north-
west part of town. I have been
told a similar group were at
large at 4:30 a.m. in the same
part of town this past weekend."
"Rocks are being thrown,
through windows and against
houses of the elderly at 1 a.m.
This weekend a car stopped on
area business property at 5,am.,
the motor was running, lights
turned on and its two occupants
seemingly out cold. It remain-
ed there until approximately 9
am."
Considering an enlarged force
necessary Mrs. Baker said that:
"Unless there is a drastic
change in protection to proper-
ty and individuals there will be
fewer taxpayers in Seaforth;
therefore,,less money to pay for
the existing police force." She
said she considered the question
is not whether Seaforth can af-
ford to hire extra protection but
rather can it afford not to.
Cost High
For New
Crossing
It would cost $24,980 to open
a Jarvis Street crossing over
the CNR. In addition would pe
engineering costs and the cast
of road approaches council was
told in a letter from B. M. Ross
Associates.
The engineering firm had
been asked by council to study
the matter after Mayor Sills had
‘suggested there would be an
advantage in extending Jarvis"
Street at this time. He had re-
ferred to-the fact it would facili-
tate detouring during Main
Street construction.
The $24,980 figure was pro-
vided-by the CNR and covered
only the work involved on the
right-of-way. The railway said
it would oppose any applica-
tion to open the street since it
was but 720 feet from the
Main St. crossing and because
it would make difficult hand-
ling of long trains.
Mayor Sills suggested the re-
port be tabled for information
and wondered whether assis-
tance might be forthcoming
from the grade crossing fund.
He added it .could be referred
to the planning board. (The
long range plans proposed by
the planning consultants during
preparation of the town zoning
report suggest an additional
CNR crossing further west as.
an extension of Sperling, Street.)
Council echoed Coun. Mac-
Donald When he commented "I
don't think we need it for "$27,-
000" and voted to take no ac-
tion on the grounds the costs
were not justified.
. ,
The dehlopMent committee
of Huron County Council moved
this week to developing a use
for CFB Clinton when the base
closes n 1971.
Through Huron. MPP and
provincial treasurer Chas. Mac-
Naughton the committee of
which Reeve Roy V., Pattison of
East Wawanosh is chairman, has
invited :provincial officials to
inspect the base and the facilit-
ies there so that provincial gov-
ernment people will be familiar
with what is available..
Arrangements now have been
made for a visit by Mr. Mac-
Naughton, Hon. W. G. Davis,
Minister of Education, and the
director of the ODC, A. Etchen,
to visit the Base on Friday.
Meeting with the provincial
officials will be R. E. McKinley,
Huron M.P., Mayor Donald
Symons, Clinton, Tuckersmith
Reeve, Elgin Thompson, Warden
James Hayter and county counc-
il members of the development
committee including Reeve Pat-
tison, deputy Reeve G Reed,
Ashfield, Reeve Wm. Elston,
Morris, Deputy Reeve Alex Mc-
Gregor, Tuckersmith and deputy
Reeve W. R. Jenkins of Goderigh
Also present will be Bert Such
and Mayor Frank Sills represent-
ing Conestoga College.
The Provincial officials will
arrive at Sky Harbour Airport
at approximately 12:30 noon and
will proceed to the Base al
Clinton for luncheon and a tour
of the facilities;
The purpose of the tour is to
acquaint the Provincial repre-
sentatives with the facilities that
are available in connection with
the Clinton Base,
Wins At
Legion Party
Miss Ruth Cluff held the win-
ning ticket in a share-the-wealth
draw at the Legion Harvest
Party Saturday night. She re-
ceived $180.00.
drivers be paid $211 per month
and all other Board-employed
bus drivers be paid $170 per
month. Each bus driver will be
allowed ten days' sick leave, per
year for which the Board would
pay a replacement driver at the
rate of $8.50 per day. At the end
of the school year, each of these
will be paid a bonus of $8.50 per
day for the ImuSed balance of
his ten days' sick leave.
It 'al..45-WAW-Tetidet1 that bus
drivers be paid $2.25 per hour
with a minimum of $5 per trip
for driving buses on which pup-
ils are beindtaken on field trips.
Recommendation' of Robert M.
MaeVean, chief engineer of the
Board, in connection with sal-,
aries paid to engineers, was ac-
cepted, but no further informat-
ion..was provided.
For all non-teaching employ-
ees, the Board will pay 50 per-
cent of the premium, for a group
term insurance policy in the
amount of $10,000' for male em-
ployees and $5,000 for female
employees.
Submission of Roy. B. Dunlop,
Business Administrator of the
Board., in connection with pro-
posed salaries for cafeteria
staffs, librarian assistant, and
audio-visual aid technicians, Was
not contained in the *:irnTal re-
port but was made in committee
of the -whole at the last Meeting
of 'the Board. This informationo
will be available at the next
Board meeting on. September 15.
On recommendation of com-
mittee of the whole, the Board
ratified hiring Mrs. June Coop-
er as clerk-typist (purchasing
and services) at, $70 per week,
pod Miss Joan Garvie for the up
'corning term at the F. E. Madill
Secondary School, Wingham, at
the 'salary range of $90 to $95
per week. It also approved that
Mr. Moffatt, custodian at J. A.
Mrs. Gordon Beuttenmiller
was installed as president of the
Women's Auxiliary to the Sea-
forth Community Hospital on
Tuesday night. She succeeds
Mrs. Orville Oke.
Other officers installed by
Miss Gladys Thompson are: Mice
• presidents, Mrs. Kenneth Etue
and Mrs. W. D. Stephenson; sec-
retary, Mrs. J. A. MacDonald;
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Earl D' ore; treasurer, Miss
Janet Cluff.
Convenors of committees are:
press and publicity, Mrs. Harold
Whyte; ways and means, Mrs.
Brad Smith, Miss Alice Reid and
Mrs. R. S. Box; buying commit-
tee, Mrs, John Cardno and Mrs.
Leonard Ford; membership, Mrs.
Arthur Devereaux and Miss
Dorothy Parke; social, Mrs. Clan
-Reith; tuck cart, Mrs. W. D.
Stephenabn; tuck cart duty, Mrs.
Frank Sills; gift shop, Mrs. W.
M. Hart, gift shop duty, Mrs.
James F. Scott; wool and knit-
ting, Mrs. Claire Campbell; Bo-
son officer for candy strip-
ers, Mrs. Donald Stewart; my-
stery box, Miss Dorothy Parke;
program, Mrs. Paul Brady; Mrs.
D. McCurdy Public School, Hur-
on Park, Centralia, be dismissed
as soon ak possible; and that
two custodians be hired, one to..
have mechanical or boiler room
experience.
Theft At
Pipe Plant
Police are investigating a
break-in at Huron Concrete
Pipe Co. in Harpurhey . some-
time Friday morning. A cash
box was broken into and $45
taken.
Entry was gained through a
window according to OPP con-
stable Ray Primeau who investi-
gated.
The theft was reported by
Martin Poelman., RR 3, Seaforth
who discovered the break-in
when he arrived' for work Fri-
day morning.
Win Prizes
For Your Pix
Amateur photographers have
an opportunity to win cash
prizes in the Expositor photogra-
phic competition being held
next week in conjunction with
Seaforth. Fall Fair.
Entries are to become avail-
able to the Expositor for repro-
duction. Picture subjects may
include an area scene, Children.,
animals, buildings, flowers and
other subjects of general inter-
est taken within 20 miles of Sea-
forth. Prizes total $24.
Roger Whitman and Mrs. Jos-
eph McCon.nel. Nominating com-
mittee, Miss Glad Thompson,
Mrs. Donald Stewart' and Mrs.
Brad Smith; auditor, Miss Bess
Grieve. Representative to Hos-
pital Board, Miss Alice Reid.
The Auxiliary began the , sea-
son with a pot luck supper in
the Board Room of the HospitaL
This was followed by the annual
reports which indicated a most
successful year,
The members agreed to have
a booth at the Seaforth Fall Fair
on September 18 and 19, when
tickets will be sold on a draw
prize, A membership drive is to
be held on September 22 under
the direction of Mrs. Richard
Box and Mrs. Orville Oke, when
the town will be canvassed as
well as•Egmondville, Harpurhey
and Dublin. A rummage sale is
to be held on October 25 and
a turkey draw in early Decemb.
er. .
It is expected there will be
three carloads attending 'the
Fall Conference of Hospital Aux.
diaries in Freeport Sanatorium
on September 29.
Seaforth Council at a meet-
ing Monday night approved in
principal with a draft agree-
ment which it is expected will
form the basis of an area fire
organization.
The agreement is for ten
years but is subject to amend-
ment under certain conditions.
The body which , will be esta-
blished by the participating
municipalities will have con
trot of all equipment and fire
fighting perconell.
There' is $400 available from
the county for capital work at
the public library, Clerk Will-
Hams reminded council, but it
must be spent before the end of
the year. Suggestions' included
added lighting and a paved
parking lot.
Council approved payment of
an account for paving in front
of the arena. Clerk Williams,
said the work had been carried
out in conjunction with West
William Street paving t the
account' — approximately $1,000 "'
had not been submitted at that
time through error.
A St' Catharines resolution
asking changes in conflict of in-
terest legislation until munici•
panties could be informed was
filed.
• "If we don't get ilnymNore in-
formation than we got at Han-
over it won't make any differ=
ence" Councillor Cardno com-
mented. She was one of the Sea-
forth delgation who, had attend-
ed a meeting with Hon. C. S.
MacNaughton and other offic-
ials. •
Council took no action on a
reqfiest from J. A. Cardno to.
reinstate a bitilding permit cov-
ering construetion of a residence
on Franklin Street. The build-
ing bylaw requires that work
commence. within six months of
the date the permit is issued.
The permit was issued in March
1968. The lot is less in size than
required by the zoning bylaw.
Discussing the need of ob-
taining a new permit, Clerk
Williams said the same situat-
ion applied to marriage licenses.
They were no good after thre,
months and on at least one oc-
casion he had sold a second lie-
McKilloT)
Plans. Road
-Study
MeKillop Council plans im-
provements to the road allow-
alike opposite lot 26 between
concessions 2 and 3 it 'was re-
vealed at discussion at the Sept-
eMber meeting in the Township
Ball.
The 'road carries heavy truck
traffic and Road Superintendent
Ken Stewart suggested steps
should be 'take'n because: of the
'0 way in which the ground fell
away in adjoining gravel pits.
The tender of Joe Kerr Con-
struction Ltd. of Wingham of
%$18 for a 12 yard earth moving
scraper was accepted.
Council discussed equipment
requirements for snow plowing
and approved general Recounts
$16,621.72 and road
of $5,09144 for pay-
Fire. Agreement
Clears Principal
Of Area Control
ense to the same couple.
A grant of $200 fo'f" the. Cham-
ber of Commerce was approved
.and council referred the dis-
posal of Main Street light
standards to Councillor -Mac-
Donald and the property, com-
mittee for a report.
Mayor Sills said work was
under way at the CNR bridge
over Silver Creek. The work was
to 'haye,been_clone last year and
the delay has held up complet-
ion of the Silver Creek Drain
Project..
Councillor MacDonald report-
ing for the street and property
committee said a program of
putting tar and chips on Sea-
forth streets was completed at
a cost of $7,300. ,1n addition
primer cost laid previously
cost $2,500, Several trees had
been removed.
Reporting for the police com- '
mittee Councillor Dinsmore said
police had laid 12 LCA and 7
HTA charges and had received
104 complaints. • He agreed the
committee would seek on an-
swer when cauncillor Cardno
asked what had been done ab-
out the 104 complaints.
The , chairman told council that
'the Humane Society had moved
a week earlier and removed a
dog which had been picked up.
He said he had enquired about
the society becoming responsible
for,picldng stray dogs in town,
but the cost — about $30 a week
— would be too high Clinton had
tried the arrangement for 5
weeks. It had cost over $125,
without catching a single dog.
Mayor SIRS reported on the
Hanover meeting which he,
Reeve Flannery and councillors
Ford and Oardno had attended.
Much of the discussion he said
had centred around assessment,
especially as it affected cott-
ages.
He said the meeting had been
assured that implementation of
regional government was up to
the people concerned. He said
many centres already were ask-
ing for studies. Mrs. G. Beuttenmiller
Auxiliary President
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