HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-10-09, Page 1six firemen or a number deem-
ed mesa* by the Sewall
fireeldef. Tuckersnijth will, con-
tribute toward maintenance
costs as well.
A tinning committee will
regulate the fire department,
two representatives from Hen-
Bouquets From the
Huron School Board
She Is The 'Queen of the Fuiroir',
There is mare to being a Queen of the Furrow than just 'appearing at plowing match. events
Mary Learning, 17, RR 4, Walton, has discovered as she makes. en adjustment on a plow. She
won the title at the Huron Plowing Match, near Goderich, on Saturday afternoon, and will rep-'. ° resent Huron at the International event near. Park' next.week,. (Photo by 'Phillips).
ueen of the Furrow Title
on By McKillop
• 'One More Barn Fire
This is all that was left of a large barn owned by Urbain N. Blockheel of RR 1, Shaforth; fol.
lowing a fire early Sunday,rooralthg. The barn bad been cleared out ready to accommodate corn
from 150 actes_on the Blockheel farma two train north of Seaforth. Fire Chief John, F. Seed
said police were investigating the fire as the latest in a series of rural fires in recent months.
He estimated damage at $10,000. (Staff photo),
Whole No. 5300
110th Year - First Section, Pagal 1 to 12 PAGES
TuckersmIthi Hensall Agree
SEAFORT11, ONTARIO;.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1969- 24 Pages
Resolve Fire Truck Dispute
a
Alter about eight months of
negotiating for a fire protection
agreement. between Henan and
'Tuckeemith Township, terms
were agreed on at a Tuokersmith
Township council meeting Tian-
day night at Huron Centennial
School,`Brucefield. Members of
the Hensel! council were pre-
sent at the meeting. -
Council set a new record for
late meetings as terms discus-
sion continued for more than
six -halm with adjournment
coming at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. ► ckeramith Twies offer of
$7,000 toward the cost of a new
fire engine to be bought by Hen-
sail was accepted by Henan
council. Hensel], is to prepare an
agreement. One of the terms it
will contain is that Tuckersmith
will pay each fireman an hour-
ly rate while' fighting fires in
the township - olio for the
first hour to each fireman who
anon& the fire? or answer the
„alarm and $3.00 per hour for
the remaining time for five or
Install
4th Degree
Officers
Librarian
Will Resign
Miss Caroline Croke, Huron
County Librarian, said Tuesday
afternoon that she will leave her
job at the end of the year. She
said there were many Masons
for leaving' but she preferred
not to discuss them until she
had met with the library board.
Her plans for the • future • were
undecided she said.
"By the way, I've 'got good
news for the board," Roy B.
Dunlop, business administrator
of the board, exclaimed in gent
glee and with a twinkle in his
eye at .Monday evening's meet-
ing of Huron County Board of
Education in Central Huron Sec-
ondary School, Clinton.
"Today we.xeceived a cheque
for mom- from the. Town of
Seaforth as first instalment on'
the board's 1969 levy."
Board members sinned broad-
ly, and clapped their hands In
appreciation, This cheque was
the first ever received by the
board from one of its municipal-
ities. •
out consent or knowledge of the
supporters concerned Huron-
Perth Separate School board.
-Members Monday night instru-
cted business administrator Paul
Franck to write the Huron
County Assessment office in
Goderich for details of the pro-
cedures used by assessment of-
ficerda The board met in St,
James' Separate Scheel.
Separate school supporters are
being warned by their churches
to check their assessment no-
tices to be sure they are cor-
rectly listed.
The matter was brought to,
light when chairman Vincent
Young reported he had receiv-
ed complaints, from several
Goderich residents. One board
member complained that one of
his fairs this year' was incor-
been Melte' isted, after having
"Where stand Exeter, Clin-
ton, Wingham and Goderich and
the rest of the municipalities?"
asked John Henderson, Sea-
forth, obviously pleased with
that town's practical gesture.
in recent meetings the board
had been wondering when the
money was going to start com-
ing in from the municipalities,
as it is paying very, heavy bank
interest charges on loans to op-
erate the school system.
D. J. Murphy, Goderich, a law-
yer, said he expected the On-
tario Legislature would pass leg-
islation at this session to cod
• rect the situation.
mutual problems of trustees,
Counties attending are: Bruce,
.Huron, Perth, Grey, Wellington,
Waterloo and Oxford. The Perth
Board will be host to the group.
Keith Cuiliton reported on a
Teacher - Trustee committee
meeting which both groups are
finding of value. He said
ground rules for teacher salary
negotiations have been agreed
on. Here ported the teachers
want a policy covering retire-
ment set by the board.
The request by the te.acherd
committee for a teachers trans-
fer review board met with op-
position. The teachers' commit-
tee is to be advised that the
Huron4Perth board is not pre-
pared 'to support a teachers
transfer review board at this
time because the board does .
The board is to investigate
the possibility of exchanging
the convent at Our Lady of
Mount Camel School, Dashwood
with the Diocese of London' for
one and a half acres of land
adjacent to the Precious Blood
Separate School in Exeter.
The tender of John H. MeL-
lwain, Seaforth was accepted to
lay new drains to the septic
tank at Kingsbrid$e for $670.00.
One other tender was received
from Hoffmeyer Plumbing, God-
erich, for $1,005.00.
Approval was given for
Brian Morrissey and R. Rooney
to attend conferences on physi-
cal education and exceptional
children respectively.
The Superintendent od Educa-
tion, John Vintar, announced
the Board Room in the adminis-
tration office building is almost
completed and board theetings
will be held there in three
weeks time. New furniture and
accessories for the room are to
be ordered with a limit of
$1,500 set •
ways where it crosses No. 4
Highway in the village.
The councils accepted the re-
vised report. provisionally, and
court of revision for the drain
'was set for November 4, at Hur-
on Centennial School,e Bruce-
field,
The report on the Buffinga
Drain was read. Present for
this reading was the clerk of
Stanley, Mel Graham and- four
ratepayers. assessed. 8,600 lineal
feet, the drain is estimated to
cost $25,810, of which Tucker-
smith'.s share is $13,125' ,,and the
remiiiiider Stanley Township's
share. Court of revision for the
drain was set for November 4,
after the. ,council accepted the
report.
° Council will request ' the De-
partment of Highways' assistance
in replacing, 1;200 ,feet of side-
walk in 'Egmondville froze
George Street, on the border of
Seaforth, to Queen Street.' It
-was felt it was more economical
to do the work at . this time
when the road was being recon-
structed by the county.
Council agreed to supply wat-
er to the Gridzak residence 'in
Egmondville. "
The tender of Gordon heard
Harpurhey, was accepted for
$14.00 per hour for snow re-
moval on township roads this
winter.
A certificate was presented
to Allan Nicholson, road super-
intendent, for having passed ex-
aminations on the C. S. Anderson
Road School -basic surveying
course 'which was sponsored by
the Ontario Good Roads Associa-
tion and held at University of
Guelph. Reeve .Elgin Thompson
presented a tepOrt on behalf of
the Good Roads Association.
Council approved payment of
road accounts amounting tce$32,-
956.58.
Clerk James McIntosh told
council $135,531.36 has already
'been spent on township roads
this year and an additional $20,-
000 will be spent 'by the end of
the year. The amount covers re-
- "(Continued on Page 12)
McKillop
Atiards
Contracts
McKillop Township council
has accepted snow removal', ten-
ders averaging $10 an hour and
$10 daily for standby time, at
a meeting Monday.
Accepted were tenders for
blowers, L. B. Ryan and Sons,
$11 and $10; Kenneth Glanville,
$10 and $10; and Mervin God,
kin, $11 and $10, all of RR 4,
Walton and Lewis McNichol for
plow equipped truck at $10 and
$10, of Seaforth.
A fifth tender for a grader
plow was from Lloyd Meehan,
operator $12 an hour and $12
per day standby time was re-
jected.
Council, decided to an increase
in the approved amount of pit
run gravel from the highways
department since the 'amount
used on township roads last
summer amounted to 20,669
yds. Original approval was for,
10,000 yds.
At a special meeting Tuesday
a statutory grant on highways
work of ,413.58 was request-
ed.
Both D. J. Cochrane, director
of education and R. B. Dunlop,
business administrator, felt that
such a report could be available
by the end of February, but not
before that date 'due to pay-
ment of year-end bills, ,
More precise information as
to date will be provided the
board at ,a later meeting this
fall, the officials said.
When the comparative Infor-
mation is received by the board;
a public meeting or meetings
will 'be called, according to
board chairman John B. Levis,
Clinton. He urged the admittig
trative staff of the boltd to set
a target date as soon as' possible.
John Broadfoot, Brucefield,
brought the matter before the
board when he suggested a
meeting with municipal officials
-Mee the upcoming municipal
elections, in order to provide
information on the operation of
the Board of Education this
Year to date.
Mr. Broadfoot emphasized that
this is a problem that must be
faced by the board and what he
wanted to know was how the
board members should go about
solving the problem.-Should the
board lay , down a policy for all
members to be guided by?
"I'm not 'in favour of meet-
ing with municipal officials un-
til we are in a better position
to discuss our affairs," chair-
man John B. Lavin, declared, "At '
that time I think I- should call
a meeting of municipal off icials
to carry on a " discussion with
panels set up, with questions
asked and answers given."
"Many , municipal officials
seem •to criticize the actions of
the school boards without know-
ing anything about it," D. J.
Murphy, Goderich stated, "or
trying to find, 'pt, I don't see.
why we shoul worry about
them if we do a good job. We
don't need to go hat-in-hand to
any of them."
"It's not very good public re-
lations if you don't appear at
• a meeting when you are invit-ed," Mr. Broadfoot, pointed out.
Mr. Murphy persisted that
• the board members• were not
representatives of individual
municipalities, but the entire
educational system of the coun-
ty. '
"You're only partly right,
Dan,"interjected R M. Elliott,
board vice-chairmOle, Goderich
Township, •
"You represent the Separate
School ratepayers of the county
on , this board; the 'rest of us
are from individual municipalla
ties, Have you ever heard of the
members of County Roads Com-
mittees getting more roads for
their own area than other coun-
ty councillors? Or the Ontario
premier who got more roads
for his riding? We were elected
to represent our constituencies
on' this board," Mr, Elliott con-
cluded. .
The chairman commented
that the Department of Educa-
tion felt it was good public re-
lations to converse more with
the public.
Mr. Broadfoot said that all he
wanted was a uniform report
produced by the board .for the
members so they would be say-
ing the dame things.
John Henderson, Seaforth,
warned that the board, members
had better be prepared with
facts if they were going, to be
questioned and give correct ans-
wers, Jocularly, he suggested
that if you threw a, mass of
figures at the public, that would
be as confusing to the members
themselves as to the public,
"Perhaps this it the right way
to, do .it," he said facetiously,
Huron Pupils
Enjoy Holiday
School pupils across Huron -
more than 4,000 jof them -
were on a holidayaiNedhesaay as
Huron County teachers took in
a arovincedvide study of recom-
mendations of the Hall-Dennis
report on education.
More than 600 piiblic, ele-
mentary and secondary school
teachers attended sessions at
Wingham, Goderich, Exeter and
Clinton.
There were 36 contestants vy-
ing fad top honors in the 42nd
annual Huron County Plowing
Match held Saturday. The event
took place on the farm of John
Rodges, RR 1, Goderich, which
is located three miles east of
Goderich. The sunny, warm
weather was ideal, but the land
was in the driest condition they
have ever' had, according to Gor-
don McGavin, ' Walton, a 'Tong
time director of the Plowmen's
Association.
About 500 attended the match
making it one of the best at-
tended in recent years. Miss•
Mary teeming, 17, RR 4, Wal-
ton, was crowned Queen of the
Furrow. To gain the title over
the other three contestants she
had to have the highest score
after, completing a written ques-
tionnaire on plowing, giving a
two to three minute talk on the
Huron Plowmen's Association,
proving her plowing ability and
passing an appearance and de-
portment test. The other con-
testants. were Karen Hendrick,
16, RR 3, Kippen; Rosemary
Ryan, 16, RR 1, Walton; and
Connie Hickey, 19, RR 1, Aub-
urn,
Miss teeming will compete at
the International Plowing Match
at Paris later this month for the
Ontario title,
In "the tractor class for boys-
and girls under 19 years, Glen
Miller, RR 1, Dashwood, took
top honors, including best crown
and 'best finish, followed by
John Becker, Dashwood and
Rosemary Ryan, RR 1, Walton.
Open class for all corners,
(tractors drawing as many
ploWs as wished), in first place:
T. Peter O'Malley, RR 2, Tees-
water, who also had best finish;
with second place going to John
Clark, RR 3, Goderich, who had
the best crown.
' Open-class (tractors, mounted,
semi-mounted or trail plows,
drawing three furrows or more)
was won by Charles Becker,
Exeter, with best brown and
finish, In second place was Ran-
dy Becker, Dashwood; third, Ar-
nold Young, RR 5, Godericii;
and in fourth place, James Hick-
ey, RR 3, Auburn,
Green class for boys and girls,
15 years and under, was won by
John . Jansen, • RR 2, Seaforth,
whe had the best crown and fin-
ish; followed by John, Leeming,
RR 4, Walton; and Neil Ryan,
RR 1, Walton,
Special class for senior High
School pupils, 19 years and un-
der (each school to make two
entries as a team) was won by
the South Huron District High
School, Exeter. with John Beck- ..
At the first of October, Hur-
on County's 25 elementary
schools had a total enrolment
of 8,792, James W. Coulter, sup-
erintendent of schools, inform-
ed Huroh County Board of Edu-
cation at its meeting in Central
Huron Secondary School, Clin-
ton, Monday evening, This was
a slight increase over opening
• day.
At the same time, •the five
secondary addools in the sys-
tem showed an enrolment of
4,685, indicating an increase of
46 from Sept. 2 to Oct. 1.
Clinton, 1,000, 1,024;
Madill, Wingham, 1,331, 1349;
Goderich, 840, 840; Exeter, 951,
953; Seaforth, 517, 519,
In answer to a query from
Gordon Moir, Gerrie, 'Mr. Coul-
ter stated there were 605 teach-
ers all told, but not all full-time,
He submitted a full schedule
of enrolment by grades in the
elementary schools of the coun-
ty, with average staff in each
and average number of pupils
to each teacher, varying from
24-30. He pointed out, however,
that this ratio did not actually
represent the average number
of pupils per classroom because
of the part-time teachers.
With regard to the five secon-
dary Schools, Mr. Coulter said
he would submit 0 detailed
3, Auburn.
Huron County 4-1:1', Tractor
Club was woe by Barry Gordon,
RR 1, Seaford'.
Judging the events were Rus-
sell Hare, Nanticoke and Nor-
man Barber, RR 4, Owen Seund.
In special prizes • the Esso
championship and the Interna-
tional Harvester Company 'of
Canada Ltd. championship went
to Charles Becker, Exeter.
The Eaten's of Canada junior
championship trophy went to
Barry Gordon, RR 1, Seaford'.
A special event at the Plow-
ing Match was the horse shoe
pitching contest
Winners of this event was the
team of Alex Boa, Henson and
Herman Fisher, RR 2, Clinton,
with three wins and 38 points.
In second place was E. Ander-
son. and L. Venner with three
wins and 29 points.
Third place, Courtland Kerr,
RR 4, Goderich and Edward
Davies, Aubern, with three wins
and 27 points.
statement of enrolment at the
next meeting of the board on
October 20, as all the figures
were not in and calculations had
not been made.
Elementary schobl enrolment
indicated that Brookside (Ash-
field),. Clinton, Howick,
Huron Centennial (Brucefield),
J. A. D. McCurdy (Huron Park),
Robertson Memorial (Goderich),
Stephen, Usborne and Victoria
(Goderich) all had the services
of librarians, Teachers of con-
versational French operated in
Clinton, Hohnesville, Howick,
Hullett and Huron Centennial
(Brucefield) schools, he report-
ed.
Reporting on the duties of
the three superintendents (in-
eluding himself) during Septem-
ber, Mr. Coulter said that all
schools had been visited, with
particular attention being 'paid
to the work of the 76 new tea-
tilers on the county staff.
Registration for night classes,
he reported, took place in var•
lobs schools, Monday evening,
under the supervision of F. E.
MMadill, assistant superinten-
dent.
Twenty-eight student teachers
from Stratford Teachers' Col-
lege visited Schools in the nor-
them portion of the county' Ist
(Continued on Page 12)
About 150 members of the
Knights of Columbus •from six
assemblies attended alt installa-
tion of officeis of the Fourth
Degreehadi daelseremonje.
Bundy afternoon at the
Warrant Officers' and Sergeants'
Mess, Clinton:
The officers weranstalled by
the Worthy Master of the and
Ontario District, Sir Knight An-
drew Keaveney, Port Credit:
The event was hosted by the
Monsignor D. J. „Egan, General
Assembly, Seaforth, with pro-
gram co-ordinator, Warrant Of-•
ficer J. Lester McKenna, CFB
Clinton, a member of the As
eembly. Members were 'in full
formal dress.
Following the ceremony a
tour of the base was arranged,
after which• a hot buffet dinner • was served,
Assemblies represented in
the installation were: Brantford,
London, Kitchener, Seaforth,
Walkerton and St. Thomas.
From the Monsignor D. J.
Egan General Assembly, install-
ed were, Charles Rau, Zurich,
Faithful Navigator; Cecil Tufts,
Stratford. Faithful Captain;
Laurence McCann, Mt. -Cannel,
Faithful Pilot; Clayton Looby,
Dublin, Faithful Admiral; Joe
Tobin Stratford, Faithful Com-
troller; W.O. J. Lester McKenna,
CIS Clinton, Faithful Scribe;
Tom Ryan, Mt. Carmel, Inside
Sentinel; and Buck Lasaline,
Goderich, Outside Sentinel.
will attend an of area meeting
H-P SS Board Seeks
Assessment Answers
Expressing concern over the 15 different school boards . . .
assessment of a number of separate and public school . . •
known separate school support- at a meeting in Northwestern •
err in Huron being changed to Secondary School, Stratford, on
deidalie_schoeLdedePortereavvithedfletoberl8.aferaaadiscussiondon-
, not think it is ,necessare
assessed for 25 years for separ-
ate school purpolies. The errors
may have arisen under the new
computerized system, which be-
came effective Jan. 1, 1969.
Each assessment notice was
accompanied by a , request 'ask-
ing ratepayers to examine their
assessment carefully . . . and to
note any errors on the notice's
reverse for the courtaof revision.
The board considered a reso-
lution received from the Middle-
sex County Board of Education
,whichaais: • "Resolved that the
Minister Of Education be urgent-
ly •requeated to initiate and in-
troduce legislation making it
mandatory for all school boards
and teachers in the province of
Ontario to negotiate salaries for
a three-year period."
The board agreed to shelve
the resolution and that a letter
be written to the Middlesex
Board enquiring why the matter
should not be handled through
the Ontario. School Trustees
Council.
Seven members of the board
sail and one from Tuckersmith.
Should the Township of Hay
join the agreement at a later
date then there will be a .repre-
sentatite from each municipal'.
taa
Tuckeesmith Township ap-
pointed Coun. Rose Forrest, .RR
2, Kippen, to represent the
township on the committee.
• Tuckersmith's present agree-,
ment with Hensall exPlaed'aan
September 30. In it Tuckersmith
bought fire protection from Oen-
salt at the rate of $500.00 per
year for the ,Flensala area ,ratie;",
payers.
A building permit for a gar-
age for Ross Alexander, Eg-
mondville, for $900 was granted.
A revised report of the Cook
Drainage Works was read. Pre-
sent were Henry Uderstadt, Or-
angeville, who had prepared the
report, Hensall Reeve Oliver
Jaques, Councillors Harold
Knight, Hein Roosboom, John
Baker and Leonard Erb and
Hensall clerk Earl Campbell as
well as Robert Cook, Mrs. T.
Sherritt and Mrs. .William
Weekes, all of whom are assess-
ed for the drain. Revised cost
is estimated at $20,000. . -
The original report was read
at a council meeting in March,
1069. -Hensall had turned down
the report on the grounds the
elitImated cost of $36,000 was
too high.
The revised drain is 2,150
lineal feet and there are, three
road crossings. Sixteen individ-
ual ratepayers are assessed ail
well as Hensall, Tuckerinnith
and the. _Department.--4-Ifigh--
Board
Considers
Reports
Members of Huron County
Board of Education plan to re-
port to the taxpayers of 'the
county on the first-year opera-
tions of the board just as soon
as comparative figures with'
other years are available, the
county board decided at its
-niteting in Central Huron Seca
ondary School, Clinton, Mon-
day evening.
er and Glen Miller of Dashwood
doing the honors.
Special class for junior High
School pupils, 16 years and un-
der (each school-to make two
entries as e team)--yeas won by
the Seaforth District High
School .with, John Leeming, Wel,
ton "and Barry Gordon, RR 1,'
Seaforth. In second place was.
Goderich District Collegiate
with John Hickey, RR 3, Auburn
and Harry Franken, Auburn.
Mounted plows only was won
by Tom teeming, RR 4, Walton,
who had the best crown and fin-
ish; followed by Rudy Jansen,
RR 2, Seaforth; and 'Robert Hic-
key, RR 3, Auburn,
Special Utility Class, open to
all corners was won by John
Clark, RR 5, Goderich, with.beat
crown; and, Charles Becker, Ex-
eter, with best finish; 3rd, Toth
Leering, RR 4, Walton; 4th, T.
Peter O'Malley, RR 2, Teeswat-
er; 5th, Arnold Young, RR 5,
Goderich; 6th, Jim Hickey, RR
School Board Adds
Up Pupils in Huron