The Huron Expositor, 1971-01-14, Page 1'‘"
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ADVANCE PLANS FOR SEAFORTH SCHOOL
Seaforth Putic School principal; John Talbot (left) and Harold Knisley, Associate Super-
intendent of Operation • (Area C) for the Huron County Board of Education, study the rough
blueprints for the addition planned to Seaforth Public School. The proposed sketch plans
were approved by the board Monday night and will now be forwarded to the Department of
Edutcation and the Office of the Fire Marshall for their apprpval. When coMpleted the'en-
larged school will accommodate, pupils from Seaforth as well as all pupils from Grades 4 -
8 from Walton_ and McKillop Township. Grades Kindergarten to three from Wallet' and Mc-
Killop will use the present Walton Schobi. The new addition, which will'extend to the
southwest of. the present schoc4;•will include a Library, Home Economics and Industrial Arts
facilities, three new clasSrooms, shower and change rooms, a new Staff Lounge, additional
lavatories and new storage areas. •- (Staff Photo)
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Aseurances 'Were - given a
Huron. County delegation Monday
morning id Ottawa that an answer
as to possible future uses for the.
Canadian Forces Base 'al Clinton
would be given in the quickest
possible time.
ThedefecereqUirementS for
the base are scheduled' to be
phased out by September 1 of this
'year.
The delegation headed by
Huron Warden Roy Westcott met
With „Defense. Minister Donald
Macdonald and officials .of the__
,Department -ef---Transpert--and —
Crown Assets. Arrangements for,
the meeting were worked out
,through 'Mr. Westcott with the . Minister.
Mr. Macdonald gave assur-
ance that consult..`ions with Other
/-departments as to uses that might
exist would be pressed as quickly
as possible.
All aspects of the base and
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SEAFORTII WOMEN'S INSTITUTE IN SESSION"'
the effect TUSThlosing weld have
on' the economy of Huron were
discussed in 'the nearly hour
long meeting.
It haS been suggested that -the
federal government continue to
Use the base as an air services
training - 'establishment for both
the defence. and transport de-
partments.
The defence minister could
make nbeominitt
make no commitment that his
department would join with tran- •
sport in . establishing a joint
scribal with iransportand pointed
out that while both services had
•11aSically similar requirements
there were differences that
needed to be studied to insure
that such a school woeld be useful
to both.
Assurance was given that the
base would be maintained during
any peeled when it ceased to be
used solely bydefence, until some
Club leaders are needed if
the Women's Institute is to
continue the tern 4-H Clubs'or-
ganized to carry out the 'club
project' "Separates 'for Slimmer"
W. I. members were told this
week.
The project involves 120 area
girls and their participation de-
pends on the availability 'of at
least six additional leaders W.I.
President Mrs. Erlin Whitmore
told' ameeting of the Institute
Tuesday afternoon. Persons
interested may contact Mrs.
Whitmore. A training school for'
leaders is scheduled for Clinton
on February 1 and 2.
Mrs. Graham Kerr was host-
eSs and. MtsSEleanor Henderson,
co-hostess for the meeting. Cor-
respondence included several
courtesy notes for Christmas
treats sent out ; as well as
communications- .from the
F.W.I.O. President, Mrs. Austin
Zoeller; and one re the Farm
other use was decided upon.
Crown Assets Corporation of-
ficials who attended the meeting
pointed out that their organizat-
ion was no longer solely a
disposal agency but would pro-
vide management services for as
long as was- necessary.
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Optimists Complete McKillop Appoints For 4th Winter Carnival
Mrs. K. McClure
Township Clerk
Plane and preparations for the
4th Annual Optimist sponsored
Winter Carnival are almost com-
plete. The Carnival will 'be held
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
January 22, 23 and 24.
Club officials are expecting
up to -5,000 people for the three
day event.
Work at Agricultural Park,
where much of the activity will be said co-operation frOre g0a.• .
based, has been underway for* merchants.- tiusineSS,W
some time now. The track.has government hasbeenexception4. .
been plcoved and conditioned for this year enclparticiPAtiOiA
the races, snoivfence. for crowd other' area orgariizaf.ons,
control and safety hag been ereo- promises to make this yee.e0,„,
tect and work on the buildings and - .carnival the best yet. ••,!.
booths is almost complete. John McCarrol, Pby.SiOig
Ken ColeMan-, chairman of the Education director for140'10,41•Op
Optimist's Carnival Committee Separate Schoolboard 44 ,' :Ar•"'.
ranged for a .13antoOk
Tournament Saturday 'and PunclaT
between Seaforth and a teaM froP?
Marquette, Mich., near Detrbit.
He will also be in charge of the
school children's ..snoW
sculpturing contest to be held.
Saturday afternoon.
Teen TWenty will elect a
Carnival QUeen from seven can-
didates a.t.thelrweekly dance this
Saturday night: 'The-winner. .will
be crownectat the Moccasin Dance
Friday night.
Mr. Coleman pointed outlhat
.Snowm.en" which re,.
place the' buttons of previous
years, are available and going
very well. They may be per-..
chased from, any Optimist mem-
ber and • . at several local
' Witnesses.
Tickets for the Winer
Tickets ,'(pr _.,,the winter'
Carnival Dance are however
completely sold out. The event,,
which has become one ofthemoSt
popular of the Carnival,' will be.
held Saturday night in the Legion
Hail - and ticket Sates indicate a
capacity crowd. Mr. Cbleman
..expressed his regret and •
apologies that' a larger hall is
notavailable for the dance..
• Up to 200 entries are expected
for the snowmobile' races to 'be
held Sunday afternoon. Compe-
tition is expected to be much
keener and fairer this
more
as
there are. several more classes,
to be run and the uniform regulat-
ions of the Midwestern- Ontario
Snowmobile Racing Association
will be in effect.
. Friday's p;ogram includes
free skating, a torchlightparade;
a moccasin 'dance on the ice of
the arena and the-presentation and
crowning of the 1971 Carnival
Snow Queen. •"
Saturday features , skating,
snow' sculpturing, cutter races,
ladies tug-of-War, snoWthobile,
novelty and endurance races,.
Snowmobile speed contests,
Minor Hockey and the Winter..
Carnival Dance.
Sunday is race day wifh 17
classes for both stock and modi-
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Members 'of the Seaforth .Women's Institute expressed concern Tuesday at the lack of
leaders to assist in the 441 club projects they sponsor. Shown during the discussion are
(top) Mrs. John McGregor, Mrs. L. Strong, Miss Eleanor lienderabri (centre) Mrs. D. People,
Miss Belle Campbell, Mta. H. Van Rooijen, Mrs. Lorne Lawson (lower).Mrs. W. Haugh,
Mrs. E. Pappie, Mrs. -R. M. Scott, Mrs. Andrew Crozier, Mrs. W. Coleman, Mrs. Eriin
Whitmore, Mrs. Graham Kerr and Mrs. J. ,S. MacLean, • (Staff' Photo)
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Mrs. .Kenneth McClure.
R.R.4, Walton, was appointed
clerk-treasurer for the Township
of McKillop at the inaugural
meeting of the council at Winthrop
on Monday. She has been
temporary clerk-treasurer since
December 8, succeeding Wilson
Little.
In his opening remarks Reeve
Allan Campbell asked for the
continued co-ooeration of the
council in the year ahead, urging
each councillor to enter discus-,
„lions concerning the. problems
that may come belfire thaw 46
Mrs.
Marion
McClure
that the opinion of each may
become known.
Reeve Campbell commended
the road superintendent, Kenneth
Stewart, and grader operator,
Frank Hulley, for the good job
they do on the township roads.
Reeve Campbell said the
township office is open to -any-
," one in McKillop wishing to dis-
cuss drains, assessment, or any
other business of the township
that concerns a Councillor, road
superintendent or a ratepayer.
Rev: Paul W. Kappes of St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, Brod-
hagenheld a, brief service.
Erni:I-Isis of much of, the meeting
concerned appointments and set-
ting salaries.
Mrs. McClure's salary was
set at $3900 plus $300 car allow=
ante. Kenneth Stewart was re-
appointed road superintendent
and welfare officer at a salary of
$2.35 per hour, a raise of 15
per hour. Frank Hulley, grader
operator, is to receive $2.85• per
hour, a raise'of
Reeve Campbell will receive
$525, same as last year, while
Show Princess Contest' at,the
1971 Farm Show. In other
business, Mrs. Gordon Elliott
and Mrs. Alex Pepper were
named on a cotnmittee to look
after a display for the District
Annual in Hensall in May. It
was also decided to place two
copies of Ethel Chapman's •new
book, 'Humanities in Homespun"
in the Seaforth Public Library.
The program, in charge of
Mrs. Les. Campbell and Mrs.
James Keys, was chaired by
Mrs. Keys andfollowedthe theme
"Citizenship • and EducatiOn".
Mrs. Keys read two poems
"What is Success", and "Who
is Delinquent".
The-guest speaker, Mrs. Hank
Van Rooijen, introduced by Mrs.
Keys and'thanked by Mrs. Camp,-
bell, told how she became a
Canadian Citizen. After the
war was over in 1945 and partly
because there was little money
or 'work available, people were
encouraged to leave Holland to
emigrate to Canada.
' The Van' Rooljens left home
in March 1951, travelling by
boat and after arriving in
Canada lived first near Embro,
where Mr. Van Rooijen worked
on a farm. Wages were low and
the family at first •,vas disap-
pointed and homesick. Later
they moved to the Seaforth area
and in the fall ofj956 'started
to obtain their Canadian citizen-
ship papers. They became
Canadian citizens in April, 1957.
Courtesy remarks were made
by Mrs. Campbell and lunch
served by Mrs. A. Crozier and
her committee.
Snowmobilers
Have Safari
Councillors Arthur Anderson,
Harvey Craig, William J. Leem-
in; and Ralph McNichol will re=
ceive . $425 compared to $40Q
last year.
Drain, trench and tile inspec-
tor,, Clarence Regele, R.R. 5,
Seaforth, will receive $2.00 .p,e„t
hour plus lq per mile. He
received $1.75 last year.
Monteith, Monteith
Company will be the anditora for
1971.
• Fence' 'viewers, J. F. Ryan,
Jack Horan, Joseph McLaughlin,
Ross Gordon, J. B. Hogg, Boyd
Driscoll, Robert McMillan and
Robert A. McClure were appoint-
ed to be • paid at the rate of $10.
a trip and 1.I4 per mile travelling
expenses.
Livestock and poultry evalua-
tors, . Clem Krauskoph, A.
Siemon, Stewart McCall and Sam.
McClure were appointed to be
paid at the rate of $5 per trip
and 10 travelling expenses per
mile.
Pound keepers' appointed
were: Clem Krauskoph, Clarence
Regele, Walter Somerville,Peter
McCowa.n, Charles Kleber and
Earl McSpadden.
A borrowing by-law for
$140,000 • for current ex-
penditures was approved. Road
superintendent 'Stewart is to apply
for the remainder of the. 1970
road subsidy. The expenditures.
on highways and bridge's in the
township amounted teS88,580.43,
less receipts of 11891.18 -
$86,689.25.
Donald I. Stewart, Seaforth,
was appointed solicitor for the
township. . ,
Road accounts totalling
$5338.31 and general .accounts
totalling $4390.75 were passed
for payment. —
Reeve . 'Campbell and
Councillor Leeming were
appointed, representatives to the
Seaforth•Fire Area Board for ,a,
two-year term.
Councillor McNichol was ap-
Witted . a member -of the. Sea-
forth Community. Hospital Bciard
to represent McKillop Township.
Council agreed that all mem-
bers of the council, the clerk,
the road superintendent be privil-
eged to attend two conventions and
allowed $75 for expenses at each
convention, and all members
attending meetings outside of the
township concerning township
business be paid $8.00 plus 10c
per mile.
The following councillors
were appointed drainage com-
missioners: Polling -Division #1,
Harvey Craig; #2, Ralph McNi-
chol; #3, W, J. Leeming; #4,
Arthur Anderson.
A membership fee of $15 to
the Good Roads Association
was' approved, also to the Ont-
ario Association of Rural Mun-
icipalities.
Council approved a charge of
a minimum of $12 'per hour for
the use ' of • the maintainer for
summer and $12 per hour for
maintainer for snow plow and
wing for snow ploviing to Mc-
Killop Township ratepayers only.
and 'this is to' be paid to the
road' superintendent. It was'
agreed ,that no werk is to be &me
for ratepayers until township
roads are in satisfactory
condition, the same to be under
order of road superintendent.
Road Superintendent Stewart
was authorized to advertise for a
new three-quarter ton .•- truck
according ,to specifications set
dawn by him, and the tenders are
to be in his hand's by January
29 at 6 p.m.
Ed Taylor Has
New POsition
Members of area organizat-
ions with whom he had worked
while a resident in Seaforth,
friends and mainstreet mer-
chants were at the Community
Centre Tuesday evening to honor
Ed.^'Taylor.
Mr. Taylor, who has operated
a shoe business' here for the past
four years, has taken a position
in Peterborough and, is leaVing
next week. During his years here
he has been' active in a number
of organizations includihg the
Lions Club, Chamber 'of Com-
merce and local Scout Com-
mittee.
Alex Finnigan, C. of C. vice
president, in presenting a purse
to Mr. Taylor recalled his com-
munity, activity and the contri-
bution he had made 'to area
organizations.
Mr. Taylor expressed his re-
grets on leaving, adding be
back - I'm going to retire here".
LIONS PRESENTATION
On Monday evening at a meet-
ing of the Lions Club a memento
of his association with the Club
was- presented him by ,aria.n
Flannigan on behalf of the Club.
W.1. Asks Help In
Hunt'*'for -Leaders
The first snowmobile Safari of
the season was held by, the
Seaforth Snowmobile Club on
Saturday.
Club members, who empha-
size safety in their programs left
dolg's Golf. Cootse at 8 o'clock
west of town to the farm of Robert
Fotheringham over well laid out
trails. 'After" brief stop, the
„ group which by now had increased
to 26-snowmobiles, worked their
, way back over more laid out
trails, returning to the Golf
Course at 11p. m. where-hot coffee
and donuts were served.
A similar tun is pla
L
net for
Saturday of thig week leaving
again from the Golf Course.
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' Optimist Ken &temp, chairman of the Winter Carnival
Committee (left) sells'a-44-Snowman" to Gordon McGavin"of
Walton. The. Snowman is to be used for admission to the
events Saturday afternoon and Sunday of the 4th Annual "
Winter Carnival to be held January 22, 23 and 24th. Pre-,
parations for the event are almost complete. (Staff Photo)
Assessors- Ready
To Start in Town
Personnel from the) Huron-
Perth Assessment Office will
be in Seaforth shortly to carry
out a reassessment of proper-
ties in Seaforth which is due to
start immediately. Residential'
re-assessment in smaller ham-
lets in the area may coincide with
the re-assessment in Seaforth.
The purpose of the re-assess-
ment is to bring _assessment
throughout the province up..to a
uniform standard, that of market
value. This is the value a
prbperty might be expected to
realize if sold on the open market
by a willing seller to a willing
buyer.
According to Managers Jamee
Marlatt and J. R. Yeoman, the
project' of re-assessment in
Seafortit" should be finished by
early, spring. The assessors'
work will be apportioned on a
neighborhood, rather- than a
,street by street basis.
Don Haines of Auburn is in
charge of the residential area
in Seaforth. In all probably
five assessors will .be involved.
Re-assessment will be car-
ried out' two stages. First,
assessors assistants will mea-
sure the, exterior .of all com-
mercial and residential struct-
ures. This can be done even if
the owner away, but in each
case an information form re-
garding what has taken place will
be left at the residence. All
assessment personnel will carry,
identification cards..
Stage' two will be called the
"interior appratsal". Because
a home may contain additional
living areas in the basement,
the -assessor will be required to
spend the necessary time, (pos-
(Continued on page 8)
While the identity of two winners of prizes in the Seaforth Win-A-Prize '70 cbtIteSt had
been rumored at press time WediieSdaV there h141 been no csofirmation by the sponsoring'
committee.
More than a quarter million stubs representing at least that many dollars worth of business
done, by the participating Seaforth merchants during recent weeks wire piled•into one of the
Stedman windows over the week end ready for the Win-a-prize '70 draw.
'Tickets were drawn Tuesday afternoon by Mayor F. C.4. Sills who in turn handed them to
. the committee in charge. Irothe event all-the prizes are not claimed by next Tuesday, January
19th, additional numbers will be drawn for theorizes not then claimed.....( See. page, 3 for numbers
drawn)
Shown following the draw are,left, Ken Lingelbach, W. Westerh0f, mayor Sills a.nd• C. Of C. President, Clare Campbell. 't,In the upper picture Bob 8male and Constable Keith Ktistoh record the tickets as they are drawn.
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