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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-01-28, Page 110. Claims Final Win-A-Prize 13 of E Reps Meet Huron Council 1' Single Popjes IrepripAdvopep, 11Q- 0368' .112th Year • ,SEAFORTH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1971 — 12 'PAC;ES Worst Since 1947 lizzard Closes Schools, The mostsevere winter storm in nearly ° twenty-five years struck Southwestern Ontario Tuesday morning dumping up to 20 'inches of new snow in some_ areas. Winds. running at 30 - ' 50 m.p.h. and gusting as high as 90 miles per hour whipped up' huge drifts and made all roads and streets in the area impassable. Visibility, even in the towns was at most times nil. While winds had lessoned to some degree by Thursday morn- ing snow continued to fall. High- way crews. managed to cut a lane through No. 8 Highway and a few trucks had ventured onto the road by mid morning. It Turn Down F of A ,Bid POLICE HAVE 'STORMY TASK Cars were still moving at noon Tuesday but all area highways were officially closed, OPP Constable Ray Primeau (above) of Seaforth stopped all vehicles at Seaforth's main corner and orciefed them off the roads. By six o'clock just about the only vehicles moving were snowmobiles as winds of 40 - 50 m.p.h. drifted snow onto roadways and reduced visi- bility to , nil at most times. (Staff Photo) • Record "Crowd Attficils Optimist .Winter Carnival. "KING OF' THE RACERS" GETS HIS REWARD Seventeen-year-old Jim Tizzard of Bradford was this year's "King of the Racers" at the Fourth Annual Seaforth Optimist Winter Carnival. He amassed a total of 27 points in two days of racing (and Won $165) to take the title and the Seaforth Showmobile Club trophy. Above, he holds on to his trophy as he receives the victor's reward from the Carnival Queen, Barbara Muir. (Staff Photo) , eVeryone hiall good time. ----Saturdaes .events got off to a sliding startwith horse and cutter races. In the first race, Bill Bennett ,of Seaforth, driving Sea Time placed firs' t followed by Sandy Doig driving Blue Highland Mary, Arnold Campbell piloting Lloyd and John Jewitt of Londes- boro driving La Salles Hope. The second race was won by John Jewitt with Arnold Camp- bell second and John Muir driving Rose-Herbert in third. In, the popular Ladies Tug of War the Legion Team succes- sfully defended their title against challenges from the Optimist ladies and a team from the Genesee shoe factory. The Legion defeated the Optimists (Continued on Page 10) at Our, Lady of Mount Carmel School, R.R. 3, Dashwood, also' that the lightieg be improved in this room as well as in the principal's office at a cost of .$93.60 and $110.32_ respectively. - That additional toilet fa- cilities be installed at Precious Blood 'School, Exeter also repairs to the wash basins, and piping at a cost of $323.81, and an additional water fountain to cost $218.00. - That additional washroom facilities be installed at Kings- bridge because of the portable classroom. - That provision be made for a janitor's' storeroom at Sacred Heart School in Wingham. The board approved the dis- tribution to board' members of the monthly balance sheet be continued for 1971. The membership fee of $2392.75 is td be paid to the Ontario Separate School Trus- tees Association--•this includes membership in the Ontario School (Continued on Page 10) The sixth and final prize in the ,Seaforth. Win-A-Prize '70 contest was won Tuesday when Mrs. Thos. Xale,'R.R. 5, Sea- forth, presented a ticket to match the number drawn. . • Major, prile winners and three of the four $25 prizes were won following the first draw a week ago. Mervin Godkin (left) and Bruno Braecker of R.R. 4, Walton display the champion size tuna they caught 'while fishing ,off Freeport Grand Bahama Island last week. The fish which measured 51 inches in length and weighed 49 lbs., was the -largest caught during the week they were there. Rev. J. C. Britton Plans Retirement 5,000-PLUS FANS SEE RACES More than 5,000 people turned out Sunday to watch the Snowmobile Race's`hiald in conjunction with the fourth Annual Seafoi'th Optimist Winter Carhival. Absolutely perfect weather *conditions prevailed throughout the weekend add on 'Sunday Huron County Council turned down a proposal from the Huron County Federation of Agriculture which asked, that the policy refer- ring to the retirement age of county, Relic), be changed to. permit persons of more than 65 years to hold part -time jobs with the county. By' a recorded vote of 30-10, councillors voted to retain , the present policy which states that all persons be retired at the. age of 65 years, Reeve Charles Thomas of Grey argued that it is often people of 65 years of ageor more who are "most qUalified to do a job". Mr. Thomas didn't suggest that any preference be given to older persons . He felt that em- ployees should be hired on merit. "Many persons over 65 have many useful years left," said Thomas. "We should not have a hard ., and fast rule here." Reeve Clarence "Derry" Boyle, Exeter, disagreed. •"I think we should have a hard and fast rule," said Reeve Boyle. He said' that if it is company policy to retire employees at the age of 65 years, there will be no hard feelings when the job ends. Ed. Oddlsifson, Bayfield reeve asked, "Why should anyone be automatically unem- ployable because he is over the age of 65 years?" Reeve Oddleifson said that retired persons on a fixed income would welcome a part-time job and should not be denied that right to work if work is available. Harold 'Wilds, Wingham deputy-reeve, said any good _ business prepares for the retire- ment of its senior employees by bringing along younger workers to take their, places. He said it was his feeling that When a county employee reached the age of 65 years, his job would inimediately become available to someone else. If no one stepped forward, the, senior person would be kept on until a replacement was found. This latter statement from Reeve Wild brought an audible murmur of disagreement from his associates. "You could keep them on but (Continued on page 10) • Near perteet weather con- ditions- prevailed throughout last weekend to make the fourth Annual Seaforth Optimist Winter Carnival the most successful in • the history of the event. Sunday was the- big day with snowmobile races being held all afternoon on the track at the' Agricultural `Park. More than 5,000 people took advantage of the sunny 25 degree day to watch the events-. Se'Venteen classes 'Were run and there were so many entries that up to four qualifying heats were required in some classes, The, three day.event got off to a rearing start Friday evening as more than sixty snowmobiles, decked out with torches, followed the. S.D.H.S. band from the Top- notch lot to the Arena. Also included in the parade was afloat which carried the seven Carnival Queen candidates. Activities' at the Arena started with the announcement that the 1971 Optimist Winter Carnival Queen was Barber Muir, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Muir of Seaforth. First runner up was Vick"! Miller and second runner up was Swinkles. Other candidates were Barb McClure, Mary Oke,Ruth Ann Dunlop and Dianne Paterson. The Carnival. Queen Pageant was followed by a dance which was planned for the ice surface but had to -be moved indoors when the band's instruments acted up in the cold of the Arena. The change in plans, however, didn't dam pen the enthusiasm of the crowd and Adjourn Hearing of charges under the Income° Tax Act againstClifford J. Petrie of Seaforth was adjOurned last Wednesday in provincial judge's court here until Feb. 17. Mr. Petrie, an officer of Robert Bell Industries Ltd. of Seaforth, indicated he will plead_ innocent and will be -represented by Goderich lawyer, James Donnelly. He is charged with evasion of income tax i-on $31,100 income between January 1966 and April 1970. He also faces fOur separate'" charges of making false state- ments on income tax returns' for the years 1966, 1967, 1968,1969. The sixth charge is that be- tween November, 1965, and April 1970, he made false, or deceptive entries in the records of Robert Bell Industries by falsifying payroll recordsof the company. Seedier Menzies of Clinton is aoting for' the prosecution before Provincial fudge Glenn , Hays. was the first traffic In two- days. All Huron County schools will remain closed until Monday. With hundreds of students stranded officials considered even if the storm abated it would be another day before students weuld be -.viable to reach their homes. The storm sprang up suddenly. at mid, morning Tuesday In the Seaforth area following a day of 4iinusually mild weather. By noon all highways in the area were closed. Department of Highways equipment was pulled off the roads and police were ordering, traffic to halt. SeafQrth Police Chief Gordon Hulley and OPP Constable Ray Primeau spent several hours on duty at the Main Street intersec- tion of No. 8 Highway directing the few vehicles that attempted travel on the highways to parking ,".areas. Trucks and cars were lined along the highway leading to the intersection as well as along main andrearby streets fdr nearly two days. Despite the intensity of the storm, Seaforth street foreman Harold Maloney and his staff put in long hours and kept most Seaforth streets open. Schools closed 'on Tuesday afternoon and rural students were billeted in homes in tewNwhen buses were unable to make return trips. 'In some cases children were forced to remain in their, schools. Food and other neces- sities were being taken to the schools by snowmobile. Huron Centennial School in Brucefield (Continued on Page. 10), Huron, County. ratepayers were well represented Wednes- day morning in Goderich at the January session of Huron County Council when' Chairman Robert, Elliott and Vice-chairman John Broadfoot of the ,Huron County Board 'of Education met together with members of council. It was the first official visit of the school board repre- sentatives to Huron County Council and the first time that either body had taken time f,rom, a , busy schedule to hear assess the function of the other. Chairman Elliott- said' that better' communications between the tivo Huron County bodies*Was the prime reason for the visit. , "We need closer com- munication of the right kind," stated Mr. Elliott. "Being some.: - thing new in Huron' County the beard of education has been criticised but we appreciate the criticism of county council, an older , more experienced body." • "The board of education can- not measure its results in dollars and cents", he continued. "We try to Provide the best education possible at a cost we can afford: Where do you start? Where- do you go? HoW do you know ,when you get there?" "If education is the white elephant some people say it is, it is because there has been mote stress on academIc matters and less in business," Mr. Elliott -said Not enough care has been taken 'to keep the costs in line with the results." He spoke about the "frills" which the department of education haS been accused of building into their schools. "But I see same, what I would tall frills in this building," he (rnntinued on Page 9), No Change In: Road Rate. Although the Huron County' Road committee was unable to have its 1971 budget and program ready for the January session of Huron County Council, Jim Brit- nell, Huron County engineer, pre- dicted the mill rate would' not rise this year in Huron. Despite rising costs most residents of the county -will be required to contribute the same or less to our 1971 budget than they did to our 1970 budget- because of fiscal restraints both voluntary and imposed by Depart- ment of Highways of Ontario policy," said Britnell. "The hold the line type of budget of course means that we can't rebuild all the deficient roads as soon as you and we would like to," he continued. "We feel, however, that it is wise to hold the tax rate ,at this time and it, will just take a little longer to get gall the work we would like to do done." Mr. Britnell outlined the financial summary for the 1970 program showing that total road construction cost $314,512.39; bridges and culverts, $269,040.90; road maintenance, $521,134.48; bridges and culverts, maintenance, $6,084.53. The total presented for sub- sidy was $1,481,537.89. Items not for Subsidy totalled $53,438.85. Surplus of county funds for 1970 amounted to $16,523.77. ..... Cemetery Holds Annual Meeting The annual meeting of Baird's Cemetery Board and plot owners was held on Wednesday of last week in the I.O.O.F. Hall, Bruce- field, Members of the board were re-elected. They are Watson Webster, Chairman, John Broad- foot, Mack Wilson, Gordon Rich- ardson, Wilfred -huler, Adam Wilson, William McAeh, Ross Scott; Mrs. H'. Taylor, Secre- tary-Treasurer. Adam Wilson and Ken Stewart were reengaged as Caretakers and Arie Verhbei as gravedigger. • The use and need of a mails- .. oleum was again discussed' but for the present time it Was de- cided not necessary as Baird's cemetery board will lbok after any whater, ,funerals. • At the annual meeting of Northside United Church Friday • evening the. Rev. J. Clifford • , Britton announced his retirement at the end of June. Mr. Britton came to Northside in 1958. In.1962 Cavan Church at' Winthrop joined with Seaforth to form the Northside- ''Cavan Pastoral charge.' Born in 1905 in Hulled Town- ship on the old Britton homestead, Mr. Britton was a son of the late William Britton and Kate McRorle. He was educated in S.S. , 3, Hullett, and Seaforth Collegiate Institute, Victoria College, University of Saskatchewan and took theology in St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon." Mr. Britton.was received as a probationer into the Methodist Church at the last meeting of Goderich District in April, 1925. He served in the mission fields for the United Church from 1927 - 34. He returned to Ontario with his wife, the former Nan Aitken, and was ordained in Sarnia in June, 1934, by the London Conference. Mr. Britton ' served at Calvary in Lambton-Presbytery and at Inwood before entering the Y.M.C.A. War Services as a supervisor in December of 1940. He served off various R.C.A.F, Stations anti. With the R.A.F'. at Port Albert until his discharge in March, 1946. In July, 1946, ,he accepted, call to ThameSViile,' in 1650' to Forest and in 1958 to SeafOrth. Mr. ^Britton is a member of the Masonic Order, and served as grand Chaplain for Ontario of the Royal Arch Masons, of Canada from 1966 --69. Mr. Britton and his Wife have five children, Kaye, Mrs. Ronald Britton of Bramalea; Arva, Mrs. Ronald Tryon of Bancroft; Douglas, a R..C.M.P. sergeant in Winnipeg, married to ,Fileen Little; Connie, Mr's.' Michael Cooke of Lorrain, Quebec; and David, married. to 'Jane SoOk0-, duff, " attends . -Waterloo University. Mr. Britton said he and his Wife' have made no special plans for the future as yet, but are planning on .doing, some travelling. + -P School Board Agrees on Work Trustee F. J. Vere, Strat- ford, was appointed ' to the Stratford City Traffic Commit- tee by the Huron 'Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at its meeting in Seaforth Monday night. Trustee Michael Coneolly of R.R. 3, Kippen, was re-appointed to 'the TB and Respiratory Association. He gave a report on the Associaticin's activities during the past year. He said films were available for public use. Trustee Ted Geoffrey, R.R. 2, Zurich, gave a report On the Salary Negotiating Committee „seminar he attended in Toronto January 15-18. He reported many of the recommendations have been implemented by the. board last year. Trustee John McCann, R.R. 3, Ailsa Craig, chairman of the property and maintenance com- mittee, recommended several minor improventents which the board approved -- that eked- ditional six feet of radiatione installed in the remedial.rooni 1 Hearing the track was in perfect condition for the seventeen classes of races. Many families came to the show on their own 'snowmobiles,' some from as far away as Mildmay. Above, some of Sunday afternoon's tinge crowd watch a close One. Walton Gains Big Tuna' The biggest tuna caught during the week at Freeport, Grand- Bahama Island was landed. by two Walton area men on Tuesda,z of last week. . .A.Ccompanied by their wives, Bruno Braecker and Mervin God- kin drove to Miami and took a boat from there to Freeport for a winter holiday.: Staying at the Kings Inn•Golf Club at Freeport, Mr. Braecter and Mr. Godkin arranged a day of fishing and on returning to shore found they had caught the largest tuna of the week which weighed 49 lbs and measured 51 inches in length. In all they caught 5 tuna and one shark. The two couples returned to Walton on Monday .just in time for the worst blizzard of the year. ° AV. J, CLIP 111)440'1'1VA " '