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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-02-25, Page 1The Seaforth • Recreation Committee was organized for the current year at a meeting Tuesday evening In the Town Hall. Charles Campbell was re- elected chairman. The vice- chairman is Donald Bode; Sec- retary - Mrs. Marjorie Whit- man and Treasurer - W. D. Stephenson. The Arena Board chairman is Gary Gray. The meeting adopted a pro- posed budget for the year which wilAt be presented to council. During discussien it was sug- gested that arena prioblems be dealt with by Mr. Gray. Mem- bers • were reminded that organizations wishing to use the Bulletin Board should contact Art Strong. The meeting was told that for those interested in badminton, there is a group meet- ing at S.D.H.S.,Tuesday evening. Future committee meetings will be held at the town hall on the 1st. Tuesday each month at 7:30. The next meeting will be March 2, 1971. Charles Campbell " Heads Rec Group liminary technical studies to the heating and piping renovations at South Huron District High School; in order that the board may pro- ceed with the request for program approval from the regional de- partment which is the next phase in the approval process. • As well, a letter will be sent to the architects of that first building•at Exeter, advising them of the present situation. ',The architects should be aware of the ward's feelings," said Chairman Elliott. In other business, the board learned that" an additiOnal Federal-Provincial..Young Vciya- geur Program for 1971 will be operated from Clinton,;, thus giving many more Huron County students the opportunity. to take part in the-program; declined to support the Ontario. Educational Research Council financially at this time; heard about CKNX-TV's • plans to run five. programs filmedlnHuron County schools during Education Week March 7 to 13; and agreed that. a review of school boundaries will be made. Accept Looby $877,620 Bid Looby Construbtion Ltd. Of • Dublin, has been awarded a $877,620.00 contract' in the Tillsonburg area by the Ontatie • Department of IlighlvilYS. The contract provides ter! grading, drainage and structure. oh highways 3. and 19 ifibliiding the Big otter Creek bridge, • Whole No. 5372 .11201 Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TILURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1971 — 12 PAGES #4 Board Sees No Delay Public School Addition • * • Reviews A rather quiet meeting ,,of the Huron County Boarki of Education took place Monday, February 22 in the board room. at Central Huron Secondary 4 School. ., Main item on the agenda was the recommendation from the Policy Review Committee. This report showed that ten different policies had been discussed in depth while three other matters received some special attention. • The po_licy regarding handling complaints was rewritten to include the following: a board member may, on receiving a-- written and signed complaint from a parent or guardian, visit the principal with or without the parent or guardian in order to remedy the complaint, and if the board member is not satisfied The Annual Red Cross Appeal will be carried out during March in the Seaforth area. The local committee is faced With an Objective of $1,200 to aid in carrying on the work of the Red Creas involving bloqd banks, assisting in disaster relief and a water safety program. Shown as they receive Board Policy RED CROSS DRIVE at no direct cost to the board, An' itinerary of ,the trip was presented to the board and at least one board member quipped that in view of the fact that the outing appeared to be so well planned and so entertaining as well as 'educational, perhaps the teacher chaperones should stay behind and teach while. members of the board accompanied the Students." This suggestion was greeted With some delight by the board, but was not endorsed. Two more reports of break- ins at schools - one at SeafOrth District Hi hSchool and another at Huron Centennial School Brticeflield - were received by board members. "Has anyone been appre- hended in connection with any of these break-ins?'.' asked Chair- man Robert Elliott. He was told that no persons had been arrested although the police had given indication' that they had some definite clues which were 'being checked out. The reports of three bus accidents - one involvingStephen Central Public 'School students, one involving a Howick Central School youngster and 'a third concerning students riding a bus bound for Goderich District Col- legiate Institute - were received. The 'latter report was made by the bus company, Rexford G. (Continued on Page 7) their canvassing kits from Red Cross Chairman JOhn Snushall are (left to right) Captains Miss Alice Reid, Mrs. Dale Nixon, Mrs. Reg. Kerslake, Mrs. Harvey Traviss and Mrs. Ed. Boyce. The drive starts on Monday. (Staff Photo) During recent weeks students at Seaforth Public School have shown' their ability to prepare and deliver .a short speech .about a 'topic of their choice. Last week the top four in each group had a final competition • with the following results: Primary Grades 1`&•2 -, (tell a story) Jane Morton, 1st; Robbie Smith, 2nd; Bradley Gowan, Neil John- ston. ' • Junior Grades 3 & 4 - (tell a story) Nancy Kunder, 1st; Susan Smith, 2nd; Stephen Hildebrand, Patsy Muegge. Intermediate Grades 5 & ' 6 - (prepared speech) • Carol Racho, 1st; Paul Bode,Znd; Heather McPherson, Serena Hulley. Senior Grades 7,& 8 - (prepared speech) Bill O'Shea, 1st; Sheila Erager, 2nd; Bonnie Bennewies, Alex Robertson. • Winners of the intermediate and senior groups competed in the Canadian Legion contest this week. " At Speaking Roy B. Dunlop. superintendent of business affairs, said the ap- proval for the addition and, reno- vations at Seaforth Public School had been received from the Ontario, Fire Marshall and from the school construction .approval section of the Ontario Department of Education. He said the working drawings are now being completed: It 'had originally been-intended to call tenders for the work during the early part of March and Mr. Dunlop advised the board he has no reason to assume that there will be a delay. The board also heard aT-report on the Seaforth Drainage Works #1 as it affects Seaforth High School. Members were assured that Seaforth DHS would have an outlet for the storm water system directly into the new drainage works and also that a gravity feed would be technically feasible into the new drainage works. John Broadfoot explained that a sump' pump in the school's basement was working well at the present time and unless the electricity went off for a long period, the sump pump would do Name Winnert';,--0 adequate, job. He warned, however, that if the electricity would remain off for an extended period, the basement containing the book supply, the band equip- ment and the furnace would be flooded quite easily. Broadfoot noted that a much more satisfactory arrangement would be to have a gravity drain into the drainage works and sug- gested that the board investigate the cost of having a drain dug from the school to the outlet, a distance of a few hundred feet. There are problems at South Huron District High School at Exeter, too. There the heating • pipes in the oldest portion of the building, built in 1949, are causing, concern. The board learned that repairs could cost between 50 and 60 thousand dol- lars and would involve installing all new heat pipes overhead, a more economical method than tearing -up all the • terraxo hall- ways and replacing the lines. Chairman of the board, Robert Elliott Suggested the architects on the• original building should be advised of the defective heat- ing system. ',We pay these architects high fees and now, a little better than 20 years later, we must pay again," said Elliott. "It seems these people are* never called back on the carpet and we must go ahead and hire another firm, hoping they won't make a mis- take too." Carnet Hicks representing Exeter, Usborne and Stephen Townships, said he felt time was important On this particular job. "You could end up with schobl opening in September and the school halls torn up," warned Hicks. • The board agreed to retain the firm of R. A, Eagan and Assoc - iates to undertake the pre- klothers Are Oue0,s. When Girls Enrol. As Biownies RANGERS RECEIVE AWARD Members . of -the 1st Seaforth Ranger Company were present at the Modier and Daughter Awards Banquet held ,Monday in the Legion Hall. During the evening, which was held in conjunction with Baden-Powell Week, they received a sword which they won for activity at a recent moot. Members of the Company are (left to right) Leanne Melanson, Mrs. Marlene Roberton (Captain), Rosemary Newnham, Dianne Phillips, Karen Reiger and Marlene Turnbull. (Photo by Tdrn•Wilbee) "A leaner but healthier Church is coming", the presi- dent of . the London Conference of the' United Church told 90 ministers and laymen at a meet- ing in Seaforth, Tuesday.' Rev. Hugh M. Hunter, St. Thomas, speaking in Northside United Church to the delegates to the ,Huron-Perth 'Presbytery said church ,, membership will have , to be more demanding, therefbre more meaningful and satisfying: He said that people feel free"' to be honest about religion - - • "It doesn't do anything for Me" is a remark people are not were: Caro! Anne Kelly, Patty O'Rpurke, Elizabeth Golding, Serena Hulley, Elizabeth John- son, Nancy Kunder, Susan'Max- well, Valerie Patterson, Sandra Ruston, Joanne Rimmer, Mary Jean Salisbury, Cheryl McClure and Debbie Dupee. Seven girls were enrolled in the Ranger Company by Ranger Captain, Mrs. Marlene Roberton using the candlelight ceremony. Girls taking their Promise were: Rosemary' Newnham,, Leanne Melanson, Marlene Turnbull, Snowmobiles on Trek No Appeals On Assessment There were no appeals against assessments on the Silver Creek drain phase 1. Court of Revision an the by- law met Monday, evening and . adjourned when Clerk E. M. Wil- liams said no appeals had been received. News of Walton A snowmobile rendezvous was planned by Mrs. and Mrs. Neil McGavin on Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Sholdlce being ;the trail guides for the excur- ' sion. Those following were Mr. Bogus' $10 with the results of this meeting with the principal they shall bring the written complaint • to the director of education for further action, and if the board member is not satisfied with the action of the administrative staff they may then raise a Notice of Motion to place the complaint on the agenda of the next meeting for action by the whole board. . • As well, the press was accorded , the privilege of sub- mitting written question s which would be funnelled through the- director or thad chairman for open discussion -later during the ineetirig'.: • This is.being tried for two meetings and may be con- tinued if the board finds it a 'satisfactory way to deal with the matter of questions from the press. It was also resolved that the, director of education will inform all principals in the county that personal telephone calls for staff =embers are to be discouraged and that school telephone numbers are not to be given out by staff members as business telephones to,, 'which calls per- ' tinent to out-of-school activities may be made..Staff members shall not be called from class to take personal telephone calls, The board approved a field trip for the Grade 8 students at Huron Centennial School near Brucefield, a journey to Ottawa and Mrs. Murray. Smith,; Mr. and Mrs. Brian• Nash, Stoney Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Ian Wil- bee; mr. and Mrs. Howard Hack- well; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Camp- bell; Mr. and Mrs. Don McDon- ald; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Car- diff, Brussels; Mr.- and Mrs. Ken Moore. Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steffler, Mr. and Mrs., Everett Storey; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Neil McGavin., After a three hour journey, the , snowmobilers paused for a steak barbeque at the Family Paradise Park, from thence to the McGavin residence" winding up, the evening outdoqrs 'with hot coffee and dessert. . Miss Sherrill Craig, wno nas been attending Western Univer- sity, London is spending this week with her parents. Joanne Melarison, Dianne Phillips, Karen Regier and Joanne Kunz. Several Guides entertained the group with a play, ' Following the play pictures were taken of the„Rangers accepting a sword won by them at a ' Ranger gathering. - During the evening Rangers recorded names of parents and children interested in taking the bus trip to the Ice Capades. The evening closed with Brownie and Guide Taps. afraid to say. Mr. Hunter warned against making "social action a substi- tute for worship and devotion." "Church business is no substi- tute for Christ-contact." he said. The people who remain in the church must be committed Christians. As president of the Confer- ence, Mr. Hunter spoke on the question of church union and stressed the importance of warm relationships at ,the local lay level among church congre- gations, as well as at Presby- tery level. (Continued on Page 7) Quiet Meeting charge: Mrs. Jim Clark, Mrs. Herb Traviss, Mrs. Pete Mc- Donald and Mrs. Allan McCall. It is hoped another- euchre will be held In two weeks, to be announced later. A pot-luck supper was en- joyed by BrownieS, Guides, Rangers, Guiders and Mothers at the Legion Hall Monday even- ing. Dolls of foreign lands decorated the tables bringing out the Thinking Day them of Guiding around the World. Mrs. Gloria Reeves led the 'group in, several songs. After' looking in the pool with Tawny Owl, Mrs. Charlotte McKercher, several Brownies repeated their Promise and were enrolled in the 2nd Pack by Brown Owl, Mrs. Marjorie I/ache. They were -Karen Laverty, Wanda Fell, Eliz- abeth Scott, Jane Morton, Susan Pullman and Glenda Workman. White, pink and yellow flowers . covered Broweies waiting by the Toadstool to Fly-up to the Guide Com,3any. Following signposts of work done, the Brownies came to Brown Owl, Mrs. Vivian Newnham, who congratulated them and took them to meet Guide Captain, Mrs. LennieStin-, nissen and their new PatrOl Leader. The girls leaving 'Brownies -Posibility that counterfeit $10 bills are in the area was Indicated Wednesday when the local branch of the Toronto- Dominion Bank discovered a bogus bill had passed through the branch within the east week. Manager W.D.Stephenson said, Ottawa had advised that the serial number of the bill was FE3829939. Suggests "Healthier But Lean Church Warns of Increate In Drug Traffic ' The Seaforth Liops Club regular Solver meeting on Monday 'took the form" of a teach-in on drugs. Members of the Optimist Club, Staff from both Seaforth schools, the Seaforth Police Force and the OPP ,wera invited to take part In the evening, Corporal E. Keith Trail of the R.C.M.P. was on hand to present facts about the s preading use of narcotics. Shown above as' they study a display of various drugs provided by Corporal Trail are: (left to right) Harry Johnston, Optimist President, L. 'P. Plumsteel; Principal of Seaforth District High School; Keith Ruston, Acting Chief of Police for Seaforth; J. W. Talbot, Lions President and Principal of See.forth Public School; Con le Ray Primeau, O.P.P. Seaforth; Corporal Trail and, Bill Pinder, Chairman of the event. (Staff Photo) Dr. Mills Is Huron MOH i. Former Mayor of Goderich, Dr. Frank Mills has been ap- pointed acting Medical Officer of Health for Huron County, effective March 1. Dr. Mills will serve in this .capacity only until such time as replacement is secured for Dr. G.P.A. Evans who is leaving Huron County -this week end to become Medical Officer of Health for the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo and the County of Waterloo. -Members of Huron County Council Will meet tomorrow (Friday, February 26) in the court house and will hear budget reports from the Huron Comity Beard of Health, the County . • Public Library, the Committee Of Management of fliironvievi and "the County Road Departthent. EUCHRE PARTY There were 10 ten ‘tables in play at the progresiiVe euchre party 'on Friday evening in the Walton Community Hall. Prizes were given to the High Lady, Mrs. Russell Marks, Low Lady, Anna Lee Stevenson; High Man, Mur- ray Houston, Low Man, Rae Mc Clure, farthest distance, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stevenson. Lunch was served by the committee in Planning Board Elects Officers The Seaforth Planning Board at its February meeting re- elected officers for the present year. They are: A. Y. McLean, Chairman; Reeve John F. Flannery, Vice Chairman and pdriard Kunder, Secretary- Treasurer. Other members are Mayer P.C.J.S111s, Dr. J. 0: Turnbull, Lloyd Rowatt and Wm. Pinder. Increase in drug trafficing was emphasized when Cpl. F. Keith Trail in charge of the 3oderich detachment of the R. C,M.P., spoke to the Seaforth Lions Club. Guests at the dinner meeting in the Community Centre included :eachers In Seaforth schools, members of the Optimists Club Ind representatives of area )olice forces, Lions Club president J. W. ralbot presided and the program vas arranged by Bill Pinder. Members were reminded of he annual rural relations night n March 9 and Ladies Night n April 3. • Cpl. Trail, who was intro- uced by A. Y. McLean and thanked by Geo. Hildebrand, is a native of Frederic ton, N.B. A member of the force for nearly 14 years, he served on the Toronto drug Squad for ten years. Pointing out 'that as drug uSe becomes accepted by society ad.; diction increases Cpl. Trail said that In ten years convictions have increased tenfold. The most rapid increase both in use and convictions concerns mari- juana where the use by teen- agers is' showing a definite in- crease. Following, his remarks .and the shOwing of a film Cpl. Trail answered questions, .4