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The Huron Expositor, 1971-03-04, Page 1.1* f 41144.4- COPies X5 ,r.e.- 460-9AINA! in; MkiNOSe_ EDUCATION WEEK Whole No. 5373 112th Year S, -1• SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1971 — 14 PAGES • ••••••••••• na• •11.11,..1.-•••••••• Seaforth Legion held their *annual Public ,Speaking Contest Wednesday night with fourteen speakers representing area elementary schools competing. The -quality of the young peoples' speeches was'as usual high and the judges had a difficult time making their decistOns. Winners • were: in the junior division, Jeffery Allan, first, and Clare Devereaux, second'i in the senior division, Rita Verberne, first and Brenda Talbot, second. (Photo by Torn Wilbee) Seaforth Council at a special meeting Monday night agreed to request the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission to prepare a proposal whereby the com- mission would undertake td ex- tend the present sanitary sewer system so that it would serve the entire town. No advance indicatioe was given conceening the meeting and the press was not present but It is understood the move is fur- ther to action taken late last year when Mayor F.C.J.Sills asked the 0.W.R.C. as to the possibility of extending the dis- posal plant project to include the balance of the distribution system. The town has been in posses- sion since March 1969 of a report by MacLaren Associates detailing the proposed sewer arrangemedt. Len Pitura, a representative of the 0.W.R.C., who attended the meeting, indicated that such a program, if it was proceeded with, could get- underway in 1973. He gave no indication as to when a ProPP.U1 coecerning the project could be expected according to Clerk E. Williams. lcis nearly six years ago that the 0.W.R.C. announced its program ' whereby it would assume responsibility for com- pletion of sewer facilities in smaller Ontario towns. Seaforth shortly after asked for details and the proposal has been the subject of continuing discussion and cor- respondence since that time. Mr. Pitura told council that it was expected detailed design of. the disposal lagoons would be completed early in May and a start could Acre expected in late August or September. He said the site for the lagoons in Tucker- smith southwest of town now had been purchased. Decision re- ..garding the site was taken in 1968 following a hearing in Sea- forth by members of the commis- sion. Completion of the lagoon " project is set for tje spring of 1972.'- A sewer outlet for the en- larged public school is expected to he made available Mayor Sills said Wednesday. Council at the Monday meeting instructed its engineers McLaren'Associates to work out an arrangement that could be proceeded with in the immediate future but which would fit into the overall program when it is undertaken. It was indicated the 0. W. R. C. would look favour-, ably on such a move, Action resulted from requests by the. Huron board for sewer facilities to avoid construction of a private disposal system. Various 'suggestions as to how connections might be made were, advapced by the board including a recent request to run a force main. from the Market Street school site to connect with the existing Goderich Street sewer. Negotiations regarding in-, creases being requested by Seafarer police are continuing Counc. George Hildebrand, chairman of the police commit- tee told council. It is ufkletstood police have requested specific increases - together with,:rother benefits and that the committee in turn is making Its proposals. Renew OWRC Approach for rown Wide. Sewe 41P ...DV' V.-ow mi•—••••,./.-,. • 4 • Area Students Compete For Public Speaking Honors :SPEAKERS AT S. P. S. Sea-forth ,Public SChool 'held their-annual intra -mural public speaking competitions, Friday afternoon. The winners, shown here with Principal J. W. Talbot were: (Back row, left to right) Carol' Hectic, 1st in Intermediate; Sheila, Drager, 2nd in Senior; 13i1l O'Shea, 1st in Senior; Paul Bode, 2nd In Intermediate; Font row - Nancy Kunder, 1st in Junior; Jane Morton, 1st in Primary; Robbie Smith, 2nd 'in Primary and Susan Smith, 2nd in Junior. (Staff Photo) C-harrat's., Ordeal by- • Central Huren.Secondary School, Fire. Clinton. Runner-Up was Brenda • D'Crlean Sills was chairman Talbot, 13, daughter:of Mr. and for the event, Mrs, Dewar Talbot, RR, 3, Bay- field. Brenda, a Grade 8 student . at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield, spoke on' Family Life at Home. Other speakers in the Senior' Division were Ken Van Dyke, R.R. 3, Seaforth; Linda, Webster, R. R.1, Varna; Bill O'Shea, sea- forth; , Barbara Maloney, R.R. 5, Seaforth; Sheila Drager, Sea- forth and Diane Jansen, R.R. 2, SeafOrth. • Students 'participating in the. event were from Seaforth Public School,' St. James' Separate School, Seaforth; St. Columban Separate School and Huron Cen- tennial School, Brucefield. . The winners will compete in the Legion Zone finals to be held in Kincardine on March 6. Judges were Miss Bess G ve, R.R. 4, Seaforth; Mrs. Barbara Mullen and John Brown- ridge, who are teachers at Tuckersmith Township Coun- cil Tuesday night approved a, municipal tax rate for 1971 of 18.6 mills for farm and,,resi- dential ratepayers, up .6 milts. The rats was 18 mills in 1970, The commercial rate for Tuck- ersmith will remain the same, as last year at 22 mills. This levy will raise $57,994.79. The - final 1971 tax rate will be avail- able after Huron COunty sets its 1971 rate and after school budgets are considered. The chartered accountant firm of Diegel, Malcolm and Hagey Stratford was appointed auditors for 1971 for the town- ship. Taxes will be collected on June 15 and December 15 in 1971, with tile drain loan pay- ments collected only on Decem- ber '15. Approval was given to Reeve Elgin Thompson for permission to sign a tax sale warrant. At present there are 16 properties with tax arrears--taxes in arL rears for 1968. The Seaforth Fire, Area Board budget was approved by Tuck- ersmith Council - Tuckersmith's share is $2,240 of the total bud- ' get of $14,000. This represents 16% compared 'to 16 1/2% last year. .Tuckersmith's assessment in the Seaforth Fire Area amounts to $1,250,355.' 'The other munlcilalities, irr the Se,aforth .Fire Area-are Sea- forth, Hibbert, 1VICKillop, Hullett Tuckersniith "n isi increase in Residential Rate .and Tuckersmith, In' other business at the meet- ing held in Huron Centennial School at Brucefield gravel ten- ders,were opened with that of the Sandy 'Contracting Company of Goderich being accepted for a total cost of $22,140 for 18,000 cu. yds, of crushed gravel at (Continued on Page 3) At. the M:Killop Township Cou.ncll mn eting 1V1,mday, a dis- cussion was held on collecting the Federation of Agriculture grant through thernill rate. The ,idea was rejected for this year as it was not considered feas- ible w'th .the taxes paid through the bank. ' Henry Uderstadt, 0.-ange- vine, was appointed engineer on the Dietz Municipal Drain. Council approved a m'tion that the maximum tile drainage loan will not exceed $75 per acre compared to the previous rate of $40 per acre. Passed for payment were general aerounts totalling $4,443.02 and road accounts of $1,4,559,54. McKillop Increases Loan Limit Next week is Edtkation Week id Canada and most area scio6ls are planning activities for students,. parents and. the general public. At Seaforth Public School, work done by students in elective courses will be on display. Above, Mrs. M. Graham gives Doug Fry some tips during a class in oil painting, one of seven courses offered to students of Grades 5 to 8, on Thursday _afternoon. More phOtos of activities in area schools 'appear on page 9 of 'the seconeSection. (Staff Photo). Board to Provide Special Assistance - SPEAKS AT BROTHERHOOD )NIGHT • Glynn Allen (centre) addressed a large gathering darea men Thursday evening on the „ topic of 'BrbtlieritoOd. Members from 'all area men's groups were present at the meeting. Shown above, chatting with Mr. Allen following his address, are - Orville Oke, Phillip Durand, Mr. Allen, Leo Hagan and Alf Ross. (Staff Photo) Brotherhood Contributes To Lessening Tensions mote individual and group under- standing. This means giving to others the right and respect we want for ourselves". Pointing out that we are liv- ing in a time that is giving 'great 'attention to material and scien- tific: achievements the speaker asked whether we are giving equal attention to thin-0 of the spirit - equality, freedom, jus- tice and human dignity? None of us *maid minimize de impor- tance bf technology and scientific achievement but is there ntit danger that the machine may become our master rather than our servant? Science has enabled us to explore outer space and land on the moon but has it increased man's humanity to man? If we agree that the gap be- tween the sciences and the humanities is widening, our challenge, then, must be the integration of all disciplines so that all persons maybe meaning- ful members of the human family", he said. About 250 men representing area service clubs and lodges, gathered Thursday night in this Continued On. Page .14) Httroil Minty Council will forward a resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs asking him to give consideration to strengthening the au,thority of Huron County Council In order that the. Comity of Huron can be considered a region for the purposes of government, and further requesting that Huron County would be the nucleus for any future expansion into a larger region with areas surrounding the county. ' Prior to the motion, there was considerable discussion on the matter. It 'was the Warden, Jack Alexander, who suggested that the proposal be forwarded to the Minister. He received the full support from three spokes- men, Reeve Elgin Thompson, Reeve Ed. Oddllefsan and Reg John Flannery. Reeve Flannery said that in his opinion, for the populatiarf in Huron County, this county has "all the'goVernment that is nec- essary".-- Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton disagreed. • "In order to progress and develop South Western Ontario, perhaps we should have a reg- ional contact," said Reeve I,obb. "I don't know what more government we can give to the people that they can afford to pay," said Bill Elston, Morris. "I don't think they'll go along with this proposal in Toronto. They'ke got a nla'n for this area," Reeve Elmer Hayter said.that in the Ottawa-Carlton region, it previously had one engineer and now it has 14 with most of the work done by consultants. • "If that's what regional government is, this county can't afford it," he stated. • Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll felt it was premature to ask to be' designated as a region. He favored .a request to be allowed to sit In on the planning of Phase Two for regional development.. shoUld' be asking our- selves how we can improve what we already have," he said. In today's society being a good neighbour is not merely virtuous act but one of necessity for peace of mind, progress and survival". Glynn Allen of the Citizenship Branch of the Depart- ment of the Secretary of State told a brotherhood night gathering in Seaforth Thursday. ''Modern technology has made it well night impossible for an individual, a grqup, or a nation to live fn isolation" he said and added there Is a condition of human 'interdependence. "Brotherhood We'elc stated very simply is designed to pro- At the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board meeting in Seaforth Monday night, Trustee Michael. Connolly, R.R.#3, Kippen, re- viewed insurance coverage for the board for 1971. All policies . are to 'be renewed from February- 26, 1971 to February 26, 1972 at a total premium cost of $9;092.83„ .Trustee Ted Geoffrey, R.R. 2, Zurich, reported on two meetings he had attended -- a Midwestern zone Ontario School Trustees Council meeting in Woodstock On February 20 and an Ontario School Trustees Council Salary Conference in Toronto on Feb- ruary 27. John vintar, Superintendent of •Education, in his report to the board members notified them that Ontario Education 'Week will corn merioe on March 7 with open- ing 'ceremonies to be held at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London on March 7..The theme is Schools are for People and the gqest speaker will be Hon. John Roberts. Members of the hoard are invited to attend. Mr.' Vintar reported that $6,269 had been received from the Department of Education in the form of a grant for 1970 for French language instruction which is carried on at Ecole Ste Marie School at St. Joseph. The grant was a result of Federal-Provincial agreement. The Department has given notification that there will be no grant in 1971, however this will be replaced by a weighting factor of the pupils' receiving instruction in Frenrih in 1971. Mr, Vintar stated there appears to be no guarantee that this weighting factor will be continued in subsequent years. Edward F.. Rooney, Stratford, special education consultant with the board provided an overview of special education servides within the two counties, t lVir. Rooney dealt with the classification of learning dis- orders such as intellectual; sensory --which includes deaf, hard' of hearing, blind and par- tially sighted students;-physical; behavourial-- which includes emot ionally..disturbed; social; latisatifile handicapped and prim- .;-aey learning problems. ' Mr, Rooney stated to date that 285 pupils had been identi- fied as requiring special assist- ance and this number falls witiiiriti the 4% to 8% provincial average. • Mr. Rooney made a slide pre- sentation depicting the use of various devices such as balance boards and beams; isolated work centres for children with emot- ional problems; parquetry blocks for ' perceptually handicapped; electric typewriters for mus- cular dystrophy cases; sports- cope^for children' with vision de- fects; and the use of tape record- ers and listening centres. In reply to questions from trustees Mr. Rooney pointed out. that prior to the formation of the county system most of these cases had gone undiagnosed and untreated. The last two weeks has seen a series of thefts at Seaforth businesses. Noble Bowling Lanes, Seaforth Motors and Klie' store were all broken into "over recent weekends. In each case, entry was gained by smashing windows. Gordon Noble of Noble Bowl- ing-Lanes, said that thieves broke a window in a door to gain entry. They stole a quantity of cigar- ettes and looted a coke machine, but no value has been placed on the loss. The same night thieves gained entry to Seaforth Motors by smashing a rear window of the New Nurse to Aid Elderly A-geriatrics_ nirrse• to work with the elderly citizens inHuron County and a nurse to work in the field of drug and alcohol addic- tion have been approved for the Huron County Health Unit this year. A bid for a fourth public health inspector and a total dental pro- gram was rejected. The additional nurses will cost $11,650 representing about two-thirds costs for a year since the nurses will not be working in the county for a full 12 months In 1971. Council cut from the budget $6,300 for a sanitary inspector and about $11,000 for the in- creased dental program, • Total budget will be $209,462.28 for regular program; $53,700 for program begun in, 1970 and continuing in 1971; and $11,650 for new program. The total proposed budget was $294,041. Conestoga Names New Committee garage. 'Bill Pinder said that ear and home stereo tape equip- ment valued at about $350 was taken. The loot included several car units, one home stereo tape unit,. speakers, and a radio at- tachment for .the units.--Appar- ently no tapes were taVen., Last Weekend, Frank Kiingis store was struck as thieves broke a window In a rear door to gain entry. A transistor radio seems to be the only thing -taken in the robbery, according to ployee henry Schwartz. A Joint investigation by the Seaforth Police And the OPP is continuing. There were—foutteerro es- tants in the Public Speaking Contest •held Wednesday evening in the Legion under the auspices of _Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion. Jeffrey Allan, a Grade 6 Student at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield, placed first in the Junior Division. The 11-year old son of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Allan, R.R,1, Brucefield, spoke on Hogkey: Clare Devereaux; a Grade 6 student at St. James Separate School, was runner-up. Clare , the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Devereaux, R.R. 4, Seaforth, spoke on Whales. The other speakers in the Junior Division were BrianNigh,' R.R. 4, Seaforth; Paul Bode, • Seaforth; Marianne Kaibfleisch, V,arna and Carol Rack), Seaforth. Winner., in the Senior Division was Rita Verberne, 12 yeari, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Joseph Verberne of R. R.1, Seaforth. Rita, a Grade '7 student atSt. Columban , Separate School, spoke 'on Jeannine Huron Council Seeks Status As Region Police Check Into Seaforth Thefts _ . Conestoga College announced this wee k that a Huron advisory committee had been appointed to assist in planning the Col- lege's extension courses offered in Huron County. The Commit- tee, which will meet on the third Wednesday of each month in the. College offices in the Seaforth Federal Building, consists of George Youmatoff, Hayfield, who will be chairman, •Robert Allen, Brucefield, David Wenger, Wing - ham, Marjorie Emmerson, God- erich, Betty Cardno, Seaforth and Bud Keuhl, Clinton. Frank Sills, Seaforth and Bert, Such, Goder- ich, both members of the Board 'c of Governors of Coriestoga'Col- lege, will be ex-officio mem- bers of the committee. • Ross Milton, the Huron rep- . resentative of the college also announced that a course entitled ; "Marketing for the Tourist Ind- ustry" will be offered in Perth and Huron Counties. The course will consist of twenty hours of lecture and seminar eXtending over several weeks. It Is expected that the Huron course will be held an Hayfield. The College will also part- icipate in a presentation on the Future of Tourism in South- western Ontario to be held in the Victorian Inn, Stratford on March 11. The presentation is„- being made by the Department of Tourism and Information.