HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-05-06, Page 1First Section, Pages 1-8 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,-THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1971 —14 PAG,NS 51001:0: 40;00. A yoorloAdfollve
Whole No. 5311i2
112th. Year
• Approved 20 to' 19
eeves Fear Cost Increaie
With New. County Welfare
Tuckersmith Accepts Bid
For New Sproat Bridge
A Brussels man was killed and three people hospitalized as a
result—of --keellis1on-Sattarciay afternobaabotttlialf Whine west
of Seaforth. Above, bystanders work to free Mrs. Janet Hall of
R.R. 2, Seaforth who was pinned in the car for about twenty
ACCIDENT IS FATAL
Recalling that on May 12th, it
will be his thirteenth anniversary
as Huron MPP, Mr, MacNaughton
said he, would never forget ;what
has been accomplished 'in this
time. It had been possible be-
cause of the support he had
. received.
A short question and answer
period in which minor Voting
procedures 'and other biisiness
formalities were discuSsed fol-
lowed.
Officers elected were:
Seaforth: Chairman - Andy
Dunlop; Assistant - Frank Sills;
/0.1 - Robert Dinsmore, Bill
Campbell; Mel Clarke, Les Hab-
,kirk. No. 2 - Wilmer Cuthill,
Betty Cardno; No. 3 - Andy Dun-
lop, Bob Tyndall, Frank Case,
Alvin Sillery; No. 4 - Mel Aches-
ontlarvey McLarnon,LeaZaller;
No. 5 - Carl Dalton, John Smith,
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Awaitingtriear-aval of the am bul a nce rs Alvin Oakley; -
driver of the vehicle in the background. Driver of the other
car was Brian McMichael of Seaforth. The dead man, Walter
Haste of Brussels was a passenger in the Oakley car:
(Staff Photo)
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Mr. Haste was pronounced
''dead at the scene by Huron County
Coroner Dr. Paul Brady, who
also attended the other victims
at the scene. Dr. Brady said
„.that death was due to multiple
internal 'injuries and a fractured
skull.
The accident was investigated
by ConStable Eric Gosse of the
OPP Goderich Detachment.
Charges ar'e -pending.
Dr. Brady said Monday that
no inquest is planned.
There will be no change In
the tax rate for residents in
Stanley Township this year, fol-,
lowing the setting, of various
rates at the regular meeting of
the council- on Monday night,
Total mill rate for public school
supporters is 87.9 for residen-
tial and 95 for commercial. Se-
parate school rates will be almost
two mills less than that of the
public school supporters.
The county rate, in Stanley
this year is 20.15 mills; town-
ship rate, 22.85 residential and
25,5 commercial; secondary
school' rate, 20'.1 residential and
22.15 commercial; separate
school rate' 18,62 mills for
residential, There is no com-
mercial separate school assess-
ment in the township,
Stanley council also agreed
to levy a rate of one-fifth of a
A Brussels man was killed and
three Seaforth area people
hospitalized following a two car
collision about 1/2 mile west
of Seaforth late Saturday after-
noon,
Dead is Walter Haste, 55, of
Brussels, a passenger in a car
driven by Alvin Oakley, 79, of
R,R.1, •Seaforth. Mr. Oakle was
taken to Seaforth Community
Hospttal suffering from multiple
cuts, where he remains in good"
condition under observation.
Another passenger in the
Oakley car, Mrs. Janet Hall, 23, Twin hereford Calves were of R.R. 2, Seaforth,, is listed in born at the McKillop farm of ,zood" condition suffering from Arthur Anderson on Sundays
a broken leg. Mrs. Hall was Billy Ahderson, 9, who was trapped in the wreckage of the helping at- theson, event said the car for about twenty minutes twins were both doing well.
following the accident which pin-
ned her leg. She was eventually
freed when bystanders were able
to pry open the jammed door.
The lone occupant of the
second car, Brian C. McMichael,
17, of Seaforth, was released
from Hospital on ,Monday follow-
ing treatment for head cuts and
abrasions.
Crash Kills
Brussels
Resident
Stanley Confirms
Changes In Rate
Seaforth Non-Nibblers have
'planned a walkathon in aid of the
March' Of pimes and have ex-
tended an invitation to members
of other 'diet ,,cldbs and their
friends to join them,
The walk is set for Saturday,
May 15th from SDHE pith Brus-
Area PC's Name Officers
Area Progressive Conservatives 'held a meeting in the Legion 11M1 Thtirbdity evening to
elect municipal and poll chairmen' for the imminent Ontario election. Municipal chairmen
elected were (aboie,left to right) FrankPalconer, R.R. 5, Clinton, Tuckersmith Chairman;
William Dale, R.R.l, 'Clinton,+ the Hullett,Chal,rinan; The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Minister
of Highways and Transport for Ontario, Andrew Dunlop, chairman for Seaforth; Harry Johnston,
R.R.1, Dublin,. chairman for McKillop and Robert McKinley, M,P., who came from Ottawa as
a surprise guest at the meeting. (Staff Photo)
A $29,466 contract to build
a new bridge on .Concession 4
at sideroad 5 - 6 in Tuckersmith
was awarded to Facca Construc-
tion Company, Ltd., of R.R. 3,
• Maidstone, by Tuckersmith
TOwnship Council when it met in
regular Session on Tuesday night
at Brucefield.
The Facca tenders was the
,lowest of six received. The
second lowest tender was for
$31,775 and the highest $35,241.
• The estimated cost had been
$35,800.
Engineer ., Kenneth Dunn, of
H. -M.- Ross 8.r- Associates Ltd.
of Goderich who attended the
meeting, reported. the new span
is to be completed by Septem- '
ber 15. It will replace the old
• Sproat Bridge which had become
unsafe for heavy traffic.
Reeve Elgin Thompson and
Deputy Reeve Alex McGregor,
were re-appointed to represent
the township on the tourist coun-
cil of Midwestern Ontario De-
velopment Council.
Four building permits, were
issued - Wiliiani Weber; Louis
-„,,,McNichol; John Miller and Ross
Forrest.
Stewart Broadfoot, Fire Chief
of the Brucefield Fire Brigade,
attended the session to report
the old army truck purchased in •
Hear Members_
Seaforth Mayor Prank Sills
• presided at a Progressive Con-
servative area meeting in the
Seaforth Legion Hall 'Thursday
evening which, Doug. Freeman,
Clinton, riding president , ex-
plained was to allow • for' the
election ,,of pole chairmen and
• assistants.
Elmer Bell, of Exeter, who
conducted the election, said it
was the first meeting of its
kind. It was hoped that smaller
local meetings would eliminate
the confusion that results at one
large meeting.
• Robert McKinley. M,P. ,
unexpected guest from Ottawa
expressed his thanks for the
enthusiasm in eviiience in Huron
and Middlesex counties. • Noting
that the Liberals are in trouble"
r. McKinely said he WantS to
ye the P.C. party make the
untry and, Its people realize •
why things have been going down-
ward' an the government rather
than upward. "If we're not doing
our job you justi,let us know" he
advised his audience.
Hon. C. S. MacNaughton,
Huron MK), was introduced by
Mayor. Sills who explained that
Mr. MacNaughton, a native of
the west, had reversed the say-
ing, "Young man go west", when
he came east to Huron. Mr.
MacNaughton, recently named
MiniSter of Highways and of
Transport said he hoped the two
departments would soon be mer-
ged. . •
Mr. MacNaughton suggested
that, "the winds can change that
are blowing now." He pointed
out there are some 750,000 people
unemployed in Canada today. This
must change he said, add ing it
is a serious 'disgrace that such a'
situation has arisen.
mill for Federation of Agricul-
ture. •
Tax in Stanley Township will
be paid only once.this year, and
the due date is November 30. In
order to' eliminate collecting
taxes twice yearly,' the council
agreed to levy one mill on al
taxes to pay the interest on the
money needed to meet their hal
.yearly obligation to the Huron
Board of Education. All municip-
alities must remit their school
taxes twice yearly.
In other hbsiness at their
Monday night meeting, the council
adopted a resolution froM the
,city of St. Cathafines, asking the
provincial government to
withhold any further action
trwards regional government.
Two tenders for ,drai nage eon-
tracts were awarddd at the
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sels the destination,
Unlike most similar affairs
this walk is based on We honor
system. There are no check '
pointS and participants will
pledge to record honestly" how
many miles each walked,
problem is almost non-existant
were reluctant to support a pro-
gram which was going to cost
them more money at the local
level.
"If McKillop township had
industry in it like some of the
municipalities I don't think we'd
kick about 'county welfare,"
stated Allan Campbell, reeve of
McKillop. ,.We can look after
our own welfare problems effic-
iently."
.Reeve Paul Carroll, Goderich
said he felt it would be a
",regressive step" to turn down
county welfare just beoattse one's
own municipality did not have a
problem.
. "We are here to represent
50,000 people," said Reeve Car-
roll, "not only ,those people in
our municipality. We should be-
g for a uniform social
service equal to or surpassing
-the- -pro_vincial. standarci fpr_eur
people."
. "Let's try to keep cost down
as mech as possible," retorted
'Allan Campbell. "I'm not afraid
to bet that in three years time
we will be understaffed, in the
coulitY' welfare department and
the costs• could be $60,000' er
$65,000. Our revenue on the farm
Is not very big. Gentlemen, let'S
keep the costs to the taxpayers
down to a minimum."
Up Salaries
Members .of Huron county
Council voted themselves a raise
in pay for committee meetings
during , their April session and
also granted the Warden of the
county $800 ehltra per annum as
well as an expense account.
Effective July 1 this .year,
councillors will receive $28.50
per day ear committee meetings,
a 7 1/2 percentr ificrease over
their present wage scale, $25
per day. 'Provisions were also
made for an annual review of
committee pay.
Also effective July 1, the
warden's honorarium will be
hiked from $1200 to $2000. He
will also receive an expense
account for "legitimate public
relations expenses" paid out on
behalf otthe county.
It was agreed however, that
the warden's victory party in
January will remain the incoming
warden's own responsibility,
"He is the victor, that night'
he is the victim," quipped Clerk
John Berry.
Reeve Elgie, Thompson of
Tuckersmith urged council not to
approve th.e raise for county
councillors -:14, this time.
This is not a good time to
go for a rise in pay," advised
'Reeve Thompson, "It should be
considered a privilege to serve
on county courldii. The federal
government didn't set a good
example and I don't think we'd
be sett ing a good example'
either." ,
Reeve Paul Carroll, Goder-
ich, said that while he considers
it a real privilege to repreSent
GodeXich and Work for the people
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"I agree with the Reeve of
Goderich," stated Derry Boyle,
Exeter reeve. "We're here for
the whole county, If we're not,
we might as well stay at home and
look after our own municipal-
ities."
The reeve from Grey, Charles
Thomas, ,noted he was in favor of
the county welfare plan in prin-
ciple but he was not satisfied. ,
he said, with the taxing system.
"Paying on an assessment
McKillop Township Council
meeting in ,Winthrop Monday
awarded a contract for the Hoegy brain to Gordon Clarke & Sons,
R.R. 3, Mitchell.
The' Clarke -fetid-et' IiiWaSt
of four, 'was for $4,650 for the
28,936-foot open drain. Work
will be started as soon as weather
permits.
Robert Nicholson Construct-
ion Company of R.R.1, Sebring-
vine, was awarded the contract
for the 38,596-foot McCallum-
Winthrop Improvement Drain for
$5,550. It was the lowest of
four 'tenders for the open drain.
Crowds of Seaforth shoppers
were greeted with a 'bright new
store Thursday afternobn as
Anstett Jewellers Ltd. opened
its doors,
Mayor F. C, J. Sills officiated,
at a short •' ribbon, , cutting,
ceremony at p.m. to officikily
.open the modern shopping
facility. •
Mayor Sills said that Seaforth
could be justifiably proud of the
new store. "It is certainly an
impressive addition to our new
main street and I hope that it
may serve' as an inspiration to
other merchants who may be
planning improvements."
Anstetts celebrated the open-
ing by giving away roses•to the
first 100 ladles in the4 store on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
They also had several surprise
door prites which were given out
on 'Thursday afternoon. The
Is Named DDG
Seaforth Lion
Orville Oke was, acclaimed
dlstj-ict deputy governor of Wong
clubs in region 3 at the annual
spring rally in Brussels Wednes-
day night.
He succeeds George Mutter
of Brussels. Lou,is Willert of
Zurich was elected zone chair-
man for region three south and
Charles Shaw is zone chair-
man for region 3 north.
More than 130 members of
the 13 clubs in region 3 attended
the rally including 26 members
from -the Seaforth Lions Club.
Mr. Oke, 'who is secretary of
the Seaforth Club; is a past
president and a former zone
chairman.
basis ,it is almost guaranteed
we'd spend more than OUT Share
in Grey," stated Reeve Thomas.
"I'd like to vote In favor ,of
• county welfare if it didn't put
us at a disadvantage because
of the taxing system. 'I would
like to see it pro-rated on a
population basis."
Reeve Gordon' Hess, who
chairs the Executive Committee
which brought in the recommen-
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Work is to be completed 'by
July 30, 1971.
Court of Revision was held on
the Hoegy Drain prior to opening
the tenders. There were no • —appeals. ---- _
Council approved payment on
accounts totalling
N,377.67 and road accounts
'for $1,957.10.
Payment of $175 was approved'
as lyIcKillop's share in th re-
cently purchased used truck
chassis for the water tanker by
the Blyth District Fire. Area
Board. McKillop's share is 5%,
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celebration included a live radio
broaftast froM the new store.
The three store chain, which
also haS outlets in Clinton and
Walkerton, has operated a store
in Seaforth since 1961.
Rec Committee
Plans Walkathon
Seaforth Recreational Com-
mittee is planning a Walkathon
on May 29th as a means of
raising funds with which to assist
a maintenance' program at the
arena according to the secretary,
Mrs. M. Whitman,
Details are being worked out
and should be available next week
she said.
government; and $333,27 for mis-
cellaneous which includes Aus-
able Conservation Authority levy
and fire costs in the township..
Installation costs for water
to residences in Egmondville will.
be increased as of now to $200
from $125, while corhmercial
users will be required to pay
$300 - up $100 from $200 charged
previously.
Like the Montreal-Chicago
hoc keyteams who went into over-
time Tuesday night, so did council
members who debated the
Tuckersmith water system prob-
lems until 1:20 0..,m.
providing water to isolated
new homes without increasing
service charges to present users
was •'one of the chief concerns.
Cancer Gifts
Short of Goal
While there has been a sub-
stantial response to the appeal
of the local unit of the Cancer
Society, many additional gifts
are required before the objee,
dye. of $.2.,000 is' met if accord:
ing tO R. J. Spittal, • campaign
chairman.
. Mr. Spittal„ said receipts to
date total $1,441.--
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1943 for the Water tanker was in
need of being replaced. Council
named I Reeve Thompson and
Councillors" Ervine Sillery and
Cleave Coombs to represent
Tuckersmith, waiah shares
equally the costeonhe Bruce-
field Fire Department 'with
Stanley Township, to inspect .a
used truck chassis which Mr.
Broadfoot considered might be
a suitable replaCernent,
Mr. Broadfoot said he had
already contacted Stanley Towle.
ship, and was awaiting the de-
'cision of that council. He es-
timated the share of the truck
chassis would amount to $1,600'
for Tuckersmith.
• Membersfof Council will at-
tend the Huron County ,Municipal
Officers Association meeting in
Londe bor on May 18, hosted'
by Hulle t Township this year.
Council endorsed a St. Cath-
arines resolution that asked the
Government that no more reg-
ional governments be set 'up in ,
other areas until a crit-
ical examination be made
of those set•••up in the Niagara
and other parts of Ontario which
have basis faults in structure.
Accounts passed for payment
totalled $16,743,46 and include
$14,927.02 for roads, $848.69
for welfare; $634.48 for general
The entire morning and a
large part of the afternoon at .
the April ,session of Huron County
Council last Thursday was taken
up' with heated discussion con-,
cerning the pros and cons of a
county welfare system, but by
mid-afternoon council voted 20,
to 19 in favor ,of the system
which will take welfare matters
out of the hands of the local
manicipalities and put all resi-
dents on the same basis as far
as welfare is concerned.
First estimates are that the
plan will cost the county be-
tween $30,000 and $40,000 per
annum depending on the size of
the staff engaged. Of this money,
50 percent would be refunded
by the Province of Ontario
making the net, cost to the rate-
payers of Huron County $15,000
to $20,000.
The recorded vote showed I
—dine ifi faVO-r—of tounty-w re-
were Warde n Jack Alexander,
John Baker, Derry Boyle, Paul
Cirroll (2), Frank Cook, Cecil
Desjardine, Joe Dietrich, Gerry
Ginn, David Gower (2), Gordon
Hess, Harold Lobb, Robert
Lyons, D. R. MacGregor,
McCirtcheon, Doug McNeil, Ed.
Oddlelfson, Charles Thomas and
Harold Wild.
Those 'opposed were George.
}a aline,. Allan Campbell, Bill
Elston, Lloyd • Ferguson, John
Flannery, Hugh Flynn, Eugene
Frayne, Elmer Hayter, Lloyd
Hendrick, „ Joe Hoffman, Alec
McGregor, Everett McIlwain,
Anson McKinley, Ken McMichael,
. Roy Pattison, Girvin Reed,
,Harold Robinson and Elgin
Thompson.
Discussion showed that the
gileatest welfare problem is in
the urban areas of the county
where people come seeking jobs
"and other,services. Many rural
representatives who come from
mueicipalities where the welfare
-Twin Calves
Vandals Force
Lobby Closing
Continued' vandalism which
has occurred over recent week-
ends has made it necessary to
close the lobby of Seaforth Post
Office from Saturday until Mon-
, day morning.
As a convenience to' box
holders, the post office depart-
ment some time ago arranged
to have lobbies open to the publid
on a 24 hour a day, seven days
a week basis.
Thomas Wilbee, custodian of
the building said damage included
littered floors and scratched and
smeared walls covered with ob-
Scene messages. ,
Will 'Rely On Honesty
In Walkathon Test -
LMcKilloi3 Settles on
Drain 'Contracts
OPEN NEW STORE
Anstett Jewellers Ltd. operfed an impressive nevi store on Seaforth's Main Street Thursday.
afternoon. Shown above at the ribbon cutting ceremony are (left to right) Jim Ansfett, manager
of the chain's Walkerton Store, JOhn Anstett, of Clinton, Mayor F. C. J. Sills , who performed
the ribbon cutting and Ray Anstett, who is the manager of the new Seaforth store. (Staff Photo)
Council Ceremony Opens New
Members Store In Seaforth
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