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The Huron Expositor, 1971-09-23, Page 1One-and-a-half-year-old Jeffrey Wilbee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wllbee of R.R.1, Dublin, is one boy who knows the policeman is his friend following this year's fall fair. Above, Seaforth Police Chief Gordon Hulley shares his pie and ice cream with Jeffrey as Dad looks- on. (Staff Photo) Two More Candidates in Field A s Grits, Tories Nominate Arrange. Transport Five deaf students from Huron County will have free transporta- tion weekly to and from the School for the Deaf at Milton following a board of education decision Monday evening. Western Dispatch Company of Owen Sound will provide the necessary* vehicles and drivers and the Service will begin Friday, September 24. However, the exact cost of the venture still is not known. According to the information the board received from a repre- sentative of the Company, a figure of $2{1.90 per student in Huron -County per month has' been set but this quote is tentative because that ratelr-based-on-the-ossump-,- Mrs: James Keys, R.R.1, Seaforth,. who was named Senior Homemaker follow- ing judging exhibits at Seaforth Fair on Thursday. * Whole No. 5402 I nth Year S4Igitlee IS ocrits First Section — Pages 1 - 8 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1971 — 16 Pages $000 A. Tear jlt Mriange SDHS to Feature Express Line Lunches - Pupils . Gain When Area Parents, Board Give ClearancelPeciai Areas teria. These included; meals should be ,served at cost; hot soup or hot chocolate would be suffi- cient; let the town students carry their lunches, just as the rural students do; leave out french fries because of diet and strong odor; prtces are too high; why , not like Clinton cafeteria at 55 cents a meal? The Clinton High School can get a full cObrse meal for 50 cents.. Can the town mothers not make lunches the same as we in the country have done for years? I„ think our children are as healthy;I think it is a fine idea for those who can About 80 percent of Ontario exports to the United States will u escape the 10 percent surcharge imposed by President Nixon, D'arcy McKeough, treasurer and minister of economics, said in Goderich Friday night. „ He was speaking to about. 300 persons attending-- a Progres- sive Conservative nomination meeting which named Transpor- tation and Communications Min- ister Charles MacNaughton, of Exeter, to again defend Huron riding in the October 21 provin- cial election. ' Mr. McKeough said the out- look is not as black as Liberal leader Robert Nixon believes and added referring again to the U.S. s urcharge, "every other major trading partner' of the U.S. will be hit veiT'—ni-Ii-CTinarcj y-t surcharge than Ontario." The recent decision by Japan to float its currency will "Help enormously" towards shortening. the period of time the U.S. sur- charge remains in- effect. "Ontario will benefit from a healthy performance by the U.S. economy as our exports will rise, creating more job oppor- tunities and higher income." But he warned that the pro- vincial economy will require close monitoring, and promised; "When steps are necessary,they will he taken by the Davis govern- ment." "One glance at the Liberal front benches and you can rea. llze there is not even enough talent or imagination on it for even one single game of soli- taire.'' . Mr. McNaughton was nom- inated' by Seiforth Mayor F. C. J. Sills, the nomination was seconded by Exeter. Councillor Helen Jermyn.• Mr, 'MacNaughton was mini- ster of highways in 1962, be-" came, provincial treasurer in 1966, a ;post he held for five years until that position was given Mr. McKeough by Prem- ler Davis. , Mr. MacNaughton then was appointed as minister pf transport and communicat- ions. Mr. MacNaughton was first elected in a byelection in 1958. of the Fair, Jane Sills of Seaforth, receives from Miss Dominion of Canada following the at Seaforth Fair on Friday. consuming job and would increase the workload .in the office." Harold Kinsley, Superinterk- said the lists would become HopeleSsly out of date very quickly" because-staff members are constantly updating their qualifications. He estimated well over 100 amendments each year. Mrs. Zinn's request was put to a vote and the motion-was .defeated. The board, however, did request lists of the names of all • staff . members as well as their position. • These lists are already being published by the administrative staff, the board learned.' Included with these lists will be a copy of all salary schedules in effect in the county School system. If our communication is going to be of the top degree, we have to know our staff," pqinted out the Chairman, Bob Elliott. The cafeteria at Seaforth Dis- trict High School is to have an express line which will serve • hamburgs, hot dogs, french fries, sandwiches, soup, etc. A report presented to the board of education at Monday evening's meeting by Seaforth 'Principal, L. P. Plumsteel, showed that 322 parents voted in fayour of the express line and • only 28 said they wouldn't want it. Several interested sugges- tions were offered by parents regarding the preparation and sale of food in the Seaforth cafe- The Queen congratulations judges decision Considerable discussion was heard at Monday evening's meet- ing of the Huron County Board of Education following a request by Mrs. Marion Zinn for each boar , * member to have a -list of the names of all staff members in the employ of the board, some information about each including their category if a teacher, their salary and the number of years with the board. Mrs. Z inn feltthis was impor, * tent information which should be at the fingertips of all board members. She said, it would be the only way ghe could think of that board members could be- come familiar with the staff Members. Director of Education John o Cochrane said that if the lists would prove some useful purpose for board menibers, he and his staff wpuld be happy to oblige. "However, if it is for curiosity only," continued Mr. Cochrane, Must warn you it is a time- 0 Found Guilty On Charges 0 Fines totalling $6200 were levied in provincial judges court at Goderich Tuesday when Judge H. Glenn Hays found Clifford J. Petrie guilty on six- charges, four of them dealing with false statements on income tax re- turns. Mr. Petrie, an employee of Robert "Bell Industries Ltd., Selforth was given 60 days to pay the fine by Judge Glenn' Hays. The alternatIve to the fine was a total 18 months in jail. Mr. Petrie was charged with * evasion' of income tax • on $31,100 income between Jan- uary, 1966, and April 1970; four separate charges of making false statementson income tax returns; and a charge of making false or deceptive entries in the records # of Robert Bell Industries by falsifying payrolls records of the company. He pleaded not gUilty when the, case was heard on May 18" last. afford to buy; some profits from school projects should be used to subsidize lunches; cafeteria would be especially welcome during exams. Cost of equipment to imple- ment the plan was •estimated at $1342.26. At Seaforth Public School, the, purchase cost of equipment for the new premises totals $19,655.56 , lower tthan the esti- mated, $24,511,86. Equipment for the Industrial Arts shop total- led $13,700.58; additional equip- ment (furniture, etc.) $5,254.98; and miscellaneous equipment be about e same as last Year, gate receipts were up slightly secretary James Keys said, This increase reflected a more effective ticket collection arrangement, President Dick suggested. Friday's program got under way at 12:30 p.m. with a parade of about 650 school children; the first five contestants of the Queen Wellington, Perth, Dufferin, Bruce and Grey will all come into the plan as well. „ Should one or more .of these counties. decide •against paying transporta- • tion for their deaf students, the, cost to Huron County could rise slightly. At the moment, firm commit- eients have been given by Bruce, Grey and Huron. A special feature of this ser- vice will be that the students are delivered to their doors intime for dinner Friday evening and' picked up for the return trip early Sunday afternoon. It was also pointed out that since a special 64-passenger bus has been arranged for this route only, the schedule can be changed to" suit special situations, such as weather and' school activities, etc. Huron's five stiments are situated in Egmondville, Clinton, Blyth, Londesboro and Goderich. (filmstrips, records) $600. Due to the low density of population in Huron County, night school classes will have a minimum starting enrolment of 10 this year, approved by the De- partment of Education. The salary for teachers. of evening classes will be the same as last year, $8 per hour. New teachers hired are Terry Bullen, South Huron DHS; Mrs. Abby Cheung, Central Huron; and Miss Patricia Ciebien and Henry P. Vervoorn, F. E. Madill SS, Wingham. Special fund raising programs, helped boost the donations to the Hurdn Unit of the Canadian Can- cer Society in 1971, the unit's annual meeting learned Monday night in Clinton. Exeter and Goderich branches of the unit were top money makers. Norman whiting, chair- man of the Exeter branch cam- paign was presented with a Caduceus pin for his hard work. The Exeter campaign com- mittee systematically set up a new plan for canvassing ruraV townships in its area this year, as well as canvassing in Hansen, Exeter and Grand Bend. This, plus the results of a,bike-a-thon, brought donations of $7,500. for Ken Duncan of Usborne Twp. will carry the Liberal banner in the forthcoming provincial elec- tion. Mr. Duncan who was runner- up at ,a well attended nominat- ion meeting in Hensall Public School Monday night agreed to assume the nomination when CHARLES MacNAUGHTON Win Prizes Winners of draws held in connection with the Seaforth Fall Fair last week included:- Eastern Star —quilt - Elmer Dow, Staffa. Vincent Farm Equipment Ltd. - MOdel Combine - Jim Knudsen. Hospital Auxiliary - rug - Wm. Pinder. Hildebramf's Paint ' and Paper - $25. value voucher for .Wallpaper . Mrs. Elsie Di ns more. Frank Phillips - family por- trait - Nancy Van Dooren, H.R. 5, Seaforth. Seaforfh W. 1. - hind made quilt - Frank Lamont, Seaforth; Fancy Cushion - Mrs. Jack Murphy. Seaforth Co-Op - Pig Star- ter - Darlene Henderson; Oil - Mrs. Hugh McPherson; Anti- freeze - Clifford J. Aikens, R. R. 41, Fullarton. Norton Irwin, the other candi- date, indicated to the associa- tion executive that foz: personal ' reasons" he was withdrawing. .plOyed by., •BOise-Cascade at A former teacher, he is ern- Hensall, The meeting nominated five persons but all withdrew except Mr. Duncan and Mr. Irwin. Those withdrawing were Don.,Oesch, 18 year old student from Z.urich, Paul Steckle of Stanley Tpwnship, and Howard Aitkens, Goderich. ," Mr. Duncan, who is 48, is a well known Usborne farmer and operates a 250 acre farm„ in the eastern area of the township. Featuring beef and dairy cattle and hogs,„ his farm - a century farm - was established by his great great grandfather. ' Active in the community he . -served on Ilshorne Council for six years and at present is a member`" Of the Upper Thames Conservat- ion Authority. A long time Liberal, he was a cousin of the late James G. Gardiner, former federal minister of agriculture and premier ' of Saskatchewan. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, his wife is the former Dorothy Miller of Hibbert,' have a family of three, Floyd, 24, Janice, Mrs. Don Richardson of Stratford and Shiela, 10, a pupil at Usborne Central School.. The Duncans attend Thames Road United CHheunrscah.l were conveyed by Church. Greetings from the Village of l councillor Paul Neilands. Mr. Neilands expressed the regrets, of Hensall Reeve John Baker who was unable to attend the meeting. He went on to say that he feared the actions of the present government in imple- menting the County School Board System might well mean' the end "of such excellent smaller schools as the ;one in which you are meeting tonight (Hen- son Public School)"., Dr. Morgan SMith of Hayfield introduced the guest' speakei, Murray Gaunt, Liberal MPP for • Huron-Bruce, the riding framed- I lately. to the north of Huron. In his remarks, Mr. Gaunt attt eked the centralizing tenden- cies of the present government, (Continued on Pain) was re-eledted president of the county unit. Due to illness, she was unable to attend the meeting. Vice-presidents are Gordon Richardson and C. A. Archibald, Secretary will be Mrs. Gordon Rathwell and Treasurer Lorne Salzmran. Campaign chairman for 1971- 72 is William Barlow, Goderich, and assistants are Mrs. Douglas Andrews and Elrock,Olde, Clinton. Named conveners were Dr. C. F. boorly and J. Howard Aitken, both of " Goderich; Cathefin Plumtree, Mrs. Douglas Bartliff, Mrs. LorneSalzman and , Mrs. Harvey C. Johnson, Clint, and Mrs. Joseph McConnell, forth. the F.xeter campaign, more than 200 per cent of last ye'ar's total. Mr. Whiting said the branch was -aiming for $10,000. next year. Goderich branch also had pro- ceeds from a bike-a-thon orga- nized by two Goderich women; Mrs. Don Shortreed and Mrs. Shirley Keller. The projeCt netted $2,300, for the Goderich branch. The branch also re- ceived the proceeds of collec- tions taken during non 7.clenomina- tional church services held during the near at Pine Lake Camp, near Hayfield. Speaker at the meeting was Donald S. Brandt, of London, field secretary of the Canadian Cancer Society, _Board Retects Plea . • For Details of Staff Perfect weather attracted a crowd estimated at 6000 to Seaforth's 126thannual fall fair on Friday. Actually the weather was too good, President Earl hick said. Many area farmers stayed home to harvest beans rather than attend the fair. ----Whilete-e-rowci_appeared to 6,000 Attend Fair Despite Good Harvest Weather tiod that the counties df best in the summary. . of the Fair competition; Miss Dominion of Canada, Lana Drouillard; and a number of floats. The parade was led,by the Seaforth District High Scli6o1 Girls Trumpet Band. Jane Sills, 18, Seaforth, daughter of Mayor Frank and Mrs. Sills and sponsored by Vincent Farm Equipment was ch5-gen—Qi.feen—of fire Fair ~vith— Ruth Anne Dunlop, sponsored by Read's Shoes as runner-up. Both girls are Grade 13 students at Seaforth District HIGH School. Opening ceremonies on Thursday evening attracted- a large audience to see the Fair, officially opened by Miss Dom- inion of Canada 1971, Lana Drouil- lard. Huron Junior Farmers were featured in a. variety program Championships • announced Thursday included: Mrs.James Keys, R.R.1, Seaforth, senior homemaker; Miss Miriam Nott, R.R. 4, Clinton, junior home- maker; Mrs. R. S. Aikens, R.R.1, Dublin, over-all ladies' winner. Races featured the Friday .program. Results were: Piper Fin 'Lighter 1 4; Hylan Mary 7 1; Sabatone 2 2; Scotts Boy 3 3;' Fin Scott 4 5; Timber- lane Count 5 6; Miss Harmony Grafton 6 '7. 'times 2.15 and 2.14 4/5. CLASS A PURSE $200. 'True. Time 1 1; Mary Aim J 2 2; Wayne Express 3 3; Sally B. Barnes 4 4; Little Art 5 5; Mable Gratton 6 6; Mr. Toy Towne 7 '7. Times 2.12 and 2.11 2/5. Mac lean Flowers of Seaforth. donated two coolers. One to Piper Fin Lighter in the Class B event and to True Time in --the Class A.,__event for standing Tile Seth:WM well-drilling firm of W. D. Hopper & Sons hit a big one Tuesday while drilling a 12-inch well for the Village of Hensall about 1/4 mite east,of,the village. They hit a gravel vein at 54 feet which is producing 20,000 gallons of water an hour. The new well, will triple the capaelty of the Hensall Waterworks. Above, Jit'n Hopper (left), Lorne Archer, of The Hensall P,U.C., and Jim Nixon of Seaforth, who is employed by Hoppers, watch the flow from the new well. (Staff Photo) For Smoking Goderich District Collegiate Institute remains the only high school in Huron County where the students are not permitted to smoke on the school grounds following a decision at Monday evening's board of education meeting in Clinton. Board members. agreed to permit the students at. Central Huron Secondary School to esta- blish a recreation area to the west of4,he school and it is understood that smoking will be permitted there. Chairman of the board, Robert Elliott, said he hqped the rate- payers would not interpret this to mean that the board of education approved of students smoking. However, the chairman pointed out that in many cases, parents have not been able to pursuade their children to stop Smoking and he felt the school board would have no better luck, especially since students are presently using the sidewalk immediately in front of CHSS as a smoking area anyway. Trustee John Henderson, Mc- .....1_0111ap,..hsaid he approved of the recreationarealirthe -school'but-, asked that the board encourage the students not to smoke there. "I'm not going to interfere with their plans," he stated, "but as a board member I don't like to see it passed as a smoking areal*" Dr. Alex Addison, Clinton, disagreed. He said the area was to be established as a park area to be maintained by the students. "I think it is a good idea to turn this over to the students and let them run it themselves,',' Dr. Addison said. "We've got to give them some responsibility. We can't say Thou shalt not smoke. I don't think we can stop these .kids from smoking. I couldn't stop mine. I had quite a time to ,stbp myself from smoking." "I don't know where board jurisdiction begins and ends,"t „said the chairman, "but I 'do know 'this came to the board for decision." . "It's a project in itself," argued Dr. 'Addison.- - "Maybe park management will become a new subject here. If we supress these things and not let them do a darn thing, how arelhey going to learn?" Discussion showed that three of the five high schools-Wingham, Seaforth and Exeter' - had defined smoking areas on the school property already. . Goderich --Priac al hehn Stringer is the only principal in the—COMity-who-- - has not given permission for' the- student body to smoke on the school grounds - or even on the sidewalks adjacent to the school. "" "If --principals have the Management of the grounds in their jurisdiction and the say about smoking, one wonders why this came before the board at all," • stated George Parsons, Goderich. Director of. Education John Cochrane reminded the . board that 18-year olds are -now adults by provincial government de- cision. "They're adults too, the same as the teachers," noted Mr. Cochrane., "They will say that the teachers sploke-iri the school so why can't they.". • ,The chairman quipped that the ultimate solution might be to have the teachers smoke on the re- creation area too. Trustee John Broadfoot, Brucafield, claimed that since the students were smoking in front of the school-, it would be in the interest of safety to remove them to a recreatiowarea off the 'roadside. "All you need is one hotrod going up the street in front of the high school and you could have several less smokeA," he noted. A recorded vote showed that only two board members - John Henderson and Mrs. Marion Zinn (Continued on Page 2) He told the meeting that 65 per cent of the funds raised by the unit campaigns go to,.research into a cure for cancer. Five per cent goes into the cost of the campaign, five per cent for overhead and 25 per 'cent for ser- vice to patients and education. He said 30,000 people would die of cancer in Canada this year and said the ultimate goal of the cancer society ever since Its founding in the 1930's has been the eradication of the disease. The immediate goal is to help those inflicted with the disease. Mr. Brandt predicted that • someday there would be a 1)r. Salk of cancer. , Mrs.' M, W. Durst of Clinton, Pt Report Increase in Cancer Society Revenues