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The Huron Expositor, 1971-12-02, Page 1• Wale Na. 5412 112th Year won 0110,9 P9Pte! 2Q' CrItS A Teq fn Atralice SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971 — 12 Pages Hydro Announces OOP ago NM Nuclear Pp*el' for Seafor The council 'for exceptional children named officers at a dinner meeting in Seaforth Thursday. The chapter was formed in November of last year. 'A number of area people involved in the organization chatted with president, elect, Miss' Helen Videau of Goderich following the meeting. They are (left) John Talbot, Miss Videau, Mrs. Robert J. Doig, Mrs. Harold Nicholson and John Vintar. (Staff Photo) Brussels Pollution Problem Concerns Huron Councillors Escapes When Car year. Dr. Mills said that rabies usually follows a 10 year cycle and travels in a Circular fash- ion. lie estimated that Huron County's turn was upcoming shortly with the peak coming in about two years. • A loss of about $8.,000 during 1971 was reported by farmers in, Huron who lost cattle. Dr. Mills indicated this,figure could certainly climb as the incl.:Knee of rabies increased and he sug- gested it is entirely possible the members of County council should be looking into the feas- ibility of a county-wide bovine vaccination program against rabies. • The cost of the program, stated Or. Mills, would riot be prohibitive, it would be carried • out on^a strictly volunteer basis. Small animals, particularly pets, are vaccinated now in the 'county free of charge and more and more people are taking ad- vantage of this service, said ' Dr. Mills. There was a 17 per cent overall increase in attend-- ance at the clinics this year with 6,331 animals being vac- cinated against 5,378 last year. "Rabies is treatable," said Dr. Mills. "It is preventable." Reeve Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh, said that as a farmer who has lost money through rab- ies, the government compensa- tion offered for "the loss does nearly cover. He felt a county- wide vaccination program should be studied. During the questioning, it was learned that the rabies vaccine must be administrated by a vet- erinarian .and cannot be given by the farmer as are some other types of vaccine. Present $75. To Lions Club A gift of $75 was presented to the Seaforth Liops Club by the Girls Softball Association at a recent meeting of the,club. The money is to be tisecrfor improvements at the Lions Park Where the girls teams play. The club made arrangerrients for Its annual visit to Huronview which this year will take place on Sunday, December 19th. PVC Plans Decoration Contest For Christmas Seaforth Public Utility Corti- mission once more will sponsor a Christmas contest for the best decorated home in Seaforth, Manager Walter Scott said this week. ' The Commission , ,as has been the case in recent years, is offering three prizes. Judging will be carried out by representatives of the Sea- forth Chamber of Commerce and will commence on Monday, ,December 20th and will be com- pleted on the' 22nd. It Is hoped it will be possible to announce winners In the Christmas issue of the Expositor. Mr. Scott said P.U.C. staff are busy getting their own decorations in shape.' The Commission looks after .Main Street and the- Town 'Hall, in- cluding a Christmas tree in front of the hall. • Trade was brisk a t the annual bazaar sponsored by the CWL Of St. James Church Saturday afternoon. The annual 'event which featured a variety of booths and afternoon tea realized over $600.00. (Photos by Mkt" 13411) 4 • * • • Power from the Douglas . Point, nuclear power development will flow to the Seaforth trans- former station with the com- pletion of additional transmission Reconsider Proposal To Raze Walls Davidson, planning dlrector,went from $13,000 to $13,500 and his assistant, planning technician Nicholas Hill will receive an extra $500 per annum bringing his earnings to $7,700. The Administrator atHuron- •view, C.A.Archibald, will re= ceive $12,006 this year, $500 more than last year. County librarian Ethel Dewar will receive $11,100 this year, an increase of $500. A Similar increase was approved for county development Officer Spence Cum- mings who goes from $10,000 to $10,500. Ray Scotchmer, curator of Huron County Museum, received a raise of t$800 to $7,000; Mrs. F. Nanz, a $300 increase to $4',400; and R. Pfrinemer, another museum employee, was raised to $2.35 per hour. Caretakers received raises, too, including Jim Sheardown" who received $500 annually •to bring him to $7,200; and $300 each per 'annure to three others: D. Dalton at $5,800; M. Mac- Aulay, $5,400; and D. Lynn, $5,400. The Construction Safety In- spector; Everett Smith, received an increase of $258. per annum, for a total salary of $6,300. Train Crsh Douglas G. Scrimgeour, 27, Blyth, miraculously escaped ser- ious injury when the station wagon he was cirtving was in collision with a CPR freight train at a level railway crossing on County Road 8, one mile south of Auburn Tuesday afternoon. Visibility was reported poor as it was snowing at the time of the accident and the road was slippery. The station wagon skid- ded 60 feet before the left front corner of the car was struck by the right front of the train. The station wagon was dragged 75 feet before, it tumbled down an em- bank .m ent. • The train was en route from Goderich to Hamilton while the station wagon, owned by George Radford Construction , Limited, Blyth, was headed north. Con- stable Ray Primeati of the Sea-, forth detachment OPP, estimated damage to the 1971 station wagon at $3,000 and• to the train about $200. Mr. Scrimgeour received minor injuries described as' -- " a bump on the top of his head". Maybe the walls arbund the exercise yards at the Huron County altyJI:ail won't be coming down after Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll asked county council to recon- sider the plan ,I.nce the histor- ical building may indeed have value as a tourist attraction' in Hurorr."}iez suggested that some other alternative solution to the parking problem at the adminis- trative building and at the Child- ren's Aid Society should be sought, possibly in co-operation with the Town of Goderich. Chairman of the property committee, John Flannery, Reeve, of Seaforth, said some alterna- tive solution may have to be found. He Indicated the project of taking down the walls of two exercise yards (there are five) at the jail may pose problemsfor which. coun council had not originally bar- gaine d. Reeve Flannery said the cori- struction is such that-to remove a portion of the wall may entail a crumbling of other walls. Another problem has been the decision on how to relnove a portiOn of the wall without leav'- ing the remaining structure a kind of unpicturesque view "right there on Highway 21". The .matter is to be restud- ied by the committee. In the, . ta'eantime, plans are afoot to have representatives from the Department of Public Works and Co next property rrectionalServices committee the meeting since if work 'is under- taken it can be done under the Winter Works Program. • Planning. Director Gary, Davidson reported that Huron's Official plan has gone to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for endorsation. The Planning Board received 100 percent sup- port from the local councils for the document. Mr. Davidson said that Huron County is the first county in the Province of Ontario to submit an official' plan. "This is a significant mile- stone," he said. The executive committee of council reported it had 'inet with J.K. Jamieson of the Ontario Hospital Services Commistion and learned that no hospital pre- miums are used or actual grant purposes.. The grant program is .a separate program funded directly by the province, the committee was advised. Because of this, the county will reactivate the Hospital Re- serve Fund in the 1972 budget. Furthermore, the amount of money to set aside each year. Will be determined by the 1972 council at the time of preparing the budget. Scholarships 'have been awarded, each for $100 to the following students at the Univer- sity of Guelph: Raymond A. Mc- • Bride, RR 1, Varna; Robert J. Gibson, RR 4, Gorrie; Miss• Dianne D. Patterson, Seaforth;... Derek .(Rick) Ross Etherington, RR ensall, a student at Ridge- • town College of Agricultural Technology, also received a$100 scholarship. A report from county devel- opment officer Spence Cummings regarding the sale of -CFB Clin- ton was heard by county council. "It mai be 'realized- that this Is a 'Major project and it will take a couple of years to become established," said Cummings. Tuckermsith Reeve Elgin Thompson called the sale a "ter- rific shot in the arm for Tucker- smith" and Warden Jack Alexan- der said that Mr. Curninings', efforts over the past year are just "starting to bud out". ' Mr. Cummings indicated a renewed interest 4n the tourist industry in Huron as well as attracting Industry to individual municipalities. The Land DivisionCommittee reported it had approved 29 sev- erences; deferred 49; rejected 5; and closed out 2 with 16 pending. MOH Suggests County Wide Rabies Vaccinatio'n Pogram Reeve for the village of Brussels, Jack McCutcheon, ask- ed Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr: Frank Mills and sani- tation inspector Bill Empy during last Friday's sitting of Huron * County Countil to explain how his municipality was permitted to get into the predicament in which' it finds itself today. " Reeve McCutcheon was re- Recuperates The Rev. J. Ure Stewart, who has been conducting the services. at "Egmondville United Church, was assisted by Rev. T; E. Hancock, the minister of the church, on Suriday. ,Mr. Hancock is recuperating from a five month illness, during which he spent over three months in the hospital and underwent two serious oper- ations. He is gradually assum- ing his duties at the church and will be in charge of•the service next unday, speaking on the • subje t "Joy is Like The Rain". It may have been the Christ- mas spirit which gripped Huron County Council last Friday at its regularNovember session and probably the, last•one for thle yeas At any rate, several salary,, adjustments were made for Huron County officers although most of them were within, the five per- cent guidelines imposed. Only one salary hike was not approved as presented to council ,and the Huron County Road Com- mittee has bee n: asked to re- "' study its request for county en- gineer Jim Britnell. The proposal for a $500 increment and a $500 merit increase for a total of $1,000 annually was not passed. The present salary is $20,500, Salary increases were appro- ved for Administrator John • Berry and Deputy Clerk-Treasu- rer Bill Hanly:" Mr. Berry re- ceived an increase of $1,000 brieging his salary to, $16,500 and Mr. leanly gained another $1,000 as'well, hiking his annual earnings to $12,000. A bid for a further increase for each of these officers was turned down by recorded vote. Two county employees work- ing with the Huron Planning Board were given increases. Gary Members of Huro,n County Council were told at last Fri- day's regular November .meet- ing that it may •be prudent in the new year to give some thought eo inaugurating a- county-wide bovine vaccination program for rabies. The suggestion " followed a presentation by Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Frank Mills who said 1971's statistics showed four times as many incidents of rabies in 'cattle as in 1970 with 36 eases reported this year and only nine reported, cases last lines which Ontario Hydro of- ficials have announced. No firm progress dates have been suggested but officials said first power is expected in 1975 with completion in 1979. Township and county officials in Bruce and Huron counties met Thursday night in Wingham Leg- ion Hall with Ontario Hydro rep- resentatives to discuss propoSed routes for the transmission lines. They will carry power from the site of the new Bruce nuclear pier development into the pro- vincial power" grid and pro- vide additional service needed in the Seaforth area. While no decision s have been widths and lengths will link up with a 500,000-volt network now being expanded across southern Ontario. First section of the new line will run In a southeasterly dir- ettlort 16 miles from the Bruce site to Bradley Junction. The Leaf Fan Makes $5. As they were returning by air from a trip to the west coast following their recent golden wedding anniversary, Mr. . and Mrs. Wm. Cleary were seated beside a resident of British Columbia. An avid supporter of the Toronto Maple Legs, Mrs. Cleary lost no time in making comparisons between the Lea?s . and Vancouver Canucks which she admits were favorable 'to the west coast team. The tits-. cussion ended with a bet of $5"' on the outcome of, one of the scheduled games. Mrs. Cleary was reminded of the encounter when she receiv- ed a letter from B. A. Morton, Pitt Meadows, B.C, enclosing $5. and a note acknowledging she knew her hockey. right-of-way needed is 1,255feet in,.width. The line then turns south to Winghanr, a distance of about 27 miles. It will lihk up with a new transformer station to 'be _built east of Wingham and the right-of-way needed will be 610 feet wide. The third section, 25 miles ' long, to carry a single tower line; will extend,from the Wing- ham transformer station to Hydro's existing Seaforth trans- former station. It will be 120 feet wide and the right of way will extend across Morris and In his column 'The Outdoor Scene" which is a regular !eature of the Escondido (Cal.) Daily Times, Larry Littlefield tells how a former Seaforth resident has •been named a member of the Scientific Anglers' Hall of Fame. Harold Free well known as an 'enthusiastic fisherman dur- ing the years he was.in Seaforth, has bee n In California for a number of years where he has continued to take part in the sport. - The Littlefield column which feat red a picture of Mr. Free follows; "Harold Free of EsCondido, a fly fisherman who would rather travel 2,148 miles to do' his angling, received notice this, eek that he has been elected to the Scientific Anglers' Hall of Fame for his catch of a 15 -pound, six-ounce steelhead trout Sept, 13,1970, out of the Kispiox River in British Columbia, Canada. Free was one of eight anglers similarly honored for steelhead catches, which qualified by having used Air Cel or Wet Cel fly lihes. A distinguished board of judges takes into consideration the waters where, the winners' trophy fish. are taken and Free was presented with a sterling silver award pin, a certificate and a shoulder patch. Free has gone to the Kis- piox River for four years and he plans to return in 1972 fb go after an even bigger steelhead. He 'caught what he estimated to be a 20-pounder, but lost it trying to • get it to the beach. There will be at least two reeves fromHuron County in competition' for the Warden's chair in s1972. They are Reeve Elmer Hayter, Stanley Township w,ho will make his second try in two years, and Reeve Roy Patti- son, East Wawanosh. A third reeve who was expecz•- ted to enter the fray, Reeve Hugh Flynn, Hullett, told council he will not enter the race this year. He said that because of com- mitments at his home, he would not'be able-to be a candidate, but, he expressed satisfaction that two men, one from the north McKillop townships to the trans- ' former station; east of Seaforth in Tuckersitlitie. The Purpose of the Wingham meeting according to Hydro rep- resentative• was to famillariae township and county officials with the cverall plan. In the near future discussions • in greater de- tail 'will be held with the indiv- idual ,townships to obtain their approval in princip le for routes through their respective munic- ipalities. The new Bruce station is to generate 3,200,000 kilowatts from four nuclear units. In going for the big ones, Free estimates the angler must be able to cast his fly 90 Gi 100 feet. Free uses a ScientifiC Anglers' rod, but ties his own flies. Free is a member of the San Di ':o Fly Fisherman's Club, which meets every 'Sunday at' the Morley Field pool in San Diego between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. "I can't understand why there aren't more Escondido people there," Free said. "We meet to help other anglers and we can teach them correct methods and 'show them the right equipment to use. Membership is „ not ex- „pensive and a fellow can gain a great deal by dropping by.” and one from the 'south, would be competing. "I don't like to see an accla- elation for Warden," stated Reeve Flynn. Reeve Pattison,' a five-year` veteran of county -council,, told his associates it has been 52 years since there has been a Warden from' East Wananosh. Each of the new members to county Council this year had an opportunity to speak at the close of, the session on Friday. Each commented on the fine hospita- , lity to be y. ,found at the count level of geVernrnent. /erring to the fact that the village of Brussels has been singled out as one community along the Mait- land River which is believed to be seriously contributing to the ,pollution of that stream. "How come 'we're been allowed to get in this condition?" asked McCutcheon. "Have we not had a• health unit in the county for years?" McCutcheon suggested that had the Huron County Health. Unit insisted upon the cleanup of ..problems as, they arose in the village of brussels, there would pot be such a tremendous pro, • blem to be faced now. He indi- cated there were people in Brussels who had totally ademiate sewage systems and would pro- bably now be forced to suffer finahcially along with those: villagers whose septic systems have not been up to standara. A municiap sewage treat- ment system has been suggested for Brussels, McCutcheon said. He ,asked Dr. Mills 1.f the,Huron County Health Unit could offer no other solution. , Dr. Mills told council and Reeve McCutcheon that counts taken in the Maitland River above Brussels, at Brussels and below Brussels showed pollutionr-was entering the stream at Brussel's.' He said the Huron County Health Unit would co-operate. in every way possible to seek an alter- native solution but he indicated there may be no permanent so- lution where houses have been built on lots of insufficient size to accommodate an'adequate sew- age tile bed. "It may be cheaper to move Brussels to the. Clinton air base where there is a sewage system," quipped Warden Jack Alex- ander. The discussion concerning Brussels arose while Dr,Mills ' was giving a rundown on the con- dition of the Maitland River as seen by the Hurpn County Health Unit. Dr. 'Mills• told council em- phatically that what might appear to the casual obserser as human waste, or some type of excreta, is nothing more than "dying algae. The algae'," said Dr. Mills., is growing as a result of the tre- mendous amount of nutrient that is entering the river from outside the county. He said the fact that' the river is as clean as it is now is because "nature is able to cleanse a lot in its own Water". "Nutrients are a universal problem," stated Dr. .Mills. 'He • told about a.trip into Ontario's" northland and finding algae grow- ing on the -streams and rivers even though there were no people *around to pollute them. It was the result of nutrients dropping out of the air from the industrial areas' of the north into the streams, 'the doctor reasoned. Dr. Mills referred to legis- lation which is pending to clean such nutrients out of treated sewage and indicated this was the future hope to clean up the algae problem. Review Salaries Of Huron Staff Officers Elect New Officers Thirty-one members :and guests attended' a meeting of the Huron-Perth Chapter 775 of the Council for Exceptional Children held in Seaforth last Thursday. This was the second meeting 'of the Chapter which was formed November 5,1970 with Edward Rooney, Stratford, elected presi- dent for 1970-71. ' Election o f officers for 1972 was held with Miss Helen. Videan of Goderich elected president. She is vice-principal of Victoria School in Goderich. Other officers are: secre- tary, Mrs. Melvin Cranston, Goderich; special education, Vic- toria 'School; 'treasurer, Harmon Brodhagen, • Mitchell, principal of Atwopd School for retarded children; corresponding secre- tary, Miss Mary Duffin, St. Marys, special education, Cen- tral School in St. Marys. The next meeting will be held in Goderich in. February. made concerning specific rights emphasized at the meeting that, Fi of way Hydro representatives sherman Named To the lines are essential to meet s the growing, needs of southern Al 'Rights-of-way of varying .Hdll Of fame - and southwestern Ontario. Two Huron Reeves Seek Warden's Chair M1 Winner In Car Club The eighth weekly winner in Lions Car ,Club is Mrs. Velma Miller of Seaforth. a.