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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-12-30, Page 1• Car Club Winner' Mark 25th Anniversary ;r4 Whole No. 5416 112th Year, SEAFORTH ONTARIO, THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 1971 --,12 PAM Mu& Copies 20 COO $8.00 A Ye•r. in Advance Classes In Clinton Conestoga Launches Huron Project 0 (By Keith RoulSton) • After an exhaustive survey of education needs in Huron County, Conestoga College's Huron Centre will launch full scale educational programs next month. In.;adVertisements appearing in Huron County' weekly news- papers this week the college invites applications for four courses which will enable county residents to upgrade their edu- cational credentials and qualify • • Snow Queen Is Crowned Ruth Jeffrey, 15, a Grade 10 student at Seaforth District High School, was crowned junior Snow Queen at the school's annual Christmas Ball Thursday evening. Ruth is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Jeffrey, IL R. 2, Staffa. . The nine contestants were nominated from among students in grades nine and ten and the • winner was selected by a vote of the students. - The new queen was crowned by the two queens, who shared the honors last year as a result of a tie vote, Nancy Devereaux, R.R. 4, Scaiorth, and Dena We3r, R.R. 4,1Valton. The other eight contestants were Jane Johnston, R.R.1, Dublin; penny Hulley and catft Somers, both of Seaforth; Kat* Dale, Rai. 4, Clinton; Cathy McDonald, Rat. 2, Brussels; Louise Feeney, Rat. 2, Dublin; Mary Blockeel, R.R.1, Sekforth and Diane Jansen, R.R. 2, sea- forth. , Each of the contestants was presented with a rose by Tom Devereaux, President of' the Students' Council, Committee In Toronto Messrs. James Doig, Jahn Segeren, Arnold Stinnissen and Dr. Roger Whitman representing the Van Egmond .Restoration or Committee were in Toronto on Wednesday to discuss further plans for the restoration of the Colonel Van Egmond property in Egmondville. While in that city they were guests of members of ,the Moatiield Farm Foundation. • for training for better jobs. . "we know now what is pro- duced in Huron, by who mwhat skills are necessary and what the problems of industries are," Ross Milton, director of Huron Centre said Tuesday while dis- cussing the information gained from the survey. The survey took place in the county over the past year and a half and included brochures sent to county industries and personal visits to plants. Some of the findings of the survey, Mr. Milton, said were shocking. . "We find people getting along 'on next to no, education at all and the waste in some cases is terrific. "We find people in small industries envious of each other and not wanting to 'talk over common problems with each other even though they are not in competition. "We find totally illiterate people either too proud or too scared to attend an institution of learning. "We find people who have made their way up the ladder of success with very little edu- cattion, yet they do not wish to attend college for fear of expos- ing some mythical ignorance in that they lack mere paper cert- ification." Mr. Milton emphasized that education Lin't necessarily tied to the number of years of school attended, that many persons have gained a wide knowledge through doing things, absorbing know- ledge and discovering better ways to do things. A person who runs a grocery store, he said for example might continue to learn more ab'out mathematics through dealing with figures and about science by studying the compo- sition of foods he sold. JANUARY 7, 19'71 Mr. and Mrs. Wm; Teall had the New Year's baby. It arrived on January 3rd, 1971. Tena Wey and Nancy Dever- eaux, shared the honors of being crowned Junior Snow Queen at the Christmas Dance at S.D.H.S. JANUARY .14, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Otto walker of Cromarty mark their 42nd 'wed- ding anniversary. Frank Cudmore of Wallace- burg died January 6th. JANUARY 21, 1971 Mrs. Tony Van Dorp of Hul- lett, won the Seaforth Merchants "Win-A-Prize" contest. John Lavender, Hensall, was installed as First Principal of Malloch Chapter No. 66 Royal Arch Masons at Seaforth. Jack Alexander, Reeve of Wingham, was elected Warden of Huron County. JANUARY 28, 1971 The sixth and final prize in the Seaforth Win-A -Prize 1970 contest was won by Mrs. Thos. Kale, R.R. 5, Seaforth. 5000 people turned out to watch the Snowmobile Races held in conjunction with the Seaforth Optimist Winter carnival. The biggest tuna caught during Those who want to verify just how far they have come on their own, he said, can perhaps find out through one of the tests -offered by 4 the colle-ge.- Many people with, only grade eight edu- cation can pass grade 11 or 12 tests. • Huron Centre, he said, in- vites applications from students of all ages. Plans are being laid for a course this summer for the 16-19 age bracket on the art of living. Adult students are thought of as persons between 19 and 69 and probably education is more meaningful for this group be- cause they cgs see their goal while for younger students edu- cation is just a chore that has to be undergone. "We know," he said, "that some people mature early and others retain' their learning abil- ity henna this span and we must stand prepared to adjust our education process to all ages." Educational authorities, he said; know that the average adult who is moved to seek more education is much faster at learning things 'than a regular, run-of-the-mill student who went to school merely to keep his parents happy. , "We would expect that an adult student would master the equivalent of a grade nine and ten education in a mere 32 weeks," Mr. Milton said, and this, in fact, is the length of the college's course. ."At the time when many of our middle-aged citizens atten- ded school, they went about as far as they could go or thought they should go," he said. "If they were a rural dweller, chan- ces are they were interested in agriculture and acquired 80 per cent of their education from learning by doing, right on the the week at Freeport, Grand Bahama Islands was landed by Mr. Braecker and Mr. Godkin. FEBRUARY 4, 1971 600 children stranded inCen- tennial School, Brucefield. Snow halts area trains despite added diesels. Seaforth and district on Thursday was slowly digging itself out from the worst blizzard in thirty years. FEBRUARY 11, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Adin 'Forbes celebrated their • 50th wedding , _anniversary. _ District battles snow, roads, and the schools were closed owing to the storms. Christmas seals raise $33,265 for the Huron-Perth Seal Campaign. singled out other presentations for honorable mention.. In this category were the residences of Mrs. F, Bechely, Goderich St. West, Robert Read, Market Stree, Tom wilbee, Market Street and Edmund Daly, North Main Street. Prizes for the contest were contributed by the Seaforth Pub- lic Utility Commission while re- sponsibility for the judging was that of the Chamber of C ommerce. Whether the mild weather was a contributing factor and encouraged home owners to spend time outside dedorating their homes, judges agreed a greater number than usual of Seaforth homes were Illuminated for the holiday season. In addition to the display in Seaforth, homes in Egmondville and Harpurhey and north of town contributed .to the over all effect- iveness. Besides the courses now of- fered, the Huron Centre would like to offer more courses in business management and en- couraged county residents to watch their newspaper for fur:- ther information on such cour- ses. Management development courses deal with four basic areas: management of human resources, management of mat- erial resources, management of financial resources and manage- ment of marketing. There are ten courses offered in each of these areas. Successful completion of each course brings a credit and one credit from each of the four areas plus two additional credits will qualify the student for a government certificate of man- agement which is recognized across Canada. A course on farm business and taxation is planned for Feb- ruary in time to help farmers with tax return problems. Mr. Milton said he would like to get more people to write in to Huron Centre telling what they would like the centre to offer. Smoke Damage Dense black smoke filled the Goderich Street West residence of Seaforth Postmaster Orville G. Oke late Tuesday evening when the furnace in the basement of the house broke into flames. Seaforth firemen quickly ex- tinguished the blaze but were unable to prevent the spread of, soot and smoke into the main floor of the home. Gowan, Neil Johnston; Grades 3 - 4, Nancy Kunder, Susan Smith, Stephen Hildebrand, Patsy Muegge, Grades 5 - 6, Carol Racho, Paul Bode, Heather Mc- Pherson, Serena Hulley, Grades 7 - 8, Bill O'Shea, Sheila Drager, Bonnie Bennewies, Alex Robert- son. MARCH 4, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Scott were honored at No. 2 school on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc- Gregor marked their 40th wed- ding anniversary at Zurich at the Dominion House. MARCH 11, 1971 Blizzard closes roads; pupils continue days off, George Joseph sills, passed away in Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. C larence Martin marked their 45th wedding anniv- ersary. MARCH 18, 1971 Long time dentist, Dr. j. A. Munn passed away in Stratford. Frank Kling received a safety award from the Ontario Aggre- gate Producers Association for a free year at the gravel plant in McKillop. MARCH 25, 1971. Robins chronicle spring. Mrs. Foster Bennett, Mrs. Eldon Kerr and Miss Karen Bennett reported having seen a flock of 18 robins. Dr. W. R. Bryans, veterinary of Seaforth leaves for ottawa. M. E. Clarke retires from L.C.B.O. APRIL 8, 1971 1...-ee Learn of Exeter, Man- ager of Maple Leaf Dairy in Seaforth , lost a finger in the Exeter plant. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Miller won $200 Saturday night when they attended the annual million- aires night at Kitchener. APRIL 15, 1971 Carl Dalton won the annual shuffleboard competition while wintering in Florida. Seaforth town accepted the tender of Maloney Bros. in the amount of $38,429 for Seaforth Drainage Works. Nelson Westcott had his 9Ist birthday. APRIL 22, 1971 Rev. Paul packman of Brant- ford accepted a call to the two point charge of Brucefield and Kippen. s Irvin Trewartha displays a gloxinia plant with eight blooms (Continued on Page '7) The twelfth weekly winner of $25 In the preliminary draws in connection with the Lions Car Club is Barbara fold, Brucefield. Friends filled the LegionHall Tuesday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stinnissen and to mark the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. Married in Amsterdam, Hol- land on November 26, 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Stinnis n came to Canada in 1952. lived for a time in Dashwood, Z ich and Goderich before moving to Seaforth in 1959. Mrs.StinnisSen was the former LenneVan Dries- sal and her parents continue to live in Amsterdam. Mr. Stin- nissen has three brothers in the area living in Goderich, Grand Bend and Orangeville. His mother who lives in Amsterdam (Continued on Page 6) Each year judges in the best decorated home contest find' they have a-problem in declaring a winner and this year was no exception. "If anything it was tougher than usual" one of the officials commented. "There were so many effective arrangements, it was hard to know who should be singled dut". When the tours of Seaforth ,streets had been completed and a‹,the 'judges had compared notes the winner was the residence of Orville Oke, Goderich Street Nest. The residence Of John A. Cardno on Franklin Street was second. In third place was another Goderich Strest resi- dence, that of Frank Kling. While the contest made no provision for prizes for other than the first three winners the judges, as was done last year. farm. Formal education was only to bridge, the gap of communi- cation through reading and writ- ing; mathematics, so they could figure things, and a bit of science so they understood more about the soil." But the age of technology has passed many by, he said. Farms have expensive, high powered machinery and a farm of 300 acres or more is really a small industry. The age of the comr router has made a program of business and finance a must for farmers unless they are suc,- cessful enough to hire such a service. Mr. Milton said a provincial survey showed that people in rural areas seem to have dif- ficulty relating to the full spec- trum of education. Young people thinking of career possibilities can relate to such professionals as doctors, nurses and even law- yers but not to fields such as business management or fashion design. This could be because of the scarcity a professional people in these fields at the local level he said. With this knowledge in mind, he said, Huron Centre plans to make a modest start 'with pro- grams It feels stand a chance oi success. Programs will start in Central Huron Secondary School and move to the College's new building at the former Can- adian Forces Base, Clinton sometime in March. The building has been pur- chased but the college will not acquire title until March 1 and the building must be renovated to meet fire' regulations before the college can begin to oper- ate. Mr. Milton said he had been assured by the college engineer that the alterations would take only about two weeks and cost about $6500. .971. 'In -Wview - FEBRUARY 18, 1971 J. J. Wilkinson of the I. G. A. In Seaforth, participated in a panel for the pork producers conference. Five customers of the P.U,C. were without water ' for about three hours when a six inch water main burst on North Main Street intersection. , Harry Hinchley recalls storm in 1918 when there was lots of snow. FEBRUARY 25, 1971. Seaforth Firemen were called to Egmondville when fire was discovered in , the former Henderson Chicks building. The following were winners at the Public School speaking contest, Grades 1 - 2, Jane Morton, Robbie Smith. Bradley Receive Awards For Decorations Hospital Christmas Decorations A feature of Christmas in Seaforth each year has been the attractive decorations which staff and patients con- tribute throughout Seaforth Community Hospital. In the upper picture the decorations are silhouetted against a view of No. 8 Highway and the Silver Creek Bridge. Below Mrs. A. Patterson RN admires the prize winning picture painted by Mrs. D. Engel. Gary Bedard, a patient, points to the third prize winner painted by a team including Mrs. L. Rowatt, Mrs. D. Engel and Mrs. D. Boughen. The lower picture, painted by Mrs. E. Erb, which won second prize, is viewed by Mrs. H. Payne. (Staff Photos)