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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1965-06-24, Page 1Swift Catamaran Built Locally This sleek nineteen foot by nine cat- amaran was built by Ray Scotchmer of Bay- field for Bluewater Sailcraft of Strath- roy and delivered this week to The Great Lakes Institute at Douglas Point on Lake Huron where water research is under way. Pay is busy at his shop in Varna making sailing catamarans, the present model be- ing known as the Sheerwater Four, This Bulletin photo was taken this week just before the craft was dilivered to the new owners. Powered by a 4O horse out- board,it will do 12 knots handily and cruises nicely at 10. (Bulletin Photo) AROUND THE VILLAGE rwo bylaws of con- siderable local inter- est will be given det- ailed publicity in the next issue of The Bull• etin, as Village Coun- cil has decided to pub lish them for the in- formation of the rate- payers and others. They deal with what are described as "Ha- wkers and peddlers" and also with licenc- ing of parked trailers in the confines of the village. Work has been almost completed on reshing- linn the roof of the villane hall. About six hundreds yards of gravel has been put on the village streets which are now in good shape. The dust nuisance should now be abated with a bit of rain to consolidate the salt and calcium which has been spread about.It takes at least one good rain to make the stuff perform properly As reported else- where on this page, Ba g; field Council will meet jointly with the councils of Tucker- smith and Stanley Tow- nships to consider the Payfield school prob- lem. Lawns, gardens and crops have been hit hard by drought con- ditions Guest Editorial SOMETHING TO CONSIDER There has been so much said and written about the Bayfield School question that there is danger of the issues being lost sight of in the bashes of detail and emotion. Perhaps we may be allowed to sum up the present situation from the standpoint of Bayfield and the Western part of the Stanley Township School Area. What do Bayfield and Western Stanley want? They want what was suggested by Inspector Burrows earlier this year when he advocated the idea of a County School Area to include Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships and the Village of Bayfield. He suggested this would make possible a four-room school at Bayfield. At the same time it would enable an 8 or 9 room school near Brucefield and also enable a sensible solution [or the problem of Harpurhey and Egmondville. There is no reason to doubt that each of the three munic- ipal councils sincerely believed they would achieve what was suggested when they asked for the formation of a County School Area. However, soon after this was approved by County Council at the March session the form began to change. In the absence of a County School Area Board, which will not be set up until the beginning of next year, the two Township Area School Boards began to recieve advice from Inspector I. Coatiamad ea Editorial Page ) Bayfield Names Centennial Chairman Hears County Assessor A. Alexander Brig. G.L.M. Smith of Bayfield was named chairman of the Bayfield Centennial Committee at a special meeting of village council here Tuesday evening. Named as council's represent- ative on the committee was Councillor Joe Allaire who has done considerable field work for the Provincial Government in this connection. Brig. Smith was given power to add to the commit- tee, and it is council's hope that it will become widely rep- resentative of the organizations in the village. County assessor Alex Alexander of Huron addressed council at some length on assessment problems, comparing the present basis of assessment on the 1940 manual with the proposed new basis on the 1961 manual which puts assessment values at about 80 percent of actual market value. Whether this will come here depends on the adoption of the county assessment commissioner system by Huron, which has it under active consideration. It would take two to three years to implement the change. By Frederick A. Cliff Reeve, Bayfield Village John Armstrong Passes Suddenly A well-known res- ident of the Eronson Line, John Armstrong, 49, died Tuesday nig- ht at his home, rep- ortedly from a heart at tack. He had lived all his life in this area with the exception of his time in the Ser- vice, part of which he apert as a prison- er of warn Surviving are four children, Mrs. A. Jo- hnson (Judy) of Lon- don; Janet, Lynda & Pauline, at home. The funeral is to be held Friday from the Lodge Funeral Home at Goderich at 2 p.m. when the min- ister of Bayfield Presbyterian Church will officiate. COUNCIL BRIEFS Goderich - Effective control of polution is lacking in Canada, this countryts appr- oach to the problem having been "snlint- ered", as in many other matters, by the BMA Act, Dr. RM Aldis told Huron County council in presenting the report of the county health unit. "As the tourist season beninsk to burst upon this County one wonders how long Lake Huron will re- main relatively fit for industrial and recreational develon- nent; how long till it too, becomes an open sewer like much of the Great Lakes down- stream," Dr. Aldis added. "We do know that right now the rivers a are carrying polution into Lake Huron; in turn many ditches and streams help to spoil these rivers. The responsibility for controling polu- tion is local and/or provincial, with varied enforcement in each Municipality and province. Effective control rests unon national enlightment. Let us hope that the Royal Commision on Taxation will come "We intend to keep on pressing," the reeve said, "We will not give up. Our case is so good that it deserves consideration, and we think favourable consideration." BayfieldAs proposal was rejected by a 3-to-2 vote of the Stanley Township area school board last month. Reeve Clift said Bayfield council is still in favour of the school area system, but ob- jects to the plan to close the village scho- ol. If the school is closed, Bayfield will be the only incorporated community in the county without educational facilities. He said the school board is promoting a central school as the only alternative to area education. Huron County Council Turns Down Open Deer Hunting Season This Year Goderich - The Huron the ground floor and view board of Huron County council plans to have tenders in by Febuary next for a 75-bed addition to the Clinton home and to have construction start early in the Spring. At the Jan- uary session, when plans were approved, cost was stated as $550,000. Itnis proposed to connect the new build- ing to the present home by means of an administration wing. Offices would be on up with recommendation which will include a more effective form- ula for underwriting polution control costs in our country." Dr. Allis cited $600,000,000 being spent in the U.S. for installation of control units, and $2,000,000 annually for Great Lakes studies, while the total Canadian effort amounts to about $250,000. - a dining area, with all administration handled in one area. The plan calls for a rounded building where the connecting corridor will be built, and after council resumed a question was asked by Reeve Joseph Kerr of Wing am regard- ing the price differene between this shape and thepresent one. Architect Donald Snider replied:"We do not wish to get anyone concerned about this shape. We will present a floor plan to the uronview board this Triday afternoon at 1:30, and it will be come the basis for further discussion with the department and Oda nty council, but I , think the shape you see on our site plan, though not rectangular, may scale out a MAU more than When the floor plan is worked out to give the pro- per association be tween rooms and the CLINTON TAXI 4823436 When ICs Your Move Call HINTON the MOVER Agents United Von Lines Clinton 482-9779 Olt Vallfirth Vutirtitt BAYFIELD, ONTARIO 100 100 THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1965 CURRY'S TAXI GODERICH -- Phone 524-7305 THE OLD FORGE WELCOMES YOU Snacks-Meals-Billiards VOL. 2 -- NO. 3 COPY COPY Municipal Councils to Meet On Bayfield School Situation Three area councils will meet within the next 10 days in an attempt to resolve the Bayfield school dispute. J.H. Kinkead, of Goderich, secretary of the Buron County consultative committee on education said that the councils of Bay- field, Stanley Township, and Tuckersmith Township will meet in a week to 10 days. The committee, at the request of Bay- field, will sit in on the talks. Mr. Kinkead said the meeting was delay- ed by council sessions this week. Bayfield council recently approached the committeee with a proposal to avert closing of the two-room public school in the vill- age in favour of a 16-room central school at Brucefiell. Meanwhile, the village Save Our School corrmitttee is continuing to circulate a petition among Stanley Township ratepayers in opposition to the school closing and proposing construction of a two-room add- ition to the Bayfield building. Reeve F.a. Clift said nearly 800 signa- tures have been obtained. The petition, he said, will be presented to Education Min- ister Davis if the councils cannot agree.