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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-11-02, Page 1It was Scout Apple Day in SeaforthonSaturday and a number of the parents of the Cub's were on hand to help with the apple polishing, Two busy parents shown here are Mrs. Marg. Dale of Seaforth (left) and Mrs.' Addrey Malone of St. Columban. (Staff Photo) McKinley takes . Huron in Conservative sweep ••• Whole No. 5460 1160, Year oSEAFORTII, ONTARIO, TI-IURSpAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1972 —16 PAGES There could be several changes on Seaforth council diming the next two year term if present members carry 'qut what they have indicated could be their intentions. Mayor Frank Sills, who is completing his fourth year as mayor, said he would like a rest from late meetings and continuing pressures that the position in- volved. "It does impose a substantial load both on our business and on the family" he said but added he had not made a final decision. Under the new Municipal act, nominations continue over a five day period with the final date to file being Monday, November 13. Reeve John Flannery said while he kadn't decided definitely he \likely, would continue to be available. Deputy Reeve Wilmer Cuthill too was undecided. After 7 years on , council he felt it was time to make, a', change 'but would not reach a decision for a day or two. Councillor Betty Cardnci had • made a firm decision to retire but said Wednesday she was re- considering. Councillor R. S. MacDonald had no comment when asked his intentions. ' While he had enjoyed his two years on council, Councillor David Tremeer said he expected to retire. As far as he knew now he would not be a candidate. Councillor Geo. Hildebrand ; said he had not made a final de- ' cision but indicated he likely would be available in some ,capacity. Counclor L. F. Ford will not be a candidate. "After 6 years on council I have definitely de- cided not to run again" he said. See changes Like Huron the way o uSeaf o n7 3 bounty w ide survey shows Archie Dobson was elected by the Seaforth Community Hosp- ital Board Tuesday night as anew trustee to fill the vacancy created -when John Eisler of Egmondville resigned. He will fill the beard position until the end of. Mr. Eisler's original term in' April 1973. W. D. Stephenson, chairman of the finance committee, report- ed the hospital was $30,47 under its $575,694 budget for the, first nine months of this year. The per diem rate of $52.33 was $2.12 under the planned 'budget for the 44-bed hcispital. Gordon McKenzie, hospital administrator, distributed copies of the master plan for the hosp- ital as prepared by hospital con- .sultants, Agnew, Peckham and Associates. The 'results of the report are not available at the present time as the members will be discussing the recom- mendations prior to the next regular board reeling on Dec- ember 12. A special team from the Ont- ario Hospital Association will be present at the meeting of Nov- ember 28 with an orientation program for board members. Members of other hospital boards . will be invited to attend this special meeting. The board approved the pur- chase of a copy machine, a re- conditioned unit from 3M at a (Continued on page 9) r. C.T.M. Hadwen of the University of Guelph who has directed an Interdisciplinary Study of Huron County in 1971- , 72 at a cost of $21,000 was not unfamiliar with HuronCounty be- fore tile study began. Bu Dr. Hadwen has learned some surprising . things about Huron County and admits this county may well be unique in many respects. For instance, Huron County citizens like Huron 'County the way •it is, they would prefer to change jobs rather than move away from Huron County and many, many present Huron County citizens have proven their loyalty to this county by reveal- ling they've been born andraised here and haven't even considered moving away. As well, pr. Hadwen dis- covered that the county's week- ly newspapers are not only appre- ciated and respected, they are the most trusted source of news and advertising information Huron residents have. Of course, the people which Dr. H.adwen and his workers in- terviewed were heads 0.1' house- holds - in other words, older citizens. Just for the records, Dr. Hadwen has already conduct- ed a similar survey among Grade 12 students in the county's five high schools, and preliminary Board names obson First World War Veterans 86 of them from across Zone Cl I were guests of honor at a gathering held at .Brussels Royal Canadian Legion tall on Saturday afternoon. The event is held each year reeve's chair in Goderich this fall at the end of his two-gear term. , ,The 28-year old Goderich reeve, an employee of the Huron County Board of Education and a Grade 6 teacher at Victoria Pub- lic, School in Goderich, said it waS just no t, possible for him to consider the reeve's, chair for another term because he has been unable to reach an 'agreement with the board of, education with regard to the necessary time- off required as reeve for atten- dance at Huron County Council. Reeve Carroll told council that while he loses a day's pay at school - $49.50 -.and the coun- ty pays $28.50 per day to council members, his main concern is for his service credits record, which affecethis pension and the date of his retirement from teaching. For the past teaching year, from September 1971 to October 1972, 21 days away from the classroom I have been deducted from his ser- vice credits record. This time will have to be made- up at the end of his teaching career, the Goderich reeve told council. The Ontario Superannuat on Act does not specifically r to municipal politicians wit gard to its pension re'gu s. It presently provides for only those persons required for jury duty or those sitting as federal or provincial government m em- here, who are allowed to centri- bute directly from their own pocketbooks to maintain their full pension contributions.. The reeve told council that he has been assured by Hon.C.S. MacNaughton and by Hon. Thomas Wells that this oversight will be corrected 'in the coming year, perhaps in time for 1973. He .-- also reporpd he had been told by the Ontario Department of Education, the superannuation commission and the men!s teach- ers* federation to which he '\be- longs, that the problem can be "sorted out locally". County councillors were in- formed, however, Vial letters written by Reeve Carroll to the Director of Education have not' been answered nor has the matter been brought to a public meeting Huron voters on Monday moved in a positive way to return Conservative R. E. McKinley for his third term. • In establishing a new high plurality of 10,500 Mr. Mc- Kinley defeated Liberal Charles Thomas, NDP Shirley Weary and Independent Ed. Bain. A private letter sent to Huron County Council from Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll and dealt with in committee was discussed briefly at council last Thursday when Executive Committee Chairman 'Allan Campbell of Mc- Killop asked Reeve Carroll to ex- plain certain portions of his cor- e respondence to council. Reeve Carroll admitted he was surprised that the letter had been opened for public dis- cussion, but went on to explain that the letter had been written only to advise county council of ▪ his intentions not to' seek the Announce new mail procedure A new method of handling mail on Sundays and holidays only willbe introduced at the • Sea/cirth Post Office effective Nov. 12. To facilitate the new method a standing mail receiver ' will be stationed oppote the outside mail drop at t e Post Office. The received is planned for mail destined to locations other than Seaforth. Mail for Seaforth * and rural routes will continue to be posted in the regular re- ceiver. The mail received lo- cated in the lock box lobby is not to be used for. outgoing mall posted on Sunday. The change permits the local staff to have a full day off on Sundays and holidays, and avoid the necessity of preparing out- going 'mail for forward despatch. Under the new ar- rangement highway mail drivers will pick the mail from the new receivers. Saturday, November 11th Remembrance Day is a Public Holiday and mail posted that day for out of town delivery is to be placed in the new receiver. It will be despatche d at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 12th. Mr. Thomas in an interview at CKNX TV conceded at 9 p.m. and offered his congratulations. Mr. McKinley moved on to Clinton from his Zurich head- quarters as soon-as his victory was confirmed. Here supporters from across the riding had gathered to celebrate the results. of the board of education in Hur- on. " I do not expect the board of. education to pay` my way," said Reeve Carroll, Monday, in a tele- phone interview.. He said he had decided to "withdraw from county council activities" because he was unable to wait any longer for a solution to the problem. Chief says' Hallowe'en was quiet Seaforth experienced the quietest Halloween in some years Chief Gordon •Hulley said Wed- nesday as he congratulated Sea- forth youth on their behaviour. "We didnt have any incidents he said and added that some lads had asked whether they could help in patrolling. . Youth in critical condition • An Egmondville teenager re- mains in critical condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, fol- lowing a car - motorcycle acci- dent two mile east of Seaforth on No. 8 highway at 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Daniel Ray Carter, 17 of R. R. 4, Seaforth, suffered serious head injuries When the motor- cycle on which he was a passen- ger was struck from the rear by a car driven byJamesSallows of Seaforth. Richard Hulley, 16, of Her- purhey,. driver of the motor- cycle, was treated in Seaforth Community Hospital and re- leased Sunday. WM. Brown of Seaforth driver of a car behind the Sallows car 'called ambulance and police froni the nearby residence of'Josepk, Devereaux. The accident was investigated by Constable William Wilson of Goderich detachment, OPP. tabulations indicate that'Huron's young citizens may not vary all • that much from their older county-mates in their out- look about the part of the prov- ince in which they reside. And Dr.. Hadwen is still not finished with Huron. His next move is to obtain the permission of Huron County councillors to interview them about themselves as • councillors and their reasons for being there etc. There were 10 interviewers at work in Huron for the duration of the project. Two other per- sons - the late Geo. Ellis and JameS Kinleead, both of Goderich also contributed time and know-, ledge to the endeavour. Mr. Hadwen, 'said that white there would never be establish- ed ", a comprehensive picture of Huron County", there are some indications of its makeup in the following discoveries after inter- viewing 535 heads of households. 1. There is a strong positive identification with Huron County on the part of most people in- terviewed, although many iden- tify more closely with a town or village area than with the county as a whole. Over half the re- spondents did not wish to see the county change in any way, although about one fifth express- ed a desire for industrial grow- th. 2. The best features of Huron County are seen as its good farm land, its friendly people and its pleasant scenery. Its least attractive features are thought to be hard winters and a lack of sufficient job oppor- tunities. 3. The attachment to Huron County amongst those questioned is strong enough that two thirds of them, say they would stay in r•the area, even if it meant they had to change their occupation. 4. Over three quarters of county heads of household have always lived in Huron. Except for those • who have always lived at their present address, there has been a tendency to move from a rural to an urban location within the county. The one quarter who have moved into Huron come mainly from Ontario, especially other parts of rural Ontario and have been attracted by a job or farming opportunity or by friends and relatives. 5. With respect to most ser- vices, respondents were at least fairly wel 1 satisfied with what Huron County has to offer; not, however,in the case of .public transportation which many felt inadequate. Recreation and health facilities on the other hand are seen as superiqr by almost half those questioned. Health services are seen to have improved during the past five years by many, in that more doctors and treatment centres are thought to be in the, area now. A small minority hold the opposite opinion, stating that doctors are less available to patients than they were. 6. Over half the sample go to the lakeshore at least once a month for recreation, although only about 5% own a cottage there. A majority, though not 'a strong one, would like to see the lake- .shore further developed, mainly by adding more public beaches and campgrounds. Tourists are thought by most to 'be very im- portant to the economy, of the' county, but those questioned tend- ed to be less enthusiastic about the presence of tourists than about the revenue they produce. 7. There is still a clear am- bilvalence in county household heads regarding the establish- ment of central schools and a consolidated school board. Op- inion is almost ev ly divided klaii on this issue, wi 5% holding to the same view ey had when the issue first came up. The chief arguments advanced are increased costs by the opponents of centralization and higher qu- ality eduction by its advocates. r 8. Th , quarters -of the res- ponder a feel that people now have less control over decisions that affect them than thews ed to haVe. This developthent, de- scribed as a very bad thing, by most, is seen as most not- iceable in education policy, farm marketing ,and county' and mun- icipal government. However, only 13% can claim to have made' any effort themselves to influ- ence a policy decision in the last twelve months. , First returns received at area committee rooms and atthe office of Returning Officer A. Garnet Hicks in Exeter gave sub- stantial majorities to Mr. 'McKinley and that continued until the final results were in. Final results gave Mr. McKinley 19,131, votes, Mr.-Thomas 8,631, Mrs. weary '1,869 and Mr. Bain 85. Councillor Bill Pinder could not be reached but it had been indicated that he too planned to retire at the end of the present term. M Addresses eeting at inton Dr.- Rodger Whitman, pres- ident of the Seaforth Horticul- tural. Society was the guest speaker at a joint meeting of the Clinton and the Seaforth Horti- cultural Societies in the Clinton Town Hall last Wednesday. A large crowd attended to view his coloured slidet of Af- rica and° to listen to his re- port of' his two-month volunteer work there. Of special interest to the roomful of gardners at the meet- ing were the many pictures of the native flowers and trees there. The colourful pictures of the Seaforth flower show last Aug- ust drew many favpurable com- ments from the Clinton mem- bers. No date has been set for the next meeting of the Sea- forth Club.. Pension problems lead to retirement from council at one of the Legion. Branches in the county. Two wreaths were laid at the cenotaph," First, World War vet- eran's by Corm- Bev. Elliott of Brussels and Zone C-1 by Zone Dr. William Russel Bryans died suddenly 'in Mamtick near Ottawa late Saturday rapt. He was 56. • Dr. Bryans a native of Brus- sels was the son of Harvey Bry- ans and the late A. Alma Mc- Kelvey. Prior to his removal to Ottawa nearly two years ago he .had been a partner of the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic for ,nearly 20 years, W Graduating from Brussels schools, Dr. Bryans served for IWO years in the R.C.A.F. and- graduated from the Ontario erinary College at Guelph. In 1951 he caine' to Seaforth and joined with Dr. J. 0. Turnbull ,in establishing the Seaforth Vet- erinary Clinic.- Two yeari ago he disposed of his interest in the clinic and accepted an appoint- ment in' the Division of Vet- erinary Medicine, Drug Advisory Bureau, Health Protection Br. anch, Department of National Health and. Welfare in Ottawa. Dr: Bryan& is survived by his widow the former Be tty Drager to whom he was mar- ried in Walton in 1938. He is also survived by two sons, Keith A. Bryans of Aurora, Dr. Frank- lin C. Bryans, Toronto, two dau- ghters, Phyllis, Mrs. 'Howard Armitage,- Nairobi, Kenya, and Miss Barbara J. Bryans,Hamil- ton, and by four grandchildren. He also is survived by his father Mr Harvey Bryans of Pres- ton and by sisters, Phyllis, Mrs. William Fishcer, Preston, Mar- guerite, Mrs. Herb Stretton, Brussels, Myna, Mrs. John How- ard, Listowel and a brother Lorne R. Bryans, Windsor. Dr. Bryans was a member of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion- and a Legion service was conducted at the 9. Two-thirds of those. in- terviewed noted an, increase in the number of families not farm. ing in the county. Opinion WO split as to whether this is a healthy or unhealthy develop•• ment. while almost everyone • ought agriculture would remain Huron County's main industry, only about half the sample said they would be unhappy if that were not the way things turned out. 10.- Much of the county's his- tory can be seen in the fact ' that while 65% of the sample had had farmer fathers, only 33% are now farming. A part of the future may be seen in that over a third of those classed as farm-- ers are now working-at a part- time job off their own farms. Of these,, almost half are en- gaged in such work steadily. Most of those working part-time plan to contiue, and are using the money to increase family income rather than to improve the farm. 11. Televiiion is the Medium pre- ferred for entertainment by the - sample, but newspapers are ranked ahead of it as the source of news and opinion which has the greatest "effect effect on peoples' thinking. funeral home Tuesday evening. While in Seaforth he was a mem- ber of Northside United Church. The remains rested at the R. S. Box. Funeral Home, Sea- forth where a service was con- chkted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. M. E. Reuber • and Rev. J. C. Britton. Interment fol- lowed in Maitlandbank Cemetery. Pallbearers were, Francis St- retton, Bryan Howard, "Larry Fischer, John Bryans, Harvey Bryan.s and Stewart Bryans. ° Honorary pallbearers were; Dr. J. 0. Turnbull, Seaforth; Dr. S. J. Alkemade, Seaforth; Dr. M. P. Haynes, Seaforth; Dr. N. S. Amos, Kirkton, br. F. A. Norman, Parkhill, Dr. G. L. Leitch, Zurich, Dr. C. L. Cogh- lin, Listowel, Dr. A. B. Flem- ing, Atwood, Dr. W. B. Coxon, Zurich, Dr. Geo. ,Harrison, Dr. Win. Cooper, Forrest. Practised here' 20 years Dr. W.R. Bryans dies First war, veterans in Brussels , as guests at annual gathering Commander Conn. Ted' Elliott of Brussels. A good representation of vet- erans marched down the street to. the music of the Brussels Legion Pipe Band. The ladies of the Legion Aux- iliary served 123 at the banquet held in the evening. Music was contributed by Donald Dunbar at the piano and Archie Mann, vio- lin. A sing-song was featured as well as contributions by pipers from the Legion Band.