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The Huron Expositor, 1972-11-16, Page 1"" 111110111N flesiMist gt. • 1 ' Wboae No. 5462 116th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSD.A.Y, NOVEMBER 16, 1972 16 PAGES BOO CoPlegt g0 ,neat$ $0,90 4 Yekr in AStineR, Vote for PUC Mayor,, Reeves cclaim Seaforth Mayor Frank Sills was returned by acclamation for a further two year term when Seaforth nominations were com- pleted Tuesday afternoon. Councillor George Hildebrand who had been nominated as mayor resigned. He also had been nominated fOr council and was elected by acclamation to this position. Reeve John• Flannery was returned by acclamation as was Deputy Reeve Wilmer Cuthill, when C ouncillor Wm. Pinder, who had been nominated for the deputy reeve position resigned. While the, top three positions were filled by acclamation, a fur- rther nomination is necessary to fill the six man council. Elected ' by acclamation are Councillor .. Mrs. betty Cardno and George Hildebrand, , and three newcomers to municipal activity, James Crocker, Wayne Ellis and John Sinnamon. Others who had been nominated-but who resigned were Councillors R.S.MacDonald and David Tremeer. There is competition for the, year term, Donald Kunder and Edmund Daly. Seaforth voters also will be balled on to name two trustees two vacancies on the Public Utility Commission. Nominated for the two positions are Dr. Roger Whitman completing a two to the Huron Board of Education from four candidates. They are Trustees Molly Kunder and John Broadfoot •7, newcomers and Morgan Smith and Peter Dartuinta. Michael Connolly was elected as area trustee to the Huron Perth RCSS Board by acclamation, • Reeves gain acclamations Seaforth 'Lions complaS*—a project begun mine years ago when a cheque for $2,750.00 was presented to Seaforth Community Hospital. , Presented by Lion President Brian Flannigan, the cheque represented the final payment of a commitment the club made to the Hospital building fund campaign.„ The gift wag° received by Mrs. Jack McLiwain, a member of the Hospital Board. (Staff Photo) Members of Seaforth Branch 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion together with other veterans and Municipal Officials honored 'area war dead in an impressive service on Remembrance Day. Here representatives of area municipalities and organizations, who will lay wreaths on the - Victoria Park monument watch as the Color Party takes up its position., (Staff Photo) Creamery plans large expansion Review town business Make final payment on $5000 gift ••• A ratepayer's. meeting in Seaforth Town Hall Thursday evening attracted '18 persons who came out to hear members of Seaforth council, area school boards and the P.U.C. report on happenings over the last two years.. The meeting was chaired by Mayor F.C.J.Sills. Mr. Sills in his remarks to the ratepayers said that the var- ious committee chairmen wopld be reporting on the numerous projects that had been completed. He said that he would like to suggest some projects he feels will have priority in the two years to come. The first project mentioned was the road and bridge for the. oL ' Reeves in area municipalities were elected by acclamation on ..Tuesday. In Tuckersmith veteran Reeve Elgin Thompson was returned for a further two year term as was Reeve Allan Campbell in McKillop. Both townships returned new deputies. , In Tuckersmith Ervin Sillery succeeded Alex McGregor wh6 retired and Ralph McNichol wasacclaimed to a new position in McKillop. Reeve Ross McPhail was re- turned in Hibbert and Henry Har- , hurn was acclaimed as Deputy ..;Reeve. 'In Dublin five candidates seek the three positions in the board of trustees. , Joseph Cronin who served for 12 years, retired this year but other candidates are Donald MacRae, Louis Maloney, Matthew McCreight, welter Mar-, rott, Herbert, Brown. Hullett will vote , for deputy reeve with councillors Charles Scanlon and Joseph Hunking seeking the newly created po- sition. Reeve Hugh Flynn was returned by acclamation. McKILLOP TOWNSHIP Reeve - Allan Campbell (accl.) Deputy Reeve - Ralph McNichol (accl.) Council (3 elected)- 'William Le- eming; Arthur Anderson, Har- vey Craig (accl.) Plebiscites - "Are you in favor of the sale of liquor in dining lounges with meals?" "Are you in favor of the sale of aquor in lounges?" HULLETT Reeve - Hugh Flynn (accl.) • Deputy Reeve - Charles Scan- Ion, Joseph R. Bunking. Council (three elected) - John Jewitt, Tom Duizer, Milton Dale (accls.) TUC KERS MITH Reeve - Elgin Thompson (accl.) Deputy Reeve Ervin Sillery (accl.) Council (3 elected - Cleave , Coombs,Lambert Branderhorst J. Vince Fowlie (accl.) and sewer work was completed. He stated that the official plan for the town was being given final consideration'and 'soon would be passed by the government. The senior citizen's project should 'be starting sometime in the next two weeks. Councillor Betty Cardno,' chairnian of the finance and gen- eral government committee was _the next to.report. Mrs. Cardno thanked members of her com- mittee which include Councillors Len Ford, William Pinder, George Hildebrand and Mayor Sills. The tax situation, she re- ported, was as follows: a total of $251,900 or 88% of 1972 taxes have been collecjed as of'Oct. -31. ' Tax arrears are 1972 (Continued on Page 11) industrial site. Another project high on the list is sewers for the balance of the town. He felt thi s project should be started within the next two years. • The enlarging and lowering of the Brantford Street drain also has high priority as well as the rerouting of a drain from ' Sperling Street to Hurort Street which at present has very little, fall and as not doing a good job. He suggested also that_ drains, along Coleman Street and along North Main Street at the northerly limits of the, town be closed in and that consideration should be given to moving the town sheds, o the disposal site. Referring ,to surfacing/of eets that are now completed th sewers and drains, he said it would be a complete waste to resurface before all drain • • Area school trustees face opposition James A. Stewart (left) introduced a new member to the Seaforth Lions Club at Ladies Night Friday evening when he installed Wayne Ellis. The event took place at the Seaforth Golf Club, {Staff Photo) Crash kills Grey farmer Tuckersmith hears reports by: council A ..committment Which had been made nine years ago was completed Friday evening when the Seaforth Lions Club presented a cheque for $2,750.00 to„ Sea- forth Community Hospital. . During the Hospital building fund, campaign in 1963 the club undertook to provide .$5000 to assist in the construction of the hospital by making available the funds with which to establish a four bed ward. During the succeeding years payments towards the commit- tment have been made from time to time. The presentation on Friday night was made by Lions President Brian Flannigan as a feature of the annual Ladies Night which took place 7° at Seaforth Golf Club., The gift was accepted by Mrs. Jack Mc- Llwain, on behalf of the board. In accepting the^ cheque Mrs. McL1Wain said that as a member of the finance Committee of the board she was satisfied that the funds would be put to good use and for a purpose that would be of • benefit to the entire com- munity. During the evening which was arranged by a committee includ-- ing Marle'n Vincent, Dr. W. J. Thompson, Elmer Larone and Leo Teatero, a new member Wayne Ellis was introduced and installed by James A. Stewart. 'Pictures of recent Lions activi- ties were shown by Gord Rimmer t First vice president Clair Campbell proposed a toast"to the guests to which Mrs. Joan Flan- , nigan replied. Village of Bayfield (two to be elected) - Peter barasmaMarilyn Kunder, Morgan Smith, John Broadfoot. Turnberry and Howick Townships (one to be elected) -.Alex Cor- rigan, Mrs. Phyllis, Hoggart. Town of Cllnton,Village of Blyth, Townships of Hullett and. Mc, Killop (two to be elected) - John E. Henderson, Kenneth Cooke, Kenneth Hulley. T wn of Wingham (one to be el ) - Jack P. Alexander, (accl.) Usborne and Stephen Townships and Town of Exeter (two to be elected) - Clarence McDonald, Garnet Hicks,, Jack Riddell. Hay, ToWnship, Villages of Zurieh— and Hensall (one to be elected) - Delbert Geiger, Herb Turkhe im. Separate School Ratepayer Representatives (one elected) - Charles Rau (accl.) HURON-PERTH R.C.S.S.BOARD Hullett Tp.,McKillop Tp.,Morris Tp., Grey Tp., Howick Tp.,Clin- ton (1 elected) - Francis Hick- nell (accl.) Tuckersmith, Stanley, Bayfield, Seaforth (1 elected) - Michael Connolly. (Accl.) , (Continued on Page' 9) While there are acclamations in many of the school- districts for positions ,in both the Huron Hoard Of Education and the Huron Perth RCSS Board, keen contests are shaping up in other districts. In the aeaforth Hayfield Tuck- ersmith Stanley division, four candidates seek the two positions. A contest is also slated for McKillip Hullett . Clinton and Blyth Division where three candi- dates have qualified. HURON BOARD OF EDUCATION Goderich (two to be elected) - Harold Knisley, Cayley Hill, George Parsons, Mrs. J. W. Wallace (resigned). Separate School R atepayer Re- presentatives (one to be elected) -Vincent L. Young i Gerald Whaley. Goderich and Colbofne, Town- ships (one to be elected) -. R. J. Carter, Mrs, Dorothy Wallace,, Westbrook, Robert SWartman. Morris and Grey Townships, Village of Brussels (two to be elected) - Wilfred Shortreed, Donald McDonald, Ted McLean. Stanley and, Tuckersmith Town- ships , Town of Seaforth and This community was shocked by the fatal car-truck crash that claimed the life of Dennis. Paul Ducharme, a thirty year old re- sident of R.R.2, Brussels. The accident took place on "Huron County Road 16, approxi- mately 2 miles east of Brussels at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The truck rolled over several times. Mr. Ducharme was thrown out. The pickup truck he was driv- ing was involved with a car driv- en by Wm'. Grant, also of R.R.2, Brusgels, who was not injured. Three'yoar old Michelle Du- charme, niece of the dead man, who was a passenger in the Du- charme vehicle was treated at wiligham and District Hosp- ital and released. HIBBERT TOWNSHIP Reeve - Ross McPhail (accl.) . Deputy Reeve - Henry Harburn Council (3 to be elected) - John Drake, Cliff Miller (resigned) Darwin Lannin, Ivan Norris. (accl.) , , LOGAN • Reeve - Gordon Mogk (addl.) Deputy Reeve - Tim Nicholsori ,(accl.) Council (three to be elected) - Carl Vock, Edwin Inman, Lav- erne Gordener, Clarence Ronnenberg. HENS ALL Reeve - John Baker (accl.) Council (four to be elected) - Murray Baker, Leonard Erb, Harold -Knight, Paul Neilandg (accls.) PUC (two elected) - Charles •'D. Hay, Roger Venner (accls.) STANLEY Reeve - Anson McKinley (accl.) Deputy Reeve - Calvin Horton (accl.) - Council (three to - be elected) - Paul.Steckle, Donald Brodie, Tom Consitt (accls.) HAY TOWNSHIP Reeve - Joe Hoffman, Lloyd Hendrick. Deputy Reeve , Harold Camp- bell, Delbert Geiger (resigned) John Corbett. • Council, (threeAl be elected) - Harold, Campbel (resigned), John Tenny, Lionel wilder, John Corbett (resigned), Joe Anthony Bedard. (Continued on Page i6) Dedicate plaque at Brucefield ratepayers' meeting held by Tuckersmith Township Council Monday night atHuron Centennial School, Brucefield. With all members of council, in office for another two-year term by accla- mation and with one new council- * lor, Vince Fowlie' of Vanastra, filling the one vacancy, the rate- payers 'of the township• seem to be satisfied that the business of the •township is being carried on in satisfactory manner. Reeve Elgin Thompson who has, been on council for 16 years • and 11 as reeve outlined the accomplishments of , his council during the past year and report- ed on county council business. Deputy Reeve Alex McGregor,- who is retiring this year after eleven years on council, remark- ed on the many changes that have Board completes salary negotiations $5,500" to $7,600 ( last year' $5,400 to $7,400) - $6,000 to $9,100 (last year- $5,900 to $8,800) -, $6,500 to $10,700 (last year $6,400 to $10,100) - $7,200 to $12,400 (last year $7,100 to $11,900) - $7,400 to $12,900(last year $7,400 to $12,200) - $13,400 to $13,200 (last year $8,300 to $13,100) - $8,900 to $13,700 (last year $8,800 to $13,60Q). contributions by the board to hospital and medical insurance has been increased frorn 66 per cent to 66 2/3 per cent. Group life insurance partici- pation by the board has been in- creased from 50 per cent to 68 2/3 per cent. A responsibility allowance Trustee Michael Connolly of -Kippen, chairman of the salary negotiating committee, advised the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School. Board Monday that an agreement had been reached with its teachers for the contract year 1972-73. In the agreement ratified by bcith groups Monday night the 156 teachers of the board will receive an increase if 8.'12 per cent. Mr, Connolly pointed out there is an Increase in thenum- ber of teachers over last year -- three oral French teachers and two special education teachers. ' Salary ranges for the ele- mentary school teachers in cat- egories 1 to 7 respectively, are:, will be paid to "each school prin- cipal on the basis of $375 for each occupied classroom which is unchanged from 1971-72 agreement. Vice-principals when appointed will be paid a responsibility allowance of 50 per cent of the allowance paid to principals. .Qualified Consultants on a full time basis will receive $2,000 for duties performed. In other busineSt the board members discussed putting sewage system into Holy Name School at St. Marys to tie in , with new sewage system in the town. Trustees Chris Walraven of at. Marys and David Teahen of Stratford were named to in- H&S meeting talks of -drugs A large crowd Of citizens, gathered at the Seaforth.PUblic a School Tuesday evening to hear a talk on drugs by RCMP Cpl. .Donald Roy, of Stratford, were disappointed when he was un- able to come to Seaforth because of icy roads acid poor visibility. offered to come at a later date. , John Talbot, principal of the school, came to the rescue of the Hospital Auxiliary sponsor- ing the talk and showed an ex- cellent* film on drugs by Art L ink letter. (Continued on page 7) The dedication service to two plaques to the memory of the dead of two wars attracted a large crowd at the new Bruce- field Unite• d Church Sunday morning. J. Carlyle Cornish of Sea- forth, and Robert Dalrymple of grucefield who were .pris otters of war in the second war un- veiled the plaques which were dedicated by Rev. E. Donald Stuart of R.R.1, Centralia, a former minister. Mr. Stuart presented a large Bible to the church in memory of his mother, Lottie Susann Stuart, this was dedicated by R . Paul M. Packman, the Brucefield minister. A plaque in mehiory of forni- er members of the congregation was welled by Mrs. William D. Scott and John Broadfoot, both (Continued on Page 4) Wins prize ,John Segeren has won the first weekly prize of $25. in the 'Lions Car Club 3. About 35 persons attended a. occured in council work during those years. He noted es- pecially the increase in•the num- ber of meetings that are now held -- regular' and committee. He talked of the complexity of council work now compared to his early years. He explaiped that he had liked council work but said it was his decision to step down. Councillor Ervin Sillery, who will be stepping •tip as deputy reeve, gave a brief work re-- port as did Councillors Cleave Coombs and Bert Branderhorst. Vince Fowlie, who is a customs officer residing at Van- astra said he had a lot to learn 7 Another' speaker was Huron County Board of Education mem- ber, Mrs. Mollie Kunder, who silo spoke for John Broadfoot. He was attending the Stanley .Township ratepayers meeting in Varna but did drop in later at the meeting. Michael Connolly, who will again represent Tuckersmith, Stanley and Seaforth on the Hur- on-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, spoke briefly and left early to attend a meeting of his board in Sea- forth. Dr. Morgan Smith and Peter Darrism a who are seeking election to the Huron County Board of Education spoke Of their wish to be elected. Reeve Thompson showed pic- tures of road work completed by county council, and noted the new retaining wall along the road on the S'altfoid Hill which is not in good condition and causing concern to officials. vestigate alternatives. Trustee Vincent Young, Chairman ' of the building and property committee, reported tenders will be called for the removal of the house on 208 Queen Street, Stratford, which was re- cently purchased by the board; tenders will be called for the installation of 118 feet of six foot chain link fence 4208 Queen Street and 300 feet of six foot chain link fence at St. Joseph's School in •Stratford; and that R. T. McBride, Stratford has been awarded the contract to instill three dusk to dawn rental Unite at St. Patrick's School at Kin:- kora at a cost- of $171 less $90 allowance paid by ,Ontari0 Hydro directly to the contradtor. Construction of 3,000, -foot addition at Seaforth Creamery Ltd4 was approved by Seaforth council Monday. Seaforth Crealnery manager told council the 52 by 56 addition would extend westerly along Rail- way St. and would square the L shaped plant. Mr. Seiler said the addition was made necessary because of a Department of Agriculture re- quest. The department had in-c formed him that if additional Working space was not provided" it would be necessary to cut back in the firms operations. Gordon McKenzie, adminis- trator of Seaforth Commu ity Hospital, discussed with c n- cil the possibility of oper- ation between the tow and the' board in 'providing bage dis- posal capacity. Mr. McKenzie with several members of Seaforth Council and a representative from Mc- Killop were at Dresden two weeks ago to view an incinerator in use in that town. Stating he was very impressed by what he saw, and .after dis- cussing it with the executive of the• hospital board, he suggested a joint brief by council and the hospital be submitted to the Min- istry of Health for Ontario to see-if the hospital would be able to receive a grant for the in-' gtallation of this type of unit in Seaforth. Under present regulations if the hospital were in install an incinerator they would be en- titled to a.- grant of two thirds of the cost of the unit. He suggested that the board and council explore the avail- ability of such a grant in the event the unit was to serve the town as well as the hosPital. This would result in" a. sav- ing to area taxpayers not only on the purchase but also on the operating costs as it would not be necessary for the hospital to hire extra help to run their own unit. In preliminary discussions with the Ministry it had been • suggested a brief be submitted and council agreed that this was a gbod idea. Clerk Ernest Williams was instructed to co-operate And to make additional inquiries about maintenance of the unit and op- erating costs involved. Cost of a unit the size of the Dresden plant with a three-ton per hour capacity and heat up to 1,900 degrees F is approxi- mately $85,000. If the hospital, Tuckersmith, McKillop and Seaforth shared in the purchase of such a unit the cost would not be too great Mr any individual municipality. In further business council received an itemized statement from Canadian Mitchell As- sociates for $929.26. This is for payment in regards to changes to. the official plan. After a reading of the statement council agreed it should be paid. A resolution by the Town of Whitby stated that as arenas are now under government build- ng control, it was felt that if changes became necessary under the new regulations, • grants should be made available to as- sist in covering said costs. Coun- cil agreed. 4 resolution regarding cen- sorship of books, movies and tel- . evision, by Pembroke, vias re- ' (Continued on Page 16) a •