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The Huron Expositor, 1973-02-15, Page 1ROBERT NIXON PAUL CARROLL M.' Wainle Na. 5478 figh, Your SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; FEBRUARY 16,1973 - 16 Paget, Single CMOs '29 'co* 9 2,99 4.4: Year Advamik Loss was estimated at $300,000 when a fire early Sunday morning destroyed a fertilizer warehouse and office at the W. G. Thompson and Son Limited, Mitchell, plant. Shown above left, still standing is the bulk blending plant and just behind is the shed where a large portion of the bulk fertilizer _ . is housed. In the centre steel beams and concrete walls are all that remain of the area where 500 tons of bagged fertilizer was kept. At the right and relatively undamaged by the fire, is a grain storage building. (Staff Photo) Activity increases area parties nominal Mrs. Cardno, a registered nurse, trained in Stratford Gen- eral Hospital and later acquired a diploma in public health at the TJaiyersity of Toronto. She is in charge of the Huron County Tuckersmith reeve heads Ausable-Bayfield Authority acclaimed vice-chairman. The budget for 1973 for $310,850 was approved, an in- crease of $43,750 over last year. This is due primarily to con- tinuation of its capital spending programs, up _this year to $147,900 from the $122,584 spent last year. Since the authority was crea- ted in 1946 more than $3.5 million has been spent on capital works projects. Mr. Thompson com- mented on two of the latest pro- perties acquired by the Autho- rity - the 11-acre Corrie pro- perty on the Bayfield River south of Clinton, east of Highway No. 4, and the 150-acre Van Gastel property on the Bayfield River east of Clinton, south of Bigh- way No. 8. The budget for administration costs it reported as $162,960. The Authority is seeking a total of $197,740 in provincial grants for administrative costs and capital programs. Fred Jackson, finance and legal super- visor of the ministry's conserva- tion authorities branch, informed the 32-member authority it could expect word of newly-revised grant allowances within a' week. This resulted, he said, from recent representatioes made 'to the ministry by chairmen of the province's 38 authorities. In his address before stepping down as chairman, Mr.. Amos out- lined the history of the Authority which is one of the oldest in the province. He said the grea- test emphasis on th e services of the conservation authorities will likely be in the provision of recreational open space. Mr. Thompson spoke of the camping development at the Parkhill area where there are sites for 150 campers (tents, trailers, mobile homes) and a good beach built up from truck • loads of sand hauled in from Port Franks. He said there were hundreds of trees planted by the Authority - hard maple, ash, cedar, pine and other trees. More bathroom facilities were added and a refreshment booth was established. This year he said a new pole barn will be built for the riding horses which pro- vide recreation for the many visitors, as well as the boating facilities on the lake. Mr. Thompson said he was pleased with the various recrea- tional properties" the Authority had acquired and it would con- tinue to be in the market for suitable bottom and flood plain land at a reasonable price. Following the auction the Authority appealed to the Pro- vincial Ministry of Natural Re- sources to conduct talks with the new buyer as it was the last piece of undeveloped lakeshore frontage between Grand Bend and Goderich. Mr. Jackson said he was aware the Government was Home Care progra m and prior to the introduction of the program two years ago, served for several years on the staff of the Huron County Health Unit. During the years she has served on council, Mrs. Cardno has taken a broad interest in matters affecting not only Sea- forth bid the area as a whole. In deciding to allow her name to stand, Mrs. Cardno said she was prompted by her concern that present trends in goVernment could lead to a deterioration in the atmosphere' of living ,that means so much to people in areas such as Huron. Her association over many years with people across the county has indicated the necessity of Huron.. having an informed voice if it -is to avoid losing its identity. Also seeking the Conserva- tive nomination is Donald South- cott, former Exeter resident and for a number of years executive assistant to Hon. Charles Mac- Naughton. It was Mr.MacNaugh- -. ton's resignation late last month that precipitated the by-election. lake-front land ational purposes Forty-four leaders of the twenty-two 4-H Homemaking Clubs in the Seaforth area attended the Training School Thursday and Friday held in the Legion Hall in Seaforth. Miss Catherine Hunt, Home Economist for Huron County, conducted the training course for the spring project, Sportswear from Knits, assisted by Mrs. Larry Wheatley. The club girls will be sewing slacks, tops, vests, shorts, jumpsuits and shirts from conventional knit fabrics. Here Mrs. Wheatley shows some patterns to Mrs. Bruce Coleman (left) and Mrs. John Van Doornik, both of R.R.4, Seaforth, leaders of Seaforth Club, No. 5. (Photo by Wilma Oke) Elgin Thompson, RR 3, Kip- pen, reeve of Tuckersmith Town- ship, was elected chairthan of the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority at' the annual meeting in Exeter Monday. A member of the Authority for 15 years, he succeds William Amos of McGillivray Township, chair- Fire losses down from 1971 figures Fire losses covered by the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Seaforth, totalled $105,455 in 1972, it was an- nounced at the company's annual meeting Friday. Mrs. Keith Sharp, Seaforth, secretary-treasurer of the com- pany, said this figure is down considerably from last year's $267,9011. Profits in 1972 for, the 96- year old company were $6,466. Net insurance at the end of the year was $45,287,467, an in- crease of $1,423,273 over 1971'. In his report to policyhold- ers, President John T. Moylan referred to the loss of a direc- tor and agent during the year. "During this past year a valued Director of the Company, Alister Broadfoot, lost his life in a' farm accident. In December, Selwyn Baker, long-time agent passed away suddenly. The experien,ce and ability of these 'men will be greatly missed by the Board" he said. At a meeting of directors fol- lowing the general meeting, Robert Archibald, R.R.4, Seaforth, was elected president, succeeding John Moylan of R.R.2, Dublin. Stanley Mcllwain, R.R.2, Goderich, was elected vice- president and Mrs. Keith Sharp, Seaforth, secretary-treasurer. Re-elected to three-year terms as directors: William S. Alexander, Seaforth; Ross Leon- hardt, R.R.1, Bornholm and John T. Moylan. Kenneth G. Carnochan, R.R.4, Seaforth, was elected to fill the two-year term vacancy on the Board of Directors. The Board voted to hold the regular monthly meetings on the t third Wednesday of each month, rather than on Friday. Purchase for recre =dor the past four years. Mr. Thompson defeated his only opponent, Lorne Hay of Hen- sail, in a 17-12 vote. Fred Heamen of RR 3,, Parkhill, was ELGIN THOMPSON SPS public speaking winners In the public speaking con- test at the Seaforth Public School in the primary class for Grades 1 and 2 the winner was Bruce Morton and Allan Chesney, run- ner-up. In the Junior section for Grades 3 and 4 the winner was Robbie Smith and Susan McLean, runner-up. Susan Smith was first place winner in the Intermediate sec- tion .for Grades 5 and 6, and Jayne Baker was second. Elizabeth Johnston placed first in the Senior class for Grades 7 and 8, with Elaine Hop- per as runner-up. The winners in the primary and junior sections were pre-. sented with cash awards by Mrs. Donald Kuncier; member of the Huron County Board of Educat- ion and the winners in the inter- mediate and senior sections by Mre. Orville Oke, a past presi- dent of the former Home and School Association, now dis- banded. The awards were made possible by the remainder of the funds in the Association bank (Continued on Page 4) terest in the property which resulted in the government's pur- chase in order to preserve the valuable piece of land for re- creational purposes. The officials of Stanley Town- ship and the Authority have been interested in acquiring the land for .,everal years. The Authority participated in the estate auction last summer but withdrew when the bidding went beyond the limit set by the Authority's executive committee. The property was reported t o have been bought by a Mr. Bacon of London for $106,000. Set fire loss at $300,000 as mill burns Loss has been estimated as high as $300,000 in a fire that destroyed a large warehouse con- taining fertilizer and a small quantity of seed corn at' the W.G. Thompson and Son grain storage on No. 8 Highway east of Dublin early Sunday morning. ,-- Firemen from Mitchell and Seaforth , answered the call at about 2' a.m. Sunday morning and remained on the scene until about 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Sub-zero temperatures hindered the firemen in their battle to save surrounding and adjoining buildings. The large complex is located south of Highway 8 on the Fuller- ton-Hibbert Town line, and was purchased from Mitchell Fertil- izer Ltd. in 1970. Tony Bouw, manager of the complex stated that losses, con- sisting mainly of bagged ferti- lizer, could run to $300,000 or more. Losses included 'the firm's office, but, records were saved. Mr. Bouw, who arrived just be- fore the firemen,said at the time he arrived he was able to enter the office which was separated from the warehouse by two fire, doors and remove records stored in his desk. He added that all orders for fertilizer and seed cohld be filled. A large warehouse at the front of the complex will be used and a temporary office will be installed • in this area until re- building is completed. ' At the height of the fire, flames were shooting more than 100 feet in the air and were visible in Seaforth, 10 miles away. The Mitchell branch serves more than 5,000 area farmers within a 40-mile radius. Cause of the fire was unknown but Mr. Bouw said it apparently, started in the central part of the warehouse. Firemen continued to spray (Continued on Page 12) Open returning office Road work subsidies are raised Seaforth Council meeting Monday night learned that sub- sidies of $9,000 for new con- struction and $19,000 for main- tenance were available to the town this year for their street programs. Both figures are up slightly from last year. A total of $9,238.07 in un- collectable taxes were written off by council. Clerk Ernest Williams in- formed council that a cheque had been received for $260.00 for repair of the fence at the Lawn Bowling Greens. ,The work is to be carried out by Frank Kling Limited when weather permits. David Corrie appeared be- fore, council seeking a zoning change from commercial to highway commercial so he can build a four bay car 'wash on the John Bach property between Seaforth Machine Shop and the Regie r property. He said plane were to renovate the ex- isting three bays and to build one more larger bay at the end. Council felt it would be nec- essary to meet with the planning board to see if a change in zon- ing would, be in order or if an amendment could be made to commercial zoning to allow the operation. Mr. Corrie said he would ;,Like an answer as soon as pos- sible so that work could start. Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Opportunities for Youth program was read and council felt an ad- vertisement should be carried in the local paper outlining de- tails to see if a program could be developed. The James F. MacLaren com- pany informed council that they would be available to make a survey of the town and surround- ing area with regards to a solid waste' disposal unit. Pointing out they had made a number' of surveys of this kind they felt they 'might be able to save the town money by advising the most economical unit for its needs. Cpuncil decided to file the suggestion now. Conestoga College has com- pleted a survey inrec.reational needs in the Seaforth area and suggested a pilot project could be set up. A list of names of individuals who could help in this regard was forwarded and council is trying to set up a meeting to see what can be worked out. The resignation of Donald Kunder from the Seaforth Plan- ning Board was accepted by council. A brief was received from the Ministry of the Environment regarding collector sewers for the, remainder of Seaforth. A map and questionnaire were en- closed with a two phase plan for the completion of the project. Council was asked to study the plan and make suggestions or changes as to how this could be best carried out and how council proposed to finance the project.. .A letter from Canadian Nat- ional Railways was read, asking council to withdraw its objection to closing the station inSeaforth. Council was informed- that even if passenger service was re- (Continued on Page 16)' With but four weeks remain- ing before polling day activity in the Huron By-election is grow- ing. First to nominate a candidate Huron NDP's on Monday selected 28 year old Paul Carroll of God- erich. Huron Liberals will nomin- ate in Hensall Public School on Thursday night when Ontario Lib- eral Leader Robert Nixon will speak. Seeking the nomination are Jack Riddell of Stephen Town- ship, Graeme Crai of McKillop and John Lyndon of Goderich. A fourth contender for the nomination, Mrs. Jean Adams of Brucefield said Monday that she no longer could be a candidate. She found it necessary to with- draw for personal reasons she said. As Mrs. Adams withdrew from the Liberal race a Seaforth woman, Mrs. Betty Cardno, said she would seek the Conservative nomination Friday night at a meeting scheduled for Clinton Secondary School. Mrs. Cardno has been a member of SeaforthCouncil since BETTY CARDNO 1965 when she assumed office following the death of her hus- band , Seaforth Reeve Nelson Cardno. She is a native of Blanchard Township and was the former Betty Read; The Huron-Perth County Ro- man Catholic Separate School Board meeting in Seaforth Monday endorsed the resolution from the Lincoln County S eparate School Board that it petition Premier Davis, and Minister of Education, Thomas Wells, to • amend the Separate Schools Act so as to require of persons seek- ing election as trustees of a separate school board those same qualifications required of those persons seeking election as public school trustees, namely: 1. That they be a Canadian citi- zen; 2. That they be of the full age of 18 years; 3. That they be resident within the jurisdiction of 'the Board (school zone) and 4. That they be a ratepayer in committee for a follow-up study of the H.S.1 Credit' System and the Response to Change Bulletin published by the Ministry of Edu- cation. This followed a special meeting of trustees on January 29 when they met to consider the -Credit System and the bulletin. S. D. Oakes, Assistant Regional Director of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Education at Waterloo was the guest speaker at that meeting. • Trustees David Peahen of Stratford, Vincent Young of God- eriCh and Gordon Ball, all mem- bers of the Personnel Committee, will attend the provincial Salary Conference in Toronto on Feb- ruary 17. Oscar Kieffer, R.R.1, Blue- vale, chairman of the Property Committee, reported the renewal of the Preventative Maintenance Contract with Simplex Internat- ional Time Equipment for the servicing of all program units in Seventeen of the nineteen sep- arate schools in the two counties, at a rate of $702 per year. Mr. Kieffer reported the initial allocation of $3,300 has been received under the winter works program and, an addit- ional allocation of $5,700 will, be received bringing the total to $9,000 of provincial funds. Last year the Board's allocat- ion was $8,200. The money is to be used for painting at various schools, for cupboards and other such pro- jects. Mr. Kieffer reported the roof on the St. Boniface School In Zurich has been repaired, also the roof on St: Michael's School in Stratford, and on bruarr 14 work on the oof on St. Patrick's Schoo in Kinkora will start. John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, reported on the annual convention of Canadian Catholic Trustees' Association to be held in Toronto on May 1'7, 18 and 19 and on the annual convention of the Ontario Separate School . Trustees' Association on April 5 and 6 in Toronto. Ail trustees were urged to attend the Ontario Association's Conven- tion. The Canadian Parent- Teacher Association of Ontario has offered an information ser- vice program at a fee ,rate of $15 per school.- The Board will pay the fee for any schoorwish- ing to participate. (Continued on Page -4) the school zone. Jack Lane, Business Admini- strator, reported the house at 208 . Queen Street, Stratford, has been demolished and the grounds levelled by-the Krauskopf firm. The property was purchased to enlarge the,. Immaculate Concep- tion school grounds. Trustee Gordon Ball of St. Marys reported on the Pick-up Conference for newly-elected trustees which he, along with Trustees Donald Crowley of Gadshill and Francis Bicknell of R.R.5, Seaforth, attended in Tor- onto on February 4, 5 and .6. ' Trustees Patrick Carty of Stratford, Arthur Maid of R.R.4, Listowel, and Ted Geoffrey of R.R.2, Zurich, wer e named to a The purchase by the Pro- vincial Government of the 119- acre lakefront land, the former Stinson property three miles south of Bayfield, was announced at the annual meeting of the Aus- able-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority Monday. The land has about 1,500 feet of beach on Lake Huron, 50 acres of bush and the rest suitable for agriculture. Fred Jackson, finance and legal supervisor for the minis- try's conservation authorities branch, praised the authority members for spearheading in- successful In purchasing the land but could provide no information on the details of the settlement. Wilmer He also said It would be known soon whether the Ministry would Dan Hoffman of Seaforth won develop the recreational area or the eleventh weekly prize of $25. allow the Authority to do so. in the Lions Car Club 3. Huron Returning Officer R. T. Bolton has opened an office in the McKillop Insurance building on Main Street, Seaforth and with election clerk, Mrs. Mar- garet Sharp is busy setting in motion machinery for the March 15 by-election. First step in the election process ,that of enumerating vo- ters across the riding,was com- pleted Thursday. Revision of the lists gets underway on Wednesday of next week and the final day for com- plaints of persons wrongfully en- tered on the lists is Thursday, Feb. 22. Revision also takes place in Clinton an d Exeter or that day. Forms for the appointment of a voting proxy are available on ^-atiplicatiturto the returning of- ficer. The final date for the certification of the signed ap- pointment is' March 8th. otuer • candidates are," Oat time Huron P.O. ridingpriffident Wm. G. Dale of Hullett and pro Bert Such of Goderich. • NOMINATE CARROLL Paul Carroll, 28, a GOderich -elementary school teacher was chosen NDP candidate at a meet- ing of about 70 supporters' in Clinton Monday evening. Mr. Carroll ran for the NDP in the 1971 provinCial election. Provincial party _ lea4er Stephen Lewis was guest speaker at the convention. The Progressive Conser- vative government of Ontario Premier William Davis is ob- sessed with the belief that "what' is good for Metro Toronto is • good for the rest of the province" Mr. Lewis said. He charged that the provincial government implemented health care legislation with two gaping holes in its policies. Mr. Lewis said the NDP sup- ports regional government in principle but the Tories have made two serious errors in plac- ing it before the public. He said the government re- fused to consult with the people -being affected and has not provided an adequate tax base for communities being regional- ized. Huron Perth County RCSS board endorses Lincoln . County petition