Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-06-21, Page 1• Wins car in Lions draw Seaforth Lions ' were hosts Friday eVenine to the 3rd Car Club Draw Party at the Arena. . During the evening five pub- ordinate prize s of $50 6ach were won by Ray and Mary Mennen, Mervin .Nott, Don G. • Eaton, Doug. Mann and Mary Dote aed Mary MCDonald. Shbrtly after midnight • the grand prize, a new car, was won by Mrs. Betty Leonhardt. Arrangements for the event Were completed bv a committee headed by W.D.Stephenson while Dr. W.J.Thompson was in charge o ser learlen, Inc ceremonies. Alberta crash kills nephew the supper which wee wing the final draw. t was master of combinee with fresh country but- ter e loaf is-eaten before it's even had ,time to cool." She also heard in a letter from home that her brother Robert has wod the Sheep Shearing Competiteo'n in Ireland- and will be competing in the Highland Show in Seotland. An accounting machine operator,' Bertha has been a member of the Crumlin young (continued on Page 16) . Bertha Harkness (centre) county Antrim, N.. Ireland, visiting Canada oh 41. Voting Farmers exchange program watdhes Tom Haley print postcards on a press at the Hurob txtositor. AlsoN- 4 watching the operatien are. her hostesses Carol and Anne marte Maloney, 5, and Jeanne Maloney (hidden) all of 05, Seaforth. - ,t• • Mr. and Mrs. John Regier who marked tileir 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday are shown with afew of the congratula- tory messages they received. Longtime businessman,wife celebrate 50th anniverlary A well known Seaforth couple celebrated' the noldelf. Anni- veriary of, their Wedding on Saturday, June 16. Mr. and Mrs. John Regier were married in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, St. Josephs, on June 180923. In gOmtnemoration the .,, event, the couple tenet their vows ,at a ceremony on turday at 4 p.m. held at St.' Seines Roman Catholic Church, Sea, forth. Father Laragh afficiated, Karen , Regier, Seaforth, grand- daughter and Gedchild of Mr. and Mrs. Regier, read the epis- tle. Michael Regier, grandson, served mass for Father Laragh. Ptither •moham read the gospel. Organist. for the , service tits Mrs. Alice stiles and lvisty.latie Segereft., the sadist. Aporkixi, finitely 250. of theft hielitikh' rolatites.. *ere preset*. the tdolitineed on i)age It) Whole No. 5402 114th Yearr SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,THU,RSDA Y, JUNE 21, 1978-- 16 P,ages Two Huron trustee; Lose bid for more open Cdunty honors were presented to a group of members of 4-H Homemaking Clubs at the annual. Achievement Day at SDHS on Saturday. Shown here are (left) (front) Anna Marie Hoste, Sheila Geddes, Diane Nigh, Beverly Smith (secqnd row) Barbara Osborn, Pamela Snowden, (third row) 'Trudy Claessene,Diane ektidersone Arlene Smith (rear) VickieVRourke, Anne McKay. (Photo by Oke) Area 4H members are recognized public but that they shouldJtry to make the meetings as interes- ting as, possible. He said he had asked that the agenda for the, committee of the whole to be kept to a minimum. Mr. Hill said, eIt's a question elf time: r believe without the committee system the meetings •went on too long. I think-it was ccrnsidered by the Board that by Using the committee" systen-I items could be given more attention. However, there ie no ieason why' a member can't aSk question at the regular meeting." J. P. Alexander of Wingham suggested that motedetail should be given in committee reports so that the press wouldhave more information and it would give board members more reason to ask questiens. 'Mrs, Donald Kunder of Seaforth supported Mrs. Wallace" in her bid to have the Board return to two mohthly 'meetings. She said, eOur administretive Over 130 4-H Homemaking , Club • members and Their " le ders attended Achievement Da at the Seaforth , -Lesteiet h' School on Saturday. FellOwing registration in the . morning, exhibits were set up featuring -4their project, Sports- wear from Knits, along with reeord booke. • Under the direction of Miss 'Catherine Hunt; Home Economist :for Huron County, a fashion show was held when the ''members Modelled' the outfits they had Miss Mary Jaeuriaate Seaforth, was pre- sented with a 13 rovincial Honors Certificate at Achievement Day at SDHS last week. • made.' bfrieBrenda Thompson, • Mise Sharon Hart, Homo Seaforth, who has cciMpleted 18 projects, re- Economist for Woodetock, corn-- OK'd an Advance lionbre meeted on the fashiop show and, tileaefi' 4.4eXteletreeree r -Agee -Doz is Dempster , H om e etit Day eere Saturday • EconOnniet for Lambton ,County, commentee on the exeibits. An advanced honors eertifi- , cate wae presented to Mrs. Brenda ThoinpSon of R.11.2, Sea- '‘`e forth, for completing leprojects. She is leader of Seaforth 3 home- making club. A 'Provincial honors certificate was presented to Miss Mary Ja.nmaat, of R.R.2, 'Seaforth. Those receiving County honors were Vicki O'Rourke and , Diane Nigh, both of R.R.4, Sea- forth; Trudy Claessens and Anna Marie Hoste, both of H.R. , 5, Seeforth; Sheila Geddes of Egmeedville; Beverley Smith and Arlene Smith, both of R.R.1, ,Monktone Bareara Osborn, of 11.12,3, Monkton; Anne McKay of R.R.1, Brussels; Pamela Snow- den and Margaret Sills, both of Seaforth; and Diane Anderson of R.R.1, Brucefield. Fashion showS. were held by the following clubs: Mon'erieff, Knits Go Aeywhere, with commentary by Marion Verstoepe Egmoridville No. 1, At the C trees, ' with commentary by MarY Van Dyke; Egmondville 2,' fashion show, all members; Brucefield 2, -and one sister. Talking about her Perna she mentioned That her mother bakes her own bread in an outdoor. bake mien, eIt's . delicious, MoTher bakes all kinds, potato, brown, sweet etc. and fashion show', Diane Anderson; McKillop 1, Fashions for a Carribean Cruise, -Elizabeth Pryce; McKillop 2, Holiday Cruise, Trudy Claessens; Mc- Killop .3, Holiday Cruise, Anne Stewart; Seaforth 2, Holiday Cruise, eoen Devereaux; Mc- , Killop 4,- Zig Zag Zeldas, Bar bara -Maloney; Seaferth 1, Cruise to Guide Board Swamp, Margie Eckert; Seafoith 3, Buying Sum- mer Sportswear, Pam Snowden; Seaforth 4, At the Zpo, Mary ' Ven Dooren; Seaforth . 5, Aloha. Hewett, Diane Oldfield. over the three nights with • the ibbert council reduces A car accident at peace River , on Saturday eyening claimed the life of Jo Reynolds, 26 of Fort Smith, North west Te'rritories. He w,as the only son of Cyril Reynolds, of Cowan. Manitoba, formerly of Seaforth, and the late Mrs. Cyril Reynolds. • Two occupants of the second tar involved, were also killed. Three passengers in Mreeleye folds' car were taken to the ' Pea_c_edetr::,, Hospitel. His wife, who in ritical condition suf- fering from multiple head lieleriee, vas immediately, to the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton. Still confined to the Peace River Hospital are; theer only child, 8 month o Id Kenneth Rey- nolds with both legs badly broken, and Cyril Reyholds with a broken- jaw. Both are- in satisfactory condition. On Monday, Cyril Reynolds' brother, Frenk Reynolds, liar- puthey, accompanied by- his sin- - ter, Sister Cyril of London, flew to Edmonton and peace River, Alberta. Mrs. J. W. Wallace ofGodere ice, a member ,of the Huron 'Comity Board of EduCatien at the board meeting in Clinton Monday objected to the Board, having only one regular meeting a month and doing most board business in' committee. She said , that too m,uch was eliscu,ssed in die committee meet- ings and then it was norbrought (nit at board meetings. ;She noted the reports of the superin;'- -telidents especially which bele'. preeped -her but this information. was not getting to the public. She said to be well informed sheeshould -be going to the stand- ipg committee meetings (educat- ion committee, management committee>. as. well as , • . the regular meeting. She said she !Ned the regular meetings dull because so little was discussed there. She cited as' an example of board business done in committee was the budget which was passed in Committee of the whdle and etot given to the -pewe, media until nine days later. Mrs. Wallace said it was a cumbereome way for the Board to operate when it toole'a month to ratify a decision when the answer should be giyen every two Weekl. E. Cayley Hill, ' Ooderich, Chairman of the 'Board, said the public relations were very" ineportant and the Board had a duty to the public, but that the responeibility was at 'the board level. eThet has to 'be 'the demenent role, public relations must be secondary" , he said, el think. we have to determine - purselves to administer andper- form our function. I believe. the committee system has operated functionally-very well." Mr. Hill said that' it was not their job-to entertain the to be paid in July, 1973. Keith Walthers and Carl Schellingberger outlined to Council the building proeramme of Riti Lutheran Villa, Mitchell including coets to /inmates ande types of rooms, /and requested' financial help from the Township. Following their presentation Council's deciSion.was reserved. The County weed Inspector Jim' Holmes, read a tiepOrt on the' state ,of weeds in the Tpwnship and said Hibbert was one of the- better townships. DIscuseion on various types of, weed kill and method of application followed. Partidular atteetion Was paid te the' eliminatioh • of "leafy splurge't. , Read accounts in the amount of $3746.62' were .approved as was a General Account of $58,575.97. This included . the half year levy of the schools, tile drainage loan The , Tender foe tile for the ecott drain • and Neevel Branch of $6330.12 and $1305.40 respec-e tively from Charcon Products, (Continued on Page 15) 'Me salary scale fon 'secon- dary teachers was ieleased -at a meeting of the Huron Cetinty Board of Education in' Clinton Monday in accordance with the terme of the salary agreement ratified by the Board. eili, May 22. The one-year contract 'With its secondary school teachers calls for a six, per cent total ' increase in the over-all salary package.. e - The six per cent increase will • coste the Board $194,000 on an annual basis. The secondary school teachers' salaries amoent to $3,240,000. Salaries in the four teaching categories are as follows with last year'e in brackets: $7,200 ($7,100) to $13,000 e$12,400); $7,500 ($7,400); to $13,700 ($13,000); $8,400 ($8,300) to $15,400 ($14, 800);-$8,900 ($ 8,800,e to $16,500 ($15,900). Principals' salary schedule - from $21,400 ($19,700) to ae maximum' Of $24,000 ($2e,000) with an annual increment of $700. Vice-principals received a basic $19,100 018,000) with an leerement of $600 to a maxi- mum of $2'0,900 ($20,000) sa- lary. Responsibility . allowanc es: Directors - Grid plus $2,200; assietant directors - grid plus $1,100; Department heads - grid plus $1.950; assistant department heads - grid plus $975; subject chaireeen - grid plus $1,000. Folloeing a committee- of-the-whole Board (in camera) R.L, Cueningham, ttansportation . manager, reported that a new type schedule had been reached with the bus contractors ranging in cost for a 48-passenger bus - $4,620 for a yearly rate • to $5,420 for a 78-passenger bus plus the Board will pay the cone, tractors a variable of per Ne mile travelled. There are a total of 114 eontracting buses used in Huron and the Huron Board owns 39 buses. A student accident plan - will he available to parents in Septem-• ber, mainly for dental accidents from th.e Reliable Life Insurance Company at a cost of Vlyzeir ..Year for one student to $10 per year for a family wi students. In September, ne forms for students participating in outdoor activities will be ready. The present consent forms are suspended and a new policy and procedure will be' proposed. A, fuel conversion contractn for Central Huron, Secondary School in Clinton was awarded tO Fred MC-Gregor of Bruoefield at the tender price of $11,089.04. Mueeeelpal expenditure was down 9 mete when the 1973 Hibbert Township budget was, presented to the Julie' meeting of the Township Council. '* This was the result of the resources grant from the Pro- vince of. 6.8 mills and ,econom- les in the ToeViship. Township Residential Tates were $39.27 (1972 $42.20); Township Com- mercial were $42.38 (1972 $45.22). A one mill Increese was made on Fire Protection for the Township's sheee in a new fire truck in the Mitchell ,• District Pire Area, and to pro- vide water storage' facilities in CrOmarty. Council received deputations and applications for, various grants. A $125 grant' was made to the Mitchell and District Fall Fair and to the Seaforth Fall Fair, while $45 was granted to ,the Hensell. Spring Fair, and $4 per calf was granted to compe- titors from Hibbert completing a calf 'club. $500 was granted to: the Dublin Athletic Association On ,Monday afternoon the Huron Expositor enjoyed a respite from the routine of getting Thursday's • paper ready , for publication when Bertha Harkne,ss, County Atrim, Nor- thern Ireland, and her young hostesees Joanne, Carolyn and, Ann Marie Maloney, 5, Sea- -Aerth, dropped by for a tour. ' One of 10 United Kingdom delegates , presently visiting Ontario on a young farmers exe change program, 23 year old Berthe and her companion:. who hail from England, Wales, Ulster and Scotland arrived at Toronto airport in. mid-April; The young farmers, have . been hosted de Junior FarTners hoMes ecross the province. ' Miss Harkness is visiting this week ,on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Maloney e #5,Seaforth. Fier hostess is 17 year old Jeanne Maltiney. Joanne is aJuntor Fer- mer in the Seaforth Club. Bertha, speaking of her home in Ireland in a lilting Irish brogue made the countryside vivid to the listener. It seemed as if one was actually there. Her family owns a one hundred acreqarm, near the village of Crumtiri in County Atrim, about 16 miles from Bel- fast. The average farm in. NOrthern Ireland, she explained, is about 60 acres so theirs is'one of the larger units. Land values are-high there, farmland for about 1000 pounds an acre (about $2500). F arming is more inlensive however. The Harknesst house about 100 head of beef cattle and she said, "We're building it up all the trine". Bertha has two brothers finale . taking place on Saturday' , ',tries' are being accepted f4111 individuals ana groups egress this part of Western On- tario who will compete for more than $400 in prizes. The admission to the three day event remains at 50cents each. Those who purchase ad- vance tickete get a big bonus and can obtain three tickets for el. In addition all kirchasers of admission tickets will be eligible for a prizeof $500 which will be drawn 'for on Saturday night, July 14. The carnival once again Will feature, the Carter 'rides , a familiar sight at Seaforth for nearly . thirty years. Penny Sale and bingo together with a veriety of games will be added attrac- tions on each of the-three nights. township taxes for '73 Maple trees and fences arnazp Irish visitor staff are doing three agendas with the committee systeM rather than two with twice monthly b,oard meetings. I believe we are doing twice as much work: With two meetings a month we seenled to know More of what was going on. Now to know what is goitig on we sheuld attend.all three meetings. I find the regular meetings stun lied boring. We have discussed all the work in committee meetings and thee we bring it all 'Set plans for --K\ Lions carnival Plans for the Seaforth Lions 38th-annual summer carnival are well advanced according to in- coming president Clair Campbell who heads the ' carnival committee. The carniva I will run fey three nights, Thursday, Feeley and Saturday, July 12, 13' and 14. , As has been the case ieepast years, _while the carnival pro- vides an opportunity make money and win prizes, much of the emphasis is on the program. This year Marten Vihcent, who heads that committee, has plan- ned an amateur event extending h .three consent upagain at the regular. '"--f* - Mr. 'Hill asked the new ,memberq of the Board to e*ress their -opinions. Kenneth Cooke of Clinton said lie- thought the committee system could got be improved on, and Mr.Alexander found the whole board too cumber- some, all would be wanting tO• " ePeak. John Westbrook of H.R. 2, Clinton and Herbert TurIthelm of Zurich said they believed the Committee system to be smooth running, as did HarrY llayter R.R.2,1/ashvio90"1 ' Olex of H,R,I, B/lieVale, Claren014.--McDonald Of Eketeri Ckarlea Ran. of Zorlph, Wilfred ShortOed Of Walton, MT. Z Of John-Broadfixit Brucefieldi McDonald of Brussels. When Hie vote was held to^ continue , the cOlnraittee procedure with the one general", meeting, only Mrs. Vallace Mrs.- Kunder Voted4 flat Climax of the SeafOrth Lb:ins 3rd Car dlub came shortly after midnight Friday when only one ticket - that of Betty Leonhardt, Seaforth - remained in thirdrum. Mrs. Leonhard.t, who was not prgent, won a new par. Here Don Stephenson (left) Car qub nksmittes,chairm2.11 and'Bill attach Mrs., Leonhardt'S ticket in the only reitialhing-spitae* WIrd. " • ',ea* 'ev • Board releases details of teachrs' salary schedule ( Memorial in Goderieh, $416; Centeal Huron Secondaty School, $16,900; Hullett Central Pub- lic School, $604.0; Stephen Central Public School, $525; -and 'F.E. Madill Secondary School S2,360. The McGregor tender was the lowest of four. / The Sm ith-Peat Roofing Com- parny was awarded the contract for rote rePairs at: Holmes- ville Public $13,190; Robertson