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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-06-28, Page 1I Grade 2 pupils of Seaforth public School were not going-to forget their teacher, Mrs. Brenda Holland, when she' moves out west at the end of the school year and they were determined that Mrs. Holland wasn't going to forget them. With her consent and under her direction, the students clamored aboard her Car and with paint and brushes inscribed their messages in what Mrs. Holland described as a good art lesson. The decorations are on for good and will be a reminder of her' Seaforth class as she drives across the country, Mrs. Holland said. (Staff Photo) Payment clears deficit account MR. AND MRS. MAC MCKELLAR Irvin Trewartha was sented with a silver rose following the morning services at Northside United Church Sunday for his faithful and dedi- cated service as clerk of the session. Mr. Trewartha will retire this year after serving eleven years as clerk. New members joining the Church Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Glanville. Joining by transfer were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ennis from Walton United Church and Mrs. Frank Halley from St. John's United Church in-Button. pre. bowl Whole No. 5494 114th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TRURSDAY, ATNE 28,1973 Sailors reach England on the Mary Poppins Iv KEN CAMPBELL "Are the beans up yet?" was the ,first thing McKilloP farmer Ken Campbell wanted to know (after asking how everyone was at honle) when he called his family -'at R.R. 1, Dublin immediately after reaching shore .in England on Saturday morning: • Ken completed •his 3,000 mile voyage from Halifax to Ports- mouth with Harry Whale of Hanover in their 36 foot sloop, Mary Poppins, in record time, 19 days from June 4 to June 23„ Kevin Campbell, 14, answered the phone when his father called shortly after 10 a.m. Mrs.Carnp- bell, who was in S eaforth watching her other son, Brad, 9 play soccer ( the Campbells also have a daughter, Kim, 13) in Seaforth • when the call came, was told about her husband's safe arrival by anotherspectator at the soccer game, yho heard a news bulletin over CKNX radio. Mrs. Whale had phoned the Winghamstation as soon as she heard from her husband in •England. She told Joan Campbell that 'their, hus- bands had staggered', still on their sea legs, to a phone booth as-=f soon as they got out of their sailboat at the Portsmouth har- bour. 'Mrs. Campbell and her adven- turous husband have been married for almost 17 years, and she said on Tuesday that she had no fears for his safety. "Ken ' felt no fear whatsoever, she said, and I felt -there was no danger because he was Unconcerned about. it and I have complete confidence in The two adventurers read ex- tensively apout the experiences of other small craft sailors who had made Atlantic cronsingS, inc- luding Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solo voyage in the -Gypsy Moth. They .,new that • weather for the trip would he good in June, with the wind in their favour from Newfoundland , to England, and that .they would . .avoid poisible July hurricanes.' Besides, Ken could have his barley and' corn .planted before he left, and miss out only on the aforementtpned beans. The two had emergency equip- ment aboard, including a life raft with dry ' provisions and 'sailed in one of the mai p Atlan- tic shipping lanes. These lanes are patrolled by aircraft and the ' Mary Poppins would be picked up on radar by any big ships in _ its vicinity, Mrs.: Campbell said. Although they went throught three 'fierce storms, broke a tiller and stopped on an ice-pack for a few hours one night, the men didn't need to use these emergency safeguards, The two are • experienced sailors who logged 1,200 miles in Lake Superior last summer, and have done a great deal of sailing intake Huron and Georgian Bay. Two summers ago they sailed in the famous Mackinaw boat race, although not as official com- petitors because, according to Mrs. Campbell, they thought the equipment required of official entries was an extra, un- necessary expense. Mackinac entries had to be equipped with a powerful two-way radio - some- thing that they did withoutevenon their trans-Atlantic trip. Ken Campbell told his wife, when he called from England a second time onAunday, that 41 telegram of best wishes from the town of Seaforth bad been delivered to them by the mayor of Trepassey, Nfld., before they left that poi't. He also said that the crossing had been fairly rough, but Mrs. Cambell •commented that his "fairly rough" would be considered . stormy by other sailors. "He and Harry would have a' lovely sail on Lake Huron, leav- ing tie harbour. at Bayfield when most of the Other heat owners considered the weather much' too rough to .venOire out in," she , said. When asked by his wite,joan, how their food supply had held out, Ken said, "We lived like kings." They had fresh eggs for breakfast until their last morning at sea. . They also consumed lots of tea and several bottles of wine. He reported that every- thing in the boat was wet from condensation and the storms they had weathered. , Mary Poppins is equipped with,. a small stove and a heater but no fridge is.necesSary because all food is kept below, under the water line, in cans With the contents listed , 'with magic marker. A selfmsteering me- chanism can be set so that both men can go below for short periods of time. The two took , (Continued on Page 5) , Approval of Vanastra plan co Pr ess nd fw Pe hog will release property deeds sales yards At a special meeting in Clinton Monday, the Huron County Pork Producers Association de- cided unanimously to apply to the Ontario' Pork Producers Marketing Board for the establishment- -of an assembly-i- -- yard in Blyth. The facilities of ' Ed. Watson are for rent under certain conditions. Location of the yard in Blyth would mean a central place in the north end of the ' county between several other yards It would overcome' many of the complaihts from* producers in this area, who felt that since the moving of the Clinton yard to Hensall, the dri- ving distance for delivering hogs became too long. It is expected to take ' several weeks before Toronto makes' the final decision. 'It was_ also decided at the meeting to take part in the pro- vince wide "Pork Hostess' con test. It is a first in Ontario, and is comparable to the dairy prin- cess contest. Married 60 years Mr., Mrs. Mac McKellar Approval of final plans of subdivision for the former Canadian Forces Base, now Vanastra, in Tuckersmith Town- ship was made Friday by the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Inter-governmental. Affairs. Fred *,•Ginn of Vanastra Developments, Limited, an- nounced at a news conference at Vanastra Monday afternoon that after a year and • a half of wait- ing the final plans are being registered with the Huron County ~ggistt otfice iq goderich. Mr. Ciiiin geld that because it wasIlie' only project of this type ever attempted and because of no pre- vious experience, they constantly ""ran into little snags and red tape". He ,said there were a good many things to be done of which they were not aware. "We are registered. Vanastra is a reality," he said.; "We have other projects starting to move. There are indtistries we. are talking to. We announced the Glendale projectat a previous news conference. It makes about the 8th or 9th industry to corhe 'to the base," he stated: ^ "We are very proud to have been able to do the things we have started" he added. Denis Donovan of Denis T. Donovan Limited, Toronto, whose firm is a one-third owner of Vanastra Developments (260303 Holdings Liinited of Kitchener owns the other two-thirds - Fred Ginn is president of this company) spoke of the sports complex that is being organized and which will be announced within a Week or so at another press conference. He said it would take in all the officers' quarters and officers' messes. It includes as well the arena, six tennis courts, a curling rink, indoor rifle range, gymnasium, eight bowling alleys, sauna bath, swimming pool, and a complete sports field which has a track, ball diamond, outdoor rifle range, skeet club, etc. Mr. Ginn expressed his thanks to Robert McKinley, and "certainly to Jack Riddell for all the work he did in Toronto to expedite the approval of the final ion and to Elgin Thompson, the reeve of Tucker- smith, who has worked so hard to complete arrangements". Mr. Ginn said the deeds be- longing to individuals who bought homes will be going out in per- haps a week's time, on a steady basis for the next six to eight weeks. He said they would go out as they were procesSed. He said lawyers would start working "on them right away. In a • question and answer period, Mr. Ginn said that about one-third of the industrial complex was still available for industry, with about two-thirds used or spoken for or being negotiated now. In developing the rest of the industrial space be said one in- dustry is expanding now and that Glendale Mobile Homes has an option on more space for expan- sion. He said more industrial buildings' could be built to accommodate more indUstry on available lots on the complex. Mr. Ginn said both churches are being utilized with services being held every Sunday. He said that Calvary Temple, an wit, Mr. McKellar is a mason and an Oddfellow, he received his 50 year jewel about 7 years ago. A one time bowling enthusiast, he still enjoys the occasional interdenominational church, will be used as a community centre as well. He said he was working through the Clinton .13,a ptist church in bringing in 45 specially trained employees from eastern Canada to work in industry where there is a need for them. Mrs. Catherine Roth who will celebrate her 99th birthday on July the 2nd. She resides with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.and Mrs.Maurice Etue, R.R.4, Seaforth, Ontario. In excellent health for her age, Mrs. Roth keeps her- self buSy reading and crocheting.She has a family of 10 children, 8 of whom are still living. celebrate game of euchre. Mrs. McKellar is an antique collector and ahor- ticulturalist in her spare time. She is a member of the Eidel- (continued from page 10 Work begins on Brucefield water. system About a year ago, con- cerned Brucefield homeowners, dissatisfied with' the present water system of individual wells , and septic tanks causing a danger to health by the proximity of the sewage wastes to their water supply, got a preliminary esti- mate on the cost of subscribing to a public system. As a result construction of a public water system for the hamlet is now underway on the southeast corner of the main intersection. The project, which will reach completion about mid- August, _,is freesting close to $60,000 It'd is being financed and maintained by Tuckersmith Township on township owned property. Of the 80 odd pro- perty owners in Brucefield, 61 have signed a petition asking that the work be undertaken. very year another well would go bad", said Fred Mc- Gregor, a Brucefield resident and contractor to carry out the project, "Perhaps residents have 4 built up a certain immunity to imptirities in the water but some visitors were getting sick", he added. "It was only a matter of time before the Department of Health would be cutting off the use of private wells. The lots are too small to include both a well and a septic tank and a dug well is also costly", he says. The McGregor firm recently completed a large contract wir- ing a new high school at Lions Head on the Bruce Peninsula and a sewage pumping system in Sturgeon Falls. _The 8", well, 290 feet deep was drilled by W.D.Hopper and Sons of it:R.2, Seaforth, last summer. They say there is enough water to support a good sized town. Jack MeLlwain, sand and gravel excavating, Sea- forth, has a subcontract for dig- ging and layihg the pipelines, 7,500' of 470 pipe and 15,000' of 2" pipe. iarold Smith, Smith Construction, Egmondville, is erecting the pumphouse. • the Huron County Board. Vincent Young, chairman of the ) building and maintenance, committee, reported that Thac- kery Roofing of Kitchener would be repairing the roof of the St. Columban School and 'putting a new roof on St. Joseph's School in Stratford. A lengthy discussion was held on advantages and dis- advantages of various types of roofs and the fact that. so many of the flat roofs on commercial, school and other public buildings le Several trustees' complained that the janitors are not keeping the grass cut regularly at cer- tain schools. The board members were advised that the current lease of the board office facilities at $390 per month expires on January 31, 1974 but carries a one-year renewal option. The landlord, R.S. Box of Seaforth, is to be advised six months in advance of the board's intent. A committee is studying the matter. Crowded conditions are reported by the present staff but board members were told there would be no inconvenience if it continued for another year. Trustee Francis Hicknell of H.R. 5, Seaforth, questioned why the problem of crowded con- ditions should be increasing when the pupil enrolment was declining steadily.' He was informed that it was mainly due to the increase in bulk of the records and files that must be kept each year, as well as the records from all the former separate school boards in Huron and Perth Counties, which must be kept. The trustees were informed that a religion workshop for all Grade 2 teachers in the 19 .H.R.R.C. schools will, be held at St. James School in Seaketh on June 27. The Board endorsed the reso- lution from the Perth County Board of Education and the On- tario Association of School Business Officials that the Ministry -of Education haS• imposed spending ceilings on boards, the new additional 2 per cent les tax will impose further serious problems in budgeting to 'Continued on Page 11) Karen Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. wm. C. Henderson, Sea- forth, graduated from Stratford Teachers' Col- lege. She has accepted a position with the Waterloo County School Board and will be teaching at Rockway Public School in Kitchener. (Photo by Bela Studios ) Miss Flora Catherine Hagan, daughter of Mr. Leo Hagan, Seaforth, and 'die late winnifred Hagan, graduated June 22nd from St. Joseph's Regional School of Nursing, London, Ontario which was held at Alumni Hall, University of Western Ontario. She received her early educat- ion in St. James' Separate School and Seaforth rasa tract High OchboL, She, has accepted a position at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. At a meeting of the Huron- Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board in Sea- forth, Monday, Jack Lane, Busi- ness Administrator reported that the deficit account as presented in the arbitration report of all former school boards at Decem- ber .31, 1968, amounting to $207,000 has now been completed with payment of $118,000. Mr. Lane recalled for the trustees that in 1971 the Ministry of Education announced it would pay all boards for deficit accounts incurred on amalgamation by one-third in each of the years A popular Seaforth couple, Mr. and' Mrs. Mac McKellar celebrated the 60th Anniversary of their marriage on Sunday June 24th. "Not very much has changed in Seaforth in the last 60 years", says Mac McKellar. Mr. Mc- Kellar and his wife Lillian have lived in the town since their mar- riage on June 25, 1913 in Sea- forth Methodist Church, now Northside United Church, by the' late Rev. Parker. The couple's Diamond Anni- versary was commemorated at a faintly dinner at First Presby- terian Church, Seaforth, on Sat- urday. The occasion was also in honour of Mr. McKellar's 87th birthday. The McKellar's received friends and relatives at a reception at the church onSun- day from 2 to 5 p.m. Among the guest who numbered over 250, were Mrs. Wilber Millar, Cro- marty and John CaNter,Seaforth, who attended the Y/cKellar's at their wedding in 1913. Mac McKellar, formerly a' wellknown and popular business man on Main St. completed 55 years of service with the Cana- dian National Express on Feb. 15, 1963. Active in the commun- ity, Mr. McKellar has been on the Seaforth Community hospital Board for 40 years and served as chairman for a number of years. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and has served as an elder 'for 45 years. A man of dry humour and 1971, 1972 and 1973. Mr, Lane also stated that the bank loan interest rate which started out at 6 per cent has graduated to '7 3/4 per cent which is prime rate following the latest jump on June 15 of 1/2 of 1 per cent. The Board approveda request from the Huron County Board of Education for continuation of the lease agreement for the former St. Peter's School in ,Goderich; Details of the lease are to be worked out. The school is u as a sc for the trainable retar y 7"N