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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-08-30, Page 10 Retired school teacher, Jean McEwen, of R.R.5, Clinton, near Brucefield, is surrounded by blooms in her garden outsie her farm home. Miss McEwen, who won many prizes in the Seaforth Horticultural Society Flower Show last week has what many consider one of the loveliest gardens in the area. Brucefield area gardener demonstrates green thumb SEAFORTII 'OMAR 0, r,rit.JRS,1),AY AUGtT 117 30, 1978 Whole No. 5503 Rein mean • •When the schools open on Tuesday, September 4, there'will ,be some new faces in evidence,, although little increased enrol- lment is expected in Seaforth schools. "our enrollinent will be in about the 400 range, the same as last year", said John Talbot, principal of $eaforth Public School, oil Monday. "Of course we won't know exactly what our enrollment• will be :until the children register next Tueday". Some of the new faces at S.P.S. will belong to four new teachers, Mr. Talbot said. Paul Carroll,' from Goderich, will be the new vice-principal. Mrs. Marie Webster, Clinton, will teach grades two aid three while Mrs. Georgina Reynolds, Sea- forth, will teeth phys-ed and grade five part-time. Also teach • - ing graieftre part-time, as well as musk-, fill; be Miss Firmer • Santos • Members of the Huron Horticultural Society from Seaforth were, aniong those who took advantage Sisier Mary principal of a Wkabout Tour.sponsored by the BayfieldHistorical Society lastirednesday evening. A crowd. of Expect little change when schools ()pep of over 150persons from Hayfield, Gotterich,-Clintoni Seaforth and surrounding areas -took_part., Thirty-three homes or stores of historical interest were visited' eiti brief - histories on each were given by the present owners or by members of the Hayfield Historical Society. Shown here as they obey 'the stop sign are-left to right, Miss Belle Campbell, Rev. J. -Ure Stewart, Orville Oke, Mrs. Stewart, an unidentified lady and Mrs. Harry Pretty. Meeting finds KIndergarien pupils who live in mcKillop, Township,: will continue attendance under a policy set two years ago which requires that they attend classes in Walton. A Huron County Board of 'Education . meeting in Clinton Monday was, told that since Kindergarten registrations con- ducted at Walton public School roiects: or Walton pupil Tu ersmith plans ,addition ancistrct streetlights • roadways:, be asked to repair malfunction- o objection' 'to Cdr wash; No Objections were presented at a public meeting held, Monday to discuss and comment on a proposal to establish a carwash on Lot 35 and the north half of Lot 36- in. Gouteloeles. Survey. The land is sibiated.on Railway Street on the Southeast corner of Main Street opposite the Fina Station.. The land is in an industrial area ,and 'an amendment to the •pfficial plan fOr the town is re- ccioinial. u:ed ertcocha.e it to highway - Ken Coleman of Egmondville hohes to construct a three or t . four bay cement block - building if. final approval of the amend- ment to the official plan is given by the Ministry of the Treasurey, Economics and Intergovern- mental Affairs. The meeting Monday held by the Seaforth Planning was 'at- tended by three members only of the Planning Board -Chairman Lloyd Rowat; Mayor Frank Sills, Dr. John 0. Turnbiall and Secre- tary, fen Oldacre. Also at the meeting wereL, Mr. and Mrs. Ken • Coleman;, one. spectator, Ape. 'Jan Bach; and the .preSs representative. Susan Van Egmond, 5, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Aran- Egmond, Clinton • unveiled a plaque Saturday afternbon, mark- ing the Van Egmond house in Egmondville as an historic, site. Susan is a great,' great, great, granddaughter of Col. Anthony VanEgmond, the original owner of the land.a The house itself was built by the Colonel's -son, Constant, in 1846, and the large Georgian-style -house was the community's social centre as well as a grand showplace. The VanEgmond family owned many of the industries in Egmondville. When the last direct descen- dant, Earl VanEgmond, died in 1952, the furniture was sold at a public auction .and the house was- bought by another family. Since thartime the house's con- dition has deteriorated as well as the beautiful grounds. It was put up for sale in 1972. Concerned residents, hoping • to restore its former grandeur, formed the VanEgmond Founda- tion which plans to restore the house snd furnish it with period antiques. However, more money is needed from public donations St. James Separate School, expects enrollment there to be aboupthe same as last year's with about 200 students report- ing for classes on Tuesday. No new staff members have been added to.St. James Sebeol. S. D. S. will have ,slightly fewer students than last year, according to principal L. P, Plumsteel. He expects about 440 to enroll at the high school. HruCe Shaw, formerly head of the English Department af South Huron District High School will come to S.D.H.S. as the new Vice-Principal. He replaces Herb Murphy, Goderich, who moves to South Huron as vice- principal. Mr. Plumsteel noted that Harry Scott returns to S.D. H.S. on Tuesday as director of the Commercial Department there after two years as a teacher in Germany with Canadian Forces. .r • • Rev. A. R. Yielding of Stratford who on Sunday will assume the pulpit of Bethel Bible Church here. He succeeds ReY. Dwight Patterson who ha$ gone to Kitchener. to Any homeowner in Brucefield who has not subscribed to the new water,. system presently being constructed will pay the same price in the future as the-ori- ginal subscribers. Five Brucefield homeowners attended the Tuckersmith Town- ship. Council meeting Thursday and presented a formal request that if, after construction.of the eyeitenif a homeowner wants to Julte„„thg,,watOr _line installed Co the purchaser's property line, he will be charged the initial service fee paid by the initial subscribers. • The formal request states that in the future this money accumulated from this payment of the initial service fee should be used as a mainte nance fund to help pay the cost of operating, 'the system. •)" The five Brucefield residents were Robert Dalrymple, Robert Caldwell-, Arthur Dutton, Elliott Layton• arid Clifford Henderson representing his mother. Council concurred with the request frpm the homeowners re- garding charging the same initial fee for future subscribers. ' The council also agreed to a motion that Ontario Hydro will be notified that the Township of Tuckersmith is willing to 'accept as of September 1, 1973, the cost of operation of the present street lighting system t Vanastra for the residential drea (Registered Plaint 22) with the exception of any lighting fixtures ion private property, and to maintain only those lights on pathways and Ontario Hydro also will be requested to install a new mer-; cury•vapour lighting system with an individual lamp wattage of 175,„ to service the residential area to replaCe the former 80. or so 300 watt bulbs presently in use. preparation for the time • when the plan of Subdivision will be registered 'for the corn m ercial area at Vanastra., at which time 7110,0re:114h Will, accept the cost of operation of the street light- ing sygtem in 'that area, council will request Ontario Hydro now to prepare a plan and estimates • for the installation of new mer- cury' vapour lighting with, an in- dividual lamp wattage of 250. It will be several months before • Tuckersmith will be responsilile for the commercial area. Walter Palmer, Clinton, area Manager for Ontario Hydro, at- tended the Council meeting to discuss the lighting, at Vanastra and to advise council on, its plans to improve the lighting. Ontario Water Resources wilt Water system. is, now in use The Brucefield water system, has bee n completed and at noon on Wednesday was cleared by engineers for use by village con- sumers according to .contractor Fred McGregor. . Already a number of users are hooked into the system. Indicate that thirty orptore pupilS will be enrolled there in Sep- tember and in accordance with Board practice of limiting -kindtrgarten cl Ses to 28 pupils, , the operati of va full-time kinciergar • with two classes would be necessary. With Seaforth Public School registrations indicating. that fewer than 20 pupils will be attending kindergarten there in September 1973, D. J. Cochrane,-. Director of Edication remot; mended as an alternative that possibly five students who live in mcKillop Township adjacent to Seaforth be asked to altend school in Seaforth. He said tr'ansportation would be provided to and from school. These pupils would be permitted to continue to attend Seaforth Public School in subsequent years. • John Henderson, Board member reprebenting McKill9P• opposed the suggestion 'and made a motion that all kindergarten students be required to attend 'the first day of school and if registration exceeds 28, then the class is to be split and the teacher at Walton hired on a full-' -time basis. He asked for a re- pordecrvote and his motion car- ried, eight for and five opposed. Mr. Henderson said he was not In favour of using One ;area more than another, "If the situation was reversed in Seaforth, you wouldn't . go into the -town and move some out to the ruralarea, Why bump them around for a • half, teacher's salary? Trans- portation to •-take •Childreni to Seaforth would cost about $1,400 and the teacher's salary for the" extra half time would amount to approximately $3,900." Brian Kennedy Of , Seaforth was made head of the Mathe- matics Department at Seaioith 'District High School. A vice-principal may be ay-- ' pointed for elementary schools of eleven operating classrooms and over. Due to deeliding enrolments, some schools where a vice-prin- cipale been appointed' may be- redu d to fewer than eleven classrooms. The Board recomthended that' the position and finannial allow- ance for vice-principal in' the elementary schools be discon- tinued if 'in the ensuing year, after the decrease iffentolinent occurs, it is still less than the eleven operating classrooms. J. p. Alexander, Board member from wingham, re- bolded et the addi on to; the ported that 'work tvite *Winghlue Public School which is Costing appro414atelY $00,750_ for the alterations by Smith Construction of Seaforth. Mr. Cochrane --said pupils the younger children) would be left in 'the old school for the two weeks and the older pupils would be in another location. High costs ,in food are affec- ting'the contractors who supply the food for the varlouacafeterias in the. High Schoolsit is re. ported.' There is difficulty in getting help. Board- chairnaan, E. Cayley Hill suggested that the possibility of 'having machines to supply the fthad should be investigated. Mr. Cochrane informed' the Board of additions- to teaelking staff: Mrs. Dawna Baker from Esse* County to Exeter Public School (Special education ); Domenico Diagregorie . from- Hamilton to Clinton Public' School (Phys. Educ); Blaire G. Fisher froM North BaYt011Owick Central Public School (Phys.-Ed Marlene Kalbfleisch„ University to Colborne Central andHolmes- vile; Mrs. Marian Pullman,frOm (continued on Page 10) ing fire hydrants at Vanastra. Fire Chief, Stewart BrOadloot of the Bruiefield, Fire Department reported the trouble. The Bruce- field Department is responsible for fire protection at Vanastra. Council is going to clamp down. on homeowners in Tuckersmith who are sloW to secure-their building permits and start con- struction or repair work without one. The present permit is $2.00 - • (Continued on Page 13) Unveil , historical plaque at VanEgmond residence. to carry out this work. The plaque was provided by the Ontario Historic Sites Board, About 100 spectators attended the unveiling ceremony Saturday which was preceded by a luncheon for lOcal officials and other guests who had been Identified with or assisted the foundation. Several descendants of.Col. An- thony VanEgmond attended, in- cluding Mrs. Ann (VanEgmond) Moore of Mount Morris, Michi- gan, a great granddaughter; Mrs. Moore's son, Jim of Flint, Mich- igan, and her daughter, Connie of Saginaw, Michigan. Dr. 'Rodger Whitman was master of ceremonies,. Others taking part were James chairman of the Foundation; May- or of Seaforth, Frank Sills; Reeve of Tuckersmith Township, Elgin Thompson; Jack Riddell, M.P.P. (Huron); R. Alan Douglas, re- presenting, the Historic Sites Board of Ontario; Reeve of Sea- forth, John Flannery; Harold Turnert of Goderich, president of the Huron County Historical So- ciety; and Rev. Clifford Britton of Hensall, a descendant of Col- onel VanEgmond, Maple Leaf Dairy here is under new management 44 anu•if ruariliery, (left), a teacher at St. COlurnban School, checks out the hearing of Denise Culligan, a teacher at St. Patrick's Schoo4.bithlin, as part of a short course in speech disorders sponsored by the Huron...Perth Separate Seli901 Board at St. jainee School here this week. Dr. Seppe Tuomi, assistant professor at the U.W.O., who is condtieting the course, gives the teachers some guidance.. Twenty-one teachers from the board's schools in Huron and Perth attended the course which will help thena .to detect and remedy problems in their pupil's apeedh. The manage ent and products at,,,Ma.ple L Dairy, Seaforth, will-change his weekend. Clarence "King" McDonald, announced this week he has pur- chased the shares of his two partners, ,Lee Learn and Norm Stanlake in Exeter •Dairy Ltd., - the owner of Maple Leaf. The latter, two plan to retire. At the same time, he reported that Exeter Dairy and Maple Leaf would become distributors of Sealtest dairy products effective September 1. In, making his announcement, McDonald said the firm had teen' eoncerned for some time that they had been unable to provide cus- -tomers with a complete dairy product line' in all package sizes because of the limitations of a small plant. For some time now, Exeter Dairy acid Maple Leaf Dairy have been distributing Sealtest pro- ducts, such as cottage cheese. All milk will be brought into -the area already bottled in Seal- test containers and ail sizes, -including jugs,will be available. SealteSt dairy products are processed by Dominion Dairies Ltd. in recent years, many small dairies bye dropped their own production facilities to distribute those of larger firms. Exeter Dairy Ltd. was formed in 1958 with the amalgamation of the two •existing dairies at that time. Mr. McDonald and Mr. Learn had purchased Hatter's Dairy in 1947 and amalgamated 'With High- land Hill Dairy, owned by Mr. , Stanlake. In 1960 the firm pur- chased Maple Leaf Dairy in Sea- forth from the late Harvey Traviss. The Stanlake operation had been started in 1935. At that time, there were five dairies in Exeter and Mr. Stan- lake recalls delivering milk for the price of eight cents per quart. During , a couple of "price wars" the price dropped as low as five cents. • Today the price is 40 cents. Mr. McDonald also noted that before milk was pasteurized, the Customers at the end of the res- peetive routes were able to buy large quantities at discount prices. The dairies attempted to get What they could for the balance Of their loads becaute it would only, spoil anyway. What is the secret to a garden of prizewinning dahlias and other horticulturalists' favorites? Ask Miss Jean McEwan of Ite R. 5, Clinton, near Brucefield; who has one'oft the loveliest country gardens in the county. In front of her two-storey white frame farmhouse is a bed of geraniums that make you see red. On the verandah among the potted plants is one called 'Moses Boat' a green plant so named for, the little boat-shaped pods which grow along the stem. The front yard and around the side is laid out in neat rows of different varieties of flowers in colour combinations of white, red, purple and gold. Miss Mc- Ewan's favorites are marigolds but enjoys growing all kinds of flowers. It's hot1 "Hot enough4V you?" "You ! could fry an egg on the sidewalk;" All those time-worn cliches apply this week as Seaforth and area suffer under one of the hottest heat waves in several years. Record maximum temperatures are being set all over the pro- vince with daytime temperatures in Western Ontario remaining in the mid-nineties since Sunday. (Continued on Page 14) Her flower beds change with the seasons. In the spring the bulb plants like tulips and daffo- dils are in bloom, one of her bulb plants of which she is espec- ially proud is Amaryllis which win Elmer Elmer is an elephant and he teaches children safety rules through a series of cartoons printed weekly in the Huron Expositor and the Brussels Post. Jim McDonald, R.R. 2, Brussels and Darlene Dobson, R.11.1, Ethel were second prize winners in the first Elmer"S1973 Summer Safety Contest spon- sored by the Huron Expositor and the Brussels Post. They won CCM bike accessory kits by ideritifying broken safety rules in a Series of Eimer cartoons. one can use hydraulic equip- LOule Belfour, R.R.2, Dublin ment," she says about her skill also won a CCM bike accessory on the tractor seat, kit in the Second Elmer Safety In winter she his tittle to Contest and a similar kit was on pursue her other hobby which Is by Gertie Sellinge, R. R. I, reading. However 'Whig dere Londesboro in the third Contest. of 3 horses, dogs and 5 tatit The fourth and final Safety'Con- plus the care of it int ge firths test is'now prOgrees and entry house keeps her -busy forms are in entrant- copies of getting plants reedy to plant *Oa • the Post and , the EXpOSitOr. has a to 5 huge "exotic" flowers. "You have to like flowers in _order to grow them" said Miss „ McEwan. "For they require care and attention, I was water- ing the dahlias all day yester- day and I have the hose going again. today." The work pays Lo cai kids off for Miss McEwan was runner- up with 47 points at the Seaforth • Flower Show this month. "This year the garden is as good as it has ever been, maybe • • better," said the lady with the safety prizes 4 -green thumb. In order to maintain a..good sized garden it is essential to have a good drilled well for lots of water". Raised on the farin she says; '31 prefer living in the country". The MeE wen farm has been in the family since it was cleared by Jean's grandfather in the 1850's. An arts and -crafts teacher in Toronto, Miss McEw .n returned home in 1886 after a broken arm forced her into early retire- ment. Now her time is Spent raising prizewinning flowers and preparing the bean fields."Any- spring.