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The Huron Expositor, 1973-11-01, Page 1• Who No. 5512 114th Year 2O PAGES SEAJ'ORTH, ONTAJO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1978 Report on plumbin inspection advances Tuckersmithdwaits for planning assista According :t0-44,,,,Propo boirmAto, Reeve Niro/4 Aift4 of Clinton, the work to OoceSr lag on schedule and the, new facilities should be ready Xer, occupancy early in the now year* , Additional spice has been requested for the Social 'Serar vices Department and plans are now afoot to renovate the store, room adjacent to the Social Set, vices office in the court hie for this purpose. In its report to council, tho g acid Services Committee noted that department budget is run, ring approximately $22,900 below. budget estimates. Chair .man Lloyd Ferguson spoke highly of Social Services Administrator John MacKinnon and his staff. "I am very pleased with the work of the staff," said Reeve Ferguson.. "They are doing a great job for the county." In other business,J. A. Mair, deputy reeve of Morris Town- ship, was appointed to The Board of Governors of Conestoga Col- lege for the term commencing January 1, 1974. Jack Riddell, Liberal MPP• for' Huron, spoke in the Legis- lature last week on behalf of • his own Bill designed to im- prove the safety of those students who travel by school- Ws. Mr. Riddell emphasized the responsibility of the Ontario Government to ensure the students' safety. "Largely due to the centralization of our school system and of country chool boards, well over half a \mil- lion of Ontario's school'child'- ren do travel by school bus. To my mind, stetletita- —whoa travel by schoolbus deserve special attention from the Government. These young peopls are really involun- tary passengers: they need to go to school and the schoolbus is the only means by which they can get there. Since they are involun- tary passengers, the Govern- ment has a special responsibility t o ensure that all possible steps are , taken to ensure their safety. The safety of our children can- not be over emphasized. Surely there could be no more preCious cargo than Ontario's students." Mr. Riddell's Bill would bring about action in two areas: the schoolbus driver, and the school,- bus itself. Am aspiring school- bus driver would have to not only pass the present test for school- bus drivers but also have clean driving and police records and take compulsory courses in de- fenSive driving, highway safety and emergency first aid. A schoolbus driver's licence would - • . . Hallowe'en day was ,celebrated at Seaforth Public School on Wednesday when pupils dressed' up in costumes. Jim Brennan, Terry Williamson, Bruce McMichael, Brian Riley, Jeff Watson and Todd Morey winners in their classes are shown here. under the supervision of teacher Doneina Adams and assisted by' Mrs. Ida Livingston. (Staff Photo) A plumbing inspection bylaw to cover the whole of Huron County mpyed closer to reality as a result of action by Huron County Council `to approve a Board of Health report which in- dicated the intention of that com- mittee to act concerning the by- law. Board of Health' Chairman Gerry Ginn, deputy-reeve of God- erich Township, told council the report was for information only. a• "We are not going to ask .for ''decision today," he explained., "We are still open for suggest- ions but decision must be reached by the end of the year so it can be included in the budget. Hope- . fully, this will be in effect by 1974." According to the report, the cost of a Plumbing Inspection Division is based on the figures that were available on the survey of "residential building for 1971 and 1972. • "There are approxiinately 400 new residential constructions in the County of Huron in. each year," reported Reeve ,Ginn. • When the Plumbing Inspection bylaw is approved, the cost for Inspection of an average single, family new residential dwelling will be, a basic inspection fee of $15 to cover "time, travel and help"; plus a bathroom (sink, *toilet and tub) $6; laundry fa- cility with laundry tubs, $2; kit- chen with a kitchen sink, $2; powder room or vanity near the living area of the house contain- ing sink and toilet, $4; Total ap- proximate cost is $29. _"Using this figure of $29 then as the figure for a new resident- ial construction, there would be an anticipated income of approx- imately $12,000 in new 'single family residential constructions within the County of ,Huron," Reeve Ginn said. '. It is expected that another $6,00.0 apntially would be rea- lized from plumbing alterations for which a flat fee of $15 each is proposed, , "New commercial construct- ion which is apartment build- ings, motels, etc., and which seem to be appearing ever more frequently within Huron County," he noted, "estimate income from •plumbing inspection fees,$6000." Total estimated minimum in- come, according to the Reeve, is $24,000 annually. Total projected expenditures for the plumbing inspection divi- sion is $37,307 including salaries for two public Yia'alth inspectors at $9,000 each; one secretary- bookkeeper-at $6,200; car "al- lowance for two inspectors,$6000 office rental, $1,600; office equip- ment, $3,492:50 (once only); and office supplies, $1,814.50. Reeve Ginn advised it was the intention of the Boarti 'of Health to engage inspection personnell who could double as regular pub- lic health Inspectors and not just plumbing inspection. "In considering the projected income and the projected expend- itures V the Plumbing. Inspection Departitient," he continued, "the minimal expected income from the division would be $24,000; the projected expenditure would be $37,307. The county then would be subsidizing the plumb- ing Inspection Division by ap- proximately $13,000 which would amount to the user supporting 66 2 /3 -percent of the cost of the Plumbing Inspection Division and the county supporting 33 1/3 per- cent of the cost of the division," "Examinatioraof plumbing in- spection receipts in the earlier years of plumbing inspection" re- fleet the difference in standard of living today as In 1960 where one finds that the commonest thing that happened in pluinbing inspection was the installation of a bathroom and averaged a fee of $4.50," he said. "The re- ceipts do not indicate the amount 'ofatime involved, the number of calls involved or the mileage in- volved, and certainly if these figures were used in tile project- ion of 1973 against 1973 costs, the county would be in the positiOn of the user paying approximately 10 percent and the county paying 90 percent of the Plumbing In- spection Division." When council had perused the suggested bylaw, it was deemed the first clause was "too all inclusive," That clause reads, No person shall construct, re- pair, renew or alter the plumb- ing, drainage or water system of any building or structure without first having obtained a permit therefor froth the' Plumbing In- spector. Reeve Ed Oddleifson of BaY-', field suggested •a clause Stating that plumbing costing $200 or more might need inspection, leaving smaller jobs to the home- owner's discretion. This sug- gestion, however, was not imme- diately approved by the Board of Health members although Reeve Ginn indicated this was the kind of participation the Board had hoped to get from council. "The intent is there, the fee basis is very fair," said Reeve Deb Shewfelt of GOderich. "It is very cheap for the inspection they'll get. I believe council should support, in 'principle, this report." Long time pharmacy will close A business that has served the Seaforth district for well over 100 years will close its doors for the last time on Saturday night. Changing times and changes in customer preference have' led to the decision to close Keatings Pharmacy. Established orig- inally by Robert Lumsden in' the 1860's the business for the past 50 years has been in the Keating family. "It was the hardest decision I ever had to make" Mrs. Merle (Continued en page 9) „neekto be renewed every year and' the driver would be retes- ted before renewal was, granted. Speaking on the design and construction of schoolbuses, Mr. Riddell called for all school- bpses used in Ontario to conform to the standards established by the Canadian Standards AsSocia- tion. Furthermore, ,Mr.Riddell called for increased padding and .other safety features for the interior of schoolbuses. "Just consider the inside of a school- bus. Where the law requires that private automobiles must be equipped with protective padded sealbacks,the school bus is equipped with a rigid steel bar 'that runs across the back of each seatback at just the right height to mutilate the face and teeth of a ch thrown forward by a sud- den p or collision. The law also r quires that private auto- mobiles be equipped with seat- belts. While scatbelts are probably not appropriate for schoolbuses, . , padded sarm- The 'annual banquet of the Huron County Road Superinten- dents' Association was held on Wednesday, October 24, at the Memorial • Hall, Blyth. Karl Haberer, Road Sup't Hay Town- ship and President of the Asso- ciation, was chairman. Official greetings were brought by Robbie Lawrie, Reeve of Blyth, Roy Pattison, Warden Story tells of Seaforth game A story by the well known sports writer Andy O'Brien in which he tells of the Flying Fathers hockey team based on his experiences and interviews he held while the Flying Fathers played in Seaforth on March 23 last will appear in the weekend section of the Globe ,and Mail of this Saturday, Nov. 3. Mr. O'Brien sent an advance copy of his story to Jack Lane who arranged the visit of the Flying Fathers to Seaforth. Win at euchre Winners at a euchre party sponsored by Edelweiss Rebe- kah Lodge Monday evening were: ladies high, Mrs. Jessie Mc- Gregor; lone hands, Mrs. Mae Dorrance; low Mrs. L. Grum- mett; gents high, Harvey °ca- rnage' lone hands, Wilbur God- kin; low, Lorne Dennis,Winners in a draw for baskets of apples were.. Mrs. Graham Kerr and Mrs. May Habkirk. Mrs. Ev- eritt Smith was in charge of garnet. The next e'lichre is planned for November 12. (Staff Photo) rests. could be provided to en- sure that tie child is restrained within. the passenger area. This feature should be combined with automobile dash-type padding in the passenger area and on seat- backs. The passenger will thereby be' held in the passenger seating area and the passenger seating area will be fully padded." Mr. Riddell concluded by calling on the Legislature to face its responsibility and aceto im- prove the safety of those stimients who travel by schoolbus "There is a crying need for action, to improve the safety of our school- busea. We as Legislators have an unshakeable responsibility to take Steps to Satisfy that need. There can be no mere important task to come before this LegiS- lature than to protect the safety of our children. I feel confident that this House will face that responsibility and legislate this Bill into law." ' of the County of Huron, Jack Riddell, M.P.P., Huron South and Murray Gaunt,. M.P.P. Huron North and Bruce. The head table and, distinguished guests were introduced by the Vice President, Al Nicholson, Road Superintendent Tuckersmith Township. Roy Sparrow, representing Ontario Culver t and who had assisted in the formation of the Association in April 1962, spoke briefly on the success of the organization and was pleased to see that it has been a benefit to all the county. Elgin Thomp- son, Reeve of Tuckersmith Town- ship ekpressed the thanks of the guests for an excellent evening' o f fellowship and appreciation. Douglas Armitage, District Municipal Engineer o Stratford and James Britnell, County En- gineer for Huron both spoke on the high degree of co-operation, efficiency and achievement they have received on a Provincial and County level from the road superintendents of Huron. members expressed pride that one of its members, William Taylor, Road Sup'tStanley Town- ship, had been 'elected to the Presidency of the Ontario Road Superintendents' Association and was present and able to bring official greetings from the parent organization. Bill Campbell, Road Sup't McKillop, expressed thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blyth Legion ter the banquet served to" approximately 135 guest. Mrs. Stewart Ament replied. Clarence Ultima, Road Sup't East Wawanosh and Secretary of (Continued on page 9) The Township of Tuckersmith has requested assistance from the planning department for Huron County In the preparation of a zoning bylaw - but the mun- icipality's name has only been added to, a long and grbwing longer list. ' . The waiting list now numbers nine municipalities consisting of GOderich Township, Hensall, A.shfield Township, Colborne Township, Usborne Township,, East Wawariosh Township, God- erich Town, Stephen Township and Tuckersmith Township - in that order. Already the Planning Depart- ment is working on plans for Zurich, Brussels, Grey Town- ship, Howick Township, Hayfield, Wingharn and Huliett Township - also in that order. Warden Roy Pattison and County Administrator John Berry have signed the neces- sary lease forms pertaining the rental by the province o the addition to the assessme building. Seaforth firemen aided brigades from Brucefield and Clinton to battle a Tuesday afternoon blaze that, threatened to destroy a three-wing building housing Huron Acoustics Ltd., at Vanas- tra, a • 14-month-old firm that manufactures stereo speakers. Extent of the damage is notknown. The fire started at 1:30 p.m. in the paint section of the build- ing. Cause of the explosion that I A former Huron warden was elected president of the Huron branch of the Ontario progres- sive Conservative Association, at a meeting of memberi from across the riding held at Clinton, Friday evening. He is Glen Webb of Dashwood. About 75 persons were pre- sent at the annual gathering held in the Legion Hall. Mr. Webb takes over for Wil- liam J. Dale of Seaforth. Other -officers elected included: Jo- seph Murphy, Clinton; Betty Cardno, Seaforth; Oliver Jaques, HenSall;, James Donnelly, God- erich; Mrs. Kenneth WoodeClifi\i ton; Arthur Bolton, H.R. 1, Dub- lin; and Jerry Ginn, H.R. 2, Clinton, all vice-presidents; Earl Mc$padden, R.R. 1, Seaforth, se- cretary - treasurer; Douglas Armstrong and Elmer Hayter both of Zurich; Lorne lasinstiver Dashwood, and Hernia Parsons, Exeter, all director A crew from CFPL - TV News spent much of Tuesday at the Expositor recording the activity of a weekly newspaper. They watched final steps in preparing the Brussels Post for printing and saw the first section of the Expositor completed. Here Ted Kostecki and Doug McGladdery are shooting a page from a copy of the Expositor. The, CFPL crew took the completed negatives to the Signal Star plant in Goderich where the papers are printed and where they recorded the final step in the production Process. The photo story is expected to be shown on CFPL-TV News early next week. (Staff photo) Fire Chief, Don Hulley, explains' the use of the fire extinguisher to the kindergarten students of Mullett Central. Twenty-eight children toured the Fire Departmenton Wednesday Huron MPP advances bill to aid school bus safety Huron road men sponsor meeting . triggered the fire is unknown. Three workers, including Jimmy Rotteau of Vanastra, who was operating painting equip, ment, escamj serious injury. One woman working in the wing received minor face burns., Firemen sprayed foam Into, the . rooro filled.. with- paint.. end paint thinner effort to contain the fire. False ceiling* (Continued on Page 9) The AS§OClatiOn voted to am- end its constitution to provide fo. four elected directors and one director appointed from among area Young Progressive Con- Servatives. • Formerly, all fiVe directors were elected. Corrections In a story in last week's issue concerning a slide presentation by Dr. W.A.Crich, the date indi- cated was in error and should be Wednesday, November 28. ' A picture of members or the' executive of the Poster Parent Association which appeared on Page 15 of last week's twine indicated that the lady Second from the left was Mrii. Hernias. Tait. This viati in e the name should have been • of Mrs. Len Ciittotikke, tut; setatotth who Id setrottie, the Aasticialion. Seaforth firemen assist in fighting Vanastra blaze Someone with a wierd sense of humour got carried away with the Hallowe'en spirit on Tuesday night and painted this sign on the Town of Seaforth water tower. It is bell*. .ed that the sign writer from McKillop was attempting to coMpete with someone from Dublin who painted their insignia on the same water tower several years ago on a Hallowe'en night. Former warden heads Huron PC's