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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1974-01-10, Page 1° A , WILLIAM ELSTON *Mg....". +-JR° ..• 4. . ' • ••• ••••••1......•.., cmos•i°,444** • °cr. • * I ---r 41.4 —*" • Whole N. 5522 114th year SEM-1010i; ONTARIO, THURSDAY JANUARY 10:19'74 — 16 Pages cony, eVit8 a VaaF vgrAcoA I. , William Elston, R.R.4, Wingham, who this year began his 7th year as Reeve of Morris Township was elected Warden . of Huron County at the inaugural meeting of CoViity Council in Goderich Tuesday afternoon. A Morris Township farmer, he succeeds Roy Pattison, Reeve of East Wawanosh. The new Warden won over three other candidates,Hugh. Flynn. Reeve of Hullett Township; Ed. Oddleifson, Reeve of Bayfield and Charles Thomas. Reeve of Grey Township. In the first vote Reeve Elston received 18 votes, Reeve Flynn 15 votes; Reeve Oddleifsori 8 votes and Reeve Charles Thomas, 11 votes. Reeve Oddleifson was dropped for the second vote which gave Reeve Elston 24 votes While the other two contestants tied with 14 votes each. To determine a runner-up;-..council voted on the two reeves who were tied with' Reeve Thomas winning 33 - 19. In the final vote between Reeve Elston and Reeve Thomas, Reeve Elston received 30 votes giving him a majority of 8. Reeve Elston was nominated by Joseph Dietrich, Reeve of Stephen Township, In a speech to council before the vote, Mr. Elston said the county must "m'ake an environment where people will build more homes." He also said the reeves 'must work together to solve their individual and collective problems. Mr. Elston was sworn in to office by Huron County Judge F.G.Carter. The invocation was given by Rev. G.L.Royal of Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich, Welcoming addresses were given by Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell; Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron; and Murray Gaunt, MPP for Haon-Bruce. Warden Elston, 49, it married to the former Isobel Bowman and the couple_ has a family of five, Wayne 26, Murray 24, Keith 20, Mary Ellen 13 and Susan 5. Reevesnamed to striking committees were:' Robert Gibson, Howick Township; Joseph Dietrich, Stephen Township: Anson McKinley, Stanley Township; 'John Baker, Village of, Hensall; and Robbie Lawrie, Village of Blyth. Loses eye in freak accident Rev. M. E. Reuber spoke to members of Seaforth Council at their inaugural meeting on Monday. Council members, (left) William Bennett, James Crocker and John Sinnamon listen to Mr. Reuber's talk on government. Following the first council meeting for 1974, Councillors joined town officials and invited guests for a luncheon. Ministry clears towns bid for additional sewer. lines Car club draw Milton Dietz, Egmondville, won the $25 award in the, Seaforth Lion's Car Club weekly draw. In a freak accident at the girls' hockey practise at the Community Centre on Thursday afternoon, Estelle Vaughn, 1,4-year-old . daughter of Seaforth's Police Chief Arnold Vaughn and Mrs. Vaughn, vas injured when the rear of a skate blade caught her in the right eye. The injury made it necessary to remove the girl's' right eye, in surgery at Victoria Hospital in London, Chief Vaughn told the Expositor. "'It was, _just an accident., an accident that .could happen any time in a scrimage for the puck", Chief Vaughn said. "I think of all the times when I was playing hockey in High School, and all the accidents that could have happened then". Estelle was coming home from hOspital in London on Wednesday, her father said. "For J 4-year-old girl,.she has a lot of maturity and is taking it very well. She doesn't blame anyone." Chief Vaughn emphasized that no one should be blamed for Estelle's injury. "It was just a freak accident", he said. The incident was the first serious injury to a ybung hockey player at the local Community Centre in many years, local authorities said,. A well known Egmondville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. McGeoch marked their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary on January 8. They were married at the Methodist Churth parsonage (now Northside United) in 1924. Mrs. McGeoch is the former Olive Taman. The late Mrs. Paul Doig, the former Mae McGeoch and Wilson Allan were witnesses for the ceremony. Mrs. McGeoch worked in Larone's store in Seaforth for 19 years and her husband was employed by the Township of Tuckersmith for 20 years until their recent retirements. M. McGeoch was born and has lived his whole life in Egtrionriville. The couple will celebrate their anniversary with an Open House for friends and relatives on January 13. Tuckersmith trustee heads HPRCSS board A Seaforth area farmer is the new chairman of the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Michael Connolly of R.R.3, Kippen, was acclaime&chairraan at the inaugural meeting in Seaforth Monday night. He succeeds John McCann of R.R.3, Ailsa Craig. David Teahen of Stratford was elected vice chairman. - A striking committee composed of Mr. Connolly; Mr.Teaheri; John Vintar, Superintendent of Education; and Oscar Kieffer of R.R.I., Bluevale, will select ,the members of the four standing committees of the Board for the next meeting. Mr. Connolly, on behalf of the Board, presented .Mr. McCann with a plaque and thanked him for his work as chairman during the past year. The law firm of Donnelly and Murphy, Goderich, was appointed board solicitor, The Board approved a bank borrowing by-law giving authority to borrow up to a million dollars if necessary to carry on the Board's business prior to receiving provincial grants or levies from the municipalities. A request from Lee J. Littel of Stratford, asking if the Stratford men who have entered a team in the Ontario Vollyeball League, could be allowed to- use St. Michael's School gymnasium free of charge, was denied. The Board will continue its policy of charging, $10, the regular permit fee. The group has been , using the school's. gymnasium every second Sunday. MICHAEL CONNOLLY Stratford members of the Board, who are able, will attend a meeting of recreational officials in Stratford Tuesday noon. Up for discussion is the Board's offer. to the City of Stratford of the use of the property in the Devon Park area as a possible temporary play area or park until the Board may wish to use the site, for a new school. ie The Board agreed to accept Joe Watters of Guelph as, a candidate (Continued on Page 151 Set new date for mediation Mediation talks between the Huron-Perth County Roman *Catholic Separate School Board and their teachers are scheduled to re-open in two weeks after a day-long session at the board administrative office in Seaforth Thursday. JackLane, business adminis- trator, said the two groups would meet for negotiations again on January 16 at 5 p.m. Thursday's meeting was the second since the teacher dispute over salaries went to Toronto mediator, Hal D. Howells on )becember 12. The first meeting, which was held on December 19 went from '5 p.m. to 4 a.m. next morning. Thursday's meeting lasted about eight hours. Neither Gary Birmingham, communications officer for the teachers, nor board officials, would comment on the progress made, except to say it was slow. It was reported most of the ,,negotiating was being carried on by the provincial representatives of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, and the Ontario Separate School Trustees Association. Mr. and Mrs. John Segeren of R.R.2, Seaforth., proudly show off their new daughter, Melanie, the first baby to be born at the Seaforth Community Hospital in 1974: Melanie Segeren, who arrived • at 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, January '3, weighed 10 1/2 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Segeren now have three sons and three daughters. As the first Seaforth baby born in 1974, Melanie and her parents will receive gifts from area merchants, as listed in last week's issue of the Expositor, and including the Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian Tjre, Seaforth I.G.A., Queen's Hotel, Box Furniture, Seaforth Jewellers, G.A.Sills-& Sons, Keatings Pharmacy, The Huron Expositor, Stewart Bros., Jim Crocker Family Footwear, Gingerich's Sales & Service, Stedmali's and StaTf and Hildebrand P aint and Paper. Family has Euchre party to mark 90th birthday A lively lady of 90.,years, Mrs. :Julia Flannigan ofSeaforth was honoured by her family on her birthday, Tuesday, January 8, with a euchre party at the home of her daughter, Isabel', Mrs. Verdun Rau in Seaforth. Her immediate family and grandchildren were present for the occasion. Mrs. Flannigan says she loves to play cards. "I can't dance anymore" she says, "my feet won't hold out". She lives by herself in the house on Market Street where she has lived since 1920, ".I do my own cooking and look after myself". Mrs. Flannigan was born January , 8, 1884, in McKillop Township to Mr. and Mrs. Jim O'Reilly. One of her family of two sisters and a brother, her sister rvlary O'Reilly of R.R. 5, Seaforth is still living at 84. ' In 1906, in St. Columban she was married to the late Jim Flannigan. Mr. Flannigan died in 1927 at 47. Mrs. Flannigan has three daughters, Mrs, Mary Nielson, New Hamburg, Julia, Mrs. Mel Acheson, and Isabel, Mrs. Verdun Rau, both of Seaforth and one son Jim, of Hamilton. Jim called .his mother from Key Largo, Florida, where he spends the winter, to wish her a happy birthday. All three daughters were present at the party. Mrs. Flannigan also has ten grandchildren and 15 great, grandchildren. Asked how she managed to raise four children after she was widowed. Mrs. Flannigan said she raised chickens "600 at a ime". Vanastra tax arrears total $81,214 council told Tuckersmith has tax arrears of covers taxes from across the $94,802.73 representing 21.68% township. of the 1973 taxes, council learned An increase of 46 per cent in at its inaugural meeting Saturday- the value of building permits afternoon. issued by Tuckersmith Township Most of the arrears - $-81,214.63 Council was reported for 1973 by or 16.8% represent taxes due on the clerk. properties located at Vanastra, Mr. McIntosh informed council Township clerk treasurer J.I. 62 permits were issued last year McIntosh, told council. The . for a value of S532,678. balance of the arrears $13,588,70, (continued on page 8) Council, hears proposals, for new year committes for 1974 were named at the annual inaugural, meeting' of 'the Seaforth Town Council on Monday,January 7. The first named on each committee is chairman. Finance - James Crocker, John Flannery, John Sinnamon, Betty Cardno. Public Works - John Sinnamon, Wilmer Cuthill, James Crocker, George Hildebrand, Protection to Persons - Wayne Ellis, Elizabeth • Cardno, John Flannery, William Bennett. Community Centre - William Bennett, George Hildebrand, Wayne Ellis, Wilmer Cuthill. In his address at the inaugural meeting of the town, council for 1974 on Monday, Mayor Prank Sills highlighted • t he improvements in Seaforth during 1973 and outlined some needs for 1974. Committees of council for the new year were named at the meeting:Jhe present council was in elected in 1972 and members are serving the second year of their two year terms. Rev. M. E. Re Northside United Ch urch briefly at the inaugral meeting describing the'. relationship between government and Christianity. "The_proper function of good government is to.make it easy for people to do good, and difficult to pursue evil. And to this extent God is in it!" Rev. Reuber said. (Continued on page .8) Beepers keep tab on staff at hospital It's always nice to have time off on a weekend or in the ,evening after work. But workers in many professions have time off with a catch -they are "on call." If you work at a hospital and are on call during a weekend or the evening hours, you're tied to your house and your home phone.. Even a ten minute trip uptown or a quick visit next door means that you first have to phone the hospital switchboard and give them number where you can be reached. If a place has no phone, you can't go there at all. It's an inconvenience and a headaChe leaving you no option but to either develop a fascinating home-bound hobby or ,find another job. But All that has changed at the Seaforth Community Hospital where a new $6,000 electronic paging system, called the "beeper" has been in operation since early December. Describing the new system, Gordon Mac- Kenzie, hospital administrator (Continued on Page 5) A letter from the Ministry of the Environment informed Seaforth Council at its first meeting of '1974 on Monday •evening that the additional' streets council had requested be completed with the sewages work project planned for the near future, could be worked in to the project,, but the town would be expected to reimburse the Ministry $13,85.13, for 'the 'additional work. In discussing the matter, council felt that if the work was not carried out at this time, cost would no doubt be much greater if carried out as a separate project. B. M. Ross and Associates, Goderich, asked council for a meeting to discuss the Birch Street road and bridge project as soon as possible so tender details could be completed. Members felt council should make an on the spot investigation of the site: so that when they meet with the engineer, they would be in a better' position to indicate how much of the, project could be completed. The clerk was asked to see if a A meeting could be arranged for ;Janudy 16 at 7:30 with Mr. Ross. Ctktincil okayed a grant of $200 to tfie Seaforth Figure Skating and Ballet Club for 1973. Mayor Sills was re-appointed as council's representative to the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation t Authority and Carl Dalton to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for the, year 1974. Council also re-appointed Reeve John Flannery and councillor Wayne Ellis to the Seaforth Nis? Area Board for the coming year, Rev. H. J. Laragh was appointed to Seaforth Community Hospital Board for tlie next year. Councillors Betty Cardzio arid John Sinnamon were Ina ned to serve on the SeaforthP anning Board this year. Jack Eisler of Seaforth was inst ailed master of Britannia Lodge, No. 170 A.F. and A.M. at a meeting in Seaforth Monday. He succeeds Ross Sri-tale of R.R2, Staffa. Other officers just ailed were: Robert Caldwell, Brucefield, Senior Warden; Robert Newnham, Seaforth, Junior Warden; Gordon Wright, Seaforth, Secret ary; Cyril Kirk, Plarpurhey, Treasurer; Ross Scott, Brucefield, Chaplain; Jack Butson, Staffa, Senior Deacon; Peter Kling, Seaforth, Junior Deacon; • Alfred Ross, Staffa, Senior Stewart; Donald Eaton, Egmo,ndville, Junior Stewart; Dr. William Thompson, Seaforth, Inner Guard; William Alexander, Seaforth, Outer Guard; Claire Reith, Seaforth, Director of Ceremonies. William Dalrymple, Seaforth, was the installing officer. • collects 96.5% taxes McKillop Township' has collected 96.5 per cent of its taxes for 1973. At the inaugural meeting of council Tuesday, Reeve Allan Campbell, who has (Continnsai on Page 16) Master MRS. JULIA FLANNIGAN "I always had a cow and a calf and a big garden. I worked hard and never gave up", she said. "We have better times today", Mrs. Flannigan thinks,. even though she remembers when you could buy a loaf of 'bread for Sc and "18c a dozen was a good price for eggs". Wages are better now. "I remember at home my father would have a hired man working from daylight 'til 9 at night and someone said 'Imagine paying a man $1 a day for just ploughing and haying' ." "Mrs. Flannigan says there's no secret to, being healthy and alert at 90 years of age. "I just lived one day to the next. It's surprising how fast they go, you know". "I always worked hard", she adds, "bu1 I didn't kill myself at it", Park was referred to th planning board for a recommendation. The company said that if the • zoning were changed they would put -a building on the lot this year. A letter from the Ministry of Labour informed council of the new regulations now in effect. The minimum wage is now $2.00 per hour and the work week has now been cut from 48 to 44 hours per week. A letter was received from an In discussing the regulations it out of town person asking for a was learned that -the town taxi'license in Seaforth. This was not granted. A request from Brewers consider rezoning the property ckdiop Warehousing asking, council to • they own in what is now the Seaforth Intstrial (Continued on Page 8) install Jack Eisler as Britannia Lodge 'Morris Reeve is new Warden 'of Huron