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It4th Year-S-EAFORTH, ONTARIO, 'CHTJRM AN, JUNE., 611974 -- 16 PAG S centf
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Construction Qf a• 30,000 ton and a drying plant with 1,000 Council awarded a contract for the project as. well,
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for., the'do,
livestock feed manufacturing bushel capacity. the construction of the pool to Mr. Schneider said #hat at �#lie
plant west of Seaforth was cleared Mr. Sword said fertilizer will be True -Form Company of Clinton at present time vo)unteecs are;bsy,
*' { ; »' r 1n", 'x .'• '•' While the teachers in the 19 "by Tuckersmith Council Tuesday manufactured eventually and a a cost of $14,498. Three members constructing new picnic tables for
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)(" ; • +. separate schools in Huron and " 'night as one item in a marathon retail store opened. In the of the Recreation and Community the recreation area.
➢ k-, " Perth were participating in I
P P g meeting that continued until beginning ten to fifteen Centre Board were at the meeting E.H.Uderstadt of Qr&ng�yi �� n� ^
professional development nearly 2 on Wednesday morning, . einployees would be hired and as to discuss the pool and other was appointed to bring in a report
kprograms Friday the custodians Council issued a levelling permit the plant expands about fifty recreation projects at Vanastra, ' on the (Douglas) Hut,111 driijit
w from the schools were receiving g • subject to municipal board people would be working its tie At the meeting were James Hili, Council agreed to seek tenders
tr , ,,,;M,,'�• professional advice as well. approval. plant. Wilfred Schneider and James for construction work, ,on the
" At a da lou workshop at St.
�, „ � v ,�, �;,., ° ,s J ,.�• �,,�� �', ,:.h � • , day -long P The plant, to be built by Maple Stanley Deska of Toronto, Broadfoot. Hensall Road. Tenders ate to be
l ,, : w i•r. ,.. , t ".�., ," James School, Seaforth,. under Leaf Mills Limited, Toronto, is to project engineer who was at the lyr. Hill outlined the plans for advertised for supplying .'Ano
the ,direction of Ed. Rowland, be located on a 38 acre plot on Lot meeting, said the plant will be the 20 by 60 foot addition to be delivering 13,000 yards of 0
Maintenance, Officer for the 2b, Coit. I HRS about three miles completed for the 1975 crop and built to the community centre (a gravel, 4,000 yards of fill, and a
Huron,Perti, County Roman west of Seaforth. it will G.C.Hobson Limited of former church)y, Andy Van Altena 5,000 yards of A gravel.
Catholic Separate School Board, manufacture livestock and poultry Scarborough will do the of Vanastra is to be retained at a • Mrs. June Martene, S..R.3,
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( ) feed. construction work. fee of $1,000to carry out all the Seaforth, of the Huron cQ.upty
George Sword, a representative Ready In July carpentry work on the community Health Unit was at the meetipg to t;
of the firm, who attended the Residents -of Vanastra will have centre addition and supervise the explain the proposed Day (Care •
r s r 1 * ■ ); counc.il meeting Tuesday night, their new swimming pool in - other work to be done.. Mr. Hill Centre for Seaforth and area and
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,�.•A public meeting was held in
•►:'i«,. ,r, : Seaforth Town HallMonday night
, a• '' to give all interested persons an
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.r'�•�:`, ” �y r`~ comment on the proposed amend- p
A r - t ment to the official plan for the
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i' ^`"' s t. ~J"�r r•'" d" "' r'' . use of land from industrial to
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commercial on the east side of
•-� t4 " ►+1►' Main Street south of.the C.N.
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ALMA LIVES peaceon acres r' ES AGAiN -- This peaceful field into housing lots. Mr. Watson' right talks with
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in registered plan No. 7; Lots 143, Highway 8 in Hullett Township was once the site of George Hoggart, Hullett Township- , Road
�'y=. ` „•.= �`. y `.. ' ,r' � 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, and the little village of Alma, which in the 1800's had Superintendent. The Township is sharing the cost
"J�r' ✓ '~ '✓ - '` ' 150 in registered plan 15 and three houses, church, hotel and blacksmith shop. with Mr. Watson of putting a road from, the highway
DIGGING ON BiRCH ST. — Construction st art ed last week on the new street, with parts of farm lot No. 10 conces- John' Watson bought the 36 acre "hobby farm" (above) and another road 170' in from the Ki'nburn
cion 1, Huron Road survey of
R storm sewers and a bridge which will cross Silver Creek and, provide access toTownship of Tuckersmith. which now has no trace of the village 12 years ago siderwd.,- w (Staff -Photo)
Seaforth's proposed industrial park, east of "South Main St. Above, John H. Five persons affected by the and recently got permission to sever and develop 10
McIlwain Sand and Gravel en%pl.gypes dig a trench through the road area. Roger F. proposed amendment attended
Mp�)achlernnConstructipn of ,MoutltForest,•.ythe,:general contractor expect the the meeting: Chris Leophardt, r'n"._.. .,...'.,.
,. a..,- - o. , a•. iiff;-..-r. , ., , Mrs. _.Mary Murray, Mrs. !
gi't�veY road to be completed by the end of July. Total cost is $57,222.30. C K j r!O ■ ■,
Florence Warnes, Ken, Hulley p McKinle aeela�rnedo re W reseii�-'P-
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(Staff Photo) his sister, Mrs. • Nelson
Marks. 'their property is present- Robert McKinley, once again competing with other ministers," at the meeting.
1 zoned industrial and the amend gets extra
Y received the progressive he said. •He also " noted that "Tru 'deau says the issue is
Car dealer here. since, ment if approved. would make it conservative nomination by several policies that the Liberals leadership. He makes, that the
commercial. acclamation at last Thursday's picked up were initiated by the issue," Woolliams told the
The area originally had been road U n ds meeting held at the Saltford p•C•,s, audience. "If that is the issue
zoned highway commercial and then Trudeau will lose the
M.T. Teall sell' s Seaf o rt Motors proposed pTownship Valley Hall. Eldon M. Woorliams, M.P. for
when the town ra osed to McKillop will receive
i n► Jim Donnelly, McKinley's Calgary North was guest speaker (Continued'on Page 12)
• establish an industrial park to the an extra $!0,000 supplementary
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'Wright Chev-Olds' is how they cars for awhile' and the new GM Mr. Wright previously owned a east it was recommended by the road payment this year from the nominater, introduced fits choice.
as winner and a friends The
answer the phone now at Seaforth dealership will have pretty much used car lot and car rental consultants that it be altered to Department of Transportation !,
i audience gave Mr.. McKinley a
Motors, pointing out to those who the- same staff as previously, business in London and has been . industrial so that the industrial and Communications, in addition t,
standing ovation as he
haven't heard about it yet or including Iver. Teall's son Bill. in the automotive business for 15 park could present an exposure to the $62,000 originally approved approached the platform.
those who have heard but haven't Thb new owner and his wife years. Mr. Williams has worked on No. 12 Highway. at the beginning of the year.
thought about it much that a will move to Seaforth in the fall at GM dealerships since 1949. When council agreed' and went Passed for payment were Despite protests from other
longtime Seaforth business has and, he plans to spend the It was in' November 1940 that 'ahead with the change there were g' g`
-general ' accounts fbtallin
areas, he told the audience that
according to a nationwide survey,
been sold: summer commuting,from a cot W.T. Teall bought Seaforth no 'objections. $4,490:59 and road accounts of i
Seaforth Motors, owned and tage in Bayfield, Mr. Teall said. Motors from the late Andy Brewers Retail, which owns $31,567.87. 60 80 percent of all Canadians
in the area, Asked for the Requests for building permits want an election.
operated Bete for 34 years by William Williams, from London, Dunlop. In no time, Canada was property 9 g P •�'�
ranted to: Tom Nash, He charged the Liberal ' £"
'w'�.T. Wiff' Teall, was sold last is managing the business for Mr. in the thick of the Second World amendment for its property only, were g
week to a London man, Richard' YVright. Mr. Williams, his wife War and" there were suddenly no because it wished to build on the R.R.5, Seaforth, a silo; William government of placing farmers
Wright, and is now called Wright June and their daughter Jane also cars available for Seaforth Motors property and it was considered Henderson, R.R.5, Seaforth, new low on their priority list.
Chev-Olds Ltd. Mr. Teal) will stay will be moving to Seaforth to sell. wise to provide more com_mercial house with garage attached; nAny Liberal agricultural ,` v
on in the new'business to 'sell shortly. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) minister would have trouble
Rouse-price� boom hifs Se'afoe'th, local rea Ito'rs
say
A• substantial rise in-�_house with perhaps only two or three in from local young married people buyers right now that 1 cant find couple of interesting ideas on how
prices is common all across the 1971-71. wanting to purchase a first house. houses for", Mr. McConnell to increase the supply of,country
cogntry but until about a year ado • Both realtors agree that the "We should encourage retired
says. Bill Hart agrees that good lots,. -"What about reactivating
people in small towns like demand for housing in Seaforth people to come here", Joe older homes are scarce. the old villages that were all
Seaforth weren't exposed to the comes from farmers who have McConnell says. "They have Both real estate men say that surveyed and laid out late in the
same degree to spiralling costs.' retired . from the surrounding skills and 'leadership abilities to the past year has seen a 1800's", he suggests. It has been
Houses incr eased $2,000 or more rural municipalities, from retirees offer to the town.-A-nd they are no -phenomena] rise in house prices done with the village of Alma- in
in price per year in Toronto, but . and city people who are tired of expense to the town --- they don! t- in town. "The average house Hullett Township, Mr. hart says
not here. noise and pollution as well, as strain the school facilities for price is up $5,000 or $6,000 this and the lots there are all severed
in the last year, as any real example". Seaforth has lots of ' , '"^ year", Mr. McConnell says, and ready to go, "Or what ab�ut
estate person, newcomer or attractive facilities to offer - like a while Bill Hart says values have allowing'the poor land, land that
retired farmer can tell you, the Hospital and the Lions Park, increased faster in the last two is no good, for farming, to be
i113�NAtu with small , he adds. years than in any time in history. severed for residential lots, all
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town housingrices. "The Another recent development in And, he adds "buyers want to over the country?". In a lot of
P ' P buy at yesterday's rices and P
cases nor farm land is also very
average decent house that was small towns like Seaforth is the Y, Y P scenic and would be ideal for
selling for $14,000 five years ago popularity of commuting. Bill sellers want ro sell by'
t housing. Mr . Hart says.
would now cost at least $20,000", ^� Hart says "it's now accepted as to -morrow's". g•
F A very recent development,
Seaforth real estate salesman Bill' . fact that it's reasonable to Even more remarkable -than the
Hart says. commute 30 or more miles one '� a housing price use in the past according to Joe McConnell, is
What is causing the bIg t" " way to work". a, year, Mr. Hart says, is the that many people who do manage
increase here? Are there houses And our young people prefer x= ' to find a house they like at a not
iii increased prices of farms in this too exhdrbitant rice, suddenly
for sale and who are buying to live in a small town and area. "The boom st arted about discov er that they cannot get
commute to another town or cit last August.Farms that sold for
them? Are house prices in Y mortgage money. The cur :ant
r I to work," Joe McConnell says. $40,000 then bring at least twice
Seaforth and the area generally I k Y high interest rates and tight
going to go down? He feels that Seaforth maY b e that now.'
mortgage market will not bring
Two veteran Seaforth real making a mistake by trying too BILL HART'- "You c ouldn't say that last house prices down, he says.
z hard to attract industry here. year's crop was above average, Houses will become scarcer
estate men, Joe McConnell, who hN.
�► > :: "Ttere is industry in Hensall", right idea. "And the lots are but when the prices for farm as people stay put.
has been a broker in Seaforth for p P
17 years and Bill Hart, a salesman i� he says. "but no one wants to live selling to retired people from alt products went higher, farm land Until recently most people
here for nearly 12 years, agree 4 a ,t there. People would rather drive' over thq place", he adds. was sudd6nly more valuable". expected eventually to own a
that inflation in the national y6"'` ':;: ;, for miles, work there and come
Bill Hart says there is a big It's tough' to get farms to sell home of their own. It was
economy as a whole has caused x;4r home to an unindustrialized demand for serviced lots in town. although he has some buyers considered a right by the
town.' "There is a constant Flow of waiting, Mr. Hart says. responsible, hard working citizen.
the boom in housing prices here.' t p g
"You can et $5,000 to $10,000 people coming into this office Another real estate Rising house rices and
New houses ani• older type 'i �, g g p
residences are both in demand I more for ahouse here than for a every day looking for lots. Often phenomenon, fairly new around increased demand may make
here, even at the new higher (�1 similar house in Hensall", he they dont want to buy an existing here, of the town or city dwelfer home ownership an impossible
prices. Town of Seaforth Clerk 1 t, adds. house, they want to build their who wants to live in the country. dream for many, even small town
Ernest Williams says that there l �' industries benefit the town but dream house", And tht first on two•or three acres with an old residents.
•'hiss been a marked increase in the J )~ ' r they also cost a tot, the veteran thing_ people from the cities ask house and a barn. There is much Will the bubble burst? Will
:number of new houses under 4 �', ' real estate man feels, white Mr. Hart is about the availability more demand for this'kind of farm and house prices ever go
construction in town. Mr. j' housing can be provided at of sewers here. accommodation than the supply back down to theirrpre 1972
Williams estimated that at least _t� relatively little expense. if serviced lots are scarce in can meet, Mr. Hart says. level? "The market is not slowing
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permits have been issued in He says Clinton where lots of Seaforth, older homes for resale The real estate man (who is down yet," Bill Hart says, "But it
73-74 for new homes, compared JOE rMcCONNTELL serviced lots are available has the are also hard to find. "I have also an amateur historian) has a %, ill. it's got. to."
IN THE BAG •— Grade three student Julie Habkirk
took a flying leap in the sack race event at Seaforth
Public School's FJeid day on Friday. Two classmates
in the background line up for their to ►ns in the relay
event. Sunny skies and warm weather made the
annual field day a good day to be outside'.
(Staff photo) •