The Huron Expositor, 1975-02-20, Page 1Whole No, 5580
116th Year • $10,01) A Year In Afivatice
4 Single copy 75 vents.' • . THE HURON EXPOSITOR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975, —20 PAGES.
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'JACK KNIFED TRACTOR TRAILER — -A
potentially dangerous accident happened about 8:30
last Thursday morning' on Highway 8 just west of
Seaforth Community Hospital. A motorist stopped
suddenly to turn left into ,the Hospital drive and a
hydro truck following went into a side skid on the icy
roads in order to stop. A large tractor trailer behind
the the Hydro vehicle alsok had 'to stop quickly .and
jackknifed over the embankment on the South side of
the road. There was no damage and no contact
among the vehicles, Seaforth - Police Chief John
Cairns said. Traffic past the accident was reduced to
one lane for about two hours until the truck, owned
by Tri Mac of Clarkson, Ontario was pulled out.
(Staff Photo)
Elect new president
McKillop Mutual loss-es drop
1974 net claims totalled $79,574
and this came down to $69,240
last year, Mr. Archibald said.
During the year insurance in
force climbed over $3,000,000 to
$49,391,759,
The meeting paid tribute to the
passing of John Moylan who died
durig the year and to Wm.
Alex nder, who resigned from
the B ard after long -service. Both
were past presidents of the
company. Names to replace them
were Donald McKercher and
Laverne Godkin, both of whom
were approved by the meeting. At
the same time retiring directors
Robert Archibald, Kenneth
Carnochan and William R.
Pepper were re-elected.
Members attending the
meeting recognized that the
present year will be significant in
the life of the company since it
STANLEY MeILWATN
marks the 100th anniversary of its
founding.
At a subsequent meeting of the
board Stanley Mcllwain, R.R.2,
Goderich was - elected president
and Kenneth C a rnochan, R.R.4,
Seaforth , vice president. Mrs.
Margaret Sharp is
secretary-treasurer.
Other directors are: John H.
McEwing,11.11. I Blyth; Robert
Archibald, R.R.4, Seaforth'; Wm.
R. Pepper, Brucefield; J. N.
Trewartha, RIR.3, Clinton;
Donald McRercher,
Dublin; Ross Leonhardt, R,R.1,
Bornholm and Laverne Godkin,
R.R.1, Walton,
Agents are: James Key1,11.11.1,
Seafortly, William teiper, RAU,
Londesboro, TC, J. Etuet Seaforth
and Steve 3. 141urray,11.1t,&
Seaford'.
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„Huron Board of Ed. raises
pay 100% to $300 per month
V
trustees."
Mrs. Wallace proposed the
$225 increase but this was
followed by an amendment from
Although no official word has
been received from the Ministry
of Social and 'Community
Services, the local federal and
provinc ial members of parliament
for this area have been informed
that Seaforth's Day Care Centre
proposal will not ,receive funding
under the expanded day care
program announced by the
province in October.
Robert McKinley MP and Jack
Riddell MPP have both been
told by Minister. Rene Brunelle
that the money has all been
allotted, the Seaford' Day Care
Centre Committee has learned.
Mr. Brunelle said in a letter to
Mr. McKinley that the town can
submit another application for a
day care centre under the
province's ordinary day care
financing program.
Under this program the
province pays 50% of
establishing costs of a centre and
80% of the costs of operation.
Under the special program, which
GEEP OR SHOATS? — The Campbell family aren't sure what exactly to call the
newest arrivals on their farm.The three newborn offspring held by Karen, Jimmy
and their mother Margie. Campbell are part sheep and-part goat and were born last
week to a part sheep and pact, boat mother held by McKillop farmer Arnold
Campbell in the background. Mr.1. Campbell said that two of - the animals are
spotted like goats and the other one looks like a sheep but, has hair instead of wool.,
„, (Staff Photo)
A Federal Government grant
for $2,100 has been awarded to a
group of retired people in
Seaforth, Health and Welfare
Minister Marc Lalonde has
announced.
the county except towns.
OPC chairman Elmer Bell,
Gordon Osmond of the OPC and
OPP Staff StPerintendent D.E.
Wellesley answered questions
about how the .OPP could improve
county policing.
Exet r Mayor Bruce Shaw said
the OP's main advantages
woul be,/ hly-trained
personnel, improv d equipment
and lower police cdsts.
But, he added, the towns would
lose their autonomy in such a
The grant was part of a total of
Seaforth Mayor Betty Cardno
and Councillor Wayne Ellis,
chairman of the Police Committee
attending a meeting with police
committee members from other
area towns and OPP and Ontario
Police Commission members in
Clinton Tuesday night to discuss
costs involved if the OPP took
over policing in Huron's towns.
' The meeting came about after a
report of the Ontario Police
Commission considered four
policing alternatives for the
county.,
' Policing in Seaforth in .1974 cost
• about $60,330 Town Clerk Ernest
Williams told the Expositor. That
5%. over budget estimates and
almost $15,000 over the '1973
police costs in the town. Mr.
Williams said he believed that the
"estinlatedligure for OPP policing
in Seaforth Was a somewhat lower
figure. Police committee
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Members of the Huron' County
Board of Education gave
themselves a pay raise Monday
but members were divided on the
amount of the increase.
' After considerable discussion,
J. Btirkhardt
will speak
at Centennia
CFPL TV commentator Jack
Burkhardt will be the guest
speaker at an interdenomina-
tional church service ythat will
highlight the Sunday aktivities on
Centennial weekend.' Centennial
chairman Clive Buist'- said that'
Mr. Burkhardt will speak at the
SDHS auditorium on June 29.
Organizers hope to have a massed
choir with members from several
Seaforth churches to sing at the
service.
The Cetennial 'committee have
sold more than 100 Seaforth
lottery tickets to out of towners on
the Centennial invitation list, Mr.
Buist reports. Tickets have been
sold to people from as far away as
West Germany, Dallas, Texas
and Liberty, Saskatchewan.
Tickets, limited to 1200 • in
number, have been selling well
here in town too, according to the
committee.
The Centennial's food
committee is busy making
arrangements to have meals
served during the big weekend
and deciding when and where
meals should be available.
Church and service groups who
are intending serving means
during the Centennial are asked'
to contact Mr Buist at the
Recreation Office, I phone
527-0882.
a
.takeover.
Staff Superintendent Wellesley
said the, OPPhas contracts with
several municipalities in Ontario
"and where they've given up
their local forces there has been
little flack coming nth to us that 1
know of."
The provincial police would
incorporate staff from existing
forces "as 'long as they meet, our
flexible minimum requirements."
he said.
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150, involving 29,235 people,
given to similar groups across
Canada.
The Seaforth Sunset Club, will
use the grant to improve facilities
and expand activities in which
they participate at the Lawn
Bowling Greens.
by a vote of nine to six, the
monthly trustee salary was set at
$300. They previously received
$150 per month.
Under new Ontario legislation,
the Huron Board with about
12,1306 students under their
jurisdiction could'-receive as much
as $400 per month for each
member.
Goderich trustee Dorothy
Wallace opened the discussion
and opposed' any increase for
board members. She said the
proposed increase was of extreme
concern to her.
"It will create a bad image with
our ratepayers. The increase will
make little dint on our 14 million
dollar budget but it's the image
I'm concerned about,",she
added.
Marian Zinn , of Lucknow
Sunday night's Olympic
Lottery draw made a few people
in Seaforth quite a bit happier.
Mrs, Betty MacLean of
Egmondville won $1,000 with her
lottery ticket which she bought at
the Provincial Savings Office
here.
According to her daughter,
Mrs. MacLean, who works at
Seaforth Community Hospital,
plans to put at least some of the
money away for a trip.
Substantial increases in all
areas of its operation except
-losses featured the report
presented-to policy holders of the
McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance
Company at the annual meeting
on Friday in the Seaforth Town
Hall.
During the year under review
assets increased from $362,422 to
$440,232. While there • was an
increase in liabilities the net gain
of $71,599 was almost double the
1974 gains Contributing to an
increase ,in resources from
$1,301,482 to $1,393,939.
hi his report President Robert
Archibald , who presided at the
meeting, emphasized a drop in
losses of nearly $10,000
experienced during the year. In
supported Mrs.Wallace sayi ng
"we'll get a lot of flak if we raise
our pay too much."
Mrs. Wallace continued "I
don't think trustees should be
paid. But there's enough
politi4an in me that 1 will accept a
compromise." She proposed an
increase of $75 per month to $225.
Trustee Clarence McDonald of
Exeter commented "I have to
support the ladies: I worked for
nothing on the old board."
To this Molly Kunder replied,
"It's 'a paying job as set out by
the government."
Vice-chairman Herb Turltheim
said he was in favour of the pay
raise due to a heavy. woiltioad.
He added. "Last year I attended
more than 70 meetings, if that
amount of work isn't worth $300
per month we shouldn't be
Tom Dorsey of R42.2, Dublin
also won $1,000. His ticket was a
„Christmas gift from a ephew.
James A. Stewart of ouinlock
St. in town was anothe $1,000
'lottery winner.
Bruce McManus of
St. won $100 with a
Cayley Hill of the eventual rise to
$300.
Trustee Charles Thomas of
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put priority on establishing day
care centres for mentally retarded
and 'handicapped children, the
province paid 100% d ' the
establishing costs of tl centres.
A day care centre for Vanastra
and one designed for retarded
children in Winghani received
financing under this program.
Seaforth lay Care Committee
chairman Mri. Sharon Rau said
that the committee will continue
to collect information on the need
for a day care centre here andthat
it hopes another application for
funding can be submitted.
The Day Care Committee is
distributing questionnaire,
reprinted on page 5A of this issue '
of the Expositor, for those who
are interested ,in having a Centre
hereito fill out. Mrs. Rau said that
anyone who sees a need for, a Day
Care Centre here, even though
they *don't "have children who
would
.a
ulttue
d questionnaire.
aisirweelcome to fill
chairman Wayne Ellis, who has
the estimates, could, not be
reached for comment before piss
time, Wednesday. '
Police committee members
from Wingham,Clinton, Seaforth
and Exeter were told by repre-
sentatives of the OPP and the
(OPC) that the OPP is willing to
sign police contracts following
figure • was . about
requests from town councils..
Althouh the report considered
four alte natives - maintaining
present municipal forces,
retaining present forces but
'improving communications,
establishing a county-wide force,
or an OPP takeover — the local
officials dealt mainly with the
OPP takeover proposition.
Although invited, Goderich
ofOcials did not, attend the Clinton
meeting.
At present, the OPP policies all
OPP takes over?
Se gfortfr ipins talks
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New Horizon's grant coming here
WINNING LEGION SPEAKERS — Bill Dalrymple,
chairman of the Legion public speaking contest, left Intr Tom .Wllbee, right, Seaforth Legion vice
president,: pose with the winners of the annual
Legion public speaking contest, Junior winners were
Rob Smith, first and Sandra Coleman, runner up;
Grade 7 ak 8 winner was Carolyn Wilson and Julie
Armstrong was runner up. Don Melady and Debbie
Rose won the High School competition.
(staff Photo)
Locals lucky ink lottery
h'Main
cket
purchased at the local Toronto
Dominion Bank, where he works.
•Other $100 winners in the area
were reported but no names we're
available before publication. -
Seaforth loses out
on Day Care grant