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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-02-20, Page 4Why not A Book ? Local history by local authors. From Forest to Thriving Hamlets hy Belle Campbell each $4.00 The Story of Seaforth by Belle Campbell each $4.00 A History of Tuckersmith by Belle Campbell , each $4.00 A History of McKillop by Mrs. Joseph Grummett each $3,00 c - The Story of Hibbert Township A Hibbert Review [Part' I] A Hibbert Review [Part II]- Three booklets dealing with the Township of Hibbert by Belle Campbell each $4.00 Huron County in Pioneer Times by James12. Scott each .7$c Settlement of Huron County by James R. Scoft each $5.00 First. Presbyterian Church A Century of Service • each $1.0( Varna in R eview J. Floyd McAsh each $3.50 Seaforth Women's Institute Souvenir Gook Book each $2.75 (Please allow 25 cents per book for mailing charges) etlittron Phone 527-0240 Seaforth All Electricol Contractors; Outline of Changes and General' nforrnation Concerning Hydro and Water ,,UNDERGROUND POLICI9: As of January 1, 1975, the construction discount for electrically heated homes to be disc ued. ALL-ELECTRIC RESIDENCE: As Oct January 1, 1975, anyone wishing an electrical underground service up 'to a maximum of 200 Amps will be charged $.50 per foot for the first 100 feet on private property and $1.00 per foot for all remaining footage. Customer is to provide trenching, sand and back-filling. NON-ELECTRIC RESIDENCE: Customer to pay $1.00 per foot from the pole to the meter base. Customer is to provide trenching, " sand and back-filling. All' new houses must be underground service where feasible. Minimum underground conductor of 3/Q aluminum to be installed, and met er base must be 200 Amp. King-size meter base for 100 Amp and 200 Amp Murry 4ensen or equivalent. Meter base WILL NOT be supplied by the P. U.C. $50.00 bonus for upgrading service • is discontinued. All maintenance on cable to be provided by •the Utility. Persons responsible for any damages to cable will be charged the full cost of all repairg. UNDERGROUND - NEW DEVELOPMENT $250.00 per lot plus a $2.00 foot frontage for services or at current cost of material upon delivery. 50 % of cost must be paid on signing of agreement to order material and the balance to be paid on commencement of work. ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS Rental charge for 40 or- 60 gaildn water heaters $1.80 per month, plus 7% sales tax. „ The installation allovirance for the rental water heaters deliVer'ed to the customers house by the -Utility be a maximum of $50.00 for a 40 or 60 gallon tank unit with the contractor to supply up to 10 fee of piping and for the electrical inspection fees. 'Bonus cards are discontinued. On any multiple installations, which are in series or paralleled the installation cost will be time and, material. New water heater installations to be metied flat rate to be discontinued. LOCATION OF SERVICES: The location of Hydro or Water services and meters is to be selected by Seaforth Public Utility Commission'. HYDRO INSPECTION No electrical service will be connected until a permit has been taken out with the Electrical Dept., P.U.C. to be notifed prior to wiring. Addltipn for our approval under Power Corporation Act R-S.O.1970 Chapter 354. Water Heater for All-Eleptric Residence-for Bonus is discontinued. The disconnection or re-connection of any power supply is to be completed by the Seaforth P.U.C. only. Violation of "this is subject to a penalty as stated in the Public Utilities Act. CHANGES IN DEPOSITS - Residential tenant $50.00, Commercial Tenant or Owner $50:00, industriall$100.00 Tenant or Owner, as of January 1, 1.975. For further information please contact your local P.U.C. Seaforth Public Utility C9rnmisiion 527-0530 W. A. SCOTT, MANAGER OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! Get your orders in for Seed Grain Grass Seed Fertilizers DON'T FORGET THE GARDEN Our Seeds Have Just ArriVed Order Now While the Varieties You Want Are Available 'hone 52/-1'910 Seaforth 0,1r • ,,,,, geoforth XPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 20, 1'975 iron bodrd to hu ,..tprriputerfoeschool (By Ross Haugh) • computers provide means for Computer da'a. processing rapid analysis. As a business Huron trustees reject negotiation boycott the table but -'talk in a , very informal manner in the lounge here'. We trust each other." In his concluding remarks Cayley Hill said "Trustees were •Ierribly upset about a situation in Windsor, but remember two wrongs don't make a right." Huron ,hoard chairman Wilfred. Shortreed said a small minority of the Toronto delegates felt friendly talks across the` table were 'still needed, ?but it was very small". Shortreed will receive , an additional allowance of one-third of his basic allowance as a board member. ' The Separate School', represenative on the, board Charles Rau will now receive the same salary as the other members. • He' was previously restricted by separate school regulations and received $100 per month. equipment is being purchased by the Huron Beard of Education and "ill be installed,. at South Huron District High School in Exeter. Cost of the equipment is estimated at $35,000 with grants of 95 per cent available. , Trustee, Molly K under, chairman of the education committee presented a report recommending the purchase. The, equipment will be used for dat a processing courses and for use by all Huron secondary' schools for report cards and time tables. t• Up to the present time, coin puter work is being done in London and the arrangements are being handled by Willard Long,* t eacher at South- Huron.. In answer to a question from' Dorothy Wallace, Mrs. Kunder said South Huron was chosen because Mr. Long seems to be the most knowledgeable on the • subject. Huron Director of Education D. J. Cochrane replied on the same _question. "This equipment is not being purchased primarily for administrative r work but for a computer science course. Typing is a requisite for this subject." Marian Zinn said she had some misgivings on the subject. "How" many students will go on to use their talents. Are we here just to give a taste in a subject or should we concentrate on more subjects needed in everyday life?" she asked. Cochrane answered with, "We have to either get in or out and quit playing around." Cayley Hill gave a brief outline on the use of computers in industry today. He said "Canada produces about three million pounds of wool per yeari • This is less than one per cent of the world productien — about five. billion pounds per • year," says Andrew Stewart, head of the wool-grading section in Agriculture Canada's livestock division! "Canada must import around 40 million pounds of wool to meet domestic requirements." ° In spite of the strong demand,, Canadian wool production, along with the sheep and lamb industry, has been declining steadily in recent years. One of the reasons is low returns. in 1973 wool prices skyrbcketed and growers averaged 70.9 cents per pound for their clip. .This is about , a three-fold increase over the previous 10-year average, and represents about $5.50 per sheep.. Full data for 1974 is not available yet. but prices to date are sharply below 1973 levels. A producer, shears his mature_ and yearling grows data can't be sorted manually. Industry is really forced into faster means of compiling information,/ Reverse Meeting Procedure 'As the result of recent (changes in the Schools Administration Act Huron Board meetings will be, held the first Monday of each month insted of, the third Monday as has been the practice, in the past., 'The Act now states that the meetings of a school boar d, meetings of a committee of the boards including a Committee of ,the whole board shall be open to the public. On the motion of Cayley Hill the, board decided to hold the M arch meeting on 4 Monday, March 3 at 2 p.m. Hill continued "This will be the reverse procedure on everything with all matters coming to the board first and then passed on to the proper committee. Charles Thomas said, "I would like to think our meetings should be public. I think feedback from the public is good before we make our final decisions. In the same vein feedback from-our own board members would be helpful." Mrs. Wallace suggested going4, back to the two meetings per month system. To this another member commented 'anything is better than . two meetings a month." Exeter trustee Clarence McDonald suggested the" ' chairman have the right to put closure' on any discussion. -"I went through the old times with long sessions" added McDonald. Mrs. Kunder was re-appointed to the Huron-Perth Tuberculosis stock only once a year, Mr. Stewart explains. The total• return to producers for wool 'in' 1973 was about $2.3 million. By comparison, the return for sheep and lambs was $10.7 million. "Wool production should not simply be a sideline of the total industry. It l's an integral part of any sheep enterprise,- Mr. Stewart sayg. "Apart from the actual labor needed for shearing, special care must be taken to get high-quality fleece. Quality determines the price." To be rated as top quality, a fleece muft be free from earthy or vegetable matter, its fibers of good length and strength, its appearance bright' and lustrous, and its yield high after spinning. To obtain a top grade, the• fleece also must be uniform. Each breed of .sheep produces a different kind of wool,' and if many breeds are present in one flock the fleece reflects this. Buyers purchase their stock according to set standards and grades. "Wool for export is graded according to Agriculture Canada's wool-grading regulations," Mr. Stewart explains. • "There are three distinct types of wool in Canada: Western Range. from the range flocks of western CAnada; Western Domestic froM the farm flocks of western. Canada; and Eastern Domestic from the farm flocks of eastern Canada. "The difference between these types or classifications is based on the estimated shrinkage of-the fleece after scouring. Most WHO WERE THEY? — Many years ago in Seaforthi a man named Jim Robb,,, centre, who was a deaf mute, trained a corps of young girls in gymnastic dancing. In their flowing dresses, not quite like the modern gym suit they performed with their wooden (By Ross Haugh) bargain would continue until The Huron 'County Board of appropriate provincial-legislation Education voted unanimonslypassecj Which defines the terms Monday to disreg4rd a suggestion "f-Of reftrence for collective from the Ontario School Trustees bargaining with teachers in Council that trustees "fight fire Ontario. After hearing from 1974 board chairman Cayley Hill and present vice-chairman Herb Turkheim members agreed to carry on present salary talks with teachers. In referring to a headling in Monday's Globe and Mail which, read "School boards urged to shun teacher pay talks", Hill said "It was shocking and sickening." Hill continued, "It's a sad commentary on the education structure. We have first , class relations with the teachers in Huion." In referring to the statement , made by London trustee Judy White that boards "fight fire with fire" Hall said, ''This tactic won't solve any problems, but only make more. The only losers will be our children." purposes. Agriculture Canada inspectors check woorfOr :export, to ensure it is graded as required. Then the inspector issues an Export Inspection Certificate th peg'S at church affairs and Christmas pOncerts.This 'picture was pr9bably taken before 1900 — Does anyone know the names of any of the girls? Mr.' Robb communicated with his pupils by using a whistle. Council is continued, I would ask our Huron board to disassociate from . them", he added. Turkheim reiterated Hill's comments saying "I'm disgusted with the trustee group. With the guidance of Cayley we have fuilt up a feeling of trust, with our teachers." He continued, "In Toronto the suggestion was made that we fight across the bargaining table. In Hu'ron we don't bargain across Huron Board (Continued from Page 1) Brussels originally suggested a per diem payauargement saying "I like the idea-Ia.-being paid for the work we doJ. I would liketo see a flat $2,400, per year with an additional $50 for each extra meeting. Failing this my next closest compromise is, a flat $300 per month." • Board chairman Wilfred (Continued from Page P. Mayor Shaw said he hoped all officers would be able to meet those • requirements 'tor they shouldn't be on our forces in the first place." Mr. Bell said the county has "relatively good policing" but any decision about the OPP taking over rests with local councils. William Flairis said that a county system is' "premature" until policing costs are spread over all county taxpayers. • Coun. Harris added he' was "impressed" with an estimated $70,000 annual cost for the OPP to police Wingham, which is about $15,0e0 less than that with the present force. Assoc. favours unleaded gas Cars rwith catalytic converters are center stage this- year. Along with unleaded gasoline. The 1975 cars with converters not only spew out fewer pollutants. They also run better than last year's models, start quicker, and even get better gas -mileage. Fuel savings in 1975 models with converters', for example. are 13 percent above that for last year's cars. Part of the reason for 't s good news is that car ma acturers have had to redesign carburetors and ignition systems in order to get the catalysts to work property. So fhere are happy side-effects along with less 'Pollution. The converters themselves, attached to exhaust pipes, chemically change polluting hydypearbons and carbon' monoxide to harmless carbon dioxide and water. The converters are designed to reduce hydrocarbons by ti.3 per cent and carbon monoxide by 90 percent. Cars with converters must use completely lead-free gas. It's against, federal law for a gas station to pump leaded gas into a catalyst-equipped car. In addition to ruining the catalyst, violating the U.S. law calls for a $10,000 fine. But besides being destructive and illegal, it's almost impossible to pump the wrong kind of gas into the new cars. The filler pipe is so narrow that the standard gas nozzle won't fl t inside. 'Respiratory Disease Associati h. She commented, "lt's out time somebody else h he job, preferably non- smokers." Approval was given to change professional development day from May 30 to April 25' for schools for the Trainable Mentally Retar The board approved an expenditure of about $1,500 to send aophysical education teacher to Russia in May to take part in an in-depth study of the Soviet system of physical education.' The course is three weeks in lerigth and will examine the physical educatioy curricula in primary secondary and post- secondary institutions for male and female students. The application to make the trip came from Bill Weber, a staff Member of Central Huron in Clinton, and he will probably represent Huron. In discussion Cayley Hill said "I support the idea but I'm a little concerned about- who should go. Not casting any aspersions on Krfr.VVeber, I would leave the decision up to the board. I congratulate him for the idea." During the discussion Marian Zinn said "Isn't this the sort of thing we want our teachers to do?" • In his presentation Weber said the Russian Seminar provides a rare opportunity to look at an entirely different system': At the present we are over-exposed to a flood of Amerkan ideas," Attending the meeting as • observers were Ron M.cKay, , principal of Hensall Public School, Sharon Soldan, vice-principal of Stephen Central School and John ,,Gummuw, crldectOr of. Education in Middlesex and three others from his board. with fire" in salary negotiations. ,The Trustees Council meeting in oronto Saturday asked the 141 School boards in the „province to refuse to enter into salary talks with teachers in 1975. The proposed refusal to Wool-one commodity we won't over produce shrinkage is due o the amount of natural grease in wool, but 'earth and dirt in the fleece also accounts for this loss," Mr. Stewart says. Quality classes also are assigned to each type. Then comes the grades — 11 for each type and class — to establish the general, use of the wool, whether for fine worsteds, tweeds, I "If this attitude of the Trustee flannels, blankets. or other •