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The Huron Expositor, 1975-04-03, Page 1•, ' canoe ;races -Sunday.: morning._ '..:Li:I^Winners----this_ year. were, in ' 403re—thaw-two-how after, the order 'of placing: Novelty,-. Ron race • got started, winners were ,. Williamson and: Ray. 'Devereaux, declared. Because of the bad Seaforth Who finished . in two weather, the route was shortened hours, three minutes; ^ Tom Kyle from 18 to 12 miles, along the Bayfield River. ' • Two Seaforth brothers 'won prizes in different classes. Ray Devereaux was first in the novelty class with Ron "Williamson and brother- Tom was third in the men's open with Bob Carnochan. There were 33 entries, in seven and Dave Parker, Vanastra, and Jim Finlayson and Dale Kennedy, Seaforth",-, • Family, Doug and Paul' Drink- water, St. Marys; Roland' "and Russell Gibson, RR3 Komoka. Service Club, Rolf Droste and Tom Bell,' London Central Lions; Brian Marriage and Larry t.ift t .i ..".x ,:. ' A brave grotip turned up at the claSses. A large crowd watched Van Egrnond Iteuac 40 Ego: O- the race: get underway from `the At --rvilitiitottow.-tindk.higho,-Wiruft.44%•415^;;:lk.of;therivetAttlhe^^Eginottd,'' enter the Seaforth Optimist ville bridge. A SNOWY CANOE RACE — A:brave grqu,p of canoers showed up for the Seaforth Optimists canoe race on the Bayfield River on Sunday. Contestants Snowy canoe race is successful paddled dff into snow and fairty high winds in good spirits, as 'a. good crowd of onlookers watched with admirationyand amazement. (Staff Photo) THE SIGN TELLS THE STORY — Alan Chesney, Brad Schenk and Jimmy Neill point out one of the signs that invite visitors to come to Seaforth's Centennial weekend, June 27 - July 1, this summer. The Centennial Committee has erected signs in Seaforth's colours, black and gold, at all four main entrances to town. (Staff Photo) Insurance costs up, businessman wants Clinton Fire Dept. at Vanastra dollars to the township.suggested that businessmen "How much is it?", Mr, Archer might be able to go 'together and wanted to knoW and he said that pay the additional costs he would meet with other themselves without passing it on Vanastra businessmen, to see if to the taxpayers, "Residential 'they are having the same problem rates aren't affected by this o.,er with insurance costs. He (Continued on Page 16) 0 : po I ice wage • settlement yet There has been no settlement yet between Seaforth's policemen and Council's police Committee who are negotiating a contract for 1975, Police chairman Wayne Ellis^ -said Monday night. The councillor says he-hopes to see a settlement within the •next few. weeks. Councillor Ellis said the main issue still to be decided is' salaries, other contract items have" .bnen settled. Criutwillor Ellis said he couldn't say what, salaries were being discussed. Police in the town of Exeter recently settled for $13,000 for a first class constable and Clinton settled some time ago with a first class constable there getting $13,500. • Discussion around the county about the OPP taking over policing of Huron's towns for a contract price, is a consideration in Seaforth. too, Councillor Ellis said. The OPP Will, probably be asked for an estimate on the cost of policing Seaforth, he said, but added that he didn't think it was fair to talk about it 'while negotiationd are on with ' total totk Pligoeoe. liciunpg expense , Councillor Ellis said, s will continue especially when the county 'wide communication system that the report on' policing in 'broil recommended, is installed. .ach town in the county *Mild have to pa at least •$10,000 ,a year to maintain it in tr central lotation and new -receiving egtiiiiiifetit would be required in etteh THE HI) ON EXPOSITOR! To pay for new reservoir aforth wat ce tripled costs out. He said the decline in capacity in the two wells plus an increase in consumption since 1969 was putting Seaforth in a bad situation. The Fire Under- writers Act specifies that a .town the size of Seaforth should have 600,000 gallons of water in reserve, he said. Mr. Scott said the underground reservoir to serve the new well, which pumped at 200-300 gallons per minute in a 24 hour test, could be completed in a year and a half. If water rates were tripled to $90 from the present $30 a year, probably about $40,000 a year could, be paid back on the • debenture, the PUG manager said. Mayor Betty Cardno said that the town had to consider how' clOse they are to their debenture limit. Council will have a hearing this month on the approval of a' $79,000 debenture for last year's arena renovations and hope to following discovery the robbery. , • , Mr. Hoff said that police were investigating. An ornate cast iron -drinking fountain typical of the last century will be returned as a Centennial feature to . the Main Sdeet location it ,,egefied nearly forty years ago if Shamber of Commerce plans are carried' out... It all began at a meeting. of the C. of C. executive Tuesday evening when Dr. C.E.Toll asked why there were nd drinking fountains in Seaforth. , "I always enjoy the fountain in Clinton and I think something like that should be on Seaforth's main • street" he said'. Members while nodding agreement recalled the prOblems there had been with drinking fountains in past years when there had been two or three in the street. Maintenance was a continuous problem and frequent replacement of the units was necessary as they became victims of area youths.. The discussion led to recollections of the Campbell fountain which became the property of the town about forty years ago as a result of a bequest of the late Miss Nan Campbell. •Da ughter of a pioneer family - her father erected, the two store blocks now occupied by Crown Hardware and Pricegard following the fire 1876 - Miss Campbell's gift led to a series of council and P.U.C. meetings in an effort to agree ore the acceptance of the gift and a place to. locate it. Finally the unique structure which provided drinking facilities for horses, -dogs and people was installed 'in front of the town hall. This was but the beginning of the trouble as maintenance costs rose and complaints followed into council. After struggling with the 'problem for several years council gave up and removed the fountain. Some years I ater When it along with other scrap tht had accumulated was offered for sale 'the fountain 'Was' purchased by the late Frank Sills and occupied a 'place in the garden of his John Street home'. When the property was sold the fountain was retained and D'Orlean Sills told the 'meeting it would be available for use during the Centennial period. He agreed to CLIMBING UP AND SLIDING DOWN — Children, at least, enjoyed thp unseasonable. Easter weather this week, as March went out like a Lion with snow and high winds: The snow gave the small fry a time extension on their winter sports which was enjoyed 'by ail, including Susy Dinsmore who was sliding down a snow bank. (Staff Photo) McCabe, Windsor; Gary Ke.ttle- well. and Joe Bach,' Strathro.n. -Torn DeVer&ux and BOIS Carno4 chats, Seaforth. • Men's open '16' and over,- Ted , and Greg Cowan lirussels; Rene Beogemans and Ken Farwell, itiensall; Don,_ McLeod -and John , Patterson, Seaforth. work ont with .the P.U.C. and town a means' of placing the fountain in its.preyiOUS,location front of the town hall., • The meeting which -was in charge of president Otto Tippeft completed plans , for general meeting scheduled for'the curling club next, Tuesday. 'Kurt Neidler and' ,VOrlea,n Sills in 'charge .Of ticket sales ' said they • had conffrmation of an attendance of 28 on . which '' catering arrangements were being based. Re porting for •the membership committee Mr. Sills said-43 Were and another 7 pending., Need for a proper cross walk on Main Street was raised by James A. Stewart, Wh ile lines' were painted , across the street, at several points they were net respected by motorists who were not required to give pedestrians priority , he said. • The meeting agreed and instructed secretary Kerr,Oldacre to write council recommending that action be taken to establish a (COntinued on Page 9) SDHS student badly injured A Seaforth District High School student, Robert Haney, 16, is in critical conditiOn in Victoria Hospital,in London, following an .• accident in a barn on his father's farm at R.t1.4, Seaforth. Monday evening. Robert is 'believed to have suffered head injuries from a fall in the barn. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warden Haney. An aunt, Mrs. Lloyd Haney. said Wednesday morning that the boy was alive on a machine at the hospital Tuesday night. "Since we haven't heard anything from the family this morning, we assume that he is just the same'', 'she said. , Robert, a Year three studeneat SPITS, ' is a member of the Geography Club at the school and , returned from the Club's Spring break trip to Paris, France last week'. Water rates hi Seaforth may t riple sometime this year in erter to help finance a new 60 ;000 gallon underground water reservoir, near the PUC well in the Brantford St. area. PUC manager, Walter Scott, asked town council to consider _issuing a debenture for about $500.000 to finance the reservoir. Mr. Scott said.the water supply, from the two wells now in operation is inadequate to serve the town, when present water consumption rates are an average of 236,000 gallons per day. The two. wells "are depleted and the aerial water storage tank, which holds 60,000 gallons behind the town hall bay be unsafe. An underground reservoir connected to the other town well holds about 160,000 gallons. "If one of these wells cut out, the water supply in Seaforth wouldn't last a day at present -consumption," Mr. Scott pointed A Seaforth lady is sedated and. under doctor's care following the armed robbery by two men of her Mill, . Street residence, early yesterday. Mrs. Dorothy Moore, 63, of 156 Mill Street-and her brother, George Dickson, who lives with her were taped up and 'tied by two armed and masked 7m3e0n wwheodennteeszyd the house about -'Min Hoff, Mrs.. Mciore's brother-in-law, said the robbers tore-the-phone from the'. wall and Made off with 'an tnirdoirvn amount of money, leaving Mrs., Moore and Mr..‘Dickson tied up,- ^Mrs. Moore managed to get the tape off heenionth enough to call tO the milkman; ArthUr Powell and his, sortjek. when they delivered milk '''the house about 8 a.m:, Mr. tipff-said + Mr., Hoff said that his ister-in- lawis quite upset.but seems to be physically alright: Mr. Dickson, who,is a "diabetic, was taken to Seaforth Community Hospital John' St. ouse is broken into A John "Street house was broken into for the third time in 'recent ctrinnths"on Thursday night when a persistent robber 'made several attempts ,to enter the house. Miss ae Smith, owner-of the house., , as aw when the break in was atfempte about • 8:30 Thursday night, bu' she had 'left , Lights on in the house. Nothing was taken. Seaforth • police chief John Cairns said .the lone robber first got into the house through a basement window but was not able,to get into the house from the basement. The intruder • next broke a window on a side dt&-..and got into a porch and then a Window in. the porch door. Witnesses saw the windows being broken, the suspect noticed the witnesses and ran. off. Chief Cairns said. In another incident on the same night someone broke into a Victoria Street house occupied by Mrs. Pearl Williams and owned by the P.U.C., the Chief said. The house was entered through the basement and Chief Cairn's said it looked as if whoever broke in knew the layout of the house . This break and enter was reported to police at 1:45 Friday morning, but Chief Cairns said he thinks the incident occurred sometime between 8 p.m. and midnight. A paSserby saw lights in the house during that time and called relatives of• Mrs,Williams. said. Williams only lives in the house on weekends, the Chief Seaforth police are investigating both break-ins but Chief Cairns says that he doesn't think the two are connected. ask for $250,000 for the arena addition that is planned. "We have ter, have water", Mayor' Cardno said and commented that perhaps council should look at ,getting community and surround- ing municipalities to contribute to the arena renovations. - - Deputy Reeve -William Pale said that 'a plan to supply More, water to the town should have priority over the arena. Mr. Scott said that if the town got approval for .te full deben- ture t of $500,000 it would not be 'necessary' to borro the, whole amount at one time. "We could borrow part and pay off part before borrowing more." PUC Commissioner" Edmuntila. Daly told council that they could apply' t6 the Ontario Water Resources . Commission -, to take over the town water supply but tltr*ey would probably charge water raisers -six times the present ' rate.. . Large industrial and commercial water users are being metered, Mr. Scott said. Asking people to cut down ' on water usuage is probably not a solution to Seaforth's problem, he said, because in the past this hasn't worked. Councillors thought that if water rates tripled, it would probably not. be necessary to triple sewage charges (presently twice water rates) too. Councillor Bill Bennett said that he 'thought Gihbings, Clinton; Bill Finder and Dennis. McCat .ley; Seaforth. '..clvfbretf71.e6nyi'd ' •ifitegherida Pearson, St, Marys; George and 'Lucy Van Esbroeeh.--WR-4 Hensall Kayak, Tbny, ttisler, London; Arnold'Pearson, RR 7 St. Marys., Men's open, 16' . and ender, Julius Langpeter and Ted An increase to'ten 'times what he,had been paying for insurance on one of his buildings prompted Vanastra businessman Russ Archer to ask Tuckersinitn council to look having commercial properties at Vanastra served by the Clinton' Fire . Department, rather than the Brucefield Department which answers fire calls there now. "I'll have to pay $1,700 more a year for insurance as long as we have the Brucefield Fire Department", ,Mr. Archer said, explaining that because Brucefield is more than three. miles away, the insurance on one of ^ the buildings he owns at Vanastra which houses. a woodworking business, a high fire risk, has gone' up by a htige amount. "The fire rate could, be cut by 30 - 50% if we had the Clinton Fire Department", which is less than three miles from Vanastra., he said. 'it's not a case of the Brucefield Department not being as good as Clinton's, it's mileage", Mr. Archer said. Reeve Elgin Thompson commented that the present set up is working well and Deputy Reeve Erwinlillery said a change would make quite a difference in Armed robbers tie up two people Cdst.iipoo.:footitictin ack to Maki' St: that water rates in Clinton had been. $90 a year or higher for a couple of years. Mr. Scott said the PBC would like a decision from the-town0a ay proposal by Ontario Hydro to the ownership•of street lights 9ver to,the town for about $32,$00* Most other municipalities have• bought their street lights, he said. The town would then, pay the PUC for energy and mainteilance. Maintenance costs were about $OW in 1974. CounCil will make a decision at their next meeting, April 14. Other PUC matters discussed included a request for a road allowance across the laud the town owns into the new well in the Brantford and ElizabetirSt. area.' The PUC also asked that the lane which runs along Brant- ford St. be declared a 'road. Approval for a plan to extend water into the Industrial Park, to the end of Birch St. or at least to the Smith building wash also sought. Mr. Scott told council that since a chlorinator had been installed on the wellpump behind the town fire station, it was taking up more room and a fiie truck was parked about six inches away from a pump valve. "If It got hit tive would flood this place", Mr. Scott said. Councillors agreed to have a look at the problem and try to come up with a solution. , a