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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-07-10, Page 1Whole No. 5600 116th Year FIRST SE a a TION PAGES 1 — 16 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1976 20 PAGES 10.00 year in AstvalIce Single coo 15 efmts SDHS has 5 Ontario Scholctr. DAVID RING Five fifth year students joined the increasing ranks of Ontario Scholars. To, become an Ontario Scholar a student „must have 80 per cent or over in six subjects. David Ring, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ring of Seaforth, was the top scholar with 87.7 per cent. He received a $500 admission scholarship from the University of Western Ontario in 'London. This summer, he's working at the Van Egmond House, but this fall, the plans to enroll at the U. W.O. to take natural science, with the hope of eventually entering a medical school. Everything looks pretty rosy for Anne Hopper at this point. Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hopper of R.R.2 Seaforth, has been working as a bookkeeper for Milton J. Dietz Ltd. and says she is really enjoying it. She said she has only worked there a couple of weeks, but wanted to be a bookkeeper ever since she took, a bookkeeping course in high school. Up to grade 12 she was taking mixed com- mercial and academic courses. Janet O'Reilly was accepted at St. Jerome's College, at the University of Waterloo and is considering specializing in math. Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Reilly, of R.R. 2 Dublin, will be doing factory work in Stratford this summer. „ Brian Finnigan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Finnigan of Egmond- ville, plans to enter the U.W.O. this fall and take a general science course. He said he was interested in obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree and then perhaps get a degree in Business Administration.. , This summer Brian is working with Holmes and MacLean Siding Wilma Jansen, will be off for London this fall: Wilma, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jansen of R.R. 2 Seaforth, plans to train for two years at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, as an X-ray technician. This will require her to live in residence and she is looking forward to this, she said. This summer she's working at Stewart Brothers. ANNE HOPPER . • JANET O'REILLY BRIAN FINNIGAN WILMA JANSEN ury SMILE, YOU'RE BEING WATCHED — If you really enioyed the Centennial parade, you'll be happy to know that you may be able to see it again sometime.The Centennial committee had Bill Rowat filming a video tape of the whole three hour long parade and hope it can be shown on com- munity, Gable TV in the .future. (Staff Photo) Tuckersmith taxpayers say no to recreation Found after 3 hour search riu 0 • • Three year olu, Jonathan • Knetsch gave his parents and local officials a bad night when he was discovered missing from his Recently the Chamber of Commerce hasn't been putting its best foot forward in welcoming new businesses to town. The president, Otto Tippelt had a friendly debate with secretary Ken Oldacre, on which one of them was the last to know about new arrivals. Mr.Tippelt said he felt the President and another member of the Chamber should put on their "'Sunday suits" and go visit newcomers. The Chamber discussed the feasibility of sending a form letter welcoming pew businesses to town and inviting them to their monthly meetings, Tuesday night's meeting was rather quiet with the routine business of approving bills for payment for many Centennial V , expenses being taken care of. The Chamber thanked J.A. Stewart for his work decorating their float. The Chamber agreed to dis- pense with the regular August meeting and will meet only if something important arises. Clerk Robert Franklin, liason person for the town, was present 0 at the meeting and told them the town council was expecting them to appoint a Chamber member to the newly formed development committee. It could be said that the Centennial hats and vests went like hot cakes. Ken Lingelbach, chairman of the retail committee, and -the Chamber of Commerce repre- ▪ sentative on the Centennial com- mittee, said the Chamber made a little on the hats, but if they had had more, they could have made more. The Chamber of Commerce ordered 144 Stereofoam-type straw hats as their part toward the Centennial celebration and sold all but 25 sets which were given to a band. • Although it made some money, Otto Tippelt, president of the Chamber of Commerce said, no Goderich. West Street home. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Knetsch went visiting early Wednesday evening and left their business was intended in their sale and in the overall Centennial celebrations, they' were not going to make money. The sale of hats, he said, helped to fund their float and other items. It was their part in helping decorate the downtown business area, Mr. Lingelbach said. When asked about the financial success of the Centennial on businesses Mr, Lingelbach said, it brought in additional business, but probably many of the peqple would, have come throughout the summer as part of the tourist trade. At Tuesday night's meeting, six members of the Chamber of Commerce were present. All but one member of the executive committee was present, since the treasurer, Kurt Niederl, moved to Toronto, at the end of June. Anybody missing a round 24 inch medal washtub? ' Jim Stewart said all the tubs, used in the float and for street decoration had been returned except one, and he can't remember where he picked it up. Mr. Tippelt recommended a local real estate agent be appoint- ed to the committee but there was a debate as to whether this could be considered a conflict of interest. As one chamber member said he would perhaps undercut his own business, because how could he represent town and the potential customer too? Mr. Tippelt said as far as capability goes, this man would be the man to do it, and the chamber wants someone who will really work with the committee. Clerk Franklin said the com- mittee is to deal with more than just the newly formed industrial park, but also with any other industry that might want to locate in any area in Seaforth in the future. The chamber suggested' a number of ,names, but will (Continued on Page 12) Results of a questionnaire sent to Tuckersmith property owners by the Township council indicate that 78.5 per cent don't want increased taxes in order to finance recreation. Tuckersmith Clerk James McIntosh said that SS percent of the 991 questionnaires mailed had been returned. Tuckersmith council decided two months ago'o ask ratepayers if they were in favour of an increased levy to allow spending on recreation. A number of residents had attended a council meeting to protest. the fact that the council had refused to donate. $2,300 to the Seaforth arena for capital improvements, Three other area townships, Hibbert, Hullett and McKillop have given Lightening that accompanied a severe storm which lashed parts of Hibbert Township Monday afternoon is blamed for a fire which levelled a barn on the farm on Lot 9 Concession 7, owned by Gene Segeren of Lakeside. Murray Dalrymple, Mitchell fire chief, said his department was unable to save the barn which* was engulfed by flames by the time they arrived. Loss is estinsted at $25,000 in the barn whicft was empty except for milking equipment. Lightening which struck the chimney on a house on Lot 3 'Concession 10 in the same area four kids with a babysitter. Arriving home early in the evening, they went to.bed only to be awakened by their two twins. Mrs. Knetsch said when she went to check on the other kids she noticed Jonathan missing.This was about 2:30 in the morning, Mrs. Knetsch said there must hayed been about thirty people including the fire department, some neighbors, the babysitter and her family and the police at their house in the early morning hours, Two provincial police officers joined the search including one officer from the canine division in Mount Forest. A dog was brought to town to help track the child. About three hours later the child was found at his grandmother's place, about four blocks away. Mrs. Knetsch said her mother-in-law, Mrs. Fred (Mary) Knetsch of Anne Street was awakened a little after two in the morning. She heard a child's voice, but thought it was a child upstairsHer neighbor recognized Jonathan and got her up. Mrs. Knetsch said her mother-in-law tried to call their home but everyone must have been out on the search. Thinking Some Mitchell lads might have felt Centennial weekend was a good time to cleanup in Seaforth but instead police beli eve they have solved many thefts that have been on their books. Seaforth Chief of Police John Cairns said Satur day evening while the Centennial Ball was on he recognized one lad in a car who had been in trouble before, so he pulled the car over . took down their names and the make of the vehicle, Later when two thefts were reported in the vicinity of the arena where he had seen the boys, he radioed surrounding police departments. Seaforth a contribution. Tuckersmith's refusal resulted in plans for $15 per person charge to be levied against anyone from the township who used the arena recreation facilities. The tax increase to finance recreation would have been done on a per assessment basis. The 4 mill increase used as an example on the questionnaire would have raised some residents taxes so much that they felt they would rather pay $15 for each of their children so that they could use the Seaforth arena. Clerk McIntosh, when he reported the questionnaire count said "this agrees with the sampling of verbal discussion members of council said they had with ratepayers." resulted in several hundreds of dollars damage to the chimney, electrical wiring and clothing in a storeroom on the second floor of the home of Andrew McLean of R.R. 2, Staffa. Mrs. McLean who was home at the time said the family was able to get the fire out by the time the Mitchell Fire Department arrived She said, the flames were leaping four feet high in the clothing when she found the fire. Severe winds, heavy rainfall and an inch of hail accompanied the isolated storm. No estimate has been made of the crop damage from the, ha it in the area. the child wasn't missed, her mother-in-law decided she would wait until the morning before arousing the household. His grandmother's eyes are poor, so she kept the child with her and decided to go back to bed, the child's mother said. The • police said a milkman recognized a little boy in a mickey Mouse tee-shirt in the area. The police then found the boy asleep in a chair at his grandmother's place. Mrs. Knetsch said she didn't call her mother-in-law because she hadn't wanted to alarm her about the boy being missing. The nightmare for local officials and the Knetsch family ended about 6:30 in the morning. Mrs. Knetsch said the the three year old doesn't talk much so it was hard to know why he took off. Also early Thursday morning he was still "too sleepy" from his early morning prowl. Later Mrs. Knetsch said Jonathan went to see daddy. Mrs, Knetsch said earlier they visited„. her mother and the three-year-old must have thought they'd gone to see his other grandmother. Not realizing his parents were hbme in bed, he probably went to look for them, she said. Council passed a tile drainage tender by-law for $14,600. Four tile drain loans for $18,000 were approved. Requests for building permitts were approved for: Alex Town- send, R.R. 4, Seaforth, milk house; W.J.F. Bell, Kippen, addition to barn; Art Haverkamp, Clinton, pit silo; and Fred Swann, alterations to a building at Vanastra. The revised report of Nott Drain will be discussed at a meeting with ratepayers on July 29, at 7p.m. Council discussed complaints about ill-kept condition of vacant lots at Vanstra and a number of old cement lined holes on private property that are considered dangerous to children. The holes were constructed oringinally to provide access to the under- ground heating system when Vanastra was an Air Force training site. Council-will notify property owners to fill the holes. Council opposed the proposed closure of Connestoga College branch building at Vanastra while acknowledging the costlines of maintaining such an expensive institution for a declining number of students. One member of council said he understood there were only five students at the school. Clerk James McIntosh was instructed to telephone Jack Riddell, Huron M.P.P. in Toronto opposing the new drainage act expected to be given final reading in the legislature Friday. Weed inspector Alex Chesney is to be contacted regarding several areas of weeds in the township about which complaints have been received. Council discussed in length the problems related to the demol- ition of several barrack-type buildings at Vanastra and the need for a clean-up of the property after the good material is removed from the building. Passed for payment were acconiats totalling $83,357.54. C of C plans to welcome new businesses to town Lightning levels barn, starts chimney fire Three year old goes for night walk Many thefts cleared up after police stop car Chief Cairns said "it was pure luck" that the stolen items were recovered. Mitchell police stopped a different make of car with three youths of the same description. The stolen items were found and later when the Mitchell police searched their respective homes, they recovered many other items that had been reported stolen at other times. Police Chief Cairns said Mitchell and Stratford police are "cleaning up a number of crimes" numbering about 23 at present and are still investigating. Seaforth Police charged three Two bicycle wheels and a taper youths with the two local thefts. deck had been reported stolen in One youth is a 17 year old and the the areao police said. other two juveniles, Tuckersmith Council awarded a tender to John H. McLlwain of. Se forth to., supply and apply • township roads with 16,000 yards of gravel for $23,475. It was the lower of two tenders. Road Superintendent, Allan Nicholson is authorized to contact again the Stratford office of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications asking for a street light at the entrance to Vanastra off Highway 4 and for the highway to be widened in the area to make it less dangerous to enter the Vanastra road. Because the ,entrance is on a slight hill, fast moving traffic is not given sufficient notice of vehicles mak- ing left turns into Vanastra. Tuckersmith awards gravel tender These included general accounts, $41,150.26; Vanastra parks, Rec- reation and Community Centre Board, $13,138.91; day care ac- counts, $8,688.63; and roads, $20,379.74, Council accepted 0- resig- nation of .Gerry Salto' _en the Vanastra Day C.are C Board. Logan quarry owner plans lifeguard The drowning death of nine year old, John Albert Bauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bauer of R.R. 5, Mitchell, has convinced the owner of a quarry of the need to hire a lifeguard. The nine year old apparently walked into deeper part of the quarry. Other people were at the Woodland Lake Camp,on lot 28, concession 11, Logan Township at the time of the incident, including the owner, Harold Bauer, a distant relation to the boy. Mr. Bauer said he "had tried to make the swimming area as safe as possible and defined the deeper parts of the quarry with floats." The swimming and camping site was designated a public recreation area about a year and a half ago. Since it is a natural bathing area there are no regula- tions governing it, said Peter Black, the senior pool consultant for the Ministry of Health. "I will put a lifeguard on duty as a courtesy. It's not a regulation," Mr. Bauer said. VETS TAKE A DRINK — The Campbell Memorial Fountain came into its own again during Centennial as visitors admired its Victorian elegance. Presented to the town in the mid-thirties as a memorial to her family by the late Miss Nan Campbell, the fountain occupied several Main Street sites until being discarded by a council tired of worryin about protecting it from vandals. D'Orlean Sills co-operated with the Chamber of o merce In again making it operative for the Centennial. He told the C. of C. tha his ather, the late Prank Sills, had bought the fountain tot $6.00 as it was about f sold for scrap. Here Seaforth Town Clerk Robett Frankliti (Staff Photol admires its functional beauty. •