The Huron Expositor, 1975-08-28, Page 1s!, Whole No. 5607
116th Year FIRST, SECTiQN 18 SEAFORTHa ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1975 .,24 PAGES
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YOUNG ANIYCURIOUS — These youngsters were
graduating from Snoopy Summer School on Friday
Morning. They participated in a \seven week• program
for three to five ,year olds. About fifty graduated at
the morning festivities which included a puppet
(By Nancy Andrews)
A public meeting' held
Wednesday by the Arena.
Committee was nearly unanimous
in opposition to a suggestion to
close the arena this winter.
The meeting was held to
discuss ways to help finance
proposal arena, renovations.
About 35 ; attended, including
Seaforth town councillors, reeves
John Jewett of Hullett and Ross
•
'MacPhail of Hibbert and Hibbert
clerk Charlie Friend of Dubliln.
' Members from the many
organizations that use the arena
were asked to attend and many
were present.
The application for a • Local
Initiative Program, LIP grant and
closing of the- arena was one way
discussed at the past council
meeting to help fund arena
renovations which are required to
meet the standards' of the Liquor
Control Board, Ontario- Hockey
Association and the Huron
County Health Unit.
A maximum of about $150,000
could be available for the project
under a LIP gr ant, which mainly
covers labor costs. The grant is
available for work done between
November and the end of May.
Recreation director, Clive Buist
said it was "virtually impossible"
to keep the arena open to the
public while renovations are
going on, and a grant would mean
closing the arena for a good part
of the winter.
An ' Architectural' firm
developed a renovation plan 'at
the 1974 council's request which
would cost $280,000, but this has
In hospital after been trimmed to $230,000. The
plan calls for gutting the inside of
the front part of, the building to d bike
provide bathroom facilities
following health regulations,
dressing-rooms, storage space, a
4eareation office,, and includes the
''''-7V—Siiteen year-old 'Wdy is in rcobstitietiOn of a 28 by 52 feet
SeaforthCommunity Hospital after
a weekend motorcycle-car
collision.
John F. Feeney of '185 Mill
Street was injured when the
motorcycle he was driving and a
car driven by Tracy J. Baker, 16,
of Harpurhey were in pollision.
The accident occurred on
Saturday, around 6 p.m. at the
intersection of the CNR tracks
and Main Street.
As of Wednesday, the boy was
still in the hospital and was
reported in "satisfactory,
condition."
for eight outdoor toilets. He said
he couldn't see people using them
when the temperature reaches 10
below.
No Storage
There is hardly any storage
place for equipment, and the
roller skates are now packaged up
and stored under stairways, he
said.
The town's dilemma was well
articulated when several
representatives from the sports
clubs said the arena's closure
would kill all sports in Seaforth.
Recreation Committee chairman
Lloyd Rowat said: "But can you
Perth nominates
Perth Liberals ^rowded
Stratford coliseum Monday night
to unanimously nominate
incumbent Hugh Edighoffer, as
the Perth Liberal riding
association's candidate in the
. current provincial election. He
was the only one peeking the
nomination.
It will be Mr. Edighoffer's
fourth consecutive election, His
first was in 1963 when he lost to
Conservative J. Fred Edwarcls,He
defeated Mr. Edwards in 1967
and won again in 1971,
"There is one thing which
concerns all of you. Every time I
*talk to someone on the street they
have nothing to say but that "You
have nothing to worry about,
yoU'll be re-elected." That's one
of my main worries.
"If we become too complacent,
we could be in danger of losing
the election :.. with hard work
and honesty and no belittling the
other candidates, we will win
Sept. 18."
Guest speaker was James
Bullbroolt, the'official opposition
critic of the government's energy
policies in the last provincial
parliament. Mr. Bullbroot will
again seek election in Sarnia.
"It's absolutely essential that
this election be fought on one
basis only. It's the word money—,
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show. These youngsters are looking rather dubious
about getting their pictures taken. Back row: Vicki
Tr_-rneer, Vickie Gordon, Sherri and Chris Harburn.
Front Row: Jeffery Dick, Robbi Van Loon, Tammy
Taylor and Leisa Rau. (Staff Photo)
car an
in collision
activities" to meet individual
school and community needs and
to equalize opportunity as far as
• possible.
The out-of-school activities
were defined t as field trips,
excursions, performing arts,
swimming program, skating
program, inter-school sports and
gym facilities.
Mr. Lane explained how the
$15,000 budget was divided
among the schools on the basis of
the number of pupils, the location
of the school--whether located in
the city, village or the rural area
and the indoor sports facilities
such as gymns, etc.
"Now there is an accountability
for the spending of these funds,
the thing is going to be
policed. We -want to see a
constructive use of the funds,"
Mr. Lane said. "We have tried to
come up with some form of A special council meeting was
equalization of opportunity for all held Monday night to allow a
pupils." sewage frontage rate to be
Stratford Trustee Howard charged on property owners alone
Shantz said, "I think the large': one block on Jarvis Street.
schoolsare not getting the money Clerk Robert Franklin said the
the smaller schools do." block from George to Brantford
John O'Drowsky of St. Marys Street was omitted from the
asked for a report on the sewage proposal passed in
allocation of funds for the field October 1973.
trips as of the end of December He said at that time, there were
1975, to be given at the January no houses on that block, but since
meeting. then four houses have been built
The board approved supplying there.
transportation to a y oung adult at Mayor Betty Cardno said it
R.R.1, St. Fouls who will be was just a formality, and required
attending James Purdue Adult updating the block on Jarvis
Workshop and Training Centre in
St: Marys
Police lay Alexander Easton, the board's
new assistant superintendent,
fraud charge said there was still one vacancy to
be filled at Ecole Ste Marie and
then the 19 schools would all A Seaforth resident was arrested
have their staffs for 1975-76. on Thursday, August 21 by town
The building and maintenance police on three charges fraud.
committee is looking at . the hydro Bradley John Even en of 58
pole and transformer located in Main Street pleaded guilty
the school yard at St. Patrick's Monday at the provincial court in
School, Dublin, which is Goderich to forging his uncle's
considered a danger to the signature on a total of eight
children. Ontario Hydro is to view cheques.
the equipment and decide what Mr. Eveneshen cashed three
action is to be taken. cheques totalling more than $250
Jack Lane informed the board at the Bank of Commerce in town
members that work on the new on June '16, 17 and 18.
board offices at Dublin was The cheques which were made
progressing on schedule and the out to himself were supposed to
administration staff would be be signed by his uncle, Dennis
moving as originally planned at Dempsey of Midland, Ontario.
the end of August. He said the When the bank forwarded the
second ,floor would be finished by cheques to the uncle's •Midland
Wednesday of this week and the Bank, bank officials learned the
decorating on the first floor would signature was irregular.
be completed next week. Mr.Eveneshen also pleaded
Janitor service for the new guilty to forging two cheques in
board office . at Dublin will be Goderich and three in- Clinton.
tendered ind this is not to include Last week, he pleaded guilty in
the two rooms presently used as Stratford to a break and enter and
kindergarten ODOM, fraud. He is being remanded in
Donald Crowley and Chairman custody until Thursday for a
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Street from phase two to phase
one. Tenders are to be called in
mid-September on the Phase 1
portion of the sewer work and
phase two is to occur in the
future. . Council went into committee of
the whole to discuss three
applications for the Home
Renewal Program, and two were
approved. •
Mayor Cardno said the council
dealt with these applications
behind closed doors, to protect
the privacy of the applicants who
had supplied personal.
information on their incomes, and
mortgages. if people thought
their names, the amount they
applied for would become public,
they might hesitate to apply, she
said.
The mayor recommended that
any further applications be dealt
with by the finance committee.
because there was no reason why
it should be brought to council.
ClerkFranklin said it could be'
dealt with by committee but he
accepting or
full responsibility for
or rejecting
applciations.
Council finally passed a motion
to ask Kyles, Kyles and Garrett,
the consulting firm that came up
with the arena renovation plans,
to supply it with a two month
project that could be done under
the Local Iniative Program, LIP
grant,,,.this spring.
Councillor George Hilldebrand
said?: "I'd like to know how much
those plans are going to cost
you."
Council has already spent
$6,000 and it'll be another $600
he said.
Clerk 'Franklin said he heard
abmit an engineering firm that
will supervise the work, allows
council to contract out the work,
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afford not to for $150,000."
Earlier in the- year, the town
had been considering
debenturing the cost" of
renovations. Mayor Betty Cardno
said the costs of debenturing are
so high, that she is opposed to
saddling the residents of Seaforth
with the sole burden of paying for
arena renovations, when they are
not the sole users.
Taxpayer
The cost would fall on the tax
payer and as many as 30 per cent
of town residents have never been
inside the arena.
Councillor John Sinnamon said
GRASS GROWS I, CHIEFS GARDEN — Police
Chief John Cairns hadn't weeded his garden for four
weeks, but he never expected this type of grass to be
growing. His wife noticed a "queer looking plant"
when weeding the garden, and- it turned out to !pea •
marijuana plant. The chief potted it and brought it to
the office where the 4 foot plant will be cut up and
destroyed. (Staff Photo)
camera be brought along.
So naturally, the next question
was who grew it. Well, the chief
stalled. Was anyone charged, the
reporter asked wondering if there
was, a story here or not?
No, jar that would require me
to charge myself, he said. By this
time, the reporter's eyes were
like saucers.
Chief Cairns said his wife
mentioned a "queer looking
plant" growing in the garden of
their Goderich West Street home,
but he was on his way out, and
didn't take a look at it until the
afternoon.
Sure enough, growing behind
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it."
He said the Liberals would cut
spending drastically and trim, the
fat in government bureaucracy.
"This province cannot afford
!'Bill Davis any longer," he said.
Mrs. Janet McKenzie of
Kincardine twp. who nominated
Mr. Gaunt reminded the meeting
that as a result of redistribution
the riding was twice as large as
when he first was elected. The
nomination was seconded by
Wm. Leiper of Hullett Township.
Jack Riddell, Huron MPP who
is the Liberal candidate in the
new riding of Huron Middlesex ,
emphasized the extent to which
Gurbin, Kincardine, but he
withdrew due to "personal
obligations."
Mr. Walden was raised in
Kincardine and after spending
some time in the air force,
moved to Ripley where he lived
for 15 years.
Most recently he had
'operated Walden Brothers
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it was unfair, because a heavy
burden would be placed on senior
citizens who seldom use the
facilities.
A recent decision of council has
been to charge- $15 for every
person involved in a regular arena
activity who COMPS from a
non-supporting municipality.
Mrs. Ed. Dorrance suggested
the town could get the extra
money through this type of levy,
but Mr. Buist said this won't
generate much revenue, and will
only help to defray operating, not
capital costs.
Mr. Rowat asked whether the
town could get through this
winter without doing anything.
Mr. Buist said there is nO way
of knowing, but there is nothing
to stop the LCB from refusing to
issue a liquor permit for a dance.
Mrs. Dprxance said: "Isn't it
more important that the kids can
go and skate, than the adults can
go upstairs and drink liquor?"
Mayor Cardno said: "If we
don't have the whole use of the
arena, we will be losing
revenue." The arena was
originally intended for all types of
community functions and still
isn't used to it's potential.
Mr. Rowat said: "If you have
good attendance at the hockey
game, we still don't conform to
the department of health
requirements, or even for roller-
skating in the summertime."
One resident asked what -
assurance the public has that next
year, the floor won't need to be
replaced.
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Damage '1000
in break-in
'Damage which "
estimated at more than $1000
followed a break-in at the
Ball-Macaulay plant on Huron
Street last week.
The break-in occurred between
Thursday night and Friday
morning and was discovered by
an employee returning to work.
The building was entered by a
rear door which was pulled from
the wall.
Chief John Cairns said there
was at least $1,000 damage
because every machine in the
office, including two telephones,
were smashed with a-hammer.
A hammer and chisel were
used to attack the safe, and when
the intruder was unsuccessful in
opening it, he persumably turned
on the office equipment in his
frustration, Chief Cairns said.
An index machine, an adding
machine, cash register, calculator
and clock radio, were all smashed
with a hammer, he said. Nothing
was stolen.
Police charged Reginald
Watterworth with break and
enter. He pleaded not guilty in
Goderich court on Monday and
was remanded to September 17.
Davis government policies denied
the local level decision making
and the increased. costs which
flowed from Davis policies
concerning education and
redistribution .
The meeting accepted a report
presented by Wm: Elston ,
Morris Township and re-elected
president Alex COrrigan for a
further term.
MtrittAlr' AttN'
The board will donate $150 to
the Vingham parish of Sacred
Heart Church toward the cost of
,Vus transportation of ohildren to
The summer school of religion.
Wingham trustee William
Kinahan reported the schon 'o be
"far ni ore of a success than
expected" with between 168 and
185 children attending the
two-week school, including 66
from Clinton, The cost of the
school amounted to $471,
10 including $180 for the Clinton bus
and $100 for the Brussels bus,
Registration fees amounted to
$115 and a donation from
the Brussels Catholic Women's
League of $50 resulted in a debt
of $296 to the W Ingham parish.
Trustee Donald Crowley of
Gadshill questioned whether the
religious education taught in the
regular school term was adequate
*if the summer school was such a
success.
Mr. Crowley said: "I' think we
should be taking a good look at
the teaching of religion in' our
schools. The parents must have
felt this was necessary and the
teachers who volunteered to teach
as well."
Several trustees expressed
concern about religious courses in
the schools. It was agreed that
*when the religious education
consultants make their in-service
presentation to the board in
October they be asked to evaluate
the quality of the teaching.
Mr. Kinahan said the summer
school was an additive, not an
alternative to the regular course.
The board will not loin the
HPRC trustees concerned
about religious studies •
(By. Wilma Oke) courier service carried on by. the
Sonic Huron-Perth. Roman Huron and the Perth County
Catholic Separate School Board Boards of Education. The
trustees questioned the quality of decision, for one year only, was
religious education in the schools, made at the board meeting in
Monday night. Seaforth Monday night because
"the volume would not justify the
service".
Business Administrator Jack
Lane reported that the Ministry of
Education has approved the
sketch plans for the addition to St.
Patrick's School at Kinkora which
includes a gymnasium, health
room and change rooms with
showers. The general legislative
grant approved for the project is
$169,000.
Bus drivers of board-owned
buses will be given an increase of
50c per hour raising their wages
to $4.25 per hour for the school y
ear 1975-76 for extra-curricular
driving, such as transporting
children to swimming classes.
The by-law and policy
committee is studying the policy
on the authorization for use of
school facilities by groups for
meetings, especially in regard to
the use of janitorial services,
Concern has been expressed that
the janitors were being called on
to clean up the gymnasium and
meeting rooms and not being paid
for it.
A report on field trips and
excursions from January to June,
1975 by the students of the 19
schools was distributed to the
board members. It outli ned
where the students went, the cost
to the pupils and to the
extra-curricular budget.
New Budget
Mr. Lane outli ned the new
extra-curricular budget for 1975
that has been initiated this year to
provide all schools the
opportunity to share in
recognized "out-of-school
addition.
Chairman of the Arena
Committee Councillor William'
Bennett, chaired the Wednesday
night meeting at the town hall.
He said there wasn't enough
space to install the extra toilets
required by the health unit, and
if they were put in, it would be
like walking into a clothes closet.
Just this summer , almost
$1,000 has been spent on johnny-
on-the-spots for use during
centennial functions at the arena
and for dances.
For the last dance, it cost $175
Council moves
to advance sewer
Chief finds pot
in his back yard,
If some Seaforth residents
happened to be in the police
station Monday afternoon, they
might have 'thought the chief had
joined the Horticultural Society.
In the station sat a four foot tall
potted plant. It. looked quite
decorative with its long jagged
leaves and its mint smell.
This 'was a marijuana plant
whose leaves are rolled and
smoked by an increasing number
of people. It is referred to as pot,
weed, grass and was growing in
Seaforth, the chief said.
Chief John Cairns was enjoying
his private joke and was holding
back a little. This, the reporter
supposed, was why he asked a
Murray Gaunt of Wingham was
acclaimed as Liberal candidate for
Huron Bruce riding at a largely
attended nominating convention
in Wingham town hall Monday
evening.
Mr. Gaunt, who is 40, said the
election will be his fifth since
winning in a by-election in 1962.
He emphasized the need for an all
out effort in order to achieve
victory on September 18.
The Libzral party's agriculture
critic in the legislature rapped the
Davis government's failure to
bring inflationary spending under
control and said the government
is "fueling inflation, not fighting
Conservatives
name W. Walden
William Walden, 51, of
Wingham will represent the
Progressive Conservative
party in Huron-Bruce in the
September 18 provincial
election.
Mr. Walden won the
nomination uncontested at the
Kincardine town hall last
Thursday night. Only one other
man was nominated. Dr. Gary
Meeting acclaims Gaunt
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