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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-09-04, Page 1Whole No. 5098. 116th Year THE HURON EXPOSITOR, THORS,P4*.SEPTENIBE 4, 1975 18 PAGES ,mo..NA Yetz,r ht. Alftoe'coitiy 25 ,ce4ts Tuckersmith Is concerned as VanOtra Day Care defecit Candidates busy in H-111 BURR -r-R-R— The shivers were probably partly due to the weather, but also from the anxiety of waiting to i.,e put through the next hurdle, for their intermediate test on Friday. The girls have a number on their foreheads, arms and chests so they can be identified by their number in the water. - (Staff Photo) BY JOVE, I'VE DONE IT i Peter Martene is receiving his intermediate crest from Cathy Mowbray, of the Teeswater pool, who tested the intermediate class on Friday. Kathy Bruxer, the Seaforth Lions' pool supervisor and swimming instructor watches as the August Swimming 61aSs comes to its close. ( Staff Photo) Riddell in the 1973 Huron by-election on the unwarranted (Continued on Page 7) During a session which lasted almost six lours Tuckersmith - Township Coven Tuesday night , rejected a rdquest from the Vanastra Day Care Centre fp, lower the 'rate for a second member of a family registering , for the service. Council was unanimous in` its decision that an across-the-board rate of $5.00 per day be charged for each child attending. The centre is to open September 29 and will provide service from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Robin Gates of Vanastra, who was spokesman for the quartette seeking the lower rate, upset council members when he informed them the Day Care ' Centre would operate at a deficit. Reeve Elgin Thompson said that when the Vanastra group approached council in the first place requesting the Centre all agreed with council that it would pay its own way and would not be a baby sitting service. "We went into this on the basis it would not cost us a cent," said the reeve. Mr. Gates 'said that the government did not expect Day Care Centres to break even. "I don't think 20 per cent (of the deficit of the cost of running the Day Care at Vanastra) is a lot for council to pick up," he said, The reeve said Tuckersmith had refused to go in with Seaforth on a Day Care in the town because the township refused to pay the deficit incurred by children from the township. Mr. Th ompson said costs should be met by people using the service. Mr. Gates said that even with 34 full time children, the capacity number approved by the Ministry of Social Services for Vanastra, at $5.00 per child there would be a deficit. He said it would be difficult to estimate how many would register for the opening as the survey had been made a year i and a half ago and "you know the turnover in population at Vanastra". Deputy Reeve Ervin Sillery asked if a child from outside the township could attend the centre and was assured by Mr. Gates that outside children would be able to register. "And Tuckersmith would pay the deficit on outrsiders," exclaimed Reeve Thompson, He ali With two weeks to go, the final count down for the September 18 election, has started. Residents still have until September 10 to be put on the 0 revised voters list if they weren't enumerated. All voters in Huron County can be sworn in at the poll on election day, with the exception of the Urban voters in Goderich. The candidates for the riding of Huron-Bruce were only nominated last week. The Liberals nominated the Liberal a,incumbent, Murray Gaunt, the party's agriculture critic, who will be entering his fifth election since 1962. The Conservatives nominated William Walden, 51, a Wingham businessman who has pledged to work day and night campaigning. This is exactly what will have to be done if the 33,72S voters of Huron-Bruce will be contacted T before election day. , Mr.Walden was scheduled to mainstreet in Brussels on Tuesday. In Huron-Middlesex, the candidates will have an equally -' difficult time to approach the 28,805 voters of the ridinCtiefore electioh day. These voters were enumerated by 226 enumerator two Weeks ago. There should be 125 polls, since six polls were split because of the number of voters in the poll and several nursing homes in the riding will have their own poll. The three candidates, Liberal incumbent Jack Riddell, Conservative Jim Hayter and NDP candidate Paul Carroll, have been mainstreeting, and attending local fairs. . Besides they have provided a soapbox for their party leaders. Pr emier Bill Davis attended a barbecue in Ilderton for the Middlesex Candidate, Bob Eaton and . Huron-Middlesex campaigner, Jim Hayter last week. The week before, Stephen Lewis helped launch Mr.Carroll's campaign at the christening of his 26 foot sailboat. Davis told 150 party faithful in Goderich on Monday that there would be regional government in Huron County only when the county councils, municipalities and the people initiate it. He blamed the lOss of the Huron riding to Liberal Jack Birthdays Fred MeGavin of Seaforth is celebrating his 93rd birthday, Thirrsday, September 4. David Papple of NorthMain Stieet, Seaforth will celebrate his 90th birthday at his home on was told that the municipality from which the child attended would have to pick up the tab. Carol McEwing, the newly hired- director for the centre, informed the council that at $5.00 per child, Vanastra has the highest fee charged in the area. Reeve Thompson said, "The fur will fly. This is' another case where we have been sold down the drain. We were told there The reaction of county council members to about fry , months work by the Huronfi, County restructuring comrinitt..e was unquestionably negative, according to Warden Anson McKinley who held a press conference Tuesday afternoon concerning last Thursday's special restructuring committee meeting attended by most council members, "It was a blanket no to both proposals," stated Warden McKinley. "Councillors just didn't see enough benefits to the people." The restructuring, committee had two suggestions for possible ways the county could be revamped: the first proposal called for eight area municipalities to comprise the county with all towns except Goderich, being included with the area municipalities; in the second proposal 12 area municipalities were suggested with the five major t owns remaining as separate area municipalities. the first proposal would have redpced,local representation from to 56 with county representation dropping from 45 to 46. The second proposal was leSs drastic with local representation cut from 150 to 70 and county representation from 45 to 21. Warden McKinley said council could see no real value in reducing the number of representatives. He said it was the feeling that fewer councillors would be doing more work, but students lived more than a mile from the schools. Early in the year, Goderich trustee Cayiey Hill attempted to have urban bus services introduced in Goderich on a trial basis. His proposal was defeated at that time. The other Goderich representative Dorothy Wallace opposed the move. The recent survey showed areas existed in all five towns where a number of students resided outside the one mile distance from schools.' 'the only comment on the motion of Mrs. Wallace seconded by John Elliott to reject the proposal came from Jack would be no deficit and I promised the ratepayer there would be none." At this point Robin Gates said he believed he had not been legally appointed to the Day Care Board. Tuckersmith Council appoints the members to the seven- member board, including two representatives from Council. While council was considering not much money would be saved because they would only pay themselves more for the extra duties, "History proves this is, exactly what happens," the Warden said. The Warden pointed out that the study showed once more that Huron County is already a progressive county with an exceptionally fine system of government. He said many of the things other counties are gaining because of restructuring have beeni a way of life in Huron for years. Warden McKinley cited the number of county services - library, health, welfare, roads, planning, etc. - which have evolved naturally in Huron because of its unique county system. "Other counties are restruc- turing to get what we already have," the warden explained. Co-operation, the warden noted, is the key . He said councillors were fully aware that even if some municipalities were amalgamated, co-operation would be necessary. The warden felt county represe ,ntatives were willing to co-operate to a greater extent for other specific county-wide services, such as fire protection, police, recreation, garbage disposal, etc. The restructuring committee was instructed now to study the various services that could come under county' jurisdiction along with probable costs and methods, said the warden. Alexander, a trustee from Wingham. Alexander said,"Many schools have the same problem. It would be unfair to do this in one school and not all under the same conditions." In other business, ' the' board : Amended a previous resolution setting the salary of board courier Earl Young of Wingham. The Wingham man will receive $6,555.90 for his year's duties. Under the previous agreement he was to receive $8,506.68 but this was to include a service for the Huron-Perth separate school board. Set the salaries of night school principals at $500 per" centre plus $2.50 for each student enrolled. Authorized its signing officers to execute a quit 'claim deed whereby the Dashwood Boy Scout Troop may sell the former Sharon school property at Lot 21, Concession 5 of Stephen Township. Approved a field trip for 50 grade 13 students of South Huron high school in Exeter to Stokes Bay from October 13 to 15, The field trip is to consolidate previous learning in biology and to study bog ecology, cave ecology . South Vdron teachers accompanying the students will be Jim Marshall and John Holmes. Referred to the management committee a request from the Seaforth Agricultural Society to receive financial aid from the school board in erecting a new fence between the school and fair board property. Appointed trustees John Elliott and Ken Cooke to a committee to co-operate with the Hullett recreation committee in arranging the proper transfer of the deed of the land at the Londesboro public school to allow erection of floodlights for the ball diamond. appointing two members to fill vacancies on the board due to resignations, Mr. Gates had been acting. The two council repre- sentatives, Bert Branderhorst and Cleave Coombs, complained that they were not informed of some meetings of the board and in fact learned that Miss McEwen had been appointed as director from reading the paper. They said they The warden felt there could be public meetings in the future to determine the feelings of the citizens toward future county services. (Continued on page fit ) had ;to opportunity to vote 'On the thirin and, in fact, still. did not know what salary she was -paid, The reeve suggested it would be a good idea to it ave Gates appointed and this wasdone, Mrs. Margaret Rogerson of R.R.5, Clinton, was named to fill the ' other vacancy on the board which includes the two councillors, and Carol Munroe, Barbara Hodgins and Athur Porler, all of Vanastra. Andrew Crozier attended the council meeting to discuss his appeal on the Nott drain with Engineer Henry Uderstadt of Orangeville. George Townsend was present as well and had several questions answered by council. The Nott drain is estimated to, cost. $50,000 and consists of 8,410 feet of open drain and 13,440 of closed drain. Council accepted the engineer's report. Court of Revision.was held and the necessary by-laWs passed. Tenders will be called for South Huron in Exeter totalled 1,067. Last year it was 1,040. The only other rise in attendance was at Seaforth where enrolment rose from 401 to 422. Recording decreases in student population were Central Huron in Clinton down to 975 from 991 and F.E.Madill in wingham where the decrease was 12 students down to 1,211. In elementary school circles the largest increases were at Robertson Memorial in goderich with an increase from 496 to 532 and Colborne Central. The attendance rose there from 255 to 215. Other schools showing a rise in enrolment, were Brookside, Grey, Hullett, Turnberry and Queen Elizabeth hi Goderich. Total enrolment in schools for the trainable retarded is 65, one more than last year. (Contintied on Page 81 The Huron Board of Education Tuesday afternoon unanimously rejected a suggestion that urban bus transportation be provide,d for pupils residing in excess of one mile from the school which they attend. The matter has been under discussion at several meetings this year and in June, the administration was asked to make a full investigation and determine where the service would be used. The board considered a complete survey of the situation with maps showing the territories in Goderich, Clinton, Wingham, Seaforth and Exeter where IT'S ALL 'A mAtteR OP TASTE Some pork lovers might have found the barbecued pork chops the attraction at the Seaforth Arena last Thursday. Others might have found the pork hostess and her princess mote ti)eir type of dish. The girls are Barbara Miller, 17, of Exeter, Teresa OndreJicka, 17, of Exeter, Judy Miller, 20, of Dashwood, was the runner up, Cithy Madill, 16, of Blyth was this year's pork hostess, and Glenna Ellis, 16 of Clinton and Jackie Van Doornick, 17, of Seaforth. (Photo by Oke) Urban kids will walk Huron B of E decides Huron council rejects restructuring proposal Total enrolment in schools under the jurisdiction of the Huron County Board of Education on the first day of school Tuesday was down 147 students from the corresponding day in 1974. At Tuesday's regular meeting of the board, director D. J. Cochrane released the figures compiled from information received from principals at noon hour. The number of students at the county's five secondary schools is up from a year ago but elementary students are on the decrease. The high school figure at noon Tuesday was 4,607 up 62 from 1974. • Students at the elementary level totalled 7,805. This is a decrease of 209 from last year. The biggest increase at the secondary level, appeared at Goderich District Collegiate up to 932 from 890. Attendance at REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY ! — A lot of people can rememer the first day they went to school or took their little one by the hand. Although four-year-old, Dwayne had been looking forward to his big day, he still looks a little wary. His mom; Joan Price took him to St. James' Separate School Tuesday morning. (Staff Photo); WAITING IN THE OFFICE ALREADY! -These two were the first to sit in the principal's office after the bell rang Tuesday morning. Kevin and Dennis Loughnane, in grade six and seven respectively were waiting to be admitted to their first Canadian school. Formerly students in Niagara Falls, United States, they said they visited Seaforth three years ago., liked it, and came here to live. (Staff Photo) SDHS attendance up, Huron faces decline