HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-10-09, Page 1ALL OVER IN A FEW MINUTES-- It took only a matter of minutes for fire to reduce
a barn on the farm of Ken Willliamson on the McKillop Grey boundary, east of
Walton to a heap of rubble Monday afternoon. The Willliamsons had been getting
the barn ready so that a neighbour Hugh Johnston, who lost his barn in a fire Friday
night, could use it for the winter. Sparks from a fire in a field may have been carried
to the barn 'containing hay, straw and some implements. (Staff Photo)
B of E rejects liquor at singles dance
SKATES AND MORE SKATES-- There was lots of sports equipment to auction but
the public wasn't in the mood to,,-buy winter skates in Saturday's warm sunny
weather. "It was too nice", said rec director Clive Buist. The auction in aid of the
arena fund made $120 but there is lots of equipment left and a bigger auction not
just of sporting goods but "anything and everything" is planned for January.Here
volunteers Jean Hildebrand and Brenda Reid arrange some of the dozens of pairs of
donated skates, while George Hildebrand worked as auctioneer. (Staff Photo)
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aittni area barns
crops, livestock desfroye
a fire burning quite far away in a
field and "The wind must have
whipped some sparks back."
Mrs. Williamson called the
Seaforth Fire Department and a
neighbour called Blyth but there
wasn't a great deal they could do.
The barn was completely down an
hour after- flames were first
deficit for any child from their
municipality. The government
pays 80 per cent of the deficit.
At the previous meeting of
council Robin Gates, a member of
the day care board had reported
there would be a deficit unless
there were 43 children registered.
Members of council are hopeful
more children will be registered
soon. •
Miss Karen McEwing, the
director of the day care centre
which opened on September 27,
asked council to set her salary and
benefit program and the same for
her staff.
Members of council were an-
noyed that her salary had not
been set when she was hired by
the day care centre board.
"This should have all been
done before she was hired,"
Deputy Reeve Irvin Sillery said.
Councillors Bert Branderhorst
and Cleave Coombs council
members on the day care board,
said they were not notified of the
meeting when Miss McEwing
was„ hired.
Mis McEwing asked for $8,000
to startd, 58,500 at the end of
three months and $8 .9 00 at the
end of the first year. For her staff
members she asked a starting
salary of $5,100 and named
increases for her and also for any
additional staff members in the
future as well as support, staff
salaries which she suggested
The Huron Board of Education
members rejected a request from
the Huron County Singles club to
rent the auditorium-at Seaforth
District High School for a New
AYears Eve dance,
The club request asked that
permission be given to serve
aicholic beverages at the propos-
ed function.
In supporting the request,
Seaforth trustee Molly Kunder
said other county boards permit-
ted alcoholic beverages in schools
for special occasions.
She added that the Leeds and
erpr
Grenville County Board of Educa-
tion has a policy statement
allowing this type of activity for
special occasions. Only. The
Easter Ontario group said they do
not approve of alcoholic consump-
tion on school premises but do
make special exceptions for
service 'clubs and community
organizations.
The Singles Club letter sug.
llgested that revenue from the
dance and bar after expenses
could be given to a local service
club or for arena renovations in
Seaforth. The group in the past
has made donations to the
Victorian Order of Nurses. and
bought equipment for the kitchen
at Vanastra.
Board vice-chairilian • Herb
Turkheim said an Ontario Select
Committee on the utilization of
educational facilities has
recommended that sale of alcohol
be permitted in schools.
Turkheim added that a special
Huron Board ComMittee in
examining the use of school
facilities had rejected the alcohol
proposal.
The request with alcohol privi-
leges was defeated in a board
vote with Mrs. Kunder the only
one approving the move. It was
agreed the school could be used
for the dance but the alcohol ban
would stay in effect.
Seaforth Fair
The board agreed to pay
$1,030.32 to the Seaforth Agricul-
tural Society its their share of a
new chain link fence constructed
on the fence line between the
Seaforfh District High School
property and the Seaforth Agri-
cultural Society,.
Seaforth Fair Board represent-
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A former Seaforth area resident
was killed Saturday night when
her car left the road and struck a
mailbox and telephone pole five
miles north of Embro.
Mrs. Marilyn Leota Pullman, of
Embro died en route to Victoria
Hospital, London, after the single
car accident at about 10 p.m. She
was 41.
Constable Norman Chaplin of
the Woodstock OPP investigated.
Born in Lakeside, Mrs, Pull-
man was the former Marilyn
Hayes, daughter of the late
George and Leota Hayes; of
Ingersol. She was educated in
London and attended Alma Col-
lege. Following graduation from
St. Josephs School of Nursing she
A large barn on the farm of
Hugh John Johnston, r. R. 3,
Walton, lot 11, concession 1`7.-
Grey Township, was completely
demolished by fire on Friday
night.
Mr. Johnston, who discpvered
the fire shortly before nine
o'clock, was able to save about 30
calves but the fast moving flames
prevented anyone from rescuing
24 market-ready hogs. Grain
threshing operations at the farm
were completed less than an hour
before the fire was discovered.
Lost was the season's crop of
hay and grain, milking equipment
and some machinery.
A member of the family
estimated loss at more than
$40,000. partially covered by
' Calvin Pressey
A 17-year old Kippen area
youth is dead as the result of a
three-vehicle collision on High-
way 4 about a half mile south of
Clinton, shortly before 11 p.m,
Sunday night.
Calvin Pressey 17, of R.R. 2,
Kippen, son of the late Keith
Pressey and Mrs. Pressey was
pronounced dead on arrival at
Clinton Public Hospital, He was
Postcard
show at
library
Seaforth people have a chance
to see an unusual collection from
the town's past next Thursday
night. :The Huron County Library
is sponsoring a slide show and
display of postcards of the town
'and other early Huron County
scenes. '
CBC freelance broadcasters
Betty Tomlinson and Alan Ander-
son are taking local history to
small communities and will bring
their show to the lower library
here.
Huron County librarian Bill
Partridge says that Mr. Andersdn
has a collection of 22,000 old post
cards from around the province.
The broadcasters will do a show
in Goderich on Wednesday night.
The two shows will be the only
ones in the county. The history
evening is free of charge and
starts at 8 p.m. on Thursday,
October 16.
worked for a number of years in
area hospitals.
She is survived by her husband
Ronald L. Pullman, of Calgary;
Two sons, John L., of Embro, and
Thomas S., of Calgary; two
daughters, Ronni L., of 130
Youngs St., Stratford, and Valari
E. of R.R. 7 St. Marys; one
brother, George, in England.
Funeral service was held Wed-
nesday at the R.S. Box funeral
home, conducted by Rev. E.G.
Nelson of First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth. Cremation will
follow.
, Pallbearers were Ed. Mont-
gomery, Gordon Pullman, John
Fuilick, Wm. Appell, Michael
Flynn and Mark Horstead,
insurance. The Grey Township
Fire Department attended the fire
and hosed down nearby buildings
• Tuesday afternoon a barn
which neighbours were getting
ready for Mr. Johnston to use for
winter was also completely
stroyed by fire. The second
"learn, owned by Ken Williamson,
a neighbour of Mr. Johnston's on
the 17th of Grey, was located on
the McKillop-Grey boundary,
about a mile and a quarter east of
Walton.
Mrs. Williamson said she and
her husband were working at the
barn, about a mile south of their
home farm, when afire started in
the corner of the barn where hay
was stored. She said they had had
driver of a southbound car. He
was a student at, SDHS.
His thirteen-year old sister,
Marsha Elizabeth Pressey, a
,passenger in the car was treated
at Clinton Public Hospital for
minor cuts and bruises.
Irvin Keith Beber, 52, of R.R. 3 „
Wingham driver of a northbound
station wagon pulling a travel
'trailer, is a patient in University
Hospital London with neck
injuries. His wife, Hazel 52, is in
satifactory condition at Clinton
Piplic Hospital.
Nichael A. Redmond, 22, of
it.S. Goderich, driver of a
-nIngithbound car which' was involv-
ed in the accident after the other
two cars collided escaped injury.
Constalbes William Wilson and
Rob Roberts of the Goderich
Detachment OPP are investigat-
ing.
Mr. Pressey was born in
Tillsonburg,. the son of the late
Keith Pressey and the former
Elva Chambers.
Surviving• are his mother;
brothers, Brian, Barry and Paul
all at home; sisters, Mrs. Robert
(Lynda) Batkin, of Owen Sound,
Marsha and Karen, both at
home; grandparents, Mrs. Laila
Pressey of Brownsville, and Mrs.
Erie Chambers, of Aylmer.
Mr. Pressey was predeceased
by his father in January, 1975.
Friends were received at the
Banthron funeral• home in Hensall
Rev. Donald Beck, of Hensall
United Church, conducted ' the
funeral service today at 1 p.m.
Burial will' be in Tillsonburg
,cemetery.
[By Wilma Oke)
The councils of Tuckersmith
and Stanley Townships will ask
the Ministry of Community and
Social Services to conduct a
survey on the need for a 'senior
citizens housing unit to serve both
townships.
Mel Graham, clerk of Stanley
Township, in a letter to council
Tuesday night asked the Tucker-
smith council if it was interested
in the survey. Mr. Graham
reported that Stanley Township
has had correspondence with the .
ministry and was suggested that
several municipalities might
consider the construction of a 35
apartment unit. Brucefield was
considered as a possible site as it
is situated on the boundary line of
the two townships.
The government pays all the
building costs and 92.5 per cent of
the deficit of operating costs, plus
a grant in lieu of taxes for this
type of housing.
Clerk James McIntosh reported
that there are twelve children
registered at the Vanastra Day
Care Centre, two of them are
from Seaforth and some from
another municipality, which one
he was not sure, but thought it
might be Goderich Township.
Mr. McIntosh was instructed to
write the neighbouring munlci-
palitles --Seaforth, Clinton and
the Townships of Stanley, Goder-
ich, tluilett and McKillop to ask
them to assume 20 per cent of the
noticed. Lost in the fire were five
tons of fertilizer, farm machinery
including a seed drill, harrows
and a cultivator and some hay and
straw. The loss was partially %
covered by insurance, Mrs.
Williamson said,
She said they had to watch
helplessly as/flames spread. "In a
start at $2.40 per hour. She asked
for salary review every six
months, a cost of living clause
and sick benefits.
Final salary agreement is
expected to be signed at the next
meeting of the day care board
when details will be worked out.
Council decided to go ahead
with accepting the tender for the
closed work on the Nott Drain
when Dave Inglis of Lucan who
submitted the lowest tender
agreed to start work on the drain
within a few days, rather than do
it next year. His tender amounted
to $25,000.
Requests for building permits
were approved for: Dick Lehnen,
Vanastra. garage; Jim' Nett, R.r.
5 Clinton. sow barn; Ronald
Broome, Egmondville, garage
and addition to house; and John
Kassies, R.R. 3, Seaforth, double
garage.
Applications for tile drain loans
for a total of $33,000 were
approved for four ratepayers. A
tile drainage loan by-law for
$7,500 was passed.
Passed for payment were the
following accounts totalling
$108,547.46: general accounts,
$32,228.70; road accounts,
$31,771.78; Vaitastra Day Care
construction accounts, $26,811.32
Vanastra recreation accounts,
$16,556.05; Vanastra Day Care
-operating costs, $1,179.61.
Road superintendent, Allan
minute it was too late." There Is a
well on the property but Mrs.
Williamson said there was no way
of getting the water up to reach
the barn,
She said they hadn't decided
yet whether they would rebaild
the barn or not, "but we used that
barn such a lot."
Nicholson, in his report said there
were two leaks in the Egmond-
ville water system which he had
not located as yet.
Council was asked by the
Ministry of the Environment what
decision' had been reached
concerning the Egmondville sew-
age system which Ministry
engineers had found to be
contaminating the Bayfield River
following tests made a few weeks
ago.
To date council has not consid-
ered the report. Councillor Cleave
Coombs, who lives in Egmond-
ville, said, "There are quite a few
in Egmondville who want the
sewage• system and quite a few
who don't".
Councillor Branderhorst said,
"If there is enough interest the
people who want if should ask
council for it."
When Mr. Branderhorst asked
if anyone in EgmonciVille was
prevented from -building a house
because of the lack of a sewage
system, he was told houses could
not be built in some areas of the
hamlet for this reason, as the
ground was not suitalbe for septic
tanks.
Council considered holding a
meeting with Egmondville tate•
payers but decided that the
residents could Make the decision
themselves as to whtther they
wanted to petition council Ito
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Car crash kills
SDHS student
Tuckersmith, Stanley ask for survey
on senior citzen housing unit
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