The Huron Expositor, 1976-02-12, Page 1ro
Whole No, 5631
117th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1976 — 18 PAGES
LINING'. UP FOR FLORIDA — AboUt 200 people, including
Expositor photographer Dave Robb, were at the parRing lot of SDHS
at 5:30 Saturday morning as the SDHS girls trumpet band and 80
As band leavOs for'Florida
spectators left for Florida, The band will
group to march in theEdison Pageant of
Myers this week.
be- the only Canadian
Lights parade's in Fort
(Staff Photo)
Principal's office like travel agency
The principal's office at with members of the North Fort
Seaforth District High School has Myers High School Band, but
resembled a tvel 'agency for the conimunity people who are
past week, ,but principal Bruce accompanying them paid $150 for
Shaw felt it was all worthWhile their bus . fare and hotel
when three busloads bound. for accommodations in Fort Myers.
Florida pulled out of the school . The total group consists of 140
parking Jot at 5:30 4 a.m. on people, and includes parents and
Saturday. • representatives from all over the
Nearly 80 local 'people" made county, .r. Shaw said.
arrangements through the school Chaperone are the 'principal, and
to accompany the, SDHS Girls his, wife, Huron Counaa School
Trumpet Band to Fort Myers ,si•-.^,vBoatd trustee Molly kunder of
Florida whet-6,4411'May several' -4Seaforth, Peg Coombs., president
times this. week in the Edison of the. band auxiliary and band
Pageant of Lights patades. The leader. George Hildebrand and his
SDHS band is the only Canadian wife Hazel.
marching band invited to the Mr. Shaw said the first three
pageant. • • days in . Florida the band has a
During' their week in Florida light schedule and hopes to
band members will be billetted arrange a trip to Disney, World.
58°F in Fort Mygrs!
The returns from a
questionnaire sent out to the
residents of Egmondville indicate
they are mare than two to one
against a proposed' sewage
,system for the village.
• The questionnaites, se nt out
to 160 housepolders'in December
by . Tbckersmith Township
council, were countedat a special,
council meeting Wednesday
night.
Of the 64.5 '. per cent who
returned the questionnaire, 70.6
per cent said, no and the rest 'said
yes.
The sewage system was called
for by the Ministry of the
following tests Environment
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WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE? '— Frank
Crich, custodian at First Presbyterian Church had a
close up look at'sewer construction on Jarvis Street
beside thechurch on Friday. The two hard hats 43 the
foreground. belong to workmen from Vasto Construc-
tion who are working in the eight foot trench while
, .
'On Highway 4
the power shovel extends the trench north on Jarvis
. Crews are working on short runs and much,of Jarvis
and -John-Streets has been torn up for severalveeks.
Sewer work on Gaderich Street won't start until ,
spring: • (Staff Photo)
Minister in "white 6uf creish
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Seaforth' council didn't take
action Monday night on a strong
recommendation from Police,
chie,f john Cairns that a fifth
policeinan be added to the
Seaforth. force. - •
In a report tor,'eouncifs police
committee, Chief_ ,Cairris had
argued that another man' would
- cut o • on call outs,.,elimioate vek
-the -fie °d to use auxiliary
. -
policemen and,a'-give 24 hour
protection to ,4 4-41e ' town.,
Councillors put the issue over for
more study whdn the 1976 budget
is being' drawn up,
• The chief estimated that $8,000
would hcci, spent in - 1976 on
, overtime,''., and auxiliaries.
Councillor, Bill Bennett reported
for committee, head Wayne Ell is
who's ia;.•Plorida that the last
ge negotiation meeting with
onstables Dale and Burton
ended with the committee's offer
being , turned doyen., The two
partied will meet again.
Chief Cairns had provided
statistics on overtime during 1975
which showed that the depart-
ment spent nearly 300 hours on
&girt, related overtime, almogt as
much as the 381 hours of overtime
spent on callouts locally. Several
councillors commented that a fifth
policeman isn't going to eliminate
the court related overtime.
It's too bad Seaforth couldn't
get the overtime money back from
the province, since they get the
court fines, Councillor -Bennett
said. The. Ontario Police
Commission recommends one
policeman for every 1000 in
population, councillor Bennett
thought, Lut Clinton has oee per
500 people. But then, it's often
not the locals who are Causing
trouble and "yoe don't know'how
of town.
The mayor said councillors felt ,
that location was too fit away
from downtown for senior
,citizens. She pointed but that
OHC had wanted to build the first
senior apartMents on the same
property, until the town
suggested the Market and Jarvis
St. site where the building now
• stands, •
• (MC looked at putting the new
units behind the present building
on property owned by Huron
Canadian Fabricators on High
street: but the Ortipetty-SVA.S "
,small and too expensive, she.
said. • Huron
Canadian Fabricators arc
purchasing a two acre lot in' the
town's industrial park at $4,000.
McKillop Township has•Said it
is interested in co-operating with
Seaforth in an apartment for
senior citizens. If a survey of need
is clone soon by OHC in McKillop,
it could .increase the new
building's size,
Mayor Cardno said councillors
suggested tha t OHC look at
Several additional prpperties
before choosing a site.
Council asks OFIC to look
a in for apartment site
romised for the next day;.:
as hoping to get in for a swim
the the 'next day," he said. -
Doug Hildebrand said . his
parents (father George is the
band leader) had called Monday
night to say^ everything was fine
and the group was having a great
. time. ,
many you are policihg really," he
said.
Council authorized the removal
of a parking meter in front of the
Queens Hotel and repairs to the
police cruiser, 'Stop Light, and
replacement•of a tape and a porta
desk that were damaged at the
arena.
A, site hasn't been chosen yet
for the new 4 unit senior citizens..
apartment building planned by
Ontario FIoesing Corporation for
Seaforth.
Mayor Betty% Cardtio saict
councillors met with 01-IC officials
Fie6(in snow
yr Mechanical failure and drifting
snow combined to bog down a
two-engine 23-car freight train
with caboose on the C.N.R. tracks
two miles west of Seaforth
Saturday night about 9:15 p.m.
The train was not freed until
about 4 p.m. Sunday.
When one of the engines on fhe
train went dead the train crew
decided to take the two engines to
Stratford and leave the 23 cars
and caboose where they were
halted with one of the crew.
Around Dublin the engines
became stuck in the snow.
Thursday, Friday and- Saturday
they have. parades and
competitions and may give a
concert. , •
The logistics of arranging a trip.
for 1413 people 'to • Florida are
enormous. The principal's desk
was piled high with paper work,
inclUding medical .. and -"consent
forms for all the, ..band Members
last week. ., '
'7" •
The ptincipif7* Aso,: had a
financial staterrin 'en funds
raised fot. the:-' .trip. Public
diariationa, ,,raffles, Chocolate bar
sales' and s a pork 'draw raised •
about $5400. Selling the extra
seats nn, the buses . brought in
$/3800,..' The. girls ..•tpemselves
contributed $2300 and $.zoo came
from band funds., The tbfal,,so far •
is 'about 116,500. The .buses Will.
cost roughly $10,500, Mr. Shaw
estimates, and , paying for
. accommodation 'should 'bring the
total, expenses to about $16,000,
he says.
The band fund '.may„,„..1Jaye a
surplus of $500 ,and `allot is a
possibility of a Wgriptio grattt, of
.$3500.
Mr. Shaw said • he was sorry
that the Town hadn't given the
band a grant for their trip. He
quoted from a letter he wrote to
council, dated January 12 ,which
said: "I don't want to put Council
on the spot, and I certainly
appreciate the. difficulties facing
you' in arriving at a decision that
will be fair, but at this stage, 1
think the band would like the
public 'to know that Seaforth
Council does support the trip and
does 'wish the girls well.
Regardless of any; financial
consideration, I would like the
girls to feel that their Town is
behind them."
in his letter the SDHS principal
said that although the band might
last , week and told them"they did
hopgalhe site for the second
aPartrtibeit' epic that 01-1C
suggested. OHC said that after
looking at a lot of property in town
they favoured building on land
next to Munn's Bush, near Centre
and Church Sts. in the north end
Another freight train from
Goderich due to leave at 3:30 a.m.
'Sunday was alerted about the
abandoned train and the
impassable toads.
Constable James Abed of
the Seaforth detachment of the
OPP was notified of the problem
and secured two snowmobiles and
shortly after midnight went to the
aid of the crewman in the
caboose. He was found to be
comfortable, with plenty of fuel to
m aintain heat, and with food. He
decided to remain with the train.
It was a long wait -- until
Sunday afternoon.
but that he liked to see requests
come through proper channels
and "this didn't."
Council adopted a motion by
councillor Charlie Campbell that
all future requests for grants of
this type go through the town's
-recreation committee. Councillor
Campbell said he didn't like "two
hour hassles" over things that
should have been handled out of
council, "It gets us nothing but a
lot of bad print,- he said.
Rev. Ted Stephens tt Bruce-
field United Church was involved
in a three -ear accident during a
"white blinding snow that
made seeing impossible on High-
way 4 between Bruccfielcl and
Kipper] on Sunday morning.
Mr,' Stephens had set out from
his home in Brucefieldfor 10a,m.
services at Kippen United Church
where he is also minister-A-1c said
his car got oyer_on the right hand
side or the road and got stuck in a
snow bank.. Another driver be-
hind him, John Sutherland of
Clinton veered out of the way and
just brushed Mr. Stephens
bumper.
The minister said Mr. ,Suther-
land was trying to help him get
his car out of the sUPSAkbank. and
went back to his car for a shovel
when-he was hit by an'ttther car
and knocked up over his hood.
Mr, Sutherland e was taken to
Clinton, Public Hospital but was
not seriously injured "and has
been relecfsed. , Mr. Stephens
said. 1 he two other' cars ,;ivere .
quite badly damaged.
Police blocked ,Highaeay .4 off
and some local peeple helped. dig
out Mr, Stephens ear. Then the
minister went back to his home in
Bructfieid. He, says' services
probably he cancelled the , next
time that Sunday weather is bad.
Weather hasn't, been good on
most Sundays since December,
he remarked,
Mr, Stephens said he • had
planned., to . pick . up' Mrs, John
Moffat, the organist at Kippen
Church and when she heard about
.his accident she phoned to cancel
the church service. ,t:)nly 'six
people had made it there," Mr.
Stephens said. Services at most
I •
Cite Seef,orth • Chaniber of
commerce saying that they see
preservation of architectural
heritage as desirable and that it
"warrants support of town
council and the C. of C." The
Chamber thought Seaforth's
downtown could benefit from
proper restoration and said they'd
like to see lots of discussion about
funding, timing, and restrictions
before a heritage plan is adopted.
If Seaforth gets a grant to draw
up a plan it was suggested that
the C. of C. might pay the other
25 per cent of the $3000 cost.,
Clinton and Goderich are starting
to restore their Main Streets and
Seaforth should look at it too, the
mayor said.
There would 'be lots of, steps
and meetings before any property
would be designated, she said.
rural churches 'in the arda were
cancelled -Sunday morning as many
"Snow:,,'' show, snow is , the
story," - Reeve 'John Flannery
said, whey), Jae reported for the
puOithkorks committee it council
Monday night.
Paying overtime for snow
plowing has cost ,the town more
than $1000 in _the month from
December 26 to January 23, he
said. Fuel 'costs for • the sante
period have been 'tiger $300,
compared with about $100 last
year,
Reeve Flannery said there
hasn't 'been any problem yet in
finding a place to dump the snow
and Nick' frill's study would
include drawings and suggestions
about what should be kept on the
Main Street and how renovations
could blend into the total Main
Street atmosphere,
Councillor Charlie Camp bell
said he Was in favour of seeing
some old buildings preserved and
some control over renovations,
just as he favoured more industry
for the town. City people can't get
over how much atmosphere
Seaforth's Main Street has, he
said,
He- said he'd hate to see the'
Post Office or the Commerce bank
torn down and modern buildings'
riut up in their place. The maydr
agreed and so did COuncillor
Sinnamon who added "bet are we
going to p regress or stay still'?"
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made last July which indicated
the Bayfield River, running
through the area, was being
contaminated . by raw sewage
being dumped into the 'stream
from a number of the homes in
the hamlet.
.The system,' which would cost
about $1 million, would be hooked
into the system now under
construction in Seaforth, 'and
could cost each Egmotidville
householder about $210 per year
for 40 years,
:Council will inform the ministry , .
of the results of the
qU'estionnaire..The-tesulta will be
discussed at the next council
meeting on February 17.,
township roads were impassable
fa*most of the day".
that has been removed from
'ea foi'th Street and
intersections. The snow isPiled in
the town's industrial park, and
most of it will go right into the
Hayfield River, he said.
He produced a bill' from the
province for sewage treatment for
November and December that
amounted to $3900. "You see
where our priorities have to be",
the reeve said.
Sewerage charges to the town
will probably triple once present
construction is finished and the
whole town is on sewers, Reeve
Flannery said.
wn may protect
entage, architecture
. • The three busleadS",'Thr"
`SDHS band trip to Fort' Myet
Florida, arrived safely Sunday
night; according to calls received
by relatives, in Seaforth.
Cleave Coombs said his wife
Peg called late Sunday night to
say that the temperature was 58°
but warmer weather was
not promote Seaforth in far away
Florida, it 'was making a
significant impression on the rest
of the country. "Anything that
brings honour to this school has
corresponding benefits for the
Town it is still your- school," he
said.
e•Wri council' dealt with Mr.
SI-Ws,,1tter at their meeting
Moridanight and Mayor Betty
Ca ratio read the draft of a reply.
She pointed out that the town
didn't want to look at grants to
any organization until their 1976
budget is drawn up, because of
heavy capital commitments to
sewers and the arena.
She said, the town - had
encouraged the 'band, and
suggested fund raising methods,
but no members of council were
asked to fake part in fund raising
activities. No plan of expenaes or
needs .was ever outlined at
council, she said and' "no
councillors, had 'any information
until they read your letter," her'
letter to Mr. Shaw, said.
The mayor thanked, the. band
for their willingness to-play in: all
local parades and She
commended the band's auxiliary
for their, fund . raising ability.
When the band's first request
for a grant was turned cloWn,
Mayer Cardno . said she "clearly
said we would look, at it again,"
but, no one brought another
request: .
Councillor Jdhn s.innamon said
it was too bad a letter wasn't sent
with the band from the Mayor to
the Mayor of Fort Myers, Florida,
thanking that city for inviting the
band. „. •
reeve John Flannery said he. had
helped and made suggestions at
the band's rummage sale before
ChriStmas. He said he wasn't
against the band going to Florida
No action yet on
fifth policeman
Train stuc
'.40Witouncil appobited a local
Ara4etural Conservation
Authetity Advisory Committee
Monday night and agreed after a
lot of discussion to ask the
province about the availability of
funds to finance a heritage
'district study of the town's Main
Street, like the one proposed by
planner Nick Hill.
No one objected to the archi-
tectural committee which will
advise council to designate
certain buildings in town as
heritage sites, but several
couheillors were reluctant to get
involved with a heritage district
plan like the one proposed by Mr.
Hill', former County of Huron
planner.. 4
w "Once e apply for funds,. it's
hard to say no," Councillor
Charlie Campbell said, adding
that he'd, like to see more
investigation of what' was
involved first.
Councillo‘ John Sinnamon
agreed and asked "is this a
priority in a year when we want to
make cut backs?"
Mayor Betty Cardno suggested
that council apply for a grant from
the province. Mr, Hill had
suggested to council that grants
arc available till the end of ,Match
for about 75 (176 of a downtown plan.
costing about $3,000.,
She said that she'd been
assured that if Seaforth' got a
grant to draw up a heritage, plan,
they -could return the 'money if
they decided against the study. It
doesn't cost anything to apply 'for
the funds.and "it would be nice to
know the ,money's available," if
council did decide to go ahead
with the 'study. She said.
The mayor read a letter from
No Egmondville sewers
Snowplow costs up