HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-04-15, Page 1NEW MINISTER AT EGMONDVILLE Re‘i. 8oti"Rcberts and his wife Karen
moved into the Egmondville United Church manse two weeks ago. They are
enjoying the area and are -glad that it finally stopped snowing. The Roberts were
married in Chicago last month and Mr, Roberts comes to the Egmondville Church
after three years in the ministry in Wales. (Staff Photo)
From Wales
New minister to Egmondville
PAYING ATTENTION TO MEMO — Parents and .
interested adults paid strict attention Thursday night
as Central Huron Secondary School teacher, Joe De
Groot of Seaforth discussed serious business ...the
metric system. The' metric workshop at-St. Jamey
School brought out about 35 people. "Quite a few
people still don't like the metric system," Mr.
DeGroot said, "but we could no longer afford to stay
with imperial", because most of the world is metric.
Listening ta Mr. De Groot here are, left, Sister Mary
St. Louis, principal of St, James', Marie Ryan,
Dorothy Dillon (hidden), Father H. J. Laragh and
Veronica Etue. (Staff Photo)
ALL MALE EUCHRE TABLE .7 - Jim •McQuaid, left was the only male senior
citizen to take advantage of St. Columban School's invitation to a card.party at the
school last week. He played this 'hand with teacher Jim McDade and students Kevin.
Coyne and Bill McIver. (Staff Photo)
Upstairs and basement
Okay town hail repairs
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Anti-smoking program
for sepgrate schools
Townships get less
Farm droitiage.
-loans cut drastican
Eginondville United Church
has a new minister. He's Robert
Roberts, a,28 year old American
of Welsh descent from a suburb of
Chicago who comes here after
three years' as a minister in a
large housing estate ("22;000
people") in an industrial, area of
South Wales,
Mr.. Roberts and his wife
Karen, who was a school teacher
in Chicago, moved to
Egmondville two weeks ago.
they've really been struck, he
says, with the friendliness and
If the province (MTC), says
there is 'to be no, parking, pit ,all
four corners "I guess we'll •have
to accept it," Mrs. Parkinso2
Lions Pool revenue
down 9100 in '75
Payments to the Seaforth Fire
Area Board are now based on the
total assessment in each member
municipality, including churches,
schools and municipal buildings.,
Seaforth council heard at their
meeting 'Monday night.
The FAB obtained a legal
opinion that members shares
should be figured on total, not
just taxable assessment, because
the lawye reasoned that non-
taxable he dings had to be
protecte om fire, too, FAB
member d councillor George
Hildebrand said. Seaforth's share
of the 197,6 budget is about
$9,000, based on an assessment
of 2,794,630 or 32.4% of the fire
By Wilma Oke
An anti-smoking program for
the Grades 4, 5 and 6 classes in
separate schools was endorsed by
the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic School Board at,, a
meeting in Dublin Monday night.
The program was presented to
the board by Canadian Cancer
Society repretentatives prior- to
the regular board meeting, which
did n of get underway until after
10:00 p.m. The presentation was
followed by the board meeting in
committee-of-the-whole.
Because of the delay two
principals, Larry Cook of St.
Mary's School , Goderich, and
Ennis Murphy of St. Patrick's
School, Kinkora, who ' were
attending the board meeting as
observers, and the press
representative had a long wait in
a sideroom.
-Resignations from the
following teachers were accepted:
Gertrude Pearson, Grades 1 - 2 at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
School, R.R.#3, Dashwood; Mary
Coeck, Grades 3 - 4 at Precious
Blood Schocilp Exeter; Bernadette
Perron itinerant oral French
teacher of St. Boniface School,
Zurich, Our Lady of Mount
Ca.rmel, Precious Blood School at
Exeter; and St., James School,
Seaforth; Aileen Craig, 40 per
cent part time principal's relief at
St. Joseph School, Clinton.
A list of all accounts paid by the
board is to be compiled each
month and submitted for board
approval. Two trustees are to be
appointed each month to,
scrutinize the accounts •prior to
Queen's
Seaforth council Ironed out a
compromise at Monday' night's
meeting on the question of a
parking space in front of the
Queen's Hotel on Goderich St.'
East.
After Queen's owners Jim and
Joan Parkinson appeared at the
meeting to tell council that the
parking spaCe was needed, and a
committee of the, whole session of
about 10 ininntes, councillors
voted to put the parking meter
back and leave it there until it's
Easter sea
drive still
'800 slort
the board meeting. This is to be
on a trial basis tommencing May
1, 1976 , until December 31, 1976.
The board passed a by-law
authorizing the issuing of a
debenture in the principal amount
"of $213,000 to provide money for
the construction of the
gymnasium addition to St.
Patrick's School, Kinkora, at an
interest rate of 8'A % over a
thirty year period resulting in the
total amount payable of
$475,977.50.
Trustee Ronald Marcy of
Stratford noted the education
program sponsored by the Perth
Milk Board is taking place in
Stratford this week. He pointed
out that the Perth County Board
of Education is given credit with
assistance to the Milk Board but
the Stratford Beacon Herald
omitted the Huron-Perth County \
Roman Catholic School Board
which also gave financial
assistance.
Several board members
reported on • the successful
education week programmes at
various .schools.
A key to the board room will be
issued to any board member
requesting one.
The board will protest the
-Stratford Planning Board draft,
plan which requires new separate
and public schools close together
to share playground facilities.
Stratford trustee Howard Shantz
said he felt the Planning Board
was infringing on the rights of
school boards to suggest such a
proposal.
_The meeting adjounred at 11:30
decided to take all the meters out
on Goderich St. ground the main
corner, or' leave them all in,
Council decided a couple 'of
months ago to take the .Queens
meter out so that there would be
room for two lanes of traffic at the
Main corner. Police Chief John
Cairns' recommended that the
meter stay out to make for better
traffic flow, 'when Mr. Parkinson
protested.
Councillor Charlie Campbell
said if the meter wasn't restrict-
ing exit from the hotel, there were
no grounds to remove it and not
remove others close to the hotel's
main entrance and the Main
corners. "Are we interested in
through traffic or the, town?" he
asked.
Councillor George Hildebrand
said local people, not only,
through traffic is caught . in
congestion at the Main corner as
westbound cars try to tern left
onto Main St. After' a , motion to
call transportation ministry engi-
neers in to study the problem at
the corner was defeated,
councillor Hildebrand said "a
fellow can always request a study
on his own."
Mr. Parkinson told council 'he
was trying to avoid congesting
Seaforth streets by having his
employees park on a lot he owns
on East William St., not on Main
or Goderich. He said loss of the
metered parking spot gave hotel
guests no place to park and
"causes me great problems." He
said hed spent a lot of money in
Seaforth and would appreciate
co-operation.
sincerity of the people here,
The Roberts were married last
month in the Welsh church' in
Chicago that Mr. Roberts
attended all his life. Hess an
ordained minister of the
independent. Church of Wales,
which" communes with"the
_United Church of Canada.
Egmondville United congregation
at a special service two weeks
ago. John Roberts of the United
Church in Belgrave gave the
sermon and Rev. Ted Stephens of
Brucefield assist ed.
-When contacted b'y the
ExpOsifor this week the Roberts
were enjoying the first warm day
since they arrived here. "I'M glad
it stopped snowing, "Mr.Roberts
said, "I was beginning to doubt
the word Of Candians. But they
promised it would stop snowing
and it finally did."
area's totat.
McKillop council's assessment
is $3,143,090 or 36.4% of the
total.
At a meeting attended by all
the councils in the fire area, it was
agreed to take the board't
lawyer's opinion on what assess-
ment should be included, coun-
cillor Charlie Campbell said, "so
that's it."
Councillors heard' that the Fire
Area board has approved the
purchase of a two-way radio for
the fire truck,
Exeter lawyer Kim McLean
representing Silverview Devel-
opments Ltd„ who are planning
to develop housing lots in an area
near the Community Hospital,
gave council a copy of_ an'
agreement between the developer
and the town. The agreement
conforms to the town's recently
passed standards for develop-
ment, Mr. McLean said. Coun-
cillors agreed to pass^ a bylaw
accepting the agreement at a
short 'special meeting within a
week.
The battle to keep Clinton-
Public Hospital open as an active
treatment building has been lost.
That's the way most Clinton
citizens feel after the hopsital
administration received a letter
Monday from acting Health
Minister Bette Stephenson.
Dr. Stephenson's letter asked
the hospital 'to get termination
notices out to, its 110 employess
immediately; to stop admitting
patients on May 1 and to be
closed competely by, June 1..
Jim Fitzgerald, editor of the
Clinton News Record says his
fellow citizens are disillusioned
Seaforth's council moved Mon-
day night to make repairs and do
some needed up-dating at the
Seaforth council's arena
committee is faced with another
$8,000 or $9,000 in costs because
of a breakdown in their ice
. making machine. Arena chairman
councillor Bill Bennett 'said it will
cost $8,300 for CIMCO Ltd. to
install a new compressor and
keep the old one for parts, if the
work is done at the same time as
the company instals a new
evaporator condenser, already
budgeted for and more if the work
is done separately.
The matter was tabled until the
next meeting while council invest-
igates ways of financing the work.
Councillor Bennett said materials
needed to complete work on the
kitchen, washrooms and upstairs
halt at the arena would 'cost about
$7000.
about democracy. t hey_ had
thought their protests would
work; now they feel useless. An
efficient hospital is beig closed
down by a governMent that we
Supposedly elected and people
feel they can do nothing about
it."
Mr. Fitzgerald said there is a
chance x-ray equipment will
be operated after ;the hospital
closes, along with some sort of
clinic. Ambulance service which
has been provided by' Seaforth
and Goderich for a number of
years will continue. There might
be 10 or 12 people employed, he
estimated.
Hibbeit Township's limit has
been set for $52,200, although
$79,100 was loaned last year.
Clerk Charles Friend says the
township hasn't decided how to
deal with the reductions. $41,700
in loans have been approved so
far this year by Hibbert and a
total of $87,500 in loans has been
applied for.
Clerk Friend said townships
were warned that a cut in
drainage funds was coming. John
Johnson, a drainage co-ordinator
with the Ministry of Agriculture
told municipalities at the Associa-
tion of Rural Municipalities
convention on February 9 that
they might get 70 per cent of the
average amount they'd spent on
farm drainage over the past
years,
When Hibbert heard this, they
wrote to farmers whose loans had
been approved and told them the
loans would be held in abeyance,
until the province set the ceilings.
As far .as he can determine the
ceilings apply strictly to farm
Councillor Jim Crocker
thought the barrier should extend
froin the police office to the town
hall steps. "And put some danger
signs up," Councillor John
Sinnamon said.
Reeve John Flannery, who
chaired the meeting because
Mayor Betty Cardno is in hosp-
ital, said he would ask the town's
public works employees to make
the area more safe.
Council approved a motion
asking Viggo Casperson to repair
Thisavork.i.s.heing done under a
LIP grant. Councillor Bennett
said donations to the arena fund
can't be used on renovations until
$4,600 is raised, enough mormeto
qualify for a. Wintario grantqf the
same amount. Councii'may have
to lend money to the fund raising
committee .for expenses until the
Wintario amount is reached, the
arena committee head.-said
Council has had no word yet
from the OMB on their request M.
debenture $100.000 to pay for
arena repairs.
The curling club is considering
installing their own compressor,
councillor Bennett said. He said
'water leaves the arena at 2
degrees and is. 30 degrees by the
time it crosses the road to the
curling club,
Staff termination notices have
not been sent out yet and
Huron-Middlesex MPP Jack
Ridell is sacking a meeting with
Dr. Stephenson for Clinton
Hospital officials. Mr. Fitzgerald
said Ale hopSital board is going to
try to persuade the ministry to
leave the hospital open for
chronic treatment.
The Sherlock -Manning pianb
faltory. in Clinton laid off 26
employees this week. There are
119 industrial jobs in Clinton, and
110 at the hospital. The hospital
closing, and the factory layoffs
, will cut those jobs by more than
half, the Clinton editor Said. '
drainage money, not to municipal
drains, Mr. Friend said, -
McKillop Township has had
their drainage money cut to
$94,900. Last year McKillop
authorized $118,000.- in - farm
drainage loans, clerk Marion
McClure said.
Loan applications totalling
$167,000 have already been
received by McKillop Township,
MrsMcClure said and about
$116,000 of them have already
been approved. The clerk said
McKillop plans a special council
meeting to decide what to do. The
province suggested that
municipalities could cut costs b y
paying 50 per cent of the costs of
farm drainage through the loans,
rather than 75 per cent as in other
years, or by limiting loan funds to
so many acres or by prorating
what money is available over the
whole. area that' needs draining,
Mrs. McClure said.
Hullert's ceiling on farm
drainage loans has been set at
$69,900 clerk Clare Vincent said.'
the brick facing, with payment for
time and materials. '
Also authorized was , $2200 in
repairs, mainly installing I beams
for support, on the third floor of
the town hall and fireproofing
. work in the . basement furnace
room at a cost of $1540.
Smith Construction," who had
given the above estimates to town
bhilding inspector . Wilmer
Cuthill, will do the work.
Finance and general govern-
ment chairman Jim Crocker said
$5000 had been budgeted for
repairs to the town hall this year.
"Of course we don't have a price
on the brick work yet."
A couple of councillors said the
main front 'Aral of the town hall
looks solid; only the facing bricks
appear to' be loose. They agreed
that all the face bricks might
require pointing. "It has to be
4orie," councillor John Sinnamon
Said. • -
Concerts on
again this
summer
Planning has started for the
annual Chamber of Commerce
sponsored Sunday night band
concerts in Victoria park. Dr.
Charles Toll, who is in charge of
the concerts says he is 2ettino a
fine schedule of musicians drawn
up.
But Dr. Toll has One problem.
He needs a piano. There has to be
piano in the band shell available
for every Sunday night concert.
Dr. Toll says his committee would,
like to 'borrow a piano for the
summer season and would have it
tuned for the owner, If they have
to, the C of C..group could even
pick up the piano every Sunday
and deliver it back home after the
said. That's
what the group had to do last year
when they borrowed a piano from
the recreation department
Anyone who has a piano that
they'd be willing to loan or donate
to the C oft for the concerts call
Dr. Toll at 527-1530.
A combination of weather and
smaller swimming instruction
classes resulted in a drop of
approximately $1100 in ' pool
'revenue last year, Lions Club'
park committee chairman Gordon
Rimmer told club members
Monday. evening. Total pool
revenue was 3,857.95 doWn from
$4,966.75 in 1974.
Gifts received in annual
campaign netted $3620,75 down
slightly as also were municipal
grants. Other revenue included
carnival $2,000.00; car club
$2,000.00 and booth $4060.54.
Total revenue was $19,224.99'
down from $22,038.35.
Wh Ile revenue was down
expenditures also were down
resulting in a deficit of 24.79
down, from $197.50 the previous
year.
Major expenditures. included
" wages of 59,302.28, booth
,supplies $2,698:15, repairs
$1,957.23, supplies $1,161.25 and
installation and servicing of
holding tank' $1722.85.
The club made plans for a Leo
inaugural meeting in May in
charge of a committee including
Ed. Taylor, Ross Ribey and Keith
Snell.
The annual Lions beef
barbeque' and dance is set for
June 26. Marlen Vincent, who
heads the Committee •in charge
told the club. The event features
the popular Walter Ostaneck
band. 'Tickets are available from
members and in most Seaforth
stores.
While gifts to the annual
Easter Seal Campaign are corning
in peeeds are still $800 short'of
the $2,500 objective Lions
committee chairman Tom- Young
said this week. Response is
lagging behind other years at the
same time.
The Easter Seal 'campaign in
Seaforth, MckillOp and Tucker-
smith is conducted by the Lions
Ito Club of Seaforth'.
Mr. Young asks anyone wno
has not sent their donation in, to
do so as soon as possible so that
the quota may be met.
Mr. Yohng emphasized that of
the total received in the area one
half remains here to service
cases.
parking. spac Wales is 'bilingual, Welsh and
English and Mr. Roberts said returned
there is some resentment,
ki
The church ministered in
said, -but it's aggrayating to say especially among yoUnger people,
the leastwhen you-go to Mitchell? hart Wales has been so
and Clinton and see what is anglicized.
allowed there." ' Mt. •Roberts was: introduced to
Farm drainage will be a hot
topic of discussion this spring as
local councils convene special
meetings to discuss cuts that the
province has made in the amount
of money available for farm
drainage loans. Every'township in
the area has received sizable cuts:
and the interest on the loans has.
been raised from four to six per
cent.
Tuckersmith clerk Jim
McIntosh learned Monday that
his township's share of the money
available for loans was being cut
to $33,400, when last year the
township approved $40,000 in
loans.
Mr. McIntosh said he had been
assured by drainage people in the
provincial Ministry of Agriculture
that by April 1, after -the
provincial budget, there would be
lots of money available for
drainage. Tuckersmith has
already gotten applications for
farm, drainage loans that total
$i07,000 more than double their
new ceiling.
town hall." Chur' ches schools in concern that the barricaded area
Several councillors expressed
below where a large number of
fire area assessment , front facade wasn't safe enough.
bricks fell out of the building's
Deputy Reeve Bill Dale, suggested
erecting a barrier eight feet high.
"If somebody is hit with a brick in
the head, we're in trouble,"
agreed councillor Wayne Ellis.
Arena ice machine breaks
Clinton Hospital will close June 1
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