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The Huron Expositor, 1976-06-03, Page 20go4THg..-HuRoN EXPOOtTPR, J!N.E. 3, 1976 A Winner! Games at the Mardigras Tuckersmith Considers new road to serve Vanastra Rev. Walter Mills, Mrs. Mills and children of Cambridge formerly of Thedfo0 visitethwith Mrs. Leila. Dtindas. Mrs. Mills the former Carolyn Dundas is a grandaughter of Mrs. Dundas. Also visiting with Mrs. Dundas were Miss Tithe Dundas and Ethel Dennis of town. Miss. Bessie Davidson enjoyed an outing on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hillen and also visited with Miss Davidsons cousin Mrs. IreneDory of Staffa. Other recent visitors with Miss Davidson were Miss Amye Love of Toronto and Mrs. Lavinia Watson. Mr. and Mrs. George Addison of town. Mr. Charles Ross visited with his mother at the nursing home in Wingham on Sunday. Also visiting Charles was Mr. 'Ron Sproule. Visiting with Mrs. Ada Reid were Mr. and Mrs. John Wain of Bayfield and Mrs. Frankie Ball and Eva McCartney and Miss Marion Scarlett of town. Mr. .William. Scott was visited by his brOther Mr. Ross Scott and also recieved a beautiful potted flowering begonia a gift from his sisters Miss Rena Fennel and Mrs. Annie Harrison visited with Mrs. Minnie and Etta Hawley and Miss Bessie Davidson. Reeve Thompson (Continued from Page 1) council is running the' township "economically," although there are always complaints. It's frustrating at times, especially when you've done the best you can." For Reeve Thomp- son, that includes laying awake at night, after the meetings that he attends several nights a week, "wondering if you did the right thing." "But I've had more nice things than critical things said to • me over 15 years. People do thank you." "There are so many things unfinished that I hate to.quit. But it'll always be that way," Reeve Thompson says a little wistfully. And so, after 30 years the Tuckersmith reeve is bowing out, perhaps as reluctantly as he entered politics at that school board meeting so long ago. • FllteC FARM, EQUIPMENT LTD. fih SEAFORTH - AYR -CAMBRIDGE. ik Lockwood limes 570 Bean Windrower Lockwood limes 835 Bean Windrower Lockwood Inns 16LC Flouting Pickups Lockwoo lanes "ORGINIAL" Replacement Parts NEW PICKUPS AND WINDROWERS IN STOCK NOW DISTRIBUTED BY VINCENT FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. .MANUFACTURED BY LOCKWOOD CORPORATION USED COMBINES 1-19731.H. 915 diesel combine with corn head, • cutter head and pickup head $31,000 „ 1-1 974 I.H. #815 low profile with 10' head and corn head . , , $32,000 1—Used I.H. #105 combine with cab, 13' cutter head, - pickup and corn head $ 6,700 1—Used I.H. #91 combine with pickup S 2,375 1—Used M.F. #510 diesel combine with cab and, pickup head, 4x30 corn head ' ' — $20,900 1-:-Used M.F. #410 diesel combine with cab, cutter head, pickup head, 4X30 corn head ' $19,300 1—Used M.F. '#410 diesetwith new style grain and corn head o $14,500 . 1—Used M.F. #90 combine with pickup $ 3,100' fill SEAFORTH 527 -0120 Iii it tl Motocross action resumes this unday at ully Gully near Varna catch and p ass the young Suzuki rider. ... „ ia the gicl round of the CZ Sawa The promoters Jaye put piing Motocross Series. Over together a weekend package of 00 contestants have pre-entered kmily, futi including camping, in the conipetitiott for the fishing, canoeing and dancing on $1400.00 CZ 'GP 250 racer, " Saturday with pancakes and real . %/Nit Adrian KettlpS of Won maple syrup for Sunday's 4tfirently iii the lead every hot breakfast and the Motocross alto e OH Welt stilt be screaming to Shootout begins at 11:30. i • lylqtocross action et for Hully Gully OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED We have POP IN SPRAY for your fruit and ornamental trees DON'T FORGET. 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Special of the Week Brand New 1976 B 21 OS • Radio 'Side moulding Pin striping License ' Freight and.PD1 included. $3499 tATSUN Nor Seaforth M n r Happenings 4 (by Wilma Oke) A proposal to open an entrance • way to Vanastra • off No. 4 Highway at the Ontairo Hydro location to 7th Avenue was .made to Tuckersmtilt Council Tuesday night. Allan Guest of Camden Holdings. owner of property ' in . Vanasfra, suggested the plan. for council's consideration when 'he attended the council session to discuss the construction of, three more houses, in addition to the eleven houses nearing completion at Vanastra. Among the reasons given for the new entranceway was the need for ready access to Vanastra for fire protection 'and to provide more direct routes for commercial outlets to improve business for them. , He referred lo the recent closure of the 5th Avenue entrance off No. 4 highway because of the hazardous road conditions it created when it was located on the slope of a hill. Police and Ministry of Transportation and Communications officials asked for the closing of the dangerous entrance, the scene of numerous accidents this past winter. . Mr. Gue$t said to locate the entrance, Tuckersmtih would require the agreement of Ontario, Hydro to use its access road into its property. Reeve Elgin ' Thompson questioned whether Ontario Hydro officials would share this eritrance. ' Mr Guest .suggested a 66 foot wide strip through his lot from 7th Avenue to the Ontario. Hydro road would be satisfactory providing ' Hydro agrees. Mr. Guest said he thought the officials would agree. "I can't see why the hydro entrance shieuld ' , not be closed off too whep' 5th Avenue was. The danger is/there, \ whether its Ontario Hydro or Fifth Attenue. Ikeeve Thompson agreed to approach Hydro officers for a meting to discuss the proposal. 1 other business Council agr ed to provide permits for two ttof e three houses to be built by Harold/ White Homes of St, Thpmad as requested by Mr. Gtlest. Don Perry, manager of the i Vanastra when it was an airbase, that are a danger to children. especially. They reported their dog fell into one last winter and its body was only discovered this week. "W haven't lost .a child yet. but we may," Mrs. Bridge said. ,Reeve Thompson informed the press representative at the meeting that the township will not impose the $200 building permit fee for new houses as planned at the last session of council, or "site plan charge" as Clerk James McIntosh called it. No reason was given for their change of mind and no information was available as to when the decision to change was made. The meeting • was adjourned shortly after midnight. One hundred years is a long Mime fOr any organization - to, operate „continuously and the Seaforth Curling Club plans to celebrate. its one hundred years with a "Centennial Dance " Saturday night. • •The club has seen many changes over the years since it first, received its charter from the Ontario Curling Association in • 1-876. Through the years the club has used ice at various locations in the town. Around 1880 Lawrence Murphy built a curling rink on to his skating rink known as the Dominion Ice Rink and which was located at the corner of Coleman and Goderich streets. This was torn down in 1886 when the owner used the material to build flax sheds across the street, At about that time James and William McMaster of Ridgetown, ' Ontario, leased part of the Houghton Hotel property on Main Street where Canadian Tire now is located, and erected a rink there. This was used until 1905 when a.company of shareholders, known as the Seaforth Skating and Curling Rink Co., erected a frame rink on the corner of Huron and High Street now the site of Police check 31 occurrences From the 19th' May 1976, 'till the 1st June 1976 the Seaforth Police• Department investigated 31 occurrences . They are as follows: Fraud Checks, 1; Municipal By-Laws , 1; Animals., 4; Lost and,, Found, 1; Assistance, 10; Mischief, 4; Traffic Complaints, 1; . Police Information, 2; Dangerous Conditions, 1; Insecure Property, 1; Suspicious Perkins, 2; Children Complaints, 1; Suspicions Auto, 1; Break and Enter, 1 (unfounded). 6 Charges Order the It-T.A. 3 Minor M.V:C. totaling • $275.00. . McKiilop Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hey of Lions Head Visited with the formers Sister Mrs. Joy Hey and also called On Mr. and Mrs, Ed Regele on Monday. Mr. Walter Clark #4 Walton visited his brother Harold Clark in Chatham last week. - A MOMENT'S REST — Anne Bannon got off her 'bike and just stood still for a moment on the SDHS students Walkathon and Bikeathon to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society on Friday. About 250 students and some teachers walked or rode to Bayfield. Principal Bruce Shaw says pledges are still coming in. He's going to trade places for a day with' the person owho brings in the most pledge money for the Cancer Society by Friday. (Staff Photo) Curlers mark centennial Joyce, aget, Luann and Sheri Taylor visited with Mr. Thomas Churchill, also his sisters from Clinton. Visiting with Mr. Wilber Keyes were Mr. and mrs. Stewart Keyes of Orillia, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Whitfield of London, Bruce and Anna Keyes of Varna and Sand y and Lillian Pepper of town. Birthday greetings go out this week to Mr. Leo Honkamen and Mr. Thomas Churchill. Mr. Harold Symthe was visited by his daughter Mrs. Ford Dickison, firm, was at the meeting with ,drawings showing the location of the houses. He will return for the approval of the permit for the other when more work 'is completed on the plans. Council agreed the new houses going up could be located nearer the front of the property to be more in line with existing houses than regulations call for. • Reeve ' Thompson said the present houses were too close to the 'roadway but four feet farther back for the new houses would be all right instead of the required 25 feet and would then not detract from the appearance of the street. In order to get an extra lot on the street Mr. Guest agreed to widen an existing road by paving some of his property ,to• avoid snow disposal problems. Passed for payment were accounts totalling $271,059.20: Roads,' $27,476.76; Vanastra recreation,$8,426.54; Day Care. $3.334.93; general,$33,955,47; first half of county levy, 572,572.50; and first half of school levies. $125,293.00. Don McLean and John Cullen of the •Vanastra water plant operating staff of the Ministry of Environment were appointed inspectors' for the installation of water meters in all Vanastra properties. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bridge of Vanastra, who were at the ;meeting. expressed their'concern for several open holes connected with the former heating system at the 'Ball-Macaulay building. Fer forty-five. years this was used until the Memorial Arena, with artificial was opened on the Agricultural grounds. In ,1955 the curling -club • erected its own building across the street. In the early period each member owned his own pair of curling stones and each pair was a different weight and si ze. In 1959 the club purchased 33 pairs of matched stones, adding greatly to the enjoyment of the game. In 1951 the club started renting ice time from the Community centre and in 1955 the present curling rink was built. Records show that in 1890 the club had some ' 32 active members. Today, there are over 170 members, men and women from' the Seaforth, Clinton, Dublin and Mitchell areas. This year the curli ng club has committed itself to putting in its own refrigeration equipment instead of depending. on the Community Centre to supply the freezing facilities for the ice surface. A 32' by 14' cement block addition will •e added on to the east 'end of . the 'curling building to hot se the new equipment. Jo n ' Patterson, treasurer of the club, estimates the costs to be oughly $25,000.