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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-10-21, Page 1GRADE 13 GRADS —.Friday night was a happy time for Grade 13 graduates and their families as they packed the SDHS auditorium for Commencement ceremonies. Members of the Year 5 or Grade 13 class who received secondary school honour graduatibn diplomas are:.Back, left, Peery Broome, Dan Nolan, Dale Nelson, Jerry Kaseiei, David Reid, Stephen Rice, Keith Murray, John Hauwert, At Vans EgmOnd house Wayne Nigh, Robert Elligsen, Jim, Nigh, Lyle Hoegy. Front, left, Brian Dietz, Janice Houston, Barbara Maloney, Kim Humphries, Joanne Bode, ElIdn Stewart,. June Williamson, Li nda Albert, Brenda Savauge, Susan Beuerman, Barbara Brady, Anne`Watson, Linda Bell, Darlene Carnochan and Fay Storey. (Expositor Photo) Tuckersmith meeting historic- INN and short SCRAMBLING ON THE ROOF -.Seaforth volunteer firemen were all over 'the roof fighting a fire at Peter Malcolm's house on High Street; Seaforth, late Friday afternoon. They- chopped a hole in the roof to get their hoses into the pouring out from under estimated at $10,000, The grease was left on the stov attic, where smoke was the, eaves. Damages are fire started when a pan cf e. (Expositor photo) No word from AlB on PUC salaries Seaforth, one of the first municipalities to get involved in • the provincially funded program, has. given out $38,506:91 in Ontario Home Renewal Program Funds. $17,482.07 Of that is in the form of forgivable loans and the remainder will have to be repaid by householders who have taken advantage of' the progeam. Councillors heard' at their meeting Tuesday' night that $25,770.70 is still available but that most of it will have to be in the form of repayable loans. In reply to Councillor George H ildebrand who wanted to money . what happens to any extra if an applicants actual house repairs cost less than his QHRP loan, clerk Jim Crocker said forgivable amounts re paid only as bills are received. But if a participant received a straight„ loan, he could have the ,extra money but would still have to pay it back. , "The lower the itkottie;' .the more. of ,the loan is forgivable," MayOr CAtdno said. Council hopes to get another (IHRP grant of $33,000 next year, ,s, Whole Na, 5670 117th Year 4 In spite of cold weather and the odd snowflake that had most of • them shivering, about 1000 'paid admission to the second annual Ciderfest at the Van Egmond house on Sunday, There was no .admission charge for children, so organizers, feel the attendance was well over the 1,00 mark. There was a brisk trade in hot. mulled cider and sausage burgers as people tried, hard to keep warm. The homemade butter churned by Gladys and Jack Van Egmond arid' the sausage stuffed by Dorothy Williams acid Don Graham was sold. out in mid afternoon, as was cider by the gallon. Gerald Martene operated his hand made cider press as the crowds gathered tee watch. They could also see Bill Leeming's antique shingle making machine, which was powered by a steam engine belonging to Martin Murray, and Glen McNichol. Quebec Road, Vanastra, garage; Bob Bell, Kippen, addition to barn; Albert Price, Egmondville, double garage; Gerald Martene, R.R.4, Seaforth, mobile home; Gary Finlayson, R.R.2, Kippen, implement ' Council pointed out 'that the' ratepayers' meeting is eo be held on November 10 at 8 p.m., at Hurbre. eeeiCentennial.. School, Brucefield. Clerk McIntosh will apply for $37,160. for the township to the Ministry of Housing for payment of the municipal grant for the fiscal year 1976-77 under the Ontario Home Renewal Program. Crowds brave cold for Ciderfest Mr. McIntosh said he had received six 'applications from ratepayers this week for this program. • • The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m. one of the earliest,,;,, adjournments remembered. It, was possibly due to the fact couneiLmet four times last month and just .possibly due •to the chill, darnreir which' the two roarietg fires in the fireplaces in the living room and the kitchen could not quite dispel. Lunch was served by Mrs. Hussey dressed ijn pioneer style, who h ad, the tea and coffee pots ready. • A pan of grease left. on the kitchen stove started a fire that did about $10,000 damage to Mr. and Mrs Peter Malcolm's house on High' Street, Seaforth about 5:30 Friday afternoon. Mrs: Malcolm, who was downtown grocery shopping said that as,soon as she heerd the fire alarm, she remembered the pan of grease and kew the fire was at her house, Just a few minutes after Mrs. eMeeleolm left the house her young son ti4rlie'came home and found the house full of smoke. He ran across the street to Charlie and Peggy Campbell's house and Mrs. Cambbell went back, to the house with him while her young son called the fire department. Mrs.. Campbell said the firemen were very fast in arriving but eemoke was pouring out under the eaves of the newly renovated house by then. Firemen entered the house wearing portable . oxygen masks and were able to contain the fire, which spread up the stove wall of the kitchen, into the attic, by cutting a hole in the roof. High winds seemed to fan the blaze. Bystanders Worked hard to take furnishings and contents of the house as the fires hoses poured water in through the roof. Mrs. Malcolm said her fridge and , stove were' Completely wrecked and most of the family's "It's long and it's expensive'l, councillor Wayne Ellis said when he started into his protection to persons and property committee report at Tuesday night's council meeting. When he was finished, most councillors agreed with him. Councillor Ellis said Chief John Cairns recommends replacement of the Town's older police cruiser, which has 96,500 miles on it. He recommended that it be included in the 1977 budget. The transmission on the Town's other cruiser has^ to 'be replaced, councillor Ellis reported and council authorized .installation of a used transmission by Canadian Tire, at a cost ,of $295, The police radio equipment At 'present 'they are being given an 8 per cent increase until MB approval is given, Douglas Smale, who has successfully completed' a two- week third .year journeyman power lineman course, will be given $1.00 per hour increase in his 'salary when his marks are forwarded from the school. • Dana McNairn has been recommended to attend his second year course. - Mr. Scott said that with Mr. McNairn able to'man the backhoe and Mr. Smale becoming more proficient. there are two men able to use it now, rencerned about vandalism is in the car. which is in a garage and "we could get other quotes but, this is an emergency", councillor Ellis said. Council also gave the okay to have the window and frame at the police station, which was broken when someone put a steel post through it recently, replaced by Ron Driscoll, at a cost of $195.80. The •"cruncher" the councillor said, it that the' police walkie talkie is indperable too and can't be repaired, He had a quote of $3031.10 from Canadian Marconi for two waiki talkies and said police chief John Cairns is trying to borrow one • temporarily from Goderich or Exeter. furniture and *thing was water damaged. She said she was thankful, tier the quick work of the Seaforth volunteer firemen. "The house would have been a total loss if it had burned a little longer," Mrs. Malcolm said. [By Wilma Oke) A stray bullet from a high- powered rifle, possibly in the hands of a hunter, is believed responsible for the death of a brood mare, in foal, on a McKillop Township farm Saturday afternoon. Helen Collette, ,the eight-yeer- old race horse owned by Sandy Lamont of 34 Crombie Street, was petered on a farm, Lot 30? Concession 5, McKillop Township, owned by Dave Muir of town. e. Dave Muir and his son, John, around Halloween, Mr. Scott explained what precautions were being tagen. He said he hoped the fact that one Man, was fined $300. recently in Seaforth court for turning on one of the town's water hydrants, would be a deterrant to anyone . who considered it harmless. , Mr. Scott reported a six-inch water main would be put in on the west' end of, James Street at the same .time the storm sewer is being put in and also to service several new building sites. He Said in rebuilding John Street, nevt"poles. wire and new lights would be put in from High to Sperling Street. There would Councillors discussed whether two walkie talkies were necessary since the police just have one now. They decided to seek other price quotes and investigate renting a walkie talkie, with the option to buy in 1977. Council decided to call for bids on a manual typewriter for the police office. The police arc trying to enforce town bylaws prohibiting littering on Main St., bike riding on sidewalks and bikes parked on sidewalks, councillor Ellis said, in an answer to a letter from the Chamber of Commerce. "If people are caught, the notice will lay charges," he staid, were working at his arm Saturday afternoon when . the horse was injured. The mare was apparently in good health when `the two saw her when they arrived at the farm. On leaving the barn, John Muir noticed the bleeding animal. The $1,500 animal had to be destroyed by a veterinarian. O..P.P. Constable James MacLeod, who is investigating the mishap; asks that anyone who saw or talked to'huneers in the area west of Winthrop around 2 p.m. Saturday: contact 'him. be an upgrading of. service at Bell Industries, the Arena and. U.D.C.P. The commissioners did a". preliminary study on rebuilding and extending service on East William and Side Streets. '40,000 from OHRP (By Wilma Oke) The historic Van' Egmond house in Egmondville was the location for 'the Tuckersmith Township Council meeting Tuesday night when council accepted an invitation from the •,e Van Egmond: Fonneltion to meet ,there. . There is some evidence that the r eefirtae-eottileit.' for . Tuckersmith 'Township met in the house in 1854 when Constant L. Van Egmond was one' of the councillors with ,John McIntosh, James. Murray and Francis Fowler. The first reeve was Dr. William Chalk. In attendance- at the council meeting as onlookers were Dr. ' Rodger Whitman, Mrs. Terence Hussey, Walter Armes and Mrs. Betty MacLean, who is a great granddaughter of Constant Van Egmond. 'All are members of the Van Egmond Foundation. Council endorsed a resolution from the Town Markham asking that :the Minister of Culture and Recreation be asked to consider a policy under which the Ontario Athletic Cotemission places orders for equipment purchases approved under any provincial t, grant (such as Wintarlo) with sports equipment -retailers located in the community in which the grant epplies. At the present time the orders• are placed through , the Ontario Athletic Commissiofier who places the order with a specific distributor in Toronto. Tuckersmith council members agreed With. Markham that this 'loss of business 'for sports equipment 'by the local retailer was most unfair. Clerk James McIntosh will write Markham, • taht - council endorsed the resolution and" inform the Minister of Culture and.. Recreation: Council, . considered and approved a revised plan. of subdivision on part lot 9 and 10 of Concession 2 Huron Road Survey Rod' Doig of R.R.4, Seafortli, will be permitted to conearuct 14 tote through this plan served by septic tanks. They will be constructed on Mill Street, Reeve Elgin Thompson said this would create a problem for, Tuckersmith to supply, water to serve tlee'• lots . but •this will 'be' worked out with Mr. Doig. Gordon Heard of R..12..2, submitted a tender for snowplowing township roads. at $22.50 per hour whist' council accepted. as well as the tender of "McGregor Farms of Kippen to plow roads in Vanastra at $24.00 per hour with stand by of $15 per day. In his report to council Allan N icholson, road superintendent, said work on the Hannah bridge tems underway with the old iron t.Telge removed and workmen ready to pour the new abutments. The, cost of bridge including engineering fees is $136,492.16. He reported that "Bridge Out" signs were removed ,by vandals and said he was worried this- might be the cause, of a serious accident. "TOO bad to, have this kind of vandalism , when lives are at stake," Reeve Thompson said. Reading of water meters at Vanastra is to be done by present employees of the system and users billed three times yearly, council deCided. There were no objections made by council to David Brock opening- .and developing a sand pit on his property, Lot 1, Concession 14, on the Hibbert-Tuckersmith boundary. Council accepted with regret a Teter from Victor Lee, resigning Q,from the Seaforth Community Hospital Board as of December 31 where he represents Tueketsmith. Requests for building permits were approved: Ray Bender, Drurnclog Farms demonstrated hand spinning and dying in the parlour and Audrie Beiesch and Jayne Cardrio had plants, jams. jellies and dried flowers for sale in the 'kitchen. A group of bell ringers, from Forest Glen Public School, . New Hamburg, under the.-direction of Gerald Ziegler, performed on the porch of the house twice' during the afternoon.' A rummage sale Operated on the lawn by Van Egmond Foundation volunteers Grace Hussey, Hennie Glim and Susan J6Vnson, raised over $.150 from articles which had been donated. Beechwood- Pottery had a display of their wares for sale, Ciderfest organizers say about $2,000 was taken in Sunday, and after expenses.all proceeds will To towards restoration of elle house. -There will definitely k be another Ciderfest next year, and they'll hope for better weather. they said. „e • BIG LOAD . 'IN THE DITCH A ditbh south of . Egmondville on the Kippen Road was full of.corn for awhile FrIsley'atternoon,after a truck' carrying a full load of corn tigibed over after colliding with a tractor driven by Arnold 'Van Miltenberg. Driver of the truck, owned by Vern Alderdice, was David Lovell of fl,R.2, Kippen. Ray Primeau of the Goderich OPP said damages were about $400, and there were no serious injuries. (Exdositor Photo) tB Wilma,Oke) When members of PLC met for a brief session Wednesday. approval was given to pay off e3,500 to reduce the hank loan owed by the Water Department. Walter Scott, PLC Manager, said with money coming in from the monthly PLC billings not, it is easier to make these payments. Mr. Scott reported there is no word back from the Anti-inflation Board on whether , PUC- employees would be receiving salary increases asked for - 1.2 per cent for office staff, 10.7 for outside men employees and 11.5 • for himself, retroactive to April 1. Police committee says new car, vvolkie-talkie needed by 1977 The Male9litt temporarily rn 4:11cutae own04.hy.,. Jim .Parkinson's methet.e - Mrs. MalcolM said ti.ey will, probable have to fitul.0 place to rent while their ifizh.$treet home. is being - repaired, Illegal hunters ? Stray bullet kills horse ... e •.