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The Huron Expositor, 1976-11-18, Page 24The Expositor's Annual Is Coming Next Week With only 29 shopping days 'till Christmas, district Shoppers look to the Expositor Shopping Issue for suggestions for their Christmas buying fr The Expositor Shopping Issue with extra copies to cover the area brings the message of Seaforth and area Merchants• into homes lust in time for Christmas gift buying a Special of the Week • „ - - 1975 Allis Chalmers 7060 160" p tractor with cab, air 24.5x32 tires duals. Special$21,900.00 1975 Allis Chalmers hydraulic reset 6x18 automatic plow: Special $3400.00 THE BIG SNOW IS COkING BLOWERS TO MOVE IT OUT! Check out these USED TRACTORS IH 4366 with cab and air Massey Ferguson 1100 l Cockshutt 1950 John Deere 20-20 with loader Name the date and we'll demonstrate $' 'W',E'VE GOT THE SEAFORTH 527-0120 di III SEAFORTH - AYR - CAMBRIDGE III c;iis of distritt Joe Gibson. Hensall has a new reeve, Harold Knight,. who was unopposed for the office. ;oho Baker retired this year, The four 'seats on council are being sought by Bevan Bonthron, Homer Campbell, W.H.Fuss, THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOV hilbflER 1976 I • iounty roads being Tepared forwinivr Hary Klungel and Pad' Neilands, Charles Hay and; John Baker were elected • to PVC by =1411140.On. Herbert Tutitheim will represent Hay TownShip, Hensall and Zurich on the Huron ,Coupty Board of Bducatioti. Voters ask questions a Routes are manned by only one, nine hour shift. This compares to the average route of eight to 12 miles on King' Highways staffed for two or more shifts per day. "1 think we all know the cost of plowing and sanding is something over which we have little control," Mr. Kerr noted. "We are simply committed to do the best we can with the limited funds and staff we have at our disposal. A mild winter means we have extra money for construction projects. A severe winter means we have to eat into our construc- tion budget to finance the extra plowing and sanding." The road report also noted that the County road and bridge construction projects are now 99 per cent complete. The bridge and road approaches at Henfryn on the. Huron-Perth boundary are now (Continued from Page 1) whether pot holes can be "an I don't know how it can be spring because of asphalting that expected on John Street in the employees, the' mayor replied his regular report, Roads Committee Chairman Joe Kerr 1.9,14 Huron County council last Friday that preparations were underway for the coming winter. "We are putting up treated Sand and salt sandpiles at each of our three patrol yards." he explained, "and preparing our plows and sanders for the tough • job ,ahead." Huron owns six grader plows, four truck plows, and four salt- sander trucks along with three front end loaders. In addition the County rents three truck plows, one grader plow and three salt-sand trucks. The roads committee report explained that the average snow plow route is 25 miles long. The length of e ch route is dependent on the sno d wind condition in area an ries from a high of 30. in the south of the County to 2 miles in the north. was quick!), done there after sewers were installed. "We can hope for the best", the reeve replied, adding that the retained part of the"payment to the sewer contractor "will cover - any problems." • Briefs of his • Elections will be held on December 6 . ila most municipalities in the area. Tuckersmith has seven, rate- payers vying for the three seats on council. Ervin Sillery as reeve and Robert Bell as deputy reeve, won their offices when there were n o other nominations for these positions. Seeking' council seats are: Ronald Broome, William C. Brown and Peter S. Jansen, all of Egmondville; Robert Drummond of R.R.2; Kippen; Frank C. Falconer, R.R.5, Clinton; Robert Fotheringham, R.R.4, Seaforth; and Wilfred Schneider, Vanastra. Three are contesting the one seat on the Huron County Board of Education to represent Tuckersmith Township and 'the Town of Clinton÷kenneth Cooke, Clinton, incumbent; Robin Gates, Vanastra, and Mrs. Dorothy Williams, 'CR 4, Clinton. Michael Connolly will represent Tuckersmith .and Stanley Townships and the village of Hensall and Zurich on the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. re-election. AU members of McKillop council were put back into office by acclamation for • another two - year term. Allan Campbell, reeve; Ralph McNichol, deputy reeve; and Arthur Henderson, Harvey Craig and William Leeming as councillors. Ronald Murray of R.R.I, Dublin was acclaimed to the ' Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate Scholl Board to represent McKillop and Seaforth when Francis Hicknell retired. John Henderson of. R.R5, Seaforth and • Mrs. Marilyn Kunder of Seaforth are contesting the one seat on the Huron County Board of Education to represent McKillop and Hullett Townships and the town of Seaforth. Eugene Frayne of R.R.3, Goderich and Oscar G. Kieffer of Bluevale are ru nning for the one position of separate school representative on the Huron county Board of Education for Townships of Colborne, Grey, McKillop, Hullett, Ashfield, E. Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Morris, Turnberry and Howick; and the towns of Goderich, in not for He was his bid opposed WIn$han't and Seaforth; and the villages of Myth and Drussel•: 111 Hibbert Township Reeve Ross McPhail went back into office for another term by acclamation. Henry Harburn and Ivan Norris are running for deputy-reeve. Heebert Browe, Don Johns and Roy Swart are the councillors by acclamation. John O'Leary will represent Osborne, Hibbert and F,ullarton ToWnships.;;,and the Town of Mitchell on the Huron-Perth . County, Roman Catholic Separate School ' Board for the coming two:year term. Joseph Looby is retiring after serving on the board since its formation in 1969. In the police village of Dublin five trustees are seeking a place on the three-man board; Ernest Fleming, Don MacRae, Matt McCreight, Louis Maloney and Jim Paratchek. In Hallett Tpwnship John Jewitt was r eturned to office as reeve and Joe Hunking as deputy reeve. Contesting the three council seats are Greg Brandon, Tom Cunningham, Hugh Flynn and rectified." Father H.J. Laragh asked Huron Perth school trustee Michael Connolly to clarify the board's position on changes in property tax that , would see schools and institutions taxed. "It contravenes the BNA act," Father Laragh said. Mr. Connolly, who will represe nt a new area that doesn't include Seaforth after January, said the ,board did not approve either. "Places could be closed because the tax burden would be too heavy." Ken Cardno asked Reeve John 'Flannery, who is chairman of council's public works committee Mr. Kenneth Keating Hartford, Conn. visited, mother Mrs A r thtir Rockett, Goderich Street over the weekend. Miss Sandra Johnston who recently returned from a tour of Europe is visiting .her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnston in McKillop. complete. The County will be billing Perth County for their 50 per cent share of the costs. The paving of Road 19 from Ethel to Molesworth was completed on October 18. The complete, re-construction of Road 30 from Road seven to one and one half miles north of Lakelet is also complete. • This project included some rather tricky swamp excavation according to the County Engineer, to the depth of 16 feet below water, Work is now in process on completing survey plans, purchasing property and arrang- ing with Ontario Hydro and the Bell Telephone Company to relocate poles on the projects which are planned for 1977. The major projects for that year, which were approved by council in the Long Range Construction Program in 1974, are the completion of Phase Two of the Lakelet-Clifford road (two' and one half miles) and Road one from Benmiller to Carlow (3.8 miles). The county engineer reported that he expected all projects to be completed within the budget and that the county could have a small surplus or deficit depending on the severity of the winter'weather in November and December. Engineer J.W. Britnell told council that damage to signs and equipment due to vandalism continued to be a major concern and more so at this time of year with Halloween falling on a Sunday "Which will undoubtedly lead to three nights of damage rather than the usual one." The cost to the taxpayers of the damage is the minor of our two concerns, he said, "We have already replaced more than 400 cedar sign. posts, 90 per cent of which we estimate were broken or stolen by vandals rather than broken in a vehicle accident. Our prime concern is the fact that the motoring public may be exposed `to a serious hazard over a weekend when a "Stop" sign or hazard warning ie removed and we are not informed." -Replacing light steel and wood sign- posts with a virtually indestructible steel post is • not practical since it could lead to a fatality in a true vehicle accident, he said. "We realize the vandalWm is caused by thoughtless "children" of all ages (six to 60) and the only hope of reducing the vandalism is through public education although to date this has proven of little use." Mr. Britnell predicted that the County would have 75 to 100 signs either stolen or damaged over the Halloween wekend. In other buSiness the Council heard that the Road Committee is in the process of preparing the 1977 'midget arid program. The projects for the 1977 program will be those approved in the 1974 Long Range Plan that has been approved by County Council. The Ministry of Transport and Communications haVe not asLel advised the committee of the amount of the subsidy funds for 1977 and the committee can therefore not determine the County share of the total budget. The Ministry has advised that this information will be made available by December of 1976 rather than late January as has been the case in past. A budget and program was promised' as soon as possible. or For Christmas Gifts Items for Yourself Check the variety . Reserve your space now ti g), xpositor ties. ShOP Sesforth Infants, Childrens, Teens, Ladies THE PRETTY STORE WITH THE ARCH New, Selection of Ladies Wear Including: GOWNS for the upcoming Party Season 2 and 3 Piece SUITS HOUSECOATS & SLEEPWEAR LEATHER GLOEES & PURSES Striped & Solid Colour SWEATERS A New 'Feature Item in many styles is Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ISSUE Ask about Oar co teatent Layaway and Gift Certificates Ailrearasiraismiiiroadata r