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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-12-09, Page 1Whole No. 5675 117 th Year • Mat SECTION PAGES„ 20 SEAFORT14., 9.1ir!kmo, pecemspi $0 1970 28 PAGES qt.' new. counctltor. ayor, re-elected here THE CANDIDATES WAIT -- Four candidates in Monday's municipal election, waited at the town hall after the polls closed for results to come in. From left are- Wayne Ellis, Gord Pullman, Bill Bennett and Irwin Johnston, All were successful. Mr. Pullman was elected to the PUC and the other three to town council. All the candidates had a long ,\A/ait for the results .as Poll 1 wasn't reported until 3 Tuesday morning. (Expositor Photo) Mayor Betty Cardno and the boa incumbent councillors who •,eran again were re-elected in :Seaforth on Monday, along with ;jeOr freshmen members of and two PUC Commissioners. But many of them went to ,s1;,e4 Monday night not knowing .' whether they'd . won or not. ,Problems with paperwork made ethe count from Poll 1, at the 'Presbyterian Church, slow in .,coming in and it was nearly 3 am. 'before •clerk Jim Crocker had the - final results, "Most people don't realize the amount of paper work that's involved,especially with 22 peOple running," Mr. Crocker "said. Mrs. Cardno polled 627 votes to Ernest Williams' 351. Four year veteran Bill Bennett topped the polls with 740 votes, followed by newcomer Jim Sills with 683, Incumbent Wayne Ellis was next with 606 votes and the other winners were newcomers Irwin Johnston, with 533 votes;, iv, , ' • e" • new PUerhanag r msaa,diortihty., aytes ar epsoiwiseroeninbo ththe Tom Phillips -is 4•0414.41... • Hibbert township goes wet Hibbert clerk Cli a ties 'Ft-rend been sought 13.y the Dubli n Lions Club who wanted to serve alcohol at club, special 'occasions. 66.06 per cent' of the voters said yes to serving liquor with food and 60.91 per cent agreed that liquor can be served without food. There were 436 yes votes on the first question and 224 no's, The second question got 402 yes votes and 258 no's. A 60 per cent majority is necessary before a LIstieipality,.,goe,s wet. questions except Poll 3. located at 71, Just before press time Wednesday afternoon, the Seaforth Public Utilities Commission named a new PUC ya manager at their regular meeting. Tom Phillips, 31, who has been acting manager since former manager Walter Scott resigned last month, will be the new manager. His salary, is $17,500 a year and he will be on probation for six months. PUC commissioners Mayor Betty 'Cardno and Dr. Rodger Whitman said 'there were eight applicants for the position. Mr. Phillips, who has worked for the local PUC for II Years, is a Seaforth man, the son of Anthony and. Katie Phillips of High Street. He was formerly the PUC Gordon Blanchard of R.R.4, Walton, was elected president of the McKillop Federation of Agriculture at the annual dinner meeting held at the Parish Hall of St. Columban Church Tuesday evening. He succeecfs Mervin Smith of R.R.1, Walton. Vice-presidents ' elected are Robert Robinson, R.R.4, Walton and Ken Scott of R.R.2, Seaforth, The secretary-treasurer will appointed at the first meeting. Alvin R. Dodds of R.R.2, Seaforth, who has . served as secretary-treasurer for 35 years is retiring. Directors ejected are as follows: Concession 1, Andrew Davidson; Concession 2 and 3, Kenneth Scott and James Delaney; Concession 4 and 5, Gordan Papple, Lewis Coyne net Leon Maloney; Concession 6 and , 7, Donald Moylan and Mac Stewart; Concession 8 , and 9, Gordon Blanchard, Arthur Bolton l* and Laverne Hoegy; Concession 10 and 11, Francis Hunt and Dee Murray; Concession 12 and 13, Robert Robinson; Concession 14, Laverne Godkin, Murray Dennis and Melvin Smith. Robert Robinson was named director to Huron County. Gordon Mather, Toronto, manager, crop products department of the 'United Co-Operative' of Ontaric was the guest speaker. He talk d on the epergy crunch and of the research done in the nutritional value of Blanchard heads McKillop F. of A. seeds as they affect poultry, beef and swine. He spoke of the research development done regarding seed corn, soya beans, alfalfa and different grasses. Mr. ,Mather showed a film on the manufacture of fertilizer and discussed the work involved in the manufacture. Bill Crawford, Clinton, mfieldman with the Federation, 'Showed a CKNX - TV film on the Ontario Federation convention in Hamilton last week. He informed the members that there is to be an educational program being offered at Centralia College in January. Allan Campbell, reeve of McKillop, expressed appreciation to the Federation for the concession road signs erected in the township along the county roads, John Henderson, a successful" candidate in the election this 'week to the Huron County Board of Education, and Ronald Murray, acclaimed to the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, expressed their appreciation for the support 'they received. Entertainment was provided by the Town and Country Four -- Maslen Vincent, Kenneth Cathpbell, William Campbell and George Ribey. There Nvere 15/ persons in forman and William Marks, presently a lineman with the PUC, will Move ,tti) to fill that job, ' Mr. Phillips, who has taken lineman, waterworks and other courses since joining the PUC, said, that he hopes he can do the job well: "I'm still shaking," he told the Expositor five minutes after his appointment was made. Three accidents in bad .weather Three minor accidents occurred in Seaforth Friday and Saturday. Friday $800 damage resulted when a car driven by Francis .1, (Continued on Page 2 4) attendance at the dinner meeting./ (By Wilma Oke) Building permits for 129 buildings or renovations for a value of $2,008,134 were -issued by Tuckersmith Council in 1976. Clerk James McIntosh reported that' only 92 for a value of $732,799 were issued in 1975. - At the regular session of council in Brucefield Tuesday requests for ' three building permits were approved for: Laird Finlayson of RR 3, Kippen, for an additon to house; Allan Haugh of RR 1, Brucefield, grain storage bin and Howard Allan of RR 1, Brucefield, implement shed. Requests for tax refunds were granted to Ken McLean for building to be removed from September 1, 1976--tax rebate of $27.50: and Bessie Broome, for building to be removed from property from August 1, 1976--tax rebate of 59.04, Both of these have been approved by the assessment office in Goderich. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson reported work was continuing on the Hanna Bridge, a new bridge being Constructed in the township, when weather permits, Mr. McIntosh reported that Tuckersmith will receive a Local Initiatives Program 'grant , of $9,400. The money is to used to hire three men for 20 weeks (Wages and benefits) to cut dead trees, cut out dead or broken tree limbs along township roads. This LIP grant was applied for by the township and must be used to give employment to :"Jemployed persons through Canada Manpower. Passed for payment were' the following: Balance of 1976 tax levy, $202,312.19; General, $46,0'96.22; roads, $65,989.41; Vanastra Recreation, $7,661.61; and Vanastra Day Care Centre, $4,409.82, for a total of $326,469.25. Mr. McIntosh reported that the installation of water meters at Vanastra is a problem in several homes resulting from the difficulty of finding the owner home or getting him or her to answer the door to get ermission to enter the home for ' Increasing costs of many of the items 'involved in the product ion of the Huron Expositor which have occurred in the past.sey,eral years have made necessary-a review of the rates that have been in effect for more than two years. These increased production costs, which until now have been absorbed, in future must be reflected~ in certain adjustments and, in some cases, in small increases. • Subscriptions to the*Expositor against Mr. Norris' 308. Two incumbent trustees and a, newcomer were elected for the , police village of Dublin in a five man race. Present trustee Matt McCreight topped the polls with' 124 votes,-followed by newcomer Louis Maloney who got 123 votes. Itairabint Don MacRaAefeated close's.Contetider Jim Paratcheck by 68 to' 67 votes, to become the third village trustee, Ernest. Fleming got 42 votes. endorsed a resolution from the Town of Marham re the policy on Wintario grants for sporting equipment, In reply a letter was rectivd from the - Honorable Robert Welch, ' Ministery of Culture and Recreation, who is r.lponsible for the Wintario grants:" sporting equipment will no longer be issued by the Ontario Athletic Commission office or the Wintario Sports and Fitness office. This will be replaced with a program of 50 per cent financial support for equipment, etc. providing the remaining 50 per cent is supplied by the organization that is requesting Wintario assistance: This will now permit individual applicants to purchase equipment from the local suppliers." The next 'meeting of council will be held on December 21, are being increased by less than two cents a week. This means that effective December 24 the yearly subscription rate in Canada becomes $11.00. Subscriptions 'outside of iCanada because of the additionatIpostage are $20.00. There is no change in the single copy price of current issues which "ontinue at 25 cents. Renewal subscriptions.. and Christmas gift subscriptions will be accepted at the present rate of $10.00 until Christmas. Service also will be discontinued 'on Saturday and Monday, January 1 and 3, 1977 over the New Year weekend. Outgoing mail tcr all points deposited in the red outside mail box will be picked up once on each weekend on Tuesday, December 28, 1976 .W January 3, 1977 at 2 p.m. Mr. Oke said. Ken Roth with 508, and Gerald Groothuis with 472, Candidates Jim •Kelly, 370; Larry Dillion, 310, Lloyd Eisler, 282, Bill McLauglin, 206 . and David. DeVries, 107 were defeated. Dr. Rodger Whitman won re-election to the PUC with 530 Low turnout EgmondviliZ voters failed to get a local man on Tuckersmith township council in Monday's election, as all three successful candidates in-the seven man race are from rural Tuckersmith. Bob Fotheringham was far ahead at the top of the polls with 497 votes, followed ,by Robert Drummond at 351 and Frank Falconer at 348, to win the three. seats. There were upsets in the contests for seats on the Huron County Board of Education in the Seaforth area, perhaps part of a county wide trend that saw seven members of the present board defeated. Molly Kunder, who has represented Seaforth on the county board since if began in 1969 was defeated by former board member John Henderson by a vote of 937 to 643. Mrs. Kunder's area was changed in the board re-organization earlier this year and she was running in Huliett and.McKillop for the first time. Mr, Henderson handily carried both townships and Mrs. Kunder's majority in Segforth failed to bring her total high enough to win. votes, behind poll topper Gordon Pullman who will be a new commissioner. Peter Kling with 253 votes, and Doug Stewart and Charlie 'Reeves, each with 170 votes, were defeated. Mayor Betty Cardno commented, that a good, council had been elected. She said she Bill Brown and Peter Jansen, both of Egmondville polled 339 and 300 respectively. Vanastra resident Wilfred Schneider got 246 votes and Ronald BroOme of Egmondville got 206. Clerk Jiin' MeIntosh said the voter turnout was a low 44 per cent, but especially low- turnouts, at Huronview of 24 per cent and Vanastra of 28 per cent, pulled In another upset, retired school teacher Dorothy Williams defeated the incumbent trustee Ken Cooke of Clinton, also in a new area, Clinton and Tuckersmith. Mrs. Williams polled 984 to Mr. Cooke's 853 and a third candidate, Robin Gates of Vanastra got 428 votes. Mrs. Williams carried the township, and Clinton where she deafeated Mr... Co_oke. by one vote. Brussel and' Grey voters defeated incumbent trustee and board vice' chairman Charles Thomas and gave the nod to former trustee Don McDonald, who won 391 to 376. Former board chairman and Inc uatibetit trustee Wilfred Shortreed was defeated in Morris, Blyth and E. Wawanosh by incumbent John Elliott of Blyth by a vote of 834 to 547. The two incumbents ran against each other because the board reorganization eliminated one area. Win On the Spot Hibbert Township voters agreed to let the, township go "wet" in Monday's liquor plebiscite there. The vote had Cromarty Church hall where 87 people voted' against allowing liquor to be served without food and 86 voted for it. Dublin supported the liquor question with big majorities; An average 62.4 per cent turnout over the township saw incumbent, deputy reeve Henry • Harburn hold onto • his seat despite a challenge from a councillor, Ivan Norris. The total ,vote for Mr. Harburn was 371, the installation work. It was suggeste$1,,.that where meters are not installed by the end of the year the flat rate charge will be ,(ioubled and horneownerill be responsible to make arrangements to have the meter .,installed by a contractor. The billing for water meter installation may be done on the 1977 tax bill, Mr. McIntosh said that township owned property such as the township shed, Brucefield water well, and others are assessed at $28,305. Council will send representatives to a recreation meeting in'Clinton on Thursday, Deceniber 9. An invitation is being circulated to surrounding townships by the Clinton Recreation Committee. A few weeks ago Tuckersmith There will be no mail 'service or wicket service at Seaforth Post , Office ove r the Christmas week end according to instructions Postmaster Orval Oke has Service will be discontinued at the close of business on Friday December 24 and will resume four days later on Wednesday morning, December 29. ±.7'h f.k4 kiik.gvilk64, $2 million in building in Tuckersmith for '76 Higher costs put Expositor price up, $10 , till Xmas Posts Office closed four days over Xmas got to bed about 3:30 Tuesday morning; just when Jack Mcilwain's plows were going' out to start the morning's work,' 60,97 per cent of Seaferth's 1604 voters voted for mayor but clerk Crocker said the total voter , turnout was probably a bit higher. No Egmondville rep elected in Tuckersmith the township wide turnout down. Council results were available at 10:10 Monday night and school.. - board results wete known an hour later when the vote. for Clinton came in. Workers at one of the Tuckersmith polls in Egmondville commented on the large nuteber of young and first time voters who came out to the polls. GUESS WHAT THE S AYS?— Ther&s. a,..,STOP under all that snow, at the corner of James an• nn Sts. in Seaforth, beli6e it or not. Snow was the big story of the last week as vast quantities of it fell over the weekend and on Monday to blanket the town. ' (Expositor Photo) Upsets in B of E elections , • This week's On the Spot winners 6f $10 vouchers at paiticipating Seaforth stores are: Marlene Sinnamon, Ruth Knight, Dwight Willis, Mrs.1B, Mae Storey,Jim McClinehey. Judy .. Lamont and Mrs. Dan „Bachert, Play On the Spot every day'till Christmas M 'Seafo rth.