The Huron Expositor, 1977-01-06, Page 1„f•'•
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$41,00 'a Year in Advance
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FIRE DAMAGE $10,000 Seaforth fire chief Don
Hulleys'eStimated damages. at $10,000 following a
New• Year's day. lire about noon in a storage shed on
the farm of Paul Vogels, Lot Z1; COn. 5, in. Hibbert.-
anostiii creati 11
Seaforth- firenien, along with a water tanker from
yit.chell, saved most of the heavy equipment
rear of theshop. (Expositor Photo)
passed i'leswalAr SyeafcsItGhilet1c4lr cilen•tot tit . Seeol vu en se u, r, etctloal lit tn
will
e r ied aib tybtehn ,le •
only, -for ' ineetingS-- that they
attend, on Monday night, but not
. without some. discussion about
what constitutes a meeting.
"What's a, meeting," asked
newly elected councillor Jim Sills,
-atAL-Several_ceimcillors thought
that Should be decided before the-
Pay Schedule was adopted. ' •
'41 agree with, paying according
tO:attendanee, but `it shouldia be
limitless," COUncillor Ken Roth
said.
The pay schedule • that was
adopted will give the mayor $75_
and each councillor $45 fOr each
regular council ineeting and
`Standing committee Meeting
night they attend and $15 for each
_special -council meeting and $10
for each special committee meet-
-ing. Council ernembers will also
receive $15 for each regular..
Meeting of appointed boarcisIhey
' attend. -, ' ..•
Mayor Betty • tardno
commentedihat it may not be fair
to pay councillors, to attend'
meetings; for example' of ;the"
recreation committee, when
citizen Members are volunteer's.
Some ;` appointed boards : for
- exaniple the Fire Area Board.: pay
each member, who attends.
Based on one regular council
meeting and one committee night
each' month, : the mayor , will
••••• • : receive $1800 this year, compared
to $1600 last year and each
THE FIRST NEW YEARS BABY Ken and Arlene
MoCoWan-of brUcefield, are thep proud parents of the
first• baby born, in'Seaforth Community Hospital in
1977.. Their Second son was born at 4;22 a.m, on
Tuesday, January 4. -The new baby, who weighed
nine po 4 nds, four OUnoes; hasn't been named yet.
the new baby .and his parents Will receive a number
of gifts.frdM„Seaforth merchants, Expositor Photo)
agreed that a meeting has to .be
that they receive official.
notification 'about, called-by the
.:Mayor, a --committee or board
chairman... Speaking to local
,grinips or meeting with the town
foreMan WOuldn't . count..
••"AnybOdy. who'd call a meeting
.juSt to' make $15. Weitildn't-h-e-a-l.
ChairMan,very long,' commented
avne Ellis.
"I • think . I've ....missed. one
committee meeting in four years„
and never missed' .couricV
ineetingWhilenthers hive missed
l'perkiaps • half the committee
„ineetAigS.," councillor Bill
„ Bennett fcotrnented.
All COnneillors should attend
coinmittee meetings so as,not to
waste dine at Council meetings,
councillor , • • ltivhi Johnhton
.cotnruent
Finally . council agreed with -
' • councillor Ellis who said. "let's try
it for a' ear and if it doesn't work,.
• throw:07R out .:•"•. „..
meeting. , Tuckersmith Township were'
Mr. Sillery also,said that names contributing nothitig towards,the.
from non-councillors, (up to four) the complex's ,niatittetianCe other
would be added to the recreation than what they-paid individually
— board aSthe'CouticirgaW fif;i11.--the;„for the use of its faciiitiei:,
near future. .
Atlecision,was made to four the township farm ' ailif isidential, ,
''"--Varlastra,Reereation complex pays a rate of .20 :mills, towards of ternoon, (Thursday recreation in - the township. afternoon), ,to give council Vanastra , .reSideritS :pay
complex they will' "be.
art members --a---better -ideaLor: the.. -4 additional 16 mills on top of that
administering. figure to support the Recreation
' A retort by Clerk Jim McIntosh Centre. • --°--M•aybe-the-recreation- board- revealed that - Ihe complex could look into the possibility of operated only $1,100 in the red in
.the last quarter of the year- He "Pooling our money together and figure out how much is• needed to ,thesaid :figuze compared with operate the . Vanastra pool (at $27,00 and $48,000 is prior -
years, cost's that included final break even Costs)," Reeve Sillery
.1%, construction of the complex. '.Mr. said.
M cintosh said the deficit would Clerk Jim McIntosh said
continue in a downward' trend Vanasfra's mill rate would have to
now that, constructioii costs had be ddubled front 16.inills for five
been eliminated, years to cover the centre's deficit
`We need:a good manager and In other btisineas dealingtwith '
the interest of the people in the the recreation centre, council
area to make the complex 'Operate... received 12 applications •for the
efficiently," he said, • 'position of centre's manager. The
Mr. McIntosh also.,said that the position was left- yaw with
. $80,000 deficit• acquired lir the resignation of Renee Brochu. T
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"1 may get my, face slapped,- Up until now, 'the Vanastra
(for giving the township , greater .: Recreation Centre has -been
control in matters of 'recreation) .; '"treated as a Special recreation--
but I'm prepared for that and 1 area and itss-financial burden born
-think-yon-boys-AeOntkilIors)--a; Rye by Vanastra residents who p'ag'an " - I, , . prepared- to-Itaelvinup,----Iteave—extraTecreation rate Of 16-mills-to
Ervin Sillery said at TuesdaY maintain the complex. Reeve e rcem ay7 -rais
While :the telephone, bli tz
being carried out .by Lions club
members to raise.. a Million
pennies for the arena 'fund is
bringing in thousands of pennies
otatty.mgrc thousands are needed
lithe Million penny objective
be Met by this weekend. -
As ', Members eOntnue their
phone calls toe determine the
contribution ihat can be expected,
home owners are urged to bring•
their penny pots and tletiationS"fo
the penny Canipaigii van at the
Tomtit, Dominion Batik Cornet on
• Friday or SatOlay'ariti to share in
theliot,coffee and thocolatOliat
.is being provided, •
added•leatitre On Sattirday
''afternoon from 2*(61 p.m, will be .
,c0t TV personalities Perry
Mitchell and his dog Peadhei Who
dill Meet adults:' and kith' and'
provide autograph's,
The . van will be•oen On'Priday
afternoon from orie•tVelock arid tie
Saturday from 10 to 4 P.M,.
-.Penny pots and • gifts will be
member of council will receive
recreation centre over the last. two interviews are being held today‘;. Care Centre Comniittee, joining $1080, Compared to . $1060 last
years, "so far it's'really not a bad Thursday. " Diane BlaCk, Doris Cantelon, and year. Those amounts do not take
venture," Mr. Sillery said, Council appointed Frank • ' Margaret Rogerson, who remain special Meeting pay into account,
have been appointed to ' the considering r _the complex's. Falconer anci.BObJ„Fotheringham from -last'year. 'Two positionS,'; hOwever.'
teWnship,'s:.reerrtitQoardt,AOce:„,..;;esEfinia worth, i,opod ta,p' usetivono,114;;;Ikna- sira, Day from .out of co remain. ..g.-4•4•A,Pute.p.4t-04, etr. c•.atimiu611
' (By Chris'Zdeb)
All .five”members of
Tuckersmith Township Council
nights inaugural council Sillery . said residents of
nn wee en
-",:•=s4sof(ioqi.
picked up if requested. '
The phone blitz on Monday and
Tuesday 'Produced • 127543
pennies bringing.the total fund to .
just under 300,000 , dents.
quite a bit short of a million but
with community' co-operation we
can do it"'Cord 'thinner, who
heads ,the Lions Club effort,
commented. He emphasized, the
saving that would result to
taxpayers if the objective, was met
sins this could attract an -
additional Wintario,grant thus
elittinatitita''deb*ittejOde•Ailit
fest:11614 high interest Omit's::
' Seaforth counciil indicated its'
interest in the .penny drive v9Peni• • • meiribera,coritributed Change in
their ' pockets,, $1.:65; in
following :the inaugural Meeting ,
Monday.:Parkitig meter collection
1. 009:6.5 has,•been turned over as
Wa,S agreed earlier. . • •
Meanwhile Area radio stations
.are co-operating: : ••: are
preViding ."daily reports of the
tattiPaigit:PrOgreSs.•
The whOle of Tuckersmith
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etsmith..eittp oY
NieliolSaM-"atits: first meeting • of ':discussed the., 'possibility of various ••area -boards: 'Ausable-
The increase, which falls within the roads pleived in the winter. Elgin T hoiniStn; • : Seaforth
the Anti Inflation Board's: `Roads travelled by 'school buses COmmunity Hospital • Board
approval, hrings the clerk's salary would be given top priority,. Cleave Coombs;" Seaforth Fire-
to $10,005; the -road superin- followed. by, roads inhabited by Aiea"Theard - Bob Fotheringharn;" -:
tendent'S. to' $12,828 and the township residents . : Clinton Fire Area Board- Ervin The old year went.out With a accident Statistics. ,
Visibility • on - Highway 8
between MitcUIT--arid- Sea ort Inspector - ,Bob .Bell; Vanastra motorists and would be.- NewWas so bad an Expositor reporter Seaforth 'area -involved seven
Parks .'and Community Centre Years Eve celebrants, closed " : ' Couldn't. see to turn around and, vehicles,;`just. west of St-.
Board for 1977 -• the whole of . many of Huron's highWays and come back-to town -.. -HighWay 21 Columban- on Highway .8. :Cars , • (Continlied;on Page :19) . gave a boost to the OPPts 1976 was closed • and traffic. was „idrven , by- Ian Saunders, Sarnia ? ' • ---:- and David: 'Switzer. Stratford
collided near the centre of the
' road Friday morning. In a Chain -
reaction, three vehicles travelling
one way and two' travelling the,
other, joined the collision. No one
was injured. .
, The final vehicle in the crasti
was, a Maple Lane Tractor trailer,
truck, driven by Karl Schwab' of
--Seaforth.
• 'PP at '. the Sehringville
Goderich_and..../tobert-Scherickr-.•'----'-------
Vratiord, Williaiir "' ":;kleville,
Cars, 47.org,„,,,,,,Rigliiit-- 'Brown,
-Stratford, Aellan WeerasSOrlytiv•,.....
detachment said the poor,
visibility meant• that all the Cars
that's probably why there were no, -
were traVelling very slowly and •
Kitchener Drivers Of the other
injuries and dam_ age of only
$57:5afaoP th . was treated , and '
released - --•from Seaforth
Mrs. Sandra -Murray; 25 of ' -
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Community Hospital after a two
car accident on Highway 8' about
two Miles east orSeiforth, Mrs: ,
Murray" was a passenger in a car •
blamed tin poor visibility, totalled
driven by her husband, Kenneth. '.
Damage in the., Accident,
••, $1, 00,
Ontario Provincial Police ' in:" •L
SEb Tiniville and Goderich
described road 'conditions as
.:j42't 'five.terr ' vehicleibie. accident on
Hikhivay, 4 on the Southern
outskirts, of Brucefield Friday
-° Wetting: sent three people to
. Mita' Public Hospital, , ,
Ii t otisfdttoty bontliton Friday •
.
" i ,'nithltI:Cc''t '
togtily taaauga all,,t :P:Velilei.ed-60 , tvelfitg veiY. PIOVI ' ° i
, ,A NC LolonVIItttlli,I •e •.Se?riridIIle.OPP °861c. DendO •.1W ,tliate $
g Oc 75 • ..,., i,negbiy qatrayos,
(Expoitor Phdtp) 19 a Ortieutied..,.,„ ••
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voted a six percent increase in the the successful applicants, who previous year's.
salaries of Clerk Jim McIntosh will 'Start work January 17. . Council also approved the
and road _superitnendent Allan In fiiiai"roac-bosiness, council folrowing• appointments to the
1977, Tuesday *ht. outlining the priorities -given to Bayfield-Conaervation 4,uthority, - .
(By Chris Zdeb) limbs hanging over township spraying of weeds along - the
Tuckersmith To%,#nship, Council roads. Mr Nicholson is to select reatIgides during summer as in
goes out storming
deputy clerk s sa ary $ , . . ou c ppr ve Mr; cry; 11,ensa ire, oar - bang Friday When the worst snow
_In4tis_road_report_tor Nicholaon!..s.,:mptest_*...hirer an__ _Robert.Drummon4-.Tile_Drainage"--storm-so-fitr this-winter-strandid- -
Mr. Nicholson said 11 additional man to help in sanding
applications had been received in • the township roads through the
connection ,with the up grant for Winter months, and backed up his
the removal •of brush and tree suggestion to continue with ;the
. „rediteed to one lane -for-Mitch.. of
the day on Highway '8 and 4. ,.
argest accident in • ffe.
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• : A VERY RIG:CRASH :SN Oafs. and.tills' ter' iNnobort:try4 ' .,, . ibypivsd In a chain: reaction crash tri:orc visibility weather ritlAY. , ,_ ., •
• moinititf,jUst ihrett ,Of .'4,COlUtil§att. Traffic100S delaySd for several ,..
,.... . - ,.
:. hPort. Whil6 the vehicles were tenioved._ Oa ..wilite-hP-Injuries .,. ,•.,. .. .,
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TWIN CALVES AND TWIN GIRLS — Mr. and 'MrS. James Murray; of R.R.5,
SeafOrth have lots of luck in the twin department. They have twin girls, Morgan and
MiChelle, who'll be two in February, and on New Years Eve one of their cows
delivered twin heifer calves., The girls helped their parents feed the calves, above.
(Expositor photo)
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