HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1977-01-27, Page 1Whole No. '5681
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,' THUFISDAY,JANUART 27s 1977 -20 •PAGES,
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Seaforth police have been
getting an average of, ten '
complaints a day of dogs running
1pose around town and are
warning dog owners that the dogs •
will be picked up and if they are
not tagged and their owners can't
be found, the: dogs will be
destroyed. .
Police chief John Cairns said •
parents and • local schoolt have
.called him to complain about dogs
bothering small children and
hanging around the school yards.-
Sister Mary St:- Louis,
principal of St. James Separate
School,-said there were 11 dogs in
the school yard on Friday and
they were fighting among
among •themselves. "one child
was. too -terrified to go out of the
school door way,' '
When children go outside with
a cookie or 'a sandwich, A dog
ciiniifrrg.loose takes it from them.
Wednesday morning there were
still half a dozen dogs outside the
school, Sister Mary said.
• She said many People seem to
be under the impression that it's
legal to let their dogs-run at large
in the winter -time.
Seaforth has no animal control
officer and although .a town bylaw
makes it illegal. for the animals to
run at large,' the police depart
ment-liasnO place to keep dogs.
who aren't immediately 'claimed
by their owners. All dogs in;town
are supposed' to be tied up or
Customers will find:the increase
on their February 1 .bill. The
iSeaforth P.U.C..
customers on a monthly basis, the
bill ing_."period '.upcoming being
from December 15, 1916 -to
January 15; 197.7;
This means that the' increase
wilt effect only the final 'two
Weeks., of the-billing period;..i The
P.U.C.,_ spokesman ttresse4that
customers .would not be charged
the higherrate- for-the period. of
The, Huron' County Board of • .betWeen ,teachers —holding peri l •vi4pect as long term'December 15 to December -31. tiiiication adopted 'a pay scale for degrees and th ose not. Group A tutiiity*. aces theteacher on ` The.,, o increase .occatienal. supply-teachers the,.., teaebert are those the same 'Salary time •-•
. represents an
additional $5 to $7 en the average county, basing their decision On a teach - 'secondary • school and teachers. Only'..four- teachers , users' bill, 'he . taid. report .submitted . by superin, ...elementary school teiehers with taught long term supply ..„,
the P.U.C. .'.reports that. the tendent educationRalph . an approved university degree 1975-76.-• „ demand . • • • • for electricity 'has The•salary-7scile was riegOtiated and they will be-paid $52 per day,.. Theagrecinent is'retreactive.tp • .,remained at a cOnsistantly' high this year for the--,first • time ' a decrease, -daily • of 80 cents.. .,•JanuarY 1 ,".)97,7,:„and will be in level• during the' last few weekt• as ,separating incomes for full time., Group ..B,„..teachers, unqualified • effect for the'. entire year. • a• result of the. cold-Wean*. •-•"' • teachers and supply-teacher,s, secondary schoolo . teachers and
,Smith told the board that elementary school ..teachers with
:normally the .twO salaries are no degree will be paid $45.91
negotiated by the federation . of .,daily, an increase of $3.91.
:teachers ae-the same time but tit
is year they were separated .since salrie will' be chaiiged if
supply-teachers' are not federation
members. •
The, incomes . are - divided
"'Seaforth ligur`e skater Lloyd
Eisler ,Tris and, his partner, Lori
Baler Mitchell *On first place
"in 'the Central. Ontario diVisiotial
eharnplorishrps lit Ottelph ittt Calgaryi Alberta. I. recreation Course.. , Toll, who is/leadcfot the SeatOrth salaries. Wtekend, ' the hoVice.,,,pitjts
THANKS; MADAME PRESIDENT.— Florence Elford, right, "of Egmondville, the
' nQw , president of the Seafoith- Horticultural Society, presented a plant to 'retiring
presidehtlgabel--:-Sebtrortirucefield at the Sobibly's meeting on We-dries-day.• .
Atibther phOtti'aica ifory"are on the Expositor'S family page. (Photo byOke)
They totrideted a4alifit skaters Hey Eisler of assist borolo especially ' A teacher, Seaforth Jamaica Star,,ts a 'tat' and P"s47,i500: ' Monday, the Expositor.
eafort skater • •,•
'confined and they Are all
supposed • to have dog tags,
.available at the town clerles office
for $t for a female and $2• for a
male or Spayed female. There is
no increase for a tag• for a second
. dog , in one household.
. But the town hasn't had anyone,
going door to door, selling the
tags, for a ' number of years and
Many dogs don't have up to date •
tags. `‘'`
Mayor Betty Carclno said
council investigated uslngthe_dog
patrol services 'of the, Humane
Higher heating costs reflected
in the increased gas bills which,
Seaforth area homeowners'
received last, week have provided
keen competition for the weather
as a topic for conversation in
many stores , and• homes around
town., ,, • , ,
Most of the accounts,are paid in
local banks and bank tellers
particularly were faced with a
barrage of complaints. It was here
cust2mers realized the full impact
of the increase as they handed.
over a cheque or counted out cash
to meet the account.
r *OM, Manitoba, 14rthertt Ontario been eitiPlqed "sai . recreation and Iviri.Tge'll viosirtieddit atOwbhireirsetmhase and Western Ontario.. The pair director since centre Was built in .time.
, leave Urinary 30 f' Or the Callahan January PM. Awls a graduate Although is Cold in Florida,
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• '', ' By Wilma Oke
the supply teacher works in the Diane Durnin. 27; of Vanastra weekend dances. . Day Care Centre. . the.
county
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county systeni'"-more than 15 has been named the new manager. As well Mrs, Tomking will work ' In other business conducted at , CouncPri
consecutive days. • The 15 day ' of the Vanastra 'Recreation
.figure skating thaamionsittps ill4of Panshawe College 2 -yea itPs" 80 degfik ip Jamaica, Dr.
as bills higher with
'` • JutieThmkins of Vanistra ' Dashwbod *Community tlatid;' competition.;, • •Lloydsis the son Of Lloyd• and *ark part at recreation te' Wrote. r ' '
ther rise to corn
--Centre. , Cl,e has been acting
"Mine.-is nearly double"! was a
common complaint.
-While _there is no, doubt that
there have been substantial
increases the end is by no Means
in sight and "aceerding to a Union
Gas spokesman a further price
hike is coming this spring.. '.
Union Gas• • ,ctittorners can
expect a--further increase 'Of .10c
per thousand .Cubit. feet, or 4 per
cent, in the spring of 1977, -Onion
Gas spokesman Bud. Keens, told
.the •Expositdr Monday. The
increase follows earlier increases
totalling 56per.cent Since May of
Society in London last, year; but
that they seemed too expensive.
If a dog it picked up and confined
at Society kennels in London, the
town has -to pay the , post' if the
owner can't/be located, the mayor
said.
The mayorconfirmed that the
police were given the authority to
dispose •ef unclaimed dogs found
running at large. "If they don't
have tags, I don't feel we have td
keep ,the dogs•ai all," she said.
Chief Cairns said he had 'had
five complaints from Victoria St.
There were 12 applications for ,
'the position: - ---"" - ,,,Seaforth dentist, Dr, E.C. Toll
Durnin, her husband is working in Kingtton, Ja ica
kin* and two children, . this ' winter' under 0 ion
Stephanie 6, and ,Dutine, ..3, live Friendthip. Dr. toll sent the
at 2 Halifax Street. a V,anastra,_.: Expositor a copy oPthe. Kingston
Formerly she Was the recreation
resigned at the end of December. ''' ,
• t. ,would" be, AnvOlved . with
" • ,
director at the centre allii now will
t ... combine these
••',,After:1):reak411 -
The touple moved to .V4eastri Star, as well. as a1? `a from 3t: while some at the Ministry play at Newly elected Jamaican rime , • ' • •• • • N4'1. ' • \'•
three years ago.Mrs, Durnin has Petersbu Fl
I •
Nams e new manager at Va nas ra Ittite.4 • entre..
duties.
round house •0 exhibit building . LOIS HODGERT
feet. of- gas in 1976 according to amounting to $5,350 were carried,
out during the year and of this possible a successful fait and in
members and directors. in making figures supplied by Mr. Keens. In
December of. 1975 a consumer
paid $28.40 for the 17,600 cubic amount- $3,Q00 is outstanding by providing for
ue
way of a bank loan. • . improvements i -the co
n tinued
. feet of gas he used. In .December
of 1976 .those• same 17,60Q cubicExhibitors showed keen interst and • .facilitics. He expressed •
feet of gas cost $43.90. Increases in every department and:received particular Mrs,..
,'prizes totalling $0,235.75. • in the prices of• energy are -a fact
In their report the directors contribution
Kathlee C_osthhe
ill made
for the
- of-life -Mr: Keens, stressed,;, and -
the consumer has' no choice but to commented on the favourable secretary-treathrer and for the
get used topaying•eVer more fdr reaCtiOp -16.• :beginning ,fair co-operatiOn, and assistance of the
his' energy -needs. activities with a morning parade. Women's Division.
The price of electricity too has . While London fair Conflicts with Mayor Betty Cardno of •
increased, Effective. January 1, Seaforth this proved a mixed Seaforth, Warden.:,'. Douglas
electricity will cost blessing ihedireetors said, in. that McNeil of Huron, Reeve' Irwin
spokesman • for
2tw4e.2%stotoreet, ha
it resulted in the entry of a herd of. Sillery, Tuckersmith Reeve Toni
' s • Public Utilities Gommissionsaid. beef cattle from saskatchewan Consitt, ,Stanley, Deputy Reeve
coming to_ Seafoith iron London. Ralph McNichol, McKillop and
Entries in beef and dairy cattle Deputy Reeve Henry Harburn
were up, and there was, a.tecord Hibbert, brought greetings from..
• entry in the saddle horse division 'their municipalities. The report of
Other activities' continued to the •Women's • Division was
contribute to the success of the presented by • Mrs. Joan '
fair and included-dancel, draws , 'Campbell. -
,and a penny.saleo the•report noted:, - Describing fairs as. the-!lakpf
Improvements , to the round the simple thine"- Mrs. Jean
house amounting to $928 were , Rea ney of Mitchell, district
covered bY agrant -from the ladies representatiVe of the. Ladies' •
division. Exhibits were in keen ._ Division,-. congratulated Seaforth
Competition 4nd—reflected—high- on the, job it ,:linron , County Board of at the Blyth school remarks made
quality a report presented by the continuing to keep the fair aS•the Education trustee R.J.Elliott of, by Dr. Mills alluding to the,
ladies division , indicated. during Showcase of the Community". On • •Blyth took exception to remarks competence of the staff there
t he, year the roundhouse was fair day everyone is important" made by :county, medical officer rankled Mr. Elliott.
designated as an historical the said. Dr. Frank M,ills about pertonnel• The remarks were made • in., building recognizing fits unique. SPeaking on behalf. of Huren at the Blytli' Public SChool. In a conjunction with a suggestion
octagonal. 4sign. Ag, Rep: Don Pullen, Jane letter at Monday's board meeting tom the board that ati alarm • In opening the meeting. Perigilley, Huron, -Home from George Kerr, minister of the system be Installed at the school, president Ken CaMpbell Economist . the •large concerning raw and school staff monitor the recognized the contribution of the participation of •junior exhibitors„ sewage-7ereaping from the system situation pericidically. , Dr. Mills '•
1975. The federal government has
temporarily frozen the price of a
..barrel of crude oil, but when the
freeze is lifted some time this
spring, the extra 10c per 1000
cubic.-- mill- appear on gas
customers' bills. • •
In May of 1975, according to
figures supplied by Mr. Keefis,
the price of natural gas to, the •-
residential consumer was ,7$1 .66 "
per 1000 •cubic feet: Today those
same 1000 cubic feet cost. $.2:56..
The Union Gas office-in London n -
has • been ' kept very btisy „With,the added attraction of ,a `.
answering what Mi. Keens dinner • and dance the annual
termed' "customer enquiries". meeting of the , Seaforth
The customer is asking "what A`:;•tiltural Society at the
Makes my bill so high?" be said. COrtiniunity -Centre • Thursday.
According to, Mr Keens two evening • atracted the, largest
factors are contributing to attendance in many years:-
customer frustration and RePorts indicated that• the
confusion, The increased prices _ ,,tpeietypow in its-132nd year is in
- have made bills higher and the a healthy condition: •
abn'ormally "-c'old weather 7,traVI' While--a rain—on—fai
canted an increase in reduced attendance' the , gOcie
consuniption, Together ' thete ended, the year with A surplut o
things have spelled painfully high Operations and at the same time
gas bills for most consumers._ were able to'4P•iake a donation of
The
. 1,000. to the arena fund. "• Capital average residentiai •
customer needed 134,000 cubic improvements to the grounds and
One morning last 'week about
pack of nine dogs running after a •
dog in heat, Tuesday morning he
told the Expositor• that the police
had received 20 complaints about
dogt 'since- the weekend. ./
Apypne whose dog is •missing
can call the police chief and report '
it. All dog .owners are asked to
keep their animal's tied 'up, the
chief says. •
The dog problem will be on the,
agenda at- the next Seaforth
council meeting, Monday,
February 14.
• involved prior to, taking the
with the bingo nights and' any part time as cook at the Vanastra reviewed its). allocation of funds it was learned that the Ministry of disc action he did. He
1500 ith Township Agriculture' abd :. Fetid' ""h ad suggested- that there would be no
mg held Wednesday work has been ,completed. improvement 'realized through -.:,
• . . This second allotment • brings 'the board's pr posal.
for 1976 and had re-allocatedThe board
is' now having the the total ,forr ,ther--.1oans, for 1976 ,
$24,200 Ici tTuckertinith for three,,
systeinpumped out twice
the drainage loans" for Which the a
sewageto prevent the raw sewage
from overflowing ilin.system „aid
compares h elf- sdlaries ours almost to $70,000. are concerned with the costs of
repotted the tile"
drain allocation the pumpings. At „the request of James McIntosh; clerk,
I d Manager since Rene Brochu Loca entistin Jamarta
—HU-RiDN-P ERT H PRESBYTER1AI —iii1EETS —
Approximately 400-women -fromj'all
Perth Counties attended a•day long meeting '.of
Huron-Perth Presbyterial on Tuesday.. ,the •
Nortfiside United ChurCh in Seaforth. Some,,of those
in attendance were officers from le,ft; NoreneHayter,
the board. Kyles, ' Kyles and
Secondary School in .1ra-ill la is of the "salar'i'es"salar'i'es members of '651'1977 available after February Garrett,' the'board's architectural
Pictured on the front govertinient make; "Compare 1st will be479 t000. " (Continued on Fage'3)
protesting outside the Ministry of s, these with Ontariq's;" Or. Toji
Education office with signs that saYs.
sa?'"Teaeltters werk at starving
ataitiipaqing story safa that a finance .,$16,000; ministera
o c a rge t.yvo workitings.' and "'Months of minister, Michael Manley, makes
teaching without pay - help," -$22,000 a year; his, minister of .
inutevrtnogf tirtebrodiii i"e
collecting
gi island :114:000,502;; state $eaforth'poliee hob charged Ten cartons of cigarettes were
the speaker „ 1200; ,ftvolocat youths with a break at stolen after a back window •was
• .padiatnentary,-- see Aries, ,Archie'S &tribe° Tres ttSf; broken to allow entry to the les ' $11,000`; opposition '', leader Janday 18, The two, will appear 'station. Seven cartons have 'been A6 front page 4iews in the $11,1004); doputy, Speaker $8,500: ,m provincial court in Ooderich on reeovered, Seaforth pohte *".told
Agriculturecrowd at
OetyHanhv01.......meotin
ALF ROSS
homemaking 'clubs
encouraged support of parents
and the community, gbanget'.
exhibition facilitiet had resulted
in it being'easier for 4-H
exhibitors.the ssaid as she
thanked the board for its
co-operation. ,
Gordon PhIlman told the
'fleeting of improvements which
the Turf Club bad made to its
facilities at agricultural Park.
_The meeting recognized long
years of service byrdst president
Alf Ross and Women's- Division -
secretary treasurer Lois Hodgert
when each was presented with at;
Agriehltural Service Diploma.
For the first time, the presi-
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V arrta;febottling secretary; Helen Wilbee, Seafoith,.
-president, Seaforth UCW; Doris Zurbrigg,
1st-- V.P.;- Huron-Perth; Mabel" Strong, Seaforth,
President, H •P; Margery Kernick, Goderich,
Treasurer, H-P. -" -,(EXpoSitor
arid
ustee criticizes
uTon MOH
dent of the- la-dies -divison was
named a -director of the society
and other directors elected were
new • _ones; Joan Campbell and
Francis Hicknell and returning
directors , Robert .Broadfoot,
Kenneth Campbell; Kenneth
Carnochan, Kenneth Coleman;
Lewis. Coyne, Robert Dalton,
Joseph Devereaux, Donald
Dodds, Ittch•btr -Fdflieritighati,
James Henderson, . Harry
Johnston, Kenneth Moore; Eric
McIntosh, Gordan Papple, Toni
Papple, . Alfred Ross and
• W. D. Wilson and atta subsequent
meeting of the boai,i1
Mr. Campbell was' returned as
president. The vice president is
W.D,. Wilson, Ken Moore • „ is'
second
past
p vi erecsei dapnndt .J oD
A
u de ivt eo rr eka u xa ri
J 12 Spinal and• Jas., •Murray'.
Helen Thompson was named to
fill 'the new office of vice
president of the ladies' diyision of
the Agricultural ' society. Mrs.-
Campbell will be ladies pr esident
again , and Lois, Hodgert will
return as. secretary •treasurer. '
Art Bolton presided over
"election ""of directors when
members adopted a : report
presented • by a nominating
committee including himself, Ken
Campbell and Alf Ross,
said that the, same individtialt
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of E se
for su
Inc
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once
stra
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Monitoring the situation at were
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