The Huron Expositor, 1978-04-06, Page 1• 11
for almost -an hour and, then
detoured around .Hwy, #8;
The three cars involved in the
accident .were all proceeding
along Hwy. #13 in an easterly
direction.
No charges -have been laid in
the accident. „go,derish-OPP tare
still investigating the accident...,
BEANS FOR MR, WHELAN — Guess what Perth
Countit bean producers presented to canada'S
agriculture minister Eugene Whelah When he.spoke
to their annual meeting'Friday in Kirkton? A bean
pot filled with white beans, that's what. Story and
more photos on the farm page. (ExpositorPhoto)
The salaries of Perth County's last week on the salary protion 'of year will bb $16.715. Last year
.361' elementary school teachetA the 1977.78 contract. that same teacher made 515.436
.are up 7.99 per cent in '78 over ,Details-ef„, the contract were per annum.
last yeas . discussed at a' special news The 77-78 contract Will cost the
Perth elementary teachers settle •
Friday Sectforth
honours Lloyd Eisler
Seaforth's champion figure
skater Lloyd Eisler Jr. and His
partner Lori Baier will be honour-
ed at a dance Friday night by the
Town. The pair have recently
-returned from skating in com-
petition in France.
AdMission to the evening at the
arena is by donation at the door.
There 'is no overhead and all
money that's donated w ill go to
Lloyd to help finance his skating
career.
• Lloyd Eisler Junior Night beg-
Ms •at 8:30 in the ~lion figure
ska,ting presentation by Lloyd' and
Lori. It's a chance for local people
to see them," says Rec. Director ?
Clive Buist.
Then . the 'crowd will move
upstairs where there'll he 'danc-
ing,. to'a Disc Jockey. from 9 to 1.
About 9:30 a presentation to the
couple from the Town of ,Seaforth
is planned.
Anyone who canyt attend.
Lloyd Eisler Jr. night' but would
like to make a donation can leave
it at the Towh Hall, Mr. Buist
sa id.
READY TO PADDLE — Canoeists line up for a start in one of the Optimist Canoe
Race events Sunday at the Egmondville Bridge. A couple of race entrants were
dunked into the icy waters 'of the Bayfield during the 6th annual race.
(PhotO by Oke)
•
By WilMa olce
'Competitors came April 2 front
as far away as Amherstburg and
Huntsville to paddle .in the sixth
annual canoe race oti the Bayfield
River at Seaforth.. Sunday after-
noon.
Sponsored by the, Seaforth
Optimist Club 27 couples and six
singles paddled their way ten
miles from the Egmondville
bridge to the Vanastra Road
bridge- sz ahe. food-swollen,,t w ist7.
ing Bayfield River ,
Canoeists John Calcutt and
Brian Murray both of London took
enly one hour and 20 minutes for
the chilly trip.
As he stepped from the canoe,
Brian Murray said, ''It's a rough
course - the tree branches Inider-
ed us."
Peter•Fohry of Waterloo wa s on
hand with his hovercraft and
:several members of the
to volume!. fire .brigade, to provide
assistance in case of trouble in the
fast flowing waters filled with
logs. ice cakes
There was one, mishap and
many near mishaps. Tru4
Cowan of Jamestown. two miles
north of Brussels, had her kayok
flip over when she took a wrong
turn from the main course of the
river and got into brush in the
river.
hi her overturned Kayok she
had diffienity freeing herself from
the splash guard she was using.
She then struggled and swam to
the river bank where willing
hands pulled her out and she was
put in the warm van owned by Alf
Ross of Staffa.
Narrow Escape'
In spite of her narrow escape
frOm the frigid waters her great-
est concern later, when interview-
ed was the loss of her glasseS
• which were set in valuable
antique_ frames. She Icredkcd_ the .
use of the looar part of a wet 'suit
for saving her from a more
dangerous chilling.
The Optimist Club officials
were told that morning when they
asked the Rescue Squad in'
London that 31/2' minutes in 'the
ice-cake strewn waters would be
the danger point for someone
dumped in.,
The winners were as follows:
Kayak (one or two persons):
Heinz Becker, London and his'
wife Phoebe. Second; Tony Risl-
er, London, third; Men's expert.
(two persons) Juluis Langpetcr
and Ted McCabe both of Wind-
sor; Rene. Beogemans and -War-
ren Knight both of Hen-shill
Men's advanced amateur (two
persons) David Wilson and Clare
Magee both of Huntsville; Bill
(Continued on Page 23)
Canoeists brave Sunday cold
Inside this week
(Tilturon 4xpositor
Both Sideson-Teachers' Strike P 3
Longtime bakery closes P 7
Threshers plan reunion P16
Whole No, #5143
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.5 up
hway for an hour
A three car pileup east of
Seaforth irt Tuesday's heavy fog
might have proved even more
serious due to the,,poor, visibility.
EyewitneSSes report visibility
was almost nil, and cars
screeched 'to a halt as they
suddenly came aeon the accident
;scene,
Mae Hillebrecht, 81. of R.R,4,
Seaforth ./ • is in satisfactory
condition in Seaforth
Community Hospital following
the accident.
lNrs. HilleTtreclit missed her
driveway on Hwy. 8 in the fog,
arid had stopped to turn around.
Her car was hit from behind by
Ken Code, 29 of , Waterloo
knocking the Hillebrecht car into
the ditch.
Mrs. Hillebrccht had barely left
the car, when it burst'rnto flanies.
Although Seaforth firemen'.
answered the call, only the car's
metal frame remained when the
flames were extinguished.
When Mr, Code vas unable to
start his car, he went to a neign-
bouring farm to call the police.,
•.His car was then struck .from
behind by a third car driven by
Douglas O'Reilly. 22 of R.R.2-.
Eyewitnesses report visibllity
was -almost nil at the time of Me
accident. and that, other cars
slammed on their •brakes to 'avoid
hitting , the ;Code and O'Reilly
cars. • '
Traffic at the scene was halted
ti
. Council' members approved a ep t .4rading . • '
investigating what would .be . .Albat-t -Pri•ce, an Egniondville• ' . ship snowplows during the winter Although.other pit:operators in -f from Seaforth involved -..in upgrading the vil:-. resident,• presented. initial. plans months. • . • .Tuckersmith• ' township haven't
' lage's water system. for a subdivision the plans to-,build. Conned alS6 advised Mr. Price been,required to deposit. money.
• .' At 'present, residents in the , in the village. ' - .. to- check,-ministry. standards for into a 'rehabilitation fund in - the
village purchase their water from . Mr. Price. plans to build six • , the road Whieh will service. the' past, council passed a motion.
, a variety ol' sources including two homes around a ctrl-de-sac' en syhdiviSion. . . . asking the Reid Bros..to deposit
township wells, from private property he already owns. .off . 'Council, approved an • applicat- $1,000 before W•orking the pit.
wells tuut.some 17 home owners ,tarvis Street. . . 'ion to sever an area of the David ' Council members decided, to
buy their water from the toyin of .' hi, drawing. up his' plans for the Brock faint; R.R.2. Kipperi4o be -charge the pit operators $500. For
Seaforth, , . subdivision. Mr. Price ,was con- operated 'as a, gravel pit by the, each acre of gravel removed, and
•: Cinmeil meihtiers . ocentee if ..culler whether lie would . be • Reid .Bros. Of 'Hensall •members with a petition' signed ,.„_ „.......... ,,..._ „ ,
. ,.„,,......the..initial deposit will cover the ..
.they didn't investig:ite•the water required to dig, his own Well to - ,' -
Pits
-":' first two acres of aggregate taken' by 105 Seaforth and • area.
Under the provincial, and residents. system ,riti‘V, it will become a supply water to the new homes or .
Quarries. Au.. which hasn't been from 'the site.
• problem - for future COUtlellS. Whether the township was eon- •On'Sept. •l'Of each year...co-00i — ' The" petition' '..' if fliS
, ,One_concern, is if more home-' sidering putting in a third well enforcedin Huron:County to date. . become increasingly .evident that Will determine how much addict gravel pit,operators must deposit the situation' between the-Huron ONVilet'S Pit chased wafer front tlw Which would 'ninety his subdivis- • Tonal aggregate has been, remov-.
township wells. then the SVSte[11 krn'....akiSLALLK...Dttlell....AleW..,..11.0111e,S-.....,(3 ., ,cents der ton of aggregate .
--,,tsic ti-i--Rerid- - County- hoard- of Education -and- ed from
V. he Overloilded...and there which . might be built in . removed from„the pit into .a fund .
' for furture rehabilitation of-the
Bros. to dePoSit funds accord- ., the teachers of HurOn . County :is
wonIdn't he adequate water pros- Egmondville nit the future.. not going to be settled without - ingly. .
' •stilv at all times. . •- A .111.191Per of !.ouncil met '-ers pit • . . , . . the township does' not benefit' going to arbitration.", ,
. Another concern is the tact the indicated they, favored a plan in We, the, undersigned, as When the operator, 'completes__ from'' this dept P•since • the '
system doesn't • Inive a -proper which the township .would dig a ' pit rehabilitation- satisfactorily, funds are • returned . to the pit parents- and taxpayers, feel that
• operators when they have finish- the negotiations should be taken
ed removing aggregate and have td 'arbitration . immediately if a.
• ' settlement is not in •sight at this' r abilhated the site,
an • Nicholson, • township Mlle.".
roads superinlc,,n,dee,t,,,.,„ told Mrs. Parkinson said, a number
council that many smaller munic- . of board -members told her' this
was. the first indication they've ipalities blame the new rehabilita-
tion" regulations in the Pits and
Quarries act for driving up . the
Price of gravel. .
In othe business. Martin Hey-
nsbergen. . R.R.4., Seaforth was
' issued a building permit for abarn
and Peter Swinkels, R.R,4.
Seafotth. was granted a building
permit for a driving shed. .
Council also approved a $5.600
tile drainage -loan to Peter Colydr.
R,R.2, Kippen. •
Clark McLachlan' advised
council the water in the town of
Vanaihrh would be -shut •off on
Monday. April 10 'from 1 a.m. to 5.
.a.m.
. •• He also told ‘council Herman
Van Wieren.r• township. building
_ins.peCtOt..Was. atten ding _a budd-
ing inspectors' seminar on mun-
icipal law in Kingston for the
week. (Continued of Page 23).
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CAR IN ROUGH .SHAPE — A car belonging to
Douglas Code, 29, of, Waterloo 'is iprayed with fire
retarding foam by Seaforth fireman Tom Phillips.
The Code car, ran into a, car owned by Mra. Mae
Hiliebrecht,. 81, of R.R.4, Seaforth which was
stopped on Highway 8 just east of Seaforth in
Tuesday night's dense fog. The Code car was then
struck from the rear by a car driven by /Dougias
O'Reilly, 22, of R.R.2, Dublin. Traffic Was detoured.
around 'the scene from about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tockerirriith will lookat-
• . ville Water system haS .again burst '.pipes. • .. • in Egmondville as well as the • to him.
. • agreed the system was 'due for Although, Mr. Price "was 'ap- ries° Act hasn't'-been enforced in Hu- ron Boar .
reared its` head at Tiwkersniith The numbers- of council all• Price subdivision . .Pits and .
• Althought the .rits and Quar-
, ,, • pr.oaching council only for their Huron • County to gate, the , .
motion asking John MeLachlan', Although the ,Egmandville . . approval in principle of subdivis-' provincial government is' expect- • ,.,„,w 4,.,,,.. . '•
township clerk and Allan' NiehOIL - water systeni has been discussed _ion, plans, council ..rnemberS. in ed to amend the act to dyer tile.' I Arl. a .petrhon. ,
,stin.. •roads.-st1Perintendent and it 'hy. council 'in - the past, the. dicated a etd-de-s'ae„Street plan whole province within, the. next , • - ',
resident of .EgrninnlVille, to 'start .question . came up, again when. , .• „ . might present problems for town . two years. • .. . .
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The question, of 'the. Egmond- shut-oft' system in the event r of ' welltdserviee a number -of homes the money in the fund is returned
U
A group of Seaforth parents
have let the Huron Comity Board
of Education know t•hey want their
children• back in class. ,
Joan Parkinson, who with other
parents, attended , Monday's •
board of education meeting in
Clinton, presented , board
After 15'inonths of negotiations
the teacherft and the board of
education came to an agreement
conference last, Friday at the board $7,592,283. up $561.623
hoard office in; Stratford. over the 76-77- contract. The
The average salary for an salary grid is divided tip into
elementary school reacher this 'categories b i:Lsed on experience
and qualifications.'
In the lowest category an
elementary teacher will make
between $91,185 and 512.908 while
in the top .section a teacher will
make anywhere froin $14,301 to
$25:835. .
The overall' pay-hike is up 5.69
per, cent plus a 2.3 per cent
average increment to teachers
with extra qualificatiOns.
Public school principals in
schools of 400 or more will earn
$28,740 to $30.540 a:year. In
'schools of less than 274 pupils_a_
pi.in ekt al will- Make bet
$26.374 and $28.074.
Although • both teachers and
hoard have ratified the
agreement. the working
conditions portion of the contract
is still under discussion. Those
items will be discussed in a liason
committee where representatives
from both parties will study the
issues , of dispute. Such issues
include workload. pupil-teacher
ratio, and in particular the sick
leave and retirement gratuities.
It's the second time the liason
committee idea has been
attempted. Last year a similar
committeewas set up but too late
in the year to be effective.
The teachers chief negotiator
Robert Davidson •said, "In the
cotirse of our discussion it became
apparent Mat thet:c were Many
possible alternatives and that the
liason, committee would he file
appropriate vehicle to explore
'those alternatives".
had that parents, want a
settlement. •
SI T said the board members
said they .were Under the
'impression that. Huron County
residents were supporting their
"'hang tough" attitude in
negotiations with the striking
teache'rs,
Mrs. Pa ...kinson said since
presenting the petition to the
board, 15 more people have
dropped by the Queen's Hotel
and added their names to
second petition.
Mrs- Parkinson • said if the
board members feel their position'
is that strong in regard to
negotiations with the teachers,
then .th ey_shP,I1Idult be...afraid.. of,
arbitration.
She said without voluntary
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