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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-10-26, Page 3 (2)Something by Susan White o say 41. ull who moons Amen by. Karl Schuessler A bumper crop vehicle driven by James Neil. Mrs. Pepper has been charged with failure to yield for a stop sign. . Constable Charles Akey of the Seaforth police force advised local businessmen to check that the front doors of. their businesses are secure. The members of the police - have discovered a number of doors which weren't secured properly during recent rout- ine inspections. Thd)se falling leaves . • HEY, I LIKE THIS CLEANUP BUSINESS! -- Tony Todd, a visitor to Seaforth last weekend, obviously didn't mind posing for a few candid shots as he helped rake some of our town's fall harvest of colored 'leaves. From time to time I get complaints that there are no Conites, and few jokes jn The Huron Expositor. (If ybu are one of the people who'ld like us to carry comics, I'd Ake to, hear from you. We've been thinking about it, now that there are some fine Canadian comic strips available.) Several occurrences just lately though have lead me to speculate that we don't need ,a special comics section. Our comics, most of them not at all. deliberate, are scattered throughout the paper. It's one of the joys of being a community press ed4r. You put the paper to bed, secure that it's pages are clean, calm and dign'.:ied late Wednesday afternoon. But you never, never, know what you're going to read on Not since an ad for a manure spreader carried the line "this 'is a load of bull" (cr words to that effect) • that thank Heavens was before my time . . have Expositor pages attracted so many eagle eyed readers. A few people in the know (I obviously wasn't one of them) got a laugh out of the time in the not too distant past when we ran a perfectly lovely photo of a big bad bull with a ring in his nose on our, editorial page. The caption, said Mn"rNe,-.1 That was one joke we could easily have avoided. Our publisher was touring the layout room when that par- ticular capiton was being attached, and said in his opinion bulls didn't moon. 1 figured that I knew as flitch about bulls or maybe a bit more, since I live in McKillop, as the publisher cbis and decided, I must admit without the advice 'Of farm oriented people who work here, that I'd heard lots of bulls say "M0000". But I reckoned without a real bull expert, Johnnie Crich. John's got time to critique the paper. now that he's retired from the bakery business (and yes, I admit the critique can take a good long time.) He was in first thing Thursday mo. ning to tell me that bulls don't moon they r0000ar! The jury's still out on this one though. I'm going bull calling one of these days and I'm 99 per cent sure I'll come up _with one who moos. If you've lot a mooing bull, that apparent oddity,, or at best a hybrid, ip your feed lot or barn, could you let Mc know? - • I'll be out to visit with my tape recorder and we'll show them, You're in vited You are invited to a Senior Citizens Card Party at St. Columban Parish Hall on Monday Oct 30 at 1:30 p.m. tv. ON EXPOSTITOR, ocTO ' - uckersmah Thursday morning. T council Not long ago I read in the classified ads that we had a cat house f9r sale. "Do the occupants go with it?" one local real estate man bounded in here early to ask. _We _told him to call the_ Ott' f-0.*--qt!estions WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES COME FALLING DOWN — Irwin 'Johnston spent some of his weekend involved in a task faced by many area residents - raking up the reminders of last summer. (Expositor Photo) This year's Huron. County Board of Education race isn't the battle. it has been in the past.' A number of trustees on the board have already been acclaimed for office, One of the races which is shaping up is for ithe trustee's •position representing Seaforth, McKillop and Hullett Township. The incumbent-trustee John Henderson of McKillop, is being challenged by former hustee Molly Kunder of Seaforth. Both Seaforth area, members of the Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Separate's School board were acclaimed. • They are Wheel Connolly of Tuckersmith , and—Ron Murray of McKillop. I grew a bumper crop this year-weeds, that is. The variety proved fantastic. You name it. I got it. Twitch, Burdock. Plantain. Bind. Dandelion. Dock. Thistle. Goldenrod. Pig. Ivbrning glory. Wild Carrott and Lambs quarter. You think of any kind of weed Ontario comes up with, and I swear it's growng in my little tree plantation. You see, I had this genius of an idea. Plant onmy old farm house property nearWalton a whole forest of little trees. The Ministry of Natural Resources was good enough to give them to me. All I had to do was plant. tend and care for them. And if nature showed herself kind, in the ten years I'd have Christmas evergreen trees for sale. And if nature extended her graces another forty or fifty years, my heirs would have black walnut trees to sell. That's the government's stipulation-and fair enought too, You can only sell the trees it gives you as mature trees-cut trees-in other words. Well, let me tell you. Nature hasn't been that kind. She knows' how to devastate with raw winds, packed ice, meagre rain and chewing bugs. The little creatures of the forest get their bite too. Rats and mice arid rabbits nibble away at sapling trees as if they're fresh cheese. And blot and blight vanquish another section. But through it all, I know how to extend a fair amount of optimism. I can say nature and her friends thinned out my mini tree plantation over these last few years. I can Say I have plenty of room now to drive my hector through the widened rows, tree rows I'd planted too close to begin with. Trina, my tractor, can now plow up a whole jungle of roots joined together in the deepest of vvedloek. Notice I said plow. Trine *flows only one attachment those two plow shares that turn over the longest of top roots and the stringiest of gangly quack grass roots. Man, do I believe in growing quack grass. Or is it twitch? Or crab? or Quitch? or couch? There's also a battle for the trustee's seat from Hay Township and Hensall and Zurich, where Herb Turkheim, the incumbent trustee from Zurich, is being challenged by ?Annie Noakes of Hensall. Dorothy Williams, the former school teacher who represents Tuckersmith and Qinton on the board was returned by acclamation. Harry Hayter and. Clarence McDonald were acclaimed as the two trustees representing Stephen; Usborne and Exeter. Robert Peck, the incumbent trustee, was acclaimed as the school board representative from Stanley and Bayfield. There will be a race for the trustee's Or scutch? Any way yo say it, I have a bumper of it. Both on top of the ground and under it. I understand I'm not the only one. This kind of crab joy is spread all around. I read in the newspaper that weeds in Perth county are costing 1.25 million dollars this year. In Huron it's even more 1.8 million. And the agricultural rep said that weather may have something to do with weeds on the rampage, but the main reason is door management.. In other words, he's saying it's mostly my fault. I don't know how to manage my weeds properly. I don't identify my weeds. Get the right herbicides. Apply it at the right time and at the proper rate. If there's a time of the year that finds me making resolutions, it's fall plowing time. I don't have to wait for New Year's or the ag representative. All I have to do isstand knee deep in weeds and play hide and seek with my little saplings. • I shake my head. It's going to lie different. I'm going to get my weeds under control Next year I promise to plow more. Cultivate more. Identify more. Herbicide more. I swear. Never again will this weeds-in- my- trees happen. That's another good thing I can say about nature. She willing to give me another chance. A new year. Next year. I hereby resolve my tree plantation will prosper-and without weeds. But then that ag rep spreads a little darkness on my good intentions. Hewarns me I'm about to reap a whirwind. He says most of my weeds have gone to seed by now and they've spread their next year's potential into the ground. He claims it's going to take two and three years of enthusiastic weed control to tackle this year's heyday. I get the picture. I'll get the Second chance alright, but I'll have to sweat like summer plumbing to gain control once again. I I seems as if nature, like a wrathful God, visits the iniquities of the fathers unto the third and. fourth generations: position in boderich and Colborne Township where incumbent trustee Shirley Hazlitt is being challenged by John Westbrook. In Goderich.' three candidates David Gower, and, incumbents Cayley Hill and Dorothy Wallace are running for two trustees' positions. Mrs. Marion Zinn was acclaimed as the trustee representing As hfield and West Wawanosh Townships. John Elliott, the incumbent trustee, is being challenged by Lloyd Barth for.the seat representing ratepayers in East Wawanosh, Morris and Myth. Donald MacDonald was acclaimed to represent Brussels and Grey ratepayers. Another contest in the upcoming Nov. '13 election will be in Turnberry and Howick Township and Wingham were four candidates are running for the two trustees' positions. The candidates arc present trustee Jack Alexander Bert Morrin, .Murray Mulvey and Jo Swan. Charles Rau has bees acclaimed as the An accident involving two Seaforth residents resulted in $1100 worth of damage to their cars. Mrs. Grace Pepper failed to yeild at the intersection of John and Jarvis Streets last Thursday and collided with a Patricia Flanagan. 20, daughter of Bill Flanagan, RR 5, Mitchell is a patient in Stratford General Hospital after breaking her leg for the second time in two months. Miss Flanagan broke her leg on Aug. 20 in a soccer game against a London team played on the Seaforth District High School grounds. Her leg broke a second time when she sat' ByWilma Vtce Ontario Hydrds Board of Directors approved rates for 1979 which will result in January in an average in- crease of 9.8 per cent to municipal PUC's. At the Public Utilities meeting in Seaforth Wednes- day. Manager Tom Phillip s said he did not see this causing an increase in rates to local hydro consumers at this time. P U.C. will tender for the construction of d 40 s 40 x 12 foot high cement block build- ing with a steel root' to 1,otise the pump at the to 01 t he new well on Welsh Street. P.U.C. workmen will do the separate school trustee on the Huron County board of education representing Stephen, Usborne, Hay, Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships and the village's of Bayfield, Clinton, Ex ter Eugene Frayne has been acclaimed as the Separate school trustee on' the Huron county board of education representing Colborne, Grey, McKillop, Hullett, Ashfield Fast Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Morris, Turnberry and Howich. Townships and the Towns of Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth, Brussels and Blyth. Ted Geoffrey will represent ratepayers in Hay ToWnship,,and the village of Bayfield. Keith 'Montgomery will represent Morris, Grey, Turnberry, Hullett and Howick Townships and .the towns of Wingham. Brussels and Blyth on the separate school board. Arthur Hiad will represent Logan, Mopington and Wallace Township separate school ratepayers as well as ratepayers in the towns of ,Milverton and Listowel on the Huron-Perth board. down in her home to watch television. Mr. Flanagan,. Patricia's father, said hospital authorities believe the original pin put in Miss Flanagan's leg was flawed, since it snapped so easily. Mr. Flanagan said his daughter will likely remain in hospital for about 12 days after the pin has been reset. Orangeville from October 16 to October 27. P.U.C. foreman William Marks will attend a two-day Maitenance workshop at Constellation Hotel. Toronto, November 14-15. Manager Toni Phillips will attend a meeting in Goderich October 18 of Association of Electrical Utilities. District No. 6. At the conclusion of thy., meeting the Commissio were asked if they ietendeo to seek re-election. Chairman Gordon Pullman said it wa., likely he would. Dr Rodger Whitman said he ‘%ouid not. Mayor Betty Caron° is the third member. By Wilma Oke Only about 20 ratepayers in Tuckersmith Township turned out for the ratepayers' meeting called• by the township council Monday night.Included in this number were the spouses of some of the council members: John Broadfoot of R.R.1, Brucefield,- was invited to act as chairman by Reeve Ervin Sillery, who was acclaimed reeve for another two-year term. Also unopposed was Deputy reeve, Robert Bell. Councillor Robert Drummmond was ineligible to run for office in the township because he had sold his farm and moved into Exeter. Incumbents Frank Falconer and Robert Fotheringham will share votes on election day with Candidates William Brown of Egmondville. Robin Gates of Vanstra and Harvey " Hammond of Brucefield. Reeve Sillery suggested that the whole township should support the Vanastra recreation centre financially, and not just the ratepayers of Vanastra. He explained that when several Vanastra residents approached council several' years ago to set up a recreation complex at no cost to the rest of the township, they were give the go-ahead. Reeve'Sillery said it was a little shortsighted on council's part. To date none of'this debt has been paid off except through whatever grants council has been able to secure from the governments in way of community centre grants because the recreation complex "is not a money making project", the reeve said. Reeve Sillery said tha the centre is now due for further alterations. The whole council forms the recreation committee reason for the debt at Vanastra to be carried by the whole township. (When the centre was built council was adamant that it was the of Vanastra formed most of the'recreation towcloisuhnicPil.lor two years ago. Prior to that several residents committee, along with only two members of . council. managing the centre. Council took over 'it responsibility of Vanstra alone and must never be a financial burden on the rest of the Frank Falconer said he could not see any Falconer said he felt it was a good idea for council to be responsibible for the managing of it. He said the debenture debt carried by the Vanastra ratepayers (which they hope to pay off gradually in their taxes) amounts to $119,000 as at end of 1978 with interest of $1 1,000. being paid this year. feel Vanaastra.has come a long way and with an united ,effort we have done an excellent job, he said. Clerks Councillor Falconer remarked on losing the township clerks who resigned early last year (Jim and Brenda McIntosh) He said he felt the quit because of too many complaints and too many telephont calls.' ".1 feel the ratepayers of Tckersmith should learn a lesSon from this," he stated. He said the present clerk, Jack McLachlan, earns $18,000 a year but this is no reason for people in Tuckersmith to complain to him about everything." i!ueve Sillery spoke of the new grader and new truck bought by council, also the purchase of the former Bank ofMontreal as the township office at Vanastra'. He spoke of council's unsuccessful attempt to get the county to take back the Hensall road which has been in poor condition. He said the council is paving a section at this time. The reeve pointed out that the township owns the curling rink at Vanastra and rents it out to the Curling Club. He said council had an opportunity to purchase the old arena at Vanastra this year but turned down the offer (Continued from Page 1) the construction of the Glengowan Dam personally. Mr. Swart said he feels the dam will only be used to flush out sewage for the city of London and that he had heard the dam would be obsolete in a decade. Incumbent Reeve McPhail said he was present when the UTVCA vote was taken on the Glengowan dam and "I was thoroughly disturbed at the way it was handled." Mr. McPhail said most of the authority representatives voted in favor of building the dam. He said Mayor Jane Bigelow, London's mayor, confirmed to him that the dam is only a stopgap measure for the City and that it will - - - as he felt "Tuckersniith could not afford to take it on at this time." He said he serves on the property committee of Huron County council and he represents tht township on the Clinton Fire area board where they recently purchased new radio system and, beepers for the fire trucks and the men, Thanking his fellow council members for their suppoit during the year, the Reeve said '1 could not have had a better council if I had handpicked them myself." Deputy reeve. Robert Bell regretted that there weren't more people at the meeting but said "it's busy time at this time 'of year". He said he had been tile drain inspector and that loans were down this year, to $35,200 from last years' total of $101,000 for a 13 month• period.d He said there was another $55,000 to 'spend this year if any one wanted a tile drain loan. Mr. Bell said building permits this year amounted to $1,577,750. up substantially over the $1,325,000 used for construction last year. , Councillor Robert Fotheringham said he had found his first two years on council a real challenge, but interesting and rewarding. He sadi he represented the township of the Seaforth. Fire area board. Be said new two-way radio set had been bought for the trucks and the base and this gave better ' communication system between Clinton, and Mitchell and themselves. He said the firemen had been given beepers so' that they can all be signalled in case of fires or other emergencies.' • He asked for the support of the ratepayers on election, day and said "I'll try to do my best for the township", Hensal Firehall ,Councillor Robert Drummond reported on the Hensall Fire area board which' has completed the construction of a new firehall for approximately $80,000 which will be officially opened soon. Council.okays (Continued from Page 1) the municipalities pass a by-law authorizing participation in the operation of the county communication system. In other business council passed a by-law appointing building officials (Henry Van Wieren of Hensall is the building inspector.) -a by-law to regulate issuance of building permits; and agreed to hold a special meeting on October 26 to study the procedural by-law. Council discussFeldooadiflnogoding problem at the rear of IGA following heavy rains or spring snow melting. Councillor Jim Sills said there was no problem of flooding in the store from the alley as long as the water went into the sanitary sewer, but now the ministry of the environment demands this water go into the storm sewer. Council decided that if Bruce Hoelscher, store owner, would negotiate the easement with the Bank of Commerce the town would do the work on a drain and secure permission from the county to cross under the sidewalk and road to connect it to the sewer, To assist the Seaforth Branch of Royal Canadian Legion to get a Wintario grant the town will send a letter indicating it endorses the work done by the Legion. The next regular meeting of council will be on November 20 because of elections on November 13. be obsolete in 20 years. Mr. McPhail, in response to another questioner who expressed concern that the authority was being run from the top, said only three representatives on the UTVCA voted against the dam Mr. McPhail, who was representing Hibbert township, the representive from Fullerton and a third representative from Logan Township. Matt McCreight and Louis Maloney, incumbent trustees for the village of Dublin and Jerry Murray, who is seeking a position on the three man board, also spoke briefly during the meeting. The third incumbent trustee, Don MacRae, was not, able to attend the ratepayer's meeting. RAKING UP THE WINDFALL — Last week's winds brought down a boutiful harvest of leaves, so Mrs. Marlene Britton of Seaforth and visitor Tony Todd of Michigan spent part of their week6nd cleaning up summer's debris, (Expositor Photo) Few challengers for B of number in the ad and find out. "Who knows", we added "you might get another listing." Then there was the week that we advertised, one after another in order, in the classified coming events column, an adult health guidance clinic then belly 'dancing classes , and then expectant parent education classes. Natural progression, so .to speak. That was pointed out to us by an educator in the com- munity who apparently just wouldn't believe assurance-- horn everyone involved that the ads and their order were pure coincidence. Accident damage $1100 Girl breaks leg twice in 2 months Ontario Hydro rate up but no change here finish work such as painting, electrical and plumbing. P.U.C. will tender as Well for a one-ton truck with or without a hoist to replace the 1974 International dump truck. Ed. Meyer of Huron U.F. Foam Insulation,Clinton, will repair the brickwork on the pumphouse be' end the P.t ,.C. office alio the re- sidence and fill in the five basement window to save heating costs at an ap- proximate cost of $1,900 for the whole job. Approval was given for 1 an MLNairn of Mitchell to tel.0 his fourth year line- man's learner conr.,, Hibbert has candidates' meeting -1 1'