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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-02-05, Page 141. • noOnlay a passing neighbotir, Francis Hunt , of R.R.. 4 'Walton..Mr.•• Hunt said he saw smoke pouring froma front window of the , house, and went ,to a neighbouring house to phone in the alarm. . When the, firemen arrived , the fire was :completety out of control. A car parked beside the frame was also. datnaged. n • = • Seaforth firemen battled a chimney fire n the same home about two yours ago, Fire chief Harry Hak said it is believe the fire started from an overheated kitchen stove. None of the-4=h was at hothe when the fire brake out. Firemen had ip return to town to re4fill the pumper at a hydrant. because the creek in Life Member Saturday night Morley Storey, an active member in the' Legitit for 35 years, received a life membership in the organization. Other, longtime ,,Legiortaires were also honoured. See story and• photos on page 9. South Huron'it fair The +(entail South-Huron Agricultural Society has come up with some ideas to I. impreve attendance at this year's fair.' See story., photos , on page 15. Novice Curlers Grade Eight students at Huron Centennial School in Brucefiel4 have been taking' regular trips to Vattastra lately ,where they are learn,- ing the fine art of curling. Young photographer David , Hook has some pictures and the story, See Pg 17. to run in Huron iesex ""-littOrk"..°"°. • Society has p etty goo • yO0r AWARD OF DISTINCTION —Art Bolton , presents an award to Turnbull for ; 'Meritorious Service to Agriculture" at the Seatorth Agricultural SoCiety's annual meeting last Wednespay in the arena. Dr, Turnbull, a veterinarian, hai worked in the agriculturalAield in this area for many,yearq. More Agricultural.Society photos inside. (Photo by Ellis) Dr. JOhn • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, liOURSDAY;BRUARY 5, 1961 -- 20 PAGES WI 4 Year in advance Single Copy 40 Ccots • CHISELKIRST CHURCH LEVELLED—A fire Vi/ed.:- gation members could do little but prevent the fire from nesday morning destroy9d Chiselhurst United Church, ,spreading to adjacent buildings. '(Photo by Gibb) which, has nerved' the rtlYal community since the 1860's. More photos on page 5, wield tire departments and. congre- BY ii1.10E,0100. Chiselhtitit Utlitedrhurch. etthe few -retraining buildings* in that crossroads cotrimunity, was destroyed • by fire Wednesday morning. Congregation. members were unable to save anythiegfrom the building. , The fire was discovered by a. neighbour. Ruth Howard. who saw 'heavy, black smoke pouring from the 'eh imney when she went for her mail. Within Minutes, smoke'. was peering from -the door and windows of-the brick Church. Firefighters from the Tuckersmith and Hay fire departments. Hensall and the Brucefield pumper truck responded to the • alaim. However, little could be done to save the church, which -Was completely gutted. The varnished woodwork in the -church !mimed fiercely and there was seme concern both the Howard home and nearby drive shed would catch/ as well. The walla& shed, facing the church was scorched by the intense 'heat from the burning church. Less than two hours after the fire was f r• It was a pretty good year for the Seaforth Agricultural Society. • Not only didothe Fall Fair. a major event sponsored, by the society, expand in 1980. but the group also discovered at its annual dinner meeting Wednesday evening at the Community Centre, there is now some "black". at the end of the tunnel. Three years ago. according to the BY: ALICE WEB Jean Fehr `and her five children were left homeless Thursday after fire destroyed, their , farmhouse just outside ' Winthrop. The fire resulted in $15,000 to 520.000 damage tothe home and the family were unable to save any belongings. The fire was. discovered shortly before BY ALICE din • On March 19, voters will go to the polls in a provincial election announced Monday by Premier William Davis. The election announcement, which wasn't unexpected, was made on groundhog day-an appropriate date since this will be the , first winter' provincial election campaign since 1911.. The last provincial election was June. 1977; when the Conservatives returned to power as a minority government. Voters elected 58 COnservatives, Liberals and 33 New Dernoerat,;s. The ConNervative party has been in power' in Ontaaio for 38 years. Jack Riddell, Heron-Middlesex MPP since the 1973 by-election. announced-Tuesday he will be seeking' re-election as 'Liberal Longtime Liberal MPP Murray Gaunt announced Tuesday he will not seek re- election in the March 19 provincial election annciunced.Monday by Premier William Davis. In a press releasefrom Toronto M. Gaunt,, who has served as H.urott-Bruce, MPP for more than 18 years, said he intends to spend' more time ,with his family and lead "a more ripe! life". "This has been 'the most 'diffietilt career decision I have ever made. and one that I Make with some regret," said, the release. "My decision is based on personal rather than political reasons. "The time has come when I want to spend more time with my family," it continued. "That important to me because my family' • has accepted additional re- sponsibility over the years while I have been, away so much, and on weekends when I was Seek nominations • Candidates are living up for- nominations in Perth „ riding to- challenge incumbent Hugh Edighoffer. See story on page 3. Rally Winners The South Hibbert Athletic Association held successful snowmobile rally over the weekend. Inside, we have a list of the winners along with pictures. See pg. 5 candidate. Mr. Riddell planned to meet with his campaign committee on Tuesday 'night. before returning to Toronto to attend a two-day agricultural conferetiee. He will be returning to the riding' today to prepare for the party's nomination meeting and to start campaigning. Mr: Riddell farmed in the Zurich area before,renning for office in 1973. He is the Liberal Party's,. agricultural critic in • the. legislature. ' °°. . The candidate said the "number one issue" in the upcoming campaign„!.'is the. Ontario economy". He said Ontario is now the slowest: growing province in 'Canada, with the highest unemployment rate. Mr. Riddell said 30,000 of the province's young home but engaged in Meetings • with constituents and dealing with their problemS. ,1 "1 want to pay tribute t6 my family for their support and help over the years which has allowed rise to pursue my political career. am deeply indebted to'them. Now ii is their turn." In dosing Mr. Gaunt thanked the electors of :Huron-Bruce--.and -added-, -he • wished "Stuart Smith-and the •Liberal Party every, success in this election." -,••• '''' -- Mr. Gaunt and his wife Pat have two children, Stephen, 15 and Stephanie, 13. The retiring MPP said he expects a , healthy race for the Liberal nomination in the riding. He added he plans to work for his party then take a long vacation after the election before settling down to do some farming. ".It will be nice to listen to the grass grow for a change." he said. the 'Winthrop area was frozen. Fire chief Hak said this is standard practice when fighting winter fires. Pupils at .Seafurth Public ',School. the %Omer. attended by the three youngest Fehr children, responded to the plight of the family by donating a truckload clothing Please turn 'to page 3 The Liberal nomination meeting will be held inr,ufaetet , February 18. Bruce Shaw. of the local provincial . Progressive Conservative Asso- ciation, said :Tuesday the PC nomination meeting will be held Feb„ 19 at the Exeter Recreation Centre at 8 p.m: Mi. Shaw said there isn't •apy declared candidate who has stepped forward yet for the party, but some people have expressed an interest in seeking the party nomination. Mr. Shaw said three people. in Seaforth. •Goderich and south.' of Exeter, ° have . expressed an interest in running; as.. a PC candidate. The SDHS principal said he oaeldn't -reveillhese -names. since it' would be up' to.' the'candidates to declare their intentions. Valerie Bolton, secretary of the . NDP Ass,ociation, said the Huron-Bruce. NDP Asspciation is holding it s nomination meet- ing Saturday at F.E. Madill High School in Wineham, She said a numberoPioterested participants have been, invited, and added, several of those people are considering running as NDP candidates in the Huron..„ Middleseit riding. society's retiring secretary-treasurer Ruth Beane, the group owed over $16,000. . Today, that suni has been reduced to $4,000. Besides the society's rapidly improving financial situation are reports that the Fair, which grew to three days in 1980. was a success and-sefil continue in the enlarged format. Retiring president Ken Moore who presided for the meeting emphasized the progress the fair had made during recent years' avid paid tribute to those who through their work and cooperation had made it possible,. Huron Warden Fred Haberer brought greetings from the county and referred to the role which fairs play in contributing 'to agriculture and 'to an Understanding" of agricultural problems. Others who brought greetings were Seaforth councillor Alf Ross, McKillop Reeve Harvey Craig. Stanley reeve Paul Steekle, Tuckersmith reeve Robt. Bell and Hallett. reeve , Thos. Cunningham. Bob Fotheringhant on behalf of the board expressed appreciation to the municipali- ties for their support. • DraWs conducted during the meeting were won by Doug H411. Ron Gross, Tom Cunningham and Francis Hunt. Carolyn Wilson, the 19801 Queen of the !air, recounted her activities. during pro- grams in which she had represented the society. Mrs. Dolores Shaptott, Exeter Ontario Assocfation, director for district A Please tutu to page' 3_ , discovered. the• walls of the church had collapsed. " Chiselhurst United Church. An Con. 12(,1,3, of Tuckerstnith Township.. is on the coiner dividing Huron and Perth counties. . Mary Kinsman. secretary treasurer of the church. said Chiselhurst United served about 30 families. The church is part of the. Hensall United Church charge. Whilie many of the congregation were en the scene. the only thing salvaged was a lawn mower in the church shed. •• Miss Kinsman said the church. originally a wood frame structure. was built in the 1860 period. In 189 7. the chorch basement was added and the church covered in with white brick. Chiselhurst United was noted for its beautiful interior woodwork. The church. and, the Howard home. are the.. only remaining buildings to remind passerS-by that Chiselhurst. fermerly known as Latta's. Corners. was once a thriving community. Ai one time. the Crossroads community included a blacksmith's shop. general store. Presbyterian Church and several homes. Rev. Stan MacDonald, minister of Hensel) United, also officiated at the Chiselhurst service. The minister is currently on holidays. „ Congregation members at the scene suspected the oil fdrnace in the-church may have been responsible for the fire or 'that leaking oil may, have led to the fire which destroyed the building. More thatn 120 years of' ' history and memciries were lost Wednesday morning The. Huron County Board of Education announced Monday it has reached a tentative agreement in contract negotiations with the secnnclarw school teachers. 'The ter to we agreement- was reached *early Saturday morning Marking the end Of the latest bargaining session thht began last Thursday at the Holiday Inn, London. Details of the agreement will not he released until both parties haveratified the cellective agreement. The teachers are expected to vote On the new offer within the' netit week and probably Monday. • As indicated in the factfinder report prepared by Malcolm Stockton. the teachers were seeking an increase 'of 15 per cent in a one-year contract front September 1980 to August 31, 1481. At that tittle the board had offered five per cent from September 1 to • • • s' h. when the :Chiselbttrat. 'United Church was • destroyed in. ;4 raging , The fire was reported by 'a neighbour, Ruth Reward. At first she. saw "'very black smoke" rising (rent the chimney and-shortly after wards, when pluming a neightitter,She noticed the .smoke had begun to pour . from the doers and windows. Firefighters from the Tuckersmith-acid" Way and Brucefield departments were hampered in their attempt to save the ehureh whet) they had to return to fiensan for water. Streams in the vicinity, of the crossroads community, situated four-and-a- half miles northeast of Hensall, were frozen over. Varnished woodwork inside the church brought the fire swiftly out of control and by noon, less than two hours after the fire was, reported', •the roof had caved in. Many , parishioners of the church. currently attended by about 30 familieS., .,were at the scene pr6Vared to offer assistance, With the exception of a- piece of lawn eqUipment however,. whith was saved .from a shedat the back fo the building; it is expected the ehtirchyvill be a complete loss. The church was the remaining building, other than one home, from an eYa whn, the small community once housed' • 'a 'blacksmith's shop, another 'church, a store and, several residences. ."' .The • i building, originally a wood. frame • strutture., was constructed in I8q0. In 1897 it was refurnished with white brick and had a basement added. ;Stan MacDonald, minister of the United Church in Hansa. also, Officiated Chiselhurst services. ,• Jecember 31,1980 and an adoitionaI I per cent to ' August 31. 19 r' 81. The offer represented a 5.6 per cent increase over the one-year agreement. The factfindcr had recommended an increase of 8.5 per cent in-a one-year deal. - The board did reach agreement with secretarial employees, members of COPE Local -1428. The new lone-year agreement calls for average wage increases of 9.5 per cent. Secretaries in classification I now earn from $5.39 per hour to $6.27 under the grid while class two wages range front $5,72 to $6.60. ' Audio-visual technicians in class 4 will receive 58,39 and $8.89 in. class 2. .fiffectiVe May 1. 1981 wages in , the clerical-secretarial $6.60. -secreta from rial class wilt range ss people have left Ontario in recent years to work elsewhere. He also criticized the ConserVatives for recent plant shutdoWns, which occurred he ,said. because the Conservatives don't have an 'industrial strategy for the province. He said the Liberal Party feels the state of 'the economy, and reversing the trend of young people leaving Ontario, will ua the main election issue. The MP said the second campaign issue will be the environment. He said there must be a means of, treating liquid industrial. wastes in the grovinde and greater., government commitment tb improving the environment "or we'll have another Love Canal". The third issue Mr. Riddell, plans to focus on in the campaign is ' the agricultural industry. He said less than one per cent of the total provincial budget is now devoted to agriculture, despite the fact it's one of the province's ma,* industries. He said his party will be campaigning for the pre- servation of , good agricultural land, with both foreign ownership of farmland and continued urban encroachment • hisid.e this week 4 I "i " ' Will listen to' the grass grow , Murray Gaunt retires Winthro family 4,ho:metess B of E, teachers reach "tentative settlement" ••• •:i 1