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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-03-05, Page 3Something to say by Surn White ' And it's full of women who look. well maybe. a little tidier and modeli'like. but in 4 essence lust like ie the 44-family photos., The nientOttes,eomo flood, ing hack ?rem 44Ueetts to • taeeand (bow long iS ft siltee yoteve heard this Weird t1S, tte.,anohing hhe, ear- , tatW) sheer. with big hews aod White gitivee,"One Piece hathing 'suitS with buithin beets and hair with 'that glued in place took. Prices too are Memorable.: The bathing suit costs112.95 and the most elaborate for- mai la. rhinstone clip goes, with it) $16.98. Of ceurse those were the days when a long, elablorate wedding dress cost $37.50. Now that's not Much more than the going rate for a shower gift. On one page I even found a suit, I think I owned i'n the distant past. h had a bee pleated skirt. short double breasted top and was in Mauve and white ehecked are- If I didn't buy it ($12.94*in- 1961' was ••• pretty hefty.- - for 'a. 14,,yearoltrS bedgeq t. Certainty le.ste4 •aftef,tehkrd,. • - $011,f4CAISICfit - •,;•:.1#1010figi,thO v#toolgxk Vatilor they••arvek nom •oort, VW. sopte„. thretigh 0)44 to.devine ' Mere informatien SOCIal tsr hietoricel sieifte4fte.:•FloffY ,More .pegee devoted to ,by the - devoted, . te' underwear. girdles byehe score. than We eee in 'eurrent catalogues. Seven whole pages of hats., including the Old Baster bon. net. that. highlight of spring for little girls anyway. it was a bit of different" world beet( in 1961..14 or 15 pages full • ef yerilgood and ..sewinginotions attest to that. Twenty years later, do you have time te sew? lefon't.' Sheets and towels ss eren't nearly the big business they You're invited The Meech meeting of the Seafortle Women's Institute will be held at the home of Mrs. Lerne Dale. Tuesdas. March 10 at 8:15 p.m. Guest speaker is Mrs. Brerela :McIntosh. Roll Call- some- thieg I have done or plan 'to do to be a better citizen. Lunch convener. arc Mrs. E. Stephenson. Mrs. L. , Pipe and, Mrs:. G. Kerr,' ..,•••••••0 Petition wants harsher sentences 'A group of cencerned ' 'London era parents arc circulating a petition calling for stiffer penalties for those who conueitt sexuel crimes against minors. Earlier this year. in separate cases two London jedges sentenced one man eo four years en penitentiary , after he was found petty' of several counts of rape and sexual abuee of, his wetly, .step-deughters, and a nether man to a two and half year term for the attemptee rape of a two year and nipe mon t h old -girl. ' The. petitionayis the tau se nteeletee te"'"". ' ' represen 'excessiere, lenience ie view of _ the . nature , of the crimes descritted''.and aeks that the sentences be eippealed. " The petition, with eIgnatures, gathered from all over , Western Ontario, _will be presented to the province's attorney-general. Comes of the petition'. for ' any local peoPle who'd like to sign. ,will be at Piet'e plaee. Larone's and the' Huron Expiwitor -in Seaforth eine Saturday. • ustifies cuts THE HURoN !Ott-fp:tn.; •I• umb bac en SPECIAL 'HELP—Bryce Scott visited Archie's yna ve volunteer to clean the front lot. "Th'ese gi,ws ere my frierids,- explained i3rUce. "And in the year of the handicapped just fell' i rd like to shovii people handicapped people ere capable of doing small it:Zs.** (Phota,by Shoveller) • *lieveeteu looked at any old photos of yourself as a teen- ager recently? If like me you 'have, you'll be relieved to knew that we weren't the only wierdos... everybody dressed like that, back in the fifties. sixties or forties as the ease may be. f iley> didn't have., any 'teem . eget* before the forties:. the WAI.WesolnetOthen.1- " ir# 111Yt- case it , was wasp • -watts(nowOntzball dali 1 ; #00.bie- *ding- ley' bffigs*, OniptedlOfOrs knee '0.e4,- And :Righted: skirts 411d, car :.Coats; 110* ' bands and yes believer it or' not hate. cite little ..10.0Me Kennedy- like ;pillbox hats. For dears, 'I've been cring- ing at myself, dressed-in the height of 1960 style. in family photos and home movies. But I •feel better this week. since I've had time to exa- mine a document from that era's cultural history. It's 1961 Eaten's cata- logue. which Mrs. John Boyd fOund recently and loaned us for a look. (She ets° found a 1964 Simpsons catalogue but I can only take year one at a time. ,BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER A huge 'delegation from the Clinton area packed the Hulett' Ceunty. Board of Education chambers Monday afterntion plead far the retention of -machine shop coursd4 at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. The Yeat 3 machine shop course %sill not ' be offered at CHSS the' fall ot .1981. Provision was made. however. to offer the machine shop course ht the Grade 12- level for the year1981-82 either through the regular daye school program cii• the night school program at CliSS. , Ineufficent .enrollment was cited as' the Main reason for curtailing , die course. Twelve students 'are presently enrolled in the Year 3 machine shop program: 14 in thc Year 4 program. Machine shop programs are offered at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingliani and at South Huron District High "School. students. e • The Main argumeiet of the delegation' for the retentien of the machine shop course was the growing need for cleaned machieise, in, industries around the county,. , Spokesmen front Clintottes Industrial Pro- inotiOn Committee said the town is working hard to establish an industrial park , in Clinton. They -felt it would biedetriment al to the thieve 'of an industrial park. if the machine shop course at the high. school' Were cut. • Seyeralgradua tee front the CHSS machine shop' courses were on hand to tell their personal. experiences. in the business world. One graduate. Dean Reid.of Clinton. said he is a graduate and so arc five ef his•- enipleyees. Another graudate, en employee of Excelle Wilidex .Clinton, said his compaey employs three graudates direct hem CHSS . . One young man 'who is e tierce year Chemical engineering stedentatiMeMasier University in Hamilton, said his knowledge. gained from the machine. shop -courses eit CHSS has been. a tremendous asset to hint. "You ere 'defeating your perpose 'to provide full education for' students in this area if you •cut the. machine shop course at CHSS." said this graduate. To the editor: Continued from page 2 Welch. has requested Ontario Hs dro hold in abeeance any piano ehieh ,Hydro has underway . hi order m come - te a final' 'decision en the process which mieht best be* followed to ensure full public partieipatiow and until the Ministry's reviee cone plete." Is the government and, Hydro planning to release information in detail on the studs after public, cothMents have been 'received. therefore 01mM:eine any other contribtaioe e the. public mey wish to Make? We feel it is of utmost importance that' the public be included in the initial stages of planning in order that not only the .enk iron- mental and. agricultural voesiderations he diseetsed, but also the needs of the entire population of Ontario be enhanced.- : On behalf of the Huron Power.Line Werking Committee . Bill .1 otigejtin ,R.R..2 Goderich. OM. 524-4859, Thanks for the old p (A° ' I send my sincere thanks to you for sending your picture of pupils etc of No. 4 McKillop 15wrighip. 1 toe was able to name the people. Mey your paper eontinue to uphold the high standard of the past. , Youre sincerely (now) A.V. flowers, (nee) A. V. Dorrance Markham Lodge Markham. Ont. . Moira Couper of Hayfield Presented a well researched brief which detail- ed the history of the Clinton school whi h oteginalldy was to provide techical trainin for students front all over Heron Coenty. , She asked whe the beard had deviated from 'this original intention.- • Director of Education John• Cochrane answered- he saying the techincal everts at Clintonwere in place a full five years before the county boerd came into' existence in 1969, He said the parents of students through- out litiron County want'ing technieel training were not satisfied with' the long 'distances ' some YOung pepple had to 'travel to Clinton. They wanted technical opportunities in ,their own locel schools. . .° All high schools in the county With the exception of Seaforth have sonic technical opportunities for students, Exeter and Clinton each have eight shops. (hat .deeiSion Was reached. the next Meeting. Wined- have delegatione 'from Wingham and Exeter to hear. , "We'ee •having rough 'times at• the moment:" agreed Mrs. Cimper. "But we've instilled in our children that education will Continued from page -1 Since the worm:it's ejection. Seateirth's Brotherhood Night has' received national coverage, with. stories in the Metioedition of • the Globe end'Mail, `thpadlitted GuesS who's -coining to. dinner?) The Toronto Star, 'in Leiden. Kitchener mid Windsor mere and on many radio etations.' An editotial in The Sunday Star, on the 'perils of political life for women Candidates. pointed out while women ,are advised to tue for political office. Mrs:Pemberton feutid a "flask " in that formula fel...success. , • The club had invited the three main-party candidates in elle eurrent Ontario election eitepaige to dinner-before all the candidates ksere neminated", ihe Star's editorial said and skein on "When, 'Users.) Pemberton showed up. site Was- promptly sliciwn, the door.. As if beieg aeked to leave .eerciet enough, one of the dinner organizers had the In 1961 Battens didn't for- get its rural beginnings. You could still bey a two-horse team harness ($89.95), chic- ken brooders and feeders and crearteeeParators in the wish book, toOk fne back this 91d eataleette. And for the moss pert $1.40:".11n.hot 5'414 he fhe &AO peArgnentiy...4i . . • • y dairy tabat knopro as ,:Stace, Brothqrs plam. bUt il in,pla tlr 1,0; apik wilt vontinae as, expetesion OW plant Etrul gomPOY,Pte4ident, Wendell the' ereatiote of additiheel eoegyeetill itls9i,tay on, with jobs, kle';'s:aid the change in, the but after a transi- L4neiship. With the reeultieg ' deft Period. Ronald Stacee expehreen • kshoutd enly be will be leaving the compeny., When the, ownership 4117d nfil jriothyeeer Tnbiuttity aed change was announced. tht press release said sigov,,,.TaSitea4cesiiifletiroth8se;Ltyde.arcelein- cant expansion of the Mit• operatien in 19801 Johp Labatt Ltd. the hrev.- ers based in London, is involsed in flour millinte milk processing and pro- AUL SHIRVEY 3-KELLER The mod of the .Huron County Board of Education Miandee afternoon in Clinton was •begin to change educational attitudes here. Board members had some 'success tee, as two delegations,frote the Clintee,area e ere teld flatly ,that apy additional expenses incurred by the beard noss eould be 100 percent fundedleent the pockets et Huron. Comity , ratepayers. , ,e, pee taxpayeefrom the crowded chembers eose to suggest that instead okileleting the' machine -shop .4,1hIESter - -Central Heron Secondery School in Clinton e %sere - 'estimated to cosi $50.000 each per annum. the, boerd should: eoosider -cutting the salaries of teachers and ad ministretive slat eo effect suffiteient sak ings to fund the courses. "A yeae ago I ks ould ha‘e made.the samc . kind-of stateMene ", said new board member John Jewitt. "Bei ky hen sou get involved with heard business. you can't real") believe et.. A.-statement like that is irresponsible." Tnistee R.J. Elliott' reminded the , audi- ence that 'leer years ago. the -board' tried to say no to the teaching; staff of Huron's secondary wheels. "It was great ler three or leer eeks, the patents of the selidls behind the board." said Elliott. . But after a e bile, Elliptt cm on. 'e ith she kid's underfoot at horee ane people worried about their. students.' futures, the beard e as urged to settle, the teachers' strike at an cost. getting a job." said Zinn. "We...will have difficulty absorbing endergraduates into the work force.' , Zino predicted there will be more and, emore-adultseineschoote -yearsetercon andehat by the year 2.000. unemplciyinent .eill reach 25 per cent. She pointed out the. conference e anted that educators must • be cautious about training for long tetm trades e hich . will disappear in a .fast-pace changing societs ' Zino recommendee a "rigorous at...Interne: course" for students to thc cod of Grade 12 at least.. "This student is the one . who e sureive.''„ warned Zinn'. "Witheut a Grade _,I2 diploma with . plenty of mathematics, science and communications skills. the student-dee-met have-a-prayer ip ou•te future- economy." "It 'pains 'us all to think some programs have tow), "-said John Jewitt. "I hasie even By: Shelley McPhee , Tuckersmith Township finished 1980. with a $102,914 deficit. but the extra Money needed for the murtieipality won't come from the taieayer's pockets. , The deficit , was covered from 'funds in the tovi;nship's accuinulated net revenue fund. The accum. , ulated revenue. saved mei. a number of years. totalling $345.000 was reduced to $245.000 at the end of 1980: Tuckersmith Township Council learned. Mike Meyer of the accounting firm Diegel, " Malcolm and Hagey of Stratford presented the 1980 financial Statement at council's February 17 meeting. Mr. Meyer said tbat despite increased expenditures. the 'town- ship was in financially good shape. While the revenues for the past Year were only up by sente $28.000 for a total of $1.328,404. • it cost -$1,431.318 to run the township in 1980, In 1979 the township expenditures amounted to $1.229.341 but in the past year this increased by $201.917, Mr. Meyer .explained that while the tax arreati for the Minlietpality dropped Weil 78 - per emit to M .2' per cent. the toWnship was faced with additional work and unexpected' gest*, pet projected for in the 1980 budget! The township's transportation costs were $74,837 higher ; than ,,anticipated in the budget. The $340,287 spent on 'transporta- tion costs included the unexpected costs of constructing a neW bridge and. exteniive repairs tep another. - GENERAL EXPENSE Geeerat government-expentes; -budgeted' at $83.765 actually cost Tuckersmith $120,460 in 1980. The $36.695 iecrease was due tci the-purchase Of property. The Ontario, Municipal' Board alloWed for a $300,000 expenditureand the teweship had to pay' an hildritieffat$20,1)0Cete Wet' the ettsts of the land which will be used in the future to supply the township gravel. • The new welt in El^gmondville increaged the budgeted environmental services from $146.082 to $172.834 an increase of $26,7,2. the, township had ko piirover $17,00 to the eteiticatotthertAteheeducatton tests inthepaet and I feel I cannot go back to my ratepayers and ten them that it is going 'to' cost them more • • , The tote- aninial budget of the board of • education in Hurop is something in excess of $2"6,000.600 -Said Chairman Donald Merlon- ' ' • . "Do 'the rattepayers understand that we only control about 15 percent. of, that . budget?" asked' Trustee Eugene Frayne.e Theeemirman concurred that 85 percent.of the 526,000.000 spent by the board is eaten • up -' 'ip fixed costs such • es salaries,, traosportation etc. ,"The people aye just not aware 'of the ,., obstacles this hoard ..has to face." offered. Fray ne cost of the new well for the village:, Recreation costs were up, by 10 Per cent. leaving the township with an unbudgeted $14.486.to coVer. Planning and development was up by over $20,000 due to the tile drain loans and the township also had to pay 000 in health' services. which wasn't budgeted for. On the Other side. protection to perecels and properts expenditures were down by over 510.000. The township had hudgeted S50,633 for dee. but the final figere for the ye3r came in ht $40.942 since the dog control costs and grants to the Ausable4lay- field Conservation Authority were both down. LOWER COSTS • As well the costs for social and family services were S54.560 which was $4,241 lower than the tew !whip had anticipatid. Tuckersteith is stilt faced with tor unfitt- anced capital outlay of 5488:553 as compared le $140,097. Mr. Meyer explained that increased capital expenditures were due to the purchase of the MO acre farni from Rick LeBeau. to he used as a gravel. pir, from-the major renovation and additien tie the Vanastra Recreation Centre and front expen- ditures to the TuckersMith 'Telephone System. Mr. Meyer noted that the property purchase and Telephone System debts would be debentured and -when grants come in to pas/1m the rec centre, "It (the caPitel expenditures( conld be. wiped out in a hurry". •Mr. Meyer said. "'The township is in pretty sound shape." He went on to say that the financial figurde Tuekerstnith differed frem other similar sized municipalities in Qatari°, because Tuekersiiith Tikes higher' tax tr. sears and assessment for a cotrateursity without the complententary eronornitlngki, ing. He suggested that three or timr rteW industries would help to treate nevelobt and in turn the taxes would -be paid. • CoUncil egad With Mr. Meyer's cOM. Ments and report and ;Worsted the firiintial statentenG • 4.. -"BYSEINLEVI.MEEIt ;A small bet determined group of Mesie enthusiasts front the Clinton area stood their ground in a Crowded bbard Of education chatithere Mon.dase afternoon to preeent. a petition bearing 46() signatpres of taxetayere who want a credit. course. in instrumental music ipcluded on the Central Huron Secondary School curriculum for 1981-82. The delegration showed that combining 28 students from CHSS's feeder schools coming into the system this fall. and 17 students, already enrolled al CHSS, there artea total of 45 students w.he want First Year instrurnept• Board meMbers who were' on die air now: theirs-ante in white melt you were really fastey. pastel or embroidered. Che- nile bedspre,ede were verY big, as were Mehnec dishes and wringer Washers. ' A frock priwincial sofa and arm ehair cost $269 or you could have a live piece dinette auite,lehreime 44) 'far 599',93. any time you're a young teenager is a rough one, It's good to remember that baek then we were all in the seine slightly-stiff and proper boat. What am I. or Maybe more intereetingly. -evhat is my daughter going to eay 20 yeare from new on .viewing sintiler deeurnentation! of' the_ efalnie0 ealt. heedle Waih Pe Parents want machine shop , get them a job. Canada is in need of skilled werkers. It seems now isethe time to expand techolgwel studies. not reduce them," • • _trustee R.J. Elliott said tha uhe education thrust of the OntarinMinistry of Education ie changing. 'He noted that the community college now sits between the high 'school and , the -university. --He claimed that in the filture. any extra • fending for specialized e techneeeeieal training would be going inio community college coffers. High wheels. he said. e becharged more and more .With the responsibility of giving young people the besic .skills of tilathenta-tics.. communitation and seience _prepare them. for post secondar school training at the community college level •iir - elsewhere. "It is thy personal. vice ," said Chairman Donald McDonald. !,.'-that shops give a plaec for students to make up their Ininds where StaceY •itres-. -of ,„e fanlifrowned flint .eince tti9S, has been soldle Aulefoods tel.; an. -Basterm Ontatih firne WitK:pletite ' Winehester and eNapenee. ' Ault Feeds Ltd:: N port of the John l.ahatt grogp companies. • The 'Mitchell dairy, which employee-se-85' peepte. pro:- duces skim milk pee der. butter. evaporated milk and • other , milk-based products sold under. Vim. Wilkie - grove. Stacee and other pri- vate label brands. About 200 area milk producere sell to the local' dairy. ' Dwight Stacey.' president ef the Mitchell firm, said the company_ will continue to be chell dairy is expected over the next few sears. Mr. Stacey seid the dans 's ilines be expanded. arid the firm . -go into ,cheese duettim ,of wines and con- production. feet ioners. grocers products , ,Mr. Stacey said he doesn't The company had sales know when the eepansion $1.3 billion in the , year e start at the Mitchell ending. April 30. '1980. Wiregham has a total Of 32 et udents enrolled Wingham has nine. shops and -Goderich has tilts/excel{ and where they will .do well when in Grades-IT italreiliele-Perteleime-ele- -.4oureshops..._ ee. _ .• . ,.. . . ,e,...., _ .. they' ge metticommunity colleges for fureher 4 Mr. Cochrane agreed ehet if the original education. concept of one eechnicae school for -the. A charge that the machine shop couree at county had beep satisfactory turatepayers. it , CHSS was being. discontinued to solve a would have been the most economical way to ,statTIII.g problem was dismissed. Ratc• - • . payerPtewere told . that . while •the machine hanele it. It was pointed out ° to the' Clinton " . shop teacher was at te ' bottomeef the delegation' that Clinton etudeme determined . seniority ladder, the ' couese was ' being to take machine shop iteiYear 3 and 4 would diecontinued for lack of etudents.and budget ' traeel to Smith Huron or F.E. Madill, for the i'' -restrictions. , courses, _ . . . Beard members said Huron County tax- . Mrs. Couper suggeeted that students from payers cannel. afford tit continue to finance thee-neer parts of the county he broUghem , ail the eourses that have been offered in the the centre at Clin tun for machine shop. past when costs were lower. funds' were .She was reminded it, was false contents. to mote easily found and entollments were bes .124 students fromExeter aed Winghane , higher. ° , . . eather than the smaller fluently of etudents "We have to offer the coue;es that -.will from Clinton to Wingham et Exeter. . benefit the mest people in today's world." said: Trustee John•Jewitt: • Board inembere also pointed out theteif A meeting will take place in. the ,aud- • iforium of Clinton Public School this , Monday,. March 9 at 8 p.m. for all people.. parents in particuler. who 'arc concerned ' about the future trends of education in Huron-6;4nm. Brotnerhood night He said the board is Wing the ellects of firat•-decision now , ' "We're doing the best Cin) " said. Elliott. "What ec need to do ithe is ehangc our edueatfonal attitudes.'' Elliott told the meeting. He seid peeple bake to understand that over the past 10 or 12 years. education has changed "tremendeush and dramatically e. , In Ow past, etudents. out of a' high school technieal eourse 'could go directly' inte decent payitig job in the 1..0111 . Parents end students still' cepect that is true. ' But ,1130re and more today . employers tequire much more speclalitcd training than can be achieved through a tOar year course iiva high school et udents eoming out of high -sehootare diiteas ering thet hied joh et all. they must. have a Grit& 12 diploma. They are ' also finding tbat to ge into oneheerib training e here it is es aitee Or te a' eommunite 'eollegc for inteneive techme- logiCal etedies. thee reqUire the basics of mathematics, arts -mid eommitnication and science to cope ith t he 'courses and to' meet the competition. in the eork force,. "If we can peovide a good 4.ross•section of the basic curriculum, e ,sheuld be able to provide out studentewith flu, oeet.opporten- ity to makc their ,phoiees and Arneet the challenges." said R .3. Elliott. , Trustee Marion Zinn who had attended a al music for the nekt school year. credit course at CHSS in the fall of 1-982e-eeeonference called Learning. Living ad An extra-curricular music course is in pending favorable reaction from feasibility . Earning, .said she learned that industry operation at CHSS how and werkidg 'studies- Undertaken by a (Insistence presently wants -people between the ages' of Students arrive early each day for classes via composed of patents and board . members 25 and 40 years of age. personal trantpoetation, and out-of-town wh arc also serhing on the education- "Youth will always have a problem students are able .16;go home by- bus-„, • per eel cOmmittee, education-personnel coMmittee had met Prank Fal oner was. opposed to the re- with members of the delegehon'earlier. commendati n. • usic course wante Nt- titat 'meeting. a recoininedadon ear: hammered our„whereby a tredit . in- strumental music course could be proeided at the' morning hour. through the anspices of the night school program. To .onalify for night ,school funding. the course flItist be' offered outside normal , sch'oel . hours and be available to students , from the general public. That recommendation was approved at ' Monday's regular board seseion, along wilb an amendment made by Trustee Jean Vehden Eiroeck at the meetipg. That amendment gives. approyal in phinciple to the establishment of a music ill•grzwe to remark. "You-let. some wined' in anti then before elm kooks , it the place ien't big eitough for , them 'all." Although Brotherhood Night beiteuets . have Araditionalle been a male ,preeerve. women. have attended the Seaforth event in the, past. Former mayor Betty Cardno .said she attended both Brotherhood Night and the Lions. Club Civic .Night e hen she weein office: She. Added: "I don't see,.eny reason why they can't have- invited gueste who .arc women.'• She seid she did suggest once to organieere that it could. be a sisterhoadnight as well Mrs. Pemberton said Brotherhood Night should not voVer just men: since brotherhoed "covers the whole race.''. Next' year.' the local banquet e ill be eiPemisored by the Knights of Columbus. e ho will have to,;, decide - if the ••men-enls" tradition Ts to continue. . A rot ded vote showed that only Trustee 0 will'cover defitit •