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Clinton News-Record, 1966-04-21, Page 10Page 10—Clinton News-Record—Thurs., April 21, 1966 Thursday’s Sitting of Area No. 1 Hearing Club Meets MIDDLETON 1 Ten witnesses were called during the five hour session by J. K, Hunter, counsel for pert> itioners who request a union school section between part of Tuckersmith and the Town of Seaforth. Frank Reynolds, a bus driver for the separate school system in Tuckersmith said a one-bus system is being chang­ ed to two buses. He said.they would be willing to co-operate with the public school board, to save miles and costs. He said with one bus it costs $950 a month' to .transport 80-90 children, or 80 cents per day per pupil, With two buses' it is expected to be more. Lost Sale? Hart, dealer of and oil in Seaforth and a estate salesrnan since last stated that home piirchas- do consider location of of William coal real fall, era schools; He said he may have lost one sale because . he ins dicated. to a buyer that children might’have to go to Brucefield to. school. Mr. Carter said he did hot toll his potential customers they could send their children to Seaforth, nor that their tuition there plus Tuckersmith taxes would be no more than school taxes' in Seaforth; When it was suggested that he had not tried very hard to sell the house, Mr. Carter said that was a matter of opinion. , Safer Riding Ralph Moore, resident Harpurhey with no children in Tuckersmith school did1 not fa­ vour having his five year old 1 child riding, as far as Bruce- ; field, when he could walk to Seaforth school, but he admit- ; ted that riding to Brucefield : would likely be safer than : walking, to the Seaforth school. : Mr. Moore did not .think it i would be necessary for the child to walk indicating that he : felt a bus system would be ( started, or he could take the j boy to school each day him- * self. x i Moore cited police and fire j protection, doctors and has- pitals as (better in Seaforth and ; that community 'activities were more easily available to his ; family in Seaforth than in : Brucefield. • i On cross-examination he said he had no criticism of police protection given Brucefield by ■ the OPP. He had not heard of : any problems with children ! storm-stayed in the small sch- : ools in Tuckerslmith, to which ■ they axe now taken for educa­ tion. Mr. Moore identified 18 sig­ natures on the petition, and’ said that no one had talked about the passible tax rate in Seaforth if an addition were built on the school there, nor about whether children would walk or ride by bus. In Plowed Field Mrs. Patricia Patrick, lives five miles from Seaforth and eight miles from Bruce­ field, has one 11 year old son, attending SS 10. She preferred Seaforth school to one at Brucefield, because it would be be more convenient to her. “I want my child in the com­ munity, not out in the middle of a plowed field,” she said, and noted her concern that there was no doctor ar hospital dose by, and the boy’s music lesson who at 4 o’clock would be impos­ sible, if he were at Brucefield. Her’ son leaves home now at 7:55 a.m., and gets home at 4:40 p.m. He takes his lunch. On .cioss-examhiation, Mrs. Patrick agreed that if he could leaye home at 8:10 and got home by 4:15 it would be no more inconvenient than at pre­ sent, but that Seaforth would be more convenient. Told that at Howick Town­ ship central school music, les­ sons were available at the sch­ ool, Mrs, Patrick said! she would not favour this, She pre­ ferred lessons from the sister at Seaforth, since the nun had better control of her students1. No Children John Wood, who had no sch­ ool age children identifiel'd 'two Sheets' of the petition.' as being ones he had witnessed. He felt the union with Seaforth would be better for convenience arid financially. He said, he lived five miles’ from Seaforth, and most of the names he had' ob­ tained on the petition would find Brucefield no farther than Seaforth. He Said there had been no discussion of tax rate, nor of caste of -the school in Seaforth. He had not told them1 the Sea­ forth rate was 15 mills and the township rate was 11, bed­ cause rate Was not talked of. Mr. Wood .said that three former school trustees that signed the petition were xall against union with Seaforth. Teacher Talks Ronald Eyre, who teaches Grade 6 at Seaforth Public School and lives in Egmond­ ville, is married and an ex­ pectant father, reported enrol­ ment at Seaforth PS as fol­ lows: kindergarten, 26; Grade 1,- 27; 2, 30; 3, 39; 4, 38; 5, 35; 6, 33;7, 37; 8, 40. Mr. Eyre described the school, 'built in 1953, as mod­ ern, and one of the best equip­ ped in this part of Ontario, with overhead projectors in each room and a photo copying machine. He said the supervised playground was large enough for 150 more children. Secretary-treasurer of the Men Teachers Federation in Huron and Perth, Mr. Eyre Said Seaforth’s salary schedule was the highest iin the area, (starting in level 1 at $3,900 compared with Clinton’s $3,500 and Grey Township as $3,400). He said there was an excellent relationship between teachers ■and board. Asked about first aid, Mr. Eyre said he has a St. John’s Ambulance certificate, and that ■playground accidents do require- thlat children be taken to hos­ pital or clinic. Mr. Eyre said he had no ob­ jection to the school at Bruce­ field, nor to the sort of educa­ tion that would be available there, but that he preferred a doser location. As a teacher he said he would hesitate to hire at a school out in the country for the same amount of money. He said that a tea­ cher should live in the commun­ ity where his school is, and should take part in the life of the community. Judge Hetherington asked why Mir. Eyre did not live in Seaforth, and received that an­ swer that he had bought from an uncle at a reasonable rate, and was dose enough to the school. Lawyer Murphy cross-exam­ ined to find that one piember of the Seaforth staff lives in Mitchell. Mr. Eyre said the prime intei’esit of the school system is the best education for the child, not the conven­ ience of the parents. Mr. Murphy had Mr. Eyre read a directive from the Min­ ister of Education, to consulta­ tive committees, indicating a trend toward schools of 300 students and up, serving an area with a population of 3,Q00 people 'and up,* Murphy asked for the 1964- 65 salary schedule a)t Seaforth and 'foun'd that a raise in minb mum of $700 a year had been given. Nd teacher at Seaforth,! not even principal, hias a de­ gree. Mr. Eyre Was assistant scoutmiasiter at Seaforth for n. year, 'then scoutmaster there' for three year's. Then he start­ ed -a troop at Egmondville, where he is now acting scout­ master. He 'serves on the Lions CHUb group committee in charge of scouts at Seaforth. ■ Mr, Eyre said he was not familiar with any large central schools'; he had lived in Sea­ forth, attended school there; and now taught -there. He had never taught anywhere else. Mr. Eyre reported that the ’ principal teaches half-time; there is a part time music teacher; part time teacher of PT; and no separate room for library. Town Clerk After noon recess, Ernie Williams, clerk of Seaforth presented figures to show total public school assessment at $1,- 755,709 and for separate school assessment, $275,590. Popula­ tion of the town was 2,249 in 1965; 2,278 in 1964; 2,332 in 1963; 2,197 in 1962 and 2,245 in 1961. Mr. Williams stated that public school tax rate would be 18.6 mills in 1966, and' predict­ ed that with the added1 assess­ ment of the proposed' union school area, and building five additional rooms, tax rate for public school purposes likely would drop to 16 mills; Cross-examined, Mr. Williams saijd’ that this estimate had not included consideratibn1 of Change of grant schedule nor increased' salary schedule. No' consideration h'ad been given for a library, a larger auditori­ um, more land1, full time prin­ cipal, costs of renovating old part of school, renovating heat­ ing system, nor ’on the fact that grants ’ on renovations were lower than on new construction. Seaforth Mayor Mayor John Flannery, Sea­ forth, who lives in Egmondville, said the town had begun nego­ tiations with the'Ontario Water Resources Commission with re­ gard to sewage disposal sys­ tem. The mayor told Lawyer Mur­ phy that he would be surprised if the projected population of pre-schoolers in Tuckersmith and! Stanley were actually in­ creased1. He had no knowledge of the situation in McKillop, nor in Howick Townships. Premature Move James Doig, farmer reeve of the township of Tuckersmith, has 250 acres in1 that township. He fi® presently negotiating to more com peracre minimum tillage more profit a new product from Imperia! 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(Additional News of School Hearing on Pages One And Eight) Mr. Doig felt that taking children from Hullett and Eg­ mondville to Brucefield was premature and ill-advised. He felt the farm population was in a state of transition, with a trend to support of separate schools and that. Seaforth was the natural centre far most of Tuckersmith owing to the pec­ uliar geographical layout, Cross-examined, Mr. Doig slaid he thought the township should continue to' send' the children to the school now ex­ isting. He agreed that the site of the school did not affect the child!, but that Seaforth would be more convenient for parents. He did hot agree that there were more young people farm­ ing today than ten years ago. Costs Later Judge Hetherington held a brief consultation with the lawyers, stating as arbitrator that they should fee concerned only with whether or not there should be a designated area to go into a, union school section, and if so, how much should go. If union fe approved, then they •would deal' with the exact ap­ portionment of capital costs, etc. Property Widespread Carl Dalton, reeve of Sea­ forth, and a retired farmer, stated 'that he owned four farms in McKillop (400 acres); 26 acres in Tuckersmith near Seaforth; three houses and four acres of land in Seaforth and a cottage with lot in Bay- field. Mr. Dalton is chairman of the 1966 Huron County Con­ sultative Committee, whose duty it is to consider boundar­ ies of areas, and recommend to county council. His evidence was. that there were 268 enrolled in Tucker­ smith schools in 1964 and 227 in 1965; 323 in Stanley schools in 1964, and 304 in 1965. He said that this indicated school population was going down. Since he got one year’s set of figures' from the inspector’s of­ fice and the other year’s set from the health unit of the county, Judge Hetherington commented that the • informa­ tion was practically useless. Mr. Dalton said that his committee 'had never been ask­ ed by either Tuckersmith nor Stanley for changes in bound-, aries. He said the committee did not discuss closing of either Egmondville1 or Bayfield sch­ ools. “It is my personal and private 'opinion,” said •■Mr. Dal­ ton, “that neither one of them should be closed.” He suggested that the public School, separate school and high school bus system could fee combined to operate into Sea­ forth at half the cost of trans­ porting the children to Bruce­ field. Mr. Hetherington commented that “part of rbhe trouble here is that too many people are forming, opinions on diversified facts. It is my job to form the opinion, and right now what We want iis to find the facts. Then we’ll all be in a position to form the same opinion.” Mr. Dalton spoke of a trend to. cash. crops in Tuckersmith, a move to large holdings of land, a change into hands of separate school supporters; growth in Egmondville and Harpurhey. He said that he had lost one tenant because the renter did not want his children to go to the Egmondville school. Cross-examined the follow­ ing day, Mr. Dalton said he had not told the proposed rent­ er about the proposed Bruce­ field school, nor that the child­ ren could go to Seaforth school for the cost of tuition plus township taxes. Also on Friday, Mr. Dalton presented proposed bus systems to bring both separate school and public school children from the designated area in to Sea­ forth. For one short route picking up Egmondville chald­ ron, only, he quoted a rate of $5.52 per child per year. “The bus company prefers a longer route, though,” said Mr. Dalton, “30 miles or longer.’’ Mr. Dalton said that the children at the north end' of Egmondville would be expect­ ed to walk, Mr. Dalton said that -he had agreed with a decision by coun­ ty council to set up Huron County School Area No. 1 (in­ cluding Tuckersmith, Stahley and Bayfield). He said he was not aware, 'that the by-law Tuckersmith Township passed, agreeing to the areas, was on the provision that the township on no account would be broken up. ' Mr. Dalton said that hiis com­ mittee did hot have art infor­ mal ■ approach froin Bayfield last year; nor did they talk to Stanley about changing' boun­ daries; nor did they receive a . petition, from Bayfield. Asked if any of the three municipalities had ever made application to the consultative Cbtofnilttee for a change in boundaries, MT. Dalton said the request may have come to tlty _ Ladies of the Summerhill Club me t at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Ciunmings on Wed­ nesday, April 13. Sixteen mem­ bers and seven visitors \veax? present.. The president, Mi’s. George Coldough opened the meeting with an Easter poem follpweid by singing the “Old- Rugged Crops’\ The dessert euchre March. 30, ydith Londesboro Women’s In­ stitute and ladies from 16th of Goderich Township as guests Was a decided success, The pro­ ceeds were spot to Easter Seal Campaign, Thank you cards were read from Williiant Blacker Sr., and Mrs. Allan Neal. Contests were given by Mrs, William Gibbings and Mrs; Andrew Hummel. Winners were Mirs. Mike Salverda and Mw. Robert .Gibbings. Mrs. Russel Good gave a reading “Radio Confusion”,. Miss Sand­ ra Good won1 the raffle. Th§ next meeting will be held at the home, of Mrs. Neville Forbes. Program . committee, Mrs. William Jenkins, Mrs. William Loveltt and Mrs. Ross Lovett; lunch committee, Mrs. Jim' Snell, Mr®. Lloyd Stewart, Mrs.' Keith Tyndall and Mrs; Fred Vbdden, -------:—o_.--------- Direct assistance to 24,164 cancer patients was pro­ vided last year by the Canadian Cancer Society. In 1965 a total of 98 cancer research projects were support­ ed by the Canadian Cancer Society in Canadian universit­ ies and research institutes. over office, but if so Mr. Kinkead had dealt with it. “It did not come before our committee,’’ he said. Mr. Hunter re-examined to get..the information that there was a • short-cut between Eg­ mondville and Seaforth school, with no need to use the high­ way. Mr. Dalton said this goes across the railway, where there i!s no roadway completed, but there is a road, allowance. East witness for the appel­ lants was Ivan Forsyth, Tuck- erSmith assessor, who gave pop­ ulation figures for 1963, 2,117 and 1964, 2,075 broken down into age brackets. He agreed that if the Seaforth population in 1956 was 1,957 as suggested by Mr. Murphy, then there Was little population change in the ten years. Community Honors Departing Families JiJDDLETO.N — A highly successful social evening was held in the old Holmesville school on Friday orf last week. The party was held in honour of Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Miller, recently ’ removed to Goderich, and of Mrs, John Grigg and her sons, Murray and Stuart, who are moving to Qinton, The large crowd present from “Tipperary” school sec­ tion and 'community testified to their popularity .and the inspect in which they are held, Euchre was the .order of the evening 'and there were 12 tables in play, Mrs. Harold Morrell, Clinton, won the lad­ ies’ h'igh prize, Mrs, Reg. MEiln. ler, ladies’ low, The men’s high prize was won by Edward Deeves, men’s low by Donald Harris. The called Smith dress. Mr. presented with an occasional chair and a leather footstool and Mrs-, Grigg received a cof­ fee table and Stuart and' Mur­ ray pen and pencil sets1. The gifts were presented by Edward Wise, Edward. Deeves Jack Cole* 'arid Bill Smith. Each family expressed their thanks and surprise, thinking they had come to honour the other! The singing of “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows” and a ’lovely lunch served by the ladies rounded out a de­ lightful evening. Middleton News The service of evening pray­ er will be held, in Sit. James’ Church, Middleton, at 2.30 p.m. DST, for the next few Sundays, Masters Robby 'and Tommy Campbell spent the Easter holidays with their grandpar« ents, Mr, and Mrs, Fred Mid­ dleton. Is guests of honour were to the front and John read an appropriate ad- ainjcl Mirs. Miller were HOLMESVILLE New Members Feted At Church Dinner HOLMESVILLE—The Men’s Club of Wesley-Willis—Holmes­ ville Charge were hosts at a dinner on Wednesday evening, April 13 at Holmesville United Church far new church mem­ bers and. their parents and Sun­ day School teachers of both congregations. Guest, speaker was Rev. Hugh C. Wilson, a former member of the charge. Those who joined. 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