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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-06-13, Page 1oman Ha counc usurps schoo boar authori Public,School Inspecter O, John Cornea has accused' Hay township eeencil of "using pressure to usurp the authority Of a duly elected body" In re- fusing the school area board's request for funds to complete centralization of facilities at Zurich.. The accusation came in e public statement issued by the inspecter to clarify remarks made at last week's council meeting by both councillors and ratepayers who opposed the board's application. In his statement, Goman also euggests that Ronald Roweliffe, the recent law school graduate who urged council to refuse the board's request, was "confus- ing fact and fiction" in his argue meet that the inspector was seeking to enforce municipal boundaries on the schoolboard. In connection with another change of heart and .others who have eeitated for .Yeerefer etich a Mon het/a. done ,nothing to bring it about, ;way I State. eebliely .that I held 'the Hensall people, their School .and ..the car il)le .001 in high regard, At .t.te, same time I am enough of a realist to knew that certain objectives are capable of achievementA4C11301- Pr$ Are not, Zuriel) is already a part of Hay Townehip$enool Area and therefore the board's proposal requires no changes in boundaries, "There Is almost unanimous agreement in all quarters that graded school education should be provided for those children still attending the four rural schools in Hay Township. Two of the open schools are closer to Zurich than to 'Hensall. As for the other two schools, I know from personal contacts with aspect of the situation, the in- spector indicated his stand on the question reflected Ile slight en the Hensel' school, tq 'Mitch some Hay ratepayers would like to send their children, lie said he held "the liensall people, their school and the capable staff in high regard," His statement follows: "Apparently we are again on the Central school merry-go- round, this time in Hay Town- ship. According to reports in local papers, the school trus- tees and I are being quoted and misquoted on the board's pro- posal to add three classrooms and a gymnasium-auditorium to the Zurich school. "Hay Township Council has now refused to issue the de- bentures necessary to carry out the board's plan. This is their right and we accept this de- cision. However, it is not coun- the four councils could reach. agreement on the .boundaries of such a union section I am oc- casionally accused of being .and a ming law- yer (*hem. I have never met, :incidentally) .quotes me as SAY- ing that I .em going to "enforce" the municipal boundaries. Through inexperience he.leeepe fusing fact and fiction entelsetig- geet that he refer to a letter I Wroth to his brother, Hobert Roweliffe, under date of March. 27, 1002, in which I stated, "Legislation governing school boundaries is under the control Of the local reenicipel authori- ties, .11 the councils concerned see fit to make changes in line with your request, it is certainly their prerogative to do so", Significantly, some of those ratepayers bordering Hensall who were once determined to unite with Hensall have had a cil's right to tell the school board how to run school We're and when the councillors pro-, fess their support tor graded eehoole but refuse to provide the funds necessary to Carry out this objective as propOsedby the board they are using pressure to usurp the authority of a duly elected body, as Meet) repre- sentative of the people as the council. "For quite a number of yeges now I have been approached periodically by ratepayers liv- ing in Hay, Usborne or Tucker- smith Townships With respect to the possibility of forming a union section with the village of Hensel'. I have explained to these people that such a union is possible under The Public Schools Act but would require action and agreement by the four councils concerned, "Because I am skeptical that Ninetieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 13, 1963 Price Per Copy 10 Cents SPEED CREDITON ROAD PROJECT MacNaughton hints Purebred calves saved from injured Holstein cow provincial support Lagoon may hold up sewerage completion At one time considered lost when their dam had broken its leg, these two purebred Holstein heifers are very much alive and kicking, as Helen Voss, above, found out when she tried to hold them for this picture. The twins were removed from the cow before she was killed Tuesday morning at the abattoir of Exeter Frozen Foods. A high producer from the Huron championship herd of V. J. Voss and Son, RR 3 Exeter, the cow injured herself Sunday in a fall on the cement yard. The calves were removed by Veterinarian Norman Amos, Kirkton, about 10 days before they were due and their picture was taken later the same day, A stuent at Calvin College, Michigan, Miss Voss is spending the summer with her parents at the farm. County supports Exeter for mothers' aid changes GODERICH Exeter council received sup- port from county council at its June session for a resolution proposing amendment of the Mothers' and Dependent Child- ren's Allowance Act and regu- lations thereto, "to provide a higher incentive to work and provide an increased standard of living for the homes and children affected." Passed by Exeter council on June 3, the resolution petitions the Ontario government to re- vise existing legislation and en- able mothers to earn more than the maximum monthly income now set. Mayor W. Eldrid Simmons, who presented the case, said the proposal hadbeen discussed with Hon. Charles MacNaugh- ton, and it had been estimated to cost Ontario $10,000,000 a year because it would bring into the widows' allowance peo- ple not already in. "If the act provided a maxi- mum monthly income from all sources at $350," said Mr. Simmons, "and the mother could earn up to $214 a month before the basic allowance of $136 is reduced, and her earn- ings were, say, $200 a month, she would still receive $136 a month from the allowance, thus giving her a better income of $336." Warden Walter Forbes re- marked that children not pro- perly brought up may become a public charge, but if a mo- ther is working and children allowed to run the streets they can become a charge on town- ship or county. "If the mother can make more money, she will probably hire someone part-time to look after her children, and they will ratepayers those sections that the oppesitiontothenoarcps p.repo;sal is not unanimous, There is Militant lobbying by a few ratepayers in the 010104-4 section, but despite initial op," Position, the board has been treneporting children from that Section to .Zurich for several Yeare. To the best of my known. ledge. parents of these children are quite satisfied with <the ar, raneemente. At leeet I have not heard one word of complaint from any parent to me per, serially or through the Board. "The instigators of the re- cent meeting at No, 10 school, insofar as I am aware, did not bother to invite any of the school trustees nor did they invite Me. The obvious conclusion o ne must draw is that this meeting was designed to present only one point of view and that op- posing points of view were not welcome, "There have been comments by councillors and others that the board should bring forward an alternative proposal, Such comments are based on the naive assumption that theboard has given this matter only su- perficial study, The board has weighed the various possibili- ties carefully and reached the conclusion that the only feasible plan in the interests of a ma- jority of the children in Hay Township School Area is an addition to the Zurich school. Zurich is centrally located and children from former sections 4, 6, 8, 12 and 14 already at- tend school there. Under no cir- cumstances could Zurichbe re- quired to buy a school which is twice as large as it requiresfor the children living within the boundaries of the municipality. Are the ratepayers of Hay Township prepared to continue to pay for the present school in Zurich and then to duplicate three empty classrooms simply to move outside the boundaries of "another municipality"? I would remind the council that the township office is located in that other municipality. Why? Because it was expedient to do so. So, too, it is expedient to add to the Zurich school. "Complaints about rural ratepayers paying an unjust share of education costs when combined with an urban muni- cipality may or may not be justified, but in any event the same arrangements would per- tain if union with Hensall be- came a reality. What do the people of Zurich get for the contribution they make to the cost of transporting Hay Town- ship children to the Zurich --Please turn to back'page mers have been asking whether it is possible for them to drive down the steel stakes, so they can work over them." "An expropriation bylaw will be submitted at the September session," Engineer JamesBri- thell replied, "and the steel posts will be in the new fence. Property will be purchased this fall. We have driven 7-foot fence posts beside the stakes. In my opinion the Crediton road isone of the most important, and has one of the highest maintenance costs of any road in our system. We have had damage claims on account of cars hitting pot- holes." The Crediton road has the highest traffic count of the coun- ty projects listed. Under the development road program, the depot of highways assumes the entire cost of re- building, although the work is normally done by the county roads department. PROGRESS IN PARK The project of a provincial park for Huron is progressing favorably, council learned from Mr. MacNaughton. "Rather than go into detail", he said, "I will say it is pro- gressing favorably and more rapidly than we might like to assume when we do not hear too much about it. There has been a series of moves made since announcement of the pro- gram of acquiring land for park purposes and the whole thing has activated itself considera- bly in the past few weeks, As far as Huron is concerned, I can tell you we have moved quite closely to something of a more final end than you might have reason to believe." About one-third of the lines has been tested and accepted, according to the engineer, How- ever, he warned that nohookups can be made until the system is in operation. Two crews are progressing rapidly on the service connec- tions from sewer to lot line. About 35% of this work is com- pleted and the engineer esti- mates the remainder will be finished before the lagoon is ready. TOWN CALLS TENDERS Meanwhile, the town is call- ing tenders for the placement of service connections on the four storm sewer lines which will also be used for sanitary ser- vice. The streets involved are William, Victoria, Gidley and Senior. Weather likely will determine whether or not Exeter's initial sewerage project will be com- pleted by the July 20 deadline, Charles Kemenyffi, OWRC re- sident engineer said this week. Although most phases of the $270,000 job are near comple- tion, the digging of the 22-acre lagoon to the west of town has been held up by rains. Kemenyffi estimates about 40% of the excavation work on the pond has been done. Wet weather this week has forced the five scrapers and one bull- dozer on the job to remain idle. The main pumphouse at the river is 90% completed. Pumps and motors have been connected and the installation of a few pipes and some electrical work remains to be done, The build- ing is made of precast concrete T-panels, used for the first time in this district. Only a short section of the sewer lines remains to be in- stalled. This is at John St., east of Main. The line has been put under the garage of the Jones, MacNaughton Seeds building, is proceeding across the road and must be laid under another building on the north side of the street. 'Ladies and . . . ' Appearing much like a minis- ter addressing his congrega- tion from an aerial pulpit is PUC Manager Hugh Davis. Ac- tually, he's in the bucket of a new type of servicing machine which permits linemen to re- pair high installations. PUG Chairman R, E. Pooley and the manager viewed the equipment at a recent machinery show for utility officials. Manager Davis indicates PUC men will need some type of "boost" to ser- vice new cement pole street light installations on Main St. 'No limit' Clinton have a more secure life," said Mr. Simmons. "A woman with four children in the home has her time taken up," said Reeve Frank Walkom, Goderich; "I would say if the basic rate were changed it would certainly cover the point we are talking about now." "The moment you raise the basic rate," replied Mr. Sim- mons, "you have cases where it pays to have illegitimate children, and then if you cut off mothers' allowance they are back on relief. The whole thing in the resolution is to try to create incentive for the family to Work and improve their own standard of living." Reeve Don McKenzie, Ash- field: "With four children and no education, probably all the women could do would be house cleaning and the like. Would it not be better to give her more money so she could stay home?" Mayor Simmons: "With four Area boosts cancer fund Match sites submitted School board may ask vote Further action by the Hay school area board on its re- quest to council for funds to complete centralization at Zur- ich will await the board's regu- lar meeting June 19, Chairman Ray Fischer indicated this week. The board, according to pro- vincial legislation, has the right to force a vote on the question, now that council has refused to provide the funds. There has been some suggestion the board may demand a vote. Chairman Fischer, contacted Tuesday, said he did not wish to comment on the situation over the telephone. children they are drawing baby bonus, and the children would be capable of helping to support the home and make something on the side, and there will be more incentive to make money on their own. Increasing the al- lowance is all right, but it is like increasing the reli ef cheques to a point where they do not have to work. When you earn it, you have a certain pride." The resolutions asks "that a certain maximum monthly in- come from all sources includ- ing the allowance payable under the Act be set; that this maxi- mum monthly income be set for each individual family, taking into consideration the number of dependents in the family and any special circumstancespar- ticular to the family; that the mother be allowed to work as many hours as she feels able and be permitted to earn from all sources an amount up to a maximum monthly income set by the Act without loss of bene- fits from the Act. "That a mother be allowed the basic allowance under the Act, provided her income plus the basic allowance does not ex- ceed the maximum monthly in- come set for that family; "That the basic allowance as provided under the present Act be not increased. The resolution was endorsed by county council Wednesday afternoon. Blanshard approves Usborne PS plans $1,000 A YEAR Renumeration of county coun- cillors came before Huron council in a tentative way on Tuesday, when Reeve Morgan Agnew of Clinton commented upon a discussion at the coun- ties' association meeting in Chatham recently. Clerk-trea- surer Berry had mentioned that Peel pays $1,000 a year, with $200 for committee chairmen. "There is considerable merit in the suggestion," said Mr. Agnew. "I think $1,000 is a little high, but the principle is good. If you paid councillors a yearly salary there would be less scrambling for some com- mittees, and there could be more selection." No restriction has been placed on the number of stu- dents from HSDHS who can enrol in the vocational courses avail- able at the composite school in Clinton, Principal H. L. Sturgis said this week. The principal said a misun- derstanding led to the erroneous report at last week's board meeting that the local high school's allocation had been re- duced to 149 from the original 175 to which HSDHS had been entitled. Mr. Sturgis said he had been notified by Principal John Coch- rane that the 149 figure, quoted by the Clinton board in a letter which outlined estimates of cost, Was not a maximum. This was the number of students ex- pected from HSDHS over and above the 40 or so already at- tending classes at Clinton. "Principal Cochrane assures me there is no limit on the quota," Mr. Sturgis said this week. New cancer programs discussed at workshop Blanshard council Tuesday night approved Usborne's plans to build an all-township central school. The Blatishard OK means Us- borne children now attending union schools at Kirkton and WOodham will be transported to the new c e n t r al school, wherever and whenever it is erected. Usborne properties in the union sections will pay taxes Area centres have contri- buted some $1,500 toward the district cancer campaign, Chairman Lloyd Hern announ- ced this week. The donations resulted from canvasses in Usborne, Hensall, Zurich, Crediton and Centralia by various groups. Women's Institute members and other volunteers raised a total of $700 in Usborne. Hensall, through the efforts of the Kinsmen club, donated $314.70 and the Lions in Zurich collected $287.75. Crediton contribution amou- nted to $86.72 through the ef- forts of the WI there. Ladies of the United Church, organized by Rev. Duncan Guest, raised $65.50 in Centralia. Chairman said he has receiv- ed generous assistance during the campaign. "I want to say thanks for the wonderful co- operation I received from everyone," he stated, Said Reeve Glenn Webb of Stephen: "For a short address, I never heard so much good news in all my life." He rose in county council to say this Wednesday after the applause had died down follow- ing announcements by Highways Minister Cl S. MacNaughton involving the Crediton road and a long sought authority for con- struction on the development road from Brussels north to No, 86 highway. "The reeve of Stephen," said the Huron MPP, "will be glad to hear me say it may be possible to give consideration to a road that runs westerly from Crediton East to No. 81." He said he wished to discuss the development further with the road committee. The highways minister also announced that construction on the Brussels road can be start- ed this year, rather than in 1964, as originally scheduled. "We have found it possible to accelerate pre-engineering of the development road," he told council. "It is our pro- posal to set up a July 19 tender call date with award August 10 and I suggest to you it will in- volve somewhat early removal or relocation of utilities along the route, so the committee may wish to deal with thi. soon." "I have travelled a long way to say these few words and I hope they are of interest," the minister said. Obviously, they were. "Yesterday," he stated, "I was fogged in north of Iron Bridge in Algoma and took two and one-half hours to drive over an old logging road of 14 miles involving destruction of two beaver dams and then rush- ed to catch a train to be with you today. I may sound a little out of breath." On Tuesday at county coun- cil, Reeve Glenn Webb of Ste- phen expressed concern about delay of the Crediton project. "In the event that this de- velopment road does not come soon," he said, with a traffic count of 1,200 a day there is going to be high maintenance cost. I hope it gets to be a department road, but if not I can see the county spending considerable money there. Parts of that road are in bad shape for the traffic it hag to bear. Also, the road has been surveyed, and a number of far- Huron wells among best and education, reported his committee is concentrating on the smoking problem through film and pamphlet presentations to public and high schobl stu- dents. Dr. Townsend urged branches to first approach Home and COINISMAMICEIMie: . GODERICH A joint committee comprised of two county councillors and the executive of the Huron Coun- ty Plowmen's Association has toured the county looking over possible sites for the 1966 In- ternational Plowing Match, and has reported to the Ontario Plowmen's Association, buthas not completed its work, Reeve J. Roy Adair of Wingham re- ported to Huron council Tues- day. Council representatives on the site committee are Reeve Adair and Reeve Stewart Proc- ter Of Morris. As chairman of council's agriculture and reforestation committee, Reeve Adair re- ported on meetings held during the year, at one of which this Site committee was arranged. "Following the selection of Val, Jou s locations for the match," Mr. Adair said. "It Is up to the Ontario Plowmen's Association to inspect these properties further and to make the final selection," The committee toured the various reforestation plots in the county and looked et pOs- eible sites fOr future plots. The tour Was 'Mainly in Colborne, AShfield, East and West Wa- wane sh. H*0 .0* A I NU' womftowilmrar4... mono% o*Simn GODERICH Production of two Her o n county gas Wells is exeeeded only by Lambtori county wells; among the 15 counties Where gas VSO's are producing. This information, contained in the 1960 report of the On- canto Fuel & Energy Board, was Preseeted to county council by AleX A. Alexander in his report as county assessor. lie added that the tepott tot oil Wells also shows ptochietiOnekteeded by only three Welle ieLailibtort. The gas Wells referred to are in Stanley township, east of Bayfield. There are live oil wells at Gteetievaje te) on the Huron Ode, Gas from the Steele ley welts is being pumped to Clinton RCAF station for heate Mt. Alexander expteesee the opinion that provincial legiSe 'Mier: will be amended tei that Oil and geeWelleViilbeeeeeet, ed on production. "The fields WO liwd are filet et the top Of the list in Onterie," he 'eeld, rAgo vornt.i.4,41411,104104 to the township school area board, instead of to the union sections, when the change is completed. At Tuesday night's special meeting, Blanshard council passed a bylaw authorizing the splitting up of sections at Kirk- ton and Woodham according to township boundaries. Usborne requested approval of the by- law Theear olhi ea gteh ws iyl le aer proposed central school in Us- borne. Eight rooms will be needed to accomedate the ad- ditional enrolment. Wi thout Woodham and Kirke))) portions, only seven rooms would have been required. Asked Wednesday what plans will be made for the Kirkton and Woodharn schools, which will lose considerable enrol , Blanshard clerk Howard Bearss eaid: "That's a good question." He indicated no de- cision will be made until 1964, when the change is likely to coma into effect. llsborne board meanwhile is continuing with plans for the new school. At a recent meet- ing, it agreed to proceed with the hiring of an architect Mid the selection Of 4 site. Secretary Carnet Hicks said Wednesday no decision has been made on either matter at the moment, although a number Of Meetings have been held. DIS- citsiene in regard to trent- portatiori have been made with Dieter Cedeli Lines Ltd., evhe provide the IISDIIS bus ser- vice. The board hopes to have the new school ready for the beetle ing of school in Septernber, 1954. School groups to point out the problem and the need to tell children of the dangers from smoking. He indicated the phye sleet education departments of most schools are co-operating, Dr. G.G. Lippert, Xitehener, lauded the Perth county pro- gram of cytology diagnosis, a relatively new and economical test. Providing the test at a fraction of its normal cost of $3,00, the Perth unit already has administered 1,000 tests and hopes to reach a total of 2,500. Dr. Lippert also praised the diversionary therapy service being provided to patients in the Kitchener area. "I think it's a good thing and I'in all for It," he said. Ile urged that a library service be included in the welt of the visiting committee. Mrs, 11.C. Krug, Kitchener, provincial chairman'of the wo- men's Service committee; re- ported the April campaign will exceed its quota of $1,800,000 but may fall short Of its target of $1,800,06 .0. Among the local offielate king part lit the workShop were Ray Mills, Exeter; Huron unit president, and Lloyd Render- sere head of the 'Exeter branch, Progress of new education, service and medical projects being undertaken by the Cana- dian Cancer Society in this area was outlined at the Dis- trict Nb. 9 wotkshOp held in the Legion Hall here Saturday. More effort is being put into the campaign against eigatette smoking, particularly amongst school etildeete. Pettit county is pioneering Widespread Use of the neW cyto-, logy test which reveals dee-, tercels growth among Wetneti. Experiments in diversionary therapy lot cancer patients are be i'n g undertaken, apparently sitccessfully,, in the Kitchenera Waterloo area. Over 100 branch and unit delegates from a Wide area of Weeteee Ontario attended the workshop *hid) was directed by Butler; kitehendie, dls. filet thaittliee, They 'divided into committee sessions in the morning, thee gathered 161, betel luncheon aftet which thd talks Were summarized. Guest speaker at noon was the Most Reverend 01...1011i,‘ gao, Windsor; W io kilted his talk on "Oettitritinity ,SeeVied" With anecdotes. TOWiltenti, 'Cittelph i district 'Chair-MU of litiblititY Ia Cancer society workers frtirri a wide district Met here Saturday to discuss methods of increasing the effectiveness Of their various programs during a workshop ebtiferenees Dietelet president, Keith 'Balers Of leitcbener, above, (Ilse:Asses organitation chart with several of the delegates. rani left are Mrs, G. G. Lippert, Kitchener, district women's service convene; IVIrs, H. Cl krug, lelicheher, district vice-preslcietit; Ray Mille and Mts. It 2. leelkwill, Exeter. Over 100 Met in the local Vogioo Hall for morning and afternoon sessions, "ILA Photo Announcements Chtteh Notices e e s 15 Coining' `vents estttt 15 ditOrialt * 4 t Y"C * 4, vrafrii New -4 Feminine tette • Flediee.134 .:.. , : , -Hensall il"r V Leteele,...-etieeesse... 13 Sleorts. tried* t. V v. 4 413/1, Want Ade IF 1, WVir 1101 Tobacco habit tough to break Ample evidence that the cancer society's campaign against cigarette smoking is a tough, uphill battle was on display at the district work- shop conference held here Saturday. Despite the feet that the society is distributing Dame phIets and sheeting movies which indicate the link be- tween smoking and cancer; some Of the officials theta- Selves can't resist the urge. Of 11 erieriebetee at the head' table for the heft hill- theoh l at least lour Were smoking. Ash trays disco buted around the hell in die sated others were having trouble quitting; toot ..