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No. 29—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1970
HELL DRIVERS AT WORK - While the Hell Drivers staged a show recently in Exeter, marks
on the Huron County road south of Zurich would seem to indicate they staged an impromptu
event there sometime during the past week. Cr would it be a case of tire manufacturers off-
ering youths a bonus to see how quickly they could wear down the rubber on their fatmer's
cars? Regardless of what the occasion was, the marks would seen to indicate there was a cer-
tain amount of hell driving taking place.
(Citizens News Photo)
McKillop Parents Meet With County
Board Regarding School. Facilities
About 65 1vicKillop Township
ratepayers, a large percentage
of them parents with children
attending elementary schools in
McKillop, attended Monday even-
ing's meeting of the Huron County
Board of Education to voice con-
cern for the educational future of
the children in McKillop.
Although the delegation's
spokesman, Art Bolton, claimed
that the group present represented
the segment of McKillop rate-
payers who favored joining with
Seaforth Public School for educ-
ational purposes, it was evident
there was some discord within the
group.
While no one in the group was
opposed to closing the township's
six one -room schools, there was
disagreement about the type of
facilities which would be best
for McKillop youngsters.
Results of an incomplete survey
taken in McKillop recently show-
ed that out of 130 homes visited,
91 families were in favor of the
McKillop-Seaforth union.
Board chairman John Lavis
learned that 130 homes representee
about two-thirds of the total num-
ber, and after some quick mental
arithmetic estimated that 91 sig-
natures showed that about half
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Citizens News will be closed
from Friday, July 31, to Monday
August 10, inclusive.
the McKillop ratepayers favored
the union.
Bolton explained that if the
entire township had been surveyed
the results would be much more
favorable. He suggested that a
full canvass should be completed
if signatures were the determin-
ing guide for the board's decision
about McKillop schools.
Board member Dan Murphy told
the delegation it had to be a
boatel decision and that, to a
certain extent, the board was
bound by the dictates of the Ont-
ario Department of Education in
this matter.
One McKillop ratepayer sug-
gested that it would possibly be
more satisfactory to "leave things
the way they are for a year or so"
until it is clear what the best sol-
ution will be.
"If we're making a change,
make a right move, " he caution-
ed.
Vice-chairman Robert Elliott
rioted that it had been the exper-
ience of some board's that if
changes were not made when
they were approved by the dep-
artment, they were very diffic-
ult to achieve at a later date.
He said that an addition of three
classrooms and a library at Sea -
forth to accommodate the Mc-
Killop students would be financed
100 percent by the department.
Any other move made without
department consent, could be
costly at this time,
One McKillop resident asked
the board to consider the Walton
situation at the same time as it
is deliberating about the McKil-
lop problem.
"Walton deserves equal educ-
ation, " he stressed, "They have
every right to ask for the same. "
Elliott said it was his belief
that the department was endeav-
oring first to phase out all the
one -room schools in the province
and then work toward equal ed-
ucational opportunities through-
out Ontario.
During the discussions, it was
evident that many parents pres-
ent were concerned about cert -
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Zurich Fall Fair
Group Changes
Horse Show Date
The Zurich Agricultural Soc-
iety is experimenting with a new
idea this year, and instead of
holding their big 1lorse Show
along with the annual Fall Fair,
they have moved it ahead to this
Saturday, July 25. Activities
get under way at two o'clock in
the afternoon at the Community
Park.
Officials of the organization
pointed our that the cost of
moving dirt into the arena to
cover the cement floor was too
high, and for this reason they
decided to try an outside show.
They felt the middle of summer
would be much better for an out-
side show than in the fall, so
the date was set for July 25.
This show will probably be
much more interesting than those
in the past years, since many
new classes have been added.
One whole section of the program
will be a Western Horse Show,
and there will still be the same
classes as before in heavy and
light horses, along with the pony
classes.
M.L. "Tory" Gregg will act
as master of ceremonies for the
event, and the organization will
have a lunch booth on the grounds,
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Huron County Board Alters
Rule on Student Residence
Because the Huron County
Board of Education feels that some
students may suffer unjustified
hardships when their place of
residence is changed during the
school year from one school dist-
rict in Huron County to another
in the county, or when a student
is forced to change schools before
he has completed a program of
studies in a particular school, it
has been agreed that it will be
the policy of the board of educ-
ation to permit children to finish
their course of study in the school
in which they are enrolled, pro-
viding there is no additional cost
to the board as a result of the
decision.
It is understood, however, that
when the pupil has finished his
schooling in the school of his form•
er residence that, in the case of
moving from elementary school
to secondary school, he shall en-
rol in the designated school for
the arca in which he resides unless
enrolment in another school is
approved under other Board Policy
or resolution.
In other business, the board
agreed to purchase a video tape
recorder for Seaforth District High
School at a cost of $3,150. (Sea -
forth is the only high school in
the county without such equipment
learned that interest charges to
date in 1970 amount to about $47,
000; and questioned the wisdom
of the Interprovincial Youth Trav-
el Program in which five Huron
County Secondary School students
are participating this summer.
They are Peter Cameron, Clint-
on; Carol Anne Doig, Seaforth;
FIennie Bejersbergen, Wingham;
Julie Burgess, Exeter; and Alister
Pirie, Goderich,
"It's like spending all your
money on one football team, "
commented chairman John Lavis.
"Only a few can actually benefit
from the program which is costing
somebody a great deal of money."
Huron County Boa
Of Committees To
Beginning with the August 17
meeting, members of the press
will be invited to sit in on com-
mittee meetings of the Iluron
County Board of Education.
The new scheme will be for a
trial period initially, the months
of August, September, October
and November.
Meetings dares will be changed
from the first and third Monday
evenings to the second and fourth
Monday evenings. This change
will permit processing month-end
reports for inclusion in regular
meeting agenda.
The regular business meeting
open to the public will be held
at 8 p.m. on the second Monday
rd Opens M Meetings
Weekly Press
with items for Committee of The
Whole marked on the agenda.
Committee of The Whole meet-
ings will be held at 8 p.m. on
the fourth Monday followed by
meetings and discussion with princ.
ipals, department heads, guidance
heads, teachers with special or
interesting programs, presidents
of students' councils, plant super-
intendents, etc.
"In Camera" sessions may be
held for a half hour prior to the
Committee of The Whole meet-
ing. Discussion at these sessions
will include matters of a person-
al or private nature involving in-
dividual students and personnel
and the like.
Rain Curtails Weste
At Hensall; Resume
Even though the weather played
havoc with the grand finale of
the Frontier Weekend in Hensall
on Sunday afternoon, officials of
the event were more than pleased
with results of the Friday and
Saturday night programs. The
big western Horse Show, which
will feature Little Britches calf
Riding and Bulldogging, was
postponed until this Friday night,
commencing at 7:30 p.m.
Well over 300 persons attended
the big dance in the Hensall Arena
on Friday night, which opened the
weekend festivities. A highlight
of the Friday night program was
the beef barbecue, when 148 lbs.
Thieves Hit Hensall Store
A pair of bold confidence men walked into the Five
and Dollar Store in Hensall, on Friday afternoon, and
when they left the proprietor, Mrs. Anne Ross was short
between $70 and $80.
According to O. P.P. Constable E, C , Wilcox, of the
Exeter detachment, the two men walked into the store and
one of them made up the excuse of wanting to look at some
merchandise at the front of the building, While the prop-
rietor was busy with her customer, the other man went to
the back of the store and ransacked her purse.
The police are still investigating the robbery.
rn Horse Show
Program Friday
of beef were eaten. According to
George Beer, one of the officials
of the event, the Friday night
crowd also cleaned up on '75 lbs.
of potato salad, along with an-
other 35 lbs. of barbecued potatoe,
Seventy-five pounds of cole slaw
was also devoured, along with
13 dozen dinner rolls and two and
a half gallons of pickles.
The entries in the Saturday
night Horse Show were almost
double that of any past year, and
only one trophy was presented,
that for the goat -tying contest.
This was won by Bruce Hicks,
of Centralia, and donated by
the Hensall Hotel. All the rest
of the trophies will be presented
at the show this Friday night.
On Sunday morning the pan-
cake and sausage breakfast went
off as scheduled, before the rains
came, and well over 300 people
filled themsleves with the tasty
dish.
Boatmen and anglers should
beware of the glare of the sun's
reflection on water. It can trans-
mit enough ultra -violet light to
harm the eye, causing vision to
fade so gradually that the victim
might not realize what was hap-
pening until too late, Sunglasses
will reduce the glare,