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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-12-03, Page 1No. 41—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1970 AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE AND ADDIE - Close to 900 persons attended the big night for the MacNaughtons last Thursday, at Centralia Industrial Park, and paid tribute to the man who has served Huron as a member of parliament and Ontario as a cabinet minister. Hundreds of the visitors lined up to get autographs of the popular MLA, and in this photo Mrs. Tom Consitt, left, and Mrs. Ken Parke, hand Mr. MacNaughton their souvenir program for his signature. Mrs. Mac - Naughton, seated at right, is chatting with another friend. More pictures of the big evening may be found on pages 16 and 19 of this issue of the Citizens News. Hensali Cou (by Minnie Noakes) The council of the village of Hensall met for its final regular meeting on November 30 with all members present. Minutes of the meeting of November 2, and the nomination meeting of November 26, were read and adopted. R. H. Middleton appeared be- fore council to explain a letter Stepthen Voters To Elect Council In Monday Election An election has been assured in Stephen Township, where four men nominated for council seats have all qualified, follow- ing the nomination meeting there on Monday. New reeve of Stephen will be Joseph Dietrich, who stepped up from the position of deputy -reeve to reeve follow- ing the retirement of James Hayter from that spot. Also being acclaimed to office was Cecil Desjardine, who was named deputy -reeve after many years of service on the ccuncii. The four candidates for three council setas are David McClure, Stephen Dundas, Kenneth Camp- bell and Gerald Dearing. All men qualified following the meeting. For Mr. Hayter his retirement marks the end of a colourful career in municipal politics. He worked his way up from a memb- er of council to deputy -reeve, then reeve, and last year was elected the warden of Huron County. He has been active in the work of the Midwestern Dev- elopment Association for some years, and is currently on the executive of that organization. Election day in Stephen Town- ship will be Monday, December 7. icil Debate Fire submitted re: the sale of 13' of Mr. Middleton's property. Mr. Middleton has sold two of his lots plus thirteen feet to a gentle- man who is going to construct a home under V .L.A. and this had to be approved by council and in turn by the Department of Municipal Affairs. Council ap- proved and the clerk will for- ward the resolution to the Dep- artment. E.R. Davis gave his monthly report which was as follows: He has sand and salt mixed for the sidewalks; snow fences installed; catch basin at the corner of Ox- ford and Nelson Streets installed; has been cleaning and replacing gravel around the new sidewalks; cut brush on Nelson Street N; had the car park graded; Town Chief Salary Hall parking lot graded plus two other locations. Mr. Davis reported that Ox- ford Street West and Elizabeth Street South have been paved but at the present time it is too muddy to repair the shoulders of the said roads. C . E. Reid and Sons had been out to the dump ground with some gravel for the road. Mr. Davis reported to council that C. E. Reid will plough the village streets this coming winter but council must understand that due to the fact he is paid a stand- by fee from the county, his first duty is to the county. Council was agreeable to this arrange- ment as in the past. E.R. Davis was asked to contact Frayne (continued on page 2) 10 CENTS PER COPY Kindergarten Problem Still Faces Huron County Board At Monday's evening meeting of the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation in Clinton, board memb- ers rescinded their former motion regarding kindergarten classes throughout the county - and fail- ed to reach agreement on a new policy when four new motions were made and defeated. The former motion which had been accepted by the board was to have a uniform policy on kindergarten classes throughout Huron - that starting January 1, 1971, in schools where transport- ation is a factor, kindergarten classes would be held all day every other day basis. The only exception to this motion was the McKillop schools who would have continued with their pres- ent system until the Seaforth school addition was opened on September 1, 1971 whichever came first. The subject was re -opened at Car Accident Near Exeter Takes Lives Of Two People Two people area ana a tntra was critically injured Sunday when the car in which they were travelling left Highway 4, crash- ed rear -end -first into a tree and burst into flames. Telford Pacquette, 20, of Kitchener, one of three occup- ants, remained in critical cond- ition Monday night at St. Joseph's Hospital in London with second and third-degree burns. The accident claimed the lives of Allen Percy Thompson, 22, the driver, and James Stew- art Masse, 18, both of Kitchener. A11 three are formerly from North Bay. The accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. on wet pavement about 1.5 miles north of Exeter. Police said the injured man, who was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in London, suffered extensive burps to most of his body. Other injuries have not been determined. Huron Pays Tribute to MacNaughtons Close to 900 persons, all friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacNaughton, attended an evening with "Charlie and Addie last Thursday night, as a special tribute to the Huron MLA and Treasurer of Ontario. Special speaker for the occasion was Gordon Sinclair, labelled as Ontario's wealthies commentat- or." In addressing the gathering, Mr. Sinclair lost little time in referring to money, which he claims to have an abundance of, "I am here for one reason, " he said, "and that is because I trust Charles MacNaughton, and I trust him with Ontario's purse strings. If it wasn't that way, I wouldn't be here, " he added. "We hear that John Robarts might step down as Prime Min- ister of Ontario, " he went on to say. "I haven't asked him yet if this is true, but I hope it is not. I appreciate the sacrifices he has made to be head of this province." Mr. Sinclair went on to out- line some of his experiences in past years as a radio comment- ator and a panelist on the telev- ision program, Front Page Chal- lenge., He also pointed out that he was the first man to appear on television many years ago, at the CNE in Toronto. Mr. Robarts, in a few well- chosen words, referred to Mr. MacNaughton as his member of parliament, since he is a part- time resident of Huron County. "Your member is a good memb- er - a good man - a good friend - and a great servant to Ontario, " Mr. Robarts added. He also paid special tribute to Mrs. MacNaugh ton, pointing out that a wife of a member of parliament must spend many lonely hours while her husband is away working for the country. Master of ceremonies for the special night, which was arrang- ed by officials of the Huron PC Association, was Fred Darling, of Exeter. Mr. Darling read a number of telegrams to the crowd from people who could not attend the event. Among the congratulatory messages were telegrams from Robert Stanfield, leader of the PC party in Canada; Hon. William Stew- art, Minister of Agriculture for Ontario; and Robert Nixon, lead- er of the Liberal party in Ontario. Most of the cabinet ministers in the Ontario government were on hand for the festivities. Mr. MacNaughton's voice quivered with emotion as he spoke briefly to the people who had turned out to honour hila. Directing comments at Mr. Robarts, the treasurer said his experiences with him have been nothing short of tremendous. "I shall always remember your courtesies, your confidence and the responsibilities that you (continued on page 16) Monday's meeting following three-day notice by James D. Taylor, Hensall. John Broadfoot was the only member of the board opposed to re -opening the subject. Taylor then made the first motion - that beginning this fall in schools where transportation is a factor, kindergarten be held on half days/every day system from September 1 to December 31 with the parents providing the noon -hour transportation and on a full -clay every other day basis from January 1 to the end of June with the board providing transportation. There was no seconder for this motion. Gordon Moir then moved that the system for kindergarten classes in Huron County remain unchanged from the present syst- em where, by the director's admission, almost every conc- eivable method of operating kindergarten is presently employ- ed in the county schools. "I can't see why the board would allow a slipshod situation like this to exist, " stated vice- chairman Bob Eilliott who moved an amendment to Moir's motion. Elliott moved that where 75 percent of the parent petition the principal by May 31 in any school year, and where the princ- ipal agrees, kindergarten classes may be held on a half-day every day basis with the board provid- ing the transportation at noon - hour for the children involved. Both the amendment and the original motion by Moir were defeated. Mrs. Marilyn Kunder, Seaforth then asked to make a motion. She moved that in schools where transportation is a factor, kind- ergarten students attend classes half-day every day from Sept- ember 1 to December 31 with the board assuming the cost of the noon -hour transportation and from the January 1 to June 30, students attend kindergarten classes on an all -day every day basis. "You're saying then that the maximum cost estimated by the board will then be the cost, " pointed out Elliott, "and you are forcing the schools presently operating kindergarten on a full- day every day basis to change to a new system.': Mrs. Kunder nodded in the affirmative. It was pointed out the maximum extra transportat- ion costs would be between $35, 000 and $40, 000. annually. The motion was defeated with only two persons in favor. Jim Taylor quickly moved to have the matter tabled until the next regular meeting, Wednesday, December 16. Huron MOH Leaves For Waterloo Post The Huron County Board of Health announced this week the resignation of Dr. G.P.A. Evans as Medical Officer of Health, effective February 28, 1971. Dr. Evans has accepted the post of Medical Officer of Health for the Waterloo County District Health Unit.