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HE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 11, 1984 ® A3
Tuckersmith drains
BY WILMA OKE
Drains were the main topic of discussion at
a Tuckersmith Township council meeting
•Tuesday. The meeting went on for more than
four hours.
Tenders were awarded for the construction
of four drains with Hodgins and Hayter
Drainage Ltd. of RR3, Parkhill, the successful
bidder on three of them. Tenders include the
Upshall drain, $18,399.21 to be built between
July 9 and Aug. 31; the Elgie drain,
$4,864.93 to be built between June 25 and
July 25; and the Williams drain, $1,571.88.
The construction of the Boyes drain will be
done by Bayline Drainage of Clinton for
$18,827 between May and July.
At the assessment review court for the
Williams Drainage Works there were no
appeals but there was one appeal by William
L. Hoggarth on the Elgie Drainage Works.
Mr. Hoggarth said he did not 'consider the
amount of money allowed for losses for
damage adequate. However, he did withdraw •
his appeal.
Engineer Henry Centen of Stratford was
present for the discussions on the drains.
Applications for two tile drainage loans
were accepted by council for a total of
$10,800.
Council was shown the preliminary plans
for the new township shed to be built on land
purchased from Mrs. Ethel Boyes, on part of
Lot 11, Concession 3, Huron Road Survey, on
a sideroad south of , Egmondville. it is
expected to be about 119 feet by 55 feet.
There are no estimates of cost or when the
work will start.
To mark its sesquicentennial anniversary
next year, a new logo for the township was
given tentative approval. The colourful logo
will be used on letterhead, crests and pins.
The logo,was a composite of several school
children's drawings.
M & S Janitorial Sales and Services of
Clinton has been awarded the contract fir
discussed.,:
janitorial work at the Vanastra Recreation
Centre for a three month period for $955 plus
$15 per hour for extra work assigned to tate
firm. A resignation was accepted from the
present custodian.
Passed for payment were the following
accounts: Day Care Centre, Vanastra,
$8,523.01; Special Day Care Centre' ut
Vanastra, $3,811.47; Vanastra recreataoq
centre, $13,767.13; roads, $27,230:86; ad-
ministration, $59,461.70 for a total of
$112,794.17.
Council will see that the damaged posts at
the Ross Cemetery south of Brucefield will, be
replaced as the result of a car accident and
snowplow damage. Reeve Robert Bell said it
is important that these posts which mark the
property area ate in place to ensure the
preservation of the area.
Members of council will do a road tour of
township roads with road superintendent
Allan Nicholson to survey areas which need
special work.
arnily farmswill thrive. in
the Ontario College of Agriculture for 10
years. He said a lot offarmers are forced to be
parttime farmers because of the poor
economic climate.
As president of the Agricultural Institute of
Canada, Dr. Switzer said Section 31 of the
Income Tax Act should be changed to make it
possible for more parttime farmers to make a
decent living. Right now, the section limits
deductions to $5000 of off -farm income.
"The act should be changed but not thrown
out because that would be doing a disservice
to the fulltime farmer. We'll be providing a
formula of how it could be done. But, that
opinion is not the policy of the ministry," he
said.
Because Huron County produces one -fif-
teenth of all the food produced in the 54
counties of Ontario, Dr. Switzer said farmers
should recognize where they stand in the
province. "That really says something about
what you do."
"Crop insurance tends to make it a little
Family farms will still make up a major
portion of Ontario's agriculture in the year
2010 but there will be an increase in the
acreage on farms, incorporation, and with the
ever-growing price of energy, farms will be
more labor-intensive Dr. Clayton Switzer,
deputy minister of agriculture said at the
annual meeting of Stanley, Tuckersmith and
Goderich Township Federations of Agricul-
ture last week.
"The ministry of agriculture and food will
still be in business then, working at the three
goals of financial protection for farmers,
stabilization and support proaranis." Dr.
Switzer said that his vision also includes a lot
of viable smaller farms and part-time farmers
who have another job along with a legitimate
farm.
A large number of my students who
wanted to become fulltime farmers but
couldn't because of economic reasons, have
managed to take a job at whatever and farm
parttime," said Dr. Switzer who was dean of
Seaforth streets make a
sea of mud in April 1934
IN THE YEARS AGONE
APRIL 11. 1884
The Ball Family Jubilee Singers of
Wroxeter gave one of their popular concerts
in the Methodist church last Saturday
evening. The programme consisted of Negro
hymns and melodies.
The voting on the bylaw granting a loan to
Mr. A.G. Van Egmond to assist him to
re -build his woollen factory will take place on
Tuesday neat. We think it would be in the
interest of Seaforth that this bylaw should
carry.
The Kinburn public school examination
held at the school on Mar. 31 was largely
attended by the parents and ratepayers of the
section. The school is in splendid running
order. The good discipline was commented
upon by several and the aim of the teacher
seems to be practical and tlibrough work.
Mr. M. Morrison has disposed of his
cottage on Goderich Street to Mr. Graham, a
retired farmer from McKillop, for S1000.
cash. It is a very eap property at this price.
APRa 9, 19M
The people of Seaforth will be pleased to
learn that the Dominion Government has
completed the purchase of a site for the
proposed new post office to be erected in
Seaforth. The site selected is that property
situated between the Bank of Commerce and
the Dominion Bank.
Gilbert Dick of Kipper has been doing
considerable business in the hog line lately.
and as an evidence of the amount of money he
puts into the pockets of the farmers we might
state that during the past week he paid out
52300 for a shipment of hogs.
Morley, the little son of Robert Cooper of
Kippen, has been dangerously ill. Dr.
Aikenhead of Hensall and Dr. Burrows of
Seaforth having been giving the little fellow
every attention and at the time of this writing
there are indications of a change fors the
better,
APRIL 13,1934
Seaforth was without official time for a few
days last week when the post office clock
stopped functioning. A part had broken and
when this had been procurred Mr. J. A.
Westcott, who looks after the clock soon had
it repaired.
Certificates representing shares in the
Seaforth Golf Holding Corporation Limited
have been issued this week to shareholders in
the corporation. Work will be commenced' at
the course as soon as weather permits.
The local fire brigade was called out on
Monday afternoon to deal with a grass fire to
'the south of the McCall-Frontenac service
station on Main Street. There, was no
damages.
Those who had decided that the frost was
all out of the roads received a rudeawakening
this week aS country roads began to break up.
The Kipped road has been impassable for two
days this week with cars being drawn from
two bad spots. The north gravel road is fair
but at Grieve's bridge, cars find trouble
because of the mud. Back streets in town are
badly cut and it has been - necessary to
temporarily close some streets.
APRIL10,1959
The Seaforth Fire Brigade answered an
alarm Friday evening when a chimney was on
fire at the home of Bruce McLean, three miles
west of Seaforth on the Mill Road.
Tuckersmith Council recognized the im-
provements made to Seaforth Town Hall
Tuesday. when the council agreed to donate a
new table and chairs for use in the Council
rooms.
Robert W, Campbell who retired recently
as president of Seaforth Farmers' Co -Opera-
tive was honored when members of the board
presented him with an attractive barometer.
President-elect Peter Simpson was in charge
of the affair, while the presentation was made
by Robert Mc Millan.
Mrs. William Dennis and Miss Mary
Dennis, McKillop, were hostesses on Friday
evening to a large gathering of friends and
neighbors of Mrs. Joseph Walton, of Barrie,
the former Beth Boyd, whose marriage took
place recently.
Atlas deadline extended
surer that people aren't going to be done in,by-
the bank," he said.
Attending meetings,.reading and watching
agriculture programs on television can all
help to continue the education of farmers.
"Every farmer needs to keep up. All of us
should be trying to do it whenever we get the
chance."
The improvements made on farms in 'the
past 25 years can be attributed to education
and research.
I've driven a lot of country roads in
Ontario and the changes I've seen are
fantastic. We can't stop just because we have
something that looks reasonably good," „he
said. "New problems will come along and
continuing research must meet those prob-
lems."
DIRECTORS ELECTED
Township directors for the coming year
were electad. Tuckersmith representatives
include Lyle Haney, President; Stan Johns,
Bob Lawson, Bob Coleman, Jerry Traquair.
Representatives for Stanley Township ate
Greg Armstrong, president; James Arm-
strong, Don Brodie, Dale Ratcliffe and Steve
Durand. Goderich township representatives
are Larry Sturdy, president; Garnet Wright,
Stan McLlwain, Laurie Cox, Jack Tebbutt,
Case Brand, Ball Steenstra and Wayne
Elliott.
Brussels. home destroyed . by explosion
An exploding oil furnace destroyed the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Don McDonald of
RR2, Brussels on Thursday, Apr. 5.
Mr. McDonald had just finished cleaning
the furnace that morning. "I was right
beside it when I turned on the switch. All I
heard was a boom which blew the door off
the furnace. The flames shot up to the floor
joist. I got a fire extinguisher, gave sit a
shot. I haven't found the extinguisher
yet."
1t took Grey township firemen 10
minutes to arrive on the scene. The
structure was saved but was damaged by
fire beyond the point of salvage.
"They sure made good time getting here
Year given
There will be no French Immersion classes
in Huron County this September, however
the Huron County Board of Education- has
agreed to set up an ad hoc committee to
further study French Immersion.
Four options were considered by the board
at its Apr. 2 meeting which saw the
boardroom filled with over 50 spectators on
both the for and against sides of French
immersion.
The four options ranged from complete
rejecting the request for a French Immersion
program to setting up a pilot .program this
September as requested by the Comm tree
for Learning Opportunities.
The board decided to go for one of the
options - an ad hoc committee - because
vice-chairman Art Clarke said the board's
responsibility goes beyond saying yes to a
pilot project. The Wingham trustee said the
and they did a good job fighting the fire,"
says Mr. McDonald.
After the fire was out, the McDonald
family managed to salvage some valuables,
including jewellery. A filing cabinet was
taken from the housebefore the fire
engulfed the interior. No clothing was
saved.
"We had the house pretty well fixed up.
and the oil furnace was in top shape. It
never gave us any problems. There was
probably some oil fumes in the furnace
which ignited when I turned on the
switch."
Demolition of the house' has already
started. Mr. McDonald estimates it will
take about two days to tear down.
Meanwhile, the family is living in a rented
trailer on their farm.
"Cal Krauter helped us find the trailer.
It was delivered on Friday and we had set' it
up on the weekend.
"The fire never got out Of • control
because it never got thtottgit the roof. But
it was teally hot inside," says Mr.
McDonald. "I helve J'to"give• the fire
department credit for the s!Qt'k,they did."
Mr. McDdnatd e'stidlett's loss of the
house and contents Could @1lcC d $100,000.
"We're going to rebuild this summer."
for Immersion stud
board has to be committed to French
Immersion.
Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace agreed
with Mr. Clarke's suggestion that a lot of
planning has to take place before French
Immersion is set up across the county.
"That is the reason for setting up a pilot
project," said Mrs. Wallace.
• She spoke in favor of a French Immersion
pilot project in Goderich and clarified the
fourth option, a recommendation put
forward 1i}' the board's personnel commit-
tee
The recommendation called for setting up
a pilbt project at Robertson Memorial Public
School in Goderich with a number of
conditions which included the understanding,
that any additional costs from the program
be met by changing staff or reducing
program at that school.
WET WATER—The two ladles In this canoe
barely made It over the starting Ilne In the
Optimist Club canoe race Sunday before
they tipped. The pair didn't give themselves
a second chance, stopping almost before
they started, (Wasslnk photo)
The deadline for applications for space in There appears to be an increasing interest
the 1984 Huron County Atlas has been in recounting the story of hang time Huron
extended for two weeks until the end of April. families and business organizations and the
Faced with a last minute flood of queries extension will provide time for such groups to
from Huron organizations and families file an application. Payment for the space
regarding the atlas, the atlas committee at a required should accompany the application.
meeting in Clinton on Monday decided to
extend the closing date from April 15 so that Application forms may be obtained at
as many additional entries as possible could municipal offices and libraries across the
be accommodated according to Reeve Grant county. Further information is available by
Sterling of Goderich Twp. who heads the calling the atlas office, in the Court House,
Huron County council committee in charge of Goderich at 524-2950.
the atlas.
Dublin's Plan 316 accepted
The problem of East Street in the police
village of Dublin has been solved by a London
judge accepting Plan 316 as the official
document.
The problem arose when Leo Kroonen, a
local landowner applied for permission to
build a house on some land that he owned. As
a result of his application it was found there
were several plans for the area, some of
which showed a road where Mr. Kroonen
wanted to build.
Because of this problem, a building permit
was denied, until the situation was clarified
and after several meetings with the township,
Mr. Kroonen decided to take the matter
before the courts.
Mr. Kroonen will be able to build the house
as soon as the severance is completed, says
township clerk Charles Friend.
"1 had no intention of endangering
programs at the school. What I had in mind
was to attempt to establish French Immer-
sion at no detriment to the school," said
Mrs. Wallace.
• She said she has received numerous
phone calls from people suggesting she want
to set up French Immersion even if it meant
other programs had to suffer.
"I've certainly been blasted enough in the
past week. It was never my intention to do
any harm fo file' existing pro ram, " she
said.
Mrs. Wallace noted that to implement a
French immersion program in Kindergarten
and Grade 1, only one full-time addltlonal
teacher would be needed because a half-time
Kindergarten teacher would be available
from present staffing figures.
This, would be a benefit to the -English
speaking classes because with the addition
of a teacher there would no longer be the
three split grade classes at Robertson.
Trustee Tony McQuail said he isn't in
favor of further study on French Immersion.
He said the board should set up a pilot
project to see if there's interest and if the
interest continues.
Blyth trustee John Elliott doesn't support
setting up a French immersion program for
September..His reasons Include the fact that
the board is trying to cut costs and three
Huron schools are now under accommoda-
tion reviews.
Several Goderich residents gave their
comments to the board. Speaking in favor of
French immersion were Dr. James Rourke,
Steve Burns and Joseph L. Oatman. All
three men said French immersion is the
most cost effective method of teaching
French.
"it's a substitution program, not an add
On program like Core French." said Dr.
Rourke.
Those speaking against a French immer-
sion project were Doug Harrison. Don
Jackson and Robert Stephenson.
Mr. Harrison said he had a petition with
about 600 signatures from people who are
opposed to setting up a French Immersion
pilot project. He said the question of such a
program should be put on the municipal
election ballot next year.
Mr. Jackson said a telephone survey of
about 90 people indicates about 51 were
against French Immersion and the rest had
mixed feelings. •
"We're not against French and were not
against the French Immersion concept,"
said Mr. Jackson.
However, he is concerned of the ramifica-
tions for students not in F'ri;n'ch Immersion.
"The administratioti can'imptement any of
the alternatives contalhtd within the recom-
tpendations:"1t is tritte'itoWW'Ver;'tlit_We do
prefer -soma so1utiona to, eihere:-1 feel'fairly
confident that +Nip earl comment without
unduly influencing the outcome' on this
matter. i expect each trustee has his -mind
largely made ui,," said Robert 'Allan,
director of education.
The ad hoc committee preferred guide-
lines be decided later by the board, and will
have about a yehr to complete further study.
"French language Insfrtiction Is a major
national issue. it bas majJor_ implications for
the Huron County tided system. We
currently ' are having a difficult time
financially. We have exporiented and are
experiencing a significktft decline in enrol-
ment. We are busy meeting the demands of
major compulsory legislation in secondary
school curriculum And Ih special education.
. The timing is hot rippfrifItlate for the Huron
County Board to take on an optional
program," said Mr. Allan.
Mrs. Wallace said while she isn't sure
how deterrhined the Goderich Committee for
Learning Opportunities is, she wouldn't be
surprised if they recited a room, hired a
teacher and opened their own school.
Mark Sully of Goderich, a member of the
learning opportunities committee, following
the boards decision said the idea of an
individual school would be looked at.
He said the yttestien of French Immersion
would "just heat up more and more" in a
year. Mr. Sully said costs and declining
enrolment will still be facing the board in a
year.
There was no recorded vote for the motion
for an ad hoc committee. Chairman Eugene
Frayne said he and trustee Dennis Rau, the
two separate school representatives on the
board wouldn't vote as French Immersion is
primarily an elementary school issue.
The chairman aid say that 10 trustees
voted in favor of the ad hoc committee.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you're organving a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area
residents, phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at
527-0240 or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron
Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario NOK 1WO well in advance of the
scheduled date
Thursday,
April 12
® 2
7-10 p. m. - Registration/information Night
at the arena for Minor Soccer; Minor
Baseball; Nursery School; Ladies' indus-
trial Softball: Jr. Farmers; Harmony
Kings; Golf Club; Lioness Club; Recreation
Dept.; and others.
8 p.m. - Jr. 'D' Hockey Annual Meeting at
arena.
Saturday,
April 14
1:»2:30 p.m. •
Story Hour at Library.
1st. Cromarty Cubs and Beavers Annual
Bottle Drive covering Hibbert Twp. We
appreciate your support.
BANTAMS/FROM PAGE ONE
the game, They're an intelligent crew. The
coaching was already done. The patience of
teaching them to win paid off. They had the
will to win."
Mr. Akey hopes the OHA first place win of
the Bantams will be a building block for
future Seaforth hockey teams to follow. "We
have to build pride in an organization from
the bottom to the top. if we have a tradition
of winning, it makes other kids put out
more."
Some Bantam players have potential to
play Junior "B" hockey. And Mr. Akey
hopes he becomes part of that potential by
becoming a coach in the midget league.
"Next season will be tougher because the
Bantam unit will be split up. It will take a lot
of hard work and sortie luck to get on the
All -Ontario trail. I'd like to see the midgets
get an All -Ontario trophy," says Mr. Akey.
Friday,
April 13
Wednesday, April 18
7:30 p.m. - Minor Hockey Awards Night at
arena.
Space for the Community Calendar is
5-7:30 p.m. - Spaghetti supper at St.
Thomas Anglican Church.
donated by The Heron Expositor
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