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The Huron Expositor, 1987-11-25, Page 1INDEX Hensel) — A6 Walton — A10 Dublin — Al 1 Obituaries — Al 2 Graduates — Al2 People - Al2 Births— Al.? . Legion Al2 Classifieds — A13, A16 Sports — A16, A18. n pet • 7 a *w fir: Couple like Santa's helpers. See page A4. [Serving the communities d areas of Seatorth; Huron ussels; Dublin, Hensel! d Walton Eall4 OS la HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1987 50 cents a copy WINTER WONDERLAND - Last week's snowfall lent a pictures- que air to the Seaforth Town Hall when people gathered•for the of- . ficial opening of the recently •re -constructed historic front porch. The porch was aptly decorated with garland and red ribbon for the upcoming Christmas season. In addition to the porch opening and ribbon cutting, the town also, on Friday, officially turned on the Christmas lights on its Main Street and on the tree In front of the town hall. Mcllwraith photo. OFFICIAL OPENING - As evidenced by this photograph Friday's official opening of the Town Hall's new front porch took place in rather snowy weather. Despite the weather though quite a crowd turned out to see, front, Santa Claus, Alfie Dale and Mayor Alf Ross cut the ribbon. police Chief Hal Claus, Jim Fitzgerald, assistant to Jack Riddell, Minister of Agriculture and Food, and Mainstreet Coordinator Tom Lemon were also present at the historic ceremony. Mcllwtaith photo. Catholic school board t The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic. Separate School Board will ask the Ministry of Education for more than. $6 million to build a Catholic secondary school in Strat- ford, which it hopes will be ready for• students in 1990, for Grades 9 to 13. The present secondary school in Stratford is St. Michael with Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in six classrooms, two science laboratories,. one business studies room, one multi- purpose room, on'e special education room and four portables. John McCauley, Superintendent of Education, while discuss- of du action explained the board redeiMinistry g p eq a capital allocation from the ministry in 1987 for $125,000 for the capital needs at St. Michael. It was used in all subject areas, with particular emphasis on laboratory facilities and equipment: Mr. McCauley said their it science needs will be adequately met til 1990 when a new secondary school Will be needed. He said the board's aceom= modation concern at St. Michael School is that "the entire campus will be filled by pot - table classrooms and parking by 1989," which he reported to the miiiitfy, to em-. phasize the space problem: Mr. McCauley saidthe 1988 to 1989 enrol- ment projection for Its secondary schaol shows it increasing from 358 IR 1988 with Grades 9 to 11 to 424 m 1991 with Grades 9 to 13, and afterthat to bet- ween 435 to 465. By 1989 Mr. McCauley said it is expected Thteves t�k�-sm�atces The Triangle Discount. Store was the vic- 306 cartons of cigarettes, 50 bic lighters and tim of another break, enter and theft early - a kodak .camera and film. Friday morning and once again, thieves Aside from the incidents at the Triangle made off with most of the store's stock of Discount Store Police say Seaforth hasbeen cigarettes: relatively quiet in recent weeks. Sebr- .. Seaforth Police say the' thieves gained en- ingville and Goderich OPP however, are try to the store by prying open the front reporting a number of break-ins in their. door, then left through the side door taking coverage areas, particularly in the sinaller with them 415 cartonsof assorted cigarette towns and villages. Overnight on November brands, worth a wholesale price of $8,300. It 14-15 thieves pryed open the rear door to the was expected they had a car waiting at the Knechtel Food. Store in Clinton and made off side entrance. No clues were left at the with 50 cartons of cigarettes and a 'large scene and because_ there was a fresh quantity of packages of meat. snowfall there were no footprints around the "The thieves are professionals. They're doors. • real travelling criminals," said Seaforth Police were able to narrow the time of the Constable Dave Dale. break-in to somewhere between 4:40 a.m., "And cigarettes seem to be the majority when a London Free Press delivery person of what they're taking. They're not in - deposited newspapers on the front doorstep terested in money or. lottery tickets, or of the store, and 6:40 a.m., when the break- anything else." in was discovered by a local paper boy. Seaforth Police are asking anybody up Police expect the incident is related to an and about between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, who earlier break, enter and theft, which oc- might have seen anything suspicious at the cured at the same store on November 3. At town's main intersection, whether it be that time thieves gained entry through the strange.cars or strange people in doorways, side door of the building and made off with to contact them immediately. • Hildebrand Flowers has best display Hildebrand Flowers was the Best Overall winner. in the 1987 Christmas Window Decorating contest. Steve Hildebrand's display of Christmas White was judged Thursday as tops in terms of overall impres- sion, creativity, ingenuity, quality of goods displayed, clarity of theme, color, lighting, composition and textures; use of materials, night time Impression and'overa l appeal. In the retail category judges awarded Anstett Jewellers first place, Flower Magic second place and Kling's third place. In the - non -retail category All Styles II captured first place, Culligan Real Estate second' place and Futures Hair Design third place. Campbell's Home Centre was judged as the'. Most Improved window display. Plaques donated by The Huron Expositor were handed out to the winners at the BIA Christmas Dinner and Dance Saturday. FormerHuron politician dies at age 76.,. Charles Steel MacNaughton, for more than two decades part of the Tory "big blue machine" that ruled Ontario for more than 40 years, died last Tuesday In Exeter after a lengthy illness. He was 76. Mr. MacNaughton was a friend of former premier John Roberts and a contemporary of London and Southwestern Ontario Tory heavyweights Ernie Jackson, John White, Bill Stewart and Darcy McKeough. His political career and long tenure in cabinet spanned a period in which the province's ad- ministrative machinery "moved into the 2(Ith century", his son said. A native of Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Mr. AMacNaughton grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, and moved to Exeter itt 1944. He established a seed business that he sold about 1960 and was active in community af- fairs, serving on the local school board and being a founding director of South Huron Hospital. He won a by-election in Huron riding in 1958. - Mr. MacNaughton defended his seat in general elections in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1971, serving under pprerniers Leslie Frost, Roberts and William Davis. He chaired Premier Davis's successful run at the party leadership in 1971. Mr. MacNaughton was commissioner of the Ontario Water Resources Commission in 1960-61 and was appointed to cabinet in 1961. He was minister of highways, which became the ministry of transportation and cam- munications, during the great highway- building epodh that saw much of the pro- vince's multi-Iarie road network put into place and the GO (Government of Ontario) transit system established. Locally he work- ed with the Town of Seaforth and Township of Tuckersmith in the building of the bridge over Silver Creek by Lions Park. "Probably his greatest legacy 'was the completion of Highway 401," said Mr. McKeough. "But what he really sweated about was the ultimate twinning of 401, to six lanes and up, something that at the time hadn't been attempted anywhere in Canada...He did it, and it works." ) John MacNaughton said his father was proud ofhis accomplishments on the economics finance bench. He was at various times provincial treasurer, chairman of the management board and minister of economics, government affairs and revenue. "He also produced a balanced budget, something that had not been dont for -many years before and hasn't been done since," his son said. Mr. McKeough, who also served as pro- vincial treasurer, said Mr. MacNaughton encouraged him to enter politics. "There is no question he was oneof the people looked to for support and advice," he After leaving politics, Mr. MacNaughton served as chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission and was honorary chairman or director of a.number of firms including the Bank of Montreal, Consumers Gas, Redpath Industries, Extendicare Ltd. and Laidlaw Transport. John MacNaughton said his father withdrew from active life about eight years CHARLES S. MACNAUGHTON, once a political representative of Huron County, died last week at the ago of 76. This photo was taken in his earlier days when he was Minister of Highways: File photo. . • ago after a series of strokes and kidney problems. Married to the torirter Adeline Fulcher of Brandon, Mr. MacNaughton also leaves his son John, daughter Heather Howitt of Wind- sor and five grandchildren. A funeral service was held.Friday at Ex- eter United Church, followed by a private family service at tile local cemetery. o ask for additional $6 m.i l l ioni Michael School during the 1988-89 school With the tnternational Plowing Match to feet deep to display students' art, writing, term. Grade 7 and 8 students accommodated atSt. Michael will be moved to either St. Ambrose or St. Aloysius elementary schools in Stratford. With full funding of Catholic high school and the- resulting transfer of Catholic students to separate high schools is resulting in teachers in the public schools losing their jobs. To rectify this, the Perth County Board arid the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Board are in the process of working out a formal agreement to transfer teachers who are displaced by the changing enrolment on the ratio 01 16 students for each transferred teacher. Two teachers have already moved from the Perth Board to St. Michael School voluntarily. In Other business the trustees approved the working drawings for the addition and renovations at St. Ambrose separate school with work to be carried out in the spring. Special education self-contained classes, located at this'tfnie at St. Aloysius School will be transferred to St. Ambrose School by Septeniber 1988. The special education classes' will be attended by all. exceptional elementary pupils in Stratford and Perth County. With Immaculate Conception School clos- ing at the end of June 1988,all the students from Kindergarten to Gade 7 will be transferred to St. Ambrose School with the start Of school in September, 1988, with bus transportation provided. All Grade 8 pupils in Stratford will continue to attend St be held in Perth County from September Seience Fair projects, French immersion, Grade 7 students from St. Joseph's School 20-24 in 1988, the Huron -Perth County Religion/Faniily Life education, etc. On a will be moved to St.. Aloysius in September, Roman Catholic Separate School Board will stage outside the education and health tent, 1988, and the Grade 8 students from St. take advantage of the opportunity to display students will have the opportunity to per- Joseph's will be moved to the same schoolin file school program to visitors at the match: form music, drama, choral reading, 1989. The bdard will rent a booth 60 wide and 10 Turn to page 4 • 'Local young people show agricultural . expertise Two local oungpeople have Sharon Sell da ylighter of Helen and Lorne demonstrated their knowledge of Sell, was recognized for het outstanding agriculture at the Royal Agricultural white bean exhibit, while William Pother- Winter Fair in Toronto. Milian Pother- Ingham, son of Mary and Robert Pother- ingham of Seaforth and Sharon Sell of Staffs Ingham of R.R. 4 Seaforth, was acknowledg- were bothwinners in the 4-H Specials ed for the a±ee ence 61 his 7rr'owed barley category at the fair exhibit. .',» WILLIA FOTHEEINGHAM SHARONSELL William is a first year student at Ridgetownand College of Agricultural Technology, he is specializing io crop production and livestock management. This is the second consecutive year he has won this award, and this year he also placed third with his white beans exhibit at the Royal Fair. He has participated In 4-11 for seven years. To get to the Royal Fair William had to compete at the Seaforth fair, and he got three firsts. Sharon Sell is a second year nursing stu- dent at Conestoga College, Stratford Cam - pet. Hers was the top 4-11 exhibit at the fair, ast her w outstanding beans were judged the most er White of all the exhibits. In addition to the Highland Seeds plaque which both she and William will be receiving, Sharon will be getting a trophy and silver tray spon- sored by Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. Sharon has been involved in 4-11 for the last eight years and has taken 22 clubs, not all of which were crop dubs. She is also cur- gently the president' of the Mitchell Junior Farmers.