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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-04-23, Page 3T,. NEWS AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR. APRIL 23, 1988 — A3' isLiberal'.skey. 0 en avernment On the brighter side, Mr. Nixon said the over money whentliefarmerisbarely making economy's rate of growth is as good as it has a living. been in the last 25 years, the rate of inflation is low at 3,8 per cent and the unemployment rate is at 6,8 per cent in Ontario, the lowest it has been in 10 years. This is still too high, but it's the best in Canada, plus it's stable and falling," said Mr. Nixon on the unemployment rate. Mr. Riddell's speech compared the extra - billing issue with the farmers. After reading an article in a daily paper, Mr. Riddell said he found it ironic that doctors, who are said to make between $120,000 and $250,000 a year, are arguing YOUNG SCIENTIST — Nancy Godkin, a Grade 8 student In Seaforth, was one of four students who qualified to represent the town at the Huron County Regional Science Fair. She researched childproof packaging. Mcllwralth photo Local `scientists'. attend county fair They weren't regional winners but innova- tive thinking and months of hard work took four Seaforth students to the Huron County Regional Science Fair held Friday and Saturday at Clinton's Central Huron Second- ary School. Andrew Kennedy, Andrea Moore, Nancy Godkin and Wayne Rumford were among students aged 12 to 19 who competed for prizes offered in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior age categories. The fair was one of 76 organized Canada -wide by the Youth Science Foundation. Regardless of the outcome of the Science Fair, having to come up with a unique topic for competition, was an eye-opening experi- ence for all four local competitors. "I learned how to construct organ pipes and learned that different ones have different sounds," said Andrew, a Grade 7 student. A lover of music and an admirer of pipe organs Andrew's project addressed harmonic structure in fluetype organ pipes. Using a hand -constructed bellows, five pipes of v g construction, and a movable rod which would allow air to pass into the pipe of his choosing, Andrew studied how construe- : tion of the pipe itself changes tone. W hat he learned was "stopped pipes have odd numbered harmonics so that the more air allowed into the pipe the higher the sound. The open pipes have all the harmonics." And while he enjoyed the project Andrew said he wouldn't want to construct a big pipe organ. "This was fun, but that would be too hard." he said. Wayne, also a Grade 7 student, did his project on hurricanes and the effects of wind direction speed and volume on the hurric- 1• of the hurricanes spin. "The panes of glass shift. There is one hole in each comer. And when the wind comes in it makes the hurricane spin. W hen I shift the glass the hurricane goes in the other direction," he said. Wayne said he learned most of what he knows about hurricanes from the World Book encyclopedia. Then I sat down and tried to figure it out. I didn't think it would be successful at first, but it was," he said. Andrea is another Grade 7 student, but unlike Wayne and Andrew based her project on biological rather than physical elements of science. W hat she set out to do was to firid out if seven neotetra fish could survive in the same aquarium with two other fish. She found out they couldn't. "After 16 days they all had died. Only the shark survived," she said. She added however that the fish didn't seem to die as a result of any fighting that went on between them. They just, she said, died. "I found them dead everywhere in the water, on the top, on the bottom, In the shells. I don't know if I'd ever do these guys again. I had no luck at all," she said. Andrea's project consisted of a written record of the fish's survival rate. Their lives were also documented with photographs. Nancy, a Grade 8 student, chose to study child resistant packaging as her science project. She said she was turned onto the idea because of the increased number of adver- tisements, and increased mention in the ane media about instances of children getting into To complete the research necessary W ayne packages. first had to construct a hurricane. He did that After conducting a number of experiments by placing a high pan filled with hot water on she determined children were most attracted a hot plate. Around that he placed panes of to yellow -colored and -or bright containers, glass which he covered with a roof. A. pipe while opaque containers were least appeal - allowed the steam (or hurricane) to rise out of ing. She also determined that the push off the construction. By shifting the panes of and line up cap was the hardest for a child glass 'Wayne was able to change the direction aged 3 to 5 years to remove. Hydro hearings Continued from page A 1 panel on their polity for establishing hydro towers on farmland. In explaining the policy, Bill Scott of the Hydro panel, said the narrow based tower would be used when the lines are running diagonal across Class 1 to 4 agricultural land, and specialty crop land, but when following the lot lines, a conventinal or wide -based tower would be used. Mr. Scott said the solid concrete founda- tion of the narrow -based towers would minimize weed growth, but weed control on the wide base towers is a concern with Hydro. Mr. Redman also asked the Hydro panel about the potential land loss with tike wide based towers along the fence lines. He said he regarded both as having potentially great land hiss for the fanners. The land loss, said Mr. Scott, with towers on the fence lines would decrease the amount of land loss as compared to towers in the fields. He cited two studies from the Ridgetown and Kemptville Agricultural colleges which studied the loss of land due to towers. James Mi71s of the consolidated Hearing Board, asked the Hydro representatives about the land acquisition casts as compared to the construction costs. Glen Hoglund said 20 per cent of the capital costs are set aside for property acquisition. With regards to current right-of-ways owned by Hydro, Mr. Hoglund said they own 80 per cent of the right-of-ways from Bradley Junction (near Essa) to Wingham, which is part of Hydro's eastern alternative route. He also said Hydro also owns 16 km of right-of-ways from the BNFD to Gianunis Which could be used in the westeri route. In cross-examination of the Hydro panel, Tony McQuail, chairman of the Foodland Hydro Committee, asked them to drart the locations of the residence removal for the eastern (alternative) and the western (recom- mended) routes. The residence removals, said the hydro panel, would involve removals in Chepstow in Brant Township; in Greenock Township; in Culross, near langside; in Tuckersmith, east of Bromfield; in Usborne Township north- east of Exeter; and in Caradoc Township, east of Strathroy. WESTERN ROUTE In recommending the western route, the Hydro 'representative remarked it was the shortest route at 186.5 km in length, compared to 197 km for the east route, 201.5 for the east -west route and 186.5 for the central -west mute. The cost for the'route is also lower for the western route with a total of $142 -million, while the eastern mute is $155 -million while the east -west and central -west routes would cost $159 million and $145 -million respective- ly. BY ANNE NAREJKO Accessibility and openness are the keys to the liberal party's continued success, said Robert Nixon, Treasurer -of Ontario and Minister of Revenue during the Huron -Mid- dlesex Provincial liberal Association meet- ing on April 17. Mr. Nixon and Minister of Agriculture and Food and MPP Jack Riddell were the special guests during the annual meeting which saw the complex filled to capacity. Explaining the aims of the liberals, Mr. Nixon told the crowd that a government "Must be prepared to move the country forward." He also added while attempting this, the government must also be prepared to take criticism. "You can't (move forward) without step- ping on a few toes." Referring to the recent election which saw the Progressive Conservative Party lose power after 42 years and the Liberals take control, Mr. Nixon said, "winning is better than losing." However, he did say the Canadian system could not function effectively without good opposition. Democracy is only served when there is good o position Democracy depends on 'I'm the last one in the world to begrudge anprofit is note ne dirty word,g as but there iase aencan - irony between the two...' he very provider of life Id food, and that person which provides us with food is the person who is scraping to make a living," he said. "I think wed better count Our blessing as some professions are doing complain about well 20, 00 to $250,000 when farmers are struggling." s • Continued en, page A5 Number of school days sect The number of school days and when school holidays will fall were discussed during the Huron County Board of Education meeting on April 7, and in accordance with the Ministry of Education'solicy, there will be a minimum of 194 school days Of the 194 school days, a minimum of 185 must be designated as teaching days, leaving p a maximum of nine days as professional it," said Mr. Nixon. , development days. For secondary schools, 15 11AIW TIMES FOR FARMERS ' days maybe designated as examination days. One of the major topics touched on by both Mr. Nixon and Mr. Riddell was farming. Both men agreed that farmers are facing major problems with the price drop for crops and meat, but being an optimist, Mr. Nixon is certain things will get better. "The farming community is facing its toughest economic time since the dirty '30s, _There's not enough monein the treasury to bring back buoyancy," he said. "But being a born optimist, things have got to eventually get better." Mr. Nixon pointed out the fact that farmers are not the only ones with problems, citing the steel workers in Sault Ste. Marie who are laid -off and tobacco farmers in the Delhi area whose prices are rapidly declining as examples. The Board has eliminated the public use of three school names for the trainable retard- ed. They are Golden Circle, Huron Hope and Queen Elizabeth. They trainabie retardedeliminated the use of the termin association with these schools. "The term trainable retarded will be replaced with pupils of the school," explain- ed Mr, Allan. However, he did say the three school names will have to be used when conducting official business. The recommendation to make the changes School holidays for the upcoming year came from the Special Education Advisory (1986-87) will be: Labor Day - September 1; Committee. Thanksgiving Day - October 13; Christmas STAFFING Break - December 22- January 2;Mid-Winter The Board is proppoosingg.'to add 'one Break - March 16-20; Good Friday - April 17; additional teacher, in the elehlenthry sdrool: Easter Monday- April 20; Victoria Day- May system for the'upgrming year. Ttie,y ale also 18 anticipating an additional 23 students will Tony McQuail asked the board if it was enter the system.. possible to plan professional development At the secondary school leirel, the Board is days so they fall on days when there is an proposing an additional seven teachers will activity of educational value scheduled. be hired and anticipating an additional five Director of Education Bob Allan said there is students will enter the system. "quite a bit of lobbying" by organizers to Mr. McQuall questioned the reasoning have this done. behind hiring one teacher for 23 students and, "We are told it can make or break an seven teachers for five students: event," he said. However, he added that not "The student -teacher ratio for secondary everyone can be accommodated. Continued on page AB The western route would involve 25 residences within 100 metres of the lines with one probable residence removal. The eastern route would result in 18 residences within 100 metres with four probable removals, while the east route would involve two removals and the central west route would involve four removals. • The length of transmission line along agricultural boundaries is 93.4 km for the western route while 58.8 km in the eastern route would be along the boundaries. In the east -west route, the length on agricultural boundaries would be 65.8 km and 96.6 for the central -west route DAVTHREE in the third day of hearings Tony McQuail of the Foodland Hydro Committee asked the Hydro panel members to conunent on the number of farm buildings which would be removed in the western and eastern trans- mission mutes. Bill Scott of the Hydro panel said the western route would involve the removal of three farm buildings. These include a new implement shed in Ashfield Township; an older style barn on the township line of Stephen and Hay Townships and a couple of tobacco kilns near London wbidi are also found on the eastern route, In the eastern route, a hog barn and residence would be removed east of Exeter; an older style barn would be removed in Morris Township; an older style barn in Greenock Township, as well as the tobacco kilns, said Mr. Scott. Mr. McQuail asked what Hydro's policy was regarding restitution to the farmer for the removal of a Farm building. In response, Mr. Scott said the moving of the building to another location on the property is one option. if the building cannot be moved, Hydro will build a comparable building on another location on the farm. The transmission line crossing at the Maitland and Bayfield Rivers was also an area which Mr. McQuail questioned the Hydro panel. He first asked how many towers were required to traverse eadi of the river • At the Maitland River crossing, two towers would be required on the north side of the valley and one tower on the south side. The Bayfield River crossing would require one tower on each side of the valley. Most of the vegetation would have to be cleared. Mr. McQuail also pointed out to the Hydro panel as to the revenue derived from farmland in this area was significantly above the provincial area. He said the crop sales per hectare of land was $1,084 while the provincial average was only $776 dollars in sales per hectare. Continued on page A6 CHECKING THE ANGLE — Chante Perkins was ono of eight mon local title. Ho will now go oh to compote at thotdistrict level. photo to participate In the snooker competition run as part of the Senior Games. Mr. Perkins was successful In his attempt to pocket the Club elects officers April 1886. evening APZtll.23, IxBGE At a meeting of the SeCricket Club, IN T YEARS AEON held on Wednesday eevening last, the 1 , following officers were elected: F. Holme- W .O. Reid, second vice; Robert Wilson, g seed, president; John S. Roberts, first vice; sine at the Palace Rink on Wednesday would Continue as in the past, to operate on seeeetaryereasurer; George Baird, captain. night, the ice still being in faircondition. The Saturday nights. Id weather of April has kept the ice from 11is FamellencyJohn C. Cody, D.D. LLD„ Bishop of tendon, officiated at the solemn blessing of the new St. James Separate Sdiool on Sunday afternoon. A team captained by Sara Hates won the, diampionship -of the St. James Howling League for the year. The lady withthehighest scores was Mrs. Lester II:Qui-a1dt and the highest male scorns was Andre Aubin. tester Leonhardt was elected president for the coming year. - Dr. McKelvey returned last week from co making possible hockey in April. New York where he has been perfecting melting, himself in the different branches of his Mr. Gibson White motored to Toronto and profession. He speaks very highly of the spent the weekend. He was accompanied by course of instruction and is well satisfied with Gordon.his mother, Mrs. M. White and Miss Phennia the trip. He has again commenced practice in APi1II.20, 1961 Gordon - Brussels. Seaforth merchants are evenly divided on Mrs. Rev. A.D. McDonald is this week in the question of whether stores should remain Tendon, attending the tenth annual meeting open FlidayorSaturdaynights, avote carried of the Woman's f Foreign Missionary Society, out Tuesday by the Chamber of t;ommerce as a delegate from the Seaforth branch- revealed. The resulting split means the stores APR1L21, 1911 A horse belonging to Mr. John McSpad- den, of McKillop, made things lively for a few minutes on Saturday evening. It was standing in front of W . Smith's store, when it became frightened and tan away. It took to the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, narrowly escaping going through the large plate glass windows in the Greig Clothing Co.'s store. It proceeded down the street, leaving pieces of the rig as it went. It was stopped before any person was injured, but not before the rig was a wreck. Mr. and Mrs. N. Henry spent Easter in Harriston. Mr. and Mrs. John Dodds entertained the following guests over Easter: Mr. Campbell, Detroit; Mrs. H. Morrison and Mrs. McKenzie, Toronto, and Mr. Thos. Dodds, Mitchell. APRIL24, 1936 John Buchanan, Walton, was elected president of the Huron Football League at the largely attended annual meeting held in the Carnegie library on Tuesday evening. Wingham and Atwood were added to the league. The meeting derided to extend the league to include teams from Perth County, but players from Milverton, Stratford and Listowel will be barred. Hockey enthusiasts enjoyed an impromptu COMMUNITY CALENDAR . Sunday;April 27 1 12 noon - 4 p.m. ldonfe and Garden Show , at Arena. Monday, Apri120 Hionpital Auxiliary Penny Sale Draw en Friday, May 9 Wednesday, April 23 7-9 p.m. Joint Registration Night - Minor Ball, Minor Soccer, Ladies Rec. League and Recreation Programs. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Interior Decorating Show by First Presbyterian Church at Seaforth Public School Friday, April 25 6:30-12 midnight - Minor Hockey Awards Banquet and Dance at Arena. 6-10 p.m. Minor Baseball Home and ing W.O.A.A.atW MinorArBaseballitiourles Annual Meet - Garden Show at Arena. Ingham 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 7:30 p.m. Contract Bridge at Seaforth Legion. 8 p.m. Survival Through FYfendsbl Housg Inc, Annuoi Meeting at .North Street United Cbturlh, Goderidr. Every-. one welcome. Tuesday, April 29 -. Saturday, April26 1:30 - 2:30 Story Hour at Library 1-10 p.m. Home and Garden Show at Arena. Microwave demonstrations. BMX Bike 'Nick Team.. 9-12 Optimist Bike Rodeo at Arena. 10 a,m. Northside Church Garage Sale at Northside Church.