The Huron Expositor, 1979-03-08, Page 1• 4754FirF,47,97, ,.„,
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THE VISITORS — The Seaforth Co-op Nursery pupils were special
.visitors at the Seaforth police station on last Tuesday. -Here Constable
• Dave Dale shows Angie Roth and friends a picture of Seaforth police
chief John • Cairns The children even tried out the single police cell in the
station - but they Waited to m4ke sure Constable Dale was going in at the
same time. - • ' • (Expositor Photo)
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Seaforth inquest decides
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Stalemate is the only wordWhich can,
describe the negotiations between Seaforth
,council and the Fire Area. Board (FAH/ over
who pays the costs for the !Maintenance of
Seaforth's fire hydtanti.
At Wednesday night's meeting of the
FAB, members were still dividedover the
response to Seaforth cooncil's demand that
the board pay the entire hydrant
Maintenance costs - $5400 per year.
Right now, the FABpay $1,000 per year
toward the rental and maintenance costs of
the hydrants.
At the last meeting of Seaforth couniel,
eolaneilAloo.rsvoted to take thematter to the
coIf orts an agreement couldra be reached
with
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Irwin Johnston, chairman of the FAB and
a Seaforth councillor, Wednesday's meeting
• that he would like to see the matter resolved
• without the courts being brought into it
RobertFOthetingharn. the Tuckermsith
aletter he had reeelVed back frent MaPiciPal
TWOowrnldshLitporive on the board, read
.epresentat
I oMt.n oFr t)t ‘Itheei rr rl lug, hi :gine wrote
s tta0n tdheef f°s?t situation
regarding the hydrants.
The letter stated, "that the equipment
shall be housed in the ton of Seaford) in
bousingfacilities provided mid maintained
by the town. .such langalv does not
appear to contemplate the inchision of fire'
hydrants. • ."
Roy Swart, the Hibbert representative On
the board, said he hadn't had any. change of
thought on the situation' and wants to
coninue the $1,090 payment Seaforthi
council,
The other thing memberi did seen) to
agree on was the matter of the fire
hydrants must be settled before the town
and the board draw up another contract for
the services of Seaforth fire department,
Huron may not need 1 1
stale
When the FAB origiaally agreed to pay
$1,000 peryear, the town of Seaforth neither
accepted -or rejected this arrangement* Then
in May,.1977, the town informed the board
they felt FAB should pay the entire hydrant
rental costs, Couocil threatened to withold
their 1978 payments to the' FAB, but
Meritedlate in the year.
?ober*, Fortheringharn said, "Why did the
town accept the 51,000 rip- to now?" He
added whenthe matter was brought up at
the Tuckersmith township council, members
said they could maybe see re negotiating the
rental fees back two years to 1977, but not
before that time,
Gerald Groothuiswho supports. " the,.
Seaforth cOuncil stand, said, "'Let's make up
our minds tonight, either pay it or don't pay
Joe Gibson; the Hullett representative,
. said he 'can. see re negotiating the 1978
rental agreemerl but wouldn't support
going back any' further than that.
When the FAB members couldn't reach
any consensus, the postponed the decision
and went on to discuss the 1979. budget. At
the end of the„business meeting, they
The members approved -a 1979 budget for
the board which again allotted $t,000 for the
hydrant rental fees, -
Irwin Johnston said he would like to sit
back down with Seafiarth counicl, and
re negotiate the 1977',, 1978 hydrant rental
rates*
Roy Swart repreated he favoured the
Present arrangement and didn't think
Hibbert counicl will change their Mind- on
the issue.
Under the present arrangement, McKillop
Township pays 38 per cent of the FAB costs,
the town of Seaforth pays 32 per cent,
Tuckersrnith Township pays 17 per cent', and
Hibbert and Hullett Township pay the
remainder of the Cogs*
Irwin Johnston said the board would hav e
te pay approximately 514,500 to reimburse
the Seaforth council for the additional fire
hydrant rental rates for the past three years. .
Before leaving the Meeting he -said, "I still
think it's small peanuts it's not that great a .
sum of money.
With the FAB unablild make a decision,
Seaforth counicl must now decide whether',
they, will take the board to court for the
ofits teac ers next year returned to the question of the fire hydrants, additional rental costs.
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ne effects of declining enrolment were by seven. The staff reqiiirments for next
felt in Huron County for the first time year were deterniiited by director of
Monday when the board of education John Cochrane by applying the pupil -teacher
reduced its teaching staff by 11 for the ratio in teaching contracts to the total
• 11!)79-80 school yearnumber of students expected 'ha enroll in
In three seperate reports the board schools in September.
approved recommendations to reduce Cochrane said Monday the reduction of
kindergarten staff by-on,„elernentary staff ._ staff will mean -layoffs for a least -three
by three and secondary school teaching staff secondary school teachers and, possibly
more. He said the Huron board has not laid
off teaching staff in its 10 year history
adding he knew of no other way of
reducing staff, Cochrane explained that
natural attrition should permit the board to
reduce staff in elementary schools but there
appeared little hope of that happening at the
secondary level.'
The director said layoffs .were not a
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certainty but were a projection. He said
beard now employs 274 teachers in the
secondary panel and next year needs 267
He saidseveral teachers ,are eligible for
early retirement but are not required to
With him, `but that particular night Howard
announce theirintentions Until the end of
had his Own car. He said the shift ended at 1
May. He added that tWo teachers had
a.m. and Mr. Howard would be home about applied for one year leave of absence which
2;30 a.m. He said Mr. Howard often fell will delay two layoffs for at least one year.
asleep in the car with a cigarette in his hand. He said teacher resignations, transfers or
On one occasion he burned a •hole in the retirements could allow the board to staff the
Poirier vehicleschools with no layoffs.
Others who gave evidence were Dr, Pau) The largest reduction of students and staff
Dickens, Stratford pathologist; Dr. Rodger will be in teh secondary panel twhere the
Whitman, Howard's family doctor: Clarence pupil..teacher ration is lowest. The board's
Reeves; and(coedo
atFinerugMenpKelalagrew3r phoned in contract with the teachers sets the ratio at
, between 16.8 and 17.2 pupils per teacher.
cause
BY WILMA OKE
At the inquest into the death of Donald
Gordon Howard, 36, of apartment 3, Royal
apartments, 1 Main Street, Seaforththe
jury found he died December 20, 1978, of
carbon monoxide poisoning and that the fire
W as caused by careless smoking..
The jury recommended the apartment
tenants should be responsible for installing
smoke detectors in their units, while
landlords should instll'them or similar fire
devices in apartment building hallways for
the safety of all tenants concerned. -
-Dr. Paul L Brady, Huron County coroner,
who presided at the inquest thanked the
jurors, witnesses and stated: "I would like to
commend the action of one witness,
Clarence Reeves. for his presence of mind
and prompt action which saved a very
serious situation from developingwithout
regard to his own safety. -
Mr. Reeveswho lived in an adjacent
apartment to the one where the fire started,
smelled smoke shortly after 3:30 a.m. on
December 20 and tried unsuccessfully to
rouse Donald Howardthen ran through the
building waking other tenants and asking
one of them. berg McKellar, to phone for the
fire department before returning to his own
apartment to dress. . .
Fire chief, ' Harry Hak, said when he
received the fire call the firemen were at the
scene within four minutesThc firemen
could not enter the building without maska
because of intense heat and smoke. In the
Hoard apartment the flames were concen
trated in the living room. he Saidand the
windows were brokenpossibly because of
the heat. In reply t� 'a question from Dr.
Brady about how close the tire was to
breaking throtigh the buildingthe chief said
that within minutes the fire would have gone
through,
, Br, Brady asked if smoke and heat
detectors would have alerted the tenants and
tho chief said, Yes.
Police constable John Burges said he and
Constable Dave Dale and two firmen entered
' the apartment and the body of Donald
Howard was lorated>on his hand and knees
face down on the floor in the bathroom. He
was fully clothed except for hiS shoes. They
carried him out of the apartment and before
putting him in the ambulanee, attempted
resuscitation without suceess.
'Robert adamsinvestigator for the fire
marshall's office said there were no heat or
fire detectors in the building. He said the
fire originated in an upholstered chair. A
glass ashtray was found in the chair. He said
it was likely the cigarette fell off the ashtray
cKillop to pay
into the area between the cushion and the•
a costs---ot tree
,urnipiece arid the ashtray possibly fell off the
arm when fire burned the-, chair. He said
there were empty cigarette packages in the
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a artmerit also one. full package on the P • •
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with Mr. Howard at the Douglas. Point
complex said that often Howard rode to work
table. _ I rig
Herve Poirier of Vanastrawho worked
West Branch kids
exc ange here
Four grade 7 & 8 students 'from West
Branch, Michigan will be spending next
week in Seaforth learning about the local
school system, The students will be staying
will Terry WilliamSon, David Rimmer.
Shelly Driscoll and Julie Knetsch.
These Seaforth students will be travelling
to West Branch March 31, April 6, This is
the first student exehange program with
Seaforth's sister ciy and rec. director Clive
Blast says he's sure it will not only be of
benefit to the four students but to the rest of
the students at Seaforth Public School,
Brodhagen house
BY WILMA OKE -
Tree planting inMcKillop
township was -discussed' by
council at a meeting Monday
when it was decided councilwill pay half the cost of
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pla • ting trees on -suitable
properties for landowners in.
Wrested in the program; The
landowner must contact the
ministry of natural resources
at Wingahm to obtain the
trees for theproject
• Council acceptedthe
tender. of Jennison Con-
struction of Grand Bend for
supplying, crushing and
laying. gravel on township
roads for 1979 at a rate of
$1'.52 per imperial ton.
Two councillors were name
to attend the seminar on
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in Goderich, Mareh
28ManeHicknell and 13 ill
Leeming. •
Passed for payment were
-• otad aecounts of $11,854.46
b cima
d in $2„ 349 83 •
ano genera accounts o
A. fire en Thursday morning resulted in •
heavy damage to the upper floor of a house
owned by Doug and Joy Elliott of
Brodhagen,
Mrs. Elliott said her husband had left for
work when she discoVered smoke gotiring
out from the walls near" the livingroom
fireplace at about 8 a.m; Thursday.
Mrs. Elliott said her husband had started
a fire in the fireplace before' leaving fdt
• work.
When Mrt. Elliott looked up the chimney,
she could see flames already burning in the
walls, Since a door separating the upstairs
and downstairs of the house was closed,
Mtg. 4111ott hadn't realized the upper floor
to the house was burning, •
Mrs, Elliott Said she alerted a neighbour
and got her two children, aged three and one
years old, out of the house, The neighbour
turned in the ttlarm to the Mitchell Fire
department.
Mrs. Elliott said the neighbours helped
her get the furnishings out of the downstairs
fo the house, However, the thick smoke
prevented anyone from reaehirig the upstairs
and the Elliotts lost their clothing and all the
furniture in upstaris beritooms.
'MrS'Elliott said the Mitchell fire
'Department had the fire under control in
about an hoUt. The fancily i,,iFon't know the
exact amount of damage until the insurance
investigators have completed their repert,
The house was insured.
Joy Elliott said they won't he able tO
return to the hetise for about two months.
She said the roof must be replaced, since
firemen had to cut through the roof with
chainsaw s to stop the blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are staying with toy
Elliott's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
-Fischer, at present!
here
Clinton Spring fair on June 2
when the 'Fair Board will be
celebrating its 125th
anniversary.
Council approved a road
budget of $234,900 for 1979.
Of this $156,600 will be for
maintenance and 578,300 for
construction. The
construction work involved is
the building up of 2i/2 iniles
of concession 3 to 7 on
sidcroad 30-31.
Edna Shannon of R.R.4.
• Walton, will be paid $3.00 for
each dog she registers in the
township and for which she
collects the licence fee, ,
The rate of fees will re-
main the same as last year
firstmale deg, 55.00; second
Male dog in the; household,
$ rcr:oo and for each
additional male dog $20.00;
for first female dog, $8.00;
second female dog, 513.00;
and for each additional fe
male dog, $30.00. --
Coneerned -that -certain"-
- dogs tiiiining at large in the
Morgan Mobile Home of
Clinton.was given permission
to move mobile homes up to
14 feet wide over township
roads as tang as there was an
escort.
Court of Revision, was set.
for March 28 from 1. to 3 p.m,
for Dillon, Smith and
McCallum DraittS.,
Hu von County
council has invited members
of McKillop Township'
council to attend the
February, 1980, Session of
council in Goderich. All
councils ifl the
county in turn are invited to a
Meeting, •
• Councillor 'William
Leeming will be responsible
for entering an entry for the
township in thcparade at the
township may be a nuisance
or a menance, council will
advertise for an animal
control " officer with
applications to be in elei ks
office by 12 noon. Mareh 2o.
Payment for six months of
township's 'share of costs for
Walton waste disposal site
was approved --$2,524.98 The
Site is shared by three
municipalities -Grey Town-
ship. 45 per centMcKillop
45 per tent and ' Morris
Township, 10 per cent.
Councillor Marie Hicknelt
gave a detailed report of last
board meeting of Seaforth
Community H�spital and
Councillors William teething
and Arthur Anderson re.
ported on last Seaforth Fire
Area board meeting.
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.Changes on Main S wit
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new bus ines
It has been a- -week' of changes -in
Seaforth's Main Street Rumored for some
time the sale of the Wright -Taylor garage
building has been announced. A 'newly
established firtn MeLaughlin-Chevcolet,
Oldsmobile Lidoccupies the building and
has aquired the Chev Olds agency. Mr.
'McLaughlin, who established Bill
McLaughlin Motors Ltd. 11 years ago and
carried on a Ford agency on around the
corner on Goderieh St. said that for the time
being the BP service station would continue
to operate at the former location on Goderich
sesrowners
business as manager -of-the-ineat depart- •
ment.
NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM,
Don Hamilton Real Estate and Insurance
Ltd. of Listowel is opening a new branch in
Seaforth in the premises onMain Street
recently vacated by Robert L. Plumsteel
Interiors. it will be the 7th office branch in
the Hamilton chain.
'The new office will be operated by Wayne
Ellis and Steve Murray with Mr. Ellis
specializing in real-estate and Mr. Murray,.
in general and life insurance. .
. .Mr. Ellis and his wife, who also will be
associated in the office, and Mr. Murray
have recently been successful in, completing
the five week real estate registration course
at Conestoga College.
Alternations to the premises now are
under way and Mr. Ellis said he expected
the branch would be -open by the end, of the
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There has been no in ca ionas to what
arrangement, may be made concerning the
Ford agency.
MEAT MARKET IS SOLD
Sale” of Seaford] Meat Market to Roth's
,Food Market was announced by Bill Laverty
who established the business 12Va years
ago.
Extensive alterations are under way to
incorporate the meat market operation as a
new department in Roth's Food Market. Mr.
LaVerty will continue his association with the
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FLOWER SHOP OPENS
Scotts Flowers of Mitchell have opened a
branch shop on, Gouinlock directly behind
the Toronto Dominion Bank. The premises
were vacated some months ago by John E.
LongStaff-
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WE CAN HANDLE IT — The box car says but Hensall after the cars were derailed on Monday
Hensall people had some doubts this week Morning. The cars weren't damaged in the
when a C.N. crew worked on Tuesday morning derailment. (Expositor Photo)
to get emply boxcars ack on the tracks in •
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a flat in it being repaired, C Fl officials
Alt, ougfr the rail is now aren't certain the rail's cot
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Four C.N. boxcars were
derailed Monday - in Hensall
behind Cook's feed mill. The
four cars left the tracks at
10:15 a.m. On Monday and
C.N. Crews were still trying
to get the cars back on the
tracks on Tuesday,
William Radcliffe,
assistant superintendent of
the London C.N. office, said
the cause of the derailillent is
still under investigation. The
four empty boxcarg; which
were on their way back to
London, weren't damaged in
the derailment -
Some CN employees 'said
two loeomotives had gone
over the tracks just before
the engine pilling the box-
eart and that the rail had
broken behind them, One
of the MOS was old, and had
lapse was the cause of the
four car derailment. • -
Inside this week ,
itroni4tHir:41cPistor
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Top Speakers,
Swine Workers ' Course . 0 Pi:. 16
School Days. . . .• P. 20
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