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The Huron Expositor, 1979-04-12, Page 3SPRING. THAW—Bob: Dinsmore was. driving this BP petroleum truck, when it slid offDr: l�od.ter Whitman's drive and .onto, a very soft WINTERY EFFECT This was the effect of piece of. ground.. The truck wag finally pulled; out of the Mud with: e� •assista ce ofawrecker* hem h .h °_ n a ver ,.k,. (Expositor photo) • READY' FOR. THE CHOPPINp, BLOCK — This tree in front of, Ted Sauvage's was: another victim of the storm, falling across John Street. ''-'•Oh well, at least it will mean some cosy' hours in front of�the: fireplace. (Expositor Photo). Friday's snowstorm ` on the door in one of Seaforth's . Main Street stores. (Expositor Photo) ONE TREE LESS—There will be prie less s ad and all. The tree split at least one park bench tree in the Lion's Park this . -summer, after Iasi into pieces' when it fell:. , week's unusual storm toppled the tree, roots Not (Expositor photo) art Whil0 Y1 ,couidn#t lhaVe. ,come along on a better day, Er day's storm, I mean. Don't know abogt yeti 'but we were getting, anete fru. zled at my place.' Too much running around, .too: ,many plaees.'ter go; people.to see, - an excess •Qf meetings, parties,; guests and hassles. But like everybody else, we'd, given up all hope of being storm stayed this .time of year. We'll' get through. work somehow tomorrow and take' it really easy onthe weekend we decided as we drove home Thursday -about 11p.m.• And although the gale force winds that shook the house and our bed were enough to prevent us from Youlto.,- • •invited Open, house at; Seaforth: Co-op Nursery in the ,lower library, Main; ;Street ` during education week: Monday to Friday, April 23-27, 9 - 11:30 ;Tuesday and Thursday 1 3:3Q; Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30:. See the pre school program in action. Registrations taken for next year. All welcome. 'Londesboro. Mr: and Mrs. Jim Scott Sr. were hosts to a family dinner for their families and cousins inn Londesboro hall April 8th, • Mr. and Mrs. Jim McEwing visited on Sunday P.m. with her, mother Mrs. Lillie Marshall who with the daughter Mrs. Archie Watt are leaving on Friday for a 2 week vacation to England to visit her brother and family. It is 31 years since• she had been there. . - sleeping well as we pictured all the dead maple limbs,. ready to fall on the house. the possibility of a day off because of the weather in April was the furthest thing from our minds. `Wahl You: can turn that off and go back to sleep," 1 announced to the better half' after a trip down the hall while the clock radio. blared. "You can't see ' out the window, let alone across the road. Well. as anv parent of a 1 'THE 'HURON EXPOSITOR, tfril year and a half oldknows, we. didn't go back to sleep, but we did celebrate and enjoy our extra day home, liven our weekends lately have been spent on the go so. it was a great relief to be •forced to stay put. It was a day for togetherness, eating, .three square meals together, spending tithe with, the baby and getting odd jobs: accomp- lished that have• been hang - in for too long. g Our power wasn't off so we didn't suffer as some in Own storm did•. It was only a: day so we didn't develop that shut feeling. I'd. just been grocery shopping so we were well stocked up. It wasn't. ,a production day at work so my presence wasn't absolutely required. ac We e ould all relaaa and: just go..with, the rhythm of the day. • That doesn't happen very lf often, in our top busy family and 1 think that one day of enforced idleness did a lot to recharge all three of us. Expositor asks How do you feel about nuclear power safety? BY DEBBIE RANNET With the recent problems at Harrisburg,, Pennsylvania, Expositor Asks' decided a good question for this week would be. "Now after the incident at the Harrisburg nuclear power plant how .do you feel;. about the safety of nuclear power? Mrs. Dennis Hutton •ofasrucefield said: she thought it was safe. Mrs. Brian Ginty of RR 4, Seaforth said,. "1t makes a difference(to how she felt before),1 think that after what's happened they're going to have to research it further tosee if this could happen again," I! think if they're going to have nuclear power they should at least have it in an area thatisn't very heavily populated so the chance of radiation, effects on people isn't so severe. "When' they started talking about the nuclear power plant 1 think it brought .to:.. everybody's. attention the fact that these problems are going -to happen." - "It's something that should be looked into," she said. John Caldwell of RR 2, Kippe i said, "My opinien of the whole matter is that they're playing. around with an item they know how to build and how to work but they don't know how to control it. If they could control what they make so it would be safe. fine, but under the present circumstances, no,. he didn't feel safe, he said,. One man from Seaforth wished to remain anonymous said he felt: safe before but he felt worse about his safety now. Clifford Huffman: of Brucefield: when askedhow he felt about the safety of nuclear energy said, "No good; He said' he was an old army guy who had • been trained` about nuclear things, and, didn't. like 'that stuff." He thought we should get rid of nuclear reactors. "I don't like it a bit," he said:. Bruce Whitmore of RR 4, Walton said; "I think it would be : worthwhile to' _,_inxeetigate alternate sources of energy and in the meantime continue to investigate the safety of nuclear installations. No mail Friday, Monday There will be no mail service in Seaforth nor, on rural routeson either Good Friday; April 13 or on Easter Monday, April 16 according to. instructions received by Sea - forth postmaster O.G. Oke. However there will • be deliveries on Saturday morning, when the Seaforth office C oar audience '. enthusiastic An enthusiastic audience greeted the international Harvesters Choir when it' presented a 'varied program in First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening and at the conclusion of the program gave thechoir a standing' ovation: The appearance of the male choir of 50 voices was sponsored by the Seaforth Lions club and as the program began . club, president Gordon Rimmer welcome the choir and: aience: Stormy weather and' driving" snow con-. tributed to a slight delay in the arrival of the Choir from Hamilton and alsoprevented a number who had purchased tickets from attending. As it was,about 200 were in the audience according to Bill Hodgert who headed the committee that arranged the event. Thechoir was served dinner in Northside United Church prior to the concert and lunch at First Presbyterian Church before return- ' ing to •Hamilton. pleased with budget, Dearing tells Perth "I'm neither proud or .pleased.. about this budget"•,.fpance committee chairman`. Ed Dearing of R.R. 2, Staffa told the Perth County. Board of Education, April 3. The budget calls for expenditures. of S24, 774,197 for the current year which is a 7.07 per cent increase over last year. The increase was made necessary by rising costs in some. areas ''and. costs over which the committee had no control, "We were like the boxer who is sentinto the ring with his hands tied'. behind his back," Dearing told the board, ' ' Trustee Dearing! told the board of the three major limitations he and his committee faced in forming the budget. Previous board decisions seemed to be the biggest headache in forming the current budget. Dearingcited the board's decisions CO*. cerning; the increase in salaries and benefits, the delay of purchase of needed items,. which are causing some programs to suffer and the delay of major :repairs . and con- servation of energy as the causes of the hike in this: year's budget. "Over theYears We have slashed various items from the budget and this year we begin to pay for it," Dearing said in his presentation. The . budget will hike the Millrate ter' Listowel residents to. 7.62' mills, 1,55 mills for St Marys• taxpayers, who accessed differently and $39 mills for Mitchell taxpayers, This means that persons who own homes accessed at tin average $3,000 will be paying in Bpry B $26.97 in Mitchell and 522.86 more in Listowel. The St, Marys home owner whose home Is accessed at 515,000 will be facinga -823.25 increase in theirtaxes. Local ' taxation will raise 59,042,034.. provincial grants win "bring in 14,614,561, Tuition fees and transport recovery from. other countY. s will raise 51.063, 424 while ., r another 554,178. Will come from other sources bringing the budget total to 524,774,197. • ' The largest, portion of' the budget will go into paying board employees: Listed as• instruction expenditures it takes a whopping .p 17.5 million or 73,25 per cent of the budget. Other expenses more than 51 million Were plant Maintenance, trans ortation, and debt t p charges. ' The budget committee also made five recommendations which all met with board approval The most important of these: was the formation of a committee to examine technical _ presentis courses, the fa cilities and equipment to detemine the objective of each course and `make recommendations regarding programs, >faci ties and the types of equipment - .. .necessa ry to meet course objectives. The eommittee,the recommendation went on should be chaired' a , by trustee And comprised of trustees, secondary school technical teachers, a secondary school principal, representatives from industry, community colleges and the Ministry of Labor, apprenticeship branch. Other recommendations made' to beard by the trustees committee included: the establishment of upper limits on funds spent renting off-site physical education fa cilitieS such as for curling or skating; that administration investigate on the speeifica- tion, :numbers and eats of col' r television' sets and video tape equipment to aid in the phasing in oldie equipment, once a decision has been made; that the board set. a firm policy tegardinghow settee' shops student. p, manpower and gP goods reduced are to be used for the home and sch001 association :'other schools, the board and others, and that the Superintendent of , Program. Keith Thompson, secure the services of a qualified person to assist in accessing current computer courses,of p determine the goals the programs and advise the board what what equip -Meta is :necessar Y for the completion of those goals. Spending highlightsin the budget were salaries ar and supplies for a French language. consultant and a moral values consultant, a ` net increase of 3,5 elementa `teachers and . rY a net decrease of 'seven secondary school teachers as of September 1, 1979 as well as the addition of 10 French teacher for the new French.ro rani thepurchase of two portable P8 Rle classrooms for administration pur- poses, 570,000. for 'replacing. the entire heating system at St. Marys Central Public school;' ` 515,000 for renovation to Avon Public School's library resource • centre Bof-E 59,600 for renovations to the Girls' Occupation Room at.Listowel District High h : School Purchases to be made through the budget are; a 512,500 milling, machine for Mitehelf District High :School; a 520,000 comt pugraphic photo typesetter for Northwestern Secondary School, a disc brake lathe for' Northwestern' Secondary School and a disc and druint: ,grinder for Listowel District Secondy g ar School costing S5,766 a truck' for the maintenance department, a busette e to transport Atwood Schoo l pupils c osti ng 516,000 and a commercial dishwasher for Mitchell District High Sehooi. 8 Energy saving was to take another cut out of the budget the trustees were told With several 'school . repairs and renovations: As part of this programschools would receive better insulated windows and doors. • • Seaforth endorses real estate w4 find period Seaforth coilncil' endorsed a resolution calling forahour cooling off period in real. estate transactions involving senior citizens Monday night. The resolution, somewhat- • vaguely worded by the town of Tecumseh,. would giverotection similar to thatunder p the Consumer Protection Act, , ''It's already. cover ed in the standard offer of purchase and sale," Objected councillor henry ,Miro, a real estate agent. "'A cont act not.. • ' i 8 " r understood: is null,+ and void. Twenty-one percent of Seaforth residents ate over 65 deputyi. V reeve Bill Dale noted. *lutes mere for.lets of help for these older • people," said reeve John Flannery. "You erg kids too do things on the spur of the moment," added councillor Jint Sills. "It won't hurt. There should be a waiting 'period on any sale," suggested councillor Bob Dinsmore. "If a contract isn't, firm for 48 hoos 'there's no s.ne stoning anything", Said councillor Mt ro After some discussion at .w hether the resolution Was aitned•at buyers and sellers, every. one or just seniors,. the: endorsAtityti passed. • will .provide 'usual services. During• the period the patt••of office is closed the lobby will be, available to lock box users who 'nold: froetdeer keys. There will be ne mail pick up on Sunday but mail in the red letter box will: be forwarded at ,1 pm on Monday for out of town delivery.. Hensall .council ok's 1 streE Council :members approved a .$1,500' expenditure to start replacing defective street lights in the village of Hensall` at their; meeting on Monday night. The flurorescent. lights which have ;burned out will., be graudually replaced ,with mercury vapour lights in the future. Clayton Cooper appeared: before council to inform them he is starting a garbage pickup; service in the village: This will be the second such'serv►ce;,:in the village- MrCooper said he has received Environ- ment Canada approvalto offer the collection service. He said he would prefer waste that he picks up to' be in plasticbags or good cardboard boxes. Mc,• Cooper will:. also pick. up larger items such as tree limbs -as well,• but, he said householder, wouldbe'charged an extra fee for this o. r and above normal. pickup rates ti• Reeve Harold Kn. ht told Mr. Cooper the P only problem is that council has a, standing . rule that no one gets a key to the town dump unless they are paying toynaintain part of the dump such as the Benedix company is: This means Mr;Cooper will have to deliver garbage to the dump during•the hours when someone is staffing the site." ' GAS SPILL Hensall wok superinten- dent, Maxwell, r s s peen#en dent, reported he, investigated a gas complaint at the home of Bill Petty i p t eynthe village in the last month. A gspill from the Benedix plant was gas. . washed'out late the sewers. and sin ' ce t here was no trap on the storm sewer, the smell leaked into the petty home ' ;Building tnspeetor: Herman Van Wieren reported a building'' permit, valued at S1,000 was issued to Ted 'Muss for renovations to his home, a permit for 510,000 for inside and. outside renovations was n issued to Steve Knight anda permit valued at 53,500 500 was issued to Helen Thomson for the installation ofaluminum siding, FIRE AREA BOARD • Councillor Paul Neilands reported that a map has been hung in the Hensall fire hall to show the entire area covered by the Hensall, Tuckersmith and Hay Fire Area Board, He said Bell Canada is installing a phone in the QueenswayNursing Home so that fire Cas can be answered 24 hours a day, The alarm ,presently rings into four fircmetts' homes, but the additional phone at the nursing home will ensure that fire calls are handled in the event firemen': ate not at home. The staff at. Queensway Nursing Home will.act as . . dispatchers in the future. Mt.Neilands also reported that firemen are preparing an index' of available water supplies on farms in the fire area board's coverage' area. A report from the Hensall Parks Board was also noted. Don Reid• fulltime'employee at the Hensall and District Community Centre. has submit cd his resignation to the t g.. board, Council is now advertising for applicants to fill Mr. ieid's position. _.W position. .. ,.. The parks board' is also considering .the nit tailation of six light standards at the nOW hail' diamond. The coat for the Standards There was tune for Andy to build .itis trays and to start • seeds on inthe dining room window; for me ,to make mum's .munchies, healthy ,cookies that 1 haven't baked since summer. Most import ,ant we both had time to pial With Gaby. She and her dee and the dog wrestled, on the floor androlled the bal across the living room rug. We"read" read most of her favourite books.. She, turns the pages and iidenti#t'es familiar characters with 'm000',, "cheep: eep'' and "Ernie." She w.'t sit Still while, anyone reed's" ' whole stories, , ,except , for some of Dennis. Lee's crazy rhymes which seem to Capti- vate her as much as they .do 'me. You know the cliche abou. the world: coaling alive whet' seed through a child's eyes It's absolutely true. Cruz Gaby is .just delighted a being allowed fo.stir.a cup o' - cold tea the waythe._adults do, Or to "write" a letter thumb through a ;magazine,. and mop the floor with a te4 towel. I know 1'tn a sentimenta slob but it was the highligh of my week to sit with .Gate• at her small table and chairs. - while the mutters "colour colour"- and covers more o' the table top than paper with her bright fat crayons. Saturday: morning it way, back tie the weekend hustit and trips to the, dump,- town, to the stores: and tht . - office. But Friday was at oasis, especially . terrific because it was unexpected for all of us. Hope it was the same for you: (I'm not saying, mini.'' you, we should have a traffic stopping whopper of a storri every April. But wasn't tt. nice?) would be approximately 58;200. The parka boardhas agreed to matchdollar for dollar raised by the ball, committee, who plan ti• approach'Wintario for a grant. • Clerk Betty Oke reported to council that v. joint steering committee on energy con servation will assist municipalities in the development of ,Municipal' Energy Conser- vation programs. on the request of the municipality. Reeve Harold. Knight 'said he didn't, ,think.. Hensall had a need for the program since'' the cost of energy is making its all energy conservationalists." Reeve Knight said mostof the mills irr Hensall have .also introduced energy con servation program themselves. • Paul Neilands, : Harry IlClungall, Cleri:. Betty Oke: and either Paul Campbell or Klass Van Wieren will attend the annual meeting of the Huron County Municipal, 'Officers' Association 'meeting in Clinton' 'on May 9 Topics under , discussion include the standardization of secondary - plans anc, subdivision control; and local municipality'. responsibility regarding library facilities. Reeve Harold Knight 'will attend the annual conference of Small; Urban Municipalities in Orillia, May 3-5 and Betty Oke will attend one conference th'C• Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, of Ontario in June and twt educational seminars -the. Community Re. newal Seminar on Municipal Programs such as OHRP and the Urban -Rural Relations. Seminar on annexation in Toronto in April. • COOLING OFF Council endorsed ait resolution submlttedf: by t theof Tecumseh 'calling for a 4'3 "cooling -off" hours cooling -off " ,period' in real estete. transactiotls. During the 48hours period, , signed agreement of purchase and sale eat be cancelled of theAttorney General's office Approves a change in legislation. Thi i rot p cellon is already provided for door-fca, door sales under the Consumer. Protection Act of Ontario. Ce neil u il approved a request to the Minis r y u ; .. try of Revenue to conduct a study of the assessment base under the provisions of Section 86 of the Assessment Act, Clerk Betty Oke said the study is to see the effects: of equalizing assessment Within different housing classes. In other words; housing will • be assessed on a more equal basis, taking into account renovationsand changes in market value. The resulting assessments - under the studywon't necessarily ecssanly be highe, or result in higher. taxation, The Ministry of Revenue hasalready completed similar studies in a nu ' neer of other Huron. Count municipalities. Council approved *request q to use the municipal offiees for an advanced poll for the federal election ;en May 12, 14 and 15. Council will use the Huron County library facilities for their council meeting on May 14 seas not to interfere with the polling station. Council also drnontecided to hold` • .. hly committee meetings On the fourth Tuesday of every month in the 1'sltare.