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SE„AFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 6, 1979
toning together
It`s refreshing to hear Seaforth council, and the• rural members of the,
present Seaforth Fire Area Board at least talking about compromise.
We think both camps: should go one step further ;and, meet
together.
.It's disappointing', to Seaforth certainly, and to anyone: who cares
about quality fire protection and its cost to hear the townships flatly
refuse to meet and discuss a, trial arrangement at Seaforth providing
fire prbtection.
But the townships' refusal really isn't surprising. They are doing
exactly what Seaforth did early in the summer when the town'
announced it was leaving the. FAB and. would not discuss that' position,
Period.
However,• the door to a common: sense discussion and compromise
has creaked open, thanks probably to letters from concerned private •
citizens as much as anything. And it would be a shame for anyone to
. slam ` it shut..
We believe that the meeting ;Seaforth council, has invited tithe
townships to on September 12 should still be held. The agenda could:
simply be broadened a bit.
To meet the concerns :of the rural andthe town side of this question
both _sides should agree to talk about two proposals, re -negotiating the
.present FAB agreement and re -negotiating Seaforth's proposal to sell
fire protection to the townships.
We think the town and the townships, and the reasonable people'
who sit on. all the councils should put all theiir cardson the table and: try
to work out. which way would cost all the taxpayers involved the least,
and give them the best fire protectionP ossible.
That's not an•easy task,' but.it's•not impossible.. Each side has done
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Part of the work, preparing..the case for whichever. r. option it favours.
Noe o trips, no Seaforth needs its own departmenta
g P� ndthatslf`.,
or 'the townships can doquite iselY on their own too"
are necessary.
Couldnot all the bombast be put aside for one night while.councils
atternpt to work together on solving the fireP rotection hassle?
Themeeting should uld be: oPen tothe public and the press too.
Interested loo citizen Onlookers k
o ers in the audiencemight just be the best way
of ' ensuring that :all the council's sincerely attempt to work out a
compromise.
We reaiiie that a FAB with diluted authority would not work.
Neither would a Seaforth fire department which unilaterlaly called
the
shots for townships who bought protection ;from. it.
'But
there may be, should .be, a compromise that
meets
the real and
honest concerns of all' involved.
'The alternative see -Ms to be two fully • equipped; fire depart-
ments
ePart-ments operating side by side and P,Y costingratepayer's ers more tha •n either
the'
present proposal,. .
in the Words rdsoOf. the flowery but sensible ancients.Come; let us
reason. together.,''. '
Walton marks to�e�
. About 30 people showed up at the:meeting: on Warton Library last
week—a good indication that the people of. Walton and area don't want
to see their library close,
And itdoesn't look like they have anything to fear in that direction
dueto the fine efforts put forth by the Morris, Grey and McKillop
Townshi Councils,•
pthe Walton Recreation Committee and; the people
themselves..
Last. Monday : night's Meeting 9'n ng was fruitful in at least; deciding what
actions were igoin
g to betaken on heating the 9 t ng. present library for the
winter and also in sorne.steps getting; started in the progress toward
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building a new library for the people of Walton and the surrounding'.
municipalities.
And building a new and bigger library building should mean better
. quality books and probably an increase in circulation. Not only that but
• new buildings that wereut a with f
P P a lot o hard work work and, effort
always give' people a sense ofpride in.
P P their
. community.
Afine new library incorporated within a community c
entre will be
just one more thing that the "petiole of Waltonand areawillo
be, able to
view with a pride of accomplishment
The Brussels Post
To the editor:
Agricre ► r a success
Agricrew 1.9/9 has now drawn to a dose.
The four crews in Huron -Perth finished on
August 17 and they, were 'kept busy
throughout the summer. The crews worked a
total of 147 days out of a possible 152 days.
During the program the crews, did a.
variety of jobs, Cleaning up, haying,
painting, picking stones, cleaning pens,
fencing, and the :list goes on. As you,' drive
around the counties you can see that they
have beautifying Y
been at work in not only the
farms themselves but the counties as a
whole.
In Huron -Perth atea 52 : farmers :were
serviced with the crews averaging ging three days
per farm. During the program period
thirty-seven area rural youth were hired ones
crew members. The quality of the work
e
m se crew.
members performed, was great.
Farmers are pleased with the stews work
and some have even spoken' for them next..
already.
year
co-ordinator;oop thio: program, 1 have
thoroughly enjoyed working with and
meeting so many people in Huron and Perth
counties, My only. regret was that Agricrew
couldn't have serviced more farmers. I
turned down
over fifty farmers -that
requested Agricrew's services, if this is any
indication I ,am sure Agricrewiiould• be a
definite success next 'year if the program' is
offered in ,19$0.
Agricrew has been eZttemely successful in
Huron-Perth
as well at acros the province
and farmers you are #o' be congratulated on
accenting this new program asWell aS
you
have
Agrierew was planted as a seed in May
ncried over the summer it
and has bloss .. With
s ft
farmers and crew members reaping, the.
harvest, •
It ha been cn 'aettr' "`
g t siirntnr. Thank you
Huron -Perth,
Fern Cohi
Agrirrew C000rdinattit
In th
dears agone
Cresswell at Exhibition.- in
SEPTEMBER5, 1879'
W. N. Cresswell of town: has a number of
beautiful; paintings at the Toronto Exhibition'.
Some of the nim
rods of ;Lumley. have been.
out. several nights coon hunting. A few;
nights ago. they treed one but a closer
examination showed it to be a very large
,"Thomas cat." It weighed over 50 pounds.
The flouring mill in Dublin was sold last
week by public auction for the sum: of
$3,910;00. 01
At a meeting of the full board of directors
of the McKillop Mutual.` Fire 'Insurance
Company held in Seaforth it resolved Y . , .., t.o
;levy and. collect an assessment of four cents:
on the dollar on all premium notes, in force
at the time of the McKay fire, and 2 cents, on;
those: given since to meet •the loss sustained
by the burning of Mr. Richards barns.
Seaforth High School opened on Monday
with a large attendance.
The beautiful rain will have ave• a beneficial
effect on vegetation.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1904
The past few'•fine> days .have been busy
ones with the -Ki en farmers finishing 8 -u P.
the remnant-of-harvesting;and threshing:
Many hereabout are complaining, that
their potatoes are effected by'rot.
Nellie, the second 'daughter of Mr. and.
The port of Goderich
Mrs, Jas, G. McMichael, of Hullet,, fell on
Sunday•and fractured her right arm,
John ;McGregor of Stanley Twp. is coming
to town and has entered into partnership
with. the Messrs.•Hinehleyin the implement
business.
W.T. Box hasurchased: the cottage of
Pg S
John Downey on Jarvis ' Street opposite the
Presbyterian church. .
Miss Millie Johnson Who hasbeen'
assistant in the Edward McFaul: store has
secured a'good.position in Colborne.
John . Cochrane of Hillsgreen had a'
successful farm' raising.
SEPTEMBER' 6; 1929
John Murray is busy with men' and teams
grading the boundary north of Manley,
leadin8�. to the C.P.R. station. This is a
county road, leading from Goderich to
Toronto, and will .make:' 'a short cut for
motorists to Guelph and Toronto..
• Miss,: Ellen Duffy. of Manley ' held ,:a
successful bee gathering in, her harvest.
Early Saturday morning the house and
.:
nearly all the contents onthe farm of Leon
Jeffrey • at Blake ' were destroyed by fire
which started from a defective coal oil stove.
The farmers in the Hensall district ..are
he editor:
In the spring of this year, the small
community of Field (pop.. 550), 34' kilometres
north of Sturgeon Falls,: Ontario was.
savagely devastated by raging flood waters
of the Sturgeon River. •••
F....o
• ..
r Several clays s .at the peak. of the flood,
,
40 per cent of the town was submerged in
more "than .15 feet', of water.• About 200
residents were forced to leave their homes,
and today.,, all that is left of this village is a
mass of contorted wrecks, laiden with inches
of mud and clay, some rocked off their
foundation:.
These flood evacuees have been making
their homes in temporary housing; as best
they can, since late April.
The Ontario government has. been most
sympathetic and generous toward the plight
of the Field people. In early May, the
government declared Field and the adjoining.
townships disaster area, and set up a• fund
preparing to makefflne• exhibits; at the local
fairs. •
Dr. Moirs fine new bank b the
on .the
London: Rd, is nearing • completion at
ri
Hensall,
;Miss Mary O'Rourke has been engaged as
teacher for the coming year at .Manley.
Lexie Barr has moved his;4rilling outfit, to
the • farm of James Nolan;; where he will start
drilling for oil. in a week or two.
W.G. Strong returned to his school in.
Ottawaafter spending the holidays with his:`
parents, Mr. and; Mrs. Geo. Strong.
School i o ened on Tuesdayat. Constance
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with Miss Ida Medd as teacher.
-The Seaforth Pipe Band took part in the
big, celebration at Ayr on Labor Day when a
new C.P.R. station and new pavement were
opened. .
J.C.' Crich deft on Tuesday for Guelph
where he will take :a course in baking at the,
Trent Institute. .•
Messrs. Angus'McRae, Joe and•Bill kart,
Russel Homes and. Allan Reid took a motor
trip to Nrth Bay, Kirkland Lake and
Ternagamiand visited the Teck Hughs mine.
SEPTEMBER 10; 1954,
First of its kind in Ontario,. Hensall's Bean
Festival attracted a Labor Day crowd
estimated at two thousand. It was, organized
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by the .Hensall. Kinsmen and' the festival
provided a fast moving- program that
included an outstanding parade, an old: time
ball, game and a feast of Hensall baked
beans. The parade with 34 floats was one of
the finest ever'seen in the village,
H, Grant•Ch
esne 21
y, year old Tucker -
smith farmer, was toscorer. in the Seaforth
h
Lions Club safe driving Rodeo at Lions Park
and the winner of the Huron • Expositor
trophy, emblematic of c
the drivinchampion,
ship of district.
8.. p
th
Dr. Delbert Smith, son of Mr. and. Mrs.
C.M. Smith of Seaforth will sail from
Montreal for London .England and will
intern in a London hospital.
The residence of the late Miss M. Har
has been. sold to'Wm. Ballthe sale'g
}being
.completed by the office of M.A. Reid. •
Mr. and Mrs.. John A. Baldwin have
moved into the :former: Jackson home at the
corner of Jarvis and Anne Streets.
Mrs. -Mabel Teall, who was injured when
she fell at Port Elgin and who has - been in/
Southampton Hospital is now at the home oft
%W T. Teall. ' •
Miss Ruth Teall was successful in winning
second place at the water skiing corn=
petitions•atthe C.N.E. in Toronto this week.
Field needs help after flooding
raising committee to which they would
match every dollar raised with four of their
own. • •
We, the members of this committee, have
the monumental task of raising, $000,000: to
meet the estimatedthree million dollars in
damage.
The Field -Springer Disaster Relief Fund
(encompassing the municipalities of Field
Twp., Springer Twp., Caldwell Twp.,and.
the . unorganized townships of Crerar,
Badgero, Gibbons, Pedley and Grant) is the
key to the success of the township's and the
government's plan to relocate the village a. •
mile south of its present flood plain.
Donations to the fund have :reeently
slowed down alarmingly.
We are appealing to your readers, Mr.
Editor, to reach out to the people of Field,
victims of an act of nature, : by sending a
contribution to:
To the editor:
Counting our biessing$.
1 would -like to
thank everyone:' wlttt
donated to the Red Cross Boat People
Fund'. If there is anyone else Who would
like to donate, the money will be accepted
at any Seaforth bank. until Monday,
17th after Which,Y, Sept,
the accounts will be
closed. After that date, the Canadian Red
Cross would be most happy to receive your
donations, at their London office, 840
Cornmissfonerg Rd.' E, London, Ontario.
NSW '5G0. Y.
They are always in heed' of funds to help•
'provide food, clotting and medical aup
plies wherever it is ' most needed around'
the world. Mark the front nt of your cficck
'Boat People Fund' or 'Tornado' Relief
Fund' or whatever, and printY our name
and address on the back to you will receive
a receipt for your income tax.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas corn-
ing along, you might like to count your
blessings and help your neighbours both
near and far in a very tangible way.
My moat sincere thanks to all.
Grace Hussey,
Egmondville
Field -Springer Disaster Relief Fund
P.O.Box 1030
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
POH 2G0
Your co-operathin in this matter,
and your
readers, participation. in the restoration of
the town, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for this space in
:your newspaper. Yours sincerely,
CamilleXazabon
Secretary -treasurer
Expositor follows we reader
Just remembered to read my subscription
notice and find I need to send a cheque.
Your paper is excellent, and it follows us
up nother to South River, home to 34
Roseheld Ave., Brantford, and .finally to
Florida in the winter..
The only place: it will be left behind is
when we go to the British Isles early
September.
My uncle Con .Spain, 93, St. Petersburg
(who used to contribute articles in by -gone
days) . spent the summer:
Y Pin :Cambridge
(Galt). He flew P a and back alone andw ... as in
Seaforth for a short visit, I believe with
Dorothy Greb.
Wishing yott a continued success' in
journalism.
Daisy Doreen (Spain) Kilmer
214. kids went to camp
'Family and
Children's re
n s Serv'
ces
of Huron
County is .pleased • with the success of our
new community program FACES/79. (Fam-
ily and Children's Excursion -Services) The
number of children involved has substant,•
ially increased from 90 inthe summer of
1978 to 214 children involved with FACES
79.
An Experience '79 Grant allowed the
Agency to hire Pauline Hall and Margaret
Foran as program co-ordinators. -Mar aret,
g g
with the assistance of volunteers involved 75
children in a Variety of special activity day
tamps, throughout the County. Sixty-nine
children participated in the week-long
overnight camps with Pauline. In addition,
another seventy children were sent to other
organized' camps including a: one -parent
family camp.
Special thanks is expressed to the twenty
volunteers who actively participated in both
programs. Their time and commitment to
the children and the program contributed''
greatly to'thc summers' success. We would
also like to thank our volunteer drivers.
The support demonstrated:. from the
community for the FACES summerro-' am
P grm
was greatly appreciated. Donations to the
Special' Benefits' Summer Cam F l
p and#otalled
$3,947. This funding made the entire'
program possible.
Expoitor asks
will be back next week.
John V. Perin+
Director