The Huron Expositor, 1979-10-25, Page 11211th Year
Whole No. 5824
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BY WILMA OKE
Tuckersmith Township council was on
the defensive Monday night when a
delegation of Tuckersmith ratepayers:
attended a special council session; at the
township office in Vanastra and pressed for
answers to the operation debts against the
Vanastra recreation; complex, ,
Council members said they didn't, know.
the figures.
Clerk Jack McLachlan revealed eventually
.the operating debt from the complex since it
,started in the mid seventies, tt'i present the ,
time is $125,584. He said this: did include
some s.
capital cost.
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Brice Rathwell, a Vanastra b usinessman.
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and Lloyd 'fiisler' of EgmondviUe 'were
spokesmen for the group which represented
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the. Vanastra Businessmen's Association,
the Vanastra Community Association and
individual Tuckersmith residents.
"We know the outstanding loan or deficit;
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against the centre exists and we want to
know how much it is and who is payingfor
it," Mr. Rathwell told council. The clerk.
replied that the figure Is ole the :books as: a
deficit .since the -loan was paid from the
general funds, of the township..
Asking who is paying, the interest en the
loan Mr. Eisler was told by, Councillor, Frank.
Falconer, "Well, the ratepayers of
Tuckersmith; are paying the interest,"
The Clerk added .that: at the present time
no decision; has keen made as to who will
make the payment,.
Mr. Eisler asked concerning a letter in the
local newspaper awhile ago from die former.
clerk of the township which, had stated the
operating debt amounted to $83.000: and the
fact his . had been denied by councillors
Falconer and Robert Fotheringham in a
follow-upletter; Thecouncillors admitted=
they were in error as it had not been; pgssrble
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CHEER A THON TheS,.eafo'.r. th District High School cheerleading •
squad braved Saturday's uncertain weather to demonstrate their cheers
and try to raise money for their new uniforms in front of the town hall.
Members; of the squad are (from left to right) Debbie Mero, Christie.
Knetsch, Melissa Segeren, Jackie. Nobel, Annette Blom, Jackie Schenk
(captain), BeckyBannerman and Michele Sinnamon nion and (front row)
,
Sandy Bell andPatricia Rimmer. Rimm7r. (Ex ositor
photo)
Corn, soybean yields
Mike Miller, crops specialist at the
Clinton OMAF office said corn Y ields this
Year in Huron County will likely average
about the same as last fall:
He'• said he expects, they'll be down
comparedto long terra' average yields, due
to droughty conditions in August Farmers
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faced similar conditions, in this area the year,
before. '
Mr: Miller said while he doesn't know. that
wet weather has delayed o
the current e the cern
harvest, the corn certainly does have a
higher moisture content than normal. Due to
this. Summer's cooler temperatures in June
and August, he said there were less heat
units available for the corn than normal. He
said the moisture content is still somewhat
higher than '*we like, to start harvesting,"
The crops specialist said most farmers are
keeping an eye on the calendar however, and
have decided to go ahead andtake their corn
off the fields. He said the corn is easier to
harvest and handle when it's slightly dryer
than it is this fall.
The soybean harvest has been delayed by
the wet weather. Mr. Miller said some of the
beans were taken off before the recent rains
but that the majority of the crop would
normally be harvested' by this time of year:
Mr. Miller said soybean yields may also
be slightly lower than normal, but this is
to the fact they're a' new crop:in
partly -due Y
the area, so there :are different levels of
grower expertise with the crop. Mr. Miller
said he would expect better yields' this 'year
than last, since more local growers • are
harvestingfor the second tune.
the crop
• Mr. Miller said the switch to soybeans in
Huron County largely in the area from
Hensall to Seaforth to Clinton, In the local.
area in 'particular, Mr, Miller said, the
change to soybeans seems to be on farms
growing corn, since, they are looking at
growing the Hewer crop on a rotational basis.
He said in Stanley, Hay and part of
)
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Motorists in the area ate reminded that
next Wednesday night, streets and roads
will be invaded by witches, goblins and.
creatures of the night -alt in honour of
Halloween. This means a little extra
preeaution may be the order' of the day.
• Watch.
fr
gQblins`!
�.ic�nse office.hete...ag.dirt• • -
Seaforth residents tan 'again their
driver's licenses in town A new' license
bureau opened on Tuesdai
y n the rear office
of Good 'Times Tra'el, 37 Main Street,
Seaforth.
Jane Habkirk, ;Manager of the 'Iicense
bureau, said Ministry of Tianspottation and•
Communi4ation staff are in; town this week
training her in the . various Itemising
proCedlitesr
She sad flew licenses, ownership
trsnsfer5 and licenses for Mopeds,
stiesemdbiles: and 'motorcycles will all be
• etillable thtttttgh the office.
Also, if a_niotorist loses his license plates,
he Miert report the loss to police, and can
then replace the plates at the local bureau.
Since the license bureau in Sills Hatdware
closed earlier this year, area ritotorists have
had to go into the Clinton licensing bureau
for service.
Mrs. Habltirk said the office will be open
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday,. Fridays and
Saturdays, as far as she ltn'ows at present.
She said as the deadline for 1980 license
plates draws nearer, she wilt extend the
office hours to be ripen on Wednesdays as
w'etl.
own Here
Tuckersmith townships, soybeans were
grown both by former white bean growers
as well as farmers interested in crop
rotation.
The crops specialist. •said former white
bean growers tend to use the same
equipment with soybeans, planting the new
crop in 28 inch rows: He said farmers
switching to soybeans for rotational reasons,
likelyet' planta the in7to14:.
are more o.p h crop
inch:row •the new narrow Seeding technique., e. '
• Mr. 'Miller'said-the switch to soybeans
hasn'tproved as popular in the south of the
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and . ifthere is a change in` crop
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it's more likel` to be a move: to
patterns,i Y
growing coloured bean crop., s.
scandal rocks second
Beechwood IPM:
A scandal has threatened the second
annual Beechwood international Plowing
Match, causing additional headaches for
the newly appointed judge for this year's
competition.
Coltec Moleboard, a hired man on Hard
Up Farms, has been convicted under
Section. 99-1 of the Plowman's Act, of
offering a bribe to the judge according to a
press'release received at the Expositor this
week.
As a result of Mr. Moleboard's actions,
the Hard Up Farris entry has been officially
disqualified from the mateli, This ruling
Was handed down by Orville'Furrow-Turn.
er of the World 'Plowing Association, who
arrived iti Beechwood on Saturday by a
special helicopter flight to pass down the
conviction...
In addition to the disqualifieation, Mr.
Moleifoard was else sentenced to 10 days
hard labour in the turnip ;patch. The judge
was Cleared of any wrong doing in the
matter.
As he WAS attempting to 're-enter the
helicopter for the return ttip tis Ottawa,
Mr. Furrow -Turner was slightly injured
when the down draft front the helicopter
threw hint to the grotind: However+ he said
as he was getting bactt into tite utaehite,
"You can't keep a good titan down.
This recent seandal,'the first one to rock
the plowing competition may have serious
plkatiotis for future matches in the area,
Since this is the second year the match has
been held, organizers are expecting
international press coverage of the event.
As a further development.a queen of the
furrow has been selected for the. i3e0Ch•
wood IPM. (For more details, see the
Dublin :pages.)
Brh' Piltir
to readthe infnrmatton from the auditor's
report„
• Councillor Falconer said that when the
debentures were 'issued not enough money
wasut in. MORE 1N1FORMAUQN
Mr. Rathwell said, the press should have.
beeng iven the information about the deficit.
He said these amounts are being hidden
from us and you are trying, to put more on
(referringto the proposed • addition to the
Recreation centre). He asked whether it had
been decided what was to be done about the
deficit of $125,5$4 and whether the
taxpayers of Vanastra .are going -ta have to
pay it or is it to be spread across the
township,
Councillor Falconer stated: "If you want
everything put in the paper, we actually
have enough surplus in the general fund to
carry the deficit." and Mr. Rathwell asked
"Are yeti saying the public has no right to
know+'
"It has been paid by the general
ratepayer," Reeve Ervin Sillery replied,.
DEFICIT ON FORM
Clerk McLachlan pointed out that the
deficit was on the tax notice which was in a •
government regulation form, but apparently
the members of council and the ratepayers
hadn't understood ,that -'the heading, -of
"board"s defieit" had included: the
recreation complex,. F
"I wasn't even aware that the .figure' was
up there, we knew it lost money' but the total
figure was never given. I didn't realize what
was going on." ,iteeve Slllery commented.
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Clerk McLachlan explained the deficit had
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.been $160,000 in 1977 and now was down to
5125,000. It was not indicated; how the
deficit reduction had been accomplished..
Mr. Rathwell askedif council feels it
should put another debt load' on when a
deficit still exits and wondered why • it (the
deficit) hadn't been. dealt with, The reeve
replied that the people can't afford to have it
put on the taxes.
Mr. Rathwell suggested that the debenture
debt of 5119,000 and the deficit of 5125,584
should be put over the whole township and
not Ieft to the Vanastra : ratepayers to pay. He.
said that would bring the people of the,
township together to a better working,
relationship.
"Let's: face it, let's get it straightened
away. Personally, I'd like to see them put
it on the taxes and get rid of them (the
'' deficit). 'I'd like to see everyone equal'. There
is too ranch hard feeling; against Vanastra.
Let's get rid of this deficit." he said.
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Inside this week
Queen of 'tile 'Furrow. at:
Beechwood i.A`:NI. P, 4
Soccer and cross., country winners r P,. 5
The Vanastra Voice . . P: 6
Huron F of A elect new: executive . 'P. 15,
toffs not,re ease
BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
19 79
BY WILMA OKE
The. Town; of Seaforth and its four
neighbouring townships will continue to
share fire protection.
The announcement was made Thursday.
night • following a meeting of municipal
officials called by the Seaforth, Firemen's.
Association.
It was the secondmeeting called by the
fireman in the town hall and attended by the.
mayor and the clerk of Seaforth; the reeves
of Hibbert }Julien, McKillopand Tucker-
smith, the fire board representatives from
each, and a number of firemen.
Because-themeeting was -held in camera,
a press release was read to the > press
representative waiting at the town hall door:
"The Town of Seaforth and the Townships of
McKillop, Tuckersmith, Hibbert and Hullett.
are pleased toannounce that they have
resolved their major differences and will
continue to share fire protection. The matter
will be turned over to 'a solicitor for formal
wording of an areement.
B.
believed that the new agreement It is: belie greement is.
somewhat modelled
on Win ham's fire •
protection arrangeMent with neighbouringhbouring
e . town makes wnstii s, There the to p
management
decisions for the fire
department but equipment is owned by the
town and townships.
Apparently Sc
a
fo t
h a teem
ent
provides that the townships will sit on a fire
departnient advisory committee whichwill
make budget decisions.
Seaforth Mayor John Sinnamon said to the
firemen as he was"leaving: "Just before the
firemen go t want.. to thank you for y our
effort in calling these last two meetings."
The dispute between the town and the
townships arose over a year ago with threats.
of court action to . solve the problem
maintenance costs of fire hydrants. The
announcement by Seaforth council in May
that it was opting out of the fire agreement it.,.
had withthe townships when theagreement g
came up for renewal at the end of the year,
intensified the anger on both' sides.
An Ontatio fire marshalt's officer had
reportedly advised the`town 'officials terse'
• up their; 'own fire department and sell fire
protection to the townships.: When this
protection was offered to the townships they
refused it and maintained they would set up
their own fire department with the equip-
ment owned by the fire board. The town
would lose all its equity in the equipment,
including two fire trucks and a tanker, when
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it opted ted out at the end of December.
When hope was ill but abandoned that the
two g
groups Ppwould ever get together, the
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firemen stepped ed 'in: They ' attended a
meeting of each side and listened to their
p proud However, proud of their
•
efficient fire departntent, thee firemen did not
want to splinter their number.
Pressured, by their firemen and . their
ratepayers the two Antagonists, who previ-
ously seemed able only to agree to disagree,
emerged from the meeting with big seniles,
5eQforth people help run
program, new director say
„Bryan :Peter is gradually settling into his
new position as Seaforth's recreation:
directot, but after only one week on the jobs,.
he's still getting acquainted with the
programs the department' sponsors.
Peter,4, andhis wifemoved
Mr 2 Kathy.K h _ at ym
, o ed
to Seaforth recently from the town of
Wiarton, where Mt. Peter has been
recreation director for the past four years.°
Seaforth's former recreation director., Clive
Buist. moved: to Fergus at the first of the
month, to assume the position of ree director
in that community.
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Mr. Peter, 't ho isa xart4rc native, is a
graduate of the two-year teetd5tion leader-
ship program at Pinshawe 'College,
lie said Wiarton is roughly the same site
et Seaforth and that town's recreation
departs tent co-ordinated, many of the sante
-programs as the local department offers,,
from minor hockey to swimming lessons and
a program for teenagers.
Bryan Peter said while the programs are
similar, the biggest difference of Bourse will:.
be working with new people. He said he has
,already found the people here ate very
'friendly and "more than 'Willing to heap nte
get acquainted with them."
He said the major difference he's noticed
.between the Seaforth and Wiartott rec e
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aio
programs, is that in Wiarton the tee :
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depertiment ran just about all the programs
themselves. Mr. Peter said Seaforth people .
seen to take a mote aetive part in program
operation, which he thinks is a good thing.
He said this Way, the people can tell the
department what changes are needed, since
they're actively involved in the programs
and he can act more in the role of advisor,
getting an overview of the situation..
Mr. Peter said in a tee director's lob,
lotowing the people and the town can help a
great deal when planning programs.
The ec dire t's, burn involvement in
r cto
sports programs inettidee playing minor*,
junior andintermediate hockey, softball and
roller skating "a bit."
,After a week on the Obi Mr. is still
Aft ,� " Peter l
trying to get acquainted with what's offered
by the department, and Whit rias end 11001
been successful. But hes already concluded
that Seaforth generally seems like a very
gee town."
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