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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1964-12-03, Page 6• tiyRTII. ONT.. DEG. 4,. I96 .EPAYERS i . (Contintted from POE, 1) d worlds `and Satiltatibii cbm- tee- He said that about 2,000 ite# of sidewalk had been laid ao:4 that there still remained a lot Of worm to do. Council had eaFroved study of storm sewers bi±oughout the town as the basis ler a program of work which it was expected would be extend - ;ed over several years. Other Matters which thecommittee had carried out were a tree - Planting program and cleaning up of a number of properties. Hi referred to the co-opera- tion and work carried out by town foreman Harold Maloney and his staff, and extended con- gratulations to the Seaforth Co- op for the improvements which had been carried out on Rail, way Street. Referring briefly to his work on county council, he said that he served on the EMO Commit- tee and on the Library Board. He found that there was a de- sire to co-operate with the town, and recalled the assist - Reception - Dance for Mr. and Mrs. Gary Alexander (nee Karen Talbot) Seaforth .Legion Hall FRIDAY, DEC. 4,' 1964 Ian Wilbee's Orchestra EVERYBODY WELCOME I FIRST • PRESBYTERIAN, CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY Minister Sunday, Dec. 6th WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M. 9:45 a.m,—Minister's Class 10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday School. -11:00 am.—The Junior Sunday School: BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH (Services at Orange Hall) Sunday, Dec. 6th 2:30—SUNDAY SCHOOL 7:30—GOSPEL SERVICE Speaker: REV. M. -STAIR-- Toronto, Ont. BINGO Legion Hall, Hensall Sat., Dec. 5th 8:30 pan. ADMISSION $1.00 Winners receive • $2.00 for 14 Regular Games • 1 Jackpot Game $50.00 in 50 Calls CARDS 25c, or 5 for $1.00 Children under 16 not allowed Sponsored by HENSALL LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY. Branch 468 ante in connection with the county road north of Seaforth. He said that it was expected that further work would be done south of town. Referring to Reeve Dalton's work,- Reeve Cardno pointed out that a particular degree of credit was due him. He. said that there was not a day dur- ing the year in which he was not called on several times to carry out town work involving streets and public works. Taxes in Line Dr. J. 0. Turnbull, who came back to council after an ab- sence of a couple of years fol- lowing Mayor Dinsmore's death and who headed up the Admini- stration Committee, said that he would not ;be able to con- tinue as a member of council. He had served six years pre- viously. He urged the meeting to re- member that complaints con- cerning high taxes were not al- ways well-founded. Taxes had not increased out of proportion ' o other assts and he said that an .increase of one mill means only $1.00 on $1,000,00 assess- ment. Unless town facilities are maintained and advantage tak- e►t of sharing programs made avhilable by other levels of government, town services de- teriorate. It is not reasonable for a• community to live on the accomplishments of previous generations,. and there was a responsibility to develop and improve. He urged the meeting not to elect a council purely on the basis of reducing taxes. In doing so they were "hog-tying themselves and the town," he said. It is much more important to encourage council to work out spending programs . that' are, well conceived, which will do the most good in the long run. Councillor John FIannery, who had served on council five years, said that he felt that he should either move up or re- tire, and he had decided to seek the mayor's position, since. he ,understood Mayor MacLean was not to be a candidate. He re- viewed the activities of the committees on which he had served, with particular em- phasis on Protection to Persons and Properties, which involved police • and fire activities. He found'it difficult to under- stand why, with the increasing amounts being spent on educa- tion to improve 'people, at the Same time it became necessary to spend increasing amounts on police to control them. He felt young people today, with the better education they were re- ceiving, should be able to Live in a society that required less policing. Other council members pres- ent, Don Eaton, Frank Case and Bill Wilbee, spoke. briefly and indicated they would not be able to carry on in office. Mayor MacLean and Deputy Reeve Dalton referred to -the job which Clerk Lyle Hammond was do- ing. "A good clerk is the founda- tion of a good council," Reeve Dalton said. PUC Reports PUC chairman D'Orlean Sills reviewed the work of the com- mission and said that during the year a new $27,000 sub -sta- tion had been built. He compar- SEAFORTH TEEN - TWENTY Presents K. Maddox and the Mystics Saturday; December 5th SEAFORTH ARENA ADMISSION — 50c and 35c Dress — Casual Dancing 9 - 12 Regarding Banquet - Dance on Dec. 19th 1. Members FREE-' Non -Members $1..25 Banquet and Dance, 75e for Dance. 2. ' Those wishing to attend are requested to sign' at the door no later than December 12th. 3. Dress — Semi -formal. O.H.A. Intermediate "B" HOCKEY TUES., DEC.8 LUCAN n, SEAFORTH SEAFORTH ARENA Time — 8:30 p.m. ADMISSION — 50 Cents and 25 Cents AT SEAFORTH Thursday, Dec. 10—Seaforth vs. Stratford JOHN CORBETT Reeve of Hay ed the cost of this station to the $40,000 station erected 10 years ago and indicated the dif- ference was reflected in the work done by the staff, The new station had been built mainly from current funds with an amount of $15,000 being bor- rowed. • It was expected this would be paid off in four or six years, whereas the interest on the debentures of the original station would bring the total cost of that station up to .near- ly $80,000. He said the commission had co-operated in providing serv- ice extensions to the UDPC plant, to the Co-gp,1and to the new hospital. Necessity of work at the Chalk St. pumphouse was be- ing reviewed and it may be necessary to provide a new building. There` was also thought being given to pulling out one, if not both, of the deep well pumps. One of the pumps which had been in use for 30 years, could require re- placement. He said that during the year flow meters had been installedon two of the wells and that the average consump- tion. was 250,000.- gallons a day. Commissioner R. S. Box re- ferred to checks made as to the capacity of the existing wells, and said there was no problem as fat as quantity 'of water was concerned. Accommodation Problem Difficulty in securing good teachers , was . aggravated fre- quently by. the location and by outdated accommodation, 'John A Cardno, town representative on the SDHS Board, said. He felt there was little room for criticism as to the manner in which the school was operating. While it was the smallest and not the most up-to-date, there was no question as to the qual- ity within its walls, he said. Reporting for the Community Centre Board, chairman W. R. Smith said approval had been received ,from council to carry out permanent roof repairs to the Arena. The first stage would involve about one-eighth, of the roof at a cost of $1,000. , 'K. Bruce MacMillan,. town re- presentative ,on Scott, Memorial Hospital Board, reviewed the construction progress on the new hospital. He said construc- tion this year was the culmina- -tion of many years work of planning to provide the com- munity with modern hospital facilities. He said the campaign to complete the 'objective was being •continued and expressed appreciation to the members of council and to the PUC for the co-operation that had been forthcoming- in connection, with the provision of facilities, and to the .moral and financial -sup= port which. had been extended by the community at large. Another Teacher There will be a requirement for an additional 'teacher at the Seaforth Public School, Dr. John C. MacLennan said as he reported for 'that board. Other situations that must befaced are decisions concerning accum- ulated 'sick leave and pension plan. In addition, a 'possibility existed that Seaforth would be affected by the creation of "school areas. He said informal explorations as to the possibil- ity of the school providing fa- cilities for rural areas was be- ing carried on. John Lansink, representative of the Separate 'School Board, spoke briefly on behalf of that board, ' Provide Memorial An •encylcopaedia had been provided at the Carnegie Library in memory of the late Mrs. Gordon. Wright, a former librarian, Mrs. Joseph McCon- nell told the meeting. She re- ferred to the excellent job be- ing done by the present libra- rian. particularly with the pro- gram on behalf of area chil- dren. Other candidates who were invited to speak included Ern- est Williams, who said that dur- ing his travels as a member of the RCAF, he had decided that Seaforth was the best town he had seen, and this had led him to settle here on his retirement. He said he felt it was his duty to take an interest in municipal affairs and for that reason would expect to participate. Wilmer Cuthill said that if he decided to stand he would assure the meeting that any business conducted by council would be done fairly and ar uarely. . : - Biiatn Flannigan said he was adnaideritg: being a candidate, STEWART PROG*ER Reeve of Morris. and if he decided in favor, sug- gested he would probably be the youngest on council. James Kelly, who also was nominated for council, said that he expected to 'run. He thought the council had done a good job, and in comparing Seaforth with other towns, found every- thing in good shape here. He referred ,' particularly to the roads and the Christmas decora- tion program. In the discussion period that followed, Mrs. W. E. Butt ask- ed why the Town Hall was clos- ed on Saturday 'afternoons when there were many rural people in town who found facilities in the hall a convenience, Council- lors said the matter would be investigated. Mrs. Robert Newnham inquir- ed why, when Exeter and Gode- rich schools were making pro- visions to handle certain tech- nical subjects, Seaforth was not acting to acquire increased sta- tus, such as that of a junior college. He pointed out Sea- forth was central and there was adequate room for expansion within the present school pro- perty. In. this• way a gradual decline in the school and its facilities would be prevented. Reeve Cardno. said that some thought vies being given to in- creased' development at the school. The meeting was told the council does not run the town, but that the ratepayers in the town run it themselves through council, . and that each ratepay- er owed members of council every assistance, W. M. Hart said. When town property is being damaged it should be re- ported, and should be regarded in the same manner as one's own. Mr. Hart 'was critical of the way in which utilities, such as Bell and Union Gas, repair side- walks and roads after they have opened in •order to run their lines. He felt patchup• repairs were not sufficient, and that when sidewalks were damaged they should be replaced. The unique privilege which representation in a small com- munity provides was stressed by, Damon Stannah. He said he had had previous municipal ex- perience in, a large centre, but that only in the small centres could there be an association between the representatives and the people. Reeve Cardno explained that Huron County Council had ask- ed 'that the, road south of Sea - forth to Bayfield be designat- ed a development road, in an- swer to a query by F. C:- J. Sills, He referred to expecta- tions that the county would act on formation of a county -wide planning board and for this rea- son the planning board in Sea - forth had not been active dur- ing the past year. Answering queries as to why the sidewalk policy had been changed, Deputy Reeve Dalton said it was because the provi- sion by local improvement was not creating the sidewalks that were needed. For this reason, it had been decided to provide sidewalks in areas where two or more houses could be served and it was hoped to continue this program until the side- walks had been brought up to standard. He said the sidewalk work carried out by the town staff was done at'a costof$1.08. a yard; compared to a contract price of $2.65 a yard. The discussion ended with Mrs. Butt expressing apprecia- tion on behalf of the meeting to members of the council for the work which they had done during the year, and added, "They've had a lot of it." Turf Club Organize Interest shown in standard bred horses in the Seaforth area during recent years has result- ed in the reorganization of the Turf Club. At a recent meet; ing Norman Williamson, Wal- ton, was named president. The secretary -treasurer is William Bennett, Seaforth. Members include Gordon Pullman, who has just return- ed from Batavia, New York, af- ter a successful season with a stable of eight horses; Norman, Ken and Don Dupee, with six head; Bill Bennett, 2; Norman Williamson, 1; and, Jake Broome, 2. Improvements ate now being planned fof'barn and track. p FUCKERSMITH i RATEPAYERS (Continued frb -..:P e. 1< Board, was nominated for c yn-+ til and said that he expected to stand. He told of the initial, steps that had hee.O, taken to provide a graded education and, said the movement of the pupils by buses was wor-kng out satis- factorily. He had spent nine years on the school board and would like to step up now for councillor. Ross Forrest, also nominated for council, said that he had been asked two years ago to stand, but felt at that time he couldn't. However, he would consider qualifying this year. He said he had no axe to grind, but felt that some things might be improved on. He had no desire to cause an election, and so hesitated to make a firm committment at .this time. Frank Falconer, also nomin- ated for council, asked whether orsnot all the meetings of the council were reported and indi- cated he felt the press should We told of eyery meeting. He wondered if the fact the public' doesn't attend meetings was because there was a feeling they were not wanted. Mr. Fab coner pointed out that the gen- eral rate had been 8 mills in 1960, and now had climbed to 11 mills, and could see no rea- son why this had come about. He asked why an auditor's statement had not been pub- lished for 1963. Clerk McIntosh, in replying, said the statement had been published in local papers in June of this year. Councillor Varley pointed out that the rise in the mill rate had come about because of " an unexpected charge from Usborne of $3,000, covering expenditures on the boundary road between the two townships. In addition to this, payment on the Brucefield fire hall had been completed. Ken McLellan ` asked how much assessment was going out of Tuckersmith into McKillop, Councillor Varley and assessor Ivan' Forsyth explained that un- der the governing act, a union school in the area is to be in- cluded in the area in which the school building is located, In the case in question, the school is located in McKillop Township, and hence the area assessment goes to the McKil- lop board. The portion in Tuck- ersmith may be detached pro- viding application is made with- in a stated time. It was point- ed out, however, that on the ad- vice of School Inspector J. H. Kincaid, this application could not go forward until the hew boards being created, effective next January, were actually in being. The assessment of the union section incitided 55.5%, Tuckersmith; 35% McKillop, and 9.5% Hibbert. Council had been assured that the bylaw could be passed in any year, once the board was establish- ed, providing it was done be- fore July lst. Problem of Location Robert Gemmell, who was nominated as school trustee, said he would not be able to stand. He said that while the board had had approval of council to build a school, deci- sion could not be made as to where it 'should be built. He thought that the public should be asked to indicate an opinion. He agreed that a central school was the best, answer, but the arrangement 'this year was the next best -thing and • was being tried out. He suggested that perhaps splitting the township between • Seaforth, Hensall and Clinton would be the best an- swer and while he realized there could be difficulty in ad- justing assessment, felt this could be worked out. Trustee Vern e- Alderdice agreed the present arrangement was a trial, but felt advantages outweighed disadvantages. The teacher can now allow 80 min- utes a subject per grade, in- stead of only 20, and thus is able to do a more effective job. Ile suggested that in the win- ter consideration might be giv- en to only a half hour rest at noon sothat thep p-1 ld a u s wou get out earlier. While there are some who would like the school to be lo- cated in Egmondville, it must be remeinbered that' Egmond- ville has only 10% of the as- sessment ,and consideration must be given to what the other 90% want. He felt the best answer was to carry on the present arrangement to allow a new board to study what is the best system. While dividing the to was not a bad idea, Mr. dice .said it would be es- sary to make certain tha 'rate- payers were not saddled ith a high 'mill rate whin might arise from associating with the towns. He said that this situa- tion already existed in high schools. If a formula could be worked out recognizing the dif- ference in assessment as be- tween the town and the rural areaseperhaps this type of an arrangement would be the best answer. Ken Gibbings, another trus- tee, felt the present arrange- ment should carry on until the matter could be studied. A full investigation was needed, he said, and Orval Workman,: also a trustee, was in agreement. W. D. Wilson, who was nom- inated for trustee, said he re- presented No, •3, Tuckersmith, which had not been in the area. He questioned the proposal to move pupils...bgtween schools. Henry Binnendyk pointed out that the lion's share. of the tax dollar is spent on education, and it was 4. problem. to deter mine that $1.Q1 value in eduea,; tion was be1ng received for ev ery $1.00 spent,_ He agreed the board made a move in the right direction this year, and if elect- ed would do the best he could to assist the board. Charles Geddes, also nomin- ated for school board, indicat- ed that Egmondville as oneof the larger centres should have representation. He expected he would be a candidate. Ross Forrest, who had serv- ed on the board for a number of ., years, congratulated the board on the way it had car- ried on its work. Problems had been given consideration and he appreciated the arrange- mentsItthat had been- made for No. 1 School to go to Hensall, and said that 'this was work- ing out very satisfactorily. Councillor Vic Lee, township representative op the Hosii'ital Board, reviewed the hospital program. He referred to the retirement, because of illness, of William Cameron, who had served for a number of year, and to progress being made with the construction ' of the new building. He asked A, Y. McLean, chairman of the board, to enlarge on the progress, and Mr. McLean said the building was about one-third completed and should be closed in within a week or 10 days. In the mean- time, every effort was being made to complete the cam paign to raise the objective of $195,000.00, Assessor Ivan Forsyth re- viewed assessment ' practices. Answering a query as to who would receive 'the grant for.pu- pils attending Hensall School, the assessorsaid that the town- ship got its proper share, but was unable to indicate the pre- cise amount. In answer to other questions, he said that about $100,000 _in_ school assessment had been transferred to Separate School boards, This' had come' about because of a change in legisla- tion that permitted the estab- Iishing of boards that in turn could establish the site of a school, but without a require- ment that the school be built. This had the effect of extend- ing the areas involved. Reporting for , the Central Huron Board,, of which . he is the township representative, George Falconer saidthat the school had 1,250 pupils, and that it cost $93.72 per year per pu- pil to travel by bus. There were 66 teachers and the total salaries amounted to $518,162. He.'' said plans were . under way for additional construction nec- essary because of the crowding. John, Broadfoot, who repres- ents the township on the Sea - forth High School Board, touch- ed on the'point that was raised by a number of speakers and, which dealt with the distribu- tion of costs of schools as be- tween urban and rural munici- palities. He pointed out that Sea- forth eaforth pays 20.5% of the cost and has 186 pupils; McKillop pays ' 29,3% of the cost with 111 pupils, and Tuckersmith pays 22.9% with 99 pupils. The difficulty arises because' there is not a relationship between the number of pupils in a given area and the assessment of that area. The attendance - at the school ,• totalled 500, of whom 135 went to Clinton. He stressed the fact that there is no alternative today to - providing proper education and that this includes provision of proper facilities. Young people need education and have the right to expect it, he Said, and pointed out that the world of tomorrow depends on the edu- cation of today. Referring to the need for accommodation, he said that the Seaforth board was investigating recommenda- tions of 'the department to pro- vide additional and improved accommodation, .Judging For, (Continued from Page 1) on all decorations throughout the town. Details regarding the boundaries of the zones will be announced next week, Mr, Bous- sey said. Residents' are urged to have decorations in place so that t , y may be considered in the petition. Tuckersmith Has C of R Tuckersmith municipal coun- cil sat as a court of revision, on the Bean Drainage Works on Tuesday. No appeals were re- ceived and the bylaw was pass- ed. Council agreed the first meet- ing in January would be Mon- day, the 4th, at 11 a.m. The township is co-operating with the Seaforth Lions Club and will apply to the Depart- ment of Energy and Resources for assistance towards the re- construction and improvement of the dam on the Park pro- perty. • During 1964, eight building permit, estiihated at $56,400.00, were issued-- This compares with 20 for $165,500,00 in 1963, and 21 for $89,937,65 in 1962 CH ISTMAS BAZAR and TE 4,4LtJcirnes' School, Sectforth .Saturday, Dec. 5th — 3 to 5 p.m. Draw for 3 Major Prizes — Christmas Cake HOMEBAKING and CANDY • Sewing • Penny Sale • Mystery Boxes EVERYONE IS WELCOME ! Auspices of C.W.L. TURKEY BINGO St. Columban parish Hall TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th 9:00 p.m. sharp 15 Regular Gaines for Turkeys 3 Cash Specials 3 Door Prizes ADMISSION - - - - $1.00 Legion Hockey REGISTRATION Boys -5' - 15 years—interested in playing in Legion Saturday Morning :Hockey, are asked to register SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12th at the following time;: BOYS 12 - 15 YEARS -8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 8 - 12 YEARS -9:30 a.m. to 10:30 'a.m. 5 - 8 YEARS -10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. AT SEAFORTH MEMORIAL ARENA DON' :MUIR LEGION SPORTS OFFICER ANNUAL MEETINGS , of Ontario Bean Groweri's' Marketing Board will be held as, follows: Dec. 8—Huron aiud Perth Zurich. Community Centre Dec. 9—Middlesex & Lambton Counties Strathroy West Middlesex Community Centre .> Dec. 10 ;Kent County Thamesville — Anglican Hall Dec. 11—Elgin County St. Thomas — Grand Central Hotel, • All meetings will commence at 10 o'clock a.m: LUNCH WILL BE SERVED Refund of 77c per 100 lbs., amounting to $671,955.90, will be returned on the 1983 crop of white and yellow eye beans. The 1964 crop has been estimated at nearly 1,200,000 cwt. • Mr. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture; Mr. McCague, Chairman of the Farm Products Marketing Board, and Officials of the Federation of Agriculture have been invited toi attend the Annual Meetings.• The Farm Products 1Viarketing Board are insisting that Ontario Bean Growers Ltd and its subsidiary company, On. tario Beam Growers Ltd-, lie completely separated; As this is of great concern to all growersof white and yellow beans, it is most important that all 'growers of white and yellow beans attend the meeting in their County. Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion Annual TURKEY BINGO Royal Canadian Legion Hall SEAFORTH FRIDAY December 11 Play commences at 8:30 p.m. sharp 15 Luscious Christmas Turkeys Ready for the Oven 5 Share -the -Wealth ze Ads nissgon "$i .00 Special and'EXtrO' Card ' 25c Each or 5 for $1.00 e•-