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The Huron Expositor, 1970-02-12, Page 1• Lions Hear From Area Industries Representatives of a number of Seaforth industries were guests of the Seaforth Lions Club Monday evening and jiishOrt ad- drnsses discussed activities and described the Work of each • plant. The program was arranged by John Talbot. (A story Covering the addresses will appear next week), In charge of President Gordon Betittenmiller, the rneeting'Wel,» corned 'a member, Gorden, Rittimer, ?who was introduced by Waft Campbell and inducted, by' zone chairman,. Grvi17e °Rev - The Meeting discussed hiatus. to participate in the District convention at Windsor, It Was indicated plane: Were beiti`g made to observe BrOtherlioecl.:', night the lett Wealcif14,rebrit** • 4 Whole No. 5318 111th Year SEA-FORTH, ONTARIO, THUM AY, FEBRUARY 12, 1970 Provision of new sewage dis- .been held with OWRC officials poser facilities for Seaforth wj on a recent visit ' to Toronto. 0 approved by council Monday night Provision of modern following a two hour discussion :disposal facilities has , been a and three 5-4 votes at each contentious issue for nearly five The project will be aiVer- on the most recent collector years. When work was underwaY stage of the enabling by-law. , • -taken by" the Ontario Water lines OWRC urged coyndil to Resources Commission on consider necessary changes at , behalf of- the town at an the disposal 'plant and offered to O estimated cost of $389,000.An undertake a survey as a basis agreement extending over 40 for determining how new facilit- ' years provides for -an annual ies - could be' provided. Late„ in payment of $21,195. The annual 1067 this offer was accepted and charge reflects the cost of the • the proposal- which council now construction and cost of finan- has acted on comes as a result cing, of the survey. PlanS call for completion -in , Subject tQ Ontario Municipal While everybody was agreed O in principal that something rrilist be done to curtail snowmobiles travelling Seaforth Streets during _ the 'early hours of the morning, 'councillors became bogOd down Monday, night. in attempting to decide how much offenders should. be fined and ended • up taking no 'action,. * However, members agreed to make a , further effort •to reach a compromise at a- special meet- ing next Monday night. ' It -all began as Counc.Dins- more presented 'a report of the protection to persons committee lacladed a Lecorn mendation - that snowmobiles be controlled. Everybody agreed with a draft by-law which had been proPOSed until the section covering penal- ties was 'reached. , - --The by -Jaw would have_re~. • • • Moves. To. ProVide... Disposal Focilities Snowmobile Regulations Bog Down the fall of 1971. Board approv Discussion arose as Mayor involve i F.C.J.Sills and Clerk E,Willianas mile for told council of talks which had , lagoon 114 Tuckensmith Township south west of town and capable of handling town and suburban 'sewage. Public hearings con- cerning the proposed site were held here by the OWRC a year -ago. The annual rate is based on 'sewage flow into the lagoon which in turn is based on water con- sumption estimated at 110 gal. per person for an annual total of 47 million gallons. The OWRC - • estimates that by 1990 'this' will The shaded ' portion indicates the location of the wildlife . • have increased, to 112 million area being established an flullett Tpwnship. The area begins gallons. The OWRC in its report 11/4 miles north and 3 3/4 miles west of Seaforth. projected a.present rate of 45 • cents per 1000 gal. but this could vary as volume changed. involved in providing complete Reeve Indicates Council discussed what was )sewer service across the town.. Estimates prepared by town en- . Reaction Is ied.' gineers:last year indicated total ' cost to be approximately . . ; • , the project would • alien of a one- ' e main - to a 75-acre • lack. of Communication Reeye • Flynn •said the joint announce- p ment Was, the first word he -or resident the township had had since, the August Meeting. There had been ' no correspondence ,nor agree,••.:••, • ment concerning the conditions the township had set out. • While some ratepayers were in favor and others opposed he said there- was general appre- ' hension 'because of the lack of communication and information, He understood departmental re- presentatives have been in the area enquicirig concerning land . options.. He said he had requested a meeting with Mr. MacNaughton so that the council and rate- . payers Could learn details "of the proposal and hew they mane be effected. 'A tentative ,date late in February 'or early in X1 - • _ 1 • i3. All\ ''' VIII 20 '‘) 15 VII b . 35 Constance . 110 . 5 7400i- it 1 ....- C fr. • 40 \ \ .... 1 '--7.i.t13 II .11 ak,.-.40ima, WIP10."..r.ZW....11111 ►0 4" 7.1 .asiammaism.„,-,-,.....0=7=1 \ • tir :1... If 1$ I. \ x „.", M zo 0025 1 0 j AI fil-44 , .6 uy 56 res for Wild Li• Mario Ann unces Hullett Projec A wildlife area expected to, become a major attraction for hunters and. naturalists and thousands of Canada geese will be established in Hullet Town- ship swamp, Huron COunty. The province is proceeding to acquire about' 5,000 acres north of way 8 between Clinton and Sea- ,forth which will be developed for, a variety of wildlife species and , recreational pursuits.' The announcement was made jointly by Ontario Treasurer Charles MacNaughton and-Lands, and FOrests Minister Rene„Bru- nelle. Because of,Current restraints on • government ,expenditUres purchase and development of the, area will be phased over a four- to-five-year period. • the an- nouticement said. 'The plans suggest this wild- life program will interest na- turalists and hunters over a wide area, including• neighbouring jurisdictions in the United States' stated Mr. Mac-Naughton, MPP for Huron. believe this will help to stimulate the tourist in dustry along , the Lake Huron • ,shore, which has great potential for economic developmentof this area.' • • Municipal &finials have been Consulted about the, project, the MPP said, and Save indicated Support for it, 'Generally, they that' a managed` wildlife program constitutes wise use of this marshland in Hullett Town- he ship .most , of which _is_sub.•.: marginal for agricultural per- poses. Lands and Forests, Officials ., anticipate that 5,000 to .1 ',000 Canada geese will be attracted to • the area during the migratory season. The fall fly-route follows ..--the Lake Huron shore, which is , only a7-1`ew nageT-freirn the pro, poSed development. " The department also hopes ,to establish a resident breeding -Fleeikif giant Canacia..geese which formerly nested •• throughout southwestern Ontario but . have become relatively extinct. The. Hullett location is , expected to become one of the Major nesting areas' for the giant. species. A dam will be built on the 'South Maitland River to create a 2,000-acre shallow water im- poundment. This wetland and aci- jaCent npla.41 fields ma- naged to provide • nesting, brooding, . feeding and staging Midnight and 7 a.:n. and sugges-.' ted a $10. fine for first Offenders: and $50. for second offenders. "It's just a license" Counc. MacDonald complained. "It should be $50. for the first and' • $100, for the second offense." The discussion revealed in- • , stances brought to .members attention by irate ratepayers awakened during the 'night by snowmobiles travelling um .and down town' streets. • When a compromise sug- gestion of $25. and $100. failed to bring agreenrent,-, -council de- ferred further action until next week. • The work could be done at once or 'in a series of planned stages. "We can never get .anything - mare in town t i,t 1 wado,samething about sewers. We' can't have any ' expansion'_' Counc. 'Cardno core- 'Punted. Reeve Flannery expressed Concern at the cost, Ile pug- -*-geSted.aurther, investigatioe to see any savings. cou Tresu t. •Mayor , Sills reminded meMbers that had councils of 20 or 30 years ago "taken the bull by the -horns", and done the job it would have been cheaper. !•,7Counc. MacDonald agreed he would, like ,to have sewers but doubted the town could afford them. C' unc.• Cardno answered there wa no problem in affording many of r things not as'essential as sewe , Establishing a pattern that followed through each Of the votes on the three stages of the by-laW Mayor Sills, Dep.Reeve Cuthill and Councs. Dinsmore, Cardno and Ford voted for the project. • Reeve Flannery and councs. MacDonald, • Pinder and Hildebrand Were opposed, - • . • • • The • Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at a meeting in St. James' School, Seaforth, on Monday night accepted the tender Of Lea's Plumbing, ' Heating •and Electric, Zurich, for $341.00 to increase the 1,00 aninere service .to 200 ampere service_at Boniface School in Zurich. The -Work, is to be completed by February 27. The only' Other tender' was from Gingerich Sales and Service of ZuriCh for $369.00, Trustee 'Pod Geoffrey, R.R.2. Zurich, said two newbuses bought by the Board at the end of Decem- ber are in use in the ZuriCh area and giving satisfactory service. ,,.He said gasoline tanks have been installed at Ste. Marie School, R.R.2., Zurich, and° at St. Boni- face School, Zurich. The Board endorsed a reso- lution, which had been passed by 'the Welland CoUnty Reiman Catho- lie Separate School' Board aiid• presented to the Ontario Depart- ment of Education concerning 'pre-qualification of contractors and Which read , 'Whereas many urban school boards have' ex- perienced difficulty with certain contractors in school building prOgrams, and Whereas it is .extreMely difficult not tb accept the low bid in tendering; and VVilereas often the low tenderer • is a contractor whose ability has not been proved. Therefore, be it resolved that the Ontario Separate School Trus- tees' Association petition theOn- tario Department of Education to institute a program of pre- qualification of urban school buil- ding contractors generallj, simi- lar, to that now in force by the Ontario Department of Highways where contractors tendering on projects costing $150,000 and over would have to be certified before tenders submitted by them would, be considered far accep- tance` by a board.' The second resolution which gained approval urged,the Ontario Department of Education to im- plement certain recummenda- -tions from the Ontario Committee on Taxation 1967 report (the Smith Report). 1. 'In each municipality, the assessment of corpoisations that carinht„,urid,er the Assessment Act direttlheit taxes for seller)l sup- port' be segregated into a distinct allotment taxable by peblic and separate school boards In exact proportion to the relative pupil enrolment of the boards', 2. all publicly supported , elementary schools of Ontario are to be treated with complete equity, they Should have identical access to loca„..1 tax resources un- inhibited by peculiar defects in the structure of taxation. Once this identical 'access has been secured, grants can be paid on the sole baSis of fiscal need and capacity, uncluttered by extran- eous formulas designed 'to take account of structural shortcom- ings'. 3. 'Our basic criterion has been that of equity, which in terms of school finance means that all schools In the publicly supported Ontario system should he subject to similar fiscal treatment, whether the source of revenue is a provincial grant or a local tax'. In a third resolution the Board Asked that the Ontario Depart- ment of Education re-establish the former Corporation Tax Ad- justment Grant which was re- moved in 196.9 and a fourth reso- lution asked that the Department of Education re-Institute the pay- ment of grants for Special Edu- tation as per 1968 Grant Regular tions to all ,Public and 'Separate School Beards that no not re- eeive the•location Weighting fac- tor of, 1.2. At the suggestion bi Trustee Vincent Young of Goderich, a lei- , ter of appreciation, is to be sent to the staff Of ,St. Mary's School in Goderfch for the assistance , given in making possible a well organiied program for the large crowd which attended the opening of 'the addition to the school. Hon. William, Davis, Minister of Edu- cation for' Ontario, was the guest ,speaker for the occasion. The Goderh h Signal Star was com- mended for coverage given the opening, but disappointment was expressed that neither London and Stratford papeis, nor CKNX Wingham attended the event. The Boa,rd agreed to pay for- mer Business Administrator Paul Franck, Stratford, 4%.of his wages for vacation pay in. lieu of holiday ih 1969 which he was unable to take because of the pressure of work. A borroWing Bp-law for $850,000 from the Capitai Aid Corporation at a, rate of 8 1/2% was approved. The ,Board con- veyed the deed of St. Patrick's Convent at .Kinkora to Episcopal Corporation of Diocese of Lon- don. Trustee Joseph Looby,,Chair- Man of the Finance and insurance Committee; reported On a recent Meeting of that committee when the insurance coverage of the Board was Updated. Mr, Looby said the, total coverage for fire and extended coverage amounted to $5.111,841 ,for an annual pre- mium of $4;172.40. The total Preniiiini for all insurance for the (Continued on Page 12). • The Winnipeg-,baser company of„ tames Richardson & Sons, 'Limited and Trouw & Co.N.V. of Amsterdam, Holland-has re- cently concluded negotiations resulting in the forriratiOn of a new company' called Trouw of• Canada Limited which will manufacture, and distribute, for the firSt time in Canada, a mink feed known as Pelsifood., Pelsifood, ,which was deve- loped by Trouw & CO; N.V. in Holland and is now used' by many -thousands of successful mink ranchers in Europe is a 'revolut- ionary but proven type of mink feed produced in the form of a dry meal which is mixed with_ water"prior to :feeding., Trouw of' Canada will oper- ate initially from Seaforfh, On- tario Where the neeessary man- ufacturing facilities are now being developed. Until the new plant goes into production this summer the company Will. im- port supplies of Pelsifood from overseas. It will be , the sole Canadian . distributor. The •new company will operate 'in assoc- iation with Topnotch Feeds Limited which is part of the grain merchandising divition of James RichardsOn & Sons.Limit- ed. Topnotch is one,. of the leading feed companies in On- tario with headquarters in Sea- forth. - .7 • ''qt Bruce Coleman, R. R. #4, Seaforth was re-elected for his fourth term as president of the Tuckersrnith Federation of Ag- riculture at the animal banquet and. Meeting in Eeinondville United Church on Wednesday night. , ' Stanley .Johns, R. 'Ia. #3, Seaforth, was elected vice- president and James` McGregor, R.R. 2, Nippon, secretary-treas- urer. Directors elected:Robert - Lawson, R.R, 5, Clinton; James 1.. McIntosh, R.R. Seaforth; Peter Swinkies , R. R. 4, Seaforth; James Papple, R.R. 4, Seaforth; James McGregor, R.R. 2,Kippen; Robert Bell, R,R. 2, Klppen; Stuart Wils011, R.R1, Brucefield. Woman director elected.: ,Mrs, Bruce Coleman. In spit,e of the weather con- ditions 79 attended the Meeting. Jack Stafford, WroXeter, prestd-. erit of Huron County Federation oi Agriculture, spoke briefly: "We are striving for direct servile membership In the County. It is the most important thing on the agenda at' this time. Direct membership is the only way we will have one' - - it is, up to you and me to put this across." Mr. Stafford said the mem- bership fee was $25;00, of which $5.00 comes back to the County- and the rest remains in Tpronta. He outlined the 'benefits in hav- ing a direct service membership such as the individual farmer will receive personal individual service from the' organtization at the provincial level; being able to purchase farm. machinery 'at world market prices through the OFACompany; receiving infor- oration regularly about purchase. costs, marketing, government legislation, research and so on to name a few. Mrs. Jack -Stafford, Huron COunty Federation of Agriculture woman director, urged all wives to attend local_ meetings. with their husbands so that they would be informed. •She said it is Often the wife who. keeps the farm books, .tneets the agent "when.he visits and she shotild know • •;',,,,atan,74a • enterprises. Page 6) what is offered. Bruce Shaptop, R.R.I,Exeter, chairman of the Huron County Insurance Committee - of the Federation,, emphasized the need. for farmers to have insurance on ,their tractors as on their cars to cover accidents . He noted that with crop insurance in case there , is total loss only 80% of the amount, insured is paid ; He said Often a farmer is unaware , of this 80% until he puts in a claim for a crop loss. Reeve Elgin Thompson ,brought greetings from the Tuck- ersmith Council. He questioned whether the Federation wanted the levy system -continued as at present or wheth,er It wanted direct service membership and he urged that a decision. be reached soon as members. did not wish to pay both ways. In answer to ,Mr. Thompson's en- quiry Mr..Slafford said he hoped any township, such "as -Tucker- ' (Continued'on Page 12) Council approved toe ' following appointments: planning hoard, Dr.' John Turnbull, Reeve • John Flannery and Leonard Ford; „chamber of com merce, Counc.Ford; Midwestern Ontario Development Association, Counc. • R.S.MacDonald; MODA tourist council, Coun6.Ford and Counc. Betty Cardno; Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, former reeve Carl Dalton. Recommendations were 'ad- vanced' by Reeve Flannery and Dep.Reeve Cuthill who had been' O named by Mayor Silla at the in- aigur'al meeting. Reeve Flannery Said they had no recommend- , ations • to make concerning the Recreation' Council but would hope to have something in time for the special meeting next week. He said he had, contacted a couple • of people but wasn't sure how 'many would. be needed. Counc. Cardno expressed . concern . that the recreation council had been almost inactive last year and' recalled that with direction much had been accom- • piished when it was firs( estab- lished three years ago. It must fneet regularly and 'should take advantage of programs available, she said. Ross Whittaker and William Eisler, both of Seaforth, were hired as auxiliary police offiters, bringing the town's police • strength to a chief, two con- stables and four ..aexillary officers.. • 'Council named B. M. Ross as engineer on Seaforth drain*No.l. This IS the drain that serves the north east section 'of town including sortie of MeKillop and empties• in N0,2, the Silver Creek branch. A request from Seaforth Com - munity,Hospital for an additional fire hydrant was referredto the committee, council agreeing ,some action could be taken. While the existing arrangement had been approved by departmental officials when the hospital was built five years ago OlISC of- ficials 'now have suggested additional protection. 'Counc. Dinsmore told council the fire are conareittee'*ould meet next Week, in' the mean- * time council agreed a,: suggested rental of $70." per month less heat for, truek aceorrirriodatiOn in the town hall would be satis- factory. NeceSSery alteratiOna will, be carried out by the town ka.a a charge against the y. area beard, , • • No Change In 'Condition Condition of Mrs. Douglas Rowcliffe, 24, ' continues to be serious it was indicated Wed- nesday. 'She is in the 'intensive 'care unit of 'Victoria Hospital, London. • She has pot regained consciousness following a snow- mobile- accident , date Saturday night which occurred at Seaforth Agricultural Park. Mrs. Rowcliffe is a teacher at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield. H-P Board Meets posal at that time providilig"three conditions were met, he said. -These conditions were: '1, . To provide a „grant in lieu of the $10„000 in taxes whiCh thetownshipeld.lose, .2. To • provide an increased grant from. 50% to 75% for •• maintenance of, township roads to compensate for the increased traffic the development would `generate and _ 3. to .compensate all area rate- ' payers who may suffer damage as a° result of flooding or from other causes arising from the program., Expressing concern' at the • The announcement concerning, the Hullett-'Conservation project • was greeted with mixed feelings by Reeve Hugh Flynn of Hullett. -Accord-41g- to---Reeve —FlyarrT ' 'Mullett council _ first heard , of • the proposal ,at a meeting on August' 28 of last 'year when Mr. Mac au ton and officials 'of the L and. Foriests De- partment, were present'. . COuncii agreed to the pro-- March is being explored. Reeve Flynn said he under- stood the area involved extend, westerly 3 3/4 miles from ;t !auburn- carentarrb-ad-a11-difiCTa• . concessions 3, 4' and 5 and a, portion of concession 6. , The dam , would be loeated Some 80 ""rods south of' the Quiglay bridge on concession 6 and '7 at lot 18, con 6. About 30 families will. affected ReeVe Flynn,' said arid • added that of the 5600 acres involved 1000- acres ate sivamp and the balance being di- vided between, grass and crop. "Before, proceeding we should have consultation with owners of fringe farms regarding the effect of the Proposed flood- ing" he said. New C of C Members of ' the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce held an enjoyable 'dinner dance at the Legion' on Thursdayevening• In a short meeting following dinner incoming president Clair Campbell was introduced . in handing over her responsibilit- ies, Mrs. Jean Henderson, re- tiring after two years, expressed appreciation to all who had co- operated with her. Ken Linglebach, a member of the win:-A-prize '69 committee, said 46 merchants ,had particip- atedand thatthe event had been moSt successful. He expressed appreciation to L. F, Ford, , who had handled tickets and to, (Continued on Page 12) areas for waterfowl, •• , • - -Upland woods, hedgerews, gullies and fields will supply food and cover, for native "game Species, including ruffed grouse, woodcock and rabbits. Some pos: sibilities exist also for the de- velopment of furbearing animals, including mink, and-muskrat.. - The wildlife *gram 'will provide for controlled public hun- ting' and trap shooting. It will also encourage such activities as wildlife photography, bird watch- .ing, dog-field trials and other nature-oriented hobbies 'which are growing in p pularity. , Total develo ment cost is es- timated at a mac st $65,000. The protected figure for acquisition of the land is not being releaSed at this time. . Reviews Insurance Coverage General manager, JameS M. Cunningham, described Pelsifood In these terms; ."To the mink. for the first time in its evolut- ion as a domesticated animal, it means a diet which is de- signed for its varying require- ments through the yearly' cycle and not to the vagaries of the local offal supply.” "To the mink"' rancher, it means that he Will be able to giVe all his attention to the care of his mink in contrast to many traditional feeders who spend as much time collecting food as they do with their mink," Mr. Cunningham pointed out that Pelsifood' is a manufactured - complete food for mink and for the convenience of delivery, handling and storage it is produced in the • form of a .dry meal, Trouw & ,Co.N.V. of Am- sterdam is a maJOr specialiZed feed business organization op- erating subsidiary companies in Holland , Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland. • „ . James Richardson & Sons, Limited which was .established - --Standing-Orr-the—bMigir-thi:-roact to Constance-Reeve:Hugh -Flynn-of-Hullett-looks-clOwn--- stream along South Maitland 'towards the 'siteof the wildlife area-the province is establiattleg in the township. Some 5600' acres are involtred includinelt 2000 acrosilaiiqw.area to be - created by constructiong a dam atithe western limits-at.thenteaw,rbm, rr, At , Topnotch New Canadian. Company ill ..Produce Mink Feed in 1857 in Kingston; Ontario is industry,- elevator and terminal engaged,- through affiliated corn- operations, insurance, real panies, in the grain merchandis-, estate and other ing ,business, • the secerities (Alsci see B Coleman Heads Tudcersmith 'F of 'A'