The Huron Expositor, 1970-07-09, Page 1Hensall CounCil •
Discussion Centres on Street Work
• evening at 6:30 for adults who wish to learn to swim: The pool has
been a popular place with area youngsters during fhe hot weather of
the last two weeks.
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Seaforth Couplte-
Married 56 Years
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Six SDHS Students Receive Ontario Scholarship Awards
SHEILA DIETZ, CHARLES SMITH, ANGELA DEVEREAUX, DANNY BENNEWIES, CAROLYN FRASER, JAMES ROWAT,
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111th Yea -
Tuckerstnith Council
Certificate Recognizes
Completion of Course
Whole No. 5339 SgAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1970
Allan Nicholson, Road Su-
perintendent of Tuckersmith was
presented with a Certificate by
Reeve Elgin Thompson on behalf
of the Ontario Good Roads As-
sociation, for having successfully
• completed the advanced surveying
course „in May, The course was
given at the C. S. Anderson Road
School at the University of Guelph
The presentation was made at
the regular Couhcil meeting on
Tuesday night at Huron Centen-
nial School, Brucefield.
The Council gave third and
final reading of the by-law to
have the Tuckersmith Telephone
debentures issued. Authorization
was •given to have the debenture
forms printed. •
Hot Weather Fun at the Lions Pool
Over 550 area youngsters registered and started classes in the
learn-to-swim program at the Lions Pool last Thursday.Shown here
are beginners' groups led.by Jane Sills (foreground) and' Brenda Dietz.
Pool manager, Rtith Gcirwill, said classes will start -next Tuesday
Crash in. Grey Kills
Bryssels Area Man
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Mary Louise Murray,•daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J.
Murray, graduated from Strat-
ford Teachers' College, She has
accepted a position with Huron-
Perth Separate School Board.
Christopher Coombs, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cleave Coombs of
Egmcndville, recently graduated
from Fanshawe College in Data
Processing. •
Logan Township has corn-'
pleted a review of polling sub-
division locations and Council,
at a meeting Monday, established
four new polling subdivisions re-
lated to No. 23 bighway which ex-
New Trudt
Aids 'Fire
Fighters
The new Seaforth fire area
tank truck paid dividends 'Friday
morning when firemen, after four
trips to town for water, were able
to save a large barn on farm
occupied by James Ward, R.R.2.,
Kippen.
About $1,500 damage resulted
when fire destroyed a small buil-
ding containing swine, some of
the swine and .some hay belo.nging,.
to Mr. Ward.
LoSt, •besides the barn, were
12 ..sows..and_ seven pigs, and about
10 tons of hay.
Just before the Seaforth fire
department arrived, the fire
spread. to the main barn., about
10 feet away, but' firemen were
able to extinguish it.
The farm is owned by Spencer
,Jeffrey, R.R.1., Staffa. M.
'Ward's son, Lyle, owned the pigs.
Fire chief John Scott isn't
certain what caused the fire.
Students
Graduate
Graduation ceremonies were
held for the Grade 8 students,
Dablin Separate School, in the-
auditorium which had beed de-
corated by Grade 7 students.
Rev. Father Durand ad-
dressed the students and their
parents and presented the gra-
duation diplomas and awards.
The C.W.L. gave the students
rosaries and graduation cases
and the P.T.A. donated a gra-
duation cake.
Those graduating were Beat-
rice Ducharme, Elizabeth Tern-
stra,kPauline Rowland, John Bro-
sens, Henfy Freriks, Linda Van
Berngen, Mary Anne O'Rourke,
Peter Flannigan, John de Kroon,
Mary Anne Vonk, Marilyn Ryan,
DOuglas O'Reilly,Geraldine Rey-
nen.
'The K of C awards of $5 each
for high average went to Mary
Anne O'Rourke and John De Kroon
Citizenship awards went to Grade
8 - Linda Van Bergen and Peter
Flannigan; Grade 7 - Dianne
Brosens and Peter Van Bakel.
Public speaking cup's were
awarded to Marilyn Ryan and Lin-
da Van Bergen (Gr. 8); Benny.
(Continued on Page 5).
Two applications, were ap-
proved for building permits for
homes to Mrs. Cale (Verna) Dou-
cette, R.R,4., Clinton, and to
Andrew E. Crozier of R.R.2.,
.aforth.
Court of Revision is to be
held on July 28 on Sinclair, Bell,
Geiger, and McCully drains.
Tuckersmith Council mem-
bers will join with members .of
Seaforth Council for ceremonies
on July 23 in connection with the
opening of the recently completed
pavement through Seaforth and
Egfhondville.
General accounts of
$44,200.25 were passed for pay-
ment - including drain accounts
'totalling $32,156.51,, Road ac-
tends almost across the centre of
the township.
Previously there were 7 pol-
ling sub-divisions which had been
set up years-ago when transpor-
tation was more difficult. In. re-
cent years the number of voters
in some of the polls has become
much less than recommended by
the Department arid, as well,
some schools which had been
used as voting places are now not,
available.
The new sub-divisions pro-
vided by the by-law are #1, Con-
cessions I, 2, 3, 4 and 5; #2 Con-
cession's 6, '7., 8 and 9; #3, Con-
cessions 10, 11, 12 and 13:#4,
Concessions 14, 15 and 16 from
lots 1 to 35 in all cases.,
At a special meeting on June
16, the Hagarty Drain Br. #3,
Osborn, Linton, chaffe And South'
Beauchamp Drain reports were
read and provisionally adopted
and at the July meeting the Logan
Road, and the "A" Branch of the
Blemers Drain were-pitiiisi-Onal-
lY adopted. The Courtof Revision
will be held August 4 and tenders
also will be called, subject to
CoUrt of Revision.
A delegation from the Monkton
Arena Board was present and
Council approved a grant of $1900
to assist in paying for a new roof
on the arena. The usual $350 grant
was appfoved for the Mitchell
Agricultural Society. Road ac-
counts amounting to $66,450.53
were ordered. paid including a
payment on• Monkton Street of
$29,895.00, crushed gravel
$16,109.00 and Chloride $86'70.00
General • ' accounts ' totalling
$13,213.18 were passed; major
expenditures tieing payments on
Municipal Dr.tins. •
Hensall Council met Monday
when Mr. Sunley, an auditor from
Ontario Hydro'discussed payment
of power -bills. He suggested that
the energy charge should be paid
once a month or every two manths
as in the case-of all consumers
rather than once a year as• has
been the custom. Council did not
foresee any problem in thrs res-
pect.
George Walker and Harry
Klungel approached Council in
regard to work they intend.carrY-
ing out on their respective boule-
vards. They asked permission
from Council to lift broken side-
walks and replace them with pa-
ving. They also intend paving the
bouleVard. Mr . Walker asked if
Council would consider paying
half the cost of paving the boule-
vard but was assured Council
could not set such a precedent.
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counts totalled $5,507.10.
Allan Nicholson was authoriz-
ed to seek tenders on repairing
the roof on the Township garage.
Council agreed subsidy would be
applied for from Department of
municipal Affairs on the Verlinde
Consitt and Papple Drains.
At a special meeting of Coun-
cil on June 16th, the tender of
Roth Drainage, Ltd., Gadshill,
for $6,358 for the Slavin Drain
was accepted and a request for
an extension to Charters Drain
was accepted.
Prevents
Truck Fire •
Spreading•
Fire which flared when an
hydraulic line broke on a large
A. J. Wright transport truck as,
it was unloading grain quickly
spread to a tarpaulin covering
the load and only the presence of
mind of the driver prevented a
more serious fire.
Donald Papple was unloading
grain at Seaforth Farmers° Co-
op and, noticing the fire, dropped
the box, cutting off oil in the
broken line and drove the tractor-
trailer unit away from the eleva-
tion and loading dock.
Seaforth firemen quickly ex-
tinguished 'burning grain which
had spilled on the ground when
the truck was mailed.'
Damage to the trunk and -
equipment was $1300 Mr. Wright
said.
Morris Twp.
Sets Rates
• Ode titian was killed and 'ano-
ther hospitalized as the result'of
a car-truck colifsiir-at ari inter-
section near, Moiesworth about
5:00 p.m. TlieSdaY, • .
Dead i is Aylmer Hart, R.R.2.,,
Brussels. .-
In Listowel Memorial Hospi-
tal with scalp lacerations is John
Nicholson, age 52, R.13.2., Blue-
vale. Hospital officials say his
condition is not considered
serious.
According to Wingham Pro-
vincial Police, who investigated,
Mr. Nicholson was proceeding
Two rear end collisions on
Seaforth streets over the Weekend
resulted in $375 damage to the ye-
hicles.involved. No injuries were
reported.
When, a car driven by Brian
Hodgert of Seaforth, was waiting
for a car ahead to make a. left
turn off Main Street on Saturday,
a following car was in collision
with it. The driver of the second
car was Glen Nicholson of Eg-
mondville. Police estimated total
damage at $125.
Damage totalling $250 was re-
Mr. Klungel presented plans
for renovations and extensions to
his home on the corner of Nelson
and Queen Sts.
E. R. Davis told Council the
Fair Board had complained about
the condition of the boulevard be-
side the cattle barn and he had
C. E. Reid and Sons level the
area. The sidewalk near the Nur-
sing Home has teen temporarily
repaired and a drain at Lloyd•
Venner's had been cleared of
tree Toots and seemed to be in
good working order after the la-
test rain. He had cut all the
grass on the ,boulevards in town
as well as long grass and weeds
on 7 Or 8 lots in the village. Had
spread 16 bags of calcium
chloride on Oxford St. W. and
needs some cold mix for patching
roads.
Councillor Knight raised the
north in his, gravel truck on side-
road 30-'31 Grey Township, while
Hart, in his car was going west
on Cpn.,1 and 2,•returning home
,from work -at theCamfibell Soup
Company plantat Listow61.
Dr. Norman Ashhurst, of Lis-
towel, was called to the scene and
had Mr. Nicholson removed to
hospital.
Dr. W. A. Crawford of Winga
ham, Is the coroner in charge.
Hart, is survived by his wife
and •two daughters.
, The body is at the W. T. Watts
Funeral Home at Brussels.
ported Sunday when a car driven
by Phileman Bisback of Seaforth
and a second vehicle were in col:
lision on Goderich St. in front of
the United Church. Brian Deit-
rich of Stratford was the driver
of the second car.
• Both accidents were investi-
gated by police chief GordonHid-
ley, who was assisted atthe mis-
hap Saturday by auxiliary con- •
Stable Jim Palin: Chief Hulley "
said charges are pending in both
incidents.
subject of sidewalkS and told
Council of one place that has
some concrete raised about•'8 in-
ches and suggested that Mr. Davis
take a tour of the village to de-
termine where -repairs are ne-
cessary and have them carried
out.
Arising from committee re-
ports Council Jearned the new
fire truck is- to be delivered in
two weeks and then discussed-
places to ^ house it until such
time as a new fire hall has been
erected.,
A letter from B. M. Ross and
Associates recalled 'the firm Dad
been engaged in .1966 to make a
sewer survey, but at that time
there was no great hurry for
completion. Since then, the O.W.
R.C, had advised them to with-
hold completion of plans for se-
(Continued on Page 7)
An open hbuse marked the
fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. George Kerslake
of Seaforth when their family and
friends honored them in the Staffa
Community 'Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
Kerslake ware presented with a
T.V. set and 50 yellow roses in
honor of the occasion.
The couple were • married at
the home of the bride's mother,
the late Mrs.- Agnes Hocking, on
June -30th, 1920, by Rev. David •
Ritchie. The bride was the fOrtner
Lawrie Hocking.
Mr. and Mrs. Kerslake
farmed at Staffa, later moving to
Kincardine and, on the death of
his brother, Roy, retur tied to the'
old homestead at Staffa in 1955.
They have a family of four
daughters and four sods ,and 23
grandchildren who were all pre-
sent except one daughter, Mrs.
Donald Deacon and family of
Prince George, B.C. Their son,
Donald Kerslake, flew home with'
his wife from Elrose, Sask., to be
with them for the occasion.
Those at the ceremony fifty
years ago, who also were present
Sunday were the attendants, Mrs.
Catherine Flocking of Mitchell,
the former Kate,Baird, and
liam J. Hocking of Toronto, bro-
ther of the bride, David Hocking
of Toronto and a niece Mrs.
George Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Kerslake held a
dinner tor the family and parents
prior to the open house. Friends
and neighbours also gathered at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter at Pinkerton and pre-
sented them with a silver table-
ware service.
Many telgte„...:zs were re-
ceived, including messages from
Governor General Michener,
Prime Minister Trudeau, Pre-
mier John P. Robarts, Hon
Charles McNaughton, MPP, Pro-
vincial Treasurer, and from a
niece , Dr. Jean Erwin of the
State of Washington.
meMbers of the family pre-
sent for the event included: Mt.
and Mrs. Keith Kerslake and fa-
mily, Kincardine; Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Kerslake, 'Elrose, Sask.;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and
family, Cobourg; Mr. and Mrs.
Herb Smith and family, Grafton;
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Garland;
Pinkerton; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Kerslake and family, London; Mr.
and Mrs. William Kerslake and
family, Staffa.
67 Pledges
Missing
slightly more than half the
pledges in the recent roller
skate-a-thon have been paid ac='
cording to Ed Taylor of the Sea-
forth Boys and Girls 'Committee,.
who organized the event.
Mr. Taylor said of 142 ska-
ters, only 75 have'turned in their
pledges for a total of $284.81.
The proceeds Which had been
expected would reach at least
$1000, are required for main-
tenance of the Scout hall. 'Mr.
Taylor said he is anxious that
those who took part and who have
not yet collected their pledges,
do so at once so that the event
can be completed this Weekend. •
Ontario Provincial Police
Constable W.' M. McGrath has
recently graduated from the On-,
tario Provincial Police College,
Toronto, after successful com-
pletion of the "Recruit Orienta-
tion Course" and has been posted
to the Longlac Detachment, No.
16 Thunder Bay. Constable Me.-
Grath is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. •M. McGrath of Egmondville.
Jim Phillips,son of Mr..and
MrS, Angelo Phillips has gra-
duated from an Electronic Data
Processing course at Fanshawe
College of Applied Arts and Tech-
nology. •
Robert J. Reynolds, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reynolds,
6 Manning Ave., Stratford, who
has received a, Master of Arts
degree from the University of
Winusor. A graduate of St. James'
Separate School, -Seaforth, and ,-
Seaforth District' High School,
Mr. Reynolds received .his B.A.
from Kihg's College, University.,
of Western Ontario in London.
He has accepted a position with
the W. A. McDougall Construc-
tion Management, Ltd,, Toronto,
# whire'fie is residing.
Logan. Reduces
Voting Divisions
Morris .Township set...general.
All members were present and
Reeve William Elston presided:
Other rates are: County rate,
20.6 mills; Elementary, School,
18 and ' 16.2 mills; Secondary
School, 18.1 and 16.3 mills and
Separate School at 16.5 mills.
The penalty on unpaid taxes
was set at 3% effective December
15, 1970, and interest at one per
cent per month. effective January
1, 1971.
In other. business, Council
named Thomas Miller to look
after necessary repairs to •the
McCutcheon Drain and agreed to
advertise fbr tenders for a new
grader.
Mr. Walker stressed the fact that
sidewalks in their vicinity are in
poor shape and hoped that Council
had sufficient insurance to cover
any injuries which might occur on
them. He also asked for written
assurance that c•ouncils,in the fu-
ture, which might tear, up the
boulevard, would replace it in
the same condition as found.
. Mr. Walker also asked Coun-
cil if it would consider removing
some of the branches of a large
tree near hiA property, since the
tree was in bad condition and
could come down on houses some
windy night. He asked if Council
would consider 'erecting a small
fence at one corner of the m ini-
cipal parking lot to deter spee-
ding cars which race through and
often cut across the corner of
-lawns. Council agreed to rectify
this matter,
Ltax rates of 17 and 15.3 mills at ittle -Damage fi n the July meeting held Monday.
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