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The Huron Expositor, 1972-09-21, Page 1"1".""'•'' ee.erwebee.fe,''' be •4 re JOHN McKENZIE Operated early movie in Seaforth A pioneer in the movie theatre business, long time athlete and oldest continuous resident of Seaforth, John McKenzie, has observed his 90th birthday. ' Born in Seaforth August 29, 1882, Mr. McKenzie was the • son- of the late Donald McKenzie and Christina Ross. His father a native of Scotland, was em- ployed in the C oleman Salt Block then a leading Seaforth industry - and for a time•operated a salt works in Brussels. Mr. McKenzie attended sea- forth schools and after graduation became interested in what then was the new movie business. Seaforth's first movie hOuse - The Star Theatre, began operat- ions in September 1907. The following year the business was purchased by Mr. McKenzie and • Oscar Sproat afid the name was changed to the Princess Theatre. In July 1908 Mr. McKenzie became sole owner and he con- tinued to operate the business until 1932 when the lack of silent films forced him to close. Throughout the years, the theatre was located In the building now occupied by Brian's Hairstyling. A keen athlete Mr. McKenzie played on champion Seaforth lacross e and hockey teams at the turn of the century. A long time tennis player, he became interested in badminton when the game was introduced here in the early thirties and continued to play as long as the• Seaforth Club carried on. He was in- strumental in organizing several tennis clubs in town and con- tinued to play an enthusiastic game until recent years. • He has continued to play golf and gets out to the Seaforth or Mitchell course at every oppor- tunity. He played both courses a few days ago with warren Ament, well known former Sea- forth resident now of Detroit, who was here visiting, him. While he is a keen ,partici- pant in spOrts, his greatest interest • lay in the encourage- ment he has been able to give younger players. Mr. McKenzie served on the Seaforth council for several years and for nearly 50 years was a member Of the Seaforth Volunteer Fire Brigade. A bachelor,he lives with his sister Miss Rena McKenzie on Main Street South. Another brother Alex resides in OriiIia. They are the three survivors of a family of six. --Give results Results of judging standing crops in'field crop competitions being sponsored in connection with Seaforth Fall Fair have been * released by the Agricultural So- ciety. Final winners will be de- termined following judging at the fair. Standing is as follows: BARLEY Arthur Bolton. k; 'Earl McSpad- den, 90; Russell Bolton, 89; Robt. Fotheringham, 88; Kenneth Campbell, 88; Larry Wheatley, 86; Francis Hicknell, 86; joewis Coyne, 85; Stanley Hill* 84; Oliver Pryce, 82; John Hender- son, 81; 'Donald Dodds, 77; Jo- seph Devereaux, 77; MIXED GRAIN Lewis Coyne, 93; Earl McSpad- den, 92; Robt Fotheringham,489; Mac Stewart, 07 4 Francis Hick- nell, 83; Earl Dick, 81; Gordon Papple, 81; Stanley Hillen, 81; Joseph Devereaux, 80; Donald Dodds, 7/. • Winner Winner of the 25th weekly draw for $25. in the Lions, Car Club 11 was John W. Talbot, Seaforth. The draw was made by Miss Devine Anderson. Board of Education pproves salary increases The Henderson family dancers captured top honors' at Western, Fair in the Noielty Dance event. In the same event the Stokerbe Stompers of Seaforth were third and,the Seaforth Stepping Stones were tied for fifth place. In the open event 9 to 14 years, Donha Henderson was second and Dianne Oldfield third. Sherry Storey was third in the 15 to 18 years class. The liendersdhs Shown here are (left) Bill and Jim and Donna, Dianne and Darlene. They,are-- children of Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson; R.R. 5, Seaforth. • (Staff Photo) * Whole No. 5454 113th Year EAFORTII, ONTARIO, TIIURSDAY, SEPT R 21, 1972 -16 PAGES Following Monday evening's regular board meeting, the foll- owing written release was dis- tributed to the press concern- ing certain salary arrangements for this year. "The Huron County Board of Education has concluded-sal- ary negotiations with the Fed- erations of Elementary and Sec- ondary School teachers; with Local 210 of the Service Em- ployees Union (custodians); and with Local 142.8 of the.Canadian Union of Public Employees (office staffs): "Salary ranges for elemen- tary school teachers in 'the seven categories of qualifications are; Category 1, $5,500 to $7,5001 Category 2, $5,900 to $9,400; Category 3, $6,500 to $11,300; Category 4, $7,100 to $12,400; Category 5, $7,400 to $13,000; Category 6, $8,300 to $14,800; Category 7, $8,800 to $15,900. "Salary ranges for the four categories of qualifications at the secondary school level are coincidental with categories four to seven of the Elementary School teachers' salary schedule. Res- Huron-Perth TB plans display Huron - Perth TB and Res- piratory Disease Association is completing plans for an educational display during the International Plowing Match later this month at Sebringville. Mrs. J. Schenck, Seaforth, chairman of the Education Com- mittee, told a meeting of the board in Seaforth Community Hospital board room that in addition • the CBC documentary "One Way To Quit",.would be shown periodically during the match. Ivan Forsyth, the President, was in charge of the meeting and routine reports were given; Mrs. Frank Dodds, Stratford, Screening; Rev. Garbutt 'Smith, Stratford, Rehabilitation and Patient Services; Christmas Seal Campaign, Ralph Goren, Stratford and the Financial report given by, Mrs. Raymonl Little, St. Marys. Mrs. Schenck said two Junior Board Members, Jane Bonsteel and Diane Thornton will be actively assisting'the Association in several programmes this Fall. Mrs. Dodds reported that her Committee will be doing Lung Fundtion tests throughout the duration of the International Plbughing Match and that 2500 tests had been processed in a recent Industrial Survey in Perth County. Dr. Frank Mills, M.O.H. Huron County and a Medical Advisor ,for the Association" has lined up a similar programme in Huron County to take place in the near future. Rev. G. Smith reported' that Adult Breathing and Asthmatic Conditioning Courses for Children would reconvene on Monday, October 2, ponsibility allowances at the sec- ondary school level have• been established ,as payments above category as follows; Commer- cial and Technical directors, $2,100; Department Heads, $1,800; subject chairman, $1,000; assistant Commercial or Tech- nical directors, $1,100; assist- ant Department Heads, $900. "At the supervisory and ad- ministrative level, elementary school vice-principals are paid an additional $500 above cat- egory plus $100 per teacher to a possible salary of $15,000.. "Secondary school vice-prin- The 127th annual Seaforth Fall Fair offers an impressive program• this year. Traditional agricultural com- petitions continue to be the back bone of 'the fair and with en- tertainment exhibits and midway Combine to make a full day of family fun. • Highlighting the fair in en- tertainment is the Queen of the fair competition when area young ladies will vie for the title and the Valuable gifts which Seaforth business men are providing. Judging is a feature of the Thursday night pi4Ogram with the Crowning taking • place Friday afternoon when" the 1971 Queen, Miss Jane Sills, will offidiate. Miss Sills also will preside for the official opening Thursday evening. Other program features, Th- ursda3evening are being arranged by Huron Junior Farmers. Interest among exhibitors re- flected by a heavy advance entry supports an -outstanding fair officials say. But the weather can play a •big part in making the fair a success. If it is too good farm- ers, behind, with harvesting, will be tempted to stay at horne and work, on the other hand cold and wet weather provides little en-' couragement to attendance. • Fortunately weather pre- dictions are good and according to president Earl- Dick should be just right to' attract a bumper attendance. Arrangements for the two day event, which gets underway Th- ursday afternoon, are well in hand, Secretary Mrs. Kathleen Cuthill says. Judging in all but live stock classes begins Thurs- day afternoon. All available space in .the arena for merchants and indus- trial displays was sold early in the week, according to L.F. Ford who heads the committee in charge. The arrangement of last, year with Junior Fair exhibits in the centre and with 'other displays mounted around the perimiter of the lee sur- face is being continued. cipals are paid a basic salary of $18,000 with $500 per year experience allowance to a max- imum salary of $20,000. "At the Principal level, ele- mentary school principals have been placed on a separate sal- ary grid based eon teaching cat- egory and years of experience as a Principal. Salaries range from a minimum of $9,000 in the lowest category to a maximum of $19,000• in the highest category of qualification. "Salaries for secondary school principals range from a minimum of $19,700 to a max- The Friday program begins at noon with a parade from Vic- toria •Park to Agricultural Park. A highlight Of the parade this year will be the, contestants in the Queen of the .Fair compe- tition. The Queen will be crown- esl during the' afternoon. Always a popular feature, the Lions Club pet show is expected to attract the cream of area pets who will compete for cash prizes. Prize money will be paid owners of successful pets on the afternoon of Fair Day, Dr. Wm. Thompson said. Dr. Thomp- son, who is heading the Lions Club committee in charge said prize money would. be available at the pet show between 2 and 3:30 Friday afternoon. The Fair winds up with a cabaret dance in, the arena on Saturday night. , There was lengthy. discussion at the regular meeting of the Huron County Board of Education Monday evening in Clinton re- garding the request of the Clin- toriand District Christian School Board for free transportation for 23 of their students in re- turn for taxes paid to the public school system. But when the vote was taken; board members voted unamiously in favor of offering to that Board trans- portation on a pro rata basis. "Let us make it clear that if it should happen that our buses are filled, there would be no backing out of such an agreement," stated board chair- man Bob Elliott who had turned the chair over to vice-chairman John Broadfoot for the August and September meetings. "I understand from their statements '(tlie Christian School Board) that we are being imum of $23,000 with annual increments of $700. "Assistant superintendents are paid $24,000 per annum; sup- erintendents $25,000 per annum and the Director of Education $30,000. "Salaries for managers, sup- ervisors, senior secretarial per- sonnel, chief custodians and chief engineers have been established as follows; chief accountant, $15,500; plant superintendent $13,000; manager of purchasing, $10,000; transportation manager, $9,500; accounting supervisor, $ 8,740; payroll supervisor, $7,007; secretaries, $4,200 to $6,0.00 with a minimum increase of five percent and a maximum of lreereercent; and chief custod- ians and chief engineers $6,650 to $8,570." The principal 'of a three-room public school in Huron C ounty who attended the meeting, com- plimented the county board at the conclusion , of the session. "I don't know what your salary is," said Mrs. Margaret Mc- Carles, "but you very well earn , Mrs. McCharles, principal of the North kabtield-PublicSchool, had attended the meeting along with Don Finkbeiner, principai of Stephen Central Public School, as representatives .of the Huron 'County Principals' Association. The association plani to send two of its members on a rotating basis to each of the regular board meetings as a means of furthering communications between the two bodies. Monday night was the ,first meeting attended by the associa- , tion's 'repreeentatives and they -"Were asked for their comments at the conclusion by the Presid- • ing chairman. At a special meeting of Tuckersmith Township council Tuesday the subdivision agree- ment was signed between the township and 260303 Holdings ' Ltd. of Kitchener. 260303 Holdings Ltd. is a company incorporated to handle the development of the former Canadian Forces Base in the township. It, is owned by Ro- doma Development and In- vestment Ltd. , represented by John van Castel and Fred Ginn in partnership with a group in Toronto represented by Denis Donovan. William Dickson of Klein- feldt Associates, Kitchener, planning consultants, was present at the meeting on behalf of the 2603,03 Holdings Lid. A sewage control by-law was given first and second reading. Thi's agreement is to control the discharge 'of sewage into the sewage system of the township at Vanastra, former CFB. The third reading will be delayed re- quiring" date of agreement be- At last the ratepayers of Hui- on County - as well as rate- payers in other parts of the province - will get an oppor- tunity to air their beefs on the costs of education... and suggest ways to aleviate increased spend- ing. • There will be a meeting in London, Monday, October 30. Groups and/or individuals are invited to attend, but notification must be received in advance of intention to do so. Perso'hs wanting to meet with The Committee on the Costs of Educatibn should write to Dr. J. R. McCarthy, Exective Dir- ector, Committee on the Costs of Education, Room 5-944, 282 Bloor Street West, Toronto 181. Other members include Chairman T. A. McEwan, P.E. Arsenault, Mrs. H. Farr, L.M. Kerr, W. G. Phillips, J.C. Ron- son and D. C. TroweIl. • ' W. D. kenwell,Superinteedent of Operations, told the board that while in 1971 there were '739 kindergarten students enrolled in 39 elapses, this year there are , Chairman Amos said the parcel is the only remaining large piece of land with good beach between Grand Bend and Goderich which is not sub-di- vided or under development. "We feel the property re- presents our last chance of securing lakefront property in this area for public use" the chairman said. "This portion of shoreline has recreational po- tenti al that will never become available again." The property was .purchased recently by a London buyer at an auction ordered by the Supreme Court of Ontario.. The Authority „.... 773 kindergarten pupils in 36 classes. A capital forecast forthe period 1973 to 1977' showed tWo projects totalling $323,000 for Exeter Public School in 19'73 and one for Victoria Public School in Goderich' at an estimated $300,000 slated for 1974. The Victoria School project was to have begun in 1973, but is being delayed fora year to "assess pupil population patterns in municipalities immediately adjacent to Goderich." In other business, the board approved policy on the pro-rate ing of retirement gratuities; heard that Mrs. Jean Carruthers Vas been engaged fulitime for the kindergarten at Robertson School in Goderich; learned that Jim Murray has resigned as custodian at the same school; hired Howard Hopps as Driver Education In- structor at Seaforth and Clinton high schools; and approved the termination of a contract with Mrs.. Ella E. Martin, French teacher J.A.D. McCurdySchool on the grounds of impaired health. participated in the auction, but withdrew when it appeared that the price would rise beyond the limit authorized by the Executive Committee. Stanley Township Council, which originally requested the Authority to bid for the property, subsequently urged the Author- ity to negotiate purchase from the new owner. The' Ausable - Bayfield Authority qualifies for a 70% level of assistance from the Ontario Government for capital expenditures. In its brief re- questing special consideration, the Authority seeks financing over and above the usual grants Henry Binnendyk and Kenneth Gemmell, all of R.R. 2, Kippen. The drain report was accep- ted by council and Court• of Re- vision for the drain will be held on October 17. A cash by-law was agreed on and tenders will be called for the October 1'7 meeting. -:-Ameriding by-laws were passed on the Cooper Drainage works which was completed at a cost of $19,574.64 (the estimated cost' had been $22,500) and on the Wallace Drainage Works com- pleted at a cost of $5,791.08 (the estimated cost had been $6,375). Building permits- were granted to: Bill Chipchase of Kippen for a storage shed (400).; Kenneth Z iegler of Quebec Street, Vanastra, and Robin Gates, of_ Regina. Street, Vanastra, both for garage and house improve- ment ($4,000 for each property).• Council approved a drainage works petition, signed by Robert Kinsman, Orval Cooper, James Chalmers, Rodger Hoornaert and E. McKay, all of R.R.'2, Kippen, on Concessions 9 and 10. " Fred Lithgow of Eginondville requested an extension to Second Street. Council agreed to extend the street only when the lot there is sold and after con- struction starts on a new house. At the next meeting of Council the report on the Black Creek Drain (a Hay Township Drain) will be considered. It affects fifty properties in Tuckersmith Township. An application for a tile drain loan was • granted for $1,900.' r. Sets new production The highest record reported to the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club from• the Record of- Pere formance, Ottawa," and the Dairy Herd Improvement, Ontario, dur- ing the month of August in the junior 4-year-old class was that of Daleville Climax Reta, a dau- ghter of Kingshurst Supreme Cli- max, owned by Mrs. Lloyd Dale, Seaforth. ,At 4 years, 146 days, she' produced 14,160 lbs. milk, 710 lbs. fat, 5.01 per cent in 305 days, a Gold Medal record. "because of the extreme impor- twice of acquiring this last piece of undeveloped iakeshore front- age between Grand Bend and Goderich." Chairman Amos indicated that the brief has been submitted to the Ministry of Natural Resoure Oes and that support has been requested from Huron MPP Hon. Charles MacNaughton. In addition to swimming and; sunbathing, the Authority brief suggests that the property could provide picnic areas in the wood4." lot, nature and hiking trails and' camping facilities for public use. , , Pupils at Dublin Separate School take their safety lessons seriously and pay careful attention as Constable John Haveron of the OPP • explains the safe way for pupil's to stand after they have • dismounted from the school bus. The Dublin school safety program last year included 5. trip to Ottawa for the student patrol volunteers. (Staff Photo) , Vanastra developernent cleared with township Impressive program is ready for Seaforth fair Continue discussion on request for transportation niggardly. I don't think we are. It could be costing 'us more by spring," he said. When the Christian School Board's secretary Cecil )3ruins- ma attended the board meeting in August, he explained there would be no more than three additional students from that school system on any one Huron Board his. He said, that in all casesf there are empty seats on Huron Board buses which could be utilized by Christian School students. Roy B.Dbrilop, superintendent of business affairs for the Huron - Board, said, 'We may have empty seats, but we may not be paying for them." He added that the board would have to see "how the enrolments stand at the -end of September." "We must haVe figures by bus; by route," he said. Vice-chairman Broadfoot re- minded the board that the bus accommodation picture ceuld changeArom month to month. "Then what are you going to do?" he asked. "We have no free seats on 'our buses," said John Taylor. "These people decided on their own not to take advantage of the public school systetn . If they want to - ride on our 'buses, I think they should pay for it." Section 37 (I) of the Schools Administration Act reads: " A board may provide transportation for its resident pupils to arid from a school that the board operates or for its pupils for who in it pays fees in a school operated by another board." Dr. 416( Addison rell the Ontario Department of Education should provide some guidance on this matter. "They want to stay right away form it," the chairman com- mented, "We can be the dogs." Chairman Elliott' added 'that the question of Christian Schools or any otheia parochial schools, is "difficult" and can "cause (Continued on Page 6) The Ausable-Barfield Con- servation Authority has re- quested special financial assist- ance from the Ontario Govern- ment towards purchase of lake- front property in Stanley Town- ship, Chairman William Amos revealed this week. The. 119 acre farm known as the "Stinson" property, offers approximately 1,500 feet of sand beach with reasonable width, even under present high water con- ditiens, which will be enlarged bstantially when the lake level X cedes. A Woodlot' of maple, beech and ash covers approxi- ' mately 50 acres on the lake end. tween township and Ministry of Environment regarding the sewage and water works. , The council authorized Clerk James McIntosh to notify the Ministry Of Environment that the council will arrange a contract with the Town of Clinton to supply water for Vanastra. •At• pren940- -Clinton is supplying watertoVan- astra residentsthroughan agree- ment with the Rodoma firm. Henry Uderstadt, of Orange- ville, drainage engineer was present at -the meeting to con- sider thereport of the Alexander Drain, which has two miles of, tile drain and 1000 feet of open drain, located in the centre of the township, east of Kippen. This drain is estimated to cost $23,500 and includes crossing county road 12. Six property owners affected by the drain attended the meeting to have various aspects of the drain explained. They were Robert and Douglas Upshall, Bruce McGregor, John Wood, • Clear capital. forecast --includes two projects • ABC authority seeks lake front property •