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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSA ,Y, F'EBRUAR'Y•14, 1974 -- 12 PAGES
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F 2 fi d i11V 1r 1 4I a Seaforth Council at .their Transportations a tt d In reporting for the Arena The recreation gommittee was 1`
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r" t ,}A r t regular February rneeting signed Communications informed committee Councillor Bill Bennett authorized to hire the services of .
*x ,_' 4 { a contract with the Seaforth Police council they wre eligible for told council the arena was now in -1 part-time secretary at a yearly
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. t t i ;. F res ty • Association. subsidy allocations of $28,000 for full operation. A new score board salary of $250 per year;
� ',� ,; �w1. a ,07�s The contract brings to a construction and $19,09(1 for was now operating and the ice The recreation director director was
,p �` ",�� > +`� �i �7 conclusion . negotiations that mainl~gna ce for 1974. Additional surfacer was bein used. authorized to join the Ontario
�11 ''s,; �� started about a month ago and is maintenance subsidies may be Council authorized the calling Municipal Recreation Association
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r h =�k q� ' 3 the -first collective contract available at a later,date. of tenders for a new furnace for ar a fee of $20.00,
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r �t , ,� ny S Council authorized the county the library and also new front The recreation committee. for' .
town.
1t4,,, .. , y weed inspector td act as weed steps at the library. Repair work 104 was appointed and include:
A salary range $8,000 per year inspector for the town this y ear. on the floor in the Red Cross room Mrs. Georgina Reynolds, Don
` for fourth class constables, $8,700
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� ��t �"' `�� = Council asked the clerk to seek was also authorized b council. Bode,.......
V jt! I& a 9 y George $ing, Lloyd
for third class constables, $9,000 Mar Marjorie q aA an additional subsidy allocation` of A recommendation by the owatt, John Price, j
�; int, for second class constables and $19,000 for construction planned finance cofamittee that the Whitman, Charles Campbell,
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„ $10,500 for first class constables odthe Birch St. road and bridge. allowances,of council members be James Crocker acid 1~ti?abeth
was agreed upon. A rant of $45,000 was increased as follows was Cardno. '
Past Noble Grands of -Amber Rebekah Lodge No. Myrtle Orr, Beatrice Richardson, Grace Thompson, Along with the salary g
approved by council to the Huron approved by council. It was Council authorized the writing
349, Hensall - Front (I to r) Margaft Ingram, Aldeen Bertha MacGregor, Irene BI *well, Leona Parke. agreements fringe benefits were plowmen's Association. suggested the mayor's allowance off of ' business taxes on
Volland, Mary Grigg, D.D.P. Huron DIS. 23;'"Ruby (More pictures and story onk"I .1cige 10) also included in the contract. A request was received from be increased to '$1,600 per year businesses that had closed in
Bell, Evelyn McBeath, Hazel Corbett, back (I to r) Photo. by D.C.G.MCLean Constables will work a 40 hour. Adiran De Coo to- have his and members of council be 1973.
week with time and one-half for mother's property on Welsh increased to $1.000 per year., A by law was passed
' overtime. Vacations will consist of Street rezoned from industrial to Council authorized the authorizing the Seaforth PUC to
Huron - Perth R.C. - two weeks after one year service; residential. This was to be sent to purchase of 144•ball point pens borrow up to $10,000 on
three weeks after five years and the planning board for a ruling. with a town message enscribed, at promissory notes. -
I four weeks after,15 years on the Council agreed to . obtain the price of $1.75 each. Council accepted the
I - 0 force. membership in theHurou.¢ounty Constables Cairns and 'Luzon resignation of Constable Wayne
e o 0board wants p in. ' A total of one and one-half. days Road Superintendents were classified by council as Dicy from the Seaforth Police
sick leave was approved and Association, fourth class constables.
I council agreed to pay '75% of Department effective January 31,
The Huron Perth 'Roman provided 'in Bill 275. recommendations and to make ROSS Board's position paper on OHIP premiums plus the cost of
Catholic Separate School Board The Board agreed with the their strong support clear to Bill 275 which proposed that life insurance up to $10,000 per •
accepted most of the School Trustees' Council that Education .Minister Wells. year per member. MOH demands I I� p t'O V e I� a 1'S
P principals, who have a dual Constables will be paid for two
recommendations of the Ontario refusals to work and slowdowns The Board approved an allegiance to teachers and the hours when they are called out
School Trustees' Council and during bargaining should be increase to its, transportation administration be i considered When on standby at time and
i expressed opposition to the considered illegal and that contractors amounting to 2% supervising officers and in.
R •Ontario government's Bill 275 at Education Minist er Thomas from September to January 1973 management or that a separate one-half. VI '�`� S sewage dISpoSal. their meeting in Seaforth Monday Wells be informed that Bill 275 is and of an additional 1/2% from principal's organization be •A constable who is injured on
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night. unacceptable and requires major January to June thk" year. The formed. The board struck a' the job will have the difference
between his pay and what he is
The Trustees' Council sent a revisions. increase was announced recently committee, chaired by Trustee Huron County Medical Officer disposal bid for this school." Board trustees expressed
memo to school boards in the The possibility of an increase in 'by the Ministry of Education to Don Crowley, 'o consider the allowed from compensation paid of Health Dr. G. F. Mills has Until improvements are made, regret to the board of health that
province -.asking that the boards fee= for Affiliation with the OSTC meet recent rising fuel costs. implications of the Bruce-Grey,by the town for a period of one the action of the MOH was not
year. demanded i rrLm e d i a t e the board is to have the tank
'indicate• • whether or not they tostenable the Council to provide The Board will notify TomLane resolution and report to the next A five step grievance rocedur improvements in sewage disposal sealed off and the sewage hauled preceded by roundtable
.agree with the Council's position better service to school trustees of the Stratford Planning meeting. p g P e� at Blyth Public School accordin awa
was agreed upon with the fifth g y' discussion to try to reach `"an'
on Bill 275. during negotiations was also Department that the HPRCSS is The grounds ofOur Lady of g P to discussion at a special meeting He was never contacted by the arnica ble or mutuallyacceptable
i The Council recommended that accepted to the Huron -Perth interested in acquiring a school Mount Carmel School in Mount step being compulsory of Huron Count boar d of MOH regarding the problem and P
the I I Teachers Federation, Y g g P temporary solution."
' Board. site in the proposed subdivision in Carmel will be improved and arbitration, P
' P P P Both par -ties seemed well education Monday. Dr. Mills had, issued orders The board also decided to press
rather `P}ran the Provincial The Council's recommendation the area bounded by O'Loane and children there will learn about p The demands could result in directly to the plant, the ministryof the environment
� Federation as provided for by Bill that school board 'employees be Huron Sts. A committee, with conservation because of a board - satisfied with the agreement the closingof t he 265 pupil superintendent, The 'board has
ineligible to run as trustees was Howard Shantz of Stratford as which was reached with very few P P P and the ministry of health at the
275 be considered the teacher's g decision to approve a project of school. ' attempted to co-operate, with the upcoming meeting for an earlier
also carried b the board, as was chairman, was formed to arguments. P. g S.
legal bargaining unit. Y the Mount Carmel PTA to have The board decided to arrange a health' unit in carrying out all start on the sewer project.
a recommendation calling for the investigate pupil accommodation s Bill McLaughlin, of P J
Whllebill 275 provides .that g g P P 900 to 1000 trees planted on the � meeting of local and provincial directives, .Mr. Cochrane _said. ,
L workings conditions• and' terms of ;.•preservation. of the autonom of needs in Stratford, which are MULaughlin Motors Ltd. was, y school property, with the help of authorities over the problem.
local governments rath r than the expected to increase because of present at council Monday
employment should be g e P d the Ministry of Natural Director of education D. J.
strong centralizing of educational the tremendous growth in the evening. He told council he felt
negotiable, the board su ported g g g ,. Re'�urces. Cochrane said that instead of ,,
ower as provided for in bill 275. cit that the water bill for his business
the Trustees' Council-sfa"rid that P P Y• • A draft copy of a brochure encouraging,,,co-operation of the •
bnly"'ihdirect and direct financial The Huron -Perth Trustees also The HPRCSS was asked to outlining the availability of were much too high. board of health, village council Tuckersmith to decide
conditions be subject to agreed to .support the OSTC consider the Bruce -Grey County Mr. McLaughlin said that on and boar d of education, Dr. Mills
negotiation. The Council also (Continued on Page 3) one month he had been billed for acted `'in a unilateral, arbitrary
93,000 gallons of water and. that
asked for a management rights a 4 � manner which can only result in ' ' ,
- clause. �� � �,' his car wash required only eight either added expense to the on water sewage rates
Acting Superintendent Joseph j . ,°1. 1.,. gallons to wash the average car. taxpayers or the closing, of the
wTokar told the board that local '` �' , 'i 1 Iv, He thought something was out ofg .
', ,,; school, at least until such time as
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autonomy of school boards would k, x Council agreed there might be the village of Blyth sewer project Tuckersmith Council will make received from ratepayers v,
be eroded within two or three • • `: ' f i ,� ; F,, a' problem and suggested he is completed." a decision regarding sewage and regarding' Tuekersmith's zoning
years if working conditions were ,. +�a x contact the PUC. and haver the •, The school's sewage disposal ` water rates for Vanastra at their by-law which has been passed by
negotiable, and could be imposed , E �, ` s" ° • problem shared b the entire • next council meeting on March S. council and is now before the
;�� water meter checked out. P Y g
by compulsory arbitration. N village. The water table is too TownshipSecretary-Treasurer Ontario Municipal Board.
• • Council instructed the clerk to P
The School Trustees Council's .... ;Y close to the ground, surface; James 1. Macintosh said Friday Mr. Murdoch said spot zoning
Inform the ep ineerm firm of
position that teachers should be g g resulting in ponding of se c b ed that council had met • with could in some cases answer the
Burns Ross and Associates to ��„�}j
under : the Labour Relations Act effluent during a sudden aw or . representatWd s of the Ministry of problem of a small area that was
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and should have the right to +. heavy run-off. the village has the Environment regarding the presently being used in a way that
;i the Birch St. bridge and road. It
strike, rather than being subject received approval from the rates and would meet again was contrary to the plan. Any spot
-was felt the road was a necessary'
to the compulsory arbitration as ministry of the environment to before the regular March council zoning would also have to have
part of the project.
ti' . I" By law 754, a by law forming a start on over-all sewer project in meeting. OMB approval, Mr. Murdoch
Interest -� spring, 1976. At their regular February said. Huron County's Planning '
recreation committee was The MOH had contacted the meeting last Tuesday,
—council office will do a comprehensive
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: amended by council to reduce the
•' school board's lant acce ted the roads budget as stud of the E mondvilte area,
number ,of .co>tncil members on P P g Y g
■ �superintendent Robert McVean, presented by Towhship Roads Mr. Murdoch added.
' t the committee, from four to two,� high in , � ; 1 f by telephone Feb. 4, ordering the Superintendent Allan Nicholson.
and to increase community
' members from eight to ten was Pumping of the school's septic Council also agreed to request an Two building permits were
tank "on a continuous" bans additional roads subsidy of issued, to McGregor Farms and
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day care The annual meeting of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in Gordon Rimmer -and Kenneth until the end of April. Mr. $10,000 from the province. This to Ken Gemmell.
the Town Hall, Seaforth last Friday. three directors were reappointed for a further ' McVean said the board made would increase the road budget Council agreed to call.tenders�
Y Pp Linglebach were appointed to the arrangements immediately for from $53,000 to $63,000. $5,300 of for 'approximately 18,000 cubic
� ' - term Qf office and include John H. McEwing, Stanley Mcllwain and J. Norman Seaforth Planning Board and the
About 45 interested cjtizens committee of ad ustment and bi-weekly pumping at a cost of 4,the increased subsidy would go yards of crushed gravel. •
T et to discuss the need for a Day Trewartha. Other directors include Robert Archibald, Wm. S. Alexander, Ken G. j
ll Care Centre for Seaforth and area CarnOehan, Wm. R. Pepper, John Moylan and Ross Leonhar t. Robert Archibald is Councillors John Sinnamon and $25 a day. for construction and $4,700 for Tuckersmith Council also
ElizAbeth Cardno were appointed
The following day, Feb. 5, two the maintenance of existing approved a Huron County by-law
,, at St. James' school auditorium president with, Stanley Mcllwain, vice presidednt and MP's. -Margaret Sharp, the council's representatives on the members of the county health roads. . which would authorize the Huron
Thursday night. Secretar Treasur r of the Company. The Com an had a net gain of $42 536 for unit staff delivered a letter signed Brian Murdoch from the Huron County Weed Inspector to act for
y- �P Y 9 + planning board. _. P
' Following a movie showing 1973. Council agreed to join the by the MOH to Mr. Cochrane, County Planning department was Tuckersmith.
children at the Victoria Day Association of Police Governing demanding "within 60 days of at the cetuncil meeting to discuss The meeting adjounred at
Nurser in Toronto a panel receipt of this order for the new letters which Tuckersmith has 12:45. '
Y PAuthorities for the year 1974.
discussed day care and answered ' The Ministr of
1 questions from the audience. Thanks'for O • Y �a"x`�' L
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13 ' Centre in Wingham described the got complaints, but the most exorbitant rices" for ublishin things the like, thin s the don't p ��
o efation there. The Win ham important result of the survey we weddings and funerals. We can't like and things they would like s +°• "�` �� 0_ 2
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asked readers to complete quite Figure this out because the changed", _one reader said: We ° 1, , ,
centre provided both all day care g �/O:nth ��� �,>y ;�sar,'
recently in the Huron Expositor, Expositor does not and never has consider this an excellent idea i ve¢t%
for children whose mothers work is that we of feedback, in gs nd acid would be lad to riot an r, ��11
full time and nursery school, child g charged for weddin p g P Y • • �'�+
quantity, about what our readers funerals, because we do consider such suggestions in our Letters to W -
development activities for iinjured
I think about this newspaper. them news, very important news. the Editor column. d" 1
children who attend part-time, , ". ,AS I
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In looking over the completed Three eo le, on the avera e, t""�
perhaps one or two half -days per We sincerely hope that no one P P g ; , y
questionnaires we found that all • read each co of the •Su oisitor, A 17 -year old youth received +"'I "' ' ' x ti, � a �('`i �
week. has avoided sending in wedding PY P Y Y ,.,' *I ,t,' ''OF `"
our features have a sizeable the readers who responded to the minor injuries Saturday when the �,.� '� ��
Mrs. Lane said . she and her accounts or funerals or obituaries P
weekly readership. Two -Thirds of questionnaire told us. This means car he was riding in was involved •�•, , , t* r���i,9�N1
staff have a total of 50 children because they think we charge for q �. ,•y':
our features are "read by the that about 9,000 people read in a two -car collision about one r.'M a
enrolled at the centre although 'printing them. We want this It'ind P P ,
majority of those who answered ever issue . of the Expositor. mile west of Staffa. � t •V ,
o�iy thirty are there at any one the ,questionnaire at least of news and will continue to Y P: The accident occurred at the k +=`�� r
i*;.ne. They come from 45 publish it free of charge. A single family supplies us with Y
one-third read the other features Perth Count Road 16 and ;, r:
families' , she added "and we too. Would you believe that the However, if ,a marria e, an awful Itit of readers according d Al" h, +� x,
could serve 60". Y g sideroad 20 of Hibbert Township. ": w ',
to one re 1 we ot: M <. ' �" �" "'
The Win ham da care centre single item most read by those engagement or funeral notice is P Y g Y Sebring OPP said Warren 1 #
g Y who responded is the obituaries? sent to the paper to be inserted as husband reads this paper from Moore of R.R. 2, Staffa, ,4:.. ,,
is open from 7 until 5:30 5 days a • cover to cover several times each , .",
a classified ad, there is, of course, complained of chest injuries' y�
week, year round and is staffed The Years Agone Column, week. i read all i have marked, I F
b four child care workers, a art coni tied from back issues of the the usual classified charge. We following the collision, but was, I ;`
y p p' then I send it to my son in � ,
time cook and a part-time Expositor Pearl McFarlane, don't know of any newspaper in and not taken to hospital. , ,, g it< .1
p P Y the world which doesn't charge Alberta.and asseit on to my abr brother in He was a passenger in a vehicle , n p , �}�, _M.,W � � � w xY }t� ,
custodian. was a close second, followed b Cr
Fees range from $3.25 per da Letters to the Editor (you see why for classified ads. P Y driven b Gregory Rol h, of R.R. , ' , ', k , pMl3t �p� i
g P Y Y Alberta". Y g rY P , r'. Jri
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F for a full day at the centre to $1.75 we are alwaxs asking people to On a more ositive note, we of t- "`' t " -, ` ` " "'"' "° s � 4 . "'V" ''
Qr child for a half day nursery write them), Local Briefs, and our P g A' number of people from out of Rolph's vehicle received $300 ..
���� requests for everything 'from' , the Seaforth area answered our damage when it was in collision In the annual put)iic speaking contest finals at Seaforth Public School on
's'Inool program without a hot pictures. more jokes to more Local Briefs., •.
1 questionnaire ---' the paper is a with a car driven by George D. Monday, these SPS students hanging on to their prize books were judged the
lunch. were in some doubt about We got complaints about our- wonderful letter from home" Vivian, of Staffa. There was $600 wiriners.From left, rear are Sharon Thompson., first and Javne Baker, aft 1n
The Wingham day care centre, people g P y areader out west wrote. • damage to the Vivian car. Grades 7 and 8 ana Jane Morton second and Stephen Hildebrana first in Grades
a whether eo le were reading our ictares the are too dark, one
1 located in the Post Office there, is TV listings and horoscope and subscriber said. We agree and "All 1 can say is that I read Roads were slippery at the time ' p ' . `
divided into areas `much like a crossword puzzle but the survey are trying hard to make them and 6. In the front row are Jill Muir, first and Robbie Smith, second, In Gradbs i3
414ndergarten room",Mrs. Lane Y Y g what I miss by not being home of the accident, The investigating
confirms that they are being read, better. much anymore", a reader in OPP officer was Constable and 4 are Karen McNalrn, first and Susan Ball, second, in Grades 1 and 2. Speea�l:
+ (Continued on Page 3) A couple of readers severely "Solicit subscribers to submit (Continued on Pag6 3) Clancey Grasman. F topics ranged from Picking Cucumbers to The 'three Litfle Figs. � . ,% •
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