The Huron Expositor, 1974-04-04, Page 1t
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M c Kil I o p app, roy�s
payment -to Fire � Area'
At McKillop Township's April A building permit was
meeting on Monday, the levy for approved for Vezalay Limited to
the Seaforth Fire Area Board of erect a. Veterinary Clinic on Part -t
$10,494 was approved for pay- Lot 26, Concessions of MdKillop
ment. This levy ,for 1974 includes Township--dn Highway 12 on the-
a rnQney for the proposed purchase, northern outskirts of Seaforth.
of a new Ore truck. McKillop is Council members were invited'
one of five municipalities served to • attend a meeting of the
by the Seaforth Fire Area Board. Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
r The township was notified to Authority in, Exeter on,April 10 to
pay a Huron County...tevy of $65, view slides of the. Cobservation
659• for this year, an increase of Authorjty tour.
$2,S58 over last year. This levy Three members of council were
includes $41,706 for general invited to attend a workshop on
purposes and $23,953 for April19 at the Children's Aid
highways. Office in Goderich on a theme of
Passed for payment was the Challenges of Restructuring Local
levy to the Maitland -Valley Government.
Conservation Authority of
$2,697.20.
Tax Arrears police solve
Tax arrears in McKillop for
1973 amount to $2,546.71 com-
pared to $9,402.09 last year. The minor crime
arrears are owed by 16 rate-
payers. These will be sent to the wave
clerk of Huron County in -
Goderich and he will be respon—
sible for collecting them. arrest in the current rash of gas
Council .passed a borrowing station break-ins, (there were
by-law under the Tile Drainagethree in March and one late
act for $500,000. This amount has. Monday night) in•'• Seaforth,
been approved by the Ontario according to Constable John
Municipal Board and gives the Cairns. The name of the suspect
township authority to borrow an will not' be released until next
amount up to that total if week's court session in town.
necessary to permit the tile drainThe latest gas station break-in
loans to individual farmers. was Bob's Gulf where $300 in
A'request for a tile drainage tools and about $1 in change was
M loan for $2,200 was granted. stolen. Cleave's Sunoco was hit
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The County of Huron 'wants dried then,' he added,'
Ontario Hydr to' obtain an Reeve Allan - Campbell,
amendment the Official Plan McKillop, said citizens in Rump,
for Hydro fa lities in Huron such particularly farmers- want
ag power corridors and genera- answers,
ting stations. ' We can't say what we heard•on
This decision was reached at the street or in the fence coMgr,'
last Friday's session of county said. Campbell, We want tq hpatk
CtTuncit during which. Warden-Bi"I directly from Hydro.'
Elston urged an open discu`sstgn 1ndkit"tons from the discussion
on a rather unofficial announce- • were•thttt if
Hydro and the county„
ment of several weeks ago that are not agreed upon the.teirms of '
Ontario Hydro plans to build a a possible amendm4ttt: to the
generating station within 20 miles official plan, thet' atter ;could go
of .Goderich. before an Ontario Municipal
County Planning Director Gary Board.
Davidson says that according to Reeve Anson McKinley of
the Official Pian. an amendment Stanley . Township_ said he was
is required if, in the opinion of the Pleased the planning board had
planning board, fhe use is of brought forth this recommenda-
county significance. tion to council.
'The power corridors, I feel, are 'It is one of'the basic reasons
definitely of county -wide signifi- for the plan,' said McKinley, `It is
eance,' said --the planning direct- a step in the right direction
or, 'and I would recommend that Some reeves reiterated plan'
Hydro be notified that such ning board's claim that not all
corridors shall require amend- People are opposed to Hydro lines
merits to the county plan.' and plants in the area. General
In making this recommenda- opinion, however, was that Hydro
tion 1 should point out that it is, to the past has treated farmers
shabbily when it came to making
not the intention at this time to
financial settlement for crossing
simply oppose hydro power (heir land. `' f
corridors,' continued Davidson. . One reeve•,...,Roy Williamson of
'Rather, the purpose is to develop Grey, said Hydro was offering r
a mechanism whereby the county 'farmers in 1974 what amounted to
and Ontario Hydro can work 1968 prices for their land:
together to develop mutually Mrs. Helen Jermyn, deputy -
acceptable solutions to the reeve of Exeter, suggested that if
location of their facilities.' . . Hydro wasn't setting up. a
Warden Elston said there were meeting with the county, the
' el r'' ':i • • questions all over the place,' He county should approach Hydro rsaid county officials have no facts with lans for a discussion.
2 antes finish 18mile I a�e upon which to base answers. What,arwe lannin for?'
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'We all know we need Hydro asked_P0, ki -reeve Gerry Gipn.
Thirty degree temperatures cut Egmondville. building. MEN'S OPEN: Canoes 16 feet but we want HyOrb'to- work with 'Whatis, our priority? Is it
the number of entrant§ in the Winners awarded trophies and under: Dale Campbell of us so that we do not destroy the agriculture? Is it industry? Is it
7 a second annual Scaforih Optimist (first rhrce named) Barrie and Pat Boissonncault of county as we now know it,' said r
recreation .
v i r canoe - race S;unda•y. Those NOVFLTY: Dave .Parker .of Alliston,; Ray Kettlewell and the Warden. Reeve Deb Shew felt there was
f •r entr5nts who did enter raced a. C'lujton and Jint Cook'of R.R.2, Allan Broiwn of Struthroy; Julius Reeve Doug McNeil, Colborne, 'not enoughtnputfrom the towns'
rc A,strong headwind, chunks of ,, rrich; Ken Dalton and Paul l.angpeter and : ed McCabe, both said the plans for the corridor in this mater,
floating ice and the hazards . McCallum of R-R.I, Walton; of Windsor. which is now ' affecfitig- 'some Huron residents are farmers
caused by low water -level. There Heather McLeod of R.R.4, MFN'S OPEN. canoes 16 feet. Huron County farmers were laid despite the fact there were
• x ' .r�' +{;, were dvens of spills into the Seaforth. one inch and ove r: Renein 1969. indications industry is not all that
• , , , , . d 4•. >` • �` bone chilling wa ccs. _. _..._ FAfvl.l.i.l'•.Mel Mu.rrav Boogemans and Cam McDonald. 'How many farmers in that area welcome here.
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A.•Londortr ni, %� a s _the.rhs.t.•of a,nd his son Brian of R.R.4. both Qf Heiisp 1: Ted Cowan and were aware of tlia'f corridor then?' 'Are we going after ro cess in
a7 ciltries who finished' the Lcondtsn; Douglas Drinkwater and Dori Martin, both of Brussels and Ivt e . 'Surely the.peopfe the countygof Huron or are we
18 -mile course un the Bayfield SQ,1 of S11 -Marys; Marlen Vincent Gary Dunlop and George Wilson. invovedclshoulduat least have against it?' asked Deputy -reeve.
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Ricer. 'Puny Risslcr of London mid son Bevan of Seaforth. both of Lucan, some idea of it:' Frank Cook, Clinton.
.paddled tile' distance in a kayak in (Trophies in this class were W.D.Stephenson, Goderich ,1,ames Mair, deputy -reeve pf Cook said a nuclear plant in
s •,Y y direr hours. 29 minutes and 40 presented by Elgin 'Thompson. Street West, Seaforth: won the Morris Township., said.his-eoun�tl Huron was the `biggest thing that
Ml R �S seconds, slower by 35 minutes Kippen, chairman of Ausable- ,dt*'AW with the correct time of first was first notified of the corridor in could happen' and people .are
w ? and 19 seconds than ta:st.year's Bayfield Conservation Authority arrival at finish point in the race. 1971, 'It was pretty well cut and against it.
Much put up the trophy for °
'Tic, race --with a �a„uiirtw:�,.uf._.aom �etitirnl.l • DUBL1N FIRE -Friends, neighbours, the Seaforth legion and the Salvation Army I TuCkersmtI fll to Stu Dill rain
_m i:aTile,. ace --w rowboats, rubber SERVICE CLUB: Rolf Droste. y
have rallied around to help Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott of Dublin whose storey and dinghies and a paddle boat --got tit. M.n•vs and X11an Felt,ut of
a half frame house was completely destroyed by fire early Friday morning. The underway at the Egnion(h iHc London.'for London Central l ions
Bridge a mile south of SBridth t luh; ;aid Kenneth Coleman and further after tong -'meeting
family climbed out of the house through an upstairs Window. The remains of the g
house and a car that was also burned are above. A relative .said.. the fire was "'(I et'tdcd at Ty'»dau'� Bridge ilio 'Teau t,,t ti, :tf„rtn Optimist
probably caused b an oils ace heater. exploding. The Elliotts are livingwith their about two stiles NO1.10 w(•st Of t lu1(.
p y y p• p g' Clinton. MIXF.0 CLASS: Leonard fhc-.assessed owners on- a finds itself in the position of not Telephone System debenture loan
son, Ted; in Dublim....Mrs. Elliott is the former Helen Anne Brown of Egmondville. KTIvor Frank Sills of Seaforth 1.)e' I. ., I his wife Brenda, of section of the Dill Drain are still' receiving applications for the job of $5,625.00; Vanastra sewage
-• . s to whether to close the of an animal control officer to and water, $685.00; and Ha
,..y....,•., i, and his daughter, Marg:u•et, were Vit. Mare : Douglas Cl•omhcr and Y
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• t. drain or leave it open followhi a ' enf(frce the by-laws. Township Black Creek Drain
Accept tonder fo r B re' h st. bi d e last to curnp ou the race with ' I,is wifetiharou I .trkhill: Larry g Y P a time of -six 11(1u1'S. Qt till 4' Ferguson 'of licosall and Jamie 1j1e"'rg of Tuckersmith lack Cooper of Vanastra $1,702.00.
entrants, 28 CQntpleted the race - Kneale of Grand Bend. Township Council Tuesday. attended the meeting to enquire Huron County this year
This was the third meetdn to about the duties required for the requests a ley from Tuckersmith
Seaforth Council at a special bridge but a tender,of $6,500 by foot point at the west side of the this involved about 90 }iersons as KAYAK CLASS: Tony .Risslcr g q q Y
meeting on Tuesday evening, Albright Bros. of Kitchener, was bridge, to Main Street was most entries had two of London; Lconat•d McCoy and discuss, the engineer's report on job.. He was informed that it Township of $102,720. Of this
accepted the tender of Roger F. accepted by council for supplying estimated at $34,600 making a participating. Ilougias Tasker, both of London. the drain. Present at the Tuesday would be necessary to visit each $65,247 is for general purposes
MacEachern. Mount Forest for structural steel.. total estimate of $72,100,00. Muncy from cntr\ fees and ,t mecting were Harry Arts, John home during. the month of May to and $37,473'for highways.
construction of the, Birch Street The project was approved by special draw at the end of the race Oldfield and his son Brian, Lloyd , collect the og tax from those Three members of council
road and bride A a -cost of council in Ma't`ch, 1972. The Total cost of the tenders for the will , o to Optimist youth work. • Haney . Stewart Bannerman, Rod ilwntn a do or dogs. Anyone indicated they would be attending
$57,222.30. g bridge which has a 28 foot deck bridge and road are $63,722.70, Runny Bundle F'aste'r Scal Friends honor Uoig ;incl Wardell Haply. refusing }}:o� pay 4tax would be a day -long meeting on regional
. and 100 feet of road on each side This figure is $8.377.70 under the campaign' and the Van Egntolid When council suggested, charged funder the dog control government in. Goderich at the
This figure does not include the was estimated to cost about engiheer's estimates for the Foundation to help finance Flannery s because of the close vote, that it by-law. He was told that the rest Children's Aid Office on April 19
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steel required for the $37,500and the road from the 100 project. restm•ation of the historic might be better to make the of the year he wouy be expected sponsored by the Association of
More than 250 people honoured section an open drain, Harry Arts to enforce the by -"law by periodic Municipalities.
Seaforth's reeve John Flannery questioned the decision. He said visits, to problem areas Tuekersmith's levy for the
• «- , h ++-as not satisfied with the vote. especially, and to answer Seaforth Fire Area Board of
• ., �. and his regent b'"ride` t1t'i�"'fiii'iiier e P
Dorothy McGregor at a reception Council decided to hand the complaints. Mr. Cooper said his $6,171.00 (18.7 percent) was
�� at the Community Cense plan back to Engineer Henry work would prevent him from approved for'payment.
*_ .+ ? 't'!> Saturday evening. Friends. Uderstadt for further study and giving sufficient time to the job Tuckersmith has three
wilt ask him to attend a special but would discuss the duties with properties (owned b two owners
,� ••,.'••� " �„ neighbours and relatives of the P p P Y )
Q couple spent the evening dancing meeting on April 16 to consider another man whom he believed that will be sold at a tax sale if the
s �a ''= t ,�: `„ ! l w lap Wilbce's Orchestra. he plan again with the assessed would be interested. owners do not pay the back taxes
,, ' ,� ,t =' �` `' `• �� , ° �, ,,�,.� �' Emerson Durst presented the owners of the disputed area. Passed for payment were for the past three years.
couple with a arse of money and Council spent a long time on accounts totalling $21,319.00 and Requests for five building
e off rA { t «
M''�= �` '� ` '�` �" � tt, � 5 "�� Milton D4e1z c ad an address to the problem of controlling dogs in included in these were road permits were approved: Robert
Mr. and Mrs. Flannery. pP
, 4 , t •1; t.. t tl?e� tc�>.v:nshi � :-�W�itlr•a••ne-cv"b�'1"a"w ae�ounts of $4,130,00; debenture Kinsman of R.R.2, Ki en,
c• "� ��,' passed at the last meeting council iril`erest on Tuckersmith (Continued on Pate 16i
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the evening.
FORGING AHEAD - Ken Coleman and Bill Teall of 47 entries 26- finished the race with Seaforth
navigate around the difficult 18 mile Bayfield River Mayor Frank Sills and daughter Margaret coming in
course in Sunday's canoe race. Many participants last after 'a time of about six hours.
were soaked to the skin in the cold wet weather. Out (Photo by Ken Oldacre)
It was cold !
HOME MADE CRAFT - In his home made, one man windy weather. Proceeds from race entry fees will go -
boat, Optimist Gordon MacKenzie competed in to the Bynny Bundle, the Van Egmont! Foundation
Sunday's Bayfield River Canoe race. There were a and Optimist Club youth 'work,
large number of entraes ih-the race, despite the cold, (Photo by Ken Oidacre)
Turf Club
winners
Winners in a ,draw held fit
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cOnTmetiowith the Seaforth Turt'
Club golden horse shoe dance
Saturday night were 1st, ,loin A.
Patrick, R.RA, Seaforth and 2nd.
Bruce Lamont. S(,afnrth.
Car club draw
Don Hofman• of Seaforth this
week won the weekly $25 award
in the Lions Car Club.
LIFE MEMBERS - At t e Seafoeth Leagion Saturday night, women were' nese ad
with life memberships in the Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Flom lett are
L'ttl M Ed'th D 1 Mrs P Coombs M G H i d M
t e, rte. t un op, eg rs. race u sser an ra
Ell-zabp4h Brown Miss Vera*4udson was not present when We picture Was takari.
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