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The Huron Expositor, 1976-03-18, Page 1V 974)fr 77)/4i 1(ig- uron Whole No. 5639 117th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARO, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1976 — 20 PAGES $10.00 a Year in Advance SiVe copy 25 cents Must raise same amount locally Arena gets $44,600 rant from Wintario The Seaforth Community Centre renovation project • will receive a' grant of $44,600 from Shoes Band on June 18. The Seaforth District High School Girls Trumpet Band have rece'is eel a •Wintario„.. 53500, to help pay for their trip to Florida in February, to play in the Fort Myers Edison Pageant of lights parade., Band director George Hildebrand says that some bills are still coming in from the Florida trip but that they hope to save some of the Wintario grant to help finance future trips. '':Other grants in Huron County were $2,200 to the Goderich Laketown Band to help buy new instruments and flags and $550 to the Wingham Hockey Tourna- ment. th''‘e. province's Wintario lottery . proceeds. Rec'reation director Clive Buist said the money will be' paid as sdon as an equal amount is raised locally from the public. The arena fund raising commit- tee has about $14,500 and a series of special events are planned for spring to raise. the remaining $30,000. "There's no way we want to pass up the grant, we'll match the amount," Mr. Buist said. About $100,000 of the $200,000 needed to update the arena will conic from government grants and subsidies of all types. A phon-a-thon with a day long radio, broadcast from CK N X, volunteers manning phones and others picking up donations is tentatixely planned for a day. ip ,May or June, Thu rec. director said a similar -a-thou raised a lot of morl.iy in arriston, ‘x here after pledgei;" were phoned in. volunteers with CB radios in their car would LH\ o\ er and pick up the donation. The phon•a-thon would likely be held on Main St.. perhaps with headquarters at the town hall. -and should bring a lot of people to Seaforth, Mr. Buist said. The arena fund raising committee is holding the Guy Lombardo dance Monday, May 24 and an evening with the Carlton Check before signing contract: Chief who were honoured recently by the Hospital Auxiliary. The girls are, left Debbie Rose, Karen Buck and Carol Staffen. (Staff Photo) CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS — Clayton Looby, left, chairman of the board of Seaforth Community Hospital congratulates 'three of the' candy stripers Subject to AlB PUC agrees to 8% hike Seaforth's Public Utilities Commission has agreed to give all its employees a 8 per cent raise , this year, starting in April. PUC Manager Walter Scott said employees had agreed to • settle for eight per cent and then have the settlement, • along with information on their wages for the past couple of years submitted to the Anti Inflation Board'"to see -if they are entitled. to aeother"two per cent.", If the A1B rules the PVC employees •should get more than eight per cent, the employees "would like. the Commission to look_ at a dental plan or other benefit," Mr. Sciitt said. There is' a dental plan' available. to utility employees at qui to a low cost. The PUC looked at several capital expenditures. for '1976 at Wednesday afternoon's meeting, The largest wonlci see hydro lines extended and poles . installed airing the unestablished street from the end of Railway St. to Elizabeth and Brantford. The line would feed Elizabeth Sr. and the cost, including, rebuiding Elizabeth St., would he 510.500. Several councillors objected to the line at a recent council meeting because 'the street won't be built when the line is installed and because they questioned a need, Manager Scott said the new Hite was the only way to service .new buildings in the area because the Elizabeth St. service is already overcrowded. "It ties in with the PVC's long- term ' planning for our substation. Seaforth Police Chief John Cairns is warning local people to be, careful before signing contracts with companies who offer to install aluminu'm siding. Chief Cairns said two siding companies with different names are now selli ng their product door to dooti in Seaforth. The, companies actually are one and the same and work together. Chief Cairns said a salesman saying he is from one of • the companies will visit a house and give a high estimate on the cost of putting siding on it. "An" hour later a salesman from the other - company will appear and give a much lower price." This way, he ' warns, people think they, are getting a deal and sign a contract with the second salesman. "Make sure you know who, you are dealing with before you sign any contract," Chief Cairns said. The chief suggested that anyone who is approached by a siding company selling door to door c all call the Seaforth police, at 527-1500 or contact the Better, Business Bureau before making any arrangements to have , the work 'done. . The salesmen are nothing if not thorough. Earlier this week, one was trying to sell siding to Mrs., John Cairns at the police chief's' home, 'Up '$900 ° in a week er so, Mr.Scott said. Mayor Cardno said she didn't think the 'PVC requires town approval before starting the work but said in future there should be "no lines past vacant property until sombody is, paying for it." She said council _hopes to approve a subdivision agreement this week and . it'll lay down standards on hoyy poles are to be installed in unserviced areas of town. "PUC chairman Ed. Daly said. "Yes, but it's not needed now except for one honse", Mayor Cardno, said, The Mayor said she felt the cost of a line like this couldn't he justified for -one person. The line will' feed a house built by Larry Dillon. on • Elizabeth St. His building permit was issued before the PVC were notifed and they feel obligated to supply services. The PUC has tried to service the house "any other way', Mr. Scott assured the mayor. "The poles will be there for the future, we'll just have to a'bsor the- cost." " . • Work On the. new line -e ill start , PUC chairman Ed. Daly .asked for a motion that a builder has to 'check with the , PUC on the- Oil-ability of services before his building permit 'is considered' ell known plowman Gordon McGavin dies in hospital in 71st year TYPING CONTEST FINALISTS — These four girls are the fastest typis.ts. The SDHS typing teams came second in a county wide typing contest•sponSored by' the Ontario Business EducatiOn ASsociation recently. TWo individuals, Maureen Delaney, . far right and Ann Albert, next to her, won the senior and junior championships. At left is Chris Carter of the junior team and Donna Reid, the other member of the senior team. Their teacher Jeanette Harris said run offs were held after school to pick the teams. "We've, been really close in three years of competitions and this time we 'won 'by a good margin,- -Ms. HarriS said. (Staff. Photo) Tuckersmitb protests audit fee A man who was prominent in Hu•ron and Ontario agricultural circles for 40 years, W.J.. Gordon McGavin of R,R. 2. Seaforth died I hursday in Seaforth Community Hospital. Mr McGax:in was' born in McKillop. the son of the late John and Estelle (Berry) McGavin. He attended school at Leadbury, farmed in MeKillop and :founded McGavin Farm Equipment in Walton in 1936. Mr. McGavin' was particularity active in the Ontario Plowmen's Association. He was president df the OPA for four years and headed committees that organis- ed the 1946 and the 1966 ),nternational Plowing Matches in Huron County. Mr. McGavin was named champion plowman at the International Plowing Match in „Niagara Falls in 1926. In 1958 he managed the Canadian team at tl e World Plowing Match in West Germany. For 16 years Mr. McGavin was a member of the Scaforth District High School hoard and he ,was chairman for several years. He was a past President of the Huron and McKillop Liberal associations and tt- Liberal candidate in the 1963 federal election. Mr. McGavin was a member of the Seaforth Lions Club, and Britannia Lodge Ne. 170 AF and AM Maltoch Chapter No. 66, Scaforth, Sc was a past master of the lodge and a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member of Northside . United Church, Seaforth. He is survived by his wife, the former Florence-ErStowartr R of R. 2, Seaforth -to 'whom he 'was married in Brussels. in 1931. Two Sons, Jelin S. of Thornbury -!and G. Neil of Walton,,one daughter Council turned down a request from the village of Bayfielcl for Tuckersmith's participation in a senior citizens complex in Bay • field. Council indicated they prefer to support Seaforth in its plan for a senior citizens apart- ment building. In addition . Fuck- ersmith is planning to do a sure ec with Stanley Township on the needs in the two townships for this type• of housing. -Councili will pay one cent per capita ($32.00 total) towards the cost of energy board . presenta- tions which were successful in (By Wilma Oke) Members of Tuckerstnith Township council were upset at the $900 increase in the 1975 audit fee they received from the' township auditors, Diegel, Malcolm & Hagey of. Stratford at the council meeting Tuesday night, A letter will be sent to the firm protesting the bill for '$3,000. compared to $2',100 last year. The firm gave the addition of the books for the'Vanastra Day Care Centre in 1975 as one of the reasons for the increase in the valid. Manager Scott said a new system, whereby the PUC gets copies of building permits, is working well now, but Mr. Daly wanted the motion for the record, Oilier capital work plantit4 includes finishing an updating hydro service along the alley behind the-east side of Main St. Mr. Scott said the load there now is too heavy. The other side of Main St. has 'already been improved.This will cost about $7,350. The PUC also hopes to , rebuild poles and wire on John St. at a cost of $5,000. All the electrical plans are subject to Ontario Hydro .. approval. M r. Scott says he hopes to replace a lot of the old three quarter inch galvanized pipe with copper pipe: before the town's roads are restored after sewer construction. • PUC members felt there was no sense having the town's water lines checked for leaks 7 (a company had offered to check the whole town in five days for $4250,) until sewer work is finished. There is no way the sewer contractors could be blamed for any leaks because a test hadn't been done before construction started, Mr. Daly commented. "Six inch water mains have been cracking like pretzels" during sewer construction, Mr Scott said, but he added that the contractors have been doing their best considering their heavy equipment and the bad weather. Ontario Hydro may not accept the 10 year lease, ar $150, renegotiable every year that the town has offered on land where the •PUC's new well is and where a substation may be built, Mr. •Scott said. Mayor Cardno said the town felt it should be protected by having a value on the land. in case the area were ever regional- ized so that the town would receive compensation. What about outright sale of the land to the PUC , chairman Daly wondered. The public doesn't want Ontario Hydro acquiring any more land, mayor Cardno said. There is a "strong feeling... that they may control too much land." The land is a valuable asset and should be owned by the town, not like the former. CN station site. which the railway still owns and Won't sell, "We're not trying to hose y'ou ....it's for the future," the mayor said. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication advised the PUC that they will do some maintenance of the downtown traffic lights and will stock expensive parts. The PUC Will be responsible, for, routine mainten• atice acid MTC gave them details, The town will 're-imburse the PUC "We sh9Ltld get a contract price, then you' rl do 'it faster," Mayor Cardno said. cutting down proposed costs for hydro. Reeve Elgin Thompson, while agreeing that increases should not be too high, expressed concern that if .Hydro were not allowed increases it would pot be able to carry out necessary expansion programs. Council would not endorse a resolution from the Town of Hawkesbury asking that repre- suntati‘ cis to the director's meet- ings of Association of Municipali- ties of Ontario be. paid costs by (Continued on Page 17) amount of work needed to do the books, as well as the use of new tax forms required by the govern- ment. The councils of both Colborne Township and Hay Township in letters to council refused any assistance in paying the deficit for children from their townships/at the Vanastra ,Day Care Centre. Tuckersmith Council agreed with the councils that parents using the day care should pay a fee for a child sufficient "to cover any costs. so that there would be no deficit for the, ratepayers to pay. GORDON MCGAV1N Elizabeth, 'Mrs. William Dins- more.. Brampton; One sister, Jennie, Mrs: Wilbur Turnbull of Brussels, and 10 grandchildren also survive. Memorial services were held at the RS Box Funeral Home Frixlay night' by the Eastern Star, the Lions club, The Masonic Lodge and the Scaforth District High School Girls Trumpet Band. Largely attended • funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at. 3p.m., with Rev. M.E. Reuber officiating. Inter. ment followed in Brussels Ceme- tery. Pallbearers were David Robb, Neil Hopper, William Coutts, Merton Hackwell, Ian Matheson and Neil McDonald. Honorary pallbearers were Simon Hallahan, Russell Bolton, Roy Bennett, Cliff Robb„. Graham Kerr and Dr. M.W. Stapleton. Flower bearers were Jack Turn- hull, William Turnbull, Stewart Lowe and Tom Leeming. plenty of parking outside the building, which sits In a lovely corner of the village and all the residents seem ' to like their new home. (Photo by Langlols) LOTS OF ROOM --The brand new 34 unit senior citizens apartment in IEtrussele, sponsored by OHC, the village and the townships of Morris and Grey will be officially opened Wednesday, March 24. There's Dog owner gets $50 in fines Owners of dogs in Seaforth'had better be prepared to pay fines if their animals arc caught running loose in town. Police Chief John Cairns said Judge Glenn Hays fined one dog owner a total•of 550 in court here yesterday. • The judge levied a $40 fine for keeping four dogs. The town's by-law allows only two dogs to each household unless they arc registered with the Canadian kennel Club. The same person drew,a $10 fine for failing to keep the dogs tied up. Another dog owner was fined $10 for'allowing a dog to run loose around town. Chief Cairns saki a charge of failing to purchase a dog tag was withdrawn when the Owner ..purc,hased a new tag shortly after the charge- was lard. 1976 dog tags are available at the town clerk's office, The cost is $2 for males and spayed females and $4 for unspayed female dogs.