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To the editor
John St, resident praises sewer work
if they had to make per meeting
payments to only half as many county
councillors, Huron County Council
could blossom as never before with its
membership cut in half.
For Huron's county council has 45
members ,..two representatives from
each municipality except the five
villages. We don't, think each
municipality needs two representa-
tives.,
We think. 45 member county
councils are luxuries left over from
the $1 a day era. And as anyone who
has ever worked on a committee can
see, a deliberative body with - 45
`e ‘,. members is bound to be inefficient.
What if (Heaven forbid) they each
decided to say something at each ,meeting?
,Even a county council of 22 and a
half members would be a better idea.
What about it, county councillors?
Gordon MeGavin
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SEAFORTH ONTARIO, MARCH 18, 1976
Half is better
After reading complaints of John Street
sewers I would like to mention a few facts I
saw. .I live on John Street and have gone
downtown once a day at :least since
construction started.
In the first place Seaforth needed storm
sewers .worse than sanitary sewers. My
house was built in. 1915 and a well known
plumber did the work. It is still the same
and the top has never been off the septic
tank. The storm drains are far too small
and are full of tree roots.
It seems to be the policy to order things
done now from Queen's Park, sewers,
seat belts and hospitals. Why would
construction be done in one year instead
of two six month summer periods? I
wonder if those at Queens, Park know what
winter conditions are like in Seaforth.
I am not the only one on John to think
Vasto Construction have done a good job,
considering the conditions they had to work
under,. These men only took one half hour
off to eat their lu nclr, One day in storm and
east wind blowing and 'the chill factor
around.40 below , they ate their lunch 'at
the church corner around a five gallon can
of fire to keep warm. •
They usually had the fire to warm their
hands and one day I saw them holding their
mitts on sticks•over a fire to thaw them out.
On two occasions the hydraulic pump
broke and they had .to repair it and wilefif
bare hands over fire-in the shelter of a
cab.
Digging 'through 2 to 3 feet of frost and
tar was too much to stand.. All contractors
recognim ..tbatavork is done better and
faster-in warm weather.
I would like to put in a good word for Mr.
Graham, for I often talked to him. On one
occasion they dug up an old wood box drain
down 12 feet. I watched them replace it
with a sewer- ` Pipe,
OrrteUisa St. the sewer leaked and they
dug it Up to fix it. They left a hew piece of
pipe to replace it next morning. The hole
filled with water, and next morning when
'they got the weter pumped out they found
the pjpe in bottom, tossed in.
As for water mains broken,1 sa'w them
dig for a-house connection: I was told the
P.U.C. put a stake in where it was exactly
and the operator dug carfully from twelve
feet away, and ,he dug six inches from the
copper pipe when he found it. The stake
had been moved,
The street was well maintained where
possible and I expect the house
connections will be filled in when dirt filled
with ice and snow melts and settles. Then
one filling in will do. I will be happy to fill
m y own in and seed it .
I would like to praise Vasto ConstructiOn
and the P.U.C.,' the environment ministry
and Mr. Graham and associates for a job
well done under winter conditions.
A satisfied resident on John Street.
It's been suggested before and
ignored. before, but we think it's an
idea worth hamMering away at.
That's the suggestion, made most
recently by Hibbert Reeve Ross
McPhail, that' county councils have
too many members. Reeve McPhail
was talking specifically about Perth
County Council, which has '28
members,. two from —Mott "munici-
palities.
Perth County .Council could be
halved, Reeve McPhail says, and 14
representatives could, give tax payers
cheaper, more efficient government.
'Jo be fair to the taxpayer" the
reeve is quoted as saying. "we ought
to take an honest look. We're not here
because we choose to be here, we're
here because the people .allow 'us to
be here."
Truer. more common sense words
were never spoken. And. if Perth
could be more efficient'and save a bit
To the editoi
Federation says hospital closing jeopardizes lives '
'Gordon McGavin died 'I'hursflay nightin his
71st year. He was one in a• million, leaving a •
legacy of decency. and unforgotten memories.
Gordon McGavin hadn't much schooling by
today's standards,... he ,m1i,• aunt to grade •
10, but lot' .common sonic. political savvy,
understanding of people, his response tb duty,
devotion to family, business acumen, .... all
these in-tributes and more' engendered the e
respect of those he knew,.
• Gordon hated crooked politicians. poorly
designed:farm machinery, bad plowing. liars, . •
hyprocrisy. stray dogs. king4ishers and great
blue herons He h,t,ed his family. children,
Re Public: Speaking
First all. l‘c ant to make it very clear.
that are i no pleast. and thankful to
the C,rnadian t (Seaforth branch)' for
giving our (Jiildren •,..barn k to participate
in the -public speaking'' contest.
But I just wonder • In the judge.s are
chosen and how t hy lodge's chose the
winner?• What are (hi:, looking for in the
speeches? Something Lane. or something
that is copied , from a book or maga./ine. or
is the topic the, important thing. not
expression or the wo.' it 75 presented, not
even gra 01 a eri.Irs taken into
liberals, the OPA, good plowing, good farm
machinery,practical jokes, the truth, plowing
matches, Huron county, The Seaforth girls
Band, a good chin-wag with friends, trout
ponds and rye whiskey.
He was a great booster for anything in
which he believed.
Gordon McGavin was a good man and a true,.
friend .,. enriching the lives of, those he
touched.
Wherever he goes, May the sun always
shine on the right side °this fence.
Cliff Robb
consideration.
I think that the audience reaction to a
speaker shquld be considered, also the
originality, child's own'experience and how
much Of their personality shines through
during their presentation I, feel is
important.
I hope the judges, who were in Seaforth
Legion on the afternoon of Saturday March
13 judging, especially in the Junior
Division will reply and enlighten us as to
what criteria they use to choose .a good
speech and a good speaker.
A concerned person•
:The Honorable .Wm. Davis,
_ Premier of Ontario.
Queens Park.
Dear Mr. .Davit:
• We, the members of the Huron County
'Federation of Agriculture ,• comprising
approximately 2200 individual sere ice
members 'of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture. plus an additional 1200 Huron
Countymembets'ispeakiviih a united voice
SortirtTeSiTit number of over -15,000
farm. people in Huron County.
At our Directors meeting and at
additional general membership, meetings it
was unanimously. decided to rally behind
the Clinton Public Hospital and the Huron
:County-Government in its efforts' to keep
the hospital open to sere not only the
urban, but also the rtu--TA community in .our
County.
.• We are deepy,,concerned that lives of our
members and-their families'. as well as
those of the urban people will be ,strioysly
jeopardiied if you 'let the Ministry of
Health proceed with the closing. As you'
are .undoubtedly aware that the accident
rate in the farming industry, is among the
highest of any industry. the additional time
to reach medical facilities can in many
eases mean the difference between life and
death - or between the saving or loss of a
limb. •
Our Huron 'County farnicrs have always
considered the five relatively small
hospitals in our county as a unit with five
different buildings. As such some have
different facilities and equipment than
have others. Clinton,' as the central
hospital, has the heart unit, dialysis unit
and modern operating room.
All areas of the county have
approximately equal distances to travel to
reach this unit. We don't need to point out
the urgency ' of immediate help arid
facilities , available when heart trouble
strikes. Again as with the case of farm
accidents fast access is essential. The
Honorable Mr. Miller very apparently has
never considered that in a snowbelt area,
there are several days each winter when
the 'roads are blocked by snow. Our main
highways no. 4 and no. 8 arc particularly
infamous for 'their drifting, snow. The
snow-in period here as in the cities, usually
produces more than the normal number of
heart attacks. Emergency snow Vehicles
often can get the victim to the nearest
hospital and save a life With Clinton
Hospital closed our people cannot reach a
Wingham or Goderich hospital' by snow
vehicle,
It is generally agreed that large Ontario
Hospitals are over utilized by some twenty
percent, so a cutback of beds in all" of
'Huron County would not be too great a
hardship it our medical doctors would be
more -discretionary in the stage or type of
disease that requires hospitalization.
However even the arbitrary figure of four
beds per thousand residents when applied
to summer residents and tourists who
number in the tens of thousands along the
shores of Lake Huron, could mean that the
bed cutback shouldn't be as drastic as
proposed. On top of this the patients from
ne,ighbpuring counties as Bruce, Perth and
Middlesex as well as Lambton in the Gfand
Bend area should be considered.
The economic impact, on the town of
Clinton will be considerable. Once before a
blow was struck when the Federal
Government closed the Air. Training Base
at Vanffstra, but not as serious 'as this
closing would be, as the base had a great
deal of their own shopping facilities. The
Hospital now is Clinton's largest employer
and the closing would' almost certainly
mean the closing and diminishing of many
other businesses. The farming community
relies for a great deal of their purchases on
the towns in' our communities and the
decli ne and loss of our towns and villages
has been of great concerti across all of
Canada. How can anyone induce the
retiring people to locate in our towns and
villages if the medical facilities, which they
or all people need most have disappeared?
Where then is the saving to Ontario's
budget, if a few hundred thousand is saved
on the hospital and revenue from the
community decreases by pos"sibly double
the amount saved.
Mr. Davis, we cannot help but think that
Mr. M Hier is using the Clinton Public
Hospital .in a bid to gain the reputation of
"Champion of Restraint PrograrriS" , in
areas where thereat situation is not known.
It could also be that Mr. Miller 'uses the
pragmatic approach which was so severally
criticized by the Conservative Parties
across the country, by only looking at the
map of Ontario, without being concerned
with the well being of the huMans
involved.
In either case Mr. Premier, we trust that
you will take a good look at the deeper
consequences of the case and not from a
purely political point of view. If you do,. we
are convinced that yoq will reverse the
decision made by Mr. Miller.
First of all give us more time, and we' will
resolve internal rivalries ourselves. Even if
we would fail to resolve our interpal.
problems, we would request that you direct
Mr. Miller to keep all five Huron County
hospitals open, after which in consultation
with the Huron County Council it can be
decided how the total cut required can be
''best.spread across the county,. Only then a
. date for the cut would be set.
!Yours truly,
Huron' tounty Federation
of Agriculture
How are speeches judged?
Inc the Years Agone
LOL had an oyster supper in 1876
MAR( 11 17, 18'76
Married: ( rich 1,0k W.0'11(1 11 Ihe residenee of the bride's
mother on March H. he R( t R . v. Mr. Herbert Crich to
Miss Eliia Townsend, both fin kersmith.
Supper: Loyal Orange I 41d g(' No 1388 of Seaforth will have
Woyster supper on the 1 00.1. at the Commercial H otel. A
number of talented, sp("etkers from a distant will be present.
, Cheese Fa ctorv, A mt t ling of those i'vho subscribed stock
in the Seaforth Cheese Manilla( luring Co. was held in the
Town Hall last.. Upon a ballot being taken the following
gentlemen were aleel-ared directors: I hos. E. Hays, Robert
Goverdock and .1a ,;. Scott. McK Mop and E. Hickson, Seaforth.
Stanley: An accident of rather painful nature happened to a
'young man named Th omas Baird. He was assisting at a
sawing machine on the farm of John MeCowan. a neighbour
and while holding the handspike, his foot slipped below the.
Pitman slialt of the fly wheel Matsu, g fie badly, but fortunately
no bones were hrokt.n.
McKillop: The follinking young men. sons of farmers of
the Township of McK illop• left for California where they
intend to carve out fortunes far themselves:Edward O'Neill,
Daniel Shine, Michael Shine, Michael Farrell, Matthew
Murray and Michael Burke. We wish our young every success
on the Pacific slope.
Brucefiekl Wm. Sinclair. David Youll, Hugh Gilmore,
Jas. McIntosh and Alex Mustard were appointed to
represent the interests of the patrons of the Bruccfield
'Cheese FA ctory at their annual meeting.
The Seaforth Spring Show • A meeting of the sub.s.v`i,'7•27
the fund for the establishment of a Spring Show in Seaforth
was held at the Commercial Hotel. The following gentlemen
were appointed a committee of management: George
Whiteley, Dr...„Colciran, G,A .flouton, M.Y.MeLean, John
Wilson, T.A.Sharp, D,D,Wilson and David MeNaught.
MARCH 15, 1901.
J.Biggins-of Hullett has been elected as director of the
Dominion Shorthorn Bree'ders' Association,
Our grain market,for the past few weeks has been receiving
large cniantities-of grain, notwithstanding the low prices paid
for wheat. t,
Mr. Wm. Chapman, the well known shorthorn breeder, of "
OF Tuckersinifir, has recently sold to Mr. John Scarlett, of
McKillop, a very fine heifer, coming three,
Travellers: The following wcr ticketed out to distant points •
this week by Wm. Somerville, up-town agent of Grand Trunk
Railway: Hugh McKinnon, Tuckerstnith. to Deslarats: Will
Brodie, Seaforth, to Brandon; Willie Trexell, Egmonclv We to
Newburgh. New York; Joseph O'Loughlin and Edward
Conway, Becchwood, and John Keating. Itickersmith, to
Lowell , Michigan.
G.H.Gibb, V,S., of this town, has disposed of his practice to
W.J.R.Fowler, Demonstrator of AnatOmy. of Ontario
Veterinary College.
Accident: On Friday last. as Rev. Father McCabe,. pastor
of St. James Church, was walking along the sidewalk, and
when opposite the Dominion BAnk, he stepped on a slippery.
spot on the pavement and fell' kv(ards, striking his head,
spraining his ankle and receising other bruises.
The auction sale of horses, held in Seaforth on Saturday last
by Messrs. Archibald and Cuclmore, horse dealers, of this
,town,, brought but an immense crowd Iron) far and ,hear;
indeed it is some months since there was such a large crowd
of people in town,
Mr.Thomas Coleman has moved from his firm in Stanley
and has taken possession of the farm on the Ind scion of
Tuckersmith, recently occupied by Mr. .1 or '4, Hoivell,
MARCH 19,1926
Wedding: The home of Mr. and Mrs. David McCloy of the
10th concession was the scene of a happy event on Thursday
evening last when about one hundred of their, neighbors,
relatives and old friends assembled to pay them a well
deserved tribute, on the occasion of the forty-fifth anniversary
of their marriage. •
• A ear of western oats arrived here on Friday and have been
nearly' all disposed of.
We are sorry to learn of Mrs,. Joseph Bennett being
confined to her bed and under doctor's care. While returning
from church Sunday afternoon she was runover by a horse
and cutter and received many cuts and bruiseS on her face
and body, and, several ribs fractured.
A.well attended meeting on the growing of alfalfa was held
in the town hall here on Wednesday of this week.
On Monday afternoon a number of the friends of Mr.
Walter McCully met at his bush and engaged in a real
old-fashioned wood bee,
On Tuesday evening of this week the Welfare of Youth Club
held a pie social in the basement of Carrnel ,Presbyterian
Church, when a very enjoyable evening was spent.
The service in Carmel Presbyterian Chanty:- Henson, on
Sabbath last was taken by Dr. Larkin of Seaforth.
A number of farmers In this section are making
preparations for sugar making this season for which is rapidly
approaching.
,wet 4‘4;Arn,T,...-Ivittrdock quietly celebrated 'their 51st.
.anniversgry on Wednesday last, St. Patrick's Day.
-kfritivin Wurm has sold his farm in the 2nd concession of
Tuekersmith, to Mr. Austin Dilling of the township of
Hibbert, who is moving there this week.
Mr. R.M.Jones has been appointed secretary-treasurer of
the Seaforth Collegiate Board to succeed the late
L.T.DeLacey.
Mr. J.R.Laminan. ofChesley, has been engaged as leader ,
of the Seaforth Highlander's Band.
MARCH 16,1951
Lions Club: Guest speaker at the Rural Welations Night was
J.A.Stewart of Ailsa Craig who was introduced by agri'cul'tural
representative, Gordon Bennett.
Huron County Seed Fair: Combining pleasiire with
business Harry Mineth, Seaforth has now on display samples
of a craft which is new to SEaforth, that of cut-glass work.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Armstrong of SeafOrth, very
quietly, marked the 63rd anniversary of their wedding on
Friday when pearly all their family were present to enjoy the
day with them.
On Friday evening the congregation of St. Thomas'
Anglican Church met in the Parish Hall to bid farewell to Rev.
T. Dale Jones and family.
Badminton honours came to Seaforth when Earl Robinson
won the men's singles in the Clinton invitation 'badminton
tournament,
Members of the Public School Board interviewed an
architect Monday evening at its regular meeting to do
preliminary planning on the new public school.
Messors Jimmie and Grant McGregor have been confined
to their home the past week with a severe attack of mumps,
and we all hope to see them soon able to be up-arrdarotind--
again..
Grand champion of the fourth annual seed fair, sponsored
by the Huron County Branch of the 0-tiraTfo - Crop
Improvement Assoc in Clinton on Friday atuLSaturday was
Harry Strang, Hensall, and top exhibitor was Robert Allan.
Brumfield,