The Huron Expositor, 1976-12-23, Page 17IT'S JUST TOO MUCH! The young lady in the foreground was overwhelmed by
the program, Santa Claus and all the other kids at the Legion's Christma party for
children on Sunday. She has a lot of company-of all ages and they all obviodsly
enjoyed visiting with each other, as well as keeping an ee on activitie the
stage. (Expositor Photo)
BATA & TH` 0F# eaforth May r Betty Cardrio, one of the founders of
the Huron County Singles Glob, gets a big hug from Santa at the Club's Christmas
Party at Vanattra Saturday night. (Photo by Oke)
ments. One Of these was in 19(0
when the township became
engulfed in the controversy prior
to the construction of the Huron
Centennial School at• Brucefield.
This important development for
our area even required the
attendance , by Tuckersmith
Municipal representatives., for one
week in the Court' House in
Goderich.
"This type of open conflict
though, is not typical orElgin's
political nature. Elgin prefers- to
,assume the more quiet roll of a
mediator and attempts to
conciliate any potential difference
of opinion. -
"The next major landmark in
Elgin's reeve-ship was the closing
of the, Canadian Forces Base
where we are, gathered here
tonight, and its subsequent
purchase and development by
private interests into a thriving
new community within
Tuckersmith.
"The , establishment of
Vanastra within Tuckersrnifh and
all of the related services and
facilities that have " been
developed within this community
has been a real strain on the
council of the township. However,
throughout the development of .
'Vanastra Elgin has many times
shown his political skills at
working. out solutions to what
originally may hate appeared to.
bb an insurmountable obstacle.
"We are all going to miss Elgin
as reeve, as he retires from this ,
phase of his political career.
' (Continued on Page.23)
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January 7-6
Big penny weekend corning up
The penny chase in which the
Seaforth Lions Club is sponsoring
a hunt for a million pennies to
assist the Seaforth Arena fund is
expected to wind up over the.
January 7 - 8 weekend. In the
meantime members . are
continuing to seek pennies with
which to build up the fund which
is short of the' million objective.
.While all details of the
weekend have not been
completed, committee chairman
Gord Rimmer said amaa those
taking, part would Perry
Huron County Medical
Officer of Health Dr. Frank Mills,
while responding to question '
arising from the report of the-
Board of Health to the December
meeting of Huron County
Council, announced that, the
Swine Flu vaccination program in
Huron Ilad' been indeed halted as
was the case all across Canada.
Dr. Mills told the meeting that
the Ministry of Health had
telephoned him on- Thursday
evening ordering a stop to the
program "for the moment."
He said the halt was temporary
until the side effects caused in a
very few cases were assessed.
None of theside effects, be noted,
seemedsto be contleeted in any
way with the vaccine itself, "but
once something negative has
been said, about it, it will be very'
h and to reassure people."
When asked by Bayfield Reeve
Ed Oddleifson how soon • after a
shot such reaction would occurr,
Dr. Mills said it would likely take
place • within. the first 24 hours.
,"After that we•would need proof
that a reaction was indeed
connected to the vaccination,",
Goderich Reeve Stan Profit
asked how long the vaccine could
be kept,
Dr. Mills said it was uncertain
but certainly the shelf life was two
years and under refridgeration
could be longer.
pr. Mills said that to date about
4,000 shots had been
administered in Huron with very
very few reactions. All of those
were miner, he suggested, citing
one sore arm, one case of fever
.and chills and a case of an upset
stomach. All of- those he said
could be considered "normal
reaction" to that tyke of
vaccination.
The Medical Officer of Health
talked of the vaccine in terms of
`thighly purified" and "high
quality."
In other Board of Health
business , the council was
informed that a meeting has been
set for 10:00 a.m. Januafy 7
between county representatives
and representatives of the
Ontario 'Nurses Association. to
discuss contract arrangements
covering Public Health Nurses
employed by the County.
The Council also approved a,
recommended budget for the
Health Unit totalling $680,162.
General expenditures have been
_set at $535,182, Family Planning
at $65,430 and Plumbing and
Environment at $79,550.
A request- from the Huron
Centre for Children and Youth to
rent two room on the second floor
of the Clinton unit offices was also
approved. The rooms are
presently being used for storage
and the monthly rental rate was
set at $100 per month.
area. "One bright spot however is.
the Dominion. Roads in Gederich
has started to recall some of the,
75 men "W`filar theY laid off in *1'
November.
Three of ,'the department
employable • clients have been
place on the County ' Winter
Works Program
J. Price
• arena mgr.
At a special council meeting on
Monday night, Jack Price was
named the new manager of the
Seaforth arena. Mr. Price, 28,
who is a native of Seaforth, starts
January 10 at a salary of $10,000 a
year.
He'll replace longtime manager
Roy "Red" McGonigle, who has
served for more than 20 years.
Mr, MeGonigle will stay on the
arena staff.
Council's arena committee had
11 applications for the job and
interviewed seven applicants.
Mr. Price, who now works at
Bendix in l-lensall, lives at 58
Orde Street with his wife Joan
and two sons, Trevor, 8, and
Dwayne, 6. He's the son of Mr.•
and Mrs. Alf Price of Main Street,
Seaforth.
He has been active on the
executive of the Centenaire's
hockey club since it .was formed.
Mitchell and his dog Peaches of
CFP1. - TV London. • .
Donations to the fund maybe
left at any Seaforth bank or at
Stores displaying penny pots and
official receipts for tax purposes
are available.
Christmas
who pays
• Christmas street lighting has
been an ,outstanding feature of
the holiday season in Seaforth. for
many years and . involves the
co-operation of several different
organizations.
The Chamber of Commerce
through -.donations of area
business places has made
available the lighting fixtures and
lights and the town provides, the
power that is consumed. While it
is not in cash one of the largest
donations is that of the F.U.C.
-who contributed the labor
necessary to erect and later
remove and store the lights as
well as the work involved in
County severances
continue high -
At its December meeting
on Friday Huron County Council
approved a 1977 budget for the
Land Division Committee
totalling $41,200. This is up only
$200 from the 1976 budget.
To date there have been 309
application's for severances in
1976 which is the second highest
yearly total since the inception of
theiLand Division Committee.
The most applications were
reZeived in 1974 when thercwere
348. Committee Chairman
Clayton Laithwaite noted that "It
can be readily seen that the world _
is not decreasing as anticipated.
' Mr , Rimmer crriphasized the
need to meet the objective is
urgent and that it will permit the
arena fund to qualify - for
additional Wintario assistance
thus a voiding..the necessity • of
issuing debentures,_
lights -
for what?
locating, erecting and decorating
the tree in front of the town halls
This year . the hours involved,
including men and equipment,
represented a dollar value of $950,
according to a rei5nt ptgsented at
a recent meeting of the P.U.C.
Expositor 'is
good Xmas
gift • idea
This is the time of year when
people at the Expositor Office can
be most helpful to ,Married last
minute shoppers or the shopper
faced with a difficult gift decision.
A phone call is all that is
needed and the gift of a
subscriptio'n to The Huron
,Expositor will- be on its way. All
we need are the names of the,
friends and families you wish to
.remember each week for 52
weeks. The cost in Canada is only
$10 if the order is placed before
Christmai. You may pay later.
For the convenience of
customers the office will be open
until 6 o'clock Friday afternoon.
P.S. Other last minute
Suggestions include various books
dealing with 'area history or
perhaps a copy of the Seaforth
Women's Institute Cook Book.
Elgin .Thompson
Crowd h• nours
Tetirth • reev
15 YEARS AS REEVE — Retiring "Reeve Elgin
Thompson of Tuckersmith was presented with a gift
from the township by reeve-elect Ervin Sillery, at' a
party in Reeve Thompson's honour Friday night at
Vanastra. A large crowd attended :the appreCiatiOn
night for the reeve, who retires this year after 15
years in Tuckersmith's top job, More photos inside
the- EXpositor. (Photo by Oke)
THANK YOU SANTA — Young Murray Whyte of
R.R. 2, Seaforth, is absolutely delighted with Santa
Claus and hie candy cane, during an audience with-
the grand old man at the Toronto Dominion Bank in
Seaforth on Friday. (Expoeitor Photo)
Santa report
on Christmas Eve
All you young good buddies over channel #1. Yes Alfie will
and CB fans out there should be monitor Santa's progress as he
advised that "there will be a
special feature 'available for all
Seaforth and area sm 11-fryk
over ,wings his way south from the
North Pole, as a public service to
Seaforth and area kids.
the CI3 network o Christmas Anyone with a C8 radio in the
Eve. • house can tune to Channel #111Iai
CB buff Attie Da e of Isabella hear Alrie'S.latest news-on Santa,
St., who is confined to. a his sleigh and his teindeet,
wheelchair will be making his beginning at 1p.m-on:Christmas
annual Santa's Progress Report eve, December 24.
Few reactions
to. flu shots here..
Social services
caseload is up
Huron County Council on
Friday approved a proposed
budget from the Social Services
Committee Tel:' 1977, subject to
review by the new council and the
approval of the Ministry ' of
Community and Social Services.
The budget totals $337,400 of
which the County's share is
$107,930..
In 1977 $268,900 will be set
aside 'for general assistance as
compared to $276,900 last year,
homemakers and nurses services
nexeyear will be up from $8,000
to $8,500, supplementary aid in
1976 was $9,600 and will be
$12,10ftNin 1977.
Special \ assistance will' be
increased by $300 from the 1976
total of $11,400 to $11,700, and
administration costs in .1977 are
expected to total $76,100 as
compared to $72,200 in- 1976,
The Social Services Committee
caseload as of December- 1 this
year stood at 117 as compared to
109 on December 1, 1975. This
'number of cases is in the range
experienced for the period of
January to March 1976, the
committee • reported, which is
considered normal. '
The highest months are usually
'opportunities
to March, as job
'opportunities are fewer -during
the winter months in the local
area.
Part of the increase in
November, the report explained,
is due to various lay offs in the
(By Wilma (Ike)
About 250 guests from across
Huron County met at the
Vanastra Community _Recreation
Centre Friday night to honor
Elgin Thompson, the retiring
reeve of Tuckersmith Township.
Among 'the guests were repre-
sentatives from many municipal •
-councils in the county.
Mr. Thompson is retiring at the
end of December after'serving 20
years on , Tuckersmith
the last 15 of them as reeve. The
70-year old Tuckersmith farmer
served for tiin,e years on the,
former S.S. No. 3 school board as
well. '
Mr. Thompson was presented
with—in anniversary clock by
Councillor Cleave Coombs who
read the address and reeve-elect
Ervin Sillery.
Cleave Coombs, retiring after
11 years on council and Lambert
Branderhorst, retiring after six
years were each presented with
engraved desk sets by , deputy
reeve elect Robert Bell.
The testimonial to retiring
Tuckersmith reeve, Elgin Thomp-
son, which was read by epuncillor
Cleave Coombs, who himself is
retiring this year, follows:
We axe gathered here tonight
to pay tribute to a man who has
given freely of ' his time and
talents in service •to his fellow
residents of Tuckersmith. Elgin
has not restricted his work only to
the local level, as he has served
whenever asked, at the County
level, and to a broader area both
on Ate Ausable-Bayfield Conser-"
vation Authority, going through
its offices to Chairman, and at the
Provincial level, on both the.
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario directorate 'and the
Provincial Conservation Authori-
ties directorale.
We must not forget Grace, his
wife, as I am $ure Grace, by-being
at his side when needed, has been
a great benefit to Elgin. Also,
Many of the home chores must
have fallen on Grace's shoulders
as-Elgin's involimment in public
affairs has kept him away from,
many of his duties at'home.
"Elgin was never one to
neglect a call from a concerned
ratepayer. Over the years, there
has been several occasions when
Elgin has been asked to inspect a.
fence between two neighbours
who had not been seeing eyeball
, to eyeball. On these inspection
trips, Elgin would quite often take
one of his fellow Councillors.
"On these occasions finding a
solution must have ,been quite
difficult. I believe that it was well
phrased by a son of one of Elgin's
fellow council members a number
of years ago when he bad
accompanied his father on one of
these field trips. He expressed it
quite candidly as only a child can,
when he , asked his father
"Daddy, which side of the' fence
should we be on?"
"Elgin was elected to serve hiS
first term on Council commencing
in 1957. Elgin along with Frank
Falconer, Victor Lee and Arthur
Varley Served five years under
Reeve Ivan Forsyth from 1957 to
the end of 1961. Ivan retired in
1961 and Elgin decided to seek
the Reeve's chair and was elected
as Reeve to serve continually_
from 1962 to the present. In 1962.
the Council" of Victor
Lee, Arthur Varley, Ervin Sillery
and Alec McGregor. Over the
year's there was a gradual turn
over of council members, with
Ross Forrest replacing Art Varley
in 1965, Cleave Coombs replacing
Vic Lee in 1966, Bert Brander-
horst replacing Ross Forrest in
1971, Vince Fowlie replacing Alex
McGregor in, 1973, and finally
Bob Bell in 1975 filling the
vacancy following the resignation
of Vince Fowlie in 1974.
"Elgin has always directed 'his
team with a tight rein and kept a
careful eye out for expenditures.
as evidenced by the slow rise in
the"township mill rate. In 1961,
the rate was Only 9.0 mills, the
same as the public school area.
By 1972, these rates had slowly
risen tos21.6 for the township to
'20.5 for the elementary school
rate. However, 'by 1976, the
elementary school rate had risen
to 28,0 compared to 20.0 for the
township.
"Over the past twenty years
Elgin has guided the township
through many major develop-