The Huron Expositor, 1978-01-19, Page 1SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY: 19,v1978 — 20 PAGES
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'Whole No. 5732
• 119th Year '
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Figure Skating Championships in
Victoria B.C. January 29 to
February 6. '
The two, who won the novice
pairs championship in the
Canadian- competition last year,
are skating in the Junior Category
e for the first time this year. They
won the right to compete in the
Canadian, champion4hips with a
strong showing at arr.ewhibition,
skate 'in Winnipeg last 'week..
Tenders for the new village fire
hall will be called this , week.,
Tenders, which are due February
13, will be opened at council's
February meeting.
Harry Klungel was reappointed
council's representative on •the
Ansable Bayfield Conservation
Authority for 1978.
Clerk Betty Oke has been
appointed• treasurer of the
Hensall Parks Board.
GORD PULLMAN '
who wa's elected .chalrman
of the Seaforth P.U.C. at its
meeting last week. •
Despite the rough weather
that prevailed last week and
thanks to the cooperation of staff,
correspondents and many others
last week's issue of the Expositor
went to the printers on schedule
last Wednesday afternoon.
The more than 300,0 copies
were back in Seaforth ‘ft„ time.
addressed and delivered to the
Stratford Post office as usual' a
little before ten ' o'clock
Wednesday bight.
And that's where the trouble'
started., or some reason the post
office" 'people didn't bother
redirecting the Seaforth bags so
they would get out On the next
runs and be delivered to Dublin
Walton, Clinton and other place
in the area' on time for th
Thursday morning rural rout
Wheti checked as to the reason
for the delay the only excuse a
Stratford Post Office spokesman
could offer was "I griessa We were
too busy. There Was it lot of mail
in".
The result was .the iltrioAtor
set tin Stratford post •office until
Friday morning and. "niany
subscribers received their cok_a
day latex We're sorry
Late papers sit at
Stratf ord post office
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FIRE AT Seaforth firemen were calleitto the scene of a cafeteria exhauSt _
fan blaze that forced the evacuation of SDH fOr about 30 minutes Monday
rnorninig. Fireman Peter Kling used a crowbar to ,get at part of the blaze. Damage
.`-ettirrrata. a at less tharill ,01)0: :Exposittir-Phtho)
of E agrees with principals
better relationship needed
Despite the"-'cold and, snows
there are always a few bright
spots in -every winter, and for
Seaforth and area people, this
weekend will be one of those
bright spots. The Optimists 11th
annual Winter Carnival -begins
Friday and winds up" Sunday
afternoon, giving people ofk.,,all
ages a chance to take part in a full
schedule of activities. •
Things . get underway Friday
night at the community centre,
with a casino • night that will
feature, dozens of games and
amusements. Admission is free,
but those who work up an
appetite during the evening will
have a chance to satisfy it with a
'smorgasbord dinner at midnight
fora mere $2.50.
Tithe games you like are played
on the. ice instead of around
tabTes, you can catch the action.
Friday nigh' in two' games of
• Atom hockey, beginning at 7 p.m.
Presiding over the le4tivities
throughout the weekend will be-
the snow queen, who will• be
named. by SDITg students before
activities., begin Friday. In the
running for .the crown are Pam
Catnochan, Catherine ,Ribey,
Lynn lienderson, Denise Albert,
_ Mary Ann Nolan and _Carolyn
Wilson.
Saturday's. activities begin at 9
'`a.m. when Mr Atom Hockey
tournament gets underway. '
Those who don't Mind a little
direct contact with the white stuff
can satisfy their creative desires
and 'have- some fun too by
entering the snow sculpture
-competition which also begins at
9 a.m. There are four classes in
the running, Class A will be
elementary school students in
grades one to five. Class B will
,take in youngsters in Grade .6
thr ugh 8. Class C 'is for SDHS
st ents, and Class D is open to
an one.
New this year, and kicking off
,Sunday's activities, is a breakfast
at, the Optimist Hall. Minor
hockey finals begin at the arena at
10 a.m.
. The snowmobile -Poker
traditionally a main , attraction of
the Carnival weekend, begins at 2
p.m. with registration beginning
at 12 noon. Entrance fee is $3.
Those who ' would , rather
combine quieter pleasures with
healthy exercise can register for
the cross country skiing Poker
Rally,, an event which is new this
year, "arid which should prove
popular.,
Hockey winds up the Carnival
weekend, with the "B" atom
Championship decided in a game
'beginning at 3:30 and the "A"
championship going,at 4:30 p.m.
A lu nch booth •will also 'be
open at the Optimist Park on
Saturday and 'Sunday.
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insicke this week
(tht 40,6101;
New owners for Varna Store P. 3
Seaforth piper matches in Rose BoP. 7
Stafferbarn collapsgsten caws. P.15
. Board of Ediication\ieks Wintarlo grant.P.20
Tuckersmith
reviews a
[By Wilma Oke) employee 'at the Vanastra Day
." Salaries for - township • Care Centre liad.her wages raised
employees for 1978 were— by 25 tents:to $3.25 per hour.
reviewed again by Tuckersmith Mrs. Debbie Denomme , of
Township council Tuesday' riight Zurich., hired seven weeks ago at
in committee-of-the-whole. the Va'nastra Day Care Centre„
The employees had asked for 'Will leave on maternity Jeave at
,, six' per cent increase at the the end of the week. -• -
January 3 meeting but were given Councillor. , Robert Fothering-
' four percent plus 50 per cents ham . reporting on a recent o. payment of the fringe benefit Seaforth Fire Area Board meeting
package giving a total increase said fire chief Donald Hulley has
varying froni 5,1 to 5.50 per cent. resigned effective January 31. .,
Tuesday„, the council No member• of council will,
agreed to gii, them 41/2 per cent - attend• the township of Hibbert
plus 50 per _cent 'of the fringe council meeting for-the reading 4.-
benefit package which -wilt— the engineer's report on the
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amount to another 1,46 per, cent. Coyne - drainage vk orks, cost to
-This includes 'all township ' Tuckersmith Township is $23..1
employeeS in " full time • and it would cost the township the
employment -- road superinten- $40. , gratuity pay to send. ,a
dent and his three full -time-staff,, councillor to the . meeting. ,
. clerk-treasurer, director and The next regUlar meeting of
'assistant director of the Vanastra Tuckersmith council will be held
.on February 8-a day"' late, to
enable Reeve Ervin • Sillery to.
• attend'a convention in Toronto of
the Rural Ontario Municipal
Association -Feb. 5', 6; 7' and 8.
meeting, the deputy reeve $42.50
and the 'three councillors $40
each. • '
Road superintendent Allan arena
Nicholson was authoriZed to '''' --Bad weather continues to
contact Glenn E. Nott of R.R.4, plague construction • work.on the
Clinton, with whom `the township, new Hensall arena, but Reeve
has an agreement for gravel from Harold Knight told council
• his' pit the.:_township bias a Monday nighrthe+bnilding •thould"
five-year lease on about five'acres still4b.e open on schedule.-
• of pit, to have the clay removed Reeve Knight said original
from the top. . The township will . plans called for work to cease for
pay George Radford of Blyth to, a month in March until Weather
remove it at a cost of $37. P er warmed ' enought to allow
hour. this was the lower. of two concrete work to begin. But he
offers Mr. ,Radford received: said he ' Was hopeful work would Three ratepayers' of! the Elgie
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'drain were at the meeting to
:discuss the engineer's report on
it, es presented by- Engineer
Henry. Udetstadt of Orangeville.
They were Nelson .' Riley, Al
• Hogarth and John McGregor.
Court of Revision for • the
$44,750 'drain was set for
Febraury 14.
Mrs. Virginia Gill, apart-time
E s r i le
skates in
Canadian
Gord Pullman
they get theit' building permits.
Gordon Pullman ,will be : This will prevent misunder-'
chairman of Seaforth Public standing on servicing costs as has
Utilities Commission for 1978. • occurred in' the past, Mr. Phillips
Beginning his second, year as a stated.
commissioner' he succeeds Dr. Tree trimming work will be
, Rodger Whitman, a five-year Underway soon and dead limbs
member. Mayor Betty Cardno is removed. •
the other member of the three- Dr. Whitman said the• Horti-
man Commission. cultural Society has ordered -75
Tom Phillips, P.U.C. manager, trees and 75 shrubs to be given
said„there will be no retail-rate out to those wanting to plant them
increase for Seaforth- -f6r the on their prOperties in an area
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inunediates -futtire according to visible to the public. Mr. Phillips
Marketing. Manager, G. F. 'cautioned homeowners to be
Brunet, Western Region of aware of underground wiring
OntaTio Hydrd. Mr. Phillips said before digging in the trees. Last
f ecitisideration should be given-to 'year seVeral`rati into •difficilltiet,
replacing bucket truck which he said, planting at the front of
is'eleven yitars•Old. He.difiliaated their lots and advised them to
a new truck would cost,$45,000 to contact the P.U.C. for location •of
$50,000. A discuSsion Was held on wiring:
the' (rucks owned by the Mayotpetty Catdno suggested
eommisaion but no action taken. that peoPle clearing snow` from
General information sheets on out their sidewalks and driveways,
hydro and water costs will be should at the same time dig. Mit
given to building applicants when any water hydtatia Iodated on
day care centre and the assistant
" manager •of the Vanastra
,Recreation Centre, The manager
of the Vanastra Recreation,Centre
Mrs. Diane Dernin, was given a
salary of $124000 , an-increase Of
$11500 plus 50 per cent payment
of the 'fringe benefit package;
• Members of council will not b ongtions
increase their gartuities this year
following proposals by deputy
peeve Robert' Bell and councillor cornIng to Robert. Drummond that they •
remain the Same as last year. The ''
reeve is paid $50 for each Hensall
continue 'through March;
bringing 'construction back on
schedule.
Councillor Harry Klungel said
, donations to the building fund arc
coming along well, and noted that
the majority of, the fund raising
committee are confident the
$175,0011 goal will be reached.
A cheque for $22,487.50 -has'
-been received from the Ministry
of Culture and Recreation for
capital' construction on the
._ buildin__clerkTRetty Oke told_.
council. The balance' of the
overnment's support for the
project is to be- paid once the
building, 'is completed. However
Reeve Knight said there was a _
chance further funding could
come from the Ministry before
completion. •
In other business, 'a report'of •
. Seaforth Skater Lloyd Eisler-. the fire committee, including a
and hi's partner Lori -Baier will he projected budget of $10,790 for
competing in'the Junior pairs fire •protection, was approved by
• competition at the Canadian .council.
s
ecline
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.. The education committee df the . in the letter that it was concerned to be atteMpting. to encourage
more ' ,inw. from staff ;and •.Huron.County Board of Education • `that school personnel •ha'Ve• often
' was . asked by ' the ' board eipressed a lack of opportunity .trustees. That pItts recommendat-
ions from the Tecerit :school *Wednesday 'to investigate, the for-input into the development of
evaluation 'donein the southern possibility of developing policy ' board policy, it added that there
aimed at „ a better' working , wa'slittle.personnel input into the ' ,etid of the county; which
suggested that efforts be made To relationship between the board' decision making process which"
more „input into education and • its school per'sonnel. The affects programs and the get
' policy from staff and community-. move was made after the board operation Of the schoOis.
_xeceived_ _a_____Ietter.....-fretri____the---ii-e iiiiiiiliST'S-'ugge—ste—d ti-t---7-`2,icta-otriir--,',1"s-,441uleEDsjtittifil et ecdh-4 1-1tgbee. elementary school ' principals'
association for:the county asking now was the best time to:institute The association pointed nut
the new pOlicy since_ thy. board that :there can be "tittle 'doubt" that the board consider develop, -
ing a better working relationship. • had recently realigned its that both the.board and the-school
The association,told the board committee structure and seemed stall' share the same 'major
.. , • objective of providing the .best
0 ,t ch It , possible system of education
within the boundaries of human
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lirnitations, and human restraints.
It' added that sa "high degree of
Police plan-to tow-- away cars
contribute toward obtaining the • . e ' .
co-operative endeavor can
goal". Drivers who park their vehicles removal crews can clean streets
op Seafortb streets overnight may unhampered.
'soon find their vehicle won't be Seaforth polic chief John .Cairn s,
where they left it when they get says it ha generally been left to
• up in the morning. •' • the discretion of individual
A by-law prohibits-the parking officers whether or not to ticket
of yehicles on any Seaforth street-, vehicles - parked 'on streets'
between 2 a.m. and 6 arrany overnight. But police have
day of the week. /Towever, the 'received a number of. complaints
law is seldom enforced in, good from the town foreman in recent
weather; and is intended weeks, because illegally' parked
primarily to ensure that snow , ..
vehicles have made snow removal
difficult, and police plan to take .
action., - - . -
"We have decided that we'll
have to tow these vehicles away"
Chief 'Cairns said.Towing, charges
will be the responsibility of the
vehicle owner,
their properties. She said it would
save valuable time in case of a
fire.
acceptance of priorities, greater
appreciation , of li mitations and
procedural frameworkS and better
interpretations of confinunity
needs, and values could result.
from a closer working relation-
ship.
The letter added that there was
no intent by, the principals to
interfere with the rights, powers
and duties of the board but only
the desire le•have the opportnnity
to work co-operatively toward the
best possible planning .and
consideration which is necessary
in the exercising of those poWers
and duties.
cOneepts 4' purposes, greater
ptimis:ts. cotnival
The principals said that fewer
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misanderstandingS, better winter •
by Wilma Oke
Concerned about declining ,
enrolment, the members of the
Huron-Perth. County Roman
Catholic Separate Sehool Board
haVe begun 'a detailed study bf
the Probleih.
At a board 'meeting in Dublin
Monday night ,William Eckert,
irector of Education, presented
researched data pertaining to
present nd projected enrolments
s eonta ed in a report prepared
din istrative staff. „He said
-- the ed 40_1n the. rePort
has been translated. into. alter-
natives for review and debate.
Donald. Crowley, Board
chairnian, pointed out that the •
board fo this point has made no
decisions but plans to arrange
formal meetings with. interested
groups diSseniniate the ,
information , contained. in the
report and solicit commenttrem
parents and ratepayers.
Mr. Eekert said the" admini-
strative staff report indicates that
'enrolments began to decline
sharply beginning in September,
1977, (;5.4%) and will Continue to
drop a further 15% ever the next
five years. AlthO-u-gh the system .
• enrolnient has declined 20%
since' 1970 ' (3,507) pupils
compared :to 2,834 in 1977), the
Ministry " „has„.tbrough the
General Legislature Grant Plan'
provided the funding necessary to
maintain revenues 'without.' •
impacting the local mill rate. The
current enrol-in-tont, declines
coupled, with provincial Monetary
restraints means we must reduce
ordinary expenditures in 1978".
Fixed Coata
lvl
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report
obseres that, many- costs are
"maintenance, financing and audit
..,.r',"'Etketf. said " the
fixed'such as heat, hydro,
costs, • etc. 'and 'the natural
geography prohibits the closing of
classrooms at ,rates proportional
to the actual' decline in enrol-
ments. Expenditures which
exceed 'grantable -ceilings'
contained in ministry regulations
are assessable 100 per cent to the
local, taxpayer and-some decisions
to be 'taken toward meeting the
objective of tedueed, expenditure
cannot be implemented in total
until September of 1978. He said
the Board objective relative to
declining enrolments to 'define
and study the problem, review
alternatives and determine
a-Mitre rirwhile-riTainta n ng-atui
improving 'the , quality of
programs and services.
Alternatives •
Mr. Eckert said a number of •
alternatives will be rec iving
further consideration by he
eat• the blahs at C4th
The standing"dmmittees for
the board were elected • with the
-first named chairman: Building
and Property-Keith Montgomery,
illiam Kinahan, Vincent'Young,
John O'Leary, Arthur Haid -with
Ed -Rowland, the administration
contact; 'Personnel-Ted Geoffrey,
Donald Crowley, Mickey Vere-,`-,
Ronald • Marcy, Ronald Murray "
with William Eckert, • admini-
stration contact; Transportation- .
-Greg. Fleming, .D.a. vid Teahen,
William Kinahan, Joan
Ci'Drowsky, , Michael Connolly
with Jack Lane, administration
'contact; Finance and Instirance-
- David Teahen; Donald -Crowley,
Michael Connolly,' John
CODrowsky, Greg Fleming with
Jack Lane, • administration
contact..
The ad hoc committees--
Trustee-clergy Liaison: Arthur
Haid, Ted Geoffrey; -Ivlichael
Connolly with Joseph Mills,
administration contact; Early
School ..Leaving:, Ronald Marcy,
Da vid Teahen with Joseph Mills,
administration contact:. Declining
enrolments: Ronald Murray,
Ronald.. Marcy, John O'Leary,
" Donald Croyvley, Mickey Vere; • •
with William Eckert, Joseph Mills
and Jack Lane, all administration
contacts; Assessment: John
O'Drowsky, Keith- Montgomery,
Greg Fleming, Arthur Haid, with
Ed Rowland,• administration
contact; Teacher . Negotiations:
Vincent „Young, Mickey Vere,
Ronald Murray, John O'Leary
v‘kith William Eckert, admini-
stration contact.
Board representative to the
' Huron:Perth Tuberculcisia ancl
total number of classrobnis .in use Regpiratory Diseases Association,
from 11 to B. Such a redistribution. William • Kinahan; and to the
wa'S pointed out might be- Stratford Public Library Board,
effected by housing the Grades Dan Devlin of Stratford was
Kindergarten to 4 students in St. renamed with a second represen-
sCtoulduemnbthan aatnciptuhbeliGn radseusc5h.toan8 tative to be named at a•later date.
fn accordance with the by-laws
-needfor triple, grades and, permit
organization would avoid . the.'Donald Crowley, board chairman,
shall serve as "ex officio"
portable classroom and fully ,committees rneb e
member of
and al
the Board to eliminate one E standingducati o n
utilize the facilities at St. matters are to be dealt with by the
Columban. board.• as a committee-of-the- -
'Alternately, 'the consolidation whole.
of Seaforth/St. Columban school The law firm,. Donnolly and
attendance areas wit h a Murphy of. Goderich was named
redistribution of Grades K-4 to St. 'solicitor for the board.
The members of the .Columban and Grades 5-8 to
Seaforth is also being given , negotiation committee win attend
consideration. " the Ontario Schools Trustees
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Board. The Report outlined the
results that would come from the
Board staffing Grades 1 a d 2 at a
ratio of one _teacher, to
students; Grades 3143'64a
of one teacher to 26 st nts;
Grades 7 and 8 at a ratio of one
teacher to 28 students; and if
Kindergarten' continual -to"be
staffed at the present ratio of one
half-time teacher for-the' number
of students enrolled. At was
illustrated that baSed on a.
projected , enrOlinent , 'of 2648
students, this particular staffing
ratio would require the Board to
ff the schools' With 103.40
hera: Currently,' -there are
.12 . 5 classrooyn- eeeeeeeeee on
staff. •
If th Staffing ratio for rades 1
and 2 was 25-1, with Grades -6 at'
30-1 and Grades 7 and 8 at 5-1
with the `Kindergarten's being
staffed at one half-tithe teacher'
per class, the number of teachers
required for.. September, 1978
would be 90:90.
Further consideration will also
be given to integrating Kinder-
garten and Grade one pupils in all
school's wherever feasible-arid if it
were considered, in all cases
where the number a Kinder-
garten pupils' enrolled falls below
twelve (12). • •
If this were , done acid if the
average number of•students
classroom fell between 22 and 32
that the .number Of .teachers
required for September,' 1978,
would be"- 92.60.
Futther study and consider-
ation is to given to the
possibility pf. consolidating the
Dublin/St co,tifiAte school
attendaneeateas to reduce the
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conference in Toronto January 26,
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mid-February what Changes will
-be implemented by Septenibef or 27 and. 28.
this year. Changes to ' be wilTlhbeen January umaeryeti3nog of the board
implemented by September of
The meeting was adjourned 1979 • will be .clecided by April,
1978. about midnight.
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