The Huron Expositor, 1978-01-26, Page 1• W. D.Wi [son of 'Brumfield 'was
elected president of Seaforth
Agricultural Society Tuesday at
the annual tineeting. He succeeds
Kenneth kamiibell R. R.I.,
Dubli •
V e presidents elected are •'
Kenneth Moore and , Kenneth
Coleman, both of Egmondville.
'Mrs, Ruth Beane - ' was
re-appointed secretary treasurer.
The meeting followed a dinner at
Seaforth .arena on . Tuesday
evening attended, by more than a
hundred members.
Eighteen directors were,elected
ON THE TRAIL — Two'skiiers make their way
the trail 'marked by ,The Optimist Club for, their
Wiliter, Carnival which included • a cross country
skiing poker rally from the Optirriist Hall to a bush in
Tuckersmith north of the golf course- and• back.
(ExpositOr Photo)
rig
seAooriti4tN6w.dueeN = SDHS student Mary
"burl Ntitail Wee CroWllned snow tpeari for the Seaforth
'';;"qptirnist whiter carnival on rridak night. Standing
to her left is SDHS runner UP Denise Abort.
(Expositor Photo)
W. N. Ball dies
' A former well known
Seafortli.busi tie sint an William N.
Ball died in University HoSpital..
London ,'on Wodnesday morning,
In fieet,,,health 'for some time he
had been in hospitaljer 10 days.,
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed at press time.
Later In the meeting president,
Marten Vincent told members the
Club had been advised • of two
bequests to proN'ride for work at.
the park, They were the Parsore
Estate $9,500. and the Anna R.
Stewart Estate $12,000. '
The Club welcomed two ew
rhembers Wm. Taylor sponsored
by De ,J•Turnbull., and R.:Theft
Nownham by Orville Oke. They
were installed by Irwin Johnson
assisting him was Lion' Zone
Chairman ..James Paratchek of
Dublin. who also' told the 'Club of
zone activities and assured
Members of his co-operation in
reestablishing a Leo,. Club in
SeafertlulLe said the Dublin Leo
Club had made a major
contriblitrOlt to ,th e coin Mu nit v.
Continued on Page 18)
consultants but a preliminary
report indicates the cost of the
program which likely be
carried on- in 'stages, would
P exceed $100,000.00. 'Immediate
work w.illIinvolve the electrical
and clorination system, he'said.
At the same time the club gave
anppcsavaiy. l,to initiating -'a fund
raising program wheit . it became
c
inrtide this wek
khe Almon 4xpositor
Nurses protest rule change ' P. 7
Dublin's Dave Maloney of the Rangeiii.. P.11
Winter CariiiVid
Art Bolton elected' president of _
Huron Cattlemen
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'119th Year .
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Close to a kindred concerned belinked, to a greater knowledge
parents turned up , at Seaforth of sexual matters. Knowing the-
, District High School last .facts might-lead youngsters to
Wednesday night to.preview the experiment„they felt,The Health
first part of a three part program Unit study. however, found taht
focusing g" " 'on sex education and sexually active teenagers -knew
teenage pregnancy. The no nlere., and sometimes less;
program, presented by the Huron than :their eon.sexually„ aellue
County. Health Unit and SDHS pe rs, • '
, staff,willbe shown to all' classes hrs. Falconer said the risks of
at the school if the majority of teenage pregnancy have been
parents approve. increasing throughout the century
Principal Bruce Shaw told the'`.--tlecause the mean age .of fertility
meeting the problem of teenage among girls' has been steadily
pregnancy may seem very remote' • dropping. jn 1900 the average .
to most parents, but "it's• very • age at whiph a girl bec,ame fertile
real" to, SDHS staff. There -are----was- Teddy:, .:the---age h a-s-
currently five • teenage mothers
among the school's 390 students,
Mr:, Shaw said,. more than at any
other school_in the -county.
• Marguerite - Falcoa,er;
on the staff of the Health 'Unit's
Family Planning Department.,
provided some statistics' to put
.the-problem in perspective. •
The, birth-, rate in Canada has
Shown- an • overall - decli ne in
.recent years. she said, biO the
birth rate among •teenagirls
has been rising. 'In 1973, 39,852
girls under• ifieIie-of' lci" bore
children, and 14,000 of those girls
were unmarried,. Every.11 th child
born- in Canada in recent years
has been 'hewn tq an unwed
teenage mother ,
Ignoran e of sexual Matters is
more :W. read than -many
people; m ink, Mrs. Falconer
pointed out. A study conduttedln
Huron. County schools by. the
Health Unit determined that even
among Grade 12 students, a lack
of, knowledge about . basic'
physiology and -anatomy , was
common. Knowledge
dropped to 11
Contraception is a prime area
of ignorance among teenagers
Mrs. Falconer said. The chances
of a sexually' active teenager
becoming pregnant . are 'greater
,than for a woman in her 20's, for
reasons not entirely 'understood,
yet studies have shown that many
teenagers do not aquate sexual
activity with the risk of.
pregnancy. Eighty percent . of
sexually active teenagers do. not
use any form of contraception.
s. Falconer said, •:.and• many
hers, use inadequate 'methods
such as withdrawal, or the
."rhythth" method': - .
ignor nce .11
• Reasons teenag rs do not use
contraceptives in .. tde ignorance
of sexuality and sexual functions,
fear of reprisal. if contraceptives
are sought ' from - the 'family
doct or or the local drug store.
and a general "it can't happen to
me" attitude,. Mrs.. Falconer said.
Besides the physical risks to,
the mother -and child that are
pregented by pregnancy in young
1
on In 1976, 'when the residential
mill rate was 153.4 Seaford)
residentialproperty taxes totalled
$245,100. Under McKeough"s
system these would have fallen by'
almost $61,000 to $184,200.
Average taxes for a single family
residence in 1976 were $359.
Under market value assessment,
the average would have been only
$272, though some older homes
May have paid considerably more
with the elimination of partial
exemptions.
Multiple family residences paid
an average of $167 in property
taxes in 1976, and under thenew
system, would pay $119, a
decrease of $49:
Total commercial and industrial
property tax, would rise under 'the
new system, from $128,900 to
$164,600. Largest change would
be', fdr commercial .and retail
properties, which 'paid $71,500 in
taxes in 1976, and would' have
paid $98,000 had the new system
been in effect, ...an increase of,
526.500..
'Because the statistics-„supplied'
by the provincial governMent arc
of a general nature, and no not
distinguish between older and
newer houses in presenting the
residential tax total, it is difficult.
to assess the impact of taxation.
reform on indiVidual .home
owners, clerk Jim Crocker points
out. ,Ele indicated, hOWever, that
the overall effect of the proposed
reforms would be beneficial to the
municipality, if only 'because
iniquities in the taxation system
would be 'large1 eliminated. •
Rec centre
loses 00
'78 budget
not released
Tuckersmith Township council
has told clerk J. E. McLachlan not
to release information on the':
* proposed 1 ..1978 Vanastra
Recreation Centre budget until
the budget is passed by council,
Approval of the new budget is
expected to come at the council's
February meeting, at which time
the figures will probably be
released to the.public, according
to Mr. McLachlan: ' ".4
The proposed budget iwas
discussw at a special meeting of
council laSt 'Tuesday afternoon.
The press was not notified of the
meeting. -
Actual operating figures for
1977 were released to the prey;
following council's regular
meeting • last Tuesday evening.
They :,show a'• tqtal operating
deficit at the centre of $7,642.36
for' the year
xpe ditures totalled
$ 1 0 0 , 9-6 6 . 4 6 „ • i n i n g
i)4,425.32 in' office expenses far
the hall: $11,124.65 in
maintenance , for the hall.
$3,158.46 in office expenses ._for
the recreation programs,
advertising and promotion costs'
of $3,228.86, and salaries'
totalling $22,061.25:
.Principal • and interest.
payments on- the $125,000
debenture outstanding 'on the
:recreation centre totalled.
.$15,187:50: These reduced the
debenture. by approximately
$3,000. leaving $122,000
remaining to be paid..
Reveriu•e, from all •fimetions at
the centre totalled $93.324.10:
$4,324.10 more than had been
estimated, in the, 1977 budget.
Council voted to increase the
salary of Centre manager Diane
Diirnin by $ 1.,500 at the meeting .
last Tuesday. She will now he
paid $12,000 a year, ' •,
In other matters, council is still
considering what steps should be
taken on the problem of the three
bridges in Tuckersmith which do
not ....-,4irrect provincial safety
standards. Details of what will be'
done about 'the • bridges arc
expected to • be released Once
council has decided tin-a course ol' '•
action.
(by Len Plizey1 • . •
Market .value assessment, part
of the provincial government's
plan to reform the . property
taxation system, will Mean
Changes in the tax bills of most
Seaforth home owners, according .
_to 'clerk treasurer Jim Crocker.
Oeineis of older homes will find.
their, taxes going up, while those
with newer .homes may, see a
slight decrease in their tax.bills if
the new' system is implimenred.
Provincial treasurer Darcy
McKeeugh, who released the
white paper oti 'tax reform
January..4, has recommended that
'a 12 • member etimmittee„ -of
'elected Municipal officials'st udy
the pretposed reforms and retiort
its :findings by March 31,
Legislation ithplimenting the
reforms, which are designed to.
iminate long standing
inequities in the taxatinn system,
are unlikely to be passed before,
1979. That means that for 1978 at
least. the old tax scales' will
remain in effect.
• Veterans
Property in Ontario has been
assessed according , to a
complicated formula devised in
1940, Among other things, the old
system provided partial tax
exemptions for World. War 1
veteran's homes. The exemptions
1Vere tied to the. property and
many older homesstill enjoy those
exemptions, while newer homes •
do.'iiot.As well, assessments
,existing homes have bedn frolert •
since 1969, when the' provincial
government ieved
municipalities ''' assessment.
powers. Purchasers of homes
built since 1969' have been' hit
with an unfair tax burden because
of rapidly rising real . estate,
prices.. while owners.. Of older
homes with frozen assessments'
' have not suffered ecorreSponding
tax rise. '
The new system prOposed in
the McKeoygh white paper e'ould
assess - all residential and
„conimerieal properties at • 50
percent of market value. That
value will be determined by
provincial assessors, • and will be
updated every 'second - year,
reflecting rises or declines in the
. • market 'value of real estate. The
new system would alsci eliminate
. the present discrepancy between
commercial and residential mill
rates. '
The effect of the proposed
'changes will ' vary from
community to community,:
depending on a , number' ^ of
variables including the extent of
the community's commercial
base, the numbeigkof single family
houses and apartments it has, the
ratio of newer toolder homes, and
the number of provincial and
federal governinent buildings
within the municipality. Overall,
however, the reforms .are
expected to benefit the average
tax payer.
Statistics
Statistics supplied by the
Provincial government, comparing
the old system and the • new as
they apply to Seafortli. show a'
decline in residential taxes and an
increase in cormitereial property
taxes, The figures 'assume the
same amount of revenue would,b,g_
tatted through taxation, but the
distribu't'ion of the tax load
differs.
.Mrs„ Falconer..'., stli4lr, Forced
teenage marriages to "legitimize
" the- unborn 'child are five times
snore likely to end in breakdown.
than at other marriages. ,The
incidence, of 'child abuse; is also
*greater among te.enage parents
tha n it is among mature adult
. parents. EdUcation is also
interrupted by and often ended by
pregnancy. lowering the future
economic lirospects of the. girl.
and of the ,father 'Mio may quit
schtiol in or -der to support his
'offspring . ,
• , "Morality- •
•Questions of responsibility and
morality concerned many of the
parents, who attend the SDHS
meeting. •
Mrs. Falconer told the group
the printary responsibility for sex
edueation must lie '-with. , the-
parents, not with the schools. The
first choice, a • teenager must
make, she said; • is whether to
abstain from or indulgelri; sexual '
activity.. That is a choice .that . is
made on the basis of a personal
morality taught in the. ho to
according to indiyidtjal beliefs
One parent asked whether ex
education classes at the school
Maid advocate indulgence or
abstinence.
• Mr. . Shaw said each teachet
might have a different point of
view on the. matter, but that the
moral side of the issue was not
the school's primary responsi- ,
i i y.
"'Whose morals are we going to
..teaeh?':' he asked:-'`All of uS •
have a slightly different
attitude."
From Parents '
I doerkii-6W what is best" he
said:.." We don't try to handle that
problern, It has to conic from you,
from the parents". '
One. parent -in the audience
drew applause. when she said
not op to the teachers •to
teach our children morals. We do
that at hofne." •
Mr: Shaw said many ..parents
may feel that sex education is
alright for students in. Grades 12
and 13, but that younger
teenagers should not be eiiPosed
-to it,But by then it may be too
late, •the SD' HS ' principal
indicated.The five pregnancies
that have been seen at the school
recently involve girls in Grades 9,
10 an' 11. • - --
Most parents at the meeting'.
are enthusiastic in their support
for first part Of the three part
program, a, film entitled "It can't
happen to me", which discusses
the problem, of teenage
pregnancy
with
egnan it eyatid attitudes associa-
ted
' The second part of the program
will be • shown to inteKWpd
parents tonight at the schoa
beginnin • at, 8
xpenditures amounted to
$29,529.50 while total rec.!ipts
amounted to $27,829.74 for a
deficit of $1,699.76
Receipts .included ,federal,
provincial, co nty, and municipal
grants of $11,5 .58, donations
of .51,117.91; bership, fees,
$466; entr fees, 317577.50;
admission' fees, $1,347.5.2;
&nation from Ladies' DiVision
$963; .receipts 'from dance and
Reports by directors indicated
that the' Fall Fair was successful
inspite of the rainy weather with '
good quality in all classes of cattle'
and swing •as well as field crops.
Despite a steady rain 'mai. .
duced attendance and ; forced
cancellation of several events the
1977 fall fair was considered a
success retiring president Ken,
Campbell told the meeting. While
there was a deficit of nearly
$11,700 on the years application
'has been made for a rain •grant..
He 'and ,Joan Campbell who
headed the ladies division, both
paid tribute to the work of the
secretary, Ruth Beane. •
RepreSentatives of area
municipalities congratulated the
society on the contribution the
fair made to the community.
Seaforth Mayor Betty • Ca rdno
recalled that this year the, fair
would have an association with
the International 'Plowing Match
since preliminaries in the OPA
quilt contest were being held in
conjunction with the fair. ...;1„ •
Huron Warden Berry Ginn said
that as the owner of a Holstein
herd he was familiar with' the
Seaforth Fair throtigh the
,osucceSsful black and white show it
sponsors.
(Continued on Page .201,-
Seaforth Lap at ' a meeting
Monday night in ,,the Arena gave
apprOval to a Lions Park
Committee Proposal to carry out
an extensive renovation program
at the park,. At the Same time -the
club agreed with proposals
respecting routine operation of,
the park with a view 'to providing
improved tnanagettenP
iii raising the matter park
committee chairman, Tom 'Young
said discussions had- been held
regarding availability of funds for
the renovation program and there
had been assurances of Wintario
support as tvell as the likelihood
of assistance from the provincial
programs.
Details of , the extent of
nec essary renovations are being
worked. tut with engineering
her taxes for of er homes
New assessment may mean
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MILS. WM. TIIHTVIPSOM
Lions hear history of fire
epartment from Tom Phillips
• Robert Broadfoot, 'Kenneth Mrs. William Thompson was
. ,
Moore. Kenneth. -Coleman; elected , prsident of...,' the Ladies.
,.Kenneth Carnochan. ' iOseph DiVision..,o . 1,.• ,the ' . Seaforth
• '
Devereaux Acwis Coyne,' Rdhert Agrichltural Society at the annual
Dalton, Robert Fotherin gh am„ .meeting Tuesday, night. - She
Joseph Gibs'on, Francis. Hicknell,, succeeds Mrs. • Kenpeth
Harry .Johnston,ampbell,
ohnston, Eric, McIntosh.-
Golan .Papple, Alfred Ross,: ' . Mrs, William Hodgert was
.SteNirt - Wilson. W .D. WilSon, • elected vice` chairman and. also.
Norma Riley' and Helen will, act as secretary-treasurer for
.. .
Thompson. Ak_Bbiton presidid ' the year. -NI .
• for the ,election of directors. ..)'' ' Eleeted„to the social and, booth
___:A,„..,)Ini. .i„,,....Famer_represen• ,,,..._ecannittee......ate.:__Mrs.„—Kenneth: •
... meeting.
.native will . be named at the "first Campbell. Mrs. Kenneth Moore.
Mrs: William Strong, • Mrs.'
Fotheringham and Mrs
GOrdon Rimmer. •
Reports indicated that their
fund N:aising events were
succeSsfhl, including' talent show
$66,00( vanishing teas, $704;
travelling basket, • $112.50; food ,
concession at Seaforth
$1,431.60.
Their reports indicated'
successful exhibits for the fair in
'flowers, vegetables, canning,
baking, and crafts. The
'elementary school report...Shows
their exhibits were also excellent
in 'flowers, vegetables, baking
and crafts.
In reviewing the financial
statement Mrs. -Beane said that .
$14353.60 had been paid but in
prize money at the 132nd Seaford)
Fall .Fair last September.
Other ....expenses reveal' $505
was paid out to send three
delegates, to the Ontario
Agricultural Society Convention
in Toronto last February; services
-and expenses of judges..$396 .40;
ribbons and' rosettes, $306
maintenance costs • including
salary for secretary-treasurer of
$1,000 and expenses of sending
Seaforth Fair Queen to ' CNE
amounting to $812.85. Total
A number of parents at the NEW FOFt'78 — The new executive of Agricultgral Society are, from left, Mr nth
Meeting .feltt-increased sexual sociol `ogical problems thatgo .• Beane, secrstatyftreaaret;'3W.DIWiltorr;-,Prfesident,, Kenneth, Moore-, 1st vice
activity among teenagers might along with teenage pregnancy, presldent and Kenneth Colemak 2nd vice president. (Photo by Oke)
iris, there, are ,a number of
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