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The Huron Expositor, 1978-07-13, Page 1$12.00 a Year in Advance Single copy 25 cents 119th Year Whole No. 5757 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1978. — 22 PAGES Herittxge,study Of downtown docirs council • STEPPING UP—Father H. J. Laragh right, is the new president of the Seaforth Community,'Hospital board. Wayne Ellis, centre, is vice president and David CorniSh, left *retired as president at the board's annual' meeting last. Thursday night. (Expositor Photo) Plan dancea.tho n For new P. A. Remember the dance marathons of the forties? That strenuous sport is-coming back to Seaforth. for one day only. Satur- day August 19. in aid of' the new PA system and lighting for the arena. Seaforth's 13 hour danceathon will run from noon to 1 a.m. Everyone is eleigible from the tots tothe tottering and dancers will be sponsored. Pledge sheets \Nil] be available after August 1 at the rec. office. Continuous music will 'be !pro-, vided by a disc jockey from Kitchener. A special section of the arena floor will Ibe roped off for noon competitors who only want to have a dance or two and watch the marathoners. Refreshments will be available. Double decker bus will , make trips to carnival Something new is being added this year for the convenience of Seaforth people attending the 42nd Lions Carnival. Rather than walk or drive to the park those attending each days event may drive in a real English double deck bus. The bus will make rounds in Seaforth picking ,up passengers will be driven to the park for nonimal fee. The bus also- will !run on a shuttler schedule from the parking .lot at the corner of Goderich and Coleman Streets to the park entrance and carry passengers as leave their cars in the lot. As the carnival activities con- dude the bus schedule will be reversal and passengers will be returned to the parking lot or to their pick-tip point Hospital board gets six new members the annual Meeting of Seaforth community hospital' elected six new members to the hoard of Governors. They are Ken Devereaux. one %ear, hid Walker and Mrs. *Charlotte .McKercher two years and Jim Etue. Mrs. Emma Friend and Mrs. Mary Longstaff for three years. At a subsequent meeting of the board Father H. J. Laragh was elected president succeeding David Cornish who completed a two year term, Wayne Ellis was elected vice.chairman. .Six long time members of the hoard ' retired , including four who had sowed varying terms as pre- sident. The retiring 'members were James M. Scott . Andrew McLean, John Longstaff. Clayton Loolly, Dr. W„J. Thompson and Mrs. Pat Bennett. 111 coMmenting on the retire- ment Mr. Cornish said Mr. Scott and Mr. McLean had served on .the board a combined total of 64 years. Mr. Scott was first elected in 1945 and Mr. McLean in 1947. Mr. Longstaff had served since 1962. Mr. Loopy since 1966, Dr. Thompscin since 1972 and Mrs. Bennett since 9174.(additional hospital storys and 'pictures on ',mgt.' 21) DIANE OLDFIELD, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Oldfield of R.12.4„ Seaforth. is the third Ontario scholar graduating from Seaforth District High School this year. Miss Oldfield plans to attend Huron College at the University of Western Ontario in the fall where she will enter the arts program . transferring to business administration at a later .date,- • LINDA DORSSERS, daughter of Mr. and Mr's. Cornelius Dorssers of-R,-R-.4, Sea-forth, --is- •the -second. Ontario scholar graduating from Seaforth District High School.- Miss Dorssers plans to attend Fanshawe Community College in the fall where she is enrolled in the science lab technician program. Inside this week Ott /iuron (fxprisitor More Dublin Visitors Van Egmond House Winthrop Bike Rally Hospital Annual Meeting P.4 P.7 P.13 P.21 At Side St. Seaforth council Monday night approved what could be . the first step toward designating the downtown as a:heritage district under the Ontario Heritage Act.. , After a discussion with George • -' • Kapelos of the Ontario Heritage Foundation who said it's felt around the proyince that Seaforth Main Street•^1-S;Of "quite great architectural „significance", council paSsed a motion asking its Local Architectural Conservation Advisory. Committee to study the idea and report back. Provincial money is available, Mr. Kapelos said, to conduct 'a study into Main Street's potential as a heritage• district and to look at thjngslike uses for second .and- third floors of 'doWntown buildings, design guidelines and recommendations for' figure development along Main Street. If the study.and council agreed that Main Street ; should be a heritage district, the designation would 'sot restrict but. . direct growth and insure future • . . . • . • . -Seziforth will get 'two new eight The new apartmentS- will. be• ... .unit 'apartment . buildings, if the identical to , the Lansink ' planning, board and the OMB' apartments on, Victoria Street, he. approve atoning change that was told council. • , • endorsed at council Monday., night. • ' . ' . • • T .,, - • • own win. Herman . • Lansink . of Tina .. . Holdings goreouncil's okay for a • change from restricted residential. honour. (which doesn't allow apartments) to ,general residential, h -;—• •• ;does); for 100' of a pl'operty • Nielsen • The rest of the land is zoned general residential now. . • Mr t, Lansink said, property owners on each side of the land had. no Objection to the change. In order to build the two owns at Side and Chalk Streets. ; person, renovate to :conform to existing buildings could be a‘ail• able from the ;Ontarte I leritage Foundation in exchange for. an easement, he said, which would lay down exterior specifications. It would not affect the interior. or any rear additions. In reply to a question about tow the TD bank, who's modern one storey building doesn't follow the present streetscape. would fit' into a heritage district • Mr. Kapelos said "nothing can done about . ‘vhat's there now, about what they shnulil have Will - but any new bidding would have to be more compatible. Heritage district' studies arc nOw. •u-aderway---in-Bayfield and-. Godcrich and the prOcess ran take several years, Mr. Kapelos said. • Seaforth is fortunate to have' a sound Main Street and business district •and should build on it. he said and both and - Mayor Cardno stressed the importance •of • business . people • being involved. "I think it should.be mandatory for every business person to go to Frankenmuth, Michigan and see what they've done with their • • New•apartments • Main Street." said councillor Wayne Ellis. "Or Eldra", said. Mayor Betty Cardno. • • -.scheduled . . ... ... . .. ...... ... . . An appreciation night for diampion discus •thrower_Johnny .• Nielsen will he held at the town 'hall on Thursday, July. 27. town unincil decided Monday night. -The public is invited and coffee• . • _,incLkionuts _ Councillors' suggested that „Johnny be asked to bring sonic Of his -equipment to display to the public. development was compatible. with existing buildings, Designation is a planning tool. Mr. Kapelos said., and would not affect any ,buldings as they are now. Mr. Kapelos suggested that a local ,business group be closely involved in all stage of the study. which could, he said in answser to councillor Jim.S•ills, look at things like customers' reactions to old style storefronts vs. flashy new ones. If a building in a heritage district burns, it doesn't have to be replaced exactly, Mr. 'Kapelos told councillor Gerald Groothius. Not restoration but following some -de-sigif council would: set, perhaps that the facade be the ,samc height, would be required he said. "This permits :setting some wound rules for development and could encourage Main Street people to put more money into their properties.- Money to help a' business Plenty of public 'meetings and an OMB hearing .Will. be ,held, if a district is planned. Mr. •Kapelos told councillor Ken Ken Roth. If' business people organized . to • .study' the plan "you' d hope they'd provide public Support." A heritage district; doep't den and changes ',and -,money. 'spent. hitt 'if changes on Main Street were made it would help direct them, commented Mayor rdifo : Winn McLean, chairMan of • Seaforth LACAC said the conni)ittee would like to see both sides' of Main St real, 'from Goderich Street to the Dick house on the west side and, the library on the cast.. considered for the heritage district.. • A study . will raise and answer -7.qu'stions; Mr. • K a pcitis said, and doesn't bind anyone to anything. The final decision ;to designate would be council's "and you face the electors. IT WAS FUN--Some participants were delighted", others were worn out after a bicycle poker rally 'Raid of the Winthrop Community ball park onSaturday. 44 children and 27 adults rode seven and 23 miles respectively. From left are Danny, Jason, Jamie, Neil and Jacquie McNichol and Lorrie Glanville. (More photos inside) .; . • There's nothing:, tporelikehJ.100, proveraents ,were being made. feel the'water temperatures in -the who have taken their children out; has-been late in opening this -dkcourage a -boffirMini..,s•winiiner 7/i't8ntract 'for • the 'Wdr4k. •wis.• itt:Te• than a quick ducking in a • cold awarded in mid May with Com-. The problem is that allhotigh - '.enrolling '!season dueto the work underway. tthem A again' in the He said plans call 'for the wading the new heater was installed in second session of classes. (Indoor pool: pletion scheduled for June 24 so While .several thousand area . that everything would be in • nod June, 'Union Gas Company' Mr..Todd said the -wading pool pool tobe heated like the larger children have learned to swim, in readiness for the -pool opening on . who agreed last winter to provide the Lions pool. during the nearly the July 1 weekend. Early in the fuel still hasn't installed a fifty years it has been in use, planning stage it was decided to connecting gas line to the pool. despite the fact that water on use natural gas and Union gas. In order to connect to- tfte .. • • realized that today the . public proYiding service. heater, the company wil l wider Silver Creek and 'their l run aline occasion was quite &31d Lions agreed there would no delay in would appreciate a consistent and Unfortunately it representatives have indicated higher temperature; out this •ova and as a • concern the shale under the creek y.' • It was for this reason-that many LionS Club not only 'has a could cause .problems: • Bill Dinsmore, of the Stratford ';Unierr 'Gas -4flee,"---said • he-1'T' waiting .1`m, the London office to set a tentative date when a line. am be run across through from the north side of the highway in front. of Seaforth Community Hospital and under the highway- and 'creek to the pool. - The club has been informed over a-month ago of the problem and had ,% agreed to the added costs involved. Mr. Dinsmore said the line has to be buried at least three feet below the creek bed in case son • e wanted to dredge the eek a a later date. He said o e Union Gas starts ork on the lin ; it Will only take th m two days tr connect the gas bin to the pool. heater. In the, meantin e, Eugene Todd the pool manager said a number of parents have ‘-ithdrawn their thildren from swi liming classes, On Monday after •con; temper- atures in the pool were between 68 ° and 72 ° Fahrenheit. The first week the pool was open. when the weather was cooler, temperatures were as low as 63 to 65'° Fahrenheit. • Mr. Todd said although he doesn't know the exact number of sw•immers who have withdrawn from the first session of classes, he estimates it's at least one third of the children. who originally -enrolled for classes. • Mr. Todd said the Lions Club is al so losing money in the daily sNinis There are usually four life- guards on duty for the afternoon swims. and the lifeguards arc being paid an average of 52.75 per hour to supervise the pool. Children pay 40 cents to swim in the pool during the public swims, students pay 65 cents and adults'pay 85 cents. On Monday afternoon, Mr. Todd said only about 14 children turned up to swim during the oliblie swim period. f!e said most days about 50 to children turn out, but one day the' number was down to eight gvihimerg. Last Thursday. when 241 swimmers turned out for the public swim session, was the only day when swimmers,have turned out in their usual numbers. Mr Todd said most parents as means a cool Lions pool months-ago the club- clec.ided to- mhea.ted.pooLon_their hands, include facilities for heating the' also a number disgruntled pool at the same time other parents and young swimmers who of hasn't worked result the cold be 10110!"" SDHS has 3 Ontario scholars 'MD ROSE', daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rose of - R.R.4, Seaforth, is one of three Ontario Scholars in this year's Grade 13 dass. at • Seaforth District High School. Miss. Rose, who receives a $100 bursary, plans to attend the University of Western Ontario in the fall, where she will study natural sciences. Ontario scholars arestudents who receiye at least 8D per cent in their Grade 13 year. • IdingS the 'prOperty must be severed•:in' two . but Mr. Lansink. said he intends; to go ahead with' the first bidding "within 'couple of weeks.'