The Huron Expositor, 1981-04-09, Page 1•
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-pm—Inside this week
Head Office
Last week the annual
meeting of Topnotch Feeds
was held at the firm's head
office In Seaforth. Ineruded
in the group attending the
'meeting was Otto ,Lang. a
former member of the fed=
eral cabinet and now vice-
Oresident of Pioneer Grain in
Winnipeg. See story, pie-
ture.,pg .'
The fur' trade
Cliff Huffman, a trapper
from Kinburn, visited St.
James Separate School in
Seaforth last week tit outline
ter students the business.of
trap-i) uHg. See pg 6
Official opening
This week the Expositor
pays tribute to McKillop
Mutual Insurance Company,
which officially opens its new
office in Seaforth tomorrow.
The company has .been a
member of Seaforth's bus-
iness community for more
than 10S years. For stories.
pictures, see pg 8,9
Course completed
Four Seaforth groups
wound tip a course in crewel
work last week and displayed
their finished products at a
summary day in Clinton.
Crewel wotlt is a craft similar
to needlepoint. See pg 10
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SEAFOATH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1981 — 24 PAGES
Huron bOcit4.
• . .1jY•DAVEs*Ii0 •
If Huron County. SellooLBoard trustees
get their. way, -the. strap will remain. in' the
school system. •.
At it s regular monthly meeting Monday,
the board endorsed a motion stating its
Opposition to the general abolition of
corporal punishment in schools. A second.'
qualifying point to the motion insists-t.he •
use of corporal. punishment should be left to
the discretion of each board.
A revision or the use of corporal punish-
ment was prompted by a menntrankint from
Minister of Education Bette Stephensen,
who proposed an am endment to, the.
Education Act asking teachers and-princi-
pals to refrain from the use of physical fit- 6
in disciplining a pupil. except to -Prole-EA
himself or another pupil. •
But the amendment, according to Huron
Officials. reeked of ambiguity and a as prone
to interpretation. The key words in the
amendment were "physical force" a term"
which Director of Education John Cochrane
said was ambiguous. adding that .simply
grabbing a child by the arm and leading him
to. the office could be considered physical
force.
To properly evaluate the situation, Coch-
rane asked all county principals and teachers
to submit opinions on corporal punishment.
The response from schools was disappiiihr
ing. (11 out of 27 schools responded) but the
general theme of the responses indicated a
willingness to retain the strap in ,the system.
PERTINENT, QUOTES
In the, submissions . from the county
teachers and principals, Cochrane . read
pertinent quotes that' said the, strap "should
be . kept as a last resort." another said • it
"should be, retained and' used with discre-
tion," one submission said "it is not being
abused" and another read "it is a symbol of'
authority that deters deviant behavior."
Cochrane pointed out that a major point
for consideration came from the principal of
a trainable retarded school. who said. "there
is a time and need i' a trainable. retarded
.school to protect the pipitfront harmitmlijok„
or herself." •
Secondary school principals suggested
that use of the strap was not a significant
issue in high
ma ny
and that it has not been
used for many years. The use of • force, a
report said, is ometitoes necessary' hut
infrequent.
• • The elementary school principal's associn-
tion said the strap should be maintained only
as a last resort adding that there were
several alternate. methods for controlling
students.
In the county's elementary schoelv the
strap has been used 14 times -in the last '6 1,2
'months and the principals insist its use
should be the'prerogailve of the school board
and not a unilateral decision of the 'Ministry.
The report said the public views discipline as.
one of the most pressing problems in' the
system along with increases in''vandalisin,
Despite -a direct plea to the public to offer
submissions on . the use of corporal punish.-
ment. Cochrane only received one letter
from. a Goderich ratepayer who opposed the
abolition of corporal punishment and sug-
gested it be left for individual boards of
education to make the decision.
The motion pissed by the beard also
requeSted the education committee to devel-
op a draft policy and adequate set of
guidelines on the use of corporal punishment
in the. schoolS, which will reflect the .ctincerns
of the board, the staff and thepublic.• ..-.
BY VVILMA OKE
A Tuckersmith landowner who applies
for a building permit now is going to have to
dig deeper for the fee, Tuesday night council
increased most of its building permit fees,
doubling a couple of them. and reducing
fodt:
The fees are as follows with the old prices
in brackets; house. $125 ($65); house
addition, $50' ($35); mobile home $35 (535);
THIS IS THE
most Confidentan
canoe race on Sun
appeared, but it's
place to be.
BY ALICE GIBB
Every other -province in Canada has better
4ricultural programs for y ing farmers
than Ontario - that was the message
delivered 'by Bob Coleman, of the, Huron
C'oiinty 'Fedcraton of Agriculture's young
farmers' committee. Presenting his brief at
the annual 'members of parliament dinner in
.Clinton Saturday, he said. "Tin:- oily
substantial assistance this Province offers
farmers comes front the tile drainage,
program. This is of little-solace to the young
farmer who can't afford' to buy a farm in the
first place:"
Calling ,the Ontario Young Farmers'
Credit Program, which allows rarme\i, to
borrow bank funds at prime- plus enc.
"iintigaated". Mi9 ,14ioleman told. Mu4ity
Elson (Liberal MPP. Huron-Brace);'Murnay
Cardiff .M Huron) and ,NOP
agricultural critic Donald McDonald of t he
York Squth riding, that Nova Scotian yinin&
farmers can borror up to $200,006y at
reduced rates and Quebec farmers 'can
borrow upto $250,000, at interest rates frem
twoAncl-a half to eight Per...cent.
The young farmer told the three politiy
tans that besides the chartered banks, the\
only ether place .Ontario young fanners can
get money is the Farm Credit Corporation
adding "the waiting lists arc getting longer
at FCC offices and the available funds fall
short of supplying everyone's needs. This
barn, $70 ($35): implement 'shed $40 ($35):
carport, $30 ($35): workshop $40 ($35); silo
$20 ($24'manure tank $30 ($50); apartment
.building $200 ($95): garage $40 ($35); deck
$30 ($35); porch $30 ($35): pool $30 ($35);
granary $25 ($20): renovations. house $40
($35); renovations, apartment $125 ($35):
mobile home in 'approved park $25 ($20):
industrial building $150 (180): industrial
building renovations, 5100 ($50).
shortfall must be filled '•
Mr. Coleman re-ca I, melt ded,it hal r, tiitne
farmers be allow • to dich nt
proceeds in Far 'C'redit p it an
ongoittgAtakile source of fillaaleing
Murray Cardiff said his part'.%% on.d Itki•
••see increased funding to the Fart
-Corporation, adding he's l it tl,t
time an applicant MAIM 11 ail ,10
his 'lean stands. Mr. ( oleman agreed
saying. '.`Pee tie 11110 go (to. tilt • ti
their friends Cs a r aste of time t
-Murray ['NUM said, pro% inn an ,
for farmer. was 411 1".1111. d
L'`,inTelidateS 111,• in the
illtial election. He said, ''h
our peopky here i „Ontario 6, mak% . ui
e re continual% c,.not nidrild,r:ta ,
hut al-so in the •farm m 'hoar .
suggested now is a good tirriC 1.111
organitations to be preset
lobby both' to the part %
membeN of 'the oppositi
", . Donald McDonald erit • government for belie ing
,inflation is to increase i
"levelled most of his
provincial government. for failing .14N ,
the farmer. He • said in .
'government set aside So- million to tilts,
' ,Itigh interest rates, whereas the Oni atm
governmentmtatle -only $25 a% ailabii
Water rates hay' horn 111tTtl'ascd 11 1 111,
Clinton Public Utilities
water it sells to the -hamlet and sit a ..;
70 cents per 1.000 gallons from nil
Karen IvIeFA% ing. Vanastra din ,
director, has been granted her realta.i
increase of salary of $1000 by% us, • !,
additional work she • has
i special education elasses in ti he tit nn.
mentally handicapped children Part
nywHAA OKE
t.,‘% much are %ou paid?" "What is-a;
b• .• • ' -What is a mill?“ %%Cre Sonic tht-
Liu , ,ns peppered at, members of McKillop
1 .•, Monda% afternoon hen
Ar-r-ror--Das id K nip and his Grade set ts
p s from Scalia fr Public St hool sat In on
Ile until n.4.9titig.
1 a students sal Zillefitt‘ON I, and a
ha ,t hours until .council took a break and
It, Han Craig in% ited questions. El%
thl natty questtions asked it was clear that
th.i. )(toils had been taking in the proceed-
'no • Doughnuts and juice were sensed to
ON polite young 'slows following the
(Pik '•11 on period and the lett in the company
of toad, superintendent Way ne bolmage to
mini . t the :huge new. 'road grader council
put. hased last month.
of the council business the students
.,rdlit %%as a -list of grants. some, approved
and mane refused. Approved %%as a donation
ill 'S25 to each of the following: War
Myrnortal Children's - Hospital. London.
Huron County Historical Society and the
Seatorth unit of. St. John Ambulance; and,
S5.0 10 the Blyth Centre for ,the Arts. the
Goilerich and District Association for the
M, malty Retarded, and the Huron Plow-
s Association: $550 to the Seaforth
crtyultural Society and, $650 to . MeKillop . I-, iteration of, Agiacuiture.
R seal Was4,regtiest bra ;grant front:
Saforth and District Pre-seinfol Learning
( n tre - •as Coo-neater trl ..ic.txion said
that the centre in Sealorth as a baby sitting
st rOce and did not serve township resi-
dents, When Councillor Marie Hiektiell said
SL. Klllup To%%nship children attended the
Lime Mr. Siemon replied. "The mothers
should be at home (s% ith„ their children).''"
"it as farmers. .
Mr. McDonald' added. ''if you think
()oche,: has an ad% otttagt.. over Ontario now,.
it's going to be.mlinitely'g,reater of ter this,,
occiwn (rn Quebec).- He said the parties
arc. outl ,idding each other in offefs to that
pro% int t 's agricultural community. He told
the farmers it isn't that Ontario doesn't have
the .mone% • since "if you can hand out
m nullion,dollar grants-to companies. like
"Ford and hr ski". then the funds are
there..'hut aren't being made a% ai.lable to the
farm intiti-at%.
Iola Mtpriall, speaking fur the Huron
( mod% I MI ommitiee. siad the federat-
ion 11 oMi. “11hile Ontario' Hydro
Royal's to he mounting a promotional'
t-ampaign toi nev corridors„ it has not yet
released in_Sonth Western Ontario Study
%%hit 11 11 d 1 he 'released • at the end of
Streral Services.
h Marshall of the Vanastra recreation
c has put in his three month probation
if ,ind is not% on permanent staff. 11.4r.
hall's salary,. nor 510.000 . will be
increased b% 12 peh.e t,
• Paksed tor, pat mem Were the intim% ing
at:mints. Vanastra day care. .$4.984.9 7;
special da% care classes ,at Vanastra,
$7 .223.18: ‘'anastra recreation centre
$14.426.6.4: roads 512.340.66 and general
accounts of $5".I2".35 for a total of
$96.0
Council appro% ed the purchase of calcium
chloride at $135.85 per flake ton front Pollard
Brothers to he used on few nship roads after
they ha. e been gra% cited this spring, Last
year 190 tons were used on the roads but
Allan Nicholson, road superintendent. said
lie hopes to use 200 tons this year.
Weed spraying of tow nship roadsides will
Once again he applied this year -by the
Township of Stanley at the rate of $25 per
hour, up front the $22 paid last year.
COuncil members, road superintendent
Nicholson and Engineer Ross JackSon of the
Ministry of Transportation and Communica-
tions will make a tour of The 100 miles of
township roads to cheek out the condition of
the roads and what is needed to keep them in
gooteod breidosmels,ition„ Also to be checked out arc
Council endorsed a resolution from the
township of West Nissouri in'Oxford County
requesting that , the federal and- provincial
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"waste" heat." Both Mr. McQuail and H'FA
president Gerry Fortune. in her brief, said
that an industrial 'park would mean
increased transportationproblems for Huron
County Which would effect , the, agricultural.
community.
The, energy committee's brief also called
for Canada to "move rapidly toward world
prices for oil ,provided that the windfall
profits from such an escalation will be"
placed in a special fund to develop Canada's.
renewable energy resources under Canadian
control."
Donald' McDonald. who' was, chairman of
• the .government's Select Committee on
Hydro Affairs for five years.. said Ontario
Hydro is stalling study results since . they
plan to present three or 'four. alternative-
power corridor routes. Also, he s‘il if the-
new lines had been announced on th eeve of ,
the -provincial eleetion, it would-.have -been
bad since "everyone front here to Coiling-
wood would be upset:" .
"WHO RUNS,HYORO?" •
• Addressing the difference in rural and
urban Hydro rates. Mi. McDonald pointed
out there are now four provinces in Canada
where the differential between rural and
urban power costs have been eliminated. He
said many people wonder "if the govern-
ment runs Hydro or Hydro runs the
government" and that "There's no doubt'on
the differential isSue.•* The MP said if OHIP
costs.the same anywhere in the province, he
doeSn't see, why equalization also be
achieved for Hydro rates.
Mr. ESitA advised the federation to
A hearing ioto the conduct and admini•
strative work ofSeaforth police chieyohn
Cairns, should take place early in May,
axxording to town clerk Jim Crocker.
"The last word I heard it was tentatively
set for the fourth of May," said Mr. Crocker
Tuesday. "and to that end I've reserved the
cottncil chambers for the first two weeks in
May."
The formal hearing, requested by Seaforth
council earlier this year. will be conducted
by the Ontario Police Commission (OPC).
Stan Raike, director of the inspectorate
branchrof the OPC. said Wednesday the date
for the hearing will not be officially get,
however, until a public notice is placed in the
local paper. .
"You'd be the first to know," said Mr.
aike ".expect that will be in the nett few
daysi perhaps early next week."
Cutirt '--Revision was held' on the
Storey-Visser Municipal Drain. No appeals
were submitted and the report wa-saccepted.
The tender of Dennis Wilhelm Excavating of
Sebringville was accepted for $2.435 for die
open work on the drain., the lowest of six
received. For the closed part of the drain the
tender of Claus Stender of Listowet was
accepted for 56.239.32. the lowest of six
received. This tender was $6:041 below the
engineer's estimate of cost of' the drain, but ,
the tile cost was above.
Coldstream Tile Company of R.R. 2
Ilderton. will supply the cement tile for the
Boven drain at a cost of $7.379.36 and the
Storey Visser drain at 57,094.9,3....
Reeve Harvey Craig and Councillors.
Marie Hicknell. William Leerning and —
Arthur Anderson will attend the day long
Huron .County Municipal Officers' Associa-
tion meeting in Lueknow on Aprif '16. The
membership fee for this is $25 plus $6 per
delegate.
Mrs. Hicknell said .she will attend day long
meeting for the Huron Day Centre for the
Homebound in Clinton on May 5. Registra-
tion fee of $3.
Clerk-treasurer Marion cClure was "au-
thorized to attend the eneral meeting for
.clerkareasurerSin.Clinton on April 10, a day
long meeting; also an Environmental As-
sessment workshop on April 14 and Associ-
ation of Munkipal clerit ztreasurers of Ontar•
io Conference in Toronto on June 21-24.
Approval was given for three req pests for - .
tile drain loans for a total of $48,400.
Passed for payment were general accounts
totalling $83.619.07 and road accounts
$12.320'.94.. "
Appointed• to the recreation committee
were Ronald Blanchard: Jack Ryan, Donald.
Dodds, Ronald. Ryan, Gordon Pryee, Marie
Hicknell and Harvey Craig. ,
The six-hour meeting was; Adjourned at 7
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Policel -Cdsts
igh-e st ..here
According 'to a survey conducted two
weeks age by the Wingham 'Advance Times.
Seaforth residents Pay the highest per capita
p 'icing costs in Huron County,.
he weekly newspaper discovered individ-
ua in Seaforth contribute on the average
$70 39• ea ch for police protection. Mitchell
citiz ns are second at $60.91 while ,Mount
For t residents. at $36.20. have the best
,deal, in the county although the hiring-tif ,an
addi ional poke officer in 1980 will hump tip
that average cost.
BUt Seaforth does get something for its
money. While locals 'pay more than the
citizens of other Huron towns. they also have
the lowest ratio of population to police
officer. There is one officer to every 51`8.5.
Seaford' residents, while in Goderich1here
is one police officer for 739.1 residents.
The 1980 budget for the Seaforth force
was $146,000.
Irwin,Johnston. chairman of e Protection
to- persons and property committee of
council, the governing body responsible for
policing, feels the per capita costs should' be
taken cautiously.
"it's all to do with a per capita basis, so
that figure can fluctuate," .he said Wednes-
Y TO CANOE Carrie Lynn .Baker was likely the
cprnfortable of the entrants in the Seaforth Optimist's
ay. It seemed Carrie was taking a nap, until her smile
ore likely she decided high and dry was the safest,
(Photo by Dillon)
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criticism it I t Thom A elialige m direction ';w hich appears
to lie taking place at the Bruce "agri ,Park"
prograin."-. Mr. McQuail said emphasis
seems to he' stet itg tit :to t "industrial park"
that it ill lie dnertoi high byklity steam
betOre it.dri%t:s the clectrit:•al turbines. which
to farmers.; He said.only million nil 11•,, 'means it's "not knitter a Protect using
, oeto.b.e, 1`)`,i). WC fiche'. c this study should
in po"" I "'<s7, he 'eke aced innuediatct% so that' -the farm
lia% c adequate time to
ttriral the `'` 1 L'fi•-• exaintii,c, Hy di'e's Plaits."
triy• %%a% to toriii,,1 INDL'STRIAL PARK?
merest rates I comMittce also expressed concern
Tuckersmith building permits to_cost more
Al.So -refused %%as. A. request, for a $300
'grant froth the Canadian National Institute
for the Blind. London for use in work in
Western Ontario because as Mr. Siemon
said. blind in the tow nship....*
Also turned (loan 1.9.9s a request for a
grant front the Canadian Cancer Society
because inch% idual local ratepayers were
can% assed.
- goad superintendent. Wayne Dolmage.
was. given permission to attend the Good
„ "Roads school in Guelph Mary 3 to 6.
A calcium chloride tender at $135.85 per
flake ton was approved and council set the
price for lane gravel at 12.85.per ton.
• Mr, 'Dolmage and coencil will tour the,
tow nship roads on Wednesday.
. Council; discussed possible increases in
taxes %%hen% the budget for 1981 be
presented at theinext council meeting. It was
,reporti.td the county levy has been increased
by 7 :43 mills calling for the• township to pay.
Huron county $86,349 and for the township
to pay 'the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic school board $42,566, an increase, of
3.25 mills.
COuncil endorsed a resolution from the
Township of Tilbury West calling for the
federal government to ensure that . the baSic..
right "tn own and tosnjoy propertY", . be a
part of the Canadian constitution. whether or
-nor -the" ratiadtari '' eanstit tion- is parr la red
from Great Britain. .
Court of Revision was held on the Boven
Municipal Drain and when there were no
appeals. the engineer's report was ap-
proved. A tender for the construction was,
accepted front Brickman Drainage Ltd. 'of
Wartburg for $5,790. It, was the lowest of six
tenders received an • was below ',the engi-
neer's estimate.
farmers w nt better. programs
1# •-11,1‘ is paid bx the Ministr% of Community order to achieve equalization of Hydro rates, really_ just , can't comment on that at Ithis
tire.e.
and since without a strong' campaign "sharing We
,
re pretty well covered. and we don't
BI costs with their rural neighbours may not be .
use auxiliaries," continued Mr. Johnston.
erne urban users want' to do." He told the
"Some communities use auxiliary help." federation he would be available in channel pcni "I think with four , police officers they .
"the government.,
their concethsaboadutditnhoe.B..riuce Agri-Park to
Seaforth." The committee chairman addy,'
Mar
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should be able to handle the situation in ' look forward to
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n rn—day. But 1-11wewl—setiritie- figures so . broaden their public relations, campaign
OPC hearing on chief
set for early May
• Although he said he was uncertain how
long the hearing could take. Mr: Crocker
said he had reserved the 'council chamber in
three day blocks. Monday to Wednesday. at
the beginning of each of the first two weeks
in May.
Council requested the formal hearing into
the conduct and administration of Chief
Cairns in early January following a report
from'the OPC on an informal investigation it
.1 had conducted on the, entire Seaforth force
Me last year.
If the chief's case is heard in early May, it
will be the second time within a month a
membet -of the local force will appear in a
hearing. On ,Monday. constable Dave Dale
Will appear Itefore a London' judge in
Seifoilli to atiswer five chargd laid under
the Polite Act-in December,
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