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Thursday, July 5, 1973
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datnage and it is believed N was started by a faulty eleotrks
motor on a hay elevator. Fireman saved the shed and two
adjoining Silos. (News-lieeord phOto)
Clinton firemen hose down an imoielnent Shed on this farm of
George Levis et INoimisV1110 last Sunday alt the barn burn.
fiercely behind theM. The fire caused an estimated $40,000
Huronview may expand
provide accommodation for the large num-
bar of applicants, requiring more extensive
nursing care
"There is no doubt," he told the meeting,'
"this type of patient can be cared for much,
more economically in our type Of PPoonll
inticlatien rather than in hospital where the
rates range from a minimum of ap-
proximately $40 per day,"
"Our bed care section at the present time
is operating at a maximum of $14 Per
resident day."
In other Huronview matters County
Council passed a resolution, which will be
sent to all the counties and regions of On-
tario, the Ontario Association of Homed for
the Aged, Murray Gaunt and Jack Riddell,
calling for petitioning of the Minister of
Community and Social Services Rene
Brunelle to allow any excess income of ex-
tended care resident to be applied against
any arrears of maintenance,
In connection with this request, the
Board of Management noted that at the
present time, a number of extended care
residents receive monthly income in excess
of their comfort allowance of $35 and the
cost of maintenance of $4.00 per day,
Some of these residents, the Board ex-
plained, owe a considerable amount for
arrears of maintenance which was built
up prior to becoming eligible for extended
care benefits.
The committee felt this excess revenue
should be used to reduce the amount of
monies owing and therefore recommended
the resolution which Council supported.
Council also approved the letting of ten-
ders for the supply of milk, butter and ice
cream to Huronview for one year commen-
cing May 1, 1973 as recommended by the
Board of Management.
Milk will be supplied by Fairholme
Dairy of Clinton at a cost of 62 cents per
two quart carton of homogenized, 58 cents
per two quart carton of two per cent
homogenized and 53 cents per two quart
carton of skim.
Bisset Brothers Ltd. of Saltford will sup-
ply butter at 75 cents per pound and ice
cream at a cost of 70 cents per dozen three
ounce cups and $5.20 per two and one half
gallon tubs.
BY WILMA OKE
William E. Little of Londesboro was
awarded the contract to collect garbage for
the 216 households at Vanastra.
The Little tender, lowest of nine received
by Tuckersmith Council at its meeting in
Brucefield, Tuesday, was $54 per week plus
$25 per week extra for the garbage to be
disposed of in the garbage dump on Mr.
Littles' farm.
Ron Gorrie of Vanastra attended the
council meeting and complained about the
deep pot holes in the road at Vanastra and
was told Vanastra Developments has
signed a contract for repairs to the road
and work was supposed to have been star-
ted.
Mr. Gorrie's second complaint concerned
the street lights in the residential area.
Both he and councillor Vince Fowlie repor-
ted only about 13 of the street lights are
working and about 50 are not. Ontario
Hydro is to be asked to look into replacing
the bulbs (250-300 watt bulbs) and also to
be asked to meet with Tuckersmith council
to complete arrangements for on going
lighting services at Vanastra.
Mr. Gorrie's third complaint was on
police protection at Vanastra. He said
some of the roads were being used as drag
Despite a last minute request from Pen-
dulum Players, a young people's theatrical
group of Goderich, asking County Council
to reconsider its denial of facilities at the
former Huron County Jail to the group,
council upheld a recommendation from
Property Committee on Friday refusing use
'orthe premises.- ' •
In a brief filed with the council by Pen-
dulum Players it was explained that the
group is an organization formed of local
high school and university students,
"united in a single aim of presenting gratis
theatre to the residents of and visitors to
Goderich."
Last year the group was granted use of
the former jail facilities.
"The jail provides all the necessary
ingredients for the group to be a success,"
the brief said. "It provides a home for the
group, a unique setting to help attract
visitors and the best acoustics of any place
in Goderich."
"We realize," the brief went on, "that
the main objection to use of the jail is the
question of safety around the construction
of the assessment office extention. There is
an alternative way of entering the court
yard other than the main yard gate; that is,
by way of the front entrance."
"The executive of Pendulum Players are
willing to pay out of their own pockets, if
necessary, two people to supervise the area
of construction at any time the public is
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BY J.F.
Thanks to Ron Shaw who looked after
the News-Record while Lois and I were en-
joying ourselves in the far reaches of
Canada. There's no place like home,
however, and it's good to be back.
* * *
On my return, it was sad to learn that
Marg Rudd is no longer with us and her
vast storehouse of knowledge will be
greatly missed. Starting this week, Peggy
Gibb will be the new author of Town Talk,
so we would ask you to keep the little notes
and .personals coming in.
* * . .
Reading in this reonthis Hydro News, we
discovered an item on the Clinton• PUC
that gave us all a little chuckle. It seenis
when the Clinton PUC was looking for a
journeyman lineman, male or female. They
received two replies from their adver-
tisement, One was from Georgian Hotspur
and the other was from Faith Hope, both
obvious hoaxes. Final blow: the man who
was picked for the job changed his mind at
the last minute.
* * *
Just a little reminder to all those
children between 8 and 16 Years-old that
Centennial Sand applications tan be
picked up or returned to either Dwight
Strain or the News-Record offices Remem-
ber, you don't have to have any musical ex,
perience,
strips and he spoke of the numerous,
unlicenced motor bikes, Councillor Vince
Fowlie assured him that the Ontario
Provincial Police were patrolling Vanastra
and charges were being laid for violations.
Henry Uderstadt of Orangeville, was
named engineer to bring in a survey plan
and report for the repair and improvement
where necessary of the Dill Drain, Charters
Drain, Big Drain and Jackson Drain.
The report for the Buchanan Drain is to
be set for July 17 at 8 p.m. if the date is
satisfactory to engineer Henry Uderstadt.
Passed for payment were accounts
totalling $37,371.77 and included, road ac-
counts, $13,436.91; tile drainage $17,400;
municipal utilities $3,744.70; general
government $994.92 and municipal drains
$1,795,24.
Requests for building permits' were gran-
ted to Emmerson Coleman of RR 3
Seaforth for addition to barn; Ken Car-
nochan RR 3, Seaforth, Steel grain bin;
Grant MacLean RR 1, Kippen, steel grain
bin, and Frank Nigh RR 4, Seaforth ad-
dition to barn.
A request for a tile drain loan for $8,000
was approved.
A tile drain loan debenture by-law was
passed for $17,400.
Performance , bonds were • received by
present."
Property Committee Chairman Harold
Lobb said, however. ••that his committee
recommended to Council that the earlier
decision be stuck with. ,
"This still might conflict with the
building program," he said,
..H•elsEtict if the public were to use .the.front
entrance too many changes would have to
be made in the jail and this would be "too
expensive for the county".
Lobb said he realized that Pendulum
Players was probably a "good thing for the
county but I see no way for this year."
By Milvena Erickson.
Regular Bayfield council meeting was
held Monday evening July 2, when coun-
cillors learned of a shortage of manpower
for enumerators for the assessment to
begin September 4. Anyone interested is
asked to call the Village clerk or the
Regional Assessment Office, Napier St.
Goderich, The Assessment Office is also
preparing a list of canine owners for
Bayfield's reference.
A letter from Bert Mundt, lots 423 and
424 Glass Street was received with a
request that his property be re-zoned from
developmental to residential, as he would
like to build a cottage.
A letter was written to Don Jeffs accep-
ting his offer of a Mercury Vapour
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Clerk James McIntosh from Fred
McGregor of Brucefield for $52,129.44 for
the Brucefield Water system, and another
one from Vanastra Developments for
$80,000 for Vanastra road improvements.
Vanastra Developments gave a perfor-
mance bond of $118,000 to the government
for work on the Vanastra Sewer works.
Fire levels barn
Fire last Sunday afternoon caused an
estimated $40,000 damage to a barn and
equipment of George Lavis on his farm
near Holmesville.
Lost in the blaze were a tractor, a':;
manure spreader and a hay wagon. The"
barn, containing about 500 bales of new
hay, was completely destroyed.
Clinton firemen, who responded to the
call about 1:45 p.m. managed to save a
nearby implement shed and two large con-
crete silos. A litter of week-old kittens was;
lost in the blaze however,
Firemen believe the blaze started near
the spot where an electric-powered hay
elevator was in use minutes before.
Mr. Lavis said that he was partially
covered by insurance.
Pendulum Players explained they would
propose performances on Tuesdays and
Sattirdays with practice sessions taking up
another three nights of the week.
The only alternative now open to Pen-
dulum Players would be to make use of the
Goderich bandshell in Harbor Park but
they explain this presents mafiy Th- •lms
and might not be feasible.
At Harbor Park there are no facilitimfor
storing props and costumes and moving all
the equipment each day would make the
project nearly impossible.
streetlight for testing purposes, to see if.
these streelights prove as satisfactory as
advertised. These units would cut costs, if
satisfactory.
Interim approval was granted to Carson-
Elliott Marina lots 201, 202, and 203, plan
5, Mill property, to operate a Marina until
formal rezoning is approved. This request
is to be made to the council on a yearly
basis.
In other business the ditches are to be
leveled on William Street work is to be
completed on the south end of Tuyll Street
and pot holes are to be filled was decided
to cut the grass in Clan Gregor Square
more often.
Council passed a motion to close the
Public Washroom indefinitely due to con-
tinued vandalism.
Weather
1973 1972
JUNE
HI to HI 10
26 85 59 69 47
27 76 62 74 48
28 70 61 80 50
29 66 59 7Q 61
30 73 66 68 50
JULY
1 80 60 80 53
2 $5 58 7$ 59
1,31 rainfall .96 rainfall
When the Huron County Board of
Health placed its report before members of
County Council last Friday one clause of
the page long summary sparked con-
siderable debate, The Board asked council
to reinstate plumbing inspection.
On several occasions during recent
County Council sessions this matter had
been considered. As a result the Board of
Heelth, with the co-operation of Dr. Frank
Mills: Medical Officer of Health for the
County, made a detailed study of the
situation and pointed out to the council
that at the present time, under by-law 58 of
1961, the county does have authority to
carry out plumbing inspection.
"At the time Dr. Evans was Medical Of-
ficer of Health,"the report noted, " the
Board of Health felt it necessary to curtail
plumbing inspection and did so at a
meeting on August 7, 1970, due to the lack
of staff."
Following earlier discussions on the mat-
ter the Board had asked the municipalities
of the county to comment on the situation
and after reviewing these comments and
'considering the discussion that took place
at other sessions of County Council and at
the Huron County Municipal Officers'
Assocation meeting" decided to make three
recommendations to County Council.
The Board recommended that plumbing
inspection be reinstated in Huron.
It also recommended that "authorization
be granted by County Council to engage an
administrator, one field worker with the
possibility of a second worker at a later
date, and a secretary."
Board of Health further recommended
that the present by-law (by-law 58 of 1961)
be updated and submitted to County Coun-
cil at a later date for endorsation.
Members of County ,Council learned on
Friday that they will soon .h.ave to start
thinking About a possible extension to.
facilities at Huronview Home for the Aged,
Both J,L, McCutcheon, chairman of the.
Huronview Beard. of Management, and
C,A, Archibald, Huronview administrator,
told the meeting 'that the waiting list for
bed care is steadily growing, They told the
members there was no increased pressure
in other service areas at Huronview but
that more space for bed care residents was
a growing need,
In his report Mr, McCutcheon noted,
"You will have noted there have been large
numbers of applications in the past few
months. As a result we now have a waiting
list for the bed care sections".
this trend continues, it appears con-
sideration will have to be given to an ad.-
dition, or a new building elsewhere to
The Board's report also stressed that
this department would be "a separate func-
tion and would not necessarily be under
the jurdisdiction of the Board of Health
but would work in close co-operation with
the Medical Officer of Health and his
related staff."
In their comments back to the Board of
Health survey the various municipalities of
Huron (Townships) were approximately
Before members of Huron County coun-
cil got down to the business before them
last Friday Warden Roy Pattison called
upon two members of the council to report
on activities with which they had been in-
volved during the Royal visit of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince
Philip to •Ontario.
Bill Elston, Reeve of Morris Township,
had dined with the Queen at the Royal
York Hotel in Toronto by special invitation
and Elgin Thompson had been a special
guest at the ceremony where the Royal
couple officially opened the Ganarasta
Conservation Area.
Warden Pattison was also a guest during
the Royal tour dining with the Queen at
Centennial Hall in London.
Reeve Elston, in describing what he ter-
med "one of the highlights of my life", sent
the counciPchambers into gales of laughter
as the described a last minute problem he
faced upon finding that his rented tuxedo
was minus button clasps and cuff links.
"I started to get ready in lots of time, at
about 6:30, for the dinner which was to
begin at 7:30 when t found there were no
buttons," he explained.
"I was afraid I might have to send my
wife down to buy a package of safety pins
but I found the address of the formal ren-
tal firm in one of the pockets and gave
them a call. They rushed over to the hotel
with the buttons and cufflinks at about ten
after seven."
Describing the dinner Reeve Elston said,
"There was, more crystal and silver on our
table alone than you could find in the
whole of Huron County I'm sure."
At Mr, El5ton's table were the publisher
of the Globe and Mail, MIT for Huron
Jack Riddell and the secretary to the
completion of the building/from the stand-
point of everyday working conditions.
The new Post Office is on the east side of
Main Street across and south from the for-
mer Post Office in the Graham building.
The brick building is situated among lovely
shade trees with sodded lawns encasing it.
The interior is painted in tangerine, yellow
and white, with fluorescent lighting
throughout. The large roomy working area
for Postmaster Ernie Hovey and his staff is
air conditioned and well lighted.
Mr. Hovey began operations from the
new post office on Monday June 25 and
comments from patrons are very favorable.
Some of the gentlemen on hand for the
take over included, Roger' Ivens, D.P.W.
Toronto; Jim Turnbull, D.P.W., London;
Bert Hare, London Postal District Office;
Dick Dixon, Supervisory Post*Master, Clin-
ton; along with Postmaster Ernie Hovey;
Wayne Smith, Contractor and Don John-
ston, electrical contractor.
Governor General,
The dined on "jellied goose liver, which
doesn't sound very good but tasted all
right," the reeve noted, steak, potatoes
with cheese sauce, "some sort of ferns from
New Brunswick but I forget just what you
call them" and plenty of wine.
Reeve Elgin Thompson explained that
he arrived at the Conservation Authority
event early and obtained one of the best
seats right beside the podium where the
Queen sat.
"She passed so close I could have
touched the hem of her garment," he told
the members, "but I didn't."
Describing the Queen, Reeve Thompson
said she was very "slim and very, very lady
like. She exceeded my expectations by far."
Afterward he explained he also attended
a lucheon but noted it was not quite the
grand affair described by Reeve Elston,
Warden Pattison described the Queen as
a "very, very gracious lady" as he recoun-
ted his Royal dinner at Centennial Hall in
London.
"The weather wasaalethe best," he ex-
plained, "but the Royal Visit to London
was a success."
Because of large crowds in Cambridge
the Queen was more than a half hour late
for the dinner but we were entertained by
two school choirs and the time passed very
qttickly," he explained.
At the London dinner Warden Pattison
dined On pheasant, potatoes, asparagus,
rite and sherbet.
"As the London Free Press Very correctly
reported," he added "they kept the wine
glasses fulls"
"I was very glad the City of London saw
fit to invite me," the Warden noted.
Vanastra complains of lights, roads
Theatre won't get County Jail use
Ba 'field closes washroom
•
Seaforth contractor Wayne Smith officially handed over the new Bayfield Post
Office last week after the inspection by the Department of Public Works and the
Post Office Department. Left to right are. Mr. Smith; Bert Hare of the London
Postal District; electrical contractor Don Johnston; Roger evens and Jim Turn-
bull of the Department of Public Works; Dick Dixon, Supervisory Postmaster
from Clinton; and Bayfield Postmaster Ernie Hovey. (photo by Mlivena Erickson)
Plumbing inspection
gets m ixed County reaction
Bayfield post office
receives inspection
By Milvene Erickson
The official take-over inspection of the
new Post Office in Bayfield was completed
Wednesday afternoon, June 20, when the
contractor, Wayne Smith of Smith Con-
struction, Seaforth officially handed over
the keys to the Department of Public
Works. Their inspection consisted of the
technical aspects of construction. Then
D.P.W • 'then handed it over to the Post
divided equally Sri their reactierrAotpluna,!-.. -Office Department, who looked at lgthe
bing inspection and the proposal to carry it
out.
An accounting of the township reaction
was attached to the Board's report to
County Council.
Ashfield opposed plumbing inspection
noting that they felt more information was
needed. They added they 'were not op--
posed to the inspection but felt that the
cost of administration would be more than
the estimated $40,000.
Colborne favored the idea noting that
the repairing and renewing of existing ap-
pliances should be left exempt though and
that a fee should be stated for septic tank
inspections.
Goderich • Township approved in prin-
ciple the plumbing inspection scheme at the
County level but added that before formal
approval would be given there "must be
better detail as to what all is entailed and
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County Councillors impressed
by Royal visit, food, wine
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