The Citizen, 1990-05-30, Page 190th birthday
Blyth friends honour
Luella McGowan
See page 3
Drug cases
Court deals with
several cases
See page 6
Pigs to fly
Bodmin farm sends
pigs to Thailand
See page 15
Inquest
ordered into
Brussels’
man’s death
An inquest has been ordered
though no date set into the death of
Theodore Kumm. 63, of Brussels
and Lome McTeer, 34 of Chepstow
who were involved in a boating
accident on Monday, May 21. near
Kincardine.
Residents of Lower Shore Road
on Boiler Beach reported hearing
cries of help at about 1:50 p.m.
Bruno and Maria Labatte were
working outdoors when they heard
the cries. They were unable to see
anyone and alerted the OPP. who
came to investigate. After scanning
the area and questioning other
residents nearby, the police left,
only to return later after Mr.
Labatte noticed a small red dot
floating in the water and summon
ed police to the scene again.
OPP then dispatched a launch
boat. The first man was picked up
at 2:25 and the second man at 2:30.
A post-mortem conducted Tues
day revealed Mr. Kumm had died
of a heart attack and Mr. McTeer of
drowning.
Police are still searching for the
boat, a 14 foot Crestline with a 40
horsepower Evinrude motor.
Bd. of Ed.
blames
province
for increase
In a pamphlet to be distributed to
taxpayers in Huron County, the
Board of Education (HCBE), warn
that taxes on education will in
crease dramatically over the next
few years, due to circumstances
that have often been beyond the
board’s control. Despite best ef
forts to spend wisely and cautious
ly, provincial legislation has added
initiatives to education, which
though important, must be paid for
and will, the board predicts, be
expensive.
An introduction to pay equity has
already added an additional
$412,355 to HCBE costs; changes
in Canada Pension Plan/Unem-
ployment Insurance/Workers’
Compensation Board, $213,200;
Occupational Health and Safety/
Workplace Hazardous Material In
formation (WHMIS)/Freedom of
Information, $62,000; OHIP premi
ums replaced by payroll tax,
$275,000 and downsizing grades
one and two teacher/pupil ratio,
$666,900. A more extensive list
without cost estimates includes
such programs as drug and AIDS
education, curriculum changes and
expansion of kindergarten.
The Board has calculated that an
increase of 12 per cent in the
overall operating grants is reason
able if property tax increases and
they believe that the initiative
should be funded primarily by
government revenue resources.
Yet, since 1976, Huron County
has seen a decrease in provincial
funding of 18.4 per cent, according
to HCBE estimates. Director of
Education Robert Alian explains
that the provincial government
assumed a four and a half percent
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SIMON HALLAHAN
Blyth Citizen of the Year
VOL. 6 NO. 22
Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1990.
dotricksforMrs.McPhailaspartofthewind-upoftheSmall
Animal 4H club achievement. Animals from a budgie to guinea
pigs to a St Bernard dog were shown to the residents by the young
pet owners.
Tricks a treat
Achievement day for three Bluevale I 4H club members
Wednesday night brought a smile to the faces of Callander
Nursing Home residents like Winnie McPhail when the4H
membersbroughttheirpetstothehome Ben Hallman has hisdog
Simon Hallahan Blyth ’s Citizen of Year
Westfield area resident Simon
Hallahan has been chosen Citizen
of the Year for the Blyth area.
Mr. Hallahan was among those
nominated by readers of The
Citizen and was chosen by a
committee from the community for
his long record of work in the
community.
The 91 year old community
leader was long recognized for his
work with the Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association as
secretary and as a 4H leader. He
became a leader of the “Boys and
Girls Club’’, the forerunner of the
4H movement, in 1936 and in 1952
helped organized the 4H club
leaders association. He led the
Blyth 4H Dairy Club for many years
and after the Blyth Agricultural
Society disbanded, he and son
Maurice sponsored the Hallrice
Dairy Club.
He was the chairman of a
committee that formed a co-opera
tive that led to the establishment of
a cheese factory in Blyth, later sold
to United Dairy Co-operative (Gay
Lea Foods today).
In 1962 he was one of the
founding members of the associa
tion that began the Blyth Thresh
ers’ Reunion and he served as the
secretary until 1981.
He also served for 16 years on
the board of the Belgrave Co-op.
He was reeve of East Wawanosh
from 1975 to 1982 and was on
council for another 10 years.
He is probably best known for his
sense of humour often displayed at
public meetings where he can turn
a dull affair into a meeting filled
with laughing people in a few
moments. He loves to tell jokes on
50 CENTS
himself and his religion (Catholic)
and his politics (Liberal).
He and his wife Beatrice live on
the family farm near Westfield. He
will be presented with a plaque to
honour his selection as Citizen of
the Year later this year.
Woman charged
after crash
A Belgrave area woman has been
charged with failure to yield follow
ing an accident in East Wawanosh
Township on May 22.
According to a spokesperson
from the Wingham OPP detach
ment Cindy Vincent, 26, was
travelling north on Sideroad 3/4 at
7:15 p.m. Police state that Mrs.
Vincent stopped at the intersection
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