Clinton News-Record, 1977-05-05, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, tHURSDAY, MAX 5, 1977
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Village taxes up 23 mills
Village taxpayers face a 23
mill tax increase this year,
after council struck the mill
rate Monday night.
For a village residential
public school ratepayer with
an assessment of $3,000, taxes
will go from $45q to $518 this
year from last, ari increase of
$68.55.
For a commercial public
school supporter with a $3,000
assessment in Bayfield, the
taxes go from $517.50 of 1976
to $586.50 in 1977, an increase
of $69.
The bulk of the mill rate
increase goes to education
taxes, which climbed 13 mills
from last year's 81 to this
year's 94 mills;‘ out of a total
residential mill rate of 172.
The village mill rate is also
up to 45.5 mills this year, an
increase of nine mills from
the 36.5 requested last year.
The county rate increased
one mill, bringing the total
mill rate for a residential,
public school supporter to
172.85 mills, an ' increase of
23 mills from last year's 150.
A commercial public school
supporter in the village will
face a similar increase in the
mill rate, up to 195.5 this year
from 172.5 last year.
The following are the in-
dividual mill rates (with the
1976 rate in brackets a R.C.
Secondary (40) 4.345; Huron
County Board of Education
(residential) (81) 94; Huron
County Board of Education
(commercial) ,(.90) 104;
Huron Perth R.C.S.S.
(residential) (41) 49; County
Rate (residential) . (32.5)
33.15; County Rate
(Commercial) (38.5) 39;
Village of Bayfield
(residential) (36.5) 45.5;
Village of Bayfield, (com-
mercial) (44) 52.5; One mill
raises approximately $900.
Library still needs $3,000
Council met in regular
session Monday evening May
' and learned that as of April
27 there is still approximately
13,000 to be raised to complete
the new library. Individual
donations have amounted to
$10,778 and $5,400 has been
received from Foundations.
Council received an in-
vitation to attend the Huron
County Municipal Officers
Association Meeting in the
Legion Hall in Lucknow on
Thursday May 12. Some of
the topics to be discussed will
include taxing and servicing
of mobile homes and the Blair
Commission Report.
A letter was received from
Lois Lance with suggestions
regarding the replanting of
maple trees on the east side of
Clan Gregor Square, some
flower beds where they can
be seen from the highway and
she also suggested planting
some Queen Elizabeth roses
to commemorate her Silver
Jubilee. All this with the
"Keep Bayfield Beautiful"
theme that so many have
come to associate with the
public flower beds in the
Village, achieved only by the
long, tedious hours of its
organizers Don and Lois
Lance and their hard working
assistants. •
Council also received a
letter from the Ministry of
Culture and Recreation
stating that the Athletic Field
Grant applied for, could be
delayed until April 1978, and
learned that the clerk will be
out of the office on Thursday
May 19 attending a spring
meeting of the association of
Municipal Clerks of Ontario
in Alliston. They also
acknowledged a letter from
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Aberhart in
respect to drainage erosion to
the west of their property on
Mara St.
The Village received ap-
proval for road subsidy from
the government to lay gravel
and asphalt, and learned that
the consultants have
recommended that the
Ontario Housing Renewal
Program is continuing until
March 31, 1978.
The ministryof community
and social services an-
nounced that Premier
William Davis has declared
the week of June 19 to 25 as
Ontario Senior Citizens Week.
In other business,council
decided to dump some sand
ori the beach at the South Pier
to make it more readily ac-
cessible to seniors, the
handicappedand people with
small babies who are not able
to climb up and down the long
flights of steps. Tuesday May
10 at 8:30 p.m. is the date for a
meeting with the neigh-
bouring municipalities to
discuss the aspects of an Area
Fire Board, and council will
clear the rights of way in the
Osmond Estate. The picnic
tables and trash containers
are being readied to set out in
Clan Gregor Square and
council increased the building
permits to $5. for the first
thousand dollars and 50 cents
for each additional thousand
dollars.
Arena future in limbo
At a meeting of the.
Bayfield Community Centre
Board on Wednesday, April
27, it was decided to hold a
public meeting to discuss the
Anglicanchurch notes
Sunday Church Service in
Holy Trinity (Anglican)
Bayfield, was conducted by
the Rector, Rev. William M.
Bennett.
Milt Van Patter read the
lesson from St. John; the
Feeding of the Five
Thousand. Harry Baker and
Milt collected the offering.
The Rector's text dealt with
St. Philip and St. James the
Apostles; with St. James,'the
brother of the Lord, and that
following their footsteps we
may steadfastly walk .in the
way that leads to eternal life.
Sunday May 8, Holy
Communion will be
celebrated• at 8 a.m. and 10
a.m.
Thursday, May 5 (today)
the ACW Annual Meeting will
be held in St. James, West-
minster Church in London.
Canon Geoffrey Dibbs will
lead in the singing and Holy
Communion will be
celebrated with the Bishop of
Huron, Rt. Rev. T.D.B.
Ragg as celebrant.
A reminder to all children
of Trinity Sunday School.,The
The Childrens' Festival will
be held in . St. Pauls
Cathedral, London on
Saturday, -May 14 beginning
at ll a.m.
The program for the day
includes games, puppets, a
magician and singing. You
are asked to let Rev. Bennett
know if transportation is
required.
Seniors plan May trip
The Bayfield Ever Young
Senior ,Citizens met in the
Municipal Building, Thur-
sday evening when the
president, Harry Baker,
chaired the meeting which
was attended by 40 members.
The secretary, Jeanne
Lindsay gave a report on the
rally in Dashwood when 15
members of the Bayfield Club
were in attendance. Mrs.
Margaret "Larson and Harry
Baker, dressed in costumes of
the4 era , did a humorous act
and sang "When You and I
Were Young Maggie."
It was passed that the
Club purchase a full length
mirror for the lounge in the
senior citizen apartments.
After discussion and voting, a
trip for May 25 was planned.
It will be in the Kitchener
area with luncheon at the
Stone Crock, St. Jacobs.
A picnic was planned for
June 25 at Harbour Park,
Goderich and also a tour of
the Museum. On May 18, the
Bayfield Club is invited to
Goderich to meet with the
Senior Citizens there.
Charles Scotchmer then
showed movies of Canada
using the new screen and
projector.
The evening concluded with
a delightful lunch served by
those in charge.
PUBLIC MEETING
OF ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS
To plan the Future of the
BAYFIELD ARENA
Wednesday, May 11 • 8:30 p.m.
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future of the Bayfield Arena
which has beery' slated for
closure unless it is either
repaired or replaced.
Dave Peach and Steve
Blaney of the Kleinfeldt
Group, London, consulting
engineers, attended the
meeting and agreed to be
present at the public meeting
on Wed. May 11 in the
Community 'Centre, and will
answer questions regarding
the structural aspects etc.
The meeting is open to all
interested citizens, not only in
the Village, but neighbouring
areas as well. (For more
information see Display ad).
Bluebirds here
Harvey MacDougall called
to report that Mrs. Paul
(Marney) Walden has sighted
a pair of bluebirds nesting at
her brother's barn and three
nestings have been sighted by
Mr. Mac MacDougall all
within a mile of Bayfield.
Village social, personal notes
bugle
Socials
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Craig,
Mrs. Judy Layton, Joanne
and. Sheryl visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Ross McMichael
and Jack in Oil City on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Talbot
and Cari Lynn who recently
moved from Thompson,
Manitoba, have taken up
residence in their new home
on the north side of Victoria
Street.
Dennis Martin is the new assistant Agriculture
Representative for Huron. A native of Bruce County, Mr.
Martin will also be involved with the dairy herd
management program. (News -Record photo)
Baptist women host rally
The annual spring rally of Christ only, asking God
the Women's Missionary give us growth in our
Fellowship was held in the .Christian lives." She likened
Bayfield Baptist Church
Tuesday evening, with guests
from the Goderich, Seaforth
andExeter churches. The
meeting opened with the
president Muriel Snider's
_ welcome on behalf of the
Church to all the women
attending. The Scripture was.
read by Phyllis Nicholson
followed with prayer by
Diana Harrison.
Cathi Cullan favoured with
two beautiful and appropriate
solos, "The Holy City" and
"Fill my cup, and make me
whole". Music throughotit the
evening was supplied by
Shirley Keys at the piano and
Kathi Cullan the organ.
The guest speaker, Mrs.
Mina Talbot was introduced
by Janet Talbot. Mrs. Talbot
showed beautiful slides- and
gave a resume of her trip to
the Holy Land. She told of the
Dead Sea scrolls which were
found in . 1947, that really
prove- the authenticity and
accuracy of the Bible, some
of these scrolls dated back to
250- B.O.
This travelogue was
greatly enjoyed by all, but
especially those who never
expect, to seethe places the
Saviour walked, and Mrs.
Talbot brought it all to real
life. She was graciously
thanked by Mary Keys.
A lovely dessert lunch was
served by the hostesses.
Thursday evening several
members of the Bayfield
Baptist Women's Fellowship
attended the Spring Thank
Offering meeting of the
women's group of Bethel
Bible Church at Seaforth.
to
people to a lump of clay in
God'g hands, which has to be
shaped, fired and glazed to
emerge a thing of beauty in
God's sight. "We must love
Him, Honour Him, but most
of all obey Him and live our
lives for Him."
The music for the evening
was supplied by Rosemary
Ferguson at the piano.A
lovely lunch was served
following the meeting.
Sunday services at the
Bayfield Baptist Ch -arch
included Sunday School at ten
a.m. with classes for all ages,
The morning service at
eleven o'clock the Pastor
Rev. Brian Harrison con-
tinued his series of sermons
on "What is the world coming
to", with part three "The
Tribulation". Taking his text
from the eighth chapter of
Revelation.
During this period there
will be seven years of the rule
of the World Dictator. There
will be a period of false peace,
followed by plagues and
earthquakes much worse
than those in the Egypt of the
old Testament. The Believers
in Christ will be safe with
Him, after the Rapture,
before this Tribulation takes
place. Where will you be?
Following the morning
service the monthly Com-
munion Service was ob-
served. All services were
very well attended.
The evening service con-
tinued with the study of the
Book of Daniel, being in the
eighth chapter which is the
prophecy of Daniel.
There were also members
from several local churches
attending.
The guest speaker was Mrs.
Helen Gould. whose husband
is the Pastor of the Stratford
Bible Church, after spending
19 years on the Mission Field
in Nigeria. She used as her
topic a verse from the 1st
chapter of Phillipians saying -
"we must keep our eyes on
TOTALITY
GIFT SHOP
(and the Potting Shed)
BAYFIELD
Now Open
for the Season
WITH A NICE VARIETY OF
* Gifts for Mother's Day
* Dried Flower Arrangements
* Potted -Plants
* Pottery
* China
* Glassware.
* Figurines
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Sharp,
Sturgeon, Jeff and Rollie, Patrick and Tyler of Oak -
Orangeville, spent the ville; and Miss Sally Bennett
weekend at their Village of Strathroy; Mr. and Mrs.
home. Robert Burcher, Betty Anne
and Robert and friend Patti of
Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Greg
Boyle, Tara and Tyson,
London; and the baby's
maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Robbins,
Aylmer and Stephen Robbins
of Aylmer along withk family
friends and parishioners.
Jessica wore a beautiful
handmade christening slip
and gown, made by her great-
grandmother, ,Mrs. Bennett.
It was alsoa special day too
for Jessica's father, being the
third anniversary .of his or-
dination.
Mr. Ray Schell spent
Monday visiting in Tillson-
burg.
Mrs. Lillian Higgins, Mrs.
Bessie Hulls and Mrs. Jeanne
Bennett attended the North
and South Saugeen Deanery
Chancel Guild Workshop in
St. George's Anglican Church
Best wishes to Mrs. John
(Margaret) Wain, in
Goderich Hospital and to
Mrs. James (Doris) Reddock
it Victoria Hospital, London.
Mrs. Reddock had the
misfortune to break her knee
when she fell from her
bicycle.
Miss Bonnie Stewart, RR 2,
Ripley, visited for the
weekend with -her uncle, aunt
and cousins, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Walter Erickson, Andrew,
Luanne and Lydia. Sunday
evening, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Farrell and Michelle called
on her relatives and were
accompanied home by her
sister Bonnie.
Smile
A broadminded person is
one capable of seeing both
points of view . . . the wrong
one and his own.
The Expert
I think that gardening's lots
of fun,
I worship every plant and
twig;
I grab n.y work gloves,
trowel and spade...
Then tell the gardener
where to dig.
Many parents, grand-
parents and friends attended
"The Travelling Magicians"
(a Grimm Fairy Tale)
pi esented by the senior
classes of Huron Centennial
School, Brucefield,. on
Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
Everyone commented that
they had tremendously en-
joyed the performances and
the choir and praised the
acting ability of the students
and the teachers in their
direction and patience in
putting together a most en-
joyable evening, much ap-
preciated by those attending.
Mrs. Violet Sturgeon, Mrs.
Evelyn Sturgeon, Mrs.
Barbara Sturgeon, Mrs. Le
Nora Orr, Mrs. Irene John-
ston, ,Mrs. Elaine Sturgeon
and Mrs. Milvena Erickson
spent an enjoyable afternoon
Saturday when they attended
"The Children's Fashion
Show", sponsored by the
Arthur Circle Auxiliary in
Knox Presbyterian Church
rooms in `Goderich,
beautifully decorated for the
occasion.
Sixty outfits, all handmade
by Rhea Potter and Grace
. Potter, included playtime,
sun wear, swim suits,
sleepwear and dress -up wear,
ranging in sizes from one to
eight . years, were all
modelled by young models
who performed so sweetly
and very capably. Rhea
Potter and Mary Wray did the
commentary and Berith
Jessop was pianist. Those
attending were also treated to
an enjoyable performance by
Highland dancer Carrie
Crawford.
Rev. William and Mrs.
Bennett and Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Earl . attended the
christening of the Bennetts;
granddaughter, 9 -month -diad
Jessica Joan, daughter of
Rev. Robert and Mrs. Ben-
nett, in Holy Trinity Anglican
Church in Chesley on Sunday
afternoon. Present for the
occasion were the baby's
uncles, aunts, , cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Bennett,
Mairon and Gareth, London;
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OPEN EVENINGS 'TIL 9 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAYS
in Goderich o11 Saturda
Rector of St. George's, Rev`
R. Crocker celeb.irat d
communion at 10:I0 a.'n. and
Mrs. Hanly Perkins, of Owen
Sound spoke - on ' Ianging,s,
vestments etc. after which
the group adjourned, for
lunch.
In the afternoon they heard
Mrs. June Taylor speak on
"The Caring of the Sanc-
tuary" followed by Mrs.
Partridge of London -wlio is
the 'Bishop's appointee as
head of the Diocesan Chancel
Guild. Her topic was "Let's
Talk About Using and
Laundering Altar Linens".
The ladies reported a most
informative and worthwhile
day.
Mrs. Milvena Erickson
visited her sister Mrs. Norma
Stewart, RR 2, Ripley ' on
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill of
London spent part of last
week with her brother and
sister-in-law, Rev. William
and Mrs. Bennett
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