Clinton News-Record, 1978-05-18, Page 3L . ►
People in Profile:
Rev. Broadfoot, a family man
By Shelley McPhee
Broadfoot is a well-known family in
this area and when this reporter went to
interview Rev. James Broadfoot, the
new minister at St. Paul's Anglican
Church in Clinton; the Broadfoot name
inevitably came up.
Many new residents would say, "I
didn't realize that that was a popular
name here," but not so with Rev.
Broadfoot.
When it comes to the family name, this
recently ordained minister has many of
the answers.
"I can trace some of the Broadfoot
history back to the 1700s and we have
records that the Broadfoot name. goes
back to 1092", explained the Reverend as
he flipped through a large file of the
f�history.
Ilk ancestors were from this
area," he went on, "My grandfather
William and my father William Earl
both came from the Seaforth area before
they moved to Stratford."
The Reverend added that John
Broadfoot of Brucefield lives on, or near
the original homestead where the family
I settled in 1835.
The family is an important institution
to Rev. Broadfoot, not only his own
history, his immediate family, including
his wife Marion and two children
Melissa, 11 and Paul, 9 but also the
family of the church.
"They're really ,warm and loving
people in this parish. I think that this is
really important in the church today. If
people come into the church and find
wrmth they'll want to come back," he
fiittined.
hey've not had a priest in this
parish for awhile, so the congregation
has had to really work together to
become a loving, caring community."
In essence the congregation still
doesn't have a priest. Fresh out of
theological school Rev. Broadfoot was
ordained as a deacon. In another year he
will receive his title as priest.
"It's like a testing time to determine
whether you're suited to the ministry,"
Rev. Broadfoot explained.
"I've always wanted to be a minister
and I've always been very active and
close to the church," added the 39 -year-
old man who has worked with trust
companies for many years.
"I see my ministry here as getting to
know the people," he explained. "I think
there's a tremendous potential here to
develop a greater worshipping com-
munity."
Along with St. Paul's, Rev. Broadfoot
is also in charge of the St. Thomas
Anglican Church in Seaforth.
"Just being out of theological school
you have to gear down from the
theological to the practical. You have to
meet the people's needs," he said.
"If you keep your worship interesting
and aim it towards the needs of the
people you don't have to come in with a
lot of gimmicks.
"You can keep away from routine and
you can vary the service with various
calls to worship, responses and musical
selections," he continued.
Music is another main interest of Rev.
Broadfoot's, although he claims he can't
play an instrument or sing.
"I'm not a sports enthusiast either, my
brother made up for that but I do enjoy
reading," he added.
As well Rev. Broadfoot is an avid
traveller, especially through European
countries.
"I'd love to go to the Far East," he
admitted.
Despite his urge to travel Rev.
Broadfoot said, "I'm quite content to
keep my . ministry .in southwestern
Ontario at the present time."
There is little doubt that the
congregation at St. Paul's will be glad to
know that Rev. Broadfoot' plans to stay
with them for awhile. Along with his
enthusiasm and fresh ideas that come
with the fact that this is his first charge,
the Reverend will probably be avidly
welcomed in the area with a name like
Broadfoot.
CLINTON NE4S-RECORD, THURSDAY. MAY 18.1978 --PAGE 3
Reading is only one of the hobbies of St. Paul's new minister extensive history of the Broadfoot family which he has been
Rev. James Broadfoot. Rev. Broadfoot, who will charge the researching for many years. (News -Record photo)
Anglican Church in Clinton as well as Seaforth, also has an
Hullett taxes increase over 6%
The average residential or farm pulbic
school taxpayer in Hullett Township will
see their municipal taxes rise 6.5 per
cent this year, Hullett Township council
decided at a recent meeting.
For the average resident who supports
public schools, it will mean an increase
of $20.10 or 6.7 mills on an assessment of
$3,000 when the mill rate was set at
124.65 for 1978.
Part of the mill rate increase is due to
a two mill increase in education taxes,
Stuck in the middle: Trivia
by Shelley McPhee
Some of the easiest tasks in your
daily life often turn out to be the most
aggravating and defeating functions
there are_
In fact, these trivial irritations
could drive a person crazy. For
example, have you ever tried pulling
. one of those opening tabs of a frozen
juice can or containers of chip dip?
Despite the explicit directions. there
doesn't seem to be any way to hold
onto that tab, other than with a pair of
tweezers and once you do grab it, it
doesn't pull, it just breaks off.
Oh well, let's try a glass of milk.
Just pull back the flaps on the carton.
After 10 minutes of fighting with the
soggy waxy container you inevitably
wind up tearing the carton top apart
and milk accidentally pours out
everywhere. The same milk gushes
out all over when you switch from
cartons to plastic bags. With one snip
of the scissors, a fountain of milk
spurts all over the table.
It's not only food containers,
although they're a major irritant. but
there are many little wonders of
modern technology that leave you
condemning companies and feeling
exasperated.
The garbage bags that break. the
potato chips that won't open, the
matches that won't light and the
candles that won't burn out.
One such incident on occasion
wouldn't be so bad, but to think that
within a day your alarm could fail
you, your freshly dated milk could be
sour, your shoelaces could break and
you could run out of gas when your
gauge reads full.
Self-inflicted, pure stupidity or
you're just a loser, well these might be
the causes of some trivial irritants
and at times there is no one to blame
but yourself. Like the time when I
wasn't thinking and carefully dusted
all my furniture with an aerosal can
of air freshener instead of furniture
polish. Everything was covered in a
film, but they sfire smelled .nice. Or
the time that the spray nozzle on my
Chanel No. 5 stuck and rather than
waste any of the precious perfume, I
just kept spraying it all over myself.
What a smell!!
I was really aggravated when one
day while attempting to be a decent
citizen, I put a quarter in the parking
meter, only to find when I turned the
dial that it jammed. I walked away
and as a result got a parking ticket. Of
course lost quarters and jammed
machines are also regular events with
me at the car wash and the Laun-
dromat.
Maybe we would do better to forget
instructions. Things might be so much
simpler and less confusing. Like how
in the world do you get those child-
proof caps off pill bottles anyway?
When I have a headache I want my
Aspirin right away and have no
patience to try and open "screw"
bottles. And once opened, what do you
do with the cotton batten inside? Does
it serve some medical purpose or is it
only there for shipping purposes? So,
you leave it in there because it looks
important. but at three in the morning
when your head is splitting the only
important thing is finding the
tweezers to dig the wad of batten out
from the bottom of the bottle.
Why does a commercial have to
break up the most dramatic scene in
the television program? Why does the
telephone always make strange
noises when you make a long distance
call? How come gas stations always
entice customers by charging 86 cents
for gas, for example, but when you
close in on the sign you notice the .9
cents tacked on in smaller lettering?
What is it about church that makes
people want to fall asleep? Why does
your pen run out of ink right in the
middle
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and about i four mill increase in the
township rate. However, Hullett still
enjoys one of the lower mill rates in
Huron.
The average commercial ratepayer
with a $3,000 assessment, will see his
taxes rise $22.80 from $351.15 of last
year, to $373.95 of this year.
The biggest shock, however, goes to
the ratepayers who live in the police
village of Manchester (Auburn), who
will see their taxes leap 15 per cent from
last year or 15.26 mills from 101.36 to
116.62.
For the average Auburn resident with
a $3,000 assessment who supports public
schools it will mean a jump in taxes of
$45.78 from $304.08 of last year, to $349.86
of this year.
The farm and residential mill rate for
the township is 29.98 mills this year,
compared to 25.05 milk in 1977
The business and commercial mill
rate for the township is 35.27 mills,
compared to 30 mills in 1977.
The county mill rate for farm and
residential taxpayers is 17.4 mills, .a
decrease from 19.65 mills in 1977.
The business and commercial county
mill rate is 20.46 mills, a decrease from
23.10 mills in 1977.
The residential school support mill
rate is 33.27 mills residential compared
to 30.92 mills last year for elementary
schools.
The rate for secondary schools is 28.76
compared to the 1977 rate of 26.64 and the
separate school rate is 34.13 mills,
compared to the 1977 mill rate of 33.43.
The business and commercial mill
rates are 36.97 mills for public school,
compared to 34.35 last year.
The secondary school rate is 31.95
mills compared to 29.06 in 1977 and the
separate school rate is 37.92 mills
compared to the 1977 rate of 37.14 mills.
Mother, son burned in Vanastra
Felix Reid, 3, remains in satisfactory
condition in Clinton hospital after he and
his mother received buins in a grease
fire at their Vanastra home.
Ars. Felix Reid and her son were
rushed to hospital by the Seaforth
Ambulance where Mrs. Reid was
treated and released and her son Felix
was admitted suffering from second
degree burns to five per cent of his body.
The injuries followed a grease fire on
Monday evening at the 94 Victoria Blvd.
home in Vanastra. Mrs. Reid attempted
to remove the pan of grease from the
stove and to dump it outside, however,
she tripped over her three-year-old son
and the hot grease spilled over both of
them,
The Clinton Fire Department
responded to the call. despite some
confusion as to whether the emergency
call came from Victoria Street in Clinton
or Victoria Blvd. in Vanastra. For-
tunately the small fire was out by the
time the department arrived and the
Reid home was not damaged.
Through the assistance of neighbours,
the injured members of the Reid family
were comforted until the arrival of the
ambulance. The Reids have only been
residing in Vanastra fora week.
Sallows sentenced
David Keith Sallows, 19, of 20 Victoria
St. Vanastra, was given a nine month
sentence in provincial court May 11 on
an arson charge dating back to October,
1974.
Sallows was charged with setting fire
to the house of former Seaforth OPP
officer Ronald Lauzon. R.R. 2 Seaforth
on Oct. 27, 1974. The house was under
construction and almost ready for oc-
cupancy.
The damage in the fire was estimated
at $22,000.
The charge followed a three-year
investigation by Seaforth OPP Constable
J.R. MacLeod and Lorne Carter of the
Criminal Division of the Goderich
Detachment of the OPP.
Sallows first appeared m provincial
court August 29, 1977_
Single -car crash
A single -car accident in Bayfield
Sunday, May 14 resulted in a total
damage of $1,150 when a vehicle driven
by Pietre Koene, R.R. 1 Bayfield left the
road and struck a fence.
The accident occurred at the Blue
Anchor Trailer Park on Bayfield Road.
Damage to the car was estimated at
81,000 and $150 to the fence. There were
no injuries.
Passing a vehicle while it was making
a turn seemed to be the reason for at
least two accidents in the Clinton area
last week.
The Goderich detachment of the OPP
reported that on May 4 a car driven by
Gabrielle C. Miller, 37, Clinton, received
$1,000 damage when it collided with a
tractor and backhoe driven by Michael
Vail, 19, RR 1, Ailsa Craig.
Both drivers were charged after the
Miller vehicle was travelling south on
Highway 4 and attempted to pass the
Vail tractor which was turning left onto
the Vanastra Road. When the Vail
vehicle attempted to make his turn, he
collided with the Miller vehicle,
damaging the right side of the car_
On May 6 at Highway 8 and the jun-
ction at the Holmesville-Huron Road 18
and 31 a similar accident occurred when
a car driven by Harry Thompson, 60, RR
2, Clinton, was travelling on No_ 8
towards Clinton and slowed to make a
left turn. A second vehicle driven by
Jacob Pickett, 18, RR 3, Clinton, at-
tempted to pass the Thompson vehicle in
the left hand lane and collided into the
rear of the turning Thompson car.
Although no injuries were recorded,
damages were set at 8800 to the
Thompson vehicle and 8500 to the Pickett
vehicle.
Defective steering resulted in a single
car crash on concession 2-3, Hullett
Thwnship, west of Highway 4 on May 6.
Paul Stanley. 16, Clinton, was
travelling west on the concession road
when his car entered the ditch and rolled
over. It appeared that his left front
wheel twisted due to the steering defect.
Stanley received minor injuries and
his passenger, Laura Teman. 16, RR 1,
Varna, was taken to Clinton Public
Hospital with minor injuries. Damage to
the car was set at 81,200.
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