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Murray Gaunt MWff get
larger stomping ground
A plan to redistribute area
PrOVIACial ridings was greeted
with diSmay by area Conserva-
tive MPPs Thursday. The report
et the provincial electoral bound-
aries commission, tabled in the
I.ogialature was a drastic change
from the original electoral
changes proposed in the lAgisla-
Wye last spring.
Nativity scene
- used as centre
for unit worship
FORDWICH — The afternoon
unit of the United Church Women
held its Clwistmas meeting in the
church Sunday School room,
which was bright with a lighted
Cluistmas tree and Christmas
Rowers. The worship centre was
a nativity scene, lighted candles
and open Bible.
At 1 p.m. the members sat
down to a hot turkey Omer. The
program -followed the dinner.
The worship service opened
with quiet music by Miss Violet
Beswetherick. A Christmas
candle lighting service followed.
Mrs. Bruce Agla read the Christ-
mas scripture from Luke II,
interspersed with carol singing.
The readers for the candle-
. lighting service were Mrs. Bert
Wylie, Mrs. George Pittendreigh,
Mrs. Charles Forrest , and Mrs.
Stan Bride with Mi. Crosby
Sotberan - lighting the candies.
' The white gifts were then pre-
sented, this year going to the
Children's Aid Sdciety.
Mrs. B. Agla offered prayer.
The study of Mary, the mother of
Jesus followed. Miss Minnie
McElwain gave the meaning of
the name Mary. Mrs. Warren
Zurbrigg gave Mary's family
connections and Mrs. Wray
Cooper- gave Mary's super emi-
nence, Mrs. C. Carswell gave
Mary's selection, Mrs, Austin
Stinson gave her sanctity,- Mrs.
11. Doig 'Weiler submission and
her salutation, Mrs. P. Emig
gave Mary's service and Mrs.
Jack 'Wilson gave her sorrow.
Mrs. B. Agla presided for the
.husineitperidd. Theron call was
ristmas Custom. A thank you
wturread from Mrs. Peggy
Turner for a Ora the unit has
tiftitlingled***gii001k.'
seconded ylviviltra.loCigICarswell;
t complete reports and elec-
tion of officers be held iit the
Janis*" Meeting. Mrs. Agla
closed the ineetiot with prayer.
— • The annual
ie Potdwich 'L.O.L.
was held recently in the
Orange Hall. Robert Hibberd of
Ilelgrave was in charge.
New officers for the coming
year, are: Jim Greer, W. M.;
• Robert Hibberd, D. M.; Norman
Harding, chaplain; William
Campbell, treasurer; Austin
Stinson, recording secretary;
lectures, Reg Greenside, Ray-
mond Neil add Hostel Lockridge ;
MarShail, • Albert Hall; conun,
John Winter, Russel Hayden,
Ehner Harding Sr., Reg Green
side and W. Campbell,
County Master Emmerson
MitcheWOf Walton conducted the
nominati�n and election of of-
ficers.
The cause of the turn -around
seems to be the existing riding of
Huron, which must be expanded
to conform with provincial
population goals.
The original proposal was to
include a part of Perth riding
(held by Liberal Hugh
Edighoffer) in the Huron riding
held by Liberal Jack Riddell. The
townships of Fullarton, Hibbert
and Blanshard would have gone
to Huron riding.
The only change proposed now
for the Perth riding is the
removal of Palmerston to a new
riding called Wellington -Peel.
Huron riding was re -aligned to
include a portion of Middlesex
North, Strathroy and Adelaide
,Township. The commission also
proposed taking from Huron rid-
ing the townships of Tucker -
smith, Htdlett and McKillop and
the town of Seaforth, which would
be placed in a re -aligned Huron -
Bruce riding.
Mr. Riddell and Huron -Bruce
MPP Murray Gaunt said they
would ask that Tuckersmith
Township remain in Mr. Riddell's
riding.
Mr. Gaunt said he was pleased
with the commission's proposal
but feels that the geographical
area proposed for his riding is too
great. The .Huron -Bruce riding
would beextended as far north as
Southhampton and include a part
Of the riding held by Eddy Ser-
geant (L — Grey Bruce).
The final report; to be debated
in the Legislature before the next
election, would increase seats in
the province from 117 to 125.
Clifford Scouts
will attend the!
World Jamboree
FORDWICII — Congratula-
tions are extended' to two it
Clifford Scouts, Dean Dailey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Dailey of
Minto Township and Duane
Foerter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Foerter of • Howick Twp. who
were selected to attend the pith
World Scout Jamboree hosted by
live Nordic Countries, Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Sweden and
Norway, to be held in NorwayM
attd5r151:,'
L'hithetSaUr4Siie i; fgclited.,
lid MI6 -herb of the Nor-
wegian capitalof Oslo in a
beautiful river valley, close to
Lake Mjosa. It is within a few
minutes of the famous winter
resort town of Lillehammer.
Dean and Duane will be among
a 'contingent of 1,500 Scouts from
across Canada who will fly to
Norway next July to participate
with 15,000 World Scouts and
leaders. Their tentative schedule
is to depart from Canada July 19,
attend a pre -jamboree con-
ference in Copenhagen on July 20,
22, then enjoy home hospitality in
Gothenburg, Sweden from the 23-
28, and attend the Jamboree in
Norway from July 29 - Aug. 7. -
They will take part in post
Jamboree tours from Aug. 8 to
the 15th, and then return to
Canada on the Mi.
Dean and Duane were inter-
viewed Saturday, Nov. 30, by a
selection committee for the Blue -
water Region at a dinner meeting
held hi Palmerston. -
Clifford Scouts are pleased and
proud to have two boys selected
to attend as Ambassadors of
Canada in 1975.
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BLUEVALE BRIDGE OPENING—A ribbon -cutting care.
mony last Friday officially opened the new Bluevala bridge.
which replaced the one that collapsed last siring.Offlclat
Ing were Huron Warden.Bill Elston; Lee Auttlier from the
Ministry of Transportation; Murray Gaunt, MM. Road
Committee Chairman JO* 'Dietrich, and Reeve Harry MW
vey of TurnberrIeTwp. (Staff Photo)
Corrigan views Ietter from
Huron MOH as interference
The Huron County Board of
Education will express its con-
cern to the Town of Goderich and
the Ontario Ministry of Trans-
portation and Communications
\over a proposal to widen Bri-
tannia Road (Highway 21) in
Goderich. Trustee Dorothy Wal-
lace of Goderich expressed con-
cern about the safety of school
children from Victoria Public
School crossing Britannia Road
which, under the proposed plan,
will become a four -lane through
street. The board will ask for
direction to improve pedestrian
safety on the proposed widening.
Speaking about a traffic light
which will be erected at the inter-
section adjacent to the school,
Mrs. Wallace said, "It's a worri-
some enough corner now and I'm
worried that traffic will move
-faster withthe lights. rni con-
cerned that traffic will come
around the corner at a very fast
rate to beat the light."
Mrs. Wallace cited the new
, shopping malrout on Highway 21
\ as causing increased traffic
along the route. She suggested
the postibility of an alternate
route, South Street to Highway
21, to ease the, traffic strain.
"For my own personal view I'd
like to see the road left the way it
slie \ • FT.,1-.
Chai 'thaw CayleyillilV asked
Mrs"... Wallace, "EconomiCally
I'm not sure, but what would you
feel about an underpass at the
corner?"
Mrs. Wallace said she Would
agree, "As long as the children
are safe."
Asked about the safety patrol
by John.Westbrook, Mrs. Wallace
said only yoting children from
Kindergarten to Grade 6 attend
the seitool. '
There are 450 students at the
school and another 30 trainable
retarded students will be added
when the Queen Elizabeth School
takes tip its new quarters in the
school next year on completion of
the construction and renovations
underway at the school now.
Bus Lights
A letter from the Huron Medi-
cal Officer of Health Dr. G. F.
Mills to the board advised of the
need to have larger and brighter -
rear driving lights and riding
lights oh school buses and to have
drivers required to periodically
get out and clean off the rear
lights of the dust and dirt that
tends to obscure them very
quickly in bad weather: •
BRIDGE PLAGUE Road Committee Chairman Joe Dietrich, right, and Warden Bill
Elston stand betide the plaque of the new Bluevale bridge which was officially opened last
FridaY, (Staff Photo)
Dr, Mills saidle had ObserVed
that school, buses are hard -to
discern in poor weather condi-
tions such as fog, snow or dust be-
cause of the "inadequacy of the
lights, which makes them bar*
visible at 50 feet".
R. L. Cunningham, transpor-
tation manager, stated that all
school buses operated must cell -
form to the regulations of the
Highway Traffic Act and the
Canadian Standards Association
and all drivers are reqUired to
maintain clean signs and lights to
assure that the lights are clearly
visible for as great -a distance,SS
conditions permit.
Trustee Alex Corrigan of Blue -
vale expressed his annoyance
over the letter and questioned the
medical officer's right to direct
the board on buses, "I wonder
what he is trying to do, come in
and take over something from
us?"
Wilfted Shortreed, Walton, was
re -appointed to represent the
board on the Trustees Cotmeil.
The following teachers have
submitted resignations effective
Dec. 31: Mrs. Linda Wilhelm, F.
E. Madill Secondary School,
Glenn Buck, Howick •CentraL
Public; Mies Christine Smith;
Grey Central Public., rgo
-aThei 4/3110/114Lteitherl Weal.
PlAteMent4-110%; *wage*
on probationary contract, /Went
tive January 1: Miss Xarolyn
Schofield, F. E.. Madill from
Belleville; Mrs. rJacqueline
Smith, Howick, previously on
staff there; M1s.1Fredamae Gil-
lies, Grey Central, from Halton
County.
A commemorative plaque will
be mounted in a suitable location
in the Administration Centre by
the board and will include the
names of all the board members,
of 1971-72, when Robert Elliott
was chairman and D. Ja Coch-
rane, secretary. It is estimated to
cost .apptoxhnately $300 to $400"
Sewage Problem
As the -meeting concluded
Trustee John Henderson of Sea -
forth asked what the situation
was at the Blyth Public School in
regard to the sewage problem
which had been unresolved for
over a year.
Roy Dunlop, business ad-
ministrator, replied that he had
received a letter to the board
from J. R. Bray of the Ministry of
Eniiironment which he proceeded
to read: "Dr. G. F. Mills and I
have considered the proposals
presented in your letter and the
correspondence . In view of the
serious water pollution and
public health hazards that were
created by past failures of the
septic tank and leaching bed
system and in view of the satis-
factory arrangements that have,
now been made for hauling the
sewage, Dr. Mills and I are in
agreement that the hauling pro-
gram should continue and that
the leaching bed should not be re-
aetivated."
Angrily Mr. Henderson replied,
"It's time that we send a dele-
gation to County Council. Our
administration cannot work with
this (health) admhdstration. It
has taken them almost a year to
say the sewage system won't
work. I think we should have a
conunittee of the new board meet
with county council in January to
discuss this problem."
The press has learned that the
haulage bill from February 5,
1974, (when pollution problem
first reported by Dr. Mills) to
August 30 was $2,940 and it was
estimated that this' amount has
probably doubled at the present
date with the autumn rains.
As the meeting concluded Cay -
ley Hill asked the retiring trus-
tees to speak. John Broadfoot of
Brucefield spoke of his 25 years
on school boards and recom-
mended his successor, Robert
Peck, who has had school board
experience. Donald McDonald of
Brussels laid he felt a turnover of
board members was wise. John
Henderson asked the board
members tfi compare the COM-
mittee system and the monthly
meeting to the 1971 twice -month-
ly meetings.
Mr. Hill told the three, "We
shall miss you very much in-
deed," and spoke of the contri-
bution' each had made over the
years, and then- welcomed the
new members, He askeefor a
vote of confidence for the ad-
rainistration and the board
members rose to their feet as
they applauded.
Mr. Hill, in 'his closing re-
marks, spoke of the progress
made by the board over the
years, especially M the improved
relptions with the teaOhing staffs.)
He spoke of the review and
revising of beard Policies width
have improved the system and
made the handling of many items
of business routine.
Mr. Hill -said he had been an
advocate of the committee
system and still is with some
reservations. He said he thought.
the Method of operation by com-
mittee had been correct to date
but wondered if changes should
be considered.
He suggested a continuance of
a form of committee system but
with a, basic change instead of
the board responding to recom-
mendations of the committees on
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