Zurich Citizens News, 1975-11-26, Page 21PCs new officers,
name delegates.
A new slate of officers was
elected for the Huron -Middle-
sex Federal Progressive Conserv-
ative Association at their annual
meeting Monday evening, Nov-
ember 24, in the Clinton Legion
Hall.
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Member of Parliament for
Huron -Middlesex, R.E. McKin-
, ley, Zurich, has been elected
as honorary president as has
Elmer D. Bell, Exeter.
Other elected officers are
Clayton Laithwaite, Goderich,
. past president; Fred Heaman,
Parkhill, president; Marg Ben-
nett, Wingham, first vice-pres-
ident, Harry Hayter, Dashwood,
second vice-president; Murray
Cardiff, Ethel, third vice-presi-
dent; Janmes Donnelly, Goderich,
fourth vice-president; William
Musser, Exeter, fifth vice-pres-
ident; Jerry Holmes, Clinton,
sixth vice-president; Robert
Dinsmore, Seaforth, seventh
vice-president.
directors are: Donna Woods,
Clinton; Frank Walkom, Goder-
ich; Ed Powell, Wingham, Roy
Cousins, Brussels and Elmer
Hayter, Varna.
Young Progressive Conservat-
ive Director is James Sills,
Seaforth; election finance chair-
man, Lorne Kleinstiver, Dash-
wood and secretary -treasurer is
Betty Graham, Brucefield.
Six delegates were also elect-
ed to go to the Leadership Con-
vention in Ottawa on February
18. They are Fred Neaman,
Parkhill; Murray Cardiff, Ethel;
Donna Wood, Clinton; Joe Mur-
phy, Clinton; Kim Ainslie, God-
crich and Dan Pearson, Ethel.
Alternate delegates for the
Leadership Convention are:
Clayton Laithwaite, Goderich;
Betty Cardno, Seaforth; Bill
Strong, Seaforth; Jim Hayter,
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GETS CERTIFICATE - Norman Gascho who retired Satur-
day after serving as a mail courier on Zurich Rural Route
No 1 for 25 years was honoured recently. Above, Mr. Gascho
received his award from area supervisor Post Master Harvey
C. Pfaff of Exeter. (News Photo)
After 25 years,
Courier retires
A familiar face is missing
this week from the 20 miles of
Rural Route No. 1 in Zurich.
Norman Gascho who has been
the mail courier on this route
for the past 25 years has retired.
He made his last run, Saturday.
Although duties on his regular
route started in 1950, Mr. Gascho
drove in a temporary role as
early as 1920 for his father.
He also drove the stage from
Zurich to Hensall and return for
a short time in the early days.
The veteran mail carried said
his worst experience came one
a stormy winter day when his
horse fell in the deep snow.
His favorite means of transp-
ortation many years ago was his
horse Dolly. He told the News
this week, "Dolly knew all the
regular stops and pulled into
them without any guidance from
me."
Now at the beginning of retire-
ment, he will spend more time
with his favorite hobby of refin-
ishing old furniture.
No. 48 - First With The Local News
Wednesday, December 3, 1975
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ELECTED IN HAMILTON - Jake Van Wonderen of R.R.1
Varna and Glen Miller of R.R.3, Parkhill were recently
elected Individual Service Member Directors of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture at the annual convention held in
Hamilton. Jake represents West Central Huron which
includes Stanley, Goderich and Tuckersmith townships
while Glenn represents South Huron which includes Steph-
en, Usborne and Hay Townships.
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Huron county bean producers
came a step closer to bypassing
dealers and marketing all beans
produced themselves at a meet-
ing of the Huron County district
five of the Ontario Bean Pro-
ducers Marketing Board held at
Zurich arena on Monday.
Basically, the meeting was a
confrontation between two fac-
tions.
One faction, led by one time
hoard member Bob Allan of
Brucefield took the stand that at
the present time, at least, it
would not be wise to try to market
the beans through the board, by-
passing dealers. Mr. Allan sug-
gested that 'radicals' who
thought the board could do it
were misguided.
On the other side of the con-
troversy was a group headed by
board chairman Phil Durand of
Zurich. Mr. Durand said he had
investigated the operation of
many other marketing boards in-
cluding the wheat board and
found that the method of market-
ing directly without dealers was
working ,satisfactorily. Mr. Dur-
and was supported by board
members Richard Erb and John
Hazlitt.
When the dust cleared, Dur-
and, Erb and Hazlitt had been re-
elected to the board from Huron
county and Bob Allan was de-
feated. Replacing Mr. Allan was
another supporter of the 'sell the
beans' faction, Joe Miller of
Dashwood.
Mr. Durand pulled no punches
in addressing the meeting as he
reported that the board had been
unable to take steps towards
marketing the crop independent
of the dealers since some board
tnembers seemed to take the side
of the dealers.
'It's been very costly to the pro-
ducers.' said Mr. Durand when
he was confronted with a charge
that the board has been neglect in
its duties by not taking these
steps which were suggested at
GB council attend housing meet
Grand Bend village clerk
Louise Clipperton and several
members of council are expected
to attend a meeting in Chatham
on December 10 concerning the
Ontario Housing Rehabilitation
Program.
Reeve Bob Sharen told council
members Monday night that the
province of Ontario had allocated
$29,000 to Grand Bend to up-
grade housing in the village.
The reeve said the aim of the
program is to aid older residents
and those on fixed incomes of
modest means. He suggested
loans could be made to senior
citizens to help defray the cost
of prepaying frontage and instal-
ling sewers.
An additional expenditure of
$110 will become part of the Lake
Road drainage works now being
constructed by Ken Lovie of
Shipka.
Road foreman Gary Desjardine
was instructed to place "no
overnight parking" signs to allow
for snow plowing of village
streets.
The Grand Bend Public Util-
ities Commission will be asked
to turn on the Christmas lights by
December 8. They are to remain
on until January 6, 1976.
Clerk Louise Clipperton was
instructed to prepare a bylaw
to allow the Ontario Ministry
of Government Services to rent
the municipal building for the
next five years to house the
summer OPP detachment.
The Ausable-Bayfield Con-
servation Authority will be
advised to ask the engineering
firm of Chrysler -Lathan to
include an erosion problem
behind the Gaiser-Kneale Realty
property in the current study.
The next meeting of council
is set for Monday, December 22
at 6 p.m.
Sch000l board denies bid for mileahike
After a recommendation to
increase mileage allowances for
employees and board members
was rejected at Monday's meet-
ing of the Huron County Board
of Education, the matter was
again returned to the manage-
ment committee for further study
of increased costs.
Exeter trustee Clarence
McDonald, chairman of the com-
mittee presented a two-level
car allowance plan effective
November 1, 1975.
It would have given the Dir-
ector of Education, Superintend-
ents, Manager of Transportation
and itinerant teachers working
out of the Administration Centre
a car allowance of $60 per month
and 14 cents per mile.
Board members and all em-
ployees not specifically referred
to in the first section would
get 19 cents per mile.
Trustee John Elliott was the
first to voice objection to the
increases. He commented,
"i' m personally against increases
at this time. This is maybe a good
spot to stop the spiral."
Bob Peck said he talked
recently to Huron warden Anson
McKinley and was told the
county was happy with a pay
scale similar to the school board's
proposal.
To this Elliott replied, "We
should be a Board and a bunch
of followers of the county."
Board vice-chairman Herb
Turkheim suggested that the
rates for employees be increased
but the board member rates
remain at the present 15 cents
per mile.
Several amendments were
proposed but they were not
accepted by chairman Wilfred
Shortreed. Finally, the original
recommendation was voted and
rejected.
Amendments to eliminate the
monthly set car allowance and
replace it with straight mileage
rates failed to get support.
John eiliott and Cayley Hill
backed a proposal for 18 cents
per mile and Ken Cooke called
for 19 cents per mile. Both asked
the board mileage rates be left
at 15 cents.
The final motion to have the
matter returned to the manage-
ment committee came from trust-
ees Molly Kunder and Charlie
Thomas.
Recommendations from the
same management committee
to increase salaries for the
Board of Education bus drivers
and new agreements with bus
contractors were accepted by
board members.
All bus contractors serving
the Huron County Board of
Education will receive an interim
12 per cent increase in remun-
eration effective September,
1975
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last year's annual meeting.
Bob Allan, in stating his posi-
tion, admitted he was one of the
board members who was against
the board taking an independent
stance and also had been in
favour of the board members pre-
paring the chairman 's report.
The board has done a lot of
good for the bean producers in
Huron.' said Mr. Allen. 'It's easy
for a bunch of radicals to go out
on a limb but if it doesn't work
what will happen to the pro-
ducers?'
Mr. Allen suggested the ques-
tion of the board marketing its
own crop should perhaps be dis-
cussed in more depth but sug-
gested it might take a separate
day long meeting.
Phil Durand
'We are not allowed to compete
with the dealers.' said Mr. Dur-
and. 'Either we sell all the beans
or none. It is possible that our big
sales will dry up if we once cross a
large buyer or are unable to pro-
duce as promised.'
Mr. Durand countered that the
producers were losing control of
their own industry. He said the
dealers demands were becoming
greater and greater because they
were confident the board would
give them whatever they asked
for.
Richard Erb of R.R. 3, Bayfield
who identified himself as 'one of
the radicals' said he felt confident
the board could market the bean
crop itself.
Third year director John Hazlitt
of Bayfield said some directors
seemed afraid to make decisions
which would bring the big dealers
into line.
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