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The Huron Expositor, 1983-09-14, Page 1"y t Incorporating O'Brussels.Post - 50c per copy • bsrdowners, County fail to agree on price BY VW,MA OKE Some Tuckersmith Township farmers, negotiating with Huron County Council over aropposedSi million improvement to County Road 3 between Egmondville and Brucefleld, have until Oct. 1 to accept one last offer, But that doesn't go over too well with the farmers who say the county still isn't prepared to pay them enough for the land needed for the road. Tuckersmith Township council learned Tuesday in a letter from county engineer Bob Dempsey that affected land owners have until Oct. 1 to accept $2,400 per acre. The copy of the letter was from Mr. Dempsey to Kenneth Moore, Egmondville, who is acting as. secretary between Mr. Dempsey and about 30 Landowners. Robert Broadfoot and Wilson McCartney both of RRL, Brucefield, have acted as spokesmen for them. "The county is offering $2,400 per acre with no reimbursement for trees or existing fences and if this is not acceptable the county will proceed with the next project on its long range plan," Mr. Dempsey says in the letter. Tuckersmith council did not comment on the letter but later councillor, Robert Broadfoot, whose farm is affected, said the offer is still not enough. He said Huron County has paid more, where farmers got S2,500 an acre and Middlesex County where they got $3,000 an acre. Mr. Broadfoot said each landowner will receive a copy of the letter and a meeting will be held to discuss it. A concern is that many beautiful trees will be lost due to a widening of the road. Many of the landowners had planted the trees years ago inside the road fences on their own land and recently when a tree has started to decay county workmen have cut it down and removed the wood without notifying the landowner. He said most of the owners 6f small' Please see OWNERS on page 3 School's for adults A recent open house just for adults who might be interested in going back to school paid off at SDHS. Half a dozen mature students registered and are now attending classes at the local school. About 12 came to the information night to talk about their education options. Because SDHS is on the semester system, it's flexible and an adult student could have four high school credits by January or eight by June, explains principal Harry. Scott. "Some are not really interested in cr'bdits, but they can get them anyway." Others at the open house decided to take correspondence courses. It takes a total of 27 credits to get a grade 12 diploma. There are no minimum qualifica- tions for adult students. "Say you have Grade 8," Mr, Scott explains. "you don't have to start Grade 9 and go through 10, 11 and 12 in sequence. It depends on the person. They can see what they need and take it at the speed they wan% An adult who's busy this time of year can . start high school courses in January. One lady is taking typing from September until January and second year typing in the next semester. "She'll pick up two years typing in one year." Adults take classes with the younger SDHS students. They are a good influence on the kids, the principal says. Last year when a larger than usual number of maturestudents took advantage of the new semester system to go back to school, they "did well." One took credits he needed to get into- an American university. Guidance teachers Howard James and Maureen Scott and the principal answered questions from the adults at the information night. They are still available, now that school's started, to talk tc anyone who couldn't attend but is considering going back to school. It's not too late to start first semester classes. WHAT HAVE WE HERE"—Seaforth Public School completed its annual head lice check-up on Friday. Only four cases of nits (eggs not lice) were found In the school with a student population of 363. All students and teachers were examined, Including school principal Paul Carroll checked here by Marlene Roberton, public health nue. "We are concerned if there Is a problem, but we don't panic," says Mr. Carroll. "W�e tr /to keep level headed." (W s n holo) 41 0.146itttr tir 1/47 SEAFORTH, ONT (ARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983 — 28 PAGES A SMOOTHER CROSSING ON MAIN $,T. —Canadian National Railway crews were In town last week working , with county employees, on Improving the CNR crossing on Main St. After several years of complaints to CN about the condition of the crossing In the high traffic area, Seaforth council worked through the Huron County engineer, and got results. Main St. Is part of Huron County Road 12. The levelled crossing now means "you can drive across at 20 mph Instead of 10 mph," a bystander joked, (Photo by Wasslnk) Hereford show is third biggest The Seaforth Fall Fair, thit'd only to the Western Fair and CNE, will host the largest' Hereford Cattle Show in Ontario, thanks to distinguished local hereford breeder, the late Stan Jackson. A noted hereford breeder in the Kippcn area, Mr. Jackson, who had extra good quality breeding cattle, made funds avail- able for the Huron County 4-H beef calf club, program and the Open Registered Hereford Show. It is known as the Stan Jackson, Memopial Fund. County 4 -Hers must show at the Seaforth fall fair to be eligible for cash prizes in, steer and,beifer et,.ssos. Although declsioutt,q . winttersivill be made at the fair, awards }vi1 be presented at the annual 4-H awards night in November. "It will certainly provide a stimulus and incentive to the 4-H program," says Don Pullen, county ag. rep. "It's a bonus for our program." In addition to the regular basis of awards of calf, showmanship, care and feeding, record book, quiz, judging, and attendance at meetings, 4-H members who win at the fair receive cash prizes starting at 5150. Prizes are scaled down with reserve champion receiving 5100, third, 575 and -fourth, 550. The 441 members withThe champion steer and champion heifer will also receive a wrist designatbd the Western Ontario Zone Show. watch. "We always had a hereford show, but not to OPEN SHOW this size,' says Mr. Dolmage. Co-inciding with the 441 beef calf show at The closest local entry is that of George the fair next week is the Open Registered Alexander of Brussels. Other contestants are Hereford ' Show. It will be one of few from Guelph, Caledon East, Glencoe and influential hereford shows in Ontario. Kincardine. All will be competing for "We are expecting over 100 entries, with approximately 54,500 in prize money in nine one or two entries coming from Quebec," classes. First prize in each class is 585. says Neil Dolmage, committee chairman of Trophies and ribbons will be presented to the beef cattle section at the Seaforth fair. winners including a memorial trophy "If we have over 400 entries, then it presented by the Ontario Hereford Associa- becomes a Mark of Excellence Show of tion and the Toronto Dominion trophy. Ontario," The recent Canadian National Exhibitibtt ad°7074•eftribs:+• >w:u, O;h'? s...,1please.,see K,ER-EEOf2DS on'page 3 The Seaforth hereford show has beep Brussels church group, MP, discuss peace Members of a small Brussels church group met with Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff recently to discuss their concerns about peace in light of the continuing arms race. In the end little was resolved. Mr. Cardiff assured the group he is sympathetic to its concerns, but also argued that a strong military force is needed to counter Russia, and was unable to give any assurance that a Conservative government in Ottawa would be sympathetic to a peace tax as an alternative to paying war taxes. The meeting was hosted by the. Brussels Mennonite Fellowship, a group which started about three years ago. Most of the approximately 16 persons who attended are members of that church, however there were Critters no problem BY RON WASSINK Social status, being rich or poor, doesn't count when it comes to head lice. Anyone can become infected. The past two years has seen the Huron County health unit nurses visit the 35 elementary schools in the county during the first two weeks of school, for head lice checks. Except for four cases of nits (eggs), Seaforth public school has been given a clean bill of health on Friday. "We call them pesky critters," says Paul Carroll, principal at the school. "We are concerned if there is a problem, but we don't panic. We try to keep level headed." Kids contact head lice during summer vacation months, usually while at camp. Even though children are well cared for by their parents, anybody can get head lice. They go for clean people as much as dirty ones. "Because of problems over the summer, head lice usually first appears in Septem- ber," says Mr, Carroll. "Prevention seems to work. Some years we have none, some years there are some. It seems to vary. It's a pesky affliction that can show up anytime." Four students of St. James Separate School were treated for head lice last week. "If a child has it, we contact their parents, send the child home and they can only return when re -checked by a health nurse," says Ray Contois, principal. "Last year, through re -checks, was the only way we beat the problem. Head Tice was bad throughout the whole county." GET RmOFIIT "We've educated the students that it's not a dirty heaallthat gets lice, but anybody can get it. It's 'nothing to be ashamed of, just something to get rid of." Two people can infest a whole school with head lice in a matter of weeks. "We check everyone as soon as possible when school starts because we've had a few bad outbreaks in the past," says Catherine Walsh, Huron County's director of public health nursing. "We feel we have to nip it in the bud before anything happens." ' Parents are advised to check their children's hair every day. If they should find nits or Tice they should notify the health unit so fellow classmates can be checked. A lice is a small, white insect, the size of a pinhead that only lives on the scalp. It can only be seen if the hair is separated using tootht,':ks, Nits are firmly attached to the hair and can be mistaken for dandruff. But dandruff can be shaken off hair and nits cannqt. They cannot be washed out, are hard to remove and hatch in seven to 10 days. If you have a sudden itching sensation on your scalp, do not fear. Shaving heads went out with coal oil 50 years ago. A victim is sprayed with para lice, followed with regular shampoo, Nits are removed with a fine, steel comb. Treatment should only be repeated on advice of the doctor or after seven days. If proper treatment is followed, a student can return to school in approximately two days. "A bus is a great place for spreading lice so students first have to be checked by a nurse to be declared clean," Miss Walsh says. "We have found a few cases in the Exeter area. We expect three or four schools to have head Tice, but that's normal. Most of the year we're clear, but London and )truce county have a lot of problems." several from other churches as well. Rev. Doug Zehr, pastor of the fellowship, told Mr. Cardiff the history of the Mennonite church has been one of opposition to war and violence, and that "the refusal of our forefathers to protect themselves with weapons meant they had to flee many countries with their families." SOLVE PROBLEMS He noted that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. alone have the capacity to destroy the world many times over with nuclear weapons, suggesting that if some of the billions of dollars currently being spent on the military and on nuclear weapons could be diverted to peaceful uses it might help to solve some of the world's problems, like disease and starvation. Another member, Linda Garland, added that while it may be called naive to believe we can do away with nuclear weapons, men such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King also were called naive for believing they could change the world through non-violence. Some discussion focused on the Cruise missile, a new U.S. weapon which is to be tested in Canada. In response to a question, Mr. Cardiff said he believes Canada is obligated to allow the U.S. to test the missile here, noting this country depends on the United States for defence and suggesting it would face economic sanctions if it refused. Asked whether, if the Conservative party were to form the next government, it would Please see PEACE on page 3 Night school's unique - the town runs it Seaforth's recreation department is taking over Adult Night School from the high school again this year. "We're unique in Huron County because the school isn't running it," says recreation director Bryan Peter. "We still have free use of the high school's facilities, though; we get 100 per cent co-operation with them concern- ing the facilities." A change in the grant structure which funds the night school made it advantageous for the recreation department to take over last fall. says Steve Hook, principal of the night Rate increase The application for a rate increase for Mitchell, Seaforth cable subscribers was turned down by the Canadian radio -televi- sion and telecommunications commission (CC) TheRTc.able company had requested an increase which was within government six and five per cent restraint guidelines. Rates school when the t on board of education was in charge. "We supply the building and they supply the programs," says SDHS principal Harry Scott. "We always check with each other.' Registration begins next Wednesday by phoning or visiting the Recreation Office at the Community Centre. Participants can register up until the first night when they will be accepted if the class is not full, Please see CLASSES on page 3 denied cable would have gone from 811 to 511.65 per month for basic subscriber fees and to 812.25 next year. "We were within six and five guidelines hut the government is really clamping down," says Steve Ward. manager of Please see CABLE on page 3 McKillop kids find balloon /A11 • One reader bought 170 books /A16 At Bruce Nuclear they're ready for accidents they hope won't happen /81 Births /A5 Brussel.: news /62, 3 Classified /Al2, 13 Community Calendar /A3 Dublin news /A6 Entertainment /A8 Family /A4, 5 Hensel! /A14 Kids /A11 Londesboro /A4 People /A5 Roulston /A2 Smiley /A2 Sports /A9, 10