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The Huron Expositor, 1979-09-13, Page 3• • * t " t". 1,29thlreat NithOln. No. • • SEAPPRTH, ONTARIOI, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1 19TS — FIRST SECTION PAGES 22 — 39.12sgs* $113 a Year adVancO ,angle C'opy 30 Cents Seaforth council and the four rural InunielPalitieS involved in the Fire Area Board (FAB) have agreed to meet and discuss both drawing up a new fire area agreement, the route the townships favour, and Seaforth's pet proposal -selling fire Protection to the rural areas. The decision to invite the township s to a meeting to discuss both proposals carne after a, two hour session in private at Seaforth council Monday night. Seaforth wanted the ..meetkg_i on er Infore next Tuesday, Sept. IL Meeting Tuesday night at Huron Cen- tennial School in Itrucefield, the townships accepted Seaforth's invitation. Seaforth's mayor, the four township reeves and the seven present members of the Sea ort AB session, council agreed on a four to, three vote to still ask representatives of the, firemen and the chief to meet with them, an4 discuss Seaforth forming its .Own department. "If that's in the paper they won't know which way we went," said councillor Bruce Hoelscher. "Seaforth can't sit here on its. hands, and end up without fire protection," cautioned Mayor Sinnamon, the town is willing to meet with the townships.' Before council went into the in camera Session, Reeve John Flannery condeineci To cut through P Seaforth's decisiett to have its own fire department. "We budge ted for streets and sidewalks, which you wanted when you ran for mayor," he said, "but we didn't budget fora fire truck or aparatus." Reminded that the decision had been unanimous to leave the FAB, Reeve Flannery replied "yes, but if the ice gets thin, 1 go back, Once you gain more information, it's common sense to go back." The reeve added that council should have listened to its FAB members rather than the erth were named to do the negotiating, Fire chief Harry Hak reported to Seaforth council during its private session and afterwards council said information on fire equipment purchaseswas passed to the 'police, committee. Later in the meeting, back in public Fire Marshall's Office. Deputy reeve Bill Dale called for some perspective. "Sidewalks and streets don't mean a thing without fire protection. We've got a 27•year•old (fire) truck left in town, S100,000 in the 'bank is no good unless we use it and buy protection." The town -township meeting to discuss the fire protection alternatives will be held as soon, as all parties can attend. Councillor's Boll Dinsmore and Gerald Groothuis were not at Monday nights marathon meeting, which adjourned at 1;15 Hibbert says' no to pipeline Hibbert township council has vetoed a proposed 12 -inch propane pipeline from, Sarnia to Montreal which might cut through .9 uron 19iitxpasittor Inside this week Still time to enter . . . . . . P. 3 Cart, Doig wins . . , . . . . ',ID. 13 Renovating your hoUie? . . . ..P.1A Corn marketing board . • . . . . . . P. 8A • their tovvnship. Council members asked the clerk to notify theconsultants that they weren't in favour of the pipeline, since the township is already criss-crossed with municipal tile and field tile installation. ' • A copy of council's decision will be forwarded to the Ontario Energy Co-ordina- tion Committee of the Ontario Energy Board. The pipeline is being built to service energy needs east of Quebec City. - A number of area farm organizations have already expressed concern over the 'pro- posed pipeline which farmers feel would cut through some of the most productive farmland in southern Ontario: The Food Land Steering Committee is presently arranging a me.eting with the Ontario Energy Board to discuss their concerns. Members of the committee met with a representative of the consult ng firm in vovled in the pipeline study on Aug. 22. The proposed route of the, pipeline would not •• ,. . only cut through the "heart of Perth F life h urt in cras es County -the, according to Elbert Van Donkers- goed of Food Land Steering committee, but also through prime agricultural land in Lambton, Middlesex and Wellington counties. , The consulting firm staff have been meeting with councils and other concerned groups to get information on how to avoid weresuch landmarks as historical sites and Three local teenagers injured Mon- day afternoon when the van they were riding in went out of control on, Huron County Rd. 12, east of Kippen, Wendy Moss, 17, of R.R, 1, Brucefield, was driving the van, which' was eastbound on the road, approaching the Kippen curve. She lost control of the vehicle due to the slippery conditions caused by a recent • rainfall. The van turned over, slid across the road on its roof, and eventually rested on its side acro thed . The driver recieved minimal injuries in the accident. Passengers Patricia Scott 17 of George Street, Seaforth and Kimberley Ann Argyle, 16, of R.R. 1, Brucefield, were both taken to Seaforth Community Hospital by the Seaforth ambulance. They are in satisfactory condition. The accident resulted in S2,000 damage to the Kloss van. On Friday afternoon, two other Seaforth area residents also were injured in a two car collision north of Egmondville. A car driven by Wanda Dietz of R.R. 4, Seaforth was in collision with a second vehide drivenby Gary Garniss, also of R.K. 4, Seaforth at the Hannah School inter - 'section. This is the intersection of Con. 2 and Sdrd. 16, Tuckersmith Township. Both drivers were injured ,in the accident and taken to Seaforth Community Hospital. Mr. Garniss was treated and released and Mrs. Dietz remained in hospital overnight., The Dietz vehicle received $3,000 worth of damage and there was approximately S2 000 damage to the Garniss vehicle. Mrs. Dietz was northbound at the time of the accident ,and Mr. Garniss was westbound. On Saturday afternoon, there was a two car accident invoiving Seaforth woman on cemeteries, water lines and areas of 'future urban expansion.' Members of Hibbert council also studied a letter from Jameserocker, clerk of Seafortir, who wrote to the Seaforth Fire Area Board as a private citizen. The letter was endorsed by the council of the town of Seaforth, but Hibbert council decided they still didn't wish to purchase fire protection from the town of Seaforth, should the town form its' own fire department. Hibbert council members decided not to attend a proposed . meeting with Seaforth representatives to discuss Mr. Crocker's suggestions, scheduled for Sept. 12. Council members did indicate, they were open for discussion on the continuation of the Fire Area Board under a new agreement, with Seaforth remaining a member. ' DRAIN CONSTRUCTION Council accepted a petition for the construction of a municipal drain on Con. 13. The clerk was asked to notify the Conservation Authority and place the appointment of an engineer on the agenda for the October council meeting. was scheduled foe Monday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 The reading of the Linton Drainage Report p.m. - Council wilt conVerie a' meeting on October. 3 with the councils of the township of Fullarton,.. 'Logan; . the county Planner,- Ivfitchell and District Planning Board and the building inspector' for the Consideration: of amendments to ioning. bylaws. The road superintendent reported con .ii.rui;tion on Con. 2/3 Lots 1/5 was complete 1r ,...cept for some . shouldering. Black topping has been completed in the village of Cremarty and gravel will be applied to township roads beginning in, the Middle of. September. Road accounts in the sum of 528,455 and a general account to of $69,827 were paid. The general account figures included, con, struction costs of the "Miller drainage' works. The council meeting 'adjourned at 11;10 • • Nancy Anstett. S.eaforth wat eastbound r en .spht-cor:club...winH Baron 'County Rd. '12. • on the road and a vehicle driven by Lloyd Allan'ofHensall was westbound on the same road. The Allan vehicle_ swerved, colliding "with'the Anstett car. There were no injuries in the accident. Damage to the Anstett car was estimated at $2,000 and there was approximately S500 damage to the Allan vehicle. • The Gocierich OPP investigated 'the acci- dent. • $2,200, Saturday proved a lucky night for two area men who split the prize in the annual car club draw sponsored by the Seaforth Lion's Club. Tom Haley of Seaforth and Ross Smale of RR2, Staffa; decided to split the value of the car when their tickets were the last two left in the hat. This means both men will receive • FLYING LEAP Kirk Bigelow Of Rochester, MiChigan, vias one of the four Bigesows comprising a highly ranked motocross team to ride in the Molsol'r Ontario Champlonshlps itund taciiiti held' in Walton Satoldev and SundaY, Bigelow is ranked7th in the SOWS, (More photos on the spots page.) Neither of the men attended the 'dinner and 'dance where the draw was held. Tom Haley said he was phoned by a Lions Club member at 12:45 a.m. to ask if he wanted the last ticket to be drawn or if he'd rather split the -money. Since Mr. Smale was out at the time, Mrs. Smale agreed to the split when she was con tacted and by j:30 a.m.,it was official. Mrs. Smale said her husband has bought tickets on the draw since it was started, but the most he had won was one of the S25 monthly prizes, Mr. Smale farms in the Tom Haley, who is the comniercial printing foreman at the Huron Expositor, said one thing he knows after winning the draw is that he's not going to be in any hurry to spend his windfall. Teenspack tirgciniiing, meeting 53 enthusiastic teenagers packed a room attendance. in the town hall at the organizational Another meeting for teenagers and meeting for a Seaforth and area teen town interested adults will be held next Tuesday group, held Monday nightnight in the town hall at 7:30 p.m. At that The meeting Was organized by Charles time, someone from the local Lions Akey and other adults who were concerned organization will be in attendance to discuss at the lack of activities for teens in the a sponsorship arrangement for the teen organization: community. Leo Club members from the town of "I expected perhaps 25 to turn out" said Brussels are also expected to Cons. Akey who was really pleased by the attend, New priest served in BY ALICE GIBB Father W.C. Cooney, the new St.Jamet parish priest, has a special interest in the future of developing countries - an interest which stems from firsthand experience. ' In the early 1960's, Pope Paul asked, dioceses in North America to send men to Peru • a request that was somewhat out of the ordinary, since most priests serving in Overseas mission fields are members of the „religious orders such as the Iesuits. One of the volunteers from the London diocese who was sent to Peru was Father Cooneyoind he served there for five years. Today, five priests from the diocese are e ontinuin the work started m Peru over a decade ag . Father Cooney admits the old idea of triltsionaries • "The idea of the white sahib going in to save them" , no longer holds true. Instead, the priests Who went to Peru' went to Work on community 'deVelopment projects as much as they did to do the • normal work of the Church. The project's included improving health care facilities iri die arta, and developing credit unions and eti-Opti to improve the standard of living. . , Itikgia•dir-,v_44•44.1cir..11444er•ar Father Cooriey said while the idea behind the project was to bring some North American expertise to peril, the project really became a hvo•way street, The priests were able to show the Peruvian people that life could be better, bathe people also taught the priests sonic important lessons about life. The mission, which eventually grew to five men, was centered in hacienda and any romantic allusions about that are "bull", taid.Frither Cooney. - The hacienda was a ranth, housing 14,000 people Many of them employed in harvesting sugar cane, The people lived in an area whiclywas less than half the size of Seaforth,• The overwhelming fact of fife on the hacienda, and in Per itself, 'wlit poverty. Father Cooney said the country det't have enough doctots, lawyers or priests or any of the other support systems you need "to have a decent kind of life." WAGES AND HOUSING The housing on the hacienda was pis* and the wages low, averaging about $2. day for a man Working On the ranch. In the • • ose, • , - • 4, • ,•*•0,4 *4. • UPHEAVAL — A workman with Levis Construction of Holmesville teart • -17 . • • .up old pavement on Adams Street. The road reconstruction project is ' • • expected to be completed by Sept. 28. Residents in a two or three block area havebeen detouring to get to. their homes for several weeks, (Expositor Photo) Could result in OMB hearing Four families object to BY ALICE GIBB ' Wintario requesting further information on Hensall council learned their bid to annex the arena fundraising project The fundrai- sing committee still must raise another 520,000.00 from the community. Councillor Harry Klungall suggested jokingly that the village needed to hire :telethon organizer Jerry Lewis for an hourto raise the needed a portion of Hay Township, on the south of the village, could result in an Ontario Municipal boardhearing: Four of approximately 17 families in -the area proposed for annexation are objecting to the annexation bid. The objections include the fear their taxes would increase when they become part of the village of Henson, loss of rural mail delivery and concern that their children would no longer to be bused to school. The four families sent letters to Hensall council outlining their objection - the same objections raised at a public meeting held in August to debate the annexation issue. Reeve Harold Knight reported Huron County Roman Dzus said unless the differences between the village and the four families could be resolved, the situation could result in an OMB hearing. Mr. Dzus suggested that representatives from Hensall and Hay Township councils meeting with .the objecting parties and try to resolve the s tuation. ' One fear of the residents objecting to annexation was that they would immediately have to hook into the Hensall sewer and water systems. Clerk Betty Okc said this wouldn't • be the case, unless something happened to their Own systems and they requested a hook-up. ' Reeve Knight said the families who objected to the anneXation proposal "are trying to preserve a certain lifestyle and you ean't blame them for that," Council also received a letter from Peru 1960's however, the buying power Of that S2 was moreand people could obtain relatively cheap food at the company store. Today, the wages in Peru have actually decreased, and now men on the hacienda make.about 545, a month, but that doesn't • buy the same amount it did a decade ago. When Father Cooney lived in Peru, the government was civilian -Controlled, , but since then it has betome a military dictatorship. Although' the Communists were trying to infiltrate both the labour' movement and to organize the Peruvian Indians, Father Cooney said he doubts very much if there will be a Communist takeover in the country. He said while there was a lot of Communist propaganda about the United States circulated in the cOuntry, and a good deal of Anti.,Ytinkte feeling, the people were still' very proud when they could buy American•proci creed ireitit. Like many developing countries, one of Peru's major problems was ,the high incidence of diseate. Hepatitis was the number ttne medical ptobletn in the (Cbtitinued an Page 3) ••„. . • •fud •, • .• Clive to be roasted Clive Buist, Seaforth's recreation direc- tor for the past six years will be honoured Tuesday night, September 18; at the arena at an appreciation night and roast. Clive leaves his job here September 28 for a new post in Fergus. The evening getsunderwialyi Baetn8nettp.mas, with the former councillor B M.C. Representatives from the many local groups that Clive has worked with will • -roast" the recreation director and several presentations will be made. Coffee and donuts will be served and the. whole community is invited to attend and express its appreciation to Clive. PATHEN'COONEY .4* 4241. 4L'.4,c,-,latfla,Ligi:. ,SAIAL,..`",4k; • .