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The Huron Expositor, 1966-04-14, Page 44, --THE' HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, .ONT.,. APRIL 14, 1966 11111.10101.111.11111 HENSALL • Theatre W GODERICH First Run Films in Air-con- ditioned Comfort! Entertain- ment is Our Business Thurs., Fri., Sat., Mon., Tues., Wed. April 14-15-16-18.19-20 Six Days For This Special THE GREAT ' RACE . in Color Starring JACK LEMMON TONY CURTIS • NATALIE WOOD It's the Greatest Com- edy Hit of All Time Shows at 7:00 p.m. and 9:33 p.m. Please Note: Special Prices for This Engagement: EVENINGS—Adults $1.00, Students 50c, Children 25c MATINEE—Saturday 2:15 p.m. Adults 75c, Students 50c, Children .25c COMING • Special Children's Matinee SATURDAY 23rd ONLY At 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. PUSS IN BOOTS It's loaded with action and excitement ALL, SEATS -50c Thurs., Fri., Sat. April 21 -22 -23 'Elvis Presley Stars .in the Colorful HARUM SCARUM Ws 1001 Swinging Nights as Elvis Brings the Big Beat to Bagdad Shows at 7:15 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. Hensall', Pee Wees defeated Ripley by a score of 6-2 at the Pee Wee tournament at Young.. Canada Hockey Week in Gode- rich Monday morning, but lost to Belmont 3-2 in the evening game. In an exhibition game at Sea - forth Wednesday, Hensall and Seaforth Pee Wees tied at 4-4. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gittus And family, of Rochester, Minn., have returned home after a week's vacation spent with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gittus. Miss Nettie McTaggart, Exe- ter well known in this area, and a sister of Mrs. J. M. Glenn, is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, recovering from a fractured hip sustained in a fall at her home last week. Hydro Showtime was present- ed at the Hensall Arena audi- torium Tuesday evening, spon- sored by the Hensall Public Utilities Commission, under the auspices of Carmel Presbyter- ian Ladies' Aid. Highlight of the evening was the interesting and informative demonstrations by Home Economist Miss Linda McMaster, who demonstrated features of a variety of elec- trical appliances. A complete oven meal was cooked and other food items prepared,, using portable appli- ances similar to those which may be found in the average kitchen. Attractive door • priz- es were drawn for, including the food prepared. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY Minister Sunday, April I7th WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL — 10 A.M. BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH (Services at Orange Hall) Sunday, . April 17th 9:45 A.M.—SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes for all ages 11:00 A.M.''and .7:30 P.M. GOSPEL SERVICE REV. FLOYD SHANTZ "In al thy ways acknowl- edge Him, and He shall di- rect thy paths." ' —Proverbs 3:6 FARMERS' DELL DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT Open for Business — 16th April Vic and Olga -.Whittingham Welcomes All Old and New Customers BRUCEFIELD ANNOUNCING - The Official Opening of GREY TWP. CENTRAL SCHOOL at ETHEL Thursday, April 21st at 8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker— REV. FINLAY G. STEWART of Kitchener A cordial invitation is extended to ai11 interested people. t. . ALL -ONTARIO FINALS INTERMEDIATE .. HOCAE PLAYOFFS Third Game in 4 -out -of -7 Series WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20th Uxbridge at Seaforth SEAFORTH ARENA Time: 80 p,tn. ,ADMISSION": dult8 and 'S .id+ n , $1.00 0 en Arbitrator Hears Epi Bence 4n 'School (Continued from Page 1) would be involved should a cen- tral school be established south of Brucefield. Bruce Coleman, who resides at lot 12, concession 4, HRS, 21 miles from Seaforth, said he had three pre-school chil- dren. He had assisted in pre- paring a 'map which was intro- duced in evidence, and on which was indicated the lova• tion of children involved in the proposed union school area. He had been one of a number of ratepayers who had assisted' in obtaining signatures on a peti- tion which asked: "Are you in favor of joining into a Union School with Seaforth?" When an effort was made to have the petition in its entire- ty filed as an exhibit, Judge Hetherington insisted that the signatures be 'proved. Mr. Cole- man selected several pages of the petition of which he person- ally had knowledge and swore he had witnessed the signatures on these papers. Pressed by Mr. Murphy in cross-examination, the witness said that he could not agree that the average pupil in the area could be taken by bus to Brucefield more quickly than he could walk to the Seaforth school. He said the furthest that it would be necessary to walk in Harpurhey would • be approximately three-quarters of a mile, but since most homes in Egmondville were ' over a mile from Seaforth and in the event that union area was pro- vided, there probably would be buses. Answering questions concern- ing the petitions, he said the signatures of all people in the area had been obtained, regard- less of whether or not they had children. He said that 21 stu- dents in Harpurhey already were attending the- Seaforth. school. Distance 9.8 Miles Gordon Hulley, a resident of Harpurhey, who gave his occu- pation as chief of police', said that he has one boy attending public school, and that he was able to walk to school in five or 10 minutes. He agreed if the proposed central school was established at Brucefield, he would continue to pay tuition and send his child to the Sea - forth school. He said the dis- tance to Brucefield school was measured at 9.8 miles by a di- EGMONDVILLE. 'Amanda, the -infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard James has returned home from St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where she was a patient suffering with pnea- monian. Mr. and Mrs. John Boshart and infant son. Stephen, of Kitchener visited with Mr. and Mrs. Norman MacLean on Easter Sun'd y. Elizabeth MacLean retitle to Kitch- ener with there where she will spend a few days. Mrs. Ted Brown and Linda who have moved to Seaforth are settled • in thein' new home 'and will be greatly. missed in the village. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlI1lllllI1llIIlllllllllll11111 SUNSET Drive In Theatre GODERICH Opening Thurs., Apr. 7 For 1966 Season Children in Cars, 12 and under Free—A!! Others 7Sc Each COLOR CARTOONS AT EVERY PERFORMANCE Wed., - Thurs., Fri. April 13-14.15 "Dr. Goldfoot and TheBikini Machine• " PLUS "Spy In Your Eye" Goldfoot at 8 p.m. & 10:45 p.m. Spy In Your Eye, 9:25 Only SATURDAY ONLY April 16th, - Dean Martin. and - Jerry Lewis STAR IN "PARTNERS " 8:00 and 11:00 PLUS "McHALE'S NAVY JOINS THE AIR FORCE" 9:25 Only rect route. He told the proceedings he estimated on a basis of 80 to 90 cents per child Per day with the department recognized as the cost of providing bus ser- vices, the total cost, to move Harpurheyt, students to the pro- posed Brucefield school would be $4,600 per year.. He said that he understood the Seaforth school, which was modern in every respect, hadbeen design- ed to have added to it a num: ber of additional rooins. Asked to indicate his objec- tion to the proposed school at Brucefield, he said he had no objection to building a school at Brucefield, but was opposed to pupils being transported by bus from Harpurhey and Eg- mondville when some of them Lived within 200 feet from an existing school at Seaforth. He realized a new school was need- ed, and that the day of the rural school was a thing of the past. At the . same time, he maintained it •was foolish to move all the pupils from Har- purhey to Brueefield when they could be walking to the Sea - forth school. He emphasized he was not objecting to the new school, but was concerned that the school in the size as pro- posed would in the future not be required. Rural population was tending to concentrate in the town and near town. He suggested there was a possibil- ity of saving' bus transportation by the joint use of a bus by SeParate, and Public school stu- dents in the event that all stu- dents were coming in one di- reetion to Seaforth school. Continuing his objections, Mr. Hulley said children attendi Brucefield school because of the time element, would be de- nied participation in after-school activities, all of which took place in Seaforth. Another problem was the fact there was no accommodation in the Bruce - field area for students in the event of inclement weather, and in answer to a question by Mr. Hunter, agreed there. was no hospital nordoctors at Bruce - field, whereas all these facili- ties were available in .Seaforth. Queried by Mr. Murphy as to how he arrived at the saving in bus transportation, Mr. Hulley agreed that the 90c per day was the basis on which grants were paid, He was asked whether he would consider such an amount out of line when 225 pupils• across the township had been provided b u s transportation' last year for a total of $13,500, but said a comparison was not possible. Howick is Different—_ The witness agreed no matter where an ultimate boundary was arrived at, there might al- ways be some ratepayers who would be inconvenienced. As he continued his questioning, Mr. Murphy recounted the facili- ties which .the proposed 19 -room school would provide, includ- ing a full-time principal' and Specialists in variety subjects. Mr. Murphy asked Mr. Hulley as to his contention that there was a trend to fewer farmers and at the same time Harpur- hey was .increasing. Referring to Howick as an example, Mr. Murphy suggested that shortly it would be necessary to en- large the central school in _that township, but the witness did not agree. He said Howick could not be compared with the situation in Tuckersmith, since Egmondville and Harpurhey are the only instances of their kind in the county, where a large built-up area was , adjacent to an existing school. Mr. Hulley said, that he didn't feel that taxes of Harpuhey residents should go to provide a school at Brucefield, when the 'ratepay- ers in Harpurhey would be re- quired to pay a second time jn. order to have their pupils at- tend Seaforth school, if they were to avoid the bus trip and participate in their usual Sea - forth area activities. Cleave Coombs, a member of Tuckersmith council and a part- time bus driver for Habkirk Transit, said Habkirk buses served all Tuckersmith schools. Referring to a pick-up at the residence of Warden Haney, east of Seaforth, he said the direct distance to school Was perhaps six to seven miles,• but by bus, because of other pick- ups necessary, a total of 40 miles was travelled. The pupils were picked up at 7:35 in the morning and dropped off at 8:40 to 8:50, thus being on, the. bus about an hour and 15 min- utes. Mr. Murphy, in answer to a question from Judge Hethering- ton, said the ,school board had worked out no suggested bus routes, since routes could not be laid' out until it was known whether or not there would be a school. The quustion arose after he had queried as irrevel- ent evidence by Mr. Coombs as to the times involved in trans- porting a pupil. Witness agreed that occasions could arisee'when weather con- ditions made it impossible to complete a trip. He recalled an instance two years ago whet) bus loads of pupils had been brought into Seaforth, and it was necessary to keep the stu- dents overnight because of weather, Ile agreed a bus route carrying both separate and pub- lic school ' students would re- sult , in a substantial saving. Asked iron pipits are picked lip 1tt ,Et rtl;{fti villrlr ho Would ilei agree that if picked up at one point they could be taken to the proposed new school in less than 20 or 25 minutes. Ile doubted that a bus would ever go straight through to Bruce - field. The next witness,. Warden Haney, said he Lived at lot 4, concession 2, Tuckersmith, and that he had two children—one six years old and one 11 years old—going by bus under the present system. The children arepicked up about 7:30 and it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon before they returned. He voiced objections to the, proposed school on the basis of the travel distance involved. If his boy the in Seaforth he could be picked up, if occasion warranted, shortly after three o'clock, whereas as if he was in Brucefield it would be after five before rhe returned. He said that his children walked one-half mile to be picked up. Mr. Haney identified portions of the petition which he had obtained and the .signatures which he had witnessed. He said that of 14 names, '12 had favored a proposal to join with Seaforth and two were oppos- ed. Queried be Me. Murphy as to the advantages that existed in Seaforth, Mr. Haney said that it was more convenient because generally the family was ih Sea - forth, but in the event it was necessary to go to Brucefield to pick up a student it would be a special trip and would add at least a half hour, Mrs, Marion Rose told the hearing, she Lived at lot 10, con. 3, Tuckersmith, 1' miles from Seaforth. She had two chil- dren in school, and one at- tended kindergarten. in Sea- ebrth. When the weather was good `the children walked to the Egmondville school, but other wise they were driven by the family. • Nearer- Seaforth Mrs. Rose said, the family goes to Seaforth to shop all the time and that • their activities centered there. It would . be much more convenient to have children attending school in Seaforth than in Brucefield, which would mean that they were driving a distance of six to seven miles in the . opposite direction. She also agreed she was• corlcerned at the lack of facilities in the Brucefield area in the event weather interferred with bus travel. Cross-examined by Mr. Mur- phy, who stressed the alterna- tives that would be present in the Brucefield arrangement, 'the witness said she preferred Sea- -' Orth. --It—was nearer to their home; they were in town in any event, and it was easier to pick up children there. Dis- cussing existing bus arrange- ments, she said' she understood that already one of the St. James' Separate School buses picks up two pupils and drops them off at Egmondville school and goes eln to St. James'. Mrs, Marilyn Kunder, who lives in Harpureey, said she had one pupil attending Sea - forth public school and two pre- school children; The child walks to school, which is a distance of 2/I0 •of a mile, and she could not recall an occasion when school had been missed because of weather. The Kun- ders, as non -ratepayers. in Sea - forth, pay $5.00 a month eas a special tuition in order to send the child to the Seaforth--school. She said she would prefer ,that arrangements be made to go to Seaforth school and to have their taxes support the Seaforth school, because she could not see the wisdom of moving chil- dren nine miles by bus, when they Were .living within one- fifth of a mile from school. We ,consider' ourselves as part of Seaforth and are included in all the town activities, she said. As long as, Seaforth will accept our children, we will continue to send them there, but we .never know in advance if Seaforth can do it, because it depends on the accommoda- tion that is available. Mrs. Kun- der added she didn't want to see her children+ uprooted and moved to a strange location, and their ordinary associations with the children in )the area disrupted. Willing To Pay Asked by Mr. Murphy if it was not a desire to obtain free tuition, the witness said no, that they were quite willing to pay the tuition, but there was con- cern because there could be no Bid assurance that Seaforth could continue to accept their chil- dren. Next witness was Donald Kun- der, also of Harpurhey and an accountant. He had recently been appointed secretary -treas- urer of the Seaforth .District High School' Area, he said • in answer to a question. Outlining his objections and indicating what had prompted a desire to be associated with Seaforth,he said it seemed ridiculous to pay the cost of moving children .to Brucefield, when facilities existed next door particularly when the money that could be saved could pro- vide additional accommodation at Seaforth. He estimated the saving at $4,500 per year, and suggested this would pay the debenture debt on an addition- al room. at .the Seaforth `school. He was queried by 'Mr. Mur- phy as to the relation between the government grant and ac- tual cost. Mrs. June Heard, ,also of Harpurhey; identified names on the petition which she had ob- tained and signatures which she hail witnessed. She said in cross-examination . t•h a t she would continue to send her chil- dren to Seaforth, but if the to- tal of the Tuckersmith taxes and the additional charges for -tui- tion at Seaforth got too high, perhaps it would be necessary to make a change. William Hodgert, the chair- man of the Public School Board in Seaforth, identified a copy of a resolution which the board had adopted. The resolution in- dicated the board was in agree- ment to extend its boundaries to include such adjacent areas in butting townships which`°lmay. wish to join with Seaforth; pro- viding satisfactory arrangements can be worked 'out, He said that no discussion had been held concerning possible financial arrangements, nor had decisions keen taken as ,to disposition of capital assets. There were • 300 pupils attending the school and classrooms were filled. He said there was adequate playground accommodation, which could ac- commodate additional pupils. He said the position the board was taking was that it was not closing its doors to anyone who wanted to enter. He felt that four rooms would be sufficient to accommodate the additional pupil load that would result if Harpurhey and Egmondville pu- pils were accommodated. There was some discussion as to the number involved, Mr. Hunter suggesting that a total of 131 included the 25 students al- ready in attendance at Seaforth. M. McKellar, secretary -treas- urer of°the Seaforth board, out- lined details of school 'opera- tions. He was followed by Dr. J. C. MacLennan, a former chair- man of the Seaforth board, who discussed similar -details. - Dr. MacLennan was the final witness, and the hearing ad- journed, until 10:30, o'clock Thursday morning. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The annual penny sale is be- ing held in the former, tele- phone office in the Cardno block, April 25 to May 6. Can- vassers will be contacting area donors next week, seeking the usual co-operation. Property Changes The following real estate transfers were made through the, office of Joseph McConnell, Realtor:. The Leslie Fleming house, James Street, Seaforth, to Mr. James Baynham, Seaforth, . with possession .April 15. The Mrs. Sarah Campbell resi- dence, Mitchell, to Lorne Eidt, RR Stratford, with possession May. 1. CARD PARTY and DANCE Friday, Apr. 15 ST. PATRICK'S HALL DUBLIN Door Prizes Lunch Sponsored by the P.T.Q. CLINTON DRIVING RANGE (11/4 Miles South of Clinton) OPENING Sunda , April 1 7th All New Balis To Open the Season. VARNA -.. Easter gervice was con- dued by the yauug' People of the church on Sunday evening, with special music by the church choir. The Sacrament qf the Lord's 'Supper was observ- ed in the church Thursday eve- ning. Miss Joan McClymont -spent the weekend with- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McClymont. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dowson, Brenda, Bonnie and John visit- ed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dowson and Mrs: Wm. Jewitt and family, Constance. . Remember! It takes but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, just Dial Seaforth 527-0240. BAKE SALE Sat., April 16th 2:00 p.m. VACANT STORE cor. John & Main Sts. Sponsored by Unit I of Cavan United Church, Winthrop CASH BINGO Friday, April 15th 8:15 p:itl- Legion Hall, Seaforth 15 Regular Games for. $10.00 Three $25.00 Specials One $50.00 Jackpot (Children under 16•: not permitted) ADMISSION $L00 Extra Cards 25c, or 7 for $1.00, Auspices Seaforth Branch 136 Canadian Legion PROCEEDS FOR WELFARE WORK Brownie's Drive In' THEATRE — CLINTON With Double Features, Each Feature Shown Once, The Main Feature is Shown Last. Box Office Open at 7:30 p.m. First Show At 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY and FRIDAY April 14.15 — DOUBLE FEATURE — "ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS" Frank Sinatra, b an Martini, Sammy Dev s, , Jr. 1 Color' "F.B.I. CODE' 98" Jack Kelly, Ray Denton CAR'L''001I SATURDAY and MONDAY April 16.18 — DOUBLE FEATURE --, "MISTER MOSES" Robert Mitchum, Goldie!! Baker Color' "MASQUERADE" Cliff Robertson Jack Hawkins Color , Cartoon ,••T,UESDAY and WEDNESDAY April 19.20 "BUS RILEY'S BACK IN TOWN" Ann -Margaret, Michael Parks Color Cartoon w OMITTwNCt RESTRICTED WOW. MN iral STARTING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 21-22, "LOVE AND KISSES" and . "HAVING A WILD WEEKEND" I - SEAFORTH TEEN -TWENTY THE LONDON SET Saturday, . April 16th COMMUNITY CENTRE Admission $1.00 DRESS -- CASUAL arieing 9 -12 FORMAI. DANCE to the Slow, Dreamy Music of 'The Roulettes' Seaforth District High School . FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd 9:00 p.in. ADMISSION $2.50 per Couple Crowning of "Formal Queen!' Invitation Not Necessary The Public is invited to attend . The Annual Meeting of SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL to beheld on Tuesday,April 26th at 8:30 p.m. In the Hospital (lower floor) For the purpose of receiving the Directors' and Auditors' Reports The meeting will provide an opportunity for a discussion of hospital problems and to re- ceive reports covering the year's ,operation. Refreshments will be served following the meeting A. Y. McLEAN LLOYD IIOGGARTI CHAIRMAN • . Secretary • 4