The Huron Expositor, 1965-12-02, Page 17OfficialsRepOrt
Reeve Elgin Thompson, re-
viewing' the year's activities at
the Tuckersmith ratepayers'
meeting Monday, expressed ap-
preciation for the co-operation
,.. - he had received.
As chairman of the Huron -
view Commnittee of County
Council, many meetings had
been necessary in view of the
contemplated building program
there. He said the Home, with
235 in residence, was full and
• it was hoped the projected ad-.
dition would ease the demands
for beds.
The county may be faced with
supplying ambulances in the
future, as operators in Gode-
rich, Clinton,Blyth and Auburn
have indicated they are going
to close down. Reeve Thompson
said personally he would feel it
would be preferable to subsi-
dize operators, rather than have
a servitre provided by the coun-
ty. The difficulty private opera-
tors find is that of collecting
from- accident cases.
Continuing his review of
county affairs, he said a • new
agreement was being drafted
for use between municipalities
and owners of and required for
reforestation. There are 1,366
acres of land reforested within
the county.
A move ,to provide -a county
assessment commissioner system
was defeated by county council.
However, all assessors in the
future will require to be lic-
ensed:
Reeve Thompson referred to
the resignation of Dr. Tom
Melady from the Health Unit,
and said as yet no replacement
had been obtained. Rabies con-
, tinued to be' a problem.
He, said the Minister of High-
ways had indicated it would not
be possible to designate addi-
tional roads in the county as
development' roads until pres-
ent ,programs were further ad-
vanced. He was satisfied, how-
ever, that the county road
from No. 8 Highway through
Seaforth to. Egmondville and
from Egmondville to Bayfield
would be designated at an early
date. Despite protests he had
registered, the road east of Hen-
sall will be reverted to Tucker -
smith°' for maintenance.
Thompson said Tuckersmith
was not the only township
have roads revert, and that
Stanley and Colborne, some 10
miles had reverted. Thedeci-
sion to revert certain roads in
the county came about because
of a continuing study of road
usage. Before the transfer is
made*the road will be brought
up to full standard and a lump
sum payment to offset mainten-
ance will be paid by the coun-
ty.
Reeve 'Thompson called on
exhibitors of grain and corn in
the area to assist in preparing
"an exhibit for the plowing match
next year. He said the grain
exhibits" for which he was re-
sponsible, would include"grain,
corn, vegetables and silage, as
well as other products. Review-
. ing plans for the plowirfg match
at Seaforth, he • said there was.
every indication that with the
continuance of the co-operation
that so far was evident, the
match would .be an outstanding
event.
Councillors ',Speak
As the meeting continued,
members of council reported on
their activities.
Councillor Vic Lee congratu-
lated Reeve Thompson on -his
leadership. M Tuckersmith re-
presentative- on the Seaforth
Hospital Board, he referred to
the recent passing of William
Cameron, for many years a
member: He invited any who
had not attended the opening
to visit the hospital at any time.
Councillor Alex McGregor re-
ferred to the large number of
ladies in attendance. .Noting
that everything seemed to be
moving towards larger opera-
tions, he said the same applied
to schools, and felt one must
think of the benefits of larger
areas.
Councillor Ervine Sillery re-
minded the meeting of. the
funds available for tile drain-
age from the province. The
township had accepted $7,300
in applications this year. Re-
ferring to roads, he said pres-
ent plans provided for the com-
plete rebuilding of sections,
rather than bits and pieces.
Avoid Personalities
Councillor Ross Forrest had
not ,been in agreement with all
that had been done, but • was
happy that personalities were
,not allowed-t-o,_enter into dis-
cussions. On occasions he felt
• proposals had not been discuss-
ed .enough.
Referring to the school prob-
lem, he said he would have pre-
ferred to have the matter set-
tled by the ratepayers. He felt
• more consideration should be
'given the Tuckersmith of to-
morrow, and "plans and work
speeded up.
Andrew Crozier, a candidate
for reeve, said in view of the
greater concentration of popu-
lation in built-up and urban ar-
eas he was concerned that the
proposed central school would
become a white tlephant.
Sees Work Needed
Frank Ialconer, who had
been nominated for reeve and
councillor, said he 'had been
attending meetings for 17 ydars.
He suggested there was much
work to be done in 'the town -
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ship, . particularly on roads and
bridges. Better lighting was
needed in villages. He expected
to qualify for council.
Warden Haney asked support
in the event he ran for council.
Reviewing the work of the
school board, Chairman Verne
Alderdice said bus costs had
been $13,020.00, and this had
almost been met by the saving
which resulted in the closing
of two schools.
A new salary schedule was in
effect, so that all teachers of
equal qualifications throughout
the district were receiving the
same pay. This tended to re-
duce changes in staffs.
He said he was concerned at
the interest taken in the school
situation and hoped' it would
be possible to conduct the elec-
tion campaign without `interfer-
ence from other municip"hlities.
Referring to theBoard's pro-
posal, he said that he was sat-
isfied that the large school can
best provide the accommodation
for the type. of education that
was needed today.
Many Problems ,
Trustee Ken Gibbings ,told of
difficulties the board faced in
attempting to find a solution.
There appeared to be no easy
way of satisfying, everybody.
Referring to the sheets which
had been signed "Election'Com-
mittee," he . was critical that
those that had prepared it had
not signed their names.
' Trustee Orville • Workman
said the board was convinced
that Tuckersmith pupils should
enjoy the same benefit as those
available to any other school.
Henry Binnindyk, another trus-
tee, expressed concern that too
many people were looking at
the dollar ,cost rather than the
educational results that would
be achieved.
"It is our responsibility to
provide the best possible edu-
cation for our children. What
we do now will show in the
results of 20 years," he said.
He regretted -the negative atti-
tude which was indicated by
some who are without children,
and who' say that they don't
care what 1s done.
W. D. Wilson, also a trustee,.
said the trustees had not been
invited to a recent meeting of
ratepayers held at Egmondville.
He pointed out that the attend-
ance at Egmondville school was
down from 69 to 55. He •was
entirely in support of the cen,
tral school proposal.
Gordon Hulley, nominated as
a trustee, said that he was op-
posed to the school in Stanley
'and felt additional thought
should be given to providing ac-
commodation for township pu-
pils in Seaforth, Hensall and
Clinton, where children could
be provided with an- education
equal to that in any centre, any
place, and at a much lower cost
than would be the case if the
proposed central school was
erected in Stanley. He would
want to see' a thorough study
of each proposal with compari-
sons between the various plans.
Ken Smith, another candidate
for school trustee, said he was
satisfied that regards of opin-
ions there might be as to the,
provision of accommodation, all
involved in the discussion were
anxious to provide the very best
education possible.
Review Clinton Plans
George Falconer, township
representative on the Clinton
Collegiate Board, reviewed ac-
tivities at that school. An ad-
dition is.�,,pproposed, but the cost
to the arha will be quite small
and it is unlikely, it will be
necessary to ° issue debentures,
he said.
John Broadfoot, the repres-
entative on the SDHS Board,
said there was agreement that
fhe larger the unit, the. more,
advantageous was its operation,
both grant -wise and' tax -wise.
He said that at EDHS there
were 398 enrolled, with 125 ad-
ditional students at Clinton.
The teacher -board relationship
was particularly good. Refer-
ring to plans for a new schbol
at Seaforth, he said details
were being worked out witlf the
architects and that preliminary
approval had been received
from' the Municipal Board,
Emphasing that cost must
he secondary, the decision to
he taken in connection with
schools in Tuckersmith must be
based on the , child receiving
the best education obtainable,
he said.
The township representative
on the. Clinton advisory com-
mittee, James C. McIntosh, had
originally felt that before such
a school,,, . Clinton could be
operated Satisfactorily, a coun-
ty' board would be necessary,
but he realized now this was
not the case. Mr. McIntosh con-
gratulated, the members of the
Tuckersmith board on the job
they were doing, and referred
particularly to the work of the
chairman, Vern Alderdice. He
said that Mr. Alderdice had at-
tended 82 meetings during the
past year; and had travellyed
1,800 miles in examining var-
ious proposals in connection
with Tuckersmith school re-
quirements.
Visitors to the meeting in-
cluded Reeve Ken Stewart, of
McKillop, who brought greet-
ings, and Anson McKinley, a
member of Stanley Township
council. .
(Cpntii i d'from rage 1 )
forth, Clinton a"nd. Hensall. Sbe.
wanted to know .what thedif-
ference in cost would he in
the event such an arrangement
was entered into as compared.
with the central school project.
She said that about half -
around 100 -of the students in
Tuckersmith were located in
Egmondville and Harpurhey,
within a short distance of Sea -
forth. There was no indication
that serious study had been giv-
en accommodating these pupils
at Seaforth.
Ken Gibbings, a school trus-
tee, said the board had met
with Clinton and it was indi-
cated Clinton could not see
how theycould accommodate
any -more. He knew, however,
that they could have negotiated
with Seaforth, and perhaps with
Hensall. The objection was that
the mill rate in the urban
schools was higher.
Inspector J. G. Burrows, who
was at the meeting; interjected
that if all the pupils were to
be taken into Clinton, an addi-
tion equal in size to the pro -
•posed central school wo''uld be
required. Councillor Ross For-
rest, referring to Mr. Burrow's
comment, said he would pre-'
fer to have had an answer from
the Hay Township Board which
operates Hensall School, rather
than from the inspector. He
said he had asked a representa-
tive of the Hay Board -the pre-
vious day, and he had indicated -
arrangements could be made to
accommodate a, number of the
Tuckersmith pupils in that
school.
pos , . ! doe batt: not been
ca'cr}ed intCpo$ftor when
it had been carried in oti?er
area papers,. .(The Nil State
trent issued by the board, in
May, and considered' by, Tuck-
ersmith council at its 11fay meet-
ing, was carried in our issue
of May' 6).
As speakers pressed for de-
tails of any studies that the
board said had been made as
to the feasibility of accommo•a
dating pupils in the three abut-
ting urban schools, Mrs. Donald-
Kunder, of Harpurhey,' asked:
"You say it can't be done!
Would it not be worthwhile to
look into it again?"
Former township reeve and
Huron County warden Ivan, For-
syth, .who now is secretary -
treasurer of Tuckersmith School
Area, on presenting his report,
questioned the need of immedi-
ate action to provide a large
central school. He referred to
a student out of • one of the
Tuckersmith schools who had
attained 77% and said that it
+9'ould appear that the present
systemof operating two grades
to a classroom was satisfactory.
Inspector is Help
Board members stressed the
assistance' 1Vtr. Burrows had giv-
en in working out proposals.
"Mr. Burrows has been a won-
derful help to us as a board,"
W. D. Wilson, a board' mem-
ber said. "He certainly has
helped me." Mr. Burrows add-
ed that his function was only
to relay advice from the De-
partment to the Board.
James C. McIntosh said he
felt perhaps certain of the dis-
satisfaction which is present'
had arisen because of lack of
information and questioned why
information about what was pro -
To the Electort
-of Seaforth:
Having been nominated
for Council, I < have agreed
to stand, and solicit yotlr
support at the polls on Mon-
day.
Robert Dinsmore'
Electors of
Seaforth:
Having been nominated for
Council, I have again agreed
to .stand. Having time to
devote to municipal affairs,
if elected I will continue to
work in the best interests of
the town.
Walter Murray
Electors of
Seaforth:
I solicit your support at
the polls on lVlonday for re-
election as Councillor.
James Kelly
Phone 527-1355
for transportation
Seaforth Voters:
Having been nominated for
Council, I ask the support of
Seaforth electors.
Geo. Hildebrand
Phone 527-1880
for transportation
,Ile doubted ,whether it Was good
to be, the first to jump in,1 liexe
might 'be many advantages in
waiting for a .short tmle;. and
the township then could .learn
from mistakes that other town-
ships had made. He stressed
that an arrangement, such as
was being proposed, was not
compulsory. He ' was concern-
ed, too, he said, at the fact
that little consideration was be-
ing given to the costs involved
and the fact that substantial
debt loads would be created.
Mr. Burrows, who asked for
permission to address the meet-
ing, said he was not interested
in engaging in a debate, but
did want to indicate that the
trustees had done an excellent
job and were doing their best
to provide the best in educa-
tion for township pupils.
He criticized Mr. Forsyth, as
secretary -treasurer, for express-
ing . an opinion, and wondered
whether he ,was speaking in his
capacity as an official of the
board or as a ratepayer.
Taken to task moments lat-
er by John Wood, who protest-
ed to what he referred to as
P>.
his
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Forsyth,. 314 ' urt'ows 49190,
his remaflrei the i Pest
said the Department'a feeling
is that school 1311ildin0 were
not being built just to accom
modate pupils of the present,
but that the accommodation
should reflect as accurately as
possible the demands of the
future. In his opinion,' a pro-
posal that would divide the
township would condemn the
pupils to inadequate facilities.
He outlined the additional facil-
ities which were contemplated
in the proposed central school,
and which would insure that
pupils in the township'' had
available to them standards
comparable' to those in the
largest centres. In his opinion,
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the township should support
the proposal advanced by the
board.
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