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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-01-08, Page 1.ti •s • 101st Year 'note No. 4795 .F At ef S APORTH, ONTARIO, ? ,ID&Y, JANUARY 8, 1960 $2.50 a '"*tsar Adx'a,Ce O. ingIn Conics+ , ! el tib AFTE t,,,4t;, GREENCHRISTMAS winter revolted and' transformed Seaforth's Lions Park into a' winter wonderland- Icy finge T1 ave, -touched :the trees .and glaced the. Fiver banks with winter white.: Havoc.. and chaos caused by ice storms inWother .pants of~the province are not. reflected in this serene • setting of the pedes Wan entrance to the Park. Not to be outdone, winter dumped, several' inches on . Seaforth and• the surrounding area early this week, making roads slippery and slowing dowil traffic to a crewl. (Expositor photo by •'Phillips)' - clary Proposcals Recommend $1 7,800 Salary increases which, together* with the annual increment, range from $600 to $1200 and total $12,- 800, are being sought`iby the staff of the .Seaforth District High School. The requests- of. the staff were ,presented to the inaugural. meet- ing of the board Tuesday evening by a staff committee, which iri. eluded W. G. Nediger, Miss G. Miller, F. A. Dobson and W. K. Murdie. No action was taken by the board pending further study. • The -salary .•inereases are based on the adaption of a four category system as defined by the .Ontario Secondary Schoql Teachers' Fed- eration end the Ontario 'Trustees 'Council. The system provides for four categories, with minimums ranging. from $4,800' to $5,400, and maximums from $9,000 to $9,600: • Principal's salary ranges from 411,000 to $13,000., with an annual increment of $500. .' Implementation of the requested. schedule on the basis of the -present staff, weeldpieced e • for salaries Walling $107,800 at 'SDIIS. Present salaries for staff range from ,4,500 to $8,000, • In •recommending the •S'elatyad- justments? the staff committee ad- vanced the following reasons:,, 1. Eighty-seven per `cent of the teachers of 'Ontario are presently under contract with •a'sthree or four category .system: We are there- fore in the bottom' 13 pet cent., In- cluded in the above 87 per cent are the teachers of Wingham, Goderich, Clinton. and Exeter. 2. Wingham, Clinton, Goderich and Seaforth will have to go on the market for extra teachers due to additions. We are the only one of these with an old building .and thereforemust have.;soine further • attraction. 3. All• school boards of the prov- ince. have' been rated.by their staffs with respect to: (1) Board's atti- tude toward educational improve- ment; (2) board -staff relations; (3) working conditions; compared to G'odericle, Wingham, Clinton, Ex- eter and Mitchell, Seaforth ranks No Rush As 196A Licences Go On --Sate To date 40 Seaforth • car owners have bought their 1960 motor. vehicle plates. These include as- senger, truck, and four duct s' plates, A hundred drivers' licen es and licences for a truck, two trail- ers, and a station wagon have been purchased from the Seaforth registrar, J, A. Westcott. The licences went on sale Mon- day and the deadline date is Fri- day, March ' 18. There will be no extension ' according to John Yaremko, ,minister of transport. There are no $10'l1cences this year except for 1933 cars or older. Six - cylinder products, under 30 hp, will .cost the owner $15, the stan- dard fee. Mr. Yaremko, .in answer to the protests of owners of small "cars; said that it takes the same amount of money to keep a mile of road repaired regardless of the size of car using the road. The cheapest truck and station wagon licence is $20, and the cheapest trailer lic- ence is $5. Seaforth's .plates num- ber from 883-001 to 885-100. Mrs. J. A. Westcott said that it is necessary to have the appli- cation filled in beforehand."This measure is for your own convene enee," -she said. "It cuts down on confusion and time." She alsd said people renewing their licences must have their.in- surance receipts with -there. This year's licence plates-- are blaek letters on a white background. • first• in the first two sections, but last in the third. This is proof of the excellent support between the ;board and staff as it exists,• but section three bears the main influ- ence on a teacher's decision to accept or refuse a position. This rating, we feel, is due mainly to the old building,"which cannot be, changedto .any_..great extent anti therefore there must be some fur- ther attraction, such as at least'a competitive salary schedule, 4. The median s -farting ' salary last year in indus was $4800, while in teaching was $4,500. 5. Presently 440 are attending O.C.E. and approximately 900 are expected at the . summer school, whereas there will be openings for approximately 1800 teachers next fall, It is evident from this that there is no ,surplus. The staff also drew attention to what was considered inadequacy of the principal's salary. It was pointed out that SDHS rates in the bottom sixth regarding principal's present salary, as well as regard- ing the most recent increase. A number of school boards, in the area are paying $9,000 plus for principals with no experience, and -others-are paying greater -`salaries to vice -principals. The staff does not consider payments made for summer visiting as forming a pore UM- of the principales ,salary.,- The present median for princi- pal's salary is $10,500 with annual increment of $500, 'with maxima as high as $16,000. Due to the in- crement, the median salary will be approximately $1`1,000 next fall. • Name Chairman The board elected F. C. J. Sills as chairman. He succeeds Oliver dvise � Members fFarrn Problems Problems facing agriculture in general, 'and particularly in Huron, were indicated to. area members of parliament Monday' by the political action• committee of the Huron Federation of Agriculture. The meeting, ' convened by the F of A Committee and attended by the heads of county producer Rush «.groups, meL Elston Cardiff, M.P., e o e MP and Charles' ry n H w Mark iti• Aria -H�o s to • • , acNaeglifon, M,L,A.. • Warren' Zurbrigg, Federation president, was chair an and presented the AsNewSupportPIanL-oorns associationg Faced with the removal of sup- Iket,;,pri'ces, area. hog producers are rushing -their hogs to 'market at a rate • about a third greater 'than normal, according to a Hog Producers', Association ,spokesman. Saturday is the last day' producers will be able to sell their bogs and be assured of minimum price -un- der the present support-by-pur= chase plan of the Government. There will be 'little possibility, however, of hogs shipped between now and the weekend of being kill- ed before next week, it was indi- cated, so great has been the flow to market. Next Monday, those registered with the Government for the de- ficiency payment plan will -collect the difference between the nation- al average price of hogs' and $23.65 Present Plates • To first Church Four collection plates were pre- sented at the Sunday morning ser- vice of First Presb&erian Church. The plates were presented by Mrs. R. K. McFarlane, in the absence of the president, Mrs. F. R. Cosford, to the four collec- tors, J': E. Longstaff, Archie Robson, J.....K. Cornish- and Jack Patterson. who accepted them on behalf of the congregation. The plates were donated by the Fireside Fellowship Group. Rev. D. Leslie Elder, who • eond.ucted the ceremony, dedicated ,the plates to the 'service of theechurch. APPRECIATES HOSPITALITY ' per hundredweigetten eaeh of ;the first 100 aniinals. Ross Love, president of Huron Hog Producers; ' said Wednesday there was a big run of light hogs on which producers were going to lose. "We look for lower prices and the whole business is creating a ,fear in the mind of producers. They dgn't knots what to expect. Not only is it likely the deficiency payment plan will mean a lower return; but there is talk that the embargo on U.S, hogs will be lift- ed'." • There are •several reasons for the fear •.reactions' on the part of producers in spite of the fact that prices will still be supporteli after January 11. Deficiency payments will be made len only 100 hogs per farm, and on the basis of the dif- ference between the national av- erage and the support price. Many farmers fear price fluctuations during the year will put the aver- age at a level that will eliminate payments, and therefore the man who sells hogs well below the sup - pert level, may get only the price at the time of sale, Almost every ne is agreed that prices will dr on on Monday, nor- mally a heavYy'' marketing day, but there is no agreement as to how far they will drop. In some cities it is feared the level may go as low as $12 per hundredweight. Further, many farmers believe this will result in a reduction in hog numbers and consequently in- creasing ,prices before the end of Seciforth,:ts,.Friendiy: i,ow (Senior students attending- the School. of Jottrnalism at Ryerson Institute, Toronto, aro required to prepare a thesis based on a study of a weekly newspaper. To obtain Vice- President Heads Top Rinks Irl - fl long established N'ew Year's bonspiel at the Seaforth Curling Club, the vice-president's rinks defeated those headed by the president. Cap�tained by President M. W. Stap1 t h and .Vice -President Wm. Leyburn, the bonspiel attracted a full entry of rinks. • After a rather wild date with charming .young lady, the fellow Worriedly asked - i o you tell your mother everything y'ou do?" ,She responded, Certainly not. Mother doesn't give a darn. . it's my husband who is so irtquisitivd: , first-hand information ' concerning the • ,selected paper, the ,student spends a week on staff. To assist him with 'his thesis, Robert Win- ship, of Toronto, final year Ryer- son student, is spending this week on the staff of The Huron Exposi- (By ROBERT WeeTSHIP) Seaforth is noted for its con- tented chickens --it handles the most eggs in Ontario. But More important, it is the town of hos- pitality. Just lift your'firrger and Seaforth citizens rally to your aid. A stranger in its midst, the town has opened its wide and generous arms and made me feel at home. I'm not a new -comer but a long lost sin—that's the feeling 'I .get. Main St. bustling with commerce, and flanked by numerous stores, raker/es its quiet dignity. Here people stop and chat,- exchange bailee, and discuss the weeder. They have lots to do, but they al- ways have:time to Meet old friends and make' new ones, ' Here mater Bans of hectic city life ' melts and 'is replaced by brotherly business transactions. This steadily progressing com- munity has combined the good of both past and present. The latest cars line the main thoroughfares and quit' residential streets; the newest ashiohs hang in modern dress s ops, and anything from A to .,Z can be purchased in the five and dimes, But always present are memor- ies of the past. Seaforth's stately town hall has stood :guard over the town since 1893. This, three - generation landmark has seen busi- nesses come and go, i hands, prosper, and go br d, But al- ways this tht'iving community has crept, walked, or run, forward. ' Some communities have destinies of becoming gigantic commercial titles, while others remain. rela- tively obscure-- carrying on un= noticed. Seaforth is one of . these. Seaforth's destiny is two-feld..,It is to grow and prosper, but equal= ly important to preserve tradition. Your, town has proudly preserved the greatest of all .traditions -- hospitality, ' this Year. - Another factor is. the possibility of the embargo on U.S. hogs being lifted since that Country-ris -now. free of vesicular exanthema, and ra further blow to prices, since the U.S. market is usually consider- ably below that of Canada. Also involve is • next spring's•' vote on the province's hog mar- keting program, called for either May or .rune. Seaforth Firemen,- Present Trophy Seaforth Firemen held their an- nual meeting Tuesday and named brigade officials for the current year. ' Officers elected include: fore- man, Frank Case; assistant fore- man, Jack Muir; secretary, Wil- liam Wilbee, and treasurer, F. C. J. Sills. John F. Scott is the ap- pointed chief. -" -- The brigade arra ged for the presentation of a trophy for com- etition 'a niong minor hockey teams. a, 'ef. - Since it is r cognized in Cana- dian law that the' landowner must not be enriched by the expropria- tion of. land for public use, the Federation also feels that the Iaw should also see to it that the own- er is n0 worse off. Tariffs prove : detrimental to. Agriculture and it" was felt that some adjustment needs to be made.' ' Either agriculture should be protected to the extent that other industry is protected, or tariffs , on the supplies farmers need should be removed. Also,, since premium an Canadian money acts as •a tariff on exports of farm products; it was recommended that the value of the Canadian dollar be lowered. • Since. deficiency payments have become the method of support by the government, it was r"ecome mended that, in order to give some assistance to the small farther, the support price be raised on the volume eligible. • Ross Love reported• for the hog producers, abut .since a vote has been ordered there is little to be said. Mr. Love pointed out that the Government should be willing to' support past legislation which HENSALL LEGION, INSTALL OFFICERS James Clark and Mrs. cordon Munn were installed jointly as presidents of the Hensall Branch 468 of the Canadian Legion and its Ladies' Auxiliary, ie the Legion Hall, Hensall, Tuesday evening. Installed along with the execu- tive heads were: first vice-presi- dent. of the Legion Branch, Wil- mer Dalrymple; second vice-presi- dent, John Skea; -sergeant-at-arms, E, R. Davis; Branch" padre, Rev. Currie Winlaw; executive, cies Venner, W. O. Goodwin, Sam Dou- gall, Fred •Beer. Officers fox the ladies' group ai'e: first vice-president, Mrs. William Smale: second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Howard Smale; secre- tary, Mrs. W. J. Cameron; treas- urer, Mrs.' D. B. Havens; serge- ant -at -arms, Mrs. H. Horten; ex- ecutive:elf: 's. Mary Taylor, Mrs. Harold Cam• pTielle Mrs. John rien- derson,..Mrs. Cecil -infer;- pianists, Mrs. E. Munn and Mrs. William .Brown. The Lnstallation was in charge of the installing team of the Exe- ter Legion Branch. Special guest was Mrs. McCann, of Howick, Commander of Zone • C-1. Gifts were presented to retiring presi- dent, Mrs. Wm. Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Byran Kyle; secretary, Mrs. Lawrence Barnham, Mrs. Harry Hotta*, "-Who has held offlce of Sergeant -at -Arms for 10, years, since the ,formation of the auxiliary, was presented .With. AUXILIARY FOR NEW YEAR a gift in apprecla ion of her valu- able service, Zone Commander Mrs. McCann was also presented a gift. A social hour of cards was enjoyed and a turkey lunch - .eon served'. - Winter Comes To • gives producers the right to mar- ket their produce by whatever method these producers find best. Lorne Rodges reported for the concentrated milk producers and asked government support for the "milk pooling" plan being promot- ed thrdugh Mr. Biggs, of -the-De- partment of Agriculture: He men- tioned_ that one milk manufactur- ing plant is reported tole buying milk from another processor at a 'higher price than it is willing to pay . the producer. Ed. Bell, of the Fluid Milk Pro- ducers, said his organization felt there was danger that milk pool- ing would lower the price on high quality milk without giving suffici- ent reductions in cost of produc- tion. The, Cream Producers, through their chaiassian,. Simon Hallahan, requested the eontinuation of the present support price policy and asked that the Provincial Govern- ment -continue to prevent the col- oring of margarine. Andrew Simpson, of, the Cheese -Producers, suggested that the Government keep in mind the cost of production and do all in its pow- er to assist the producer to -obtain thil return for . his labor. CarI Hemingway, in the absence of the cha1rman•;.•requested on be- half of the Poultry Producers, that imports of eggs be banned until the price rises to a reasonable level. Unless this can be done, there is no object in producing to domestic needs. Harvey Taylor. of the White Bean Board, told of some of their difficulties and expressed the hope that the government would lend "support if the Board finds it, .nec- essary ^to make greater use of the present Farm 'Products Marketing legislation. Lloyd Lovell, of the sugar beet growers, %was well satisfied' with the deficiency- payment plan in this crop' since it is in short supply' in Canada, but did point out that labor is hard to obtain and any assistance along this line would be appreciated... Russell Bolton, of the. Wheat Pro- ducers,-ppinted nut that the freight assistance nn Western grain and the "Crow's Nest" agreement worked real hardship on the On- tario. grower. They would prefer to have these advantages removed, but if this is impossible, then On- tario growers should be Oven the: came benefits that are now going. to the West. Bob McMillan', chairmen of the County Farm Forum reported that farm forum in the county has de- creased, but that a very large number, both rural and urban, va- lue the TV program over CKNX. He hoped that this could be con- tinued at a more favorable hour and extended to other statipns next year. The members expressed their appreciation for the meeting and promised serious considerate:melte the recommendations advanced by the federation. .SS. eafo rth District Perhaps a heavy Vale mighte have made Seaforth Christmas decorations more effective, hut there was no way of finding out. There just wasn't _any snow for the Christmas season. On Sunday when, the snow did come, it came with efery:-Gust- ing winds made driving hazardous, and highway. maintenance people had their first test of the winter ipkeeping highways and conces- sion roads open for. travel. A snow storm Monday evening again ham- pered travel, and on Tuesday three of the SDHS buses were late bringing school -bound passen- gers to the district high school. A girls' basketball time scheduled her Wednesday was cancelled be- cause qf poor drivingconditions. With winter -white alaround and everything perfect for a white Christmas, PLIC crews are buey Wring down the decorations and storing thein, ready for another season. Just one thing is wrong for those who 'like snow for their • Christmas the date. Ljrge Crowd 6es Welcomes e m T'� 0 A large ,crowd was on hand for the New Year's Eve dance at Sea - forth Community Centre. The dance was sponsored by Seaforth QWomen's Institute, Winners -of ihet spot dance were •Shirley Knox and Ron Carter, The elimination dance was rowan by Mrs, Moyd Driscoll and Norman Wilitatnsen. Anderson. Vice-chairman is Ed,. Dearing, while the secret -cry -treas- urer is W. 4. Southgate. Committees named are: finance, G. McGavin, J. Canino, C. Mar- tin; egecutive: F. Sills, C. Ander- son, J. McIntosh, C. "'A.. Barber, E. Dearing; agricultural: K. Mc- Farlane;' J. Melntosh, R. Bolton, C. Martin; bus: E. Dearing, C. Martin, G. McGaviri, K. McFar lane, J. McIntosh, 0. Anderson; teacher -board relations: 3, McIn- tosh, R. Bolton, G. McGavin, E. Dearing; property: J.•Cardno, E. Dearing, R. Bolton, G. McGavin, C, A. ' Barber; supply.: G. McGav- in, J. McIntosh, 0. Anderson, R. Bolton;.. attendance officer: C, A. Barber. Lawyer Here Is Queen'sC�unsei P. D. 11iccONNEllL Patrick D. McConnell, Seaforth 'barrister, was honored New Year's when he was named a Queen's CouneeL He is senior partner in die firm of McConnell and Stew- art. - Mr. McConnell began his legal career in Seaforth when ei -1938 he forined a partnership with H. Glenn Hays, under the firm name of McConnell and flays. Mr. Hays became' Huron crown attorney in 1948, and subsequently h 1956 Don- ald, StewaFt entered the firm, which then became McConnell and Stewart. Born in Cromarty, the son of Mrs. McConnell'and the fate Dave McConnell, he attended school in Dublin and Stratford. lee graduat-' ed from Osgoode Hall °in 1937, .' •.,. Mrf McConnell. is married, his wife being the former Jean Stew- art, There are three children— two daughters and a son. Open New Shops To Serve Seaforth. The new year ushered two new businesses into Seaforth, including a barber shop and a TV repair shop. -Robert D. Scott has opened a radio and TV repair shop i'ti his East William Street borne, while Ron Riley opened a new barber shop .in the accommodation in the Royal block. -recently vacated by Wilson Oke, St. James' School - -'ratepayers-, agreed Construction of • a newtroy .: or six -room school' was necessy when the .problem of school ac- - ' commodation was discussed at the annual meeting Wednesday While '-no final decisions Were taken, the 'board is to press. *h construction program and `aim .at having the new eecotnwod len -- ' available in September, secretary • Leon 'Bannon said.• There w,as::;e .' large attendance at the tneetig Trustees elected for ttvo years were Arthur Devereaux, John Lan sink and Leon Bannon. The 7de- maining trustees are Dr. M, VP'. Stapleton, M. Etue and Gordon Reynolds. - Dr. Stapleton, who presided .at the meeting, was re-elected chair- man of the board. Elect AtDublin In a record' vote, Joseph Shea war elected -n trustee- Of the--DO-4' lin Separate School Area. Ile de- feated Wilfred O'Rourke, former trustee, bee .220 to`169 votes. "The' poliigg station, Beeehw school, Was a busy centre all `day long. The statutory ratepayer? • annual meeting lasted' torn` 1 .a.m. to .1:00 . p.m. The poll. "'Yes opened after the meeting till i%..0D p.m. The . class"room was crowded for a discussion which centrete around the - issues of 'a •proposed pewschool building at 'Dublin, and a-1959 change in the business man- agement rranagement of.. the area's affairs., John Lane replaced Joseph Riley as the -board's secretary, Joseph Riley was chairman-; f,,; the ratepayers' meeting, :ani` .rez• turning officer for the election.' Martin Kiinkhammer' was setae- T' tory 'of the meeting . and poll clerk for the elections. t Wilfred O'Rourke, defeated can- . didate in the election; has •served ,on the three-man area school boat for six years. The other . two members are Zack Ryan, St. Col- - uenban, and George DuGhaa'rme, Dublin. Members are elected for, tilree.•yeay term,:latvith one_. to ..be elected each year: Mr. O'Riwrke was nominated by Legs Bruxer and Lorne Feeney. Joseph Shea was nota bated ,by John Murrriy and Joseph L. Ryan, • Two other -- nominees, Clayton- Looby -and Peter Maloney, withdrew from the cgntest. The Dublin Separate School area. , comprises four school ,sections,, with a total assessment of $1,017,- 000. It operates four schools, with a' total of six classrooms: ''St.-Col- umban and Dublin are -two-ronin schools, and Beechwood • and Hib- . bert. are one -room. The schools are staffed by four tjrsuiine Sis- • ters and twoIa teachers. Y Brodhagen -School Reviews" Affairs • Fourteen persons attended ,the snnual meeting of the Erodhagen School. George Eickeieier • was chairman and Harold Rock secre- tary.. ;:School trustees 'are Harvey Ah- rens, Wilbur-- HoegY ,and Harold --- Rock, with Mr. Rock the secre- tary -treasurer. It was reported that a new oil furnace was installed during the summer, and the- old furnace' was: - Fold. The school board will investi- gate redecorating the school base- ment, The teacher, Don Wolfe, and pupils have $300 , on hand, Pro- ceeds from the Christmas-.concel't amounted to $106 at the door and. -a0 $75 from tickets, a - - r ix ARRIVING at 7:45 a.m. January 1, Miss Heather Brown was the first baby to be born hereon Netaear's the ,first' bab ,,,,ln several years to be horn oft IOW, Scott Memo lel •Hospital-, Trio proud Mother of this is Mrs. Herten Brown,- R.R. 3, Dublin,. weather Jan Brown's seventh child, ltff9. Brown is the hitter la of: Steriingsh'iro, Scotland, (Expositor 'p'iipto by444 P 9 t,ISg9, iiS .tllt4s Ma* r,