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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO; FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1960
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IT WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC' GlttiUI'` ,f Dearborn, Michigan; hockey -players who invaded. Sea -
forth over the weekend , for -•an international contest; " Here some of the guests occupy places of honor
on a Seaforth firetruck- in a par-aee Saturday 'afternoon arranged in their honor, Entertainment
arranged included visits to local industries .and area farms. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
Dearborn;: Seaforth Provide
International Hockey Event
Seaforth Midgets and Bantams
played_ -hints to teams from. Dear-
born, Mich,; over the weekend in
what .has (tine to be an annual
international hockey event.
Planning for the visit has been
going on since early winter by a
local 'committee, including Bill
Papple, Ed. Boyce, Harold Ken-
, drick and Jack Muir.
' Members of the,, teams, with
Visiting Rinks
Win Spiel Prizes
Two outiof-town rinks won top
spots in the mixed bonspiel at Sea -
forth Curling Club Saturday.
,.-,.,.Guelph came first in the 9 a.m.
draw, with 3 ,wins plus 8. The
rink was skipped by Sd. Spall and
included Mrs. Spall and Mr". and
Mrs. Don Grant.
In the 11 a.m, draw, Walkerton
placed first, with 4 wins phis 6.
This rink was composed of „Ross
Hobby,,.skip.;, Mrs. Hobby and Mr:
and Mrs. Don Laisen.
Other winning rinks were: 9:00
Thedford, 2 wins plus 12,
'Mr. and Mrs. Harold McLachlin
and. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Donald;
St, Thomas?, 2 wins plus 10: Harry
Foster, Eric Clebborn, Mr, and
Mrs. Warren Allen; consolation,
Thedford, 1 win plus 3: Mr. and
Mrs,. Ross Carruthers, Mr. .and
Mrs: Don Willert,
11 a.m. draw: Seaforth, 2 wins
-plus 12: Bill Roberton, Mrs,. Effie
Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Morton; Seaforth, 2 wins plus 8:
E. C. Boswell; Mrs. Jim Parke,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore; con-
solation, Guelph, 1 win plus 6 (ag-
gregate 22): Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Robertson, Mr. • and Mrs. Bill
Campbell, Seaforth.
%lieu. rinks were skipped . by
Herb Maloy, Thedford; Art Wright,.
Seaforth; Scott Habkirk; Seaforth;
Art Stacey, Seaforth; Clark Ren -
Wick; Clifford; Bill Leyburn, Sea -
forth; Jack Boyd, Wingham; Glen
Thomson, Thedferd.
Need $600 to Meet
Red Cross Quota
While canvassers who took part
in the ;Red Cross blitz Wednesday
received a ready response through-
out the town, the Seaforth quota
still lacks $600, according to 'chair-
man -Jack Stevens. This resulted
from the substantial.. number of
visits made where no one was
home, the committee believes.
So that .all mak take part, and
in •an effort to meet the quota, the
campaign is continuing until March
81st.
The committee urges all who
were missed in the canvass, 'or'
who have not contributed to leave
a donation with either Neil Bell,
Tom Wilbee or Jack Stevens, be-
fore the end of the month.
Fractures Hip
Two Days After
95th Birthday
When be slipped as he was et-
ting dressed. Wednesday morrniiiitlg,
John MeGavin, well-known McKil-
lop resident, fell and fractured his
right hip. The accident occurred
two days 1.f -ter he had:.celebrated
his 95th birthday.
Following medical attention at
the home of his Son, .Gordon 'Me
Gavin, he w removed to Stott Hot tal, where be Will
be confined some tithe.
drivers' - and supporters, arrived
Friday and were° billetted among
the homes of Seaforth players. On
Saturday, following a civic wel-
cofne by Mayor B. F. Christie, the
visitors toured area points of in-
terest -in Scott Habkirk's school
buses, including Scott Poultry
Farms, Seaforth Shoes, Con Eck-
ert's farm, and .the Bev. Thompson
farm.
• Highlight of the program festivi-
ties was a parade Saturday after-
noon headed by the SDHS girls'
trumpet band with visiting players
occupying seats of honor on Sea -
forth fire trucks.
Dearborn officials stressed the
advantage which the tour was to
their players, many of whom had
never been on a farm. They were
loud in their praise of the arrange-
ments here and thought the Sea -
forth reception was outstanding,
Andy -Petrie, coach of the Dear-
born Midgets, summed it up when
he said: "We have more students
in our Dearborn high schools than
you have population in Seaforth,
and we can't even put on a show
like you people have for us to-
day." ..
The gainer• Saturday evening
were evenly contested .before a
good crowd. And just to keep ev-
erything on an even keel, Seaforth
woh the first game but lost the
Midget game, when' Dean in the
Dearborn net proved almost in-
vincible.
In the ,Bantam game goals were
scored for Seaforth by Jimmy Mc-
Llwain 4, 1 assist; Franeis Hagan,
2, 2 assists; Allan Patterson, 2 1
assists; .Danny Murray, 1; Gary
Betties, 1, 1 assist; Jack Papple,
1, 1 assist; Ken Devereaux, 1;
assists, Kenny Wright, Chuck Han-
ey, Ronnie Campbell, Peter Sil-
lery, Gerry Hall. For Dearborn,
scorers were Alstead and Baun.
Midget scorers for Dearborn
were Bill Yentolo,- 4 goals Ken
Myers. For Seaforth, Ben Akker
scored from Jim Sills, and Paul
Rau and Bill Pinder scored from,.
Bob Dinsmore and Bill Teall..
Teams were:
DEARBORN BARONS—Bob Yo-
kum, Bob Lucy, Rich Alstead,
Dave Baraniak, John Cusunano,
Bob Alstead, Bob Burnaska, Jim
Hauncher; Jim Corona; A. J.
Vaughn, Don" Lucy, Leo Attard,
Dave Hauncher, Ron Baun, Jim
Long. Jim Hauncher, manager;
Bob Alstead, coach.
SEAFORTH BANTAMS — Rod
Wylie, Kenny Wright, Joe Dick,
Gerry Hall, Dave Mills, Gary Bet-
ties, Bob Reynolds, Allan Patter-
son, Jimmy McLlwain, Chuck'
Haney, Franeis Hagan,: Jack Pap-
ple, Ronny Campbell, Wayne Rau,
Danny Murray, Ken Devereaux,
Peter Sillery, Paul Betties, Kenny
Cardno. Bill Paple, manager;
Jack Muir, coach.
DEARBORN BRUINS — Dean
Dickie, Matt Mulcahy, Bob Pryz-
by, Don Mazurek, Don Petrere,
Biff Wilhelm( Gary BellDennis
Keblaitais, Adam Mitchell, Bobby
Hansen, Gary Golba, Bill Ventola,
Mike Kowalski, Ken Myers, Pat
Reeves. Andy Petrere, manager;
Herman Blackwell, coach.
-SEAFORTI-I LIONS—Jim. Boyes,
Bill Muir, Bill 'Tall Jim Sills,
Bruce Dale Benny 'Akker, Glen
Walters,Bob Dinsmore Ken Bed-
ard, BiPinder, Tom Phillips, Bob
Papple, Jim Dick, Ted Lamont,
Paul Rau, John Patterson. Ed.
13oyes, manager; Harold Kendrick,
coach.
Board SetsCate for.
Sec.forti. Liquor Vote
Seaforth voters will go to the
polls on Wednesday, May 11, to ex-
press an opinion- on liquor licences
for Seaforth.
Advice concerning the vote was
received by Clerk D. H. Wilson
from the Liquor Licence Board kin
Saturday. Action was taken as the
resplt of a petition submitted
through the municipal codncil to
the Board.
The ballot, based on the provi-
sions of Section 69 of the Liquor
Licence Act, will seek answers -to
the followings questions:
(a) Are you in favor of the sale
of beer only under a public House
licence for consumption on licensed
premises to which women are ad-
mitted?
(b) Are you in favor of the sale
of beer only under a public house
licence for consumption on licensed.
premises to which men only etre
admitted?'
(c) MC -You in favor of .the sale
of liquor under a dining lounge
Iicence. for consumption with meals
on licensed premises?
(tl')Are you in favor of the sale
of liquor under a lounge licence
for consumption on licensed prem-
ises?
Voting arrangements are in
charge of the Chief Electoral Offi-
cer for Ontario, who will advise
municipal officials of the action to
take.
The petition on which the action
was based has been returned to
the Clerk and must be held' by
him for a period of from four to
six weeks, during which time it
may be examined by managers of
groups sponsoring or opposing the
vote. Following expiration ofthe
six-week period? it is returnia to
the board for filing,<
Approve Legion- Licence
Announcement was made 11. Tues-
day that Seaforth Branch 156- Can-
adian_Legion was among branches
in Huron and Perth that had been
granted a club licence to sell beer.
The licence will not become ef-
fective until construction in the
new Legion Hall is completed.
Farming .Has a Future
If...Approach is. Righ t,
production' and prices were held
up. Hog producers broke even,;;
while beef producers lost in 1959.
When beef goes from 30 to 25 cents,
it is not too serious; there is a
:problem as it drop( to 20 cents,
but a calamity if it goes below.
. While there is a -revolution in
agriculture, and farming is on
the down grade, there is no rea-
son to und'Lsell the industry,
George -I, Gear, Grey county agri-
cultural representative, told a
meeting of area farmers here Mon-
day evening. The occasion was the
annual rural relations night of the
Seaforth Lions. Club, when more
than 80 farmers were guests' of
the -•club at dinner.
A revolution is' like a war and
somebody gets hurt, but that •is
not to say there isn't hope for tbe
future, Mr. Gear told his audi-
ence, and predicted there was still
lots of money to be made in farm-
ing.
Efficiency -is a factor in the suc-
cess of any business, ,but in farm-
ing it is particularly important,
since perishable products—in long
supply—are being dealt in. Proper
farm procedures can do a lot and
can make the top third better,
raise the sights of the . middle
third, and save some in the bot-
tom third. The speaker saw .•little
hope for the , farmer heavily in
debt and lacking youth. •
Reviewing conditions during the
past year, Mr. Gear said the dairy
farmers had made' money—$30 to
$50 more per cow than in 1958, be-
cause conditions resulted in better
Highlanders Fund
Receives Donations
The Seaforth Highlanders cam-
paign to raise funds for new kilts
is meeting with a ready and sym-
pathetic response, according to
President F. C. J. Sills.
The requirement was outlined in
The Expositor of last week, and
within hours the first donation was
received, Rev. C. E. Sullivan told
Mr. Sills that while he couldn't
claim 'any -particular Scotch asso-
ciation, he wanted to have a- part
and left a donation of $10.00. The
next mail brought a cheque for
$50.00 from. Senator W. H. Gold-
ing. Others called to promise sup-
port, Mr. Sills said.
311111/, ft' FARMERS from throughout Huron County took part in the •13th annual
Huron Cointy Seed Pair in Exeter Friday and Saturday. Shown examining some of
the top cern entries of the show are left to right,• David Heiting way Brussels; Iten-
b ttetit• Papa(, Seaforth, and. Donald McIerchel*, Seaforth, members of Seaforth. Junior
artner . • ,
Profitable periods run in cycles,
the speaker "reminded his audi-
ence. If an operation was set up
properly and concentrated in' a
particular product, it should end
up all right over a 10 to 12 -year
period. Hog cycles run two years,
while beef cycles ran from five
to'10 years. "There is no need to
worry about the big . fellow. He
can't do it for less than you can
if you are set up efficiently,” Mr.
Grear reminded his listeners.
"You can beat him because you
own your own stock; you are your
own boss, and the big fellow has
to hire his help. Youcan beat
him on that count alone."
Referring again to 1 the prosper-
ityhe saw coming in agriculttre,
Mr. Gear said few were going -in-
to the industry and the average age
of -those ,now farming was 60. The
trouble was that too many wanted
to buy in the good times, rather
be set up to have lots to sell. You
have to be ready to take advant-
age when the breaks come, he
warned.
Urging farmers to adopt a new
philosophy, the speaker said a dif-
ference in attitude was necessary.
One of the biggest problems fac-
ing the farmer was his hesitation
in changing practices that had
been proven to be bad.
There must be a desire to in-
vest in the future—ambition, im-
agination and hard-headed busi-
ness sense. No one can tell a
farmer what to do. Advice, yes,
but the final decision as to the
steps he will take to ensurehis
future : must be the farmer's own.
In concluding;' the speaker com-
mended the Lions Club -for provid-
in an occasion when farm prob-
lems could be discussed; since
"they are 'common to town and
country. We are in it together."
The speaker was introduced by
Lloyd Rowat and thanked by Har-
vey Leslie. Clare Reith expressed
appreciation of the guests, and J.
E. Keating paid tribute to the St.
Thomas' Church organization that
served dinner.
Chairman was 3. Scott .,C7uff.
Elmer Larone, Lions Club presi-
dent, extended a welcome, and
Reeve Ivan Forsyth, of Tucker -
smith, spoke briefly.
Robert McMillan, president of
the 'Seaforth Agricultural Society,
told of the progress the society
was making as a. Class 'B' Fair.
••Plans were being considered for a
grandstand and barns for swine
and sheep, he said.
Release Details
Of New Bank
The new Toronto -Dominion Bank
building, to be built here this year,
will be set in from the street a
distance of 12 feet, it was reveal-
ed when plans were submitted this
week for municipal approval.
The one•storey +building 60 feet
by 30 feet, will extend almost as
far east along Gouinlock Street as
the existing building. The area
remaining -45 feet—will be paved
to provide parking for bank staff
and customers. A secondary en-
trance will lead from the parking
area into the bank.
The Main Street elevation will be
almost entirely of glass, while the
north and south elevations are of
stone. The main entrance to the
bank will be from the south cor-
ner, similar to the existing build-
ing.
Meanwhile, work of providing
temporary accommodation for the
bank in the Regent building is well
under way. It is expected the bank
Will move the latter part of this
month. .
BEGINS SUNDAY, APRIL 24 ,
Avoid. Confusion, .EItsti1kt.
Agrees on Daylight Savin
For the first time in many years
it looks like the area will mark
Daylight Saving Time during tbe
same period, Dates in Seaforth
coincide with other area centres
and nearby cities.
Set by Seaforth town council at
their meeting in the Town Hall
Monday night, the "fast" time will
start Sunday, April 24, at 2 a.m.
It runs until Sunday, October 30,
at 2 a.m. Mayor B. F. Christie
was instructed to• issue a procla-
mation .to that effect.
Receiving a request from Gode-
rich that all„ centres in the area
follow thedates set in London,
Stratford and Listowel, the local
council agreed to set the Same
dates.
The setting of unforrn dates in
the area will help avoid the con-
fusion which frequently has exist-
ed in the fall, when various cen-
tres revert to Standard Time on
different dates.
Mayor 'Christie presided for the
three-hour session. Reeve W. N.
Ball and Councillors E. Daly, N.
C. Cardno, Dr. P. L. Brady,
Thorpe Rivers, Dr. J. O. Turnbull
and John Flannery were present.
Dr. P. L. Brady, chairman of
the finance committee, reported
IT WOULDN'T be St. Patrick's Day in Dublin if there wasn't
a St. Patrick's concert. Here Rosalie Ducharme and Deborah Dean.
practise - a dance number that features a gaily costumed review
that pupils of Dublin schools present on St. Patrick's evening-. and
again on Sunday. (Expositor photo' by Phillips).
Mary Eckert Wins
Public Specking Test
A' St. James' Separate School
pupil won first in the McKillop
Federation of Agriculture public
speaking contest last week, Held
in the basement of Cavan United
Church, Winthrop Mary Eckert
topped the list of contestants.
Seaforth Fair
Name Committees,
Plans For 1960
Committee heads and associate
directors for Seaforth Agricultural
Society, were named a1 a meeting
of the board Thursday night. The
meeting was presided over by
President R E. McMillan
Heavy horses, Robert Patrick;
beef cattle, Oliver Anderson; dual
purpose Shorthorns, Filmer Chap-
pel; dairy cattle, James B. Hogg;
sheep, Alister Broadfoot; swine,
Ken Stewart;. live poultry, Ted
Melady; eggs, Clare Reith; sports
and attractions, Russell Bolton;
grounds and property, Robert W.
Campbell; farm machinery, John
Bach; field crop competitions,
Harold Pryce; public relations, A.
Y. McLean; parade and sports,
Archie Dobson; •parking, Scott
Cluff; tickets, George Wheatley;
pet show, John A. Cardno; horti-
cultural products, J. • W. Crich;
dairy booth, H. H. Leslie,.
Associate directors for 1960 are:
Clare Reith, Ernie Ross, Robert
Tyndall; Robert Patrick, Irvin
Trewartha, Ken Campbell, Andrew
Moore, Wilfred Coleman, Keith
Sharp, Janes F. Scott, James, B.
Hogg, Laverne Godkin, Robert
Broadfoot, Allan Campbell, Jack
Murphy, John McCowan, Bev. R.
Th6thson, James Keys, Bruce Cole-
man, James Rose, Harvey Leslie
and Arthur S. Bolton.
Presentation
Precedes Move
Friends honored Mac Munro
Monday -evening when they pre-
s'ented him with a well-filled Wal-
let at a gathering in the Queen's
Grill.
Mr' Munro who has been on the
staff of the Toronto -Dominion Bank
here for some time, has been
moved to Sarnia.
"Are you the pharmacist?" the
young lady asked as she stepped
into the drug store.
"No," replied the youth at the
soda fountait}, "I'm only the fizzi-
clan."
She was followed closely by
Mary Lou Coyne, of S.S. 4, Hib-
bert, and Mary Walsh, of S.S. 1,
McKillop. Twelve contestants com-
peted in the finals. These includ-
ed Jack. McCall, Amy Stewart,
Robe Doig, Jean Patrick, Joyce
Harrison, Joyce Ryan, Gall Stor-
ey, James Rapson and Murray Mc-
Clure.
Gordon Elliott, vice-president of
the federation, presented prizes to -
the winners. President Kenneth
Stewart said later that the pro-
gram proved successful enough
that it would probably become an
annual event. Judges were L. P.
Plumsteed, Seaforth District High
School; Mrs. Kenneth Etue, St.
James' Separate School, and Don-
ald Morton, -of Seaforth Public
School.
James. Keys presented certifi-
cates to those of the earlier semi-
finals. There was also a short
program which included a chorus
of the pupils of S.S. 1, McKillop;
a duet by Ilene Smith and Mar-;
garet Hilien, accompanied by Jean
Hillen, and an accordion selection
by Helen Elliott,
McKillop Fire
Is Represented
Mr. John L. Malone, president of
the McKillop Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., directors Robert Archi-
bald, William Alexander and C.
Leonhardt, and secretary -treasur-
er W. E. South -gate, are in Toronto
'his week. They are representing
the company at the annual con-
vention of the Ontario Mutual Fire
Underwriters' ' Association of On-
tario.
that the budget was in' ,prepare,
tion. The budget for town ,acad
ties was presented, but estimates
have not been received from school
boards. -
According to Clerk D. R. Wilson,
the Public . School had presented ,._
their budget, but on Monday was
informed that -grants .would,not be
as great as were anticipated, and
the 'figures would have to be re-
vised: The board understands tha.
grants will be $4,009 less than last
year although they had budgeted: '
for $900 more.
Councillor Brady interjected that
this could mean threemore mills.
He couldn't see where the grants
would change by such a large
sum, unless the grant ratestrut-_--,/
tore changed. If such were the
case, he felt the council and re-
presentatives of the school -'board
should approach the Minister of.
Education.
No Change in General . Rate
Reviewing the proposed budget, . .
as -prepared to date, the chairman
pointed out the changes that had
been made and compared the fig-,
ures with last year's budget: de-
benture, principal and interest,
$48,041, same; scavenging, $1,000,
down $1,0002, charity- and welfare,
$2,700; salaries,- $6-200, same; ad--
ministration, advertising, printing,
postage, etc., $2,800, up $300; pro-
perty, $6,000, down $4,500; audit
fees, $750, same; discounts and re-
bates on taxes, $2,100, same;
grants, $6,900, up $200 from last
year's actual expenditure;. legal
fees, $1,000, same; insurance, $1,-
700, same; sundries, $4,500, down
$400; disposal plant, $1,600; streets,
$22,000, up $1,000; fire department,
$1,500, up $300; police department,
$13,500, up $1,500; hydrant rentals,
$2,240, up slightly; street lighting,
$4,500, same;,. park, $200, ,.same.......
Pointing out that the budget was
$1,749 less than last year, Mr
Brady reminded the group that -in
1959 they had budgeted for a slight
deficit. The town will need the
same mill rate, he said, but the
collection, of a few, of the back
taxes would certainly help.
Two snow removals were report-
ed by street committee chairman
Thorpe Rivers. The first removal .
cost $88, and the second $55, plus
theuse of the town truck. Seven
dead trees were cut,,' -some trim-
ming, done, catch_ basins opened, '
and streets sanded when needed.
The use of a -larger machine was
necessary for some street plowing
at a (cost of $39.
Street foreman Harold . Maloney
will be instructed to move "No
Parking" 'signs back further from
the main intersection following a
discussion on the conditions exist-
ing there.
A highway by-law says no park-
ing should be allowed within 50
feet of a main intersection, com-
mented Councillor Brady. "We
should either move the signs back,
or prohibit ---any parking along
Goderich Street in that area."
Mayor' -B. F. Christie reminded
council that people were complain-
ing now about lack of parking
space, without moving the signs.
People park even around the signs,
Mr. Rivers said.
The discussionfollowed on the
byheels of an •observation
Coun-
cillor Ed. Daly, that the piling of
snowaround service station cor-
ners and the parking of cars near
intersections hampered the vision
of drivers and created a hazard.
. Weigh Scales Again
Weigh scales, an itL'fn of conten-
tion for several' months, took up
considerable time on Monday
night's agenda. Following''a re-
commendation by Councillor Daly,
chairman of the property cofnmit-
Jee, the scales will- be advertised
for rent by tender. If no replie$
br acceptable tenders are receiv-
ed, the scales will be advertised
for sale.
There has been a lot of bicker-
ing going on about the scales, said
Councillor Daly, and he felt it was
time the town was relieved of its
responsibility for operating them.
He felt if the parties who use the
scales are not interested in running
them, then the town should dis-
pose of them, By advertising the
rental proposition, it gives them
an opportunity to keep the scales
going, but if they don't come for-
ward, then the town has done all
it can, he said.
The persons tendering would be
informed of the financial situation
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Churches at Kippen
Brucefield to Unite
Amalgamation of the congrega-
tions of Kippen. and Brueefield
United Churches has been agreed'
on and a joint pastoral relations
committee, representative of the
two cengregationg, is proceeding
to call a minister. Secretary of the,
committee is Emerson Kyle, Kip -
pen.
Rev. G. L. Mills, of Clinton,
chairman of the Presbytery com-
mittee on boundaries, who has
been. representing Presbytery^ in
working out details of the amal-
gamation, said Wednesday that- all
problems have been met. Initial
studies concerning the amalgama-.
tion ,were carried out by Rev..
Hugh Wilson, chairman of Pres-
bytery's committee on Pastoral
Relations.
Mr. Mills said Brucefield con-
gregation had been almost unani-
mously in favor of the union, while
in Kippen the -vote was 65-40 • in
favor. When there Was -hesitation
because the vote had not been car-
ried by a twotthird ma ority, the
advice of Presbytery had been
sought. As a result, Presbytery
had endorsed; the amalgamation:
Mr. Mills said a joint committee,
composed of representatives of the
two congregations ; would
vene later in the month whet*
final details V/oid4 b worried ant..,