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191st Year
Whole No. 4809
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960
MEMBERS OF SEAFORTH LEGION Branch 156 were hosts Sunday to branches from Zone 1. •As
a preliminary to the annual zone meeting,' the veterans paraded to Victoria Park for a short service
. of .remembrance, ...On the return march. to ..the. Legion ];Intl, . the sa lute was taken. by J. R. -Spittal
from a reviewing stand in front of the Post Office. (Expositor pho to by Phillip's).
District Veterans
Lack,:sequ:r.
Interest
GovernmEnIextended greetings from the town,ements concerning veterans
and Seaforth branch 156 president, preferences in the .Civil Service ap-
Archie Dobson, welcomed the vet- pointments.
erans to the new Legion'Hall. Preceeding the meeting the vis -
Kincardine Legion will be host iting veterans and members of
to the Legion branches throughout Seaforth branch paraded to the
this part of Southwestern Ontario Cenotaph, headed by the Seaforth
during -.Old Home, Week, when a District High School Bugle Band,
drumhead service will be held Sun- where wreaths were placed by the.
day, July 31. zone commander, Harvey Pfaff,
The fall zone meeting will be and Archie Dobson, Seaforth
held in Clinton:
branch president.
The meeting by resolution pro- A short impressive service in -
tested the discrimination .in effect eluded invocation by Rev, C. E.
with . respect to ''active service vet- Sullivan, and the Last Post by
erans, who through no fault of their Jack Moore.
own are denied, war veteran al- Parade,marshal was William
lowances because they died not Wilbee. en Powell was in com-
serve in an active theatre df war. mand of the color party. Arrange -
Veterans were warned that there ments were in charge of special
was a tendency to "kick around" events chairman, Charles Wood.
The Dominion Government was
condemned for its lack of interest
in veterans' affairs in a resolution
unanimously adopted by veterans
of District C-1 of the Canadian,
Legion, meeting in Seaforth new
Legion Hall Sunday afternoon:
The resolution demanded im-
mediate action be taken to pro-
vide increases in veterans' disa-
bility pensions and veterans' al-
lowances. The resolution noted
there had been no reference. by
Finance Minister Fleming in his
budget presentation to problems
facing veterans.
• The resolution was presented to
the meeting by the McDonald
branch No. 183, Kincardine. Zone
commander Harvey Pfaff, of Exe-
ter, was in charge of the meeting.
various
committee
an s
is o
f v
Reports or
P
chairmen were received, and out-
lined progress since the fall zone
meeting.
urged
have
Branches were
Brant
more public speaking contests by
Doug Thorndyke, Clinton, chair-
man of that committee.
The meeting was attended by -
veterans from branches through-
out the zone. Mayor B. F. Christie
New Members Join
Northside Church .
In Sunday Service
:$2a a...'Year, in Actvanee
Sina1e Copies, 5 cel4a'
Council Expects early Action
On Maitlandbank Cemetery
Expect Early Return
To Full Production
A combination of bad weather
and an increasing number of Ja-
panese ,imports into Canada has
led to a cutback in production at
Seaforth Shoes here, Fred W. Peel,
company manager, told The Ex-
positor. It- is expected production
will be back to normal within -"a
few weeks, he said, as spring
weather arrives,
Twenty new members were re-
ceived by profession of faith at a
special service at. Northside Unit-
ed Church Sunday morning: At the
same service seven Were received
by letter of transfer.
The Palm Sunday service includ-
ed special music bythe choir, led
by leader James . Stewart, and
organist Mrs. Stewart. As an an-
them, the choir sang "God So Hon-
ored the World" by Stainer. Solo-
ist, Mrs. Lloyd Rowat, sang "The
Palms." Holy Communion was
participated in by the congrega-
tion.
New members accepted were:
Julie Hoover, Kaye •McCowan,
Ruth Powell, Joyce Kelland, San-
dra Hugill, Helen Elliott, Elizabeth
Carter, Donald Muegge, Robert
Muegge, Peter Rowat, Richard
Whiteley, William Rowat Robert
Plumsteel, James McIlwaln, Peter
Sillery, Kenneth Mcllwain, Doug-
las Mills, David ]Mills, Bernice Jes-
some, Ben Bridge. By^ transfer:
from Duff's United Church, Prank
Hunt, Mrs. Frank Hunt, Francis
Hunt, Freda Hunt, .Marion Hunt;
from Ethel Presbyterian, George
Turney; from Duff's United
Church, Mrs. George Tanney.
was completed late
production began in
at the beginning of 1959.
has employed as
sons during the
•
in
the
While the first quarter of 1960 is
over the first quarter last last
year, our production had increased
substantially through the year, and
when our inventory built up we
were forced to cut back tempor-
arily, Mr. Peel said. This result-
ed in layoffs.
He explained; that merchants
hesitate to stock up until there is
an indication that good weather is
at hand. This year, with a late
Easter and a long backward spring,
there was an eyen greater delay in
placing Spring and summer orders,
he said.
Another problem: this year is the
increasing number of Japanese im-
ports that are competing with
Canadian production.
Despite these problems, Mr. Peel
said he could see no reason why
the plant would not be back to
normal production shortly. He ex-
pected the Staff -would be built up
to last year's level.
Construction of 'a modern plant
to accommodate . Seaforth Shoes
3 - reed Shows at
Seaforth Fall Fair
Three cattle breed shows will
form part othe program of the
115th annus Seaforth Fall Fair
when it rot s around September
22-23. This will be the second time
that the fair has been host to three
breed groups at one fair.
Featured shows will be the Black
and 'White Show, sponsored by the
Huron Holstein•'Club; the Ontario
Hereford Regional Show, and the
Jersey Parish Show, put on by the
Huron -Perth Jersey Club.. '
The Jersey Show was last held
in Seaforth at the 1958 fall fair. ,
The Agricultural Society; at
their Thursday meeting, looked for-
ward to a show even better than
last year's. Several speakers to
open .the fair were mentioned, and
plans started for the program:: -
Changes in various sections and
classes in the prize list are being
made, in preparation for the print-
ing 6f the list. .
President R. E. McMillan chair-
ed the meeting, which heard a 're-
quest from the Seaforth Driving
Club for additional accommoda-
tion and 'changes to the track. Be-
cause of a small turnout at the
meeting, no decision was reached
on the request.
Announce Sale
Of Webb's Billiards
The sale was announced this
week of Webb's Billiards to Gor-
don Gerbig, of Whitby. Fr, Gar -
big, who obtains possession May 1,
will move his family of four chil-
dren to Seaforth shortly.
Jack Webb said he had no im-
mediate plans to go into business
again, but expected to continue to
live in Seaforth.
Whistling Swans
Visit Stanley Pond
An unusual event occurred at
the farm of Grant Webster in Stan-
ley last, week, when four rare
whistling swans lighted on the
farm pond, near the barn,' which
they used as their headquarters for
24 hours:
The large white birds, weighing
about 35 pbunds each, could be ap-
proached but only up to a point,
when they indicated they had no
desire to be too friendly.
It is understood this particular
species is 'a rarity in Canada,
many
past year.
1958, and
new plant
The firm
as 175 per -
School Inspector
To Cleave Huron
G. G. `Gardiner, B.A., B.Paed.,
whose appointment as Public
School. Inspector for North York
has been announced by the Ontario
Department of Edueation,_,effec-
tive -August 1.
Mr. Gardiner has been inspector
of schools in Centre Huron, inelud-
After two years of negotiations special mill rate; or an increase on
bnd consideration, the way has
een paved for the formation of a
municipal cemetery, council was
told Monday. An auditors' state-
ment has been prepared, and with
this the necessary by-law can be
drawn up to establish a municipal
board to administer affairs at Mait-
landbank- Cemetery.
The matter was first brought to
council's attention two years ago
by Northside United Church, who
owns the cemetery. Faced with in-
creased operating costs and find-
ing that the cemetery was used by
all Protestant denominations in
the area, it was suggested a
change should be made.
A committee, headed by Dr. P.
L. Brady, have looked into the
matter, but were held up in rnak-
ing a report until an audited state-
ment was obtained.
Commenting on the auditors'
statement at the meeting of town
council Monday night, Dr. Brady
pointed .out • that, the - 1958 deficit
was $1,704.30, and the 1959 deficit
$721.91. He suggested that 'if the
schedule of rates was revised it
would give an income sufficient to
balance the expenses.
the taxpayers if the rates were ad-
said it
ement.
aboard
No on'h
fact that
Asked by Mr. Cardno about sur-
rounding municipalities and their
participation, Dr. Brady pointed
out that a higher rate is used for
persons residing outside Seaforth.
Asked who appoints the present
board by Councillor John Flannery,
Dr. Brady said the United Church
owns the property, and the board
is elected at the congregational
meeting.
He said that less than half the
burials in the cemetery- are those
of United Church members. All
other Protestant groups' use the
cemetery, he said, and the United
Church feel they have oarried the
load long enough.
He reminded council members
'that provision could be made -Tor
St. James' Roman Catholic ceme-
tery.
The suggested arrangement"
would be for the town to take over
all assets of the cemetery board,
including the bonds for the per-
petual upkeep fund. He told coun-
cil that one-thitd of the :monies`re='
ceived from the sale of lots goes
into this fund.
The only major expense, Dr.
Brady could foresee would be a
mausoleum, so that graves don't
have to be opened in the winter.
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Await Estimates
Estimates from the Seaforth Dis-
trict High --School .and,. St. James'
Separate School are not in yet, re-
ported Dr. Brady, chairman of the
finance committee. The Public
School have set their budget at,
$38,625, about the same as last
year. This was done, he said, on
the basis of reports in the daily
press that provincial grants will be
the same as last year. This, how-
ever, has not been confirmed. In
setting. their needs, the board took
into consideration. a $1,600 surplus
from last year.
'The Huron County rate will re-
main constant, according to a let-
ter from J. G. Berry, county clerk -
treasurer. As soon as estimates
are received from the two other
of meeting
a special
schools,
coun-
cil wilbe called to consider the
budgetand strike a mill" rate.
In -completing his report, he re-
list
of back taxes pre-
paid
he s P
ferre
d',to t
paid by the auditor. He. felt coun-
cil should consider this at an early
dateand arrange for a tax sale.
Reporting for streets, Thorpe
Rivers told council there had been
lots of trouble from drains and
water, but not toe much could be
done. Eighteen loads. of gravel had
been spread on the streets, and
five trees cut.
We need black -top pretty soon,
commented the hairman, -while
discussing the fro boils and brok-
en streets.
justed.
Councillor N, Q. Cardin)
was a question, of manag
While costs went up, the
didn't change the rates.
seemed to recognize the fa
things were getting out of balance.
Some collections are coming
through, hesaid, and an effort is
being made to get other back ac-
counts.
Securities -held by the board have
a face value of $15,275, bringing
an annual income' of $634.25 for the
perpetual upkeep fund, his report
showed. •
A by-law will be prepared for
consideration at the next council
meeting.
Dr. Brady felt the cemetery
could be self-supporting without a
Seek Site for
BowlingAI1ey Pla for a bowling alley in Sea -
forth were temporarily held up
Monday night when Seaforth :tout•
council failed to .agree with. the
location of the proposed building.
J. G. Kelly, Stratford, who has
been
over sites
in the
k
looking o
a
town, attended the Monday meet-
ing, seeking council's okay to the
properties which he had chosen.
The proposed sites, council felt,
weref one o
f the
in the centre �a
�
towns bestresidential areas
,and
thus wouldn't' be desirable.
The proposed building, Mr. Kelly
told council, would be of cement
block construction, with a decora-
tive front. The 50' x 120' building
and necessary bowling equipment
would cost about $60,000,. plus the
purchase price of a lot.
Several alternate sites were sug-
gested by council, but most of
these had already been' considered
by Mr. Kelly. The matter was left
in the hands of the industrial com-
mittee. The committee will tour
thh municipality with Mr; Kelly in
an 'effort to bbtain a suitable site.
WIN AT LOL EUCHRE
Prize winners at a euchre spon-
sored by the property committee
of the Orange Hall on Friday were:
Ladies: first, Mrs. Tom Ky;
lone hands, Miss Marion Coyyv�s
;
consolation, Mrs. Gordon Elhor_tt,
men: first, Secord McBrien;' lone
hands, Albert O'eRilly; consola-
tion,. Elmer Hutchinson.
Choose Ross Savauge
For Mid WODA Board
The 1960 Board of Directors of
Midwestern Ontario Development
Association meeting Wednesday at
ternoon in the Stratford Country
ntr
Y
Club Curling Lounge, elected Wm.
C. McKenzie, of Exeter, as presi-
dent, to succeed Mayor W. K. Den-
ny,' of Fergus. Other officers elect-
ed were: H. C. Goos, Preston, first
vice-president; Fred Breithaupt,
Kitchener, second vice-president;
Ross Savauge, Seaforth, third vice-
presidentv and Gordon Gingerich,
MEETING AT SDHS
District4-H Clubs Organize
Five 4-H Clubs were organized
at a meeting at Seaforth District
High School Tuesday night. At
the same time .officers were elect-
ed for three of the clubs.
Seaforth 4-H Dairy. Calf Club
named Ken Papple, R.R. 5, Sea -
forth, as president.. At the meet-
ing 24 enrolled, while several others
sre expected to enroll at a later
ate.
Other officers are: Larry Burns,
vice-president; Eleanor Keys, Rat.
1, Seaforth, secretary; Deanne
Dale, R.R, 1, Clinton, press secre-
tary; Irvin d'rewartha, Seaforth,
Robert. Gemmell, R.R. 2, Kiplten,
leaders.
Nine members joined the Sea -
forth Club Tuesda
fonts, 4 -It Beefnlgiit, with nun 'rade expected. Q
ficera named were: Bili Campbell,
ital. 1, Dublin, president; Don Mc-
Kercher, R.R. 1, Dublin, vice -
.R.
2, Seaforth,arsecr tai'i'y; Go don
Pryce, R.R. • 1, Dublin, press sec-
retary; Ken Campbell, R.R. 1,
Dublin; Joseph W. Devereaux, R.
R. 4, Seaforth, leader.
Both the. Dairy and Beef 'Clubs
are sponsored by Seaforth Agricul-
tural Society.
Bruce Papple, R.R. 4, Seaforth,
was named president of the Mc-
Killop 4-H Grain Club. Sponsored
by the McKillop Federation of Ag-
riculture, the club has eight mem-
bers, with a few more expected.
0 hther officers are: Don Crozier,
vice-president;
R.R. 2'," Seaforth, is
Jack Broadfoot, ILL 1, Bruceffeld,
se-ratar'y; Don McKercher, R.R.
1, Dublin, prest' reporter, Leaders
are Earl McSpadden, A.R. 1, Sea -
forth?' and Oliver Pryce, R.R. 1,
Dublin.
Officers for the Seaforth 4-11
Swine Club and Tuckersmith Corn
Club will be elected at meetings
in May. Sponsored by the Seaforth
Junior Farmers, the swine group
have 10 members, but are open
for additional membership. Lead-
ers are Robert E. McMillan, R.R.
2, Seaforth; -Allan Haugh, R.R. 1,
Brucefield, and ton Dodds, R.R. 1,
Seaforth. The next meeting will
be held May 4.
A small turnout -forced the Corn
Club to wait until May 9 for their
election of officers. Leaders for
the club, sponsored by Tucker -
smith Federation of Apiculture,
are Bruce Coleman, B:R. 4, Sea-
forand Larry Wheatley, R.R. 1,
.Dubin,;
Elmira, secretary -treasurer.
Other members of the board of
directors are: J. D. Oaks, Guelph;
H. A. McCullough, Arthur; W. C.
Ge.rth, Milverton; A. E. Robinson,
Mitchell; L. G. Winter, Clinton; J.
D. Talsma, Listowel, and Murray
McDougall, Department of PI n-
ning and Development, Toron
Elmer Goebel, of Stratford, is ge
eral manager of the association.
A feature of the meeting was
the formation of a committee to
.promote tourist interest in the
area. One member from each, of
the four zones was elected to this
committee: W. K. Denny, Fergus,
for Wellington; Gordon Gingerich,
of Elmira, for Waterloo County; .1.
Talsma, of Listowel, for Perth
County, and L. G. Winter, of Clin-
ton, for Huron County.
The next meeting will be an op-
en meeting and banquet, to be held
the first Wednesday in May.
ing Seaforth, Hullett and McKil-
lop. A resident of Goderich, he
came to Huron from St. Thomas
about 12 years;, ago.
A native of Mount Forest, Mr.
Gardiner attended schools there
and the University of Toronto. He
Peed. degree ref f
rom
' d his B. g
obtained
o He
the University of Toronto also.
taught -school in York Township
some years ago. During World
War II he served for three years
RCAF.
with the
officer
an
as
Active and popular ' in civic af-
fairs, Mr. Gardiner is a past presi-
dent of the Goderich Lions Club
and has been on the Board of
Stewards of North Street United
Church for some years.
tion of the scales in Seaforth. The
by-law will end the responsibility
of the town in the scales opera-
tion.
Two applications, received in a--
swer to an 'advertisement falling:
for tenders, to rent the scales, were ,
filed. The applications, read • by
property chairman Edmund Daly,
were from P. G. Little and A. -W.
Miller, at $1 and $2 annual rental,
respectively.
Continuing his report, Councillor
Daly told of conversation with Fire -
Chief John'F. Scott about fire haz-
ards in the basement of the Town
Hall. ' The wiring, he said, is an-
tiquated, with loose wires dragging
on the ground. There are no switch-
es, and lights are on 24 -hours a
day. -
Mr. Daly suggested 'a plan to
alleviate this condition without a
great expenditure. Council agreed
the work should be done immedi-
ately,
A new circuit, now carrying only
a --limited-number of -lights --at -the
rear of the building;., could be
branched into the basement to*car-
ry six lights.
Concluding his report, Mr. Daly
informed council that the dunfp" '
had been closed for a few days.
This became necessary after sev-
eral vehicles became mired in the
soft road.
Only item on, Councillor Cardno's- -
.fire and water report was a re-
quest for lubricating fluid for
pumps on the fire truck.
One family is still on relief, and
Seaforth is sharing the cost of an-
other family in Clinton, Reeve Ball
told council. A routine police re-
port was submitted by Mayor B.
F. Christie.
The new ruling on cleanout of
septic tanks and cesspools is work-
ing out well, reported Dr. J. 0.
Turnbull, chairman of the sewers
committee.
Following consideration of a sug-
gested change to the next stage in
the sewer plan, council decided
that any changes made now would
cause unnecessary delay' in the.
start of this project.
The suggestion advanced was for
.a pumping station near Goderich °
and ColemanStreets. This would
pump into the existing sewer line
in the alley east of Main Street.
This plan len give ave i
mmediate
service to the new Separate
School, as well as provide for the
High School. There would be little
additional cost over the existing.
proposal, but the portion to be
served would be much greater.
The present plan is for a pump -
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SDHS Students
See London Play
SDHS students from Grade 13
were in London Tuesday to attend
a special presentation of "Murder
in the Cathedral," by T. S, Eliot.
They were among 1600 students of
Grades 12 and 13 from all over
Western Ontario, who were present
this week at the Grand Theatre,
of London..
For the fifth successive year the.
play being studied by English class-
es in secondary schools is present-
ed under the sponsorship of the
Ontario Secondary School Teach-
ers' Federation
in co-operation
with the London Little Theatre.
This year over 40 schools. are par-
ticipating.
The students were accompanied
by F.• R. Cosford and Don Pullen,
of the SDHS staff.
ancer Canvass
penNext.Week
Leg Is Scalded
As Child Slips
a
Campaign for the Canadian Can-
cer Society gets underway Monday
in Seaforth district. Arranged by
a committee from the Seaforth
branch of the Huron Unit, the'
campaign embraces Seaforth, Har-
purhey, Egmondville, McKillop and
Tuckersmith, and sections of ad-
joining townships.
Campaign chairman, James A.
MacDonald, released the list of
section 'captains who are arrang-
ing for canvassers Or the' various
sections. The,capt•• ns are: Sea -
forth: Lester Leorinardt, R. S.
Box, Harvey . Mason, James L.
Slattery; Harpurhey: Donald Stew-
art; Egmondville: Norman Mac-
Lean; McKillop: R. E. McMillan,
James McQuaid; Tuckersmith:
James Doig, Russell Dallas.
Activities Of Year
During the past year the Sea -
forth and District Branch of the
ed sixteen
Cancer Society has helped
patients. They have supplied 750
dressings, and drugs where need-
ed. Clothing and groceries have
been given to some patients, also -
flowers, fruit and gifts at Christ-
mas and Easter.
T e Service Committee, under
vener Mrs. Norman MacLean,
make an average of two to three
calls a week to home„ and hospi-
tal, and an average of two patients
a week are taken to London for
treatment. Eight ambulance , calls
have been handled by the society.
Films are always available for
any occasion, dealing with various
cancer topics.
The daffodil tea on Saturday, in
the Towif"-Hall° opens this year'
drive for funds. Objective for thlt
campaign is $2,000 in Seaforth.
Reeve William Ball asked if any
thought has been given to starting
a paving program. Councillor Riv-
ers replied that the cost would be
too high.
Finance Chairman Brady remind-
ed council••that no allowance had
been. made for such a program in
the budget. However, he felt that
it was a good idea to have a long-
range plan, and pave a section of
a street each year. •
Close Town Scales
Two readings were given to a by -
lam to close the town scales. The
by-law will rescind all by-law and
regulations regarding the opera-
SDHS Addition Cost
Is Set at $180,000
Representatives of area munici-
palities forming the Seaforth High
School District, at a meeting in
SDHS Tuesday evening, discussed
changes in plans for an addition
t� the school building. The new
p.•oposal, which will now -be con-
sidered by each council, involves
a total cost of $180.000.
When she slipped into a tub of
boiling water, Vicki Miller, 6 -year-
old- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Miller, received severe burns on
her leg,
The accident occurred at the
Goderich Street home of ,her 'par-
ents, Wednesday evening. She was
rushed toacoyt Memorial Hospi-
tel, but was able to return to her
home Friday, where she is reeov-
ming.
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Hensall Voters Will
Go to PoIIsJune 22
Eligible voters will go to the
polls in Hensall- June 22 to vote
under the Liquor License Act. The
village will vote on the establish-
ment of any or all five !types of
premises for public consumption
of liquor.
Council passed the necessary by-
law paving the way for the vote
at a special meeting Monday night.
The action was prompted by a re-
cent meeting of Hensall business-
men, when 45 signatures were
placed on a petition asking coun-
cil to take action for a vote.
Questions confronting' the voters
will be: Are you in favour of the
sale of beer only under a public
house license for consumption on
licensed "remises to which
tic p men
only are admitted?
Are you in favour of the sale of
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Step Up Speed
On Highway 8
Motorists using) o. 8 Highway
between Stratford -'ead Goderich
will soon be able to drive at a
faster speed without breaking the
law: As soon as appropriate signs
can be erected, the speed limit on
this stretch of highway will be in-
creased from 50 to 60 miles per
pout.
Adjustments in speed limits on
a number of King's Highways. in
certain areas were approved by
the Ontario Government Thursday.
The approved changes, says Hon.
John Yaremko, Minister of Trans-
port in a release: this week, were
authorized as a result of traffic
studies. These were carried out
by the Department of Highways in
line with 'the policy of creating
fnore realistic limits on the high-
ways.
The original proposal, based on
estimates by the department, were
found to be unrealistic. In addi-
ticn, the board was faced with pro-
viding proper lulich room facilities
as a result of a letter received
from Dr. R. W. Ald}'s,..head-of Hur-
on County Health Unit.
In his letter, Dr,j• Aldis referred
to existing lunch room facilities as
requiring much improvement'.
The chairman of the SDHS
Board, F. C. J. Sills, presided at
the meeting.
beer only under a public house
license for consumption on licens-
ed premises to which women are
admitted? .
Are you in favour of the sale of
beer and wine only under a dining
room license for consumption with
meals on licensed premises?
Are you in favour of the sale of
liquor under a dining lounge lic-
ense for consumption with meals
on licensed premises?
. Are you in favour of the sale of
liquor under a lounge license for
consumption op a licensed prem-
ises?
At the seine meeting, Charles P.
Corbett, G.L.S., of Lucan, was ap-
pointed
ith the Str'eer te eethe a South mun-
icipal
un
icipal irain and bring in a report
Perth liberals
Name Officers
James Brown, of Kinkora, was
elected president of the Perth
County Liberal Association at the
annual meeting in Mitchell Tues-
day evening. He succeeds Nelson
McParlane, of Stratford.
Guest speaker, Daniel W. Lang,
of Toronto, treasurer of the On-
tario Liberal Association, told the
meeting the 'party treasurer must
be given support and that it was
up to the association to do the
collecting for the treasurer.
The money i$ necessary, because
he expected another election soon..
There maybe an election to 1S
(Continued on Pagel)
PUC Suggests
Higher Hydro
Rates to Apply
An across the board increase in
Seaforth Hydro rates will come in-
to effect at an early date, it was
indicated at a meeting of the
Public Utility Commission on
Thursday.
Necessity for the increase arose
when the HEPC increased the cost
of powerpurchased by the town
from $34:25 k.w. per annym, to
$36.50. • Coincident with the in-
crease, HEPC accountants under-
took a study of the effect it would
have on local revenue. As a re-
sult of the study, the HEPC re-
commended' the increase, since it
was apparent existing rates were
insufficient to ensure revenue nec-
essary for proper operation and •
improvement of the local system.
Hydro's 13th bill—an annual ad-
justing statement to reconcile cost
of power purchased with t h e
amount paid -resulted in a credit
of approximately $600 for the PUC,. -
the meeting was told,
Consider Flat Rate, Water •IIeate e
An enlarged prograinOf tat rate
water heating is being rotisidered.
by the clanings lon,'Mariager It.:3.
Bousse said, Details Of the en..
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are being Worked outt,'
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