The Huron Expositor, 1960-06-09, Page 1lelst 'Year
Whole No. 4817
Ask for Help As
Snow Damages
Hibbert Fences
A delegation of ratepayers met
with Hibbert council at their regu-
lar meeting to discuss if there was
any ,solution to have fences frons
being broken down in the winter
months. The fences are damaged
during snowplowing operatiohs on
the roads. After a great deal of
discussion, no remedy was found
as long as heavy snoryfalls occur-
red, as has been the ;ease for the
past two winters.
A resolution was passed author-
izing a grant of $150.00 to the Mit-
chell Agricultural Society. A by -
was passed to levy a rate of
.07 mills for the Ausable River
Conservation .tAuthority to be, plac-
ed on the 1964) tax roll, and a by-
law to adept the 1959 revised as-
sessment 'Of $2,423,160.00 for 1960
mill rates was passed.
The Watson Municipal Drain had
the Engineer's final inspection,
and all accounts for the drain
were ordered paid.
Seaforth Couples
Wed -25 -Years ed. 25 -Years
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Connell,
Seaforth, celebrated the 25th an-
niversary of their wedding on Wed-
nesday. Mrs. Connell is the. for-
mer Helen Broadfoot, and she and
Mr. Connell were married .in
Brucefield, June 1, 1935.
They have two children, Clayton
and Ellen, both of Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Leeming
Mr. and Mrs. William Leeming
celebrated the 25th• anniversary of
their marriage at their home on
Sunday. They were married in
Walton on June 5, 1935. Mrs. Leem-
ing is the former Margaret Love,
Reg.N., a native of McKillop town-
ship.
They lived on a farm in McKillop
before coming to Seaforth in 1946.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Leeming are
active members of Northside Unit-
ed Church.
Those who spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Leeming were: Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Leeming, Mc-
Killop; Isabelle Boyd, McKfllop;
Mr. and Mrs.- Walter Broadfoot
and" Mrs. Maude Leering, Wal-
ton; Miss Bessie and John McKay,
Tuckersmith; 'Miss Amy Love, To-
ronto; Mrs. Fern Patterson, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. ' Thompson, Sea -
forth, and Mr. Ivy Henderson, Eg-
mondville.
Highlanders Band
Plays On Sunday
Seaforth Highlanders Band will
play the first of its summer series
of band concerts on Sunday eve-
ning.
During recent years the concerts
have been presented on Tuesday
nights, but diminishing attendance
led to a decision to revert to the
arrangement that had existed for
many years previously.
The band, under the direction of
Bandmaster Lyle Hammond., has
been practising regularly through-
out the winter months, and has a
varied program for • presentation
during the summer series.
SEA'ORTH, ONTARIO, TIJURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960
MISS ANNE M. McMILLAN, daughter" of Mr. and . Mrs. William J. McMillan, of Staffa, parts .
with her nurse's cap as her friend, Miss Olga R. Kingsmill, of Ottawa, places on her head the veil
of the Royal Canadian Air Force IV dicaJ &arch following their enrolment in: the RCA.F,
McMil- ,..Miss.
}lan, who will report to the Officers' School at, RCAF Station, Centralia, on June 26, is a
g1-aduate of Seaforth District High School, where she obtained her Junior Matriculation certificate in
1956. She graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, London, Ont., in 1959, `and •-
has since been on the nursing staffs of Victoria Hospital and the Psychiatric Unit of Westminster
Hospital in London.
Bridge Repairs, Drains
OccucyAreci Counciis
The bridges at lot 27, con. 4-5,
LRS, will be repaired following
action by Tuekersmith township
council Tuesday. Clerk Mrs. Cora
Chesney was instructed to request
plans from the Stratford office of
Award Masters To
Hensall Graduate
Robert F. Love, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Love, RR 2, Hensall,
was awarded the Master of Busi-
ness Adlninistration degree" at
Western University, London, on
Saturday. Mr. Love received his
undergraduate training at the Uni-
versity of Toronto, where he ob-
tained a B.A. Sc. in the Faculty
of Applied Science and Engineer-
ing in 1956.
Priorto entering the business
school, Bob was employed as a
design supervisor from 1956-59 by
Anthes Imperial Co. Ltd., of St.
Catharines, and in the summer of
1955 as junior engineer . for Ford
Motor Co. Ltd; in 1954 doing gen-
eral office and line work for 'On-
tario Hydro Electric Power Com=
mission and as a designer -drafts,
man in 1953 for the'Dominion Road
Manufacturing.Co. Ltd., Goderich.
The MBA program is a two-year
course, designed to provide busi-
ness training at the graduate lev-
el- for students with a wide variety
of undergraduate background and
work experience. He has accepted
a position with the Plywood Manu-
facturing Co,, of Vancouver, and
will have an office in London.
Detroit Lodge Joins
Seaforth in lOth Visit
Tenth in a series of reciprocal
annual visits between members of
Britannia Lodge- AF & AM 170,
Seaforth, and Lincoln Lodge F &
AM '504, Detroit, took place over
the weekend, when thirty members
of Detroit came to Seaforth. The
visits between the two lodges,
which began in 1950, have con-
tinued each year since then.
Following a meeting Saturday
afternoon in the lodge rooms when
a degree was exemplified, dinner
was served in the Legion Hall by
members of the Order of the East-
ern Star. A short program follow-
ed, including Dr. E. A. McMaster,
who spoke on Cuba; Neil Broad -
foot, who discussed the origin of
folk songs, and Donald McDonald,
Walton, who contributed several
Wins High Honors
On Graduation
Robert Keith Cross, graduated
from the University of Western
Ontario, London, Saturday with' a
B,E,Sc. degree. He was also the.
winner -of the Gold Medal in En-
gineering and recipient of $1,800
National Research Council award.
Mr. Cross is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Cross, of London. Mrs.
Cross is the former Gladys Way.
The graduate is a nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Dallas, Brucefield,
Mrs. George Jackson, Hensall, and
Mr. and Mrs. H. Shera, Seaforth.
Mrs. George Jackson and son,
Donald, aft nded the convocation
ceremonies on Saturday.
Just about the tilrne you think
you c'an make both' ends meet,
somebody moves the, g.nd.
solos. Pianist was James Rose.
The arrangements were in
charge of a committee headed by
Gordon Wright, Worshipful Master
M Britannia. Raymond Hall is
Master oft Lincoln Lodge.
Hold Church Parade
On Sunday members of the two
Lodges took par in a parade to St.
Thomas' Anglic n Church, where
services were onducted by the
rector, Rev. Harry Donaldson.
MISS RUTH ANNE ENNIS,
daughter of Mr; and Mrs.
Douglas Ennis, Walton, grndu-
ti.ted.from' the Kitchener -Water-
loo Hospital School of Nursing
on Saturday. She is 'a graduate
of Seaterth District "High
School: •
the Department of Highways.
All members were present and
Reeve Ivan Forsyth presided.
The township decided to clean
out their portion of the Crich
Award drain upon complaint of
interested ratepayers, and the road
superintendent was instructed to
engage a shovel to do the work.
Alex McGregor was paid $4.00
valuator fee, re chickens killed by
dogs. Accounts of Hubert Cooper,
sprayer, and Wilmer Broadfoot,
inspector, re warble fly spraying,
were ordered paid, as was •Boyes
Farm Supply for the purchase of
a tractor and mower for work on
township roads.
The clerk was instructed to for-
ward a' complaint on the Elgie
Drain and one on the McKenzie
Drain, to Archibald; Gray & Mc-
Kay, township engineers, and ask
for a -report on ,the same.
Accounts passed included: Re-
lief and nursing home, $247.75; tax
sale, $20.87; Huron Expositor,
$11.95; Clinton News -Record, $37.80;
salary and allowance, $224.95; in-
come tax and unemployment in-
surance, $17.50; supplies, $16.79;
insulin, $2.00; Egmondville Water,
$3.75; Williams Drain, $622,64; Mc-
Cullie Drain, $40,00; dump, $20.00;
grants, $200,00; warble fly, $956,80;
valuatorfee, $4.00; roads, $5,082,81.
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Council adjourned to meet July
5th at 8 p.m.
Hullett Council
Drainage petitions were consid-'�
ered by Hullett township council
at their Monday meeting. A peti-
tion from Sidney McClinchey,
Garth McClinchey, Roy Daer and'
Maurice Bean was accepted for a
municipal' ditch through their ,pro-
penes. The request will be refer-
red 'to the engineer for prepara-
tion of a report.
The meeting, held th the Com -
Triunity Hall, Londesboro, was at-
tended by all councillors. Reeve T.
Leiper presided.
Also turned over to the engineer
was a request for drainage work
signed by Everett Taylor, Percy
Walden, Maurice Bean, Lawrence
Plattler and others.
Applications from Donald Buch-
anan and William Blacker for tile
drainage was also accepted.
Clerk Harry Tebbutt was in-
structed to apply for the supple-
mentary by-law approval -on the
Quigley bridge. A levy of $204 was
paid to the Blyth District Fire
Area Board to meet 1960 expendi-
tures, The auditors' report for 1959
was accepted,
Council adjourned to meet July
4, at 8:30 p.m.
HENSALL LEGION AUXILIARY
SETS DATE FOR BLOOD DONORS CLINIC
Hensall Legion Ladies' Auxiliary
meeting in the Legion Hall Tues-
day evening, announced July 20th
as the date for the Blood Donor
Clinic, to be held here in • the
Legion. They also accepted all in-
vitation to attend the birthday par-
ty of Goderich Auxiliary June 21,
set the date for the annual joint
picnic in conjunction with the leg-
ion at Bayfield, July 10th, with
sports committee Mr, and Mrs. W.
J. "Doc" Cameron and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Smale in charge;
will forward a parcel to their vet-
eran at Westminster hospital this,
and will make a donation of sports
equipment, sweaters and caps, to
the Legion sponsored Pee Wee ball
club, managed by Legion • Sports
Officer, W. J. "Doc" Cameron.
Treasurer Mrs. D. B. Havens
announced that $208.00 had been
realized from the recent penny
sale. Mrs. Mary Stanton, who is
leaving for Ottawa the end of
June, was presented with a gift by
Mrs. William Brown, a past presi-
ilent. Mrs. Leonard oakes report-
ed for the sick committee, and
Name School For
Former Principal
The memory of a teacher, who
for more than 30 years had taught
in the school, was perpetuated
when new school 'accommodation
at Hillsburg was opened and was
named the Ross R. MacKay School.
A plaque, installed In the school,
details the service which Mr. Mac-
Kay had given.
Mr. MacKay, who died in .St,
Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, January
6 last, had played an active part
in planning for the new building.
Born in Tuekersmith, the son of
the late John F. MacKay and Bes-
sie Ross, he had been a teacher
for more- than, 50 yekrs. His broth-
ers, Charles and Oliver, and sis-
ter, Miss Margaret MacKay, live
in Tuekersmith Another , sister,
Mrs. Jairie. lhhWe,. Is a resident
of s9tratf wd.
Mrs. Howard Smale for the enter-
tainment. -
Mrs. A. Clark won the mystery
prize. Several thank -you notes,
were read. The next meeting, the
first Tuesday in September, will
be a pot -luck lunch.
President Mrs. Gordon Munn
chaired the meeting, and 'Mrs. W.
J. Cameron was secretary. 'Bingo
winners were Mrs. Howard Smale
(2), Mrs. Garnet Allan, Mrs. M.
Stanton, Mrs. William Smale, Mrs.
William Brown, MrS. Harold Camp-
bell, Mrs. A. Clark, Mrs. Havens
and Mrs. Mary Taylor, Lunch was
convened by Mrs. L. Noakes.
Logan Seeks
Approval for
Planning Area
Logan township has joined an in
creasing number of area •munici
palities who are taking steps to
create planning areas, either alone
or in conjunction with neighboring
municipalities.
At the Monday meeting of the
township council, a resolution was
adopted to establish a planning
area. The resolution requests the
Minister of Municipal Affairs to
define the Town of Mitchell and the
Township of Logan as a planning
area,
Logan council held their regular
meeting with all members present,
Reeve Krauskopf presiding.- Road
accounts amounting to $1,407.35
and general accounts totalling $9,-
512.30, were Ordered paid.
The Rural Hydro is .to be con-
tacted about the moving of poles
on concession 12, Council received
a petition from the owners of lots
18 to 21, con. 8 and 9, for a muni-
cipal drain, and R. M. Dawson,.
P.Eng., is to be notified to exam-
ine same and report back to coun-
cil. Grants of $350 to the Mitchell
Agricultural Society and $50 to the
Monktop School Fair .were author-.
The resignation of Dr. K. W. Me-
Landress; as medical officer of
health, was accepted; a successor
is to be appointed. A supplemen-
tary by-law requesting approval
for grant on an extra $15,000.00 for
roads was given three readings
and passed.
Clerk K. J. Reaney reported
posters were available for resi-
dents having crops near the road
susceptible to 2,4-D, so that the
weed sprayer"wouldhave no trou-
ble knowing where they were when
spraying roadsides. The council
adjourned to meet July 4 at 7:30.
MISS BARBARA B 0 Y D,
daughter' 6f Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Boyd, McKillop Town-
ship, receits'ed her Bachelor of
Arts degree from. the Univers-
ity of Western Ontario, London,
on Saturday: She will teach in
Port Colborne High School in
the Fall, She is a graduate of
Seaforth District High School.
Chief Of Police
Shows Record Fish
CARMON ROWCLIFFE has
been elected President of the
Seaforth Lions Club. He suc-
ceeds Elmer Larone. (Exposi-
tor photo by Phillips).
Perth. Population
Slsrows Increase,
Council- is "Toed -
A population increase of 288 in
Perth County was reported by
County Assessor A. A. MacDou-
gald, MIMA. in his annual report
Tuesday. morning to Perth County
Council. The county includes 11
rural townships and the urban cen-
tres of Mitchell, Listowel and Mil-
verton, but does not include Strat-
ford or the separated town of St.
Marys. Council opened its first
summer session Tuesday morning.
Perth's population, on the basis
of the latest assessment figures, is
now 30,400,•up from 30,112 reported
a year ago, Mr. MacDougald said.
Gains in population were shown by
Listowel, Milverton and the town-
ships of Ellice, Hibbert, Logan,
Mornington and Wallace. Small de-
creases were shown in Mitchell,
and in the townships of Blanshard,
Downie, North Easthope, South
Easthope, Elma and Fullarton.
Every one of the 14 municipali-
ties an 'Perth showed a gain in the
assessed value of real estate and
businessds, Mr. MacDougald noted.
Greatest gains were in Mitchell,
where it is up $50,025 and in North
Easthope where it is up $46,679.
Total assessment of the county is
up $315,700 from $37,127,100 last
year, to $47,442,8004 this year.
Council approved.the 1960 assess-
ment as reported by Mr. MacDou-
gald, as the provisional basis for
next year's tax levy. Some adjust-
ments may he necessary, Mr. Mc-
Donald -explained, because new On-
tario legislation requires that the
figures on which county levies are
based, should include the value of
tax-free property owned by the
Ontario or Dominion government,
on which grants in lieu of taxes
are paid.
Assessment totals reported for
the 14 municipalities, as the pro-
visional basis for the 1961 county
levy, are: Elma, $4,240,100; down -
ie, 43,199,600; Logan, $3,175,800;
Ellice, $3,064,400; Mornington, $3,-
053,900; Listowel, $2,937,200; Wal-
lace, $2,914,800; North Easthope,
$2,674,300; Blanshard, $2,636,2004
Hibbert, $2,423,100; Fuilarton, $2,-
309,500; Mitchell, $2,049,700; South
Easthope, $1,691.600; Milverton,
$1,072,600.
Advice was received by council
hat the assistance given by .the
Ontario and Dominion governments
toward compensation for animals
estroyed because of rabies, will
top at the end of this month.
Rabies compensation is. being paid
by the county, bat the two higher
Levels of government have each
contributed 40 per cent of the
amounts paid, leaving, the coun-
ty's net share at 20 per cent.
Rabies may have been wiped out
in other counties, observed War -
A few holidays in Northern On. t
tario paid dividends for 'Chief of
Police Elmer Hutchinson, who re-'
turned home over the weekend d
burdened with a record catch of s
fish.
Included in the catch were two
northern pike, each of which
measured over 36 inches in length
and weighed over 10 pounds. The
champion size fish were on dis-
play in Mayor B. F. Christie's
butcher shop.
$2.50 a Year fn AdveAee
Slagle Copies,. li ; Centa
AREA FIREMEN MEET
See Mutuai
Disaster Answer
Establishment of a mutual aid
plan of firefighting for Huron mun-
icipalities was once again advocat-
ed Tuesday night when representa-
tives of Huron municipalities sup-
porting fire brigades met in Sea -
forth Town Hall and heard the
proposal explained by representa-
tives of the provincial fire mar-
shal's office. The plan was first
advocated in September, 1957, but
met with resistance by some bri-
gades and certain municipalities.
The meeting this week, held in
an effort to get the proposal under
way, revealed there continued to
be strong resistance, centred main-
ly in Wingham and Clinton.
Attending the meeting .. were
chiefs, members of brigades and
municipal officials. Representing
the fire marshal's office were F.
C. Anderson and S. Sydingham.
Chief John F. Scott, of Seaforth,
who three years ago was appoint-
ed by order -in -council as co-ordin-
ator for ,Huron, was chairman.
The plan envisages a co-ordinat-
ed.-firefighting unit embracing the
entire county. Including the fire-
fighting units of 13 municipalities
1n the county, the force would - be
similar to that already established
in Perth and 30 other Ontario
counties. Mutual aid plays a, ma-
jor role in peace time, the meet-
ing was told, as well as being the
Past Presidents
Will Head Teams
Two past presidents of Seaforth
Agricultural Society will lead rival
teams in an -upcoming sports -laugh-
ter event. Russell T. Bolton, Mc-
Killop, and Arthur Nicholson, of
Tuekersmith, are busily hunting up
players to participate in Donkey
Baseball.
The special ball game will take
place at Seaforth Lions Park, un-
der the floodlights, on Saturday,
June 25.
Committees were named at a
meeting of the society Thursday
night. The grounds committee will
be R. W. Campbell, chairman, J.
M. Scott, R, E. McMillan, Allan
Campbell, Russell T. Bolton, Gor-
dan Papple, Harold Pryce and
Scott Cluff. Ticket sales will be
in charge of John A. Cardno, Earl
McSpadden and R. James Wallace,
and advertising in charge of Mr.
Wallace.
Many changes and revisions have
been made in the prize lists this
year. The changes are almost all
completed, and prize Lists - should
be available in late July.
P.U.C. Considers
Main Replacement
Routine business was completed
at a short meeting of the Public
Utility Commission Thursday af-
ternoon, attended by Chairman F.
Kling and Commissioner D. Sills.
Consideration was given to the
necessity of replacing certain w•a-
ter lines to provide increased ca=
parity but no decision was reach-
ed pending further information
basis of a civil defence organiza-
tion. in. the event of hostilities.
Under a civil defence, divisjpn of
the province, Huron is in. Region
Three, which also includes. Water-
loo, Perth, Huron Bruce and Grey.
All counties in the region are or-
ganized, except Huron.
Municipalities represented at the.
meeting here were Bayfield, Blyth,
Exeter, Brucefield, Brussels, Clin-
ton, Ethel, Goderich, Hensall, Sea -
forth and Wingham.
Opposition to the mutual plan
centered about the lack of re-
muneration, Chief .Scott said. While ,
some municipalities had gone ,
4ahead following the 1957 meeting •
and had adopted enabling by-Iaws,
others had taken no action. •
Discussing the plan, departmen-
tal speakers pointed out that the
advantages of the mutual aid plan
were that time delays which re-
sulted while brigades obtained
permission to answer calls in
neighboring municipalities, were
eliminated. This Ioss of time .4n
arriving at a fire frequently meant
that the fire got out of hand and
the brigsde was away[onger than
otherwise would haw -`been --the—
case.
-thecase.
A second advantage was a stan-
dard system of hose coupling . at
21 inches. Until eight years ago
there had been 103 different sizes,
which meant that many .brigades
were unable to operate in other
than their. own centres. No cost
is involved, other than the main-
tenance of the local apparatus.
Approval of each municipality is
required since the essence of the
mutual aid plan is that the local
chief be empowered to remove
apparatus for assistance under a
pre -arranged plan on instruction
from the county co-ordinator.
While the meeting reached no
firm conclusion, Chief Scott said
plans were already under way for
a further discussion, in the hope
that mutual aid could be brought
into effect at ap early date.
SDHs Board
Names P.T. Head;
Considers Addition
Appointment of Miss Elinor K.
Hamilton, of Goderich, to teach
girls' --physical training at SDHS
next term, was confirmed by the
,board, meeting Tuesday evening.
Miss Hamilton,cceeds Mrs, Don-
na Hannon, who resigned, --
The meeting, presided over by
Chairman F. C, J. Sills, discussed
details of a debenture issue neces-
sary to provide funds for the con-
struction of a five -room addition.
The addition, estimated to cost
$180,000, was approved recently by
municipalities contained in the
SDHs area,
Architects are , at work prepar-
ing detailed plans; and as soon as
these are received and approved
by the department, and deben-
ture arrangements completed, the
board will be in a position to seek
tenders,
concerning the cost Involved.
Ask Applications
den Walter Mogk, but it is still a
problem in Perth, where one case I For Postmaster .
of rabies in cattle was reported
within the past fortnight. Wilson
Brown, reeve of Fullarton, said
rabies is still present in wild anim-
als in Perth, particularly skunks
and racoons.
At the suggestion of Reeve Wil-
fred Krauskopf, of Logan, and
Reeve- Brown, council decided to
ask the Ontario government to ar-
range for help with compensation
to continue until the county has
been free of reported rabies for a
stated period.
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MEMBERS OF BRITANNIA LODGE AF & AM 170 were hosts over the weekend to Lincoln Lodge F & AM 504, Detroit.µA feature
of the joint gathering was a .church parade Sunday morning to St. Thomas' Church, when more than 100 members took part, The
two lodges have been exchanging visits since 1950. • (Expositor photo by Phmtps), .
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The Civil Service of Canada this
week advertised'for applications
PDr Postmaster at Seaforth. The
position, (open to patrons' of the
-Seaforth qffice, has a salary range
from $3,900 to $4,260.
Applications are to be filed by
June 20 next, and veterans' prefer-
ence will apply.
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Resolve Difference
In Brussels Plan
A difference of opinion over the
type of heating best suited for a
proposed new public school in Brus-
sels Monday night developed into
a heated argument between the
village council and the public
school board.
The argument cooled off finally
when the school board decided that
an oil system would be best, after
it had taken the side favoring elec-
trical heating, as recommended by
the architect.
Council approved construction of
the new school, and met again
Tuesday to give the third reading
to an $85,000 debenture issue for
the school,
The council maintained the elec-
trical heating system had not been
tested long enough in other schools
to be installed in the Brussels
school, Noon Tuesday was the
deadline for accepting the tenders
for construction.
Damage is $150
To Seaforth Home
Damage was estimated by Fire
Chief John F. Scott at $150 in a
Monday morning fire in Seaforth.
Damage was mostly from smoke
and water, ''Fire Chief Scott laid,
commenting on a fire at the Louisa
St. residence Of ,Amos Corby.
The fire .started around a ehim.
ney pipe where it entered the see.
and floor ,e. >zorif j'"