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The Huron Expositor, 1960-06-23, Page 1yt, 101st Year Whole Number 4819 Board Gives Approval for Sewer Line Seaforth sewers advanced a short step this week when the town was informed that the Ontario Munici- pal Board had given tentative ap- proval to the scheme, The advice was contained in a copy of a- let- ter addressed by the OMB to the Ontario Water Resources Commis- sion. It is expected this approvalr will permit the OWRC to call for ten- ders for the project. The work in- volves sewer lines to serve the northwest corner of the town, and has been the subject of discussion with the Ontario government bodies for two years. CNR Installs New Crossing Signal • Modern railroad crossing flash- ers were installed at the CNR level crossing on Main Street this -week. The old "wig -wag" style warning device was replaced with the more modern flashing light unit and bell. The matter of the change came up before Seaforth Council several months ago and received their ap- proval. A portion of the cost -of the unit is borne by the town. During the week about 25 rail- road workers have been working on the tracks in the area between Clinton and Dublin. The crew are +•'bbtisy lifting track, trimming and lining up the rails. Mill In Brussels Sold To Topnotch Announcement- was made Thurs- day of the sale of the Adams Feed Mill at Brussels to Topnotch Feeds Limited, Seaforth. Thenewown- ers take possession July 1. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Adams, who have operated the mill since 1943, will continue to live in Brussels. William Adams, who has been as- sociated in the business with his father, will continue on the staff. The manager will he Jack Rit- chie, who is moving to Brussels from 'Moffatt, where ire has been manager of a Topnotch branch. He is formerly of Mitchell. Area Teams Vie For Honors In Donkey Baseball. Tuckersmith Tigers have called in professional assistance, from surrounding townships to help them win the Donkey Baseball game Saturday night. They will hook up with McKillop in Seaforth Lions Park under the floodlights. Arthur Nicholson announced Wed- nesday that Reeve Harvey Cole- man, Stanley, and Reeve Earl Dick, Hibbert, had joined his team for the one-night laughter event. Also on the team will be Reeve Ivan Forsyth, Tuckersmith; . Art Varley, Elgin Thompson, John Flannery, Clair Haney, Norman MacLean, William Forrest, Jack Crozier, Neil Bell, Frank C. J. Sills, Art Parker, Ross Alexander, Lorne Carter, John Love and John Varley. Leader of the opposition team from McKillop, Russell T. Bolton, told The Expositor Wednesday that he chose his team, not only for their ball playing ability, but also for their donkey riding experience. His team includes such -notables as Lloyd McCluskie, `the storekeeper; L. P. Plumsteel, high school prin- cipal, assisted by bis coach, Archie Dobson, Allan Campbell, Barry Marshall, Gordon McGavin W. E. Southgate, Stewart McCall, Tem ,Murray, Beechwood; Bill Turnbull, Brussels; 'Lea Dolmage, Carmon Rowcliffe, a real dodger; R. E. (President) MacMillan, Bob White- law, Ken Campbell, Larry Wheat- ley and Don Horne. Master elf ceremonies be E. H. "Shorty" Munroe. Both team managers indicated that it was possible they would have a few "dark horses", but wouldn't elab- orate on their statements. Proceeds from the fun -filled night will go towards Seaforth Fall Fair, to help finance the .largest fair in the county. SE1� FORT I, ' ONt RIO, XURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1960-16 PAGES f✓ q r/ 6.vt i':r s.'Sz..y''' IYd"'sf:': "%�:: .. izs"`r`•' THIS IS A TYPICAL SCENE point where the . Department of Hi which nearby resident term an in their way to the Lions Park. The the sharp hill creates, (Expositor .Si....a + ioy�i•3>; i s„4X+k.A.4 looking east on the.. top of the hill on Goderich Street East, at the ghways recently increased the speed to 45 m.p.h. The new sign, vitation to tragedy, is seen -on the right. Groups of children are on heavy motor traffic is handicapped by the limited visibility which photo by Phillips). SDHS Pupils Plate High In Math test A team from Seaforth District High School placed 115th out of 676 in a high school mathematics contest., Written during the first week of March, the result§ were received this week. Seaforth had a team store of 142.5, placing in the top 17 per cent. The three team members were Bill Van den Hengel, 60.75; Fred Flew- itt, 43; Noreen McEwing, 38.75. The ,average score for the region was 39.5, while the continental' av- erage was much less. ° The continent is' divided into 10 regions, Seaforth being in the sec- ond, the region which includes New York' State, Ontario and Quebec. The voluntary contest involves schools over all of North America. This year 5,200 schools took part, of which 80 per cent have enroI- ments over 500. Considering that this is only the second year that Seaforth has tak- en part, L. P. Plumsteel, school principal, commented, and that we are competing against schools with enrolments seven and eight times as large, with some being very highly selective, it isfelt that the students bade done very well and deserve to be congratulated. The school board, recognizing the credit due the students, pre- sented each of the team members With circular slide rules. HensallL., Blyth Stay Dry In Wednesday Votes Hensall voters turned down five proposals to permit the sale of beer and liquor in lic- ensed premises when they cast ballots in record numbers on Wednesday. In a turnout which saw 431, or 80% out of 530 eligible vot- ers cast ballots, legal sale fail- ed to win a simple majority. In order to carry, a 60% ma- jority. was required. The Results:, Beverage rooms, men -and wo- men --Yes 205, No 23§ Beverage rooms, men only - Yes 206, No 214 Beer and wine with hotel meals -Yes 192, No 224 Liquor, beer, wine with hotel meals -Yes 200, No 213 Cocktail lounge -Yes 204, No 215 BLYTH STAYS DRY Blyth voted against legal outlets on Wednesday. The Results: Beverage rooms, men and wo- men --Yes 209, No 218 ' Beverage rooms, men only - Yes 229, No 202 Liquq- and beer with meals- YeS'417, No 209 Cocktail lounges• -Yes 217, No 211 NAME SEAFORTH AREA GIRL TO REPRESENT COUNTY 441 Emily Elliott, RR 5, Seaforth, presentations by club members. There will be a banquet on Wed- nesday evening for the girls. • akers at the conference in- clu a br. J. D. McLachlan, presi- dent of Ontario Agricultural- Col- lege; Dr. Markaret S. McCready, principal Macdonald Institute ; Miss Helen M. McKercher, direc- tor of • Home Economies Service, Extension Branch, The program Is planned to help celebrate the 26th anniversary of Homemaking Clubs in Ontario and special emphasis will be placed upon the past, the present and the,future. Throughout the conference dele- gates will be given special leader- ship in music by, Ralph Kidd, Mos. Bach., and Mrs. 'Kidd; of the OAC. was chosen as one of six girls to represent Huron County at the an- nual 4-H Girls' Conference. Held at Guelph, the conference will be attended by some 200 4-11 Homemaking Club members from across the province. Other girls representing Huron are Karen Taylor, Grand Bend; Donna McNee, RR 3, Auburn; Shar- on Hemingway, RR 2, Brussels; Gertie Campbell, Goderich, and Marjorie Kieffer, RR. 1, Wingham. The conference program will get under way on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. It will include -tours of the campus, visit to . the depart- ments, discussion groups and club Avoid Accidents In 30,000 Miles Drivers ,.- of • Wright & Ley - burn, Seaforth trucking firm, trav- elle350,000 miles in 1959 with- out an accident, The distance is equivalent to 14 times around the world. The achievement was • marked Wednesday when the firm and its drivers were presented with a cer- tificate of merit by the Transpor- tation Safety Association of On- tario. The award acknowledged Wright & Leyburn drivers as hay- ing lost. the least man hours of any organization in its class throughout Ontario during the past year. The award was presented by George Moore, representing the as- sociation. Following the presenta- tion Mr. Moore showed films on safety procedures -and addressed the drivers. Each of the five drivers employ - First Church Men Entertain Ladies The eleventh annual ladies' night of the Men's Club of First Presby- terian Church took place Tuesday evening. Following' dinner served by the Ladies' Aid, a short program in charge of President Harry McLeod included numbers by Carolyn Ham- mon, Jean Hillen, Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Stewart, and J. C. Reed and his Country Squires, of Listowel. Mr. McLeod extended a welcome to the gathering, while a toast to the ladies was proposed by A. Y. McLean, and responded to by Mrs. H. McLeod. Rev. D. Leslie Elder spoke briefly 'and indicated his pleasure in attending the gather- ing. ed by the firm has had an acci- dent -free record during the years they have been with Wright & Ley - burn. The drivers and the number of years with the firm are: Bryce Hodgert, 10 years; Bruce Mac- Lean, 9 years; Robert Nigh, 5 years; Ross Nicholson, 4 years, and Neil Hodgert, 3 years. (See pictures on Page 5). Mr., Mrs. J. Taylor Move -To- Seafortk Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, who moved to Seaforth from their farm near Walton ten days ago; were honored at a gathering at the home. of Mr.. and Mrs. Welter Shortreed in Morris on Fridayl' ev- ening. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are occuying the home they pur- chased some time ago on James Street. A presentation of a trilight lamp and corsage was made by Mrs, Emmerson Mitchell and Mrs. Al- lan McCall, while the following address was read by Mr. Mitchell: "We, as your neighbors and friends of many years, have gath- ered here tonight to do honor to you both. First to you, John, you have spent all of your life in this community, also to you, Mrs. Tay- lor, whom we have had the good fortune to have had among us dur- ing many of your years. We can recall many occasions of joyous times . and also of sorrows. We know of your ever -willing, able hands. We are -sorry., to see you go, yet at the same time we are happy that you both have been spared to retire from the farm to - (Continued on Page 5) enounce 45 As Menace to C §ingle Copies 5 Ci Area Schools Preparefor Long Holidays Seaforth and area schools are preparing for the summer holidays. In the case of public schools, ex- ams are completed and many of the senior pupils are among those being taken on conducted tours. About 142 pupils from Grades 5 to 8 of Seaforth Public School are visiting Midland on Thursday. They will view historical sites, and on the return trip will spend some time at the Midhurst forest project and fish hatchery, Little change is expected in at- tendance when school reopens in September, according to Principal J. W. Talbot, Graduates number 41, and, 42 new pupils are expected in the kindergarten. Only change in the staff is made necessary by the .resignation._ of Douglas Wittis, who goes to Acton, He will be succeeded by Miss Mar- ion McLlwain,. of Seaforth. ' Name SDHS Teachers Teaching positions at Seafort istrict High School have all bee filled for the fall term. L. P. Plum teel, principal, announced Wed esday that all teachers had bee ired for the new term. Teachers and subjects taugh re: F. -R. Cosford, English; F Dobson, mathematics and guid nee; Mrs. Glen Donald, French len Donald, English and history iss Florence Elford, home eco omics; F. Gorlin, boys' physica duration; Miss Kay Hamilton iris' physical education; A. E eConney, science; Miss J. Mac- ntyre, history; Miss Gladys Mil r, Latin, French; William Mur e, .mathematics, business' prac- ce; William Nedigar, mathema cs; J. D. Pollock, agriculture; onald Pullen, English,, j, L,. Slit ry, industrial arts and . Latm, iss Nan Taylor, science. Plan Detroit Trip One new teacher has joined the nks of Tuckersmith School Area o. 1. Lloyd Armstrong will com- ence teaching at S.S. No. 10 in ptember. Other teachers are: No. 1, Mrs. urabelle Reichert; No. 2, Miss rothy Turner, Varna; No,- 4, rs. Dorothy Bennett, Port Al - rt; No. 5, Mrs. Anna Dolmage, ndesboro; No. 7, Mrs. Margaret rrett, , Clinton; No. 8, Arthur nlayson and Mrs. Ross Alexan- r; No. 9, Spencer Jeffery, Staffa. tudents will travel to Detroit on esday, where they will visit the Fe .plant and. the Detroit Zoo, mprovements being made to eels in the area this summer lude painting and varnishing at ools 5, 7, 10 and the senior m at No. 8. iss Marjorie Papple+t,vill teach S.S. No. 3, Tuckersmith, in tember. D s n h a A a G M n e g M I le di ti ti D to M ra N m Se La Do M be Lo Ga Fi de S Tu F I sch inc Sch roo M at Sep h n n t • Y t • Warning that the recently estab- lished 45 m.p.m. speed limit on Goderich Street East, is an invi- tation to tragedy, nearby residents this week took action to have the speed limit reduced to $0 m.p.h. They were joined in their protests by Police Chief Elmer Hutchinson and members of council. The highway at the east end of town has been a danger spot for years, particularly in the summer, as hundreds of children and adults attempt to gain entry to the Sea - forth Lions Park in the face of fast -travelling through motor and truck traffic. The matter bas been brought to the attention of Chas. MacNaugh- ton, MLA for Huron, by residents living at the top of the hill, Mrs. N. C. Bell wrote Mr. MacNaugb- ton, as welt as the Department of. Highways early last week, but on Wednesday had not received a re- PtY• Mrs. Bell said she bad called at- tention to the danger that existed and had suggested a sidewalk on the south side of the street might help. The' raising of the speed lim- it has aggravated an already bad FLAMES DESTROYEDA BARN on the property of CIayton Dennis on Welsh Street Monday afternoon. Here fireman F. C. J. Sills directs a stream of water on the blazing building at the height of the fire. (Expositor photo by Phillips), Flames Destroy Barn In .Third Fire in Week FIames destroyed a barn on Welsh Street Monday afternoon, in the third of three fires to which Seaforth firemen were called dur- ing the last week, The building, located on property owned by Clayton Dennis, was empty. A popular play spot for area children, it is thought the fire originated, as a result of the chil- dren playing with matches. Loss 300 Attend St. James'P�rjsh Picnic The second parish picnic of St. James' Church was held Sunday at Seaforth Lions Park. Over 300 attended and enjoyed the after- noon's activities and the picnic sup- per. St. James' Holy Name Society sponsored the affair, assisted by the Catholic Women's League. A program of races proved popu- lar with young and old. Following are the results: girls, five and un- der, Mary Ann Klaver, Christine Legeza; 10 and under, Julianne Rau, 'Angela Devereaux, Dianne Lansink; 14 and under, Joanne Van Vugt, Mary Maloney, Mary Mc- Curdy; 12 and under, three-legged. race, Mary Sills and Dianne Lan - sink, Julianne Rau and Mary Ann Phillips, Ann Sills and Mary Ma- loney; sack race, Dianne Lansink, Mary Sills, Dawan Reynolds; bal- loon race, Brenda Flannery, Del- ores Maloney, Mary Maloney. Boys, five and under, Johnny Nicholson, Peter De . Groot, John- ny Lansink;. 10 and under, Fergus Quinn, Douglas Phillips, Paul Reynolds; 14 and under, Gregory Rau, Francis Hagan, Brian Phil- lips; three-legged race, 12 and un- der, Douglas Phillips and Fergus Quinn, Gregory Rau and Bill Mor- ris, Jimmy Phillips and Brian Phil- lips; sack race, Jimmy Philips, Kenny Devereaux, Fergus Quinn; leap frog, 12 and under, Fergus Quinn and Douglas Phillips, Jimmy Phillips and Brian Phillips, Jimmy Etue and Robin Phillips; wheelbar- row race, 14 and under, Kenn• Devereaux and Gordon Pringle, Paul Pringle and Francis Hagan, Gerald Van den Hengel and Bobby Reynolds, Ladies kick the slipper, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Mrs. Angelo Phil- lips, Mrs. Frank Sills: men's egg race, Mike Malone, Frank Rey- nolds, Jack. Bedard. Following, the races the children were treated to free ice cream bars and during the supper they re- ceived free chocolate milk. High- light of the sports entertainment was the tug-of-war between teams from Seaforth, Tuckersmith and McKillop, with McKillop taking top honors. Miss Mae Pargeter was the lucky draw winner for a. combination electric coffee or tea -maker. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Lane won the married couples'. prize, The prize for the most recently married cou- ple on the grounds gent to Mr. and Mrs. Harry flak, and the youngest baby present was the 21- -month-old baby' son of Mr. and Mrs. James Devereaux. The committee chairmen in charge were: general chairman, Verdun Rau; races, John Lansink;. tickets, John Flannery; prizes, W. McCurdy; ice cream, E. Daly; chocolate milk, Peter Bannon; team captains for the tug-of-war: McKillop, Arthur Devereaux; Tuck- ersmith, Maurice Etue; Seaforth, Frank Maloney. was estimated at $300 by Fire Chief John F. Scott. Firemen answered a call to the farm home of Doug Wallace, con- cession 5, Tuckersmith, Saturday morning, when a space heater caught fire. Damage to the house amounted to $25:00, and resulted from smoke. The second call was on Friday afternoon when. grease on a stove in a residence on Goderich Street, owned by Roy Lawson, caught fire. Loss by smoke amounted to $250, Chief Scott said, The house is occupied ,by LAC. R. J. Balsillie. Special Numbers Feature Concert Seaforth Highlanders Band con- cert took the form of a variety program Sunday night. The even -1 ing's entertainment included num- bers by Seaforth entertainers, Master of ceremonies was Eric H. Munroe, The program includ- ed:. Sword dance by Elaine Oke and Janet Turnbull; Highland Fling, Joyce Huether; Sheen Trews dance, Catherine Phillips and Anne McConnell. The dancers were all pupils of Mrs. C. E. Smith, Sharon Strong also sang three solos.. • A NEW LOOK Is developing rapidly in the area of Grieve's Bridge, north of Seaforth, as Huron Highway crews move tons of dirt in the process of creating access roads to a new bridge which will be buiit to carry-- traffic across the Maitland River, Already the new road, which will run straight south from the Stone property, west of the Wilmer Scott residence has taken shape. The road will continue houth and join • the existing ighway, at the Alex Smith driver is poMeanwhile, nding 30 foot steel piles into the ground beside the river to provide a founda- tion on which to build the new 136 -foot .bridge. Piling was necessary to overcome an un- derground water condition, Huron Engineer J. W. Brit- nell said. The new bridge and connecting highway will elim- inate dangerous turns in the existing road. The existing re- inforced concrete bridge, erect- ed in 1927, runs east and west. The picture shows the scene looking north. On the left Is a pile-driver at work on the north bank of the river, ' and in the foreground are piles f4 that lave been driven. In the background t h e new road stretches to the west of the Scottresidence (hidden by trees), to join the existing highway at the Sloan farm. At the extreme right of The pic- ture is the existing bridge. (Expositor photo by Phillips). situatiop, she •said, She• urged parents andinterest ed people to to have the ower speed li:mitg pressure tobeex tended beyond the Lions Park ',be- fore someone loses a child." A. north�sidedat�the hiltopwho ,ssaid he had phoned Mr. MacIyaughton ort Tuesday, and had told him of the change in the speed limit, and asked• that something be done at once. Mr. MacNaughton said be was going to Toronto Wednesday and would see the responsible min- ister. The dangerous situation also has been drawn tothe department's at- tention by Chief of Police E. Hut- chinson. He said he had urged action to revert the speed limit to 30 m.p.h. without delay. • Members of Council too were. concerned, CotmciIlor Ed. Daly said he hadn't realized how fast ' the cars and trucks travel, and - how many children are involved, ` until he had visited the area on Sunday. The first' thing. is to get the Department to reduce the speed limit to where it should be. - Then we should think about a sidewalk on the south side of the road," he said. William M. Hart, who has seen, several narrow escapes from his residence, drew the situation to the attention of the Lions Club. Representations 'to the Depart- ment of Highways to hold traffic to 30 m.p.h. in the area adjacent to the park in the past have met. with noesponse. Speed of 50 m. p.m. had been permitted to the town limits, just west of the park. Within the town the speed until new has been 30 m.p.h. As a result of changes ,introduc- ed by the department about two weeks ago, the speed within the town has -been increased to 45 45 m.p.h. and does not reduce to 30 m.p.h. until the crest of .the Goderich. Street hill is reached. Nearby' residents say the hill presents the greatest danger, and that increasing the speed to 45 m.p.h. at this point can only lead 'to serious trouble. The diffieulty goes"back to several years agto when the highway was regraded. When the work was finished the crest of the hill was sharper than it had been before, and motorists cannot see approaching vehicles until almost at the'top, Cancer Campaign Is Over the Top Contributions totalling $2,192.00 were received in the campaign conducted by the Seaforth Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, according to Jack Pattison., cam- paign treasurer. The books of the campaign have been closed and the receipts have been turned over to the Ontario division for use in furthering research in cancer. The amount is $192 over the objective set for the area, but $700 less than was received last year. In commenting on the success of the campaign, J. W. Talbot; Sea - forth branch president, expressed appreciation to all who by their contributions helped in making the campaign a success. He mention- ed particularly the many canvass- ers who gave their tame to com- plete the collections. Clinton Wins In Peewee Contest Clinton leat out Seaforth 6-3 in a Peewee baseball game 'Monday night. Clinton led off in the first with three runs on three hits and two walks. Clinton continued in the third with another run, as well as one in the fourth. Seaforth got underway with a run by Garry Finnigan in the fourth frame. Clinton came back in the fifth with a run, while three Seaforth batters went down on strikes. In the sixth Garry Finnigan and Kerry Campbell both tallied to make the final score 6-3. R H Clinton 301 110-6 11 Seaforth 000 102-3 7 Huron Juniors Plan Guelph Trips Many Huron County Junior Farmer and Junior Institute mem- bers will be competing in the Jun- ior Farmers Association of On- tario, Guelph Field Day being held at the Ontario Agricultural College on Saturday. Teams from Huron will be com- peting in boys' and girls' basket- ball, tug -of -War, square dancing and rifle shooting. Events will comniente in the morning at 9:30 and continue till evening, with the conclusion -being a dance in the' new physical education building at night, bringing the day's activities to a close. It is expected that many Junior Farmers and friends from Huron County an other counties itr the area will be attending to loon os as welt .as fenipetef.