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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-07-14, Page 1ti I 191st Year Whole No. 4822 The COOLEST PLACE to be during recent days has been in the Lions Park Pool, as hundreds of area children, as well as crowds of adults, have proved here is a small portion of the groups that, crowded the pool early Monday afternoon.. (Expositor photo by Philips). SEAFORTB, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1960. • Finances Halt Sewer DepartrneniA cts To Correct Error In Speed Limit Admitting that the whole busi- ness was in error, and that in- creased speed limits should never have been established within Sea - forth, a representative of the De- partment of Highways told council Monday night that changes would be made immediately. John G. Saunders attended the meeting and referring to repres- entations that had .been made as a restiit of the introduction of a 45 m.p.h. speed limit at the east- erly limite of the town, said that it had never been the intention of the. Department to extend the 45 - mile limit into the town. This had come about as a result of an error. The department investigated speeds at the eastern lithits and —found that 'of- approxl-inaty _200 . vehicles checked, the speed of 85 per cent had been well Below the 45 -mile -an -hour limit. He told coun- cil that factors other than signs influence the speed at which mo- torists drive. Rejecting recommendations of members of council that the 30- mile -limit be extended easterly to a point east of, the entrance to the Lions Park, Mr. Saunders said that he was proposing to recom- mend that the 30 -mile -limit be ex- tended to a point 150- feet east •of the town limits. This would be opposite about the middle of the park. He said the Department te- gards the 45 m.p;h. zone asa transitional zone and was quite satisfied that speeds in the 45 zone would be substantially under 45 m.p.h. He said that speeds were established at rates higher than 30 m.p.h. in open areas because motorists paid noattention to the lower limits. Asked by Councillors,-3rndy, whe- ther the Departments Was afare. that construction of the' new hospi.,, tal, facilities opposite" thp•':park would create an additionai:traffte• load at that point, Mr. Saunders said thaticould be considered when the situation arose. He was not aware of the many bicycles that use the highway, he indicated, as Councillor Daly told of his experi- ence on Monday afternoon. He had been unable to travel at a speed greater than 5 m.p.h. about 5:30 that afternoon because of the num- ber of bicycles on the highway. Bridge is Factor Asked when the speed check had been taken, Mr. Saunders did not know, but felt satisfied that it would represent conditions-,gener- (Continued on Page 4) area Ora.ngemen father To Mark Glorious .1 welfth Thirty-five members from Sea - forth LOL and LOBA lodges were among the more than 1,000 Orange- men on parade Tuesday in Brus- sels. Celebrating the "Glorious Twelfth", 31 Loyal Orange Lodges, seven Ladies' Orange Benevolent and True Blue lodges, two Juven- ile lodges and an Orange Young Britons lodge, paraded from Vic- toria Park in the village to the northern limits and back. The par- ade took 50 minutes to pass a point The Shaftesbury Band from Bel- fast, Ireland, 20 strong, under the Ieadership of Pipe -Major Martin Carmont, led the parade, which also included the Palmerston Le- gion Pipe Band; the North East - hope Pipe Band; the pipe band of the Perth Regiment; the. 'Bannock- burn Pipe Band, Varna; the Bel - grave Pipe Band, and the Brussels Pipe Band. Other bands in the line of march were the Atwood Community Band, the Stratford Flute Band; the piper -and -drummer unit of the Monkton lodge; Flute Band • the piper -and -drummers from Myth, Howick, Londesboro, Wingham, Dungannon, Auburn, Winthrop, Seaforth, Clinton, Downie,' Britton, Trowbridge, Listowel, Kinloss, Mattie Grove, Amberley and West Bruce. Rev. • D. P. Garland, D,D,, im- mediate past grand master of the Orange Order for Ontario West, and, minister of ' York Memorial Presbyterian Church, Toronto, stated "Orangeism is not tied up with any political, social or eco- nomic system. Our work has al- ways been to resist the inroads of Romanisnn-" The victory of the army of King William at the Boyne, July 12, 1690, said Dr. RoWland, was "the cuim- ination of centuries of struggle by the British peoples for civil and religious liberties." The Orange Order, he said, has always been a strong exponent of the Protestant and democratic way of life. Other speakers were George Mc- Cutcheon, reeve of Brussels, and Rev. Kenneth W. Jaggs, of St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels. Master of ceremonies for the program was- 'William Campbell, Fordwich, past county master. Ar- rangements for the celebration' in Brussels were made- by a commit- tee of the Brussels lodge, headed by Emerson Mitchell, master; Harvey Jacklin, county plaster; and Howard Smith, recording sec- retary. Judges for the paradeand com- petitions were Menno Jackson, Ce- cil McFadden, Leonard Machan and. Gordon Grant, all of Brussels. Lodges and Bands Lodges represented in the par - St. Columban Tops H.F.A. Juniors The Junior Huron Football As- sociation schedule wound up this week with St.- Columb'an in top spot. Of four genies, St. Columban won three, losing one. Walton were right behind them, winning two, tying one and Iosing one, for five points. Winthrop placed third with a tie and three losses for one point. Walton. and Winthrop will now play off in• a best -of -three series. The winners will then meet St. Coluttiban in the finals. Senior standings in the league on Wednesday were: W L T Pts, Winthrop -.w 4 0 2. 10 St. Columban .,.,,.,. 2 4 1• 5 Goderiebt , 1 4 2 • 4 Stratford 1 ' 0 1 3 • • ade by ;marching contingents in- cluded: West Bruce; Amberley LOL; Maple Grove LOL, Bruce County; ' Kinloss LOL; Milverton LOL; Beulah LTB, Listowel; At- wood LOL; Trowbridge LOL;_Brit- ton LOL;- Maple. Leaf LOL, West Monkton; Queen Mary LOBA, Har- riston; ' Harriston LOL; Purple Star LOL, Downie; St. Marys Juv- enile Orange Lodge; Stonetown LOBA, St. Marys; Logan, LOL, Mit- chell; Pride of Lakeside LOBA, Lakeside LOL; Huron LOBA, Clin- ton; Murphy LOL, Clinton; Lily LOBA, Seaforth; Seaforth LOL; Woodham LOL; Varna LOL; Var- na Future Lodge; Bayfield LOL; Winthrop LOL; Belgrave LOL; Au - 'burn LOL; Dungannon LOL; Lon- desboro LOL; Wingham OYB; Wingham LOL; Morning Star LOBA, Fordwich; Newbridge LOL, Howick Township; Gorrie LOL; Gorrie LOBA; ..Blyth LOL; Brus- sels LOL. Farm Accidents injure • -- en s nsni A Stanley Township farmer and a Tuckersmith Township -farmer suffered injuries in separate farm accidents Monday. D'Arcy Rathwell, Brucefield, is reported in serious condition in Clinton Public Hospital. Mr. Rath - well suffered head and chest in- juries in a mishap on the nearby farm of Ernest Talbot He was haying and was adjust- ing a baler when , he slipped • on the front wheel and the wagon, loaded with hay, passed over his head and chest. The boys who were working with him ' laid him on a truck covered with straw. Ball and Muteh am- bulance was called and he was removed to hospital. Crank,Strllkes Head The same day Donald Dayman, RR 3, Klppen, was admitted to Building Permits Total $111,630 Building permits, totalling $111,- 530, have been issued during the past month, according to Building Inspector Harold Maloney. Permits issued include: John Cardno, alterations to residence,_ $500; Louis Laudenbach, siding, 300; John Baker, trailer hl5rne, 1700; John C. Muir, garage, $500; Mel Steffen, greenhouse, $200• Sea - forth News, warehouse and demol- ishing !shed, $400; William N. Ball, alterations,$00;., Joseph T. Hugill, warehouse, $500; Frank Roberton, repairs, $200; St. James' School Board, new school, $106,730. Clinton Public Hospital with a deep gash in his head. The cut re- quired several stitches. He was released from hospital on Tues- day. Mr. Dayman was working alone in the barn when the accident hap- pened. He was moving an elevator when the crank let go, striking him on the head. He was knocked uncon- scious for a time, but came to and called to his children who were playing 'outside the barn. Dr. A. J. Addison, Clinton, at-, tended the injured man and had him removed to hospital Plan Series Of Swimming Meets First in a series of swimming meets at the Lions Pool has been arranged for Friday evening, coin- meneing at 7 o'clock, according to pool supervisor Bruce Langley. Mr. Langley said the meets would continue each Friday even- ing, with•a final meet being held at the end of the season. The meet is open to all interest- ed, and events are included for be- ginners to eight; Juniors to 10; In- termediates to 12, and Seniors to 14, as well as for others over 14. Further details are available at the pool. Olf Golfer: "Once I accidental- ly drove a ball through a window, knocked over an oil lamp and set the house afire. I immediately teed off again, naturally,, and set off the fire alarm two doors away. CO. McDowell Goes To Walkerton Corporal John McDowell, of the Seaforth detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police, was trans- ferred. this week. Cpl. McDowell commenced duties in Walkerton detachment on Monday. He was promoted to Corporal on June 1. PC Murray Fridenburg has been transferred from ' District 6 head- quarters at Mount Forest, to the Wingham detachment, effective July 25. Wins $500 In London Bingo A Seaforth man's .bingo -playing has paid off again. William Austin was one of two' winners in the newspaper bingo, sponsored by the London Kinsmen Club. • He will receive $500. The other winner, who will also receive $500, is Mrs. H. Gaskin, of Ingersoll. Mr. Austin purchased his win- ning card from T. A. Dutton at Brucefield. Councillor Daly Is Acting -Mayor Councillor Edmund Daly was named Acting -Mayor to. act. for the period of Mayor B. F. Christie's illness as coltncil met Monday evening. Chairman of the property coma' mittee and a member of the streets, police and industrial committees, Acting— Mayor Daly is serving his second period on council, having been a member a number of years ago. Council expressed regret at Mayor Christie's illness. A pa- tient in Scott Memorial Hos- pital, there has been little 'change in his condition, council Was told. Discuss New Water Rates. Piotesting increases -in the rate charged Seaforth water consum- ers, particularly as they, affected apartment house" owners, a dele- gation discussed the increases at a- Meeting df the Commission Fri- day night. Under new regulations adopted by the Commission on December 49, 1959, the minimum . billing charge fora six months period is increased to $7.00. Where previous- ly the minimum applied -to each service, regardless of the number of housing units obtaining water through the service. now the mini- mum is on the basis of each . dwel- ling or apartment 'unit. This has resulted in increases in the ease of landlords with several apart-. ments in a building and where the total consumption has not been sub- stantial. Objection centred about the fact that no formal notice had been given of the 'increases, and as a result landlords had had no op- portunity of recovering the added costs by means ofrent adjust - meets, The new.. method of deter- mining minimum billing provides no relief for periods during which apartmentsmight be empty, 'the delegation pointed out. While the commission served no formal notice of its intention to raise rates, the matter has been under discussion for several years. According to P. U. C. offici- cials, the present regulations are covered by a bylaw which was given first reading on October 7 of last year after discussions with OWRC officials, who proposed the method of applying rates and who approved the bylaw before' final passing. Public reference to the new rates first was made in a news story in The, Expositor in October, 1959, and further men- tion was made when P.U.C. Chair- man Frank Kling reported on com- mission activities at the 1959 rate- payers' meeting. Speaking ,to The positor on Wednesday, Carl Dalto who was one of the delegatio meet the P.U.C., 'said Dr. • aster had asked him to get t e group to- gether. His objection was based on the effect the new rates had on apartment owners and because he felt there was no need for addi- tional water revenue.' The water rates were adjusted so that all classes of consumers would be treated the same, P.U.C. Chairman Frank Kling told The Expositor Wednesday. The rates are set up so that each family unit, regardless of where it lives, will be charged the same flat rate for its water. Asked concerning the need for revenue, Mr. Kling said the Com- mission was faced with extensive repairs and service replacement costs. In addition, increasing d'e- mands for service in certain areas had resulted in a requirement for Iarger lines, and this work must be 'paid for from revenue. He pointed out that a survey taken of area towns revealed that in com- parison, Seaforth continued to en- joy particularly low water rates. Groups .Hold Picnics at Lions Park ELDER REUNION A reunion of the Elder family was held, on the spacious lawns at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Geiger; of the Zurich dis- trict, Sunday, July 10, with mem- bers of the Elder family attend- ing from Tucson, Arizona, Oshawa, Ailsa Craig, Kingsville, Hamilton and Hensell. 'Dinner and supper were served in picnic style. MCTAGGART REUNION The Mc'iaggaret, reunion was held at Seaforth Lions Park on Sunday with 53 in attendance. 'Of- ficers for the occasion were: Presi- Adrian McTaggart, Brussels; vice- president, Ross McTaggart, Dela- Ware';'•-secretary-treasurer, Isabel Riehl, Godericb; sports commit- tee, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood McTag. gart, Ethel. Results of the events were as follows: 10 years and under, Gail McTaggart, Jim Diegel, Glen Mc- Taggart; 12 ,years and under, Gail McTaggart, Sheila Davies; 16 years and under, Geraldine McTaggart, Sheila, Davies; young ladies' race, GeraldineMcTaggart;, mens race,. Ross McTaggart; three -legged race, Geraldine and Yvonne Mc- Taggart; ladies driving nails, An- nie Reid; men driving nails, Ken Gilbert; Orange race, Phil McTag- gart's team; person with most but- tons, Mrs. Annie MpTaggart; man with most color, . Leslie Knight; kicking shoe in basket, ladies, Bet- ty McTaggart; men, Bill McTag- gart. PROCTER REUNION Sixty-three members of the Procter family attended the re- union held at Seaforth Lions Park on Sunday. President for the day was Chas. Lloyd, Wingham; vice-president, Alvin Proetet; secretary -treasur- er, R. C. Procter, Goderlch; sports committee, Jack Higgins, .Wilb-ert Procter and John Spivey; lunch committee, Mrs. Jack Higgins, Mrs, Alvin Procter and Mrs. Hel- en McBurney. SCOTT REUNI01 The .Mitchell Recreational Cen- tre was the setting•of the Scott re- union on. Saturday',. with 34 attend- ing. Mrs. Gordon Scott, of Crom- arty, will be the president for the coming year; Mrs. Laverne Scott, secretary -treasurer; sports com- mittee, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Wal- lace, .of Cromarty, and the lunch committee will be Mr. and Mrs. Harold Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Crago. The results of the various races and contests for the day were as follows: Races for pre-sehool chil- dren, Debbie Wallace; boys six to eight years, Allen Coleman; girls, six to eight years Frances Scott; boys, nine to 11, ,ilex Scott; girls, nine to 11, Agnes Scott; boys, 12 to 14 years, John Scott; girls, 12 to 14 years, Anna Scott• young women's race, Joyce Kerslake; youngest person present, Ronnie Scott; oldest person present Mrs. Grace Scott; youngest grandmoth- er present, Mrs. Allene Scott. CHAPPEL REUNION The Chappel reunion was held at Seaforth Lions Park with Wilbur. Chappel as president, Mary Pea- cock as secretary -treasurer, and Mr. and Mrs. rimer Chappel, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jaques and Mr. and Mrs. C. Vivian, the table com- mittee. The sports committee was David Kemp, Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Linning and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cookson, Races resulted as follows: five and under, Kim Mills; six to eight years, Judy Ferguson, Carol Ann Vivian; nine to 12 years, Eleanor Kemp, Ruth Ann Kemp; boys, 12 and over, Gary Kemp; girls, 12 and over Yvonne Linning, Shirley Mills; a peanut"scramble was en- joyed by the youngsters; relay race, Mrs. Will Ferguson's team; water race, Ray Ferguson's team; diaper race, Ray Ferguson's team; shoe scramble, Wilmer Ferguson and Tom Jepson; three-legged race, Wilmer and Ray Ferguson. Officers for 1961 will be: Nor- man Ferguson, president; secre- tary, Mary Peacoat; sports com- mittee, Alvin and Anne Kemp, Charles and Ina Webber, Roy and Marie 'Ferguson., The table com- mittee will be Wilmer and Jean Ferguson, Ileith and Yvonne Lin - dog and Ray and Betty McCurdy.., • $2;50. aX'ear.' an Advance S2ggle Copies, 5 Cents • • • Seaforth finances have forced council to reject all requests for sewer service except the project already approved by the OWE-C.The decision was reached,reluct- antly as council considered a re- quest for sewer facilities by the 'Board of. St. James' Separate School, to ' serve the new•school being, built on Chalk Street.. Under consideration were . two Await Action Qn Tax .Arrears CoundlToId • No action has been taken by the finance committee in connection with the collection of the tax ar- rears, the chairman of that com- mittee, Councillor P. L. told council Monday night. ,Brady,he let- ters contemplated at the June meeting of council' had not been sent out, nor had any steps been taken in connection with the tax sale. �. Clerk Wilson said that total ar.. rears of taxes which had been 1) up to date this year -amounted-to $13,649, as compared to $8,948 dur- ing the same period last year. The increase of nearly $5,000 reflected the publicity given to the matter following the Iast meeting of coun- cil. Current taxes paid to date amounted to $63,485, Mr. Wilson Councillor Cardno said that the had had a discussion of, town fin- ances with the town's bankers and it had been suggested that steps be taken for an immdiate tax sale as one solution. Another , sugges- tion which had been advanced was that an inducement for the prepay- ment of tax balances be introduced. There also should be an increase M tax penalties. Clerk Wilson' told council that the penalties could not be increas- ed. In reply to a question by Reeve Ball and Councillor Brady, as to whetheror not he had obtained advice in this connection, he said "no's that it was in the Act." Councillor DaLv suggested that the Clerk inquire of the town's bank- ers to determine how the penalties can be increased. Council agreed that many tax delinquents were us- ing the town as a source of funds, and felt the only way that this could be overcome insofar as cer- tain individuals were concerned, was by increasing the penalties. It was council's opinion that this could not be done under existing legislation. ' Press Tax Sale Council acted on a suggestion of Councillor Cardno and instructed the Clerk to write the town solici- tor to commence immediate tax sale action. At the same time, Councillor Brady said' that action would be taken to publish the names of those taxpayers in ar- rears, as had been indicated would be done following the June meet- ing. Councillor Thorpe Rivers, chair- man of the street committee, said draihs had been cleaned on Gode- rich, Coleman and Chalk Streets, and spray patching had been car- ried out on a number of other streets. In addition, four trees had been cut down -and a culvert installed, and certain new side- walks completed. Reporting for the property com- mittee, acting Mayor Daly said that roofs on a number of build- ings had been repaired. Study of amendments to the building by- law had not been completed, -but it was expected these would be available so that necessary steps to amend the bylaw could be tak- en at the next meeting of council. In themeantime, council agreed that te new schedule of fees for - permits be brought into effect forthwith. Plan Trailer Licenses Two lots in Egenondville will be offered for sale by public tenders, Queries had been received, Coun- cillor Daly said. Council agreed Mat an amendment should be in - (Continued on Page 4) REV. JOHN H. VARDY, who recently was inducted as min- ister of Egmondville United Church, , admires the large display of flowers which is a feature of the church grounds. (Expositor photo by Phillips). • R. Fotheringham Represents Huron Robert Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, has been selected to re- present Huron County at the Pro- vincial 4 -(;.Leadership Week, 1960. Robert has been an outstanding 4-H member, having completed seven 4-H Club projects and al-• ways standing at or very close to the top of his club. • In addition, he is active in other. community. activities,, including Junior Farm- ers. The winner is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth. Each county and district in On- tario is sending one 4-H Club boy to attend the Leadership Week at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, from July 18 to July 4. Included in the program will be leadership experiences, instruc- tion, discussion and tours in soils, field crops, livestock, farm safety and agricultural economics: There will also be time set aside for recreation and fellowship. Delegates for the National 4-H Club Week and other special awards will also be selected from those attending the Leadership Week. More white-faced girls? Fact is that shipments of •face powder in Canada in 1958 were valued at $2,- 316,000 against $1,431,000 in the pre- vious' year. proposals wiiiclt had been Suggest. which were Such of au h a nature that ed by the • town'spp ears anti either could be fitted into, the al ready approvefl ove>;all • plan. to provide sewer service throughout:',,' the tow A lure extending along Chalk Street t( connect with the existing sewer .On Crombie 'Street, while it would provide .service to the school, was not recommended ' by the en ineers since it would be at a level w'hicii would eliminate service iglus given •to at qunlber osier f properties along the street. The second proposal would provide for a line extending at the rear of properties faoing on Chalf and Vic- toria Streets and would proceed southerly, to connect with the . ex- isting Crombie Street line. While firm estimates were not available, council foresaw a total expenditure of perhaps' $9,000. The Separate School Board had indicated will- ingness to underwrite the cost of that portion of work that Would not fit into the overall plan, but coun- cil concluded it could- not make available the balance of perhaps $6,000, which would be involved in completing the work. Dr. J. 0. Turnbull, chairman of the_ sewer committee, ate of--con-4. versations he had had with the town's engineering consultants in connection, with the proposal, When he suggested : a representative .of the firm examine the two propos- als, he was reminded thatthe town owed $2,000 on engineering work which had been done some time ago. Dr. Turnbull said he explain- ed to the engineers the reason for the delay was lack of OWRC ap- proval, This has now been given by the OWRC and it could be ex- pected that early payment would be made. Dr. Turnbull and Reeve Ball recommended that engineer- ing advice be obtained as to the various ways in which to provide service to St. James' School. Colin- However, felt otherwise, and while there was no motion before it, an informal expression of opin- ion rejected a proposal- to carry. the matter further. The deciding factor appeared to be the reaction of the finance committee, as indi- cated by the chairman, Dr. •P. -L. Brady, who told council that financ- es were such that no work should be undertaken. There was doubt as to the ac- curacy. ofthe.estimated Cost of the work. Councillor Brady recalled that the estimates for the sewer which had been laid to serve the new Seaforth Shoes plant had been $10,000; but that a Ideal contrac- tor, Frank Kling, had done the work for $7,000. Council agreed the school board is to be advised that if it is neces- sary to have sewer connections be- fore, fall, the only safe thing for the board is to install its own sew- er .tine, since the town wasn't in a position to finance a proper ser- vice. Summing up, Councillor Turnbull said it was simply common sense to avoid, as much as possible, the ' spending or money for temporary services when, perhaps by the ex- penditure of a slight additional amount, the service to be provided could be permanent and could form part of an overall system. He sugested ,that if after further ex- amination it was found that the cost of' a ' temporary installation which the school board might make, was in a major amount, council give consideration to re- opening the question. Council gave third reading and finally passed By -Law 'No. 621, which authorized construction of a partial sdwer system in the north- west corner of the town, to serve the Hospital and Seaforth Shoes. The by-law had been passed a number of months ago and had been awaiting Ontario Municipal Board and OWRC approval before being given final reading. LOGAN TOWNSHIP ORANGEMEN joined with ,nearly 1,000 members for the Monster Orange walk in Brussels on Tuesday. It Was hot work in the 85 degree heat, '%fere fresh bannerbearers take over on the !neve as the parade crosses t he Maitland bridge in Brts� sets, (B-H photo)« ti