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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-07-28, Page 1101st Year Whole No. 4824 TENDERS ARF, BEING CALLED for construction of a new 300.4sed mental hospital id Huron, County, it was announced Thursday. The institution, first assured by :Premier Frost in 1957, is shown in this architect's drawing as it will appear when completed. Construc- tion is to begin this fall and will be carried on dul'hag the winter months. Announce Tender Call for Huron Mental Hospital Public Works Minister Ray Con• general election iti 1959. .and a •half miles •south of Gpc1e-, rich on No. 21 Highway." , The site includes 3,000 feet of lake frontage and is almost one mile " deep. Mr. MacNaughton, who is a member of the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission., said arrange- ments had been made with the town of Goderich• to . extend mains to provide water service when the institution is ready. A 250,000 -gal- lon tank will store water for hos- pital use and a booster pump will - provide _pressure for fire hydrantsr First sewage arrangements will be treatment in a six -acre lagoon at the southern ut rn ewtretniof the large property, but future plans include a cost-sharing construction of ,a sewage treatment plant that will serve both the town and the hospital. Mr. Connell described part of the hospital as being, in effect, an in- termediary between a home for the aged and the popular concept of a mental hospital for the aged. Patients whose mental faculties have deteriorated beyond the point where they could look after them- selves in a home for the aged, yet who still do not need full-time bed care or protection from themselves, would constitute the bulk of the patients. The hospital would also serve the mental health needs of all adults in the area. The emphasis is on treatment throughout, Domestic pastel shades, in interior decor, with ex- tensive use of glass, provision of more day rooms and more recrea- tional facilities ,will create a home -like atmosphere. Use of bright colored vinyl tile floorings throughout will reduce noise and add to the cheery appearance. The administration area will be a central two-storey, block, and will include the active treatment wing, kitchen and dining room sections, an auditorium, occupational ther- apy and chapels. The infirmary section will inoliade male and fe- male patient Wings and a third section will provide service such as laundry, trades and power. plant. A smallgarage will also be built. nell and Charles MacNaughton, MPP for Huron, announced Thurs- day calling of tenders for con- struction of a new mental hospital at Goderieb. Construction of the first stage, which comprises ac- commodation for 300 patients, plus services for future expansion, will be started this fall and carried on through the winter to provide em- ployment for tradesmen in the dis- trict, Mr. Connell said. The announcement comes nearly four years after the institution— then of 1200 -bed capacity—was first mooted by the late Tom Pryde, Huron member at that •time. It is more than three years since Pre- mier Leslie Frost, during the 1957 by-election, assured a Goderich audience that construction •would begin that summer. Options on the site -south of Gode'rich--were taken in 1958 and a certain amount of clearing was carried out priorto the Ontario Cost of the first stage of con- struction of the hospital is esti- mated' at about $3,500,000. Mr. Connell pointed out that many of the costs included in this figure, including the laundry, power plant, administration wing and sewage system, would not be repeated when future additions are made, The plans for the hospital are a radical change from previous men- tal hospitals and are based on stu- dies of the latest hospitals in. Eur- ope and the United States made by Ontario mental health experts. Mr. Connell said there will not be one "long gcorridor" in thee whole building, a 'break from tra- ditional institutional architecture. Instead there will be single storey' "cottages" with• two two-storey wings. There will be a minimum of restriction of patients. Easy access will be provided to two en- closed courtyards from tilt small wards: Doors will also open di- rectly from wards to the:grounds (of the Lake Huron site, about two Name Winners in Area Field Crop Competition Field crop competitions, spon- sored by Seaforth Agricultural So- ciety were judged on Monday. The field judging was done by Roy Arbogast, Sebrin ville. John Consitt, RR 2, Kippen, took top spot in the York barley com- petition. The judge awarded Mr. ,Consitt 87 points. Arthur S. Bol- ton, RR 1, Dublin, was second with 86 points. Other placings were: R. S. Mc- Kercher, RR 1, Dublin, 86; Harold Pryce, RR 1, ,Seaforth, 841/2; Wil- fred Scott, RR 2, Seaforth, 84; Kenneth Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth,. (Brant barley), 831/2; Jack Broad - foot, RR 1, Brucefield, 83; Lewis P. Coyne, RR 5, Seaforth, 821; Leslie J. Pryce, RR 1, Dublin, 82; Stanley Hillen, RR 2, Walton, 82. The. Garry oat competition was won by R. S..,McKercher, ' with 90/ points. He was followed by A. S. Bolton, with 90 points. The balance of the competition placed as follows; Robert E. Mc- Millan, RR 2, Seaforth, 89; Jack Broadfoot, 881/2; Lewis P. Coyne, RR 5, Seaforth, 88; Richard Down- ey, RR 5, Seaforth, 861; Russell T. Bolton, RR 1, Seaforth, 86; Jack Crozier, RR 2, Seaforth, 851/2; Eric Anderson, RR 1, Londesboro, 841; Robert Fotheringham, ILR 3, Sea - forth, 84; Luther Sanders, RR 2, Seaforth, 80. Final placings in the corhpeti- tion will not be decided until after the Fall Fair, 'Thursday and Fri- day September 22 and 23. One bushel of grain from this competi- Falls To Sleep, Is Jury Finding A eoroner'sjury, sitting in Hen - salt Thursday, found Huron County Sheriff W. Nelson Hill came to his death as a result of multiple in- juries. Cause of the crash was found to be the deceased had fall- en to sleep at the wheel. Mr. Hill died when his car went out of control and crashed into the cement abutment of a highway bridge on No. 4 Highway, a half mile south of Kippen. The accident occurred May 22 at 6:45 a.m., as Sheriff Hill was returning from a meeting of the Ontario Baseball Association at Simcoe. Coroner Dr, J. C. Goddard pre- sided at the, -;inquest, held in Hen - sail Town Hall. Crown Attorney J. W. Bushffeld, Win'gliam, exam- ined the witnesses. OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons, Exeter, was the investigating -officer. Foreman of the, j was O tie. Workman, RR• 2, Kippe , �iid members were Lloyd Loy Dun- can Cooper, RR 2) Ilppen eetor Fortier, nu1, . Zurleb, and Joseph U Canting Bit 2,.ri& tion will be exhibited at the fair, to form a basis for the final plac- ing. The final score is based on a 75 per cent field score and 25 per cent exhibit at the fair, Discuss Flans For Hockey Season While it will -be several months before there is ice in the arena, hockey officials agree it is not a bit too soon to plan for the coming season. • Action in Seaforth was prompted by a call from Preston to Jack Webb, manager of last year's Jun- iors, to discuss schedule arrange- ments for the next season, Mr. Webb Said it appeared there would be the same four teams—Preston, Stratford, New Hamburg and Sea- forth—in Junior 'C', with a possi- bility of two additional teams. "Seaforth has a good chance to come out •on top next year," Mr. Webb said, as he recalled the team had lost in the semi-finals to Preston. "We Have the same team almost intact and ,in addition, oth- er good players will be available." "`- That there is a place for Junior 'C' hockey here was indicated by the attendance the games drew. Thorpe Rivers, a member of last year's management committee, said the final game• -attracted well over 1,000 spectators — :biggest hockey crowd in several years. So that everything will be in readiness for an organization meet- ing planned for next month, the members of last year's committee are interested in learning of as- sistance that may be available. Contact Jack Webb or Thorpe Rivers. Clear Licenses For Seaforth Hotel The Ontario Liquor License Board approved the application of the Commercial Hotel, Seaforth for licenses, it was announced Thursday. The Seaforth application covers licenses for lounge, dining lounge, public house men only, and public house women only and escorted by men. The applications were first considered by the board at a hear- ing in Ritehener in June. The licenses become operative on the completion of alterations and improvements to the hotel. These are now under Way and•. --are ex- pected to be completed early in the fall, according to Charles llungey. SEAFORTH, ONTAR. O,THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1960 IZ SHOPPING DAY inviti-'$cinta for owber26Visit Santa •Claus comes to town on Saturday, 'November 26. Remote as Christmas seems to be on a hot summer day,-, • there is no doubt about Santa's arrival. Ar- rangements were completed by the Warn Growers Of -Bean Beetle Area bean growers are urgd to watch their fields closely wit, the discovery this Week of Me. 'can bean beetle in fields in the Bay- field area. Farms affected a e lo- cated within the area three miles south and three miles east of Bay- field, The larvae of the bean beetle ap- pear on the underside of the leaf and are yellowish orange with black spines and are about three- eighths inch long. The full own adult is greenish yellow with lack spots. The bean plant is att eked by the larvae .and after da age 'the plant takes on a lacy sign with the green tissue of thea leaf disappearing. Damaged plan can be -noticed quite some dis ance away. -- The area has been surveyed by Howard Scane, of W. G. Thompson & Sons, and by representatives of E. L. Mickle & Son and Cook Bros. of Hensall, together with Huron agricultural representative • Doug- las H. Miles. Experiments ,leading to control are being conducted on the farms of John Wilds, George Wilson and Harold Penhale, and the Intron County ,Soil and Crop Improvement Association is co-op- erating in assessing the benefits of several sprays, According to Mr. Miles, the product "Sevin" is the insectitude that seems to be doing the best job at the moment, and is probably the most economical to Use. One pound of 50 per cent wet- table powder in. as many gallons of water as possible (at least 20 gallons) per acre, should be used, Mr. Miles said. Growers are advised to sty if egg masses begin to show do 10 per cent of plants, or, if larvae are appearing in the same proportions. Growers in other areas are also urged to pull beans that show beetle damage and burn infested plants. Mr. Miles said care should be taken to try and keep the bean beetle from spreading. First ap- pearance of the beetles was in the Bayfield area in 1957, and the in- festation appears to be growing in- momentum nmomentum each year. r Seaforth Observes Civic • Holiday Monday, August 1 — Civic Holiday—will be a public holi- day in Seaforth, and places of business will be closed that day. "Correspondents and adver- tisers are asked to •co-operate by ensuring that their copy comes forward as early as pos- sible, to assist the publishers in coping with the shorter work week. WO2 DAVID HAASE, Spragge, Ont,, Senior NCO with the Blind River ,Air Cadets, proudly shows hie trophy award as the outstanding cadet of the year. He became the first winner of. the Gerald Satiilnur Memorial Trophy for his outstanding ability and leadership, Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, Glenn Haase, he• is , a former resident of Winthrop and Seaforth. Chamber of Commerce at a meet- ing on Thursday. Mindful of the success of last year's Christmas parade and re- cognizing the need for early action, if improvements were to be introduced this year, the C of C ignored the summer weather and got down to the business of set- ting up the parade organization. Since the parade is to be an annual affair, the meeting agreed that the last Saturday in Novem- ber would be set as a permanent date and in this way the public could look forward to the annual parade at that particular time, as one of the yearend highlights in Seaforth. Plans for the parade now being fbijmulated, despite the hot humid weather of July, will include more bands, floats and more entertain- ment. Not to be outdone by the other committees, the decorating committee will strive to improve Christmas decorations throughout the town. The meeting agreed to authorize the band committee to offer ap- proximately $200 in prizes. The committee also anticipafiers the of- fer of. a trophy .to be presented to the best band on parade. This will become an annual award. There will be prizes awarded for the best floats and the Snow Queen and her assistants will be on hand again this year. New plans were laid for the par- ade route. The floats and bands will form in the area of the Com- munity Centre. The parade will proceed, to North Main, south through the business section to the -bowling green, east to Victoria Street, and north to Victoria Park. It is anticipated that Santa will distribute candy to the children in the vicinity of the Legion Hall. Committee chairmen are as•'fola lows: Bands, George: Hildebrand and Len Ford as co-chairman; a rman; floats, Tom Wilbee; decorating, J. A. Stewart and W. M. Hart, as co- chairman ; entertainment, G u s Boussey; advertising, W. R. Smith and J. Stevens as co-chairman; recor, fling and films, Ed. Daly, Plan Charges -For Pool Trespassing Charges of trespassing are be- ing contemplated by Lions Park officials in an effort to stamp out rowdyism at the park during early morning hours. On several occasions recently, youths have forced their way into the pool area after hours and have been found swimming in the pool. Damage to the fence surrounding the pool has resulted from efforts being made to climb over it. Meanwhile, use of the pool con- tinues at a high level. New at- tendance records were established on two recent.Fridays, when more than 800 swimmers were, checked into the pool during each day. With the arrival of hot mid -sum- mer weather, there is the usual falling off in picnic bookings, ac- cording to park supervisor Roy McGonigle, and as a result there will be no delay in booking picnics during August. Reservations may be made by phoning 245, Seaforth, or by mail to the Lions Park. Swimmers Present Water" Ballet, • 'Round the World' More than fifty swimmers will take part in a water ballet and swimming demonstration at the Lions pool Thursday �. evening. Trained by Mrs, John Mc- Dowell, of the pool staff, the swimmers will present a series of colorful displays and exhi- bitions. The exhibition gets under way at 8:30 o'clock and is free. Seek Glasses To Aid India Clinics The Bank of ,Light Committee of Seaforth Lions Club needs just 50• more pairs of glasses to complete its objective of 500 pairs, When the objective isreached, the club will pack the glasses and ship them to Bombay, India, 'Where Indian opticians, with equipment already on hand, will catalogue them. Through their clinic the Indian opticians will fit the glasses to people who are in bad need of glasses, but who have not the money to pay for them. Committee members point out the Canadiancampaign closes Sep- tember 1, and urge everyone to check carefully places in their homes where old glasses may be hiding. Let them help to bring new sight to someone in India. Old glasses may be left at any of the following places in Seaforth: John Longstaff s office, W. E. Southgate's office, Larone's Var- iety Store, Savauge's Jewellery Store, or at the Bank of Light box in the booth at Lions Park. • $2.50 # Year :in./01'1/440a Single CPpies, ,. ii Clout Plan Improvement To Fair Buildings OPP CONSTABLE AL BOWERING, who has been al ointed to the Seaforth detachment of the OPP replaces Corporal John Mc- Dowell, who has been moved .r to Walkerton. Constable Bowering, who comes from Kitchener, will move his wife, and three daugh- ters here in August, and will occupy the accommodation being va- cated by Cpl. McDowell. Woman is. Gored At McKillop Farm Condition of Mrs. John E. Mur- ray, RR 1, Dublin, gored in the face by a cow Thursday morning, is somewhat improved, according to information given The!Expositor Wednesday afternoon.. Mrs.. Mur- ray is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where she un- derwent surgery on Friday. Mrs. Murray was near her Mc- Killop farm home when a cow'sud- denly attacked her. Nearby at the time 'were her husband and three sons, Jerome, Ronald and Arthur. Her son, Jerome, was able to grab the cow around the neck and hold her long enough for his mother to escape to the. Complete Plans ,. For 25th Carnival Plans are being completed for the 25th annual Lions Club Sum- mer Carnival whieh gets under, way Wednesday evening and con- tinues for three nights. A special feature this year is the advance sale of admission tickets. Each ticket provides an opportun- ity to win a thousand dollars at 'tire wind-up on Friday evening. Other -features will include an outstanding program on each of the three nights, favorite games, ferris wheel, merry-go-round and a giant -size, penny sale. Proceeds assist the Lions Club in maintaining the Lions Park and Pool. Public Forces Change In Speed Giving way before a continuing public outcry, the Ontario Depart- ment of Highways reduced speed limits on Goderich Street East in the vicinity of the Lions Park. Signs erected Wednesday show the 30 m.p.h. limit in effect 'east- erly to a point east of the pedes- trian entrance to the park. The 45 m.p.h. limit extends easterly to a point near St. James';. cemetery, where the 60 m.p.h. limit becomes effective, West -bound traffic is held to 45 m.p.h. from St. .James' cemetery to the middle of the park, when the limit drops to 30 m.p.h. Under the earlier regulations, traffic ,travelled at 45 m,p.h. throughout the park area and with- in the town limits. Ready Response - For TB Tests The response in Huron for .TB tests is much better than in other counties in which the test unit has functioned, according to Miss E. Moodie, in charge of the unit op- erating at Northside United Church this week. By Tuesday night a total of 1646 residents had been tested. Officiais were unable to say how many had come forward on Wednesday. X-rays carried out on positive reactors totalled 129, as of 5 ..p.m. Wednesday,, officials said. house. The cow had -calved a couple of days previously, and had shown signs of nervousness. Mrs. Murray was rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital, and tak- en later to hospital in London in Box ambulance. She was attend- ed by Dr, P. L. Brady. The con- dition on arrival in London had been described as serious. - Falls Down Stairs •Mrs. William Alexander, Mc- Killop Township, a patient in' Vic- toria Hospital, London, is much improved following a fall at her home, Mrs. Alexander slipped Thurs- day afternoon when she was going down stairs to the basement .and fell a short distance to the floor. Falls in Silo Wes Hugil!, Zurich, who ten days ago fell 35 feet when inside a silo, is able to be back at work again, little the worse for his experience. A son of J. E. Hugill, Huron Road West, he was building a silo on the farm of Stan Hays, near Wingham,"when a pole supporting scaffolding broke and he was thrown to the ground inside the silo. He was' removed to Wing- ham hospital and later released. Commenting an the accident, Mr. Hugill said it was the first time in more than 25 years in which there had been an accident on the job. During that time the Hugill organ-• ization had erected more than 1500 silos in Buren and Perth counties. A new cement floor . and other alterations to the exhibition hall! at the Agricultural Park swore mooted at a meeting Thursday of directors of the Seaforth Agricul- tural Society. The grounds commit- tee, under chairman R. W. Canip- lell, was instructed to find out the cost of tate improvements and, if' satisfactory arrangements can be made, proceed with the work. The 'work is expected to'be com- pleted in time for the 115th annual Fall Fair, Thursday and Friday, September 22 and 23. For some years the interior of the building has been deteriorat- ing. The present cement floor is - cracked and heaved and has cre- ated a hazard to those attending the fair. Need for the repair was brought to the attention of the society by Mrs, Joseph Grummett. Mrs. Grummett told the direc- tors that the need has existed for many years, but the women hadn't • pressed the matter. This allowed more money to be spent on cattle barns and other . improvements. She felt however, now was the time to brighten up the drab hall. A committee, to be appointed by the Chamber of Commerce,' will look after the sale of arena merch- ants' booths this year. Cliff. Broad - foot, representing- ` the Chamber,_ put .forward the proposal: • Earl McSpadden, a • director of the so- ciety and former secretary -treas- urer, was named to represent the society on the committee. A request from the Turf Club for financial assistance was laid over to the next meeting. This will give the grounds committee- an oppor- tunity to view the work that has been done at the track. With a motion to join the Cana- . dian -Trotting Association, Allan' Campbell was named racing secre- .tar for the Y Society, Y Discussing gate problems each fair day, the group felt only one gate should be open in the. morn- ing, and .a man on duty at the gate until the regular tickets go on sale. The matter was left un- til a meeting can be arranged with • the ticket committee. As yet no one has been named to open the fair. First proposal was for a visit from Gordon Sin- clair, well-known writer, radio and TV,personality, However, last weeMr. Sinclair informed the so- ciety he wouldn't be able to handle the opening this year. In his letter to society secre- tary, R. James Wallace, be said: "I had stalled this long hoping for a chance to come up. Actually I might have been a drawback any- how. Imagine being 115 years old! I hadn't realized that part of the country had been settled enough to have a fair that far back." The secretary was instructed to follow up two other proposals for a guest speaker. R. .E. McMillan, president, pre- sided at the meeting which view- ed for the first time this year's prize list, The list was mailed to 400 members, exhibitors and inter- ested persons last week. Newest fepture at the fair this year is a colored slide photogra- phic contest, Open to all amateurs of the area, the contest is for col- ored 2" x 2" slides of pictures taken at the 1960 Fall Fair. The contest is being arranged by Mrs. J, Grummett and Gordon A, Wright. Three breed, shows will be held at the 115th annual exposition this year. The Huron County Holstein "Black and White Show" will be held again this year in conjunction with the fair, as well as the Perth - Huron Jersey Parish Show and the Ontario Hereford Regional Show. Swimmers Vie In Events at Pool Second in a series of swimming meets at Seaforth Lions Pool drew 86 contestants Friday night, As well as the 'entrants, another 60 spectators were on hand to watch the many events supervised by Bruce Langley, pool supervisor. Results were as fellows: Beginners Wading—Brian Leonhard!, Judy Hulley. Bob Carnochan. Swimming on. Front — Penny Moore, Jim , Holland, Elizabeth Smote, (Walking) on Back—Brian Hod- gert, Judy, Hulley, .Jim Rowat, Penny Scramble—Nancy Hulley, Grant Carnochan, Dianne Patter- son. Walking with face in water— Nancy Hulley, Penny Moore, Jim Rowat. 10 and Under Girls: Breast stroke—Mary Sillsti Angela Devereaux, Judy Haarbye, Back stroke—Mary Sills, Judy Haarbye, Verda Willems. Crawl—Mary Sills, Angela Dev- ereaux, Wendy Fry. Boys: Breast stroke, Gar4 Nich- olson, Gunter Wipperfurth, Paul Muir. Back stroke -- Gunter Wipper- furth, Gary Nicholson, John Mac- Lean. Crawl --Gary Nicholson,. Gunter Wipperfurth, Frank Brugger. 12 and Under Girls: Breast stroke — Pamela Powell, Wendy Moore, Darlene Sills, Back stroke—Susan Hall, Pam- ela Powell, Wendy Moore Crawl—Susan Hall, Pam Powell, Wendy Moore. Boys: .Breast stroke — Don Hul- ley, Ron Hildebrand, Ray Dev- ereaux. Back stroke—Ronnie Hildebrand, Peter Wilbee, Bill MacLer•nan. Crawl—Ronny Hildebrand, Brian Phillips, Jim Nixon. 14 and under Girls: Breast stroke—,Joan Teals, Cheryl Moore, Pamela Powell, ' Back stroke -Susan Hall, Joan Teals, Cheryl Moore. Crawl—,Joan Teall, Cheryl Moore, Susan Hall. Boys: Breast stroke—Ken Dev- ereaux, Bill Rowat, Jim Sills. Back stroke—Peter Sillery, Paul Beattie, 13111 Rowat and Iten Dev- ereaux, Crawl—Bill Rdwat, Peter Sillery, Gregory Rowe. Girls: Crawl Tea Mobre, Wendy Moore, il' Cheryl, Boys: Crawl—'Bill Rowat, Pete Sillery, Gregor Rime,