The Huron Expositor, 1960-09-15, Page 1t•
101st Year
Whole No. 4831
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960
$2.110 a Y'✓ar:. ,A,dva lee .
MI* Copses, GCnis
Bid Accepted for
SDHS Debentures
Tender of a Toronto firm for the
selling of debentures for the new
addition to Seaforth District High
School was accepted by Seaforth
council Monday night. Opening of
tenders—nine in all—took place at
the start of the regular September
meeting.
Harris and Partners Limited, To-
ronto, were the successful bidders,
offering $98.57 per $100 issue on
the $18,000.00 debenture issue. The
debentures would carry 53/4 Per
cent interest, and be issued for 20
G. C. Vais
Is Ordained
Appointed 18 months ago to serve
the congregation of Carmel Pres-
byterian Church, Hensall, and
Knox Presbyterian Church, Bay-
field, George C. Vais was ordain-
ed into the full ministry of the
church Tuesday night. Held at
Carmel Church, the ordination was
in charge of the-Htiron-Maitland
Presbytery. About 300 guests at-
tended the ceremony.
The sermon was taken by Rev.
Fred Cromey, B.A., Kincardine,
using the topic, "Living Hope."
Vows of ordination were given by
Rev. D. N. McCrombie, B.A., mod-
erator of .the Presbyterian Church
of Canada, andprayer of ordina-
tion by Rev. Dr. C. G. Vais,, B.D.,
Ph.D., Rock Falls, Illinois, father
of Mr. Vais.
There was a laying of hands by
all ministers present, and the right
hand of fellowship was extended
by all ministers and elders pres-
ent.
Exhortation to the newly ordain-
ed minister was given by Rev. R.
G. MacMillan, Goderich, who also
presided. Rev. G. C. Vais, the
newly ordained minister, pro-
nounced the benediction.
Among guest ministers present
was Rev. McKay, Montreal, under
whom Mr. Vais 'served two years
as a student minister. Also pres-
ent were Mr. Vais' parents, grand-
father, two brothers" -and the en-
tire family -14 in all—of Mrs. Vais.
During the service Mr. Vais re-
ceived a telegram from a class-
mate in Alberta. '
In addition to members of the
Presbytery, also present Were Rev.
Samuel Kerr, Exeter; Rev. La-
mont, Mitchell; Rev. Charles D.
Daniel, Ingersoll; Rev. R. C. Win -
law, Hensall, and Rev. Bren de
Vries, Exeter.
.The senior and junior choirs per-
formed under the direction of Mrs.
Malcolm Dougall.
The guests were received in an
hour of fellowship by the ladies of
the church and served refresh-
ments.
Mr. Vais recently completed his
B.A. degree. He completed his
studies at the Presbyterian Col-
lege, Montreal. .
Early Opening For
Bowring Alley
Bowlers in this area will soon
have an opportunity to show their
skills locally. Gary. Kelly, owner
of the new Seaforth Bowling Lanes,
reports this week that he expects
to open for business next week-
end.
Workmen are hurriedly prepar-
ing the building, and finishing
touches are being applied.
The centre, which will be one of
the most modern six -line estab-
lishments in this part of Western
Ontario, features automatic five -
pin setters, and the most modern
in furnishings. Plans also call for
a lunch counter at the front end
of the building.
An ad announcing the opening,
on Page 7 of this issue, calls for
applications from persons desiring
to bowl and join a team, or for
team entries, so that leagues may
be formed.
Three Calls For
Seaforth Firemen
Seaforth fire brigade answered
three calls during the past week.
Thursday afternoon they were call-
, ed to the property opposite the
residence of Keith Sharp in Har-
purhey. A shed owned' by Mr.
Sharp, and used for storage, was
destroyed.
A neighbor reported grass had
been burning near the shed prior
to the shed fire being noticed, and
Fire Chief John F. Scott attribut-
ed the blaze to that' cause.
was estimated at $200 by the
chief.
When a brush fire at the farm
of H. McClure, 21/2 miles west of
Walton, got out of hand Saturday
afternoon, Seaforth firemen were
called. When they arrived the fire
had been extinguished.
When sparks ignited thinner at
The Robert Bell Industries Ltd.
plant on Tuesday afternoon, the
brigade was called. ICI the mean-
time the blaze was extinguished
by employees ,of the factory with
their own• tttuiphient.
SS
years.
The firm, bidding on behalf of
themselves and Gairdner and Sons
Ltd., were the highest •of the bids
received.
Second highest bid on the non -
callable issue was Mills, Spence
and Company, offering $98.12.
Third was R. A. Daly and Com-
pany, who offered $97.76 per $100,
but part of this issue was for"one
to ten years at 5/ per cent, and
the balance was for 11 to 20 yeats
at 5% per cent.
Others entering tenders were:
Wood, Gundy and Company, $7.02;
W. J. Wilson, Dawson, Hannaford,
Ltd., $96.11, at 5% per cent,. or
$97.66 at '/2 per cent; Bankers'
Bond Corporation, Ltd., $97.12 at
53/4 per cent, or $99.12 at 6 per
cent coupon rate; Equitable Se-
curities Canada, ' Limited; $96.92;
J. L, Graham and Company, $96.27,
and Bell, Gouinlock and Company,
$97.60.
The • tenders were opened by
Mayor Edmund Daly and consid-
ered by council 'before a final de-
cision was reached.
The issue, although sold on be-
half of the Town of Seaforth, will
be paid for over a 20 -year period
by pro rata 'contributions by other -
municipalities :served by the Sea -
forth High School District—McKil-
lop, Tuckersmith, Hullett, Morris,
Grey and Hibbert, as well as the
Town of Seaforth.
A HOBBY, which has taken up spare moments most of his life,
continues to fascinate John Hoelscher, . George Street, Seaforth.
Mr. Hoelscher, who says he has raised pigeons since' his public
school days, proudly displays some -pi -his -Rollers -and Homers. -A1--
ways with a large flock on hand, Mr. Hoelscher has had as many
as 130 birds at one time. At the present time he has about 75, hav-
ing shipped around 60 during the past two weeks. The birds travel
far and wide, with shipments going to Halifax, N.S.'; Newfound-
land, and Little Current, Manitoulin. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
Start Kippen Road Repairs,
Rush Bridge Completion
Frost -heaving on ,County Road
21, south of Seaforth, has necessi-
tated changes being made this
year. Huron County road employ-
ees started excavation work at
points along the road Monday in
an, effort to combat the yearly up-
heaval.
The heaving, all confined to the
road between concessions 3 and 4
in Tuckersmith, has been quite
apparent this year, and -the paved
road has been broken badly since
the frost came out this' spring:
• Plans by the county engineer,
J. W. Britnell, as outlined Tuesday
to The Expositor, also calls for
some grading at the top of the
hill at the south end of Egmond-
ville. Only that amount of grad-
ing necessary to improve sight dis-
tances will be done, said Mr. Brit-
nell. If the grade was cut down,
'explained the engineer, additional
Blood Needed!
Plan Clinic Here
o-
Seaforth and district residents
will have a chance to help the
blood transfusion service of the
Canadian Red Cross Society next
Wednesday. A blood donor clinic
will be operating at Northside
United Church from 2 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. ,
Discussing the campaign, Red
Cross chairman J. C. Stevens said
the blood transfusion service is
operated to supply whole blood and
blood products free of charge to
any patient in all hospitals .in the
areas served. All blood is provid-
ed by volunteer donors. Whenever
you, or a member of your family,
needs blood or blood products, he
said, you will receive the blood
free of charge„with no obligation
for replacement.
A canvass is being Conducted of
the town at the present time, to
remind persons of the clinic.
Nothing you ever do, Mr. Stev-
ens said, commenting on the donor
clinic, no time you'll ever spend,
can be more richly rewarding than
the few minutes you'll send in
giving blood. There is also the
added assurance that, if everyone
gives, there will be blood in the
bank when yoti, or a member of
your family, needs it.
Total requirement for all of On-
tario for donation is 4,000 dona-
tions each and every week, for a
total of 208,000 donations annually.
snow plowing difficulties would be
encountered. For this reason, the
existing cuts will be built up,
where necessary, to improve the
conditions.
Because of the latenes.s._of the
season, paving will not be possible
this year; however, the road will
receive 18 inches of gravel on the
surface this year. Paving will be
done next year.
Dead trees, and those which
would suffer from digging opera-
tions close' to their roots, have
been removed this week.
Asked about the request for a
Developement Road, Mr, .Britnell
said the request is renewed each
year. In the meantime, work has
to proceed to keep the road in
shape. This work, he said, would
not hurt the chances of the county
in getting this road named a De-
velopement Road.
Asked about the bridge north of
Seaforth, on County Road 12, at
Grieve's Bridge, Mr. Britnell said
Vardy Boy Hurt
In Sunday'Accident
A 31/2 -year-old Egmondville boy's
condition is slightly improved in
Victoria Hospital, London; follow-
ing an accident Sunday afternoon
in the village. Robert Vardy, son
of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Vardy, was
rushed to the London hospital af-
ter being struck by a car.
He is suffering from a fractured
skull, but is conscious, according
to Mr. Vardy.
The accident occured about 3:40
o'clock when the lad dashed across
the road in front of a car driven
by K. Bruce MacMillan, Seaforth.
The driver braked hard, and it is
thought the noise seared the little
lad and he dashed back right intp
the path of the vehicle.
The boy was struck by the right
front fender of the vehicle. He
was treated at the scene by Dr.
E. Malkus, and taken to Scott
Memorial Hospital by Box am-
bulance. He was later removed
to Victoria Hospital, London.
According to the boy's father,
Rev. Vardy, minister of Egmond-
ville United Church, the lad had
crossed to the east side of
the road with his older brother,
George. He left his brother and
headed towards his home on the
west side.
Constable D. A. Bowering, of the
Seaforth detachment of the OPP,
investigated.
Hensall Midgets
WOAA Winners
Hensall Oddfellows won the On-
tario Baseball Association Midget
"D” championship at Hensall on
Monday night with a 12-6 victory
over Langton Lions. The Hensall
team, Western Ontario Athletic
Association winners, won the op-
ening game in the best-of-ree
series, 12-11, last Thursdaf in
Langton.
Pitcher Steve Kyle made it al-
most a one-man show for Hensall.
He struck out 17 Langton batsmen
while walking six and giving up
six hits. At the plate he rapped
out two singles including a base
knock in the sixth that drove in
two runs.
Jack Chipchase connected for a
three -run homer in the sixth when
Heiman scored five times. Bill
Shaddick bad a three -run triple in
thesecond inning. Bob Mickle
added twb singles to the attack.
Frank Dedobbaer with a double
and single was best for Langton.
Langton 022 100 001— 6w 6 4
Hensall 030 205 20x-12 11 5
Phillips, Erdelac (5), White (6)
and DeWaele, Kyle and -Shaddick.
Hensall Midgets defeated Lang-
ton Lions 12-11 to take a 1-0 lead
in their OBA Midget "D" best -of -
three finals at Langton Thursday
night, Sept. 8.
Jack Chipehase paced the win-
ners with three hits. Larry Jones,
Steve Kyle and Dennis Mock col-
lected two singles apiece. Harry
Moir highlighted the seventh frame
uprising with a three -bagger,
Mike Phillips single and tripled
for the losers.
Hensall 121 001 7-15 15 8
Langton 102 232 1-11 7 2
Kyle, Shaddick (6) and Shaddick,
I(yje (6).; Erdelac,, DeWaele (8),
Erdelae (»),: and Rlgole.
x Sale- Underway,
ame New Councillor
Review Tenders
Low Bid Named
Plan Start Soon
Tenders for construction of the
new 300 -bed mental hospital at
Goderich were opened last Wednes-
day afternoon. The bid of Anglin,
Norcross Company, Limited (Can-
ada) was the lowest of the eight
bids considered.
In releasing the•name of the low
bid to The Expositor, E. J. Crone,
assistant chief architect, Depart-
ment of Public Works of Ontario,
emphasized that this tender was
not necessarily the successful one.
After the bids are opened, he out-
lined, a spread sheet is prepared
and all aspects of the various ten-
ders is collected onto this sheet.
Thus, he continued, it is possible
to consider each bid on its own
merits. . - - .._
A firm acceptance of the suc-
cessful tender will not be made
for some time, he said, until all
angles were considered.
Mr. Crone, in making the an-
nouncement, said the hospital will,
be a 300 -bed institution, with
mechanical facilities for 600 beds.
Added to this is staff accommo-
dation.
Tenders were called July 28 for
the institution, with an indication
that construction would start this
fall and be carried on during the
F+winter " months. Mr. Crone' said
Wednesday that a starting date
wouldn't be definite until a firm
contract has been signed.
Cost of the first stage of con-
struction of the hospital . was esti-
mated at about $3,500,000 in July.
Public Works Minister Ray Con-
nell pointed out at that time that
many of the costs included in this
figure, including the laundry, pow-
er plant, administration wing and
sewage system, would not be re-
peated when future additions are
made.
° The institution was first assured
by Premier Leslie Frost in 1957,
and at that time was a 1200 -bed
capacity.
the new structure • should be open
to the public by the middle of
November. -
Grading - operations to 'prepare
the approach to.the south are ex-
pected to commence in a week to
ten days, depending on weather
conditions.
Final pouring, forming the floor
of the bridge, will take place with-
in ten days. The structure must
set for 28 days after the final
pouring is completed, to allow the;
cement to set. After that, forays
can be removed and the final work
started.
Paving of this stretch, too, will
be completed in the spring.
20 Years CAS Head
Gifted On Retiring
Mrs. M. P. Chaffee, who for
20 •years has served as Superin-
tenlent-of the Children's Aid So-
ciety hi Huron, was honored Wed-
nesday night at Goderich.
A luncheon was held at Knox
Presbyterian Church, Goderich,
when a gift was presented to the
retiring superintendent, recogniz-
ing her long years of service. Mrs.
Chaffee 'was given a tray and
cheque from the board of directors
and the Huron County Council.
Miss Jean Falconer. on behalf of
the Court House 'staff, presented
the honored guest with a corsage.
Present were members of the
board, ..County Council, Members
of Parliament, Mayor E. Fisher,
of Goderich, and Warden John
Durnin.
Following the luncheon. the regu-
lar monthly board meeting was
held.
Walton Leads In
Junior Football
Walton Junior Football squad
defeated the St. Columban team
6 to 0 Monday night in the first
game of their best -of -three finals
for t h e championship. Second
game of the series will take place
.in Walton Friday night at 6:30.
Tom Love was the star of the
first game of the series, scoring
four 'of the six goals.
Walton advanced to the finals
after defeating Winthrop Juniors
6 to 0. The second game of the
series was defaulted by the Win-
throp group, to give Walton a
chance at the finals.
Heavy Entries
For Fall Fair
Seaforth's 115th annual Fall Fair
is . just a week away. Workmen
are hurrying to completion work
on the cement floor of the exhibi-
tion hall.
A new floor is being installed, as
well as some minor improvements
to help improve the wall display
space.
Eleven schools have indicated
they are having displays this year.
The displays are composed of work
done by the pupils during the year,
On Monday, field crop competi-
tion in corn was judged. Results
of the competition have not yet
been released. In all, 16 fields
Were entered in the event, judged
by Roy Arbogast, Sebringville,
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce Fall Fair Booth Com-
mittee will be out this weekend
selling display space. The dis-
plays, set up in the Arena, have
400 feet of frontage. The plan for
the booths is available for inspec-
tion at The Huron Expositor, or
through the secretary, R. James
Wallace. Also in the Arena will
be the indoor educational 'exhibits
from across the county, which are
entered in the junior fair. The
corners of the area will be filled
with grain, vegetables and egg dis-
plays.
Upstairs in the Arena, the High
School exhibits will be located.
These will feature baking, sewing,
Crafts and agricultural products.
The secretary reports this week
that entries are rapidly being re-
ceived and indications are for a
bigger and better show.
From 1956 to 1958 sales of shop-
ping centres in Canada doubled.
The 7959 figure is expected to show
an even greater increase.
•
-- NEIL 0.-•BF,LL,.who-3Vlonday --
night was named councillor
for the balance of 1960. Mi.
Bell, a Seaforth service sta-
tion operator, was named to
council to fill., the term of
Mayor Edmund Daly. Mr.
Daly was named to council
following the death of the for-
. mer mayor, B. F. Christie.
A tax sale in Seaforth came one
step closer Monday evening, when
Mayor Edmund Daly was instruct-
ed to sign a warrant for the hold-
ing of the sale. The matter which
has been "batted around" this•year
came to a head with the prepara-
tion of a list of delinquent taxpay-
ers.
Meeting in the Town Hall, Sea -
forth council passed the motion in-
structing the mayor to proceed
with the sale. Thirteen properties
are listed on the sale, with total
arrears being $11,298.42. D. H.
Wilson, town clerk, pointed out that
interest and fees would be added
to this amount before the final
amount of the sale could be figur-
ed out. -
Fill Vacancy •
At the opening of -the session,
a motion was passed naming a new
councilor to hold office for the
balance of the year. Neil C. Bell
was named to fill this position for
the balance of 1960, and was sworn
in by Clerk Wilson, before the
meeting continued.
Mr. Bell, who operates a service
ztation at the west end of Sea -
forth, fills the vacancy which oc-
curred when Edmund' Daly was
named Mayor. Mr. Daly succeed-
ed^B. F. Christie, who passed away
earlier this year, while serving as
mayor of the town.
All councillors were present at
the session, except Councillor Dr,
P. L. Brady, and Mayor Edni ind
Reveal Assistance
Given Hospital
sented, included the following:
Receipts
Bal. on hand, Sept.; 1959. $ 658.50
Collections 48.67
Fees 13.25
Bank interest 17.31
Rummage sale 231.43
Tag Day 149.53
Turkey draw 137.80
Donation 50.00
Gingham dance 157.00
Penny Sale 523.96
Officers were installed at the
annual meeting of the Women's
Hospital Auxiliary Tuesday night.
Mrs. Elmer Larone remains as
president for her second consecu-
tive year.
Other officers installed.. were:
first vice-president, Mrs. M. W.
Stapleton; second 'vice-president,
Mrs. F. R. Cosford; secretary,
Mrs. R. J. Boussey; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Doug Whyte; treas-
urer,'Miss Gladys Thompson; buy-
ing committee, Miss V. Drope,
Mrs. B. F. Christie, Mrs. H. E.
Smith, Mrs,• John W. Talbot; press
and public relations, Mrs. J. K.
Willis; ways and means, Mrs. J.
E. Patterson, Mrs. C. A. Reith;
membership, Mrs, V. G. Graham;
mystery box, Miss D. Parke.
Five new members were wel-
comed to the auxiliary by the
president. 'They were: Mrs. El-
mer Hutchinson, Mrs. Norman
Ranson, Mrs. McPhail, Mrs. Sam
Bates and -Mrs. Dave Cornish.
Miss Gladys Thohipson and Mrs.
Larone were named to attend the
annual Hospital Auxiliary Region-
al meeting in Toronto in October.
This session bears much signifi-
cance this year, as it marks the
50th anniversary of the forming of
hospital auxiliaries in Ontario.
Conveners were also named for the
rummage sale on October 22.
Recently the auxiliary purchas•
ed eight pairs of drapes for ' the
hospital. Thanks for the donation
was extended at the meeting by
Miss V. Drope. superintendent.
The treasurer's report for 1959-
60, given by Mrs. Pat Troutbeck,
showed a bank balance of $1,093.26.
The report revealed net proceeds
of $497.35 on the annual penny, sale;
$205.38 from the rummage sale,
and $105.86 from the turkey draw.
The gingham dance brought in
$46.54.
The financial statement, as pre-
Tuckersmith Buys
Tax Arrears Lands
No bidders showed up a,t the
postponed tax sale held by Tuck-
ersmith Township Tuesday. Held
in the Town Hall, Seaforth, the
four properties listed on the sale,
went unbid until the township bid
at the amount owing in taxes.
The owners of the properties
purchased by the township have a
year in which to redeem their
properties.
LEADER IN NAME—and a leader in sales—is the anticipation of General Coach Works of Can-
ada Limited officials following the release of new models for 1961, the all new Leader line. This
mobile home features a complete face-lifting, with the accent now on suburban styling. The home fea-
tures a recessed frontentrance, with an overhead porch light, something entirely new on lines from
General. Mbst of°.thdealers have inspected the line and it has ben extremely well received, Fred
IL Broadley, General sales manager„ told The Expositor this week. Already in production, some of
the homes are no* in the bands of the consumers. (Photo, by Doerr).
$1,987.45
Expenditures
Affiliation fees $
Convention
Christmas gifts .........
Tag Day treats ...
Past President's pins
Turkey draw ...,
Two turkeys
Rummage sale
Baby cup
Gingham dance
Penny sale
Hospital gift
Miscellaneous
Monetta Menard
Bank balance, Sept., 1960
32.45
80.00
81.47
2.10
3.75
16.26
15.68
26.05
5.00
110.46
26.61
476.25
10.11
8,00
1,093.26
$1,987.45
Seaforth Drivers
Take Top Places
Two Seaforth Junior Farmers
proved their worth as "safe driv-
ers" when they topped all contest-
ants in the Huron County Junior
Farmers' Safe Driving R deo held
t �ternoon,
in Clinton on Saturday
Ken Campbell with a score of 550
out of a possible 600, headed both
the written and driving tests. Run-
ner-up was Robert Fotheringham,
with a score of 543.
The contest, open to all Junior
Farmers and Junior institute
members throughout the county.
saw orgy Iwo entries in the ,classes
for girls. Miss Elaine Miller, RR
2, Wroxeter, with a score of 447,
and Miss Ruth Toner, Gorrie, who
scored 421, were each awarded a
prize: The top boy and girl will
compete in an inter -county com-
petition in Perth County at Strat-
ford Fall Fair this month.
Under the guidance of the agri-
cultural representative for Huron
County, D. H. Miles, and his asso-
ciate, Don Grieve, the contest had
as judges, Constable A. Twaddle,
of the Goderich detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police;. Roger
Jackson, Clinton, and Ralph Gal -
lion, Stratford, both of the Ontario
Department of Transport, and
Clinton's Chief of Police, H. Rus-
sell Thompson.-
The Roadeo concluded with a
dance in the evening in Clinton
at which prizes were presented by
Douglas McNeil, Goderich; Harvey
Taylor, Brucefield and Herbert
Bridle, mayor of Clinton. Ted
Dunn, Bayfield, was chairman of
the Safe Driving committee of the
county. Junior Farmers.
Contestants were: Senior .group,
James Bowman; RR 5, Brussels,
who i,s president of the rdunty Jun-
ior Farmers; Bob Broadfoot, Arn-
old Campbell and Ken Campbell,
all of Seaforth; Hugh Rundle,
South Huron, Barry Jeffery, Exe-
ter; Jim Spivey,' North Huron;
.Juniors — Seek Broadfoot, Neil
Cooper, Don Crozier, Bill Strong,
Robt, Fotheringham, Frantic Hunt
and Don MCKereher, all of Sea -
forth; Ray Miller, Exeter) and
Garnet..• Wright,. Clinton
Daly presided.
The matter of a tax sale:' hagu
been hanging fire for some months,
and at the June session of council
the group ordered a crash program
to be undertaken immediately. ''h7ts
included the setting in motion
of machinery to 'make possible -a •
tax sale at the earliest possible
date. The tax sale is now being
proceeded with.
The first question before council
Monday was that of Councillor Nel-
son C. Cardno asking if the list
was prepared for the sale, and if
the town solicitors had a copy of
it. Mr, Wilson pointed out that a
motion was necessary'by council,
then the matter would be turned
over to the town Solicitors; McCon-
nell and Stewart.
Still on back taxes, Reeve "Wm.
M. Ball inquired if anything had
been done about the -business tax
arrears, and he was informed the
solicitors were working on the
problem.
Continue To Underspend
The . second monthly progress re= ..
port, inaugurated by Mayor Daly
at the August session, was in the
hands of council Monday night
showing that the committees had
underspent their budgets by $9,157.•
This compared with the, August
report of $8,556 underspent. In all
cases, except one, the comihittees
had underspent their allotted
amount during the month. The
park committee was over by $36,
but this was for work that wouldn't
come up again this year.
Commenting on the report, May-
or Daly felt that it gave a good
picture of what is going on in the
town business and gave council a
monthly chance to review the fin-
ancial setup. ---
An encouraging feature, so far
as tax 'arrears were concerned,
was that ar ars had dropped from
a total of $57,268 at the end of
1959, to $38,324, as of August 31
last. Clerk Wilson pointed out al-
so Haat in the meantinie more than
$3,000 had been received on tax
arrears since the chart bad been
compiled.
Current tax collections also
showed a total paid of $2,236.05
during August to bring the total
collection to $69,482.13.
Suggests Typed Reports
Mayor Daly suggested that simi-
lar typed reports from the various
committees would also speed up
the monthly sessions. He outlined
a plan where each committee
chairman would prepare a short
paragraph report on the month's
activity in his departmept. This
would be presented to the Clerk
the middle of the week ;previous
to the meeting, to be typed, ready
for presentation to thb meeting.
'These reports, he said, would be
available before the meeting op-
ened, with sufficient copies for all
council, and the press.
Reeve Ball stood behind this
plan, calling it an excellent idea,
as did other members of council.
Councillor Cardno, reporting for
Fire and Water Committee, said
that Fire Chief John F. Scott had
requested a set of wrenches, at a
cost of about $12, so that minor
repairs could be made when nec-
essary at the scene of a fire. Mr.
Cardno said an example of this
waw a recent fire whert•the pumper
wasn't working properly, and re-
pairs could have been made quick-
ly if a set of wrenches had been
handy on the rural 'truck.
Hose, which the fire chief men-
tioned sometime ago, has not yet
been purchased, but Mr. Cardno.
said the chief was waiting for a
traveller to call. Cost of the hose
was expected to be about $50 a
length, with two lengths being re-
quired.
Clean Three Drains
Street committee report showed
several drains and ditches cleaned
a'nd' repaired, a number of side-
walks repaired - and some •cold
patching done, as well as a bit of
custom work. Councillor Thorpe
Rivers, chairrnan, said the Chris-
tie ditch, the Sparling Street drain
and the drain at L. Hildebrand's
had been cleaned. A drain had
been run from near the Downey
residence, on West William Street,
to the shoe factory, and' three
catch basins installed. The dram
is designed to carry off surface
water following rains. Residents
in that area had complained fol-
lowing spring rains when the wa-
ter couldn't get away fast enough
through the existing system, and
had backed up into their base-
ments.
Other work included installation
of a drain from north of the High
School down to the Cleary property
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Bingo Comes To
Seaforth• Again
A Seaforth district woman was
successful In a Londbn bingo this
week. Mrs. Clarence Regele, RR
5, Seaforth, was one of three per-
sons who will share the $1,000,00
price.
The winning card, which netted
Mrs. Begeie' $833.83, was.• .t>xchas-
T
ed at a Seaforth store, e bingo
is sponsored by a London OM*
crab.