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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-09-29, Page 1-c 101st Year Whole No. 4233 SEAFORTH, -6NTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2Q, 1960 $2.50 -a7 Y.ear tit 0(11/400 Single Copies, 6`eat SEAFORTII'S NEWEST recreational facility was opened official- ly Friday evening. Mayor Daly, who• cut the ribbon, is shown be- ing welcomed by Gary Kelly as he arrived at •Seaforth Bowling Lanes_. by helicopter. The helicopter, in town for the bowling alley event, had picked him up at his home a • few minutes earlier. (See Pages 10 and .11). (Expositor photo by Phillips). KEN PAPPLE,. McKillop, was the winner of the John Hanna trophy for showmanship in the 4-H Championship Swine Show at Seaforth Fair Friday, (Expositor photo by Phillips). Name Winners of CWL Dublin Draw Draws for the prizes in the an- nual penny sale, sponsored by the Catholic Women's League of Dub- lin, was held in St. Patrick's Par- ish Hall on Tuesday evening. The draws were made by Mrs, Fergus Horan and Mrs. Dan O'Rourke. Articles for Seaforth can be pick- ed up at Box's Furniture Store. Bath towel set, won by Ricky Ryan; pillow cases, Mrs. Harold Meagher; Panda bear, Mary Hel- en Ducharme; relish dish, Mrs. James Delaney; vanity set, Mrs. Joe Stapleton; jug, Miss Mary Shea; dog, Mrs. Tom Haley, Sea - forth; pullover, Shirley Rouleau, Seaforth; pyjamas, Frank Sills, Seaforth; picture, Mary Margaret Klinkhamer; pillow cases, Mrs. Richard Taylor, Kippen; relish dish, Mrs. John Malone,-Seaforth; pillow cases, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, Seaforth; groceries, Clem Kraus- kopf; baby blanked, Louis Bruxer; towel, Mrs. Fergus' McKellar, Sea - forth; pillow cases, Mrs, J. Hille- brecht, ,RR $, Seaforth; bath towel set, SusanFriend; pillow cases, Miss Gladyg Miller, Seaforth; pit- cher and tumblers, Mrs. Ted Brown, Egmondville, Bath t?wels, Larry Burns, Sea - .i Young Liberals .„ At Wiener Roast .(By Gary Williams) The wiener roes held at Snow - den's Grove on S turday was at- tended by about 0 people. This meant a 300 per tent increase in attendance over the first meeting. Such an enthusiastic crowd was utifereteen and the food supply ran (Continued bn Page 6) forth; relish dish, Richard Hulley, Egmondville; pillow cases, Clay- ton Looby; Rosary, Mary VIsser; Pyrex dish, Muriel Hearne, Wood- ham; aprons, Charles Friend; bread knife, Mrs. Margaret Balge, Seaforth; set of bowls, Mrs, Mike McLaughlin; pyjamas, Ann Ma- lone, RR 5, Seaforth; two cups and saucers, Ida MeLlwain, Seaforth; bath towels, Mrs, M. Cameron, Seaforth; jam set, Mrs. Ed. Rowl- and; towel set, Ed. Leonhardt, Walton; bowl • set, Mrs. Arnold Weaver, Belmont; ironing • boafd cover, Mrs. Joe Thornton, RR 2, Walton; snack set, Mrs. Melvin Clarke, Seaforth; pillow cases, Ross Savauge, Seaforth; mat, Col- leen Russell, RR 3, Dublin; flash- light, George McClure, RR 2, Sea - forth; leatherette case, Danny O'Rourke; musical toy, Earl El- liott. Tea pot, Harvey McClure, Wal- ton; covered cake tin, Mrs. Melvin Clarke, Seaforth; teapot, cream and sugar set, Mrs. Ann Looby; shaggy dog, Ida McLlwain; Sea - forth; glass dish, Ann Sills, Sea - forth; bath -mat set, Lillian Faulk- ner, Seaforth; pyjanias, Cheryl Kotyk Seaforth; lamp, Dorothy Donnelly; basket, Donald Evans, Seaforth; blanket, Mrs. Margaret Stephenson, Seaforth; tin of cook- ies, Elizabeth Cronin; scarf, Mau- reen Looby; towel set, Mrs. Nich- olas Krauskopf; blanket, .Mary Visser; apron, Mrs. Harold Con- nell, Seaforth; cup and saucer, cream and sugar set, Frank Case, Seaforth; baby dress and overalls, Mrs. W. A. Hodgert, Seaforth; tutee server, Alice Ryan; baby bootee set, Mrs. Wm. Flanagan; baby sweater and bootee set, Mich- eI. Rowland; cream and sugar set, Mich- ael Visser; baby's pyjamas, Mrs. Wm. Flanagan. VISIT TO RUSSIA Farming Method Well Advanced The average Russian citizen has a broad interest in Canada and Canadians, Gordon MeGavin, who returned recently from a tour of Russia, told members of the Sea - forth Lions Club Monday evening. In the areas far removed from the large cities there is no know- ledge, of ' Canada, but a great cur- iosity. He was convinced, he said, that as far as the ordinary citi- zen was concerned there was no desire fo# war. D ibing progress in agr4cul- tur , t e speaker said the Russians led in many fields. It was they who had introduced artificial in- semination in cattle and were now developing a similar process for hogs.-1There was much progress in cattle breeding, particularly dual-purpose. He found collective farms to be efficiently operated, but with a higher content of labor than in Canada. Women contribute to heavy labor, and machinery gen- erally is larger than in Canada. State farms, on the other hand, were More like state -operated- en- terprises anywhere, he said. There was a tendency to quit at five o'clock, regardless of what had to be • done. The fields were well till- ed. - Mr. McGavin told of the ar- rangements made for the group with which he travelled, and of how courteous he had found all the officials. "The system is working, We may not like it, but we .must admit it works," he said, and added that we in the West must recognize that fact and take steps to produce,' or .we may find that Russia will be ahead of us in many things. Art Wright was chairman for the meeting. The speaker was intro- duced by President C. Rowcliffe and thanked by Frank Kling. The club was told, in a report by Ross Savauge, that 700 pairs of glasses had been forwarded to India as a result of an appeal sponsored by the club last sum- mer. Arrangements have not been Completed for a fall paper drive, M. E. Clarke said, but told the club details were expected short- ly. Reporting on the Lions Club spon- sored pet show at the Fall Fair, W. M. Hart said additional help was needed to do the best job. Entries, which totalled 110, had included 40 cats, he said. Lions Club Pet Show Best looking cat: Paul Spittal, Beth Dolmage, Ray Mennell, Di- anne Nott, Most unusual cat: Donna Stoll, Kippen, John Eckert, Bill; Stevens; Kerry Moore, Patsy Etue, Carol Bell. Best looking rabbits: Doug Hil- debrand, Jean Leishman, Paul Nicholson, Gerald Coleman. Most unusual rabbits: Marlene Nash, Ray Devereaux, Garry Mc- Kellar, Gerald Coleman. Best dog in show:" Neil Little, Larry Park, Lawrence Elliott, Lynn Wright. Dog least resembling any known breed: Susan Leonhardt, 'Earl Becker, David Miller, Randy Wood„ Carol Jessome. Pair Homer pigeons: Francis Kehn, Douglas Boyd, Moira Mal- colm, Don Hulley. Pair Fantail pigeons: Francis Kehn, Dyke Little, Dianne Papple, Bob Johnson. • Any breed pigeons: Ralph Wood, Bob Johnson, Doug Keyes, Nancy Hulley. Pair Bantams: Paul Spittal, Jas. Jackpot Resists Bingo Players The jackpot at the regular Sat- urady night Canadian Legion bin- go remainder untaken for another week. Specials Saturday night went to Mrs. Alex Muir, Seaforth; Mrs. Newman, Clinton; Leo Hag- an, Seaforth, and Carl Vanderzon, and 'Mrs. Scott Habkirk, Seaforth. Mrs. Wes Vanderburg, Clinton, and Henry Warnick, Seaforth, won the door prizes. - The regular games were won by Wm. Austin, Seaforth; Sam Spen- cer, Clinton; Mrs. Newman, Clin- ton; Mrs, James Barry, Seaforth; Mrs. Charles Wood, Jr., Seaforth; Mrs, Wm. Austin, Seaforth, and Mrs. Clarence Reid, Hensall; Nor- ma Muir, Seaforth; Ferg McKel- lar and Charles Felkar, Seaforth; Gordon Noble, Seaforth; Charles Dunlop, Seaforth; Mrs. Wilson, Mensal]; Mrs. Wes Vandenburgh, Clinton; Roy Rau, Seaforth; Mrs. Lawson, Clinton; Carl Vanderzon, Seaforth, and Mrs. Ashton, Clinton,, Meeting To Aid Cancer Cause Mrs. Eleanor• Roosevelt will speak in the Kitchener auditorium on "The Need of Education in Our Democracy," on Wednesday, Oc- tober 5. The meeting is being sponsored by the Waterloo North Unit of the Cancer Society, and tickets ;bre available from Mrs. Agnes Mason, of the Seaforth can - eel* wilt Bannon, Michael Bannon, Alice Bannon, Gerald Townsend, John Holland. Fancy fowl: Keith Siemon, Ian Harvey, Harvey Hoggarth. Most unusual pet: Lois Jackson, Ken McLean, Pat Murray, John Kleinha ar. Consolation event: Bryan Hod- gert, Gerda Willems, Gary Nasi, Anne Nobel. Largest pet in show: Jiinmy Leishman. Smallest pet in show: Jane Sill. Best behaved dog: Larry Lane,. Garry McKellar, George Vardy, Wendy Fry, Paul McKellar, Ken Scott, Ken Wood. Special class: Earl Becker, Lyn- da Lane, Sheila Rowat, Bobby Eck- ert, Gerald Townsend. • Guinea pigs: Bruce Wilbee, Lin- da Muegge, Yvonne Muegge, Judy Hulley, Doug Boyd. Judges—John Turnbull and Jack Piper. Special Prizes Reward Seaforth Fair Visitors It was a profitable day in more ways than one for many of the people who attended Seaforth Fall Fair on Friday as a result of draws held in connection with a number of the exhibits. Winner of- a Stewart Bros. draw was Mrs. Mary Cameron, c/o Mrs. Alex Boyes, Seaforth. There were 8,500 pellets on the truck at the Topnotch Feeds Ltd. exhibit. Ervin Sillery, Brucefield, who guessed- 8,479, was the winnei.. Winners of the draws at The Expositor booth were: Robert J. Upshall, Kippen, personaliz- ed book matches; Mrs. George Leitch, RR 1, Clinton, • person alized serviettes; Mrs. Mary Cameron, Seaforth, informal notes; Stewa; -t Butt, Seaforth; Mrs. Charles Lane, Brucefield,; - Bill Eisler, Seaforth; Georget` Blake, RR 4, Seaforth; Mrs. Mary Huether, Brussels, sub- scriptions. Winners in a draw held by Seaforth Highlanders Band were:. Mrs. Reta Orr, Bay- field; Garth Flannigan, Sea forth; Mrs. George Varley, Kippen, and Marcelle Colley, Grand Bend. A draw, sponsored by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary,• was won by Gordon- Wright, Sea - forth, and Chris Coombs, Eg- mondville. The Seaforth Farmers Co- operative draw was won by Mrs. A. W. Dunlop, Seaforth, who guessed the weight of a bag of seed as 2 lbs. '/a oZ• The weight was 2 lbs. 2/5 oz. Police Warn Of Bogus Inspectors Seaforth police on Wednesday in- vestigated a complaint that men, posing as income tax• investiga- tors, were attempting to obtain -the signature of a Seaforth house- holder on documents. Constable Andrew Calder said three men hid called at a Gode- rich Street •residence, identified themselves as inspectors, and ask- ed 'the occupant to sign a docu- ment. The lady refused to sign and reported the incident to her banker. Constable Calder said inquiries revealed there were no representa- tives of the income tax department in the Seaforth area at the- time. Residents were warned to re- quire identification before dealing with callers, and under no circum- stances to sign documents without first checking with police, a bank or lawyer. Mri. M. Messenger Is Rebekah N.G. At the regular meeting of Edel- weiss Rebekah Lodge Monday eve- ning with Mrs. Keith Sharp,-N.G., presiding, the following were elect- ed to office by acclamation: N.G., Mrs. Margaret Messenger; vice - grand, Mrs. Charles Reeves; re- cording secretary, Miss Jean Scott; financial secretary, Mrs. Harold Hugill; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Grummett; trustee, Mrs. Annie Harrison. These and all appointed officers will be installed on October 3 by Mrs. J. Grummett, D,D.P., and staff, of Huron District No: 23. A donation was made to the C. N.I.B. drive, and the charter was draped in memory of Mrs. Sadie Estabrook, a past assembly presi dent. A letter from Mrs. Louise. M. Clarke, Toronto, assembly presi- dent, asked all lodges to support her year's project, that of supply- ing new equipment for the kitchen• of the Oddfellows and Rebekah Home at Barrie. Members are ask- ed to hand in bpx tops of Betty, Creeker baking products. Entries, AttendancE.I;Lj: Fair Sets New Records • Good weather and heavy entries`the Seaforth Agricultural Society— drew ocietydrew large numbers to the 115th $8,400—was topped by few fairs in annual Seaforth Fall Fair Friday. the area. The high 'prize money offered by Over 5,000 persons were treated Santa Claus Parade Set For Saturday, Dec. 3 - Confliction with the date of the London Santa Claus par- ade has led to a change in plans for the Seaforth parade. ,Originally set for Saturday, November 26, the Seaforth parade will now be held a week later, on Saturday, De- cember 3, the Chamber of Commerce decided following a meeting Monday evening. Committee chairmen indicat- ed there was wide interest'. in the event. Already there is assurance that several organ- izations, additional to those that took part last year, will have floats in the 1960 parade. Queen's Sold; Plan Complete Modernization Announcement was made this week of the sale of the Queen's Hotel here. Alex Hassen, London, told The Expositor late Tuesday he had purchased the hotel and planned complete remodelling and renovation of the building. The building, on No. 8 Highway at the intersection of Main and Goderich Streets, has not been operated as a hotel for several years. It has been owned by Lon- don interests,: A portion of the main floor houses the Seaforth Grill. Mr. Hassen has had' extensive hotel experience. For 23 years he operated the Sunnyside Hotel, now the Embassy Hotel, in London. According to Mr. Hassen, the remodelling program will get un- der way as soon as approval of plans iseceived from the Liquor Control Board. • "We are all ready to start and want to get under way as fast as we can," he said, and added it was his intention to provide com- plete up-to-date hotel facilities. "We want to work with the peo- ple of Seaforth and district to do the best job we possibly can." The Queen's has been a well- known name in Seaforth since the earliest days of the community. The present large three-storey brick structure was built in the late seventies by the late' Thomas Stevens,,, For many years the hotel was operated by Mr. Stev- ens, and later by other members of the Stevens family, WILLIAM STRONG, Seaforth, won the newly -awarded Toronto - Dominion Bank sweepstake tropphy for showmanship at Seaforth Fall Fair Friday, after taking the Senator Golding trophy for coun- ty showmanship championship in beef. He also won the McMas- ter trophy for best 4-H calf at Seaforth, and was reserve in the county event with his Shorthorn steer. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Egmondville Church HasI2'5th Anniversary The 125th. anniversary services of Egmondville United Church were held on Sunday, when large con- gregations filled the church. Rev. Harold Snell, B.A., of Riverside United Church, London, was in the pulpit and preached two excellent sermons. Many old friends were present at both services. Beautiful glad- ioli and • delphenians graced the front of the church. The minister, Rev. J. H. Vardy, was also in the pulpit at the evening service. Mrs. Lois Mactavish, of London, was the guest soloist at both ser- vices, A quartette, consisting of George Turner,"Ken Campbell, Bill Campbell and Larry Wheatley-, sang a number, unaccompanied, at the evening service. • It was most appropriate that Mr. Snell was able to be in Eg- mondville Church for the occa- sion. Many years ago Mr, Snell's great -great grandfather, Col. An- thony Van Egmond, had been in- terested in having a minister set- tled in this district. Mr. Snell's morning sermon was "The Christian Church," based chiefly on the text, I Peter, chap. 2, verse 9: "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of hiin who hath called you out of darkness into his mar- vellous light," In his evening sermon he spoke on "Our Need For Today." Mr. Snell brought to his listeners' at- tention the fact that as Christians we should always remember that Jesus was a friend of every one. We,• as His followers, should be willing to be His witnesses, and even when difficulties and trou- bles come to us, never lose our faith, and be thankful for our many blessings, 15'4 Donors Give Red Cross Blood , There were 154 blood donors who took part in the Red Cross blood donors clinic in Seaforth on Wed- nesday. Chairman John Stephens said Red Cross officials had expressed satisfaction with what they de scribed as -an excellent turnout. MR. AND MRS. E. GEDDES, John Street, Seaforth, who were Married in Belgrave September 27, 1910. They marked their 5oth anniversary at a reception on Saturday, (Expositor photo by Philips) to a variety of entertainment,as well as tremendous cage show- ings, including three topnotch breed shows, unsurpassed in the trir county area of Duron, Bruce and Perth. In the heavy horse section, 63 entries were booked to fill an, outstanding show. Entries 'were up substantially in most classes, and steady in the breed shows. A preliminary count shows 3,309 entries,-. with prize money to be paid exceeding $6,566. Tabulations of results is continu- ing and final figures will be re- leased following a meeting of the directors later in October. .- Elementary school indoor entries were high this year with a total of 953 in the six departments. The cooking section drew 21 entries in the chocolate layer cake competi- tion alone, and a total of '143 en- tries in the section. Vegetable en- tries totalled 284, floral 230, sew- ing 72, crafts and hobbies 204, and poultry and eggs 20, The ladies' home depart ea re—_ . -:- ceived 274 entries. Top seamstress of the department was Mrs. Wes Heimpel, Wroxeter: - Mrs. Keith MacLean, RR 3, Sea - forth, was the champion cook, win- ning in the home economics sec- tion which had 146 entries. The best grain show 1,n the area was how the showing at Seaforth Fall Fair was described by judges and viewers. -.A total of 111 en- tries were received, as well as .a showing in the Junior Fair depart- ment. .-. In the cattle classes 484 entries were received, while sheep drew 137 and swine 164. A top egg showing pointed out very vividly the fact that Seaforth is the centre of a record poul- try industry. In this , section, 83 entries, consisting of 21 dozen white, brown or commercial eggs, were judged. ' Johnny Hy, owned by Wes Litt, of Stratford, stepped the fastest mile in the three -class harness race. The horse did the mile in 2:11-1-5 in the second heat of the Class "A" $100 stake._ In the second heat af. the Class "B" $200 stake, Atom Lee, owned by Mrs. Wilson Dke, of Seaforth, sptllled at the first turn. Mr: Oke, who was driving, was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital for treat- ment. He suffered double displace- ment of the shoulder and some ribs cracked. He underwent surgery at the hospital Wednesday, and his con- dition is described -as improving. . Class "A" Paulin Vola (Hardy Bros., Lu - can) 1-2; Johnny Hy (Wes Litt, Stratford), .2-1; Coronation Derby (Stan Williams, Southwold) 3-4; Joan's Boy (Ron McGee, Gode- rich) 4-3; Paddy Ann (Roy Mer- riam, Goderich) 5-5• - Times: 2:11 3-5; 2:11 1-5. Class "B" Handy Sam (Wes Litt, Stratford) 1-2; Gallant Gratton (Nell McRann, Clandeboye) 4-1; Victoria. Chips B (Stan Williams, Southwold) „,2-5; Sandra Hi (Norma , Williamson, Walton) 5-3;, Lind At. m (Roy Mer- riam, Goderich) 6-4 Atom Lee (Mrs.; Wilson Oke, eaforth) 3. Times: 2;14 2-5; 2:18 3-5. Class "C" Alphe's Easter (J. J. Morrison, Arthur) 1.1 Sweet Harmony (H. 0. Jerry, Goderich) 2-2; Fay. Lee Chief (Bill Coldwell, Clinton) 3-4;• Joan Spencer (Den Dupee, Sea - forth), 4-3; Robin. Spencer (Gra- ham Kerr, Seaforth) 5-6; Peach Crop (W. S. Riddel, . Thorndale) 6-5. Times: 2:23, 2;20 4-5. Seaforth Couples Wed Fifty Years Mr. and Mrs. E. Geddes Mr. and Mrs. E.- Geddes, Sea - forth, marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at home on Saturday, Sept. 29, and with a family dinner at the Little Inn, Bayfield, on Sunday. Special guest attending the celebration was Mrs. W. Balkwill, of Bothwell, who was bridesmaid to Mrs. Ged- des 50 years ago. The couple were married- in Bel - grave, Ont.. on Sept. 27, 1910, and came to live in Seaforth 34 years ago. Mr, and Mrs• Geddes have two children, a daughter, Mary, at home, and a son, Stewart, of London. There are two gtandchil- drne, Robert and John Geddes, Mrs. Geddes is the former Mary Porterfield, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Porterfield, of East Wawanosh. Mr. Geddes was born in neighborring Morris, Town- ship, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Geddes. .Following their wedding ` the couple lived in Belgrave, where in 1899 Mr. Geddes had learned his trade as a blacksmith. In• 1926 they moved to Seaforth, where Mr. Geddes was blacksmith at The Robert Bell Engine plant until his retirement seven years age. Otit-of-town guests at the reeep- tion were froth Toronto, London, Kitchener, Mount Forest, Wing - ham, Belgrave, Blyth, Goderich and Hamilton. Pouring tea at a table, centred with an arrangement of white and yellow mums and golden roses and gold and white tapers, were: Mrs. J. P. Ferguson, London; Mrs. G. W. Geddes, London; Mrs. D. Rob- ertson, Mount Forest, and Mrs. J. Little, Winthrop. Assisting were Mrs. W. A, Wright, Miss Jean Scott, Mrs. S. Geddes, Mrs. Stan Smith, Mrs. F. Kling, Mrs. W. Spicer, Mrs. H. Travis, Mrs, J. A. Vardon, Miss A. Geddes, Mrs. H. Snell and Miss R. Crinklaw. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glew Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glew quietly marked the 50th annivers- ary of their marriage on Wednes- day at their Goderich Street home. They were married by Rev. Rog- ers ogers in Seaforth on Sept. 21, 1910. The former Agnes Crich Mrs. Glew was a daughter of tie late Mr. and Mrs. John 'Odell, Mrs. Glew -has been in poor~ health for some years and as a result there was no .reception. ,ii number of; near neighbors and 'friends, how, ever, dropped 'in to Wend • emigre,. ulation . ' •