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The Huron Expositor, 1960-10-13, Page 1101st Year Whole No. 4835 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1960 THERE WAS .A LARGE ATTENDANCE for a ceremony consecrating the new St. James' Sep- arate School- Sunday afternoon. In the upper picture, John Lansink is shown preparing for fhe cor- nerstone laying. Behind him is Rt. Rev: J. A. Roney, D.P., Chancellor of the Diocese of Lon- don, while to the left, Father .Charles E. Sullivan, of St. James', and board chairman Dr. M. W. Stapleton` converse. -hi- the lower. picture _medibers of the school board (left to right) Maurice Etue, Gordon Reynolds, Dr. Stapleton, John Lansink,' Leon -Barnum and Arthur Devereaux are shown with Father Sullivan and Rt. Rev. J. A. Roney. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Chancellor Consecrates At New St. James' School. Rt. Rev. J. A. Roney, D.P., Chancellor of the Diocese of Lon- don, officiated at the laying of the "memorial stone" at St. James' new Separate School, Seaforth, Sunday afternoon. The Chancellor, in his opening remarks, pointed out that the in- auguration, of the new school build- ing by a religious service was in accordance with the "principles of our holy faith", as also was the invocation of the blessing of God upon it and the youth who will be trained within its walls. The new school may, well be described as the direct descend- ant of the great, schools of past ages, founded by e church in an undivided christendom when faith and science went hand in hand, the speaker saki. The same ideals that prompted their foundation are ATHLETES BREAK MANY RECORDS AT EGMONDVILLE FIELD MEET Fifteen school athletic records were broken when Egmondville School held their annual field meet on Friday. Champions were de- clared as follows: Senior boys: Bill Verbakel, 38; runner-up, Gary Finnigan, 22. Senior girls: Susan Halls, 29;runner-up, Ruth Ann Brown, 13�. Intermediate boys: Paul Stephenson, 40; runner-up, Colin Haney, 10. Intermediate girls: Lynda Forbes, 35; runner- up, Norah Brown, 13. Junior boys: Ricky Hulley, 36; runner-up, Cam Haney 13. JunIbr girls: Jan Oke, 27; runner-up, Dianne Mott, 13. Scoring was based on: first, 5 ,points; second, 3 points; third, 1 point, and bro1� n record, 5 points. Broken record'are indicated with an asterisk (4I. Sehi r Roys Dash: Bill V rbakei, Gary Fin- nigan, Chuck aney. High jumpp: Bill Verbakel. 111/2", Gary b'in- nigan Pati . 'Iiolson, Standing broad JUMP: * 11 Verbakel Gary Finnigan, Billy Woods. Run- ning broad jump: *Gary Finnigan 12' 91/2", Bill Verbakel, Chuck Haney. Basketball throw: *Bill Verbakel 78' 6", Billy Woods, Craig Haney. Running Hop, step and jump: Bill Verbakel 25' 2", Gary Finnigan., Paul Nicholson. Senior Girls Dash: Susan Halls, Ruth'- Ann Brown, Gayle Barry. Running high jump: *Susan Halls, 3' 111/2", Ruth Ann Brown, Heather Sal - lows, . Standing, broad jump: Ruth Ann Brown 6' 61y7, Grade StepFt- enson, Susan Halls. "Rpnning broad jump: Susan Halls, 11' 41/2", Grace Stephenson, Ruth Ann tivown. Bas- ketball throw: Gayle Berry, 42', Susan Halls, Ruth Ann Brown. Running hop, step and jump: Sus- an Halls 22' 8", Grace Stephenson, Intermediate Boys Dash: Paul Stephenson, Colin" Haney Keith ;Finnigan. Running high jump: *Paul Stephenson 3' ° (Continued on -Page 7) the basis for the belief that edhi- cation in religion, and religion in education, is an ideal that must be maintained in Canada, so fun- damentally Christian in its relig- ious habits, its culture and its civilization. Chancellor Roney congratulated all who were responsible for the foundation of the new school. At the same time he challenged the school board and teachers to thor- oughly imbue their students with the 'knowledge of this natural life in the light of the eternal truths. In conclusion, the Chancellor urged those in the school to give to God and the State what both have a perfect right to expect of you, Christian minds filled with religious as well as secular truth and citizens who next to God will love country so well that to serve it faithfully will be their highest ambition, their highest reward. Dr. M. W. Stapleton, board chair- man? introduced Chancellor Roney. In his brief address, Dr. Stapleton congratulated Father Sullivan, the board, teachers, the architect and general contractor for the splendid co-operation which had been in evidence during the planning for and edilgtruetion of the sclhooI. He mentioned particularly the teach- ers, who carried on their duties under difficult conditions in the old school: Following the blessing ceremony and the laying of the stone, Rev. Father Sullivan expressed his ap- preciation to Rt. Rev. J. A. Roney, the school board and teachers. Af- terwards, the parishioners inspect- ed the work done thus far on the new school. Assessment Pnrukiti One Is Dead ..Monday Crash Near Seaforth Hospitalizes 4 One teenager was killed and four others injured when the convert- ible they were riding in left High- way 8, just west of Seaforth, and crashed into a ditch late Monday afternoon. - Miss Dohna Harrison, 19, RCAF Station Clinton, died in Westmin- ster Hospital Tuesday morning. She suffered leg and brain injur- ies when she was tossed from the vehicle. Miss Harrison was trans:: ferred from Scott Memorial Hos- pital, Seaforth, to the London hos., pital. Monday evening. Resting at the Evans funeral home, London, the body was for warded to the Winter funeral home, Drumheller, Alta. She is the daughter of Mrs. Violet Harri- son, of Newcastle, Alta. Also in Westminster Hospital in serious condition is 'Miss -Marion Bittman, 19, also of RCAF Station Clinton. Also tossed from ` the car when it hit the deep ditch, she is suffering from shock and a broken leg. In Scott Memorial Hospital are Reginald Smith, 19, of Clinton, in satisfactory., condition, with 4 broken pelvis; Clarence McGraw, 19, of Kitchener, satisfactory, with multiple head cuts, and Robert Robinson, 19, of Kitchener, satis- factory, with multiple cuts. The accident occurred adjacent to- the Seaforth Sewer Tile pro- perty, one-half mile west of the town limits. OPP Constable Al Bowering, of the Seaforth detachment, arid members of the RCAF Service Po- lice, Clinton, investigated the crash. Also assisting at the scene were members of the Seaforth town police. The : police said the car spun into a deep ditch on the south side of the road, and the impact tossed the girls to the ground. The top of the convertible, demolished .in the crash, was down when the accident occurred. The injured were removed,,rom the scene by Box =-Ambulance and Whitney Ambulance, Seaforth. Little Damage hi 'Prevention' Week Fires In Seaforth Seaforth firemen were called to the former Ontex factory building, at Market and Jarvis Streets, at noon Wednesday, when smoke fill- ed the top two floors of the build- ing. Investigation showed fire, which had originated on the second floor, brought the sprinkler system into play. The alarm was rung in by Ken Holmes at work in another part of the building. Fire in Barn • A fire in a barn at the property of Leslie Beattie, East Williarh St., Sunday afternoon resulted in little damage, according to Chief John F. Scott. Property Changes Listed In Seaforth Recent property changes com- pleted by Harold Jackson and John A, Cardno include the following: Webster residence in Egmond- ville sold to Stewart Butt, Seaforth. Louis Eberhart residence, Gode- rich Street, Seaforth, to Jack Bak- er, Clinton. Fowler residence, Ann. Street, Seaforth, to Wm. O'Shea, Seaforth. Turkeys Won In McKillop Fair Draw In a draw for turkeys at Brod- hagen Community Centre Friday night, winners were: Hilda Vock, Paul Wolfe, Mitchell; George Snell, Arthur Varley, Cleave Coombs, Seaforth; Joanne Murray, Neil Beuermann, McKillop; Alvin Sti- more, Mrs. George Case, Walton, and Helen Craver, London. Win- ners of $5.00 door prizes were Glen McClure and Darlene French. The dance and draw were sponsored by McKillop School Fair. PUC Discusses Street Lighting Plans for further modernization of Seaforth street lighting were dis- cussed at a short meeting of the Public Utility Commission Thurs- day. In anticipation of replacement of the 25 -year-old units on Main St., the commission has been experi- menting with types of floureseent units on South Main Street. Three new type units have been installed temporarily in the area of the Library to permit a study being made of shadow patternsl and sit- ing. In the meantime Installation of new units on Goderich Street West has been completed, with the exception of two units, if • Seaforth's assessment will show an increase of approximately three per cent over 1960, according to information released to Seaforth council Tuesday evening. Assessor W. E. Southgate- told council the current assessment to- talled $1,542,118, to which would be added about $15,000, represent- ing construction under way. In all; this would represent.. an increase of $36,456. Population climbed to 2,260 dur- ing the year, an increase of 32 people. At the same time the dog population grew from 128 to 133, according to the assessor, Answering a query' as to whe- ther assessment was related to sale price, Mr. Southgate said the determining factors were the area and the schedule set out in the assessment manual. Depreciation allowance was considered, but the county assessor did; not regard lo- cation obscalescence as a proper allowance. In general, there was a rough relation of about one to three between assessment and sale price. Council heard a delegation, in- cluding A. Dobson and Allan Nich- olson- from the Seaforth Branch of the Canadian Legign, request that; Armistice Day be proclaimed a holiday. Clerk Wilson indicated the day already was listed as a statutory holiday and doubt was expressed that actio need be tak- en. In some towns but two hours were regarded as the holiday per- iod. It was suggested there wofild be more significance attached to the Remembrance Day service if a full holiday was not observed. However, since it had been the practise in recent years, and in view of the Legion request, coun- STUDENTS OF SDIIS held a keenly contested sports meet at tl}e school Friday and named champions in six divisions. Champions are, left to right: Junior boys, Bruce Whitmore; Jun- ior girls, Dianne Engel; Senior girls, Pam Stapleton; Intermediate girls, Nancy Dale; Senior boys, Gordon Ross; Intermediate boys, John 'Patterson. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Minors to Have Sports' Night The executive of the Minor Base- ball Association at a recent meet- ing decided to hold Minor Baseball Night on Friday, October 21, in the Public School auditorium, at 8 p.m. All minor ball players of this year are invited to attend and are requested to bring their uni- forms with them. Presentation of the most valu- able player awards will be made during the evening. The three trophies are annual awards donat- ed by the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce. The meeting discussed the neces- sity of further improvement to the diamond at the recreation park, and it was revealed thatthe town council had been approached by members of the executive in order to have some dead sand put over the diamond this fall in order to give it a good base in the spring. K. Powell reported that the film of the 1959 Grey Cup game could be' obtained for presentation that night. The meeting agreed to make a contribution to K. Powell, Gus Boussey and George Hilde- brand for the excellent work as umpires during the baseball sea- son, Clare Reith was delegated to - look after this. The secretary was instructed to write the OBA for an official base- balVrule book for 1961. Other it- ems discussed were new uniforms for the Pee -Wee team, and that at least two umpires in Seaforth should receive OBA cards. In his report, Ken Burchill, treasurer, expressed his thanks to all who assisted with finances and the loan of cars during the season. In particular, thanks were extend- ed the Canadian Legion and members of the Booster Club. Following is the financial state- ment: Receipts Bank balance, Nov. 25/59 $181.56 Bank interest 1.44 Donations: Canadian Legion 35.00 Booster ticket drive 116.03 Collections from games 58.00 $392.03 Expenditures Entry fees $ 26.00 Insurance .. 36.00 Cost of Booster Tickets 3.88 Equipment 121.96 Player certificates 13.50 Miscellaneous 6.88 Balance, Sept. 15, 1960 183.81 $392.03 Lady Curlers Plan For Season In anticipation of an early start of the curling season, an execu- tive meeting of the ladies' division of the Curling Club was held Thurs- day at the home of the president, Mrs. C. Rowcliffe. Plans for the new season were discussed, and tea. was served. McKillop farmers Tops in Match A McKillop family was well re- presented in the 34th annual Hur- on Plowing Match, Saturday. The match„ which attracted 29 plow- boys, was held on the West Wa- wanosh Township farm of Wesley Nivens, two miles southeast of Dungannon. The Joseph Ryan family was the one best represented in the list of competitors, with father and three sons plowing in the match. Cyril Ryan plowed in the junior class, Don Ryan in the class for wide -bottomed plows. and Ken Ryan and Joseph Ryan in the utility class. Judge George Hostrawser, Kit- chener, reversed the generations. gave the son, Ken. first prize in the class, and the father, Joseph,, second prize. The utility clan; is a concession to practical farmers. in which speed in plowing ,comes ahead of finese; each competitor is required to finish his stint in two hours, although competitors in all other classes are allowed up to seven hours. Don Perrie, RR 3, Brussels, won the open class and the special prize for best plowed land. Gerald Huether, RR 3, Brussels, winner in the under 19 class, took the special prize for the best plow- ing done by any junior competi- tor. Goderich Collegiate Institute won the team prize 'in the senior high school class, and Seaforth District High School first prize in the jun- ior high school team event. Horse Entries 'fwenty•seven of the contestants plowed with tractors, but there was competition. as there has not been every year in recent times, in the walking plow class, where Ivv.a teams (f horses were at work. Elmer Dennis, a veteran match plowman, won the walking plow event, using- a borrowed team which he had to train as a plow team, while he plowed the prac- tice rounds Saturday morning. His (Continued on Page 6) t,„ $2,50 a )(ar in Actyatlee - Single Copies, $".Cents re cil instructed the Mayor to p~ro- claith the day a toliday. The cash position of the town was showing serve improvement,, Councillor P. L. --Brady, finance committee chaprxnan, 'said: total . taxes due in 196Q amopnted to , $134,426, and of this amount $71,,. 711 had been paid, , At the same, time, tax arrears which stood at $57,268 at the first of the year, had been reduced by $24,150. 'Pressed regarding the stage at which the tax sale was at, Clerk Wilson said a list of arrears would be in the hands of the solicitors within a week, so that titles .could be searched. A warrant for the sale had been signed September 13, and council was concerned about the delay that had arisen since. Clerk Wilson ex- plained he had other matters to attend to, and it had not been possible to work out interest on the delinquents, but that this would be ready in a day or so. He thought the sale:could be held in January, or perhaps February. Reporting for the fire and water committee, Councillor N. C. Card - no said some hose and chemicals had been Aurchased. Ditches had been cleaned, sidewalks repaired and some tile laid, Councillor Thorpe Rivers said, reporting for the street committee. • Faced with -Major repairs to - town truck, council instructed „ the street and property committee to investigate used equipment that might be available and consult with the finance committee as to whe- ther the purchase could be pro- ceeded with. At the same time the • committees 'were told :to look into the purchase of a tractor. It was pointed out tractor rental amount- ed to $300 a year, not including time lost when a machine was not available. The matter was raised when Councillor Neil Bell, of the property committee, described the condition of the truck and asked for instructions. Mayor Daly suggested a tractor would make possible the stockpil- ing of gravel. A review of expenditures by the various committees in relation to budgets revealed that committees, as at the end of 'September, were underspent by $9,889. Taking into consideration known expenditures not ,provided for in the budget, council felt there could be funds available. 'Much depended " an whether the sewer program went ahead. Referring to sewers, Councillor Turnbull said he couldn't see any work being done this year. 'The engineers were supposed to have been here, but hadn't come. Cer- tain work was involved in locat- ing drains and water mains before tenders could be called. Council agreed there was no benefit in the work being done in the winter, and suggested that tenders be called as soon as pos- sible, ready for an early start next. spring. Mayor Daly said the sewer agreement with the. Separate School had not been signed pend - (Continued on Page 7) Walkerton Realtor Opens In Seaforth Wilfred - Mclntee. Walkerton reailtor, opened an office in Sea - forth this week, with Amos Corby in charge. Mr. Mclntee opened his first office in Walkerton in 1953. and now has 25 salesmen on his staff covering Western Ontario. with offices in Owen Sound, Durham, Kitchener and Toronto. The head office is in Walkerton, TEAMED UP with borrowed horses, Elmer Dennis, RR 1, Walton, shoiyn above' added ' another first prize to his long string with a victory Saturday at this Huron P. outing Match. A veteran match plowman, Mr. Dennis won the walking plow division. (B-1 photo).