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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-10-27, Page 1101st Year Whole No. 4837 . SEAFORTH,-ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960 IT WAS AWARDS NIGHT for Seaforth ball players when the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce presented_ most -valuable -player trophies to players on the Pee Wee, Juvenile and Bantam teams. The presentation was a feature of an evening arranged for the teams at the Public School -Friday.. _ Here Leo Hagan, Chamber of Commerce secretary (second from left) is presenting a trophy to Bob Reith, while Kerry Campbell (left) and Kim McLean look on. (Expositor photo by Phillips.) Bali Players are C of C Guests, Receive Awards Presentation of baseball awards on Friday evening in Seaforth Pub- lic School auditorium climaxed an- other successful minor baseball season in Seaforth. Winners of the most valuable player awards were Kerry Campbell, Pee -Wee; Kim McLean, Bantam, and Bob Reith, Juvenile. The trophies were donat- to the players by the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce. Leo Hag- an, secretary . of the chamber, made the presentations and con- gratulated the winners, wishing them continued success in base- ball. Approximately 50 boys, the man- agers and coaches, umpires and parents were guests of the execu- tive of the minor baseball associa- tion. The program was in charge of President John E. Patterson, assisted by acting secretary Clare Reith. Ken Powell, season umpire, was high in his praise of the ex- cellent brand of all the boys play- ed during the summer, and ex- pressed his appreciation of the splendid co-operation r e c e i v ed from the managers and coaches, President Patterson, in his re- marks, expressed thanks to the merchants and others who had assisted in any way during the (Continued on Page 7) MRS. ANGUS BROWN, who celebrated her 94th birthday recently. She was born at Kippen on October 17, 1866. Mrs. Brown re- sides with her son, James, on the second concession of Tuckersmith. She is the for- merJemima Cooper, Kippen. Lions Welcome District Governor The value of a service club to a community is in direct proportion to the service rendered by he in- dividual member, District ver - nor Morley K. McLean, of 0 range- ville, told Seaforth Lions Monday evening. Paying his first visit to the Sea - forth club, Mr. McLean said the accomplishments of the Seaforth club over more than 35 years were recognized throughout the district. The speaker was introduced by H. G. Meir, and appreciation was expressed by L. F. Ford, while Elmer Larone presented him with a memento of . his' visit. The meeting, in charge of • Presi- dent Carm Rowcliffe, saw three new members inducted by District Governor McLean. The new mem- bers were Orville Oke,, Angus Mac- Lean and Rev. H. Donaldson. Approval was given a series of draws .extending over 10 months when the prize each month will be a suit. Tickets are limited to 150, and the draw is in charge of E. C. Boswell, Cheques for $6,371 Go -to Fair Winners Seaforth Fall Fair enjoyed an- other good fair, one of the best in its 115 years of existence, directors learned at a meeting Thursday night. Prize money amounting to $6,371.50 was awarded this year— just.$27.00 less than last year when a record amount was paid. The payment of the prize .money in full was authorized by the duree- tors of Seaforth Agricultural So- ciety, and prize cheques have al- ready started to flow out. Once more, as a Class B fair, emphasis was placed on farm or utility classes. • In these classes $4,200 was awarded.• Of this amount, $2,113 was paid in the 4-H Calf Club Team Places Second The team, representing Seaforth 4-11 Dairy Calf Club, placed sec- ond in the provincial inter -club dairy competition at the O,A:C., Guelph, on Friday. The team was one of 76 participating in the dairy section. Members of the team were Wil- ma Dale, Clinton, and Ken Papple, Seaforth. A 'team from Bayfield Dairy Calf Club placed 30th. Seven teams in all represented Huron at the competition. In the beef, team represented Blyth -Bel - grave 4-H Beef Calf Club 'and Dungannon 4-11 Calf Club. They placed 25th and 35th; respectively, in 50 teams. In grain the. Brussels 4-H Grain Club placed 16th, out of 38, and in field crops the Tuckersmith 4-H Corn Club placed fourth and'South Huron 4-H White Bean Club placed sixth, out of 13 teams.' cattle classes, $991 to beef, and $1,122 to dairy. The three breed shows—Jersey, Hereford and the Huron County, Holstein — shared $1,486.00 of this amount, Reports presented by the secre- tary, R. James Wallace, indicated a great interest in the Junior Fair which was inaugurated this year. Farm clubs from across Huron participated. Prize money award- ed to the junior fair this year was $601.70. Gate receipts were up this year by almost $100, indicating a great- er interest in the .area toward the fair. Attendance at the Thursday evening program was on a par with Last year, while the Friday night dance was down slightly. Plans were started for the an- nual meeting to be held early in January. The final plans are be- ing left in the hands of the ex- ecutive. Rummage Sale Aids Auxiliary Another successful rummage sale was conducted by the Wo- men's Hospital Auxiliary on Sat- urday. Held in Carnegie Library Hall, the. sale realized slightly more than $100. In commenting on the sale, aux- iliary officials extended thanks to the many persons who gave art- icles of clothing for the sale. They also expressed thanks to the wo- men.who worked to help make the sale a success. There are only two kinds of park- ing nowadays—illegal and no. Seaforth Area Youth Will Represent County Robert Fotheringhhm, RR 3, Seaforth, has been selected to at- tend the Natioiiel 4-H Club Week, November 12 to 17, in Toronto and Ottawa. He is one of seven mem- bers of 4-H •agricultural clubs in Ontario who have been chosen to attend. The Seaforth district youth has been an outstanding member of grain and field crop clubs in Hur- on over the past few years. He was selected on his 4-H record, as well as participation in Junior Farmers, church and other com- munity activities. The 4-H Week is sponsored by the Cthiadian Council of 4-1I Clubs and provides delegates an oppor- tunity to meet and exchange ideas with other outstanding 4-H mem- bers from across Canada. Mr. Fotheringham, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, farms with his father at their Tuckersmith home. Wins in Beans At the Achievement Day for the South Huron 4-H White Bean Club, held earlier in the week, Robert Fotheringham placed first in the judging of his exhibit of white beans. Held at the Ontario Department of Agriculture office in Clinton on Wednesday, 10 of the 11 members enrolled in the club completed their project by exhibiting one-half bushel of white beans from their 4-H plot. Other winners in the showing were: 2nd, June McLachlan, RR 3, R.RK3, Kippen; 4th,ppen; 3rd, Lois McLachlan,k McLachlan, RR 3, Kipp}en, and 5th, Wil- liam Charters RR 3, Kippen. Also completing the project were Jean McNaughton, RR 3, Kippen, Ralph and Brian Triebner, RR 3, Kippen, William. Snow, RR 1, • 4 Woodham, and Carol Varley, RR 3, Kippen. Several of the top en- tries have been entered in the open classes for beans at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. Cream Producers Review Problems Horace Delbridge, RR 1, Wood- ham, was elected President of Huron County Cream Producers at the annual meeting in Clinton on Tuesday. He succeeds Simon Hallahan, of Belgrave. Other officers elected were : vice-president, Rae Houston, Brus- sels; secretary -treasurer, Carl Hemingway; directors appointed were: Lorne Hasty, Dungannon ; Doug Fraser, Brussels; ' Simon Hallahan, Belgrave; James Wil- liamson, Walton, and Ken Baker, Dashwood. William Hotson, St. Marys, vice- president Ontario Cream Produc- ers, told the meeting that while cream producers were fewer in number, the same problems con- tinue to face them. Butter stocks were high, but the supply could be used up in about four months' time. Milk production was up, Fires Damage Car, Tractor When two cars collided on Nci. 8 Highway, one mile west of Dublin, Friday night, one car was de- stroyed by fire. Seaforth rural fire brigade answered the call, but the fire was too far advanced to save the car. A car driven hr a Blyth youth was in collision with& the rear of a car driven by Joe Maloney. The Maloney car burst into flames as a result of the crash. Tractor Burns Damage estimated by Fire Chief John :F. Scott at $200 resulted when a tractor caught fire at the farm of Maurice Melady, RR 2, Dublin, at noon Friday. Maurice Melady and Jim Melady were starting the tractor after din- nerto begin plowing, when it burst into flames. They managed to keep the fire in check until the arrival of the Seaforth brigade. • Save Hibbert Home . A Hibbert man turned his weed and cattle spraying appar- atus into a fire -fighting unit Fri- day night to check a fire in the upper floor of his house. Fred Harburn held the fire in check un- til Mitchell firemen arrived. Mrs. Harburn, alone in the house, and her son, Ted, outside doing a welding job, were told by passersby that the top of the house was afire. ' Mr. Harburn's spraying tank was filled with water andhe used his spraying hose to fight the fire, The blaze broke out in an un- used section of the second floor. Cause has not -been. determined, A relative, Kathryn Harburn, of Staffa, driving by with Mr. and Mrs. Norval Elliott, of Hibbert Township, saw smoke pouring from under the eaves. Although actual fire damage was not heavy, a considerable amount of water seeped to the first floor." McKillop Farmer Loses Thumb A well-known McKillop farmer, Ken Campbell, lost his left thumb Tuesday when the rope with which he was holding a cattle..beast tight- ened as the beast jumped: Mr. Campbell, RR 2, Dublin, and his father, Robert Campbell, were assisting Lorne Cronin in carry- ing out a brucellosis test in the Campbell barn, He was rounding up cattle ready for testing, when the animal he was holding jumped through a manger. "It was, so fast 1 still don't know hots it happened," Mr. Campbell said. but cream production would be about the same as in 1959. Soy bean growers, who have been supporting the edible oil in- dustry, are withdrawing their sup- port and instead are joining the Cream Producers and other branches of the dairy industry, he said. Referring to declining sales of butter, Mr,. Hotson noted that the price of butter had been fairly steady for the last number of years. More could be done to pro- mote the sale of butter, as only 10 cents is spent in advertising for every $100.00 worth of butter that is sold. Are the majority of the growing generation being brought up in homes where butter is not being used, he asked? ' Robert W. Morrison, secretary - manager Ontario Cream Produc- ers, told the meeting that Huron producers could feel proud of their Dairy Princess, Miss Doreen How- att, Belgrave, for the job she had done at the competition in Toron- to. Speaking on advertising, ' al- though other groups have not done so, Cream Producers have paid their full potential towards the Dairy Farmers advertising cam- paign. "We must keep the quality of butter high, and one good way is to keep the quality of the cream high," Mr. Morrison said. Com- menting on the sale of 121/2 million pounds of butter to Britain last year, Mr. Morrison wondered if it wouldn't have been better to have sold 35 million instead. Returns to farmers over the sale of one pound of margarine is only 2.6 cents, while returns from a pound of butter is about 59 cents. In discussing the merits of ship- ping whole milk and that of farm separated milk, the speaker won- dered if the value of skim milk to the farm enterprise wasn't more than most people realized. Russell Bradford, fieldman for the dairy branch,spoke briefly and conducted the election- of of- ficers. The meeting agreed that resolu- tions to be sent to the Ontario annual meeting in Toronto, Nov. 15, will be prepared at a Zone 6 meeting in Clinton on Nov. 3. Zone 6 comprises the counties of Huron and Perth. . C of C Promises Best -Ever Parade For Santa Claus If the numbers of bands and floats already promised for the Christmas parade here Sat- urady, December 3, are any indication of what can be ex- pected, the parade will be one of the Iargest seen in the area for a long time. According to parade mar- shal Toni WiIbee, six bands are promised. While 12 floats are confirmed, this is but a small portion 'of the floats thatw' 1 be on hand, Mr. Wilbee said. Groups and industries are be- ing contacted every day, and few days pass without other floats being promised. Special arrangements are be- ing made to provide suitable accommodation f o r Santa Claus, but to do this the com- mittee requires a large cutter. Mr. Wilbee said undoubtedly there were many old cutters stored in the area. If anyone is interested in co-operating, a phone call to Mr. Wilbee, or to James A. Stewart, C of C president, would be appreciat- ed. Other items the commit- tee is anxious to locate are clown costumes. IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING OCCASION in the Torrance Dundas home at Walton, Tuesday as Mrs. Dundas took pos- session of major appliances valued at $1500, which she had won in a contest sponsored by the HEPC at the recent In- ternational Plowing Match. Mr. and Mrs. Dundas admire the combination freezer -refrigerator which was one of the prizes, while W. H. Edwards (kneeling) regional manager of the HEPC of -Hamilton, looks on. Other prizes included a range, automatic washer, dryer and water heater. Seek Sewer Bids $2,50 a War u{..-AdvPAca Single Cepiest Cents Start in December Construction of an extension to Seaforth sewers came a step clos- er this week when the Ontario Water Resources Board said ten- ders for the $105,000 project would be called November 1. Work is expected to be under way by De- cember 1. The announcement brings to a head discussions that have been in progress for several years. The status of the sewer project, which, when completed, will provide ov- erall service to the town, has been a top item on council's agenda for many months—ever since the On- tario Municipal Board gave ap- proval for the work. It is the first in a series of projects. Council learned at a special meeting Tuesday evening that the OWRC had made application to have the Seaforth sewer project included as a winter works pro- ject under the Federal -Provincial program, Under the program, 75 per cent of the cosh of that part of the labor force on the project that was previously unemployed may be recovered, by the munici- pality. The OWRC asked the town to endorse a resolution to the ef- fect that the work be deferred un- til spring, unless the winter works subsidy be obtained to enable the work to continue through the win- ter months. Council earlier had considered taking action to have the sewer project participate in the winter works program. At the Octo) er meeting two weeks ago it was felt the added expense of carry out construction under winter con- ditions, coupled with increased snow plowing costs, and the in-. convenience to citizens that would result would more than offset any subsidy earned. At that time it was agreed the OWI.0 w•euld be advised that it was- desired the work commence in the spring. While it was impossible to indi- cate the extent to which the pro- ject would be entitled to a winter work subsidy, council agreed to adopt a resolution in the form pro- posed by OWRC in view of the im- portance OWRC attached to the matter, and since the commission alreadry had made application. MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS from Ontaria Agricultural College visited the poul- try farm of James McIntosh, RR 3, Seaforth, Tuesday afternoon and examined the 12,000 -bird plant which the McIntosh's operate. Accompanying the seven members of the class were Prof, John Walker, in charge of poultry housing and management at OAC, and Jim McIntosh who is doing post -graduate work in poultry nutrition at the college. Shown, left to right, are Peel Holroyd, Chelt- enham, England; Owen Thompson, Kingston, Jamaica, T.W.I.; Jim McIntosh and Allan Bentley, Berwick, N.S. The group was particularly interested in the construction and ventilation facilities of a 36 x 108 -foot building erected last summer. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Must Modernize Prize Lists Fair Delegates Warned Prize lists must be modernize d the dinner; was extended by Mrs, Scrimgeour. The dinner session concluded with the Showing of colored slides taken .at various fall fairs during the past year. The slides were shown by Floyd A. Lashley, pro- vincial director of Ontario Agri- cultural and Horticultural Socie- - ties. - to keep up with modern times, William J. Hunter told a gather- ing of delegates from Huron -Perth District 8 Agricultural Societies, at their dinner meeting Wednesday at Seaforth Legion Hall. We can't run a fair year afteryear with the same list, the speaker said. Mr. Hunter, president pf the On tario Association of Agricultural Societies, brought greetings from the parent group. Most fairs have enjoyed a good year, said Mr Hunter, with only a few suffering at the hands of the weatherman. Other greetings were brought to the meeting by James Mair, Brus- sels, 'second vice-president of the OAAS, and N. Ashton, Stratford, new agricultural representative for Perth County. The dinner meeting was one of three -sessions in the day's agenda. In the morning and following the dinner, the men delegates held sessions in the Carnegie Library Hall, while the women met in the Legion Hall. More than 100 dele- gates from .the 16 societies in Huron and Perth were on hand for the annual affair. The dinner meeting was chaired by John Sie- mon, Mitchell,' director for Dis- trict 8. Election of officers was held with the same slate being return- ed for another year in both men's and women's groups. Mr. Siemon remains as director, with assistant director being R. W. Campbell, RR 1, Dublin, past president of Seaforth Agricultural Society, and John Ritter, Atwood, secretary - treasurer. The women's group will be headed for another term by Mrs. Joseph Grummett, Seaforth, as ladies' district director. Other officers are Mrs. Roy Coulter Mil- verton, assistant, and Mrs. Lorne M. Scrimgeour, secretary. Following invitations from Lis- towel, Stratford and St. Marys so- cieties for the 1961 annual meet- ing, a vote favored Listowel. The group has not met in that centre for quite a number of years. On recommendation of George Watt Blyth, the district secretary will Watt, an annual honorarium of $10 for his services. Thanks of the group to the Seaforth Legion Ladies' Auxiliary, who catered for Head table guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lashley, Toronto; ` Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hunter, Guelph; James Mair, Brussels; John Sie- mon, Mitchell; John Ritter; At- wood; Mrs. J. Grummett, Sea - forth; Mrs. Lorne Scrimgeour, Blyth; Mrs. Geo. Ironside, George- town, secretary of the Ontario Ladies' Division; N. Ashton, Strat- ford; Miss Bette Tillman, Clinton, and Mrs. H. Ritchie, home econ- omists for Huron and Perth Coun- ties, respectively; Mrs. Roy Coul- ter, Milverton, and Staff Johnson, Stratford. During the morning session the men's group, chaired by John Sie- mon, heard reports of the year's activity from the 16 societies. The afternoon session was ad- dressed by Staff Johnson, of the Stratford Beacon -Herald. A panel discussion and question -and -an- swer period were conducted, with Mr. Lashley in charge, Mrs. J. Grummett chaired the women's meeting. During the early sesg>ion, highlights of the To- ronto convention in February were given by Mrs. L. Scrimgeour, Mrs. R. Coulter and Mrs. J. Grummett. Also on the ladies' agenda were reports of women's work at the various fall fairs and separate re- ports on .elementary, high schoola and Junior Club work, At the afternoon -session Mrs. George Ironside, secretary of the Women's Division of the OAAS, was 'in charge of a question box. Reports of club. work in the two counties were given by Miss 'Till man and Mrs. Ritchie. Malloch Chapter Entertains Ladies The officers and companions of Malloch Chapter No. 66 G.R,C., Seaforth, held their annual Ladies' Night at the Dominion Hotel in Zurich Friday. - After a turkey -dinner, the eve- ning was spent playing court whist. The prize winners were Mrs. Bill Henderson, Mrs. Jim Doig, Mrs. Emmerson Kyle, Mrs. Duncan Cooper and Mrs. John Bach. The arrangements for the evening were under the direction of Austin Matheson and Keith Sharp. A short program included a toast to the ladies by Amos Corby, re- plied to by Mrs, B. Higgins, and remarks by V. W. Comp. Russell Bradford, of Goderich, district superintendent. James Doig ex- pressed appreciation to the offi- cers who had planned the affair. SEE WATER SHORTAGE EASING AS EARLY SNOW BLANKETS AREA Snow blanketed the area on Fri- day in an earlier -than -usual arriv- al, While there were few traces re- maining by midday, a second at- tempt to introduce winter condi- tions met with better success Mon- day, Snow falling steadily during the early hours of Monday morn- ing left a white blanket—in some areas several inches thick.–across the ground. Mtich of the snow had disappeared by nightfall, chittled by warmer weather and a drizzlang rain. Milder weather was accompan- ied by strong southerly winds. Winds up to 76 miles an hour were recorded at RCAF Station 'Cen- tralia. The wet cooler weathe is in contrast to the high tempratures that continued throughout the first weeks of October. The snow and rain are going far ht replenishing a badly depleted water table that has made it necesaar); foil' tut district farmers to haul water glace early fall,