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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-02-16, Page 1• • • 0 • • c • • • • 9 102nd Year Whole No. 4853 K. BRUCE MacMILLAN, recently elected President of the Sea - forth Chamber of Commerce, is shown here (left) with vice-presi- dents L. F. Ford and R. S. Box. The Chamber of Commerce has been active in carrying out a program of providing name signs on Seaforth streets. (Expositor photo by Philips). McKillop Panel Looks to Future A panel of agricultural experts peering into the next ten years ;saw little changes in basic agricul- tural methods, farmers attending the McKillop Federation second annual worshop at Brodhagen Mon- day were told. There would be increases in pro- duction as required by an increas- ing population; there. would be continuing of the weeding out pro- cess whereby more farmers would leave the land, and there would be better control of capitial outlay and a more realistic outlook on. the broad farming operation. Es- sentially, however, the agricultural picture would continue along the same lines as it has followed in recent years. The panel, chaired by Rev. A. H, Daynard, Staffa, a member of the board of governors of the On- tario Federation of Agriculture, in- troduced the panel members.'They were: Dr. H. L. Patterson, Direc- tor of Agricultural Economics at the Ontario Department of Agri- culture, Toronto; Charles Munroe, Embro farmer, member of Board of Governors of Ontario Federation of Agriculture; George Gear, agri- cultural representative for Bruce County, and Wilton E. Honey, first vice-president of Ontario Concen- trated Milk Producers' Marketing Pian Details Of Cancer Drive With a quota in Ontario of one and a half million dollars, the Can- adian. Cancer Society is going to have one of the most challenging campaigns ever experienced by the division, according to J. R. Spittal, Seaforth, Mr. Spittal returned this week from a pre -campaign conference attended by some 300` campaign chairmen from across the prov- ince. Held at the Lord Simcoe Ho- tel, Toronto the conference took in eight workshop sessions from rural canvassing to radio, TV and news- paper publicity. Greater need for more extensive research, and for broadened re- search facilities have made it im- perative that the 1961 campaign not only seek more funds, but that the people of Ontario should be made even more aware of the facts relating to cancer, and to the real need for extended research, Mr. Spittal said. Board. Mr. Honey replaced 'Wm. Tilden, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, who was unable to attend the meeting. James Keys, president of the Mc- Killop Federation, was chairman, and welcomed the guests. Mr. Daynard outlined the scope of the discussion. There were five major points on the agenda • for discussion: (1) production, (2) pric- es, (3) technology; (4) farm organ- izations; (5) farm life. Production in the next 10 years will depend on the need should population increase, Dr. Patterson who opened the discussion, said. With the displacing of the horse in the West there has been an in- crease of 16 million acres, or 29 per cent in physical volume since 1941. However, we are not increas- ing production per acre. In fact, production as a whole was down last year. It will take at least three years of increased population before a trend to more production will be noticeable. Acreage is Down Unlike the West which has in- creased acreage some 16 millions, here in Ontario and Quebec the acreage has become less and less as 63 per cent of the population are in these provinces. There has been no increase in production per acre. Farmers in Ontario and Quebec, as shrinkage in acreage due to in- creased population, pressure be- comes more apparent, will tend to turn to the growing of more per- ishable products. The advantage of this will be the close proximity to local markets. Shifts in popu- lation the world over will affect export markets. Mr. Munroe dealt with the lo- calized scene in Southwestern On- tario, where production has more than doubled in the last 10 years. This process should continue and increase as much again in the next 10 years. There are two factors, however, governing the local field —quality, plus quantity. Mr. Gear felt there was great hope for agriculture in the future if there was more incentive on the part of young people. Marketing Vital Cash crops and dairy industry are predominant in certain areas, yet it is rather discouraging when income does not keep .pace with overhead. 'Forty years back the cash crop and the dairy industry led in the field of production. Later years have not taken active part in (Continued on Page 5) SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961 -- 10 PAGES FINANCES ARE CONCERN Council ' Attacks Mounting Arrears Worried by tax arrears and bank loans, both of which have climbed to new year-end highs, Seafbrth council Monday night mounted a five -prong attack in an effort to meet the problem. Action will include: 1. Appointment of a full-time tax collector and assessor. 2, Court action against taxpay- ers in arrears of business tax. 3. Introduction of a prepayment tax plan by which payment in amounts of $10 and $50 may be made at any time. 4. Tax sale action against tax• payers in arrears for 1958 and previous years. 5. Adoption of a budget at the March meeting. The picture painted b • finance committee chairman N. C. Cardno was a gloomy one, and showed a steady rise in tax arrears" and bank borrowings at the end of each of 'the past three years: Bank .loans as at January 1 in each of the years were $27,500, $45,000 and $64,000. Tax arrears stood at $45-,542, $57,268 and $61,- 234. The purchase of the Seaforth Shoes building in February 1959 for $20,000 was reflected in the increas- ed borrowing at the end of that year, as was also an outstanding cheque for $13,000, which was not presented for payment until 1960. Decision to combine the office of assessor andtax collector wa s prompted by the resignation of as- sessor W. E. Southgate. Mr. South- gate, who had held the office for seven years, asked to be relieved, since he said pressure of other in- terests prevented necessary time being devoted to the work. In accepting the resignation, councillors paid tribute to the con - Police Investigate Sunday Breakin Police are investigating a break- in at Seaforth Bowling Lanes early Sunday evening. The breakin was discovered by Gary Kelley, pro- prietor, when he returned to open the building following the supper hour. Some change was removed from a cigarette machine, but accord- ing to Seaforth Chief of Police El- mer Hutchinson, the exact loss has not been determined. It is under- stood that nothing else was touch- ed and is believed the return of the proprietor frightened t h e thieves. Entry was gained by removing a pane of glass from a side en- trance and unlatching the door, according to Chief Hutchinson. Student Nurses Receive Caps Six area girls were among the many receiving their nursing caps at ceremonies in London )a,st week. Among the 64 who received their caps at St. Joseph's School'of Nurs- ing Thursday were Misses Corinne Smith and Lynda Savauge, Sea - forth, and Anne Morris, Staffa, all graduates of Seaforth District High School, and Miss Teresa Shea, gra- duate of Dublin Continuation School. Present at the ceremony were Mrs. Brad Smith, Miss Virginia Smith, Mrs. Thomas Morris, Mrs. Jack Morris, Mrs, F. Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Savauge, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shea, Miss Veronica Shea and Mr. John •Shea. Friday, two Seaforth girls were capped in ceremonies at Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, when 96 student nurses participated. Lo- cal girls were Miss Kathryn Bosh - art and Miss Mary (Bonnie) Mc- Leod. Attending the event were Mrs. Harry McLeod, Mrs. John.• Platt, Mr. and Mrs. Enos Boshart and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nichol- son. MRS. BRUCE WALTERS, ecntre, is being congratulated by Mrs. Norman Ranson left, and Mrs. Elmer Larone, after being ,chosen Gingham Girl at the annual Hospital Auxiliary Ging- ham dance in the Legion Hall Friday evening. Prizes were also won by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Doig, L. F. Ford and Mrs. Brad Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hart, Mr. and Mrs, Kooymen, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Flannery. (Expositor photo by Philips). scientious manner in which he had carried on his work. Clerk Wilson was instructed to write Mr. South- gate, expressing council's regrets at his decision. The continued pressurti on de- linquent taxpayers, which wduld be possible with a full-time collec- tor, would 'bring results, Councillor Cardno said. The finance commit- tee is to seek applicants. Instalment payments would ease the burden for taxpayers who were in a position to make regular pay- ments but who found some diffi- culty in meeting large amounts twice a year. At ,the same time it would be possible to recover in- terest on advance payments up to 5 per cent per annum, Councillor Cardnc explained. Councillor Carl Dalton agreed. "I would go for that. The young- er generation is used to paying by instalments." - Referring to business tax ar- rears, Reeve W. N. Ball recalled it had been decided a year ago to take aetion. Councillor Cardno agreed, but reminded council it had backed up on the decision. All we .can do is get judgment, and in some cases this isn't worth- while, he said. Council agreed the only fair way was to obtain judg- ment ,in every instance, even though there would be a difficulty in recovering the costs in certain cases The urgency of action being tak- en was emphasized by Councillor Cardno, when he said interest charges on the town bank loan amounted to $70 weekly. Mayor Daly agreed it was a gloomy picture. On the other hand, he said, the budget last year had been under -expended by several thousand dollars. With a persist- ent collection program and proper care in administration, the prob- lem could be overcome. Council approved the purchase of an air -pack for use of the Fire Brigade at $316, plus $47.00 for accessories. The brigade found a second- unit was necessary follow- ing a recent fire. Councillor Flan- nery, chairman of the fire and water committee, said three new men had been added to the bri- gade, bringing the strength .gip to 15. A request for an increase in the brigade grant to $1500, or $100 a member, was received favorably by council, but final decision will be taken when budget items are considered. ' Bids on a hydraulically operated front-end loader will be invited by the property committee, council decided, after it had considered the reports of street committee chairman Thorpe Rivers. The unit will be used in conjunction with the town tractor in stockpiling stone, for roadwork, and in snow - clearing operations. No action will be taken at this time concerning a snow blower, council agreeing with Councillor Rivers that it was cheaper to rent one than to own it. Property Cominittee Reports There had been trouble with the compressor on the sprinkler sys- (Continued on Page 5) Union School Area Votes March .15 March 15 has been set as the date for election of trustees' for the Union Separate School Section, Hibbert and McKillop. The date was 4arrived at following a rate- paye s' meeting in Dublin Friday. The election will be for five new trustees to the school board, and will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. j Chairman of the meeting, Rev. L. E. Reed -Lewis, Clinton, also agreed to preside over the March election. • During the meeting Rev. J. Mc - Cowell, St. Columban, and Rev. Remi Durand, Dublin, acting as secretaries, recorded questions to be submitted to the Department of Education regarding the election. Questid'n$, included whether joint property owners each have a vote; whether a wife of an owner, who is not a property owner herself, has a vote, etc. The group was told by the chair- man that "you have been ordered to elect a five -man board, and I feel this is not the place today to discuss whether or not to dissolve the school union. When you have elected the board as ordered, then you are free to discuss this other matter." $2.50 a Yeas:jA 4I:04 e0 Single Copi6y S t."eti, Road Conditions, S • ee Contribute to Fatality GRADUATES OF ST. JAMES' SEPARATE SCHOOL received specially designed pins at a recent ceremony in the new school. Shown here, they are, front row; left to right: Margaret Ellen Flan- nery, Betty Nigh, Ricky Willems, Joanne Malone; Elaine Eckert; second row, Kenny Devereaux, Peter Stiles, Gordon Maloney, Herman Lansink, Gerald Van den Henget; back row, Bobby Reynolds, Ricky Fortune, Paul Matthews, Francis Hagan. Unable to be present for the presentation were CarI Van Loon, Ellie Van Vugt, Tommy Carter, Rosemary Rau, Nicolle Buys. McKillop F of A Names Winners hi Public Speaking The first ::. a series of public speaking contests was held in the basement of 'Winthrop Church on Wednesday, sponsored by the Fed- eration of Agriculture. Chairman for the evening was Gordon Elliott, first vice-president, •in the absence of President' James Keys. The contestants included Lynn Nixon, of Seaforth Public School, grade 7; Witold Chomicki, of No. 12, McKillop, grade 8; Murray Mc- Clure, No. 12, McKillop, grade 8; Jack Flannigan, USS No. 1, Mc- Killop, grade 8; Bonnie Stewart, No. 4, McKillop, grade 6; Eileen Malone, USS No. 1, McKillop, grade 8; Madeline Smith, Seaforth Pub- lic School, grade 7; Lynda Som- erville, No. 7, McKillop, grade 7; Bruce Elliott, No. 6, McKillop, grade 8; Rochelle Nesbitt, No. 4, McKillop, grade 7; Yvonne Pryce, No. 10, McKillop, grade 6; Ray Devereaux, of Seaforth Separate School, grade 6; and Lynda Kerr, No. 10, McKillop, grade 7. Witold Chomicki, Murray Mc- Clure, Jack Flannigan, Bonnie Stewart, Eileen Malone and Lynda Somerville were the six chosen as winners, and will compete in the finals. Rev. W. H. Summerell spoke briefly. The judges were J.. A. Gray, pringipal of Clinton Public School; George Jefferson, past principal of the same school, and J. Carl Hemingway, Federation of Agriculture Fieldman for Huron (Continued on Page 10) General Coach Increases Staff, Ups Production Increasi8g demand for General Mobile homes has resulted in a step-up in production at General Coach Works. Henson. An addi- tional 40 men were called back to work this week following an early winter layoff. W. C. Smith, vice-president and general manager, said the com- pany was happy that it had been possible to bring the men back to work. He said he hoped continued improvement in demand would make possible an early resumption of full production. There are• now approximately 60 men employed in production, he said. Mr. Smith said that while an improvement was apparent in all divisions of the company, it was the General travel trailers that were arousing the most interest. He anticipated an improved de- mand for all General Coach models as the season advanced. LONDON - STRATFORD RINKS WIN AT SEAFORTH LADIES', SPIEL Rinks from London and Stratford took top honors in a women's invi- tation bonspiel at the Seaforth Curling Club Wednesday. The winners were: First—Mrs. B. Thompson, Lon- don; Mrs. E. Dalrymple, Mrs. E. England, Mrs. J. Henderson, 3 wins plus 10. Second,—Mrs, E. Huether, Strat- ford; Mrs. V. Hughes, Mrs. I. Od- bert and Mrs. E. M. McCaughert, 2 wins plus 11. Consolation --Mrs. N. Scoins, Sea - forth; .Mrs. ,A. Y, McLean, Mrs. D. Cornish, Miss Bess Grieve. Second Draw First—Mrs, M. Webster, Strat- ford; Mrs. M. Skelton, Mrs. J. Mc- Dairmid and Mrs. L. Pyke, 3 wins plus 8. Second—Mrs. .J. Longstaff, Sea - forth; Mrs. H. McKindsey, Mrs. U. Parke and Mrs. W. Jervis, 2 wins plus 12. Consolation—Mrs. S. Habkirk, Mrs. Lloyd Rowat, Mrs. L. Brown and Miss N. Ranson. Other rinks were present from Listowel, Walkerton, Kitchener, Wingham and Clinton. McKillop Insurance Has Increased Surplus' The McKillop Mutual Fire In- surance Coxiapany completed a suc- cessful yea$$'', members were told at the com;iany's annual meeting in the Town Hall Friday afternoon. John L. Malone was re-elected president. In his report to policyholders, Mr. Malone• said that losses were down somewhat this year from Last, which meant an increase in JOHN L. MALONE the surplus of the Company for the protection of the policyholders. The major losses included six barns and one house. The bulk of the smaller claims was caused by lightning. Since insurance rates generally are governed by losses, he impressed the hope on behalf of the directors, that through mu- tual co-operation a sincere effort would be put forth to guard against fire hazards, It was the 84th meeting of the company, which was organized at a meeting in Seaforth in 1876. Total direct losses in 1959 were $60,000, while in 1960 they were Sewer Tile Plans $120,000 Program Completely automatic machinery, capable of producing sewer the up to five feet in diameter and seven feet in length, soon will be in op- eration at Seaforth Sewer Tile Limited, it was announced this week. The expansion program is estimated to cost $120,000, plant officials said. The enlarged plant in Seaforth is expected to be in use by the end of June. When completed, it will be the most modern of its kind in Canada, according to Peter Christensen, general manager of the company. The entire operation is automatic and will result in sub- stantial increase in production. A new building of 5,000 square feet is being planned to house the equipment and will include a steam kiln, The building will be located west of the present plant on land which- the company recently pur- chased, Decision to increase capacity and install automatic tile manu- facturing equipment resulted from an increasing demand for Seaforth sewer tile, Mr. Christensen said. The fact that 7 -foot pipe can be manufactured and will be avail- able, will mean substantial savings to contractors, because • of less handling required. $31,206. Surplus at the end of 1959 was $144,463, while in 1960 it was $192,341. Insurance in force at the end of the period under review increas- ed from $21,936,370 to $23,908,316. Mr. Malone referred to the fact that the company now enjoys much improved office accommodation, and he urged policyholders to come in and see it. The continued growth of the company necessitated this move, he said. Retiring directors were J. L. Ma- lone, W. S. Alexander and C. W. Leonhardt, all of whom were re- elected. Officers and directors for 1961 are: President, John L. Malone; vice-president, J. H. McEwing, Blyth; secretary -treasurer, W. E. Southgate, Seaforth ; directors : Robert Archibald, Seaforth; Wil- liam 5. Alexander, Walton; C. W. Leonhardt, Bornholm ; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth; Harvey Ful- ler, Goderich; William R. Pepper, Seaforth; N. W. Trewartha, Clin- ton. John M. Eckert Is Vice -President • Speeds of two cars involved in a- • crash west of Seaforth on Satur- day, December. 17, and road condi- tions at the time, were the cause of the crash, a coroner's jury in- quiring into the death of Robert Joseph Garon, 23,'of Clinton, driver of one of the two vehicles, decided Wednesday. The jury returned the decision after hearing evidence given by 13 persons in the 312 -hour inquest held in Seaforth Town Hall. The jury, headed by foreman Gordon Reynolds, returned this verdict: "We, the jury, find that Robert Joseph Garon died about 1:00 a,m. on Sunday, Dec. 184 from . injuries received in a collision be- tween his tar and a car driven by Malcolm Munroe, Seaforth, due to excessive speed by both drivers for the conditions of the road:" The inquest was conducted by Coroner John C. Goddard, M.D., Hensall, with examination of wit- nesses carried out by Crown At- torney J. W. Bushfield, Q.C., of Wingham. The jury consisted of Harold Hugill, Peter Simpson, John Powell, `Gordon Reynolds and. John Davidson, all of RR 2, Sea - forth. Witnesses testifying on the , con- dition of the road all agreed that it was icy and snow packed, with some slush and ground drifting, but the visibility ht y w as good at the time of the accident, which oc- curred just west of the intersec- tion 21/2 miles west of Seaforth on No, 8 Highway. Dr. P. L. Brady, first witness, recalled finding the deceased, Mr. Garon, lying on the road beside his car when he arrived about .� 11:55. Someone had lifted him on a blanket, and covered him. He was in critical condition, and the doctor said he had him removed by ambulance to Scott. Memorial Hospital, where he subsequently died. . He was unconscious, the doctor said but was moaning a little. His breathing was irregular; he was coughing and his pulse was very faint. There were no visible injur- ies, other than a cut over the base of the nose. Dr. Brady said by the time he arrived back at the- hospi- tal after attending the other injur- ed, about 1 a.m., the Clinton man had expired. At the hospital he had been treated by Dr. E. Mal- kus while Dr. Brady remained at the scene. The Seaforth physician said he recognized the three occupants of the - other car, Malcolm Munroe, Paul McMaster and Henry Kroes- en, but didn't know the deceased, Died in Hospital Father of the dead man, Antoine (Red) Garon, Clinton, said he ar- rived at the scene of the accident about 11:40. He described driving conditions from Clinton to the scene, saying the taxi in which he was riding travelled about 55-60 with little difficulty, except in a few spots. On arriving at the scene he assisted in removing the driver from the other vehicle, then proceeded to the hospital where his son was. He remained with him ,until his death about 11/2 hours later. John M. Eckert, Clerk of Mc- Asked about what he noticed at Killop Township and former Huron the scene, he said one of the occu- County warden, was elected vice. pants was lying on the road be - president of the Ontario Associa- side the car; another . walking tion of Rural Municipalities. The around; while the driver was still association concluded its annual in the vehicle. There were only convention in Toronto on Tuesday, _ (Continued on Page 4) FULL EMPLOYMENT IN DENMARK BUT VISITOR HAPPY TO BE TOME • There are lots of things in Den- mark I like, but I'm glad to be back in Canada, was the reaction of Peter Christensen as he return- ed from a business trip to his na- tive country. Everything is booming in Den- mark. Every man could get two jobs, it is so busy. But just the same I was glad to get back to Canada," he said. "I like Canada and you know I am a Canadian citizen." Mr. Christensen, who went to Denmark to arrange .for •the pur- chase of new automatic tile -mak- ing machinery which Seaforth Sewer Tile Ltd. plans installing this spring, said the big difference - between Canada and Denmark was the size of the countries, and the natural resources which each had. In Denmark there is poor soil and no minerals, or oil or gas. It is a small country with but four million people. Here we have ev- erything, but we need people, he said, as he recalled action which had been taken during the last year or two to cut down the flow of immigrants to the country. Canada should encourage immi- r;ration, he said. There just aren't enough people here to absorb the products that cap be manufactur- ed. Mr. Christensen pointed ,out the demands created for manufac- tured goods by every new family which came to the country. It would mean more furniture, more houses, more applianees, more ev- erything, he said. While wages are slightly lower in Denmark, and taxes are some- what higher the standard of living is high. The cost of essentials, such as milk and clothing, is much lower, but luxury items are taxed more heavily than in Canada. The ordinary workman has the added advantage that his medical costs are all takenare of, and his chil- dren have the' benefit of free edu- cation, including university, Abil- ity is recognized and as a result there is no waste of talent because of inability to pay for higher edu- cation. Mr. Christensen, who is general manager of Seaforth Sewer Tile (Continued on Page 5) •