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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-03-16, Page 1• • • r •b 0 • 31 • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • iu2nd Year Whole No. 4857 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO: THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1961 — 10 PAGES $2.4Q a. Xeax,t' Advance, Single' ,Poptes, S Cents, THE FINALS in the annual public speaking contest were held at the Seatorui ruo„c aenool Wednesday. Shown with Mrs. William Hodgert, President of the Home and School Association, are the winners in the various classes, each holding the prize received, (Left to right), Ruth Ann Wilson, Alan McLean, Stephen Brady, Mary Jenn McLean, Ronald Hildebrand and Eleanor Boshart. (Expositor photo by Phillips.) SPS Students Vie For 'Speaking' Honors A large number of parents took advantage of the "open house" at Seaforth Public School on Wednes- day evening to see the work of the pupils and to hear the finals of the public speaking contest. Set DatesFor Seaforth Fair; Three Breed Shows Dates were announced this week for the 116th annual Seaforth -Fall Fair. The directors, at their March meeting, set the fair for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22. The fair this year will feature three .breed shows: The Huron County Holstein Black and White Show, the Ontario Hereford Re- gional Show, and the Huron -Perth Shorthorn Show. Associate directors were named for the year: Clare Reith, Ernie Ross, Robert Tyndall, Robert Pat- rick, Irvin Trewartha, Ken Camp- bell, Andrew Moore, Wilfred Cole- man, Keith Sharp, James F. Scott, James B. Hogg, Lavern Godkin, Bob Broadfoot, John McCowan, B. R. Thomson, James Keys, Bruce Coleman, H. H. Leslie, James Rose, Eric Anderson, Bill Strong, Ted Melady, Victor Lee and Larry Wheatley. Committee chairmen named at the meeting were: heavy horses, Robert Patrick; beef cattle, Oliver Anderson; dairy cattle, James B. Hogg; sheep, Allister Broadfoot; swine, Ken Stewart; live poultry, Ted Melady; eggs, Clare Reith; sports and attractions, Russell T. Bolton; grounds and property, Robert W. Campbell; grain and field crop competition, Harold Pryce; public relations, Mrs. Jos. Grummett; parade and sports, .F. A. Dobson; parking, Scott Cluff; tickets, sales, John A. Cardno and Earl McSpadden; collection, Geo. Wheatley; pet show, W. M. Hart; horticultural products, roots and vegetables, J. Wally Crich; dairy booth, H. H. Leslie; elementary school exhibits, J. W. Talbot; high school exhibits, John Duncan Pol- lock. Field crop competitions were discussed and tentative plans were . made for four society entries. Plans call for competitions in 'en- silage corn, grain corn, Garry oats and York barley. Final decision was left in the hands of the com- mittee chairman, Harold Pryce. Next meeting of the society will take place in the Seaforth Town Hall early in April. Seaforth Bowlers Name Officers F. C. J. Sills was re-elected president of the Seaforth Lawn Bowling lub at their annual meet- ing. Held at the home of the president, the meeting looked ahead to 1961 with new , plans to make the year bigger and better. The past year was very success- ful, reports indicated. Other officers elected were: first -vice president, C. Walden; secretary, H. Connell; treasurer, Jim MacDonald; tournament sec- retary for notices, A. W. Sillery; executive, Dr. J. C. MacLennan, J. Muir, N. Bell, C. Broadfoot, E. Andrews, K. Wiflis, G. Hildebrand; property and grounds, W. N. Ball, J. Muir, C. Walden; membership, W. N. 'Ball, Len Ford, J. Muir, H. Leslie, R. Doig, R. Stevens, Rev. H. Donaldson; tournament prizes, Dr. J. C. MacLennan, F. Sills; local tournaments, Len Ford, R. Doig, E. Andrews F. Willis; press secretary, L. Fiord. Following the meeting the mem- bers played progressive euchre. Prize winners were: high score, Neil Bell; lone hands, Harvey Les- lie; consolation, Dave Sims. Names of those speaking and the winners in each group were: Juniors: Grades 1-4—Ruth Ann Wilson, first; Eleanor Boshart, second; Muriel Wilson, Lorraine Townsend, Cindy Eisler, Ronnie Henderson, Dianne Patterson, Dan- ny Cornish, David Longstaff, Kev- in Broome, Randy Wood, David Harvey. Intermediates: Grades 5-6— Stephen Brady, first; Alan Mc- Lean, second; Bryan Hodgert, Jane Cornish, Gary Gray, John McLean. Seniors: Grades 7-8—Mary Jenn McLean, first; Ronald Hildebrand, second; Sally Cosford, Jane Bosh - art, osh- art, Pamela Powell, Judy Muegge. Mrs. A. W. Sillery, chairman of the School Board, was chairman, and the judges were Miss B. Grieve, D. I. Stewart and J. D. Pollock.. Seaforth Merchant Fractures Foot In Fall From Ladder James A. Stewart, of the Sea - forth firm of Stewart Bros., was removed to Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, early Wednesday afternoon by ambulance with a fractured foot. Stewart Bros. have been carry- ing out an extensive' program of alterations in their ladies' depart- ments, and Mr. Stewart was on a ladder checking certain of the work when he fell to the floor. He was alone at the time, but managed to reach a phone and call his brother, David Stewart. He was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital by ambulance, and fol- lowing X-rays was transferred to London. Lions Hear Story Of St. Patrick Seaforth Lions marked St. Pat- rick's Day at their meeting Mon- day, when the speaker was Father C. E. Sullivan. Father Sullivan, referring to the occasion as one on which every- body is either Irish, or wants to be, said St. Patrick was regarded as the true apostle of Ireland.. He told of the steps leading to ordina- tion and indicated the years of study which are necessary, Introduced by Wm. M. Hart, the speaker was thanked by Gerry Mc - Court. The meeting was in charge of H G. Meir and N. Hachborn, and during the evening accordion solos were provided by Charles Hach - born. The club welcomed a new member, Emil Grabner. M. E. Clarke announced arrange- ments had been completed for a paper collection in May. Sale of waste paper was, again possible, he said. The annual theatre night will be held early in June, Presi- dent C. Rowcliffe said. Complete Plans For. Penny Sale Dates were set for the annual penny sale at the Tuesday meet- ing of the Hospital Auxiliary. Held in the nurses' residence, the meet- ing discussed plans for the event planned for April 26 to May 6, Mrs. E. Larone chaired the meeting. Mrs. R. Boussey read the minutes of ahe February meet- ing, and Mrs. C. Reith gave the treasurer's report, followed by the corresponding secretary's re- port by Mrs. D. Whyte. Final plans were laid for a euchre and bridge party, to be held April 12 at the nurses' resi- dence. UDPC Members ReviewProgress Egg Volume Up Patronage returns of $3,200 were reported by Clare Reith, manager of the Seaforth branch of the Unit- ed Dairy and Poultry Co-operative at their first annual meeting. Held Friday afternoon in Carnegie Lib- rary, the manager's report cover- ed the seven-month period that the plant has been operated by UDPC. Members' patronage dividends for the period totalled $2,500, while non-members was $700. Mr. Reith, outlining the com- plete year's business, stated 1,360,- 350 dozen eggs were graded dur- ing 1960. The dollar volume was $558,000.00, which included $30,000 poultry. Commenting on this year's busi- ness to date, Mr. Reith said at present the plant had graded 1,000 more cases than at this time last year. J. Crutchley, Durham, outlined the work of UDPC. Mr. Crutchley is president of this group. He was introduced by R. E. McMillan, and thanked by Francis Hicknell. Presi- dent's welcome was extended by Kenneth Stewart. The new plant committee nam- ed are: Ken Stewart, R. E. Mc- Millan, Gordon Elliott, Edwin Mil- ler and Ted Melady. Music Pupils Pass Exams Council Acts On Proposal Urges Seaforth Site For School Complete support for any move leading to the establishment of a technical training school In Sea - forth, or the Seaforth area, was promised by Seaforth Council Monday evening. Council instructed Mayor .Daly to advise the Minister of Educa- tion of Seaforth's interest in the school, and to provide assurance that the town was prepared to do anything within its power that would assist in making possible the location of the school here. Councillor 'C. Dalton raised the matter when he referred to a Huron Farmers' Union delegation that had visited the Minister of Education on March 1. He said the deputation had had a helpful reception ,and there were indica- tions that a technical training school would be established in Huron. He suggested council should assure the department that Seaforth was interested and was prepared to co-operate. In the discussion that followed, reference was made to the fact that Seaforth was central to the area to be served; that a choicelof adequate sites was available, atid' that there were no provincial or federal establishments in the Sea- forth area. It was indicated a meeting with departmental representatives and interested parties in the county would be held shortly, when the proposal would be explored fur- ther. Possibility that arrange- ments could be made to hold the meeting in Seaforth was suggest- ed. Consider Estimates Council devoted most of the nearly four-hour meeting to a pre- liminary consideration of 1961 esti- mates, As presented by commit- tee chairmen, estimates in the main followed the pattern of the previous year. Ordinary mainten- ance items showed little change, Capital expenditures were con: templated-by the sewage commit- tee for a tank and pump for septic tank work at $550. Certain costs involved in installing laterals to serve property owners on James Street were considered a municipal responsibility and were estimated at. $355. The necessity for the work arose with the installation of an extension to serve St. James' A list of successful Seaforth candidates in recent music exam- inations of the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music has been announced. The names are listed in order of merit, and grades are: first class honors, 80 to 100 marks; honors, 70 to 79. Mrs. William Collins THEORY—Grade II—First class honors, Lois Godkin. Grade I—First class honors, Karen Dolmage, Anne Shea. St. Joseph's Convent THEORY—Harmony, Grade III: First class honors, Jean Hillen. Grade II—First class honors, Linda Papple, Mary Jean Bosh - art, Mary Crich; honors, J'aCk Durst. School. Property owners affected • all pay frontage rates. Office administration, including salaries, was estimated at $9,000, the same as 1960. Property costs were set at $7,800. including a new loader. Last year $8,300 was spent. Improved finances at the Com- munity Centre will result in a sav- ing in the grants account, which was estimated at $5,500, down from $6,700. Insurance was increased $300, to $2,000. Sundries were estimated at $7,000, the amount spent in 1960. This included an item for bank interest which had not been pro- vided last' year. It will be necessary to oil streets this year at an estimated cost of $5,000. Total cost was set at $22,- 000. Total expenditures would de- pend on how much sewer work was done. Council agreed an increase in fire department estimates to $2,300 was necessary. This provides for increases to $100 per year per man for the fire brigade. No decision was taken on sug- gested police estimates of $15,000, as council considered various as- pects of providing proper protec- tion. No change was made in park estimates of $200. The committee is considering laying out a playing area for elderly citizens in Victoria Park. No Decision Council deferred decision on the purchase of a front-end loader af- ter the property committee sub- mitted tenders of $821.30 from Boyes' Farm Supplies, and $515.00 from John Bach. The first was an industrial type machine, while the lower priced unit was for farm work. The sewer committee is to make arrangements for a tank and pump to service septic tanks. It is now taking up to eight hours to clear a cesspool, whereas with proper equipment it can be done in one hour. Council referred to the building inspector a letter from Seaforth Farmers Co:op, advancing reasons as to why it was not desirable to convert a vacant structure on Railway St. to a poultry plant. An application to peddle bread in town received from Francis Robin Jes- some, was turned down, with Councillors Rivers, Turnbull, Card - no and Dalton voting against; Reeve Ball and • Councillors Bell and Flannery for. Council agreed to establish Day- light Saving to conform with other area centres. It will be effective from 12:01 a.m. April 30, to 12:01 a.m., October 29. Council gave approval to a high- way improvement by-law to pro- vide for $4,000 construction and $11,000 maintenance. No Applications Clerk Wilson said no applicatibs had been received for the position of assessor and tax collector. No action was taken, since it was in- dicated an application was pend- ing. RON MASON, son of Mis. Mason and • the late Harvey Mason, Seaforth, is a mem- ber of the St. Lawrence Uni- versity (Canton, N.Y.) Vars- ity hockey team. The team's -second high scorer with 15 goals and 21 assists for a to- tal of 36 points, Ron Mason's skating and stick handling ability will be a deciding fac- tor in the National Ce'egiate Athletic Association . • 'tourna- ment in Deriver, Col., in which he is playing this week. Initiate New Legion Members • - There was a large attendance at the March meeting of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion Thursday night, when 12 new members were initiated into the wench. The meeting was in charge of President Al Nicholson, while of- ficials from the Exeter branch conducted the initiation.• Arrange- ments were advanced for the of- ficial opening of the new Legion Hall on June 2, by Fred O'Brecht, second vice-president of 'Domin- ion Command. • MEMBERS of the Holy Name Society of St. James' Church visited The Huron Expositor plant Tuesday evening and saw the various steps that are involved in producing a weekly newspaper. Here, a number of the party watch Leo Hagan, of The Expositor staff, as he operates ajarge auto- matic press that each week prints more than 2,000 copies of The Expositor for area readers. Organisations interested in seeing through The Expositor plant are invited to call the office to make arrangements. (Expositor photo by Phillips),. 3 "UNDER THE BIG TOP" is the theme of the llth annual carnival being presented Thursday, March 23, by the Seaforth Figure Skating Club. Among the local skaters who will take part in the show are Mary Sills and Bruce Brady., who will present a duet. (Expositor photo by Phillips). inthrop Wins Entry into Finals Winthrop Warr'ors eliminated Monkton Wildcats, in a very fast and exciting W Intermediate "D" playoff g• Is -, played in Mil- verton on Tu day night, by a score of 9-8. Winthrop won the series 3 games to 2, and will now, meet Atwood in. the ,"D" group finals. The play was very close in the first period, with Monkton open - Ron Muir Sets High Standards In U.S. Hockey Ronald Muir, star left winger of Greensboro, ,North Carolina, Gen- erals in the Eastern Hockey League, was chosen left-winger on the first all-star team in E.H.L. in his first year in the League. Ron had his best year in amateur hockey,. scoring 43 goals and 55 assists, for 98 points, to finish seventh, in the league. R'bn,>is on the reserve list for the Cleveland "Barons" of the American Hockey League. He has been up twice with the parent club and will get a tryout next fall with the "Barons". The Greensboro "Generals" fin- ished in first place in the South- ern League and playoff with New Haven "Blades," winners of the Northern Division. At present the series is tied 2-2 in a best five out of nine. The Generals in their last scheduled ' game with Charlotte drew a crowd of 6,723, and turn- ing away another couple of thou- sand people. The Greensboro Club had a season's record 'of 114,350 people for 32 scheduled games. Ron's brother, Bill, has been visiting with hint for the last cou- ple of months in Greensboro, and while there played with Greens- boro Juniors in Charlotte. During a game he received a dislocated shoulder. Easter Seal Campaign Lags Urge Support • 9 With the ,Easter Seal campaign half over, campaign treasurer Len Ford announced this week that of a total of 1900 envelopes mailed, slightly over 200 containing cash and cheques have 'been returned to date. The campaign is spon- sored in Seaforth district by the Seaforth Lions Club. The demand on the club for as- sistance for crippled children is greater than ever this year and it is most important that the club's objective of $1200 be reached, Mr. Ford said, otherwise children de- serving of assistance and financial aid may have to be denied, Any who have received Easter Seals and have not yet supported the worthy cause are urged to send their donations in as soon as possible. Big Turnout Dublin School Area Voters Name Board Voters in Dublin School Area turned out Wednesday almost one hundred per cent to elect a new five -man board to operate the area school. The election was made necessary following a court ruling covering the election pro- cedure. The election was in charge of Father Durand, of Dublin, Father McCowell of St, Columban, and Father Reed -Lewis of Clinton. Nominations took place ,between 10 and 11 o'clock, and following a recess of one hour voting, began at 12 noon and continued until 4 o'clock. Result of the voting is as fol- lows, with the first five being elected: Joseph Shea 146 Frank Bruxer 141 George Ducharme 135 Fergus Feeney 128 Paul Vogel 119 Thomas 'Kale 118 Raymond Murray 110 Joseph Nolan 107 Frank Williams 99 James Cronin , 97 ing the scoring on a goal by Ron- nenberg, but. Winthrop tied the score on .a long slap shot by Bob Elliott. The score was 1-1 as the first period ended. In the second frame Monkton came out strong and scored twice on goals by McEwen and Engel. They held the lead until the 15:00 minute mark, when Bill Kerr took a pass from Jack Crozier and back- handed a shot into the lower left side of the net. Winthrop roared right back as Bill Kerr scored again, to make the score 3-3 at the end of the second period. In the third period Monkton went ahead 4-3 when Knechtel scored while Winthrop had a man in the penalty box. Winthrop tied the score shortly after when Bill Kerr fired his •third goal of the night. The Warriors then took the lead at 6-4 on two fast goals by Art Strong and Jack Crozier. Ron- nenberg scored for Monkton, to cut the lead to one goal, but Jim Strong scored to put the Warriors ahead 7-5. Monkton came back with two fast goals by Illman and Jacobs, to tie the score at 7-7. Bob Elliott scored his second goad of the night and Winston Powell scor- ed what proved to be the winning goal, to lift the Warriars to a 9-7 lead. Kerr scored for Monkton at 19:40, to make it 9-8, but it wasn't enough as the Warriors held their one•goal lead to register the vic- tory 9-8 and cop the series. The series was close through- out and a large crowd was on hand to witness the final game, which was as close as the score indicates. Winthrop won the first game of the series 7-3 in Seaforth. The next two games were played in Milverton, with Monkton taking the first 5-4 in overtime, and Win- throp the next one, 6-3. Monkton tied the series at 2-2 on Saturday night in Seaforth with a 6-5 vic- tory, setting the stage for the final game which Winthrop won 9-8. Winthrop and Atwood now hook up in a series,'with the first game in Seaforth on Thursday night, March 16, and the second in Mil- verton on Monday night. Attend Mutual Fire Convention The McKillop Mutual Fire In- surance Company is represented at the annual convention of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies in Toronto this week by President John L. Malone and a number of directors and officials. Among those attending are Mr. Malone; directors Robert Archi- bald and C. Leonhardt; secretary - treasurer W. E. Southgate, and R. F. McKercher, a long-time agent for the company. Motorists Press To Buy 61 Licenses Demand for motor vehicle lic- enses continued at a high level as deadline for 1961 permits arrived Wednesday night. Throughout the week there has been a lineup at the office of the local issuer, as motorists endeav- ored to obtain new markers. That some would be left behind at dead- line time was suggested by an in- formal check of cars on Main St. Wednesday afternoon. Of some 60 cars on the street at the time, nearly half continued to carry last year's licenses. SDHS Resignations Are Announced Replacements will be required for three additional teachers at SDHS, it ---was revealed Wednes- day when the resignations of Miss Gladys Miller, Mr. Donald Pullen and Miss Florence Elford were re- ceived. Miss Miller will go to Galt; Mr. Pullen to Preston, and Miss Elford to Petrolia. Is Appointed D.O.T. Examiner Appointment of Cecil Lemon as an examiner for the Department of Transport, was announced this week. Mr. Lemon will undergo instruction in the London examining office for six month's, after which he will be assigned to an examin- ing centre. REGISTER OBJECTIONS AS HENSALL MOVES TO CLOSE VILLAGE STREET Despite objections from two sources, Hensall Council gave fin- al reading to a by-law at a spe- cial session Monday night. The by-law is for the closing of a por- tion of the road allowance in the New York subdivision, Objections to the proposal came from W. G. Thompson & Son and from Hensall District Co-op, Inc. The portion of York Street dos- ed by the by-law is from the east- erly limit of Albert Street to the westerly limit of the London Road. While ,the road allowance has ex- isted from the original survey, the road has never been developed. The new subdivision, being de- veloped by Lorne Hay and Harold Bonthron, will contain 27 home sites. Both Mr. Bonthron and Mr. Hay plan to build this year: Both companies in their letters of objection asked that the road be opened right through to the Lon- don Rbscl, and each pointed out that their respective businesses were growing. Under an agree- ment made some years ago the Co-op has the right to traverse Thompson property to reach its own land on Albert Street, where the new fertilizer storage plant is located, council was informed. It was pointed out that this agree- ment applies only as long as Thompson owns the property, and would not be binding under a new owner. The new by-law, according to Earl Campbell, village clerk, is to be registered this Wednesday at the county' registry office in Code• iticb, but those obleat* have a limited time in which to file• notice.. of their appeal,