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The Huron Expositor, 1961-05-11, Page 1• ► t: n • • • • • • • 102nd Year Whole No. 4865 HIBBERT RURAL SCHOOLS won' high acclaim when they competed with 22 schools in the recent Mitchell Music Festival. Dublin pupils took five first prizes, two seconds and three thirds, including the Chamber of Commerce Shield for rural schools with most points and Lions Club Shield for best rural chorus. Rosalie Ducharme and Debbie Dean captured the Jordan trophy for best duet, and Debbie Dean went on to win $5.00 IOOF Award and the $25 Stacey Bros. award for best solo. Shown here are, left to right, Rosalie Ducharme, Maureen Looby, Patricia Benninger and Debbie Dean; (back row), Josephine Van Bakel and Patricia McLoughlin. THE RCSSU 3 at St. Columban won the Staffa W.I. award for. best rural double trio. The prize- winning students are, left to right (rear), Joanne Cronin, Patricia Melady, Linda Staples; (front), Patricia McGrath, Karen Kale, Theresa Cronin. �t. CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIBBERT RECORD were the pupils of RCSSU 4, who won five firsts in competitions for Class B Schools. Shown here are, left to right, front, Sharen Shea, Jean Coyne and Patsy Murray; (rear), LInda Feeney, Joseph Murray, Thomas Burke, John Vogels and Pauline O'Reilly. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Proceeds of Penny Sale Will Aid .New Hospital Proceeds in excess of $500 re- sulted from the annual Hospital Auxiliary penny sale, according to Mrs. Elmer Larone, auxiliary presi- dent. Prizes .in. the event Were drawn for -Saturday evening in Whitney's store. The proceeds go towards a fund the auxiliary is developing to aid in the proposed new Seaforth hos- pital. Winners were: Planter (Irwin's H a rd war e), Sharon Talbot; lamp (Box Furni- ture), Mrs. J. L. Kerr; $5,00 gift certificate (Willis Shoes), Mrs. An- gus MacLean; thermos (Keating's Drug Store), Ina Scoins; hot wa- ter bottle (Drug Co.), Mrs. Stanley Hillen, Walton; ham (cash dona- tions), Harvey Leslie; lotions (drug companies), Bob Montgomery; raz- or (John Pullman), Harold Ken- drick; shoes (Highland Shoes), Margaret Montgomery; chocolates (Elliott's Restaurant), Geo, Blake, RR 1, Seaforth; shoe polish and laces (Hugh Thompson), Elsie Dins - N. Main Street Property Is Sold The 27 -acre property on North Main Street, owned by Leslie Mc- Clure, was sold this week to R. J. Doig, of McKillop, with posses- sion July 10. There is a large residence and barn on the pro- perty. They were talking over the can- didate's election speech. One said: "Do you think he put enough fire into his speech?" "Sure," said the other. f `The trouble was he didn't put enqugh of his speech into the fire." more; lotions (drug companies), Laurie Stockwell, . Egmondville; taffy (drug companies), Mrs. Ila Dorrance; lotions (drug cos.), Joe Twyford; heating pad (Keating's Drug Store), Mrs, Hry M. Ches- ney; three dozen eggs (Scott's Poultry), Gerry McCourt. Lotions (drug companies), Laur- ie Stockwell, Egmondville; scratch pads (Seaforth News), Mrs. Tod Brown, Egmondville; hot water bottle (drug companies), Earl R. Dick, Cromarty; shoes (Highland Shoes), , Shirley Dinsmore; taffy (drug companies), Mrs. Myrtle Krueger; 4 quarts oil (Don Bright- rall), Earl R. Dick, Cromarty; $10 permanent (Roberts House of Beau- ty), Mrs. Don Kunder, RR 2, Sea - forth; $3.00 dry cleaning (Flan- nery Cleaners), Helen Matthews; lotions (drug companies), Mrs, Theron Betties; thermos (Crown Hardware), Helen Lane; tea pot Larone's), Mrs. Dave Stewart; oil change (Rowcliffe Motors), Bill Boussey; canister set (Steffen's), Lynn McLe.m; lotions (drug com- panies), Elsie Dinsmore. Bridge set (Larone's), Gladys Thompson; 5 dozen eggs (Dublin Creamery), Walter R. Scott, RR 2, Seaforth; wallet (Dr. Stapleton , Miss Ann B. Downey; lotions (drug companies), Mrs. J. E. Keating; scratch pads (Seaforth News), Mrs. Alma Pinkney; 2 turkey dinners (Queen's Grill), Fay Matheson); stapler (Huron Expositor), Larry Lane; lotions (drug companies), Vera Hudson; hot water bottle (Mc- Kindsey Drugs), Ann Rivers; lo- tions (drug companies), Mrs. A. C. Routledge; oil change and lubrica- tion (W, Scott, White Rose), Elva Keith; remnants (Simpsons -Sears), Mrs. Vera Dupee; taffy (drug com- panies), Miss Belle Smith; $5.00 gift certificate T. Eaton Co.), Lar- ry Dupee; wash basin (drug com- panies), Mrs. Alf Brown; lotions ,(drug companies), Helga Dodds, Walton. Tier cake plate (Savauge's), Mrs, Ferg McKellar; $S.00 gift certi- cate ..(Willish Shoes); Frank Sills, Jr.; blanket (cash donations), Bruce Lamont; 3 dozen eggs (Scott's Poultry Farm), Frank Smale; lo- tions (drug companies), Jack Scott; oil change and lubrication (Cleave Coombs), Hilda Austin; case pork and beans (Smith's Grocery), Ed. Waller, Mitchell; sinstant powder- ed milk (Co-op), Frank Smale; case of peas (Eickmeir's), Mrs. A. Fos- ter, Hensall, c/o B. Hildebrand; (Continued on Page 3) SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1961 =- 12 PAGES Area Boards. Meet In Clinton $2.0 a Year n Mvadce' Advance Composite Scho�l• Pion • Move to establish a composite school in Huron County to provide an increased technical curriculum for Huron area students, advanced a stage Tuesday night. Representatives of the five dis- trict high schools in Huron at a 'meeting in Clinton, approved an application to the Minister of Ed- ucation for the establishing of such a school. While no decision was taken con- cerning the location, F. C. J. Sills, chairman of the SDHS board, in- formed the meeting the Seaforth board was prepared to provide, necessary facilities and to operate a composite school providing de - Set Band and Buggies for Saturday Night A real old-fashioned rain forced postponement for one week of the old-fashioned horse and buggy parade which Seaforth merchants had arranged for Saturday night. It was the first Saturday night on which stores were open for business following the winter.sche- dule of store hours. While the weather was wet, the street was crowded and stores reported a busy two hours. The parade takes place Satur- day night this week, and includes in addition to the old-time fea- tures, the Seaforth District High School girls' trumpet band. It gets under way from the High School at 8:15 p.m. Prizes in the contest conducted by the committee were won by Mrs, Ross Alexander, Egmondville; Miss Grace Flewitt, Exeter; Peter Malcolm,. Seaforth; Mrs. Ray Lee, Seaforth, and Mrs. William Perrie, Brussels. Each received $5.00. The winners were shopping in fie Seaforth stores and were near- est a particular point in the stores at the deadline time of 8:55 p.m. The stores which were involv- ed and which were advised by the committee of the selection a few minutes before prize time,, were Box Furniture, Savauge Jewellers, Whyte Butcher, Stewart Bros., and Westcott Jewellery. Banquet . Marks OES 15th Birthday Fifteenth birthday of the Order of the Eastern Star was celebrat- ed Friday night. A turkey dinner, cards and dancing marked the ev- ent at the Legion Hall. The tables were beautifully de- corated and the dinner was nice- ly served by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. Those who took part in the pro- gram, which was conducted by the Worthy Patron, James Doig, were Sharon Strong, Anna Kling, Dianne Henderson, Florence Mc - Gavin, Bill . Dalrymple and Bill Henderson; pianist, Audrey Cam- eron. Special guests were Irene Col- bert, District Deputy Grand Ma- tron, of London, and Gordon Dun- can, Worthy Grand Organist, also of London. Other guests were from Goderich, Clinton, Blyth, Wingham, Exeter, St. Marys and Stratford. Winner of the lucky draw was Miss Florence Laidlaw, Seaforth. Spot dance prize went to Mrs. Wil- liams, of Clinton, Past Worthy Matron. Seaforth Native Earns Retirement Mr. G. J. Sills, for 21 years sup- erintendent of operations of Grey- hound Lines in Baltimore, is reiir• ing after 32 years with the trans portation system. At the annual banquet of the Maryland Bus Association, Mr. Sills, a past president, -was pre- sented by Governor Millard Tawes, on behalf of the association, with a suitable gift and a lifetime mem- bership. He was also presented with gifts by the bus drivers and terminal employees at a farewell gathering. 1 --laving been a long- standing member of the traffic de- partment, his Cleveland associates remembered him with a suitable plaque and gift. Mr, Sills, a native of Seaforth, is a brother of Mr. F. S. Silas. At one time a member of the firm of Geo. A. Sills & Sons, he left town to start a career as a hockey.play- er. After playing in several places in Canada and the United States, he became associated with the Greyhound Bus Lines in Minnea- polis. partmental approval was obtained and there was assurance of co-op- eration from other boards. Mr. Sills suggested a location in Seaforth would result in an ability to serve an area in Perth, includ- ing Mitchell and Dublin, as well as in Huron. He said, of course, it would be necessary to work out financial' arrangements with (he municipalities concerned. Other boards indicated they, too, would be prepared to provide accommo- dation. Representatives of boards in Wingham, Clinton, Goderich and Exeter expressed general approval of the proposal, although in some cases there were reservations as to the extent to which introduc- tion of additional technical or fatradellout, training would reduce pupil Morley Lannin, chairman of the Mitchell Area Board, and board members attended the meeting to seek information concerning the steps that were contemplated. A special meeting will be held in Clinton within the next two weeks when two members of each school board and the school prin- cipals will meet with Dr. S. D. Ran - dell, director of secondary educa- tion for the province. W. E. South- gate, Seaforth, was named secre- MEMBERS OF THE SEAFORTH and District Young Liberal Club were on hand Thursday eve- ning to welcome Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson, when he addressed a capacity audience in Clin- ton Legion Hall. The occasion was the annual meeting of the Huron Liberal Association. Shown here are (left to right), Larry Burns, Cathy Eckert, Mr. Pearson, Nelson Ball, club president, and Douglas Rowcliffe. (Photo by Muriel Trott). clay Tax Rate Decision Till School Needs Known Seaforth business 'assessment is up more than $33,000 this year W. P. Roberts, Seaforth assess- ment commissioner, told Seaforth town council at the Monday night meeting in the Town Hall. Mr. Roberts presented the business assessment roll, which totalled $205,652, Public school business assessment totals $194,652, and the Separate School assessment for business purposes is $11,000. Mr. Roberts addressed council on his role as assessment commis- sioner. Introduced by Mayor Ed- mund Daly, Mr. Roberts told the group that the law is the basis of assessment. The commission-�r doesn't make the law, he con- tinued, but he does abide by the rules of theassessment act. It strictly a business proposition. the business of assessing property, he said. When assessing, he does not con- sider what the taxes will be be- cause of the assessment, but makes the assessment just and equitable, according to the act. He indicated to council that because of large- scale changes, it would likely be necessary to re -assess two business properties. 1Mayor Daly said Mr. Roberts was doing a good job for the short time 'he had been working, Mr. Roberts took over • from W. E. Southgate following the April meeting of council. Mr. Southgate assisted Mr. Roberts with the busi- ness assessment, which had to be completed by the 30th of April. Tax Rate Delayed Council found it was unable to strike a mill rate for 1961 since the Public School estimates had not been received. Councillor N. C. Cardno, chairman of the finance committee, in reporting for his committee, said council couldn't wait forever. Several towns struck their rates last month, he said. He indicated it would likely be nec- essary to call a special meeting to set the rate. Clerk D. H. Wilson said plans for another tax sale are complet- ed. There are still four or five business tax accounts in arrears, he said. Reporting for the fire and wa- ter committee, Councillor John Flannery told council the Fire Chief had again requested an addi- tional switch be put on the fire siren, so that it could be turned off from the fire hall. At present there is a switch in the PUC and also one in the basement of the Town Hall. The cost, Mr. Flannery said, would amount to $80 or $100. Discussing the fact that tem- perature has a great bearing on the siren operation, council felt the switches were better wherc they are now located, The base- ment mechanism is kept warm, while if it were located upstairs it might tend to'' tighten up ' the cold weather. Councillor Thorpe Rivers said two drains have been repaired, one near Boyes Farm Supply and an- other near H. Chesney's. Catch - basins had been fixed and a new one installed at the Main and John St. coiner, Streets have been cold patched, his street report showed, while Railway Street has been gravelled. During the week the town crew had been busy removing dirt along Goderich Street, where the boule- vard had become Higher than the sidewalk. Paint is on order for the painting of the parking zones along Main Street. Discuss North Main St. Conversations have been held with the county engineer regard- ing the proposed three-foot widen- ing of North Main Street as part of the county project on the, road north to Brussels. The Mayor told council hehadgiven the engineer tentative approval to draft out plans for the proposed work. He (Continued on Page 6) Capacity Crowd Hears Pearson An audience that taxed the ca- the rear of the hall to speaker. pacity of Clinton Legion Hall turn- ed out to hear Hon. L. B. Pearson, Liberal Leader, and to attend the annual meeting of the Huron Lib- eral Association Thursday even- ing. Arrangements which had been made to serve dinner to 300, fell by the wayside as guests continued to arrive. Proceedings of the meet- ing were delayed while additional accommodation was arranged and while a second dinner served to those waiting. Others -arrived fol- lowing the dinner and stood at z�.fxy¢� a ¢a kwX .ids AN OUTSTANDING FEATURE of the annual Variety Night program, presented by pupils of Seaforth District High School on Friday was the series of numbers by the SDHS Glee Club. The club was organized by James A. Stewart. When an accident forced Mr. Stewart to give up the work of training and conducting the group, the task was taken over by Lyle Hammond. Details of the program are on Page 7. Expositor photo by Phillips). hear the In his speech, Mr. Pearson said the present government had not given the leadership Canada was entitled to expect. "We haven't got all the answers, but they (Conservatives) had them in f956 and have failed to rt them into effect," he said. Speaking on agriculture, Mr, Pearson said the Conservatives promised a fair share "to the man who works on the soil." Instead, he said, the "cost -price squeeze" was pressing on the farmer hard- er than ever. This brought a hear—hear" from the audience, He said the problems of agri- culture in the East were not the same as in the West. The day might come when there would be a division in the department of agriculture, with a minister for the eastern part and another for the west. He referred to the people stand- ing at the back of the hall and said the turnout—similar to others he has experienced in his travels— was indicative of the growing sup- port of Liberalism and he predict- ed a Liberal victory in the next election. Mr. Pearson was introduced by Hugh Hawkins, Clinton, president of the Western Ontario 'North Lib- eral Association, and thanked oy W. G. Cochrane, Exeter, unsuccess- ful federal candidate in the last election. Chairman of the meeting was A. Y. McLean, of S aforth, forrner Huron -Perth MP, who was reelected president of the Huron Liberal Association. Other speakers included Mayor (Continued on Page 8) tary of the group-, The meeting will discuss forMation of such a school. While ,the demand for increased technical education has been spark- ed parked by the Huron local of the Farm- ers' Union, the meeting learned that the Huron County Federation of Agriculture was lending its support. President Warren Zurbrigg, of the F of A, promised Jull support to the end that young people in rural areas be given equal oppor- tunity for educational training to that available in urban centres. $e urged that agricultural subjects be a part of the program. Zone C of,,the Canadian Legion, , through its of, zone command- er, Eric Johnstone, Goderich, also promised support. Organize C of C To Serve Dublin And District A Chamber of Commerce to serve Dublin and area became a reality Monday evening when 25 area businessmen gathered in Dub- lin. Jack Wells, who has been ac-+ tive in discussions extending over several months concerning the or- ganization, was elected president. Other officers elected were: An- drew Whetham, first vice-presi- dent; Edward Dearing, second vice- president; George Goettler, secre- tary; E. J. Dean, treasurer, and Dale Anderson and Clayton Looby, chairmen of the two sub-eommit- tees. Each executive member will hold office ,until January 1, 1962. At a meeting held a week earl- ier, it was determined that suffici- ent interest to proceed with an or- ganization existed, First move leading to the creation of- a C of C was taken in March when at a meeting called by village trustees, a- committee including E. J. Dean, Jack Wells and George Goettler was named to investigate all as- pects of the proposal. At tate Mon- day meeting it was decided- to el- ect an executive and form the Dublin and District Chamber of Commerce. Advisor at both meet- ings was T. J. Flood, secretary - manager of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, The new organization will have as its prime objective the better- ment bf facilities to serve the vil- lage and district. The committees named were instructed to investi- gate the, manner in which the organization's efforts might best be directed. Mr. Flood outlined to the offi- cers their basic duties, and extend- ed his congratulations on behalf of the Stratford Chamber of Com- merce. William Booth, vice-president of the Stratford Chamber of Com- merce who accompanied Mr. Flood to Dublin, also congratulated the newly elected executive. Edward Dearing spoke on be- half of the Dublin rural area, and said that the chamber had the farmers' full support. The first meeting of the newly formed chamber will be held on Monday, May 29. In a fashionable restaurant, a new millionaire with no kowledge of French and no desire to expose his ignorance pointed to a line on the menu and said to the waiter: "I'll have some of that." "I'm sorry, sir," replied the wait- er, "but the band is playing that now." ANYBODY who complains about the weather this month would be wise to remember May 10, 1923. That was the day Mr. and Mrs. Lorne &r'itn- geour, of Blyth, took this Pio' tare of their dog, unhappy fol- lowing a three-day snowstorm. Who said anything About the ^ good old ay3?..-