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The Huron Expositor, 1961-05-25, Page 1ti • 4 • • • • • • • • 102nd Year Whole No. 4867 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961 - 10 PAGES $2.50 a Year jZ 4d,Y,aVe Single Copies, 5 COMA COMPETITORS from all areas in Huron took part in the livestock judging compe- tion here Saturday. Among the competitors were, from the left, Barbara Bray, R.R. 3, Brussels; Geraldine Dennis, R.R. 1, Walton, and Bri..)ee Collins, R.R. 3, Clinton. (Huron Expositor photo by Phillips). FIRST IN ONTARIO COMPETITION Expositor Receives 'Award For General Excellence Announcement was made this week by officials of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, of -the award of the Albert V. Nolan trophy to The Huron Expositor. The award represents first prize for General Excellence among weekly newspapers in Ontario communities under 4500 popula- tion. The annual competitions are held in connection with the associa- tion's convention which takes place in the Chateau -Laurier, Ottawa, on Friday and Saturday of this week. Representatives of nearly 200 member papers across the prov- ince will be in attendance. Judging in the competition was St. James' Youth Complete Exams St. James' Youth Club, on the occasion of the final religion ex- amination_ for the season, was join- ed by the Catholic Youth organiza- tions of St. Peter's, Goderich; St. Joseph's, Clinton, and Our Lady • of Lourdes, Waterloo. The fourfold aim of the C.Y.O. was carried out, which is religious - cultural -athletic and social, and prizes were presented. The club .meets each Sunday throughout the school year and exchange visits are made with other communities. • Because of the successful attend- ance at last Sunday night's meet- ing, it was necessary to change the meeting, at the last minute, from St. James' School, where it is normally held, to the Seaforth Arena. The meeting was under the su- pervision of Rev. C. E. Sullivan, • who was assisted by Mr. and Mrs. J. Bedard, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Nigh, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hak, Mr. and Mrs. J. McCue, and. couples from the other parishes represent- ed. • • • • • • • • Two Fire Calls, Little Damage While workmen were busy cut- ting up a large dust collecting bin at the Synchro Combustion build- ing, corner of . Market and Jarvis Streets, on Monday, sparks ignited shivs and canvas packing. Seaforth firemen answered the call and quickly extinguished the smoulder- ing fire before any severe damage resulted. The collecting bin was a hold- back from the days of the Broad - foot & Box furniture factory and had not been used for many years. According to Brad Smith, the bin had been sold to a salvage com- pany and they were in the process of dismantling the unit at the time of the fire. Friday evening Seaforth Rural Fire Brigade answered a call to the farm of James Devereaux, 2% miles east of Seaforth, on No. 8 Highway, when a tractor caught on fire. Damage was slight. Church Services Is Curlers' Plan The annual church service of the Seaforth Curling Club is be- ing held in St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Clinton, on Sunday niurning at 10:45 a.m. The serv- iee will be in charge of Dr. D. J. Lane, a member of the Seaforth Club. A lot of fellows who Say what they think .don't do enough think - ng... on the basis of papers published during the months of May and October last year. While The Ex- positor has won awards for par- ticular features in provincial and national competitions, this is the first time the General Excellence award has been earned. The award is a recognition of the contribution which The Exposi- tor staff makes each week in pro- ducing for Expositor readers the best possible weekly paper. Mem- bers of the staff who played a part in the production . of the paper and made possible the award, are John Maloney, Leo Hagan; R. J. Wallace, Ross Alex- ander, Tom Haley, Flora Ann Scott, Carl Berger and Carolyn Hammond. Delegates to the Ottawa conven- tion will be received by Governor- General, General Vanier, and will be the guests of their Members of Parliament. While in Ottawa they will be guests at functions sponsored by the Canadian Bankers Association, Imperial Oil Limited, Capital Gas, E. B. Eddy Co. Limited, Dominion Brewers Association, and the On- tario Hydro -Electric Commission. Presentations will be made to prize winning newspapers as fol- lows: General Excellence, under 1,500 population: 1, Winchester Press; 2, Gore Bay Recorder; 3, Dutton Advance. General Excellence, under 4,500 population: 1, Seaforth, The Hur- on Expositor; 2, Listowel Banner; 3, Stouffville Tribune. General Excellence, over 4,500 population: 1, Leamington Post & News; 2, Midland Free Press - Herald; 3, Renfrew Advance. Best Editorial Page: 1, Ren- frew Advance; 2, The Palmerston Observer; 3, Port Elgin Times. Greatest Improvement: 1, Iro- quois Post; 2, Carp Review; 3; Lucknow Sentinel. Typographical Excellence: 1, Dryden Observer; 2, Renfrew Ad- vance; 3, 'Brampton Times & Conservator. Advertising Excellence: 1, Oak- ville Journal; 2, Port Credit Weekly; 3, Newmarket Era & Ex- press. Best Use of Pictures: 1, .Ren- frew Advance; 2, Burlington Gaz- ette; 3, Stouffville Tribune. Best Front Page: 1, Bowman- ville Canadian Statesman; 2, Leamington Post & News; 3, Oak- ville Journal. The Ontario Hydro plaque for Champion Weekly Newspaper Country Correspondent goes to Mrs. Lillian Allison, Finch & Lim- erick correspondent of the Ches- terville Record. Seaforth Tax Rate Is Increase D. H. WILSON RESIGNS Clerk to Retire During August Seaforth council, at a special meeting Tuesday, accepted the resignation of D. H. Wilson as town clerk ••and treasurer. He has occupied the position since 1937. The resignation is effective August 14. In the meantime, coun- cil has advertised the position, with applications to be in the hands of Mayor E. Daly by June 15. The resignation brings to an end an association between Seaforth municipal, administration and the Wilson family, which has extend- ed over the past half century. The late John A. Wilson serv- ed as a member of council during the nineties, later was reeve, and in 1900 and 1901 was mayor. In 1906 he .was named clerk -treasur- er, serving until 1937, when he was succeeded by his son. Mr. Wilson, recalling his 24 years as clerk:treasurer, said the biggest change he had noted dur- D. H. WILSON, who resign- ed as Seaforth's clerk -treasurer No Fish Story - A Giant Size Fish A fishing trip last weekend to Lake Nipissing brought outstand- ing results for a Seaforth angler, when Norman Scoins caught a 14 - pound pike. The big fish measured 38 inches in length. In the party with Mr. Scoins were Mrs. Scoins and Mr. and Mrs. C. Rowcliffe. Enumeration Starting Soon, Census bakers Are Named Census enumerators will begin their rounds next week in this district and across Canada. In ad- dition to counting noses, they will assemble a mass of statistical data. Local preparations are well un- der way for the 1961 census of Canada, which begins June 1, ac- cording to James E. McQuaid, RR 5, Seaforth, who is district census commissioner. His district in- cludes McKillop, Hibbert, Tucker - smith, Stanley Township and Sea - forth Town. The area has been subdivided into 18 sub -districts, which requires a staff of 18 census takers. In Seaforth the enumerators are Mrs. Marjorie Bray and Miss Leone Hotham. Other enumera- tors in the area are: Tuckersmith-Mrs. D. E. Kyle, Kippen; Mrs. Orval Workman, RR 3, Kippen; Mrs. Mildred Haney, Egmondville; Mrs. Ross Chapman, RR 3, Kippen. McKillop -Mrs. Olive Little, RR 1, Seaforth; Mrs. Clarissa Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth; Gilbert A. Smith, RR 2, Walton; Mrs. Jane Case, RR 4, Walton. Hibbert -Mrs. Margerite Harp- er, RR 1, Cromarty; Mrs. Bernice Norris, RR 1, Staffa; Joseph Hast- ings, RR 1, Staffa; Mrs. Catherine Staples, St. Columban. Stanley -Calvin Horton, RR 5, Clinton; Mrs. Eileen Consitt, RR 3, Zurich; J. Elgin Porter, RR 2, Bayfield; Charles Scotchmer, Hay- field. Census -takers will be making 'house-to-house calls to collect the facts required. In urban areas they will take a census of population, housing and merchandising. In rural areas they will also take a census of agriculture. Carry Credentials When the census -taker calls he will carry his credentials in the form of a small card issued by the Dominion Statistieian, Mr. Mc- Quaid said. The card states that he has been appointed by the Minister of Trade and Commerce for the Ceti - sus of 1961, and that he is auth- orized by law to collect the re- quired facts. The card will have the census -taker's own signature, and will be countersigned by a census commissioner. The enumerator will also carry an official portfolio indicating a district number, enumeration area number, and the census -taker's name and telephone number. In the portfolio will be forms which the census -taker will complete by asking questions. Census -takers are forbidden to conduct any private business while making their calls. , They and all other employees of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics are under oath not to reveal a single item about any individual, under penalty of fine, imprisonment, or both. On arrival in Ottawa, the answers giv- en are transferred to anoymous marks on magnetic tape. The census, in short, is for sta- tistical purposes only, Mr. McQuaid emphasized. The work of the cen- sus -takers will be checked by the commissioner to ensure that the count is as accurate and complete as possible. When all census docu- ments have been completed and checked, they will be sent to the regional office of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa for editing. The final steps leading to publication of results will be car- ried out at the Ottawa office of the Bureau. • ing that time was the increase in the number of Government returns which municipalities were requir- ed to complete. "There are at least 50 per cent more questions asked now than when I started," he said. Provide Pension In accepting the resignation, council agreed to provide a pen- sion of $100 a month to Mr. Wil- son in recognition of his long years of service. A by-law setting out the pension provision is to be prepared and will be acted on at the June .meeting. Mayor Daly presided and all members, -except Councillors Dal- ton and Bell, were present. Leaders Named At High School SDHS students have selected their representatives in the stu- dents leaders and Queen's club. Tom Love, 17, a grade 13 student at Seaforth District High School, is one of the representatives. The son of Mr. and Mrs. George Love, of RR 2, Walton, he plans to enter the University of West- ern Ontario this fall to take the honors mathematics course. A first class honor "student, Tom is also active in school groups, in- cluding the Glee •Club, student council, mathematics club, boys' chorus and the year -book commit- tee. Outside school activities in- clude membership in Walton Unit- ed Church, the church choir and' the YPU. He also participates in school basketball, football and out- side school activities such as soc- cer, hockey and baseball. The second representative had the achievement of winning top prize as student with the highest marks in the school. She is 18 - year -old Jean Hillen. A first class honor student, Jean won a prize given by a local mer- chant and the Dominion -Provin- cial bursary for Grade 13. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hillen, RR 2, Walton, she plans to enter the University of Western Ontario this fall. She beloP s to the girls' trum- pet band, the Math's Club and is pianist for the Glee Club. Weekend Event Opens Scout Camp An impressive ceremony, con- ducted by Rev. H. Donaldson, marked the opening of the Sea - forth .Scout Camp Sunday even- inLocated on lot 16, concession 3, HRS, Tuckersmith, the camp site has been donated by Harry Mc- Leod. Adjacent to the Egmond- ville river, the camp occupies a wooded area that is being adapted to Scout use. The Scouts camped at the site until Monday evening. They were in charge of Scoutmasters Keith Sharp, Ken Powell and Harry Mc- Leod. Following the opening cere- monies Sunday evening, the Scouts held a marshmallow roast and sing -song, with R. J. Spittal in charge. On Monday, instructional periods were held in various phases of Scouting. John A. MacAulay, Q.C., LL.D., of Winnipeg, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the League of Red Cross Societies, is the first Canadian to hold this position. BREAKFAST never tastes as good as when it is cooked over an open fire, according to Sea - forth Scouts, who spent the Weekend at the Seaforth Scout camp. mere, peering through the smoke of the fire, are, front the left, Garry Finnigan, Ken Powell, Paul Spittal, Chuck Haney and Brian Broome, xpositor Photo by Phillips). Seaforth taxes climbed to a new high as council, at a special meet- ing Tuesday evening, approved estimates prepared by the finance committee. The estimates provide for total expenditures for all pur- poses of $238,010.00. Tile rates in the various cate- gories are: Public School, commercial, 95.7, up 1.9 mills; Public School, resi- dential, 89.9, up 2 mills; Separate School, commercial, 98.6, up 6.8 mills; Separate School, residential, 92.8, up 6.9 mills. The increased rates result from increased school costs. While the Public School rate is down slight- ly, the rate for the District High School has been increased nearly 2 mills and reflects the cost of the new addition. At the same time, the Separate School rate is up 4 mills, and this, too, reflects costs of a new building. An overall increase of $77,000 in assessment during the past year assisted in holding the rate from going even higher. Total assess- ment for commercial is $634,221, including Public School, $604,063, and Separate School, $30,158. To- tal residential assessment is $1,- 759,669, of which $1,562,703 is Public School, the remainder Sep- arate School. The rate was. arrived at follow: lug a series of committee meet- ings eetings and council diseassion. Com,- i ittees began a study of .esthnates in February. Of- the total rate, less than bait is controlled by council. The coun- ty requires 14 mill's, or $24,635:Q0;, the Library, 1.9 mills, or $3,343.00; SDHS, 10.8 mills, or $19,307,00; Public School, 25.1 mills, or $39,- 92740; and Separate School, 28 mills, or $5,515.00. The remaind- er, 41.4 mills, or $26,257.00, com- mercial, and 35.6 mills, or $40,066, residential, is all that the council has with which to pay salaries, retire debentures, maintain streets and other services. MAJOR JOHN D. HARVEY, 21 Fd. Regt. R.C.A., is shown in the centre foreground as he inspects the Seaforth District High School Trumpet Band during the annual inspection of the SDHS Cadet Corps. He is followed by Lieut. F J. Chapman, Cadet training officer, and SDHS Cadet Instructor, Capt. F. A. Dobson. (Huron Expositor photo by Phillips). HOSPITAL OFFICERS ELECTED Accommodation Demand Shows Steady Increase A steadily increasing demand for dent. Lloyd Hoggarth is secretary- the new building when it becomes accommodation at Scott Memorial treasurer. available. Hospital was revealed as reports were considered at the monthly meeting of the board Friday eve- ning. During April, occupancy in medical and surgery departments climbed to 101.2 per cent, Superin- tendent Miss V. Drope reported. Total occupancy for the month was 86 per cent. Throughout the per- iod it was necessary to accommo- date- up to four patients in cor- ridors, she said. The meeting re-elected Andrew Y. McLean as president. The vice- president is K. Bruce MacMillan, and M. McKellar is hoorary presi- Committees named are: Property -J. M. Scott, chairman, J. E. Keating, Earl Dick, Walter Scott. Personnel -Mrs. J. McConnell, chairman, Mrs. M. Hillebrecht, Mrs. H. Whyte, William Cameron. Finance -K. Bruce MacMillan, chairman, M. McKellar, D. I. Stew- art and Angus MacLean. The board discussed -purchase of a dishwashing"' machine and in- structed the property committee to obtain bids. The type to be in- stalled is to be determined by the board's planning consultants, so that the machine may be used in LUCKNOW, SEAFORTH CLUB MEMBERS WIN TOP JUDGING AWARDS HERE Bob Fotheringham, RR 3, Sea - forth, will receive a trip to East- ern Ontario as second place win- ner in the aggregate score in Hur- on County grain and livestock judging competitions for 1960 and 1961. W inner score and tions was now. Announcement of the awards was made by Don G. Grieve, as- sociate agricultural representative for Huron, following the livestock judging competition, conducted on Saturday in the Seaforth Commun- ity Centre. About 155 participat- ed in the annual event. Grain judging was carried out in Clinton earlier this year. Other winners in Saturday's competitions were: George Underwood, RR 1, Wing - ham, leader of the Turnberry 4-H Beef Calf Club, who received the club leaders' trip -to the Ralston - Purina plant in St. Louis, Mo. Sev- enty-five eventy-five per cent of his club mem- bers attended the competition Sat- urday. Seaforth Junior Farmers with 10 competing received the special challenge prize donated by the Huron County Federation of Agri- culture for the largest number of competitors. Runner-up was North Huron Junior Farmers, with nine members present. The Canadian National Exhibi- tion Shield was won by Robert Chambers, ReR 1, Wingham, who had a score of 589 out of a pos- sible 700. Runner-up was Karen Powell, of RR 1, Wingham, with a score of 581. The Blatchford Feeds Ltd. tro- phy for the individual with the high score in the entire competi- tion went to Ivan Howatt, of RR 1, Belgrave, with a score of 638. Jack Broadfoot, of Brucefleld, was runner-up with a 637 score. The William Stone & Company trophy for the individual with the highest score in swine competi- tion was won by Joan Elliott, RR of the top aggregate a trip to the United Na - Ken Alton, RR 7, Luck - 1, Zurich, with a 189 of a pos- sible 200. Runner-up was Ken Kirkland, RR 3, Lucknow, 179. The Carnation Company Ltd. trophy for the high score in the dairy section went to Jack Broad - foot with a score of 197. Runner- up was Ivan Howatt, also with a score of 197, (in case of a tie, pre-, ference was given to the compet- titor with highest score in oral competition). High scorer in the sheep sec- tion was Ivan Howatt with 95 of a possible 100; runner-up, Karen Powell, 93; high scorer in beef section, Ivan Howatt, 192 of a pos- sible 200; runner-up, Jack Broad - foot, 191. Discussions are being held with the Fire Marshal's office leading to introduction of fire preventative regulations in the hospital, Miss Drope told the board. A provincial grant at the rate of $75 per bed, designed to help with the debt retirement or con- struction,was placed to the credit of the new building account. The board noted the grant was based on four less beds than authorized, and attention is to be drawn to the error. Mrs. H. Whyte suggested every opportunity be taken to inform the public that the Hospital Serv- ices Commission pays only operat- ing costs, and that the board must raise all funds for equipment and construction. She said on two oc- casions when the Hospital Aux- iliary was seeking aid for its an- nual penny sale, merchants had indicated there was no need of the auxiliary aiding the hospital, since the Government paid all costs. This was not correct; she said. Miss Drope said the auxiliary had asked that in planning the new hospital the board consider providing space for its tuck cart, and also make an effort to arrange any ceremonies to coincide with Hospital Day. The board reviewed the report of Agnew, Peckham and Associ- ates dealing with hospital require- ments, and recommending a plan for construction. Meetings are to be held with the medical staff and with the OHSC. (See Pages 6 and 10 for excerpts from the Report). Ceremony Marks SDHS Inspection Seaforth District High School Cadets paraded Wednesday for their annual inspection. Continuing cold weather made it necessary to hold the inspection in Seaforth Arena. The inspecting party included: Major John D. Harvey, 21- Fd. Regt. R C.A.; Lieut. F. J. Chapman, Cadet Training Officer, Western Ontario Area. Also in the party were F. C. J. Sills, chairman of SHIM Board, and L. P. Plumsteel, prin- cipal. Awards were presented to Cadet Don Muegge as the hest shot; Cadet Lieut. William Teall, best officer on parade, and to Cadet Platoon Sgt. Tom Phillips, best Cadet or N.C.O. on parade. In addition to the inspection of platoons and ceremonial parade, the program included demonstra- tions of cadet training. Cadet Sgt. T. Phillips was in charge of first aid; Cadet Laurie Stockwell,. light machine gun; Cadet Josooh Steffler, map using, and Cadet David Hemingway, signals. Music was provided during the inspection by the SDHS Girls' Trumpet Band, under the direc- tion of George Hildebrand. The SDHS Cadet Corps is under the direction of Capt. Archie Dob- son. Officers of the corps are: Commanding Officer, Cadet/Maj. Bruce Miller; Second in Command, Cadet/Capt. Kenneth Bedard; Pla- toon Lieutenants: No. 1 Platoon, Cadet/Lt. Gordon Ross; No. 2 Pla- toon, Cadet/Lt. Preben Willunlsen; No. 3 Platoon, Cadet/Lt. William Teall; No. 4 Platoon, Cadet/Lt. Laurie Stockwell; Band, Cadet/Lt. Margaret A. Stapleton; Company Sgt./Maj. WO JI William Pinder; Platoon Sgts., James Dick, Paul Rau, Thomas Phillips, fan Sim; Flag Party, Cadet/Lts. Catherine Eckert, Constance Eckert;,Cadetf Sgt g is Ronald Betlertniln; BCCaa et / , Cols, idHackwell, .KKennf Pop* Pie.'