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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-06-01, Page 1• • • • • • • a c • • • 102nd Year ' Whole No. 4868 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1961 — 10 PAGES Issue 67 Permits in jFirst Year. ft eh piBuilding, • Blame Matches And Children For Fire In Woodpile • ChildrenlaYme with matches P and ,firecrackers were responsible for two of the three fires Seaforth firemen were called to this week, according to Chief J. F. Scott. On Sunday, fire destroyed a straw stack at the farm of Tony Van Loon in Tuckersmith. The fire started from firecrackers, Chief Scott said, and could easily have spread to a barn if the wind had changed. Damage of $200 resulted when fire destroyed a small shed at the farm of Joe Malone in McKillop at noon Tuesday. Later that after- noon firemen were called to a vac- ant lot on Jarvis Street, when chil- dren hitdren playing with matches started a fire in a woodpile. Lions Discuss Coming Activities Seaforth Lions met in the Com- munity Centre Monday evening and discussed plans for the an- nual theatre night on Wednesday and the summer carnival, August 9, 10 and 11. The meeting was in ,charge of Elmer Larorie and J. S. Cluff. ELVA MARIE JARROTT, ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. El- don Jarrott, Heusall, received her diploma and pin during graduation exercises at Strat- ford General Hospital School of Nursing on Saturday. She attended South Huron District High School, Exeter. JAMES PERRIE, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Perrie, of RR 3, Brussels, graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in the General Pre -Theological course at the First Convoca- tion of the Waterloo University College. The degrees were con- ferred in the Mutual Life audi- torium at' Waterloo on Satur- day afternoon, May 20. Mr. Perrie is a graduate of Sea-, forth District High School and is now on the joint mission charge of East Barrie and An- gus. He plans to commence studies this fall at Knox Col- lege Toronto. Guests for his graduation were present from Kitchener, Woodville, Hamil- ton and Biyugsels. THE 100F AND REBEKAHS paraded Sunday to Northside United Church for their annual church service. The group was led from the lodge to the church by the SDHS Girls' Trumpet Band. Members of neighboring lodges were also present and took part in the parade. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Bowling Groups End Schedules Members of the Highland Shoes bowling league marked the com- pletion of their winter schedule with a banquet in the Legion Hall on Friday evening. About 80 at- tended the banquet, served by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. The trophy, emblematic of the championship of the 12 - team league, was presented to team cap- tain Andre Aubin, by Fred Peel. a Hockey Star Proves Worth In Golf Test Seaforth athlete ..Ken Doig cap- tured the Carling trophy in the Eager Beaver golf tourney at the New Uplands course in Toronto Saturday. He shot a one -over -par 71 to win •by a single stroke. A story by Kien McKee in the Toronto Globe and Mail tells the story: "Ken Doig, former Scottish pre- fessional hockey player from Sea - forth birdied the 17th and 18th holes Saturday, to win the -eighth annual Eager Beaver Golf Tourna- ment at New Uplands. "The 33 -year-old one -handicap- per; playing out of Thames Valley Club, London, shot a one -oyer -par 71 to lead Gary Cowan, Kitchener Rockway, and Doug McKellar, Scarboro, by a single shot. "More than half the record field of 160 played most of their rounds in a strong cross wind which made the deceptive, hilly, 5,800 -yard course even more demanding than usual. However, the blustering conditions didn't bother Doig. "'I played a lot of golf in the nine years I was in Scotland,' he commented. 'And you never get 18 holes over there without wind.' "Doig returned to Canada in 1956, and played senior hockey with Stratford last year. In golf, he was a stroke off the Willingdon Cup team prior to the Ontario Op- en last summer, and had won about seven district invitations prior to the Eager Beaver. "In this tournament last year, he fired a 75." • Members of the team are: Helen Walters, Ray Drager, Don Eaton, Kendra Moore and Marion Mac- Lean. 'Runners-up were the members of a team led by Ivan Carter, and including Joe Mero, Gloria Cooper,' Ron Sutton, Leta Carter and Cheryl Moore. They were presented with a trophy by Angus MacLean. The Gary Kelly trophies were also presented to the first -place team and also to women's high single, Mrs. Jack Moore, and men's high single, Ron Bennett. A consolation prize for the low team, captained by Ken Drager, was accepted by Hazel Dillon. A prize was also presented to Charles Wood. Officers named for the coming season are: Immediate past presi- dent, Charles Wood; president, Jack Moore; secretary, Doreen Mc- Creath; assistant, Miss" Ron Ben- nett; treasurer, Joan Mcllwain; games, Robert Walters. Legion. Fetes Winners The bowling season came to an end for the Royal Canadian Legion teams with a banquet and dance Friday night. The mixed league members enjoyed a meal, prepar- ed and served by the Ladies' Aux- iliary, at the Legion Memorial Hall. Trophies were presented to the. winning team, the Rollaways, and individual trophies to the meni- bers of that team. Allan Nichol- son, president of the Seaforth Branch, presented the Legion tro- phy to the winning captain, Ken Powell. Players on his team in- cluded Mrs. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dennis, Miss Margaret Hudson and Harold Nicholson. An award for the lady with the high average for the season was presented to Helen Nicholson by Clair Haney. George Hays won the award for the men's high average, and presentation was made by Jack Eisler. Gary Kelly, proprietor of Sea - forth Bowling Lanes, donated and presented two travel alarms •to the winners of the high triple, Margaret Hudson, for the ladies, and Richard S. Box, for the men. The proprietor also presented a smali.•,trophy to the low team, the Wildcats. Receiving for this team was the captain, Hartman Huisser. SDHS Honor Students Are Banquet Guests Honor students of the Seaforth District High School were guests at a banquet, arranged by the board and staff, on Wednesday evening, held in the school cafe- teria. Parents of the students also attended. The event—first of its kind to be held in the school—recognized the students who had attained 75 per cent or over in their year's work. Board chairman F. C. J. Sills presided for a short program, which included the presentation of a number of academic awards to the students. Principal L. P. Plumsteel con- gratulated the guests and indicat- ed the purpose underlying the ev- ent was to indicate that application to studies was in fact recognized. Essay, contest winners were pre- sented by H. G. Donald and in- cluded: Grades XI and XII: San- dra. McGonigle, Gisela Helbig, Catherine Eckert. Grades IX and X: Susan Mc- Lean, Gerald Smith, Amy Stew- art. Grade X: Geraldine '"'Dennis, Mary Crich, Katherine Doerr. Grade XI: Gisela Helbig, Mar- garet Elgie, Glen Nott. Jos. McConnell is Real Estate Broker Announcement was made this week that Joseph McConnell had been successful in completing his examinations under the Real Es- tate and Business Brokers' Act. He has now been registered as a real estate broker, and will con- tinue to carry on business in the Seaforth district. , Grade XII:- Bruce Miller, Cath- erine Eckert, Robert Sharp. Mathematics contest winners presented by W. K. Murdie: Gary Williams, Jean Hillen, William Menheere, Glenn Coutts. , • Savauge and McLean public speaking trophies, presented by A. Y. McLean to: Pearn McLean and- Roba Doig. Quill and Scroll awards, pres- ented by D. Pullen: Memberships were awarded to Gisela Helbig and Robert Sharp as co-editors of The Chatterbox. Medals for creative writing from Quill and Scroll were presented to Gisela Helbig and Susan McLean. The Brooke Road Travel and Ed- ucational award, The Sea Around Us, was presented to Gisela Hel- big by F. R. Cosford. Students on the honor roll and attending the banquet were: Dianne Beuerman, Marilyn Tre- meer, Douglas Mills, Wilma Jack- son, Mary McKercher, Eileen O'Rourke, Robbie Brady, Mary Buchanan, Reba Doig, James Rap- son, Lois Godkin, Torben Haarbye, Barbara Holland, Janet' Hulley, Susan McLean, Allan Patterson, Peter Sillery Amy Stewart, Joyce Storey, Gerald Van den Hengel, Joyce Brown, Mary Crich, Geral- dine Dennis, Kathleen Doerr, Mary,. Flannery, Robert Munn, Darrell Schneider, Brian Traviss, Barbara Turnbull, Bruce Whitmore, Mar- garet Elgie, Gisela Helbig, Lois Scott, Marie Strong. They were in- troduced by J. L. Slattery. The evening was concluded with a clever and humorous cartoon selection by Ting, of the London b'ree- Press. Board vice-chairman Ed. Dearing. expressed apprecia- tion to Mrs. Miller, who- catered, and to all who took part. Paint -Up, Clean -Up Features Dublin C of C Program Plans for a clean-upa paint - upa s campaign in Dublin were com- pleted by the recently formed Chamber of Commerce when it met Tuesday night. The campaign is planned to commence next Mon- day. The [meeting reviewed recom- mendations advanced by commit- tees, headed by Dale Anderson anti Clayton Looby, concerning projects which might be undertaken. These included provision of a commun- ity park, and the erection of a sign on No. 8 Highway. The meeting agreed action should be taken to explore the possibility of providing park ac- commodation. Details will be worked out 'at an early meeting of the executive, President Jack Wells said. Huron Health Unit Members Visit OWRC Research Members .of the Huron County Board of Health recently visited the laboratories and research build- ing of the Ontario Water Resourc- es Commission on Highway 401 in northwest Metro Toronto. The visitors inspected the build- ing's modern facilities under the guidance of Charles S. MacNaugh- ton, M.P.P., of Exeter, a member of the OWRC, Dr. A. E. Berry, general manager of the Commis- sion, and Fred Voege, lab direc- tor. The group was headed by Board of Health Chairman J. Morriseyf of Crediton. Attending were board members: Warden Ivan Forsyth, of Tuckersmith Township; Reeve Dan Beuermann, of McKillop Township; Reeve Lloyd O'Brien, of Zurich; Dr. R. M. Aldis, of Goderich, medi- cal officer of health and director of the county health unit; J. G. Berry, of Goderich, ,board secre- tary -treasurer and clerk -treasurer of the county. Others in the party were the first chairman of the county board of health, Hugh Berry, of Wood- ham, a brother of OWRC General Manager. Berry, B. G. Hanly, of Goderich, deputy clerk -treasurer of the county, and Dr. T. R. Melady, of Goderich, public health veterinarian. Area Students OAC Graduates The following district students, taking the degree course at the Ontario Agricultural College, have been successful in their recent examinations: Charles MacGregor, RR 2, Sea - forth, third year; Laurence Taylor, Londesboro, second year; Douglas Jamieson, RR 4, Clinton, second year; Neil Stapleton, Dublin, sec- ond year; James Crich, Seaforth, first year. $2,50 a Year in A4'ance', Single Copies,, 5 .Cents Findlraces of Stock Activity Traces of a flourishing stock market were uncovered this week as decorators removed wallpaper from a room in the Smith Apart- ment. Barney, Albert and George Hil- debrand were working on the north wall of the apartment, when evidences of a quotation board, painted on the plaster, began to appear. As the paper was remov- ed it became evident that the board had occupied the. entire north wall of the area above Smiths grocery store, and had been in use before the partitions had been erected. Several quotations, v 1 uotat on s chalk, but no longer written in legible, ap- peared on the' board across the top of which was printed: "Chica- go Board of Trade V.ertical lines provided columns in which to list quotations under the headings of wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs. The firm that operated the brok- er's office has not been identified. However, during the eighties and nineties there were several stock and commodity brokers establish- ed in Seaforth. Since the.. Smith block is one of the older buildings on Main Street, it is likely that the board room was in operation dur- ing those years. One firm, Cox & Co., was estab- lished in 1887 upstairs in the then Bid Farewell To Cromarty Minister The Sunday schoolroom in Crom- arty Church was the scene of a large gathering on 'Thursday eve- ning, when the congregation bade farewell to Rev. Samuel and Mrs. Kerr. Rev. Kerr has been in the Cromarty and Exeter charge for six years and nine months, and has now moved to the charge of Embro and Harrington. Mr. T. L. Scott was chairman for a short program. Musical numbers included a sing -song by the group; instrumentals by Miss Carol Ann Dow and Mrs. Gordon Laing; read- ings by Miss Olive Speare, Mrs. Lloyd Sorsdahl and Mrs. Gerald Carey. The Misses Karen and Shar- on Scott, Carol Ann Dow and Con- nie Sorsdahl sang a number. Two numbers were given by the male quartette, Messrs. Robert Laing, Eldon Allen, Frank Stagg and Lloyd Sorsdahl. The presentation of a chrome kitchen set and a purse of money to Rev, and Mrs. Kerr was made by James M. Scott and Thomas Laing. Rev, Mr. Kerr thanked the con- gregation for their gift and the kindness they had received during his pastorate. The program closed with singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." Lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed by all. Tuckersmith Clerk Has Masters Degree James Ian McIntosh, B.S.A., of Seaforth, will be among the agri- cultural graduates to receive the degree of Master of Science in Ag- riculture at a special convocation at the University iof Toronto on Friday. A graduate of the Ontario Agri- cultural College in 1959, he con- tinued his studies in the Poultry Science Department at the O.A.C., working on Poultry Nutrition un- der Dr. S. J. Slinger, of the college staff. At present he is putting his knowledge to good use on his father's poultry farm at Seaforth. Mr. McIntosh was recently nam- ed clerk -treasurer for Tuckersmith Township. • Building permits, amounting to Kidd block, which adjoined the present Smith block. Begin Addition At Curling Club Work is underway this week on construction of an addition to the Seaforth Curling Club, The base- ment was excavated several days ago and on Wednesday members turned out to assist in pouring con- crete footings. The addition of cement block construction is being erected at the west of the present building, and will provide a new entrance, as well as additional locker room and lounge accommodation. $389,530.00, were issued during the first full year in which. Seaforth's revised building regulations have been in effect. Permits issued numbered 67. Harold Maloney, town building inspector, said the new regulations became effective at the beginning of June last year. From that time until the end of the year, permits covering construction, estimated at $311,130.00, were issued. During the first six months of 1961, the value of permits was $78,400.00, he said. Under the existing arrangement, application for a permit must be made and a permit issued before work begins. As a result, a record is now available of all construc- tion projects under way in the municipality. Since few records were maintain- ed in previous years, it is not pos- sible to arrive at a definite com- parison, but officials indicated that the total during the past year was substantially higher. Permits issued since the begin- ning of the year -are: Texaco Gil, 'sign, $70.0. Glenn Stai%n; sun porch, :$700. Seaforth Carling Club, addition,. $8,000. W. E, Southgate, addition, resi- dence, $2,000. Supertest •- Petroleum, removal and installation of tanks, $1,000. Anstett Jewellery, store front and alterations, $1,800. John McLlwain, garage, $300. J. R. Spittal, porch, residence, $250. W. C. Henderson, new poultry building, $16,850; alterations to ex- isting xisting building, $3,000; sign, $150. Seaforth Clink, remodelling, $350. Raymond Squire; residence, $7,- 800. Stewart Bros., alterations, $2,000. Frank Kling, new store front, alterations, $2,000. G. H. Miller, sign, $300. Mrs. F. Dttngey, hotel alterations and sign, $26,600. Tuckey Beverages, sign, $300. Seaforth Motors, alterations, $1,- 200. - s2 Smyth's Shoes, alterations, $ ,000 McGdnigle Grocery, alterations after fire, $1,700. 1. MISS ELLA ELDER, long-time member of the staff of the Seaforth Public School, is shown (cen- tre) as she receives a plaque being presented to her on behalf of the board by board chairman Mrs., A. W. Sillery. Veteran secretary -treasurer M. McKellar looks on. The presentation took place at a dinner in the Commercial Hotel Monday evening. (Expositor photo by Phillips). SPS Board Honors Retiring Teachers Members of the staff of Seaforth Public School were guests of the board at a dinner in the Commer- cial Hotel Monday evening. In a short program which followed, the board recognized the years of serv- ice of two of its teachers, who are retiring at the close of this term: The board chairman, Mrs. A. W. Sillery; presided. Miss Ella Elder, for many years a member of the staff, was present- ed with a plaque which detailed the outstanding contribution she had made to the education of Sea - forth youth. A bouquet was pres- ented to Mrs. R. J. Boussey, who aso is retiring from the staff. The presentations were made by Trustee F. E. Willis, who emphasiz- ed the regret which the board felt on severing such long standing associations. Miss Elder and Mrs. Boussey expressed appreciation and said how sorry they were to leave the staff. Movies, depicting Eskimo art, were shown by trustee John Long - staff. There were 36 present. ONTARIO WEEKLY PUBLISHERS CONCLUDE OTTAWA CONVENTION At the annual convention of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers As- sociation, 216 delegates in Ottawa last week heard their retiring president, Eugene A. Macdonald, urge stronger editorial writing on the part of the editors. The man- ager pointed out Ontario weeklies were much improved in format MEMBERS OF THE SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD entertained the staff at dinner in the Commercial Hotel Monday evening. Shown here are, from the left, seated: M. McKellar, secretary- treasuref, trustee Mrs. A. W. Salm (chairman), trustee Mrs. J. A. Cardno, Inspector G. W. Coul- ter, of Goderich. Standing: trustee Dr. J. C. MacLennan, Robert Joynt (caretaker), trustees John Longstaft, F. E. Willis and W. tr. Beall, (Expositor photo by Phillips). and reproduction qualities as not- ed, by competition adjudicators and were forging forward as most peo- ple still "had to see things in print to believe.'d Besides hearing the Prime Min- ister John G. Diefenbaker tell them the weekly newspaper was an institution in Canada, the dele- gates were received at Rideau Hall by General Vanier, the Governor General, and Madame Vanier. Hosts at receptions and functions included Dominion Brewers' Asso- ciation, Ottawa Gas Co. Ltd., Im- perial Oil Limited, Canadian Bank- ers' Association, E. B. Eddy Co. Ltd., and Ontario Hydro. W. Ross Strike, Q.C., the chairman of the commission, was speaker at Hy- dro's luncheon, At a noon lunch- eon, the members of parliament were hosts to weekly publishers and ladies of their various con- stituencies. The following officers were elect- ed: President, Herb Campbell, Dut- ton Advance; immediate past presi- dent, Eugene A. Macdonald, the Glengarry News, Alexandria; first vice-president, Bert Smith, The Weekly, Port Credit; second vice- president, Lynn Lashbrook, Mer- cury, Rodney; manager, Werden Leavens, The Enterprise, Bolton; directors: Harold D. McConnell. Times, Tilbury; Don Southcott, Times -Advocate, Exeter; Carl Man - ore, Express, Meaford; A. Y. Mc- Lean, Huron Expositor, Seaforth; David Dills, Free Press, Acton; John Morris, Journal, Prescott; Reg Workman, The Press, Winches- ter; K. Glendinning, News-Record, Delhi; P. Hvidsten, Times -Journal, Uxbridge,. Holy Name Hears London Speaker Rev. A. F. Loebach, Director, St. Peter's Seminary, London, address- ed members of St. James' Holy Name Society Tuesday evening. Rev. Loebach spoke on Lay Re- treats and showed films with cdm- mentary on retreats held at the Seminary recently, and pointed out that there were four periods for retreats, beginning in mid-July and ending the first week in August. Rev. Loebach was introduced by Rev. C. E. Sullivan. James Kelly, on behalf of the society, express- ed the meeting's thanks. Edmund Daly, treasurer, gave the financial report for the year. There was a balance of $18.33. In the absence of Clarence Ma- lone, nominating committee chair- man, John Flannery was in charge of the election of officers for 1961- 62. These officers are: President, James Kelly; vice-president, Alvin Regier; secretary, James L. Slat- tery; treasurer, Emile Grabner. In- stallation of these officers will take place at the September meeting of the society. Preceding adjournment, R e v. Sullivan announced that the an- nual Holy Name Society rally for this district would be held in Dub- lin on Holy Name Sunday, June 11. Bowlers Begin Season's Play Pot -luck suppers are being plan- ned monthly by the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club, the group decided Tuesday, as they opened their 1961 season. A pot -luck supper was held, followed by bowling. F. C. J. Sills, president of the club, said the group was planning to hold their steppers the last Tues- day of each month, as an incentive to greater participation. These will be followed by mixed bowling. A good turnout was on hand for the opening event, including sev- eral new members. Several changes are contemplat- ed around the clubhouse, ineludin sidewalk repairs, Mr. Sills said. At present, th interior of the club- house has received a new coat of paint. Seeing is believing—if you see it hi print. "Have you hear: that 1Zathieef is engaged tb an X-ray specialist?" 4PM nota [rued. No a tLiMi' could .titre ming tin . bar:'