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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-08-03, Page 11 0 • w • • • • • a 102nd Year Whole No, 4877 • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1961 ',-.., 1.0 PAGES • Will Transport Hay Pupils To Zurich School At a special meeting of the Hay Township School Ar e a Board, a decision was reached that all pupils from SS 14, Hay, would be transported to the Zurich school for the com- ing term. At the present time some are going to Zurich and some to Hensall. In the past the board has paid the transportation of pupils from the section who „wished to attend Hensel] Public School. The tuition fees in Hensall were paid by the parents of the chil- dren. This decision on the part of the board means that any pa- rents in the east end of the township who still wish their children to continue going to Hensall must assume all the costs themselves. Contract for transporting pu- pils from the Babylon Line to the Zurich school was let to William Watson, at a price of $1,700 per school year. Pearson Auto Leasing Ltd., Zurich, was awarded two contracts; one for the transporting of pupils from the west' end of the area, for $2,900 per school year and the other for transporting the stu- dents from the east end of the area for $3,500 per school year. RECENTLY INSTALLED STREET LIGHTS provide daylight brilliance on Seaforth's Main Street. The new flourescent units, atop graceful steel poles, replace heavy cast iron stan- dards installed in 1988. The new units almost double the light produced and at the same time use less than half as,..,much power. Each unit consists of two six-foot flourescent tubes. In this picture, taken shortly after midnight, the 28 units form a large V as they almost meet at the southern limits of the street. The units were installed by the Public Utility maintenance crew, under manager R. J. Boussey. (Expositor photo by Phillips) Lions Pool Swimmers Pass Red Cross Tests Red Cross examiners were at Seaforth Lions Pool on Friday when swimmers who had taken instruction during ' the July series of lessons were given their tests. The August series of lessons is now in progress and tests will be taken at the end of the month, according to Supervisor Hugh Huff. Swimmers who were unsuccessful in July may re- peat instruction during August and again try the tests. Successful candidates are: Beginner Awards • Allan Butson, Brenda Ker- slake, Ron Henderson, ,Wayno. Huber, Bob Eckert, Toth Dev- ereaux, Allan Coleman, Barbara Huber, Sandra Hugill, Maureen Bannon, Jean Devereaux, Paul Reynolds, Ken Russel, Allan Russel, Michael Russel, Larry Walters, Bob Smale, Rosemary Blake, John Brown, Judy Wal- ters, Jim Oldfield, Murray Work- man, Marg Knetsch, Heather Beuerman, Nancy Pearson, Ken McLean, Anne Krauter, Glen Nicholson, George Vallance, Daphne McWhirter, Jean Mc- Leod, Greg Ward, Dorothy El- liott, Lois Storey, Anne Oldfield, Sherry Broumpton, Lynda Wil- son, Cathy McArter, Helene Looby, Bernadette Nagle, Susan Wells, Murray MacDonald, Ken Work, Murray Blake, Gerta Exel, James Blake, Marno Bronson, Glena Brown. Junior Awards Barbara Box, Brenda McFad- den, Marie `Elliott, Mike McRae, Sally -Mowat, Nora McRae, Terry Mowat, Monica McCurdy, Gerda Willems, Doug Dalrymple, Gary Montgomery, Frank Stretton, Bruce Wiibee, Donna Reynolds, Eric Ross, Wendy Humphries, Brenda Shaw, Maria Willems, Dave Budnark, Paul Wilson, Greg Wilson, Karen Henderson, Mary Elliott, Nancy Hulley, Mary Ball, Jim Dalrymple, Christine Turnbull, Sue Leon- hardt, Barb Longstaff, Wendy Fry. Intermediate Awards Gary Nicholson, Debbie Mil- ler, Helen Elliott, Myles Price, Brian Rabkirk, Mary Lansink, Seaforth Ball Teams Lose -Drop Games In Finals Seaforth went down to defeat also be played here and will be Saturday. Patterson s t art e d on the mound for Seaforth, but was relieved in the first by Hulley. Patterson came back from play- ing centre field in the fourth to relieve Hulley and Wright came in in the sixth. Mitchell's nine runs in the first frame was the climax of five hits, two walks and an error. Seaforth counted two walks and a single. Seaforth 210 021 0— 6 7 3 Mitchell 902 011 x-13 11 4 Sebringville 6, Seaforth 4 In the first game of the best - of -three series in the juvenile playoffs, the SebringviIIe nine defeated Seaforth 6 to 4 at the Sebringville park on Monday night. It was a well -played game, wit- nessed by a large crowd, Sea - forth took the lead 3-2 and held in the first game of the best -of three Bantam Baseball playoff - series Tuesday night at Mit- chell, when Mitchell dumped them by a 13-6 score. The Mitchell nine won the • game in their half of the first frame when they scored nine runs to Seaforth's two. After that disastrous inning, Seaforth settled down to better ball, slow- ly whittling Mitchell's lead, but were unable to overcome the wide margin gained by Mitchell • in the first frame. Seaforth used all their pitch- ers for the game while Malcolm went all the way for Mitchell. Seaforth had three stolen bases compared to 16 -by Mitchell. The secnd game of the series will -be played in Seaforth on Thursday night and should a • third game be necessary, it will • • Lloyd Rowat Heads Logsdon Hatcheries Announcement was made this week by Wade Logsdon, that Lloyd Rowat had been appointed general manager of Logsdon H & N Hatcheries Ltd., Seaforth. Mr. Rowat, until being pro- moted recently to the field staff of the locals, division of the United Co-operatives of Ontario, was manager of Seaforth Farm- ers Co-operative. Closely identified with the poultry and feed business for many years, he was manager of the Grey Farmers Co-operative at Owen Sound prior to coming to Seaforth four years ago. A veteran of the Second World War, he served as a pilot with the RCAF. An active member of Seaforth Branch 156, of the Royal Canadian Legion, he serves as secretary. He is a member of the Lions Club and of the board of stewards of the Northside united Church. it until the fourth frame when Sebringville pushed across three runs on four hits. In the fifth frame the visitors scored one run to make the count 5-4, but Sebringville came back in their half to count one. This made Seaforth Juveniles defeated Sellringville 2-1, Wednesday night in Seaforth, to tie the series at one game each, in the best of Three series. the score read 6-4 and both sides went down in the sixth without adding to their totals. Nichy Schori started the rally in the fourth for Sebringville, with a single, followed by Jim Bell's double. Bill Kompf came through with a double to score Schori and Bell scored later on a hit by Gordon Strathdee. Flash went all the way for Sebringville, allowing three hits, five walks and struck out six. Dick and Pethick made up the battery for Seaforth. Seaforth 102 010 0-4 3 1 Sebringville 011 310 x-6 8 2 Seaforth 8, Sebringville 7 Seaforth won their fifth game in a row when they defeated Sebringville 8-7, in a close WO AA bantam baseball game at the Sebringville ball park on Thursday night. The win put the, locals on top of the heap and was the last game to be played before the playoffs. This game was previously rained out. Sebringville was determined to shove the locals from first place and went in front when they scored five runs in the se- cond, to add a single marker garnered in the first frame. Not to be out done, Seaforth came back with five runs In their half of the third, making a total of eight. Sebringville added one more in the fifth. -Both sides left men stranded; Seaforth seven and Sebringville six. Bill Flach and Ron Smith shared the pitching honors for (Continued on Page 4) Pete , Stinnissen, Anne Sharp, Leslie Carter, Don Hulley. Senior Awards Mary Eckert, Susan McLean, Ken Cardno. Mitchell Scores Most Points in Swimming Meet Swimmers from Mitchell and Seaforth competed in the first of a series of inter -club meets at the Lions Pool Monday even- ing. _)viitcheli swimmers were high with 286 points against Seaforth's 211. Results were, (S—Seaforth, M—Mitchell): Back Crawl 10 and under, 100', girls', Ely Murtha (M), Judy Wilfly (M); boys', Robert Taylor (S). 12 and under, 100'—girls', De- lores Maloney (S), Janet Beattie (S); boys', John Schutz (M), Jim Nixon (S), Myles Price (S). 14 and under, 200'—girls' Kat- ie Scott (S), Pat Parks (M), Wendy Moore (S); boys', Tom McPherson (M), Greg Rau (S), Ken Devereaux (S). 16 and under, 200'—girls' Joan Teall (S), Meta Reeves (S); boys', Bob Ellison (M), Bill Row - at (S), Gary Baker (M). '- Breast Stroke 10 and under, 100'—girls' Con- nie Brady (M), Penny Gloon (M); boys', Jim Houze (M), Bradley Kemstone (M), Paul Muir (S). 12 and under, 100' — girls' Mary Lawrence (M), Linda Wal- kom (M), Mary Pauli (M); boys', Jack Baker (M), Gary Nichol- son (S), Billy Walkout (M). 14 and under, 200' .... girls', Mary Robertson (M); Cheryl Moore (S), Anne Robertsn (M); boys', Ken Cardno (S); Dave Bourne (M), Robert Cosford (S). 16 and under, 200' — girls', Antonia Foster (M), Joan Teall (S), Meta Reeves (S); boys' Bill Shutz (M), Gary Baker (M), Bill Rowat (S). Free Style 10 and under, 100' --- girls', (Continued on Page 4) No Deliveries On Rural Routes There will be no rural mail delivery on Civic Holiday, ac- cording to postal officials. The wickets in the Seaforth post office will be open for one hour, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Postmaster 0. G. Oke said, and one mail will be despatched, that will be at 7 p.m. for Tor- onto, London and Stratford dis- tricts. Takes Position at Dresden Pool Miss Judy Crich, who has been on the instruction staff of the Seaforth Lions Pool for several years, has been appoint- ed supervisor of a new commun. ity pool at Dresden. She will organize a swimming instruction program there and will be assisted by her brother, Jim Crich. Both have had Red Cross supervisors''pourses. • SDHS Names Members To Committee Representatives of the SDHS board to the advisory committee of the new Huron composite school will be Trustee Ed. Dear- ing, of Hibbert, and Mrs. Mae Govenlock, of McKillop. The board made the appoint- ments at a meeting Friday even- ing. Renovation and modernization of the home economics room at the school was postponed when it was found preliminary esti- mates of the cost of the -work had been low and that funds were not available to cover the amount of the lowest tender: The board suggested that pre- vision would be made in next year's budget and that the work could get underway during the ,zCistmas recess. Robt. P. Watson Ex -Councillor In Tuckersmith Dies in Hospital The death occurred in Scott Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening, August 1, of Robert P. Watson, of Brucefield, follow- ing an illness of a year. He was in his 78th year. Active in ,the community, Mr. Watson served on Tuckersmith council for six years in the early twenties. He' was a mem- ber of Brucefield Un i t e d Church. An elder of the church, he had been clerk of the ses- sion for 36 years. Born in Stanley township, he was educated at SS No. 3, Tuckersmith and farmed in that township until his retirement in 1953. Married in Clinton October 28, 1914, his wife, the former Janet Burdge, predeceased him Sep- tember 19, '1960. He is surviv- ed by two daughters, Margaret, Mrs. Gilbert Beecroft, Belgrave and Miss Janet Watson, Aylmer, by a son Robert M. Watson, London and by four grandchild. (Continued on Page 4) Suggest Early $2 50 .a Year ;f Yenee S27ct le" Copole .' ?•C atg Of NewOriEve's Br Council Meets Tuckersmith Clears By-law For Building Construction in Tuckersmith on lots smaller than ten acres will be regulated. Meeting on Tuesday evening council passed s by-law setting out regulations to govern building within thi. township. Necessity for exercising some control over building arose from the increased building, activity in built-up areas in the town- ship, adjacent to towns and vil- lages. It is the first step in a program designed to prevent development o f undesirable housing arrangements. Warden Ivan Forsyth presid- ed and all members were pre- sent. T h e building by-law deig- nates that no building' or struc- ture, or any part thereof, may be .constructed, altered, enlarg- ed, moved or demolished within lots smaller than ten acres, un- til the owner has obtained a permit from the building inspec- tor, to be designated by coun- cil. The by-law establishes the scale offees for permits, the duties of the building inspector and requirements by • '. s•rs an- ticipating building construction or renovation. Ted Lithgow, of Egmondville, sought council approval for a 50 -foot extension of the road- way past his house. The ex- tension would mean the snow- plow may push the snow past his gateway and not -leave snow directly in front of his home and driveway. The Road' Super- intendent was instructed to• or- der two loads of gravel to be used in Instructing a 50 -foot extension. - The clerk was instructed to collect any overdue Egmond- ville water accounts.. Assessed owners on the Stewart Munici- pal Drain are to be billed and payment called for September 1, 1961. A Tile Drainage Loan was passed for payment and a simi- lar application was provisionally passed. A petition was placed before council requesting improvement of the closed portion f the Archibald Municipal Dr a i n. Township engineers, Archibald, Gray and McKay were requested to make a survey and report. The Road Superintendent was authorized to obtain the services of a power shovel to complete the open section, of the Elgie Municipal Drain. • The following accounts were passed for payment, welfare, $151; Thamer Nursing Home, $93.25; Equitable Life, pension, 13.50;advertising, $13,67; Muni- cipal World, printing, $40.31; Fred Adams, dump, $20; Roth Brothers, Elgie Drain, $1,280; Township of Hay, Stewart Dr., $294; tile drainage loan, $600; telephone accounts, $7.10; fox bounty, $4.00; Stewart Drain, clerk's fees, $25; petty cash account, $11.50; salary and al- lowance, $225.77; Receiver -Gen- eral, income tax, $15.90; roads, $1,745.17. Council adjourned to meet on September 5, at 8 p.m. • The new Grieve's Bridge, on the .coun ;`road, north of Seaforth,will be open for traffic wiiiint, a few days, if all goes well, according to 13uron County Engineer, J. W. Britnell. Mr. Britnell told the Expositor Wednesday that construction of approaches is under way. As soon as gravelling is completed—probably Friday :traffic will • use the new bridge. Blitz Thursday To Sell Tickets For Carnival. With the 26th annual Lions Club Summer Carnival set for next week, members of the club will stage their annual ticket blitz on Thursday night. Plans call for every home in Seaforth to be visited, com- mencing at 7:30 p.m. Resi- dents will be urged to pur- chase advance sale carnival admission tickets. Each tick- et, in addition to providing admission to the grounds, is an opportunity to share in the main prize drawing. Proceeds from the three- day carnival make possible the continued operation of the Lions Park and Pool, which tliis ^year is again providing enjoyment each day for many hundreds of district children and adults. The Lions ticket blitz per- mits every resident to share i the task of maintaining the park and pool. Paving of the apprpaches to the new bridge will :not get underway until next year, Mr. Britnell said experience lied in- dicated that it was wise to allow a new road to settle for at least a year before commencing paving . The work this year will be confined to completing the ap- proaches. Included in next year's program is the rebuild- ing of the entire road from ' Seaforth to Winthrop, This in- cludes a portion of North Main Street included within Seaforth, which the county will rebuild in the capacity of contractor to the town. The graceful, new 136 -foot concrete bridge, which will carry traffic across the Mait- land River, replaces a concrete' bridge erected in 1927. The new approach to the bridge runs straight south from from the George Stone property, west of the Wilmer Scott resi- dence. The road continues south and joins the existing highway at the Alex Smith pro- perty. The new bridge and con- necting highway eliminate the dangerous turns in the existing road. The present bridge runs -(Continued on Page 4) Neighbours, Firemen Combine, Save Byrn About seventy-five neighbor- ing farmers and fire brigades from Seaforth and Mitchell co- operated Friday evening to save a large McKillop barn from de- struction... . - Threatened by a smouldering fire in the mow, the barn owned by .Mervin Dietz, lot 6, con. 8, McKillop, was saved when farm- ers tossed out nearly 60 tons of smouldering hay. Firemen poured water on the hay as it was moved and before it could burst into flames. Mr. Dietz paid tribute to the efforts of the volunteers and to the co-operation of Seaforth and Mitchell firemen. Without their help, the barn wouldn't have been saved. The outbreak, believed caused by spontaneous combustion, was discovered early in the evening by Gerald Buuck, who lives on the farm. As volunteers toiled to toss out the heated hay, dense smoke poured out from the top of the barn. Firemen pulled boards from the barn to allow gasses and smoke to escape and to per- mit easier access to the hay. In fighting the fire, firemen were faced with preventing a sudden flare-up of flames. In the closely packed barn this could have resulted in the blaze getting out of hand in minutes. When the last of the hay had been removed around midnight, several burnt areas were dis- covered in the mow. The fire appeared to have had its be- ginning in the centre of the large mow near a post. Firemen suggested the open area around the post had acted as a chim- ney. The post was charred and rungs of a ladder attached to it were burned: Mitchell and Seaforth fire- fighters laid several lines of hose into the barn and firemen and farmers remained at their task despite choking gases which seeped through the smouldering mass. Water was trucked to the scene by relays of volunteers. Trucks owned by Wilbur C. Hoegy and equipped for barn spraying were pressed into ser- vice as well as other trucks be- longing to neighbors. Tractor Burns When a bearing seized in the fire truck motor as Seaforth fire- men answered an alarm Friday at noon, firemen were forced to comandeer a passing car for the balance of the trip. Firemen were on their way to extinguish a blazing tractor on the farm of Dr. M. W. Staple- ton, second concession of Tuck- ersmith. Alex McDonald, who was op- erating the machine as it burst into flames, ran to the house and called the brigade when he found he was unable to control the fire. The blaze was brought under control with hand extinguishers. Little Boy: Daddy, v. hat is a female shopper? Daddy: A female shopper. my boy, is a woman who can hurry through a department store aisle 18 inches wide without brushing against anything, then drive on home and knock both doors off a 12 -foot garage. MONDAY NIGHT WAS PICNIC TIME for members of the Seaforth Women's Institute and their families as they gath- ered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. James Keys, in McKillop. Members of the executive are shown as they paused in the midst of supervising the picnic program. From the left (seated) are Mrs. Leonard Strong, first vice-president; Mrs. James Keys, president and Mrs. Harold 'Riga past president; (standing), Mrs. W. Coleman, secretary; Mrs. Ross Gordon, treasurer; Mrs. Gordon McKenzie, district director; Mrs. Gordon Elliott, second vice-president and Mrs. Gordan ?apple, public relations. (Expositor photo by Philips). (See story on page 5).