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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-12-07, Page 1• 4 • 102nd Year Whole No. 4895 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THUR DAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 16 PAGES $2.50 a Year in 440,age Single Copies, 10 Cents Elect Oliver Pryce McKillop FofA Reviews Year McKillop Federation of Agri- culture held a work shop and public speaking contests dur- ing 1961 as part of their many activities, President James Keys told members at the annual meeting Tuesday night. They also conducted the cancer can- vass and collected $485.00 for the society. Meeting in Cavan Church, Winthrop, the meeting was pre- ceded by a banquet served by the ladies of the church. Mr. Keys was chairman for the eve- ning. D. A. Rann, Brussels, was guest speaker and showed slides of his recent trip through Western Canada. He was intro- duced by Oliver Pryce. During the evening Miss Di- ane Henderson favored with two solos, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. John Henderson. Community singing was led by Ken Campbell and Larry Wheatley. McKillop Reeve, Dan Beuer- mann, spoke concerning the County Home. Elmer Ireland, president of Huron County Federation of Agriculture, brought greetings from that group. He comment- ed on highlights of the Ontario Federation annual meeting in Toronto. He mentioned that three federation presidents (Continued on Page 5) Mild Weather in 1911 As Couple Married • • • • • • • • It was clear and mild fifty years ago Wednesday. The weather was just like it was last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. John McLachlan, ..who celebrat- ed their 50th wedding annivers- ary on Wednesday, recalled. "It was almost fall weather the day we were married, but we had good sleighing before Christmas," the groom of a half century ago said. Mr. and Mrs. McLachlan, a former well-known Tucker - smith couple, celebrated the wedding anniversary at their home in Egmondville, when many friends crowded their home to extend congratulations. They received a large number of cards and gifts, and mem- bers of their family presented them with a space -saver and platform rocker. A letter from Senator W. H. Golding extend- ed congratulations and express- ed regret he could not be present because of illness. He recalled his friendship with Mr. McLachlan extending over many years. A family dinner Friday eve- ning at the home of their daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson McCartney, was a fore- runner for the reception Wed- nesday. Pouring tea in the afternoon were cousins of the groom, Miss Belle Campbell, of Seaforth, and Mrs. Grace Scott, of Cromarty, and in the evening those assist- ing were the bride's niece, Miss Thelma Elgie, and Mrs. Mar- garet Platt, of Seaforth. Also assisting were three grand- daughters, Lois McLachlan, Georgene McCartney and June McLachlan, and Mrs. D. Mc- Lean. - Mr. and Mrs. McLachlan were married at the home of the bride's parents, the late William Elgie and Hannah Traquair. con. 9, HRS, Tuckersmith. ,Rev. John Richardson, of Kippen Presbyterian Church officiated, and there were 100 guests pres- ent. The bridesmaid was the late Mrs. James Barbour, formerly Harriet McKellar, cousin of the groom, and the groomsman was the bride's brother, the late Robert Elgie. After a boutiful meal the couple recalled that the remainder of the evening was spent dancing to music sup- plied by neighboring young men Mr. McLachlan, who was born in Logan, the son of the late Alex McLachlan and Ether McDougal, moved as a child with his parents to Hibbert, where he grew up. Following their marriage the bride and groom farmed for seven years in the Cromarty district, moving to Tuckersmith in 1918, having purchased a farm at lot 12, con. 7. They lived there for 34 years, moving to Egmondville in 1953. Mr. and Mrs. McLachlan have a family of three: Jean, Mrs. Peter Simpson, of the Huron Road; Hazel, Mrs. Wilson Mc- Cartney, of the Mill Road, and Robert, of the 4th concession, Tuckersmith. There are 10 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. The groom has two sisters in Moose Jaw and a brother at Boharm, Sask. Mr. and Mrs. McLachlan, who enjoy excellent health, are members of Egmondville Unit- ed Church. The groom of 1911 is 77, while Mrs. McLachlan is 75. Biggest Since Od Boys' Parade. Packs Streets Seaforth streets in the busi- ness area were packed to ca- pacity Saturday afternoon when Santa came to town. It was the largest crowd in Seaforth since the 1955 Old Boys' Reunion, according to those who had watched both events. And to the thousands who pressed for advantage points along the parade route, the crowds seemed even larger. While the weather helped—it was mild and clear—the parade itself drew the crowds. With 28 floats and six bands, the spectacle took 45 minutes to pass. Leading the parade were op- en cars carrying Mayor E. Daly, C of C President Bruce Mac- Millan and Lion President John Longstaff, and right behind were 80 Scouts, each carrying a large flag of a country in which a Lion organization is active. A feature of the parade was the appearance of the Snow Queen, Brenda Houston, in her car followed by her attendants, Elizabeth Stewart and Betty Dolmage. The Snow Queen was selected by the voters through- out the Seaforth area. Top prize for floats was awarded "The Good Ship Lolli=! pop," entered by Irvin's Hard- ware, Maple Leaf Dairy and Johnnie Blue; "Red Riding Hood," entered by Seaforth Women's Institute, came sec- ond, and third prize went to "Miss Mullet," entered by Scott Habkirk. Special mention was given "Spirit of Christmas," entered by the Neil Bell children.. In the competition for best band ,top award went to the Seaforth District High School Trumpet Band. Other prizes went to Clinton Community Band, Exeter Legion Pipe Band and the Atwood Boys' and Girls' Band. Other bands taking part were Brussels Legion Band and Brodhagen Band. Following the parade, Santa Claus distributed over 1,500 treats to the children of Sea - forth and district. The parade was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club, in co-operation Ask Aid to Maintain Well in Brucefield A petition from residents of the Village of Brucefield, peti- tioning the Department of High- ways to help retain the water well on the propertly recently purchased by the Department of Highways, is to- be presented and was supported by Tucker - smith council, at a meeting Tuesday. The well can be use- ful in refilling the tank of fire- fighting equipment, council felt. All members were present and Warden Forsyth presided. Court of revision was held for the Nash Municipal Drains Improvement, 1961. No com- plaints were received, there- fore the by-law was passed by council. Court of revision was also held on the Archibald Municipal Drains Repair and Improvement, 1961. One com- plaint was received by the clerk in regard to the benefit assess- ment. The ,court of revision did not allow the appeal, and coun- cil summarily passed the en- abling by-law. The remuneration of the deputy returning officers was set at $8.00 and that for the poll clerks at $6.00, for the re- cent municipal election. Rent of $5.00 was paid for each poll- ing place. The following accounts were passed for payment: Town of Red Cross Looks For Blood Donors Arrangements for a blood donors' clinic on December 19, have been completed, according to Red Cross officials. The clin- is will be held in Northside United Church. Emphasizing the need fot blood, the Red Cross pointed out that during the first ten months of this year, 60 bottles of blood were used in Scott Memorial Hospital here. Dur- ing the same period, more than 1,000 bottles were used in Vic- toria and St. Joseph's Hospitals in London—much of which is for patients from this area. Each bottle costs the Red Cross $5.00 to process. Exeter, South Huron High School debentures, $385.04 ; Town of Clinton, C.D.C. Insti- tute debenture, $322.04; fox bounty, $12; advertising and supplies, $78.23; revising vot- ers' lists, $69.65; deputy return- ing officers, $48; poll clerks, $36; rent for polling places, $25; petty cash account, $12.75; Fred Adams, dump, $20; tru- ant officer, $16.70; Equitable Life, pension, $13.50; salary and allowance, $225.77; Receiver General, $15.90; printing Archi- bald Drain Bylaws and financial report, $90; Brucefield street lights, $31.75; welfare, $233.75; roads, $1,326.00. McKillop Meets Meeting in Carnegie Library on Monday, McKillop council sat as a court of revision on the Nash Drain. There being no appeals, final approval was given the by-law and the Clerk was instructed to seek tenders for the work. Council appointed Gordon McGavin to the SDHS Board for 1962. Current expenditures, as well as road expenditures of $1,164.96, were approved. A refund of $2.00 was auth- orized to Stephen Murray as the result of an error in dog tax and the assessment on a drive shed on the property of Ken Beattie was reduced $200. Council approved payment of $10 to Richard Downey as com- pensation for a broken sewer. Accounts from Seaforth for $1,740 and Mitchell $225 for fire protection were approved. With Seaforth business and pro- fessional firms. .Arrangements were in charge ef. Bruce MacMillan, president of the Chamber of Commerce, with A. Y. McLean heading the Christmas activities committee. Lee Learn headed the parade committee and organized the entry of floats, while Charles Dungey was parade marshal. A committee, including L. F. Ford and George Hildebrand, was re- sponsible for bands. Seaforth Boy Scouts and Cubs under Keith Sharp, assisted lo- cal police in handling the crowd and in guiding the hundreds of children who pressed for a look at Santa. Other committees were head- ed by R. J. Boussey, J. A. Stew- art, Frank Sills, J. C. Crich and Al McConney. Willis Dundas represented the Lions Club and made arrangements for Santa's visit and candy distribution. Open cars used in the parade were provided and driven by Mr. Hainea, Isabel Shannon and Darrell Schneider. Prizes were presented at a reception in the Legion Hall, when 'the Legion Ladies' Aux- iliary served coffee and sand- wiches to those taking part. Mr. MacMillan expressed ap- preciation to those taking part on behalf of the sponsoring or- ganizations, and cheques re- presenting prizes won were pre- sented. The Topnotch trophy was presented by George Me- Iiwain, manager of the Seaforth branch, to George Hildebrand, representing the SDHS Band. Main Street decorations were completed for the parade and the street was a maze of color- ed lights. A large Christmas tree was a feature in front of the Town Hall, while an at- tractive Nativity scene., was a feature on the lawn ' by the Post Office. Legion Provides Bus Seaforth Legion arranged for a bus to bring residents of Hur- onview to Seaforth to see the [parade on Saturday. The bus was parked at the corner of Main and Goderich Streets. Huronview superintendent Harvey C. Johnston, in a let- ter to The Expositor, expresses appreciation: "On behalf of the residents of Huronview, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Seaforth Legion for sending a bus to the Home so that our residents could go down to Sea - forth to see the Santa Claus parade on Dec. 2, 1961. "I would also like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Van Der Hoek of the Supertest Station for supplying coffee while they were waiting for the parade. "These acts of thoughtful- ness of the Legion and Mr. and Mrs. Van Der Hoek was much appreciated by those who avail- ed themselves of the opportun- ity to take in this outing." SEAFORTH AREA BOYS AND GIRLS SEEK COLORING CONTEST PRIZES Seaforth area boys and girls are busy these days preparing entries for The Huron Exposi- tor Christmas coloring contest. The contest closes Friday, De- cember 15. If you are nine years of age or under, you are eligible to enter and compete for two won- derful prizes—a great big beau- tiful doll for the best colored Gre y Ele ctors R e tu rn Re e ve Council Grey Township re-elected pleased to see so many nominat- minister successfully. Jack Bry- willing to help out. ed for the positions of trustee. ans, who followed, thought the matter had been stated very clearly. With the Walton school sitting very close to McKillop and Hullett Townships, some time in the future these areas may be looking to this area. Mr. Bryans thought a school would be helpful in Walton and declared his willingness to stand. He expressed thanks to Mrs. Cardiff, clerk of Grey, and to Mr. Kinkead for extra work. Donald McDonald said he was willing to help, and Wm. Coutts said he too, would try to do his best. Stuart Humphries said he was very interested in seeing a school established. If an elec- tion was necessary, his name might be on the ballot. Cliff Ritchie thought t h e school would he a success. He might be willing to help out in a year or so. t h'; Emerson Mitchell said if he was on the board he would try to do his best. Herb Traviss thought it fair to have two trustees from Grey, two from Morris and one from Walton. If necessary, he was Reeve Clifford Dunbar and Councillors Archie Mann, Glen Huether, Kenneth Bray and Lawson Ward by acclamation on Friday. Also elected by acclamation were School Trustees for Area 1, Jack Cox, Max Demeroy and Cecil Raymond, and for Area 2, Donald McDonald, William Coutts, Wilfred Shortreed, Stew- art Humphries and John W. Bryans. Others who were nom- inated included George Hutchi- son for reeve, and for school trustee, Scott McLean, Ben Hayden, George Pearson, Clif- ford Ritchie, Roy Williamson, Herbert Traviss, Frank Kirkby and Emmerson Mitchell. At a ratepayers' meeting which followed on the close of nominations, William Brown was named chairman. The meeting discussed the formation of a new school area in the Walton district. J. 11. Kinkead, public school inspec- tor, explained the procedure in starting a new area. The area will consist of a portion of the Townships of Grey and Morris. Mr. Kinkead said he was very Wilfred Shortreed, the first speaker, felt that a small school was very costly and hard to ad - REEVE CUIPP DUNBAR Roy Williamson, who has been one of the trustees for the last two years, stated he would not be standing. Frank Kirkby, who was nominated, was not present. Chairman Speaks Jack Cox, chairman of the area board 1 for the last year, pointed out improvements that had been carried out, including new furnaces, insulation and plumbing. Referring to taxation, he said the grants are not com- ing up very fast, but he hoped next year's board would be able to drop the mill rate for next year. The money that is on hand keeps costs down, since the board can carry on till grants come in. He declared his willingness to stand for another term. Jack Conley, who has a year to serve on his term, saki times have been tough. but he hoped everybody was happy. He hop- ed the board would be able to improve the Ethel School next year, Mr. Conley expressed best (Continued on Page 4) drawings submitted by a girl and a full size mechanical hoc- key game to the boy who does the best coloring job. All that is required is to color one set of three of the contest pictures and leave at or mail it to this office on or before Dec. 15th. Contestants may color and sub- mit as many pictures as they wish. The pictures appeared in last week's issue of The Expositor, and a number can be found in this issue. Get out your coloring mater- ials, boys and girls, and send in your entries—as many as you like. SS 12 Wins Expositor Cup The Huron Expositor trophy, presented for annual competi- tion to the school ha-ving the most entries at the McKillop School Fair, was won this year by SS No. 12, Secretary Camp - hell Wey announced this week. The teacher is Miss Jessie Lit- tle. Smile of the Week "Golf, golf, golf," wailed the wife as her husband started for the door with his clubs. "I really believe I'd drop dead if you spent one Sunday at home." "Now, dear," he answered, "there is no use talking like that. You know you can't bribe me." ELGIN THOMPSON, who was elected Reeve of Tuck- ersmith on Monday. Judge Homes December 19 Judging for the best dec- orated home will take place Tuesday, Dec. 19, commit- tee ,chairman, H. J. Boussey said. Judges will cover the streets throughout Sea - forth, Egmondville a n d Harpurhey in selecting the winners. Residents are urged to have decorations in place so that they may be con- sidered in the competition. sect Thompson. n luckersmitl, Tuckersmith voters on Mon- day elected Elgin Thompson as reeve. He defeated Frank Fal- coner 588 to 169. Both were members of the 1961 council. A little more than 70 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots. Turnout was slow, and it was not until well on in the after- noon that there was any sub- stantial vote out, according to officials. Reeve -elect Thompson suc- ceeds Huron Warden Ivan For- syth, who is retiring this year. He has been in the council for five years. While he is of a native of the township, h ing been born in Stanley, he oved to his London Road farm 27 years ago. With his son, Gordon, he farms 300 acres in Tuckersmith. An- other son farms in Stanley. The Vote By Polls Poll Poll Poll Poll Poll Poll Falconer 1 23 2 14 3 72 4 26 5 7 6 27 169 Thompson 106 142 55 126 91 68 588 Ashfield REEVE—Donald MacKenzie, 389; Andrew Ritchie, 359. DEPUTY REEVE — Thomas Howard, 366; Marshall Gibson, 328. Howick REEVE—Ivan Haskins, 103; Harvey McMichael, 69. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: (two elected)—Morley Johnson, 133; Morley McMichael, 75; Walter Renwick, 63. Clinton MAYOR—William J. Miller, 556; Herbert Bridle, 463. COUNCIL (six elected)—Mrs. F. G. Thompson, 730; Norman Livermore, 616; Don Symons, 597; George Rumball, 528; John Sutter, 510; George Wonch, 482; Walter Newcombe 475, Al- lan Elliot, 373. Hensall REEVE — Norman H. Jones, 231; Lorne E. Hay, 213. COUNCIL (four elected)— Harold Knight, 247: John Hen- derson, 237 ; Mrs. Minnie Noakes, 228; John Baker, 215; Gordon Schwalm, 179; Bill Clement, 150; Jack Lavender, 118; Clarence Lenaghan, 103; Jim Sangster, 102. Logan Twp. REEVE—Rudolph Bauer, 346; Wilfred Krauskopf, 334. COUNCIL (four elected)— Frank Dill 502: Gordon Mogk, 440; George C. Eickmeier, 415; William G. Hill, 388; Mervyn Hodgert, 331. THE PUBLIC joined in with the Public Utility Commission in marking the fiftieth anniversary of Hydro in Seaforth and accepted the Commission's invitation to an "open house" at the Commission offices in the Town Hall Thursday evening. Shown here enjoying a cup of tea are (from the left), Mrs. J. O.< Turnbull, Mrs. .1. E. Keating and Mrs. Joseph McConnell. (Huron Expositor photo -,by Phillips). (See Pages 9 to 14). Plan Hockey for all Ages As Minor Association Set Norman llachborn was nam- ed president of the Seaforth Minor Hockey Association at a meeting held last weekend. Secretary • treasurer is John Patterson. Other members of the executive are Thorpe Riv- ers, Dave Tremeer and Roy Mc- Gonigle. The association is this year sponsoring midget and juven- ile teams. Also operating this year is a bantam team. Saturday, Dec. 16, the regu- lar Legion Saturday morning hockey will commence, to round out a full slate of activities for the youth of the town. Schedule for the midget league has been drawn up as follows: Group 1, Midget Dec.: 6—Milverton at Exeter 9—Zurich at Seaforth 13—Mitchell at Exeter 13—Seaforth at Hensall 14 --Zurich at Milverton Hensall Seeks New Clerk ilensall council Monday eve- ning received the resignation of Clerk Earl Campbell and ap- pro‘ ed an advertisement seek- ing a new clerk, treasurer, tax collector and assessor. E. 11. Davis reported cleaning of the catch basin and said the tractor had given trouble, hut a as fixed. There had been trou- ble also with the furnace in the Hall. Other business included ap- proval of a donation of $10 to the War Memorial Children's Hospital, London, and the pay- ment to the building inspector of $67, which had been collect- ed by the clerk. The council took steps to have reporters present to cover council pro- ceedings. 15—Hensall at Mitchell 16—Zurich at Goderich 20--Hensall at Milverton 20—Zurich-iat Exeter 22—Milverton at Hensall 22—Zurich at Hensall 27—Seaforth at Exeter 27—Mitchell at Hensall 29—Seaforth at Goderich 29—Zurich at Mitchell 29—Exeter at Milverton Jan.: 3—Goderich at Exeter 4—Seaforth at Milverton 5—Goderich at Mitchell 5—Exeter at Hensall 6—Mitchell at Goderich 9—Milverton at Zurich 10—Goderich at Hensall 11—Goderich at Zurich 11—Milverton at Seaforth 12—Exeter at Mitchell 13—Exeter at Goderich 13—Hensall at Seaforth 17—Hensall at Zurich 18---Goderich at Milverton 19—Milverton at Hensall 19—Exeter at Zurich 19—Seaforth at Mitchell 20—Mitchell at Seaforth 22—Milverton at Goderich 25—Mitchell at Zurich 27—Hensall at: Goderich 27—Exeter at Seaforth 31—Hensall at Exeter 31—Seaforth at Zurich (To be rescheduled) Mitchell at Milverton (Date to be arranged) SHORTHANDED BUT SEAFORTH INTERMEDIATES DEFEAT EXETER Seaforth 6, Clinton 7 Seaforth lost a closely fought hockey game Sunday afternoon at Clinton RCAF Station. The game was very fast and rugged. Seaforth culdn't find their scor- ing thrust until midway through the second period. Seaforth fell behind 2 to 0 and later 5 to 2. A great scoring thrust brought Seaforth four goals, putting them into a 6 to 5 lead, but Clinton scored two goals near the end of the game. to eke out a 7 to 6 victory. The game was very well attended. Sea - forth plays in Clinton again next Sunday afternoon. Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. Bob Reuttenmiller scored two goals, and Bob Whitelaw, Ray Scoins. Ray Henderson and Ron Dale scored one goal each. Seaforth 5, Exeter 3 A shorthanded Seaforth squad beat Exeter 5 to 3 in a real thriller Tuesday evening in Ex- eter. The score was 2 to 1 for Exeter at the end of the first, but Seaforth had it tied 3 to 3 at `t,he end of the second. In the third Seaforth scored two goals and held --en to this lead for a 5 to 3 victory. It was a 1 well-earned victory, as only nine players showed up. Sea - forth plays at home Thursday, Dec. 7. against Mitchell, at 8 p.m. Bob Beuttenmiller perform- ed the hat trick with three goals, while Bill Pinder and Bill McLaughlin scored one goal each. Split $500 in Grey Cup Win The Grey Cup draw, sponsor- ed each year by Branch 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion, and worth $500, was won Saturday by Brian and Libby Habkirk, who jointly held ticket East 21, West 14.