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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-03-13, Page 1One Hun' dredth Year Whole „Number 4753 110 I UCCitiO , Up To People The comniunity,, in, 'general; gets kind- of 1.ecitiCation • that, it de- c•rve, G.. Q. Gardiner, '. pithice inspector,FOnderieh, .•toltt a' Toteltersraith. School, ..Area'NO,•113naidi.and teachers Of - the- are,a; SPeaking,.On! the • .,board• and---teacher,-,,ancVeoniintinitrela% 1i(Iusl.1ip., he also said it was..valu• able that. the :teachers • and • board* should get' tegetlaer; sert, problemal COUld be .anticablYaer, Mr; -.Gardiner Was introditeed by , .ptililie• sehoaltinspectcir--G.--.X Oo- 311311. , ..Exeter; :and . thanked by 1;Cleave. -Forrest;-: clip:Orden-der theevening,'Imelconh,' ed the teachers, Saying. that a. gond spunt eef '.eaoperatiOnexi.ste •• tween:the: teachers , and .,the Sehned-, , :,: • ,•. • ..' Thc supper Planned b5h.-the • board and" served ef,' the church • on TtieS;'. BeV7,77,17.Sentple;-,'..of-the,Chttreh,:. sato Grgee,' The ,Ladies Were,thank-' , bk, 'COomhs. Speneer.:•:jef--. tn4nlied.-.tife,4?aarel.:•feritheein-. Nitation to. the 'SuPper.ori .behalf of .." the:. teachers' of •. the area: • community, ni nate superVisor ", far t,he area. Cleave.. '..Coornlis .F011eWing.:the meetingi,the'tedelt-•, ers;.aitcl. the. beard •Proceetled„ to the. EgrnohldvhIe School. to .spe' an eX,•''• •,,,,,hibit'tif text .hoeks .and,SehOOT.':$1417.. , •( is ric Vms ar arrner , Robert Fotheringhaiii, RR $, Sea: faith.; waa' a top' exhibitor and coin-: petite'. 'at . -the .atinnal Hiiron, Coun- ly Secd Fair, held. in Ciiaton Fri- day and Saturday. He Won the RI'S.; seti T. Bolton prize in the smiler ' section for the mostmOints. seared' by ; artf•-:eXhibitor. in thejumor -,..Seedtjuclging_ competititin Which was cendlicted.'in'rconjimotion. Vfith' the Seed -Fair; he Was a 'Member.' .Of theSeaferthDistrictIligh School team' that won t1u inter-sphool, • judging coMpetitiote,, • . : • " .The lair was hew: in `the gyni- inaSittin of the:Clinton-Distrtet-High: 'School...At the fair he won the'bar- ley clianipioifship, with his 'winning entry in "the :Senior envision, and he had first prize ,barley entry in the junior division.He won' prizes alsofor early oats, ,falt Wheat,,:fecd 'barley; field bean.. .cern alfalfa seed, red 'Clover-:seetc•-rniz, ed .grain and baled hay: , .A1sa included in the, winning., of ,•,/tobert Fotheringham 'Was tlie A'. Y. McLean trophy for, "the 421-1, Inemner scoring 'most points in the. fair and Ispecial....prizes,zfor.:hia, ex- bibit of 'hybrid cern and liaileY,": Stormy weather; which blOcked. nianY 'township ,roads in Httran. oft Friday, 'keptaway same 'exhibi- tors whowere" eXpected to ihoW, ,but the turnout of entries,' eVen „ 'was' enough to uSe almost ' all the display space provided.- The Fair was inade mere interesting' hy arranged,: hy.::-agrieulttiral elassea of the • .five 'osecondary (Continued op Page -5) • Crash Head-on In. Hospital,. An aicident on Highway S4, west- ' of Hensall Saturday morning, which occurreth.during a 'blinding snow- storm, sent two men to hospital and caused damage -which police -estimated at $4,000-: , Cars driven by Ivan Kathileisch, of Zurich, and Kurt Wall, also of Zurich, -crashed headort during the storm. Wall and George Deichert, of Zurich,'a passenger -in the Kalb- fleisch car, were admitted to Clin- ton Hospital, Wall With cheat in- juries and Mr..Derchert with facial lacerations. OPP Constable Geo, "*.gettell investigated.. SEAFQRTII, ONTARIO FRIDAY, MARCH 1$:„.1959 n Mc6avin ne y our A March Zstoihypn Saturday fere, , ed 'postponeinent ;.of a:, party.: to: , . . • - .rnark.:• the,. 94th., . birthday .of, Johri resident.'" The 'poStponenieti.t..'..mily, added7te-,:- the enjOYMent 'cif— the: gathering lield ,uriday'`,„ when he, received congratulations and geed: of relativeS-.., and friends wlo called during th • afternoon_ Over 50 direct deSeends, ants' enjoyeth'a buf±et s,UPPer .with „ • , • A gratifying-, return , to , health, following.. a severe illness ' three weeks • age',-, wa'S- noted as :he greet- ed his gueStg,'"A-hrbther,7`issan 1VIeGaYin, and a sister; Mrs, Sophia, ••Kerr, both,Of Seaforth :joined with 'a son and danghter nieces` nephews • and ',•grandchildreti iri marking the occasion. ' -• • • • /Mr, dlle.Gaviit live with his Sea , •anddaughter-in4aw;,7Mr,•.end,MrS, ;-Gertlen-Me-Oavit4-7one-the.,:',100tacre fawn' in .::,11101CillOPIIOWnshiP Pres, 'ented „tablin bY.hia,father-on, the day .,- Of his Marriage t� Eatelle: -Berrie„ who, died 28 Years ago. Ite., is still keenly 'interestedin the af- fairs of the farm. 'Besides his. farm- -Mg activities;i>ler'Loyer he ,shipped livestoek to: :Toronto, making regular 'weekly tripe to the city. For the past 'few years, be. .has givet&upThiS'Ttrip.s but retains his interest in the Mar- 'ketsiand his .advice is stifl valued ,by,neighbors and friends: • He was one of ;:the first to- own a car in this diStriei,and. drove -,for,oVer-ilgt-Yearwittfcratran4epi, .dent, He was: a layer of 'good' .hors- ,eVeri. after ,-owning a 'car; travelled Many' miles .driving his spirited horse, • He: hag a daughter, Mrs: Wilbur Turnbull; 'seven' grandchildren grid 11 ,great grandchildren. The:,great granclehildren-and, ;a:number:. of grand, nephews „and, nieceS;.:num- bering :21,:"; each received A flver '.dollar from .their host. . • Surrounded , 'by gifts, bouquets, flowering plants and birthday -cards ,ne....opeiteel.,h1S.;,nhany gifts and had • their messages of cotigrathlatidn' 'read to hi.,, Friends from 'Sea - forth, London, Kitchener; Toronto, Guelph; ",Walton, , Ingersoll and. Brussels were present. " • . Brucefield Peop-k- Read More Books An- inerease, in •circulation, of books was rePorted by Brucefiold Library Boardat their meeting this week. Librarian Mts. William Scott, in her -report, told the board that 400 more books had been cir- culated in 1958...than in the previous, year, An increaSe in membership was also noted. The meeting was chaired by, AleX Paterson, and the secretary treaSurer, J. K. Cornish, gave his Members appointed to the board for. 1959 are: Alex Paterson, T. B. -Baird, Robert Watson, J: K. Corn- ish, Rev: S. Davison, Mrs. H. Tay- lor, Mrs. H, Dalrymple, Mrs, J. K. Cornish; Ivan Forsyth, repreS- entative 'I'uckersmith township; Harvey Taylor, representative Stanley faidiShip ' ' Major repairs are'reqiiired:tO the front of the Arena, but thereis no eanselor. concern, arena chairman W. TellITtati-T,The:EXpositeir: Tuesday, He • was 'referring' to a discussion of the arena. 'building -Which:-.1a4--takenTplace-..at-Teouneil; the preceding night.,. .• .Mr. l'eall • said following, a- Meet-; ing 01 the arena Commission Thurs- day, Catitracz: tors wlie_had.:erected, the blinding in 1949, and explained that there apPehretl'.:to' 1ie a settling' .in the front of the kidding. ?.The' contrac- tor realized .the situation and said thefe-Wig. no -e-ause-forTalarm,;,'• as - far as„the -Minding as a whole orh-the:„ auditorium flock is can, dernedThe floor', is supported in- dependently by Partitions' and -eels: :imurs' from . the ground 'floor,- he told Mr. Teall.: , • ” • • • '..However, front:the Staxidpoint;of Proper-malittenance,-it'is 'essential ,that repairs bg carried out -as -soon as possible, Mr....Teall. said; and the commission is •awaitingan sin- Spettien by .the contractor se:,th that. ,theLpippertepS' 'to bejakenean. he determined. k representative is, expeeted-here within. a few days' - Explaining that the ground' floor at the front of the building is be- grOttini:level thearea...chair- 'inan sal'Eslirface-water haatseep-,- . ed around Certain Parts of the front Wall ,and :made necessary the re- placement of some sections. He Roy C. Dungey Commercial Hotel Owner Passes -A Seaforth, bitaineSstnan .and Widely known host to the travelling' it--ihn-e;•Xoy.:Carlton.Mungey;:ettlie;,, Commercial "Hotel;:. died, suddenly :MOridayniorning. In his 53rd year, Mr,. Dtingey 'had. 'been in failing. healthfor the past two years.' 'Born in Logan township a son of Mrs: Charles Dtingey and the late Charles Dutigey,, be Moved to See: forth-36-years--ago;-Slificelhe_death, Of his father,' he. has operated the Ceininiercial,iHotel.. • •-.:" .; : He was a , member of • the ,St. Thomas'' Ahgllcan Church. His wife; the fernier: Hazel. Dernerling, died th 1950. Surviving hesideS, his. mother, are two sons, Charles ,and Roy; two Awe • daughters, Sandra 'and Barbara, and one sister, Mrs. Geo, Kruse,. all-ef Seger:pit- -• • , The rein -gins rested-. at the G. A. Whitney funeral home Seaforth where the funeral servicewas held: Wednesday afternoon ‘ at 2' With Rev. J. H. of the Angli- an Church, officiating,. 'Burial was in: Maitlandbank cemetery: Pallbearers Were M. MerriaM,,.. Jackson; J. T. Scott, J. Pullman, E. P. Chesney and Jahn Bach,: Flowerbearera,.. were J. C. ; Crich; D. H. • Wilson, ReiF-MeGregor and J. A, Baldwin: ,'' • , • :ont�sts Pay Off For -Town Ladies Two Seaforthladies found, good -fortune Tuesday- in contest - con- ducted in the area. ,Mrs. James „Barry was -a ' winner in a bingir sponsored by the London Kinsmen Club and Mrs. George Hildebrand was a *inner in a contest carried by a -Kitchener television station. IVIrs.,Barry will share the $1,000 prize with three other suecessful, players. Her total win will be $250. Other winne'rs were from St. Marys and Wilton Grove. Mrs. Barry bought her winning card from Lar - one's store in „Seaford'. " Mrs. llildebrand won for herself' a Marvel birthstone ring. Mrs. Hildebrand who was called by the station , during their programme; Bazaar, correctlynamed the com- poSer'of a song and had her choice of prizes. The winner, choosing a prize hidden' behind drapes, was lucky enough to choose the, right ,drape—the one that hid the ring. Behind the other drape, Mrs. Hilde- brand told the Expositor, were two ,pennies. Kings ori SEAFORT1MPUBLIC SCHOOL look part in the Et` spealting 'contest at ' the sohool Wednesday. 'Here the winners are shown; With IVIrs. Dale Nixon, president of the Horne and School, Asso'ciation, who Presented prizes to \the Winners. From the left are Ratio Scott, San- ; ette Virattetworth, Kim • Mc.Lean, Ruth Aim Wilson, Darrell Schneider, Janet, Turnbull and Mrs. , .NiXOn. "(Hxpositor photo by 1'111111N). c:pirtivt 'irmai felt the . entire problem could be solved by 1 the construction of a concrete wall aeroSsethe front and to theeaston•the north and amith sides fora distance ; of about 40 =feet; Not only would this prevent -surface-water-,front entering:, the 'building; but it •would provide 'dry `base for . the wooden colunins at the front of. the • • -Mr. Teall said--- the problem, ;doesn't exist in .the arena part Of the butiding, smee the ground falls away and surface water drains off: Regular examinations of the build- ing are *carried out by the arena staffrMi.,--Teall said. However, fol- lowing the Listowel 'tragedy, he had Made a 'special check and -ev, erYthing•waS, found to be in 'good shape.' re dVfl Will Sell a erwor During recent yearS;the,:,,subject :01.--niimeranS,',--colin'cill7-4SchaSions;- .-the.:i'brrnet,,-;.waterworki,,, property at Coleman " and pi-okisbi.e...st.toiotA;; 'Will be offered for sale; council de- cided MondayFor nearly 40 yearS. pflor • to 1923, when the present 'pumping 'static* was brought .into use the buildings hOused thetown waterworks. Inrecetit' years it. has provided .accommodation for • a . set': les of; town employees and.a base: for certain town maintenance ep- iationss and • e rviees. , Faced with the cost of gintaiot. repairs and alterations to make' it =sititable-for:present requirethents, eouheiI'':'.agreed.,,,th.=:the -property 'comMittee, the-. ',economical'. action: was to dispose Of the prapezty,and 'erect a inopergarage for present- day equipMent:, It had 'heen:Iridf, Cated ,sev\eral petential, purchasers were interested., inthe•'property, coin mittee chairman Sohn A. Bald- '. there are two iota' in, the. Prop...;,' 'city_ onlythe tot on Which. the bhildings are located Willi.•be of fered .for Sale; ',, • • , ; Require New Truck - 'Tenders for the supply of a two - ton truck Will be requested. Coitrt- ciflor Habkirk; street com- mittee chairman,, coendeda. bu1lt-u twoton truck, as.opposed too a, ;three:tea, since the: ,,former was More flexible for town: work. The Present truck.,would be:fete:in-; :ed• and this " would permit t e-: ment of, the town -owned horse. • It was almest„imposSible to Plow sideWalks Using -a, -horse-drawn pow Coththillor Habkirle answer to, a' question by Councillor Turnbull.. Oxi Godericli Street; high - Way piews shove snow across the sidewalks .and light sidewalk playa cannothandle it ` -Town Halrelteretions are altitoSt Completed,.;Coun.iIIorBaldwin f ported.' He said' Magistrate.:D; E, Reline§ had eXpressed satisfaction, with .the court . area 'arrangements,' •f`lle was ,yery -happy .and suggest- ed he Would like' to bring Goderich -Council,' down to','S'ee, what' a ling .job cdirid be Ftirnishings' for the rooms' were being 'considered,-although'"Iittle "Pregress..Was. being made in 'ob- taining': a '"table ,:tor the .:council chamber,„ Which had been ordered nearly two 'Years age from a -local .; .•'• (Continued :On 'Page 12) • Single 'Copies, 5 Cent, $2.50 a Year in AdVance In one. ofAhe_,..shortest, meetings - in Many -months, Seaforth Council Monday evening heard' that 'arena finances. were in better -shape -than - they had been for Some linfe as a ' result -of -increased' use being made of the arena and 'community cen- tre, -.facilities; To -offset ----this- good news there was also a report whielt nidicated3he front entrance portion ,of the, building rtquired substantial repairs. Council recognized that every care should_ be taken to ,ensure that no angel- existed -in' theuse of_the-building; but left it. -ta the arena commission ;to decide what action, 'if any, was .necessary. - Arena . commission- secretary -L. F. Ford told council that' the' missien had been. in. 'touch With -the, contractor •Who .:,binit„ the 10 - :year .; old ..„-strricturge-,,--etineetning; the front portion of, •.,the,, build- ing, and , the ” contractor is hav- ing ;a representative -examine the building and:, will renortto the commission. The difficulty , arises' because- the ',grade at • the, front of the building is-tocr- high;-: which per- initst surfade--WaterTalle against it. It can:be corrected' by the can-, striiction of n1.80-feot concrete wall acroSs,-the_fient •and:40,feet .along the north and south .14i.An. This. would—raise-the" -supporting col-. limns above the ground: level and atthe-sainetime:Iteep siirface_WaL., terfrom flooding into the struc- ture-, coUneil was told:. , .. Con-nal...considered: the fact ,that large ;crowds frequently attended. functions in the arena hall, and during recent weeks, while Taunt Hall alterations were in progress, .-- .., here on Saturday; and ill. rnake a return trip to ,; the 1Vlichigari.seity next. Satur- day. the Seaforth team w - • . . . IN AN INTEIINATIONAL.EXCIIAN6E, Seaforth-Banfarhs 'net the'truins Of earborn, Mich., The-exchange'viSit Was. arranged with "Seaforth lieck,ey official S by .PrestOn. Tabor.' 'of. Dear- -- born and Seaforth. Shown here following the game, --which was won by Seaforth, are ..,Ken. Myers and Andy Mitchell, of Dearborn Bruins, with Jim MeLIwain? and Tommy -Phillips, of Seaforth: . , • ' f Exposit& photo *by Phillips). , les ea -spr The rabies threat in the Seaforth area is more serious IloW than at any.previous time, Dr. F. C. Mac- Lennan, of the Healthof •Animals Branch here, told The Expositor this week. , Dr. MacLennan said increasing numbers of foxes in the area .are being found to be rabied. In al - T. ommittees re ame lan Membership. Drive are already being made by ci.cled to call a meeting in the near future with the membership com- rnitteeeto formulate a meinbership eampaign, which ,will be held dur- ing Chamber of Cornoierce Week. the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce to .participate in the second ann- ual Chamber of • Commerce Week,' which is being held this Year frOm April 12 to 18. The plans will in- clude a membership drive •and general meeting to 1:,e held, Tues- day, April 14;, when. ,a film .of the, St. Lawrence Seaway will be ,At a meeting -of the executive, on Friday, $25 was Toted towards the Listowel Disaster Fluid, , • , President W 11. Smith, who in- formed the Meeting, that he had been .requested to attend a meet- ing to discuss a Huron -Perth San- ta•Claus parade;4aS appointedthe, chamber's representative. It was suggested other 'Orgallieationaualgo should have appointees at the meet - The meeting discussed the- PoSsi- of_donatinga trePhy-ta_minor baseball:as an:ince-Rye to diStilet youth to -participate in the: game: The Matter Was left over for fur- ther dismisdonat a later date, are.the. ..._confirattok, chbirmen and Ooninlittee-s-, as al5:" Paitithd by the executive tor 1959: membership, R. S. Box, Chairman; G. Smith, C. Coombs, R. J. Bons,. 'sey, A. Wright, D, Whyte. and G. Wright;. Merchants., J. A. West- cdtt, chairman; G. A. Whitney and Ross ..Savatige; . industrial; J.. A, Stewart; chair/tan,: F. C. S. Sills, L. Ford an r A. Baldwin; Civic improvement, '. W. • M. Hart; Agri- culture, • K. Stretp,' chairman,,' Prearliocit, G. Stockwell and R. 'Belton; ptibikeity, L. Hagan. FelIOwing the appointment of the eerritnittees;': the executive de- , . Steal ...,Rifles At Baldwin .HardWare Gaming ettrance through a rear door, thiev,es broke into Baldwin Hardware , Wednesday night or early Thursday. morning, • Included in, the', loot Was '$55 in cash,' two rifles, 2,5110 rounds of anirnunition, 'flashlights and ,fish- ing tackle: Mr. Baldwin said cntry was gained by breaking a Panel in a 'rear door, ' ' Pollee Chief Elmer ,Hutchinson is itivestigating. most eVery- case of a rabid fax, a - (lag is involved, andGte danger. lies in- he dog attacking a human, - . The' 'presence of dogs loose 'in an area proves on attraction to foxes. When dogs, are permitted to run at large, -more foxes are at- tracted and the greater is the pos- sibility of ' dogs becoming involv- ed, This, in- turn, increases the danger, 'th humans, particularly children, since -as a rule they have no hesitation to •aPproaching a dog, Dr, MacLennan said. "There is only one way to be sure, and that is to keep 'dogs fled up all the the: veterinarian warned. Hensail Namet Arena Manager • A St. Thoinas Man. was appoint- ed arena manager and recreation- al direetor of the Hensail Mem- orial Arena at a special meeting of the Park Board Tuesday night. J. R. Hume, St. Thomas, was chos- en from a field -of 10 aPplicants to' fill this position. Mr. Hume is assistant arena manager and assistant recreation -- al director in St. 2h-ernas at the present time. He is very active in sports. Mr. -Hunte is inaftled and has a -family a four children. In all, 10 applications were re- ceived and considered, from Strati' ford, Galt, -Strathroy, ,Centralia. -RCAP--and- SThoinas,-------- Huron Liberals selected delegates to attend the tirtual 'meeting of the Ontario, Liberal Associatiktii at an executive- Meeting_ in Exeter . - Priday. The Ontario; inecting takes place in Toronto on April 3.'• , Named delegates Were Beecher Menzies, President, Clinton; .Tarries, Blase; secretary, Goclerich; Geo. Dieckeit treasurer, Zurich; 'Ivan Kalhfleisch, :Zurieh; Mrs. .Carnt Beweliffe. Seaforth, arid W. L. ' Huliett. Alternates are George Ruether, Exeter; Mrs. El; mer Cameron, Tuckersmith;Mrs. Isobel Campbell, : 'Exeter; Mrs., William :McGuire, ,Goderich town- ship; William Leiner, Jr.. Hullett, and. Joseph Gunn, Crediton. In charge of the meeting, which was attended by a riding -wide re- presentation, was PreSident'Beeeh- er iVLenzies Seatorth Wins ,rorn.U.SGuesis In Hockey test IL -Kendrick) Seafoftli, Batitaros, atter a bad start in the first period; came back in ,strength to defeat a bantam team from:the 'United ,Ptates.,,.the, Dear- born Bruins..The. Dearborn team, Mitch the bigger cif the twe, could not kep up, to the. goat-hungrY Sea - forth •six, after the first period.. The first stanza Was bard fought with the Michigan -team coining oat on tap with one goal. However, when the two learns skated off, the lee; after the Second period it was a'. different sterY, - Seaforth -had netted four goalsto one by the Dearborn squad, to give Seaforth the lead.faur to two, ' In the final frame the hard -pound- ing Seaforth :team bagged three more insurance goals . to *in the game seven th, two. ,Tim Dick scored what proved to be the win- ning goal at 11.35 of the second per- iod, Other- scorers for Seaforth were: Jim MeLlwain with two, Tom Phillips, Tom Pahl Rau and AllartPatterson .each with one. The two goals for the Pruins were scot - ed by, D. A. Dinsdale and- Dennis Martindale; • , . . Select Stars Referee George Hildebranci pick- ecl the four stars of this game.. They were: Dean Dickie, for his terrific -net -minding for Dearborn:. Matt Mulcahy, for his leadership ability •'irt leading.. the. `Dearbnin attack; Jim McLlwain, Who scored two goals and hadone, assist for Seaforthi.-Boh,Pappie-who_workest, very hard to get inur, assistS for the Sedfortli squad. SEAFORTII—BOyes, goal; Bed - rd Date, defence; -Akket tersoft; -RattforWards; -Coleman; MeLIwain; Phillips, B. PapPle; 15apple, Carter, Cairipben, Sills, Sillery, J. Diek, T...biek, alternates.. DKARBOBN-,--D: Biekie„goal; Mitehell; Golba, defenee; Dinsdak, Martindale, Mulchany, ,Quint, Ko- walski, Myers, Petrere„ HoWatd, Maturek, Ktipraahuk, Pryiky, Keb- kites, Wilheline;' alternates Overheard in the company Tof,. fee bar: "Gee, better get back to the Office or 'I'll' be late for quitting tittle." ' 'thearena had been the scene of, Teen Town gatherings, 'Terhaps, they ,,should : cut the crowds in half,',!2:suggested':_:.Coun:, _ enter . MVOs, who •went on to say, .that the • condition.'..had:existed for .• at leasttwo years, and should • - 41ak.6.h_e_enfixed,:',1ong--,',Ago.,-,The, state of the friiiit;dirliilTa-freet the second'floor, •-however, since it • was carried, by • independent col- umns andground floor partitions, The areaa Staff..4.. not included Mader the toWn. COMpeitaation,"pol- icy, ' 'Clerk Wilson:said, in ,answer to.--a-Onery..k was.: the.'respnosibu. , ityofe•th.earenaceininission, to Provide that -pretection,. he Said.:, ,-Council -agreed' With .4 cointniS. don recommendation ,that- - the ' ,...towte:S-bability4olic-Y,-.1-which2 arena,- he raised. from - '.$50,000 , to :$200;000:- The increase in premium was $43.' The coniiiiis- §1011„,is-, Carrying' out a 'surveS.r of -itslireittsuranee-.1,-CoVerage,.,With-- • the thOught.', that • some ,,,seviags.. could be : effected on 'premiltinS, Arena ,operations ' during recent Mr, Ford 'told • eouncil,.. sented , ment. The'30-year-Old Superthst ;service . station. at the cornerofMain and , Goderkh 'Streets,. will be retilaCerf-.' with a, it -indent, structure atan: 'early date„ council learned, when it :.considered an application for a building permit The new station to be erectedat the northwest cor- ner of thelat,,la:eatiMated to cost $17,000 H p. Free, company: representative, who *ended, the meeting,- said - Work would get un- „ der ..way- at. 'once. • [ince Wove Estoblisii eter Some advances are being made in negotiations leading to the es- tablishment of a municipal ceme- tery. Councillor Brady told coun- -eil,--In---disoussions_vdth_the town solicitor, he had learned there was some doubt as to whether St. ..t.anes'- Church- would 'associate .With the proposal. There had been a request for an estimate of the cost involved and this was being prepared. Northside Church had been ad- vised to,complete an audit so that, when, plans were completed there - -would be no delay in effecting the transfer bf Maitlandliank cemetery, he shid, Referring to costs,, Dr. Brady said the experience in Clinton had been that M the first two years costs had amounted to 4 mills, but once proper administrative control had been established and a mauso- leum constructed, animal . costs, had dropped -to less than, a mill. ,At the moment "the Clinton cost , was 3/4 of a mill, and this was applied across the town. In his opinion, it would be desirable to proceed' with the construction of a mauselehm as soon as possible. Advance Pension Plan Reporting for the finance Cam- . mittee,' Councillor Brady said two proposals to provide a pension plan - for town employees had °been rt- -ceived and a third was being awaited . These 'Would be considered by •tlae eommittee and a firm recom- mendation made to eountil. In the meantime, he felt' deductions of five Per cent should commence, effective March 1, "since all em- ployees were in favor. ' When Clerk Wilson pointed out the 'matter had nOt been discussed with him, council agreed the com- mittee should confer with all, em- ployees and then make a retom- mendation. - Councillor Scott Hahkirk, street - committee chairman, said work had been limited to snowplowing and snow removal. A nimther of trees had been removed, partied- - tarry in the neighborhood of Huron, and High Streets_ Here eleven treesl had succumbed, believed to be the result of heat from the- Ball: Macaulay fire two years ago, Councillor Ilabkirk said new trees (Continued on Page 12) -WE'RE $ORItY Crowded columns have made it necessary to hold over.' a litantity of material intended for this issue. These stories will appear in full next week. Have Licenses Withcss than aweckto go, -. than.60 per cent of diattict. ' motorists havelpurcliased 1959., licenses, according -to 'S. A. Westgott, local issuer. Westeott said there has been a slight increase in inter- est during the Oast few i days,. but . but nothing like the demand that existed in. previous years, Deadline for obtaining new per- mits is Wednesday, March 18. tven with lineups from now imtil the deacIrine, there are bound to be some- that will be disappointed, he said.