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Whole Number 4761
REAFORTA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 8 1959'
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After three years of -hard pre-
Parational work, °-SeaforthFall
Fair ias 'attained Class . '13.7 -status.
Arinouncernent was received by the
,seeretaryou ThurSday that'the „so-
ciety° had been accepted into the
.
, higher category. SeafortIr is the
only 'fair in Huron with "B" rat-
ing
"(:)ur repreSentative far Ontario,
Mr. -William S. McIffutllen:rhas ,sub-
mitted -your application for Cla-ss•
"B" listing. This, matter has been
given: due consideration and 1 am
pleased to advise that Seaforth
Agricultural -Society is now, listed
as a 'Class. - exhibition, effec-
tive ,with the 1059-60 , fiscal year,"
the formalannouncement received
„ frorri the Canada Department of
-'1Agriculture a.Ssociate chief, E. F.
Pineau, stated. ;
This places Seaferth fair with 37
other fairs in Ontario for' the "B"
rating. T.7,ntil this year, , Seaforth
has operated as a "C" fair,T-with
the •announcement, Seaforth Fall
Fair becomes; the first "B" fair
Huron County. Only other nearby
fairs of this category are Mitchell,
which attained the status, l‘tst-vear-.,:,,
which the .seciety, was war:king at
'obtaining till§ clSffication:
meting will be called -.with,
„William S.. McMullen, of the Can-
ada Department of 'Agriculture, D.
H. Miles; Iluron County agricul-
tural representative:- representa-
fives of the Junior Farmers, Jun-
ior Institute and 4-H Clubs and the
executive of the, Fair board, to
form a committee -to organize the
junior divisien of the fair. The
cOmmittee will look after arrange-
. . ,
inents, of classes, preparation of
.prize lists and make 'plans for the
fall fair,' scheduled this, year for
Thursday and -Friday, September
24 and 25. , The meeting will be
held in,Seaforth. • ,•
Officiala said the executive will
'1T1 e et at the fair grounds with
Simpson, Ross Marshall,-
Wiilain Boy44.anct.„Ilume- -Clutton;
directors of the :1-,liiron County.11017
stein Club, to discuss accommoda-
tion. and requirements' for the
_Black and White Show. The show
will -be' held in conjunction • with
the Seaforth Fair this year. Direc-
tors'of the fair board are 'planning
, (Continued:OD. Page 6)
.--,Stratfard-larid-Tee
The .,higher • rating' f'•will mean
• ,
more grants to ,the societY. At .the
present.,tirne ,the', fair' receives - a
maximum grant -of $t000 -from -the-
Trovin,cial Department of Agricul-
ture . for prize money and 'a capitaliniptoVeMerits' -grants.' Of , 25 pr
cent of, the,,exPenditiire.....,Pader.
' the, • classification,•; the fair . Will
receive a,inexiiintrn of S1';50(ifrom
, th_e_Iliovincial•:DePartnient,',a's well
;as: the 25 per Cent capital ' -grant,..
Frani' the, "Federal f.:DePartraerit
.the an :arinual capital
Per-roent-
..„of eipentlitures.r...irp•,to-1360Q*Tor
:nnajOr, danitif expenses, .; a grant of.
'50',,per:.eent,..can ;be ,obtained - on.
:amounts up to .$19,tr,o0o. - r "
Biggest : the ,fair
will be the irantsr,,Obtainable for
:* junior, aetiVitie,S.'.:."The'"fideral -de-.
, pertinentwill pay, 400', per cent .tif
expenses incurred by a .junior„cOna„
• mittee for junior workat -the 'fair
• in inter -club Competition.,The.,grant
yea' &Wei,' to $1,000 for these ex-
penses.- • .
r
The anneameernerit dliat Seaforth
F11 Far had finaily'"'made the
rating,, was 'We:teethe heWS-- for
:-President
,. has:been head ;of the_organiiation
throUghthe: three years,' dining
Lre Successful
11--
,780
Driving Pasf
la.ndlo..rd Ands
pqrtplentJ
Fire, Which 'originated in a kitt
Oren onthe pecand, flOdr-Of.t an
Egnionclville '"apartment bfflldiug
caused $3,560' damages Monday
afternoon .before .being brought
under control by ,the•Seaforth Fire;
Brigade. The fire i believed' to,
liaVe Started in the 'kitchen of an
apartment Oedupied by LAC D. D. •
Halls' and Mrs. Halls and tWo
chil-
dren,' and_ 'spread to '.-the' attic: of
the apartnient btiilding. The .build-
ing; located at 'the, Soli -there' ent-
Skirts Of Sea•fortli°,011 South Main.
Street,- is owned by 'Harold !leek -
Mr. Halls; on the.-staf-f at RCAF
Station, Clinton,. Was at Work at
the time of the.fire. Mrs. Halls ,and
family -were-visiting-with.' a, neigh-
bor, Mrs. Mervin Nott, , across ,the,
street from, the home. ' , ' •
-.Harold Jackson; • owner,. Of the
building,1Na0:.ddyifig past his build-
ing 151i- his **.ay" out of town,' wlien
a passeriger, Torn.Beattie.;,pointed,
out the fire JO \- Smoke was
'issuing frern.tinder, theeaves and
flames were. Visible:- in the.
Idtehen,'when.•Mr. Jackson :stormed,
his'.ear...He•rushecl to ,a neighbor -
ng house and 'Called Seaforth Fire,
Departinent.'-'. • " .•
„•...31r,s ....NaiLHodgert-Land-childrens.
aparen-Mi.fd.
,Were unaWare. Of the blaze until.
IVir. Jackson warned em, -,Ht. in-
veStigated-.and found .theattic ' lull
of denSe..Smoke. While flames Were
lieking_up_theLnarth wall and ceils:
, ing of :the tipper: •Eiteherr--
Abent the same time, aides.
Reeves; wha was worki with a
PVC,' crew' a Meek' northea of the
heuse,., noticed the-fire:and lished
to the scene 'with the PEVIadder
-trueltAte'laritler was swiing-into-
use by the-4ire brigade to enter
the building .through a second Tibor
Witideef.f.The': thiet black 'smoke,
Headquarters
In Seafott
Looby Construction Ltd, ef, Dub-
lin, this Week were awarded
addi-
tional Contracts' by , the • Ontario
Departmenr-of:HighWays'totalling
$113,780: „The .contracts ;are in ad-
dition to • cnntracts.,. awarded th
ine
_fir_seYeral,,Weeks_age-and_whiCh
amounted; to. $1.82i.3,72.,„,_
The ,new ,contracts include ridge
strirctiires , at -Hightvay 401 in Nas-
sagawdYa Township, at $58,093,50;
in the Hamilton district, -and in
Wolsingham Township, in the,Sim-
CCI, district, at $55,686.50.
Lee Learn .Bu
Regent 'Block
Sale of the Regent Theatre block
to Lee Learn, of Exeter, was' an-
nounced thisweek by the real, es-
tate office of Joseph McConnell;
The 'price was not diselosed.
Mr. Learn, who representS.Exe-
- ter Dairy' Ltd., in the Operation Of
--Maple Leaf 'Dairy here, told The
Expositor . he had no definite Plans
,for the farmer theatre. ,
", "We are. investigating :several
'possibilities arid Will reach ;,a 'de-
cision as anon as ,passible," he
„ said. In :addltion ; to the theatre,
the"- block. „includes, ..a„,,stare ;
occu-
pied by Carol Lyn 'Shop; and two
' apartments. . • *, • -
" Residences si4A ,
Mr. McConnell, at the same time,
announced thesale-ief:Awd.,Icteal
residences: The, former- , Charles
• Brodie on North.lVlain Street,' has
been purchased* by , Roy 'Borden,.
and the Robert' Hamilton residence
in 'Egrriondville has been Sold , to
Ray Co.embi:-..• • '
drove- firenien.'bi k 'from, the '-at-
; 1:1E'Ffid,. a hdle-lia-crto-,1se`;-Olirmitech.
in the roof Of .the structure to al-
low firemen..to attack the 'blaze
- from' ibeYe:''.. (,-... .. ', - • „ _, .. • ,_
' ,JWithin ..20", minnte.S :the hrigaee.
had:the... I ti . 6 ' uncier;:eantrol..,-Neigh-
bors and.passersbyAnickly remov-
ed ireaSt Of the fUrnittire, from the
doWnstairs,•aPartment. before too
much damage .occurred.', . .
According to Mr. Halls, the ma-
ior'.Ioss he suffered as kitchen
ftirnishingS: and, -a: radia damaged
by ' smoke- and, water. _ Speaking
about . the.: fire . tic The Expositor
Wednesday;.Mr..I-Ialls was high, in
his praise for • the. qtiiek and effici-
ent manner in Which,Seaforth, Fire*
Brigade 'acted, in."Cenfining'.- the
blaze : and .. saving ....his „furniture,
which, ,.he :pointed out; Was net in.
sured" -He alio expressed thanks to
neighbe s for their help and offers
i
(if 'aSs stance,, . .. .. , ,..„ .
••• Wit.' e repairs:. are being carrier]
"--but-z* -the-building the Halls , have
been living with Mr: and ' Mrs. C.
Malone and 16.. and.lVirs. M. Nott,
,Whilt ;the Hodgerts are living with
Mi.*:Hodgert'S 'Mother; Mrs. 'Thos:
-Hodgert, ClinfeliTStreetc-Seaforth.
Mr. 'Hall raid Wednesday 'tbat he
liadlobtained antobiie_hame and
would 'reside beside the.:apartment
until repairs are completed. ' • .
Fire. Chief .Jolin,-11":' Scott; who-,
estimated the ,damage . at, $3,500,
said the.'-fire;started, from an over -
fused cireiiit... The -loss -is:partially
Covered by inSUrance."
. '4 .
. • P Dublin Barn Burns ',,..... _
.Lass isr.e#iectd to exceed 15,000
in a fire. around 8i30..a.in. ,Wednea-
daY: morning at a :farm ,south of
-Dublin. 4.,barn oir the farm of S.
' PaIlbS, was burned to the; groitrul
in a-bIaze that quickly spread' out
(if..cOntrol.;*- : ' r, .. - ..-' , .
. Lost, in, the :fire were in pigs,•
10 goats, a cow ' and: two calves
and 150 .hgns., A le* of the , pigs
estaped "'from the. blaze,: but later
had .to , be destroyed 'because of
"their°Condition„ •A .riumber of hens
also.Managed to escape the Tire.
'Mr,'.•Panos; Who operates the
small; farm,- as: well' aS a farm
trueking,business;„ had backed, his
'(Contintiet1 on Page 6).
Council Names
Drain Inspector
William Campbell Was appointed
tile drainage inspector for Tuckers.
smith at the Thckersneith ;munici-
pal -eouncil. meeting ,•in Seaforth
Town Hell, on Tuesday, May 5,
at 1 p.m. All members were ores.:
ent and Reeve Ivan- Forsyth pre-
sided. Adrian 'TinitnermanS at-
tended the;meeting and requested
catnicil to, improve a drainage sits
nate& adjoining his farm. Council
prbmised to nvestSgate the ma -
' Rtidelph. *Me attended -the meet:-
ing aid requested council to, repair,
a -fence :Which . he -.claimed was
'damaged' as a resilt of Snownlow7.
'Council was of .the
'opinion that ;no,. action could. be
taken. 'BylaW.,,N6.73, providing for
an increase !in interest rates from
-
5¼ to 51/2 ..per cent, was given it•S.
required,- readings.' •and ', passed,
Council: joined' the Huron .County
Municipal' 'officers'. Association
paig...fee of ,$20:- The 'spring
ineeting:Will be held .at ,Varna on
ArairitititS passed included: Eg-
knoridville Water, $22,17; fox boun-
ty, -$4: supplementary allowance,
$25; hospitalization, dump,
$15t .rOadS, .$1;301,80,; warhigkie,
$123..60: advertising, $8.96; fire pro-
tection, ',$IB; 'relief, $109,17; 'drain
'subsidy,. $106,80; rneinbership fees,
$29; salary and. allowance $241,63;
postage; 15: Council adjourned to
meet June 2, at. 8 pm, ' •
with, the announcement Monday •
that Ontario voters would go to
ihe Polls On Thursday, June 11,
election maclainery---held, in readi-
ness for • weeks, -was', thrown into.,
high gear.. , •
-' In Hurob. riding, Returning Offi-
cerRussell T. Bolton, and Elec.,
tion Clerk W. E. Southgate, acted
immediately after word Was re-
ceived that writs- of an election had ,
,been issued. e e ection. officials
will operate from Mr. Southgate's
office in Seaforth._
With the exception of the Town
of Goderich. Iluron riding is rural.
,In Goderich, two enumerators- are
g
named by the 'returninofficer for
eaeli poll, whereas in the remain-
der of the riding but one enumera-
tor a poll is required, Ennniera-
tors will Com,mence their rounds
next week listing the names of ev-
ery eligible voter in the ,riding,.
-EnurneratorS-afe-Paid, at hr rate
af $40,. plus eight cents per name •
for all nallies over 250 on the list.
additibn to enuM
ineratien, r.
-,Bolton , must arrange for . polling
booths in, each of the Huron sub-
divisions and officials to man
themn o,election day.
There rnust also he provision for
advance polls, held the Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in the week
si,ItaI
Stresses
o-
T Recovery
----Hospital-Day-is-being -observed-
oa
With this Issue,. The -Hurn Ex-,
positor ,publishes, on age 10, the
first in a seriei,,of articles dealing
. with the history of Hibbert Tewn-
Written by Miss Isabelle ,Camp-
bell,: of Seaforth; the series is a
continuation of articles Which Were
produced in 1953 by Miss . Camp-
bell, under thel• title,. .‘.`A Hibbert
Review". At that tithe the history
dealt In detail With the, history of
each-nf---the. lets in Oneessions
leight to fourteen; irielnsive,„ as- well
-`45 with the villa4les Of Croinarty
and Staffa. The present series in-
cludes the history' of lots ' in the
remaining. concessions in the toWn-
Ship,, as well as the history of the
-Village of, Dublin.
Oainpbejl., who has spent
: several years ,' in research to en-
sure the- aectirey and, coniplete-'
ness:of her Material, has long been
. interested in the stor of Ilibbert
..-TOwhshiP. She is a native Of the
township,, having been born on, lot
21, .concession 10, the daughter, of
Mrs. AleCarripbeil and the late
Mr. Campbell. , ;
Her interest 10 Hibbert history
first tobk forth in 1952, When, a
'series of articles - entitled, "The
Story of Hibbert Township", and
'Which dealt in a general way with
, the 'background history, appeared
in The EXpOgitiOr. The ariteres
aroused by the Series led iti turn,
. to further Studies and the ptibliea-
ri
ries
tion of "A Hibbert Review" nt the
following Year. This, in Ulm, is
now being followed by the present
series,,which begins this.week.
-
Like the other series, thepresent
articles, oA Hibbert Review -Part
Two", Will'bepiiblished in booldet
form later this "year..'
•41:
in Seaforth on Wednesday, May 13.
Arrangements- are „being_handied
by the Women's Hospital Auxiliary-
.
and include -a -tea -in' the nurses'
residence to which the public is
, . •
Because the hospitalis filledto
capacitY,'..ringpeetion*urs' there
will. be confined to :the: neit
laux-
dry, -hospital officials' said:
Cornnienting on, the significance
of Hosnital. Day,. the,' .auxary
,President,!... Mrs. H. Whyte, said
that inereaSing, bos-
pital
erVices,, Make it • necessary
for hospitals to depend to an .even
'greater '-'thetent . upon: 'comniuuitY
StinpOrt and .
under-
standing. The ,Hospitai D'ay theme;
"Your support will ensure' More
roads to ' .reCoverY'.1„,..will empha.,.,
size...the inereasing,'number 'of..ser-
.videg.. offered' by hospitals,' and...the
.necessity for the wholehearted 'sup-
port ; of :all ditiZenS.,_ Mrs. Whyte
THERE . WAS 'NO IDOURT, thiS: „weeki, abent, „the. arrival of ,Spring:,'So qpickly did the; hot,•wea.-
ther conne, that it was difficult' te 'realize the snow -clogged roads,: the, .eight and en -foot drifts,
had, really disappeared.- On Ttlestlay the temperature -elirnbed intethe niiddle seventies,,. and. by
'Wednesday -afternoon was MOving evenbiglier.' The young,..ones took*advantage of thenreisu-'
; ally hot weather.. Here at. the -L ions, Park:are ,a,ileve-T-orthe'Th -iid-fers77-17,:71.1OTTflocked.---.ter-!--clistriet
streams during' recent days, 'anxious to try...their luck ,With r d and reel.: •
Usy.,S_Wilirday Nigh
_.k
. Seaforth Main See -ft was busy
Saturday.mght as stores remained
d -id7cr 'tb-c-svcalagmfor-the-
first occasion since before Christ-
mas
As a special attraction, many
stores observed, a spring opening
'festival' which restItedin a great -
than usual number of Shoppers,
according to several merchants.
- Another attraction Saturday_eve-
fling, that precluded over $600- for
the sponsors, was the drawing for
prizes in the Women's Hospital
Call Meeting
For Minor Ball
A Meeting to consider "a minor
baseball program for Seaforth this
Summer is being held in the Town
Hall Thursday evening, ,at 730
_Last year, Seaforth teams had a
successftil season, and to enstire
that the results this year may be
even more, satisfactory, - all inter-
ested in -baseball are, trged, to at-
tend the Meeting.
Rabbits Choose
Plctrifing Box-
.
4
e.
._ It was a nice •Spring day as
Ra' Boussey began work on a
*planting box in front " of his
James Street ,residence. He -
had raked. over- the 'earth and
Pulled a feWweeds,' when a
strange movetnent in the box '
led him to look more closely. '
What he found burrowed in
a neat hole in .the dirt were
'six baby rabbits,' each little
more than an inch in length.
,;2,440w, several claYs later, the
falthits, aredeveloping nicely
t.,and have beguntoroam a bit, .
thanks to the meals that young
Bill„BouSsey has beerr feeding
them.
Smyth' -$hoes,
Purchase 'Salt
Shoe- Store Here-'
Smith's Shoe Store has been 'sold
to S. D. Smyth and his son, George
Smyth; of Mitchell. They plan' to
• continue to operate`the.-stort-and
to feature medium and, better qual-
ity family shoes, Mr. Smyth aiid.
Established here 25 jars • ago
by the late C. E. Smith,. the store
was operated by Mr: Smith untithis
•suddert death last" fall. Following
her hnsband's death, Mr. Smith
continued the business Until the
purchase -by the Mitchell interests.
,Announcements coneerning---the
transfer appear On pages 3 and 5
of this issue.
Mr. Smyth- told The Expositor he
had spent most of his life in the
shoe business, and , was familiar
with the requirements of people in
urban and rural communities. Ths
son, George, joined him on -com-
pletion, of school,
In charge of the Seaforth store
will be James Glasgow, of Mit-
chell. Mr. Glasgow has Moved to
Seaforth, '
ApAiiliary annuarWrif -s-516.---7i or
more than tWo hours 1.1.1.6 names of
_Winners _were .calle,d, from .head-
quarters established: , in; ,:1tritricy.
Furniture. _The draw •vv•as•in charge
Of Mrs. H. WhYte, 'Mrs. Earl Dins-
more' and Mrs: A. W. SillerYi` While
John.A. -Cara° called the winners.
Draws were made by Mayor B.
Christie and Miss V. Drape, hospi-
tal, superintendent. .•
• , .
.Winner t were: •
Shoes , (Seaforth Shoes), _ Mrs:
Scott Habkirk; ' chocolate bars
-(1-Iuron Wholesale), David PMce;
-cio Mrs. 'Sas. Dunlop, Seaforth;„
two- turkey dinners (Seaforth 'Grill),
.Lettie MacDonald, Seafortll; ,dish
.es (Steffen's), Mrs. Gordon Mc=
Welton:' tewel° and wash
cloths (Stewart Bros.), Mrs. G. A.
Whitney; Seaforth; teapot, cream
arid sugar ,(Westeott'S), Mrs. Lew-
Tebbutt, ,Seaforth; ,shoes (Sea,
forth,„Shoes), Mrs. Leona "TtoWat,
Seaforth; lighter (1 Pullman);
lVira. A. Y; McLean, Seaforth;•
hz-
abeth Arden Set (Dymond, DrilkS,),
Helen' Boyes,-; Egmondville; teddy
bear, (Crown Hardware), Glen
Chesney, Seaforth... . ' .
, :Oil change (Supertest Service
Station),, Mrs. Helen Matthews,
Seaforth; " . electric kettle (ditiger-'
.ich's), Mrs. G. A. Whitney, . Sea. -
forth;. fishing pole Hart),
Mrs. Ken Bettles,•-WinthroP:. wall
:Plaque (.titue,r..Larane), Janiee
S.D.H.S. Principal
Is WOSSA Head
L. P. Elurnsteel, 'principal of
Seaforth District .High School, was
.named president' ef the Western
Ontario Secorelari',Sehbol Associa-
,tion at their meeting in London on
Saturday. He succeeds, ,Park Stead-,
Man, Windsor.--
:Nana, to the first and second
vice-president position s were E. -H.
Broliman;,-,of Chatham, • and R. A.
'Criaaliaiik;:-Of- Blenheim. Seere-
tary-treaSurer will be "Dr. -,-W. A..
McWilliants; of :London, Who " re-
places John Faulkner; of the .Unf-
:verSitY of .Western -Ontarib, Who
retired
Heads of :the two, Management
Comniitteds, for, .the, coining: term
Will be Sean Shillitigton, of Walker -
:Ville, and Bill Aiknimen, of Kings -
DirectarS resent -included NV T.
,Armstrong, .4:if London Beek; 'Ger-
ald Langon, . of North- Essex, Her-
bert Stevens, of East Elgin,;• Will
of :London Beck; • George
Arnott, of. Windsor Hermati;: Park -
Steadman, Of - WindSor,• Forster;
.Ross Cruickshank;.,,, Of Blenheini;
„Larry,Pluiriateel; of Seaforth; Ted
Brohinan, of 'Chatham Collegiate:
Graham. Stevens, Qf Sarnia a d
Orland Atkins of Strathrey •
Huron Farmers-
:,
Agree ;To: Coutrikis
Almost 90 per 'cent of the farm,
ars' in Huron, County are .in :favor
Of a 'Brueellosis control program
for the county, according to a.sur-,
vey just completed and. 'released
Wednesday' by -D. H. Miles,': agri-
cultural representative for. Huron:
The. canvass was conducted by the
Huron Coml. Federation of Agri-
culture, townhip ehairmen.
Accorcling'to the information re-
ceived froth the Clerks' of the 10
Huron townships,' 3,459 -people sign-•
ed for, the test and slaughter pro.;
gram. At the same time, 385 peo-
ple either opposed or did: Itht Sign.
the petition •forms. This made the -
total in favor. of the plan- at 89.6
per Cent,
The terms have now been for-
warded to the Livestock Commis-
sioner for Ontario-. Under the
Brucellosis Control Act, it is,;iied,1
essarY to -have 04.2/3, per cent of
the cattle- owners of the county in
favor before the provin,ce can en-
ter -an agreement with the Canada
Department of Agriculture for the
program.
liensall Fair
Set For June 12
Board \Deddes
Hensall, Spring* falr Will: be held
Fridaf,'' run12, Earl' Dick, presi-
dent Of South'Hurort Agrictiltural
perrnalientaT(KOrbe-re-s-7711Olise' -Ol-
Beanty); _Bernard Hothana, Sea -
forth.; lotions (dreg firm), ,Bili
Anstm,:• Seaforth; doli-(dOnations)r,-
Mrs: GilliertIMurray, Dablin;-eight
glasses,. -(Sills',: .Hardware),: Mrs:
*Gordon '1ViacDonald, $ af o r
plants,, Value. ,$2 ,.(Baker's Greet-
hdose),,.Lloyd. Glanville, Seaforth;
jotions r(drug,' firm) • .11Irs.,; A. W.
Seafiarth; 'dry I: cleaning
(Scoins), Mrs.. D. Somerville, Sea -
forth; lotions' (:drug. firm), .•Ken
Swan, Seaforth. "
, - ,
Hat Water .bottle (drug .firm,
Mrs. Albert :Edler,„'•Seaferth;
lo-
Powell, tSeaforth; roller skates
(donations), Kathy Brightrall, Sea. -
forth; cooler (,Baldwin Hardware),
, I's,. George -Legezw, -Seaforth;
man's shirt (Shiflett's), Mrs, Roger.
Hoornaert; RR .2; Seaforth, 20
imilk tickets (Seaforth Dairy), Mrs_
Joe Grum/nett,. ,Seaforth; letions
(drug firni), Laidlaw, Sea,
,forth; cigarette case and lighter
.(Webb's BilliardS), Harvey. Leslie,
Seaforth.
Unibrella (Keating's), 1Virs. Hel
ga Kristenson, Seaforth; toWel set
(Shiflett's), Mrs; Ivy J. ',Tithnston,
Seaforth; hot °Water bottle (drqg
firm) Mrs Eva Kerr, Seaforth.;
lanin (donations) Charlene Fry,
Seaforthi... tWo ,quarta paitft (Sea -
forth :Lumber); Mes. David Mc-
Lean, Seaforth.,. do'or grille (Jack-
, son IfornesV Mrs. Sam Scett, Sea -
forth; " fiVe taxi rides (Cecil Lem-
an), Mrs. Thomas Kay, Seaforth;
'lotions (drug. firth), Arnold West -
cod, Seaforth; cocoa pot (Sav-
ange's),.. j. J'. .McDowell (Provin,
dial police), Seaforth; spark
pluga-(Scott Habkirk), Charles Ad-
dle tt Seaforth
Lo ons (drug firm), , C. CO , f r ; man s ,
SocietY, announced Wednesday. Seaforth;' doll (Mrs, Bettles), JiVaIlace Ross, Seafortin-
The decision to hold the fair on. ,Russell Bryans Seafarer $12.56, (Continued on Page 3)
that date was reached at 'a Meet- 7
4,hoef the dwiriTtobitics,eTlies y mght.
.precnding polling. Special
are- required for :mese polls.
-7DRO.',87-receive-',$15=----they-Work----7.-
only day -and ,poll clekks • ..
:Nomination-, daywill he two
:Weeks ,, before .polling , 'day 7H,, oh
TImrs•day, May 28, .
.11/ea/TV/idle,. party organizations
in. the , riding are Setting,in. motion
T.PIaiils:Ierfg-rria-deT::for-,:the-carnpaign.'
Chas, Ma cNaughton, sitting mem-
ber, who was elected in a byelec-
:tion a year ago, ,again carries the
Conservative banner,
7-The7Lilieral-candiclate isHarry,
Strang,: well known Vsborrie , farm-
.1,er_ancl_clerkAreastirer of the' town -
hip. 'While this is his first venture
irto-politie', -he -has been actisre-in.
many organizations' and is a.;:past-. '
president of the Ontario Crops Ira=
proVement_ A.Ssecia,tion„ .Mr. :Mae -
Naughton is president' of Janes-, '
MacNaughton Seeds Ltd.-; of Exes
liens* (drug ,firin),-.MarY;;.Mol(ors'
;cher,. Dublin; .eight,iclaSses:
Hardware), B ri3ara Langstaff, 'Se a -
car -Wash and, grease job
(George ;Miller), 01-fristie;Itiohaen,',
Seaforth';', drY. wash, (Mrs.
Mil-
ler), Yeroniea J. Jordan, Seaforth,
ball' and glaVe (Hildebrand „Paint
•:atid Paper),.,
Seaforth; hot water , bottle: (Mc-
kindsey's Drug Store).„Aniie Down:,
ey,' -Seaforth;.. box of ChbcolateS
(Weng'S .Grill); Mrs. MrS. Roy •Mc=
Geocb„,-Segfertb,;•:five. dozen , eggs
(Scott's Poultry Terms:); Mrs.' Geo.:
.1VIeGavin, Seaforth; nylon's ;(Sinitlf,i,
,Shoes).'' Mrs. James.,,Carter,,.R13.",.
,Seaforth. '
Five . PonridS•' butter'.' (Seaforth
: Creamery) j Neflie Pryee„ Seaforth;
..2 pairs of PilloWeaSeS: (Simpsons
Sears); lErs. D. McConnell, Sea7,
forth steak .knives, (Sohn Ca:idno)
;,
,Bert Brimefielcf:. -lamp
'(Laron,e'S)f ;Jack Seaforth;
case Of green. beans..(Stitith!s:' Gro-
cery), , Glad .Thompson. Seaforth
pyjamas (:caral----14yn'Shen). Mrs.
Margareta: Lanier*,
eaforth; lo-
tions (drug firm); Ross 'Mortgenr
,ery, Seaforth; '20 ...Milk' ricketS„
(Can sin'S Ds ity),' Mrs• . Clint :Smith,
Seaforth: shoes (Seefortlf:.Shoes),
Ross„.! MorttgernerY, Seaforth; shoe
lartislies (Jack TheinpSen)'; Kim
:MeLeani. Seaforth.' _
tatiOns.,(drug ...firm), Mrs". Elsie
KeYes.:, 5.0fOrth; - feed cake
PaStry, '
'PrYce. Seaforth; lotions (Ong,
,
firm), ',Mrs. 47. ''Duitgey„, Seaforth;:
82,50 ‘-• •rn reb andisel: Shoe
Stare), Mrs.• Thomas Kaye,: Sea -
forth; $15.00 Permanent ''(Letlia's
Be fy Shoppe). °Peter ' McCOWan,
Seaforth; lotions, (drug firm),
Bob Dinsmore, Seaforth; 40 gal
lon5 'of fuel. oil (Dundas & Loney),
Mrs. .J.01 -in Earl.' Seaferth; lotionS
(drug firm).- ' :Miss:, „Vera Hudson,.
Seaforth 'sarateh.:Pa,ds (Seaforth
. News), Mrs:, Cleary,' ,Sea,
Sea -
Lotions S b shirt (SteWart Bros )
Tuckei,smith Meeting,i -
First district -meeting to be;•-eall.,:
ed since the eleetion_Was announe-
ed is a 'Liberal-. gathering 'tieing'
held in Tticiteramith ,Monday eve-
ning. The Meeting, to be address-
ed . by Liberal'', candidate Harry
Strang and ethers,' is being held in
No.:3 Sehool, on the -
gain, feature ENCOURAGNEATER ENTRANCES
.
r
the. pranilar baby 'sh)w, parade '
to the grounds,- and large iltple- JR
the big attractions; -;as always, will With the thought ot..„ improving be paid in prizes,. with first prize
rid $ 0; third $15. -fourth, $10.
ineM show. On the grounds will be FARMERS ANNOUNCE CONTEST,
f
a midway for the children. One o
'be the calf Sale, ' the appearance of farnis from. the being $25, or equivalent prize:, sea-
ro4d,,Beaf4th Junior. Farmers 'a r
this -year sponsoring a farm en -
Secretary -treasurer James Me
'Gregor .said WedrieSdAY: the: prite
list would rthithin the •Satne as
pre-
vious years; with one ,addition to:
the horse "Sectiarl.-:-The Bereheren,
team class* has been , changed, and
will be open- year tOr:Pereheron
or Belgian teams. [:..
At the Tuesday ineet4ng, the fol -
bowing •list Of associate- directors1
Were named: -1,leyd7. Lovell, Han;
vey Coleman, W. R. Dougall, Jack
,Morrissey, McKinley, Howard
Wright, Art Varley, Lloyd Copper,
Jihr-McOregor, Bob 'Parsons; Ken
Christian; Harvey 'Taylor, IVan,
VorsYth; Floyd Turner, John PYM,,",
Harold. roster; Lorne Hay, Bob
McGregor, Dougall and.
John Henderson. '
trance linprovement contest.
their regular. meeting _Tuesday.
regulations and priie .money *ere
discussed.' " .
X s b
Merton eyes wa name c a r -
Man of the Committee in charge
of the tontest. Bob Fotheringham
illbe seeretary, and Bruce Cole-
man, Will`be in charge .of ptiblicity
for the project.
The contegt, Mr. Coleman told
The ExpoSitor on 'Wednesday, is
open te anyene in the ,rural area
around Seaforth and Walton, Bit
tries vvill be -received until Tues-
day, May 26th; by the seeretary.
A total of seventy-five dollars will
fifth 'Prizes Noll be'awar -
.ed on the basis:of ariginalfty, itnr
nrnvement and; safety.
Judging. will take -the farm, of a
beforeand-affer, coest. Gateways
will be examined. shortly after -the
entry deadline, before- improvetnents - are made. , Shortly l'after
September' 1,'when the'. contest,
closes, the judges will re-ettaroine
the entrances and place the top,
five entries_,..; Mr. Coleman said:
During the meeting; anneunce-
ment was inade,of the annual Field
Day in Vitchen on Stine 13. Sea -
forth' are again mitering a softball
teeth, The Hilton ,Contity livestock
Judging competition 'will be held
in Seaforth on Saturday May 23
Fred Watson
. ,
.taniey Clerk,
esigns Office
Fred Watson, since 1047 clerk -
treasurer of Stanley township,- has
restgned because of ill health._,.
Council has advertised the posi-
tion and will accept applications
until thon'on May 18, -Reeve' Har-
vey Coleman said. '
Mr. Watson. was reeve of , Stan-
ley forseven years, and Js a for-
mer warden of Huron county. He
has been active in the affairs. of
the municipality for the past a
,
Stratford -Man Buys
Huron Wholesale
The business of Huron Wholesale
was sold this week to Gordon
,Bertenrciiller, ,of ' Stratford, with '
• - •
possession .effectlye-May .
Owned by W. Orland Johnston;
the business ,serves the retail trade
throughtput Hurler): County, with 'a
;Wide variety Of .Confectionery and
sundries, Included in the Sale -is,
the residence, and warehause on
Snarling Street , ' ' '
Mr. and Mrs, Solinsfon have
made no plans for the future, other
than to enjoy a 'holiday: For ,the
moment theplaitto store their
furniture' and move to their cot.
tae in Elliott's. Grove, ,horth, of
BaYfield. They came here Irani
'Brucefield, April 1;1952; and in the '
intervening years have hunt Huron
Wholesale into an -extensiye opera -
Mr. and. Mrs, :Johnston have
been aetiv.e in a riumber Of organ:
izations, and- Mr. Ioliriston ,sald
-Wednesday ,that while they had no
definite plans for ,the future, " he
was floPefur that in . any event" it
Would be possible to .„remain- irk t
S f th." '
Mr. and Mrs". 'Beutenniiller and
their family of. two sons WU1
move-
hor 'next ..,week. ,
13car
To HS Staff
Meting Tuesday evening sDHS
l3oard eonfirined the apprarament,
of two new teachers. Miss 13, 11,
Matalon, of Ottawa, a French
specialist, while Donald" 'Pullen,
Fort Erie, will teach 'English.
They Will .replace Alvin Harding
and- X. H .Eieth, who .have
sigiled:Discuss :Renovations-
Seaforth Public "Sdhool Board,
Monday evening discussed a main-
terrance prograni for the.. school;
Estimates are being obtained; for
sanding and refinishing window
silis and doors.
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