The Huron Expositor, 1959-05-15, Page 1a
, One Hundredth Year
le -Number 6762
SEAINRTH, ONTARIO, FRIDAY,- MAY 15, 1959
Sin& Copies, 5 • Cents
0-56 a Year in AdVanee
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v Plans for •-stutimet. activities at
the .Seaforth Liont„.Pa'rk receiVect
,appeoval:Menday evening When the
Lion's Club held its Meeting in :•St.
•-c.TliOnnas' Hall. Alteady '11-tere are
indications that, the -park will have
a 'bitty!' .season, according to tiark
Officials: .: RetetVations, are being
'teceived. froin 'groups' .throughout
. the. area, a iiimaber of 'who& haye
, 'net been .:at .the park before..
estimated receipts arid:',expendi-
,.turet, as prepared by Alie park
onimittee, and. approved :• by • the,
club' on recommendation of the
board of directors, ,Provide for to-
tal. , Operating costs of $4,865. In
• additton, it .is planned-tO carry out
another -stage' in the pool program
and -construct a children's.. wading
pool at an estimated cost of $1500,,
•:,
:rash Kilis
a.„ arm
t
•In
Against' this -total expenditure of
$6,365 are estimated receipts: af
3,390, ,leaving . an amount :of
2;975to be -raised for. park apera-'
den this year:
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The. wading' pool, the, Construc-
tion Of which Was anticiPated when
the.POOlwa.§. huillthree. years ago,
,will be sited on the northside, of
:the new pool, east of the Pavilion.
Use of the Wading Paoli will ASV re-
stricted be.' young Children. who are
„too., small to permitted in the
main pool:
--,..--"The'meeting; arranged by: J. E.
'Keating and,C.: A. -Barber,' featur-
ed fishing • and included: tall' tales.
of -fishing prowess by seVerannern-.
bersi, as , well as 'a demonstration
on making: artificial files by H,:9
an
,
•61-„ of RR,"1;
• s• sta
the: par he was driVing. was
' lisiort Friday. night. with,'ItinOther-
..- ''--vehicle ori the'County'read:'between
ford ,Arinstead,- -:Goderich„-
: driver of the other:. ear .involved in
••: the crash in Which Mr;r1layterdied,
is in Satisfactery:-eonditiOrt;-iriclin
•• ton. :Hospital,- with multiple body
Gorden. 'Sallaws., .21, , Seaforth,'
;end, RaYmond, MalloUgh; Gode,
rich, passengers in the car; were
tteatect.larAninorjuriet
• leased. , • I,
"":.• : Was borri---7on ,the.
--Goshen ',Line,',;,..sztear Znrich,:. and
farmed east of Kijipen,•-andin
,er, years. near.:',. Varna. He was a,
mentber of Varna ••LO.L.;;., Mem
-
bet Of. Goshen United Church, and
••. for -many years . WaS•-violinist ,and
,
_ „.;floor Murdoch..
-Survivor are his widoW,•. the,
,-fainter.;Emily‘Tippett; : -three •sons, •
• Elmer, Harvey and Me'rvyn,-Van;
; one daughter. Eileen, Mrs Ken
, three SisterS;
' Mrs. Alfred.Maffatt, Xippen;. lArti
,Cecil DOWSOn; Varna;'Mrs._ :Marvin
. R,Mitiom • Florida;:; 'four brothers,.
Lloyd, Lucan; Higin and Russell;
. and , Gordon,.Pontiac,
Michigan• " .
Funeral services, la'rgayattend'
ed,....were 'held- from ..the GoShen
United Church on Monday, May • 11,
conducted by 'Rev. T. J,,' pitt.'
terinentwasein Bayfield cemetety.
Attention : was drawn t� theap-
proaching summer -carnival,. being
.held Aughst -5, 6 and 7,: by chair-
man .Elmer Larone., who • urged
confiniTthes, to cOrriplete. arrange-
ments..f • '••• - ; , • ;
' E.- reverted. for the
'crippled Children ;intik arid tad' of
"a ,distriet Meeting:held, 111'CM:ton.'
The meeting' featured a; Cjiggrlette,
by J..- A. Stewart, J. :,Baldwin-,
John,Lon staff,,and-',3: R. S' ittal
who contri u ed -k, a selection, : the
..words Of *NW hart been compos-
edT
bY 'President. W. M..11art:-:Oth--,
„eriwlisiLlook
Were Jahn,Beettie, John IVIodeland
and E. C. PoSiArell•
icforia.. Day
sHPUblic Holiday
,Monday -Victoria. Da—will be a
public;„ holiday in Seaforth, and
, places ''of busine will be eroi-
that, day.. correspondents- and. ad-
vertisers are , asked to:"ed-Operate'.
by ensurting.that their copy . conies
forward as early 'as, possible, 'to
assist the pu.*shert in coping with
the Shorter. w rk week.
McKillop Nlutua
Fire Appoints
Southgate
..,Appointixient
:at secretary,treastrer,yollvteKtIlop
*Mutual: Fire Insurance' . Company,
was. arinotineed'this: Week,
. Robt. Archibald, - company •Presi-,
dent,„ told. The ;DXp,OtitOr• on Wed.::
nesday!-that the appeintment is, ef-
fective .jul,yil::Officers of the com-
pany established in .Mr..
South,gate'S Pretent,Offiee on Main.
Street, he Said::
firtt.became.yaaant.
With the :death of ,/1/1' A. Reid last
• year.; .Since that time. Miss . Norma
Jeffery -;:has been seeretary4rea t,
prer of the ,:carnipank. •
Herisall Tree Cut,
Falls On Auto -
A vehicle, owned by John Mc-
Farlane, Clinton, Was damaged re-
cently when a:tree 'felronthe roof,
badly smashinglt. Mr:: McFarlane
was- cutting down 'a . large Maple.
tree With•a chainsaw„FridaY eve:
•ning hi -front Of Wilmer Ferguson's
,residence iXL Hensall.,when the ac-
cident happened .. • •• • ' .;-
• The tree was 'tied. to, a ofence. with'
a „rope, which 'broke, Causing the
tee- to fall in the Wrong direction.
'lighted •'” on telephone. 'wires in
front of the residence. When, these
broke, it continued, it downward
fall oo, the roof of the r;
. Clare :Reith was., named 1959
president of the Seaforth Minor
. .•
Baseball organization at n-
Meeting:. held in the
• Town Hall Thursday evening:,Oth-
er officers. arer , rt Stacy, vice-
. • presideri# John A,,Patterson, sec-
retary; -treasurer; ' Lloyd • RoWat;
Eric „McCue, Jack Pattison . and
• Ken Powell, .executive Members.
John Patterson outlined to the
meeting the butinett,' that was
• transacted at. the WOAA meeting'
-held. in 'Winghant on Thursday
night. One of the, changes made
:'ivat• • the ne*.t-age, --ritling of the
(DBA, now adolfted with Pee, Wee
HELEN' 'MARGARET Me-
GONIC48; -daughter Mr,
, and. Mrs. Gordon bleGetligi.e,
• Seaforth, who Will, graduate, as
a nuriebat;gradtiation ,eXereis-•
es being, theld at-,St;..MarY'S
.11OSPital ; Kitehener..,next •
• ,v•Veek; gradilate• Of •
• Seaforth District High SehoOl..-
MAYO. E. :'.CITRLSTIE -Wields a' vigorous •brbom
right beStae.hiin with -a, shovel- a sTthey ;combine to. set
Clean -Up Week. , The , annual 'ea'rripaign, sponsered.:by
necessity of everyone • 'cleaning - up and fixing up".
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and -C. Of C. presidentt'•,fWilliara Smith,. is'
a good . exanmple to Se,aforth. citizens "during
r:
the "Chalib er -ComMerce, ertiPhasizet the
Ycptititot photo -,:by Phillips.).
,
PD
aper riiVe WeciPteSday
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,
in'gy-uaup:Infaiyxiirthgi-nukpthenticostci.veoeforcaletinang- deTri?
hdtat.., •
what
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is
the Chamber 9f.
,your home during Seaforth's'Clean- --Conirneece believes, as it pushes
Hp, Taint -Up program may be too itsSpring campaign to tidY
high. But clo you realize that- a- -forth.
small outlay of time and money There just is no doubt about such
will actually pay You large otiv,i- a campaign paying dividends, • C.
of C. president William R. Smith
neY' • statement issued in con-
co-ini'l,:vavith the event: - - •-
, • been thoroughly cleaned, repaired
Red Cross B Aa a that hay
• house and yar t e
and plauted wiIl give , you added,
,realty value shouki Yon wish to
sell • Clean premises will c risti-
erably reduce the chance that you.
will -ever,' stand Over A rubble of
what was • once. ' your .honie and
-yourcherished pesset,sions,' gutted
"There Will ,be fewer• chances of
accidents to toddlers and elderly
,persons since you will have fol -
me
or
ee
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Members of the Canadian,Legion
and of the Lions] Club will combine
this year to carry out a canvass of
Seaforth in aid of the Canadian
Rel Cross. -
The Red Cross campaign, sche-
duled originally for March, was
PeStpOned when it wafrfound it
conflicted •With other e:‘,'antsC that
hadbeen planned earlier. •The blitz
sam"paign . is, now being- held on
Wednesday, evening, ,May 20.
Members of the Legion will can -
vats all homes east of Main Street,
while Lions Clnly members will
visit homes West of Main Street.
The canvass gets under way at 7
o'clock that night, and plans pro-
vide for the entire tawn to be.cov-
ered during the evening, accord-
ing to R. 11. Leslie, who is head-
ing the Lions Club committee.
The Red Cross •quota for Sea -
forth , is 81509, according -to' ,Mrs.
S: 13-..P' Bissell, Red Crets'presiderit
here. • ' • •
under 12 years' by May '1; 'Bantam'
under 15 by May 1; Aivenile,,,un.-.
der ,•171 by May 1, and -Junior,
un-
der •May .1.. The r•quidget
grouping no longer exists. Entry,
fees for '•thle • coming., season Will
remain the smith as last year, with
thedeadlinelOr,eritries set for last.
Monday_ All , certificates must
reach.,:the.:WOAA.offiee by Arrie•.1,
With an additional' month allotted
for , students.. only. The .certificate
tax:must ••alsd accompany • all cer-
tificates andj was inareaSed. from
'10 to...25.. cents for baseball
Mr Patterson told the•
'Members of :the:" executive-. Were
in ' Witighain 'Wednesday, 'when.
'schedules were draWn up for this
"The'Meeting'diSChsed Ways and
Means" Of creatingiiiterest, among
the public, and felt that the booster
ticket: sales wouldaid in this en-
'qdeavour, to help, the ,•groups. alon.g
throughout the summer. A canvass
Was ;decided ons'and-the 'boys will-.
be out force on the last Satur-
day in May, ' ' , • „
It. was..a180: pointed out at the.Meting by the secretary et, the
:Chamber, -of „Collin -three,. Leo Hag
an, that there bad been some dis-
cussion by the executive that the
Chamber; would 'ealitidet the pos-
sible- purdhating.ef :three trophies,
to be presented • at the en of' the
:season to the Matt -Valuable 'player
on . each team; its , aliosen by the
'Players.: The officials also stress.
ed the -fact. that .the Club Would
.carry ' insurance for the . players
and will purchaSe.,tWo helmets- for
use by.. the members Of the Pee
We team. .Work'on,the-.diantend-
will .commence almost immediate-
y- at' the Recreation Grounds;
Where all garnet ;will be plaYed.
At the present tittle three teams
are ,-known to be entered for the
doming season, They are: Pee
Wee; Managed by SOW A, Patter-
son, coach Jerry •Bantiant;
managed: by .,Art Stacey, cOaeh
Jack •Pattison; : juvenile,;„ manager
Lloyd ReWati, coach. Erie McCue.
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Farmers nion
Seeks BvIuws
Council Acts
On Kinsmen Bid
For Playground
Seaforth Kinsmen wer.egiven the
go-ate:adwith plans for a play -area
in Victoria Park by Seafortli, coun-
cil ivionday. night he olsAy was
proVided the area .would be
bounded with. a temporary lence.
The :decision was reached after:
considerable deliberations betWeen.
canned , andthree-Members of the
Kinsmen Club .who Were, present
at• the: meeting.,
:The. Kinsmen Club, however, are
nbt prepared, te. go ahead' with the,
plails-.n.nles,S. a permanent _fence
,.can be erected; Jack Pattison- told:
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Parldng meters could become
reality on Seaferth's:' Main' Street.
if council in .Goderich.: and Clin-
ton also inahe the same move The
installation ' of parking maters -Was
approved in .prinip1e at 1VIOndaY
Mght ineeting.,qf Seaforth council.
.A 'motion wasrmade that:the instal-,
lation be apProyced if the other
towns also decide to go ahead with
Tuesday -night the meters came
one step closer When Clinton 'cun-
'ell made the same move and-ap-
..p.roVed the meters by a sPlit•vote,
5-4,.. for...the business: -section if ,
G6derich and Seaforth were to al-
.:id- " approve: ----them Wingla a in; a -
week, earlier, Made plans for a
free ,parking area; in their first
of
passible installation
f
:Neltcm-Cardno,_ ChairMair,of the
ti'ark ennimittee,,.te orted:to
conn-
cil that he and a dd1Fttir1rnirr
the' Club viewed - the area; . and- he
-felti--a--;--perrnanent-...4ence-L-vwoir
crowd the 'park, ;.and, almostrem-
der it useless for large gatherings.
The ',Plant; • be Said, .were for :an.
area -abotit:50.• feet by '60 feet; and
Wetild: Contain- swings : for Small
children tWo •slides, and.. e'Ventual:-;,•_
.IY a :wading .pool.
Mt. Pattisen pointed OM that a,
temporary- fence would run into a
lot .of nierleya:Whaela_permartent.
fence would provide' : for hetter,
supervision. , ' • :
lowed 'Clean-Lsafety siiggestiOnS.
.``',Your. • children -,'Will learn the
thrill. of 'Working: .together" for :g
, common goal,' and you will .have
inereased",:erijOyitient • freni, !living
in clean, attraCtive SUrroondings.'
• Mr.:','Sniith urged fall ,-..ao..epera:
tion so that the • •aannpaign Woulcl
, • 'Paper- .:Drive., Wednesday •-, • ,
- The annual japer drive f. the
Seaferth•Ligns" Club, -1s being
',Wedriesday-'. aftetnoort.::•",..,T,hiS".:::.i Will
proVide:a:readY,..ineanS..Of tidying
up the winter's aectintilatten,',of
naper-ALitin.:::14.reSident 'Willi:ant' 'IC
Hart ••said, the
'Clean -Up ••; • •
Seaforth therthants,..". realizing
theltenefits,. Of al.•elean-up•prOgratry).
ato,
sec-
tion that.:apeart at pages 10, 11
and 12 ;ofthi.l, • .,-. ••
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•,' .Seaforth local of :tlie. Farmers'
Milan :appointed delegates.. to at-
tend Council - rrieetingS, in McKil-
7
lop and•Tudkertmi Wnships:.af
.their , regular, tneeti g . Tuesday
night: Jahn ':Ilender. en and s.,Carl
Dalton were `tarried o wait on Mc-
Idllop council, an err Carrioclian
and Carl -.Dalton, Tuckeisniithl,
council, to ask 'filet 'a :-by-law_ be
-drafted to allOW -Inetithers:-ttiliaVe '
Membership dues . collected With
their taxes •ong voluntarY basis. •
In .a drive to get ntorernetriberS.,
each : men -then, is being asked - to:
visit ' their neighbor and . explain,
defitiency, payments and the sup-
port that ,`eari ' be ;received -if. they,
10.itt the CPU, - . • • :
The barn clanee will be• held in
Zurich this Year with Grant Web-,
ster,,; John - Armstrong, ..and ' Carl;
;baiter: in charge. , The net COhn-
ty ineeting,,,in Clinton -June -4, will
:hear Deng Miles, ' Huron agricul-
tural repreteatative. Plans are be-
ing formulated or a, meeting. with
eaticlidates . from both South and
Mirth Huion; to be held .iii :Blyth,
Diaeussing defidiency, payments,
which.: the local 'beaks, the presi-
dent .said the payntents Would help
• toritrol vertical liMegratiort as on-
ly bona -fide farmers will be -Paid
an allotted amount,: set:by the gdV-,
aliment,- and net more thati 81;500
per person, • - '-0
Wins Award. At
0:A.C. Graduation
Arnong ,graduates at the, O.A.C.
this year is .1", I. McIntosh," son of
and -Mrs. James Meintosh,
Tuekersmith, who has won the
Pioneer Peed award.
ean-
'ter Hensafl Stori
• . A liensall building was ;the hard- clean up the debris around the
est; it in Huron as a 'sudden storm
swept throngh 'the area shortly- .
be-
fore one o'clock Monday, afternoon.,
Pocket '.fornadoes, and high.•:Winds
erosised the 'region, Causing dam-
age in Huron,. Perth •, and 'Middle-
sex' counties, estimated at $200;000:
,••• The --twister , all but deStroYed a
housing- Iluroridale
Dary,' at the riorthweSt corner of
Hensall The roqf was lifted and
Most of the second storey,. includ-
ing an entire vvall, was 8:masited
and ,debtts scattered for 150 yards.
The 'dairy is. owned,,by: Ron
who : has, not yet estithaterl . the
damages. ' The he .said,,is
.,
cavered by. inShrance, .• "
ErnpleyeeS were l'werking in :the;
,building at the time, but. were tin-
•injared. Dangles 'Cooper- and •John
) Taylor, . employees, described the
destruction as being apeomPlish;
ed in a 'Matter of_seeonilS.
'Wagom:. and delivery' .truck'.' were,
damaged; as .bricks showered 'them'
when the • wall eollaPsed
• ,•, -The. twister, ,-Which blew in fratil
the 'west, was noticed by SeVeral
• Hens:all -residents-,-L. who ;described
the funnel .as Small ; °and grey in
Continuing the:course inland, the.
high winds tiPset a buildiaghons-
Ing a. 'weigh scales at the corner
of the Hensall` District Co-opera-
.edst, of. the . dairy. They also
knooked ,off a, chimney and aerial
arid split a pear tree at, the resi-
dence --of -Bob Caldwell.-
, 'Mrs. Archie Neakes,. Who. lives
beside Eurandale Dairy, ,was bring
itig in. her wash when the tornado
strnek. It ripped . the: clothesline
from, her grasp; tearing the clothes
froth the line. One sheet was wrap-
ped around`the top: of a tree in a
neighbor's yard, and the clothes
Strewn in the area. '',Mrs. NoakeS,
said, following the storm, that the
pins Weteleft,:on the. , despite
the bigh winds . . '
-•,..Painage(WaS 'reported east of the
village at the _farm' EdWard Tay-
lor
,,OhiseIlitirSt", where abed. half,
the roof .Of an'L-shnped barn was,
sWept away. Arts the road, at a
farm- owned by Mr, TayI*r, and
occupied :)/ItT and Mrs, Williatti
Riley, a Concrete chimney was rip-
ped from the honse.
RCAF Station, Centralia, report-
ed a •peak gust at the station of
45 miles • an, hour. • ••
Tal Perth, damage was ednfined
to narrow strip,: with two bares
.destroYed. arid another darnaged;
, bee was staged by More than
100 "Itensall; and district Men to
deiry-"M:onday,'" tight .. Heading: the
Work bee: were members �f • Hen:
sail •Kitishien Canadian ,Leg-
ion Brandi •and :.charnlyer Com-
merce, :.Distriet farmers 'and. mer-
chants breitglit tractorsiand trucks
:to .;.help a -Wo
the wreckage.•• Follewing `"the
Mrs- lylegk; 'assisted', -by ' neighbor-
ing served lunch to the
workers.' ••:.:
' Seaforth,•' strong,. winds • and
heavy rains were ,' prevalent' be-
tween,12:30 and 1:15, but no dam-
age was "reported . the bumedi
ate area.- . • „- ‘'
. •
High of $725 At
Hereford Sale
•
The tenth annual spring sale -by
Ekeellen,t Crowd Facilities
•
Mayer Christie ,informed coun-
cil that a.protest had been expect-
ed -,frorri. the local rriotanCh of the
Canadian .Legion, ' but that the ;let::
'ter had, not been forthcoming: 'Mr,
Christie, :felt a ternnerark:-strueL't
tine Would be better, :Sothat the'
park • could be 'better utilized fOr7large, gatherings:• shotdd the heed -arise, H bsed as exarnple the ex:
cellent.ifaeilities,„ it ..had , provided.
for the Twelfth; Of Tidy celebration'
here .three Years „
Clayton ` Dennis, •a member 'of
the. Kinsmen delegation,: ','Saist the,
fence, was necessary- ' for preper,
He ;also pointed
tha th'e , Ontario Provindiel, POlige
were Willing' to astitt the lcinsmeni,.
since, • theproject,„ would 'help; keep:
children Off, the -streets.' •
; Thomas Withee; r also with, -the
'delegation; • .pointed, out •:thef park,
was for children:toe young. to .go,
to e Lions ,Park. :Mayor' Christie'
questioned .him 11 theLionS, -had
been approached, but Mr.. Wilhee.
tad Conned the reason for the ,area
was a place 'where :mothers could
leave their younger, children ;while
Shopping,, arid thus would: , have :to
be -near- -the:Main Street., :••
:Coming :.:Suggested" tofftbh group
that if the arrangementWith.cun-
cif WaS., not ::satisfadtorp, other
spots V ere probably available. The
.other; areas, the • delegation said,
had .already been looked into:and
for ,various -reasons *ere fonnd--u-n-
satisfactory: • - - • ,,..
R. W Campbell and_Harvey Les -
lid appearedbefore. cOuneil o be-„
half of the Seafortb.•• Agrictiltntai
Society and --Were assured' of - the
a•nrinalytratit.el--$400'.
' ',Plan 'SPecial. Meeting -;•
the Iluron-County ,HerefOrd Asso-
ciation Was held Tuesday: Seven_
tested built averaged $562.00, and
eight approved, bulls •averaged
_$421.00.
The toppriced bull was.. a Polled
bull, consigned by Ernest Brown,
of Clinton, and bought by A. S.
Campbell, 11::11. 2, Thorndare, for
$725.00. Mr. Brown also consigned
the second highest priced bull, al-
so Polled. It was sold' to Wallace
Wilson, R.R. 23 Auburn, for $705.
Ten bred heifers averaged
$331::50:-Tre- to priced heifer was
consigned by Hirtzel Bros:, Credi-
ton, and, was sold to Li 11. Arrq-
strong &Sons, of Burlington, Kings
County,. Neva Scotia, for -$550M0.
'Seven open heifers averaged $132
each; and three -Cows with calves
at bside averaged $335, The salt'
• average for 35 lots was 8362,30.
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Breaks Ankle in
Farm Accident
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Dr. Brady, chairman -of . the. fin-
ance cemrnittee, .rePorted„--a-spe-
'alai, meeting would have to be held'
to, set ;this year's fax rate:. As yet;
' estimates' had not . been handed it,
:frOln • the streets, the property
eamtnittee and the public, and -sep-.
--rarate selteols, The.special Meeting
was set., for Tuesday..:,night; May
19, AISO at that nieeting . the, pen
sion fund for the • •employces will
be dealt With. , • • • •
bylaw hasnot yet been drawn
tv for the ,cenieteryt :Dr. Brady,
told eourieil. When it is drawn' up,
it :will have to receive tlie appreval
of the Department of Health 'While
.dtsenssing the' cemetery question
Mayor%Christie pointed out he had
been ,Thrernted-tliarthe 'Town of
Exeter had given $1.090 a` year fin+
ancial help to • their cemetery' in
edeli ,of the nasi tw,o, yaart. •
The'streetreport.„-given by chair -
in an. Scott' Habldrk, :thowed • rou-
tine repairs- te7StteetS 4rd drains.
He also eXoressed the opinion :that
the costs of the new streat Would
likely run :bigher than estimated,
becaute of duicksand .\vhich,had
been encountered. •• •
A. bid had' been received on the
old waterworks house and proper-
ty for '5I,000,. but- cottneili.did. not
aecept, it at present, withft...feel-
ing the price was toolOW, since
:there were two lots involved. -
Tenders for a new truck for
street, Maintenance wait Were con-
sidered; but held in abeyance;tititil
copied, can look into the availabil-
ity of a used Amick. which would
serve the ptirp,Os'e.• Councillor,Itab-
kirk was instructed to pursue the
matter.'
, lot of
Repairs To Scales
A, lot of work was needed on the
scales, a letter to the . property
committee inclicated, ba.t. John:,
. Baldwin, chairman, said, the work
eould,wait,, As Yet, no one lias,
been appointed to;look after the;
scales following the resignation of
John Cummings..„ The scales are
being looked 'after by other town
eniploYees, at the present.time..
"[Charging, for the use of the up'
. (Continued on Page .
George Cate, McKillop township,'
had the misfortune on Monday to
break a -bone in his ankle. The
accident happened while Mr..Case
and James Neilans were dehorning
eomi at the farm of George L.
Smith, Iltillett toWnshiP.
While they were Working on the
animal, it gave a lurch, knocking
Mr. Case down and breaking his
ankle. Ile will be on crutclaet, for
.§61ne
• The Seaforth diSeussion stem-
med from the, appearance befere
council. of Willjam Dewar, repres- ,
entative of ayparking nteter firm,
to discuss with council •the types
of meters and costs. Members of ‘,
Seaforth, council , had ....es° attend- '
ed • A._meeting held- -in-
last- week, when representatiVes
from Exeter, Goderieh,
Winghain and Seaforth diSel4sed
meters. At that meeting those pres-
ent were in -favor -of' the plan if
all t,he towns agreed.
Councillor Paul Brady, who
Made •the motion for approVal in •
principle, also felt the, Chamber
-Or Commerce -should he -consulted
•for their feeling on rneter installa-
tion. Scott Habkirk said that fol-
lowing- the Clinton meeting he- had
discussed the matter, with several
businessmen and they Were in fav-
or. Council agreed that meters
would help the traffic and parking
congestion, and would keep traffic,
moving along Main 'Street. „
o was Pointed out -that for per-
sons requiring a . considerable
length of time for shopping, free ,
parking was available' at Victoria
adjacent to the Main Street
ilionping area. , • •
--.---M1--.13-UfarTin 'making a rough
survey prior to the meeting, felt .
Seaforth could start with 58 dou-
ble Meters and 15 singles. These
would -stretch from Huron to Gode-
rich , Streets on both sides, and a
-fevV, around the corners, just off
Main Street.
The meters, demonstrated by Mr.
Dewar, require little maintenance
-and-are-under- -warranty--for--the--
.first-year, he said. Meters, he -con-
tinued, make people "time-c,on•
sciouS". The average person, he
said, does' all his business during
the first hour, and is ready to move
• SnOuld -.another meeting be held
between the,municipalities, council
felt representativesshould attend
from Seaforth -
' -DONALD' :TItEMEElt. has
been nttnsedstudent leader. and
IVlarjorie ramie, School Queen,'
itt reeent contests eenductect at ,
S.D.4-1.S, The . Student loader is •
the seta Of 'Mr.' and. Mrs, W.
.,Trerneer,. while 'Miss Papple.is
•a- daughter 'off Mr. and Mrs. •
Ear Papple, '
•
Friends
-Bonk Manager
Seaforth friends and Main Street
and district buainess associates of
J. R. Spittal, who recently'retired.
:as manager of the Toronto-Dom-
ininn Bank honored him TuesdaY
evening when he was presented
;with' a .steraphonie hi-fi recorder
and reccird; player. The Presenta-
tion, took place, at a reception held
at the residence Of. Mr:,and 'Mrs.
TealI, Goderich Street East:
Mr. Spittal, who has been man-
ager of the local braneh for eight
years, will continue to :reside in
Seaforth. .
' Arranging the event was a eom-
,mittee which included R. S.Box,
John 13aldwin, W. T. Teall, 'Brad
Smith. and Enos Boshart. •
'After egarriining the. 'proofs of his
p4.}rtrait, the customer got, angry,
"Do ya.1 eall this -a good likeness?"
he .str•rmed. "Have 1 a squint?, Dd
We a prize-fighter? I ask
yo.y.1,, do you think I look lik&this
pieture?" •
The photographer,.stirnid and
tactful, replied: "The answer, sir,
is in the negative."
Father:eamiii375aeodrunyett: iymInp, uaDgn. that's Voi t, nlf
a ke t whathe b blame
eseflikeor-
eeve
Dies'Joh F
In Toronfo
Reeve .of -Seaforth for, seven
'Years and a fanner ' Weil -known
resident of Hullett; John, H. Scott
died in Toronto on Saturday fob'
lowing a short illness. He was. -In
his 86th, year. '
'Mr-Seott, whohad been a resi- •
dent of Toronto-sinte the death of
hit wife in 1955, had been- in good
health and made regular visits
back to , Seaforth and , Hu:tett
Death 'occurred in St. Michael's
'Hospital,- Toronto„ where he had
been cenfined about three .weeks,
Ee was born -in Ilullett, the son
'of ,Robert•Scott and Atune MeMir= •
tan. Ile received his education'in
that township, where he was a suc-
cessful , farmer or .many years,
until his retirement: to Seaforth in
1930: Per a number of years he ,
carried. on a coal' and insurance
business here„
.' Always.' interested in public af-'
fairs, he was an, effective speaker,
who was -- in • frequent ',demand
throughout the ‘distriet.,. Pollowing
his move to Seaforth he served for - •
a number of, years on the Council,
• and -in. 1936- was elected Reeve., He
continited to represent Seaforth at '•
„County Connell until 1943. He was
n --Member of First- Presbyterian
Church,' Seaforth.
" He was- inarried in 1900 to Annie
C. Bewley, who predeceased hint
January:31, 1955. He is survived by.
two sons, Walter and Wilfred, both
of, Hallett., and bv throe daughters, ,
Beulah., Mrs. Wm. Brentan, Barrie;
Vfolet.112frs. W. .1. Coughlin, To•-,
ratio, and Grace; Mrs. R. -E. Bat-
ets4n. of 'Brampton.'
, The remains•rested,at Box
era] Home,, Seaforth, until Tues-
day, when funeral. services were
conducted b5- Rev- D. Leslie Elder '
of First Presbyterian Church. 'Int,
terment 4ollowed in Maitlandbank
cerneterY, the pallbearers: being,
'Sohn Thomsen, William McDowell,
W. Whyte,' W, -M. Hart, Ned
Bell -and A. Y. McLean.. '
Years
Scott
TRIZErty.fOOTBALL:TEAMS,ENTERED,t,,
WINAROP.. PkEPARES:tOt :SCHEDULE.
• Winthrop will •field three- football'
tharns this year, it Was decided at
the. "anntial meeting of the Whi-
p „Football Club, 'held Monday:
everiMg at the residence of Sam
Ken co' -'11 Wins
Kinsmen $1,000
Kenneth Scott, Prucefield, was a
lueky winner in a draw at Exeter.
Mr. Scott won $1,000 when his
ticket Was pulled from among 200
others during the kininiert's an-
nual stag at the Exeter arena,
Pethich in Winthrop. ,Teanis will -
include Seniors, Juniors and Baia -
Officers narried by, the Meeting
include: president, :Glen MeCltire;
.seeretary-treasurer, Wayne Del-
i -nage; managers„,: (senior's), Les-
lie DoImage, (,Itiniers) Lloyd Mc-
Cluskie, and (Banta/n.5) bon Mc-
Clure; field committee, Harold
Doelcis,'Hott--MeClure, gob Camp..
bell; gatekeepers, AuStintiolMage,
Sam'. Pethiek and ,/ohn teeming;
league representative, 'Ross Ma-
Cure- r
Others who',toep-artia thekmeet-
ing were Irvin Jolpitton,Leslie
Campbell and Ken Meelbre, •