The Huron Expositor, 1959-10-02, Page 1One Hundredth Year
"'Whole Number 4781
SEAFORTH, ONTAttIQ�:FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1959
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Good weather;, and- heavy entries,
drew large numbers to the 114th
annual.aforth Fall Fair -
The high prize money offered, by
the Seaforth Agricultural Society—
$'7,300—was _Agricultural
fairs in,
the area. ,
More- than 5,000 persons were.
treated to a variety of : entertain
ment, including • tremendous cattle
showings, including three topnotch'
breed shows, •;unsurpassed in the
tri=Bountyarea of Huron, Bruce:.
and. Perth.'
In. general, entries were up"sub-
stantially;this year, although down
slibhtly in.,grain, swine and horse
classes..;A preliminary'count 'shows
3,100 entries, .with prize money to
be paid- exceeding $5,600. Tabula
tions of results is continuing and
final . figures ;will ,be ,releasedfol-:
lowing 'a meeting of the -directors
later in ;October:
The 'clasp "B" status of Seaforth
Fair was the result of :Work • done
by the .president and directors of
SeaforthAgricultural Society, Hon.'
W. A. Goodfellow Minister of Ag-
riculture,—said,--Ot tema:y—opening;
the fair, he ptaised the: leaders. of
junior farm organizations for 'their
-Outstanding •contributionto the fa
titre of agriculture: •
• Seaforth .fair attained a class `13''
status this year, and is theonly
such.fair in Huron' County.
The day was 'not without inei
dente. Two •persons were injured
during the day spectacular lar rate
track spills, both requiring hospital.
treatment. A third had minor br '
s-
m�VA,Seaforth man, Graham Kerr,
suffered: a tonus ion-when'he.. was
ss
thrown into the path of an oncom-
ing :horse. He was removed by.
policecar•to Scott Memorial Hos-;
pital.and„was released' Saturday.
Ronald Feagan,' Goderich, suf-?
;fered minor -bruises to his leg. He
said 'his horse, ,Judy .Bars, fell 'in
the ' path of . Kerr's- horse, Robin.
'Spence, 'during the first race,of the
.-afternoon's • program.
At the; start of the second heat
ofthe' berseback race, Lena 'Dough-
erty, .Blyth, 'was`. thrown from her
horse: She 'was treated .,at Scott
Memorial Hospital and later' re-
turned to. her Blyth home., She :suf
'fere&a=broken:bone%in her foot.
• - : Class. C '
Linda -Atom, Roy Merriam,
• Goderich o.. .l
Johnny Hy, W Montgomery,
Mitchell .-. 2
Atom Queen Elliott and Lit
tle, ,Clinton ., .., 2
"Village Maid, Warren. Shera,
Egniondville .... 5
'Silver 'Brogue, ::James Ban
nerman, Stratford•.
"Times: -2 16'3/, 2:19.
ClassB
Joan's Boy, " Reg McGee,
Goderich
.Virginia. Atom, .Bob McLean,
Goderich
Solar pee, B.- ''German, 'Clin-
ton ...
Lucky Star, N. Williamson,
Walton
Twinkelette;-• E.-,McIlroy,
Bend ..:
Jean .Grattan 'Bars, Ken '
" , Kerr` Goderich ' 6 5•
Times -2:14.175, -2:15 115.
Class J
Governor •Baldwin, G. ,.Fea
gat, ;Goderich 2 1
Don McKay, Ken Kerr, :Gode-
•
,Mrs Keith; Sharp,,;.head of the lad -
lee' division of the fair. The best
cook was Mrs." James Carter, R.R.
2,'Seafortle and the best seamstress,
was Mrs. M. Staffer', 'Seaforth.
A feature of the, fair was the op-
portunity it provided to take part* ..
in a number of draws sponsored by
;SCHOOL KIDS IEL�" TOa '
exhibitors.
Thursday evening• Seaforth mer-
chants donated ' door prizes 'and
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r HELD IN HUEON:O0UNTY_'for the first time, the Htiren'3`unier
:Fair for 4-11, Junior Faraners .and Junior"Institutes, attracted many
entries from aergss ,the county: Top ,award. Pori education; -.exhibit
went, to: Tuckersfnith :.Corn Club; who scored `'92. • In second.`plaee;
was. the entry of: South Huron Junior Farmers and;Junior Institute
• with 92..points..«-(Flxpositor photos by Phillips)
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Bomb, oin� . H.,�.'Purvey,•" • •.
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Will's Mc1VIanus •'
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Stratford '
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Padd ' `Ann -: R. ' Merria
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Goderich 5 5
A large attendance featured the
',Thursday .; evening program when
the champion cook and. champion
(Contrib•
uted)
:Now that the baseball season
over, rs'th the exception 'Of course
of the World Series, footbhll and
hockey -are becoming_ more . evident
-as ;the fall season conies, upon ,us:
Although, there has been 'little
mention in 'regard;, to' the' hockey:
situation in Seaforth, tYiere has:•
been an under -current, of. expect
tangy since a new: groups being
fend t tyre fast of uu, and ac-'
cording to the newspaper ."story„
Seaforth hos, been invited to enter
a: team.
Hockey enthusiasts. have; intimat-
ed that they mould like to see„ a
team from Seaforth in this group.
They. feel that now is the time, if
hockey.,is going
to stay altveitt
he
town, to start„ planningand organ-
izing
ran-
izing for the coming" season. It has
been' point.ed out'a
large
numbermber
of,prayersareavailable
and that a
'contending team could be, rounded
Since the: dropping of Junior,
hockey• here, 'only` minor teams.
have carried,. on and many of these.
players are now over age. These
'seamstress ' Were -crowned : by are the. players' who are without, a
A ARADE',HT HLI HOldsmobile
P G C T Friday the.Oldsmobiroadster
which ,Topnotch Feeds Limited entered. The 1901 car was ;driven
by Paul Pritchard,. of Pritchard Seeds,- Harriston, who owns it` The
nearly'60 -old vehiele• can; travel' 30 miles' an hour, according
ear
�'g
to George Vcl.1 ain.(right), of Topnoteh retail division, who was
an 'interested passenger. (Ebtpositor photo by Phillips),
grow'":to play :in, and it is',with•this
in ' ni'nd that the hockey erithusi-,
e.
asts b? neva' ,the
'C' team
couTdt-:b d: c • -
The"C* iity;Centre and Mein'
orial,,Arena',' as built with"the pur-
pose of serving the community and,
is the; • responsibility of ,the,; tom-
nunity If ; you Will look back over
the past few years : you • will see
how much the .caznmunity' has.
shirked -that; responsibility. Are -lie -
citizens of the • community;' going•
to stand by'•;and watch its invest-
ment become4a white elephant
• Unless the commuriity'as a Whole
supports not only the minor activi-
ties that are carried on throughout'
the ,year, • Wit; also the • major ac-
tivities, there; is ,little doubt `as' to
what-will:.happen" in the. years to
.Minor activities ma or a'ctivi
ties,; the Community;, Centres all
need ;the wholehearted support, of
thepublic.,
., r'
` It pis ith •this 'iii.
y mind. that the.
sports' 'element in ',.Seaforth • is
holding a, hockey meeting on Fri-
day•rlight, Oct. 2, in the TOWxr Hall,
It is 'anticipated that all interest
ed hi hockey' will be on hand fore
this iiriportant meeting, at• 8 pm
Plans will be' formulated .to ori
ganize• a Junior `C' team, and your
attendance etthis meeting will be
an indication` of your support in
organizing hockey for the coming
season. • •
',There arel four teams, the
g bep- at -the ;present. They are ;New
Hamburg, Stratford, . Milvertozi and
Mitchell Jack Pearson, • of, New
Hamburg, is the. convener.
Speaker Tells 0
Life
Chile
Seaforth Lions ' heard Rei' H.
Donaldson,' of St. ',Thomas' Angli-
can Church, discuss his experi-
ences as
xperi-ences''as .a resident in. Chile, when
they met in the Community 'Cew
tre Monday evening.
Vice - -resident C. H thee''
ow was
in charge. The speaker wasintro-
•duced',by Art Wright,and appre-
ciation was ' expressed by E. C.
Boswell
Mr, Donaldson; who served in
Chile in the,. 30's . to `peo-
ple
I
and the condi
dof thetions under which
.they live. The ignorance and sup-
erstition
erstition': of the:Indian. population
was combatted by schools, -medi-
cine .and the gospel.
The speaker' paid tribute to the
work Of service clubs and recalled
the results •achieved, first, in the
individual, then in the community,'
the country,!• and finally,, in—the
world.
• The meg i gheard reportsrts
from
Mel Clarke concerning the paper
drive „on October 28, and H. Tra
miss
on the dzaw.,
Fire" ' Chief John F. ` Scott , and
• m.eiiib'er"s of -the- Seaforth Fire 1 i-
-gade are -spearheading- ,a7drive-frr
fire ,safety here with a flurry,'Of
'activities beginning Monday, to
'highlight National -Fire Prevention
• Week, .
The, program includes visits to
_district''schools,' educational exhib-
its, a fireman's ball, inspection of
premises and a fire figliters' field
Correct fire fighting technique
will be shown by RCAF firemen;:;
along with" demonstrations of the
`,`Dos", and "Don'ts" of fire fight-
ing equipment. Display competi-
tions are ,being ,limited : to Grades;.
5'to-8 from the Station School. The:.
children will also be 'entertained
by "clowns ; and the'-Stationi Band..':
daln.
p
• Our
Pupils in district schools will he
asked •"to complete questionnaires
dealing with potential fire hazards
in their homes; Chief Scott said.
During{the week examinations•bill
be carried out . of, various district
premises, when 'members of the
.brigade: will seek., co-operation, Of
.;citizens in eliminating any bazar
_the ;inspections, may disclose... ,
Qne of the highlights of the we lr
will be a ball; Which' ,the firemen,
are sponsoring in "the,;Coriimunity
Centre next •Friday night.
Organize. .3'uiiior, Firer:lVfarslials
iz
•Another -feature wil] •; be ` theJiin-.
for Fire: Marshal program wbigh
willemphasize• the, fundamentals
of fire ,safety • in' the • home and ; at
'school. The' program is.being'spon-
'soredlocally 'in. co-operation with
`the• town's elementary :schools 'and
the -fire <department t rffd`hn
Cardno, Insurance Agency.
Keystone.of; the. program is'the
home-, inspection 'report.'To qualify
es .a junior ; fire marshal, , young .
-ster`s mast take. a fire hazard•check.
'of theirown homes, • complete; the
inspection• report andreturn',
signed ,by their parents, to..„,their
This home °inspection;'repbrt,'ap
pears 'in the fall issue; p1 the Jun
ior Fire .M•arsha magazine'which
will be''distribted by ;the•: agency
to •school' children here, Mr. Card -
no said.Those who: complete. their
home reports,. fully and accurately
will' receive Official Junior • 'Fire,
Marshal . badges.
Compete in • Field ` Day
Fire,'fighters from Seaforth; and
RCAF'Station Clinton::will take.part.
in a firemen's :field:day'next Wed
nesday,• at RCAF Station Clintowas
.Pert of Fire Prevention. Week>ac
tiVitids,' The field ,. -day.. will be at-
tended by •-personnel of RCAF Sta
tion "Clinton . and children of the
Station Public:School..
Auiumn _Warmth
n u : B. r.ri
E co rages a es
,,The unusually mild weather dur-
ing. the past week,has resulted in
unusual growth.
Several residents have found: un -
Seasonable produetion in their
n-seasonable,production•intheir gar
dens.. Among them are . George
rFileewbitefrroief s9u
kersmith, andErni
e,Miller of Seaforth,Whodiscovered
raspberry canes, web' laden with
Mayor
Elected ..,.. Y
At RCAF Town
Flight Lieutenant J. M, Mc'lvlil-
Ian, soh of Mr.' and Mrs. J.`;M.
McMillan, of Seaforth, has been
elected Mayer- of Curtis , Park,
RCAF Station- Chatham, N.B. Gur-
'tis Park' is the married quarter
area of RCAF Station Chatham,
housing some 1500 dependents of
service personnel. Mayor .MeMil-
Ian was elected over two other eon-,testants at the ,annual voting'° o
ipreside over
September 18. He will
a six -man council [for the corning
year....
At an;