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Vandals Topple 38 Stones
Mrs. Loretta Skinn of Kitchener surveys some of the damage done to 38 tombStoties in
the St. Columban Roman Catholic Church Cemetery on Monday. Mrs. Skinn was at the
Cemetery checking on the condition of family markers and was dismayed to discover•
that the gravestone of one .of her uncles had been toppled. She is 'currently vacationing
in Seaforth with her mother, Mrs. Helen Maloney. (Staff Photo)
Uniform holiday policy based
on the number of years service
for all persons in the employ of
Huron. County was discussed
briefly at the June session of
council last Friday afternoon.
While the executive commit-
tee chaired by Jack P. Alexander,
Wingham, concurs that a county-
wide policy would be ideal, it was
pointed out that since the Health
Unit and the Children's Aid So-
ciety holiday policies, are pro-
vince wide, any change would
make it that much more difficult
to secure personnel in these par-
ticular fields.
Effective January, 1971, how-
ever, holidays for county em-
ployees will be calculated from
the following schedule:
After one year, two weeks
holidays; after five years, three
week's; after 20 years, four weeks
with the exception of the Medical
Officer of Health, Health Unit
nurses, the Local Director of the
Children's Aid Society and the
Children's Aid Social, Workers
who receive four weeks holidays
Exped to' Pour
New Bridge Floor
At county Council
Propose New Policy Rain Forces Cann
For Staff Holidays Into Fourth Night after one year employment. •
Insurance Commissions
amounting to about $3,000 for
county insurance agents.were dis-
cussed by members of council and
it was learned that in all proba-
bility, this system will be ter-
minated at the end of the year.
It is understood the pies was
initiated' about 20 years ago to
compensate local insurance
agencies for a loss of business
which might• have been theirs.
Insurance agents throughout the
county do "absolutely nothing as
far as earning any money" and
are reimbursed on a point sys-
tem.
"After 20 years I think It is
time for a change," said Roy
Cousibi, Brussels.
Allan Campbell, chairman of
the property committee noted that
partitioning for the administra-
tive building housing the assess-
ment office will cost $3,200 and
that roof repairs on the court
hdlise were completed by Dobson
Roofing, Exeter, for $2,508.
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Long Time Reeve
Mr. Mrs. D. Eleuermann
Married SO Years Veterans of the First World
War were in Exeter Sunday when
new colors.. of the 161st Batta-
lion of Huron County were de-'
dicated.
Battalion members in the area
'say there are at least 100 sur-
vivors across Canada and of this
wither 30 were on parade to-
• gether with other veterans from
Exeter and the County. More than
3Q0 veterans took 'part in 'the
parade, led by the Royal Canadian
Legion. Pipe" Band of Exeter.
Later, more than 200 wit-
nessed the dedication and de-
positing .of the new colors at the
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' •A former long time McKil-
lop reeve Daniel Beuerman and
Mrs. Beuerman celebrated their
golden wedding this week. The
occasion was marked quietly at
home with their relatives on
Sunday , since Mr. and Mrs.
Beuerman have not enjoyed good
health recently.
Mr Beuerman , "who esta-
Wished' a'record when he served
the township for 21 years, in-
cluding 16 years as reeve, arid
PAUL SPiTTAL
who graduated from the Univer-
sity of Waterloo with a,Bachelor
of Arts Degree. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. 3. R, Spittal,
Seaforth.(photo by RusseiStudio)
Edith Mue Her were married in
First Lutheran Church, Logan on
June 30, 1020.
The attendants were the
bride's sister, Miss Lavine
Mueller of Stratford and the
,groom's brother, the late Ed-
ward Heileman of Milton. Mr.
Beuerman was the son e the
late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beuer-
man, while his bride was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Mueller of Logan Twp.
.The late Rev. 'William Ness
officiated at - the ceremony and
following a honeymoon in Nia.,7
gara ,Falls, they moved to the
farm, lot 1, Con. 11 McKillop
where they have continued to
reside. They , retired from ac-
tive farming a year ago.
.Mr. and Mrs: Heuermaft are
members of St. Peter's Lutheran
Church,, Brodhagen. Mrs. Heuer-
man is an active member of the
Lutheran Church Women's group.
For eleven years she was the
organist in First .Lutheran
Chtirch, LOgan, the church in
which they were married.
Mr. and Mrs. Beuerman have
a family of two - a son, Robert,
residing on the home farm, and a.
daughter,. Mrs. Ross (Nita) Leon-
hardt of R.R.1., Bornholm. There
also are 6 grandchildren.
Mr. Beuerman has one sister
Martha (Mrs. R. Linold Kahle)of
Mitchell,' two brothers,Norman
of McKillop rind-Ida:nue of Brod-
'hagen. Three brothers and one
sister predeceased him. Mrs.
Beuerniith has one sister, Miss
Lavine, Mueller of Stratford, two
brothers,George of Logan town-
ship and John of Hamilton; one
brother predeceased her.
While the event was observed
quietly, the couple received many
congratulatory messages, flo.'
were and gifts.
markers or the thin white marble
type which always break when
they fall. In many cases there
are no surviving relatives in the
area to notify of the damage.
In addition to the damage• to
the °Icier stones many modern
granite slab markers ,were also
toppled. Damage in these cases
is light as all that is necessary
is to reset them on 9 their foun-
dations according to James Mc-
Quaid, Cemetery board chair-
man. The damage was discovered
by Earl Roney, R.R. 2, Dublin,
who notified Mr. McQuaid.
The vandals overturned and
broke ' a large flower urn which
was at the base of a statue 'of
the crucified Christ but did not
harm the statue itself or the
wooden cross to which it is
affixed. •
The Sebringville Detachment
of the OPP are investigating.
No estimate of the damage is
available.
Accident
Damage Set
At ' $2500
A series of accidents in Sea-
forth last Friday resulted in
$2500 property damage. No in-
juries were reported.
The first occurred at about
4:00 o'clock when cars driven
by James Ward of R.R.#1, Sea-
forth and Mary Delaney of Dublin
were in collision. The accident
happened as Mr. Ward Was back-
ing into Goderich Street from a
service station lot. Constable
Lloyd Eisler' estimated total
damage at $125.
Constable Eisler also inves-
tigated an accident at 5 o'clock
on North Main Street. Mrs.
Audrey Mellwain was turning 1*
a driveway when her vehicle and
a car driven by Keith Williamson
of Walton were in collision. The
impact drove the McIlwain car
into a concrete pole causing a
flourescent light fixture to snap
off and crash to the street.
Damage was estimated at $1,000
to the McIlwain car, $75. to the
WilliamSon vehicle and $150• to
the light fixture and pole. ,
At 8:00 p.m. Constable Keith
Ruston "was called to the corner
of Main and Huron Streets to
investigate a 3 car collision.0 ars
driven by Corey Segeren of.R.R.
2, Seaforth, Harold Dalrymple of
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Receive
Park Gifts
Additonal gifts which have
been contributed to the Lions
-Park maintenance fund include:
Joe Jolliffe, $2.00; Margaret
Snell, $5.00; Anonymous,$10.90;
James McQintid, $3.00; Ken Old-
acre, $6.00; Anonymous, *25.00;
Rena Fennell, $5.00; Huron
Wholesale, $10.00; Glen Smith,
$5.00; Margaret Whyte, $10.00;
Albert Whitney, $10.00; Lloyd
Hotigarth, $10,00; -Don Bode,
Genesco Shoes, $20.00;
John Longstaff, $10.00; Mel
Clarke, $10.00; Arnold Stinnis-
son, $4.00; Alex Dennis, $5.00;
Lena and Alex Finnigan, $25.00;
Elizabeth Cardno, $10.00; United
Dairy and Poultry Co-op, $50.00.
Gifts may be left at any Sea-
forth bank, or forWOded to W,,D.
Stephenson, treaSurer,Seaforth. ,
'Work is proceeding on or
ahead of schedule' on the con-'
struction of the deck op the Ben
Miller Bridge, Huron 'County
Council learned Friday • at its
June session.
All the deck formwork is now
complete and the ,steel placing
operation has commenced. There
are some 142 tons of reinforcing
steel to be placed in the deck be-
fore the 542 cubic yards of con-,
crete are placed.
"We expect to place this con- _
Crete in two working days com-
mencing about July.6," said coun-
ty engineer Britriall., "The con-
crete will be placed with a Bid-
well Beck Finishing machine
which assures a proper grade and
finish to 'the deck which will not
'be paved. This is by far the large
est structure ever undertaken by
Huron County forces and we are
quite proud of it."
Work has also commenced on
Sharp's Creek .Bridge No. 3 lo-
cated some three or four hundred
feet north of the Ben Miller
Bridge in Ben Miller. Construc-
tion at a third site in Ben Miller
has been delayed *due to the, fact
that the supplementary by-law
has not as yet been approved.
Winter control expenditures
to date for the year 1970 total
$113,752.25 compared. with
$122,925.78 for the same period
in 1969. This is a reduction des-
pite an increase in hourly rates
and rental rates paid.
Total expenditure in 1969 for
winter control was about $184,000.
This was the highest winter con-
trol cost to date.
'Nye new pick-up trucks will
be purchased • at a cost of
$1,1,287.50; two 27,5000 GVW
trucks at $14,798.70; and one
automobile at $2,473.28.
H-P Board
TalksBusses
At a special meeting of the
Huron-Perth Roman CatholicSe-
parrite School Board in Seafotth
on Tuesday, transportation and
janitors were the topics for die-
cession.
Trustee Arthur Raid, R.R. 4,
ListOwel, chitirm an of Transpor-
tation Committee, reported new
gotiations have been nearly
completed with the bus operators.
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Westman, R.R., St. Marys; 2.
Dianne Henderson,Seaforth; 3.
Darlene, Debbie an Dawna Hen-
derson, Seaforth; 4. Douglas Pal-
mer, Clinton.
Dance Specialty - 1. Barbara
Anderson, St. Marys; 2. Peggy
Dennis, Beth McMichael, Walton;
3. Dawna Henderson, Seaforth;
4. Sylvia Mae Wilson, Varna.
Instrumental - 1. "Tomorrows
Dawn" Doug Hildebrand,
'Putman, Silby Jessome and Paul
McNab; 2. Vincent Scott Glaab,
Exeter; 3. Richard Paulin,Derick
Meehan, Clinton; 4. Linda God-
kin, Peggy Dennis, Walton.
Winners in th major draw
events were - Thursday - radio-
Robert Cunningham, Barrie; Sat,
urday - tape recorder - Mrs.
Muriel Johnston, H.R. 5, Dundalk
and 'Monday - Automatic Dish
Washer-Chas.MacKay, Seaforth.
John Talbot, Lions Club
President elect who headed the
Carnival committee, expressed
appreciation for the support of
thee community. He referred
particularly to those who had
made contributions and who had
assisted during the Carnival.
As usual the penny sale and
bingo proved big attractiohs.The
bingo, operated for the club by
altar of Trivitt Anglican Memo-
rial Church. After hanging for
fifty years in the church, the old
colors had, almost fallen apart.
They have now been carefully
placed in frames and placed on the
wall of the church.
Former lieutenant. Charles
Hall of St. Mills, one of the bat=
talion's two surviving officers,
took salute as the parade moved
away from the Legion hall. J. K.
Cornish of Brucefield recalled
the Huron battalion's lengthy and
impressive history from the pul-
pit -A Trivitt Memorial Church.
The new colors wire dedica-
Seaforth Branch 156 Canadian
Legion, was based in thepienic
pavilion and was busy each 'veil-
lug.
Thefts of several prizes it
the penny sale tent created a
problem.' Of . the more than2150
prizes offered, the committee
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Overcome
800 to 1 Odds
The odds were more than 800
to 1 against it happening but it did.
As Lions Club people pre-
pared Monday night for the free
draw for the , winner of the
transistor radio offered as a
prize to district school children
attending the carnival there were
lots of' kids anxious to help. The
nearest, Richard Stewart,13, was
asked to pull a ticket from the
hundreds that had been turned
in. Shoving his arm deep into
the box he brought out one ticket
and handed it to George Hilde-
brand who was announcing at the
mike. The name on the ticket
was Richard Stewart, 48 George
Street, Seafortho
ted by Maj. George Youmatoff,
C.D.. Chaplain at C FB, Clinton.
The service was conducted by
Flight Lieutenant the Rev. George
Anderson, D. F. C. , R. A. F. V. R,,
rector of , Trivitt Memorial
Church.. The 'Huronia Male
Chorus led in the singing.
The ladies of the Soldiers'
Aid Society of Exeter-presented
the original colors during a cere-
mony In 1916 at Camp Borden.
The colors were left in trust of
the Huron County sheriff when the
battalion was later posted over-
seas.
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Cold March-like weather
Thursday night and continuing
rain Friday night forced the
Seaforth Lions 35th Annual Sum-
mer Carnival into a fourth night
on Monday.
With perfect shirt-sleeve
weather throughout the evening,
officials said attendance' Monday
night, justified the decision to
extend the Carnival. All the
-rides and games were in operat-
ion. Entertainment was provided
by the Seaforth band "Tormor-
row's Dawn" who had won the
talent hunt contest on Saturday
night. The Seaforth District
High School Girls Trumpet Band
under the direction of George
Hildebrand paraded to the Park
each evening.
When weather cancelled
events on Friday night, the talent
hunt Competition was rearranged
to provide winners Saturday
"night.
Competing before a crowd of
Over 2000 which filled the' carni-
val area, contestants provided
high quality entertainment.
Winners announced by Marlen
Vincent and Bill Pinder of the
entertainment committee were:
Vocal - 1. Barbara and Laurie •
Vandals toppled twenty-five
gravestones and tipped over and
broke another thirteen_a.t.the St.
Columban Roman Catholic
Church Cemetery in Hibbert_
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Township late Mondy.,
The broken stones are, in
most cases, older types which are
more susceptible to breakage.
They are the high pillar type
The number of books circu-
lated in the county during the
month of May was,up ,over, the
•same month in 1969, reported
Walter Sheardown, chairman, at
the June session of Huron County
Council.
Last year, 28,179 books were
circulated in the county during
. May. This year, 29,042 books •
were circulated.
• raised in Sarnia: where he got his
early education. He gra'dtiated in
Medicine from Queen's Univer-
sity, Kingston, in 1960. He in-
terned for one year at Ottawa
Civic Hospital and then spent one
year of practice in St. Marys.
After spending two years in
Edmonton doing post graduate
work in surgery, orthopedics and
medicine, he served two years
of residency in orthopedics at
Ottawa Civic Hospital.
In 1967 he moved to Toronto
where he spent one year as a
Fellow in orthopedics. at East
General Hospital. Since that time
he has ben a consulting physi-
cian to the,Canadian Forces Base
in Downsvievh
Dr.Underwood is married and
has a family of five boys ,and one
girl The Underwoods will occupy
the home &the late Harry Stewart
on Went SL
staff effective July 1st. pwarelftm nt.
Book Circulation
Is on Increase
A .1971 Fargo Royal Sports
Wagon has been ordered for the
library at a cost of $4,008.40.
As well, the board has authorized
that body work in amount of $20.0
be 'carried out on the present
bookmobile.
Library rent was increased in
two municipalities: at Walton
from. $50 to $60 per year, and -at
Wingham from $75 to $100 per
month.
The ' County Development
Committee recommended to
- county council that since Huron is
committed to MODA for 1970 and
in view of the fact that R. S. Cum-
mings has been engaged as de-
velopment officer for a period Of
one year, the firm of T. E. Mc-
Laughlin Development AsSO-
elates, Ltd.,, should not be en-
gaged.
C. A. Archibald, administra-
tor at ,Huronview, told council
that the'present nuniber of resi-
dents at the home totals 262.
There was some discussion on
adjustments to theheating system
at Huronview. It was noted that a
professidnal engineer had looked
at the job and estimated a cost of
$4,000 to put it right. A heating
contractor was engaged to make,
the adjustments and the actual
cost will be about $700.
"That's about the way, pro-
fessional engineers work," ob-
served one councillor.
The report of Miss Clare
McGowan dealt with the problem
McGowan dealt' with the prob-
Doctor Joins of child care. It showed
that at times it is difficult to
know where the line should be
Medical Clinic CAS care.
drawn between welfare work and
Seaforth Medical Clinic an- Jack Alexander, Wingham,
told
pounced this week that Dr. John council that from Miss Mc-
Gowan's report he could see that W. H. Underwood had joined the
UndervrOod was born and
welfare andchildren's aid work
should be handled by one de..
As it was her last report to
council prior' to her retirement
thiS fall, Miss McGowan was pre-
. sented • with a gold bracelet in-
acriben. with the county crest.
Tomorrows Dawn, a Seaforth group, took top prize in the instrumental section
of the Lions Carnival talent' hunt. Shown receiving their prize from Bill Pinder are
(left) Silby Jessome, Ernie Putman, Doug. Hildebrand and Paul McNab. (Staff Photo)
Brucdield Veteran Recalls
161st Battalion History
Sandra Hulley, 12, of Ft.R.1, Seaforth, a student at 3,8.8, McKillop Township School,
won the• Huron County Pioneer Museum essay , contest. Her essay was titled 'School
Room.' Other- winners are Bryan Somerville, R.R. 4, Walton and Carl Bolton, 11..11.1i
Dublin. ^ Their teachers are MI'S. Teressa Coville and Gibson Willis. Hera Reeve
Allan Campbell Of McKillob presents the awards In a ceremony at No. 8 school on
Wednesday.