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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-07-02, Page 1Whole No. 5338 111th Year COP10,0 cei#, suo 4 YON' 4414410 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1970-12 PAGES !,. • 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. 46. 1, e, • 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 • ' •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 (Continued on Page 12) 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. (Continued on page' 12-) 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 (Continued on Page 5) 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. (Continued on Page 12) 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_ • • 7 At St.' Columban Cemetery 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.