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They made sidewalks the hard way in '38
Like so many operators - to-
day the sidewalk building bus-
iness has undergone great
change in, thirty years.
Anybody who has doubts need
only check what happened on
Seaferth Main street in 1937-and
1938 and compare it 'to what
is going on here now.
Se4forth councils in the thirt-
les were concerned about the
condition of the sidewalks but
also realized money was scarce.
Prompted by the PUC who pro-
posed to replace Unsightly and
massive wooden hydro poles with
ornamental lighting along the
street council in the spring of
1937, 'agreed to cooperate with
the cOmmission in the survey of
the street.
Former Seaforth resident, en-
gineer S.. W, Archibald then
practising in London was nam-
ed to prepare plans for the
location of the new ghta
and to design sidewa
After preliminary ussion it
was indicated the dewalks
would cost perhaps 85 cents a
square yard and a program to
include a of Main street was
deeided on.
Bad news was waiting council-
lors when_ they met July 12,
1937. A more accurate estimate,
Mr. Archibald told council,
'would be $3 a square yd. While
no agreemerit was reached at
. that meeting within a week a
compromise had been worked
out. The answer council came up
with was that only the sidewalks
on the . west side would be re-
placed ato that time. • „
Tenders were called for 1,411
square yards of reinforced, side-
walk extending grom Goderich
Street to Huron `Street to Mr.'
Archibalds specifications and
closed August 16tb. When tend-
ers were opened at a special
meeting of cotmcil, that of IL B.
Edge, Seaforth contractor for
$2,585 was the lowest and he
Was, awarded the contract. The
'top tender of four received was
for $3,900.
Work got underway immediat-
ley. Later council agreed to ex-
tend the new sidewalk to the
CNR depot for an additional
amount of .$595.101 The contract
was completed early in October.
In the following year council
was faced with criticism that
the Main street job, was only half
done.
When council met on May 9,
1938 the then chairman of the
street committee councillor,
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Taken by Leo Hagan, in 1938, as mirk on the sidewalks od the left side of Msain Street was
underway, these pictures emphasize the contrast between hand operation of 30 years ago
and the ready mix age in which we live. Every bit of sidewalk was shovelled by hand into a small
mixer, gravel — ungraded, unwashed — was delivered by either a small two yard' truck or
horse drawn, wagon. The picture was taken from the roof of the Present Gingerich store look-
ing north. The present Hildebransl paint store was Daly's garage 30 years age) and gas pumps
were on the sidewalk,.
There was no lick of reinforcing in the sidewaks 1938.
Here Walter Murray (right) is putting forms in place in
front Of the Bank of Commerce. Mr k Murray, now 80, recalls
that the, Ant concrete sidewalks an Main street were laid in
front of the CoMmerchk1 Hotel in 1896. (Photos by Leo Hagan).
Cement was measured shovel by shovel in 1938. Here the
late Peter McIver who was in. charge of the cement mixing
and the late Wm. Venus feed the small cement mixer. The
former Box Furniture Store, now replaced by the Wilkinson
IGA building, Is in the background.
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AY, AUGUST 14 - 10 PAGES who, No..troa
110th Year
ut CFB Clinton in 1971 orlfr
CFB Clinton will bet''''Phased
out within two years.4he an-
nouncement was made btAOttavva
Wednesday by Hon.' 410 Cad-
ieux, Minister of Nathipal De-
'feriae.
• •Similtanous announcements
were made at each of ttpe bases
concerned by rep
the department.
In Clinton represen
McKinley, MP, heard the an-
nouncement.
The announcement was made
to service and civilian personel
by Col4 E. W. Ryan, the com-
manding officer at 3 p.m. as they
were assembled on the parade
square.
CFB Clinton has a present
strength of 400 staff service
personel and 300 civilians to-
gether with 350 *dents. There
are approximatelY 700 depend-
ents living in the 210 houses on
the base.
Disetwaing the phasing out
operations Lt. Col: L. C. Mor-
rison assistant director of in-
formation at DND Ottawa,. said
that While no schedule had
been arrived at, the radar
training program might be out
during 1970 and the remaining
two schools, the new Warrant
officers school being , establish-
ed this fall and the ,school of
instructional technique by Sept.
1971. •
Answering a question Col.
Morrison said a senior staff
member et DND bad been nam-
ed to asslAt la an ersierty sles. ing of the base and. in fee*
Ing to have some other. faeilitY
located on the site. fre couldn't
be specific as te what USW tanee might be available te
civilian centres affeete‘
Re agreed it was likely tbat
civilian employees, particular.
ly those in maIntenance and
servicing tradef Would be
among the last to leave..
Mr. Cadieux said that factors
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ves of
the area press, Olin ,Mayor
• Don Symonds, Reeve Harry Wor-
sell representing the Mayor of
Goderich, together with It_ N.
Huron-Pedh Board
Increases Facilities'
See Lots of Trouble
For Dogs That Roam
Safety Pays For Area Girls
Margaret Van Dyke, (left), 13, who recently won one of the top prizes in the Elmer Sum-
mer Safety Contest which the Expositor sponsored during July received a brand new bicycle
this week. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Vert Dyke,, RR 3, Seaforth. Joan Racho, 8,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ruh°, 100 High Street, Seaforth, Won second prize, a Flyte ac-
cessory kit. Another second prize winner was Patty McDonald, art 2, Brussels. (Staff photo),
List Preliminary Results in
FieldCrop _Competitions
Preliminary results of field
crop competitions sponsored by
the Seaforth Agricultural So-
ciety.have been announced. The
results are based on field judg-
ing and will be co-ordinated
with results on fair exhibits.
Barley field points: Larry
Wheatley, 96; Art Broltom4 95;
Earl McSpadden, 94; Robert
Pbtheringham, 91; Harold Pryce
89; Donald McKercher, 88;
Francis Hicknell, 87; Lewis Coy-
ne, 86; George Townsend, 85;
Gordon Puce, 84; John Render-
eon, 83; Robert McMillan, 82.,
Mixed grain field points:
Robert Fetheringh'arti, 93; Lew-
is Coyne, 92; James Keys, 91;
Earl McSpadden, 90; John
Broadfoot, 89; John Henderson,
88; George Townsend, 87; Bill
Devereaux, 86; Francis Hicknell,
85; Gordon Pryce, 78; Earl Dick,
76.
The Huron-Perth Separate
School Board meeting Sb.
James' School, Seaforth, Mons
day night approved a debenture
by-law to borrowing 5312,000.00
for construction cests of St.
Marys' School, Goderich. This
is subject to approval- of the.
Ontario •Municipal Board.
NO decision was reached on
the problem of, receiving tax
funds from the municipalities
who do not send out tax bills
until December. The board
agreed to further discussions
concerning 1970 tax funds.
. It was learned a new portable
Classroom has been delivered to
the Exeter School and the build-
ing committee is, to arrange for
its placement and. the provision
of hydro and furniture. The
board recommended .that older
students use the portable class-
rooms rather than primary grad-
es,
Damage of $426.00 to Windows
and deers at Immaculate Con-
ception and 'St. Michael's School
in Stratford was reported to the
board believed to have been-the
work of area vandals„
An extra office for a clerk is
to be enclosed in the present
Seaforth administratien office
building at a cost ' of $300.00.
The work will be carried out by
owner R. S. Box whd is also to
jproceed with coraPleting the
second floor to provide a board
room and an office for speCial
consultants, The board agreed
work on. the alterations was to
start. at once and be completed
by October 1. Discussion of a
stairway to second floor result-
ed in a request for a check by
the owner to determine if it
complied with rules and regulat-
ions concerning such building&
ss set forth in the Department
, of Labour and'Ontario Fire Mar-
shall's office. The beard asked
to be provided with a certificate
that the stairs met requirements,
Students partieepation in fall
fairs was discussed'when Michael
Connolly, board member from
Seaforth area asked for inform-
ation regarding the upcoming
Searforth Fall Fair on September
19 in which area children' have
previously- participated.
The board agreed Fill Fairs
were valuable and especially for
area school students who took
an active part eichibiting their
handwork or showing a calf
they had groomed ' and trained
for weeks!
The board agreed that schools
who have previously participat-
ed fall fairs in thq past be
allowed to do so during the fall
Of 1969 and any extra fees that
are paid for by this board be
charged against the appropriate
item in the budget of that school
to a maximum of 5c per stud-
ent. An amendment provided
that "any school may partici-
pate!'
An offer from Ontario Hydro
for $320.50 was accepted for an
12 footbasement along the side
(4 a future school side the
east end of Stratford.
Board agreed to advertise for
tenders for the supply of gas-
oline ' for School buses owned
by the Huron-Perth Board and
fer oil for heating of schools.
Approval was given to pay an
auditing account for $665,00 to
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A drive to Control dogs run-
• ing at large will be underway
in Seaforth shortly council de-
cided . at a meeting, Monday
night.
Long a contentious subject
dog control at various times has
been the responsibility of the
Humane Society, the town main-
tenance staff and the police.
For a time a private contractor
carried 'M.1 'it inspection,
While from time to time dogs
are picked up 'and impounded
councillors complained they al-
ways seemed to be "little dogs
and the big ones are still roam-
ing" they said.
According to cotmcillor Rob-
ert Dinsmore, chairman of the
protection to persons conimittee
Examine
CNR Facilities
CNR facilies in Seaforth were
examined Wednesday when
Douglas V. Gonder, Tetonto vice
president of the/ Great i Lakes
Regierr visited the ,town.
He was accompanied by James
Weaver, London, operations
manager for the South Western
Ontario area and by John Noel,
Toronto, director of public re-
lations.
Travelling in a combination
rail-auto car the party is on a
tour of lines threugh Huron,
Bruce and other area counties.
present plans are to hale
police 'carry out strict enforce-
ment of the town bylaw con-
cerning dogs and lay charges if
necessary,
Complaints about refuse being'
burned on unopened town streets
are being referred to the police
to investigate.
Referring to progress in form-
ing a fire area, councillor Dins-.
more said the next meeting on
Aug. 28 would check bylaws of.
Mitchell and Blyth to determine'
sections that may be' applicable
here.
At councillor Moggach's sug-
gestion he agreed bylaws'of oth-
er centres should also be check-.
e19d.70A.,. f.ire marshalls' school is
scheduled for Seaforth June 1-5,
Council agreed that work
within town on the Tuckersmith
George St., drain could be car-
ried out most effectiVelY by the
Township contractor.
Concern was expressed that
the drain cuts across the south
east corner of the recreation
grounds could have an ef-
fect on potential building in
the area. Mayor Sills referred the
matter to councillor MatDenald,
streets committee chairman to
investigate.
A letker from Hon. Chas. Mac-
Naughton said an analysis area
clay indicated it was not suit-
able for are pottery but was sat-
isfactory far tile. The study had
been carried but as the result of
a request by Mayor Sills.
Added Maintenance is necess-
ea, at the arena councillor Bill
MPP ,Visits
,Seaforth
Making his first visit to Sea-
forth, Hon. John White, Minist-
er of Revenue in the Roberts
government called at the Pro-
' vince of Ontario SaVings Office
Wednesday morning to ' meet
manager R. S. MacDonald. •
Mr. White was accompanied
by Harold Walker, Deputy Min-
ister of the Department and by
an Official of the Retail Tax De-
partment. `The group is on a
tour of 1310.0'; offices and re-
tail tax offices in South West-
'''ern Ontario,
Pinder told couneit He wonder- "
ed whether some effort
should be made to activate the
Recreational council u n der,
which the arena committee op-
erates.
Couneillor Ferd enquired con-
derning a better check on kids
on ^Main street while eonstrUct-
ion waS under Way. He said
young children and those not
so young were writing names
on newly laid sidewalks.
Seaforth Reeve John Flannery ,
was successful in a discussion he
has been carrying on with the
countY concerning a capital fund
of $400 which theiSeatorth Libr-
ary Board hadturnedover when
local libraries Were absorbed
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