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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-01-17, Page 1The Seaforth WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 79 SEAFORTI3, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1957 .51.50 a. Year Authorizedas Second Class mail, Post Office ,Dept., Ottawa, Snowdon Bros„ Publishers Inaugural Meeting of Town Council Three new members of Sea - forth town council signed the declaration of office ;at the in- augural :meeting (Monday morn - Mg at 11 o'clock, Dr. 'Turnbull, Thorpe Rivers and Wm. • Ball. Also signing the :-declaration were three councillors fromlast year, John Kellar, B. F. Christ- ie and,,Scott IHalbkirlc; also the Reeve, Norman :Scoins, and the Mayor, Dr. E. A. McMaster, who presided at the meeting. ]Rev. (Bruce Hall of 'Northside (United 'Church was Present and ..was<asked to ,dedicate the ef- forts of council as the year's world began. Mr. Hall said he ,would read a'few verses from, Deuteronomy Chap. 8, which he considered suitable to the Rocca- sion. 'It was the instructions or suggestions that ,Moses gave to his :people, in the terms of all that had ;happened during their journey and now on the ap- proach to the favored land. Mr. Hall closed' his address with prayer, that divine guidance be given as we realized that re- sponsibility accompanied power and'authority, Mayor 'McMaster extended a welcome to the three new mem- hers of council and said he was glad to see the younger men come forward and take their places. He .felt it was a good thing there was not an acclama- tion every year. He was sure we, would ;have a good'year in .1957. The mayor said there was a great deal of work to :be done by the town this year. The renova- tion of the town hall was a big piece of work. He hoped that by this time next year council would be meeting in new quart. ers which he was sure would be more dignified than the'i present council chamber. The mayor said one of the most important tasks before council this year was to reduce the :backlog of unpaid taxes now 4116 .ing to the town. If we had y at paid our tax rate would not be so high. The mayor thought we might cut down somewhat on street maintenance, especially rebuild•• ing sidewalks. Most of the streets were in very good condi, tion, he thought. The town has an option on 85 acres of land near the tracks, suitable for industrial use, and the mayor suggested that coun- cil take up the option, which has six months to run. (Scarcely any of the towns in this district were fortunate enough to have so desirable a 'block of industrial land close to the railway. (Councillor Christie proposed that council act as a striking committee to appoint commit. tees for the year. !The followingcommittees were appointed, te first named be chairman: Finance Committee, Scoins, Kellar, Ball :Streets Commit, tee, Christie, Rivers, Ball.' Pro- perty Committee, liiabkirk, Riv- ers, Christie. Fire and water committee, Kellar, Turnbull, Ball. Park :Committee, `'Ball. Turnbull, Habkirk. 1.'olice Com- mittee, McMaster, Scoins, Turn- bull. Sewerage 'Committee, Hab- kirk, Kellar, Turnbull. Relief Committee, 'Scoins, Kellar, Riv- ers. ,Court of Revision, McMast- er, Scoins, Habkirk, Christie, Turnbull. Industrial Committee, McMaster, Ball, Rivers. In closing the mayor said he, hoped council would follow a more parliamentary procedure during the council sessions than had been the practise in the past; that each memlber in speak- ing would stand and address the chair and would not speak a sec- ond time on the same subject until all members who wished • had spoken, and :then if they de- sired to speak further would" ask permission to do so. This would lead to more orderly meetings, and business could ibe carried on more effectively. The meeting adjourned until 8 o'clock the sane evening. Town Council Starts Year's Business The :Seaforth town council at 8:o'clock Monday evening re- assembled following the ad- journment of 'the inaugural meeting which had anet at 11 'am, All members were present and (Mayor McMaster presided. Council agreed to present former councillor E. H. Close with a suitable token of appre- ciation for his ten years of ser- vice at the council board, hav- ing served a number of years as chairman of the streets com- mittee wibhput remuneration. The presentation will be anade when Mr.Close returns from a trip to Nebraska in the spring. PLAN CURLING PARTY Fireside Fellowship Group of First .Presbyterian Church cat- ered to the Men's Club of the Church on Tuesday evening, after which a short business meeting was held. It was decid- ed to hold the next' meeting of the group at the .curling club. Those not 'wishingto curl will be able to enjoy games in the assemblyroom and television will also be available. Anyone' in the church wishing to attend this interesting meeting is invit- ed. - L.O.B.iA. EUCHRE The :L.C.B,A, held a very successfuleuchre on Monday evening, with ten tables in play. The prize winners were as fol - Iowa: ' Ladies, Mrs. Norman Scoins; lone hands, (Mrs. P. Be- thune;' consolation, Mrs. J. Coutts. Men's, 'Albert Harrison; lone hands, Mr. McMichael, of Clinton; consolation, A. Dunlop. The next euchre will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 29th. A delegation of W. C. Oke and JiB1 :MacDonald represent- ing insurance agents in town asked for a share of the town's insurance business. Subsequent- ly council laid the anatter over until a later meeting. Reeve Scoins also outlined to council 'the procedure necessary to bring the premium payments due in November when the town would be in best' position to •make ' pay- ments. It would be three years before payments would all be due in November, the reeve said. (Councillor Christie, the new chairman of the streets commit- tee, remarked that there none of the former streets committee on council this year and conse- quently it was difficult to 'make a report. He said snow had been removed from Main street early in January, and of course coun- cillors knew snowplowing had been necessary the past week. Councillor Habkirk, chairman of the property committee, said work was coming along with the renovation of the town hall, The mayor said Councillor Riv- ers had made a suggestion for locating the stairway to the up- per floors of the building. Mr. Olivers described the details to council. Council discussed putting in a large window at the front on the south side. It was agreed this was a good idea if the PUC would do the same on the north side. Reeve Scoins said coal had been provided for three fami- lies, Ueeve Scoins suggested that any organization wanting a grant should provide the town with an auditors' report of its finances, :Councillor Christie said that council should have a report on grants made' during the past ten years. This showed that amount of grants had mul- tiplied five or six times during 'the past decade until grants in 1956 totalled 33300. Councillor 'Ke lar asked when the RUC would start paying the town $75 a month rent. Council passed a motion ap- pointing the Bank of (Commerce as the town's bankers. There was some discussion about who should sign the cheques. Council agreed to 'pay election officials and polling booth owners in the recent election each $10. Reeve !Scoins suggested that the interest paid on prepaid taxes should be 5% instead of 4,4%. (Bank rate on loans was now 514%. J. E. Keating and J. A. Stewart were re -appointed to the community centre board. The bylaw appointing town officials for the year was as fol- lows: Town cleric, D. H. Wilson, $1900., Town Treas., D. II. Wil- son, $1100. Town foreman, etc., Harold Maloney, $2650., Asses- sor, W. E. Southgate, $700., Street assistant, )Alf. Trice, $2250., Utility, Art Bushie, $142.50 month, Town Solicitors, McConnell & Hays, '$150., Audi- tors, Brock, Davis & Dunn, $500., (Fenceviewers, Jas. Aitch- eson, :Wm. Jloegy, James Hend- erson. 'Scott Memorial Hospital, R. S. Box. Library, Tin. M. Hart. Councillor Habkirk asked council to ratify purchase of the grader. It had been able to plow a road to the dump and he hoped it would be able to clean up the dump. Councillor Kellar feared that glass at the dump damage the tires) Council agreed to payment of the balance $2950:, $800 has been paid to date in weekly rentals at $100 a week. This included the snow plow blade which cost .$.250. (Before the close of the meet- ing Councillor Kellar said he would like -some 'action on the 1956 sewage accounts. The PUC had been authorized by the :by- law to collect this money but had not done so: He proposed that the town send out its own accounts up to the. end of 1956, and then the RUC could take over for 1957. These accounts are based on water usage. Coun- cil agreed to this plan. - !C.G.I.T. NEWS' The weekly meeting of the C.G.I,T. of the Northsidg Unit- ed Church met in the 1Church basementeat 7.15. We opened by repeating our `purpose' and the singing' of the CGIIF :hymn. After a brief "business discus- sion was held we 'began the sec- ond week, of our Bible study.. Nextwee'k wall}rhe based on Acts which weare to read eit home. The meeting closed with 'leaps'. McKillop Council Plans Five Culverts. (McKillop township council held their first meeting of the HIGH SCHOOL NEWS A basketball game was sched- uled to be played on Tuesday with the. boys) team but it was cancelled. The !boys' senior team have been picked out, and the girls' senior, but not the junior team. " Buses have been quite late the last few mornings. 'In regard to one bus it resulted in an in- juryto one boy's ankle. Formal decorating commit- tees'are using Latin America as the topic of the decorations for the dance. Two girls in 10c are gather- ing nip the 'girls'„' Opinion;. on ; wearing uniforms 'of'sonie , the same as last year with Frank Falconer; Victor Lee, E1- Reeve Dan Beuermann; council- 'gin'Thompsou and•Arthur. Varlet' lors, Earl Mills, Jerry :Doerr,subscribed to the oath of office, Wilson Little and Herbert Wil- Rev. Dr. J. Semple of Egmond liamson. vine United Church addressed the , Union Protests Federation grant Tuckersmith council held its in- augural' meeting h Monday in year on ;Monday in the Carne the, hall, Se forth. Reeve gie library hall. The council is Ivan Forsyth anCouncillors ouncil briefly and offered prayer. Plans for the road program c for the year.were discussed. It A delegation from the Farmers is expected five aulvertsawill be Union comprising `: Carl Dalton, built: Shea culvert at lots 10- James Landsborough, Howard Al - 11, con. 5; Carron culvert, lots len, Milton Diets and Ken Caano- 20=21, .eon. 2;` :Devereaux cul- than requested 0°1111011 to diseon- vert, lots, _15-.16, con. I; Bosman time the annual grant of $700 urs. to culvert, lot 2s, con. 13; Coutts the Federation of Agriculture, bridge, lot .19, con. O. Applica- The matter will .be given con - tion was made at the Novemlber sideration by the council. meeting for the Maloney bridge, Roy Bell of Hensall was re ole lots 15-16, con. 4, but an o.k. pointed member to the Ausale has not been received. conservation authority, and Wm. Council applied for provincial Cameron to Scott Mem. hospital. 'Council decided to proceed with subsidy on road and bridge work for 1956•of'$60,804.1'1. construction of a new bridge at Lots 25-26, Con, 6 LRS, and to The following appointments secure a chain hoist suitable for were made: (Clerk and treasur- use at the shed. er, J. M. Eckert; assessor, James Council decided to have the McQuaid; School attendance of- solicitor draft a by-law providing ficer, John Learning; drainage for licergsing of Mame trailers. inspector, Clarence Regele; au- Accounts passed included, Hu. ditors, Monteith & Monteith, for ron county share of federal grant, township, schools and telephone, $3508; membership fees $30; Maintainer Operator, Ken Bet- grants $15, legal $14.50;,,fire pro- tles. teetion $100, fox bounty $2; ad- Poundkeepers, Wm. A. Ryan, vertising $58; printing $40; dump Clarence Regele; Percy Taylor, $12.50; drains, $2366; hospitalize - Peter McCowan, Charles ((Sieber, tion $51.75; street lights $689; Wm, McSpadden. Fence View- election $112.80; relief .$45; sal- ers, Joseph Ryan, William Boyd, arias, etc., $232; roads $1047.13, Joseph McLaughlin, Wm. Shan- Council decided to hold the Fe - non, Robt. Campbell, Boyd Dris- bruary meeting Monday, Feb. 4. coll, Thomas McMillan; Robert MdClure. Livestock and poultry valuators, Alex. Smith, Frank W. A. MEETS Bowman, Robert Dodds, Antone Siemon. (Building Inspectors, Archie Somerville, Robert M. Scott. Appointment of. a weed inspector was laid over. REAL ESTATE CHANGES Recent real estate changes through the office of M. A. Reid: - Modern brick dwelling on Gode- rich St. west of Don Kohl, now of Sudbury, to Donald Stewart, with Possession Feb. 15th. !Frame dwelling on James street of Mrs, Dorothy Rowland, to Eplrriam Clarke of Hallett with possession March lst. The :monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thom- as' Anglican Church was held Tuesday afternoon in the ;parish hall. Mrs. John Oldfield, vice president, was in the chair. The meeting opened with scripture reading by Mrs. J. James, fol- lowed by prayer. Miss !Carolyn :Holmes gave a very interesting talk from the study book deal- ing with Indonesia. It was de- cided to hold a Valentine Tea, home bake sale and candy ;booth on 'Fab, 20th in the parish hall. After the :dedication of the of- fering the meeting closed with the benediction. Jimmy Love Killed In California James Love, 18, son of Mr: and Mrs. James 0. Love, was killed at Willows, California, according to word received in a telegram on Tuesday by his cou- sin, Jas. Rose of 'Egmondville. No particulars have been re- ceived yet. Jimmy, together with his par- ents'anii three brothers, return- ed to 'California last June after having spent three years on the Rose farm just south of mondville. He was the eldest boy and attended ;Seaforth Dis- trict High (School while here. W.I. Makes Plans for 30th Anniversary The regular meeting of the Seaforth W. I. was at the home of Mrs. Andrew Crozier on Jan. 15th at 2 p.m., :with a good at- tendance. ,Mrs. 'Earl Papple and Mrs. Les Pryce were in charge. ''Mrs. Earl Papple opened the meeting with the Institute Ode, Mary .Stewart Collect and the Lord's .Prayer in unison. Roll call was answered by a New Year's resolution. Motto: "Real happiness lies in the joy of achievement", taken by Mrs. Earl Papple. Mrs. W. 'Collins demonstrated fruit and vegeta- ble health juices. Mrs. Eric Mil- ner gave us 'a talk and display of beauty counsellor products. Our president, Mrs, Gordon Mc- Kenzie then took the chair. Treasurer's report was given by our treasurer, Mrs. Andy Cro- zier, 'Letters ofd thanks were read from several of the sick and shutins. We plan to go to the 'Huron County ''Home on Feb. 14 and take treats to the shut-ins. Mrs. James Keyes and 'Mrs. Les Pryce are in charge of the pro- gram. Mrs. Eldon Kerr, Mrs. Gordon Papple and Mrs. IR. M. Scott are to pack the boxes. We celebrate our 30th anniversary this spring. Mrs. Gordon Pap- ple and Mrs. :Elmer Cameron are in charge. Bring suggestions how we should celebrate, to the February meeting. The meeting closed with the "Queen". A deli- cious lunch _was served by the hostess and lunch committee. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Earl Dapple. SEAFORTH COUNCIL 1957 Right to left, front row, Clerk D. H. Wilton, Norman Scoins, Scott Hablcirk, Back i•ow, Wm. Bev, Christie, Mayor E. A. McMaster, Reeve Ball, Sohn Turnbull, Jack Kellar, Thorpe Rivers TUCKERSMITH COUNCIL, 1957 From left to right, front row, Dr. J. Semple, Lee; back row, Elgin Thompson, Clerk Edwin Frank Falconer, Reeve' Ivan Forsyth, Victor P, Chesney, Road Supt, Andrew Houston, Arthur Varley. New FLAIR Silverware and Dinnerware Offer FLAIR FLATWARE CONTENTS 8 Hollow Handle' Knivt4 8 Forks 8 Teaspoons 8 Dessert Spoons 8 Salad Forks 1 Butter Knife 1 Sugar Spoon InBlonde or Mahogany Ckast 42 pc, Service for 8 only $89.95 including chest FLAIR DINNERWARE CONTENTS 8 Cups 8 Saucers 8 Bread & Butter Plates 8 Fruit Dishes 8 Luncheon Plates 1 Cream Pitcher 1 Sugar Bowl flair :Dinnerware is manufactured in England exclusively for The Intorno. tional Silver Co. of Canada Ltd. 1847 Rogers Bros. Division. SAVAUGE'S Jewellery Gifts Seaforth Fine China HOME AND SCHOOL The regular meeting of the Seaforth Home and School As- sociation was held on Tuesday with a good attendance, Mrs. John 'Patterson presided. Mrs. John Cardno was pianist for the evening. The minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. !Robert Charters. The treasurer's report given by Mrs. Pat Troutbeck showed a balance of $36.81. Mrs. Scott Habkirk was "Parent of the Month” naming the Pre- sident, of the C.P.R. Grade 1, Mrs. Mason's room, received the prize for most parents present. The highlight of the evening was the skit' and discussion which proved most entertaining. The cast included Mrs. Gus Boussey, 'Mrs. Neil Bell, Mrs. K. McLean, 'Mr. Fred Snow, who all. did real well. The skit was ably directed by Mrs. Dr. Pi L. Bradly and the discussion led by Pro- fessor James 'Scott in ,his pleas- ing manner. This was the Parent Education meeting and much discussion followed by the mem- bers present. A vote of thanks was extended to those taking part by Mrs. Patterson. A deli- cious lunch served by the social committee, Mrs. J. C. MacLen- nan and Mrs. Angus McLean :brought the meeting to a close with a social hour. CURLERS HAVE BONSPIEL Seaforth Curling Club held its first big bonspiel of the sea- son on Wednesday. Three 10 - end games were played on each draw. The 9 o'clock draw was: Bob Middleton of Hensel] vs 'Hugh Hawkins of Clinton. Ron Carrothers of Thedford vs Reg. Reid of Stratford. Mervin Bell of Hensall vs 'Harley Crawford of Wingham. Harold McLachlan of Thedford vs Harold Thomas of Brussels. The 11 o'clock draw was: F. Kling vs Dr. McLand- ress of Mitchell. Ed. Funk of Hensall vs Harry Farmer of Stratford. L. Morgan of Strat- ford vs J. Longstaff. Nobby Clarke of RCAF vs John Bell of Listowel. Rinkrs, of 9 o'clock draw were: Stan Tudor, W. Spencer, W. 'Goodwin and R. H. Midileton of Hensall. Lorne': Brown, HarrY Williams, Harry :Ball and ,' 11. Hawkins : of Clinton. A. Donald, J. Jamieson, R. Jamieson and R. Garrothers of Thedford. ID, (Dempsey, A. Elton, A. Hughes, R. Reid of Stratford. Bill Fee, Harol'd Scone, (Sam Rennie and Mervin Bell of Hensall. Lorne McDonald,' Allan :McKay, 10. Ha- zelgrove and J. H. Crawford of Wingham. Al Hodgins, Herold McLachlan, Doug !Stevenson and Tom (Hayter of Thedford. Sam Sweeney, Tom McDonald, Jack Bowman and (Harold Thomas of Brussels. Scores of the first 'game: McKILLOP COUNCIL,: 1957. (Elawkins 9, Middleton •8 '(extra Left to riht frontrow, Road Supt.''Willian; Eckert; 1bacic:'row,'noon Mills, end rayed),„Carrothers others _16, 'Manley, Reeve Dan 8euemannClerlrohu M.Jerry Doerr,. Herbert, ;Williamson. -Reid 15, Craw ord'8,Bell '7.(ex- tra end played), Thomas 6, Mc- Lachlan 4. JOHN WALSH John Joseph Walsh, 71, died Sunday at Scott Memorial Hos- pital, Seaforth, following a se- vere stroke. He was :born in Mc- Killop township and farmed on the old family homestead, con. 3, McKillop tap. until ten years ago, when he retired and -moved to 'Seaforth. Mr. Walsh was the son of the late Michael 'Walsh and the for- mer Margaret Maloney, pioneer residents of 'McKillop. He was a member of :St. James' 'Holy Name Society, League of the sa- cred Heart and the Propagation of the Faith. About 42 years ago he mar- ried the former Mary 'Nigh, who survives. Also surviving are sev- en daughters, Mrs. Joseph F. (Mary) Ryan, McKillop, Mrs. Borden '(Margaret) Bays, Scar- borough, _Mrs. Fergus C. (Ter- esa) Feeney, Hibbert twp.; Mrs. Terrance (Jacqueline) Mockler, Montreal; 'Mrs. .Earl :(Kather- ine) Aslin, Toronto; 'Mrs. Leon- ard (Joan) Clarke, Seaforth, and Miss Rita, at home; four sons, Brother Martin :(Michael), Brother Vincent (Williain),both of the Presentation Brothers of Montreal, Dennis of London, and John J. on the homestead in McKillop; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Williams Hibbert twp.; Mrs. Daniel .(Katherine) Wil- liams, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Andrew (Hanna) Kelly, of Stratford; also 28 grandchild- ren.. a Solemn ,Requiem High Mass was sung in St..James' Church, Tuesday, at 9.30 a.m. Celebrant was Rev. E. P. Weber; Deacon, Fr. J. McGowell, St. Columiban; and Sir'b-Deacon, Dr. J. B. Ffoulkes, Dublin. Interment was it is(. Columban (Cemetery. 'The pallbearers were: Harold Maloney, Frank Maloney, John Maloney, Nicholas Krauskopf, Clein Krauskopf, Frank Bow- man. THOMAS TELFER On Saturday, January 5, Mr. Thomas Telfer of 12927-123A, St., .'Edmonton, Alberta, passed away in his 75th year. Born near Walton, Ontario,he was the son of William Telfer, and went west as a young man shortly after he was married. Besides his loving wife Edna, he is survived by one daughter, Lois, Mrs. Dave Christie, of Ed- monton; and one son William, of 'Calgary andtwo sisters, Mrs. Agnes Davidson and Mrs. Kate Farquharson, both of 'Cal- gary, and four grandchildren. Mr. Telfer was predeceased by one sop, Thomas Wilfred, on active .service in 1943. Funeral service was held in The Chapel of Chimes on Tues- day, Jan. 8 at 1.130 p.'m. and burial was in the Westlawn Memorial Park. ' 0 9