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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-12-28, Page 1The Sea WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 73 HURON C 0 U N T Y'S h News LEADING NEWSPAPER fff' 1 NEM' SEAP+ORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECHMVMBER 28, 1950 H. GLENN HAYS NAMED AS KING'S COUNSEL The appointment of Crown Attor- ney.H. Glenn Heys as King's Counsel was announced over the weekend by Attorney General Dana Porter, Oth- ers named in Western Ontario outside Windsor and London were lion, Wal- ter Harris, of Markdale, Federal Min- ister of Immigration, John K. Ander- son •of Stratford and William M, Pratt •of Listowel. This is the first time in over thirty years the honor of I.C. has come to a member of the legal profession in Seaforth, when Mr, F. Holmested was the recipient about 1920. H. G. Hays, K.C., has been a member of the law firm of McCon- nell & Hays since being called to the bar in 1938 and was appointed Crown Attorney of Huron County in August 1948. He enlisted in the RCNVR in 1942, was later commissioned as a lieuten- ant and in 1945 named Dependents' Allowance Board representative for the navy in Western Canada, He re= sinned practice of law in Seaforth on rceiving his discharge in 1946. SONG "IS IT LOVE" WRITTEN BY MRS. LEE Florence Pearl Lee, John street, Seaforth, late last year wrote the lyrics, "Is It Love," A friend en- couraged her to submit a copy to a publishing company in Los Angeles, California. She has received word that the lyrics have been -accepted, set to music, published and released. Mrs. Lee bas been writing poems and lyrics for many years, as a re- laxation from everyday cares, but "Is It Love" was the first copy she ever endeavored to have published, and is awaiting further develop- ments. Mr. Hall who set her verses to music, has composed for top orches- tras of several broadcasting net- works. Continued on page 8 ENGAGEMENT "'"''"rlr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver, Brus- sels, wish to announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Arnie Joyce. to Mr. William C. Henderson, young- est son of Mr. and Mrs. Tvy Hender- son, Seaforth. The marriage to take place early in January. TO CELEBRATE 91st BIRTHDAY Mrs. Margaret Wright will cele- brate her 91st birthday at the home of her niece, Mrs. Margaret White, on New Year's Day. - ST. THOMAS' CHURCH The annual carol service of St. Thomas' Church will be held this year as usual on the last Sunday of the year, December 31st. at '7.00 p.rn. An interestiing feature of the event will be the boys' choir which has been recently added, and which will be heard by themselves. Visitors will be cordially welcomed. Northside United Church Rev. D. A. MacMillan, Minister 10:00 a.m., Sunday School and Adult Bible Classes. 11 a.m., Worship. Sermon subject, "Burial of the Past." 11.30 am., Junior congregation. 7 p.m. Worship. Sermon subject, "Who Or What Shall Rule?" All cordially welcome. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., "Hope for the Coming Year". • 7 p.m.. "A Prayerful look at the Future". Public School Children At Carol Service The annual carol service provided by the pupils of the Seaforth Prlbit° School in Northside United Church was an inspiring and colorful event as the youthful singers sang French, Bo- hemian, Welsh, Mexican and English carols under the direction of Miss M. Turnbull. Shown above are the youth- ful vocalists in their places in the church. Left to right, front row, Sharon Prike, Jimmy Sallows, Ellen Calder, Jack Hoff, Paul Besse, Joan Boyce, Craig Willis, Andrew Calder, Carl Berger, .lean Nixon; second row, Davina Hubert, Anne Maplesdan, Joan Charters, Barbara Plumsteel, Karen 'Nicholson, Betty Meugge, Marilyn Woodcock, Judy Crich, Lynda Say - mugs, Carole Dennis, Madelon Town- send, Sharon Doig, Judy Boshart; third row, Margaret Reeves, Isobel Shannon, Marlene Miller Beverly Dunlop, Betty Andrews, Agnes Carter, . Nancy Glow, Lynda, Dobson, Lynda Sims,'Kathryn Boshart, Gordon Miller, Paul McMaster; fourth row, Sharon Hotham, Mary Ellen Gorwill, Bobby Reith, John Scott; flfth row, Principal D. N. Eastman, William Scott, reader, Miss M. E. Turnbull, music director, Mrs. J. Stewart, organist; sixth row, Marion Bosse, Marjorie Pethick, Bruce McFadden, Billy Roberton, 12on- nie Mason, Ruth Crozier, .Annette Townsend, Jimmy Scott, Larry Ber- ger, Ruth Pinder, Alice Nixon; sev- enth.x•ow, Elizabeth I-Iebkirk, Alice Christie, Marilyn McPhee, Betty Goodie, Carol Glen, Betty :Simpson, Margaret NIewberger, Barbara Bosh. art, Bill Flanagan, James Watson, Merle Cobper, Dorothy Fisher; eighth row, Douglas Scott, Noll Broadfoot, Patsy Munro, Joyce Wilson, Bob Mc- Gonigle, Brian Cates, Margaret Broome, Eva Lillico, Lilly Dalrymple, Barbara Fraser, Sheila McFadden, Marion Dick and I•Ieien McGonigle, Acclamations for Reeve Beuerman anc! Council The 1951 Reeve and Council for McKillop township were elected by acclamation when this year's mem- bers of the board were returned at the nomination meeting held in Win- throp hall Friday afternoon. The nominations were as follows: For .Reeve— Daniel Beuerman by David Boyd and Reuben Buuek. For Council— Matt Murray by Wm. O'Reilly and Clean Krauskopf. Albert E. Siemon by Matt Murray and Wilson Little. Wilson Little by Allan Campbell and Charles 3. Dclmage. James T. Scott by John Gordon and Harold Agar. Township Clerk J. M. Eckert, who as returning officer, received the nominations between 1 and 2 o'clock, said that Councillor A. E. Siemon, who was sick and unable to attend the meeting had sent the necessary declaration that be would stand for office. Mr. Eckert then declared the reeve and council elected by accla- mation. Mr, Eekert was then asked to preside at the ratepayers meeting which followed. Reeve Dan Beuerman thanked the electors for an acclamation for 1951, and promised he would do his best for the township. He said the' most important work done during the year had been building seven bridges and a culvert. Mr. Beuerman explained the de- tails concerning the township road estimates and the work approved by the highways engineer for grants. The township road work in 1949 had been much lower than the estimated work for that year. Consequently the township found that the approved ex- penditures on roads for 1950 had been set at $49,000. However this year $66,000 was spent. In order to get a grant on this larger amount it had been necessary for the Reeve and Clerk to interview the Govern- ment accompanied by Mr. Thos. Pryde, M.P.P.. The township will get a grant on about $62,000 road ex- penditure. The Reeve then dealt extensively with county affairs. He said the reg- istry office has been modernized and invited the people to visit the museum which has been established in the former Central •School building at Goderich. He predicted the county rate next year would be about nine mills as the present rate has been running a little behind in recent years, and the county roads need much repair. 'Mr. Beuerman said rainy weather had caused much delay to county road program for 1950. Very little new equipment had been bought by the county road commission, just a couple of pickup trucks, and the county needed a truck to handle asphalt. County road expenditures were spent forty percent for con- struction work and sixty percent for maintenance. Foremen had been ap- pointed this year to give more direct supervision of county road work. Mr. Beuerman said he had served on two committees at County Council, Agricultural and Reforestation. The Reforestation Committee had looked et half dozen farms for reforestation purposes and had purchased one farm. The committee's appropriation was $3,000. The committee had sign- ed a fifty year agreement with the government on behalf of the county in reforestation work. The Reeve said that some townships in which reforestation farms were located had wanted the county to pay local school taxes, but the county had not agreed. Reeve Beuerman said 330,000 had been spent on the road south of Brussels. The road through McIUllop Continued on Page 4 ALEXANDER MCKELLAR The death occurred about 6:30 Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, of Alex- ander McKellar, at his home at Cromarty, lot 18, con. 10, Hibbert, following a few days illness. Mr, McKellar was 90 years of age in March of this year. He had been a resident of Cromarty vicinity all his life. On March 25, 1885, he was mar- ried to Mary Lomond, also of Hib- bert, who predeceased him in 1938. He is survived by a son, Malcolm Mc- Kellar, Seaforth, and three daugh- ters, Mrs. John Hamilton (Jessie) of Cromarty, Mrs. Wilbur Miller (An- nie) of Staffa, and Sarah at home: a son, Duncan, died in May, 1950. There are twelve grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother also survive: Mrs. Robert Hoggarth, Cromarty; Mrs, Kenneth Drake, Staffa, and Archie McKellar, Cromarty. Mr, Mc- Kellar was a member of Cromarty Presbyterian Church. The funeral will take place from his late residence on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Mr. McWilliams of Thorndale, a former minister, will officiate. In- terment will be in Roy's Cemetery. REV. C. F. L. GILBERT DIES AT GRAVENHURST Friends here were very sorry to learn there had passed away suddenly at his home in Gravenhurst on Thurs- day, Dec. 21, Charles Francis Lang- ton Gilbert, retired priest of the Dio- cese of Huron, in his 64th year. Be- loved husband of Edith Eldridge Gil- bert and dear father of the Rev. Stephen W. L. Gilbert, Espanola; Harry H. Gilbert. London, Ont., and Mrs. A. C. Hollis Hallett (Clara), of England. - The late Mr. Gilbert was rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Sea - f orth, and St. Mary's, Dublin, for four years, from 1944 to October 1948. - The funeral took plade on Satur- day at Gravenhurst, and burial at Hanover, Ont. SCHOOL NEWS The last week at High School was one full of fun for everyone. The gym was decorated and we also had a Christmas tree. On Thursday, Dec. 21, the school held their annual Xmas dance with lots of fun for the fair number that attended. I wonder what made two of the boys tired the next day. Last Friday, Dec. 22, the last after- noon before the short Christmas holi- day, the students put on a short play with Jean Caldwell and Ruth Keyes as boy friends of Gladys Chap- man and Ruth McLean. During a small Truth or Consequences show under the direction of Don Dale and Michael Beebely, Mr. Dobson and Glen Oliver had to eat a half a cake, Ted Savauge fed Mr. .Silcox an over ripe banana while Mr. Silcox did the same. The feature of the afternoon was when we had a solo from a well known tenor, Mr. Pluxnsteel. Well that's all the news this year, Happy New Year. Reeve Nicholson and Council Returned - Acclamations were accorded to Reeve Arthur Nicholson and his 1950 council, Councillors Andrew Crozier, Alfred Moffat, William Ro- gerson and Roy Bell at the annual nomination meeting held at Kipper. on Friday afternoon for Tuckerami•th Township. School Trustees, Mariner' Mac- Lean, Howard Johns and Glenn Bell also received an acclamation. The nominations were as follows: Andrew Crozier by Robt. Tyndall, Chas, MacKay; Alfred Moffat— Chas. Mackay, Glenn Bell; Reeve Arthur Nicholson --.Wm. Cameron, Harry Chesney; Win. Rogerson— Frank Walters, Wm. Fotheringham; Roy Bell—Glenn E. Bell, Frank Wal -1 tens; Norman McLean—Wm, Cam- eron, Jas. McIntosh; Howard Johns— Alden Crich, John E. Turner; Glenn Bell—Roy Bell, Robt, McGregor. Mr. Charles MacKay, a former councillor presided over the speak- ing which followed nominations, Reeve Nicholson reviewed County affairs, dealing with the County Home of which committee he was a member. The County Home herd is valued at $17,000, There is a talk of a new wing for the Home to accommodate cases now in overcrowded hospitals. He thanked the ratepayers forgiving him an ac- clamation. Councillor Roy Bell said this is the first year the ratepayers have paid taxes on the new equalized assessment. "For the first time we have something to go by", he said. Everybody might not be altogether satisfied, but on the whole Mr. James Hay assessor, had done very well. Next year the county and township rates will likely be struck on the same assessment for the first time. Last winter had little snowplowing but township roads took a beating. 21,000 yards of gravel had been put on the roads to put them in shape again; in normal years only about 7000 yards is used. Councillor William Rogerson said our taxes are high, but what isn't these days. He outlined work done, a guard rail at Broadfoot's bridge and signs. Gravel laid on roads cost 54c plus 9%c yd. for gravel, which com- pared favorably with costs in earlier years. Good gravel had been 'obtain- ed from the former Highways pit. Fewer.culverts were put in this year, total cost $1800. One culvert cost $1,050 on Crich's sideroad, this was a new type of half -arch culvert recom- mended by the engineer. It is bolted in sections and they claim a lot cheaper than cement culverts. 1700 was the cost of weed cutting, a lot of weeds -on the sides were not cut. He thought the township might con- sider purchasing a power mower. Moving poles off roads cost $257. and would be a big help for snowplowing and weed cutting. Councillor Alf Moffatt completing his first'year on council said it had been hard to get an engineer to take care of drainage work. 'Councillor Andrew Crozier, also ending his first year ori council, said compared to twenty years ago he did not think taxes are too high in rela- tion to other costs. School Trustee, James McIntosh said taxes and expenditures kept mounting as the years go by, yet al- ways when we think the limit is reached the Teachers' Federation gives salaries another boost and there is not much trustees can do about it, Three of the area board and the secretary had attended a school area trustees convention at Guelph, where they found by comparison, that Tuckersmith school area costs are in line with other areas throughout the Continued on Page 4 61 HAPPY NEW YEA R SavaugeS Jewellery . Gifts . Fine China SEAFORTH Stanley Acclaims Township Council Reeve Elmer Webster and Council were all returned by acclamation for another year at the nominations on Friday at Varna for the Township of Stanley. The nominations were; For Reeve—Elmer Webster, by Cliff Stewart and Thos. Stimson. For Council—Alvin McBride, by Wm. McLachlan and Alex McBeath; Harvey Taylor, by Win. Calwill and Cliff Stewart; Carl Houston, by Har- old Penhale and Len Talbot; Harvey Coleman, by Wm. R. Stephenson and Russell Consitt. For Scho•oi Trustees '(two to be elected) : John McGregor, by Cliff Stewart and W. Calwill; Wm. Mc- Lachlan, by Chas Switzer and Nelson Hood; Frank McCowan, by W. Calwill and Carl Diehl. The school trustees were elected by acclamation when Messrs. Wil- liam McLaughlin and John McGregor qualified. Township Clerk, Fred Watson, presided over the meeting. Reeve Webster told of township and county business. Asked about the health unit, he said they did clean up a few places alright, but he could not say whether we are getting a full 100 cents for our dollar. Stanley has signed agreements for fire brigades with Hensel] and Zurich, Clinton would not sign but agreed to come if possible. The rate is $50 for first hour and $25 per hour thereafter, Brucefield fire brigade gets a grant from the township. Councillor Alvin McBride said roads are going. to cost more if the ratepayers want them kept up. The grader broke down last summer. Councillor Carl Houston said it took a long time to get the grader. A new dump for refuse was obtained, but a lot of people don't know where to- find it. Just go to the old one, he said, ,and follow the signs to the new one, "They tell me the highway be- tween Bayfield and Grand Bend is to be widened", Mr. Houston said. Councillor Harvey Taylor said the second concession gets a lot of traffic ST. JAMES' CHRISTMAS PARTY The annual Christmas party spon- sored by the Catholic Womens' League was held in St. James' parish hall on December 21, under the cap- able direction of Mrs. F. Dinwoodie. The master of ceremonies was Robert Ruston. The Christmas play was un- der the direction of Margo Etue. The party commenced with the hymn "Silent Night" played by Lorna Dinwoodie. A recitation entitled "Pa said so" by Ronald Freidyr also a re- citation by Wayne Dinwoodie entit- led "Ma's Cheque Book", followed by -the Christmas play. Next was a visit by Santa Claus who distributed candy to- the- children. The president, Mrs. John Hotham, distributed the gradu- ation pins to the graduates; Miss Elaine Etue, Mary Lou Ruston, Mr. Fergus Rowland and Frank Nigh. Three short films shown by Edmund Daly, who so generously gave his time, were enjoyed immensely by the pupils and their mothers. -To conclude the afternoon the members of the Catholic Womens' League served tea to the mothers. PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS Holidays are here at last but school again on Wednesday, January 3, 1951, sharp at 9 a.m. The Carol service pictures are to be ordered in the New Year. If you happen to pass the Seaforth Public School be sure to look at the stained glass window. This year instead of having Christ- mas trees in each of the rooms we have a large Christmas tree in the hall. We have Christmas decorations in all the rooms. This year we brought little child- ren to our party and there was a treat of ice-cream for the whole school. Friday morning we went around to all the rooms and saw their decorations. Happy New Year. and should be widened. Councillor Harvey Coleman adh i-nd against tryiixg to get by on too low a tax rate. He was sorry Mr. Murray was unable to continue on the roads owing to ill health.