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HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
WROLB SERI1DS, VOL. 75
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 19f52
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NOMINATIONS
The following are the nominations
for Seaforth on Monday evening
with the movers and seconders:
For Mayor: M-;. E. A. McMaster,
by I. A, Westcott, C. Broadfoot, Al-
vin Sillery, by R. H. Sproat, Harvey
Moore,
For Reeve: B. F. Christie, '(re-
signed), by E, A. DielVlaster, J, C.
Crich.
A. W. Sillery, (resigned), by W.
T, Teal, Jas. A. Stewart.
For Councillor: B, F. Christie, by
K. Sharpe, T. E. Daly. •
J. C. Crich, by B. F. Christie, T.
E. Daly.
C. Crich, by K. Sharpe, John
Bach,
Ed Daly, by E. A. McMaster, R.
S. MacDonald.
Harvey Leslie, by E. A. McMaster,
J. C. Stevens.
James T. Scott, by John Bach,
Keith Shatpe.
Keith Sharpe, by C. Broadfoot, 3.
C, IStevens,
A. W. Sillery, (resigned) by T. E,
Daly, B. F. Christie.
For P. U. C.: Merton Reid, by
Jas. A. Stewart, W. T. Teall,
D'Orlean Sills, by Art Wright, F.
C, J. Sills.
For Public School:
North Ward, Dr, P. L. Brady, by
Wm. Campbell, J. C. Stevens.
South Ward: John Stevens, by C.
Broadfoot, J. A. Westcott.
South Ward; Clifford Broadfoot,
by F. E, Willis, John Bach.
RED CROSS
The 'local Red Cross , are very
grateful to all who assisted in the
sewing and knitting and thereby
made possible the shipment sent to
the Ontario division in Toronto this
month. This shipment included .two
Complete layettes, 100 babies vests,
100 blankets, 80 nighties, 420 diap-
ers, 11 pr. mittens, 11 pr. bootees,
21 1w. socks, 10 yr. size, 9 pr. socks,
2 yr. size, 5000 swabs, 6 large quilts
and 6 crib quilts.
L. 0. B. A. EUCHRE
An enjoyable evening was spent
in the L.O.L. Lodge room last Fri-
day when the ladies of the L.O.B.A.
Lodge entertained at their first eu-
chre party of the season. Mrs. Scott
Habkirk was mistress of ceremonies
in. the absence of Worthy Mistress,
Mrs. Garnet McClinchey. Miss Dor-
othy Parke thanked everyone for
their attendance. Prizes went to, la-
dies first, Miss Nellie Pryce; lone
hands, Mrs. Robt. McClure; consola-
tion, Mrs. David Papple. Men's first,
Mr. Arthur Routledge; lone .hands,
Mr, Percy Little; consolation, Mr.
David Papple. During the evening a
draw was made for a cake donated
by Mrs. Milton Stewart, and Mr.
Alex Muir held the lucky ticket.
Lunch was served by Mrs. M. Stew.
art and her assistants. The party
closed with the singing of the Na-
tional Anthem.
NORTHSIDE W.M.S.
The November meeting of the
W.M.S. of Northside United Church
was held Tuesday evening in the
schoolroom. Mrs. Moffatt opened
the meeting with hymn 243. Mrs.
Westcott led in prayer. Mrs. Snell
presided over the business. The de-
cember meeting to be held on Mon-
day the 8th of December, gifts of
toys and books to be brought for a
bale to Gypsunwille also used cloth-
ing f or the bale to )3e left at Miss
Lawrence's home. Mrs. Close, lieu-
tenant of Circle 5, conducted the
remainder of the meeting. Hymn 388
was sung, Mrs. Broadfoot led in
prayer, Mrs. Hay read the scripture
from the 2nd chapter of Acts. Mrs.
Jas. •Scott then brought the report
of morning session of the sectional
meeting which was held at Londes-
boro in October. Hymn 373 was
sung. Miss Ruth Cluff and Mrs.
Stewart then favored with a duet
which was 'enjoyed by all, 11)Ire. Close
gave her report on the afternoon
meeting, 'both ladies gave splendid
yeports of the meeting. Hymn 376
was sung and the meeting closed bY
repeating the Mizpah Benediction,
Northside United Church
10 a.m., Sunday School and Adult
Bible Class. 11 a. in., Rev. Ernest
Clarke, B.A. B.D., of Toronto. Jun-
ior Congregation. 7 pan., Negro
Spiritual Service led by the choir
under direction of James A. Stewart
First Presbyterian Church
10 a.m., Bible Class and Sunday
School.
11 a.m., "The Light of Dawn".
Junior Congregation,
7 p.m., "No Stranger Here".
St Thomas Anglican
8:30 a.m., Holy Communion, St,
Andrew's Day celebration. W. A.
'members are especially invited to
attend.
10 a,m, Sunday School.
11 a.m., Morning Prayer.
7 p.m., Evening Prayer.
St. Mary's Church, Dublin
Sunday School at 2 p.m.
Evening Prayer at 3 p.m.
Egmondville United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D.
10 a.m., Sunday School,
11 axe., "A Witness to the World"
7 p.m, "Christianity in a New
Life".
McKillop Charge
Hours of Service effective Sun-
day, Nov. 30th; Duff's 11 a.m.,
' 'Bethel 180 p.m., Cavan 3 paw
ELECTION FOR MAYOR
IN SEAFORTI-
0ouncil Is Acomtalemeteidneat Nomination
second nomination meeting will
be held in Seaforth on Monday night
Dec. 1, to nominate candidates for
reeve and one councillor. No person
qualified for reeve on Monday and
Mr. T. E, Daly withdrew from coun-
cil on Tuesday. There will be an
election for Mayor on December 10,
the candidates being Mayor E. A.
McMaster, and Councillor A. W. Sil-
lery.
At the close of the nominations
for municipal officials for 1953 for
Seaforth, three distinct results were
apparent, First, that Mayor Dr, E.
A. McMaster and Councillor A. W.
Sillery would contest an election for
mayor, Second, that another nomin-
ation would have to :be held for
reeve. Third, that all those nominat-
ed for Councillors who qualified,
would be elected by acclamation.
At the ratepayers meeting follow-
ing the nominations, Town Clerk
D. H. Wilson presided.
Mayor Dr. E. A. McMaster thank-
ed his movers for the honor extend-
ed him. He gave a broad outline of
the year's accomplishments. He
thought the pollee had done a good
job here and that Seaforth's crime
record had been minor compared to
some of the other towns. The mayor
thanked the members of the present
council for their co-operation during
the year. He said he hoped to stand
for re-election and asked for the
votes of the ratepayers.
Reeve Frank S. Sills said he had
finished his tender of municipal ac-
tivities. He had been chairman of
the local relief committee, During
recent years he had found that the
viewpoint of the county council
members had broadened and they
were a fine bunch of fellows. The
rural reeves were more willing to
co-operate with the urban members,
and there was less of the selfish at-
titude which in past years had been
shown by the rural majority. Main
street had been paved by the county
22 feet wide and the balance of the
width paid for by the town had cost
only a pittance. Reeve Sills said he
had served 17 years in council and
38 years previously on the fire bri-
gade, making a total of 50 years of
service.
A. W. Sillery said- he had been
chairman of the finance committee.
1 -le extended congratulations to
Reeve Sills on his long service in the
municipal field. Mr. -Sillery said the
town tax situation, overdue taxes,
were good from a recoverability
standpoint as none of the ;properties
have taxes outstanding beyond the
values of the properties. He had ;put
on a tax campaign a couple of times
the past year, and had collected hun-
dreds of dollars in business tax.
People on the back streets were pay-
ing their taxes well, owing an esti-
mated total of about $3,000 out of
a total of ten thousand. Perhaps
there would be a tax sale next year.
He thought the town had sold their
debentures to good advantage, much
better than Clinton. Ile said he in-
tended to run for mayor even if it
meant an election.
D'Orlean Sills, chairman of the
Public Utility Commission, gave a
review of the work. He said the
former manager Jos. Mason, and G.
Boussey, had made a good job of ar-
ranging the power lines in the loop
system, and had proved very useful
when an accident had broken the
lines south of the track. Bell Indus -
tides and others would have been
left without power for a couple of
days. Mr. Sills was not sure whether
the increase in basic power rates
would mean an increase- here.„, The
increase would just about absorb
the present profit of $5,000 the
electric system here is making. This
would he decided by the district of-
fice at Hamilton. Mr. Sills said the
waterworks had never paid until two
years ago, when $10,000 had been
borrowed from the town, which is
still owing. Egmondville's request
for water had caused much discus-
sion, and until experts had had a
chance to go over the pumping capa-
city locally it was hard to say what
should be done. The repair work on
the high tower had never been com-
pleted. Mr. Sills thought that if
there were 'no major repairs in the.
next two or three years, the water-
works system might begin to get on
its- feet. The water rates here were
high, almost as high as any town.
Mr. Sills said he would stand for re-
election.
T. E. Daly, chairman of the
streets committee told of the differ-
ent activities. In the road work the
major equipment was the grader
which had been purchased. In ;pre-
vious years about 20 hours of grad-
ing had been done at $6 to $7 an
hour. This year about 200 hours of
.grading had been done at a great
saving. Mr, Daly said that $4000 a
year had been spent on •oiling the
streets, so this year he had obtained
the advice of the oiling .company's
engineers. There has been a vast in-
crease in the traffic on our streets,
said Mr. Daly, and almost any time
of the day you could scarcely see a
parking space clear on Main street.
He said the engineers recommended
spending more than 34000 for a
couple of years to keep a little ahead
of the increasing traffic, This year
fine washed chips had been put on
the roads with the oil instead of the
crushed stone formerly used, and
the results Stift the roadway mnro
like a pavement. Mr, Daly said the
C. ABERHART RECEIVES
FIFTY YEAR JEWEL
Two cars of Masons from Britan-
nia Lodge No. 170 went to London
on Tuesday evening and presented
Rt. Wen Bro. Charles_Aberhart with
his fifty-year veteran jubilee jewel,
bit. Wor. Bro. Ross McGregor read
the address and Wor. Master C,
Reith pinned on his jewel.
Others attending were Ross Scott,
W. A, Wright, Geo. Brightrall, M.
McKellar, Andrew Petrie, J. Mode -
land, Scott Cluff,
Rt. Wor, Bro. Aberhart is enjoy-
ing fairly good health at the home
of his son Dr. William Aberhart,
Huron Street. My, Aberhart joined
the lodge here in 1901.
town has been keeping a stockpile of
a thousand yards of gravel at the
old waterworks. It is very useful for
patching in the spring when it is
impossible for the gravel trucks to
get into the pits. The street at the
community centre had 'been widened
and generously gravelled, The west
end of Market street had been wid-
ened, as it was a deadend street with
little traffic, and would be useful to
the new school. Mr. Daly said the
snowplow for the grader cost $375
and was an experiment. He had not-
iced that some of the snowplowing
contracts for surrounding municipal-
ities were let at as high as $7 an
hour. Employees of the town have
•not much work in the winter, and
they were going to try out snowplow-
ing. There might be some disadvan-
tages, the grader was a little longer
than a regular $4000 outfit, how-
ever there was more time. A snow-
storm used to cost the town $75 to
$80. Arrangements had been made
that in case of a bad blizzard some
of the outside operators would come
in to help. Mr. Daly said the resur-
facing of Main Street had cost the
town less than $500. Next year a
finish surface would be put on in the
hot weather and he was sure there
would be no low spots left. Mr. Daly
said that a survey had been made of
No. 8 highway through town. The
Highways Department was anxious
to know well ahead of time what the
town's plans were for the highway,
as it would- often happen that when
the paving equipment was working
through a town that the town fath-
ers would approach the contractor
and request that certain work be
done when it was too late to make
any changes in the plans. The de-
partment was not suggesting any
changes, it merely wanted to know
what changes if any were wanted,
and they could be added to the con-
tract with little or no extra cost. Mr.
Daly said there was not as much
drainage work as last year. Three
drains had required the ditchers. A
town drainage survey had been com-
pleted. This had a contour map in
2 foot levels. You can see at a
glance which way a drain should go.
It also showed buildings and side-
walks. While not high pressuring
about a sewage system, the report
had a complete- estimate on a sewage
system for the town, modern sew-
age installation costs are higher than
earlier estireates, but it was remark-
able what some towns about the size
of Seaforth had been able to do,
said Mr. Daly. Speaking of side-
walks, he said the town had bought
a thousand bags of cement in the
spring and could have sold ten thou-
sand. Sidewalks on sixteen streets in
all sections of the town had been re-
novated.
13. F. Christie, chairman of the
property; committee, told of work on
town property. "You have put me on
the spot”, said Mr. Christie. "If I
'run for reeve the council will be one
short, and if I stay with the coun-
cil, there will be no reeve". He said
he thought he could hardly spare the
time to attend the county council
meetings, so he would stay with the
council,
K. Sharp spoke on behalf of Mr.
Close who, he said, was retiring af-
ter six years on council. Mr. Sharp
said that he himself would be a can-
didate for councillor.
Fred Willis, ; chairman of the
school board, and several other trus-
tees spoke briefly on school matters.
Trustee W. T. Teall reported on the
new building.
3. C. Crich, chairman of the Fire
Committee, told about the fire-
men's school held here in June. The
fire brigade had been well looked
after and did not contemplate major
expenditures in the near future,
said Mr. Crich. He was undecided
whether to stand for re-election.
M. A. Reid spoke briefly about
public utility affairs. He thought it
was unlikely he would • stand for
election to the P. IL C.
Harvey Leslie said his nomination
for councillor was a surprise and he
was undecided.
Town Clerk Wilson announced
that all councillors 'who qualified
would be elected by acclamation as
only six nominations remained, It
would bo necessary for council to
set a date for another nomination
for reeve,
James T. Scott said he was sur-
prised at his nomination for coun-
cillor. He had served in McKillop
townshin for a number of years and
wo"l4 4,-, to learn about people's
nrol-1-e^8 in town.
arnmsillor Daly in reply to a
question hy Dr. Brady sem no wit'.
eme- ''nderich street was con-
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HIGHWAY PLOWS NOW
. HAVE TELEPHONES
Snowplows and other vehicles as-
signed to keep highways and roads
in this area open this winter are
now equipped with mobile tele-
phones.
C. S, Symonds, Bell Telephone
manager for this region, announced
this week that 28 Ontario Depart-
ment of Highways snowplows and
sanding trucks in this area are being
served ky Bell radio -telephone equip-
ment.
Telephone connections with the
vehicles are provided from a radio
transmitting and receiving tower,
150 feet high, which was erected
four miles north of Clinton last Sep-
tember. This site was chosen because
it is centrally located in the terri-
tory served.
Calls to and from vehicles are
handled by a special operator at the
switchboard in the Clinton telephone
exchange. The mobile telephone
switchboard, like the other switch-
boards, is in service 24 hours a daY.
The all steel tower near Clinton
serves a wide area, which includes_
'Goderich, Seaforth and Clinton, as
well as Bayfield, Blyth, Carlow,
Dublin, Hensall, Zurich, Brussels,
Dashwood, Dungannon and Exeter.
Mr. Symonds said that mobile ser-
vices will be available to operators
of other types of vehicles in this re-
gion next spring,, as soon as the nec-
essary additional equipment, can be
obtained and installed.
In all, more than 900 highways
.department snowplows and sanding
'trucks in various parts of the pro-
vince are being equipped with Bell
mobile telephone this winter.
The telephones keep the vehicles
in constant touch with their head-
quarters, thereby enabling them to
receive instructions and send reports
while on the road.
The driver of a mobile -equipped
vehicle can place calls to and re-
ceive them from any other telephone
whether in a vehicle or on land, that
can be reached through normal local
or long distance facilities.
Provision of the service in this re-
gion is part of a large-scale expan-
sion of the Bell Company's mobile
telephone service, The entire pro-
gram is scheduled for completion
late in 1953 and will provide service
over a wide area stretching from
Windsor to. Montreal and reaching
northward to Owen Sound.
Mebile-equipped vehicles will then
have continuous service while travel-
ing on roads, highways and city and
town streets anywhere in that wide
When the service went into oper-
ation here it marked completion of
the first phase of the program.
In addition to Clinton, exchanges
being; equipped to provide mobile
service in this first phase of the
over-all program are at London,
Bracebridge, Huntsville, Preston,
Parry Sound, Omemee, Port Hope,
Hawkesbury, Cornwall, 0 t t a w a,
Brockville, Smiths Falls, Kingston
and Belleville.
Types of vehicles which have been
equipped with mobile telephones in-
clude both private and commercial
passenger cars, ambulances, police
cars, tow trucks, cranes, transport
trucks, bank and express money cars
and fire -fighting trucks. •
Equipment in the subscriber's ve-
hicle consists of a radio transmitter,
receiver, control unit, antenna, and
a telephone handset, all compactly
arranged so that it can be fitted into
any type of vehicle.
EASTERN STAR INSTALLS
It a setting of -carnations carry-
ing out a red, white and blue color
scheme, Mrs. Anona Crozier was in-
stalled as worthy matron of the Sea.
forth chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, Thursday evening in the I.O.
0.F. hall. The members of the in-
stalling; board and honorary offi-
cers were each -presented with a cor-
sage in the same colors, by the in-
comin-g worthy matron. The install-
ing board included Mrs. Ina Wolfe,
P.D.G.M., Stratford, as installing
matron; Helmer Snell, installing pa-
tron; Mrs. Ella Blair, -Strathroy,
marshal; Mrs. Barbara Spalding; St.
Marys, star points; Mrs. Margaret
Snell, installing chaplain.
Honorary officers were:Musician,
Mrs. Bert Irwin, Clinton, soloist,
Mrs, Anna Kling, with Mrs. Sarah
Modeland as accompanist;conduct-
ress, Mrs. Opal Jones, Clinton; as-
sociate c-onductress, Mrs. Margaret
Wright; secretary, Mrs. Dolena Mc-
Quaid; treasurer, -.Ars. Janet Baker:
star points, Adah, Mrs. Fraser, Ex-
eter; Ruth, Mrs. Mary Stewart; Es-
ther, Mrs. Stella McRae,Clinton;
Martha, Mrs. Georgine-Sniith, Elena,
Mrs. Mary Franks,. Exeter; warder,
Mrs. Agnes McClmehey; sentinel,
Alfred Moffat, Exeter; honorary as-
sociates, Mr. and Mrs. David Mc-
Lean,
INDUSTRIAL HOCKEY
Merchants 11, St. Columhan 5
With the league leadership at
stltke, the first game was a real ru-
de, dazzle all the way. Although the
game was speedy and rugged there
Were no penalties being called. The
first period was the closest of the
contest with the Merchants coming
up with a 3-2 lead. The game didn't
start to break wide open until half
way through the second when Mer-
chants caught St. Colninban nap-
nimr and slimmed in three quick ones.
The final period, St.Columban came
back hut couldn't cut the Merch-
mts' lead.
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REBEKAHS MEET
Miss Mae Smith, Noble Grand,
presided over the regular meeting
of Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge. The
C. P. and T. Committee reported
they plan to continue sponsoring en-
dues in aid of the fund. Each mem-
ber is asked to donate a gift towards
the veteran's Christmas box. A do-
nation was made towards the Christ-
mas tree fund for the Home at Bar-
rie. A. members' Christmas party is
planned to follow the next regular
meeting, Dec. 8, and in place of the
usual exchange of gifts, members
are asked to donate linens, such as
towels, . pillow cases, bed sheets,
small table cloths, etc. to be sent to
the Horne as a Christmas gift. Miss
Smith and Mrs. Helen McClure were
named in charge of the program for
the Christmas party. Mrs. Evelyn
Willis was installed into the office
of Right Supporter of the Vice
Grand by Miss Jean Scott, P.D.D.P.
as installing officer and Mrs. Ethel
Boyes P.D.D.P. as deputy marshal.
TO HOLD EUCHRE
Mrs. Harvey Mason has offered
her home to the- Home and Sehool
Association for a card party for the
northwest section of the town on
Thursday, Nov. 27t1i. Proceeds will
go towards -buying a piano for the
new school. Similar events will take
place in the other sections of the
town in the near future.
L.O.L. ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual election and installation
of officers of L.O.L. 793 was held
in their hall on Monday night with
12. W. Bro. William Murray as elec-
tion and installing officer. There was
a good attendance, with lunch serv-
ed afterwards. The elections result-
ed as follows:
Ed Boyes, I.P.M.; Garnet McClin-
chey, W.M.; Melvin Dale, D.M.;
Max Carter, Chaplain; John Old-
field, Rec. Sec.; Wm. Murray, Fin.
Sec. and Treas.; A. W. Dunlop,
Marshall; Arthur Woodcock, 1st
Lect.; Russell Miller, 2nd Lect; Ev-
erett Smith, No. 1 committeeman;
Kenneth Smith, James Racho, David
McLean and Wm, Oldfield, associate
committeemen.
TO HOLD CHRISTMAS TREE
IN VICTORIA PARK
The.Lions Club met in St. Thomas
Parish hall with E. P. Chesney and
C. M. Smith co-chairmen. J. E. Keat-
ing introduced the guest speaker,
Re. Mr. Fulton, of Brussels, who
gave a humorous address nn his first
impressions of this country, having
recently come out 1 rum Ireland. He
told how well they have been reeeivs
ed here and touched on the history
of Ireland. He was thanked by C. A.
Barber. The annual Lion's Christ-
mas tree will be held this year in
Victoria Park 00 a date to iv an-
nounced.
Cana to and from mobile telephones in Ontario Dollar:et-h. , hways
snowplows and sanding trucks in this area are handled through th'-; switch.
board in the Bell Telephone's Clinton exchange. The operator shown above
is Mise Frances WoOditt,