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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-01-07, Page 1'01,7-'17L o'tter-O Tr.r4711117 litt.IKVtr" xt,tt 1"rioOtaitosowtestettir•OOPOI -tait ' ttO Tiltb0s.! At. r 4530 At 3 SNAFORTH, ONTA410, iit/VAit; JANUARY! 7, 1955 Save Cattle, Hogs, Lose Crop As Fire Destroys McKillop Barn Damage estimated at $12,000 load of hogs. Killop, had completed his resulted when fire destroyed a Seaforth firemen were at the chores in the barn and was in a scene for five hours, their ef- colony house when the fire large barn containing the sea - forts to quell the blaze being broke out. A neighbor, Camp - son's crop on the farm of Glen hampered by a stiff east wind. bell Wey, passing the McNichol McNichol, R.R. 2, Walton, early M. McNichol, whose farm is property, noticed a glow, be - Tuesday evening. Mr. McNichol 2% miles east .of Leadbury and tween boards of the upper part was successful in saving some 10 miles northeast of Seaforth, of the barn, in the area,of the 40 head of cattle and a truck on the 12th concession of Mc- mow. He warned Mr. McNichol and then notified Seaforth Fire Department. Fire Chief John F. Scott and his men answered the 8:00 p.m. alarm. They stood by until 1:00 a.m. Wednesday• to protect near- by buildings. Chief Scott blam- ed a short circuit for the fire. Lost in the fire, in addition to the barn and the crop it con- tained, were one calf and a number of laying hens. Some small machinery was also de- stroyed. The barn was insured. Before leaving the scene, fire- men used high pressure hose at 750 pounds to lay a fog over adjacent buildings. The spray froze immediately, according to Chief Scott, and provided a pro- ELTUCKERSMITH COUNCILLOR, WIFE MARK 59th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Former Tuckersmith resi- dents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crich, now of Clinton, on New Year's Day observed the 59th anniversary of their wedding with their faintly of three sons and two daughters present. They inciude: Nelson, Goderich; Her- anan, Clinton, and Harold, Lon- a:ton.; Mrs. Ray Lee, Rtithven, -Essex County, and Mrs. Mabel Townsend, London. The cele- brants have 20 grandchildren rand 10 great-grandchildren.Married at the home of the fbride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rowcliffe, Usborne town - /Alp, Mr. and Mrs. Crich farm - al a 200 -acre farIn on Conces- Aden 3, Tuekersmith, a section al which ha § since been bought by the Department of National Defence for the R.C.A.F. Sta- tion, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Crich moved to London in 1939, where the former was contract - Mg for house building, and five rears ago they moved to Clin- ton, where at the age of 76 Mr. Oriel built a new house. Both are members of the On- tario St. United Church, Cm - ton, although Mrs. Crich has Two Brigades At arucefield Call Two fire departments, Clinton and Brucefield, answered a summons for - aid when fire broke out in the large brick farm home of Seldon Ross, R.R. t, Brucefield. Estimate of -the damage is un- known and according to the owner it was mostly caused by dsraoke and water. First noticed by Mrs. Ross, the fire started in the basement, spreading up into the partitions. been unable to attend, as she has been confined to her home for the past five years. Born on March 11, 1873, in Tuckersmith, Mr. Crich is the only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Crich, while Mrs. Crich, the former Eliza Rowcliffe, was born on May 26, 1873. While in Tuckersmith Township, Mr. Crich served on the board of S.S. No. 4 for 18 years, and fol- lowing this term he stepped in- to the township council as coun- tective coating of ice. cillor, a position which he fill- 1 When the alarm came in to ed for 12 years. He was super- Seaforth, firemen had just as- intendent of the Sunday School sembled for their monthly meet - of Turner's United Church in! ing. Despite icy roads, the bri- Tuckersmith, as well as a mem- gade made a fast run to the Mc- ber of the board of the church. Nichol farm. 1.114•••14011•11..1404.01•111014 HENSALL CURLERS ORGANIZE; ELECT R. H. MIDDLETON FIRST PRES. Hensall Curling Club was or- ganized at an enthusiastic meet- ing Thursday evening in the Town Hall. The club has an initial membership of over 70. Elected first president of the club was R. H. Middleton. Othe er officers named -by the meet- ing include: Honorary presi- dents, Group Captain A. F. Cameron, C.O. at R.C.A.F. Sta- tion, Centralia, T. Pryde, M.L. A.. vice-president, Bill Lewis, Centralia: secretary - treasurer, K. K. Christian, Hensall; chair- man of -games committee, W. 0. Goodwin, Hensall; assistants, Joe Ross, R.C.A.F. Station, Cen- tralia; S. G. Rannie, Hensall. Chairman of the meeting was Bill Lewis, of Centralia, and K. K. Christian, Hensall, was sec- retary. The club will use -the Hensall Arena on Tuesday and Wednes- day afternoons, and as addi- tional membersjoin other play- ing periods will be arranged. Curlers have available for their use 66 stones, purchased by the president some time ago. Leave Winthrop, Friends Present Studio Couch Neighbors at Winthrop hon- ored Mrs. Almira Chambers and her son prior to their removal td Seaforth, when a social evening was held. Music for dancing was pro- vided by Nelson Howe and his orchestra. During the evening Mrs. Chambers was presented with a studio couch 'by neigh- bors and friends. Mrs. Cham- bers has been a lifelong resi- dent of Winthrop. Lunch was served. Highlights of 1954 January , 1—Tuckersmith and McKil- lop electors held nomination meetings, the latter returning /Reeve Dan Beuermann and members of the council by ac- clamation. Election seems in- svitable in Tuckersmith for the position of Reeye.—Thomas W. Butt dies as a result of injur- es received in an accident on No. 4 Highway while en route to London.—Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Boyce, of Aspen, mark the 50th year anniversary at the home of their son, Mr. Alex Boyce and Mrs. Boyce, of Tufaersmith:, 8—Mrs. John Taylor was in- stalled as president of the Lad- ies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion—The death occurred in Stratford of Miss Mary Beale, for over 40 years chief opera- tor of the McKillop, Logan and Ribbert Telephone Co—James IDOtg is elected reeve of Tuck- tersmith—Veteran members of Fidelity Lodge No. 55, 1.0.0.F., were honored at a special din- iner meeting. Those being hon- ored were John Quail, Norman Bohanan, of London, Dr. F. S. iffarburn and M. McKellar, of Seaforth.—Mrs. R. Robertson e1ebrated her 93rd birthday at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Charles Miller, at Crom- er -1y. 15—Seaforth council, in an' ibtaugural meeting, discusses sewer problems.—Seaforth Jun- iors defeat Sarnia for ninth straight win.—J. R. Spittal, Sea - forth, addresses Junior Institute on banking problems.—Mr. and iMrs. Otto Walker, Cromarty, were honored when members of their family, neighbors and friends gathered with them to celebrate the silver annivers- =airy of their wedding.—Friends Timzrierman Bros., of near Kippen, assist them in raising a 22—W. 3. Dale, Hullett reeve, is elected Warden of Huron County.—Mrs. Janet McDonald .celebrated her 92nd birthday at the home of her daughter, iVirs, C. E. Sniith; and Mr. Smith.— Mrs. Agnes Baird celebrated her Stith birthday at the home of ber son, Mr. T. B. Baird, Bruce- ,iteld..-‘--COmmittee Is named to texplore possibility of erecting a curling rink in Seaforth.—Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Kelly, well - :known Seaforth residents, cele- brated 54th anniversary of their zaarriage,—Mr. and Mrs. John • Crawford mark the 60th aunt- wersax7 of their marriage at a letgee•tion at the home of Mr, And Mit. Glen Pryee.4-Q-Mr. and Mrs, Patriek reettCY, of Dublin, "narked their diatiO6d Jubilee at their horde in flibbert.-.;-Wil- on Broactfeleit was elected chair - main f the Tuckersmith SAM; Area Boardi-:-WM. Decker. well known Day Tow -whip farmer,, was eleeted president of the • in South Huron Agricultural So- ciety on the occasion of the an- nual meeting of the society in Hensall. 29—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pat- rick, former Hibbert Township residents, celebrated their gol- den wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter, Mrs, R. L. Norris, and Dr. Norris, in Wyoming.—Huron County coun- cil meeting at Goderich, cleared the way leading to the construc- tion of a new Court House for the county.—Plans for the 1954 Seaforth Fall Fair were discuss- ed at a meeting of the board held in Seaforth, when President Arthur Nicholson presided.— Seaforth police probe series of break-ins in the town as seven business houses are entered.— Seaforth Lions and guests pay tribute to Robbie Burns at an- nual Burns' gathering. — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wild, well- known residents of.Egmondville, celebrated their 64th wedding armiversary.—'Mr. and Mrs. L. Webster, of Seaforth, observed the 48th anniversary of their marriage. February 5 — Seaforth and district churches hold congregational meetings.—Public School Board names Clifford Broadfoot as chairman for 1954.—Mr. and Mrs. M. Elliott, of Varna, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Sproat, of Tuckersmith, mark 50th wed- ding anniversaries. — Contract forth District High School awarded to the Ellis -Don Con- struction Co., of London.—Miss Helen M. McKercher, of McKil- lop, has been appointed to the post of Chief of the Home Econ- omics Service of the Department of Fisheries at Ottawa. 12—Seaforth a n d Hensall Hockey Clubs reached 1954 play offs.—Constable I. D. Wade, who has been stationed in Seaforth for several years, has been post- ed to Walkerton. — Seaforth ,Postmaster for 30 years, Chas. P. Sills, passed away following an illness of less than three weeka.—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. O'Rourke, of Dublin, celebrated their golden wedding annivers- ary.—Installation of a sewage system in Seaforth advanced a stage as enabling by-law is giv- en second reading by Seaforth council. — Tuckersmith Federa- tion of Agriculture held sits an- nual meeting and hears a dis- cussion of conservation work.— Miss Mabel E. Turnbull is nam- ed to head Seaforth Carnegie Library Board. 19—Concern expressed as to increased losses at annual meet- ing of Meltillop Mutual ?ire In-, Surance Co. * Seaforth ;base- ments flooded as warm weather arid rein coMbirie t* cause 11064:14..0-Mra;;vP V. Booth ad hiihoted,Wflielida't the °Oa* id ';;;Pf, Airt, If • irthdaY:—. 'FA oo- jet • Review Stuart Wigg is elected president of Branch 156 of the Canadian Legion.—Hensall ratepayers, at a largely attended meeting, en- dorsed a proposal for the instal- lation of artificial ite in the arena. 26—Mr. and Mrs. Jas: Rey- nolds mark 50th wedding anni- versary.—McKillop, Logan and Hibbert Telephone Co. annual meeting learns company has successful year; meeting presid- ed over by President Matt Mur- ray.-Seaforth Agricultural So- ciety named Earl McSpadden, R.R. 1. Seaforth, secretary - treasurer, to replace Fred J. Snow, who resigned. March 5—Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Armstrong, well known former Hullett residents, now living in Seaforth, mark 66th annivers- ary of their marriage.—Fire de- stroys 100 -year-old Huron Coun- ty Court House.—Storm strikes district; roads blocked and wires down.—Only 19 birthdays, John McClure is 90. 12—Brussels delegation sug- gest North-South Ontario high- way to Seaforth Council.—John McGavin, Walton, celebrates 89th birthday. — M. Ross Sav- auge is elected head of the Chamber of Commerce at an- nual meeting. 19—Hensall approves first two readings to by-law enabling construction of artificial ice plant.—Seaforth Juniors sche- duled to meet Orillia; receive a bye when Orillia defaults ser- ies.—Huron County Council, in special session, approves con- struction of new court house to replace structure destroyed by fire. -'--Mrs. J. B. Thorripson, of Seaforth, marked 90th birthday. 26—Night classes, which have been in progress at the Seaforth District High School for the past 16 weeks, have now con- cluded.—Seaforth and district curlers take steps to incorporate and to construct new curling rink.—Enthusiastic crowd ap- plauds Seaforth Skating Club Carnival. — Seaforth Farmers Co-op announces expansion pro- gram involving $40,000 con- struction. — Northside Church honors Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart, choir leader - and or- ganist. April 2—Robert P Allen, of Bruce - field, is selected as one of four Ontario young people to repres- ent Ontario Junior Farmers and Junior Women's Institutes on a tour of the British Isles.—Am- erican and Canadian Gladiolis 'Magazines pay tribute to the high standard's maintained by the Tyndall Gladioli Gardens of Brucefield. Setiforth netting Club makes arrangeinenta for a meeting iri Juite.—Neir iPr'' ad - foot "Of SeafOrth oWatriet h (Contintred On Page CURLING - UNDERWAY IN NEW RINK •' - Curling in the new rink, erected by the Seahart, Curling Club, got ,Amcler way last weekend. then enthusiastic ctirlerstoo oldtimers and begins - have been enjoying the game at every opportunity. While some work remains to be done in the lounge and dressing rooms, the ice is as good as that in any curling rink anywhere, ac, cording to veteran claim. Final organization plans are nearing completion, but in the meantime the public is invited to visit the rink and inspect the facilities, according to President Dr. J. A. Munn. ' HENSALL COUNCIL SWORN IN, STARTS WORK Inaugural meeting of Hensall Council was held Monday morn- ing following the swearing in of the reeve, W. Parke, and mem- bers of council before J. A. Pat- erson, J.P. Rev, W. J. Rogers read the scripture and offered prayer, asking for guidance for the members during the coming year. Reeve Parke asked the coun- cil for co-operation during the year and hoped for hartnerny in the deliberations and work of council. Rev. W. J. Rogers was ap- pointed to the Library Board for the years 1955, 1956 and 1957. Dave Sangster and Ndr- man Jones were named mem- bers of the Park Board for the year 1955. Byran A. .Kyle will replace Dave Sangster as a member of the board. Councillors Norman Jones and Dave Sangster were appointed to the property committee, and Councillors Harry Hoy and Lorne Luker to the street com- mittee. Receives .Letter From India Thomas Aldington last week received a letter from a cor- respondent in India, as the re- sult of correspondence he had had in a Montreal paper. Postmarked November 2, the letter was from P. Rose Ratnak- umari, c/o P.M. Satejanodham, Bandarulanka & Post, Amala- puran Taluk, East Gadavari, South India. The writer, who described herself as a Christian girl of 10, said she - attended high school, but because of floods and bad crops wished assistance in dispOsing of lace goods, Describing the floods, she said: "We were taken by sur- prise to see water knocking at our doors. All of a sudden, wa- ter came into the houses, and we could hardly come out, only, with what we had on our per- sons." THE REV. ANDREW 11. McKENZIE, who recently commenced his eighth -ear as minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at the Six Points, Toronto; was elected last week to the of- fice of Moderator of the Presbytery of West Toron- to. Mr. McKenzie regards this as a recognition of the increasingly important place his church is taking in the life of the Presbytery. The Presbytery of West Toronto includes all of the city churches west of Bathurst St. and reaches out into the country as far as Oakville, Milton, Norval, Maple and King. The actual church court over which Mr. Mc- Kenzie will preside has 90 members, 45 ministers and an equal number of repre- sentative elders. In number .of congregations this Pres- bytery stands first among the 48 Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church • in Canada. Rev. McKenzie is a son of Mrs. Hugh McLachlan and thomdate William Mc- Kenzie -and Mrs. MeKenZie Is . - iiauhei, Of Thantaa •Roisibtat Of EgriuMidOille. etirnith Voters froian Successful. in JAMES DOIG, who was elected to his second term as Reeve of Tuckersmith in Monday's voting. His op- ponent was former Council- lor Roy Bell. SPECIAL MEETING DISCUSSES SEWER BY-LAW A special meeting of Seaforth Council was held Thursday eve- ning to discuss a Seaforth by- law dealing with sewage rates. The discussion became necessary as a result of comments raised by the Municipal Board to whom the by-law had been referred for approval, according to Coun- cillor H. H. Leslie and Town Solicitor P. D. McConnell. No prior notice of the meeting had been given. All members • of council, except Councillor, Close, were present. Tuckersmith F. of A. Plans Annual Meeting, Banquet Arrangements for the annual meeting and banquet of the Tuckersmith Federation of Ag- riculture were completed at a meeting held at the home of President Erlin Whitmore on Tuesday evening of last week. The meeting decided the ban- quet would be held in Egmond- ville Church on January 19, and that the speaker be given an honorarium of $10. Art Finlayson was appointed to audit the Federation books. It was agreed to give a grant of $5.00 to each boy attending a short course at 0.A.C,. Guelph, but not to exceed 830 in total. An honorarium of $15 to the secretary was approved. Those taking part in the meet- ing were Wm. Rogerson, Roy Bell, Robert McGregor, Glenn Bell, Elmer Townsend, William Broadfoot and Alex McGregor. Reporter: "Have any of your childhood hopes been realized?" Business Man: "Yes. When mother .used to pull my hair I wished that I didn't have any." The Vote in Tuckersmith FOR REEVE: 1 • 2 3 4 5 6 Total BELL 37 -54 46 29 69 23-258 DOIG 99 97 60 80 42 91-469 FOR COUNCIL: CROZIER 26 67 23 9 21 10-156 FALCONER 96 88 91 100 80 90-545 FORSYTH 104 100 60 97 101 105-567 GARRETT 90 97 86 95 81 99-548 LEE 126 116 47 85 71 99-544 The Vote ,in Stanley . FOR REEVE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COLEMAN - 28 40 15 116 57 73 31 62-422 McBRIDE 43 42 72 70 32 29 11 53-352 DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS IS UNFAIR, S.D.H.S. BOARD CHAIRMAN CLAIMS The time is not far distant when changes will be made in the Assessment Act to provide relief for rural municipalities, Who now bear the largest por- tion of secondary school costs, as a result of the school district arrangement, Gordon McGavin, chairman of the Seaforth Dis- trict High School Board, told a meeting of ratepayers in Mc- Killop last week. An indication of the unfair condition that ex- ists is seen by the fact that Mc- Killop is contributing to the Seaforth District School on the basis of an assessment twice that of the town of Seaforth. At the same time, there are 63 students from McKillop attending the school, whereas there are 89 pupils from the town in attend- ance, Mr. McGavin said. Attendance from other mun- icipalities is: Grey 27, Morris 6, Hullett 30, Tuckersmith 66, and Hibbert 17. Reviewing the situation as it existed in the Seaforth District High School, with particular re- ference to McKillop Township, Mr. McGavin commented on the large attendance at the ratepay- ers' meeting, and the fact that the accommodation was taxed to its limit. He suggested that nomination meetings in future years might be held in the audi- torium of the Seaforth District School. Not only would this re- sult in improved accommodation. but it would provide an oppor- tunity for the ratepayers of Mc- Killop to see just what the school offered and the facilities that existed there. Plan Meant Saving Discussing the completion of the new auditorium and gymnas- ium at the school, Mr. McGavin reviewed the events leading to the decision to proceed with the building. It was necessary, he said, to decide whether the ex- isting plant was to be scrappecl. or whether use could be made of it by providing certain addi- tional new facilities. A new school, he said, might well have cost $600,000, whereas the pro- posal that was proceeded with cost approximately $150,000. He commended the people of Mc- Killop and the McKillop Coun- cil for the manner in which the proposal to provide increased accommodation at the school had been supported. The coun- cil, Mr. McGavin said, had seen the situation that existed and realized that something had to CEREMONIES FEATURE OPENING $215,000 BRIDGE AT AUBURN The new $215.000 Huron County bridge at Auburn was officially opened on Thursday. The modern structure, largest span in Huron County, will be known as the Patterson Bridge, in honor of the late T. Roy Pat- terson, former county engineer. a native of Auburn. Designed by his son, Peter D. Patterson, present county en- gineer, the bridge will usher in a new era for motorists at this formerly hazardous point. A new stretch of road also eliminates the steep grade and by-passes the village. Huron County honored the late Mr. Patterson with the un - Veiling of a bronze plaque at the east end of the bridge. The plaque was unveiled and dedt- cated by Warden William J. Dale. Mrs. Patterson, wife of the late engineer, cut the ribbon, of- S.A.A.A. Receives More Donations Additional donations --have been received by the S A.A.A. in its "Save Hockey" campaign. As reported by Secretary J. A. Murray 6ti Wednesday, these in- clude: Mrs. Joe Grununett $5, Ball - Macaulay $10, Bill Jewitt $5, Harry Nesbitt $5, Harry Stew- art '$10, Wong's Grill $1, Dun - des & Loney $10, Gordon Me- Gfavin $10* Sohn Turnbull $10, C. MabLezitiall $10, Charlie IlleaVea ' 10 D. F. J. Docilely 5, Pratt $5. ficially operting the structure. The plaque reads: "Patterson Bridge, in memory of T. Roy Patterson, • Claunty Engineer, 1919-1951." Inscribed are the names of the present Huron County Road Commission, along with the name of the present county en- gineer, and Jack Snell, bridge foreman. 'Despite inclement weather, a good turnout of spectators, Fed- eral, provincial, county officials and members of Huron County Council attended. Dignitaries from the Departmeht of High- ways were unable to attend. Reeve John W. Nediger, Clin- ton, chairman of the Huron County Road Committee, pre- sided. The county engineer said he would let the public be the judge of the new bridge. He said it was the largest project ever undertaken by the county and praised the Road Commission for its efforts. Mr. Patterson said he was plea5ed that the- bridge was completed before the end of the year and open to traffic for the winter months. Following the opening, mem- bers inspected the bridge. Damage by the fall floods to the bridge was estimated at $11,500, covered by insurance. Ther new 37 -foot bridge- has four spans and is 36 feet four inches wide. The project con- sumed 13 carloads of cement, 230 tons of steel, and 130,000 yards of earth, to a depth of eight feet, enough to cover a two-aere field. had to be moved. be done. The cost of the new construc- tion is spread over 20 years, and it will have the effect, the speaker said, of students who are now attending school, pay- ing a portion bf the addition when they, in turn, become ratepayers in the district. 'He agreed that it was quite proper that capital expenditures of this nature should be spread ov- er a reasonable number of years rather than be liquidated quick- ly. The total cost of the build- ing is bend' met by Ontario grants which, it is hoped, will total $67,500, and from taxes amounting to $82,500. The grants driginally had •been ex- pected to amount to $60,000, but Mr. McGavin told the meeting the total had been increased to $90,000, based on a payment of '75 per cent. Will Have Lowest Rate Commenting on the rate in effect in Seaforth as compared to other district schools, the speak- er said that while Wingham is operating on a 5 -inn', rate, as compared to the Seaforth rate of 5.9 mills, it had to be re- membered that Seaforth this 'year had made a payment on its - debentures, whereas Wingham had not done so. Final payment on an earlier debenture issued will be made in 1958, Mr. Mc - Gavin said, and at that time Seaforth district would have the lowest mill rate of any of the district schools in this area. There is a tendency, he said, for school boards to over -expend in providing plants, and he could foresee a situation devel- oping whereby certain boards would find themselves in a dif- ficult situation if the Ontario Government reduced or altered its annual grant payments. He pointed out that there was no certainty as to the continuance of grants, and that they were paid only on a yearly basis. In addition to the financial bene- fits which accrued because of the manner in which the board had proceeded, there was a sav- ing on maintenance costs. It had' been found. he said, that the ex- isting building was more rea-d- ily heated than the new addi- tion, and that, on the whore, the upkeep was as high or perhaps higher than the old type build- ing. McKillop Pays Most Referring to the manner in which the costs of the school were met, the speaker pointed out that McKillop contributes by way of taxes 815,774, and is thus the largest taxpayer of the seven municipalities forming the school district. Payments of other municipalities are: Tuckersmith . $11,427.00 Seaforth 8,449.00 Grey 4,338.00 Hibbert 3,817.00 Morris 1,507.00 Student population at the school is approximately 300, he said. The inequality, insofar as the assessment is concerned, arises because in McKillop 100 acres is assessed on the average at $3,500 for the land alone, where- as in town there are very few houses, including the lots on which they are eactecl, which are assessed at $3,500. This, then, means, Mr. McGavin said, that despite a considerably low- er population in McKillop, the assessment is approximately double that of Seaforth. It is suggested, on occasions, that the cost of operating the (Continued on Page 8) Court Sustains Assessment Ruling Appeals by two Seaforth rate- payers against decisions of the court of revision on the Sea - forth assessment were dismiss- ed by Judge F. Fingland in a special hearing in the Town Hall here Wednesday. It was Judge Fingland's first appearance in a Seaforth court since his appointment to the bench, and on behalf of the leg- al profession here, P. D. Mc- Ciinnell extended congratula- tions and best wishes. The two appeals were filed by J. M. McMillan and triIce Medd Ivan Heads Poll In Council Tuckersmith voters on 0 -r day returned James Doig reeve for his second term. was successful over his onbr Op- ponent, Roy Bell, 469 - 258; :Mr;,..:• Bell was a member of c pttp,c during 1954 and on prey/O4o. occasions. Despite the fact many toW11 ship roads were treacher00* with ice, 68.8 per cent' of --the. 1,057 voters in Tuckersmith caSt''oo ballots. Interest was high .;:t,t• throughout the township as in- dicated by the vote in eacil t Of the six polls. In the race for council, COMI- cillor Ivan Forsyth beaded the polls with 567 votes. Close be-, hind him was Bert Garrett, al- so a member of the 1954 coun- cil, with 548 votes. NewconO• ers to municipal life in Tucker- „ft, smith, Frank Falconer and Vie- -Ole tor Lee, polled 545 and 544 votes, respectively. The unsuc- cessful candidate was Andrew Crozier. IL Coleman Elected In Stanley Township, Reeve Alvin McBride was defeated by Councillor Harvey Coleman, . 422 to '352. According to' Clerk Fred Watson, about 70 per cent of the 1,200 eligible voters cast ballots. JAMES CARLIN, BEECHWOOD, PASSES SUDDENLY James F. Carlin, 69, well- known storekeeper at Beech- wood in McKillop, died suddenly 6:30 Sunday morning following a heart seizure at his home. He was born on the old Car- lin farm on the Huron • Road, one and a half miles west of St. . Columban, and farmed there. In ts, 1913 he married Mary Holland, and in 1925 they purchased the • .... general store at Beechwood, which they operated since., Active in sports, as a 'youth he played with the "Hurons' soccer champions. He was al- - ways interested in youth and sports and played a vital role in management of the St. Colum - ban soccer teams over the years. He was a past president of the Huron Football League. Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. James Carroll (Elizabeth), of London; Mrs. Harry Reynolds (Barbara), of Sarnia; one son, Leo Carlin, of Lon -don: one brother. Joseph Carlin, of Seaforth; three sis- ters, Mrs. Nell Shanahan, Mit- chell: Mrs_ D. J. O'Connor (Maude). of London, and Mrs. C. D. Rini (Minnie), of Long Beach. Cal.. and seven grand! children: Jack, Bill and Doug Carlin, London; Michael, Jim- mie and Paul Carroll, of Lon- don, and Douglas Reynolds, of Sarnia. He was a member of St. Col- umban Roman Catholic Church . and of the Holy Name Society. The body rested at the fam- ily residence and Requiem High 11.Iass was sung at St. Columban Church at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday by the Rev. John McCowell. In- terment was in St. Columban cemetery. ,ota Midgets Defeat St. Marys 9 - 8 Seaforth Midgets defeated St. Marys Midgets 9-8 in the only hockey game of the holidays. It was a wide open, stiff checking contest, and at times looked as if it might get out of control. Five penalties were handed out to the home team, to only one for the visitors, but they easily could have shared the honors. Bill Roberton was the star of the night, getting five of Sea- forth's 9 goals. Mason followed with two unassisted goals and three assists, and McClinchey with two goals on assists front Matthews and Dale. McFadden assisted on three of Robertonts goals. Hearn of $t. Marys counted for three of the St. Marys eight goals; Davidson 2, -Fountain 2, and Brown 1. McGonigle was in goal for Seaforth and was knocked out in the third period, but soon came to and was able to finish the game. St. Marys tied the score at 12:30 of the third period, and at 18:45 Roberton shot the win* ning goal into the,St. Marys net on an assist troinAltton. "You shouldn't let yo elf be henpecked like the , in house / siniply Ow it t ' , 1 0 , , 4 r, '4 ; A+ do • tthi-ty qkdeshi'li 41044§4.1 `044, „, , , • 4 „ ' 1f1',1„4 A. 0 0,1 .111q,