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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-07-22, Page 19u d7" ar :La ;I^ le • whole Number aria EAFORTH, ONTARI! IDAY; JULY 22, 195 Some •Iaots May Sial .Open. Civic Holiday reunion Preparations bration Opening Draws Some Seaforth? \merchants may 'pea their stores . Monday morn- ing en Civic Hondo* for the con- venience ea visitors and regular outsmarts, oft wags revealed at the C�A^ha�mber. . oil COmmeree meeting int rricloy night f `Q "A lot of people night arrive who aren't. eepected, and people won't have: food to accommodate them" said Secretary Erie Mil - a - President Brace Gehan said he asked a 4umberof the merchants about.stayoing. open, and most them) Were nett' in mar_ Some of the mei:whau . said if didn't mind staging open if the citizens want it - Head of the Merchants' Com- mittee,, Elmer Laroite,. will ap- pltaacb. all of the merchants this week 1O ,fin& out what stores -will open on Chtte Handley. •, Those Wishing to stay' open will run an adverusement in 'the Expositor ':next week, listing their business mid • the hours they will be open. "Rumor has it that tweryone who handles port is going to sell it at id cents during the Old Boys," said Eric Milner- I think the Chamber of Ceree should suggest beepalg the regular price." using the Stratford merchants as an example, the secretary said a good way to keep a good feeling towards the town was not to boost prices. Stratford merchants have not raised prices -during the fes- .tival season, and letters from all parts of the country have been written to the city, compliment- ing them for that reason. "The regular customers won't like it," said Keith Sharp. lt:eaaty Contest Viee-president "Ross Hamilton Said' the beauty contest commit- tee for: the centennial event was g .to- arrange to have Miss London Centennial act as one of the judges for ,Choosing Miss Sea - forth Centennial. Two other judg- es are also being asked. Although there have been appli- cations for e;e contest, the com- I "I think some :of - the girls feel they must have a Iot • of talent' to enter the contest,", said Mrs. Ross Hamilton, a member of the Beau- ty Contest committee. "That is all wrong." The Chamber of Com - =creels asking all those interest ed in entering the contest, to make application as indicated in an ad in The Expositor this week. District Youths Hurt. in Crash Five district residents were in- jured in a car accident near Port Huron Sunday evening, when the car in which they were riding went into a ditch and smashed into a post. Lawrence Baynham, of Hensall, suffered a broken arm and Pear- • son. Chesney, of Seaforth, received a broken foot. The car, driven by Earl Soldan, of Hensall, left the highway when another car was 'passing. His car went into a ditch and struck a post. Two other passengers, -Bill Clark of Kippen, and Eric Doig, of Eg- ' 9nondville, received cuts and bruis- • es. ' The car was a late model and was badly smashed. EVERY Y INDICATION points to the Reunion and Centennial parade, being Monday, August 1, as the biggest parade in the town's history. In addition to description, the parade will include vehicles representative of v arious periods. Ford, "'which for many years was a familiar sight on Seaforth streets as it was late . Fred . Reeves, is being readied -for the parade. At the wheel is Clarence the former owner. held here on floats of every Here a 1911 driven by the Reeves, son of (Photo by Phillipa) PLAN MOTOR VEHICLE° SERVICE FOR LONDON ROAD POST OFFICES Tenders' for the operation of a special truck delivery service, which will operate from London to Wingham :along No. 4 Highway, have . been called by. the Post Of- fice Department. A change in service became de- sirable as a result of the intro- duction of a -mixed train on the London to Clinton run some weeks aro. .This.:.lea! wa • Ca acity Crowd At St.PColumban Party PP P The annual ham suer, s on- sored by the C.W.L., of St. Colum - ban. Church, attracted a capacity crowtitti Tuesday. Following supper, the crowd played a variety of games' and danced to the music of Mullin's orchestra. In a draw' for valuable prizes, winnerswere: first prize, heifer or $50, won by Rev. J. B. Ffoulkes, draw - made by Reeve Dan Beuer- mann, McKillop; second prize, $50, Miss Agar, Niagara Falls, draw niiade by Jerry Holland, Dublin; third prize, $25, Mrs. Joseph Feeney, Dublin, draw made by D'Orlean Sills,Seaforth; fourth prize, Iamb or $20, won by Hector Chesney, Seaforth, draw made by Auguste Ducharme; St. Coluniban. fifth prize; 100 pounds of sugar, won by Nancy Edighoffer, Mit- chell, draw .made by James Mc- Quaid, St. Columban; sixth. prize, two cords of wood or $8, won by Mrs. James Nolan, Dublin, draw made by Mrs. Agnes Kale, St. Columban. KINBURN FOOTBALL GREATS PLAN ' GATHERING One feature of the celebration here that is going to result in peo-, ple across Canada ,getting together again who haven't seen each other for many years, is a reunion of the Kinburn football team, which is planning a picnic ,at the Lions Park en Saturday aftergoon July 30. The Kinburn football team was a threat in Western - Ontario foot- ball for nearl ears, and in live of those years r ed the Ontario final• in the W.F.A. No matter how hard they tried, how- ever, it Was not possible to win a championship, the team going - deem. to defeat before Owen Sound, Mespeler and Brantford.. Of those ^tiho played during that periW all are alivei,roecording to Leo. Mob - *Dada; . Who liars been making' ar- .antgeinento for the rptlnion. The Jilst time. ''a picture of...die team we" l.atken was in 1023. ti A tbostvaawA, pl ed on the **MI are. l ig° `;tbree, of: the manage fhe' to ' Steph= eitstin-Up ''• William • Car4-4a` a ?eked {':ryn.• The tfourt'b manager ,Whet acted daring the periodtit rWt 'the te'e' e • par �tic rice . iii • a. 4t •;+ : > Ad ms, and he is,.: +'fanning to .be present ,at. te,"roittliott, A list •o€ tfioSe..- 'bo played on the team ,or t'e as oe�ated with It during',its'i it�y, h •been pre'- r µ .te n {,� and :it a ed �. p ,. y^; 'p�. is ettpeet ` r (iGl 1. lie sept for the fetation 0604 . a event that airy natnes have; , boon Omit, tell' of fll� ass •thcsa *lin wee.,assoc- ?ted wlth tie • tee* rMr to heilson nckstit•hbbii forme itilek .a possile. - Those who w ''re •active and to whom invitations have gone ford DURING REUNION ward are: Harold Snell, Scott Hawthorne, John Armstrong, Fred :Armstrong, Jim Armstrong, How- ard Armstrong, Willis Dundas, Tor- rance Dundas, Bob Dundas, Bob Dodds, Clarence Clarke, Verne Dale, Harvey Taylor, Miller Ad- ams, Wilson Allen, Art Nicholson, Bill Dennis, Wilfred Dennis, El- mer Dennis, Ed. ` Ryan, Reg Kers- lake, Norman Geddes, "Bid" Bell, Alvin Dale, Nelson Govenlock, Don Dale, Robert McClure, Ed. David- son, Fred Elliott, James Medd, George Carter, Ferg Bullard, Lawrence Taylor, Charles Riley, Dave Millson, Jack Taylor, and Re- feree Frank Kelly: On Floor A,II Night, Herman Resident Suffers Broken Hip received and despatched at Hen- sall, Kippen and Brucefield at tithes inconvenient to local resi- dents. The proposed motor vehicle ser- vice will operate on a frequency of six trips per week, a distance of 85.2 miles each way between London and Wingham. It is sche- duled to leave London at 7 a.m., •arrive Wingham 10:20 a.m.; leave a ,... ie•.-Vt-I 41411 .l: ..a, Al. s.: FW. schedule permits latest possible despatches, while still permitting connections to be made at Lon- don. At the same time, tenders are being invited for a re -arrangement of the Blyth to Auburn service, made necessary by train changes Miss Alice • Kyle, elderly resi- dent of Hensel!, Was taken by Bonthro i Ambulance •Monday to' Clint n Hospital with a broken hip, suffered in a fall at her home Sun- day night. Tile accident happened when she 'stumbled near her front door. Miss Kyle managed- to crawl to the, kit- chen, where she', lay until 6 a.m. Monday, when she was found by her nephew, William Kyle, of Kip-, Mre, Wes 'Fenner, -a neighbor, noticed a light t burning in the house all night and went td ' in- vestigate Monday morning, but got no response. She notified the ltepleW. ft is expected IVIiss Kyle Will be in hospital fee three months, ' 3�VIl�rit�,'�i Old Main Street Sidewalk Repairer Uneven sidewalk on Seaforth's Main Street was ripped up this week and a new , sidewalk of asphalt and cement ompound is being laid to replace the chipped rough surface, which has -plagued: succeeding Seaforth Councils and citizens for 15 years. The new resurfaced sidewalk stretches from Market St. to John St. Guaranteed against breaking or chipping, the SeaforthTown: e ..:i Oe a ..tyle• -Sit cis ing the rest of the street pos- sibly this fall, if the sidewalk proves satisfactory. Ten feet wide, the newsurface is costing the town $867 for the job. With the Old Boys' Reunion starting next week, Council said the sidewalk must definitely be in that district- fixed. DISTRICT GROUPS FIND WEATHER AID TO SUCCESSFUL PICNICS - THOMSON FAMILY On Wednesday, July 13th, the Thomson family gathered together at Riverview Park, Exeter, for their 17th annual reunion. It was a bright warm day, which, made swimming very enjoyablefor the children during the afternoon. Later, the sports were held, with prizes for each event. A ball game followed, while the women were preparing supper. At six o'clock about 40 members sat down to a picnic supper, which was followed by the election of officers. With the president, El- more Keyes in charge, the elec- tion resulted as follows: president, Mrs. Edna Manson; vice-president, Mrs. John Pepper; sports; Mr: and Mrs. Clarence -Priestap and family; lunch, Mrs. Herb Britton and Mrs. •Norman Stanlake. The next reunion -is to be held at Mitchell Park on The second or third Saturday in July. The oldest person present was Mr. Robert Thomson. Guests were present from Toronto,''Lfln- don, Mitchell, Auburn, Hensall, Exeter, Dublin, Varna and Kip - pen. . DUFF'S UNITED CHURCH One of the largest picnics at the Seaforth Lions Park this season was held by Duff's United Church, Walton, last Thursday. Over 200 parishioners and Sunday School children gathered for 'the annual, Sunday School picnic. - Races and sports events featur- ed the program activity for the large group. Following are those who came first in the various ev= ents: Glegba Houston, Barbara Bryans, Carolyn Fraser, Neil Mc- Donald, Gary Bennett, `Murray McNeil, Cheryl Craig, Shirley Thainer, Linda Bryans, Larry Bol- ger, Jim Bosman, Bruce Clarke, Brenda Houston, Barbara Turn- bull, John Thamer, Gerald Smith, Graeme Craig, Ruth Ritchie, Jean Bolger, Joan Houston Bob Hum- phries, Bob 'Houston, Donna Smith, Joan Johnston, Norma Hoegy, Reid •Hackwell, 'Bob Humphries,. Bob Houston, Aubrey Rackwell, Cath- erine Buchanan, Doris Johnston, Mrs. Robert McMichael, Mrs. Don McNeil, Mrs. N. Marks, Bill Turn- bull, Jack Bryans,, Joan Johnston and Agnes Ann Achilles Jim and Leona Armstrong, Ronnie and Pauline Bennett, Don Achilles ° and John Thamer, Johnny Baan and Akker Baan, `Doris' Johnston and Audrey Hackwell, Leona Johnston and Mary Stevens, Donna Smith and Shirley Bosman, num REUNION The annual Crich reunion was held at Seaforth, tions Park on 0 Saturday with an attendance of 85. During the supper hour the president, Ross Trewartha, con- ducted the election of officers for 1956, which are as follows: President, Lawrence Crich; vice- president, Alden Crich; secretary, Helen Turner; _ treasurer, Mrs. Frank Falconer; table committee, Mrs. Elmer Townsend, Mrs. Har- old Hugill, Mrs. Ross Trewartha, Mrs. Oliver Cole, . Mrs. Arnold Rathwell; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whitmore, Mr. and Mrs. Eimer Townsend, George Turner. The 1956 picnic will 'be held at Jowett's Grove, Bayfield, on the third Wednesday of July. One minute of silence was ob- served in memory of the five mem- bers who paced away since last year's picnic. Sports results were as follows: girls, four and under, Marie Tre- wartha, Bonnie Townsend; boys, four and under, Freddie Trewar- tha, Gary 'Cummings; girls,, six and under, Mary Rathwell, Dianne Douglas; boys, six and under, Ger- ald Townsend, Kenny Whitmore; girls, eight and under, Sandra Hugill, Mary Rathwell; boys, eight and under, George Townsend, Har- ry Cummings; girls, 14 and under, Shirley Horner, Erma Townsend; boys, 14 and under, Roger Cum- mings, Bruce Whitmore; young men, Alex Townsend, Ross Crich; married . ladies, Mrs. Ross • Tre- wartha, Mrs. Alden Crich; married men, Ross Trewartha, Tom Sal- ter; potato race, Mrs. Harold Hug - ill, Mrs. Warren Whitmore; shoe scramble, Alex and Madelon Townsend; ladies kick the slipper, Ellen Slater, Mrs. Frank Cum- mings; balloon race, Ross Tre- wartha; paper plate race, Ardyth •Crich and Joe Crich, Karen Nich- olson and George Turner; biscuit race, Shirley Horner, Jean Broad - foot; time race, John Turner; eat- ing relay, Mrs. Harold Hugill's team; luck spot, Jean Broadfoot; oldest person present, Joseph Crich, Clinton; youngest person present, Jacqueline Brown, five month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, Pontiac, Mich. Mr. Joseph 'Crich had the largest family connection present. A can- dy scramble was held for the chil- dren. Boss: • "I want to get this mess' sage to every married woman in the country." Advertising Manager: "There's only one sure way to do it. We'll address our letters to the husbands and mark thein 'Personal and pri- trate'.' • With opening ceremonies but a Main Street already las assum- few days away, preparations to re- ed a festive air, as th usands of I'raetot Overturns ceive the thousands , of visitors lights turn it into a fairyland of who are expected in Seaforth for colors. Welcome signs are being •• • the Reunion and Centennial this erected, and special decorative of $tract Farmer, week got into high gear. fects are being worked out on a Dale Nixon, Hurt'- :,When the brakes on the tractor he was driving failed, Dale Nixon, well-known' Tuckersmith farmer, was pinned beneath the machine as it swerved to one side and ov- erturned. The accident occurred eattly Wednesday afternoon. r. Nixon received gashes on thbacks of his legs which requir- ed R;20 stitches. He is in Scott Meeiorial Hospital. Mr. Nixon was coming out the lane on his Tuckersmith farm cn- to No. 8 Highw when one brake failed to hold a the •)ther brake pulled the tractor up a 11;11, which overturned the tractor. "I was painting the side of the house when I saw the tractor climb the side of the hill and flip Dad over," said his daughter, Susan Nixon. "When I got there the trac- tor was still in gear and still run- g-" The weight of tho tractor was resting on the thighs and legs of Mr. Nixon. X-rays showed that no bones were broken, but the driver suffered severe lacerations on.ythe legs and shock. Several passing motorists helped to: ck the tractor off Mr. Nixon. On; of the first persons to reach Gene of the accident was Dr. P.L Brady. Brady was driving east on No , 8 Highway and came to the scene of the accident minutes af- ter'it happened. Immediately he was able to help get the victim out from underneath the tractor and- treat the injuries. Douglas Scott and Roy McGonigle also helped to get the tractor removed. E*tensive damage was done to thye tractor. , act. beerh...a bis,,,nway... o' � aka et . Later to g some haY that afternoon Mrs. Nixon took another tractor and continued to bring in the hay. Seaforth Bantams Upset Auburn 8-6 Seaforth- Bantams came from behind Tuesday night to defeat the Auburn Bantams • 8-6 at the Lions Park. A two -base hit by Craig Willis brought in the win- ning run at the bottom' of the fifth inning. - Don McClinchey was the winning pitcher, giving up six hits and walking three. Jack Wright went all the way for Auburn. During the first inning, Auburn capitalized on two Seaforth errors to bring two men across the plate. Auburn was able to hold, the lead until the fifth inning, when Sea - forth staged a three -run rally. Ast and Jessome led the Sea - forth batters with two runs each. Auburn H R E Wright, p. 0 1 0 Walsh, s s , ..,... 1 2 0 Elliott, 3b° 1 0 0 R. Deer, c. 0 0 0 Dobie, 1,f. 1 1 0 Brown, r.f. 1 1 0 E. Raer, lb- 1 1 1 Wilson, c.f. 1 0 0 Haggitt, 2b. 0 0 1 Seaforth Scoins, 2b. 1 1 1 Pethick, s.s. • 0 0 0 Elliott, r.f. 1 0 1 Ast, c. 1 2 0 McKellar, ib. 1 1 0 Jessome, c.f. 1 2 0 Willis, 3b. 1 1 0 McClinchey, p. 2 1 0 Elliott, 1.f. 1 1 1 Merchants Donate Gifts To Beauties Contestants in the Miss Sea - forth Centennial Beauty Con- test are certain to have the choice of a variety of -gifts as the resultof offers by the merchants and businessmen of Seaforth. 'The beauty contest commit- tee of the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Jack Stevens, Doug Whyte, Mrs. R. 3. Boussey and Mrs. Ross Hamilton, have arranged rot donations of chocolates, cups and saucers, nylons, cos - Medea and corsages, for pres- entation to the contestants. 4At the present time the com- ttee is arrangingfor con: brtible ears to carry contend - nit beauties in the Monday af- tetnocn parade. -Miss Seaforth Centennial wl be selected Monday night,. with the actualcrowning be - nig' held on(th'e following Wed- s sday night. The trip to New fork will be after the y,. AtIt TYPICAL OF THE BROADCASTS where Neighborly News salutes "important im rtant conic es that lie a outside the bigc' • Po sties is the above interview with 'an old-timer, being conducted by Neighborly Newscaster Don Fairbairn. As a tribute to Seaforth on .,iia Centennial occasion, Neighborly News and a special broad- cast,F,."Salute To Seaforth," will originate froth the stage of the Seaforth District High School auditoitium Sunday morning, July 31. The public is invited to see the broadcast, and free tickets are available at The Expositor office. WITHHOLD ACTION ON ADDITION PETITION URGES AREA BOARD A petition, signed by more than 50 Tuckersmith ratepayers, asked the Tuckersmith School Area Board "that no further planning" or "contracts' be signed until the ratepayers have given their ap- proval" for the construction of a new one -room addition . to the Eg- mondville School, S.S. No. 6, Tuckersmith. The .,petition was presented to a -meeting :;o6;:ihe:.board,.1, .WOE-_ A, spokesman for ratepayers charg- ed that the board said it could act without the approval of ratepayers and ordered the group to leave. The delegation .included three members of Tuckersmith , Council. Board chairman Wilmer Broad - foot said it was the responsibility and duty of the board to provide necesary accommodation and to determine. how best this might be done. The Department of Educa- tion had approved the proposal. The petition further asked that ratepayers be informed as to the nthrtber of pre-school children in the section to make certain there are sufficient to keep a two -room school •open five years from now. Board secretary W. P. Roberts estimates that from 1956 to 1960, Egmondville school enrolment will go from 55 to 65 pupils. He pointed out no estimate can be 100 per cent accurate. People were constantly moving in and out of the area all the time. A large family might move into the community with five or six children at any time, and then the estimated figures would be, immediately changed, he said. Open No. 6 Certain ratepayers feel it is not necessary to build an addition to No. 8 School with No. 6 School closed and believe there is suf- ficient accommodation even -with- out reopening No. 6 School. It is almost 10 years since S.S. No. 6 was closed. 'The 60 -year-old building was built in 1895, and at present is without plumbing or hydro Since the building was closed, only minimum maintenance work has been done, it is said. Re- novation necessary to bring it to an acceptable standard would in- volve a major expenditure. Last year a new goof was put on the building to prevent weather from getting into it. Tuckersmith Township Council had previously turned down the board's request to issue debentures for the addition to No. S School at an estimated cost of $20,000. The board then appealed to the De- partment of Education to build the addition out of current funds, reported to be about $12,000, and was given permission to proceed with the building. The proposed addition provides the bare necessity for proper ac- commodation.. Mr. Broadfoot said the department's sketch of the ad- dition was not satisfactory to the board and it was returned with certain amendments. He said tenders for the ' addition would' be called when the sketch plans are approved by the ,,ddepartment, pro- viding they are Satisfactory to the board. The Petition The undersigned ratepayers of Tuckersmith School Mea No.1, re- quest the Tuckersmith School Area Board to call a ratepayors' meeting to discuss the proposed addition at Egmondville, School. That no further planning of said addition be done, and that no building contracts be signed nntii the ratepayers have given their ap roval of constructing said ditdf.... Jame§ - Doig, Robert Archibald, Robert Tyndall, W. E. Haney, Victor Lee; Lloyd Haney, William Oldfield, Harry Chesney; ,Alden Crich, James Carnochan, Joh Carnochan, Ken Carnochan, James' McIntosh, Elmer Towns- end, Wallace • Powell, — Harold Hugill, Chris. Dale, John F. Cale, Ken Williams, Warren Gibbings, J. _W. Crich, John Smith, H. A. Ball, R. W. Gibbings, William PaPPl'e, Thomas 4 -Adams, Grant. 'Chesney, Samuel Townsend, James Racho, Mrs. J. McNairn, H. Coombes,R. Dalrymple, E. Smith, K. Smith, J. S. Watson, K. Sharp, M. I. Nott, David McLean, W. L. Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. J. Platt, W. C. Miller, Ed. Boyes, James D. Black, Russell Coleman, Em- erson Coleman, Warren Whitmore, G. T. Flewitt, Frank Crich, Bert Garrett, Frank Walter, Greg Mc- Gregor, Ed. Layton, Wm. Papple, Wm. Rogerson, Ken Rogerson, Herman Crich, Walter Layton, Harry Plumsteel. Western Students Survey Seaforth To Plan Prepare n p Geographic students from, the University of Western Ontario's summer school moved into Sea - forth Monday afternoon, and as a class project surveyed all aspects of the town, as the basis of a land use map which the class will pre- pare for Seaforth. The project grew out of an ad- dress by Dr. E. G. Pleva, head of the U.W.O. department, to a joint meeting of the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce here last winter. Earlier, the Chamber of Commerce had urged council to issue an invitation to Dr. Pleva to conduct the survey. This was done by a resolution of council last. autumn. . Under the direction of Dr. Neil McCarther, the geography class defined and stated the use of ev- ery piece of property in .Seaforth. In some cases it was necessary for the members of the seven differ- ent teams that were doing the sur- vey work, to ask at different hous- es to determine for what reasons certain sections of land were us- ed. The land will • be classed as an •industrial site, business area, residential, etc. Then each piece of land will be .measured for size and registered as to what type of land it is. It is good practical experi- ence for our class," said Dr. Mc- Carther. "I think Council wanted the map for reference purposes in the town, so we certainly agreed to do it." Most towns the sire of Seaforth • have land -use maps to which the councils of such municipalities can refer when they are looking for a good site for new industry or residential expansion, Dr. Mc- Carther said. Large Pea Pack The biggest pea pack in the his- tory of the county, which started June 17, was - completed Jul 15. Growerharvested on the average of one and a half tons of peas per acre, and in some cases the yield was up to three tons an acre. Haying, the representative re- ported, is almost completed, but to date aftermath growth has been very poor. Corn made . excellent growth during the warm, dry Spell. number of buildings. Painters •are working aroun the clock in an effort to complete deer orating jobs throughout the wn. Meanwhile, . work is in, progress at Agricultural Park, to prepare for the various events -.that; are scheduled to take place there. The centre field has beenlevelled and graded in readiness for ball games and special floodlighting has been installed throughout the area, where the midway and concessions will be located. At the same time as physical .ar- rangements are being completed. final details of the program that. will occupy Seaforth oldtimers and.'t other visitors during the five-day gathering, are being worked out,' so that there, will be something to ' interest everybody. $ $ Seaforth merchants knowing that the, Reunion is but a week away, are going all out in having their stores repainted. It is expected that merchants will have decora- tions for the reunion in place with- in a few days on many of the Main Street stores and puhlic buildings. A special committee' of the coun- cil met on 'Monday night to ar- range for decorations for the Town Hall. $ $ The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a contest for the best decorated home and is anxious that there be a great many homes ready for judging on Civic Holi- day. Any who require material or floodlights for decorating, or wish to rent lights, are asked to con- tact Keith Sharp of the decorating committee. $ $ The women of Northside United Church are planning to serve meals on Monday -..Civic Holiday —at noon. - $ Arrangements for the big par- ade on Civic Holiday are well in ' hand, but there is a shortage of rubber -tired wagons, according rev parade chairman D'Or Sills; • If any in the area' have wagons •of' this nature, and would be prepar- ed to make them available to the committee for the. -few hours of the parade, they are asked to con- tact Mr. Sills. It may be, too, that some who are taking part in the festivities would desire to rent costumes. These can be made available, and those interested are also asked to contact Mr. Sills. • A number of special events and contests are being arranged, par- ticularly on Tuesday, when a pro"- gram ro=gram designed for the children, will be under way. A number of residents and former residents have indicated that they would like to make donations or offer prizes for particular events, and any who are interested inthis connection should advise program committee chairman, Frank Kling. The historical and log cabin com- mittee is making arrangements for equipping the cabin .which is being erected in Victoria Park as.. a reunion feature. It is hoped that the cabin will be equipped with articles representative of conditions in existence 100 years ago in this district. If residents in the district have historical it- ems which they would be willing to loan, it is requested that they communicate with Dick Box, phone 43. $ $ Word of the Seaforth Reunion and Centennial is getting around. On Tuesday representatives of the Toronto Star were in town learn- ing of Reunion details and taking pictures of scenes which will play a part in the celebration. CKNX has indicated that it proposes to cary several programs on the air, and CFPL-TV is planning pre- views of reunion activities. Bantams in Lead; Win Two This. Week Seaforth Bantams continued to set the pace in their W.O.A.A. Bantam baseball grouping this past week as they upset the Exe- ter Bantams twice in a row. In Exeter, fife local squad halt- ed the alt-edthe home team 14-5. BebfReith swung the hitting bat for tilt Sea - forth team, as he scored four runs himself and knocked in six others. Also hitting well for the Seaforth crew were Gord Ferris and Tom Love. Back in Seaforth on Monday night, it was just about a repeti- tion of the E ter game. Seaforth outclassed he visiting Exeter team 16-3. arry Pethick hit two home -runs for the winners, while Tom Love, Terry Ast and Bob Reith assisted with one home run: each. Seaford Midgets Bow To °Godelleh Goderich Midgets handed t Seaforth Midgets a ;12.6 defeat Seaforth lest Wednesday night. {_, - though- the home' erew led the game 6-2 atWet the t dt e thes inning,ri• tear advantage of a large Jinir Seaforth errors core . in the last three Wilts,'