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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-09-02, Page 1^vow. 1{, . • '.4111.".3'N'',..41#2.A • a 24. tl Mt Year Number 4572' • SEAFORTH, ON TARIO, Expect Start Soon New Mail Service London - Winihain Estimate 'Deficit; Heat Wave Cuts Old Bate Revenue Faced with an estimated deficit of $3,3041 as a result of the stifling hot weather which existed _during the Old Boys' Reunion celebration, the association will ask guarantors for ;L5 each, a meeting of the as - Somalian Monday evening agreed. Guargators had signed for an amount not exceeding:$25 each. In atkillion, was made known that contributions from the public generally would be appreciated.. Already a number of citizens have indicated a desire to assist and have made donations. Other dona- tions may be given to any mem- ber of the association executive, the meeting was told. • . While final figures would not be available Until V later, Treasurer C. M. Smith estimated the deficit on the basin of the almost complete returns which he had..' A complete statement will be made available when accounts have been finalized, it was inditatted. Reviewing celebration details, it was indicatedespenclitures in each department were in line with similar eventsVheld elsewhere, and with estimates. which had beed ar- rived:at prior to. the reunion. The difference lay in the fact that be- cause of 90 -degree -plus weather, receipts were far below t h e amounts which had been estimat- ed. An example was the Tuesday afternoon program, When admis- sions totalled approximately $80. The Tuesdayprogram, one of the outstanding features .of the reun- ion, cost approximately $500. Probably the largest crowd Sea - forth has ever had saw the Civic holiday parade, yet fewer than 1,500 attended Monday's program, it was pointed out by program chairman Frank Kling. Small at- tendance at the various events was reflectedin lowered concession rentals and novelty sales. . Dublin Postmaster, D. McConnell, Dies Widely. known district resident and.Doblin postmaster, David Mc- Connell, 87, died at his. home in Dublin 'early Sunday following a prolonged illness He was one of 2 2 , • 2,, 2 4. etis of 3 He was the. son of the late John McConnell anti Ann Byrne. He was born in Hibbeit Township. He attended elementary school in Hib- bert and Stratford Business Col- lege. Later he spent several years in California and British Colum- bia. • In 1898 he married Rose Car- penter and they farmed in Flibbert 'Township until moving to Crom- arty in 1906, where they Ondnct- ed a general grocery business. They moved to Dublin in 1918 and Mr. McConnell operated a gro- cery business which was later tak- en over by his son, Joseph. In 1935 he was appointed Dublin Post- master, a position he held until ' his death. He was a member of -St. Patrick's Church, and the Holy Name Society. Surviving besides' his -wife are three sons, Joseph and Patrick, Se'aforth; Rev. John . F., Mary- • knoll, N.Y.; three daughters, Moth- er St. David (Mary), of the Ursu- line Community, Chatham; Sister M. Janet (Rose), of the Maryknoll Sisters, New York; Mrs. Harry I. Dingeman, Detroit; six grandchil- dren, and one brother, Francis, London. The body rested at his late resi- dence until Tuesday when Solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrat- ed at St. Patrick's Church at 9:30 am. by his son, Rev. John McCon- nell, M.M. New York, assisted by Dr. Ffoulkes, 'Dublin; Father Wm. Dexereaux, Chicago, and Rev. Father Donovan, M.M., New York. Pallbearers were David Dinge- man, Detroit; Edmund Daly, Sea - forth; Martin Klinkhamer, Dub- lin; Leonard Nagle, Stratford; Jos- eph Carpenter, Chatham, and John Devereaux, Chicago. Interment was made in St. Jamcupetery, Seaforth, with Rev. E. P.'Weber officiating. Business SecTion Vj Car Rolls in Ditch; Youths Escape With Minor Injuries Defective steering was blamed for the accident a mile south of Winthrop on Saturday night, when the foreign car, driven by Mur - raj' Kirkby, son of Mr. and Mrs. George -Kirkby; Burwash,, wander- ed off the road and overturned in the ditch. Although the driver of the car was knocked out, he suffered no serious injury,. The other passen- ger in the car, Ian Kirkby, had gashes on the face, head and legs, nil of which required stitches. "The car started to wander," said Murray. "I hit my head and don't remember anything after that." Both boys were rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital. After Medical treatment, Ian was. discharged. Murray Kirkby was held for a 48- hour observation, which showed nothing serioug. The damage costs to the ear are high. THIS IS THE SIGN that will greet the thousands of visitors that are expected to attend the Bean Festival in Hensall, on Monday. The popular day-lor g event is being sponsored by the Henvll Kinsmen 2u. SEEKING OILViN McKILLOP DRILL BRINGS IN WATER GUSHER Water shot 20 feet into the air when oil drillers struck a well 140 feet in the' ground on the farm of rank Nolan last week. Drillers believe the well is one of the larg- The reporter found the clear blue water very good to drink. "Black Gold" To discover oil is the main pur- pose for the drilling. Over two years ,ago geologists revealed that the Iand in this part of Huron County had good chances of having a heavy oil content.. Since that time, Oil companies have been doing • test drilling in an effort to find the demanded product. Many farmers who have agreed to have the spotty drilling car - I ried out on their land, have had high hopes of finding the "Brack Gold": on their land. Drillers say it is just a "hit-and- miss" effort. Oil officials do not • put much faith in this type of drill- ing. A good example this was renztheteanAtenterAtilYekimpanY, drilled near 7 -kitchen without any signs of oil. The drilling rig on the farm of. Mr_ Nolan stands about 60 feet high and is kept in operation 24 hours a day. Eight men are re- quired to handle the heavy equip- ment, which drills on the average of 10 feet an hour. • Any drilling operation depends mainly on the type of land for the speed it can make_ In one eight- hour period of drilling on the land of Mr. Nolan, the drill hit a hard layer of /and which took the en- tire time to go 10 feet. The large 10 -inch drill usually goes in a half turn motion, which is easier on the equipment_ Oil drillers seldom expect to find oil above 1400 feet. On Tuesday afternoon drillers had gone down 545 feet on land of Mr. Nolan, with- out any signs. est water outlets discovered in this area. Since finding the water table over a week ago, a steady force of water has been bubbling out of a 10 -inch- pipe. Oil drillers have net been' able to cap or stop the flowing of the unsuspected find. TO tope with the 1cOntinual over- flow of water;Whicli• was threaten- ing to *hole area around the well into a swamp, a pond five feet deep and 100 feet in diameter, had 'to be dug out. The water from the-overflowingwell is beth gehari- ' ta - • • "I have never seen anything like it," said oil driller Gordon Wardle, of Wardsville. "We have often hit water while drilling in this busi- ness, but none of the wells have been as large as this one." Since the pond has been filled, the continual flow. of water from the well has turned the land around the drilling rig into a bog. Al- though the water is running away info nearby fields, a large percent- age is lying in the area hampering drilling. "It's too bad somebody doesn't make use of it," said•Mr. Wardle. The Pan Western Oil Company, who is doing the drilling, said they would give land owner Frank Nolan -the opportunity of buying the well. M . Nolan said he is definitely in ere t d i the well and plans on tal • agricultural advisers to see if it could be used for irrigation purposes. "If the neighbors were interest- ed in it, I think we could—use it for irrigation," claimed Mr. Nolan. Another possibility which the landowner is thinking of, is to use the water for pasture purposes. What appears to be an unending flow of water, could be channelled for a distance withotit much trou- ble as a result of the land position of the well. McKillop OAC Grad To Huron Post Arthur S. Bolton, of Dublin, has been appointed assistant agricul- tural representative in Huron County. He will replace H. R. Baker, who has been granted a leave of absence to take post- graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. Born and raised on a Huron dounty farm, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Bolton, McKillop, Mr. Bolton was active in 4-H and jun- ior Farmer work. He is a gradu- ate of Seaforth District High School and the Ontario Agricultur- al College, Guelph. New- Policy Means SEPtE111)13ER 20.955 Inauguration of a •London to Whigham motor postal service is expected almost immediately, it; was indicated at the office of Dig- trict Director of Postal Service, London, on Wednesday. The Ser- vice vvill deliver mail to commun- ities along the L.H. & B. railway, and will replace service on a mix- ed train that has led to criticism in many communities, Tenders for the service closed early in August, and it is expected the successful tender will be an- nounced shortly. The service, when it gets under way, will leave London at 6:30 a.m. and arrive in Wingham at 10:20. The return trip leaves Wingham at 3:251`tran. apd arrives in London- at 7:00 p.m. The trips will reach district cen- tres as follows: Centralia, 8:28 a.m., 5:17 p.m. ; Eketer, 8:37 a.m., 5:08 p.m.; Hensall, 8:54 a.m., 4:53 p.m.; Kippen, 9:02 a.m., 4:46 p.m.; Brucefield, 9:10 a.m.,4:38 p.m.; R.C.A.F. Station, Cinton, 9:19 a.m., 4:29 p.m.; Clinton„ ar- rive 9:25 a.ni, leave 9:35 a.m., arrive 4:10 p.m., leave 4:20 p.m.; Londesboro, 9:48 a.m., 3:57 p.m.; Blyth, 9:56 a.m. and 3:49 p.m.; Belgrave, 10:09 a.m., 3:36 p.m. Times given are Eastern Stan- dard. During the period of day- light saving time, the morning trip will operate one hour earlier. It is expected that rural routes from -post offices concerned will. commence their trips following he, arrival of the morning motor ser - vie'. Discuss Sports For 110th Fall Fair Agricultural Minister' fonsOntan4 io, Hon. F. S. Thomas, has con- gratulated the Seaforth Agricul- tural Society on its 110th annivers- ary, and at the same time praised the group for the fine job they are doing in agricultural work for the community. The Agricultural Min- ister sent his congratulations in a letter to the Seaforth Agricultural Society' secretary-treaSurer, Earl McSnadden, this week. • Mr. McSpadden read the letter, bieh fitlitivtis,ut.wspecial. meeting; of the sports and attraction corn- ,mittee in the Seaforth Town Hall Friday night: "It is with a very real apprecia- tion of the, contribution that the Seaforth Agricultural Society has made to the community, that I ex- tend my congratulations and best wishes on this your Centennial Year. The Seaforth Agricultural Society has long been noted for its activity in advancing all things for the good of agriculture and the community as a whole. Through- out its entire history it has done much to foster mutual understand- ing and respect between our rural and urban people. May your pub- lic-spirited effort long continue." At the meeting, called by attrac- tion chairman R. B. Holmes, spe- cial grandstand attractions for the afternoon of September 23 at the Fall Fair were arranged. They in. - elude a parade of flats, school children and bands; pony and har- ness racing; calf race, livestock *parade, and auctioning of the prize winning Centennial cake. Track Power Costs Down oevents will be interspersed with a • / program supplied by acrobats.and an accordionist. A new contest, which it is hoped. will add a spark to the afternoon, will be a freak vehicle, contest, for which a prize of $50 is offered. H.E.P.C. Tells PUC A change in the method of es- tablishing rates at which power is purchased from Ontario Hydro will result io a saving to Seaforth P.U.C. of $1.25 per horsepower, according to a H.E.P.C. letter re- ceived by the Seaforth P.U.C. this week. Interim rates for the power will be reduced September 1, when hydro pools its accounting system in this area. In short, the move will end the method under which municipalities paid for power ac- cording to the distance they are from the source. Seaforth biiys power on fiifsi aver- age peak load of 1,200 horsepower, P.U.C. Manager R. B. Holmes said in discussing the change in hydro policy. The reduction from $39.75 to $38.50 per .H.P. will mean an annual saving of approximately $1,500 on the basis of interim rates. Winthrop and Ethel Tied in Series In the Huron Football Associa- tion's play-off for the Stephenson trophy, Winthrop and Ethel are standing at a 1-1 deadlock in the best of seven series. Ethel took the opening game of the series in Winthrop last Thursday night with a 3-1 victory. Back in Brussels on Tuesday night, the Winthrop boys turned the tide, with a 2-0 win.' Winthrop has held the champion- ship for the last two years, and team members are again determ- ined to hold'it this season. The next game of the series is in Brussels on Thursday night. TO TAKE POST -GRADUATE STUDIES • HAROLD BAKER LEAIcES HURON POST Huron County associate agricul- tural representative, Harold Bak- er, will leave his post in Clinton this week to enter the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis., on September 14, to study for master and doctorate degrees id agricul- ture in a post -graduate course. He came to Huron County on June 1, 1953, after serving as as- sistant agricultural representative in Wentworth County. A native of Merrickville, Gren. vile County, Mr. Baker is a 1950 graduate of Ontario Agricultural College,' Guelph, where he specials ized in animal husbandry. 4-H Clubs During his term in Huron Coun- ty the 4-H Club program has ex- ceeded all records in membership in 30 clubs. With the assistance of J. W. Montgomery, agriculture re- 44k.r2.11(22c2d.OL21;"I' ' • • • • '41' ' ,„..„„,„,„„r„,„0,s,,,,.0.,,, • pre entative, Mr. Baker has direct- ed clubs in which 517 projects are to be carried out this year. On Friday, 4-H Club members, Junior Farmers and senior farm groups in Huron County will hold a farewell party for the associate agricultural representative at Clin- ton District Collegiate Institute. Mr., Mrs. MacLean Married 50 Years On Thursday, September 1, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick MacLean cele- brate their golden wedding anni- versary. Their many friends ex- tend congratulations and best Wishes for the happy event and the +hope that they may see many more years of health and happi- ness. • cal Hockey Outlook Brig ting Urgesction, Lays k.iere will be, no lack of hockey +1i.eaforth next winter if the en- asin. apparent at a public NI -Ong, held in the Town Hall sday evening, is indicative of ziattitude of the town generally. meeting was called by Mayor aster, who was unable to be ent. Chairman was B. F. :tstie, council representative on 4Community Centre board, and , Keating was secretary. e difficulties which faced the or 'B' entry during the past s on were reviewed. As a re- s of questions from the audi- en it was indicated that the to..,1e had lost approximately $2, - This had been made up by a gr --at from the town of $1,400 and a a ,tions of some $700. The fin - a ial difficulty was blamed on the gr d ping which tbe O.H.A. had ar- ra teed and which resulted in long tries for return games. At the sae time, other teams in the 1,1 C groups were from larger centres and had little or no following. The chairman explained that there were good prospects for a Junior 'B' team this year, but that the 0.H.A. would not guarantee any assist- ance by way of an improved group- ing. TV Competition Another problem that faced the team last year was that all the games were on Saturday night and the concensus was that TV competition was too heavy, par- ticularly since so many of the games were on -sided. Gordon Scott, however, was of the opinion that if the,games were consistently good, against good op- position, the crowd would attend, despite TV shows. Leo Stephen- son felt that Junior .`13', as such, means nothing to the O.H.A., and that there could be no anticipation of an improved grouping. On the other hand, Harvey Mason assured the Meeting that he had beed in- $6,000. Mr. Kering pai-ate that not one of the teeing, league had operated at 'a—,0 It was felt that there was difference in the anneal vitieb/44 team would- have, insofar as the public was concerned, whether it, had all local members or imports.. The main thint, the meeting felt, was that the team had to be a winner, and had to have reason- able competition. Chairman Christie reviewed ne- gotiations which had gone forward with Detroit Red Wings, and con- firmed that no practiCal help could be anticipated from that source. The Red Wings did promise, how- ever, to assist with players, he said. formed that New Hamburg and Waterloo would both have Junior 'B' entries, and that Seaforth could anticipate being placed in a group with these teams. Discussing the extent to which Junior 'B' activity had contributed to arena receipts, it was indicated by Mr. Keating that the Proportion of gate receipts which went to the arena, was about $2,500. It was indicated that the operation of the team cost over $6,300. Pointing out that he had no de- sire to criticize either the team or the manner in which it was manag- ed, Elmer Larone told, the meeting that in his opinion, expenses could be cut at least 25 per cent with proper care. He particularly men- tioned the cost of transportation. On the other hand, Ken Powell said that his experience showed there wasn't a single team in the league that was operating under ee-Wees Win Championship; dvance to Ontario Finals aforth's pride and joy of the r baseball teams, the Sea- Pee-Wees, showed their Clin- opposition last Friday night they were dealing with a team hampions. ter bowing to,a 16-4 drubbing in ;Clinton last Monday night, in the' opening game of the best -of - three . games Pee -Wee Championship play-offs, the de - ermined Seaforth kids returned to once ground on Thursday night to reverse the tide with a- 5-4 vic- tory. The big difference in the game was the return of Bob Reith o the Seaforth .-1The tall Seaforth righthander proved too much for the Clinton crew as he chalked up 10 strike:, outs. Bob was a strong hitter for the local squad as he featured in on two of Seaforth's five runs. This left the series at a 1-1 dead- lock, which meant a sudden -death game was necessary. Since Clin- ton had the opening game of the series on their home ground, Sea - forth was entitled to the remain- ing two games. After taking the opening game 16-4, the Clinton team thought only one more game was necessary. Spurred on by the 5-4 victory the night - before, Seaforth Pee- Wees- took the W.O.A.A. Pee -Wee C. OF C. PLANS CO-OPERATION 13R ANNIVERSARY FALL FAIR. Special planning is being done Ontario beauty crown. Chamber _ of Commerce officials said they by the•Seaforth Chamber of Corn merce to make merchants' dis. would take Miss Hemingway and plays and attractions a main fea- the second -place contestant in the "Miss Sedforth Centennial" ture at Vie Seaforth Fall Fair this beau - year. Although the Chamber of ty contest, Pamela Sadler, 27, of Commerce has always made a Clinton, to compete for the "Miss good showing at fair time, club Officials claim the 110th 'annivers- ary of the Seaforth Fall Fair war- rants bigger and better efforts. Three members of the Chamber of Commerce told the Seaforth Agricultural Sociey executive at a meeting Friday night, that they would agin "-handle booth allot- ments in the Seaforth Community Centre. The Chamber of Com- merce delegation said they will plan the layout of booth conces- sions in the arena and sell the space to the Seaforth merchants As a public service Mature, the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce will have a rest booth in the arena during fair time. It was felt that this convenience would be appreci- t d b th who • et tired from a e y • oseg walking and standing. While members of the Chamber of Commerce are out selling booth allotments this week, they will al- so be asking Seaforth merchants to make door prizes available for the fair. The small Friday night group sat they thought this would attract a large number of people from the surrounding district. Both groups thought it would be good advertising for the merchants to give the tickets away at their dis- play booths. Try for Miss Western Ontario Title Pretty Marion Hemingway, "Miss Seaforth Centennial," has agreed to go to Windsor on September 7 to participate for the Miss Western Accidents Involve Seaforth Citizens A car driven by William Eisler received minor damages to the front Frill and headlights at 9:30 Mond( 'ght, when it hit the back end m light -weight truck, driven by Robert McMaster, Mitchell, on Main Street. The truck, driven by Mr. McMas- ter, had just come to a stop at the Main and Goderich St. intersec- tion, when the Eisler car ran into the back of the truck. No dam- ages were evident on the back of the truck. "My foot slipped off the brake,", said Mr. Eisler. Because the damages were un- der $100, no police investigation was necessary, which left the drivers of the' vehicles to settle the costs of the damages. A four -car collision near Orillia Sunday slightly injured 10 persons and caused $2,000 damage. One man has been charged with care- less driving. Three cars were stopped wait- ing for one to make a left-hand turn. Police said a car driven by James Malone, of Seaforth, plowed into' the rear car, pushing the others against one -another. Mr. Malone was with careless driving. Western Ontario" title. This will be the third beauty contest this summer for the shape- ly 15 -year-old brunette. MiSs Hemingway first participated for the "Miss Cranbrook" honors, and then the ."Miss Seaforth Centen- nial" title. Cycle Path A proposal by Orville Oke to have the Chamber of Commerce approach Seaforth Town Council for a cycle path to the Seaforth Lions Club swimming pool was adopted by Chamber of Commerce members. Mr. Oke said many children were afraid to ride their bicycles along busy No. 8 High- way. If' the council could have a cycle path made for bicycles only, Mr. Oke said, it would be much safer for children to ride their, bikes to the pool. The idea for such a path was taken from an idea used in Europe. There is a road for ve- hicles, a sidewalk for pedestrians, and a special cycle path 'for bicycles. For the cycle path, the Cham- ber of Commerce will suggest to council that signs, "Cyclists Only" be put up, and that if anyone is caught walking on the path they will be charged with "jay -walk- ing." • A better type of street sign. a Credit bureau, and a safety film in so -operation with the local police. are future programs planned by the Chamber of Commerce. Championship, with a 4-3 win on 1Seaforth ground Friday night. Al- though the game was a pitching duel between Bob Cummings, of Clinton, and Bob Reith for Sea- ' forth7fhe local squad grabbed a one -run lead in the second innings and was able to hold it throughout the° rest of the game. In ,the pitching duel, the hero I from the night before, Reith, was able to increase his strikeout re- cord from 10 to 13. Again, at the. plate Reith proved to be a :valuable man with two runs, while team- mates Tom Love and Gerry Camp- bell ran across the other two Sea - forth ,runs. Seaforth Pee-Wees are now wait- ing for word from the O.B.A. to find out who they play off with for the Ontario Pee -Wee title. Following is the Friday night line-up: Clinton Ladd, 3b. 0 1 Dale, c. 0 0 McLennan, I.f. 1 0 Livermore, s.s. 1 1 Bartliff, c.f. 0 0 . Smith, 2b. • 0 0 Engelstad, lb. 0 0 00 1 1 3 3 Draper, r.f., Cummings, p,,o - Total Seaforth Pethick, s.s. Love, lb. Ast, c. Reith, p. 2 2 Campbell. 3b. ....... ...... 1 1 Pinder, 2b0 11 Patterson, c.f. ......... ... 0 1 S. Brown, If 0 0 Byerman, r.f. 0 0 Total 4 8 01 1 .2 0 0. Huron Breeders Show At Western Huron breeders will be repres- ented at Western Fair this year. Entries listed by fair officials in- clude the following: Light Horses—A. J. Darling, Ex- eter: heavy horses, T. J. McMich- ael. Auburn. Dairy CaAtle—Holsteins, Huron County Holstein Breeders' Associa- tion: Ross Marshall, Kirkton; Peter Simpson, Seaforth. Beef Cattle—Herefords, Whitney Coates & Son, Centralia; H., C. Wright k Son. Cromarty: fat cat- tle. Whitney Coates & Son, Cen- tralia. .Sheep—Dorset Ilorned-,1, P. E. Dearing & Son, Exeter; eices- ters, Ephr'iam Snell, Clinton. • FOLLOWING tiVEDDING CEREMONIES in Duff's United Church, Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clarence Bell, Jr., are shown before they left on their wedding trip to Northern Ontar- io. The bride is the former Mavis Merle Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver, Brussels, and her husband is the son of Arthur C. Bell, Valley City, N.D., and the late Mrs. Bell. MO. 'Good Potentiality It was agreed that many of the members of last year's Junior 'B' team would be available, and if these, together- with players from the area and some Midgets, would permit the icing of an excellent team. Gordon McGonigle, who had handled the Midget team last year, felt that the team would be back again this yearwas Juveniles.. Summing up the discussion, Brad Smith told the meeting that it ap- peared that a team was available. In his opinion, it was good for the town and 'good for the young peo- ple of the town to have a team, regardless of whether it won or lost. If it *as the opinion of the meeting that there should be -a team, the thing to do was to es- tablish a committee to work out ways and •means of getting one organized. There was no doubt but that the cost could be assun- ed. • Situation Outlined - James A. Stewart reviewed the situation insofar, as the arena was concerned, and told the meeting that p until a couple of years ago the arena had been. free of debt, but at that time it had been de- cided to put in a concrete floor. Five thousand dollars of the cost of the floor had been met by five individuals, and of that • amount $4,500 was still outstanding. The arena has been giving 6Q per cent of the-lfate,,--receipte-rto--the teath Mr. Stewart was concerned about the continuing deficits and doubted that the public would continue to approve of hockey being financed by grants from ,the town. Mr. Smith felt that any hesita- tion on the part of the public in supporting the team was as a re- sult of a lack of information that had been available to the public during past seasons. John Loh - staff said that if hockey was aban- doned the cost to the town would be greater, because of the addi- tional assistance that would be nec- essary to carry the arena. On the other hand, Mr. Keating pointed out, the operating cost at the arena would be less if hockey was 'not carried on, since it would not be necessary to operate the ice plant for as long a period. • He and Mr. Stewart mentioned particularly the cost of providing water to the , arena, an.d this was based on the period of operation. The meeting accepted a motion ' by Thomas Beattie and Brad Smith that hockey be sponsored in Seaforth during the coming sea- son, and that, if possible, a Junior 'B' team be entered. A Ways and Means committee, consisting of Adam Ast, B. F. Christie, Ken Powell, Brad Smith and John Longstaff, was appointed on mo- t1cm of Elmer Laron'e and Leo Stephenson. The committee was charged with the responsibility of reviewing the entire hockey situa- tion and taking such action as might be necessary, in order to. insure that hockey is in operation in Seaforth during the season. "Booster Club" The meeting discussed at length suggestions as to ways and means whereby the operation of a team Could be assisted and assured greater support by the public. Among the suggestions advanced were the sale of advance season tickets and the formation of a booster club, the membership of which would insure a reserved seat for the season. Leo Stephenson felt that more economical purchas- ing would result in better operation and Ken Powell suggested that buying equipment wholesale would save money. The main problem was lack of support on the part of the public generally, and Mr. Beattie, review- ing this situation, pointed out that this had resulted in the winding up of the affairs of the Seaforth Ath- letic Association, following more than 20 years operation. The de- cision to abandon the S.A.A. was taken when a mere handful turn- ed up at a meeting called last spring, he said. He felt that there had not been sufficient support by the council and by the arena com- mission.. The meeting was informed that steps to provide for the operation of Bantams and Juveniles would be undertaken shortly. Discussing the operation of the Midgets last year, Hugh Thompson stated that. the Midget operation had beeziptirfielle tarty successful, -and *We been financed by the - had in fact taken in and titan. the S.A.A. more titoney than "that cost: 2'1 2 2A ii