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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,
FIRE BELIEVED to have been caused by a furnace, resulted in damage' which Fire Chief
John F. Scott estimated in excess of $4,000, to the residence of Mrs. E. C. Case, North Main St„
Monday afternoon. No one was home at the time. The •residenz:e is one in which .one of the
fire alarm phones is installed nit' the alarm was sounded when b.eat' from the fire burnt through
this installation. Shown here is a charred room. (Photo by `
New Member At'
• Legion Auxiliary
Tile Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Canadian Legion held their month-
• ly meeting in the Legion rooms
on Wednesday evening with 22
comrades -prFsern. The meeting
,ppened with Comrade Olive Little
in the president's chair. The flags
• were t arried by the standard-
-bearers, Comrades Adams and
Watson. •One new member, Mrs.
Helen Nicholson, was installed by
the president. •
The mystery prize was won by
Comrade Janet TiaW, . The draw
was made on a leather purge made
by a Veteran at Westminster /Fos-
pital, and was won "by Mrs. Kate
Smith, Box 332, Seaforth.
After the regular business, the
meeting closed •with "God Save
the Queen," followed by one con-
test. won by Comrade Betty Den-
nis. A delicious lunch was served
by the committee.
McKLOP COUNCIL INAUGURAL
PLAN TO REBUILD FIVE BRIDGES
McKillop Council plans the con-
struction of 'fine • new bridges •in
1956, it was revealed at the in-
augural meeting of council on
Monday. Bridges that it is propos-
ed to replace are: Robertson, lot
18, con. 12-3;•Betts, lot 34, con. 13-
14; Ryan, lot 8, con. 6-7; Flanagan,
lot 6, con. 6-7, and Bolton, lots 15-
16, con. 8.
Council Sworn In
, Reeve Dan Beuermann and
Councillors Earl Mills,Jerry
Doer, Wilson Little and Herbert
Williamson took the oath of office
prior to the meeting of council in
the Carnegie Library. Seaforth.
Council •approved an application
for -read subsidy based on expen-
ditures of $55,77312.
The following appointments were
made: Clerk and treasurer, J. M.
Eckert; assessor, James McQuaid;
truant officer, John Leeming;
ea ort W.I. Plans drainage inspector, Clarence Reg -
...a; weed inspector, Albert Har-
' rison; auditors, Monteith & Mon -
County Horne' Trip teith & Co.. for the townshie,
schools and telephone; poundkeep-
The Seaforth Women's Institute ers, William A. Ryan, Jos. Car- tricts, with headquarters in Toron-
"met at the home .of Mrs. Alex lin, Reuben Buuck, Percy Taylor, to.
Pepper, Mill Road, • on Tuesday !
'PRICE SUPPORT' FORUM TOPIC
with a large attendance. The roll
Peter McCowan, Kleber,
William McSpadden; feneeviewers,
Joseph Ryan, William Boyd, Jos.
McLaughlin, William Shanoon,
Campbell, Boyd Driscoll, Tho*
Robt. McClure;. livestock'
and poultry valuators, Alex Smith,
Frank Bowman, Robert Dodds,
Antone Siemon; building inspec-
tor* Archie Somerville and Robt.
Scott.
Name 'R..SteWeirt-
To New.Position
A recent reorganization of the
Western Area Engineering Depart-
ments of the Bell Telephone Com-
pany of Canada established a sep-
arate Kitchener District Engineer-
ing office with the appointment of
Mr: R. B. Stew -art, as engineering
office Supervisor.
• Prior to. this appointment, Mr.
Stewart was • engineering office
supervisor of the combined Cen-
tral Ontario and Kitchener Dis-
call was answered by "Do's and
Don't's of the Traffic Rules"
President Mrs. Gordon MacKen- PROVIDES NECESSARY STABILITY
zie was in charge of the business PROVIDES NECESSARY STABILITY
part of the meeting. An "In Mem-
M p Farmorum
oriam" service was held, followed S.S. No. 2, McKillop, Farm For -
by prayer,
um met this week at the home of
Thank -you notes were read from Mr. and Mrs. Sam McClure. There
Telephone Office girls, Mrs., John was a lively discussion on "F,arm
Wood, Sandra Hugill, Miss Kate Price Supports and Who Benefits
Ellison., Miss Thelma Elgie, Mrs.
John Gordon, Miss Jean Stott, From These."
The forum felt that the farmers
Mrs. John McLachlan' and Mrs:
have a right to a decent standard
John llillebrecht. A letter from of living, and that price supports
the sister W.I. in England was are not special privileges, but are
read and pictures received of their , one method of keeping farm pric-
WI. A ktter from a Greek fam-
ily es up, and also helps the farmmi
was read, th:ei.:ng the Insti-
tute for a parcel' ceived. Thanks
*ere received from the Children's
Aid Society for parcels and money
donation.
A report Of the rally held at
Grand Bend was given by Mrs.
John McLean. .
It was agreed the .Citizenship
and Education Committee, consist-
ing of Mrs. Alex Pepper, Mrs. Wal-
lace Haugh and Mrs. R. J. Doig,
would look into a suggested pro-
ject of "Book reading for our chil-
,clren."
The members plan to g� to the
County Home on February 16 to
present a program, with treats
for the patients. The committees
in charge are! program, Mrs. Ross
Gordon, Mrs. Elmer Cameron, Mrs.
John McGregir; boxes, Mrs. Lorne
Carter, Mrs. J. Aikenhead.
It was announced that . the Insti-
tue has a pickle fund that is used
at euehres. Anyone wishing to
-donate may do so by contacting
the treasurer. Committee for the
muchre are: puncher* Mrs: R. J.
Doig, Mrs. Harold Huai; Mrs. J.
Kerr, Mrs, G. MacKenzie. The
other committees are the same as
in Zest week's paper.
Mts. John Kerr took the chair
for the social art of the meeting,
opening it by community singing.
The motto was given by Mrs, Wil-
fred COlethan, "If We Think Well,"
which: contained food for thought.
Mrs. }less Gordon gave a demon-
stration on fancy cookies, malting
available recipes and a sample. of
each cookie. Mrs. Kerr gave sev-
eral delicious cookie recipes. A
reading on "Our NeW Calendar"
by Mrs. Deng Wallet& followed.
Th Meeting clOte;1, by Singing
'"God Save the citteen.' Liiiith-Was
served and ;4ocial halflour
spent Each Mellab4 .Wa'S asked
Id bfirig s -cake tethe6..eilehre and,
decide production control on a fair-
ly sound basis.
Euchre was played and lunch
was served. Winners were: lad-
ies, Mrs. Thomas McMillan, Mrs.
Sam Storey and Mrs. Walter Mc-
Clure; men, R. E. Mc1V1illan, W.
,Dolmage and Elwood Clarke.
Next. Monday evening's meeting
will be held at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Walter McClure,
Friendly Few Forum •
The Friendly Few n'arm Forum
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Riley, Hullett, with an at-
tendance of 14. Topic for discus-
siop concerned "Price Supports."
Prizes for euchre went to Mrs,
Ross McGregor and Verne Dale,
for ,most games. and consolation
to Wilbert Jewitt and Wm. Dale.
Lunch was -served by Mrs, Wm.
Dale, and nil forum is invited to
the home ofw William Jewitt for
the next meeting.
the farmer benefit from agricul-
tural price supports?"
Answer: It prevents farmers
from going all-out for one crop
or product, which may be at a
high price, thus preventing sur -
Pluses. • Price supports have help-
ed hog market* Before supports
were' applied, Wigs dropped in
price. Little pigs dropped tohes'
low as $2 and $3. Today they re -
Main at $6 to $8 when the mar-
ket dropped to the floor • price.
Government supports have also
stabilized bean market prices.
The forum then enjoyed ten
games of progressive euchre. Win-
ners were: ladies, Mrs, Stewart
Parr Line Forum
The Parr Litre Farni Forum met
at the Home of Mr. and 1VIrt. Glenn
Weide. All the theirthers ,were
present -to discus the topic, "The
Benefits From POO Supports"
(c) as wage-earner, affected by ag-
riculture price supports?
(a) The consumer is going to
benefit by more even , prices
throughout the year. Butter, for
example, is kept at a very con-
stant level. It also puts an end to
speculations in the mutter mar-
ket.
(b) The taxpayer is affected as
it appears in his taxes. The bene-
fits are the same as to the rest,
i, hvjg his fr . bills made
more even, The over-all costs of
price supports is very little in
comparison to the benefits it gives.
(c) The wage-earner depends on
the farmers' purchasing power to
buy the products he produces. He
should favor price support.
(Continued on Page 5) •
Gordon McGavin
Home From Cuba
k Lions Speaker
Recently returned from a trip to
Cuba. Gordon McGavin told mem-
bers of Seaforth Lions Club of his
impressions of the country 'and re-
called interesting experiences of
his trip• .
The occasion was the January
meeting of the Sehfortli Club, held
in St, Thomas' Church Hall Mon-
day evening. Chairman was Har-
old Jackson, and he was assisted
by John Modeland
Attention of members was drawn
to a mass X-ray Clinic, to be held
in Huron, when Fred Snow, past
,president of the Huron T.B. As-
sociation asked for the co-opera-
tion of members.
W, T. Teal!, chairman of the
club draw committee, told of ar-
rangements that were being made
and explained allotments that had
been made to members. The draw
for a Oar will take place et a Hal-
jowe'en Frolic October 31.
The meeting welcomed a new
member, when Afton - Gilbert was
int/winced by J. Seott Cuff, Don
Kohl and H. G. Meir.
A feature of the meeting was
the presence of Seaforth Counell,
• Questioit Ho ig everyOne: town offieials and the press. who
daime on January ,13,: ay•ns ,COnStniter, Opts taxpayer, were igueds of Mayor lirtellaster.•
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\PVC' Water Service;
To Egmondville?
The way was paved for addi-
tional Egrnondville residents, to
obtain water from the Seaforth
system when the Public Utility
Commission, at a meeting Thurs-
day, agreed arrangements for the
provision of water could be made.
All costs involved in providing
facilities tO carry water :beyyond
the town, limits would be a charge
agaihst the out-of-town users.
The action was taken as a re-
sult of representations that had
been received from Egmondville
residents who were ,veithout water.
The meeting, first in the New
Year, re-elected Frank Kling as
chairman, and reappointed staff
members. R. B. Holmes is man-
ager, while. Mrs. F. Huisser is
commission secretary.
Ray Maloney ,,
Hurt. At Guelph:
Ray Maloney, 19. son of Wilfred
Maloney; R.R. 5, Seaforth, is in
3t. Joseph's Hospital. Guelph, 'as
:he result of injuries received in an
accident at the 0.n.C., Thursday,
January 5.
Maloney, employed by the- Gaff-
ney Construction Co), was Working
m the construction of a reservoir
at the O.A.C.. when in some man-
ner the cement dump vehicle he
was operating, backed through a
guard rail and into the pit.
Despite. falling 14 feet and land-
ing with the 900 -pound machine on
top of him, injuries were confined
to a broken leg and bruises. He
will be confined to hospital for
about six weeks.
dIt.elays Road
eek Estimate Of Over
.
—• Seaforth Council will await fur-
ther information and a more de -
New. Fire Alarm _ available before it requests the
tailed estimate of cost than was
System Compieted;
or Fire Call 100
rSeaforth's telephone firehtlaim
iystem is now equipped with an
41arin system of its own, and
threugh continuous automatic tests
fethnicians in the Iocal telephone
exchange building' will be instant-
ly notified should trouble ever de-
velop on the emergency reporting
system circuits, according to Bell
Telephone officials.
W. W. Hayson, Bell Telephone
Manager for this region, announc-
ed this week that the new safety
feature will provide an additional
Safeguard against the possibility
Of ,delays or interruptions to this
vital public service.
The telephone emergency report-
ing system, which was installed in
Seaforth last summer by the Bell
cOtirpany, comes into play when a
resident calls Seaforth 100. This
rings a main telephone in the Fire
Hall and it also rings extension
telephones in some of the volun-
)eer firemen's homes. in four dit-
ferent locations. Beside each of
•these extensions is a button with
which the person who answers the
,mergency call can put the siren
into operation at the fire hall, thus
summoning members of the fire
brigade.
Department Highways to take
immediate action to repave Gode.
rich Street, from Coleman Street
to the westerly limits of the town.
The question arose as Mayor Mc -
Plaster told council of discussions
he had had with the Stratford of:
fice of the department. At that
time it was indicated it was the
department's intention to re -pave
its portion of the 'Connecting link
through the town when paving is
proceeding op the Seaforth-Dublin
stretth._ Considerable work was
involved in grading 'and rebuild-
ing, and the Mayor was told) he
said, that a sewer line could be
laid most economically at that
time.
He said the department propos-'
FORESEE BUSY MUNICIPAL YEAR;
COUNCIL NAMES COMMITTEES
Seaforth can anticipate a busy 'police office, which he described
year in 1956, it was indicated as as "the best in Huron". He ex -
Mayor E. A. McMaster outlined in pressed the hope the same spirit
his inaugural address . to council of co-operation and good will,
Monday morning, matters • that which had existed during the past'.
would require the attention of year, would continue.
council •In a short service which marked
Among matters that would re- the opening of council's first meet -
quire to be faced were the exten-
in
g,
of the- sewer distribution sys- briefly
Rev. D. G
and offeredleniCampbellprayer
spoke
Agree -
tem, re -grading and re -paving of ing that public office frequently
was a thankless task, Mr. Camp-
bell pointed out, however, that if
our way of life was to survive,
there need be men of responsibility
to do the work. Recalling a state-
ment by President Eisenhower,
the speaker said that in addition,
our customs must be based on re-
ligion. Only a people who are
strong in godliness are strong en -
()Ugh to overcome tyranny, he
said
Council. considered composition
Of various standing committees
and approved the following ap-
pointments. The first named in
each case is to be chairman: Fin-
ance, Reeve Norman Scoins, H.
H. Leslie. B. F. Christie; Streets,
E. H. Close, Leslie, J. T. Scott;
Property, S. Habkirk, Christie,
Close; Fire and Water, Christie,
John Kellar, Scoins; Sewerage,
Leslie. Habkirk, Scott. Parks
Scott, Kellar. Christie; Police,
Mayor McMaster, Close,. Habkirk;
Court •of Revision, the Mayor,
Christie, Leslie, Kellar, Scoins; In-
dustrial, the Mayor, Leslie, Kellar;
Scoins, Kel1ai,Fiabkirk.
1Goderich Street as a link on No.
8 Highway, and commencement of
renovation work to the Town Hall.
Industrially, the Mayor foresaw
the establishment of an industry
to manufacture cement tile, and
the possible establisbment , of a
pilot plant to explore uses to which
salt brine could be put.
Reviewing the activities of 1955,
Mayor McMaster recalled the Old
Boys' Reunion and Centennial, the'
completion of the sewer system.
and the construction of a modern
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SEAFORTH TOWN COUNCIL met Monday morning to seiec. standing committees before ad-
journing until that evening. (Left to right. seated): Councillor J. T. Scott. Reeve Norman Scoins,
Clerk D. H. Wilson; Mayor E. A. McMaster. Councillor E. H. Clr se. (Standing), Councillors B. F.
Christie, Scott Habkirk Harvey Leslie and John Kellar. Photo y Phillips).
TUCKERSMITH COUNCIL held its inaugural meeting in Ser forth Town •Hall' Monday morn-
ing. Front, row, left to right, Reeve James Doig. Clerk E. P. C esney. Councillors Ivan Forsyth
and Frank Falconer. (Standing), Councillor§ Victor Lee and Belt Garrett, and Road Superin-
teudent Andrew Houston. (Pho,.o by Phillips).
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IlteltILOP T6aStitiP at' organized for the New Year at a meeting in Carnegie Hall
Menday, '(Left to right, seated-tieic J. g. Eckert, Reeve Dan Beuerrnann., Road Superintend
bnt W J 14afiley and di:VW Sari 1gt118; (standing), Councillors Herb. Williamson, Jerry
Heart and Wilson Little. ( fkkto
Tuckersmith Plans
100 -Foot Bridge,
Approves Plans
Tuckersmith Municipal Council
held its inaugural meeting for
1956 in the Town HallSeaforth, on
Monday. January 9. at 11 a.m. The
reeve and councillors subscribed
to the oath of ',office before the
Clerk. Rev. W. E. Milroy. of Eg-
mondville United Church. address-
ed the council and invoked Divine
guidance upon the deliberations of
the •council during the coming
year. The reeve thanked Mr. Mil-
roy for his attendance.
Seaforth council attended in a
body and tendered a motion, hop-
ing for the same cordial relations
in 1956 as had existed in the past.
Greetings were exchanged between
the two councils.
The resignation of ,Iphn Earle
as truant officer was atbepted and
an appointment wall be Made at
the next meeting of "council, Mr.
Earle will 'carry On the duties un-
til such appointment is made.
Council joined the Association 'of
Rural Municipalities, Ontario Good
Road' Association andAssociation
of Assessing Officers, and paid
membership fees of $10 each.
Grants were made to Scott Mem-
orial Hospital. $25, and the Huron
County Crop and Soil Improve-
ment Association, $15.
Council decided to proceed with
the construction of a 100 -foot con-
crete bridge. replacing what is
known as the Sanford bridge, Lot
35-36, Con. 1, H.R.S., on plans sup-
plied by B. M. Ross. P. Engineer,
at an estimated cost of $26.375, and
also authorized the purchase of
cement and steel required. Coun-
cil subscribed to eight- copies of
the Municipal World for council
and officials.
The matter of approval' for the
township's share of building . an
addition to the South Huron Dis-
trict High School at an estimated
cost of $137.000, was deferred for
decision to the February meeting.
A by-law providing for a maximum
borrowing of $90.000 from the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce was
given its required readings and
passed.
Accounts passed included: legal,
$16; Brucellosis inspector, $17,75;
advertising. $8.96; supplies. $15.65;
Brucefield lights, $93.69; Egmorrd-
ville lights, $522; relief, $25;
grants, $40; fees. $30; subscrip-
tions, $16; roads. $768.86; salary
and allowance, $175.
Council adjourned to meet Feb-
ruary 7. at 1:00 p.m.
Doctor: "Ive examined you
thorotighly. and I can't seem to
find the cause of your Hines* It
might be clue to drinking, how-
ener."
• Patient: "Oh, that's all right,
Doc. I'll come back soinetime
when you're sober,"
Chile supplies the United Stites'
currently with twice much iron
ore as Canada does. -
at Coleman Street' P01;4<:',Ir •
es construction of A concrete
three feet, and would as
same the cost of :,'Velh,arf.
linear feet. The town 'walla'.
quired to pay the:balance, son
feet, at about $40 a foot. Furt
negoiatio.4 might reduce th
amount, he said.
was proceeded with, it wa`s'
1.1 the sewer on Gederith Streetv, ,
desir-
able the work be done by the de-
partment's contractor to avoidcon-
fliction.
In answer to a query by Conn -
tiller Kellar as to whether it was
intended to widen Godericli,Street*
the Mayor said that would be con -4
sidered later.
Require Estimate
Councillor Christie thought a
more definite estimate of the ov-.;h.
erall cost should be determined
• before a decision is taken. He
,pointed Out that the town would
haye to pay for the bridge, for
sewer installation, and for any •
costs of paving and grading be-
yond 21 feet in width. ,
The estimated cost of the seer
extension was $52,000, Councillor
Kellar was told. Referring ,to op- ,
erating costs, Clerk Wilson said
users would be billed effective Jan-
uary 1, 1956. Costs to date were
approximately $700•
Not Opposed
Pointing out he was not opposed •
to installing a sewer line when the
pavement is torn up, Reeve &dins •
told council he was concerned that
the cost of the entire project be. '
known before a start was made.
He doubted if the town's share of
the work could be done for less
thTan3. •
$0,00O
The
Province will
pay for grad-
ing and connecting to all inter-
secting streets, Mayor, McMaster •
said.
Additional information will be
obtained and the matter consider-
ed at an early date, since if work
was to proceed this year prelim-
inary plans must be made at once_
In the meantime Councillor Leslie •
told council he expected to see
the Minister of Highways this week
and would discuss it with him.,
Withhold Grant
If Huron County Seed Fair holds
its annual show in a different noun-
ty town each year. Seaforth would
cdnsider a grant. As it ,is, the
show takes place in Clinton and
councillors saw no benefit to Sea -
forth ratepayers.
(Continued on Page 4)
iesrng teeve,
William G. Parke,
Dies Sudden y
William G. Parke. Reeve of Hen-
sall, and prominent businessman,
died suddenly at..iijs home Tuesday
morning from a heart attack. He
was in his 46th year.
Born in 1910 on the Goshen Line
in Stanley Township. he was the
son of the late Mr, and Mrs. John
H. Parke. In 1912 he moved with
his parents to Hay . Township,
where , he farmed before taking
up residence in Hensall in. 1946.
Since becoming a resident of
Hensall he has been active in
municipal and community affairs.
He served on the Council for a
number of years. He was. first
elected reeve m 1955, and was
commencing his second term by.
acclamation. He had been chair-
man of Hensall School Fair Board,
as well as of the P.U.C. He was
also a member of the Chamber of
Commerce, I.O.O.F. and of the
United Church.
Surviving are his widoW, the for-
mer Leona Lemon, and one broth-
er, Clarence Parke, of the Goshen
Line.
Resting at the Bonthron Funeral
?Home, Hensall, public funeral ser- .
vices, under the auspices of the
I.O.O.F., will be held Thursday
afternoon at 2 p.m. ' ReV. C. . D.
Daniel will officiate, . Burial will '
be in Exeter. cemetery..
According to 'ClerkPater-
sono new 'election heAffulted,
to fill the '.vricatkey- tostoitAby.,.the,
death of—Bee'Ve '"'''•
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