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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-01-18, Page 1vi;O:dotAr Ninety -Eighth Year Whole Number 4643 RW, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 Elect Howick Reeve Huron Warden for '57 Harrly Gowdy, who for seven years has represented Howick Township at Huron County Coun- cil, was elected Warden Tuesday. In a straight two-man contest with Reeve Cecil Blake, of Ashfield, he was declared the winner, and al- though the vote was not announc- ed, it was indicated unofficially to have been 17-15. It was the first time in 28 years Howick Township hqs had a warden. The last time was in 1929 when Tom Inglis held the post. A veteran of 11 years' service in municipal life, Mr. Gowdy served five years as reeve and three years as deputy reeve and has the honor of being reeve McKillop Council Holds, Inaugural; Plans 1957 Work McKillop Council plans to con- tinue its program of bridge and culvert replacement during 1957, it was indicated as council held its inaugural meeting Monday. Subject to Department of High- ways approval, it is proposed to replace four culverts and two bridges. These are: Shea, lot 10- 15, con. 5; Carron, lot 21-22, con. 2; Devereaux, lot 15-16, con. 1; Bos- man, lot 23N, con. 13; Coutts, lot 19N, con. 13, and Maloney, lot 15- 16, con. 4. 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 road subsidy based on expen- ditures. of $60,804.11. The following appointments were made: Clerk and treasurer, 3. M. Eckert; assessor, James McQuaid; truant officer, John Deeming; drainage inspector, Clarence Reg- 1auditors, Monteith & Monteith & Co., for the township, schools and telephone; poundkeepers, Wm. A. Ryan, Clarence Regele, Percy Taylor, Peter McCowan, Charles Kieber, William McSpadden; fence! viewers. Joseph Ryan, William Boyd, Joseph McLaughlin. William Shannon, R. Campbell, Boyd Dris- coll, Thomas McMillan, Robert Mc- Clure; livestock and poultry valua- tors, Alex Smith Frank Bowman, Robert Dodds. Antone Siemon; building inspectors, Archie Somer- ville and Robert Scott. with the second -longest term in county council. He is a native of Howick and for seven years was a member of the Provincial Cream Board for Huron and Perth. Ire is a member of the United Church and is married to the for- mer Emmeline Earl. They have a son, Raymond, at, home. Defeated Candidate Defeated candidate, Cecil Blake, has been a member of cOunty council for the past four years. Ashfield Township. whic'h he re- presents, has had three wardens, the last one to hold office six years, ago. On motion of Reeve Blake, the election of his rival was made unanimous. The voting to choose a warden, in succession to John Fischer, of Turnberry, warden in 1956, was conducted by County Clerk A. H. Erskine. After the election result was announced, Warden Gowdy was escorted to the warden's dais by ex -Warden Fischer, and the oath of office as warden was ad- ministered by. His Honor Frank Fingland, judge of the county court of 'Huron. Devotions to oped the first session- of 1957 were con- ducted by Rev. A. S. Moote, min- ister of Victoria Street United Church, Goderich. "A man may do what he likes with his own propertv, but not so when he deals with, or has super- vision over the property of others," said Judge Fingland. when he ad- ministered the oath to the warden. "The law places some onerous du- ties on a trustee; you and your fellow -councillors are actually. in effect, trustees. for the County of Huron." Mayor ,,,John Graham. of Gode- rich, tendered the civic welcome along with Clerk -Treasurer A. H. Erskine, who welcomed the coun- cillors, 26 of whom were returned to 'council from last year. Mr. Erskine commented on the fact that so many seasoned reeves were returned to office. Thomas Pryde, MLA. for Hur- on, also addressed council briefly on matters of interest to the coun- ty in the future. Warden Gowdy predicted 1957 would be a normal year with no major building projects except continuance of the building up of the county roads system. Huron County Council has 31 members, but 32 votes are possible in any recorded ballot, because the Town of Goderich has one ex- tra vote. to which it is entitled by population. Two ballots were cast by Ernest Fisher, reeve of Gode- rich. and one by each other Coun- ty Council member. HAARA GOWDY, Reeve of • Howick Township, who was elected Warden of Huron on Tuesday. He has been a mem- ber of County Council for eight years. Need Salesmanship Lions Are Told A tendency t) become too com- placent about uur Canadian citi- zenship and a hesitancy to sell our- selves wa's seen as major prob- illS facing Canadians today by James Erophy, when he addressed Seaforth Lions Monday evening in St, rhonias' Church Hall. The speaker, introduced by Clar- rence Walden, is district repres- entative of Canadian Petrofina. Appreciation of the club was expressed by C. E. Smith. John Longstaff was chairman. Pointing out that 40 per cent of the people entering a store intend- ing to make a purchase, ,don't do so because there was a lack of salesmanship, the speaker warn- ed that salesmanship cannot •be taken too lightly. It becomes nec- essary to satisfactorily complete almost every transaction. It forms part of our way of life. The over-all Canadian economy is the best in. the history of the country. It is up to each to par- ticipate, Mr. Brophy said. There was freedom and opportunity in Canada. We must learn how to live. 'as well as learn how to make a living. President Scott Cluff reminded members of plans being made for Burns' Night Jn January 28. The dinner and program, to which lad- ies are invited, is being held in the Community Centre, and a lim- ited number of tickets are avail- able to the public, he said. 0404,3,, McKILLOP COUNCIL held its inaugural meeting in Seaforth on Monday. Shown here, as the meeting started are, left to right (seated), Road Superintendent 3. W. Manley, Reeve Dan Heuer - matin and Clerk J. M. Eckert. Standing are Councillors Wilson Little, Earl Mills, Jerry Doerr and Herbert Williamson. (Photo by Phillips) • TIVICERAITT11. Councillor Fr Falconer, Reeve Wen Forsyth, Dr. 3. Semple, who opetied•thelpro- ceedings, and Councillor Victor Lee. Standing are Councillor Elgin Thompson, Clerk E. P. Ches- ney, Road Superintendent Andrew, }Touston, and. CionneillOr Arthur Varley. (PhOtobY`PhilliPs) ,• As Culleri Hold Bonspiel Seaforth curlers were hosts to an levitation bonspiel , WednesdeY, when rinks from Hensall; T4e4-, ford, Stratford, Clinton A.F. Clinton, Wingham, Brussels, Mit- chell and Listowel took part. Interest in the event was Iteett over a wide area and a numbencl entries from other centres conld not be accepted because qf laekof accommodation. The next smell -is planned for February la. During the day, meals were served by members of the Seaforth Ladies' Curling Club. At press time games plagfd. were: First draw, first round—Hensall: R. Middleton, skip, W. 0. Goodwin, W. Spencer, Stan Tudor, 8; Cijn ton: H. Hawkins, skip, H. Ball, JI Williams, L. Brown, 9; extra end. Thedford: Ron Carruthers, side, R. Jamieson, J. Jamieson, A. Don- ald, 16; Stratford: R. Reid, F. Hughes, A. Elton, D. Dempsey, 5. Hensall: Mervin Bell, skip, S. Rennie, H, Scene, Bill Free, 7; Wingham: . J. H. Crawford, 0. Hazelgrove, A. McKay, L. McDon- ald, 8; extra end. Thedford: T. Hayter, skip, D. Stevenson, H. McLachlan, Al Hod- gins, 4; Brussels: H. Thomas, skip; J. Bowman, T. McDonald, S. Sweeney, 6. Second draw, first round—Sea- forth: F. Kling, skip, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, W. Campbell, W. Ley - burn, 16; Mitchell: Dr. McLan- dress, skip, H. Edighoffer, H. Mut- ton, A. Couper, 1, Hensall: Ed, Funk, skip, G. Koehler, L. Mousseau, E. Fink, 8; Stratford: Bert Pretty. skip, H. Farmer, E. Stoskopf, R. Shantz. S. Stratford: L. Morgan, skip, E. Cruickshank, D. Meir, S. Clark, ib; Seaforth: J. Longstaff, skip, J. McCabe, Dr. Brady, N. MacLean, 11. Clinton: J. Austin, skip, G. Clark, E. Stroud. A. Stinson, 9; Listowel: T. Blackmore, F. Bates, R. Gib- son, 3. First draw, second round: R. Reid 13 M. Bell 2 H. Thomas ... 9 R. Carrothers 6 H McLachlan 9 R. Middleton 8 J. H. Crawford 19 H. Hawkins 6' Delegation Asks Tuckersmith Cut F. of A. Grant Tuckersmith Municipal Council held its inaugural meeting Monday morning in the Town Hall, Sea - forth. Reeve Ivan Forsyth and Councillors Frank Falconer, Vic- tor Lee, Elgin Thompson and Ar- thur Varley subscribed to the oath of office before Clerk Chesney. Dr. J. Semple, of Egmondville United Church, attended the meeting. ad- dresed the' council briefly and of- fered prayer, invoking Divine guid- ance upon 'deliberations of council for the coming year. He was thanked by the reeve. Seaforth Council attended in a body and presented a motion, hoping for the same cordial rela- tions between the two bodies as had existed in the past. Council joined the Ontario Good Roads Association. Association of Assessing Officers and Association of Rural Municipalities. Roy Bell of Hensall, was reappointed mem- ber to the Ausable Conservation Authority; and William Cameron as member to Scott Memorial Hos- pital Board. A delegation from the Farmers' Union, comprising Carl Dalton, James Landsborough, Howard Al- len, Milton Deitz and Ken Carno- chan, requested council to discon- tinue the annual grant of $700 to the Federation of Agriculture. The matter will be given consideration by the council. Council decided to proceed with the construction of a new bridge at lots 25-26, con. 5. L.R.S., and to secure a chain hoist suitable for use at the shed. Council also de- cided to have the township solici- tor draft a by-law providing for licensing of house trailers in the municipality. A grant of $15 was made the Huron County Soil and Crop Im- provement Association. Accounts passed included: Coun- ty of Huron. share of Federal grant R.C.A.F. Station, $3.808.32; membership fees, $30; grants, $15; legal, $14.50; fire protection, $100; fox bounty, $2; advertising. $58,43; printing, $40; dump, $12.50; drains, $2,366,20; hospitalization, $51.75; street lights, $639.19; election ex- pense, $112.80; roads, $1,04719; re- lief, $45; salaries and allowances, $232.16; income tax, $9.50; Muni- cipal World, subscriptions, $24. Council decided to hold the Feb- ruary meeting on Monday. Feb. 4, on account of the Good Roads Con- vention falling on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 5 and 6. Seaforth LOBA Sponsors Successful Euchre The L,O,B,A. held a successful euchre Monday evening despite the Zero weather, Ten tables played cards. Those winning prizes were: high, Mrs, Norman Scoins and Al- bert Harrison; lone hands, Mrs. P. Bethune and Mr. McMichael, consolation, Mrs. J. Coutts and A. W. Dunlop. The next euchre WW be held Tuesday evening, January 29. n Grant A Seaforth Council in future will carry out a more detailed investi- gation of the financial standing of organizations seeking grants, if a proposal advanced by Reeve Nor- man Scoins, is adopted. Reeve Scoins, who had raised the matter first at the December meeting, proposed that each organ- ization requesting financial assist- ance. be required to file an audited statement before any considera- tion is given the request. Council was holding its first regular meet- ing following the inaugural pro- ceedings Monday morning: Advising council he had discuss- ed the matter with town solicitor P. D. McConnell, the reeve said his information was that the statutes did not permit such a matter to be regulated, by by-law, but that there was no reason council could not pass a resolution. He felt if there was an over-riding require- ment that would make necessary filing of financial statements, coun- cil would be relieved of singling out particular organizations about which there may be concern. The proposal touched off a gen- eral discussion of the whey under- lying payment of grants. Council- lor Turnbull wanted to know what the fundamental reason was for grants. Was it advertising? he asked, Mayor McMaster said generally it was to help out. The Salvation Army, for instance, is given a small grant each year. It would not be reasonable to demand a bv,&ustH TOWN COUNCIL met for the first time in 1957 on, Monday. Shown here are: seated. left to right, Councillor Scott Habkirk, Reeve Norman Scoins. Mayor E. A. McMaster, Councillor B. F. Christie and Clerk D. H. Wilson. Standing: Councillors Thorpe Rivers, John Kel- lar, Dr. J. 0. Turnbull and William Ball. (Photo by Phillips) Slips On Snow Leg Is Fractured LIST SEAFORTH COUNCIL PROBLEMS NAME STANDING COMMITTEES • Elmer Rivers is in Scott Mem- orial Hospital with a fractured leg. He was assisting in starting a tractor at the farm of John MacKay, south of town, Tuesday afternoon. when in some manner he slipped on the snow, snapping a bone in his thigh. Suffers Injury Condition of George Brown, 12, injured during hockey practise ten days ago, is much improved, and he was well on the way to recov- ery it was indicated Wednesday. He is in Scott Memorial Hospital. A member of the Bantams, he was struck over the eye and meningitis set in. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brown, Jar- vis Street. Below Zero Wave Blankets District Sub -zero temperatures. rang- ing down to as much as 12 below, were experienced Tues- day for the third successive night. It is the first time for several years that there has been such a sustained cold spell in the area. Heavy snow and blustery winds on Monday and Wednes- day made travel difficult, School buses travelled a short- ened route and some rural schools declared holidays. Freezing waterpipes added to the difficulty in many homes and factories. Hydro was off early Tuesday morn- ing throughout the district for more than an hour — hardly long enough to cause serious inconvenience. even in homes dependent for heat on oil -fired furnaces. Greater adherence to parlia- mentary prrcedures was urged by Mayor E. A. McMaster as he ad- dressed the inaugural meeting of the 1257 Seaforth Council Monday morning. Members were advised to keep to the subject. address the chair, and to seek permission to speak twice. • Pointing out that much time could be saved by preceding in an orderly fashion, Mayor McMaster said too often in the past. meetings had been like an auction sale. with everyone talking at the .same time. Rev, Bruce Hall. of Northside United Church. addressed council and asked for Divine guidance for the year's deliberations. He gave thanks for the benefits of God in- herent in the Canadian heritage. The Mayor, after expressing ap-• preciation to Mr. Hall, outlined what he considered the "main things in sight" requiring action during the year ahead. Heading the list was the com- pletion of renovations to the Town • Hall, which, he said. were well ad- vanced. • There was urgent need to take steps to reduce the Volume of un- paid taxes, Action to this end could be reflected in a lowered tax rate. Expenses could be reduced. the IMayor said. There was not the requirement for major street ex- penditures this year. since streets were in good condition. The town holds an option to pur- chase 34 acres of land in the south- west corner. near the C.N.R.. and obtainedwith the thought the site was a potential industrial site. Mayor McMaster recommended the option be exercised and the site purchased. The final matter, the Mayor sug- gested, was the establishment of a proper planning and zoning of the area. This provided a protec- tion for everyone—homeowners and industry alike. Establish Committees Council agreed that it sit as a committee of the whole to deter- mine the membership of standing committees. Mayor McMaster said he had given the matter much thought and distributed a list indicating his suggestion respecting each com- mittee. He proposed for the fin- ance committee, Scoins, Christie and Turnbull, with Reeve Scoins as chairman . Councillor Christie said he. too. had given the matter much thought. and proposed Councillor Ball be chairman, with Councillors Kellar and Reeve Scoins as mem- bers. He pointed out Councillor Ball headed the polls and was the choice of the people. He should be made chairman. He didn't agree a long-time member should be chairman of a committee. Councillor Kellar said he would like to be on the finance comit- tee. because he was away so much and could not attend other com- mittee meetings generally held during the day. It was agreed Reeve Scoins would head the committee, with Councillors Kellar and Ball as members. Other committees were arrang- ed as follows, the first named be- ing chairman: Streets—Christie, Rivers, Ball. Property—Habkirk, Christie, Riv- ers. Fire and Water—Kellar, Turn- bull, Ball, Park—Ball, Turnbull, Habkirk. buPllelice—McMaster, Scoins, Turn- buSlle.wage—Habkirk, Kellar, Turn- Relief—Scoins, Kellar, Rivers. Court of Revision — McMaster, Scoins, Habkirk, Christie. Turn- bull. Industrial—McMaster, Ball, Riv- ers. When the committees had been determined, council expressed greeting to members of Tticker- smith council, meeting in an ad- joining room. On adjournment, tht Mayor led. members to the Tuckerstitith meeting, when the r.t•eting was extended personally Tuckersmith Ithette In Per- sith ad council menibers. Storm Results In Highway Crash Kelland McVittie, of Blyth. was in collision with the rear of a truck driven by James Wilkins. also of Blyth, during a blizzard on Highway 4 at Londesboro Monday morning. The McVittie car was damaged to the extent of approximately $150. The storm was so bad at times that it took provincial police of the Goderich detachment t w o hours to get to the scene of the accident 21 miles away. MAYOR ANTICIPATES SLOW DOWN 'OF HUNGARIAN MOVEMENT HERE It is not expected there will be further movements of Hungarian efugees to Seaforth in the im- mediate future, Mayor McMaster said Wednesday morning. The movement has by no means ceas- ed, but at the moment there ap- pears to be a shortage of refugees with backgrounds that are such as to make them suitable for small towns and rural life. he said. Meanwhile the Hungarian Re- lief Committee has determined on the manner in which cash relief will be allotted. At a meeting of the committee Thursday, it was agreed that on arrival here each family will be given $10 cash and a week's sup- ply of groceries. At the same time, the chairman pointed out that families would be brought here only when employ- ment was assured. If clothing was needed, this would be supplied from' the collection , already on hand. A few apartments have been of- fered for Hungarian families and the committee is in need of every- thing to equip and furnish them. The committee is especially in need of beds, springs, mattresses, tables, ' " rt A ••`;/•' ' !chairs, used dressers or chests, dishes and cooking utensils. cup- boards. stoves, pillows, sheets. blankets. quilts and also any old electric lamps. Rev. J. H. James and Clerk D. H. Wilson were appointed to in- spect premises offered for use of Hungarian tenants. Reference was made in regard to the refugees understanding the language and a suggestion was made regarding a Hungarian -Eng- lish dictionary, and it was felt these could be secured when need- ed. A letter from the Community Programs Branch, Department of Education at Hanover, referred to the setting up of classes in basic English and citizenship for Hun- garian refugees in various dis- tricts. Those present at the committee meeting were: Dr. E. A. McMas- ter, chairman; Miss Luella Burke, secretary; Rev. J. R. James. Min- isterial Association; Mrs. Edythe Russell, Red Cross Society; W. M. Hart, Lions Club; Reeve N. Scoins and Clerk.)). H. Wilson; Miss M. Dunn and Mrs. Allan Pretty, Cath- olic Women's League. • • "' ' • !tAki IV t• • 7 ••:'4AIN• AA A AA.,A'aka•14,01Afilditgdta'414•41Viiittlektialt financialrallt ,,sztea4teeraciryt G are fa Ea given theaBandntsw hicl categahoryem, gCrle,D, lar grants bgrreehannitisa9elarr4tbeti:;t90S1:Other regu 4eworkdone . to the Salva Society.et Einvae edAf for rp a ral' othert 1.4 rcu Ithe A rgligr;4 ;; these are dealt with arise In this class is the assistanCel has been given hockey in recenl years. 414" In the past 10 years grants 'have, $73ri,de, fafrromthea first tl lief m$6,20:Sth',. last year. Councillors doubted them' be an advantage in .establiellin* hard and fast rule, poitithik;en esunct,haas rulewouldn'tweouldnRlivbeers1b4i* goa: 4 succeeding councils. In. any" 'f3 to council must approve each 'grant and could ask for a statement any particular case. Councillor Turnbull felt the ide- termining factor was 'whether the payment of a grant would ,be of benefit to the town, not the finances of a particular organization. Council agreed with a sugges- tion by Councillor Christie that the • finance committee review the,pro- posal and bring in a report. Hear Delegation A delegation, including 'Wilson Oke and J, A. MacDonald, -address- ed Council, seeking a change in , the manner in which the town:Plac- , ed its insurance business. A let- ter on the subject had been re- ceived by council at the Decem- ber meeting. The delegation: 'was assured its representations would_ • '1,; be considered. Later in the meeting, whenthe- matter was reached on the agen- da, it was agreed no action would be taken until a later meeting. This would provide an opportun- ity for new members of council to consider the matter, Reeve Scoins told council he had discussed further a proposal, he ' had advanced to have insurance premiums come due after taxes, , had been paid. This would elini- ,L inate the necessity for the town to borrow money to pay premiums. • ••'." The finance committee is to take , necessary action. The changes will - • be extended over three years, and , at the end of that time all prem- iums will fall due in November. • Town Hall Work Under Way Councillor Scott ,Habkirk, proper- . ty committee chairman, reviewed progress..beingmade in Town Hall renovations. Work was under way in the central entrance and con- struction of office accommodation for the town in the former fire hall was expected to start shortly. Discussing installation of win- dows in the front of the building on the ground floor, council agreed with Mayor McMaster that a larg- er window would be preferable in the Clerk's office. providing a sim- ilar sized window was placed in the P.U.C. side. so that there would be a balanced appearance. The Mayor said this could be arrang- ed with the P.U.C. Councillor Ball inquired the ex- tent to which council could control alterations being carried out by the P.U.C. to the town building. The mayor said not very much, but if we ask them they will do it., Reeve Scoins discussed the rent the P.U.C. was to pay, and said lie felt the new rate of $75.00 per month should commence at once • The rent has been $25 per month. "But they are not in yet. You can't charge them till they get in," Mayor McMaster protested. It was agreed the new rate would be- come effective when the 'town made the enlarged accommodation available to the P.U.C. Council discussed a suggestion, advanced by Councillor Rivers, concerning treatment of the stairs leading to the second floor, Tackle Tax Arrears Council will reach a decision as to the steps it will take to reduce (Continued on Page 8) Rosedale Plastics Moves To Lindsay Rosedale Plastics, in operation here for the past two years in 'a portion of the Ontario Textile Plant, completed moving their machinery to Lindsay this week. The company purchased a build- ing in that town some months ago and in future will carry on all its operations there. Shortage of female help in Sea - forth was advanced as a reason for the move. At the same tittle, officials indicated there was a de- sire to obtain a property of its Own, so that it no longer would be dependent on rented facilities, the move has resulted. . in. Manager....:, Otto Walter and iliten malo m- ployees leaving Sitillidit4Or Li say. Subsidiary of itti;,. Rosedale ntatufaidt range of plastid Ortidti, peak of its operations *yeti. about 26 ped first began operations duets were *aisle* ped only, feeble: