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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-02-08, Page 1fyr Ikv''} � f 'r i�4 11SIlA IY ii r Nin. y Year Whole Number 4646 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1957 Sea1orth Juniors End Schedule on Top It was Jack McLlwain's Night at Seaforth Arena on Tuesday, and to make the evening even more outstanding, the Juniors won a 4-1 victory over Kitchener Green- shrts. The win made certain Sea- forth's top place in the group. The largest crowd of the season -nearly 650 -saw Seaforth player Jack McLlwain, presented with a watch and a purse containing $122, from district fans, and A travel- ling bag from the Athletic Associa- tion. It was his final scheduled JACK MeLLWAIN home game of the five years he has played on Seaforth Junior teams. Presentations were made by Mayor E. A. McMaster, Thorpe Rivers and John A. Baldwin. Don Pigeon paced Baldwins with two goals. Terry Hodgins and Bill Robinson each collected singles. Larry Pfaff notched the lone Kit- chener tally. KITCHENER - Goal, Millman; defence, Loney, McDonnell, God - den; forwards, Pfaff, Chauvin, Soehner, Heideman, Straus, Her- gott, Davis, Carswell, Porter. SEAFORTH - Goal, Verhoeve; defence, Sawyer, C. Thompson, Lockridge, K. Thompson. Ilodgins; forwards, McLlwain. J. Thompson, Boyce, Robinson. Griffin. Smith. Seaforth Midgets Win In Playoffs Oliver, Pigeon, Haughton, Baben see. Referees -Stan Smith and Ken Leinweber, of Stratford. First Period -1, Seaforth, Hod- gins, 13:25. Penalties -Loney 5:17, Carswell 7:45, Pfaff 18:48. Second Period -2, Seaforth, Pig- eon (McLlwain, J. Thompson) :09; 3, Kitchener, Pfaff, 8:05; 4, Sea - forth, Robinson (Lockridge), 19:21. Penalties - Haughton, 6:35 ; Strauss 6:35; McLlwain 6:48. Third Period -5, Seaforth, Pigeon (Hodgins, J. Thompson 8:34. Penalties - McLlwain :17; J. Thompson, 9:30; Chauvin, 9:30; McDonnell, 10:16; Carswell, 11:04; J. Thompson (misconduct), 12:34; Haughton (major) 18:13; Chauvin (major), 18:13; McDonnell, 18:45. In the first game of the round robin Midget "C" playoffs, Sea - forth Midgets drew first blood by defeating Exeter 9-7. last Friday evening in Exeter. Playing their second game in successive nights. the Seaforth! Midgets downed Mitchell 10-2 here 'Saturday night. At the end of the first period the '• locals were two up, on goals by R. Scoins, from D. Rowcliffe, and. Rowcliffe from Larry Dale. The locals tallied three more in the second, with Scoins notching all three markers. Mitchell scor- ed one in this period, Bob Keyes from East. Seaforth ran over the Mitchell squad in the third, when they scor- 1 ed five goals to one by Pauli for Mitchell. The locals showed class in this game and were superior in every department. Rowcliffe. Scoins and Dale played sound hockey and the team as a whole is well balanced and should win the group title. - MITCHELL - Goal, Bill Mc- Naught; defence, Ray Sherwood, Keith Ahrens; centre, Jas. East; wings, Bob Keyes, Bob Parkinson; alternates, Joe Marsh, Roger Pauli, Larry Stacey, Ron Boyd, Warren Sholdice, Joe Uniac. SEAFORTH-Goal, Jack Bedard; defence, Craig Willis, Bill' Kerr; centre, Doug Rowcliffe; wings, Ray Scoins, Robert -�'lliott; alter- nates, Larry Dale, \ Don Hulley, Winston Powell, Bob` Keith, Bob Cheros, Jim Broadfoot. First Period -1. Seaforth, R. Scoins (D. Rowcliffe) 3:06; 2, Sea - forth, D. Rowcliffe (L. Dale) 13:15. Second Period -3, Seaforth, R. Scoins (C. Willis, L. Dale) 6:51; 4, Mitchell, Bob Keyes (East) 8:30; 5, Seaforth, R. Scoins (Bob Elliott) 14:14; 6, Seaforth, R. Scoins (C. Willis) 14:42. Third Period -7,, Seaforth, L. Dale (D. Rowcliffe, C. Willis) :35; 8, Seaforth, C. Willis (L. Dale), 3:40; 9, Seaforth, D. Rowcliffe (R. Scoins, L. Dale) 4:09; 10, Seaforth, W. Powell (B. Cheros) 6:20; 11, Seaforth, $ill Kerr (Reith), 10:58; 12, Mitchell, Pauli, 14:45, The remainder of the round rob- in series is as follows: Feb. 7, Exeter at Seaforth; Feb. 9, Sea - forth at Mitchell. The two top teams in round robin will play a two -out -of -three series for the group title. S.D.H.S. Committee Will Discuss New Salary Schedule No action was taken by Seaforth District High School Board of Taus,- tees rus-tees Tuesday night in connection with a submission. from the salary committee of the staff, respecting new salary minimums and maxi- mums. as established by the Teach- ers' Federation. The recommended minimum is $4.300. an increase of $1,100 over the presently established S.D.H.S. minimum of $3.200. If implement- ed, the recommended rates could result in a rate raise of perhaps one and a half mills. it was indi- cated. The board -teacher relation- ship committee will discuss the matter with the staff committee. An invitation from R.C.A.F. Sta- tion. Clinton, for students to at- tend a band concert by the R.C. A.F. Central Command Band on February 13, was referred to Prin- cipal L. P. Plumsteel to determine the extent to 'which it could be accepted. and to arrange trans- portation. Seaforth Rinks Curl In Stratford Rinks from the Seaforth Ladies' Curling Club were in Stratford Wednesday competing `in an invi- tation bonspiel. The rinks *ere: Mrs. M. W, Stapleton, Mrs. F. Kting, Mrs, J. A. Munn and Mrs. W. Campbell' and Mrs. C. Row Liffe' Mrs. E. Stephenson., Wiles A: Reid and Mrs. W. W`rlgl[t II �'r4ak aW fi h ib! w �DbKI Hullett Farmer Falls From Mow Elgin Nott, 43, Hullett Township farmer, is in Scott Memorial Hos- pital. suffering from a fractured shoulder and shock. the result of a 20 -foot fall to a barn floor Mon- day evening. Mr. Nott was doing chores at his farm. lot 6. con. 1, Hullett, and was climbing a ladder into the mow to put down some hay, when the ladder collapsed, throwing him 20 feet to the barn floor. The ac- cident occurred shortly before six o'clock. He was found lying un- conscious by his young sons, Glen and Beverley. who „ran upstairs from the stable when they heard the crash. Dr. John A. Gorwill ren- dered first aid and had the in- jured man removed to hospital by ambulance. Seaforth Bantams Lose To Mi hverton Seaforth •Bantams lost the sec- ond game of the best -of -three ser- ies against Milverton Bantams on Saturday night at the local arena. In the first game of the series, the locals lost 9-2 to Milverton last Wednesday night and also suffer- ed a 12-1 defeat here. The locals, although they played heads -up hockey Saturday, were unable to cope with the strong Milverton squad and thus the Sea - forth team is sidelined for this season. There are a number of promising players here, and with this year's experience behind them, they will be a hard squad to beat next year. MILVERTON-Goal, Jim Anglis; defence, Ken Henry, Larry Dowd; centre, Gar Bundsho; wings, Don Mayberry, James Oman; alter- nates. Keith Densted, Lloyd Sippel, Bill 'Harrow, Ronald Kipfer, Larry Ferguson, Glenn Marsh and Geo. Drycraft. SEAFORTH-Goal, D. Tremeer; defence, Ted Lamont, John Varley; centre, Tom Dick; wings, Harvey Dale, Bill Pinder; alternates, Jim Dick, Bill Teall, Bill Marshall, Bill Muir„ Ken 1VIcLlwain, John Pat- terson, Garth Flannigan, Tommy Love. HON. WALTER. E. HARRIS, Minister of Finance, who will address nominating conven- tion of 5 \ uron Liberal As- Minton on Friday 'ata t s4Ci On evening, !Marc! 1. 1..;;;) SEAFORTH JUVENILES and Seaforth Midgets are advanc- ing in playoff series. Shown here in the upper picture are mem- bers of the Juvenile team, while the Midgets are in the bottom picture. JUVENILES (from left to right) -Back row: Doug Ecken- swiller, Don McClinchey, Tom Broome, Laverne Wallace, Ken Powell (coach and manager); middle row, Ray Scoins. Paul Besse, Ken King, Bob Wright, Ron Scoins, Bill Roberton. Doug Rowcliffe; front row: George Brown, Irvin Schenk, oh Mc- Gonigle, Wayne Pauli, Ken Thompson. MIDGETS (from left to right) -Back row: Carm Rowell (manager), Doug Rowcliffe, Ron Broome (coach); middle row:' Brian Brady. Bill Kerr, Bob Cheros, Jim Broadfoot, Winston Powell, Bob Elliott; front row: Don Hulley, Ray Scoins, Larry Dale, Jack Bedard, Craig Willis, Bob Reith; not shown, Paul McMaster. (Photo by Phillips) DISTRICT FARM FORUMS DISCUSS GORDON REPORT AND AGRICULTURE FRIENDLY FEW FORUM The Friendly Few Farm Forum met Monday evening at the home of Earl Lawson, Everyone listen- ed to the radio discussion, after which progressive euchre was played. Winners were: high. Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and Frank Riley; low, Mrs. William Dale and , An- drew Davidson. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jew- itt. McKILLOP FORUM S.S. NC -2 •Farm Forum met at Mr. and M'L. Harry Palin's on Monday with 16 adults present. The discussion "The Gordon Roy- al Commission Plan For Agricul- ture in the Next 25 Years," -we felt the plan would be all right, providing no depression or war Would take place. The most par- ticular forecast that means most to our community would be "farm Wins Heifeti,At Farmer Union Draw Arnold Makins, Bayfield, won a purebred Hereford heifer in a draw sponsored by Huron branch- es of the Farmers' Union. The .draw, made by Johnny Brent of Cl1hl'X, took place at the Barn Dance held in the Legion Hall, Clinton, Saturday evening. There *ere g57 paid admiseiois, 0 credit," allowing reasonable rates of interest. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McMillan.. Euchre winners ' were: most games. Mrs. Walter Scott and Rob- ert McMillan; lone hands Mrs, Secord McBrien and Stewart Dol• mage; consolation. Mrs, Thomas McMillan and Th }mas McMillan. PARR LINE FORUM Parr Line Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Coleman with 18 members pres- ent. The topic to discuss at this meeting was, "The Gordon Com- mision: What Does It Mean?" Question 1: What do you think of the Gordon Commission's gen- eral forecast for agriculture? What particular forecast of the Gordon Commission means most to your community, and what do you think of it? Answer: We think that the Gordon report on agriculture was not necessary. Like many of these Royal Commissions, they cost too much money to the taxpayer. It is felt that these commissions are a waste of the taxpayers' money Following the discussion.ro- gressive euchre was enjoyed. The winners were: ladies, Mrs, John Soldan and Mrs. Ross Love; gents, Glenn Weido and Charles Robin- son. Lunch was enjoyed. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love, when the topic for discussion will be "Does She Put the Price Tag On?'; HURON DELEGATION SEEKS PROVINCIAL INSTITUTION IN COUNTY Huron County moved a step for- and came away satisfied. There ward in its campaign to have On- I is no Ontario institution in Huron tario build the new 'multi-million County. dollar school for retarded children within its boundaries, when it sent a delegation. to Queen's Park. To- ronto. on Tuesday, headed by War- den Harry Gowdy. They conferred with Health Minister Dr. MacKin- non ;Phillips and were given a sym- pathetic hearing. The conference was arranged by Tom Pryde. P.C.. member for Hur- on, whom Government officials ad- mit has been waging a terrific campaign to get the institution for Huron. Mr. Pryde has been work- ing on the project for nearly a year. it was learned when the mat- ter was discussed at County Coun- cil in January. Warden Gowdy was accompan- ied by five reeves and one deputy reeve. all of whom strongly sup- ported the claims advanced by Mr. Pryde on behalf of his riding, They comprised John Deeves, Goderich Township; Harvey Cole- man, Stanley Township; Valentine Becker, Hay Township; John Mor- rissey. Stephen Township. and Wil- liam McKenzie, Exeter, The depu- ty reeve in the group was James Donnelly. of Goderich. After the meeting with the mini- ster, a spokesmaraeZor the delega- tion, said they are still hopeful Northside Choir Is Entertained Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart were hosts to Northside United Church choir at their home Thurs- day evening. After a short prac- tice, contests were held. prize win- ners being Miss Janie Moffat. Er- nie Williams and Miss Mabel Turn- bull. A delicious lunch was served, and Mr. Sam Scott expressed the thanks 01 the choir'to their hosts for Web an enjoyable evening. Mrs. Junior F� Entertain Siegle coo arents "Cleaning Grain For Showing and Seeding" was the topic dis- cussed by some 40 Junior Farmer members and their parents Tues- day evening when they met in' the Seaforth District High School for their February meeting. Chuck Kingsbury, fieldman, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, O.A.C., Guelph, was guest speaker. The roll call was answered by naming a favor- ite variety of mixed grain. "Be My Valentine" was the theme of the Junior Institute meet- ing when they met with their mothers Tuesday evening. The meeting opened with the Institute Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and the Lord's Prayer, The president, Miss Dorothy Keys, presided and wel- comed the mothers and visitors to the meeting, The minutes' of the annual meeting were read by the secretary. Catherine Campbell, and the roll call was answered by the payment of membership fees. The origin of St, Valentine's Day was given by June Smith, and the story of St, Valentine was given by Marjorie Smith, The motto, "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man." was given by Elsie Keyes. Merle Godkin read a poem entit- led, "February." Mrs. Gordon Mc- Kenzie. president of the Senior Wo- men's Institute, outlined the ob- jectives of the Institute and what the Institute stands for. Sandra Doig conducted several contests, and the meeting adjourned, The joint meeting opened with the Junior Farmers' song, with Dorothy Keys in the chair. Min- utes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Elsie Keyes. Tickets were handed out to each member for the Drama Festival being held in Seaforth on Tuesday evening. Feb. 12. Those taking part from Seaforth are: Mr. and Mrs. Merton Keyes and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell. Dorothy Keys, Catherine Camp- bell and Donald Hemingway were appointed, delegates to the Ontario Junior Farmers' annual meeting and conference being held at the O.A.C.. Guelph. on March 15, 16 and 17. The Huron County Juni Farmer Choir have .been ,asked. sing at the ehureY. service :af ig conference and are gettin, for it along with a r•ecordin� CKNX. There will be practicer Clinton Monday night and anru. wishing to join is asked ,. to present. It was also announced that:'s Junior Farmer War on Rats ea: paign has been extended to Fe 18. The Huron County Junior Fa ers' annual meeting will be ix in Clinton on Thursday, Merck 7. Anyone wishing Junior Farmers sweaters are asked to get in con-;, tact with the presidents as soo*. as possible. Plans were made for the annual Parents' Night banquet;;` to be held late in February. Bruce,; Coleman read the club paper :and' Laverne Godkin conducted recrea,- tion. Lunch was served by 'On hostess, Marion Hemingway. ,and.;: her helpers. Ken Stewart express-. • ed the appreciation of the parents •. and visitors for the invitation to.•, the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pym were present, judging the,: clubs for the Junior Farmers' Meeting Improvement Trophy. Tuckersmith Hears F. of A. Delegation Tuckersmith Municipal Council' met in the Town Hall, Seaforth.) Monday afternoon. All members ! were present and the reeve presid- ed. Council acknowledged production of surety bonds on the treasurer and tax collector, 35.000 each. with the Dominion of Canada General ! Assurance Co.. and directed the said bonds be kept in the safety deposit box at the Canadian Bank' of Commerce, Seaforth. The reeve and clerk were authorized to sign an agreement, re tree planting. with T. B. Cann, and the necessary; by•Law was passed. By-law was also passed provid- ing for a maximum borrowing of ' � $100,000 at such times as required during the year. A delegation from the Federation of Agriculture. comprised of Alex McGregor, Alex Boyes, Erlin Whit- more. Wm. Rogerson and John Broadfoot, attended the meeting and requested either a grant or a levy for membership fees to the Federation for 1957 The matter will receive due consideration. The Clerk was instructed to call (Continued on Page 5) Demand For Books Continues To Rise, Board Learns Demand for books from Seaforth. Carnegie Library continued to rise during 1956, it was revealed Mon- day . as the board considered the ' annual report of Librarian Miss Greta Thompson. At the same time, the number of books avail- able for distribution increased by 357 volumes to 6,323. In her report, Miss Thompson indicated that the circulation of books for the past year had been 7,521, including class books, 1,008; fiction, 3,916; juvenile, 2,597. There had been 222 adult members and 119 juvenile borrowers. Books add- ed to the library numbered 357, including 61 adult class books, 137 fiction and 159 juvenile. Total number of volumes now stands at 6,323. including adults class books, 2;555; -ffetibii, 2,482, and juvenile, 1,286. • The board named Miss Mabel E. Turrbull chairman of the board for the year. She begins her ninth term. Miss Thompson was re-en- gaged as librarian. and the Rev. D. Glenna Campbell is secretary - treasurer. The book committee comprises Mrs. Joseph McConnell, chairman; Miss Rose Dorsey, Mrs, J. A. Munn and Mrs. C. E. Smith, William M. Hart is chairman of the property committee, other members being Rev. D. Glenn Campbell, Miss Turnbull and Mrs. E. Ellis. Seaforth W.L Has Euchre, Dance Here Seaforth Women's Institute held a successful euchre and dance Fri- day evening in the Community Centre. Euchre winners were: lad- ies, high, Mrs. William Dolmage; second, Mrs. Wilfred Coleman; consolation. Mrs. Harvey Dolmage; gents. high, Wilfred Tremeer; sec- ond, Harold Hugill; consolation, Doug Hugill; lone hands. Bob Smith; lucky lunch prize, Mrs. Les Pryce. W. H. Mi1er Is Eighty Friends and relatives - more than 50 of them -gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Mil- ler, George St. South, Saturday ev- ening to honor Mrs. W. H. Miller on the occasion,,of her 80th birth- day. Mrs. Miller was presented with a TV chair by her immediate fam- ily. Her nieces and nephews pre- sented her with a bouquet of flowers, while her grandchildren and great-grandchildren remem- bered her with an orchid corsage. Other gifts included flowers and money from neighbors, and flowers from the L.O.B.A.. Mr, and Mrs, Albert Baker and Mr and Mrs. C. E. Smith. Born in Winthrop on February u,. 6, 1877, she was Mary Ann Pethick, the daughter of the late Richard Pethick and Martha Ann McSpad- den. She moved to Seaforth fol- lowing her marriage to Mr. Miller more than fifty years ago. Her husband died in 1942. She has a son, William P., with whom she !lives. and a daughter. Mrs. John Eisler. Sr. Two other children, a son and a daughter, died in in- fancy. Mrs. Miller has eight grandchil- dren: Mrs. Ken Chessel, Mrs. Bill Katyk. Richard Eisler, Jack Eis- ler, Lloyd Eisler, Bill Eisler and Bruce and Lorraine Miller. There are six great-grandchildren: Cathy Chessel, Vicky Chessel, Darlene Chessel, Chyrl Katyk, Garry Eis- -- 4r ler and Andy Eisler. For many years Mrs. Miller as- sisted at Seaforth gatherings and is remembered by two generations of district residents for the friend- ly, riendly, co-operative and efficient man- ner in which she catered to a long series of Seaforth dances and par-• ties at the Collegiate, in Cardno's Hall, or in what used to be the G.W.V.A. Hall. She is a member of Egmondville United Church, For the gathering Saturday eve- ning, friends and relatives from London, Stratford, Windsor and Winthrop were present. They in- eluded: Mr. and Mrs. J'fhn Eisler ,1p and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. . P Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pethick, London; Mr. and Mrs. John Petbick, Winthrop; Mr Sam PethickWinthrop; Mr. and' ' Mrs. Art Pe i, Windsor. The Millerr° "ons wa'g speciall3 decorated frii' 'the occasion feature was a birthday cake whit' Mr.Thomas Pet brought +a" London. The evening. ..as playing galde, 1 f and r Clev' My MO � j' y. .`�