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Kippen Minister,
Rev. N. D. McLeod
Dies Suddenly
Rev. Norman D. McLeod, belov-
ed minister of St. Andrew's United
sChurch, •Kippen, died suddenly at
the Manse Monday morning from
a heart condition, in his '62nct year.
Mr. McLeod had been confined to
DESPITE THE EFFORTS of firemen, who at one time had
six lines of hose playing on. the flames, the residence of Geo.
McGavin was almost completely gutted. Fire spread to it
from the burning Ball -Macaulay mill and lumber yard.
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Plan Tax Sale Here
To Collect Arrears
Seaforth will hold a tax sale—
the first in 15 years—Council de-
cided Monday night. Involved will
be about 20 properties., with taxes
totalling some $25,000 which have
been arrears the statutory Period.
' The problem of rnOuriting.!hax
arrears has been faced •by succes-
sive Seaforth, councils for several
years. When a list of properties in
arrears, requested Hy council in
January was presented to the meet-
ing. it took but a few moments of
review before approval for a tax
sale was forthcoming. Clerk D. H.
Wilson said it would be probably
eight months before the sale could
be held. ,
At the same time as machinery
wasset in motion for a tat sale.
council learned that arrears total-
ling $7,354.67 had been collected
this year, an increase of $4,000 ov-
er the same period last year.
his home for the past three weeks.
but his condition was never con-
sidered serious, and he expected
to be back in the pulpit in a week
.shock to his congregation, who had
or so. His death cam as a great
the highest esteem for their minis-
ter who was a very fine ankup.:
right man.
Mr. McLeod was inducted into
the Kippen charge on August 1St
and assumed pulpit duty .on Aug-
ust 3, 1952.
He was born in the ProVince of
Quebec and took his high school
work at Lennoxville Academy,
and later his, B.A. degree. at'Bish-
op's College, Lennoxville. He went
overseas in World War I as a
Combattant in the Fifth C.M.R.
and was wounded at Maple Copse
in 1916 and again at Paschendale
in 1917.
Mr. McLeod todk hit theo▪ logical
studies in Robertson College, Ed-
monton, Alta. (now St. Stephen's
College), and served in the north-
land as student missiona,ry. Af-
ter ordination he served two con-
gregations in Alberta, first at
Lavoy, then at ,Lamont, Where the
church had an important mission-
ary hospital, In 1941 he was Call-
ed td his home church in Lennox -
• where he served for almost
11 years. ,
Ile formerly held offices of sec-
retary of the Quebec Presbytery,'
past chairman of both Presbyter-
ies in which he served, Vermilion
in Alberta and Sherbrooke, Que-
bec. Ile also served as president
of the Sherbrooke and District
Ministerial*Association. He receiv-
ed his BO. degree from the Uni-
versity of Alberta.
Surviving *are his widow,,the
former Mary Beatrice Farwell, a
native of LetmoiVille; one son,
Norman, employed with the Civil
Service, and one daughter (Mar-
kin), 1VIrs. Qarth Mosher, both of
Ottawa.
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon from St. An-
drew's Church, Kippen. Taking
part were' Rev. P. Renner, BO -
field, past chairman of the .Pres-
bytery; Rev. S. Davidson, Bruce -
field; Rev. T. S. Pitts, Varna, and
Rev. C. D. Daniel, Hensel Into -
merit will follOW in Leenoxvil.le,
Quebec.
Virtually an tinknOWn-
da 'a feW Year# h "
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A representative, of a Woodstock
agency ddressed council concern-
ing cancellation of a liability pol-
icy. Council was told by Reeve
Scoins the policy had been taken
out locally at a substantial save
ihg. It was indicated the company
wished to prepare an insurance
survey of the town at no obliga-
tion and council agreed. The com-
pany, was also prepared to act as
broker with respect to insurance
matters. The finance committee is
to report.
Town Hall alterations have been
delayed for a few days, property
committee chairman Scott Hab-
kirk said: .Difficulty is being ex-
perienced in enaintaining the 'dump,
he said. Persons from other mun-
icipalities are using it and appear
to have keys to obtain access.
The committee sold scrap from
Jury Investigates
Fatal Crash
A coroner's jury sitting in Exe-
ter Tuesday investigated the .death
of Alvin S. McBride, former Stan-
ley township reeve. who died as a
result of injuries received in a
two -car collision between Hensall
and Exeter two weeks ago.
Driver of the ether car involved
was found to /be Glek„ Nixon, 24,
R.A. 4. Seaforth, and the jury
found "that he (Nixon) was driv-
ing too close tb a transport truck
he was following before pulling'
out to afford•himself a View of the
highway to his left and also it
was dangerousto attempt to pass
under circumstances of road and
weather conditions with limited
visibility. The transpott was teav-
ening at 45 miles an hour Which
Was fast enough for any traffic
under those conditioes" e
Coroner Dr. J. C. Goddard, of
Hensel', presided with prowl' At-
torney Glen Hays, of Goderich,
also officiating.
Witnesses 'minded Dr. R. W,
Reed. /who attended Mr. McBride,
who died about half an hour after
the- crash; AlVin NicholSon, pas-
senger in the McBride ear; Ein-
4son EdwardS, transit driver;
Douglas Tamer, driver01a ear
folltneitig, and Provincial Constable
teeil. IOWA • a Elieter,; Who in
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old graders for $254.30, Councillor
Habkirk said.
Council approved proposals ad-
vanced by Sam McDonald, Clinton.
and Jos. Large, Toronto, in con-
nection with entrances to a ser-
vice Atation being erected by Can-
adian Oil Ltd: on Goderich Street
East, Involved is the raising of the
existing sidewalk about two feet.
Couiscillhr J. 0. Turnbull warned
there 'must be assurances that ade-
quate sidewalks be provided, since
so many children pass that way
en route to Lions Park. The remov-
al of a tree and relocation of cer-
tain poles will also be required.
The work is to be done under the
supervision of the' street commit-
tee.
Council discussed the acquisition
of property at the southwest of
town for which an option was ob-
tained in November. The option
expires May 9, and Mayor Mc-
Master is to discuss an extension
to avoid the cost of a reference to
ratepayers other than in in con-
junction with December elections,
Daylight saving will begin April
29th at 2 a.m., and continue to
September 29th at 2 a.m., council
decided.
Council discussed collection of
sewer accounts for nearly an hour
after Cletk . Wilson submitted a
list. The difficulty concerned in-
terpretation of the by-law as to
the manner in which rates are to
be applied. No accounts have gone
out sipce the sewer came into op-
eration, although it was indicated
these could go forward within a
week or ten days after a decision
.was rendered.
On Way To Atte0
Reception Hero,
Two Are Killed
Condition of Ralph C. Oddfrei,
R.R. 3, Auburn, injured in an acci-
dent on No. 8 Ellghvvay west eif
Seaforth -Friday evening in which
his wife and a • passenger, Ws'.
Morley E. Linington were killed is
still critical it was reported Wed
needay. He is in Clinton 'Public
Hospital.
,'The two -car crash. occurred opi
positthe farm home of Ken Willie
iamsh midway between 'Clinton.and
Seaforth. In the second ear; which
had been proceeding West, were
Ray Dill and Burnell ,HiPfer,'
Sebringville and Agnes Carter, of
Seaforth. Dill and Kipfer !escaped
injury but Miss Carter, 'daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter,
Seaforth, suffered a dislbcated hip
joint. She is a patient' in Scott
Memorial Hospital here.
First on the scene were Mrs. J.
T. Hugill, Mrs. George Miller and
Mrs. Cyril Kirk who were retell.*
ing to Seaforth about 9:30. They
ran to the Williams' home and
summoned aid.
The Godfrey party was enroute
to Seaforth to attend a reception
for recently married Mr. and Mrs.
David Livingston, of R.R. 2, Sea -
forth. Mrs. Livingston was' their
'daughter.
The reception being held. in,'Sea-
forth Community Centre, under:
way when word of the fatality was
received, was brought to a close
immediately.
Funeral service for Mrs. Godfrey
were held at the Stiles funeral
homehGoderich, on Mende -Y. Relh
George Watt of Dungannon United
Church offieliated, and interment
was in Dungannon cemetery. She
was 56, the former Ila Campsall;
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs,
Edlow Campsall, Dead. Creek, Ont..
near Bancroft. Later she lived in
Bakicroft. She taught public school
at Mountain • Greve and married
in' 1924, living there for 20 yearel
For the past 14 years she had lii
ed at R.R. 3, Auburn. She was a
member of the United Church at
Nile
Besides her husband She is sur-
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Clif-
ford (Olive) Sproule, R.R. 3, Au-
burn, and Mrs. David' (GailheLiv-
ingstone. R.R. 2, Seaforth; two
sons, John W., of Winnipeg; How-
ard E.. R.R. 3, Auburn; four sis-
ters, Mrs. Herb (Lillian) Daley,
Feronia; Mrs. E. (Amelia) Young,
Toronto; Mrs: David (Vivian) Mor-
ton, Bethany. and Mre. Robert
(Thursa), Hill, R.R. 1, Brighton;
three brothers, Elton Campsall,
Toronto; Edward (Bert). North
Bay, and Russell. of Timmins.
An inquest wili be held in Sea -
forth at 9:30 a.m. on April 6, ac-
cording to F. Trembley, who' in-
vestigated.
Seaforth Ties
Tillsonburg 4-4
Tillsonburg and Seaforth battled
to a 4-4 Juvenile "B" 0.M.H.A.
play-off draw here Thursday. Jno.
Lamers scored twice for Tillson-
burg with Harley Jackson and Glen
Clarke getting the others. Bill Rob-
erton notched .a pair for Seaforth
with Bob Wright and Ron Scoins
getting the singles.
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Fire which for a time threatened
a block -wide area early Wednesday
morning completely destroyed the
lumber yard and planing mill of
Ball -Macaulay Limited on Huron
St:, and the residence of George
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McGavin, to the north on Nigh St.
Loss estimated in excess of $60,-
000, is partially covered by insur-
ance.
Destroyed in the fire were large
stocks of lumber and, building ma-
terial carried jn the main build -
leg and in stock piles in the Yard
Stocks of 'hardware and glass
melted in the blaze. Quantities:
of paint, plywpod and cabinet work
fed. the flans. All mill nachin-
Lions Trout Derby
Best in Province
The trout derby, which was spon-
sored by the Seaforth Lions Club
' last spring, was by far the best
handled event of its kind in the
province Edward Meadows,'
chief conservation officer of the
Department of Lands and Forests,
told members of the. club Monday
night. The department co-operat-
ed in making trout available for
the event. •
Mr. Meadows discussed prob-
lems of conservation in an inter-
esting address. The meeting was
arranged by W. M. Hart and J.
W. Crich.
L.O.L. 793 HAS EUCHRE
The L.O.L. held a successful
euchre in the Orange Hall Wednes-
day with 13 tables of progressive
euchre. Winners were: ladies, first
prize, Mrs. Geo. Reeves; lone
hands, Mrs. Borden Brown; conso-
lation, Mrs. Jack Muir; ilien, first,
Secord McBrien; lone hafuls, Ray-
mond Chambers; ,consolation, Alex
McMichael.
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THIS GRAPHIC PICTURE shows the Ball-hlecaulay tire
shortly after the flames ate through a hydro transformer struc-
ture, toppling. three transformers to the ground. In the back-
ground the fire is attacking the residence of Geo, McGavin.
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Tbe,. frame tyvq,stor9Y1
oarnailsdt 'bin.M"pretitey', ggt
furniellinge-Ne e Saved '
WriAtghttheec hT4'4Yhbturnof 4.11the,'hli
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as neighborst,n ,lind tq,be
hold goods;;: imje 'Trim e,
flames Trete- visible fteb'at 41,
on the east and at iSf
tionClinton,recrowdsninmgfileps
west. ee 0,
tracted by the reflection/ dr
town to see the fire. eee,
Threatens Large Area
In the early stages, fanned
brisk wind which carried , bur
embers in the northea And@ ,
sections of the town; ;: ,,
a time threatened other,linir
in the area. police warned, ilea'
householders to be preparee
leave on a 'moment's notiee;. 'a
careful watch was kept on $
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to guar ei ,against falling spa:
Nearby hiiildings were kePt „wet
as a precautioh against the 00,4,1
tense heat. An intermittent
of rain fell throughout the ftrecp;
The paint on several resiclenceinn,'
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High Street, west of the main fire, ',',.
heThate
was charred andHsthucieosrsceshrtreefrdeotbmyiriwtho;..,;.
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fire was seen first at 12:40:1
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the Ball -Macaulay Mill. Her bus-. ',
band summoned firemen. Wheni.•::',,,
first seen, the blaze was but a .'•",'
reflection in upper windows at''',,
the south end of the building, Mrs.. ,•,,
Huisser said. In a matter of triin!;
utes, flames were visible thrOu
out the length of the building
were coming through the roof. !
Seafotth Fire Brigade tvas on
the scene with the local and rural
trucks, and immediately the ex.
tent of the blaze was determined.
Fire Chief J. F. Scott sought help; •
from neighboring towns. Brigades •
from Clinstopnre,aCdlisntRaohpidlyR.CA.F. midi..
Mitchell responded.
All were agreed as to the speed'
with which the fire raced through, ,
the large 170 x 80 -foot frame Wild-
ing. .
,Frank Wright KiPpetr, bacti*t::t`k
Andrea, Petrie out of his cer on
Goderich Street when the alarm . '
sounded. There Was no sign of
fire. Mr. Wright said, but within • '•
a minute the sky was lit up. Allan '
Nicholson drove down the street ,
at 12:30 and there was no signs of ..,
fire
Operating Costs Rise
Hosoital Has Deficit
Scott Memorial Hospital experi- ' There were 1.126 X-rays com-
ced an 8.10 pleted, compared to 991 in 1955.
Admission chest X-rays, 514. and
clinic chest X-rays, 157. Miss
Drope told the meeting that op-
erations increased from 371 M, 426,
which included 140 major oelera-
tons and 286 minor operations.
Directors named for a two -year -
term were Mrs. Joseph McCon-
nell, Mrs. Orland Johnston. J. M.
Scott and A. Y. McLean, who act-
ed as clie,irman of the meeting in
the absene of President Malcolm
McKellar.
569.95. it was revealed at the an-
nual meeting of the hospital Fri-
day, This compares with a loss of
$9,181.00 in 1955. Contributing to
the loss is the fact that revenue
from indigent patients produces
less than half the cost of opera-
tion estimated at $10.62 per day.
M. A. Reid. chairman of the fin-
ance committed, indicated that op-
erating revenue increased to $87.-
137,16 from $86.220.30. But at the
same time, operating expenditure
jumped by $2.78458 to $111,115.62.
Non-operating revenue, including
provincial and county grants. in-
terest on investments and interest
on savings, amounted to $13.408.51,
Salaries accounted for about 57
per cent of the operating expen-
aliture. Average stay of adult pa-
tients in' hospital was 10 days and
newborns six days, with the aver-
age occupancy of the hospital
aroond 67 per cent,
J. M. Scott, property committee
chairman, said the hospital plant
was being maintained in good
condition.
Miss Valeria G. Drone, Reg.N.,
superintendent of the hospital, told
the meeting that in 1956 there was
a slight decrease in admissions
from 1,036 in 1955 to 1.023. Out-
patients increased to 393 from 339,
During the year there were 171
births in the hospital. compared
to 178 in the preceding year.
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ASA FFA „ �f i Education Wee. ,, St. James' Separate School el& open house Fr • ay eve-
ning. A large rinitiber� aetits were present to examine the children's Work which was attrac-
tively displayed itt It 01 the classrooms, The in charge welcomed. the parents and
Showed the& areinid lethe elasateeres, They are Mother St. Phillip,,principal; Sister Julia 1Vlarie,•
1, moroe Ethic*, xe eh eiaor mark ab4 Hagan aitd Ry'
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Canvass Continues
Seek $2,000 hi
Red Cross Drive
The annual Red Cross drive.
which got under way Wednesday
with a canvass of Seaforth homes,
has a long way to go if the Sea -
forth district objective of $2000 is
to be met. according to campaign
chairmen W. J. Duncan and R. S.
MacDonald.
The campaign, which has been
under way a little more than a
week, has produced about half the
quota. It is expected that areas
that were not covered during the
initial canvass Wednesday will be
visited within a few days. The
chairmen pointed out, however,'
that it is not necessary to await
the visit of a canvasser to take
Part. Donations'may be left at any
Seaforth Dank or at the Post OIL
er6 (Oda receivts
tfoi &Monte tax I? '
We're Sorry - - -
We're sorry. but it has been
necessary to hold over several
column.s this week. including re-
ports of several church meetings
and other items.
78 Pigs Die In
Mill Road Fire
Seaforth firmen. still on duty at
the Ball -Macaulay fire here Wed-
nesday. were called to fight a fire
which broke out in a pig barn
owned by Wallace Haugh. and lo-
cated on the former Nesbitt farm
on the Mill Road.
Brucefield firemen, aided by the
Seaforth detachment. brought the
blaze under control, confining it to
the upper portions of the 20x45
building and prevented fames
from spreading to other buildings.
Lost in the fire were eight sows
and 71 little pigs. about ready to
wean. The pigs were not burned,
but are believed to have died from
suffocation.
The fire was discovered by Al-
lan Haugh when he went to check
on the pens.
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Huron Petition
Seeks Hospital
Huron -Junior Farmers. carrying
with them a petition signed by
nearly 5,000 Huron residents, coic
ferred with,d3ird !Mackinnon Phil-
lips, Ontarlilf*Itaoto- of Health, in
Toronto evertlie-"thences Of Hur-
on getting a . school for retarded
childrenbuilt in the county. The
greup is supporting Torn.. PrYtle,
his efforts to love the
()Mateo ave.ratheat, bull& (a.
geheet iti, the ,ceee*... the .410hrn
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Gordon Dick, who lives in an ..,
apartment east of the planing•mill,
heard the alarm and before he
could wonder what the trouble -was, •
his room was as light as day from •
the fire, he recalled.
Mr. and Mrs. McGavin were •
asleep when the alarm sounded • '
and quickly left the house, when '
they saw the speed with which ,
the blaze was racing through the :,••
nearby lumber yard. With them .•
was their four-year-old grand-
daughter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce McLean, who lives with.
them. Mr. and Mrs. McLean are
on a holiday in. Florida, but had
planned on beginning the trip back
home on Wednesday. The McGav- '•,:
ins were given refuge in the home
of neighbors, and are now staying
with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Racho.
Firemen fought a losing battle
to save the McGavin home, but so
intense was the heat from the
nearby lumber yard blaze that it .•
was impossible to prevent flames
from gaining a foothold in the •
south wall of the residence. Flames •74
spread rapidly to the roof. which
fell in, together with the south and
a portion of the east walls. The
McGavin residence was enveloped
in flames within half an hour of
the time the alarm was sounded,
so quickly did the fire spread.
Seaforth Landmark
Destruction of the Bail -Macaulay
building removed a Seaforth land-
mark. Built about,50 years ago aa
a skating rink, the structure was
the scene of many thrilling hockey
matches and other events. It was
purchased by Ball & Macaulay in •
1950, an ince then had undergone
major 4rations to fit it out as
a plani mill and building mater-
ial storage depot,
Only casualty in the fire was a.
dog owned by Joe Twyford, an '
employee of Ball -Macaulay. The
dog was left in the building over- ,,,,
night as a wa og.
Mayor . McMaster, who re- •4.
mained at the scene throughout
the fire, expressed appreciation on ' 4
behalf of Seaforth citizens to the .,"V.
brigades who assisted from neigh. ''-'
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boring towns. . .
"We certainly should be thank-
ful they came to help us out," he ,,,,,, •,•
said.
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Seaforth firemen retained
skeleton crew at the scone through-
out Wednesday when piles of Ma-
terial continued to stnelder, and
from time to' time burst
flame,
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