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C?nstruetion of a new setof
steps leading to ..Seaforth Lions
Park from No. 8 Highway will be
undertaken immediately, Depart-
ment of Highways officials inform-
ed the Seaforth Lions Club on Wed-
nesday., At the same time, work
is expected to get underway on a
new entrance to the park.
Changes have been necessitated
by highway construction work that
was carried opt in front of the,
park last year and which saw the
level of the highway raised by
several feet at various points
cross the front of the park. .In
the course of the highway work,
the steps that had served the park
for many years were buried under
tons of fill.
Decision to change the main en-
trance, to the park to- a point east
of the park cottage was taken in
order •to eliminate a dangerous
condition that was created when
thehighway level was changed.
'With the highway at its present
level, cars leaving the park are
forced to come ,to a halt on a steep
hill that was created by the higher
pavement, and then turn sharply
onto the narrow highway bridge.
It was in order to eliminate this
hazardous condition that the De-
partment agreed to the represen-
tations of the Lions Club that an
alternative entrance be created.
The work will also meas that a
considerable additional area will
be released for park purposes west
of the cottage; and will he of as-
sistance in relieving the conges
tion that exists in the park on holi-
•
days and Sundays.
Annual Outing Of
Legion Members,
Held At Bayfield
While the gond'•itions have existed
for nearly a year, aid several
meetings had been held betweern
the members of the parks com-
mittee and highway .officials, it
was not until this week that the
Department indicated that it was
prepared to proceed with,the work,
In the: meantime, the hundreds of
people who go to the park on toot
have been forced, to climb up or
down a steep mud bank in order
to get out of or into the phrk pre,
perty.
• Michael.
suffered a . brio er `tie
when he diV ear%
the hay mew -ef .'And ew Crozl
barn, R.R. 2 '
Michael is the 'spla of Mr a:
Mrs. Walter Barry Detroit (H;
was visiting here with,.his atmt
Mrs. 'Crozier.
Highway construction work and
alterations which were carried out
by the highways department dur-
ing the past year have resulted m
many additional maintenance prob-
lems for the park staff. Not only
was the grassed area between the
highway and river buried under
tons of fill, but areas to the east
of the park and across the road,
which for many -years have been
maintained by the park as an add-
ed attraction, likewise underwent
change, and were left in such a
condition that it has been possible
to keep the grass cut only with
great difficulty. Highways officials
said this week that an effort would
be made to level these areas in
order to assist the park with its
maintenance problems.. Other ar-
eas may be required to be sodded
before they can be kept in proper
condition.
The highway work also has plac-
ed a strain on trees abutting the
park and it has been found that as
a result of the soil about the trees
having been disturbed, many of
them are -dying. Those that are
considered will not be able to sur-
vive will be removed and will be
replaced by new trees.
When the park committee first
approached highway officials near-
ly a year ago in connection with
the problems that were being cre-
ated at the park as a .result of
the highway .construction program,
emphasis was placed on the de-
sirability of the ,existing high ten-
sion hydro line along the park pro-
perty being removed. Highways of-
ficials at that time agreed that
the poles besideothe highway cre-
ated a hazard and said that they
would investigate the matter with
the hydro, officials,; It was agreed
that alternative routes were avail-
able. and which would present very
little difficulty. Speaking this week,
highway representatives said that
this particular matter was still be,
ing explored with the hydro peo-
ple.
'The Seaforth Legion held its an-
nual picnic at Jowett's Grove, Bay-
field, Sunday with 100 persons join-
ing in the program.
Oldest and youngest persons
present were Mrs. Sohn Smith, 92,
and Valerie Brown, Galt, 13 weeks.
A feature of the afternoon was
an enthusiastic ball game, which
was umpired by 82 -year-old Fred
Williams.
Winners of the various events
were: girls, three years and un-
der, Donna Williams; boys, three
years and, under, Bruce Scott;
girls, four and five years, Dianne
Williams; boys, 4 and 5 years, Jim-
my Holland; girls, . six and seven
years, Rachelle Nesbitt; boys, six
and seven years, Glenny Nichol-
son; girls, eight, nine and 10 years,
Jean Scott; boys, eight, nine and
10 years, Gary Betties; girls, 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15 years, Dianne
Dennis; boys, 11; 12, 13, 14 and 15
years, Larry Dale; fat' man's race,
Dick Eisler and Harry Nesbitt
(tie); oldest lady, Mrs. J. Smith;
oldest man, Fred Willims, 82; lad-
ies' running race, Betty Hiusser;,
mee's running race, Ken Bettles;"
ladies' three-legged race,, Doreen
Eisler and Helen Nicholson; men's
three-legged 'race, Gbrdon and
Doug Scott; ladies kick slipper,
Olive Betties; men kick slipper,
Harry Nesbitt.
Stratford -Band
hi Concert Here -
Stratford CNR Band wily pre-
sent a concert of modern and
classical music Friday, July 26, in
Victoria Park bandshell, at 8:15
p.m.
Among selections to be present-
ed are excerpts from •My Fair
Lady and The King and I,'. Lady
of Spain, Copacabana, Schubert's
Unfinished 'Symphony, and Valse
Triste.
The program is sponsored by
Seaforth Highlanders Band. It is
financed by the *musicians' union
radio and television fund.
While no definite date has been
established for the completion of
the work, the parks committee is
anxious that both entrances be.
completed in time for the annual
Lions Club summer carnival, which
this year is being held on August
21, 22 and 23. The Department of
Highways is being pressed se that
this date will be met.
Fire Losses Up
Chief Scott •Says
Ontario fire, losses of over $20
million .in the* first half of 1957
were augmented by Seaforth dis-
trict blazes, Fire Chief John F.
Scott' said this week.
The Ball -Macaulay lumber yard,
destroyed March 13 in a spectacu-
lar blaze, -which showered the town
with flaming embers, carried by
high winds, added $52,645 to total
losses.
An' $80,000 fire which destroyed
box cars, rail equipment and stor-
age houses of R. J. Cook & Sons
at the Mitchell railway siding May
7, also raised the grim, tally.
The total loss represents a $6:7
million increase over figures for
the first half of last year. Afore
than 85 per cent of the losses were
covered by insurance.
THOMAS PxrkliH, rMLA for • •
Huron. who is, critically ill inn
Victoria Hospital,. Londa n
condition Wednesday aflernooh
• Was./described' as being, not
quite as good as--eather iu• tlief ,
week. , Mr. P.ryde. suffered a
se' ere t heart attack - at • 10 •
Bxete'r;, hom'Th
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, Under the watchful eye of a competent swimming instructor, ; -youngsters and teens are
taught how to swim, or to improve their skill at Lions Pool, SeafQrti►. In easy steps, beginners
conquer their•.fear of the water; so each can later learn to .duck, Coat and finally to swim right
out of the class and ,on to more advaeced instruction}. Sponsored$by Seaforth' Lions Club, the
swimming classes provide fun and valuable training for 'well over 200 boys and girls. Parents
and friends bring carloads of children to classes from Hensall, Zuriah, Blyth and many other
communities .surrounding Seaforth. The lessons are financed by Seaforth Lions Club funds. Draw
tickets,' available throughout Huron County, are being sold to help the Club amortize outstanding
costs of building the pool.• Attendance records were shattered Sunday when 533 persons went for
a dip. Previous record, set last year on Sunday, August 12, was 481. Roy McGonigle estimated
1,000 persons picnicked and played in the park itself. Although it was decidedly the biggest -
crowd accommodated to date this year, Roy said such numbers were commonplace a few years
ago. Among registered picnics on Sunday were the McTagg'aft Reunion, Brussels; Clinton Gradu-
ate Nurses; St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Clinton; Parsons picnic, Staffa; Chapple { and
Traquair family gatherings.
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Seaforth Teams Win Four
Walton Game Ends 2-2
Peewees 16, Mitchell 5
Seaforth Peewees took an easy
16-5 win at Mitchell Tuesday. -
They showed no trouble hitting
all four Mitchell moundkeepers,
whowere sent in and yanked out
again in quick succession from the
fourth inning on.
After two scoreless innings, rd with six
inthe third
Sea -
forth erupted.
ruins; Mitchell brought home
three. As Seaforth took the field
in the sixth it was 14-3. They gave
up two runs and came back to
score twice themselves.
The Seaforth 'battery squelched
Mitchell's hopes in the seventh, as
McLean struck out two and Dave
Dale snagged a pop-up foul for the
final out of the game.
High scorer for Seaforth was
Dave Dale with four runs to his
credit for five times at bat. He
hit twice, the first a double with
nobody on base, and walked twice.
Schneider hit a double in the
fourth to drive in two Seaforth
tallies, but was left on third{.
Seaforth o06 314 2-16 12 4
Mitchell 003 002 0— 5 7 9
Seaforth
Former Sectionman
At Walton Retires
Mr. Thomas N. Mose, Milverton
section foreman, has retired on
pension after 36 years' faithful ser-
vice with the CPR. He started his
career on April 1, 1921, as section -
man at Walton with the late James
Bishop, as foreman.. In 1924 he was
transferred to 'Guelph Junction as
section foreman, remaining there
until June 15, 1927, when he was
transferred to Milverton. where he
has been in charge of the section
until his retirement. Mr. Mose re-
placed Bckner and
George the) n the
Stewart oMilverton
line and holds the record for being
employed as section foreman long-
er than anyone else on the Milver-
ton CPR section.
Tom, as he is known to his many
friends, is a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. James Mose of near Wal-
ton' On June 12, 1918, he married
Catharine Sholdice, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sholdice,
of Walton, and after farming for
a short time took a position on the
railroad. They have two daugh-
ters. Ethel, Mrs. Ken Fleming, and
Luella, Mrs. Ross Gropp, both of
Milverton, and three grandchil-
dr;
Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs.
g
•Mose : were host and hostess' at
their home and served a buffet
stun heti to his fellow workers aftd
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D. Dale, c. 5 4
B. Dale, 3b. 5 2
Campbell. ss. 5 2
Schneider, ib. • 5 2
Beuerman, 2b 5 3
McLean, p. 5 1
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1 0
2 2
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9 1
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Walton People
Among Six
Injured In Crash
Six persons were injured early
Sunday, three of them seriously,
when two cars were in collision at
Biuevale, four miles east of Wing -
ham. • ,
Taken to Wingham General Hos-
pital was the driver of one car,
Jim Glousher, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Herb Glousher, R.R. 2, Auburn-, and
his four passengers: Lorne Roe
and daughter, Loreen, R.R. 1,
Blyth; Miss Betty Blake, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blake, R.R.
3, Walton, and Mrs. Bernice Pierce,
Blyth..
,Wayne Day, • Gctrrie, driver of
the other car, was taken to hospi-
tal with multiple cuts, but later
released. He was the only occu-
pant of bis vehicle.
al:
Watson, cf. 4 1 2 0 0
Pryce, rf, cf 5 1 1 1 0
Sillery, lf, . 3 0 0 1 0
Patterson, rf. 1 0 0 0 0
Sills,. lf. 1 0 0 0 0
Also released were Miss Blake
and Mrs. Pierce. Still in hospital
are Mr. Glousher, suffering a pos-
sible broken ja* and head cuts;
Mr. Roe, with a fractured skull;
and Miss Roe, with a broken arin,
cuts to the face and knee, and a
possible fractured knee cap.
Mrs. Roe said she did not learn
that her husband and daughter
had been involved in an accident
until early Monday morning. She
had been staying at the home of
Mrs. George Pethick, who had just
returned from hospital With a
baby.
Mr. Glousher and Miss Roe had
invited Mr. Roe to attend a barn
dance in Listowel with them Sat-
urday night. It was on the Way
home from that dance, about 12:30
a.m., that the accident occurred.
Mrs. Roe, who did net expect her
husband to return to the Pethiek
home until noon Sunday, suspected
nothing until he failed to Come,
After waiting all night for him
Mrs. Roe phoned Mrs.'(l'lousher at
7 a.m. Monday, mother of Jim,
Who told her of the M1
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Totals 44 16 12 14 8
Mitchell
Totals 7 17 4
31 5
Errors — Seaforth, Beuerman,
Campbell, D. Dale, Schneider. Mit-
chell: 9. Left on bases—Seaforth,
7; Mitchell, 5. Two -base hits—D.
Dale, Schneider. Hite Off Mc-
Lean, 7; off Mitchell, 1't, Struck
out—by McLean. 6; by Mitchell, 4.
Bases on balls—off McLean, 2; off
Mitchell; 13, Wild pitches—McLean
(1). Time, of game -1:50 hours.
Umpires—Ahrens and Cousins.
Bantams 8, St. Marys 4
Seaforth Bantams nicked St.
Marys 8-4 Tuesday in five innings
in a WOAA league game at St.
Marys.
When the game was called in
the top of the sixth, Seaforth was
at bat with one out. Reith had
doubled to bring in two men, and
scored himself on a single by Pat-
terson. ,
Seaforth led off in the first with
doubles by Torn Love and Patter-
son, and a homer by Reith, to
bring home two.
In the second, Marshall led off
with a triple, scored on a hit by
Dick, who was thrown out at third,
and was followed across the plate
by Pinder and Pethick later in the
inning. The side was retired with
two men left on base.
Seaforth 230 003-8 8 0
St. Marys 110 0 2x-4 6 3
Seaforth—TDick, Reith (4) and
J. Dick.
St. Marys—Harper and Richard.
son.
Constable Bob Le'wi
OPP, o whh investiga'ti
salt both .Mira Vvere
ishd , t _
Boyle, 5; off Cann, 4. Struck out:
by McLean, 7; by Boyle, 3; by
Cann, 2. Bases on balls: off Mc-
Lean, 2; off Boyle. 3; off Cann, 4.
Time of game. 1:45 hours. Um-
pires—Ken Powell and Frank Sills.
urges F�iiow
False Pretenses
Albert Moreash, presently in de-
tention at Guelph Reformatory,
was to appear in magistrate's
court, Goderich, Thursday to an-
swer charges of 'bad cheques is-
sued here in his name.
John Baldwin, Seaforth, identi-
fied Moreash in a police line-up at
Guelph this week as the man who
passed a non-negotiaOle cheque for
$85 at Baldwin Hardware May 2.
Football Two -All Tie
Facing a 2-0 shutout is the sec-
ond half, Walton came back to tie
Brussels 2-2 Monday in an ' HFA
soccer thriller
on home ground.und.
Although first half action cen-
tered around the. Brussels goal,
Walton failed to break through the
orderly defence and ended the half
trailing 1-0.
Brussels made it 2-0 early in the
second half and looked good en-
ough to hold their lead, but a de-
termined Walton crew netted one
and kept driving in.
With only minutes remaining.
Whlton found the range and pock-
eted the tying goal.
WALTON—Jerry Achilles, goal;
Don McDonald. r.d.; Barry Mar=
shall, l.d.; M. Hackwell, c.h.; Bob
Stevens, r.h.; G. Love. Jr., 1.h.; G.
Taylor, ef.; Don Achilles, i.r.; R.
Hackell, o.r.; Ron Uhler, 1.1.; Ken
McDonald, o.l.; G. Love, Sr., sub.;
M. Gulutzen, sub.
BRUSSELS — Ken Stephenson,
goal; Gord Stephenson, l.d.; Len
Ward, r.d.; Oliver Riley, c.h.; Al-
len Nicol, r.h•; William Martin, 1.
h,; Mike Wauck. c.f.; George Gil,l o.r.; Murray Hoover, i.r.; Ross
Eckmier, o1.; Louis Ebel,
(See also Page 3)
Peewees 10, Exeter 6
Seaforth Peewees socked out a
10-6 win over Exeter July 12 in
Lions Park here. Played under
dull, rain -threatening skies, the
game was called in the sixth be-
cause of darkness.
Exeter, who carried a 4-0 lead
into thetop of the third, went
down 1-2-3 in that inning on two
strikeouts and a quick throw from
McLean to Schneider on first to
catch the Exeter centrefielder off
base.
Seaforth came to life in the last
of the third with D. Dale, Schnei-
der, B. Dale and Campbell scoring,
to tie up the game 4-4. In the
fourth, both teams tallied two runs,
Beuerman and Schneider coming
home for Seaforth.
After Exeter went down score-
less in the fifth, the home team
sent 10 men to the plate. Pryce,
Watson, Beuerman and D. Dale
made the circuit to post the finds
runs of the game.
Seaforth 004 24x-10 9 3
Exeter 400 200— 6 10 4
Seaforth—McLean and D. Dale;
Exeter—Boyle, Cann (4) and
Boyls, Snell (5).
Seafortb
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Beuerman( • 2b4 2 1 0 0
D. Dale, c 4 2 0 0 0
Schneider, lb 4 e.. 3 5 0
B. Dale, 3b 4` 1 1 1 0
Campbell, ss 4- 1 2 2 2
McLean, p 4 0 0 1 2
Sills, if 4 0 0 0 0
Pryce, cf 3 1 1 1 0
Watson, rf 2 1 1 1 0
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District Lodges
Parade in Listowel
On Glorious .12th
Seaforth LOL 793 and LOBA were
on hand 45 strong Saturday to join
with the more than 2,000 Orange-
men who paraded in Listowel. Up-
wards of 10,000 people streamed
into. Listowel for the annual
Orange walk to make Saturday's
celebration the biggest in that
town's history. •
A total of 70 lodges from six
counties. with Union Jacks and
banners flying, marching to fife
and drum, formed a one -mile cir-
cle and caused a 15 -minute delay
while waiting for the tail end of
the parade to pass before the head
of the procession could continue
along the route to Memorial Park.
Taking part were 50 Loyal
Orange Lodges, 15 Loyal Orange
Benevolent Associations, three Loy-
al True Blue and two Juvenile
Lodges. The procession tpok - an
hour and twenty minutes to pass
through the business sect i o n.
Countless people without lodge'af-
fili'ation lined the streets to watch
this first Orange Walk in Listowel
in 12 years, - . - .: ... .
From mid-morning until late in
the day, fifers and drummers dot-
ted street corners and vied for
the crowd's attention as they con-
tributed age-old July 12th tunes,
such as "Boyne Water" and "Pro-
testant Boys." Several lodges were
headed by their. own bands.
Other lodges attending from this.
area were Winthrop. Londesboro.
Clinton, Bayfield and Varna.
District Girls
At 4-H Conference
Another Seaforth merchant, R.
S. Bo'x, could not identify Moreash
as the man who had given him a
bad cheque for $100•
Constable Sheldon, Seaforth OPP,
was the investigating officer.
London Man Remanded
Arthur Paquett, 32, of Talbot St.,
London, pleaded not guilty to a
fraud charge at Exeter court on
Wednesday. He was remanded un-
til August 7. The charge was in
connection with a Hensall resi-
dent. Magistrate Dudley Holmes,
of Goderich, presided. Constable E.
R. Davis, Hensall, was the investi-
gating officer.
Receives Suspended Sentence
Leonard Fowler, London, was
placed on suspended sentence by
Magistrate A. F. Cook• Tuesday
when he pleaded guilty to a charge
of issuing a cheque under false
pretences.
Fowler received $4 worth of gas
and $6 cash from Lorne Cronin,
Dublin, by issuing a cheque on a
closed account.
Fowler told the court he was on
holidays and ran out of money.
He said he honestly believed he
had 'funds in the account and that
on other occasions the bank had
carried overdrafts until a deposit
was made.
Janet MacGregor, RR 2, Sea -
forth, and Marion Hemingway, RR
3, Brussels, were two of almost
200 girls• who attended the 4-H
Homemaking Club Conference at
OAC, Guelph, early in July.
Almost every Ontario county was
represented at the four-day meet,
Among the highlights of the con-
ference were addresses by Profes-
sor George W. Brown, University
of ;Toronto, whose topic was "Can-
ada's Century"; Stuart Thomp-
son, Toronto naturalist of wide re-
pute, speaking on "Qur Canadian
Birds—How Many Do You Know?"
and Mrs, J. E. Houck, of Bramp-
ton, former relegate to the United
Nations, who spoke on "Wider
Horizons, For Canadian Youth"
Miss Ethel Chapman, Home Econ-
omics Service. Extension Branch,
chose "Youth: A Time of Oppor-
tunity," as the subject of her ad-
dress. Miss Jean M. Scott, super-
visor. County and District Home
Economics Service, addressed the
gathering during her session as
chairman,
Delegates enjoyed a get -ac-
quainted party the first evening,
a conducted tour of Macdonald In-
stitute, music sessions, a College
bits tour, campus games, group
discussions, club demonstrations,
flower arrangement demonstration
and a lecture on food preserva-
tion. Mrs. E. V. Thompson, RR 1,
Arissj presented the Parade of
Fashion, 1897-1957, prepared for
the recent Women's Institutes
gathering.
Totals 33 10 9 11 4
Exeter
6
Totals 31 10' 10 7
Errors Seaforth: Beuerman,
Cat/Obeli, McLean. Exeter:, -4.
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Calf, Passing Car
Are In Collision
A calf owned by Keith Kelly.
RR. 4, Seaforth, was killed Satur-
day night when it wandered , onto
Highway 8 about one mile east of
Seaforth and was struck by a car.
Driver of the car was Kenneth
Lightfoot, Stratford. Constable H.
Snell. Seaforth OPP, said the ani-
mal emerged from the ditch as
the car passed. The auto was un-
damaged.
`;Hey, there!" a passing motor-
ist, called to a hillbilly who was
reclining under a tree, "your house
is on fire."
"Know it," the hillbilly replied
without moving.
"Weil, why don't you do some-
th'i'ng about it" said the motorist..
• P.x7hiin•' it..now, thea hillisilly re.
a-pray'an for roti e-
1the sr,il•
On advice of a local physician
the boy was rushed to a Detrdrit
specialist. He is now in a cast
Detroit Memorial Hospital, where~'
he is undergoing treatment.
According to witnesses the boy
said, "Watch me take .a diveP
and made a "swan dive" intottbO.
hay. He landed on the top of ;::.
head. Mr. Crozier was working
the barn at the time. .
At first it was thought the lade
had strained 'a neck muscle, .b'
it was later learned the serol !d
vertebra in his neck was broken.
Michael was playing with see.,-
eral friends when the accident o'c
curred.
Escapes Injury
As Car. Crashes
John J. Walsh, R.R. 1, Dublin,.;
received minor cuts and bruises
Saturday when his car left a Mc,:
Killop township road and slammed
into a tree in a dense fog. '
Mr. Walsh was driving alone,•
when his car struck a patch of
fresh gravel, police said, careening
into the ditchand striking the tree.
Constable Helmer Snell, Seaforth
OPP, investigating the crash, said'
the car was wrecked beyond rel
pair. ,
Salt Project
Starts at Goderich
A $6,000.000 project of the Dom-
inion Rock Salt Company is ex-
pected to commence in Goderich
early. next week.
According to J. C. Milling. resi-
dent engineer. excavation of the
main shaft on the site on the north
side of the harbor is to be the
first project. Contract for this
work has been let to Cementation
of Canada Ltd., Brampton. Stone-
house Paving Company. of Sarnia,
will handle the backfjlling and
grading.
Workers of the Ontario Hydro -
Electric Power Commission are
rushing to complete installation of
a power plant.
Seaforth Bowlers
Hosts At Tourney
2.Years.a13.6...rb.er
Al Close Sells Shop
Elgin H. Close, a Seaforth merch-
ant for 55 -years,, and .a -•leather fon .
62 years, has sold his shop in the
Commercial Hotel to competitor
John Pullman. He was 78 last
Thursday.
Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club held
its annual Westinghouse doubles
tournament last Wednesday with a
turnout of some 38 entries. The
major -prizes were taken by S, Mc-
Intosh and Charles Morten, Ailsa
Craig. with 3 wins plus 29, aggre-
gate 56; and Charles •Danbrook and
Ted Holman, Atwood, 3 wins plus
22, aggregate 53. Other prizes were
won by entries from London, Elm-
wood, Ailsa Craig, Exeter and Lon-
don Thistle.
Competitors were also present
from Clinton, Goderich, Waterloo,
Lucknow, St. Marys, Hensall and
Seaforth.
Posting creditable scores were
Seaforth teams of B. F. Christie
and Frank Sills, 2 wins plus 16,
aggregate 52; Lorne Dale and son,
Don, 2 wins plus 13, aggregate 38'
Dr. P. L. Brady and Neil Bell, i£
wins plus 7, aggregate 39.
Prizes for the tourney were sup-
plied by.. Box Furniture. They in -
+ended radios) steam ir61sv clocks
ottd furniture pieces,, •
MRS. JAMES RIVERS, North
Main Street, well-known Sea-
forth resident, celebrated her
93rd birthday Thursday. Mrs.
Rivers, who lives alone, is
thoroughly active and interest-
ed in the community. She was
out to vote on the occasion of
the June 10 election.
Mr. Close has operated at dif
ferent..times "a bowling alie3t :tf#-
bacco shop, pool room, a Maxwell
and McLaughlin -Buick dealership,.
and—oh yes, a barber shop.
He first came to Seaforth from
Stratford in. 1902 when he was in-
vited to join the Seaforth Band.
Eight years later Mr. Close be-
came band leader. What instru-
ment does be play? "Oh, I can
play 'em all," he said, but disclos-
ed a special preference for slide
trombone and trumpet. "It's pret-
ty hard to get a really good slide
trombone player." -
Reminiscing about his band lead-
ing days. Mr. Close said, "Seaforth
had a real ban,d then." There were
27 members. Previously he had
been a member of the Waterloo
and Galt Kilties bands. In 1953 and
.'54 he travelled to Goderich t�
wield the baton for that town's"
musiciens.
Only surviving members of that
early band that Mr. Close led are
himself° and Charles Brodie. North
Main Street, He retired as leader
of the Seaforth Highlanders Band
four years ago.
Hesitant about leaving the bar-
bering trade, Mr. Close plans to
continue his work with John Pull-
man. He will continue to run his
music shop. Mr. Close entered the
barbering profession in Stratford
when he was 16. "It took me just
three months to learn," he recall-
ed.
For 10 years he served as a
member of Seaforth town coun-
cil. retiring at the end of last year.
Projected enlargement of the
Canadian Tire Associate Store
adjoining the barber shop of John
Pullman forced him to look else-
where for accommodation.
After considering a vacancy in
the Jackson block, South Main St.,
Mr. Pullman decided in favor of
leasing Mr. Close's shop instead.
An agreement between them was
concluded Wednesday.
A tobacco shop Mr. Close once.
operated was situated in the Cady
block, Main and Market Streets,
which was destroyed by fire' some
years ago. Site of the pool room
fi
Local Delegates In
Assembly Groups
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Reith were
surprised to find themselves in
four of six pictures of the 83rd
Presbyterian General Assembly
appearing in the recent issue of
the Presbyterian Record.
Mr. Reith was a delegate to the
Vancouver convention from First
Church, Seaforth. In the cover
photo they are tucked away in the
balcony, while on pages 20 and
21, both appear in photos top right,
top left, and Mr: Reith alone in
lower right shot.
Busy Bees Plan
Meeting Series
Seaforth Garden Club met at
the home of Mrs. D. Nixon June
28. The meeting was opened by
repeating the 4-H Club Pledge.
Roll call was taken on: one vege-
table in my garden which requires
thinning.
The next meeting will be July
27, at 1:30 pm. Club members
have decided to call themselves
the Seaforth Busy Bees. Miss Nix-
on and Mrs. J. Hillebrecht gave
talks about Weeds and insects that
may be found in gardens. A dis-
cussion Wit led about Canada's
food rules. Some of the third -Pat
demonstratedmo
girls cooking of ult
aeh.�}ddS preparing ;a leaf lettuceetor '.
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of which he was propr' 's now
occupied by Sam Shinen's dry •
goods store.
Once a Maxwell and Buick deal-
er, Reg Kerslake now occupies his
former showroom. A bowling al-
ley he closed "because I was tak-
ing too much business' away front
operators in other towns," was
where the Provincial Savings of-
fice is now.
Presently living on East t'T.iilliam
Street, Mr. Close built and leee „in
the house now occupied byincl§
Boshart, Main Street, and reekl,edi
for a time in what is ,now. OA
Steffen residence on 3arvis, Strledt:
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