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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-11-08, Page 1i.r"o101.4/11°""A;;Po's,o''.., VoCe., ' •o, •••• ,r1J;Ji • ' ' "otil SpAFORTII, ONTARIO, • • Comieg§ of1,Seaforth and Tuck- craPPA Mekl.Ogether..'''lls4entlaY night witg,:44repreSeritatiWpt. the ..He, parpnent of „planning and Devel- opment to (*Oaf no- to. deter- - r. Cats once At Lions Frolic Cold • weather held down the at- tendance at the 28th annual Hal- lowe'en frolic, sponsored by the Seaforth Lions, in the arena Thurs- day evening. While • the over-all crowd was downie;there was no lessening in. the 'Ituitlier of Sea - forth and, district youth who clam- oured for the free candy t and treats and who lined up to compete in the contests. The evening got under way with a torchlight parade of costumed youth, led -by the SDHS Band, and under the watchfid, eye of Chief John Scott and Seaforth Firemen. The band was conducted by Geo, Hildebrand. At the arena, costumes 4 were judged and a progtpn enjoyed. Bingo and games �f chance were under way. g13' • Ali?, Deferred from the ellTainktearn- ival, the draw for prizes Walling $5,000 was the highlight of file eve- ning, and according to the coin. mittee was carried out on the basis as would have existed had it tak- en place at the summer cireivaL The first ticket' drawn gave en- titlement to the first consolation prize; the second ticket to the second consolation prize, and the third ticket drawn to the major prize. Prize winners were: first consolation prize, $25 per week for 50 weeks, ticket No. 323259, Alvin Runstedler, RR 1, Linwood, Ont., drawn by Audrey Hackweli, Wal- ton; second consolation prize, $15 per week for 50 weeks, ticket No. 335565, R. Stobie, Spragge, Ont., drawn by Sandra Huai, Seaforth. First prize, $60 per week for 50 weeks, ticket No. 399604, Edward W. Elliott, Clinton, drawn by Jac- queline Melanson, Seaforth. Prizes for costumes were won by: Best comic, eight years and un- der -1st prize, Rochelle Nesbitt, Richard Nesbitt and Stephen Nes- bitt; 2nd, Marjorie MacDonald; 3rd, Peter Kling; 4th, Glen Nich- olson. Best Fancy, eight years and un- der—Barbara Box, Ruth Ann Wil- son, Jimmy Snowdon, Leanne Mel- anson. Best Comic, nine years to 11 years—Linda Powell, Brian Hab- kirk; Wendy Moore and Shirley Dinsmore, Allan Wilson. Best Fancy, 9 years to 11 years —Connie Atkinson, Elaine Oke, Katie Scott, Peter Sillery. Best Comic, 12 years and oyer_ Barbara Turnbull, Kurt Christen- sen, Margaret Ann Stapleton, Karl — Campbell and Fleming Philipsen. Best Fancy, 12 years and over— Joan Teall, Anne .Kling, Gloria Mine on the steps that. mutt be taken in order. te arrive at an in- tergeted pleniallig„Ackgmq„ for the area, And the benefits that could i:RiPecte0 to ,fall from such a plan. Representing the department was John W. BroWn, of Toronto. Mayor E. A. McMaster, Sea - forth, who presided, reviewed briefly the steps ,that had been taken and told the meeting that invitations had gone forward „,to both ,Tuckersmith and Mailing, but that McKillop had indicated -that it was not interested. Mr. -Brown said that frequently that as the case. The need for sbine measure of control was for - seen by one Municipality 'who, in turn, interested adjoining munici- palities. Of the 250 planning -boards operating in the province, some 200 are joint boards: representing more than one municipality. He indicated that in his' opinion it was unfortunate that McKillop did not consider joining in the proposal in the beginning. The experience of the department has been that ulti- mately all municipalities concern- ed would join, and that it was more beneficial to be in at the start:. One of the difficulties that arise in municipalities who do not participate, is.that with the intro- duction of a measure of dontrol in, adjoining ,municipalities they become host to- mazy of the preih• lems which are eliminated in the other municipalities. Taylor, Mary Outlines Procedure - Outlining the steps to be taken, Mr. Brown said that in the first instance a tentative decision should be taken as to the area that is to be included. „It was recommended that in arriving at an area con- sideration be given the require- ments of future generations rather than only the immediate require- ments. Too frequently the are included was too small. ' The next step was for the Mun- icipalities concerned to inform the minister that it was their wish to be included in a joint area, and in turn the minister would define the area and designate one of the municipalities as the initiating agent. The minister then instructs the designated municipality to appoint a joint board. The appointees from Tuckersmith would be as as a re- sult of nominations advanced by Tuckersmith. There is no particu- lar prohibition with respect to the size of the board, but the act pro- vides that the majority on the board cannot be members of coun- cil. The persons appointed by the municipality to form the board are required to be approved by the minister. Has Obligations When the board has been consti- tuted it immediately assumes cer- tain obligations which include a study of the area for which it is responsible, the preparation of an official plan, the recommendation of a controlling by-law, and a con- tinuing review of the requirements of the area in a growth sense. One of the major responsibilities of the board is to keep the public inform- ed as to the progess that is being made and develop iaterest on the part of ratepayers generally for its work. The bhard,4 purely ad- Visory in that it makes recommen- datiens to council, but in itself has no power of decision. Mr. Brown felt that one of the greatest safeguards which could be erected was the adoption of a subdivision control by-law by the muiticipalities. By means of such a by-law, the municipality could control haphazard development within its boundaries ad avoid the necessity for costly services. While such a by-law provides for orderly development, It does not prohibit a farmer, who wishes to erect a home for his son or daugh- ter on die corner of his farm, from doing so Councillor„,Frank Falconer, of Tuekersatitla, explained the rela- tionship Of the township to Clinton and some discussion followed as to should participate. It was agreed Un veil the extent to which Tuckersmith that the area most satisfactory could be worked out through dis- cussions between the menicipali- p • ties. agues Councillor Kellar, of Seaforth, asked the procedure with' respect Morris township will honor its Seaforth and district will pax num will be in charge of Legion tribute te its war dead in impres. Iade Rev. J. H. James. The annual Poppy Day cam: Paige sive services on Sunday and Mongets under way Friday and day. Ontinues Saturday, when mem- The»annual church parade 446 ers of the Legion Ladies' Aux- Seaforth Branch 156 canadiajiT ary will canvass Seeforibliornes, Legion takes place Sunday morn,: 'factories and places of Wig -Mess. ing to Egmondville Church. A fea- lloceecis from the sale of veteran- ture of the service there will be nande .poppies make possible a the dedication of a memorial Organ continuation of Legion welfare commemorating those of the Ege: work. mondville congregation who paid Members of the Legion will hold the supreme sacrifice. The parade .a dinner in the Conimunity Centre of veterans, which forms at Vic= oji Monday evening. This is being toria Park, will be led by the arranged by the Ladies' Auxiliary. SDHS Band.-1•Planning and co-ordinating the. On Monday the annual Remem _ various Remembrance Day activi- . brance Day memorial parade and ties are President John Holland, service takes place. The parade, ad special events chairman Dick ' which will include veterans, Boy sler, of the Canadian Legion. Scouts, school children, municipal I H officials and representatives of dis- trict organizations, will be headed I- firemen ave by the SDHS Band. At the ceno- taph in Victoria Park, the care Series Of Calls to reinuneraititeg' the board, and he was. told that the members of the board act on an honorary basis. There is a budget arrived at which covers travel and administrative costs, but does not provide for remuneration of members: Such a budget, when approved' by the board, would be apportioned, per- haps, on the basis of the popula- tion affected between the partici- pating municipalities. In answer to a question from Reeve Scoins, Mr. Brown said it was his personal opinion that it was most desirable from every standpoint that the municipalities participate in a joint planning area. Planning Differs war dead of two wars and former township officials, from 1856 to 1956, when plaques bearing their names will be unveiled at cere- monies planned for Remembrance Day next Monday. The ceremony takes place at three o'clock in the township hall: Made possible as a result of funds remaining from the Cen- tennial celebration of last year, the ceremony has been planned by a committee, including Richard Proctor, Ralph 'Shaw and Walter Shortreed. The service is -under the auspices of the Morris Town- ship Centennial Committee. The bronze memorial to those who paid the supreme sacrifice in- cludes the names of the following: World War I—(Hank) Henry An- derson, George Davis, Richard Fay, Wm. Forbes, Charles For- rest, Wm. Hall, Robert Lawson, James McCalluni, Leslie McKin- ney, Daniel O'Toole, John Pass- more, Manson Taylor. World War II—Russel Barnard, Charles Bendall, Harry Cummings, King Hastings, Arthur McLean, Donald Murray, Joseph Nicholson, Gordoi-Nichol, Roy Pierce, Jack Spier, Archie Young. Answering another question, Mr. Prawn said there is a difference in the conception of planning and zoning today and that which ex- isted a number of years ago. At that time there were by-laws pro- hibiting construction of particular types of accommodation in par- ticular areas, but no attention was paid to what happened in the rest of the municipality. Under today's concept the whole municipality is viewed as a unit and steps taken to insure that the best use is made of the entire area. Such planning is most essential in attracting new industry. Industry today hesitates to make major commitments in municipalities unless it has knowl- edge that it ,is protected against encoachments that can arise in unplanned areas. Councillor Elgin Thompson, of Tuckersmith, inquired if in the ev- ent Tuckersmith participated and took in an area, say five miles from Seaforth, would it mean that a man couldn't build a shed on his own farm? Mr. Brown told them that the act, in defining a planning 4rea, slopped nobody from doing anything to his proper- ty. It simply meant that develop - (Continued on Page 4) I Seaforth Firemen found Hal- lewe'en to be a busy time as they answered four calls within 36 'tun. Police are investigating an alarm phoned in from McKillop about 10 o'clock Thursday night, that took Seaforth and Mitchell brigades on a 10 -mile chase to northeast McKillop. Reported to have originated in the area of Slabtown, firemen found every - t ing in order when they arrived, a d no sign of fire. ,A few hours later a storage barn oi a farm owned by Warden. Ijpney, was destroyed. It -contain - e some machinery and baled hay. arly the following Saturday morn - g a second barn on the same farm was on fire, but was held under control. Police and firemen are investigating, since the barns contained no hydro or other ma- terial that could have caused a fire. Dense smoke, but little damage, resulted when fumes ignited in a pit in Rowcliffe Motors Saturday morning. Kay Christiansen, of the Row- cliffe staff, who was working on a customer's car, was in the pit but escaped without injury. The Burns 'Alen a large tire was burned in the centre of Egmondville bridge Hallowe'en night, the heat melted the asphalt pavement on the bridge, resulting in a hole the diameter of the tire. Police are .also investigating this incident. One Job Enough Junior Farmers Say "We die for our country only once, but we live for it every day" was the motto of the Seaforth Junior Institute when they met in the High School Tuesday evening. The motto was expressed by Jean Broadfoot. Roll call was answered by -"a place I would like to visit, and why?" Some of the answers were Africa, England, Florida, Califor- Seei:'. vture for Small Local Former president or .eBrussels long after these prophets of gloom Liability insurance should be •ii.v. Fall Fair, James Mair, was elect- are dead and buried," Mr. Dari- carried by all fairs, Mr. Darling ed 'director of District ft, Ontario ing asserted. "I am gding to shout advised, especially those having Association of Agricultural Socie- from the high heavens that the horse races. The insurance would ties, at the annual district meet- small fairs are doing a great job." protect the societies against the ing. The meeting, held Thursday Some of the smaller fairs, said passibility of being held respons- in the agricultural hall, Dungan- Mr. Darlingf. have problems of ible for injuries or damage caused non, also elected Mrs. Joseph -scanty attendance and small gate at the fair. Grummett, Seaforth, as assistant receipts which need to be solved "A great many of out fairs take director in the women's division. by finding ways of attracting a chance, and do not carry this Other officers in the men's divi- people to their local fairs. "They insurance," he continued. "Fairs sion are: secretary,.George Watt, can sit on their haunches and with horse races should not take Blyth, and assistant district direc- watch TV," he said, "and they a chance." tor, John Simon, RR 4, Mitchell. are too lazy, some of the people, "Without insurance," he said, District women's director will be Mrs. „Sebben, RR 4, Stratford, and the secret.ary-treas- urer will be MO. L. M. Scrime- gour, Blyth. District 8 includes 18 societies in Perth and ' Huron counties, which hold 16/ fall fairs and two spring shows. _. • Delegates totalling repres- enting 15 of the 18 societies, regis- tered the sessions. Dungannon society, With the geographical ad- vantage, hail30,delegates, the big- gest group; others represented were Blyth, by six; Brussels, 10; Exeter, four; Ilotiqek, six; Clinton, five; Seaforth, five; Hensall, two; Klrkton, 10; Listowel, four; Mil- Vert,on, five; St. •Marys, , Pine; Stratford; eight; Palmerston, four, and Mitchell, 10. Bayfield, Zurich and Lucknow societies were the only groups not represented at the meeting and dinner. Stanley Darling, Betts Falls, president of the Oder* Associa- tion of Agricultural 'Peddles,. told the gathering he disagrees strong- ly with the suggestions, often heard recently, that Small local fall fairs are outdated and ana- chronistre. The management of Western raft' iii !Wilde% and Peterborough- htie said publicly, lie noted, that Many Of the smaller fairs serve no use- ful- Purpeae„ and should be abol- ished. e • Mr4,Tlif 4 ea{§'e••• 1.144 to get out to see their local fair." "one liability claim eould sink an Fairs agricultural society." Minimum coverage of $5,000 against any one injury; $10,000 total for injuries, and $1,000 for property damage, can be bought by a one -day fair, he said, for a premium as low as $12.50. James Smith, Milverton, report- ed that Milverton paid a premium of $72 to get coverage to a limit of $100,000. Harvey Webster, sec- retary of St. Marys Fair, reported that a premium of• $75 was paid for liability insurance this year, (Continued on Page 5) oft •A6gt"liA.,TMin I"rOh and Per. 0th ,WM ,bre headed.rby.j,a_rnes, oMair, 13russels, wh°laSt was director fori058of District of OntarioAase!iation of Agrl coltuinl The diIa004.ties$ Met With ir the executive ' '4ssIttoat,toyeqr, nri George ‘4, Attit9 •ro'•'; ••••• ' ' ' • • , c." MONTHS OF WORK by members of the congregation cie'...Zien Church, Me '.'llop;'were ra fleeted in the completely renovated church building which Was -reopened at special- serviceseute•,"i. Sunday afternoon. Shown here are are (left) Rev. W. F. Krotz, C.S., Dashwood, guest speaker; Wm. Koehler, RR 1, Dublin, a -member of the congregation for 70 years; Mrs. Christena Metier; who has belonged to the churti for 75 years, and Rev. A. M. Amacher, the minister of .. the. - church. (Photo by Philips). , SPecial...Seivites Suncl#,. -ark Zion; Reopen.in Four special services last week- end marked the . reopening of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, McKillop. After weeks of remodelling, the church was re- dedicated Sunday in an afternoon service, conducted by Rev. W. F. Krotz, C.S., Dashwood. Former members and friends from Stratford, Kitchener, Zurich, Seaforth, Mitchell, Sebringville, Brodhagen and surrounding dis- trict crowded the church to hear Rev. Krotz speak on "The Mean- ing of Worship." At this service, Lorne Amacher, London, was guest soloist. During the afternoon service the pulpit, communion table and pews were dedicated. The new commun- ion table was given to Zion Church by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rapien, nia, New York, .Rocky Mountains, but many of the members wanted to see all Ontario first. .Miss Catherine Campbell showed slides and gave a talk on the Two Nations Trip she had won to Washington and New York recent- ly. Gloria Carter read a poem en- titled, "The Heart's Garden." Shir- ley Bosman gave the current ev- ent, reminding the juniors of choir 'practice every Wednesday night during November in prepar- ation for the TV appearance De- cember 3rd over "Almanac". "Diseases Commonly Found Around the Farm" was the topic of the Junior Farmers meeting, when Dr. W. G. Drennan, D.V.M., Seaforth, spoke, informing the Juniors of the precautions that can be taken to avoid a number of the diseases, and told of symp- toms to watch for in livestock and poultry. Roll call was answered by "how many times has a veterinarian been on your farth in the past wto months?" Ken Campbell, president, pre- sided for the joint meeting which opened with the Junior Farmers' song, with Marjorie Smith accom- pulse The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secre- tary, Mrs. Elsie Keyes, and an in- vitation to a social evening in Wingham District • High School, guests of the North Huron Junior Farmers, on Thursday evening, Dec. 12, was accepted. Arrangements are being made to have a bus load attend the Roy- al Winter Fair on Nov. 21, to see the Queen's guineas class being judged. Anyone in the area wish- ing to attend the fair on this day should contact Merton Keyes, Ken Campbell, Bob Broadfoot or Bob ,Parsons, as soon as possible. Arrangements are being made to hold the annual parents' night and banquet the beginning of the new year. A special feature of the banquet will be the presentation of past president pins to all those who have served the club as president in the last eight years. A debate, "Resolved that each farmer should have only one en- terprise," proved very interesting, with Francis Hunt and Doug Jam- ieson upholding the negative side, and Peter and Don Hemingway the affirmative side. Larry Wheat- ley and Bill Strong acted as judg- es, and with a very close- decision e affirmative side were nettled the winners. Earl McSpadden gave the 010: .paper. Dancingwas. enjoyed. and hwni served.. Tuckersmith Council Clears Gas Movement Fiftal reading, patting and' seal- ing was given a by-law authorizing a franchise agreement between the corporation and Bluewater Oil and Gas Limited, for the purpose of supplying gas to the Department of National Defence at Clinton, as Tuckersmith Council held its No- vember meeting here Tuesday af- ternoon. Council approved the an- nual grant to the Seaforth Lions Club for park maintenance in an amount of $50. No appeals were entered against the 1957 agtessment, and the roll was adopted. Rate of taxation for municipal purposes for 1957 is: business and commercial, 11 mills; residential and farm property, 8.7 mills. Council decided to take immedi- ate procedure to have a building by-law and subdivision control by- law passed. Tuckersmith Municipal Tele- phone System was given an ad- vance of $4,000, repayable Decem- ber 15. Council also authorized water installation to the residence of James Hulley, Egmondville. The clerk" was instructed to in- vestigate a rebate of sales tax on equipment in the pumphouse in Egmondville water system. Accounts passed included: Eg- mondville Water, $9.31; roads, $4,- 578.68; tile drainage, $900; dump, $22.50; repairs and supplies, $26.85; grants, $63.75; printing, $26.71; hospitalization, $25; relief, supple- mentary allowance, $45; fox boun- ty, $10; Tuckersmith Telephone, $4,000; fire protection, $32; rebate '''o Mrs. Betties Has 95th Birthday tender' --Ctietftis, $613.11; weed spraying, $32.57; selectix jurors, $15; salary and allowance, $232.16; Receiver -General, $9.50. A 95th birthday in itself is not unusual, but a 95th birthday cele- bration in a hospital sitting room is certainly uncommon. Such was the case of Mrs. Jes- sie Matilda Betties. Mrs. Betties, who has been confined to Alexan- dra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, since last March, cele- brated her 95th birthday there Sunday. Sitting up, Mrs. Betties enjoyed a chat vvith relatives and friends who called, and was delighted with the many cards and gifts which she received. A small table in the hospital sitting room was centred with a decorated birthday cake. A native of Goderich township, she is the former Jevie Matilda (Tillie) Morgan. Unlit 17 years ago, she lived on the home farm on concession 6. Her husband, Thomas Betties, died several years ago. For the past 17 years she has lived with Mrs. J. L. MacDon- ald, Goderich. She has three sons, Allan, Gode- rich township; Theron, Winthrop; Erland, Toront6; two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda Georgian, Vancouver, B.Ce; Mrs. Peter Young, Goderich; 12 grandchildren and 18 great- grandchildren. AtrnrOert Of her immediate y Were ;cePtet ai& visited her 4 BaseBall Players Guests At Dinner "Modern Baseball", a colored film .on' the rules and regulations of the game, was the highlight of a social evening for Seaforth Minor Baseball Association Friday. Chicago, 111., in memory of Welt' parents, the • late! „Mr. and -at* Henry Rapien fend. Mr. and Mrs. .; Dan Regele. Mrs. Christena 1,0e13-.• er donated the pulpit, while the attendance board and outside rail- ing were a donation from Mr. ,4441 Mrs. Fred Rose. Other donations of gifts and money were also ceived. , At the evening service Rev. V. Dahms, Sebringville, was guest • speaker and the male chorus front Zurich added a musical touch to the occasion. The chorus was com- prised of John Gascho, Urban Pfyle, Newell Geiger, Delbert Geie ger, LeRoy O'Brien, Milton Oesehe Oscar Greb, Lorne Amacher and pastor of Zuric4 Eriimanuel•Evw , gelical• U. 13'..,itiet 2htittuChitrelibl?"4 Rev. A. 1VI. Amacher. Mrs. Milton Oerch, Emmanuel organist, acted es pianist for the chorus. Mrs. Rhine Kahle, Mitchell, was guesti, pianist at both services. Held in the public school audit- orium, players of both bantam and peewee teams were welcomed by the president of the association, Clare Reith. Mr. Reith praised the lads for their year's play, not- ing that while they did not win any championships, they did have many good games. For the second consecutive year Bob Reith was presented with the Sills award for the bantam group- ing with presentation being made by the coach, Art Stacey. The George Miler award went to Kim McLean, the peewee player, with coach Jack Patterson making this presentation. As a number of players were un- able to attend the showing of the film, the executive expressed hope that it would be available again next spring. Refreshments served to the play- ers were donated by B. F. Christie, the Lions Club -and the Minor Association executive. The executive, Clare Reith, pres- ident; Jack Patterson, secretary - treasurer, and coach, Art Stacey, extended thanks to all who helped in any way with the promotion of minor baseball this year, and to those who made the social evening possible. The association reports a small surplus for next year. The church was decorated Sun- day with yellow and white mums„ presented by Mr. and Mrs. Wrii: Koehler. Other baskets were plac- ed by friends of the congregation. Former pastor of Zion Church, Rev. G. L. Grosse, conducted spe- cial services Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings. Mrs. Elmer Koeh- ler and Mrs. Harvey Regele were soloists. Working unstintingly toward the complete renovation of the church was a building committee under chairman Ford Dickison, and in- cluding .Irvin Rock, Elmer Koeh- ler and Charles Eggert. They were helped by members of the church. A new platform was built, ,lower and smaller than its predecessor, and covered with a wine and grey plush rug. As well as the new pulpit and communion table is a matching clergy seat. Twelve new pews, all finished in blonde wood, were also installed. The new centre aisle is covered with a grey plastic carpeting. An entrance room, 8x14 feet, has been added to the front of the church, finished in light plywood with cup- boards and cloak room accommo- dation. Leading into the church are a set of new cement steps, with a small railing on either side. The congregation will be kept warm this winter, not only by heart-warming messages by their minister, Rev. A. M. Amacher, but also by a new oil heating system - complete with air -conditioner. The floor has been refinished in natural color. Curtains have been purchased for the individual Sun- day school classrooms. Hog Producers Protest Vote Plan Reports from representatives of 14 counties under the directional program of the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers were presented at a special meeting of the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers' Association held in Toron- to Monday. The meeting was at- tended by representatives of the producers in Perth and Huron, ac- cording to John A. Murphy, who was among those present. The re- ports indicated that a big per- centage of farmers in these 14 counties were unanimously behind the directional program. Whatev- er resistance was in existence ac- cording to these reports stemmed from transporters. The' meeting was told that the provincial government had order- ed a "Vote on the hog marketing plan. James Haggerty, of Perth county, told the meeting that when the tinie came for such a vote, hog producers shed& reirientber that they e " ,f4 of assembly points and directional marketing. Mr. Haggerty said that "hog producers will be voting on whether the hog industry is to ,;!4 be farmer -controlled through tee operative action, or is it to be turned back into the hands of the packer." In a standing vote, the 300 del‘ gates attending the meeting indi- cated that they did believe that' the vote should not have been call- ed at the present Tillie. DisdiiWo# centred on the voting requirements in which 51 per cent of all eliiibIe voters niust,.,Vote in favor or 6 per cent of tlip,?Wing must vOti in favor. out ' the Ontario ration of kgriti ture only advhearted.that 60 ' cent of those quired to votel to carry it. A:o. asking the request for a kethg pl