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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1968-05-16, Page 11 s . 1 a Whole No. 5227 109th Year SE_AFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1968 -- 12 PAGS .single, coos, 1.2 Cnta 0-04 Your JO Adopt Proposals .to Separate .110d.u5'itty. Seaforth Council Monday night apProved greatien of a light industrial area in the north-weat corner at town -stir- rounding the Highland Shoes plant and a restricted residen- tial zone immediately to the south. , The -action came Miming considerations of a recoMmen- dation from the planning board based on .proposals advanced by thelown's planning consultants. The proposals had been consid- ered at a recent joint meeting of the board and council and the recommendation of the plan- ning board reflected the major- ity decision of that meeting. Consideration of the proposal had been given priority in view of council's earlier decision to proceed with a redevelopment and paving program on West William — the only extent of street that is fully serviced and ready for improvement. To lin plement the planning proposals meant terminating West Wil- liam Street as it joined Duke Street and this involved changes in the specifications for the West WilliamStreet work. During diseussion on the pro- posal Mayor Frank Kling ans- wering a query as to the atti- tude of,Highland Shoes.concer- iug 7 establiShment of the resi- dential and industrial areas read a letter from the head of- fice Of the company in which officials said they were in agree- ment with the suggested chan- ges: ' $500 was granted ft; Seaforth's 100th Birthday committee. "Var- Cancer Fund: Still Short.. $400 The area campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society is still $400 short of the total raised last year, aceording t� campaign chairman R. S. Spittal. Although the campaign has raised $1,905 prganizers would like to match or surpass last year's effort.. ' Anyone who wishes to donate to the Cancer Society should forward their gift to Mr. Spittal in Seaforth. iouS events are planned from which we .will have revenue," said Mayor Frank Klhig and ad- ded the grant was required as an advance against preliminary expenseS. Councillor J.• C. Mac- Lennan ,heads the reunion or- ganiration. 'Council named Mm :jean Hen- derson and Mrs. N. C. Cardno -as representatives to the Mid- western Ontario Tottrist- Coun- cil and Mrs. Cardiac) to the Zone body of the Midwestern Ontario - Development Area. Mrs. Cardno said tourism was very important to Seaforth even though it is situated well in- land from Lake Huron. She ' (Continued on Page 6) Liberals Meet In' McKillop The McKillop Liberal Associa- tion met Thursday evening In Walton Community Hall. The, following were elected officers for the coming year: President, William Boyd; vice- president, Jack Horan;. secre- tary, Graeme Craig; poll No. 4 captain, Oliver Pryce, assistant, Neil McGaVin; poll No. 3, cap- tain, Steve Murray, assistant, Jack Horan; poll No. 2, captain, Larry Wheatley, assistant, Don- ald McKercher; poll Nd. 1, cap- tain, Matt Murray, assistant, Ron Murray. He is Not Telling Bruce Austin of Seaforth celebrated the opening of the ' trout season recently by reeling in this 26" beauty. The trout weighs seven pounds and the location of the stream where it was caught will remain a secret. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Seaforth Liberals Ready for Election At a dinner meeting on Fri- day evening, attended by about fifty people, the Seaforth Lib- eral Association elected officers for the coming year and named delegates to the Huren nomin- ating convention. Gordon Wright, the association's new president, was chairman for the evening. Gorden McGavin, Walton, president of the Huron Liberal Association, spoke briefly and mentioned*the highlights of the National, Liberal Convention in Ottawa. A. Y. McLean introduc- ed Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce, who spoke about the right and duty of every private citizen t� become invol- Teacher for 35 Years C. A. Trott Retires A public school principal, who has administered the education of literally hundreds of young children, C. 'A. Trott, Clinton, will retire June 28 after 35 years in the teaching profes- C. A. TROTT sion. Mr. Trott has served as principal of the A. M. Thigh Campbell Public School, CFB Clinton, since 1950. A native of Seaforth and a graduate of the Stratford Nor- mal School, he taught elemen- tary school at SS No. 3, Stan- ley Township, the Egmondville •Public School and was super- vising principal of the Tucker - smith Township School Area N. 1 prior to his appointment to the Clinton Base. A graduate of the UniVersity of Western Ontario, London, in the general arts, he also holds a Bacheloe of Education degree from the University of Toronto. During his teaching career he has been active in the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation, having` served as president of the Huron branch and was a member of the exec- utive of the Perth -Huron 15A. When Mr. Trott came to Clin- ton ,in September, eighteen years ago, the education of a mere handful of children of air force personnel was under- taken • in several buildings at the station. A six -room school was opened in September, 1951 to be named 'after Air Marshall Hugh Campbell, Chief of the Air Staff during World War II. Today a 14 -classroom school is staffed by 16 teachers who look after the educational needs of 420 pupils. Conestoga Board In Seaforth Members of Conestoga .' Oa - lege of Applied .Arts. and Tgeh- nology, latehenermOtether WW1 - area member of adVisery deM;. mittees at the college were guests of the Town of geaforth: at a, reception and dinner 'Vow' day evening. = t; The event Was planned, to provide an opportunity for mem- bers of the board to become fam- iliar with Seaforth-and the com- munity abqt.' the .town. .Sea - forth' is included in the four,. county area which the college!1, is designed to serve; ' The visitors were taken on a bus tour of the town and im- mediate area and later were guests at dinner in, the Seaforth Curling Club. ' Mayor Frank Kling welcom- ed the party and indicated the pleasure it gave to the council to have the opportunity of tel- ling about Seaforth. Members of the board expres- sed their appreciation and were particularly interested in the facilities in existance, the de- velopment under way and the fashiou in which Seaforth was looking ahead and planning for orderly growth. Speaking on be- half of the board were A. F. Klinkhamer,, the, board chairman and Dr. J. W. Church, presi- dent of the college. F. C. J. Sills, Seaforth, a mem- • (Continued on Page 7) ved in politics. He said "People have ,to take a stand and make their position clear." Harry- Scott thanked Mr. Gaunt. John Longstaff presented a slate of officers for 1968, as pro- posed by the nominating com- mittee, which was adopted by the meeting. Officers are: president, Gor- don Wright; vice-president, Ak-- nold Stinnissen; secretary, Mrs. Don Kunder; treasurer, Don Morton; chairman, No. 1 poll, Harry Scott; No. 4, Elmer Riv- ers; No. 3, Leon Bannon; No. 4, Lloyd Bedard; No. 5, Mrs. L. Hemberger; No. 6, Mrs. 'N. Schneider; executive committee, Mrs. D. Rowcliffe, Mrs. G. Ches- ney, A. Y. McLean, Ben Lan - sink and William Teall, Jr. The following were named as delegates to the Clinrti5n nomin- ating meeting: Kate Scott, Wil- liam Teall, Jr., Lloyd Bedard, John Lansink, James Slattery, Don Morton, Glen Chesney, Ar- nold Stilmissen, , Joe DeGroot, Elmer Rivers, Susan McLean, John 'Longstaff and Les Hab- kirk. Killed In Viet Nam A grandson of Anderson Scott of Seaforth, Calvin Nes- bitt of Guelph, was killed Ap- ril 26, while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. The late Mr. Nesbitt, 19, vol- unteered for the U.S. armed forces and was inducted in June, 1967. . He is survived by his mother, Mrs. William Ian Nesbitt, a brother, Farrel and his grand- father. He wv buried in Guelph with full US. militant honors. Centennial Medal Awarded A Centennial Medal was re- cently conferred on Harold Bar- ry, in recognition of his valuable service te; Canada. Mr. Barry was born in Cumberland, Eng- land and came to Canada after World War I. He was educated at Oxford. Mr. Barry's wife is the fOrm- er Mildred Turnbull of Sea - forth. Area Lad Finds U.S. Balloon Bobby Hulley, 11, son -of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hulley, RR 1, Seaforth, who found an orange balloon with a tag attached to it on his father's farm, may be able to help a Michigan boy win a bicycle. The balloon, accord- ing to the information writs tag, was an entry by Willie Har- drick in Wixom, Michigan's Bal- loon Derby. Bobby is sending the tag (along with the remains of the balloon) back to the Derby or- ganizers in Michigan. A bicycle is being offered as a prize in the derby, presumably for the balloon which travels the far- thest from Wixom, Michigan. As a reward for finding the balloon, Bobby will receive a conibination money clip and pocket knife. Receives Confirmation At a confirmation service in St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday evening, Stephen Southgate, Peter Harvey and Cathy IVIayha of Seaforth and Melba- Jean Friend and Cathy Brown of Dublin, became mem- bers of the church. • Next Sunday morning at 11 a.m., Bishop William Townsend, a native of Bayfield, will speak at St. Thomas' Anglican services. Act to Control Speeding Tuckersmith council at the May meeting acted to control speeding in built-up areas in Harpurhey and adjacent to CFB Clinton. Clerk 1 I. McIntosh was in- structed- to prepare a by-law setting speed at 35 MPH which will come befOre the next meet- ing of council. Before the rate becomes effective approval of the Department of Highways is required. Possibility that signa will be erected indicating the Identity of Harpurhey was seen when council asked Road Superinten- dent Allan Nicholson for a re- port. The action came when a delegation of Harpurhey resi- dents including Gordon Hulley and Gar Baker approached Council agreed to seek ten- ders for 10,000 yards granular B and 4,500 yards granular A, required for reconstruction of 11/2 miles of side road between lots 25 and 26, con. 1, 2, 3. In- cluded in the proposal will be work at the CNR railway cros- sing. Council accepted the petition of Wilbur Keys and Ted Van Dyk for the ,improvement and extension of the Etue drain. Liberals Choose Malt Edgar, Mait Edgar, who was nominated Monday night as Liberal candidate in Huron for the June 25th election, is congratulat- ed by the four men who also contested the nomination. They are, (from left to right) Charles Thomas, Brussels; Dr. Frank Mills, Goderich; Mr. Edgar; Rev. J. C. Boyne, Exeter; and A. Merchants Seeking 700, Anyone *U'i, 'er the age of 18 interested ii, vinnifig a little money and ei• cIng the friend- ship of every 'Ilusinessman in Seaforth? The Seaforth Chamber of Cemmerce is sponsoring a "Shopping Slogan Contest" which invites everyone under 18 to submit in his or her own handwriting a slogan which will "best attract people to „shop in Seaforth". 1 There are three prizes allot- ted for the contest. First prize is$15, second px-ize is $7.50 and $2.50 for third. All entries must be original and handed in by Saturday. The results will be published of prize winners only. Entries may be mailed to Seaforth Chamber of Cemmerce, Box 579, Seaforth. "Contest" should be written on the out- side of the envelope. Enclose your name, address, telephone number and age. Steve Stothers To Open Fair Mr. Steve Stothers; the first Agricultural Representative in Huron -County will this year open Seaforth Fall Fair. Mr. Stothers is a residant of Luck - now. .At the regular meeting held last. Wednesday it was also re- ported that the Holstein show will be in Seaforth again this year. Mr. Robert • Fotheringham, chairman of the Field Crop competition said that plans were, being made to hold three com- petitions in conjunction with the fair and that he wasstill wel- coming entries in both the husk- ing and grain corn. MARIANE SEGEREN, 14, won first prize in a class of 135 in the Girls' °Duet at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Stratford recently. She placed second in the Girl's Solo class, with a mark of 82, two pointh below the first place winner. She is a daughter of Mr. and WS. 3ohn Segeren. W. Currie, Parkhill. The convention, in Huron Central Secon- dary School at Clinton, attracted a capacity crowd of 800. It is the first time in which such a number of candidates 'con- tested a Huron Liberal convention according to long-time Liberals. (Goderich Signal -Star photo). 800 Crowd Clinton As Liberals Nominate all A crowd of more -than 800 people saw lVfait Edgar nomin- ated Monday night as Huron's Liberal candidate in the June 25th Federal election. Mr. Ed- gar, '39, who is head of the Geography department at South Huron District High School in Exeter and was Liberal candi- date in the 1965 Federal elec- tion, received a majority of the votes cast by 345 accredited delegates on the first ballot at the nomination meeting in. Clinton. Mr. Edgar is married to the former Mary Bowman of Brussels and has six children. Five candidates contested the Liberal nomination and, accord- ing to Gordon McGavin, presi- dent of the Huron Liberal As- sociation, 22 men expressed an interest in the nomination. Mn. Edgar was nominated by Robert Mann and seconded by Paul Steckle. The four 'other candidates were Charles Thom- as, Brussels farmer, who was nominated by Ian McAllister and seconded by Robert Broad - foot; Dr. Frank Mills, mayor of Goderich, who was nominated by Wingham lawyer Alan Mills and seconded by Dan Murphy; Rev. J. C. Boyne of Exeter, who was nominated by. Harry Strang and seconded by Earl Campbell; and A. W. Currie of Parkhill, who was nominated by Jack Ros- ser and seconded by Wilson Hod- gins. Huron Association president, Gordon McGavin welcomed del- egates and observers and noted' that the large crowd was an indication of the interest in Canadianpolitics since Pierre Elliott Trudeau became Prime Minister. Mayor Don Symmons Sponsor Shopping Event In conjatiction with the par- ade and fireworks display, spon- sored by the Seaforth Fire De- partment at the Lions Park on Friday night, May 24th, the merchants' committee of the Seaforth Chanper of Commerce is arranging a three day special sale event on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 23, 24 and 25. Individual Seaforth merchants will be featuring draws for var- ious prizes. Visitors to Seaforth during the special event can take advantage of the free fire- works display as well as the value items being offered in Seaforth stores.* Receive Certificate J. J. Wilkinson of Seaforth,' who has been a member of the Provincial Advisor)' committee on the Retail Meat Cutter Trade for the past 18 months, recent- ly received an embossed certifi- cate of appreciation from the Department of Labor, accom- panied by a letter from Dalton Bales, Ontario's Minister of, Labor. The committee of which Mr. Wilkinson was a member, was advising the Provincial Institute of Trades concerning' the devel- opment of realistic training pro- grams for the meat industry. of Clinton and Huron Warden Calvin Krauter brought greet-' ings to the meeting. Those on the stage ificluded George Ingles, William Elston, Beecher Menzies,' Ivan Kalb- fleisch, Harold Shore, Hugh Hill, Murray Gantt, MPP and A. Y. McLean, Mr. Shore was returning officer and Mr. Mc- Lean, president of the Western Ontario North Liberal Associa- tion, presided during the nom - After -a three minute nomina- ting speech for each of the five candidates, each candidate spoke for .10 minutes. Mr: Edgar called for the dev- elopment of industry in Huron and said that both the port of • Goderich and the tourist indus- try along Lake Huron should be pi -emoted more fully. He said that Huron County should receive a fair share of Federal aid and development programs (Continued on Page 6) Gift Aids Hospital Mrs. J. A. Cardno, a member of the executive of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary, recently tresented a cheque for $1,667.80 to Goidon McKenzie, administrator of Seaforth Com- munity Hospital. The amount raised by the Hospital Auxiliary has provided two bassinettes and the furniture for a semi- private room at the hospital. (Expositor photo by McLean.) Students Plan Walk For Jamaican School "I haven't walked two miles in two years," says L. P. Plum - steel, principal at SDHS. but he will lead over 100,students and teachers in a moncyzraising trek to Hayfield on Se_ turclay. The I8 -mile walk is sponsor- ed by the students' council, in an effort to raise money for an elementary school in Sea - forth, Jamaica Mr. P.lumsteel said the situation in titer Sea - forth counterpart is in a sorry condition. He said there are over 900 students in a school built to hold only 450 "Some- times there are as many as three students to a seat," said Mr. Plumsteel. He also mentioned the roof on their building leaks and there are very few textbooks available for use. For every person in the walk, sponsors are needed. These sponsors contribute a certain amount for a mile and this amount is multiplied by the number of miles that the walk- ers are able to complete. So far, some 100 students will be walking and the total amount pledged. per Mile is $55.33. Should • every pei :;on finish the walk to Hayfield, Mr. Plumsteel pointed out over $1,000 can be raised. , Anoth,r 30 walv.ors vre ex- pected aod tnes. p.ple are still looki-g for sponsors. • Our kids are goin;*, to raise merey r,nd ship it down, L ) Ow school," ssid Mr. Plum - are going to try to do sotnIng for them every year," 1,, Ono n,r1i,in of the walk begins ;•1 10.30 a m. while anolher par- ty of walkers will leave later to allow those ‘Yho Wye part- time work to work Saturday t he Tn woroutes for the benefit of spectators will be followed by the walkers. One •route goes through Clinton and the other is by way of Brucefield. For the students, their long hike will be rewarded with a weiner roast and beach party when they reach their destination. However, their big reward will come .in the foriti tif know- ing what they are 'doing by staging this walkathan.