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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-03-10, Page 14.1 • •1 .41 • 7-. Whole No. 5115 107th Year • 4 • 7 • , SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THU1ZSDAY, MAROH 10, 1966 — 12 PAGES • Wilde PaPteAj...P.,,Cell_ki $4.00 # Year 24 AqVallw , Wed 'In Hullett Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dexter, 'Nelson (Ferne) McClure, Sea- SlythTeete'brated their 50th wed- forth -and eleven grandchildrem ding anniversary on Tuesday, March lst. Mrs, Dexter is the former Mae Adams, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams, of Londesboro. Mr. Dexter is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Dexter, of Constance. They were married at the home of the bride's parents by the late Rev. Kaine, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter took tip residence near Con- stance, where they farmed until ,ten years ago when they sold their farm to their son-in-law, Wilmer Glousher, and inched to Blyth. They have four Aeughters: Mrs. Stanley (Ethel) 13all, Au- burn; Mrs. John (Viola) 'Sander- son, Blyth; Mrs. Wilmer (Nor- ma) Glousher, Londesboro; Mrs. t , The occasion was marked by open house attheir home in Blyth, when many friends and neighbors called. The guests were met at the door by Miss Brenda Ball, who pinned a tiny corsage on each lady, Miss Arva Ball tended the register. Mr. and Mrs. Dexter's daughters, along with Sylvia 'Sanderson and Sharon Ball, served lunch. Mrs. Dexter's two sisters, Mrs. Guy Cunningham, Auburn, and Miss Lillian Adams, Clinton, poured tea at a table centred with a three-tier wedding cake and lighted tapers. On Saturday, Feb. 26th, a family dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Glousher with 30 relatives pres- ent. Local Merchants Set Store Hours Seaforth-stores will open for Friday night shopping com- mencing in April, Main Street merchants decided at a meeting called by the Merchants' Com- mittee of the Chamber of Com- merce. TheY..will close at 9 9,111. Last year the stores opened Friday nights commencing in May, and remained open until 10 o'clock, Alf Ross, committee chair- man, indicated the meeting was to discuss problems 'of concern to merchants and to determine on holiday procedures for the year. C of C president Robert Read discussed methods of fi- nancing merchants' promotions and told of the steps being tak- en by the. C of C to advance Recall Four - The fiftieth wedding anni- versary of Mr. and Mrs. James Coutts was celebrated Saturday with open house held for friends and neighbors,and a family dinner at the Commercial Ho- tel. Mr, and Mrs. Coutts were married on March 1, 1916, at the Methodist parsonage in Brussels, by the Rev. David Wren. They farmed in McKil- lop Township, east bf Walto%, wail retiring to Seaforth six years ago. Mr. Coutts is the son of . the late Robert Coutts and his wife, the late Mary McDonald, Mrs. Coutts is the former Hazel, the interests of the town. Referring to house number- ing, he said discussions had been held with council, and that he understood council .was go- ing to undertake the project. In a discussion concerning stare hours and lel idays, -it- was agreed •Mr. Read would meet with Legion officials in an ef- fort to reach agreement ,con- cerning November 11. Stores will -remain open until 9:00 o'clock during the week of the Plowing Match, October 11-14, and on Wednesdays during De- cember, as well as evenings in the week . preceding Christmas, with the exception of Christmas Eve. They will remain open on the Wednesday between Christ- mas and New Years. Staffa W.I. Sponsors Successful Staffa Women's Institute held a successful progressive euchre party in Staffa Hall on Friday, evening. There Were 12 tables in play. Prizes were awarded to*: ladies' high, Mrs. Garnet Taylor; ladies' low, Mrg. Spen- cer Jeffery; gents' high, Garnet Taylor; gents' low, Alvin Bar- bour; lone. hands, Mrs, Norman Harburn, Mrs. W. Glanville's group was in charge of the evening and plans were made for a euchre party, followed by an old-time Euchre. dance, to be held in Staffa Hall on Friday evening, March 18, withthe executive in thane. Misses Bonnie Miller, Mar- garet-Worden,'Heather Daynard, Carol Vivian, Eleanor Kemp and Fay Templeman were among the Glee Club members of Mit- chell High School, who travel- led to Toronto on Thursday ev- ening and participated in a con- cert at Massey Hall. A large number from • this community attended Drama Night at Mitchell District High General Coach Buys London Plant General Coach Works- of Can- ada Ltd., at Hensall, has pur- chased the plant Of Twentieth Century Mobile Homes Ltd., of London: General is the, largest bulkier of mobilehomes in Can- ada. HOME-SCHOOL WILL MEET The March fleeting of the Home and School will be held in the pulite sehobl auditor- ium on Tuesday evening, when the guest speaker Will be Frank Clifford, head of the Science de- partment at Stratford Teachers' Meg°. He will describe new Science tourse and give several demonstrations on sci- ence experinientS. There will be a spelling bee, with teeing Made up from grade 7 and 8 VS, their parents, and lunch will be Serried. Foot Drifts Hackwell, daughter of the late Freeman Hackwell ' and Emma Godkin. They have four of a family: Mrs. James (Marie) Cameron, 112 Rose St., Sarnia; Mrs. Glen (Isabell) Huethe'r, RR 2, Brus- sels; Mrs. William (Jean) Wil - bee, Seaforth, and James J. Coutts, of Walton; seven grand- children and five great-grand- children. Recalling their wedding day in 1916, Mr. Coutts said it was cold and stormy, with over four feet of snow and plenty of pitch -holes. Their honeymoon was a short 'cutter ride to the groom's farm. • Centennial Group Advances Project Seaforth's Centennial Com- mittee at a meeting Thursday evening in the Town Hall, ad- vanced plans for the Centennial project, and reviewed earlier. work which had been done. Esteblished last summer by council, the committee consid- TiAereation of a park area ad- jacent to the Arena, as well as an addition' to pravide, a. new entrance to the Arena, as a Centennial project, and this pro- ject subsequently was endors- ed by touncil. At the same time, architects developed pre- limiaary 'sketches of the pro - The Twentieth Century plant -is on Highway 135. It has a work force of about 60. The filen went into receivership last month after experiencing finan- cial'difficulties for some time. Annotincement was made by J. C. Clayton, viee-president of General Coach, following a weekend meeting, The acquisition involves only the London plant. It does not include Twentieth Century's branch near Moncton, N.B. Gen- eral Coach has taken over the London plan A company official said the purchase would not affect op- erations at •the Hensel plant. The General Coach official tent- ed the London plant purchase another phase of the company's expansion pregratn. It began a year ago With the acquisition of Zstevan Industries Ltd., of Ft. Macteod, Alta. - •. . NEWS OF WALTON odern Five -room SOhL Serves St. Columban. McKillop Builds Bridge McKillop Township on Mon- day awarded a contract for the construction of the Morrison bridge, at lot 24, con. 10-11, at a cost of $15,715,00. • The, successful tender was that of G. A. Gibson & Sons, Wroxeter, and Was one of sev- en receiveda0thers were:. K & M Contracting Co., $21.035; Rog- er F. McEacheron Construction, $18,325; Ron Saville Construc- tion Ltd., $18,735; Looby Enter- prises, $22,859; McLean Foster Construction, $22,572„15-; Reeves Construction Ltd., $21,099. posal. At the meeting Thursday the sketch plans were reviewed and architects were asked to de - develop the plans further to permit provision of cost esti- mates. The committee also gave preliminary consideration • to. the program which will be fea- tured during Centennial Year, as well as to arrangements in connection with the Centennial Caravan which will visit Sea - forth in June of next year. Rev. Harry Donaldson is chairman of the committee. • Hold Reception For Newlyweds A swedding reception honor- ing Mr.land Mrs. William Uhler Of Burlington, was held in the Community Hall Friday even- ing with a very large crowd in. attendante. During intermission the cou- ple were invited to the plat- form by John. Baan, who acted as chairman. A purse of money was presented by Roy William- son, with Graeme Craig read- ing a congratulatory address. Music for. dancing was supplied by James Seott and his orch- estra. Mr. and Mrs. William Coutts, Karen anthConnie attended the golden wedding ,celebration of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, James Coutts, at 5eaforth on Saturday. A dinner was served at the Commercial Ho- tel to the immediate family. Many friends and relatives call- ed during the afternoon and ev- ening to offer congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Coutts were ler- mer residents of •Walton vicin- ity. Miss Margaret Hillen, McKil- lop, and Mr. Urias Bbwman, of Elmira, who are attending Strat- ford Teachers' College, are practice teaching at Walton pu- lic school for the next week. Miss Ruth Ritchie, of Toron- to, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ritchie. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stirnore, of Stratford, visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Nel- son Reid. Mrs. Torranee Dundas --spent the weekend in Waterloo, the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wolf- gang Stutz. Mr. and Mrs, Reid Haekweli, of Exeter, visited Saturday with the former's mother, Mrs. W. .C, Hackwell. Mrs. Murray Smith and baby daughter have returned home from Listowel Memorial Hospi- tal. Mr. and Mrs. Graham 'Shol- dice, Butoh and Rickey, have moved to their residence in the village after spending seiteral years in COokstille. Miss Ethel Dennis has return. ed honie after being cenfined. to Seaforth Community Hospi- tal for a few weeks. The Walton Women's Insti- tute will visit Huronview, Clin- ton, next 'Wednesday at 2 p.m., to celebrate the March birth- days. Mrs. Jan van Vliet, Jr., will look after the program. Committee in charge of gifts and lunch will be Mrs. Stewart Humphries, Mrs. Herbert Tra- viss, Mrs. Nelson Marks and Mrs. Roy Williamsop. A committee, including -Mrs. (Continued on Page 6) Tenders for the construction of a new five -room Separate School, including a general pur- pose room to serve the St. Col- umban area, dte expected to be called .shortlii. The qne-storey brick struc- ture which is to be erected on No. 8 Highway, east of the St. Columban Church, is expected to be ready for occupancy in September. The building has been designed by Horton & Ball, Kitchener architects. It will ac- commodate 120 pupils. The new school will provide accommodation until now pro- vided by three schools across the area. They are No. "4, Hib- bert, Beechwood and the pres- ent two -room school at, St. Col- umban. A court of revision was • on the Johnson -Irwin municipal drain and the Hullett-McKillop boundary drain. There , were no appeals. The report on the McArthur drain ' was provisionally adopt- ed. Joseph Kerr Ltd., Wingham, was awarded the tender to sup- ply 20,000 cubic Yards of gravel, applied to township roads, at 80 cents per cubic Yard. Rate- payers, may have driveways gravelled at the same time at $1,00 per cubic yard. There were four tenders, others be- ing Sandy' Construction, 85c; George Radford Construction, 85c, and R. J. Jennison Ltd., 80c. The gravel and bridge con- tracts were let subject to the approval of the Department of Highways. • A bylaw was passed confirm- ing. Joseph Malone as warble fly inspector at $1.30 an hour, plus 10 cents a mile expenses. Council approved a grant of $25.00 to the Huron Historical Society and named Allan Camp- bell to represent McKillop on the area industrial board. Reeve Kenneth Stewart pre- sided. Police Constable Resigns Seaforth's new police con- stable, on duty less.than a week, resigned on Monday. He had indicated earlier that he was concerned with the shift work involved. Mayor Flannery said, the po- lice committee had considered the Matter at a meeting Tues- day night and would have a re- commendation to make to coun- cil when it meets Monday. ,.t,•• • • • The old St. Columban school, a landmark for many years, has been torn down to make way for the proposed new parish school. -The first school in St. Colum - ban was built in 1858on the -same site as the demolished school. It was a log building, 25 feet ,by 50 feet, with clap- board siding, and a small frame porch in front. Move First School * The original frame school was moved about 40 feet to the west to make room for the white brick school which was built in 1885, and used until June, 1922. It was a' public school until the end of 1901, when it was signed over to a Separate School Board for one MARCH I -7th means- St. Patrick in • any. I a ngn a Dublin is also means the annual St. Patrick's school. concert. Here are three of the.students being featured on the program. (left) Mary Jean Otsthoorn is Queen of the Opera: Benny Ben- ninger is St. :Patrick, and Patti O'Rourke represents Sprine. The concert is presented Friday night, and again Sunday after- noon. (See Page 8). (ExPoitor. photo by Phillips)... • Looby Construction Plans Expansion A long established Dublin firm is carrying out extensive alterations to its Dublin facili- ties, and has formed a subsid- iary organization to carry out municipal projects. Looby Construction Ltd. is erecting a new 60x50 steel building at its storage yards on . • .. Hockey Greats of Future Seaforth Mites recently Wok part in the fourth annual RCAF Station Clinton Mite Hoc- key Tout -tun -lent. While they were not successful in bringing home a trophy, 'the players gained valuable experience- and took part in a program they long will remember. Shown here are (front) (left): Ian Doig, Doug Fry, Joey McLean, Ross Grovier, David Smith and Paul kcelure; (back) Gordon Carnelian, Brian Dietz, Bobby Cuming, Jerome Aubin, Dennis Dalton, Cameron Doig, Donald Rear& 'coach Xen Doig. (RCAF photo). • • The present red brick Rhea on the south side of ebigh- way was built in 1923, ;,When the - new ,school is • coniPleted, this building will likely be de- molished, Father L, 0. coughlin said Tuesday. The other two one -room schools will be offered for sale. • First Trustees When a school was first es- tablished more than a hundred years ago the first trustees were Stephen Downey, Michael Gub- bens and Arthur McCann, with Dennis Downey as secretary treasurer. The first teacher was James De Cantellon, followed by Pat .. • De Cantellon. Other teachers were P. Smith, Miss Harring- ton, P. Somers,. S. P. Patten, Michael Sullivan and James Mc- Gurn. • Dennis Downey continued as secretary -treasurer until 1868, then Rev. Dean Downey was secretary -treasurer until t h e ti ' of.his death in 1899. Frank McQuaid then took over th-e--- books. Other teachers in the school have -been Thomas Melady, Ed. J. Evans, Pat Ford, Miss Leich, Miss Doherty, Miss Pierce, Miss Killoran, Miss E. Carroll, Mar- garet Devereaux, Thomas 14c - Quaid, Margaret Daly, Stella Purcell, Elizabeth Holland,. 0. T. Dean, Annie Doyle, Agnes Benn, Catharine Toohey, Nora' Gleeson, Marie Sullivan, Sadie Queenan, and Joseph Moylan. ,Of Co-op Will. Ho!d Annual • The annual meeting and din- ner of the Seaforth Farmers Co-operative will be held in Egmondville , United Church Thursday evening. The manag- er of the Co-op Wholesale Divi- sion of UCO, Weston, will speak 'at the meeting, which will fea- ture a review of annual reports and election of directors. Gordon Elliott is president of the organization. ::Defer Action on Petition No. 8 Highway. east of the til- lage. where it will Concentrate its repair work and storage of vehicles, equipment and ma- terials. ,..„ Work previousTy carried out at the headquarters' building, will be done at the new build- ing, Joseph Looby said, and space made available at the headquarters' building is being converted into -Tour additional offices. The widely known firm was formed in 1955 by four sonsof the late Louis Looby, • who earl- ier had established a construc- tion husiness in Dublin. Mem- bers of the firm are Joseph : Looby. president: CPayfon I,00by. secretary -treasurer, and Louis • Looby and Clarence Looby. di- reetors. • Looby Construction Ltd. car- ries out extensive building pre- jects across Ontario, specializ- ing in bridges and overpasses. The firm has been responsible for the construction of many bridges for the De„partment of Highways, either as contractor or sub-cmitractoras well as for' the' construction of river and harbor and dock facilities. Typical of the work being carried out by Looby Construc- tion Ltd. is a department of highways contract, just award- ed, for construction of a bridge on Highway No. 2, over Gray's Creek. near Cornwall, for $273,- 700.00. - Increases in the business, it is anticipated, Will result in re- quirement for additional per- sonnel as the season advances. Mr. Looby said that. the new subsidiary organization, Looby Enterprises, had been formed to specialize in ,ittownship and county work. Under the new setup, the . firm would be able to provide even better service to district municipalities„ and already had .been aWarddd contract for the construction of Millbank bridge in Morning- toA Hensall council deferred ac- tionon a petition asking that a portion of Tuckersmith be . in- cluded in Hay Scheel:Area ing receipt of further informa- tion. The petition was present- ed by Robert Rowcliffe to the Tuesday night meeting of coun • • Burns Ross, engineer from Goderich, was engaged to make a preliminary survey for sewers in the' village of Hensall. Coun- cil gave consideration to lock- ing up the 'Kown Hall at night and on Sunday on account of damage caused a week ago Sun- day, E. R. Davis was appoint- ed weed inspector for 1966. Council approved a grant of $50 to the Girl Guides of Hen- sall, and $10 to Huron County Historical Societv. The road ex- penditure bylaw was set at $8,000, divided equally between construction and maintepance. Father Bussey Addresses Dublin PTA The Parent -Teachers Associa- 1 ion met Monday in St. Patrick's school, The opening prayer was read bv Mr. H. Fferihs. Follow- ing the husiness end of the meeting, announcements were made,regarding a PTA picnic to he held some time in June; also tickets are available from mein - hers for a card party and dance, to be held Friday, April 15, The guest speaker, Flight - Lieutenant R. E. Bussey, Chaplain of RCAF Station Clin- ton, was introduced by George Goettler, F/I, Bussey gave an enlightening account of church history and Ecumenical Ceun- cil and their effects on the Christian world. -' ' Hugh Benninger presented rather Bussey with ,a token of appreciation 'and thanked him for his time and intereat. A draw was wort by George Ooet- tler,