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Whole No. 5118
107th Year
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1966 --•= 12 PAGES
Approve
Telephone
Project
There were no objections
when subscribers of the Tuck-
ersmith Municipal Telephone
System considered proposals to
oarry out a further capital pro-
ject at an estimated cost of
$50,000.00. .
A small attendance was ori
hand for the annual meeting
of the system Tuesday after-
noon in Brucefield. Harvey
Coleman, RR -1, Zurich, the re-
tiring commissioner, was re-
elected for another three-year
term. Other commissioners are
Lloyd Lovell, RR 2, Kippen, and
Arthur Nicholson, RR 2, Sea -
forth. Mel Graham, RR 1,
Brucefield, is secretary-treas,
urer.
The number of telephones 'in
the system in 1965 increased
by L7. There were eight new
subscribers, 15 new renters, and
14 nc',v .extensions and answer-
ing sets. ' •
The commission has planned
a program to extend its present
system with the installation of
new cables to relieve some of
the main cables. Many of the
main cables,are overcrowded,
and have as many as eight par-
ties to a line—four on each
side. Many of the subscribers.
complained that they couldn't
get the phone when they want-
ed it because of the number of
people dependent on a line. It,
is planned extensions will
thus ; enable the system
to allow four -party lines, and
eventually two-party • lines.
Cables to be installed are west
of .'Seaforth in the Harpurhey
Mea; east and west of Hensall,
thence north and west of the
RCAF Station Clinton, thence
south...
The subscribers, rriany repre-
sented by proxies, approved the
intended project. The commis-
sion will raise the estimated
$60,000 necessary for. the pro-
gram through a further issue
of township debentures.
Inquiries by the commission
to ,the Ontario Telephone ,Serv-
ices Commission, revealed that
the expansion will not Cause a
general rate increase.
Officials said that with the
completion, of the project, the
Tuckersmith system would pro-
vide telephone service equal • to
any in the province.
Among the subscribers pres-
ent were Anson McKinley,, from
Stanley council, and Reeve . El-
gin Thompson, of Tuckersmith,
who 'chaired the meeting.
Plan Bus Trek
- To Toronto
It is expected 300 Huron
farm residents will take part in
a 'meeting in Toronto Tuesday
with Premier John Robarts and
his cabinet concerning the fu-
ture of the .agricultural indus-
t. The meeting is being or-
ganized by the Ontario Farm-
ers' Union.;
Plans for Huron participation
were discussed at a meeting in
Clinton Monday. 'Buses will
leave from several county points
and those interested are asked
to contact Edgar Rathwell, Ken
Tyndall or Mrs. Frank Potter.
Cromarty
Farmer
Is High
A RR 1, Cromarty, farmers,
Ronald L. Pullman, paid the top
price—$250.00—for a Yorkshire
bred gilt in Clinton Saturday.
The sale was the third annual
of 4-11 bred gilts, sponsored by
the Huron Countyf Hog Produc-'
ers. The top selling gilt was
consigned by Graeme Craig,
Walton.
Sale totals were. $5,847.50,
with 35 lots averaging $167.07.
Four Lacombes averaged $196,
three Landrances averaged $175,
while 28 Yorkshires averaged
$162.
Bonnie Stewart, RR 5, Sea -
forth, daughter of Huron Coun-
ty Warden Ken Stewart, sold
the second top priced animal, a
Yorkshire, for $215 to Warren
Zurbrigg, Clifford. Mr. Zur-
brigg, a director of the spon-
soring organization, purchased
five lots at the sale for an av-
erage of $192,00. He bought
one of the top selling Lacombe
gilts from Douglas Harding, RR
1, Gerrie, .-fir $200, . as well as
the top selling Landrace gilts
from Owen Wright, RR 1, Wrox-
eter, for $200.
Of the 35 gilts consigned, 27
were puitebased by Huron Coup.
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SEAFORTH LIONS took advantage of the annual Farmers' Night to kick off their Safe -T -
Caps campaign: The Lions are •selling Safe -T -Caps at the International°Plowing Match here in
October, so what better opportunity was there to try out a hat on a farm guest. Here-, Wiliam
J. Leeming is being fitted with one of the helmets by Frank Kling (right). Lee Learn, who -
heads the cap committee, and Lions president Art Wright, while Harvey Beattie, who . was
the guest speaker for the event, looks on. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
Sees Bright Future
For Farm Industry
Never before have the op-
portunities in agriculture been
as great for those who will
adapt themselves to changing
conditions, Harvey Beattie told
members- of the Seaforth_ Lions
Club and their farmer guests
Monday evening on the occasion
of -the club's annual Rural Re-
lations Night dinner.
Mr. Beattie, a former Sea -
forth resident, who operates
Cold _Spring Farms at Thames -
ford, said he realized that
farmers faced many problems.
"We are faced with lower; sell-
ing prices, as well as rising
costs, such as :are present in
labor. Just the same, we must
work out a solution and bring
this matter of lower price, and
rising costs into balance," he
said.
Pointing out the changes that
had occurred in the poultry
business, Mr. Beattie said that
in 1950, 3,000 hens were con-
sidered a large laying flock and
we? sufficient to return a rea-
sonable livelihood. However,
by 1965 the flock •necessary to
produce a - livelihood had in-
creased to 15,000. In 1950 one
man could look after 5;000 tur-
keys, whereas today a man can
handle 12,000 turkeys, he said.
In his operations at Cold Spring
Farms, some 400,000 turkeys
are handled during the year;
The agricultural industry 're-
cognized the change that was
inevitable and was adapting to
change. It was not"being push-
ed into decisions, but persons
engaged in the industry realiz-
ed what, had to be done.
Indicating the changes in ,pro-
duction; --Mr.. Beattie seid that
in 1950 it required 14 weeks
and 14 pounds of feed to pro-
duce a 4 -pound broiler. By 1955
this same bird was being pro-
duced in 12 weeks with 12
pounds of: feed and today, a
slightly larger -bird is complet-
ed in nine weeks with ' nine
pounds of feed. This was typi-
cal 'of the changes- occurring
throughout the industry, arse
similarchangescould• be ex-
pected - in -hogs,- -beef and in
dairy cattle.
Recommending that farmers
should get away from their op-
erations as frequently as pos-
sible,' Mr. Beattie said that. only
in this°way is• it possible to get
a proper -picture of one's own
operation and to see the activi-
ties in proper prospective, He
said that only through proper
analysis of .operation, planning,
co-ordinating and control, cou-
pled with necessary financing,
labor and modern machinery,
was • it possible to produce a
product in sufficient quantity
and at the right time and at
a price that was competitive.
Farmers' Night was arranged,
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uron Judg0.
ickersmi#h
Huron
Sets New
-Rates
Equaliked assessment on
which the 1966 county rate is
calculated is up $1,296,291 from
1965, and the levy is higher,
accordingly, by $141,750, re-
flecting the mill rate increases
to• 8 for general purposes, and
9.3 for roads. On equalized as-
sessment °of $67,593,052 the
county ,will collect $540,744 for
general purposes and $628,615
for toads.
Assessment increases apply in
all 26 municipalities, with the
exception of McKillop, where
there is a slight drop, and even
that township will pay higher
taxes.
Goderich, on assessment in-
creased by 5466,815, will pay
$13,796.78,1nose.on. the general.
rate and $58,356.78 more for
•county ' roads, 'a total of $72,-
155.56; or slightly more than
half the total increase in the
county.
Exeter will pay $14,105.06'
more, Wingham $6,949, Clinton
$5:,785, Seaforth $4,728. Steph-
en, highest assessed township at
just under $4,000,000, will raise
$80,457.80 for the county, an
increase of $5,752.09.
The overall increase in, taxes
is about 14%, to a total levy
of $1,169,359. Other items of
revenue are $276,000 from Hur-
onview, an offset to the county
grant 'of $55,000; $10,000 from
the Registry Office; $2,500 in
plumbing fees froth the Health•
Unit, and $6,000 from the Mus-
eum. The budget provides $10,-
660 for salaries, utilities and
maintenance at the Museum, in-
cluding $200 for the Dunlop
tomb. The EMO budget -is $18,-
028,
Under "general - government,
executive and legislative," $11,-
000 is put clown for county
council, $8,000 for committees
and 'conventions. $6,200 for
grants and memberships, $2,000
for warden's salary and experts-
es and $650 for the warden's
banquet. Committee pay for
health, Huronview, library .and
roads committees is not includ-
ed' in the $30,406 total.
• At adjournment of the ses-
sion, Clerk -Treasurer John Ber-
ry announced the retirement of
W. E. Elliott, Goderich, who for
some years has been reporting
council proceedings for the.
weekly papers of the county. He
thanked him for co-operation
and "good coverage",
Area Wide Promotion "
Merchants, Staffs attend Sales Clinic
Merchants should ' not be
afraid, of competition since two
similar business establishments
can cio better than one, Prof.
Norvin Allen told 120 district
merchants and their employees
at a dinner gathering in the
Legion Hall here Tuesday night.
Aimed at improving the busi-
ness climate of smaller towns
the sales clinic was a kickoff for
an eight-week promotion spon-
sored by The ,Huron Expositor
in co-operation with area mer-
cliants.
Mr. Allen pointed out that
considerable amount of busi-
ness is lost needlessly through
indifference or inability to \con-
sider the consumer's angle.
The buyer is the most import
tent person not only to himself,
but to the merchant as well. It
is the customer who keeps the
economy moving and his shop-
ping experience. may be either
a stimulating experience or one
of dismay arid -rejection -
The fear of city enticement
is exaggerated, Mr. Allen point-
ed out. If smaller towns lost
their customers to. the City it
-was• not because they could not
provide the competitive service,
but because they often did not
know hoyv • to provide it.
He warned not to take the
easy way out when confronted
with a disappointed customer.
This should not happen, but
if it did for some reason, the
most sympathetic and co-opera-
tive attitude was. called for.
It is this attitude that ' ele•
vates the local business above
others. If the consumer realiz-
es that he can go back to his
mert:hant who will stand cheer-
fully behind his merchandise,
he will tell all his friends about
it.
He will do it even more en-
•
thusiastically, if the merchant
shows signs of ducking his re-
sponsibility.
Mr. Alien noted that too lit-
tle concern has been shown to,
wards sales personnel who are
the key to business success.
"You hear about ,the concert-
ed drive for executive and man-
agerial material," he said. "No-
body bothers too .much about
the personnel behind the coun-
ter and yet they are the" ones
that create the image of the
business."
He suggested that successful
and enthusiastic sales person
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SHOWN HERE are some of the 120 Seaferth merchants ,and staff mothers who attelt2Ced
a sales clinic Were Tuesday evening, t6 hear l orvin Allen disetnas selling niethoils. ,
With "preliminary approval"
already given a $698,622 tender
for construction of a Tucker -
smith -Stanley central school in
the Kippen area, county coun-
cil on Friday last sent to arbi-
tration a petition of certain
Tuckersmith ratepayers w h o
favor Egmondville, Harpurhey
and the northeast section of
Tuckersmith forming a union
school in Seaforth. Judge R. S.
Hetherington was named as
arbitrator in a report of the
public school consultative com-
mittee, which cited Section 48
(1) and (2) of the Public Schools
Act.
"Since the committee is aware
of the fact that any delay will
cause concern to the trustees
of Huron County School Area
No. 1," the report stated, "it is
requested that a decision be
•
to
SchoOl IsWe
Single 031404 10 'COO
$4,40 Year P% Advance
reached on or before April 12."
Judge Hetherington, accept-
ing the assignment, has ,set.
Tuesday, April 12, at 10 a,{n.,
in the Courthouse, for the hear-
ing of argument and evidence
relative to the appeal. All per-
sons interested are invited to
attend. The hearing is being
advertised in the four news-
papers published in the area
concerned. -
The consultative committee
comprises Reeve Carl Dalton,
Seaforth; Reeve Wilmer Hardy,
Colborne, and Deputy Reeve Ev-
erett Mcllwain, Goderich Town-
ship. They had wrestled with
the matter on two days of the
week in which county council
met. Mr. Hardy told council
that "until the question is set-
tled, the department of educa-
tion and department of munici-
SEAFORTH POLICE ASSOCIATION andT{.B.I. Ltd broom -
ball contest at the Arena Wednesday will provide funds with
which to get minor ball' under way in Seaforth. Here, Leo
Hagan (centre), minor ball association president, receives a
cheque from Bob Dinsmore, Association President (left), and
Keith Ruston• of the police association. (Expositor photo by
Phillips),
Seaforth leachers
Gain
Pay Increases
Salary increases ranging up
to $700 in certain categories
have been approved by Seaforth
School Boards following -negotia-
tions with teacher committees.
In the case of the Public
School, the additional total cost
in a full year will be $5,100,
secretary -treasurer M. Mci(ellar
said.
In addition to increases in
the basic scales, SDHS will have
13th Bill
Brings
Debit
The 13th Power Bill will •cost
the Seaforth PUC $1,021,03. The
bill is submitted by the HEPC
to reflect year-end adjustments
and the .determined cost of
power consumption, during the
preceding year. , .
PUC aerials •expiaired that
the low interim rate .for 1965
was minimized in view of the
studes which were in progress
on 4he method of power cost-
ing, and added that it 'was
therefore decided that the 1964
interim rate would be retained
for the year 1965.
In setting interim ,rate the
estimated energy cost compon-
ent had been based on previous-
ly established load' factors. Since
there was improvement in load
factor in •Seaforth in 1065, this
attracted additional energy cost
in the year-end adjustments.
Power consumption in Sea-
-forth for 1965 was 7' greater
than in 1964.
Year-end statistics of the Pl'C
showed that the electrical de-
partment net income was $13.-
461.62, and operating profit
11.4 against+' a budgeted 10%.
This, however, is not cash in
the bank, as much of this money
has been re -invested in improve-
ments in the system and other
projects.
The PUC has a total of .905
Hydro customers, including
power, ,commercial anti residen-
tial.
to meet salaries of two addition-
al teachers next year. The to-
tal increase, including the add-
ed staff, will be approximately
$35,000.00, according to secre-
tary -treasurer Don W. Kunder.
New minimum and maximum
established at SDHS are:
Min Max.
Class 1 $5,300.00 $9,000.00
Class 2 5,600.00 9,200.00
Class 3 6,100.00 10,300.00
Class 4 6,700.00 10,700.00
There was no change' in re-
cognition for department heads
which remains at $300, nor
in the annual increments . of
$300. •
In earlier. .discussions, the
principal's salary was increas-
ed from $12,500.00 to $13,500.00,
with annual increments of $500•'
The Public School salaries
agreed on are:
Min. Max,
Class 1 $3,900.00 $5,700.00
Class 2 4.200.00 6,600.00
Class 3 4.500.00 • 7.200.00
Class 4 5.200.00 7,900.00
Stores Here Open
Friday Night
Seaforth stores wilt be open
Friday nights commencing this
week. Decision concerning the
slimmer schedule of hours was
taken at a recent ,meeting of
the Merchants' Cointnittee.
Consider
Rec Counsel
Possibility of establishing a
recreation council in Seaforth
was explored at a meeting Wed-
nesday. when a representative
of the Department of Education
Community Planning Branch,
met with members of the Arena
Commission.
Arranged by the commission,
the meeting heard A. E. Spiller
explain the• degree to which the
community would be eligible
for grants if the program was
undertaken. Area towns, in-
cluding Mitchell, Exeter and
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pal affairs will, not grant per-
mission
ermission to, build"
"There is only one way to
handle this," declared Reeve
Clarence Boyle, Exeter., "We
are going to have a board of
education in the county. The
sooner council members get. -
down to thinking in broad
tehns, the sooner they will have.
all such questions resolved."'
(Applause).
Reeve Hardy: "Sortie mem-
bers appear to think the com-
mittee has pulled the rug from
under their feet, but we have
had it rough and heavy. I am
not criticizing Mr. Dalton in
any way, but a majority of the
school board recommended this
school be built; a majority of
the councils of Stanley. and
Tuckersmith agreed to deben-
tures. This is a great injustice
to the children, and these town-
ships which already have the
property and have spent a large
amount of money, no .. matter
who wins 'it is going to cost
Tuckersmith a great deal. Even
the minority has rights, and the
judgment of the arbitrator is
not final; it may go to a court
case. This could be appealed
and go to Supreme Court. This
is only going to be a delaying
action, which could be -fought
over again next_ .November. lir
coining to the -decision . to ap-
point Judge Hetherington as
arbitrator, I feel it is the quick-'
est way to settle. this. It is
your decision. If you refer it
back, I will move we take no
action, but these petitions will
keep 'coming and the deadline
will be passed for tenders, and
as the. Reeve of Stanley says,
there is a specialgrant they
did not want to hold up." -
Reeve Elgin Thompson, Tuck-
ersmith: "I thank the commit-
tee for the ' tremendous work
they have• put in. The reason
we did not .appoint an arbitra-,
for is that their minds were
already made up." •
Reeve Dalton: "Whets- the
judges gives a decision it is not
the end; it stiII has to go to
the provincial department."
Reeve Corbett: ;• --"The Board
of Education will settle this."
Reeve Dalton: "They won't
give us even an appointment.
If you turn" it back, we start
all over again. Last election
was fought on this subject, and.
members for building a central
school near Kippen were all
elected—school board members
as well as ,.council members, on
this issue, If five people can
upset the whole democratic
process, it doesn't add' up, and
I suggest it is in the power of
this county to go back to the
original election issue and let
it be settled where it was or-
iginally intended to be dealt.
with." .
Deputy Reeve Harold Robin --
son (Howick): "We have heard'
the school: board mentioned;
what were they elected for?"
1Vlr:" Dalton: "As long as an
Act is operative, let us- use it.
The minority puts in petitions,
but every day people come and
say 'Stand on your feet, we
are behind you'. I am beat from
both sides. If the board was
elected to build the school, we
should perhaps stand by it, but
the minority must be heard."
Mr Gandon: "It does not say
the county has to appoint an
arbitrator, but has the power.
Does the council have the pow-
er, instead of appointing arbi-
trators. to make the decision by
vote as a council? Is there an
alternate c to appointing the
judge""
Mr. Dalton: "Nobody but a
judge lir three arbitrators can
he appointed. Yost have to ac-
.'ept nr reject "
Rede' Howick: "In
'h•d Powick` case there were
three arbitrators and the jud);e.
I wonder how it is council is
not being asked to appoint a
member to this board of arbi-
tration?"
Mr. Mcllwain: "If a petition
s not acted upon by council, a
petition is• sent to county coun-
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18 New Pigs . .
But 8 Days Apart
A sow which, gave birth to
eight pis eight days ago, de-
livered 11 more pigs Tuesday to
the delight of her owner, Carl
Vanderzon, North Main Street,
Seaforth:
Of the 19 pigs,, 11 survived,
and according to -Mr. Vanderzon
are doing well
"They're all a good Size, and
some of then are bigger than
usual," he said, as he' described:
the unusual birth sequence,