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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-08-11, Page 1• • 4 • .4 4 4 107th Year Whole No. 5136 t:? SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1966 10 PAGES,..) • , . • Sngi COIdesi $4.9Q. a eai rn Advaligei Suggest Answers To C of C Problems Seaforth Chamber OT Com- merce underwent an intensive analysis Tuesday night when Denis Stefaniuk, Assistant On- tario Manager of organization services of the Chamber of . Commerce told forty members in attendance at a dinner meet- ing in the Commercial Hotel the resulS of a two day survey he had 4arried out in town. The ccthirnunity. clinic, as he called it, provided means of ev- aluating the current situation and would thus permit Some- thing to be done to correct def - Liberals Set Plans For Picnic iciencies. He found the problems to in- clude lack of participation and lack of co-operation among Sea - forth buSixiesses. Teo many people were filling a role but not contributing. In an adminis- trative sense much was lacking. There was no program, no bud- get, no regular meetings, no by- laws. Some officers were over- worked. He suggested a proper pro- gram could only be built around active committees.– A membership committee should make personal appeals for new members. A civic devel- opment committee should con- sult with council and press for zoning and an official plan— both essentials if the community was to prosper or if industry was to be attracted. Pointing out that without zoning, a plan- ning board, an official plan and plans' for the future the toWn, had four strikes against it. He suggested emphasis be placed on the maintenance and recog- nition of existing industries, The retail merchants commit- tee should resolve matters of concern to merchants not the Chamber of Commerce, the speaker said and suggested the shopping population of the com- munity shoUld be consulted when store hours are set. Em- phasis should be on bringing people to the community to shop. A jointeffort on the part of retailers was essential to the success of individual stores. At- tention should be paid to unat- tractive upper areas of Main Street buildings. Other committees; Mr. Stefan- iuk said, should be concerned with, publicity, with farm rela- tions and with finance. The fee structure must be reviewed and graded from. perhaps $15 to $150 if any worthwhile program was to be contemplated. A suc- cessful Chamber of Commerce should have 95% of potential members enrolled: The review by Mr. Stefaniuk prompted a short discussion by members in which Mayor Flan- nery, Mr. J. Henderson, William Strong,. Fred Pearce, James .A. Stewart, J. J. Wilkinson, •R. J. Boussey and Ross 'Savauge took part. Chamber of Commerce presi- dent, Robert Read, who presid- ed said the executive would take an early look at the recommen- dations with •a view to taking corrective •action. Andy Thompson, Ontario Lib- eral Leader, will be in Seaforth next Weduesday when he at- tends the annual picnic of the Huron Liberal Association. The picnic, which is being held at Seaforth Lions Park, has become a popular annual event attended by representatives from across the riding. In addition to meeting Mr. .Thompson, the picnic 'program provides an opportunity to take part in a program of sports as well as free treats for the child- ren. -1 Airman Injured LAC Lewis Adams of Cana- dian Forces ' Base at Clinton, suffered a fractured foot Mon- day evening when the motor- cycle he was riding and a car driven. by „Joseph McConnell, were in collision. The accident occurred at the intersection of Goderich Street end Victoria Street. Open SDHS Addition Tenders • Tenders for the construction of an addition at Seaforth Dis- trict High School were opened by, the board Ttieaday night. • The lowest of the three ten- dert received was that of W. A. McDougall Ltd., of London, for $769,000.00. Other tenders ranged up to $833,300.00. The tender exceeds the esti- mated project cost of $700,000, but discussions revealed that with •-adjustments it could be reduced by $32,000. The board agreed to discuss with depart- mental officials how to handle the difference between the amount for, which approval ex- ists and the adjusted project cost. Arrangements are being made for an early meeting ,in Toronto. Smile of the Week "Yes, I used to shoot tigers in .Africa," asserted the big game hunter. "But there are no tigers in Africa," protested the suspic- ious one. "Certainly not!" exclaimed the hunter. "I shot them all," Announce Sale of Two Stores • EGMONDVI 'LE RIVER rilay be srnall hut some big fish are in it just the same. Although the river is small and at times almost dry, Paul Nigh, (left) and Tom Malone prove that fishing in, the river can be .profitabre. They caught a 331/2 inch pike weighing 8 pounds this week. They boys sighted the fish swimming in .the water and were fortunate enough to land the large pike. Clear Road Program gmondville, Seaforth Seaforth Main Street and Hur- on County road 12 through Eg- inondrville will be rebuilt early in 1968. The road has, been des- ignated as a development read for pre -engineering according to an announcement by High- ways Minister, Charles S. Mac - Naughton. At the same time Mr. Mac - Naughton designated that part of county road three, between Varna and Brucefield. It is expected a third section Home- Froth the North Attends Council Here Lyle Hammond returned' Mon- lived here. Council asked' him numerous life' and were.. especially, 41,tesL pion, f .questions about his new way of ested In the eliMate. He saikthe first snowfall usually come in , till about the middle of June. Nursing September and the snow stays He added there is ice in the bay until July 15th. chool "The climate is not as severe as you might think", he said. "It is probably more severe out west but it is more prolonged in the north." Mr. Hammond re- marked' the land is very bar- ren with no trees. In answer to a question con- • cerning the education Eskimos received, the ex -clerk said it is hard to educate adult people to the. fact their children need an education. He added the Esk- imo can attend primary school in Cape Dorset but must travel to Churchill to attend high school. Council decided to hang the engraving in the council cham- ber but was undecided on the exact spot to put the example of Eskimo art. . within the county. will be desig- nated later this year. Huron Highways- engineer, James Britnell said Wednesday it couldbe expected pre-ening- eering would get under way this fall and that tenders would go out late in 1967 with com- pletion ,parly in 1968. The portion of the road through Egmondville will re- quire much study he said be- cause of the high grade of the existing road and the extent to Advance Arena Centennial Project Seaforth council approved a new entrance area to the arena as. the town's centennial project at a meeting Monday night. . The cost of the entrance way is estimated at -approximately $10,000. The town t will receive -approxiinately $4,500 of the cost in grants from the federal and provincial governments who each match what a town spends on its project up to a limit -of $1 per resident. Mayor ,John Flannery suggest- ed perhaps the balance would have to braised through pub- lic subscription or possibly the centennial board could stage a few shows to raise the money. Clerk Ernest Williams said the next step is to have the pro- ject approved by the Municipal Subsidies Branch of the Ontario Government. Originally the plan would have had to be ap- proved by the Centennial Pro - day night to a place where, he spent many evenings when he was clerk of Seaforth, the coun-- cil Chamber' Of the town. However, he wasn't there to write down the motions the council passed or to read the minutes and the correspon- dence received as he had done in the past.. He attended the meeting to present to council an example of Eskimo art which he got near his home at Cape Dorset on Baffin Island in the Northwest territories, where .he now works for the Department of Northern 'Affairs. He gave to the council a Cop- per engraving Of a drawing of the type of tent which many Eskiinos still live in. He said it was a gift from him and his family for the way the town and citizens treated him when he Announcement has been made of the sale of two Seaforth busi- ness establishments. MacDonald Sheces, Which has been in business here for 'a number of years, has been sold to Ed. Taylor of Stratford and Orillia, who takes possession September 1.' . Taylor, a native Of Toron7 to Iwho 'has spent' 20 year in the shoe business, has been in charge of Anita Fashion, Shoe Stores in a number of centres. 'Mr. and.Mrs. Taylor, together with their six children, will move to Seaforth as soon as ac- commodation is arranged. Grocery Business Sold Seaforth Foodland has been sold to Franc Stroop of RR 1, Londesboro, Orville Cooper the proprietor has announced. Mr. Stroop obtains possession this 'week. 4 Families, Gather As strict Groups Choose Lions Park for Picnics Bowlers Sponsor Tourney The Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club held their Gruen Watch Tournament on Saturday, Fif- teen greens were in play and the weather was ideal. Winners were as follows: first, Dr. Hall's rink, Goderich; second, Jack Dodd's rink, Londen; third Pet- er Bissett's rink, Goderich; feur- th, G,ord McKay's rink, Wing - ham; fifth, B. Trelesky's rink, Elora; sixth, A. G. Gratt's rink, London; seventh, John Patter - son's rink, Seaforth. Mrs Jean Sanger' -won a cake the ladies had sold tickets on. New bowlers are invited to at- tend jitneys direry Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Enter Store At Brucefield Patterson's General Store in Brucefield was broken into on Monday night. Someone broke in through the back door but Mrs. Patter- son said no money was stolen. She said she called the Provin- cial Police in Goderich. Noth- ing was missing except possibly a couple of cartons of cigarettes. The store is located in a building owned by the Bruce - field 100F who have their lodge meeting in rooms above the store. No one lives in the build- ing. ,which abutting areas are built up. While no decision would be taken until after the pre -engin- eering study is coropkted, the new road would possibly by 36 to 40 feet in width. jeet Committee but the date for submitting proposals to this committee is now past. Howev- er, grants can now be given, by the Municipal Subsidies Branch. Mr. Williams said getting appro- val has been the stumbling block in the past but added he sees no reason why the latest project will not be approved. The completion date will be governed by the action Seaforth takes to provide necessary storm drainage along Main Street. While the MacLaren report' which was received by council late last year provides a pro- posal for townwide drainage, no further steps have been taken to implement that part of the report which deals with Main Street. As a connecting link the re- building of Main Street will be carried out without cost to the town. The town, hoWever, must provide for storm drainage. Ad- ditional engineering studies will be required to provide for prop- er intersection design. Council has been considering centennial suggestions for two years hut plans bogged down when requests for information made by the Province were not referred to the Centennial com- mittee in toWn and remained unanswered. • Frank Kling of the arena board, who presented the pro- posal to council, said they must move quickly at this late date. In order to speed up 'the pro- cess,' he took the proposal to the Subsidies Branch when he was in Toronto, Tuesday: At a meeting of the Build- ing Committee of the Perth, Huron Regional School of Nursing- this week, Kyles, Kyles and Garratt, Architects, of Stratford and HamilWn, were appointed Architects for the 180 student -nurse resi- dence and school to be built on a hospital site to 'be sel- ected at a later date.When it reaches its full potential, the school will have a yearly class of 90 students. It is expected that plans will be completed in time for building to start in the fall of 1967, with the school to be ready for its first class in the fall of 1968 - This is one of 23 such schools proposed by Dr. Matt- hew Dymond, Provincial Min- ister of Health, last year. It is hoped that these schools will enable the Province of Ontario to increase the pres- ent number of approximately 2,500 graduating nurses per year to 5,0110 per year by 1971. The regional school will use the clinical facilities of the hospitals in Stratford, Exeter, Goderich, Listow- el, Seaforth and St. Maus.. The members of the Build- ing Committee are L. C. Web- ster, (chairman), Stratford; J. L. Carter, St, Marys; W. Dennis, Seaforth; G. 0. Dick"- inson, Stratford; W. Gerth, Milverton; G. Leith, Listowel; Dr. J. E. Pyper, Stratford; 'R. W. Watler, Stratford; and J. L. Bateman, (Secretary), Stratford. A year ago council had dis- cussed an arena improvement plan, including an additional meeting room, but did not agree with the suggested cost of $27,000. The present plan in- clud,es only the area entrance and sidewalk in front of it. The entrance will measure 50 feet across and 10 feet out from the present building and provide a fire roof entrance to the audi- torium as well as to the arena. Mayor Flannery told Mr. Kling and Len Ford, who al- so attended, that council was reasonably in favor of the pro-. lea. • • Mr. Ford said, "It is the most Sensible centennial plan prepar- ed, so far." • Reeve' Carl Dalton expressed his favor for the project. He said the entrance way is 'some- thing useful and not some new useless thing which we would have to spend additional money on when it was finished, in or- der to maintain it. designation for pre-enginegr- ing in, Egmondville and: in See- ferth had been made to provide for the reconstruction. of Main Street by the county following the installation of sewers by Seaforth as part of the, town's major sewer construction pro- gram. Mr. Britnell said it was un- likely, there would be much change in the existing grade on Main Street and as a result there would be no need to dis- turb existing sidewalks. In making his announcement Mr. MacNaughton said the ac- tion had been taken as a result of the recently -completed Coun- ty Needs Study carried out by Huron County and is in keeping with the financial arrangements emanating from the findings of that exhaustive study. The Minister added that the The 27th Lawson—Clark re- union was held Aug. 7th, at Seaforth Lions Park, with 90 in attendance. Officers. elected for 1967- 1968 are president, Ray Finch, 'Clinton; secretary -treasurer, Joe 'Williams,. • Kitchener; lunch committee, Mt and Mrs. Jim Jamiesbn, tOndesboto, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Finch, Clinton, Mr. and Mr.s. Bob Lawson, Clinton; sports committee, Mr. Lloyd Medd, Clinton, Mrorman Willis, Kitchener, and Mrs. Mar- ilyn Williams, Kitchener. Results of events on program were: prize for oldest lady pre- sent,, Mrs. Annie Medd; oldest man pretent, Mr. Boy Lawson; youngest baby, Bob jamiesen, 9 Months; oldest married couple Mr. and. Ms. William Pinning; A gift '07111 be Mot to MIS Isa- belle lAWSon, of Striitford, when she, celebrates her 102ndi birth, day, Jan., 1967; races, girls un- der 5, Laura Dennis, Dianne Godkin; boys under 5, Bruce Godkin, Leslie Lawson; girls 'un- der 8, Susan Willis, Debbie Wil- liams; girls under 12, Joan Mil- ler, Betty Brindley, Janet Tils- ton; boys under 12, Dale Bunions Jim Medd; ladies' race, Vicky L. Finch, Marilyn Williams; men's race, David Medd„ Bruce Johnson; married women'a race, Olene Dennis, Marion Godkin; married men's race, Joe Williams, Allan Finch; hoop a long race; boys under 12, DalBunions, Carl Willis, Jim Medd; girls under 12, Car-, rie Medd, Debbie Williams; men's nylon Stocking race, Bruce Johnson and David Medd tied; men's ski race, teain mem- bers, Brain Jowl% 13enis Medd, DrUee Johnson, David Medd and lee MALCOLM REUNION Malcolm Mrs. Alexia Malcolm, The Malcohn reunion was held at Queen's Park, in Strat- ford on July 31st. Atter a dinner, convened by Mrs. Ross Gordon and Mrs. Donald Graham, a sports .pro- gram was conducted by the committee composed of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Avery, Sharon Graham and Gerry Graham, all of Sarnia. Sports consisted of races for primary, junior and intermediate classes, drawing a pig, sewing a patch, water bal- loon, ladle 'lick the slipper, m'en's kik the slipper the slip, per, ankle balloon, relays of putting a quarter in a cup, pas- sing an orange, 'carrying a bal- loon, passing a potato on a spoon, walking the line. Elder members of the elan were especially 'remembered, Mra. *Male Ittirdie, Mrs, Mary Mr. A. J. Harden and Mr. Wes- ley Lott. The business was conducted by the president, Mr. Norman Budd. The minutes of the 1965 reunion was read by the secre- tary, Mrs. Dalton Malcolm.' The following officers were elected for the 1967 reunion: president, Norman Budd; vice-president, Mr. Harold Smith; . secretary - treasurer, Mrs. Harvey Hyde; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Smith and Miss Glennis Smith; table committee, Mr. Ross Gordon, Mrs. Donald Gra- ham and Mrs. Biked Phoenix. Mrs. Dalton Malcolm was thanked for her work as secre- tary in the,past years. Relatives came from Detroit, Mich.; PIP ,Ineutli; Sarnia; London; Algonquin PDX; Toronto; Mil- 1 ton; Stratford; Seaforth; Hen- sall; Dublin; Fullerton; and Mit- chell. TAYLOR PICNIC The Taylor picnic was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Corbett on July 31st. Races and a ball game were held. The youngest baby was Tam- my Driscoll; closest birthday, Laurie Potter; anniversary in July, Joe and June Potter; longest distance, Fred and Barb Preston and Cindy of Sundridge, Ont. Visitors were Eunice Thiel, Zurich, Marny O'Sullivan, Lon - dolt Jo -Anne Northcott, pxethr, Ross atiil Ina Brown, NeWton- vine were in charge of sports. John and Marylou Driscoll, of Welton, will be hosts fer the 1067 picnic to held the that Wider MAY. Huron History On Sale A book telling the history of Hurenk_cegnty which County' CoungilrAIIothitiOloned– to be clone- in 1955 is now completed. The hook was written by James B. Scott and is titled "The Set- • tlement of Huron County". . The book is an extension of a shorter history by Mr. Scott -entitled "Huron County in Pio- neer Times" which was teinted in 1954 and now is in its second edition. The first evidence the Citiz- Announce Field Crop -Winners Lewis 1'. Coyne of RR 5, Sea - forth topped 'both the oat and barley classes when judging of the fields of grain was carried out during the past week. The competition is held in conjunc- tion with the Seaforth Fall Pair. Norman McNally of St. Marys was judge. Standings in the competition as follow: Oats: Lewis P. Coyne, 95; Russell Bolton, 92; Allister Broadfoot, 91; Arthur Belton, 901/2; Robert Fotheringham, 90; Ken Gemmell, 88.; Harold Pryce, 87; Gordon Pryce, 81; Barley: Lewis P. Coyne; 901/2 Arthur Bolton, 90; Earl Mc- Spadden, 881/2; Luther Sanders, 88; Gordon Pryce, 85; Robert Fotheringham, 84; Dan McKer- cher, 83; Bob Broadfoot, 82; Earl Dick, 79; Harold Pryce, 70. • JAMES R. SCOTT ens of Huron were intereeted in their past was shown when J: H. Neill opened the Huron County Pioneer Museum at Goderich in. 1951. The demand, for informa- tion led to the commissioning of the shorter history. In 1955, the Historical Committee felt a more detailed history was de- sirable. The author,. Mr. Scott was horn and still resides in Sea - forth. Earlier generations of his family first emigrated to the (Continued on Page 4), Seaforth Moves to Attract Professional People Here In an attempt to alleviate the problem of a shortage of doc- tors and dentists in town, Sea - forth council will offer up to six Months rent to any doctor or dentist who settles here. Councillor Mrs. Betty Cardno, chairman of the Welfare, Rec- reation and Industrial commit- tee brought the problem up at Monday night's council meet- ing. She said the committee had the clerk write the Medical As- sociation in town to see what they suggest. Councillor Cardno also mentioned the type of in- centiyes which .the Mid -Western Development Association recom- mended'. They included the sug- gestion for free rent which council later -offered to give. Councillor George Hildebrand said he felt the town right now needed a dentist more urgently than another doctor. Agree On Sidewalks Council decided to build side- walk's on the west side of Chalk St., from St. James' School to the north side of Gouinlock St. and on the north side of Duke St. • Originally, councillor James, Kelly, chairman of the Public Works and Sanitation commit- tee, had presented a recommen- dation of his'-,, committee to build only a sidewalk on Chalk St. from St.. James School to George Street East. Council, af- ter some discussion felt the sidewalk wouldn't have to be done as far south as sug- gestcd. It was then decided to also do the Sidewalk on Duke St. Reeve Carl Dalton said he was not • against sidewalks but won- dered) what happened to nun - °I1' plan to pave a few streets each year. , Ile added if you don't pave Some street each year you have to put 'on as much oil the next year. Councillon Kelly also said his committee recommended hav- ing a man at the dump during the plowing match. Break Windows • Council received a complaint from Synchro Combustion Equipment Ltd., who wrote that over 300 panes of glass in their building had been broken. They said police have the names of 30 children who ad- mitted breaking the windows or whose names had been given by others. The letter said the com- pany wants some damages from the parents concerned. Mayor John Flannery said council have no confirmation of these names. He recommended the police commission look into the complaint. Reeve Dalton said tha com- pany should get the police to give them the names and then try to get damages from the par- ents. In other bosiness, Council ap- pointed deputy -reeve Wilmer Cuthill and councillor Brian Flannigan as- representatives to the Mid -Western ,Regional Tour- ist Council, which council auto- matically belongs to because of their membership in MODA: The Tourist Council has no paid staff but use MODA ties., Council accepted the tender of Jacob Vincent, of Grand Bend, to paint and repair the town hall, at a cost of $1,875., It was the lowest of two :tenders re- ceived. The other tender was from Adam Boclair, London, at $3,370. Area Rover Scouts To Visit West Coast Eight area Rover Scouts and two leaders will leave by car next week for the west coast where they will attend the Can- adian Pacific National Rover Moot along with scouts from all over Canada and the United States. One group of rovers will leave Tuesday with assistant scout leader, Ron Eyre. The others will depart the following Friday with leader Ken Sinith. they will travel to Jasper and Banff. This is the fifth Pacific Na- tional Moot. Activities at this year's moot ineludes mountain climbing, touring lumber camps and fishing in the ocean. There will also be demonstrations such as a display by Indians on, how they cook saline% The area seonts'fin the trip are Jack Durst, JdIUI VereSt, Both groups will meet in Banff. John Rau, Robert Brady, Bill Mr. Eyre said his group will Merman, DIU McGraw, Gene travel ' through the United use; and Ithrold Smith. Larry States and visit YellOWStene Wright) Di'anijtoui Is tiler trak National Park Prom . there, veiling with them, '