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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-09-01, Page 14 • 4 • r 4 r 107th Year Whole No. $139 • ,SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDO, OEPTEMBER 1 1966 12 PAGES Single Copies, lQ Cenisi $4,49 it. Year A4vattee Who Are These SS3 ITS DAYS NUMBERED with the construction of a new Stanley-Tuckersmith School on the London Road, the S.S. No. 3 Tuckersmith School on the Mill Road will soon be closed. Former pupils •of the school have planned a picnic •on..the school grounds for Saturday afternoon, to provide an opportunity to recall student days, when it is expected near- ly 300 will be present. Included among the guests are expect- ed to be a number of the pupils shown is the nearly 70 year old picture (above). Taken in front of the school, the picture shows long time teacher, Andrew Scott, surrounded by more than -56 -students.• The -committee -in charge of the picnic won= Tuckersmith Pupils? der who all the pupils are. Some of the names of that era who may be in the picture are: Bob Watson; Dave McTavish, Bill Lane; Jack Rattenbury; George Baird; Fred Pepper; Drew Boyce; Bill McIntosh; Walter Baird; Frank Lane; Jack Ross; Wilson Armstrong; Dave Ross; Bill McKenzie; Pete McKenzie; Dave Payne; Peter Hay; Pearl Woodley;' Margaret Jamieson; Ida Armstrong,. Mary Pepper; Maude Robinson; Jennie Ross; Maggie Ross; Lottoe'Robinson; Pleas McTavish; Lucy Lane; Ella Ross; Marie Broadfoot; Maggie Armstrong; Ethel Lane; Florence Jamieson;. Bella Hay. Water Show V1/ill Wind up Program at Lions Pool For Seaforth• swimmers the past week was certainly one of testing, with tests being held on two different fronts. The tests concluded the or- ganized swimming program for this., year except for a water show planned for Friday eve- ning at 7 o'clock to which the ptrblic is invited. The pool staff and area swimmers will pre- sent a program featuring dis- plays of water safety and a Stratford Wins. Swim Meet Here Solid performances from their younger swimmers enabled the Stratford team to win the all- star swim meet over three oth- er area teams at tie Lions Park, Monday evening. Seaforth finished third before the large crowd which turned but. The final standings showed Stratford with 171 points. Mit- chell earned 151 to take second. place while Seaforth finished with 101 and St. Marys, 85. The winners 'earned the maj- ority of their points in the 10 aid under and 12 and under divisions, Terry Flannery and. Patty Pigeon were • two of the young Stratford swimmers to ghee, outstanding performances: In the boys' 10, and under class, Flannery had two firsts and one second, while Miss Pigeon took -•two firsts in the girls' 12 and under section. The importance of the young- er swimmers to Stratford was quite evident in the boys' rel - lays: Inthe two youngest age divisions, Stratford took first place but in the two older clas (continued on Page 6) Newton Was Right Sir Isaac ,Newton's first law of motion was given a spectac- ular test early Saturday morn- ing and came through With flying colors when a motor bike struck the curb in -front of Elliott's restaurant and the rider continued in a straight • line through the plate glass. window. Doug Hulley was riding the bike east on John Street, in- tending to turn along Main at the intersection. Instead the bike continued across Main Street and struck the curb and • building. The rider was catapul- ted through the plate glass restaurant windows and ' came to rest inside ,the build- / ing. He was removed to Sea - forth Community Hospital with severe facial and body lacera- tions, but had recottered sdf- ficiently,, to be released Wed- nesday. The • bike was owned by, Wayne- Scott. P.S. Newton defined the law • which bears his name nearly three hundred years ago. ','Ev, ery body perseveres in Its state of rest or of moving uni- formly 'in a straight line, -et{ cept So 'far •as it is, made ttio , chanke that state • by enxelrriiiit forte , number of comic routines. At the Lions Park pool, stu- dents who had .taken part in the second series of instruction- al classes were tested in the four. Red Cross categories. In Goderich, the Royal Life Sav- ing Bronze medallion class was examined. .The tests at the local pool marked the completion of the swimming instruction program at the park for this year. How- ever, the pool itself will stay open for the Labor Day week- end. This has been one of the busiest years yet at the pool with a total attendance of 24;548 as of Monday, u sub- stdntially from last year. The beginners were tested Tuesday, Aug. 23, by pool sup- ervisor Peter Stinnissen. The juniors, intermediates and sen- iors were tested Thursday, by Cpl.- ' J. Merritt of Canadian, Forces Base, Clinton. The more qualified swimm- ers make up the Bronze Medal - ion class and they went to Goderich to try for higher awards, Thursday. They were examined by Mrs. A. M. Har- per of Goderich. Following is a 'list- of . the successful swimmers in`' the Red, Cross tests at the Lions Pool. Senior Marilyn Durst; . Marg. Ball; Kenneth . Russell; Jane Sills; Ian Harvey; Mary Southgate; Ruth Ann Dunlop; Bill McCur- dy; Hank Groothius. Intermediate John Gibson; Anne Wilbee; Marlene Turnbull; Brad Finlay- son; Pam Patrick; Jack Heyns- bergen; Vicki Miller;: Brenda Hodgert; Stan Fischer. Junior Ruth Jeffery; Mary M. Row- land; Luanne Rowland; Colleen Rowland; Gary Looby; Darlene Dale; Anne Stinnissen; Randy Woods; 'Kevin Broome; Dawn Wood; Jim Rivers; Robert Burns; Brenda Finlayson; Linda Hodgert; Mary Margaret Kelly; Jane Osborn; ,Janet Osborn; Mary McQuaid. Begsnners Linda Sedley; Pauline Goet- •tler; Donald Looby; Debra Mog- gach; Ellen Stewart; Glenda Butt; Sheila Butt; Robert Huis- ser; Brian Dietz; Joseph Mc- Quaid; Joy Fischer; Brian Lane; Janet Scott; 'Catherine Scott; Joanne • Maloney; Richard Hul- ley; Ernie Putman. • Tadpoles Tadpole awards were given ,to: Mary Ann Howat; John Howe (Continued on Page 6) CORN THAT GROWS nine feet I'd height generakt i5 soniething to talk about, but not as far as the Bob MaeDon- aids in Seaforth are ceticetheed. Shown in front of a row in which the stalks average nine feet tall, Mrs. MacDonald is eMamining one of the eoba which is over eight Inches in letriith, Mrs. Maci3dnald saidDorn as of the Golden the o w bantam variety. (l xpositor photo., by Phillips.) Ken Doig is Best at Waterloo Committee Repi Huron County's emergency - measures program as now est- tabiished, will be drastically cur- tailed as a result of action tak- en by county council at a spec- ial meeting Tuesday evening. The County Clerk -Treasurer will be acting co-ordinator at Ken Doig of Seaforth shot a two under par 69, Saturday; to win the annual Waterloo Coun- ty Golf and Country Clrlb men's invitational tournament in Galt. He was the only one in a field of 193 to better par 71. Bob Ptashnic of Brampton matched par to take second place for the second straight year. John Ellison shot a 73, to finish third and Bill Wylie, Galt, and Don Hili; London Highlands, finished in a tie for fourth with 74's. Earlier this year Doig, who owns and runs a golf course a., mile east of Egmondville, reach- ed the semi-finals of the On- tario Amateur Golf Champion- ships held in Toronto. Strike Strands Students Joanne Elligsen, RR 2, Wal- ton, is one of 24 high school students from Western Ontario who are stranded in Neepawa, Man., by the railway strike and will be brought home by an air- craft chartered by • the federal government. The students left Sarnia Mon- day, Aug. 22, prior to the rail strike but aware they might be strande4 in Manitoba. They were originally to arrive back Saturday morning. Details of when the plane will arrive in Ontario have not yet been de- cided but further information will be available Friday. , an honorarium of $50 per month under the. new arrange- ments. ' W. S. Forbes, the EMO' co- ordinator, has been relieved of his duties with his salary con- tinuing until September 30, 1966. Prize Money up With Hays List The Seaforth Agricultural Fair board have adopted the Hays' prize list for several cat- egories and increased the prize money in two other sections for this year's fair to be held Sept. 22 and 23. Directors have decided to adopt the Hays' classification for beef cattle which °include Shorthorn, Hereford and Angus classes. Last year it applied on- ly in the Holstein 'class. • • The list, pained after Harry Hays; former agricultural mini- ster who introduced the new classification two years ago, will greatly increase the prize money in the classes where it applies. In the Hays' classifica- tion the federal government set the list • of classes and supply half of.. .the ..prize- money......_ In each of the three cattle classes which are under the Hays' classification for the first time, the prize , money totals $616. - The Seaforth board also in- creased the prize money offer- ed in the dairy and swine sec- tions. In the horse division, addi- tional classes have been added including for the first time, in a number of years, pony classes. Girl Loses Life In Hullett Accident Beth Bryant, 11 year-old' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bryant, 101. Cambria St., Strat- ford, was instantly killed in front of her parent's home in Hullett township early Tues.- day uesday evening. • The farm is located . two and one-half miles east of Blyth, on the',Blyth-Walton county road. According to constable R.. M. Primeau of the Seaforth branch of the Ontario Provincial Pol- ice, the girl , was riding her bi- cycle on the county road pro- ceeding west. She was involved in a collision with a car after making a left hand turn. The driver of the car was Gordon Bosman, 45, of 'RR 1, Belgrave. Coroner. Dr. Fred, Thompson, Clinton, went to the scene of the accident and pronounced the girl dead. No decision has been taken regarding an in- quest. The Bryants had been resi- Urge Early Copy For Holiday Monday is Labor Day and The Expositor and' other town businesses will be closed for the day. Advertisers and cor- respondents are urged to get copy for next week's paper in earlier than usual. dents of Hullett until they mov- ed to Stratford a short time ago., They ,had driven from Stratford to the farm home for the eve- ning. Besides her parents, the girl is, survived by an older sister, Bonnie. A private funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m., from the Tasker Memorial funeral home, Blyth. Burial will follow in the Blyth Union cemetery. Truck Car Collision A Hutton bulk cement trans- port truck and a car were in col- lision on County road 12, one- half . mile north of Winthrop, Tuesday, around 1:45 p.m. OPP constable R. M. Primeau of the Seaforth detachment, who - investigated, said the accident :occured on the ' centre line of the road and that no one was injured. The transport, proceeding south, was driven by Robert Thompson, St. -Marys. The 'dri- ver of the ear, Donald A. Matt Lean, of Southampton, was dri- ving north. In Egmondville A car driven by Dr. P. D. Cul - lis, Egmondville and a car dri- Ven by •a Harhilton man were in collision across from Ziler's Welding Shop in Egmondville, Wednesday afternoon. OPP constable R. M. Primeau, who investigated the accident, (Continued on Page 6) Direct,.aetion along this line was taken by Council when a recorded division of 32-6 sup- ported the recommendations of Emergency Measures Committee under the chairman, George Wonch, deputy reeve of Clin- ton. For the report: Alexander, Boyd, Cook, Corbett, Cuthill, Dalton, Dunbar, Etherington, Gandon, Geiger, Gibson, Hardy, 1 Elmer Hayter, . Hendrick; • Jew- ell, . (two), Kerr, Mellwain, Mc- Kenzie, Moody, (two), Noakes, Robinson, Smith, Snell, Stewart, Stirling, Talbot, Thiel, Duff Thompson, Elgin Thompson, Wonch; total, 32. Against • the report: Boyle, Jim Hayter, Kreuter, Leiper,. McFadden, Procter; total, 6. The special session opened sharp at 8:30 p.m. "The Queen" was sung at 10;20 p.m. Warden Kenneth Stewart, Mc- Killop, welcomed members. with only one absentee, Hilliard Jefferson, West Wawanosh, away on a fishing trip. "Actually, I did call the meet- ing -to receive a report of the Agriculture • and Reforestation ommrttee which met in ' en- sall last week, with' the idea of pressing for the establishment of some sort of agricultural college at Centralia Air Force Base", the Warden comnnented. "As a county council we should promote anything brought be- fore :us, so that was why .the meeting was called so quickly. There also was the' report of, the Emergency Measures Com- mittee to consider, and one (Continued on Page 6) IT'S A LONG way, about 100 feet, to the top of the .spire of First Presbyterian Church. But'the height makes little difference to Jake Vin- cent of Grand Bend, as he begins a swing out on a rope to paint the wood work on the tower. The church exter- ior is being redecorated by Hildebrand's Paint and Pap- er of Seaforth, News of Week in Walton Cornpares Eduation .Here and Walton, Women's Institute met in the Community Hall with Mrs. James Clarke and Mrs. William Turnbull, con' mittee on citizenship and edu- cation, in charge. Mr. Douglas Lawless, sup- erintendant o f Burlington Public Schools was introduc- ed by Mrs. TurnbuILMr. Lawless described a trip he had to Europe in November, 1965. He was chosen by the Burlington Board of Educa- tion and made the trip along with 130 other Educators cho- sen under the Comparative Educational Society. Thirteen of these were Canadians with the majority of 118 coming from the United States, Seminars and Film strips were conducted in schools in Switzerland, Hungary, Bulg- aria, Moscow and East Ger- Many. He compared Soviet Education with our Canadian Education and described sim- ilarities and differences of our society and their society. During the field trips they went into schools talked to the teachers and held gener- al discussion:. In the after- noon and evening they met with educators and officials. 1VIest schools have 'pictures on Engel, who conceived the idea of communism,. Marx, who wrote it, and Lenin who put it into effect, just as we in Canada have pictures of the King and Queen• in our schools. His trip was, illustra- ted by colored slides,. A discussion period was held following thepiptures. Mrs. lames Clarke, made courtesy remarks 'Mid t, et4t- ed the, speaker with a gift on behalf of the Institute. The president, Mrs. Roy Williamson was' in charge of the 'business, Mrs. Gerald Watson, secretary treasurer, read the minutes and called the roll, answered by remin- iscing incidents that happened. during school days. A com- mittee, including Mrs.. Ken-• neth McDonald, Mrs. Nelson Marks, Mrs. Herbert Traviss, and Mrs. Ronald Bennett, was appointed to look after enter- tainment in October. The annual Court Whist Ladies night was set for Nov- ember 16th when each mem- ber...will invite three ladies. Miss Sherrill Craig' gave a commentary at the recent 4-H Girls Club Course entitled `Accent on Accessories' which was conducted by Mrs. Ken- neth McDonald and Mrs. Ger- ald Watson.• The next course entitled 'The Supper Club' will be held this fall with Mrs. Kenneth McDonald .and Mrs. Nelson Marks as leaders. The leaders' course will -be in Clinton, September 8 and 9th. Girls 12 years of age by September 1 will be eligible to take this course along with the older girls. Walton Institute will assist in the booth; at the Plowing Match, Monday, October 10th, Orders were taken for Cen- tennial Flowering Crab trees. Other items of business were dis'cussed: after which refresh- ments Were served by Mrs. Ronald Bennett, Mrs. alph _ I1r raviss _ : 8 . �ar ie T IVtir . 'qr d Ed all n e'11 ars i�ra a d , lilt a Ni; Mrs, Herbert Traviss was pi- anist for the evening.- Misst Betty Smith has re- turned to Covington after spending the past two months with her uncle and, aunt, Mr, and Mrs, George Hibbert. Mr. and. Mrs. Ross McCall and family, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Hackwell, Dean and Pamela camped out with Mr. •and Mrs. Frank Burke and family at Amberly last week end, Miss Ruth Ritchie, stud- ent nurse at St. Mary's Hos- pital, Kitchener, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ritchie. Mrs. George Hibbert and family are visiting this week with her mother, Mrs', Walter Nelson, Mount Forest. Miss Anne Shortreed left Wedresday for Goose Bay, Labrador where she has been engaged on the high school staff for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Law- less of Burlington were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull, last week. Miss Patricia Ha c k w e l l spent last week end holiday- ing in Seaforth with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Lorne .Hulley. A Miss Sherrill Craig has re- turned home after spending the summer months at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mc-' Donald and Mr. and Mrs. Nel son Marksi ha ve returned from a -motor .trip. to. Sudbury.. North liay, and Timiskimirig, Mr, and 1VJrs, Atom. StiMere ofSir tford •Spent the ' cell ed ii1th' Mt; land . Nelson* Firemen : Plan Annual Ball. The first of what is hoped will become an annual affair will be held Friday, Sept. 16, when the Seaforth firebrigade hold their Firemen's Ball. The ,ball will be held in the Seaforth, Legion Hall with mus- ic supplied by Stan Skipper and his. band. Tickets are available', from members of the brigade. Displays Up For Match While the deadline for space reservations in the Plowing Match Tented City is still some days away, already the demand for accommodation has exceeded any previous year, ac- cording. to County. Committee co-chairman Gordon McGavin. Applications • for. exhibition space or catering facilities will be received • until September 6, he said. The demand for space points up the fact that the farm ma- chinery display at the match will be the largest to be seen anywhere this year, Mr. McGav- iri said. Displays will' extend along both sides of the more than two mire's of streets which are being laid out in the Tent- ed City. in Europe Reid. - Mr, and Mrs, William Dins- more and Bruce of Brampton visited Last week with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon McGavin, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Eve- leigh and daughter Jackie of Ititchener spent several days with Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Hoegy. • Mr. and Mrs. William Hum- phries and family attended a picnic near Kitchener Satur- day sponsored by Knechtels. RP 4 Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs, Murray Mills and family, Brantford spent the week end with Mr., and Mrs, Earl Mills. Dr. Jean Mills of Hamilton also called on her way to Lebannon, Conn, Mrs• Samuel Gehr, Butler, Penn., and Mrs. Charles Tay- lor of Toronto visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Tor- rance Dundas. Mrs. Gehr was one of the special acquaint- ances made on their trip ac- ross the Atlantic bA boat last fall. Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Scott, Toronto, were guests on Sun- day at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Earl Mills. Mrs. Kenneth Rae and Con- nie of St. Pauls Visited with Mrs. Edna Hackwell for two days last week. Hostess at, Shower Mrs. Gordon McGavin was hostess for a miscellaneous shower honoring 1Vtiss Helen Buffinga last Thursday even- ing, Many contests were con- ducted by Mrs. Neil Medavin. Gifts Were presented by roan )VicGavin, B r iu e a TMnsmote and ftrttlxleThatrieraYriiatiltif- finga expressed thanks• to the ladies and to the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Searle and family visited at, Royal Oak. Mich,, with the tatter's sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Saunders. Helen and Gail remained for the week, Lenny Saunders' re- turned home with the Searle tam ily. UCW Unit Meets The 8th and 16th. UCW llnit met Monday evening at the home of Mrs, Jan Van Vliet. Mrs. James Smith was in charge of devotions. The meeting opened by reading in unison hymn. 388 "0 Master Let Me Walk with Thee". The scripture was taken from Luke 21: 1-19. ' The topic was one of Jane Scott's writings on Patience'• and based on the last verse of the scripture, also prayer for patience by Jane Scott. Mrs. Harold Bolger conducted the business. The minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. George McCall. The roll call was answered by eleven mem- bers°and there was one guest. The copper collection was taken, also the offering. A bale from the church is to be sent October 15, The 8th and 16th Unit are to look after flowers for the church dut'ing September. - ' Business in connection With the Plowing Match at Sea- Itforth in October was diiss- ed. Grace paras sung and, lunch ser'ire b.� lVirs. Keh1leth . Mc- Donaic ; .lVtrlf� Alvis, McDc k w a`dt' oat h � u da , 4t e'sY! nd tightft � _ taltid"Debbie1