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Whole No. 5156
SEAFQRTH, ONTARIO,TIITRSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1960 1Q PAVES
RoyaiJudges Say
Tuck.ersmith Hay
Best in World
A 25 -year-old Huron County
farmer, Robert D. Fotheringham
of RR 3, Seaforth, has once
again made a big name for him-
self at the Royal Winter Fair,
Toronto. This week when he was
declared world hay champion,
it was his seventh world vic-
tory since 1958. Last year he
not only won the world hay
champion title, but he took the
world white bean title for the
' fifth time. His awards have
been so numerous not only at
the Royal but in Huron County,
that it is fast becoming a pro-
blem for himself, let alone of-
ficials to keep track of.
Last year he won a first prize
for his entry of corn at the Roy-
al, and he also took a second
Lions Hear
District
Governor{
Seaforth Lions met in the
Curling Club, Monday evening,
when District Governor, B.
Conrorr-of . Wrngham--paid--his-
official visit.
In his remarks, Mr. Conron
emphasized • the necessity of
Lions informing the public ,of
the projects they have carried
out and of the contribution
which is made to the community.
Elwood Epps, well known
naturalist of Clinton showed
movies. He was introduced by
W. M. Hart, while the meeting
was in charge of M. E. Clarke
and Dave Tremeer.
:a.
WI Cook
Books are
Avaiia i .ie '
The souvenir cook book pub-
lished by the Seaforth Women's
Institute in connection with the
plowing match continues;to be
in heavy demand.
As a convenienceto those
wishing to purchase copies, the
books are on sale at Irvin's
Hardware, Seaforth, Finnigan's
Grocery, Egmondvi'Ile or may
be obtained from Mrs. Leonard
Strong or Mrs. Wilfred Coleman
of the Women's Institute.
prize for his exhibit of second -
cut hay. He has also been re-
serve champion of white beans
hi 1959 and in 1962.
Bob's winning sample of sec-
ond' -cut hay this week was cut
in the pre -bloom stage which
contributed to its metal - like
color, he said. His 25 acres of
hay, were_ cut with a swather
(self, propelled wjndrower) and
conditioned,::":This year's Royal
entries also include corn and
white beans.
With his father,•Bob, a bache-
lor, farms' a 165 -acre mixed
farming and cash •crop business.
in the central section of Huron
County. He holds an excellent
record in •.the Junior Farmers,
4-H club and community activ-
ities. He has come up through
the ranks of the junior farmers,
to be countypresident this
year and as such played an im-
portant .role in its 1966 project
that of erecting over 240 mark-
ers on century farms in the.
county, He has participated in
4-H club projects since 1957 and
after successfully completing 12
projects he since then has taken
his place as a club leader: In his
last year as a 4-H member, 1961,
he took the top 4-H award, the
Elston Cardiff Citizenship award
for, the-mest--outstanding-.all:
round 4-H member •in the coun-
ty. In the most recent Huron
County . Seed • Fair, : .held in
March, 1965,, • (discontinued
since) he was declared grand
champion," a title he won for
the seventh "time. His prize win-
ning entry of hay at that seed
exhibition, topped that of the
1964 world champion, Wilbur
Keyes, who also lives at RR 3,
Seaforth.
A tireless worker, Bob proved
himself this past summer, when
without any help on the farm
or the home, (his mother is
dead), he kept things going
himself when his father was
hospitalized for some 12 weeks.
He admitted there were many
long days which included a
daily visit to the hospital in
Seaforth, and then later Strat-
ferd, a distance of 25 miles,
••'Not content with the honeys
he himself had won, the new
champion coached the Queen
of the Furrows, Miss Arnie
Stewart, for the famous Inter-
national Plowing Match held in
Seaforth last month. Miss Stew-
art, who is a daughter of Huron
County Warden Ken and Mrs.
Stewart, RR 4, Seaforth, and
who is a' second year student at
the University of Western On-
tario, London, won over seven
other contestants.
Reeve of Hensall
Reviews Activities
Mrs: Minnie Noakes, Reeve
•of Hensall, in a letter to the
Editor, expresses appreciation
for the co-operation she has re-
ceived and tells how much she
enjoys the work.
Dear Sir:
I should appreciate the privi-
lege of availing myself of some
space in your paper this week.
I believe that the ratepayers of
the Village of Hensall would be
interested to know that I am
very proud and honored to have
,served in the capacity of Reeve
for the year of 1966. I do hope
I shall have the opportunity of
serving you for several years
to come but If it be your wish
to have another represent you in -
this capacity, then I shall bow
to the majority.
This has been the most in-
teresting, and educational year I
have spent in municipal. politics
and I might add it has also been
the busiest one I have had thus
far. I have particularly enjoyed
the time I have spent at County
Council and have been so proud
to be a part of such an impor-
tant and large part of our local
government. At ail times I have
been treated with the greatest
respect gild have been accepted
as one- of the group at that
level. For this I thank the mem-
bers of County Council, one and
all. I have been a member of
the Library Committee and the
Legislative and Educational
Committee at the County level
and I have attended many meet-
ings in regard to these as well
as sessions of council.
At the local level I have ser-
ved not only on the council but
also en the PUC and the Lib-
rary board. The problems have
been many and 'varied but I
have at all times tried my best
to find a solation to 'any pro-
blems brought to my attention
for I feel that is my task while
I am your servant, The reniuner
o-htibn is not treat but I feel'
that this is such an important
part of our own village 'and it
is gratifying to know that some
progress has been made to-
ward an even better place than
we already have. We will no
doubt always have problems
but that is to be expected in
this business and it is a busi-
ness in this day and age.
I should like to thank the
members of our own council for
their co-operation and under-
standing" during this past year'
and special .thanks to Mr. Earl
Campbell without whose help
and advice my task would have
been very difficult. Each one of
the council accepted his respon-
'§ibility and carried out his dut-
ies willingly. The Reeve's posi-
tion demands much time and
energy and many hours away
from home but it is very inter-
esting and I have met so many
people from all walks' of life
and from all over the province
of Ontario and I feel that I have
represented you in an honorable
manner in My capacity as
Reeve. A greater part of the
meetings are in the daytime
and this fact makes it very dif-
ficult for other than a self-em-
ployed person to hold the posi-
tion and do it justice. I feel that
because we are small in num-
ber we have no reason to be
small in prosperity and name.
We are a very important part
of the greatest and most pros-
perous agricultural region in
all of Canada if not the world
and have a great many blessings
for which we can be grateful.
In closing I wish to thank you
one and all for the past year
and hope I have the privilege
of serving you again. To you
and yours the very best of
health and prosperity • not only
this year but for always:
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Minnie Noakes,
Reeve of the Village 'of Hensel'.
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ROBERT FOTHERINGHAM, R)i 3, Seaforth, has won
the world hay title for the seventh time. This year he also
was awarded the world white bean championship for the fifth
time. Now 25, he has been winning championships at the Roy-
al since he was 16.
McKilIop E.d�rse$
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The prgposed Huron Library
arrangement was endorsed by
McKillop Council. Reeve Ken
Stewart was instructed to vote
for the county wide .plan..when
the proposal comes before
county council.
Council' approved a grant of
$250.00 to the Farmers' Union
and accepted a petition from
Mancer Brown, Frank Bruxer
and others seeking a drain
westerly from Ioti, con. 1.
Concerned" .with parking ar-
rangements at St. Columban,
council instructed solicitors to
prepare a by=law to provide nec-
essary controls.
Sitting as a court of revision,
members acted on a number of
assessment appeals.
Appeal of Clarence Rapien
for a reduction on land was re-
jected but a reduction .of $1,175
was granted on• a building des-
troyed by fire.
A reduction of.$75 was grant-
ed Sam Storey on land taken for
road deversion while buildings,
News Of Walton
burned resulted in reductions
for Elmer Scott, $750, Harold
Pryce,. $50, -Glen McNichol $350
and John Glanville, $700.
Murray' Dennis was reduced
$100 on a building moved while
increases, under section 54 of
the act with respect 'to new
construction were approved,
Scott Farms Ltd., $1,650, Glen
McNichol, $700, Stephen Mur -
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Set Plans
For :Santa
Seaforth Santa CIaus Parade
is going ahead as scheduled on
Saturday, November 26, accor-
ding to Seaforth Chamber of
Commerce President Robert
Read.
Mr. Read said he was satisfied
there would be an outstanding
parade and that details would
be announced next week.
Snigi6 op%# .12 dents,
,OO a Vex' #r **Om*
for Sunday Sports
Regardless of whether there
is a contest for municipal of-
fice i',t• Seaforth, ratepayers hefe
will face a trip to the poles.
Council earlier this year had
',acted on a request from the
RUC approval be granted to
increase the number of, com-
missioners from three, to five.
/Before approval could be given
the consent of the electors is
necessary and as a result the
,question will go before rate-
payers on Dec. 5th.
When council was reminded
.of the vote at a meeting, Mon-
day night, possibility of placing
two other questions before the
ratepayers was explored.
Councillor Cardno suggested
since an election was being held
in any event this would be an
opportune time to have approval
for a two year term for members
of council. Councillor Flannigan
Set Plans
For 99th -
Service
' wo. Special Services of wor-
ship" will mark .the 99th anni-
eversary of First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth, on. Sunday.
The services will be at 11:00
in •the morning and at 7:00
o'clock, when Rev. P.Q o'rdon
Maclnnes, B.A., ..of the Presby-
terian Church, Chippawa, Ont.,
. will be guest minister. • Mr. Mac -
Innes was born and raised in
a:Presbyterian manse in Brant-
ford 'and followed in the 'steps
of his" father, the late Rev. P.
W. Maclnnes, who ministered
in several charges in Western
Ontario. Mr. Maclnnes is a grad-
uate University of Toronto Knox
College, and a past moderator
of tine Synod of Montreal and
Ottawa. He is married and has
a son and daughter.
Mr. J%ieclnnes' sermon in the
morning will deal with our his-
torical position, our present ob-
ligation and our hope in the
future. In the evening he will
challenge the congregation to
exercise our Christian faith in
the theme "Let's Go Fishing."
Special music will be offered
by the Junior and Senior
Choirs under the direction of
Mrs. William Brown and Mrs, -
Don Carter, organist, - at both
services. A Mennonite Brethren
Male Chorus from Waterloo
will sing at, the morning ser-
vice. These services will be par-
ticularly inspirational through
the presentation of the Chris-
tian -Message in song.
These 99th anniversary ser-
vices bring First Church to the
eve of its Centennial Year, The
Church was founded and dedi-
cated in 1867, and as Canada
marks its Centennial, First
Church will observe the com-
pletion of 100 years 'of service
in Seaforth and district.•
proposed that approval be ob-
tained at the same time for
Sunday sports to permit a great-
er use of the Arena.
Mayor Flannery told council'
that while Goderieh 'had no
Sunday sport by-law skating was
carried out each Sunday night
in the arena where • collections
were' accepted butno charge
made. He said he understood
there and also in Listowel the
program was working out suc-
cessfully.
Despite council's apparent in-
terest in the proposals nothing
can be done this year. Clerk
Williams pointed out that en-
abling' legislation provided for
certain time limits and it was
too late in the year to have the
questions placed on the ballot,
Before making a decision as
to whether or not to endorse
a resolution from Wiartoia. seek-
ing a greater assessment base
with respect to mail order
stores and LCB outlets, council
decided it required time to
study the matter. The . Wiarton
resolution suggested that the
assessment act be amended to
provide that business assess-
ment be based on a percentage
of the gross turnover rather
than, on the property, value as
-now- •is-•.the--ease,-The.-resolutio
pointed, out that in both cases
businesses were conducted with-
out proportionate benefits to
the local municipality. What was
required was a basis similar to
that applied to the BeII Tele-
phone Co. and other such ser-
vicing organizations.
No action was taken on a re-
quest from the Chamber of
Commerce for a donation to
assist with the Santa Claus par-
ade. Members were in doubt
as to what progress was being
made in connection with hold-
ing a parade and recalled that
on previous occasions the costs
involved in the entire Christ-
mas program had 'been under-
written by • individual' gifts.
Mayor Flannery said that a don
-ation of $200 already had beer}
given to the Chamber of, Com -
Opens
Hullett
Bridge•
- _
Largest in Hullett Township,
Wright's-.bridge was officially
opened at •a short ceremony,
Monday afternoon .by Reeve
Tom Leiper.
The bridge located at lot . 2;
con. 2, and 3, cost $96,000. De-
signed by. Burns Ross of Gode-
rich, it was erected, by McLean
and Foster. Ltd. of St. Marys.
Since 1955, Hullett has com-
pletedconstruction of 12 bridges
—largest number in that time
of any municipality in Huron
and area according to DIlO of-
ficials
Organizations flan Programs
Walton UCW Unit met in
the Church basement, Wed-
nesday evening with Mrs.
Herbert Traviss presiding for
the worship service. ine call
to worship was followed with
prayer by Mrs. Emerson Mit-
chell. "Breathe on Me, Breath
of God." was sung with Mrs.
W. C. Hackwell at the piano.
Mrs. Mitchell read thescrip-
ture from Psalms and 1 Cor.,
13th chapter and followed
with the.nieditation on 'Envy'
ending with prayer.
Mrs. W. C. Hackwell and
Mrs. Arthur Higginbotham re-
ported on the Regional Con-
vention of Huron Presbytery
held at Goshen United Church
with "Our Purpose and Our
Response" the theme for the
day. Mrs. Higginbotham fol-
lowed with the topic entitled
"Blinds".
The president Mrs. William
Coutte presided for the busi-
ness opening with - a poem
"Remembrance". Mrs. James
Clarke, secretary, gave the
secretary's report and called
the rgll which was answered
with a verse containing the
word "Peace".
The treasurer, Mrs. Tor-
rance Dundas, gave the finan-
cial report.
The following nominating
committee was appointed,
Mrs. William Coutts, Mrs. Al-
lan M-eCall, Mrs. Walter Bew-
ley, and Mrs. Herbert Traviss.
It was decided to withdraw
the. April meeting in 1907 and
hold the July and August
meeting,
The copper contest leaders
Mrs. Allan McCall and Mrs.
Emerson Mitchell reported
they had received $172.50
with Mrs. McCall's side as
winners. The sum of $297.00
was realized during the year
from the project.
Wednesday evening, Dec-
ember 14 was set , for the
Christmas meeting and social
evening when a gift exchange
of 75c will be held. .
The. meeting closed with
hymn 662 "O God Qur Help
in Ages Past" and, the Bene-
diction. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Earl' Watson,
Mrs. Gerald Watson and Mrs.
Frank Walters:
McKillop UCW Meets
The November meeting of
the McKillop . UCW Unit was
held at the home of Mrs. Mur•
ray Dennis, Wednesday even-
ing with 21 ladies present.
Mrs. Norman Schede was • in
charge of devotions and gave
Meditation. Hymn 176 "Come
let us join our friends above"
was sung after which Mrs.
Merton Hackwell led in pray-
er. The scripture was read by
Mrs. Gordon McGavin from
Hebrews. A poem on Remem-
brance Day was read by Mrs.
M. Hackwell. •
The sectional meeting .re-
port at Goshen was given by
Mrs. Campbell Wey. Mrs.
Charles McCutcheon was in
Charge of the business. The
copper money was received.
Uni
ted t e closing lymn "J'esus,
d by thy ,.Grace was
followed with the Lords Pray-
er. Lunch was served by Mrs.
William Dennis, Mrs. Laverne
Godkin, Mrs. Jack Bosman
and the hostess.
The 4-H'ers met at the home
of Mrs. Nelson Marks when
the roll' call was answered by
givinga supper dish consist-
ing of some vegetable:
It was derided to hold the
next meetine at the home of
Mrs. Kenneth MacDonald on
Saturday.
Mrs. Marks demonstrated
the making of tea biscuits and
also made a macaroni salad.
Conduct Communion
Communion was conducted
in Duff's United Church, Syn -
day morning when eleven
young people were received
into the membership of the
church following religious in-
struction by the minister, Rev.
Arthur Higginbotham. The
class included Bruce Clarke,
Gail Searle,, Glenna Houston,
Sherrill Craig. Carol Wilbee,
Velma Higginbotham, Linda
Johnston, Linda Traviss, Mary
Bew1ee. Jean Roe and Mary-
anne Wildfong.
Mission Band will be held
next Sunday morning at 13
a.m. when White Gift Sunday
will ba observed. UCW mem-
bers may also contribute gifts
which will be sent to the
Children's Aid Society, God-
erich.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hurst
of Dodsland, Sask., were
week end guests at the home
of Mr, and ¥Vlrs. Emerson Mit-
chell, • • -
Mr. and 'Mrs. Cyril Johns
ton and family of London vis
iced on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Ryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jenkins
and family of Ingersoll, spen
Armistice Day with the lat-
ter's parents, Mr. and ,vers.
Clarence Martin.
Guests with Mr. and Mrs.
C. Martin on Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin and
family, Newmarket and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Pryce and
family of Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ennis
and Steven and Leanne, Tor-
onto, were week end visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs, Mac Sholdiee
and Murray visited on Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
McMichael of Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsh-
all Susan and Sandra, Bram-
bley were week end guests
with Mrs. Luella Marshall
and Mr. Malcolm Fraser.
Miss Bonnie Uhler, student
nurse at Victoria Hospital, in
London. spent the week end
with her father Ernest Uhler
and Fred.
Mr: and Mrs, Torrance Dun-
das visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Stutz,
Wellesley.
Mr, and Mrs. Earl Mills
were week end guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Mur-
ray Mills and family Brant-
ford and attended the Royal
Winter Fair at Toronto, Sat-
urday.
merce and as far as he was
aware no planning had been,
done for •the parade. He felt
that to be a, success such plan-
ing must be ommenced at least
in August.
Agreeing with Councillor Har-
ry Donaldson that the, -kids
shouldn't be denied a parade
at Christmas through laxity of
the C of C or because council
hesitated to co-operate, mem-
bers - concurred in a,: -suggestion
that financial participation be
looked at again at the next
meeting.
A request. from members of
the Fire Brigade for an increase
in the grant to '$3,000 was ap-
proved when councillor Donald,-
son,
onaldson, chairman of the responsible
committee, said that he had at-
tended a recent meeting of the
Brigade and was happy to learn
of the work that is carried out
by members. He said that at
the meeting he attended instruc-
tional films on fire fighting and
protection were shown and that
the evening was"a study occa-
sion and not a social.
An account from the Hockey
Club for $600 covering the bal-
ance of the cost of a dinner and
jackets presented to the OHA
Champions last spring remind
ed—councillors—that-it -had-been-
agreed to pay up to $400 for
the party and gifts. Approval
was given for this amount.
Referring to the opening of
the new hockey season, council-
lors discussed, the Arena situa-
tion. Reeve Dalton 'said that he
would like to see more activity
at the arena and Mayor Flan-
nery added "There, could be
something doing there every
night."
Councillor FIannigan inquir-
ed who was looking after the
Centennial project construction
at the Arena. Mayor Flannery
said he had been up every day
and sometimes twice a day and
Clerk Williams added that he
had called the architects who
had designed the structure and
that a representative was going
I.to check the construction pro-
gress the following day. titin-
cillors agreed 'that the;stS,le. of
the plaquetto;be erected on the
addition should be as provided
in the ,specification. Later in
the meeting Mayor Flannery
commented that a meeting of the
Community Centre Board would
be held the following night but
councillors Flannigan and Don-
aldson, who are members of the
board protested that they had
received no: advice concerning
the. meeting,
Report of the Public Works
Committee by Councillor ,lames
Kelly indicated that certain
sidewalks had been rebuilt and
drain work carried' out.
Reeve Dalton inquired con-
cerning a reported leak in the
recently constructed hospital
lateral between the firstand
second manhole. He wondered
why this possibility should de-
lay action in- cleaning up prop-
erties through which the sewer
passed lower along the line. He '
said he' had promised people
that topsoil would be put on
and trees planted this fall and,
he wanted to make certain that
the work was carried out.
r, Mayor Flannery told the meet-
ing
he had checked with the
engineers in connection with the
sewer a had been told that
while uring construction a
slight tilt had arisen at one
of the manholes, the engineers
were satisfied this had been
corrected. He could not see why
if the leak was not too serious
the work of cleaning up the
lower portion of the , drain
should not be proceeded with.
Mayor Flannery said there,
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REV. P. GORDON
Ines, who will preach at the
99th anniversary services at
First Presbyterian Church on
Sunday.
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MR. AND MRS. WILBUR MILLER
Fete Staffa Coupe
Wed Fifty Years
A party at the Presbyterian
Church, Cromarty, on Saturday
:narked the 50th wedding an-,
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wil -
Sur Miller, Staffa area, when
Mends and relatives gathered
to help in celebeeting the event.
Fifty years ago, on Nov. 8,
the two were married at the
manse, by the late Rev. David
Ritchie. Their attendants were
Mrs. Sam McCurdy, now oe
Kirkton, and Lloyd Colquhoun,
now of Mitchell. Both were pre-
sent at an open house at the
Miller home on Tuesday of last
week.
Both are in excellent health
and look younger than their
years. Mr. Miller still does some
electrical wiring in the area.
After their .marriage, they
farmed at lot 6, con. 9, Iltbbert
Township. About 13. years ago,
they moved to the adjoining
farm where they still live with
a son, Kenneth Miller.
Mrs. Miller is the former
Annie McKellar, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex
(Sandy) McKellar. Mr. Miller
is a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Miller.
In addition to their son Ken-
neth, they have five other chil-
dren:
Mrs. Ken (Dorothy) Duncan
and Mrs. John (Jean) Duncan,
Kirkton; Russel, Jim and John,
Hibbert: They also have 14
grandchildren,
Mr. and Mrs, M. Mcltellar and
Mrs. John Taylor of Seatert
were present for the'oceasitnl