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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-05-11, Page 14 v r w 4 a, ,' Whole No. 5+175• • 108th Year SEAFORTH,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY Ui, x:967 — 12 PAGES Hospital ,.I uxiliary. Plants Centennial Tree Drizzling rain on -•Sunday forceer-changes m :plans for a e Seaforth's Centennial observance. Rev. 3. Cliff Britton pro-' nounced the benediction. The tree was planted between' Auxiliary -on the hospital grounds, to mark the Centennial as showers by Miss Thompson assisted by auxiliary members;, well be a feature of Hospital Day. The short program was From the left, Miss Thompson, Mr. .McLean,. Mrs. 0. Oke, held instead on the .hospital patio in charge ,of (Miss Gladys. Mayor Kling, Mrs. Ted' Cosford, Mrs. Gordon Beuttenmiller Thompson auxiliary president. Assurances that the tree would and Mr. Britton. During the afternoon visitors were shower be .preserved were given • by Board president A. Y. McLean through the hospital" and. the auxiliary served tea in the con - while Mayor Frank Kling accepted it as a eontribtition to, ference room, (Expositor photo by Phillips.) tree planting ceremony}.arranged by the Women's Hospital Win Achievement Day Honors Some 150 girls gathered in Seaforth Saturday for Huron County 4-H Homemaking Clubs' achievement day: Winners of county honor pins were:. Della Wallace RR 4, Seaforth; Elaine McCluie, RR 2, Seaforth; Karen Sararas, RR 1, Cromarty; Karen McDonald, RR 2, Blyth; San- dra Watson, RR L, Blyth and Lynda Webb, RR 2, Zurich. Miss Sharon Carroll, Huron County home economist was in charge of the event. Hospital. Penny Sale 'T'ermed "The Best Ever" "The best ever"^`was the reac- tion of Miss .Gladys Thompson, Women's Hospital Auxiliary 'president, when asked concern- ing the success of the annual penny sale.; Proceeds 'totalled ":60 she said and added the success was due the outstanding co-opera- tion , that had been ' extended auxiliary nienibers. 'She made particular reference to the ac- commodation that had been made available, those • Who con- tributed prizes or donated cash and all who purchased ticket,?: The draw took place Friday evening in the former 4MeKindL. sey Drug Store. Tickets . were drawn by Mayer Frank Kling, .Miss Thompson, Miss V, Drape,' hospital administrator, Mrs. J. McConnell and A. Y. McLean -'of the hospital board, Unclaimed prizes may be picked up at_ the McKillop Fire Insurance Office. Winners were: Fertilizer, -Seaforth Soil Pro - duets, 1729, William Austin; su- gar, Ryan's Store,• 1628, Mrs. Mildred Gillis; candle warmer tray, Anstett Jewellers, ,1984, James 'Chester, `Dublin; dog, • Seaforth H and S Plan Meeting The Seaforth Home • and School. Association will meet at the Publics School on Tuesday, May 16, at 8:15 p.m. Gordon Ferris, of the .Gode- rich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, will be guest, speaker. and the public is..1 1, vita to attentfr as wells mem* bers of ,the #Tonle and :School Associatlei Crown Hardware, 2884, Mrs. Mona Caldwell, Brucefield; double- (Nth, Staffen's Flowers, 2872, Mrs. Mildred Campbell; foot stool, R. S. Box, 11169, Glen-. yce Jewitt; flowers, Baker's Greenhouse, 2287, Hilda Austin; dog, Goettler's, Dublin, 4058, Mrs. Joe J. Lme, RR. 5; wrist watch, Elliott's Restaurant, 1312, Mrs. Gerald Robinson; dog. chow, Milten Dietz, 245, Dennis Campbell; chair, 1800, Mrs,,4Hey- ink; magazine rack, John Card - no, .1 5,. Elizabeth'MacLean, Eg- mondville. Flowers, Steffen's, 1453, Mrs. Robert Dalrynvple, Egmondville; 4 silver dollars, McGavin's Farm Equipment, 2474, Roy Dalton; lamp, Whitney, Furniture, 1002, Jeanette Logsdon; sugar, Mc- Gotigle's 1745, Marguerite Dunn; flowers, Staffen's, 896, Martin Heynesberger; fishing (Continued on Page 8) Lions Pay ,Tribute -•, To Beavers 'Win Seaforth Lions Monday ever ning recognized the champion Beaver Hockey, team when players were guests', at the club's dinner meeting in St, Thomas' Churgji Hall. Players, were introduced, by. Ken Doig and welcomed by Lions president G. A. Whitney and vice-president 0. Oke, who presented each with a key case. James A. Stewart who organ- ized the evening introduced Frank C. J. Sills, as one of the four generations . of the Sills family who had distinguished himself in 'sport in Seaforth. His grandfather he said had taken part in fire brigade events, his father in football and laeross, he had played with a former Beaver team„ while his son was a member of the present Bea- vers, Mr.. Sills Aieailed hoekey his- tory in Seaforth commencing With seven man teams in 1906 when John McKenzie had star- red: in "later years hockey greats who had gone on to make a thane for tbenlselyesand for the taivn til manyltoekey Oft.' tres mere and in the states, in - eluding Joe Sills, Russ Hays, Reg Reid), fiord Hays and. Coonie Wieland 'of the Boston Bruins. He recalled an event thirty, years ago when then Mayor John J. Cluff had presented ,9oonie Wieland with a watch on behalf of the town at a cer- emony in Maple Leaf Gardens. Mr. Sills in an humorous re- view recalled hockey' programs of the thirties which had led to the first Beaver victory in 1944 and the post war program sponsored by the Legion which' had produced many of those now playing with the Beavers. Appreciation was expressed by. Don Morton en 'behalf of the team. • Reportilig for the parks cont- mittee, the chairman, A... Y: 1t2eLean said work was `under' way on contruetion of a new dam. The project ik underway as a result of ,co-operation • be- tween the department of Boon- omics, the Township. of Tuer- smith and the club anrt'Uas the outcome og a survey. of rho' area iti titled out .by the depart, trent three years tip, Legion Sponsors Drive c a Seaforth . Legion again is 'co- operating with the Safvation Army and has' arranged to" can- vass Seaforth and. area on Morn day and Tuesday evenings --of next week . on behalf of the Arany campaign, Not only does a gift to the campaign assist in- the widely known work of the Salvation Army but it also provides funds with •which' to . help in area problems. Of every dollar con- tributed 20 cents is retained as a' fund for local assistance. • The Legion committee in charge of the Salvation,. army campaign is headed by 'George Hays, area residents who may wish_ to ,,assist but who may not be canvassed' may co-oper- ate.. by mailing their gifts to the Salvation Army care of ,George D. Hays, Seaforth. Bandshell Worries Council The future of the Seaforth bandshell in Victoria Park die - pends on public reaction to pro- posals the building be moved. Mrs. N. C. Cardno, chairman of the Walfare and Industrial committee told a Monday night meeting of the Seaforth town council that a decision would have to be made soon as- to whether the building should -be sold, renovated, or torn down. She, said the present state of the building is a pity, "If the building is not to be used by -the town perhaps it should be sold to someone who could use it." Action on thematter was .left. to a later, date so that public opinion could be assessed. Mrs. Cardno also wpn approv- al of Couneil for a proposal to put• flower boxes onthe win- dows of the town hall. The pos- sibility of special lighting for centennial year and lighting, in Victoria Park will be discussed wif,tt the PUC•by,Mayor Frank r(Continued on Page 6) Seniors • To Organize Anorganizational meeting in connection connection with a Senior" C1ti tens' Club will be held in ;he t,egion hall, on 'TThuraday, May 1B, at 2 o?sleek, when it ig e* peeted°643fitera will be elected. e.forth Tax Rate With `Pay as you go' Srnglb. Conga; -Pm:y*1tonji 2 Seaforth taxes will be higher this year reflecting council's de- cision to introduce a "pay as you go" policy , and increasing 'cost. of operation in almost every department. The increase will arhount to 9.5 mills for public school residential. For the average homeowner it will mean perhaps five cents a day additional. "As approved Monday night; Seaforth's budget for 1967 pro- vides for total expenditures of $387,450.00, Rates in other catagories,are public school commercial, 114.4. up from 102,8; separate school residential lip l0' mills to 109.5 and separate school commercial • 121.7., mills .up from 109.3. • The largest increase in ex- penditures occurs in the public works and sanitation department and covers the first phase of the towmwide storm sewer pro- gram. Estimated at $26,950, the work will be .subsidized to the extent of 50 per cent of the cost. Public and• Separte school costs increased slightly, while Seaforth's share of Seaforth Disk triet High School costs went from $31,954 last year to $37,- 937. This reflects to a great, degree the first charge fora de- bentures on the school addi- tion now under construction. Total education costs includ- ing debt charges' are $79,682, liar Beginning nvDrasn program Seaforth Council Monday night, took the first step to im- plement,- m- plement,- a town -wide. storm sewer program when it accept- ed the recomanendation of the public works and 'sanitation committee and appointed Gode- rich engineer Burns Ross to pre- pare plans and call tenders for work in the northwest area of town. • Estimated cost of' the work is $26,950 of which half •.will be re- covered in grants. Itis expect= ed tenders can be called with- in a month. Reeve Carl Dalton, commit= tee chairman, stressed the nec- essity of .making a start. "We, are losing out because our, . maintenance - continues high. We have no permanent roads but we can't pave until the )sewers are in." he said and added that the proposed work would provide an, outlet for all of the northwest section of the town, The work includes provision for storm drainage in the -area bounded on the west by West Street, on the south by Gode- rich Street and on the east by North Main Street and extend- ing to the north •limits of the town. This area will drain into the Lawrence. Drain in McKil- lop which was reconstructed last year. The new_sewer will commence at the corner of James Street and West" William Street and run north "Ao North Street. It will ` turn here along North Street, west ' across Centre Street to .a projection of West Street where it will follow west- erly to the Lawrence c'Drain. "Engineers point out that the block on West William Street from Main Street to James Street and the two blocks of James Street from Main Street to Church Street would not re- quire storm sewers fox purposes of street water. The surface Wa- ter from these three block would flow to the corner of James and West William Streets when it would be picked up in six catch basins'.' Once storm sewers are in- stalled and connecting lines laid on abutting streets, it will be, possible to reconstruct streets in the entire area. As sewers are laid the program will be extended across 'the town. Councillors commented on the three flags flying o nnew stan- dards erected. in front of the town hall. • " Farm Problems • In Ireland Too Robert Fotheringham, RR 3 Seaforth, has Vest for the past week to oung farryner from Ireland, taking part in .a junior farmer exchange pro- gram. Jim Stewart comes from Bal lymacreely, Killinchy, in Coun ty Down, Northern Ireland. He is 24 years old and one of nine Irish young people oh a tour of Canada, sponsored by the -Belfast Rope Works, a large Trish twine making establish- ment. The group arrived on May 2 and will tour Canada and the United States until August 8, when it, will leave for home aboard the' Empress of England. While in North America, Jim will spend three months in On- tario before going on .to visit Brandon, , 'Saskatoon, Calgary, the. Peace River district, Van- 'couver and Victoria and points •in between. • He will also visit Portland, Or- egon, San, Francisco and North Carolina in the U.S. Jim Stewart is looking for- ward to a visit to Expo 67 'that has been planned for him when he is visiting in Eastern. On- tario. He is also anrtious to vis- it Vancouver and -Victoria. In Ireland he lives on a farm of 90 acres that produces 1,200 hogs and, 94 head of cattle a year. He believes farm build- ings uildings are more- sophisticated in Ireland but he feels, that Cana- dian and Irish,farms are very Much alike. • He says problems are the same in both countries, Such problems as maintaining a farm large enough to be economical- ly, profitable, marketing- prob- lems and the difficulties in re- covering the full cost of pro= duction are mutual. In Ireland 96,000 people are ,emiployed in agriculture on. 43,- 000 3;000 farms. Income from Hog pro- duction is about $75 million a year and Battle production tot- ;aIs $70 million. - Itreited with the prospect of touring Canada in Centennial' ttehr, when so ntuch is hap- &frin, the Irish 'visitor can sense an excitment in everyone he meets: He foresees a bright future for Canada. An interesting fact he points out is that there are more peo- ple from Northern Ireland in Toronto than there are in Bel- fast, the capital of Northern Ireland. He says that Canadians are much like the Irish and for this reason he feels- very much at home here. The Irish, he says, feel very close to Canada. up from $73,207 in 1966. While the Hurory County rate increased 1.1 mills the town ac- tually saved money• since• the previous ' rate of 2 mills for library purposes is eliminated this year. The County has as- sumed full library costs. ' While Councillors were con- cerned with a rising tax rate they agreed there was no alter- native. Discussions indicated the rate- was not out of line with that in other municipali- fir Marianne Roberts, RR 2, Kip - pen, was the only winner of a provincial honor certificate and pin at the Huron Achieve- ment Day here Saturday. #i#e!! ties . having regard) to asse$a meat differences. At tie• swine time it no iarlger was Bible. to ease the increase froig transit; fers from, surplus since, the liquid surplus had been exhaus- ted. The need for updating.ser- vices was also reeegnized as was the saving, in interest that would result if a pay as you go policy was followed. Mayor Kling 'summed up the discussion, "Woe must 'increase, As the clerk has pointed • t,pur surplus has been used for cur- rent expenses andthis can only rent expenses, and, there no longer is a' liquid balanee.'This means we are continuing topay added interest charges on cur- rent expenses and this can only be eliminated by increasing the revenue" he said. Clerk Williams explained that while there continues' to be a substantial surplus, it ';consists of tax arrears and Canada bonds. A ,loss however, would resultif these were sold before 'maturi- ty and for this reason it seem- ed wise to hold them he said. Answering a query bgr Conn.': Jean Henderson, as to what part of the total increase in educa- tion costs reflected salary in- creases', • Clerk Williams said this information was not avail; able since the boards requisi- tion on the 'basis of total re- quirements. However, he added, that the total increase 'in edit= cation . costs excluding deben- ture charges ' was between $3,000 and $4,000. From Ireland To Tuckersmitlh James Stewart, County Down, Northern Irelands, tries a Canadian tractor as he visits at the farm of Robert •1r!'athering ham in Tuckersmith. He is one of a group of junior farmers • - frem Ireland on a tour of Canada, Prepare Laugh Production There will be lots of laughs when. members of the Friendship Circle,•af" "F`irob Itesby. terlan Church present "1TTre Comes Charlie" in the Public School this' eken t. Members of the cast are left, Mrs Don Morton, MrS, Cxen1i Chesney, Mrs. ''V )basis 1 augh'lirii;Tlon Mork- • torr; Hob Wilson :and • 's. ft. 1. Nutty. ' . , + ' • }