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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-09-14, Page 144 • • • a " • • • „Whole NU. 61.92 108th Year - • t. • 8,4APORTII, ONTARIO, TaiTSliAY, SEPT= Assist Labor Day Parade' The success of Seaforth's Ceritennial parade .on Labor Day reflected the wide spread co-operation which the parade committee received. Here representatives of two organiza- tions present donations to parade committee treasurer L. F. Ford. They are (left) Cheryl, Scott and Alice Bannon of Teen Twenty and Bert McClure and president R. J. Boussey of Seaforth Branch15e Royal Canadian Legion. (Expositor photo by Haley). Form Recreation ord To Led -,Town, ',..'.1010 rarths' - . , . I , • ' ‘I*ig.. , Seaforth's long moo .Rec- :.Clerk Williams said the as: settled . but that the • group ration- Board came in b' being' sessing was completed and the Monday night when council assessor hoped to have his re. n'amed :12 citizens- as members, ports completed by October 1. five of Whomare members of council. The board will have the res- ponsibility of originating and carrying out various ath- letic programs as well 'as 'rec- reational programs for various community age groups, As a re- sult of the creation of the board the local program be- comes eligible for grants." Named to the board were: Mayor Frank Kling, Mrs. Betty Cardno, Geo. Hildebrand, Robt. Dinsmore,. Wilmer Cuthill, John Sinnanten, Harry Scott, Miss M. Wyler, Dr- M. X. Olugston; Don Morton, R. Wilson and Wm. .t.Pinder. Assurances that an apPlica- tion would be 'given favourable consideration by the depart- ment resulted in council reques- ting that Seaforth be defined as a planning area to, provide for orderly development. - Donald Horne attended the meeting to enquire about a bill he had received from the town for $83.00 for trees cut on his •property when he had not re- quested the work 'be done. May- or Kling assured Mr. Horne that the situation would be in- vestigated .,.and he would be notified. Consider Joint System Frank Cowan Company, Limi- ted who handle the town insur- ance program indicated a de- sire to review with the 'council insurance on various properties and equipment. Mayor Kling suggested the recommendations be given,out to committees con- cerned ,for their consideration. Coun. J. C. MacLennan of the protection to persons commit- tee -reported a Clinton request to have Clinton and Seaforth com- bine police communication sys- tom's.. He said he with Reeve Carl Dalton, Clerk Ernest Wil- liams and Reeve Duff. Thomp- son and Coun. H. F. Noonan of Clinton' had discussed 'this mat- ter, •but :.1.1e was not sure it would be workable an,d wished- councino consider it. Mayor Kling said that while 'on the surface it sounds simple for, Seafcirth to man the -Se calls, he, felt it was tog." soon lo* take a stand and more study would be required to consider cost. He asked that a study be made of the matter by the committee. Coun. MacLennan said that OPP Constable R. Primeau and another OPP officer had assist- ed with traffic for the Labor Day parade and he wished a. letter of thanks be sent the Provincial Pollee office to thank them for the assistance. The report of the Chief of Police' indicated the work .load of the past month,'' that Con- stable. Ruston was recovered from his accident and backat work. The cliittf thanked the town council for help over .La- bor 'Day weekend. . Talk Fire Plans Conn. MacE,pimait reported that his committee had " had a meeting with representatives, from Tuckersmith, Hibbert and Hullett, regarding the area fire department mat- ters.' He said that nothing was (Continued on Page 6) wants to form an area fire com- mittee. He reported that he, as council representative . frqm Seaforth, along with represen- tatives of other councils had made two visits to firms for prices on a tank truck for the Fire" Department, and that they were interested in a gaso- line tank truck from Supertest. Seaforth is to. -supply_ housing for the truck in the present building but to accommodate it the building will have- to -be extended. The cost of this work would be paid over .a three- year period by the councils con- cerned in rental fees. Be asked that a letter be sent te eae council explaining the estimat- ed' cost of the- equipment and the rentals included. A motion by Conn. MacLen- nan and Henderson that Sea - forth agrees to setting up a fire area committee for administra- tive purposes in Fire' Area No. 2 resulted in a move by Cdun. Hildebrand, to have council go into committee of the whole with the press .excluded. When council reverted, to open coun- cil the MacLennan motion was tabled. Coun. Oardno quoted a let- ter she had received from Mid - Western Development regard- ing assistance that might, be given to a actor or .a dentist in getting him established in Seafortli. She felt 'the town -sheuld' offer some assistance to attract candidates, Coun. .11ilde- brand said' that we should re- port that financiaL.Assistance is available and Coun. Henderson .stated the .willingness of the Chamber et -Commerce to con- , Jaggrifr <44 • 4° • \11, • 0, 14 'ill IX Ai' \ Walton Wins. Every Time Walton Pee Wee, established a record this year when, they not only won the 'tri -County • Pee Wee Softball Ohatiplbiithip but went through the entire season without losing a game., Shown here arelieff';'10 right) first row: Murray McCall; Bill, Shortreed4, Leeming; second row: Ron MeCialltyn;'Dave-Wattion.;,truce.MoOonald; Moroi floutpn) third 106 lttek Sli014464 Roger IumphIes, ItleW'lifIebonaldr Steve ShOldi ; baek *me oaeh, Brian traVbitofinanager 'Graham 01161111g,:: (Eitstifor 'photo 44, 'Lombardo_ Here Monday: . The- Adak of the famous Guy Lombardo and his Royal „Can- affittp„.. here next ., Monday is arousing wide interest. While a limited ;number of reserve tickets still are .available 'the 'the demand is such that committee 'members expect a dornnleeefsell out -by dance time. IldWrOver, that will be nu excuse farm's - sing the orchestra since there will be lots of regular tickets available. Typical of the interest arecthe couple from Liberty, Sask, who are flying to Seaforth for the event. With a letter to the. Car tennial Ball Committee, W. A. Wheatley of Liberty. sea an order for tickets and said: read, with pleasure -the an: Famoa leader Seaforth nouncement in the, Expositor -that you are featuring - Guy Lombardo on Sept. 18 es part of your Centennial celebration.. It is nearly fifty years since my roommate, Roy Ryckman,' and I engaged the Lombardo orch- estra to play in Seaforth. The dance was held above a res- taftrant near the Town. Hall. 'The following morning we went to the Commercial Hotel to pay the .orchestra. They charged us $45.00. I recall• that my cut of the net profit was eleven dol- • lars. , must admit that ninety-nine percent of the arrangements were ably planned by 'Roy Ryckitan, assisted' by his 'two charmr4-64.4ers. mtfe this is our Centennial year with emphasis on th.4 past as well as .the present and since Roy was the prime: mover in an event that I understand you have been trying for Many years to- . repeal, I 'wonder if you could give some recogni- tian to the part played by him while we were just teen-agers. I haven't been in touch with Roy Since high school days.' The Ryckmans, I believe, lived south of Seaforth,. probably in the Chiselhurst area. If by chance you are in touch with, him you .naight tell hini I •am flying, down for, the Lombardo dance and would be thrilled to see him again. ,3 am •enclosing $22.05 for Mr :tickets and reserved seats for,, two couples." CWNA Meets in Ottawa Members, of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association were in Ottawa last week for their anneal conventien. Highlight of the four-day meeting, with a registration in excess' of 500, was the annual banquet when the prime minis- ter, Rt. lion. L. F.B. Pearson 'spoke to the publishers. Elected president was A. W. Lundell of Revelstoke, B.C. Named directors representing Ontario were David Dills, A. ton; Lyn Lashbrook, Rodney; John Morris, Prescott arid A. Y. ,Mclean, Seaforth. W.C. Bennett ER 14, 196`t 12 PAGES. • . . . , • Single Copies 2 Cota • ;049 a'eai'$n4vanc. ." y for October. Election activity is under way in Huron in preparation for the Ontario vote on October )1. Returning officer Rustal T. Bolton has been busy in his Seaforth office. preparing the hundreds of forms that have to be distributed to enumerators and returning officers acrOss the riding. Mr. Bolton said there would be 94 Dolling sub- divisions and that generally -the. boundaries of each would be similar to the boundaries that existed in the last federal el- ection. Enumeration got under way in Goderich, 'the only urban. centre, on Wednesday and con- cludes Saturday. Enumeration in 'the remainder of the riding is scheduled for the *last four days of next week. _ While election machinery is being -set in motion candidates are' active across the riding. Nixon Here Provincial Liberal Leader Robert Nixon Wednesday got off tO a flying start on his elec- tion campaign. He flew into Sky HarbOur airfield and in an interview he said that after be- ing 24 years in opposition., he was certain the Liberal party under his leadership' would win the election. He was not pre- pared to predict, how many seats the party would carry, but said he had been encouraged by recent opinion polls which res Youth Injured Martin Wynja,, 9,- of RR 4, Seaforth, has shown slight im- provement' but remains in ser- ious condition 'with a 'fractured skull. He is a Patient in St.' jos- eph's Hospital, London. The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Wynja, was injured Fri- day .when the tractor lie was driving on his father's farm struck a tree and caught fire, Brownie Program Begins Girls betwen the ages of sev- en and 'ten ' in Seaforth Will again have the opporttiniy to gain skills, and crafts through the Brownie program. ' Recently modernized, the pro - grain aims to enlarge a young girl's wary' with subjects not usually learned at school or church. Home.' skills are en- couraged, and comes as a surprise to many a BroWriie mother when she realizes how capable at home a young girl can be. The first Brownie Pack meets for - registration next Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1967 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall; the second Brownie Pack will register Monday, Sept. 25, 1967 in the same place. Those in charge _of the pro- gram hare - indicated that any girl. wishing to" become a Brownie will be welcomed as also will be any' mother wishing to assist the Guide program. Former. Postmaster At Walton Passes The death occurred in West- minster Hospital, London, on Tizes,day_ef William Clarence Bennett. In 'Itst Jeer, he had been ill for six weeks.. A well known merchant and "for nearly thirty years postmas- ter at Walton, he later served for ten years as postmaster at RCAF Station, Clinton, retiring in 1952. Mr. Bennett. served in both world wars. He was overseas front 1015 to 1918 and was wounded at Vimy Ridge. He enlisted again In 1940 and ser- ved until .1945. He was a char- ter member of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion and several years ago was honored when he was Made a life mem- bet of the branch. He was an active member 'of» Clinton Branch 140. lle• was a member Of the Masonic -order and of Wesley. Willie tTnited Church, Clinton. Born in Walton, .he was a son of the 'ate...Joseph annett and Mary Jane Campbell. He was married in 1923 to Edna Eileen Kelley who predeceased him in 1933. In 1937 at St. Thomas, he was married to Irene Patterson who survives, together with'a son, Ronald Rae, Walton and a daughter, Shirley, Mrs. Bruce Walters, London, He is alSo survived by three sisters, (Mayme) Mrs. ‚Lloyd Porter, Walton; (Lena)" Mrs. Joseph Davidson, London; (Flori enee) Mrs. Thomas Watson" of Landon; and a brother Roy Bennett Of ,Walton, as well as by six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon froth' R. S. Box funeral home, at 2 p.m. and will' be conducted by his blister tr.A.. J. Mowatt Of 'WO' Willis United ChOrch, Clinton+: Interment will follow 'n Brussel e tenteteM ' • , , showed the liberals with 40 per- cent support in -public opinion while the Tories- and ND? each had 30 percent in public favor. He -Said if elected he would convene -a meeting of reeves and county wardens to get their recommendations on, the imp- lementations before the tabling of a white paper, on. the Smith Report on Taxation. As for the recent $50 ease- ment for homeowners, this was little more -1 than a „political plum made on the eie Of cal- ling an election he said. Dr. Morgan Smith who is the Liberal nominee in Huron, will be opposed by Bet: John C. Boyne ND' of Exeter' and by the sitting member, Ron. Chas, MacNatighton, provincial trea- surer. Huron Conservatives have scheduled a nomination meet- ing in Clinton for Friday night.. Other, activity includes a press conference Set up by Mr. Boyne for Seaforth, Friday afternoon when, Donald C. MacDonald, NDP leader, will 'be present. The election call resulted in a decision to post pone the an- nual meeting bf the Liberal party of Ontario Which had been set for September 29th and 30th in, Toronto. -In anneuncing the decision, Ontario president Cordon Blair said that: "The Liberal. PaTtzt is anger to Meet the challenge of , ,the long-delayed previncial ci- •ection and enters the .campaign confidently under the leader- ship of Robert Nixon," • He said the executive's de- cision was taken "in response to a general opinion within the party that all its efforts should be devoted to the current caps. After the election, the execu- tive will fix a new date for the annual Meeting. paign.", 'On The Campaign Trail Ont. Liberal leader Robert Nixon lost no time getting on the campaign trail when Premier Roberts called"an Ontario electionlie flew into Goderich Wednesday to confer with Huron Lib- eral candidate Dr. Morgan Smith (left). and Beecher 'Menzies, Huron Liberal 'Association president. (Goderich S.S. photo). • • Tuckersmith Moves to Improve Street Lights Tudkersmith Council will move to provide improved street Lighting in Egmondville and Brucefield. Agreeing that. Egmondville lighting should be Considered when. road work is carried out next year council, meeting in Centennial School, took steps . ., to seek, assistance with the' pro- ' jai.. The Provincial government rki to be petitioned regarding paying the' costs or' half the cost. of new lights when - the , roadwork is done and Stanley ! Township Counbil . is to be Contacted regarding the Brute- field,lights. SC! Grad Leads New Department . " A Seaforth native, Donald A. MacTavish has been appointed Assistant Director, Special Edu- cation, in the. Ontario Depart- ment of Education. Under the appointment, effective Septem- ber 1, Mr. MacTavish moves to a newly created position. in the department's Teacher. Educa- tion Branch. He was formerly Inspector -Co-ordinator of Spec- ial Education y a post to which he was named on thereorgan- izaition of the' department• in 1965. • Mr. •MacTavish• is a son of Mrs. John MacTavish and was born in Seaforth, where he at- tended school. He then went to the Toronto Normal School and to Queen's University, where he received a B.A. degree:- He taught for 13 years in rural schoels in Bruce and. Huron, counties, and also, in Guelph and York Township. ' For two years, Mr. MacTav- ish was principal of Charles Howitt School; T.S.A. No. 1, Markharn and Vaughan. Later, while serving as Area Psycholo- gist Jo the schools in this dis- trict, he initiated a achoul ,pro- gram of special classes and PsY- chological servites. In 1965, Mr. MacTavish jdin- ed the then Auxiliary Educa- tion Branch of the Ontario De- partment of Education, as a Special Services Inspector. On August 1, 1960, he was made Director of the-tliary Edu- cational Services vision. • " Mr. MapTavish • holds the post -graduate: degrees. of Bach- elor. of ritedagog# and Master of Artsoinikagclielegfiltom the. Ilnittersity Of Thkente:P')Iti.hea also done graduate. studies in Special Education at he Teach- ers' College'of Columbia Uni- versity, New York. • • •,; One of the first 'responsibili- ties of Mr. MacTavish in his new post will be to visit insti- tutions in the U.S. which pro- vide teacher training Programs ift-the field of Special Educa- tion, to evaluate the courses' offered. I He also will visit Ontario's Teaches', Colleges and assist staff in impressing upon teach- ers in training the importance of recognizing the special needs of children with disabilities or handicaps, and the resources available to them to help'in the educatioft of these children. In naming Mr. MacTavish to the new office, the minister of Education, lion. Wm. G. Davis made reference' to his many years of experience and his out- -standing service in the field of special'education in Ontario, "He brings 'to his new post the prat ical knowledge of teacher, ade istrator and educator of teachers", Mr. Davis affirreed. In previous years, Mr. Mac- Tavish served on the education committee 'of- the Thornhill and District Association for Retard, - ed Children, He Is an active Member of the Council for Ex- ceptional Children, 'and was el- ected to the organization's in- ternational Board 'of Governors in 1965. He is altd a‘metriber of the Ontario Psychological As, sic and the Canadian Psy- eholOgital Association, and is a regiateredt V01161604 With the 00016 Board; 1411)0.00 In P5ychbloy, Prompted by -the fact..winter was not too far away council considered snow, plowing ar- • , raniements for • the winter. months 'but agreed to 'withhold action until the October meet:, ing. Complaints concerning uncut "1 weeds were brought to coun- cil's attention by Reeve Thomp- son and Road Superintendent. , Allan Nicholaon was instructed to contact Huron Weed Inspec- tor Alex Chesney and to see that complaints were acted upon. ' Mr. Nieholson was question. ed , about the McKenzie brain and he said that it would have to le Opened as •it was still plucked. New tile will have to . be put in. Mr. Nicholson spoke of the scarcity of tile at the present tithe but it is hoped "a „quantity will. he available, in a couple of weeks. Council agreed to make ap- lication' for payment of grant on the Geiger, Brown, Dietz, McCulliet Finlayson and 'Day - man drains and to return ten- der bonds o'n the Geiger and Brown drains. ' Mr. Nicholson reported the ' Haugh Drain was not complet- ed. He added that six 'signs near the Canadian Perces Base had been stolen. The railway grade crossing on aideroad 25-26 HRS was dis- cussed and council fgreed that Burns .Ross be instructed re- garding improvements required.- ' Drain petitions were recemd Qi the Watson 'Main and were referred to "the engineer far ,a report: Winner In Biiriey Class Lewis'wCoyne, ThE 5, Seaforth- again won the barley class of the field crop competition held recently. He tooted a 02;1%0 competition was judged -by Nor. man McCully of, St.' Marys, Other entrant./ ineltided Rai Campbell, „it; E. McSpadden, 90; IX)11 MeXercherri,-,871 Har- old PrStee„ft(-Arthiir•luittott,„ el; tititsbn gbilittrobti SO; eRob- rt ,,,retheritighato; ' • '; 0.• 61000444* Ptycb, itt 4'