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SEA.FORTH, ONTARIO, THUESDA"Y,SPTE1.113ER. 1:96T : - First Section1 Paged 1 t
Yearin AtiVIMAIO
Initiation Rites At SDHS--
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It was initiation daytat Seaforth "District High° -School'.' on Friday- and starry eyed. pupils -in
grade 9 were subjected to all the traditional indignities. Not the least of their worries was
the parade in which they` participated. Clad in the unique garb of their class they moved
along Main Street to music of the SDHs. Trumpet Band. When it was all over the newcomers
had the isatitfuction of knowing that they now were an integral part of th,, student body.
Loses Barn, Stock; Crop
In $.50;00.0. McKillop • Fire
•Plans are under way to re;,
place a barn on the farm of
Frank Murray: in McKillop fol-
lowing,a disastrous $50,000 fire
Sunday' night. The loss was part-
ly covered by insurance.
`Mr. Murray said Wednesday,.
work on the new barn- would
get under way at the earliest
possible moment to provide ac-
commodation before winter sets
in.
Lost in the blaze besides a
70 -foot &y 120 -foot barn, were
40 head of ''cattle, about -100
pigs, 6,000 bales of hay and 11?r,
Murray's entire grain crop.
Mr. Murray said he was doing
chores in the barn when he saw
a reflected glow on a fence
around -the barnyard. He man-
aged to turn out his dairy herd
but was able to save only a
few `of the other animals.
Thousands of .spectators cbn-
verged on the farm: after fire
sirens went off in Mitchell, Sea-
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Hold'
Pot -Luck
- Supper
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The Women's Auxiliary to
Seaforth Community Hospital
.met at the' pavilion in Lions
Park, when a pot -luck supper
was enjoyed by the Members.
Following...supper, tile, meet -
brig adjourned' to -the 'Hospital
when the 'annual 'reports of the
different officer's and commit -
toe chairmen were read, show-
ing a busy. and profitable year.
The treasurer's report showed
the total receipts for the year
to be $2,649,13. The major pro-
jects were turkey draw, $140.10;
two rummage sales . $606.77;
penny sale $850.10; and quilt
draw, $125.45. .
-Mrs. F. Cosford read the nom-
inating report and the officers
for the• coming year are: past
president, Miss G. Thompson;
presidesnt, Mrs: b, take; vice-
president,,..Mrs.. L. Stephenson;
recording secretary,_ Mrs. f.
o in ere-
i✓aiYlno; eg exp nil g s0
iuuf nacre` treasur-
er,. Mils.J. Cltiff.
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A past : ,presl�eu� pin �ti;
zd " (Cilutlnued 'rage4)
forth and Blyth.
The Seaforth and Blyth de-
partments responded to the call
with four trucks and concentrat-
ed on saving a driving shed near
the barn. The barn was beyond
'saving by the time they arriv-
ed.
Neighbors of the Murrays had
emptied the driving shed of
oinbar
Attracts
Hund=reds
The" sweetest. music this Side
Of, .. he e'n came to Seaforth
Monday night ,whin Guy Lom-
bardo and his Royat Canadians
Played to. a capacity ,cfowd; of
some' 1,100 people at the arena.
Arriving shortly ,!before ^iltne'
O'clock the orchestra was ou the
stage and underway sharp at
aline.. From thenountil the d os-
ing, number at 12;$0, the.;lar e
arena floor was crowded with
dancers Throughout the eve
.ning the `spectator seats were
filled with those content to sit
and enjoy the music. '
On arriving at the arena the
group was received by Mayor
Frank Kling and, as, the dance
began F..C. J. Sills; chairman
of the Centennial committee
welcomed• the famous organiza-
tion and told the members of-
the
fthe pleasure .their' appearance
brought to the community.
The arena wasspecially dec-
orated for the occasion by a
committee headed' by J. A.
Stewart and J. L. Slattery. The
decorations are being retained.
for Seaforth fair this week. ,
chinery.
The Murray farm on RR 2,
Walton, about eight miles north
east of Seaforth is located on
con. 10 McKillop Township.
The community is rallying to
the aid of the °family and a ben-
efit danceis'being held in Brod-
hagen Community . Centre on
Friday evening. ,
Mothers Don't Forget-
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When Robert Dinsmore went home for lunch one day
last week he found he had eight brand new pups. All were
in good shape exceptone which later .that day was thought
to. be dead. It wasn't breathing and was cold to Mr. Dinsmore
took It outside for burial. The next time he checked the lit-
ter he found, the mother had left the house and gone out into
the garden and uncovered the pup bel;eyed dead,'returned it
to the litter andbreathed new life into It. today the limp is
as bright is any one, but M'r. Dinstilore is Still at a loss to .
a e'necl iii how
adh d,
o er realized what li
' eintth
klXb'nv how ill �P
she' managed to find her missing pup, Here Debbie Di more,
11,4 years, atlitirea h4r nevi'' playmates. xpositor photo by
Hibbert'
Tax Rate
On Rise
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X111 indications point• to • au
Outstanding fair this. -week :ac-
cording to officials of the Sea -
forth Agricultural Society.
Planning for the 122nd an-
nual. fair has been under way
for,month and reached a peak
during the past week.
As"' the only class `B' fair in
Huron, the Seaforth exhibition
each year has' been attracting
increased entries and atten-
dance..
"In every department there
is keen competition with in-
creased entries," President Earl
McSpadden said. "AU we need
now to make it the best ever
is good weather."
The merchants and industrial
exhibit space in the Arena has
been sold out, .for some time,
with a number`of displays
booked for the first time. •
Breed shows and the Junior
fair, where juniors from across.
Huron compete will .spotlight
the exhibition grounds Friday.
And -entries are 'up in all other
sections. Poultry 'entries, parti-
cularly, are up,- officials said.
J. A. BURKE
Over 30
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Years.in
Business
While township school rates
generally are down slightly, the
Hibbert township rate will show
an increase.
Reflecting increasedcosts;:-of
operation in every area and
additional road 'work, the gen-
eral domestic rate has been in-
creased one, mill to 3:5 -and the.
road rate 1.5 mills to 15 -mills..
• Rates were set at the Septem
ber meeting of Hibbert Coun-
cll." .
Rates for 1967 taxes die.
County 14.8; Roads 15 mills;
Municipal res. 3.5; commercial
6.4; fire protection 1 mill; and
municipal dump .5 •mills.
Fullerton, Hibbert and Logan
Public School area, res. 9.72 and
com. 10.8; C.R.C.S.S. No. 1, 18
and 20 mills; C.R.C$•S. No. 2,
18 and 19.5 Mills.
Dublin Continuation School,
16' and 17.8 mills; Mitchell Dis-
trict-:Iligh School, 12.35 and. 13:
72; .Sieaforth District High
School 18.21 and 20.23 mills.
Police Village of Dublin rates
are 7 mills for general and 5.6
for street lighting.
As of October 1st, 197, on
all Concession of Hibbert Town-
ship, lots 1 to 20 will be cover-
ed with fire protection from
the Mitchell Fire Area and lots
21 to 30 will have fire 'protec-
tion from Seaforth. '
The Gardiner Extension
Drain and Improvement was
read and adopted and the clerk
was instructed to prepare by-
laws. •
By-laws were passed for tile
drainage loans, Ausable River
Conservation Authority - levy,
rate by-law and for borrowing
extra money if needed.
Road accounts' for $6,258.48
and general accounts' for $5,-,
168.89 were ordered paid.
Manager
Of PUC
Resigns
The resignation of;$. J. Bous-
sey as manager of the Seaforth
Public Utility Commission has
been accepted by the commis-
sion. It is effective November 1.
Mr. Boiussey who has been
manager here since 1959 has ac-
cepted a similar position in
Clinton. He joined the PUC.
staff here in 1946, following
31/2 years of service in the navy.
Active in the community he is
president of , Seaforth Branch
156 Royal Canadian Legion.
In other business the corn-
mission
onimission discussed plans to pfo-
vide ,additional water" distriliu-
tion -capacity along South Main
Street so that work could be
carried out at the same time the
county rebuilds the road next
year:
Receives
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Second Award
Mist Linda MaeDohard, daugh-
ter of Mr:, and' Mrs. Gordon
MacDonald, Centre
St., w
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s ntel with the
' award fore her Intermed-
late year at .NVOodStelek School.
of. Nursing, She won the seine
awayrdk in'' her tellei year.
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An outstanding flower exhibit 4gricu,;}tiiie and Food, Miss Idr-
is
cis expected'. Lack of frost has--Kercher. a native, of Meeillop,
meant that a greater number is we1l..:,known in the ,are'a. A
of prime newer exhibits will ,program featuring local talent
be available. will follow.. ---
Helen McKercher Officiates A parade of area school Oil -
The fair gets-; under way ' dren, headed +by the $DBS Gir18
Thursday afternoon -when . in-. Trumpet and and Luekngw
door exhibits are -judged. -In the Pipe ',Band, will ''begin proceed -
evening the fair will 'be open- ings on Friday. t
ed officially by Helen MdKer- Will Miss Parade
cher, director of Home Econ- ' l'upilsyfrom Egmondville and
omics service, department of Harputliey Who attend,,Iiuron
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Joseph Augustine Burke, RR
1, Staffa, died in Seaforth Com-
munity Hospital, Tuesday .eve-
ning. following., .a, short illness.
He had suffered a heart at-
tack last Friday evening,
Mr. Burke' who had carried
on an undertaking business for
more than thirty : year's iin Dub-
lin, and more recently in Hib-
bert, was 63 on September 1.
Born in 41ibbert on the fam-
ily farm, lot 23, concession 6,
where he continued to reside,
he was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs: William Biirke. 1 e
attended school at No. 4 Hib-
bert and Dublin Continuation
School.
Mr, Burke was a member of
St. Columban Roman Catholic
Church and of the Knights of
Columbus..
Re is survived by his widow,
the former Rose McQuaid, to.
-whom he was married in. 1945
and by a son Thomas' -and dau-
ghter
aughter Sharyn, both at home. He
is also " survived 'by a sister,
Lucy, Mrs. John Murphy of Hib-
bert.
The remains ire resting at
his late residence, lot 23, con. 6,
Hibbert until Friday morning
when Requiem• high mass will
be sung at St. Columban Roman
Catholic Church. Interment will'
follow in St. Columba: ceme-
tery.
Name ' Contest
Winners
Winners of the essay contest,
held in conjunction with the
Seaforth Fall Fair have been
announced.
Top prize 'went to • • Herb
Broome with Maureen. Connol-
ly second.. Joan. Deverea€ took
-third and honorable Mentions
went -to Mary Bally Pat Malone,
Mary Vail Loon, Jane Sills and
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Honor
'67 Grads
At SPS -
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The 1967 graduates of Sea:
forth Public School were hon-
ored Tuesday evening by the
Home and School Association.
Introduced by principal John W.
Talbot, each was presented with
a pin.
The president, Mrs. O. Okte,
welcomed those present. Miss
Benda Hottgert, a graduate,
efitertained with a. piano solo.
The question of the month,
usually answered by a parent,
was quickly related by David'
Harvey, a graduate:
On behalf of his cla"ss, John
Gorwill introduced the guest
speaker, Rev. Douglas Steven,
who addressed the group with
a -'""challenging talk on the role
Of the family today. Jannee
k . S�
Vail Rooljen -thanked Mr.
Veil.
The attendance , award was'
NOM ;lois, Xayys e1a�,.,
entennial `Schooly
however, will. not ,be •talo to ,
tape Vart i ; the parade ; et -
tend the fair unless then, are .,,
hibitors,
A . school official said Pec
nesday that .,a pupil. who 'exha
bits at Seaforth tvlll "'
excused
for : the' afternoon,
In -previous yearn. all Tucker.
smith pupils were .given
day to attend the: fair .However, •
with the opening of the; new• -
Centennial, School in Stanley,
the only fair:,which pupils, will
attend this year is Bayfield and
all the . pupils will be .moved
there by. bus.
Board secretary Jack Cald-
well said he didn't know what
prompted the decision to have ' -
the school attend Bayfield
.and not Seaforth. Nearly' a thirdl
of the 500 pupils in -the school
are from the .immediate Sea-
forth area while only between
60 and 70 come from •Bayfield.
Improvements
Visitors to the fair this year ,
will see a number of improve-
ments. A new stock wash stand'
hasbeen erected -with the CO-
operation- of Huron Holstein
breeders. The• familiar Round
House, where the ladies depart-
ment entries are dxhibited has
been improved-- and repainted.
In addition the new entrance •
to the arena Seaforth's Cen-
tennial project — provides im-
proved access to exhibits in
the Community Centre.
Ready .For Fair Days
Final clean-up is under way for the 122nd Seaforth Fall
Fair and members of the Agricultural Society are sharing
the work.'Here.past president Gordan Papple (left),and Guy
Dorrance of, McKillop do their part in the clean-up program.
(Expositor photo by Haley). ,
"Playing it. by Ear'
Says NDP Leader
Provincial New Democratic
leader, Donald C. McDonald, in
a press conference^here on Fri-
day, accused the Ontario govern-
ment of playing political games
on key issues such as farm in-
come and housing.
In 'a statement, Mr. McDonald
said, "The government is play-
ing the situation by ear,- When
the public becomes frustrated
over a situation the government
patches it up by providing. only
temporary satisfaction without.
bringing it out into the open
and finding lasting solution."
On the farm income question
he related statistics from a gov-
ernment sponsored study that
indicated only 20% of Ontario's
farmers have adequate incomes,
suggested 40% could be assur-
ed tolerable incomes with gov-
ernment help and saw little or
no hope for survival for the re-
maining 40%.
On the housing issue he said
that 70,000 more units must be
constructedyearly by 1970 to
meet the housing demand. Last
year a mere 130,000 units were
built.
On another key issue, the
high property tax, Mr. McDon-
ald stated that there has been
no .real solution in this area.
John C.. Boyne, NDP candidate
for Huron, noted that if ' the
education part of property tax
was removed, this would "`cut
the property tax by a great mar-
gin. He suggested the educatipn
tax be shifted to income tax and
Smile of the Week
A cowboy with nothing to do
ambled into the local black-
smith shop and picked up• a
horseshoe without realizing
that it had just come from the
forge. Instantly, he dropped the
hot shoe, shoved his Seared hand
into - his pocket and tried to
appear nonchalant.
"Linda hot; wasn't it?" sak-
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ed the blacksmith,
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"Nope," 'i+epli'd:
,e' tela enwpoke.
'Just+ don't taken me long to
look at' a„ Mattes toe. •
thus provide a more even dis-
tribution of taxation according
to income.
Mr. McDonald suggested the
NDP has provided effective op-
position in the legislature in..
recent,years. He went on to add,
"We have team candidates run-
ning and this represents reserves
in depth across the province.,
The New Democrats are going
to run on the basis of their
role as the- only effective op-
position in the ,legislature and
the quality of their candidates."
he said.
Injured , :in
Tractor
Mishap v ..... .
Ross Love of Clinton, former-
ly of Hnllsgreen, is 'a patient
in, South Huron Hospital', Exe- .
ter, with a dislocated shoulder
and fractured pelvis. The sus-
tained..xhe injuries • in an acci
dent at the farm of his son
Keith - Love of the 'Parr Line,
five nines west and north. of
Hensall, Wednesday of last
week.
Mr. Love was driving a trac-
tor pulling an elevator out of a
laneway when he was in col-
lision. with, a Huron .County
truck.
Provincial Police from Exeter
detachment investigated..
Receivest. Minor Injuries
Michael Langlois, 22, North
Main Street, Seaforth, received
minor injuries Sunday after-
noon when the .car he was driv-
ing
riving struck a tree on No. 8 High- •
way three tniles west of toWn.
He was treated at Seaforth•
Community Hospital.
According to OPP constable
Ray Primeau who investigated
the car was proceeding east
when •the accident occurred. -
Injured at Staffs
Russell Miller, 45, Staffa area
farmer is in Seaforth Communi-
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Conservatives - Name
C. S. MacNaughtofl
Provincial Treasurer Charles
lylacNaughton was nominated
tit-contest•`the riding ,of Huron
in the October 17th election at.
a nomination meeting in Clin-
ton Friday evening: It will be
Mf. MacNaughton's- fourth Con-
test in the riding which he has
represented since a by-election
victory in May, 1968. •
The Ontario government's
development of a "fly -in" in -
Hon. t. S MacNaugiitb'n
dustrialCark at former RCAF
station entraliawill not cost
provincial
Wooers "one red
cent"; 'rOtcia l Treasurer
Charles,.MaeNatrghto
pri ttitt d
b`ridajw blight.
"I'm convinced now, more
than ever 'before, that this im-
aginative program will be self-
liquidating in terms of cost in.
a relatively short time." he
said. -
Ile also said enrolment at the
new Centralia school of agricul-
ture and home economies has -
reached 75 per cent of its ob-
jective of 100 students in its
first.. year -of operation, with a
month to go before courses start.
The Ontario government pur-
chased Centralia for $600,000
from the fedora; government,
Another $613,000 was provided
to the , Ontario Development
Corp. to undertake, renovations
and adaptions of the buildings
for industry.
Formerly highways Minister,
Minister without portfolio and
an Ontario Water Resources
Commissioner, hecited Unprov-
ed schools; roads, hospitals,
comfit -Unity services and facili- •
ties for senior citizens in Huron
County.
He also saidfarm income un•
der the Roberts governntcnt had
increased25 per cent in On-
tario
ritario during the past folic Years:
Mr. MacNaughton was nomiiiy,...'
ated' by Herbert Such., of Gods`'
erich and Reeve 'Stinnett HaOieir
of , StephenTownship.
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