HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-12-07, Page 1Whole No. 5204
108th Year
SZ4-$' R ` , QNTARIO, .T R$ .. '`, DACZIVII3Efit i?,' 1%7 First, lection, Rage
reatorh voters in a turnout
that .saw 45 Percent et eligible
-electors go to the polls on Mon-
day returned Reeve Carl Dalton
to office.
Reeve Dalton received 333
votes and his ° ally opponent,
former reeve Norman Scorns
248, A total. ,of •601 voters east
ballots out of 1,324 wrhe were
eligible.
Ratepayers rejected a by-law
which proposed reducing the
number of councillors from six
to four and a second by-law
which would have increased the
Public Utility commission from
`a' three to five.
A third question as to wheth-
er,the province should assume
100% of the cost of 'education
was endorsed 300 to 195.
The PUC bylaw which carne
before ratepayers for the sec -
and time hi two years - made
necessary to correct a procedure
difficulty - was defeated by.
almost the same vote By which
it had been approved a year ago.
At that time. voters endorsed
the .larger. commission by 364
to 152,
While fewer than half those
eligible cast ballots, activity at
the three polling stations
throughout the • day suggested
that there would haine .been a
higher turnout. Delays result-
ing from the .• .consideration
whish voters gave the three
questions on the ballot contri-
buted to the line ups officials
said. •
Returned in Hulls*
• Reeve Hugh Flynn. was re -•
turned in Hullett_ in a close
race with Donald Buchanan, a
member of this year's council.
The vote was Flynn 311, Buch-
anan -301. >1
In an election for school
board, .lenneth Hulley;, a new
comer, gained a place, on the
five -.than board.
Long time reeve Rudolph
Bauer was defeated in Logan by
CARL DALTON
who was returne4 as reeve
of Seaforth at the election on
Monday. Mr. Dalton's will com-
mence his fifth term at Hur-
on County Council' as deputy
reeve and reeve.
How . They Voted . .
IN SEAFORTH`
FOR REEVE
DALTON
SCOINS
Council By -Law
For - 91 72 62 225
Against 118 105 80 303
PUC By -Law - •
For
- 73 44 56 173
Against 128 ; 128-- ......'.81 337
Education Question
Far - 110 141 84 300
Against - 58 49 195
1 & 2 3 & 4 5,&,6•..Tptat
144 114 85 353
100 73 73 248
IN> HULLETT
FOR REEVE No 1t- No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Total
Hugh Flynn 62 •211" 113 50 58 • 311
Donald .Buchanan ,,- 58 54 . ,16 114 59 301
FOR. CHOOL AREA TRUSTEES
Joe Gibson • 84 44
90 91 62 /371
Kenneth Hulley 78 v 54 . 68( 123 - 5 368
Eric • Anderson 72 54 62' 112 63 363
Maurice Bean 42 35 54 103 117 . 351
Thomas Cunningham 50 39 64 82 114 349
Glen Carter 63 44 61 94 68 330
Area Couple Marks
50th Anniversary
Life long residents of this
community+, Mr. and 'Mrs: Wil-
bur E. Turnbull celebrated their
b 5Otli wedding anniversary Sat-
urday in the Legion Heil, Brus-
sels.
Mrs. Turnbull was the former
Jennie MoGB.vin, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John J.
MeGavin, Walton and Mr. Turn-
bull is the eldest son bf the
late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Turn-
, bull Brussels,
They have a family of two
sons, Dr. John Turnbull, Sea -
forth and Tom J. Turnbull, of
Brussels . and two •- daughters,
(Helen) Mrs. George'. Habkirk,
Ingersoll and (Dorothy) Mrs. D.
S. Lawless, Burlington.. There
are eleven grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
_Festitaties conunenced• for the
anniversary occasion with a fam-
ily dinner served by the Brus-
sels Ladies' Auxiliary, followed
by open house with Mrs. Maud'
Leeming,,Mrs. Elizabeth Cardiff,
.Mrs. Dell Dennis and Mrs. Mary
McCall pouring tea. Members of
the .eighth and sixteenth group
bf the UCW, Walton served.
Messages of congratulation
were received from Prime Min-
ister Pearson, Hon. J. J. Green,
Minister of Agriculture, Hon.
John P. Itobarts, Asst. Deputy
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MR
.`1Nik i3lUtt . 'l'tntifi fLL
a tomer councillor William 1
Hill.
Dublin voters turned out 85,3
`percent to elect Eerinetla;, Staple;
tong Kenneth • . Whethanrk, -•-.and
Joseph Cronin as police village
trustees.
Other. Results
HAY
Reeve:
JOSEPH HOFFMAN 411
John 11. Corbett 273
(Turnout 42 per cent)
CLINTON
Mayor:
DONALD SYMONS 737
George Wonch 260
Reeve;
JAMES ARMSTRONG 804
Duff Thompson 194
Deputy -reeve:
GORDON LAWSON 645
John McFarland ' 336
Council (6 needed):
CLARENCE DENOMME ,805
WESLEY HOLLAND 729
CAMERON PROCTOR 699
FRANK COOK 676
TED McCSLLOUGH 662
HAROLD LOBB 612
Norman Livermore 516
Of the 1,885 eligible voters in
Clinton, 533,per.cent came to the
polls, Monday.
BAYFIELD
Council (4 elected:
ROBERT SNELL 168
MERTON MERNER 124
HARRY BAKER 123
JACK STURGEON 117
E. W. Oddleisson 82
Fred Arkell 44
LOGAN TOWNSHIP
Reeve:
WILLIAM G. HILL 305
,Oscar Rock 186
Rudloph Bauer 180
Frank A. Di11 122
Council elected:
EARL , AHRENS -412
GORDON' MOGK 344
TIM NICHOLSON 296
-HUBERT KOLKMAN 285
George Jarmuth 277
William L. Rose. 251
Edward C. Scherbarth 248
Allan Siemon 246
George C. Eckmeier . 144
Milton Bo'de 65
DUBLIN
Police Village Trustees 3 elected
KENNETH STAPLETON , 98
•
FRED FILLEY
who recently took over the
Seaforth branch of Canadian
Tire. (See `page 14 of this is-
sue.)
Entertain
Morris
Council
'peeve -Stewart Procter ' and
Mrs. Procter entertained the
members of Morris Council and
township -employees with their
wives to a turkey dinner Mon-
day evening hi the basement of
Belgrave United Church. The
third line group of the UCW
Catered.
Following dinner Reeve -elect
William .Elston thanked Reeve
Procter and Mrs. Procter for.
their hospitality. James Mair
addressed Walter Shortreed and
Mr. Procter who are retiring
from council at the end of 41967.
1•le and Ross Smith presented
each with a gift of retnem-
thence front those present for
the years of pleasant asapeie-
tions and faithful service to the
Township of Morris.
Charles Procter showed slides
of various places in Cana and
of IOW, rens �,
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KENNETH WHETHAM
JOSEPH CRONIN -
Don' .MacRae
Peter Maloney, Jr- ,
72
70
67.
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Acclamation In ,Grey
Reeve Clifford Dunbar was,
re-elected by acclamation as
reeve of Grey on Thursday when
the only other nominee Cbarlea,
Thomas, a member of councils;
qualified, for council,
Others also elected by acclay
mation to council are Kenneth
Bray, Melvin Lamont and Law-
son Ward. Carl McDonald who,,
was nominated did not qualify.
School trustees elected were
Wilfred Shortreed and Allan
McTaggart.
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Ce termist
kg • For
Dance
Plans for a Tuckersmith cen-
tennial dance were advanced at
the `December meeting of court -
ell Tuesday evening.
The dance is being held in
Huron Centennial School, Bruce:
field, Fridays' evening. Since
Tuekersmith co}tneil is electi
for a two year term there `wiillll
be no ratepayers meeting thin
year. The danee, however, wilt
provide an opportunity for
people of the township to gath-
er together and at the same
time mark the centennial.
Council set January 2, at 8
p.m. as the time' for the first
Meeting in the new year. Court
of revision on the Seaforth
drainage works was set for
December 15. t
• In a• reviewing of the road
budget Clerk J. I. McIntosh
said it was indicated that ex-
penditures to date were -$8
000 out of a total allowable
amount of $92,000. The differ -
rice was expected to be ample
for the balance of the year he
said, `
Named to
School 'Board
R. James Wallace, a former
member of the staff of the Hur-
on Expositor, andnow the pub-
lisher of the Beaverton Expres's
has been elected to the Beaver-
ton Public School Board.
Industry
Moves to
Centralia
Two young boat builders, who
have $1 million in orders for
a new racing yacht ,still to be
•launched, will move their pro-
duction line and personnel fro -.
Scarborough to the Ontario
Government's industrial park at
Centralia early next year__,
Hughes Boat Works Limited
will take, over one-half b1 a
hanger at the former air force
base in February, Provincial
Treasurer Charles MacNaughton
and Huron MPP has announced.
The move • marks the fourth
expansion in. five yearsfor
brothers Froward, 34, and Peter
Hughes, 28, who started b ld-
ing eight -foot dinghies in 1063
and .now are making handt.fin-
ished.fiber glass yachts for the
international racing community:
Close to 20 of the firrti''s pre-
sent §taff will move with the
(Continued on Page 4)
1968 Plates
Available •
Ontario's iiew .blue -on -white
1968 passenger and dual pur-
pose plates went on sale on
Friday,
According to the local issu-
er there has been no ruse for
the new plates. In the interval
about 35 sets have been'sold.
Mr. : Sills said the first pur-
chaser was John A. Cardno who
received license 1J58-201. The
first station wagon license went..
to R. S. Box -.. 96976X.
Expiry 'date for 1967 license
plates •is . Thursday, February
20, giving motorists an extra
qday of grace because 1068 Is
leap •Year, .
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Ice For
Accidents
Polices stopped traffic7on No.
8 -County Road! leading to Sum
•merbiil,. Saturday afternoon un -
VII a glace of ice, which had
contributed? to an accident ser-
ies, could be sanded.
The early winter conditions
whicly heavy snow had, blan-
keted the area were followed
Saturday by alternating .mild..
and freezing •weather. This" in
turn resulted in icing condi-
tions which presented problems
for highway - maintenance peo-
ple.
Two Windsor residents were
taken to Clinton Hospital fol-
lowing the first accident and
moments later a car filled with
children had a narrow escape
from plunging into the Mait-
land River when the car in
which they were passengers
struck the Summerhill bridge.
Mrs, Marian Elizabeth David-
son, 52, of 1271 Kildare Road,
Windsor, was driving north
when the car went out of con-
trol=and struck a tree. Her hus-
band David, 62, a passenger, suf-
fered a fractured pelvis.
In the second accident a car
driven by Johannes G. Buurs,
43, RR 1, Londesboro and, with
his'children as passengers skid-
ded down the hill into the
bridge. There .were no injuries.
Damage, totalled $1,700 in the
two accidents according to OPP
constable Ray Primeau of the
Seaforth detachment, who in-
vestigated. •
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Teachers
Guests at
Dinner
The school • board of McKiliop
7tSA was host to the teaching
staff, bus drivers, the custodians,
their wives and husbands at a
dinner at the Chamber of
Commerce Community Centre,
Brodhag,en,, Saturday night.
John Henderson acted as
chairman. Campbell Wey intro-
duced all those present. On be-
half of the teaching staff Mrs.
Coville thanked the board for
the meal and for the opportun-
ity of meeting all those who
are working together for the
welfare and. advancement of
the children of Public School
System of McKillop Township.
Miss Ethel Dennis voiced her
thanks on behalf of all the
others present.
Art Bolton thahked the ladies,
Mrs. August Scherbarth, Mrs.
Robert French, Mrs. Reuben
(Continued from Page 5)
• Wins $SOO,
Mrs. Clarenc Reid of Hensel
held the ticket .wrth the win-
ning score in the Grey Cup Con-
test conducted by Seaforth
Branch 156 Royal Canadian Le-
gion: She qualiiiied for the $500
award.
The ticket was sold by Dis-
trict Deputy Commander Allan,
Nicholson.
el I
Awards Recognize 4=1.1 Activities •
,
Among tep winners at the Huron County 411 Achievement Night at HDI.11S on Friday.
were Tom Papple (left) of RR 4, Seaforth, who` won the Elston Cardiff Citizenship trophy
,emblematic of outstanding work in 4-11 club; Junior Farmer and community activities. Graeme
Craig, RiR 1, Walton, was aivardled the J. A. An stett wrist watch, the Toront&Dominion Banle
award, the Victoria and Grey Trust award and the Huron Hog producers award. A°student at
Ridgetown, he also received $I00,frotn Ont. Hog producers. (Exrksitor photo by Haley):
Crowd SDHS ALiditorjum
For )4M Achievmerf; Day.
A grade 13 Seaforth District
High School4sttident, 18 -year-old
Tom Papple, Friday night, was
named the outstanding04H all-
round member at the 20th an.
nual Huron County 441 Achieve-
ment Night held here:
A son of Mr. and (Mrs. Earl
Popple, Tom won the Elston
Cardiff Citizenship trophy, don-
ated by Mr. Cardiff, Brussels, a
former rmember of Parliament
for Huron:The trophy is award-
ed annually for not only 4-11
achievement but .also participa-
tion in home and community
activities. The youth also earn-
ed for himself a 4-11 award cer-
tificate for the satisfactory com-
pletion of 18 club projects with
at least 75% standing.
A total of $1,000...in cash was
presented, along with certifi-
cates, awards and prizes Each.
of the 321 members this year
received a 4-H centennial wall
plaque - the gift, of the On-
tario Department of Agricul-
ture and Food and the Produc-
tion Services of the Canada De-
partment of. Agriculture. The
presentation of the special
awards was made by the coun-
ty agriculture representative, D.
H. Miles, Clinton.
fine of the highest percentage
of completion in the history of
the county's 4-H activities was
achieved this year, said Don S.
Pullen, Clinton, associate agri-
cultural representative, who dir-
ected the year's program with
the assistance of David G. In-
glis, Clinton, extension assis-
tant.
ssistant. The 26 clubs which partici-
pated in 425 projects had a
94% completion. Mr. Pullen at-
tributed the success -t5 the lead-
ership given by close „to 50 vol-
untary 441 club leaders across
the county.
With the highest 41-1 score in
the county, that of 946 out of a
possible 1,000, Bruce Lamb, R'>
4, Goderich, won for himself,
the C. S. MaeNaughton trophy,
donated by the province's trea-•
surer .
Graeme Craig, RR 1, Walton,
took four special awards - the
.T A. Anstett, Clinton jeweller
awaril, for the highest score in
.l• ,
Mark Church Centennial
A :feature of the recent centennial activities at First Presbyterian Church was the pre-
sentation on behalf of tlfe congregations of Northside and Cavan Bnitedl Churches of a Pres.,
byteria1r flag• Ifepe Irvin Trewartha. (left). and W3;l i u Dodder of Northside alta ti'tahh presents
the nig to Bed. D. 0. b"t'g ati i. MeKellar of First Church. (ittii6affer photo fl<y 1 1%lipa).
beef calf clubs; the Toronto Do-
minion .Bank award for cham-
pion all-round showman; the
Victoria and Grey Trust Co:
award for champion beef show-
man,
how
man, and the Huron Hog Pro •
-
ducers Association award for -
champion swine showman. He
also earned a 4H award certifi-
cate . for the .satisfactory com-
pletion of 12 projects.
Huron County Warden Don
McKenzie, Ashfield Township,
presented the Warden's Novice
trophy to 13 -year-old Glen- Me
Neil, RR 6, G.pderich, for hav-
ing }�� r ,' the %highest 4-11
score, tiat of 914 for his first
year in • 4•H work.
Other special awards went.to
Marie Trewartha, RR 4, Clin-
ton, the Canadian-Invperiai Bank
of Commerce award for the
highest score in dairy clubs;
Margaret Stewart, RR 1, Clin-
ton, the Marvin Howe trophy;
and the Canadian -Imperial Bank
of Commerce award for" the
highest score in swine clubs;
John Leeming, RR 4, Walton,
the Bank of Montreal awahrd,for
the highest.seore in swine clubs
as a first year member; Robert
Vodden, RR 1, Clinton; the A.
Y. McLean, Seaforth Publisher's
trophy for champion dairy
showmanship; William Sinclair,
1111 2, Clinton, the Savauge Jew-
ellers'
ew
ellers' trophy for champion 4.8
gilt; Paul Eedtg; R11 1, Ddngan-
non, the Hutton Hereford Assoc-
iation trophy for the champion
Hereford calf; Neil Vincent, RR
1, Belgrave, the Huron Here-
ford award for the high 4-11
score, excluding store on Here-
ford calf; Theresa Devereaux,
RR • 4, Seaforth and Linda Mew-
hinney, RR 1, Lucknow, each re-
ceived
e
ceived a Stewart Proctor award
for the champion junior and
champion senior Shorthorn heif-
er,
respectively;. Duncan Ether-
ington, RR 1, Hensel, the Bain -
ton Ltd., award for the highest
score in• sheep club: Barbara
Dougall, RR 3, Exeter, • the Can-
adian Canners trophy for the
highest score in the corn club;
Jim Broadfoot, Rill 1, Brucefield,
he Huron •Soil - and Crop Im-
provement Association award
for the most outstanding act-
evement in grain corn• clubs.
Maurice Love, 1111 3, Exeter,
president of the Huron County
Agricultural Club Leaders*
ssodiation, chaired the event
t which a welcome was extend
di by IC. L. McFarlane, citaih�• "W
an ot;. the Seaforth District
igli School where achieve•
fight was held ,
Award certificates were Dies
ented to Duncan ttberi tort
t
A
a
i
m
n
and Larry Herb, 1, Grafatoii,
for the completion of 12 pro
Silk 'roje'ttAcertific es e»t to
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