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The Huron Expositor, 1964-07-16, Page 1• a • • • • • r • • • • M Whole No. 5030 105th Year Council Agrees, To Radar Use Council will be agreeable, to co-operate with Mitchell and to rent the radar equipment from time to time: A query from Mitchell had asked whether it could be made available for two or three days at a time. Councillor Flannery, Police Committee head, said he had discussed the matter with Chief Gordon Hulley, and it was his feeling that one of the Seaforth detachment accompany t h e equipment. Councillors, how- ever, felt the equipment could be•handled by Mitchell without any difficulty, and that Mitchell shbuld be responsible for it from the time it leaves town until it comes back. The Gem- mittee is to inquire concerning similar arrangements in other municipalities, and to recom- mend a schedule of rental fees. In the report. of the police committee, Councillor Flannery said that there had been 74 charges laid finder the Highway Traffic and . Liquor Control Act during June, of which 36 had resulted from use of radar equipment. JYuring the month the police cruiser had travel- led 2,190 miles. Councillors expressed concern at increasing police costs and commented particularly on tele- phone charges. It was pointed out that certain costs arose be- cause police laid informations in Goderich and this resulted in additional telephone calls. De- puty Reeve Dalton said that it was hoped they would come up with a,J.P. soon. Councillors, inquired . why all costs involved in laying infor- mations and making. arrests. "could not be charged against the' defendant. The concensus was that too many of these charges were" being absorbed by the municipality. Trees which were planted on •Seaforth boulevards are doing well, with 85% alive, according to Councillor Case. Deputy Reeve Dalton recalled that sev- eral trees had been. ,broken, and_ that he • and Superintendent Maloney had received calls at 2 o'clock one morning to in- form them of "the damage: He added that had the calls been made `directly to the police, those responsible perhaps might have been apprehended. Reporting for the Public Works Committee, the Deputy 'Reeve said that changes in Main Street intersections had been completed, and that a sewer -lateral had been install- ed on .North Main Street. The lateral had been omitted by the contractor. Seepage, which is getting into a house on North Main St., is to be reported to the County Health Unit. Firemen Fight Grass Fire Firemen were called out Sat- urday afternoon when a grass fire ,on the farm of Charles Lane, Mill Road, threatened- to spread into a nearby bush lot. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1964 ----- 12 PAGES Lions ' Park Depends on Public and Staff It takes a lot, of people and hours of careful planning to provide the busy summer program at Seaforth Lions Park. In addition to public swimming, every day, nearly 4300 boys and girls ere being given swimming instruction five morn- ings a week. Family groups and other groups are 'using the park to a greater extent than ever this year for their annual gatherings and find the new picnic pavilion adds much to the pleasure •of the outing. Maintenance of the park and the pool program is made possible by the' public Mayor Sees Benefit To Area support given the annual summer carnival, being held this year en August 5, 6 and 7, and bythe contribution of the permanent staff shown above. Pictured here, from left to right, are: (bottom row) Mary Crich, Barbara, Talbot, Anne Troutbeck (pool supervisor), Anne Sills,•Janet Turnbull, Katie Scott; (back row) Roy McGonigle (park manager), Ben Akker, Mike Stinnissen, ,Peter Stinnissen .and Jim Mont- gomery. (Absent, Freida Hassan). (Expositor photo by Phillips) Conservation Talks Continue Some progress is being made in creating a conservation area of the Bayfield River valley, either separately or as a part of the Maitland Conservation 'Area, Reeve N. Q. Cardno told council on Monday night. • The discussion arose as chuncil con- sidered an account covering Seaforth participation in the Maitland Authority. The ac- count for $345.00 was approved. Seaforth is en the northerly limits of the Maitland Author- ity, with about a third of the -town within•- the•'-authenity For some time informal discussions have been under way as to the development of the area lying between the Maitland and Ausable Authorities, which in- cludes the Bayfield valley. Sea- forth has indicated that it would prefer to be contained within one authority, rather than divided between two. In discussing the job being done by existing authorities, reference was made to the pos- sibilities of developing additien-. al _park facilities. Mayor Mac- Lean said he could see the time when Silver Creek and the Bay- field River could both be de- veloped for greater use, and referred to the results which the Upper Thames• Authority had achieved at Mitchell. Possibility that there would be some resistance to plans of the Authority in certain mun- icipalities was indicated when Deputy Reeve Dalton said that he understood six municipali- ties were protesting their as- sessment.' Holidays resulted in a small - Orangemen ark Battle Of the Boyne Area Orangemen crowded Mitchell. Saturday to observe the 274th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. Observers a s -t i m a t e d the crowd, which accompanied lodg- es from Perth, Iluron and Bruce, at more than 5,000. Hundreds of spectators lined the two-mile route. Hordes of children paced alongside a fav- orite pipe band. Older marchers dropped down in shady places. For them the march fir the blazing sun had been gruelling. But 'younger Participants mobbed the lem- onade and hot-dog stands. After the speeches, prize -win- ners in various categories were chosen, followed by dance In the nearby Mitchell arena to wind up a full and colorful day. Prizes awarded after the par- ade were: Best fife and drum band, Downie LOL 313; pipe band, Listowel Legion; brass band, Mitchell Legion; best fifer, Ath- ol Bruce,•Belgrave; best drum- mer, Watson Webster, Varna; largest men's lodge, Kinlose 898; best dressed men's lodge,, Trowbridge 852; largest wo- men's lodge, ListoWel 411; best dressed women's lodge, Lake- side 1258; oldest Orangeman on parade, Steve Moore (85) of Palmerston; eldest Orangewo- man, Mrs. Marion Lane (78) of Calgary; best decorated home, (tie) Ivan Torrance and Mac Watson, both of Mitchell; beat decorated business, Kasper Gan tefabein. The flag issue reared its head during "The GIorious Twelfth" celebration Saturday. Principal speaker, Sam Mil- lar, Orange Lodge Deputy Grand Master of Ontario West, urged his audience to "fully comprehend that values are something we live by." "We need to ask ourselves these questions," he said. "What " are our values? Have we valued the flag, the flag of our country, the Red Ensign? "Have we valued the propos- ed flag or the proposed na- tional anthem?" If Orangemen had not, then, he stressed, "we will get what the government likes, rather than what we like. "We must attend to the tasks ahead. Make a habit of being positive and recognize that the preservation of our principles, freedom, loyalty, faith and values, demands that we, do not become indifferent." Stressing that Orangemen keep abreast with public af- fairs and ensure that Orange opinions are conveyed to rep- resentatives in Parli ment, Mr. Millar said:. "I urge you to view with concern the casting aside o'f our flag, the Canadian Red En sign;. to view with concern the adoption of a national anthem other than 'God Save the Queen'; to view with concern the spade work of the Commis- sion on Biculturatism and the effect it will have on our people, �i. er attendance at the meeting. Councillors J. 0. Turnbull, Don Eaton " and Bill Wilbee were absent. The committee established to consider. a centennialproject under Reeve Cardno, plans fur- ther meetings. Council was ad- vised • that the deadline for ap- plications has been .extended to November. Huron County, in a letter, asked in' the event no project was undertaken, the county be advised, so • that use could be made of the grant meng eee---, Ask For Report The Sanitation Committee, the OWRC, and the court of revision will be asked to con- sider a problem arising when sewers were laid along an un- used portion of Church Street, The matter was raised when Dr. J. A. Munn appeared before council and asked why the work had been undertaken. He said the street was not developed, and there was no possibility of building at the moment, since owners hesitated to sell the land because of lack of restrictions. He inquired also why it had been necessary to install seven laterals, when' only two proper- ties were affected. The addition- al cost in taxes; apart from in- terest which the extra 123 feet of sewer would mean to him, was $1,476, he said. He asked council to consider some means of providing relief. Answering •a query by Mayor MacLean as .to whether he would sell the lots abutting the sewer if there was a guarantee they would be used for.resi- dential purposes, Dr. Munsaid there was no means of making such a guarantee. He recalled the problems a chicken killing plant, which had existed in the area, created several years ago. He didn't want to take such a chance. Referring to the other pro- perty owner abutting the street, W. N. Ball,' he said in answer to a question by Reeve Cardno, that as far as he was aware he, too, felt the extension was un- necessary. Agreeing as to the difficulty in controlling the use to which properties can be put, Reeve Cardno said that it was hoped there would be protection ,of- fered as a result of town plan- ning and zoning. Mayor Mac- Lean confirmed that the town was definitely going ahead with planning, but warned that these matters took time. Dr. Munn recalled that on a number of occasions there had been dis, cessions about protection through zoning, and while the discussions appeared to come to a boiling point, they would fade away and nothing was done. Councillors in the discussion referred to the 10/acres of bush which abutted the sewers and which was owned by Dr. Munn, and the use to which it was put by succeeding generations of Seaforth children. They com- mended Dr, • Munn on the co- operation he 'extended and the assistance he provided in en- couraging the children to use the facilities. Councillor Flannery, who had been chairman of the sanita- tion committee when sewers were installed a year ago, said that attention of the engineers had been drawn to the instal- lation on the 'streets, such as the end of Church St., but that it had not been possible to get. any satisfaction. Provide•, Operators When town equipment is loaned for use "of private indi- viduals, in the future it must be operated by a town employee with the cost being borne by the user. ..The question arose when council considered an .ac- count for $20.00 covering the repair of the town roller, which had been 'loaned in exchange for grass cutting, which was to have been done at the recrea- tion grounds. The roller broke down shortly after it was put to use and was taken in for repair. At the same time, the grass at the recreation grounds had not been cut. Council with- held approval for payment of no recalled that there was t h e account. Reeve Card - already a resolution adopted by council that prohibited the use or rental of equipment, but agreed that ire. certain circum- stances exceptions were neces- sary, High-pressure hose and other accessories are' not available under the emergency measures arrangement outlined by EMO Co-brdinator Stewart Forbes to Activity In Walton council a few weeks ago. At that time it was indicated that subsidies up to 45% could be obtained if the equipment was put to the joint use of the municipality and EMO. In his reply to council's query, Mr. Forbes, in a letter, said that the subsidy referred only to equip- ment of " a capital nature, such as a fire -pumper, but not to ac- cessories. St. James' Separate School in- formed council that at a meet- ing on June 29, approval had been given the •,creation of a combined Separate School area to include St. James' Separate School and RCSS 9 and RCSS 7. Council approved installation of a new tank at a cost of $550, in the International fire truck. The present tank is rusted through at several points. Coun- cillor Flannery, who heads the Fire and Water Committee, said he 'had been assured the work would put the truck in A-1 "con- dition: He added that repres- entatives of the American Marsh Pumps Ltd., who had ex- amined the pumper, said the truck and unit was in above av- erage condition. Repairs will take about a week, and during that time it was suggested that Chief Scott arrange for assistance by Clin- ton or Mitchell in the event that such became necessary. A query by- a select commit- tee on youth established • at . a 1•ecent sitting of the Legisla- ture concerning problems ex- isting in the area, was refer- red to the Lions Club. Council- lors indicated it was felt that as a result of the Lions Club Park activities, the club would be better able to answer the questions raised. Begin Grading For Hospital Work of stripping top soil and grading began at the site of the new Seaforth Community Hospital on Tuesday. The work is preliminary to actual ,construction, which Is expected to begin shortly, ac- cordng to hospital officials. luckersmi� Grade Seven Initial steps towards grade schools in Tuckersmith will be taken next September when school resumes. Instead of 'each of the seven schools teaching all eight grades, students will 1•ae moved between schools and each teacher will teach but two grades. The arrangement will apply to schools in Tuckersmith School Area, but will not in - elude S.S. No. 3, Tuckersmith, on the Mill Road, which is not included in the area. The area board set the ar- rangement in motion when it approved the proposal advanc- ed by Inspector J. G. Burrows at a meeting last Wednesday night. About 250 pupils are involved, according to board chairman Cleave Coombs. Under the new schedule of classes, instruction will be pro- vided in, each of the schools as follows: No. 8 (Egmondville)=(a) Mrs. R. Alexander, Grades 1 and 2; (b) A. Finlayson, Grades 7 and 8. Crean -up Drive Continues The clean-up campaign, which is under the public works com- mittee, has had excellent re- sults, and generally there has been good eco -operation. There were a - number of cases, how- ever, council was told, where requests to co-operate had been ignored. In these cases; of- fenders will be .informed that if the work is not carried out immediately, it will be done by the town and charged against the property. Building Inspec- tor J. F. Scott • will be asked to contact each property oweer concerned. Council, referring to the con- struction of a new street to provide' entrance to the new Community Hospital, agreed that the public works chairman would keep in touch with the Hospital Board withthe thought that the work on the street could be carried out at the same time as grading is being done in the hospital property. The Protection to Persons Committee, under Councillor J. F. Flannery, will investigate the question of when a pup be comes a dog. The matter arose when Councillor Flannery ask- ed for direction as to payment of accounts for pups which had been picked :up by the dog- catcher. He inquired whether the $5.00 fee, which the bylaw provides -for dogs, would apply to pups. Council instructed the committee to review the ques- tion and to recommend any changes that might be neces- sary in the :governing bylaw. At the same time, the commit- tee is to look into the question as to the age a pup must be before it becomes eligible for a tag. Tax Revenue Up There is a substantial increase in the amount of current taxes which have been paid this year compared to last year, Clerk Lyle Hammond told council, In 1963, at this time, 42.6% of current taxes had been paid, but this year this had increas- ed to 50.6%. This represents $86,796.81. Arrears outstanding at June 30, were $26;474.39, up slightly from the previous year. In other business, council de- clared Monday, August 3rd, a civic holiday and authorized Mayor MacLean to sign a war- rant covering a tax sale. Four properties, involving about $3,000 in taxes, are included. Institute Members Take Advange The Walton Women's Insti- tute sponsored a bus trip to Listowel last Thursday, touring the Campbell Soup plant in the morning. Dinner was enjoyed at the Blue Barn Restaurant, where the group were shown places of interest by the hos- tess, Mrs. N. J. Whitney Grose. The afternoon tour consisted of visits to the Spinrite Mills, florists and furniture factory showroom. All members felt they had a very educational and interesting day. Committee in charge of bus trip were Mrs. Ernest Stevens, Mrs. Herb Tra- viss, Mrs, Nelson Marks and Mrs. Alvin McDonald. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Was observed in Duff's United Church last Sunday • morning. Mission Band will be held in the church schoolrooms next Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Eva Deegan visited in Fordwich last Sunday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Sotheran. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Reid, of Toronto, are spending this week with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Dundas. A benefit dance will be held in th'e' Walton Community Hall, Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Williamson, whose barn was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leem- ing, of Walton, quietly celebrat- ed their fortieth wedding anni- versary on Sunday at their home with their family and rel- atives. • Mr. and Mrs. Leeming were Married July 12,• 1924, in the Methodist Church manse, Mit- chell, by Rev. H. D. Moyer, pas- tor of Mitchell United Church at that tinie. Mrs. Leeming is the former Edna Mitchell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mit- chell, of Fullerton Township, and Mr. Leelhing is the young- est son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leeming, 12th conces- sion of McKillop Township. They farmed for 37 years on the Leeming homestead, selling three years ago and moving to Walton village. They have one son, Ross, of St. Marys; one daughter,. Norma, of London, and three grandchildren. Mr .and Mrs. Russell Coutts, Merengo; Sask., and Mr. and No. •?.,. (Hanna'ia)--Mass Jean Turner, Grades 3 olid 4. No. 4 (West End)". --Ross Car- ter; Grades 5 and B, No. 5 (Sproat's)--Mrs, Karen Menheere, Grades I and 2. 10' s.4MPRAWf3- Reiehert. Grades 'No. 9 r(ited Tavern-,-Spenr. Jeffery, Grades ,7 ve Np ?, mite's')- ., s• Mina Talbot, "Grades# 3 and ' ' ' Dungey Family soils Commercial Hotel For 43 years owned and oper- ated by the Dungey family, the Commercial Hotel here has been sold. • The new owner, John Chernes, took possession Mon- day. A native of Winnipeg, he MRS. FANNY DUNGEY, who after 43 years in the hotel business in Seaforth, this week sold the Commer- cial Hotel to John Chernes. She and her husband, the late Charles Dungey, purchas- ed the hotel in 1921, Township..,..: Sets Drive On Dogs Tuckersmith council at a special meeting Tuesday eve- ning served notice that unless residents of Egmondville and Harpurhey heeded provisions of Bylaw 13 of 1952, they could. expect trouble. Bylaw 13 deals with dogs and•provides that dogs are pro- hibited from running at large during the period May •,I to October 1. According to some residents, however, few dogs are paying any attention. The situation came to council's at- tention as it considered a peti- tion of Roy Rau, and containing 16 other names. The petition pointed out the problems being created by dogs running at large. and urged council to take action. - Council hesitated to appoint a dog-catcher until every altern- ative had been exhausted. It was for this reason that the co-operation of owners of dogs again was asked. towhich was added a reminder of the penal- ties provided by the bylaw, Looby Firm Wins Award Looby Construction Ltd., Dub- lin, have been successful in ob- taining a contract for the con- struction of a bridge aver the Little Maitland River on High- way 23,- about, three miles south of Palmerston. • The contract for $71,298.00 was awarded by the Depart- ment of Highways. came here from Preston, %'where he operated the. Commercial Hotel in that town. For a num ber of years he was in the ho- tel business in Toronto,. Mr. Chernes said. Tuesday that an extensive program,. involving redecoration and enlargement of the public areas in the hotel, would get underway immediate- ly. First step will be the ren- • ovation of the ladies' beverage room, which will be enlarged to include the area vacated . some time ago by Pullman's barber shop. "We look forward to improve- ments in the dining room. We want to create a more pleas- ing atmosphere," he said, and addedthat the entire room, would be redesigned to create a .distinctive arrangement. Mr. Chernes said his wife and son, 10, and daughter, 6, would move here shortly. , Mrs. F. Dungey has been as, sociated in the operation of the hotel since she came here with her husband in 1921. Late terly she has been assisted by her son-in-law, George Kruse, Built in 1895 The present Commercial Ho- tel building was erected in 1895 at a cost of $7,450.00 following a fire which early that year com- pletely destroyed an earlier building. The owner at that time was the late Alex David- son. Since the earliest days of the community, a • hotel has been located on the site, one of the earliest being • Sharpe's' Hotel, which operated in 1866. The fire of 1895 occurred on the night of April 17, and with- in weeks arrangements had been made to reb}iild the hotel.' The new hotel opened for busi- ' ness October 21, 1895. In 1961 extensive alterations were car- ried out throughout the entire building. Long Experience The Dungey family became interested in the property after the First War, and in 1,921 the late Charles Dungey boght the • hotel from the then' owner, the late Alex McLennan. The Dungey family has had a long experience in the hotel business, extending back to 1911, when the late Charles Dungey operated "•a . hotel at Bornholm; Locals Win Doubles Event Winners in a closely contest- ed double event at the Seaforth lawn bowling greens Monday night were Jack McDonald and • Roy Finlayson, of Lucknow. A Seaforth rink, Lorne Dale and Tom Haley, came second, and other winners were Har- old Vodden and Bob Vodden, Clinton; Bill Brown and "Alvin Sillery, Seaforth; Earl Allison and Pete Bisset, Goderich. Parking Place: An unfillable opening in 'an unending line of automobiles near an unap- proachable fireplug. Of Trip By Bus Mrs. Rae Coutts and son, Lorne, of Calgary, Alberta, were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coutts and with other relatives in the vicinity. Mr. Malcolm Fraser is spend- ing this week at his cottage at Pine River. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore, of Stratford, visited on Satur- day with Mrs. Fred Ennis. Miss Sharon Merkley, of Bel - more, a student nurse at K -W Hospital, Kitchener, visited last week with her sister, Mrs. Ron- ald Bennett, and Mr, Bennett, Mrs. Fern Patterson and Mrs. Margaret Leeming of Seaforth, and Mrs. Gordon Churchward and Dale, of Toronto, visited with Mrs. Jean Broadfoot last week. Mr, anal Mrs. Robert Wfimor*. and Wilily, of Stratford, visited ter last week with Mr, and Mrs• Jan Van Vliet. Mr. Gerald Dressel, of Toron- to, spent the weekend at his home here. Mrs. Kenneth Rit- chie and Larry returned with him to visit with her sister, Mrs. Mary Dressel. - Mr. and Mrs. Torrance Dun- das were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bride, Fordwich, on Sunday. Mrs. John Beer, David, John and Steve, of Moose .Jaw, Sask., visited with Mr. and Mrs. Em- erson Mitchell last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McGav- in have returned from a boat trip on the St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers. Mr. and Mrs,. Edward Smith and Sandra, of London, were Sunday visitors at the homea# Mr. and Mrs. W. C. H'aekweit Mr. Carl Coutts, Goderich, and Mr. and Mrs. Earle Coutts and Carol Anne, of Toronto,• were recent visitors at the home of 'Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Coutts. Mrs, Fred Miller quietly ob- served her 91st birthday last Monday. Reception Honors Newlyweds A large crowd attended the reception held for Mr. and Mrs. Barry ;Marshall last Wednesday evening in the Walton Com - Triunity Hall. During the lunch hour the newlyweds were called to' the platform and presented with, n purse of money by Mr. ltbfial4 Bennett. An address, was rbifid by Mr. Howard Hackwell Mulw le for 4arlcfng u+aa sup 11ed ,! tan Wilbee'a 06e8044