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Whole No. 5034
105th Year
SEAFORH, ONTARIO, T' UR
DAY, AUGUST 20, 1964
12 PAGES
55th Anniversary
Prompts Memories
Seaforth's Main Street of 55
years ago was a different place
than it is today. Many of the
buildings are changed, gnd
there is not a single business-
man who was active at that
time on the street today.
The comparisons were
pros pted by the 55th wedding
anniversary which Mr. and Mrs.
Russell J. Sproat celebrated on
Tuesday. The occasion also
marked the beginning of Mr.
Sproat's business career in Sea -
forth.
As Mr. Sproat's memory trav-
elled through the years, he re-
called the skating rink that was
busy where Boshart's factory
now is located; Clarke's grocery
store, now the Willis Dundas
office. The site of Wilfred Mor-
row's livery stable now accom-
modates Habkirk Transit Serv-
ice Ltd.; and the Legion Hall
has taken over land once the
location of the Janies McGinnes'
general store. More recently, a
newer skating rink and Dick's
barns have been replaced with
the Ball -Macaulay plant.
The post office 'was in the
present Phillips' north store,
and Adam Hays' livery stood on
Market Street where the Sea -
forth laundry now is. The pave-
ment was brick, and there was
a plank sidewalk from the
present Shinen store to Gode-
rich Street.
"It was built on a slant And
gradually raised to a height of
four feet, and there were steps
Home Economist
Addresses W.I.
Group Here
up from the level of the road,
spaced a short distance apart," -
he said. "It was a good place
to get off horseback, which we
often did."
Mr. and Mrs. Sproat were
married at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Caldwell, at Rose Hill
Villa, near Hensa1l, by ' Rev.
Neil Shaw, of Egmondville, and
Rev. Michael Smith, of Hensall,
on August 18, 1909. Both had
been born in log cabins and
both came from large families.
Mrs. Sproat was one of nine
children, and Mr. Sproat, one
of six.
Mr. ,Sproat is a son of the
late James Sproat • and Mar-
garet McGee, and as a youth
began a business career in Sea -
forth that was to extend over
30 years.
Miss P. Danube, Home Econ-
omist for Huron County, dis-
cussed the many values of a
t• family garden with the mem-
te�.rs of Seaforth WI at their
,. _J, ,,;ust, meeting,- held. at the.
home of Mrs. R. M. Scott. The
meeting was in charge of Mrs.
I. Hudson and Mrs.. John Hille-
brecht.
The motto, 'We reap what
'We " sow," was taken by Mrs.
Mary Haugh, and current ev-
ents were given by Mrs. Hud-
son. The following ladies gave
readings: Mrs. E. Kerr, Mrs. R.
Doig and Mrs. James Keys. Di-
anne Henderson sang two solos,
`Shake Me, I Rattle" and "I've
Got a Mansion.",. _Mrs. Hudson
read the recipe, "Stir the Lard"
and Mrs. Hillebrecht closed the
meeting with a poem.
The business •part of the
meeting was ' chaired by the
president, Mrs. L. 'Strong. The
ladies decided to have• a cook
bobk printed, . and each• lady is
to bring their favorite recipes
to' the September meeting The
following committees were ap-
pointed:: salads and dressings,
Mrs. E. Kerr, Mrs. J. Kerr; 'des-
,serts •• and candies, Mrs. L.
Strong, Mrs, R. Doig; rolls and
quick breads, Mrs. Jas. Keys;
tarts, pies and pastry, Mrs.. R.
M. Scott, Mrs. A. Pepper; sup-
per dishes, Mrs. W. Coleman,
Mrs. E. Papple; cookies, Mrs.
G. McKenzie, Mrs: J. Hender-
son; hints and measurements,
Mrs. R. Gordon; . pickles 'and
relishes, Mrs. J. Carter; jams
and jellies, Mrs. G. Elliott;
cakes and icings, Mrs. G. 1 ap-
pie, Mrs. Wm. Strong.
Courtesy remarks were giv-
en by Mrs. R. Doig.
Family Group
Celebrates 25th
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Knight
were guests of honor at a fam-
ily gathering to celebrate their
twenty-fifth, wedding annivers-
ary. About 45 members of the
Knight . and McCosh families
gathered at the summer cot-
tage ' .of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
'Knight at Amberley Beach. Don
McCosh and Goldwyn Knight
presented gifts, and Mrs. Carl
Hemingway read an address.
• Mr. and Mrs :Knight... have
two sons, George and Douglas,
who are both school teachers.
Mr. Knight •taught in Trow-
bridge, Ethel, Wroxeter, and
Wingham before moving to
Picton, where .he is. a public
school inspector.
Townsends
YHoad_- Picnic
The annual Townsend picnic
was held at Stratford Park,
when 44 sat down to dinner.
The president, Lloyd Walters,
conducted the business part.
Two minutes' silence were ob-
served in memory of Frank
Walters.
Officers for 1965 are: Presi-
dent, Lloyd Walters; secretary,
Barbara -Welters; sports, . Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Love and Mr. and
Mrs.'. Alex Townsend. The pic-
nic next year will be held the
second Sunday in August' 'at
Stratford.
After a lively ball game, the
sports under direction of Mr.
(Continued on Page 7)
Serves :In
Detroit Bank
A recent issue of The Detroit-
er, 'the official publication of
the greater Detroit Board of
Commerce, contained a large
picture of Gordon W. Willis,
and in an accompanying story,
told of his work with the Na-
tional Bank of Detroit.
Mr. Willis, a native of Sea -
forth, and a brother of Mrs. F.
J. Bechely, is vice-president of
the bank. The bank serves as a
clearing house for approximate-
ly 300 banks in Michigan, pro-
cessing and forwarding cheques
to the banks on which they are
drawn.
New Hospital 'Construction Advances
There is lots of activity at the site of the new Seaforth, Community Hospital,, as con-
struction crews rush work to have the building closed in before winter. Foundation walls
of the lower level are being' poured, and construction of footings on the upper level is
under way. Meanwhile, the campaign committee has set in motion plans, to raise the bal-
ance of the' campaign objective of $195,000.00. (Expositor photo by Phillips):
Quilting Bee Aids Eastern " Star Project
It was quilting time .this week when a group gathered at the home of Mrs. D. Lemon
to complete a quilt for an Eastern Star project. Shown here, left to right, are Mrs. Kru-
ger, Mrs. D. Lemon, Mrs. Alex Wright, Mrs. W. McPhail, Mrs, Les McClure (standing),
-Mrs. A. Crozier, Mrs. Adrian Fprbes, Mrs. Stan Garnham and Mrs. A. Horner. Others who .
assisted in the bee were Mrs. Elmer Townsend, Mrs. 'Albert Smale, Mrs. A. Baker, Mrs.
George McGavin, Mrs. May Dorrance, Mrs. John Campbell and Mrs. Corlett.
Seeks Action To Curb
Drivers In Tuckersmith
Complaints of drag races and
irresponsible driving on Tuck-
ersinith Township roads, in the
area of RCAF, Station Clinton,
were airect,at the August meet-
ing of Tuckersmith 'council.
• Mrs. Paul Zahlan Holland, a
resident in the area, appeared be-
fore council and referred to dis-
cussions that had been held near-
ly a year ago' when similar com-
plaints werebrought to coun-
-cll's attention. She said at that
time, at her request, a sign had
been placed on the main road
in 'the area, but it had been,
found this was not sufficient
and was having little effect.
She reported that speeding
and careless driving . was es-
pecially , prevalent on Friday
nights and that recently six
men in cars were 'running drag
races. In one, .•, instance, she
said ,a car ws travelling so
fast tat it had knocked down
a pole.
Members of council express-
ed concern and agreed that en-
quiry would be made concern-
ing a different type of sign
which would have greater ef-
feet. In answer to a query by
Mrs. Holland, she was told that
the, OPP were responsible for
policing in ' the area.
Council. instructed Clerk J. I.
McIntosh 'to inquire as to the
proper sign ' to. be erected, and
at the same time to order signs
to agree with new provincial
'regulations regarding- the. word-
ing of speed -signs. Road' Super-
intendent Andrew Houston re-
minded council that no longer
was a sign reading "Speed Lim-
it" legal.
imit"legal. Signs in future must
bear .the legend: "Maximum
Speed". About six or seven
signs would be required.,
While the engineers had giv-
en a clearance certificate for
the Swan. Drain in Brucefield,
Reeve Elgin Thompson said that
there had been cases where
water was reported in base-
ments, Certain cases perhaps,
he said, might be reviewed with
the contractor, .but in the case
of the manse, the problem there
was because the drain was not
connected. Responsibility for
connection rests with the own-
er.
United Dairy and Poultry Co-op Award Contract
A contract for the constructign of a new UDPC office
and grading station was awarded Tuesday to Schantz &
Hicks, of Waterloo. Claire ,Reith, local UDPC manager,
said it was the lowest , of three tenders received. The 100
x 60 building will be located on property purchased
from Wright & Leyburn en South Main Street. Con-
struction is to' begin at once, and completion is set for
October.
Single Cogs,
1104.
Seek Campaign' Objective
Hospital Board
Contract For
A contract, amounting to
$796,643.00 with ' W. A. Mac-
Dougall Ltd., of London, for
the construction of the new Sea -
forth Community Hospital, was
approved at a special meeting
of the Hospital Board Tuesday
evening. Completion date is
set for June 1, 1965.
' Work has, been under way at
the project since mid-July, but
completion of a formal contract
has been delayed pending ad-
justments in the original bid
of $868,000.00.
No changes were made in
the original plans: However, to
permit the contract price to be
brought within the - limits of
the available financing installa-
tion of certain facilities has
been deferred. In discussing the
amendment at the Tuesday
meeting, 4ric .Hymnem,' of the
architectural firm of Barnett &
Reider, Hymnen assured the
board that all basic work was
being proceeded with, and it-
ems that were, being deferred
could be installed at any time
as , funds became available.
Pour Footings
Meanwhile; construction crews
have completed footings on' the
lower level and have commenc-
A petition signed by Ivy
Henderson, Newman Garrett,
Mrs. Richardson and others, ask-,
ed for action to make a drain
running through Egmondville.
(Continued on Page 12)
Advance
Bowlers
Series
ed pouring foundation walls.
Work began Wednesday ton
grading a new street running
from No. 8 Highway, and which
will serve the hospital. The
contract for preliminary work
on the street has been award-
ed Frank Kling Ltd. and Jack
McLiwain, by the town.
Press Campaign
Meanwhile, t h e " campaign
committee, under committee
chairman K. Bruce MacMillan,
has reactivated campaign ma-
chinery
achinery to raise the balance re-
quired of the $195,000.00 ob-
Seaforth lawn -bowlers have
completed the -second game of
their local men's singles tourna-
ment, which started August 17.
The third and fourth games will
be played august 27 at 7:30
p.m. Results are as follows:
First Game—Dr. ' 3. C. Mac-
Lennan 14 (a win extra end),
vs. W. Cuthill 14; Jack Muir 11,
vs. John Patterson 22;, • Bill
Brown 12 vs. Lorne Dale 12;
Bob Doig 17 vs. George Hays 6;
Tom Haley 20 vs. Ed. Andrews
10; Dave Sim 15 vs. Art Finlay
son 14; Brian Broome 11 vs.
Jim Phillips 14.
Second Game—Dr. J. C. Mac-
Lennan 4 vs. Bill Brown 15;
Jack Muir 4 vs. -Lorne Dale 23;
Bob Doig 7 vs. John Patterson
24; Tom Haley 7 vs, Art Finlay-
son 20; Dave Sim 14 vs. George
Hays 15; Ed. Andrews 24 vs.
Brian Broome 8; W. Cuthill -13
vs. Jim Phillips 8.
Members missing the first
two games may still enter on
August 27.
Tells What Is Right In. Hawaii
Seaforth Librarian
A Seaforth girl is an author-
ity on Hawaiian etiquette a
story in a recent issue of the
Honolulu Star -Bulletin reveals.
She is Nancy Nott, a daugh-
ter of Mrs. Raymond Nott, Eg-
mondville. Miss Mott, a gradu-.
ate of SDHS, of Western Uni-
versity and of the University
of Toronto Library School, has
been on the staff of the Library
of Hawaii at Honolulu since
1961.
This is what the Star -Bulletin
says:
(In the Honolulu Star -Bulletin)
People are nicer than they
used to be. Or at Ieast, they're
trying to be nicer, or anyway
more polite. They care about
etiquette.
According to Miss Nancy
Nott, librarian at the Kaimuki
Branch of the Library at
Hawaii, there has been a sig-
nificant increase in the num-
ber of calls to the reference
desk concerning • matters of
manners.
"We get a consistent number
of calls from people settling
arguments on who won the
World Series in 1935 and 'who
was the "Vice -President under
Chester A. Arthur, and from
students who have to know how
many pineapples were harvest-
ed last year and who led the
British at the Battle of Bunker
Hill.
"Lately people have begun
to show an interest in ques-
tions of etiquette, and frequent-
ly they ask questions for which
we really have no answers."
The Library of Hawaii at
Kaimuki has 27 different titles
listed under the subject of
"Etiquette" in its card file, con-
cerning everything from "Na-
val Customs, Traditions and
Usage" to "Brooms, Buttons
and Beaux" which gives social
tips to teen-agers:
The problem, according to
Miss Nott, is that none of these
books or the even more com-
lireheinsive selection at the cen-
•tral library; on Kitig Street, has
the answers to the questions
most commonly asked• at the
reference desk.
"Where do you put the
names of the parents of the
bridegroom on the wedding in-
vitation?"
"Where do you place a table
in the church for guests to
leave their wedding presents?"
"May I wear white shoes to
a cocktail party in December
if I'm wearing a white dress,
and shduld I wear a fur?" ""
"Do I need an invitation to
go to a baby luau?"
"My husband is invited to a
reception at Washington Place.
May I go, too, and what should
I wear?"
"I've been asked to be the
master of ceremonies at a wed-
ding reception. What am I ex-
pected to do?"
"What kind of a present
should I send to a funeral?"
These and -other similar gees -
lions are not' answered in the
three reference books most
commonly used at the refer-
ence desk: •,
Amy Vanderbilt's • "Complete
Book .of Etiquette," Emily Pbst's
"Blue Book of Social Usage,"
and Eleanor Roosevelt's "Book
of Common Sense Etiquette."
Mrs. Vanderbilt's column, "Ev-
eryday Etiquette," appears reg-
ularly in the Honolulu Star -Bul-
letin and answer's reader's
questions on subjects of man-
ners, dress, travel, and the pro-
per thing to do.
The questions listed above
are either considered beyond
the pale of proper etiquette by
this trio, as the question about
leaving presents at the church,
or simply don't occur on the
Mainland, as the baby luau.
Certain questions based on
Japanese etiquette may be an-
swered from a book published
by the Japan Travel Bureau,
written by Bun Nakajima, or
another edited by the Tokyo
Y,W.C.A. '
They are written for wed -
jective.. To date, a little Vero •
than $180,000.00 in Iasi' and
pledges 'has been : reeeiV fl,
The committee has re.00wed
campaign' lists and completed
arrangements for call=backs
where donors had indicated
that a further gift 'could be, an-
ticipated, or in cases where '
original calls were not com-
pleted. Mr. MacMillan said:, '
there was every indication, that
with the continued co-operation
of the people in the area • the
new hospital would serve, the
objective would be met.
Health Unit Names
Nurse Supervisor
The appointment of Miss (, Miss Wiens, a graduate of
Louise Robertson, P.H.N., ' as Toronto East General Hospital,
supervisor of public health
nursing for the Huron County
Health Unit has been announc-
ed by Dr. R. M. Aldis, medical
officer and director of the Hur-
on County Health Unit.
Miss Robertson, of Gloucester
Terrace, comes to ' Huron from
St. Marys, where she 'served for.
six years as a public health
nurse for' the town.
A native of Stratford, Miss
Robertson ,is a graduate of the
Wellesley Hospital School of
Nursing, Toronto.
After seven years' nursing
experience in hospitals in Ber-
muda and Woodstock, she at-.
tended the University of West-
ern Ontario, where, in 1951,
she obtained a' diploma in pub-
lic 'heaitlFnursing:
For six years she served as
a public ' health, nurse for the
Bruce County ' Health Unit,
working out of Wiarton and in
the Bruce Peninsula district,
In 1957, she accepted a, position
as public health nurse for the
town of St. Marys. During her
term of service at St. Marys,
she took a one-year -leave of
absence to do post -graduate
work in advanced public health
nursing at the University of
Toronto. In 1963 she received
a diploma in advanced public
health nursing, supervision, and
administration from University
of Toronto.
Her appointment as supervi-
sor of public health nursing for
the Huron County Health Unit
beca'ine effective July 20.
' Wednesday, Miss Robertson
announced that Miss Marlene
Wiens,' P.H.N., has been added
to the. staff of the Goderich
office of the county health unit.
received her diploma in public
health nursing from the Uni-
versity 'of ' Windsor this year.
Prior to 'entering ' the field of ,
public -health, she served in.
hospitals in Toronto, San:
Fancisco, Cal., and. Kitchener.,
She is a. native of Kitchener,
As a public health • nurse
working out of the Goderich
office, she will service a district
including ; the townships of Col-
borne, Ashfield and West Wa-
wanosh . and the west half of
the town of Goderich. Her ap- -
pointment became effective
August 10.
Alsoto be added to the staff
of the Huron County Health
Unit last week, was Mrs. Helen.
West, of Grand Bend. '
----M-rs: =West received her di-
ploma in public health nursing
from ' University of • Western
Ontario. Prior' to entering the
field of public health nursing, .
she served• on the staff of Alex-
andra Hospital in Goderich.
Miss ' Robertson said Mrs.
West will be in charge of the
Exeter office of the County
Health Unit. She' will service
a district composed of Stephen
and Usborne townships.
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Case Is
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Adjourned.
Mrs. Donna Boyce, of RR 2,
Seaforth, charged with theft
from the Seaforth PUC, was
remanded to September. 25' at
Seaforth when she appeared be-
fore Magistrate H. Glenn Hays
at Goderich on Thursday, Bail
of $5,000 was continued.
as the Answers
erners visiting Japan, and their
approach', according to Miss
Nott, is more formal than' the
customary Island outlook. Both
books are useful, however, for
answering questions concerning
traditional Japanese etiquette
at weddings, funerals and fes-
tivals.
The other questions are treat-
ed seriously in the same fashion
as a television program. The
librarians get 'together and
from their own experience of-
fer a common sense answer.
Their first advice is to ask a
friend or relative ' who may
have had a- similar experience.
If this draws a blank they pro-
ceed on their own.
Right or wrong by Amy Van-
derbilt's standards, these aro
the answers the library staff
offers to the question's ' -that
aren't answered in the etiquette
books:
The names of the parents of
the bridegroom really don't be-
long an the invitation, but if
they,must be included, the logi-
cal place to' put than is under
the, bridegroom's name. Insert
an extra line, "Son of Mt and
Mrs.
Although presents properly
should 'be sent to the bride
either before or after the wed-
ding and not delivered at the
wedding or reception, it would
seem better to bring the pres-
entto the reception rather than
to the church.
Light colors and white can
be worn year around in Hawaii.
If the weather is cool and
the occasion is a dressy party,
a fur is a- fine idea. ' A full
length mink isn't very practi-
cal, but small capes and steles
and scarfs can be worn year
round.
The librarians agree that as
long as you know the couple
fairly well and you bring a nice
'present, you really don't need
an invitation to an informal
baby luau. •
You do, however, need an
invitation to a reception to
Washington Place, with the ex-
ception of the annual New
Year's Day open house, and if
the invitation reads "Mr. and
Mrs.", and it usually does, the
wife has been invited. She
.should wear a simple afternoon
dress with heels and hose. A
hat is not necessary but gloves
look nice.
The responsibilities of a mas-
ter of ceremonies at a wedding
reception should clearly be
agreed upon with the parents
of the bride and bridegroom.
Mainly they consist of being
entertaining and' being able to
come up with amusing anec-
dotes about both families, and
being able' to introduce the
prominent guests properly.
• Gifts at funerals depend yup -
an tradition and the answer to
t.hi uestion can best be de-
tetined by asking friends, but
not family, of the deceased,
Miss Nott and the other libra-
rians readily agree that these
answers may' not be entirely
proper according to local eti,
quette ,but until they find a
Hawaiian Amy Vanderbilt,atthaie
win. stand.
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