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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1964-08-27, Page 1I' a t I 4 • • • • • • • a 4 a • • a • • Whole No. 5035 1QSth Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TBUR,SDAY, AUGUST 27, 1964 -- 10 "PAGES 40 -Ye r -Old Grandstand Gives Up Plan Nevti Fair Carnival Proceeds Are $34.00 While a complete statement is not pending receipt of all accounts, Lions Club President Lee Learn said returns from the 29th annual summer carni- val would be about $3,400. This is approximately the same amount as "was realized last year, he said. While attendance was up slightly during the three -night event, proceeds in some booths were down. The dance, intro- duced again after an absence of several years, was popular, and the penny sale attracted in creased attention. Mr. Learn, in commenting on the success of the affair, point- ed out, it waspossible only, be- cause there was such whole-. hearted support from the entire district. He mentioned particu- larly those who offered their., services to assist in the various booths, and Seaforth and area firms. wl}p contributed prize goods or gave donations. Carnival proceeds 'are' used to assist in maintenance and de- velopment of the Lions Park, for assistance to Boy Scouts -- and Girl Guides, for . crippled • children's work, and aid to the Blind, as well as for other com- munity and welfare projects whicharise from time to time. Clinton Bowlers Win Tourney Seaforth rinks captured four of the five prizes in a 'mixed doubles tourney,. held at the local greens on Monday eve. ping .. . Winners were . as follows: Bert Gray, Clinton, 3 wins plus 23, aggregate of 40; Jack Muir, 3 wins plus 12, aggregate of 32; Dave Sim, 3 wins plus 11, ag- gregate of 33; Neil Bek., 2 wins plus 16, aggregate of 41; 'Brian Broome, 2 wins plus 16, aggre- gate of 38:o:-. The weather was favorable, and there., was a, large turnout of .bowlers. News of Walton Win Prizes At Brussels Show Walton members receiving prizes at the summer flower show, staged by the Brussels and District Horticultural So- ciety on Saturday , afternoon and evening were: Frilled pe• tunias, Mrs. Harold Smalldon; floral mat, . Mrs. Nelson Reid; decorative dahlia, . Mrs; Mar- garet Humphries; sweet peas, Mrs, Margaret Humphries; bas- ket of annuals, Mrs.' Nelson Reid; corsage for formal wear, Mrs. Ross Bennett; coffee or cocktail table arrangement us- ing tuberous begonnias, Mrs. Nelson Reid; mums, Mrs. Maude Leeming. Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull, Mrs. Frank Walters and Mrs. Mar- garet Humphries were lucky door prize winners. In the evening, Mrs. "Maude Leeming poured tea and guests were served by Mrs. Margaret Humphries, Mrs. Allan McCall and Mrs. Nelson Reid. Mrs. Ross Bennett were conveners ••'for the tea-room. Last week's visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bosman were: Mr. and Mrs. Archie Davidson, of Vancouver, B.C.; Mrs. Ruby Bosman, of Bluevale; Miss Ruth Anne Walker, of Rexdale; Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, Petri-, cia and Bernard, Mr: and Mrs. Neil Walker, all of Cottam; and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oe'sch and family, of Zurich. . Guests were ' present . from. Ethel, Cranbrook and Brussels for the Walton Women's Insti- tute meeting, Wednesday eve- ning. Mrs. Glenn Corlett pre- sided and opened with the In- stitute Ode, "0 Canada" and' Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs. Herb Traviss was pianist. Mrs. George Hibbert read the secre- tary -treasurer's report and cor- respondence. Roll call was an- swered by "a use of Stainless (Continued on Page 4) A FEW BOARDS are all that remained of the 40 -year-old grandstand at Seaforth Agri- cultural Park after Society, directors tore down the structure at a series of bees. Earlier ,plans to repair .the grandstand were abandoned when it was found the structure was no longer 'safe. ?ortable steel bleachers are being assembled to replace the grandstand: Here,' Harold Pryce (right), society president, ,and Earl McSpadden help with the clean-up. The •stage and judge's stand is in the background. (Expositor photo by Phillips). , WINNERS R in contestsheld in conjunction with Fair activities were announced' this week. Donna Smale (left) won. first prize for poetry, while Elaine Westerveld won the award for the best essay, and now' goes- up against essay winnersin other, fairs. Mrs. Jos. Grummett (centre), who 'presented the prizes in the ' poetry event and supervised the con- tests; is president of the Women's Division of the Ontario Association Waif Fairs and Ex- hibitions: $4.00 a dear #n° Single Copies, Mechanical skills learned • in everyday farming operations are going to play a majer part in making possible new seating facilities at Seaforth Fall Fair. Faced with replacing the wooden grandstand structure that has served for 40 years„ directors have decided on a "do- it-yourself" program. After trips to other areas and checking with the officials at Ontario Area Barns Destroyed By Fire Agricultural College, a program that will include the construc- tion of a series of portable bleachers has been agreed on. Where .a permanent type structure would 'cost perhaps $15,000, and be used but 'a few times each year, the portable bleachers can be built for 'a few hundred dollars per unit and can be moved about to serve... in areas throughout the fair grounds, and as well be- come available foruse of other events in the district. Working under President Harold Pryce, directors decided at a meeting Friday night to build immediately three units, with a total seating capacity of 250. If time permits, addi- tional units will be built be- fore the Fall Fair, which this year is scheduled for Sept. 24 and 25. • The bleachers which are be- ing -built follow the style of bleachers in use at O.A.C., Guelph. Each unit seats 80 people. The frame is of steel and the seats of plank. A com- mittee, headed by Art Bolton, and Including Earl McSpadden, Fire destroyed a barn on the farm owned by Andrew Crozier, on No. 8 Highway, three miles west of Seaforth, late Thursday night. The fire was noticed about 11:30 by Mr., and Mrs. Lorne Carter, who called the Seaforth fire department. When neighbors arrived 'at the scene, they found the roof of the house ablaze and occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith, asleep and quite unaware of the fire. Cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Crozier stated that no one had_ been in the barn for the past two weeks,and the hydro had been shut off outside. The barn was full...of hay and straw, and the loss is partially covered by insurance. A silo and silo' unloader near the barn were unharmed: Crops Are Lost The season's crops, together with 50 pigs and some. farm .equipment, were lost_'Wednes- day evening, when fire destroy- ed a barn on the farm of James Williamson, 3% miles east of Walton, On the 17th concession of Grey Township, - 'Threshing was inprogress, with 'one load left 'to thresh, when the fire was discovered around 7 p.m. Grey Township fire brigade was summoned, but on arrival found the fire be- yond control. Lost in the blaze, along with the season's crop of hay and grain, were 50 pigs and a number of hens. Men present when the fire was dis- covered were able to save the threshing machine., The loss is partially covered by insurance. istrict Swimmers ompete at Lions Pool In a ,hard-fought competition, Mitchel swimmers came out. on top following a meet here Fri- day evening. The ' meet was among the last to be held at the pool this summer. Before the pool closes, swim- mers are urged to pick up all July Red Cross awards and August beginner awards at" the Lions pool booth. Results of the swim meet with Mitchell . are' as follows: Free Style -l0 and under: Anne Wilbee, Seaforth, 28.6 sec.; Marilyn Baker, Mitchell; Jean Devereaux, Seaforth; An- nette Wolfcan, Mitchell; Lynne Dolmage, Mitchell. Breast Stroke -10 and under: Jean Devereaux, Seaforth, 38.4 sec.; Linda Anne - Dolmage, Mit- chell.,. Back Crawl=er O;' and under: Jean • Devereaux, Sdaforth, 41.8 sec.;- Linda Dolmage, Mitchell; Anne Wilbee, Seaforth; Annet- ta Wolfcan, Mitchell; Marilynne Baker, Mitchell. Team Relay --10 and under: Mitchell, 1:58 sec.:, Netta Wolf - camp, Mary Baker, John ranee, 'Michael. Michael' Henderson; Sea - forth: Peter Harvey, Ronnie ffenderson, Jean Devereaux, Anne Wilbee. Free Style — 12 and under: Penny Gloor, Mitchell, 22 sec.; 52 Trailer Order Follows Test Of 10 So successful was a test or- der of 10 trailers from General Coach in Hensall;.' in meeting the tough conditions found in Northern Ontario ,that' . a fur- ther order for ,* additional trailers has now ' been receiv- ed. - Fred Broadley, General. Coach sales manager (eastern division) said ]Metal Mines Ltd., at Gor- don Lake, Ont., took delivery of 10 fifty -foot Brock model trailers for evaluation purpos- es. "They stood up under most adverse conditions. The people there were really pleased with them," Mr. Broadley said. The repeat order for 52 fifty -foot units, is now being filled at the Hensall plant, at the rate Of 15 trailers a week. u Margie McLean, Seaforth; Mary Ball; Seaforth; Mary McDon- ald, Mitchell. Breast Stroke -12 and under: Penny Gloor, Mitchell, 27:8 sec.; Barb Bryans, Seaforth; , Mary Ball, Seaforth; Jane Sills, Sea - forth. Back Crawl -12 and under: Mary Ball, Seaforth, 36:2 sec.; Jane Sills, Seaforth. Butterfly -12 and under: Pen- ny Gloor, Mitchell, 26:1 sec.; Jane Sills, Seaforth. Individual Medley — 12 and under: Barbie Bryans, Seaforth, 1:11. Team Relay.. -12 and under: 2:025: Seaforth, ,Barb Bryans, Mary Ball, Buddy Orred, Joan McGrath. Mitchell: Mary Beth McDonald,- -Danny Gloor, Den- nis Lawrence, Penny Gloor. Free Style — 14 and under: Elizabeth Murtha, Mitchell, 22:3; Cathy Mountain, Seaforth; Ruth Berry, Mitchell; Pauline Rean- ey, Mitchell; Mary Sills, Sea - forth; Patsy McGrath, Seaforth. Breast Stroke -14 and under: Angela Devereaux, Seaforth, 30:3; Cathy Mountain, Seaforth; Jane Cornish, Seaforth; Ruth . (Continued on Page 4) TeII Their Stories In Verse . , E1 stud scho essay by ' Soci inners J."H.OtherTalbot, grade 8; fourth, Barbara By Sharon Talbot Bryant, grade 6, and fifth, Mar- In all the pools are velvet skies, gie McLean, grade 6. All corn- And down the dazzling street A drum beat constantly, peri tors are or were pupils at A fairy city gleams and lies In dark death nbw he lay; the The winning poem follows: RAINY NIGHTS By Donna Smale I like the town on rainy nights I like to wander down the street When everything is wet; When all the town has magic lights, And streets are shining jet! Appeal For Blood Donors Harold Pryce and Bob Cxemmell, is in charge of the project: As the only Class '13' fair i. Huron County, the Seaforth Fair program reflects the in- creasing interest which the dis- trict is taking in the annual event. Highlighting the fair this year will be three breed shows, including the Huron County Black and White Show, the Perth -Huron Jersey Breed- ers' Parish Show, and the On- tario Hereford Regional Show. Another feature that has proved to be a crowd -pleasing event is the Huron Junior Fair. Here, members of 4-H Clubs, Junior Farmers and Junior Wo- men's Institutes from across, the county and from adjoining counties, gather to show In pub- lic the accomplishments of the past year. Last....year the Seaforth Fair attracted an entry of nearly 800 cattle, and the cattle shows this year are going to be every bi: as big, according to fair offir cials, Always an outstanding fea- ture at Seaforth' Fair is the horse, and this year light horse events have Inereased to attract an even greater :entry. Barbecue Next W.ee14 As a kickof fox fair activi- ties, the Agricultural Society is holding a beef and pork barbe- cue at the grounds on Wedues-, 'day, Sept. 2: Proceeds will es- sist in carrying out capital im- provements, which has been planned, including the new seating project. Sells Chinchillas, _._..._ Ends 24 -Year Hobby Gerald K. Holland, of Dublin, Valued at •$20,000, it was pre - ended 'a hobby of 24 years when sented to• her by Canada's chin - he sold his entire herd of chin- chilla breeders. chilies last week. Almost 250' were, sold in one- of Canada's largest sale of the valuable lit- tle fur -bearing animals. When he started his hobby back., in 1940, Mr. Holland had to pay $1,650 for his first pair of breeders.- Since, then-_ his_ stock has increased, but the price has gone down. Still, he says he has -"managed to come out slightly ahead of the game despite the enforced sale of the herd because of ill health. Although he had offers from every Province in, Canada and as far as Germany—where chin- chilla coats are at the top 'of the social set, Mr. Holland sold his stock to a couple of Ontario breeders, even' though he did so at a lesser price: Mr. Holland is a past presi- dent of the Western , Ontario Chinchilla Breeders' Associa- tion and has taken a keen in- terest in seeing quality breed- ing developed in this area. He says he would like to see chinchilla breeding turn from a hobby to an industry which would supply peltsinstead of just breeding stock. If this were done; and Canadian furriers had enough pelts to satisy the demand which the chinchilla inevitably attracts, then Cana- dians would be ' able to enjoy the . best pelts "fit, icor a queen," Mr. Holland said. A few interesting figures that reflect on the little animal and its lexurious pelt: The, animals are worth, about $150,000 a fon, four trimmed, pelts weigh. an ounce, a good pelt ,will sell for $25 to'$50, or over $2,000 per pound. A short chinchilla jack- et weighs approximately two pounds. In fact. Queen Elizabeth has a Canadian chinchilla jacket. Plans for. the Red Cross blood donors clinic being held here next Tuesday, are well advanc- ed, according to 'Mrs. W. E. Butt, president of the local branch. Blood requirements of area hospitals served out of London amount to 700 bottles each week, Mrs. Butt said, and it is to keep sufficient supplies on hand tp meet this demand that special emphasis is placed on the' Seaforth clinic. To assist in arousing support, a number of district organiza- tions are distributing cards in connection with the clinic. The clinic will take place at Northside United Church on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. She's called "The Little Sun- shine", And well she fits the name; Her 'hair is sweet and golden, And her nature is the same. Her eyes are blue and trusting, Snub and tanned, her nose; Arms and legs bronzed copper:' She is loved where'er she goes. She is chubby 'round her arms and legs, Around the middle, too; She weighs about forty pounds, And stands at three foot two She is almost three and is The baby• of the family; And now if you'll excuse me, I• think I'll end this story. Third— Seaforth public school. In a beauty at my 'feet. The thousands' now could see Smile of the Week Difference between a poor man and a rich man is that one worries about his next meal, while the other worries about his last one. GERALD K. HOLLAND Prize Lists Out Prize lists for Seaforth's 119th Fair were mailed out this week. The lists provide details of the prize offerings, which this year total over $8,000.00 in cash 'and goods. Seaforth Is ' Down One Game Wingham holds a one -game edge over' the. Seaforth-Mitchell Combines. �. __Wingham 18, Seaforth_._.., In the first game of a best -of seven serries, Wingham took an easy win over Seaforth. Sea - forth without regular pitcher Carman Vint, looked like any- thing but a ball team. Combin- ed errors and poor batting showed the 'difference in the score. Seaforth '5, Wingham 2 Last Wednesday night Sea - forth evened the series at one game each, defeating .Wingham by a 5-2 score. With. _ regular pitcher Vint t back', Seaforth looked like a new ball club and routed the . home . team. . Vint went all the way for Seaforth. Hotchkiss • started for Wingham, but was relieved by Wellwood, Wingham 4, Seaforth 1. " A lapse in the fourth inning, lost a very tight contest. Wing- ham scored four runs on three hits in the fourth and made it stand. Vint pitched a three -hit game, striking out nine. Gibson for Wingham, allowed eight hits and struck out only one, but good fielding on Wingham's part gave them the game. Seaforth is playing all their home 'games in Wingham and hope to even the series up at two games apiece Wednesday night in Wingham. Former Huron MLA James Ballantyne Dies In London The death • of James Ballan- tyne, -a former Usboine resi- dent and for nine years South Huron MLA, occurred at his home in London on Saturday, in his 92nd year. Mr. Ballantyne farmed for many years on the south boun- dary of Hibbert and Usborne. He was a former Liberal mem- ber in the Ontario. House of Parliament from 1934 to 1943. He was married in 1899 to Mary McKellar, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Mc- Kellar, who predeceased him several years ago. He was also predeceased by a son, James. He is survived by a daugh- way. He'd held their destiny; Did his job; gained their pride; He'd done his best and all could see The crowd was sad, and so was she! Dressed in black, she stood alone And watched the coffin slowly pass; Within it lay the man she' loved, To whom had come so cruel a death. The coffin was lowered into the grave, every eye was found same— Tears for the life they could save, As she lit the Fourth–t- In the not eternal flame. THE RACE By Barbara Bryans For as the race had just begun, Like streaks of lightning did they run; Hooves pounded on the dirt- covered track, To earn the last ,year's trophy back. Soon in the lead came No. 4. To meet the head of Susy Lore; But soon the crowd stood up again, To see the strength of ferocious Ben. Many eyes peered on the cloud of dust, While managers and owners stewed and fussed; But one, he saw his leading horse, Take, gracefully, but swift the outstretched course. Each horse they strived to do their best, Not one muscle had time to rest; Up to the finish came great as a lancer, And lo and behold'! 'twas North- ern Dancer. d' Fifth— A FLAG IN CANADA By Margie McLean When Canada became a nation Nearly a hundred years ago, The Union Jack was a source of elation To all who were friend or foe. The Red Ensign is to many An ideal Canadian flag; But others wouldn't give a penny For this British type of flag. Canada needs a symbol To bind all her races together, A flag acceptable to all, Come fine of stormy weather. Our proposed three maple leaves, On a background of white, With blue bands for the seas, Is the flag many think is right. Win Contract For New Bridge Looby Construction Limited of Dublin have been awarded a contract for the construction of the Durham Creek" fridge_ in the County of Lam`bton. The tender amount is approxtmatay $46,888. i;