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Cromarty Youth Kilted In Crash Gerald James Scott, 17,, of lot 14, concession 9, Hibbert TOwn- ship, died suddenly Sunday morning following a one -car ' crash on Highway 8, one and one-quarter miles west of Mit- chell. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, of Cromarty. Ontario Provincial Police of Sebringville detachment, said the car went out of control and struck a tree. Police estimated damage tto the car. at $1,200. The coroner,.Dr. David Gem- mell, of Stratford, said an in- quest will likely, be held. In the Scott vehicle was Larry Elliott, RR 1, Staffa, who •re- ceived internal injuries and was taken to Stratfold General Hospital where lie was report- ed to be in fair condition. Gerald was a Grade 12 Stu- dent at Mitchell District High School. He was a member of the Mitchell 4:•H Farm Club, the Mitchell Curling Club, a n d Cromarty Presbyterian Church. He was also secretary -treas- urer of the church's Sunday School.' , Survivors include the youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Scott (Allene Colquhoun); two brothers, Duncan, of Cromarty, and Ronald, at home; and one sister, Mrs. Carlyle (Muriel) Mickle, Cromarty. The body was at the Heath - Leslie funeral home, Mitchell, where a funeral service was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. J. H. Boyne, of Cromarty Presby- terian Church, officiated, as- sisted by Rev. A. H. Daynard, of Staffa United Church. Burial followed in Staffa cemetery. ' Prepare For Santa Parade Arrangements for Santa's ar- rival in Seaforth on November 28th are well advanced, accord- ing to committee chairmen in charge 'of arrangements. Reviewing details worked out, a meeting of the general com- mittee held over the weekend found. that there was every in- dication of an even larger par- ade than last year. "Reporting for - the float com- mittee, Brian Flannigan said he had firm commitments for at least ten floats. In other cases, planning was still in progress. Big Al, of TV fame, again will share honors with Santa in highlighting the parade. . "There is lots of space for additional floats, and we are counting on co-operation of merchants to see that there is (Continued on Page 12) News of the Week In Walton , Bell Cut Set For Seaforth will enter a new era of telephone communications on Sunday. At about 2 a.m. the telephone system in the community will be changed from manual to dial operation 'in a change that will take less than two . minutes to carry out. At the, same time, the dial tone will replace the "number, please" of the local telephone operators. The old manual switchboards will cease opera- tion, being replaced by dial switching equipment. All telephone numbers will change. Each telephone user will have a unique seven -figure number made up of a three - digit prefix and four other fig- ures. In Seaforth, the prefix will be 527. • The changeover will be made with virtually no .interruption in telephone service; Early Sunday morning was chosen as the appropriate time because normally there are few tele- phone conversations in progress at that time. Furthermore, every long dis- tance telephone centre in North America has been alerted that Seaforth will be changed to dial operation at that time, so calls destined for persons here will be routed properly. The actual "cutover" will be made according to a closely co- ordinated procedure, requiring split-second timing, to make sure that the period when the telephones in the community are "dead" is kept to a mini- mum. At a signal given when call; ing has reached a low ebb, a team of men wearing goggles will go into action at each old manual exchange to disconnect all the lines to the old switch- boards.. Induct New Minister Rev. Alan Scott was inducted as minister of Egniondville United Church Friday night in a service conducted by Rev. J. C. Britton, of Northside United Church, Seaforth, and Rev. Ar- thur Higginbotham, of Walton. Mr. Scott, a native of Moore- field,, came here from Westmin- ster United Church, Regina. Mrs, Emerson Coleman, presi- dent of the United Church Wo- men, Arthur Routledge and Mr. and Mrs. Scott were in charge of a reception after the service. 700 Eat Turkey Afbout '700 adults. 'and chil- dren attended the:,..anilual tttr- key supper in Duff?0',United Church, Walton,:. last Aliredfies- day evening. The H'arbouafres from Goderich, which. included 25 men, presented a prograin of sacred songs iri'e the, church auditorium followfng ',the 'p per. , • A reception honoring -Mr. end Mrs. John Bos ‘was held in the Walton Conimunity Hall Friday evening. During the lunch hour the newlyweds were presented with a gift of money by Mr. Larry Johnston. An address was read by Mr. Glen Corlett, Music was supplied by Wag- ner's - orchestra of Monkton. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boyd and boys, of Bolton, and Mrs. Waiter Nelson, of Mount For- est, vent the weekend with . and Mrs, George Hibbert. Mr a Toronto, visited on Friday . and Mrs. Wesley Lane, and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs, Roy Bennett. ,' Mr. and Mrs. Torrance Dun- das visited on Wednesday with Mr. and 1VIrs. Armour Dundas, af, ,Strithroy.- Mrs, it Dundat returned with them to visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mid. Edward Smith, Sandra and Monica Anne, of London, visited on Sunday with Mrs. W. C. Rockwell. Visitors with Mrs. Fred En- nis onSunday were: Mr. and. Mrs. Kenneth Ritchie, Egniond- ville, and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cunningham, Karen and Rickey of Ethel. tMr, and Mrs. Clarence Mar- tin have received . word that their three -months -old grand- child son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin, St. Marys, is seriousl ill in Children's War Memorial Hospital, 7,London. Mr, and Mrs. James Lamont and family, of London, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Porter. Mr. Thomas Hackwell is a patient in Scott Memorial Hos- pital, Seafarth. Miss Jean Mills, of Toronto, spent the weekend with her father; Mr. Earr Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Marks left Sunday morning for North- ern Ontario. - Mr. 4.141 Mrs. Jack McLlwain -over Sunday The goggles are necessary be- cause of the method of discon- nection: tapes are strung. be- hind the heat coils—little fuses that protect subscribers' lines from high voltage ---so that the' fuses 'can be ripped out by the thousands. This operation re- quires about 30 seconds. As soon as the old exchange is "dead", signals will be given over a special telephone line to each new exchange, where another crew will be standing in readiness to remove the "blocking tools" from the .dial switching equipment. These tools, which are used to pre- vent the dial. crossbar switches from working while the manual exchange is still in operation, are also attached to cords, so that they can be pulled out in a few seeends. Once the blocking tools are pulled out, the dial system will be' in operation. As the first callers dial, the dialswitches will begin to click, co'nnecting telephone calls in Seaforthr To Speak, At Commencement F/L Gerry R. Smith, who is officer in Charge of Training Standards and Development for the RCAF's Radar and Com- munications School • at • RCAF Station Clinton, will be the guest speaker for the 1964 Com- mencement exercises at SDHS Friday evening, when graduates will receive a total of $6,47000' in awards. His address will centre on the vital need for a wider edu- cational background as the nec- essary base from which young people can progress toward meaningful and satisfying ca- t reers within a highly complex society. $4-00 a Year j41.44._51,1/eki Single CopinS,,llt.‘rillnkR, �k New Mernbers or Council Vacancies Follow Up Manager Suggestion A suggestion by Mayor Mac- Lean to reduce the work load of council members by the ap- pointmnt of a town manager triggered a long discussion at the Monday night council meet- ing. Discussion indicated appoint- ment of a. manager would not necessarily solve the problem unless council members were prepared to delegate authority. The same results could be ob- tained, it was suggested, re- gardless of the title which was applied. Members expressed concern as to the qualifications that might be necessary, and won- dered how it would be possible in a small community to divorce individual members from de- tails. 'Council referred the matter to the general government com- mittee for a report. In other business council '—Heard a. representative of an insurance company review town policies and referred the report to the general govern- ment committee for action. —Expressed concern that the Bell Telephone Co. had proceed- ed with .installations before ap- proval had been given, but agreed that the cables involved were necessary. . 7 --Approved issuing a taxi license to Habkirk Transit Ltd. —Learned from town solici- tor A. W. Silfery -that Victoria Park had never been deeded to the town, although_the town owned 'the property by right of possession; instructed the nec- essary• legal work be carried out to have property transfer- red. —Learned from Coun-eillor•-zE— F. Flannery, chairman of pro- tection to persons committee, that a new traffic ticket vias_be- ing designed which would in- clude offences in addition to the present parking meter of- fence. —Learned that an increase in the monthly cost of street lights from $558 to $682 dur- ing the past year has arisen because of new street lights in- stalled on Market and East Wil- liam Streets. '-"—Agreed that the Christmas Activity Committee could use Town Hall facilities in connec- tion with the Santa Claus par- ade on November 28th. —Learned from finance com- mittee chairman Councillor J. L. Turnbull, that 79.3% of 1964 taxes had alreadybeen collect- ed, down slightly from 80.7% a year ago. However, the total amount of taxes collected this year is $11,000 more than last year. —Learned from the report of Deputy Reeve Carl Dalton, chairman of the Public Works and Sanitation Committee, that drains in the Centennial Drive had been completed - and that new sidewalk had been laid at various points throughout the town. .—Acceptedan offer of $1,000 to replace with heavy gauge steel that part of the existing roof on the arena over the•audi- °num, and referred the mat- ter to the Arena Commission (Continued on Page 12) Se'aforth will require .a new Mayor and perhaps four new Councillors for next year. Mayor Angus MacLean, who was appointed to the office in March on the death of Mayor Earl Dinsmore, told council Monday night that under no circumstances could he consider accepting office for another year "1 have, enjoyed the work and found it to be a great educa- tion, but I just haven't the time to do the job another year," Mayor MacLean 'said later, as he discussed reasons for his de - Services Are Tribute To War Dead • Solemn tribute to the deid of two world wars and Korea War was paid at impressive services here Wednesday. Perfect weather, mild and brigfit, encouraged, a larger than usual' attendance at the Victoria Park service. Legion members and veterans —100 strong—paraded' from the Legion Hall to the service, which was in charge of Legion President John Eisler. Taking part were Legion Padre D. Q. Fry and Rev. Harry Donaldson. On the return march the salute was taken by Maj. John Harvey, f commanding officer of the 21st Field ' Artillery Regi- ment. The parade was preced- ed by the SDHS Band, in charge of George Hildebrand, and in- cluded area Scouts and Girl Guides and representatives of area councils and orgahizations. The annual veterans' banquet Saturday evening was largely attended. A feature was the presentation - of life member ships to Herb Trapnell and Stanley ,Garnharn. During the -shcrrt-program that preeeded a dance. Mrs. M. McGrath, presi- dent of the Women's Auxiliary presented a cheque of $500..00 to the branch. On Sunday, the annual veter- ans' parade was held to First Presbyterian Church, where Le - ion padre D. O. Fry, minister of the church, preached, • cision. Others who have indicated to The Expositor that they will not be available are Council- lors John 0. Turnbull, Bill Wil - bee and - Frank Case. Council- lor Donald Eaton said he hadn't considered the matter and couldn't indicate at this time what his position would be. Dr. Turnbull, who was nam- ed to council to fill the vacancy created by Mayor Dinsmore's death, served for several terms a number of years ago. He was prevailed on to accept an ap- pointment last winter but said then he could not accept office for a longer period than the present year. Mr. Wilbee, who is complet- ing his second year, indicated a desire to retire, a year ago, but agreed to another term to assist in completing the coun- cil. Councillor F. Case, who is completing his first term, said while he found %he work most interesting, he would not be Set Meeting To Dicuss International The International Plowing Match is being held at Seaforth in McKillop Township in 1966. So that the public may have an indication of what is involv- ed and the size of the event, the Huron County Committee has arranged an information evening in Seaforth District High School Wednesday evert- ing, November 25. The program will include moving pictures of three International events be- tween 1946 and 1.9,64, and lunch will" be served. In completing arrangements - for the meeting, the committee indicated it would provide an i opportunity for the public to become "informed concerning ' the big event. At the same • time, organizations contemplat- ing.operating concessions at the match or co-operating in other ways, could gain information as to the.steps that should be taken. Maj. John Harvey Takes Command Maj, J. D. Harvey, of Seaforth, officially took over command of the 21st ,Field Artillery regi- ment at an impressive cere- mony in Wingham Sunday. He succeeds LL -Col. L. G. Viekars, 'of Listowel Col. Vickars had been in com- mand of the militia regiment since .January of 1961. Lt. -Col. Elmer Bell, Exeler, the honor- ary lieutenant colonel of the ,regiment, inspecting officer, paid tribute to the retiring' com-• manding officer for his ser k ice to the regiment. Col. Bell also complimented the pree batteries whjch COM - prise the. regiment — the 99th Battery, of Wingham, under Capt. J. D. Goodall; the 97th Battery, Walkerton, under Capt. Gordon Tanner, and the 100th Battery, Listowel, under Capt. John Brown, on their turnout. Rev. David Crawford. of Knox Presbyterian,. Church, Listowel. (Continued on Page 12) At Annual Walton Dinner and Mark, of Seaforth, • were Sunday visitors with Mrs. W. C. Hackwell. Misses Ruth and Attie Hig- ginbotham, of London, were weekend guests at the manse with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Higginbotham. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arm- strong have moved to their new home in Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McGav- in visited on Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. William Dins- more, and Mr. Dinsmore, of Brampton, The following Institute mem- bers have been appointed to take charge of the ladies' card party on Wednesday: Mrs. Ern- est Stevens, Mrs. Alvin McDon- ald, Mrs. James McDonald, Mrs: John Marshall and Mrs. Leonard Leeming. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bennett, of Clinton, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ben- nett. Mr. and, ,Mrs. W. A. Hogg and Mrs. Don Coo'k, of Calling- wood, were recent guests at the home o Mr. , and Mrs. An- drew COutts Mr. Wilfred Dennis has re- turned home after being con- fined to Scott Memorial Hospi- tal, Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs, Harvey BrOwn have moved to their new resi- dence in Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coutts visited with friends -in Kincar- dine recently. Girl Guards The sixth meeting of the Wal- ton Girl Guards was held at the home of Brenda Bewley on Friday. The roll' call, "An ac- cident hazard in our home," was answered by eight girls. The next meeting will be held at the home of Karen Coutts Thursday evening. Later this group will go to the Seaforth Library to join the Seaforth clubs, when they will hear a talk by a policemen. A discussion was led by Mrs. Nelson Reid on.: (1) Care of the body; (2) Nutrition for gond health; (3) Food for all the family, Karen McDonald play- ed a piano solo, which was fol- lowed by a skit by Karen Mc- Donald and Brenda Bewley on "Safety of the Home." Lunch was served by Nellie Baan and Betty Roe. Mission Band Mission Band met Sunday in Duff's Church schoolrooms with an attendance of 64. Sandra Watson, the president, was in charge of the meeting and Di- anne Fraser acted as pianist. The meeting opened with the hymn, "God Sees the Little Sparrow Fall"; Sandra Watson read the Call to Worship, and "Jesus Love Me" was sung. Lois Wildfong led in prayer. Dena Wey read the scripture from Psalm 100:4. Mrs. Walter Bewley told a story of Kalu, an Indian weav- er, who had been made well and had learned to weave 'at Ludhiana Hospital. Although he had very little money, he help- ed the mission in other ways, which was just as acceptable. During the past year the members have been putting pennies in the mite boxes to help the hospital in Ludhiana, India, Connie Coutts and Bren- da Bewley collected the offer- ing and the -mite boxes, San- dra dedicated the offering With prayer. Miss Coutts gave the treas- urer's report and Karen Mc- Donald read the minutes. The next meeting will be a Christ- mas meeting. Sharon Marks will act as pianist and Murray McCall and Warren Dennis will help with the worship. Everyone went to classes with teachers Mrs. Stewart McCall, Mrs. Jan Van Vliet, Jr., Mrs. William Coutts, Mrs. Nelson Marks, Mrs, Gerald Watson and Mrs. Walter Bewley. ,The meet- ing closed with "Mothers , of Salett." The group studying the adult book, "God and His Purpose," will meet Sunday evening with Rev. A. Higginbotham A Wolf Cub Pack has been organized in Walton. The first meeting will be held in Wal- ton public school Monday eve- ning with William Humphries as leader. Twenty-one boys have registered ' in the group. The Boy Scouts will meet as usual in the church basement each Monday evening under the leadership of Barry Marshall! and' Geon Hibbert. - available another year. Councillor John F. Flannery has completed five years with- out missing a meeting, and said as far as he ' knew now he would accept another term. He said he was interested in muni- cipal work. Reeve N. C. Cardno and ,De- puty Reeve Carl Dalton are both completing their first year at county council, and both in- dicated they would stand again. Councillor Amos Corby, who entered council, for the first time this year, said he expect- ed he would stand again. Will Hold 97th Anniversary The congregation - of First Presbyterian Church will mark its 97th anniversary with spe- cial services on Sunday. REV. W. L. MacLELLAN The guest minister will be Rev. W. Lloyd MacLellan.' Well known throughout the church in Canada, Dr. MacLellan' has served on several hoards and committees of the General As- sembly and is in demand as a gifted speaker. Special music is' planned fop both services, and in the eve- ning the Hand Bell Chorus of St. Andrew's Church, Wingham, will' take part in the sevrice. • ' A HIGHLIGHT of the annual Legion bariCinet Saffirday evening was the presentation of life memberihips,*Y4Wo members. In the upper picture, President John E1s14tet, sents a pin to Stanley Garnham, while Vice-PresideffeilLA Boussey looks on. Below, Herb Trapnell receives 11.4 .16 from Durwood Preston, of Waterloo, District CO Prodident John Eider is at the left 'IMI:.1011,"'