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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1964-12-17, Page 1' .".•••;•'. 1'71, t • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Whole No. 5051 105th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1964 16'PAGES 4•• •ii1;;;14.?14.1,4 olS n.ogol ea C,y0ePa dO SANTA CLAUS came to Dublin Saturday and distributed gifts to nearly 400 area chil- dren. Hardly visible for the children crowd- ing around him, Santa receives his young ad- mirers at his stand on the village Main Street. The annual event was arranged by Dublin village trustees, mer- chants and the area Chamber of Commerce. Trustees From Bayfield• Can't Sit on Stanley. Board • Trustees who are residents of Bayfield and who were elected to the Stanley Township Area School Board, have been dis- • REEVE THOMAS LEIPER, . of Hullett, who was re-elect- ed for a fifth term last week. qualified, according to informa- tion received by Stanley Clerk, Mel Graham, on Wednesday. Mx. Graham said ther. Ment•Of F.ducatieu,lia. him through Inspector J. G Bu that Merton Merner an Jack geon could not Gifts Are •Exempt From Income Tax A campaign to raise funds for the Pioneer, Memorial Mausoleum, now under con- struction in Harpurhey, got un- der way this week when letters Were mailed to area residents. About half the funds required already are on hand. Officials pointed out that gifts to the fund are deductible for income tax purposes to the ex- tent permitted by law. A ruling to this effect has been receiVed from the Department. NEWS OF CROMARTY Friends Gather for 25th Anniversary Friends and relatives gather- ed in Staffa Hall on Friday night to celebrate the twenty- fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Elliott, Staffa. The evening was spent play- ing cards, followed with danc- ing. Mr, and Mrs. Elliott were presented with • a chair from their neighbors and friends. Other gifts were presented by their family and relatives. Luncheon was served after the presentation. Mr. and Mrs. Eliott have four sons: Frank, Staffa; Wilfred, London; Larry and Glen, at home; and two grandsons, Chris and Brian. Guests attended from Detroit, Sebringville, Clinton, Kirkton, Ansa Craig, Mitchell, Staffa and Cromarty. Mr. Lindsay McKellar , spent the weekendwith his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ferg McKellar, in Seaforth. Mrs. Arthur Douglas, Embro, is visiting with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Douglas and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jefferson visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Druce Cleland, Listowel. Mrs. •Grace Scott spent the weekend with relatives in Lon- don. Nancy Scott, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Scott, is a patient in Scott Memorial HosPital, Seaforth. Staffa Hall Vas the setting ter the pot -luck dinner for the annual meeting of the Senior citizens of Cromarty and Staf- fa Club. Rev. and Mrs. Day- nard were guest speakers. The president, Mr. H. Carey, opened the meeting with the singing of "0 Canada" and the Lord's Prayer in unison. Roll call topic,, "What would you like for Christmas?" was called by Mrs. C. Bowman. The invi- tation from the UCW of Staffa Church was accepted. January 12th is the date for the next meeting. Rev. Bert Daynard installed the officers for 1965 as follows: president,' Tom Laing; vice- president, Darrell 'Parker; sec- retary, Wilbur Miller; treasur- er, Mrs. Wilbur Miller; roll call secretary, Mrs. C. Bowman; press secretary, • Mrs. Grace Scott; pianist, Mrs. Robert McCaughey. Mr. T. Laing then took the chair and Mrs. McCaughey led in a sing -song of Christmas car- ols. Mrs. Daynard gave a time- ly message on "How arid Why We Celebrate Christmas." In the present age we are so in- volved in preparing and decor- ating' for Christmas there is little room in our hearts 'for the real meaning of Christmas. Mr. Daynard expressed ap- preciation of being present and hoped that more would join the group, as. a senior citizens group is a very worthwhile or- ganization in a community. Mr. Tom Laing moved a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bow- man and Mrs. Daynard, and Miss Olive Speare moved a vote of thanks to the retiring ,of- fixers- and the' pianist. Council Meets Tuckersmith 1.10hts.. Holding its final meeting for the year, Tuckersmith council Tuesday, called payment for the Carnochan drain for January 29, 1965. Council approved a bid fo street lights in Kippen. The installation is being initiated by Stanley Township; following re- ceipt of a petition from Kippen residents, Appointments included John Broadfoot to the SDHS Board, and George Falconer to the CHSS Board. Councillor Vic Lee was named to the Scott Memorial Hospital Board. Clarence Smillie, who has re- presented the township on the SDHS Board for several years, indicated he•would not be 'avail- able. Council deferred making • Leave For Walkerton Residence sit on the board, since as of January 1St, they would no long-. erohksesidents of Stanley, Bay-. -Obtains• village:. status at. n appointment until next year. The meeting was the last for councillor Art Varley, who is '• etiring after serving 8 years n council. • Staffa Friends • Arrange Shower ' A community shower was held in the Family Life Centre of Staffa United Church on Fri - :day evening for Miss Kathy Har- burn, London, bride -elect of Saturday. Mrs. Reg Elliott was chair- man for the program with ev- eryone enjoying readings by Miss Olive Speare and Mrs. Ger- ald Agar. Miss Janet Miller fav- ored with a piano instrumental. A humorous mock wedding was enjoyed by everyone, with Miss- es Mary Dearing, Pat Drake, Carol Vivian, Jane Parsons, Julie Anne Elliott, Sharon and Gail Agar, Mrs. Reg Elliott, Mrs. Bert Daynard, Mrs. John Drake, Mrs. Harold Pethick and Mrs, Ross Hoggarth taking part. • Mrs. Ken,Clarke read an ad - Mrs. Alan Bowering washon-1dress of good wishes and Kathy ored last week at a Christmas party when friends and neigh- bors of the Goderich St. area gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cuming. Carols, igames, euchre and fun for all filled the evening. An appropriate address was read by Mrs. Thomas Flynn and a gift was presented by Mrs. W. Southgate, followed by courtesy remarks from Mrs. Bowering. - Cpl. and Mrs. Bowering and their family leave this week for Walkerton, where Cpl. Bowering is stationed •-•with 4- 7.1 , e•.. •„•••-, ;'7 firet 'longer will be a part of the • , 41-- the -.year year and-nosebekahs township. According to the department, the township board will consist of four members, one of whom will be from Bayfield. This member will be •determined when the newly -incorporated village elects municipal officials on January 21: The two Bayfield trustees were elected on December 7th. Others elected to the board are John Taylor, Varna; James Cleave, RR 3, Bayfield, and Bruce Keys, Varna. A total of nine candidates contested the election. LOL HOds Xmas guchre The LOL held a euchre on Monday night when prizes were won as follows: Ladies' high, Mrs. Barney Hildebrand; lone hands, Mrs. Alex McMichael; consolation, Mrs. Barrows; men's high, Sam Pethick; lone hands, Elmer Townsend; consolation, Albert O'Reilly. Draw for a chicken was won by Bob Dalton. Mr. and Mr. John W. Approve Donation A donation was made to War Memorial Children's Hospital, London, at Monday night's meeting •of Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge, with Mrs. Wilmer Cuthill, NG, presiding, Mrs. Jessie Hillier, Grimsby, president of the Rebekah As- sembly of Ontario, plans to vis- it Huron District February 1 to 5, with members pf Edelweiss Lodge to meet Jointly with Pride . of Huron Lodge at Exe- ter off February 3. A euchre is planned for Tann- ery 25 in.aid of the president's project — improvement to the chapel and auditorium of the IOOF and Rebekah Home at Barrie. It was reported that a joint Christirias •party with members and families of Fidelity Lodge, IOOF, last Friday evening was a decided success. A post -Christmas party is to be held following the December 28 meeting. Carter Battle Snow on It was a stormy day and the roads were piled high with snow on December 16, 1914, when Mr. and Mrs. John W. Carter were married. They celebrated their fiftieth anni- versary on Wednesday. "The snow came early and it stayed late," Mr. Carter recall- ed. The wedding of fifty years ago took place at the home of the. bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Nichol, in Blyth. The bride, the fortner Florence Myrtle Nichol, and the groom, a son of the late Mr. and lVIrs. John Carter, of Hullett, were married by Rev. Small, of Blyth Presbyterian Church. They were attended by„Ilarvey Barr, who lives in Whitby, and Mr. Carter's sister, Mrs, Thos. Flynn. Following the ceremony, the bride and groom left by train for Seaforth. They were met at Seaforth station by Robert McIntosh with a team and cut- ter, and he drove them over snow -clogged roads to the Car- ter farm on the second of Hul- lett, ^Here, friends and neigh- bors,had braved the storm and were on hand to greet the new- ly -Weds. '"It stormed like blaz- es! It was a real rough day," Mr. Carter said. Mrs. •Carter recalled a group from Blyth took several hours Suggest ft At Centennial Possibility of a new approach to Seaforth's centennial project was seen Monday night when, Mayor MacLean suggested in- coming council might wish to take another look at the mat- ter, •-•- Council unanimously gave ap- proval in October to develop- ment of Victoria Park as a cen- tennial project. Necessary ap- plication for grants has gone :-as presented with many love- ly gifts. Kathy thanked every- one present. Mrs. Gerald Agar conducted two contests, after which a lovely lunch was -en- joyed. Mr. and Mrs: Bob Mauer, Kirkton, visited Wednesday eve- ning with Mr. and Mrs. John Templeman and family. Six New embers-. O;C�unciI When Seaforth council holds its inaugural meeting on Janu- ary 4th, five of the nine mem- bers will be serving for the first time. Three of last year's council continue in office. They are Mayor -elect Flannery and Reeves Cardno and Dalton. One of the councillors, Walter Mur- ray, has had previous experi- ence, having served one term in 1935. Council was brought to' full strength Thursday when Rev. Harry Donaldson .qualified, He was the only nominee at a sec- ond nomination called when only • five candidates qualified following the first meeting. Honored on 25th , Anniversary • Mr. and Mrs. Brad Smith were pleasantly surprised Monday evening when ,sixteen friends gathered at their home to honor them on their twenty-fifth wed- ding anniversary. Cards were enjoyed during the evening. Lee Learn read an address and presented them with a Ronson lighter on behalf of the group. forward to the Ontario Depart- ment processing centennial work. The decision was taken following a long series of meet- ings in which various proposals were advanced. The matter was raised as council considered a letter from a consultant firm suggesting assistance on the park project. Mayor MacLean suggested there was merit in providing •• 774Hr7:117: • SEAFORTH BRANCH 156 Royal Canadian Legion and the Ladies' Auxiliary have elected new officers for the com- ing year'. Legion president is D'Orlean Sills,, while Mrs. ' Cleave Coombs will head the Auxiliary. EINS4 OF' HENSALL Santa Claus Makes Annual Hensall Visit Santa Claus brought joy to the hearts of hundreds of chil- dren on Saturday when he ar- rived at the Town Hall in the fire truck amid the ringing. of the siren and bells for the annual Christmas party for the children of Hensall and dis- trict, sponsored by •the—btisit • Four hithdred.Aand twenty-five teetsl'a.no 425 .bottles ofhOco- late milk, 'the litter'dorieted-hir Hurondale Dairy, were "handed out to the 'children during the afternoon by Reeve Norman Jones and clerk Earl Campbell, assisted by the senior men. The hall was filled to capacity with over 400, present for the show- ing of films in charge of Bill Fuss and Eric Mousseau. White satin bells, trimmed, with gold and topped with red bows, with two small lighted trees and two poinsettias, dec- orated the United Church in keeping with the festive ,season. The poisenttias were placed in the church by the local Guides and Brownies as a token of thanks' for the use of the church.; Arranging the artistic decorations were :Mrs. Robert ,Reaburn, Mrs. Walter Spencer, Mrs, P. L. McNaughton and Mrs. Blighton Ferg. Kinsmen Meet At the Kinsmen dinnor meet- ing the group were informed of the successful peanut drive in their canvass of the village, with thanks to the citizens who so generously responded. Three new members joined the club, namely, Harold Caldwell, Alvin Campbell and Wayne Reid, and were 12resented with their new members' kit by Deputy Gover- Wedding Day to reach the farm, the snoW was so heavy. A lot of them didn't get home until daylight, she said. Mr. and Mrs. Carter settled on the farm of the groom west of Kinburn, which the groom had purchased a ,year earlier. "I had been on thp farm all alone for a year and it was pretty lonely," Mr. Carter saki. In a shore time they moved to the Carter Immestead, where they remajned with -the excep- tion of five years on a farm near Kinburn, until they retir- ed to Seaforth in 1945. While Mr. Carter said he re- tired,' he meant only from farm- ing. After coming to town he worked as a carpenter for several years, and for nine years was on the staff of Scott Mem- orial 'Hospital. Both Mr. and Mrs. Carter have been active in the com- munity. Mr. Carter served for a number of years as a trustee •\ on School Section No. 2 in Hul- lett, while Mrs. Carter was in- terested in music and was a member of choirs in Blyth, Kin - burn and Seaforth. They are members of First Presbyterian Church here. Thinking back 'to the wed- ding day of fifty•years ago, Mrs. Carter said it was hard to re- alize the changes that had tak- en place. She looked at a pic- ture of her Blyth Sunday School class taken the year before she was married, and of the ten people in the picture she was the only one left. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have two sons, Cleve, in London, and Ken with the RCAF in North Bay, and a daughter Margaret, Mrs. Harold Knight, Hensall. There are eight grandchildren. The anniversary celebration' began with a family dinner in Zurich, and in the evening friends gathered at the Com- munity Centre, when Mr. and Mrs. Carter were guests of hon- or. An address was read by Ron Eyre, and on behalf of the gathering, Joseph Hugill, Lorne Carter and Charles Eyre pre- sented them with a swivel rocker and a purse. Mr. and Mrs. Carter were the recipients of many gifts and cards,Jrom friends and neigh- bors. additiOnai-P*OPg in the' ,Arena area, with the thought that a new street weuld be conaider- ed: Deputy Reeve Dalton gon- curred and agreed perhaps a review was in order. Certainly renovations and repairs were needed in the Arena area, he Said. For Mayor MacLean and Ave of the six councillors, the meet- ing marked the end of their term in municipal life. All are retiring at the end of the4P_Ir• Deputy Reeve Dalton, reforms to their retirement, congratu- lated the Mayor and the others on the contribution they had Made to the town, and the plea.. sure it had been in working with thein. Mayor MacLean • said it had been a wonderful experience. The office of mayor, if the job was to be done properly; re- quired a lot of time. He regret- ted he didn't have the time to devote to it, he said. Refer- ring to council activities, he warned against personalities be- ing allowed to interfere with discussion, During the meetLug interest- ed spectators included two members of the incoming coun- cil, Brian Flannigan and Wil- mer Cuthill. Council agreed to provide an additional stairs to the Town Hall basement, so that the Fish and Game Club could establish a rifle range. At the suggestion of Councillor Turnbull, the stairs shbuld be located 'in such a way that it would pro- vide an emergency exit from the basement. The property works committee • is to- investi- gate. Reporting for the fire brigade, Chief Scott said their had been 11 calls during the year, but that fire loss had been at :a minimum of 700.00. There had-154bn 18 rtirti1•4tills: Councillors -TriniMended-7the brigade—far-4e 04 it, laas,441- nor John Kerr, of London, who was introduced by president John Baker, who presided. The deputy governor spoke briefly. Other guests were Hahlr. Meikle of London, and three members from the Aylmer Kinsmen Club who brought with them the Raider'sr-trrophy;-ii^live • alliga- tor,, named "Wally." Mr,.. and -Mrs. Keith 1indy; • an family, Of VillOWdale, were • guests 'over the'• Weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson and family. • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brock have' moved into their new home on Richmond St, Ninth. • Mrs, John Tinney is a pa- tient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter. ' The Legion and Ladies' Aux- iliary of Branch • 465 entertain- ed their families to' a' Christ- mas party in the Legion Hall Sunday. 'The children' enjoyed films in charge of Bill Fuss, and' were presented with gifts and candy. Over 80 gifts were handed out by Santa Claus and Lack of ade1quee- Pnetal-serv, ice was criticized when mem- bers agreed to reply to :Cham- ber of Commerce questionaire reviewing the problem, Coun- cillors felt two deliveries each day, each way was a minimum requirement. A complaint concerning sewer work in progress to serve the new hospital was received from Frank Sills, who said a field was being usedas a:thorough- fare. Deputy Reeve Dalton told council of arrangements that had been made, and Suggested the matter be reviewed when the work was completed. He' felt any difficulties. could be helpers. Cdnveners were Mrs. resolved satisfactorily. John Skea • anid, Mrs. William 1 Action on a request by 'the Smale.' Ipolice department for a formal Chiselhurst UCW Meets agreement as required by the The December meeting Police Act was deferred until of Chiselhurst UCW was - held in the next Meeting. the church with 17 members Council agreed there was no a present. President Mrs. Harold alternative to laying a charge concerning a barn on a pro- perty on Franklin -Street, since the owner had taken no action to tidy up the situation. The matter was raised in a petition from area ratepayers: William.. Parker , opened the meeting with a poem, "Opened Trea- sures." Mrs. Robert Kinsman led the worship, the theme be- ing "Christmas.' She was assist- ed by Mr, Percy Wright and Leyburn, William Flood, Eft6 Mrs, Lloyd Ferguson, Mrs. R. Taylor led in prayerStephenson and Janet Cluff. • . Rev. H. F. Currie gave the Christmas Deputy Reeve Dalton, who message and related historical has spearheaded the clean-up prophesies on the great expect- drive, said something would be , a n worked out. cy' of Christ's birth: Mrs. A. Ross contributed Christmas "Common sense and co-oper- music. ation can solve most problems. We'll get something worked out," he said. Police investigated 107 occur- rences and laid 27 charges in November, Chief Hulley repott- ed; 135 tickets were issued -for parking offences. Council noted that the dog- catcher was on duty again and had seized 10 dogs. There had not been a singe complaint con- cerning his work. Twelve Christmas boxes were packed and delivered to shut- ins, and arrangements made to fill bags of treats for the Sun- day School. An extra $10.00 donation was voted to the al- location and a $50, donation was made to the White Gift and M & M fund. A pot -luck din- ner and quilting were planned for the January meeting. Rev, Currie closed with prayer, .and lunch was served .by Mrs. Wm. Gibson and Mrs. Tom Brintnell. Mr. Bob Hicks, CNR agent at Hensall, suffered an illness while at work Saturday and was rushed by Bonthron am- bulance to Clinton Public Hos- pital. _ Mrs. W. J. Cameron was the lucky winner of the Christmas cake in a draw at Irene's Regal Grill in Hensall on Saturday. (Continued on Page 5) • Pansies Bloom Despite Snow Despite the ,snow and cold which featured the weather program here early this week, certain flowers seern to have no difficulty in thriving. 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