HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-01-28, Page 1•ss
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Whole No. 5057
106th Year
Clear $500,000
Huronview Project
Huron County Council Friday
approved a $550,000 addition to
Huronview, home for the aged,
by a 32.7 vote. The new build-
'ing will be independent of the
existing structure.
Council earlier had rejected
a plan to build a 150 -bed build-
ing with facilities to extend to
Plan Minor
Hockey
Feature
Seafortli will take -part in,
Minor Hockey. Week activities
on Saturday evening, when a
series of games against Strat-
ford teams has been ' arranged
for- the Arena.
Taking part will be three Sea -
forth team,' including Bantams,
Midgets and Juveniles, accord-
ing to team managers Harry
Scott, Frank. Wilkinson, Bob
Dinsmore and Henry Lansink.
Seaforth council has co-oper-
ated with the event and Mayor
John Flannery has issued a
proclamation in which he urg-
es citizens to attend- the event.
The proclamation draws atten-
tion to the fact that Minor
Hockey is a family affaii.
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Correct
TV, Radio°
Problem
Department of Transport in-
spectors have completed an in-
tensive check of electrical in-
stallations on Market and East
William -Streets and -were -suc-
cessful in tracking down the
cause -of radio and TV interfer-
ence. 0.
Brought here by the PUC fol-
lowing a series of complaints,
the inspectors lay the blame on
the lack of ground in the new
flourescent street light fixtures
instaled along the streets. Manu-
facturers had not indicated
grounding was necessary with
units mounted on wooden poles.
Only other trouble discover-
ed was a burnt connection on
a transformer at East William
and Duke Streets, according to
PUC chairman D. Sills, who
said the defects had been cor:
reeted.,
250 beds, at a cost of about
$1,600,000.00.
The 75 -bed wing, with facili-
ties to handle future expansion
to 150 beds, was the third of -
three proposals considered to
meet the need for more nursing
home accommodation in the
county. -
An alternate proposal to build
on a site other than at Clinton
was defeated 20-19.
HuronvieW has 230 patients,
five below capacity, superinten-
dent Harvey Johnston said.
Clerk, John G. Berry said the
98 -bed addition built in 1961
for $1,200,000, did not permit
expansion.
The new wing will be used
mainly for bed -care patients,
said William Hanly, deputy
clerk -treasurer.
The provincial government
pays 50 per cent toward capital
costs and 70 per cent toward
maintenance.
Turn Down 150 -Bed Plan
The board of Huronview
County Home has been request-
ed by council to come up with
alternative proposals for addi-
tional accommodation addi-
tion to their regional sugges-
tion of a 150 -bed building pro-
ject at Huronview." Prior to
making this move, council re-
jected, 21 to 18, Clause 1 in
the report which embodied the
150 -bed project in what pur-
ported tobe merely a state-
ment of need: Toward the end
of a two-hour discussion, clerk -
treasurer John Berry said of the
clause: "You are voting.. on
-need--and- you go
ahead -of 150 beds capacity,
furnished as required." -
A proposal to divide the
clause was not accepted. After
it was rejected, Warden Glenn
Webb said the report was de-
feated, Reeve F. A. Clift, of
Bayfield, then offered a motion,
seconded by Reeve N. C. Card -
no which -passed-with-
out expressed opposition, as
follows: •
"In view of the apparent peed
for additional accommodation
for senior citizens. in Huron
County, the, board of manage,
ment of Huronview should stu-
dy further and come forward
with alternative suggestions for
meeting this need, in addition
to their original suggestion of a
separate building project at
Huronview."
This goes back, of course, to
the 1965 board, headed by Reeve
Elgin Thompson, of Tucker -
smith. Other members are
Reeve Norman Jones, Hensall;
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Librarian Fifty Years
Miss G.Thompson Dies
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Miss Margaret (Greta) Thonip-
son, for more than fifty years
Librarian of Seaforth Public
Library, died at Scott Memor-
ial Hospital Tuesday. She. was
74. While she had not been in
good health for some time, she
had been in hospital butt a week.
Miss Thompson began her
duties as Librarian in Septet.-
, ber 1907, following in the foot-
steps of her brother. She re-
signed in September 1958, but
retained her association with
the Library and acted in an
advisory capacity for a number
of, years. It was during' her
service in the Library that the
present Library 'building Watt
• erected.
ThertteiiitAirett,it dal*.
find. MargaretI•Dalling, and was
born and educated in Seaforth.
She was a member of First
Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by two sisters,
Miss Mabel Thompson, with
whom she lived, and Plorence,
Mrs. H. Welford, Peterboro, and
by two nieces, Margaret,Mrs.
Miller, of Allentown, Pa., azid
Mary, Mrs. D. Hoggarth, of
London, and a nephew, Fred
Welford, Peterboro.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted by her miniSter, Rev.
D, 0. Fry, from the Box funeral
home on Thursday at 1!30. Pall-
bearers will be 'William Smith,
Glen- Smith, Williant Hart, F.
C. J. Sills, Willard Elliott and
Fred MeGaVin. Temporary in-
terniezit folleW it% Ititz
SEA1ORTH, (*TAW, T.11Uli.SpAY, JANUARY 28, 1965,- 10 'PAGES
IT WAS SQUARE DANCE TIME in Seaforth Monday
night when dancers from Leamington to Port Elgin and
many centres between, crowded SDHS auditorium and
performed in dances called by Earl Parks, of Yorkton, Sask.
The evening was arranged by the Seaforth Whirl -a -Ways,
one of the two square dance clubs which operate each week '
UCO, UDPC
Members on Tour
Members of the boards of
directors of .11G0 and UPPC,
as well as members represent-
ing co-operatives , from across
Ontario, were in Seaforth Wed-
nesday and visited the new Sea -
forth Farmers Co-op store and
the new UDPC grading station.
The _visit here_ was _one_ stop, on.
a week-long thin- that covered
Co-op installations -across the
province.
About 35 took part in the
tour, including Ed. Miller, of
Usborne,' a member of the plant
committee of the UDPC here.
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Meets
Match
In Stork.
David Lemon has been driv-
ing a taxi for many years and
it is not often he comes up
'against a problem. he can't
solve,
• .But on the way. to 'Strat-
ford with a passenger Sun-
day evening he met his
match when he fnund a stork
had invaded his taxi a short
distance east of Sebringville.
"I didn't know what to do,
so I drove as fast as I could
to the Stratford Hospital," he
said. In moments, nurses had,
taken over and his fare and
the new baby were safely in
hospital.
At last report, mother and
daughter Were both . doing
well, Mr. Lemon said,
Curlers Are
Active Here
Two rinks .from Seaforth won
prizes at an out-of-town bonspiel
held in Goderich on Saturday.
A rink skipped by Bill Roberton,
vice, Marlene Weins; second,
Doug Rowcliffe; lead, , Agnes
Lang, won first prize at the
9 o'clock draw. A rink skipped
by John Longstaff; ,vice, Ber-
nice Longstaff; second, John
Cardno; lead, Mary Cardno, won
second prize at the 11 o'clock
draw.
• On January 20, a local ladies'
bonspiel was held at Seaforth
Curling Rink. Arrangements
were in charge of .Mrs. John
Cardno, and the special events
committee. Dinner was served
to 35 members, including two
former members, Mrs. W. T.
Teall and Miss P. Laidlaw, as
guests.
- The winning rink was skip-
ped by Mrs. David , Cornish,
vice, Mrs. J. A. Munn, second;
Mrs. 1 C. Crich, lead, and Mrs.
June Greenan.
Second place winner was skip-
ped -by Mrs. L. Rowat; vice, Mrs.
B. Smith; second, Mrs. D. Stew-
art; leadi Mrs, W. McLaughlin.
A Seaforth rink, including
Dr. M. W. Stapleton, ' Dr. J: A.
Munn, D. C. Cornish and Gor-
dtin McGavin, was in Chicago
last week taking part in a boll -
spiel. The rink won its first
three, genies"), jost, h e
at the school.
Seaforth dancers, together with others from
the area, will travel to Toronto by chartered bus Friday to
form a part of the studio audience during the weekly
Country Hoedown program, and will take part in a dance
following the show. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
Seaforth Churches
Report Good Year
NORTHSIDE 'UNITED purhey, just west of Seaforth.
Prior to the meeting, Dr. J.
C. MacLennan showed films
taken last fall of the church's
100th anniversary, and of the
Sunday Sehool. Christmas party.
ST-THOMAS',ANGL WAN_
All organizations of NOrthside
United Chunch reported a suc-
cessful year at Tuesday night's
congregational meeting. Rev. J.
C. Britton is the minister, ari4
Mrs. E. H. Close, church trent
nrerr-Ernest----Williatris
chosen recording steward of th,e
official board for the coming
yeat:
B. R. Thompson was in the
chair for the meeting, with
Mrs. Douglas Whyte as setre-
tary.
Committee qf steward mem-
bers elected to serve until 1968
are: W. D. Stephenson, William
G. Campbell,,Ben Bridge, Irwin
Johnston; , session of elders
meinbers, re-elected, Geo. Addi-
son, Clarence Walden, Irvin
Trewartha, Dr. P. L. Brady;
Hugh Thompson was elected'to
the session, replacing Frank
Roberton; Mrs. Ure Stewart was
named missionary education
convener; Miss Gladys Thumps'
son -and Mrs. D. Whyte were
named to the Bible Society com-
mittee; .auditors are John Tal-
bot and Bruce MacMillan.'
The UCW met all'obligations,
including the support of a fos-
ter child in Hong Kong. The
group is budgeting to triple its
spending toward repairs and
maintenance of the church and
parsonage this year. " Included
in a long-range program is a
plan to-do considerable work in
the church'schoolroom. .
Tribute was paid to the work
of Clarence Walden, who had
been secretary of the official
board for the past eight years.
New chairman of the commit-
tee of stewards is Alex Smith,
with secretary W, IX Stephen-
son.
Mrs. E. H. Close, treasurer
of the Maitlandbank cemetery
board, which is under control.
of the church, reported that for
the first time in many years,
there was a surplus of funds.
The c,emetery was established
in 1876 as a cherchyard ceme-
tery on cons. 2 and 3, McKillop
Township. A donation of $700
was given toward the pioneer
memorial mausoleum now in the
The annual congregational
meeting of SL Thomas' Angli-
can Church' was held- with Rev.
Harry Donaldson as chairman.
L. F. Ford, was secretary.
The following were named to
office: W. E. Southgate, peo-
ple's warden; John Oldfield,
rector's warden ; Mrs, Patri-
cia Troutbeck, treasurer; L. F.
Ford, vestry clerk; W. E. South-
gate and George Flewitt, lay
delegates td Synod; J. R. Spit-
tal and E. C: Boswell, alter-
nates.
The following gave reports of
organizations: Ladies' Guild,
Mrs. J. R. Spittal; WA, Miss
Dotothy Parke; choir, J. R.
Spittal; Chancel Guild, MrS',.
Gerald Snowdon ; Sunday
School, Garnet Stockw01, .for
Laurie Stockwell, All groups
reported a s_qccessf4 year.
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Name Winners
- In Speak -Off
The first speak -off of the Me-
Killop Federation Annual Pub-
lic Speaking Contest, was held
in, the basement of Winthrop
'Church, Monday evening, When
President Gordon Elliott was
chairman of the evening. There
were 21 contestants who took
part. The top six are the fol-
lowing: Joanne Murray, grade
8, SS 4, Hibbert; Elsie Peterson,
grade 1, SS 13, McKillop; Patsy
Ryan grade 8, SSS 1, McKillop;
Mark Smith, grade 7, SS 4, Mo-
Killop; Mary Elliott,. grade 8,
Seaforth Public School; Sheila
Deitz, grade 8, $S 8, McKillop.
Judges were Rev. D. 0, Fry,
Rev. Ure Stewart and Rev. A.
Scott. The meeting closed with
"0 Canada."
The second speak -off will be
process of construction 'in Har- held next Monday evening.
Court Adjourns Case
To June Sessions
The case of Mrs. Donna Boyce
charged with theft of $4,910
from the Seaforth Public Utili-
ties Commission, has been ad.
journed to June 7, which is the
next sitting of the county court
general session with jury.
The adjournment was- granted
Monday by Judge R. S. Hether-
ington at sessions court in Gode-
rich. "
Crown Attorney W. G. Coch-
rane consented to the adjourn-
ment 'after the court learned
that defence attorney, Arthur
Martin, Toronto,. had been told
that' his mother was ill.
Mrs. Boyce elected trial by
jury last October 16, when she
was committed by Magistrate
Olen Hays.
CatX, NAM) AlaeNpihtott, of.
June 4, from a trailer camp
near Grand Bend, pleaded not
guilty and was remanded to
Thursday.
While a jury was being chos-
en, a .member of the panel col-
lapsed and Was assisted out of
the courtroom. John McGregor,
Tuckersmith Township, sudden-
ly asked permission to retire.
Sheri: Harry Sturdy relayed
the request to the judge, but,
before it could be granted, Mr.
McGregor fell to the floor. He
was attended by -Dr. R. M. Al-
dis and sent home.
On hand to see the court rou-
tine were 25 members of the
commercial department of Hur-'
011 Secondary School, Clinton.
The jtidge termed the jury sya-
Whir vitluabie safeguard while
Water Flows As
Pipes Freeze
When a window in the Legion
Hall, near the -public -toilets,
was blown out by the storm
Saturday night, water pipes
froze and burst. Water flooded
through to the ground floor and
was ankle, deep before the trou-
ble was discovered.
DEitiiate' will exceed -$100.00,
officials said.
Clinton is Host
To Seed Show
Norm Alexander, of Londes-
boro, President 'of the Huron
County Soil and Crop Improve-
ment, said the directors of the
association have accepted the
invitation of the Council of the
Town of Clinton to.,,hold their
eighteenth annual Seed Fair
and program in ,that town. Ar-
rangements have been complet-
ed to hold the Fair in the Cen-
tral Huron Secondary SchoOron
Friday and Saturday, March 12
and 13.
OES Welcomes
Official Visit
Mrs. William Manness, RR 1,
London,. DDGM of District No.
5, made her official visit to Sea -
forth Chapter OES No. 233, at
a meeting held in IOOF Hall.
"SPecial guests for the evening
were David Kennedy, London,
past grand patron; Mrs. Ken-
nedy, member of Grand Chap-
ter Benevolent Committee; Mrs,
Fred Chippendale, DDGM, of
District No. 20, and Mrs. Wm.
Middleton, PDDGM, of Exeter.
Presiding matrons and pa-
trons and other guests were
present from Byron, London,
Exeter, Mitchell, Blyth, Clinton,
Goderich and Stratford.
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Need for
dOttiese40
0ear 4d,va1)e
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The necessity 'of keeping au
accurate record of all operat-
ing municipal water wells is
emphasized in a report :prepar-
ed by the Ontario Water Re-
sources Commission at the re-
quest of the town of Seaferth,
hi this way it is possible to de-
termine the effect on water lev-
els which withdrawals may,
have.
The report finds that condi-
tions in' the Seaforth area are
not favorable to' providing sufficient ground water, and that
reliance should be placed on
bed -rock wells.
The report was considered at
a recent meeting of council and
referred to the PUC for study.
At the request of the Muni-
cipal Council of the Town of.
Seaferth, a ground -water sur-
vey was conducted in the Sea -
forth region from July 8 to 10,
1964. The purpose ,of the visit
was to outline crtain areas
from which municipal ground-
water supplies may be obtain-
able in order to allow the coun-
cil to ascertain better the possi-
bilities for future municipal
and -industrial expansion ,and
development. ,
j Extent of Survey
As it appeared probable that
any , well capable of yielding
supplies adequate for munici-
pal needs would necessarily
terminate in the bedrock, par-
ticular emphasis was placed on
the accurate location of such
wells for which records were
available.
Areas of sparse well'informa-
tion were visited to determine
the' sources and methods of ob-
taining ground -water supplies.
Local -te-OTOgic and topographic
conditions were noted. Well wa,.
ter samples were taken to gain
a general impression of the re-
gional water quality.
According to the 1964 Muni-
cipal- Direetoryi-the- population
of the Town of ' Seaforth was
2,332, an increase of 211. or
10% in 10 years,
Three welis presently serve
the town and are enumerated
as the No. 1, No, 3 and No. 4
wells. Wells No. 3 and No. 4
are operated singly on altern-
ate weeks to supply water for
municipal needs.. The combined
rated pumping capacity of
these wells is 475 gpm. The
daily length of operation of a'
pumping well is generally
about 12 to 14 hours. The No.'
Is Reappointed
DONALD H. SCOTT, Q.C.
To Hospital Board use the lettersQ.C. following his
1 well serves as a standby -Are-
protection unit.
A study of available recerft,
infligates that the aPInc.)Vate;,-
daily demand is abdut, *4,0,
gallons. Vo1unle in OP.
or 400,000 gpd
during peek pe0;(:t4, PaR'
pumpages are A00#14/led frotn
the duration of pthriphig-oridthe approximate puepping at
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Lawyer
Named
As Q. C.
Donald H. Scott, a former
Seaforth resident and now • as-
sistant crown attorney in Wel-
land County, was made a
Queen's Counsel in the recent
New Year's awards.
Mr. Scott is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, and,
a brother of Harry Scott, of
town.
Reporting the appointment, --
the Niagara Falls Evening Re,-.
view says:
Donald H. Scott, assistant
crown attorney for Welland
County and one of the top cri-
minal lawyers in the Niagara
Peninsula, has been made a
Queen's counsel.
Mr. Scott, one-time reporter -
who went on to earn a law de-
gree and practice law in this
city and Fort Erie, was arhong
107 Ontario lawyers *listed in
New Year's day honors by the
attorney general's department.
The designation permits the
42 -year-old crown prosecutor to .
John Longstaff has been re-
appointed county representative
to the Scott Memorial Hospital
Board for ,1965. Deputy Reeve
Carl Dalton ,made the motion
in county council. ,
John V. Fischer. was appoint•
ed county representative to the
Wingham and District Hospital
Lions Meet
In Wyoming .
Seaforth. Lions were in Wyom-
ing Monday night and held
their regular meeting in associ-
ation with members of the Wy-
oming club.
About 25 members made the
trip in a bus chartered from
Habk irk Transit Service Ltd.
The trip was arranged by a
committee headed by W. D.
Stephenson,
name.
Mr. Scott ,today marks the
eighth anniversary of his ap-
pointment. On Jan. 2. 1957, he
was appointed the first fulltime
assistant crown attorney for
this count.
, He is senior assistant' to.
Crown Attorney Tobias P.,Fore-
stell. The office is complement-
ed by assistant crown attorneys
David McGarry and Joseph M..
GaTrhdennere. w
Queen's counsel has
been designated special crown
prosecutor ' on a number. of oc-
casions and in various areas of
the province. Among them are
Windsor, Simcoe, London . and
Brampton.
j He has considerable repute as
a lecturer on criminal law, hav-
ing lectured to the magistrate's
association and a large number
of Similar -type gatherings.
Mr. Scott was 4appointed
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- THE BCSARD OF ST. JAMES' SEPARATE 'SCHOOL erganized at a recent meeting for .
the year's activity. Shown here (left) (seated) are Prank -Reynolds, tansink (Chair,'
mat% Leoll NOVAtArktreastirer)1 (standini) Harry. ,Arts,