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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-03-04, Page 1• A • Whole No, 5062 106th Year' • 1.,',N11,f , i,461,0' • Vi.)14,414 .4fit Pe. , •„ SEAFORTH ONTAR1Q, VIUTODAY, MACH 4, 1965 — 12 PAGES • ) • s• te, Form Schott Tuckersmith council took fOrmal action at a meeting esday afternoon to join with Stanley and Bayfield in the cm *ion of Huron School Area No. 1., The action followed a. 're - *est from Inspector J. G. Bur- tews indicating formal request Must be made to the Huron Clonsultative Committee. Earlier, council had agreed ••••••••••, KEEN INTEREST on the part of area residents was indicated Wednesday .when the- Board of Transport Com- missioners conducted a hearing in Dublin station on an - application by the CNR to close the station. A resolution asking that a decision concerning closing the station be •• delayed for two years. received unanimous support by the group. Here, W. J. Rupert, inspector for the ,board, listens intently to discussion concerning the proposal, while inter- ested residents and municipal officials stand nearby, (Exposi- tor photo by Seaforth Appoints New • Town Clerk -Treasurer Selected from 15 • applicants, Ernest Williams was named Seaforth town clerk at, a spe- cial meeting of council Mon- day night. Elected to •council in Deoeihber, he resigned at a special meeting two weeks ago. ERNEST WILLIAMS. He succeedLyle Hamn,Mnd, who resigned early hi Febrn- ary to accept a position 'with, the Department qf Northern Affairs in the Eastern Arctic. Mr. Williams' appointment followed an' interview with six of the 15 applicants. While he will begin work in the clerk's office on March 16, he will not be sworn in until the following Friday, March 19, the day Mr. Hammond leaves. , He will receive $3,800.00 a year, plus an annual increase of $200 for five years. • Mr. Williams, who is 55, re- tired recently from the RCAF with the rank ,ef warrant of- ficer class 1. He had complet- ed a career of '25 years in tele- communications which began when he enlisted in 1940. A native of Birmingham, Eng- land, he came to Canada when three years of- age, and lived in Welland prior to joining the RCAF. Be is married,” with two children. A resident �f Seaforth since 1056 When he waS posted to Station Clinton, he spent two years in Ottawa prior to retire- ment. While -he ,has had nb muni: cipal experience other than the short period he served on coun- cil, Mr. Williams has had a broad administrative training during his years_ in the Air •Force, and since' coming „ to Seaforth has taken a keen, in- , • Mothert Guests of Guides Rev. Alan Scott was chair- man for the first Egmondville Girl Guide and Brownie moth- er -and -daughter banquet, held in the church basement, with seventy - five Commissioners, Guiders, Rangers; Gu i d e s, Brownies, mothers and foster !withers present. The guest speaker was Area Ranger Adviser Mrs. Fred (Continued on Page 6) terest in the affairs of the com- munity. • Police Check Brakins Thieves, broke into the office of village clerk Earl Campbell at Hensel]. late 'Monday night and stole a quantity of blank cheques 'and receipt books. Chief Constable E. R. Davis said he suspects the same thieves stole $35 worth of mer- thandise earlier that evening from a Hensel' Arena' refresh- ment booth operated by Mr: and 'Mrs. Wilmer Ferguson. Entry to the clerk's office was gained by forcing the office door, Chief Davis .said. The front door of the village hall is always open. Thieves are believed to have hidden inside the arena follow- ing a curling match. Cigarettes, soft drinks and -chocolate ,bar'S were taken. -Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson had taken home the evening's re- ceipts. The booth was also proken into last winter. Con- stable John Wright, of the Exe- ter provincial police • detach- ment, is investigating. • Breakin.At UDPC • Seaforth. Police Chief Gordon Hulley is investigating a break- in at the new UDPC plant early Saturday morning. A sum of money was taken from a desk in the office of manager C. A. Reith. Dublin Meeting Urges CNR Delay for Two Years A Motion urging that any decision concerning the closing of Dublin CNR station be defer- red for two years received un- animous support Wednesday from - municipal officials and area residents, meeting in the station building. The meeting, called by the Board of (Transport Commis- sions, heard representatives from the area the station serves, as well as from representatives of ' the railway in connection with the CNR application. The .board was represented by Inspector W. 3. Rupert, who said he would present the mo- tion, along With his own find- elebrate 44th Anniversary t , . — end Mrs. Austin Dexter breed their 49th _wedding iversary at a family dinner at the home of Mr. and . Nelson McClure. hose attending were: Mrs. Thintlas, Mains, Mr. and Mr. Clifford Maths, Londetboto; 11/fr Charles Dexter and Mrs. Williain Jewitto Constattee; Mr. and Mrs. Stan Ball and faintly, Aulinti4 M. atid "Mrs,. ' .TOhti, Satiderson.,, BlYth; arid Mro and .MB..eilliiiM GlettSket rtindfat*, ;,0ce 'k.,:',&..:4;:,,,i'! cel an he ltifr ings and recommendation, to the board for its decision. The Motion Was proposed by Gerald K. Holland. H. G. Giles, superintendent of transportation, London' CNR area, said the railway proposes to close its agency and remove the station at Dublin. "We don't intend to abandon 'your community; in fact it may be possible' to give you better ser- vice. We _hope to Make a con- tract with someone in Dublin— an 'on -hand' representative, . he would be -called — who would look after your shipments. You do not have pickup and de- livery now. Mild/ of the bill- ing and accounting wohld be handled at Seaforth." Mr. Ilupert asked about pas- senger service. Mr. Giles said the; CNR plans to • eliminate Dublin , as a passenger stop. During 1904, 108 tickets Were sold With a gross revenue of $195. Earnings $27,900 Total earnings 1964 were $27,900. Cost of keeping the statin and agent, during the year. was, Slightly less than $7,006. P. F. SchooleY, 1.4ondon,, a egg freight sales teposentap tive, said livestock would still Virile IMO Dttblin. tilling heti? *W6ititi be dtifie. fetth, Vlore wife 42•46titu lott, • !\ Others representing the CNR were L. Woods, superintendent of express freight, London area, and- N. A. Little, assistant su- perintendent, Stratford. Alex Gardiner, who has live- stock shipped to him from the West, said the railway, if it provides • good service, ,is still the best means of transporta- tion. "If you give us good service, we will gibe you our bushiest," he told the 7CNR representa- tives." - Detriment To District Reeve Ken Stewart, of Mc- Killop, and Councillor Ross Mc- Phail, of Hibbert, representing Reeve garl Dick, stressed the economic loss that would re- sult to the .Dublin area if the CNR proposal was adopted. No matter what alternative serOices were planned, the elimination of the, station could, not .but be a loss o the district. In 1964, 2,3 .telegraph mes- sages were received. and 56 were forwarded rat the station, • Mr. Holland said he knows of many older people who Would rather take the 'train than drive to TOrontO. lte said the CNR might find its passenger busi- ness picking up again. Mr. Giles said: • "If the pen- dulum Swings the other way, and ybu need a Station :here, We Will' Wand Fire Destroys. Barn • • tp join with Stanley to create joint school area to make pos- lb e the erection of a central School in the Brumfield area tb serve pupils of the two town- ships. The move Tuesday re - Cognized the fact Bayfield now is an independent municipality end not a part of Stanley. Discussion revealed Bayfield has a debenture .debt of $25,000 created with the recent. con- struction of a new school in the village. Stanley and Tuck- ersmith each has a surplus. Appointment of township of- ficials was confirmed and salary rates established. Assessment commissioner Ivan Forsyth will receive $900, plus $200 allow- ance up $200;. clerk -treasurer Fire destroyed a, barn and heavily damaged a driving shed early Tuesday on a• farm owned by Stewart Proctor ..8z Sons, of RR 5, Brussels. The •farm is in Morris Township, northwest _of Walton. Loss is estimated _at several thousand dollars. The blaze was discoyered by Ross Robinson, of Belgrave, shortly before 4 a.m. Wingham volunteer fire- men answered the call. Thirty small Pigs and a large' the Cost of street lights at Kip - pen, Hon. Charles MacNaugh- ton told council._ Stanley is the initiating municipality, and Hay is involved for a short distance. Reeve Thompson recalled that the minister hadsaid in January that since the road was a .provincial responsibility, there should be iyo reason why costs would not be pain full. .• Clerk Mel Graham, . Pt Stan- ley,' will Cheek costs of various installations, council was told. In other business, conneil; —Approved a • grant of S100 to the Central Agricultural So - piety at Clinton'. • —Learned a gra4t of $720 had been approved for a study of work in the Silver 'Creek (Continued on .Page 6) id CofC Plans Aid to Big Plowing Match "There is lots of work to be &me to make the International a success, nd we are looking to the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce for help," Qrville Wasman, chairman of the Plow- ing match billeting committee, told the C of C meeting here Wednesday. Mr. Wasman described' ma- chinery that would be opera.: J. I. McIntosh receives $2,700, plus. $500 allowance, up $300, and road superintendent An- drew Houston $2,700, plus $100 allowance, up $100. Rates of other employees were raised to the minimum. of- an earlier meeting. Accept Tenders Council 'accepted the tender of John A. Ingles, Fordwich, for construction ' of the Rehorst drain at $1,080, and the Roger- son drain (closed. portion) at $805. • Contract for supplying, crush- ing and delivering 17,000 yards stone for township roads was awarded Sandy Contracting Ltd., of Goderich, at 80 cents a yard. The Sandy bid was the lowest of five received, which ranged to 94 cents a yard. Hubert Cooper, RIL-1, Exe- quantity of straw was destroy- ter, will provide warbacide ed. A -grain storage silo con- powder at $4.25 per 15 -pound taining 1,000 bushels of barley unit, and 10 cents a head for and corn was undamaged,rwo spraying. He was the lowest of six tenders • for materials, the highest being $4.95. A road budget of $57,000 was approved, up $5,000 from last year. In discussing the road pro- gram, council agreed $17,000 would go to construction and the balance for maintenance. New construction will inchtde two culverts on the second con- cession, east and west of Sea - forth, and hill levelling at .va- rious points throughout the system. Consider Lights The Department of Highways will contribute' 50 per cent of farm- tractors r were used to clear snow ah remove a baler and binder f Om the shed. Smile of the Week There was an angry yelp from the bathroom. "What's,the mat- ter, dear," asked te little bride. "It's my 'razor blade," he yell- ed. "It's dull. It won't cut at all." "Why, that's silly," -shp said. "Your whiskers can't possibly be tougher than my lead pen - taaaaatOgia.tit • " ,!Ifr ;•14?.1'.A. About 40',' r present Wed410,0,..0°,r flbah nual meeting of the Logan & Hibber,t TelePhorfelt ComPany hi Dublin. '4" n Reports presented te meeting indicated thecompSil " experienced a successful ye with $5,548:35 being transfer, "The exhibitors and visitors can be interested in this area provide you show an interest in them," he said, and advised an early move to place in the hands of exhibitors and officials literature indicating the goods and services that are available in Seaforth. George McIlwain, • retiring president, was in charge of the dinner meeting, which saw Joseph J. Wilkinson elected as president. In his remarks, •he outlined activities of the C of C during the year,. including liason with the town in aiding local indus- try, provision of highway signs, distribution of a • telephone number card, ,and negotiations with Bell, Telephone concerning directories. Mayor John F. Flannery, in bringing greetings from ,the town, promised every co-opera- tion in C of C activities. "We on council look to the C of C for support and count on it to advance plans for the welfare of the council," he said. • Committee reports presented included: Fall Fair, William Strong ; membership, D o n Stephenson ; D'Orlean Sills, treasurer; J. A. Stewart, Santa Claus parade; A. Y. McLean; oiblicity.., and Christmas activ itZ; Cliff Broadfoot, provement, and J. J. Wilkinson, merchants. Others who took part were B. K. MacMillan, W. M. Hart, ll-sj.. Boussey •and F. C. J. i Elect Officers. Officers elected are: past president, George Mcllwain ; president, J. J. Wilkinson; first vice-president, George Miller; second vice-president, Don Ea- ton; Secretary, R. J. Boussey; treasurer, D. Sills; committee chairmen: 'Fall' Fair, W_IStrong and Garnet Stockwell; merch- ants, Robert Read; civic im- provement, Cliff Broadfoot; in- dustry, L. F. Ford; membership, W. D. Stephenson; publicity, A. Y. McLean. JOSEPH J. WILKINSON , ing to ensure the thousands at- tending the match in October. 1966, would have accommode- tion, The...work., of his -comniit-' tee would be centred in Sea - forth, he said, and told the meeting plans had to be made on the basis of an attendance of up to 100,000 people. Accom- modation available within 30 miles of Seaforth would be list- ed and allotted as queries were received. As well as visitors to the match, provision had to be, made to accommodate the staffs which would accompany the more than 300 industrial ex- hibits that would be a feature of, the match. In addition, there was accommodation to be provided for competitors. Huron co-chairman Gordon McGavin stressed the role Sea - forth could assume. RETURN " MATT MURRAY. • AS , '4 redR m totursurplus,. a, The e'dting y, Ab Siemon, elected as direczr" tors, Platt mti , ... Lyle Worden, Gordon Scott, Clem Krauskopf, Wilfred Feen-, • • ey and Mrs. Angela Klinkhamer'. "• At a. subsequent, directors' meeting, Mr. Murray was re- elected as president, and Mr., Siemon as vice-president. •1'", UDPC Is periwig Details of opening -cere- • monies, planned by the plant committee and man- agement of UDPC bere in , connection with the UDPC Egg Grading Station, are contained ,on` ',pages 8 ' and 9 of this issue. ,, • Couple Is Married 55 Years Mr. and Mrs: David. Pepple will quietly observe the 55th annivergary of their wedding_ at their North .Main Street resi- dence on Tuesday. Mr. and- Mrs. Papple were married in Egreondville by the , Rev.. Neil' Shaw on March 9, 1910.. Defeat Wingham in 3 Straight Games Juveniles Capture WOHA Championship Seaforth Juveniles captured the Western Ontario Hockey Championship and the Hama. ,ton Optical Trophy by defeat- ing Wingham 9-3 Monday night in Wingharn. Jubliant players crowded around Seaforth Captain Fran- cis Hagan at game's end as Alf Lockridge, WOHA head, pre- sented him with the trophy. Seaforth now enters Ontario playdowns and will meet the winner of the St. Marys -Tilbury series, which is now in pro- gress. - Patterson Scores Five Seaforth ineyed into the All - Ontario playdoWna by defeat- ing Wingham for the third straight time 9-3. Seaforth's Al Patterson scored five of the nine winning goals. The powerful Seaforth team opened the scoring at 1:53 with Al Patterson scoring from Ken Wright and Devereaux. The lo- cal lads determined to win the title went ahead 2-0 when Al Patterson took a pass from Mike Phillips, split the Wing - ham defence and drew the goal - tender, With a spectacular show of stickharidling. Wingham then came to life, when Martin Gar- niss took' a pass from Ron Dey- ell and fired a screen shot past Rick Fortune at 19:40. At 19:57 the spectacular Patterson made it 3-1 from Hagan and Wright. Wingham became very chip- py in the second period, car- rying their sticks high. On one occasion, Mike Phillips was cut by a 'high stick for four stitch- es. This served , to trigger an explosion in the Seaforth team. The power -play took Over and Biian Philips ziggled a slap - shot into the top right-hand corner at 1615. Wayne Rau then' Made it 5-1 with a beauti- fttl‘ C)dtibitioti of, ,speed and eentrol,:' Metaled 1* Jim Auci3C,Vhillips. Two , „ „ , . minutes and 50 seconds later the amazing Rau did it again, from Mike Phillips and Jim Mc Llwain. Wingham opened the third period with,a goal by Ron Dey- CH from brother Tom, at the 30 -second mark'. Again the Sea - forth power line took over, with Patterson scoring at 7:20 and 9:28, both assisted by old faith- ful Captain Hagan. The dying Wingham team flared up and Curr scored from Forester at 10:30', but Seaforth didn't let up the least when Devereaux finished the scoring, unassisted, at 13:56. The support showed by Sea - forth fans was appreciated by I all the players. ' Coach Frank Wilkinson com- mented that his boys have the fire, desire and courage to bring an All -Ontario title to Seaforth. He urged all Sea- forp fates to come out and cheer the boys on. SEAFORTH JUVENILES captured the 'Western Ontario etaiclf; Mike Philip, trayri6110: .ittvenilejitie Monday night Witigham, when they defeated , Dick, 'Frank NVilkinsOn, ‘8ghant 9-3. The team now niev,es into All-ontario .eaptain; Allan Patters 47:100s,.,ond will meet tile winner of .tlie St. Marys-Tilinif.,40ititV;Phillipsi •,1)Oti ft progtess, • • ,,,*10A,444c poob01 ,- 4 ,r t 'Afd" the ate:, ,effAreitt • 'ent fig' *1 ilittrtr6,•;toti Writ " 6titViatir Opty ; ”et, ,Ohlrtr iv,*f(s,;*'