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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-06-03, Page 1• • Whole No. 5075 -.).06th Year • r , • $EAFORTH,IONTAR-10; PAY, JUNE 8, 1965 12 GES 40. 4 •„ 40 • 4. • ARTHUR J. WRIGHT, who has been -elected president of the Seaforth Lions Club. He succeeds Lee Learn. 4? -1,91143"°: • TOM LOVE, BA., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Love,,. • Walton, recently received his Bachelor of Physical Educa- tion degree from • the Uni- versity of Waterloo, • obtain - Mg first-class honors. After attending OCE, Mr, Love will teach ift La 'Salle Secondary School in Sudbury this Sep- tember.. Plans of the Seetorth District High School beard.to up -date school accommodation 'moved forward Tuesday night when thd board learnej that the Pro- posal had the tentative approv- al of the department Involved is the replacement of the 80 -year-old !nein build- ing •and early, addition. The areas (greeted in post-war years will be incorporated in the new design Preliminary plans were developed earlier this year as part of „a .feasibility study. The board took steps to work out detailed plans with archi- tects as . a preliminary to dis- cussions which will be held With participating municipali- ties. When these plans have been prepa,fed itr,swill be pos- sible to work but more detail- ed eost figures. The Department of Education .letter from J. S. Stephens, as- sistant deputy Minister of .ad- ministration, 'says in. part: "A building proposal; dated April 10, 1965, prepared by You and endorsed by Inspector D. W. Scott, has been receiv- ed, and I would advise 'you as follows: 'Enrolment in the elemen- tary schools is 1,166. Preset enrolment in this school is 502, and it is ,expected to be 520 •within the next- five years (72 pupils attend Clinton). • "Your Board proposes to Minister Will Attend WONLA Officials of the Western On- tario North Liberal Association announced this week that. Hon. Maurice Sauve, Minister of For; estry in the Pearson Govern- ment, would be the guest speak- er at the Assocation annual meting. The annual meeting is- sche- duled for 'Saturday'' afternbon, 3un 12 ,t 2:P;p m in the. Winkhain •High School: • The minister responsible for the Federal Government's A.R. D.A. program, Mr. Sauve will be making his first visit. to Western Ontario. It is expect- ed he Will discuss the way in which A.R.D.A. can be applied to areas in Western Ontario and the results which the program ' ' (Continued on Page 6) bake an addition and altera- cess of $375,000.00. Vila Cons to the existing school. The maximum upon w1icJi JW addition will include: 8 class- Board's percentage, DV MA rooms, 700 to 750 square feet will apply, You are remindeS.: each; 1 library, 1,150 to 1,250 that the percentage is ot`110 sq. ft.; 2 commerCialpoms, 900 anteed, but 'my be varied! to 95 Osq. ft; 2 laboratOries, 800 grant regulations from 'year ti 1100 sq. ft.; 1 indlistrial arts year." shop, 2,000 to 2,500 sq, ft.; 1 In other business, the ha*: home economics room, 1,200 to. moved to complete details 14 1,300 'sq. ft., which will accent,: the creation of a new comni mollate 400 pupils. The eimirr cial department, which- ing school, after the 1878 and provide broader inatrll* 1938 portions •have been than has been 'possible. ished, will .. offer accommoda- Scott was recently named te;, tion for 120 pupils, and when head the department. the entire project is completed there will be normal accommo- dation for 520 pupils. "Legislative grant for ap- proved facilities will be on- an amount„up to but not in ex. Ilan Work 4 On Crossing The CNR will' undertake a program to rebuild the Main Street crossing here. Huron Engineer S.' W. Brit- nell saidrepresentations had been made 'to the railway, and that work would get under way early this fall. Mrs. Campbell Has 96th Birthcl a Friends of Mrs. Alex Camp- -1 bell gathered at her home on High Street on l'ileadaY fo7C-51-5•7•' brate her 9.6th birthday. She also received telephone calls, letters and cards of best wishes from many old friends, both in town, and from more distant places, Mrs.. Campbell is enjoying. very good health. She is able to go out almost every day in the car, and, her other pastimes are radio and television: •Aeoirge Witt Heads Huron TB Group George Watt, of Hullett, was elected president of the Huron County Tuberculosis • Associa- tion here Monday evening. He fsouretceeds Donald L Stewart; Sea - h. • . Reports presented Indicated the association raised $12,397 last year, -the second highest total in the history of the group's annual drive for funds. Dr. Neville Lefeoe, -associate • ANNE C. SHORTREED, Who has graduated from the University of Western On- tario with a Bachelor of Arts degree. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shortreed, •RR 3, Walteh, she Will teach in Brighton. District High " School. A 12% -inch speckled trout Made $5.00 for Bill Mowat, Jr., when he won the Seaforth Fish & Game Club contest for the largest trout. The award was presented at the club's meet- ing jai the Town Hall. The monthly $50 draw was won ,by Lee Learn on a ticket sold by R. J. Boussey. Pete Stinnissen drew the„ticket. Club officials said meetings will be suspended during the summer months ,until Septem- ber, when it is expected the new rifle range will be in use. • Magistrate Discusses .‘ • • • Re-sponsibility. In Reporting Although the reporting of curt proceedings in Canada is hedged about by many ,restric- tive enactments, in the 'Crim- inal Code and elsewherg, viola- tions thereof seem infre- quent and proper discretion evidently is. exercised by the. press. This conclusionwas reached by Magistrate H. Glenn. Hays, ''Q,C., of -Goderich, in re- search for the pOrPose of ad- o dressing Huron County weekly publishers at •a recent gather- ing at Zurich: His •Worship re- ferred particularly to the week- ly newspapers in • dealing with his subject in twofold form: "What is the view of the courts toward newspaper reporting of proceedings in the courts?" and, . "What is and what is not 're- portable Of- Mitt proceedings'?" "In preparing' these remarks," he said, "I was impressed by the refleetion• that .In over 16 ' -sears-as Crown. Attorney and , Magistrate in the county, 1 had never had occasion to. study more than two . or three of the • many Statutory enactments reg • ulating the press, Or--niort •sig- nificant, -to have ever before reflected. ,on the general tel ' tionship-of-the courts .and thc press in the county, .Tlift eart only prove to, my mind that .the press - of the county; has been • responiible,'.caieful, prudent • - 044 adcordingly George Watt professor- Of Medicine at the:: University • of Western Ontarkt; was guest-speak-er. He told association. members that smoking is the major cause of many pulmonary ailmeMs, Such as bronchitis. . . Dr: Lefcge said research is persistence backed' by money. He: said research lakes a good deal of. :community resources. • ifatherinfficers elected Were•; v.ice.preSident.. E. '*-124Walker, Wingham; executive secretary, Mrs. Beryl Davidson, Stratford; director, Elgin. McKinley, Zur- ich; medical advisory chair- man, .Dr. R. M. Aidis, Goderich; Christmas Seal treasurer, E. C. Boswell, Seaforth ; honorary treasurer, H. C. 'Lawson, Clin- ton; Ontario Tuberculosis Asso- ciation representative, • E. E. Walker, Wingham; case • find- ing chairman, R. B. Paterson,' Hensall; health education chair- man,' Miss Louise Robertson, Goderich; rehabilitation and so- cial service chairman, William Elston, • RR 4, Wingham; seal sale. Chairmen and -Seeretary, Mrs.. D. C. , Cornish, Seaforth. Donald' I. Stewart, Seaforth, is past president. Executive council members: Jelin Pryde, Exeter; E. B. Menzies, Clinton; Grant Spar - ling, Blyth; S. Skinner, Centra- lia; John Merrill, RR. 2, Clin- ton; Mrs. Douglas Andrews, Clinton;,• Robert Caldwell, Hen- sall; Fred Sloman, Clinton; Mrs. Ephraim Parrish, -Brussels; •Ho- ward Beinard,r-Brusselt; J. E. McKinley, Zurich; E. R. Knight, Brussels; Miss Eileen O'Brien, Goderich. Of the • $12,397 raised, $5,000 was given to research. ' 1 • :congratulate you on these high standards. ,, It is healthy that our research and analysis was riot prompted by crisis, and that our expectancy of continu- ed goodwill and mutual respect between courts' and press in this county is assured." Magistrate Heys said he regu- larly reads a number of the Huron weeklies,- and pccasion- , , • . •,•• Wit ally others •and found it profit- paper' I feel competent, after watching such reactions for ov- er 16 years .in the administra- tion of justice, to state that many persons are as much or more deterred from getting in- to some form of trouble by this fear of publicity as the appre- hension of the comi's penalty. It seems an inescapable ration- alization that the community so served will be proportionately more law-abiding, and in direct proportion as a result a better place to live." able to do so. He noted that only one of the number sends a reporter regularly to court, and 'wondered whether report- ing of. court proceedings' was considered (a) good for the newspaper's business, 'or (b) per- forming a useful public sereice. The latter must be answered in the affirmative, he suggested inasmuch as the purpose of court judgments, do mage awards, prison terms, fines, etc., is to "associate wrongdoing with unpleasant results is sup- plemented by newspaper publi- cation in.. two ways. "While there is a basic 'prin- ciple that ignorance of the -law is ne excuse, and that everyone is deemed to know and keep up with the changes in law; in practice this is not so, unless there is a media of mass com- munication. All judges and magistrates try M. their judg- ments to explain their diskosi- tion and what the law is and expects, but if only the few In the courtroom and those to whom It may he repeated hear the message,. is there not fail- ure to be of seridee, on some- one's pert? "lightly different, and more controversial, is the blunt fact •that" no one likes the repOrt of Mg being On the reCetidge 'end, Of Ofirt,Prqe7ediriga4itttlie Courts object, of course, to abuses in reporting, and in this connection Ilis Worship ex- plained the Criminal Code pro- visions regarding publication of confessions, offences by juven- iles, and "indecent" matter. In divorce actions, it is an offence topublish particulars "other than the names, addresses and occupations of the parties and witnesses, a concise statement of the charges, submissions on po(nts of kW and, decisions, and' the summing up of the judge, findings of a jury, and the judgment." The magistrate suggested that there' is notehtial harm in re- potting detail's of a ease before it is heard, including particu- lars which may net come be- fore the court in testintony. 'Ile adtlsed , "WIC Ulf -regulation ilk,tegitlfle0fitlfii604ightt!' THE GRAVES of many pioneers' of the Brucelleld area are contained in this cemetery outh of the village on No. 4 Highway. • Tuckersmith' Council plans to restore the cemetery and rearrange the tombstones to make 'possible a greater degree of maintenance. The.ceme- teR is among the earliest to be established in the district. Council Plans Restoration • Of eiticefield Cemeterk.. • • • Tuckersmith Council will move to restore and 'maintain tie pioneer cemetery south of Hrueefield. The cemetery has been the subject of many hours Of discussion during the past Year. Meeting Tuesday. night, coun- ell agreed to take formal action to maintain'the cemetery. For some years the Municipality has arranged to have the grass Mit, but because of the con - tion and arrangement of a number of the memorials, -this has become'more difficult. At 'a recent meeting at the site, possibility of :Moving, larg- er stones to a central point and burying the smaller and „older stones, was discussed, Reeve El- gin ThompSon said. The . names now on the 'smaller - stones would be iiiScribed and preserv- ed on a ireiiir Ineinoriat -which: would be. erected. Cost Of this proposah• based on. experiences.. in other cemeteries,.would be in ette'ss of $3,000', he I's tie& are•60.•stittilr•g_te#0.;aiiU SO. • larger •manuthents 'Abe Cemetery. , An alternative suggestion, which council . in general favoi- ed; .was to leave larger stones as they are and bring the small- er_ stones to a central point. This would permit maintenance to be ' carried out, and at the same time preserve the -earliest stones. Cost was estimated - at perhaps $1,000. , . Councillor Irvin Sillery in- quired whether recent propos- als- of, the Department of Agri- culture to encourage Munici- palities to tidy up properties would release -funds that .could be used in a cemetery restora- tion ' project. Council asked Clerk J. I„ •MeIntosh to inquire: While -legally council would have authority- to do what was considered best with the stones, • • • Present Recital The- music of duo pianos anti piano duets thrilled a large audience on Sunday night last at Seaforth District High School 'auditorium, when Miss Carol Brown and Miss N,ancy Berger presented( a music recital. Numbers by other artists in- cluded violin solos by Bill ,Mac- Lean, accompanied by Miss Brown; vocal solos by Miss Don- na Berger, London, acoompan- ied by Miss Berger, and vocal numbers by the trio compris- ing Miss Joan Sinclair, Miss Liz ; Smale and Miss Nancy Berger, I accompanied by Miss Brown. ' The music was' full of spirit and enthusiasm and showed un- usual talent in musicianship. The stage was .prettily decorat- ed with. spring flowers: Cemetery. Seeks Aid The Hayfield Cemetery Board is building :a memorial chapel on ground donated for that pur. pose. Already the basement Is com- pleted and construction of the balance is under way. rhe up- 'atrtfcture is of cement block plastered, and with a cathedral roof. Estimated cost is $3,000. The• board Is appealing to lot owners and others who may be interested in helping. The need for such an .arrangement to Serve for winter funerals has been recognized for some time, Dentitions. may ,be sent to 11/11*10ted.McEwen, Bayfield, or theaketirer,. Elgin Porter. An ofiT leeeipt Will be sent, fOr• fried kitit Ptlit0S08, "tIt' Councillor .Sillery questioned the moral ilght. "Morally, should we do away with stones placed. by an earl- ier generation?" he asked. Councillor Ross Forrest agreed. "I like the idea of saving the slabs. Most ..of them ,are pre- sentable," he said. Will Give Notice Notice will be given of coun- cil's intention, • and those in- terested may make presenta- tions to council. In the Mean- time, council .agreed the larg- er stones would remain, and postponed a decision Concern- ing the others. They will be either erected in a . common base, or buried and replaced with a new monument. • Early days in Harpurhey were recalled as Council dealt With , a-request—to close_a. Por- tion of a street •leading from the former No. 8 Highway on land now owned by Andrew Croziera • cozier saida ;1,1 1134 aid's lesitretco, which would be valued at, from $13,000 to $14;000, was to ‚be erected, The street, laid out more than a _hundred years ago when • Harpurhey was a thriving centre, had never been opened. He said in earlier cas- es when streets, had been clos- ed and sold, the price had been $8 to $16. He would be pre- pared to pay $25. -, Agree on Sale s. Councillors recalled other oc- casions when earlier councils had agreed to close streets, it had been_ _regretted Ance.. On the other hand; it was agreed in this instance alternative ac- cess. to adjacent lands existed. Before reaching a decision, council adjourned to the loca- tion to see first hand what was involved. Returning more than half an hour later, a motion to sell the land for$6:00, plus the costs involved in closing the street, was adopted. Na'~'esti- mate of the legal and other costs involved was available. ' Council instructed Clerk' Mc- Intosh to apply for a grant for warble fly control, •• Tuckersmith Telephone Sys- tem is purchasing property in Bayfield on which to erect an exchange, •and council approv- ed the arrangement. It was un-, derstood construction would be- gin immediately. The lot—part of Lot 232—was purchased from Percy Charles Rayner for $450. Council approved a• grant of $100 to -.the South Huron Agri- cultural •§pciety. A further grant of $200 was approved for Scott. Memorial Hospital. A previous‘, grant of $100 had been approved. This action fol- lows a recent request to area councils to consider annual grants on a basis that would reflect hospital usage by the arious _rau, ici alities. Club Names The Seaforth Figure Skating Club announced this week that William Windover, of Brandon, Man., has been appointed club professional for the 1965-66 sea- son. Mr. Windover comes highly recommended, and members are looking forward to a• suc- cessful year. Two local skaters passed dance tests this spring, and now Jane Sills and Dianne Patterson have completed their prelimin- ary tests. . • Celebrates 93rd • Birthday , • . Isaae-McGavin, of Kilbarchan Home, celebrated his 93rd birth- day on • Wednesday. A lifelong. ,resident of Sea - forth and district, he is enjoy- ing all his faculties and coin- paratively good health, A total registered at bealio tural grounds for. th. county annual jnnier competition. The genet41'41 man, D.. H. kilos; a0t414 &presentative for the ee Was assisted by Donald Pullen, assistant agricultural -repres- entative; Ronald Trivers„sum, mer assistant,. and Thomas Cunningham, president of Hur- on County Junior Farmers- - Three classes each of dairy and beef cattle and swine, and one class of 'sheep 'were judg- ed.- One of the swine classes , was hog carcasses. Juniors, in- termediates and seniors gave oral reason on one class of each kind of livestock. , • Novice Class.17 The following were top Win- ners in the novice class: Dan - (Continued on Page 6) Lions Attend Convention Seaforth Lions, accompanied by the SDHS Band Mid a• fleet ' • I advertising the 1966 Plowing Match, were in St. Catharines ; Over the wee/tend, taking part '3 in the Ontario district el:inven- tion. The band paraded along Main Street Sunday night to mark their return to town. Father Is-Moyed Father. C. E. 'Sullivan; who • as„be%:40440vAlkst-rt 4.01W- *•”' R*14-41ARP,IPte1941g91fr. ntrvOl-tb-St:''tfitria, dietitian: The anirouneetherir Was- Wade by. Most Rev. G. Emmett Car- ter, Bishop of London. The change is effective June 25th, Father Harry J: Laragh, who will assume the St. James' as-. signment, comes from St. Mary's. Woodstock, A native of London, he has served in Lon- don, Windsor and Petrolia. • He will be assisted by Father J. -T. Saigeon, who comes from St. Joseph's, Stratford. During the years Father Sul- livan has been in Seaforth he has taken an active part in the parish and community. Ex- tensive changes have occurred under his direction, including the new St. James' school and major renovations to other church property. •I• Just recently, ikthe McMillan property, at the' corner of Vic- toria and Gouinlock Streets, has been purchased by the drocese, and will be included in further plans for the development of the parish, t , SDHS CADETS paraded before Lt..Col. Mtn D. ttaryey at ',the ahrittuil Intedi corps. During • the parade ,awards were presented to (from. left, „hae100. tic de. ritsittOn, heat shot; .eid0,gab.P.,-Ottglgis FOrbOa'410,40 D4r0d4I Barry Cadet On parade; (frOtit)i.,,,*-tittet,".4.s?,V,40„ EhetSCI4 OciOsiu •.641,4fitittWililam MortfehottEMidAtMbhvdAtr*filitia.