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LONG-TIME WOMEN INSTITUTE MEMBERS were honored Tuesday evening, when Mrs.
Wilfred Coleman and Mrs. John Hillebrecht were presented with life memberships. Shown
'here are Mrs. M. Scott, Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Hillebrecht and Mrs. L. Dale. Mrs. Scott and
Mrs. Dale made the presentations. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
Three-way Fight In Huron
As N.DP. Have Nomination
A Grey Township termer will
carry the banner in the federal
riding of Huron for the New
Democratic party in the forth-
coming November 8th election.
J. Carl Hemingway, Brussels,
former secretary-fieldman with
the Huron County Federation
of Agriculture, was named
• Thursday night at the nominat-
ing convention held in the audi-
torium of the Central Huron
Secondary School, Clinton. His
name was the only one present-
ed at the meeting, attended by
75 persons, and chaired. by Her-
bert Klopp, Zurich. The nomina-
tion was moved by the Rev.
John C. Boyne, a Presbyterian
minister from Exeter, and sec-
onded by an Ashfield Township
farmer. Warren Zinn. . • -
For the 55 -year-old candidate,
this will be his second try in
a federal election. In 1962 he
• was defeated by Elston Cardiff,
Brussels, who carried the •Pro-
gressive Conservative party to
victory. In that election two
other candidates were also in
the running: Ernest. Fisher,
Goderich, the Liberal candi-
• date, and Earl Douglas, London,
Social Credit candidate.
Mr. Hemingway will run
against Maitland Edgar, Clin-
ton, Liberal candidate, and R.
E. "Bob" McKinley, Zurich,
Conservative. The seat was
held in the last parliament by
• Conservative L. E. Cardiff, who
recently resigned. •
Donald C. MatDonald, M.P.P.,
Ontario New Democratic Lead-
er, in addressirig the nomina-
tion convention, claimed that
"the people in Canada are very
disillusioned, disappointed and
disgusted with politics".
"This is an historic' election,
for the people of Canada are
coming face to face that they
do not have to choose between
the lesser of two evils," he said
in attacking both the Liberal
and the Conservative parties.
• Mr. MacDonald stated that
the real issue in the nation
for the past 10 to 15 years
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has been for a good political
leader that "can give the coun-
try a sense of direction and
purpose insteacD•of the fumb-
ling and the 'bumbling' that has
been going on in the House
of Commons".
The speaker accused both
parties of being, unsympathetic
totthe farmer. While he failed
to name FAME (Farmers Allied
Meat Enterprise), he referred
to the certain farm organiza-
tion, made up 'of some 13,000
farmers, many of whom put
their entire life •savings into
it. "When the organization got
into financial difficulty, the on-
ly goverriinent assistance it re-
ceived was a Royal Commission
to dig out the dirt." Timniins
area •farmers had to literally
scream before their complete
losses of crop, due to rain, were
noticed. He suggested that a
program be established similar
to the United States, whereas
,after the matter is studied, that
such area be declared disaster
area.
Mr. MacDonald said that the
Bladen Report on Financing
News of Week in
$6,000 In
Awards
At SDHS
Scott Memorial scholarships,
totalling $6,000, have been
awarded SDHS students, who
this year have begun Studies at
Ontario universities.
The list of winners, released
by SDHS Principal L. P. plum -
steel, includes: Mary Buchanan,
RR 1, Londesboro, at Waterloo
University; Gerald Van Den
Hengel, RR 5, Seaforth, at Wa-
terloo; Allan Patterson, Sea -
forth, at Waterloo; Darrelr
Schneider, Seaforth, at Water-
loo; Tony Visser, RR 1, Dublin,
at Waterloo; Jim MacRae, Dub-
lin, at Waterloo; Barbara Hol-
land, Seaforth, at Western On-
tario; Torben Haarbye, RR 2,
Seaforth, at Western Ontario;
Amy Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth,-
at Western Ontario; Peter Sil-
lery, Seaforth, at Western On-
tario; Julie Hoover, Seaforth,
at Waterloo Lutheran; Kim Mc-
Lean, Seaforth, at Waterloo
Lutheran.
Higher Education in Canada
documents ,in unanswerable
terms the gross inadequacies of
assistance to higher education
in Canada. The Bladen propos-
al, he continued, represents less
than half as much assistance
from the federal government
to build universities as it did
to build technical schools. "It
is not enough," he said.
Provide Scholarships
Further attacking the report,
the party leader said that "it is
disturbing to learn that the re -
pert has recommended that tui-
tion fees for university should
be retained." He added that
as a result, the dollar sign will
remain on higher educational
opportunities, and deserving
children from families of mod-
est means will simply be un-
able to go to university.
The Canada Scholarship plan-
ned, as announced two days
before the Clinton meeting,
promises, said the NDP leader,
to provide assistance to over
10,000 students, when we know
that the student population will
be over 200,000 by 1970.
SDHS Students Seek
Subscription Awards
Students at SDHS are under-
way. with their annual subscrip-
tion'campaign. The students this
year are competing for three
modern transistor radios, which
are offered by The Huron Ex-
positor to the individuals ob-
taining the greatest number of
new subscriptions and renewals
to The Expositor. In addition,
each subscription obtained
earns a cash commission for
the school.
Last year the school fund re-
ceived nearly $300.00, repres-
enting commission paid on Ex-
positor subscriptions which the
students had .sold,
The students in their canvass
Walton
Walton
The Autumn Thankoffering
in conjunction with the regu-
lar October meeting of the
Walton UCW was held Wed-
nesday, in the church base-
ment.
M.S. Allan McCall presid-
ed with the Walton Unit in
charge of devotions. ,Hymn
15 was sung with Mrs. Mar-
tin Baan as pianist.
Mrs. James Clark read the
scripture from Gen. 8: 20-22
and Luke 17: 11-19. Mrs.
Leonard Leeming offered
prayer. Mrs. Emerson Mit-
chell favored with a solo en-
titled "Great is Thy Never
Failing Kindness". Mrs. Don-
ald Buchanan gave a very
informative and interesting
report on her attendance at
Alma College in August.
Mrs. Nelson Reid read a
poem entitled "Thanksgiv-
ing", Mrs. Clifford Ritchie
and Mrs. Roy Williamson of
Christian Citzenship and So-
cial Action, read •articles en-
titled "Mission, The Chris-
tian Calling", What is the
purpose of visiting" and Why
Complain". The offering was
received and dedicated with
Church
offer a wide variety of maga-
zine subscriptions, as well as
new and renewal subscriptions
to The Expositor.
The campaign provides the
student body with funds with
which to carry on various extra
curricular activities, as well as
making possible the purchase
of athletic, musical and other
equipment which is not provid-
ed from public funds.
In co-operating with t h e
SDHS students who calls to of-
fer anew or renewal subscrip-
tion to The Expositor, or to a
magazine, the public can be
assured that a worthwhile
school activity is being aided.
Adva7Sewer .Query
$eaforth .Assessment
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$e4orth assessment showed
an (overall gain of $28,263 in
1965, town assessor Donald
Haines told council Monday eve-
ning._ During the year there
was a slight drop in population„
from 2,278 to 2,249.
. Noting that while the aSSess-
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merit had increased, the popu-
lation decreased, Mr. Haines
suggested that Huron needs a
shot in the arm in someway.
Answering a query from
council, he said that with the
exception of Goderich, where
there was a slight increase in
Population, he understood that
the Seaforth situation was con-
sistent with other towns.
Reviewing his method of as-
sessing, he said the population
count: as well, as the check of
buildings, was done on a house-
to-house basis. The results
were accurate, with the excep-
tion of changes that occurred
during the actual period of the
assessment where people had
The Bruce Scott Memorial
scholarships were created as a
result of a bequest of Mr. Scott,
who died in 1951.
The ffrst. seholarship, valued
at $500.00, was awarded in 1952
and since that time a total of
55 scholarships, each in a. like
amount, have been awarded
graduates of SDHS. With the
awards this year the total dis-
tributed amounts to $33,500.00.
In addition, the bequest pro-
vided for provisions of books
to the SDHS library, and in the -
period a total of $5,619.00 has
been used for this purpose.
.Tom Sills
S.C.Is
Candidate.,
4 well-known Seaforth native
is a candidate in the Federal
election and is running against
Davie Fulton, in Kamloops, B.C.
Tom Sills, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. S. Sills, Seaforth, has
been nominated as the Social
Credit candidate in the West
Coast riding. In addition to the
Conservative opposition, he fac-
es Liberal • and NDP candi-
idates.
Born and raised in Seaforth
where he received his early
education, Mr. Sills entered the
Dominion Bank and later serv-
-ed as pilot in the RCAF. Re-
turning home after the war, he
entered into business in Sea -
forth Lumber Co. Moving to
the west coast to. British Col-
umbia, he lived for a time in
California. Mr. Sills, his wife
and two children reside at 100
Mile House, B.C.
Looby Firm.'
Wins Contract
A contract involving a culvert
and three bridge structures, fqr
a total value of $340,000.00, has
been awarded Looby Construc-
tion Ltd. at Dublin.
The work is part of a DHO
contract at Ivy Lea Bridge
Road connection to Internation-
al Boundary and Interchange at
McDonald - Cartier Freeway,
Highway 401, east of Ganan-
oque, Ont.
Discuss
New Pens
For Dogs
moved in or out. This would be
over perhaps a six to eight-
week period. He said that
sometimes it was impossible to
qnd people home and in these
cases he inquired of neighbors.
He pointed out to -be 100 per
cent accurate would necessitate
visiting every home in the town
on the same day, which was
impossible.
Referring to complaints that
despite not haying visited the
home, the assessment had been
If Seaforth is to continue to
pick up and hold stray dogs,
improved accommodation must
be provided. The protection' to
persons committee has been in-
vestigating complaints raised
by the Humane Society, -who
has told the town that the
dog accommodation. .must in-
clude 10 square feet per pen
per dog, together with 200
square feet of running area.
The floor of the building must
be impervious to moisture, and
there must be adequate drain-
age. The building mustbe heat-
ed and ventilated and be ver -
iii n proof,
The committee, which had
been discussing the matter,
had looked at several possible
buildings in town with the
:thought they could be' moved
raised, he said improvements
can be seen on the outside, such
as new siding; or the changes
could have been detailed in a
building permit. There had
been increases in certain cases
of vacant lots to bring the as-
sessment values in line with
other assessment. This had
counted for the net increase in
the land total.
Reviewing the changes in de-
tail, Mr. Haines said that at the
beginning of the year it looked
and rebuilt, but Deputy Reeve'
Wilmer Cuthill. the chairman,
aid that no conclusions had
been reached, and asked that
it be permitted to study the
matter further.
Reeve Dalton said that it was
his understanding that dogs
which had been picked up at
Clinton and in Tuckersmith
were held in the Seaforth pound
and suggested talks be held
.with the other municipalities.
with the thought that a com-
mon pound might be provided,
or that if Seaforth did make
necessary provisions, the other
municipalities would be inter-
ested in entering into an ar-
rangement for common use.,
• Councillor Kling, a member
of the committee, agreed and
said the committee had hesi-
tated in making a firm decision
without further investigation.
He wanted to see what other
places were doing, and also
there should be discussions re-
garding a firm contract with the
dog catcher to know that there
would be continuity in the use
of the facilities. He could see
substantial expenditure involv-
ed in providing the facilities.
Referring to police duties,
the committee chairman said
that discussions had been held
with the chief constable at a
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HON. HARRY HAYS, Minister of Agriculture, told a
large audience in Wingham Wednesday details of the Lib-
eral farm program. He is shown here (left) with Mait -Edgar,
Huron Liberal candidate, following the meeting.
Describes Liberal
Farm « Program
Details of proposals to pro-
vide for an improved agricul-,
tural economy were unveiled in.
Wingham WecineFday evening
by Hon, Harry Hays, Minister I
of Agriculture in the Pearson
Liberal Government,
Mr. Hays addressed a meet-:
ing sponsored by Mait Edgar.
Huron Liberal candidate, and
other Liberal candidates in the
area, and held in the Wingham!
District High School. About
350 were present.
Included in the proposals,
Mr. Hays said, were steps that
could lead to an average price
of froni $3.75 to, $4.00 per hun-
dredweight for, all manufactur-,
ed milk used in the domestic
as though there would :be, lit-
tle, increase, but as. the time
went on additions imeame. .8p -
parent that resulted in a SO-
stantial net increase.
The total increase in residen,.
tial assessment was $26,6g5.96,
and including cammerciai and
business assessment and assess-
ment changes on the CNR, CIC
Telegraphs, Union Gas and.
PUC, overall gain was $28;203.
The total, taxable assessment in
1965 is $1,995,376.00.
Vistors To Council
Interested spectators as the .
meeting got underway were
four members of the First Sea -
forth Rangers Company, with
their leader, Mrs. D. I. Stewart.
The members included Sharon
McDonald, Lorraine Huard,'
Barbara Hubert and Patricia
Etue, and they were present at
the ,council meeting to see how. •I
town affairs were conducted.
As he began his report, Mr.
Haines explained for the bene-
fit of the group, the procedures
followed in assessing, and de-
scribed the classes of tlie ex-
emptions such as churches and'
certain public buildings, and:
how in the case of the federal
government, the lack -of asseu,
ment was compensated by a'
grant which the government
paid to the town.
As the meeting moved into
other business, Mayor Flannery
said it -had been hoped to have
the discussion with the town
auditors regarding PUC matters
at this meeting, as had been
planned earlier during the sum-
mer, but it had been necessary
to postpone the discussion Until
the November meeting. As a
result, payment of PUC ac-
counts covering sewer billings
were withheld.
Council moved a step further
towards providing town -wide
sewer service and the creation
of new disposal facilities when
. it approved cempletiorko.,zof - a
qtrestionnaire-Tequested-9Sy--1ihe,
market. Ontario Water Resources.,4Com-
mission. The questionnaire was
Bruce McCullough, Ki • tchener, received following a move by
president •of the Western On- council at an earlier meeting'
tario North 'Liberal Association, to incniire whether the .town
chaired the meeting. Candi- could qualify under the recent -
dates were introduced by Gor- ly announced Ontario policy of
don Beaton, area organizer, financing sewer works.
Income Parity As a preliminary to a deci-
Mr. Hays reminded his audi- sion being made, the QW.RC
once that while Canadian farm- indicated complete analysis of
ers' were producing more, sell- the town's sewer situation was
ing more and exporting more ; required.
than ever before, the job of ; The OWRC said under recent
1ensuring a ' farm income com- ; regulations it was authorized to
;parable to the average non- :construct provincially owned
farmer income was not yet ' and operated' systems in mun-
completed. Policies of the goy. icipalities and that this would
; eminent already in existence not add to the indebtedness of
had created bigger markets for ' the municipality. The cost was
farm products and these were recovered by the OWRC billing
• the early results of a confirm. ; the town each year in an
ing program. The government ' amount sufficient to retire the
Schools Hold is seeking a majority on Nov. 8, ' debt and to provide for cost of
so that it can get on with the
Fire Drills job,
; Chief points of the program
would be carried out over the
Features of Fire Prevention
Week were fire drills carried
out in Seaforth schools by Fire
Chief John F. Scott.
At SDHS, 400 pupils cleared
the building in 1y, minutes. At
St. James' Separate School, 260
pupils were out in 59 seconds,
and 300 Public School pupils
moved from the building in 46
seconds.
During the year Chief Scott
said the brigade had answered
nine town calls and 16 rural
calls—There had been 10 wrong
number calls.
Organizations Review Activities
prayer.
Mrs. Arthur Higginbotham
presided for the business
period. The minutes were
read by Mrs. Campbell Wey.
Mrs. Nelson Marks, corres-
ponding secretary read a
number of invitations.
Mrs. Walter Bewley and
Mrs. William Roe to attend
the Regional meeting as del-
egates.
Treasurer's report *as giv-
en by Mrs. Harold Bolger.
The supper committee re-
ported they had met to plan
the fowl supper on Nevem-
ber 4th. Mrs. Harvey Craig,
(Centennial Project Com-
mittee), reported they had
divided the remaining dishes,
Christmas cards and station-
ery Still unsold among the
units. (for sale).
Mrs. Gordon McGavin is
to proceed with purchase of
12 feet of aisle carpet needed
for the auditorium. Mrs. Nel-
son Reid reported that a
large number of Centennial
books were still on hand.
They will be distributed
among the units for 'sale. A
letter from J. W. Coulter, of
Goderich, acting chairman of
Ontario Hospital Volunteers,
asking for one or two volun-
teers from this area to act
on committee was read.
Hymn 19, "Now thank we
all, our God" was sung and
Mrs. A. Higginbotham closed
the meeting with prayer.
The scouts and cubs have
resumed their fall activities.
Boys in 3rd grade wishing to
join the Cubs are requested
to be at the Walton Public
School next Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril John-
ston and family, of London,
visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Ryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gow, of
Winnipeg and Mr, and Mrs.
George Habkirk and Jack, of
Ingersoll, were recent guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Turnbull.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Mc-
Cowan of Newmarket, were
Thanksgiving visitors at the
home of the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buch-
anan.
Mr. Bill Uhler who is at-
tending the College of FAluca-
tion, Toronto, spent the week-
end with Mr. Ernest Uhler
and Bonnie.
Mr. andMrs. Laurence Ott
and Kidiberly and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Deban, of Kitchen-
er were weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Walters.
Thanksgiving visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Martin were: Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Martin and
family, Richmond Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Jenkins and
Jeffrey, Ingersoll, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Pryce and fam-
ily. Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Rutledge of Toronto visited
with Mr. and Mit. Roy Ben-
rett over the -weekend.
Mr. Frank Dundas, Dale,
Debbie and Frankie o Tor-
onto, spent Thanksgiving
weekend with Mrs. George
Dundas.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Reid,
visited over Thanksgiving
with relatives in Sarnia.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kirkby
and Mark. Woodstock, spent
the holiday Weekend with
Mr. Frank Kirkby and Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Kirkby.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Elliott
of Barrie and Misses Ruth
and June Higginbotham, .,of
London, spent Thanksgiving
weekend with Rev. and Mrs.
Arthur Higginbotham.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald En-
nis, Steven and Leanne of
Toronto, were Thanksgiving
guests with Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Ennis,
Miss Brenda Houston, Lon-
don,
spqnf, the holiday week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Marks
spent last weekend in North-
ern Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ly-
diatt and family, Barrie,
were weekend visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Clif-
ford Ritchie.
Mr, and Mrs, Barrie Mar-
shall and Mrs. Luella Mar-
shall, spent the weekend at
North Bay with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Marshall and family.
Two carloads of ladies
from the Walton Women's
Institute were entertained
Thursday evening by the
Blyth W.I. branch in the
Memorial Hall. An interest-
ing meeting was enjoyed
with the Rev. Mathers, of
Blyth United Church, show-
ing colored slides on a trip
to the Holy Land.
Mrs. Roy 'Williamson and
Mrs. Kenneth McDonald are
attending an Institute Con-
vention in the War Memorial
Guelph' University, on
Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
Dr. Jean Mills, McMaster
University, Hamilton and Mr.
and Mrs. Murray Mills and
fbmily. Brantford, were
Thanksgiving guests with
Mr. Earl Mills.
Mr, nd Mrs, George Hib-
bert and family visited on
Sunday with the latter's
mother. Mrs. Walter Nelson,
Mount Forest
Mrs. Jean Gray of Preston
visited with Mr. and Mrs. D.
Ennis last Sunday.''
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McMichael were: Mrs.
H. Ross and Mrs. C. Wallace. of
Niagara Falls; Mr. and Mrs. F.
Wright, Dianna and Larry, of
Brampton; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
McMichael and Sharon, of Pres-
ton, and Miss Audrey Mc-
Michael, of Waterloo.
1five-year lifetime of the next
operation. There was no indi-
cation as to the rate qf inter-
est that would be charged, nor
the number of years over which
the debt could be retired, •
I parliament. Mr. Hays. said. and Complete Questionnaire
included: Councillors agreed with Reeve.
1. Federal payment of 25 Dalton and Councillor • Kling
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per cent. instead of the pres-
that the information should °be
ent 20 per cent of crop insur-
; provided to the OWRC, so that
ance .premiums plus. half the
; a proposal could be prepared.
administrative costs provided :They indicated that only in this
the provincial government con- way would the town be in a
tributes five per cent of the positiOn to judge the proposal
premiums. and to determine whether it
was the proper course to fol -
2. Government plirchase, re-
loW'
development and resale to !
"If we wait for the existing
farmers of uneconomic farms, debt to get down to where we
coupled • with retrain ing and think we might do something
m t iri f
resell e en a to armer about more sewers, then half
who want to take up new oc• !
of us may be dead," Reeve Dal -
e:137 Establishment tiinisof a .
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Cana-
dian dairy commission to give
producers of manufacturing
milk control of prices, quotas. Lions Set
quality and export. This wa.
expected to lead to a national
average price for manufactur-
ing milk of $3 75 to $4 a hun-
dredweight.
4. Similar marketing legila-
Hon for other products. Mali!.
ing a national sugar_ policy.
5. Extension or unemploy-
ment insurance to the main
groups of fulltime farm work-
ers.
6. Establishment of a live•
stock feed hoard to ensure
feed grains are al ailahle in
Eastern Canada and British
Columbia "when. where and in
the quantities needed."
7. Creation of a Canadian
farm management service to
help farmers determine mar-
ket trends and plan production.
8. An additional $50,000,000
fund under the Agricultural
Rehabilitation and Development
Act for rural economic devel-
opment.
9, A new mortgage program
to finance farm housing, ,es-
pecially for farm workers.
George Inglis, of Howick, a
vice-president of the associa-
tion, thanked Mr. Hays.
Plans for
Drive
Bert Moggach addressed Sea -
forth Lions Monday evening at
a meeting in St. Thomas' parish
hall.
Mr. Moggach. who is farm
engineering consultant at the
Huron ag. reps. office in Clin-
ton, described his work and the
way in which sound and health-
ier farm economy- • planning
could lead to an improved farm
economy. He stressed the place
the young farmef plays in
farming today, and the degree
to which education has become
a requirement.
President A, J. -Wright was
in charge of the meeting and
!announced that Lee Learn and
Gordon Beuttenmiller would be
in charge of a peanut drive
on Ooctober 25.
Christine Turnbull won a.,
suit in the monthly Stilt tirawv.
conducted by E. 0. RetWell.