HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-10-21, Page 10
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Whole No. 5095
106th Year
'Organize
For Minor
Hockey
Minor hockey was assured for
Seaforth following a meeting
Tuesday at the Seaforth Legion
Hall, when the Seaforth Minor
Hockey Association was form-
ed for the year 1965-66.
Elected to the executive
were: president, Harry Scott;
vice-president, Frank Wilkin-
son; secretary -treasurer, Bill
Roberton. Bob Dinsmore was
appointed referee -in -chief, and
will be in charge of supplying
referees for all home -games.
At present it is undecided.
whether Seaforth minor hockey
teams will enter the WOAA or
the OMHA. There will be three
teams in the Seaforth Minor
Hockey _Association this year,
these being Bantams, Midgets
and Juveniles. The Bantams
will be coached by Henry Lan -
sink and managed by Keith Mc-
Mullen. The Midgets will be
coached by Harry Scott, and
the Juveniles by Frank Wilkin-
son. Managers for the latter
two teams will be announced
at a later date.
It was proposed that a "Sea -
forth Minor Hockey Day" be
held later in the season. Sea-
son's tickets will be -Sold by
the players of the three teams.
The executive will require
sponsors, co-sponsors and dona-
tions to aid with the operation
of minor hockey this year. In-
terested parties are invited to
contact any member of the ex-
ecutive.
HON. PAUL MARTIN, Can-
ada's Minister • of External
Affairs, will be in Huron
Friday. He will address an
afternoon meeting in - Gode-
rich in the interests of Mait
Edgar, Liberal candidate"
Named As
Postal Clerk
Adrian DeCoo has been se-
lected from 16 applicants for
the position of clerk at Seaforth
post office. Applicants were in-
terviewed by representatives of
the Civil Service Commission.
Postmaster Orville Oke said
the new clerk -would commence
his duties November lst.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1965 --- 12 PAGES
WITH THE STATION DEPOT about which he had worked for nearly 58 years as a
background, Mac McKellar (right) says good-bye to Ben Williams, recently appointed sta-
tion agent here. Mr. McKellar, who began his express career in 1911, retired on Saturday,
(Expositor photo by Phillips). ,
Long Time Express Agent
Mac .McKellar Retires
Malcolm - McKellar, who has
spent nearly 58'ITears in ' busi-
nest • on. Seaforth Main Street,
retired on Saturday;.
One of the most familiar bus-
iness men op Seaforth's Main
Street, Mr. McKellar has been
throughout his year an em-
ployee of the Canadian Nation-
al Express.
Police Check
Breakins Here
Seaforth police are continu-
ing an investigation into a
breakin which occurred at Mil-
ler Motors ten days ago, Thieves
gained entry through a rear
window of the garage and stole
a quantity of cash.
The breakin was discovered
the following morning by Mor-
ley Storey when he noticed
that the cash register had been
broken into.
Investigation is also under-
way in connection with a break-
in at the B/A Station several
days later, when a quantity of
cigarettes were taken, accord-
ing to Constable Gordon Hulley.
Supports Malt Edgar
Up until the day; of his re-
tirement, he continued to ban-,
die' daily shipments of express
in and out of Seaforth. Several
years ago -he gave up the tele-
graph agency.
Under a rearrangement of du-
ties carried out by the CNR, the
responsibilities_for express
movements nowill be that
of Ben Williams, who recently
was named station agent here.
Mr. Williams already handles
the freight and telegraph de-
partments here.
"I think I'll take things a
bit easier now, Mr. McKellar
suggested, as he contemplated
the days ahead, and in the next
breath added: "I've got to get
along home now. I have the
raking to do."
He agreed •he wouldn't mind
something to occupy his time.
"Not too Icing hours and not
six days a week like I have been
doing," he said.
It was on February 15, 1908,
that Mr. McKellar arrived in
Seaforth from Cromarty to
learn the telegraph business
:from" "the late William Sommer-
ville. Three years later he took
over the express business as
agent, and in 1921 when Mr.
Sommerville retired he added
the telegraph business. Recall-
ing the trend in business dur-
ing the years he has been,as-
sociated with the CNR, Mr. Dig: -
Kellar
:-
Kellar said that the demand for
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Child
Receives
Burns
Frank Verberne, age 9,- is in
St. Joseph's Hospital, London,
suffering from second and third
degree burns over his legs and
body.
The young Iad, son of Mr.
and .Mrs: Joseph Verberne, RR
1, Seaforth, was burning leaves
at the home of his parents on
the 7th concession of McKillop
Friday evening, when in some
manner his clothes caught fire.
His mother, who was looking
out the window, saw the acci-
dent and rolled the boy on the
ground to extinguish the flames.
He was removed to the office,
of Dr. J. A. Gorwill in Seaforth,
-and later taken to hospital.- in
London.
Plan •Opening Cere
For Community Ho5I
Meeting for the first time in
the new Seaforth Community
Hospital, the hospital board
Tuesday evening set in motion
plans for ceremonies to mark
the opening of the hospital,
The building was occupied for
the first time on Sept. 14th.
While no final arrangements
were completed, the meeting
agreed the opening should be
arranged for the latter part of
November.
Reports presented indicated
the hospital has been filled to
capacity almost since opening
day. In the period since pa-
tients were moved from the old
hospital to the new, there have
been 115 admissions.
Reporting for the property
committee, J. M. Scott said
that the transfer of the former
hospital property to Mrs. Jean
Henderson had been completed.
The meetirig accepted a recom-
mendation of the committee to
accept a tender from R. S. Box
Ltd. of $662.00 for tiling in the
laundry and general stores. It
was also agreed to provide
moveable shelving in the stores
up to an amount of $500, as
well as to complete arrange-
ments for the installation of
flower shelves in a number of
the patient's rooms.
While consideration had been
given earlier in the year to com-
pleting the paving, of the- two
parking lots, the meeting agreed
because ofthe lateness of the
season, this work would not be
proceeded with. The areas will
be brought up to grade by the
general contractor, and a deci-
sion taken in the spring as to
whether paving and additional
drainage is necessary.
Regional Training School
Mrs, Joseph McConnell told
the meeting she and Miss Drope
had attended a meeting of area
hospitals in Stratford, when
provision of a regional nurs-
ing school was considered. Un-
der the proposal. a school will
he erected at Stratford, but will
be administered by a hoard re-
presentative of participating
area hospitals. Trainees in the
school will gain a portion of
their training at each of the
area hospitals.
The finance committee report
was presented by John Long -
staff, the committee chairman.
Work is underway on prepar-
ing a budget and this will be
considered by the committee
later this month. The meeting
agreed that the budget should
be realistic' in reflecting de-
mands both for operating re-
quirements and for • personnel
in the new building.
William Dennis, chairman of
the building committee, refer-
red to details that required to
be completed in the new hos-
pital. It is expected that a
final • •completi n certificate
would be issued it in the
month.
Discussing the finance situa-
tion as it affected the new hos-
pital, the meeting reviewed a
statement indicating the over-
all cost. The total cost of con -
Canadian Unity Vital To Country's Future
St. Joseph's Parish Hall, on
the Bluewater Highway, was
crowded Thursday evening,
when Hon. Maurice Sauve, Min-
ister of Forestry in the Pearson
Government, discussed election
issues.
The meeting. was in support
of Mait Edgar, Huron LiberaL
candidate..
Mr. Sauve suggested that 10
per cent less voters would go
to the polls on Nov. 8 than for
the general election in 1963.
He -said 40 per cent of the vot-
ers were still undecided.
"All we have to do is to make
sure we get the members of
• the Liberal party out to vote,
and we will be returned with
a majority • government," said
Mr. Sauve.
"We expect a turnout of only
about 70 per cent of the voting
public at the polls—this is some
10 per cent less than last time,"
he said.
kEp GARAN, G1t dit (left), and Liberal candidate Malt Edgar, with Mrs. Edgar, greet
Maurice Sauve, Canada's Minister of forestry, following a meeting in St. Joseph Thursday
evening, when Mr. Sauve was the featured `speaker. (Zurich Citizens -News photo).
"We have the greatest con-
fidence in Ottawa that your
candidate, Mait Edgar, will be
with us in our majority gov-
ernment after this election,"
said Mr. Sauve,
Commenting on the "real is-
sue" behindthe election, Mr.
Sauve said: "It seems to me to
revolve around what we expect
for Canada and what can be
provided in the way of secur-
ity.
The Liberal spokesman said
the problem of security for the
country fell into three cate'
gories economic, social and
political.
Economic Security
On the question of economics,
he said: "The Liberal party has
always been associated -with
economic prosperity in Can-
ada. The very fact that our
economic boom will achieve a
growth rate of seven to eight
per cent this year illustrates
this."
Turning to social security, he
commented: "We were able to
introduce every social security
measure to be known in this
country culminating in our lat-
est venture, the Canada Pen-
sion Plan-"
He emphasized that at elec-
tion time every party makes
promises, but it has only been
the Liberal party that intro-
duced such legislation.
Mr. Sauve pointed out that
without political security social
security and economic security
would be undermined.
"This is a very difficult coun-
try to manage," he said, "for
the federal and provincial gov-
ernments have to be in agree-
ment because the future de-
pends on co-operation.
• Unity in Diversity
"We must provide unity in
diversity in the relationships
between French-Canadians, Eng-
lish -Canadians and New Cana-
dians," he added.
Mr. Sauve went on to claim
that the Conservative party was
now no longer a national party.
He said: "This is one of the
things I consider most danger-
ous for the future of our coun-
try.
"I would like to see more
Conservatives elected in the
Province of Quebec and more
Liberals elected out West. In
this election we expect to have
representatives elected from all
provinces in_ Canada—this Mr.
Diefenbaker cannot say.
"How can the Conservative
party maintain the unity of the
country when they cannot main-
tain the unity of the party?" he
concluded.
Huron Liberal candidate Mait
Edgar told the meeting :
"The winds of change are blow-
ing strongly in the county be-
cause the Cardiff image has now
vanished." He urged all-out
effort on the part of support-
ers.
struction, subject to certain ad-
justments, is $882,774.00, and
of this amount a balance of
$140,274.00 remains to be paid
upon completion, In addition,
there is a balance of $29,132.00
on equipment. Funds or securi-
ties available total $210,427.00,.
A provincial loan of -$170,000.00
is outstanding. Included in this
amount are outstanding pledges
of $65,693.00. The meeting
agreed that while generally
pledges -were being paid when
due, efforts should be made to
clear a relatively'shall number
that were in arrears. The chair-
man said a meeting of the cam-
paign committee had recently
discussed the situation and was
taking steps to bring the mat -
I
NEWS OF WALTON
ter of arrears .to the attention
of the donors.
Establish Lab
Miss Y. Drope, the hospital
administrator, in her report in-
dicated that the move to the
new hospital .had been carried
out satisfactorily and that stu-
dy was continuing concerning
personnel requirements.
A lab technician had been
taken on the. staff and a labora-
tory was in the process of be-
ing established. The technician
will operate under the supervi-
sion of Dr. J. L. Penistan, the
pathologist at Stratford General
Hospital. The new lab facili-
ties will avoid the necessity of
much work being sent out of
the town.
On OHS,C pharmacy sp:ecial..
ist had d scusse he ari'.;ange."
meats lin the dispensary anis:
had insisted that the work he
carried out by - a pliaranaciat.
Arrangements have been tom+
pleted on a temporary basis to
have this work done two: or
three times a week 'pending a
further review later in the year.
She said that a requirement
existed for a third appointment
to the maintenance staff, and
this is being investigated by,
the property committee"
Additional changes -are also
necessary in the food services
department. Under a. contract
entered into some months • ago,
Beaver Food Services are 're.
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SEAFORTH TEEN TWENTY has
the new—Seaforth Community 'Hospital.
hands hospital board secretary Lloyd
provided the furnishings for a semi -private
Here, Janet Turnbull, secretary. of Teen Twenty,
Hoggarth, a cheque for .$5b6.00—the second such pay-
ment the young people have made—while Jim Scott (left), president, and Ken Cardno, treas-
urer, look on. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
room in
baptize Area Children
At Duff's Church Cercmoriy
The Sacrament of Baptism
was .conducted] • last • Sunday
morning in • r Duff's United
Church by the minister, Rev.
Arthur Higginbotham, when
the following infants were bap-
tized:
Brian Elmer Hart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Hart; Catherine
Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Neil McGavin; Elaine Isabelle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mur-
ray Dennis; Elaine Dorothy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Brown; Jeane Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mc-
Donald.
Mrs. William Thamer and
Mrs. Gerald Watson were in
charge of devotions 'at the Oc-
tober meeting of the Walton
UCW unit in the schoolroom
of Duff's United Church'.
Hymn 577, "Come, Ye Thank-
ful People, Come," was sung
With Mrs. Wesley Hackwell at
the piano. The Scripture read-
ing and a story entitled, "The
First. Thanksgiving in Amer-
ica," were read by Mrs. Tham-
er, after which prayer was of-
fered by Mrs. Watson.
The topic, "Why Are Happy
People Happy," was given by
Mrs. Ronald Bennett. The presi-
dent, Mrs, Allan McCall, ,con-
ducted the business. Mrs. J.
Clarke read the minutes. A
thank -you card and a letter
from Miss Betty Nichol, of Mex-
ico, were read. The roll call was
answered by a Thanksgiving
verse.
Lions Plan
Peanut
Drive
Seaforth Lions will hold their
annual peanut drive Monday
evening. Members of the club
will visit Seaforth and area
homes with a selection of pea-
nuts, as well as Hallowe'en
packs.
Proceeds will assist the Lions
in their welfare activities.
Mrs. Walter Bewley gave the
treasurer's report. Members are
requested to make crazy quilt •
blocks, size 19" by 22", and
handed in to the quilt com-
mittee, of which Mrs. Ernest
Stevens is convener.
Mrs, Douglas Ennis, Mrs: Nel-
son Marks and Mrs. William
Thamer were appointed as a
nominating committee. Refresh -
Huron
Boosts
Match
There was no doubt about
Huron's welcome to the thou-
sands who will attend the 1966
plowing match here next
autumn, as delegates represent-
ing the Huron committee visit-
ed the 1965 match at Milliken
last week,
Headed by the Seaforth Dis-
tr'"t High School Band. and in-
cluding members of the county
committee. t'.7e Huron delega-
tion. b'- man and floats, indi-
cated the activities which would
feature the International when
it comes to the county.
In 'or,netition, Reeve Stew-
art. McKillop. placed third in
the reeves' contest, while Cliff
Robb. member of the Huron
publicity committee, was sec-
ond in the special writers' con-
test. Don Perry also brought
honors to Huron. placing third
in the nnen event. while Gra-
eme Craig and Jack McCall
took awards in the sehool class.
The Huron delegation was
headed by the joint chairmen.
Larry Snider and Gordon Mc -
Gavin" and included J. M.
Scott, who will be host to the
match next year; Don Stephen-
son, Art Bolton. Simon Halla -
ham, Roy Adair, Don McKenzie,
Ken Stewart, Tom Leiper, Bill
Dennis, Bill Hanly, Stuart Proc-
ter, Glen Webb, Doug Miles,
Don Berry, Reeve Kelly Dalton
and Deputy Reeve Wilmer
Cuthill, of Seaf6tth.
ments were served by Mrs. Ron-
ald Bennett, Mrs. Wm. Thamer
and Mrs. Edna Hackwell.
WI Holds Ladies' Night
The members of the Walton
Women's Institute held their
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Set Date For
Commencement
The annual Seaforth District
High School commencement is
being held Friday, Nov. 5, Prin-
cipal L. P. Plumsteel said this
week. The address to the stu-
dents will he presented by a
well-known graduate of the
school, Dr. Howard Kerr, the
principal of Ryerson Institute
of Technology in Toronto.
Vote
Count
•• 'tra• Wn
-According to the list prepar-
I ed by enumerators across the
riding of Huron. the population
of the county has dropped since
]the enumeration' of 1963.
' Returning officer R. T. Bol-
ton said this year the list con-
' tained 25,436 names, whereas
in 1963 the total was 26,076.
• Mr. Bolton' added that un-
doubtedly additional names
would be included following
the rural revision, which takes
place Thursday of this week.
On that day all electors whose
names have been omitted from
, the list may make application
to the enumerators who sits as
a revising officer and have the
corrections or additions cotn-
pleted.
The advance poll will get un-
derway in the riding on Satur-
day, Oct. 30th, and Monday,
Nov. 1st. Any elector who has
reason to believe he will be
absent from his ordinary poll-
ing residence on pollingday
may vote at the advance polL