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The Huron Expositor, 1965-12-02, Page 13• w I4' W,1 d'J.. kit SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL was crowded Sun- day afternoon when official opening ceremonies took place. Here, Hon. Lawrence Pennell, Solicitor -General for Canada, officiates at the ribbon cutting ceremony, as (left) Hon. Chas. MacNaughton, Minister of Highways; A. Y. McLean, Hospital Board President; Miss Valeria T. Drope, Hospital Adminis- trator, ,sand William Dennis., Chairman of the Building Com- mittee, look on. (Expositor photo by Phillips). ' Crowd New Hospital For Opening Ceremonies Arrangements had been made to seat more than 400 people in the corridors of the new Sea - forth Community Hospital for opening ceremonies Sunday af- ternoon, but more than twice that number turned up. Despite the first storm of the e • winter which made roads treacherous and cut visibility to nil, guests from throughout the hospital area were on hand and crowded the new building to capacity. Police Chief Gordon Hulley, who with members of his force, handled traffic arrangements, 'said several hundred turned away when it • wase found all nearby parking was in use. Hon. Lawrence T. Pennell, solicitor -general of Canada, cut a ribbon in lieu of Dr. John B. Nielson, chairman of the On- " tario Hospital Service Commis-. sion. He was assisted by Hon. Charles MacNaughton, Minister of Highways, and the adminis- trator, Miss Valeria T. Drope. Dr. Nielson was snowbound en • w M s 4 Santa Joins In Parade Santa Claus came to Seaforth Saturday, bringing with him cold wintry blasts that drove all but the strongest from the streets. Despite the weather, however, he was greeted with cheers as his parade passed along Main Street to the Town Hall. Here, nearly 1500 Christmas treats were patsed out to area children, who later were at the Arena for skating and a show. • Highlighting t h e parade, which included SDHS Girls' Band, Exeter Band, Bannock- burn Pipe Band and Forest City Fife and Drum Corps, was Miss Teen Twenty, Janet Beattie, and her lady-in-waiting, Dianne Finlayson. TV personality Big Al, and floats and cars enter- ed by district business firms, also took part in the parade. Handicapped by shortage of time, the committee was faced with last-minute arrangements. Despite this, parade marshal Bob Huard said there was ex- ", cellent co-operation. route from Toronto and was un- able to attend. "Health care is a matter of dent of tep for - of hos- hospital to the of 'to= eciation of the �annery n Webb from Huron. Board member J. E. Long - staff made a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hicknell, of RR 5, Seaforth, for their daughter, Margaret Pauline, the first born in the new hospital. She was born Sept. 16, two days after the building was occu- pied. Also, taking part were C. Mac - Naughton, Ontario highways national and individual con- cern,"said Mr. Pennell. All levels of government contributed to the Seaforth Community Hospital, he said, but its existence was due to the "energy and high ideals" of the area residents. It sym- bolizes their "community spirit and man's humanity to man." A. Y. McLean, presi the board, who was chairman for the occasion, said the cere- mony marked another s ward in the conception pital services as seen by the Scott brothers more than 40 years ago. nebr' ' marks the bringing in of a new era of service geared demands and standards day. He expressed appr to all who had contributed in any way to the success project. ''l Mayor John F. , brought greetings from Sea - forth, and Warden Glen minister; Robert McKinley, MP (PC -Huron) ; Murray Gaunt, MPP (Lib. -Huron -Bruce); Ru- dolph Bauer, Perth County War- den; John Morrissey, chairman of the Huron County Health Committee; Dr. M. W. Staple- ton, president of the medical staff; William Dennis, chairman of the building committee; Gard Gammage,'of W. A. McDougall Ltd., contractors;, Eric Hymmen of the architectural firm of Barnett & Reider-Hymmen, and Miss Valeria Drope, hospital ad- ministrator. Two memorial plaques mounted in the lobby and tak- en from the old hospital, were unveiled.,, One is the, original. .dedication plaque from Scott Memorial Hospital; another holds all the room marking dates from the old hospital. Also unveiled were plaques marking the new hospital and the Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. Joseph McConnell read a list of memorial plates erected throughout the hospital. Taking part in the unveiling were James M. Scott, M. McKel- lar, Mrs. J. Hillebrecht, M A. Gorwill, Miss Ethel attie and Miss Gladys Thom son. With the closing of th cere- monies by Rev. D. 0. y, of First Presbyterian Chur' , and Rev. H. J..Laragh, of S . James' Roman Catholic , , rch, the crowd toured the new hospital and were entertained at tea in the cafeteria area. Make Improvements At Seaforth Manor Renovations recently com- pleted at Seaforth Manor now allow accommodation for 36 - patients on the main floor, and is in accordance with the Hur- on Codnty nursing ' home re- quirements of 75 feet - per pa- tient, according to Mrs. Jean Henderson. Sandblasting of the original , brick building has greatly enhanced the appear- ance of the Manor. To provide extra fire protec- tion, the furnace room doors and elevator doors have been metal covered. Any doors that might create a draft in case of fire, if accidently left open, in- cluding clothes chutes, have Opportunities For Voters been equipped with self-closing hardware. Glass transom's have been covered with fireproof ma- terial. Seven doors ensure a hasty exit in case of any em- ergency. The building complies with the Huron County fire reg- ulations, and has been inspect- ed by the Fire Safety Inspec- tor for the Ontario Department of Health and all recommenda- tions .carried out. A wall has been removed to, enlarge the former nursery for use . as a dining room, with furniture done in walnut and persimmon, and a tastefully furnished lounge has been pro - (Continued on Page 16) Nominations Arouse SEAFORTH FOR MAYOR --.John Flannery, by D. Sills and Ross ' Savauge. FOR REEVE — Frank Kling, by Donald C. McLean and Geo. Hildebrand. Carl Dalton, by Brian Flanni- e, gan arid Elizabeth Cardno. FOR DEPUTY REEVE—Wil- mer Cuthill, by R. S. Box and F. C. J. Sills. Rev. H. Donaldson, by Robt. Dinsmore and June Boussey. FOR COUNCILLORS— James Kelly, by Geo. Hilde- brand and Harold Maloney. George Hildebrand, by James Kelly and Robert Dinsmore. Robert Dinsmore, by Ronald Drager and Donald C. McLean. tt Walter Murray, by Donald McLean and Brian Flannigan. Donald McLean, by Robert Dinsmore and Geo. Hildebrand. Mrs. Nelson Cardno,- by Ross 'Sayitiiige and J. C. MacLennan. Wilmer Cuthill, by F. C. J. Sills'and W. Hodgert. Rev. Harry Donaldson, by Ross Savauge and F. C. J. Sills. Brian Flannigan, by James Kelly and C. Reeves. Les "Habkirk, by Ronald Dra- ger and R. J. Boussey. Frank Kling, by Carl Dalton and B. Flannigan. FOR PUC COMMISSIONER— R. S. Box, by D. Sills and Ross Savauge. FOR PUBLIC SCHOQL TRUS- TEE—Les Habkirk, by M. Mc- Kellar and J. C. MacLennan. William Hodgert, by Donald Drager and Charles Reeves. G. S. Moggach, by George Vildebrand and Carl Dalton. TUCKERSMITH FOR REEVE. --- Andrew Cro- zier, by A. Nicholson aid Lorne Carter; Elgin Thompson by • In Seaforth Officials Present Reports Seaforth voters will go to the polls Monday to elect a new council, and in Tuckersmith ',every position is being contest- ed, Stanley voters will vote for a reeve and school trustees, while in Hullett the election is or council only. Dublin will vote for police village trustees. Mayor John Flannery, Reeve Carl Dalton and Deputy Reeve Wilmer Cuthill were returned by acclamation here Monday. Also returned were PUC com- missioner R. S. Box and school trustees William ,Hodgert, Bert Moggach and Leslie Habkirl Keen interest in Seaforth municipal problems was indi- cated Monday evening when the court room in the Town Hall was well filled with ratepayers on hand to take part in the pub- lic meeting which followed the close of nominations. F. C. J. Sills was named chairman of the meeting, and called on Mayor J. F. Flannery' to review activities during the year. Mayor Flannery recalled 1965 had been busy and time-consum- ing, and while no new major projects were undertaken, much tidying up had been carried out. He referred to the sudden death of Reeve Nelson Cardno early in the year. These included the two con- necting links, the. sewer pro- gram and services to the new hospital, which he described as a credit to the town. Referring to sewers, he said it had always been his policy of doing for each what was done for one, and as a result he was nha..y about the piecemeal ay - had been necessary to car y out sewer extensions. Dis- cussions were under way with the OWRC that could result in all the town being served, and with a resulting equality in ser- vice and cost. The report on storm drains which had been pressed for by Councillor J. 0. Turnbull when he was on council more than a year ago had now been re- ceived and' would require at- tention next year. Plowing Match in '66 With the plowing match set for next year, Mayor Flannery saw an active program facing council. The work this year required much t i m e, be- cause with six new coun- cillors it had been neces- sary for him to provide much background information. How- ever, this situation would not (Continued on Page 16) Plan Ticket Sale For Minor Hockey Seaforth Minor Hockey. Asso- ciation will canvass the town on, Friday and Saturday, selling season's tickets at $1.00 each. Keen Interest Russell Dallas and W. D. Wil- son; Frank Falconer, by George H, Turner and Stanley Johns. FOR COUNCIL — Cleave Coombs, by J. Keith MacLean and Aubrey Eickmeyer; Alex D. McGregor, by V. L. Alder - dice and• John Broadfoot; Vic- tor Lee, by John Oldfield and Alex Boyes; Ross Forrest, by Glenn Bell and Lewis Clark; Warden Haney, by Jack Patrick and Robert Tyndall; Frank Fal- coner, by William Pepper and William Haugh; Ervin Sillery, by John Broadfoot and Ken Carnochan. FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE— Gordon Ross Hulley, by Marilyn E. Kunder and Carol R. Baker; Vern Alderdiee, by Alex Mc- Gregor and Ken McKay; Henry Binnindyk, by Robert Gemmell and Robert Bell; W. D. Wilson, by 'John Broadfoot and Russell Dallas; ` K nneth Smith, by Cleave Coombs and Wilma Mac- Lean; Orville Workman, by V. L. Alderdice and Russell Dal- las; Ken Gibbings, by Orville Workman and Ken Carnochan. MORRIS REEVE — Stewart , Procter (accl.). COUNCIL — William Elston (accl.), James Mair (accl.), Wal- ter Shortreed (accl.), Ross Smith (accl.). SCHOOL BOARD: (one to be elected)—Carman Maines (acct.) Hensel! Reeve—Mrs. • Minnie Noakes (accl.). Council (four to be elected) —John Baker, Harold Knight, Jack Lavender, Olives Jaques, George Parker. PUC (one elected)—Geo. Arm- strong (accl.). ,Public School Trustees (one to be elected). -,James Sangster, Mrs. Irene Davis. The election for council arose shortly before the 9 o'.cloek Tuesday qualification deadline, when Councillor Walter -Murray decided to qualify. Those who qualified include five from the present council, Mrs. N.. C. Cardno, Rev. H. Donaldson, James . Kelly, Brian Flannigan and. Walter Murray, and new- comers George Hildebrand and Robert Dinsmore. In Tuckersmith, Reeve Elgin Thompson is being opposed by Andrew Crozier, while seven are running for council. They include the four present coun- cillors, Vic .ee, Ross ,1'�orrest,. Dublin electors Alex McGregor and Ervine Sil ' bet lvicen Joseph Cr lery., as Well as newcomers, MacRae, John Nag Cleave Coomhs, Warden Haney fred 'eene and Frank 'Falconer. are now se iitti;,� Four are running for school Formerl'deput 'reeve u board. They include Vern .A.l- Rau is opposing Reeve` r derdice, W. D, Wilson, Gordon Talbot in -Stanley, Contest Hulley and Ken Smith, Mr. .two ,school board seat's are; Alderdice and Mr. Wilson are Cleave, Druce Reye§, Jack , members of the present board. loy and Gordon Erb Reeve Earl Dick and members. In 'Hallett'. there is an ell of council and of the school tion for council Ruirin board were returned. They are (four needed);' Donald, Ross McPhail, John Drake, Aug- an, Clare Vincentt.: T�e94ia uste Ducharme and Charles Archambault, Hugh" k'lynn '.a Roney. George Postma. l4' Ill a • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1965— Second Section — Pages 13 to 20 n McKillop Acclaim Reeve, Council A smaller than usual crowd, about '75 McKillop ratepayers, gathered at Winthrop Hall on Monday afternoon for the an- nual nominations and meeting. It Was the first time township nominations had been held in November. When nominations were clos- ed at 2. o'clock by returning of- ficer J. M. Eckert, all members of council had (been returned by acclamation. Reeve Ken Stewart, the lone nominee for reeve, was return- ed"for his third time. Also re- turned were Councillors Allan Campbell, Ralph McNichol, Wm. J. Dennis and Harold Dodds. Reeve Stewart spoke briefly on the new township office and the development road. He said, "We have removed a very dan- gerous situation by cutting down the -Mountain." In view. of the coming 1966 Internation- al Plowing Match, more area roads would have to be im- proved in the coming year. Im- provements have already been made to sideroad 20-21 and the Roxboro sideroad. - Reeve Stewart, who sits on the agricultural committee of county council, said plans for the plowing match were well under way, and that the only possible trouble could come from the weather. He said that with a little good weather the plowing match could easily be the best in the history of On- tario. Seeks Warden's Chair A discussion on the warble fly program was brought about by the reeve. He expressed his wish to know the feeling of the ratepayers about the pro- gram. Some ratepayers com- plained that their. cattle stiff- ened after treatment. Mr. Stew- art thought that the govern- ment would be bringing out a fall program to replace the spring one. "Government finan- cial assistance in the present program has been abandoned. Reeve Stewart told the• rate- payers it was his intention to contest the warclenship,in Hur- on. He noted that the last Mc- Killop warden was 28 years ago. Councillors Allan Campbell, William Dennis, Harold Dodds and Ralph McNichol gave re- ports of their individual com- mittees. They expressed their wish ,to see the plowing match through. Ralph McNichol suggested, in answer to a discussion on weed control, that the ratepayers in- quire into a new spray coming on the market which kills all the weeds and allows only a stunted grass to grow. School trustees, elected for two-year terms, Harold. Pryce and George Rock, reviewed ac- tion taken during the year. Murray Dennis, chairman of the Board of School Trustees, point• ed out that the aim of the board was to get and keep quali- fied teachers and maintain clean suitable classrooms for the students. Other members of the board, John Henderson and Art Bol- ton, spoke briefly on school board activities. Discuss New School Harvey Craig, McKillop re- presentative to the SDHS School Board, explained the necessity for more room in SDHS. He said that if the board were to repair the older structure at the school, the • government grants -would only be half as much as it would be for a new addition. Answering a query as to whether a student would still have to go to Clinton after a new addition was built, Russell Bolton said: "It wouldn't pay to hire teachers to teach eight or nine students wanting a cer- tain course not offered at SDHS and offered at Clinton." Mr. Bolton, SDHS board repre- sentative to county council, talked about the possibility of (Continued on Page 16) School Question Stirs Tuckersmith Meeting. Discussion of the proposed central school to serve both Tuckersmith and Stanley, dom- inated the ratepayers' meeting which followed Tuckersmith nominations in Seaforth Town Hall Monday afternoon. Clerk J. I. McIntosh, who was named chairman, and by spell- ing out rules at the beginning of the meeting, contributed to an orderly discussion. - Background material for the discussions was a pamphlet which had been circulated with the signature "Election Com- mittee" and which it was indi- cated had originated in Bay- field, and to a statement issued over the signature of the five members of the Tuckersmith School Area Board. In its statement the Board Board said the plans to build 20 units for classrooms and specialized instruction, plus one playroonl,were based on an esti- mated cost .of $650,000. In the opinion of the board, this was more satisfactory than indi- vidual schools in the smaller centres, since the grant struc- ture was more favorable. Em- phasis was placed on. reports which it was said had been re- ceived from local secondary schools, and which indicated that pupils prepared in rural schools, except in a few eases, do not do as well on reaching Grade 9 as those prepared in larger schools, even though the intelligence potential may be the same. { The concluding paragraph of the statement said: "We have made an extensive study of the problems involved in elemen- tary school education, having visited many school systems in Huron and surrounding coun- ties, including consultations with the three urban school sys- tems on the three corners of our township. We feel that the one single central school, with 16 classrooms, plus four special instruction classes and one play- room, will provide the best posy_ sible education for the children,. and yet be the most economical,i, considering all costs." Much of the discussion rem tered about the degree to which studies had been made of al- ternative plans to that proposed by the board. Ask For Study Details Mrs. Carol Baker, of Harpur- • hey, raised the question and asked for details of any study which had been made of the possibility of township pupils being accommodated in Sea - (Continued on Page 17) FOR THE FIRST TIME since it was established more than 120 years, ago, McKillop Township has a township office. Built as a centennial project, the office at Winthrop was opened Friday by Hon. Charles MacNaughton. Shown here are: (left) Councillor William Dennis, Councillor Harold Dodds, Clerk J. M. 'Eckert, Mr. McNaughton and Councillor Ralph McNichol. Reeve Ken Stewart can be seen to the left of Mr. Eckert. Centennial Project Is First McKilIop Office A chilly rain -sleet failed to dampen the spirits of a large crowd on hand to witness the official opening of McKillop Township's centennial project, a municipal township office building at Winthrop. Taking part in the ceremony were C. S. MacNaughton, MPP for Huron, highways minister, who cut the ribbon. Greetings were extended' by Robert E. McKinley, Huron MP: Warden Glen Webh: Warden Rudolph Bauer, of Perth: Reeve Elgin Thompson. Tuckersmith Township, and Mayor John Glannery and Reeve Carl Dal- ton, of Seaforth. Township Reeve Kenneth Stewart extended a welcome to al and told of the long -felt need for such a building in the town- ship. Mr. Stewart said the first McKillop Township meeting was held on ,Jan. 2, 1843, in a farm Set First Game For Tuesday Seaforth Beavers play their first home game here Tuesday night, when Hanover comes to town, -Jack McLlwain is coaching the Beavers, and Harry Curring is manager. house on the Huron Road (High- way 8). east on the farm now occupied by Arthur Devereaux. Mr. MacNaughton. and Mr. McKinley congratulated t h e township on its foresight in tak- ing advantage of the centennial grant offer. Following the ceremony those in attendance wer served cof- fee. Of dark red brick, the build- ing ' is electrically heated throughout and contains a. meeting room. clerkts office, storage vault and other facili- ties. The total cost is estimated at $12,000,, df whrch $3,220 is re- covered in grants. Ex-Seaforth Writer Publishes Book "Ookpik, the Ogling Arctic Owl," is the title of a new -hildren's book written by Al- fred Copland, a - former Sea - forth resident and now of Ot- tawa. It is illustrated by Janes Simpkins. the creator of -the well-known ".Jasper. the Bear." The book is for children up to 12 years of age. and has an authentic Arctic background. Mr. Copland, who resided in Seaforth for a number of years following retirement from the RCAF, spent nearly 18 years in the Far North. and travelled, by dog team and boat amongst some of the most primitive peo- ple tin the Canadian Arctic. Since leaving Seaforth, Mr. Copland has served with the RCAF as a civilian advisor on Northern affairs. He has ap- peared frequently On the CBO National Radio network, in ad= dation to local television and radio stations. He has written many articles on Arctice life, 'and h'G lectures to university and other groups are well known. From his Eskimo friends he has selected words and actions for the 00kpik stories, which give an authoritative picture of ' these carefree happy hunting' people. Mr. Copland displays a deep understanding of young animals, primitive people and their children.' • ' Mr. Simpkins, who has. pro- vided the drawings, has receiv- ed eceiveed many awards for his work. His illustrations in the first in a series of Oakpik story books, provide an authentic back- ground for the Copland narra- tive.