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103rd Year
Whole No. 4904
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY s; 1962 " --- 10 PAGES
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Ssessme.nt
THE GRADUATING CLASS of St. James' School was hon-
ored Tuesday when the C.W.L. of St. James' Church prKented
pins to the members. The pins were specially designed bya
former student ,of the school, George Daly, now of Toronto.
Shown here are (left to right, ,font row): Anne McConnell,
Rosemary Lansink,' Catherine Phillips, Sister Oliva (Principal),
Theresa Bannon, Ann Jessome, Joan Bannon; (second row),
Mary Van Vugt, Ann Sills, Mary Maloney, Bernadette Aubin,
Doris King; (third row), Gordon Pringle, Danny Murray, Peter
Stinnisen, Kenny Burns, Michael Phillips, Wayne Rau, Frank
Kehn. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
VISITING AFRICA—How are you.fixed,for blades? Well
for about a1°year Petty Officer . Lorne R. Goudie, of _ Seaforth,
(left) wasn't, and,.then one day he shaved and many of his ship-
mates in the frigate 'Fort Erie didn't recognize him. That's
Lorne on the right 'too.. The Fort Erie and another frigate,
HMCS New Waterford, are on a cruise to West Africa. They
will return to Halifax on March 5. PO Goudie is a,,son of
Mrs. E. B. Goudie and the late Mr. Goudie, Seaforth.
New BiiiIding
Doubles output
A constructionprogram that
will. make possible a..-100 per
• cent increase inproduction was
announced Monday by Seaforth.
Sewer Tile Ltd.
Includedin the program is
the erection of a large cement
block building, as . well as the
erection of a steam kiln 170
feet in length. The building
will have new machinery, be-
- ing imported from Denmark,
to permit manufacture of
"cement I1 e 60 inches in diam-
eter and six .feet in length.
Present facilities permit pro-
duction to a maximum or 39
inches. The new building will
be erected west of the present
plant i Harpurhey.
Purchase of the machinery
was confirmed Monday, accord-
ing to Peter Christensen, who
said delivery was promised for
April 1 at Toronto, He said
construction would begin early
in March and production would
be underway by mid-May.
Also included in construc-
tion plans is a silo to handle
aggregate and cement. Opera-
tion of the new plant will be
automatic, with materials flow-
ing to the mixers by gravity.
Forms containing newly -poured
pipe will be lifted. by overhead
crane and : moved into the
steam kiln onto a moving floor,
which is a feature of the kiln
and "which ,will run the length
of the building. The kiln will
have. a capacity of two ,days'
production of tile, or 1200 feet
of 24 -inch tile.
• Mr. Christensen said a fea-
ture of •the new machinery is
that it makes possible use of
a new type sealing gasket. At
the moment, only one firm in
Canada is equipped 'to produce
concrete pipe with such a seal-
ing feature, he said.
Demand for concrete pipe has
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Acknowledge
Donations For
Scout Camp
Donations have started flow-
ing in for the Boy Scout Build-
ing Fund. To date, $78 has
been received, of a total•objec-
tive of $1,200. The money will
be used for developing the
Boy Scout camp site.
There seems to be lots of in-
terest, Tom Vilbee, campaign
head, said ,Wednesday. He
pointed out that all buildings
are to be erected by the Scout
organization, leaders and mem-
bers and by volunteer labor.
Contributions received until
noon Wednesday were:
Maple Leaf Dairy.. . $ 10.00
Dr. John Gorwilh ... 5.00
Sid Pullman 2.00
McConnell & Stewart 5.00
Albert Hildebrand ....
Gus Johnston .......
J. C. Crich
G. A. Whitney,..,
5.00
• 2.00
1.00
5.00
Don Morton 5.00
J. J. Cleary (!GA Store) 25.00
L. $edard . °.. • 1.00
C. Coombs •........ ::.... 2:00
Keen Powell 8.00
Rill -Hart
increased steadily since the firm
began business five years ago.
This demand in turn has led
to the decision to increase ca-
pacity of the local_plant.
While, production here is be-
ing doubled, thought, is also be-
ing given'to'erection of a plant
in the Brampton area, where- a
site was purchased ,recently.
Much of the production from
the Seaforth plant is shipped to
the Toronto area, and by manu-
facturing
anufacturing certain types of pipe
closer to the market, savings on
transportation costs would re-
sult.
ward Pins to
St. James' -Grads
Members of the 1961 graduat-
ing class of St. James' School
were honored Tuesday evening
when the Catholic Women's
League presented them with
school pins. Members of the
class and their parents were
guests at the CWL meeting.
Mrs. Gordon Reynolds, the
president, ,welcomed the class.
She referred to the pride there
was in the graduates and ex-
pressed the hope that ,their
lives would be a reflection of
the.teaching they had received.
She congratulated' them and
their parents.
The principal, of ,the school.,
Sister Oliva, extended greetings
and pointed out that the gradu-
ates .being honored were the
first graduates from the new
school building' Sister Oliva ex-
pressed hope that the members
will be enabled to fulfill their
graduation hopes and anticipa-
tions. She pointed' out that
more is expected of each of us
Tach year, and that, in order to
meet our responsibilities • we
must' continue to gain new in-
formation and training avail-
able in higher education.
Name Ivan Forsyth
To Assessment Post
Ivan Forsyth was named as-
sessment commissioner f o r
Tuckersmith at the February
meeting of- the township coun-
cil Tuesday. Former reeve of
the township' and ex -warden of
Huron County, Mr. Forsyth suc-
ceeds W. P. Roberts, who died
earlier this year, as commis-
sioner.
Salary was set at $800, plus
$200 car allowance. Four ap-
plications were received for the
position and considered.
Reeve Elgin Thompson pre-
sided at the session held in
Seaforth Town Hall. All mem-
bers were present.
The following township ap-
pointments were made: Robert
•Bell, RR 2,- Kippen,... livestock
valuator; Charles Eyre, RR 2,
Kippen, weed inspector; Wil-
mer Broadfoot, RR 3r. Kippen,:
warble fly inspector.
A •request for the improve-
ment of part of the Buchanan
Drain was acted on by coun-
cil, and the township engineer
was asked to'carry out the nec-
essary preliminary steps. The
revised report of the Ban Mun-
icipal Drain was read and it
Was referred back to the en='
gineer to have' one property
owner removed from the wa-
tershed, as none of the Water
from his land enters this drain.
The following wage rates
were set for the township em-
ployees for 1962: Road super-
intendent,' $2600 per annum;.
grader operator, $1.30 per hour,
and roadnlen at $1.00 per hour.
Several tenders to be let by
the township are: For construc-
tion of the Archibald• Municipal.
Drain; for trucking gravel to
the township roads; for supply-
ing warbicide powder, and for
warble fly spraying.
The, following accounts were
passed for payment: Town of
Clinton, fire retaining fee, $200;
Seaforth Fire Brigade, .two fire
calls, , $64; Geo. A. Sills, Eg-
mondville Water`, $32.44; wel-
fare, $241.44; Huron County
Soil and Crop Improvement As-
sociation, grant, $25; Salvation
Army, grant, $25; • advertising
and suppliesp $60.15;- Alex
Boyes, rent' for .dump, $100;
salary and allowance, $23$.17;
Receiver General income tax,
$3.50; Equitable Life, .4.. Nich-
olson, perisibih, $13:50; County
5 t1b„Npf litYron, balance fod1.-.1edy,
$5,108.04; roads, $4,016.02.
Board Names Secretary
At a meeting of the Board of
Tuckersmith School Area .No.
1, applications were considered
for the , position of secretary -
treasurer. Ivan Forsyth, former
township reeve and ex -warden
of the county, was chosen from
five applicants.
The appointment became nec-
essary following, the death of
W. P. Roberts, former secre-
tary -treasurer, who had held
the position almost from - the
inception of the- area board.
Cleave Coombs was named
1962 chairman of the board,
and Robert Gemmell is vice-
chairman. Other`members are
Ross Forrest, George Lovell
'and Verne Alderdice.
In a short program, pupils
of Grades 7 and '8 presented
piano and vocal selections.
Thanks was expressed to Sister
Estelle for her help in the pro-
gram. .
Designs Pin
The following graduates were
presented with sch5oi pins
which had been blessed by
Father C. E. Sullivan, parish
priest. The pins were designed
by George Daly; a former gra-
duate of Sr James' School:
Bernadette Aubin, Joan Ban-
non, Teresa Bannon, Kenneth
Burns, Anne Jessome, Francis
Kehn, Dori King, Rosemary
Lansink, Mary Lane, Mary Ma-
loney, Anne McConnell, Danny.
Murray, Catherine Phillips,
Michael Phillips, Wayne, Rau,
Anne Sills,. Peter •Stinissen, and
1Vi:ary Van Vught.
Anne McConnell thanked the
Catholic Women's League, the
former teachers and especially
Sister Oliva.
The mystery prize was won
by Mrs. Mel Cooper.
Plan Supper
Turing the CWL, meeting,
conveners gave their reports,
and the League agreed to send
a number of prayer beads to
Chile for Catholics in that coun-
try. Members were reminded
that -•-subscriptions for the Cath-
olic Register are due. On St.
Patrick's Day the Catholic Wo-
men's League will have a sup-
per' in celebration. The busi-
ness meeting '"cllYsed after a
prayer.
Smile of the Week
Little Jimmy was attending
his first% high school football
game with his father. He sat
quietly waiting for action when
suddenly the football team,
dashed from the dressing rooms
onto the field preceded by the
cheer leaders.
Jimmy watched them run in
a wide arc around the field„
then, much to the chagrin bf
his father, stood up and yelled
for all to hear: "You boys quit
chasing those. girls!"
42.50 a :Vag. ilrk Adv;tnt.'`
Sumgle•Copielt, 10: Cen$
Raise Deposit
PUC Plans New
Street Lights,
On Norih Main
Increases in the average'dom-
estic hydro load during recent
years in Seaforth has led to .an
increase in •the consumer de -
'posit.
Meeting Thursday, the Public
Utility Commission set the con-
sumer deposit at .$20. The de-
posit, required before hydro
service is connected, is recov-
erable after five years, provid-
ing the credit history of the
account has been satisfactory
during that period.
, The commission discussed
details of a construction pro-
gram in the North Main Street
area, to coincide with construc-
tion being undertaken by the
Huron Highways Department.
Included in the program,
which will get underway as
soon as weather permits, is the
removal of all. overhead lines
from North Main Street, and
the completion, of rear distribu-
tion in co-operation with Bell
Telephone, west of the street.
Rear distribution already has
been installed on the east side.
New street lights, fed under-
ground, will be installed the
length of the street. Comment-
ing .on the program, . R. J..Bous-
sey,• PUC manager, said with
completion of the work on
North Man -lc -all four streets
leading into town will have
modern street lighting..
Dinner Will Mark
Brotherhood
Members • of the • Seaforth
Lions Club and of the Chamber
of Commerce will join forces
on Monday, Feb. 26, for a joint
dinner .oto mark Brotherhood
Week.
Scheduled for the Canadian
Legion Hall, the dinner will be
the first occasion in 'which
Brotherhood Week has been ob-
served in Seaforth.
The speaker at the Seaforth
dinner will be Herbert Mowat;
Toronto, spn of a former On-
tario premier.
° • Decision to observe Brother-
hood Week arose as a result of
representations advanced by
Frank A. Cudmore, Seaforth
native, now of Wallacebhrg.
Mr. Ct dmore has been active
in stressing the objectives of
Brotherhood for some time.
Brotherhood Week is spon-
sored by the Canadian Council
of Christians and Jews and re-
ceives the enthusiastic endorsa-
tion of leaders of church and
state across Canada. It is dedi-
cated to overcoming prejudice,
fear and bigamy among men of
every race, color and creed.
Arrangements for the Sea -
forth gathering are being com-
pleted by a committee headed
by W. C. Moore and Frank
Case.
Seaferth's court of revision
in a three-hour session' Tues-
day evening considered 15 ap,
peals ,against assessment. The
court adjourned at 11 o'clock
after reaching a decision in but
six of the appeals. The changes
which the court approved were
of 'a minor nature, involving
transfers and clerical errors.
Usually the court of revision
on the„ assessment roll sits in
October or November,' but was
postponed because ofthe illness
and subsequent, death early this
year of Seaforth assessment
commissioner, W. P. Roberts.
Members of the _court are.
Mayor Edmund Daly; -Reeve W.
N. Ball and Councillors J. F.
Flannery, N. C. Cardno and
Neil Bell. County assessor. Aletl
Alexander, of Goderich, assist-
ed the court in interpreting
assessment regulations and re-
quirements. -
In nine cases the appel-
lants appeared 'in person or
were represented. ” The court
considered the appeals in
alphabetical order, but reserv-
ed decision in -each case.
Mrs. Edgar Butt, appealing
an increase of $100 on a double
residence on Victoria Street,
said no changes had been made
in the building. The assess-
ment had never been higher
than $2,100. on the building and
$200 on land for many years,
and she felt the $100 increase
was not justified. She told the
court the property had been
sold at prices ranging from
$1,375 in 1906, to $7,200. in
1950.
Appealing an increase of
$625 on a brick residence on
Railway Street,' Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Smith told the court there
had been no improvements
made. They asked -why. there
was an increase:` The county
assessor, Wit ,records indicated
the fncrea " Was as a result of
a lower depreciationlowhn'ce,
The assessment being of peaced
was $150 on land and,41,77.5. on
building,
Thomas Cartes, asked for an
adjustment as the result of -his
assessment being raised from
$900 to $1,425,= including .$100
on land. Be said there had
been no changes in the house
on Jarvis Street.
Carl Dalton appeared in con-
nection; with appealson behalf
of himself and his wife in con-
nection with properties on
North Main Street and on Rail-
way Street. The North -Main
Street property had included
four lots and a building which
contained three apartments.
Two of the lots had been sold,
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ROBERT McMILLAN (seated, centre) retired Thursday as President of the Seaforth
Agricultural Society and wals succeeded by Gordan Papple (right). Elected vice-presidents of
the 116 -year-old organization are Harold Pryce (left), and Earl McSpadden. (Expositor
photo by Phillips): `
Consider ,Program to
Improve Seaforjh .Fair
Gordan Papple, RR 5, Sea- Crich, Joseph. W. Devereaux,
forth, was' elected president of
Seaforth Agricultural Society
at tto directors' meeting Thurs-
day' night, following the annual
meeting at Egmondville United
Church. Mr. Papple succeeds
Robert McMillan as the head
of the society which sponsors
the annual Seaforth 'Fall Fair.
Vice-presidents elected were:
Harold Pryce, first, and Earl
McSpadden, second. Secretary -
treasurer R. James Wallace was
reappointed, and auditors nam-
ed • were , E. C. Boswell and R.
S. MacDonald. The electioh was
conducted by Robert W. Camp-
bell, RR ' 1, Dublin, provincial
director for 'Huron -Perth Dis-
trict No. 8.
At the annual meeting pre-
ceded by a banquet served by
the ladies of the church, direc-
tors named were: J. Wally
• MRMBBRSS OF TL CKERSMITH COUNCIL had 14' full
agenda at their meeting Tu slay afternoon, hut • agreed. to
take a short rec
e to -baits their ictus taken, eit� from
sa it p >g arc Settfkd
the left acre Mcintosh,, CIerk4 *Reeve 'gle'hp'lnlssoli;;
Cotincillor Victor Lee; (standing) Councillors ArtbUr 'Virley,
E&V`.ine Sine* and Alex McGregor, .arid -Rad Superintendent ":
Alii' e
lloust (>;xpositor photo by Phillipej4
did' ytr th
Robert W. Campbell, R. E. Mc-
Millan, James M. Scott, Oliver
Anderson, Oliver Wright, Robt.
Gemmell,' Harold Pryce, Ken
Stewart, Gordan Papple, Alis -
ter Broadfoot, Eafl McSpadden,
John Murphy, R. T. Bolton, A.'
S. Bolton, Allan Campbell and
Cliff Broadfoot.
Trophies won at the fair were
presented with George McIl-
wain presenting the Topnotch
Feeds Award for the,, -grand
champion steer in the '4111 sec-
tion to Ken Black, RR 1, Bel -
grave.
Ivan Howatt, RR 1, Belgrave,
received the‘.Toronto-Dominion
Bank- award 4's winner of the
4-H Sweepstakes Showmanship
competition. This award was
presented. by William C. Moore,
manager of the Seaforth branch
of the bank.
During the evening Dianne
Henderson sang several solos,
accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. John Henderson.
Immediate past president Mr.
McMillan -chaired the meeting.
He outlined work accomplished
during 1961, and pointed out
that permission- to erect a
fence on a 50-50 basis with the
High School Board had been
granted duriing the year, and
that it would be one of the
projects in the coming year.
Suggestions he advanced in-
cluded increasing the member-
ship fee to $2.Q0; and the nam-
ing of a secretary -manager, a
position which he .felt would
give the secretary a closer tie
with the committees. Because
of the, cancellation of the 1962
McKillop School Fair," a joint
meeting should be called, he
said, between the society and
the McKillop School Fair board
(Continued on Page 4)
Police Issue '70
Parking Tickets
*A total of 70 parking tickets
have been handed out by Sea -
forth police since the first of
the month, Chief Elmer Hutch-
inson said Wednesday. In each
instance the offence involved
overnight parking on ,a-. Sea -
forth f street.
eaforthfstreet.
1'lotices warning that over-
night parking was an offence
were carried in local papers in
January. In certain areas, how-
ever, motorists paid little atten-
tion and as a result snowplow-
ing operations were being de-
layed. Instructions providing
for the police crackdown fol-
lowed.
While the number of offen-
ders has' lessened, there con- .
tinue to be some who: forget.
On Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning five tickets were
issued.
The parking tickets may be
settled by paying $1.00 at the
Clerk's office, If the tickets are
ignored, a., formal summons is
issued. Chief Hutchinson' said
a number of summons will be
issued this week,
Accide.nts Send
Four to Hospital
Fou{' persons were injured in
two separate crashes over the
weekend. Most serious accident
occurred Saturday evenin°g on
Highway B, east of Seaforth,
while the second occurred Mon-
day. • -
A car, driven by W° W. Hay-
som, Goderich, proceeding west,
was in collision with a car 'driv-
en by Miss Joan. Lane, RR 5,
Seaforth. M a Lane was pro-
ceeding east Auld tr4ing n left
ittrn onto 'the" sideread,
miles eat' Seaforth, when
the crash occurred about 5 p.m.
Saturday..
Mrs. Joseph Lane, a passen-
ger,in the car driven by her
dadghter, suffered a fractured
left leg belowv the knee, a frac-
tured right arm above the el-
bow, and slight concussion. She
was admitted to Scott Memorial
Hospital and transferred to a
London hospital Sunday after -
neon icor further treatment.
Irer daughter ati ergo alight,
onnussren, shacit ` d' ttitiple
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