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103rd Year
Whole No. 4914
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 196 - 12 PAGES
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THE CANCER' FUND 'CAMPAIGN is an annual event which concludes this month, but
the work of the local cancer society never ends. Making use of a work area made available
to the local unit by Scott Memorial Hospital is a group of members preparing dress-
ings. From the left they are Mrs. J. McConnell, Mrs. C. Malone, Mrs. N. Scoins, local presi-
dent, and Mrs. J. R. Spittal. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
furling Club
Elect Officers
The annual meeting of the
Seaforth Curling Club was
held at the club lounge, when
William Leybourne was re-elect-
ed president.
Following supper, • encourag:
ing reports were presented by
committee heads, which indicat-
ed a successful year.
The meeting agreed that in
future an amount of $5.00 would
be added to fees and earmarked
for the building. fund, and
would be in lieu of a draw.
Trophies won in club compe-
titions during the year were
presented by John A. Cardno.
An oil painting, donated by E.
C. Boswell, was won by W. S.
Robinson, of Ailsa Craig.
Name Officers
The meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers: Honorary presi-
dent, C. A. Barber; past presi-
dent, Dr. M. W. Stapleton; presi-
dent, William Leybourne;' first
vice-president, Andy Whetham;.
second vice-president, Norm
MacLean;. secretary, L. F. Ford;
treasurer, Scott Habkirk; chap-
lain, Rev. D. Lane; press 'SCC
Ltd., Dr. J. A. Munn; member-
ship, PFred Elliott; property, F.
Kling; entertainment, C. Row-
cliffe; men's games, Garnet
Stockwell; mixed games, J. A.
Cardno; building fund, Dr. M.
W. Stapleton; special events
and house, Archie Dobson; • fi-
nance, N. C. Cardno; bonspiel
and draw, W. C. Moore; rules,
W. C. Moore; Clinton, Garnet
Crowe; umpires, J. E. Keating,
C. A. Barber; auditors, J. L.
Slattery, A. Dobson; publicity,
C. Kirk; farmers, Bev. R. Thom-
son.
Graduate Joins
Ag Rep Service
Charles F. MacGregor will
enter the extension branch of
the Ontario Department of Ag-
riculture. Mr. MacGregor, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ross MacGre-
gor, RR 2, Seaforth, is one of
11 members of the graduating
class of the Ontario Agricul-
tural College, Guelph, who are
entering the extension branch.
Mr. MacGregor has been ap-
pointed to Kent County as as-
sistant agricultural representa-
tive. The change is effective in
May. Announcement was made
last 'week of the appointment
of Douglas Keys from the Kent
post to Ontario County.
Lost Envelopes
Causes Concern
Nearly 1400 envelopes ,are
missing and members of the
Crippled Children's Committee
have expressed concern this
week that they may not turn
up.
The envelopes represent the
number of appeals that were
sent out in the Easter Seal
campaign to provide funds for
crippled children, but which
have not been returned. The
result is that the fund is near-
ly $500 short of the objective.
So far only 300 envelopes have
been received by campaign
chairman L. u F Ford. •
"The campaign : closes April
22, this Sunday, and unless $500
additional money is received
we will fail in reaching our ob-
jective," Mr. Ford said. "This
means that same deserving
crippled child in -Seaforth may
not be taken care of and some
child may be -denied the plea-
Usborne Votes
Against New
Central School
Property owners in Usborne
Township and small portions of
Biddulph and Blanshard Town-
ships voted 162 to 128 against
the proposed construction of a
new $180,000 central school
Monday.
Harry Strang, clerk -assessor
for Usborne, said 290 of the
eligible voters turned out to
the seven •polling stations to
cast their ballots on the ques-
tion: "Are you in favor of a
debenture issue . . . in the
amount of $180,000 for the pur-
pose of building •a. new school
with eight classrooms and a
playroom."
Area school trustees asked
township council" in February
for approval to build the new
school, but councillors turned
down the request, resulting in
a vote of the property owners.
No site had been chosen for
the proposed school, but it
would have brought the 177
children in eight area schools
under one roof. There current-
ly are seven one -room schools
and one two -room school in the
townships.
Eric Anderson Heads
Junior Fair group
Eric Anderson, RR 1, Londes-
boro, was named president of
the Seaforth Junior Fair at the
annual meeting recently. Held
in Carnegie Library Hall, the
meeting named Mr. Anderson,
vice-president for the past three
years, as head of the organiza-
tion for the coming year. Sea -
forth Junior Fair is operated
by Seaforth Agricultural Socie-
ty as part of the fall fair pro-
gram, but has • its own govern-
ing body.
Mr. Anderson succeeds A. S.
Bolton, who has headed the or-
ganization since its formation -
in 1959, when Seaforth Fall
Fair reached Class "0" status.
Other officers are: Bruce Cdle-
man, f.t. 4 Seaforth, vicepresi
.deiiit, and William Strong; Sea.
1 1 :
been secretary since the group
was formed.
The balance of the directors
are: W. S. McMullen, Toronto,
representing Canada Depart-
ment of Agriculture; Miss Isa-
belle Gilchrist, Huron County
Economist; D. H. Miles, agri-
cultural representative, and D.
G. Grieve, associate agricultural
representative, all representing
Ontario Department of Agri-
culture; Mrs. W. L. Whyte, RR
2, Seaforth, and Mrs. Gordan
Papple, RR 5, Seaforth, 4-H
Homemaking Clubs; Robert E.
McMillan, RR 2, Seaforth, and
R. James Wallace, Seaforth,
secretary Seaforth Agricultural
Society; Robert Fotheringham,
Seaforth Junior Farmsr; Linda
Papple, Seaforth Junior Insti-
tute, and Harold Hern and Cliff
Loaders, :.
sure of attending the Crippled.
Children's amp this summer.'
Mr. Ford rged those who had
not aken part to locate
the' Easter Seals now and send
in a donation. He added that if
anyone cannot locate. seals,
Seaforth Banks will gladly ac-
cept donations and give an of-
ficial receipt.
ouncillors Sharpen
Reduce Seaforth Tcixe.
A reduction of four mills in
the 1962 general residential
rate for Seaforth was seen as
a pgssibility as council settled
on budget requirements at a
special meeting Monday even-
ing. A decrease of two Mills
was suggested for the .g0li7iiner-
cial rate. A
Looby Firm Wins.
Bayfield Job
A $43,735.50 contract has
been awarded b ythe Depart-
ment of Public Works. to Looby
Construction Limited, of Dub-
lin, for repair work to the pier
at Bayfield, Ont., it was an-
nounced by the Federal Depart-
ment of Public Works.
The firm submitted the low-
est bid of 13 in response to
advertising for public tenders
which closed on March 28, 1962.
The highest bid was $76,073.
The work is scheduled for com-
pletion in seven months. •
The work consists of the re-
construction in steel sheet pil-
ing of a 298 -foot long section
of the south pier, which orig-
inally was constructed of tim-
ber cribwork with a concrete
superstructure. The deteriorat-
ed concrete slab will be replac-
ed with a new reinforced con-
crete slab and a concrete curb.
The work is in the form of
maintenance on a section which
is deteriorating and causing a
loss of fill.
If the rates are • adopted at
the May meeting—and it seems
unlikely there would be any
change—the 1962 rates will be
85.9 for public school residen-
tial and 93.7 for public school
commercial. Separate school
rates will be approximately ,3
mills higher.
For the taxpayer with an
assessment on his home of
$1500, the saving will be $6.00
a year. The businessman, who
owns his own store, assessed at
$4,000, will save about $8.00
this year. -
The rates will be based op a
gross total assessment of .$1,-
811,112, up about $100,000 over
last year.
In agreeing on a reduced
rate, council wasinflueaced by
the 1961 surplus of over $17,-
000 and by the increased as-
sessment. The rate ' reflected,
too, a more accurate.estimate of
anticipated expenditures made
possible by the recent' intro-
duction of new methods in the
town clerk's office.
Based On Expenditures
In 'arriving at estimates in
the various departments, coun-
cil used as a base actual expen-
ditures during the past;\'year,
and adjusted this total ice--,Fin-
elude such additional expendi-
tures as were planned.
Estimates approved for the
administrative committee total-
led $19,725. This included:
Clerk, $3,600; deputy clerk,
$2,000; assessor, $1,1Q0;; expens-
es, $100; office expense; $2,300;
auditors; $750; solicitors; $400;
pension, $1,200; insurance, $1,-
225; miscellaneous, $800; 'main-
'tenance municipal ''ting,
wages $1500 and expenses..$21*
700:
In presenting the estimates,
Councillor Cardno, committee
chairman, said no provision had
been made for revision for
Town Hall heating. He suggest-
ed it be studied this 'year, but
included in plans for next year.
Mayor Daly' reminded coun-
cil it had been expected the
work would have been 'studied
early this year and estimates
obtained, so that provision could
be made in this year's esti-
mates.
A reduction in estimated cost
of maintenance of the police
car tb $1200 brought the total
budget for protection, to per-
sons down to $19,024. This in-
cludes: police salaries, $10,800;-
clothing
10,800;clothing allowance, $450; tele-
phone, $270; office, $350; street
lighting, $5,500; railway cross-
ing, $280; weeds, $84, and
building inspection, $90.
Protection to property in-
cludes the fire brigade •and was
estimated at $4,250.00. This in-
cludes: Chief, $350; expenses,
$1,150; hydrant rental, $2,550;
and advertising, $200.
Oil vs. Tar
Public works, which involves
streets, was set at $17,530, and
includes wages, $6,400.00; ma-
terials, $10,000.00; former shoe
factory, maintenance, insur-
ance, $890.00; advertising, $100
and Park, $140.00.
Merits of oil as opposed to
tar for• dust preventative, were
discussed and council agreed
tar; while costing more, was
less•• costly in the long run. Tar
is 27c a gallon, while oil is 16c.
Sanitation costs total $6,885,
and includes disposal plant, $1,-
400.00; scavenging, $1,300.00;
drains, $2,150.00; dump, $120;
oiling, $1,600, and insurance,
$170.
• Earlier council agreed to
discontinue a scavenging tax of
$1.25 per owner, which was a
hangover of pre -bathroom days.
A new schedule of scavenging
fees, starting at $10.00, is to be
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Hensall - Zurich
Combines • Drop•
371 Decision
Hensall - Zurich Combines
dropped a 3-1 decision 'to Ux-
bridge on the latter's home ice
Tuesday night to trail 2-0 in
their best -of -seven OHA Junior.
"D" finals. Third game is,set
for Hensall Thursday at 8:30.
Gary Jackson, Mike Gray and
Gary Gear tallied for Uxbridge
with Brian Bonthron the Com-
bines' sniper.
Hensall-Zurich Combines. de-
feated New Hamburg Hahns 5-2
at New Hamburg to win their
%est -of -five OHA Junior "D"
semi-final series 3-0 with one
game tied.
Bill Shaddick scored twice,
with Earl Wagner, Terry
Bourne and Ken Fadelle adding
singles. Jim Lau and Keith
Bremner counted for Hahns.
Uxbridge captured the open-
ing game of the Ontario Hock-
ey Association Junior "D"
championship at Hensall Satur-
day night by defeating Hensall-
Zurich Combines 7-5 _ before
more than 1,000 fans.
Gary Geer led the winners
with two goals, while Gary
Jackson, Mike Gray, John Tay-
lor, Ron James and John Red-.
shaw notched singles.
Steve Kyle led the Combines
with three goals. Gerard Over-
holt and Terry Bourne bagged
the others.
Dog Days Near
When Council
Names Catcher
The days during which Sea -
forth dogs may run at large
are numbered.
Seaforth council agreed Mon-
day to enter into an agreement
with a professionaldog catch-
ing organization, to rid the
town of stray dogs.
The dog catchers will receive
$300 a year, and in addition,
take 'revenue from dog taxes—
now about $300. The agree -
men provides for a daily pa-
trol service and provision of a
pound.
Fun Night Is •
H &. S Feature
Once again Seaforth Home
and School held Family Fun
Night last Friday. For 75 fun-
packed minutes, excited chil-
dren and patient, but bewilder-
ed parents, were caught up in
the carnival atmosphere. The
convenience of the auditorium
for games and fishpond left the
classrooms for the bazaars,
plant, book, cookies and candy
sale.
The "twist" contest. lunch-
room and pop corn stand were
patronized to the dying mom-
ents of the evening. The en-
thusiasm of the children and
tremendous co-operation of, par-
ents and teachers undoubtedly
contributed to its great suc-
cess. Winners of the • , poster
contest were Sally Mowat, Bob-
by Watson, and Joan Hoover.
Tuesday representatives from
London Home and School Coun-
cil spoke to members of Home
and . Schools from Exeter, Gode-
rich and Clinton, on the ad-
visability •of having a Council
for Huron County. •
100%Q RECOVERY
On tario De cjs ion
Is Money ne Saved
stood the department was be,
ing guided by a resolution from
a council of several years ago,
asking that no action be taken.
Council agreed to ask for a
meeting with DHO officials and '
to rescind the resolution.
Need. to consider sewer lines
on Goderich Street before pav-
ing was proceeded with or al-
ternatively sewer service from
the rear was emphasized by
Councillor Flannery.
Sometimes it pays to be small
and Seaforth councillors agreed
Monday evening this was one
of those times.
Mayor Daly announced that
the Department of Highways
had advised the town that since
the population . was less than
2500 (it is 2272), the Province
would assume 100 per cent of
the cost involved in paving, pro-
viding storm sewers, sewer out-
lets, and replacement of curbs,
sidewalks and gutters in con-
nection with the development
road project on North Main St.
Savings to the town could be
over $30,000. Width of pave-
ment can be up to 48 feet. In-
cluded also are engineering
costs.
As councillors smiled their
pleasure, Councillor Dinsmore..
suggested: "There must be an,
election."
The Ontario decision follow-
ed from an appeal council di-
rected to Huron MPP, Charles
MacNaughton some weeks ago.
The fact that the assistance
policy applied equally to Gode-
rich Street led council to con-
sider action that could be tak-
en to repave that street.
Mayor Daly said he under-
Seaforth Ends
Year With Surplus
Seaforth ended the past
year with a surplus of rev-
enue over expenditures of
$17,355.91, it was• revealed
Monday as council studied ,
the report of town auditors, •
Davis, Dunn Sr Broughton.
Total receipts from taxes
were $166,112.93, and other
revenue, including grants,.
brought total revenue to
$226,967.14.
- IT WAS A PROUD OCCASION 'Thursday evening when
nienibers of Briittilleld lodge. honored two of their veteran
members and presented then. with 50 -year ' jewels. Honored'
e
William Caldwell, District Deputy Grand Master, Mr. Burdge
Gerald McFauls, Grand.Conductor, Exeter; Mr. Baird ancd
Ross Chriswell, Grand Master, of Preston. A feature of the
e ening was it birthday take',: marking the 50th anniversary:
oaitor photo by :i'blllllr§);
W. Oke Recovers
From Injuries
Wilson C. Oke, injured in a
harness racing accident in Sea -
forth in, 1960, has returned
home from the ]:.O.D.E. Hospi
tal; Windsor; where he under-
went brain surgery. The opera-
tion successfully repaired dam-
age caused by a blow he re-
ceived to the head in the acci-
dent.
The accident left him par-
alyzed on° his left side, but
since the brain surgery he is
walking without the aid of a
crutch, and is making an ex-
cellent recovery, according to
word from Windsor.
Mr. and Mrs. Oke moved to
Windsor late last year after
being residents of Egmondville
forthe past 10 years.
Accept Class On
Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday, in Egmond-
ville United Church, the mem-
bers of the communicants' class
were accepted into full mem-
bership of the church. The
large class included 16 young
persons: Tom Papple, Murray
Henderson, Grant Tyndall, Bil-
ly Wallace, Billy MacLean,
George Vardy, Della Wallace,
Lynda Forbes, Catherine Mac-
Leod, Julie Chapple, Lois Mc-
Lachlan, Diane Finlayson, Paul
Stephenson, James Brown, Lar-
ry Ritchie and Linda Wilson.
Ross Savauge
Is New President
MWODA Board
Ross Savauge, Seaforth, was
named president of the Board
of Midwestern .Development As
sodiatiori at$Iie•,annual., m eting ra
in New l'ninburg.
Mr. Savauge has been active •
m the association as a repres-
entative of Seaforth forthe past
four years. The other Seaforth
representative, Councillor An-
gus MacLean, is vice-president- •
of the Huron section of the as-
sociation.
SDHS Grad Works
At Canaveral
A graduate of SDHS is
among the Defence Re-
search Board scientists co-op-
erating in the U.S. space pro-
gram at Cape Canaveral, Flori-
da. He is William Stephenson,
son of Mrs. Leo Stephenson,
Seaforth.
A recent issue of Week. End
Magazine featured a story,
"Tracking t h e Spacemen,"
•which dealt with an RCAF
group at Patrick Air Base in--,
Florida.
Accompanying the story was
a picture of the Canadian group,
which includes in addition to
the RCAF, the team of Defence
Research Board scientists and
Mr. Stephenson.
Mrs. Stephenson returned to
her home here recently from
Florida, where she spent the
winter with her son.
Scouts Will Gain
When MinstrelsPIay
St. Thomas' Minstrels are on
the bandwagon again. A group
of enthusiastic people, who
make up the choir of St. ,
Thomas' Anglican Church, have
become well known throughout
the district for their black -face
minstrel -styled show.
The group has redesigned the
show which proved so popular
last year, by, the addition of
new songs, solos and jokes, and
are again playing in the Sea- '
forth District High School audi•
torium, sponsored by the Boy
Scout and Girl Guide move-
ment in the district, next Fri-
day night, April 27.
The large cast of 31 includes:
Chorus — Peg Coombs, Anne
Troutbeck, ,, Mary Rowcliffe,
Marion Flewitt, Janet Ford,
Harry Palin, Bob Palin, Doris
Adams, Yvonne Adams, Fran-
cis Donaldson and Mary Men-
nel.
Children's Chorus — Peggy
Cornish, Jane Cornish, Rose-
mary, Beynon, Susan Stockwell,
Mary Anne McLean, Ian Har-
vey, Bill Boussey, Chris C"oontbs,
David Harvey, Paul Spittal.
Interlocutor, Gurdon Wright;
Endmen, • George F'lewitt, Ted
Southgate, John Harvey, Cleave
• Cdfnbs'.
Orchestra — Audrey Camer-
on, Terry Ford, Norm Green-
slade, BiII Campbell, and musi-
cal director, Bob Spittal.
McKillop Awards
Drain Contracts
Two contracts were let at a
special meeting of McKillop
Township council Friday in
Carnegie Library Hall. A third
contract was delayed pending
an •appeal.
Successful bidder on repair:
work on the Love Drain was
Robert Nicholson & Son Con
struction, Monkton, with a price
of $819.00. Three tenders were'
received on this drain work.
Anson Ehgoetz, Sebringville,.
was awarded the contract for
the Rapien Drain repair. Ilia
bid of $549.00 was accepted
from three bidders.
Because of an appeal on 'this
Campbell Drain repair work, no
contract was awarded for` the
work, pending investigation., in»
to the appeal. Three te'ndei
were received. for this *oik,
according to tot*inshili''el" `
M. Eckert .