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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-08-23, Page 1• • • w • • • a 103rd Year Whole N. 4932 Juveniles .Enter OBAPkiydown SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TapRSDAAY, AUGUST 23; 1962--10 PAGES $2.50 a 'Yea}f In' Vanwe SiTtgle- COP/O.. 0 ,Diems One of the most thrilling fin- ishes to a baseball game that anyone would wish to see took place Tuesday evening at the recreation grounds, Seaforth, when the local juvenile baseball team came from behind, to ov- ercome a two -run deficit and go on to win the third and decid- ing game of the WOAA Juven- ile 'C' baseball championship, as they defeated New Hamburg 7-6. Going into their half of the, sixth frame, the Seaforth team was down 4-6... The first two batters to face the New Ham- burg twirler went out on a ground ball and a strike -out. Bob Papple, the third batter, reached first on a clean single. Francis Hagan, after fouling half a dozen pitches,received a base on balls, advancing Pap- ple to second. Kim McLean came through with a single, scoring Papple. The New Ham- burg fielder made a slow recov- ery of McLean's single, and Hagan was safe at home with the tieing run as the catcher dropped the throwin. John Pa terson s>'nashd out the secon ,- straight single off Debrody, scor- ing McLean with the winning run. Tom Dick went the route for the Seaforth team "aid held the visitors fairly well in check, His teammates lapsed a couple of times, and New Hamburg took advantage by scoring three runs in the third and fourth frames, to lead the locals 6-4. There. was . no scoring by either team in the first .stanza. The locals scored three runs in the second frame while holding the visitors off the score sheet. Seaforth came back, and added another run in the third, but New Hamburg scored three runs in their half of the third on two consecutive two -base hits -an error, walk and a single. In the fourth stanza the visitors push- ed three more runs across home plate, to take the lead 6-4. Neither team scored in the fifth frame. ' New Hamburg went "1?"wn one -two -three in the sixth after Flood had collected a double. John ,„ Patterson and Lloyd Pethick had doubles for Sea - forth, while Brenner, Daniells, Leu and Flood collected dou- bles for the visitors. RHE New Hamburg .. 003 ,$00-6 8 3 Seaforth . .431 003-7 7 2 Players on Seaforth team in- clude:'Lloyd Pethick, Tom Dick, Kim McLean, Bob Papple, John and Allen Patterson, Jim Dick, Francis Hagan, , Bruce Dale, Frank Kehn, Ron Beuerman•, David Dale; manager, Cliff Petrie; coach, .Bill Eisler.-. Seaforfh now heads' into the OBA Juvenile 'C' Northern divi- sion playdowns. They will meet Durham Sunday, August 26, at 2:30 p.m. in Durham. The sec- ond game will, be in Seaforth on Saturday, Sept:' 1, at 2:30 p.m. Seaforth 6, New Hamburg 0 In the first game of the WOAA Juvenile 'C' finals at Seaforth last Wednesday eve- ning the locals defeated the New ,Hamburg nine by a 6-0. count. Tom Dick, pitching 'for the • locals, allowed one hit in the five and a half inning game and °received errorless support. In the first frame the first/ two batters to face Dick ground-, ed out. • He walked the next, batter and later was picked off first.. The first two batters for Seaforth went out; John Patter- son was walked and Jim Dick scored him with a two -base hit. New Hamburg went down in order and Seaforth had two men left on basee The locals again retired the visitors in or- der in' the top half of, the third e rt fr me. Seaforth scored o ruts in their half of the third, when New Hamburg pitcher walked the first three batters. With the bases loaded, Frank Kehn smashed out a double, scoring two runs, giving Sea- forth' a three -run lead. The visi- tors were unable to do anything during the rest of the game. The locals came back itt the fifth' and scored three more runs. R H E Seaforth 102 03x-6 4 0 New Hamburg 000 000-0 1 0 New oHamburg 19, Seaforth 9 New Hamburg came back in the second game of the Juven- ile 'C' finals on.. Sunday after- noon at New -Hamburg to tie the series at one game each. Seaforth won the first game 6 to 0. Bob Kobe went the distance for New Hamburg on the mound and although he allowed 10 hits and was in trouble most of the way, he was able to work him- self out of several jams. Kim McLean started for Sea - forth and pitched five and one - ,third innings. He was given poor support by his teammates, who committed eight errors be- hind him. Tom Dick was his successor and allowed six runs on five hits. Ken Leu, with two home runs and a double in five times at bat, was the hitting star for New Hamburg. Keith Brenner, Ross Eichler and Len Flood each contributed a pair of safe- ties. Kobe helped his own' cause with a two -run homer in the sixth. Lloyd Pethick, in sial times to bat, was walked twice, collect- ed a two -base hit and a triple, grounded out and struck out. Bob Papple hit a three -bagger in the third; and Kim McLean connected for a double in the seventh. R H E Seaforth 124 101 000- 9 10 8 N. Ham'g, 220 432 42x-19 14 3 Wingers ' Reach Huron Finals In the first game of the North. Huron ladies' softball finals Tuesday night, Brussels defeat- ed Winthrop by the lopsided score, of 11-3. During the, first five innings the game was close all the way, but in the sixth inning Winthrop fell apart and Brussels scored nine runs, to win the game going away. A Winthrop player, Joan Pryce, was injured in the game, when her thumb was fractured. ' J. Warwick and b.Pearson, were best for Brussels at bat, each with a double and a sin- gle, F. Love was best for Win- throp, with two singles. Brussels 101 009 0-11 Winthrop _ 000 000 0- 3 Batteries -McTaggart, Mach- an (7th), and Coultes; William- son, Buchanan (4th) and El- liott. Wins Semi -Finals In the third game of the best - of -three semifinal series, Win- throp defeated Clinton All - Stars by. a score' of 9-7. Win- throp took command from' the start and going into- the Iast of the seventh led by a score of 9-3. Clinton rallied- for four runs, but fell short and Win- throp held on to win. F. Love and L. Bryans led the Winthrop team at bat, with the former a homer, a double and a single; the latter a triple, and a dou- ble. S. Castle was hest for Clin- ton, with a homer and two sin- gles. Clinton 101 001 4-7, Winthrop , 011 132 2-9 Batteries -Semple and Wat- kins ; • Williamson, Buchanan (4th), and Elliott. Gain. Final Approval ForNewMitchell Dam All necessary approvals have been granted to permit immedi- ate construction of the Mitchell *dam, Lands and Forests Min- ister Spooner said in London this week. , The $155,228 dam will be built by Looby Construction Ltd., of Dublin, the contract award having been announced a week ago. it is one of five included in the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority's $10,000,000 upstream conserve tion program. Mr. Spooner noted that the Mitchell project will be the first .to 'proceed under the agree- ment between the UTIICA, fed- eral and provinet.al govern menu. The senior governments are each bearing 37% pet emit of the cost. The dailt trontrant had been awaiting ap$i'bval Of the pro• vincial and federal govern= ments, which Mr. Spooner said had now been given. Construe tion is expected to start about the end of the month. • Total cost of the Mitchell dam and channel improvements will be approximately $330,000. Mr. Spooner described the dam as "the most important phase," Mr. Spooner' was in London during a tour of the Lake Erie forest district that Will continue for a day.. He said he 'will look at lake- front areas where erection of fences on beaches by cottagers has become a problem -but he' did not predict any quick solu- tion to the dispute. " Thirty river valley conserva- tion authorities, embracing 475 municipalities, now come with- in ithin .l ands and forests' jtiri.sdic- to't;" MEMBERS oft e:"Seaforth Lawn Bowling 1 t' ,are en joying one of the most successful seasons ,in-a..„iltimber..-of= years. With a membership of nearly 150, play is underway on the spacious and outstanding greens almost every evening. Shown here are members as they took part in a mixed trebles tourney Tuesday evening. (Expositor photo by Phillips). MR. AND MRS. H. M. CHESNEY Wedin Winnipeg Fifty Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ches- ney, Goderich Street West, ob- eerved their golden wedding an- niversary on Monday: They were married in Winnipeg, August 20, 1912. The occasion was marked by a dinner attended by their im- mediate family, Mrs. Chesney, who recently underwent a ser- ious operation, was able -to re- turn to her home from hospital Winthrop Wins First Semi -Finals Winthrop wort the first game of their best two -out -of -three play-off series from Goderich, when they scored a 2-0 victory in Goderich on Saturday night. Winthrop opened the scoring early in the first half, when Tom Love beat the Goderich de- fence and Ken McClure made it 2-0 less than two minutes later, as Goderich faded under the strong Winthrop attack. Late in the first half, Gode- rich was awarded a penally shot, but failed to score when Winthrop goalie Carl Boven made a fine diving save. In the second half, Goderich tried to get back in the 'game, but they couldn't break through the strong Winthrop defence. The next game of the series is in Winthrop on Wednesday night. The winner of this series will play the winner of the Clinton RCAF vs. Centralia RCAF ser- ies in• the. finals for the 'Steph- enson trophy. Winthrop 'line-up: Goal, Carl Boven; defence, Bill Kerr, Mer- vin Pepper; halves, Bert Dennis, Albert Boven, Neil Dolmage; forwards, George Love, Tom Love, Ken McClure, Ron Mc- Clure, John Boven; alternates, Wayne Dolmage, Jack Crozier. Smile of the Week Wife, reading husband's for- tune from a penny scale: "You are a leader of men, have a magnetic personality and are of strong character. You are intel- ligent, witty and attractive to the opposite sept . .it ,has your' w'ei'ght tarong4too9 in -London in time for the an- niversary; but because of her convalescence no special observ- ance of the day was planned. Mrs. Chesney is the farmer Margaret C. Chesney, daughter of the late James C. Chesney and Christena Forsyth, and was born on the second concession of Tuckersmith. Her husband is the son of the late Dr, James Chesney, of Hensall and Tuck- ersmith, and Jane Forsyth Al- though the parents of both bore the same names, they were not related. . Mr. Chesney was working out West during the summer of 1912, and the marriage took place when the bride of fifty years ago went West on a visit. The young couple returned east on their honeymoon, and after a year in Hensall moved to the farm at lots 19 and 20, con. 8, Tuckersmith, where they con- tinued to reside until their re- tirement to Seaforth five years ago. r. and Mrs. Chesney have tvki sons, Alex, Huron County weed inspector, of Tuckersmith, and Mac, of Seaforth. There are also two granddaughters. Johnny: "Grandpa, will you please make a noise like a frog?" Grandpa: "What for, -my boy?" Johnny: "Why, pa says we'll come into a fortune when you. croak." Staffa Cemej lOOth Year of Foon --ewer Plans Delay Action On North Road Certain stages of recon struc- tiop work on the North Road, between Seaforth and Walton, should be under way within a week or so, according to Huron County Engineer J. W. Britnell. Construction of culverts at three locations already has be- gun. Originally it had been intend- ed that the' program would in- clude at the same 'time recon- struction of the connecting link within Seaforth from No. 8 Highway to the northern `limits of the town. However, accord- ing to officials, this work was related to the Seaforth sewer program and delay on the part of the OWRC in clearing plans for sewer work and in. calling tenders has meant that it is doubtfulthe sewer construction will be far enough advanced to allow other than preliminary road work this year. Seaforth officials have been waiting since early last winter for OWRC approval of sewer proposals' and neoessary road design by, county staff has been held up until .decisions concern- ing the sewers were made. Meanwhile county engineers are completing plans for the connecting link on the develop- ment road, at the same time as town engineers are ,carrying out surveys of the No. 8 Highway connecting link. Construction of this link is expected to. get under way early next year. Mr. Britnell said Wednesday that the Department. of Trans- port• is making ree'ommenda- 'tiPr S' concerning the intersec- tion 91. ntersec-tionof No. 8 Highway and Main Street, .and,. these . ip,roppeals wouldbe taken into eonsidera- tion in designing the. profile 'of the intersection. The depart- ment , recently carried out a traffic study at that location, at the. request of the town. Compete At Wingham Meet A swim meet was held be- tween Goderich, Wingham and Seaforth in the Teeswater Lions pool, August 15. The total team points were: Goderich 179, Wingham 129, Seaforth 84. Winners of events were: FC., front crawl; B,C., back crawl: Br., breastrolee; B.T. butterfly; IMI., individual medley. Boys 12 and under -Hank Scott, •4th F.C., 4th I.M. Gary Mont- gomery, 4th Br, Gary Nichol- son, 1st B.T., ist I.M. 14 and under -Jim 'Montgom- ery, 4th B.T. 16 and under -Pete Sillery, 4th B_C. and 2nd. B.T. Ken Cardno, 2nd Br. Bill Rowat, 1st F.C., 2nd I.M. Robert Cosfor'. 3rd Br. Girls 10 and under -Barb Bryans, 1st Br., 4th F.C., 2nd B.C. 12 and under -Mary Sills, 2nd F.C.; 3rd I.M., 3rd B.T. Monica McCurdy, 4th Br., 3rd B.C., 4th I.M, 14 and under -Sheila Rowat, 4th Br. Lynn Nixon, 4th B.C. Madelynn Smith, 4th B.T. 16 and under -Joan Teall, 1st F.C., lst B.C., 1st I.M. Kate Scott, 1st S.T., 2nd Br., 3rd B.C. First burial recorded in the Staffa cemetepr took place 100 years ago, a historical sketch of the cemetery . revealed- last weekend. Read at a special cep; tenary service at the site ,.$un- day, the sketch covered data on the first years of known op- eration. The sketch, read by Spencer Jeffery, was as follows: It is not known exactlyivhen the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Staffa came into possession of a burying ground. However, the earliest record of burials is 1862. Buried in that year 'were Mary Drake, a child of John Drake, Sr., Elizabeth Butson, wife of John Butson, and a Ken- nedy, whose first name is not known. In 1863 John Begg and Eliza- beth Walker were buried. The J. D. McMillan Ex -Resident Succumbs to Crash Injuries Requiem High Mass was cele- brated at St. James' Roman Catholic Church here Wednes- day morning by Rev. C. Caruan- na, for Joseph D. (Sandy) Mc- Millan, who died Sunday from injuries received in a highway accident a week earlier. Mr. McMillan, who• was 26, was born in Seaforth and re- ceived his education here. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos- eph M. McMillan. Mr. McMillan, who was on the staff of the Don Mills Mirror, Don Mills, had finished his work and was driving north co visit friends eat Lake Simcoc early Saturday evening, August 11,th. The accident occurred at the top of a hill ten miles north of Don Mills, on the Don Mills road, when his car, after beim in collision with a car proceed- ing south, rolled down an em- bankment. Mr. McMillen was removed to York County Hospin tal at Newmarket, where he died a week later. Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Goetz; his, par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. McMillan, of Seaforth; two brothers, J. Neville MtMillan, of Sarnia, and Flying Lieuten= ant J. Miles McMillan, RCAF, London, England, and a sister, Mrs. F. N. (Joanne) Pearce, of Winnipeg. • The body was at the Box Fun- eral Home, Seaforth, until Wed- nesday morning. Interment fol- lowed in St. James' cemetery, the pallbearers being Ken La- rone, Richard Traviss, John Laudenbach and Thomas Nev- ille, of Toronto; 'Richard Chris- topher, Orillia, and Joseph Wil- liams, of Oshawa. Four Meet Death as Flaming Pjane Crashes to Earth North of Clinton There will be no inquest into the deaths of four Chatham men who died Sunday morning when the plane in which they were flying crashed into a hydro pole and burned near Clinton. Ray Sparks, 38, of 435 St. Clair St., and Jerry G. Sparks, 24, Dennis D. Sparks, 21, and Robert S. Sparks, 19, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sparks, of 57 Woodland Ave. (formerly of 1 Crerar Drive), were killed when. the plane hit a high ten- sion hydro pole. Huron County coroner Dr. John, Bard, of Mittel!, said autorpsi& of the four victims would not be necessary. The coroner said the pilot and hit; three passengers;, who land- ed in a corn field because of engine trouble and to ask for directions, burned to death. There was some speculation earlier that perhaps they had been electrocuted before the plane caught fire. The light plane in which the four were flying, crashed after attempting to take off from a field on the farm of Keith Tyn- dall, RR 4, Clinton. The pilot of the plane set the craft doyen on the field and ask ed 18 -year-old Roy Crich, who lives across the road from the Tyndall farm, where they were, and explainedthey.were head- ing for Grand l en& The pilot added that the compass was a bit out and is reported to have said the engine was heating up badly, On ' of�he 'Men . said they y wound treed, about -25o yards to take off, according to the youth, and another thanked him and said, "You can watch our take- off." Mr. Mr. Crich said the plane took off to the east, banked to the west, and then appeared not to gain altitude. It hit a 'hydro pole and fell to the ground in a ball of flame. The plane crashed near the edge of the Base Line Road, between Clin- ton and Auburn. The youth's mother, Mrs, Wil- bert Crich, called the Clinton fire department and the On- tario Provincial Police in Wing - ham. Rural hydro . crews had to cut the live wires from two poles -the one clipped off by the plane and another which was burned. The ground be- tween the broken pole and the plane Was baked by the ,beat, witnesses said. It is believed the pilot rent- ed the plane, a Piper Tri -Pacer,. Sunday morning from Seneca Air Service, Wallaceburg, and had planned to fly to Sarnia. According to Sgt. H. Barker, Goderich OPP, an acetylene 'torch was required to free the bodies from the wreckage, all of which were badly burned. Flight -Sgt. J. M. McMichael, Station, Clinton, supplied per- sonnel to assist with guarding the wreckage, Frank' Philips, Seaforth photographer, was call- ed by police to take pictures of the crashed aircraft. Officials of the Department of Transport arrived on the scene at 6 p.m. to ebmmente their investigation. Constable G A. Hardy, Odderieh OPP, is diso• investigating, old trustees' books xecord AP* went of $4,00 by lyir. 1 vers on February 21, 1865,•for a plot in the cemetery. ... On February 13, 1871, 0111 - *tee, composed of James Hesking, John Yeo, Jfobn l eu p, George Hutchinson, kiobt. Webb, A. C..Jones and W. W Sadler; paid $100.00 for one-half acre, being the southeast part of tfe present cemetery. On Septem- ber 16 of the same year, onmo- tion of John Kemp and Robert Norris, A. C. • Jones was ap- pointed to sell lots in the bury- ing ground, and on October 13, A. C. Jones, R. Hotham and John Yeo 'were authorized to execute deeds for lots. Mr. Ped - rick was ,hired • to stake the burying ground for the sum of $3.00. On February 3, 1872, 4he trustees -paid Charles Tuffin and William • Worden $48.29 for fencing the cemetery. The minutes ..of a meeting on August 13, 1877, record a mo- tion by John, Kemp and George Hutchinson, that the price of lots be raised to $6.00. On De- cexhber 30, 1881, the trustees laid out a portion of the ceme- tery in half lots. The cemetery was enlarged at two more times. 'In 1901 a committee composed of Wm. W. Sadler, Hugh Kennedy, Wm. Butler and Wm. Morrison pur- chased one-half acre from Mrs. John McTaggart for $90.00, this being the southwest. section: In 1927 the northern section .was purchased from the McTaggart Estate for $225.00, the commit- tee being Albert Norris, F. A. Hambly, William Sadler, Robert Sadler and Joseph Worden. On January 27, 1902, a sale of lots was held at the parson- age. Clean-up bees have always been a part of ,cemetery care. In 1881 a bee was held about the first week in June; in 1890 Messrs; Kemp, Webb, Smale and Gullet were appointed to examine and repair ground and fence; in 1906 Rev. R. L. Wile - son, E. •D. Hutchinson and W. Sadler were named to cut weeds, level- ground and repair fence; and in 1910 the secre- tary and chairman were in- structed to notify all interested parties to come to a clean-up on an appointed day. No doubt the biggest/Nan-up was in 1930, when Cyril Ver- heye was engaged to plow, work, level and re -seed the cemetery for the sum of $600... At this time Mr, James Howe was engaged as caretaker. On June 15, 1931, it was mov- ed by William Jeffery, and sec- onded by D. Bruce, that the care of the Staffa cemetery be delegated to the following com- mittee: Joseph Worden, Albert Norris, R. A. Sadler, Francis Hambley and William Sadler. It was moved by F. O'Brien and seconded by Joseph Speare, that the committee be given power to determine rules and regulations regarding the care of- the cemetery. . At the present time the ceme- tery board must put in trust at least 35 cents.per square foot for all the land they sell for burial plots, and the interest'of that money is used for upkeep of the cemetery_,. Rev. E. J. Roulston, a former minister of Staffa United Church and now -living retired at Exeter, conducted the cere- mony, marking the 100th anni- versary of the burial grounds. Relatives and friends decor- ated graves with flowers prior to the ceremony. Two graves, one marked Mary Drake, Febru- ary 1862, and the other, Eliza- beth Butson, wife of John But- son, 1862, were the first in what is now the cemetery'ssoutheast corner. Visiting the grave of Mrs. Butson at the centenary was John F. Butson, of Staffa, and his children, Rae 8 and Keith 3. The deceased was Mr. Butson's great -great-uncle's wife. Commenting on the superb condition of the property, Mr. Roulston congratulated t h e cemetery board for the "excel- lent manner" in which it has maintained the grounds. The board consists of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Vivian, lyIr,. and Mrs_ John Butson, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Worden, Harvey M. Hambly,. and John A. Sadler. The Mitchell Branch Royal' Canadian Legion Band provided music. OWRC Gives Nod To Sewers Here The OWRC has given final approval to plans developed for the Seaforth sewer program, Town Clerk Lyle Hammond was advised Wednesday. While the enact date when tenders° will be called was riot indicated, It is ettpeeted the 't 1 " Will go out an a le* days, ..