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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-11-01, Page 1• • • • • A • • • • • • • • 4 ]03rd Year Whole No. 4942 rf SEAEORTH; ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, -1962 `- I2 PAGES • $2 50 a Te r ui:4.dvartee- Sin le Co14e4 10 0ellt>3 • Announce Sale ofC'Ieary's IGA Store Announcement Was -made this • week• of the sale of Cleary's IGA to J. Joseph Wilkinson, of Whitby. Mr. Wilkinson takes possession on .November 5. Mr. Wilkinson, who has been associated with IGA for a num- ber of years, will move his wife and son here shortly. Cleary'S IGA, in- its present i'_orm, was established here in 1955, when J. J. Cleary com- pleted construction of. a new •., .'.Idsng. With the sale of his business this' week, Mr. Cleary ends a business career on Main Street that extends over nearly 40 years. He began the career in 1923 when he purchased the grocery business which had been operated by. the United Farmers of Ontario. During the nearly seven years since he opened the new store, Mr. 'Cleary has developed the business until it has become one of the 'largest in the area. FOURTEEN CUBS joined the Seaforth Scout Troop in a "going -up" ceremony at the Legion Hall Tuesday night. The event, attended by parents and friends, ended with a social evening and a film. The, ceremony for the "A" pack was conducted by Mrs. Gerald Snowdon, and the "B" -,pack by Tom Wilbee. Keith Sharp, Scout Leader, received the new members. Taking part in the ceremony were: Front row: Bill Moore, Ken McLean, Larry Lane and Robert Newnham; second row: John Muir, Gary Montgomery, Charles Smith; third row: David Brady, Doug Bray, Brian Hodgert, Jim Dal- rymple, Paul Southgate,' Bruce Wilbee, Grant Carnochan; back row: CubMaster Tom Wilbee, Mrs. T. Wilbee, Bill Hod- gert, Dayle Steenson, Cubmaster Mrs. G. Snowdon, Bill Mowat, Bob Spittal, Miss Nora Gorwill and Scoutmaster Keith.Sharp. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Fair Pays More In Prize Money A three-year upward trend continued this year when Sea - forth Fall Fair paid out a re- cord amount of prize money at its 117th annual, fair. At 'a meeting of the directors in the Town Hall Thursday night, prize money totalling $6,519.00 was ordered paid. This amount surpasses the peak year -1961 -by $89.55. Cheques are being prepared and will be issued in late 'November, the treasurer said. The preliminary ' report, is - Huron MemberIs .AA Highwayrn'�... __ Hon. Charles S. MacNaugh- ton, MPP for Huron, has been appointed as Minister of High- ways. The announcement was made by Premier , Robarts Thursday. Mr. MacNaughton Succeeds Hon. W. A. Goodfel- low, who remains in the cabinet as Minister without .Portfolio. First elected to the Ontario House in a by-election in 1958, Mr. MacNaughton was re-elect- ed in the general election of 1959. Born at Strasbourg, Sask., May 8, 1911, (he received his education at Brandon, Man., where he later entered the seed business. He operated in Bran- don and Winnipeg until 1942, when he moved to Exeter. He is married and has two children -Heather and John. For nin e years he was a member • and for two years chairman of the South Huron Realize $329 In 'Rummage. Sale Proceeds of $329 were realiz- ed from the annual Hospital Auxiliary rummage sale. Held in Seaforth Public Library Sat- urday, the convener of the sale was Miss Alice Reid, with Mrs. F. R. Cosford as assistant. Conveners of the various booths were: dresses, Mrs. R. R. McKindsey; children's cloth- ing, Mrs. Dave Cornish; blouses, skirts, etc., Mrs. Archie Dob- son; shoes, hats and purses, Mrs. John 'E. Patterson; men's coats, etc., Mrs. R, S. Box; white elephant booth, Miss Gladys Tportipson. Following the sale officials expressed their sincere appre- ciation to all who helped in any way, especially the resi- dents of Dublin, Staffa, Sea - forth and district, for their co- operation and donations of good used clothing and other articles., The proceeds of the sale will be used when the building of the now hospital eetiiiticletitea.` District High School Board. He is also a member of the Board of Management of the South Huron Hospital at Exeter, of which he was a founder. Mr. MacNaughton was ap. pointed to the Ontario Water Resources Commission in Janu- ary, 1960, and on November 8, 1961, he was sworn in as Min- ister without Portfolio by Premier Roberts. HON. C. S. MacNAUGHTON Lions, Hold Peanut Drive Seaforth Lions welcomed a new member Monday evening, when -Charles Dungey was in- stalled into the club. In charge of President W. E.. Southgate, the meeting made arrangements for a bingo in November, and agreed to car- ry on the suit draw program in charge of E. C. Boswell. From the proceeds, $200 a year will be allotted towards the capital cost of the CN1B Camp. Following the meeting, mem- bers held the annual peanut drive and sold peanuts and caddy in a cafiVeSs of the town. sued by secretary -treasurer R. James Wallace, indicated that receipts were down this year in several departments, but that in the same instance so were expenditures. There were. no major expenditures this year, and only improvements carried out were the erecting of a fence at the south side of the property and the wir- ing of the exhibit hall and the judges'., stand. The treasurer reported that present figures indicated a loss this year, bitt that until all grants, donations and fees were received, it would be impos- sible to arrive at an accurate figure. Rain in the morning and a generally cool, damp day cut attendance, and gate re- ceipts were down $252 below a three-year average. Final figures in all sections of the prize list are as follows: Prize En - Money tries $695.00 58 145.00 19 291.00 73 52.00 ' 12' Section Heavy horses Light horses Beef cattle Dual -Purpose Shorthorns Dairy cattle Holstein Show Jersey Show Hereford Show Sheep .. Pigs Poultry (adults) Eggs (adults) Horticultural Prod. Grain Field Crop 230.00 31 Roots, Vegetables 43.00 63 Foods . 111.55 304 Dairy Products 10.00 15 Home Department 161.25 281 Arts and Crafts . 53.25 73 Floral 58.25 118 Special track events 395.00 -28 High School $9.50 158 Elementary Schools 374.55 1008 Junior Fair 745.40 286 155.00 776.00 335.00 486.00 585.50 411.06 139.25 23.00 24.50 131.00 31 123 90 98 252 119 129 22 30 61 $6,519.00 3482 Lady Curlers Hold Meeting An organization • meeting of the Seaforth Ladies' Curling Club was held in the curling rink Tuesday evening. Plans were made for the 1962-63 sea, son, and committees appointed for the different events during the year. Mrs. Frank Kling was named secretary. She replaces Mrs. J. E. Longstaff, whp resigned after several years in that office. Mrs. Norman Scoins, president, conducted, the meeting. Announcement as made of a ladies' open bonspiel on Wed- nesday, Feb. 20, 1963. Officials asked that anyone interested in curling should contact the president; Mrs, Scoins, or .any member of the club. t Award Trophy To Juvenile `C' Ball Champs Court Hears 39 App ButAIiow Few Chan 8 Candidates Presentation of the Bruce Dean Memorial trophy, emblem- atic of the WOAA Juvenile 'C' baseball championship, to the Seaforth Juveniles by Jim Ing- lis, president of the WOAA, climaxed another successful minor baseball season in Sea - forth. The Seaforth Minor Baseball Association held a banquet Monday evening in the Seaforth Legion Hall, at which time the presentation of the champion- ship award was made. In addi- tion to honoring the° winning team, members of. the Pee -Wee and Bantam teams were also present. Mr. Inglis, who was introduc- ed by John Patterson, secretary - treasurer of 'the association, in presenting . the trophy to Jim Dick, captain; Cliff Petrie, man- ager, and Bill Eisler, coach, ex- tended congratulations .not on- ly from the WOAA executive, but 'also from himself, • and spoke of the excellent way the Seaforth ' Juvenilea conducted themselves in the playoffs. Crests were also presented to each player, and later this month, each will receive a jacket. Other awards were presented to players on the three teams sponsored by the association. These awards were for the most valuable player on each team and are donated by the Seaforth Chamber of Coin- merce. Len F. Ford, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presented the trophies to John McLean, Pee -Wee; Don Hulley, Bantam, and Lloyd Pethick, Juvenile winners. An addition- al award, the Gus Boussey tro- phy, donated by Mr. Boussey and presented by him, was won by Stephen Brady, as the most '(Continued on Page 12) Start Voting To Elect 1962 Snow Queen. Voting to elect a Snow Queen who will reign over the Santa Claus parade here on December 1, begins this week. Ballots will be available from most Seaforth stores, according to Santa Claus parade officials. The candidates - eight of them -have been selected by Seaforth District High School students, and in general repre- sent various sections of the high school district. The can- didates are Margaret Elgie, June Higginbotham, Faye Lit- tle, Mary Scott, Jean Shortreed, Pam Stapleton, Lois Tyndall and Arlene Williamson. Pic- tures of the eight candidates are shown on Page 12. Each purchase of $1.00 at most Seaforth stores will en- title the purchaser to a ballot which is marked and deposited ' in boxes in the stores. Voting ends Saturday, Nov. 24. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes will be declared 1962 Seaforth Snow Queen. The two candidates re- ceiving the next greatest num- ber of votes 'will act as attend- ants. The Snow- Queen will be crowned at a Snow Queen dance, which this year will be held ' Friday, Nov. 30. She will be a guest of honor in the San- ta Claus parade on Dec. 1. Damage High in Kippen Crash A total of 39 appeals on assessment were heard by the Seaforth court of revision on Monday night. In 19 gases the assessment as made was sus- tained, and slight reductions Were agreed on in the case of six appeals. The remainder of the appeals were concerned with adjustment of technical errors or change in school sup- port. The court sat in the larger court room on the second floor in view of the number of rate- payers present for the hearing. Interest in the cases was high and spectator seats were `well filled throughout the evening, despite the almost lack of heat in the building. Small electric heaters dotted about the room did little towards reducing the chill. A defective boiler has Damage was, heavy in a one - vehicle crash south of Kippen Thursday evening. Nicholas Van Vugt, 48, RR 4, Seaforth, suffered several, fractured ribs and other internal injuries, when the truck which he was driving left the road and crash- ed into two large trees near the Kippen bridge. Theccident occurred dur- ing a binding snowstorm. Mr. Van Vugt was travelling north .with his 1962 model livestock truck, when he was blinded by headlights of a south -bound ve- hicle. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000 by the investigating officer. Mr. Van Vugt" was admitted to .Scott Memorial Hospital and was released later in the week. Four pigs in the truck were killed and a cattle beast suf- fered a broken leg and was lat- er destroyed. The accident was investigated by OPP Constable Don West- over, Exeter. Hallowe'en Activity Seaforth firemen were call- ed out at 11 o'clock Hallowe'en night to extinguish a blazing heap of tires and straw at the intersection of Main and Gode- rich Streets. STAFF REPRESENTATIVES Miss Thelma Elgie (left). and Mrs. Lloyd Rowat discuss plans for the part the staff will play in the Hospital Building Fund campaign with J. E. Keating, chairman of the hospital group, which includes board, staff, medical profession and auxiliary. The group has an objective of $40',000. The overall campaign objective is $195,000. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Hospital'Grpup egins Drive The first stage 'in the Sea - forth Community Hospital Building Fund campaign got under way this week, when a canvass of members of the hos- pital group was commenced. Canvass of other sections, such as commerce and industry and rural areas will begin in suc- ceeding weeks. The hospital group includes members of the board, the medical profession and the staff of the hospital. In addition, the contribution from the Wo- men's Hospital Auxiliary will form part of the objective of this group. The objective for the hospital group is $40,000, and campaign officials pointed out this will include cash gifts as well as pledges. The campaign for $195,000 was announced two weeks ago. Discussing the proposed new hospital, James M. Scott, chair- man of the hospital property committee, recalled that need for additional hospital accom- modation has been under study by the board for several years. Proposals to provide changes in the existing building were abandoned when the Ontario Hospital Services Commission would not agree to alterations that would provide additional accommodation. Mr. Scott said the matter had been discussed with the Com- mission .on many occasions. In a letter of February 10, 1960, the Commission referred to the cost of a major renovation to the existing building and wrote as follows: "With regard to the utiliza- tion of the second floor for pa- tient accommodation, the Com- mission was concerned for the reason that the space is obviously not good hospital ac- commodation and 'constitutes a very real fire hazard, and, in addition, would be difficult to staff and expensive to operate, being a small unit detached from the rest of the hospital. "Reviewing all these aspects, the Commission felt that the most suitable answer to the problem was to develop an .en tirely new hospital on a dif ferent site." le4t'the Town Hall without heat for some time. - It was after 11 o'clock before the last appeal was heard, and the court sat for three hours afterwards considering the evi- dence. AREA VICE-CHAIRMEN in charge of the Seaforth Com- munity Hospital Building Fund campaign discussed plans at campaign headquarters Friday. Shown with area ,chairman J. -M. Scott and John W. Modeland, they are (seated from the left), William Cameron Tuckersmith representative on the boara;:"Rttssell Belton, McKillop; Mr. Scott, Gerald 1io1- land, Dublin, and Walter Scott, Hullett. Standing, from the left are Mr. Modeland, Russell Sholdice, Logan, Elgin Mc- Kinley, Stanley, Alex Chesney, Tuckersmith, Gordon Mc - Gavin, McKillop, and Ross Scott, Brucefleld: Absent when the picture was taken were William Dennis, McKillop board representative; Norman MacLean, Tuckersmith; Earl Dick, liibberti: anti William Turnbull, Grey. Hear Appeals William Brugger appealed an increase from $1250 to $1800 on his James Street property. The court -was told the increase represented a furnace. and bath- room that were not included in previous year. Mr. Brugger said lack of drainage presented a problem. The assessment was sustained. ' Reductions of $475 and $275 were allowed on an appeal by Frank Kling covering the for- mer Daly property on Main St. The fo'r`mer barn had no value, assessor D. Haines said, 'and improvements had not been carried out . to the rear of the former garage building. A reduction of $175 , was granted John C. Crich on his North Main Street residence assessment. The adjustment re- presented removal of a veranda and changes in a barn. The as- sessment on his business block was sustained. Several assessments were sustained when it was indicat- • ed the increases had resulted from reviews indicating errors or certain facilities such as bathrooms or furnaces which had .been omitted in previous assessments. This tidying up, Mayor Daily said, was part of an overall review being car- ried out by the assessor. Included in this category - were appeads by Mrs. Tellesille Storey, up $225 to $1200; Cath- erine Cleary, up $150 to $1500; Norman Rhiel, up $150 to $2250; Thomas Carter, up $150; Ed. J. Kenny, up $100 to $950,, and Dr. M. W. Stapleton, up $400 to $7400. . J. J: Cleary appealed an in crease of $1830 to $6780 on a Main Street businessro ert P P Y, but the court confirmed the as- sessment when the assessor in- dicated the amount was in line with similar buildings in Sea - forth and elsewhere in the county. No action was taken concerning an increase of $200 to $2700 on a Chalk Street resi- dence. The court discussed on sev- eral occasions, the method by which the assessor arrived at assessments. Mr. Haines said that in every case the formula set out in the assessment manu- al was follow'ed.' Appealing an assessment of $12,400 on a Main Street pro- perty containing seven apart- ments and 'four business prem- ises, Lee Learn said assessment should reflect wages . and rent- ability. The court agreed to re- view the assessment further. Other assessments which are to be reviewed further include the residence of Elizabeth E. Smith, Railway St., from $1300 three years ago to $1950 this year, and John Skinn, from $925 to $1450. Further review was agreed on when the asses- !sor suggested the court might wish to look over' the proper- ties. "The court agreed to delete - I business assessment on a small garage assessed to John Bosh - art & Sons Ltd., but sustained other assessments in connec- tion with the company proper- ty. Enos Boshart, referring tb the assessments generally, said he had not complained previous - there had been some ion. ,He had felt, hey were were too high. ess assessment on e Wright & Ley - on Page 6) ly becau: consider however, The bus scales • at (Contin • Corr'ct Increase On Assessment In a story concerning an increase in Seaforth assess- ment which appeared in the issue of October 11 last, an error occurred which resulted in the increase ap peering substantially larg- er than actually is the case. The ,increase from 1961 in overall assessment is ap- proximately $53,000, Clerk Lyle Hammond said. Investigate Theft At CNR Police are investigating a break-in at the CNR freight sheds that occurred sometime early Wednesday. Entry was gained through a basement area, „according to Chief Amer Hutchison. Nothing appeared tb halm been removed, he said.