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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-11-29, Page 181i -,T >EW.RQN I+ CPOSTTOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., NOV. 29, 1962 BROD . AGEN Comrunity Centre Friday, Nov. 30th Elgin. Fisher and the ' Rhythmaires ADMISSION 75 CENTS EGMONDVILI.E UNITED CHURCH REV. J. H. VARDY, Minister C. Lyle • Hammond, Organist and Choir Leader 10:30 a.m.—Church School 11 A.M. — Morning Worship 11 A.M.—Sunday School unites with congregation for White Gift Service. EVERYONE WELCOME! Huron F of- A (Continued from Page 13) Returning to the county in which he served as agricultural representative from 1948 to 1951, was R. Gordon Bennett, assistant "deputy minister of agricultural for' Ontario., Mr. Bennett, as guest speaker, by means of colored slides, told of his trip last summer to South- ern Rhodesia with a group from the Ontario Flue -Cured Ttobac- co Growers' Marketing Board. (A complete report of the F of A annual meeting will ap pear in next week's issuuuuuu,e ) RECEPTION for Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Campbell knee Margaret Batten) Friday, Dec. 7th Community Centre LORNE MILLER'S ORCHESTRA Ladies please bring Lunch B -A -Z -A -A HOME PRODUCE and TEA St. James' Church C.W.L. R Saturday, December 1st 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. IN ST. JAMES' SCHOOL HALL ..14-1 .(.' i A I Y.' I �N r l a4' I .Y �+' Jki A'r I X•' I r l 1 h., 4 ...V, .. n .. w, ' .. v4. --e4, 4, •- w' ,.r. •". !4 .,. K. .M .,✓r k-. ry r1r I, ., .. rrr At, Ir la+ rjr rlr. SNOWFLAKE BAZAAR Hensall United' Church Women — FEATURING ATTIC TREASURES • KNITTED GOODS • APRONS FANCY WORK • CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES CANDY • BAKING Saturday, Dec. 1st — 3 p.m. HENS ALL UNITED CHURCH r HI KIDS! Here's another chance to visit with SANTA CLAUS at the CLINTON SANTA CLAUS PARADE - Tuesday, December 4th at 3:15 Main Street - CLINTON' TREATS FOR ALL CHILDREN The Week at . • . SEAFORTH ARENA and.. COMMUNITY CENTRE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th— Skating , 8 to 10 p.m. Arena opens at 7:45 p.m. Admission — 35c and 25c SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st— Free Santa Parade Skating 2 to 3:30 p.m. Arena opens at 1:45 p.m. Skating -- 8 to 10 p.m. Admission — 35c and 25c TEEN TOWN — HALL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4th— Figure Skating 'Int. "B" Hockey — Mitchell vs. Seaforth 8:30 p.m. — Admission 25c and 50c WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5th— Free Skating for Beginners and Guardians 1 to 4 p.m. Skating — 8 to 10 p.m. Admission — 35c and 25c This space contributed through •the courtesy of UNION � ,COM PANY • OF CANADA LIMITED SEAFORTH ONTARIO r , ,. ,:,,,� r,,. McKillop Couple is Married 50 Years Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorn- ton, well-known McKillop resi- dents, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sun- day. They were married in St. Thomas' rectory, Seaforth, by Rev. Berry on Dec. 2, 1912, The bride was Mary Kistner, daughter of George Kistner and Elizabeth Leeming. while her husband was a son of George Thornton and Mary Knerse. They have resided at lot 12, von. 12. McKillop, for'' more than 40 years. Members of the former Bethel Church, they now attend Walton church. Mrs. Thornton for many years was active in 'the Ladies' Aid: A son, Kenneth, died in 1942, but Mr. and Mrs. Thornton have one daughter, Della, Mrs. Ed. Regele, and the reception on Sunday will be held at her home. Friends are invited to call from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9. SEAFORTH VOTERS CHOOSE (Continued Hodgert. Mrs. Sally Sillery by Harold Jackson A. MacDonald. Attendance at the ratepayers' meeting in the Legion Hall which followed nominations was small. Members of council and representatives of municipal boards acted as a panel in an- swering questions concerning town affairs, as well as report- ing on activities in each of their fields. Former Mayor E. A. McMas- ter was chairman and speakers referred to the contribution he had made to the community during his several terms of of- fice and. while he had been a resident of town. Mayor Daly, who spoke first, reviewed town affairs and his remarks appear in a separate story on this page. Reeve William Ball discuss- edcounty matters. He warned county business appeared to be on the increase and that this trend was expected to continue. Despite this, it had been pos- sible to avoid construction of additional county office accom- modation.,..:• Councillor Angus MacLean - expressed appreciation to the school boards for the assistance given him in holding down esti- mates. rice Etue. The school has an as= While there had been sev- sessment of $505,730.00, includ- eral "hot" sessions. Councillor in $228,455.00, or 45,51% from N. C.') said he,felt this :Seaforth, $120,125.00 or 23.8% indicateedd increased interest and from McKillop, and $157,150.00 contributed to better govern- or • 31.1. from Tuckersmith. ment. He congratulated Mayor Daly on his comprehensive re. port. Councillor Earl Dinsmore in- ins forward to next year on dicated he expected to run for the 50th anniversary of the mayor. While at the beginning. erection of the building, Mrs. of the year he had not been Joseph McConnell said. She told too happy. anumber of prob- of exhibits the library sponsor- lems had been cleared. Parking ed, and said Mrs. G. A. Wright, was improved and cost of Po the librarian, made a great con - lice protection reduced. He felt it would be possible to obtain a traffic light at Main and Gode- rich Streets. The speaker said grants for presentative on the Hospital work on speaker eh and North Board, reviewed steps taken by Main Streets were avail hie to the board leading up to a deci- sion to seek funds with which any municipality and ,,h ook' exception to suggestions hey to build a new hospital The had been made possible as a re- sult was of .special 'representations by any member of council. Councillor Neil"Bell, who had council responlibility for the fire brigade, said he had en- joyed Working with Fire Chief J.' F. Scott. whom he described as providing.as good service as any in Ontario. Chairman of the street com- mittee, Carl Dalion told of work done by the town staff and indicated the excellent job Superintendent H. Maloney and staff were doing. He told of events leading to the purchase of a new grader at $5,200, and said the company had allowed $2,000 for the old grader, when all other Suppliers had said there was no trade-in value. He suggested new sidewalks be placed inside trees, on North Main, since the department pays 75 per cent of the cost. Mr. Dalton said meters were doing a good job and had produced about $1,200 in revenue. ", Councillor J. F. Flannery re- ferred to a stay in a daily paper suggesttQ the sewer contract was for $1,800,000.00. The actual cost is about $200,- 000.00, he said. from Page 13) housewife, and James Reporting for the PUC, Chair- man D'Orlean Sills said the commission had obtained a good buy in four acres for a new substation. The cost—$1,- 00—provided the station site, three building lots and a po- tential factory site. The site also will be used for pole stor- age. Prepare -Plans The commission is preparing careful plans for the future and while there is not much publicity covering its work, real day-to-day progress was being made, he said. He told the meeting an increase of $100 a month in the cost of' power would be absolved, Referring to waterworks, Mr. Sills said the commission was keeping ahead ,of street work and completing service replace- ments. A number of mains MAYOR'S REVIEW INDICATES MUNICIPAL ACTIVITY IN 1962' In reviewing municipal activi- ty during the year at the rate- payers' meeting Monday eve- ning, Mayor Daly recalled the improved accounting and office procedures that had been adopted a year -ago, and which now were paying dividends In better overall efficiency. Further chang-a contemplat- ed, he said, will be reflected next year in tax `notices and assessment notic6s arriving earlier, courts of revision and tax sales being held on schedule and in general, the business of the town being up to date at all times. It will also result in prompter payments of grants owing to the town. The Govern- ment won't give us grants, he `said. till we ask for them and we have to have our books in order to know what we want. An example was subsidy on street work which this year will amount to $12.800, up $1600 from previous years. More realistic budgeting had reduced surpluses which had stood at $17,000 in 1961 and $10,000 in 1960. At the same time, it had been possible to reduce the tax rate by 4 mills. He warned, however, that ad- ditional costs would be faced in future years arising from capi- tal projects. . Arrears Reduced The overall- financial position of the town was much improv- ed. "A year ago last .January, arrears were $64,000. Last Janu- ary this figure was reduced $10.000 to $54,000," Mayor Daly said. "At the present time our tax arrears are something over $15,000. To this $15,000 figure we will have to add 1962 taxes still unpaid on Dec. 31 of $28,- 000. This year we moved the second payment date back to October 31. as we felt that Dec. 15 was too close 'to Christmas and too close to the end of the year. We hope to get a lot of that $28,000 in before the end of the year." The mayor reviewed the ac- tion taken regarding the sewer FUNERAL'S C. J. DOLMAGE • Charles James Dblihage, 77, McKillop Township, died Tues- day at Huronview, Clinton. Survivors are his wife, the former Agnes Routledge; sons, Stewart, Russell and Leslie, all of McKillop;• one daughter, would require replacement Mrs. R. E. (Muriel) McLachlan, shortly, as well as repairs to f Tuckersmith Township; o n e the standpipe,. , brother, Austin, Winthrop; one Reporting for the SDHS, John sister, Mrs. George (Edith) Fox, Cardno said the school employ- McKillop Township, and 14 ed 18 teachers, two caretakers grandchildren. and a secretary, and for the Thebody is at the Box fun - Public School, Mrs. A. W. Sil- eral home, Seaforth, where ser- le'ry said the board had co-op- vice will be held Friday at 2 crated with council in holding pin"burial following in Mait• the rate and had undertaken landbank cemetery. Pallbear- no major projects. ers will be Ken Betties, Theron St. James' Separate School Betties,, Wry. Dodds, Hiram board was represented by Mau- Blanchard, Irvin Trewartha and There were 190 pupils, with a staff of six. - The Library Board was look- tribution "in helping the read- ing public. K. Bruce MacMillan, town re- Seaforth Chapter Order of Eastern Star EUCHRE program and expressed plea- sure that after negotiations ex- tending over five years the work was under way. Addition- al street work on North. Main Street and Goderich Street be- came possible as a result of Department of Highways par- ticipation and the cost to the town will be at a minimum. He drew attention to the need• of considering sewer requiremgnts on Goderich Street before the rebuilding program was made final, and pointed out that nev- er again would we have the opportunity to get such a cheap job with the Department of .Highways absorbing so much of he cost. Tribute To Employees The speaker paid tribute to town employees. "I feel that the most important thing that any council- or board does is its careful selection of em- ployees. They are the ones who carry on the work between meetings. In town affairs, our clerk, Lyle Hammond, has re- volutionized our office proce- dure, assisted by our capable deputy clerk, Mrs. McConnell. In fact, I think the only people who resent their efforts are those who owe Robert Dodds. Flowerbearers will be Wayne Dolmage, Ian Dolmage, Ken Dolmage, Jack McLaughlin, Glen Dolmage and Glen McLaughlin. JAMES MILTON STEWART James Milton Stewart,. 74, -af Seaforth, died at his home Sat: urday, He was a son of the late James and Minnie (Tyndall) Stewart; and was born in Us - borne Township. - He retired from farming in 1953. Mr. Stewart was a mem- ber of Britannia Lodge, AF & AM 170, Seaforth. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Jane Pullman, and one sister, Mrs. William (Vic- toria) Charlesworth, Toronto. Another sister, Mrs. Beatrice Theobald, died November 16th. The funeral service was con- ducted at the Box funeral home, Seaforth, Tuesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. J. C. Britton, of Northside United Church. Burial was in Maitlandbank cemetery. Pallbearers were Ross Gor- don, Maxwell Carter, William Campbell, James Doig, Russell Coleman and Robert' Tyndall. when it was found a conversion program was not possible in the existing 80:year-old building. Cost of fireproofing was not ec- onomical, and construction was such that additional floors could not be added. Approval had been received for a new hospital of 48 beds—an increase of 15 over existing accommo- dation of 33. Referring to the campaign to raise $195,000, he said the OHSC does not contribute to construction costs from ,insur- ance premiums. These are used for operating costs only. Ratepayers took part in the proceedings following comple- tion of reports and questions ranged from sewer rates to an amount of $1700.00 spent on repairs to a boiler in the Town Hall. They included references to the lack of a plan of the existing sewers and the need for careful inspection;.. to the fact the OWRC • would operate the new sewers; to action of po- lice in connection with a citi- zen's complaint regarding care- less driving. Thursday, Dec. 6 in IOOF Hall, Seaforth $:30 p.m. Admission 40c -- Lunch served EVERYONE WELCOME I EGMONDVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Oke were in the village on Monday to complete the sale of the barn and land on the Van Egmond property, S. W. Archibald, of London, being the buyer. Mrs. Robert Dalrymple and Charlie were at -. St, Pauls on Monday visiting the former's grandson, Mr. Reg Chappel, and Mrs. Chappel and daughter, Ritth. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott and family, of Dublin, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Brown and Linda. RECEPTION • for Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Feeney (nee Patricia Ryan) Saturday, Dec. 1 BRODHAGEN HALL ADAMS ORCHESTRA the town money. "With the purchase of an im- proved grader a short time ago, we have put our public works equipment in top shape. I'm sure our capable town foreman, Harold Maloney, must be pleas- ed to have such good equip- ment to work with. All he wants now is a home to house the equipment, and I'd like to see this included in 1963 plans. "I feel that relations 'with the. police, under Chief Sonstable Hutchinson, have improved this year, and a better job is being done. They do operate under the public eye at all time and are therefore subject to every criticism. That doesn't say that we shouldn't work for further improvement In connection with town employees, we are intro- ducing a Government sponsored pension plan, effective Janu- ary 1st. Another new town employee this year is our new assessment commissioner, Don Haines. He has done a fine job and should show further improvement as he becomes better acquainted with the town." Seaforth can have a bright future, Mayor Ddly indicated. "In the business world, we know that a smart show window pays off in increased business," he said. "The same thing ap- plies to a municipality. I like to. picture Seaforth 'a couple of years from now-- with a broad new highway through town, a beautiful new hospital at the eastern approach, a wide new street with modern lighting to the north, an expanded sewage system in operation and, in gen- eral, a town that is sure to attract new people and new business. You might add that it will also include a mortgage that will cover the town from one end to the other, but I still contend that improved effici- ency in administration can greatly offset any increased costs" While credit was due those who year after year contribut- ed of their time to. municipal affairs, Mayor Daly found younger married people do not tend to make themselves avail- able for 'service, especially on school boards where they could be most effective. He felt, too, an improvement would result if ratepayers had an opportun- ity to learn of town affairs at a meeting prior to nominations, rather than afterwards. In concluding,- the speaker suggested the advantages of a ratepayers' association, and also urged early establishment of a planning group to view the • town as a whole and to chart a course for future develop - i ment. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN • CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY Minister Sunday, Dec. 2nd 1VORSIIIP — 11:00 A.M. '9:45 a.m.—Minister's Class 10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—The Junior, Sunday School , 11:00 a.m.—The Nursery ALL THIS WEEK AT THE HURON ROOM QUEEN'S HOTEL - SEAFORTH The Standard Five 0 D. Clean, Comfortable Rooms FOR RENT By the Day or Week AT THE QUEEN'S TURKEY BINGO St. Columban Parish Hall THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 6th 9:00 p.m., sharp 15 Games for Turkeys 3 Cash Specials -- $15.00 per Game 1 Share the Wealth 3 Door Prizes ADMISSION $1.00, Extra Cards, 25c Each, 'or 5 for $1.00 DUBLIN C.W.L. BINGO Parish Hall, Dublin Friday, November 30th 9:00 p.m. • 15 REGULAR GAMES e 3 SHARE THE WEALTH -Admission — $1.00 Plan Now To Attend the First Annual SNOW QUEEN DANCE Legion. HaII, Seaforth. FRIDAY, NOV. 30th See the Snow Queen crowned and the Lovely Attendants — Music'by Desjardine's Orchestra O.I.A. INTERMEDIATE "B" . HOCKEY Tues., Dec. 4 MITCHELL is. SEAFOTH SEAFORTH ARENA TIME -8:30 ADMISSION -50c and 25c Iwlyr rI 1!".I rIr I,r IxYI rlyr l;rrl r1jt.. I;el) uyl {Nl� x I r T ..'TS . .. ... ..,a,, ..'o .. .. .. � .. .. 4 ., 4'.' .' 4 ., .4, . ,a. . '! •',. .moi. Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion Annual TURKEY BINS Royal Canadian Legion Hall SEAFORTH WE'NESDAY December 12 Play commences at 8:30 p.m., sharp 18 GAMES 15 Luscious .Christmas Turkeys Ready for the Oven THREE SPECIALS Admission $1.00 Special and Extra Cards —'-- 25c Each. or 5 for $1.00 ' NOM • • • • • r • • •