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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-01-03, Page 1• a • 4 • P 1 r, r tr J 1 1 104th Year Whole No. 4951 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963 - 8 PAGES $3.50 a 'Year ut Advanoo Single Copies, 1.0 'Gema Huron F of A MeetsArea Highv.•'dy Minister Charles MacNaughton, speaking during the annual round -table confer- ence of the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture at Clin- ton Friday, said that an agree- ment made between the Cana- dian Government and the Gen- eral Agreement on Trades and Tariffs hindered Canada from exporting butter allocations to Holstein Club Sets Plans For 1963 Activities Directors of the Huron Coun- ty Holstein Club at a special meeting held in the new agri- cultural office board rooms, Clinton, drew up plans for 1963, in which Harold Gaunt, Luck - now, was appointed to repres- ent the club on the Huron County Federation of Agricul- ture. Set 1963 Plans Plans made included the holding of the annual Barn Meet at the farm of Ed. Bell, Blyth, the third week in March, with a committee comprised of Ed. Bell, Simon Hallahan, Bel - grave; Maurice Hallahan, Bel - grave, and William Gow, Au- burn, to make .arrangements; for the annual bus tour the week of May 29, to be arranged by a committee including Wil- liam Haugh, Clinton; Douglas Farquhar, Clinton; Wm. Clut- ton, Goderich, and' Allister Broadfoot, Seaforth; the annual Twilight ` meeting to be held the second week of June at the farm of Ross Marshall, Kirkton, with Tom Brock, Granton; Tom Hern, Woodham; Ross Trewar- tha, Clinton, and Mr. Marshall arranging the event; the annual banquet, to be held October 22 in the Memorial Hall, Blyth, with Clem ' Galbraith; Blyth; Simon Hallahan, Harold Gaunt and James Hogg, Seaforth, ar- ranging the event; and the.an- nual meeting to be held in Blyth the third week in Novem- ber, with a committee compris- ed of Eldon Bradley, RR 3, Goderich; William Gow, Au- burn; Mac Smith, Brussels, and Clem Galbraith in" charge. The president, Wellington Brock, Granton; the first vice- president, Vernon Hunter, Luck - now, and the secretary, Hume Clutton, Goderich, were named delegates to the Western Coun- ties Committee at Lambeth in February. Welcome Santa At' Legion Party The reception for Santa .Claus which Branch 156 holds every Christmas, attracted a full at- tendance at the Legion Hall. Past president Archie Dobson was chairman and introduced a varied program. Santa appeared and presented stockings to near- ly 200 children, and afterwards enjoyed coffee and. doughnuts with the parents. Those taking part were: Song, Ted Scott; songs, Gordon Beut- tenmiller; tap dance; Brenda Hodgert and Vicki Miller; song, Johnnie Fraiser ; recitation, Stewart Scott; recitation, Judy Praiser; quartette, Randy Alex- ander, Lynn MacLean, Tommy Barry and Dennie Wood; piano selection, Barbara Holland. Assisting in the program were Mrs. Gordon Scott, Mrs. Jack McLlwain, Mrs. Keith Me - i Lean and Peter Malcolm. West Germany. Mr. MacNaughton, who vise - ed West Germany three months ago, said that he was "amazed" to learn that West Germany had allocated a butter quota to Canada. He said that Canada failed to export the butter as a result of the agreement with G.A.T.T. made at Geneva. While. the quota was small, it appears that had Canada taken advant- age of the opportunity, succes- sive and increasing quotas would have been available, he said. Mr. Macleaughton made his remarks during the meeting of county 'federation directors and chairmen of the various com- modity groups of the federa- tion, with local members of both federal and provincial govern- ments. Huron County is one of the province's main producers of butter. Mr. MacNaughton told the federation officials there is a big British market for Canadian cheese and that "there should be some means for directing milk into this channel." Elston Cardiff, Brussels, Pro- gressive Conservative member of,Parliament for Huron, failed to comment on a rumor, men- tioned from the floor, that 2,- 0063000 pounds of No. 1 aged cheddar cheese, heldin storage last summer by the federal gov- ernment, could have been used to supply the British Govern- ment. - 'Production of the sugar beet industry should be greatly ex- panded," said •Mr. Cardiff, add- ing that it would be good insur- ance for. Canadian consumers in case imports were not avail- able. He said thatlast year the Ontario government. paid a subsidy of 50 cents, the manu- facturers 50 cents, and the fed- eral government a little more than $2.00 per ton on sugar beets,'in order to.bring the pro- ducer price to $13 per ton. Lloyd Lovell, Kippen, sugar beet representative of. Huron County on the provincial.board, pointed out that quite recently sugar beet prices have increas- ed to the mark where producers will. get a good return without a subsidy of any kind. Mr. Cardiff made no comment when it was suggested by a for- mer _ fieldman of the Huron County Federation, Carl Hem- ingway, Brussels, that the "fed- eral government could very well implement its import quota sugar regulations since beets g had been a government sub- sidized product." Huron Debt is Up The federal member for Hur- on expressed concern over farmers in his riding carrying too much debt, with the result that they are experiencing dif- ficulties. He claimed that the Federal Farm Credit Corpora- tion has loaned Huron County farmers $1,500,000. The recently elected and youngest member of the Pro- vincial House,Murray Gaunt, Lucknow (Lib., Huron) com- mended the federal government on its legislation governing the meat inspection, In a discussion on butter pro- duction led by Horace Del - bridge, Kirkton, . chairman of the Huron County Cream Pro- ducers, Marvin Howe, Arthur (M.P., Cons., Wellington -Huron) stated that cheap margarine is higher - in cholestral content than butter, and that it is much harder to digest. He suggested that dairy producers should make this fact well-known. He was asked from the floor why the Ontario . government then allowed the use of margarine in the Home Economics classes of high schools—and pay the grant towards it. The first vice-president of the Ontario Wheat Producers Mar- keting Board, Russell, Bolton, (Continued on Page 4) WILLIAM D. STEPHEN - Sal, who recently was ap- pointed Manager of. Sea - forth branch of the Toron- to Dominion Bank. Mr. Stephenson, w h oma, conies from Wyoming, Moved .1iis family here,the end of lit week. • FIRST BABY to be born in Scott . Memorial Hospital in the New Year was Daniel Peter Wermann, the six -pound eight -ounce son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weimann, of Seaforth. Shown here with his mother, Daniel Peter seeins -a bit disturbed by the fuss of picture taking. Ar- riving at 6:05 a.m. New Year's morning, he is the first child in the Weimann family. (Ex- positor photo by Phillips). - - Visits Mark New Years Misses Edyth Boyd and Mar- garet Chesney visited in London during the past week. Miss Mabel Turnbull spent Christmas in Ingersoll. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Ferguson• - of Toronto, spent New Years with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Flynn. Mr. and Mrs, William „Scott, of Ottawa, and Mr. John Scott, of Toronto, spent the holiday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shaw, of Rankin Inlet, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Boussey this week. Miss Mary Walker has return- ed home from Toronto, where she •spent Christmas and New Years. Ml'. and Mrs. D. J. Hillis, Jen- nifer, Peter and Michael, of Ingersoll; Dr. and Mrs.. G. R. Myles and Jacqueline, Ottawa, and Miss Marilyn Hillis, Tillson- •burg, spent New Year's with their aunt, Miss Mabel Turn- bull. - Mrs. W. L. Whyte spent New Years in Kitchener with her daughter, Mrs. Van der Molen and Mr. Van der Molen. Mr. and Mrs. M. McKellar spent Christmas .with Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Williams and family, Mount Clemens, Mich. - Mr. Neil Broadfoot spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Broadfoot. Capt. James Weir and Mrs. Weir and Lieut. Peter Spittal, of Camp Petawawa, were New Year's visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Spittal. Mr. Harry Nesbitt, Timmins, has returned after spending Christmas with his family here. Miss Phyliss'-Breans, MacDon- ald College, Ste. Anne de Belle- vue, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryans, Toronto, were holiday visitors with Dr" and Mrs. W. R. Bryans. "Miss Ruth Joynt, Toronto, spent holidays with her par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Joynt. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloney and family, of Preston, spent Sunday with Mrs. Teresa Ma- loney and Mrs. Bervil Skinn and Tommy and Mr. and Mrs. Reg Aubin and family. Mr. and Mrs Harold Barry, of Toronto, ark spending the winter with their daughter in Downey, California" Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Scott at - Major Stories, January 4 Long-time public servant, Senator William H. Golding, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, Mr. Golding had served in the Senate since June, 1949, when he was summoned. A fire on,Dec. 31 took the life of Mrs. Donald Currie, Brus- sels. Her husband managed to flee from the burning home. Their three children were pot at home at the time of the fire. Building" permits issued dur- ing the year 1961 in the Town of Seaforth totalled $109,445, a review of Construction figures showed this week. A total of 41 permits were issued by buildinginspector Harold Ma- loney in the 12 -month period. January 11 p`ive Seaforth. district 441 ub 'Orb; tecetved flroVitioiat tended the Collard -Glen wed- ding in Knox College Chapel, Toronto last Friday. Mr. and Mrs, T. J. Flynn spent Christmas with: relatives in To- ronto. Mr. and Mrs.. Victor Overholt, Marlene, Elaine and Pauline, of Centralia, spent New Years with Mrs. Teresa Maloney. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matthews and daughter, Jacqueline, have returned home after- - spending Christmas holidays with Mrs. Matthews' parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ray Jessome, in Toronto. Miss Sharon Hotham, Brant- ford, spent the Christmas holi- days at her home here. Mr. Hugh Huff, of St. Marys, and Miss Joanne Glovier, of Bonfire Set for SaturdayNight The Christmas season will come to an end her Satur- • day when the Seaforth Fire- men will co-operate with the Chamber of Commerce in preparing a giant bonfire of discarded Ceristmas trees. Planned for a vacant field in the area of SDHS and near the corner of Duke and Chalk Streets, the bonfire party is expected to be under way at 7:30, C 'of C officials said. The fire will be under super; vision of Fire Chief John F." Scott and Seaforth Fireman. When the bonfire has died down, the C of C suggests you take your children to the nearby Arena for family skating night. A special pro- gram has been arranged, in- cluding prizes for race ev- ents and for the largest fam- ily on skates. The trees will be collected Friday and Saturday by Boy Scouts and Firemen, and in order to have trees picked up it will be necessary that they be left near the streets. Fire- men will supervise piling them ready for the fire. Details for the event are being worked out by a com- mittee including L. F. Ford, C of C president; Mrs. Jean Hildebrand, R. J. Boussey and Fire Chief John F. Scott. Events honor pins, certificates and en- cyclopedia Britannia books at Achievement Day, held at Sea - forth District High School. The five girls receiving awards were Suane Haugh, Carol Carter, Marguerite Scott, Mrs. Marjorie Coleman and Emily Elliott. The Department of Public Works has awarded a $19,725 contract to the Looby Construc- tion Ltd., of Dublin, for the construction of a post office building at Dublin, The work is scheduled for completion within three months. Seaforth police laid a total of 102 charges during 1961, which resulted in payment of fines totalling. $2,057.10, it was revealed in the annual report of the police department, pre - added by- Chief Constable 1• thet, SutehtnilonJ. Acclaim McKillop Reeve . AsRecordl�th 1ermStarts Reeve Dan Beuermann was returned by acclamation as reeve of McKillop following township nominations Friday. He begins his 16th term as head of the municipality. Reeve Beuermann's acclama- tion came when Councillor Ken Stewart and Gordon McGavin, who also had' been nominated for the office, did not qualify. Councillor Stewart, who had also been nominated for coun- cil, qualified for that office along with the other members of the 1962 council. Reeve Beuermann will be the dean of county council when it Oshawa, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. Flynn recently. Mr. John Weber, of Toronto, is spending a few days with friends in Seaforth. Mr. Douglas Stewart and Miss Mary Snider, of Toronto, were guests with his parents, Mr. and Mr's. James A. Stewart. • 'Mrs. Teresa Maloney spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Overholt,- Centralia, - -- Mr. Nelson Ball and Mr. Robt. Bha'rp have returned to Uni- versity of Waterloo after spending the holidays with their parents here. • Miss Joy Montgomery, of Kal- amazoo, Mich., spent the holi- days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Montgomery. Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hotham were: Mr, and Mrs. John L. Hotham and family, of Windsor; Mr. acid Mrs. C. E. Laithwaite and three sons of Goderich; Mr. and. Mrs. Dun- can Cooper, of Kippen; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cooper, Barbara and Stephen, of Kippen; Mr. Donald Millard and Miss Shar- on Hotham, of Brantford. Miss Beverly Bedour, Gode- rich, spent last week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Aubin. Mr. John Hotham is a pa- tient in Scott Memorial Hospi- tal. Mr. and Mrs: Arthur Dev- ereaux, Angela, Tom, Jean, Pat and Claire spent the weekend in Niagara Falls visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Eckert. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hicknell, of Kirkland Lake, and Miss Ter- esa •Hicknell, North Bay, spent the Christmas holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Leonhardt. Mrs. Ann Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Matthews and Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matthews and Jacqueline spent New Year's Day with Mr, and Mrs. Stewart Henderson and family in Mit- chell. Mr. George Hotham, of Lon- don, and Mr. Arthur Hotham, of Delaware, visited the latter's brother,' Mr. John Hotham, on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore and family left for I:indsay last weekend, where he has been appointed manager of the To- ronto -Dominion Bank. School Report Provides First For Meeting A feature of the meeting of ratepayers which followed nom- inations in McKillop Friday af- ternoon was the report present- ed by Mrs. Thomas Govenlock, representative of the Seaforth District High School 1#oard, to the Board of the Central Huron Secondary School. The appearance of Mrs. Gov- enlock at the meeting created a record. Ratepayers at the meeting, who had been present at similar events for many years, said as far as they could recall, it was the first time a woman had attended a ratepay- ers' meeting in McKillop. In presenting her report, -.Mrs. Govenlock expressed apprecia- tion to Rssell Bolton and Gordon McGavin, whose support she said had made possible her ap- pointment as a member of the Advisory Board of Central Hur- on Secondary School In her report, Mrs. Govenlock said: During the current year 1- -Dave attended. -23-meetings which the Clinton Board sent out official notices. I am happy to report that the equipment committee, of which I am a member, after numerous meet- ings, has the most of the equip- ment ordered. I also attended, besides these meetings, the sodeurning and the Commencement. I would like to report that Mr. Ed. Dearing and I have been very cordially received by the Clinton members at all times. • When the Huron District Farmer's Union . presented- •a brief to Premier John Robarts and Dr. Rendall, superintendent of secondary schools, he prom- ised us a grant of $1,000,000.00 to build and equip a school if the four boards wouldco-oper- ate ih sponsoring it. Mr. Robarts authorized the Farmers' Union to conduct meetings of the four boards to accomplish this. I am happy to report the grant has now nearly reached the $1,500,- 000.00 mark. As a member of the Farming Community and Director . of the Farmers' Un- ion, I as well aware of the edu- cation tax burden, for that rea- son I have been very vocal in insisting no expenditures be made which would involve the ratepayers in our county in any debenture debt. Mr. Laing, assistant superin'- tendent of secondary schools, visited Clinton recently and authorized an additional shop to teach sheet metal work. We have not ordered this shop as we are awaiting a firm written authorization from the Depart. ment in Toronto. I feel this is the right thing to do as experi- ence has shown us shops cost as high as $40,000 to equip. Largest Share With the exception of Gode- rich, the other three participat- (Continued on Page 8) meets in Goderich on January 15. - Those nominated at the meet- ing in Winthrop were: For Reeve Dan Beuermann: by Clarence Regele and Carl Leonhardt. Kenneth Stewart: by Francis Hicknell '-and James Keys. Gordn McGavin: by William REEVE DAN BEUERMANN is 1963 McKillop Reeve Teen -Twenty Has Dinner Seaforth Teen -Twenty held a successful dinner and dance in the Community Centre Satur- eay evening. Despite poor wea- ther conditions, about one hun- dred were in attendance at the turkey dinner, catered by Mrs. W. P. Miller. Duffing the evening. Preeidezlt os ei3- utienmiller presente . - gift to Seaforth's Chief of Po- lice, Elmer Hutchinson. 'Mr. Hutchinson founded the organ- ization and has played a major role in making it a success. Sec- retary Elaine Somerville and treasurer Gwen Storey reported on the club's activities during the year. • Jack Stephens, popular Lon- don radio disc jockey, was mas- ter of ceremonies at the dance that followed. Music was sup- plied by a Clinton area orch- estra. Winners of prizes in various contests were Don Wright,,: Marilyn Tremeer and Anne Troutbeck. During the year the organiza- tion donated $200 to help spon- sor 'three minor hockey teams and $150 to help defray expens- es in the purchase of jackets for the WOAA Juvenile `base- ball championship team. Other smaller donations were also. made. Nominations were received for the various organization of- ficers, and voting will take place Saturday night. Those nominated are: For president: Ken Bedard, Tom Dick, Ted Lamont, Mike Malone, Kim McLean and Don Wright. For vice-president: Faye Lit tle, Linda• Powell and Marg. Stapleton. For secretary: Louis Dev- ereaux, Barb Nott and Marilyn Tremeer. - For treasurer: Don Coleman and Arlene Williamson. Smile of the Week "You look depressed, my friend. What are you thinking of?" "My future." "What makes it seem so hopeless?" My past." During 1962 Pass in Review January 18 - Reeve George McCutcheon, of Brussels, is the new warden of Huron County. He was elected on the fourth ballot at the op= ening of county council in Goderich. Statistics released by the Huron County Farm Safety Council revealed their had been 390 farm accidents during the year. Nine Huron residents were killed and 13 person crip- pled for life. Mary Sills and Bruce Brady took part in the Western On- tario figure skating champion- ship last week. They came fifth in the bronze dance event. January 25 Mr. F. C. J. Sills was re- elected, chairman at the in• augural • meeting of the Sea - Board last week. Vice -chairman - is C. Edward Dearing, and W. E. Southgate is secretary -treas- urer. Ken Powell, Seaforth, was elected district Scoutmaster at a meeting of area Scout leaders in Wingham. He succeeds Har- ry McIntosh, St. Marys. February 1 A native of Cromarty, Rev. George M. Lamont, 50, minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, Mitchell, and his wife, were killed in a head-on collision at Little Lakes, east of Stratford, Jan. 30. Circulation at Seaforth Car- negie Library increased to a new high of 23,000, according to reports presented by Libra- rian' Mrs. G. A, Wright. A btieli'. ash front a boiler at John Boshart & Sons early on the morning of Feb. 1, and set ,off the sprinkler system. Proceeds of over $100 were realized for the Seaforth Branch of the Cancer Society at a special hockey game Mon- day, Jan. 29, featuring the Winthrop Warriors against the CKNX All -Stars: Winthrop wal- loped the All -Stars 17-6. February 8 Ivan Forsyth was named as- essment commissioner for Tuck- ersmith at the February meet- ing of township council. Robert McMillan retired Feb. 1 as president of the Seaforth Agricultural Society and was succeeded by Gordan Papple. Members of the 1961 graduat- ing " class of St, Jatnes' School were honored Tneaday e etlin': League presented them with school pins. February 15 Mr, and Mrs. Glen Hood and their three children were forc- ed out into a driving -snow- storm Feb. 14 when fire de- stroyed their home on the 18th concession of Grey, east of Walton. Tenders will be called for the Seaforth sewer project early in May, with construction com- mencing in June, council was told in a letter from the O'RC Feb. 12. James E. Willis, for many years a prominent Seaforth merchant and a member of a pioneer family, died Pet.. 12 at Alexander and John L. Malone. " For Council Ralph McNichol: by Percy • Dalton and Jack Bosman, Kenneth Stewart; by John R. Leeming and John L. etalone. Allan Campbell: by Ross Dris-, coli and Lloyd McCluskie. William J. Dennis; by Earl Mills and Campbell Wey. The hall was crowded .with. about 125 people present, when Clerk J. M. Eckert .was elected chairman for a meeting of rate- payers which followed on the close of nominations. The chairman in calling on candidates to speak followed the order hi which each had been nominated. In indicating he would again be a candidate, Reeve Beuei- mann said as a member of the Huron Road Committee, he was seeking approval of the paving of the boundary road north of Dublin to Brodhagen and Win- throp, and north to the 10th. He was hopeful approval would be forthcoming soon and said a traffic count had indicated the load was nearing the required number of 300 vehicles per day. Reviewing the work of county council, Reeve Beuermann told the meeting that a substantial amount of road work was plan- , ned in the township, and re- ferred particularly to the On- tario financed development road from Seaforth to Brussels. Chooses Council Answering a query from the chairman, the Reeve said the Maitland Authority budget was approximately $11,000, but that denite figures would not• be available until January. Announcing he would not be a candidate for reeve, Council- lor Ken Stewart said he had not anticipated it would become a three-way fight. He would not cause an election, he said, and would leave the decision .up to those who were more experienc- ed than he was. -He--eongr-atu-lated Re e v e Beuermann on being nominat- ed for the 16th time, and Clerk J. M. Eckert on his long career on township and county .coup cils and as clerk -treasurer. He reminded the meeting that this year Mr. Eckert had been presi- dent of the Association of On- tario Rural Municipalities. Gordon McGavin, referring to the fact he no longer was to be a member of the SDHS board which he had served for 15 years, said the fact he had not been reappointed made him quite happy, since too often people in such positions receive more abuse than it is worth. Experience Counts Warning there was no substi- tute for experience, the speak- er was critical of action taken by council in connection with the • road superintendent and• grader operator. Unnecessary expense h a d been created when the Love Drain was repaired, Mr. Mc - Gavin said. All that was need- ed was replacement of a broken culvert which the previous road superintendent had planned to do. Instead, engineers had been called in and the result was the complete redesign of the drain. This in turn "eliminated the natural water basin that had existed in the area. He felt too. frequently we depend on the civil service too much and that this was reflected in increased taxes. The error as far as the Love Drain was concerned, he said, was that the engineer had been instructed to provide for repair and improvement, rather than repair only} This would not have occurred had the persons involved been experienced, he contended. Mr. ,McGavin passed around a set of pictures which indicat- ed the work which had been done en the Love Drain, and showed the steps that he sug- gested should have been taken. Included in the pictures were several showing a pond• and conservation project at the farm of Fred Glanville, which, he said, had been constructed at the owner's expense. It was (Continued on Page 8) Junior Farm's Wold Xmas Dance Several prizes were awarded at the Seaforth Junior Farmers' dance last Thursday night. Held at the Seaforth Memorial Le- gion Hall, officials reported a successful evening. Dancing was to Al Cherney and the Western- ers. Winners in the annual Christ- mas draw were: T. A. Dutton, Brucefield,,$50, :and Lloyd, Arm Huronview, Clinton, in his first Aro" brussels ,iiny'stery± rite. year. year.