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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-01-31, Page 1fr . • . • • 9 • . . . 4 • •I, 104th Year Whole No. 4955 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1O'3: f' 'PAGES $2.511 a, Year 14 , ,dvanae( Single copies, 1.0Ceuta'• Hospital Gr�;u p Gains Objective With gifts totalling $41,021, the hospital division of the Sea - forth Community Hospital Building Fund this week be- came the first division to ex- ceed its quota. The division includes 14 members 'of the board and six members of the campaigning execute committee; six doc- tors, 26 nurses and 19 members of the housekeeping staff and the Women's Hospital Auxil- iary. While the basic objective has been • reached, soliciting in the division is continuing, offi- cials said. "The fact that those closest to the hospital, and who are most aware of the need, are the first by their cash and pledges to reach their objec- tive, is the best possible indi- cation of. the worthiness of the hospital appeal," Bruce Mac- Millan, campaign committee chairman, commented as he congratulated staff members for the support they had given. Meanwhile the campaign to- tal this week passed the $90,000 mark as solicitation in Seaforth was stepped. up. Campaign activity in rural areas, stalled for some time by blocked roads and zero tem. Public School 6 • Board Names Dr. MacLennan peratures, is getting under way again, according to area chair- men J. M. Scott and J. W. Mode - land. McKillop -,Township re- turns to date exceed $7,000.00, with just half the solicitors re- porting. Tuckersmith, where canvassing has been delayed, has reported gifts totalling ap- proximately $1,000,, Mr. Scott said. In Hullett, where about half the returns are in, the to- tal gifts are just under $2,000. DR. J. C. MacLENNAN Towners Take Centralia 21-3 Seaforth Towners, Intermedi- ate "B" hockey team, walloped Centralia RCAF 21-3 in a sche- duled OHA game Tuesday night. Jack McLlwain led the at- tack with nine goals. Bill Mc- Laughlin counted four times; Ken Doig and Bob Beuttenmil- ler collected three each, and Don Morton and Bob Whitelaw each clicked once. Goal -getters for the losers were Ivan Comier, John Sunset and Mike Barrett. Five penal- ties were counted against Cen- tralia and two against Sea - forth. Seaforth counted two in the first; nine in the second, with Centralia answering twice; and in the final Seaforth flashed the red light 10 times to one goal by the visitors. . Next home game and final game in the regular schedule is Tuesday, Feb. 12, with Mil- verton providing the opposi- tion. The Towners still have several away games left. Dr. J. C. MacLennan was named chairman of the Sea - forth Public School Bbard when the board held . its inaugural meeting. He succeeds Mrs. A. W. Sillery. Other appointments included: secretary -treasurer, M. McKel- lar; truant officer, Robt. Joynt; representative to the SDHS Board, C. A. Barber; representa- tive to the Carnegie Library, Mrs. J. A. Munn. Committees appointed includ- ed: finance, John Longstaff, Dr. MacLennan; property and supply, Mrs. Sillery, Mrs. J. A. Cardno, William Hodgert and Ken Willis. Earl Dick Heads South Huron Fair Society The annual meeting of the South Huron,,, Agricultural So- ciety was hen et the New Com- mercial Hotel, Hensall, Satur- day, when officers for 1963 were appointed. Earl Dick, of Cromarty, was appointed president for his eighth term. Other officers are: first vice-president, Jin? Doig, Seaforth; second vice-president, Vern Alderdice, Kippen; secre- tary -treasurer, P. L. McNaugh- ton, Hensall. K. K. Christian was made. an honorary member of the society. The president and secretary - treasurer were appointed dele- gates •to attend the convention of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, to be held in Toronto February 20th and, 21st. The 1963 Twilight Fair will be held here Friday, June 7th, at 6 p.m. The next meeting of the society 'will be held at the New Commercial Hotel, Hen- sall, March 2, at 2 p.m. Scouter Here Wins High Award One of the highest honors available to Scout and Guide leaders was awarded Saturday evening to Mrs. Gerald Snow- don at a -gathering of the Perth District Scouters Club in Eg- mondville, Church. Mrs. Snowdon who is Cub Mistress of 'A'ck, received a ` wood badge—firgt such award to ,resented in Seaforth. In- dic't'it ee" of,. top standing as a leader;. the award represents a long series of courses, as well as completion of on -the -job - training at Blue Springs Camp. The presentation was made by district commissioner Larry McIntosh, of St. Marys. Discuss Story Of Hospital Need At Lions Meet UNTIL NOW sewer construction work has created little problem except to those living along the sewer route. Excavation this week, however, had advanced to a main traffic route, when a large shovel began cutting across North Main St. Here the 16 -foot excavation is seen at ttae corner of Side and North. Main, as the line begins a turn north on North Main. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Industry,Council Talk Problems Representatives of a number of Seaforth industries sat down with the industrial committee of the town council Thursday evening and discussed common problems. Mooted in Mayor Earl Dins- more's address at the inaugural meeting of council, the- gath- ering considered the .relation ship of the municipality, to in- dustry. It provided an oppor- tunity to get together .and talk over ways in which each area could contribute to the well-be- ing of the other. "I'm the Mayor, but I don•.t know any of you gentlemen," Mayor Dinsmore said, as he welcomed the representatives. He added one of the pur- poses of ' the meeting was to 'allow all to become acquaint- ed since probably some indus- tries while all working together - in the town didn't know others. A weakness in the past, he felt, was that industries had not got together frequently, enough. Councillor Angus MacLean, 'ire Loss SP ?.oss could run as high as ,000 as a result of a -dire w ich swept through the third' 11 or of a Henderson Started C ick poultry house in Egmond- vi le Sunday afternoon. Some 6, 00 chicks and laying hens w re lost. W. C. Henderson said Wed- nesday the number of chickens lost could not be known im- mediately, since chickens in other parts of the building not damaged by fire, were affected by smoke, And only time would tell how many would be lost. When it became necessary to disconnect the gas service, hun- dreds of day-old chicks were lost as gas-fired brooders cut off. The building has pacity of 18,000 birds. Firemen fought the blaze for two hours in zero weather, and for much of the. time in the midst of a swirling blizzard of 'snow that cut visibility to a few feet. Using two pumpers and nearly a half mile of hose line extending from Seaforth, firemen held the blaze to the third floor. The fire ate through a small area of roof, but roof rafters were badly burned, so intense were the flames. Mr. Hender- son said a preliminary check revealed it would be necessary, to replace the entire roof. The fire was discovered short- ly before four o'clock by Mrs. M. McGrath, who alerted an- other , nearby resident, Mrs. MacLean, to call the fire bri- gade. Mr. .Henderson said as far as could be determined the fire began in the observation room on the third floor, but he was at a loss to know the cause. Two members of the staff, Ger- ald Gruithus and Harry Hak,. had left the building less' than an hour earlier and everything was in order. Despite the • weather, the fire attracted a record crowd of curious motorists who clogged area streets. Traffic was kept moving by OPP Constable Al Bowering and Chief Elmer Hut- chinson. were a ca- industrial committee chairman, who chaired the meeting, sug- gested Seaforth industries at- tend the London Manufacturing Show early in February. Spon- sored by the Ontario Govern- ment, the show is designed to indicate manufacturing oppor- tunities that exist among items now being imported. Camille Baert, of Fry Metal Indus- tries, said his firm had attend- ed a similar show in Toronto and had found it most helpful, Brad Smith, of Robert Bell In- dustries, and W. Durst, of Sea - forth Machine Shop, indicated they planned attendance at London. Offer. Suggestions A wide ranging discussion re- sulted when Mayor Dinsmore asked the group to suggest ways in which the town could be im- proved, end to suggest prob- lems facing local industries. Requirements seen included:. —A proper town plan and zoning to protect both industry (Continued on Page 4) Seaforth Curlers Active in Weston And Quebec City Representatives of the Sea - forth Curling Club are in Que- bec City this week taking part in a bonspiel. Included in the group are John Longstaff and. William Leyburn, of Seaforth, and Jos. Murphy, Royce Macaul- lay and Ken Cook, of Clinton. A Seaforth rink, including Mrs. W. MacDonald, Mrs. N. Scoins, Mrs. Scott Habkirk and Mrs. Brad Smith, are taking part in the Ontario semi-finals' for Diamond D, honors at Wes- ton this week, Seaforth, 8rownies „Are First ment pin, emblem and hand- na Burnside, and by Brownies Pack has as leaders: Brown book by the enrolling officer, who accompanied them. Owl, Mrs. Ken Doig; Tawny Mrs. Helen Davis, of RCAF Sta- In charge of the First Pack Owl, Mrs. Jack Muir. tion Clinton. are: Brown Owl, I%trs. Robert Golden Bars were presented Mrs. Davis was assisted by Newnham; Tawny Owl, Mrs. to Cynthia Newnham and Bet - Tawny Owl Mrs. Norman Say- Ronald Broome; Snowy Owl, ty McDonald, and gifts were ourin arid Snowy Owl Mrs. Ed- Nora Anderson; and the Second presented to the visitors from SEAFORTH FIREMEN battled flames at a Henderson Started Chicks Ltd. poultry house in Egmondville Sunday afternoon. While zero temperatures . and driving snow hampered their efforts, firemen held the fire to the third floor of the building. Loss is estimated as high as $30,000. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Recall .Fair Day' Rain At Brussels Meeting • Robert Grasby, RR 4, Brus- f sels, was elected president of i the Brussels Fall Fair for 1963, ' when that body met for their annual meeting and banquet in the Brussels, United Church. Al- ready postponed once,thefneet- ing was attended by about 100 persons, who were able to bat- tle drifted roads to reach the meeting. Guest speaker was Rev: B. A. Miles, of the Listowel Presby- terian Church, who chose for his subject, "Changing World in 1963 As We Look Out over the Snowbanks." •Mr. Miles' humorous, thought `provoking address was much enjoyed. Miss Barbara Turnbull and Miss Barbara Bray, who tied for the highest points in 4-11 Club work, were presented with suit able gifts by the Canadian Im- perial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Verne Grenke made 'the presen- tation. In presenting the financial statement, secretary treasurer Norman Hoover explained sev- eral factors which were reflect- ed in the figures. Receipts of slightly over $1,100.00 included a special grant received when rain fell almost all fair day. All outside classes were cancel, toss estimated at $100,000 re. HusalteUed wjlen fiofre„ W- destroyL.Wbedyte a fourstdrey poultry- house at the t farin ' early''.Tbursday morning- P1alle are underway torePiape' the 240 ft. by 36• ft, 'structure; The Expositor was told Wednesday. With a capacity. of 34.000 birds, the building had .been emptied less than two, hours be- fore when loading of 16,000' birds was completed. A ship- ment of another 16,000 birds had gone out early the previous morning. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Whyte about a quarter to five, when she noticed a reflec- tion in a bedroom window and thought it was a chimney. Frost on the window, however, pre- vented her from being certain and she alerted members of the family. Rushing from the 'home they found the building a mass of flames. Zero weather and blizzard conditions prevented assistance reaching the Whyte farm. The Seaforth fire pumper became stranded in deep snow 21A miles north of Seaforth, as it turned to go to the Whyte farm. So deep was- the snow tow trucks spent more than an hour re- leasing the pumper. XJhile the blizzard blocked area roads and brought traffie to a standstill, the heavy snow that was falling was credited with saving a large barn near the doomed poultry building, as well as the Whyte residence. The falling' snow which blank- eted the buildings was suffici- ent protection against sparks fanned by. high winds. Neighbors alerted by .the blaze rushed to help, in most cases on foot. One neighbor, Ken Thompson, skied to the - scene. The fire had advanced so quickly, however, that there was no possibility of saving the building, and efforts were di- rected to preventing flames from damaging the house and barn. Seaforth firemen were caller • again late Thursday afternoon, when flames flared in the char- red remains of the building. Aided bytwo snowplows; the pumper readied the scene about 7 o'clock, and in a few minutes had the fire under control. The building—one of the largest poultry houses in the area—was built in 1945. The loss was partly covered by in- surance. led and mileage only was pa d to exhibitors. As a result, ex- penses were down substantially. Mr. Hoover pointed out this would reflect in grants for the next three years. Retiring President Clem Stef- fler expresse&words of appreci- ation to everyone for their help and co-operation during his term of president. Mr. Steffler also expressed ideas which he felt would help the fair. During the meeting Mrs. (Rev.) Griffiths contributed two solos. Other speakers at the meeting included Doug Miles, Clinton; 4-H Club Leaders Mur- ray Hoover, James Smith and Cliff Bray. Other officers elected include: Clifford Bray, first vice-presi- dent; Donald McDonald, second vice-president; Norman Hoov: er, secretary -treasurer. Elected directors for a three-year term were Jack Cardiff, Jan Van Vleit, George Mutter and Rae Houston. Smile of the Week "I could have married any- body I pleased." "Then why are you single:'" "1 never pleased anybody." In Twenty Years Members of the first and sec- ond Brownie Pack were enroll ed in an impressive group cere- mony at the ,Legion Hall Mon- day evening. Proud parents watched as each girl was, pre- sented with. her Brownie enrol - conditions which led to the decision to provide a new hos- pital to serve the Seaforth area were revealed Monday evening, when K. Bruce MacMillan ad- dressed the Seaforth Lions Club. Mr. MacMillan, who is chair- man of the campaign to raise $195,000,00 for the new hospi- tal, outlined the increasing de. teed for space' and the prab. Clinton. The Brownies are, sponsored by the Lions Club, the commit- tee in charge including L. P. Plumsteel, H. G. Meir, E. La. rone, Angus MacLean, W. Burns and E. Grabner. The gathering was told that the organization was the first Brownie Pack to be active in Seaforth in 20 years. The first meeting was held late in October with 31 enrolled. Girl Guides led in games and helped serve refreshments. The girls who are working towards their hostess badges in the Guides include Debbie Miller. Corinne Bowering, Sharon Mc- Donald, Joan Gorwill, Carol Ann Doig and Elaine Oke. • Shown in the picture to ,the left are: Top row (left to right): Betty MacDonald, Janet Boyes, Carlynn Fry, Vicki Miller, Mary Oke, Rosemary Newnham, Patsy MacNaughton. .(Second row): Beverley Dallow, Nancy Phillips, Mary Ann Segeren, Gail Doig, Barbara Muir, Diane McClinchey, Cathy McLean, Nora Anderson, Joan Muir. (Third row): Marie Hod- gert, Lois Muegge, Ann De Visser, Susan and Nicky, from Clinton, Judy Hulley, Pamela Patrick. (Fourth row): Mrs. Bessie Broome, Mrs. Vivienne Newnham, Mrs. Norma Sav- ourin, Mrs. Helen Davies, Mrs. Edna Burnside, Mrs. Mary Doig, Mrs, Marie Muir. (Bottom row): Cathy Brightrall, Mariann Huyben, Ann W ilbee, Cindy MacDon- ald, Elva Bowering, Sheila Bray, Laurie Bell, Cynthia Newnham, Betli Dolmnge. (Absent): Elisabeth 130. Malloch Chapter Installs Officers ALLISTER BROADFOOT 'Officers were installed at a recent meeting of Malloch Chapter. Allister Broadfoot heads the lodge for the com- ing year. Installation was carried out by W. J. F. Bell, assisted by several past principals of the chapter. Other officers invested were: Keith Sharp, Second Principal; Earl Campbell, Third Principal; Orville .Oke, Immediate Past Principal; Melvin E. Clarke, treasurer; Austin Mathesqn, Scribe E; Duncan Cooper, Scribe N.; J. Cliff Britton,' Prin- cipal Sojourner, and Roy Butt, outer guard. Long Time Resident Has 91st Birthday' Mrs. James G. Mullen, a well- known and life long Seaforth resident, celebrated her 91st birthday on. Monday. She re- ceived congratulations and re- membrances from many friends on the birthday occasion,' In poor health Mr Several' Years, Mrs, Mullen resides at