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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-03-14, Page 1M • • 4 a 4 • • 4 1j • a i 4 • 0 r • 104th Year Whole N9. 4961 SEA1ORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1963 -- Hospital Gifts Continue Chmb Now $115,599 SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL students competed for public speaking honours at the school's Open House Wednesday evening, Here winners receive their awards from Mrs. A. Y. McLean, president of the Home and School Association. From the Left they are: David Harvey, Mary Ball, Dean Cornish, Carol Bell; rear, Alan McLean, Jim Rowat and Bryan Hodgert. Barbara Isacovics, who won . in Grades 1 and 2, was absent when the pic- ture was taken. (Expositor Photo by Philips). Choose lop Speakers At Public School. lriaIs Parents of pupils of Seaforth Public School were given an opportunity to view their chil- dren's work and meet with teachers at the annual open Mr., Mrs. Dale. Wed 55 Years Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dale quiet- ly celebrated their 55th wed- ding anniversary at their home on John Street on Tuesday, March 11. A number of their friends called to extend con- gratulations. • Mr. and Mrs. Dale • were mar- ried in the Methodist Church, Clinton, in 1908 by the Rev. Kerr. Immediately following the ceremony they returned to their farm on No. 8 Highway, west of Seaforth, where they farmed until July, 1957, when they retired and moved to Sea - forth. Attending them on the wed- ding day were George Johnston, Goderich Township, brother of the bride, and the late Lily Dale, sister of the groom. Mrs. Dale is the former Ila Maude . Johnston, daughter of the late George H. Johnston and Mary Williams, Goderich Town- ship, and Mr. Dale is the son of the late George Dale and Martha Shepherd, of Tucker - smith. The couple have four chil- dren: Walter, Owen Sound; Alynn and Melvin, of--Seaforth, and Evelyn, Mrs. Albert Van- derburg, Goderich. They also have 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. • Traffic Blocked As Plow, Car Meet Traffic was blocked on the North Road at Leadbury corner for a time Sunday afternoon,.. when a car and a Huron County snowplow were in collision. The car driven by Rost; White, Brussels, was proceeding south through a narrow cut when it met the snowplow going north, and driven by Tony Middegaal, RR 1, Blyth. OPP Constable Al Bowering, Seaforth, who investigated, said ,yisibility was poor. house Wednesday night. De- spite the stormy weather, a Iarge number of parents were on hand to see the displays and hear the public speaking finals. Dr. John C. MacLennan, chair- man of the school board, was chairman. John W. Talbot, principal, spoke briefly, wel- coming the parents. Winners of the public speak- ing contests and contestants were: Grades 1 and 2, Barbara Isacovics, first;. Dean Cornish, second; Debbie Cumin, Beth Brooms and Aria -Hopper. Grad'es 3and 4, Mary Ball ;first; David Harvey, second; Helen Close Hospital As Flu Strikes Scott Memorial Hospital, Sea - forth, was closed to visitors Thursday as a precaution against the increasing preva- lence of influenza in the area. The action was taken by hos- pital officials on advice of the medical staff. Similar action has been tak- en by a number .of other area hospitals. . The order will continue in effect until further notice, of ficials said. Named Manager Of Branch Bank J. Neville McMillan, account- ant at the Sarnia branch of the Canadian Imperial. Bank of Commerce, has been appointed manager of the Guelph and Mountainview branch of the bank at Georgetown. Following his release from the RCAF in 1946, Mr. McMil- lan joined the staff of the Can- adian Bank of Commerce and was posted to Listowel. He has since served at Milton, various Toronto branches, Tamworth and TiIlsonburg. He was next appointed accountant at Picker- ing, and in 1959 promoted to the accountancy at Sarnia. Married, with a family of three boys, Mr. McMillan is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mc- Millan, of town. He expects to leave early in April to assume his new duties. Cancer Society Sets April Appeal Plans Members of the Seaforth and District , Branch of the Cana- dian Cancer Society met at . the Town Hall on Wednesday eve- ning and discussed plans for the April cancer campaign. Dis- / cussion emphasized the need for campaign funds if the cause of and cure for the dread dis- ease is to be found. The meeting was told that 57 cents out of every dollar collected goes- to research to supp8i't some young scientist whose name is as yet unkown, who may well be the man or woman who will some day find the cause and ultimate cure of cancer. In 1947 three Canadians were engaged in cancer re- search; in 1960 there were 170 Canadians engaged in this work Set Quota . Ontario Division of the C. C. Society hones to raise $1,800,- 000: the Huron Unit quota is $17,000, and Seaforth and Dis trict Branch must"' realize $2,300.00. The campaign will get under way in this area the week of April 15th. A feature of the week will be the Daffodil tea in the Town Hall on Saturday, April 20, Campaign chairman is J. Robert Spittal, and donations may be sent by mail or given to the volunteer canvasser. Sallows, Marlene Turnbull, Ron- nie Henderson; Grades 5 and 6, Carol Bell, first; Jimmie Rowat, second; Danny Cornish, Dianne Patterson and Eleanor Boshart; Grades 7 and 8, Bry- an Hodgert, ge t, first; Alan McLean, second; Stephen Brady and Elaine Westerveld. Judges were Mrs. J. Grum- mett, Rev. Elford and Fred Cosford. Presentation of books and awards was made to the winners by Mrs. A. Y. McLean, president of the Home and School Association. A variety program of tum- bling exercises, dancing and choruses was presented by pupils from Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, between classes of speaking. Plan Action Against Dogs A meeting of the Seaforth council committee for the pro- tection to property will be call- ed shortly to consider action that can be taken to control dogs at large in the 'town, ac- cording to the committee chair man, Neil C. Bell. The action follows a warn- ing received by the town from Dr. J. C. MacLennan, health of animals branch, that three rabid skunks h had beenlocated in nearby Hullett Township. Dr. MacLennan suggested action should be taken to control dogs running at large in Seaforth, since it has been found. that stray dogs can contribute to the spread of the disease and, if infected, can become . a menace. Mr. Bell said it was difficult to suggest ways of providing control. In recent years he re- called that several methods had been adopted, but without too much success. Th reeGames Each as Lucan Ties Series Lucan-Ilderton Combines ev- ened up the best -of -seven semi- final series in the OHA "Big 8" League Tuesday night: The Combines downed. Seaforth Towners 4-2, to tie the series three games each. Date of the final game has not yet been announced. More than 1,000 fans were on hand to see this thriller. Lucan sprang out in front in the first with a goal by, Ken Loft from S. and M. O'Neil at 2:20. They continued ahead at 10:35 with a goal by Hern from Aldis and Wraith. At 6:48 Bob Beuttenmilier put Seaforth on the scoring list on a pass from Morton and T. Dick. Bill McLaughlin tied the score at 11:20 on a pass from Ken Doig and Jack McLlwain. M. O'Neil scored the winning goal for the. Combines at 14:16 of the second on a pass from Hern. Only scoring in the third was a goal by M. O'Neil, to give Lucan a two -goal lead at 5:4. Stu O'Neil assisted the goal - getter. Eleven penalties were hand- ed out, six to Lucan: Storey, kneeing ; Wraith, elbowing ; Bedard (2), tripping; Aldis, hold- ing and 10 -minute misconduct; Fletcher, charging. Seaforth: Anstett (3), high sticking, el- bowing, 5 minutes fighting; Ken Doig, holding; Bill Mc- Laughlin, cross-checking. Winner of a turkey in a draw held in conjunction- with the game was Mrs. J. Melanson, with ticket No. 3736. Smile of the Week Sign in Indian shop in New Mexico featuring tomahawks, bows and arrows, etc.' ::Apache War Surplus." gash and pledges totalling 15,599.50 have been received by the Seaforth Community Hospital Building Fund. The campaign objective is $195,000, and gifts to date represent 59.8 per cent of the objective. Nearly half the residents in the Seaforth Community Hos- pital area are still to be ap- proached,,according to'informa- tion given the campaign com- mittee at its weekly meeting Tuesday evening. Solicitation is almost com- pleted in McKillop Township, where gifts total $10,513.50, area chairman James M. Scott said. In Tuckersmith, $4,778.00 has been received to date, but here the canvass is less 'than half completed. Despite the fact but a small portion of Hullett Township is in the Seaforth area, gifts have totalled $2,641.50, with a num- ber of canvassers still to re- port. Solicitation is under way also in Logan, Hibbert and the Morris, Walton, Grey area, Mr. Scott said. The committee reviewed pro- gress in other divisions. The women's general canvass in Seaforth is well advanced with $2,887.00 reported. R. S. Box, chairman of the commerce and industry division, said the ma- jority of his calls were com- pleted. The Seaforth men's di- vision and pay roll deductions are expected to be under way within a few days. In the mean- time, campaign chairman X. Bruce MacMillan said approach- es to former residents and to national corporations would be proceeded with. The committee expressed ap- preciation for donations which had been received and which. had been sent in lieu of flowers by friends of the late Mrs. Whetham, of Dublin, and the late Sam Whitmore, of Tuck- ersmith. MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P., former associate farm editor of CKNX, who will speak at the annual Lions Club Rural Relations Night on March 25. Young Liberals Meet Wednesday Seaforth Young Liberals. meeting in the Liberal commit tee rooms Wednesday evening, set plans for enlarged repres- entation in the group. Next meeting is planned for Wednesday, March 20, in the committee rooms. when all in- terested in the Young Liberal group are invited to attend. 12 PAGES $2x50 t 'Yeai^ :,A.dva . ' Single Copmea; a1Q Cents: Seaforth Gcinspis Absorbs Sideway C19..,.4: Cost of sidewalk replacement, necessary in the North Road rebuilding. programme, will be borne 100 per cent by the On- tario Department of Highways, council was informed Monday evening, Previous discussions had indicated Seaforth would be faced with a portion of the cost. Negotiations came to a head at a special council meeting Thursday, when representatives of the department and county engineer J. W. Britnell attend- ed. Previous suggestions con- • • cerning the town's responsibil- ity had arisen because it was not realized existing sidewalks would be destroyed in construe - tion of the new development' road, officials said. The county is to carry out all construction details, but the cost is borne by the department. Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, highways minister, . confirmed the . arrangement. Council by resolution expressed apprecia- tion to him on 'the suggestion of Mayor Dinsmore. McI<illop awards Culvert Contracts Contracts for two culberts were awarded by McKillop council at its March meeting. Successful tenders in each case Were those of Ronald Saville, RR 3, Stratford. The work involved includes the Horan culvert and the Scott culvert. The Saville bids were $4,535.00 and $3,896.00, respec- tively. Other bids were: McLean -Fos- ter Construction, (Horan) $6,- 029.50, (Scott) $6,196.15; ,Gor- don Gibson & Son, (Horan) $6,- 010.00; Bruce D. McDonald (Horan) $4,825.00, (Scott) $5,- 450.00; Reeves Construction, (Horan) $5,735, (Scott) $4,887, and Looby Construction Ltd., Library Use - Shows Increase Miss Mabel Turnbull was re- turned as chairman of Seaforth Public Library Board at a re- cent meeting of the board. This will be the fifteenth year that Miss Turnbull has served as head of the group that super- vises the library. Secretary -treasurer Mrs. Jos. McConnell, was returned for another year. Committees named w e r e: Book Committee: Mrs. J. A. Munn, chairman, Miss Rena Fennell, Miss Gladys Thompson, Mrs. J.. McConnell; Property Committee: Hugh Thompson, chairman, Miss Mabel Turnbull, Mr. F. Godin,. Mr. Cleave Cochrane. Circulation of books reached an all-time high this year, Mrs. Gordon Wright, librarian, told the meeting. Up 4,035, Circula- tion this year totalled 27,635. Readers number 746. During the year 521 .new books were added, an increase of 40. over last year's purchases. Total books at the library now stands at 8,488, including 300 reference books. Set Plans For Farmers' Night The annual Lions' Club Rural Relations Night will be held in St. Thomas' Hall Monday eve- ning, March 25, when the spe- cial speaker will he Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. and former as- sociate farm editor of CKNX. In charge of arrangements is a committee headed by J. Scott Cluff, and tickets may be ob tained without charge at Top- notch Feeds. Ltd., Seaforth Farmers Co-op, or Milton Dietz. SEAFORTH MIDGETS show their disappointment in this picture taken following their game Saturday night when they lost to Elora. Standing, (left to right), Verne Scott, Ken Devereaux, Joe Dick, Gary Finnigan, Don Hulley, Kerry Campbell, Gary Betties, .f.11an Patterson, Mike Phillips, Rick 1. r , Fortune, ,Jack Eisler; seated, Larry McElwain„Francis Kagan, Greg' Rau, Bill Boshart, .Jimmie McLlwain, Larry Scott. Brian Phillips; in front', Gary Eisler, George Reeves. Absent. Cary Gray. (Expositor Photo by Phillips). (Horan) 4,77, (Scott) $4,286. The meeting appointed Joe Malone as warble flyinspector and accepted auditors' reports from Monteith & Monteith. Costs of $425 were apportioned between the township $250 and 10 schools, $17.50 each. A road expenditure voucher for $9,- 879.58, submitted by road sup- ehintendent Wilson Little, was approved. The tender of Joe Kerr, Wingham, for crushing and de- livering 15,000 cubic yards of gravel at 66 cents on township roads and 77 cents on lanes, was accepted. It was the low- est of three, the others being G. Radford Construction, 67 and 80 cents, and Sandy Construc- tion, 74 cents and $1.00. Har- old Pryce submitted the only tender for warble fly powder at $4.75 for 15 -pound bags and 43 cents for pound bags. He will take back any supplies not used. Council approved provision of insurance up to $25,000.00 to cover warble fly work and weed spraying. A resolution of the Huron Federation..'of Agriculture op- posing any legislation that would permit manufacturers' to color margarine to imitate but- ter, was endorsed by council. The township solicitors, Mc- Connell & Stewart, were in- structed to attend a hearing in connection with annexation of land• by Seaforth as the site of a pew hospital, and to arrange for access to N'. lot 24, con. 1, being that portion of the pro- perty owned by the hospital which is not being annexed. The council instructed, the clerk to have 'a portion of the auditors' report published in The Huron Expositor as re- quired by the statutes. This appears on page 4. Win Suits At Lions - Club Draw A draw for three suits of clothes in the Lions monthly suit draw was a feature of the Monday meeting of the Seaforth Lions Club. Drawn E. B. Menzies, Clin- ton, LiOnsv Zone Chairman,' the winning tickets were held by Rex D. McGregor, Mrs. C. Coombs and Jack Eisler. Mr. Menzies spoke briefly, and members discussed plan.. for the annual summer carnival Discussions also were held con- cerning other club activities, in. eluding Crippled Children, Eas- ter Seal, and the Bank of Light. Lions president W. E. South-, gate was chairman. Fire Strikes Service Station Fire believed to have result• ed from a short circuit destroy- ed a quantity of' stock and equipment at the Neil Bell Shell Service Station. While dense smoke arose from th'e building as firemen arrived, the fire .r as brought under control quick); and was confined to the east section of the service ,station, The fire occurred a week ago Sunday. Fire Chief John F. Scott esti- mated damage at up to $1500. OPP Game Aids Lions, Scouts • In one of the Shortest regtt1 ' meetings on record,cOuue74 amended its procedure 14.Y to provide for MAMA* ,a9., journment at 11 o'clock, rather than 10:30, only to rtui' out Og. business at 9;45 and adjowcil.• The short meeting reflected the new practise of handling met:14 of the business at meetings of committees Council wilt protest a QWBC decision to . deny responsibility for $8,470.74, representing the cost of sewer installed on 4ast William Street several years ago at the time the street was extended. At that time OWRC. had agreed the cost would be included as part of the present sewer program whenever it got under way. J. F. MacLaren Associates, engineers on the sewer proje(et, in a letter to council, said the reason a force main was re- commended for installation on Goderich Street East; rather than Coleman, was that the cost was about $3,000 less. They agreed 300 feet of sewer could be installed on Goderich Street East in the same trench as the force main, at a cost of $1,2$0, and this would serve several additional properties. Consider- ation also was being given to an extension on James Street, as well as the possibility of ob- taining approval for work on Goderich Street before paving is commenced. Council approved a highways bylaw of $18,000.00, including $5,000.00 for construction,' and $13,000.0 for maintenance. The DHO contributes 50 per cent. Clear 'New Lights The PUC was given clearance 'to proceed with new street light- ing on East William Street and Market Street at a basic cost of $3,450, plus annual consump- tion costs of 17 cents a light per day, totalling $1,427.15. Installa- tion was recommended by the Protection to Persons Commit- tee. Councillor W. Wilbee, com- mittee chairman, said t h e routes had been checked and'' additional lighting was consid- ered essential,,because the streets lead to the arena and public school and were heav- ily travelled. The matter had been raised first by Mayor Dins- more some time ago. Councillor Flannery hesitat- ed in view of the cost and the other'` expenditures facing the town. He wondered if it wasn't better to put all funds available into roads or additional sewers which are used on a 24-hour basis. Mayor Dinsmore pointed out the cost was small in relation to a possible accident in view of the heavy traffic on the roads. He said the PUC was ready to go ahead with the work at once. Approve Clothing Reporting on police matters, Councillor Wilbee said the com- mittee had approved $35 for clothing allowance for each man. He indicated other dis- cussions had 'been held by the committee, but didn't disclose the nature of them. Reporting for the sewer com- mittee, Councillor Flannery said the dump, had been bull- dozed at a cost of $32,50. Steel pipe was, being considered for the' storm sewer on Side Street, and Mayor Dinsmore added this had been found satisfactory, if properly coated. It also resist- ed settling better than concrete pipe. - Look At School Costs a s m th in in ca e sc Members expressed concern t increasing costs of secondary chool costs. While no esti- ates had been received from e SDHS board, it had been dicated there would, he an crease in the school rats be - use of the added cosi involy- d in the new Clinton composite hool. "What bothers us is that. until tries to save in every ea, but we speak to the hools and nothing happens. eople should realize it's not. e council to blame for taxes, ut schools,” Ma;or id, as he ad icer' rnm .rn rly meeting v mr'r ' ► ,1 to nsider estimates a •l ax te, In other btu.nc until --Agreed char?:c. 'n parking on John and 7,lark.•1 Streets mild be arra ' ,•ri 1'. flea hire lief Scott pe»ntr(l not prob- es exklin,^_. -Decided it had no n>o for e -1)00-0" 1,011 n(1'rr • I h\ the own Assets ('nrpnrati•,n which i been reln,;, ed 1 rmm the • t (Mice. A 'reed to reek further in- rmatton ' concerning an ac.- unt for $543.33 covering re- irs to the grader, which had en purchased recently. —Agreed the town had no sponsibility for a telephone (Continued on Page 6) co ar sc P h sa ca co ra s1, MTConstable AI BoweringCl on WW'ednesdaclei prosented checfne' of $'5 00 1 - the Sca• th forth Lions and $3:3A0 to ('r the E''mondl i1'e c,•„i,tc ..a The thermos repl'o,cntrvl a Po norl'on of the pro -Perk of a • benefit hockey ,:ame he1wecn fn area police and Lions clubs. cm In making the presentations, Constable Bowering expressed appreciation to all who had con- tributed in any way to making the event such a success. Pa be re