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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-04-04, Page 1• e • • • 4 • • • • • • 11 104th Year Whole No. 4964 SEAFORTH,- ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1963 -- 12 PAGES P. M. Goderich Visitor CANDIDATES IN THE MONDAY ELECTION Elston Cardiff, (left) and Gordon McGavin, (facing the camera), discuss rules for the Farmers Union political discussion meeting, spon- sored by the Farmers Union Monday evening. With them are Mrs. Thomas Govenlock, wo- man director, who arranged the meeting and Edgar Rathwell, (right), chairman. (Exposit,or photo by Phillips). All isQuietasCdndidates Face AudienceQuestions One of the quietest political meetings of the 1963 campaign took place in Seaforth District High School Monday night. Sponsored by the Huron Farm- ers' Union, the meeting was at- tended by both the Liberal and the ,Conservative candidates for the riding. Designed as an information meeting, and a chance for ev- eryone to become familiar with the agricultural platform'.of t1Se two parties, few questions were forthcoming when the oppor- tunity ,arose. About 150 were in attendance to hear E. Eston Cardiff and Gordon McGavin speak. Chairman for the meeting was Edgar Rathwell, I-lolmes- ville, president of the Huron District Farmers Union. Lady director of the Farmers' Union, Mrs. Mae Govenlock, read a Farmers' Union brief as drafted into the national and provincial policies of the un- ion, The brief stated the views of the group and pointed out the decline in the farm share of the national income. Asks Subsidy Change Farm Unions are dedicated to the preservation of the family type; farm, Mrs. Govenlock said. We are concerned by the re- sults of political pressure on family farms, and with the re- alization that net income of farms is not keeping pace with other industries. We recommend the imple- menting of a compensation sub- sidy program to make up the deficiency on a regional and quarterly basis, the brief said. The problem, we believe, is one of pricing not the number of farms, the lady, director stated. The transition from horses to cows is almost completed, said Mrs. Govenlock. Farmers gra- dually were getting rid of hors- es and making more land avail- able for cows. The dairy indus- try would be better able to keep pace with the added supply with more government sponsor- ed health programs and en- largement of the school milk program. The brief asked the govern- ment to relax restrictions on imports to help the exporting of agricultural products; to in- troduce legislation requiring all credit contracts to express in clear, concise terms, the amount of interest charged; and a $5.00 premium on hogs. Veteran Conservative mem- ber of parliament, L. Elston Cardiff, who has represented the riding since 1940, was first to speak. He congratulated Mrs. Govenlock on her presentation, but pointed out it was impos- sible to digest such a brief without some study. I agree with most of what she. said, Mr, Cardiff continued; some of it I can't. Farm Representation Down "We'll never get exactly what we feel we should get—this has been going on under all gov- ernments," the MP said. "When I started in 1940, 30 per cent of the population were farmers —now just 11) per cent. The House of Commons is drawn by population,. with the result that there are fewer farmers in the Cabinet. The agricultural min- ister is but one of 22 ministers in the cabinet, many of the oth- ers being from urban centres. "Food is the cheapest thing we have. There wouldn't be nearly so much controversy on prices if we weren't in a squeeze. If things we had to buy were cheaper, the price we get for agricultural products would be better. As long as we sell in Canada 'it is fine; if ex- ported, we can't get what we ask for, thus we have to ac- cept a lower price." The Conservative government implemented the stabilization board, a board which did much to help farmers not go broke, Mr: Cardiff said. If a farmer, wants to spread by buying hogs, cattle, etc., there is a floor price. If something happens to the prices, the farmer wouldn't lose all. .Best Place To Live "Farming is a gamble — you deal with the elements, When you sow, you don't know what you will reap. Farming is the best occupation in the world— freer than inost occupations; A farm it the best place to live. "We may not get much money, but what's money when com- pared to living on a farm," the candidate asked the audience. "There is no polution of air by exhaust like city living. .Businessman Here, Bandmaster Dies Funeral services were held Saturday at the Box funeral home here for E. H. (Al) Close, for more than 50 years a well- known Seaforth businessman, and for 10 years a member of Seaforth council. Mr. Close, who had been in poor health for several years, died in Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, last Thursday. He was 83. He retired six years ago. Dur- ing most of the time he was on Main Street he carried on a successful barbering business. For a short time he also was interested in a bowling alley and wholesale tobacco business. Mr. Close was beat known as a musician. He began his musi- cal career at the age of nine, When he and his five brothers played in a band at Stratford. When he was 20 years old he led the Mitchell • Town Band, and in 1903, the''Hensall Band. At one time Ile was widely known as one of Western On- tario's foremost cornet players. In 1910 he took over leadership of the Seaforth Band, and held that position for nine years, be- fore leaving to lead the Clinton Town Band in 1919. Several years later he returned to Sea - forth and joined the band as a member, later resuming leader- ship, Ii&r: Close WO organized a junior band for boys and. girls. He officially retired from band work in April, 1950, at which time he was honored by Sea - forth officials for his work at a special banquet. He is survived by his wife, the former Ada Wambold; one E. H. (Al) CLOSE long • career comes to an end. daughter, Mrs. James (Diane) Taman, Bellefontaine, Ohio... The service on Saturday was conducted by Rev. J. C. Brit- ton of Northside United Church. Burial was made in Maitland - bank cemetery. The pallbearers were Baden Powell, Harvey Leslie, Clarence Walden, Wil- liam Kelly, D'Orlean Sills and Gordon Pullman. Flowerbear- ers were A. Y. McLean, W. E. Southgate, R.. H. Sproat, Mal- colm McKellar, James A. Stew- art and R. T. : ;lton. , Most people are healthier on the farm than in the city, with fewer hospital bills." Moving his thoughts to the campaign at hand, Mr. Cardiff told the audience that he had a friend running against him. "I will not say anything to hurt him. I think more of my friends than politics." Returning to his comments on the farm union brief, he said he felt that a $5.00 subsidy on hogs would not likely be feasible. We had a $3.00 sub- siry, then $1.00 was removed, but has since been put back on, he commented, but I felt that it -was a mistake for the $1.00 to be removed. If the sub- sidy was increased, there would be a flood of hogs and the price would go down, Mr. Cardiff pointed out. Huron Receives $l�/2 Million Mr. Cardiff briefly mention- ed the Farm Credit Corporation which replaced the old Farm Loan Board. This corporation has loaned three to four times as much as its predecessor, since it -went into effect. More than one and one-half million dollars have been loaned ' in Huron County since the FCC came into force, the Huron MP stated . There is not much money lost on loans, he continued. Farm- ers are 99 per cent honest—a higher percentage than in ur- ban centres. Farm children find it easier to obtain jobs in the city, he concluded, because they have more initiative and are willing to work. Liberal 'candidate, Gordon McGavin, stressed his long-time interest in politics. My one grandfather was a Conservative and the other al Liberal, he said. He listened to both sides in their. arguments. They took their politics more seriously than most people do now.. ' This area has been well re- presented in the past by pio- neer families, the candidate stated, giving the many names of former members. The pres- ent member, Mr. Cardiff and I have lived within six miles of each other for many years, and through him and others I got my start in competitive plow- ing. "Since then I have travelled several places with plow groups and visited farms in many lands." Mr. McGavin described the farms of Bolivia and the growing of sunflowers in Rus- sia. He pointed out that 1,000 acres has been contracted in Huron for the growing of sun- flowers. He pointed out that he has had no political experience, but felt the experience he had gained through visits to farms in other lands, on his own farm and in his farm equipment busi' ness would be helpful. If the farm economy is up, the speak- er said, so is the economy of the small businessman. If the small businessman and the farmer prosper, then do the larger ones. Suggests Better Markings "We need government grades on hogs. We are losing the advertising benefit bn hogs by the lack of tattoes," he claim- ed. In Europe, much Canadian pork is sold under European markings. "We must produce a good product to sell the pro- duct to these countries," he concluded. Although the meeting provid- ed one of the best opportuni- ties to hear "both sides of the story," in relation to Monday's election, only a small handful of the 150 people present took advantage of the opportunity to ask questions of the candi- dates. • Mrs. Ken Williams, Clinton area teacher, started the ques- tioning, asking Mr. McGavin why Russia grew so many sun- flower seeds, and what they (Continued on Page 6) Milverton Ties Playoff Series • Seaforth Towners and Milver- ton Topnotchers are tied two games eacji in their best -of -sev- en finals in the OHA Intermedi- ate "B" Big Eight League. The fifth game is being played in Milverton tonight (Thursday). The sixth game will take place at Seaforth arena Satur- day night, If a seventh game is necessary, it will be held in Milverton Tuesday night. Milverton 9, Seaforth 7 Topnotchers defeated Sea - forth 9-7 to even the series at 1-1 in Milverton last Thursday. Art McCarthy led the Topnotch- ers with four goals. Single goal - scorers were Gord Trapp, Norm Leis, Ross Kipfer, Bill Clemms and Ab Martin. Jack McLlwain scored three goals and Bill McLaughlin two for the Towners. Ken Doig and Bob Beuttenmiller added one each. Seaforth 5, Milverton 0 The Towners blanked Milver- ton 5-0 to take a two, games to one lead in the series in the (Continued on. Page 6) $0.50 ActiValloe Single Copies, -Cents ampaign Prime Minister Diefenbaker will make a last-minute visit to Huron riding on Saturday, lo- cal Conservative Association of- ficials announced Wednesday. Mr. Diefenbaker will speak in Goderich Collegiate Saturday afternoon en route to Sarnia. Reports earlier this week sug- gested the Prime Minister would travel by train and make whistle stops at Seaforth and other towns on the CNR line, but this was denieby officials. There will be no stop in Sea - forth, H. G. Meir told The Ex- positor. With only three days remain- ing in the campaign, Huron candidates are engaged in a busy last-minute approach to voters. Need Decisions Addressing a meeting that crowded the auditorium in 'Goderich Victoria St. School Tuesday night, Walter Gordon maintained that the only issue in the last week of the cam- paign iS "whether Canadians wants a government that is strong enough to make deci- sions. If so they will vote for a majority government." Mr. Gordon, Liberal national campaign committee chairman, economic advisor and member of the last Parliament for To- ronto -Davenport, spoke nu be- half of Gordon McGavin, Liberal candidate in Huron riding. Six Point Program Mr. Gordon reiterated the Liberal's six point program for accelerated economic growth. He declared that the great- est challenge of domestic eco- nomic policy is the provision of new jobs for Canadians. "We need opportunities for jobs in places where the young people are growing up. We. don't want them to move away." Fewer voters cast ballots at advance polls than in June last year, according to Returning Hensall Seeks Vote On Liquor Questions June 26th has been tentative- ly set as voting day for Hen- sall village, as villagers go to the polls to decide the fate of liquor and beer sales in Hen- sall. Hensall council, at their March session Monday night, decided to petition the, Liquor License Board for permission to take a vote on four questions under the act, after hearing a delegation of citizens. Should the election material- ize, electors will be asked the Brother Earns Fellowship Dr. Glen. L. Oliver has been awarded a Medical Research Fellowship. Mr. Oliver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver, RR 2, Brussels, will receive a $3,600 fellowship for continued stu- dies in biochemistry at Western University. He is a brother of Mrs. Wm. C. Henderson, Sea - forth. ' Mr. Oliver received his doc- torate from Western University and is a graduate of Seaforth District High School. The Medical Research Coun- cil of Canada awarded 106 Medi- cal Research Fellowships for 1963-64, with a toted value of $458,300. Set Plans For Skating • Carnival "Variety on Ice," the colorful figure skating carnival, spon- sored by the Seaforth Figure Skating Club, is scheduled for Friday night. The 13th annual event will be held • at the arena, commencing at 8:15. The show, under the direc- tion of Arthur Bourke, will fea- ture champion skaters from Western Ontario Clubs. Guests include Seaforth's skating duo, Bruce Brady and Mary Sills, 1963 Western Ontario novice pair champs. Also on the pro- gram will • be Carol Kiser, 1963 Western Ontario Senior Ladies' Champion, from the Stratford Club; Sue Martin, 1962 Western Ontario Junior Ladies' Cham- pion, from St. Thomas Club, and•John Caughill, of the St. Thomas Club. An added attraction will be the appearance of the Seaforth District High School Girls' Trumpet Band. Smile of the Week Golfer: "I don't seem to be playingmy usual game today." Cadie: "What. garhe do you usually play, sir?" following questions: 1. Are you in favor of the sale of beer only under ,a pub- lic house license for consump- tion on licensed premises to which women are admitted? 2. Are you i favor of the. sale of beer only under a pub- lic house license for consump- tion on licensed premises, to which men only are admitted? 3. Are you in favor of the sale of liquor under a dining lounge license for consumption with meals on licensed premis- es? 4. Are you in favor of the sale of liquor under a lounge license for consumption on lic- ensed premises? A similar vote was held in Hensall in June, 1960. At that time 80 per cent of the elec- tors turned out and failed to give any of the questions even a simple majority. In such votes, there must be a 60 per cent majority to pass a .ques- tion , Clerk Earl Campbellwas authorized to procure the Serv- ices of Charles Corbett, engin- eer. Lucan, to look into diffi- culties in drain problems on Brock Street and in York Cres- cent subdivision. P. L. McNaughton request,?d a grant for the South Huron Agricultural Society. A grant of $60 was made; .also $4.00 for each calf fed in Hensall. The clerk was authorized to prepare a bylaw for the pay- ment of the Hen all portion of the levy on the cleaning out of the north branch of the Bat- tle Creek drain in Hay' Town- ship. Daylight saving time will start in Hensall at 12 midnight on April 27, and revert to Standard time October 26 at 12 midnight. A letter of appreciation will be sent to the managers of the Bank of Montreal for their courtesy extended to the clerk and council at a recent dinner. The Fish and Game Club was granted permission to erect signs at the,,; dump to protect the pheasants. Building per- mits were granted to Bruce Walker, to install cupboards in his kitchen, and Ross Veal to build a new home in the York Crescent subdivision. S.D.H.S. Board Names Teacher SDHS board meeting Tuesday evening, accepted the resigna- tion of Mrs. K. McCauley, house- hold economics teacher. The appointment of Mrs. Hel- en Alexander, RR 1, Londes- boro, to teach Upper school mathematics, was approved. Officer R. T. Bolton. While Sea - forth voters increased from 13 to 22, the riding total dropped from 161 to 110. Party officials, surprised at the lower vote in view of the interest being gen- erated in the election, attempt- ed to read the significance of the figures and suggested there could be a light vote on Mon- day. Nears End The advance polls were open Saturday and Monday. Votes will not be counted until after the close of the regular polls on Monday. Polls open Monday at 8:00 and close at 7:00 o'clock, Stan- dard time. In Seaforth, polling booths are located at the resi- dences of Mrs. Frank Storey, Ronald Broome, A. W. Dunlop, P. G. Tittle and at Carnegie Library and Regier's garage. Election officials have set up complete machinery to record the vote and expect to 'have pre- liminary returns available with- in ithin an hour after the polls 'close. First returns a year ago were received 12 minutes after the close of 'the po9_from, No. 6, Usborne. YOUNG MASTER AXTMANN, who began his career in a Sebringville Motel Wednes- day night, is quite happy in Scott Memorial H ospital. The six pounds, nine ounce baby arriv- ed in the motel when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Axtmann, interrupted their trip to Seaforth, as they realized the baby was about, to be born. After an hour in the motel, mother and son were removed to Seaforth by ambulance. (B. H. Photo). Stores Announce ' Schedule For Night Shopping Seaforth stores will re- main open next Thursday evening on the eve of the Good Friday holiday, the Merchants' Committee said Wednesday. During suc- ceeding weeks the stores will remain open each Fri- day evening until 10 o'clock. Youths Break $200 Window • Young loafers jostling on Main Street Saturday evening crashed through a $200 -plate glass window in Crich's Restaur- ant. Witnesses said , the youths ran from the scene and climbed into a moving car across the street, which disappeared onto Goderich Street. Police obtained a description of the car and are investigating the identity of the youth. , McKillop Concerned As Traffic Detours Members of McKillop council at a meeting Monday, express- ed concern at the condition of township roads adjoining Sea - forth, which have been carry- ing through traffic because of sewer construction in Seaforth. Sideroads east and west of town became impassable and were closed to traffic last week. For a time a five -mile detour was necessary in order to go north from Seaforth. A combination of warm spring weather and heavier traffic than the roads were built to carry-, caused the trouble, officials said. In addition, con- tractors' 'trucks on some roads added to the problem. Council agreed to seek legal advice and investigate work carried out by the Seaforth sewer contractors, Haggerty Construction, at the Mountain, Lot 21, Con. 2. Plowing. is Costly With snow plowing finished for another year, council added up the cost of winter mainten- tenance during the heaviest winter weather experienced in some years. Total road expenditures to April 1, 1963, were $27,827.95, an increase of $11,288.48 over the same period in the previous year. Most of the increase is attributed to added snow re- moval costs, officials said. The council will co-operate with the Huron County winter employment campaign commit- tee and named Councillor Ken Stewart to represent the town- ship. The committee is carry- ing on a continuing effort to- ward stimulating employment in the county. A provision adopted would require contrac- tors to use local labor, or to consult the nearest NES office. Pigs Are Slain First claim for compensation for pigs killed by dogs was cleared by council, when an account from James E, Cron- in for $78.40 was approved. Clerk J. M. Eckert said, while (Continued on Page 6) Seaforth Farmers Co -Op Reviews Year's Reports Sales of $414,039 were re- ported to the annual meeting of Seaforth Farmers Co -opera tive in Egmondville Church Hall Thursday evening. Net savings totalled $8,980.00, re- ports revealed. The meeting was attended by about 90 members and guests. and was in charge of President. Edward Melady. Reporting to he members. President Melody told the group the Co-op had purchased a new truck and a bulk fertiliz- er spreader. "This year we added to our staff Mr. Alf. Ross, who acts as credit manager and fieldman. The Board felt that too much interest was being ex- pended on accounts receivable and that if these could be low- ered, the interest saved would go a long way on paying Mr. Ross's salary," the president said. "Our volume in feed and fer- tilizer sales are somewhat low- er, with the greatest decrease being in feed," Manager Bert Barrett told the members. "All other lines, however, show an improvement in volume. Petrol- eum sales are climbing stead- ily, but are not up to our ca- pacity as yet. We have added some 20 new members this year. Our total membership has now reached 400, and is open for more members at any time." The meeting, following the complete outline of the finan- cial statement, declared a two per cent cash dividend on fuel oil and petroleum patronage, a three per cent dividend on milt and feed patronage, which divi- dende is deferred. Election of officers took place following the annual meeting, with Edward (Ted) Melady be- ing re-elected president; Ken- neth Stewart, vice-president, and Warden Haney, secretary. Directors are Gordon Elliott„ Robert McKercher, Donald Dodds and John Oldfield. Ross Henniger, a past man- ager of Seaforth Co-op and now of United Co-operatives' per- sonnel department, Weston, was guest speaker, and showed a film on Co-operatives.