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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-07-04, Page 1• 1 • • • 1 s • • 104th Year Whole No. 4977 Councillors Agree to Name New Chief Although council won't con- sider the matter until Monday night when it is expected for- mal approval will be given his appointment, Sgt. Gordon Hul- ley of Mitchell will commence duties as chief of police in Seaforth on Monday morning, W. Wilbee, chairman of the pro- tection to persons committee of council, said Wednesday. A member of the Mitchell force for nine years, he suc- ceeds Chief Elmer Hutchinson, who resigned early last month. As a result of an agreement which all members of council, except Councillor N. C. Bell, have signed on the recommen- dation of the protection to per- sons committee, the new chief will receive $4,500 per annum, an increase of $500 over the amount being paid the retiring chief. The agreement provides for increases of $150 per an- num for each of three years, commencing January 1, 1964, providing the arrangement is found satisfactory on October 15 next. Clothing allowance was set at $150 per year. Councillor Wilbee said holi- days would include two weeks per annum. Cduncil had • advertised for two police constables with a, salary range of $3300 to $4000. Discussion at the June meeting of council when arrangements were made to fill the vacancies , in the three-man force indicat- ed that two constables would be appointed and a chief designat- , ed at a later date. Applications -10 in number -- were opened at a meeting of the' protection to persons com- mittee on June 24. While it was indicated on Wednesday fol- lowing the meeting that no ap- pointments had been made, daily papers reported the next day that Sgt. Hulley had ac- cepted the position. At a subsequent meeting last Thursday, the committee select- ed Harold Workman of Brod- hagen as cpnstable. He will re- ceive $3000 per annum. ' The new chief, who is 40, is married and has a family of four. "t McKillop . Seeks Tile Drain' Aid McKillop Township will seek Ontario Municipal Board ap- proval of a tile drainage loan bylaw kr $100,000. The bylaw was given first reading at a meeting Tuesday. The bylaw will replace a by- law passed in 1941 for $5,000, and sets a lithit for the total of loans possible for tile drain- age. Indication of applications pending suggested a higher ceiling was necessary. Council approved an applica- tion for supplementary road expenditures of $7,000 and adopted a trailer bylaw setting monthly rates of $10 per unit, to a maximum of $80 per ,an- num. investigate Motor Theft Police are investigating the theft of a motor valued at $700 from a swather at Boyes' Farm Supply. Mr. Boyes said the motor disappeared over the weekend from a machine park- ed in the display area adjoin- ing the Mill Road. KENNETH M. THOMPSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson, Seaforth, graduat- ed from the University of Waterloo and will receive his B.A. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering at, convocation exercises on Saturday. Mx. Thompson has accepted a positron ,With the T:i3.M. of- ficea in Terblitb, SEA.FORTH, ONTARIO, 'I URSDAY, JULY 4, 1963 10 PAGES Pi:qtu:. her of Huron $2.50 a. Tear 111. !Vallee. 'Single 'Copies, 10. Ceuta HOT .WEATHER over the weekend brought many children to the wading pool at Lions Park to beat the heat. On the left, pool supervisor Toni Dick chats with some of the youngsters, while on the right one young toddler enjoys the cavorting of others, even though he can't go in. The pools stayed open an extra hour" Sunday and Monday over the holiday weekend to accommodate the overflow demand. (Expositor photo by Phillips.) Cooling Breezes Help As Hot Weather lestslemper Sweaty brows dried up some- what Tuesday afternoon as cooling breezes poured into Seaforth and Western Ontario, providing relief from wilting heat over the past week and a half. No. cases of heat prostration were reported, but there were lots of comments on the swel- tering heat. The hot sun, on Friday did cause a flash fire on East William Street; near Gode= rich St., when the newly tarred road caught fire. The fire bri- gade was on the scene quickly to squelch the small blaze. The PUC says that thewater consumption showed no appre- ciable increase. So maybe it wasn't so hot after all—just a big contrast from the frost and snow at mid-June. Local suppliers found a ready Wm. Dougall Former Weed Inspector In Huron Dies William R. Dougall, promin- ent resident of Hensall, passed away in South Huron Hospital on Friday, where he had been a patient for several weeks. In his 78th year, he farmed in Hay Township before taking up resi- dence in Hensall 17 years ago. In municipal life be served ori Hay Township council ror several years, He was a past president of South Huron Agri- cultural Society, a former weed inspector for Huron County, Past Noble Grand of Hensall Lodge IOOF 223 and also a Past District Deputy Grand Master D.D:G.M. for District No. 8. Two years ago he was presented with a 50 -year Jewel. Surviving are three daugh- ters: (Marian) Mrs. George E. Walker, Hensall; (Dorothy) Mrs. Douglas Hughson, Exeter; Phyl- lis, Toronto; one sister, Mrs. Milne R. Rennie, Seaforth; two grandsons, Grant and Murray Walker, Hensall. Mrs. Dougall passed away in May, 1961. Largely attended funeral ser- vices were held Monday from Benthron funeral home, con= ducted by Rev. Parke of Wesley Willis United Church, Clinton. Burial was in Hensall Union cemetery. Pallbearers were Earl Camp- bell, Lorne Chapman, Alex Munn, George Armstrong, Al- bert Shirray and George In- gram. An Oddfellows' service was held at the ' chapel 'Saturday night, market for fans and air condi- tioners as ventilating systems were brought into full play all over town. To accommodate sweltering area residents, the swimming pool at Lions Park stayed open an hour later Sunday and Mon- day nights. Picnickers jammed the park over the weekend for reunions and to take advantage of what breezes there were. Farmers found it pretty warm while making hay, but the hot weather was a boon to quick Seek Recount Of Hensall Vote A recount of the vote which turned down sale of beer to men only under a public house licence will he held July 10 at Hensall. Earl Campbell, returning of- ficer for the vote, said he re- ceived a letter Tuesday morn- ing from Judge Frank Fingland of Clinton authorizing the vote. Maurice Tudor, owner of the New Commercial Hotel, request- ed the vote. He said a two -vote difference would have altered the decision. He said his action stemmed from the numerous ballots marked in favor of beer to men which were rejected on techni- calities. The vote on the sale of beer to men was 249 in favor and 168 opposed for a 59 per cent total in favor. A minimum of 60 per cent ins required to make the dry to wet switch. The June 26 vote approved the sale of liquor in cocktail lounges and with meals. Sale of beer to men only and to ladies and escorts was turned down. v Egmondville Wins Honors In Music Tests Bill MacLean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman MacLean, receiv- ed word from the Ontario Con- servatory of Music that he had passed his theory examination with 95%, giving him first class honors in Grade Two. Mrs. Ted Brown is still a pa- tient in Scott Memorial Hospi- tal. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Green and family of Acton were week end visitors with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green. Mrs. Everett Smith was in Listowel on Wednesday attend- ing a reunion of the Women's Institute. Mr. and Mit. Wilson Oke of Windsor Were in town over the weekend and attended the Oke reunion at Holmesville on Sat- urday, Janet Oke is spending the holidays -with Elizabeth Mac- Lean. Mrs. Epps and family of To- ronto were weekend visitors with the former's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman MacLean, and attend- ed the Boshart-Miller wedding on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Mac- Lean of Kitchener attended the Boshart-Miller wedding. The unveiling of the plaque in meniory of the late Col, Van Egmond will be held on Sun- day at the cemetery at 2:30 o'clock. A reception for the relatives will be held after the unveiling at the chulCelii, drying. Well, before we know it we'll all be complaining about the cold and snow. Anyone to Flor- ida for the winter? • Bus .Operator, Scott Habkirk, Dies - Suddenly The first farmer of Huron County, Colonel Anthony J. W. G. Van Egmond, will be officially honored for the first time by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario with the unveiling of a plaque 2:30 Sun- day at Egmondville cemetery. Sunday's ceremony is being arranged and sponsored ,by the Seaforth Women's Institute. Mrs, J. R. Futcher of St. Thomas will represent the province's Historic Sites Board, and among those taking part in the cere- mony will be: Ontario Minister of Highways, Hon. Charles Mac - Naughton; Seaforth Mayor, Earl Dinsmore; James R. Scott, Sea-+ orth; W. J. Forbes, Warden of Huron County, and Tucker - smith Reeve, Elgin Thompson. The chairman will be A. Y. Mabean. The plaque will be unveiled by Miss C. A. Rudolph, great- granddaughter of Colonel Van Egmond and will be dedicated by Rev. Harold Snell, a descend- ant of the colonel. Widely known throughout Seaforth school area where he had operated school buses for nearly 20 years, Robert Scott Habkirk died suddenly Friday morning of a heart attack. He was 55. Born in Seaforth he attend- . SCOTT HABKIRK Van Egmond still hungered for new adventure. Meanwhile, John Galt, a Scot- tish playwright and journalist, began taking up the plight of the humble Scottish crofter like his compatriot Robbie Burns. Galt made his first contact with Canadian affairs when he was appointed an agent for Canadians claiming reparations against losses suffered during the war of 1812. The insight gained from this experience convinced him it was only part of a much larger problem, the systematic devel- opment of Canada's great re- sources. Development needs people and Galt felt the solution to the plight of poverty -stricken - cobblers was emigration. The two thoughts dove -tailed. Galt purchased one million acres of land in Western On- tario from the British Govern- ment for the Canada Company. Included in that tract of land were what are now the Town' ships of Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, McKillap, Tuckersmith, Stanley, Hay, Stephen and Us borne. The first requisite for settle- ment was a passable road, the day of the long and circuitous waterways being over. Galt sought out "Tiger"- Dunlop, who had built the road from Lake Simcoe to Penetanguishene. Dunlop blazed a trail through from Toronto to Goderich. The next step was a real road. To do this job, a third colorful re- cruit was added. He was the former Dutch soldier, Anthony Van Egmond. James Scott writes of him in "Huron in Pioneer Times":, "He was an able, arrogant old man with more pretensions to grandeur than either Galt ''or Dunlop, but his organization for building the road was master- ly." Scott also says: "There is no question whatsoever, in the light of eventual developments, that without it no major settle- ment of the area could ever have been possible." The road is described as be- ing put through with tremen- dous dispatch. First went an explorer, followed by two sur- veyors with compasses and a band of trailblazers. Then axe - men felled trees,' and cleared the way. All in all, the project was described as an efficient operation. (Continued on Page 6) Van Egmond has been recog- nized before. On the centenary of the opening of the Huron Road, six cairns were unveiled in September, 1928, commora- tive of the pioneers who open- ed the Huron Tract. At Har- purhey a cairn was erected by the Townships of McKillop, Tuckersmith and Hullett and the Town of Seaforth, honoring the Colonel as a pioneer and road builder in the Huron tract. Subject of Studies The subject of a number of historical studies, Colonel Van Egmond, a Dutchman by birth, was the descendant of Count Van Egmond and the German Princess Sabina. The count died a martyr for the cause of liberty marking the beginning 6f the revolt of the Netherlands against the merciless clutch of the Spanish inquisitor, King Philip., From this proud ancestry the Van Egmond of Huron was im- bued with a spirit of freedom, a fine strain of nobility and a thirst for adventure. In 1794 the shadow of Na- poleon's iron fist swept across Holland and the Dutch were conscripted, the young Van Eg- mond included, to aid in the conquest of Europe. The Russian cold finally cracked the fist in 1812 and Napoleon's empire began to crumble. The Dutch seized up- on the opportunity to free them- selves and joined the allies to shatter the worn and weary troops of Bonaparte at Water- loo. With the experience of the European wars behind him, Col. Van Egmond emigrated to Pennsylvania, probably because of the severe depression which followed the false economic prosperity sustained by long years of war, with his family in 1819. - Prosperous Farmer' There he prospered as a farm- ed area schools and the Strat- er with storekeeping as a sub - ford Business College. For a sidiary occupation. His family number of years he' operated of children, which began with the Supertest Service Station here and recently was honored by 'that company as one who had been associated with it for more than 25 years. When the Seaforth school area was formed, Mr. Ha'bkirk established the first school bus route and has continued to serve the area since then. A careful driver, he was proud of an accident -free record. Active- in the community, he served for several years as a m.ember of Seaforth town coun- cil. He was an active curler, and at the time of his death was treasurer of the club. He served on the board of Scott Memorial Hospital and was chairman for three years. He ' is survived by his wife, the former Mae Hudson, to whom he was married Dec. 17, 1929; two daughters, Mrs. L. B. (Jacqueline) Melanson of Clinton and Miss Elizabeth of Seaforth; two sons, Leslie of Scarborough and Brian of Sea - forth; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Habkirk, of Seaforth, and a brother, Sterling, also of Sea forth, and two sisters, Mrs. John (E14a) Pullman of Seaforth and Mrs. ' B. (Lenora) Huddle- ston of Dixie. He is also sur- vived by five .grandchildren. Largely attended funeral ser- vices were held at the Box Fun- eral Home Sunday afternoon, and burial took place at Mait- landbank cemetery. His minis- ter, Rev. Douglas 0. Fry, of First Presbyterian Church, of- ficiated. Pallbearers were Leslie Hogg, Ronald and Gordon Pullman, William .Leyburn, rohn A. Card - no and Lee Learn. Flowerbear- ers were Thomas Wilbee, Al- bert and George- Hildebrand, ltaynlond Townsend, Gus John - ken and ;ICenfeth o'v eU a son in 1808 and final:y total- led five sons and thre,> daugh- ters, was well underway. Van Egmond came north to Canada in 1827 and settled with Pennsylvania .Dutch who had purchased a tract of land near Waterloo. Even at close to 50, when the thoughts of settling down should be well entrench- ed in a man's mind, Anthony COL. ANTHONY VAN EGMOND who will be honored. Sunday when a plaque in his memory is unveiled in Egmond- ville was responsible for constructing the original Huron Road in 1828. Here Mrs. Ruth Van Egmond Bell, a great- granddaughter of Col. Van Egmond, examines a cairn erected in Harpurhey to mark the centenary of Huron Road in '1928, (Expositor photo by Phillips). TUCKERSMITH MEETS NIB Delays Action On Water System Plans for the proposed water system to serve residents in the south section of Egmondville have hit a snag at the Ontario Municipal Board,- -Tuckersmith- councillors learned Tuesdayat their monthly meeting. Coun- cil was awaiting approval for $9,000 debenture issue to fin- ance the system. The OMB in a letter to Mc- Connell & Stewart, the township solicitors, said it would not deal with the bylaw because the well had been dug and the pump installed. Reeve 'Elgin Thompson, stat- ed: "We had to drill it '(the well) before they (the OMB) would do anything. We left no stone unturned. They told us you have to get water before Staffa Youth Victim When Car Rolls Over Scott Ernest Harburn, 18, of RR 3, Dublin, died in a one - car accident on No. 10 Perth County road, about two miles south of Dublin, at 7:25 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle, of which he was the owner -driver, rolled end - over -end three times. Mr. Har- burn, who was thrown out of the, vehicle, was dead on the arrival of the investigating OPP+ officer. Three passengers who were not thrown out of the automobile were uninjured. Mr. Harburn was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harburn, RR 3, Dublin. Mrs. Harburn is the former Pearl McNicol. He was born in Staffa June 27, SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CADETS left for Camp Ipperwash this week. They are:, (standing left), Jim Stephenson, Paul Beattie, Rick Fortune and. 'David Britton; - (kneeling)), Michael Newnham, Barry Nolau, Attending camp at Winghaitt. are Whet K; .McDonald, Douglas Pry and you can do anything." The reeve also reported that the pump has not been install- ed. "So many people are; wait- eng:.-on_the_water,.: I'd -gladly= gdF down ',to Toronto if it wdtild° hurry it up'," he said. a Council decided to have the township solicitor telephone the Board on Thursday to try to initiate action, The reeve and the clerk will be present for the call. Council agreed all that is necessary for work to get underway is approval by the Board of the debenture by- law. Award Contract Tenders for the grading , of the railway crossing between lots 25 and 26,' con. 1 HRS, were opened at the meeting, with Gordon Heard's bid of $1750 being accepted for the removal of an estimated 2400 cubic yards of earth. Levis Contracting Co. of Clin- ton bid $1.00 per cubic yard. The bid would have totalled $2400. Reeve Thompson reported to council that Harriston Fertiliz- ers had approached him on the possibility of tax rebates if their new plant was built in Tucker - smith. Possibility of assessment -postponement was 'suggested. Councillor McGregor wondered why assessment could not be postponed on new residential buildings as well as. commer- cial buildings. Harristcn Fertilizers has start- ed pouring cement at the sits of their building on Wally Crich's farm on Highway 8, west of Seaforth. No decision was reached as to the assessment pending consultation with town- ship assessor Ivan Forsyth. Consider New Hall The reeve reported that Eg- mondville residents wanted in- formation concerning the con- struction of a Township Hall. They saki they would do the work if the township would sup- ply the materials. They claimed the lack of a reception hall in the township forced them to come to Seaforth. Reeve Thompson said Pre- mier Robarts told him at the Mayors' and Reeves' convention at Pembroke last week the township could get a 25 per cent grant for building an arena or a civic centre. Councillor Art Varley sug- gested .a small hall for council meetings and the Scouts would he suitable, but an arena like Seaforth's would be too expen- sive. No decision was reached. Couaeil was informed that John Woods' bridge on the Alexander drain was badly un- dermined. Mr. Woods felt the bridge was undermined due to the cleaning out of the drain,' thereby increasing the flow of water. - ' The reeve Said that he told Mr. Woods to keep track of the costs of repairing the bridge, but he didn't see any possible reimbursement. Mr. Woods did not claim council was resptln- sible for the situation. Council discussed the Bay- field Fire Ball With a view to building one l . to rite abed., Couneillors to ottod‘ that, tha :t ontinuc bn .Pam 1945, and lived at home. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Ted of Staffa, Donald of Woodstock. One sister, Ila, died nine years ago. The body was at the Heath - Leslie funeral home, Mitchell, where Rev. A. H. Daynard of Staffa United Church conducted a funeral service Tuesday. Bur- ial followed in Staffa cemetery. Veteran Visits Auxiliary Here Peter Houghton, M.M. and Bar, from Westminster Hospi- tal, London, who members of Seaforth Legion Ladies' Auxil- iary have adopted as their vet- eran, was the guest of -the aux- iliary over the weekend, when he presented two of his paint- ings, Mr. Houghton is a for- mer officer of the Salvation Army and .was stationed in Sea forth 41 years ago.,, Area Students Are Successful At Stratford Seaforth a'rea students suc- cessful at recent examinations at Stratford Teachers' College include:. One Year Course- M. Gail Finlayson, Kippen; Karen June Anderson, Brussels; William Bruce Miller, Seaforth; C. June Munn• Cromarty. Two Year Course, First Year --Judith Ann Crich, SeafortK; H. Lloyd Pethick, Seaforth; Second Year — Mabel Marlene McClinchey, Zurich. In Service Course Completing Year—William G. Millson, Sea - forth (Geography); James 0. Scott, Seaforth; T. Leona Kraus- kopf, Dublin; Marion McLaugh• lin, Walteinf Melva A. Boyce, Dradofteld,._