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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-08-01, Page 1ll • • • a • • • • a a • 104th Year Whole No. 4980 SEAFORTH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 196 3 12 PAGES START IN TWO WEEKS Accept Tender For $165,302 Contract for re -construction and widening of Goderich St.— the connecting link of Highway 8 in Seaforth—was let to Mc- Haffie-Birge Construction Ltd., of Toronto, at a special meet- ing of council Monday night.' The work which has been un- der discussion for several years, should begin within twp weeks. McHaffie-Birge's bid of $165, - Announce Sale of Thamer Nursing Home The Thamer Nursing Home cha(gges owners and names to- day, as Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hod- gert take over ownership from Miss Pearl Thamer. It will be known as the Kilbarchan Nurs- ing Home. Situated an the corner of Church and Centre Streets, the nursing home was established in October, 1954, by Miss Tham- er, who purchased the property from the Charles Stewart es- tate. Since that time an added wing has doubled the capacity of the home. It now has a capacity of 25 patients, with 14 patients now in residence. Miss Thamer, born in Milver- ton, graduated from Kincardine General Hospital in '1931 and has nursed in the Western On- tario area ever since. Her father, Wiliam Thamer, farm- ed in McKillop'. She has nursed at the Lucknow Nursing Home, Clinton Public Hospital, Scott Memorial Hospital and was charge nurse at the Chatham County Home. Miss Thamer will move to Stratford, where she has pur- chased a house on West Gore St.,' near Stratford General Hos- pital. She said the reason for giving up the nursing home was to take a 'rest. In deciding on . a name ,for the nursing home, the Hodgerts looked to Kilbarchan, the ances- tral home of the Hodgerts in Renfrewshire County, near Glas- gow, in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgert will Share the duties at the nursing home. Mrs. Hodgert, a registered nurse, graduated from Strat- ford General Hospital in 1947 and nurses part' time at Scott Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hodgert has been parts manager at Seaforth Motors for the past two and a half years. Previous to that he was with Rowcliffe Motors in the same capacity for 10 years. The Hodgerts are not new to nursing homes. A cousin of Mr. Hodgert operates a home near .Whitby, and an aunt, one in Collingwood. An aunt of Mrs. Hodgert managed a home in Mitchell. Post office Sets Holiday Hours Postmaster Orville Oke has announced post office hours for Monday,' ,August 5, the civic holiday. Lobby hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The general delivery wicket for mail only will be, open from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Mail will be despatched to all points at 6 p.m. One mail will be received from the east at 7 a.m., and from the west at 5 p.m. 302.80 was the lowest of the three. tenders submitted. Wool- latt Construction Ltd. of Wal- kerville bid $172,266.90, and Marentette Bros. of Windsor submitted a bid of $184,757.75. The project involves widen- ing() .f the road surface and re- paving and construction of new curbs, sidewalks and _ book yards. Also included are nec- essary storm drains. The work extends from a few feet west of the Lions Park to 200 feet west of the Shell Service Station. Their ears still ringing from calls about dust created by sewer construction, councillors checked the. contract carefully to ensure that dust control dur- ing construction was included. It is --the contract provides $1,- 480 for water and $1,638 for calcium chloride. Three representatives from McCormick & Rankin, the en- gineering firm that designed the road, attended the meeting. They were Ted McCormick, Ro- bert Nairn and Bruce Kramer, who will be project chief. A representative of Warren Bituminous Paving Co. Ltd., who was present, told council that McHafiie-Birge was a sub- sidiary of Warren Paving, a long established Ontario com- pany. When queried as to when the company would start work, the spokesman replied' immediately• upon notification of approval from the DHO. Mr. McCormick said the DHO would probably approve the blueprints within a week. He said perhaps 10 days d woul�be required to complete contract details. In other business council passed a resolution giving per- mission to the PUC to provide power for the new sewage pumping plant. The electricity is needed to run the pump. Councillor Flannery said the dust problem on North Main and Goderich St. would be cleared up this week. , Seek_ Copy Early :• For Holiday As Monday, August 5, is Civic Holiday, The Huron Expositor will be holiday- ing too. That means we will have only two days in which to publish the paper instead of the usual three. We ask all advertisers and correspondents to co-oper- ate by submitting their copy miserly as possible to avoid mast -minute rush at The Expositor office. Moosomin Mayor Is Visitor Here Keen interest in the problems facing Ontario towns in the provision of municipal services was indicated by a Seaforth visitor last week. He was Dr. Ross Saunders, Mayor of Moosoman, Sask., and with his wife and daughter was visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jewitt in Hullett. Mayor Saunders was particu- larly interested in the steps be- ing taken here to provide addi- tional service. He said Moose- min—somewhat 'smaller than Seaforth—had recently com- pleted construction of a water distribution system. BRUCEFIELD UNITED CHURCH congregation held its annual picnic at Seaforth Lions Park recently. The group is typical of the many in the area which hold their annual pic- nics in the spacious park. Shown in this picture, to the right, leaning over, is the newly - inducted minister of the Brucefield-Kippen congregation, Rev. Howard K, Plant, formerly of Aneriod, Sask. -.Beside him is Mrs. Plant and their child. The annual Lions Summer Carni- val, which makes possible the continued operation of the Park, is being held next week. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Committee Begins Town Plan Stuciy First steps 'leading to an of- ficial plan for Seaforth were taken Thursday when members of the planning committee be- gan a study 'of every lot in town. ' Ross Savauge, committee Win Prizes At : Seaforth's ' Shopping Event A bargain carnival highlight- ed by a color display of square dancing featured the Seaforth merchants' Shop and Dance a week ago Friday. . Area square dancing groups, including the Seaforth Whirl- 'aways, attracted -many to Main Street to partake of the festivi- ties in the second shopping spree of the summer. Main Street, transformed in- to 'a mall for the event, was the scene of a merry-go-round for the children and street ,dancing for everyone. The Clinton Com- munity Band in town to help open a service station, paraded during the evening. One of the main attractions was the merchants' draw. Win- ners were: Mrs. Percy Little of Seaforth, a Kenwood blanket from Stewart Bros.; Norma Jef- frey, 100 pounds of granulated sugar from Wilkinson's IGA- Urbain Blockheel, chrome top white enamelled waste can from Sills' Hardware; Ethel Dennis, of RR . 1, Walton, a footstool from Box Furniture; Wesley Russell of Cromarty, a $5.00 gift certificate from Shinen's; Ted Harburn, Staffa, teapot, sugar and cream from Savauge's; Mrs. G. Peters of RR 2, Brus- sels, $10 in merchandise from Eve -Mar Stores; Joe Verbene, $10 in merchandise from Ir - vin's Hardware; Boyd Driscoll of RR 4, Walton, a $10 gift cer- tificate from Crown Hardware; Bonnie Stewart of RR 5, Sea - forth, a hamper of groceries from McGonigle's; Mrs. Victor Lee, , a cake from Trapnell's Bakery. v • SUCCESSFUL FISHERMEN are made, not born, and of success these fishernnen had. Only a picture combining hing these be ties „tan describe the ..satisfaction in cats " ttilnatel two pounds. They were caught in s%s to a rb Y p 1?p n` nth of Sttdbu by (left. to right),, Nonni MacLean, his his father, Elmer. Vie mein: spent four days camping and and Mrs, Stephenson aceoulpaniedtheir husbands on the no words will describe the amount wide grins and a row of speckled Speckled trout which ranged in the OoWganda district, 80 miles son Billy, Paul Stephenson, and fishing in the area, Mrs,• MacLean tr .(Expositor photo by Phillips),, chairman, said the `study would reveal whether the lot is used for residential purposes or for business. Other classifications include multiple dwellings, com- bined business and dwelling, industry, service stations, gar ages, public buildings, profes- sional accommodation, parks and vacant lots. When the information has been assembled—expected by mid-August—it will be incor- porated into a master drawing of the town, which will show,at a glance the predominating us- uages in each area. From this it will be, possible to project suggested future development areas, Mr. Savauge said, Don Morris and Mike Malone, of the drafting department of Robert Bell Industries, are co- operating in preparing the nec- essary plans. Stephen Brady Wins Award For Best Essay Stephen Brady won the an- nual essay contest sponsored by the Seaforth Agricultural So- ciety this. year, Mrs. J. Grum- mettr first vice-president of the Women's Section of the OAAS, announced this week. Contestants were requred to write on"What Our Fair Can Do For Our Community." The judge was J. H. Kincaid, inspec- tor for Public Schools for Dis- trict No. 1. The winning essay will next compete at the Dis- trict 8 level, Huron -Perth. Runners-up in the contest were Joan Gorwill and Vida Malkus. New Merchants Plan Openings On Main Street $2.00 a Year IA dvan .Single tCo 10 Cent* 's area ed Cross Certifkates Of the 120 trying Red Cross swiming tests at Lions Park. Pool last week, 93 youngsters succeeded in passing after month long classes, Pool Super- visor Tom Dick announced Tuesday. The total shows -that 77 per cent of those trying pass- ed the tests. Rental of the premises on Main Street vacated last month by Eatons, to John Amsing, of Clinton, was announced Wed- nesday by Joseph McConnell. The beginners were required to know the factors of water safety for the theory part of their test. The practical aspect included using three reaching assists, opening eyes under wa- ter, bobbing six times consecu- tively onsecutively and the jelly fish float. The actual swimming test consisted of a front glide, roll over, swimming 20 feet and standing up. The next step was a back glide, roll over and swimming 20 feet, turn about and return 20 feet and stand up. The candidate had to swim in place or tread water for 30 seconds. The junior test requirements were a knowledge of water saf- ety, reaching assists, front dive into deep water, swim 20 yards and return. The candidate had to bob 10 consecutive times, jump into deep water, swim 20 yards us- ing the elementary back stroke and tread water or float for three minutes. The intermediate test includ- ed a knowledge of water safety, reaching assists, artificial res- piration, a standing front dive, swim 40 yards side or breast stroke, then swim 40 yards elementary back stroke or back crawl and finally 40 yards front crawl or trudgen for 120 yards of continuous swimming.., The candidate then had to stride .jump into deep water, Mr. Amsing operates Amsing's Variety Store in Clinton and will open a similar store here. It will feature children's wear and imported goods, Mr. Mc- Connell said. The former Willis Shoe Store has been rented to Lorne Mac- Donald of Seaforth,: who will open a shoe store in mid-Aug- ust. Mr. MacDonald, who has had long experience in the shoe trade as a commercial travel- ler, for some time has been recovering from an injury he received while en the road. Chief Constable Gordon Hul- ley has purchased the residence of Norman Dupee, on East Wil- liam Street, with possession September 1. Both transactions were handled by the McConnell office. Announce Crop Field Scores . Field scores in the Field Crop competitions, sponsored by the Seaforth Agricultural Society, are as follows: Keystone Barley—Arthur, Bol- ton, 92 points; Lewis Coyne, 91%; Oliver Pryce, 80; Reg Dick, 79; Leslie Pryce, 77. Garry and Russell Oats—Rus- sell Bolton, 96; Arthur Bolton, 95; Ken Campbell, •921,x; Har- old Pryce, 90%; Earl McSpad- den, 90; Leslie Pryce, 89; Jos: Devereaux, 88; Robert Fother- ingham, 87%; Lewis Coyne, 87; Bruce Coleman, 81. Judge was George Stoskopf, RR 2, Mitchell. swim on the back with arms only for 20 yards and then'with legs only for another 20 yards for continuous swimming of 40. Yards, Other _requirements In- eluded a surface dive and an underwater swim of 10 feet, float or tread water for five minutes. 45 Beginners Pass In the beginners' class 45 out of 55 passed the test. Twenty of the 30 juniors Made the grade; 12 out of 19 intermedi- ates passed and all 16 seniors who tried the test were suc- cessful. The following beginners pass- ed. Teachers were Ben Akker, Ken Cardno, Katie Scott and Shirley Fry: Herbert Broome, Randy Wood, Kevin Broome, Ricky Parker, Nancy Phillips, Monica Malkus, Ann Devisser, Josephine Willems, Sharon Wil- lis, Susanne Dick, Joan Stephen- son, Doreen Storey, Gail Travis, Billy Salisbury, Lane Ward, Peter Gibson, Don Gibson, Rob- ert Blake, Karen Coutts, Linda Reynard, Joyce Pearson, Anne Nobel, Elva Bowering, Joseph Vanniekkerk, John Lansink, Peter Huyben, Andy O'Brien, Bob Brugger, Jack Heynsberger, Gary Eisler, Kevin Henderson, Ron ' Dalrymple, Judy Jeffery, Eleanor Butson, Lisa Lake, Wh i r I-Aways Dance At SDHS The Seaforth Whirl-Aways held a square dance at the Sea - forth District High School a week ago Saturday with Art Shepherd from RCAF Station Clinton calling. Square dance groups were present from the area. Couples from Manitoba, Massachusetts and Prince Edward Island at- tended the dance to make up the nine sets on •the floor. Kids Can Win Bicycle Prize School doors are closed for the summer months and while children enjoy their holiday, 'Elmer' the Safety Elephant, will be hard at work. For four weeks beginning -this week, The Huron Expositor will publish a safety contest for children of elementary school age. Children must color the picture and list the errors, for a chance at the grand prize, a new bicycle. The drawing' this week is on Page 3. Smile of the Week "I baked a sponge cake for you, darling," said the young bride, puckering up for a kiss. "But it didn't turn out exactly right. I guess I must ,have bought the wrong kinof sponges." • HERB KIRKBY, 88, of Walton, a charter mem- ber of IOOF Western Star Lodge 149, Brussels, is presented with a 50 -year jewel by Rae Crawford, past district Deputy Grand Master and now treasur- er of the lodge. The pres- entation took place at a ceremony in Walton. Elizabeth Balit Marlene: bull, Curdy Vigor, Patricia 'Bow, ering, Penny Hulleye Mem Noble,Ruth .Anne Dunlop, Den-- ny MCConney, Karen, Rogter, Marie ;Hodgert Keith Robert ,son. Juniors — (teachers, Tont Dick, Joan Teall): David Mac- Millan, Michael Bannon, iant Harvey, Bernadette Nagle, Lynn Tamen, Brenda Dietz, .Charlynn Fry, Ken McLean, Doug, Wheel- er, heeler, Murray Workman, Dorothy Elliott, Jim Wheeler, ' Murray McCarter, Sandra Bar- bara Bryans, Brenda Watson,Kerslake, Rosemary Bedard, Anne HuY- ben, Maryann Huyben, Larry Park. Intermediates- -- (teachers, Tom Dick, Joan Teall): Allan Russell, Paul ,Patrick, . Brian Price, Maria Willems, Donna Reynolds, Peggy Cornish, Vida. Malkus, Mareen Bannon; Joyce Heather, Mary Gibson, Heather Beuerrnan, Nancy Hulley. Seniors — (teacher, Tom Dick): Lynn Wright, Wendy Fry, Monica McCurdy, Susan Leonhardt, Mary Sills, Gerda Willems, . Brenda . McFadden, Tom Collier, Doug Dalrymple, Mike Russell, James MacRae, Mike MacRae, Jim Rowat, Nora MacRae, Nancy McWhirter, Karen Russell. INDUCT NEW MINISTER AT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY The Rev. Howard K. Plant, formerly of Aneriod, Sask., was inducted at Brucefield United Church en Monday evening to the Brucefield -Kippen congre- gations in an impressive service. conducted by the 'Rev. Lewis and the Rev. E. Roulston of Exeter. During the service Mrs. F. McGregor sang a solo, "The Holy City." A reception was held 'after- wards in the basement. Mr. and Mrs. Plank were introduced by Mr. and Mrs, Emmerson Kyle and Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Thomp- son. Rev, Lewis took the chair and several members of both congregations offered words of welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Plant. Lunch was served by the la- dies of the UCW of both Bruce - field and Kippen, with Mrs. Hugh Berry and Mrs. Harold Jones at the tea table, Lions Park Reflects Carnival Support Some like it hot, but when the mercury reaches the boiling point these scorching summer days, some relief and change of pace are as welcome as an oasis in the middle of the Sahara. Seaforth is no Sahara, but it gets pretty hot and ,dry some- times. Fortunately an oasis is readily available to everyone, and the most popular oasis around Seaforth is the Lions Park. And it is all possible because of the support which the pub- lic gives the Lions Club annual summer carnival. The carnival this year runs three nights— Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day of next Week. Preliminary sale of admission tickets is now under way With --a special ef- fort to cover the town being planned for Saturday night, ac- cording to ticket chairman Wm. Burns. Situated on eight acres of land on the eastern outskirts of the town, Lions,Park boasts a 100' by 45' swimining pool, a floodlit ball diamond, a wading pool, lots of area for large pic- nics, and for those who just like to sit .and do nothing, a cool shady grove. The. park; originally consist- ing Of two recited acres of guar- * uariT, Waa iatii,rted in 1521 by the Ziona Chib itt Ott effort to aro, Vide,;ade ' irate: roereatibn f ties for the town residents. Gradually the club has built Lions Park into one of the fav- orite picnic spots in the area. Probably the most ' popular feature of the park is the pool, in operation since 1956. Thou- sands of youngsters in he area have learned their first ,strokes from the competent staff of in- structors and lifeguards on duty. Pool supervisor Tom Dick said 450 area children were giv- en instruction during July of this summer and estimates an- other. 200 will take morning les- sons in August. There is no charge for instruction, this be- ing a part of the service pro- vided by the Lions Club as a result of public support for the club's annual summer carnival. Last year 500 children took lessons. Some rapid mental cal- culations would reveal a few thousand young people in the area'have learned to swim over the past number of years. And that doesn't include the lessons given before the new pool be- gan operations. Five mornings a week since the beginning of July, Tom Dick, assistant pool supervisor Ann Troutbeck, and instructors; Ken Cardno, Joan Teall, Katie Scott, Shirley Fry and Ben Akker have inundated the flood of children with swimming in- strtletititia.. tained by the Lions Club as part of the park program bud- get. Last year 25,541 were ad- mitted to the pool, which dou- bles as a cooling -off spot as well as an ,educational centre. The heat -baked day of July 4 saw the pool used by 884 swim- mers. Along with the big swimming pool is a wading pool, added last year, for the small fry. The carefree frolicking,' of the little ones is constantly supervised by one of the lifeguards. The pavilion provides chang- ing rooms for boys and girls, showers and a checkroom. To renew sagging reserves of the swimmers and others using the park, the pavilion also lodg- es a refreshment booth, run by Mrs. Don McLean and Barb Tal- bot. Stored in the pavilion are tables and benches capable of seating 500 people for the many family reunions and large pic- nics held at the park. Park superintendent Roy Mc' Gonigle reports 88 such picnics used the park facilities last year. To date, 50 picnics have been recorded this year. As many a5 on0 picnickers have used picnic facilities in one day, NEW BOOK RECALLS COLUMN ON SEAFORTH OLD BOYS' REUNION Mrs. J. V. McAree of Toronto, who is visiting Miss Gladys Thompson and other friends in town, has recently completed a collection of her late husband's column, which wa§ published by Longman, Canada, and en- titled, "Culled From Our Col- umns." Mr. McAree was senior col- umnist of the Toronto Globe and Mail (formerly the 14fai1 and Empire) for over 50 ,years be- fore his death in 1058. Ht9toll controversial style, wit and wisdom, and he had a treinen- dous following. In his book they will be recalled with pleasure by his many readers through- out Canada. Included in the book is an article entitled "Grand Reunion," which deals with his visit with•Mrs. McAree formerly Margaret Stewart of Seaforth, to the Old Boys' Re- union held here in 1951 The book—now in its seeded printing -..� W111 be ar'ailabit; notes Mr. McG®nigle, for an- nual family outings and the like. Mr. McGonigle says people at- tending these large family re- unions low up from all over Western Ontario. The largest' is the annual Civil Service picnic which comes up from the Strat- ford headquarters on the civic holiday weekend. The picnickers can set up their tables in the shade of the big trees,' park their cars in the lot, and run off their games and activities in the large field behind the pool., Since 1947, Lions Park, with its floodlit softball diamond and well -kept grounds, has been home base for many town teams. Visiting ball teams regard the diamond as one of the best in the area, and a quick look at other diamonds verify that ob- servation. Last yeair's budget—a typical year—for the upkeep of the park amounted to $6,392. Ad- missions totalled $2,354 go to- ward financing the park, and grants and booth' returns add $1,102. The balance to meet the bud- get comes from $2,200 provided by the kions Club. The lions' Club: raises this sum through its ntival Lions Carnivals to be held Wednesday, Thursday. and l'riclaj�, At gtist 7, '8 and 9 thi!