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04th Year
Whole No. 4983
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, .1,9q., j2 PA-ci;S'
WHEN MR. AND MRS. J. M. ECKERT celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on
Saturday, for the first time all the members of the family were.together in one group. Shown
as they left St. James' Church, Mr. and Mrs. Eckert are surropnded -by their three sons,
four daughters, their 42 grandchildren 'and their sons-in-law and daughters-in-law,
Capacity Crowd
Marks Golden
Wedding Day
Friends and neighbors from
across the township, who had
come, to know him during the
nearly 40 years. he has served
in McKillop, crowded Seaforth
Community Centre Saturday
night to honor Clerk John M.
Eckert and Mrs. Eckert on their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
In a short ceremony about
midnight, Mr: and Mrs. Eckert
were presented with a chester-
field and chair by their friends
throughout McKillop: Ed. Boyce
was chairman, and representing
the township were Reeve Dan
Beuerman, and Councillors Al-
len Campbell, William Dennis,
Ren Stewart and Ralph _Mc-
gichol. The neighbors and
friends were represented by
Gordon. Elliott, Art Henderson,.
Gordorf Pringle, William Leem-
ing, James E. McQuaid and Ab.
Siemon.
Reeve Beuerman and mem-
bers of council spoke, the
Reeve concluding with this
message: "As you're looking
back today with happiness and
prfde.�a ong the path of golden
years 've travelled side by
side, may the fifty years you've
shared and all that they have
meant, fill your hearts with
happiness and bring you deep
content."
• The chairman read the fol-
lowing- address:
In the Township of McKillop,
A mile west of the Gravel Road,
On a farm a couple dwells
For whom ring anniversary bells.
Fifty years have sped away
Since that happy wedding day,
When Jack and Bini became
man and wife,
To work side by side all through
life.
Now God was good to the hap-
py Pau',
He sent them children to share
their cares;
Boys and girls to them were
born—
Ladies fair, men stalwart and
strong.
Soon came the day when to Bini
said he,
"The Township needs me — a
councillor I'll be."
Bini helped in her own quiet
way—
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J. M. MCMILLAN
Manager 40 Years,
Active in Community
For forty years the manager
of the Province of Ontario Sav-
ings Office here, Joseph Miles
McMillan died in Scott Memor-
ial Hospital early Wednesday
afternoon.
In his 71st year, he had been
in hospital following a heart
attack sixweeks ago. He re-
tired from the bank a little
over a year ago.
A native of Seaforth,he was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan McMillan. Mr. McMil-
lan began his banking career
in 1910, when he joined the
Canadian Bank. of Commerce
here. After serving in head of-
fice and in _various Toronto
branches, he returned t6 Sea -
forth as accountant, and in Jan-
uary, 1915, enlisted, only to be
honorably discharged later that
year. In January, 1918, he en-
listed again and served with the
Canadian Expeditionary Force
in Siberia. Rejoining the staff
of the bank on returning to Can-
ada after the war, he served as
manager atbranches of the
bank in Walton, Parkhill and
Niagara -on -the -Lake.
In 1922 Mr. McMillan was ex-
tended an invitation to join the
Province of Ontario Savings de-
partment, which then was be-
ing organized. He accepted and
established the Seaforth office,
which for 40 years 'under his
management gained in an in-
creasing degree the confidence
of the community.
Mr. McMillan was held in high
regard by the public, who re-
spected his business sense, his
integrity and his willingness to
help. Few, if any, were called
on so frequently by those in
every walk of life for advice
and assistance with a problem.
During his years in business
in Seaforth, Mr. McMillan took
a leading part in the activities
of the community. He is a past
president of the Seaforth Lions
Club, and during his term of
office the Lions Club park sys-
tem, in its present form, was
conceived. under his guidance.
For several years he 'was treas-
urer of Branch 156 Canadian
'Legion, the Lions • Club and of
;several other organizations. He
was active in the Seaforth Bowl-
ing Club, the Curling Club, the
former Seaforth Golf and Coun-
try Club and in the Red Cross.
At the time of his death he
was a member of the executive
committee,of the Seaforth Com-
munity Hospital building fund.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Anne Neville, to
whom he was married January
17, 1923; two sons, J. Neville of
Georgetown, and Flight Lieu-
tenant J. Miles, of London,
England, and by a daughter,
Joanne, Mrs. Frank Pearce, of
Penhold, Alberta. He is also
survived by 11 grandchildren
His youngest son, J. D. (Sandy)
predeceased him August 19,
1962.
A member of St. James' Rom-
an Catholic Church, he was an
associate member of t h e
Knights of Columbus, Kilroy
Council, Stratford.
Resting at his residence, Vic-
toria St., Seaforth, until Friday
when removal will be made to
St. James' Church for Requiem
High Mass at 11 o'clock. Inter-
ment will follow in St. James'
cemetery.
Arrangements are by Box
Funeral Home.
Attends Alberta
YPU •Meeting
Dave Hemingway, Brussels, is
in Olds, Alberta, attending the
1963 National Council of the
Young People's Union of the
United Church of Canada."
The council, which meets
every two years, for the first
time is meeting in the West.
Set Machinery in Motion
'For September Election
Election machinery in Huron Naughton, Ontario Highways ed, any person, whether the vot-
speeded up Friday with the Minister. er himself, candidate, an agent
The Liberal convention is or a neighbor of the voter, can
scheduled for Hensall on Sept. notify the returning officer in
3, at 8:30 in the "evening. Among writing of the omission of a
a number mentioned as Candi- voter from the enumerator's
dates is ..Harry Strang, Us- list. These notices may be giv-
borne, who opposed Mr. Mac- en to the returning officer any
Naughton in 1959. time up to and including the
The election is set for Wed- day before the revision starts.
nesday, Sept. 25.. With respect to rural polling
Urban enumeration is carried subdivisions, any qualified vet-
Urban
between August 26 and er omitted from the lists by the
g enumerators may be vouched
August 29, Mr. Bolton said. Re- for and sworn at the poll. fn
vision is on Sqpt. 13 and 14, such polling subdivisions he
and original uran lists are to need not be on the municipal
be printed by Sept. 4, with list.
changes and additions by Sept. Each enumerator Will be paid
17. $25. In urban areas, they will
The rural enumeration ex- receive an additional 10 cents
tends from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6, per voter's name collected. to
itielttsive rural areas, the rate is 11 cents
In Huronriding the, only ttr per name "because of greater
ban rriunircipality IS Gbdelrichr dinctilties involved in distanees.
After the lista have been post• between voters."
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appointment of Russell T. Bol-
ton, RR 1, Seaforth, as return-
ing officer. Mr. Bolton said his
election clerk wotird be W. E.
Southgate, and that his head-
quarters again would be in the
Southgate office on Main Street.
This is the third provincial
election in which Mr. Bolton
has served. He also was return-
ing officer for the last two fed-
eral elections.
While vote gathering proce-
dures are getting under way,
political parties have completed
arrangements for nomination
meetings.
The first convention has been
called•,for Clinton nett Wednes-
day, when Huron Conservatives
are expected to. nominate the
sitting member, Hon, C. S. MAC•
Fire Threatens
Machine Shop
In Dublin
Fire broke out at noon Wed-
nesday in the upper storey of
the Krauskopf Welding and
Machine Shop in Dublin, caus-
ing slight damage, according to
J. P. Krauskopf, proprietor.
The fire was first noticed by
Gerald Agar of Staffa as he
was passing the shop in his
car. Mr. Krauskopf had just lit
the forge and smelled smoke
himself.
Mr. Agar warned Mr. Kraus-
kopf and Mitchell Fire Brigade
was called. Firemen fought the
flames after connecting to a
water supply tank across the
road at the Dublin Creamery
and Poultry Packers.
Later, Seaforth brigade was
called and on arrival assisted
in extinguishing the blaze which
scorched a partition and floor
over the welding shop.
Insurance will probably cov-
er the loss, said Mr. Krauskopf,
who had started back to work
by the middle of the afternoon.
Although damage was slight,
he said the building would have
gone up five minutes after the
fire brigades had been notified
if the windows had been open.
The water supply tank, which
has a capacity of 30,000 gallons,
is available for just such em-
ergencies in Dublin, said Bill
Stephenson, of Dublin Cream-
ery and Poultry Packers.
Smile of the Week
Visitor, on farm: "Tell me,
which is correct: a hen is sit-
ting or `a hen is setting?"
Farmer: "I don't know and
I don't care. My main problem
is when she cackles; whether
she's laying or she's_ lying."
$2.60 a Yew' vane,
Single.Coles: ; Ill ' Cent*
ercthi;n o
Tentative agreement w a s
reached between the Ontario
Water Resources Commission
and the Seaforth Town Council
whereby the operation and
maintenance of the sanitary
sewer will be under the wing
of the Commission. Decision
was taken at a special meeting
Thursday night, when the coun-
cil met B. C. Palmer, director
of plant operations branch of
the OWRC. The agreement is
expected to last for a year.
Mayor Dinsmore said the
town wanted to get rolling as
quickly' as possible on the oper-
ation. As a result, he stated,
"we need people who know
what they are doing, and you
(OWRC) are in the business,"
The meeting was held to com-
ply with a request by the OWRC
two months ago asking that an
advisory board be set up to
review costs of operation and
anything else pertaining to the
general operation of the sewer
system, as well as acting as a
liaison between the OWRC and
Seaforth.
Although a number of 'ar-
rangements are possible, coun-
cil and Mr. Palmer were in gen-
eral agreement that the old
sewage system, the new sys-
tem, plus the pumphouse, gen-
erating house and disposal unit
should be amalgamated into one
system, and the OWRC should
look after the system for a
year.
Referring to the old and new
systems, Mayor Dinsmore said,
"If one's not working, the
other's not much good to us."
After a year's time the ar-
rangement can be reviewed and
the OWRC is prepared to ac-
cept any new arrangement as
long as it is "reasonable".
Mr. Palmer said the key to
any arrangement was a man ex-
perienced, both mechanically
and electrically, who could daily
inspect the generator, house and
the pumping house, plus pro
vide' the proper maintenance in
minor breakdowns.
In explaining the duties of
the maintenance man, Mr.
Palmer, cited the cases of Mit-
chell,'where the man is paid by
the OWRC which bills the town,
and of Listowel, where a town
employee looks after the equip-
ment.
Determine Responsibility
Mayor Dinsmore, afraid of
the necessary duties being neg-
lected because of a part-time
man with too many other jobs
and a town man with extra
duties to perform during a
heavy snowstorm, said: "It de-
finitely .must be somebody's
job." -
The OWRC representative
said, "A man doesn't always
get around to the job if he has
a number of other duties. Don't
consider anybody with 18 other
jobs."
"I don't want to be a gloom
prophet," remarked Mr. Palm-
er, "but I do see various prob-
lems." He named a number of
articles which had been wash-
ed down sewer systems.
These included grit and sand
in Bracebridge, to bard hats
and .mattresses in other cen-
tres. "Who's ever looking af-
ter the system will have trou-
bles," he stated.
"There is always trouble
when starting up, so we want
a local man who knows the rou-
tine by the time the system is
ready to operate," he said.
The OWRC has a staff cap-
able and available to assist men
in looking after plants and
demonstrating the controls. Mr.
Palmer noted his staff can't
train a man mechanically in-
,
experienced.
He advised hiring a man with
mechanical exl+eriencet such as
a factory maintenance man.
Applicants fpr the job will be
interview a week from Tuesday
by the council and a representa-
tive of the OWRC. Duties of
the part-time man will include
routine maintenance, checking
the pumps and operating the
diesel to full operating tempera-
ture once a week, so it is at
maximum capacity in case of a
hydro breakdown.
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GORDON A. WRIGHT points
to a dulciana pipe still doing
service after 100 -years since
last being tuned, in the North-
side Church organ, which has
been reconditioned and re -
voiced. On the pipe appear the
words: "Tuned August, 1863".
Rebuild Organ
At Northside
Work was completed this
week on the skill -demanding
job of rebuilding, recondition-
ing and revoicing the organ in
Northside United Church. In
charge was the Holmes Organ
Co., of London, and their local
agent, G. A. Wright.
The organ is 100 years old
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General Coach 10 Years In Canada -
General Coach Works of Can-
ada Ltd., at Hensall, is cele-
brating its tenth anniversary in
Canada with a "Customer Ap-
preciation" month. During the
month of September a mam-
moth draw is planned in which
All mobile home owners clean
Across Canada ate invited to
participate for valuable prizes.
General is also offering special
reiiiiuins to all the people who
ave' bettght Generals sincs
1953.
General Coach Works of Can-
ada, who manufacture a com-
plete line of mobile homes,
travel trailers and special com-
mercial units for distribution
from coast to coast in Canada,
was originally a branch of Gen-
eral Coach Works of Marlette,
1Viichigan. General in Marlette,
with 28 years in the mobile
home, industry, together with
General Coach Works, of Can.'
ada, arer o veo. .n
apat�lJz 'Wage
Industries Incorporated.
Above are a few of the 10 -
year men whave been with
General from the start and are
now in supervisory capacities.
Reading counter clockwise from
top left are: W. C. Smith, vice-
president and general manager;
Ernie Chipehase,' production
superintendent; Tetutis Dererids,
cabinet foreman; , Geo. 4HPArker,
maintenance; Rodger Veneer,
pltrchasing; Jinn `paylorr~, general
gales matiag'er:
and as a matter of fact, the in-
scription on one dulciana pipe
says: "Tuned August, 1863", so
the pipes are probably much
older than 100 years.
Organ pipes don't wear out,
but actually mellow with age.
Zinc and lead pipes, such as
the type in Northside United
Church, have been known to
last for hundreds of years, ev-
en centuries in England:
The console was built in 1863
in England and sold to Metro-
politan United Church in Toron-
to. The organ eventually was
moved to Northside, but records
of the date have not been kept.
Fred Beattie, whose grand
father was the first minister,
says the organ was in the
church when he was a boy dur-
ing the 1890's. and surmises it
had been installed when the
church was dedicated in 1877.
Results of the work which
started at • the beginning of
February leaves the tone un-
changed, but it has been bright-
ened considerably by the new
stops. (A stop, a set of 61
pipes, gives the sound of an
instrument. An organ with 15
stops, as has the Northside or-
gan, is capable of the same
versatility as a 15 -piece orch-
estra.) The stops range from
the vox humana, the stop giv-
ing the human voice quality, to
the flute.)
During the last week and a
half Keith Holmes and Terry
Gibson have been tuning the
organ so each note blends with
every other note in tone and
volume. That's no easy job
when no two notes are the same
and there are 915 pipes, each
producing a different note.
Best authorities suggest that
this is the third time the organ
has been 'overhauled, or as'
somebody said, "It's been hash•
ed over a good many times."
The organ was first hand -
pumped and the -valves Mechan-
ically opened by a series of
levers. About 1924 the mechan-
ical operation was replaced by
a magnetic system,' of opening
the valves, and the hand -putty-
ing *as made obsolete (with a
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Begin Road�As
Sewer Work
NearsEnd
As sewer contractors this
week cleaned up final contract
details on the project which has
been under way since last No-
vember, other contractors mov-
ed in to begin the road rebuild-
ing program scheduled for
Goderich and North Main
Streets.
Watson -Fish Construction Ltd.
of Clarkson, who are subcon-
tractors on the connecting link
job on Goderich Street, began
laying storm sewers at the east-
ern end of town on Tuesday.
The same day Huron Depart-
ment of Highways employees
began tearing up sidewalks on:
North Main Street. Both pro-
jects, including gutters and.
sidewalks, are scheduled for -
completion this year, except on:.
NorthMain Street, where pav-
ing will not be completed till
the spring of 1964.
Meanwhile, clearance for pri-
vate connections to the new
sewer lines is expected shortly.
OWRC represents the town as
far as the contractor is con-
cerned, and town representa-
tives said -Wednesday that until
OWRC and consultant engineers
had advised the town, the sys-
tem had been checked ofit and
accepted from the contractor,
connections could not be per-
mitted.
Members of council carried
out an informal review of the
work which had been • finished a
weep ago, when, particular at-
tention was paid condition of
streets and "' sidewalks where
work had been 'under way. Fol-
lowing the inspection the group
met with engineering and con-
tractor representatives and dis-
cussed- operation details and
work. to be completed.
Scott Hawthorne
Nephew Finds
Uncre Is Dead
In Residence
Robert Scott Hawthorne was
found dead in his John Street
residence Wednesday evening.
In his '78th year he had lived
alone since the death of his
sister several years ago.
A neighbor, Ernest Geddes,
became alarmed when he did
not see 1Jr. Hawthorne about
during the day, and got in touch
with a nephew, OPP Corporal.
Helmer Snell of Goderich. Cpl.
Snell arrived about 6:30 and on
entering the house found his
uncle dead.
In apparent good health, Mr.
Hawthorne had been on a fish-
ing trip on Saturday and had
been around town as usual on
Monday.
Born in Hullett Township, he
was the youngest son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haw-
thorne. He farmed there until
moving to Seaforth to reside
with a sister about 15 years
ago.
A natural mechanic, his skills
were in demand over a wide
area. Interested in 'the out-
doors, he was an ardent fisher-
man and hunter. In his youth
he played goal for champion-
ship Kinburn football teams.
Mr. Harlvthorne was not mar-
ried. He is survived by a broth-
er, John, in Victoria, B.C., and
by several nieces and nephews.
Seaforth Police Chief Gordon
Hulley called Huron coroner,
Dr. F. G. Thompson of Clinton,
who attributed death to natural
causes. There will be no in-
quest, he said.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from
Whitney Funeral Home, Gode-
rich Street.
Donations to the Heart Fund
are suggested in lieu of flowers.
Specialty Shop ,
Opens Here
Amsing's Specialty Shop will
open in Seaforth Thursday.
In the premises on Main St.,
recently vacated by T. Eaton
Co., the new firm will handle
a variety of imported goods.
Owned by John Atnsing, who
operates a similar store in. Ciro=
ton, the Seaforth outlot will b
in, eboi ge of .lift. Arnold Stui-
ni5$ert bi` Ali 'S, Seaforth„,•