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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-11-07, Page 1• • • • • • 1 • • • • • • "rr • 4i+ • 104th Year Whole No.: 4594 SEAFOW111, ONTA UQ, T UR$PIY, NOVZMRE. R 7496 . - u.PAGE SDHS Graduates Attend Final School Event GRADUATES of Seaforth District High School posed for a group picture following graduation ceremonies at the school on Friday. Shown here. are (left to right) front: row: houis Devereaux, Bill Uhler and Kenneth Pollard; first ;row, Susan Haugh, Arlene Williamson, Gwen Storey,' Margaret Stapleton, Jean Moylan, Jeanne Melady; second row, Bar bara Talbot, Mary Scott, Margaret Kerr, Elsie Doig, •Margare Elgie, Carol Carter, M. MacGregor; back row, Marilyn Fry M. MacGregor, Mary Murray, Geraldine McTaggart, Loi Scott, Eileen Williamson, Jean Shortreed, Gisela Dorrance (Expositor photo by Phillips). t s Auxiliary Display Recalls Activities A DISPLAY, illustrating activities of the Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary, won honorable mention in competition with exhibits from auxiliaries across Ontario at the Ontario Hospital Association in. Toronto last week. Here are Mrs. R. S. Box (left) and Mrs. R. J. Boussey, who conceived and created the exhibit. The auxiliary has pledged •$10,000.00 to the new Seaforth Community Hospital and this is being 'raised through the activities shown in the exhibit, with a sketch of the new hospital in the background. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Honour SDHS Graduates At 4nnual. Ceremony No longer can we afford to allow people not to go to school, James R. Scott told an audience that crowded SDHS auditorium for the school's annual com- mencement exercises Friday ev- ening. Mr. • Scott,, assistant to is the president, University, of. Water- loo and a graduate or Seaforth Collegiate, ,' 3 isettssed "the new emphasis being. -placed, • on edu- cation today. Going to 1 school for many years meant .an opportunity for a student to develop his mind and talents. The concept of education until quite recently was to provide _theytrained per- sonnel required, by ', odern so- cietyl.---the doctors, the scien- tist., the teachers -he said. -Mr. Scott reviewed the costs involved in providing an edu- cation to tbday's standards. By the ,Mine he graduates from uni- versitya student has invested in him .at least $9,500, exclusive of the itsdste niet by his parents and • eitcliisive of the buildings andarequfptifent making up the school', this Of this `amount, Mr. Scott said, about 70 per cent comes from the -public through taxes, and in today's society such an expenditure is much more eco- nomical' than permitting the student to becoming a public charge. The best way to avoid such at eventuality is to en- s that the student°,acquirea demand tod a.. it..dem, -i s s Y ott was, inti . uced by • Mr. !� m$ . James .- Satter, of the staff, • and appreciation was expressed by Principal L. P. Plumsteel, who acted as chairman. Prayer of invocation was given by Rev. Harry Donaldson. Need Common Sense Describing the commence- ment as an occasion to look at the accomplishmen*' ,' of tho year, SDHS board chairman C. E. Dearing, said theire was a satisfaction and pride:w in what had been done with facilities "almost as good as we can af- ford" and With a staff "as good as we can find," Referring to scholastic attain- ments, Mr. Dearing said the full pdtential cannot be reached un- less scholarship is tempered with good common sense. Abil- ity alone is not enough, he warned, and added that equally important was the acquisition of good work habits. "It's a matter of work—not work if you like it," he said The SCI Alumni Memorial Scholarship was presented. to Jean Shortreed by A, Y. Me, Lean, who reminded the audi- ence that the scholarshipp had first been awarded in 1934 to Mr. Scott. Other awards presented in- cluded the C. M. Smith Mennen ial Trophy, to the student ob- taining the highest Marks in the school on eicaminatiolis.,held during the year, Gisela. 'Dor- ranee, by C. A. Barber;rhes Whitiney Award,, a cedar c and, a writini desk dddated by G. A.' 'Wltituey, tq the' s;tiideht with the `fiighegt marks oh cit= aminations held during the year, to William Morris and Barbara Chesney by' Mr. Whit- ney, by reversion from Gisela Dorrance and James Traquair; Students' Council Citizenship Award, for outstanding school .citizenship, value $25, to Jeanne Melady, by Brian Traviss, presi- dent of the council; Bursary from Women's Auxiliary to Scott Memorial Hospital, value $150, to Nora Anderson, by Mrs. F. R. Cosford, president of the auxiliary; Legion Award, value $50, to Lois Scott by R. S. Mac- Donald, Legion President; R. S. Box Award, to the student hav- ing the highest marks in Upper School English, to Gisela Dor- rance, by Mrs. Robinson; Ir - vin's Hardware Award, award- ed to the student having the highest marks in three Upper School Mathematics and two Sciences, to Gisela Dorrance. Coroner's Jury Finds Death Was Accidental We've Been Waiting! 0 QS;�YQIYlUI Finish' Raving Town Streets .$00":1); ea lh MIntilAft SingleCoplear 10% Paving of Seaforth streets was completed at dusk Monday, and for the first time in nearly a year it was possible to drive anywhere in town without any fear of becoming mired in mud or choked with dust. The hot " mix paving plant, erected by Warren Paving Co in the Dodds' pit in McKillop vyil1 remain at the site until spring, when final coats of asphalt will be applied to the ldcal streets. Meantime, contractors a r e tidying up the contracts. Boule- vards are being sodded, lane - ways gravelled, and at the west- erly town limits a catch basin is being, constructed to handle the discharge from the new Qoderich Street storm sewer. A coroner's jury found Wed- nesday that Edmund Matthews of Seaforth died as the result of internal injuries on Septem- ber 27. Mr. Matthews had been injured earlier that day by a boiler door which fell on him while he was at work. The inquest, called by Huron County Coroner Dr. R. W. Stephens of Brussels, was held in Seaforth Town Hall. Seven witnesses were heard by • thei five -man jury. The accident was investigated by Chief Gordon Hulley and Constable A. Calder. No blame was attached to Bell Industries Ltd., where Mr. Matthews was working at the time -of the accident, or anyone connected with the mishap. But the jury recommended that steel cables be used instead of chains on the hoist from now on, and that a competent safety organization inspect the prem- ises regularly. Jurymen were. Frank Sills, who was chosen foreman; Ron- ald MacDonald, Mervin I. Nott, Ronald Dale and Alex Kerr. Witnesses were Dr. E. Malkus, Frank Phillips, B. Muir, A. Van Derbourn, Floyd Turner, Bradford Smith, G. A. Whitney and G. L. Underhay. Fitting Door The accident occurred, wit- nesses said, while the door— which weighs 500 pounds—was being fitted on to one' of the 15 -ton boilers Bell Industries produces. The door had ap- parently been fastened to the lower half of the boiler, and Mr. Matthews had crawled un- derneath the door to fasten one of the pins which was to hold it in place. Suddenly the chain holding it to the hoist, which had been lifting the door, snap- ped. Even though Mr. Mat- thews saw it coming and tried to get out of the way, it struck him in the back and pinned him to the floor. Immediately, two workmen— VanDerbourn and Muir—went to him and tried to lift the door; they were able to relieve the pressure, but were unable to lift the door until the hoist could once again be hooked up. Frank Philips was at the time taking advertising shots in the other end of the shop and was able to photograph the accident scene. He said that except for the obvious pain of Mr. Mat- thews, there was no sign of in- jury. Bradford Smith, president and general manager of the plant, described the way in which the chain utas attached to the door. G. A. Whitney said that he was called for ambtdance ser- vice, and confirmed what Dr. Malkus had testified. The doc- tor had said also- that there was no sign of external- injury, al- though in order to keep his back froth any further injury, Mr. Matthews was lifted into the ambulated on the plant stretcher 'and :take!i to hoaital that way.)After, 'exaiiiinatlon at A by-law.to control parking on Seaforth streets was reject- ed on third reading by council' Monday; evening, Members' took exception • to parking prohibi- tions on Goderich Street, east and west of Main Street, when several parking. positions v IIkh had existed prior tt1 pavement construction,.:work ,were.', minas inated ` • Drought in by' the public works coinmittee, the by-law would .have provided greater visibility''at the main intersec tion. Other provisions were cony, cerned with control on North Main Street and in .areas adjac- ent to intersections. Councillor Carl Dalton; cora- Pavement and gutter work on North Main Street is well ad- vanced, and will be completed shortly. At the same time, PUC crews have completed installation of street lights on Goderich Street and these were turned on for the first time Monday evening. New street lights on North Main Street will be erected as soon as poles arrive, according to PUC manager R. J. Boussey. A reminder that everything was getting back to normal was the activity of town foreman Harold Maloney and his crew, who" were busy replacing park- ing meters and traffic signs, re- moved while construction was in progress. Plans for ceremonies to open the rebuilt streets on Novem- ber 21 are progressing under a committee headed by Council- lor N. C. Cardno. Mayor Dins- more told council Monday that Highways Minister MacNaugh- ton would officiate, and that he would be accompanied by offi- cials of the department. Highest Marks Biology Award, for excellence in Botany and Zoology, $2Q in book, donated and presented by Miss Nan Taylor, who remark- ed that Miss Scott had received the highest marks she had ever recorded during her teaching career, to Lois Scott; the La- rone Bursaries, value $50 each, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Larone in recognition of deserv- ing, students in Grade 13, to Dorothy Dalton and Robert Minn, presented by Mr. Larone. Miss Gisela Dorrance receiv- ed er- iSd''the Ontario Scholarship . c 'tlfica_ •' from Miss : Jean Meru. t'Y. t� iti d tt Piggy ' Cont" ue o g See At Least Four New Faces On Town Council mittee chairman, Said the law had been prepared •by his committee after informal dis eussions with other council members. He 'said Wednesday be • was surprised , to find a -chane :in attitude had existed ,in'counc' . The regulations were considered necessary,' he said, lit view of the increasing traf- aice brought about by the new and wider pavements. Discussion on 'the by-law re- flected a feeling valuable park- ing space was being eliminated. While lack of visibility and snow plowing difficulties were advanced as reasons for sup- porting the by-law, councillors said they could see no problem leaving 'parking ;As it been S41ution seen by; ; Seventh speak* was the early instal lation of Stoplights at ;the main ' intersection, ,aS Accommodation A `deputation, representing the 00)14 .Advisory committee, ai4 •h chiding L. 1'. Piumsteel : L. Ford' and 0. Oke, asked for assistance in renting accommo dation for the Scouts in the Me*. Gonigle block. Space mad! available , earlier this Year by council in the Community Cen- tre was not satisfactory, the meeting was told, because of use by other ,groups and con- fliction 'with hockey games. There will be at least four new faces on . Seaforth council next year if plans of present members are carried out. Three members of council have said they will not be avail- able next year and in addition a new office of deputy -reeve comes into existence on Jar}u- ary 1, 1964, and will be filled at nominations later this month. Reeve W. N. Ball, on council since 1955, said he would not be a candidate. He has com- pleted five years' service as reeve, and said he could not devote any further time to municipal activity. Others who are retiring are Councillor Neil Bell, complet- ing his fourth year on council, and Councillor Bill Wilbee, who first went on council a year ago. Mayor Earl Dinsmore said Tuesday he was interested in a second term. While neither would indicate definite plans, there appeared a possibility that the two posi- tions on county council could be filled by 'Councillors Nelson Cardno and Councillor Carl Dalton. Both said they were interested, but had made no decision. Councillor Angus MacLean, who headed the finance commit- tee, said he had not decided whether he would stand or not. There were a number of things he would like to see finished, but it may be that he could not be available, he said. Councillor John Flannery, who was chairman of the sewer- age committee, also was unde- cided. He has completed four years on council. Smile of the Week Philosopher: "Every young man should have a high ideal." Gilded Youth: "That's what I say. The girl I'm engaged to is five feet eight inches tall." Redeem All But One. Property All properties except one which had been offered at a tax sale in the Clerk's office Wednesday afternoon were re- deemed prior to the sale, Clerk Lyle Hammond said. The exception was •a 3 1/6 - acre lot, west of Jarvis Street, adjacent to the CNR, owned by Seaforth Salt & Chemicals Ltd: The lot was sold to Mrs. G. C. Eliott, Willowdale, Ont., for $61.41, the amount of the taxes. The sale realized approlti- mately $3501 it•ta arrears and; (Continued on Page, 12) '; pentii'tieSor,"' r -.r�: r. SEAPORTH BRANCH 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion is sponsoring, the annual Legion Poppy sale this week. As the campaign r of unlet way, special events chairman Charles Wood (left) and "President R. S. MacDonald prepare to fly the poppy campaign flag from the Legion flagpole. (Expositor photo by Phillips). WEAR A POPPY The;; +discu$ion revealed sey- eral sugliestibns, including an addition to the .band shell in Victoria Park, and use of the former sub -station on , Victoria Street. Pointing out it could assume no responsibility in connection with fire hazards that might exist, council agreed to a grant of $30.00 until the end of the year. In the meantime, the copncil's recreation committee„ under Councillor Cardno,. is to. meet with the Scout group int an effort to find a permanent solution. „ Mayor Dinsmore was instruct- ed to proclaim November- 11th= a public holiday, when the Legion asked that it be• done and when it was indicated mer: chants had agreed. Purchase Radar Unit- Purchase,. of a police radar unit, costing $1,150.00, was giv- en formal approval. Committee chairman Bill Wilbee said. pur- chase had been agreed to at an informal council meeting Sat- urday morning. It will be paid for from parking meter rev- enue, which now stood at $3,500, Clerk Hammond said, in reply to a query. The unit is required to con- trol traffic speed on Goderich Street and other streets. In his report to council, Chief Gordon Hulley said there had been 93 occurrences in October. Four charges had been laid under the Criminal Code, 16 under the HTA, and nine under the LCA, including six charges involving minors. The force had investigated seven acci- dents, involving $700 in dam- ages, 'and had issued 54 park- ing tickets. Reporting for the sewer com- mittee, Councillor Flannery said a number of services was be- ing connected, and that the en- gineers had made available a preliminary plan showing loca- tion of laterals. Seaforth election officials will receive more money if there is an election- this year. Council increased the rates to returti- ing officeri� 146, deputy $14, poll clerk- $10, r- Viand rental booths $15. l?'aixi0,as officials were Mrs. M. Matterworth, Miss L. itotham, Mrs. A. W. Sillery, Mrs. J, Regier, D. L. Reid and. Mrs. M. Case. Council agreed with a sug- gestion by Mayor Dinsmore that the inaugural meeting in January be held on the first Monday, rather than the sec- ond. " Below Estimate Final net cost of the Seaforth program was set at $166,597.60, Enginees J. F. McLaren Associ- ates told council. This compares with an estimated cost of $177,- 551,69, and takes into consid- eration a federal government assistance of $25,867.28 for win- ter works project. (Continued on Page 6) Ilan Tribute to red�' IIV ar Dead Members ofF Seaforth Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion, will hold . their annual church par- ade on Sunday, the first in a series of events planned in con- nection with Remembrance Day. The service will be held this year in St. Thomas' Anglican Church, when Rev. Harry Don- aldson will preach to the veter- ans. SDHS Trumpet Band will lead the parade to the church. The annual sale of Poppies is under way as Legion and Legion Auxiliary canvassers be- gan their rounds in the annual Poppy Day campaign. The cam- paign continues until Saturday, and Seaforth homes, factories and places of business will be visited. Proceeds from the sale of veteran -made poppies make pos- sible a continuation of Legion welfare work. Arrangements for the PopPy Day campaign and for the ateinembrance Day pro- gram tjelly are in charge of the 'Legion here, headed by Charlie Wood. Remembrance Day this year is on Monday and veterans will parade to Victoria Park for a short service at the Cenotaph. commencing at 10:45 o'clock. Lay Wreaths Following the service in Vic- toria Park, wreaths will be placed by representatives ':of t h e following organizations: Province of Ontario, Town of Seaforth, Royal Canadian Le- gion No. 156, Ladies' Auxiliary to Branch 156, Township of Mc- Killop, Township of Tucker - smith, St. Thomas' Anglican C h u r c h, First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth Lions Club, St. James' Church, Northside United Church, Seaforth Wo- men's Institute, Egmondville United Church, Seaforth Public School, Rebekah Lodge, St. James' School, Eastern Star,, L.O.B.A.. Independent Order of Oddfellows, Carnegie Library, Britannia Lodge No. 170, L.O.L No. 793. Knights of Columbus, Highland Shoes and Maple Leaf Dairy. The wreaths are on dis- play in a window of Sills' Hard- ware. The parade, which will in - (Continued on Page 6) Graduates Set New Records NEW SCHOLASTIC RECORDS were established by graduates of' SDI1Sthis, year. Gisela Dorrance (right) who, won awards and prizes, valued' in excess of $3,500, ;slid. Lois Scott, who. achieved highest..marks in ,Biology, are being congrattilated.by Mrs Margaret Robinson,ihead' • of the, Nnglish depg ►eilt at the school. .(Expositor ,Phot"o,