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The Huron Expositor, 1960-08-11, Page 1101st Year Whole No. 4826 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960 $2.50 a Year in Adva;uCe . SingleCopies, Cents IT WAS CARNIVAL TIME in the . area during the past week with major events taking' place in • Seaforth and Brodhagen. The 25th annual Carnival at the Seaforth Lions Park attracted large crowds on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. In the upper picture a part of the audience is shown as program : back- ground . it watches the ro ram presented on a new stage to the south of the swimming pool ground -are • seen a ferris wheel -"and other mechanical rides' which were busy throughout the three evenings. BRODHAGEN'S new $50,000 Community Hall was opened • Wednesday evening with a chicken bar- becue, program and prize drawing. The hall was opened officially by F. A. Lashley, director of agricultural societies, Department of Agriculture. In the lower -picture are,,left to right, Janice Mc- Gill; Ford Dickison, past president of the Brodhagen C of C, Mr. Lashley, J. F. Edwards, MPP Perth, George Jarmuth, C of C president, and Susan Querengesser. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Prize Drawings Feature 25th Lions. Club Carnival Excellent weather featured the three -night Lions carnival, which ended Friday night. The weather, coupled with an advance sale of admission tickets, resulted in a larger attendance, particularly on Friday night. Highlight of the Fridaynight,pro- gram was the draw for 41,000.00, which was won by R. R. McKind- sey, -of Seaforth. Other prizes of $100.00 each were won on Wednes- day night by Mrs, Jack Case, Sea- forth, and on Thursday night by George S. Miller, Stratford. ' Entertainment during the three - night event included numbers by Carolyn Hammond, Carolyn Neil, Margaret Hillen, Lewis Knetsch, Jacob De Boer, Bert Dennis, Glen Nott and Terry Ford. Master of +rn Appoint New CO at RCAF Station Clinton Group Capt. J. G. -Mathieson, MBE, CD, 44, of Vancouver, has been appointed commanding offi- cers of RCAF Station Clinton, Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa has announced. He will succeed Group Capt. K. C. Cameron, MBE, CD, 48, ..of Winnipeg, who has been ap- pointed senior telecommunications officer at Air Defence Command Headquarters, St. Hubert, Que. Both appointments are effective late this summer. Currently serving with ,the di- rectorate of radar and data pro- cessing at AFHQ, Group. Capt. Mathieson was born in Vancouver. After receiving his education there he joined the RCAF in 1936 and was commissioned in the telecom- munications branch five years lat- er. - After serving at various units in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, he was made officer commanding the training section, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, in 1943. In 1946 he was transferred to Western Air Command, Vancouver, after hav- ingcompleted tours at Rivers, Man., and Calgary. Following two years as an ex- change officer in the United States he returned to Canada in 1950 to serves on the staff at Air Defence Command Headquarters before be- ing transferred to 4FHQ. Group Capt. Cameron was born in England in 1911, being educated there and in Toronto and Winni- peg before joining the RCAF in 1After serving at Dartmouth and Halifax, he was transferred to the U.K. in 1943, where he served as liaison officer with the RAF Coes- • t tal Command. On his retlrrn to Canada the following year he was posted first to Halifax and later to Western Air Command. From 1946 to 1947, Group Capt. Cameron served in the United G/C J. G. MATHIESON, MBE, CD States before returning for a. tour of duty at AFHQ. He was again transferred to the U.S. in 1950, this time to the Canadian Joint Staff in Washington. Prior to his appointment as commanding officer at Clinton, Group Capt. Cameron was assist- ant for telecommunications pro- grams and,--controlt AFHQ, and attended the National Defence Col- lege course in liingaton. • ceremonies, was Eric Munro. The SDHS Band and Seaforth Highlanders Band took part Thurs- day and Friday nights. Plans to have the RCAF Band from Clinton perform Wednesday night had to be abandoned at the last minute. Officials said it was not possible to satisfy the requirements of the district branch of the Musicians' Union. The gaily:lighted park w a s crowded as the crowds watched the entertainment or took part in the .games. Commenting on the Lions Club summer carnival, club president Carm Rowcliffe said the event was quite successful. "The successful results were made possible by the co-operation which the club received from the public generally," he said, as he expressed. appreciation. He added that the proceeds -,made possible a continuation of the club's work at the Lions Park and in tie com- munity generally. Special draws on Friday even- ing resulted in a number of win- ners: barbecue set, R. Jessome, RR 2, . Seaforth; chaise lounge, Mrs. James Henderson, Seaforth; flower tree, Carol Fowler, RR 2, Seaforth; lawn table umbrella, Sharon Somerville, RR 1, Walton; transistor radio, Muriel Hudson, Seaforth; electric house clock, Mrs. R. Achilles, RR -3, Walton. Interest centred about a mon- ster penny sale during the carni- val. Prizes were wonas follows: Car mirrors (Rowcliffe's), Joyce Wilson, Seaforth; two turkey din- ners (Seaforth Grill), Mrs. Mar- garet Stevenson, Seaforth; Sunoco products (Cleave's Sunoco), Jim- my Fletcher, Clinton; two gallons oil (Kendrick's B -A), Mrs. •Jim Brown, Egmondville ; groceries (McGonigle's), Margaret Boyd, Walton; swim fins (Crown Hard- ware), Allan Coleman, Seaforth; shoes (Jack Thompson), Helen Nigh, Seaforth; $10 permanent (Doris Beauty 'Salon), Bill Austin, Seaforth; $10 permanent (Robert's Beauty), Doreen Coleman, RR 4, Seaforth; wicker cher (Box Furn- iture), .Jimmy Fletcher, Clinton; shirt (Shinen's), Mrs. E. Prentice, c/o Mrs. Clair RR 4, Seaforth; silverware (Westcott's), Bonnie Bates, .Seaforth; paint (Grave's), Mrs. A. Dobson, Seaforth; cigar - (Continued on Page 4) Crowds Gather As Brodhagen Opens New Hall Described as a co-operative pro- ject by F.• A. Lashley, director of Agricultural Societies for Ontario, the Brodhagen Community Centre was officially opened Wednesday night. ' "I have had my eyes opened to- night — there's no doubt about that," said Mr. Lashley, who cut the ribbon. to open the centre. "This has been a co-operative pro- ject, which will mean much in the future to 'those who live irr this community." Mr. Lashley. -was greatly im- pressed with' the community spir- it which produced $50,000 worth of results. The $56,000 was the dif- ference between the value put on the building by Mr. Lashley's esti- mate and actual cost in money of the. project, carried out by Brod- hagen Chamber of Commerce. "If this had been done in a .city,. it would have been done by con- tract, and from what I know of such things, it would .have cost $75,000, or perhaps $80,000," said Mr.. Lashley, after touring the building. The actual cost, said George Jarmuth, president of Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce, has been a little less than $25,000. The dif- ference has' been supplied by the volunteer labor of the 54 members of the'. Chamber, and of many oth- er residents of Logan and McKil- lop townships. In the past 11 years, Mr. Lash- ley noted, provincial government grants, totalling nearly $100,000, have been given toward the build- ing of 21 comms nity centre pro- jects in Perth County. Some, like the Brodhagen project, are com- munity halls; others are arenas, outdoor skating rinks or swim- ming pools. Mr. Lashley was joined in the ceremonial act of cutting a ribbon across the main entrance by J. Fred Edwards, Palmerston, MPP for Perth. The initiative shown here by the people' of the Brodhagen com- munity," said Mr. Edwards, "is one of the things that makes Perth County what it is—a good place to live." Also taking part in the opening ceremonies were Mr. Jarmuth; Ford Dickison, past, president of Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce, and Walter Mogk, reeve of Ellice and Warden of Perth. J. B. Sorenson, Mitchell, was the lucky winner of a 1960 car in a draw held in conjlction with the opening. All 1200 tickets were sold on the draw before the draw- ing took place. The last ticket drawn belonged to Mr. Sorenson. Winners of $10 for the first and every 100th ticket drawn were: Jerome Gaffnew, Stratford; Bruce Austin, Seaforth; Robert Marriage, Exeter; George McCann, Strat- ford; Warren Riehl, Monkton; Geo. Varley and Laurie McKellar, Hen - sail; Frank O'Rourke and Wilbur Hoegy, Brodhagen; Bruce Rock, RR 2, Monkton; Clayton Robinson, Mitchell; Mrs. C. P. Sills, Seaforth; (Continued on Page 4) Council Shows Concern As Tax Action Delay ON NORTH MAIN Advance Plans to Build Seaforth Liquor Store Seaforth Council Monday night gave approval to the location of a proposed liquor store on North Main Street, adjacent to the Orange Hall. Harold Jackson, who plans to erect the building and rent it to Area Survey Will Reveal Hospital Needs Preliminary' planning for new hospital accommodation in Sea - forth advanced a step further Mon- day with the appointment of a consultant firm to work,with the board of Scott Memorial Hospital. The board named Agnew, Peck- ham and Associates, of Toronto, to .carry out a survey of the area' served by the hospital and to, re- commend the size and nature of hospital facilities required. Dr. Harvey Agnew, of the organiza- tion, and Carl Render, of the board's architects, met with the -board and discussed the scope of the survey. While the survey is in progress the architects are carry- ing on studies begun some time ago. The Agnew -Peckham organiza- tion is recognized as leading con- sultants on hospital planning and organization in Canada. The firm has acted as consultant's for a number of Ontario hospitals, in- cluding Windsor, .- Leamington, Stratford, Simcoe, ' Milton, St. Joseph's, London, Hamilton :Gen- eral, and Newmarket. The survey, which will get under way early in September, will re- view the work now being done in the hospital. to determine the ser-' vices which are most in demand, (Continued on Page 5) the Liquor Control Board, appear- ed before council to determine if any objections existed to the pro- posed site. He said he had con-, suited nearby residents, and 'all had agreed on the proposal. These included James Henderson, S. Lupel, 'Mrs. Geo. Reeves, Foster Bennett and, E. A. Adams. The site has been approved by the L.C.B. Final arrangements for the new store are being worked out, and it is expected construction can be- gin shortly. The site, with a 66 -foot frontage on North Main Street, extends 170 feet to •the east. A frame house on the property. will be removed by H. McLlwain, who sold the lot to Mr. Jackson. The proposed building, as design- ed by the L.C.B., is 40 feet by 80 feet. Of cement block construc- tion, the front elevation will be of brick and glass. It will be set back 25 feet from the street. Adequate parking will be avail- able as a result of an arrangement with the Orange Lodge, whereby vacant land adjacent to the hall will form part of the parking lot. This will result in additional park- ing space being available for pa- trons of the Orange Hall. Council, in agreeing with the site, noted there already were sev- eral commercial operations in the immediate area, including the Orange Hall and an implement agency. Name D. L. Reid Court Bailiff Announcement' 'was made this week of the appointment of Dalton L. Reid as bailiff of the Second Division Court of Seaforth. Mr. Reid, who'has been clerk of the court for some time, follows David Lemon, who recently re- signed as bailiff. AREA MUNICIPALITIES PLAN NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Bridge contracts, totalling $70,- 936.50, 'were let by two Huron municipalities this week. The larg- er of the. two is the Quigley bridge in Hullett. The other is the Bod- min bridge in Morris. Spanning the Maitland River on concession 6 and 7, the Quigley bridge contract was let at $38,500. The bridge, says Harry Tebbutt, clerk of Hullett, will be the first in the township requiring the driv- ing of piles. Of reinforced cement, the bridge will be black -topped. It is understood the bridge will be slightly over 100 feet in length. John Gaffney Construction, Strat- ford, were the successful bidders. They have indicated work will commence in two weeks, and the bridge will be ready for traffic by the end of the -year. Other bids considered at a spe- cial meeting of the council Mon- day night were: Graham and Gra- ham, London, $46,740; Gibson & Son, Wroxeter, $45,455; 'King Con- struction, Wingham, $39,874.54; Looby Construction Ltd., Dublin, $38,884.20. The present bridge of steel gir- der construction will be removed by the contractor, Mr. Tebbutt said. - Await Approval Contract for the Bodmin bridge in Morris was let by Morris town- ship council Monday. The bridge' is located on concession 4. The bridge will be built, subject to departmental approval, which is not expected before the end of August, according to George Mar- tin clerk of Morris. 't'he township, he said, has ap- plied for road appropriation sup- plementary by-law, and bridge construction cannot be started un- til final approval is received. Gibson & Son, Wroxeter, were the successful bidders at a contract ExpositorReadersWin With Elmer Elephant Two members of The Huron Ex- positor's family of readers won pries in the Elmer Elephant lim- erick contest. Winners of the sixth week contest included Paul Rock, 13, RR 1 Dublin, and David Longstaff, 9, Seaforth. • The pair will receive bicycle lights as prizes. Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rock, and David, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Longstaff. The contest; sponsored by the Ontario Safety League, to promote safety among children, particular- ly during the long, carefree sum- mer vacation period, started in late June. Co-operating with the League in this worthy undertak- ing, The Huron. Expositor -has car- ried an announcement each week containing one of Elmer's six safe- ty rules. The contestant was re- quired to' fill in the last line of each of the limericks. Last Thursday the final Lim- erick Contest appeared. The grand prize in that contest will be a trip for two through Western Canada. Deadline for the contest was mid, night Wednesday, and results will likely be announced nett week.' price of $32,436.50. Of cement structure, the bridge will be of a new type construction and will be 1611F� feet long. In all, • six tenders were receiv- ed. Others were: 0. King Con- struction, Wingham, $43,470; Looby Construction Ltd., Dublin, $45,832; Arnott Construction, Auburn, $56,- 172.75 ; Mowbray Construction, Wingham, $45,963.75; Gaffney Con- struction, Stratford, $44,339. DHO Contract To Looby On Ontario Department of High- ways contract was let to Looby Construction Ltd., Dublin, this week. It was one of 18, totalling $1,690,519. The Dublin firm won the bid. for the Fredericksburg township 'bridge, northeast of Napanee. Lo- cated on, Highway 401, the contract for the bridge was for $119;00: The cleanup of town finances, as promised at the June meeting of Seaforth Council, hasn't material- ized/ Mayor Daly told council Mon- day night that the chairman of the finance committee, Dr. P. L. Brady, had called him to say that as yet it had not been possible to set machinery in motion leading MAYOR EDMUND DALY E. Daly Succeeds Late Mayor Christie Edmund Daly was named Mayor of Seaforth by members of Sea - forth council Monday- night: He will complete the term of the late Mayor Beverley F. Christie. He becomes the 34th citizen to Serve as mayor since incorpora- tion of the town in 1875, and fol- lows in the footsteps of his father, the late J, 1'. Daly, who was may- or in 1931 and 1932. - Mayor Daly, who was elected to council at the beginning of this year, is serving his second period a a member of council. He serv- ed several terms about 10 years ago. In accepting the appojntment, Mayor Daly paid tribute to the late Mayor Christie. Few in pub- lic office took their jobs more ser- iously or worked more conscien- tiouslythan he had, Mayor Daly said. He took to heart the com- plaints he received in the course of his duties, and did his best to Correct them. In expressing sympathy to the Christie family, council approved payment of the Mayor'Shonorarium for the year. Urging greater attention to com- mittee work, Mayor Daly asked that members of council act more quickly to carry out decisions of council. Issue Permits Building permits, totalling $3,700, hav$ been issued during the past month, according to building in- spector ,Harold Maloney. These include: F. Phillips, car- port, $300; John Hoelscher, repairs, $100; Robert, Watson, sun t9'orch, $300; Wm. Baker, trailer, $1800; Louis Hildebrand, warehouse, $1,000, and Miss N. Jeffery, re- pairs, $200. ARMY CADETS visit $anff upper Hot Springs Pool . while attending Banff National Cadet Camp. Cadet Captain Robert Nimmo, of 236 Ontario St., Sarnia, Ont., shows Cadet Major Bruce Miller (right), of Seaforth, how he operates' his camera— Cadet Cadet Major. Bruce Miller, a student at SDHS, is a On of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Miller. to the collection of tax arrears. Dr. Brady, who had been pre- vented from attending the earlier part of the meeting,arrived as the discussion on the financial problem was getting underway. He confirm- ed that nothing had been done to- wards preparing a list -for- tax sale purposes, but said that informs,- tion making possible such action was now at hand, and he expected that action would be taken at once. The June meeting of council con- cerned that tax arrears had reach- ed the highest point in the town's history, ordered a crash program to -be undertaken immediately. This was to include letters to de- linquent taxpayers, the publica- tion of the names of those who were in arrears, and the setting in motion of machinery to make possible a tax sale at the earliest possible date, Councillors expressed concern at the delay and had difficulty in understanding why no action had been taken. ' Clerk Wilson said that one of the difficulties was that he had been looking for a list of persons -who were in arrears. This had been prepared by the auditors some months ago. Dr. Brady confirmed that he now had this information. • ' Credit At Stake Stressing the importance of im- mediate steps being taken, Coun- . cillor Cardno emphasized the un- fortunate effects which. resulted from unnecessarily high tax arrears. He said that the amount of tax arrears was a reflection of the credit standing of the community. When arrears are high, many things are jeopardized. As, an ex- ample, debentures are harder to sell, and they produce less. "Are we agreed that the 'Clerk is going right aliead with the clean- up program?" Councillor J. O. Turnbull asked. "Are we agreed that there oils to be no more stall- • ing?" Councillor Brady added that if there was any problem in connection with clerical assistance, the clerk was to employ additional help. Mayor Daly discussed with coun- cil a financial progress report which he had prepared. The report indicated the amount which each of the standing committees had spent for the seven-month period now completed, and compared this •with the total budget available- to the committees. In almost every case, the report showed that com- rnittees had underspent their bud- get, the surplus. amounting to $8,386 for the period. • In two cases, where there had been an expendi- ture greater than the budget, the amounts involved totalled but $197, and represented seasonable expen- ditures which would not reoccur. An encouraging feature, so far as tax arrears were concerned, was that arrears had dropped from a total of $57,268 at the end of 1959, to $41,687 as of July 31 last. Monthly Reports Mayor Daly suggested that re- ports similar to the progress re- port be made available to each member. of council and the press prior to each month's meeting. In this way, members of council would have a broader knowledge of the affairs of the town and it would be possible to maintain a closer check on spending. At the same time, it would reveal how accur-. ately budget figure's were prepar- ed. Council took no action• in con- nection with a request by a re- presentative of an investment house to enter into An arrangement for the purchase of debentures to be issued for the Seaforth District .High School project. It was sug- gested that debentures with a 6% coupon would produce the cheap- est 'issue. At this rate, the firm agreed to purchase the issue at 96.5. Reporting for the street commit- tee, of which he is chairman, Coun- cillor Thorpe Rivers said that side- walk work was pretty well com- pleted.- Two trees had been cut down and custom work to a value of $926 had been completed. 'Work remaining to be done this year in- cluded repairing of ditches at the Van Mill's property on Chalk St., and on West William St. North. - Repairs •to roofs ,on town build- ings would be completed as soon as qualified assistance could be ob- tained, Mayor Daly said. The re- lief committee had found it nec- essary to reimburse Clinton $13.00 as a result of a claim on behalf of a former resident of town, Reeve (Continued on Page 4) C of C Will Meet Thursday Night The Seaforth Chamber of Com- merce will hold a meeting Thurs- day evening at 8 p.m. in the Town Hall. Agenda for the mid -summer meeting includes several impor- tant Items, C of C officials state. Among these will be street signs, . Christmas decorations, sport tro- phies and the appointment of a committee to. ask9atduirin the time of the SW**Fhll Pair with the merchants'' 'booth'§..' ,,/t. is expected; a repreAnfetive from ane of the street sigh Ott.* paries will be at ;the YiYceting , :. explain the various 410k;AM'.t cost. .