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The Huron Expositor, 1961-03-02, Page 1• • .1 i 1 } • 4 • • • • • • • 102nd Year Whole No. 4855 II Zli ernTT..+n-.sr OFFICERS OF THE HURON COUNTY Junior Farmers' Association are shown following elec- tion at Clinton. Seated, left to right, are Ruth Proctor, Brussels, president of the Huron County Junior Institute; Marjorie Pappler-Seaforth, first vice-president; Joanne Alton, Lucknow, second vice- president, and Doreen Brock, Granton, secretary -treasurer. Standing are Bill Strong, RR 5, Dublin, presidentof the Huron County Junior Farmers; Murray Mulvey, Wroxeter, gecond vice-president, and Robert Down, Hensall, secretary -treasurer. MurrayGaunt, Win ha m, vice-president, was absent. Seaforth Area Youth Heads Junior Farmers In Huron Bill Strong, RR 2, Dublin, was elected president of the Huron County Junior Farmers at their annual meeting Wednesday night. Held at Clinton District Collegiate Institute, the meeting also elebted Ruth Proctor, Brussels, as presi- dent of the Junior Institute. Other Junior Farmer officers are: Past president, Jim Bow- man,, Brussels; first vice-presi- dent, Murray . Gaunt, Wingham; second vice - president, Murray Mulvay, • of Wroxeter; secretary - treasurer, Robert Down, of Hen - sail; directors (two from each club), Clinton, Ted Dunn and Tom Cunningham; Howick, Murray Flees Native Hungary Is Seaforth Resident A victim of the Communist purge of Hungary told the Sea - forth. Lions Club Monday evening of the relief from fear which resi- dence in Canada 'has given him. Forced to flee from his native Hungary during the 1956 uprising against Communist dictatorship, Emile Grabner came to Canada with his wife the following spring, after taking refuge in Austria and Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Grabner have been residents of Seaforth since June, 1957. He is accountant at Seaforth Shoes Ltd. Their escape on a few hours' notice, with only what they were able to carry, was made possible to a great extent by his knowledge of the country near the Austrian border, which he had gained as a Boy Scout in his youth, he said. Describing his native country and the changes that have occur - Ratepayers guy Tax Receipts The crash program introduced by town council two weeks ago and designed to bring town fin- ances into balance, has been .ef- fective in at least one' respect. Tax prepayment receipts totalling $2,500 have been sold. • Decision to introduce a prepay- ment tax plan was taken at a council meeting on February 13. The plan was announced in the February 16th issue of The Huron Expositor, and immediately tax- payers began making application for certificates. Officials said that while there was no rush, several applications were being received each day. red under Communism, Mr. Grab- ner said the over-riding impression was one of •fear.. There was fear among those in charge — among neighbors. Few could be trusted. There is a nervous air present all the time. "I can't think of any country which is better than Canada in which to live. There is unem- ployment—yes, but the people are free. You can't realize what it means to live in constant fear un- less you experience it," be said. Mr. Grabner was born in Magyarovar, Hungary, in 1910, where his father, the late Dr. Emile Grabner, was a director of the Agricultural Scientific Re- search Institute. In 1933 Mr. Grab- ner graduated with a degree of Doctor of Law from Budapest Uni- versity. After practising law for two years, he joined the• staff of the Hungarian Commercial Bank. When the Communists took over in 1949 he was forced from his position and worked on a state farm until his escape in 1956. The meeting was arranged , by Lloyd Itowat and Orville Oke, and Mr. Oke introduced the guest speaker. Appreciation was ex- pressed by Lee Learn. During the program President Carm Rowcliffe introduced Zone Chairman Ross Middleton, of Clin- ton, who spoke briefly. Arrange- ments for the Easter Seal cam- paign were outlined by chairman Len Ford, and Christmas Seal committee chairman E. C. Bos- well said county -wide receipts had totalled $12,390, up from 1960. (Mr. Grabner's remarks, in which he discusses his native Hun- gary, will appear in full in next week's issue.) Donaldson and Wayne King; North Huron, Ivan Dow and Harry Brydges; Seaforth, Jack Crozier and Bob Fotheringham; South Huron, Edward Hern • and Jim Dougall; provincial director, Lar- ry Wheatley, Seaforth; assistant, Bill Strong. Institute Officers Other Junior Institute officers are: Past president, Marilyn Mar- shall, Kirkton; first vice-president, Marjorie Papple, Seaforth; second vice-president, Joanne Alton, Luck - now; secretary -treasurer, Doreen Brock, Granton; directors (two from each club), Howick, Evelyn Ann Stephens and Sandra Wright; North Huron, Marlene Walsh and Bessie Johnston; Seaforth, Elean- or Keyes and Emily Elliott; South Huron, Kathryn Hicks and Helen Frayne; district convener, Mrs. Bob Brown; RR 1, Hensall. Association auditors will be Eleanor Keys and Larry Wheat- ley. Conducting elections were Don Grieve, associate agricultural re- presentative for Hurpn County, and Mrs. Bette Miller;' home econ- omist for Huron County. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961 . -• 12 PAGES ELECT GEORGE CAMPBELL M.cKiI,k.1 Phone Plans New Cable Yearly improvements, working toward a complete change to dial, were agreed on by the commission at the annual subscribers' meeting of the McKillop Municipal Tele- phone System. Meeting in Car- negie Library Hall Saturday after- noon, extensions of underground cable and splitting of lines were discussed at some length. The underground cable running north of Seaforth now reaches to Winthrop, The commission is con- templating extension of this line for a mile and a quarter north of Winthrop, to serve telephone us- ers in the northern section of the township. Following a meeting with Huron County Warden Ivan Forsyth, who presented the commission's re- quest in regard to cable to the County Highways Department, Secretary -treasurer J. M. Eckert read a letter .in which the county offered to pay 75 per cent of the bare cost of replacing existing ov- erlines, but the commission would be responsible for securing the easement and would have to get the approval of the Ontario Muni- cipal' Telephone Authority. - - - Although the commission finish- ed 1960 with a small surplus, the commissioners felt that they should not go into debt by taking on too many changes in one year. If it were a case of laying the cable, purchasing new phones and splitting the remaining lines, the commission would be forced to raise rates to meet the costs. With the coming df the dial sys- tem within the next two to three years, the commission decided cer- tain improvements should be made each year in preparation for the -change. In view of this, it is expected some new lines will be installed this year. According to Mr. Eck- ert, a number of new phones have already been ordered. Some of the subscribers were in favor of having itemized slips listing toll dues mailed along with tax notices.. It was pointed out, however, that this would cost the subscriber more money. If the subscriber wishes to see the toll slip he can do so by going to the, secretary's office, commissioners said. .. , Discussing the eolleetion of tolls, subscribers were told the Bell Telephone Co. refuses to pay any commission an long-distance' tolls that the McKillop system collects for the company. Indications pointed to a greater use of long distance facilities when it was stated tolls are getting higher each year. Tolls paid out in 1960 were $8,228.97. Financial and auditors' reports were adopted following a brief dis- cussion. Treasurer J. M. Eckert 36 T -D Bank Branches Represented at Spiel - A rink skipped by Wilf Doug- las, Mitchell, with E. C. Boswell, Seaforth, as vice, captured top honors in the second annual To- ronto -Dominion Bank bonspiel at the Seaforth Curling Club on Sat- urday. The rink came first in the first draw and went on to win the Seaforth shield. The borispiei attraeted repres- entatives from 36 of the bank's branches across Ontarioo,• Winners were: First Draw First--Wilf Douglas, Mitchell (skip); Ned Boswell, Seaforth; Alex Graham,-Gorrie; Jack Leslie, Stratford, Second—Ken Joyce, Galt (skip); Ted McCarthy, Kitchener; Larry Gear, Kitchener; Tom Byers, Kit- chener. Third — Ray Gendron, London (skip); Fred Snow, Elmira; Don Diehl,, Seaforth ; Ted Skowby, PREqEDED BY PIPERS KEN SIVIMI II and Peter Malcolm, a parade of curler3, headed by for- mer Seaforth bank manager E. C. Boswell, and Seaforth Mayor Edmund Daly, got the second an- nual Toronto -Dominion Bank boitspiel under way on Saturday. Held at the Seaforth Curling Club, the bonspiel attracted curlers representing 36 branches across Ontario. Stratford. Second Draw First Bill Moore, Seaforth, (skip); Dick Kirk, Seaforth; Norm Ranson, Seaforth; Clair Larmon- din, Seaforth. Second—Jim Dick, New Lowell (skip); Gord Ferguson, Shelburne; Gord Wanner, Creemore; Brian McDonald, Shelburne, Third—Lloyd Wismer, Dresden (skip); Len Cornfoot, Wallaceburg; Harold Bailey, Woodstock; Clayt Porteous, Woodstock. Seaforth° Student Designs Play Sets A Seaforth -art student at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, received praise for some of his work in a recent issue of "Varsity," the University daily paper. John Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs, James M. Scott, Seaforth, design- ed sets for the play, "The Good Woman of Setzuan," which St. Michael's College and University College have been putting on at Hart House Theatre. Commenting on the sets, Vars- ity said: "Staging was handled very well. With only a small bud- get, John Scott created a perfect set for the play, and Donald Hart- man used it skilfully and effec- tively . . . Thanks to Mr. Hart - man's craftsmanship combined with an adequate cast° and a de- lightfully versatile set by John Scott, Wednesday's production was a laudable one, if not strictly brechtian. P.U.C.. Members Attend o.M.E.A. Members of the Public Utility Commission were in Toronto this week attending the annual conven- tion of the Ontario Municipal Elec- tric Association. At the meeting were Mayor Ed- mund Daly; PUC chairman Frank Kling ; Commissioner D'Orlean Sills, and Manager R. J. Bous- sey. told the meeting there were 440 subscribers and renters as of Jan. 1, 1960, but there was a decrease of two by the year end. During the year the mileage of single wire was decreased 1.5, to 830.5 miles. Gross gain in 1960 was $2,285.83; net income, $2,074.13; and surplus for the year was $779.08. Total cost of labor, ma- terials and truck expense was $6,109.44. Remuneration for commission- ers was set at $75 a year each, and 10 cents a mile outside the system. George Campbell was chairman for the .meeting, and Walter Scott was secretary. William John Leeming was elect- ed to the commission at the meet - fill the vacancyr caused by the will of Allan Campbell. His term will be for three years. Mr. Campbell resigned when he was nominated to run in the recent election when he was elected to the municipal council in the township. George Campbell was named chairman for the year. His term as commissioner has one year to run, The other commissioner is Harry Snell, for a two-year per- iod. The commissioners and secre- tary -treasurer will attend a meet- ing in Clinton Friday afternoon with the Department of Highways. The meeting has been called to discuss the relocation of poles along No. 4 Highway, north of Clinton. Huron Union Petition Urges Technical School A delegation representing Huron district Farmers' Union was in Toronto Wednesday and presented a brief in connection with the establishing of a technical school in Huron. The brief was submitted by Robert Welsh, Bayfield, Robert Taylor,. Varna,. and Mrs. May Govenlock, Seaforth, who were ac- companied by Charles MacNaugh- ton, MLA, Huron. According to Mrs- Govenlock,. the committee was given an excellent hearing by the Minister of Education. The brief follows: "We want first of all to ex- press our appreciation of the splendid elementary and secon- dary schools throughout our coun- ty, and the financial assistance that has already been extended to our various school boards and municipal councils, to extend and improve the facilities in an at- tempt to meet the needs of the growing population in our area. We wish to draw to your atten- tion, Mr. 'Minister, and to the De- partment of Education, that even though we have these ideal facili- ties, a great number of young peo- ple in our county are facing the world without sufficient training, and which at present is not avail- able to them in our county. We believe that a purely acade- mic training program is not ade- quate to meet the needs of all chil- dren. We suggest that a school to teach the skilled crafts and trades is needed. Due to the fact that our boys and girls are compelled to attend school until the age of 16 years, with no provision being made for those who have talent for creating or working with their hands, but little -or none for acade- mic studies. We are submitting for your con- sideration and informationfigures that, were supplied to us by the National -Employment Service, Goderich Local Office. They show that of the male applicants seek- ing employment, 88 per cent have no education beyond grade 10. In the age group 20 years or less, 91 per cent have no education beyond grade 10. This situation has de- veloped in spite of the academic schools we now have. Further, we would show that in r September of 1955, 122 students were enrolled in Grade 9 at one of our secondary schools. From (Continued on Page 6) A. J. ECKERT McKillop Man GainsPromotion Announcement has been made'of the promotion of A. J. Eckert to assistant vice-president of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a son of Mr and Mrs. S. M. Eckert, of McKiIlop. Mr. Eckert joined Lincoln Life in September, 1954, as a security analyst in the investment depart- ment. In February, 1957, he was promoted to assistant manager in the department. A graduate - f St. James' Separate School and Sea - forth Dikrict High School, Mr. Eckert attended the University of Western Ontario, and was gradu- ated with a Bachelor of Arts de- gree in Honors Mathematics and Physics. His life insurance educa- tional achievements include. his designation as a Fellow of the Life Management Institute 'of the Life Office Management Associa- tion. Active in community activi- ties, he is a member of the Chris- tian Family Movement, the Knights of Columbus, and serves as chairman of a Cub Scout com- mittee, Mr. Eckert is affiliated with one of the ten largest life insurance companies in the United States in terms of insurance in force, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company operates in Puerto Rico, the Philippines, the Virgin Islands, and the Panama Canal Zone,in addition to 48 States and the Dis- trict of Columbia, Lincoln Life's Canadian affiliate is the Dominion Life Assurance Company in Water- loo, Ont, Slips. At Home, Fractures Ankle An accident while hanging out Oodles sent .a Seaforth woman to hospital with a fractured ankle Wednesday dne a y ma ' ming, Mrs. Robert Charters was at the back door of her Ord Street home before noon Wednesday, when she slipped and. fell. Alone at the time, she was unable to gain assistance until a neighboring girl, Dianne Byermann, saw her and sum- monsed help. She was removed to Scott Memorial Hospital. Occupancy Ris AtScoff Meicdai Occupancy at Scott Memorial Hospital continued at a high rate during the early months of the year, reports presented to the February meeting of the board on Friday revealed. - While the total number of ad- missions was less in 1961 than in the previous year, average adult occupancy increased 5.2 per cent, reports presented by the superin- tendent, Miss V. Drove, indicated. This meant that because of ac- commodation divisions such as maternity, men's and women's wards and surgery, it was neces- sary to accommodate several pa- tients in temporary corridor ac- commodation during most of the period. -' Board chairman A. Y. McLean presided and told the meeting of discussions which representatives of county hospitals were holding with county council in an effort to work out a formula that would provide capital assistance for con- struction ' programs in amounts within the capacity of the county. He said a further meeting was whnned for en theho hospitals e will mettof this he executive committee of county Council. Major building programs were requirements in Seaforth, Wingham, Goderich and Clinton. Exeter has commenced construc- tion of an addition to provide 16 more beds. The approach to the county was being made, the chairman said, because it appeared tobe the most equitable way of spreading the cost '4mong the people. who 1150 of a $4,0hospital per gibed areWavailable il from provincial and federal any. ernments, these represent less than a third of the construction cost when services are involv- ed. The Hospital Insurance Plan pays .nothing toward construetign. Leave of absence for two months was granted secretary Lloyd Hog- garth who has been ill. During his absence Mrs. J. Maine will be acting secretary-treasuier, and Mrs. E. H. Munroe a former member of the stat, will assist in the office. Arrangements were completed with the Ontario Hospi- tal Association to provide certain accounting services at a cost of $500 a year. The cost is covered by the OHSC. Reporting for the property com- mittee, chairman J. M. Scott said construction of a sign, to be plac- ed in front of the hospital, was almost completed. Action to pro- vide the sign was taken when town officials pointed out strangers some times had difficulty in,find- ing the hospital. Action bad been taken to m ke repairs to the hot water heates as well as to repair damage which resulted when ice fell onto a porch roof. The com- mittee is to make arrangements for an enlarged inter -communica- tion telephone system. Miss Drope said she had obtain- ed some information concerning dishwashers, but had not had an opportunity to work out sugges- tions to alleviate food handling problems, YEA✓ 1 ors FIRST PRIZE IN THE GROUP CLASS of the amateur contest at the Western Ontario Farm Show at' London Friday night went to the dancing Sunbonnet Sisters, of Seaforth. Winners seated left to right are: Donna Storey, Gail Storey, Marie Scott and Patsy Storey. Jean Free, of Glanworth (centre) won the individual class. The contest was open to anyone 16 years or under from the 11 counties of Western Ontario. (See story on Page 10) Seaforth, Winthrop Lead In WOAA Semi -Finals Seaforth, Beavers Monday night took their third straight game in the semi-finals from Listowel, 14 to 7. The fourth; and. what could be the deciding game, is being played in . Palmerston Wednesday night. Interest Continues In Kilty Fund Efforts to acquire funds with which to re-equip members of the Seaforth Highlanders Band with new kilts are being continued, ac- cording to band president F. C. J. Sills. One' of the means adopted was to seek aid from persons who were thought to have an interest in the band and its history, Among these was Sir Beverley Baxter, who in a letter which Mr. Sills received this week, indicated his interest, and wrote: "H is always a pleasure to hear from my native Canada. Although i have lived in England for 35 years, I still look on Canada as my country, ' "I wish I could help yoit with your admirable Band; this, I am afraid, is rather out of my scope. But once more my thanks for thinking of me." JAMES PERRIE, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Perrie, RR 3, Brussels, will take part in the morning service at First Presbyterian Church Sunday. A graduate of the Seaforth District High School, he is attending the University of Waterloo preparatory to enter- ing the ministry. Bob Whitelaw led the Seaforth squad with four goals, and three goals each were scored by R. Broome and R. Scoins; R. Hender- son, 2, and singles going to Doig and Beuttenmiller. Goals for Lis- towel were scored by Huston, Krotz,, Spittel, Bowman and Rav- en. Nine penalties in all were hand- ed out, with three going to Sea - forth and six to Listowel. Line-up for Seaforth—Goal, P. Garrick; defence, Henderson, Var- ley, Eisler, Dinsmore; forwards, Dick, Seoins, Beuttenmiller, White- law, Dale, Broome, Doig. Win Prizes The draw for $50 worth of mer- chandise, which was drawn at the last game, was won by Russell Holmes, of Seaforth. The Beav- ers played an exhibition game against the First RCR's from Ip- perw•ash last week. The score was a tie. When the St. Cnlumban hockey booster draw was held, at a recent hockey game,, a card table and chairs were -won by Pat Delaney; second prize of $15 was won by Tom O'Reilly, and third of $5.00 by Gary Kelly, Seaforth. Winthrop Wins Winthrop Warriors won the first game of their play-off series as they defeated Monkton Wildcats 7-3 in a game played in Seaforth on Saturday night. The first period was very even until the 10 -minute mark, when Smith scored for Monkton, Me - Ewan made it 2-0 for Monkton two minutes later, and that was the score as the period ended;. In the second period Winthrop came out strong and at 6:50 Ron lead 1 to 2scored rNear he middle cut to Monkton of the period, Bill Kerr scored two goals within two minutes, to give the Warriors the lead for the first tfitie in the game. Ray Powell scored before the period closed, to put Winthrop ahead 4-2. Monk - ton started 'out fast in the third period and Boyd scored to make it 4-3. At the 11 -minute mark, Bill Kerr scored his third goal of the night, and two minutes later Ray Powell scored his second goal, and then came right back to notch his third, add give Winthrop a 7-3 victory. Monkton 5, Winthrop 4 Monkton downed. Winthrop 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday, in a game played in Milverton. This evened the best of five series, 1-1. first�petriodscended, tored e tkbeforea 2-0 lead. in the second frame, Ray Powell scored for Winthrop, to make it 2-1, but Monkton counted two more goals before Winthrop found the range again. Ray Pow- ell scored his second goal of the night and Don. McChire put Win- throp right back in the game as he scored near the end of the period, .to make it 4-3. In the third period Winthrop went to the attack but were block- ed on many scoring chances by Monkton goalie Nind. Winthrop finally carne through late in the period, when lion McCltzre deflect- ed a shot from the blue line into the net, to tie the game at 44.. With the score 4-4 at the end •tet . (Continued on Mage 12