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The Huron Expositor, 1961-03-23, Page 1• • i • • • • • 4 • • • a 102nd Year Whole No. 4858 Merchants Plan Queries: What Suits the Shoppers? Seaforth merchants will canvass area residents by phone in an ef- fort to assess whether a prefer- ence exists for Friday or Saturday night shopping. The decision was taken by a meeting of merchants Thursday following a two-hour discussion. The meeting included representa- tives of 18 merchants. Ten merch- ants were not represented. The merchants will enlist the aid of SDHS girls to call numbers, on the Seaforth exchange. Ques- tions will be short. Merchants hope they -will provide an answer as to what proportion of area citizens desire night shopping and the night preferred. When the results of the survey have been analyzed, merchants will be in a position to determine on a policy that will reflect the wishes of a majority of area shop: pers. The meeting was called by a group of merchants to consider what 'action, if any, should be tak- en concerning summer shopping hours. During the winter, stores have closed each day at 6 o'clock. K. B. MacMillan, president of the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce, was asked to preside, although the meeting had not been sponsored by the C of C. The far-ranging discussion centered around the fact that Clinton and other centres were reported to have found Friday night shopping preferred by shop- pers. Were Seaforth merchants losing business by adhering t� Saturday nights? Results of informal surveys among rural people indicated a preference for Saturday night, but urban resident preferred Friday night. Speakers suggested that while rural people always said they preferred Saturday night, ex- perience•during recent years show- ed that relatively few actually de- pended on night shopping to fill their requirements. The number of people in. town on Saturday nights is less each year, it was claimed. Concensus of meeting was that store hours uld be such as represented the majority view of area shoppers. At the same time, it was recognized that buying hab- its were changing. While there' might be a feeling that particular hours were best because they had always been in existence, it did not follow that such an arrange- ment was the most suitable under today's shopping habits. There was a strong impression that there would be little difference as far as sales were concerned, regard- less of whether stores were open on Saturday or Friday. Shopping no longer was done on Saturday night, eves though many people through ha 1t continued to prefer to come t town that evening. Speakers emphasized that sales results depended on many factors other than store hours. There must be continuing service and - salesmanship,—It–was necessary to promote and advertise the advant- Confirms Chairman '=Of Early Meeting In a letter to the editor, which appeared in last week's issue of The Huron Expositor, Tim O'Neill, Lapeer, queried the identity of the chairman of the Tuckersmith nom- ination meetings in the early 1900's. On Wednesday of this week a phone call to The Expositor from Sam Whitmore, who was also men- tioned in the letter, straightened this matter out. Mr. Whitmore • explained that Harry Horton was the chairman. Ie had been reeve of the township about 1901 or 1902. After that, he was always named chairman of t1Pe nominating meet- ing, as long as he was able to attend. Reminiscing, Mr. Whitmore, RR 3, Seaforth, said Mr. Horton made a very good,..chairman. People lik- ed him, and he had the ability to keep the meeting going. He kept those in attendance in good spir- its with his anecdotes, and witty sayings, Mr. Whitmore recalled. age shoppers would find in Sea - forth stores. A delegation of businessmen from Mitchell sat in on the meet- ing and said Mitchell was faced with a similar decision. An effort to reach an under- standing that whatever hours were agreed on by at least a 60 per cent majority would be followed by all merchants for a year, met with little success. Fear was ex- pressed that unless such an agree- ment was reached a repetition of several years ago could be ex - petted. At that time a previous decision was reversed before, the trial period had elapsed, when some merchants announced they were reverting to Saturday night. All speakers agreed this must be prevented, but a final decision was withheld until the survey re- sults could be studied. Named to arrange details of the survey was a committee headed by Mrs, Jean Hildebrand,,of Bald - win's Hardware. Assisting her are Bruce MacMillan, Mayor E. Daly and A. Y. McLean. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 23,'1961 -- 16 PAGES NAME TED MELADY $2.50 a Yiear• iri Advance Side Copies, 5 Ceittl<. Co -cep Reports Sales Increase Sales of Seaforth Farmers Co- operative increased $40,000, to $394,519 during 1960, it was re- ported at the annual meeting. During the year under review the egg grading operations of the Seaforth Co-op were merged' with United Dairy and Poultry Co-op- eratide, and this resulted in the dollar volume for the year being reduced by nearly 50 per cent. Re- duction in overall volume in tUrn • ^wh • DIRECTORS OF SEAFORTH FARMERS CO.OPERATIVE were named at the annual meeting of the Co-operative Wednesday night. Meeting in Egmondville United Church, Ted Melady, RR 2, Dub- lin, second from left, was named President. He succeeds Peter Simpson, RR 2, Seaforth, retiring director. Others on .the board include: front row, left to right, R. E. McMillan, RR 2, Seaforth, sec- retary; Ken Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth, vice-president; Mr. Melady; Lloyd Rowat, manager; back row, Stanley Jackson, RR 2, Kippen; Gordon Elliott, RR 5, Seaforth; Lorne Power, Co-op area superyisor; Wilbur Jewitt, RR 1, Clinton, and James F. Keys, RR 1, Seaforth. Winthrop Ties Series Play Here Winthrop Warriors downed At- wood 7-5 in the first game of their playoff - series, played in Seaforth on Thursday night. The next Win- throp home game of the series will be on Friday, March 24. In the first period, Winthrop went to the attack and built up a 3-0 lead before the period closed. Warrior goalgetters in the first frame were Winston Powell, Tom Lobe and Ron McClure. In the second period, Atwood outscored Winthrop 5-2, to make the score tied 5-5 after the period ended. Atwood goals were by Mc - Court with 2, McClement, Math@ -- son and Aitchison. Winthrop marksmen were Ken McClure and Tom Love. In the third period, Winthrop took the lead when Ken McClure picked up a loose puck in front of the Atwood net, while Winthrop were playing a man short. Tom Love scored the clincher when he fired his third goal of the game, to give Winthrop the victory by 7-5. There were only three penalties called, with Atwood serving two and Winthrop one. Atwood 4, Winthrop 3 Atwood edged Winthrop 4-3 in the second game of their best four - of -seven series, to tie the series at 1-1. The game was played in Milverton on Monday night. Atwood went ahead 2-0 in the first period on goals by Oliver and Nebigging. In the second frame Winthrop carried the play and scored three unanswered goals, to lead 3-2 after two periods of play. The Warrior goals were scored by Don Mc- Clure, Ray Powelland Bill Kerr. In the third period, Atwood tied the score on a goal by Bundscho while Winthrop had a man in the • WIN INTERNATIONAL EVENT AS DEARBORN PLAYS SEAFORTH Hockey, with an international ' flavor, took place at Seaforth and District Community Centre Satur- • day night. The well -fought game was won by the Seaforth squad 6-3 over a team from DearbornMich. The game started fast and clean with Bob Papple starting the scor- ing, assisted by Paul Rau and. Jim Sills. Seaforth went on to get two more iif•the first period. Three • goals were scored in the second. Tom Phillips scoring three goals put the boys well ahead. Seaforth didn't -have it all their own way, but goal -tending by Chas. Hackborn saved the day for them as Dearborn kept them on. their toes. Dearborn did not. lose heart as • they came back in the third per- iod when Ray Demers scored and. they came along to get two more unanswered goals. Jim Boyes, the Seaforth goalie, held off many well-olaced shots. The game ended 84 for the home boys. When the game ended it was just one big happy reunion on the ice, and the boys took their friends home, only to return for a mixed game on Sunday Morn- ing. SEAFORTFt—Goal, Hackborn; rd, Bruce Dale; Id, Ken Bedard; c, Paul Rau; lw, Jack Papple; rw, Bob Papple; alternates, Tom Phil- lips, Ben Lansink, Ben Akker, Peter Sillery, Paul Bettles, J. Sills, Wayne Rau; sug-goalie, Jim Boyes. DEARBORN—Goal, D. Thomp- son; rd, J. Hauncher; id, R. Mas- sey; c, D. Mazurek; lw, P. Greaves• rw, G. Bell; alternates, P. Komien, M. Barrie, MeMahn, D. Petrere, B. Hansen K. Bovin- ship B. Wilbelme, D. Hansen, L. Snelling, M. Muleahay, Ray Demers. Referee: George Hildebrand ; linesman, Duncan McNitb. - on Friday penalty box, Newbigging scored his second goal of the night, to give Atwood the game 4-3. There were six penalties in the game, with Winthrop taking four and Atwood two. The. series continues in Seaforth on Friday, March 24—game time 8:30. The fourth and fifth games will be in Milverton on Saturday and Monday, with the sixth game back in Seaforth on Tuesday night, March 28. Mr. John Kenny celebrated his 94th birthday on Wednesday, Mar. 22. Although not out, he is able to be up and around everyqday and is enjoying life and intehested in everything. He was born in Dublin, son of Mr. William Kenny and Bridget Carlin, and he and his sister, Mrs. Leg Fortune, with whom he lives, are the last surviving members of a family of six namely: Mrs. James Jordan, Dublin; Mrs. Thos, Moylan, St. Columban; Joseph Kenny, Dublin, and Mrs. JOhn Redmond, Calgary, Alta. Cancer Society Shows Films The opening phase of the Can- cer Society campaign program took place at St. Thomas' Church Hall Monday evening when films were shown. Titled, "The Doctor Speaks His Mind" and "The Volunteer Can- vasser," the films were seen by an audience of 50. Rev. Harry Donaldson, Education and Public Relations chairman, presided. During a short meeting which followed, R. J. Spittal'campaign chairma, outlined 1.1 work steps for those interested in the cam- paign. The campaign is to be held in April and begins with a daffodil tea in the Town hall on April 15. Grandmothers Are Institute Guests; Receive Awards Grandmothers were guests of the Seaforth Women's Institute at their March meeting, held at the home of Mrs. James Doig, with Mrs. E. Papple as co -hostess. Mrs- J. Mc- Gregor had the honor of being the oldest grandmother present, and Mrs. Mervyn Lane, the youngest. The grandmother with the most grandchildren was, Mrs. Dave Mc- Lean. Mrs. A. Crozier presided for the program. The history of North- side United Church was given by Mrs. J. Grummett. It will be put in the Tweedsmuir History Book. Mrs. Butt sang two solos, "Mrs. Murphy's Party" and "Viennese Refrain," accompanied by Mrs. J. McGregor. The motto,"All the flowers of all the to -morrows are the seeds of to -day," was ably given by Mrs. J. F. Scott. The life history of 'St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. was given by Mrs. A. Crozier.' A home baking sale will be held in the store of the Dublin Pro- duce on Saturday, March 25, with Mrs. R. J. Doig, Mrs. J. Keys and Mrs. Lorne Carter a commit- tee to convene it. A collection was taken for Pennies For Friendship, also 50 cents a member was tak- en for Bursary Fund for Children's Shelter. Three selections were made for short courses, with first choice being Block Printing; sec- ond, Food and Nutrition; third, Safety Begins At Home. Any executive meeting of the South Huron District will be held on April 4 in Hensall Town Hall at 2:30- p.m. Reports of the standing committees will be brought in at the April meeting and forwarded to the district conveners. The roll call, "A notable event in the past year," recalled many interesting events. Thank - you cards were read from Mrs. G. Aikenhead, Mrs. E. Whitmore, Ralph and Karen and Mr. J. Keys, and a personal thanks was ex- pressed by Mrs. J. F. Scott. A letter was read from the sister in- stitute in England, telling of the many activities they have engaged in for the year. Saturday night opening of stores in Seaforth was preferred by Institute members. Mrs. Har- old Hugill presided for the busi- ness and Mrs. Lorne Carter gave the courtesy remarks. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. E. Papple Mrs. Leonard Strong, Mrs. A. Crozier and Mrs. G. Kerr. Synod Will Meet In First Church First Presbyterian Church, Sea - forth, will be host in April for a meeting of the Synod of Hamilton and London, About 150 representa- tives from congregations through- out Western Ontario are expected to attend the three-day event, which opens April 17. resulted' in an operating loss of $1,447 for the year. In his report, Manager Lloyd Rowat estimated that with a 10 per cent increase in volume in 1961, profits would again reach normal. He said that results of business during the first two months of the year had shown in- creases in most departments. In the feed department, installa- tion of bulk bins had helped cut costs . of incoming concentrates and ingredients. Members' equity at year-end was $109,803 and working capital $36,963. Peter Simpson, who retired as president following the meeting, presided for the gathering, held in Egmondville United Church. The speaker was Art Musgrove, a director and past president of the Unite Co-operatives of On- tario. He discussed the place which co-ops occupy in the economy of an area, and •the contribution which' they can make to the bene- fit of their members. The meeting elected Wilbur Jew- itt to fill the position vacated by retiring president Peter Simpson, who was not eligible for re-elec- tion. Other directors are Ted Melady, R. E. McMillan, Stanley Jackson,' Gordon Elliott, Ken Stew- art and James Keys. At a subsequent meeting of the directors, Ted Melady was named president. The vice-president is Ken Stewart, and the secretary is Robert E. McMillan. Crippled Children Seal Returns Behind Last Year Out of a total of 1900 envelopes containing Easter Seals, less than 300 have been returned, with total gross receipts amounting to slight- ly over $800, according to Len Ford, who heads the local com- mittee. This is some $400 short of the o»jective set by the commit- tee of the Seaforth Lions Club, who are conducting the campaign this year on behalf of the Society for Crippled Children. In the immediate Seaforth area, five children are receiving assist- ance through this fund and de- mands for assistance increase each year. Mr. Ford said a review of re- turns indicated that many former donors to the cause have not yet sent in their contributions. He urged early action if the fund was to reach its minimum objective before the campaign closes at the month's end. If the remittance form and envelope have been mis- placed, cheques or donations may be left at Seaforth Banks or for- warded to Mr. Ford. Wins Prize At Hardware Event Crown Hardware was represent- ed by four people Wednesday 'at an open house at D. H. Howden Hardware distributors in London. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Nott, Mrs. Winnifred Nott and Bill Pinder attended the event, which marked the opening `of, new facilities, In a series df door prize draws, Mrs. M. Nott was a third prize winner, and was awarded $25.00 in cash. "We've decided to give you a substantial raise, Tomkins, be- cause we want your last week here to be a happy one." - REV. ERNEST G. CLARtKE, M.A., B.D., who was honored recently by the 1961 graduat- ing class of Queen's Theologi- cal College, Kingston. The class announced the creation of a $1500 fund, the interest of which will be used for an an- ,nual prize called the Ernest G. Clarke Old Testament prize. Mr. Clarke, professor of Old Testament, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Clarke, Sea - forth. , Area Red Cross Donations Down Donations to the annual cam- paign of the Seaforth Red Cross are down substantially from last year'scampaign, chairman John C. Stevens told The Expositor Wednesday. A one -day blitz held last Wed- nesday, which covered the town, produced less than half the quota of $1200, he said. At the same time, a few canvassers have yet to report. While this may raise the total, it cannot begin to reach the quota unless further donations are received, Mr. Stevens pointed out. He urged any who have not contributed to do so by. remitting to the treasurer, R. S. MacDonald, at the Province of Ontario Savings Office, Mr. Stevens said the quota of $1200 is substantially less than the 1960 quota, and $200 less than the amount that was raised last year. Award Certificate At H & S Meeting The March meeting of the Sea - forth Home and School Association was held in the school auditorium Tuesday evening with Mrs. William Hodgert presiding. The meeting opened with "0 Canada," followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison. Mrs. Hodgert welcomed all pres- ent. The parent -of -the -month award was won by Mrs. J. Harvey. The grade attendance award was won by Miss Elder's class. An invita- tion from the Seaforth Branch of the Cancer Society, to attend their Daffodil tea, was read. The mem- bers were again reminded of the "Fun Night" to be held April 28 and were urged to keep the date in mind. Mrs, Butt presented Miss E. Ellis with a certificate of merit from the Canaedian Red Cross So- ciety.. A playette, "The President-nap- pers" was presented with girls from Grades 7 and 8, Mr. 0. Oke and members of the Home and School taking part. Mrs. P. L. Brady directed the play. Mrs. A. Y. McLean led in a discussion per- iod following the. play. The meeting closed with "God Save the Queen." Demand for B:ecis Continues Hiph While admission to Scott Mem- orial Hospital declined in Febru- ary compared to a year ago, oc- cupancy increased and further ag- gravated the accommodation prob- lem that has plagued hospital offi- cials for more than a year, mem- bers of the board were told Friday night. A difficulty is that patients are staying for longer periods, thus cutting down the number of new patients that can be admitted. Reporting to the board, Miss V. Drope, superintendent, said there were 58 adults and 10 children ad- mitted as compared to 99 and 19 in the previous year. Occupancy overall was 78.6' per cent, but throughout the month it was nec- essary to accommodate up to four patients in the halls, and there is a growing waiting list of patients to be admitted. Despite the accommodation prob lems, there can be no new hospital until funds are available, the board was told. Board chairman A. Y. McLean said consultants expected to have their . survey of require- ments completed in a few days and would submit recommenda- tions early in April. As soon as approval was gained for the pro- posals the architects would begin preparation of preliminary sketch- es. Meantime, he told the board, dis- cussions between county council and the five Huron hospitals were proceeding, and it was felt that sub- stantial capital assistance could be anticipated. Regardless of this assistance, there would be a re- quirement to raise funds locally, and until such funds were forth- coming construction of a new hos- pital could not begin. 'It was hoped that the amount required to be raised locally would be known later this year. The chairman suggested board members should bear in mind the requirement and take advantage of every opportunity to stress the hospital's need of donations and bequests. Reporting for the property com- mittee, chairman James M. Scott Injured Youth Returns Home Robin Phillips, aged 11, who in- jured his eyes in an accident last week, was able to return home from Stratford Hospital. The son of Frank Phillips, the lad was wiping a wire clothesline when the wire broke and snapped into his eyes. MRS. HENRY HOGGARTH, who will mark her 93rd birth- day on March 30. While con- fined to her home, Mrs, Hog- garth is able to do her own work. said it had been necessary to make emergency repairs to the ,ma>ln boiler. Replacement of the ,34 - year -old boiler would be neces- sary as soon as the heating sea- son was over, he said. The possi- bility of obtaining a boiler recent- ly removed from SDHS is being investigated. Installation of an automatic dishwasher is being stu, died, but no decision will be taken 'pending receipt of recommenda- tions from the consultants. Board members present includ- ed ncluded J. M. Scott, Walter Scott, Mrs. Joseph McConnell, Mrs. H. Whyte, William Cameron, Earl Dick, J. E. Keating and A. Y. McLean. New Department Opens Saturday At Stewart Bros. Alterations and remodelling in the ready-to-wear department of Stewart Bros.' store, which have been in progress since early in the year, have been completed and an opening is planned for Saturday. The long established firm in its remodelling program has intro- duced the most modern techniques to bring to area shoppers a new standard in shopping convenience. The entire department, occupy- ing 1200 square feet, has been re- designed. New broadloom covers the floor area from wall to wall, and a new ceiling with modern re- cessed lighting has been installed. Introduction of Vizusel display fixtures along two walls results in a flexibility not possible previous- ly and enables the shopper to select and examine ready-to-wear items with greater convenience and freedom. New fitting rooms have been created to handle the increasing volume of business in the depart- ment. An interesting feature is a mil- linery bar, backed with mirrors and specially lighted. The airier and brighter accom- modation is decorated in Baker's Gallery white starlight and gold with blossom pink. To feature the reopening of the . department, a complete new stock has been introduced this week. McKillop F of A Sponsors Social An enjoyable evening was spent at the Brodhagen and District Community Centre on Tuesday ev- ening, when the McKillop Federa- tion of Agriculture held their an- nual social. President Jas. Keys acted as chairman for the even- ing. ' Various numbers were enjoyed during the early part of the eve- ning -with Helen Elliott playing the accordion; the Junior Farmer Quartette, consisting of Larry Wheatley, Kenneth Campbell, .Bill Campbell and George Turner, fav- ored with a couple of numbers, and Eileen Smith and. Margaret Hil- len, accompanied by Mrs. G. Smith. sang two duets, Second vice-president, Oliver Pryce• introduced the guest speak- er. Dr. E. A, McMaster, of Grand Bend, who showed .pictures- and spoke of his trill to the Holy Land. The slides 'and commentary prov- ed to be most enjoyable to the audience. Murray Dennis thanked Dr,- McMaster, Lunch was was served and dancing followed to the music of Norris' orchestra, w]t}i Gordan Papple• calling the square dances. STUDENTS 1N TIES ST. COLUMBAN AREA are rehea rsing for a farce -comedy, "Here Conies Charlie," t)yl ieh• they will present in the hall at St. Columban this Friday evening. The play is under the ditettion ofMrs Joseph Melady and Mrs. Michael Murray. Characters shown here, from the left, are: Billie Mur hY,. leek "1)oyle,,Mary Lou Coyne, Joan Melady Don( Coyne, Stephen Cronin, ,Jerry Cronin, Jean Moylan, Mary Ellen;Doyle, *lean Malone . (B- 'hoto .