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102nd Year
Whole No. 4890.
WEAR A POPPY
Plan Tributes to
Area War Dead
First in a series of events to
be held in connection with Re-
membrance Day in Seaforth
gets under way Friday as L-e-
gion'titld Legion Auxiliary can-
vassers begin their rounds in
the annual Poppy Day cam-
paign, The campaign continues
on Saturday, and Seaforth
homes, factories and places of
business will be visited.
Proceeds from the sale of
veteran -made {poppies make pos-
Purchase Lots
For 'Beer Store';
No Early Plans
The Brewers Warehousing
Co. Ltd. has purchased two
lots on South Main Street from
the B. F. Christie Estate, as the
site for a brewers retail store.
There was no indication that
the company plans immediate
construction, although assur-
ance had been given 'town offi-
cials and the Chamber of Com-
merce that it was the inten-
tion to provide a retail outlet
here.
It had been expected that
some action would have been
taken last year or earlier this
year, but instead the Liquor
Control Board made arrange-
ments to handle beer in the
liquor store here. At the time
this arrangement began, board
officials told The Expositor it
was only temporary.
CNiB Campaign
Short of Quota
Donations totalling $472 have
been received in the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind
Campaign, according to E. C.
Boswell, area chairman.
lilr. Boswell pointed out the
local quota was $600, and urged
those who had not yet donated
to do so at an early date.
Plan Laundry For
Seaforth Location
The Onward Manufacturing
Company Limited, of Kitchener,
has leased the former Daly
Garage premises on Main Street
and plans to open a Speed
Queen coin laundry the latter
part of this month.
The announcement was made
this week by Ken Thompson, of
the company, who said the laun-
dry would be one in a chain of
more than 20 which the com-
pany has installed in Western
Ontario. He said negotiations
leading to taking over the
premises had been underway
for some time.
The laundry will be equipped
with 14 washers, six high ca-
pacity dryers, and an extractor,
and will be completely automa-
tic and available for use on a
24-hour day basis.
Owned by Frank Kling, the
premises have been complete-
ly rebuilt following a fire which
gutted Daly's Garage several
years ago. The property extends
through to a lane at the rear,
and Mr. Thompson said a rear
entrance would make available
adequate parking for laundry
patrons.
sable a continuation of Legion
welfare work. Arrangements for
the Poppy Day campaign and
for the Remembrance Day pro-
gram generally are in charge
of the special events committee
of the Legion here, headed by
Charlie Wood.
Church Parade
The annual church parade of
Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Can-
adian Legion takes place Sun-
day morning to St. James' Rom-
an Catholic Church, when Rev.
C. E. Sullivan will conduct the
service. The parade of veter-
ans, which forms at the Legion
Hall at 10:30 o'clock, will be
led by the SDHS Band.
On Saturday of next week,
Nov. 11, the annual Remem-
brance Day memorial parade
and service take place. The par-
ade, which will include Veter-
ans, Boy Scouts, Cubs, school
children, municipal officials and
representatives of district or-
ganizations, will be headed by
the SDHS . Band. At the ceno-
taph in Victoria Park, the cere-
mony will be in charge of Le-
gion President Allan Nicholson.
Mayor. Edmund Daly, acting
on instructions of Council, has
issued a proclamation request-
ing places of business to remain
closed on November 11, until
one o'clock, to permit the pub-
lic to attend the services.
As was the case last year, the
service at the Cenotaph will be
preceeded by services in St.
James' Catholic Church and in
the Legion Hall.
The service in St. James'
Church commences at 10 o'clock
and the service in the Legion
Hall at 10:00 a.m. The public
is invited to both services which
will conclude in time to per-
mit the parade of veterans and
municipal representatives to
reach the Cenotaph by 10:45.
To Hold Dinner
Members of the Legion will
hold a pot -luck dinner in the
Legion Hall on Saturday even-
ing. This is being arranged by
the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Planning and co-ordinating
the various Remembrance Day
activities are President Allan
Nicholson, and special events
chairman Charles Wood, of the
Canadian Legion.
Legion officials, in discussing
parade arrangements, emphasiz-
ed that it was hoped that all
veterans and"servicemen in the
district, regardless . of whether
or not they were Legion mem-
bers, would take part in the
church parade and in the Re-
membrance Day parade and
service.
Nominations
The November meeting of the
Seaforth branch of the Legion
is being held Thursday evening
of next week, when nominations
for the various offices will be
received.
SDHS Graduate
Receives Degree
Among those^ who received
their Bachelor of Arts degree
at the autumn convocation Uni-
versity of Western Ontario was
William J. Murphy, Port Col-
borne. He is a former SDHS
graduate and is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Murphy, f{it-
chener, formerly of Hibbert
Township. He is married, his
wife being the former Dorothy
Kistner, of Dublin, and they
have two sons.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1961 --- 12 PAGES
See 35 Floats
AsPossibilityat
Santa Parade
Plans for Santa's visit to Sea.
forth on Saturday, December 2,
were advanced Monday as the
co-ordinating committee review-
ed arrangements.
Possibility that the parade
would include as many as 35
floats was seen, as chairman Lee
Learn reported. Already, elev-
en floats are under way, he said,
eleven more are committed, and
13 additional are under consid-
eration.
Situations that will be de-
picted include: "Good Ship
Lollypop", "Little Jack Horner",
"Puss in the Well", "Three
Pigs and Wolf", "Red Riding
Hood", "Humpty, Dumpty,"
"Highland Dancers", "Lions
FIags", "Miss Eva", "Doll's
House."
Interest is high among area
bands, according to L. F. Ford
and George Hildebrand. At.
least six bands are expected.
Santa will arrive on a spe-
cial 40 -foot float being arrang-
ed by the Lions Club.
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A FORMER STUDENT of the Seaforth' Collegiate Institute addressed SDHS students
Friday evening on the occasion of the annual graduation ceremonies. He was William T.
Laing, now assistant superintendent of secondary education in Ontario. The graduates shown
here are, (front from the left): Mary McIntosh,-.Antionette Van den }lenge], Lois Maloney,
Joan Coyne, Yvonne Pollard, Margaret Chesney; (standing): Brian Brady, Madelon Townsend,
Tom Love, Betty Muegge, Gary Williams, Jean Hillen„Bill Menheere, Ann Shortreed, Bob
Govenlock, Lynda Dobson. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
SDHS, GRADUATION
Opportunity Gates Open
If Students Are Prepared
The gates of opportunity are
wide open for the youth, who
by training is prepared to en-
ter, SDHS graduates were told
Friday on the occasion of the
school's annual graduation cere-
monies.
William T. Laing, supervisor
of secondary schools in Ontario
and a graduate of Seaforth Col-
legiate Institute, ,urged the
graduates to hold fast to ideals
and to the safeguards that have
made life worthwhile.
Pointing out that grave econ-
omic difficulties existed as a
result of increased competition
and an expanded labor force,
Reports presented to the Damage Slight
meeting each indicated a high
interest in the parade. Com- In Chimney Fire
mittee chairmen said they were
meeting with a high degree of
co-operation.
Lions Plan Float,
Hear of Chile
Plans for Lions Club partici-
pation in the Santa Claus par-
ade were discussed when Lions
met in the Community Centre
Monday.
The club will enter a float
depicting Lionism around the
world, according to H. G. Meir,
who is in charge. Members of
Exeter Lions were present at
the meeting, which was in
charge of John A. Cardno and
Orville Oke.
Rev. Harry Donaldson showed
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Firemen were called Wednes-
day evening about 8:30 p.m. to
the farm home of Dr. M. W.
Stapleton, when a chimney fire
got out of hand. The stubborn
smouldering blaze was quickly
extinguished by the Seaforth
Rural Fire Brigade.
Damage to the interior of
the brick house, which at 'the
present time is being complete-
ly remodelled and had just
been painted, will be caused
mostly from smoke, according
to members of the brigade.
Firemen said only the quick
action of workers, who were
busy at the home at the time
of the fire, in trying to stop all
draft to the source of the fire,
saved the house from further
damage.
PLANS SET FOR FIGURE SKATERS;
REGISTRATION STARTS NEXT WEEK
The Seaforth Figure Skatingclub professional is Arthur
Bourke, who has been associat-
ed with the club for a number
of years.
While there is no change in
fees for existing classes, the
club has introduced a new class-
ification covering pre - school
Club set plans for a new sea-
son at a meeting of the execu-
tive Tuesday. Registration for
classes begins Tuesday after-
noon next at the Arena. The
TRANSISTOR RADIOS were awarded three SDPIS students who were high in the re-
cent subscription campaign at the SDHS-, Margaret Hillen (left) was first; Louis Devereaux,
second, and Joan Ryan, third, are, shown here. The radios were presented by The Huron
Expositor to the students who secured the greatest number of new and renewal subscrip-
tions to The Expositor, In addition to the three prizes, the students' council receivett
$147,15 from The Excitor, reproson iilg cotnnii cion :on_.jlie subgrriptfons,
children. Last year the club
had a membership of 50, and
it is hoped this number will be
increased in the coming sea-
son.
"If there were additional
members it would be possible
to reduce the fees," the secre-
tary, Mrs. J. C. Crich, pointed
out, "but until there is an as-
surance of an enlarged mem-
bership, it is not possible to
make any changes," and added
that it was hoped additional
children would take advantage
of the - instructional facilities
that were being provided.
Officers of the club are: presi-
dent, Rev. J. C. Britton; vice-
president, Orville Oke; treas-
urer, Mrs. R. S. Box; secretary,
Mrs. J. C. Crich.
Sale Nets $200
For WH Auxiliary
The annual rummage sale of
the Women's Hospital Auxiliary
was held Saturday. Proceeds
amounted to $200.
Arrangements were complet-
ed by a committee, headed by
Mrs. H. Whyte, and including
Mrs, J. E. Patterson and Mrs.
W. M. H; The president is
l rs S eton.
the speaker said more than ever
it was necessary to be trained.
Youth must show a readiness
to adapt to new situations and
be prepared to bend their backs
to the task of acquiring know-
Iedge.
Mr. Laing recalled that Sea -
forth was the centre of a "pros-
perous farmland, peopled by
God-fearing citizens," and set-
tled for more than a hundred
years.
"You are fortunate to be
reared in such a community -
in a community that experts
each of tis to do our best," he
toldthe audience.
The speaker was introduced
by E. A. McConney, of the staff,
and appreciation was express-
ed by Principal L. P. Plumsteel,
who was chairman.
Board chairman F. C. J. Sills,
in congratulating the graduates,
warned that a problem facing
youth today was what he de-
scribed as rigor mortis. of the
mind. "No longer is it pos-
sible to close one's mind to
new ideas, to new develop-
ments. In this changing world
the only safeguard is know-
Iedge," he said.
Anne Shortreed received the
Alumni Memorial Scholarship
award of $25, presented by An-
drew Y. McLean, on behalf of
the association. Miss Shortreed
was the 28th winner of the ,
award since its inception.
For the third consecutive
year, Gisela Helbig won the C.
M. Smith memorial trophy for
the student obtaining the high-
est marks in school at Christ-
mas and Easter. Charles A.
Barber made the presentation.
The G. A. Whitney award
was won by Barbara Holland.
Mr. Whitney made the presen-
tation.
Dorothy Boyes, president of
the Students' Council, present-
ed Thomas Love with the citi-
zenship award, valued at $25.
Mrs. M. W. Stapleton, presi-
dent of the Hospital ,Auxiliary
of Scott Memorial Hospital, pre-
sented the auxiliary award of
$125 to Yvonne Pollard.
The Royal Canadian Legion
scholarship of $50 was won by
Glenn Coutts. It was presented
by R. J. Boussey, representing
the Legion.
H. B. Vodden, a member of
the teaching staff, presented
the R. S. Box award to William
Menheere for highest marks in
upper school English.
Dominion - Provincial
ies (1961) university,
$500: Jean Hillen,
Bursar -
v a 1 u e.
Thomas
Work Commences
On Poultry House
Construction began Wednes-
day of a four -deck poultry
house on Railway Street, for
Henderson Started Chicks Ltd.
The new building, 75 by 40
feet, will be located adjacent
to and east of the former oat-
meal mill property which the
Henderson firm purchased re-
cently. It will provide accom
modation for an additional 12,-
000 birds, bringing the total
capacity of the plant to better
than 22,000 birds, according to
William Henderson. Mr. Hen-
derson said the added plant
capacity would permit a com-
pletely intregreted broading
unit.
The new building of colored
sheet steel is being erected by
Frank Kling Ltd., and is to be
tomplete<i bye' Decei'hbet 15.
Love, William Menheere, Anne
Shortreed and Gary Williams.
Grade 13, value $100: Lloyd
Pethick, Robert Sharp and
Marie Strong. The Bruce Scott
memorial scholarships, value
$500: Bryan Brady, Robert
Govenlock, Jeap Hillen, Thomas
Love, Mary McIntosh, William
Menheere and Anne Shortreed.
The Elizabeth Scott Scholar-
ships, value $100: Joan Coyne,
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Western
Student Is
Valedictorian
The valedictorian on the oc-
casion of the commencement
exercises at Seaforth District
High School Friday evening
was Garry Williams, now a stu-
dent at University of Western
Ontario. A former editor of
the popular SDHS News sec-
tion in The Expositor, he spoke
as follows:
"It is a very great honor for
me to stand here before you as
the representative of the gradu-
ating class of 1961. This class
has sent more than 50 per cent
of its members on to higher
educational levels -nine to uni-
versity, six to teachers' college,
and two are entering the nurs•
ing profession. We should all
be extremely proud of such a
record, showing not only ambi-
tion and determination on the
students' part, but also compe-
tent instruction from the High
School staff.
"During this autumn season,
many of us are taking an in•
terest in football, be it focused
on our local team, the Golden
Bears, or on one of the teams
in the Big Four. But, have you
ever considered how closely a
football game parallels educa-
tion?
"Tonight, we who sit or stand
before you, have made our first
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$2.59 a Year in Advance:
Single COPies, lR, Cane
fair Sets Record,
Pays $6,429.45
A record amount of prize
money was paid out by Seaforth
Fall Fair ..at its 116th annual
fair this year. At a meeting of
the directors Thursday night,
prize money totalling $6,429.45
was ordered paid. This amount
surpasses the peak year -1959
-by $30.95, and last year by
$58. Cheques are being prepar-
ed and will be issued within
the next 10 days.
The preliminary report, is-
sued by secretary R. James
Wallace, indicated that receipts
were down this year in several
departments, but that in the
same instance so were expen-
ditures. Major expenditure was
the building of a new pig barn
and pens, as well as an addi-
tion at the rear of the arena
for a permanent booth. This
replaces the tent which was
rented and erected each year.
Exceptionally fine weather
and a late harvest cut atten-
dance at the fair. Despite this
the number of exhibitors was
higher, with several new ones
appearing. Greatest increase in
entries was in the sheep class-
es, with three new exhibitors
and prize money increasing by
$88 to $529.50. The food sec.
-tion also drew a record num-
ber of entries, up 129 from last
year.
The cattle classes drew large
entries, with three special breed
shows held, the Huron Holstein
Black and White Show, the On-
tario Regional Her ford Show
and the Perth-Hurgh Shorthorn
Club Show, as well as the regu-
lar classes. Total prize. money
in these sections was $2,279,
with 497 entries.
President R. E. McMillan ex-
pressed thanks to the directors
for all their work in making
the fair a success, and several
good and bad points about the
fair were discussed. It was
pointed out that the next major
job. at the grounds was work
On-the,
roundhouse. The wo-
men's department and vegetable
sections are crowded, and an
addition is necessary to elim-
inate this. Steps to be taken to
ease the situation will be fur-
ther discussed by the directors
before any concrete decision is
made.
An improvement that is sche-
duled for next year is a perm-
anent fence along the south
side of the agricultural park,
between the grounds and the
SDHS playing field. The SDHS
board was approached earlier
this year, and offered to share
part of the cost of this project.
Final figures on all sections
of the fair are as follows:
Prize En -
Section Money tries
Heavy horses $646.00 56
Beef Cattle 214.00 67
Dual -Purpose Short-
horns i 49.00 11
Dairy Cattle 247.00 56
Holstein Show 677.00 156
Hereford Show 540.00 93
Shorthorn Show 552.00 1141
Sheep 529.50 212
Pigs 369.00 1111
Poultry (adults) 165.25 162,
Eggs (adults) ...... 20.00 14
Horticultural Prod. 29.25 40
Grain .... 87.00 32
Field Crop . 250.00 35
Roots, Vegetables 48.25 75
Foods _ 117.40 340
Dairy Products . 14.00 16
Home Department 147.25 206
Arts, Crafts . 59.00 74
Floral 53.50 103
Calf Race .... 10.00 5
Harness Races 500.00 18
Running, pony races 78.00 16
High School . 103.50 206
Elementary schools 428.55 1,065
Junior Fair ._....... 495.00 224
$6,429.45 3,507
Plans Set For
Int. `B' Hockey
Intermediate hockey will get
' underway in Seaforth on Tues-
day, Nov. 22, according to of-
ficials of the new Seaforth OHA
Intermediate "B" Hockey Club.
At a meeting in Clinton on Sun-
day the league was formed.
Called "The Big Eight", the
league consists of Seaforth, Mit-
chell, Lucan-Ilderton, Exeter,
Phillipsburg, 2RCR London,
Centralia RCAF and Clinton
RCAF.
The schedule gets underway
on November 17, with a 28. -
game schedule being drawn up.
Each team plays four games -
two at home and two away.
Most of the Seaforth games are
oni Tuesday, although it has
been necessary to schedule the
occasional game on Thursday
night.
First practice for the Sea -
forth squad was held Tuesday
with a fair turnout. Coin ent-
ing on his team, Manager Bob
Beuttenmiller said, "We seem
to have a fair amount of talent
on the team this year, so the
aeason opener is shaping up to
be u terrific one." Team •coach
is Ron "Whitey" Broome. "With
his ability as a player and re-
feree," the manager said, "we
have a topnotch man for the
position."
A practice is being held to-
night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock,
and again on Sunday afternoon
at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Beuttenmiller
indicated this week that the
team is still open for players,
and interested persons are ask-
ed to attend these practices.
The booster draw is in full
swing and the team is looking
for full support from the Sea -
forth area. "It costs a lot of
money to run a team," Mr.
Beuttenmiller said, "and this
team is starting from scratch."
The draw entitles the purchas-
er to a chance on a Boshart
chair and a free admission to
one home game.
Named To Slate
John E. Patterson, Seaforth,
was named third vice-president
of the Western Ontario Athletic
Association at the association's
annual meeting in Wingham
Thursday,
Other officers named were:
Jim Inglis. Atwood, president;
Douglas Thorndyke, Clinton,
first vice-president: and Donald
McClay, Ripley, second vice-
president,
Closing date for hockey en-
tries was Tuesday of this week.
A hockey grouping meeting is
slated for Wingham, Wednes-
day, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p.m., in
the Town Hall. At that time
the minor hockey will be lined
up for the area,
Making his first call after in-
stalling electricity in a back•
woods cabin, the meter inspec-
tor found that very little cur-
rent had been used. "Don't
you ever use the light?" he
asked.
"Sure." drawled the old fel-
low.
"How long at 9 time?Mr the
inspector asked.
"Just long enough to see to
light the oil lamp."
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS who were honored at SbnS Commencement Friday, evening
included: (seated from the left), Ann Shortreed, Barbara. Holland and Zvotfne Pollard,,, an
(standing),,''liotites Love, alarm Coutts and Valliant Menheesrea. Altsent #
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