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The Huron Expositor, 1961-12-14, Page 1• r a • 4 4 • • 102nd Year Whole No. 4896 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961 --- 16 PAGES Election on Monday Two Run for PUC Seat See Advance In Sewer Program Seaforth's on -again, off -again sewer program seemed to be on • again Monday night as council heard the OWRC had granted preliminary approval for the work. Councillor J. O. Turnbull for many months has been guid- ing the program around a tri- • angular course. At the corners were the Ontario Water Re- sources . Commission, the On- tario Municipal Board, and the town's engineering consultants, and the delays he has contended with have been frustrating. While preliminary approval doesn't permit construction to get under way, it does indicate the OWRC has approved the en- larged proposal submitted by the town, Councillor Turnbull said. • r L 4 Attending his final meeting before retiring at the end of the year, he expressed satisfac- tion that at least the program seemed to be under way. Despite the fact formal ap• proval had been received, the OWRC had failed to answer correspondence forwarded near- ly a month ago in connection with the work on North Main Street. Council will press for an answer, since highway con- struction being undertaken by the county on behalf of the town, hinges on OWRe—deei- 'sions regarding a sewer line on that street. 27 Fire Calls Seaforth Fire Brigade answer- ed 27 calls in 1961, Chief J. F. Scott told council, as he pres- ented his annual report. Of these, 10 had been in town and 17 rural. Major fires included three barns and three resi- dences.. There had been 83 per cent attendance at brigade meetings and fires, he said, and the bri- gade Was working efficiently. He had continued his program of fire prevention instruction in atea schools. Seventy-five per cent of the questionaires which had been distributed to school children had been completed and returned. He 'proposed establishing a SENATOR W. H. GOLDING, of Seaforth, who is in his 30th year as a member of the Canadian Parliament. He was elected to the House of Commons in September 1932 and in 1949 was appointed to the Senate. junior fire brigade, when in- struction would be given six or eight young boys in all aspects of fire -fighting. Council agreed to inquire concerning insurance coverage for six call men—those who relieve regular brigade members. Reviewing the work involved in fire prevention, Chief Scott said he had made 17 trips dur- ing the year to standby while chimneys had been burned out. He found a high degree of co- operation throughout the fire area. Mayor Daly commended Chief Scott and council by formal mo- tion expressed confidence in the manner in which he was carry- ing out his duties. Co-operate With Industry Reviewing action that had been taken to assist with prob- lems faced by local industry, Mayor Daly said a drain had been installed along a street allowance, adjacent to Fry Met- al Industries Ltd., to provide an outlet for water used for cooling. Mayor Daly said he had been at the plant several times, and when the company first began setting up he had taken the PUC manager with him to advise concerning hydro and water problems. The company, in a letter to council, reviewed discussions and sought a decision concern- ing sewer rates; Council agreed rates established by the by-law would prevail but doubted wa- ter consumption — on which sewer rates are based—would be such as to create a problem. In any event, the by-law pro- vides a ceiling of $100, it was pointed out. Grant -License - A license to peddle bread in Seaforth was granted A. E. Collins. The license is subject to Mi. Collins moving to Sea - forth, which he advised coun- cil he was doing by January 15. No action was taken on a re- quest from D. Solpha for a re- duction in the cost of a license to peddle fresh fish. Councillors noted the license was less than $1.50 per week Col. T. M. McDonald, recent- ly named county co-ordinator of the Emergency Measures or- ganization, in a letter advised council he would be in Seaforth to discuss his work. Council instructed Mayor Daly to proclaim December 26 as Boxing Day. (Continued on Page 4) Seaforth voters will go to the polls Monday to elect a Public Utility Commissioner. Following a second nomination Monday, two candidates, J. T. Atkinson and R. S. Box, quali- fied for the seat left vacant by the retirement this year of Frank Kling. A third candi- date, A. W. Siliery, didn't qual- ify. While there is a contest for PUC, Council was filled by ac- clamation. Two vacancies re- mained following last week's nominations, and these have been filled by Earl Dinsmore and Angus MacLean. A third candidate, James A. MacDon- ald, hadn't qualified before the 9 o'clock deadline Tuesday eve- ning. Polls on Monday are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and are located at Miller Motors, Car- negie Library and the Town Hall. Nominations Nominations received b y Clerk Lyle Hammond on Mon- day included: FOR COUNCIL: Earl Dinsmore, Contractor, by Carl Dalton and Thorpe Riv- ers. Angus MacLean, Manager, by J. O. Turnbull and W. T. Teall. +James A. MacDonald, Baker, by Ross Savauge and J. 0.Turn- bull. FOR P.U.C.: J. T. Atkinson, TV Service, by C. Dungey and Ed. Daly. R. S. Box, Merchant, by D. Sills and W. T. Teall. A. W. Siliery, Barrister, by Ross Savauge and N. C. Cardno. Acclaim Two In Tuckersmith There will be no election in Tuckersmith this year. While two positions remained vacant following nominations the be- ginning of last week, they were filled with the acclamation 'of Alex D. McGregor, to council, and George Lovell to area school board. Nominations recei'ed by CIerk James I. McIntosh were: - For Council: Andrew Crozier, by Lorne Carter and Harold Hugill. Frank Falconer, by Howard Johns and Ernie Crich. Alex D. McGregor, by George Lovell and John Wood. For School Trustee: George Lovell, by Alex D. McGregor and Arthur Varley, Mervin Falconer, by Alden Crich and Jack Patrick. Seaforth Homes Vie For Best Decorations With only 11 days remaining until Christmas, additional Sea - forth residences each day are being garbed with special lights and decorations, ready for the Chamber of Commerce Christ- mas decoration contest. Judging to determine the prize winners will take place on Tuesday evening of next week, ac- cording to C of C president, Bruce MacMillan, and commit- tee chairman, R. J. Boussey. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the contest is op- en to any resident in Seaforth. No entry form is required in order to become eligible to win a prize. This year all resi- dences will be judged. Prizes amount to $30.00, divided into three ways: first, $15; second, $10; and third, $5.00. Already decorations are in place on many homes, but offi- cials are hopeful that next week many additional homes will be readied for the competition. Meanwhile, plans are being completed for a visit to Huron - view, Clinton, on Sunday, when 105 individual gifts will be pre- sented to the residents. This portion of the Christmas activi- ANTICIPATES NO DELAY iN DECLARING HURON FREE AREA There should be no further delay in having Huron declared a Brucellosis certified free area, according to Dr. J. C. MacLen- nan, of the Health of Animals Branch, Seaforth. Dr. MacLennan said the de- lay arose because a few farm- ers refused to co-operate in carrying out changes to their properties after reactors had been found. A recent police court case in which a farmer was found guilty under the Act and ordered to carry out instructions by December 14th, has cleared outstanding cases, Dr. MacLennan said, It will now be possible to process an application for certification of the area, as a free area. Certification could have been carried out several months ago had it not been for a half dozen county residents, who refused to co-operate, he said. The program commenced Sep- tember 7, 1960, and in the in- terval 167,988 cattle in 4,626 herds in Huron have been test- ed. Of this number, there were 1,726 reactors in 877 herds, Dr. McLennan said. ties is arranged by the Lions Club, and a special program is being prepared by the club. Fire Destroys Barn, Stock Fire comletely. - ,destroyed the barn on 'the farm of Her- man Klaver, three miles east of Seaforth, on Highway 8, on Monday forenoon, About 50 pigs and some calves perished; also a tractor and the hay and grain were burned. The Seaforth Fire Brigade re- sponded to a call, but the fire was too far advanced to save the building. The loss is partly covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. Seek Assistance With Early Copy The Huron Expositor for next week will appear on the regu- lar day, that is Thursday. Dec. 21. In addition to carrying many Christmas gift sugges- tions for last-minute shoppers, the issue will also contain us- ual Christmas greetings. On the following week since there are two holidays, Christ- mas on Monday and Boxing Day on Tuesday, publication will be delayed one day. The paper that week will be available by mail and from various area outlets on Friday morning, Dec. 29. The issue will contain, in addi- tion to New Year greetings, a complete review of Christmas activities in the district. To ensure that a complete story of the Christmas scene in the area covered by The Exposi- tor is carried, the co-operation of our readers is invited. Please advise us details of your Christ- mas visitors and your Christ- mas travels as early as possible. *2,50 a War 111.4civazie Sink :Copies, 19 centp Fry Metal Industries Begins Production Die casting of small compon- ents commenced this week in the Fry Metal Industries Ltd. plant here. First contract cov- ens small knobs and escutcheons foir use in Chrysler vehicles. !The manufacturing process was explained and company plans outlined at an open house Thursday evening when munici- pal officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce vis- ited the plant. The company is located in a portion of the Robert Bell In- dustries plant. At the present time, manu- facturing is limited to die cast- ing small parts, according to Q, Dean Fry, P.Eng., president and general manager of the company. Mr. Fry said the type of work which was being pro- cessed previously had been done only in the United States. Special equipment now made it practical and economical to die cast such items at the Sea - forth plant. Mr. Fry pointed out that while the volume involved at the moment was relatively small it was an indication of what can be done by way of creat- ing additional manufacturing in Canada. Other processes which will be undertaken here will include permanent molding, semi-perm- anent molding with sand core, centrifugal casting, and low pressure casting. Some stamp- ing in steel and brass will also be carried out. Plan Assembly Work Mr, Fry said as production facilities were completed, a certain amount of assembly work would be done. Facilities are being provided so that buff- ing may be done locally, as well as a pre -plate finishing de- partment. At present, dies are being brought in, but plans pro- vide for establishing a tool and die. shop here. Castings at the moment are of a zinc base. Other alloys which will be employed in the plant include aluminum base, copper base, magnesium, alum- inum, bronze and lead base al- loys. Each had certain char- acteristics, and the end use de- termined the particular alloy that would be employed, he said. At the moment there are no Big Parade, Biggest Crowd, ButNeedMone Despite the fact it was rated the best in Seaforth in many years and attracted a record crowd, this year's Santa Claus parade has left a deficit in its wake. Members of the Christmas Activities Committee, meeting over the weekend, reviewed parade details and heard a pre- liminary financial statement from treasurer J. A. Stewart. TIME IS RUNNING SHORT, KIDS; COLORING CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY Time is running out, kids I The final day for submitting en- tries in The Expositor's color- ing contest is Friday, Dee. 15. If you are nine years of age or under, you are eligible to enter and compete for two won- derful prizes—a great big beau- tiful doll for the best colored drawings submitted by a girl, and a great big full-size mechan- ical hockey gaine to the boy who does the best coloring job. All that is required is to color three of the Contest pictures and leave a set of three, or mail to this office, on or before Decem- ber 15. Contestants may color and submit as many sets of pie. tures as they wish. The pictures appeared in the last two issues of The Exposi- tor, and a number also can be found in this issue. The prizes are on display in the window of The Expositor office, Get out your coloring mater- ials, boys and girls, and send in your entries — as many as you Iike. Winners will be announced in next Week's issue. Movies of the parade were stu- about $150. died and suggestions for im- provements next year were not- ed. Suggestions included: music while parade was assembling, and an announcer to describe floats; review of assembly to avoid traffic interruption; ex- pand decorative lighting; relate Snow Queen contest to store purchases; investigate possibil- ity of Snow Queen dance on Friday evening preceding par- ade. The committee expressed ap- preciation to all who had worked so hard to make the parade a success. Particular reference was made to High- land Shoes, through whom ma- terial for costumes was donat- ed, and to Mrs. P. L, Brady and Mrs. A. Hillebrecht, who super- vised the making of costumes. Referring to the financial statement, Mr. Stewart said while all accounts had not been received, it would appear there would be a deficit of Expenses were in line with previous years, and in addition this year it was necessary to purchase new decorative light- ing for Main Street. He said that donation receipts were down somewhat from the amount estimated. ; The committee asked that in- formation regarding the finan- cial position be published. Mem- bers suggested there would be some who would wish to donate who had not been approached, or others who would consider adding to their existing dona- tion. Further donations may be left at Stewart Bros.' store, or forwarded to the treasurer, J. A. Stewart. Estimated expenses total $984.85. Donations amount to $832.50, as compared with esti- mated receipts of $935.00. Expenses include: decora- tions, $213.54; prizes for best decorated homes, $30; band guarantee, 6 at $25, $150; priz- es to bands, $100; prizes to floats, $30; costume rentals $55.10; lunch for bands and those in parade, $80; advertis- ing in six weeklies, $184.05; ad- vertising, radio and TV, $58; supplies, printing, etc., $59.16; miscellaneous, $25 . The expenses do not include material for costumes, erection of lights and tree or advertising for Snow Queen contest, all of which was donated. Contributions A. W. Siliery $ 3,00 Stewart Bros. 30.00 Smyth Shoe Store 15.00 Topnotch Feeds 20.00 Snip and Curl Sam Shinen N. Hachhorn Meats R. S. Box .... T. Pryde & Son M. Ross Savauge Prov. of Ontario Savings Eve Mar Stores Smith's Grocery Keating's Pharmacy Wright & Leyburn 5.00 (Continued on Page 5) 5.00 12.00 7.00 15,00 5.00 15.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 facilities in Canada for custom die casting with lead alloy. Production is planned to serve a number of industries, particularly the automotive, electrical and plumbing. In ad - addition to contract work, the company has a line of small articles it will manufacture and handle through direct sales. Employ Up To 50 Referring to employment po- tentials, Mr. Fry said it was ex- pected to employ about 25 with- in a year. The potential of the present plant in terms of employment was 35 to 50, about half of whom would be wo- men. As production grows the com- pany is organized in such a way as to permit creating sep- arate companies out of each department. Mr. Fry, who heads Fry Metal Industries Ltd., has had a long experience in the aie casting industry. This is the fourth company specializing in die casting with Which he has been associated. Prior to coming to Seaforth he was in Chatham, where his company was taken over by Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. The group with which he is associated has a broad back- ground in the industry. It in- cludes Herman Mittermier, of Wallaceburg, who is vice-presi- dent; M. C. Overholt, of Toron- to, and C. P. F. Baert, produc- tion superintendent and secre- tary. Rabies Rise Causes Concern In easing concern is being sh at the number of con- firmed rabies cases in the area, Dr. J. C. MacLennan, of Health of Animals office here, said this week. A pronounced outbreak is in evidence in the north of the province and appears to be spreading south and east, The form the disease is taking re- sults in pronounced violence in domestic animals, Dr. MacLen- nan said. As an indication of the in- crease in rabies, announcement was made Tuesday that com- pensation for cattle lost as a result of rabies would again be available through the prov- ince. Lions Install New Members District Governor Howard Huffman, of Orillia. paid his official visit to Seaforth Lions Club Monday evening. The meeting was arranged by Lee Learn and Angus MacLean. A feature of the meeting was the introduction and installa- tion of two new members, Wil- liam Burns and Frank Case. They were introduced by Mr. Learn and O. G. Oke, and in- stalled by the district governor. During the meeting pictures taken during the Santa Claus parade here by William Hart were shown. The suit draw --final draw for 1961—was won by H. G. Meir. POSTAL NOTES The Seaforth Post Office will remain open Saturday after- noons until Christmas. KEEN INTEREST was evident as Seaforth businessmen and municipal officials visited the plant of Fry Metal Industries Limited. Watching die casting of small components in zinc alloy are, from the left, Irvin Trewartha, Bruce MacMillan, C of C President, O. Gingerich, Lloyd Rowat, John Bach and CamiIIe Baert, production manager and secretary of the company. Above principals of Fry Metal Industries Limited discuss plans for the company. They are M. C. Overholt, of Toronto; G. Dean Fry, president and general manager, and H. Mittermier, of Wallace - burg, a vice-president. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Crash ClaimsLife Of Stanley Man A two -truck collision Tues- day morning claimed the life of a well-known Brucefield area farmer. Walter Moffat, 66, RR 1, Brucefield, was killed in a collision, opposite Baird's School in Stanley Township. John Moffat, 26 -year-old son of the victim, suffered shock and a knee injury. He was in satisfactory condition at Clin- ton Public Hospital. Dwight Williams. 17, of Clinton, driver of the second truck involved, was treated for lacerations and released. The mishap occurred on a paved road at concessions 2 and 3, in front of Baird's School. Mrs. Arnold Taylor, the teach- er, a neighbor and distant rela- tive of Mr. Moffat, was the fust to arrive on the scene. The three men were un- conscious, and Mrs. Taylor sent some of her older students to neighbor's house to telephone an ambulance and police. The mishap occurred about 10:30 a.m. Constable D. A. Bowering, of the Seaforth detachment of the provincial police, investigated. Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton, Concert Stories Will Appear in Expositor This is the season of the year when area schools and church groups present annual Christ- mas concerts. As usual, complete reports of these affairs are carried in The Expositor. To ensure that each story is correct and in suffici- ent detail, those responsible for such concerts are asked to co- operate and forward a copy of the program to this office as soon as the concert is over. In this way it j possible to carry the story in the earliest issue, and to know that it is correct as to detail. Huron County coroner, has call- ; ed an inquest, but a time and date has not been set. John Moffat was driving the half -ton pick-up truck owned by his father, and Dwight Williams was driving a panel delivery truck owned by Williams Bak- ery, of Clinton. Mrs. Taylor closed the school for the day after the accident. Born in Stanley Township, Mr, Moffat farmed in the area all his life. An elder of Bruce - field United Church, he was a member of Brucefield Oddfel- lows Lodge. Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Fisher; a son, John; a daughter, Mrs. James (Lois) Streifier, Downie, Calif., and one grandchild. He was a brother of the late P. B. Mof- fat, for many years principal of Seaforth Public School. Rev. A. H. Johnston, of Bruce - field United Church, will con- duct the service at 2 p.m, Fri- day, at the Ball and Muteh Fun- eral Home, Clinton, Burial will be in Baird's Cemetery. LEG IS BROKEN William Caldwell, of Bruce - field. was injured Monday while logging in Goderich Township. When a chain broke as a log was being moved, he was struck on the leg, which was fractured. He was removed to Clinton Public Hospital. Looking For A Christmas Present ? A subscription to The Huron Expositor is a gift that continues all year long. Every week it is a remin- der of your thoughfulness, Phone 141 and tell us the names of those you wish to remember. An at- tractive card will announce your gift.