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The Huron Expositor, 1970-10-08, Page 1V iy frt First Section Pages 1-8 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 19'70 —16 PAGES INDUSTRIAL ?LAYOFF ACTION. an infield groundball after a poor throw to first base. Main- 'street's first baseman Larry ,Gowan tries vainly to catch the ball while umpire Jim Dick decks to avoid it. See sports page for full results. (Staff Photo) • S Action was fast throughout the Industrial League playoff game at the Lions Park Sunday afternoon. Mainstreet won the game and also won Tuesday night to become League champions. Here Gary Osborne of the Mechanics beats out Seaforth Fire Department answered a call Monday to the a residence of Harry Jessome on West William Street to ex- tinguish a fire in a small barn. In this picture fireman Don Hulley rips up shingling to get at the smoldering roof while Chief Jack Scott and fireman D'Orlean Sills look on. Chief Scott said the fire was caused by overheated stove pipes. He estimated damage at $50..° The incident was a poor start for Fire Prevention Week which runs to next Saturday. (Staff Photo) , Whole No. 5352 111th Year Railway• passenger service through Seaforth will halt on November 1. The last passenger train to stop at Seaforth will be at noon on Saturday, October- 31st. An order granting applicL ations by CP Rail and Canadian 411 National Railways to discontinue passenger service on six routes was issued Thursday by the rail- 'Way transport committee of the Canadian Transport Commis- sion. In recent years the runs once a day each way through Seaforth have been served by self propel- led cars known as Railiners. The order brings to an end a service begun more than 100 years ago. The first sheduled train through Seaforth - that of the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railroad ran on June 28, 1858. At the height of•railway pop- ularity as many as five trains with passenger service operated each way each day. • Passenger' services to be , abandoned were found unecon- omic by the committee,,, which' said they are likely to continue to be so "because there 1's a public hearings on the applica, tions for discontinuance held to the Grey County court house in ._Charles B. Stewart, a 59year old native of Seaforth, has been named president of Simpsons Ltd. Mr. Stewart is a son of Mrs. Harry Stewart and the late Mr. Stewart. Born, in Seaforth, Mr. Ste- wart attended schools here and after graduation from Seeforth Collegiate Institute began his apprenticeship in the , Stewart Bros. store here, owned by his father and uncle, the late Chas. Stewart. The large Stewart Bros: store has been .on Seaforth's main street since early in the century. His brothers, James A, Stewart and David H. Stewart now operate the'business. In an interview with a Toro- nto paper Mr. Stewart, recalling days with Stewart Bros., said "I did everything from washing windows and sweeping the floor to opening goods." - Mr. Stewart, who has 'been executive vice-president of Simpsons since 1969, succeeds G. Allan Burton, who remains as chairman. Mr. SteWart started with Sinmsons \ in 1936 at the com- pany's Montreal store "never dreaming it would be possible to become president." Here he held various positinns, until 1947. In 1948 he was appointed gen-, eral manager of the firm's Hall-, fax store. In 1954 he was-named European manager, based in Lon- don. He came to Toronto in 1960 as general manager of the Tor- onto store and in 1964 was app- ointed a vice-president with re- sponsibilities for the Toronto area. Simpsons is Canada's second- largest department store chain Fall Rev. J. C, Britton has been successful in extending the rasp- berry season into October and to prove his claim this week brought. to the Expositor office a cane heavy with well formed berries. Tuckersmith Township Council at a meeting in Brudefield Thursday night accepted the tender of Robert Nigholson Con- struction Company Ltd., R,R.1, Sebringville, to construct the Mc- Cully Drain for $1659.00. It was the lower of two tenders. The tender of Harold L. Roth, New Hamburg, to construct the Bell Drain for $2394.00 was ac- cepted. It was the lowest of five tenders. • Approval was given to Dennis Chapman of Egmondville to erect a house in the hamlet. Alvin Ilegier, Egmondville, was present at the meeting to discuss water tieing on his prop- Owen Sound March 31, in the Wellington County court house, (Continued on Page 3) with stores in Toronto, Montreal, London, Halifax and Regina. In the 12 months ended Jan. '7, CHARLES B. STEWART 1970, its net sales were $300,579,000. Simpsons also owns 50 per cent of Simpsons-Sears Ltd.,, Toronto-based mail order and department store chain, in part- nership with the giant Sears, Roebuck and Co. of Chicago. Simpsons-Sears has 34 stores across the country. Art Jackson in Tuckersmith reports similar results. On Mon- day he was able to pick a quantity of berries from bushes growing on his farm. erty. A check is to be made at the rear of his property to de- termine the cause of the water there. The Water at the fropt of his property has only occurred since the new George Streetdrain has been put in. Since this is within the town limits, Mr. Regier was advised to meet with the Seaforth Council. Robett Cook, Hensall, at- tended the meeting to discuss a minor drain constructed through his property which would affect the township road. Council passed amending by- laws on the Etue drain which cost $14,106.86 instead of the estimated $13,940.00; and on the Bomb Threatens Factory Charters drain which cost $16,083,35 instead of the estimated $14,410.00. Council agreed to set the due date for final payment of taxes to be paid December 15 and Clerk James McIntosh was instructed to prepare ,a by-law to cover this. . Attention was drawn to the fact that as a result of the rec4nt adoption of a building by- law by the township anyone in Tuckersmith erecting &. new Minding or making an addition to hn existing building costing in excess of $300.00 must apply to Clerk J. I. McIntosh for a permit. load Superintendent Allan It was learned 'at Monday evening's meeting of -the Huron County Board of Education that the board has been served with a writ informing them that the families of the two girls drowned on a school field trip last spring have filed spit for damages at the registry office in London. John Cochrane, director of education, told the board mem- bers the writ names two teachers from South Huron District High School and the Board of Educat- Seventeen-year old Rosemary Ryan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan, R.R. #1, Wal- ton was named "Queen of the Furrow" at the Perth County Plowmen's Association annual match Saturday. Rosemary) who, is a grade 10 student at Central Huron Secondary School, was coached by her father to the win over two other contestants. The match was held at the farm of Cliff Miller, west of Staffa. About twenty-five entries were received for the plowing events but many were delayed by a series of showers which passed over throughout the day. In the junior section, Dennis Dow, R.R. 2, Staffa won the special award for secondary school students. Richard Graul, R.R. 1, Brunner took the award for competitors under 18 open to boys pr girls. In the tractors in sod class the victor was Barry Gordon of R.R. 1, Seaforth. Paul Dunsmore, R.R. 2, Stratford won the mounted or trailer class and also `.he special two-furrow utility prize in the senior sec- tion. Other winners in the senior section were Ron Skinner, R.R. 1, Mitchell, Bruce Aitcheson, R.R. 2, St. Pauls, and Elmer Armstrong, R.R. 2, St. Pauls, who won his class as well- as one of the special events. Former Perth County War- Nicholson was given permission to order more road signs to re- place several which have been stolen recently. Council passed for payment accounts totalling $85,702.84 for October -' - of these $17,218.70 are road accounts; $9,134.38 for drains; $7900.00 for Tuckersmith Telephone System loan; $2,349.86 for miscellaneous accounts. Deputy Reeve Alex McGregor was appointed to attend, at Tuck- ersmith representative, the meeting to be held by the Con- servation Authority Branch 'of the Depahment of Mines, Energy and Resources Management ih the Court Hodse in Goderich on October 7. The meeting arose ion on the writ.' The board has turned the matter over to its insurance company representat- ives who will appear on their behalf. "We have heard nothing more," stated Mr., Cochrane Tuesday morning. "We don't know th e amount of the suit. We don't know if we will have to appear. We only know that this action is being taken by both the Moddejonge and .Guen- ther families." den, Howard Lowe of R.R. 3, Tavistock won the special class for elected or former munici- pal officials. The non-farmer plowing award went to Rev. Bert Daynard of Staffa. In the horse-drawn walking plow competition , the field was narrowed to one contestant, Ron- ald Skinnet, when officials dis- allowed the entries of his sons Lowell, 11, and Richard, 6. The rules ' stated that competitors must be at least 18. years old. COMPETE IN HURON The annual Huron Plowmen's Meet takes place Saturday on the farm of Joseph Ryan, southwest of Walton. Secretary R. T. Bol-' ton said Tuesday a large entry was expected. He added that addi- tional features such as horse shoe competition were arousing keen interest. Correction A review of Seaforth Fall Fair returns has indicated an error in the award of Senior Homemaker officials said this week. The winner is Mrs. Wes. Heimpel of Wroxeter, seer dary James Keys said. Following the fair it had been announced in error that the winner was Mrs. Don Glousher of Blyth. `As a result el a resolution from Seaforth astcing to have the boundaries of the Maitland Valley ^Conservation Authority enlarged to include the municipalities in the Bayfield River valley. The Bayfield valley cannot be es- tablished as a separate authority since it is not large enough to be economical. The Maitland Valley Conser- vation Authority borders the Bay- field on the north while the Aus- able Authority forms the southern boundary. The representative from, the municipalities affected will dis- cuss and vote on which authority the Hayfield Valley should be under. Siltgle Copies 15 Cents $4,00 A•Tear ,A4y,aneo,. The two girls, Janet, Guen-, ther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Guenther, Shipka, and Jerry Moddejonge. , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moddejonge, Exeter, were, drowned May 14 in about 15 feet of water at the Ausable River Conservation area east of Parkhill dam. ' The mishap occurred during a two and half day outing for about 30 Grade 9 students from SHDHS. Review Mat:pity Polka( T'0 "There are some things t. board controls and some things it doesn't," observed Robert Elliott, vice-chairman of the Huron County Board of Educat- ion at a meeting, Monday evening in Clinton. Elliott was referring to the polity •which was approved by the board regarding maternity leave for female teachers. The board had learned it had no choice but to approve the policy which became law during the summer when the Ontario government passed legislation inaugurated by the Department of, Labor regarding pregnancy leave. The legislation gives female employees- six weeks leave of absence prior to the birth of a child and six weeks leave of absence after the delivery. Where female teachers are concerned, this makes it possible for a teacher to remain in the classroom until six weeks before she is delivered. It also makes it impossible fora female tea- cher to lose her job during preg- " ne.ncy' if she so choseS• to retain it. • Some board members were particularly perturbed by the fact that a female teacher may renew a contract at the end of the school year knowing full well that she will be having a child in the first few months of the new term. "That's unfair to the child," noted John Broadfoot, Bruce- field," and I mean the, child in school." "Twelve weeks is three months," said Robert Elliott, "That's get- ting on to half the school year." Many members agreed that if a teacher was delivered to- wards the end of the school term, it could be conbluded that she may not have been aware of her condition when she renewed her contract. They agreed to ask the direc- tor of education to draft a brief for presentation to the OPSTA, Trustees Council and the ideal members of parliament advocat- ing that teachers be made exempt from this legislation. 160 Attend Huron W.I. Rally The Huron County Institute Rally was held in Huron Hall at the Centralia Agricultural School of Technology, Monday, with 160 ladies attending. Mrs. Delbert Geiger, Zurich, President of South Huron, .Was chairlady for the day. The bursary report was given by Mrs. Cecil Blake, Dungannon, who stated that a girl under the CAS is taking a hairdressing course in Kitchener. This bursary is carried on from year to year with each institute contributing 50/ per member. Mrs. 0. Popp, Clinton, re- ported for the Historical Society saying the next meeting will be held in Carlow Hall on October 19 and urged all td attend.. Miss Catherine Hunt, Home Economist, presented Mrs. Adams of Wroxeter with the $100 scholarship and framed certific- ate for her daughter, Jean, who was unable to be present. Miss Hunt reported she expects ap- proximately 950 girls will be taking part in the current club, Focus on Fitness. Mrs. R. M. Peck, Hensall, reported for the Huronview Aux- iliary and said the Bazaar and Bake sale will be on November 4. Mrs. Wilbur Lawrence, Embro, FWIO Board member, brought greetings• alSo as did Mrs. Stanley Bride, PordWtosh. Mrs. Kay Hodgins, Consumer consultant of Toronto was intre- (Continued on Page 3) marked and persistent pre- ference of the travelling public for the bus or their own auto- mobiles over the service offered by ,passenger train." • The orders were the first issued under revised regulations which would require the public treasury to reimburse the rail- ways up to 80 per cent of their loses,,,qe, passenger services they are required to provide. The commission said the re- gion the trains serve has,a net- work of paved, all-weather high- ways and roads and all rail points are either serviced directly. by bus at leaSt once daily or are within a convenient distance from a bus stop. Bus service is avail- able at the larger centres several times a day to and from Toronto and intermediate points, and bus fares are competitive with those of the railway. "We find that in the, light of the actual losses incurred in the last three prescribed accounting years in relation to the number of passengers using or likely to use the. services, no such alter- ations could- render them economic," the commission said. The findings resulted from Passenger Trains To Stop Running on November 1 Chas. B. Stewart Is Simpson Head Raspberries Municipal drains occupied Most of the business session Of McKillop Township Council on Monday. Council passed the by-law for the Scherbarth Drain (this drain is 'a Logan Township drain with an outlet in McKillop Township). The Winthrop-McCallum Drain report was read and was previsionally adopted, subject to the division of assessment and change in scope of work by the -engineer. Howard Gibson, London, engineer for the drain was present at the meeting to answer questions of those rate- payers affected by the drain which is estimated to cost $15,300. Fourteen ratepayers were present for the reading of the report by Clerk Wilson Little: Alex Kalichuk, Kenneth Beattie, Ephriam Haase, George Pethick, Robert McMichael, Russell Bol- ton, Donald Dodds, Boyd Dris- coll, Harold Dodds, Earl Mc- Spadden, Kenneth Bechert, Louis Duffy, Merton Hackwell and Her- bert Williamson. The contract for the Delaney Draln was awarded to William G. Campbell, Seaforth, for $1940. Council accepted the tenders for snow removal presented by Louis McNichol, Egmondville, and his truck and one snowplow; Kenneth Glanville, R.R. 4, Wal- ton, and his tractor and snow- tiower; and Lawrence Ryan and Sons, R.R. 2, Walton, and a tractor and snowblower. All tenders accepted were for $10.00 per day and $10.00 per day stand- by time. Council will petition the De- partment of Highways for the road subsidy grant for the.' 467,674.83 which was spent on McKillop roads and bridges from January 1, 19'70 to September 30, 1970. A grant to the Walton Com- munity Hall for $150. was ap- prov ed. Passed for payment were road accounts totalling $17,614.02 and general accounts of $7,233.68. The Genesee of Canada Shoe- Factory in the North-West cor- ner of town was forced to shut down last , Thursday morning after a bomb threat was tele- phoned to the plant about 8 a.m. The anonymous caller said that a bomb planted in the fac- tory would explode between 9:30 and 10 a.m. There was no explosion but workers were told by plant manager, Robert Wal- ters, to stay off work until 1p.m. so a thorough search -of the building could be made. The search was conducted by Police Chief Gordon Hulley; Constable Keith Ruston and OPP Constable Ray Primeau. They were assisted by Mr. Walters and employees Don Horne, Wil- liam Wilbee and Don Muir. Noth- ing suspicious was found. Production at the plant was resumed in the afternoon when the threat was proven to be a hoax. Police Chief Hulley said Mon- day that two persons had been questioned In relation to the incident but they had both been released. He stressed the dif- ficulty of obtaining concrete greof in cases such as telephoned bomb threats. The Seaforth incident folloWs .t a rash of such threats to schools 'in the Town of Clinton which began after a crude bomb exploded at the rear of Central' Huron Secondary School In early September. Chief Hulley feels that there is no connection between the threat to Genesee and the threats in Clinton other than a possibility of someone copying the actions of the person in Clinton. , QUEEN OF THE FURROW Seventeen-year-old Rosemary Ryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan, R.R1, Walton was named "Queen of the Furrow" at the Perth County Plowmen's Association annual° Match held Saturday at the 'farm of Cliff Miller near Staffa. Rosemary was selected from three contestants for the honOttr. Showers Hamper Perth Plowmen Tuckersmith Council Awa rds Drain Contracts McKillop Board, Two Teac Advances Drain Work Face Damage Suit •