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The Huron Expositor, 1971-02-19, Page 1Reactivate Scouting In Seaforth A joint corn mittee with representatives from the Lions Club, Optimist Club and Seaforth Legion met Tuesday.riight to make plane for reactivating cubs, scouts, ventulers• and rovers in Seaforth. The meeting was attended by Marlen Vincent, Leo Teatero and Bill Thompson, representing the Lions who now hold the Scout Charter in Seaforth, Doug Stewart representing the Legion and Robert Brady representing the Optimist Club. Also present was V,I,Molntosh of St. Marys, a former District Commissioner of Scout- ing, who lent direction to the meeting. It was decided that the charter would be changed-and held, jointly by the three ' service clubs. All money held by various scouting groups would be consolidated in a single account. The representatives from the Lions revealed that the building.. now owned by them opposite the library'. would be offered for sale ,and the n'ioney put towards. scouting arid guide activities in Seaforth: Appointments were made to the executive.ee the new group committee including Mallen Vincent, , Chairrban, Doug Stewart, vice chairman, Bill Thomp- son, secretary and Rob Brady, Treasurer. A further organizational meeting is planned for March 2nd in the Town Hall. , Mr. McIntosh will again be present and it is hoped that prospective leaders can -be interviewed at that time. Scouting activities will begin is seem as leaders are found. -•••••••••••••••••-....-M.,.. ••••••,..-.0- Minor Hockey Program Attracts Added Interest MINOR HOCKEY "LADIES" ENTERTAIN A highlight of this year's Minor Hockey Day was the game between the S.D.H.S. Girls All- Stars and the ' Ladies" of the Minor Hockey executive. Shown as they study the fine form of captain Thomasina "Where'd it go?"' Phillips (front) are (left to right) Jacqueline "crusher" Eisler, B. "Flash" Phillips, wilhelmina "Sieve" Henderson, Jackie "Goggles" Mtiir and. Jacqueline "BornTier"' Lane. The "Ladies" salvaged a, 9 - 9 tie with the HighSchool Girls in, spite of an incredible numeer yf penalties for such offeces as littering and dressing on the ice. . (Staff photo) Lots of Storm and Snow in '18 Former Resident Recalls • .5 NEW FORM DF RAPID TRANSIT? Perhaps, a new form of. rapid transit for snow beleagered Seaforthites, this cutter train mysteriously appeared on Main Street in front of John Pullman's Barber Shop Tuesday morning. Trying out the comfort of the padded seats is Tony McLarnon, while Mr. Pullman looks on. It Was later revealed that the cutters had been left there by Harvey Mcllwain who plans to restore them for resale. (Staff Photo) WATER MAIN BURSTS P.U.C. employees wait while a pump removes water from an excavation to see the extent of damage to a six inch water main which burst Tuesday morning near the intersection, of Main and Goderich Streets. P.U.C. Manager Walter Scott (left), Jack Muir and Cllarlie Reeves Survey the situation, while Mayor Frank Sills and an unidentified bystander lijOktiti. Fourteen feet of pipe dyad to be ""replaced to repair the daniage which Mr. Sdott bliutiOd ott heavy traffic passing over a pipe which Was unsupported after timber shoring tad ailed. (Staff Photo) The Board of Iiirectors 'of .the Mclallop 'Mutual Fire Insurance Company named John Moylan as President at their Annual 'Meeting last week, Shown following the meet- ing are: (front tow, left to right) Mrs. Margaret Sharp„ Secretary-Treasurer; Robert Archibald, John Moylan and W. S. Aleicander. Bark row - W. R. Pepper, J. H. McEwing, Ross Leonhardt, A. Broa'dfoot, Stanley Mcilwain and N.Tre- Wartlia. (Staff Photo) S 0 Wile* No. 5371 ,112th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY`, FEBRUARY 19,1971e 7— 12 PAGES singiecopw o,celits P199A YoAr hidyfp cv MciltiHop Mutual- Meets 11. Insurance Risks up Surplus Increased .'?hne • '10-ern'oers of trie McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company reviewed a successful year at the annual meeting of the com- pany in Seaforth Town Hall on Friday. John H. McEwing, the'preali- dent, in his report pointed out et that 1970 had been a good year financially. "On the financial side we have had one of our better years. While our losses area little higher than last year, our increase in Insurance has contributed to an improved finan- cial year." he said. S During the year 'amount of risk carried increased from $39,392,052.00 to $42,272,862.00 while the surplus increased dyer $20,000.00 to $261,131.00. The net cost of losses was $16,810.00 0 JOHN T. MOYL 4N including eight major losses of $46,351.00 and fourteen livestock losses of $8,579.00. Warning of the danger which increasing fire losses pose Mr. McEwing said "Our one big pro- blem is the number of fires froth unknown causes, and these seem to increase every year. Some of these fires are no doubt caused by carelessness and we would N urge that our, members check wiring, hay mows for hot spots, and be careful with tractorseand electric motors around' barns. The amount of insurance raeried on a lot of farms is increasing fast due to the amount of live- stock now housed under one roof e and could mean a disaster for Company and,fermer He told the meeting of the loss suffered in the death of two long-time directors. C, W. Leonhardt, had 'been with the Company for a total of 33 years, and Harvey Fuller, had served as Director for nearly 24 years. Mr. Mawing said and empha- sized how much their experience and ability will be missed by the Board. He said the board had appoint- ed Stanley McIllwain of Goderieh and Ross Leonhardt of Bornholm to fill the vacancies. Directors re-elected for three year terms were John H. McEwing and J, N. Trewartha. Elected to complete the_terms of directors Who died during the year were Ross Leonhardt., R.R.1, Bornholm, 2 years and Stan Mc- Illwain, R.R. 2, Goderich, 3 years. At' a subsequent meeting of the board, John T. Moylan, R.R. 2, Dublin, was elected president and, Robert Archibald, R.R. 4, Seaforth, vice president. Water Line Breaks In Winter Cold Five customers of the P.U.C. were without water for about three hours Tuesday--when a six i-hch water main burst on North Main Street at the Goderich Street intersection during the night. el'he break was reported to P.U.C. Manager, Walter Scott, about seven A.M. Tuesday when town police noticed water oozing to the surface. P.U.C. workers, faced with heavy-snowe and winter conditions,, dug down' to the main and by 9 o'clock discovered a large crack and a seam which was leaking in seven or eight places. -Mr. Scott said that it was necessary to replace 14 feet of the 'Main because of the leaking' seams: When the main was in- stalled years ago, it :had' been shored with timbers which had since rotted, leaving no support for the pipe. Mr. Scott said that he suspects the weight of traffic over the unsupported section of the main caused the break. Snow caused some delay in the repair of the pipe as the replace- ment-' seeetion had to be dug put from under eight feet of snow at the P,U.C.'stockyard. However, using the P. U. C 's., own equipment and a metal saw borrowed from the Clinton WaterWorks the break was repaired by five o'clock and permanently shored with packed' sand. Customers affected by -the break were Seaforth Motors, .the Queens Hotel and three homes on' North Main 'Street. None was without watel. for more than three hours. • • Mr. Scott estimated the cost of repairs, .including labor, at about $500.! Smash Glass At' Lions Park a SomThody had fun over the week end. Tt.ey smashed in the windows of the dressing rooms at the Seaforth Lions Park pavilion. Park superintendent, Roy Mc- Gonigle, had occasion to visit the pavilion Monday and found the snow piled high on the south side of the building. The, snow banks 'bade it possible for some- one to walk the length of the building and kick in each of the windows.. He said foot tracks Were in evidence, so assumed the visitors ha'd been on hand prob- ably Sunday. , Pollee are investigating. diary that has turned up, a bad storm started from the East on Friday, January 11th. By Sat- •urday the wind had swung around to the west and .the temperature was going down. By afternoon It. 'was said. to be -25 below in Egmondville. That Saturday night tie stores uptown closed early because of the-storm, On Sunday it was still storm- . ing and cold and because of the severe weather and bad' roads the morning and evenineser- vices in the PresbyterianChurch were . held in the basement. In Harpurhey a snowdrift level with a hoese-top extended across the road near the cemetery. The railroad was blocked `solid with the cuts filled level with hard-packed siow. To clear the tracks nlows started oriMon- (Continued on Page 12) SHAA' Completes First Year A successful first year was reviewed at the recent Meeting of the., South Hibbert Athletic Association. During the period since the Association was formed a com- plete $6394 flood lighted ball field and community park has been created at Stella. It is all paid for except for a hank loan of $2.500 which is outstande log. . The financial report pre- sented by treasurer. John Scott, shewed total receipts of $10,669,47 including a bank loan of $4,000, donations of $1857.00 and a township grant of $500.00. Main fund raising event was the opening program last sum Tier. 'Other activities in- clude dances and draws. The association has spon- sored a series of sports prO- grams for people of all ages in the area. The meeting re-elected the founding officers. They are Lloyd Cameron, President; 1st. Vice - Eldon Allen; 2nd.' Vice - John Wallace, Secretary -James Miller and Treasurer - John Scott. Takes Part In Pork Panel, J. J. Wilkinson, of Wilkinson's I.G. A. , Seafdtth, was in Guelph on Friday participating as one of a panel in a pork producers conference. The 'conference was designed to aquaint producers and others In the industry 'with pork quality and merchandizing prob- lems as viewed by a meat processor, a retailer and a con- sumer so that theeoroducer could play an enlarged role in the marketing of his produce. The conferenee ,was on e of four held across the province. Seaforth Community Centre reverberated Saturday to the sound of "The fastest game in the world" as the Seaforth Minor Hockey Association sponsored the annual Minor Hockey Day. Over three hundred boys and girls took part in the event. Teams from Port Credit Adastral park and Blyth provided competition for local teams and kept the- crowd of nearly 350 people, who braved biting winds to attend, on the edge of their. seats. The Legion House League provided excellent 'entertain- ment in the 'morning for the early risers. Their activities started at 8 A.M. and continued until Noon. Following lunch the full slate of feature games began with a Mite game between Seaforth and Adastral Park. 'There was little for the home fans to cheer about, however; as the boys from the base defeated the locals by the convincing score of 15 to 1. The Mite-gatne was followed by• the most exciting contest of the day When a team from Port Credit provided the opposition for the local Bantams. The visitors had piled up a 5 - 0 lead by the end of two periods and • it looked bad for the local boys. The third period, how- ever, saw aikcomplete turnabout as Seaforth scored four un- answered goals and knocked on the door several times for the tying 'goal, They didn't quite get it and the final score was 5 - 4 for ,Port Credit. The' Seaforth Midgets lost no time In avenging the Bantam loss in the next game. They built up an early 4 - 1 lead and coasted to an 8 , 4 ..tectory .over the Port Credit entry. , ' Teams from Blyth provided the opposition for the Novice and Pee Wee .games which followed. The Novice game was a closely fought contest with lots of action as the Seaforth team edged the visitors 4 - 3. The Pee Wees followed with a convincing 6 - I win over the visitors from Blyth to wind up the bdys activity in the program. The entertainment highlight of the day had to he the challenge match between the S.D.H.S. Girls All-Stars and the 'Ladies" of 'the Minor Hockey Executive. The "Ladle's", who played short- handed much. of the time due to a rash of penalties for such offences as littering and dressing on the Ice, still managed to hold the much younger and more ag- gressive S.D.H.S. 'team to a 9 - 9 tie. The "Ladies" just teena- ged to score the tying goal in the last seconds of play. The antics of the eLadies" through- out the game ,proved to he real crowd pleasers and ended the day on a note, of fun. Following each game mem- bers of the Minor Hockey Exec- utive, provided The boys"with a light lunch of turkeyburgers, donuts and milk. Winners of the door prizes at the event were: Watch - C. Reith; Magazine Rack - R.Water- worth; Pan - G.. Rogerson; Chicken - V. Patton; Window. Washer - D. 'Reg; Tractor - T. Kale; Corning Ware - J. Carter. The - rosters of local teams which participated included: PEE WEES: Ken MacDonald, Rick Scott, Donald Heard, Jerome Aubin, James, Nash, Bryan Vin- cent, Paul McClure, Allan Mur- ray, Eugene Nolan, Cam Doig, Steve Bennett, Larty Dalton, Doug. Fry, Nick Hauwert and Bruce Rathwell, 25. of R.R.1, Brucefield, was taken to Clinton Hospital, treated and released after he suffered minor injuries' while operating a snowmobile. The accident occurred at .6 p.m. -Sunday 'in Hullett Township. Mr. Rathwell received lacerations to his right knee. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $25. $6,000 DAM 4GE One • man was treated In hospital after two trucks collided a mile and a half south of here Thursday. The vehicle driven by Ralph Walter Brown, port Burwell had damage estimated at $500 and a milk panel van operated by Ernest Edward Hodgins,Goderich had damage estimated at $5,800 by Goderich OPP who were cal- Louis Arts. BANTAM.3: Ross Govier, Dwayne Cornish, Gary Phillips, Pat Dev- ereaux, Kevin Bennett, Brian Lane, Barry Lane, Dave Mc- Clure, Bill O'Shea, Kevin -Kerr, Paul Hulley, Marvin Kale, Danny Nolan and Gord Carnochan. MIDGETS: Kevin HenderSon„ Gerry O'Rielly, Gary Eisler, Kevin Broome', Tom Murray, Randy McClinchey, Larry Kale, Ken Doig, John, Wright, Ralph Wood, Randy Wood, Don Nichol- son and. Joe Swan. NOVICE; Joey Czerwinekl, Danny McClure, Charlie Stewart; Randy Scott, Paul Bode, Danny Nash, Larry Dalton, Brad Scott, Joey Anstett, Doug. Anstett, Ian Doig, Jim Watson, Joey Van Bakel, Chris. Ring, Doug. Cornish and Bruce Henderson. .,GIRLS: Theresa Flan- nigan, Gail Doig, Carol Anne Doig, Marianne Weiler, Sheila Dietz, Janice Dietz, Sharon Shea, Jean Devereaux, Joanne Groot- hius, Joanne Kunz, Donna Nolan; Gait Nolan, Rosemarie Eckert, Leanne Melansrin and Jane Sills. Proceeds from the day will go towards maintenance of the Minor Hockey Teams.- . led to investigate at 1:19 p.m. Hodgins was treated for lacerations to his throat, arms and chest and'then released from Seaforth Community Hospital ac- cording to police. TRAIN HITS CAR No injuries were reported in a train-car collision near Dublin early Saturday morning, on the 20th side road of Hibbert town- ship and the CNR Goderich line. Douglas McElroy, 23, of R.R. 2, was the driver of the car, and the train was a CNR freight train. Damage to the automobile" was estimited at $1,000; the train was not dalnaged. The accident happened about 4;45 a.m. and was investigated by the Sebringville OPP. (Harry Hinchley, who in this story, recalls a winter of the past that broke records for snow and cold, is a former We'll-known resident of Seaforth. After grad- uation from Seaforth Collegiate Institute he attended Ontario Agricultural College and for a number of years has resided in Renfrew.) by Harry Hinchley Our Ottawa. Valley --,winter seems mild and gentle when com- pared 'with the wild storms in "Httron-County. Here, in January, compared to yours, our snowfall has been light as up to the end of that month we have had only 76.4 inches. We have only had 33 inches in February but, as a rule, we do not get our heavy snowfalls until March. About half of this'amount came on Friday and Saturday but- the winds were high those ,days and 'a lot of it blew away. Anyway, many people did not have to go out those days so it did not matter too much. The ,school buses have been able to ' rue every day although a 'few times they could not go on 'some roads. The country schools did not fare quite as well and some of them Were closed on a few days. early 'morning tempera- ture wits above zero every morn- 14in January - except on eight- een times. And of the eighteen, there were only seven mornings- when it dropped to betweeir20 and 40 below, But this is not much worse than the average as offic- ial records for the last 30 years show that for the four winter months shows that the tempera- ture, has dropped below 20 below a!nonst five times every winter. Still, rough though this winter may he there have heed some bad winters around Seaforth before. There was the winter of 1917'- 18, whtn, according to an old Man Injured While Driving Snowmobile " r.