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The Seaforth News, 1962-04-12, Page 1The Seai 0 Legion Meting held Zone Conunan(ler Doug And - h ,m rcws cit canton war in charge of At Seaforth the meeting in the Legion hall. Jahn BeBand acted as parade Sen£orth Legion liraatlir 1311 WAS host breach an Sunday for the zone Meeting when' 120 inept• hors were present. The parade, lad sty idamtoele burn.. :pine band, proceeded from the Legion hall to the cenotaph where 'wreaths were placed. The address was given by comrade Fisher a1 Tancsar'dine, padre of the Kincardine branch. The Laast. Post and Reveille were sounded by Iluglers Barbara Talbot, San, dra McGonigle and Margaret Hit len of the high school girls' band. Jack Nateson, District Com- mander of District 0, took the saline in front of the pest office. marshal!: Atuong those a Itci 111111!e:;sctl the ui,-Cling were Lt. rul. T. Ml, Mae- 1)unald. Emerge.ney Defeu'e ('o - ordinator, or (loderiell; hon ilav- elt, Heiman, sports eltairnlai; ('Y Robinson, 11'irrghaze, nunnbership Olaf man; Cierence Mae Ilnnahl, 11oderleh, nubile relations chair- man: Deputy 1 bat.riet ('on1111ander Stuart. Preston, of Waterleo, The Visitors were. welcomed to Sea - forth by Reeve William Ball, and President Allan Nicholson wel- comed them to the branch, Branches represented were Ex- eter. Meisel!. (,ocieri dl. Clinton. lllyth, Winghtun, Kincardine, th Nei ilawlek, Itipley-heron 1?rttseela lend ' Seaforth. The Planned pront'tuu was de* layed somewhat by the are in progress only a blocic away ,from the Legion hall, REAL ESTATE. CHANGES The real estate Oleo of Joseph Mlc(lonnell reports the solo of Walter Hurray's residence, God- criclr street east, to Russell 1'r•in- gle, who operates the former II, Boat farm, 2nd Can., ticICillep;. possession August 1st, Property of W. J. Butler of Bap field on Water street, Egmond- ville, sold to i'i'ilror Cuthill, East William street, Seaforth, who gets immediate possession but is doing extensive rebuilding before moving, WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 84 Phone 84 Seaforth, Ontario, Thursday, April 12, 1962 12.60 • Year Free Parking Every Night, Council Plans The regular April meeting of Seaforth council. was - held on Monday night with ail members present and Mayor Daly presiding. The mayor read letters from the !rousing branch of lion. Robt. Macaulay's department, acknowl- edging the recent 'visit of Mr, Bradley to Seaforth re low cost housing and stating that the sur- vey staff was engaged for a num- ber of weeks. They promised to get in touch with Seaforth again as soon as possible. Mayor . Daly said he and Mr. Hammond, town clerk, had visit- ed B. M. Ross, engineer, in God- erioh and had ascertained that he has a neap of Seaforth made' in 1954. stir. Ross .had offered for $400 to provide 1 transparent lin- en print and 2 opaque linen prints and make any changes desired at no additional cost, Any number of copies could be made from the transparent linen print. Councillor Dinsmore said the town had got along with the ,pre- sent map and could not see the need of spending 'the money, Councillor Carduo said the mo- ney might be required for some- thing else. Mayor Daly said in certain .streets no one knew how far the property line is inside of the side- walks and there are some streets have never been officially passed by council. In giving the report 4f the, gen: era& government committee, Coun- cillor Cardno said the Huron Mu- nicipal Officers banquet will be held at the Legion hall, Seaforth, on May Sth, commencing at 10 a.m. Couneil decided they could not proceed with the budget at this meeting as no preliminary work had been done by committees, Councillor Angus MacLean, giv- ing the finance nantanittee report, told of a meeting of the commit-• tee with the public school and separate sollool 'boards and a "hit and miss" meeting with the high school board. It had been point- ed out that the council hoped that the special grant of $15 per pupil might be used to give some relief to taxparyers. ttIa.yor Daly said the committee had done a good job in making the effort by having these meet- ings and letting them know we wanted the line to be held. The average taxpayer does not realize why we have poor streets and' no sewers, etc. The high amounts we have to raise for the High cost of education takes all the money. The public library was 1.8 mills, a decrease o8 .1 from last year. The high school report showed total requirements of $199,000, an increase of $20,000 over last year. Cost e1 instruction is up to $115,- 000 fi'Oni $108,000 as an extra teacher has been added. There are 17 teachers. Daily average at- tendance is 373. Enrolment in September was 414. 'Government grants total $07,- 400 .pltus the extra grant. Councillor MacLean said Sea - forth share of the high school cost is 19.74%, or $19,794.47. Other area municipalities are,: Grey tnvp,. 8.27% 8,294.27 I•Ibbbert twp... 7.36% 7,381,88 Ttuokersmith „ 22,98% 23,045,67 McKillop twp; 29,79% 29,867.82 Hullett twp. , , 9,09% 9;116.80 Morris twp. 2.77% 2,768.61 Total assessment of the area is $9,115,411. A delegation from the Lions Club, led by John Longstaif, C. Rowcliffe and L, F. Ford, appealed for more financial aid frons Sea- forth for the Lions .perk and pool. The expenses last year were $6,- 615 and receipts o1 $3,678; leaving a deficit of $2,942, Seaforth has been granting $600, McKillop and Tuekersmith, $40 and $50 respec- tively. Mayor Daly pointed out that the town has heavy expense for the community centre and asked if the township councils had been approached for more aid. Councillor Dinsmore suggested referring the request for a $1,500 grant to the finance committee. The protection of persons com- mittee report was made by Coun- cillor Dinsmore. He said the pol- ice had done a good job of keep- ing double parking off Main st. Mileage on the police car . was down to 1,3.19 miles for month. Overnight parking ban is now off. A ohange in the Saturday morn- ing no parking on. Main street for street cleaning was not suitable now as Friday is a better day for the staff. Councillor Neil Dell, giving the property committee report, asked council's help in getting him "off the hook" in a source of trouble between the street staff and Fire Chief. Scott. When the street staff were refused use of the fire truck 'to clean out plugged drain, Har- old Maloney had come to him for authority, which he could not grant. ,Council passed ` a resolution that the fire truck is not to be used for drain cleaning, but that, sufficient hose is to -be made av- ailable for drain cleaning. The trouble had arisen where the drain was at a distance from the nearest fire hydrant, Councillor Flannery remarked that he thought he had this all settled last year and both parties had said they were 'satisfied. It: had happened only four times. Councillor MacLean said there are 17 men on the fire brigade and they need 20. It had been reduced, to 12 a few years ago. Councillor Bell said Chief Jack Scott had promised to come to the meeting and explain why he bad called in Mitchell for the Sunday fire at a oast of $150. -Councillor MacLean said some of Os helped, othenwise the Co-op dnight have gone. He suggested council cheek up from Mr. Scott how many firemen showed up for the fire. What if the whole lire brigade were away, Councillor Cardno in- quired. He thought' council should know what arrangements the bri- (Continued on Page 4) Head Cut In Egmondville Crash Mrs, Brabant (formerly Tomlin• son) or London received cuts ov er the forehead requiring several stitches when her ear was in collision Saturday evening with a car owned aid driven 11y War- ren Regier, Zurich. The accident happened at the driveway of Leo- nard Clark, at the top of the hill south of Egmondville bridge. Mrs, Brabant struck her 11050 on the windshield and fell out the door of her car, The Regier car was coining north and the ether car was turning into the drive way, i11rs. Brabant was still in Scott Memorial hospital; on Wednesday, waiting for a report on Krays, P U C Tests New Lights on N. Main At their April meeting on Thursday night, Seaforth Public Utility Commission allocated an appl'oxinlate capital expendltte e for 1962 of $17,500. This amount would be made np ,of $7.000 for overhead lines; $6,500 for street lighting and the remainder for trauefornter, ureters, teeter heat- ers, etc. A couple of new fluorescent street lights are being erected on North Main street for experim- enting es to the best locations inside the sidewalk, in prepara- tion for the rebuilding of North Main street as part of the devel- opment road. The P110 intends to change all old water services on North Main street to copper pipe before the street rebuilding is done. This will avoid having to tear up the new street to repair leaks which are a constant source of trouble where there is old pipe. Figure Skating Tests Completed . Results of the Seaforth Figure .Skating Club tests held at Mit- chell on April 3 are: Dutch Waltz—Terry Kunz, Jane Sills, Karen Henderson, Dianne Patterson, Mary Ball, Mary El- liott. Swing Dance—Mary Siris, Ann Sills, Jim Rowat, Joan Coleman, Mary E. Moore. Canasta Tango—Joan Coleman, Mary A. Kunz, Sheila Rowat, An- gela Devereaux, Mary 'E, Moore, Kerry Moore. Bronze Dances (Stratford), Ff. este Tango, Ten Fox, Willow Mary Sills. DIES IN MANITOBA Mr. and Mrs. E.ph. Clarke re- ceived word this week of the death of his cousin, Mr. William Rinn of Manitou, Man. Mr. Rinn was the only son of the late Ad- am Rinn and Many Ann Clarke. He is survived by his wife, Mint. tile and family, also two sisters, Ethel, Mrs. Harry McCallunn, and Mae, Mrs. Daws Young, alI of Manitou. MAY LAY CHARGES A man was removed to St. Jos- eph's hospital, London, late Sat- urday night for•X-ray following a fracas here. Police say that charges will be laid. SUNDAY FIRE—There was plenty of 91esem•e on t e ,ase nes as Seaforth and Mitchell firemet poured Water into the Henderson brooder plant on Sunday, This view from the south side was taken as the fire was well under eontrot, The low building at the left is the Co-op office which Was saved .from damage, The new brooder section is at the right. Clean Up Starts After Sunday Fire A .spectacular fire on Sunday destroyed about 36,000 chicks and the recently opened Henderson Started Chicks Ltd. brooder build- ing in the old oatmeal plant south a1 the CNR tracks. The newly - built frame and metal sheathed wing on the east side, also used as a brooder, was damaged by fire, smoke and water, Seaforth Fire Chief John F. Scott placed the damage around $50,000. The loss is partially cov- ered by insurance. The cause of the lire is not known. Gerald Groothuis, plant foreman, said he had been in the building daring the morning to feed the chicks, and had left at 10,15 to go to church. He was of the opinion that the glass in the windows of the sec- ond floor were broken as if by an explosion. The alarm had been turned in by passersby who noticed the smoke, Heat tor the building is sup. plied by a central gas . furnace, supplemented by gas units on each of the five floors, 25th Anniversary of the L. Strong's Approximately 260 friends and relatives gathered at the Legion hall Seaforth on Friday evening in honor of the 25th wedding an- niversary et Air, and MIS. Leon- ard Strong. Music was supplied by Mueller's orchestra 02 Brodha- gen and during the evening there was a sing -song, also step dancing by Dalton Malcolm and Mrs. Bruce Armstrong, The presentation of many love- ly gifts was made by Victor Lee, Arthur Wallace and Mike Wil- liams and .the address was read by Robert Wallace. Leonard Strong and Miss Mabel Barton ware married by Rev, Mr, McCurlie at the Presbyterian Church, Atwood. The attendants, the 'bride's sister and husband, Mr, and Mrs, Earl Hastings, of Listowel, were present for the anniversary, as well as a number from the Atwood district. On Sunday a family dinner wee held at the Hastings home at Lis- towel when Mrs. Strong's broth- ers, sister and mother, Mrs, T. Barton, were all present, LEO JOYNT Funeral services for Leo Roger Joynt, 45, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joynt, were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the G. A. Whitney Firemen from Seaforth and funeral home. Mitchell brought the Bre under Leo Joynt, who operated a drug control in about two flours. The store at Port Stanley, was killed fire alarm sounded about noon early Thursday morning when his while congregations were still in car struck a utility pole about church. 1'/ 11111es north of St. Thomas on Highway 4, He had made a spe- cial trip to London to procure a needed drug for an emergency prescription and was alone in the car. A postmortem examination was held at St. Thomas -Elgin Ge- neral hospital, Rev. 2, D. Boa, of the Presby- terian Church at Port Stanley of- flciated at the service, assisted by Rev. Douglas 0, Fry, minister of First Presbyterian Church, Sea. forth, Burial was in Maitland Bank cemetery. The pallbearers were Kenneth Coates, Dr. Robert Coates, Lond- on: Glen Smith, Seaforth; Ken- neth Sholdice, Walton; Nyal Cook, St. Thomas; Morley Cook, London. Mr, Joynt was a native of Sea - roan. and is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth. Spettigue, to whorl he was married at Lan- don in 1942; by his parents, and his sister, Miss Ruth Joynt of Toronto. After graduation from the School of Pbarnmcy, Toronto, 11e managed a Liggett Drug Store at Guelph for 11 year's. He moved to Port Stanley about six months ago from Toronto. On Sunday night the alarm called the Seaforth firemen out again when flames were noticed again in the roof of the old build- ing, The PUC ladder truck was used in the first fire to petuuit firemen to pour water into upper win- dows, supplementing the fire lad- ders. The dense smoke pouring out of the windows and roof in the early stages of the fire made a colorful picture and many camera fans were present. The chicks destroyed in the fire had all been sold and would have been shipped soon to various customers in. Ontario. William Henderson, owner of the brooder plant, purchased the old oatmeal building about a year ago. The erection of the new building WAS the centre of some controversy in town council at that time over granting a permit to erect the addition, which was completed early this year at a cost of $20,000. All the chicles were not killed in the fire, .It was explained that the survivors of smoke and flames would perish from lack of warmth. The day-old chicks re- quire a 90 degree temperature, which is gradually reduced to 90 degrees and then 70 as they ap- proach two weeks old. U.C. Manager R. J. Doussey reports that over 100,000 gallons of water was poured on the fire by the three fli'e trucles• The big fire pump at the P.U.C. reservoir behind the town hall augmented the pressure in the mains during the fire. By the time the fire was out'there was still a good deal of water in the reservoir. Police Chief Hutchison and Provincial Constable Dowering controlled traffic during the fire, Bert Garrett, manager of Sea - forth Coop, said on Monday that the Co-op had been very fortun- ate. Although the east wall of the Co-op office is the west wall of the old brooder building, no lire, smoke or water had caused any damage. Stock on shelves against the wall had been moved away as a precaution. Successful Dessert Euchre Held The 600F hall was decorated for spring when Edeiweiss Reber kah Lodge held its annual Dessert Euchre on April 6th, Gaily wrap- ped pots filled with spring flowers centred each tea table laid with pink and green covers. Other spring flowers decked the hall. Tables and decorations were in charge of Mrs. S. Hablcirk and Mrs, 51, Sharp. Following the serving of des. sorts, euchre WAS enjoyed. Mrs, Mae Hillebrecht was convener for the afternoon while Mre, Lil- lian Grurnmott convened the eV. ening. Mrs. Charles Reeves, N,G,, welcomed the guests, Winners in the afternoon were: high, Mrs. Lorne Wilson, .Brace - field; low, Mrs. Russell Byers, Clinton; special, Mrs. George I3ills,-Walton, Evening winners; high, Mrs, M, matcallar and John Nell; lone, Mrs. James Rose and James Rose; luoky tally, Mrs, S. I3abkli5k, Net proceeds exceeded $70, MRS, ROBERT GOVENLOCK The death occurred of Margar- et Barr, widow of the late Robert Govenlock, at the Thanrer nursing home, on Wednesday, April 4th In her 92nd year. Mrs, Govenlock had been ill for 14 months. Mrs. Govenlock was a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Mat- thew Barr, Mr, Barr having been minister of tate old Harpurliey Presbyterian Church, She was educated at Brantford Ladies' College. In 1907 she was married to Robert Govenlock, who prede- ceased her in December, 1934. A member of First Presbyterian' Church, Mrs. Govenloak was a life member and past president of the WMS, McKillop branch, and at one tante taught the Mission Band at Roxboro sehool. Surviving is one son, Thomas Barr Govenlock, There are two glrandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters, Mrs. James McNaughton and Mrs. Nei) MacPherson. The ftuteral took place on Sat- urday at 2 p.m, at the Box fun- eral chapel, Rev, Douglas 0, Fry officiating. Burial was in Mait- land Bank ceinetery. The pall- bearers were Con Eckert, Graham Kerr, Gordon Elliott, Archie Smith, Wm. Kyle, Gordon West- lake. Flowerbearer•s were Frank Lamont and Alex• Smith. HOLD EUCHRE The Orange hall property coun- mittee held a successful euchre in the hall last Wednesday even- ing with prizes going as follows: Ladies' high, Mrs. Webster, Ex- eter; lone hands, Mrs. Barney Hildebrand; low, Mrs, Itlphraisn Clarke; hen's high, Chas, Par- sons; lone, Harvey Dotntage; law, Sid Gemmell, - BUILDING PERMITS Bttilding permits issued this weep by building inspector -Har- ald Maloney include St. Joseph's convent, rebuilding verandah, $500; Carl Vanderzon, North Main street, uneving garage to his property, $200; Geo. McArthur, West William street, garage, $400; Queen's hotel, sign, $500, aum111111111111„m,11111111u111111uu111111111111"11„111111unu,11111111„,,, nu111111n11nn1111111111"1111un11n111111,; See our "smartest yet” selection of EASTER JEWELLERY • $1,©d & up • SAVAUGE'S Jewellery Gifts Fine China SEAFORTH u1111u"uuuuuu,"u,1111,,,11m11,,,,,,1111,1111111111,uu11wuu„"111111,m,nnno,,,r,um,y,,,,uu„n,nm,,,, ,. , Trousseau ,Tea For Bride -Elect On Wednesday afternoon and evening, April 4th, Mrs. Robert Doig entertained at a trousseau tea inhonor of her daughter San- dra. The guests were received by Sandra, Mrs. William Pepper and Mrs, Doig. The tea table was centred by a crystal bowl of roses. Pouring tea were the grandmother of the groom, Mrs. Susan McEiving, of Seaforth; Mrs, Carl McClinchey, Clinton; Mrs. Elgin McKinley, of Zurich; Mrs. Fred McClymont, of Varna, Mrs. James Doig, and Mrs. Leslie Pepper of Seaforth. Serving were Mrs. William Tal- bot, Mrs. Ross Riley, Mrs, Ever- ett Storey, Mrs. Kenneth Camp-_ bell and Miss Marlene Pepper. Displaying the gifts and trous- seau were Mrs. Charles Dungey, 3liss Carol Pepper, Miss Elsie Doig, lliss Robe Doig, Mrs. An- son Coleman, Mrs. Ross Chapman, Prior to her marriage the bride was honored at a shower at Cov- en United Church, Winthrop, by her friends and neighbors. Site was also entertained at the home of itiiss Kim Maitland of London, when the girls of CF PL radio held a surmise show- er a1V- er in her honor. A surprise party was also held at 640 Wellington St., London, where she made her home, PEPPER - DOIG At a double ring ceremony at Winthrop United- Church, Sandra Gladys Doig was united in Mar- riage to Mr, Albert Alexander Pepper. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and M1rs. Robert J. Doig of rr 1, Dublin, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs, William R. Pepper, Seaforth rr 3. The Rev. J. Cliff Britton officiated and the wedding music was played by Miss Jean Hilton of London. Mrs, Betty Feagan, Winghasu, was soloist. The bride, given by her father '0 marriage, chose a full length gown of lace and net over bridal taffeta with a fitted bodice trimm- ed with sequins and long lily point sleeves, Her fingertip veil was held by a pearl crown and she carried a bouquet of red roses. Mrs, Charles Dungey, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and wore a powder blue peau de sole sheath with a blue chiffon three• quarter length overskirt and a matching veil hat and gloves. The bridesmaids were Miss Cer- ol Pepper, sister of the moth, in all identical dress of strawberry pink; Miss Elsie Doig and iN'iss Robe, Doig, sisters of the bride wore identical outfits in nihlt green and pale gold. The elation of honor and bridesmaids carried bouquets of white nfnnrs trimmed with net to match their dresses, Mr, Mervin ' Pepper, Seafnrth, cousin of the groom, was' hest pian, Ushers were Mr. Charles Dungey, Seaforth, Mr. Fred Lobb, 13racefield and Mr. Dwayne Tin. ney, Exeter. For a reception in the church parlor, the bride's mother receiv- ed the guests in a printed green silk sheath and matching jacket with green and black accessories, and a corsage of yellow roses. The groom's mother assisted in a flowered green and mauve sheath and matching jacket with beige accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. For travelling to the United States, Montreal and Ottawa, the bride chose a blue peau desoie sheath and snatching jacket with black accessories and a corsage of pink roses. She carried a white camel hair coat. The couple will reside at Seaforth rr 3. r MRS. WILLIAM MacLAREN The death took place in Toron- to on. Sunday of Mrs. William MacLaren, formerly of Seaforth. Site was the former Miss Addie Simpson and was born at Walton 87 years ago. In 1002 she was married to Mr. MacLaren at Wal- ton. He predeceased her in 1912. After attending Seaforth high school, she had been a milliner in early life. Following her mar- riage they lived at Cromarty 00 - til retiring to Seaforth in 1936. She was a member of First Pres- byterian Church and a ]r te mem- ber of the WMS. Surviving are two sons and three daughters, Keith S., Cron - arty; James A., Clinton; Dorothy, Mrs. Alfred Kramer, Philadelphia, Miss Anna MacLaren, Toronto; Jeanne, Mrs. Raymond. Kadiug, Dashwood. There are 14 grand- children and 14 great grandchild- ren. The funeral took place on Wed- nesday, April 11 at 2.30 p.m. at the Box funeral chapel. Rev. D. 0, Fry officiated and burial was in Hensel]. Union cemetery. The pall- bearers were Ken Rennie, Monk - ton; Ken Cuddnor'e, London; Ste- ven Kendrick, Windsor; Eugene Willard, Exeter; Ross Chamber- lain, London; Rodney MacLaren, Cromarty. Flowerbearers: Eug- ene MacLaren, Clinton; Barry MaoLaren, Toronto; Gerald gad. ing, Dashwood. Douglas Keys Gets Ag. Rep. Promotion W. D. Keys, associate agricult- ural representative in Kent conn• ty will be transferred to Uxbridge in Ontario county on May 1st, Re- cording to an announcement by Agriculture Minister 'William A. Stewart of transfers and appoint- ments in the agricultural repres- entative service. Douglas Keys is the son of Mr, and Mrs, Jaynes Keys, of MoiCil- lap, and his wife is the former Catherine Campbell, also of Mc. Killen. QUEEN'S ()PENS The beverage roams at the Queen's hotel here began opera- tions on Tnesday evening. The work of renovating the building has been going on since last fall,