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TURK BRODA'S._.
KILL. Al
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RainEnws Gane _ With
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ncil -ax Rate-- RELEASE RESDL
ange From. Last Year OF UPPER SCS(
Seaforth Bosharts At
End Qf Flifth:.
ilteetieea real sporting craw that
was on' 'hand Wednesday evening
at the Seaforth Lions Perk to wit-
mess Turk, Broda and the N.H.L.
Ali -Stars tangle with the Seaforth
Bosharts in an exhibition softball
game. After live innings of close
play, the umpire called the game
because of rain, with the score
leading All -Stars 7, Bosharts 6.
Turk Broda, was introduced to
the large crowd by A. Y. McLean,
M.Y., and Lions Park, Chairman,
who welcomed .him and his N.H.I.
All -Stars to Seaforth and the Lions
Park. Turk, in his reply, spoke
briefly, thanking the Lions Club
for the opportunity of ^ playing
]sere. .Referring to the move to
establish a ;Memorial Community
Centre' here, he told the crowd that
from his experience he could think
of nothing that could be of greater
value to the youth of the town and
district. Fred E. Willis introduc-
ed the N.H.L. AlI-Stars to the
spectators through the •public ad-
dress system.
The game got under ways with
threatening weather. as the All -
Stars came to bat. In their half
of the first inning they were un-
-"able to score, as Harrison struck
tout, Quackenbush flyed out, Mc -
"Kell walked and Smith flyed out.
In Seaforth's turn at 'bat, Boussey
struck out, Noseworthy Syed out,
B. Smith doubled to deep left and
scored on Toronto's error of Hop
ton's hard-hit ball. Cameron struck
out to retire •the side-.
At the start' of --the second, Turk
Broda hit a' high 'fly to deep short,
bat Wilson had no chance as the•
threatening storm broke, dousing
the lights:, The downpour lasted
about 15 minutes and Turk Broda
came back to bat. He clouted a
double, scoring on • a fielder's
choice. Bosharts went down in
order with the score tied at one
run each.
In the top of the third the Bosh -
arts held the visitors scoreless
'while.. they •"pushed across tures
1ViTiVi°"tetiv'itffirfii`iI"'•tivV•i"'oret(fie
errors.
The All -Stars came back in the.
i-ourth to tally four runs on live
errors by Seaforth. Bosharts count-
- ed one to knot the score at the
end of the fourth, at five runs
each.
Rain began to fall again at the
start of the fifth with Bosharts
l ' new battery of Kennedy and
O'Shea coming in. Toronto garn-
ered two runs on two walks and
one Seaforth errcr, Bosharts went
down in order and the umpire call-
ed the game because of the heavy
rain, and the score at the end of
the .fifth read: N.H.L. All -Stara 7,
Bosharts 5.
Batteries -All -Stars: Wright and
Smith; Seaforth: ,Noseworthy and
Grove's; Kennedy and O'Shea.
R. H. E.
All -Stars 010 42-7 •2 4
Seaforth 103 10-5 4 6
ALL-STARS - Harrison; • Boston
bruins, 1.f.; Quackenbush, Red
Wings, s.s.; McKeil, Toronto, 3b.;
Smith, Toronto, c.; Broda, Toron-
to. 1b.; Poile, Red Wings, 2b.;
Thompson, Toronto, r.f.; Watson,
Toronto, 1.f.; Wright, Toronto, p.;
Mortson, Toronto, and Pratt, 'for-
merly
formerly of Toronto, subs.
SEAFORTH - Boussey, lb. ;
Noseworthy, Centralia, p.; Ken-
nedy in 5th; B. Smith, 1.f.: Horton,
-r.f.; Cameron, 2b.; Groves, Wing -
ham, c.; O'Shea in 5th; Wilson,
e.s.; Mulford, Db.; Eisler, c.f.
Umpires Baggley, Centralia,
elate; MacLean, Seaforth, bases.
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J. J. Hugill Observes
84th Birthday
A number of friends gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Hugill on Wednesday evening, the
-occasion being the marking of Mr.
Hugil4's 84th birthday-
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Perths Plan For
September Reunion
Veterans of the Perth Regiment
a'-iinit which served in the Ita-
j and European • theatres of op-
e ' ions during the Second World:
Wiir-ihasse settled in Widely Getter-;
ated• points of the North American:;
,��i tincnt,
7iu tilt the past few 'dein:Una
,boat.
1,760 invitations have been sea to:
Ptah- veterans reminding them; of
the, Perth Regiment VeteranCe"Ace
seiclation two-day reunion'in Stint-
fad.
trutford; on Sett. 24 and 25.
The reunion committee has sent.
invitations to veterans across Can-,
Ma da from Nova Scotia to British
Columbia, and from the Peace Rite
er District inthe north to stile'
caoutherlyl tip of Califlrnla. •
The trio -dray ` prtigrans covers
general business', , followed by ,a
buffet snippier on Sept. 24; •
ckiUrch parade on Sept, 25, when
Ito. D 0.
+ane1 ph,, •Sthlth;, • 14.Cr tiff*
ot
Wartime padre ,the unit
England, .;opeal
-theatre; is to be fare pealtorr
98th BIRTIID.AY"
Miss Elizabeth Scott, who on
Wednesday observed her 98th
birthday at the home of her
brother, Joseph Scott, Roxboro.
Miss Scott is a member of a
well-known pioneer family of
McKillop.
ADD STREET LIGHTS
IN EGMONDVILLE
COUNCIL DECIDES
Tuckersmith Twp. Coun-
cil Has August Meet-
ing Here.
TuekersmithMunicipal Council
met in the ToleteHall, Seaforth, on
Saturday, evening -lath ,ell mem-
bers" present and Reeve A: Nichol-
son .presiding.
As local Boards of Health were
disbanded on July 1, the Medical
Officer, of 'Health, 'Dr. E. A. Mc-
Master, was ordered paid half a
.g ,art•'' "aalery -of Oa, .and, •Arthur;
Nicholson, Wm. Rogerson and Sec.-
Treas. E. P. Chesney were paid
half year's salary of $5 each.
Council acknowledged petition
signed by Maurice Etue and others
to have a municipal drain formed
to drain parts of Lots 12, 13 and
14, Con. 4, HIT S., and Lots 11,.12
and 13, Con. 5, H.R.S., and the
Clerk was instructed to notify the
engineer accordingly.
Council decided to install eight
additional street lights in the' Vil-
lage of Egmondville.
Accounts passed were as fol-
lows: Relief, $120.90 ; roads,
$4,505.12; salary and allowance,
$125; Berard of Health, $60; O.A.P.
apps., $12.50; postage,' $5; sheep
and poultry killed, $2.
, Council adjourned to meet Sept.
3, at 8 p.m.
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Win Draw Prizes
At Strathroy Frolic
Two prizes offered by the Strath-
roy Lions Club at their annual
frolic; -held last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, came to Sea -
forth, John C. Stevens was the
lucky ,winner of a toaster valued
'at $35.00 in the Thursday night
draw, and Rita Duncan won a nest
of mahogany tables valued at '$32
in the Saturday night draw.
Will Act To .Relieve Tra--
fic and Parking" Prob-
lems on Goderi,lh St.
Seaforth town council set' the
1949 tan rate, 'at 46.7 mills at itS
regular meeting on Monday night..
Separate School suporters will pay,
44:3 mills. This is • the name rate
as last year. Estimated expendi-
tures are up this year because of
rising costs, but a surplus of '$3,000
from , last year's road estimates,
when no oiling was done, will off-
set the increase, resultIng in no,
change in the mill rate. ,
All members of the council were II
present at the meeting, • •except
Councillor E. H. Close.' Cor-
respondence included a letter from
Mrs. Frank Storey, regarding the
drain on Church St., opposite her
residence. Mayor Keating explain-,
ed that after a heavy rain the wa-
ter did not drain away, creating a
mud hole. The Mayor added that
this condition would be remedied
immediately, suggesting filling this
low spot with crushed stone. A
letter from ,the Ontario Municipal
Association informed the council
of its annual convention to be held
in London this year. The Fire
Brigade was granted permission to
hold a draw.
The property committee reported
that the town scales • were con-
demned by the inspector and that
the building Was in poor condition.
The committee was authorized to
obtain a price on a secondhand
scale and the cost of repairing the
old building. •
The question of parking was rais-
ed during the meeting and council
authorized the street committee to
purchase "No Parking" signs.
Signs will be placed on the south
side of Goderich St. as soon as
possible, because double parking on
that street has seriously hindered
traffic at timmes.
A letter from Brook, Davis,
Dunne & Broughton, the town audi-
tors, revealed a request that their'
fee be reviewed, and the council
passed a recommendation that
their fee be increased from $250.
to $300.
The street committee reported
that work wag advancing faw:wale
1'y in cleaning out the open : dsaiir°
'filar ls fu " the,134ge nide` 'of town.
Since the machine is in town it
eras decided to do' some more
cleaning out of open drains at the
west side of town.
Permission was. given Mr. Stef-
fen to erect a sign outside his new
place of business in the Royal
Apartment Block. Building per-
mits were issued • to John C. Mc-
Kenzie for $200 covering the erec-
tion of a garage adjoining his
house and the covering of his home
with roll brick siding; to Isabella
Ross for $250, for the covering of
her house with a new siding; to
Dr. F. J. BecheIy for $1,000 for a
new verandah and major altera-
tions to the front of his house; to
C. G. Lee for $7,000 for the erec-
tion of a house on John St., and
to Harvey Beuermann for $500.
The council was advised that two
lots in the Tuckersmith Agricul-
tural Survey were sold to C. G:
Lee for $10 each. These Iots are
situated at the west end of town.
The parking situation around the
churches was dieclissed and it was
decided to retia•nt the lines and
place "No Parking" signs in the
ai"propriate places.
Councillor Scorns recommended
the extending of the by-law estab-
lishing through streets to include
West William and Victoria Sts. on
the east side of town, and James,
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TO RESIDE IN SEAFORTH
MMr.• William Leslie 0h'ca pidtitred with his bride, thff,fOte::
..mer Shirley; E1i206th Chaffed;;- following their marrid'ae' in St. ,,
thcifriab, • A.n' lican 'Church :•;.Seaforth. The bride hp thel� -
:..•• only;
dao liter of:Mr..n Mrss. W. J. Oldfield R.R. 4, Seaforth:.while
the ",ls the "lit: OO 0# Y'r k18n i� ahra OtteWee rid the •
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By-Lc�
The following are the resultsof
the Lipper School Departmental
examinations• written at Seaforth
High School in .tune:"
.Caldwell; A, Mona. E. -Trig. Sc.
Statics; 3rd.
Campbell, C. ;Mabel - Alg. e
geom. c, Bot. c, Phys. c, Chen.
3rd, Fr. Auth. c, Fr. Comp. 3rdl
Cleary, Mary Margaret, Phys. c.
Dorranee, Stanley R. -Trig. &
Statics, 2nd. •
Rackwell, Howard D. --Chem. c.
Hagan, Mary` A. -Eng. Comp,. c,
Eng. Lit. 2nd, Hist. 2nd, Bot, c;
Fr- Auth. c, Fr. Comp. c.
Musser, •Franck J. -,Hist. c,
Chem. 3rd, Fr. Auth. c, FreComp.
Comp.
c.
McIver, Josephine M. -• Eng.
Comp. c, Hist. 1st„ Bot. 3rd, Lat.
Auth. 2nd, Lat. Comp. 3rd, Fr.
A.uth, 2nd, Fr. Comp. let.
McSpadden, G. Earl -Eng. Comp,
c, Eng. Lit. c, Hist. 1st, Geom. c,
Bot. • 3rd, Phys. 2nd, Chem. c, Fr.
Auth. c,. Fr. Comp. 3rd,
Sills, Ronald C. -Eng. Camp. 3rd,
Eng, Lit. c, Hist. 3rd, Geom. c,
Phys. c, Chem, c, Lat. Auto c,
Lat. Comp. c.
Smith, Donald E.-Geom. c, hr.
Auth. c.
Wallace, John G. -Eng. Comp.
lst, Eng. Lit. 2nd, Alg. 2nd, 'Geom,
3rd, Bot. 2nd, Zool. 3rd., Phys. 2nd,
Chem. lst, Fr. Auth. 1st, ler.
Comp. tat.
Weaver, Eleanor G.-Zool. c_
Note -1st, 75-100; 2nd, 66-74;
3rd, 60-65; c, 50-59.
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RAIN HALTS
EOSHART TOURNEY
Prizes Valued At $750
Attracts Large Entry
Of Bowlers.
Rain stopped the annual Boshart
Furniture Tourney at the Seaforth
Lawn Bowling Club Wednesday
afternoon, after two games, had
been played. Furniture valued at
$756, which was offered as prizes,
attracted an entry of 44 rinks,
which necessitated a double draw:
In the draw for a Boshart cor-
ner cabinet, the lucky ticket was
held by Charlie Dungey.
Prize winners were: 1st, P.
Pens*„ Geo. Annwell, Jack Grif-
fith, London, 2 wins plus 23; 2nd,
C. Dennis, L. Lackner, C. Robin-
son, London, 2 wins plus 21; 3rd,
W. McCoy, Isaac Miller, H. Tre-
leaven, Lucknow, 2 wins plus 20;
4th, H. Porterfield, L. Hawes, J.
Isaac, Mitchell, 2 wins plus 19;
5th, Dr. Ho kin, A. Moore, A. W.
Yost, Wyoming, 2 wins plus 19;
6th, L. Dale, W. G. Willis, A. Dale,
Seaforth; 2 wins plus 19; 7th, Geo.
Matheson, Geo. McEwan, C. Mc-
Manus, Goderich, 2 wins plus 37;
8th, H. C. Rivers, Ulric Snell, H.
Pollen, Exeter, 2 wins plus 16;
Special -R. E. Dunn and Wes.
Stallard, Toronto, 1 win, agg. 4,5.
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Hold County Council
Picnic At Goderich
The annual Huron County Coun-
cil picnic was held in Goderich
Wednesday when . members of
county council and county officials.
together with their families, en-
joyed a program of sports in Har-
bor Park.
The• program was carried out
under the direction of Warden
John Armstrong, Reeve of Hullett
Township.
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McKELLAR CLAN
HOLDS REUNION
The McKellar clan held their an-
nual reunion at Lions Park, Sea -
forth, with about 50 persons' at-
tending. Next year's officers are:
President, Laurie Coiquhoun, Clin-
ton; secretary, Mrs. Everett Kers-
lake, Toronto; lunch committee,
Mrs. John Wallace, Mrs. J.. M.
Scott, Mrs. Alvin Kemp; sports,
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Duncan, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Duncan, Kirkton.
It was voted to have next year's
picnic on the second Sunday in
July at Seaforth Lions, Park.
The oldest person present was
Duncan McKellar, Sr., of Cromar-
tY, and the youngest was 'Faye
Duncan, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Duncan, Kirkton.
Dinner and supper were served,
and sports were enjoyed with the
following results Races, five and
under, Mary Colquhoun, Margaret
Wallace; eight and under, girls,
Muriel Scott, Margaret Drake;
boys, Billy McKinnon, Laurie Mc-
Kellar; 12 and under, mixed, La-
verne Wallace, Hugh Colquhoun,
Shirley Wallace; young women,
,Mrs. Ken Colquhoun; married•
men,, Ken Duncan; women kicking
slipper, Mrs. John Drake: men
kicking " Clipper, Ken Duncan;
needle and thread race, Mts. Lorne
14111iott and. Murray Miller; shoe
scramble, Mrs. J. M. Scott and
Jolie • Drake; relay pillow, John
Drake's side; orange and spoon,
Retie Iattghto
o sills, 'gods biscuit
rate, Sohn Drake's side.
Ca.
r- 4,0L.
TO DETERMI
IN FI
All - Ratepayers
Open Fri
i6 pm,.
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IILOP GIRL
ED WHEN
LE HITS TREE
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Rita Sloan and K. Cross,
Stratford, Lose Lives
in Crash.
When ,the motorcyole on which
she was a passenger crashed into
a tree `east of Stratford Wednes-
day ot`:last week, Catherine Rita
Sloan, 25, was fatally injured.
Killed ?also was Kenneth Cross, of
Stratford.
Borm•in McKillop June 20, 1924,
Miss SInan was the eldest daugh-
ter of;,Mr, and Mrs. James Sloan,
McKillop Township, She was em-
ployed In Stratford at the R. M.
Ballantyne Ltd. plant.
No _Other vehicle was involved
in theoaccident, police stated. The
two" apparently were sitting astride'
the motorcycle which was ,not
equipped with a side -seat.
The accident occurred at the
farm sof Lorne Schmidt, lt.lj;, 4,
Stratford. Mr. Schmidt was sitting
on • the lawn in front of his house
when he saw .a cloud of dust a
short distance away, and: then saw
the; mmi,orcyele leap completely
over Vie
-encr
the f e. •The occupants o
P s
the motorcycle were thrown
against a tree at the side of the
road. Thebody of Cross was found
near the fence, Miss Sloan was
found closer to the highway. She
was still living, but died before
medical aid arrived. -
Miss Sloan is survived by her
parents, five brothers, Joseph,
Thomas, Patrick, James and Ger-
ald, and three sisters, Mona, Flor-
ence and Madeline, all at home.
The funeral service For Miss
Sloan was held Saturday morning
at St. Columban Roman Catholic
Church. Requiem Mass was cele-
brated by Rev. Father F. O'Drow-
ski. Father Nigh, of Windsor.
Father F. Moylan, of San Domin-
go, and Rev. Thos, McQuaid, To-
ronto.
The pallbearers were M. Con-
nelly, Pat Murray, Martin Murray,
Thomas Kale, Joseph Flannigan,
and Thomas Murray. Interment
was in St. Columban cemetery,
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Appoint' Matron At
Scott Memorial
Appointment of Miss Valerie
Drope, R.N., of Petrolia, as super-
intendent of Scott Memorial Hos-
pital, has been announced by W.
H. Finnigan, chairman of the
board, She succeeds Miss M.
Grinyer, who resigned in July.
Named as assistant superintend-
ents were Miss Marguerite Dunn,
R.N., Seaforth, and Miss Helen
Smith, R.N., Seaforth.
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Avoids Calf, Oil Truck
Goes in Ditch
Swerving to avoid a calf on the
highway two miles west of Sea -
forth Wednesday afternoon, an oil
truck, driven by Donald Wallace,
and owned by. Reliance Petroleum,
turned over in the ditch. As the
truck swerved, bolts holding the
tank to the truck chassis are be-
lieved to have given way, result-
ing in the truck being swung into
the ditch.
Of 700 gallons in the tank, only
100 gallons were -lost.
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Legion Notes
Arrangements for the annual
Legion plead, being held at. the
Lions Park Wednesday afternoon
of next week, are being completed
,by Vice-President""A. W. Sildery.
Details of the program will be ad-
vised members in a bulletin.
At an eamecutive meeting Tues-
day evening, a resolution endors-
ing the proposed Memorial Recre-
ation Centre, a fitting memorial
to those a'the district who fell
in World War II, was adopted.
Man's Met dwarfare
:weapon in
was the slingshot.
The drawing indicates in a general way the appearance of
the Community Recreation Centre which it is planned to erect
in Seaforth. Ratepayers will be asked to approve a by-law pro-
viding $40,000 to assist in the erection of the Memorial Centre
on Monday. Polls are open from010 o'clock in the morning un-
til 6 p.m.
Ratepayers Endorse Plans
For Local Memorial Centre
A Message From
MayorJ.E.Keating
As the lawfully constituted head
of the Town of Seaforth, I feel it
is one of my duties as Mayor to
enlighten or explain on matters
pertaining to the good and welfare
of our municipality.
After over 1331 years' service on
Council, endeavoring to look after
your best interest, some little
knowledge of, these things has
seeped into a skull, even as thick
as mine.
On Monday, Aug. 15, you are be-
ing as'.ted to vote on a debenture
issue of $40,000, as the Town of
Seaforth's share in erecting a Com-
munity Memorial Recreational Cen-
tre. You have,' no doubt, heard all
kinds of weird stories, eiao some
fantastic figures relating to this
project, and you know es well as
I that there are some who would
playing football unless,
the-- were allowed to keep the ball
in their own hands. I have ale-ays
endeavored to place the welfare
and good of the community as a
whole above individual feelings or
personal gains -maybe you could
call it civic pride -so in writing
this I want to give you the•efacts
(not fiction). relating to this pro-
ject.
Here Are the Facts
The debenture issue for $40,000
is the sum and total esker'` for
from the Mur.icipallty of the Town
of Seaforth, regardless of any oth-
er :,mounts cru have been told or
heard b: oar;c u t. The Local Leg-
ion will contribute $10,00.). and the
Provincial •Government a grant of
$10,000, malting a total to start of
$60,000. The last figures I had
from one of the largest contrac-
tors in this line of building --and
they have tuilt and are building a
great number -was $70,00.0, bn con-
tract to erect such a centre on
plans discussed with a committee
appointed to investigate. ° That
would leave $10,000 to be raised by
other means.
If artificial ice were added, the
extra cost would be $25,000 or
$30,000, depending on the type,
with no material change in the
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Interested Citizens Dis-
cuss All Aspects of By -
Law Vote on Monday.
Thoroughly Investigated
In his capacity as President of
Seaforth Branch 156, Canadian
Legion B.E.S.L., Dr. Paul L. Brady
points out the Legion, after thor-
ough consideration, endorses- the
Memorial Recreation Centre. Dr.
Brady says:
On August 15 the ratepayers are
to vote their approval or otherwise
of a Community Centre for Sea -
forth and district. For three years
Seaforth Branch 156 of the' Cana-
dian Legion has been investigating
various proposals for memorials to
those who, sacrificed their lives- in
two world wars, that this •country
and this community could live a
Iife of freedom.
After weighing all pros and cons
the Legion voted by an overwhelm-
ing 98 per cent majority that the
funds they had accumulated for a
memorial Legion Hall would best
perpetuate the memory of their
fallen comrades if used to sponsor
and erect a living Seaforth and dis-
trict Memorial Community Centre.
Such a centre would provide a
recreational home for the youth of
this community and district where
basketball, volley ball, badminton,
hockey and diverse sports. as well
as teen -town social functions. un-
der adequate supervisionprovided
by a recreational director (whose
salary would largely be paid by
grants from the Ontario Provincial
Co v ernment) could Ibe held. In
add tion, it would give. Seaforth
one of the hest appointed fair
grounds in Ontario. a mecca for
agricultural clubs and Institutes of
Huron County, surely a ,boon to
the town's community Life.
It is difficult for us to under-
stand why there is opposition to
this plan, but we must admit there
is a small clique representing sel-
fish, pecunious interests that is
very vocal in misrepresenting the
'true facts of this proposal.
The ex -servicemen of this com-
munity now call upon the ratepay-
ers of Seaforth to support their
desire for this living war memor-
LAVERTY - DO G NUPTIALS
Mr. and Mrs. John Lavertjr, whoae Marriage Was Solenutited
at the home of the bride's Parente,. Mitt and Mrs. James pejo,
Tuokeretnitir. The lsr)dii rO'btn s IYrel4ls are
Mr, and �Il1�r�. YV
si pm
Laverty, tywen Snurid.
ortli Cepayers will vote on
yeen Law 503, to provide
$OOb tower 's the erection , ot, a
Memorial Community Centre' 2tn
Seaforth. Under statutes govxn-
ing the referenceof a moneyy "by-
law to the ratepayers, all those
who were on, the _essessmefft
roll in 1948 • are entitled ° to
a vote. It a ratepayer ie. a ess
ed for property in more thnneone
ward, he is entitled to a vi to in
each ward in which h.e"has Prfflititre
ty, according to Town Clerk
Wilson. '
Polling booths are opals. from 10
a.m- to 6 p.m. They are located! ,at
Teall's Garage, Public Library .aunt
the former •Cardno store.
First move to obtain financial
assistance for the memorial recre-
ation centre occurred in the spring
when following largelyattended
public meetings 304 ratepayers
petitioned the council to pass this
necessary by-law. A counter peti-
tion, signed by 92 ratepayers, opt •
Posed the by-law. Council then de-
cided to place the by-law before
the ratepayers for approval.
ial at the plebiscite next Monday.
Should Not Rest-On Efforts of the
Past
Dr, J. A. Munn, in recommend"
ing the provision of a Memorial
Community • Centre in Seaforth,
calls attention to the little that
has been contributed by the pre-
sent generation in Seaforth to the
facilities enjoyed. Dr. Munn says:
I am in favor of building the pro-
posed
reposed Community Memorial .Ceu-
tre because of the many varied
uses, and the great need for such
an enterprise in this d&strict, of
which Seaforth is the central loca-
tion" If it is desirable fo maintain
and improve the prestige of- the
town, leadership should be given to
provide for the surrounding mun-
icipalities, those facilities which
will attract and serve as many of
the people as possible. The Pro-
posed Centre combines not only
recreational activities, but -educa-
tional, business and social func-
tions, as well as constituting in
itself a suitable memorial to those
who gave their lives in defence of
these principles of freedom.
It should also be remembered:
that most of the important build-
ings of Seaforth were constructed
by our Yorefathers before most of
us can remember. The schools,
five churches; hotels, public build-
ings and waterworks, ' railroad,
Cardno's- ;fall and most of the
stores, for example, were built
when wages and prices were so low
that it must have; taken courage
and foresight to initiate them. This
generation has contributed very
little, but seems to have been con-
tent to rest on -the efforts of the
past.
Like many other ratepayers,
whose family has grown up and
departed, this building comes too
late to be of personal service, but
It is their loss that no such facili-
ties were available. The boon to
the younger group is all the more
easily appreciated. A considerable
proportion of the cost of the build-
ing is to be borne by grants from
Government Departments and sur-
rounding municipalities, the Cana-
dian Legion Seaforth Branch, and
from the expected generous dona-
tions from supporters in the dis-
trict, As a ratepayer I feel• that
these important advances should
be accepted, and that the small
annual levy in taxes is insignifi-
cant compared to the advantages
to be gained. The erection of a
War Memorial is long overdue, and
this useful form of a remembrance
Is a. tribute worthy of Seaforth.
Will Yield Dividends
Rev. T. Dale Jones, discussing
the Memorial Recreation Centre,
says:
"When the ratepayers of Sea -
forth, record their votes on Mon-
day text in connection with the
by-law which will give authority
for the raising of finance required
so that the Memorial Recreational
Community Centre can be built,
they .should remember two things
in particular:
1. It is to be a memorial for
those who gave their lives in both
wars that we who are left can coin-
plete the task of helping to rebuild
a world in which all may live at
peace and in harmony With. One
another.
2. In view of the fact that the
common rules of humanity are be-
ing violated in many communities
by groups of young people who
have no proper plane to meet for
their recreation, let us regard H.
as a sacred duty to Maki "proper
provision for can youtg poopler•S0
that in a peeper enviroirinent end
under ideal conditio`ng. heir •bodleeh
may be developed liking ,lte'- th
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linea and their characters moulded
( intintled On l'age 5)