The Huron Expositor, 1955-07-15, Page 1' • '
Ninety -Fifth Year
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SpAFORTH, 6,NIA:;:0,,YRIDAY, JULY 15, 1955 _
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of the Reunion and Centennial -
celebrations in Seaforth will be the Parade and Drumhead Ser-
vice. 'Owing arranged by Seaforth Branch 156 of the Canadian
- Legion, on Sunday afternoon, July 31. Veterans from more
than twenty district Legion Itrancnes are expected to take part
in the parade and service. Shawn here is -the Band of the
Elgin Regiment, as it parades in front of Princess Gates at To-
mato. The Band is one of seven bands that will take part rn
the Seaforth parade. 0
s,SEAFORT
JULY 30th to AUGUST 3rd
A record which is hard to beat,
is that which 3. Arnold Westcott
has established. He is about to
see a third SeaforthOld Boys'
Reunion from the same business
location.- During the 1914 Bean-
ies he was on the staff of the late
F. S. Savauge, in the ;btulding
which Mr. Westcott now occupies
himself. During the 1924 Old Boys'
he was employed by J. F. Daly,
fallowing Which h urchased the
business and has 1conthied to op-
erate it ever since. ,a ature of
the reunion, he ' is ep ring a
display which include pennants
from both earlier re ons, as
weft a eaps and other momentos.
Among those who will be attend-
ing the reunion this year are Mr.
and Mrs. A L. Westcott, of Cal-
gary. Mr. Westcott last saw his
'brother in Seaforth in 1914.
Mrs. Jean Evans, the former
Jean Hurford, won't be able to be
at the Old Boys', and in a letter -to
"Ted Southgate, from 24.,Courthouse
Road, Maidenhead, Berks, Eng-
land, she says: "Many thanks for
the invitation to the Old Boys'
Reunion. Unfortunately, there is
a lot of money between a reunion
with Seaforth friends and yours
truly, not to mention the ties of
two sons (and a husband). I al-
ways consider Seaforth as my
-home town, as all my schoolday
memories are -there.
"If any of the Old 'Boys find
themselves on our side of the pend,
a spare room will always be
• able at No. 24. -
"To all those who remember fne,
please pass on my regards and
all good wishes for a happy re-
union."
Mr. and Mrs. 3. V. McAree, of
40-iCavell Ave., Mimico, are plan-
ning to be in 'Seaforth during th
Centenniat celebration. Mr. Mc -
Mee is the well-known columnist
of the Toronto Globe and Mail,
while Mrs. McAree is the former
Margaret Stewart, and is a cousin
ef .Milt Stewart and others in the
district.
In a letter to Miss Hazel Reid,
Mrs. McAree says that there is
great interest in the reunion, and
that she has had queries from her
brother, Cyril Stewart, as well as
from a cousin, Lou Stewart, of
,•Montreal, and they are planning
also to be present. She recalls
Incidents during the days when
she attended school here, and
says: "I shall never forget how
Reg Reid used to keep us in
stitches in High School. He sat up
near the front, and when Mr. Mac-',
Kay wasn't looking, Reg kept us
entertained by some witty obser-
vatipns, notes and mumblings.
Gogh! those old days—forty years
ago. --,and it seem a like last year."
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Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Strong, of
Ottawa, are Iookin forward to re-
newing acquaintances ,in Seaforth
during the Old Boys' Reunion.
Writing this week. Mr. Strong asks
that two tickets for the C.B.C.
Weighborly News broadcast' be re-
servil for him. ,
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W. T. Elliott, of Listowel, won-
derOd if any action has been tak.
en io arrange a reunion of the vet-
erans of, the 1.01.se,Batallion of the
First Ver. He suggeSts, that those
of the .pettoico who are in Sea --
forth, Meet in a certain place be-
fore the `Legion 'Paradelinci parade
toga er to the Drumhead service.
• ers have snggested that they,
too,. would like to see a reenion of
the Hist nol an effort is being
made to complete arrangements
so that veterans will have an ep-
portunity of getting together.
Also writing from Listowel, Ad-
am rind Cora Dodds say that they
are kinking, forward to renewing
many adqueintances.
Every indication peinta to the
Marade here on Monday, August 1,
being the largest *lade wbich
Seaforth `has ever seen. In a re-
port ^to the association executive
committee here on Monday night,
parade chairman D'Orleon Sills
says that already there is a guar-
antee of at least 20 floats. In
addition 'to this, it is expected
that there will be sixor eight
bands. The bands include the R.C.
A.F. Central Command Band,
C.N.R. Brass Band from Stratford,
the Durham Boys' and Girls' Bugle
Band, the Bugle Band of R.C.A.F.
Station, Clinton, in addition to the
Seaforth flighianders Band, the
Goderialk Brass Band, and several
others. Those who are contem-
plating etitzing floats or partici-
pating, in the parade, are urged to
contact the committee as soon as
possible,
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Final arrangements for the pro-
gram are being completed, Frank
Kling, program and concession
chairman, told the committee. Con-
siderable work is being done about
Agricultural Park, so that it will
be in readiness for the events
which will be staged there. Added
feature for the Monday afternoon
mogram include numbers by the
Stratford C.N.R: Band, :displays
and numbers by the Durham Boys'
and Girls' Bugle Band; aircraft
from. R.C.A.F. Station, Centralia,'
will provide aerobatic displays
during the parade and program.
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So that there can be no excuse
for anyone staying away as far as
admission prices are concerned,
the association at its Monday night
meeting established minimum pric-
es for all events. With the excep-
tion of the CKNX Barn Dance
which will be 75c, the horse races
which will be $1, and the closing
Centennial dance on Wednesday
night which also will be $1, all
admission prices are 50c; students
are 25c, and children,. under 12,
are free.
$ $
While a number of organtizations
have indicated they propose oper-
ating concessions of various Idifils
during the Reunion and Centennial
celebration, others who have dis-
cussed the matter have not made
final arrangements, so that the
committees may know the nature
of the accommodation which will
be necessary to arrange. All who
are interested in concessions are
requested to complete arrange-
ments with the concession com-
mittee immediately.. They should
contact Frank Kling, chairman of
the committee.
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There continues to be a require-
ment for accommodation for re-
union visitors, according to B. F.
Christie, chairman of the billet-
ing committee. Persons who have
rooms available are asked to con-
tact Mr. Christie or Dr. J. C.
Machennan, as quickly as possible.
It you aspire to be a statesman
today, you'd better watch your
appease 91 accuse.
FIRE DESTROYS EGMONDVILLE BARN;
BLAME COMBUSTION IN HAY MOW
Sixty -knit flames roaring through / anyone had noticed it." Spontan-
the barn of W. J. Finnigan, Eg- j eous combustion in a mow full of
mondville, Tuesday morning with- !hay is believed to be responsible
for the blaze, Chief Scott said.
in twenty minutes levelled the
$3,000 structure to the ground. 1 A large .Coach dog was •the only
The ' Seaforth fire department, animal known to be in the barn
under Chief J. F. Scott, was at [at the time of the fire. The dog
the scene within - minutes of the .was not found, and is presumed to
alarm sounding and prevented have been lost in the fire.
flames spreading to the nearby
residence.
The barn exploded into flames
without warning. Mrs. Grant Fin-
nigan, who turned the alarm in, mgan. me ioqg chicken house was
said the flames were roaring out only six feet from the blazing barn.
of the doors and windows "before Firemen kept the,buikling covered
with water, and with the wind
Approve-ACCOUnt5
- - ' chicken 'house, this building suf-
blowing the flatnes away from the
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A wind blowing from the east
helped firemen to keep the flames
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from spreading to a nearby chick-
en house and the home of Mr. Fin -
For Payment
The followin• g accounts and sal-
aries were passed by the Seaforth
Town Council last Monday night:
H. Hoggarth, wages, $29.25; John
Coutts, wages, $30.25; Receiver
General of Canada, unemployment
insurance, $27.78; Spartan Con-
tracting Co. Ltd., acct, $12,155.00;
C.N.R., acct., $29.15; John Kehn,
wages, $42; E. Drager, wages,
$42; E. L. Boyce, sewers, $28;
Dinsmore Construction Co., sew-
ers, $450; A. Miller, wages, $46.80;
J. Campbell, acct., $51.30; Bell
Telephone Co., acct., $33.30; Hur-
on Expositor, acct., $187.17; Re-
ceiver General of Canada, acct.;
$10; D. H. Wilson, salary, $233.33;
H. Maloney, salary, $187.50; A.
Price, $166.66; A. Bushie, salary,
$137.50; J. Cummings, $20; Treas-
urer of Ontario, provincial police,
$655.24; 13. M. Ross, acct.,
$15.50;
D. L. Reid, wages, $23.10; relief,
$20; Village of Brussels, relief,
$38.73; County of i-luron, indigent,
$197.50; Receiver General of Can-
ada, $11.50; Wilson -Cousins Co.,
Ltd., acct., $216.73; M. E. Clarke,
acct., $4.77; Connell Construction
Co., acct., $5,646.75; A. Baker,
acct., $25; J. McLlwain, acct.,
$6;
Ball - Macaulay, acct., $129.60;
Baldwin: Hardware, acct., $2.84;
Dorothy Griffin, acct.; $31.50; Jno.
Lansink, acct., $2; George H. Mil-
ler, acct., ,-$6.5t; Daly Motors,
acct., $63.58; Gus Johnston, acct.,
$40; E. F. Dtirst, acct., $11.20; E.
Boyce, acct., $165; J. F. Scott,
aalary, $100. •
fered little damage.
Recently the barn had been ex-
tensively repaired. Although there
was insurance on the barn, Mr_
Finnigan said he didn't !think it ti
would cover the total cost of a te
new barn.
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AO a Year in
ewSewageDisposal PlantFi
Council Arranges Taking Over
• Seaforth's sewage disposal plant
Award Contract
For. Police Office
Accommodation
Three tenders for the construc-
tion of the «new Ontario Provincial
police station in Seaforth were stu-
died by Town Council at their
meeting on Monday night.
The building will be of brick
front construction, with a cement
tile back wall. Height of the in-
side ceiling will be about eight
feet. The heating will be done by
three radiators, serviced by the
existing plant in the Town Hall,
With the entire building being in-
sulated. The proposed structure
will provide police offices and two
cells.
Seaforth Concrete Products low-
est tender of $4,354..57 was accept-
ed by the council. The other two
tenders were from Jackson Haines
$4,400.00, and Bert Christensen,
$5,150.00.
Should Get Official O.K.
"I think Ontario Provincial Po-
lice officials should examine the
plans of the building -and • give
their consent," said Councillor B.
F. Christie.
Althoughthe police officers in
town had accepted the plans of the
new building, the majority of the
council thought the O.P.P. heads
should ratify them. Councillor
Christie and Reeve Norman Scoins
said unless this was done, there
was the possibility of having to
remodel the building each time
0.P.P. officers were transferred.
With the latest Move by the On-
tario Provincial Police ,to have
their units taken out of towns the
size of Seaforth, Councillor Hab-
kirk asked how assured Seaforth
was of- keping O.P.P. officers in
Seaforth.-
"I thinkwe will have, the pro-
wcial police far quite. a long
me," said Mayor E. A. McMas-
r.
Construction of the new police
office will not start until nfter the
Old Boys' Reunion festivities.
Council plans to have the building
completed by the end of Septem-
ber.
Sparks and falling boards spread
the fire to fields surrounding the
barn. The dry condition of the
grass, 'combined with the strong
heat from the fire, made the area
susceptible to the spreading
flames.
Firemen and volunteers were
able to extinguish the grass fires
qukkly. Grounds immediately be-
hind the barn suffered the most
damage.
Dutch People Plan
Parade, Float
New Canadians, as well as
Seaferth natives, are looking
forward to Seaforth's celebra-
tions, July 30 to August 3:
It is expected that among
the floats in the Monday pas-
ade will one entered by Dutch
families in the district. Al-
ready steps have been taken
to ensure, participation and a
meeting to discuss the matter
further, and to which are in-
vited all Dutch people of the
district .is being held at the
Wine of John Lansink, •George
St, Seaforth, on Saturday night
at '9 o'clock.
FORMER KIPPEN RESIDENTS,
MR., MRS. HORNEY, WED 50 YEARS
Tuesday, July 12, was a very
happy occasion' for Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Homey, highly esteemed
residents of Exeter, who celebrat-
ed their golden wedding annivers-
ary.
A family dinner, attended by 60,
was held at James St.reet United
Church parlors, Exeter. The bridal
-table was eentred with a,beautiful
three -tiered wedding cake, flank-
ed with gold mums. This was fol-
lowed by a program and dance in
the Legion Hall, with over 300 in
attendance.
For receiving, Mrs. Horney was
NO ONE INJURED
VEHICLE DAMAGE
A three -vehicle accident on
Goderich St. West last Friday af-
tepoon resulted in the complete
loss of a car and damages to two
trucks which totalled an estimat-
ed $2,500.
The4aecident occurred on No. 8
Highway at a point opposite Sea -
forth Clinic, where the narrow
street and parked cars combined
to create the accident situation.
An oncoming car, which police.
said had Me right-of-way, resulted
in the transport, owned by Mc-
Donald , Transport, of Ayr, and
driven by Rufus Xnechtel, also of
Ayr, collided with the empty park-
ed ear, owned by Mrs. P. L.
Brady. ICnechtel said he bad no
tentative but to turn his truck
into the parked car, which Mrs.
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IN SMASH-UP;
CLOSE TO $2,500
Brady had left a moment before.
The narrow street was not wide
enough for two vehicles to peas,
with cars parked at the curb, he
said. •
The truck smashed into the back
of the Brady car, wedging it
momentarily between the trans-
port and the parked truck of Car-
man Dale, R.R. 4, Clinton. The
car then hpunced over the curb
and sidewalk, stopping on the lawn
of the ,Seaforth
Although no ohe was injured
in the three -car collision, minutes
before • the accident children had
been sitting in the parked Brady
car. Both trucks had minor dam-
age, while only' a fevv parts, on
the ear were hot damaged.
O.P.P, Gordon Ferris investigat-
ed the accident.
gowned in beige silk shantung with
accessories in white and corsage
of gold mums. In charge of the
guest book at the church was Mrs.
OIver Fee, Exeter; at the hall, -
Mrs. Clifford Blanchard, Exeter,
and Miss Shirley Horney, Toron-
to.
The couple's marriage of fifty
years ago was solemnized by the
late Canon J. M. Perkins, of
Trivitt Memorial Church, Exeter.
Attendants were the bride's sister,
the late Mrs. S. J. V. Cann, of
Exeter, and Sylvanus Cann, now
residing in Bayfield.
Both 71 years of age, they lived
following their 'mar/gage for five
years on the 4th concession of Us -
borne, taking up residence in
Kippen 45 yearsThgo, and retired
to Exeter eight years ago.
Mrs. Homey is the former Mar-
garet Ferguson, of Lucan and Ex-
eter. The couple are active mem-
bers of James St. United Church,
Exeter, take a keen interest in
current events. Mr. Horney is
steadily employed. They have one
daughter, Mrs. Arnold Gackstet-
ter (Irma), Eippen, and three
grandchildren, Gail Ann, Lynn and
Ea ren Ga ckstetter.
Although the invitations speci-
fied no gifts, the couple were
showered with beautiful gifts, in-
cluding'i` cabinet of silver, chime
clock, lamps„ bedspread in gold,.
electric fan., flowers, cards, etc.,
and many other gifts. Congratu-
latory messages were received
from Pre'mier Frost, Thomas
Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron South,
and many others.
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Team Darts;
Jimmy Cronin Hurt
Slapping a team of horses while
in front of a mower, to which the
horses were • hitched, resulted in
11 -year-old Jimmy Cronin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cronin., High-
way 8 east, getting a large gash
in his right heel and hip when the
horses pulled the mower forward.
The youth was walking ahead of
the mower looking for obstacles
which might get in the cutting
knife. His older sister, Mary•Cron-
in, 15, was driving the horses and
mower just behind her young
brother.
"Jimmy didn't think the horses
were going 'fast enough, so he
gave thern a hit—the horses dart-
ed ahead," said Mary.
Although she tried t� stop the
team, they lunged forward and
the mower caught Jimmy in the
cutting knife. As the boy was
knocked down, the kinfe cut into,
his right ankle and into bis hip.
The accident happened in the
early evening in a. field close to
the house. Immediately the vic-
tim was rushed to Scott IViemorial
Hospital, where he underwent an
emergency operation. He is still
in hospital, but is improving.
Seaforth Pee-Wees
Start Season With -
Sweeping Wins
In their opening ball game in
Seaforth this season, the Seaforth
Pee-Wees bounced the Dashwood
Pee-Wees to the tune of 16-2.
Tery Ast was the pacemaker
for the locals. The Seaforth catch-
er went to bat four times. Each
time he had a solid hit and on the
third time to bat, hit a home -run.
Bob Reith was the other heavy hit-
ter for the locals. Reith scored
three times out of a possible four.
Bill Becker and Don Ratz
the only two runs for the visiting
Dashwood club.
Seaferth 17, Exeter 7
At the Seaforth Lions Park on
Monday afters the Seaforth
Pee-Wees toppled the Exeter Pee-
Wees 17-7. Larry Pethick swung
the solid bat for the winners in
the free -hitting contest.
Pethick hit four out of four
times to the plate. Reith and Ast
were also keymen at the plate for
Staforth, as each waa; able to
cross the plate four times.
Tom Jones carried die load for
toter with three iuns, while
teammate Bob Frewin counted
tWice. "
Cord Ferris, Bill Pinder, Stan
Brown and John Patterson scored
singles for the loeal squad.
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affaddLakiihi
is almost ready for operation and
will start as soon as it has been
inspected by a sanitary engineer,
Councillor Harvey Leslie revealed
at Town Council meeting on Mon-
day night. Construction, which has
been under way for a year, was
delayed because of weather and
site conditions.
Discussion resulted over the type
of chlorine which the new plant
would require. According to lat-
est information, liquid chlorine gas
was the type required for opera-
tion of the plant.
"I understood we were to use
powder type chlorine," said Reeve
Norman Scoins.
"Powder chlorine is not as ac-
curate as liquid chlorine," said
Councillor Leslie. "The stuff is
too dangerous to fool with."
To Men in Charge of Plant
Two men would have to be train-
ed to operate the new plant. Dur-
ing early operations, the plant
`would have to be checked every
two or three hours, up to 11 o'clock
at night. Only a small portion of
the mechanical operation has to
be checked. Most of the opera-
tion is automatic, it was indicat-
ed.
"Was it not intended to getthe
P.U.C. to handle the operation of
the plant?" asked the Mayor. •-
"I think the engineer only wants
one man in charge," said Coun-
cillor Leslie.
If the P.U.C. was to handle the
plant it would require more - than
KNOWN TO THOUSANDS of radio listeners throughout
Ontario and Quebec, Don Fairbairn, commentator (left), and
Reid Forsee, producer, 'of the C.B.C. NeighbOrly News broad-
cast, who will be in Seaforth for the Reunion and Centennial.
Neighborly News and a special broadcast, "Salute To Seaforth,"
will originate on the stage of the S.D.H.S. auditorium Sunday
morning, July 31. The public is urged to attend the broadcast,
and free tickets are available at The Expositor office.
TOWN HALL TO GET REUNION DRESS;
COUNCIL ORDERS DECORATING JOB
' Bright lights for the Town -Hall I advanced by Mayor McMaster, for Huron, said the province would
and • Victoria Park, and a large that the town act as host at a
likely pay for the construction of
luncheon preceding the Civic Holi-
the culvert, according to Mayor
float will be among Seaforth's -con- McMaster.
day parade and opening ceremon-
tribution to the Old Boys' Reunion ies in connection with the Reunion I certainly hope they do," said
festivities,.Town Council revealed , the Mayor. "We certainly can't
Monday night. and Centennial. Guests will in- afford it."
'elude members of council, reun-
The council did not adopt any ion association officials and spe- Holes in the fire hall roof are
specific idea for a float. Several cial guests who will participate in to be repaired immediately. Al -
suggestions were advanced by the opening ceremonies.
. ., though the roof is only three years
. ,
one man. Relief on weekends and
holidays would have to be - ars
ranged for those in charge.
„ Mayor McMaster suggested ap-
pointing Harold Maloney, of the
town works department, and R.
13. Holmes, of the PALO:, to han-
dle the work at the disposal plant.
With the two men in charge, it
eliminates the necessity of one "
man being in charge of the plant
all the time.
A plaque with the names of the
Mayor and Councillors has been
placed on the sewage disposal
plant, Council was told. It was ,
agreed that on completion of the
plant, a letter of thanks will be . 0.
sent to the Spartan- Construction •
Company. s
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Councilor E. H. Close was ab-
sent
fro Monday night's council
in
meetin . Reporting for the street
comm ee, headed by Mr. Close,
Councillor Leslie said all back
lanes and fences were in the final
stages of being repaired after the
fill-in of the sewer construction.
Most of these lanes will have cal-
cium chloride put on them this
week.
A contract covering sidewalk re-
pairs 'on Main Street was awarded.
C. Caswell for $866.25. The con-
struction is to get underway im-
mediately to have the street in
good shape for the Old Boys' Re-
union.
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New Highway Through Town
A new highway through Seaforth
is expected to be started within
the next month. Mayor McMaster,
said he had heard reports that the
highway construction between Sea -
forth and Dublin would be start-
ing immediately. Just when work
would start in Seaforth proper was
uncertain.
"This will probably mean a new 1
look for Goderich Street," said the
Mayor.
A culvert on the division line
between the town on Goderich St.
East will probably be replaced by
the province, Thos. Pryde, M.L.A.
members, but no decision was
reached. Instead, Reeve Scoins
and Councillor John Kellar were
appointed to contact James R.
Scott to suggest some historical
highlight to be depicted on the
float.
Reeve Scoins will compete ar-
rangements for decorating the
Town Hall. Special efforts are to
be made to ensure the Town Hall
is particularly colorful for the
Centennial celebration, council de-
cided.
CoUncil, agreed to a suggestion I
C. of C. To Ditcuss
Store Hours
A meeting of the Chamber of
Commence_to_discoss store hours
during the Reunion, will be held
Friday evening in the Town Hall,
it was announced this w ek by
President Bruce Gehan.
Special Issue
Is Planned
For July 29
• order to accommodate
Seaforth and district adver-
tisers, who have expressed a
wish to extend greetings to
returning Old Boys, an en-
larged issue of The Expositor
will be published July 29.
The issue, in addition to
greetings, will contain high-
lights. of Seaforth history in
story and picture.
Adsertisers._ Seaforth -.Fall Fair, which is cele-
brating the 110th anniversary of
the fair this year. Last year the '
council gave $200.
The delegation said the Seaforth
Fall Fair -Board was trying to ar-
old, the holes are not the result
of poor workmanship. When the
Town Hall was being painted two
years ago, a ladder slipped and
punctured a hole in the roof. This
puncture, started to show up 'last
week.
A broken wire burned out all the
fire alarm boxes on the streets of
Seaforth. Only the alarm in the (s
Seaforth Bell Telephone office is
working.
Councillor B. F. Christie said he
was tryinob to make arrangements
with BellTelephone officials to
have the new fire alarm system
installed in Seaforth immediately.
Fall Fair Given $250
Representing the Seaforth Agri-
culture Society, Russell Bolton and
Harold Jackson asked Town Coun-
cil for a 'grant of pm for the 1955
serve space are asked to call
The Expositor at 41 as soon as
possible, and in any event not
later than July 20.
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MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE JOSEPH MALONEY are seen
after their recentmarriage in the rectory of St Colo/Wien
Church. The bride, the former Mary Latirene lietldersole is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. james,'Hendersoti, Seaforth, and the
bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Nora Maloney, McKillop Township,
mend the late- Mr. Joseph Maloney, The couple is _residing on
the bridegroom's- farm in MeRillop.
range for a "bigger and better
fair than ever" for this year.
"Seaforth is always interested
in the fair," said Mr. Jackson. "I
think the Chamber of Commerce
has done a wonderful job. The fair
has made big progress the past
few years."
"I think they should be given a
grant of $300," claimed Councillor
John Kellar.
Councillor Scott Habkirk and
Reeve Scoins said the town
couldn't afford to pay $300„for the
Fall Fair. Last year they had
increased the town grant front
$12.5 to $200.
"This fair has certainly picked
up the last few years," stated
Councillor Christie, It is one of •
the best fairs in this part of • the
country,"
After further discussion, Coun-
cil voted the Seaforth Agricultural
Society $250 for this year's fair.
Dump Conditions Poor
Sanitation inspectors informed
the council that the Seaforth dump
was in a disorderly condition. The.
councillors said they were not
familiar with the,,eonditions at the
dump, but said they thought it
had been cleaned and levelled re-
cently. Immediate action for
cleaning up around the dump will
he taken.
Council agreed with a request
from New Toronto, asking each
town in the province to send in
letters demanding the Ontario
Government provide adequate hos- "
pital accommodation for mentally
retarded children.
Canadian National Railway elle
gineers had inspected condititum
around the railway bridge olter
Silver Creek, which-. has tensed
flood condition t in homes of Chi -
tens on the southeast corner �t
the town. The railway
complete survey of the creft WOOS.: be required before any aIakig
could be made on the. btitio