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The Huron Expositor, 1957-05-24, Page 1• Ninety -Eighth Year 'Whole Number 4061 ,ORTH, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1957 Commend Piris, - Bugle Band At Annual Inspection Major S. S. Carroll, DAA.G. (W. 0.A.) voiced praise for Seaforth District High School cadets, cadet officers and band as they swung through their annual inspection Tuesday. Major Carroll said in his closing remarks the 79th Seaforth corps drill "compared favorably with cadet groups anywhere in Can- ada." Calling attention to the con- stant practice and instruction drill requires, the major said a display such as that presented by the Sea - forth corps "cannot be learned in three weeks of practice." Receiving special awards from Lieutenant J. P. Droham, C.T.O. (W.O.A.) were: best cadet officer, Cadet Major Frank Bryans; best cadet, C.S.M. Craig Willis; best shot in corps, Cadet Don Tremeer; best girl cadet, Cadet Sgt. Joan Talbot; best girl cadet officer, Cadet Captain Beatrice Siemon. Speaking to the assembled corps in the Community Arena, Major Carroll commended the girl cadets for their smartness. He endorsed the existence of girl cadets, be- cause of the stiff competition they provide the toys in drill man - swayers. Major Carroll had equally kind words for the S.D.H.S. Bugle Band. "They play well, march well, and are of good appearance," said the Major. He asserted the display by the band to ,be of "professional calibre." Band leader. is Audrey Hackwell. Other members of the inspect- ing party were James McIntosh, chairman of the S.D.H.S. Board; L. P. Plumsteel, SD.H.S. Princi- pal, and Captain F. A. Dobson, chief instructor, No. 79 Cadet Corps. Cadet officers of the &DRS. Corps are Cadet Major Frank Bry- ans, Cadet Captains Clendon Kerr and Beatrice Siemon, Cadet Lieu- tenants Charles MacGregor, Doug- las Riley, Keith Pethick, Roy Dun- gey, Ruth CroZier, Faye Ross, Joy Montgomery, Marilyn Riley, and Cadet CS.M. Craig Willis. During the program, c a d e t squads demonstrated phases of their training. Displays of rifle shooting from a .prone position, assembly and firing of the Bren machine gun, map reading and signals were given. Shower Niece At McKillop Home A miscellaneous shower was held Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Russel Pringle in honor of her niece, Miss Patricia Anne Mc- Mahon, of Detroit, Mich., a bride- to-be of next month. _During the afternoon a few games of progres- sive euchre were played, with priz- es being won by Mrs. Jack O'Reil- ly and Miss Sara Coyne. Following this short entertain- ment, an address was read and a large basketful of beautiful gifts presented to the bride-to-be. Mrs. Joseph O'Reilly and Mrs. John Shea assisted Patricia in opening the gifts, and in a few well-chosen words Patricia thanked everyone for coming to her shower and bringing such beautiful gifts. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Pringle, assisted by Mrs. Ed- ward Boyce, Mrs. John Shea and Mrs. Joseph O'Reilly. About 25 guests attended from Stratford, Monkton, Dublin, St. Columban, Seaforth and Detroit. Patricia's grandmother, Mrs. Mary O'Reilly, of Seaforth, who is 80 years of age, also attended. OVER 200 JUDGES roamed around Seaforth Agricultural Park Saturday as Huron County 4-H Clubs competed in the annual judging competition. Pictured above are two Seaforth lasses judging an Aberdeen Angus calf as part of the day's affair. Gloria Carter, RM. 2, Seaforth, left, is a member of Seaforth 4-H Dairy Calf Club, while Joan Coyne, R.R. 5, Seaforth, is a member of the Seaforth 4-H Baby Beef Club. (Photo by Phillips) District Winners As Huron 4-H Clubs compete in Judgin Huron. County Junior Farmers' annual livestock judging competi- tion was held at the Seaforth Com- munity Centre and agricultural fair grounds on Saturday, when over 200 registered for the various classes. Winner of the Blatchford Feed Company trophy was Bert Pepper, R.R. 3, Seaforth, with 633 points out of 700; Murray Dawson, R.R. 1, Hensall, 620 points. High in the novice class and winner of the CNE Association shield was Brenda Cathers, R.R. 1, Wingham, scoring 564 points out of a possible 700; Reiny Van Loon, R.R. 2, Seaforth, was second with 557 points. In the dairy section, Murray Dawson, R.R. 1, Hensall, was win- ner of the Caranation Company trophy, with 184 points, out of 200; Reith Coates. R.R. 1, Centralia, scored 182 points. Glen Coutes, R.R. 5, Wingham, was top scorer in the swine sec- tion with 195 points out of 200, to PRIEST 25 YEARS, REV. FEENEY RETURNS TO DUBLIN TO CELEBRATE The Rt. Rey. J. A. Feeney, D,P., rector of St. Peter's Cathedral, London, who observed the 25th an- niversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Tuesday, May 21. marked the event by returning to hisnative St. Patrick's parish, Dublin, on Sunday, where he of- fered a Mass of Thanksgiving. Ms'gr. Feeney is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Feeney. After attending Dublin Separate and secondary schools, he entered St. Peter's Seminary, Lon- don, and was ordained May 21, 1932, by the late Bishop John Kidd, London. Following ordination he was ap- pointed a curate at St. Peter's Cathedral, London. In 1936 he was assigned as Chaplain of St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Nine years ago he was appointed rector of St. Peter's Cathedral. Last Oc- tober he was raised to the dignity of a Domestic Prelate by Pope Pius XII. Msgr. Feeney is widely known in educational circles, having serv- ed for years as secretary of Lon- don Separate •c:chool Board. Following Mass on Sunday, a dinner was served in the church basement to about 200 relatives. An address and presentation on behalf of his immediate family was made by Martin Feeney, and a second address representing his nephews and nieces and cousins, was read by Miss Cecelia Feeney. Msgr. Feeney gratefully respond- ed and made a glowing tribute to his deceased -parents, the various pastors of St. Patrick's Church, and his former teachers. He is the youngest of a family of eleven, of whom four sisters and three brothers are living: Mrs. John Meagher, Seaforth; Mrs. Dan Costello, Deblin; Mrs. Roy Mur- phy, Pontiac. Mich.; Mrs. Gene Giroux, Thorold; Martin and Wil- fred, of Dublin, and James, Pentic- ton, B.C. Among the guests attending the silver jubilee of Rt. Rev. J. A. Feeney, D.R., held at Dublin, were: Rev. Harry F. Feehey, CR., St. Jerome's College, Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. John Meagher, Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murphy, Pon- tiac, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs, Gene Giroux, Thorold; Mrs. J. R. Des- chene and son, Robert, Toronto; Mrs. M. J. O'Rourke and son, Jos- eph, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Feeney, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Feeney, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Feen- ey, Kitchener; Mrs. Bader, De- troit; Mr, and Mrs. Nekon, Kit- chener; Mr. and Mrs. John Meag- her and Mr. and Mrs. Phonse Meagher, Stratford; Miss Phon- sine Meagher, London; Mr. and Mrs. Groshek, Miss Patricia Cos- tello, Danny Costello, London; Gor- don Costello, Kingston; John Cos- tello, Niagara Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Feeney, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Feeney, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloney, Miss Rose Marie Feeney and Kenneth Feeney, Kitchener; 1VIr. and Mrs. Fred Overdulve, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. John Maloney, Buffalo, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Ma- loney, Oakville; Mrs, S. V. Ryan, Stratford; Mrs. Lee }Tolland, Wind- sor; Joseph Maloney, London; Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Feeney, London; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leis and Mrs, Nellie Feeney, Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs, Dennis Feeney, St. Aga- tha; Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Melady, Belle River; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas iladY, Goderich; Mrs. Herbert oggilits, John Ramsay and John ii. .ViitteSsa; Mrs. Thomas - l htSteatfOrd; Mrs. K. Kennedy, e fierth; Miss Hilda ono z ,„ • YOUTHFUL FISHERMEN turned nut full teree despite the cold to vie for honors in the annual Seaforth Lions Club trout derby, Two Winners, Paul Rau, winning in theboys,<ki over 10 class with his quota..,Of three flab, and Anne Silis, get- ting the special,.p for the lgigeet Ask , are pieta& Ire ' ' ,and Anne is"the take the William Stone Sons Lim- ited trophy; Jim Coultes, R.R. 5, Wingham, scored 192 points. Beef section winner was Bert Pepper, R.R. 3, Seaforth, scoring 188, out of 200:; Murray Scott, R.R. 1, Belgrave, scored 187. Ninety-six points out of 100 top- ped the sheep section and was won by Bert Pepper, R.R. 3, Seaforth; Ken Ryan, R.R. 4, Walton, scored 93 points. Challenge prize of $15 was won by the Seaforth Junior Farmers with 15 members present, or 40.05 per cent of their total group. The competition was under the direction of Huron County branch of the Ontario Department of Ag- riculture and the Huron County Junior Farmers' Association, Those eligible to compete were all young men and women residing in the county who had not com- pleted more than two years in an agricultural school or college, Three classes each of dairy cat- tle, beef cattle and swine. and one class of sheep were judged. One of the swine classes judged was a class of hog carcasses. Prize mon- d is made available by the agri- cultural committee of the Huron County Council, through a grant to the junior extension fund. Those loaning livestock for the competitions were P. Simpson, R. R. 2, Seaforth; William J. Dale. R. R. 1, Clinton, and I, Trewartha, R.R. 1, Seaforth, for dairy class. The official judge for this class was William McBride. assistant agricultural representative f o r Bruce County, assisted by Ross Marshall, Kirkton', and Maurice Hallahan, Belgrave. Beef cattle: W. Coates & Sons, Centralia; Andrew C. Gaunt & Son, Lucknow, and Thomas Todd, Lucknow. Judges were James Mc- Gregor. assistant agricultural re- presentative, Lambton County, as- sisted by Eric Anderson, Londes- boro, and Don Fortune, Wingham, Swine class by William Turnbull. Brussels; hog carcasses. Whyte's Packing Company, Stratford. Judg- es were Bruce McCorquodale. as. sistant agricultural representative, Perth County, assisted by Robert McMillan., Seaforth, and C. R. Coul- tes, Belgrave. Sheep classes by Ephriam Snell & Sons, Clinton. Judges were Wm. R. Pepper, Seaforth, assisted by M. R. Bolton, Dublin, and Douglas Keys, Seaforth, klaltIEW . gigjeti 024 :\14163,14tit" • i • S� 000041 eiegottons Will Accept District Deputy Chief Offer -Scott • Three delegations to Seaforth Town Council Thursday brought pleas for financial assistance, TOwn Council has approved an offer by the Ontario Government to appoint Fire Chief John A. Scott the District Deputy Fire Marshal for Huron County. Chief Scott told council Thurs- dahe was willing to accept the polion, which carries with it no l sal ry and considerable work. Under the proposed system, all 14 fire departments in Huron Coun- ty would be linked under a cen- tral authority. Each would be bound to give aid in townships other than their own on a no - charge basis. As district deputy chief, Mr. Scott would have the task of co- ordinating these 14 departments. The mutual aid system is now op- erating in 32 of 48 Ontario coun- ties. He would be aided by one or two full-time assistants who would be salaried employees of the prov- ince. Mr. Scott's position would in- volve much travelling to the var- ious township fire departments. Travelling expenses would be met by the province, Chief Scott explained that .the system is primarily being adopted as a civil defence measure. In case of ;enemy attack, some central authority would be needed to di- reatt fire -fighting equipment to poijots where it was needed most. Adoption of the system in Huron Connty would see the introduction of a 20 -week course for firemen in Seaforth. It would acquaint vol- unteer firefighters with latest techniques and help bring all town- ship departments up to uniform standards. Mtirrit •••V 41 • 6,0 ' 4 jA Braves Cold For Lions Trout Derby 1. Seaforth Agricultural Society asked a $400 town grant for the annual fall fair 2. Memorial Arena representa- tives asked council to pay off bank loans of $4,500 on the arena .floor. 3. Maitlandbank Cemetery Board 'wants council to assume responsi- bility for cemetery costs and ad- ministration. Representatives from the Sea - forth Legion showed councillors MISS BARBARA ALMA JOR- DAN graduated from St. Jos- eph's Hospital School of Nurs- ing. London, at the exercises held on Wednesday, May 8, at Thames Hall. U.W.O. Miss Jordan is a graduate of Hib- bert Separate School and Sea - forth District High School. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordan, Seaforth. ti NORTHSIDE WINDOW DEDICATED; HONOR FORMER SEAFORTH FAMILIES A new stained-glass window in the chancel of Northside United Church was unveiled and dedicat- ed Sunday. The window is the gift of surviv- ing members of three Seaforth families: Mr. and Mrs. George Seip, Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Burrows and the Willis -Willson family. The dedication service was con- ducted by the Rev. Bruce W. Hall, B.A.. B.D., S.T.M. Ross Murdie, clerk of session, unveiled the win- dow. Inscriptions on the west, centre and east panels read: "To the glory of God and in lov- ing memory of Mr. and Mrs. George Seip." "To the glory of God and in lov- ing memory of Elizabeth Harvey Burrows. 1873-1932, Francis James Burrows, M.D. 1869-1956." "To the glory of God and in lov- ing memory of the Willis -Willson Fa mily ." Surviving members and relatives of the three families attending the service were: Mr. and Mrs. Perly Banberry, St. Catharines; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shepherd and fam- ily, Burlington; Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Burrows and family. Jordan; Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Burrows, St. Catharines; Mrs. F. J. Bechely, Seaforth; Miss Wilma .Seip and Miss Abbie Seip, Seaforth, and their nephew. Brian Clark, of Kit- chener. Three sisters of the late Mrs. preliminary plans for the new Leg- ion Hall. Theieapplication for a building permit was approved, as were four others. The meeting also saw the auth- orization of a $25 increase in town- ship allowance, for indigent burial and an airing of complaints con- cerning the Town Hall moderniza- tion program. Delegated by the ,Seaforth Agri- cultural Society to seek a fall fair grant from Seaforth Town Coun- cil, Robert McMillan and Fred Snow explained why an increased grant was asked this year. In an effort to qualify as a class "B" fair and receive substantial subsidies from provincial and fed- eral governments, fair officials are seeking more money for priz- es and maintenance of buildings. Must Pay $3,000 Prizes To qualify as a. class "B" fair, $3,000 must be paid out in prize money for three successive years. This condition was met last year, but must be maintained for two more years. Provincial and federal grants cover 75 per cent of the costs of a class "B" fair. Maximum grant Burrows at the service were Miss Harvey. Mrs. Escott and Mrs. For- man, all of London. Building committee in charge of selection and installation of the window was chaired by S. J. Scott. Other committee members were Ross Savauge, James A. Stewart, Mrs. J. M. Scott and Dr. P, L. Brady. After the service a luncheon. prepared by ladies of the Wo- man's Association, was presented for members and relatives of the families who gave the window. Host was Sam Scott. Special thanks were given Mr. Stewart for his work on the building com- mittee. The window was made and in- stalled by Robert McCauseland Ltd.. Toronto. Composed of three panels. it measures approximately 71/2 feet wide by 12 feet high. Guests of Mrs. Ada Reid during the day were Mr. and Mrs. Ban - berry. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd and their four sons. and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Burrows. their son and daughter. A group of soil conservationists was touring through a bady erod- ed, rocky section of the hill coun- try. At one stop, a farmer said to the visitors, "My forefathers fought for this land." Then, look- ing out across his gullied fields, he added wryly. "They were the hotheaded type, I guess." Increase Classes Fair Prize List Seaforth Agricultural Society voted Tuesday to add eight class- es for Guernsey cattle and increase Ayrshire classes from eight to 12 in the dairy cattle section of this year's fall fair. This will standardize Ayrshire classes with those of Jersey. and Holstein cattle. Chairman of the dairy cattle committee, Irvin Tre- wartha, recalled that Ayrshire classes had been trimmed in past years because entries had not pro- vided enough competition. The addition of Guernsey cattle classes, to the show, stems from the increasing popularity of Guernsey herds. Mrs. Joseph Grumrnett, presi- dent of the women's division, re- vealed two new women's awards. The women will be crowned cham- pion cook and champion seams- tress at the Thursday night show. she said. Secretary Earl McSpadden re- ported that a provincial offer to pay 25 per cent of 1956 capital expenditures had been extended to 1955 expenses as well. A total of $258 was paid. Wooden covers were ordered purchased for upper windows of the exhibition hall. It was esti- mated that the covers would prove cheaper than the cost of continual- ly replacing broken window panes. The covers would be removed dur- ing the fair. Egmondville Girl On European Visit Miss Lynne Haney. 11 -year-old daughter ef Mr. and Mrs, Clair Haney. Egmondville. leaves June 1st for Scotland aboard the S.S Saxonia. She will be accompanied by her great aunt. Mrs, J. Cock burn, of Glen Ridge, St. Cathar ines. Sailing from Montreal, they wil disembark at Bristol. England. and plan to spend four days two blocks from Buckingham Palace. From there they will journey by train to Perthshire, Scotland. They wil be guests of Mrs. Cockburn' daughter, Mrs, Ian Sinclair, and will return to Canada some tim iduring September. - , possible under the present ratizig is $1,000. Presenting the Society's c Mr. Snow spoke of the b2nef Seaforth derives from the fall f and the enkopra,gemMt 44W/.i for the 4 -If Mr. McMillan pointed out tha while Exeter and Brussels hav tried to qualify, no fairs in Hutoj County have the class "B" rating. It would be a feather in. SeaforthYt cap to be the first. However, Seaforth fair grounds must have the facilities to handle a class "B" show. The Society is now carrying a deficit on buildings of over $2,500. Seek Loan Payment The Memorial Arena delegation was composed of W. J. Duncan, J.• E. Keating and, M. A. Reid. They asked Council to pay off the re- maining $4,500, of a $5,000 bent& loan which partly financed con-, struction of the arena floor. The loan was underwritten by five Seaforth citizens, each guar- anteeing $1,000. Of the original sum, $500 has been paid on the principal and interest payments have been met. Supporting the action of the five persons who helped finance the project, Mr. Duncan said the arena floor "was a necessity". Mr. Keat- ing said the guarantors "felt con- fident" at the time that building' fund contributions would quickly allow repayment of the loans. "The future looked pretty rosy," he re- called. 1 1 s e Questions Investment Reeve Norman Scoins question- ed the group's reasons for invest- ing in a public building in the first place instead of approaching the town. "No one loans money for public utility projects," he said. Bank interest rates recently rose to 6 ,per cent. A municipal body may borrow at cheaper rates. Estimating present day cost of building the arena, Mr. Keating, suggested $160,000. Other inform- ed estimates ran over $200,000. Or- iginal cost of the artificial ice plant and floor was about $24,000. At present, $45,000 insurance is carried on 'the building and ma- chinery. A recent report said pro- tection should be at least $167-,000, A delegation representing Mait- landbank Cemetery Board said they wished the Town of Seaforth to assume administration. Appoint- ed by the trustee board of North- side United Church, the cemetery board is being forced by high up- keep costs to depend more and more on the offerings of church members, the delegates revealed. Maintenance Costs Up Northside Church assumed con- trol of the cemetery in 1925, fol- lowing a union of churches. Origin- ally a closed Methodist cemetery, Maitlandbank now is inter -denom- inational and serves a large area. The cemetery board must main- tain old graves after surviving rel- atives have gone, at costs which have doubled in recent years, dele- gates explained. It is this perpetuity of over $17,- 000. supported by offerings of the church, which the cemetery board finds difficult to meet. John Holland. president of the Seaforth Legion Branch, explained details of the new $30,000 Legion Hall. He said the building will be of cement block construction and probably will have a stucco fin- ish. It will be completely fireproof, Mr. Holland said at least 15 feet would be allowed between the new hall and the lawn bowling club garage. so' that equipment for maintenance of the green could pass. The following building permits were authorized by the council: Seaforth Legion Hall; Angus Mac- Lean, James St., dwelling, $7,000; Ball -Macaulay, Huron and High Sts., warehouse, $12,000; Cities Ser- vice Station, Goderich St. (permit regranted); A. Phillips, garage. Application to erect a 25 -foot by 12 -foot billboard on Goderich St. West. near the public school, was rejected. The municipal fee paid under- takers for burial of persons with no estate was raised from $100 to $125. in recognition of increased costs. Braving cold winds and cloudy skies, 250 young fishermen turned out Monday to vie for prizes in the fish derby. This was the second year the derby had been sponsor- ed by the Lions Club. From unusually high and muddy waters in Silver Creek, the anglers hauled over 300 trout. Prize winners in the derby were the following: boys under five, John Gorwill; boys between five and. 10, Buddy Orrin; girls between five and 10, Shirley Dinstnore; boys over 10, Paul Rau; girls over 10, Jill Johnston. No prize was Claimed for girls under five. Special prizes for large fish were Warded to Ann Sills, JackWhitley, Johan‘ritt:tittirrg, James Racho h r`,1 • THE RT. BIT, J. A. VtElsirk, rector of St. Peter's Cathedral, London, rettifitie ;Sunday to .•., „ his native parish Of St. Patrick's, Dublin, to triark the silver jubilee of. to the letithood. He is getuted here at left With his sister, Mrs. Gene Gfroin4iTliorold, untt,on„ the rght;1*',b01101",Rcv Pith* JAMItt't College Kitchener 7 e:etd:,:*•,,, ° Coroner's Jury Asks 30 MPH Speed A conmer's jury recommended the posting of 30 mile speed limit signs on Brucefield and Kippen road approaches to Egmondville, Wednesday, following an inquest into the death of Edward Brown, May 13. The four-year-old child died af- ter being struck by a gravel.truck in front of his Brucefield road home in Egmondville. The jury found the child's death an accident, and declared no neg- ligence on the part of thedriver of the truck or any tither Members of the jury were: W C. Oke (foreman), Norniahv Mac- Lean. ErtittierSO Haney, EginondV Tuiyos, R.R. a, Sdiftift„A Coroner E. A. MCMi Sided' WiLneros wet