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The Huron Expositor, 1957-08-16, Page 1it �?p • ;fl S'i l CG A,° !Ik ay 4. .lr'mety.-Eighth' • W,hale,.`wo plot',' t • Mise • Catherine -Campbell and Larry Wheatley, both of RR. 1, Dublin, have' each ;been. awarded • the united" Nations Junior Farmer bus tour, whichis the top annual award for Huron County Junior Farmer and Junior Institute mem- bers. The tour leaves Galt September 22- sae :r) will be back the next Sat- vi=',:.y. The expenses for the trip are paid through the Junior Ex-'• tension Fundgranted by the Hur- ki on . County Council each, year to cremate 4-H and Junior Farmer activities within the county. •The winners were selected on a basis of their participation in 4-H and Junior Farmer activities and their standing in. the Huron Coun- ty Judging Competitions, which are heldeach. year. Miss Campbell; 20, is employed by The Huron Expositor. She has been an outstanding 4-H Homemaking club member in Hur- on County since 1949: Since then she, has completed 15 4-H Home- making club projects,_ receiving her county honours for six projects in 1952 and Provineial honours for 12 projects in 1954. In 1954 she was 'a'warded the Eastern Ontario bustrip, which is awarded each year to the runner-up for the UN trip: In 1950 she joined- the ;Seaforth Junior Institute and is still olte of their most active members. In 1955 she acted as president, and this year as secretary of the Sea - forth Junior Institute. As well, she is active in County Junior Insti- ti to work and is currently the past president of the /Huron County Junior Institute. In 1956 she was .one of Huron County's delegates to the Provincial Junior Farmers' Camp at Lake •Couchiching. Catherine was a member of the Seaforth 4-1I Beef Calf Club for eight years and in 1955 received the top award in this club. She is an active member of the McKillop Young Peoples and a member of Duff's United Church, McKillop. Mr. Wheatley has accumulated the highest score in Huron Coun- ty -Seed •olid Liirestoek• 'J'udging Competitions for . the past two years. He has also been active in the Seaforth Junior Farmers and other community activities. In 1953 Larry was a member of the Seaforth 4-11 Beef Calf Club .and that year. represented the club in the 4-11 Inter Club Competitiofs at Guelph. In 1954 and .1955 he, •w.es a member of 'the McKillop Grain Club and in 1954 he was high man in the club and represented the club in the Inter-Club.'Competitions at Guelph. Larry has been a member of the Seaforth Junior Farmers for eight years and has been a director or officer in the•Huron County Jun- ior "Farmers'""A-ssociation -for the past four years. He has held the offices of secretary -treasurer, vice- president and president of the Sea - forth Junior Farmers, and last year was secretary of the Huron County Junior Farmers, and this year is the assistant provincial director. He has taken part in judging competitions at the CNE and re- presented Huron County as a mem- ber of the Royal Winter Fair live- stock judging team in 1955. •He is a junior director of the Seaforth Agricultural Society, past presi- dent of the McKillop Young, Peo- -ple's Association, and a member. of Duff's, McKillop, United Church. Mr. Wheatley farms with his father on the 7th concession of McKillop. Damage • High In Hensall Blaze Officials last week estimated $20,000 damage resulted when fire broke out in a Hensall grain ele- vator owned by E. L. Mick & Situ.. District firemen received_ high praise for prompt action in '.con- trolling the blaze, and saving the elevator and other buildings be side it. The alarm was answered by engines from Hensall, Exeter, Zurich and Seaforth. President E. L. a Mickle said Wednesday, one week after the fire, the 55 -foot high structure would have to be rebuilt from bin level. This would include the ilieadhouse and distributing Mech- anism. Local contractors were then on the job and expected to cojnplete reconstruction; within a We All: 10,000 bushels' of, grain in the elevator were devaluated by smoke and water damage, but Mr. Micltle said original.damage'estimates might be too high. The blaze was discovered. at „2 a.m., August 7,. by Bill Sangster and brother, Dave, who is deputy chief of Hensall fare brigade, ,The brothers rtishe to the dire_ ,a1I. a`nd w. turned in, the:lar n tiliickly', a, swered b rite Chi Byron.E' le. y. e y Chief'" Kyle, itt turnit; �'eter and, Z `ch ori 'a' ea: e � i g d � 1n' 5"•of•tt.h :de also answer-- .... ,'Seaforth nta:}is . continue. to level :All ogB,agositwn `as they pre. pare to meet a yet _unknown ad- versary in • home-and=home play- off series Friday, -at Lions Park A Clinton -Walton Competelin 'NFL For T la �d Place Huron Football Association. will wind up the 1957 season Friday when Clinton and Walton meet un- der -the floodlights in Brussels. The game ' promises to decide who -finishes third in the scramble that found three teams—Clinton,, Brussels and Walton—all tied for third place. An earlier tie between Winthrop and St.' C.olumban for first spiits, saw the latter triph umon the flip of a coin, and Winthrop slip to Marshall, rf second. Low team according to standings. Totals Wednesday was Brussels with one Exeter: win and two Iosses to that point in the roundrobin play-offs. They played Walton at Brussels Wednes- day night, but after press time. With avin they could finish no better than fourth. Most promising prospect for third spot before Wednesday's game was Walton vyith three points to their credit, Alter com- pleting only two of their four games. Clinton also boasted three credits, but with three games un- der their belts. Standings up to Wednesday's game were: GP GW GL GT Pts. 2' 1 0 1 3 3 "'1 1 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 hese They will face either Ciinten or Mitchell, depending pn;tlwe outcome of a • Wednesday match` between those two teams, in a bid to win,. the local WOAA hardball chm a- pionshi'p. If they do, .the Seaforth club will then go. on to Western Qn- 'tario regional. play-offs. Last Wednesday Seaforth crush- ed Exeter 13-2,. driving out mine hits to their opponents' three. Monday, they again blasted the. Exeter team, this time 417-5, to take the best of three series. Wednesday • Exeter 100 001— 2 3 1 Seaforth .. 522 31x-13 9; 2 Seaforth AB R 11 Pethick, ss 3 Love, 3b 2 T. Dick, lb 4 2 Ranh, p 4 Patterson, cf 3 Campbell, if 2 Stacey, 2b 1 J. Dick, c 1 3. 23 13 2 1 Walton' ...•. ••. Clinton •:....... Brussels Bowlers Compete In Gruen Tourney Seaforth Lawn Rpwling" Club Gruen watch men.'s doubles tourna- ment, sponsored by Savauge's Jewellery, was held last Wednes- day. A full entry of 36 rinks attended from Ailsa Craig, London, Wood- stock,' Goderich, Clinton, Kitchen- er, Mount. Forest, Waterloo, Pres- ton, St. Marys, Galt,. Exeter, Till- sonburg, Stratford, Petrolia, Brus- sels 'and Seaforth. Prize winners were: 1st, Ron Jones and Martin Dow, of London Elmwood Club,., 3 wins plus 31; 2nd, J. Dorsch and •Ed. Engel, Waterloo, 3 wins plus 19; 3rd, R. McIntosh and S. McIntosh, Ailsa Craig, 3 wins plus 18; 4th, C. Mor- ton and J. McIntosh, Ailsa Craig, 3 wins plus 11; 5th, H. 0. Free and Alvin Dale, Seaforth, 3 wins plus 9; 6th, E: Ostander and Jim Vance, Tillsonburg,- 2 -wins-plus 24. In addition to the fifth prize' win- ners, Seaforth was, represented by Eric Munroe and Norman Mac- Lean, Frank Sills and Gordon Hays, B. F. Christie and George Hays, and Lorne Dale and Don Dale. 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 2' 1 0 0, 1 9 Totals 24 2 3 Errors—Seaforth, 2• Exeter, 1. Left on bases: Seaforth, 4; Exeter, 5.- Two -base hits:, eith, Pethick; Exeter (1): Hoee runs: Pethick. Hits: off Reith, 3; off McKnight, 6; off Hayward (4), 3. Struck out: by Reith, 16; by McKnight, 4; by Hayward, 0. Bases on balls: off Reith, 1; off McKnight - 9; off Hay, ward, 0. Wild pitches: Reith. Balk: McKnight. Time of game.: 1:20. Umpires—J. Hennessey, 'E. McCue. Monday Exeter 011 021— 5 Seaforth 631 115-17 Award Prizes At Zurich Store A host of prizes, ranging from toilet seats to flashlights, were carried away by . local people August 8-10, when Gerald Gin- gerich, Zurich, played Santa Claus at the grand opening of his . new plumbing and heating store there. Following are prize, winners:... Door prizes, Thursday Mrs. Charles Hagan, Zurich, faucet; Jim Campbell, London, sprinkler hose; flashlight, Mrs. Wm. Stone, Exeter: Friday—Faucet, Mrs. Jas. Cox, Exeter; pair of plaques, Eric Chuter, Varna; flashlight, Alfred Meidinger, Zurich. Saturday— Shower fixture, Richard Klopp, Zurich; pearlescent toilet seat, Melvin Geiger, Zurich; gallon of paint, Richard Breakey, Zurich. Grand Prizes—GE frypan, Mrs. Plawson, Lakewood, Florida; has- sock, Joe Uttley, London; camp stove, Eleanor Erb, Zurich. Contest: holes in peg board used in building, exact number 332;891: TV . lamp, Gregory Willard, Zur- ich'; picture, Gerald Merner, . Zur- ich; flashlight, Gerrard Overholt, Zurich. Prize to first person mak- ing $5 purchase each day, all flashlights: Henry Atkins, Hensall; Mrs. Courtney Burmerster, Zur- ich; Wilbur Keyes„ Seaforth. HokJ Services For Mrs. Ross Hamilton Service for Mrs. Ross Hamilton, 29, of Wingbam, was largely at- tended Monday, August 5, at the Whitney Funeral Home, Seaforth. The community was deeply shocked August 2 te hear that Mrs. Haniilton, the only daughter of Mr. and ,Mrs. G. A. Whitney, Seaforth, had lost her life in a drowning accident at Point Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton .,had liv- ed in Seaforth for three years, from 1953 to 1956. Rev. A. Nimmo, Wingham, Rev. Bruce W. Hall and Rev. D. Glenn Campbell, Seaforth, assisted at the service. Interment was in .Wing - ham cemetery. Pallbearers were John Crewson,. .Tack .Gorbutt and Jack Lloyd,. Wingham; Murray McGill, MiteheIl;, David Stewart and Don Hillis. ,Seaforth. A guest at the cottage of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gorbutt, Jr., Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. Gorbutt had gone for a swim about 2:30. High waves were coming .on shore at that time and it is believed' that both were caught in the rough water and pulled ' into a hole. Mr. Gorbutt's cries for assistance were heard by Rev. James Mc- Fadden, of Cape Croker, who oc- •eupies a cottage 'nearby. He launched a boat and was able to rescue Mr. Gorbutt, but Mrs. Ham- ilton's body, had already disap- peared. It was recovered about an hour and a half later by .John Madeline, of Beachville. • Artificial respiration applied by Constable Kenneth Fry, of the Kincardine pollee,: failed -to ,ring ress� '�nse. Coroner M. R. a i- =oily. po �! well, of Kincardine, pronounced the accident victim dead and de- tided that no inquest would. be held%`; at` tet k317� p r�aa: al at•:1 known as a vocalist. Later she moved with, her parents to, Sea - forth and after completing her edL ucation worked at Wingham radio station as a member of the cleri- cal staff, in addition to which she was regularly heard on broadcasts. With the opening of ,the television station she was often seen on pro- gran'is. Her husband, • Ross Hamilton, is advertising sales manager of MINX -TV, Winghain. He, has been a staff member for Mann years, His wife worked there four a tittle before their marriage eight years ago. She was of a particularly sunny abd pleasant disposition which created friends for her in all 'who know her. She VMS aMe ber ar ld pest president of tt Tfrttette 4Iub n a ,inem er� ;of e ch of ,St v✓ � �rC ,y `tel yy(p. 1oN Successful in Red Cross swine - ming tests at Lions. Park pool: ,re- cently were 70 of 76 students ex amined. The number tiin'g sw ming tests, represents about 25 pier, cent of the 268 persons enrolled. ,'' Examiners- were F,'0 Bud. Hay- ter, of RCAF Station, Clinton, who tested junior,. intermediate and` senior candidates, .and Ren Ennis, of Seaforth, who. tested beginners. Successful candidates were:. • Senior Division—Ken Bedard; The annual Lions Park swim- ming meet for swimitiers of all ages will take place Satpr- day afternoon at Lions pool. . This is the occasion '•w'heit swimmers can compete one with the other in a aeries of' interesting events. The meet is open to all who are inter= ested in competing, and spec- '; ta•tors are welcome. Preceed- ing the meet, Red Cross badg- es will be presented to those Swimmers who were success- ful in recent tests. . Henry Lansink, Neil Crozier, Don Crozier, Ted, Lamont, Ken Dev- ereaux, John MacDonald, Andy Calder, Tom Dick. Intermediates — Frank Rovers, Kathie Eckert, Benny Lansink, Lynn Nixon., Barbara Holland, Jim Sills, Julie Chapple, Elizabeth Ban- nister, Allan Patterson. Juniors — Brian Traviss, Ann Sills, Emily Elliot, Ron Beuerrnan, Cheryl Moore, Jim Ellie, Connie Eckert, Mary Eckert, Elaine Eck- ert, Kerry Campbell, Joan Rey- nolds, Nina MacDonald, Sandy Lamont, Beginners — Gary lBettles, Bill McGrath, Margaret Haase, John Holland, Elaine Oke, Cheryl Muir, Diane Salisbury, Don Coyne, Joan Coyne, -Rose Mary Lansink, Mary Lansink, Ruth McTaggart, Shirley Dinsmore; Pamela Powell, Tony Rovers, Helen Elliot, Diane Fin- layson„ Bernard Hetham, Louise Bradshaw, Lorraine Riddel, Carol Fischer, Kathy -Philips, Margaret Hillen; Murdo McLean,'Billy Bosh- art, Bob Papple, Bruce Horton, Jack Durst, Luella Moylan, Elaine Beattie, Jack McCall, Dianne Free, John Snow, Jean Hillen, Gary Grey, Susan Snow, Linda Bryans, Paul Spittal, Ricky Fortune. Beginners: enrolled, 205; exam- ined, 42; passed, 39. Juniors: en- rolled, 28; examined; 15; passed, 13. Intermediates: enrolled, 19; examined, 9; passed 9. Seniors: enrolled, 16; examined, 10; pass- ed, 9. - Residents Injured In Accidents 'Albert Horner, RR 4, Seaforth,. suffered a cracked anklbone re- cently when he was struck by a combine wheel. Combining timothy, Mr. Horner was filling the last bag when a small wheel hit him in the ankle. Gordon Kerr, owner of the com- bine, was working with him at the time. Treated at Seaforth Clinic, Mr. Horner's ankle was placed in a walking • cast. It is to be removed in a week. Meanwhile he is get- ting about- with the aid of a cane. Fractures Knee Mrs. Dolens McCuaig, while holi- daying at her Grand Bend home last week, slipped and fractured her knee. Removed to Scott Mem- orial Hospital here, she was re- leased on Saturday, following treatment. Staffa Girl Wine Silver Medal Miss Anne Morris, Staffa, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Morris, was informed by the Tor- onto Conservatory of Music that she would receive a silver medal for obtaining 100 marks in her theory music exam. Anne is a pupil of St. Joseph's Convent, Seaforth, and a student at Seaforth District' High School. Delegation Seeks CTA Changes A delegation from Huron Pres- bytery of the United Church last week asked for five amendments to the Canada Temperance Act in an interview with Hon. E. D. Ful- ton, Minister of Justice, President Elgin McKinley, Zur- ich, later expressed "high hopes" their advice Would be heeded by the new Progressive Conservative government;, and commented on the favorable reception their dele- gation' received .in Ottawa. Mr. McKinley' said "Mr. Fulton appeared to be quite interested and he ppromi'sed,he weuld look into the tiro'bletn, He said he would like to'consult the Ontario government f, befog he tapes e e any steps." The tune`tidments suggested by the ;cotiincil''i'beludedt i, hat 'ses'd� of unseal- t1 tt ttiicUeating+ bev �; li is p a p � e tSi1, �y � iu _t ea tel l • r !ant OK, ccept it Engineer %Seaforth Council was told at its ieeting on Monday night that the construction of the disposal plant by Sparton Construction Company w s completed satisfactorily, and at the company's holdback should returned. Attending the meet - g wasj G. G. Reid, of Graham Heid & Associates, the engineering firm that designed the system and supervised • the construction of the plant, and Mr. Reid said that fol - keying an examination of the plant that day he was satisfied that the company had now completed its work. ;While the systemhas- been in use for two years now, certain de- fents'had appeared in the disposal -plant construction, and council had delayed finalizing the contract un- til the company had made good. Referring to a claim from the company against the municipality in. an amount of $1,263.86, Mr. Reid said that he recommended that, if possible, a settlement in an amount of $600 be arrived at. The cl;iim arose from the cost of pro- virling a• water service to the dis- posal plant. The specifications set- ting out responsibility for .the pro- vision of the service had been pre- pared in such a fashion that it was impossible to determine who was responsible, and for this rea- son the contractor, who had gone ahead with the work, claimed the amount as an extra from the town. The account was made up of the amount which was charged by the PUC for laying the special two-inch service, as well as the contractor's overhead and profit. Mr. Reid added that one item had b,en neglected, that of the pro- -len of a flushing hose, and.that. •this4had been taken into considera- tion in the settlement which he recommended, Through Solicitor Councillor William Ball wonder- ed whether the PUC had received its money, and an effort was made to ' contact PUC Manager Ray Holmes, to; determine .this point. Mayor McMaster pointed out that the settlement recommended seem- ed to be fair and reasonable, and that the contractor on the whole had done a good job in the face of great difficulties. He said that the settlement had been discussed with the town solicitor, and it' was his advice that an _effort be made on the basis as recommended by the engineer. In any event, the PUC wpuld be protected, since any pay- ments would be through the solici- tor who would determine who would satisfy himself that all claims had been met. Councillors expressed concern as to whether or not the PUC had a responsibility to provide the ser- vice without remuneration, and on this basis hesitated to approve the settlement. Mayor McMaster agreed that on the basis of the payment for water consumption the PUC was getting pretty good interest, ,even if they dial provide the service. He sug- gested that perhaps the PUC should be approached to determine what the responsibility was. Mr. Reid said that was a matter for the town and PUC to determine, and that in any event it didn't affect the matter of a settlement with the' contractor. - Referring to the operation of the system, Mr. Reid said that it ap- peared to be working satisfactorily but that he would recommend that (Continued on Page 5) Top Ed ucaiic: n os�: To McNau,':hton Born and educated in early life in the Seaforth district, R. J. Mc- Naughton has been appointed an assistant superintendent of ele- mentary education with the On- tario Department of Education. He will work in the Parliament Build- ings, Toronto. . Mr: McNaughton, who received the news while recovering from an illness in Victoria Hospital, London, is feeling better. Educated in S.S. 2, Tuckersmith, Seaforth Collegiate Institute and the University of Western Ontario, he has his Bachelor of Pedagogy from the University of Toronto. He is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McNaughton. His wife is the former Jane Hoggarth. They Jr. Farm Head To Open Fair Here David Barrie, of Galt, president of Ontario Junior Farmers Associ- ation, will open Seaforth Fall Fair, September 19. A letter from Mr. Barrie accept- ing the invitation to speak was read at a recent Agricultural So- ciety meeting •here. The society was also advised that wooden shutters, constructed to protect several windows in the ex- hibit hall at the fair grounds, have been installed. They will be re- moved for the fair, then replaced. while the building is not in use. Present at the meeting were Doug Miles, Huron agricultural re- presentative, and assistant Art Bolton. John .Anderson s High Shot John Anderson, of Hensall, with a 47 score, won the 50 -bird handi- cap event Sunday at the Kippen Gun Club's trap shoot. Tied for second place were Har- ry Mather, Exeter; Chester Lee, Parkhill, R. Person, California, and Earl Doucette, Clinton, with 44 each. In third spot with 43 were Lloyd Venner, of Hensall; Ashley Gil- bert, Goderich, and Dr. James Jarrott, London. Norman Harburn, Cromarty. had a 42 score. The next shoot, a 50 -bird handi- cap event, will be held in Septem- ber and will be a challenge shoot with a 10 -man team from Kippen against a combined team from the Clinton and Goderich clubs. ` Hensall Druggist Sells Business R. H. Middleton, a Hensall drug- gist for the past 18 years, has dis- posed of his business to Mr. Tre- vor Wilson, of London, a graduate druggist. He took possession on August 5. Mr. Middleton came to Hensall in 1939 when he bought the busi- ness from the late A. W. E. Hemp- hill. The drug store has been in the same location on Main Street for over 50 years. Mr. Middleton, a prominent fig- ure in the village, has been presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce at various periods for some 14 years. He was active on the Park Board, Council, Curling Club and many other activities in the vil- lage. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton and Bobby will remain in the village. Hensall Council Approves Higher Rate Hensall village council accepted the 1957 assessment roll Monday. Assessor Alvin W. Kerslake re- ported the following totals: popu- lation, 835; residential assessment, $481,925; commercial, $344,040; ex- emptions, $115,925. Total assess- ment was $941,890. Tax rates were set after consid- erable discussion. The council felt because of building the new public school and debenture payment an increased rate would be necessary. The '-artificial ice debenture also figured in the rise. Rates finally set were: residen- tial assessment, county, 11.8; lib- rary, .7; fire debentures, 1.1; hy- drant rental, 2.7; high school, 6.5; 1 icedebentures, entures 1 9 park, .0, d b pub- lic school debentures, 5.5; public school, 11.8; water debentures, 2.3; village rate, 16:7. 'Total bates roved are: resi- dental, 6t milia,. and industrial' and ',dial '6 millsv. cle' **Mali 7 The, Clerk atiS uirtetl. tb add, fvettlcut tember 9, at 8 p.m. Other business dealt with by council included: preparation of a by-law designating Albert and Nel- son Streets as stop streets; grant to Park Board of $500 because work had exceeded expected cost. Accounts paid were: A. W. Kers- lake, assessor and postage, .$412.90; C. Kipfer, . postage, $5;- E. Fink, supplies and repairs, streets $16.40, Hall $1.66; Remington -Rand Ltd., repairs adding machine, $4.50; A. Spencer, tile, $3; Municipal World, supplies, $3.52; Exeter Times -Ad- vocate, printing, $3.50; Clinton News -Record, printing, $2.52; T. Lavender, supplies, FD, $22.61; Hensall PUC, hydro, Hall; $9.18; Receiver General, innnme tax, $3:50;. E. R. Davis, gaiety213. 6 mileage and --ex expenses, $ 025• lE. Munn, Iabor .36. dump -2 , hours, $ p, , 2.50; Bell Tee hone . 1 s ,ic.. p � . ei'w s, 24104 J A , Paterson, eir e e li t� ingu ale PD, $27.60 relief,ief $3&; 1tsaIl ted shell y enior- Y II have two- children, Linda and Nancy.. For the past two years he has been inspector of Middlesex One inspectorate, comprising schools in London, West Nissouri and Bid- dulps Townships He began his teaching career as principal of Thamesford School, later moving into London to teach at Talbot St. and St. George's Schools. He was made principal of Talbot St. there before the war and later was principal of Wortley Road, In 1944 be -was appointed an as-' sistant, inspector for the depart- ment in Wentworth County, stay- ed one year before moving as in- spector in Stormont County and Cornwall. From 'there he moved to Stratford as amaster in the Teachers' College, stayed eight years before. his appointment as Middlesex inspector two years ago. He is on the session of Metro- politan United Church, London, and chairman of its Christian Ed- ucation Committee. Brothers and sisters are Mrs.: Wallace Haugh and Miss Tena Mc- Naughton, Brucefield; Mrs. Clar- ence Smillie, Hensall; James Mc- Naughton, Kippen., and Webster McNaughton, New Hamburg. . Wallace Family Holds Reunion A family picnic turned into a re- union of the nine members of the family of Mrs. Alex Wallace, Tuck- ersmith Last Saturday Mrs. Wallace, her nine children and 40 of their des- cendants were on• • hand at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Roe, Harlock, for a picnic to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Patterson, Frances and Randy, of Kentville, N.S., who were visiting in the area. During the day another member of the family, Mrs. Leland Wanna- maker, Mr. Wannamaker and Gail, from Napanee, Ont., made a sur- prise trip to her home to bring the family together, the first time since about 1944. A picnic supper was served and a pleasant time of "chit-chat" was enjoyed. The younger set partici- pated in several games. The Wallace family, headed by Mrs. Alex Wallace, includes: Mae, Mrs. Wesley Roe, Harlock; Mil- dred, Mrs. Norman Walker, Bruce - field; Iona, Mrs. Orville Blake, Colborne Township; Marion, Mrs, Leslie Patterson, Kentville, N.S.; Jessie, Mrs. Leland Wannamaker, Napanee; Grace, Mrs. Russell Mil- ler, Tuckersmith; Donald Wallace, Seaforth; Douglas Wallace, on the home farm, Tuckersmith, and Ruth, Mrs. Howard Yeandle, Kit- chener. Two brothers passed away, Carl, in 1916, and Russell Robert, in 1934. Local Jitney Attracts 28 A local bowling jitney drew 28 participants Tuesday. Ladies' first prize went to Mrs. E. H. Close, with 2 wins plus 20. Mrs. 11. 0. Free was 'second with 2 wins plus 11. Mien's first prize was taken by William Ball, 2 wins plus 18, and second place by George Hays, with wins plus 15. Fo'rt iii ity : one .the best ro- t4y. p se 've P drifentive 'atrriett les of the" '1812 a taus f s - iinifl)ri�ii .• i d o• iveeC The possibility that the new year would, see achange'in policing arrangements in. Seaforth, bees:' apparent as conned, at' its meetin Monday night, discussed a cpm, munication which had• • hien ceived from the district office the Ontario Provincial'Peliee letter referred ;to the 'renet+vn,.-,N the contract which the town # with the. OPP and indicated in the- event it was renewed' would be necessary to provide,:for'' three officers, as of January 'Ist,r next, rather 'than the -two officerss,.;_ who have been carrying out the; work since the arrangement with : the OPP was entered into some years ago. It was explained that the additional officer was required..., as a result of the need for .-re placements ,for sickness and heli- days, and to fit in with present working schedules. The arrangement with the OPP provides that thetown obtains the service at a cost of $4,000 per year per officer, plus an amount for the use of a car based on mileage and which works out to about $1,500 a year. In addition to this, there.... are additional charges when relief" officers are required to fill in" on occasion., when leave or holidays • are granted. After discussing the matter and; taking cognizance of the increased cost that would result, couneii adopted the following .resolution' "That the provincial police, be ad- vised that the town is willing .to continue the policing under the Provincial Police for 1958 if Wean ,. be done under the present con- tract for two men." Sidewalk Work, Undinway Councillor B. F. Christie, chair-.. man, of the street corns aittee , tolltl• council that during the Month der review, the street committee' had completed cleaningout a num. her of catchbasins and repairs to the culvert on No. 8 Highway were also completed. The cost of the repairs, $72.80, is to be recovered from the Department of Highways. Traffic signs are being replaced at various points in the town, the chairman said, and in addition smaller 'No Parking' signs are to be erected on Goderich St. and will be attached to light standards. New sidewalks had been laid at a num- ber of locations, using hot mix ma- terial, which was being handled by town employees. In all, some 623 square yards had been laid at a cost of $797.25. In arriving at the cost, Councillor Christie said the wages of town employees, as well as use of the truck and other equipment, bad been taken into consideration. If this amount of work had been'done by contract, the cost would have amounted to $1,283.70, he said. As material be- came available, it was planned to - resurface additional areas with hot mix, and included in this work would be the area about the Town Hall. It was agreed that the sidewalks adjacent . to the former Queen's Hotel were in need of repair, and consideration would be given this work when the program was re- commenced. Clerk Wilson doubted that it would be possible to recover a pro- vincial grant with respect to work that had been done on Main Street paving near the post office. He was instructed by council, however, to make application,, since it was con- sidered that the work was in the nature of maintenance to a street. The committee was instructed to give consideration to laying addi- tional paving material over a boulevard on the south side of Gouinlock St., from Main St. east to a lane. It was pointed out that this area was difficult to maintain and that the dirt being tracked in- to stores because of the condition, of the boulevard was creating a serious nuisance. Remove Trees The chairman told council that a number of trees had been remov- ed because it was found they were in a dangerous condition. Adders tional work of this nature was re quired. A request to have a street lalhp moved from its present location ott South Main. St., near Seaforth 10.-, thine Shop, was referred to the street committee. Council agreed that the light, in its present loca• - tion, was subjeeted to undue strain because of t'raff'ic going in and, +sett at that area, but also realized ihat°, the arrangeinent, of Sheet. GI tt4tii d wit'ht l stet 2tr; the recofpri ing of 'pe`tt Ali tee aha` • ai