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The Huron Expositor, 1968-07-11, Page 1..; o‘i Whole No. 5235 109th Year .SEAFORTII, 9NTARTO)116„YRSDAY, J1JLY 1-1, 1968 Seaforth Public School Pupils who graduated from the Seaforth Public \School Kindergarten class this year were: Back Row, from left, Scott Moggach, Jeff Janes, Vern Sawyer, Sandra Neil, Kevin Young, Bre„d Rice, Sandra Staffen, Dennis, Nielsen, Angelee Atdressi, Kathy Maloney, Michael Scott; Middie Row, Paul Johns, Gerry McLaughlin, JoAnne Czerwinski, Stepheri Dra- DND School Principal Retires C. A. Trott, (left) principal of the DND School at CFB Clinton since 1950, was presented with a gift at a Mess Dinner .held recently in honor of retiring members. Doing the honors is CFB Clinton's new Administrative Officer, Major F. Gold- ing formerly of Seaforth. (Canadian Forces Photo). •Two Area Men Injured In Area Auto Mishaps Condition of. Grant McClin- chey, 31, of Hensall, injured ear- ly Sunday in an accident on the Kippen Road, was satisfactory a Seaforth Community Hospital spokesman said Wednesday. A passenger in a car driven by William Park MacKinnon, 25, of 1500 Beckwortla Ave., London he suffered undetermined neck and possible internal injuries, when the MacKinnon car ran in- to a ditch along Huron County Road 12, between Seaforth and Kippen, and overturned. The late- model convertible was completely wrecked. 'Treated At Hospital Leo Cronin, 19, of RR 1, Dub- lin, was treated for head iniur- At Scott's Farms les at Seaforth Community Hos- pital early Saturday after the ear he was driving left Highway 8 east of Seaforth and ran into a ditch. Damage Totals $1,050 A collision at the intersection of Huron Road 32- and conces- sion 5 Tuckersmith, Friday af- ternoon, resulted in damage to- talling $1,050 to two vehicles. Involved was a car driven by James Doig, 62,' RR 4, Seaforth with Oliver MacKay, RR 2, Kip - pen as a passenger and a pick- up truck driven by Dirk Toonk, 63, RR 2, Kippen. Damage to the Doig car was $600 and to the Toonk truck $450, accord- ing to OPP constable Ray Prim - eau. Kindergarten Class ger, Terry Marshall, Cori .Habkirk, Bradley Schenck, David Stocker, Bradley Sallows; Front Row, Joanne Trapnell, Dougie Scott, Karen Bennewies, Brian McCowan, Timmy Woerlen, Chris Fry, Stephen Hildebrand, Dwight Minnell, Anne Ribey. (Photo by Phillips). •Suggest Farmers Have Inadequate Incomes There are farmers in Huron County who are doing fairly well, but personally I feel that, in general, the farmer does not have an adequate income," Gor- don Hill, Varna, a member of 'the Ontario Farm Income Com- mittee, commented on the dis- cussions held at Centralia Col- lege of Agriculture, and Tech- nology last week. Mr. Hill was of the opinion that in some cases management was involved, but in many oth- ers circumstances were not con- ducive to a success,ful farm op- eration. From his obserilltion as a member of the committee, which has been touring the province, Mr. Hill was willing to admit that the County of Huron was in a much better position than most of the coun- ties which the ceramittee had visited. Malcolm Davidson, Brucefield, another member of the Farm –Income Committee, pointed out that farmers had many prob- lems and the committee was seeking the opinions of farmers and others *1th a view to rec- ommending various programs to the Ontario Government. He said it was primarily an econ- omic and social study. There must be some reason why the return to capital,. labour and financial risk, was lower in On. We're Sorry In a story in connection with Seaforth's 100th birthday par- ade on JulY 1st which appeared in last week's paper, reference was made to the parade having included the ' Brussels Pipe Band. This of course was in error. The pipe band was the well known Bannockburn Band which was specially brought together for this event by long-time member Watson Webster of Varna. tario in argriculture than other industries not nearly so important. He asked: "Why is this? Whit shall we do? Mint changes should be made?" Thomas Robson, Leamington, a big' tomato grower and Mrs. Kenneth Macintosh, a Kitchen- er alderman, vice-president of the Consumers' Association id Canada, are also members of the V'arm Income Committee, while the executive secretary is Ed- ward O'Meara, agriculttira econ- omist of the Ontario 'Depart- ment of Agriculture. Periodically, the committee has been meeting in 'yarious parts of the province with farm- ers and agricultural representa- tives' in ah attempt to get sug- gestions for solutions of farm problems. *-• IRVIN TREWARTHA who recently was elected the 43rd president of the Seaforth Lions Club. 10 PAGES ouncH Bids Single Coptp4, -Coal $5,00 A Year in Advance 2 'or:Birthday Succes "It was remarkable how the whole town went to work," said Mayor Frank Kling as council said4thanks" to the officials. and c,ommittees and the people - of SeafOtth for .the success of the 100th Birthday Party and Homecoming Weekend. • Council took a few moments from their regular business on Monday night to give words of appreciation to all groups or in- dividuals from outside Seaforth who had donated time to the celebrations. Councillors, led by the 100th Birthday committee chairman, J. C. MacLennan, agreed they would have liked to send letters of appreciation 'to all, including those in Seaforth who had helped. • The Seaforth PUC in a, let- ter to council asked approval of preliminary plans covering necessary hydrant and pole re- moval due to the redevelopment. of West William St. Because the PUC hadn,t sub- mitted any, figures on relocat- ing the hydrants and poles, 'council decided to defer a de- cision to a later date. Council also disCussed changes underway on the street. Walter Scott, manager of the PUC, ask- ed council to look into the pos- sibilities of a boulevatd on each side of the street. Council also received a letter frem the PUC for a request for out-of-town water service to Receive Ontario Awards Among grade Kill students across the province who will receive Ontario scholarships are four from Seaforth District High School. They are Joanne Elligsen and Monica McCurdy who plan to attend University of Waterloo, Vida Malkus who is going to University of Toronto and Shar- yn Burke who will enter either Western at London Or Varsity at Toronto. The scholarships are awarded to students who obtain over 80% on the seven credits re- quired for graduation. In announcing the winners, principal L. P. Plumsteei said there had net been an oppor- tunity to complete a list of promotions for publication. These, however, were announc- ed last week and were sent to students individually. Smiles . A father, putting a 50 -foot ex- tension cord on the family tele- phone, explained, "Now that the weather is nice I want my daughter to stay outdoors more. Korean Vet Makes Study of Poultry Business (By Brian Canqey) farm in Seaforth ay hold the For a young Kiein man, a key for his and Kolea's future. The trebling which Eui -Saing Han receives in modern meth- ods of farm practice and man- agement at the James M. Scott fazxns in Seaforth will be taken back to hik country in Novem- ber. With the use of these methods, he hopes the agricul- tural problems of the Korean people -of whom 60 per cent are farmers, will be reduced. Dr. Han, who is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, is one of 25 Koreans sent over as part of the Canadian External Aid Program of placement of Kor- ean students of farm % It is the first time for Korea. While some of his fellow countrymen chose to go into • the horticultural and veterin- ary fields, Dr. Han decided on livestock. As a veterinarian, he. specialized in cattle, specifical- ly animal obstetrics. Now he's spending four months at the Scott farms and learning about the management of big chicken farms and the hatchery. "After they come out of the incubator, we cut the comb and begke and they are shipped," he said. "Chicks are highly insensitive," he added as he tossed the chicks into theo boxes. can't see any mistake in their fent. They Inallage it very well," he ;added. "In the case of Korea, sometimes in- fectous diseases kill chicks very quickly and here I can learn from Mr. Scott how to prevent this." Dr. Han has been in Seaforth for eleven weeks and he speaks highly of the town. "It's a lovely town and very quiet," he says. • The 26 -year-old man works at the farm from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a work period which he' describes as "not too strenuous". Sundays after church services at First Presbyterian attach he Spends "enjoyable" afternoons at the Seaforth Veterinary Clin- ic with Dr. W. H. Patterson. Here he is able to help with the ppctice due to his veterin- ary knowledge. Just last week Dr. Han had the pleasure of meeting the Korean Ambassador to Canada, Mr. Paik. For Dr. Han, this was quite a thrill as Mr. Paik is a four-star general and is very famous in Korea. "He was a Tiger in the war; a man who never knew how to retreat," said Dr. Han. This is the first time for Kor- ean students but it is not the first time that Mr. Scott has taken students at his farm. He started it just after the war and since -then has ta en in students from Hungary, Deninark and other countries. He is especial- ly proud of his Danish protege who went west to Saskatchewan and is now s ductor.rvAll have done extremely well," said Mr. Scott. Dr. Han is from Seoul and re- sides at an address which- would raise haVoc with letter writers. 2 -tong, 4 -ban San '75 Sam- yang-dong, Sung bukka, Seoul, Korea. He graduated from Han Yang 1959 with a diploma n mach- ines in Soul but decided to o into ag- riculture because "I have a growing interest in agricultural science." In 1966 he graduated from the National University College of Agriculture with his D.V.M. One of his professors was a Canadian born man, Dr. Scho- field, who assiSted in preparing ' the young veterinarian for his stay in Canada. Before applying to come to Canada, he worked as an artifi- cial insemination technician in breeding milk cows and the studying of fattening the tradi- tional Korean cows — the ones used for beef and sometimes for farm work in the rice fields. He is unmarried and has three sisters and one brother. His father died when he was seven years old. When he came to Canada last September, he received a one- month orientation period at Cen- tralia where he learned Eng- lish composition and studied Canadian customs. His English is halting but he is a very plea- sant chap who loves to make friends and talk. After his stay -at. the Scott farms ending in, Steptember, he will go to Guelph for two months of schooling and then return to Korea. The knowledge in farm man. hopefully contribute to Korea's agricultural- production, i, "Not very much balance is an econo- mic problem," he said. "The old people are trying to learn. This has contributed, to progress in agricultural production." "Livestock is not developed as much as here but it is simi- lar in some ways nowadays," he said. "The land is very, very good and the season is good for cows," he remarked in adding that rice and milk are Korea's main staple foods. "We have many chicken farms and most eggs are sold to Un- ited States troops. in Korea. We sometimes worry about that be- cause the U.S. troops may go home," he laughed. With his training at the Scott farms he is hoping to develop poultry farms even further and increase the country's exports and econ- omy. As a student he is provided with room and board. Ile re- ceives $25 per month for ex- pense money aS well as a cloth- ing allourance from the program. - For a young man so far from his own country and in a sttange land, life would tend to become lonely but Dr. Han is a happy man. Ile has met some wonder- fully helpful people in tffe past year and knows that what he is doing will help so niany people out. "Pm happy to come here, Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been agement that he takes back will very nice," he said. Mery Nott's • property on the south side of George St. They agreed to take immediate action in the matter. A report from an insurance investigator informed council that the boiler in the town hall was badly in need of repairs and this brought con- siderable discussion as to the possibilities of purchasing a new boiler. Clerk Ernie Wil- liams said conciftion of the boil- er 'caused heating problems iu the winter. "There was never enough steam, to heat all the rads," he said, • Since there is no control over the amount of, heat to some rooms in the town hall and coal is being wasted, council decided to set up a committee irf mem- bers of the Public Works and Sanitation committee to look into the costs of a new gas or oil installation. "There are val- ves that don't work, nothing that works properly on it," said Mayor Kling. The Seaforth volunteer fire department requested consid- eration of raising the hourly rate to three dollars from two dol- lars and increasing manpower to eight from six. The previous standards had been set in 1951. Council said the new contract is already under renewal. St. James' Separate School re- quested some • improvements along the frontage of the school. Because the school's demands were not explicit enough, coun- cil referred the matter to the works committee: Councillor Betty Cardno re- ported on the meeting for reg- ional developanent She said of- ficials asked representatives to choose the three most crucial areas. Mrs. Cardno 'objected be- cause she felt regional develop - ment should be widespread to all towns not Nat certain towns "because all towns have to of- fer something.", • Reeve Carl Dalton repinted oiling, repairing of street and clean-up campaigns were.Ming completed without any prob- lems except it would be nege-Pr sary to purchase more oil - Clerk Williams presentedAlie semi-annual financial statement for Seaforth. It showed eash on hand at $43,830.81. Total reven- ue was $188,092.81, while ex- penditures totalled $144,261.36. Council order all accounts paid with the exception of $4,- 000 to the Robert Nicholson and Construction Ltd. They agreed to pay $2,400 as ,progress pay- ment to the el:papally. A letter .of thanks was re- ceived from the National Mu- seum for a copy of "The Story of Seaforth." Queen's Scout At -Walton Tom Leeming of Walton received -his Queen's Scout certificate, the highest award in scouting, for his long and -meritous service in,scout activities at a ceremony during the Sun- day morning ,service at Duff's Church, Walton. (left) Jim Sinith, chairman Walton Scout committee, Bab Campbell, Walton Scout leader, Queen's Scout Tom Leeming, Jim Axtmaon, Walton Scout leader and Larry Mcrntosh, district scout commissioner of St. Marys'. (Photo by Cantley). Study. 13.eatffic tion .of • cK11.1.9p • T wnship. Native. The Vatican Congregation of Rites Tuesday discussed the beatification cause of a priest born in McKillop Township. " The congregation approved the writings of Stephen Eckert, a Capuchin monk who, entered the order in 1891. He died in 1923 after a life of missionary service among United States Negroes. Approval • of the writing is one of the several steps of be - fire Destroys Morris Barn Fire destroyed a Morris 3'wp, barn two miles west of Brussels after it was struck by lightning during a storm Tuesday after- noon. A barn belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Watsga Sholdicewas burn- ed to the ground. About 30 pigs were killed in thg blaze. The fire also destroy- ed "'several farm , implements stored in the: barn as well as a quantityofhay. Several calves were led from , the burning building. Fire brigades from Brussels, Blyth, Wingham and Ethel were unable to save the barn. Dam- age was estimated by a witness at about $10,000. FATHER STEPHEN ECKERT atification causes and possibly sainthood. Father Eckert was horn April 28, 1869. He finished his classi- cal studies at St Jerome's Col- lege, Kitchener and entered the Capuchin Order at Detroit, May 21, 1891. He -was ordained July 2, 1896. -Father Eckert spent the first years of his priesthood in New York. He soon won esteem as a zealous missionary and able re- treat -master, but this did not sat- Seaforth Pacer Dividends for Ylou often hear of these "shot - in -the -dark" bargain horse buys which suddenly begin to pay div- idends. This is happening to two Seaforth horsemen. Gord Pullman and his broth- er•in-law Jack McLlwain claim- ed a pacer known as Royal Wil- son a month ago at the Western Fair Raceway in London and since then the five-year-old geld- ed son of Edgewood Royal-Trin- iket Wilson has pulled off two first-plaee finishes and one sec- ond in just 'three starts. The horse cost $2,000 and already has made $700 towards that to- tal. P ys WilerS • Mr. Pullman indicated the horse was "racing well", with a few minor changes since he bought him. It showed in Royal Wilson's last victory when Mr. Pullman , took his horse from well back in the seven -horse field to tinisha hail -length in front. Bettors apparently have been reluctint to place their money on Royal Wilson and consequen- tly his last, tWo wins have paid off in the double figures for a single two -dollar wager. Ile paid $16.90 in his.lastwin and $18.20 the win previous. isfy his zeal. He longed to. do missionary work for neglected Negroes. This led to his appointment to St. Benedict's Mission for the Colored in Milwaukee. Here Father Eckert found his life's work — and his death. - He devoted his health, abili- ties, and time unreservedly to the welfare of the mission. He also continued preaching mis- sions and conducting' retreats, which gave him an opportuni- ty to make known the cause of the Negro and to collect funds for the institutions he had plan- ned for them. • While giving a mission in Iowa, Father Eckert contracted pneumonia which proved fatal Feb. 16, 1923. One of his last utterances was: "Here I lie idle, while thousands of souls perish." As his sanctity • had not re- mained hidden in life, it be came more manifest after his death by many favors attribut- ed to his intercession. On Feb. 16, 1948, his body was tranferred to the mission grounds in Milwaukee, where it now rests beneath ,a large monument bearing the inscrip- tion Apostle and Champion of the Colored Race. .New Lights At. Brucefield The Village of Brucefield is ,getting new street lights. At the regular July Tucker - 'Council meeting, council entered intb an agreement with Stanley and agreed to go ahead with installing new fluorescent street lights throughout Bruce. field. The fluorescent lights re. place the old lighting system now in existence. Council granted $9,600 in tile drainage loans and provisionally adopte0 the report on the Geary Creek Drairrin Hibbert Town- ship. Reeve- Elgin Thompson was appointed Tuckersmith• repre- sentative on a committee to di's. cuss changes in the fire area agreement with Seaforth and other townshipk The meeting 18 tonight.