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The Huron Expositor, 1968-08-01, Page 1SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1968— FIRST SECTION Page's Ito 8 r., .1 Huron Council Ladies in Keen. Competition lady who stopped on a spot already picked out was awarded a prize, The winner was Mrs, Jim Armstrong of Clinton. Races and games were held for people of all ages at the pic- nic at Lions Park. (Photo. by Cantley). Even the ladies got into the act as these wives of the Reeves of Huron County are off in the Timed County Coun- cillors Wives Walking Races. There was nothing strenuous about it as all the ladies had to do was walk around and the afairiffsEciwimutimiamstailatEXJ01 . -- Log Rolling Demands Strange Skills No exte lasted too long on the _slippery log in the log -.rolling event and one df them was Reeve Ken Stewart seen headed for the water after making a vain attempt to hang on for at least 8 seconds, the winning tinad set by County Engineer James Britnell. Ex -war- den Dolt MacKenzie of Ashfield and Reeve Hugh Flynn of Hullett grin as the watch their colleague fall. (Moto by Cantley). Time For Laughs illee'‘IWron County Council picnic at Lions Park afforded _a good many moments for council members to kid eaeh other and gain 'relief from weighty municipal matters. Here three ex -wardens, Ralph Jewell, Colborne Trawnship, Ken Stewart, McKillop and Glenn Webb, Stephen, chuckle over something that a member of the group said. (Photo by Cantley). Fire Causes Damage *To Area Farm A kitchen and garage at the home of Carl Nesbitt, in lItillett Township, east df Blyth, Was destroyed by fire early Sunday night. Deng smoke was visible as Lan eaat dc. the blaze as Seaforth. libelanillY Wag eating dinner 'whet) thetlitielled Woke, Fire Chief Irvine Bowes estimated loss at $4,000. Cause was not wa detined. • Neighbors moved all furniture from the house while it was threatened and moved it all back in when danger passed. A Water tanker from the Wingham Fire Department was sent to aSSist. Youth, 17, Arrested At 'Henson William Arthur Hastings, 17, Hensell, charged with the arm- ed robbery. at Irvin's •Ladies' Wear in Hensall, Saturday was remanded in custody without • plea to Thursday -at Magistrate's Court in 'Goderich on Monday... The 17 -year-old Hensall youth was charged with armed rob- bery Saturday night two hours after a woman clerk was robbed at knifepoint of 8131.. William Hastings was arrest- ed in a Hensel house by the OPP from Goderich and Cpl. W. J. Mitchell of the Exeter detach- ment. , Mrs. Pearl Passmorei 66, a clerk at Irvin's Ladies Wear on Main St., said she was pulling a curtain across the store win- dow at 5:55 when a young man entered. She said he Dulled out a knife as soon as he 'got inside the store. Mrs. Passmore °related the youth then told her, "Hand over all your Cash".. "I said, 'You're kidding,' and then he -said, `No, I'm not kidd- ing'," she said as she told of the dialogue betWeen her 'and the thief.. The money was scooped from acash drawep, Mrs. Fassmore was asked where the cheques were. She said there were none. Mrs. Passmore said she was warned not to follow him to the door. She said the man ran down an alleybeside the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.• Police said the money has been recovered. Investigate Area Break -his Suggest Alt0e0a. For New .Dispoal, SIige Cepteoh J2 'COMA, $5.00 Tgar M ,44Valieff " A new sewer disposal plant for Seaforth came a step nearer t Friday when the Ontario Water Resources Commission- held a " bearing in the town WI here to consider , engineering WM- 'Inendationt4 concerning the lnea- 4ion for a lagoon, •.1 Representedby two of itsinem- , ber, IL E. •BrOwn, who acted as „Chairman of the hearing and ,Vohn Root, M.P.P., vice -chair - Man of the OWRC, the board heard a representative of Mc- • Laren Engineering, the town's 1. sewer consultants, indicate the • reasons that prompted the re- • 'commendation of the proriosed , sites, and why in the opinion of ' the engineers a lagoon type dis- paocstaoo. lsystem was the most sails- fThe sites being considered are both in Tuckersmith and include 50 acres owned by Dale Nixon together with 50 acres on the property of John Willems, which togenther will create the • necessary 100 acres. This site • is east of town and immediately south of the C.N.R. Another site recommended for consideration is located west of tewn on prop- • erties owned by Dr.. M. W. , Stapleton and Mrs. John Mc- . Cowan. 100 acres also is involv- ed here, including 50 acres from each of the properties and ex- tends from the sideroad a mile end a quarter west of town a short distance south of the rail- way. . Representing the engineers, ' J. V. Morris, of London, said a • lagoon disposal arrangement was preferred because it has been found such w system re- sulted in a substanially lower maintenance cost. Such systems were installed in many municip- alities were found to be particularly suitable. The engin- eers preferred the Stapleton -Mc- Cowan site, he said, since dis- charge would be downstream from Seaforth and Egmondville. qtr. A break-in at Cleave's Sunoco Service Station Saturday night in which thieves smashed a door window and made. off with ap- . proximately $50 is believed by police as the work of a gang involved in a series of break-ins and thefts reported over the week end. , Thefts were reported in Dub- lin and Mitchell in the same night and two cars were stolen, one each in Mitchell and St. Col- turnban In Dublin, thieves broke a window of Kramp's Service Sta- tion and made off with a small • arnount of change. Police notified Russell Kiamp at 6:00 'a.m. when they noticed a door to the service station had been left open after the thieves left The OPP in co-operation with the Seaforth police are investi- gating the incidents. , Jewellery Store Break-in • Seaforth police are investigat- ing a break-in at the Seaforth Jewellers Friday night. Entry was gained by smashing a glass pane, •but nothing was reported stolen. Ken Linge/bach who °uses the store as temporary accommoda- tion until he is able to move his family here said he was aw- akened about four o'clock by the crash of glass. Rushing to the front of the store he saw a glass panel be- side the entrance door had been broken. As he watched, a man reached through the frame and unlatched the door. As the door opened the burgular alarm was set off and the man fled. Police saidtwo men are being questioned concerning the inci- dent. John St. Disturbances Two London men were reman- ded in Goderich Court; Tuesday following a series of 4isturban- (continued on page 4) Ask For Co-operation The combination of the mail strike and Civic Holiday results in a need for special co-opera- tion by correspondents and ad- vertisers next week. So that the Expositor can be issued as usual on Thursday it Is hoped correspondents will phone or -bring in their new stories as early as.possible. Ad- vertising copy would be apprec- iated if at all possible on Friday. Copies of Expositors for area subscribers will continue to be delivered to those post offices that continue to operate and " should be received as usual on' Thursday. Other subscribers may * arrange to pick up their copies at the Expositor office for the duration of the strike. 102 Complete Course Area Swimmers .Pass Examinations at Lions Pool Study School System A second organizational meet- ing of Stratford Deanery of the Roman Catholic church to dis- cuss the Provincial Education program was attended by about • 100 people here Sunday night. ' The meeting was set up to discuss the program and to set up committees to handle a study day to be held at Seaforth or Clinton early this fall. • According to recording sec- retary Ronald Harris, St. Marys, these studies are to gain the interest Of Catholic laymen and to inform them of the present education system. Mr. Harris said they wanted to promote separate school ed- ucation for Catholic children. Guest speaker at the meeting 'was Frederick Kroetsch, chair- man of the PEP committee in London diocese. Mr. Kroetsch outlined the need to educate Catholic laymen to insure that their children continue with separate school education. A second speaker, Rev. J. P. Finn, resident chaplain at $t. Joseph's Hospital, London, said he agreed with these aims. • Father Finn gave the back- ground and purposes of the sep- arate school program and af- firmed. the rights of Roman Catholics to have their own schools " and follow their own teachings. Also at the meeting, a regi- stration committee for the study day project was set up under Mrs. Peter Can Herk, RR 5 Mit- chell. An arrangements commit- tee was set up with Matthew Liebold, Seaforth, chairman, and Alvin Regier, Seaforth, co -chair - nen. An executive meeting will be held late in August to set a date for the study day and to choose a guest speaker. Dictating a final selection was the necessity of obtaining suit- able stib-soll and also the neces- sitrof the location, being remov- ed a MiPiniUm. of 1500 feet from existing buildings. He said that While' the actual' disposal .units would involve approximately 75 acres additional land was requir- ed fifprovide for neccessary -em- bankments: Ordinarily the corn - mission would prefer to ebtain a parcel of approximately 100 acres and involving as few pro- perties as possible. He said no final decision Could be taken until soil 4ests,indiest- ed the nature of the Rik grade Which would make Possible a more accurate evaluation of the costs involved. If the sub -soil 'Ws gravel the expense would be higher because. of the *mew. sity of lining the settling basins. On the other hand if the sub -0011 was clay this cost could be elim- inated. Materials flowing to the lagoon would be by a forced main, he said. Answering a query regarding the perseihilty'ef::ottou4 mxi, Mor- ris ,Pet#411 Qt1t.411, at the; only time them. Is UU•37pFOJIPibigt* of a: slight -odour is during the Or*g. break -4 "e4d 'which some time might extend for n.per104:Or from one to two weeks. William rdnlieY; Sanitary Peetor, of the fterxm C91114tir Health Unite asked whether 4PY thought had been given to Pre - Adding Sufficient capaeltY to erYe ggMendVile, And HarP.,nr'' hey and also if any ,problem • (Continued on Page 4) , Brothers Get Together First Time In 41 Years Ary Bryan Cantley) Imagine standing at the air- port studying the faces of every- one coming down the ramp and straining to recognize the face of your brother whom you have- not seen for 41 years. Imagine standing there and scratching your head and chin and saying to yourself, "Is that him?" after staring at the one possibility., "Why don't you go and tap him on the shoulder and find out," said the lady standing next to him. It was and Alf Price of Sea - forth was reunited with his bro- ther Charles Price for the first time since 1927, when Charles Went back to London, England. "It took rhe quite awhile to guess who he was," said Alf, who is taking his annual vaca- tion from the Seaforth Public Works Department to entertain his brother. Charles said he . would probably have recognized his brother if he 'hadn't been wearing a hat which covered his. brow. It was a happy occasion—for the two brothers and during the three-week vacation stay that Charles has in this country the two are trying to make the most of the reunion. They have made plans to visit all of their old acquaintances in the area inclu- ding the John P. Kelly -farm in Kinkora where Charles had his last job before leaving Canada. It's the type of life that tbarles has led which has kept the men separated for so --long with only " intermittent corres- pondence between the two. Whereas Alf is slightly more re- served and admits he had "no • ambition" to leave Canada, Charles likes to keep on the go • and, at 62 years of age and a widower, • enjoys being around young people and leading a full enjoyable ,life. He went hack to London, to seek work but when ,he could not obtain a job, he joined the army and was sent to India in 1927 as part of peacetime army police during the famed distur- bances in. the Khyber Pass., He came back to London in 1935 and when the Second World War started was called up to fight again. He fought in the D -Day battle and was wound- ed in 1945 before returning home to stay. He recalled some of the brut- al life that went on in India. There were thieves dressed in just loin cloths.and covered with grease making it impossible for anyone to grab them. The. grease was also repulsive to dogs and as a result, the thieves would sneak into a tent with ease and steal anything they could get their hands on and later sell+ what they had stolen. "They would even steal your bedclothes and mattress," said Charles. "You might 'wake up in the morning and find your- slef sleeping only on the springs." He said the thieves would tie- kle the sleeping person causing them to roll over a little and in this way they were able to work the blankets and mattresses out from under the unsuspecting sleeper. , When these thieves were caught, they were shot and their heads sliced off. The visitor car- ries a picture of one such per- son with his head lying on top of his stomach. Charles said he enjoyed his stay in India. With Charles moving around so much, Alf could never keep track of him and they would go for years without correspon- ding. About three years ago, Alf learned from a sailor in Winni- peg of his brother's whereabouts and since then they've kept up a steady correspondence. Last year, cliarles made up his mind to come to Canada for a visit. He said he remembered many of the landmarks of the area and was pleased that it had re- tained much of its fdriner beau- ty. He noted that the majority of farmers around Kinkora have silos now whereas they didn't when he worked there and this' he felt indicated the Dutch mig- ration into the area. - Now he has persuaded 'Alf to go to England for a visit -- possibly next year and is anxious to return the hospitality. • "Everyone is so friendly over here," he says. • From the way thetwo are mak- ing up for lost time, they aren't planning on letting another 41 years go by. Another aspect of Canada? "The beer isn't quite strong en- ough," he laughed. • First Visit in 41 Years Charles Price (left) and Alf Price recall some of their early life by way of pictures. The two brothers -met this past week for the first time in 41 year and had happy memories ,of their youth before Charles left to go back to England. Alf is an employee of the Seaforth Public Works Department. (Photo by Cantley). Examinations in the Liens, Park instructional swimMing program were held last week un- der examiners Bruce Parker, Area -Red Cross Supervisor and.. Don Barclay' from Brantford. Results show only a slight in- crease at the sable stage last year when 60 beginners, 32 jun- iors, 11 intermediates and 3 sen - fors received their certificates. This year 62 beginners, 16 -Jun- ior s, 20 intermediates, and 4 seniors passed the tests. Instnietora were Pete Stinnls- sen, Mike Stinnissen, Ruth Gor- will, Mary Sills and Angela Dev- ereaux. Instruction for the August course begins August 6 and con- tinues to the end of the month. Beginners Tom Johnston, Billy Brown, Bernard McQuaid, Kith An stett, Tony Van Bake!, Paul Kraus- kopf, Don Atelady, Judy Dor- sey, Elizabeth Johnston, Sue Langlois, Michelle Savauge, Ger- ald Rutledge, Peggy Gibson, Joan Huether, Joey Maloney, Ricky Ruston, Anna Marie toste • Murray Bennewies, Janice Rose, Brent Schenck, Don Heard, Pet- er Simpson, Paul Gridzak, Don- na Gridzak, Marg Van Dyke, Joanne Swart, Laune Savauge, Joanne Schenck, Debbie -Bosh- art, Donnie Dale, ilonnie,Dale, Joey Czetwinski, rtl.ohn Pinney, Ann Janmaat, Rieki Scott, Phyl- lis Patterson, Jane Muir, Ann Watson, AIM Janmaat, Heather McPherson, Ronnie Hauwert, Steven Pieta, Beth Valiance, Atm Albert, Mit Tilley, Terry Lewis, Linde Albert„ Gwen Bos- man, Kim Campbell, Juanita Smith, Debbie Taman, John Primeau, Nancy Scott, Faye Dal- ton, Kevin Campbell, Serena Hulley, Doug Fry, Joanne Bode, Doug Bridle, Susan Maloney, Margie Montgomery, Lori Ken- nedy, Juniors Debbie Elliott, Debbie Mc. Pherson, Barbie Ann Scott, Moira Rooney, Helen Rooney, Ross Mitchell, Bill O'Shea, Jo- anne • DeGrObt, Eeith Mary Lou DeGroot, Margaret Sills, .They Jansen, Marjorie Ian. sen, Nancy Van Dooren, Tommy Adams, Allan Taman. Intermediates Helen Tilley, Roger Humph- ries, Julie Valiance, Joanne Groothius, Ann Nobel, Clare Devereattx, Leanne MeIanson, Julie Hanna, Pat Devereaux, Brenda Finlayson, Donna Fry, Mary Nobel, Brian Dale,. Terry Ritchie, Mary Van Dooren, Joan Hildenbrand, JoAnne Melanson, Moira Rooney, Helen Rooney, Jim Rivers. • Seniors Jim Itivert, till Salletrety, Ann Wilbee, Brenda Dietz. Survival Swimming , To McQuaid, Doug Reynolds, Jane Sills, Jean Devereaux, Mar- garet Sills, Clare Devereaux, David Broome, Herb Breorne, Hank Groothius, Stewart Mc- Lean, Jeanne -Groothlitg, Leanne Melonsori, Jim Rivers, aati Groothius, Doug Sontlfgate, Mtn Wilhee,:Brenda 15,i0trt OtePhine WilleMs, Donna Prg; Joan. HIlde.. brand, Jane Dietz,, Terry Ritaile# Joh n Wright, Atli stiabliweit, Mary tait Elizabeth tau, iialut Gott% 13111 $ifitablitt„, _