The Huron Expositor, 1968-08-15, Page 1Whole No. 5240
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SEAFORTH, ONTAR.144 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 -- 16 PAGES
council. Considers
Traffic .Petitions
Discussionsinvolving aban-
doned cars in a residential area
and work in progress on West
William Street involved much
cif council's time at the August
meeting Monday evening in the
Town Hall.
Mr. and Mrs: R. J. Boussey
and Mrs. Melvin Neil were pre-
sent to support letters they had'
forwarded to council urging
action in cleaning up a lot in a
residential area on West James
Street, used to accomniddate
wrecked cars and storage.
They emphasized the fire and
health, hazard it has become,
the mice and rats which are
present, the danger for chil-
dren and the fact that it de-
creases the value of surround-
ing property.
Clean-up committee chairman
Councillor Robert Dinsmore,
said letters have been sent to
the property owner in question.
Councillor Dinsmore added he
would personally have a talk .
with the owner to get the lot
cleared as a preliminary to
legal steps that could be taken.
A letter from F. C. J. Sills
and a petition and' letter,from
employees at Highland Shoes
dealt with the manner •in
which the rebuilding of West
William Street was being car-
ried out with particular refer-
ence to the separation of the
likht industrial area occupied
by Highland Shoes and the resi-
dential area to .the south.'
Mr. Sills letter, which he had
released for publication prior
to receipt by council and which
appeared in the Expositor two
weeks ago referred to construe-
-lien of a curb Kress an unop-
ened street between West
Wil-
ilam and Church Streets and
to the intention to limit traf-
fic from West William onto
Duke Street to pedestrian use.
The letter and petition from
Highland Shoes claimed extra
time would be taken by some
employees to get home from
the factory and pointed out the
possibility of congestion at
Duke and North Main Streets
if factory traffic was confined
to Duke Street.
- (When' the proposed traf-
fic arrangement was first
suggested by planning consul-
tants some months ago repre-
sentatives of the company were
approached and after dikussion
with town representatives, agre-
ed the changes were desirable.
Grain Moves To Market
Gordon Dale, RR 4, Clinton and Bud Boyes watch a sum-
mer of hard work pour down through the grates into the re-
ceiving bins at Topnotch Feeds Ltd. The area harvest is well
under way and thousands of bushels Of grain are being
brought to district mills: (Photo tiy eahtley).
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A letter confirming this was
forwarded the town). '
Council reviewed the steps
that had been taken.
West William Street had been
selected for rebuilding and paV-
ing since it was the street on
which both sanitary and storm
sewers had been completed. The
work is part of .a long term
project determined on by coun-
cil.and whereby all main -streets
will' be rebuilt as sewer work
is completed. The decision to
separate the industrial area
from the residential area fol-
lowed a recommendation of the
town planning consultants.
Referring to a claim that
North Street had been closed,
Clerk E. M. Williams said there
was no such thing as North St.
While there was a road allow-
ance indicated on early plans,
a road, as such, had never been
opened, and did not exist.
"There is really no problem
opening it if it ever becomes a
street," said Mayor Frank Kling.
Reeve Carl Dalton discussed
the arrangement at the north
end of West William. He said in
a survey taken, out of 75 motor
vehicles, only 13 used West Wil-
liam and out of these, very few
actually stopped for the stop
signs along the street.
Mayor Kling recalled he had
discussed the matter with Mr.
Sills prior to the writing of the
letter to council and had told
him what had Prompted the ac-
tion taken by countil and what
was being planned.
Mayor Kling discussed the
thinking of the planning Con-
sultants in recommending that
industrial traffic be encouraged
to use main traffic arteries de-
signed to accommodate the vol-
ume.
"I feel we should give it a
try and see how it works out,"
he continued. "It's at a stage
where I don't feel We can make
many changes at the moment."
In other business, council ap-
proved a progress payment for
work on West William in the
amount of $11,856.87 to T. G.
Hammond Construction Ltd.
Reeve Carl Dalton reported
on the excellent work the pub -
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Fire Destroys
Grain Field
Seaforth firemen made a
fast ten mile run into Hibbert
at poon Tuesday to fight a fire
in • a grain field on a farm at
RR 1, Cromarty owned by Rob-
ert Boyce of Hensall.
Firemen aided by neighbors,
were successful in keeping the
fire from the farm buildings as
well as from a bush lot to the
north.
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Fills Vacancy
Name ,8111 Pinder
To Seaforqi Council
The sudden death of council. ,
lor J. C. MacLennan *as ree0g-
nized by Seaforth- Council Mon-
day evenifig when members ob-
served two minutes silence. 1VIa3a,
or Frank Kling paid tribute to
the contribution Drs MatLen-
nan had made during his ser,'
vice on council.
Following the procedure set*
out in the municipal act council
moved to MI the vacancy result" ,
ing from Dr. MacLennan's pas -
WILLIAM PINDER
Seaforth
Pee Wees
Bow Out
Baseball, an event which went
tirtually unnoticed this sum-
mer in Seaforth, fell by the
wayside Tuesday nigh,t when
Seaforth lost a tight 10:7 game
to Mitchell, its last remaining
hope for a western Ontario
title.
The pee wee team which had
previously defeated New Ham-
burg to 'advance into the semi-
finals with Mitchell, grabbed
the opening game of the series
7-0 in Mitchell but then dropped •
the next two games to bow out
of the series.
The peewees lost 11-6 in Sea -
forth Monday night and then
dropped the final game 10-7
in what manager Mee Huard ter-
med "exciting and a real good
ballgame for both teams."
Coach Roy Minnell Worked
hard with his boys to mold them
into a fine ballclub which inis-
sed its chance to challenge Kin-
cardine for the title.
He had help along the way
from three of his players who
blossomed, with .high batting ay.
' erages. Steve Southgate led the
team with a .590 mark, Dennis
Campbell followed with .571 and
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McKillop Council
Approves Tax Rate
McKillop Township tax rates
Were established at the ..August
meeting of the township coun-
cil.
The Huron County rate is 19
mills; township rate, residential
18, commecial and industrial 20
a,
Perfect Weather
For Arect Harvest
Perfeet harvest weather during recent days here resulted .in a rush as area farmers
crowd mills in the district with their'grain. These are some of the trucks and tractors who
started lining up at Topnotch Feeds Limited here, Sunday night to gain priority in unloading
grain. One youngster, 14 -year-old Steve 13lock eel, RR 1, Seaforth, a11 bundled up in deference
to the cool Monday morning temperatures, said he arrived with, some of his ,father's grain at
6:30 a.m. but then had to wait his him before he could unload, (Photo by Cantley).
mills; Seaforth district high
school, residential 13.2, commer-
cial 14.6; separate school area
1, residential 18, coriinercial
1.6.20;. area 2, residential 15,
commercial 17; area 4, residen-
tial 14.5, commercial 16; Dub-
lin continuation school, residen-
tial 13.5, ' commbrcial 15; Grey
Township public school area 2,
residential 16, commercial 17.8;
McKillop Township public
school area, residential 6.8, com-
mercial 7.8.
sing. The act provides ,that
where an election for council
had been held in the preceding
year the runner up is to be of-
fered the position. Where no
election was held for council —
as was the case in Seaforth —
council is to select a person to
fill the vacancy.
Council went into committee
of the whole to consider pos-
sible candidates and on revert-
ing to open council. appointed
William Pinder to the post:
Mr. Pinder, who later expres-
sed mild surprise at being ap-
pointed, said he was looking
forward to the task. He will
continue in the office until Nov-
ember when the next election
will be held.
Councillor Betty Cardno was
appointed to replace Dr. Mac-
Lennan on the fire area commi-
ttee which is investigating
changes- In the fire protection
arrangements as they affect ar-
ea municipalities. Council nam-
ed councillor L. F. Ford to the
vacancy on , the planning board
which resulted in Dr: MacLen-
nan's death. '
SDHS
Student
On Tour
Brian Hodgert, a student at
Seaforth District' High School,
was among a group of district
teenagers who left this week for
Calgary on an educational tour,
sponsored by the federal and
provincial governments.
He is a son of Mr. and 'Mrs.
Wm. Hodgert, Seaforth.
They will participate in the
Young Voyageurs' program.
The students are travelling from
many Canadian centres to
points across the country during
the Summer.
The plan was initiated in
1967 as a centennial project and
because of its success the gov-
ernments decided to continue
.1. C. COCHRANE
John Street, Seaforth, who
recently was visited by a
number of Masons from Hur-
on Lodge No. 224, Hensall,
who presented him with a
50 year Masonic Jewel. ,
the group were Emmerson
Kyle, Earl Campbell, George
Thompson, W. 0. _Goodwin
and Stan Love.
Parts of Seaforth Infested
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And The Lights Went Out
Jack Smith, employee at Seaforth Motors, indicates the $3,000 estimated damage done
to the 1968 auto which 'struck a hydro pole three miles north of Seaforth causing a disruption
of power. The loss of service blacked out most of Seaforth as well as an area surrounding
Walton and Brussels. Three Stratford youths received injuries in the mishap. Photo by Cant-
ley).
District Lights go Out
When Car Crashes Pole
A number of Seaforth and
area residents 'found themsel-
ves late for 'work Tuesday mor-
ning and then learned their
clocks were almost an hour
slow after a car containing
three Stratford youths crashed
into a hydro pole knocking out
services.
The mishap occurred three
miles north of Seaforth about
midnight Monday night and
hydro was missing to most of
Seaforth, for 49 minutes •and to
Brussels and Walton and sur-
rounding area for an hour and
forty-one minutes.
A passenger in the car, James
McGee, 21, is in critical condi-
tion in Stratford General Hos-
pital, He -was first taken to Sea -
forth Cpmmunity -Hospital by
Whitney Ambulance service aid
later transferred to Stratford.
The driver,21-year-old •Brian
Carroll and a second passenger.
Wayne Gazel, 21, were treated
and released from Seaforth
Community Hospital.
Police say the car rolled_ into
a ditch, then struck the pole,
severing it. The car rolled side-
ways, then end over end be-
fore landing in a field. High
tension feeder:lines on the sev-
ered pole wrapped together and
shorted out.
Police say damage to the
)968 model car was estimated
at $3,000.
Five Seaforth Youths Hurt
Five Seaforth youths receiv-
ed injuries when a car in which
they were riding went through
a T intersection and dropped
into a deep ditch at the. _edge
of the Bayfield River on,
con-
'cession six of Tuckersmith Twp.
Friday night.
Sixteen -year-old Dan Cornish
suffered a broken arm and Wil-
liam McCurdy, a broken nose.
William Price, 16, Michael Ban-
Pesty Earwigs — Unwanted
(By Bryan Cantley)
Man and his never-ending
struggle against the infestation
of insects!
Seaforth as well as other
parts of Southwestern Ontario
Is being invaded by. one Euro-
pean import which -many wish
could in return be Canada's
main export.
The European Earwig has,
reached the point of infestation
throughout the town and has
been Making its way into the
homes where is has "become
More of a nuisance than a men-
ace.
The bug ia Merely a pest as it
Is harmless to people and
things. If you suddenly awaken,
hi the middle of the night with
‘_ an earwilg travelling atross
your leg about ti e only thing
you might suffer from is fright
because -they are fairly large
insects.
Earwigs are three quarters of
an inch long and a reddish
brown in colour. They have a
pair of forceps -like apendages
at the hind end; on males these
are curved and on females they
are straight. The forceps are
harmless although the bugs
will try to pinch with them
when picked up.
The insects are seldom seen
during the daylight as most
have disappeared under ground
or in cracks or crevices of all
sorts including walls. They do
their moving at night mainly
through the dampness in a
search for food' and shelter and
on often be seen seampering
up and down walls, 'trees,
fences, etc., with a check of a
flashlight. '
One simples way of checking
for earwigs is to set a damp
cardboard box in the garage or
on the lawn and in the morning
turn the box over. A few resi-
dents Ire discovered hoards of
earwigs in this manner,
What damage they might
cause is directed towards feed-
ing on seedlings of young vege-
tables and flowers. Later on
.they may become embedded in
the husks of corn at picking
time and in flowers and thus
are innocently. carried. into the
homes.
Even' the simple matter of
walking through the grass at
night may end with an earwig
latching _onto the shoes and
non, 16, and Grant Carnochan,
17, .received cuts and bruises
and were released frora Sea -
.,forth Community Hospital.
John Murray Taylor, 16, of
Brucefield, driver of the car,
was uninjured in the incident.
Irwin Accident
Robert Irwin, 40, of Seaforth,
received minor injuries when
his car overturned on County
road 15. Tuckersmith TWP. Fri-
day night. . .
s He was taken to Seaforth
Community Hospital by ambu-
lance treated and released in
the -hospital's emergency ward.
According to police, the car
flipped onto , its roof after it
left the road: Rescuers smashed
a window to free Mr. Irwin be. ,
fore police arrived.
Clinton Motorcycle Crash
' • A 16 -year-old Clinton girl is
listed in critical condition And
unconscious at Victoria Hospi-
tal, London, after the motorcyc-
le Which she Was diving left
Highway 4 downto),in Clinton
and crashed into a ' service sta-
tion Tuesday night.,
Srusan pelcellier, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John DelceLlier,
Adastral Park, was taken to
London by R. S. Box Ambulance
of Seaforth.
Police said the motorcycle
Went through a plate glass win-
dow a the service station. Gary
Schultz, 18, of Goderich, was a
passenger on the rear of the
motorcycle and was uninjured.
He was the owner.
_Early Start Expected,
On Nursing School
An early start is expected on
constriiction of the Perth -Hur-
on regional nursing school at
Stratford. The school will op-
erate in' co-operation with Sea -
forth Community Hospital and
six other area hospitals. Stu-
dent nurses will take a por-
tion of their internship in each
of the hospitals.
A general contract has been
awarded to Logan Contractieg
Co, of Stratford, whose bid of
$1,433,000- was the lowest of
nine considered. The highest
bid was $1,680,000. The Seaforth
. board is represented on the
area nursing school board by
trustee Robert Wilson and hos-
pital administrator Gordon Mc-
Kenzie.
European
clothing and brought into the
house.
New that the quantity of the
earwigs has reached such num-
bers. stopping the spread be-
comes a monumental task to
Agricultural authorities. They
have predicted the earwigs may
soon be found in all parts of
Ontario with a few years.
It's not easy to stop their
spread. Earwigs are experienc-
ed stowaways and as a 'result
In their travels for shelter may
wind up on the frames of cars
Parked over night in a drive-
way. Tourists' unknowingly
give thane free passage to 'an-
other location and the infesta-
tion cytle goes on.
Treatment of the Insect
more effective in the- early
The award is subject to ap-
proval by the Ontario Hospital
Services Commission, which
will pay the entire cost.
The new school will be loe'at-
ed, on the grounds' of Stratford
Gen e i:a 1 Hospital
The participating hospitals
are Stratford, St. Marys, Listow-
el, Seaforth. Goderich, Exeter
and Clinton.
Of the seven hospitals, only
Stratford now trains nurses.
When the school is completed
in August, 1969, it will house
180 nurses in residences dur-
ing a two-year academic pro-
gram. Ninety nurses a year will
take a third -year "internship"
at the area hospitals,
Imports
months of the stimmer before
they invade the household,
Treatment in August is not as
effective but may help destroy
many of the adults before breed-
ing occurs in the late 'spring.
A pamphlet put out by the
Department of Agriculture and
Food says poison bran bait IS
preferred because it does not
contaminate as much as DDT,
chlordane and malathion. Ap-
plication every seven to ten
days on building foundations,
fences, woodpiles, gariges and
around trees and other hiding
spots has proven successful in
controlling the InSeeta.
What generally is needed is
a mass uprising against the bug
before the bug generatettt MOS
uptiaing en Canada.
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