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The Huron Expositor, 1966-04-14, Page 1• 4 '4 • • • Y • • Whole No. 5120 107th Year r, • ... , _• Single '!�(il�fie k0, 1nta SEA. 'ORT1i, ONTARIO, Y URSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966 T 16 PAGES $ ;oo a•' ar iq Beavers Advance To Finais Seaforth Beavers eliminated Hespeler in three straight games to advance into the intermedi- ate `B' OHA Ontario finals to defend the championship they won last year. The first game against Ux- bridge,who were defeated by the Beavers last year, is sche- duled for Wednesday night ,of this week. The second game is in Uxbridge, with the third in the best -of -seven series back in Seaforth next Wednesday. In the Hespeler series, the Beavers *on 8-3 Thursday, and repeated again .Sunday night, winning - 6-4 in overtime. • Seaforth Wins Opener , Seaforth Beavers scored five goals in the final 10 minutes of play to defeat Uxbridge 8-5 in the first of the best -of -seven series in the Ali -Ontario Inter- mediate 'B' finals. Set Plans For UN Contest With the noble grand, Mrs. James Rose presiding, Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge voted $20 to- wards the president's project— the chapel and auditorium in the Home at Barrie. A public speaking competi- tion, sponsored • by the Oddfel- lows and Rebekah Lodges in the district, will be held' in the CHSS, Clinton, Friday Oyening, to" determine a candidate to. be sent on the Youth Pilgrimage, to the United Nations and other centres. Members received an invita tion to attend the 50tli wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.. Alex McGavin, of Stretford. Both were♦- former -residents_ here, and 'Mrs. McGavin• is a charter lodge member, -having-- joined avi igjoined •when thefiloflge: es4na, stituted on May 10, 1912. The charter was draped in memory of T. A. Sharpe, past grand master. Mrs. Wilmer Cuthill and Mrs. William Roe were named to be in charge of entertainment, when Mrs. Edna Caldwell, 'DDP, and members -of Amber Lodge, Hensall, attend the April meet- ing. Mrs. Tillie Dunn, vice - grand, announced a euchre par- ty in April Mrs. Dunn reported sending out 23 greeting. cards at Easter to shut-ins and out- of-fown members. Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Annie Harri- son and Mrs. Mae Hab1titk were serenaded for birthdays. Award Marks Long Service Marking 15 years'., service with Supertest, Harold Connell,. Seaforth; was presented with a 'silver tea seririce by the com- pany..;, •. " •,..tic.:, Nltr. ,,azi, n,rs. Connell attend- ed a•• »: i, qudt. at London last week 400-• the presentation took place. • OMITTED In c iitdry of the curling awards` irii`klhst week's paper, referee '•was inadvertently omit td'., the Scott ':klabkirk Trophy which Was won by John Patterson's rink, with Win McDonald, vice;• Peter Irwin, second and Carol Geddes, lead. • . SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL students will choose a School Queen, who' will preside over the annual At -Home later this montli. The Queen will be chosen from among candidates selected by each of the three sen for grades. Here are the girls who are compet- ing for the honors with the form they represent in brackets: (front, left) Barbara Chesney (12), Linda. Somerville (12), and Madelyne Sm ith (11); and (rear), Helen Elliott (13), Ann McConnell (12) and Nancy Scott (11). (Expositor photo by Phillips). Seaforth Council Acts To Form Recreation Council A move to provide a recrea- tion council fey . Seaforth was advanced when' council - agreed a. bylaw providing for such a body be prepared. Representing the Arena Com- mission, Frank Kling and L. F. Ford told council discussions had beenheld with representa- tives of the-D'ep`artment of Edu- cation_ cennerir ng- a recreation The commission had heard A. E. SpiIle'r explain the; degree to which the community would be eligible "for grants if the pro- gram was undertakers" They said area towns, including Mit- chell, Exeter and Clinton, al- ready are taking advantage. Discussion, had revealed that little additional would be in- volved to the work already be- ing done by the Arena • Com- mission, the Lions Club and the Legion, but if -co-ordinated and brought under a recreational council, the demands on the municipality would be lessen- ed through grants. In presenting the commission recommendation, Mr. Kling said it was felt a lot of thought should be given to the members who would: be appointed. Mayor Flannery, who recall- ed he had attended the meet- ing when the proposal had first been discussed, said he was not too clear concerning how grants would be made available. He agreed care should be taken in making appointments, and sug- gested they should be people not, already tied down to muni- cipal -administration: Council approved the forma- tion of a recreation commission of five and not more than 12 members, ineluding two mem- bers of council. It was agreed the arena board would arrange a meeting of interested groups to discuss personnel. Press For Answer A letter from the Department of Municipal Affairs asked for a reply concerning Seafortliis centennial project. A letter:in September last year had gone, unanswered, as well as a fur ther query in January last. Tlie- latest letter reminded council time was running short. Council approved a project nearly a• year agoto incorporate r -k 4n -the -arena .area ,end the e}ite,,. nidal Cerninitte,.MWhtichit" had established hadad prelimin- ary plans prepared.. However, no further meetings of the spe- vial committee had been called until „early in March, when it had been agreed estimates Council Holiday Council Monday took •a fresh look at a Tequest for compen- sation by Chief Gordon Hulley for days off and holidays dur- ing the period last year when the, force was reduced to three men. He set the time at 544 hours at $1.50 per• hour. Council at the March meet- ing, on a tie vote, had turned down the request. Councillor James Kelly ex - ckersrnith The contentious Tuckersmith chool question moved into $rbitration Tuesday when His Honour Judge R. S. Hethering- ton opened proceedings in Goderich. The. matter has aroused wide .interest across the township,, sAnd the courtroom was crowded throughout the day. The pro- .eeedings were adjourned short- ly after 5 o'clock until Thurs- day morning, and are expected to last at least two more days. Seaforth clerk. Each gave evi- dence as to the steps that had been taken by the petitioners which led to the arbitration.; Seaforth, which had been ap- proached by way of petition to agree to such a union, had ac- cepted the petition and had appointed an arbitrator. Mr. Hunter pointed out Seaforth Would be affected only if the The arbitration arose when a 'number of Tuckersmith rate- payers in the immediate Sea - forth area objected to being served by a proposed 19 -room ;school south of Brucefield, and which is designed to handle ,pupils from,. Tuckersmith, Stan- ley and Bayfield. They petition- ed the township council to cre- ate a union school 'area to in- clude Seaforth and a portion of the township, particularly Har- purhey and Egmondville, under a provision of the Public School, Act. The council referred the' petition to the Huron Consulta- tive Committee, 'and this . con= mittep some time later inform- ed council it had no jurisdic- tion, In the meantime, the peti- tioners, under the provision of the Act, approached County Council and asked an arbitrator .be appointed. It was on the basis of this request which had been concurred in by the Con- sultative Committee that • coun- ty council at its session late last month named Judge Hethering- ton as arbitrator. .3. K. Hunter, of Goderich, is acting for the petitioners and other Tuckersmith ratepayers, and D. J. Murphy, of Goderich, represents the Townships of. Tuckersmith and Stanley and Huron No. 1 School Area, which comprises the two townships. ;Sitting at -the counsel table • Mr. Murphy were J. S. crows, Pubiic Scnool Inspec- t r for the area; Verne Alder - dice, board chairman, and the Clerks of Tuckersmith and Stanley, J. I. McIntosh and Mel Graham. With Mr. Hunter were Gordon Hulley, Bruce Coleman and Warden Haney, represent- ing certain Tuckersmith rate- payers. Hear Witnesses - Called as first witnesses were J. W.• Berry, Huron County clerk; James L McIntosh; Tuck- ersmith clerk, and E. Willierns, would be obtained. While it was indicated esti- mates had been received *itch Were high, these had not been 'referred to the Centennial NM., ittee, Councillor H. Donald., son;. committee chairman, said. H' lsaid he hoped to call a meet, ing within a few days so that, decisipns "could be taken. _A =suggestion that gifts fro local organizations voul,d available to ass -Wit -5th pr assist of accommodation, for youth work, prompted Mr ...Donaldson to query whether such gifts could be provided to assist a project already endorsed. Set Plans For C 'of C Meeting A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is , scheduled for Tuesday night in the Town Hall at 7:30, according to president Robert Read, and will be a fea- ture of Chamber of Commerce Week. In announcing the meeting, Mr. Read urged a large attend- ance, since a number of impor- tant matters required decision, he said. CHIEFS OP FIRE BRIGADES across ,Duron County were in Seaforth Thursday night to discuss formation of a county inutile aid Systeni with representative Of the fire Marshal's office. •Shown here, following the meeting, are: (left) Seaforth Chief John P. Stott; Ontario Fire Service' Advisors V. C. Anderson and S. PAOxenhant, and ;Chief Stewart l3roadfoot, of vis e Drucefleld. ((,xpesitc$t photo, by- Phillips}. Clears Claim pressed the feeling of the ma- jority when he said that he thought both had been at fault, perhaps. The Chief should have sent accounts more often and we should have been in touch with the situation and looking into it, he said. Councillor H. Donaldson, po- lice committee chairman, in asking to reopen the matter, said it should be finished since it was last year's business,. The way would then be clear to work out schedules for this. year. Mayor Flannery told council, in his opinion the matter was finished. He reviewed discus- sions he had had with Chief Hulley on the basis of a re- duced force, and that the dis- position of the men was the Chief's' responsibility. As far as overtime was concerned, he suggested this Vas providedby the annual increment of $150 included in Chief Hulley's con- tract. Discussion followed as to whether this represented $450 in three years, or $900, as the Mayor said. The motion of Councillors Kelly and Dinsmore that Chief Hulley be paid was carried. In other business council: —agreed road superintendent H. Maloney attend road school in Guelph in May; —turned down a suggestion the town make available a per- forming group at Expo '67; —learned - Department of Highways is not responsible for grades on driveways along God- erich Street; —endorsed a resolution from Paris seeking power to license salesmen; —heard Councillor Cardno -report on meeting of Indus- trial Committee - concerning steps to be taken to attract in- dustry; —approved in principal mak. ing available $500 for indus- trial promotion, such as options on lots and publicity, and ex- pressed hope Tuckersmith and McKillop would join in; --.instructed the Clerk to ad- vertise concerning "'dogs at large; —heard Reeve Dalton indi. tate steps taken in preparation of budget,' to be considered at a special 'meeting; —agreed to permit use of torn dump turd sewer disposal (Co>titintled' On Paige, b) • petition was' successful: Judge Hetherington found that Seaforth, 'ruekersinith, Stanley, Bayfield and thesev- eral petitioners were all parties to the proceedings. The next witness, Tucker- smith assessor Ivan Forsyth, a former township reeve and un- til the first of the year secre- tary -treasurer of Tuckersmith IT'S A .LONG, WAY to the top of Seaforth's water tank,. but. photographer,•Frank Phillips climbed even higher in the Town Hall to shoot this picture of the repair work under way. at the tank. Employees of A. Beauclair. Co. Ltd:, of Lon- don, who have the. contract for cleaning and painting the tanks; are shown'' as they ge about their work, nearly 100 feet above the ground. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Will 'Take "Second ,'Look" At OWRC -Sewer Proposal Council Monday evening with- held a decision until there was time to take what Mayor Flan- nery described as a "second look'; before agreeing to a, Wa- ter Resources request •concern- ing a study of sewer require- ments,, to provide proper • -dis- posal and service to the balance of 'the town. The OWRC proposal arose as a result of a request by council last fall. At that time follow- ing announcement that. OWRC was prepared to provide sewer services on a rental basis, coun- cil .asked the Commission to undertake a study. The OWRC in asking council's consent to name a consultant and to proceed with a function- al study, indicated there would be no cost until such time," as a formal agreement was taken to actnraliy proceed with construc- tion. At the same time, it must be understood that the result- ing study would be the basis, for construction whenever - it began. All costs, including costs of the proposed study, would be included in the rental arrange- ment. Councillor eardno on hearing the details suggested it would be wise to -go ahead, but Mayor Flannery demurred. "I would like to study this further and see what other towns are doing," he said, and in answer to a query from Mrs. Cardno as to what alternatives there were, said perhaps we could use our own engineers. Clerk Williams was instruct- ed to ask OWRC to indicate if Seaforth History Oa Page 15 A further ,instalment of the Iiistory� of Seaforth, by 1V1his Bella panobell,appears on pale' `15 of this issue. possible what rental charges might be involved before coun- cil decided, but not before councillors expressed 'concern that there be no delay. "If we table it, let us be definite and check into it and then do it," Councillor H. Don- aldson said, and Councillor Cardno agreed. "If this is the only way to get sewage, we can't just let it sit indefinitely. Somebody must do something," she said. Clerk Williams explained there were two ways to com- School Area No, :, iait he was appearing as a::pr`lvate ;exl He said. the total:' assessznen ' the township was $2,929, and of• -this• an'iounit $2;822,682 represented public school.:. as- sessment and $300,000 Separate School assessment. '1<'ubhc school lands totalled. $1,257,040 '""' and buildings $801,354. - eSepar- ate school lands were $156,350, and Separate school buildings -1 $113,600. Referring to a map* of the township on which the limits of a suggested union • school area were outlined, he told the court that the public school assesseent of the area included within the limits as indicated, would be $1,093,000. He said the separate school supporters in- the township were assessed. for $252,750 for their partici- pation in the Seaforth Separate School Area, but agreed a small portion of this total was in- cluded in parts of the township beyond the proposed public • school area. There are five sep- arate schools adiacent to the township. Detail Population Mr. Forsyth said . the town- ship population was 2,074, and this was made up of age three and under, 204; age 4, 48; age, 5, 53; ages 6 and 7, 90; ages 8-9, 106; ages 10 to 13, 178; . age 14, 45; age i5, 41; ages 16- 19, .155; ages 20759, 897; . ages 60 to 64, 63; ages 65 . to 69, 85; and 70 years of age and over, 114. Answering a question as to . •population trends, he said the population. had not changed a great deal. There `was' a trend toward larger acreage in farms and fewer operators, and there were more people in the areas adjacent to the towns and few- " er people on the farms. With the assistance of coun- sel, Forsyth defined the area occupied' by Egmoit ifre and Harpurhey. He told the proceedings in Egniondville there were "52 public school pupils, 36 pre-school age chil- dren and in 1-farpurhey, 24 pub- lic school children and 12 pre- school children. Examined by. Mr. Murphy as to the destination of separate. school pupils in the township, he said . they attended, in the main, Seaforth, , and that the taxes went to Seaforth. He agreed this made no difference in taxes as far as the proposed area was concerned. -He was not familiar with the percent- age of -the Catholic population in Seaforth. .. plete the sewer program. Either have council design and finance it, or have OWRC install the system and finance it on -'a rental basis. Council's earlier decision to ask for the rental proposal came about because it was re- alized at that time that the town would not likely be able to arrange necessary financing for a do-it-yourself proposal, and that if sewers were to be- come a reality in the near future, there was no alternative to the OWii'C. plan. Compare Bus Costs Asked Concerning the school rate in 1965 in Tuckersmith, he said the farm rate was 9 mills and commercial 10 mills. Wheri pressed concerning the Sea - forth rate, he said that he had _. heard that it was 19 inills. , The proceedings reviewed at length the arrangements which have been in effect in Tucker - smith for several years, where- by students are moved • by bus from one school to another with each school teaching two - grades. Evidence throughout the day centered on the time in- volved in the bus movements, and in an effort to arrive at comparisons between the time involved under the present ar- rangement and the time that (Continued oil Page 4) Area Bazaar of Values Salutes Mr., Mrs. Consumer You have made Seaforth the ! money. centre of the finest shoppingI You can Shop in these stores area in this region. Your shop- with confidence. The shopkeep- ping habits and buying skill ers here are your friends. Their have thrown the spotlight on purpose is to supply you with Seaforth and caused other com- munities to cast envious eyes in our direction. The merchants advertising on "The Bazaar of Values" pages in this edition of The Huron Expositor have long "b'e'en aware of your value, but 'have recent- ly come to appreciate you even more when they compare sales -receipts and.bank deposits With other communities throughout the district. Your knowledge of merchan- dise keeps these merchants busy constantly looking for bigger and better values to pass on to you. These firms are proud of their new merchandise. They pride themselves in that they can supply your every need. They also take great pleasure in ;knowing 'you can find the identical item, here that you can find lit arty sltappif g doll-. tre and in MOst dates ter les'9 the best quality merchandise at the Iowest possible price. Shop the "Bazaar of Values" pages for your family needs at these Seaforth area stores:. Geo. A. Sills & Sons S. Shiflett - Wilkinson's I,G.A,, Seaforth rootlinnc1 Cr'owit,l#trdrare• Graves' Wallpaper Store Read's Shoes & Luggage Stewart Bros. Ross Motors Topnotch Feeds Limited Anstett Jewellers Seaforth Farmers Co-op Main Street Variety Gingerich Sales & Service Irvin's Hardware McGonigle's Lucky Dollar Bill O'Shea Men's Wear Bail -Macaulay Ltd. Canadian Tire Boyes' Farm Equipment Smith's Superior Foods Miller Motors • Keating's .Pharmacy Seaforth Motors i.arone's MacDonald's Shoe Store Staffen's l:,`lOwers . Dpnald G. baton John A, Cardno Savauge's .4te*dllery Roweliffe Motors G. A. 'Whitney p'u tlitttre ,Frank Itlittg: •,Ltd. F.'S.edV4I'itygherri Pitta Serv1do VitGavin• Pawl- 1 niptrtex t f oettler':r: Market: 0ttb1h )