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The Huron Expositor, 1966-05-05, Page 1r Whole No. 5123 107th Year Hospital Is Oasis In Blackout Seaforth Community Hospital was an oasis ' of light during blackouts which blanketed Sea - forth Wednesday and part of the town again the Next night, The auxiliary power plant at the new hospital cuts in auto- matically as soon as the regular power source fails. Hospital of- ficials said the . Thursday night failure was the third time the auxiliary system has been call- ed- on since the hospital was opened in September last. Part of Seaforth was in dark- ness for six hours on Wednes- day when a storm caused the power failure which blacked out most of the surrounding area for an hour and a half. The following night a second black- out lasted for 20 minutes, R. J. Boussey, PUC manager, said a high tension break which occurred somewhere between Stratford and Kitchener caused the power failure inthe area: He said when the break was re- paired and power restored in town, it was discovereda tree had fallen against hydro wires on Market Street. The damaged lines were not repaired until 3:00 a.m. Mr. Boussey said the power failure en Thursday was again caused by 'a breakdown outside of Seaforth, which cut off power coming into the No. 2 trans- mission station on Welsh St. The northwest area of townwas blacked out until power could be re-routed from No. 1 station on Chalk Street. Seaforth History On Page 3 A further instalment of the History of Seaforth, by Miss Belle Campbell, appears on page 3 of this issue. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, �'..HUESDAY, MAY 5,-1966 -- 12 PAGES •1 SATURDAY is Brownie and Girl..Guide.Cookie Day in Seaforth. Brownies such as Bren- da Savauge (left) and. Carol Southgate are two of the many Brownies" and Guides who .will_ be selling cookies •throughout the Seaforth area Money raised is used in Girl Guide work. (Expositor photb by Philips). Auxiliary M�mbers Gather For District Conference More than 125 representatives of 17 ' hospital auxiliaries at- tended the spring conference of District 2, Hospital Auxiliaries of Ontario, held here on Mon- day in Northside'United Church. The Auxiliary of Seaforth Community Hospitar was in charge of registration, of a tour of the new Seaforth Community Easter Seal Campaign Nears $1500' Objective The Easter Seal Campaign, which makes possible the Sea - forth Lions Club crippled chil- dren's program, needs nearly $300 to meet its objective, •chair- man. W. D. Stephenson said Wednesday. Donations to date total $1,202, he said, while the objective is $1,500. Mr. Stephenson • said it was hoped, to close the, fund within a few days, and urged any who had. not .donated to leave gifts : at any Seaforth Bank, or to mail donations to Attend Clinton Meeting Art Wright and. Orville Oke, representing the Seaforth Lions Club, attended the Spring Dis- Annual Program trict Na. 5 council meeting of the Ontario Society for Crip- pled Children in Clinton on Thursday. Service club members were present from Bayfield, Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Goderich, Lis- towel, Seaforth 'and Stratford. A follow-up discussion of the Easter Seal campaign 'was held, and a film, "Progress in Pros- thetics;'^" was shown. • The film dealt with improvements made in .prosthetic appliances, includ- ing new electric devices being developed in the. prosthetic re- search and development section of the Ontario Crippled Chil- dren's Centre in Toronto. Hospital, and a tea following the tour. Auxiliaries from Tillsonburg to Guelph and Mount Forest to Wingham were represented. Mrs. W. H. Dicks, St. Marys, district secretary -treasurer ,and past district chairman, was made a life -member of the pro- vincial board. Distlict chairman Mrs. Oliver Bell,' St. Marys, was chairman. Rev. J. C. Britton extended greetings; and Mrs, G. • R. God - bolt, of Exeter, gave the his- torian's report. Following the luncheon serv- ed• by Northside ladies, under the convenership of Mrs. Ross Gordon, 'greetings were extend- ed --by Seaforth board president A. Y. McLean. During the afternoon a wel- come was extended by Miss Gladys Thompson, Seaforth aux- iliary president, and Miss V. Drope, hospital administrator. The conference was addressed by Mrs. A. A. Adamson, Port Credit, assistant director' of the provincial association. • She said: "The need for a growing auxiliary is great, as our ,hospitals grow and they must accept more responsibil- ity in our hospital's operations. Their aims -should be to do a good job better., Also, their members, who are volunteers, must live up to their commit- ments," . Musical numbers were provid- ed by Mrs. J. A. Stewart and Miss Ruth Cluff with Mrs. J. A. Cardno as accompanist. On behalf of District 2, Mrs. A. G. Edmunds, of Palmerston, extended appreciation to the lo- cal auxiliary and to Mrs. BeII and Mrs. Adamson and present- ed the latter with a 'token gift. Brief discussion groups were held prior to the luncheon. Members discussed gift shops, Centennial projects and candy stripers (high school students who assist during summer va- cation and time off). Continue Cancer Canvass With the area canvass by SDHS students but half com- pleted, the Seaforth Cancer Campaign has produced $1,326, R. J. Spittal, campaign chair- man, said Wednesday,. The canvass of Seaforth and area homes, in which SDHS stu- dents are co-operationg, is con- tinuing, he said, and is expect- ed xpected to be completed this week. SDHS Presents Variety Show SDHS students presented their tress was Patricia Harris, and annual Variety Night to a c`a sets were arranged by Fred Has- san; audience Friday eve sen," Janey Hassan, Julianne Rau, Jim Rowatt, Jim •Traquair, ning. John McGrath and Mr. Slattery. Featuring plays, Glee Club The Glee Club, directed by members, • gymnastics and in- Nancy Berger, and with accom- •strumental presentations, the panist.Joanne Elligsen, present - program gained enthusiastic ed selections from "The Sound applause. of Music." The program included: The Taking special parts were Sher- Drama Club presentation, "Tri- on Strong, Sharon Staples, Lar- fles", with the following cast: ry Walters, Glenna Houston,. Mrs, Hale (Lorraine Huard, Mrs. Graeme Craig, Christine Pryce, Peters (Julianne Rah); County John McGrath, Mary Sills, Eric Attorney (Jim Traquair), Sher- Ross, Liz Smale, Hen Cardno iff Peters (John McGrath), Mr. and Joan Sinclair. Hale (Jim Rowatt). The direr- Boys' tumbling, directed by Values Dominate Merchant Offerings The business and profession- al people of the Seaforth dis- trict give an arousing 21 -gun "salute" to the farmers and livestock producers of this area! Your industrious habits and knowledge of agriculture and animal husbandry have Made this area one of the mpst pro- fitable agricultural sections of the district. The business and profession- al peoplelook with bride on their ability to supply your needs and utilize your diverst. fled products. Farmers and livestock pro- ducers can be assured that they will receive top market value for all their produce, grain and livestock here in Seaforth. Farm supply houses are al- ways willing and eager to give you professional and scientific assistance in the feeding and care of yobr land, crops, fowl and livestock. They are glad to assist you with your feed and shelter problems. ' You can consult them with confidence at any time for free information and estimates. We are proud to know that you can shop for all your farm and family needs here. We urge you to be here this (Continued on Page 6) Ray Manbert, with student lead- er Robert Watson, featured demonstrations with mats, mats and springboard, box horse, par- allel bars, high bars and pyra- mids. Nancy Berger and Joanne lJl- ligsen combined in a piano duet, "April Showers," and folk danc- es of other lands featured Greek, Romanian and American danc- es. The series was directed by Miss Maryanne Weiler. The next to concluding number was an instrumental by Nancy Berger, Joanne Elligsen, Wil- liam Rowat and Ken Dev- ereaux. Those taking part in the pro- gram included: Glee Club — Velma Higgin- botham, Joyce McNichol, Jean Roe, Sharon Staples, Joanne Sedley, Lois Jackson, Mary Anne Phillips, Joyce Roe, Sheila Dietz, Mary Plumb, Donna White- hoRse, Elizabeth Brown, Mary Hagan, Mary Bewley, Mary El- liott, Marian Roberts, Janet Shortreed, Ann Sills, Linda Somerville, Marg Ryan, Mary Beuerman; Sharon McKenzie, Mariann Wildfong, Christine Pryce, Yvonne Pryce, Barbara Longstaff, Barbara Chesney, Sally Cosford, Sgsan .MacLen- nan, Elaine .Oke, Cathy Phillips, Cheryl Craig, Laurel Heming- way, Ann Kleinhaar, Jane Mc- Connell, Joanne ,Van Milten- burg, Linda Bryans, Peg Corn- ish, Linda Dietz, Ruth Gorwill, Brenda Flannery, Carol Wilbee, Barg Staples,, Mary Sills, Dawn Stephenson, Carol Shortreed, Patty. Elite, Lynne Moggaeh, Per -Fry, Judy Marlatt, Rose- mary Blake, Sharon Strong, Linda Staples, Marilyn Sedley, June . HilIen, Glenna Houston, Sharon Dietz, Ruth Coleman, Bonnie Kerslake, Jim Rowat, Ian Harvey, Peter Stinnissen, Michael Stinnissen, Tony Van den Hengel, Graeme Craig, John McGrath, Larry Walters, Eric Ross, Ken Cardno, Ross Hem- ingway, Jim Traquair, Gerald Townsend, Leonard Jamieson, Bruce Clarke, Nico Peters, Ken' Whitmore, Brian Habkirk and Wenda Humphries.' Dancers—Helen Huard, Ann Rivers,. Lynn Nixon, Karen Hen- derson, Cindy Eisler, Christ' e Turnbull, Yvonne Hoegy, Linda Hoover, Betty Roe, Gwen c Lean, Barb Box, Mary Heenan, Kathy Dale, Yvonne Feeneir, Maria Willems, Peg Fry, Mar- ilyn Sedley, Lynn Wright and Joyce McNichol. Boys' Tumbling—Jim Nixon, Bob Watson, Rick Fortune, Ted Wilbee, Bill Wood, Allan Car- ter, Alan McLean, Paul Felker, Hank Scott, Gary Nicholson, Jim Dalrymple, Bill Boshart, John McGrath, Paul Hildebrand and Jim Phillips. Stag Crew—Lighting, Robbie Brady, Bruce 'Wilbee; cdrtain, Michael Newnham; stage hands, Bryan Stewart, Paul Spittal, David Britton, Brian Broome, Larry Lane, Les Carter; stage directors, W. K. Murdie and R. M. Burgess. The program cover was de- signed by Fred Hassan, and the Glee Club sets by Fred Hassan, Jane Cornish and Janey Hassan, Kick Off Safe -T -Cap Campaign The sale of safety hard hats by the''Seaforth Lions Club will be an added attraction at the International Plowing Match to be held at Seaforth from Oct. llth to 14th. The, hats, made of a hard plas- tic, come in a variety of colors, and are the same- design ar those worn by construction workers. The hats, besides pro- tecting the head from serious injuries, also provide ear cover- ing to keep ears warm in the winter. To prepare for the selling campaign, the Lions Club had the co-ordinator of Emergency Measures speak at a recent meeting. W. Stuart Forbes gave suggestions . on how the club could promote sales of the hard hats. He said stickers could be placed on windshields, rear bumpersand rear windows of cars for advertising. Another suggestion was to produce brass tokens in the shape of the caps. These tokens could be sold in advance of the plowing match and the hats ,picked up at a depot at a later date. The selling campaign could be a five-year proposition, em- bracing Lions Clubs over a wide area. Mr. Forbes told the Lions they have a potential sale of 11,412 hats in Huron County alone. The positive approach is the best method for salesmanship. "Taking 'no' for an answer the - first five times is a mistake," he said. Mr. Forbes said if the sales operation is handled pro- perly it could produce a good profit for the club. As well as addressing the club, he loaned an organization- al brief showing a roster of in- dividuals required' for various selling jobs, a sheet of proce- dures for each individual and a resume of research in rela- tion to sales potential. Bazaar Winner Gains $50 Robert McMichael; RR 1, Wal- ton, has won the $50.00 prize awarded at the half -way mark in the Seaforth• area Merchants Bazaar of Values program. Mr. McMichael bought a pair of shoes from MacDonald's shoe store in Seaforth and placed the sales slip in the box in The -Expositor office, along with hun- dreds of other sales slips and' copies of Bazaar �f Value ads which other shoppers had de- posited. The winning slip was drawn by Peter Bannon. Shoppers who patronize Sea - forth stores featuring the Bazaar of Values are in line' to win another $50 prize. All that is necessary is to send or bring into The Expositor office a sales slip showing a purchase from one of the participating stores, or failing a sales slip, one of the ads clipped from the Bazaar of Values on pages 8, 9 and 10 in this issue. Make sure your, name and address are on each sales slip. At the end of the program, one of the names will be select- ed, who will receive $50.00. Wingham Joins Huron Police Setup Decision of Wingham council to join the Huron County police communication system was a good idea, Seaforth Police Chief Gordon Hulley said. Wingham council had decided to join the system at their Monday night's meeting. • Chief Hulley said he hopes Seaforth will be able. to join the system. He said police in Goderich have a telex which brings in police bulletins from throughout the province, and if Seaforth were part of the Hur- on County communication sys tem the bulletins could be re ceived by the Seaforth police department. . Chief Hulley said Seaforth has had a trial communication system with Stratford in Perth County since last fall, but he would prefer to be connected with both counties. Single Copies, 10 gets $4:00 A. Year in Advance Talks Bring Savin. n Br�adfoot Drain Tuckersmith ratepayers who are involved in the Broadfoot Drain project will save money because of an arrangement worked out Tuesday night be- tween Tuckersmith council and the Ontario Department of Highways. At the council meeting,, which lasted till one o'clock Wednes- day morning, Reeve Elgin Thompson said the rate will definitely be less than the rate originally estimated,. but it would not be possible to de- termine how much less until later. The saving will depend on the extent to which the de- partment will recognize portions of the drainage work involving road and bridge construction to be eligible for subsidy. The discussion centered ahput that part of the drain proposal which would replace two exist- ing bridges with a new struc- ture and permit straightening a section of township road. Town- ship officials, as well as those involved in the drain project, contended that the proposed work will then eliminate two obsolete bridges; as well. as modernize -•a section: .of -road, and as a result all costs inuoly- .ed in the work in that area should be. eligible for Deliart- ment of Highways road subsidy. The bridges are located south of the Mill Road in' the area of the Bert Walters and A. Var- ley farms. S. W. Archibald, township en- gineer, who, designed the Broad- foot Drain project, was present for the discussion. Ken Wilmot, representing the Department of Highways, said the department would be will- ing to pay 80 per cent of the cost of the new bridge struc- ture, and - 50 per cent of the drain cost . assessed against township roads. • Earlier Offer Reeve Thompson recalled that on an earlier occasion the then DHO engineer had agreed to pay 80 per cent of both the bridge and road program, but at that time the• township had not gone ahead. Mr. Wilmot stressed that the department would not become involved in• matters relating to the drainage act. The bridge, however, should be a charge against the township and should not be reflected in the assess- ment against individual proper- ty owners. He pointed out'since DHO would pay a subsidy, plans for the bridge would require to, be approved. He agreed council would be wise to petition the department to determine if a broader base, including compensation for loss of water rights, could be agriv- ed at as a basis for subsidy. He emphasized that he could .not suggest which additional costs if any the department might recognize fer'subsidy. Por this reason the council cannot determine the new assessment rate until it hears from the De- partment of Highways. Mr. Wil- mot said it would take about, six weeks to obtain approve` for the bridge. Mr. Wilmot, asked his opin- ion on the township's plan to buy a new ` road -grader, said that since the township has ov- er 90 miles of road, the Depart- ment of Highways would cer- tainly go along with buying an- other grader. Council decided to ask. for tenders for a new grader, to be in by noon of June 7th. In passing the motion, mem- bers of council expressed the opinion that the 1961 grader which they now have, is unable to do all the work, especially in the winter., Transfer Funds Acting on a request from Hur- on School Area Board 1—the new board serving Tuckersmith and Stanley --council agreed to transfer the township clergy re- serve fund of '$19,250.00 in bonds to the board. Council was told the board wished to use the bonds as' 'se- curity, and that it was not in- tended they be cashed. "Yes, but if we hand them over they. could be .cashed at any time. the board wanted to," Councillor loss Forrest pointed out. _. _. The motion approving the transfer included the .qualifica- tion that if the School Board wants to liquidate the bonds it must have the approval of Tuckersmith council. Ontario Municipal Board approval to this transfer is also required. Township road superintendent Allan Nicholson said road super- intendents were attempting to make entrances to all houses uniform throughout Huron County. Mr. Nicholson showed a motion which had been pass- ed at a meeting of the Road Committee. It proposed . that anyone building an entrance must obtain a permit -from the road. superintendent. The move is to prevent owners from fill- ing in ditches any way they want and thus prevent the flow _of water. The motion will come up at Re -Elect Walton Minister Rev. Arthur Higginbotham, of Walton, was re-elected chair- man of Huron Presbytery at the United Church Presbytery meet- ing in Hensall Wednesday. Also re-elected were Rev. Murdoch Morrison, of Varna, secretary, and Rev. Joe Synder, Goderich, treasurer. Rev. M. Shatto, of the Evan- gelical United,,,. rethren, spoke a1 the presbytery on the possi- bility of the EUB joining with the United Church. He said the EUB was planning' on holding a vote on this issue in the near future. '•-The presbytery agreed to send a donation to the prevention of polio in lndia. county council in June. Tucker - smith council decidedto wait until later before making a final decision on the matter. • Council took action to accept •" t the reportof the court. of re- vision concerning- .the Horton Drain, since there were no ap- peals against the revision.' Ratepayers again will be able to make prepayment of taxes if they desire to do so. Township clerk J. I.' McIn- tosh read a letter from the coun- ty concerning indigent funerals. It said the practice of contribut- ing additional funds to what the county gives for indigent funer- als presents problems in that some people give extra money in order to procure a better casket. In future, if additional funds are contributed, the fun-• eral will not , be regarded as being eligible for assistance. Council agreed to pay for the cost of tile for a ditch on Mer- vyn Falconer's roadside. He said he would build the drain in the • ' old ditch bottom and pay for the work to lay the drain. Council will -write to the own- er of a property in Egmond- ville and ask her -if it. can be .. cleaned up for Centennial year. Council expressed the hope that possibly she would donate the land to the; township for use as a playground. - MISS JEANNE MELADY,* B.A„ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melady, Dub- lin, graduated from Bres- cia College, affiliate of Uni- versity•of' Western Ontario, • London. She, attended St- Columban grade school and Dublin Continuation School; and graduated from Grade XIII at Seaforth' District, High School, where she was awarded a citizenship award. Miss Melady will teach English in Fort Wil- liam Vocational School in the coming year. MEMBERS OF .BRITANNIA LODGE, Seaforth, tookpartMonday evening, when 50 -year jewels were int S. an outstanding occasion and W. A. Chapman, of Pembroke, by Rt. Wor. presentedBro. John, Rosser, DDGM, South of t Huron District, of Ailsa Oraig. Looking on (right) is W. Bro. Emerson Durst, Master of Britannia Lodge. Mr. forays and Mr. Chapman .were two of four who were made members of Britannia May 1, 1916. The other two included. W. P. Grieve, who died several years ago, and P. N. CIuff, who was killed in action in 1918. Mr. Ciuff's nephew, J. Scott Cluff, was. present at the Monday evening ceremony and showed members his uncle's Masonic ring which had been given him. (Expositor photo by Phillips).