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The Huron Expositor, 1964-05-28, Page 1Wh�gle, blp: ,x023 10i'Rear• SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, T1URSDIA.Y, MAY 28, 1964 -- ,1Q PAGES Tali, Urba And tut Planning • • • • 1 r • • a Hjuron ' Juniors 'Compete in Judging Events Over 180 contestants judged, 10 classes of livestock on Satur- day at the Seaforth fair grounds. High contestant in the compe- tition and the winner of the Blatchford , Feeds 'Limited tro- phy was Jim Papple, •RR- 4, Sea - forth, who scored 645 out of a possible 700 points. Tied for the ' runner-up placing were Miss Amy Stewart, R.B. 5, Sea - forth, and Miss , Deanna Dale; RR 1, Clinton. The C.N.E. Shield,.,, donated by the Canadian National Ex- hibition Association to the high novice judge, was won by Jim McAdam, RR 2, Wingham.. Don McNeil, RR 6, Goderich, wort the, Carnation Milk Company Limited trophy for the top dairy .fudge. The C,I.L. trophy for the -top - swine judge was won by John Bradley, RR 3, Goderich. A special program in charge of 'summer assistant agricultur- aI representative, Murray Shep- herd; was held in the afternoon for novice judges. Instead of giving. reasons ' for placings, they were instructed by Mr. Shepherd and several 4-H Club Leaders on how to judge. Shown above (lett) is Jim Pimple,. who was high' con- testant. With him are George Townsend and Gordon Pryce. Honor 45' -Year Member At Brucefield Gregor McGregor, long-time member of and Pest -Master of Brucefield Lodge IOOF No. ' 210, was honored Thursday when he was presented with a 45 -year 'jewel. at a meeting of the lodge. Ross Nichol ,(left), District Deputy Grand Master.'Huron District 'No. 8, is shown as he presents Mr. McGregor with the 45 -year jewel: John Moffat, Noble Grand ' Brucefield Lodge, watches the presentation, (Expositor photo by Philips). ill Health Forces.. Judge's Retirement Judge, Prank Fingland, Hur- on County Judge since 1954, has tendered his resignation to• the Minister of Justice because of ill health, it was announced -Police Check 125 Cars hi - Safety Move About 125 cars were checked Saturday by the Seaforth Police Department in co-operation with • members of Teen •Twenty, and of this number 30 required re- pairs, according to Chief Con- stable Gordon Hulley. In most cases, repairs were minor and were completed in time for a re -check. Chief Hul- ley expressed appreciation for the co-operation, and said checks would continue through- out the summa. r. Cactus Blooms in McKillop Mrs, torrtbn Blanchard, of Winthrop, has a beautiful cac- tus ' plant which bloomed on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The blootns were five inches across and were •of a pale pink color. The flowers, 't+vhfoh last only one day, were six in number. The, plant ,has been in the iar'telard `home for 30 years, r::havingg' bee coiled by the late Nat l`irA 9 Bla tIAird Tuesday. Judge Fingland suffered a heart attack recently. Born in , Hullett Township, he is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fingland, and receiv- ed his early education at Gode- rich and Clinton. Judge Fingland was a veter- an of the First World War in which he was severely wound- ed. He spent two years in Chris- tie Street Hospital, Toronto, re- covering. In 1942 he graduated from the University of Toronto, and three years later received his law degree from Osgoode Hall. After practising in Toronto for five years, Judge .Fingland bought a practice in Clinton from the. late William Brydone and practised there ,for 25 years. He was named a King's Coun- sel in 1937. In 1954 he was ap- pointed Huron County judge. Judge ,Fingland was 'instru- mental in organizing the Huron County Tuberculosis Association and is the association's - honor- ary president. He served on the Clinton hospital board fol` many years, seven of them as chair- man and is a ,past president Qf the Lions Club, an elder and former clerk of the session of Wesley - Willis United Church and a member of Clinton branch 140 Royal Canadian Legio'ft. Judge ringland"and his wife, the former Elizabeth Chowen, have a son, Frank, With the De- partment..of Northern Affairs at Frobisher Bay, and a datigh- ter, Catherine, wife of Dr. C. •K. McKnight, of Penet5nigui- shene� 41 Cadets Parade SDHS Cadets were inspected Wednesday afternoon by Lt.- Col. t:Col. L. G. Vickars, 21st Field Rgt. RCA (M), and Lt. D. J. Read, cadet training officer. Parading under Cadet/Major Torben Haarbye, the cadets and band presented an imposing picture on the sunlit school grounds. Demonstrations include d: First Aid, Cadet/Lt. James Stephenson in charge; map us- ing, Cadet Graeme Craig in charge; light machine' ggun (Bren), Cadet/Sgt. Barry N6`lan in charge; gymnastic display, Cadet Allan Patterson ' tri charge. Awards included: Best shot award, Cadet/Sgt. David Brit- ton; best ' officer on parade, Cadet/Major Haarbye; best N, C. 0. or cadet on parade, Cadet/ Sgt. Richard Fortune; officer or N.C.Q. showing best qualities of leadership, Lt. James Stev- enson; tevenson; most improved. cadet, Cadet/Cpl. Donald McLeod. Officers and N.C.O.'s of the cbrps are: Commanding Offi- cer, Cadet/Major Torben Haar - bye; Second in Command, Ca- det/Capt. Douglas Fry; Platoon Lieutenants: Cadet/Lts. Doug- las Mill, David Mills and James Stephenson; Band, Cadet/Lt. Joan Pryce; Company Sgt./Maj., WO II Thomas Philips; Platoon Sgts., David Britton, Robert K. MacDonald, Richard Fortune; Flag Party, Cadet/Lt. 'Myra Mc- Nair, Cadet/Sgt. William Mor- ris, Cadet/Cpls. Fred ifnetsch, Fred Hassan, ., The corps instructor is Arch- ie Dobiion, of the SDHS •staff, and George Hildebrand is in charge °of the Rand, Community planning is' be- coming of increasing concern to rural areas* J. ( E, Pearson of the Ontario Community Plan- ning Branch, told a meeting e presenting Seaforth and TUie, i'1 ersmith Tuesday evening -.1 ., Pearson 'was present at the» e; Vitation of a planning co tee which had been estabits1, by' Seaforth' and memiters;_' 'the council, and of Tuclser8�i council. The meeting called to explore the pelas bility of establishing ' a' 'pltia ning area to incorporate, forth, Tuckersmith and MeB; lop. Mr.. Pearson said that concern in rural areas arose bel, cause no longer ' was there.4, s'; distinct line of difference be . tween rural and urban acthirr ties. He -referred to a survey in Durham County, where`. It was indicated that 80 per cent of the people..,who- represented themselves - as -being farmers; and who occupied farms, were employed' at least part-time in nearby urban centres. "° Abe there is a problem, he said, when a substantial degree -Of urban growth develops within a rural township. This creates additional demands 'on the township .and results in •tact rate inereases..In turn, the in creased taxation Load must 'be bourne ,in themain by the re- mainder of te township'which is predominantly " agricultuural'. This creates ' an unfair condi- tion and in many townships it has been found that the only solution is 'a 'greater degree of planning and control of devel- opment. This can best- be achieved, he said, by the rural and urban centres working to- gether. In introducing Mr. Pearson, Mayor Angus MacLean said that the meeting:had been called to bring together the- ' municipali- ties centering about Seaforth ;to discuss what Was regarded as a common problem. -He introduc- ed Ross Savauge, planning cont• -mittee--chairman, who- `reviewed steps that had been taken.' He said that McKillop had indicat- ed interest, but unfortunately the meeting conflicted with a previous engagement of the Mc- Killop council'. It was expect- ed, however, that a McKillop representative would be pres- ent, he : said. Seven Categories Indicating that planning had to do with the use "of land, Mr. Pearson said that land fell .in- to -seven different categories. He listed these as follows:. (1) Agricultural land — the land that providcs the produce with which to fill the bread baskets: It is land in a raw state for pro- ductive purpose only: (2) Residential land = in-, eludes land devoted to provid- ing livingaccommodation, in- cluding farm homes. In many cases, it is found that surplus farm homes are converted to rental purpose, and this in turn creates additional problems of providing schools •and services which fall on the rural munici- pality. The tax returns, from these particular multiple units are not sufficient to 'Parry the costs which, result. Pointing out that statistics indicated that the world population would double before the year 2090, Mr. Pear- son said that increasing demand was being placed on land to provide residential accommo- dation. (3) Industrial use—The land used for factories and heavy industries. Larger amounts of land are required for industry, since it is found that it could operate more efficiently in one- (Continped on Page,...47) Scouts Change Plans When Rain Falls A drumhead service planned for Lions Park Sunday was rain- ed out and the service was held instead in SDHS. About 500 Scouts, C u b s, Brownies, Girl Guides, Rangers and Rovers took part in the parade in spite of the heavy rain falling at the time. Taking part in the parade were Seaforth District High School Girls' Trumpet Band, Mitchell Brass Band and St. Malys Pipe Band. Participating in the service were Rev. J. C. Britton, Rev. D. 0. Fry, Rev. Father Sullivan, T. F. Wflbee, Mrs. Ken Doig, R. M. Eyre, Mrs. Thos. Lavender, and Rev. J. H. Vardy. Two district Scouts, Bill Mc- Intosh and George - Vardy, . re- ceived presentations ,as dele- gates 'to-, New, Bt;unswiek this- dinnmef, Huron Municipal Officers "We are reaching a stage where the One -room schwa min - not meet all the deinatiak it is just not littinlarriy-possible for one a teacher to' ` divide - time among eight grades and do•what is required for the students." This statement by a departmen- tal official to Huron County Municipal Officers' , Association accompanied another, to the ,effect that one -room schools will be closed only by decision of the people themselves, inas- much as the ratepayers elect the local boards "which decide whether they are going to build a-• central school; and close the one -room school." "In pioneer society," said B. J. McNaughton, assistant sup- erintendent of elementary edu- cation, "the old one -room school served a purpose, but times have changed. Life is more complex, and the boy or girt going out into the world is go- ing to have to be far more efficient than I was. Scientific knowledge is said to have dou- r bled every 10 years, and itis needed no mnatter.where-:a- boy or girl goes."• nit New' Legislatio' Mr. McNaughton ' expl fed new' legislation regarding- pay- ment of . trustees, the appoint- ment by county council of a public sehool_.eonsultative com- mittee, ommittee, and the setting of a December 15 deadline for pay- ing over funds requisitioned by boards and collected by coun- cils. HIM. J. W. Spooner, minister Completing a hundredears of service, SS No. 8, McKillop (Manley School) will mark its, centennial at a reunion cele- bration on Saturday. - The program gets under way on the school grounds at 1:00 o'clock when former ."teachers; pupils and 'their families will recall their days at school. Sup- per is being served at Brodhag- en Community Hall, and a so- cial gathering will follow in the evening. The celebration,has been planned by a cpmmittee headed by Steve Murray and including Mervin Dietz and Antone Sie- mon, and assisted by the teach- er, Mrs. George toville, and members of the school board, Alvin Esen, chairman; Frank aftifiIIf YrWeretar"y treakarti''r;%alltr Norman Beuerman, The supper. is being arranged by a commit- tee headed by Mrs. George Rock. Log School in 1864 The school had its beginning, when.in 1864 a log schoolhouse was constructed at the south- east corner of lot 6, concession 10, McKillop. First trustees were a Mr. Newman- and C. Dietz. The log school served until 1879, when a demand arose fer a more modern school, more nearly in the centre of the sec- tion. In 1879 a square acre was purchased on the northwest corner of lot 5, concession 10, for the sum of $100. A one - room frame school was built in the centre of the lot. A well was dug in the same year. School opened on November 1st with Miss Margaret Moylan the first teacher. In 1911 ' the schoolroom was divided into two rooms, and the next year the old board fence was replac- ed by a new wire fence. Im- provements were continued and a new clock was purchased and. a weII was drilled in 1914. The frame lsuilding was re- placed by the present school in 1920. -- Through the years the school marked major events. Corona- tion year was duly celebrated in the school on May 11, 1937. May 12th was a holiday, so fes- tivities were held the day be- fore. The trilstees purchased a new flag for the occasion and two acorns were planted in memory -of the crowning of our new King, George Vi, and Queen Elizabeth. Pupils for the first time at- tended a music festival in April 1937 at Stratford. Dorothy Scherbarth, Margaret Kleber and Milton Dietz sang solos, the latter receiving a bronze Medal and diploma for 3rd prize. and diploma for third prize, Trustees that • 'year were John• Dietz, William Manley and Dan Deuerman. (Continued on Page 4) aF. rWiXnnietS>an...u:, FORMER TEACHERS, pupils and friends will be at SS 81, McKillop, on Saturday . to mark the schools 100th anni- versary. The frame school, which served from 1879 to 1920, . seen in the upper picture, and below pupils pose with their teacher, Mrs. George CovilIe, in front of the present school. A number of pupils were absent through illness when the picture was taken, Clear Estimate For Lions Park Seaforth Lions approved esti- mated operating expenditures of $6,950.00 at the Lions Club Park for the current year at the club's meeting Monday eve- ning. The e' , timates were presented by the parks corhmittee and in- clude $2,670.00 which must be raised by the club at the sum- mer carnival. The expenditures do not in, elude the cost of constructing a new picnic pavilion. The pro- ject, which is almost complet- ed, is being carried out by Frank Kling Ltd., on a contract of $8,978.00. The estimates include wages o $3,700.00. Other items are: Telephone, $100; printing, post- age, advertising, $150; general maintenance, $800; equipment maintenance, $300; U.I.C., com- pensation, $100; liability, fire insurance, $200; hydro, $300; chemicals, $300; taxes; $100; in- terest, $100; capital account, $500; painting, $200; road. dust care, $100. A financial statement cover- ing ovening the 1965 Season indicated expenditures of $6,155.65. Re- ceipts included club contribu- tion `cif $2,200; booth, $656.01; pool admissions, $2,070.36; table rentals, $a22.00; grants, $500.00; donations, $29.85. The meeting 'discussed plans for the Ontario convention on 'Sunday at Kitchener, when members will be accompanied by the SDH$ Girls' Band in the parade. The meeting was in 'w,µ,WIN: J•." charge of President L. F. Ford. John - Longstaff and , Don Stephenson, in charge of carni- val ticket sales, distributed tick- ets and urged members to press the sale from now until the carnival, August 5, 6th and 7th.• The suitdraw was won by Mrs. Doug Mawson, Parkhill. p( nfunici a)$ af, conipanie Hon x ,augh'ton '4:A ipal t, `n Qritrto tl investigatifintf �rri iCiP minces whenconsidered- fiable. Experience al>readyhal shown there ist;the Probabiit; ongdomay be found thatno andwrmattersing of incorrect, procedure corrected ;without damage to ananyofcial's reputa- . The meeting, held in Abe Roy.* al' Canadian Legion Hell sit Clinton. on Wednesday, brought; out an attendance of 175, to. whom the Legion Auxiliary . la= dies served "Iuncheon: • Elect Earl Campbell....._ _• 'Earl Campbell, clerk— treasur-er of Hensall, was elected-presi- dent, lected -pres dent, succeeding J. B. Liver more, .Clinton. Succeeding Mx Campbellas. first vice-president„ ' is B. G. Primly, deputy .clerk treasurer , Of Huron . County,.. John Berry. clerk-treasurer.:4f • Huron, was continued in office as 'secretary.' Brief speeches were made ny Russell Cummings,, warden' of Bruce; Murray'' Gaunt, Huron -Bruce ; Ralph Jewell, warden of Huron; Mayor W. J. Miller, ;Clinton; Walter Forbes, warden of ..Huron. last year,: and Lawrence Edgar, warden of Lambton. John Pearson, com- munity planning branch, spoke along the same line as in -Sea-. _ forth the evening before. Presentingnew provincial . legislation, assistant . superin- tendent R.. 5. ffelcaughtonTelfid that next January 1 every town • - ship shall be a township school -• `It-mlans," he said, "that the little rural school section asVe - know it will no• longer exist;' that the school' sections within each township will be dissolved and there will be a board of five members for the township area. . Distances have shrunk, and with the roads and trans- portation we have, a school sev- en or eight miles away is closer to the child's home than when I plodded down . a Tuckersmith (Continued on Page 4) Marks 80th Birthday ,. •-• John Leeming; . well-known McKillop resident, celebrated his 80th birthday at his Win- throp home Tuesday evening:. ,A number of friends and ndighbors visited him during the evening to' extend congraty lations and best wishes on the occasion. Set Plans For 4-H Hog Club The Huron County Hog Pro- ducers first year. 4-11 Swine Club members will each receive a pair of pure bred gilts at the Seaferth fair grounds on Fri- day evening,•May 29. The draw is scheduled to take' place at 7 .p:m. Members will feed• and care for their gilts as part of the project, and will he showing them at the Seaforth Fair in ' September. One of the, . gilts will be sold" at a sale next spring to cover the cost of pur- chase of both pigs. WILLIAM VAN DEN HEN. GEL will graduate 'this- week as a Bachelor of Engineer Mg -Science. from the Uni- versity of Western Ontario'. A graduate of SDHS, he is,* son of Mr, and. Mrs, Gerald Van den ffengel, felt S, San -4 forth.__, • ..w; 55a;,4.J d.hX',Y....cx 1.� V,i MISS JEAN H11.LEN 6140 1', ates from U.W6., Londo41 this week. A daughter" of Mr,- and Mrs. Stanley RR 2, Walton, She sarr`i ed in Freinch, and will ` 11s tabaro, ��. � .a uate o �`""