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The Huron Expositor, 1964-09-24, Page 1• • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • Whole No. '5039 105th Year Grads Face Changing World Rev. J. C. Britton addressed graduates' of the •public school Tuesday evening and reminded them of the changing world in which they were living, and of the problems they must solve. - How they get along wilt, de- pend upon their attitude and approach, he, said, and, added that people can be'divided into three classes. Included . are those motivated by the past. Just because it was done that way before does not mean it is still applicable* today. Others are-do&tinated by what other people are saying or. doing. Just because others are saying or doing something does not make it right. Then there .are those who set ' their course of action by goals" and beliefs:: based on spiritual values. It is not necessary to . conform if conformity dis- agrees with principles. Education could p r o -v i d e some pat answers, but this is not sufficient, . he said. Each must discover a true .identity. as Spiritual •beiings and work . out a place with faith and love.. , The occasion was the opening meeting of the Home and School Association, held in the school auditorium, "Mi Britton :wag—Introduced by Debbie Miller and thanked ' by Brian Hodgert. Question of the month, ar- ranged 'by Al Bowering, was won by Donald Morton. Principal J. W. Talbot spoke briefly to the students and then called them to the stage, where graduation pins were presented by the Home' and School Presi- dent, Mrs. K, Bruce MacMillan. The program included piano duets by Jane Cornish and Saily • Cosford, Mrs. Kay's class won the attendance award. JUDGE. HETHERINGTON Name New Judge For Huron Si•00 0 W- lt4 si r -,,Single 'CoP,sr� Celt SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDA , SEPTEMBER 24, 1964 -- 12 PAGES '41.• •. 4 - � - s inn .x vK a r6 r '•k ., , "itfi Donate i1arpurI.eyL:and. As rte forMausoleum� �, through "In Memoriam". cards ,tt►ittee, representative of all which are available at local tun- Seaforth churches, was organ- eral chapels, or may be left ized in February. Members of with the chairman, R.. S. Box; the interim committee include or secretary -treasurer, P. D.' Me- P. D, McConnell,. William N. Connell, or at any Seaforth Ball, R. J. Spittal, Norman Mac - Bank. Lean, R. S. Box, G. A. -Whitney • A study of the, possibility of and W. J. Cleary. , providing an inter-detfomina- For some years now it has tional mausoleum to serve the been necessary for residents of Seaforth district began •late last the Seaforth area to use mauso- year: Encouraged by indica- keum •faeilities at either Mit- tions that support would exist shell or Clinton during the win - for such a project, the coin- ter months; • Property in Harpurhey has been donated as a site for the Pioneer Memorial Mausoleum. Officers of the interim commit- tee in charge of the project said the site was .opposite the Har- purhey cemetery. The lot, which has • a frontage of 130 feet by 95 feet, has been donated in memory of Robert Scott, a pioneer settler, who came to the district in 1833, and all other area -pioneers. - The committee saki plans for a suitable mausoleum had been studied,. and a number of simi- lar installations throughout the district had been visited. Final plans are being prepared and construction is expected to get underway withinthree weeks, so that the mausoleum will be ready for use before winter. Meanwhile, 'a number of gifts have been. -received las a result of the first mention of the pro- posal last March, when a cam- paign ampaign to raise $12,000.00 was launched. Gifts may be given An announcement last week "indicated the appointment of R, -S.-Hetherington, Q'.C., of Wingham, as Huron County Judge. _ Mr: Hetherington's appoint- ,hent" will fill ' the vacancy on the Huron bench, created when Judge Frank Fingland, of .Clin- ton; was forced to retire due to ,ill health. Change in Mail Service is Set For October 4 Mr. Hetherington-. has- been• mayor of Wingham for the past three years, having first enter- ed local politics in 1936 when he was elected to council. He served as councillor for two terms and was elected reeve in 1938 and 1940. A 'native ,of Colborne ' Town- ship, the new . judge moved to Wingham to practise Taw fol- lowing his graduation from Os goode Hall the same year. Fol- lowing war service, Mr. Hether- ington returned to Wingham and 'entered a partnership in law with J. H. Crawford in, 1946, He was named..a King's Counsel in 1938. •• Ma.kes Offer for Highland' Shoes Acceptance of an offer to •pur ~¢f the late G. E. Johnston and chase !the parent 'company of G. R. Johnston, J. A. Johnston Highland Shoes here has been Company Limited has grown, recommended by the directors until today it is one of the of J. A.. Johnston Company largest companies in the Cana - Limited. dian footwear' industry, with an G. R. Johnston,; President, J. annual sales volume in excess A. Johnston Company Limited, of $20,000,000. The company Brockville,. announced Friday .continues to operate as a foot - that Genesco, Inc,, is making an wear wholesaler servicing inde- • ENVt O Group offer to purchase J A: 3ohir- endent retailers frSm coast to it A new mail schedule becomes effective id Seaforth on. October 4th, according to Postmaster, Orville Oke. There will ,be only one mail received daily, except Sundays, at 6:55 a.m. First-class mail will be 'sorted' by 9:00 a.m. daily. Mail closing time to all points will be at 5:30 p.m, daily, in- cluding Sundays and holidays. Letters and parcels. for reg- istry must be in the office by 5:00 p.m. to ensure•dispatch on that day. During the war, Mr. Hether- ington was C.O. of the 99th Battery, RCA,, taking his . unit to France on D -Day. Following the war he was active' with 'the local militia unit and was lieu- tenant -colonel of the 21st J+ ield Regiment (M). Mr. Hetherington is a past president of the Huron Liberal Association, past president of the Wellington -Huron Liberal Association' and a past presi- dent of the Huron -Bruce Lib- eral Association. He was Lib- eral candidate in the 1949 Fed- eral election. . stop Company Limited and its boast in Canada. In • addition, - wholly owned subsidiaries. The J. A. Johnston Company Lim - directors of J, A. Johnston 'ed through its wholly' owned comn�lence Company Limited are recoyn- subsidiaries, operates three Mending to the shareholders of, shoe factories and 90 retail otit- Studies- - Seaforth auxiliary police ap- pointed by Huron Emergency, Measures organization, received initial, instruction at a meeting Tuesday evening with EMO Co ordinator W. S. Forbes, of Gode- rich. . Named to the auxiliary force which was authorized by coun- cil in August, are Robert Dins- more, Donald McLean, Robert Huard and : Larry Wesenburg: Instruction by Chief of Police Gordon Hulley will be provided at weekly sessions, extending over eleven weeks. Uniforms --for ' the auxiliary group are provided by :;Huron EMO. Walton Horse - Best in Four Sandra Hi, owned and driven by Norm Williamson,. of Wal- ton, won four straight heats in the freefor-all class in two days. On Friday, Sandra won two heats in Kincardine, pacing the fastest mile of the day in 2:10:1 arid 2:10:3. -The next day she again won Minors, taking both heats .in New Hamburg, pacing these miles in 2:13 and 2:11:2, also winning a cooler for the fastest mile of the day. The effort also won her own-, er an extra $10, , donated for being the driver going the fast- est, mile. MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P. for Huron -Bruce, who will officially open the 119th Sea - forth Fair this evening. the Company,'that the Genesco 1 offer be: accepted. • , In a statement, the company said that while it is anticipated that ownership of J. A. John• - ston Company' Limited will pass to Genesco;, the Company .will continue . to' 'operate under'its- present name and with no change in management. • - World -Wide Interests Genesco, with . headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, has world-wide interests in the footwear and apparel business. J. A. Johnston Company Lim- ited wee - founded as a "Whole- sale footwear business in Brock- ville; Ont., in 1907 by •the • late: J. A. Johnston. Since that timer under the successive guidance_ ets. Lady Bowlers Win Trophy • Mrs, 'Tony Phillips and Mrs. Ella Munro captured the Me Lean trophy, when Seaforth Ladies Lawn Bowling Club held the annual competition, Monday evening. With three .wins and a plus of 14, the rink., edged out Mrs: Ida Close and Mrs. Art Finlay- son,' with two wins plus 18. Third place went to Miss Dorothy 'Parke and—Mrs. John Patterson, with • two, wins and a plus of .17, .- Home, Here Joins 0H4.. The Ontario Hospital Associ- ation, which. recently opened its membership for the first time to a' number of nursing homes in the province, has announced that a•further ,23 nursing homes have been accepted into'associ- ate mernbershipp.' r,� Among those which will re- ceive their new Certificates of Associate Membership is Kil- barchan Nursing Home, owned and operated • by Ms • and Mrs. W. A. Hodgert, Seaforth. In order to qualify for admis- sion to the 40 -year-old provin- cial hospital organization, nurs- ing homes are required to sat- isfy the 0.H.A. that they meet certain standards, mostly relat- ing to their ability to provide adequate medical and nursing care for patients. Of the 48 homes which have been surveyed since the program was nitro- duced last June,- 40 have been, (Continued on Page G) Hobby Show Attracts Seaforth Area Ar fists Exhibit Work Several Seaforth residents were among the 60 craftsmen and hobbyists from across Hur- on County who provided a dis- play at the Legion Hall, Clin- ton, Saturday. Over 700 per- sons attended the event from as far away as Toronto, London, Buffalo, Walkerton,. Atwood and several other points. The event, Clintdn's first hob- by and craft exhibition, was sponsored by the Starlight Cir- cle of the United Church Wo- men of "the Wesley - Willis Church, with Mrs, Milford Durst as convener. Rev. Clif- ford Park, •and Clinton's •mayor, W. J. Miller, officially' opened the show at 2 p.th. So success- ful was the ` display which demonstrated the excellence of work by exhibitors that already the group of 28 women is talk- ing about "next year". Four members -'of the Seaforth Art Club exhibited, in all, eight oils. Mrs. Ross Savauge's three displays included an autumn scene, ' "The Pines" and "May Bouquet"; Mrs. Andrew Moore, RR 3, Seaforth, "Lake Placid, N.Y."; Mrs. Victor Lee, RR 4, Seaforth, "Autumn"; and Mrs. Stan Gray, RR 3, Seaforth, still life painting of a japonica; and a pair of small paintings de- picting a scene. Other local artists participat- ing included Mrs. Martha Rath - burn, Goderich Art Club; Mrs. Aphra Steepe, Clinton; Mrs, Ag- nes Moon, Londesboro; Mrs. Sherlock Keyes, Varna; Mr`s, Joe Babcock, Blyth, and Miss Bonnie Perdue, Clinton, A display of quilts which caught particularly the women- folk's eye, was offered by Mrs. Reuben' Aikens, Dublin,, and Mrs. Norman Baird, Brucefield. Mrs. Aiken's quilts, were of her, own design—that of the emb- lems of each of Canada's ten provinces, and a second one titled, »The Maple Leaf Forev- er'," She also. 'showed a hand - hooked '.rug, designed in the flower emblem of each province. Flowers in Woodfibre An unusual hobby, that of "creating" flowers in wood - fibre, is that - of Mrs. Frank Hunt, Seaforth. The rich and beautiful shades used gave the display a delicate touch, par- ticularly the violets. Six of his eleven rare and valuable music boxes, showed by Murray Draper, Clinton, proved skill in both music and wood -finishing. In each case GRADUATES of the Seaforth Public School were honored Tuesday evening when the were presented with pins by Mrs: K. Bruce MacMillan on behalf of the Horne and School Association. Shown here following the ceremony are:... Front—Pen- ny Moore, Janet Beattie, Jane Cornish, Sheila Flood, Sharon Talbot, Terry Mowatt, Debbie Miller. (SecohdRow)—Bonnie .._t_ _,t2 ,.«. --. •.. --- oI Pupils Graduate Moggach, Elaine Westervelt, Brian Fischer, Brian Hodgert, Gene Kruse, Wayne Huber, Myles Price, • Ted Wilbee, Peggy Fry, Donna Smale, (Third Row)—John Talbot, Principal, Frank Brugger, Jim Nixon, Dale Kennedy, Russell Adams, Mervin Hassan; Dennis Hodgert, Peter Kling, Doug Bray, Joe Ball. (Rear) --Bill Southgate, Neil Govenlock, 'Murray Nut- ley, Bedford Taylor. (Expositor photo by Phillips). Seaforth Public Scho Mr. Draper had completely ov- erhauled the instruments—sev- eral of which were originally made. by master craftsmen 75 to over 100 years ago. Includ- ed were a symphonion, made in the United States in 1880; a Swiss music box made in Gen- eva in 1850 and which plays six tunes by reeds; a hand or- gan close to 100 years old; a Regina, 60 years old and which the original price 'Was approxi- mately $1,000; an orchestral music box made in Geneva in 1870,. and a rare Geneva -Made Camera Club, A hobby which begins with rock hunting and ends with a finished product of stone jew- ellery is that of Mrs. Dorian Rutledge, Clinton. After hunt- ing rocks on vacation's and oth- er short trips with her family. Mrs, Rutledge place them in a tumbler -which resembles a sof-.; fee grinder in appearance. For five months. 'day and night, the tumblerr works steadily. by •HIGHLIGHT of SDHS activities during September is the annual initiation ceremony, and this year was no excep;- tion. Here. the newcomers to secondary school life take part in the traditional parade and display a sampli::g of the. bizarre costumes for which the event is noted. (Expositor., pictures by Phillips). . Announce in Corn cones Inners The fol:owing are the results( bell, RR 1. Dublin, 01 (tie); 7th; means of a pulley -process: By of the ensilage corn compel i- t Lam Wheatley. ' I?R 1. Dublin, the end of t are sort - t time, the rocks tnn; •;90ts: 81h Rt Alert E. Mctltiflant„ processedwashed, First, Bruce Coleman RR 4. t1 it 2. Seufurth, leo,';: 9th. Robt. field 90• "" d anpolished: inc hob- c tfurth 95 puillts: 2nd. Lewis "°,!foot, I;R 1•Bruce , pianoforte music box which treate plays both loud and soft music by is a "satisfying one, -she • P.Coyne, RR 5, Seaforth, 921/2: to g ve expression. All with claims; it is interesting and 3rd. Ken Stewart. RR 5, See- the xception of the hand or- profitable. ifirth, 92: 4th, Robert E. Me- gan work by a spring motor. .A collection which originated Millan. RR 2. Seaforth. 91'; 5th, The hand organ had, been in the •Dutch East Indies (now Ray Devereaux. RR 4. Seaforth. "thrown out" by a former own- Indonesia) was displayed by a RO'',, ; fith. John Henderson, Rii Clinton businessman, Frank 5 Seaforth. 90; 7th, Harold er and was partly damaged by a bon -fire when purchased by Mr. Draper. The walnut -mahog- any and European woods have been refinished on several cas- es by Mr. Draper, several to a fine high gloss. For 77 -year-old Montgomery A. Charlton, the hobby of mak- ing violins caught on one 'year ago, He is a retired Denfield farmer, who in his earlier day studied music under the late Rozelle Pocock, the first musi- cian to present Mandel's Mes- siah in the City of London, Mr. Charlton's inspiration came from several parents whose chil- dren study violin from his daughter, Eleanor, who inci- dentally played -for some eight years with the London Sym- phony Orchestra. In the past year this hobbyist has carved four violins from wood import- ed from West Germany—each instrument requires 175 to 200 hours to make. Van Altena, who brought the rare hobby with him to Canada from his native Holland after the last war. It consists of an arm shield, amachette in wood- en sheath to which is attached an animal skin holder for knife and blow -pipe arrows (frotr'r the Island of Borneo), and a num- ber of so-called Krisses (or swords) from Java. The Kriss- es were brought back to Hol- land throughout the years that Indonesia was still a colony of Holland In otlie collection were some very fine pieces of crafts- manship in the carving of wood and engraving in copper and gold.. One of them ' has a handle of , ivory, beautifully carved in the shape of a bird. Variety in Displays A colorful display of line and cotton woven drapes.. towels and placemats were exhibited by Mrs, Wilmer Hardy, RR 5. Gode- rich. and Mrs. Daphne Malins, Goderich Township. A polio victim for the past 10 years, Mrs. Hardy began her hobby three years ago on a box loom but through the progress she has made with a correspond- ence course with the Ontario Department of Education, she has advanced to a floor loom purchased in Quehee. By means (Continued on Page 6) Looby Firm Models Attract Well known across Ontario and Canada for his thorough skill in needlepoint and petit - point, Sgt. Gordon Dawkins, Clinton RCAF Station, had among his many exhibits a framed needlepoint of the Can- adian Indian which last month took first prize at the Central Canada Exhibition at Ottawa. "Studies in Plaster" displayed by Flt, -Sgt. R. W. McKenzie, also of the RCAF Clinton in- cluded a life-size model of the Station's Warrant Officer Jack Reid, dressed in curling attire, Station Clinton also offered a display in miniature railroad by Sgt. Allen Craig, leathereraft by Mike Filiatrout; knitting by Mrs. Don Herr; tropical fish by several RCAF members; and photography by the Station Wins Contract F•1oth: Gurdon i`rycc, RR 1, Dub - 1 lin, 88'2: 11th, Harold Pryce, RR 1, Seaforth. 8712; 12th. Gor- dan Papple, RR 5, S.afr'rth, 72. George M. Stoskopf RR 2, Mitchell. judged the c;,npeti- rums. I •,. ni, t<,,,t are required to j exhib,t one sheaf *of eight stalks id corn in case of ensilage com- petition. om-petition, and eight •cobs of corn for husking corn in conjunc- tion with Seaforth Fall Fair, on Thursday. Sept, 24, Pryce RR 1, Seaforth. 89" 8th, Orville Storey. RR 1, Sea - forth. 89'4; 9th, Bill Murray, RR 5. Seaforth, 89; 10th, Eric Anderson, RR 1. Londesboro, 88'4: lith. Francis n Hicknell, RR 5, Seaforth, 861/i. Husking Corn Competition First, Robert Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, 94; 2nd, Bruce Coleman, RR 4, Seaforth, 93; 3rd. .John Broadfoot, RR 1, Brucefield, 921-2; 4th, Ken Stew- art, RR 5, Seaforth, 92; 5th, 5th, Eric Anderson, RR 1, Lon- desboro. 91. and Ken Camp - The Ontario Department of Highways has awarded a con- tract to Looby Construction Ltd., Dublin, for the Trent Can- al bridge at Fenelon Falls; on Highway No. 121. The tender was $64,279.70. K of C Discuss Formation Of • squire Circle - Tuckersmith Clears Drains Tuckersmith council, at a special meeting Tuesday adopt- ) rt oerson and ed reports on tl R R"h•lrrt drains. Court of re: vision nn the two drains was yet for October 17, In other business. enuncil ap- proved a grant of $225.00 to the The members of the Father . Stephen Eckert Council, Sea - forth. had as their guest. Rev.: Edward (.atfield. London, On- tario Stale ('hhirman of ('nittm bran. Squires. Father Gat field outlined the formation of a Squire ('ircle and showed slides of the various aspects pertain ing to the activities of a Squire Circle. The speaker was intro. dom.! by Grand Knight Charles Rau. and thanked by Deputy Grand Knight Alvin, Rau. The meeting laid several plans for fall activity. The door prize was won by ,Garfield Den - online, Zurich, and Ronald Murr ray, RR 1, Dublin, won the 100 club draw. Seller of the win- ning ticket was Dan O'Rourke, Dublin. Seaforth Agricultural Society. REV. ALLAN SeDTT, who last week became minister of Eglmondville United Church. The congregation will mark its 129th anniversary at ape- • cial services -on Stinday, *i 'i'.., ..tie. ;`.,