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The Huron Expositor, 1965-08-26, Page 1• 4 • "I 4 4 • • Whole No. 5087 106th Year Members Earn Awards- Provincial honor pins were awarded three 4-11 Homemak- ing Clubgirls here Tuesday. The winners, Mary McKer- cher, RR 1, Dublin; Mary Buch- anan, RR 1, Londesboro,' and Mrs. Bert Pepper, R 3, Sea - forth, have each completed 12 projects. . Ten clubs composed of 116 girls held their achievement day for the garden club pro- ject at the Seaforth District High School Tuesday. Clubs and their leaders were: Auburn, Mrs. Frank - Raithby and Mrs. Keith Machan; Clin- ton, Mrs. Norman Tyndall and Mrs. Donald Pickard; Holmes- . ville, Mrs. Eldon Yeo; McKil- lop, 1VIrs, William Little and Mrs. Eric Anderson; Seaforth, Mrs. Gordon Elliott and Mrs. Ken- neth Stewart; Seaforth district, Mrs. John 13roadfoot and Mary Buchanan; Tiger Dunlop No. 1, Mrs. Elmer Hunter and Mrs. Graham Chamney; Tiger Dun- lop No. 2, Mrs. Melvin Bogie and Mrs, Richard Buchanan; Drug Official Retires . A veteran. of 46 years on, the financial staff of-. Parke, Davis & Company, Warren W. Ament, will retire from the pharma- ceuticalcompany on Sept. 1st. A native of Seaforth, he is a son of the late Mr.. 'and Mrs. William Ament. Mr. Ament, who, has served .the last 12 years as assistant treasurer, joined Parke -Davis in September, 1919,.' as" a book- keeper in the auditor's office after his uncle had Spoken to a. Parke -Davis executive about his young nephew while vaca- tioning at an Ontario summer resort. . "We'll give him a tryout and see if he lasts," the executive said. Mr. Ament, who had graduated from Westervelt Bus- iness College in London, Ont., in 1919, and worked a few months for McConnell & Fergu- son in London, recalls that there were only three adding ma- chines and one comptometer,in the office in those early days. He remembers the hand ,post- ing in large ledgers ,and jour- fials which were bound with numbered pages, and using off- set pens. for ,the work. ' was quite laborious and tedious work, especially in light of today's computerized opera- tions," he commented. From 1919' to 1947, .Mr. •Ament was A member of the ' Auditor's and Controller's and held various positions as accountant, chief' accountant, manager of accounting division, and chief of the tax seetion. In April, 1947, he ,vs nettled assistant to the- treattirer, and six years later became MI offi- cer of the company OS an assist- ant treasurer, the :110itlip' he presently, hiltilaj • . Born in teaferth, 'OM, in 1900, Mr. .Anierit , gradtiated from Seaforth tute ,in 1918 before to business college early years at Parke-DaVit he attended the University;ef troit night N school and Was graduated in 1924 with a B.C.S. degree. Mr. and Mrs. Ament reside at 20057 Ghesquiere Court, Grosse, Pointe WOods. They have .two children: Mrs. John W. Marsch- ner, of Detroit, and Warren William, of Washington, D.C. lJpon retirement, he and. his wife have tentative plans to take -a six-inerith European tour next year, fel/Owed by 'Olt boWling, arid enjoying. h e gkandcbildreti. , • Tuckersmith, M,rs, Bert Pepper and Mrs, Alex Townsend; Wal- ton, Mrs. Nelson Reid and Mrs. Gerald Watson. In the. morning -the girls ex- hibited their record books, along with a display of vege- tables, floral arrangements and one jar of canned tomatoes. They also judged two classes of vegetables and answered.a quiz on garden culture and methods of preserving garden products. A third -year member, Mrs. Bert Pepper, exhibited her gar- den reference file and a poster of her special project, 0 stramt- berry bed. Joan Pryce also told of her third-year,special project on tomatoes. , - The' Holmesville club had a display of vegetables from the club garden, with Patsy Wise as commentator. ' Angela Devereaux and Maria Willems, of the Seaforth club, gave a demonstration on start- ing a garden. , Betty Roe was the commen- tator for an.. exhibition on keep- ing vegetables for winter use, presented by the Walton club. Helen Good was the commen- tator for the Clinton club's ex- hibit' of( vegetables from the club garden-, All the members ,of the No. 1 Tiger Dunlop club presented a skit on vegetables for winter. Greta •Veenstra was the com- mentator for the TriCkersmith club exhibit of vegetables from the •club garden. Margie Whyte, Elaine Brown, Betty Thompscin, Donna Riley and Doreen Riley, representing the Seaforth district club, pre- sented a skit, "Let's Grow a Garden." Suzanne Mitchell was t h e commentator for the exhibit of Tiger Dunlop. No. 2 club. All members of the Auburn club presented, a skit on vege- tables for the winter, and Mary Lou Murray commented on the Seaforth club exhibit. • •Gennnents_en dernenstrations •and skits were given, y Joyce' kttz Roberts, home econo t for Lambton Count, tY, and irley Wallace, . of Middlesex County, commented on the exhibits. -Mrs. Toynbee Lamb present- ed county honor pins and cer- tificates to nine girls who had completed six projects. They •were: Jill Bennett, Port Albert; Mary Ldu Murray, RR 5, Sea - forth; Christine Pryce, RR 1, Dublin; Maria Van Loon, RR 4, Seaforth; Gerda' Willems, RR 4,' Seaforth; Elaine Brown, RR 2, Seaforth; Margaret Whyte, RR 2, Seaforth; linhena Brind- ley, .RR 6, Goderich; (' Eileen Townsend, RR 3, Seaforth. Receiving provincial honor pins and certificates 'were : Mary McKercher, RR 1, Dublin; Mary Buchanan, RR 1, Londes- boro; and Mrs. Bert' Pepper, RR 3, Seaforth. These girls had completed 12 projects. A five-year leader's certifi- cate - was presented to Mrs. Norman Tynan, Clinton. In charge of the day's pro- gram was Diane Liddiard, home economist„ for Huron County. SAFQ1q1-1, ONTAI EtT:TISPAY, 26, 15965 10 PAGES " el • ,..-140Nr,k, .,•5( : 31' ' 11, PROVINCIAL HONORS were awarded three area 4-H Homemaking Club members at the Achievement Day held at SDHS, on Tuesday. Those recognized Were: (left) Mary Mckercher, RR 1, Dublin; Mrs. Bert Pepper, RR 3, Seaforth; and Mary Buchanan, RR 1, Londesboro. Each have completed 12 projects. In addition, nine girl received county honors, having completed six projects. (Expositor photo by Phillips). - ' Area Swimmers Compete In End of Summer Series Seaforth came third • in a swim meet at the Lions Park on Thursday. Stratford swim- mers came first; St. Marys, sec- ond; and Exeter,. fourth. Sea - forth swimmers also captured third place .at meets held in St: Marys and Exeter recently. . The Seaforth team are plan- ning a water show in Seaforth Lions Park on Thursday eve- ning of next week to wind up the season'S activities. There is, no charge,. and. „the public is invited to Attend. • Before the pool closes,' swim- mers are urged to pick up all July Red Cross awards and August beginners' awards at the Lions pool. Local winners in the. Seaforth meet were: 10 and under, boys' breast stroke—Bill Salisbury, 4th. 11-12 ,Doys' breast stroke— Ray Mennell, 2nd; Ron Hender- son, 3rd. 13-14 girls'' breast Barby Bryans, 2nd. 13-14 boys' breast stroke— Murray Hulley, 2nd, 15-17 girls' breast stroke— Angela ,Devereaux, lst. 10 and under, girls' back stroke—Joanne Groothius, 3rd. 10 and under, boys'_ back stroke, Gary Groothius; 4th. 11-12 girls' back stroke—Mary Ball, 2nd. ' 11-12 boys' back stroke—Stew- art McLean, 2nd. Montgomery, .2nd; John Mc- Grath, 4th. 15-17 girls' back stroke—Mary Sills, 1st. 10 and under, boys' free style stroke-, On To District Tests Name —Kevin Henderson, 2nd. 11-12 girls' free style -.Mary all, '3rd. 13-14, Girls' free style—Pat McGrath, 2nd; Dianne' Patter- son, 3rd. 13-14, boys' free styleRobt. Newnham, 3rd. 15-17, girls' free style—Mary Sills, 2nd. 11-12, boys' butterfly — Ron :Henderson; 2nd; Stewart Mc- Lean, 3rd. • 1•31-4,. Oris' butWiz--A4r1) Bryans, 2nd; Pat McGrath, 3z4 13114, boys' butterfly — Gary; .Montgomery, 2nd. 15-17, girls' butterfly — An - Correct Errors In Exam Results As a result of a mixup which occurred in the list of succest- ful SDHS Grade 13 students, marks were omittedin a num- ber of cases. _ Miss Wilma Jackson, the top student, received 75%, and the results .in. which errors occur- red ore: Holland, Barbara J.—Eng. 76, Zoo. 50, Phys. 52, Chem, 51, Lat. 61, •Fr. 59. ' Jackson—Wilma .J. ---=Eng. 73, Hist, 83, Zoo. 77, Chem. 75, Lat: 13, Fr. 70. Lobb, Murray W.—Geom 51, Phys. 58, Chem. 53. MacDonald, 'Linda M.—Eng. 59, /list. 72, Bot. 59, Zoo. 56. McLean, Keith I.—Alg. 59, Geom. 59, Chem. 60. gela Devereaux, 3rd. 10 and under, boys' ind. med- ley—Bill Salisbury, 2nd. 11-12, girls' ind. medley— Jane Sills, 4th. • 11-12, boys' ind. medley— Hank Grothius, 2nd. 13-14, boys' ind. Dan McMillan, 4th. 15-11; girls' ind. Mary ills, 2nd. 15-17, boys' ind. medley— Jim Montgomery, 3rd. medley— medley— PUC Names Official Mrs. Ben Bridges was named secretary -treasurer of the Sea - forth Public Utility Commission at a recent meeting. She was one of twelve applicants, ac- cording to PUC manager R. J. Bonssey. The commission reviewed plans for replacement of main valves in the water distribution system in the Main Street area. The work is being proceeded with now, Mr. Boussey said, so there would be no holdup when work of rebuilding the street was with. The Main Street line includes portions of Seaforth's first wa- ter system, .and some of the valves and connections are more than 70 years old. evict For Accommodition • Members of area councils re- presenting municipalities in- . eluded in the Seaforth District High School 'area, 'met with members of the board and re- viewed With the board require- ments. for an extensive buff ding program at the school.' There was general agreement with the preposaLaccording to board representatives. Council members now will arr Sidis- cussion of the plans an' eek approval at the next me ing ,of each municipality. SD S Board chairman John A. Card - no presided. ' Discussion at the meeting was based on a study of the proposals, prepared by the board, as follows: • The primary purpose of this presentation is to acquaint you with some of the problems fac- ing the Board and to ask for your approval of a building pre- program, as proposed by the Board. - Fora number of years this Board has pondered the, ques- tion of what to do with the stair -well in our present build- ing in order -to permit the safe and unhampered movement of pupils between classes, and at the same time to provide some measure of'safety, in the event of a fire originati g in the school. On , we have central par a couple of ot secured estimates • the rence vation of this area and each time the Board has been re- luctant to send the required monies on a building of this vintage (1872), in. order to bring it to some semblance of 'pres- ent-day.,,,efficiency.• Tice matter was dropped with the hope that some better program would be -developed. Then, in 1962, we decided, to- gether with Exeter, Goderich and 'Clinton, to take advantage of certain governmental propos- als and provide fa,cilities.. in Clifitiin -for stlentS'wislibig- Co enroll. in -the-Science; ogy and Trades and the Com- mercial courses. It became ap- parent, almost immediately, that in order to hold our S.T. and L. pupils here in Grade 9 and, at the same time, to pro- vide them with enough shop skills to enter Grade 10 S.T. and T. in Clinton, and not be at a disadvantage in compari- son with pupils from the other sending schools, that our indus- trial arts shop was both too small and under -equipped: The Board therp secured estimates on the cost, of building and equipping art industrial arts shop and .the minimum figure for this project was $52,000.00. The problem then confront- ing the Board was where to build such a shop so that it would be readily accessible and at the same time blend in with any "future building • program. The answer to this was not im- mediately apparent. ' It was during these delibera- tions that the Board decided to provide, in Seaforth, a limited vocational commercial program Winners in Fall Fair Essay Competition An essay written by Margaret Elligsen, a pupil of SS 8, Mc- Killop, has been selected as winner in the Seaforth Fall Fair essay contest. The essay,, "Why We Should Take Part in Canada's Centen- nial Program," new goes -to, the district level, where it will be judged in competition with es- says from fairs in the area. The essay competition is in charge of a committee headed by Mrs. J. Grummett. Mrs. Teresa B. Coville teaches at No. 8, McKillop. Runners-up in the competi- tion were Angela Devereaux and Mary Swinkles of St. James' Separate School. The essays follovV: Margaret ,Elligsen Opon hearing, the words of Canada's ovfi patriotic song, "0 Canada") the hearts of Cana - .4w* tim and young, swell:With pride, Which; is the basis Of the celebration Of Canada's'one hundredth birthday. The older generation, nainely our parents and grandparents, have already done much work towards developing Canada. Some of the many contributions they've made to our nation are iroprovenients of rural and urban -living- conditions, ad- vancement of medical research, and uncovering and harnessing our rich supply of natural re- sourdes. This older generation con - tinned tho work of our fore- fathers, who set Canada on its feet. They blazed a trail through a wilderrniess of trials and hardships for a modern, civilization to follow. Their combined endeavours have made the nation, Canada, a home we can be proud of. After being handed this mag- nificent heritage on a silver platter, it is the duty of us, the teenagers, to do something for Canada, too. We owe ittoour country, our ancestors, and our descendants. It is our duty to make a good land for those after us, just as those before us did. We must appreciatee the beautiful country in which we live and take part in hri- proving and protecting it. With the joyous celebration of Canada's hundredth birthday approaching, we must partici- pate in making, our beautiful land fit to act as host to the many royal families and impor- tant people that will be visiting here. It is our responsibility to prepare Canada for What is in store for her within the next few years, "'• We, as Canadian citiZens, want to be able to say that we live in one of the greatest coun- tries in the whole world. We should be proud of this vast domain in which we live, and WO will strive to make our homeland--Canada—a" country that will justify the name of "Land of the Loyal and Pree." * * Angela Devereaux ,Can you imagine what it would be like if we Canadians had to live in a country where there was no democracy? Pic- ture in your mind not having freedom of religion, speech or press! I think of how the Teo-( ple in Viet Nam are suffering.), There are ,people •living like animals in utter desolation. Af- ter dwelling on these thoughts for a• few moments, perhaps you will come to appreciate the privilege and •good fortune you have in being a Canadian. I can • still remember how proud and happy I was at my grandparents' golden wedding anniversary. My cousins came from all around and there were many festivities to honor them, as they had been married suc- cessfully for fifty years, It is the same when you think of Canada's Centennial. From the signing of ' the British North America Act, July 1, 1867, to July 1, 1967, Canada has been a free and' respected country. Just as we celebrated for a fiftieth • wedding anniversary, we should celebrate for the one hundredth birthday of Canada. We should be proud and thankful to live in a country as beautiful as Canada. From coast to coast, •there are won- ders that can be found in no other country. In the Maritimes you can see quaint' fishing vil- lages and the Grand tanks. In Quebec there is the largest city in C,anada-Illontreal. In Ontario you can see one of the seven wonders of the world— Niagara Falls. In the Prairies, acres of wheat can be seen' blowing in the wind. The Rock- ies provide magnificent scenery 'that can be found only in Bri- tish Columbia. Our territories abound in mifierals that are just now being brought into use. We should also be proud of our Government, which has guided us through many prob- lems and kept us a happy, unit- ed nation. For all these reasons we - should take part , in Canada's- Centehnial project, and thank the Lord we have been born Canadians? * * * Mary Swinkels We should take part in Can. ada's Centennial because we, the citizens of Canada, should be prOud- to share in the hun- dred years that Canada has been united. As a Canadian citizen, I think if Confederation. had not taken place, each province today would be like separate Coun- tries. We would have different laws and a different govern- ment, but most of all, we would not be United. Since the early times before Confederation, Canada did not have very many inhabitants, but today ' Canada is one of the most populated countries of the World. Canada, too, has come a long way in the world. Canada being a .large coun- try has many major ports that make her a leader in exporting and importing manufactured goods. Many immigrants come to Canada each year.• Here they can have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedo'rn of education and, most of all, freedom to serve his country. Being gifted by the St. Lawr- ence River brings Canada many industries. • The tourists that come to Canada always come again. They -think that Canada is a wonder- ful country, and I .aeree with them. In Canada there are, many tourist attractions. Some of them are: the O'Keefe Cen- tre in Toronto, Niagara Falls, the Muskoka Lakes Region in the summer, and many more places.• Every 'year more and more are going to school to receive their education, and every year more and more Canadians get jobs. We should also remember those who brought -about Con- federation. One man we should never forget is Sir John A. Macdonald. There are more men and women that should al- so be 'remembered. Being a Canadian citizen, I think we should be ,proud to be a citizen of this' hu'ge and vast country, and to me being a Canadian and taking part in Canada's hundredth birthday is a wonderful thing. , , and by so doing to effect,sonie saving in transportation costs by reducing the number 5stu- dents' going to Clinton.' This meant that at least two class- rooms must be provided. for the 'commercial program; .Also, at this time, the Board became aware of the need for provid- ing library facilities which Would be accessible at all times instead of doubling as, a Class- room as. at present. It was at this point that the Board began to consider two al- ternatives: '(1) to build an in- dustrial arts shop, at least one commercial room, provide a library by converting two class- rooms to a library, and build a two classroom addition to re- place -..those converted. to a lib- rary, and (2) to erect a com- pletely new addition to take the place of -those areas now avail- able in the old school ; plus the additional accommodation need- ed. In order' to provide itself with enough factual informa- tion, on which to base its deci- sien, the Board did three things: • (a) Asked the principal to make a projection of .the enrol- ment possibilities for a period of at least five -years; (b) Asked our architectr Kyles & Kyles, t,o provide us with an estimate- of the cost of renovating the old portion of the school and. providing the new accommodation needed, and "(c) Had discussions with va- rious officials of the Depart- ment of Education regarding the possible cost of providing a new sehool_building and what grants_ would apply The principal's report on the projected enrolment showed a modest but steady increase up to 1069 (503 to 520)'with an ac- celerated upward trend from 1969 to 1972 ,(596). 'While at present 136 of 'our students travel to Clinton, this would be reduced as our commercial pro- gram ,devoleps.•:' The estimate, as provided -by Or/ architect, indicated that to give the present building a thorough overhaul as to mas- onry, roofs, windows, corridors, classrooms, ventilation a n d lighting and to install two new fully enclosed staircases, plus the addition of an industrial arts shop, a commercial room and two classroorns, came to a total of $431,500.00. Undoubtedly, this figure will appear to you to be unrealis- tically',high, as it did tous, but it "ma be remembered that iany major overhaulqf ture, the ,,ISpiiclieg brought up to e St.tpl4er4 quit'041*rthe Fire.'.1).feabr regulatWs. In ',put unofficial members of th,e Departit. and the architects, it' appeere ' that we could buihi, copiPte* new accommodation for;.apPOIV imately $600,000.00: Moreoyer, the Department would make a percentage grant mailable for a new building pn maximums of $25,000.00 Per classroom as compared $12,-• 500.00 per classroom on the renovation proppsal. • With this information before it, the Board decided that the wisest course of action would be to make every effort to ar- range for the building of a new ,k school structure to' replace the • • two older sections of the school. Working, towards this end, we had our architects prepare sketch plans and, ter a num- ber of changes, we now have plans for a building which, -think, will provide for our needs. These plans wail for eight: classrooms, one - library, two:, commercial rooms, two labora- tories, One industrial arts abeig. and one- home economics rootO which will give us new accbm- modation for 400 pupils, or a total of 520 pupil places. The addition, which we propose, will be a two-storey wing running east and west immediately north of the old school ' with a• con- necting- section on the location of the ,old school. The- two- storey wing would be built prior to demolition of the old • school and the connepting set - tion later. This, we think, -of- fers a building program which will keep disruption of the nor- mal operation of the school at a minimum. We have presented this pro- posal to officials of the Depart- - ment„of ,Edncation and have re-. Seived, freni_lheni.. tentative, ap- proval with grants to apply, ac- cording to their formula, which we will explain later in the presentation. The cost of the project, which is of particular concern to you, as members of municipal coun- cils, has been estimated by ex- perts -of the Department of Ed- ucation at $600,000.00. We have calculated that, due to the two- stage building program and . other factors, the cost may, (Continued on Page 5) - • Brother, Sister Here Five In Family Die In Car Crash The fifth member of a Luck- brother of' Lorne MacDonald now family involved in a violent and of Mrs. C. E. Smith, of Sea - two -cat crash Sunday on High- forth. The family was on the way 86, near Wingham, died way to Seaforth to spend the early Monday in London's Vic- day here when the accident oc- toria Hospital. cnrred, Miss Margarette MacDonald Funeral service for the four 52, died of head and 'internal members of the MacDonald injuries at about 3 a.m., nearly family was held Wednesday at 13 hours after ' the collision 2 p.m. at the MacKenzie funeral ' claimed the life of her father, home, 1iucknow, Burial' was in a brother, sister • and brother- South Kinloss cemetery. in-law. . , • • Service for Robert Smith, Others killed were John Alex- Saulte SteMariewill be held ander MacDonald, 78; Thomas Friday in. Sault SteMarie. • MacDonald, 53; Miss Florence Meanwhile. charges have been Jean MacDonald, 57, all of Luck- laid against William Westlake, 20:. of Willowdale, driver of.,,,, ---- now, and Robert Thomas Smith ° of Sault Ste. Marie. ' , one of the cars involved •Wthe Miss MacDortald's other - crsh. - ter, Mrs. ,Ettabelle Smith, re- a Cpl. Jack McDowell, of the. sis mains in serious condition in jWingham detachment of the St. Joseph's Hospital, Londonprovincial police, said Westlake . has been charged with danger - On Way To Seaforth . ous driving and also .cdreless Mr. MacDonald, Sr., was a driving. • PL. K. R. (Pinky) HOGG of 111 litU Search and Itesetie Unit RCAF Statibn Winnipeg, recently completed hjs 300th parachute jump. His sister is Mrs. Doh Brightrali,, of Seaforth. Cpl. Hogg recently jumped to the re'scue of a USAF filo the mountains of Northern British Columbia, When not.tri- gaged in his exciting work, Cpl. Hogg coaches Miner hOckeYi scuba dives and relaxes by parachuting With a civilian" jump: club. •