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The Huron Expositor, 1965-12-09, Page 1• • • • • • • M Whole No. 5102 106th Year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1965 — 12 PAGES HEADS OF.AREA MUNICIPALITIES co-operated to cut a ribbon marking the opening of Pioneer Mausoleum at. Harpurhey Sunday afternoon. About 100 people watched as Reeve Ken Stewart (left), McKillop; Mayor John Flannery, Seaforth, and Reeve Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith, took part in the ceremony. (Expositor photo by..,Phillip_s). (See Page 5). Hold Opening Ceremonies At Pioneer Mausoleum Seaforth Pioneer Memorial Mausoleum was officially open- ed Sunday in a short but im- pressive ceremony. Mayor J. F. Flannery, Seaforth; • Reeve Ken Stewart, 'of McKillop, and Reeve Elgin Thompson, of Tuck- ersmith, combined to cut a ribbon symbolic of the bring- ing into use of the new build- ing. Located in Harpurhey on land donated by Mrs. Robert Scott and Miss Jean Scott, the red brick building is designed to seat about '100. A holding area is on a‘,..lower floor. R. S. Box,who headed the committee in charge of the pro- ject, called on John Lansink, representing the contractors, to present keys to P. D. McCon- nell, committee secretary. Mr. McConnell, in accepting the keys, outlined the events leading up to the completion of the project. The mausoleuni had its be- ginning in March o when a small group recognized the need of mausoleum facilities to serve Seaforth and neighboring townships. Small area ceme- teries no longer were able to provide •winter burial services, and it had become necessary to employ facilities in Mitchell or 106 Volunteer The Seaforth Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society sponsored a successful blood donors' clinic in Northside United Church, when 106 vol- unteers attended. On European f,_ Hockey Tour Jim and Tom Dick, well- known Seaforth hockey play- ers, who are on a hockey tour of Europe, have reported on their progress in a card from Venice. "We have just completed a hockey tour with St. Gervais, France. We spent a day in Venice. It is very old, but beautiful. On the hockey tour we went to Switzerland, Ger- many, Austria (Innsbruck where the world hockey tournament was held in 1960), Budapest in Hungary, Italy and to Liubljana in Jugo-Slavia, where the 1966 world championship will take place." They are expected back in' Canada early in the new yeai, their mother, Mrs. A. W. Dick, said. Clinton during winter months. The gift of necessary land on which to erect a mausoleum and a substantial gift •of cash by Miss Olive Laidlaw in mem- ory of her parents, gave the group necessary encouragement to proceed, he said. A committee was established, including representatives of each of the churches, emphasiz- ing the interdenominational as- pect of the project. On the committee were R. S. Box, chairman, with G. A. Whitney, Norman MacLean, J. R. Spittal, W. J. Cleary and W. N. Ball. Beavers Tie First In the first game played in 'Seaforth on Tuesday night, the Beavers played to a 3-3 tie against Hanover, in a WOAA series. Hanover took the lead in the first minutes of play on a goal by Bell at 1:35. Seaforth miss- ed quite a few opportunities to score in the time that preceded a goal by Bob Doig, assisted by Ray Manbert and E. Dolmage at 12:12. The play of the first period was good and hard. Han- over took three penalties to one for Seaforth. In the second period each team scored once. The tally for Hanover was made by Turcotte, assisted by Mercey at 2:40. E. Dolmage scored for Seaforth at 10:23, assisted by Ken Doig and Bill McLaughlin. Seaforth play was erratic in the second period, when Seaforth received three penalties. • Seaforth took the lead in the third on a goal by Ray Anstett, on a pass of E. Dolmage, at 11:24. Hanover tied the score again at 12:15 on a goal by Louther, assisted by Weiler. At the 14:20 mark of the last ses- sion, Seaforth placed the puck in the nets of Hanover, but the goal was disallowed. Seaforth was awarded a penalty shot, which didn't change the scor- ing. Bill McLaughlin took the shot for the team. From this time on Seaforth put the pres- sure on to the end of the game, but without success. SEAFORTH—Petrie, Anstett, Motton, K. Doig, McLaughlin, MeLlwain, B. Dog, Buettenmil- ler, Doh/lege, Sills, Rau, Man- bert, Teall, Pinder. FIANOVER—Becker, Weiler, Fryfoggle, DavidsonKerr, Cow- ie, Bertrand, Me cey, McKes- sock, Beange, Tur ote, Louther, Sanford, Bennett. Uses Land Rover On Trip to India John Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Me Scott, recently arrived in Jubbulpore, after a 7,000 -mile 'trip across Europe by Land Rover. In a series of letters to his parents, he describes his experiences: August 17, 1965. Dear Mom, Dad and Mary: Our flight from Toronto In- ternational Airport to London, England, was fast—six hours. We have been busy getting visas, camping equipment, etc. Tomorrow we leave here to pick up our Land Rover, and will cross by ferry from Brigh- ton to Calais, France. Vienna, August 23. We have been moving stead- ily across Europe, passing through Calais, Rheims, Stits- bourg, Munich, Salzburg "to - Vienna. We arrived here this morning and are staying' for three days. Bruce Kidd left this evening for Budapest to attend some athletic competitions. We will pick him up there and con- tinue on to Yugo Slavia ifid Greece. (Continued on Page 8) CNR Plans Cut in Service A proposal to discontinue the Goderich to Stratford passen- ger CNR service will, in all probability, result in a hearing being held by the Board of Transport Commission, Ottawa, in early January. Following a meeting in Clin- ton Thursday night when four officials of the CNR made known the proposal, municipal headS from both Goderich and Clin- ton said that they would object on behalf of the toWns. Seaforth was not represent, ed at themeeting, but Mayor J. F. Flannery said Wednesday that he would raise the matter in council at the first oppot- tunity. He said he had discuss- ed it with a representative of the Chamber of Commerce and he understood the C of C also planned action. Mr, McConnell is secretary. Mr. McConnell, "without de- tracting from the others.," paid tribute to the energy which the chairman had put into the plan- ning and erection of the build- ing, and to Mr. MacLean who had prepared necessary pima. Expressing appreciation to all who had 'helped in any way, Mt. McConnell said that while costs of the building had in the main been met, certain details were crrequire to be completed il, anIandsca ing carried out. About $4,00 was4required to complete the Project,.,nnd steps to raise this =emit vvonld be set in motion early in the new year. "It is a sacred place 9f tem- porary entombment for our deceased, and will be held as a hallowed place for this pur- pose. It provides a fitting mem• orial for all pioneers," he said. Reeve Elgin Tho pson con- gratulated the com ittee on the project which, he said, fills a need. Miss Laidlaw unveil plaque honoring her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell Laidlaw. Mr. Laidlaw, from Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Scotland, settled in Harpurhey in 1852, and later, on the founding of Seaforth, moved there where he established a business. The plaque honoring Mr. and Mrs. Scott, was unveiled by Mrs. Robert Scott and Miss Jean Scott, a great-granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Scott came from Scotland in 1833-34 and set- tled in McKillop. The ceremony concluded with a dedication service carried out by Rev. D. 0. Fry, of First Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Father H. J. Laragh, of St. James' Roman Catholic Church. Few. Changes Return Area Coun V't4Zitr • $Ink Copies Interest in Monday municipal elections ran from hot to cold, depending on the issues. In Tuckersmith and Stanley, where underlying the vote was the proposed central school de- cision, voters turned out in record numbers. At the other end of the scale, only one-third of those eligible to vote in Seaforth took the trouble to go to the polls. Tuckersmith voters returned Reeve Elgin Thompson and three of the four members of last year's council—Ross For - Reg Newcombe, London area manager, passenger sales arid services, said at the meeting that the average number of p‘s- sengers in the past year who used the Goderich to Stratford train was 10 to 15. "Our equipment is available for many more—but we are not getting much utilization out of such expensive equipment." In 1962, in the Huron -Bruce area (this takes in four key points, Goderich, Kincardine, Southampton and Owen Sound), the total expenditure was $450,- 000, while the revenue was less than $80,000. The trend in expenses has increased each year, largely because of labor. The revenue trend, reported Mr. Newcombe, dropped in 1963 but rose slightly in. 1964. Keith Hunt, London, manager of all CNR services for South- western Ontario, said that pa- tronage on the Goderich to Stratford run has not improv- ed in any real way the past several years, in spite of im- provement in services and fare structure. He reported that three months ago a fact-finding survey took into consideration revenue, expenditures and oth- er factors, such as bus serv- ices, highways, and highway construction. "We came to the conclusion that there was not sufficient potential for us to maintain the service," he said. Jack Docherty, Kitchener, branch manager, sales and ser- vices for the district, told the oorly-attended meeting that the present annual cost for ex- isting services in the area, in- cluding the four key -points, is about $500,000. The proposed service, after cutting the Gode- rich to Stratford, and the Owen Sound to Palmerston run, would cost approximately $300,000. Trains Are Slow Mr. Hunt admitted that "sometimes trains are slow and not always on schedule; some- times our train crew can be surly, our waiting room bench- es are hard and our plumbing very often antiquated." He stressed that if the revenue was anywhere near the level of ex- penditure, then officials would probably blame these factors, (Continued on Page 6) Query Aid for Roads rest, Ervin Sillery and Alex McGreg& Cleave Coombs, of Egmondville, -will replace vet- eran councillor Vic Lee, who had served for 11 years. School trustees, W. D. Wilson and Vern Alderdice, were returned over Gordon Hulley and Ken Smith, who reflected the Egmondville- Harpurhey dissatisfaction with a proposed central school in Tuckersmith Reeve, Elgin Thompson, will inquire con- cerning approval for develop- ment roads within the town- ship, council agreed Tuesday. The matter arose as councillors considered construction of a de- velopment road in adjoining McKillop and wondered whe- ther a similar program could be made available to Tucker - smith. Minimum wage. regulations were reflected in council's de- cision to increase remunera- tion for election •officials. De- puty returning officers and poll clerks, who were on duty dur- ing Monday's election will re- ceive $12 and $10, respective- ly, for the day's work, up $3.00 in each case over last year's rate. Rent for polling places remains at $8.00. Council agreed to accept de- livery of a culvert at $1945 in the bope it would beosSible to have it installed this year. The culvert had been ordered some time ago, and it had been hoped to have the job com- pleted and the costs involved included in .this year's program. Road superintendent Andrew Houston said several days would be required to do the job and it would depend on the weather whether it could be gone ahead with. Debentures being issued by the township on behalf of 'Tuck- ersmith Telephone were avail- able locally in units of $1,000, Clerk J. I. McIntosh said, and for periods of from one to 10 years. Stanley. Heaviest voting occurred in Egmondville polls and in Fite, 2 Poll, it was after 10 o'clock before results were known. *lore than 50 voters were In the polling station waiting to vote at the 6 o'clock closing hour. Seaforth voters, voting only for couneil, showed little in - How they voted. In Tuckersmith For Reeve: Crozier ,Thompson For Council: Coombs Falconer Forrest Haney Lee McGregor Sillery For Trustee: Alderdice Hulley Smith Wilson . Set Opener The Winthrop Warriors will play their first home game of the schedule in ,Seaforth on Monday, when Blyth will be the opposition. The league is WOAA Inter- mediate "D" and consists of eight teams, St. Clements and Harriston are "C" teams, with Atwood, Monkton, Ellice, Mar- den, Blyth and Winthrop in CID". TOM RILEY, ltR Londesboro, was awarded the A. Y. McLean trophy for champion shoiVman in 441 dairy calf clubs in Huron at the annual Huron County 4-H Achiement Night in South Huron District High School Friday evening. Murray Gaunt, MPP, made the pres- entation, while Don Pullen, assistant ag. rep., looks on. (Photo courthsy Exeter T -A). For Reeve: Rau Talbot For School Taylor Pease Cleave Erb yielta:4s:c;t,,,1:,..::::,c,co.':,..B,,ol'i;:, 31,,r0::.7, jo.x.,, son, Janes Kelln -tiria1P- ,., ,,,,, nigan, and newcoulers roi'eri .;,,, Dinsmore and Getil'ige910101:4: ' 0 . .. bFrlanandn.ig At 21, Mr. . Dismore texts over faronm theC9hu4ongelit:•rof bei the youngest member o „ceng. cll., Councillor Fiennigan,Aas 23 when he was ArSt'eleete4"-a year ago. , Reeve Ernie Talbot was re- turned in Stanley after a close run with forgoer deputy reeve Alvin u. When the count wa fine hed, only seven votes arate the two. Former c eillor Hugh Flynn ha e andgehdt thevnt e polis.me ni, in belirsullnet_ttipint year's council ,who '' 041110 were returned. They.' were Clare Vincent, Donald Thichanan and. Leonard Archambault, 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total 51 134 39 8 45 29-306 95 79 79 156 , 75 63—p_7_ 97 177 25 18 45 31-393 42 57 81 47 43 28-298 90 105 46 39 102 59-441 86 120 33 27 40 43-349 74 58 42 104 27 41-346 59 46 60 110 46 45-366 58 56 68 141 44 45-412 33 22 76 121 65 53-370 81 150 21 16 45 30-343 80 145 27 13 47 32-344 28 27 86 145 47 49-382 In Stanley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total 35 23 18 '83 53 133 80-425 71 92 69 110 40 51 13-433 Trustee: 90 105 64 152 47 36 6-500 90 103 63 147 45 35 3-486 13 6 16 31 42 128 36-272 13 6 20 44 46 126 36-291 In Hullett For Council -4 elected: Leonard Archambault Donald Buchanan .. Hugh Flynn George Postma Clare Vincent In Seaforth For Council: Cardno Dinsmore Donaldson Flannigan Hildebrand Kelly Murray 1 2 3 4 37 32 25 68 56 38 22 80 55 31 55 82 26 .3 15 27 43 33 23 93 1-2 3-4 5.6 Total 151 127 90-368 108 102 62-272 135 104 73-312 96 88 61-245 114 85 78-277 105 106 69-280 66 80 52-198 In Dublin Joe Cronin Wilfred Feeney John Nagle Don MacRae 92 92 86 79 5 6 7 Total 18 55 44-279 15 56 23-290 ' 30 51 15-319 15 24 8-118 20, 66 36-314 Banks Set Holidays Bank branches in Canada will observe the following spe- cial hours of service: On Thursday, Dec. 23, and Thursday, Dec. 30, the hours of extended service applicable to Fridays will •be given. Banks will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec: 31, and will remain 'closed on Mon- day, Dec. 27, and on Monday, Jan, 3. CANADIAN FORCES Head- quarters recently announced the promotion of Corporal Edward Burns to the rank of Sergeant. Sgt. Burns, whose home town is Cobourg, Ont., is a Radar Instructor at the Radar and Communi- cations School and has been at Station Clinton since July 1962. Until his promotion he was the entertainment com- mittee chairman for the Clin- ton Corporals' Club. He and his wife Mabel live at Sea - forth with their five chil- dren, Patricia aged 13, Rob- ert 12, Edward 10, Mary Lou 6, and Theresa who is 3. Sees Arctic Development As Tourist Attraction Group Captain K. R. Greena- way, C.D., Commanding Officer of RCAF Station Clinton, ad- dressed members of the Huron County Historical Society on the subject of Canadian Arctic history. The meeting was at SDHS Monday evening. G/C Greenaway is an inter- national recognized authority on aerial navigation, author of Arctic Air Navigation, which is used as a text by airforces, as well as commercial airlines, and co-author of Aerial Recon- naissance of Arctic North Am- erica, and Arctic Canada From the Air, and through the pres- entation of 40 colored slides he took his audience on a flight of appriximately 10,000 miles over the Arctic region. He describes the Canadian far North as • a fascinating country, as fascinating as any part of the world. Unfortun- ately, the colorful account by McKillop Names Harvey Craig McKillop Council, in a shOrt meeting on Monday, appointed Harvey Craig to again repres- ent the township on Seaforth District High School Board. A grant of $15.00 was ap- proved for Walton Library, and an award of $32.00 was made Jack Bosman for two sheep that had been killed. The sheep were valued by in- spector A. Smith. Reeve Ken Stewart presided and all members of council were present. the early explorers, which rival the best fiction thrillers and sus- pense stories on the market, have greatly influenced our im- pression of the Canadian Arc- tic, much to the dertiment of the country. The early travel- lers were adventurers and not trained in scientific reporting. •a It is oniy during the last phase of Arctic exploration, which is still going on, that the true !facts about the Arctic environ- ment are being pieced together. The history of Canadian Arc- , tic exploration falls into four phases: the search for the (Continued on Page 6),, McKillop F of A Ntkines New tffkrs McKillop Federatimi of Ag- riculture held a •:iccessful an - 1 meeting aint banquct the basement of Cavan Chur.h, Winthrop. Monday evening. Due to the illne,s of the president, Gordon' Elliott, vice-president John Moylan was chairman for the evening, and welcomed all present. A letter from Mr.. Elliott was read by the secretary, Alvin Dodds, and explajned what had been done by McKillop Federa- tion of Agriculture during the past year, Ree\.e K. Stewart and Coun- cillor William Dennisspoke briefly and Gordon McGavin discussed the plowing match. Charles Thomas, Huron County president, in his remarks, men- tioned marketing, land prices, capital for young farmers, auto- mation, and how computers may soon be used by farmers. Two musical selections were presented by Cheryl and Graeme Craig. Barry Johnston introduced Miss Linda SOtnerville, who showed pictures and gave an interesting commentary of her trip to the United Nations, which was sponsored by the 100F and Rebekahs. Murray Dennis thinked Miss Somer- ville. Martin Murray thanked the ladies of Winthrop Church for the supper, and Mrs. R. Dalton replied, I Minutes and financial report read by the secretary were ap- proved on motion of Clarence Maloney and Campbell Wey. Charles Thomas,, conducted the election of officers. Officers are: president. John Moylan; vice-president, Harry Johnston; second vice-president, Gordon Blanchard; directors: Martin Murray, Harvey Craig, Murray ' Dennis, Lavern Godkin, Walter Somerville, Campbell Wey, Mer- vin Godkin, Robert Beuerman, Gordon Blanchard, Harry Jelin- ston, Alvin Dodds, John Moy- Ian, Gordan Papple, Claret Malnney, Gordon tlliott,, Jet* Cronin, Andrew Davidson; lady director: .Mrs. Johnivloyjari