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The Huron Expositor, 1962-02-15, Page 1• a • • • • • • • • 103rd Year Whole No. 4905 . • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THWRSD, . Y BRUARY 15, 19%Z 7 Dernian Hi ph at -Hospital Accommodation , at . Scott Memorial Hospital was taxed to capacity during January, the hospital board was told. at its regular,•..meeting Friday. On several occasions during the month the occupancy rate of the 33 -bed hospital reached 120 per cent. A series of acci- dent cases had to be accommo- dated in beds set up in the cor- ridors. The board recognized the'con- tribution which caretaker John Carter had made during the years since he joined the hos- pital staff. Mr. Carter, who was injured in a fall several months ago, will act as assistant care- taker when he is able to return Hog Producers Vote in Huron Huron hog producers will vote March 6 to elect 19 hog committeemen from a list of 33 candidates nominated at the annual county Hog Producers' Association meeting, held in Clinton Tuesday. When the 33 candidates were .given an opportunity to state their feelings on hog produc- tion, 17 said they definitely favor the present compulsory system of marketing hogs. Eleven said they are opposed to the system, and favor a "free enterprise" .operation. .Five producers nominated did not say which side they favor- ed. The meeting was generally quiet, •though there were brief clashes during the nomination of. township directors for the county association. The 19 ce nmitteemen to be chosen' March 6 will elect a delegate to the Ontario Hog Producers Association. Candidates in the election will be: • -Robert Allan, Albert Bacon, Alfred Warner, Lloyd Stewart, Alex McGregor, Gor- don Elliott, George Campbell, Elmer-- .Harding, ',Ross Love, William Coleman, • Harry Hern, Robert McAllister,- Carl Govier, Raymond Finnigan, Harold Adams, Milford Prouty, James Adams Carman Kerr, Gordon Wright, Hugh Johnston, Mel- ville Lamont, M rtin • Baan, Edmond Hendrick illiam.Wil- son, Ronald M Gr gor, Jack Duncan, Elmer eland, Cecil Batment, ,Melvin Greb,,.Leon- ard Fisher, George Adams, C. R. Coultes and Harry Mulvey.' Voting places will be: Exe- ter Town Hall; " Agricultural Board Room, Clinton; Gorrie Community Hall; -Walton Com- munity Hall,' and Sherwood's house, Dungannon. Polling time will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gordon , Hill, Stanley Town- ship, a representative on the farm marketing board, said farmers put too .much time on improving production and neg- lect- the business end of farm- ing. "We have forgotten about selling," he said. "Look at any other busi- ness," he said, "and, you will find the sales department is the most important part." Speaking on marketing plans, Mr. Hill said farmers can't be satisfied with voluntary meth- ods of selling. - Albert Bacon was re-elected president of the association, and Alfred H. Warner was re- elected as secretary -treasurer. The producers also choose township directors. to work, 'and . in the meantime the board arranged, to seek ap- plications for the position of caretaker. The superintendent, Miss V. Drope, in her report, sought ap- proval for the replacement of an oxygen tent and asked that certain modifications be carried out on the X-ray equipment. The work will be done under the supervision of the property committee t and medical repres- entative. De board approved several necessary repairs to the second floor where plaster had fallen. The second floor provides ac- commodation for the public health nurse and medical re- cords. Reporting for the personnel committee; Mrs. J. McConnell said arrangements to provide accommodation for the cancer committee on the second floor had beer} completed. The board agreed to the in- stallation of a display cabinet in the entrance hall. The re- quest came from 'the Hospital' Auxiliary, who plans to display goods knitted by members and which are for sale. The services of Agnew, Peck: ham & Associates ° are to be re- tained to assist in planning the new hospital, the board decid- ed. Miss Drope was asked to pre- pare' reports covering emerg- ency procedures, possibility of using additional part-time stu- dent help, and steps which could be taken leading to ac- creditation. JOHN M. ECKERT, clerk - treasurer of McKillop, who this week was elected Presi- dent of the Ontario Associa- tion of Rural Municipalities. 4 John M. Eckert is Named President Of Rural Group John M. Eckert, long-time active in Huron municipal af- fairs, was elected President of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities in Toronto on Monday. Mr. Eckert, a former warden of Huron, first entered munici- pal life 37 years .agq;-when in 1925 he served on the McKil- lop Municipal Telephone Com- mission. In 1927 he was firSt elected to McKilIop Council. For some years he has been clerk -treasurer of the township. The convention, attended by more than 750 delegates, re presenting municipalities across Ontario,' was the largest in the history of the association. ALLISTER BROADFOOT McKillop Fire Elects Officers AIlister Broadfoot, RR 3, Seaforth, was elected president of the McKillop Mutual Fire In- surance Company following the annual meeting 'on Friday. He succeeds John—L. Malone. The meeting reviewed re- ports of the year's business, Claims paid totalled $49,565, including losses by fire and lighting $34,199, loss of live- stock by lightning $5,753, oth- er losses by fire and lightning $6,060, and reinsurance losses $3,551. .During the year the surplus increased $15,279.14, to a total of. $169,660.60. Officers for 1962 are: Presi- dent, Allister Broadfoot, Sea - forth; vice-president, Norman Trewartha, , Clinton; secretary - treasurer, W, 'E. Southgate; di- rectors, J, L. Malone, Seaforth; J. IL McEwing, Blyth; W. S. Alexander, Walton; Robt. Arch- ibald, Seaforth; C. W. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Harvey Ful- ler, Goderich; W. R. Pepper, eaforth; Mr. Broadfoot and Mr.....Trewartha. Group Elects Former, .Warden W. R. Jewitt, former .rIluron County warden and reeve of Mullett Township, was elected president of the Hurgil County Children's Aid Society at the annual meeting of the society in -Goderich on Wednesday. A feature ..of the meeting was the presentation of a sil- ver tray to John G. Berry,, Hur- on clerk -treasurer, who has been secretary of the society for 10 years. The presentation was made by Reeve Mel Crich, of Clinton. Urges Action On Housing There is an imniediate 'de- mand for additional female help at Highland Shoes, Coun- cillor Angus MacLean told coun- cil Monday, and ' added one of the biggest problems in filling the demand was lack of housing in Seaforth. The plant is operating at but 75 per cent capacity, because of lack of help, he said, and .urg- ed further action on the part of council. The discussion re- sulted as Mayor Daly told „coun- cil he had instituted inquiries of the province concerning low rental housing. Council agreed the ' finance committee, of which Councillor MacLean is chairman, should investigate the housing prob- lem and determine steps coun- cil might take. 6u -y BonL: Acts to Provide New Sch�oF. A team of Toronto consult- ing engineers are being engag- ed by the Grey Township School Area No, 2 Board to design a proposed new school for the area. The decision was taken at the Tuesday meeting of the board. - Meeting at the Koine of the chairman, Wilfred Shortreed, a motion was passed to have J. R. Kinkead, North Huron pub- lic school inspector, contact Mr. Dunlop, of Dunlop, War- dell; Matusi & Aiken, architects and consulting engineers, To- ronto, to have him attend a board meeting to discuss. plans for building the new school. The board previously visited numerous schools and decided that this firm's work met with their approval in 'workmanship and design. At the same time, the board decided en" hot wa- ter oil -fired heating in the pro- posed building, with provision for partial change of air. Suttable liability insurance for the school area is to be se- cured from Selwyn Baker, Brus- sels, and fire insurance from the Howick Mutual Fire Insur- ance. Company. _ Chairman Shortreed and sec- retary -treasurer. Alvin McDon- ald were instructed to secure a seal for the Area for use in of- ficial documents. Court Sustains Assessments Here At an adjourned meeting, -of, the Seaforth' court of revision held Friday evening, the court allowed several revisions. These included:. Thomas Carter, assessment reduced to $1200; EIizabeth Smith, assessment reduced to $1725; ' • Supertest . Petroleum, assessment reduced, to $3,700; Topnotch Feeds Limited, ..-•as- sessment reduced to $8,350 on unused flour mill; W. J. Thomp- son,_10per cent rebate on 1961 taxes on vacant store. The remaining 10 appeals were not allowed. . Nurses Receive Caps At Stratford Miss Lila McKay, Of Seaforth, was•.,amorrg those preliminary students at the Stratford Gen- eral Hospital School of Nurs- ing, who on Friday received their caps. Others in.the.'class to receive caps included Mar- jorie Honking, RR., 1, Auburn; Ferne . Swartzentruber, RR 2, Zurich, and Rosanna Worden, RR 3, Dublin. Q; p4 ES'Y. Siti&le �!opi: k Ceatblt Ask Report on CoIlection of Town 9 Garbo e .. A town -wide weekly -garbage" collection by the town staff, Without any added cost, was seen as a possibility Monday - night, as the Sanitation Com- mittee was pressed for a com- plete report as to how the task could be undertaken. Raised flrst at the January meeting by Councillor Dins- more, garbage collection assum- ed major importance in the four and a half hour meeting, as ":,e and Councillor Dalton pressed for -action, Referring to the earlier meet- ing; committee chairman Coun- cillor J. F. Flannery said in- quiries he had made indicated a municipal collection was not practical. Town employees don't feel they have the time, and at least one additional man would be required. The advice of other centres where the plan had been tried was to keep away from it. "My resolution called for a report on doing the job by town employees. We haven't got it. We own a truck and we ' have the help," Councillor Dinsmore said: He added there need be no„added -charge to the town. It would be' part of the town service, . and Suggested the whible' town could be collected in, eight haws,- Councillor oursCouncillor Flannery pointed out the four private collectors now operating would- be put out of business, but added that if council decided in favor his committee would try it. Agreeing . no decision could be taken without further infor- •rfiaimn, the.: matter was refer- red to the committee to study and report. While the dump is open it continues to present problems. The dump was open Wednes- days and Saturdays and was being used by people from Brussels to • Brucefield, Coun- cillor Flannery said. Mac McKellar Here 54 Years It will be 54 years ago Thurs- day • that Mac McKellar left Cromarty for Seaforth to learn the telegraph business. Three years later, in' 1911, he became express agent, a responsibility he has -held now for more than 50 years., See Early Starton Town Sewer Project Tenders will be called for the Seaforth sewer project early in May, with construction com- mencing in June, council was told in a letter from the OWRC Monday evening. The town en- gineers said specifications would be ready at that time. Planning in connection with the' North Main paving to Co- ordinate it with the, sewer pro- ject is well advanced, County OFFICERS of. the new Maitland Valley Conservation'.Atithority lite, from. left, seated: Robert Wenger, Wingham, vice-chairman; HaroldCosetls, Gowa}stown, chairman; C. W. Bamford, Listowel, secretary -treasurer; Terry McCauley, Exeter, field °filter: Standing are 0. M. Nickell, Listowel; H F. Tebbutt, Hallett ship:Alvin Smith, Bluevale; 'W,: ReIterborn,..1 ilvertdd,;ai d. Di n1oi.Reuerrnhnn, McKillop, all executive ofiters, (See story on Page 5). °B—IHphoto).- :; , Engineer J. W. Britnell inform- ed council. He asked direction concerning an outlet for a storirn. sewer to serve North Main. The original plan to run a 24 -inch line from Main east on Side Street to Coleman, bad been found to be not feasible because of fall. Engineers are studying an alternative route. There will be few changes in the grade of the existing street, but the road will be widened to 30 feet and it will be nec- essary to replace some side- walk, Councillor C.. Dalton, works committee chairman,-' said. r The works committee hvas told to check further before reaching a decision concerning a new grader. At present the comririttee is testing a grader, but it is not sufficiently ,flex- ible for town use. There may be an ,advantage in repairing the old grader. Council agreed snow accumu- lated at main intersections and on Goderich Street, near Main, should be removed. ' A suggestion that the $1.50 Scavenging tax, in effect many` years be renewed, was referred for action when the rate is struck. - Councillor Dalton said there was need for a shed to house the grader. He thought a site on Victoria Street, adjac- ent to the water' department building and where the former sub -station is located would be satisfactory. "We could put up enough shed to d'o for $1,000 or 4+11200,” he said. Set Hall Rates increasing costs of maintain - frig. -town .building$ were refect - ('Continued on Page 1.0) • • A Grey Township father and. mother and .their three chip dren, the eldest 5, were forced out into a driving snowstorm early . Wednesday afternoon; when fire destroyed their home on the 16th concession, east of Walton. lir. and Mrs. Glen Hood, Dianne 5, David 3, and Nancy 2, escaped clad only in their house clothes, The ,parents, _car- ried their children through, heavy snow a quarter of a mile to the neighboring farm home of James McTaggart, to seek ' shelter. When Mr. /toad and' 'neighbors returned, the large frame house was a mass of flames. Cause of the Are is not known, Mrs. food._ was baking and the children were playing in the house, when Mr. Hood de- cided to go. for the mail. As he opened a door into a rear sec- tion of the house, he was met - by sheets of flames- Gathering their children, he and his wife escaped outsrde. So rapidly did_ the flames spread there was no time to obtain outdoor cloth- ing, or to telephone. They did manage to .pick 114P ,a contained .a small antount of money. Neighbors were handicapped by heavy snow and blocked ° roadsin their efforts to 4e0.- The lane leading to the home was filled :wttlt ,three feet of snow. Fortunately the wind wasblowing away from the barn. The Hoods have lived :en the farm: the former Duncan Mc- Taggartproperty -- for .about six years. Mrs. Mood is The former Grace Simpson, of Molesworth. DIVISIONAL GUIDE COMMAI4bER,, Miss Una MacDonald, and the deputy commander, Miss Mary McMillan, of Goderich, were guests at Seaforth as the First Company, Seafw tb -Girl Guides, was formed. Shown here (front row, left to right) Miss MacDonald, Mrs. N, H. Ranson, .captain, Seaforth; Miss McMillan, Goderich; (back ,row), Mrs. J. Onbelet, Mrs. W. E. Southgate, Mrs. G, Mcllwain, Seaforth. (Expositor photo by _Phillips). o More L:OUL;k? :utidlitittrods Town police have been or- dered to begin a crackdown on double parking on `Main Street. Council, meeting Monday night, accepted a recommendation of the police committee, that ac- tion be taken commencing next suit of double, and in some cas es, triple parking. This is the second •phase -•ins "get -tough" policy with Sea - forth motorist.'' Police, two weeks ago, on instructions ,from the police, committee, be - Monday, to eliminate the involv- gan ticketing 'cars which were ed driving conditions that are. found parked overnight on area created on the street as. the re - Council .Asks streets. Until the present time, over 70 tickets have been plac- ed on cars and eight, summons issued to motorists who ignor- ed the first warning ticket. Discussing the matter,- coun- cil reviewed a .1948 bylaw that Boards P.to Heap provided fqr double parking not, to exceed five minutes, The hy- law made -provision for unload - Co -operation of school boards ing and loading vehicles. How - in Seaforth, as well as of the ever, it was pointed ' out that Seaforth District High School, provisions of the Highway Traf- will be sought in an effort to flee Act` over -rule a local bye hold down tax rates this year, law, and that the HTA did pro - council decided at its meeting hibit parking in such a man - 'Monday night. ner as to impede the free pro - The discussion arose as con- gress of vehicles. Council agreed sideration was given to requisi- that on many occasions this was tions for advances of $1,000 the situation that existed on each to the Public School. Main Street Board and to the Separate Reporting for the police com- School Board. mittee, Councillor Earl Dins- Copncillor Dinsmore suggest- more said the police had done ed that the finance 'committee a good job of moving cars should write each of the boards which had impeded snowplow - and urge thenecessity for econ- ing. He said that the commit- omy. Referring to an increas- tee was agreed similar action ed provincial `grant which, it 'should •be taken to correct the was anticipated, would be made Main Street problem. available this year, he said that Mayor Daly agreed that the the boards should be told that situation had gotten out of the grant is to be use&Jo make hand in many respects, but possible a lower rate. Mayor Daly agreed and thought that it was time that councils- took a greater interest in educational matters, having 'regard to the substantial por- tion of the tax dollar which went for education. "They just' go on like it was James E. Willis, for many a deep well," Councillor Dins Years a prominent Seaforth more commented, merchant and a member of a • Mayor Daly, referring topioneer family, died Saturday SDHS, said that he—understood at Huronview in Clinton. In his that salary increases might to- "hist year, he had been in fail- tal $10,000, and that the rate ing health for several years. might have to be raised as Born in Seaforth, he was the inuch as two mills. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. The,discussion revealed coun- Robert Willis, his father being cil's concern that everything one of Seaforth's earliest mer - possible. be done to hold the chants and manufac urers. Edu- tax rate back. The finance con- cated in Seaforth s ols, he mittee was instructed to take . -arly became interests in the action, to the end that discus- shoe industry, and with the ex- sions might be held with each ception of a few years when of the boards to permit a full he operated a movie theatre in examination of the tax prob- Seaforth, was associated in var- lem. ious way with that industry. Since there was a require- During recent years he carried ment that the rate be struck on the shoe business 'which is as early as possible, it was ex- now operated by his grandson. pected that the meetings would Possessed of a keen sense of be held in the immediate fu- humor and sharp wit, he was ture. Council was told that held in high esteem by a Iarge each board is required by sta- circle .of friends. An enthusi- tute to make available its bud- astice sports fan and supporter get and information concerning of Seaforth teams, he attained its tax `requirements by the one of , his' greatest atzihitiona first of March of each year: - some years ago When a 8o4. wondered if some discretion would not _be desirable. There had been. many' complaints as a result of the action which aI- ready hadbeen taken. "Did tick tinge have • to start sharp ,at' 2, a.m.?" he asked. In agreeing with the police committee, council did point out that it would not be pos- sible to prohibit vehicles front stopping to load or unload goods. What was desired was to prevent 'what, on many occa- sions) was a complete stoppage of traffic along the street, .. Suggest Angle Parking Continuing its review of traf- fic problems, council,:consider- ed .the possibilityof reintroduc- ing angle parking on the east side of Main Street from Gode- rich Street to.. - John Street, where the street is wider. Im- proper parking at intersections will be watched ' carefully. Traffic tie-ups at the inter- section of Main and Goderich Streets at noon and • at five o'clock could be prevented by police supervision of the cor- ner. During school days, police were busy at the public school because high ' snowbanks cre- ated a dangerous' situation as children going to and coming from the school crossed over busy No, 8 Highway. Speeding on Goderich Street and in otherareas of the town (Continued on Page 4) LONG-TIME SEAFORTH MERCHANT JAMES E. WILLIS, PASSES forth Intermediate 'B' team, which he coached, won an On- tario championship. Besides his wife, the former Mary Elizabeth MacKay, to whom he was married Sept. 22, 1908, he is survived by a seri,. Fred E. Willis, Seaforth; three (Continued on Page 4)