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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 01960
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Problems and Benefits Feature 1959
A farm economy reduced. to its .
lowest point in many years, and some
recovery from the 958 recession,
were Canadian highlights in the year
now ended.
Looking to the New Year, there
are indications that in almost every
industry, except agriculture,,1960
will be encouraging for most Cana-
dians, although. tight money and high
interest rates will continue to- be
problems. Unfortunately, farmers
faced' with surplus positions in most
areas of produdion, are not sharing
the benefits which other Canadians
can expect to enjoy.
Whether the surpluses, encourag-
ed by unrealistic support levels estab-
• lished-prior to the 1958 election, will
• bereducedo_Ar .at least, contained as
• a result of 'the federal deficiency
• payment Plan, remains to be seen.
-Certainly there i•s -a- division on the
farm front as to the long-term herp-
fulkess of the plan.
Some lessening of tensions in the
world serene are apparent, and this
trend can •be expected to continue
into the New Year. Agreement, on '
--the holding of a summit conference•
is an indication that leaders of both
the ast and West recognize the
necessity of compromise as an al-
ternative to all-out war. While there
will continue to be differences, there
Auditors' Reports
One of the questions asked of coub.-
• cil members. at the recent- 'judicial in-
quiry into -Belleville's city finances
• was whether they had read the an-
nual auditor's reports, point,sAut the
Bowmanville "Statesman''editorial-
ly. The answers given by councillors
• are on record. •
It would no doubt be,interesting to
ask members of council in. any mun-
icipality whether they had read their
locatauditor' report.Perhaps what
would be much more important_
would be whether 'they completely
understood the document after read:
ing it,. states The Statesman.
• "There was a time when municipal
elections were held at the year end
when many smaller Municipalitid-,
published an annual financial state- •
ment in detail at nomination time for
the, benefit of electors.
"The annual auditors' report was
likewise published_, full, either in
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is reason to hope that these can be
considered by recognized worldAgen-
cies, such as the United Nations, and
that the Nations are, strong in their
desire to avoid actual conflict.
Nineteenfifty-nine was a year of
accomplishMent in Sea:forth. The
new Seaforth Shoes plant was
brought into use early in the year,
and has resulted in substantial em-
ployment. The modernization :Pro-
gram at the Town Hall was com-
pleted, providing municipal facilities
that are a credit to the citizens.
There were disappointments too.
Delay on the part of the Provin e
prevented action being taken to cl ar
up the town's sewer problem - and
made necessary postponement of the,
program until 1960. Other work,
such as that on streets, which had
been conteMplated, but which was •
tied in with the sewer program, also
,
hastheen delayed.
No action was taken by Council to .
provide for- orderly growth in the
town, nor was \supervision Provided
over construction. These are mat-
ter § which the 1960 Council undQubt-
dly deal with. -
'in. all, 1959 was a good year,
but the eXtent to which each of Us
progressed was determined to 'a
great degree by our own attitude and
-application. So, too, will our suc-
cess in 1960 be decided by ourselves.
Should Be Studied
the press or in pamphlet form. But
for reasons of economy this policy
was eventually discontinued and ab-
•stract statements issued at nomina-
tion time. And because the date of
election was advanced, a month in
most cases, these in.unicipal • state-
ments did not cover a. complete year.
",There has been a growing ten-
dency in recent years to maintain a
veil of secrecy over certain aspects
of public affairs, particularly as re-
gards ,to salaries of those who are
employees of_orginizations and insti-
tutions maintained,by levies on the,
i'atepayer. Perhaps this is a credit-
able attitude ii this day and age, but
it nevertheless is a -fact that a fully
informed electorate can be guaran-
teed against waste and extravagance
by government at any level. And it
is the obvious duty of any group ad-
ministering public funds to render
an annual statement of their stew-
ardship.".
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"gireetreEa
villerl Dick, of Cromarty,
was re-elected presidenrof South
Huron AgricUltural Society.
February 13
Andrew Calder was appointed a
member of Seaforth police ferce,
now making it a three-man force,
which will give 24-hour protection.
Mr, and Mrs. Mervin Lane, R.R.
4, Seaforth, were guests a a party
at Seaforth Community Centre on
Satu,rday• night on the occasion of.
their 25th wedding anniversary. -
A Modern public address system
has been installed in St. James'
Church here.
Renovations started in the Tevyn
Hall so that it could be fixed Up
for use of the dances by Seaforth
Teen Town.
February 2641„,
'Fite "cempletely destroyed Sea -
forth Cen4tete Products building
in HarputheY on Monday midnight.
-' Two trucks were also -lost in the
fite.
Harry Strang, Usborne farmer,
was named Liberal candidate in
the forthcoming provincial election
in the riding of Huron.
Robert Archibald was re-elected
president of McKillop Mutual Fire
.Insurance Co. at their meeting on
Friday.
The 100 -year-old farm house of
hn Carnachaicit.R. 3, Seaforth,
w completely destroyed by fire
on Sunday ':evening.
February 27
IN THE. tEARS. AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from The Huron ExpositorT' 25,
• and 76 ye s ago.
Miss Mabel E. Turnbull, • Sea -
forth, was presented with luggage
—' by 'Northside United Church, mark-
ing 20 years' service as director
of the junior choir.
50 Bill Strong, Tuckersmith; was
awarded best actor at the ,Itarciii•
Junior Farmers' drama festival,
held in. Seaforth District High
sued, shows the town to be in an School en Thursday.
excellent state financially, •
'Mr- Mrs. lioehus-- Faber
The -holiday rush reStilted in "the ' and
yroin< The Huron Expositor
December. 28, 1934
• Roads were backed -and, holiday
visitors were stranded in town as
a result of the 'first blizzard of the
season which hit this district. 'Visi-
tors who had planned to drive
home on Wednesday morning found
it necessary to abandon their cars
and travel by train.
George Welsh, McKillop, was ar-
rested on Friday on a „charge of
stealing a sum of money( ,from
Thom Chong, local restaurant own-
er. Chong immediately notified
Constable J. V. Ryan,' who after
a two-hour chase, lodged Welsh in
the town jail.
The statement of the treasurer
of Seaforth, J. A. Wilson; 'ust. is -
trains from the east being any-
where to two hours late during the
past week.
The recently issued S.C.I. Al-
umni Year Book has been excel),
tionally well received by the pub -
Ile. Newspapers • of the district
have given the book commenda-
tory reviews. —
Seaforth streets -and -buildings
have presented a festive appear-
ance during the past week. In ad-
dition to the gaily decorated tree
on Main Street, the Town Hall has
n illuminated for the Christmas
season:
After some months of discussion,
•the property committee of Seaforth
town council has had a neat sign
painted on the door of the office
of the town clerk. Not to be out-
done, are pUC has erected an il-
luminated sign on the wall of the
•Town Hall, announcing that th
town clerk's office is also the of-
fice of- the Cemmission.
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From The Huron Expositor
December 31, 1909
Mr. James McIntosh, of McKil-
lop, recently sold a heavy team to
R. Douglas, of Asquith, 'Sask., to
go to the West,' for which he re-
ceived $325.
Mr. Norman Nicholls, who is
employed at McIntyre & Hills, met
with a "Painful accident on Mon-
day .morning. He went Own to on Friday and Saturday.
fix up the furnace fire, and as it ---.:The rabies threat in -the Seaforth
was not burning very well, he op- area is more serious now than at
ened the door. When the air got tany previous time, Dr. J. 0. Mac -
into the furnace, a quantity of gas-'`Lentan ,of the Health of Animals
ignited and the' flames burst out Branch here, told The Expositor.
in his 'face. He was rather severe- this week.
(Prepared by the Research Staff
of Encyclopedia Canadiana)
Who Was Canada's Lumber King?
J. R. Booth, of Ottawa, who died
in the capital city ,in 1925. John
Rudolphus Booth was born in the
Eastern Townships of Quebec in
1827. At the age of 21 he left his
father's farm, with -a total capital
'of $9.00, to work on the, Vermont
Central R,ailyvey, In 1,857 he built'
a small shingle mill in Otta-wa, be-
side the Ehaudiere Falls, and soon
afterwards obtaineda contract to
supply Aumber for the first Par-
liament Buildings. This _was the
start of a career that made 'him
a multimillionaire and brought
him the title of Canada's Lumber
King. At one time he owned near-
ly, 4,000 square -.miles ,of timber
Ahuht---1900 -h&broadetted
his lumber • interest's tor-nicht&
pulp -and -paper mills. He also rul-
ed one of the largest railway ema
Aires built in North America by
one man. In 1905 he sold his rail-
way interests to the Grand Trunk
R a ilway for $14,000,000.
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Which Newfoundland Cape Got Its
Name 460 Years -
Cape Bonavista on 'Newfound-
land's -east coast was probably
named by Corte -Real, the Portu-
guese navigator, in 1501 after Boa
Vista, ore of the Cape Verde Is-
lands. There is a possibility that
the cape may have been named
by John Cabot in 1497. The present
town of Bonivista• is located _on
the' cape. It was here that New-
foundland's first 'receded ,school'
was established in 1726:Benavista
is one of Newfoundland's largest
salmon -catching centres.
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Who Organized Canada's First
Presbyterian Congregation?
John Bethune, a clergyman born
on the Isle of Skye in 1751 and edu-
cated in Aberdeen, Scotland. Be -
fere' the American Revolution he
emigrated to South Carolina and
When the .,conflict broke out he
served as chaplain to " the 84th
Regiment (the Royal Highland
Emigrants). In 1786 in Montreal
he organized the first Presbyter-
ian congregation in Canada. From
1787 on, he was minister of the
Presbyterian church at Williams-
town, in Glengarry County, Upper -
Canada, where he died in 1815. His
son, Alexander Neil Bethune, a
protege of Bishop, Strachan, be-
came the second Anglican bishop
of Toronto.
Where is a Can• adian Memorial To
• Walt Whitman?
Inscribed "ih the rock of a tower-
ing cliff overlooking Mazinaw Lake
in Ontario is a memorial to the -
democratic ideals of Walt Whit;
man. It was placed there in 1919
by Fiera Macdonald Denisonrthe
mother of Canadian author Mer-
rill Denison, and Horace Traubel.
On the sante' cliff, kitoWn as Bon
Echo Rock, are ancient Algonkin
paintings that have been known
for_ „more than a century. The Bon
Echo property on the lake was
purchased before the First World
War by Merrill Denison's family
and itis now used extensively for
'Confereriens. The lake lies in Len-
nox;-Adclington gill Frontenac coun-
• ties, about 20 miles north of Hain -
der, a community on provincial
highway 7.
Hensall, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary on Saturday.
Gary Nicholson, son of -Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Nicholson, Seaforth,
suffered .a broken bone in las foot
Friday night in a tabogganing ac-
cident. • ....
March 6
A Seaforth dist:Hot 'team placed
first in county competitions at the
Middlesex Seed' Fair in London
this week. Members of the team
were Robert Fotheringham, R.R.
3, Seaforth; Jack Broadfoot, R.R.
1, Brucefield, and Laurence Tay-
lor, Londesboro.
James Watson, Seaforth, fell 40
feet to the ground while he was
working on the salt mine project
in Goderich. •He., received only a
fractured nose and bruises.
A rabid fox was discovered in
Tuckersmith and shot on the farm
George McCartney, -Mill Road,
y W. D. Wilson and Robert Broad -
foot. . •
March 13
Winners in the Seaforth Public
School annual public speaking con-
test were Katie Scott, Janette Wa.
terworth, Kim McLean, Ruth Ann
Wilson, Darrell, Schneider and
Janet -Turnbull, ,
Robert Fotheringham, R.R. 3,
Seaforth, was top _exhibitor • and
competitor at the annual, Huron
County Seed Fait held' in Clinton
ly burned abut the head and
face.
"The Canadian Farm" of last
Gaining entrance through a rear
door, thieves broke into Baldwin
Hardware Wednesday night or
week -has a splendid .picture of early Thursday morning.
"King •Thomas,"4. the imported
0Ifdesdale stallion owned by Mr. March 20
Tr. --J. Berry, of Herigall...He is a Donald J. lVlacRae, Dublin, was
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grand type of draft stallion,, and the wihner of an automatic dryer
. at the St. Patrick's dance; spon-
seems to be of almost perfect con
formation. sored by the Seaforth Kinsmen
Club Tueiday night at Seaforth
The hockey team are scheduled
to play their first game of , the Community Centre.
season in Stratford on New Year's A steer-ela.d building,,housing the
Day. ,,,John Deere farm equipment sales
The nomination for Seaforth Sep- satgreonyceyained
,a_,Ip2i61.;i0rooshfoirpes, at wasBde-
aratete School trustees took place ori""
L
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Wednesday in the school room.selsd early Tuesday.
Seaforth Legion -will conimence
There was a .good Aliendance of
electors- present, and the financial construction of a Legion hall in
statement .showed,the school to` be
in a prosperous condition.
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From -The Huron Expositor
January 2,,1885
n, are now employed placing
wires'op the telephone poles which
were er cted a few weeks ago.
Mr. Richard Common intends go-
ing into the ice, -business and will
lay in a store this winter, suffici-
ent to supply the citizens who re-
quire it and have not an ice house
of their own.
Mr. J. H. Broadfoot having pur-
chased the old Malcolm building
opposite the Market, is having it
fitted up and will have it made
into tenement dwellings.
On Saturday before last, Mr. H:
C,ollier, of Clinton, drove his team
of ponies, with a load of 1,206
pounds behind them, from the vil-
lage of Arthur to Clinton, a dis-
tance of 711/2 miles, in 123/4 hours,
stopping two hours of that time
to feed. If there is a span of ponies
that caneteat that, he would like
to hear of them.
A few d s ago as Mr. Samuel
‘t
Crich and ife, of Tuckersmith,
were-Ifig along the road,, the
horse got -frightened and threw
Mrs. Crich out of the cutter, she
falling across a log. It was found
that she had fractured several
ribs.
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Abandon Pups
Tb ,eight -week-old 'pups were
recently abandoned and left at
the Colborne township municipal
dump, according to A. E. Jen-
nings, district inspector for the So-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. A home has been
found -for one of them now, but It
was found necessary to destrdy
the other one. Inspector Jennings
points out that such abandonment
of animals is illegal and odds that
an •investigation is under way to
locate the person or 'persons re-
sponsible for the att. -, Goderich
,the immediate future, which will
be 80 feet by 40 feet, on the la
which the Legipn has owned for a
number of years at the 'corner of
Main and Huron Streets.
March 27
Three breed shows will exhibit
at Seaforth Fall Fair, it was an-
nounced this week. They are Hur-
on Holstein, Ontario Hereford Reg-
ional and \the- Perth -Huron Short-
horn, show.
Farm accident reporters, num-
bering 191, will be on hand for the
neat 12 months to report farm ac.
eidents in an Ontario survey.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace,
Cromarty, celebrated their 49th
wedding anniversary.
Norman Long, Kippen, on Wed-
nesday, April 1., will mark his
25th year as mail carrier on R.R.
2, Kippen.
April 3
Glenyce Jewitt, daughter of Mr.
And Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and pupil
et S.S. 4, Hullett township, won
first prize in the 'essay, contest,
sponsored by the women's com-
mittee of Hullett Federation of
Agriculture.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0, Johnston,
Seaforth,. celebrated their 25th an-
niversary on Saturday evening.
Alex Chesney, Tuckersmith far-
mer,- was nained assistant weed
inspector for Huron County at the
March meeting, of council, • ,
Mr. and Mtg. Renneth
Cromarty, celebrated their 40th
wedding anniversary. on Thursday.
April 10
" Robert W. Campbell, wlio retir-
ed recently as president 'of Sea -
forth Farmers Co-operative, was
honored when members of the
board presented him with an at-
tractiVe barometer.
Delegates to the Junior Farmer
conference at Guelph for the Sea -
forth Junior Farmers Were B111
Stfbng and. Ken Ryan.' ,
...Mr.. and' Mrs. John Ptyce, 3ar9is
St.
Seaforth. qUietly Celebrated
Signal.Star ' the r .$10th We ding .anniversary
eV leW
cently.
• The third annual hobhy fair at
Hensall Town Hall was yery sue,.
cessful. '
upny 17
William C. Moore, Paris, was
recently named manager of the
Toronto -Dominion Bank, Seaforth.
Norman Ransom was appointed
accountant. ..
Rev. Charles D. Daniel, minis-
ter of Hensall and Chiselhurst
United Churches, announced -his
retirement from the active mnis-
try.
Robert McKercher, well-known-
Seaforth district farmer, has been
elected president of the United
Dairy and Pouttry Co-operative
Ltd. •a
April 24
Fire late Wednesday afternoon
completely destroyed a large driv-
ing shed on the farm of James
Malone, .,McKillop township.
Glenyce.Jewitt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt, won first
prize of $5.00 in the essay contest
sponsored by Hullett Federation of
Agriculture. She also won county
honors. C
Mr. a d Mrs. John L. Benne-
wies, Brodhagen, celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Russell'Brock was elected
president of Kippen East Women's
Institute. •
1- May 1
Huron Presbytery 'of the United
Church chose Dr. James Semple,
Egmondville,' as chairman for
1959 at their spring meeting.
Arthur S. Bolton, associate, agri-
cultural representative, announced
his resignation this week.
Mrs. Harold Hugill was elected
president of Seaforth Women's In-
stitute at their annual meeting.
Response to the canper cam -
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(REV. ROBERT H. HARPER),
NEW YEAR
Therecurrence of New Year re,
euzida • of the passing of time
here on earth. Who knows,xwhat
the passing of time mar mean to • ,
the worlds. so far away in space
that their rays of light that will
reach Vs tonight may have been
travelling here for a thousand
years at the rate of 186,00 miles
a second?, Do we know that a
World a thousand light years away
still exists? How tol define time
and measure it is an uncertain
thing: But we know that it goes
on and 'on. g
The disconderting thing is that
time is one, and has been the same
through' all the ages of the im-
memorial past; things are subjett
to change and decay, while ,men •
live their brief lives and •pass
-away.
But the fine records of the past
remain as an inspiring example ,
to us -and an incentive, to- noble
achievement. The great deeds of
history are as imperishable as,
time, itself. •
While -we acknowledge our debt
of gratitude to the doers of golden
deeds, let us Marin from them to
live that men may bless onr mem-
ory .and endeavor to walk in our
footsteps, '
The vacationer, who was in •
swimming, hollered at the man on
shore, "Are you sure there are no
crocodiles around here?"
"Absolutely. The sharks scare
them away. .
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"gireetreEa
villerl Dick, of Cromarty,
was re-elected presidenrof South
Huron AgricUltural Society.
February 13
Andrew Calder was appointed a
member of Seaforth police ferce,
now making it a three-man force,
which will give 24-hour protection.
Mr, and Mrs. Mervin Lane, R.R.
4, Seaforth, were guests a a party
at Seaforth Community Centre on
Satu,rday• night on the occasion of.
their 25th wedding anniversary. -
A Modern public address system
has been installed in St. James'
Church here.
Renovations started in the Tevyn
Hall so that it could be fixed Up
for use of the dances by Seaforth
Teen Town.
February 2641„,
'Fite "cempletely destroyed Sea -
forth Cen4tete Products building
in HarputheY on Monday midnight.
-' Two trucks were also -lost in the
fite.
Harry Strang, Usborne farmer,
was named Liberal candidate in
the forthcoming provincial election
in the riding of Huron.
Robert Archibald was re-elected
president of McKillop Mutual Fire
.Insurance Co. at their meeting on
Friday.
The 100 -year-old farm house of
hn Carnachaicit.R. 3, Seaforth,
w completely destroyed by fire
on Sunday ':evening.
February 27
IN THE. tEARS. AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from The Huron ExpositorT' 25,
• and 76 ye s ago.
Miss Mabel E. Turnbull, • Sea -
forth, was presented with luggage
—' by 'Northside United Church, mark-
ing 20 years' service as director
of the junior choir.
50 Bill Strong, Tuckersmith; was
awarded best actor at the ,Itarciii•
Junior Farmers' drama festival,
held in. Seaforth District High
sued, shows the town to be in an School en Thursday.
excellent state financially, •
'Mr- Mrs. lioehus-- Faber
The -holiday rush reStilted in "the ' and
yroin< The Huron Expositor
December. 28, 1934
• Roads were backed -and, holiday
visitors were stranded in town as
a result of the 'first blizzard of the
season which hit this district. 'Visi-
tors who had planned to drive
home on Wednesday morning found
it necessary to abandon their cars
and travel by train.
George Welsh, McKillop, was ar-
rested on Friday on a „charge of
stealing a sum of money( ,from
Thom Chong, local restaurant own-
er. Chong immediately notified
Constable J. V. Ryan,' who after
a two-hour chase, lodged Welsh in
the town jail.
The statement of the treasurer
of Seaforth, J. A. Wilson; 'ust. is -
trains from the east being any-
where to two hours late during the
past week.
The recently issued S.C.I. Al-
umni Year Book has been excel),
tionally well received by the pub -
Ile. Newspapers • of the district
have given the book commenda-
tory reviews. —
Seaforth streets -and -buildings
have presented a festive appear-
ance during the past week. In ad-
dition to the gaily decorated tree
on Main Street, the Town Hall has
n illuminated for the Christmas
season:
After some months of discussion,
•the property committee of Seaforth
town council has had a neat sign
painted on the door of the office
of the town clerk. Not to be out-
done, are pUC has erected an il-
luminated sign on the wall of the
•Town Hall, announcing that th
town clerk's office is also the of-
fice of- the Cemmission.
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From The Huron Expositor
December 31, 1909
Mr. James McIntosh, of McKil-
lop, recently sold a heavy team to
R. Douglas, of Asquith, 'Sask., to
go to the West,' for which he re-
ceived $325.
Mr. Norman Nicholls, who is
employed at McIntyre & Hills, met
with a "Painful accident on Mon-
day .morning. He went Own to on Friday and Saturday.
fix up the furnace fire, and as it ---.:The rabies threat in -the Seaforth
was not burning very well, he op- area is more serious now than at
ened the door. When the air got tany previous time, Dr. J. 0. Mac -
into the furnace, a quantity of gas-'`Lentan ,of the Health of Animals
ignited and the' flames burst out Branch here, told The Expositor.
in his 'face. He was rather severe- this week.
(Prepared by the Research Staff
of Encyclopedia Canadiana)
Who Was Canada's Lumber King?
J. R. Booth, of Ottawa, who died
in the capital city ,in 1925. John
Rudolphus Booth was born in the
Eastern Townships of Quebec in
1827. At the age of 21 he left his
father's farm, with -a total capital
'of $9.00, to work on the, Vermont
Central R,ailyvey, In 1,857 he built'
a small shingle mill in Otta-wa, be-
side the Ehaudiere Falls, and soon
afterwards obtaineda contract to
supply Aumber for the first Par-
liament Buildings. This _was the
start of a career that made 'him
a multimillionaire and brought
him the title of Canada's Lumber
King. At one time he owned near-
ly, 4,000 square -.miles ,of timber
Ahuht---1900 -h&broadetted
his lumber • interest's tor-nicht&
pulp -and -paper mills. He also rul-
ed one of the largest railway ema
Aires built in North America by
one man. In 1905 he sold his rail-
way interests to the Grand Trunk
R a ilway for $14,000,000.
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Which Newfoundland Cape Got Its
Name 460 Years -
Cape Bonavista on 'Newfound-
land's -east coast was probably
named by Corte -Real, the Portu-
guese navigator, in 1501 after Boa
Vista, ore of the Cape Verde Is-
lands. There is a possibility that
the cape may have been named
by John Cabot in 1497. The present
town of Bonivista• is located _on
the' cape. It was here that New-
foundland's first 'receded ,school'
was established in 1726:Benavista
is one of Newfoundland's largest
salmon -catching centres.
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Who Organized Canada's First
Presbyterian Congregation?
John Bethune, a clergyman born
on the Isle of Skye in 1751 and edu-
cated in Aberdeen, Scotland. Be -
fere' the American Revolution he
emigrated to South Carolina and
When the .,conflict broke out he
served as chaplain to " the 84th
Regiment (the Royal Highland
Emigrants). In 1786 in Montreal
he organized the first Presbyter-
ian congregation in Canada. From
1787 on, he was minister of the
Presbyterian church at Williams-
town, in Glengarry County, Upper -
Canada, where he died in 1815. His
son, Alexander Neil Bethune, a
protege of Bishop, Strachan, be-
came the second Anglican bishop
of Toronto.
Where is a Can• adian Memorial To
• Walt Whitman?
Inscribed "ih the rock of a tower-
ing cliff overlooking Mazinaw Lake
in Ontario is a memorial to the -
democratic ideals of Walt Whit;
man. It was placed there in 1919
by Fiera Macdonald Denisonrthe
mother of Canadian author Mer-
rill Denison, and Horace Traubel.
On the sante' cliff, kitoWn as Bon
Echo Rock, are ancient Algonkin
paintings that have been known
for_ „more than a century. The Bon
Echo property on the lake was
purchased before the First World
War by Merrill Denison's family
and itis now used extensively for
'Confereriens. The lake lies in Len-
nox;-Adclington gill Frontenac coun-
• ties, about 20 miles north of Hain -
der, a community on provincial
highway 7.
Hensall, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary on Saturday.
Gary Nicholson, son of -Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Nicholson, Seaforth,
suffered .a broken bone in las foot
Friday night in a tabogganing ac-
cident. • ....
March 6
A Seaforth dist:Hot 'team placed
first in county competitions at the
Middlesex Seed' Fair in London
this week. Members of the team
were Robert Fotheringham, R.R.
3, Seaforth; Jack Broadfoot, R.R.
1, Brucefield, and Laurence Tay-
lor, Londesboro.
James Watson, Seaforth, fell 40
feet to the ground while he was
working on the salt mine project
in Goderich. •He., received only a
fractured nose and bruises.
A rabid fox was discovered in
Tuckersmith and shot on the farm
George McCartney, -Mill Road,
y W. D. Wilson and Robert Broad -
foot. . •
March 13
Winners in the Seaforth Public
School annual public speaking con-
test were Katie Scott, Janette Wa.
terworth, Kim McLean, Ruth Ann
Wilson, Darrell, Schneider and
Janet -Turnbull, ,
Robert Fotheringham, R.R. 3,
Seaforth, was top _exhibitor • and
competitor at the annual, Huron
County Seed Fait held' in Clinton
ly burned abut the head and
face.
"The Canadian Farm" of last
Gaining entrance through a rear
door, thieves broke into Baldwin
Hardware Wednesday night or
week -has a splendid .picture of early Thursday morning.
"King •Thomas,"4. the imported
0Ifdesdale stallion owned by Mr. March 20
Tr. --J. Berry, of Herigall...He is a Donald J. lVlacRae, Dublin, was
t
grand type of draft stallion,, and the wihner of an automatic dryer
. at the St. Patrick's dance; spon-
seems to be of almost perfect con
formation. sored by the Seaforth Kinsmen
Club Tueiday night at Seaforth
The hockey team are scheduled
to play their first game of , the Community Centre.
season in Stratford on New Year's A steer-ela.d building,,housing the
Day. ,,,John Deere farm equipment sales
The nomination for Seaforth Sep- satgreonyceyained
,a_,Ip2i61.;i0rooshfoirpes, at wasBde-
aratete School trustees took place ori""
L
s -
Wednesday in the school room.selsd early Tuesday.
Seaforth Legion -will conimence
There was a .good Aliendance of
electors- present, and the financial construction of a Legion hall in
statement .showed,the school to` be
in a prosperous condition.
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From -The Huron Expositor
January 2,,1885
n, are now employed placing
wires'op the telephone poles which
were er cted a few weeks ago.
Mr. Richard Common intends go-
ing into the ice, -business and will
lay in a store this winter, suffici-
ent to supply the citizens who re-
quire it and have not an ice house
of their own.
Mr. J. H. Broadfoot having pur-
chased the old Malcolm building
opposite the Market, is having it
fitted up and will have it made
into tenement dwellings.
On Saturday before last, Mr. H:
C,ollier, of Clinton, drove his team
of ponies, with a load of 1,206
pounds behind them, from the vil-
lage of Arthur to Clinton, a dis-
tance of 711/2 miles, in 123/4 hours,
stopping two hours of that time
to feed. If there is a span of ponies
that caneteat that, he would like
to hear of them.
A few d s ago as Mr. Samuel
‘t
Crich and ife, of Tuckersmith,
were-Ifig along the road,, the
horse got -frightened and threw
Mrs. Crich out of the cutter, she
falling across a log. It was found
that she had fractured several
ribs.
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Abandon Pups
Tb ,eight -week-old 'pups were
recently abandoned and left at
the Colborne township municipal
dump, according to A. E. Jen-
nings, district inspector for the So-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. A home has been
found -for one of them now, but It
was found necessary to destrdy
the other one. Inspector Jennings
points out that such abandonment
of animals is illegal and odds that
an •investigation is under way to
locate the person or 'persons re-
sponsible for the att. -, Goderich
,the immediate future, which will
be 80 feet by 40 feet, on the la
which the Legipn has owned for a
number of years at the 'corner of
Main and Huron Streets.
March 27
Three breed shows will exhibit
at Seaforth Fall Fair, it was an-
nounced this week. They are Hur-
on Holstein, Ontario Hereford Reg-
ional and \the- Perth -Huron Short-
horn, show.
Farm accident reporters, num-
bering 191, will be on hand for the
neat 12 months to report farm ac.
eidents in an Ontario survey.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace,
Cromarty, celebrated their 49th
wedding anniversary.
Norman Long, Kippen, on Wed-
nesday, April 1., will mark his
25th year as mail carrier on R.R.
2, Kippen.
April 3
Glenyce Jewitt, daughter of Mr.
And Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and pupil
et S.S. 4, Hullett township, won
first prize in the 'essay, contest,
sponsored by the women's com-
mittee of Hullett Federation of
Agriculture.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0, Johnston,
Seaforth,. celebrated their 25th an-
niversary on Saturday evening.
Alex Chesney, Tuckersmith far-
mer,- was nained assistant weed
inspector for Huron County at the
March meeting, of council, • ,
Mr. and Mtg. Renneth
Cromarty, celebrated their 40th
wedding anniversary. on Thursday.
April 10
" Robert W. Campbell, wlio retir-
ed recently as president 'of Sea -
forth Farmers Co-operative, was
honored when members of the
board presented him with an at-
tractiVe barometer.
Delegates to the Junior Farmer
conference at Guelph for the Sea -
forth Junior Farmers Were B111
Stfbng and. Ken Ryan.' ,
...Mr.. and' Mrs. John Ptyce, 3ar9is
St.
Seaforth. qUietly Celebrated
Signal.Star ' the r .$10th We ding .anniversary
eV leW
cently.
• The third annual hobhy fair at
Hensall Town Hall was yery sue,.
cessful. '
upny 17
William C. Moore, Paris, was
recently named manager of the
Toronto -Dominion Bank, Seaforth.
Norman Ransom was appointed
accountant. ..
Rev. Charles D. Daniel, minis-
ter of Hensall and Chiselhurst
United Churches, announced -his
retirement from the active mnis-
try.
Robert McKercher, well-known-
Seaforth district farmer, has been
elected president of the United
Dairy and Pouttry Co-operative
Ltd. •a
April 24
Fire late Wednesday afternoon
completely destroyed a large driv-
ing shed on the farm of James
Malone, .,McKillop township.
Glenyce.Jewitt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt, won first
prize of $5.00 in the essay contest
sponsored by Hullett Federation of
Agriculture. She also won county
honors. C
Mr. a d Mrs. John L. Benne-
wies, Brodhagen, celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Russell'Brock was elected
president of Kippen East Women's
Institute. •
1- May 1
Huron Presbytery 'of the United
Church chose Dr. James Semple,
Egmondville,' as chairman for
1959 at their spring meeting.
Arthur S. Bolton, associate, agri-
cultural representative, announced
his resignation this week.
Mrs. Harold Hugill was elected
president of Seaforth Women's In-
stitute at their annual meeting.
Response to the canper cam -
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(REV. ROBERT H. HARPER),
NEW YEAR
Therecurrence of New Year re,
euzida • of the passing of time
here on earth. Who knows,xwhat
the passing of time mar mean to • ,
the worlds. so far away in space
that their rays of light that will
reach Vs tonight may have been
travelling here for a thousand
years at the rate of 186,00 miles
a second?, Do we know that a
World a thousand light years away
still exists? How tol define time
and measure it is an uncertain
thing: But we know that it goes
on and 'on. g
The disconderting thing is that
time is one, and has been the same
through' all the ages of the im-
memorial past; things are subjett
to change and decay, while ,men •
live their brief lives and •pass
-away.
But the fine records of the past
remain as an inspiring example ,
to us -and an incentive, to- noble
achievement. The great deeds of
history are as imperishable as,
time, itself. •
While -we acknowledge our debt
of gratitude to the doers of golden
deeds, let us Marin from them to
live that men may bless onr mem-
ory .and endeavor to walk in our
footsteps, '
The vacationer, who was in •
swimming, hollered at the man on
shore, "Are you sure there are no
crocodiles around here?"
"Absolutely. The sharks scare
them away. .
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