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SEA,PORTR, ONTARIO, FEIRA" ', JANUARY 29, 1960
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Dedkat�..Gifts at
Northside . C%urch
The Sunday morning worship at
Northside United Church_ was the
occasion for two dedicatlens. Mr.
and Mrs. G. A., Whitney gave an
altar cross, an altar desk, com-
plete with Bible and marker;- and
,two altar vases, in memory of
their daughter (Lois), Mrs. Ross
Hamilton. L. P. Plumsteel" acted
-on; behalf of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit-
ney in making the, presentation to
the Session and congregation. John
Stevens and James A. Stewart un-
veiled the appointments, while Dr.
'P: L: -Brady --accepted the gift on
behalf of ,the church. The minister
then dedteated the gifts to the
glor of God and the loving h em -
Cry of Lois Whitney Hamilton.
e seond dedication took 'the
form • of a plaque, in natural oak
finish, tocommemorate the long,
service to Northside Church School
by. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Williams.
Arthur Golding made the presen-
tation to the congregation and the
plaque was dedibated. It has been
placed on• therear wall of the
Sanctuary.
In 'commenting on the gifts, Jtev.
_ Britton stated: "The Northside'
. congregation is deeply indebted to
Mr. and 'Mrs. Whitney and to Mr."
rthur Golding in
making
these e
"dal �pssible."n.-.The uni r •Cbit .led in the
music of worship -on Sunday morn-
ing. They sang an anthem, "Fair -
r --
Highlanders Win.
In Final dame
Keeping up their winning ways,
Seaforth Highlatiders ended their
schedul by defeating the New
IJamberg Transports 6-4 Tuesday
night.
This Junior "C" contest was hot-
ly battled,' with 21 penalties hand-
ed out. Of these, eight were five-
minute penalties for fighting.
Bob Beuttenmiller led the at-
tack with three goals for the locals.
Singles were tallied by Bill. Gal -
low, Tom Dick and Paul McMas-
ter. Two New Hamburg players
shared the scoring horrors for -their
team.' Pfaff and Hander eaeh
flashed the red light twice.
The first .'period was scoreless,
but in the second Seaforth t k the
lead, 00
scoring two goals, while New
Hagminercanswered with one. '
In the final stanza Seaforth push-
ed four goals into the visitors' net
and the,: Transports scored three
times.
Thursday night Seaforth playa
again in an exhibition match. Op-
position- in this game will be the
Waterloo Siskins, currently the
top place team in the Central On-
tario Junior "B" race.
Commend Glads-
From Brucefield
Gladioli, grown by Murray Tyti-
dall- at..Brucefield,,..which have. re-
ceived many award's in th��,,past,
• are the subject of conimnhdation
in a leaditig American publication.
The December North Ainericari
Gladiolus --Council Bulletin, pub-
lished in Maryland, U.S.A., has
this to say' about Tyndall gladiolus..
"Another very consistent,,, uni-
form grower is Pink Harmony, a
most effective garden flower and
excellent show glad. There is no
misplacement, no crooking, no
wrong facing, no - irregularities,
but spike after spike, i.•pw after
row, this glorious pink displays
magnificent blooms. One of the
leading growers in Australia in-
formed me that Pink Harmony
had proved to be the best Ameri-
can release of recent years¢." •
And in another comment, the
magazine said: "Among the num-
eroue miniature seedlings, we had
on test, one proved a . master var-
iety, a red rose that opened nine
and ten tiny attractive floret's,
placed one over one on a long
head, -.Itis. to be -released as Red
Ribbon, , sari T :wish that be1ilnd
that name mine ' could be in
brackets (as grower). I predict a
marvellous future for that flower."
est Lord Jesus," in avh►ich Miss Di-
anne Kirk took a solo part: For
their second number, Miss" Sally
Cosford sang a solo, "Sing Praise
To God in Winter." •
Annual Meeting
The' annual meeting of Northside•
United Church, congregation, held.
Wednesday night, was preceeded
by a pot -pick supper at 6:45 .p.m.
About. 80 members of the congre-
gation gathered,
Following the supper, Rev. J.
Clifford Britton led in a •short de-
eyotional period:-
Dr. P.L Brady - ways elected
chairman et,the meeting, followed
by the election' of Ernest Williams
as secretary. Reports of .the•con-,
gregational activities in the past
year were presented in- mimeo,
graphed form to each member for
their perusal and adoption. Excel-
lent work was noted in all depart-
ments. •
Following the reports, various.
.vacancies were fed on the church
board. William teeming asked to
be relieved of active duty on the
Session and was elected to a life
membership as elder. Jack Stev-
ens was' elected to take Mr. Leem-
ing's place, and his' induction will
follow o w at a later date. James M.
Scott; Beverly F. Christie and 'D.'
A. Aikenhead w`e're-'i<e-e);ectedefor
another term.
Since retiring iff ' hers on the
Hoard of Stewards cannot be re-
elected, • it was 'necessary to • put
five new men on the board, Nam-
ed were Eric McCue, Hotyard,.Wil:
son, Albert Baker, Hugh' Thanip--
son and Tom Wilbee. Ross Sav-
auge was elected to'fill the 'vac-
ancy left on the Board of Trustees
by the resignatieir-of`Y orae Web-
ster. At the conclusion of the
elections, Dr. F. Harburn asked
to be relieved of "his position as
secretary of the. -Trustee Board.-
This ...was granted. and the Offiai r
Berard will act on this vacancy at
a later date. John Talbot and
Bruce McMillan were appointed as,
auditors for 1960,
• The Official ` Board wa,s directed
to establish a long-term planning
committee at an' early date to
make such plans that may lead'to
expansion or more efficient use of
-the present. building. The question
of a more efficient!Christian F�du-
catienr
grog am received the bless-
ing ,of the congregation for a trial
period in. the spring. when some
changes in the•time of service was
indicated. Further study of. the
question will be made by the Ses-
sion and the teachers and officers
of the Church School.
$2.50 a .Yea in Ad f
Single . topics, b °saki
THE SEAFORTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY held a. successful
day, evening in Egmondvilie Chureh, The meeting reviewed activit
Class 13It air; d -•looked rwazd--t r increaserin every depai t
following election of officers are, from the left: (seated), Robert M
first• vice-president;"'and Harold Pryce, second vice - president. St
ing president, and R, James Wallace, secretary -treasurer. (Expo si
annual meet' -'g and di!u.er- e-
ies' during 1959, its`fifst year as a
uient-hr the Neo Year. Shawn here
cMillan, president; Gordan Papple,
ending are R. P1, CampbeIl, retir-
tor photo by Phillips).
�afo?fh's Class "8" Fair
eviews SuccessiuI Year-
Robrt E. McMillan was.elected
president of Seafort i Agricultural
Society at a directors' meeting
Thursday night .fQAowing the an-
nual Meeting at Egmondville Unit-
ed Church. Mr. McMillan takes
over the duties from Robert W.
Campbell, who has been president
for the past four years.
Vice-presidents elected are: first,
Riordan Dapple,, and second, Har-
old Pryce.
ar-oldPryce. Secretary -treasurer R.
James. Wallace was reappointed,.
and auditors named were' E: C.
Boswell and R. S. MacDonald. The
elec n wasconducted byJame
do nd d s
Mair, Bruss ls, district director.
At the an• uar nieeting, preceded
by a banquet -served by the ladies
of the church, directors named
were , R: W. Campbell, Harold'
Pryce,", J. M. Scott, R. E. McMil-
lan, Joseph W, Devereaux, J. W.
.Dinner. Honors :$urns
On 2O1st'Anniv�rSar
Seaforth Lions, together with
some 80 guests. observed the 201st
anniversary of the birth of Robert
Burns at their annual Burns'. din,
CHARLES 'MteNAUGHTON,
Huron MLA, whd has -been
appointed a member of the
-Q iitarim Writer Resources -Com- -
Wission. Premier Frost an-
nounced the appointment last
'""week:.
ner 'Monday, evening. r
Describing the Scottish ,rd as
a poet with meaning and de th of
emotion, George Jefferson, o •- -lin.
ton, who addressed the gathering,
said Burns• was a' lover of nature
and_gf all things'hatural. He hated
pretense in religion and in all
things. While there were contra-
dicleons in his .character, he was
at the • same time deeply religious.
A. •Y. McLean was chairman for
the meeting, and assisting .him on
the committee were R. J. Spittal,
J. M. Scott and Ross Scott.
The speaker was introduced by
Ross Seat, and appreciation was
expressed by It. J- Sp'ttal"
During the program the gather-
ing enjoyed duets by Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Stewart, and Mrs. F.
Kling and F. E. Willis; and solos
by Sharon Strong. Other nuYnbers
included Scotch dancing by pupils
of Mrs. C. E. Smith, .including
Catherine phillips„-Xlatne Oke
Katie Scott, Janet' Tuf ibull and
Anne McConnell.
Community, singing was led; by
R. J. Spittal, with J. M. Scott as
accompanist,. Other accompanists
were Mrs. Je-A. "Cardno and Mrs.
J -.---k.- Stewart.- - .- --
Greainngs were extended. by El-
mer Larone; 'club president.
C C Sets Date forAnn�ai
Seaforth Chamber of Commerce
at their meeting Friday evening
made plans for the annual dinner
meeting which 'will be held this
Fear on Mdnday, February 29. It
is anticipated that a guest speaker
wall be on hand to explain the or-
ganization of town ,planning for
industrial development, -and a film
of the Santa Claus parade, which
was held last fall, Will be shown.
In preparation for the meeting,
W. R. Smith, president, was dele-
gated to secure a hall and cater-
ers. Mervin Nott is in charge of
tickets. To ensure a representa-
tive . attendance at the dinner,
members propose to carry out an
'advents sale of tickets.
In answer t8 a 'request from the
office of the General Manager of
We Mid-WesternOntario Develop
melitis Associat n, Stratford, 'the
-Chamber reappointed as their re-
presentative td the . association
Ross Savauge, and $. A. SteyvatI
was named. as its iadustzilaI
spokesman. The annual meeting of
the ' ffesociation is being held on
Wednesday, February 17. Mr. Sav-•
auge was present at the meeting-
and
eetingand gave an informative resume
of the activities and, -also -presented
the financial statement.
A nominating committee was
named tor -present a suggested slate
of officers for 1969. This committee.
is composed of Frank Sills, Elmer-
Larone and Ross Savauge.
Mervin Nott,, treasurer, inform-
ed the meeting that the. Chamber
had a good year. The statement
showed a balance of $175.85.
The meeting discussed at length
some of theroblems arising from
recent developments, the assist-
ance given during fair time, and
also the. Santa Claus parade. The
meeting agreed to have the incom-
ing Agricultural committee meet
with the .:- Seaforth Agricultural
Board as early as possible to dis
Cass continued co-operation' and
Seek new ldoos that would tend, to
lmprooe the• fair, this year. The
meeting also felt that the Santa
Claus parade could be improved,
and at the same time voiced high
praise to all who assisted in any
way' to"'wake last year's 'parade
such a success.
At this point Mervin Nott pre-
sented the financial statement of
the combined Chamber of( Com-
merce and: Seaforth Lions . Club
Christmas parade effort. The
meeting agreed that this state-
ment should be published:
Receipts LionsClub (carry-
over), $126.42; • collections from
business -and industry, $770.50;
Lions float prize returned, '.$10; to-
tal receipts, $906.92.
Expenditures -Bands_ for parade
$74; advertising, $177.06; float
prizes, $50; • street lighting, $310.45;
home decoration prizes; $30; Na-
tivity cost, $88.81; gifts to County.
Home, $57,92; Community Centre
ara+le..day), $40;•candy canes,
ms..of parade,16.50,, to
5.50• fir
, .
(� .
$4
taI expenditurek$$$C24, leaving a
balance ttif:_;i.t8,
Crich, Oliver Anderson, Oliver'
Wright, Filmer Chappel, Ted Mel-
ady, Ken Stewart, Gordan Papple,
Allister Broadfoot and . Earl Mc-
Spadden, Junion Farmer. director.
Trophies won at the' fair were
presented, with -Lloyd Rowat pre-
senting the Seaforth Farriers Co-
operative trophy to Margaret Mc-
Gregor for the best• junior heifer
calf. The Harvey Leslie .trophy
for the 4-H Dairy Calf Club mem-
ber with the highest aggregate
score on the basis of awards, was
presented by Robert W. Campbell
to Gloria Boyd. Dr. E: A. McMas-
ter presented the McMaster, tro-
phy • to Z 111 Strong for the best
baby beef, while George Mcllwain
presented the Te.pnoteh trophy for
the grand' champion, steer in the
411I•" section ' fp Bid Yeo, "ILR. 1,
Bayfield.
A feature of the evening was the
presentation of act Agricultural
Service Diploma to Arthur Nichol-
son for meritous service to kgfi-
culture. Mr. Nicholson has long
been associated with the,-Seaforth
Fall Fair, having,'served as a di-
re :r for 'many years,' and also
presidente.T7io presentation was
made- by Russell T. Balton, who
paid tribute to the work of Mr.
Nicholson. ,A Service Diploma will
also be presented , toe Mrs. Ma
•l?flrrance at a later date for her
service in. the ladies' section of the
fair. Mrs. Dorrance was unable
to attend the meeting.
Speaking on the Junior Fair, A.
S. Bolton, president, reviewed the
activities of the fair. He said the
show spoke for itself,.. with over
670 being spent in prize money.
he 4-H show was on a par with
previous years, with the biggest
new feature being the indoor edu-
cational exhibits. H pointed out
that although /algaa remunera-
tion is allowed inthe federal grant,
not onegroup collected, as all
those showing- at the fair ••were
within the limits laid down by the
department: This meant that the
show was made up of young farm-
ei'n'from a email area surrounding
Seaforth, speaking well for the
area, he concluded.
, Guaspeaker for. the e,t1, rlting
was Fred R. Peel, general . rilan-
ager of Highland Shoes, Seaforth.
Mr. Peel showeilsides of his trip
to Russia last year when he tour-
ed with the Larry Henderson group,
He told of conditions -in that land
as -he sawhem, showing pictures
depicting -the •way of life of -the-
people. Mr. Peel was introduced by
James' •M. Scott and thanked by
RobertE. McMillan,
In his financial report, R. James
Wallace, secretary -treasurer of the
society, indicated that tata1;T 9re-
ceipts 1 amoyptea"to-$32El19niT•his
. amount •was made ' up -of; grants
and donations, $4,619.56; member-
ship fees, $250; entry fees, $701.15;
adniesions, $1,530.33; •midway con-
cessions, $591.16;; '_rentals, $500;
sale of 'materials, etc, $110; mis-
cellaneous, $5,023.95, including a
loan of $4,000. , -
Entries were Up in most depart-
ments, and the athount of prize
money paid out was up about -$500.
The amount of prize money offer-
ed and the amount actually paid
out, as well as entries, were as
follows(
-No. Prizes Prizes
Entries Offered Paid
Horses, 44 $863.00 4436.00
Cattle 465 2,746;00-+2;407.50
Sheep • • I5:# 499.00 422.00
Swine 104 527,.00 383.00
Poultry .. 205 250.00 215.50
Grafts, seeds 60 230.00 140.00
Root and
vegetables D 103 , 67.50. 50.00
Fruit 1 74.
5 50 38.25
l loners, ,.....:98 . 70.50 4$,50
Parry' Products - 16 1:00 9.00
Food ' 257 126,75 111.95
Clothing 280 193.75 162.50
Arts, Crafts 48 57.25 52.75
Boys' and Girls''
Exhibits (Jr.,
Fair) 220 700:00. 673.55
Schools ' 920 `520.00 423.25
3,024 6,934.25 5,574.25
Horse races 568.00
Pet Show,35.00
Field Crop ompetition 225.00
r nto-DomIi
odea. c
The 90 -ye -r -old Toronto-Dgmin-
ion Bank building on Seaforth's
Main Street will be replaced' by e
modern structure this year. The
11 announcement was: made Tuesday
by W, C. Moore, manager of the
Seaforth brancle
Moore said the style- and
design of fhe....,preposed building
would not be known -for a week or
so. It was expected, however, that
the new building would be a single
' storey, and would occupy the en-
tire lot which fronts on Main St,
ar.d extends along Gouinlock St.
Work of wrecking, the existing
building wind commence immedi-
ately"pians have been approved,
$6,402.25
• The meeting named as delegates
to - attend the Ontario Fairs Asso=
elation ee n
g .
i n tan in Toronto 0
b •t
February 2425
ruand R. E McMil-
lan and R. JamesWallace, 7 W 11 with
the,ladies' division to choose two
delegates.,::.Th nks were extended
to the ladie a church by Gor-
gan' Papple, wit Mrs. Elmer Cam-
eron reptmg far the ladies. Dr.
James Ser le spoke a few words,
praising the work of Mr. Camp-
bell, and Mr. Mair also spoke
briefly.
As part of the program, a Junior
Farmer quartette sang two, har-i
monious numbers. Members of the
quartette were 'Larry Wheatley,
Ken„Campbell, Bill Campbell an
George Turner. • Chairman for the
ening was President Campbell.
Name Clerk -For
!slew Village
Albert J. Kalbfleisch has been
appointed clerk -treasurer and ,tax
collector for the newly -incorporat-
ed village of Zurich.
The appointment of Mr. Kalb-
fleisehr-..farmer Zurich merchant,
was made by the newly -elected
council on eifonday.
Set Date For
Mass TDLSurvey
In Huron County
A mass TB survey for Huron
County is presently being organiz-
ed.by the -Huron County Tuberdul-
osis Association. Heading the sur-
vey committee is •Seaforth lawyer,
Lon Stewart, Mr. Stewart accepted
the chairmanship -at a meeting of
the aseciation's directors at a
tneeting in Clinton Tuesday night.
Within the next six weeks he will
make appointments of a number
of Huron . County citizens to his
committee.
The survey's slated to run from
July 18 -through to August 6. The
last such surve was held in the
county four yrs ago. ,
Mrs. J. B. Russell, of Seaforth,
executive secretary, Tuesday night
reperted tiat the•, .Christmas Seal
sere as of this date is $11,763.00, as
compared to -$12;191:00 last year.
Attending the directors' meeting
were the association president,
Harvey McDermitt, of Fordwich;
•Mrs. Russell,- Mr. - tewart, Judge
Frank Fingland, f Clinton', who
is the associatio s honorary presi-
dent; Harold C. -Lawson, Clinton,
honorary secretary; Dr. R. M,
Aldis, of Goderice, director -of the
Huron County Health Unit; Rus-
sell Knight, g t4 of Brussels;. Mrs. Ken-
neth, McRae, of Clinton; Dr. J. C.
Ross, of Goderich; . Elmer Bell,
Q.C., of Exeter; Elgin MclCifley,
Zurich, and Dr, W. D. S, Jamie-
son, of Toronto, division of TB Pre-
vention for the Ontario Depart-
ment of Health, who outlined the
forthcoming survey.
Sell Royal Block
To Jos. McConnell
Announcement of the sale of the
large Royal' Apartmjnt block, at
the 'corner 'of Main and Goderich
Streets, was made Wednesday.
The three-storey building, contain-
ing 11 apartments and three
stores, and owned by Orville Oke,
was.sold to Joseph McConnell, who
gets immediate possession.. Mr.
McConnell said the price was 4n
the neighborhood of $26,000.
Mr, Oke, who has own d the
building since 1,449, saide sale
would not affect his *pr sent ar-
rangements, apd that he would
continue to reside in Seaforth.
he said, During the construction
period, expected, to extend over
eight months, the bank will .oecnpy
temporary premises in the former
Regent Theatre. Work of, convert-
ing tbe-`'theetre into store•, accom-
modation, with apartments on the
second floor, has been . under way
for some time. Tho° building was
purchased by Lee Learn fr'oin the
utherland interests last summer.
The new building is expected to
be ready for occupancy next No-
vember, Mr. Moore said.
The present bank - building, in
addition to the Toronto -Dominion.
Bank, provided-aeeommodatien for
three tenants. These include Pull-
man's Barber Shop, which has
been in its present .location for 36,
rs;. the- law office -=--of . A. W.
Sillery; and the H. G. Meir of-
fice. The tenants received notice
on, --Tuesday to vacate bey Febru-
ary 29.
•
Opened Here In 1893
The Dominion Bankcome to Sea -
forth in May, 1893, and establish-
ed an office in the Holmstead block=
on. Seaforth's Main Street. The
Huron Expositor of 'May 5, 1893,
100 Years Old
On Saturday
'-Open house from 3 o'clock to 5
o'clock at the home of her son,
Thomas B. Baird, in Brucefield,
will mark the 100th birthdayof his
mother, Mrs. Agnes .1. Baird, on
Saturday.
While Mrs. Baird enjoys fairly
good health, she no longer is able
to be about. It was so she could
v elceme her friends on her cen-
tennial birthday that Mr. and Mrs,
Baird have planned • the birthday
open house. They ask that no
giffs be presented.
Mrs. Baird v -as born in Newark,
N.J., and came to Ashfield town-
ship as a child of one year. Mar-
riedkat 19, she moved with her hus-
band to lot 20, concession 2, Stan-
ley, where she continued to reside
for nearly 80 years, and Where
her grandson, Stewart Baird, now
resides. Her husband died in 1927.
During recent years she has re-
sided with her son, Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Baird, ill. Brucefield. She has
a son, a grandson, two great-grand-
sons and a great-granddaughter.
eee
TRE TORONTO -DOMINION T own i e way for a modern bank
strudture, it was announced by M ^n ,ger V, . c.. ;ore this week. The 90 -year-old strueture is among
the earlier brick busmess"bloeks to be erected in Seaforth, and has provided accommodation for the
hank for fnore than 60 years. Tee bank has arranged for temporary accommodation in the former
Regent Theatre Wilding Ting during the construetidn period. The new bending is e*peeted to be in use
by NoveMber of this year'. (Expositor photo by Philips). '
•
recorded the .event: •
"Mr. T. G. Brough, an .old Tiur
on boy, who is now inspector for
the Dominion. Bank, was here 'this:
week maklfg .-arrangements' ' for
the opening: of an Agency. - here...e..
Mr, Brough has Ieesed 'the store
formerly occupied by Killoran and :"
Co., and iia nevi • hams will -start,.,,,
operatic) at pnee."-The. same Ise _
sue also carried the`firat of many
Dominro and Toronto-Domiilron,
Bank adv 'cements, which, -were-'- -..
to appear in The Expositor during
the following 67 years.
tri the issue for- "the following
week: thatof May 12,.1893-eap- ,
peared this item:
"The Dominion Bank, which op- -
'pried for business here Last week '
in Halmstead's block -are -having
their office very neatly Mod up
and show every indication of 'w-
ing come -to stay."- .Passing years
have proved the truth of the con-
cluding" words ,.. -,
A.'"0'" MCluff, -_-long-time•..• Seaforth
resident, remembers the opening.
occasion, ,
"I was standing near the door of
thelnew bank which was in a store
near the Reid and. Wilson.- blcgk,,..---••••----
(now Box Furniture) when the
doors
opened," M•r. Crff recalled.
ed,
-: '
"Ihad ah" tIe bit - f'nione"y my_
father
had given me, and I went
in and pus it.in the bank. I think
I; was the lirst customer.:'
A few years later the bank pur-
chased the building it now occu-
pies, and 'converted the lower floor
into banking premises.
Crank Sills, to, remembers
when the bank first came to ea-. •
forth and recalled the'building the
bank first oceupied was where
Gingerich's stote is now located.
"It was 't there very long; per-
haps two years:, -;°Then the bank
moved to where it is new. That
used to be Goods' shire," he said.
Asked how old the present bank
building was, Mr. •Sills said the
Bills' 'Hardware block was built in
•1862, ':and •I think the Good'block
where the batik is wouldn't be
long- afold. ter!, It; would be over 90
. ...... .
amen
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65
'Pisses-�
Largely attended funeral.services- -m_.---
were held in First Presbyterian
Church Tuesday afternoon for; .
James.' Thompson Scott, who died
suddenly Sunday morning at his
home here. He was 65: •
Member of a pioneer McKillop
family, he Was born at Roxboro,
the son of the late
John. Scott and
Christe'na Thomp-
son. Her. received
his early educa-
tion at Roxboro
and?-S'eafoi
schools and farm-
ed `at Roxboro q
til his retipeinen
tSeaforth. innt
1949.
Active in rpyni-
cipal affairs,\he
he served on Mc -
o
Killop council, and
since coming to
Seaftir'th, on the • •
.u1 council here. A
veteran of. the
First Wor-ltl War, he suffered sev-
ere wounds in 1917. He went over-
seas with the, 49th Battalion from
Edmonton.-
Since its formation a member of
Seaforth Branch 156 of the Cana-
dian Legion, Mr. Scott served in
many offices. •,He wa., president
in 1954 and 1955. ,'He war 44-nem-
ber of First Presbyterian-Churcht
Seaforth, and'for a time served on _•
the board of managers. •
Widely known for his tenor voice„
Mr; Scott had sung for many audi- " •
ences throughout the area and was i
always willing to give of his tai-
ents. He was a member sof the '"-' -
choir of First Church for Many
years, Included in the serr,vuice, on -
•Tuesday were two numbers by a
-quartette; including •D,•• L..Reid,-)yf-
R. Rennie, J. A. Stewart and F.
E. Willis, with whom he had sung
many times.
In 1918 he married Ivy Dewber-
ry, of Farnborough, England, NAV
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survives, together, with a family
of five sons: Gordon D., McIGl-
lop; .Arnold J. and Douglas T.,
Montreal; Robert D. and James
O„ Seaforth. Also surviving are 13
grandchtl ren; one great-grand-
child; o sister; Mrs. Robert Bar- ,
ber, S si5atoon, and one brother,
Anderson, Seaforth.
The remains rested at the Box
Funeral Home, Seaforth, until 11
a.m. Tuesday, when removal was
made to First Presbyterian Church
for a service at 2 p.m. under the
auspices of the Seaforth Branch
of the Caitadian Legion. The ser•
vice was conducted by his minis-
ter,
inister, Rev. D. Leslie Elder. Burial
was lin Maitlandbahk cemetery.
Members of the Legion attended in
a body and a short service was
conducted at the graveside by
Legion President Archie Dobson,
A detachment from RCAF • Statidh
CIlntonfired a salute and Lost Post
and Reveille were setinded'by ail
RCAF trumpeter.
Honorhry PillbatTers wac.•.; ;'
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