The Huron Expositor, 1958-05-09, Page 115.1
*Ninety -Ni tii Year
1%,101e.....Number_ 47119
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MARTO,FRIDAY; IV1AY,9, 195
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to- an ' tion than just markhig 'a ballot. Before actual voting begins,. g
lhourniEitSQ
s of work MandRpEreparatioeheacre necessary, on the Part of Llection officials. Here • Huron re-
turning officer Russell T. -Bolton (left) and election clerk W. E. Southgate are preparing some ,•,•,
fthe' nearly hundred`hallet--hoNes' that will -go out ,•to. deputy. returning -officers---in--each, of fl
'Ring subdivisions across the riding. Helping Ins fattier is Bill Southgate, In front of the., prp
damation. (Photo-- by -Phillip )
ar
.eader
uron
With 'but 'a few 'days remaining -
until ,VbterS':::Calgt-their ballotS.iri
? the'_.Hron by-election,, candidates
are stepping up their' ,crimpaigoS,
Dr. Alex Addisbn,2, Liberal stand'
O.rdnearer,".'and Charles MacNaugh-
ton candidate. are
spending long hours canv a s sing
amorig'xiding voters.
The two candidates ',took time
out frc5m theit_prograna of per:
to address a Meet -
Tuesday evening,
arranged by the -Farmers''llnion.
Chairman was :Robert Taylor,.
Huron Farm Union head.'
Roth candidates presented state-
ments and a queStiOn. periodfol-
lowed. 1fl. MacNatighton .spoke
end.. told the , andienee that
."Huron, more than any Otlier..cotin-,
ty or section of :Ontario, is hest
qualified to. provide; a . pattern • f or-
'agrienitural !.
Citine:-.marketing as. •the • -great-
est Single prol3lein CenfrOnting.ag!
rienitural today, ' he said •that "sta-
bility of faim.2ineornekmanifests,
•itself -in 'stability of tra e at • ail
levels."
He endorsed .the right !Of' labor
to bargain collectively. with :Man-
agernent to determine thebasis on
which the working, Manshall be
remunerated. Farm problerns,'Can
only be ,solvedwhen. the parties
concerned sit deWri in a spirit Of
mutual co-operation,- he ' coneitid'
- Addison Speaks:,
' Dr- Addison said the Frost Gov;
ernmerit has had :15 'years to set
no' its., Program,: while the,
elected leader, John WinterineYeri
has had only three weeks And 04,
definite . program .114. Yeti 40.61'4.
forintilated. „
The. Liberal 'Candidate,' said edu-
cation. in Ontario neeriS oVerhaul,
ing. He also held agriculture , „
Newly- elected -• Liberal Leader
• John Winternieyer addressed large-
ly attended meetings'at.Zurich and
Goclekich :Friday and Saturday ev-
enings. '11,e. Spoke: ;on ',behalf 'of
,Huron Liberal candidate' Dr. Alex
, Referring 'to. a. hospital for re-
tarded children Which it had been
-suggested would be built in Huron,
the Liberal leader, % in, Goderich;r
'challenged Premier Frost to, state
definitely, thatthe'hoaPital was
be-
ing 'built here: • ., • '
'Referring, to Pis election two
weeks ago , as leader of the Lib-,
•eral party, ' sueededing, 'Farquhar
,•Oliver, ' accept the
position with hurriffity and With
the knowledge that I aria only the
personification' or.,: the resurgence
of Liberalism underway in 'Ontarie.
. at the present time." • •
" He" described- the Liberoll
osophy of 'government" as an In-
terest in the ',development of. and
aSsistance;-to7--the ` With
,
the accent on the intliVidnal. '.`That
is the • essence of Liberalism":
:-Costs Aro up . .
.-r. „Wilde-x=0er attacked the
'Government's' claim that its grants
. •
to inunigiPalities7' now7, are higher
than ever before. "It 'is trne,". he
said, "tbet,the Government is pay-
ing
ninfe'dollars than last year or
16"'lrears, age, but they are inflat-
,NV ed dollars.". On a percentage
bas-
is -the Province pays the same
- sherd Of the municipal ,financial
.'"lead as the, last. Liberal., GOvern-.
• ment did, about 05 to 46 per -cent.
(Continued on Page -4) '
vance.Work
At . New: gall P�rk
.0 • • ,
With the baseball seasOrt fast ap-
PiOaehing,'Vorkis progressingon
the recreation groUnds.!ToWn crews
., lave skinned and levelled the _dia.,
inniad and PUC Work* 6O havo in.
..stalled Posts for - the backstop -
With great'intliuSiasitt the•Young-,
.ier ;baseball players of the 'vrit
• COniPletet'Vvith-raltea;"•haVe gather,
id at theArepnda. seveial, nights'
and ,- tinned -tip debri§; raking the.
A take- anrfaCe; • •••1- •'1•
Faced -with • the necd of hmds te
get imilerWaSr, the •••boY''wffl, can,
tail the merchants and -interested
.citizens on Saturday, moridn' ,g: sell-
ing _ booster tickets. The Motley.,
wm go toward- the, operatien teats
of the teams, . With obi ‘thore, tearn
being.addett this year,Arioreniertey
will be needed, :than in previous
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According ta!--4.!Jtrinr, 'Patterscin,
sponsors are'.'being sought for tWo
of:the three'leams'. These teams
need indfarms, and is hoped that
sorneone,,will:come tip with thput
tefore the sehetitile Starts,
-
iifiportant to---theelectors of Huron
riding, bat felt it WaS'impOssible
to come' up with, a pion for agri-
culture to satisf3/ everyone. '
Questions frOm the floor "irielud-
ed the ` uniformity of daylight sav-
ing time support farm prices,' and
licensing -of farm trucks.
Name D.-R.O.'s
---Polls -are-op-en-on Monday from
9 a.m. iintil"8 p.m., D.S.T. Named
asdeputy returning officers across
the riding are the following: '-
Clinton ,
Poll- TA, Mrs. Jessie 'Hart; 113,,
Mrs. Kathleen Bartliff; - 2A, -Mrs.
Margaret MeDonald;, 2D,-- Mrs.
Mary biediger; Mrs. Greta
Nediger;,.313-, Mrs. Mary E. Frern-
lin; 4A-, MTS. Irene Steep; 4B, Mrs.
Mary _Murphy. '
- Exeter
Alvin Brititned; 13, Mrs Er-
ic IlaYWood;' 2A, Asa Penhale; 213,
Mrs. R. E. Pooley; .3A, Earl Car-
rel; SB, Mrs. -L. Kestle;---43 Nor-
man Hackney; . Advance, Lloyd,
Cushman,
Seafonth
No. 1; Charles Barber; '2, Mrs.
Mad 'Watterworth; 3,. Mrs. M.
Case; 4, Mrs: Earl, Dinsmore; 5,
1:r: J. TraFFinaeyll.;6, Dorothy Parke.
T%tt.,wits
1, John :-,Cerbett, RR I, Exeter'
Orville Smith; R-13; 1, Hensall!;
3A, Mrs..Lerina. Rose, Zurich; 3B,
Mrs. Ruby_Neeti, Zurich; .'4, Mrs.
Beatrice Hess, Zurich; . 5 William
Dashwood; 6, Charles Snell,
RR 3, Dashwood; '7; 'Glenn Weide,
RR 1, Zurich; .8, Avilia Ducharme,
UR 2, Zorich: " - - -
Ileiisall
1A Mrs.. Harvey Keys- 2Mrs.
Williai Parke,
(Continued on Page 5) ,
arks '98th.: 'Birthday -
Mrs. Horner -is Active -
..'Mrs. Bertha Horner celebrated in her honor when she was redipi-
her 98th 'birthday on. Wednesday ent of -many. gifts, Rimers and con.
at the borne of . her grandson, Mr. ,gratutatory messages.. .• '
Keith Horne.r. and Mrs. Horner;;;„ •-• -,Mrs., Horner, the former Bertha
bashiviod: A tea was held Hey, was "bern.IVIay 7, 1860; in HaY.
' • Township, near- Zurich, and WAS
married to John W. llorrierStan
ley. Township, in 1882.. They farm;
ed on the Blue Water:Highway in
Stanley ...Township, neer Drysdale;
for 27 years, .and 'then nieved'to
Hay., ToWnship On the tarn', Where
their son, Blake now lives, moving
to ! Znrich in 1930, where he hus-
band 'flied in 1939
*ways ready with a smile and
ready wit,. when asked te.-what she
credits her lens' life, „ she: answers,,
"Net :sitting in :the ,rocking
brit'kecping active" She is able
tobe upevery day and e enjoys
wonderful health. She is very fond
of ,lnusical prograins And enjoys
the .conipanY Of her great -grand,
son; Steven Horner,. 31/2, who helps
her While away many an enjoyable
Iler family include -t*o Sens,
Albert; , Seaforth; Blake,, Zurieht-
twO daughters Mrs. MYrtle, kine.
ger, and Mrs. Laura IngS, of Vat-,
na.;•-,12trandeliikiren,. arid 21; ireat,-,„'
grardebildrem, '
Joseph Hugill, Seaforth, was
hired by Tfickersinith Council, to
reinforce the ''',concrete bridge at
lot 7, coneessioff12, HRS; ata price
of $665: Meting hi regular month.
ljr session Tuesday, -Reeve Ivan
ForSyth- presided. The township
will supply the cement and steel
,
required for this bridge.
A by-law- increaSing-zIthe-pay
the road ,superintendent -,:to ----W00
per hour Was passed by the group..
,
en orth Singers
.Honors At
;iron Festivci
Several young Seaforth artists
.„ .
appeared -- al -hong the prize-wdmaers
-at-the 17th '-annual, Huron 'County
Festival. Held in-Gederich
Public Bchool- anditoriutir the..,feS-
tival continues .a11 this week, 'con-
_cludilig:Saturda_ night with.:a-, con .
e pie -4T Winners --add fitOSPn-..t
taticar,Of awards.'•
A Seaforth i ' distriet
„epper;,7won, the. GoderichEleva.
tor anki• '-ria-i-iSit,-,'"Coinpants""Rose-
BoWlMonday 'night_for_.11-ie , high-
, ,
-est- mark-,-inthe- Collegiate -girls'
-
vocal. solo classes:.
Dilusic'• lyres were won -by 'Bev-
erley.' Beyes', Clinton, and Mar-,
aret Perrie, Brussel-. ' _Acljudica-
, tor this' Week is Frank Holton,. of
Btantford. • • '-.
„ Results , " . •
Girls' sole; 'grade nine;' high
voice, Donna • Berger, 80;-•giris
solo, grade nine, low -voice, Pearn,
1WcLa-n 80 Phyllis Bran,
solo, grade . -10;' high -voice,.
Carol Tepper, .81; small: vridalen".".
semble; Seaforth District'High-
`Girls." vocal solo, 11 'years' and
:under,"third,•jill Johnson, 83 boys'
sole, open; , UnchangedvoiCes
-
third, Andrew Calder, 82; girls'
solo -J4 and under, third, Sharon
'IVICNichol,' 82; boys' •solo, changed
voices, third; Torn Dick, 81;• girls
sOlo,. open, Barbaro Tndball,
Barbara 'Talbot, -79; boys',461o, 11'
arid under,- third,: Kenneth-- card-
82;,„•.iiioys', solo. -14 and under,
unchanged -voices, third,' Ian
80.
; , • String Winners ,
Violin. solo; .10' YearS. and' under;.
Wiuliam',McLean; '81; Violiifaolo,
12yearsend tinder, second,. Keary•
Camphell,, 78; -violin' solo,. 14 years
and ander, Rn Littie,..114L.LL78;..
'third; Bruce People, :RR, 4; 75.' -! •-
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Piano solo, "eight years. and 'un-
der; 2nd; • Sally CoSferd, 83; piano
Solo; 10 years .and tinder, '. Bonnie.
MacRae, ,Dublin; 87; 'piano. ,solo,
12 years. and under, third, Barbara
Ho1land;1,83;''' piano solo, 15 years
-and. trader; •Secend; Carol Pepper,;,
CcsrsiAre Longer.
or ing Tighter-
Continuini:'lengthening' :of eafr
;firaiiiffiettirers ,created : driv-
ing-.. haAards- on .. Seaferth's Main
Street, where for inany,Years angle
Parking has ! prevailed!. few
years ago Parking on theeastside
of two blocks Was changed to -Par-
allel; thuS, helping-lesSeir . the bot-
Ileffeek hi' the narrower sectieh. of
Now' with the .longer' cars',.. it
Was :found that too little space re
Mained for ' driving, so Seaforth:
town. -council decided: that the whole'
area -..sflouldiTelibirallerparked:',TAT
present Aewn :employees are busy
painting the . parking 'lines en the
street, -beth sidesfronr. Qoderich,
:Street3r:the'ENR•4:tacks.:7- .
With the- adVent Of Yarallel park-
ing,,! the _number ;of x_ars, that can
be .accOmmOdated :along the street
is less than two-thirds the number
that 'Originally , could he parked in
the four -block long ;area: Of 'course
,this -doesn't' Mean.- that ..- Seaforth
can't ancemincidateall the ears. A
fewyears ago.arrangements,!Were
made for the parking 01, cars. in
Victoria park; -tio.e. block -east ,of.
the heart of the; shopping section:
This: area ' Oen handle abotit.,-40
Recent-Ch,anges.ln
Real, ,Estate.
Recent property changes effect-
ed through the office of M. A. Reid
were,'the sale of the Art Wright
house on East William Street to
Miss -Anna Stewart Walton, and
the Fred PauhrhanAproperty, on
Wit,,Street, to Donald Eaten, Sea -
Pith:
$60,000. Contract
TO Dublin Firnal
1:,oehY Construction Ltd.., of Dub-
lin, have been awarded 'a '860,000,
contract for the. construction of. A
bridge at White' .ttiver; , Ont. The
contract; 'awarded by. the „Ontario
Depaitmetil,. of Highways, ,is but
one Of'.geiieral large, . projects-,the-
firnirhas' Under way. ,
Other dontriets;;Iiieltitling bridg
es or .'ciiIvertsc: are, in hand: -tit
Huntsville, NweastIe;„,,Trenton;:
Brantford .and: 411.
It will be forwarded to the Mi.riis-
ter of Highways for approval. ,
An order for, .3,500 ds f
, POIM
atlapide an4;35' gallOnS-Uf•Het•bate,
anline.80 was placed with ,Chipman
Chemicals'..for weed spraying, and
Hubert Cooper Was enapleyed at,
$4.50, per hour to spray ,thikfiskip'
;enneeSsions.. Clerk E. P.':-ClieSney
aeltiscted_.,te_contact,-11EPC to.
request-7-additiOrial street lighting in
the ,Egniondville SYstql4-
Coundl -acknowledged a request
froth, SS No. 10' to have this school
included in the ToWnship, Scheid
41T6, ---and a- by-law-wjfl--be-dealt
with at =- next ,regular meeting •‘`- of
council. 'Chanell decided to have
,the Adams Motor --grader„ overhaul
ed and this work 'Will, he done at
the plant_ in Paris:
A grant of $50 w as maie to South •
Huron:: Agricultural ..Seeiely with
the understanding , that $&00 be
Paid to each boy or girl from TOCk-
ersinith• Township-ishovving Cattle
at the Fair.
Carlipbelly Eyre was paid.$60.._for
-sheep killed by dog -on -valuation;
by Alex _McGregor.
Accounts_ passed ,,included--:- Fax
bou$13 , •- f' ' • •
, ,
Egrnoridville Water, aver-
tisir. $338a-
_Officer,"-$20T"-dllin-,--$22:50;'
warble -fly 'spraying, -$145-;--suPPle--
meritary allowance, ''$25-;!' .sheep
killed, $65; grants, .$50; salary and
allowances, $234.48; Receiver 'Gen -
1
eral„ $7.15; roads, $3,035.11; • San -
dr'
y $10. •
•
ariety Concert
-
el s -Pool un
I Lions tub pool account was
increased -by $3.50 this week as the
reSult. of theeffoi4s off a group of ,
Goderich "Street West ,children ; Af-
ter days Of praetise, the grounpre-
seined a variety . concert at the
home of Elaine and Mary Oke Sat-
urday afternoon,
'raking part were ..Katic Scott,
Oke, Siasan AlcLean, Robbie
Brady, Mary „Tenn McLea.n, Sally '
Cosford, Debbie 11,,lil1er; Viekt
ler, Mary Oke. and,, Grant 11,1cLean.
- -
eather,_ Bs:1_1100r,
Latrels—Near-Walton
f. Friday, ; .April. 29 the • weather -
bureau at -p4h.t,, Mieffigam' releas-
ed -a , railioSondeintO the 'air: :The,
next'. day '1VIOrtiri-•Baan, who lives.
.on the l8th."',CianceSSion' of Grey,
'picked,.- the instrument up in one
of the: field oii his farni, about'
1130 miles .cress-cOuntry -fromits
point. of takeoff.: • '• ,
.f.The instrument 'was attached to
a parachute about , fourfeet wide;
and.'still.-had!•part Of: a ballooa. tied
'Thp radiosonde .is- ..,,,ssynall",raclio,
trails itter', -Which ' records,
transmits . back-- the 'terriperature,'
pressure and moisture: irf the air.
The balloon which, carries itinto
the ''heaVens :bursts at --about
mites up, andr.the .his,truiiient:para-
„chutes to 'earth. .
-.1Mr: Bean returned the apparatus
to 'the radiosonde' reconditioning,
centre .at -the head:weather tairean
in Washington, ! p„:C.,
Yon inay have; thought the cost
•
of cleaning up, fixing7up'and-dec--
%
fo orth'r4ting yourei6huopm; p. 4c1i ni ,p1S re oa
b& too higb. But d
yggr..tiaTral.4131,e.,
time and-.thoney-in--•going7to 'actual.
ly pay you large dividends.,
' That is • what; the.-Chaniber•:' of
,Contmeree •-believen,,,i'aS" it PuShes
itsspringcampaign.tetidy up Sea-
' • There jtis_t=iszto-dOtibt-abont-such
campaign paying dividend's, C.
of C.,. president Frank Sills -Says,
in a' •stateMent .issued
tion, With, the event
• • '
,house and yard -
have,
been thoroughly cleaned, .repaired
and ,Planted 111 givp. you • added
realty- wish :to'.
Sell; Cleaft,:„.preinisen Will.„'„ctinsid,
eratily-,:redlidethe Chance that you
,will ever stand. over " a' rabble of
„wlaat_a-SL.-•01.1Oe-..-Ygarherrie-anth
your cherished possessions, gutted
by fire.
'''Your Ianaily.2NN'Till enjoy better
health as mosquitoes, ,flfen and
rats, ,lose ',.their favorite hnes of
There will--befevierdianees-
ofaseidents,"to toddlerS7angMer-!,
ly.rierSona:-,since you wil -have:fel:
lowed CieawIlp safety suggestion.
•"Your ., _children Will learn the
thrill of Working .tOge•tlier for ..a
Corn,rnon: goal contrast to chal-
lenging - Society.
orients. And you will -liOVe increa
edenjoyment lrem liin,, ni clean,
'attractive' surroUndingsz
1, Mr. -Sills' urged -full co-operation,
•that the campaign wouldpro-
duce maximum- benefits, :
The annual ,paper„. drive of the
Seaforth Lions ChM is being' Peld•
Wdne,eSdaa,y;0"aadftr•Hritiloeo4nrii„
This ' 11
13toei7id
Op': the -winter' S of;
paper,'' 'Lion' President „T. W.
.3,1,gdelaild said, as', b6, endorsed the
clean-up ' campaign.
Seaforth ,•% -merchants, realizing
the ;benefit's of .a clean-up Program,
are cooperating in a.-speciai- sec-
tion, that appear ' at; pages .6- and t
Seaforth Firemen are getting in -
etc. -RIC!' arrarigerheritS-"-"and- Will
WeShdoWri Mairi,Street!'Wedne.Sday-
evening . at, 7.; 'Deetsion-.-to
take 'part as arrived -at.'during ,
ineeting of the" liiii&atle'l:•Triesday:
&venni,. . •
•
N1ED It D.LASTER of
,
the Seaforth l-lighlandors Bali
Tresptisser
Damage Tract
„..41,9_14s
H.aninniffid- MOved'hiSTaiti,
Sea -forth this ;Week. 1M,P,
Hani-
• - • •
mend pas also been named
organist and' choir 'leader at
Egsinoadvilio 'United Chur_cii:
•
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$1,100 Damage
In Two -Car Crash
• ' -•'
Dania es were high in an, acci-
dent • at a Seaforth intersection
-during the noon hour Saturday.
Seaforth police' chief Ed. Ehrhardt,
estimated the damage to the two
vehicles -involved at $1 100. ,
„ ,
, "A- 1958, model car, travelling
"south on East William Street, di iv
en by Jobb, D., Crozier, RR. 2, Sea -
forth, and 'a 1953' model- car, 'tray-,
ening West on Side Street, driven
by Barbara. A. Jordan, Side St:-,
were ;in 2.--eollisien at....the intersec-
tio..
' "'” "
••
The Crozier-vebicle was•,..the mostex-terishielY damaged. 'of the pair,
with -dainage= occurring -to the grill,
tront end radiator and'windshield
Dania e! to 'the Jordan, car W s
Poultry Club pr
continue to 'feature 44t
the Seafortli' .area, • i
flouncedthin week by the-
iaricuIttraI
=.
'fide.,
th neatyears tlhi.,;etn.
en on the '.prefluetioite,4”bf
, from-- clual7purpese breeds, hut ti
year the ,elnphasiS"will ba on
fiiIibc
'merit, 'feed conyerSicirq'
duction 'andrZper',,Cen
Club :meMhbe,
keep'.: :goo, Cp".04
The , ',*
\Vhilel have
'the Seaphitit',C1,
thin_ s:eyerat.Years,
' sponsered
daror
'.$.0 -Litt and
9,kett. An
thargeyv
Sinee'its ince
0g0"Z".•The clubi
1.t,he'.Sea0itt
‘Mifilinuniage for -inemberS
itil-
lhe ;chili is .-1-1,:.YealinaS, "of, MA;
,of Club= Year; and a Mini
flock . size of 50,12iirns",,has:,..beeni,
tabliShed:;:',- Records. :Will.' be."
Lor . six.'ithintliS starting fie -late.,
than Septeni,lier , of club year
at which tisne th. Ijitcla;•1110td...b6'
20 -"Weeks • Of! age,.,
It- is plannedtohold the
"nieeting 01 the elub on Tuesdhy,.
May 20, at .• the::Sa
..fgrth ' DiStrict. 'High Sehool;;;:-;
Earl•,-;-.11uni; of the O.A.C. Po'
EXtenaion Department , as grieStl.
'speaker:, • It •-is honed that- a larg
nut -Aber • of parents:',:ahd...PrnS
ance at this ,rneetin .:-•:-: Those- iritert
ested in jOiningitlie urg-
ed to contact either -Of the leader§ or..-":!
the- ',.agrieultUral , office in-,. Clinton
One of themost interesting and
worthwhile reforestation projects
in the.district...is..the i00 -acre tract
in Grey Township, east of Walton,
and owned and .maintained by J:
A. Coombs,2P-erthl,ConritY, engineer.
Coombs is .inest
erous in permitting the public tb'
enJoy,'the`aretn-fiiirreterit",years-,i
tlifficulties have arisen. ',Damage
resulting from Visitors freni•a wide'
area helping!..themseiVes to trees:,
has!'reaelied• spell rproportions .that
it has becorne necessary to take:
•:special stepa'td,apprehend fhetres-
passers according to Mi. Coonibs,
During retenti days the identity:of
S.eVeral such person, has been de
termined,: *said, • ,,,
g a
confined ,t,t) the left front fender
and side, and was estimated' at
dhNaeigtelise. r thare peeiiddriin-vgefschwaesf hurt.Ehr_
hardt said.
Name SDHS Head
.To:HVV.
• „ • .
L. P. Plurnsteel. principal2of Sea --
forth- -District High Selfool - was
. i
named first vice-Presdent of
WOSSA at 4 -meeting ,Saturday
London. The group will be headed
by,Park,Stearlinaa, of Windsor.
WO$SA directs sports of high
schools in Western 'Ontario. Seal,
forth school, a -member of the Hur-
on 'Secendary Schocls Association,
competes in WOSSA in the' "B"
cla ss. . • -
'
Geo. W. Cowan
Retires As Clerk
HUllett "clerk-treasurer:George, W.
,Cowan has ,resigned • his position.
After 13 years with the .tonnishiP',
couneil, h retires. June L Hullett
council accepted the resignation at
their May; nieetMg,- • fireskled over
bY , Reeve- ;.Jowitt. Mr; `
Cowan- is . resigning due to !health
reasois teinfed-ry&7iniet In a speefar
session May' 19 to :appoint his Suc-
f`.1 can't quite diagnose your
ease," 'said the doctor. "I think
it must be drink.".
"All right. doctor," replied the
patient. - TII• com..back whenyou
are sober"-------------------
Itis..'inoreithair_30..Years since a
tleCtor'.' practised ' riaedieine • 'in
prticefieht; 'Ivionday of this 'week
the building, used by all the. doc-
tors in the :history of the ,Village,
was.' "SlowlY being dismantled•; !
' -Situated on'the-nortlivvest •corner
of the intersection Of, the Bayfield
Road and No: 4 Highway, the back
portion of the ;building, cpriSidered
about The oldest building in the
village, has been torn down. The
front Section: will retrain intact;
but will get a° new resting place.
Within the next !few' days the re':
maining, portion of lee old land-
mark will be 'raised:. and Moved
to the South side of .the read, near
the Western . edge of Brucefield',..
having been ,purchased by George
Clifton.' Mr. Clgton intends re-
mecleiRng.it and.tnaking it into a
dwelling place.
•Many a sick , ',person passed
through the doors of this building,
which .housed doctors for almost"
60 Yeats. First doctor to practise
in the village was John Birtch, Who
cone to the Collin -Amity in.1883.,..
At that time theNillage was a
bustling eoMilannitYi =boasting 20
husinesa places. There were four
store, three shoe 'shops,a wagon
-shop; three blacksmith shops, two
hotels, :three 'tailor -shop,, three
carpenter -shops, a ' harness. Shari:
a .school and a:frame,cluirch-Can
ada Presbyterian. Minister of the
old -church 'was'. Rev.' .John Ross.
Brueefielcl was at its peak. Orig-
inally, settled in 1842, it was laid
ont as a village in. -1857..
' The First Store?
The old building • Which- is now
being • Molted, is thought by old -
finers in 13rucefield,J6 have been
the first store, built by Peter . Mc -
'Millan, the first, settlet,, this is ,
,the -case, the building also housed
,the first. post ': Office"; ,founded •itt
055,- With ,Danald, McMillen as
postraaster.
--!=itt.'18-637bY. )31rtch came to the
viflage,inteir'ing.h;„S' practise into
the old landmark. !He Was follow?
.,sitechsively by „Ty.
wrin left to teach ori
mcGilj university Montreal;• -pr.
Stewart, who assisted. •Dr:' ,HOrl-
bert; Dr- 'Gunn; Who went
Clin-
ton; Dr: Elliott, wholeft to !set.
up a fop pradis,eiri Defiver,;!Cot-
orado; Dr.- Armstrong, ,Dt. Rodg-
'ers, and Pflanz, Dr. Glanfield,
As the population dwindled, and
acceas to other places became eas;
ier, the need, for doctors ,grew,
less. When Dr. Glanfield de-
cided to ' give a up his practise in
13rucifiettl, ,he became the last doe
-
tor of: the -village. .
Having ho -further , use. for the
"caner Stand -'as a:di:rotor's office,
the building was rented $d a liv-
ing quarter to a Mr. Grainger who
• „
worked on the railroad, in 1924
J. K. Cornish and Harry Dal-
rymple opened the ' 13rucefield
chopping mill next-door to., the
house, and Mr. Cornish' moved in
to the frame dwelling. ,
In the fall 01 1956 Mr. Cornish
disposed of, his business to
' Hen-
sall ;;Co-operative.,and made plans „
for a new 'home. :When this be-
came available, early'in-1957,
."
y.
CerniSh bid farewell to the 411
Since „it.,-Was-:vanated in 1957
it fin -remained' vacant, „During .
Mr: ,CorniSh's Stay in the building, .„
One room, 'served as the prniefield,
Publie • Library, • • -;
It had, served its day in the vilt!÷=•-
lege. The Crnonr no longer. had. '
any use for it, . A few weeks ago
-
the, board advertisedthe building
for sale, and sold it te'GeOrge
Clif-
tori, Whe.,:is presently' making plans:
for ;removal. - •