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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-04-17, Page 8S TUE HURON. EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH ONT , APRIL 1`7, • 959 011 her special dayl .NOW FOR _MOTHER'S ►�• r.. I .n `Y o Re -serving v ur C DAY q. l r: : 1 .o hI Chairs Chairs CHA S RECLINE LATFO Low ROCKER! Phone • Dublin airs, IRS` Chai rs Al: Chairs CHAIRS RESPONSIBLE., •FOR • (Goderich Signal Star) Goderich is- "unmindful of its founder" said D. G. N. MacFar- lane, in .The: Telegram on. Satur day, The statement appeared• in his review ;of the. book, William "Tiger" 'Dunlop. About one-quarter df his, column long review seemed rather unusual in that -it•'was devotedto deplor= ing the fact, that Dunlop's, cairn being ignored by Goderich.: The usual: 'proceduce is to review the book's contents, 4 However, we must admit there is some truth .in:' Dr. 14'aerarlane's.. statements even though he.has;fail- ed to. place alae blame where it properly belongs • 'Said. Dr...! MacFarlane; "Ori a steep ridge overlooking the Mait land River ,and the town of Gode- rich .is a cairn. of sorts to the of brothers :William•'"and RobertnDunlop and - the latterrs wife, Louisa. Aecess to This: toriib' is 'difficult and.the•whole surround Ting area overgrown. and'uiTkempt,, Nearby.is the,,remains:: of the: once; proud .Gairbraid, the Dunlop home and most. romantic hqusehold�, of. ,Upper Canada, noW being; used as a barn:', Neglected and forgotten, the 'noble :house like -the Dunlops; has been allowed to "slip gradually `Far rbelow'in modern splendor` ies the -=*heel:: that is Goderich, unmindful, , its , founder•. and grandee Dr," William "Tiger" 'Dun= lop, Perhaps 'the' folk down there - are secretly :'.unhappy, `With their_ "wheel"_and choose deliberately to, ignore :the architect. •(Rumor -.hag• it .that: Galt was` to have had "the wheel that 'Goderich somehow got •it,• by mistake)," that as. it may, ;;TigerDun.. sop• -with vision; -and determination gave this town to'Canada dand sadT it is •that:, such' a'. ene,is-nof-without honor save in: his own country and amongst his own people "Be. it,"forever known that'1 il- lam .Dunlop was. a great -hero. Possese'd of an immense vigor of mind,and body,=he was -:a veritable - 'behemoth of a -man; towering -over- -the -early .Canadian is ne like' a' colossus •He was a . magnification of the essential qualities ' of `'the early' settler.- Rugged and' honest,' he was: endowed as well with the keen• ,perception of : a. scholar ..and `the --Mighty drives of an, eothusiast- This.man lived' a host:of hvss.1 The= Signal -Star, . Only ;. a. , few weeks ago, expressed the hope in -these-columns -that Huron• Count Council would eventually take steps to glamorize the area about Dun- lop's—tomb-=when she; • re-routed highway' is - built in 1960: The re- sponsibilityto` do this; .lies...with Huron • County Council: --, and:.:not with Goderich, as has (been' sug' gested by Dr: MkcFarlane, IA.ppar- ently he, is ..unaware of the. fact that, the' land• on whichthe Dunlop cairn is'located was purchased by Huron County some 18 years ago, DUNLOP TOMB • and therefore, lies within the, jur-' Isdicti n of .County Council' r-- not Goderich.,' 1Beforethat .,time, it was. privte " property. Preasumablrbuilt sogn after -Dun- lop's" t eatliain. 18A8, -4 -the cairn:.na- ,turally. would deteriorate since that time: However, as 'late as about five years ago .Herb Neill, • Huron County; Museum•• curator•, 'did re- novation work aroundit on the request of the- county' Council.' Sunken. stones were raised, the let termg on the cairn made more :legible and an approach made up a. steep•:hiii t� the cairn. Other work has :been' done on, it in by>, gone=years. Solite 22;, years ago• MT Harry :McCreath, en this own time, and_ athssbwn expense, had a large 'Tun - :sign z:made'On the,' side 'of • the .hili atgp.:which the cairn'. rests.. It •was 'made• of ,whitewashed .bricks with each `. of • the letters. 10 feet high ' • •Within the 'course of the next week or so- the HuronnCounty His toric -Cominittee `•is • scheduled to meet One of •its responsibilities Dunloli's'cairn. It will undoubtedly'' review matters ;at that time. This conimittee is eoi osed of Deputy; Reeve H, -McMichael,' of`-Howick . County' Warden .William' R. Jewitt, of.;Hullett; Deputy „Reeve HTay 1mor,nnof, 'StanleyofMcKi , llop; DepMutyr, ' R•Beeve Ed:; Gill,of .Stephen;::Reeve D Beuer-= aarry Mc- Creath; of Goderich. Last year. there were, in.': addi- tion to Harry_ McCreath; two. other non county councillors oh theCoun-. ty Histpric._Committee, - -charier Asquith, of ' Auburn and George Jefferson; of Clinton. They have since • been relilaeed by county coni cillors: Since ,th.e Dunlop cairn, is _atop a`'high :knoll, a'solated ;on'one . side by the,,railway, and a steep. slope on' the ,other side; it is at (present practicallyrin.aceessible to the av> erage Berson. When the new highway is -built; it will likely:pass',by it in such.` a manner t1tat a spur road could .be built -•frons--tile highwa3 -over to the-srte-of -,the-cairn It -is --to be sinereiy`IToped this `will be dSiie` and the County Historic Committee • should ikeep reminding the Ontario. Department.. of Highways''- of -the necessityto do' this. 'Then will he' the'. time to do a :complete• job on renoV'atmg"the •entire •area about. • the•: cairn Possibly.an impressive canopyr,can be: built over the cairn, to, -protect • it from' the •ravages of time' and weather. Indeed`a whole program'of glamorizing the cairn and"landscaping:the area around it -could he, done: By that;'titire; Tit should be.,accessible by cars.• And this will "'mean visits - to. its not • only by`thousands of tourists, but also' 113' many, Huron County residents who know. far•,too;little about the man -Who, founded theveryarea in which :they •today;,live•,and which was made possible by his, leader- ship: -or dust Saint Hueian THOU;GH.TS WELL. ALL. TNT jF DE13315' N071—R: PbENor MIRK D HAVIN t - YOU• PLAY,EAT HER HOUSE r UT IdET FAG iT•. Ir c•I.. FF A' REld F-. To M. • 0- •-• Will ' Open Cannery Canadian Canners Ltd,, Hamil- :announced Monday •it, would •p pack•: ea's and..corn;, at the: local plant here this year.-•. Officials said contracts - "Will probably be offered to ,area' grotiv:ers, some 'time next week, "A "usual" ',,crop: will be sown:; The'announcez•entwar made • Morid ay followmg a` closed"meet ing between?top•.conipany'officials and ''town "council.::Monday after,,! noon•' the _coinpany:began making; preparations immediately .Council. agreed to meet eoitpany, demands few' 'the .town, to assume resporisi-! for the liquid' sewage; from' rise :pea . ask and the odor_froin:, lffe staclro pea s(rawAle coni panywi1Lpovide;-.lancL for;:treat (hent, of" the' aew`age and, material . for deodorizing' ,tire stack; the: town will provide wh'atever,;else is. r'equiped.-Exeter Times•Advocate. SEES 'INCREASE :IN INCIDENCE OE FLU-LIKE EPIDEM1C::HERE`` A ``noticeable increase in the in- cidence of .influenza -like- ' illness" duringthe past monthis report- ed by -Dr, R. M. .,Aldis, medical officer of health for Huron Coun -A, few deaths have occurred- in tile' county as a result of compli- cating; pneumonia, .and while the "flu" peak has passed some mun- icipalities, it is -still to be felt in others, according to Dr,., Aldis' monthly report to the board of the county health unit. • Fatal .Case in; South A single, isolatedevent recently was even mare dramatic than the vvave of -influenza. A young -stu-. dent at an elementary school" in the south of the county; was active at .school one day and' died early ,next.nioi:-Hing in -a London- hospi tai The cause was a meningitis (infection, of the tissues about the brain `and spinal cord) which._ de- veloped so rapidly that even with modern ,treatment the case was fatal, the revert said:' Following instructions from - the health unit office,. •procedure- for funeral and quarantine was organ - ZION We aresorry:to report Mary L. tannin, ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Lannin, has been confined to Stratford' Hospital. with a _,very. sore eye• _ We_ialL wish _Mary a- speedy_recovery Mr., and Mrs Alvin Williams and daughters, of„Burford, :; visited on Sunday with 'Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Barker,; -•Mr..;Rebert E. Burchill is very busy getting ready to build his barn this , spring. The barn. was burned,:: New--Year's-Eve:--, Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper. spent'Sunday with Mr. ':IDalton`Bal- four.. •ized. The family was. started. on a preventive• drug under doctor's care. The•school the girl attended was Visited more than once to ens sure .that. contacts there were 'not neglected:;• "No other patients were idents fid in connection 'with' this inci- dent,:. the report adds. Reports On Visits Miss,. L. Jean :.Falconer, super visor of nursing, ;reported 691• vis- its :to isits,to 226 homes during the month, and 93 Mothers visited in-hospital: Attendance at prenatal classes was 173 ; and, at child -health • con- ferences 159. on-ferences"159, There were 1,010, in- oculations and vaccinations., . 11111111111111111111111111111111111I111I11111111 - BROWNIE. DRIVE-IN H EAS' D �H RE. Clinton Ontario Featuring tire -Largest Nide' Screen in Huron County THURSDAY- ONLY, APRIL 23 "DOLLAR” KITE One dollar admits a ,carload:( "Good . Da or Hn in Color Fred McMurray ;-• Maggie Hayes PLUS -•e3 Sitorige Comedy (One Cartoon) -- • TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY . _- Rain -or• Clear- ---- First Show, at Dusk Children: -under 12 'in cars FREE .:- M I I I I11611111111111111111111111i1111111.1110111,. • She: "The world -is' full of ras cats. ' :This morning , the :milkman. gave' me a ;counterfeit half dol- He:- "Where `Where is it, my dear?" "Oh, I have, ready got rid of it. 'Luckily;_th�butnher took it:" Official `figures( show that= Cana- dians„ during the early part of. 1958, :were paying off their debts AO instalment finance conipanies: faster: than„:they were taking on new borrowing Famed Sambre:Island•hghth"Dose, facing the entranceHalifax hay=-: ,boy,` was erected in 179. ' 0 Wouldthe ` �arents°° h rlr 11, p, ..�, w o w sh 'toe o u ils In Kinder artei in Seaforth .Pub - p p g lis' cho 1 le` � o., ,p ,ase register their names 'with': the Prinei ''as soon 'as ossible ALBO' hrinci a Ill 4eieCtl01 58 CHEVROL EC YEOMAN EOURDO Ot WAGON 'S x [�..T• IO N L Only:2 395 '57 PL YIITOt,TTHTW0•• D — OOR" Whitewalls wheel, : discs , 1 Y: two-tone $1,695 57 PIONTIC PA A� 7'1FIFBt'fD DELUXE • B L U7L, TP10•DOOki, Two-tone, .whitewaIls, only 21,'000'milis. '57 PONTIAC` LAURENT'IAN. ITARI)TOP V -8 --Au ma tic drive; radio, whitewalls. '57 PLIW OUTI1 • TWO -;DDDR, • 8 -CYLINDER — Window WASIIEIiS; a sharp car • -- ,,,, Only $1,;895. .t57 BUICK`•.TWO-DOOR . '1fMUTOP.-..•Equipped- with auto- mane drive, whitewalls, wheel. discs ..:..; Only $2;395 '57 CREVROLE1". 'DELUXE TWO -DOOR Whitewalls, wind hield washers ,:... : ,. ..::. :;..;::. '57 'DODGE TWO=DOOi<iHAk1 OI, Automatic 'drive, 8r - cylinder, .whitewalls; a 'Sharp. car , _.:. ::„ ; ...,..... 2195 '56' rowptC . 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ICK'R OAD DAS TER SEDAN—Equipped with 'new " • motor .and --radar►- - ---- geellent-•co -- , acid ::radio „ Nine '51 -.Plymouths, Chevrolets Pontiacs :a__ from $295. '50 PONTIAC SEDAN=flefinished in gold metallic, with orgy 38>400 'les•. •... ? . ' 54 I+'ORD TWO-DOOR—With'all nett'tares•. $395.; 050. MERGiRV. SEDAM— adx o, excellent transportation- . • $195 :, fr D I $ ,s0 'FORD 4UAC IICS (3) at ..,2`15 ea li. '49 AUSTIN Stt AN --I i li n nice s ap ape mechanically' $1'95 :c '49 CHEV,Ri.OL'ET'DELUXE' ' SEDAN i „ Ji st 'r'e'fuuslied' 49 wPb TIAC:W •D OOR Wi th coston :radio, , 56;600 0 'miles,:. $195 $695 '51 51 BUICIt`'SEDAN. Radio automatic very sharp $995 : TRUCKS `''58••VOLKSWAGEN VAN -+--Yost like new $I,595 '57 DODGE TIIREE- TON—x4-foot racks`V-$ motor. 27,000''- • f , original _miles,lists new over 5 0 ur- ric $ Y 40,-:,o p ce '•56 DODGE 2-TON—With 12 -foot vats, Iike: new; only X1895," '56 DODGE, ,i.TON' PICKUP --28,000 miles: ' -'55 CIYEVROLET :1/2-TO10T:. PI Kyr shar p truck. '53 CMC 1/2 -TON PICKUP.With stock rack ' $750 '53:ICHEV. 3/4 -TON : PICKUP -(With' racks 89 49- IIODGE 44ON : DUMP--Five-speed . transmission, big lam, , $695;' '47 STUDEBAKER 1-TON—In good ,shape '45 DODGE 8 -TON -L -46 -foot hoists, 'rack, etc. $395 '36 CHEVROLET '1 -TON TRUCK -.;Positively like new. $250 SLUTEL°Y NO OFFER REFUSE' E WON'T BE UNDERSOLD DRIVE TO. ZURICH and SEE FOR Yt URSELF LF ZURICH, LOT MAIN: STREET uron JACK PEARSON, Proprietor County's Largest Used' Carr Deane EXETER LOT orrlel l i ghway .4 & 53