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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-06-12, Page 6HURON; OSITOR, SEAFORTH, (,?l.V''.+, JUNE•.1a, 194 Hensali Hears done Commando Mrs. Luella. Ilallyt B1YtI, past. zone comniander, in , speaking to 'the Hensall Legion Ladies'..: Avoca- iary at their ' meeting Tuesday, June 2, stated that "the youth, of today are the menand wen of wan en and we must -give them a finer future." She was introduc ed by President Mrs- .Wm.;Brown, Who presided. ' Mrs. Margaret B•ogdon, Walker ''ton; district sports officer, spoke' on the program of the zone. and showed interesting colored'films en 'the 'Ally ',Bowling' Tournament at Walkerton..., Two hundred ` dollars will�:be given to the 'Park ,:Board; $10 •'td the: tubercular summer ,camp; $1O to;the Canadian Legion: outh'Training Plan. The auxiliary will attend divine service at Car, mei" Presbyterian Church Sunday, June 14, •.at 11' a..m., and will be addressed', by the minister' Rev. Now's the Time For OutdoorPasntin .. g, M'rs.•Mary- Bisback was initiated into membership of :the auxiliary;: Mrs. .:..conduetiug. be.;:cere- mony. Mrs A.: Clark, and Mrs. ;Mary Taylor were; appointed ori . the membership eomniittee There. was a., splendid response for. tea ":towels,. in answer, tb the roll callThank- you notes were read from ' Mrs, .Howard. Scane for; $25 donated to the Local Association of ;Guiding;, and Mrs. -Mervyn'Bell,. of 'Regina• Beach, Sask;; .for gifts - .sent to her children. Mrs. Howard Smale, re porte.'d for ;the social cominittee: and'MFs.. A. 'Clark for.; tlie., sick. Mi s. L Baynl•am won the mystery prize. Kei , Mrs: . •.Bu h th. c a an. � wa n s pre- sented with•"gifts' `on' behalf :of ,her two .youngestchildren. • Bayfield will be the;':setting,_for the• picnic. JulyMeetings will• resume m Bente-albeitw th-a pot=hick !unci►..,. • Bingo winners for the recreation- al period were Miss;', Bertha=_;Wal=. = ker-;-..Walkerton,-fi2r`s.: Wes. Vernier;, Mrs. Gordon ::Munn,.. Mrs' Havens,: net= -Mr - w uj.a� . Br-ovwn-,•.,spedals i1VIrS4t,enne 11/1rs;:. Luella =Hall,, Mrs A. Clark Delleiou's- refreshments:were 'served by; Mrs:. W. J.. Cameron, convener 'Mrs. R: exam,lVfrs.'L. Noakes-, and Mrs. ,IJSE SCARFE'S AMAZING. JELLED EXTERIOR PAINT • .A:roid all the cress,of ordii ary painting. Scarfe's THIX wont spatter you ---won't drip on rhe ladder or `on brickwork -won't, sun' on window, panes. • THIX needs no miitingor thinning. Flows on •easily -Covers beau[ti- fully. Gives a finish youli :be. proud of for years in all popu- lar colours -"at your Saute • dealers. Try it. ' uarantee s double your money back if Scurfe's H' TillX blisteis when applied as directed ,wc�.xe..,wewea:.r.,G.ae•..�.,. • �ERICH'S SERVICE 046....58i. e See,y.£orth • Tolle 34 Zu rICh WINTHROP • Mr..and Mrs. � rilliain-• Church at tended the wedding, of niece,', Miss Donna;,, Gilfillan; of Winchelsea; on Saturday • M.r and--MrsrBawson of-di.CAR Clinton;• recently moved , into the house•:formerly occupied•.by Mr: and •Mrs,. Glenn Haase, in' the vil- Are you ready to rent your 'spare room? A classified advertisement phoned to -The Iluren Expositor;- 141, Will -.bring a `tenant: • Moder a n n 1 Time , - d0d Llo r itis Radio Rangers CFPL Radio Stars HENSALL Memorial Centre FRIDAY, JUNE'. 1959 Dancing -9 to 1 GENERAL 'ADMISSION .=.0:.9k, Sponsored by "Hensalt: Park Board a s 1VHt..AND`MIRS. VERNON J. DALE seen followm their mar- riage St, Jaynes Roman. Catholic Church, Seaforth. The bride is the former Marilyn• E. Gibson, daughter of . Mrs. Eileen. Gibson, of,. Owen Sound, and the bridegroomis the •son ..: gf Mr: and Mrs.:;Alynn ., Dale, of Seaforth, ,After a wedding trip to Owen Sound- the couple; Will reside in`Seaforth. (Photo by Phillips)'` :ar i !r•rown.e russ+ n .17 -year -old -girl was drowneu'at Brussels early- =Sunday afternoon, ;:after the rowboat mwhich.-she' and three boys had set mut on the' Mait- land, River, overturned. J'Davidson,'Joan •daughter of Mr: and Mrs: • George ,Davidson, Brus 'sels,,hadbeen rowing the boat with -12 year-old Jim Fox- Brussels, -while two other b. s; Joan'sbroth- er Jack, 15, and Kenneth Graber, 10, of Brussels; swain in the•river above. .the dam, Both boys tried to climb into the 'boat, 50 feet from "shore `•overtu'rning it .in '10 feet of water and dumping :the girl and `the• -bow into ,the- ver The two.bbys;;Jack'D"avidson: and Ken"Graber--s to `shorc;ans immediately ran to • the• •°horiie of --a--M`Witsgn, ntf Alex-Steiss,, Brus'sels, went mte:the river and managed to pull the:; Fox .boy to the- shore' where,'he' was -'re- vived by: helpers. The girl in •the meantime had disappeared and? -was .not found for. an'°,hour :'afterward, . when: David, Kennedy; of Brussels, brought her to shore. ;Artificial respiration' was tried under the supervision --of Dr. C. ,A,. Myers. Assistance,,.was,given by, '• Provincial Police ,Constable. Robert,Bell and the Winglain Fire Department under` Clfief' Hartley'. Fisher, but at 4 p.m, the 'girl was: officially pronounced• dead by Myers. • The -Young girl had recently left: Winghain High School and was em:-- ployed 'with- 'the. 'Bell Telephone Company` in. Clinton. This was- the_second,..tr-agie ev.- ent:`'ui the.;family, in :the year. The •girl' cousin, KennethYllymer) was Victi'-off the.'4,istewel Arena. ;disaster this past'Wmter-y-. s survived by -her -parents, two' sisters, Joyce•} '13; and Ann; :six;; and `two brothers Jack; 15, and Douglas, 12. Also; living Pare. her grandparents, Mr:. and Mrs • Robt: Davidson • and. Mr. 'and Mrs. John •Rowland. -NORTHSIDE 'W ROUP G " .The regular monthly:;Meeting o f Group •'I. Northside Lnit'ed•_ Church WA Was ''held'at' the home of Mrs:. Harold' Connell with '.221' ineinbers and', one prdsent:° Co-presi- ;dent .Mrs E. M. Williams opened .the •meeting all . -repeating the. Lord's Prayer.; She then conduct- ed the business: Mrs J B tton,'took'th C devo- tions, opening with ..a,.short .prayer Mrs ft: :Murdie: readthe'scripture, Psalm 1. Mr's. 'C Walder% gave poem "Think Big," and Mrs. Mur - die and'Mrs. W: Ball' also read, SEE - FREE ' - FILM DIVINE WILL INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF JEHOVAH'S SPIT-. NESSE$'- in color `. ?i million persons at World's. larg- est Christian Convention Saturday, June' 13::7 .p.m. 13EAE BIBLE: TALK: A PARADISE EAICTH THROUGH GOD'S XINGDOM 'By A: W. MacNamara. Sundaes -June 14-3- p:m; Circuit Assembly of Jeltovali's Witnesses MITCHELL jMEMORIAL ARENA .Al].,.persons -:of ;good will i welcome. J. and just like. his Junior . Depositor's A, Ac4ount your Savings Account will grow with regular deposits Uur other bank'Servides include: Personal Chequing Accounts, Current Accounts, ` Safe ;keeping„Travellers' Cheques, Letters of "Credit,• . Safety t)eposit,Boxes; Money Orders, Foreign' Remittances, Collections, Banking By Mail. : 1111E - A K Off' C •MMER•CE .. iMORli THAN 800 BRANCHES THROUCHOIA. CANADA • '• SEAAFbRTH RRAi C][I-.-L. P. DUBI tN' HBIANCH-4. 1. DEAN, Manager• ..',. GROUPS S C N EN. E': 0 � poems Mrs J. d:. Britton:; gave . a reading "A' Man er Woman is Like .Tree," followed.' by prayer. • Mrs° E.i"dams and Mrs. L. Hog garth assisted the . hostess with luneb and: a' social hour followed: Mrs Willa ns movedi;a vote of; thanks to Mrs.. Connell and all; those tanking.. part.,.: o GROU)i'';II, WA Mr W:L" e i' o"e'`e h� exnzig pnd r hoine for 'the,..`June •meeting of Group .2 of. Northside- WA. The Meeting was in chi°rge of;; Mrs. J. Kellar. :Mrs. L. Rowat 'read:. ,tlie• scripture ;lesson from they: Epistle to :the Philippians, .;following+. Which.,' Mrs. Kellar led in,prayerc The roll call : was'au s tered by: giving the origin of a -legal place - name `After'the ,collection had been' received, the -treasurer; • Mrs. Storey, . reported ' on the . • tea and bake sale which had -,been- a finan. cial•success. • The feature of the evening'was a most intereeting•-talk on '"Content- ment,' given by :Mrs: Kellar :.A social"'hkf'haur,followed A contest on famous people; of • the Bible was 'engaged• in; after which a, .delightful lunch was served by -Mrs. -James Scott ,and • Mrs 1VIc GROUP ;Mr WA The Members of :Group IIT of the -WA; o f •Northside' United. Church en- joyed' a pot luck `; supper' , at their June Meeting; held at Mrs. E. C Chamberlain's cottage 'at'Bayfieldd.; ,After a;bounteous.repast-the:meet- ing was called to order -and Miss Abbie- Seip, read a poem;' "Look. Mrs B. •F Christie - conducted; ,the business in the-: absence of the president. The roll call was an swered by 19: members and there.; were four Visitors precut. Tickets:' for the strawberry supper Were dig- tributed airtong: the memberror' $ale; Mrs: J, 'Talbot had charge of :the deyetioriai.-part• of " themeet: ng. The Scripture,•. Psalm ,733,; was read responsively with Miss' Thel- ma ' helma' tigie, and Mrs....Talbot,:offered' prayer: r Miss Gladys Th6hipson was guest speaker . and tpld - of the -'trip she had: taken recently to Florida and other points, south. Mrs, Talbot ex: „pressed- appreciation • to Miss ' Thompson for her very interesting talk, and to Mrs. Chamberlain :for: the use of her summer home. - • GROUP IV, WA The June meeting ,df .Group N,. WA• of ,Northside ' .United Church, was held at the home of 'Mrs. 'Jean 'Dill, of Dublin, .with 20 present.' Mrs. Howard,_W-r1Sore had- charge of the '.meeting. Mrs. , John Bach took the devotion: 1011 call 'was' anewered by' naming our' favorite • 'Mrs, J A. Westcott and 'Mrs. 1. -Hudson-had charge' ...of the pro- gram. Karen 1)111 played a 'few, selections. on the:piano, followed by Karen • and -Billy singing the Lord's Prayer, which was' greatly enjoyed .by all Mrs. Hudsonv intro- ducedthe guest speaker, •Mrs: J: Thompson.. She gave 'a talk" on the: life story -of Florence. Haver-: gal,, who' wrote the hyttin, "'Cake My'•Life and Let •It Be:'`. A .social hour• .followed; with lunch being serves[ by Mrs'. Harold Wil.: son, Mrs. N. Bell and ,Mrs. Jean. BRIDES -ELECT ! SEI, OUR - "Personalized Service” for Sertniette0, Coasters ,Zte. THE Huron Expositor /'or` ecor The following is the story of the farm :at lot 19, concession -1- Hay township,'.as, told b,_Jolin Ewan; the present owner. • Mr. McEwan related the story to Miss M. Ellis, wbo is preparing the• Tweedsmuir• Historybodk for they Women's Institute. My. great grandfather, with, his wife and family, came.. to, Canada from Glen Almond,. a verybeauti- ful spot 'in Perthshire, Scotland; M. 1818,, and settled in` Lanark County, near Carleton Place. This property is still -owned. owned. 'by his , descendants. The .:family.4 'eonsiStel: of several daughters ;.and -two • sons, John and; Duncan These two'boys assisted 'in the building' of the Rideau-Can- -al. ideau Can -al• Both John and Duncan .married, and. 'settled on farms, near Carle-. ton,. but about 1855 John decided to come farther -west. He .eventual ly bought a ,farm in„Stanley town- ship,: ..Huron County, which his grandson, operates :;at present., - A year orso later, ,Duncan's old- est aqn, John„ came to visit his uncle' John, and was greatly pressed •with, the quality of 800 acres' ofland -along the ,:London -Road, in what is now Hay ;town ship. _When the returned home he talked enthusiastically • about this _Week. -•of• land, and . on ?hearing it was •being ,put” -.up for auction in Goderieh; he: persuaded his father to attend• the .sale and, if; possible;' buy the land...According - to -report,' my grandfather Diiinean'McEwan after reaching London, travelled along' to God'erich through ,almost solid : bushlaid, carrying $10,000, "sewn into "the: lining. a: his%waist coat. The land'had belong.. originally to a Mr. Doig, '.who,purchased ;it from, the: Canada Company, blit had nev- er farmed it,', as •he_livedAn.L-the- 'Westit les. oig's , son had sold: it to ., aGoderieh man, and because of. these •previous., ownerships the -landyent-to• „the -high,' price of -$30 acre.. cre. I•halve. always understood that;th- total.•:pr�.c a:of $18,400 was paid,' .by:MY].grandfather in• cash. laAnw• -iyenrteresting,whocar ruried:mou.or is thethat.egal the: ut"l business connected with the: sale, charged -$600 , for, hi's.; services. ,' . • .-After the •-purchase- of the"land, my granfather's two; sons,. John and .Alexander, proCeededto--make • a clearing. A ;log house -40x20 was built'; about. 20 ..rods,- south:. of :,my present home;; and "the whole:.fain;, to it : moved" •Huron Y The ,men; strove to.:.chop, cog and burn'at Ieast:40-acres of bush: each winter: The ••settlers •were.; paid $7 a barrel for:,.the, potash. The gov- .e; rnment thu's •'ensured the.cl'earing of 'the land:" the ;spring they Would :sow `wheat by hand among the stumps; ,and -in the 'fall, cut it by sickle thresh it with flail's and se1L::what grain they'could' spare. In „order to have';' flour,,, they- ram; had to be carried on ;horseback or sometimes onthefarrrier's"back to Goderieh, London or Bayfield. Lat- er on a grist 'Mir was built at I have been told. that' t during the Crimean War; or in. :' the years im mediately,• following; my ,grand father; sold, wheat off the 10 'acres 'in the northeast corner Of-my•land. for $11Q00 having received ' $2:00 bushel an;excellent;price at that' ,There were Indians , around in those . days, but they- were usually frn-ien-Idly. ndianFathervery told us 'oneppaared night •a; drunk -a. in the doorway of the log=;iiouse with a` gun and said,:"I- shootyou Very •quick " 1VIy grandfather; man- aged to get! ',the -gin away from him,- gave• him a tiedfor the night, and in the Morning the Indian went on his Way.. Eventually;;, the .land was divided, among • the five Sons':: John, ':Alex=. ander;. William Duncan and Peter: John and Alexander' each. received. 150 ,acres bordering on the: second concession of, Hay, -while Dunean, Williaint and Peter; each received' 100 acres bordering on what is -now Hi hwa .g.. Y 4. ,.The• northern;: boun- dary ..of ona-dary'.of John's and Peter's: land was the Zurich "Road • My 'father, William, received the middle farm, lot 19,' on the Londen,', Road...Peter, later on, sold,, his 1.00:aeres, which had for its northern beimdary, Xing• St., ,ilensali;. ,to . William `Moir. My ma-ternal grandmother left Scotland in 1859.. She -was a widow,' her:husband;,1:John Christie,: having met his' death.,by' falling- into a stone 'quarryl during a dense fog. She brought her four 'dhi! dren: John, Edward,_ ' •Kate ; and Elizabeth. My, mother, Elizabeth, used to' tell. of their trip to - .Canada in a- sailing vessel. 'She .was. only five years old at the time but she - could still remember the. terrific storm`' -that forced' 'them to 'stay cooped: up 011 the lower- deck.for. days.• and days, and. how happy they were when- at. last .they heard EGMONDVILLE Mrs.; 'Jennie h'ischer, of 'Guelph, and Mrs. ATtna. Cowan, Detroit, Mvisra, 1 wBdithited` , Ses, Miss Mary Stable and Mrs. --Mayes and Miss M. •Stobie; spent afew days in Guelph .and Toronto lett week with Mrs. Jennie h"isch'e�r and Mrs..Covvan. Invte,-Members ' TO Training ;Meet' .The local congregation 'of Jehov-. ah's• Witnesses have been invited to attend a tlreeeday training pro., gram: this weekend in4the Mitchell Memorial Arena..Mr; H. Mcl'lally, presiding mipister of the local con- gregation, said: "Over' 500 are en.- peeted to -attend :the conference, where,the theme of "Be' a Teacher. of the, Good News' Will be featured throughout "the three days." Featured speaker, of this gather- ing is Mr. A. V. MacNamara, of Toronto, district supervisors Who will Climax the . assembly program with the Bible. discourse, "A Para.; dice earth' 'through God's Xing dom ; on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 P.ni. the sails en the mast and: knew the storm was over. When ;iny :parents married :they moved into the. brick hpuse which I `no* occupy; ° It 'had been. built for them. in 1876. •Gripp and Kemp were -the masons, anti John -"Tran, mother's cousin, did 'the carpentry work. Their barn, 40X60 *as bunt about the same time...They used squared: -rock elm timber for', the framework, and 18 -foot . hemlock lumber for the :siding. There Were two .boys, and five. girls in our family: Duncan, who. fought -:in the • 'Boer. War;' •;Mary (Mrs. - G. Postie) ;. Kate (Mrs, , H.,' Conley), Lillian, Jessie (Mrs. B. Fowler), .Edith and; - John. L. am; the only .me'hx'ber -of my family, re riraining. When: my -.parents- started ,farm ing they had gnly oxen and cattle.` Later on, horses and `sheep: were bought, and still later.': hogs• Were added to their livestockc. A •stone. lined well:provided• excellentwater and ig still our source; of ,supply... ere* running through the, backr of the farm was-handy:for animals. and, „ Pasture. .The soil Was. excep tionally '.good and. producedfine `crops of wheat,: oats," barley,) and' in • "later. •years.'flax;,,.beans and sugar beets: Orchard, consisting, mainly ,,-of apple trees, , such as spies, russets; -etc., 'was set out very soon after the housewas, built. The -original )barn .was • enlarged; to 60k84, and in 1917, a foundation Was built to provide. ,stabling.: ' A driving "shed and hod., Pena had been ..previously. built My -father; died in.. 1912; and -after- mother's death' in• 1918,; my sister, Till an, and I ran 'the farm ;for several' years: Since• °1938, my 'wife; Grace" -Love, and I have, continued to :car ry-on mixed farming. Our fa rm ;now; consists: of 95 ac-' res When- the • railroad:. 'Went through;' in' 1876'' they 'expropriated- three-acres7=-cutting-~through-lhe- farm and making it -inconvenient" for 15asturing our• animals :.in -the- woodlot:west ;of the, track: In. 1952 another4wo acres;`at; ., the north- east: orth east:, corner, were sold -.to E. •John-: sten for a• service station.. -We still have about.' 15 .acres of woodlot,' consisting mainly of second growth: thardwood • ;.I have ite record of early cakes;.: britbelieve,' they, ...were . about.$25. Some>of'the recent payments ..have been: 1955, 078;92; 1956; $313.52;, 1958,. $348.47.'-: The telephone. • .;,,,' ., Ma. beWarnin` v g 'Backache is often -caused by. -laz kidney'aUtion. When kidneys get outof +- order;-e7icess acids and` wastes remain in• the .system :;,Then backache, dis Curbed test r tha tit i3= o t, tp a otttandheavy- headed`feel*ng rgoy'soon follow That's the time: to take Dodd.'s Kidney Piik bodd's stimulatethe ktdne' a<to normal: action. Then you feel Netter—sleep `J better.-Zvork better: Get_Dod'd's Kidney L ills now - ""59 S installed in 1912, electricity -in -1944 and .in 1953 we added a • modern bathroom. ' - I still have some of- the imple- ' ments used by ,;;;my , father • and grandfather. I. owna..:plow that was used to- work around stumps when the" land was in process of clearing, some old sickles, a cradle used for harvesting, and, an antique cutter; Todaywe have many.. comforts' and- conveniences ,; that• : were un- known to , our 'ancestors:, These pioneers .. were stalwart :,folkand they, ..both men • and women, de- serve our commendation and our gratitude :for making the Huron tract the beautiful° farmingdistrict that it • now is. Enters Hospital After- Bee Sting Keith. Hiusser, 30, was rushed to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital; Goderieh, last week, suf- fering from severe bee stings. Mr. Hiusser was working with his bees at bs house, on Trafalgar Street,` -when he• was apparently attacked. He, was .stung 30 Mmes. - CANCER CORNER • .It is smart net to smoke cigar-. e.. ' • •Sttesmoking 'reduces staWnuna •• -• 'Sinking gives bad taste and smell.' fa Smoking causes • shortness of" breath, • Smoking ° causes;'lung cancer. ' Be Smart . ,,.1)on'tStart Satoking naiit rier ie a an ace Society 8eaforth Branch: 3: w, Talbot Prett. ICE CREW DAIRI B iher`interest no g Now at Huron & Erie -Canada Trust our inve tine t H y s p Hi -Deben- tures earn ' h s higher -return. Authorized by law--as,—trustee, - investments; Debentures are ;avait able in amounts of $100 or more '" and 'may .b'e:cashed ;atar'in the of event of the thedeathr'1 ,holder. 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