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Whole Number 4779
SEAFORTH; ONTARIO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1959
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s .$2.50 a Year 113, Advance
arvest Best in
ears
Beans being delivered fp' mills in
Hen'sall this month are of excellerit
quality, mill eofficials said this
week.
,
They are the best quality
--- seen in many years in this tridus-
. •
try " a spokesman for E. L Miekle
aid Son Ltdaid Wednesday:, The
beansalso, are in good volume, he
continued.:
The volemehe felt, was , up
- slightly from previous- years. Re-
presentative Of another mill felt
the Voliime was about equal to oth-
er years -maybe down slightly..
• ffe,' toe, expressed the , opinion
that the beans were all gobeLlual-
ity, some ofthe best,'he had seen.
Beth spokesmen agreed -,:that lit-
• tle or no blight was preyalerite.in
the beans being delivered to their
• rnillse,Late in August agricultural
"-• -officials and •farniereefeared-that
high Miniidity. and , Smany rains
•' would increase the blight threat to
the 'white beans.
It has been found ' since, that
while. the blight had attacked the
leaves and pod, but, in few in-
-stances tad -et -penetrated through
to tlie beais.
Harvestrng'IT somewhat
earlier .this year • thgn previously
, because of the blight, threat, but
. delivery at Hensall mills reached .
,its peak during -the past few clays,
'I'ypicar of , t eeries around the mill
is the queuedef tractors, wagons
. and tractors, ,shown in the picture
at the right, waiting to be unload-
• ed at one of the three plants. It is
reported that. at ,times the line-up
'stretched ' Several block long at
some of the mills.
ward .1;t0rsarY
To SDHS Oract.',1'
Announcejnent was made this
week- that Douglas riJoldmi Jamieson,
hldMbhad
reeanildawilarril.d a DoininionsPre-
Mr,Jamieson liege et
vi-nAc-i;r1a dbuuartsearlya :Art 631111 —ed a.ttot.'SMSalt)°;lienSd
the Ontario Agricultural
Guelph.
Three Awards
.Mark Bender, a graduate of Clin-
ton District High School, was
awarded a Dominion -Provincial
bursary of $250, an Ontario Gov-
ernment scholarship of $400,- and
the Sir Ernest Cooper Scholarship
of $50. He i the son of Mr. drid
- Mrs. Elton Bender, of RR .1, Var-
na.
A $50 Province of Ontario burs-
ary was awarded Ross Christian,
sensed Mr. and Mrs. Ken Christian,
Ilensaill-Hers a 'graduate 01South
Enron District High Sehool Exeter.
,
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.''.._ccicient„s,' .$00
Three. To Hospitul
driven by George Walter
gcllwain, RR 1, Clinton; and Sie-
brand _Wilts,. RR 1, Londeeboro,
.met bead -nn on the brew of a hill
on the sixth concession of Hullett
township: The • accident .oecurred
•Monday evening. '
Mrs:41arie7WiltS1,1)bri‘Ve-Vilts,,,
8, and Hendrik „Wilts, 12, were ad-
mitted to Clinten Public Hospital.
George McIlwain suffered minor.
injuries. Passengers • in his car,
Lyle* Montgomery, RR, 12, Clinton;
Shirley Little,- RR 2, •Tehaimmah,
Manitoulin Island,' received less
serious injuries, •
•Provincial Constable Jack Park-
inson, Goderich, investigated, Ile
'estiraated damageto the cart at
aboile, $1;800. .
Three- tars were involved in a
trash south • of Exeter' over the
weekend. 'Cars 'driven by Kenneth
McKenzie, 36, 'RR 1, Brueefield;
Ray, Brook, 50, ER 1, Ltican, and
Mrs. Honna_Snuth, 19, RR 1, Credi-
-Were damagedin a crash on
the Mount Carreelereed„ five miles
south of ..Kkefer.• •
The Smith vehicle came out from
the sideroad and Was hit by the
Brown vehicle travelling eauth.
This car bounced off the Smith
tar and hit the McKenzie. vehicle;
Mr. McKenzie was the only person
injured in the crash. He was treat-
, eel .fot fractured ribs at South Hur-
on District Hospital and later re-
", Damages were estimated at
$2,206 by OPR. Constable H. Reid•
et the Exeter,otetachment, who in-
vestigated.Charges are pending,
the constable' said.
nesisseee eve
4 Asses
The agricultural committee of
Seaforth Chamber of- Commerce,
under, chairman K. Sharp, again is
assisting the Seaforth Agricultiiral
Society with the annual merenants'
display •booths for the 114th -.annual
s. GAYLE KEYES, of Orillia,'
granddaughter of the late Mrs.
.Nelson Keyeees, EgmoadVille,
-,:one. of 24 Canadian airldGiiidie
who recently.- attended Guide
Camp in &Wedeln (See page 5).
'
Rain .Spoils ,Men's
Invitation Tourney
Rain washed Out part of the;
men's doubles totoament Monday
night.. Only two gafneS Were play-
ed before the rain forced the group
to head for cover. _The tearn „skip-
ped by Lorne4)ale took first with
2 wins plus 14,
_ _
Second place went to C. B. Mc-
Manus, Goderich, wide 2, wins plus
13. A score of 2 wins plus .10 .gave
Frank Sills, Seaforth, third place.
Don Purdy, Stratford, Was fourth
with 2. wins plus 6, and fifth place
. went to. W. Newcombe, Clinton,
with 2 wins plus .6. '
Other -,•ridiks weret. Roy Ross;
Bert Morrison, Walkerton; Fred
Elliott, Clinton; Tom KYdd, Strat-
ford; E. Allison, P, Bisset,, Code-.
rich; H. Hawkins, Bert Gray, -Clin-
ton; jack Bowman, Witighann, and
Dr, Se Cs-MaeDentene.11. Connell
and William Ball, Seaforth.
HENSALL COLJNCIL ACTS TO
ELIMINATE STRAY DOG NUISANCE
' • Dogs- found running at lerge in
Hensell ydli be eonfined, ,the vil-
lage council decided Monday night.
The dogs will be taken to the Zni-:
• ich veterinary and lield there for
'three . days. If not claimed, ' the
e animals will be destrdeed.
Hensell council endorsed t h
e -Sarnia request, opposing &Ming
operations for gas or oil in Lake.
edd-dt ddd
Tenders are being Called for the
preparation Of the street from King
Street to South Richmond Street to
IsTelsonStreet. The street in ques-
tion will be paVedein 1960. A grant
of $70 was' made to Hensall School
Fair board at the request of How-
ard-Scane.
The village will evert. to Stan-
dard. Time at midnight Saturday,
denternher 26, cOttliciI deeided.
Prier' to the council 'session a
COurt of re,nitionewas
appeal Of-Raye B. Paterson Was
accepted and his assessreent ad
rair
fell fair ..next 'Thursday and Fri -
To ensure.the, first Class • fair
in .11uron- County Ig7nat• its best,
chamber members will redecorate
booth .partitions used in the. arena
Decision was taken at: an
•'executive committee ,Meeting Fri -day night.:
.Awards .
Baseball awards were .discussed
and the:meeting authetized the pur-
chasing of three trophies to be
awarded to the most Valuable Play-
er on each team during the nett
baseball season. The meeting Suge
•getted .the baseball, executive •look'
affelidepeciat night •for the :play-
ers, at Which Presentation, of trd-'
phies would be 'made to the elected
players • and agreed to assist • with
any expense involved. In order to
keep. interest in baseballeheree the
Chamber has proposed ' to make
the awards annually'.
• The project of etreee. Signs ..inay
come closer to reality when a..fur,
there study of a inere substantial
sign and the COSt is completed 51
:a committee which whe-diaddied at
the meeting. •
Dismission indicated th_at the
grhup felt concrete action should
be- takein The matter, has been
.discussed for several years.
_ :The meeting .war disturbed by;
the 'Method :adopted ' inisiiiing,
building permits; It was -suggested
leek of control wet resulting: in the
construction Of buildings that were
detrimental tothe'tmen, . • • -•
• Possibility .of appointing an in-
dependent body to grade and class=
ifyllee.al properties from the stand-
point of maintenance was discuss -
Mac SteWart Tops
In .C. .E. Judging
Mac Stewart; RR 5," Seaforth,
was tops in thee junior seetiorr. of-
sWinejedging at the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition .last' week... He
headed the section with 174 pointt
out of 200, .
Held in conjunetien"Wiffiethe Ex-
hibition -fast 'Wednesday, 13 /bung
farmers from Huron. -tetik part: "
Gary Jewitt, RR 1, Clinton, plac-
ed fourth in the swine class; and
Ron Smiths, e,.
In the linden .section for dairy
cattle judging, tomes:Ilene RR 1,
--Weedheiii,- was tied for third, out
of 59- contestants. Prior to the start;
of judging, contestafits-- wrote,. a
farm safety quiz, and in this class
Bob Broadfoot, RR 1, Brueefield,
came out second. There were 294
entries. in this class. ' •
Following the conclusion of the
judging eempetitiens, all contest-
ant ,took part in a parade and
:vve e then entertained at dinner
and the evening grandstand per-
formance before returning home, '
Storm Marks End
Of Heat Wave
A heavy storrrn aennitinenled
by lend thunder and lightning
heralded the end a /he heat
Wave Thursday inorelieg Of last
week. Within a -fele hours the
temperature had dropped by 40
degrees, and since then on seie
era'l dayS has velled,off in the
mid fifties. \
The Thursday orm created'
probleipe for The ITC, accord-
ing to Acting mjinager It. S.
13oueSey. Streetf lighting coil-
' trole.vvere knocd out of Mein-
-dnissiore—arided de:trail-skinner--
' serving an area in the south-
east of town, was replaeed
• When it was buret out. '
ed. If the .grade of a- particular
building , was lower than that of
others- in that neighborhood, Pride
would have the effect of urging the
lovv-rated owner to . improve his
property: The matter will be rais-
ed with council in an effort to pre-
vent further deterioration of cer-
tain areas by lack of .',control.
Seek 'Atiorovq,
To Corry Out
Arena Repairs
• Seaforth Arena Commission met
Tuesday eight to consider -lenders
.for.-nece.Ssary repairs to the arena.
The,...tendee of Elmer Rivets at
41;30eeesesdte'e.oirrineinIedetce:.cbturcid
fbr acceptances W. T. .Teale, ;come
inessieh cheirmaii,-Saidee •'
The work . contemplated In•VolVes
dehstructioe', of ;Concrete 'fieedS. to
support truss :column s 'at the front-
ed the building and installation *of
.Steel , tie. ,rods to :compensate : for,
,any spread, that ma have result-
ed in • the ,west e,nd :ef 'the, :ettuce
ture: The cominiesibii sspecified
;thee', steel tie lrod-not "- cable -be
used for this, purpose.e,
Other work irivoleed inelude re-
placement of insulation in the .lowe
er 'wall. areas- adjacent to dressing
roorne and, Offiee. Steel:koof sheet-
ing willSnerenailed'as re -required,'
' It.. it, 'expected the commiesien
recommendations Will he :consider-
ed '-*by•, conned at its September
meeting:MondaY eight:
, Ice October 23.
Mr. 'Teel': said it wa.s ' Planned. to,
dida,ve,ace-m, ithd•darena by Friday,"
etehee_23d-Prepaee tiene -foie-make
get under way as 'Seen
as the Legion Harvest Get-togeth-
er, . schednled. for Deteber. ,16; . it
over; he 'seid.
It it doubtful that thete. Will he
more hockey ' year than..145t,
Mr. eleallpointed out. Skating had
'seen -popular last year and alreedy.
inquiries were:heing received as,
to when ice would be available. -
Seaforth Council
Postpones ,Meeting
.TheeSeptembee niepting, of Sea-,
.forth council, .scheduled for the
second Monday, of the "iriestetli, Was
.Postponed When a nitrither of coun-
cillors Were' unable to attend. %The
meeting Will be held: Monday eve-
ning September 21: "
e
Goes to Trial
Jury eturns True
true bill was returned Tues-
day by the grand jury inquiring
into a charge that Steve e Truscott
on or about the 9th day of June,
1959, did unlawfully murder Lynne
Harper, inthe Township of Tucker -
smith': The jury had deliberated
since Monday afternoon` when the
fall assizes of the Supreme Court
of Ontario opened at'Goderich.
• The case went to trial Wednes-
dayeemerning, Crown Attorney II:
Glenn Hays,. ,Q.C., is prosecuting,
while Prank .Donnelly, Q.C., is de-
ifettee counsel. Hon. Me. Juetice
R. 1. Ferguson is presiding at the
sessions. - . -
Among those serving on the petit
jury are Sidney Pullman and•Gele.
-don Dick, of Seafottli,"enddUson
Coleman, of Stanley. '
Court opened on Monday and
after the grand -jury had been in-
structed in their duties by Mr. Jus-
tice Ferguson, the only criminal
case was presented for their con-
sideration. ,
" The panel of ,75 petit jurors,
which includes a numberof
men, was was called, afterwhich they
were dismissed from further duty
untile.-.Tuesdaye-afternoori at 2
o'clock: •
Before the grand .jury could be
Seaforth Lions
Plan Activities
Seaforth Lions Paid silent tribute
to two- of their members, Harry
Stewart and E. P.' Chesney, who
died recently, when they met for
111
sworn, it was necessary to com-
plete the papel of 13 by callingMe
petit juror to replace one member
of the grand jury i who Was not
nreedit: The juror whose name
was drawnfor grand jury was Mer-
vin Hatkin.
, other members of the grand jury
are: Frank, Falconer, Tuckersmith
townehip foreman; ',Mack Cardiff '
Grey;: Russell ' Dallas,e Tucker-
efnith AiEfieTcf;-
Sain•uel. Dougall, Usbernee. Grant
Farrish,- Ashfield; Carl _Geiger,
Robert Gibson, Howick; Donald
Glen'Stanley; Glen McKenzie;
Hensalls Kelland McVittee, Blyth;
Mervyn Webb, 'Stephen.
At the isegninihred his address
to the -grand jury, Mr. Justice Fer-
guson explained that he had been
born in HurOn ou ty, in Morris
township, but that this is the first
time he .has •conducted an assize
here, although, he has been on the
bench for some years..
"There has beers, a Movement to
abolish the grand jury," Mr. Jus-
tice Ferguson fold the members of
the jiiry."This pessimistic view, is
based- on Ia_c_k_of.:knO_wl.edge _oLthe_
.position of the grand jury."
He explained that the grand eurn
has been uted since the time of
Henry II, and is the last of the
"democratic institutions 1o:fake...earn
of justice,. with the exception of
the petit Airy.
"Your' duty at this • -assize,"
Judge Fergson said, "is tednvesti-
gate and find out Who are await-
•• (Continued on'Page 6)
, , • .
-sere
JOHN A. BALDVVIN mer-
chant here and Seaforth coun-
eiller, who is moving to London.
own Councillor
erc ant Her
Members of Seaforth Legion ex-
pect to be in .thcir new building
on IffaineSteent • Solidi within eight
Weeks, it indicated at 4 meet-
ing pf.thedleranch,Thurtday.
Reporting on construestiehd Ptcd
gress,. Ft." Ss Box, ,:Clayton Dennis
. and johrieffallandi of the building
:corninittee; said 'construction ' was
up ,to schedule. The roof deck Was'
in.,ineee, and a built-up roof would
,be laid within a' few days, depend-
ing on weathers they said. When
this was -completed, the • building
would be closed in, permitting
work to be proceeded with at night
and ,regardless of weather,,
. plaris were 'advanced for the
,Legion's •annual Harvest
Get-to-
gether, L Which is. being held in the
ArenaOctober 16. • A draw for .a
thousand dollar bffl will. take .place
'a-Vtliteevent, according to Cleave
.Coombs, wbo-heade the di* 'cone-
smittee; ,Arrangements are being
made "so bold ,a .draw in connection
,Witli the Grey "Cup ; game, the
oyes o on _meeting was
ThLegioteeivilldeentinge.-„Ifs
eoeships Saturdayedemoreing.
• o.ckeye_d_arciid.ernenetere_ dged-
theit support to Jack 'Eisler, , who
haS. spearheaded' the • succeseful
e• , •
Ahn A. BaIdwin,_wellknown
-Sk-afertinperchant and..member. �f
eotinelle-iseleaving-SeaferthentWae
announced this week. He has been
-appointed London and area repre-
sentative for a leading paint•rnanu-
facturing concern. • . •
Mr. and Mrs'. Baldwin and two
sons' will live in Londen. Their
Goderich Street shame basbeen
sold to William- C. Moore, - recently
appointed manager of the Toronto
Dominion Bank here. :
Baldwin came' here 12 years
ago when he purchased the hard-
ware lausieess of the late G.. D.
Ferguson. The business is , being
contietied'fOr the time being with
the present staff le charge, . `Mr.
seid.
•
Since he came to Seaforth, Mr.
Baldwin has ,taken an active in-
terest in -everything affecting the
cornmunity.. He has been a mem-
berof the town council for two
years; and during the past year
when the three-year program of
Town, 'Hall alterations was com-
pleted, was chairman of council's
property committee., He was " a
member of the arena commission,
and for some. 'years headed the
athletic essociation. He has been
active in the legion, in ,the Lions
Club and in the Curling Club.. .
Mr. Baldwin began his new du-
ties with the Gliddon.Paint Co. On
Monday.
, Spent°r•Rocke •
Ron Mason Wins
U.S.A., Scholarship
Ronald Mason, son of .Vr. and
Mrs: Harvey -.Mason,- left -Thurede y,
for Canton,' N.Y., where he will
attend St Lawrence University.
He is beghming a four-year. course
in physical education, having been
awarded an alumni scholarship by -
_the university.
Anoutstandinghockey player, he
Was named top scorer in Junior 13
hockey last winter when he played
with Goderich. Previouslyhe had
played with Montreal Canadiens
e
Junior A teams at Peterborand
Ottawa.
Hullett -Sets.
Township..Rate,
The municipal tax rate for Hul-
lett township for 1959was set •et..8
mills for farrn anireesidential aed
teesnients . at the ,recent conned
ssiop The bnsiness. and- 'tom--
niercial 'aiseteinent is set at 9,5
A by-law ;for the conStreetionof
the Nott -municipal drain, between
Ttickersinith and Hullett„,was' pass-
ed at this meting. • . •
Mrs. John McClure
Has 90th Birthday
A Hayfield woman celebrated her
90th birthday at the Seaforth home
of her son this week. Mrs. John
McClure, Hayfield, was*90 011 Sun
day ,and a celebration' and family,
gathering. was held ler her at the
home of her son, Leslie McClure;
•Nortli Main Street.
All- her'attended-the oc-
casion. They are: Forrest McClure,'
RR' 1,•,. Hayfield; Mrs. David Lamb,
Toronto; Leslie McClure, Sea,
forth,. and- mrs. Howard Blanchard,
Aixbridge,. and her two grand-
daughters, Mrs. David McKee and
Mite Barbara Blanchard, ,Toronto.
sborne ..Reiects
Co lection Bid
b.elitiquent telephone accounts of
the.Blanshard,Munic,ipal Telephone
System, earma:reed -dor collectien
on the tax 'roll- of .Ushorrie town-
ship, have been :returned to the
Following:consultations with the
township enlicitore'following their
preseetatien, the.. accounts were
turned back to the Cernpariys
°fit' Sawyer,. • representing ,the
Township of Fullaeton, 'submitted
requests -e and -supporting, -papers-
from ' the Townships- of -Fullerton
and Blensherd regarding work pn
the SaWyer. and Anderson No 2
Follewing revision of, assess-'
.irients•ofidtdedo:ProPerties; the Sims'
IVItinieal Drain by:slaw was peas -
ed. Tenders: for the work • were:
opened and contract was award-
ed- to William Campbell; Seaforth,
at $830: Only other tender was for
$985, end Was Presented by Robert
Rovvcliffe, Hensall, ,
•A new by-law was passed set-
ting the imposition of g penalty on
-taxes- unpaid -after -December: 14.
The, peealtydwill two per cent
per. "menthe ' • •
Road accounts totallitig $1,e09.57
-and current acdometidainoiniting to
.$914.55, 'were eiassesd...for payment.
Application will be made for. 'in-
terim road subsidy for road expen-
diture up to August 31: .The sub-
sidy of $87,214,13 I's made 'lip of
$9,247.32. for construction and $27:-
966:81 for maintenance. •
•,The October meetingwill be held
Menclay;e0ctober 5, as Thanks-
giving Day falls; on the regular.
council day' ' ' • ' •
hockey program in recent years.
" The meeting was in charge of
Legion President 'Harry Nesbitt,
nors
'SPS Graduates
Ceremony
Graduates of Seaforth Public
School returned to that scheol
Tuesday night when they were
guests of the Home and School
Association, This was the first fall
meeting of the group.
The - graduates were: "'Kendra
Moore, Jacqueline Drager, Pauline
Adams, Linda' Butt,' Anne Klieg, -
loria Taylor, Bin Barker, Clayton
Connell, Dianne Kirk Mary Crich,
Connie Britton*Meta„Reeves,.Carl
Campbell, Dartell Schneider El -
_hat Clarke, -Bruce-Dalee-landSime-
Kini McLean, Lee Fleming, Benny
Alekers Sharon Adaire.David Bale,
.RichareleMn,egg-e;-Cettine-Glew and
Dan -id -Watson
They were presented with school
pins by Mrs, William Hpdgertedigw
president of the Home arid Sehool.
At the same time, John W. Talbot,
principal, arinenneed that Benny
Akker had won the Award of Merit
-
The teaching Staff was introduc-
ed by the priecipal. The staff had
only one addition- this year; Mrs.
Thomas Kay. Mrs. Hedgert presid
ed. 'Ile Minutes were read by the
secretary, _Mrs. Orvilfe Oke. The
-treasurer, Mrs. John Moore, gave.
her report „ . •
Miss Diene Kirk a member of
the graduating class, sang two love-
ly spice, "The Ash Grove" and
"Dashing -Away With the Smooth-
ing Iron," accompanied by Mr&
John A, Cardno on the piano, IVIiss
Anne Kling, .also of the graduating
class, played two, piano ,selections,
"Wintry Wind"•and. "Rondo." The
parent of the month was Mrs. F.
-The Rev. Harry Donaldson, of St.
Thomas'. Anglican Church, ad-
drested the graduating. class. He '
gave a veryflee talk to the stu-
dents.
Mitt E. Elder's elast Won' the
attendance .award. Mrs. Dale Nix- ,
ori.was, presented with a past presd
dent's pin by Mrs. E. C.- Boswell. ,
Wins Contract To
•Paint Post Office,
A Contract .for .the paiiiiing.of the. ,
•.eetesior of the Peed Office has been ".
awarded to Den; Scotts- Seaforth. •
Work is expec't.ed to get under way ;
immediately. : • ,
: It is dottr7,Yeart'Siede: the
. ,
build-
ing last was painted, ,
,
Rabies Threat
Continues ht.
Huron Area
s Dr. 'Jd.dei, Mee-L7e-nii-aiV
health of., anixtiale; branth
Warned ,Saturday tht there
con-
tinued to be .a seriette: threat trent;
rabies in
. 'There are many tnxes-in the dis-
trict, Dr.- MacLennan': said; ' and
tliese are attacking 'domestic ani -
needs_ This, in turn, 'presents ...a 'sers
lot hazard te-adults 'end children
;On may. comein toritactwith an
infected ,themeetic. •
Dr. MacLennan litged that great
care be taken in dealing evith--•doiris
estic 'animals that inay have been
in contact with wild -,einmals.
• • .
Wreck 'Long -lin -le- Building._
tbe- meetingdefolloWing • the`
fli minctire B in
simmer recess.
eharge of-The-jiiieting; held
in St. Thomas' HaU, was:President,
Elmer Larone., He was assisted
in the meeting by immediate past
presidenteey, M. „flare. ,
• The meeting reviewed the re.,
sults bf the summer carnival and',
considered recommendations of
chairmen of games.
While the attendance was ..dosen
somewhat froth the previous year,
the net returns amounted to ap-
proximately $1600. Draw proceeds
were nearly $800, .
Reporting 'substantial inereases
in peal attendance as a retult of
e het summer,parkchairman 'A.,
. McLean reviewed- activities of
the committee during the serniner.
He expressed 'appreciation .on he.
half (lithe conifnittee to the park
staff for the eontribution. they had
made to a stecessful season.
The club will take part in the
fall'Igir and sponsor a pet show,
with W. M. Hart and Heiner Hunt
in charge. The 'turkey draw will
be handled by H. Travist and 4. A.
MacDonald.
The club's annual fall paper
&lee is 'expected to be. held on
Wednesday, ;October' 28. The com-
mittee includes chairman Homer
Runt, Scott Cluff Mid M. E,clarke;
- A lot d-ofs-fellefedWno -complain
•absent the boss being so clutab
WOuld be out of a job if the hoes
were any sinarter,
•
• Giving way to wreckers, the 44 -
year -old building at the corner .of
the eounty, road and No. 4 high-
way
' at Kippen will' soon be buf'a
memory.
• The building has been.empty
since it was purchased by the. De.-
partment of Highways to permit
better vitioh, at -the l corner.4Until
then it had been operated by D.
Emmerson Kyle for the previous
yeara..
. Thebnikling is being tont, down
by Bert Lobb, ,of Londeshoro, who
bought it at,an auction held by the
departinent '
Demolition of the Istore ends an
era' in the history of' the village of
Kippen. The. corner. has been hest
•a building' housing a ' grocery
'busitiess for Over 70 years, The,
first store was a frame
It was erected sometime early af-,
ter 1879, whensKippen was named
and a pest office Icontemplated.
The store, built by the village,
blacksmith, Robert IVIellis, ale°
served ' as the first -post office.
Thus the store was te nucleus of
the ,Village for many years.
Store Hai
John talfecur purchased, the busi-
ness in the early 1900's, falkiwing
his marriage to one of ,Robert
Mci-
lis' dausditers. . Along with Harry
Celdwell, they 'carried on in the
groeery trade under the; firm
name, f3alfour ..apel Caldwell. Be-
ing a real estate Man. Mr. Balfour
travelled,- and Mr. Caldwell looked
after the business.
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In 1905 the original framesbuild-
ing was sUpPlaritedby the present
larger, more . modern' structure.
Mr., Balfour .tehli `an as 'his .partner,
Wilhiam Casson;' and the store was
managed bythis firm until 1911.
Jacob Detweiller bought the store
Le
at that -tune. and continued in busi-
ness until 1918, 'He sold out to
Peter BoweY,-who 'took his ady,
James, into parbierehip. The pairs
Qperated the store until the father's
death, and .James continued. until
1931, when he sold to Mr. Kyle..
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