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The End of A Church
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In the Years • Agone
JULY 27,- 1-94 .5
A very pleasant evening was spent
in the Community Hall, Walton, when
the- entire village and vicinity turned out
to say farewell to F.C.Wilson,, C.P.R.
agent, and Mrs. Wilson, and to wish them
health, wealth and prosperity in ,their
new home in Islington- During the even-
ing H. Kirkby read an address and Mrs.
W. C. Bennett and Mrs. H. Sillars, pre-
sented them with, a set of eight in silver
flatware, a wool plaid rug, and a sum of,
money. Dancing was enjoyed with music
by Mrs. H. Sellars, Mrs. H. Traviss
and Herb Kirkby. •
Flt. Lieut. Arthur Musgrovehas-been
named organizer and first instructor Of
the- Ontario Co-Operative Union. He was
born in Huron County near Seaforth, the
son of the late Rev. Peter Musgrove.
If the four leaf clover brings luck,
Oliver Anderson, well known Hallett
farmer, and his hired man will rernem-
ber the summer of 1945 for a long time.
He brought to the Expositor office not
only a number of four leafed clovers,
but several with five and six leaveS and
one with seven.
Even in a year outstanding as this
for the yield and quality of the wheat
grown in this district Mr. Stewart Bell
has an outstanding crop. One stalk mea-
sured 5 feet 11 3/4 inches in length with
a long, full head of big plump kernels.
• A pleasant afternoon was spent at
the Lions Park when the congregation
of First• Presbyterian Church held •a
picnic. The sports were in charge of
Rev. it. H. Williams. The youngest
member presept was Elizabeth, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David Stewart and the
oldest person was Neil Gillespie.
Thomas Sherritt, well known Hensall
district farmer, is suffering painful burns
on his •arm, which he received while
burning old hay in a huge bonfire. •
P/O Carlyle Cornish, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K.' Cornish, Brucefield arrived '
on the noon train. He was recently re- ,
leased, from a German prisoner of war
camp and was greeted by a large group
of friends and the Collegiate Bugle Band
.of Clinton.
The sudden death of James O'Connell
took place near Mt. Clemens, Mich. when
the car 'in which he was riding missed a
carve and turned over. He was the son
of Mrs. J. D. O'Connell and the late
Mr .O'Connell..
Mrs. Herb Whittaker and son Michael
left to make their home in Fort Erie
where Mr. Whittaker has accepted a
position in the customs office there.
Petty officer, John ,Neilson R. C. V.N.11.
is spending his leave in Seaforth before
going to the Pacific. He-has beep stat-
ioned in Scotland. •
.JULY 23, 1920
The highest mark obtained at Seaforth
in the Entrance exams was made by
Annie Strong of Tuckersmith and Myrtle
Sharkey steed highest for the tomtit.,
The major part of the haying in and.
around chiseihurstOS now done and many
in this section have cut their fall wheat,
which promises good returns.
While -Charles Hoggarth of Constance
was taking off a Wad of hay the trip rope
broke, letting"him fall off the load, frac-
turing feurt....,of his ribs and ha was
otherwise badly shaken up.
There WW1 a vett heavy raih-
fall at Walton which was accompanied
by' an electrical storm. • R. MeLeod's
stable was struck but little damage done.
The 'Misses Mamie, Alice and Mable
Swan, Jessie Gemmell, Alice Rattenbur'y,
along with Mrs. J. D. Geminell of Bruce-
field; are enjoying a well earned holiday
at Sunset Rest Cottage, Hayfield.
Robert Beattie, teacher at No.5 school-.
Tuckersmith, has a teaching record that
is unsurpassed. At the recent entrance
examinations he' had seven pupils writing
and all passed with honors. •
Wm. Duggan, of town, brought us in
a sample of oats that will take some
beating. It measured 5 feet 4 *inches •
in length and it 'was heavily loaded.
The many friends of Frederick Lorne
Hutchison, son of Mr., and Mrs.P. D.
Hutchison, Mitchell, are pleased to hear
that he was successful in the recent
university exams, standing first in the
class, while taking two year's work in
one.
• Reg. S. • Ried, who has been teller '
in the Dominion Bank, has resigned from
the bank and accepted a position in Port
Colborne.
Alex Lowery of town has sold his
'house on North. Main Street to Alex
Cameron of 7'uckersmith.
The services in connection with the
celebration of the Golden Jubilee of St.
James Church, Seaforth, which continued
for three days, were of a most interest-
ing and impressive character. The build-
ing operations of St. James were com-
menced, in 1868 and Rev. Father Shea was
the first resident priest. The present
priest is Rev. E. F. Goetz.
JULY 2 6 , 1 8 9.5
B. Blair has sold his house in Kippen
to H. ,Schaeffer. Mr. Blair intends going
to Algoma shortly.
A few days ago, M. McEwen of Stanley
removed an old landmark in the shape of
a log house which was erected• in the year
1852. The timbers in it were apparently
as sound as the 'day they were put together,
43 years ago.
A. Stark, Egmondville, is nursing a
very painful shoulder, the result of a
bicycle accident. He was returning from
• Grand Bend ,,and while going down hill,
the bicycle broke, throwing him over the
handle bars breaking a small bone in his
left shoulder.
We understand that Miss Dallas has
rented the very comfortable dwelling
lately fitted up by Wm. Copp on West
William Street.
' Messrs. Johnson Bros. of town, are -.
putting a metallic shingle 'roof on the
oat meal mill. •
Messrs. S. Mullett & Co. of town have
just completed the work of roofing with
metallic shingles, two very large barns
for Messrs. Richard Modeland, and D.
Barrie of Tuckersmith.
The bowling club have had electric
lights placed at their green and can now
play at night.
E. iiandit&n, of this town, had two
fingers on his right hand badly jammed -
in the knotter of a binder the other day.
Messrs. J. Weber and Joseph Mc-
Clinchey have each purchased a fine new
buggy from Hugh Grove.
The _ annual picnic of the Roxboro
public and Sunday schools will be held
in John Scott's grove.
Rev. F. E . Roy, who has only been •
using the bicycle for a few weeks wheeled
to London recently in three hours
"Thars the same dress her mother ;ilways ,wore!"
From MT Window
By Shirley J. Keller
How • do you convince a four-year-
old child that you are really and truly`
interteodstaey. interested in him? That's my big prob-
lem
It all started the other day when my
Pre-schooler came to me with huge pa-
thetic eyes and wailing, "Why aren't you
interested in me?"
You know mom, a question like that
can shake you up a bit. Here you are; up
to your neck in housework and every
fibre of your being intense upon pleasing
your family and some little kid comes
along and shakes you right out of your
apathetic tree.
"I'm interested in you, honey," I
told him, smiling rather weakly because
I was horribly shaken by the question.
"Why aren't you interested in my
sandbox?" he insisted, looking at me as
though Iliad Captain Kangaroo's head under
my armpit, "I'm working in it you know."
' "Mommy's busy making lunch, dear,"
I answered sweetly, "but I f il come anyway
and have a look."
A quick jaunt to the backyard re-
vealled that he had indeed been working
in the sandbox. In fact, he'd been work-
ing so hard that he'd forgotten to turn
off the garden hose and the box was
filled to the brim with muddy water.
I ran to the tap to shut off the source
of the trouble.
"I need to have the sand wet else
I can't build anything," whined my son.
"But you have it far too wet," I
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explained. "The sand won't hold its
shape.if It is that sloppy."
My little one sat down on his
haunches' and placed his chin in his hands.
"You're not interested 'in me," he
complained. "There's nothing to do
anymore."
I pointed to his -$30 bicycle and his
$15 wagon„ and his $5 bat and ball and
a 'box of toys bearing assorted price
tags.
"There's lots of things to do,” I
retorted in a rather high sounding voice.
"I took you to the park this morning. We
went for a drive last night: Now play by
..YoUrself _for a fix-..
'lunch before daddy gets home."
I went back into the house before I
succumbed to his woeful expressions. He
followed me into the kitchen, his thumb in
one
his
ear..
• and his fingers fiddling with'
"What are you making?" 'he asked.
"Stew," I said, trying to avoid his
eyes. “Do you like stew?"
"No," he complained-. "I like veget-
ables but not that other stuff." • ,
"hen' you ca n eat potatoes and
salad," was
quiet.
,rI suggested.
He
"Can I watch cartoons?" he asked.
"It is just about lunch time, I said.
"You had better wash your hands and get
ready to eat."
"I washed my hands last night," he
protested.
"Well wash them again." I ordered.
"Your not interested -in me anyhow,"
he 'pouted, heading for th e .bathrooM.
I suppose this is a phase that will
pass. Maybe he heard that phrase some-
where on television. I can't imgkinelhat
he actually understands the implications
of his charge.
But all the same it has unnerved me
and I find I'm trying in all kinds of
crazy new ways to show him lam
"Interested" in him.
Surely this isn't some ne.v planned
tactic of his....
To The Editor
Aid for Home Care
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There are advantages to everybody
when various levels of government work
together.
The rebuilt connecting link -of Huron
County Road 12 of which Seaforth Main
Street and the Egmondville road are a
part, is evidence of what can be accom-
plished by co-operation.
Recognition of what has been done
will come as Provincial Treasurer Char-
les MacNaughton opens the new high-
way on Thursday Of this week.
The project, involving as it did the
Province, Huron County, Tuckersmith
and Seaforth town and P. U. C., neces-
sitated a close schedule to fit in grade
changes, new storm sewers, sidewalks,
watermains and finally new pavement.
Many factors contributed to the way
in which the work proceeded, including
the weathqr which, • last summer, was
dry and permitted the schedule being
maintained. Equally important were the
people in Charge, including 'Huron e• -
gineer James Britnell, Burns Ross, Ger-
ry MacDonald and Dick Buchanan of
the consultants, Bill Foster of Yunde-
McCann, Walter Scott of the P. U. C.,
Harold Maloney from the .. town and
Allan Nicholson in Tuckersmith.
When he was Minister of Highways,
Mr. MacNaughton showed a realistic
appreciation of the problems facing the
,smaller municipalities in the construct-
ion and maintenance of streets and
roads and this is continuing. The pro-
vincial development' road program
makes possible modern roads in areas
where traffic demands them. At the
. same time, because the road is new and,
is built to today's standards, the costs
of maintenance which the local munici-
pality — be it a county, town or town-
ship — must carry, are reduced to a
minimum.
The role which a good road plays in a
community has changed little in a hun-
dred years. It is an investment measur-
ed in increased traffic and economic de-
velopment. Dr. Ninian Wood, Reeve of
Stanley,- emphasized-this fact in. Decem-
her, 1885, when he presented the report
which appears elsewhere in this issue
and which led to the establishment of
What is now Huron Road No. 12.
SEAFORTH. ONTAR 10, JULY •23, 1970
Co-operation Pays Dividends
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More,than 100 years of ser-
vice to Hibbert Township ended
last year with the closing of 'ion
United Church which was located
on Lot 10, Concession one, Hib-
bert, I 1/4 miles_ east of, Dublin._
Now the 'Church building itself has
disappeared.
The church was founded in
1868 when Ezra Annis sold 1/5 of
an acre of land to the trustees 'of
Zion Methodist Church for $20.
A white brick 'church, 26 feet
wide and 38 feet long was erected
on the site at a total cost of
first minister in the new buil-
ding -was Rev. William R. Dyre of
Mitchell.
In 1937. the congregation of
Zion United Church purchased an
additional 1/4 acre at the site.
During the same year, the old
church was demolished and' the
red brick building which was a
landmark for many years was
built. The opening services were
conducted try Rev. Johp W. Aikens
It's high summer, with a hot sun,
a blue sky and perfect conditions for
sitting at the picnic table typing this
column. But ' there's something wrong,
something off-key--
it took me a while, but live got
it.. Instead of the lush green jungle
that used to encompass our back yard,
'there are splotches of color everywhere,
destroying the solid green effect I'm so
used to.
My-wife has been off on another of
her wild, off-season bursts, like doing
the spring house-cleaning the week be-
fore Christmas.
It all, began with one rose. She re -
ceived a large rose-bush, ready for
planting , as a gift. Our rose bed,
like the rest of our flower beds, was
suffering severely from malnutrition and
neglect. -.They were like children who
undergo the same treatment - stunted
and retarded . Our roses had shrunk to
three, one dead, one dying and one which
produced •about two tiny blooms a year.
In a fit of ill-considered fury after
Some barbed remark from my Wife, I
went out and dug up the lot and planted
the new, one. I should have /cut it quietly
in the tool-shed and let it die a natural
death.
It only took the on log to break
the 'jam. The rose was a beauty. It
looked so lovely and so-lonely that the
old lady,- no gardener, sent me out to'
buy another. I got • a dandy for fifty
cents, age, sex, color and kind unknown,
but dubious.
The boss was disgusted, but we planted
the thing' anyway. Then she bought, two
More and stuck them.in; with peat moss,
fertilizer and invocations ' to th e gods.
I thought that might bring a little ,
peace, but she'd caught fire: .In a flurry
of self-disgust, she went at her,*indow-
box like a wolf comin g down on the fold.
It was a dilapidated object that runs along
the side of the garage.
I rather liked it as it . had been for
several years, with the' fresh, green
weeds spilling dow n over the side. But
whOse sister, Charlotte, had do-
nated generou,sly to the building
fund. The charge minister at the
time was Rev. George Gilmore.
From its organization, the
Zion. church. was connected, with-
the Mitchell circuit until 1873, '
then with Fullerton until 1884.
At that time, Salem, Bethel, Staf-
-fa and Zion united to form •the
Staffa circuit. By 1953, Salem
and •Bethel had closed, but Roy's
church in Fullarton joined the
circuit at that time.
The Zion Church closed on
June 30, 1968, with services con-
ducted by Rev. Albert H. Daynard.
After this date 'the congregation
joined churches in Mitchell and
Staffa.
The land was purchased by
the Department of Highways and
the building was sdld for demoli-
tion. Work recently has been'
completed on the demolition and
now all that remains at the site is
an empty lot:
there was no reasoning with her.
Out came the weeds as if they were .
scorpions. • Off I went for acarload of
zinnias, begonias and other bewiltiering
things. Working as carefully as a sur-
geon, so the window-box wouldn't fall •
off the wall, sheipla.nted it and gave' It,
a coat of paint. •
But we had sane flowers left over. '
That meant I had to dig up a corner of
another crumbling' flowerbed, and we
planted the leftovers. I was confident ,
this was the end. She hasn't even pulled
a weed for years. -
No such luck. Blazing with enthus-
iasm, or simple insanity, she shot me off
for another carload, zinnias and mari-
golds: By the time I returned, she had ,
weeded the front half of our moribund
tulip bed. 'She had dug little holes and set
in them a handsome row of orange and
yelltrw marigolds in half an hour. An
instant garden.
Now she has her eye on the old peony
bed. Once a mass of green and bloom, It
has shrivelled to a few sickly plants pro--
during eight blooms. It• seems it is
to be dug up and completely replanted
with another exotic species.
With all this new beauty, of course,
we had to' buy a new water-sprinkler.
The old one was -perfectly all right. It
cost $2.95 ten years ago and water would
still come out of it, though it didn't really
sprinkle any more, just shot out two jets
in opposite directions. New one, $11.00.
She's• fascinated, and keeps me moving it
about allday, fromone flowe r bed to
another. "No, no. Move it another two
inches to the right."
It's all ridiculous, of course. Even
I know that you don't plant flower beds in
the middle of July. They'll all be dead •
in a week, either from the haste with
which they've been ripped frbm the womb
and thrOwn into life, or from simple
drowning. •
I liked the old jungle, with the odd
tiger lily struggling up through the milk-
weed, or a few hardy daisies reaching for
the sun. Why can't women leave things
alone?
Sir:
As it has been made very clear to
the committee working on the Compre-
hensive Home Care Programme that the
Seaforth area is in need of this type of
assistance, it would be'- very much ap-
preciated if you could give publicity
in your very valuable newspaper to the ,
enclosed. ,
July 17, 1970. (Mrs.) Anna Meyer.
As in many other parts of Ontario,
at times there is, a seriops shortage. of
hospital 'beds in 'Huron County and action
must be taken in the near future to pre-
vent what could become a difficult situa-
tion for those requiring hospitalization.,
In co-operation With the Ontario Pro-vincial Department of Health,,,Iluron
County Medical Society are 'carrying out
an intensive investigation into the prac-
ticability of a Comprehensive Home Care
-Programme in Huron County. The ob-
jective of the programme will be to
release hospital beds:
(a) by early discharge of selected pa-
tients who can continue and complete
their treatment programme at home -
(b) by admitting selected patients to the
Home Care Programme for treatment
in lieu of admission to hospital.
This will result in decreased hospital
care costs, will lessen the 'need for
additional provision of hospital beds and
will bring into the home, in suitable
cases equipment, services and treatment
that would normally be available only in
hospital. The entire cost of an approved
Home Care Programme will be covered
by Provincial grants.
The first step in setting up this.Pro-4
-gramme will be to determine how many
nurses, physiotherapists," occupational
therapists, speech therapists and hothe-
makers will. be available on a full-time
or part-time basis. Needless, to say,
those employed will be paid for their
work. - -
Although a Comprehensive Home Care
. Programme is' not yet in being in Huron
County, those who think that they would
be interested in working in Such a- Pro-
gramme should contact the Medical Of-
, firer of Health, Huron County Health Unit,
Goderich, Ontario• as soon as possible.
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley
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