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before the Christian era seem appropriate:
"When you are impressed by the spectacle of
`your country's glory, reflect that this empire
has been acquired by men who knew their
duty and had the courage to do it; who, in the
hour of conflict, freely gave their lives
to her as the 'fairest offering which they could
present. The sacrifice which they collectively
made was individually repaid to them for each
received for himself a praise which grows not
old. Make them your examples and,
esteeming courage to be freedom and freedom
to be happiness, do not-Weigh too nicely the
perils of war."
Sir henry Newbolt's "Farewell" has the
following suitable lines,
"Mother, greet thou well thy dead -
Across the homeless sea, .
And be thou comforted
Because they died for thee.
Far off they served, but now their deed is
done.
For evermore their life and thine are one."
As Centennial days draw nearer we conjure
up the names and faces of associates of former
days who will be missing for
"The Grim Reaper Whose names is Death.
reaps with sickle keen
The bearded grain as well as the flowers
that groyc, between."
Though their physical form is gone, good
friends remain in memory and, in this sense,
they continue permanently in our fellowship.
Those departed with whom we associated in
so many ways are inextricably interwoven into
our life's fabric and cannot be
forgotten. "Virtus• ' junxit, mors non
separabit."
I cannot think of them as dead
Who walk with me no more
Along the path of life I tread;
They have but gone before.
EARLY SNOW REMOVAL CREW — Snow removal is much faster in Seaforth now,
as residents saw after the early April storm. But early in the century workmen had
to shovel snow by hand onto open sleighs, pulled by horses. A large group gathered ,
in front of what is now Seaforth Meats and the Huron Perth Separate School offices'
to watch the snow shoverlers, or perhaps the early photographer.
Their lives are made forever mine,
What they to me have been
Hath left henceforth its seal and sign
Engraven deep within." (Anon)
THE MILK MAN — Daniel Grummet who lived in Harpurhey, had a dairy and
peddled milk in Seaforth; • in the days when pitchers were set outside houses for the
tnilk, according to Ethel Beattie, who loaned this photo to the Expositor.
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The W. G. Thompson Ciimpany is headed by Wes. and
John Thompson who joined their father's firm in 1950.
Mr. W. G. Thompson, their father, was raised on a farm
near Palmerston and founded the company in 1924 in
Blenheim with Jack and Dave McKillop from whom he later
purchased their combined interest.
Branches were opened at Kent Bridge, Rodney and in
1931 Hensall..In 1970 the Mitchell operation was purchased
from Schonderwoered Bros. Further expansion of the
company was the Granton plant in 1974.
Since 1970 the Company has built 1,000,000 bu. storage at
Granton, Mitchell and Hensall Branches and nave a
combined intake capacity of 150,000 bu. of beans or , grein
per day.
Thompsons has always maintained its keen interest in
receiving, processing and merchandising white beans. As
this industry has grown the latest facilities and processing
equipment has been added. As time went on the firm
expanded its interest in corn, soyabeans, seed grains,
fertilizers and other farm pesticides,
In this the 51st Anniversary Year Managers Tony Bouw,
Mitchell and Doug. Mann, Hensall and Staff of W. G.
Thompson & Sons are proud to join our community in its
Centennial Celebration.
on 100 Years! We Congratulate Seaforth
W. G. THOMPSON
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40—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 17, 1975