The Huron Expositor, 1976-07-29, Page 9Britannia Lodge members
attended the 121st Annual
Communication of Grand Lodge
at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto
on Wednesday, 21st July, to
witness' the installation of Wor,
At Bros. David Blatchford of
Stratford as District Deputy
Grand Master for the South
Huron District.
Those attending were Wor.
Master Robert Newnham, Very
Wor. Bro. Ross Scott, Rt. War,
Bro. Clare Reith, and Wor. Bro.
Gordon Wright.
It was announced that• the
Masonic Foundation of Ontario
has awarded $58,191 to Ontario
students over the past six years as
financial assistance. This
assistance is not confined to
membes of the Masonic Craft or
'4 their families. It is expressly
created to broaden Masonic
,charity in Ontario •beyond the
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Covering the news, for the
Walton area keeps her busy, says
Mrs. McCall, with all the institute
and church meetings. "
"I have to get out, to things or I
never know all that is going on. I
wish sometimes that people
would call me and let me know
what's happeging," she says.
"One thing though, being a
correspondent for the Brussels
Post and the Huron Expositor,
you sure get to know those from
Walton who don't want their
name in the paper.
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Walton -well ,kept and sports minded community
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I aIn sure that .O'Ve.ty. Canadian
lharsaw the opening ceremonies
Pf. the OIYMPieS, Were proud of ail
the. young 'athietes. who Partici'
,pntcd in Montreal. one fell that
here were hundreds of young
people from all over the world,
gathered together for keen but
sporting competition , with no
apparent malice towards one
.another. It almost seemed as if
,.the world had at last come to its
senses. But to , many people's
dismay, there were rumblings in
the background, governments
from various nations were start-
ing to act like spoiled children,
ordering their athletes home,
giving no thought to, the months
and years of training these young
people had put in, or of their
ambitions and, expeclations. The
Governments in question as far as
one can gather, just didn't like
.this and didn't like- that and
. wanted. their• -own way. •
fiche Royat canutliun. Legion
'.,puts. great exophitai$ on Opetts,,
tee: ause It realizes that it is
great character bAtildeto All across
Canada the Xegion vonstm.14Pi•Or
sports ,Programs, thousands
young . people , 'ptP,4#4,
engaged in sports; of all, kinds
through the, tell! :of the Legion,
• gall the politicians in thnwor)4.,.
were true sportsmen, PerhaP§. we
would 44Ve peace and harmony,
Coming gvents.
Thursday, Jul.19 - There will be
an executive meeting fiommene-
log at .8:00 p.m.
Friday, july 30 - Bingo as usual at
the Legion Hall.
A reminder to veteranS:,•anyone
wishing to participate in the
Golden Anniversary Veterans
Parade in Toronto on August 21 at
the Canadian National' Exhibition,
have only until July 30 to apply
for free family tickets. Applica-
tion must be in Toronto by the
30th.
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Crown Hardwar
will be'closed for holidays •
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But sport isn't the only activity
that ties the community of Walton
together. A quick glance over the
Walton column• in the Huron
Expositor or the Brussels Post
written by Mrs. Allan McCall
shows that both the Women's
Institute and Duff's Church are
• very central to the community as
well. Mrs. • McCall succeeded
longtime Expositor' Walton cor-
respondent Mrs, Gertie. Ennis
4 (By John Miner)
To some people the , name
brings to mind' a favorite televi-
sion show on Sunday nights.
Others who live in'Huren County
may think of it only as a thirty-five
mile per hour zone and a
collection of houses on the road ,
between Seaforth : and Brussels.
But to the people who live there,
Walton means a lot more.
Anyone just driving through
Walton. can tell by the well kept
up baseball diamond next to the
Walton Community Centre that
the residents are sports minded.
The diamond sees lots of action
with two slow pitch teams, a boys
intermediate team, as well as-an
area hard ball team. The Walton
Recreation COmmittee is now
working hard to raise money for
the installation of lights at'he ball
diamond.
passenger service. This lasted
from 1907 to April 23, 1955 and
since that time residents have
been without any means of
transportation except their pri-
vate automobiles. This has dis-
couraged people from retiring to
Walton, Mrs. McCall says,
because they feel shut in. .
"But there are always resi-
dents happy to take them wher-
ever they want," she says.
Walton's Community Hall, now
located on the south edge of the
hamlet, is over 100 years old and
h'as survived three moves. The
building was first a Methodist
Church, built in 1873 at a cost of
$2000. When church union took
place in 1925 between the Metho-
dist and Presbyterian churches,
the building was sold to the Loyal
Orange Lodge, who kept it until
1938.
At that time the building was
bought by local citizens for use as
eartitnivity.hall and it has been
used as such since.
Growing up 'in Walton today
means,eventually going away for
most young people..
"There is nothing to keep them
here," says Mrs. McCall. "When
they finish school, they go Off to
college or university and:they are
gone. Unless they are boys and
decide to farm with their father,
they don't have much choice."
Mrs. Bennett agrees that Wal-
ton suffers from a drain-of young
people, but t adds, "they are
glad to. get b on
weekends."
like tonee y. students zayotirrhanietsthatdttrura! ,nweternontari,isapest
convention hears
• . The future of Walton,
Lodge gives '58000
And it is the closeness of the
community which many people
like about Walton including Paul-
ine Bennett, who has been a
resideti't of Walton for the, past 27
years.
"It's a small town community,
everybody gets to know '''very-
body," she says. •
Mrs. Bennett, who with her
husband has recently built a new
house in Walton, says she • has
seen many changes in the place
through the years she has lived
there.
According to the Huron County
Historical Atlas of 1879 it would
appear that. Walton has ' always
been a changing village. On the
map at that time Walton is shown
as, having two churches, and the
atlas says that Walton also
contained a "post and telegraph
office, two 'hotels, two stores,
steam saw-mill, with all kinds of
minor manufacturing establish-
ments to supply the local
demand; and has daily mail both
to and from Brussels and
Seaforth."
Today Walton has only one
church and no hotels. It still has a
restaurant, and two general
stores and a garage. There is a
feed mill along with a farm
machinery, shop and Walton
Public School.
At one time Walton had rail
confines of the Craft. It is hoped
to establish $00,000 capital fund •
by 1980. The Foundation •relys
upon donations and bequests for
its income.
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Bennett, things don't look tee bad
at present. •
—My husband, who' has lived in
Walton for 49 years, has been
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there would be a 'lot of empty
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