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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-08-15, Page 2Lunch: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekends: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. • 110 :Thit'""enrnitrt4 All on Dinner Parties For Friends or Kin Are Always Fun At The Little Inn The elc.ittle Phut Reynold For, Reservations Call 566-2611 at IGA the owners in the store to guarantee your satisfaction eve shopping trip Sylvanus. Cann Local fines increased 1 Beginning August 15, fines levied in Huron County courts for liquor and driving offences will be increased, Clinton police chief Lloyd Westlake said he had received 'information from the Provin- cial Court (iffice in Goderich regarding the changes. Under the new regulations a person found guilty of having beer, liquor or wine open in a motor vehicle will be fined a minumum of $53. On a second offence the fine will be greater, - Speeders charged with speeding of from one to ten miles per hour over the limit will be charged $1 per mile. For those in the 11.19 mile class will be charged $2 per mile, and the 20-29 mile per hour hers past speeders will pay $3 per mile. For each instance court cost of $3 will be levied* Anyone traveling .30 or more miles per hour over the limit must ap- pear before the presiding judge, Chief Westlake said police hope these increases will act as a deterrent to the motoring public and'wili assist in preven- ting non-seasical accidents that plague oi4r highway, He cokitinued, "As police chief of Crinton I would ask the public, is it worth a $53 fine for an open bottle of beer in your car? I also ask your help in slowing down the speed of your motor vehicles, Let's do something worthwhile and cut down on the number of ac- cidents," Old-timer remem their toll, The walls deteriorated, and 10 years ago, Mr. Cann hired Art Bell to veneer the exterior. He .main- tains the mason produced fine work, and Mr. Bell asserts, "It was the biggest house I ever bricked!" On the outside, the red bricks cover the structure with a modern look. Inside the hall, if you rap your knackles on the wall, you'll be surprised by the clank. The walls consist of cement - thick and hard. Upstairs a door opens onto the slab roof of a cement block shed, that Mr. Cann added to the back of the house. The roof provides a sweeping view. To the left, close to the shed, is a rustic windmill; directly ahead is the lake; and to the right are the round cabins of Camp Can- bay, the Baptist Church sum- mer camp. Ten years ago Mr. Cann donated 35 acres of his lake front to the London and District Fellowship Association of the Baptist Church. Camp Canbay was erected on the land. He decided to share his property with the children of the church because "God created this world. I'm only one of his caretakers." Over the years, Mr. Cann ob- served many changes. One of the most prevalent was the skyrocketing value of lake front. When he bought his farm 31 years ago, the shoreline wasn't , mentioned. Today, lake front is almost impossible to purchase. By ELAINE TOWNSHEND One mile north of Hayfield on Highway 21, a large red brick house nestles amid shady trees. On the front porch sits Sylvanus Cann, 88, who has owned the property for 31 years. His wooden rocking chair creaks and his carved cane taps the cement floor as he reminisces about his life and his house. When asked his age, he declares, "I'm old enough to know better, but I seldom do better." He was born on November 12, 1886 and was raised on a farm in Usborne Township. He attended school for only one summer and two winters. Although he was willing to learn, circumstances prevented his regular attendance in classes. Most of his education resulted from "knocking around." When Sylvanus was seven, his mother died. His father broke his back, when Sylvanus was nine. For 27 years, his father remained an invalid. Mr. Cann, however, remem- bers .happy parts of his childhood as well as the sad- ness. Many travellers from Oshawa and the Bay of Quinte passed through Usborne Town- ship on their way north. They described their former homes and their expectations for their new homes. The tales of their journey fascinated the boy. When he became a young man, he also took a ven- turesome trip, travelling by train to Vancouvwer. He spent the next five years river-driving on the Pacific Coast from Van- couver Island to Washington State. The work was deman- ding but he enjoyed it. "God gave me the strength of an ox and the agility of a cat", he ex- plains. While working on the Pacific Coast, he again witnessed the rugged spirit of the pioneers. Along the shore, he encoun- tered settlers and squatters. In addition, he met a Swedish railroad man, who helped lay the CPR tracks through the Rockies and the Fraser !River canyon. During World War I, he ser- ved four years overseas. Two of Former . Cli nton commandant those years were spent in England. After the war, he again farmed in Usborne Township. Thirty-one years ago he bought his present farm in Goderieh Township, The property included Lot 79 on the Hayfield extension and a piece of Lot 78, part of Lot 41 on Concession 1 and part of Lot 41 on Concession 2. The house stood on Concession 1 with the barn situated across the road. Beside the buildings, a ravine weaved through the trees to the lake. The walls of the house consisted of a lime and gravel mixture. Cedar posts were used for support instead of iron stakes and "slush" cement provided insulation. In the shallow cellar, beams 14 square inches in size intrigued Mr. Cann. They bore scars similar to the ones he noticed on logs during his river-driving ex- perience. He determined to trace the history of the old house. Checking a Huron County atlas, he learned the original owner was William Hall. Although the Hall descendants had scattered across the coun- try, Mr. Cann finally located one of Mr. Hall's sons, Charles, in St. Marys. Charles related interesting information about William Hall and his house. William Hall fought with MacKenzie in the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. Af- ter the war, he purchased land on the shores of Lake Huron from the Canada Company. He returned to Michigan "till the heat died down." Because Canadian sawmills weren't operating yet he bought lumber in Michigan. The beams for his house were floated across Lake Huron on a raft and were hauled up the enbankment, In additiot,, Mr. Hall devised two rams to force water 40 rods along the top of the ravine. They supplied water to the hoUse, the barn and a woolen mill, which he also founded. The house, now owned by . Mr. Cann, thus originated about 130 years ago. A stranger never guesses its age from the Sylvanus Cann of Hayfield relaxes on the porch of his home, which he says was constructed in the 1840's from lumber floated across Lake Huron on a raft. Mr. Canns, 82, still farms on the Goderich Township property, (News-Record photo) Mr. Cann farmed until two years ago. A neighbour now pastures a herd of cattle on the property. This summer, however, Mr. Cann bought seven cattle of his own to graze on the land. "You can't keep a good soldier down", he declares. Farming and war service provide only part of Mr. Sylvanus Cann's reminiscence. His childhood in Usborne Township, his river-driving ex- periences on the Pacific Coast, and his years in Goderich Township contained memorable people and situations. Appropriately, the the pl o IN meat • 1.11 ONE WHOLE FRESH CUT-UP FRYING CHICKEN outside appearance, though. history of his house adds 'Oeer- 100 years of battering anotheit'inteieseing' chaptier4:, to, winds, sleet and snow took his recollection. Supplied and Sgviiedt, M. Loeb Limited I SWEET GREEN, HAMBURG or HOT DOG CORONATION RELISHES IN TOMATO SAUCE VAN CAMP BEANS WITH PORK named new Borden commander C lb. 21/2 10 41/2 wpiejugnd hts of Colonel in 1970, he became deputy chief of staff technical training at Training Command Headquarters in Winnipeg was commandant of the Radar and Communications School at CFB Clinton. On his promotion to the rank Colonel O.E. Warner, 51 took over recently as commander of Base Borden during a change of command ceremony. Col. Warner succeeds Col A.H. Middleton, 55, who has been base commander since August of 1972. Col. Warner was born in Aylsham, Sask. After serving as a radar mechanic during World War II, he attended the University of Western Ontario and earned a bachelor of science degree in radio physics. CUT FROM 'THE BEEF CHUCK, ROUND BONE CUT SHOULDER STEAK 1..9 STANDARD QUALITY SUN BLEST CREAM STYLE CORN 5 14 oz. tins ALL TYPES - BANQUET FROZEN DINNERS Former base commander named to Hall of Fame II 9 CUT FROM THE BEEF CHUCK, BLADE BONE IN Among the six Ottawa men who were named to the, Aviation Hall of Fame last week was a former CFB Clin- ton Cominander, Brig.-Gen. Keith Rogers Greenaway, 58, who retired from the RCAF in 1971 and now acts as a con- sultant with government agen- cies concerned with northern development. Brig.-Gen. Greenaway was born near Woodville, Ont. He joined the RCAF in 1940, and was promoted to flying officer in 1944, By 1947, he was promoted to flight lieutenant and was doing experimental pressure pattern flights over the North Atlantic with the United States Navy. While there, he received a USN com- mendation and was a crew member aboard the first USAF aircraft to fly over the North Pole. He developed the twilight computer, used as a northern navigational instrument by the RCAF, RAF, and USAF, During the same period, he discovered that Borden Island, on the northwestern edge of the Artic archipelago, was actually two-Islands, and that Wilkins Sound was a Channel. His ' accomplishments piled up until he retired in 1971. During the period from 1956, he commanded the RCAF Navigational School at Win- nipeg, the RCAF station at Clinton from 1965 to 1968, and has served as an air com- modore offering advice to the chief of staff ,of the Royal Malaysian Air force. He invented the earth con- vergency grid technique, and was awarded the Massey Medal, and the John Mangku Negata decoration from Malaysia. SHORT RIB ROAST.. 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