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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-05-31, Page 3109th Year—No. 22 GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY $1 t, 1956 Colborne Farm Cleared 100 Years Ago Still Operated By Linklater Family It was 100 years ago last week that a small sailing boat reached Goderich harbor and Jaynes Link - later and his family came ashore With their•belongings to start a new life in Colborne Township. A full century later, the farm, Which he cleared with axe and oxen, is still being operated by his descendants. Roy Linklater, grandson of James, is the present owner but he has retired from active farming and the actual operation is in the hands of Roy's son, Frank, who also has a farm of his own. Frank represents the fourth generation of Linklaters to till the Colborne Township soil. James Linklater and his family left the Orkney Islands in a sail- ing vessel around the year 1850. After a long voyage, in which many hardships were endured, the family reached Hamilton and Mr. Linklater secured work as a car- penter, which was his trade. Like so many Scottish families, the Linklaters planned to have a minister in the family and their oldest son entered Knox College at Toronto. But there was a great epidemic of cholera at the time and he toak•it just after his gradu- ation. His untimely death was a great blow to the members of the family and hastened their decision to Ieave the area of their mis• fortune. Come To Colborne Their •seach for a new home brought them to Colborne Town- ship, where they had heard there were many other Scottish settlers. On May 24, 1856, the Linklaters set their worldly possessions down on lot 6, which, because of itS swampy nature, was one of the few -pieces of land not taken in Colborne Township. Because of the wet state of the land, -the task of clearing it was a formidable one. But, with axe James Linklater, grandfather of Roy Linklater, built the old log school house shown above for S.S. No. 5, Oo]lborne Township, for the sum of 28 pounds, 15 shillings. The teacher there received 60 pounds annually (approximately $168.00 a year in today's currency). The old James Linklater farm, on whicah Mr. and Mrs. Roy Linkfater now Iive, was exactly 100 years old last week. LOCAL PACER WINS June Axworthy C., owned and driven by H. O. Jerry, of Goderich, made a good showing in harness races at New Hamburg and Strath. roy last week. At New Hamburg, the pacer torpped the 2.30 class_ 111 j�/i ation race at Strathroy, Saturday, then placed seventh in a field of 12 horses in the featured 2.30 class stake, for which the purse was $800. She placed second in a 2.30 ell mi n any Accounts Paid By Township Numerous accounts were passed at the May meeting of West Wawa - no' h Township Council. Council was informed that a new Brucellosis Act had been put into ell• pct recently. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopt- ed on motion of Councillors Miller and Culbert. On motion of Councillors Mc- Phee and Culbert, the following accounts were ordered paid: Mrs. May Smith, relief allowance, $10.-60-1; Huron--- County .Treasurer, indigent patient, $24 75; S. H. Blake, Goderich, Municipal Officers Association, $15; H.E.P.C., Wing - ham, Township hall hydro bill, $6,07; -- Alex ,Purves, -fee•sr Brucel--, losis inspector, $12.60; Howard Thompson, fees, Brucellosis inspec- tor, " $13.20; Jas. Curran, fees, Brucellosis inspector, $3; Wm. Good, .Brucellosis inspector, $8.20; Lucknow District Co-op., 34 bags W.F. powder at $6.65 each, $226.10. Following are the highway ac- counts: Imperial Oil Ltd., fuel oil, $29.70; Treasurer of Ontario, tax on fuel, •$16.50; Joe Kerr, cable for snow plow, $35.35; Johnston & Mallough, grader repair, $18.05; R. W. Mole, hauling pit run gravel, $59; John Leddy, re snow fence,, $3.50; Arnold Andrews, hauling snow fence, $5; Lorne Ivers, sal- ary, $120; Howard Sproul, hauling snow fence, $3; D. Sproul, re snow ••••••••••NN•••••••••••w•••••••••••••••••••••• AT THE PARK TELEPHONE 1150 S TOP SCREEN FARE IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT --- • Now Playing—"SEMINOLE UPRISING" --George Montgomery and Karin Booth --In color. • Mon., Tues. and Wed.— "FIVE _ AGAINST THE HOUSE" A fantastic plot to' rob the gambling casino at Reno leads a girl singer and her four companions into an amazing adventure. Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Brian Keith and AJvy Moore Thurs., Fri. and Sat.— "THE YEARLING" --p- IN TECHNICOLOR • • Now on wide screen, one of the finest and most appealing • pictures ever produced. 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Our plan is fair, the commission, • override and renewals are excellent and the operation is su • ported by Company promotion and ad- • vertising. • • • • • • BRANTFORD ONT. • HASTAR LIMITED IMPERIAL BANK BLDG., 50 DALHOUSIE STREET EXCLUSIVE! `63 4mgR� GanQ,a. PLAY -ABY -PLAY Coverage by KEN ELLIS Saturday, June 2nd, 3:15 p.m., Q.S.T. Sunday, June 3rd, 2:15 p.m.; D.S.T. DETROIT _AT_XANSAS CATV - - : DETROIT: AT NEW—YORK CF.PLraio ' a� • - a.unal,.eo � -al -98W and oxen, Mr. Linklater acco ra; plished it. And, after he had ,iln, provised a system of drainage with wooden tile, he reaped the first of many wonderful clops. Just across the corner lived Joseph Strachan, who named his farm "Leeburn," after the district he had left in Scotland. On Mr. Strachan's farm, the forst Leeburn Presbyterian Church was built by Mr. Linklater and his neighbors. The church was the heart of the struggling pioneer community. James Linklater was a Presbyter- ian who carried his religion out to the letter, and all work around the farm came to a halt Saturday at noon to prepare for the Sabbath Day. In 1857, Mr. Linklater was given the , contract to build the school for section No, 5, Colborne Town- ship. This was the building which inspired Gavin Hamilton . Green's book, "The Old Log School." After a very busy ° life, James Linklater died in 1880 and was buried in Colborne cemetery. His wife, Mary Thompson, who had been such a wonderful help -mate and who was so proud of their farm, died two years later and was buried beside her husband. John Linklater, who had been only five years old when his par- ents left Hamilton, succeeded his father in operating the farm. He was an elder of the. old Leeburn Presbyterian Church for many years and was superintendent of the Sunday School. He and his wife, Phoebe Clutton, are also buried in Colborne cemetery. Roy Linklater, grandson of the farm's founder,, took it over and still resides there with his wife. Mrs. Linklater taught school at S.S. No. 5 for some years, starting in 1902. They have two children, Dorothy, Mrs. (Dr.) J. W. Wallace, of Goderich, and Frank, of Col- borne Township. - re snow fence, $3.10; David McAllister, re snow fence, $2.45; Robt. McAllister, re snow fence, $2.45; Lorne Forster,• re snow fence, $27.40; Russel Phillips, drag- ging, $15; Edward Robinson, haul- ing snow fence, $5; Hilliard Jef- ferson, re snow fence, $3.50; Wm. Hardy, jr., re snow fence, $3.50; James iL ddy, re snow ,fence, $3.50; RDbt. Lyons, hauling snow fence, $10. o 0 Goderich To Get 2,25, Phone Boo s A drawing of the Perth County Court House at Stratford brings a regional scene of wide signific- ance to the cover of the 1956 edi- tion of the telephone directory, now being mailed to Goderich tele- phone users. W. W. Haysom, Bell Telephone manager foir this region, said the cover illustration is the work of Canadian artist, Lorne Bouchard, A.R.C.A. The drawing replaces the figure of the "Spirit of Com- munication," which appeared on the front of local directories for several years. The 1956 book contains 9,774 new and changed listings. For this reason, Mr. Haysom recontmended that all Bell customers discard last year's issue and start using the new issue immediately. He also urged telephone users to bring their "Blue Book of Telephone Numbers," or other personal lists up to date by comparing them with the new directory. "You will find the blue books handy#for listing both the local and the out-of-town numbers you call frequently," Mr. Haysom said. He added the assurance that fresh copies of the blpe books, regular and pocket size, are available on request at any Bell business office. Besides Goderich customers, the new directory lists those of Strat- ford, Listowel, St. Marys, Tavi- stock, Clinton, Seaforth and sur- rounding territory. The continuing expansion of this area is reflected in the increase in the number of telephon, direct- ories needed for distribution this ear. Altogether 29;500 copies are ngedeliveredein the area covered C. LEE XAMED ASSISTANT - MANAGER, SUNSET HOTEL The Sunset Hotel is being read- ied for the coming summer season and indications point to it being a good one. There is an increasing number of guests who holiday in Goderich and go from here to Stratford to take in the Shake- spearian Festival. Mr. Christopher- L. Lee, son of ;an - l sti Mrs- .:Lie;, ._. had: peen appointed assistant manager to take over his duties. The hotel officially open's for the season on Wednesday, June 27. Numerous reservations are already in. by the book, as opposed to 28,173 in 1955. The number of copies for! distribution this year in Gm:erich alone amounts to 2,,250, compared with 2,200 last year. J DON'T WORRY ABOUT TV SERVICE THIS IS OUR BUSINESS RADIO, TV & SOUND SERVICE. B. R. Munday Phone 598 127-Widder St. 22t1 Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. Douglas MacDon- ald, of Port Credit, were recent guests with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Glazier. Miss Deanna Mallough, who has been a stttdent at the Goderich Business College, has joined the local office staff of the Bank of Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent, Park street, visited over the week -end with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman McPhee, of Guelph. Miss Jean Lawson has returned home after spending the winter months at Rosslyn Hotels, Los Angeles, California. She also visit- ed with relatives in Detroit. Miss Lillian McLean, who has been attending the Goderich Busi- ness College, has joined the staff of the Bell Telephone Company, at London. Visitors recently with Mrs. H. Lednor, Port Albert, and Mr. Led - nor, who is a patient in Alexandra Hospital, Goderich, were: Mrs. C. J. Atthill, Evelyn and Douglas Att- hill, and friend, Richard Heer, all of Kitchener; FR. -Lieut. W. E. and Mrs. Balkwell and daughters, Anne and Lynne, of Toronto; Mrs. Mary Dickson and Fred Dickson, of Lon- don, and Kenneth Dickson, who left to rejoin his boat after the recent lake seamen's strike. 0 JAYCEE HEAD TRANSFERS FERS TS, NOVA SCOTIA PLANT Jack Brady, president of the Goderich Junior Chamber of Com- merce for the past year, has been transferred by his firm to Amherst, N.S. He expects to leave here next Monday, A native Virimi taor, Jae.k ear* to Goderich tore Yea> s ago ; ha ..ban em loved z l�zct entis gel' at Salto balt Ltd, While xehss , taut to leave Goderleh, where he has made many friends, be is 1 ing forward to his eralaxged re sponsibilities at Amherst,; Since Jack will not •be able to serve in the position of vast pre,lL dent on the 493eka executive of Goderich Jaycees, the duties Win be assumed by Bill Anderson, wbo is currently a director. Signal -Star classified ads hail results. 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