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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-08-17, Page 4Goderieh Signal -Star, Thursday, August 17th, 1961 Travelling Canada's highways from Newfoundland to Brit- ish Columbia will be the aim of announcer Ken Cavanagh. . He reports on unusual or out of the way locations three times a week on CBC "radio's Assignment heard on the Dominion fretwork. Here Ken bones up on historic lore as he chats with a guard at Toronto's old Font York. xa Official Opening Of Rebekah Lodge No. 89 held their picnic on Wednesday of last week at the home of Mrs. J. Moody, '196 Warren street with over 40 ladies present. The afternoon's program be- gan with games of "500." The winners were Mrs. Charles oore and Mrs. Mamie Suteliff, % '•vet:-fnek,- su Wass.a seryea,. foitowed. by"artmerottk contests and games. Those winning the prizes were: Mrs. Irene Harnock, Mrs., Jean Pinder, Mrs. Ruth Hayden, Mrs. Grace Fuller, Mrs. Hattie.. Roach, Mrs. Elva Carr, Mrs. Gladys Willem and Mrs. Mamie Sutcliffe. The prize for the oldest lady present went to Mrs. Margaret Pinder, St. David street, who recently .celebrated her 90th birthday: The committee in charge of the arrangements were: Mrs. Ruth Hayden, Mrs. Elsie Moore, Mrs. Reta Orr, Mrs. Elva Osbal- deston, Mrs. Grace Fuller, Mrs. Ada Fritzley, Mrs. Irene Har - nock, Mrs. Margaret Bowra, Mrs. Elva Carr and Mrs, J. Moody. HuronvieW,onSept. 8. Saturday, September 8, at 2.30 be Roy Adair, of Wingham, has been set for, the of-; chairman of the county home ficial opening of the new wing committee, Warden Ivan For- ef "Huronvievu, `Tffe Huron syth, of R.R. 2; Kippen, Charles County Home for, the Aged at Mac ofugheter, M.P.P. ndP John Hanna. Clinton. Hon. Louis P. Cecile, Ontario M.P.P. (P.C., Huron -Bruce). minister of public welfare, will; Craig Peters, of the Clinton cut the ribbon which will beBaptist• Church, and mister at symbolic of the opening of the � the home,.. will speak. new. wing. Other officials par- Board members and' officials ticipating in the ceremony will will be Clerk -Treasurer u John ced G. County ry. of Goderich. Representatives of the archi- tects and contractor along with officials from the department of welfare, will also take part. HAVE YOU RENEWER YOUR SIGNAL -STAR SUBSCRIPTION PENTECOSTAL GROUP PICNIC Many Ministers In Past 100 Years Were At Dungannon Unified Church o what is now the office the i teri r of the ch Centenary Celebrated Among the early settlers in l in 1922• Puri his- tenor rahw31 I 1945 througoI tl re bequest the vicinity was remodelled.. The Reverends I pf the late William Glampbelt. Allage of Dungannon, a goodly E. Hayes, W. Percy, -G. P. Par- hydro was installed in, St. Paul's number were brought up in the son, F. , H. Gibbs and W. Hall pungannon. Since the appoint - Established Church of .jigland were all incumbents of the menet of Mr. Jennings, a new uMq tY iQ a i before tett was realigned roof was put on the church in r sh %rrr�Qr . , - ,�.,i3.: ,«eafwr.41$c;cz�«ii,�'�,_t: "`i*r�•� as;'t,�xt�'•'1•:,i� '�nr�s`'��1��'?_ �, wrote ' evs'-ettai`les •IC 4-44trie,O , ,• Camb'itiled`i�arisli-.., lif+�'h , was daxla,aged...bx.4hurrk ,n a regent issue of The Huron hurch News. Thunderstorms More Prevalent Giving an historical sketch of Lhe Dungannon Anglican cori- ';regation, Rev. Mr. James wrote as follows: These Dungannon people subsequently appealed to the•LMother Church for a min- ister., The settlement was call- d Dungannon after its name- sake in the Emerald Isle. Bishop Strachan of Toronto heard of the petition of these good church 'people of Dungan non and ,consequently licensed th Rev. E. L. Elwood to be incum- bent of Goderich, Seaforth, Clin- ton, Holmesville, Dungannon and Port Albert, Obviottsly with such a large ,,territory to cover his ministry would be confined to} an occasional visit. Unfortun- ately there are no records avail- able of his activities 'around Dungannon. The Goderich Pentecostal Sun- day School held their picnic at the Lions Park, Seaforth, with 73 in attendance. The cornmit- tee members were Rei Robert Clark. Norman Hoy, Bob Watt,. Mrs. Ted Gower and Mrs. Alfred Hov. The results of hte sports were as follows: Girls' raee six -.4p -ieht nears. Carolyn Freeman, Judy McGuire; boys' race, 6-8, George Hoy. Peter Idsinga; boys, 1-11, John Hov, Gary Hey; girls, 9-11, Dian'i'Hoy, Margaret Mc= Kee: boys, 12-14, Paul Hoy, Jim• Robinson; girls, 12-14„. Betty Idsinga, Corry Idsinga; boys, 15 and over, Earl Hoy, David ,Gower; girls, 15 and over, Phyl- lis Hoy, -Susan McLean; wheel - harrow race, Earl Hoy and John Idsinga, David Gower and SGary Robinson; ladies' shoe. s-crarnble, Diane Hov, Phyllis Hoy; ladies' kick -the -shoe, Mrs. T. Gower, Mrs. Alf Hoy; men's ball throw- ing, William Hoy, Paul Hutch- ins; pop race. Mrs. Leslie Hoy and Phyllis Hoy. There was 'a peanut scramble for the little tots. %he oldest member present at the. picnic was Mrs. Alice M. Sharman. The first movable t;- u -sed by printers w.asin thee,rm of letters of the alphabet carved in reverse by hand on tiny blocksof wood. Although print- ing today is” done with metal type, some of the very old print- ing shops have specimens of:the wooden letters of former days. ONTARIO '.r Do YOU require a .RETAIL SALES TAX, VENDOR'S PERMIT? Retailers, wholesalers; manufacturers and all others who sell goods as a normal part of their business must apply for a Retail Sales Tax .Vendor's Permit. °'•ou are required to have your Permit by September 1st, when The Ontario Retail Sales Tax Act goes into effect. If you do not • have this Permit, you will be unable to buy tax-free the taxable ,goods you purchase' for resale. Also, if you sell goods after August 31st without being registered as a vendor you will be in It- der --the R.eiail-Sales Tax Act. It is in your own best interest to fill out and return the official Application Form at once. Otherwise, you will not be sure of receiving your Permit before the final deadline of September lst. With your Vendor's Permit you will receive a convenient sum- mary of The Retail Sales Tax Act as it affects your particular` line of business. APPLY NOW to be sure of receiving your Vendor's Permit before September .ist. When the Diocese of Huron was established, this territory came under the jurisdiction of Bishop Benjamin Cronyn, the first Bishop of Huron. Being aware of the petition and re- sponsible for the spiritual well- being of these good folk, he ap- pointed the Rev, R. J. Roberts to be the incumbent of the mis- sionary district of Ashfie1d: Col- borne and Wawanosh Townships. Brief But Busy Mipistry These pioneers did not wait fora church to be built but held services in their homes and the log ,school houses. Onecan picture . these folk, old' and young, not necessarily all An- glicans, dressed in their home- spun clothes making their�t was ay to the place of meeting. a. joyous experience for them to take part in the common prayer and .praise of the fam- iliar Anglican liturgy. The ar- rival of the minister on horse- back was a familiar and Wel- come sight to„ these pioneers of the Huron Tract. While the Rev. R. J. Roberts remained as missionary for only nine months, during this short ministry he officiated at ninety,seV'en bap- tisms, twenty-eight• marriages, eleven funerals and conducted one hundred and„twenty-one ser- vices, besides, visiting all the members .and strangers in his district. We must all agree this was no small task under the trying conditions of the rough trails of pioneer clays. In -1933 St. Paul's, Dungannon cane winds. A number of re - and Christ Church, Port Albert, pairs and improvements. were were joined with ' gr. Peter's, made ho both the Church and Lucknow; and St. Paul's, Ripley, Parish Hall in preparation for under` the new rector, the Rev. the celebration of the One hund- J. H. Geoghegan who resided at redth anniversary which took Lucknow. He was assisted by a place in, 1959. Since that not - curate who worked under his able event the Rev. H. L. Jen- ,supervisloh,. It would make ,for nings has left the parish 'for tedious reading to give a list o Brussels. -I-ain greatly indebted all the 'assistants who served to him for much of what ap- in this combined parish. The pears in these Rambling Re - Rev. J. H. Geoghegan was sue- narks. The Rev. W. Wright is ceeded by the Rev. A. A. Mal, the present rector of the parish. oney in 1937. After a four year As in the case of a number id%umbency, the Rev. W. Don- 'of churches, the years have seen aldson followed Mr. Maloney in a diminishing number of f 1942. In 948 the Rev. J. A. pies in this parish, but the Joselyn WaS Rector and he was hardy and loyal spirit of the followed the succeeding year by pioneers is very much in evid- the Rev. A. E. Tavener. Shortly ence today. The future looks after his appointment Christ brighter as St. Paul's, Dungan - Church, Port Albert, was attaeh- non, advances under its new ed ' to St. Gegrge's, Goderich. Rector into the second century This arrangement lasted until of witness to the Faith of their the appointment oftthe Rev. H. Fathers. We trust the parish L. Jennings in 1952 when it was population wile again increase once again attached to Lucknow, thingsoo iforward o warhe detosst still o greater Dungannon and Ripley.n ed by Mr. George Salkeld. Last therehas been sb recorded. ,year during, the sante month ,8Q ,inches was recorded while in July, 1959, there was 4.07, inches. So far this Month, 1.81 inches have fallen with .49 inches an Thursday of last week and .1.7 Although many districts re- inches "last Friday. ported heavy rainfall during the Accompanying the 2.6 inches month of July, Goderich and dis- of rainfall were 12 thunder- trict had ,only 2.6 inches record- storms while so far in August Half Million Horses In Canada Noir Says Quick Canadin, Facts . • Are there more girls or boys between 1,047 and 1,067 male born in Canada in a year? How births to every 1,000 female many general elections ' have births, a higher rate -of male there leen in Canada, and which births that is constant and that party as won the most? How appears to be nature's way of many horses- are left on Can- compensating' for a higher infant adian farms? How many cities mortality among'boys; are there with more than 25,000 Since Confederation there population? Since the war has have been 24 general elections, West or East more often won with the wins evenly divsled be - football's Grey Cup? tween the Conservatives and The answers to all of these Liberal parties; questions and to thousands of There are just over half 'a others .that many . ,Canadians million horses left in Canada, might wonder ,about frotime less than 20' per cent of the to time are contained in the total of 20 years ago; 17th annual edition of Quick This new edition of Quick Can- adian Facts (published by Quick Canadian Facts Ltd., 217 Bay street, Toronto) includes` a chron- ological history from Canada's earliest days up to early 1961, concise articles on the provinces, - governinent, the major indus- tries, text and tables on geo- graphy and climate; in addition there • are up-to-date statistical reviews of the population, oc- cupations, . incomes, taxation, trade, transportation and busi- ness. Last year in July,. here were five and in August only three. Last month produced its high- est . temperature, 86 degrees, on 'July 23rd and on July the first, 85 degrees, with a low of 41 degrees recorded on July the fifth. The highest temperature recorded this month was 84 de- grees on August 10. Canadian Facts, a 144 -page, 50 - cent "Canadian pocket encyclo- pedia" that has just come out in the book stores and on the larg- ernewsstands. To the questions above, here are the book's an- swers: Each year in Canada there are Church Opening In 1864 • The Rev. R. A. Montgomery succeeded Mr. Roberts. He con- tinued ministering to this large area and extended the services of the Church into Kinloss, Turn - berry:. and Goderigh. Townships. Mr. Montgomery was followed ° by • the Rev. J. W. Siri'ls who was the incumbent from 1863- 1865. It was dnering his ministry that St. Pauls Church was built. Mr. Sims, was responsible for inspiring • Andrew Draney and Anthony Ivers to lead a move- ment 'for tiie erection of a church. They meet' with a ready response on the part of loyal church folk who gayer freely of their labor as well as their sub-. .stance. On June Mb, 1864, ' the church was dedicated and open- ed for services. The crowds Present had the joyous exneri- nn"e, of seeing the fruits of tlbeir. Ilabrn realized. They now had a fitting place in which they could acsemhle for the worship of Almighty God and for ' the administration of the Sacra- ments. Within five years of the open- ing of the church, namely July 30, 1869, the building was free of debt and consecrated by the Flight Reverend ;Benjamin Cron- yn, Bishop of Huron. This iam- portant event took place during the incumbency of theRevs G. W. Wye'w•ho'"followed Mr. Sims. PORTER'S HILL PORTER'S HILL, Aug. -14.— Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cox who were married on Saturday. The bride , is the former Isabel Pickard, Goderich, younger daughter of Mr. Herb Oakes, Clinton, and the late Mrs. Oakes. The groom is the younger son of Mrs. Wilfred., Cox, Goderich - Township, and the late Mr. Cox. A community party was held in the schoolhbuse on Saturday evening to halior Mr. and Mrs. John Simmons who' were mar- ried last month. Euchre ' was played with Alvin -Betties as master of ceremonies. High prizes went to Mrs. Allan Betties and Alvin Proetoi. "Julia Cox and John Manning were award ed consolation prizes. Mrs. Al- vin Betties and Mrs. John Mc- Cowan presented the newlyweds with a pair of table lamps with Mrs. Donald Harris reading the address. John Simmons thank- ed the- community on behalf of Mary and himself. Lunch brought the evening to a close. t : There was no church or Sun` day school at Grace Church be- cause of the anniversary. ser- vices at St. Andrew's Church, Bayfield. Rev. R. G. MacMillan, Goderich, was guest speaker. • :: f tits,} 3N >:\,::2:::t,:c, f,, , ♦ { t,k-'+n,. �t _. ar High productivity, and low production costs are. essential .to profitable farming p Neither can ' be attained by using old-fash- ioned methods and obsolete, machinery. The only way they can achieved is. b utilizing modern methods and .up-to-date be Y farm machinery. . ' '- - Massey -Ferguson machines and'implements are helping farmers, the world over to -make their •particular farming operation profitable by doing more work at less cost Massey -Ferguson . t1ilrmted more PERMIT ' APPLICATIONS ALREADY RECEIVED ARE BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE ISSUEDwON AND AFTER AUGUST 18, AND BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1. 1 i 1 '1 1 1 1' 1 a , r�� A n ,If you have not received an official. Application Form MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY You are advised to °send for en Application Form If you are not , sure whether or not you require a Vendor's P`.nnit. Retail Sales Tax Branch,, Office of Comptroller of Revenue, Parliament Buildings:, Toronto 2, Ontario Please send mea Permit Appliccition Form together Vvith detailed information on The Ontario Retail Sales Tax: NAME_ COMPANYNAME ADDRESS TYPE OP BUSINESS / min Steady Progress Siinc��e the building and con- secration of the church, ibe parish grew steadily in numbers. In the year 1876 there was an average of 112 per service. The Rev., E. R. .;ones served the parish from 1870-74. .Succeeding clergy were' ;the Rev. E. M. Bland, 1874-77; the Rev. W. Hen- derson, 1877-77; and the Rev. James Carrie,.� who served the longest ministry in the history of the parish from 1878-1892. In the time of the Rev. E. M. Bland ser` ices Pot conduAlbertcted ed at Dungannon, St. Helens, Summerhill, Manchester. Young's Schoolhouse and Luck - now. The Rev. James Currie might be described as the "build- ing parson." During , his min- istry three churches were built —namely St. Mark's, Auburn. Christ Church, Port Albert and St. Peter's, Lucknow. The re- cordsm indicate that the "Rev, J. Carrie, was assisted by Mr. G. W. Priest in some of the church services. ° Miss Elaine Townshend spent several days last week with her aunt, Mrs. Bill Morrison, Lon- don. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman, Ripley, visited - on Sunday at the John Torrance home. Miss Lynda Simpson, Ajax, is visiting her cousin, John 11-lanninng. BRITISH MORTGAGE OPENS HANOVER OFFICE 'J ° PHILIP T. CLARK, Compr i' of Revenue n Rectory Purchased In 1906 A new branch office of British Mortgage & Trust Company has been opened Ain Hanover, On- tario. Located in the Schlegel block, this office will' provide temporary quarters until the new British Mortgage building is erected one half -block west of the Post Officq.. Plans for this building are in .progress, and it is expected that tenders will be called for early in September. ' A full range. of financial artd trust services will be available, including mortgage loans on first-class residential, commerc- ial and farm properties, trus and agency services, estate plan- ning, British 'Mortgage retire- ment savings plan, Guaranteed Investment Certificates and a savings department. Founded in 1877, British Mort - As further evidence that the gage has assets of over. $47,000. - parish was prospering, a rectory u00, with paid-up, capital of was purchased in. 1906. Four $1,058,400, and general reserves Years later in 1910, the parish of $1700,000: • Head' Office of became self-supporting ,during British Mortgage is located in the ministry of the Rev. Thomas Stratford, A branch office will Hicks, who served the parish 'alto be—binned shortly in Lis - from 1905-11. Dungannon. and towel J, Port Albert constituted the par- In opening the Hanover office, ish at this time. Mrs. W. C. 'Mr.. Wilfrid P. Gregory, Q.C., Allison conducted services ,for Executive Vice -President and her husband while he was over- Managing Director, said that the seas. She also prepared a con- branch would k. enable the com firmation class which was pre• pany to provide better services s rated o to the Right Reverend to the rapidly increasing number avid Williams £�rthe Laying, 4f -British Mortgage customers in on•of-handson J'u'ly 8th, 1918. the Grey-Btuca area. "We look A number of short inctambenbies forward," Mar. Gregory said, "to followed from 1919.1932. The serving the people in that area Rev. D. D. Douglas led the parish and to taking our part in the in the building of a Parish Hall community lift." • SEPARATE CAB AND BOX -CONSTRUCTION minimizes dis-. • torting stresses and strains. Shocks and noises are not transmitted from the box into the cab. CHEVY'S GOT IT • `w fife: !$y n r !r •'{}�:•'•::%,lnr'Zi'!?•:.'`' .';ray. 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