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WHOLE STORIES, VOL. 75
H U RON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
Seaforth, Ontario, Thursday, January 3, 1952
THIRTY-THREE YEARS of service is the proud rocord of T. J. Molyueaux, Secre-
tary -Treasurer of Dublin's Hydro System. Mr, and' Mrs. Molyneaux were photographed
as they chatted with Mrs. A. M. Looby (right), a member of the Board of Pollee Trus-
tees, by Hydro News at a meeting o1 District 6 held at Listowel recently,
Tuckersmith To Have
Election for Council
There will be an election for
council and for school trustees in
Tuckersmith Township. At noon on
Wednesday the following had quali-
fied:
Reeve, Arthur Nicholson (accla-
mation).
For Council, Alfred Moffat, Wan,
Rogerson, Andrew Crozier,
be elects
Dolg, John Wood, ,(four
ed).
For School Trustees, 2 years: Wil-
fred Coleman, James McIntosh, Wil-
mer Broadfoot. •(two to be elected).
Golden Wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. McLean
A family dinner on Christmas Day
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
McLean, Tuckersmith, marked a
double event, celebrating yuletide
and also golden anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. McLean.
Mrs. McLean is the youngest
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Bell of Hay; Mr. McLean is
the only son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. McLean, Tuckersmith.
Mr. McLean has resided all his life
on the farm on which he was born.
They have one son, Edison, at home.
They were married at the home •of
the bride's parents by the late Rev.
J. S. Henderson, of Hensall. Two
guests were present at the anniver-
sary dinner who were present at the
wedding 50 years ago, Mrs. H. Mc-
Gregor, of Tuckersmith, sister of
the groom, and Mrs. John McAllister
of Hensall, sister of the bride.
MRS. WILL T. THOMPSON
The death occurred at Vjc ori
hospital, London, on Sunday,
30th, of Emma Glasser, beloved wife
of Mr. Will T. Thompson, of Sea -
forth after an illness of six weeks.
The deceased was .a native of Allen-
town, Pa., and was in her 74th year.
She was married to Mr. Thompson
in 1907 at Grand Rapids, coming to
Seaforth to reside. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by two augh-
ters, Mary, Mrs. Don Hogg,
of
London, and Margaret, Mrs. F. V.
Miller, of Atherton, Pa. •She is also
survived by one brother, Mr. Harry
Glasser •of Pennsylvania. The funer-
al took place on Tuesday, Jan. 1,
from the Box Funeral Home, .to the
Maitlandbank cemetery. Rev. D.
Glen Campbell officiated. The pall-
bearers were Messrs. Jack Scott,
Gordon Dick, W. D. Smith, S. ,Shi-
nen, M. Rennie and Willard Elliott.
Northside United Church •
Rev. D. A. MacMillan, Minister
10 a.m., Sunday School
11 a.m., Worship: Sermon Sub-
ject, "The Unborn Tomorrow".
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
will be administered.
11:30 a.m., Junior Congregation.
7 p.m., Worship: Sermon Sub-
ject "All Things work together for
Good".
All cordially welcome.
St. Thomas' Church
10 a.m., Sunday School
11 a.m., Holy Communion
7 p.m., Evening Prayer
St. Mary's, Dublin
2 p.m., Sunday School
2:30 pan., Evening Prayer
Egmondville United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D.
10 a.m., Sunday School.
11 a.m., "A. Better Life".
7 p.m., "Belonging to Christ".
Salvation Army
Sunday: Directory Meeting 2:30
p.m.; Company Meeting 8 pan., Sal-
vation Meeting 7 p.m. Everyone
cordially invited.
Wednesday: Hobby -Craft Class at
4 pan.
Corps Officers: Lieut. I. McNeilly
at Lieut. G. Douglas.
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES
The Week of Prayer Services be-
ginning Monday, Jan. 7 will be held
in the following churches:
Monday, 8 p.m., St. Thomas Ang-
lican, Rev. D. A. MacMillan, speaker.
Tuesday, 8 p.m., Salvation Army
Citadel, Rev. W. A. Jones, speaker.
Wednesday, 8 p.m., Egmondville
United Church, Rev. D. Glen Camp-
bell, speaker.
Thursday, 8 p.m., Northside Unit-
ed, Lieut. McNeilly, speaker.
Friday, 8 p.ni., First Presbyterian,
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, speaker.
January Meeting of
Women's Institute
The Seaforth W. I. will hold their
January meeting at the home of
Mrs. Andrew Crozier on Tuesday,
Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. This will be the
work meeting to prepare the work
for the winter months, with Mrs, A.
Pepper and Mrs. J. MacLean in
charge. The roll call will be answer-
ed by one way to use leisure. Mrs.
J. McNairn will give her report on
the London area convention held in
October. Boxes will be packed for
the County Home in Clinton, and
members are asked to bring cookies
or candy and any empty candy boxes.
Those on the lunch committee: sand-
wiches, Mrs. C. Simpson, Mrs. J.
MacLean; cake, Mrs. W. Leeming,
Mrs. I. Hudson.
JOHN BALLGE
A highly respected resident of
the 'Huron Road East passed away
on Wednesday morning at 11.15
o'clock in the person of Mr. John
Ballge. Mr. Ballge had been in
poor health for over a year but was
able to be up part of the time until
the day before his death. He had
lived on his farm on the Huron
Road for over forty years. Surviv-
ing are his wife, formerly Miss Mag-
dalene Krauskopf of McKillop, and
one brother, William Ballge, Kitch-
ener, and six sisters, Mrs. Lena
Dafour, and Miss Annie Ballge, of
Hamilton; Mrs. Mary Zecker, wf
Freeport, Illinois; Sister Mary Eu-
phrasia, of Notre Dame Convent,
St. Agathe; and Mrs. Albert Kraus-
kopf of McKillop and Margaret
Ballge, Toronto.
The funeral takes place on Sat-
urday morning at 9.39 at St. Colum -
ban Church.
PRESTON-LAUDENBACH
The wedding took place in St.
James' Church, Seaforth, with Rev.
E. P.- Weber officiating, of Kather-
ine Laudenbach, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Laudenbach, Sea -
forth, and Peter Maynard Fitzger-
ald Preston, of London, son of
Major W. F. A. and Mrs. Preston.
The floral decorations in the church
were in yellow and red. The wedd-
ing music was played by Mrs. Stiles
and Miss Julia Flanagan sang "Ave
Tia" and "Pans Angelicus,"
sten • in marriage by her father,
bride wore a gown of white
lace with net, with lace jacket, made
in princess style, juliet cap, net veil,
and carried red roses. Miss Marion
Laudenballh woo pale green lace
with lace jacket and cap to match,
and her flowers were yellow mums.
The other attendant was Miss Betty
Preston, sister of the groom, whose
gown was similar, in mauve, with
flowers the same. The groomsman
was Joe Laudenbach, Royal Military
College, in uniform.
Following the ceremony a recep-
tion was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. David McLean, where the
bride's mother received in a dress
of ashes of roses crepe with lace,
with blue carnations, assisted by the
bridegroom's mother wearing beige
crepe. Mr. and Mrs. Preston will
reside at Kingston after their. hon-
eymoon .at Toronto and eastern
cities.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
The Hospital Auxiliary will hold
its meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 8:15
at the Nurses' residence.
Varna Man Wounded
By Goderich Hunter
Hospital authorities at Clinton re-
port that there was a definite im-
provement in the condition of Thom-
as Rathwell, 35, Stanley twp farmer,
who was seriously injured in a hunt-
ing accident on his farm late Satur-
day afternoon.
Rathwell, and his brother Bob,
who lives on a neighborinng farm,
were hauling out logs from a bush
when a slug from a shotgun in the
hands of a hunter, Laird Scheibe, of
Goderich, hit Rathwell below the
right shoulder.
The injured man had to be brought
in a mile by horse-drawn sleigh to -
his home 15 miles southwest of Clin-
ton. He was then removed to hospit-
al by car where he was treated by
Dr. W. Oakes. Blood plasma was
rushed from Stratford General Hos-
pital for transfusion.
Provincial Police Constable Hel-
mer Snell, of Seaforth, said Scheibe
was apparently hunting in the area.
MRS. FRANK GRIEVE
Mrs. F. C. Grieve, the former
Lillian Maude Elliott of Varna, died
Saturday at Brantford at the age
of 35 years, after being in poor
health about six months. She was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morton
Elliott of Varna, and received her
education there. About seven years
ago she was married to Flan
Grieve, son of Mrs. Grieve, Seaforth
and the late James Grieve. She had
attended St. Johns Anglican Church
at Varna. She went to the district
about three years ago, living in
Brantford the past year. Surviving
besides her husband and parents are
one son, Douglas, age 5, and four
brothers, Harold, Clayton and Roy
Elliott, of Varna, and Alvin, •of
Brantford: and two sisters, MrE.
Fred I(Ruth) Heard, Stratford, and
Mrs. John •(Muriel) Ferguson, of
Sudbury. The funeral took place
on Wednesday afternoon from the
St. John's Anglican Church, Varna,
to Bayfield cemetery, Rev. 11. J. E.
Webb officiating.
JOSEPH MANN
There passed away in Scott Mem-
orial Hospital, Seaforth, on Wednes-
day, December 26, a member of an
old pioneer family of Hullett twp.,
Joseph Mann, who had been in fail-
ing 'health for the past year, he had
been confined to his bed for the past
two months. He was born in Hullett
Township, July 10, 1873. He was a
son of the late George Mann and
Emma Riley. Surviving is a sister,
Sarah Jane Mann, at home. Four
brothers and three sisters predeceas-
ed him, Funeral services were held
from the Ball and Mutch Funeral
Home, Clinton, on Friday at 2 p.m.
Rev. Glen Eagle officiating. Pall-
bearers were Joseph Flynn, Henry
Glew, Frank Stone, Lloyd Rmnball,
Theo. Dale, and Stanley Collins.
Flowerbearers were John, Bill, Hugh
and Theo Flynn. Interment took
place in Clinton Cemetery.
DIES AT MONTREAL
Edward Peter Lennon, 70, former
general manager of the eastern
buying officesof the Hudson's Bay
Company, died at Montreal after a
long illness. Funeral service was
held Wednesday with interment at
Seaforth, where he was born. Mr.
Lennon is survived by his widow
and two sons. He was born in Mc-
Killop, a mile and a quarter east of
Seaforth and was a brother, of the
late Mrs. James Devereaux. Mr.
Lennon often visited at Seaforth.
ACCLAMATION IN STANLEY
All positions in Stanley township
have been filled by acclamation:
Reeve—Elmer Webster,
Council --Alvin McBride, Harvey
Taylor, Harvey Coleman, Carl
Houston.
School trustees --- John Ostrom,
Archie Parsons, Victor Taylor.
Nomination Meeting
For Tuckersmith
Following are the nominations at
the nomination meeting for Tucker -
smith township held at Watsons hall,
Kippen, on Monday afternoon: '
For Reeve: Arthur Nicholson,
nominated by James Doig and Jas.
C. McIntosh.
Roy Bell, by Chas. MacKay and
Geo. L. Falconer.
For Council: John Wood, by Robt.
McLachlan and Relit. Upshall,
Wm. Rogerson, by Frank Walters
and W. Fotheringham.
Andrew Crozier, by Ivan Forsyth
and Robt. J. McGregor.
Alfred Moffat, by Wilbur E.
Keyes and Alex. G. Pepper.
Robt. ;McGregor, by Gordon Rich-
ardson and 'Pearson Charters.
James Doig, by Ivan Forsyth and
Chas. Eyre.
Roy Bell, by Wm. M. Cameron and
James McIntosh,
Fot' School Trustee: Wilfred Cole-
man, by James Doig :and Alex. Pep-
per.
James McIntosh, by Wm. Father -
Ingham and Wilson Broadfoot.
Wilmer Broadfoot, by John Wood
and Robt. McLachlan.
To be elected are a reeve, four
councillors and two school trustees.
The nominees were given until
noon on Wednesday to qualify.
Mr, Chas. MacKay was named
chairman for the ratepayers meeting
which followed nominations. He said
taxes were high.
Reeve Nicholson who was warden
of Huron County in 1951, bringing
that honour to the township for the
first time since 1913, congratulated
the council and officials on work
well done. He said W. P. Roberts as
new assessor had done a fine job and
may be asked to do assessment work
in a couple of other townships. He
referred with regret to the deaths
during the year of County Clerk
Norman Miller and County Engineer
T. Roy Patterson, also Reeve Nelson
Underwood of Turnberry. Mr. Nich-
olson outlined county home business
and referred to the loss of Grand
Bend from Huron County with its
large assessment. There are 96 in-
mates in the county home now. The
Holstein herd is valued at $19,000.
The county health unit had cost
$26,000 this year and the museum
had been established at Goderich.
Reforestation is doing a good job, he
said.. Huron County roads had cost
$885,000, which was below the esti-
mated expenditure. Two and a half
miles of the Kippen road had been
surfaced at a cost of $11,441. He
spoke of his trip to New York, where
he found the state roads are wide
and have good signs, but we have
them beat for county roads. We get
government grants. He felt Tucker -
smith taxes are not too high com-
pared to other townships. Warden
Nicholson said he had done his best
and intended to retire.
Roy Bell, nominated for Reeve,
said he had served for four years on
council. Going over the financial re-
port he said conditions are catching
up with us year by year. All costs
are increasing and demands are
more each year. He said Tucker -
smith is now well provided with fire
protection, with Brucefield, Hensall,
Clinton and Seaforth brigades. He
said some Tuckersmith costs are
lower than some townships and pos-
sibly higher on others, but compara-
ble to any.
William Rogerson, nominated
again for council, said school taxes
are a big part of the tax rate. Grad-
er costs with repairs was $8115.27.
Snowplowing at $5.50 per hour is
as cheap as anywhere. There had
been some controversy over snow-
plowing as the road grader belongs
to all of the ratepayers and should
be going twenty-four hours a day to
give more service. The road superin-
tendent should be at meetings, he
has say where the plow goes, not the
council.
Alfred Moffat said weed costs
were higher in 1951 at $1271. He
believed fire protection is worth its
cost to the individual.
A. E. Crozier said Warble Fly
spraying cost $2305.98, the cost to
the township being $481. It needs a
year or two longer to make it com-
pletely effective. He asked if it
would not be advisable for the town-
ship to purchase a sprayer and it
could be used for cattle and weeds.
He felt expenses are high enough
now. He had been looking into the
matter of weed spraying insurance,
as several cases had been reported
where vapor from the sprayer had
blown over the fence and damaged
beans.
Mr. Chas. MacKay, as warble fly
inspector, said he advises purchase
of a sprayer and it would pay for
itself in a year and perhaps part of
the inspector's fees besides. 4001b.
pressure is used on cattle. Over 9000
cattle were double sprayed. Tucker -
smith is low on cattle, he said.
John Wood, a new nominee for
council, said tax reductions cannot
be expected, but better service
should be given for what is paid for.
He said there should be some guar-
antee the snowplow will operate
when we have snow, we have to
guarantee them so much if there is
no snow, he said. We need council-
lors on the back roads, he said, not
on the highways.
Robert McGregor said he prefers
not to stand. The south end had poor
service on snowplowing.
James•Doig said the snowplow
should not be monopolized and gave
Duncan Cup Hockey
Schedule Arranged
Teams were picl:etl last Satur I:t
morning for Duncan Cup hockey.
Any boys nut on a team he at corn-.
munity centre, Saturday, at 8:43
Bantam Series
•Black bawl,. -- Ken Thompson,
: Captain), D. `'IcGonigle, L. Berger,
Don MaClinchey, B. Kerr, Ken Mc-
Clure. Grant McClinchey,
Maple Leafs, Ron Mason 'Captain)
11on Seoins,- Bob Walters, Taro
P,roome, Verne Scott, P. I'esse,
Red Wings, Peuce McFadden
(Captain), Leon Murray, Doug Scott.
Bill Walters, C. Kerr, Ron McClure.
Rangers, Pete Dale (Captain),
Jack Mathews, M. Carter, Jim Scott,
H. Dalrymple, Bob- Wright, Paul
Stapleton.
Pee Wees
Bruins, Boh Reith i Captain I D.
Roweliffe, 'B. Brady, D. Albright,
Brian Flannigan, T. Lamont, D.
Wright, A. Calder.
Canadiens. Larry Dale :Captain:,
Ray Scoins, 0, Pinder, G. Coutts,
Willis, K. Meilwain, J. Bedard, Don
Mathews, MurrayuMc Edden.
Jan. 5 9.00 Black Hawks vs Maple
Leafs.
10.00 Red Wings vs Rangers
11.30 Bruins vs Canadiens
J•an. 12 9.00 Black Hawks vs Red
Wings.
10.00 Maple Leafs vs Ran-
gers.
11.80 Canadiens vs Bruins
Tan. 19 9.00 Maple Leafs vs Red
Wings.
10.00 Black Hawks vs Ran-
gers.
11.30 Bruins vs Canadiens.
San. 26 9.00 Rangers vs Red Wings
10,00 Maple Leafs vs Black
Hawks. -
• 11.30 Canadiens vs Bruins.
Feb. 2 9.00 Ranger's vs Maple Leafs
10.00 Red Wings vs Black
Hawks.
11.30 Bruins vs Canadiens
Feb. 9 9.00 Rangers vs Black Hawks
10.00. Red Wings vs Maple
Leafs.
11.30 Bruins vs Canadiens.
Seaforth Team In
W.O.A.A. Midget Group
Midget Group #4 Schedule
Jan. 3 Clinton at Goderich
Wingham at Seaforth
Jan. 4 Milverton at Clinton
Jan. 7 Seaforth at Listowel
Jan. 8 Goderich at Wingham
Jan. 10 Listowel at Seaforth
Wingham at Goderich
Jan. 11 Goderich at Clinton
Listowel at Milverton
San. 14 Clinton at Wingham
Seaforth at Milverton
Jan. 15 Listowel at Wingham
Jan. 17 Wingham at Clinton
Milverton at Seaforth
Listowel at Goderich
Jan. 18 Milverton at Listowel
Jan. 21 Goderich at Listowel
Seaforth at Clinton
San. 23 Wingham at Milverton
Jan. 24 Seaforth at Goderich
Jan. 25 Clinton at Listowel
San. 28 Milverton at Wingham
Jan. 29 Clinton at Milverton
Jan. 31 Clinton at Seaforth
Milverton at Goderich
Feb, 1 Listowel at Clinton
Wingham at Listowel
Feb. 4 Goderich at Milverton
Seaforth at Wingham
Feb. 7 Goderich at Seaforth
TUCKERSMITH
The Tuckersmith Ladies' Club will
hold their monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Eldin Crich on Wed-
nesday, Jan. 9. Group 1 in charge of
lunch and program. Roll call to be
answered with "one of my nicest
Xmas boxes". Please bring sugges-
tions for activities in the coining
year.
HIBBERT
Hibbert Township Council held
Court of Revision on the assessment
of the Municipality on which the
1952 taxes will be levied on Thurs-
day, Dec. 27th. There were 18 ap-
peals dealt with during the after-
noon meeting. Mr. Biowes, County
.Assessor was present and all appeals
were carefully considered.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lazenby and
children, Belleville, and Mr. Jack
Rathwell, Toronto, were holiday
guests with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Rathwell.
advice that the incoming council
should rotate use of the big plow and
give every ratepayer fair service.
He also said there was not enough
gravel on the east -side of the town-
ship. He said the new assessment is
no inducement to improve our pro-
perties as it penalizes for good
buildings, etc. A high assessment
means a high tax. He said services
are pushed on to us like the mu-
seum, health unit, etc. He felt weed
spraying is money well spent.
Schools are getting out of keeping
with our needs, the schools are atrial -
ler and salaries higher and equip-
ment is high. He thought Tucker -
smith is not getting back its fair
share of the county rate.
In reply Mr. Nicholson said $21,000
came back of the $22,000 that went
out.
Clerk Edwin Chesney stated the
nominees would have until 12 noon
Wednesday to qualify.
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Election for Council
In McKillop Twp.
More than 100 persons attended
the nomination meeting in Winthrop
Hall, McKillop township, Friday af-
ternoon. Considerable controversy
took place regarding the blowing -up
of township bridges needing replace-
ment, but which to date have not
been replaced.
Nominations resulted as follows:
Reeve, Dan Beuermann, returned
by acclamation.
Councillors, four to be elected,
Wilson Little, James T. Scott, Mat-
thew Murray, Albert Siemon, Peter
McLaughlin, Jeremiah Doerr, Jo-
seph L. Ryan, Earl Mills. All quali-
fied except Peter McLaughlin. The
first four council nominees listed
are members of this year's Council.
FREDERICK ARTHUR WILLMOTT
Frederick Arthur Willmott passed
away suddenly on Dec. 19 at Beau-
maris, Ont. Born at Beaumaris, he
attended school at Wilford Bay and
St. Andrew's College. For seventeen
years the deceased was on the staff
of the Dominion Bank and the Bank
of Nova Scotia. For six years he was
a salesman with the London Life In-
surance Company in Toronto. For
the past twenty years he has resided
at Beaumaris and for nine years
was accountant at the Beaumaris
Boat House. He is survived by his
loving wife, Hester M. Godkin and
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
E. Pinnington, Port Sydney, Beat-
rice, John and Norman, all of Beau-
maris.
MRS. JOHN CUTHILL
Private services for Mrs. John
Cuthill, 83, of McKillop Township,
who died in Scott Memorial Hospital
here, were conducted Monday, 2
p.m., by the Rev. H. E. Livingstone,
and interment made in Maitlandbank
Cemetery.
Her early life was spent in Hib-
bert Township. After coming to this
district she was a member of Cavan
United Church, Winthrop.
Surviving besides her husband, are
three sons, Harvey, Stratford;. Oscar
of McKillop. Wilmer, Mortis twp.;
one daughter, Mrs. Ed Neil, Exeter,
two brothers, John G. and Russell
T. Scott, RusseildaIe; and two sist-
ers, Mrs. John Laing, Seaforth; and
Mrs. Norman Park, Mitchell,