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SEAFORTH, Friday, July 4, 1952
A Dangerous Habit
The accident in Ottawa recently
when a young boy was fatally injur-
ed as he leaned out of a window of a
.(moving bus, brings home the danger
that is ever present when children
are permitted to hang out of car win-
dows.
The Lethbridge Herald calls atten-
tion to the dangerous practice when
pilisas: "As lover of fresh air, some
-Wiesen acquire the habit at an earily
age of hanging out car windows. Not
only do they like to get a better view
of the countryside, but they very
much enjoy waving and shouting at
passing cars. The dear little souls
undoubtedly don't appreciate the
risks; they are running.
`It goes without saying that hang-
ing out car windows is not a very
healthy practice, especially if the car
happens to be moving. People have
been known to lose their heads while
doing so, while others have lost arms
or hands.
"It is obvious what the dangers are,
so we won't bore you with details.
Suffice to say that children should be
told that they shouldn't hang any
part of their body out of a car win-
dow. If they cannot be reasoned with
successfully, a spot of corporal pall -
ishment might do the trick."
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-Huron Stands High
Residents of Huron County have
always considered that they lived in
a pretty good county. They took
,}gide in the towns and in the progres-
sive farming communities that went
to make up the county.
If there was any doubt about the
matter, statistics ' now prove how
right was their opinion. According•
to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics,
Huron, on the basis of 1951 census in-
formation, stood first in the Province
of Ontario, and fourth in Canada,
with respect to its agricultural worth.
The total value of livestock, poultry
and bees in Huron is $36,278,773.
Grey and Middlesex Counties ranked
next, with Perth County in fourth
place at $31,516,986.
Cattle werethe base for much of
the Huron wealth, with prigs and poul-
try next. There were found to be in
the county 132,623 cattle, valued at
$28,671,381. On 4,200 Huron farms
were one and one-half million chick-
ens worth approximately $2,000,000
at the time of the census. Eight hun-
dred Huron farmers owned 113,295
pigs, valued at 84,270,140.
There is no doubt the extent to
which Huron farmers have contri-
buted to the enviable economic place
which Huron occupies in Canada.
Citizens of all classes will congratu-
late them on their achievement.
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Rain Is Needed
As this is written, farmers ,
throughout the district are becoming
increasingly alarmed because of the
continued lack of rainfall. Huron
County has been without rain of any
practical amount for more than a
month.
As a result of the dry weather,
spring grains in some cases are start-
ing to head out prematurely. While
e lack of rain permits haying to
/weed without interruption, at the
.Same time the dry period has had the
1. ect of substantially reducing the
While the drought will result in
losses, the losses might not be
rirahrgige as is generally thought, a
c-
to G. W. Montgomery,Huron
Brie iiltatai representative.
Edi ofeeurse on an early
1 e other han • there
cin .
the
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in the
lrobl m fee=
Borne Ser- ..
ioLAs. " +••
Knowing the extent to which the
welfare of the urban centres is allied
with that of the rural ,areas, town
residents will join their agricultural
neighbors in hoping for early relief
from the drought. `°
What Other Papers Say:
Governor-General Symbol of
Canada's Maturity
(London Free Press)
In his first formal visit to London
since his appointment as Governor-
General, Hon. Vincent Massey dem-
onstrated the dignity and gentle-
manly qualities which fit him for his
post as representative of Her Majes-
ty the Queen.
It was particularly fortunate that
his visit was connected with the meet-
ing in London of the Canadian Auth-
ors' Association. Not since ' the
regime of the late Lord Tweedsmuir
has there been a Governor-General of
Canada so vitally interested in liter-
ary affairs as Mr. Massey.
His remarks at the closing dinner
of the. Author's Association Were
somewhat in the vein of Lord
Tweedsmuir. They went far beyond
the polite formalities which some- -
dines pass muster on such -occasions,
and showed a thoughtfulness, and
awareness of problems and a com-
bination of scholarship and a light
touch that made an obvious impres-
sion on the audience.
Canada is going through a period
of evolution which is showing its ef-
fect on every phase of life. On one
side there is the great development
of physical assets, which indicates
that Canada is growing up. On the
other side there is a rather over-
sensitive mental adjustment which
tends to attach a great deal of impor-
tance to matters of national status,
and to exaggerate the value of as-
sertion of independence. This is an
indication of immaturity.
At the time of the national holiday
it is appropriate to think about these
things, to take stock of the past and
survey the future. The position of
the Governor-General, as a symbol of
Canada's dual role, is worth consid-
ering. He represents Queen Eliza-
beth, the Canadian monarch and the
central figure of the Commonwealth.
The fact that he is the first Canadian
to do so makes his role more demand-
ing than it would otherwise be.
In such a time of evolution Canada
is fortunate in having a man of Mr.
Massey's stature in this post. In a
sense he is a symbol of Canada's
growing maturity.
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Keeping Farm Help
(Ottawa Citizen)
The International Federation of
Agricultural Producers has made a
survey of the supply of farm labor
and finds, first, that many countries
have shortages, and second, that
where there is a shortage it is caus-
ed by workers leaving the land for
jobs intowns and cities. Lower wag-
es paid in agriculture is deemed to be
the main reason for the drift town-
wards.
The Federation's survey Lists Can-
ada among those countries where the
scarcity of farm labor is considered
serious. • Also- in this .eatte'gory are
the United States, New Zealand,
France and South Africa. At the
other end of the scale are such coun-
tries as Germany, Yugoslavia and
Jamaica, which are not bothered with
a shortage at present; Jamaica, in-
deed, complains of a surplus, with a
perennial problem of underemploy-
ment.
It is significant that, in general, the
difficulty of recruiting an adequate
farm labor force is greatest in lands
which are highly industrialized or are
in process of becoming so. There is
no short or easy answer, but the
broad approach -apart from mech-
anization which reduces the need for
land labor --must be through making
country life more attractive. This
involves more than the payment of
good wages, and even goes beyond
the placing of farm workers on terms
of relative equality with urban labor
in the matter of hours, workmen's
compensation and theQ
1' like, The f
labor problei. is also boundarm
up with
questions of housing, education and
recreation. m Canada
a � . ulst be prepar-
ed to attaek 1<t di abroad
front, if a
Grf
tsol
t
nt
p an.
is to he foUnd
Seen in the County Papers
On Trip To Coast
Miss Kathleen Hay is enjoying a
lovely vacation with a motor tour
to Halifax and other places of in-
terest to the eastern coast, along
with a girl friend. We wish them
a pleasant trip and safe return. -
Zurich Herald.
Fractures Leg
Mr. Allan Smith, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Melville Smith, met with
a painful accident when he was
helping his father with some heavy
building timbers, Somehow one
fell on Allan's left leg and frac-
tured it at two places near the
ankle. He was rushed to Clinton
Hospital for medical treatment, but
has returned home. Hie many
friends wish him a speedy recov-
ery. --Zurich Herald.
Feted Before Departure
p"red Hanley has completed 25
years of service with Canadian Oil
Companies Limited, in Clinton, He
commenced -work in Sarnia on July
7 with the same company at its new
refinery completed recently, just
south of the Polymer plant on Riv-
er St. Clair. As a going -away gift
employees of the Clinton branch
presented Mr, Hanley with a nice
Gladstone bag. Mrs. Hanley intends
joining him in Sarnia as soon as
possible. -Clinton News -Record.
Wins Carnicai Prize
Miss Marie Chisholm of Goderich
was the winner of first prize, a
chest, in the draw held at St.
Peter's Church carnival, held' at
Judith Gooderham Memorial 'Play-
ground on Saturday evening. The
lucky ticket number was 802. Sec-
ond prize, consisting of three blan-
kets, was won by Miss Flora Marin -
tette, Ruscombe, Ont„ with ticket
number 2436. The third prize of
two ,blankets was won by Miss
Dianne Harrison, of Goderich, hold-
ing ticket number 1790.-Goderich
Signal -Star,
Accepts Call To Ottawa
Dr. W. A. Beecroft, minister of
Wingham United Church, announc-
ed to the official board of the
churclnon Sunday that he had ac-
cepted a call from the Ottawa Pres-
bytery
resbytery to Rideau Park United
Church, Ottawa, effective at Easter.
Rev. Beecroft has been in Wingham
for the . past 12 years and prior to
that was in Northern Ontario at
Haileyibury for nine years. He is
a graduate of Queen's University.
Commitments to the Radio Mission
make it impossible for him to ac-
cept the call at once. Rideau Park
Church is located in a. new sub-
urban development in Ottawa.
Wingham Advance -Times.
Among Top Graduates
Mr. Freeman Tunney was one of
the graduates of the Purina Co.
feeding advisory school and at-
tended the graduation exercises,
and banquet held at the •Royal Con-
naught Hotel. Hamilton, on 'Tue-
day-night. Mrs. Tunney and Mr,,
'Humus HHALTU
and Mrs. W. Fred Howson, were
guests at the event. Mr. Tunney
has been top student in the class
and although the final standing
was not known at time of writing,
it was expected that she would car-
ry
arry off the high marks. Freeman
will continue on in, his capacity as
feeding advisor for Howson & How-
son, a, position he has held for
some time. Blyth Standard.
Nit By Car
John (Reddy) 'MacDonald, 74,
well-known local fisherman, is do
Alexandra Hospital recovering from
injuries received when struck by a
car on Thursday evening of last
week. Hospital authorities reported
that his condition was improving.
MacDonald suffered severe head
and internal injuries when he was
hit by a car near bhed ntersection
of Victoria, Hamilton and Nelson
Streets. Police said that the driver
of the car did not remain at the
scene of the accident but that an
onlooker took the license number.
An hour after MacDonald had been
taken to hospital, police arrested
Robert Bowden, 18, of Port Albert
and charged him with failing to re-
, main at the scene of the accident.
'Provincial Constable D. Whitfield
investigated; 'Goderich Signal -Star,
Completes Stewardess Course
Mise Leona Watson, ,Reg.N., has
completed her training with T.C.A.
air stewardess school in Montreal.
She received a standing of 95 per
cent, and stood second in her class.
In cher posting she remains in Mont-
real, and her flight 114 from Mont-
real, Que,, to St. John's, Newfound-
land. One complete flight is made
each week, with two stops en -
route, at Moncton, N.B., and Syd-
ney, N.S. In ber first flight they
left Montreal at 12'.'30 a.m. and
! when flying east at 2,000 feet the
sunrise met them at 3 a.m. They
also flew above clouds, a new ex-
perience for Miss Watson. In New-
foundland they had a three-hour
stopover, but the young ladies fail-
ed to take advantage of it to do
any sightseeing. -Blyth Standard.
Former Pastor Visits Brussels
Rev. A. C. Wishart, of Vancouver,
called on olid friends in Brussels
last week. In a short time of a
day and a half at his disposal, he
called at twenty-five homes and re-
ceived over forty guests in the sit-
ting room of the American Hotel.
' Though growing a little frail in
body, he has the old-time fervor
of spirit, 'unabated sense of humor,
and gave a hearty welcome to all
who called to see him. He was pas-
tor of Melville Presbyterian Church
from 1906 to 1912, was an outstand-
irtg man with a powerful message
and Ieft a host of friends when he
moved from Brussels to become
pastor of Grace Presbyterian'
Church of Calgary. He bas- been
visiting with his sister in Fergus
and a brother in that vicinity.
Brussels Post.
Crop Report For Huron
With practically no rain since
May 24, pastures and crops are be-
ginning to show the lack of mois-
ture. In some sections, the pas-
tures are becoming quite bare and
ditclfes and creeks which normally
carry water to these pasture farms,
are rapidly drying up. Practically
all of the early spring grain is now
in head, and in some cases is only
one foot in height. The hay crap is
not nearly as,.heavy as previously
anticipated, and unless we have
rains very shortly, production of all
our crops, particularly cash crops,
will be down considerably in the
county this year. '
Weed Of the Week:
Bladder Campion
Bladder Campion is a perennial
which, once established on p farm,
is extremely difficult to eradicate.
Indeed, W. S. Young, Fieldman for
the Crops Branch, Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture, states that it
is the most troublesome weed of
the cockle family. It spreads both
by means of its running root stalks
and the copious amounts of seed it
produces. He adds that a further
complication .in eradicating the
weed is that it is almost impossible
to remove the seed of Bladder Cam-
pion from clover and timothy with
ordinary seed cleaning mills.
This weed grows as a freely
branching plant up to two feet
high. Its smooth oval leaves are
arranged in pairs on opposite sides
of the stem and the white flowers
are borne in loose, drooping clue-
ters. After the petals drop, an in-
flated calyx develops in the shape
of a bladder from which the weed
gets its name.
Mr. Young says that the control
of Bladder Campion starts with the
use of clean forage seed, in order
to prevent introducing the 'weed to
the farm. If a few small patches
are present, the plants may be dug
Out or sprayed with a chlorate weed
killer. Unfortunately 2-4,D does not
give satisfactory control.
He recommends that, if the field
is badly infested with Bladder Cam-
pion, it should be cut early, par-
ticularly if it is in hay. Then the
field can be plowed and deep euiti-
vetion carried on till freeze-up.
Cultivation should be started as
early as passible the following
spring, and carried on till the field
d seeded, preferalbly to a. row crop,
In suggesting the use of a row
drop,
Mr, Young n feels
that cults
ro-a•
tioln can be earried on through the
summer, thus keeping the WOed' un-
der control, If 'the weed sti11 per -
sits ..
per-
sists, retaking. 3iichiding 011.11.1 -
rated nio»8 "1vdi1 assist in freeing•.
the farm of this purge. However,
Mr. Young states that there is no
easy or fast method of clearing up
Bladder Campion, once it has be-
come established on the farm.
Does It Pay To Spray Field Corn
For Corn Borer Control?
The spraying of sweet corn for
corn borer control has been carried
on successfully for several years in
southwestern Ontario. It is; only
natural that the question should
arise as to the practicability of
spraying field corn, when grown for
husking purposeee, To answer this
question spraying tests have been
conducted at the Experimental Sta-
tion, Harrow, Ont., for the past two
Years.
Five popular commercial hybrids
were used in these tests. In 1950,
parathion n was the insecticide em-
ployed but because of the great
danger to the'user it was replaced
in 1951 by DDT, an equally effec-
tive insecticide, Two :pounds of 50
per cent wettable DDT were max-
ed with 100 gallons of water and
sprayed on the corn plants in suf-
ficient quantity to thoroughly wet
them, particularly in the upper
whorl of leaves. Comparisons were
made between single 'spraying at
different dates andPrlletween one and
two sprayings. A eeriee of un-
sprayed plots was used as the basis
'for comparison to determine the ef-
fectiveness of the treatments. While
the experiments will continue for
another year or two, the results to
date ,have been very positive and
Most encouraging and mai be sum-
marized as follows:
1. The corn borer infestation was
twice as heavy in 1951 as in 1950,
yet in both -years spraying reduced
the corn borer count by approxi-
mately 8,0 per cent.
2. In 1950, the sprayed plots out -
yielded the unsprayed ones by 8.9
bushels of shelled corn per acre.
In 1951, a year of heavy borer in-
festation the increase was 17,1
bushels.
3. One spraying at the proper
time was found to be as effective
as two sprayings. The highest
yields were obtained when the
spray was applied a week to ten
days after approxfmatele 50 per
cent of the planta were bearing
egg masses•. At this time the cern.
is usually 24 inches to 50 inches
high.
From the foregoing, it would ap-
pear that, in years of average to
heavy ea mei n borer Infestation, spray-
ing fors borer control would be a
Paling proposition, the increases
in yield, dt'ie to r't'dttetidn in borer
d iiia e 1
a g , � 1 oiPfSet• thH coil' off
as3ray�ni>;,���mr,� �tfrihe!!.
Herbie s teeth had many a
cavity.
The dentist regarded him
with. gravity.
"If you'd brushed your
teeth right after eating,
'phey wuldn't have taken
such a beating."
Dept of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago
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From The Huron Expositor
, July 8, 1927
St. James' Separate School ant}
Seaforth Public .School, under the
principalship of E. R. Crawford, are
to be congratulated on the remark-
able success of their entrance class-
es this year. Both schools passed
every pupil who went up for exam-
ination, many taking honors. The
scholarship for Seaforth centre was
won by Eleanor Evans.
While crossing the pavement on
Main St., at the Dominion Bank on
Saturday morning, Mr. W. G. 'Willis
was struck by a car driven by Mr.
Gormley, of Hibbert, and had his
knee seriously injured. The same
morning, while making repairs to
a oar in his garage, Wm. A. Wright
was -crushed between the wall and
the back of a car when the car was
put in reverse by mistake. He was
painfully bruised but there was no
serious injury.
Flower lovers should pay a visit
to Mr. Wm. Hartry's beautiful gar-
den at his home -on Church St.
Miss Marion Scarlett, of town,
has been re-engaged to teach in
Kipper school at an increase in
salary.
Miss Dorothy Wilson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson, has
been appointed to the staff of Mit-
chell Collegiate.
On Tuesday afternoon at the
close of the school term, the pupils
of S.S. 10, McKillop, presented
their teacher, Miss Edna Jamieson,
with a handsome club .bag, ivory
clock and jewel case. The •address.
was 'read by Margaret Montgomery
and Master Wilson LittIe made the
presentation.
Favored by good weathers the
Bayfield golf tournament on the
Blue Water Highway course Satur-
day afternoon drew crowds of visi-
tors from distant parts to witness
and participate in the various golf-
ing events. Much credit is due for
the success of the golf course to
Dr. Newton -Brady and J. E. Johns,
of the Standard Bank, they being
the live wires of the institution,
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From The Huron Expositor
July 11, 1902
The visit of the Huron Old Boys
from Toronto has come and gone
and was an outstanding success. A
deputation met the train at Strat-
ford, headed by Mayor Broadloot,
and mounted infantry, under Major
Anderson and Capt, Harry Scott,
the 33rd Regiment Band, the 95th
Highlanders Band led them up Main
St. when they arrived in Seaforth.
The football snatch between the Old
Boys at theme and the Old Boys
who came made a lot of fun. The
Toronto players were M. Murray,
W. C. Mackay, W .Copp, John Lyon,
G. R. Anderson, W. Prendergast,
R. A. Walker, Geo. Scott, J. A. Mc-
Laren and E. Floody. Seaforth play-
ers were W. K. Pearce, R. S, Hays,
H. Chesney, G. A. 'ills, W. Cline,
J .M. Best, J. A. Stewart, J, C.
Greig, J. O. Rose, G. E. Parke and
W. G. Willis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Re Somerville
left here on Saturday for a month's
holiday. They intend going through
to the coast and will stop at Win- p
nipeg, Brandon, Banff. and other o
places by the way. q'
Mr. A. M. Campbell this week dis; c
posed of a very handsome mikado J
to Mr, Johan Ament, of Brussels, and f
another to Mr. Georgy Strong, of fi
Tuckersmith, Also 'Dr. Ross has w
purchased a handsome covered driv- A
ing buggy. m
- Miss Rae Dickson, third deugh-
ter of Postmaster Dickson, has pass- R
ed her first-year in theory, with K
honors, at the 'Conservatory' of D
Music examinations, , fa
The frame work of Alex Murray's a
barn, near Walton, was raised on b
Friday of last week. The work of Hi
raising was done by block and, w
tackle, and was supervised by Mc-
Arter and Rands, who have the con- ca
tract and are experts in this line of m
work. pre
Mr, Thos, Rathwell, of the: 2nd T
concession of Stanley, received the
sad intelligence by telegram Mon- fin
day of the drowning of his son, an
Wesley. The accident took place at c
Red Jacket, 'Miert., while he was in J
bathing. a•
Miss Addie !Bell ,,has returned Ps
from London to Hensells having
suceessfully� passed her second year Wa
exafnlnatiedia as. a pianist and" lhav- Or
ng taken first-elase honors in the jrr
Written, eXaminations, inpluding k'ts
harmony, history'" •and rtrdi�ettts. C's
Mr, Prank IStutte-rldgo. a fatrted,on int
Vitednnehdayt to Clean 'out Silver 'U
Creek, preparatory feriae esettitelton `u
Of •dile dulls ;go leucite bi! the WWII, ti
Article No. 17 in the Series
Hibbert Township' . a 'h -
my Miss Belle 4ianiebeI)).
('Continued from last week)
By the fall of 1851 the•walls
the new church were complete
but as they had no shingles, an
those had to be cut, made
dried, the building was not finis
ed till the spring of 1852. Eve
then all bhey had for a pulpit
two pieces of timber,..two-by-fo
with a board,across. Here th
placed the Bible. The minister
Seat was made by placing a .em
across two blocks of wood. Anot
eighteen months passed bef
there was a floor and benches
the church. Boards scattered h
and. there on the joists made
of.
d,
d
an
h-
ey
-Presbyterian. -
ur, The first Eiders of Hibbert
'con- -
ey gregation were Charles Mc•V.ey, Hib-
bert, Alex Duncan, Jr., and Wil-
and Liam Edmond. These were ordainei .
her ' on October 22, 1856. In 1857 atm
ore l election of elders was held by thee
in' joint congregation to add more toe
he
one- congregation and was known;
in the church records as. Hibbert"•
congregation. These two churches:"
were served from ,then by the•saanes-
ministers all after Jttne 10, 1925-.
when Hoye became part of the
Uriit--
ed Church and Cromarty remained
the Session, Francis Hamilton,
it I John Begg,
John McDougall -alit.
from Hibbert -and James Russells
were elected, but all declined to •
accept the office.
In 1862 another election of elders
was held by Fullerton and Hibbert -
congregations, hoping to increase
the number from Fullerton by two, -
and from Hibbert by three. 'Gilbert.
McIntyre and James Russell were:•
elected from Fullerton, and James -
Hamilton, Thomas Laing and. Don-•
ald Park from Hibbert. Only two,.
Donald Park anddGilbert McIntyre;.
accepted the office, and they were,
ordained and inducted on Novem--•
ber 7, 1862.
In the sixties it was no un-
common occurrence for'' church..
members to be brought before then
Kirk Session and reprimanded for
conduct deemed by the minister and&
the elders unworthy of a member --
of the church. The caused were:-
varied. One in this .congregation.
got his summons because he offered'.
no assistance to:hts neighbor across.
the way while the neighbor's shan-
ty burned. Another on a Sunday
shot a bear that was caught in a.
trap in .his clearing. His breach of •
conduct was "hunting on the Sab-
v bath." How busy our kirk court
n- I would be today if members weres
ge' sessioned for the many offences:
re they were in thos early days!
a Besides those already mentioned; -
e I the following have been or still are •
Y i elders of this congregation in the• •
e order given: George Miller, Thomas'
he Laing, Andrew McLellan, Williams.
re Oliver, James Scott, Robert Norris', ,
h 'James Laing, James McKaig, Thos, -
of , D. Oliver, James Hill, Edgar Allen,.
er William A. Hamilton, Thos, Laing,-.
Id Calder MoKaig, Ernest Templeman!
s. and Thomas L. Scott.
I -.I As more settlers came into the.
g- community and the families increas-
e 1 ed in numbers, there was a need:'
n again felt for more church accom=
ch modation. A meeting was held in
Hibbert Church on April 28, 1862, .
's to discuss. this matter.. At this ;
o meeting it 'was moved by Donald .
Park and seconded by Alex Fergu--
e 'son, and carried, that they havee
1 more church accommodation. It was
n moved by William Roy and second -
n ed by. John „McDougall, and carried, -
t that the new church be :built at
Cromarty. At a meeting held on
November 10, 1862, it was d.ecidedl.-
to proceed with the building pro-
vided one thousand dollars be sub
scribed and bee ehurah . was to be..
built of stone. The following were -
d appointed a building committee;
✓ Alex Ferguson (convener), Neil Me •
-
, Kellar, Robert Hamilton, John Hog-.
t garth, Robert Barbour, James Tay -
e tor, James Shillinglaw, James Park :
j and John MacTavish, John. Hog -
1 garth died in May, 1864, and his
o brother, Robert, was -appointed to,
y take his place. Later, John Barr,.
- Hugh Currie and James Gillespie-:
e were added to" the committee,
e Donald McKellar donated a site,
d on his farm, Lot 16, Concession 11,
e for the church and graveyard. Ia
d July, 1863, William Roy, who was a
s stone mason, showed the men how
n to quarry the stone. The quarried:
, stone for the walls was taken from
e Lot 19, Concession 11, one of the.
-arms not far from the church lot.
g • As no modern equipment was avail
i able, the task was accomplished by
e much hard labor- : Holes were drill -
h' ed ei a line where they wanted the..
tarock split. In these holes they in-
serted steel .wedges and drove the
n wedges down with sledge hammers
until the rock split open, This work
g was continued through the summer •
• and fall of 1863. By the winter of
e 1863-4 the quarried stone was ready
, to be drawn on sleds to the church
n- site. •
The lime stones from which they'
v- obtained the lime were taken from
, Lot Y8, -Concession 11. To make...
the lime the men,piled huge logs,.
- Sue layers deep, and distributed
the stones_ evenly on top of them.
Four Thiess were laid at different.
places under the logs and on a
d- calm day the fires were all lit at.
the same time. By the time the
logs were burned to shes,�they had'
enough good lime to build the -
church. The building sand was••
brought from the north side of the'
Mountain. The lime was slaked
with; buttermilk and, this, it was --
said, is what made the mortar say'
hard and the wall so strong,
Many years after those who work-
ed so hard to chop a hole through
the wall agreed with the''contrac-
tor, John Watson, that the wale
would stand a thousand years. Thief -
was Watson's guarantee as he put.
thelast stone in place.
' Up to the windows the quarried+'
stone was built on the flat, but
from there up and .in the back gable..
they were built on their edge for:
the outside walls and, field stones;
were used for the inside. The win, -
clew sills dame from Guelph. Alii
the heavy Stone used was wheeled'.
by hand up gangways to the mas=s -
ons.
As mentioned before, Solve Wati
son was the ,contractor for file
stone 'work and it was Peter Boyd
who was, the " contractor , for the,
oarpeater 'work. The initial cost'.
was $1;500. The, stone work cost .
$800 and the carpenter work $704_
The lathing, plastering and seating ;
were • extra, Because of lack of
funds, the latter work was• not done:'
Until fitf
l ,fat
er.
i Daring' the time they were build:.
in 1804, the services were helit
in Alex ergllaon's barn. It wasp itr
Jatlnary, '1665,', that Reit.
Of ($ttpiith, ',dbntlifete eLr, Ball;
tt the d�eddoa�.
«iontibilad oa. age
possible for the members to reach
the front, The joists were used for
seats and were filled from front to
back. No back seat crowding here.
By the time the church was fin-
ished the road was properly sur-
veyed and it was found, the church
had been built slightly over the
line. At the time William Roy
donated the site he had a clearing
around his home, but none at this
particular spot. Andrew Park, with
a few helpers, cleared where the
church stood and the half acre of
land around it that ie now part of
Roy's Cemetery. To prepare fuel
to heat the church, the young men
brought their axes to prayer meet-
ing and while there cut wood for
the Sunday and mid -week meeting.
Andrew Morgap, was the first pre -
t entor, He was also an interested
Sunday School worker and was as-
sisted by Archie McLean and two
or three others, Peter Melville was
the first child baptized, Alex Park
and Margaret Kennedy were the
first couple married after the con-
gregation was organized in 1853.
As they had no ordained, stationed
minister etl this time, it was Re
William Cyaven, minister at Avo
bank, who performed the marria
ceremony. These mentioned we
all residents of Hibbert Towushi
As more settlers came into th
community, this Little church ver
soon could not accommodate th
congregation. Those along t
Thames Road built a church wile
the present Thames. Road:.:Churc
now stands. Another group east
Boys built a mile and a quart
west of Kirkton, where the o
stone church stood for many year
Still another group from the Fu
larton Boundary, west to Sprin
hill on Concession 8,- and from th
same place west to Cromarty o
Concession 10, built another churc
mile and a quarter east of Crom
arty. The church on William Roy
farm 'and this one were the tw
that later remained together.
During 1851 and 1852 many mor
settlers located in the vicinity o
Cromarty and those who had bee
attending the church in Fullarto
felt it would be mare convenien
for them to attend a church nearer
Cromarty, as walking was the most
common means of transportation at
that time. At a meeting of the
congregation, held in 1852, to con-
sider this matter, Francis Hamil-
ton donated a site for a church an
graveyard on the northeast corne
of his farm, Lot 11; Concession 11
Hibbert, a mile and a quarter eas
of Cromarty, That same year th
log church was built.
This church resembled the^schoo
houses of those days, 'having tw
windows on each side with man
small panes, and a door in one end
It u -as a one -room building. Th
seats were backless benches. Thes
were made by splitting a basswoo
log in two and hewing the flat sid
smooth, then boring four holes an
inserting pins for legs. This wa
the first Presbyterian Church i
Hibbert. Before•it was completed
to save the people the walk to th
one in Fullarton, services were con
ducted in George Hamilton's to
baro on Lot 12, Concession 11
Betsy.HamiltTh, daughter of Georg
and Mary Hamilton, also Elizabet
Muir, daughter of Tom and Jane
Muir, on Concession 8, were bap-
tized at one of the services held i
the Hamilton barn, The one hun
dredth anniversary of the foundin
of this congregation was held o
Sunday, June 29, 1952, in the Ston
church at 'Cromarty. Rev. R. E. G
Dennys,- of Tororfto, a former mi
ister, was the guest speaker.
' In 1851 the services of the tri
elling ministers were discontinued
and from 1851 till 1854, the ser
vices held in Fullerton and Hib
bert churches were conducted by
two catechists, Mr. James Fraser
and Mr. Ifennedy, from -St. Marys
On March 3, 1853, Rev, John Prov
foot, of London, was commissioned
y London Presbytery to visit the
eople in Fullerton and Hibbert and
rganize them into a congregation
his Presbytery had charge of the
hurches in this community. Rev.
ohs Proudfoot rode on horseback
rom London, a distance of thirty-
ve miles, to conduct this meeting,
hich was 'held in the home of
lexander Park, Sr,, with sixteen
embers present,
In November of that year, 1853,
ev. Dr. William "Caves, later of
sox College, Toronto, was ap-
ointed to moderate in a call in
vor of Rev, Mr. ,Barr. The charge
t that time was composed of Us-
orne, Flatcreek, •Fullarton and
`bbert, and the stipend promised
as £65 per annum.
Mr. Barr declined to accept the
11. in 1854 London Presbytery
et in Goderich when a call was.
eented to Rev, Mr. Carruthers.
he stipend was not mentioned.
Neither was this call very success -
1. It was not till 1856 they had
ordained minister placed in
large of the congregation. Rev,
Jo Fotheringham was ordained
nd inducted• into the charge on
bruary $�T, 1856.
The •congregation at this time
s known as "Hibbert and Flat
eek,', and it Was made tt of four
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hits
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lartam Ribbert, Flat Creek and
borne. Mat Creek and Ueborile,
er caked,` 1 irkton atasi '.shames
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