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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-11-21, Page 6• T' THE A ,y. l• • 9a ic ain Corp.ers Called Board Swamp Bef�re '60 al ou1on free Press) '}arere travelling along the !1 of ' J 4 ,,4 Trail, now IlighwaY NO. pfielap to 1.860, from Stratford 4, 00.44efiohi you would probably hays seated for a while at' Guide Board pwamp, a little more than bageray; from Stratford to Gode- ri0h. It le also possible that you Weeld leek far today before any- ote'coulddirect you to the former celide Board Swamp as the name pasrsed•into oblivion when the Town of Seaforth came into being. For , g number of years in the early )dart of the last century, a sign :ateod,at what is now the main intersection of ,Seaforth. It re- presented a, .closed hand with the index finger indicating the road to Egmondville, Goderich and Ain - .now leyville, Wessels. rus Because the land there about was very flat and swamp early settlers gave Guide Board Swamp a wide berth, until Andrew Stems settled on Lot 26, Concession 1, MCItillop. He built a house on the sot east corner of hili lot and this was,. for some years, the only house hi what is now the Town of Seaforth. When it became a certainty that the railroad would pass le or near Guide Board Swamp, some specu- lotion• in land occurred. Messrs. Patton, Bernard and Le Froy •gur- e) chased the rest of MoGregor's lot and surveyed .a town plot, naming it Seaforth after a town in Scot- land. All Lawyers Patton, Bernard anti Le Froy were, strangely enough, all lanes yens. Patton's, fatduer was Andrew Patton, of Fifeshire, Scotland, a major in the 45th Regiment from which he retired, after the war of 1812 and settled in Lennox CounCy, Here he raised his family and James Patton of our sketch became the law partner of Sir John A. MacDonald And later 'became Hon. James Patton. Just how Patton entered into partnership with Bernard and Le Froy and became one of the found- ers of Seaforth is not clear now. Bernard and Le Froy were lawyers from Barrie. The former was :an a.rxny officer of high rank who re- turned to his native Ireland when he retired from his Iaw practice. Little is known of Le Frey save that a railway station and village near Barrie were named after him. 1,.n First Peet Office The first post office for the dis- trict was kept at Harpurhey, west of Seaforth,which at its beat boasted 10 stores, several hotels; a blacksmith shop and several other places of business, but when the railroad came, neither ,Seaforth nor the much larger. Harpurhey was considered of sufficient lin rtance to have a se.ation. Noth- in daunted, the people of Harpur- lg built a 'Hag station at their own expense as did the people of Egmondville, a village which still adjoins the Town of .Seaforth. The two villages and Seaforth all agi- tated for a regular station with shipping facilities to be established within their own borders when Messrs. Patton, Bernard and Le Fro ' stole a march on the citi- zens of ` Egmondville and ,Harpur- hey by offering the railroad the ground for a station in Seaforth, not far from Egmondville, where- upon the residents of the latter joined with Seaforth in the efforts to obtain a station. Egmondville, at this time boasted 12 stores, a woollen quill and many other places of business. ' When a station was 5nally built, at Seaforth, it spelled theioom of the larger places of both Egmond- ville and Harpurhey and Seaforth flourished, at the expense of both. Moved to Seaforth When the post office was moved from Harpurhey to .Seaforth the merchants of ',both Egmondville and Harpurhey moved to Seaforth. The first postmaster of Seaforth was a brother of the Patton of Pat- ton, Bernard and Le Froy, James Patton. Ddctor Colelean, of Cole- man and Gouinlock, was the first practising physician' and a Raerc•h- ant named Torr, who came from Wroxeter in 1861, was probably the first merchant to foresee the Pos- sibilities of Seaforth. Seaforth was incorporated as a village on New Year's Day, 1868. dent Hugh Filson attributed the drop largely to the thought in pro- ducers' minds of the coming drop * the floor price. Reports For Huron J. R. Henderson, Palmerston, re- porting for Perth, said 80 produc- ers showed ara fr 422breed- ings A omt breed ings to 305. Bruce figures, given by Jim Doyle, indicated production would be slashed to one half at this rate by next fall. One •hrundred and fifteen farmers showed drops" from 315 breedings' to 223. Orval Taylor said Huron farmers cut production from 555 to 302 for some 40 per cent on 135 farms in seven town- ships. He added that 368 litters, including some 184 sows, are "ex- pected expetted in 1953, whioh would mean a further drop of 40 per cent in 1944. Wilfred. Bishop, Norwich, •recom- mended that investigation be made into possibility of setting up a government-sponsored agency for sale of produce to dollar -hungry •Britain in return for 'British goods on a pound -sterling basis. Hog Producers Ask Federal Continuation of Pork Floor Price at Clinton Gathering • Hog producers ---representing sev- en Western Ontario counties Sat- urday night adopted motions for approaching the Federal Govern- ment to brequest a continuation of the present floor price on pork. Nearly 125 men from Huron, Perth, Bruce, Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo and Wellington' were pee - sent at the meeting in the Depart- ment of Agriculture rooms, Clin- ton. Delegates also were invited' from Dufferin and Grey. but none attended. Special visitors at the meeting included J. N. Corry, Atwood, M.iP. for Perth; Harry Whyte, M.P. for Middlesex, and Reeve E, H. Strong of , Howick township. Resolutions Committee A resolutions, committee, consist- ing of Hugh Filson, Middlesex; Russell Snaith, Oxford; Alex Ander- son, Wellington; Bert Lobb, Huron, and Jim Powers, Bruce,. was ap- 'pointed. • The first resolution adopted stat- ed that: "Whereas the problem of production and marketing of hogs is ,of national importance, !and whereas wide fluctuations of price the Dominion Government should be endorsed by eastern and western farmers before a meeting with the Dominion Government, we request a meeting with these before mak- ing an official request. Whereas producers of hogs are concerned about prices_ 'consumers pay, and whereas wide fluctuations" of price have resulted in shorts and'sur- pluses, and whereas if producers are forced to accept 23 cents, re- petition of the past will occur, therefore we petition that the sup- ��f -port price be continued until April 1, 1953." The Government which established the 26 -cent pork floor price last winter, said recently it would re- duce the minimum to 23 cents at the first of the year. Producers argued that hog -raising could not Abe. made too -pay even at the 26 -cent level and that this cut would con- stitute a serious blow to the in- dustry. Not Sufficient Time Another resolution called for the conducting of an accurate, semi- annual survey by each county to encourage • more regulated bog pro- duction. The anotioil pointed out that as markets for Canadian' meats have been extremely limited shite the loss of United Kingdom and U.S- markets, production must be,; reduced to the level of the markets. Farmers producing with insufficient knowledge of overall production 'figures ,and market trdhds might defeat their mitt pU+poses, it was shown. Linked with this motion were cheeses showing that the new price floor had not been given ,suff'icienti tulle to prove Its worth, and that itWould be an incentive to increatre pr' iliietion. Surreys taken by seven eot ltties itndldated a 304aer Bent br ening! decline, and as effects of • prices of 1951 contributed to th huge •stitplue+'in 1952, and with loop of Markets through foot and- i1lith'' clistlado sand Britain' esi , o id, plight leading to linlitfttiOnts lTto Inset inarkot, `the eduntiee ' `tedi'ongl2 ;;urged gptit'frrnt. #4.1 1.t ei to curb surplus stocks of pork. The average for the seven counties reporting Saturday night that show- ed production of hogs was reduced by about one-third. President of the ntario Hog Producers' Associa- tion, Charles McInnis, Iroquois, said he feared, continued produc- tion checks at this rate might lead to a scarcity .of pork on the Cana- dian market. Mr. Whyte also voic- ed this opinion. The meeting was called to order byy the chairma,of the Huron County Hog Producers' committee, Orval Taylor. Zone chairman El- dred Aiken was appointed chair- man for the evening, and Gordon Greig, .Clinton, • was named secre- ta Wellington county's survey, pre- sented by Lance Dickieson, Ariss, showed that 98 producers tad re- duced production from 205 POWs bred in 1951 to 166 bred this year between May and' September. Rus- sell Smith repo ting for Oxford, that the u completed survey ' a dr shows d o in o i 1pr duc ton of 10 per colt Fifty -nil a farmers quer:ed in Middlesex showed a production drop from 302 sows bred last year to only 218 this year. Only 296 litters are expected for 1953.. Presi- PHONE - STONE'S FOR PROMPT REMOVAL OF DEAD OR DISABLED COWS — HORSES WM. STONE SONS LTD. PHONE COLLECT INGERSOLL 21 NM SPROAT, SEAFORTH, 655 r 2 THE VOICE OF . TEMPERANCE Evidence accumulates that the bottle club cannot be conducted within the law Its members can order their liquor delivered to the bottle club premises and, having identified every cage and every bot- tle with their own: names, can. fre- quent the place and drink their own liquor. This is within the law. But what about the proprietor who has turned `his house into a bever- age room for the convenience of the club members? Certainly the club membership fees would not make it worth his -while to, run a bottle clubs beverage room. He is party to Some more profitable transaction, Does be get a com- mfs`sitin oil every case that :s de- livered to his •premises? If that's the transaction, then he runs the risk of being charged, with bootleg- ging for he is participating in the sale. Of course if he supplies liq nor to his customers from cases at -betties that are not identified as the personal property of le club ineinher, then he is ,bootlegging. The 'iaittte club is an attempt to evade' b to Canada Temper tree Act. 3t its `ti g ttf ing' that 14. Huron `con t, tea' 'niton a,of 4 --officers die few fo tireffeelting the bottle Cit�l�tAttbt, i t , Two Grants ' Passed By Howick Council Two grants were passed. by How - ick township council at their regu- lar meeting held recently at Ger- rie, one of $20 to the 'Clifford Agri- culture Society and one of $350 to the Fordwich Community Associa- tion for the repair of the skating rink. Atter passage .of the road accounts, the following general ac- Dubin. t. Malls Guild Makes Quilt At Meeting The St. Mary's Geld met last week at the home of Mrs. Fragk Moore with a large attendance. The business part of the meeting wee ,presided over by Mrs. William Smith. A quilt was completed. Humorous readings were given by Mtn. Arthur Forrester and Mrs. Charles Friend. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Moore. counts, totalling $2,233.45, were or- dered paid: Relief, ' $50.70; T. V. Edgar, wreath for cenotaph, $7; C. Michel, catch ibasins, Brown drain, $82; Harold Finlay, work on Finlay dr., $3; Harry Gowdy, work on Finlay dr., $20; 'Clifford Agriculture Socie- ty, grant for fair, $20; R. W. N. Wade, Early History of• Howick Township, $1.25; Fordwieh Com- munity Association, grant, $250; C. G. Cooke, balance salary as asses- sor, $50, selecting -jurors $4; How - ick Municipal unici Telephone System, P p advance on tax roll account, $1,000; P. Durst, work on Finlay Dram, $2; Melvin Greenley, work on Greenley Drain, $5; Otto Deitz, work on Greenley Drain, $5; Eugene Schaus, work on Greenley Drain, $5; P. Durst, work on Greenley. Drain, $5; Treasurer County of Huron, hos- How COLDS affect Your KIDNEYS The kidneys are very delicate organs, easily affected --especially by a cold. Their duty is to filter impurities and excess adds from the blood- When you have a cold extra work is thrown upon your kidneys. Dodd's Kidney Pips help your kidneys dear your system of excess acids and poisons caused by colds, and give you a chance to shake infection sooner—feel better faster. If you .have' cold get and use Dodd's Kidney Pals. 139 Dodds Kidney Pies rn Awards Snow Ploughing . Contract _ ao The municipal council of the Reetve Verne $iiacamise presiding Township of Usborne met in regugu- . lgrr monthly session last week with. a Cbuttcillora Harold Jeffery , .Ha1./,'ilditclaell, Harold Hern and Clay on Smith in attendance. pitalization, W. Hayes $25, Ger on Minutes of the layst regular meet- Miller eetMiller $9; Howick Muaticipa1.Tele• ing, held Octdber .6,,'were, read and phone System, rental and tolls, a special meeting on October 20 ler $13,55; Wroxeter Telephone 'Co. the purpose of holding a court of Ltd., tolls, $5.65; E. W. N. Wade, revision an the assessment roll premium on tax collector's bond, made. in 1952 for 1953 taxa tion, and $2.50, Mac anderaon, steer kill- for the• u Pose of opening �nd con- ed dogs,$200;-JackBrown, fox sidering tenders for the snoix tow - bounty, $2; Cecil Wilson, fox 'boon inrg contract on the township roads ties, $4; M. Nash, fox bounty, $2; for'the coming winter. There were - Bob Harkness, fox rbount,''$2'; lira, no -appeals to the assessment, court Henry Espensen, fox bounty, $2; of revision and the court, certified E. H. Strong, selectink jurors, $4; the roll as rdv'ised.'lite , snowploW- P. Durst, selecting jurors $4, pre- ing contract was awarded to Jack paring list $$;, express 80c, O.A.A., Essery for his tend& price of $6 $15, disabled 1'-, '$10. by-laws and per hoer for truck and plow, plus fees, (Brain Nos. 4, 12; 17, 18, $160, $4 per flay standing time.between Pts. --salary $95, postage $5; G. W. December 15 and March 15 when Wearring, services on, Drains Nos. work is not required. These min 4, 12, 17, 18, '$40. utes were confirmed as printed on Huron County Federation of Agriculture Annual Meeting CLINTON TOWN HALL Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 1:30 pan. • Huron County farmers are urged to attend this meeting and take an active part in the discussions on problems confronting farmers today. - Qtjon o , Jefely mat AttieheJ! Report go. DraIlia James A. Bowes, Engiaebr,, fib' mitte4.oertt Pate .of Femp!et'!On oa the Garr 1b ex and Johns ountiepAl drains. the discussed with council the werlebeing• done OA the AUttable River drain aid advitted .that elle$ contractor would be required to meet his specifications before the work would be rpass,ed by him. He also said that the Miller drain had -been completed. Municipal livability and non -own- ed: automobile polielea were renew- ed with this agent at as premium cost of $217.75 .to general account and $125.4$ to roads' and bridges -ac- count, by agreement of coii'noU, The road superintendent a report and voucher for payment of road accounts to a total Of $0,931.68 was PPP0011On igat R. , oto • ijY ern1 Ornit,b T1a�eiMeettig. arfel1 a 40 a4c.la*111 , ent 4004 aft mite re4eikwta'dt , tl* ? 71aie asuF' r, t`etrt rl ir1'rikt of $20146 te* a lee *s 'account and '$14,030-06'''t0 general-: aGtcount, ` including the terim road aiibsidy of $12,721.42 from the Department 'of Highway*. S.', W. 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