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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-10-30, Page 2fI gUliON EXPOSITOR !1. puna' ed ait $:eafdrth, Ontario, ev- ? 3' .11TPdak afternoon by McLean QS, • A. Y. McLean, Editor 'ember of Canadian rekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEA,FORTH, Friday, October 30 TREES vs: BULLDOZERS In this age of mechanization it is but the work of a moment for some jnonster machine to uproot and\le- stroy forever a tree that has taken many decades to grow; Too frequent- ly the test of efficiency in road build - ring or in land assembly` schemes seems to be the rapidity with which the areas can be cleared and levelled. no thought is given to the ultimate Ilse or to the extent which growing trees could continue to serve the public. ' We, of course, need go but to our Vont door for examples. The first Step in grading operations on No. 8 Iiighway between Seaforth and Clin- ton, was the demolition of century fold trees that were one of the out - Standing features of the road since it was first cut through by Van Egmond in 1828. When No. 4 Highway was improved a year ago, many of the trees adjoining it suffered a similar fate. Apparently this problem of ruth- less bulldozers is not restricted to the Ontario Department of Highways. The Financial Post tells us that sharp resentment has been expressed in the Jnited States against the wholesale use of bulldozers in preparing the ground for new subdivisions. Age- pld trees have been ruthlessly clear- ed away leaving barren plains where residents will swelter or freeze for the next 20 years. The Post warns: '"It is time we began to register some resentment about this sort of thing in Canada. "In a matter of minutes, with mod- ern machinery, we can remove a tree for a whole grove. But it takes at least 20 years and a lot of expensive care, fertilizer and good soil for re- placement. What we save in origin - el building costs by removing all tree growth, we more than lose in land- scaping costs after the houses fere lt." CLEAR HORIZON A simple news story of a few days Ingo had this to say: "More Canadians were at full time work in mid-September than at any ether time in Canada's history." The story went on to say that there were 4,896,000 men and women fully !employed in mid-September. This was better by 8,000 than the previous record, and better than August by 76,000. The Ottawa Journal, so consistent- ly critical of Federal Government policy that has resulted in this hap- py condition, now comments: "We see people scanning the horiz- pn for signs of a depression—some of them call themselves `economists'. They should look instead at this in - :controvertible evidence of solid na- tional prosperity." IT PAYS TO STAY IN SCHOOL But this same high level of em- ployment and income creates another problem, ,,according to the Montreal ;Gazette, when it points out there [never was a time when it .was more runportant for students to finish high p'chooL "Canada is astir with possibilities," the Gazette says. "Jobs are to be hid. And the student who gives up .ehool may not have long to wait for lit satisfaction of having.his own 'C'neq in the pocket of a suit he has cl g,►tt for himself: `V any parents ate worried over fact that it is • so easy to leave ht dl. And within the last few days vrai .educators have been pointing n ietir.to the large number of o are king lured away dl °desks. Por the fu- " r eVet' y tb the 4ti. the tahil: ity, to graduate and then set out. Be- fore long many who have deserted the classroom too soon may find that their best chances in life have desert- ed them." $20 A YEAR Millions of dollars are being lost each year to Canadian farmers be- cause of damage caused by rats, but the strange thing is that very few of them realize it, according to the On- tario Agricultural College. It costs a farmer about twenty dol- lars to maintain one rat on his farm for one year, a sum of money that at present prices would maintain for three months a brood sow producing two litters a year. Rats and mice are often quite num- erous without actually 'being seen. One authority suggests the following estimates as being accurate for farm- ers: no rats seen—up to 20 may be present; one rat seen occasionally— from 20 to 200 may be present; one or more rats sten quite frequently - 200 or more present. The Provincial Department ' of Health states that the Ontario rat population might be approximately 4,500,000 or about equal to the human population. As an example of rat' population, the number of rats pick- ed up after the use of cornmeal - warfarin bait in two area rat demon- strations on 57 Ontario farms indi- cate an average population of 15 to 20 rats per farm. The magnitude of the problem would suggest that it should be giv- en continuing attention by every farmer. What Other Papers Say: The Clan MacLean (Edinburgh Scotsman) During "question -time" at the Clan MacLean Association London and District branch meeting, one member asked about the spelling of the clan name. Mr. W. M. MacLean, Glasgow, re- plied that the spelling variations were mostly the result of old phonetic "translations" from Gaelic. Clerks, he said, would write their own An- glicizations of the Gaelic, such as MacLean, McLean, Maclean, McClean and MacLaine. He recalled meeting in Roterdam a MacLean whose forebears had gone there about 1750. This MacLean had written his name "Mac Lean", as two separate words — which was more correct than many of the variants used today. Among the variants were Clana- chran, MacLergain, Macilain, Lean. Others entitled to "join" the clan were those with the names Beath, Beaton, Black, Lean, MacBeath, Masbheath, MacBeth, Macilduy, Mac- Lergain, MacRankin, Mavveagh, Macvey, Rankin, MacCormick, Mac- Fadyen, McFadyean, MacGilvra, Macilvora, Clanachran and Garvie. Wooing the Singsong (Ottawa Journal) The most encouraging document to come our way this week is an article from the Scout Leader which says: "YOU DON'T NEED TO SING TO LEAD A SINGSONG. Believe me, you don't." That statement was well worth capitals. The trouble with song lead- ers is that they sing. They dominate. They wave their arms. They plead for greater effort, for more spirit. Then they sing some more, the per- spiration streaming down their fac- es, and they depress their supporters by looking more and more like a Vol- ga boatman having a bad day on the tow rope. How much wiser is this writer in the Scout Leader, who approaches music gently, letting it—and the Scouts and Cubs—gain confidence, grow like a flower. His fine counsel: "Gather the pack in a close circle, squatting. Pick a simple song, with a well-known tune, one the whole pack knows. Recite slowly the words once or twice, then get ready. With their eyes on you, utter the first few words in or out of tune. The boys join in, and you are completely drowned out. From then on you need only follow the lines in our mind o with your mouth, to encourage the boys, but let them do the singing." A stilt leader drowned out! Ah, 'A& i ' tl ert Review (By i$ABELLE CAMPBEI.L) Anglican Church Grace Anglican Church, a frame building, and a stable back of it, came next. Anglican services were first held in the Township Hall, even before the congregation was organized. It was under Rev. H. O. Bridgman that the organization took place, after • he came to Hen - sail. St. Paul's 'Church, Hensall, Grace Church, Staffs, and St. Mary's Church, Dublin, made up the new parish. The rector's home was in Hensall. From May 2, 1886, ser- vices at Staffs were held alternate- ly morning and evening, regularly, be* Rev. Bridgman in the hall till the church was built on this lot in 1887. It was closed in 1936. Frank and Walter O'Brien bought it in 1938, and O'Briens used it for a chopping mill till, 1950, when :Rus- sell Parsons made it into a garage to house his transport trucks. 'Next came a street that led past the side of the Dalton and Herron properties and back to Charles Tuf- fin's house on the farm. Hamilton Shoe Shop William Hill, a Mitchell resident and contractor, owned the next two lots. A Mary Ann 'Clark was the next owner of the north one, but before August, 1861, Jimmy Hamil- ton was living 'here and had a boot and shoe shop in the northwest corner of his log house. It was this house that was used for the poll- ing booth at elections in the early days. Jimmy Hamilton, a native of Paisely, married Jean McIlwraith, and they had four children—Hugh, Ed., Euphemia (Mrs. Arthur Hoth- am) and Tom. Duncan McMillan, a carpenter, who worked with John Sadler, moved here and later died here. His wife, formerly Flora Mc- Allum, had it for her home till she went to the home of a daughter at Constance, a few years before she died in 1898. Two sons-in-law, An- gus McDonald and Oran Butson, lived at different times in part of Mrs. McMillan's house. William Oliver, a bachelor, who was no re- lation to the other Olivers in the village, had a harness shop in the front part from the 90's till he di5l in the early 1900's. During this time he stayed at William Camp- bell's and Frank Carlin's. After this the house was empty many years before it was torn down. Occupants — William Hill, Mary Ann Clark, James Hamilton, Alex Ferguson, Duncan McMillan, Mrs. Duncan McMillan, Angus McDonald (R), Oran Butson (R), William Oliver, Frank Hambly. Around 1894 Mrs. Duncan McMil- lan sold her south lot, next the side street, to Robert Dalton, who built his frame house on it. After he moved in from his farm he gathered and drew cream from the farm homes to the Creamery for a number of years..Mrs. Dick Hoth- am, a daughter, caed for her moth- er after his death, and it was their home as long as both lived. Robert Dalton's wife was Catherine Herk- imer, and their seven children were Flossie (Mrs. Mark Drake), Jessie (Mrs. William Jeffery), Rob- ert, Aggie (Mrs. Dick Hotham), Cynthia. (Mrs. John McVey), Emma (Mrs. Bill More) and George. Occupants — Duncan McMillan, Robert Dalton, Mrs. Dick Hotham, Charles Treffry, Archie Luxton, Ed- mund Treffry. Dr. MacTavish's Office John Pellow, a native of Devon- shire, England, built a log hotel in 1859, where Hambly's garage now stands. In the early 70's, after Dr. MacTavish married, he tore down the old hotel and built a stable on the same site and a frame house north of it, where he and other doctors, who followed him• had their home and office. Dr, Michell, who had a practice in Dublin, came twice weekly to the office, when no other doctor occupied it, for a number of years after Frank Ham- bly bought the property. Occupants—Hotel: John Pe tet; House: Dr. A. MacTavish, Dr. A. Naismith, Dr. W. H. P. Tufford, Dr. Hutchison, Mrs. William Hodg- son, (in office, Dr. David Hodg- son), Charles Hullie (R), Frank Elliott (R), (Dr. Michell in office), Joe Norris, Frank Hambly. r Dominion Hotel George Sutherby built on the next lot, the Dominion Hotel, in 1872, in opposition to John Pellow, but_ only ran it a short time. A gang from Dublin arrived here one night, intending to drive the Crom- arty gang over the Mountain. Be- fore these left the party got rough, and the hotelkeeper feared trouble was in the offing. A message was sent to "Big" Johnnie Miller, who was not known to the Dublin gang, and at the right moment he ap- peared in the doorway and asked in a stern, gruff voice: "What's going on here?" This put fear into the lads. They mistook him for a policeman, and thus ended the com- motion for that night. Carousals, such as this, may have been the reason this hotel was not long in business. Hodgson and Downie, of Exeter, got possession of the build- ing on March 1, 1875, and it was never used for a hotel again. John Dutot, an old friend of the Drakes, came next. Dutot was a French- man, who came from Jersey Island. Angus McDonald was living in part of the house when teamster Joe Hambly came to it from Whitby on September 6, 1878.• By the late 90's, it was the home of both Jutt and Jack 'Moore from Kirkton, Jutt also used pdrt of it for a tinsmith shop. Then came Veterinary Bill Bell, who had it for his home and office. While here his little son narrowly escaped drowning in the village creek. The house was burn- ed around-193'ii, when )Ldmund Tref- fry and his sister, Jennie, l4v'ed in it. This left billy a large stable, which has since fallen down. George Miller, is the owner of the lot. Ocoupan4n - George Sutherby, ;I,odogent. sand b'oWnie, •S4htt Dittot (ii), Align§ Alie 11iiiial (KL', 1'oseph it rr Hambly, Bill Craigford, Hugh Mil- ler, Jutt and Jack Moore, Bill Bell, V.S., Hugh Norris, Charlie Hullie (R), Leonard Butson (R), John Carmichael (R), Hugh Norris, Mrs. Hugh Norris, Charles Treffry, Lind- say McKellar, Edmund, Treffry, George Miller. Up the side street at the top of the hill, 'back of the Sutherly prop- erty, Mrs. George Herron built her frame house in 1895, and lived here till she died, in 1906. It was her daughter Aggie's home till she went to keep house for her cousin, John McDougall, in 1914. After this it was rented ,part time, At her es- tate sale in 1933, George Miller, from Stratford, bought the prop- erty. Occupants—Mrs. George Herron, Agnes Herron; Henry Golding (R), John •Mahaffy (R), Gebrge Miller, Henry Harburn (R), Archie Luxton (R, part), Allen Quance. Across the street 'Charles Tuffin, Sr., had a brick cottage built in the late 70's, where he lived for the rest of his life. He marriAll three times—first, Harriet Everett; sec- ond, Ann Gilfillan,, and third, Mary Martha Mitchell. His son, Charles, belonged to the first marriage. His widow lived here till shortly after she married Harry Littlejohn, It was 'Charles, Sr's., grandson, George Tuffin, who made the cottage into a two-storey house. In 1924 George Tuffin and Dick Balkwell exchang- ed properties. Tuffin got Balkwell's 50 -acre farm, and Balkwell got the house. Many have owned or lived in it through the years. ' Occupants—Charles Tuffin, Sr., Harry Littlephon, 'Charles Tuffin, Jr., Archie Miller, Sam Jeffery, Jim Jeffery, Bill More (R), Dick Hos- kin (R), Joe Campbell (R), Robert Dalton, Jr., Tom Drown and Billie Fell (R) jointly, Mrs. Charles Wor- den and family, Charles Puffin, Jr., George Tuffin, Frank Tuffin (R), Richard Balkwell, Lloyd Elliott (R), Harvey Leslie (R), Fergus Mc- Kellar (R), Charles Dauphin (R), Mrs. Charles Dauphin (R), Fergus McKellar (R). Just west of Tuffin's cottage, William Chubb built the frame house in vy.hich he lived from the time he took over Pellow's rblack- smith shop in the early 60's, till he went to the Garbutt farm on Concession 4, in the early 80's. While Bill Rivers lived here he .butchered and sold his meat from his own cellar. Bill Craigford also stored meat here after Rivers left. John Drake bought from Mrs. Archie Miller's Estate after he lost his farm buildings in the freak windstorm that struck a section east and north of Staita in 1947. Occupants—William Chubb, Rob- ert P. Nichols, William Rivers, Bill Craigford, Leonard Butson, Frani. O'Brien, Mrs. Archie Miller, Henry Golding (R), George Golding (R), Mrs. Ruth Remnant (R), Harry Leslie (R), Archie 'Miller, Robert McCaughey (R), Mrs, Archie Miller Estate. John Drake. There has been a stable for many years west of this house, and an- other near the Centre Road, beside the blacksmith shop. Pellow's Blacksmith Shop By July, 1859, John Pellow had a blacksmith shop built 'on the site where the present one 'stand's. A woodwork and wagon shop was connected with it. In October,• 1862, William Chubb bought it, and he was followed by Robert P. Nich- ols, of Mitchell. Frank Hambly, who took it over in September, 1894, served his apprenticeship with Nichols from 'February 1, 1887, till February, 1890. Hambly remodelled the shop quite a num- ber of years ago. Since his son, Harvey, has worked with him, plumbing and modern machine re- pair work is now being done, Occupants—John Pellow, William Chubb, Robert P. Nichols, Frank Hambly, Harvey Hambly. Not far from the blacksmith shop but farther back from the road and on the north side of the shop was the first house, a log one, built by Bob Webb around 1865. It was called the "Mill" house. Webb liv- ed here till he built a frame one soon after, east of this. It was higher up on the hill and nearer Concession 8. Robert Webb was a native of England. His wife was Mary 'Grigg. They had a family of eight --Elizabeth Ann (Mrs. Jim Jeffery), Joe, Robert, Richard, Mary (Mrs. William W. Sadler), Sam, Bill and John. Bob Webb, Jr., when he _married in the late 60's, lived in the "Mill" house till after his first Rife died. George Grigg, a brother-in-law of Robert Webb, Sr., came from England around 1871, worked in the mill and lived here. In 1886 John Sadler bought the property and tore the house down about the same time the other was taken down back of the mill. Occupants — Robert Webb, Sr., Robert Webb, Jr., George Grigg (R), John Sadler, William Rivers (R), William 'Chubb (R), Dick HO - kin (R), The Spring Just north of this mill house, but nearer the road, is an ever -flowing spring of ice-cold water. It was here Jim Gullett'lost his cow be- fore the spring was boxed in as se- curely as it has bee$ in later years. The village cows, at this time, pas- tured on the streets and the con- cession. When some one noticed that one was trapped in the spring, the news soon reached Jim Gullett's shop. Several rushed down the hill, Jim among them, but he soon outrun the others. "'Era mine! 'Er's mine!" he excitedly exclaim- ed. When the others caught up with him, he had the cow by her tail, tugging and pulling at it, but he couldn't budge Bossy. She was dead. Webb's Grist Mill Alex Radcliffe oWned the mill lot from 1850i and a William Moffat-- no offatno relation of -the 'llfoffata on Con•. cera oil 8- :tatted tt .build a. grist and doily Mill hi. October, i'864, For seine 146.0ett ,it wasn't dniahed for (ifintiiw.iett ikt ag9`'$) ,r .vaari(,0 Cleaning one teeth after every meal Means more than the social graces. Withal itthe mouth will shortly reveal Those great wide open spaces. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and 5.1kfty Years Ago Wins Special Award Donald 'Perrie, younger son of 'Mr.,and Mrs. W. J. Perrie, received word' that he obtained first prize in the John Deere special at the International Plowing Match at Cobourg. Donald also won second prize in the 'boys' class.—Brussels Post. From The Huron Expositor October 26, 1928 Local hunters' at Zurich were successful in bagging 18 wild geese during one 'week recently. A pleasant time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Klein, 3rd concession of McKillop, Mon- day evening, when some 50 neigh- bors and friends gathered to spend a social evening with them before they removed to their new home in Michigan, They were made the re- cipients of a well-filled purse. Messrs. James Kilpatrick, Orville Twitchell, Samuel Dougall and George Brock, Hensall, intend leav- ing the end of the week by motor for Loring, where they will spend a week on a hunting expedition. Mr. R. Dodds and Mr. C. Eckert have completed the erection -of a poultry house for Mr. J. M. Eckert, which is second to none in the county. Mr. Alex Gray, Egmondville, suf- fered a serious accident last Thurs- day, when he fell from an apple tree and fractured his wrist, be- sides receiving other painful injur- ies. Mr. Jack Daly, of the Bank of Commerce staff,' Seaforth, has been transferred to Dublin. The Commercial Hotel barn, of town, was almost completely de- stroyed by fire early Sunday morn- ing. The alarm was turned in by Chief Fee about 1:30 a.m., but the fire had secured such a start teat nothing could .be done to save it. There was no stock or cars in the barn, but some hay was consumed. The fowl supper Iheld' in Zurich Lutheran Church shed on Thursday evening was a successful event. Nearly 1,000 tickets were sold and the gross receipts were over $800. Mr. Ross Love 'has taken over the 100 -acre farm near Hillsgreen and the 50 -acre grass land in Stanley from Mr. Robert Love. Mr. Wilfred Schilbe, Zurich, has torn down the stable on his prop- erty and will use the material in erecting a coal shed for use of L. Schilbe & Son, in storing a supply of coal for retail demand. Mr. Owen Geiger, Hensall, is this week having his new and up-to-date brick garage, immediately north of his dwelling, roofed, the work be- ing done by Spencer & Son, of the Hensall Planing Mills. Miss Hanlon, Dublin, has pur- chased the Pierce property on the Huron Highway. • From The Huron Expositor October 30, 1903 The C.P.R. surveyors, who are staking out the different routes for the Guelph - Goderich extension, have commenced the survey of the southern route, which is expected to pass through Seaforth, Mr, Robert Fanson has sold his farm on the Mill Road, Tucker - smith, to George' Hawes, who had it rented for three years, for $5,000. We were treated 'to a regular blizzard on Monday. This is the first Snow of the season. Mr. John Steele, a boilermaker at the Seaforth Engine Works, met with a painful accident Monday. night. On his way with another companion to fix a boiler for a man in the country, the horse got be- yond control and the occupants were thrown out of the rig, with the result that Mr, Steele had his arm broken. Mr. Thos. E. Hays recently dis- posed of a monster steer to Mr. George Dale, of the Huron Road. The animal weighed 1,720 pounds and sold for 4% cents a pound. Al- though he is such a monster, it has never been fed a pound of meal, and competent judges think that when fat it will easily weigh 2,500 pounds. Dr. H. H, Ross, Seaforth, is mov- ing this week from Mrs. John Weir's residence to the Cardno house on John St, recently vacat- ed by 'Mr. 'Charles Aetzel. Mr. Thomas Daly has disposed of his grocery business in Egmondville to Mr. William Aberhart, and will open up business in the store on Main St., Seaforth, which he recent- ly 'purchased from the •Megary es- tate, Members of St. Andrew's congre- gation at Bayfield took possession of the manse Thursday evening. A large crowd gathered and were called to order by Mr. A McKen- zie, one of the elders, who read 9:n address to Mr. McNeil, expreahive'' of the congregation's appreciation .i of .his labors among them. The ad- dress was accompanied by a beau tiful easy chair for 'his study. Ttie ladles provided a sumptuoua lunch. and dri .'enyo `nblo time *Me sCeeiihi 'Have Left Town Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Cockburn, who have been residents in. town for nearly two years, where the doctor has enjoyed a nice practice, left town on Thursday, when a 4 ig mov- ing van from Lindsay pulled in and took all their belongings away to that town, where the doctor will practice. We have enjoyed their time in Zurich and we wish them every success in their new place of abode.—Zurich Herald. Reeves At Victoria Convention Reeve William J. Dale, Hullett township, County Warden Alvin W. Kerslake, Hensall, and Reeve J. II. Gaunt, West Wawanosh, have just returned from Victoria, B.C., where they attended the 'Canadian Good Roads Association convention, as representatives fro Huron Coun- ty Council. The party flew both ways and report a most enjoyable and profitable trip. — Blyth Stan- dard. ul Goderich Population Up Population of Goderich, increas- ing for almost a decade, will reach an all-time high this year, Indica- tions from Town Assessor William Sturdy are that the population will hit over 5,650 — an increase of about 400 over the 1952 figure of 5,252, Exact Mures are not avail. able, but Mr. Sturdy IS expected to have the assessment roll completed within the next week. Last year's assessment was $6,828,486 and this year's figure will undoubtedly he somewhat higher.—G.oderioh Sig- nal -Star, No O.K. From Morris on School Morris Township 'Council took no action on a request of, the Wied7 ham District High School board that they approve debentures for the building of a .new high school, at a special meeting of the cotin< cil called by the reeve for Monday afternoon. The question of the, high school was discussed for all moat an hour, but the matter wale shelveli for 'further consideration, A ,member of the council slated that the high school might come up for further discussion at the November meeting, but that noth- ing othing definite had been decided as to when the matter would again bel. considered. — Wingham Advance - Times. Much Dorie on Church Property During the past few months ex- tensive work has been carried out. in Main Street United Church, visi- tors here on Sunday for the anni- versary seeing many added im- provements, especially in the main entrance where new side doors - have been placed and complete re- modelling done. New lights were• installed, walls and ceiling replas- tered, new plywood siding in na- tural color applied, and contrasting grey rubber tile flooring with metal' nosings laid. New chimneys •and' corner posts have been placed at the front of the -church, the entire exterior was redecorated and eaves - troughing replaced. --Mitchell Advo- oate, A friend entered the judge's• chambers on a hot day to find the jurist sipping hot coffee. "Why don't you drink something cooling?" he asked. "Have you ever tried chilled gin and ginger ale?" "No," was the reply. "But I've' tried a lot of fellows who have." 00 DOWN puts a $100 Canada Savings Bond in your name! Don't miss this chance. Save as you earn, on The Dominion Bank Installment plan. Twelve months to pays Easy payments average less than $9.00 per month for a $100 bond. Denominations: ;50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000. Place your order now at any branch of The Dominic! Bank. Buy for cash, or on installment plan. THE OMINION BAN K 53-29 82 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE Night Classes BASIC ENGLISH for New 'Canadians Will be held in Seaf�rth District High School beginning THURSDAY, NOV. 5 if THERE ARE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS Complete the Application Form below and forward to L. P. PLUM'STEEL, Principal Seaforth District High School, Sea - forth, Ontario. .Pa.PPLICATION FORM Please consider me an applicant for the Course in Basic English I wish to take: The First Year Course The Second Year Course Name Address • .0 4 rG1�14 I"��.A