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SEAFORTH, Friday, July 22, 1955
Parents To Blame
A coroner's jury at Owen Sound,
inquiring into the death of -a three
and a half year old .boy, run over by
a tractor, recommended that provin-
cial legislation be introduced setting
an age limit for tractor drivers. Evi-
dence bj'ought before the jury indi-
cated that the tractor in question
was being driven at the time of the
accident by the victim's five-year-old
brother.
We wonder whether a parent, who
leas so little common sense as to per-
mit a five-year-old child to operate
so powerful—and in unskilled hands
—dangerous a' machine as a tractor,
would act , any differently even, if
there was a law prohibiting the prac-
•tise....Probably he would think that
that particular law didn't apply to
him; and that in any event his John-
ny or his Billie was just as good as
lots of other people who drove trac-
tors, even if he was only five years
old.
The same parent, of course,
wouldn't think of handing his young
son a loaded revolved and telling him
to start shooting if he felt like it.
He knows that if he did, somebody
rely would be hurt or killed, and.
he would be blamed. What differ
ence is there if the parent permits his
lad to operate a machine which, in
the hands of anyone but an experi-
enced operator, is just as potential-
ly dangerous as a loaded revolver?
Perhaps a law wouldn't deter some
parents. Certainly it wouldn't bring
back Jhose who, were killed as a re -
suit of immaturity at the helm.
'On the other -hand, it would per-
mit pun&shment being meted out to
parents or guardians .who were . so
callous as to ignore its provisions.
And, after all, it is they who are to
blame—not the youthful drivers.
Canada's Future
Each year Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe
presents to Parliament, a survey- of
the Canadian economic picture, and
almost every year events have prov-
en that his confidence in an increas-
ing Canadian expansion has been
justified. This year's report once
more indicated that Canada is mov-
ing ahead.
The London Free Press, discuss-
ing the report, points out that Can-
ada is fortunate in having such a
combination of optimism and ener-
gy as Mr. Howe brings to his job, "if
only to spur• us all to do our utmost."
Mr. Howe.wasable to point in the
House to record 'levels of exports
and 'of capital investment in Can-
ada, The Free Press says. He looks
forward with his customary optim-
ism to a continuance of the improve-
ment.
"Certainly he has some grounds
for hope. Canada: -is richly endowed
with all sorts of things that the world
urgently needs. The capital invest-
ment to which he points with pride
should make it possible to develop
them efficiently. Canadian industry
is°diversifying and learning more
£know-how' constantly."
Park Areas Needed
According to the Farmer's Advo-
cate, some action is to be taken soon
to preserve park areas in the more
settled parts of Ontario.
Commenting on the report, the
Advocate says: "At last the Ontario
,goyer invent is interested in park
s for public use and the Depart -
tit of ands, and Forests has its
IS :60 et more io"tiohs. Already
off'" �a it
th est shore -line on the
1 Owned and
�s ,tra ��v
e up. Quick action
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Sii,.dfi Yi^nPi
It is to be hoped that .the "quick
action" which the Advocate speaks
about, is applied, by' the- province in
acquiring and preserving park areas
in Huron County.
Despite a Lake Huron shore line
of nearly 100 miles within Huron
County, areas along the lake that are
available to the public as public parks
or beaches, are dangerously few.
And as the demands of a rising popu-
lation for lake shore lots increase,
the few • public areas that remain
are each year being reduced in num-
ber and in extent. -
It is high time some steps were
taken to save, not only for the pres-
ent generation, but also for genera-
tions to come, lake front parks land.
As .the Advocate says, "quick 'action
is needed."
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
Line Of Fault
(Winnipeg Tribune)
Experts seem to agree that juven-
ile delinquents are the fault of ,their
parents, who must be the fault of
their own parents, and so on back,
until it may turn out that the rap
for the whole sorry mess can be pin-
ned on Adam and Eve.
Freedom's Greatest Ally
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Newspapers free of government
control once may have been a lux-
ury. In the modern world they are a
necessity. Nothing has ever been dis-
covered which will take their place.
They are as vital to the health of a
nation as warmth and water and
food. They are freedom's greatest
ally, as is provided by the rapidity
with which tyrannies seek to put
them out of business.
SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS
Record Pea- Pack
The biggest pea pack iri the his-
,) tory of the local factory sof Cana-
dian Canners Ltd. will end Friday.
Manager I3. K. Penhale said this
week. The pack, which started
.tune 17, has run almost a month.
The acreage was the largest ever
contracted by the local branch and
yield was above average. Growers
harvested up to three tons to the
afire.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Ratepayers Demand Action
Threats of court action and peti-
tion to the Department of Health
over the condition of the Exeter
dump were aired thy�.. week by
ratepayers who live nefar it. Geo.
Shaw, of Thames Road, said the
Department of Veterans' Affairs,
which holds the mortgage on his
property, is taking . court action
against the town. He said some
,action must be taken by Friday or
a damage suit will be filed.-Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Honored on 86th Birthday
Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott, who cele-
brated her 86th birthday last Fri-
day, received hearty congratula-
tions and good wishes for contin-
ued good health and happiness
from many neighbors and friends.
Mrs. Elliott and her step -daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, live in the
home on Graham's Survel, hall a
mile south, of Brussels, where. -she
moved when she was married in
1903 to Hugh R. Elliott, who died
in 1935.—Brussels Post.
Receive Approval For TV
The telegram received at CKNX
on Monday meant the end of three
months of waiting and the begin-
ning of a new era of ,television in
Wingham. For although the Cana-
dian Broadcasting Corporation had
already approved the application
of .CKNX for a television station
back in April, the official approval
of th Federal. Cabinet had not
bee iven and until it was, very
little could be done on the pro-
posed new - television set-up.—
Wingham Advance -Times.
Orangemen -Parade
ToInsureaJob '
(Vancouver Province)
Unemployment insurance is ex-
actly that—insurance. It's suppos
ed,.to protect all of us against the
black day when we're out of a job.
It is supposed to tide us over while
we look for another job.
It isn't supposed to buy a ches-
terfield suite for the bride who -never
intends to work again. And it isn't
supposed to provide intermittent va-
cations for characters who are eller-
gic to work.
But because it's being tricked' into
doing both of these things its cost is
higher than it ought to be, and its
benefits do not extend to cover some
of those who really need it.
Color in Motoring
(Owen Sound Sun -Times)
The present trend has added much
to the joys of motoring. There was
a time when the color of lilac bush-
es, fruit tree blossoms, autumn col-
ors and the colors of the sunset caus-
ed enthusiastic comments.
Now, however, nature has been
thrust far into the background by
the multi -colors of the automobiles,
to say nothing of their shapes.
The colors have spread to homes
too. Where white, ivory, cream and,
perhaps dark brown, were once the
standard color for most frame
homes, now one -finds amazing, and,
sometimes, quite lovely masses of
colors. Trim colors run a wide
range.
Preacher or Minister?
(Philadelphia Bulletin)
The old-fashioned word "preach-
er", with all its overtones of mingled
respect and affection, is heard less
and less often these days. It has
been all but replaced by the more fort
mal "minister" or "clergyman."
But it is not only the word itself,
it seem that has grown old-fash-
ioned. The preacher, as a preacher,
is himself disappearing.
The change that modern life . has
wrought in his duties has been re-
vealed by a questionnaire submitted
to 1,150 Protestant clergymel as
part of a survey conducted by the
Russell Sage Foundation and the Un-
ion Theological Seminary.
Their answers, summarized by
Dr. Samuel 'W. Blizzard, agree in
emphasizing the difficulties -of the
1,, `preacher" in remaining a "general
practitioner" of religion in an , in-
creasingly complex world.
'he minister's role as a preacher,
Dr. Blizzard find's, "is being relegat-
ed to a less important position, and
the roles of pa§tor, counselor, or-
ganizer,_
r
ganizer,y administrator and 'promot-
er , are.Coming to occupy the result-
i~rigvod''.
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Seventy members of the Clinton
L.O.L. with fellow members from
Varna, Bayfield, Greenway and
North Huron lodges attended
divine service Sunday evening in
Wesley -Willis United Church- To
the. music of the Clintdn Fife and
Drum Band, the company- march-
ed from the lodge room to the ser-
vice, and listened to a special ser-
mon delivered by Rev. Hugh C.
Wilson, pastor of the church.—
Clinton News -Record.
Big Trip For 4-0 Clubs •
A train trip is being planned by
the 4-H Clubs of . the county to
visit Toronto next Tuesday, July
19. Included in the program is 4a
visit, to Canada Packers and to
Swift Canadian; a bus trip to the
Parliament Buildings; a subway
ride to Union Station; supper at
the Exhibition grounds; a double-
header baseball game in Maple
Leaf Stdium (Toronto Maple
Leafs vs. Havana Sugar Kings);
and ' return by train. Over 500,
club leaders and members are ex-
pected to take, part in the tour.—
Clinton News -Record.
Churches in One Charge ,-
Effective in September the Pres-
byterian Churches at Blyth, Au-
burn and Clinton will be included
in one charge and will be under
the ministry of the . Rev. D. J.
Lane, ,who is, presently minister at
Clinton.—Blyth Standard.
Junior Farmers' Church Service
The seventh annual interdenom-
inational Junior Farmers' Church
service will be held on Sunday,
July 24, at 8 p.m., in the new
Knox Presbyterian Church at
Goderich. All Junior Farmers,
their parents and friends are en-
couraged to attend this annual ser-
vice.—Wingham Advance -Times.
Blyth Host To 50 Lodges
A large and enthusiastic crowd
of Orangemen and well-wishers
joined in a most successful 12th of
July celebration in Blyth on Tues-
day. It was the 265th anniversary
of the Battle of the Boyne, and the
celebration here was all the more
jubilant due to the fact that the
host lodge, Blyth L.O.L. No. 963,
was also observing its 100th anni-
versary, a fact which was duly
recognized by the various speak-
ers who addressed a packed school
ground following the hour-long
parade, which formed up at the
Community Park and wended its
way through the town streets to
reach a crescendo near.the end as
the 50 lodges proudly paraded their
colors down Main Street to the ac-
companying music of fife and
drum.—Blyth Standard.
Snow in Montreal
Montreal, the city of surprises,
lived up to its reputation this past
week -end. With the thermometer
registering 92- degrees (unofficial-
ly), there was 10 feet of snow on
Rockland Street in Outremant, a
suburb of Montreal. You don't
believe it? I saw it with my own
eyes. Before you go rushing off
with your skiis, let me explain.
During the winter the snow is re-
moved from the city streets and
dumped in an excavation -on Rock-
Iand. This snow piles up until it
reaches a reputed height of 75
feet. In the spring and summer
months the melting snow leavesan
accummulation of dirt and gravel
on top. This provides insulation
from the sun. Thus -10 feet of
snow in Montreal on the 4th of
July.—Brussels Post.
CROSSROADS
(By JAMES SCOTT)
Throw Down the Gauntlet
It was just a little better than
seventy-five years ago that a fel-
low whose name has long since
been lost threw out a challenge to
the citizens of Seaforth -a chal-
lenge which, now that we are on
the eve of celebrating the centen-
nial of the founding of our town,
might well be considered.
The writer was whoever put to-
gether the information which went
into Belden's Historical Atlas of
Huron County, 1879. Whoever he
was. he knew a lot about this coun-
ty and a lot about this town. To
this day, Belden's Atlas stands as
the most reliable source of infor-
mationabout our early days which
has ever been printed.
But gathering together farts and
figures can become a dull busi-
ness and so it must have been for
the author of the Atlas. Once in
a while, ,ev'en though it might get
him into trouble, he burst out and
ventured into the realms of edi-
torial comment and prophecy.
One such occasion was when he
was writing the piece about Sea -
forth as it stood in 1879. At that
time, this town was the wonler
of the county. A short.. twenty-
five years before there had been
only one homesteader in the whole
of what became the townsite. Yet,
miraculously, overnight. a settle-
ment was begun, a village grew
up and in no time at all it was
incorporated as a town. Here in-
deed was a thrilling story to tell
and the writer of the Atlas told
it with full detail—the number of
pork -packing plants, the measure-
ments and cost of the churches
and schools, the nature of the
stores and factories, and all sorts
of other vital statistics. On paper
it looked good. In sober fact it
was good too. Seaforth was the
leading and most promising town
in the county.
But the writer, sitting at his
desk and cogitating a bit, saw be-
yond the facts and figures and in
a rash moment he broke away
frdm them and this is what he
wrote:
"Such is the past history and
present condition of a town which
has been and is in very many
ways exceptionally favored. Hav-
ing now got a vantage start in
'the race for empire',. its future
Will be just what its citizens
choose to make it; and although
many of them as individuals are
among the most enterprising men
in the whole county, and although,
whatever share of prosperity Sea -
forth possesses is due to the en-
terprise of her citizens, yet the im-
pression. forced upon an outsider
is that this enterprise is confined
to them in their individual ca-
pacity, and that unless they go to
work as citizen} and bring the
state of public improvements .up
to the id'eas of the spirit of the
,times,• the town. Cannot but de-
cline in prestige, which in time
YEARS . AGONE
Interesting Items picked
from The Huron Expositor of
25, 50 and 75 YearkAgo.
From The Huron Expositor
July 25, 1930
Election matters are the all-
absorbing-) topic and the nomina-
tion meeting for the electorate of
South Huron was held in Hensall.
Hall on Monday ' afternoon last,
vjtken the spacious hall was pack-
ed. The nomination was held from
one to two o'clock, when Thomas'
McMillan, of the Township of Hul-
leet, was nominated as the Reform
candidate, and Nelson Trewartha,
of Clinton, as the Conservative
candidate.
Miss Callender, of Hartney,
Man., -is a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Glew, Sea -
forth.
Miss Helen Wilson, of Brant-
ford, visited last week with Mrs.
Ed. Brown, of Egmondville.
Mr. and Mrs. Len Hudson, of
Windsor, spent the weekend at the
home- of their parents, Mr. at.
Mrs. Isaac Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Williams
and Miss Muriel Clayton, of Wind-
sor, and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. l'Ic-
Leod, of Detroit, were- weekend
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Doherty.
Mi. and Mrs. Lorne Nicholson
and Mr: and Mrs. De Laney, of
Detroit, -and Miss Smith, of Lon-
don, were weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E., L. Box.
Miss Mary Innis spent Ole week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Innis, Walton.
Wallace D. Sholdice, of the Bank
of Commerce staff, Stratford, is
spending his vacation with his
father, Wm. Sholdice, Walton.
Wesley C. Hackwell has return-
ed home after spending a few days
with his brother, Dr. David M.
Hackwell, of Holland, New York.
The following are the results of
the examinations at the Ontario
College of Education: Specialists
in high or continuation schools,
Malcolm J. Armstrong (Sc.); Mar-
ion S. McLean (Eng. and Hist.);
high school assistant's certificate,
Gladys McPhee, also Elementary
Art; Household Science certificate,
Olive . E. Bolger, Sadie E. Mc-
Nair.
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will probably be followed by more
substantial losses."
Well, that's the way that an-
onymous writer saw it a long time
ago. I don't need to point out that
his gloomy crepe -hanging was in
some measure true because, no
matter how proud we are of our
town, we have to admit that over
the years it Iost its early advant-
age and today is neither the big-
gest town in the county, nor did it
ever win "the race for empire."
I. like it fine the way it is. But
I 'Would like it still more if the
gloomy prophecy of Belden's Atlas
had never come true. The happy
part of it lies in the fact that the
challenge still holds true. .•
"Go to work as citizens and
bring the state of public improve-
ments up to the ideas of the spirit
of . the times."
That's the challenge which rings
down to us through the years.
We still have a chance to make
it good.
Farm Improvement Loans Down
Loans in • the Prairie Provinces
accounted for 60 per cent ,of. the
1954 loans total of over 62 million
dollars made under the Farm Im-
provement Loans Act, states the
annual report, tabled in the House
of Commons by Hon. Walter Har-
ris, Minister of Finance. Although
lending for the year was still well
above the long term average of
51 million a year, them was a de-
crease of 36 Per cent from 1953.
Loans were down in all the pro-
vinces except Qyebec and New-
foundland. Saskatchewan had the
greatest decrease -46 per cent—
and Alberta a reduction of 36 per
cent.
A review of the first 10 years of
operation under this legislation dis-
closes that. since 1945 a total of
over 513 million dollars has been
borrowed by Canadian farmers.
As this period was one of rapid
mechanization of farm operations',
approximately 90 per cent of all
loans have been used to finance
farm implements and machinery.
In the past few years there 'has
been , an increased trend towards
the use of this medium for financ-
ing such projects as the construc-
tion of new homes and farm build-
ings, and repairs and improve-
ments to these buildings.. '
Since 1945 almost 75 per cent
of the total amount borrowed has
been repaid. From 1945 to 1948
there were no losses, but since
1948 theyhave been increasing
slowly. Total 'losses, however, for
the ten year period represent on�
•ly 0.003 per cent of the amount
borrowed.
Therovitice of a
katchewan wli re the lar est vol-
ume of loans were made as at ue-
ceitnber 31, 1954, hat the lowest
lost Atlo of any province.
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...Writing from his home at 10"
North Lafayette St., Valparaiso,
Indiana, W. A. McCallum com-
ments on the invitations which he
has received to attend the Reun-
ion here, July 30 to August 3. He
goes 011 to say:__ "At first I thought
it possible I might 'be able to
spend perhaps two days in Sea -
forth during the `reunion, but now
it appears that it will be necessary
for me to attend a. business con-
ference in- Lexington, Kentucky,
during the week of July 17. It
Would appear, therefore, that I
will not be able to attend the re -
,union, but I sincerely hope that
you have fine weather and a good
crowd." •
Mrs. Mary McKinnon Letang,
617 Wallace St.; London, is look-
ing forward to the Reunion and
nays that she has been following
the arrangements -which are being
completed. She goes on to say
that: "I am interested and 'plan
on being present for at least some
of the program.
"I noticed your item about
school reunions and was wonder-
ing if you could tell me what day
S.S. No. 10, Tuckersmith, plan on
meeting, as I attended grade
school there many years ago."
All the school - reunions in the
Seaforth Public School and in the
rural schols in Tuckersmith.• and
McKillop are being held on Tues-
day morning, August 2.
W. Murdoch Stewart, actuary of
the Central Standard Life Insur-
ance Company, of Chicago, in a
letter to Dr. McMaster, says: "I -
am happy to hear the town of Sea -
forth is having an Old Boys' Re-
union this year. It is good to
have such a time designated, so
that as many . as possible of the
former residents can be on- hand
to renew acquaintances. Under
such an arrangement, a former
resident stands a chance of re-
newing many more relationships
than he otherwise would. In my
own case, I am looking forward to
seeing many who were my associ-
ates at Seaforth Collegiate Insti-
tute."
One of the features of the Mon-
day program} during reunion is a
game between the famous 1932
softball team, which went into the
Ontario finals, and the more re-
cent team, headed by Bill Smith
and Bill O'Shea. Among the play-
ers of the '32 team who will be
From The Huron Expositor
July 21, 1905
Below are the names of the suc-
cessful candidates who wrote on
the Entrance examinations in East
Huron: Seaforth—Honors: Earle
Bell, Ray Birks, Christena Bur-
gard, Annie Clarke, Mary Cole-
man, Clara Dever, John Dickson,
Henry Fowler, Pearson Grieve,
Ada Habkirk, John McMillan, Net-
tie Pethick, Clarence Sparling,
Bert Speare, Lillian Stewart, Whit-
more Elsie. Passed—Wm. Bubalz,
Agnes Carter, Margaret Cleary,
Myrtle Cluff, James Dalton, Nor-
bert Darwin, A. Dickson, William
Doherty, Harvie Dorrance, Ray
Dorrance, W. Elliott, Elliott Fair-
bairn, Lillian Faulkner, Ed. Flan-
nigan, Pearl Floyd, Nellie Gilles-
pie, Frances Givlin, Thomas Gov-
enlock, Helen Grieve, Orville Hab-
kirk, Florence Holland, Sadie Hol-
man, Frances Houston, Maud
Hulley, Florence Hunt, Florence
Laidlaw, Eva Lockhart, Ida Love,
Dan McCormack, Anderina- Mc-
Kenzie, M. McIver, Agnes Mc-
Michael, Joseph McMichael, Wal-
ter Mullin, Frank Murphy, Mich-
ael O'Connor, Rosa O'Keefe, W.
Pinkney, Earl Ross, Emile Ruffles,
Elizabeth Sillery, Agnes Smith, J.
Sproat, Della Thompson, Aggie
Torry, Earl Van Egmond, Annie
Wilson.
The Albions, of Parkdale, cham-
pions of Eastern Ontario, and the
Hurons of Western Ontario, bat-
tled for the championship of the
province on the recreation grounds
on Friday evening. Two games
must be played in the series, but
the first game would pretty near-
ly settle the matter. The Hurons
-jumped into the game and made
the score 5 to 1.
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From The Hnron Expositor
, July 23, 1880
It has been stated, and the state-
ment has not been denied, that
the object of the visit of Sir John
A. Macdonald and his colleagues
to England at the present time is
to complete arrangements with a
company of English capitalil�tts for
the construction and co--mpleion of
the balance of the Canadian Paci-
fic Railway. It has also been
stated without contradiction that
this company is to receive 50,000,-
000acres of land to be selected
contidigus to the railway and to
be within the bounds of Manitoba
and the Northwest Territory.
Mr. John Govenlock left -Mon-
day with a large drove of very
fine sheep for the Old Country.
He was accompanied by Mr. Jas.
Horton, of Usborne, and Mr. Peter
McQueen, of McKillop, who go to
purchase a stallion. e
Extensive preparations are be-
ing made for the erection- of Mr.
W. H. Watson's new brick store in
Blyth.. Mr. Watson himself is at
present working at the cellar, and
by present appearance the store
promjses to do credit to the vil-
lage.
Mr. James Horton, of Hibbert,.
left on the 19th for the Old Coun-
try. ,
oun-try.. He goes for the purpose of
purchasing a heavy draught' stal-
lion. We' may expect nothing but
the best, as he is a competent
judge.
Mr. Wm. Plunkett and daughter
of Stanley, left u, the other day for
a few days' sojourn in Michigan.
Mr. James Scott, of the firm of
Scott Bros., left Seaforth on Wed-
nesday for Buffalo, New York and
Boston. He goes on business con-
nected with his firth. -
Mr. R. Clark, mill in -Wroxe-
ter, bought Mr. Janes Perkin's
stock' of- 1 .
od wheat at his store-
hotise in
t' GotSr%. 1Kr.
�er, is
a
heavy 'loser by' his last'.vier's
transactions in wheat.
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back are, Jack Wright;l of Sarnia;
Ted Taman, of Listowel; Gordon:.
Rennie, of - Sundridge, and Bill,
Cudmore, - of. Toronto. Torn Beat-
tie, who managed the 1932 team,,
is looking after arrangements: .
Among those who will return for
the reunion are: Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Carnochan, of •Eloise,..
Michigan, and Mrs. Myrtle Carno- -
chan, of Wayne, Mich.
Writing from London, Dorothy -
and Bert Shaw, of 442 Adelaide •
St., say: "We are very pleased ..
to say we intend to be there. Your
program is very interesting. Wish-
ing you every success with the -
reunion."
Seaforth bowies have opened.
their greens to any who may., be
present during the Reunion cele-
bration. All who are interested in
bowling are invited to make use
of the facilities at the • greens.
Despite reps ted denials, Reun-
ion officials learn Ott there are
still groups and individuals who
are under the impression that fees
are being charged in the event.
that a church or society serves.
meals in its own quarters during.
the reunion. This, of course, is
incorrect. The Reunion Associa-
tion has no authority to charge
any fee whatsoever, insofar as the.
serving of meals in churches, etc...
are concerned. On the other hand,.
there is a desire tha as many
as possible make arrangements ter
serve meals, because with the
crowds' that are expected) it may
well be a shortage of meal ac-
commoation.
Likewise, there is no tax or fee
or license payable insofar as the
rental of rooms is concerned, re-
union officials point out. There -
is a considerable demand for ac-
commodation for reunion visitors -
and the interest of the associa-
tion is only in seeing that accom-
modation '9s provided. There is
no charge involved in listing ac-
commodation with the billeting:
committee, nor in the event that
Visitors are accommodated there
is no percentage payable to the
association of the rent which is.
collected. Persons with accom-
modation available and who would
be willing to provide accommoda-
tion., for reunion virstors are urg-
ed to get in touch -with B, F. Chris-
tie or Dr. J. C. MacLennan, of;
the billetting committee.
FOUR ERAS IN LIFE OF BAYFIELD,
WRITER RECALLS EARLY DAYS
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BAYFIELD — Some one, some
day, before all the old-timers have
disappeared -and they are passing
away fast—should gather together
in book form the colorful history
of Bayfield. There should - be col-
lected the fore and tradition of the
village and saved for posterity the
tales of some of the characters,
who have made Bayfield unique.
The history, could 'be divided in-
to four eras, marking the develop-
ment of Bayfield. since it was first
founded in the twenties of ,the last -
century, and laid out as a city
by - tows- planners of the Canada
Company.
The first era would be the pio-
neer stage. It was during this
stage the Mackenzie Rebellion of
1837 took place. Under the lead-
ership of Dr. "Tiger" Dunlop, the
picturesque first citizen of Gode-
rich, all the able-bodied men of
Bayfield marched south along
what is now the Blue Water High-
way as far as Windsor to the de-
fence of their country. They did
not see any fighting, but they suf-
fered as many hardships as if they
had fought several campaigns.
On the other side Col. Anthony
Van Egmond, who built the first
road through the virgin forests
from • Stratford to Goderich and
harvested the first grain in the
Huron Tract, rushed to Toronto to
join tthe rebel forces of MacKen-
zie. The sturdy old colonel; who
at the time was nearly 70, fought
in his time on both sides in the
Napoleonic Wars.
He marched with Bonaparte on'
the tragic invasion of Russia and
fought later with Blucher and Wel-
lington at the Battle of Waterloo.
He boasted that he had been
Wounded 14 times and always in
front. It is doubtful if he - knew
what it was all about, but he hur-
ried to answer the call of Macken-
zie. He was captured at the skirm-
ish at Montgomery Hotel, north -
of Toronto, and died in prison.
'There are still Van Egmonds in
Abe Huron Tract. The late Mrs.
Ferguson, a great-granddaughter,
who lived in Bayfield for years,
had a silver tea set which was
brought to Huron County by the
colonel when he came to Canada
from Europe via Pennsylvania.
The second era of Bayfield was
the booming days when it gave
promise of fulfilling the vision of
its fotrnders and becoming a big,
bustling, lake port city. This was
before the coming of the railways.
All the grain of Huron „County, or
most of it, waS shipped by water
from Bayfield. Bayfield for a
nult}ber of year was a ,prosper-
ous town rivalling Goderich. In
those days there were over 20
hotels and bldtimers tell of queues
of wagons a mile back from . the
lake front, waiting to unload their
grain.
Tudor Marks was one of the
'characters of those days, He own-
ed an elevator on the ,water front
and a)3parently made money out
Of the grain business, He built a
h ds ine house,which wa
an 0s rer
Gently acquired by Robert, -it .
dick former manager of the `Ca
fol i•
Thea ..e in London ' and 1 r
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With a theatre in Halifait, fle is
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returning to Bayfield. Tudor
Marks in later days had a cloth-
ing store in Bayfield, whose main.
customers were moths. The cloth-
ing store was chiefly used for pok-
er playing in which he delighted..
We made inquiries as to the cur-.
ious Christian name of Tudor. The
story goes that he boasted he was
descended from the famous Tudor
family of British history, of which
the first Queen Elizabeth was the
most noted member. The name
Tudor was a reminder' of his an-
cestry. This may be just a Bay-
field myth.
It was in this era that the Can-
ada Temperance Act, better known
as the Scott Act, came into ef-
fect. This law under Dominion
legislation permitted a county to
vote itself dry. Huron County
early accepted the, new law and
over the year has persistently
clung to it. Hayfield, with its 20
odd hotels, objected to the dry
legislation and when revenue of-
ficers endeavored to enforce the
act they were chased out of the •
village with guns. .
Later when the law mobilized .its
forces and warrants Were issued
for arrest, two of the ring leaders
in the. Bayfield revolt decided to-
take
otake a prolonged holiday in Michi-
gan. Years later two stylish young
ladies visited Bayfield—they were
daughters of the leaders of the
Bayfield Battle.
Then came the railways and the
third era. Goderich was made the
terminal of the new road. Bay-
field still feels that there was
some dirty work at the cross roads
but in any case Bayfield was by-
passed. This ended the shipment
of grain from Bayfield. Business
diminished and Bayfield became
an almost forgotten and isolated
fishing village. The only industry
was fishing and most of the.young
men either fished or sailed on the •
Great Lakes. -
Bayfield,• though, was not with-
out its days of e,citement—there
was the 12th of July when the lo-
cal lodge, which celebrated sev-
eral yearsago its centennial,
marched gaily away to the annual
parade and again there was the
annual visit to Western Fair in
London,
There was a great battle over
whether the cows should roam the
streets and again whether elec-
tricity should be brought to the . r
village. It w s a fight between
the modernists nd the fundamen-
talists. In thos days it as an
adventure to wal the dark streets
at night. One m lit stumble over
a cow, or wors ', and in a juicy
cow flap. The modernists finally
triumphed.
Then someone someday discov-
ered the beauty of Bayfiell as a
peaceful and attractive summer
resort. Irkst one cottage and
then anothef came to be built and
the, modern Bayfield with all its
charm ofn oldfashidee Victor-
ia't'f village came into being. To-
day .more and more people like
Mr. lto
1 arebuying bu 'ng'
old homes
in a fI'eldck and' nd retiring in this
atfnosphere of an age which is
being lost. This is the fourth era
-the era of today.
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