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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-09-20, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the ,C'ommunity First rUblislied at. SEAFORTH, ONTARI9, every Thursday morning by McLean: Bros., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year - SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 20, 1957 Seaforth Fall Fair Has Enviable Record This week will see the opening of the 112th Fall Fair of the Seaforth Agricultural Society—the oldest fair in Huron County. It is not often in an area such as this that there are institutions who can trace a history extending over 112 years. The fact that Seaforth Fair can do this makes it an institu- tion of the community and one of which the community may well be proud. But it is not only in the sense of its long history that the community can point to Seaforth Fair. The years in themselves mean nothing had there not at the same time been a contribution to the welfare of the community. And it is in this sense particularly that the Seaforth Fair stands out. Each year the Fair has served as a mirror of the agricultural develop- ments of the district. It has provid- ed a competitive spirit that through the years has been reflected in im- proved production, improved meth- ods, better livestock, and an all-round happier, more prosperous farming community. But more than this, the Fair has become a place where town and coun- try have been able to meet, to discuss Public Service Involves the problems common to each, to learn at first hand the activities of the other. The fact that the Seaforth Fair has continued over a period of more than a century is in itself a challenge for the future. No Fair can rest on its history. It must grow with the times. A Fall Fair is but a reflection of the attitude of the people that make up the community in which it is lo- cated. If a community is determined that it will keep up with changing conditions and develop and grow in size and attitude, so then will its Fall Fair do likewise. The Seaforth community indicat- ed at the 1956 Fair that there was a broad measure of support present, and as a result the society was able to reach the first rung in the ladder leading to a Class 'B' rating. The support extended this year will indi- cate in no small measure what the future holds. Was last year's effort but a flash in the pan? Or, are the members of the society, the exhibi- tors, the people of Seaforth and sur- rounding community, determined that the Seaforth Fall Fair will con- tinue to grow, so that it may better serve the community? Many Demands The resignation of Mr. J. E. Keat- ing from the Seaforth Memorial Centre Board, which was accepted at the September meeting of Town Council, removes not only one who has been associated with the Arena since its inception, but a member who has been tireless in his efforts on behalf of the project. For some years he has been chairman of the board. Like so many municipal offices, only those who have participated can have any knowledge of the expendi- ture of time and money which is in- volved on the part of members. While such a contribution in itself is sub- stantial, there is in addition the seeming necessity of members being subjected to continuing and frequent- ly harping and uniformed criticism. `!Undoubtedly it was this consideration that led one of ,the members of coun- cil to remark as Mr. Keating's resig- nation was being discussed, "I don't know who you are going to get to take it. It's a thankless job." There have been many problems facing the Arena Board in recent years, not the least of which has been that of falling revenue, resulting from the establishment of competi- tive arenas in neighboring towns. The problems, however, are not pe- culiar to Seaforth, but are common to all smaller towns in which are lo- cated arenas. They are not insur- mountable. While it is true the Arena is not making money, it is, like others of its kind in other towns, providing an asset which means much to the com- munity. That it serves so well is due in large measure to public spirited citizens, such as Mr. Keating, who week after week, have been admin- istering its operation. FALL FAIR :sir' FRIGIDAIRE All -Porcelain Clothes Dryer $199.00 i • While at Seaforth Fall Fair CALL IN AT OUR BOOTH See the Latest in ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES • SOX FURNITRUE FUNERAL SERVICE FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES HOUR FURNISHINGS FLOOR COVERINGS MOOR SANDING one 43 Seaforth P1 SEEN IN THE C OUNTY PAPERS Vic Loughlean will be leaving next week to attend the Toronto Maple Leaf club's training camp at Sudbury. Vic, who has been scout- ing for the famous club for the past five years, has been a guest at their training camp during the past and received an invitation from R. E. Davidson; the club's chief scout, to take part in the trainiag camp program this year. He leaves on Monday for Sudbury. —Wingham Advance -Times. Lions Club Needs More Members J. Ross Middleton, teacher 'at CDCI, in his initial address.. as president of Clinton Lions Club, urgently requested that from ten to twelve additional members be brought into the club. He said this must be done if the club is to carry on its many activities, and meet new responsibilities as they arise. Present members were requested to bring prospective members as guests to the Septem- ber 24 meeting, and an initiation will be held on October 8.—Clinton News -Record. Burglars In Zurich Tuesday night burglars invaded the office of the O'Brien Produce and drilled the safe, but fortunate- ly no explosion occurred as far as can be made out. Provincial po- lice are working on the case, and as the safe combination was drill- ed, there is no certainty as to whether anything was taken. Not a very nice feeling to think that this class of men are busily en- gaged when the rest of us are fast asleep. We hope there was no ma- terial loss. Unfortunately, Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien are away on vacation. Their son, William, of London, is looking after the business for the week.—Zurich Herald. Thieves Get $100 Police report $100 in cash was stolen from Tuckey Beverages Ltd. early Monday morning. Thieves gained entry by opening one of the garage doors on the north side of the building. They broke a small pane of glass in the door to get at the lock. The money was taken from a safe in one of the offices. This is the second time this year the bottling -plant has been broken into. Thieves attempt- ed to remove the safe early one morning in the winter time. A car stolen from the lot of Exe- ter Motor Sales was recovered Saturday evening near RCAF Sta- tion, Clinton.—Exeter Times Ad- vocate. Bell Tolls Far Too Early At six o'clock in the morning the. court house clock `should be seen, but not heard. That's the gist of a letter received by Town Council Friday night. The letter was writ- ten by a hotel patron, who indi- cated he would not stay in Gode- rich any longer because he had been pushed to the breaking point by the early chiming of the clock. The gentleman likened the chim- ing to a diabolical form of torture. He had written the letter to the hotel proprietor before checking out, and it was passed along to council by the proprietor. The pro- prietor sent along a letter of his own, saying that there had been complaints ever since the bells had been installed. He expressed fear that tourists would start avoiding Goderich unless someone acted to curb the chimes. Mayor 3. H. Gra- ham advised council that he had heard the complaints and had dealt with them already.—Goderich Signal -Star. Lifesaving Stations Planned Ten lifesaving stations will be set up around Goderich harbor, it was announced following a joint meeting of Goderich Aqua Club and Goderich Lions Club. The life- saving stations will include ring buoys and pike poles. Cost of the equipment will be taken out of re- ceipts from the Water Sports Day held recently at the harbor. An- nouncement of the decision to set up the lifesaving stations was made jointly by L. 0. (Nip) Whet- stone, chairman.of the Lions Club committee, and Bruce MacDonald, representing the Aqua Club. An 18 -year-old airman drowned here a few weeks ago near where thou- sands of people were watching the water sports show. A citizen was forced to run a considerable dis- tance before he could find a life preserver to take to the scene and throw in.—Goderich Signal -Star. "Rorie" Rocks Dog World "Kaukauna Aldebaran", nick- named "Roxie", Doberman Pins- cher puppy owned by Mrs. Lloyd England, Crediton, scored a "re- markable win" Last week when she swept all major awards at the CNE dog show conducted by the Cana- dian Kennel Club. The 11 -months - old bitch captured trophies for best in the show, best Canadian -bred in show best Canadian -bred puppy and best in working group. One dog show official believes the feat has been performed only once before by a puppy. The bitch was hand- led at the CNE by Lorna Jackson, RR 1, Zepher, who is considered one of the best handlers in Canada. Mrs. England is postmistress at Crediton. The name "Kaukauna" is the name of the town where she was born in Wisconsin. — Exeter Times -Advocate. A good look beats good luck in the job of safe driving. — DRIVE SAFELY. YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor September 23, 1932 Mr. P. B. Moffat, principal of Seaforth Public School, brought to this office a wondrous fruit—round, yellowish and entirely covered with large numbers of small bumps— which he say is an Osage orange. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart left last week on a trip to Newfound- land, with the Canadian Ticket Ag- ents' Association, of which Mr. Stewart is a member. The ladies had an enjoyable af- ternoon's bowling on Friday, when 18 took part in three games of trbles on Seaforth greens. Those successful in winning prizes were: Mrs. A. Rieman, Mrs. James Dev- ereaux, Mrs. Robert Smith and Mrs. Frank Devereaux. C. Ross (Sandy) Somerville, of London, a nephew of the town clerk, J. A. Wilson, was successful last Saturday in winning the Am- erican amateur golf championship. The annual meeting of the Hur- on Amateur Athletic Association was held Thursday afternoon in Clinton Collegiate Institute, and officers were appointed for the coming year as follows: honorary president, W. J. Duncan, Seaforth; president, L__„11. Weedmark, Sea - forth; vice-president, Jack Hanson, Mitchell; secretary -treasurer, Mar- ion Bell, Seaforth. In a closely contested game of softball, Seaforth eliminated Gode- rich in the semi-finals of the Hur- on League Friday evening on the Clinton diamond, the score total- ling 15 runs for the victors and 11 for the vanquished. In Clinton on Monday, Seaforth came up against the home team and defeated them 11-7 in the finals for the Sills Cup. The players for Seaforth were: G. Muir, A. McCaulley, E. Rennie, J. Wright, T. Tamen, R. Burgess, J. Hart, R. McGregor and' W. Cud - more. 1: t From The Huron Expositor September 20, 1907 Mr. John Hart, who has about completed two neat residences on the lots he purchased from Charles Aberhart, has the foundation ready for the erection of a third build- ing. Mr. Bert Cluff, of the firm of N. Cluff & Sons, was married in Woodstock on Wednesday to Miss Patterson, of that city. Mr. Cluff has had the residence on North Main Street, which he purchased from Mr. J. Tyerman, fitted up with all the modern conveniences and will reside there. A meeting of the electors for the purpose of nominating a can- didate for the Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Janies V. Ryan, was held at Winthrop on Monday. The fol- lowing were nominated: Thomas Murray, Henry Beuermann, James O'Laughlin and P. McQuaid, but all withdrew with the exception Of Mr. Murray, and he was declared elected by acclamation. Mr. G. A. Reeves has placed lightning rods on the large new bank barn of Messrs. Colbert on the Mill Road, thus adding to the appearance of the building, as well as securing its protection from lightning. The cement curbing on Goderich Street being completed, the curb- ing is now being laid on North Main Street. Mr. Robert Wilson is in charge of the work. Mrs. W.'D. Bright has returned from a trip to the West. Mr. L. C. Jackson has had his pretty residence in the north ward improved by a fresh coat of paint. Mr. George Chesney, of the firm of Chesney & Archibald, spent a few days in Detroit with his broth- er, Dr. Atkinson. From The Huron Expositor September 22, 1882 The barns of Mr. Edward Turn- er, West End, Tuckersmith, near the church, were completely con- sumed by fire Friday evening, to- gether with the whole of this sea- son's crops, which they contained. The fire was caused by some of Mr. Turner's children who were playing with matches in the barn. Mr. Turner's loss will be $5,000, and he hasn insurance of $2,000 in the McKillop Mutual. Mr. John McIver, of Hibbert, who is a great lover of good horse flesh, has just purchased from Mr. 'Peter McDougall, Goderich Town- ship, a handsome team of general purpose horses, for which he paid the sum of $425. Mr. James McEwing, of Eg- mondville, intends going to Kippen where he will engage in the grain buying and produce business. Mr. William Ireland, of the Mill Road, Tuckersmith, is the cham- pion corn grower. He has shown us a stalk pulled from his field, which measured 13 feet 6 inches in length. Mr. Ireland has half an acre of this corn, and the stalks shown us are a fair sample of the whole, having been pulled at ran- dom. Last Sunday evening an aunt of Mr. A. Forbes, a lady of about 70 years of age, was going to church she tripped on a loose plank in the sidewalk and 'was considerably injured. Mr. Alexander Forsyth, of Tuck- ersmith, arrived home from Scot- land on Saturday. He brought with him two yearling fillies and a young stallion. A yearling stallion died on board the ship. They are all splendid animals, and he Was offered and refused $1,000 for one of the fillies before leaving Scot- land. The barn and outbuildings of Mr. Cannon, in McKillop, about three miles north of Seaforth, were de- stroyed by fire on Saturday night. Mr. Cannon's farm adjoins the one belonging to Mr. Thomas Goven- lock, where the two fires occurred last week. Egmondville Groups Plan October Supper The joint meeting of•.the WMS and WA Auxiliaries of Egmondville Church was held in the church basement on Wednesday, Sept. 11, with a good attendance of mem- bers and visitors. Mrs. Durst, WA president, opened the meeting by reading a poem, "Have You Given Thanks Today?" The hymn, "Come Ye Thankful People, Come," was sung. Dr. Semple spoke briefly on Thanksgiving and expressed his appreciation to the ladies for all the work they had done in con- nection with the recent renova- tions. He also read a letter of thanks from Miss Laura McMillan and Mrs. Gray for the way in which their mother had been re- membered. Dr. Semple reminded the members about the Mission to be held in Seaforth from Septem- ber 29 to October 4, and said that literature regarding it would be given out. Mrs. Lindsay read the scripture lesson from Matthew 25:31-46 and Romans, chapter 15:1-10. The top- ic, "Christian Responsibility," was given by Miss. -Mae Smith, who al- so led in prayer. During the business part of the WA the roll was called and min- utes read. An invitation was read to attend "open house" for Mac- Kinnon House in London. Mrs. Durst thanked everyone ,for their loyalty -and co-operation during the renovation period. It was decided that the ladies would take charge of a fowl sup- per. A turkey dinner will be serv- ed on Wednesday, October 9. Con- veners for different committees were chosen to be in charge of this supper. A bazaar and tea were also planned, to be held in the church basement on Friday, November 22, and conveners of committees to be in charge of it were chosen. Mrs. Preston Dallas and Mrs. Norman MacLean had a display of Christmas cards and orders can be given for these. Miss Rena McKenzie expressed the deep appreciation of everyone to Mrs. Durst, as president of the WA, and to all the women of the church who had given so much time in working for the church this past summer. The WA meeting closed with Hymn 380. Mrs. Semple, first vice-president of the WMS, was in charge of this part of the meeting, in the ab- sence of the president, Mrs. A. Pepper. As an opening number, Miss Neila Hillman played an en- joyable piano solo. The WMS roll call and minutes were read. Mrs. Lindsay, Christian Citizenship sec- retary, read an article, "One Man and the Book," illustrating what good can often be the result of someone reading the Bible. Mrs. E. Stephenson reported that $25.00 had already been received from the association members. Mrs. J. McLachlan reported that 23 calls had been made to shut-ins. The offering was received and dedicated by singing, "We Give Thee But Thine Own." Miss Frances Houston reviewed the last part of the study book, dealing with the Philippine Islands and Thailand. There are no mis- sionaries from the United Church of Canada in these countries, but the people have heard the gospel from U.S. missionaries. Interest- ing items written by Rev. Mr. Goth of London, were read about these lands. He tells about conditions and about the great difference be- tween rich and poor. Silent pray- ers were offered for our mission- ary, Miss Isabelle Miller, at Ren- nie's Mill in Hong Kong. Mrs. Sem- ple led in prayer before the meet- ing was closed with Hymn 258 and the benediction pronounced by Mrs. Semple. In Mrs. Henderson's absence, Mrs. Routledge acted as hostess, and lunch was served by Group II in charge of Mrs. A. Brown. J E� LOI.GSTAFF — Optometrist. of Seaforth and Clinton will be asent from - offices, Monday,- Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23, 24, 25 while attending a post graduate seminar in London, Ontario, concerned with developing visual efficiency in those children who are poor scholars because of a defect in the process of vision, but who do not necessarily have defeetive eyesight. I.O.O.F. PAPER DROVE Saturday, September 21st Those wishing to have their papers and magazines collected, kindly call'or leave at: MINK'S GARAGE BRODIIAGEN E. HAASE WINTHROP ED. ANDREWS SEAFORTH VICTOR LEE SEAFORTH DAVID McLEAN SEAFORTH OTTO WALKER CROMARTY KIPPEN VARNA KYLE'S STORE MEL. WEBSTER'S GARAGE QDDFELLOWS or REKEKAHS • Your papers go to buy wheel chairs, hospital beds and crutches. Anyone wishing to use same may do so. This is a good cause, so get behind the I.O.O.F. Paper Drive 100 per cent. MITCHELL FALL FAIR September 24 and 25 "The Biggest Little Fair in Ontario" $6,000 IN PRIZES Horse Races -2:22 and 2:28 Classes $200 Purses EXPOSITOR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS — Phone 41 Read the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime We're Going to the FAIR ARE YOU? See Our Exhibits of HARDWARE and APPLIANCES O FARMERS — POULTRYMEN See Our Display of Ventilation Equipment Mr. Dean Williamson, of the Ventilation Division of GRAHAM METAL PRO- DUCTS, will be in our booth. Crown Hardware Phone 797 : - Seaforth THEY PAY NO TAXES A "CORPORATION TAX" is not a tax on the corporation, but is, rather, a tax on the customers who buy the goods or services it produces. Taxes are a cost of doing business. They must be included in the price structure along with wages, and the costs of raw materials and supplies. An increase in corporation taxes, or in any other taxes, is an increase in costs which must ultimately be reflected in prices. Hence, a decrease in corporation or other taxes would ease the upward pressure on cos) s and prices. THE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA - LIMITED MONTREAL GANANOQUE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO