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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-10-06, Page 4"4,M.111,11URom tpwcjstTOR, W9RTH1,, :USO PRERARATIC $:• (Continued from Page 1) Hugon, electricians are on the Site and . additional assistance has-been promised. by neighbor- ing'counties if it is needed Mr. Kling said. :While there is tots of activi- ty at the match site, traffic through town has . increased each day as hundreds of pieces of equipments are moved through. Adding to the carni- val atmosphere are the decora- tive lights installed on Main Street by the PUC and the con- tinuing program of music be- ing -:broadcast over a public ad- dress system along the street. Residents Involved Seaforth residents rapidly are being involved in the match. Several churches are catering to various groups or at the Tented City. Assistants are in demand to staff a number of the exhibitions. Members of the Lions Club - are sponsoring the visit of El- sie the cow' as well as .carrying on their Safe -T -Gap sale. iiabkirk Transit Service Ltd. plans a laws service from town to the nmtch "site. Buses will leave at 20 minute intervals in both direction. Plans are being 1 completed for a -free bus ser- vice to move visitors from the Tented City to Seaforth so that they may see ,the stores_ and features of the town. m . ° Seaforth'stores are co-opera- ting to provide service for plow- ¶nen • visitors. Most stores are remaining open each evening until 9 o'clock during the match. As well, a number of stores have- indicated they will -open for periods on Thanksgiving day, Schools too are planning on attendance at the match. In most cases at least a half day holiday has been arranged. In Seaforth council instructed May- or Flannery to proclaim Friday as school childrens day at the match. "Both tea ai aren't supposed to tackle mer ,!'We'd better go. It's getting past my allowances Plowing Skills Run In Family THERE IS A long tradition of plowing' know how in the McGavin family\ as this picture taken during the 1946 International in Huron indicates.' Here the late John G. McGavin, then 82, shows his grandson, John S. McGavin, 12 hlw to fix the coulter_ on a two -furrow plow with which he won honors in the class of 17 year olds operating in stubble. Now an engineer in Thedford, John McGavin is a son of Gordon McGavin, co-chairman of the 1966 local committee. Plowman Sets Record Fifth Generation on Farm An unique record -will be es- tablished next week when Keith Scott of Auburn plowsin the International. He will be the fifth genera- tion of one family to . have plowed on the farm where ' the match is taking place. The land was settled by John Brown Aitcheson and in turn farmed by his son, named like his father, John Brown Aitche- son. About fity years ago, James Aitcheson took over the prop- erty at lot 30, second conces• - P.O. Hours Monday, Oetober 10, 1966 is Thanksgiving day. Post Office will. be Closed and there will be no rural service. There will be one mail only to all points at 5::30 p.m. Remember! It takes . but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, 1u,i Dial Seaforth 527-0240. CANADA'S -CENTURY A news background special on the Centennial of Confederation The Ties That Bind. A Nation (Seventeenth Of A Series) By WALT McDAYTER From the very outset of nego- tiations on Confederation, it be- came clear to John A. Macdon- ald that the s, rongest ties he could c. to bind his pro- posed ation together would be :.. railway ties. . The colonies early 'indicated more interest in gaining a new railway- than in becoming a na- tion. In defence, a railway would make it possible to carry troops east and west in the event of an attack • from the United States. In trade, it wbuld allow for the movement of goods, inter -pro- vincially, spurred by elimination of .provincial tariffs... Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick agreed to federate with` the early construction of this railway . a set condition of en- trance. This was stipulated in the BNA Act. Macdonald could not tempt Prince Edward Island or New- foundland with a railway. Unat- tached to the mainland, they would profit only little from one. PEI, consequently, did not en- ter as a province until 1873. Bankrupted in the attempt to build her own local railroads, and plagued by a political dead- lock, it was only then that she agreed to join: More recently, to make Islanders "feel more like Cana- dians", a causeway linking P.E.I. to New Brunswick was promised: by the Pearson Gov- ernment,. With a railway line included, In the early years, so hostile to railroads were Newfound - landed that in 1881,, when .a corripalty attempted a narrow, gauge line en the island, citiena took arms in protest, and rioted . NeWfouhldland did not beceine 1t`ovinc'e trtll 1tr19. British Columbia, however, easily saw , the advantage of a railway. She agreed to join in 1871, but only after Macdonald promised a line would be built from eastern Canada tothe Pa- • cific , coast, started within two years, finished within 10. • The Intercolonial Railway was the first of Macdonald's prom- ises .fulfilled, completed from Riviere du Loup, Que., to Truro, N.S., by 1876. The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed to Vancouver by 1885. In 1863 engineer John Palliser advised against a western, rail- way north of the 49th parallel, claiming pfueh of ,the prairies Was, loo Uninhabitable to support ¢nye- In the early 20th century, al - m o s t everyone in Canada seemed to be working on a rail- way. Besides CPR expansion, there was the Canadian North- ern, Grand Trunk' Pacific, Na- tional Transcontinental, Ontario Northland, Northern Alberta, Pacific Great Eastern, New- foundland, and White Pass and Yukon. By 1915, William Mackenzie and Donald Mann had extended the Canadian Northern into a transcontinental system, from Vancouver to Quebec. The 'Grand Trunk in 1903 be- came thg Grand Trunk Pacific, later connecting Winnipeg to Prince Rupert. The Government built the National Transcontin- ental eastward, linking Winnipeg to Moncton, as the eastern arm of the GTP line. Financial problems crippling the lines forced the Government to amalgamate the Canadian, Northern, the Grand Trunk Pa- cific, the National Transconti- nental, the Intercolonial and the Prince Edward Island Railways into the Canadian National Rail- way, under Ottawa control. Pressured by increased com- petition from airlines, trucking and waterways, such as the St. Lawrence Seaway, the future of Canada's railways is uncer- tain'. That they will continue to play a role .ill our development, there can be no doubt. How big a role they will play, only tithe will tell. --- CLIP 'AND SAVE Yetatffo. Teliararn t1a i* wtrr eS: sion of McKillop where he ent at Goderich Collegiate re - farmed until his retirement to turns to plow on the land set- Seaforth 11 years ago. Now his,tled by his great great grand - grandson, Keith Scott, a stud- father, 125 years ago. TOWN ACCEPTS (Continued from Page 1) year the fines are divided among the men. Mr. Hildebrand suggested that if information was desired R. Boussey as secretary kept the by-laws. Reeve Dalton felt nothing should be done about granting ation was obtained by the Pro - the increase until more inform- tection to Person Committee and clerk E. Williams explain- ed the 1966 grant would be voted on in December. Mayor Flannery read a let- ter from the Attorney General regarding publicity for Fire Prevention week. Councillor R. Dinsmore explained advertising for this already had been ar- ranged. Council endorsed a letter from the Canadian' -American Water Pollution Committee re- ^arding permits for drilling in the Great Lakes system and and protesting drilling within 500 feet of fresh water. The Department of High- ways resolution to apply for Interim payment on road ex- penditures was•read and passed. Ottawa Trip Mr. Williams said he had at- tended as a delegate the meet- ing of the municipalitigs of Huron and. iaruce Counties in Mount Forest and Seaforth had voted $200. toward the cost of the brief to Ottawa, protesting the method of determining des- ignated municipalities: The brief 'is to be presented about the middle of October and a delegate is asked to attend from Seaforth. It was suggested that Mr. Williams attend but he declined saying it should be an elective member of Council. Reeve D'alton proposed a -rep- resentative 'be sent and coun- cil agreed. It , was suggested Mayor Flannery might attend if the 'date did not conflict with Plowing Match dates. Council agreed the clerk at- tend the Huron County Munici- pal Officers Association meet- ing. Councillor J. Belly reporting for Public Works and Sanita- tion Committee said some side- walk and road work was being done and that dead limbs were being cut out of trees. He re- ported trouble on George St., where one side of the street is higher than other side and dirt is washed onto properties on the lower side. Councillor Don- aldson reported . a hazardous spot on John Street between Church and Main Streets- and Councillor . Cardno drew atten- tion to a lot of uncut weeds around town. Reporting for the Protection to Persons and Property Com- mittee, Councillor Donaldson said a request from Constable John Sinnamon was received for an increase in salary of $200, retro -active to September, 1966. He felt that Police sal- aries should be studied, not nec- essarily increased, but studied and considers we have excel - Arrange (Continued from Page 1) Mayors of other Huron towns who have been invited. Others 'who will take - part are J. M. Scott, Mayor of the 'rented City, co-chairmen ef the Huron Local Committee, Ger- don McG4avin and tarry Snider and Nb'. D. Stephenson, Chair - mats of the Publicity Conlin • tee. tr P A. lent men 'on the Force and to keep them thereshould be a revision of salaries. He stated the Chief of Police is to hire three extra men,, during the Plowing .Match. Mr. Donaldson feels one man should be on duty in the Police Office all the time during the Match.' Per- haps Mr. Ruston will be well enough to be in the office part time. This man would super- vise any inmates in cells, so that an officer is not called of the street to perform this duty. Approve Increase The Police have been author- ized to spend $20 on a Polariz- ed Swinger camera to photo- graph accidents as photos should be taken by authorized persons, not by an unauthorized citizen. Council agreed that effective September, 1966, Constable J. Sisinamon's salary be raised to $3,400 per year from $3,200. Reporting for the Finance and General. Government Commit- tee, Reeve Dalton reported that he had no report on the Dale sewer. The clerk is to order trees from the Department of Lands and Forests. Council ag- reed with hie. suggestion that the arena be painted before the Plowing Match; not the roof, just the sides and the work to be done by Harold Maloney and • approved purchase of fif- teen gallons of aluminum paint. -Reeve Dalton reported he had attended a convention of con- servation authorities in Hamil- ton and saic'a request had been received from Topnotch for a sewer on Crombie Street. He said he- .had .advised the firm to wait until we see what the County intends to do and then that we go together ,,with, the county to remedy the situation. Mayor Flannery said the con- tractor had started on the front portion of the Arena, but will not touch the interior until af- ter the Plowing Match and Reeve Dalton asked who 'will supervise the Arena project but no decision was reached. Proclamation of the week of October 10-15, as "Plowmen's Week" was agreed on. An of- ficial welcome will be extended Saturday to MId WODA.pioneer wagon and the ' Proclamation of Plowmen's Week will be presen- ted to OPA officials at that time. • Mayor Flannery said he had received a request from a Mr. Gendron of Sarnia for permis- sion to set up a French Fry. ,truck on Main Street for the duration of the Plowing Match. The clerk explained he would be subject to a Hawkers and Peddlers fee of $75.00. Reeve Dalton suggested that he be given a place off Main Street, preferably on Gouinlock Street at corner of Main Street, so as not to tie up traffic. • Remember! .It takes but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, just Dial Se'aforth 527-0240. VISIT ' THE: Egmondville United Church Refreshment Booth, When you are at The Plowing Matti ecei On 11 es Gr4etings Oth B rthda y Ori tlae; .pecasion of l#ia, oae ;hundredth birthday, Thomas Griove was ,honored, :hy mes- sages from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Rt, Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister,. of Canada," At Hon. J. G. Diefen- baker, Robert •McKinley, M.P„ Hon. Charles, • MacNaughton, M.P:P., Rev, 'Glenn Campbell, McNabb Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, Mayor John Flannery Seaforth He. was. pre-. seritecl with a plaque on behalf 'of Premier John Robarts, and the Government. of Ontario. Many, friends called to extend congratulations and good 'wishes including members of Britannia Lodge No, 170. He was the recipient of many beautiful cards, flowers and gifts. Out-of-town visitors included: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grieve and family, Windsor, grandson; Bob . Grieve, great grandson, Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. David Win Draws At. Fair -Draw winners, at Seaforth Fall Fair were: Canadian Leg- ion Ladies' Auxiliary, TV Tables Mrs. William Little, RR 1, Sea- forth; lamp, Miss Nancy Pep- -per, RR 3, Mitchell. , Phillips' Photography, family picture, Garry Eisler; portrait, Susan Leonhardt. Amway • Products, Mrs. • Pat Crane, Egmondviile. Seaforth Community Hospit- al Auxiliary, quilt, Mrs. Keith Hesselwood, Londesboro. Huron Expositor, serviettes, Mrs. Charles .Eyre, RR 3, Kip - pen; one - year's subscription, Gordon Scott, RR 2, Seaforth. An Expositor Classified will pay ' you dividends. Have you tried one ( Dial 527-0240. Who Caines If I Go To Church . -•? ... The Almighty ;God ... The Saving Christ' ... The Friendly People in First Presbyterian Church Worship " with us each. Sunday Service at 11:00 a.m. Church Schools at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Nursery at 11:00 a.m. Minister : Rev. Douglas O. Fry. - Organist; Mrs. Don Carter A.R.C.T., A.Mus. Brownie's DRIVE-IN l'HEATRE - CLINTON OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY Box Office Opens at 7:30 First Show at 8:00 FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 7.8 — DOUBLE FEATURE — 'IN HARM'S WAY' (Adult Entertainment) John Wayne - Kirk Douglas Patricia Neal "THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY" Jerry Lewis -• Susan Oliver Color Cartoon SPECIAL SUNDAY MIDNITE SHOW — OCT. 9 Double. Feature — In Color "THE TERROR" (Adult Entertainment) Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson Plus A Science -Fiction Thriller "ATRAGON" ALL STAR CAST Cartoon FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 1445 Double Feature In Cofer' "SHE": Ursula Andress John Richardson .1 Peter Cushing "Joy In The Morning" Rickard 'Chamberlain Yvette Minleux • Arthur Kennedy Adult "Eftertainment ,-Cartoon Grieve and Jo-Anrr, Niagara Falls; Mr, and Mrs. Jack Beek- er and, family Wheatley, Mr,•a#td and Mrs, Howard Bedford.,And Mark, Niagara Falls;,' Mr. and Mrs. .Jack Templenian, Wing - ham; Miss Jean Turner, Toron- to; Mr. and Mrs. Henderson King, Miss Ione Smith, New- market; Mrs. Sam Phillips, Lon- don; Mrs. Nettle Ireland, Leth- bridge,. Alta.; Mr. Stan Dor- rance, Miss Vera Dykes, Chat- blu ;.-Mr..andL Mrs.. John. Perrie,: Brussels; Mr. and 'Mrs. Milton Wiltse, Clinton. RECEPTION Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gulutzen, (nee Pauline Thamer) Friday, Oct. 7th Walton Community Hall Ladies Please Bring Lunch WILBEE'S ORCHESTRA EVERYONE WELCOME RECEPTION for Mr. and -Mrs. Gary Betties (nee Joan Williams) Legion Hall, Seaforth ,Friday, Oct. 7th NORRIS ORCHESTRA EVERYONE WELCOME Ladies Please Bring SandWiches MEAL :. SERVE.. October 11,12,13,14 St. Columbon Parish Hall By Ladies of The CWL 11-1:30p.m. 5-7p.m. BETHEL BIBLE • CHURCH (Services at Orenge Hall) • Rev. Floyd Shantz, Pastor Sunday Oct: 9th, , 1966 "Teach me Thy truth 0 Lord" Family Bible School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Message:: How can we grieve the Holy Spirit't Evening Service: 7:30 p.m. Message: On the theme of Thanksgiving "Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for His mercy endureth forever." You Are Always Welcome At Bethel The Young eneration Club LEGION 'MEMORIAL HALL, CLINTON Featuring — October 7, 1966 THE BOUNTY HUNTERS us 9 - 12 — Everyone Welcome COME TO YOUR CLUB, MEET YOUR FRIENDS HERE SEAFORTH TEEN TWENTY presents THE TOMBSTONES of Owen Soilnd on Saturday, October 8th 9:00 to 12:00 at the Seaforth Arena Admission: $1.00 We Welcome Visitors And ' Contestants To The INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH And Invite Them To Enjoy The Hospitality Of THE ' QUEEN'S HOTEL Entertainment Nightly In The Huron Room by Jack Kingston Special in the Ladies' room on Friday and Saturday -Country and Western Music