The Huron Expositor, 1962-10-18, Page 8$-! 4' i• IMAM EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, .014T-. OCT, le, 1962
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MR. AND MRS. LOUIS PETER SOROKAS, London, were
married in Constance United Church, Hullett Township, on
Saturday, Sept. 29, by the Rev. H. A. Funge, Londesboro.
The bride is Catherine Diane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Nott, RR 4, Clinton, and her husband's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Sorokas, Amphissa, Greece. (Photo by Phillips).
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Blacksmith Brings
Memories of Youth
(By H. Irvine, in the St. Marys
Journal -Argus
On every hand we hear the
term, "age of miracles". This
statement is too true to dispute.
We question, however, whether
this age of space travel, TV
and hover -craft, contains any-
thing in its make-up that is
more fascinating than the old
blacksmith shops we frequent-
ed in our boyhood around St.
Marys. The combination of
heat, sweat and leather aprons
produced an atmosphere that
had to be experienced to be
appreciated.
The "golden age" of the
blacksmith `had largely passed
by the time we grew old en-
ough for exploration. In the
early days of this century, the
whole of the local transporta-
tion system hinged upon the
broad shoulders of the smithy.
It was not uncommon to see 20
to 30 horses lined up and wait-
ing for a "shoe job". Horses
used to transport drays, car-
riages, etc., covered a lot of
miles and their feet needed at-
tention regularly, often every
two or three weeks. With win-
ter came the necessity of hav-
ing the horses sharp -shod.
The peculiarities of horses
had to be taken into account.
If the horse "threw out", this
was up to the smith to correct.
He was not only a smith; he
was a foot surgeon. The hoof
had to be trimmed and filed
before the shoe was fitted—hot
of course. In many cases, pad-
ding and weights had to be
added to correct the gait and
generally improve the working
efficiency of the animal. There
were and are many tricks to
the art of shoeing a horse. 'It
undoubtedly took brawn, but' it
also required plenty of old-
fashioned know-how.
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The smith comforted the ap-
prentice with the tender word
that working the bellows would
give him the muscle for hand-
ling a man's job "one of these
days".
To get back to sharpening
and tempering, Vais was a trade
which was strict y the result of
sheer "knowing how", plus an
experienced eye. The proper
color at which to pull the chisel
from the fire and douse it in
the water barrel was a knack
possessed by few and desired
by- many. The smith whd had
the name of being an expert
in this field would draw trade
from miles around. So, the next
time you look at the town hall
or any of our fine old stone
buildings and give credit to the
stonemason; don't forget that
the smith also played a very im-
portant part in these struc-
tures.
They Did Welding
The blacksmith shop was
much more than just a place
to shoe horses. Long before the
days of acetylene and electric
welding, the smith welded in
the forge. This was a trade in
itself. We do, not pretend to
be an expert, and impressions
are strictly heresay, though we
have seen this type of welding
done as a lad. The wrought
iron or steel to be welded 4as
ground so that the pieces to be
joined would lie diagonally on
each other. Originally, borax
was used to clean the joints and
thus aid the fusion. The two
pieces were heated together,
then taken out and hammered
into fusion. What the old-
timers were doing was bounc-
ing the molecules around until
those of one section "married"
another.
Later on, a welding com-
pound was developed which
speeded up the operation con-
siderably. The smith welded
many things in his forge in-
cluding wagon tires, carriage
steps, implements and other it-
ems. It will be understood that
the forging and hammering pro-
cess had to be repeated several
times before the operation was
complete. •
The Apprentice
Another aspect of the trade
which always fascinated the
writer was the making and tem-
pering, of the tools used by the
stone masons. When one con-
siders that it took a strong man
to lift one end of a stone mas-
on's tool kit, it may be realized
that the amount of work in this
field was considerable. The
apprentice, sweating on the end
of the bellows, learned this
craft by watching the master
at the forge. The business end
of the bellows would measure
from four to six feet in diame-
ter and the apprentice kept the
air flowing by working at the
end of a long handle, similar
to a pump handle. Frequently,
a cow horn was placed on the
"nose" of the handle. It was
a smooth grip and gave a little
extra leverage into the bargain.
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Tires Fell Off
The recent heat wave brings
to mind the sad experiences
that old-time teamsters had with
wagon wheels in the hot weath-
er. The wooden rims and wheels
dried out and shrunk. Result?
The tires fell off in the street.
The only remedy was a trip to
the smithy. Obviously, the tire
had to be made smaller. It was
cut, the circumference of the
rim was taken by means of, a
"tracker" which measured the
outside and transferred this
measurement to the steel tire.
The tire was then fire' welded
at the new point, less a small
amount. The tire was then heat-
ed, which, as any school boy
knows, or should know, caused
the steel tire to expand. While
hot, the tire was slipped over
the wheel, doused with water,
and the result was a tight fit
caused by the tire shrinking
onto the rim.
These are just a few of the
many chores performed' by -the
blacksmith not so many years
ago. The horseless carriage
transformed most smithies into
garages. In fact, the smith was
the first automobile mechanic
as he adapted his knowledge to
service the new form of uni-
versal transportation.
One thing we especially ap-
preciated about the old smithy:
they provided a never -failing
supply of horseshoes for pitch-
ing. Every kid had 'a court of
sorts and a fascinating variety
of horseshoes. The stakes? The
smithy usually threw them in
with the deal. You got them
for carrying them away. The
kid who was envied . around the
neighborhood was the "expert"
who could tell the faults of the
particular horse for which- any
of the odd shoes. in the yard
had been -made :to- measure.
BRODHAGEN
Messrs. Wilbur Hoegy and
Ivan Bennewies were the lucky
winners of $50 each on a ticket
they shared, drawn at Monkton
Lions Club shooting match on
Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sholdiee,
Paul and Mark accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Clark, of Mit-
chell, to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Clark at New Hamburg on
Sunday. ,
On Saturday evening a large
crowd gathered at the Com-
munity Hall here •to celebrate
the occasion of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Murray's 25th wedding
anniversary. Mr. Wm. Manley
read the address, and the cou-
ple were presented with a
chome kitchen suite and other
gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Murray sup-
plied refreshments and lunch:
Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Wolfe
and grandsons, Marcel, Darrell
and.. Dale Wolfe, visited with
Mrs. Henry Koch and Mr. and
Mrs. Mickey McCloy in' Strat-
ford on Saturday.
The first dance of the season
was Very well patronized last
Friday night at the Community
Hall.
Round Table
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ordination between the sewer
contractor and the contractor
installing the storm sewers,
council agreed. The sanitary
sewers will have to go in first,
Mr. Reynolds said, as •the storm
sewers are at a much shallower
depth.
Answering a query regarding
application of rates, the OWRC
representative said there was
no reason full rates could not
be charged, even though an
abutting owner was not servic-
ed. He agreed the OWRC would
advise concerning establishing
proper accounting procedures
for collection of accounts, he
told PUC manager R. J. Bous-
sey. It was immaterial whether
PUC or town did collecting;--
it
ollecting—it was a matter of local arrange-
ment.
.Mayor Daly explained the ex-
isting bylaw provided that the
PUC would collect, but that this
responsibility had never been
assumed.
Preparation of and issuing de-
bentures will be carried out by
the. OWRC and the town will
not be involved, Mr. Else said,
in answer to a query.
"The OWRC handles every-
thing," he said, as Cpuncillor
Cardno commented, "all we get
is a bill." -
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mr. and Mrs. Blaney and chil-
dren, of Simcoe, were guests of
Mrs. Mae Dorrance over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nott, of
Trenton, Mich., called on Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Habkirk and Mr.
and Mrs. John Pullman last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cox, of
Toronto, were guests of her
mother, Mrs. Harry Stewart`
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCowan
spent Saturday at Bridgeport,
where they were guests at the
Rice -Adair wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carter
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Eaton, of Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murray,
of Barr 'River, visited recently
with Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Nott, Egmondville,
Misses Anne and Janet Gov-
enlock, of Sarasota, Florida,
were guests of Mrs. Mae Dor-
rance on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don King and
children, of Bright's Grove,
Sarnia, were weekend guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ruston.
Mrs. E. Geddes and Miss Mary
Geddes visited in London last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Stew-
art Geddes and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Holle, cf
St. Jacobs, spent Thanksgiving
at the home of Mrs. A. Bethune.
Messrs. Ken Gemmell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gemmell,
and Larry Byerman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alf. Byerman, left
last week for Ridgetown, where
they will attend the Ontario
Agricultural College.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Caldwell
and daughters, Lorraine and
Sharon, of Hamilton, were Sun-
day visitors with Mr. and -Mrs.
Russell Sproat and Miss Sadie
Caldwell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Patterson,
of Peterborough, were recent
guests with their son, J. E. Pat-
terson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie. Green, of
Burlington, visited on Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Talbot
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and
Mrs. T. Healy spent the week-
end in St. Catharines.
NEWS OF $RUCEFIELD
CHILDREN ARE BAPTIZED AT
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ham, of
Guelph, visited with Mrs. Chas.
Ham and Miss Swan on Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson
and Mr. and Mrs. McClure spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
S. Knox, Sarnia.,
Mrs. W. Stackhouse attend-
ed the wedding Of her grand-
son, Mr. Ronald Neale, London,
on Saturday.
Mrs. V. Hargreaves is stay•
ing with her mother, Mrs. Arn-
old Henderson, while con-
valescing after her recent ill-
ness.
Baptismal service was ob-
served in Brucefield United
Church when the following in-
fants were baptized: Mary Jane
Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kennth Scott; Ronald William,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tay-
lor; Raymond Wesley, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs.- Lawrence
Smiley, of Erin, visited friends
and relatives in Bruce&eld and
Stratford over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Wilson, of
Brucefield, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan Whiteman, Belgrave, at-
tended the Neal-Foxworthy wed-
ding in London on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Swan vis-
ited in Wingham with Mrs.
Swan's father, Mr. McClennigan,
on Sunday.
Guests with Mr. and Mrs. H.
-A. Johnston on Saturday were
Mr. and Mrs. James McTavish,
Lucknow, and Mr. and Mrs. Al-
lan McTavish, Ripley.
Unit Four, UCW
Unit Four of the Brucefield
UCW held. their October meet-
ing at the church with the oth-
er units as guests. A film, "The
Harvest," dealing -with the prob-
lems of rural life and the rural
minister, was introduced by
Mrs. T. A. Boughen, and a very
interesting discussion followed.
Mrs. Boughen and Mrs. A. Hill
conducted the worship service,
and Mrs. Ariano led in a sing-
song. . Mrs. R. Allan and her
committee served refreshments.
Plates with the picture of the
Church are available for any-
one wishing to procure one. The
topic for the November meet-
ing is "Declining Standards,"
and members were urged to
scan their papers for every in-
stance of declining moral con-
duct and to note references to
the contrary.
Unit One, UCW
The October meeting of Unit
No. 1, "The Friendly Unit," was
14741
How did Joseph Quesnel
and his son make their
mark in Canada?
Joseph Quesnel was a remark-
ably versatile man. Born in
France in 1749, Quesnel went
to sea at 19 as a ship's officer.
He came to Canada inadvert-
ently in 1779, when his ship,
carrying munitions from France
to the American revolutionary
forces, was captured by the
English.
Quesnel was soon naturalized
and settled „in Boucherville,
Quebec. He became a merchant
to support his growing family,
but gradually became famous
as a violinist, composer, poet
and playwright. A French-Cana-
dian opera, written in 1,942; -is
based on his life. He and his
wife had 13 children. Among
them was Jules Maurice, who
was to make the name, Quesnel,
famous in the far different
worlds of fur -trading and ex-
ploration.
Young Jules entered the ser-
vice of the fur -trading North
West Company at the beginning
of the last century. In 1808 he
accompanied Simon Fraser and
John Stuart on their famous
journey down the Fraser River.
The town of Quesnel, on this
great British Columbian water-
course, along with Quesnel Riv-
er. and Lake, are named after
Jules. He returned to the East
in 1811 and went on to become
a political leader of the 1830's
and 1840's.
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held on Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Ross Chapman,
with a good attendance. The
meeting opened with all stand-
ing and repeating the Creed.
Mrs. ma Wilson and Mrs. W.
Broadfoot had charge of the
devotiom••This part of the meet-
ing closed with a hymn, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson playing
the violin and prayer.
The business part of the
meeting was taken by the lead-
er, Mrs. Berry. Mrs. John Hen-
derson gave the secretary's re-
port, and the roll call which
was answered by a contribu-
tion, in place of making, bak7
ing and buying for a bazaar:
Mrs. Irving Sillery reported for
the treasurer and received the
offering.
The rummage sale was dis-
cussed, which will take place in
Clinton on Nov. 24. The differ-
ent committees will be appoint-
ed at the November meeting,
which will be held at the home
of Mrs. I. Sillery.` Mrs. Berry
reported that she had sent a
thank -you note to Unit 4, thank-
ing them for a most pleasant
and profitable evening,,,which
was held in the church parlor
on Oct. 10.
Mrs. W. Broadfoot conducted
a quiz and Mrs. M. Wilson gave
a Thanksgiving reading, A de-
licious lunch was served by Mrs,
D. Triebner, Miss Tena Mc -
McNaughton, Mrs. E. Thompson
and Mrs. J. McNaughton.
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