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4, 1965
RECEPTION
for Mr. and Mrs. Ron Williams
FRIDAY EVENING
JULY Sth
Legion }Ball, Seaforth
MODERN ORCHESTRA
Ladies please bring sandwiches
EVERYONE WELCOME!
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY
Minister
Sunday, July 7th
WORSHIP -- 11:00 A.M.
9:45 a.m.—Minister's Class
10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday
School
11:00 a.m.-The Junior Sunday
School
11:00 a.m.—The Nursery
SEAFORTH
LIONS
28th Annual
SUMMER
(ARNIVAL
AUGUST
7th
8th
9th
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Members of the Lions
Club will visit Sea-
forth and area homes
between now and the
Carnival with an ad-
vance sale of Admis-
sion Tickets.
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SAVE MONEY AND
- HELP THE
CARNIVAL BY
BUYING YOUR
ADMISSION
TICKETS
IN ADVANCE
OMB Delays
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Bayfield Hall would be a bit
small for their purpose and
suggested the Brucefield Hall
should be 36 feet long by 26
feet wide, to allow access to
two fire engines from two sides.
A letter from the Department
of the Attorney General thank-
ed council for their co-opera-
tion in assessing the lighting
situation at Brucefield after the
recent fatal accident.
Reeve Thompson said he in•
quired of the HEPC, Clinton, re-
garding the installation of mer-
cury vapor or fluorescent lights,
but he had received no word
from them at the time of coun-
cil meeting,
Council received a cheque for
$3131 from .the Province of On-
tario as half payment on the
per capita unconditional grant.
The Department of Welfare
sent a form to be filled out by
a person on welfare who is em-
ployable. The form is to be
returned to , the nearest Em-
ployment Office. It was • noted
that there were two cases of
hospital welfare in the last
month where the township had
to assume the full cost.
The Department of Highways
announced July 31 was the last
date for supplementary road by-
laws. Council felt the bylaws
now on the books were ade-
quate unless something unfore-
seen happened,
The CRCSS Hibbert and
McKillop School Sections 2 and
4 - had withdrawn from the sys-
tem. The move makes no dif-
ference in financial obligations
as far as the township is con.
cerned.
More New Houses
Council claimed no responsi-
bility for the deaths of three
head of cattle which died after
weed spraying on concession 2,
HRS, between Brucefield and
Clinton. Council said .there was
nothing ine the spray which
would injure the cattle, but had
taken out insurance on any pos-
sibility of harmful effects to
cattle.
George Lavis reported that
the gravel projectofrepairing
all gravel roads in the township
begun in the middle of June
was expected to finish Wednes-
day (yesterday).
Council granted $225 to the
Seaforth Agricultural Society
for the September Fair. The
amount is the same. as last
year.
The Seaforth Women's Insti-
tute, sponsors of the unveiling
ceremony for the Anthony Van
Egmond plaque, approached
council for help in sponsoring
the event.
Clerk James McIntosh report-
ed to council that building per-
mits issued during the first six
months of 1963 included: H. C.
Elford, alteration to small shed
in Egm.ondville, $800; Ross
Nicholson, alteration on house
in Egmondville, $150; Norvell
Steinmore, new house in Eg-
mondville, $8,000; , Rein Van-
derhoek, newhouse at Harpur-
hey, $10,000; Alvin Regier, new
house, in Egmondville, $9,000;
Ross Alexander, new house in
'Egmondville, $8,000; Elwin Wil-
son, addition to house in Har-
purhey, $200. w
The first Canadian coins were
5 and 15 -sol silver pieces, is-
sued by Louis XIV of France.
DRESSED HAM SUPPER
and SUMMER CARNIVAL
St. Columban, Wednesday, July 17
Programme — 7 to 8 p.m.
Games • Wheels • Bingo
SUPPER — 5:30 TO 8 O'CLOCK
ADMISSION — AduIts $1.25; Children under 12, 50c
The Public is invited to
attend an
UNVEILING CEREMONY
of a Plaque honoring
Col. Anthony Van Egmond
SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1963
IN THE GARDEN
Seed
While cleaning up one often
finds some seed left over frons
last year and is tempted to use
it. This is doubtful economy.
Fresh seed, after all, costs only;
a few cents a packet, and yet
all the care and work we put
into our gardening absolutely
depends upon the quality of
the seed. Some seed, too, must
be brand new each year or it
will not grow, and in all cases
it must be properly and care-
fully stored.
And as for seed .saved fro
one's own garden, it is a mo
doubtful proposition, because
is almost sure to produce
mixture of all sorts of shade
colors and varieties. Indeed
the original seed used was fro
hybrids, as is often the cas
the progeny will not resemb
the parents at all. It is he
to leave the breeding of ne
varieties to the plant scientis
who know what they are tryi
to accpmplish. Many of th
' modern varieties now sold com
from hand -pollinated plant
which are. tended with precis
care. -
An Herb Garden
Practically all the commis
herbs can be grown in the Can
adian garden and usually in th
poorest part of it provided
gets full sun. Grown as an
nuals, unless they are taken 1
for the winter, are rosemary
tarragon, sweet marporam an
dill. Truly perennial are thyme
sage, chives and the mints (ap
ple, orange, peppermint an
spearmint). Parsley is peren
nial, but the finest flavor come
from plants that are started
every season. Soak the see
overnight to hasten germina
tion.
Yours To enJoy,
As we move towards July the
main gardening jobs are over
and we should just lean back
and take things easy. With
warm weather we should cut
the lawn less often and a week-
ly or 10 -day 'cultivation of
flowers and vegetables will be
all -that is necessary. To con-
serve moisture we can mulch
with grass clippings, straw, ete.,
and this also keeps down weeds.
If we are. going away on holi-
days it is a good plan to shear
off bloom from alyssum, petun-
ias, etc., and a "fresh supply of
flowers wiII be starting When
we return. Shrubs, fruit trees,
vines, etc., should not be culti-
vated or watered so that new.
growth will get a chance to ma-
ture before fall and. thus win-
ter without injury.
But all of this does not mean
that gardening should come to
a complete stop hi July. Even
at, that date in most parts of
Canada it is still'not too late
to make third or fourth sow-
ings of such vegetables as
beans, carrots, beets, lettuce,
and in some areas even garden
peas. They will grow quickly
in the summer and should be
ready for the table towards the
end. of August and early Sep-
tember.
Garden Tour
One of the greatest pleasures
in the flower garden comes
from a five minute tour before
the day's work begins, or in
the evening. This not only gives
you the satisfaction of seeing
fresh new blooms each day but
also serves to check the condi-
tion of every plant. A wilted
stem, a curled leaf, a ragged
edge in the foliage all point to
damage in its earliest stage. If
you get busy and kill that bug
or water that drooping plant
you can keep everything grow-
ing and prevent injury from
spreading to the other plants.
Many gardeners, new, and ex-
perienced too, keep a regular
record of their garden, in col-
ored pictures, with dates noted
of course, and some indication
in the picture of the actual size.
It will be interesting and pleas-
ant next winter when the gar-
den is under snow and the mer-
cury is down around zero, to
sit and watch on the screen,
photos taken a few months be-
fore.
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LONG A LANDMARK in the village that bears his name, the Van Egmond residence in
Egmondville shows little sign of the years that have passed since Col. Anthony Van Egmond
established the settlement nearly 130 years ago. Here a great granddaughter - of Col. Van
Egmond, Mrs. Ruth Van Egmond Bell, of- Seaforth, recalls the Van Egmond history as she
looks at the square -built home.
Plan Plaque to .Honour
(Continued from Page 1)
To build the road, Galt com
missioned Van Egmond, an
"honorary agent" of the Canada
Company. It' was a position
without stipend.
To provide convenience in
travelling the long road from
Toronto, Van Egmond had tav-
erns built every seven miles.
His ox teams assured regular
delivery of supplies, and in
1832 it is reported he had 20
four -horse teams transporting
settlers and their belongings
along the road.
Van Egmond was no needy.
immigrant. He had prospered
in Pennsylvania and applied
this same businesssense to
Canada. In time he became the
largest land owner and the
wealthiest man in the district;
eventually . acquiring 13,000 ac-
res', But even with his wealth,
the' old colonel never lost his
compassion for the poor immi-
grants. Newcomers in need of
help found him liberal with his
purse.
His first recorded act in Can-
ada describes how he helped a
family of newcomers stranded
at Niagara unable to make the
trip inland. He • solved their
pressing problem by storing his
own belongings arid transported
them to their destination.
When the Canada Company
neglected to fulfill ' its promises.
to provide schools and churches,.
Van Egmond donated sites gen-
erously for schools and church-
es. A history records that the
church at Harpurhey was built
by the pioneers on land donated
by a settler with a tin roof, pro-
vided by the colonel.
Van Egmond had dreams of
the parochial system in Huron
with himself and his family as
leader. His own house became
the social centre of the com-
munity and he set up a village
on the Bayfield River, "It
w a s characteristically called
Egmondville.
As soon tie Van Egmonds
settled they swiftly cleared 100
acres of land. In the second
season half of it was sown with
wheat.
First Wheat
Samuel Strickland, who had
left his homestead near Peter-
borough to join Galt, describes
the gala festival which Van Eg-
mond organized to celebrate the
harvesting of the first wheat in.
Huron.
"The old soldier had spared
neither pains nor expense in
providing handsomely for the
occasion. After the cloth was
removed, a nice dessert was
laid out, consisting of almonds,
raisins, oranges and red and
black raspberries."
Madame Van Egmond cut the
first sheaf. Her adeptness made
the onlookers conjecture that it
was not the first sheaf she had
cut and -bound.
Following the leadset by Van
Egmond, settlers began trans-
forming Huron into a perman-'
ent settlement area. Log barns
and stables were erected, wells
were dug and many acres were
cleared.
To cope with increased in-
tensity of farming, manufactur-
ing was needed for the first
major implements. Plows were
now made in Goderich and a
special type of harrow was de-
veloped to work fields dotted
with stumps.
Artisans began making their
appearance. Experienced cob-,
biers moved into the county,
making the long walk to Galt
at 2:30 o'clock
EGMONDVILLE , CEMETERY
Egmondvil#e, Ontario
for new shoes unnecessary.
Blacksmiths opened shops in
many centres and horses, first
brought into the county by Van
Egmond, were doing a flourish-
ing business.
After .Gait's recall in 1829,
settlement of the tract proceed-
ed initially along the .general
lines which he had laid down.
However, his immediate succes-
sor, Thomas Mercer Jones, was
a man of very different calibre.
According to Dunlop, Van E --
mond and their -contemporaries.,
Jones succeeded in ingratiating
himself with the ruling oligar-
chy at York, known as the
eFamily Compact", while an-
tagonizing both his associates
in the Canada Company and the
settlers in the Huron Tract.
Van Egmond; as' a contractor
for the Company, had a particu-
lar grievance against the policy
of payment by means of land
credits. While this method en-
abled him to acquire large acre-
ages of land ip the tract, at a
time when ready cash was at a
premium, it caused him a great
amount of financial hardship.
Apart from this he heartily de-
tested the man whom he con-
sidered as the usurper of his
close friend John Galt, and had
some harsh words to describe
the superintendent and his
friends. Some of his descrip-
tive epithets are quite colorful,
including such phrases as: "old
parasites and young idlers; half -
beggared would-be gentlemen,
half -pays and no -pays cashiered
officers, ex -West Indian Negro -
drivers, mushroom aristocrats,
etc." Apparently, it was a
sore point with Van. Egmond
that newcomers were being ap-
pointed to the various offices
of the Canada Company, while
the local settlers were "stamp-
ed•with the indissoluble sin of
being either born or old resi-'
dents here, men who lacked the
soupleness in their back td'
make bows deep and pleasing
enough—in fine, who would not
barter their old-fashioned prin-
ciples for 'office". No doubt Van
Egmond exaggerated his case,
but there was certainly wide-
spread disaffection with some
of the Company's policies.
Relations between Van Eg-
mond and the officers of the
Canada Company, who were
supported • by the government
of Upper Canada, rapidly de-
teriorated. By the mid 1830's
Van Egmond was probably one
of the largest private land -own-
ers in the Huron Tract, and felt
that -he should make a protest
against what he considered the
iniquitous policies of the Com-
pany. In order to do this he
proposed to stand for election
to the legislative assembly as a
Reform candidate. His hopes
were dashed when he was de-
feated by the government can•
dilate, a brother of "Tiger"
Dunlop.
In the meantime. Van Eg-
mond had been in touch with
William Lyon 'Mackenzie, the
leader of the militant wing of
the Reforea party. An article en-
titled: "The Curse of the Can-
ada Company,", which was writ-
ten by Van Egmond, appeared
on October 4, 1836, in Macken-
zie's newspaper, "The Constitu-
tion." This was a detailed 'in-
dictment of that organization's
settlement policies.
Mackenzie, in his long fight
for reform, had exhausted his
patience, and planned an arm-
ed uprising as the final means
of attaining his objectives.
For Your Entertainment
ALL THIS WEEK
TME VERSATILES
In the Huron Room
Queen's Hotel
An -
While cooler heads within the
Reform group advocated change
by normal legislative processes.
Mackenzie, supported by Van,
Egmond, would settle for noth-
ing less than outright rebellion.
He formulated his plans for up-
risings in various parts of :he
province, which were to be
triggered by a direct attack
along Yonge Street from the
north of the provincial seat of
government, Toronto. Needless
to say, a man of Van Egmond's
military experience would be an
invaluable asset, and he was
appointed by Macketszie to be
the commander of the rebel
forces.
Mackenzie gathered his men
at Montgomery's Tavern, a site
just north • of Eglinton Avenue
in the present city of; Toronto,
in December, 1837, but : when
Van Egmond arrived at the
camp, he found that far from
the large number of volunteers
he had been promised, the re-
bel force was composed of a
relatively small, ill -armed band
of yeomanry. News was receiv-
ed at Mackenzie's camp that a
large contingent of loyal militia
was marching up Yonge Street
headed by the redoubtable Col-
onel James FitzGibbon. This
caused further consternation
among the rebels, many of
whom fled from the scene.
When the militia arrived the
rebels, commanded by Van Eg-
mond, held their ground during
a short skirmish, but seeing re-
sistance was useless against
such a large, well -armed group,
the colonel gave the order to
disperse.
Many of those who fled, in-
cluding Van Egmond, were cap-
tured by the loyal forces, and
imprisoned in the Toronto gaol.
Van Egmond was an old man,
and }n very poor health. In
writing to the Commissioners
of the -Court of Inquiry, he re-
marks that he has: "The use of
but one arm, one leg and ,one
ye anymore, and by a con-
sumption of 18 months since
was reduced to a mere skele-
ton". By his account, conditions
in the gaol were extremely
primitive and the rigours of
the Canadian winter added to
his miserable condition. Ile was
kept in confinement during the
following weeks, but early in
January, 1938, he died. He was
buried at first on the farm of
his son, Constant, but at a later
date re -interred in the ceme-
tery in Egmondville.
While this constituted ap in-
glorious end to a long and use-
ful life, there can be no doubt
that he was a man of the high-
est moral principles and was
acting in good faith when he
joined Mackenzie. Certainly his
contempories such as "Tiger"
Dunlop and Samuel Strickland,
both of whom served with the
loyal militia during the Rebel-
lion, exonerated Van Egmond.
Although Van Egmond -died
with a charge of treason hang-
ing over his head, history has
recognized that he gave his life
for what he firmly believed the
sacred rights and liberties of
the people.
The ' late Professor W. B.
Kerr, who made a particular
study of Col. Van Egmond and
.whose own family roots run
deep in the history of Huron
County, said: " . . . the men
and women of Huron may well
continue to honor the memory
of the man who gave his heart,
soul and purse tb the infant
settlement of the county, and
who deserves the title, "Father
of the Huron. Tract'.'
Too Late To Classify
CARD OF THANKS—Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm MicKell+a+r with to
thank their many friends, rela-
tives and neighbors for helping
to make their 50th Anniversary
avert' happy one Tho!y are very
grateful indeed. Special thanks
for the lovely flowers from the
neighbors, friends and relatives;
and for the many Povcly gifts
and for money received from
sisters and ibmthers and bites-,'
and 1'0 the lovely cards an(i'•,iet•;
tern eoittgratttlations!s Speeiet
thaiiketo .)'jean Seton Ldr oto,,
n, ,• 7' 4'
FROZEN CREAM PIES
PROVIDE A CHANGE
When freezing cream pies,
best results are obtained if the
pie filling and shell are frozen
separately, report food experts
at Maeoloriald Institute, Guelph.
Bake the shell on the outside
of the pan, then remove,t wrap
and freeze. Freeze the filling
on the inside on the same size
pan, remove, wrap and freeze.
When ready for use combine
the two. •
Researchers find that corn-
starch is the most acceptable
starch to use in the filling of
cream pie that is to be frozen.
The addition of gelatine helps
to prevent the filling from sep-
arating or becoming grainy.
The following recipe for
cream pie should: freeze well:
Scald 2 cups whole milk. Add
2/3 cup white sugar, 3 table-
spoons cornstarch and 1/4 tea-
spoon salt which have been
combined; stir while heating
to the boiling point. Stir half
a cup of this hot mixture into
two beaten egg yolks; pour
back into the saucepan and
cook another five minutes. Stir
in 2/3 teaspoon gelatine which
has been hydrated in 1 table-
spoon of cold milk. Add two
tablespoons butter and one tea-
spoon vanilla. Pour into an 8 -
inch pie pan and freeze as
above.
To serve, arrange sliced
peaches or strawberries over
the frozen filling; sprinkle with
three tablespoons confectioner'
rugate C*vet' With Meringue and
bake anti. brbulted to,, 6
SEAFORTH TEAMS ON MOVE,
DEFEAT HENSALL, CLINTON
Seaforth Peewees thumped
Hensall 11 to 8 at Recreation
Park Tuesday night. John Mc-
Lean blanked nine Hensall bat-
ters for the win. Garry Nichol-
son caught for him. Line-ups:
HENSALL—Roberts, lf; Tu-
dor, If; Schwaltn, ss; Hoy, p;
Kyle, c; Heitz, lb; Bengough,
lb; Forrest, 3b; Davis, 3b; Neil -
ands, If.
SEAFORTH — fassen, ss ;
Wood, lb; Nicholson, c; Mc-
Lean, p; Muir, 2b; Muir, lf;
Holland, 3b; WiIson, cf; Hessen,
rf.
In other games, the Peewees
won two and lost one. They
downed Mitchell 16 to 2 and
blanked St. Marys 8 to 0. Exe-
ter downed the locals 9 to 2.
Midgets Drop Game
Seaforth Midgets managed
only three hits in dropping a
10 to 2 decision to Exeter Mid-
gets at Recreation Park Wed-
nesday.
Exeter pitcher Wolf struck
out eight Seaforth batters in
going the route for the wipners.
Doug Wright took the loss
for Seaforth. He allowed five
hits.
R H E
Exeter 031 123-10 5 4
Seaforth 000 0 0— 2 3 1
Defeat Clinton
A sparkling mound perform-
ance by Carmen Vint and the
solid hitting of his mates led
Seaforth Intermediates to a 16
to 6 trouncing over Clinton In-
termediates under the lights at
Lions Park Tuesday.
Vint scattered six hits, none
of which went for extra bases,
whiffed 11 batters and walked
only three men as he showed
excellent control. •
Vint was backed to the hilt
by the Seaforth batting muscles
as the squad ganged up for 15
hits. The hometown commit-
ted only three errors, showing
tight alert fielding.
Jim Dick started the rout in
the second inning when he
scampered home. Doug Row-
eliffe battled in John Patterson
in third, to put the score at
2 to 0.
In the•.fifth Bob Beuttenmil-
Ier and • Cliff Petrie 'scored after
slicing singletons. But Clinton
came back in the sixth with six
big runs to take a 6 to 4 lead.
Seaforth was down, but not
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
In former times Europeans
suspected of crimes were often
tested by various ordeals_ and
were judged innocent if un-
harmed. In the ordeal by fire,
the accused walked barefoot
over coals of fire. In the judg-
ment of- the bier, a murdered
person was placed on a bier
and the accused had to touch
him. If the dead body changed
position or foamed at the
mouth, guilt was established.
Witch suspects were subjected
to trial by cold water. If she
sank, she was thought innocent.
MEXICAN COAT OF ARMS
The coat of arms of the Mexi-
can Republic depicts an eagle
perching on a cactus, while it
eats a serpent, which recalls an
Aztec tradition. This great In-
dian people ,settled on islands
in Lake Texcoca early in the
thirteenth century. According
to their tradition, an oracle had
directed them to settle where
they beheld an eagle on a cac-
tus, devouring a snake. From
this omen there sprang the lit-
tle Indian settlement which the
world today knows as Mexico
City, some of the largest cities
in this hemisphere.
out as they struck back for
seven runs in the seventh and
five in the eighth. John Patter-
son and Bob Whitelaw each
slammed roundtrippers for four
runs in the seventh; Ron Roch-
on knocked in two and Vint
banged in Rochon, to put Seas
forth in a 11 to 6 lead.
The locals took advantage of
Clinton's sloppy ball Waking to
slip five runs over the plate. in
the eighth, and finalize the
score at 16 to 6.
R H E
Clinton 000 006 000e— 6 6 5
Seaforth 011 020 75x-16 15 3
McDougall, Bell (7) and Mc-
Donald; Vint and Whitelaw.
.DANCE
BLUEWATER
DANCELAND
Friday, July 5th
10 to 1:30
Desjardine's
Orchestra
BROWNIE'S
DRIVE-IN
Clinton
2 Complete Shows Nightly
FIRST SHOW AT DUSK
2nd Show at approx. 11 o'clock
Thursday and Friday
July 4-5
"ROAD TO
HONG KONG"
BOB HOPE
BING CROSBY
DOROTHY LAMOUR
Cartoon
Saturday and Monday
July 6.8,
"BLUE
HAWAII„
ELVIS PRESLEY
JOAN BLACKMAN
Color - Scope Cartoon
Tuesday & Wednesday
July 9-10
"JUDGMENT AT
NUREMBERG"
SPENCER TRACY
BURT LANCASTER
•MARLENE DIETRICH
Cartoon
ONE SHOW NIGHTLY
AT 9:30
COMING NEXT:
A Special Family Show
"LAD A DOG" and
'Adventures of the
Roadrunner"
Free Popcorn for the chil-
dren, Thurs. Night, July 11
BAYFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH'
REV. T. LESLIE HOBB1NS, B.A., Pastor
Sunday, July 7th
10.00 a.m.—a-Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
7:30 p.m.—Evangelistic Hour
Wednesday, 8 p.m.—Prayer Service
You Are Cordially Invited To All These Services
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL
and GARDEN PARTY
Kinkora — Friday, July 5th
starting at 6.:30 p.m.
Reserve Sept. 11th for Annual Ham Supper
a
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Sehringville — Motor Hotel
— All This Week --•
And Every Night Next Week
Sensational STANDARD 5 Phis One
Licensed and Air -Conditioned For Your.
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