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The Huron Expositor, 1960-09-01, Page 3r NEWS OF HENSALL FAMILY'GATHERINGS ARE FEATURE IN AREA HOMES. An enjoyable time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McBride, Varna, Sunday, when members of the family of Mrs. Susan Chuter, Varna, and the' late Edwin Chuter, met for a family gathering, with 43 attending. Pres- ent were Mrs. Chuter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Chuter, Varna; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Walper, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Elmore McBride, Exeter; Mr. Tom Chuter, Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Chuter, Owen Sound; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chuter and Mr. Joe Pongracz, London; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Towns- hend, Bayfield; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chuter, Preston, and their fam- ilies. A program of sports was enjoyed, and delicious picnic sup- per served. Family Picnic The home of Mr. and Mrs. An- drew Grenier, of the Babylon Line, was the setting for a delightful family picnic when 11 of the 13 children of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Baker, Sr., of Hensall,' were pres- ent. Two sons, Meade, Calgary, and Bruce, Kingston, were unable to be present. Attending along with their families were: Mr. and Mrs. Glen • Baker, London; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Baker, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker, Jr., Calgary; Mr. and Mrs. John Bak- er, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Baker, Hensall. Daughters with their families present were: Mrs, Adam (Wan- da) Wilson, Brucefield; Mrs. Al- phonse (Betty) Grenier, Zurich; Mrs. William (Clara) Brown, Sea - forth; Mrs. Bruce (Irene) Tyndall, Clinton; Mrs. Grant (Gladys) Mc- Gregor, Hensall. This reunion was the first the family has held in °_over.r45 .years. A _very enjoyable, time was spent reminiscing over old times. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have eight sons, five daughters, 33 grandchil- dren•and one great grandchild. ' Miss Cassie Dougall entertained 20 ladies to a progressive euchre party at her home Thursday night with five tables Ain play. Prizes were won by Mrs.. George Hess, first, 'and Mrs. Emma Shepherd, second. Prize for lone hands was won by Mrs. George Hess. An en- joyable' time was spent and delic- ious refreshments served. Guests at the party were: Mrs. W. R. Dougall, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Inez McEwen, Mrs. James Sang- ster, Mrs. Minnie Sangster, Mrs. R. Y. McLaren, Mrs. Norman Jones ,Mrs. Jim Bengough, Mrs. Earle owe, Mrs. R. M. Peck, Mrs. Hess, Mrs. 0. Rapson, Mrs. R. J. Paterson, Mrs. F. Manns, Mrs. Florence Joynt, Mrs. Charles Farquhar, Mrs. Emma Shepherd, Mrs. A. Foster, Mrs. A. McBeath, and Miss M. Ellis. Mrs. Sarah Carnie, 83, of Bay- field, and Mrs. Jane Haugh, 88, Brucefield, aunts of Mr. and Mrs. George• Hess, spent the weekend at the Hesshaven cottage in the Pinery. Mr. and Mrs. George Ingram left Wednesday by trailf.-for a six weeks' visit with " the former's brothers, Alva Ingram, at Med- ford, Oregon, and at Spokane, Wash., with relatives of Mrs. In- gram. Mrs. Ross Riley is a patient in Clinton. Hospital in the , interests` of her health. Warren McKellar, of Cromarty, is a patient in Stratford General Hospital in the interests of his health. The Legion Pee Wee team en- tertained Eden Mills Pee Wee team to dinner in the Legion Hall at the conclusion of the O.B.A. baseball game at, the local park Thursday night. Eden Mills were ALL KINDS of INSURANCE W. E. SOUTHGATE Phone 334 - Res. 549 MAIN ST. : SEAFORTH the winners with a score of 12-6. Forty-five attended. The local branch of the Legion, who spon- sor the -Pee Wee team, provided the supper, and the Ladies' Aux- iliary were in charge of the din- ner. Mrs. C. ' Hughes and daughter, Miss Norma Hughes, London, were weekend guests with Miss Greta Lammie. Mrs. John Pfaff, London, has returned to London after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pfaff. While here she visited friends in the village Sunday. Annual Labor Day shoot will be held at Kippen Monday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. Special event will be the 50 -bird handicap event for. the Kip - pen Gun Club trophy, open to all shooters. International and dou- bles will be held, time .permitting. Ross Kercher, of Kippen, ac- companied by his brother-in-law, Jim Jordan, of London, have re- turned from a pleasing vacation at Manitoulin Island and other in- teresting points in Northern On- tario. They took their tent and camping outfit with them a n d cooked their own meals, and en- joyed a day of fishing by boat, in addition to other activities. Mr. and Mrs. H. Eichler and family, . London, were weekend visitors with Mr.' and Mrs. E. Schade and family. Ross Kercher is enjoying a few days camping at Ryerson Camp, Lake Erie, a church camp. Miss Margaret Nichols has re- turned to Toronto after holidaying for a week with her sister and brother-in-law,Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kercher. Mr. and Mrs! Doug Cooper and Barbara Ann. are getting nicely set- tled in their new ranch home., on the -London-Re-ad, Highway 4, near Ki n. Mrs. W. B. Cross, who has been a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for the past several weeks with a fractured arm, came home on Monday. The Misses Greta and Amy J.am- mie have returned froni a visit with Mrs. F. Dickens, of Exeter. Elaine, David and Brian Schwalm, of Hamilton, are spend- ing a week's vacation with Pa- tricia, Barbara, Charles and Mar- jory Schwalm. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Thompson, Toronto, and Mr. and Mts. Roy Parlmer, Windsor, returned home. Tuesday after spending a few days in the village. Mr. and Mrs. 'Harold Bell, To- ronto, were weekend visitors with, Mr. and -Mrs. Clarence Knight and.l family. Mr. • W. R. Bell, father of Harold, returned to Toronto with them for a visit. Mr. George Smale has extract- ed his first batch of honey. Miss Ruth Cudmore, RR 1, Hen- sall, is a guest for a week with Miss Barbara Schwalm. Micky Schade entertained a num- ber of his young friends at his home Friday, in honor of his fifth birthday. Mrs. Eleanor McKenzie is vis- iting with her daughter, 'Miss Ellabelle McKenzie, in London. The Hensall First Boy Scout Troop enjoyed a weekend of camp- ing near Brucefield under ideal weather conditions. Highlight of the week was the practice of lash- ing and hitches by building a bridge. Participating in the activities were Jack and Billy Chipchase, David and George Taylor, David" Buchanan, Bruce Horton, Jerry Drysdale, Gary School. They were accompanied by Scoutmaster John Baker and assistants, Eric Mans- field and Ron Broderick. Mr. and Mrs. George Hess, ac- companied by -Mr. and Mrs. Stan- ley Mitchell, Mrs. Gertrude Powell of Exeter, and her cousin, Mrs: Clara Sisker, Detroit, attended the annual open -house at Woodeden Camp on Sunday, attended by 1,200 friends and relatives- They also visited Mrs. Pearl Powles in St.. Thomas. Mr. G. C. Vais occupied his own pulpit in Carmel Church Sunday morning last, delivering a , splen- did discourse. A pleasing duet was sang by Miss Patricia Bell and Jim Dougall. Mrs. Malcolm Dou- gall accompanied at the church organ. There was a very large congregatioh. CI FEEL THE HEAT TO01 HOW ABOUT TEXACO SUMMER GRAVE LUBRICAN.TS ? GET YOUR TRUCK,TRACTOR ANA CAR SET FOR SUMMER - WITH TEXACO SUMMER &RAVE. LUB- RICANTS. KEEP DOWN REPAIR COSTS ! GTTI N1 HOTTER - - DO IT NOW ! WALDEN & BROADFOOT Seaforth : Phone 686-W "POWER" Your Farm with TEXACO Petroleum PRODUCTS BUIL' IN 1860, this stone house was filled with members of the Reid family recently as they came home to celebrate the 100th birthday of the building. Situated about two miles west of Varna, on the Bayfield Road, the ancient house is in excellent repair. It was built of stone taken from the Bayfield River. (Clinton News - Record photo). Descendants Gather As Home Is 100 -Years Old Descendants of the late" Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid marked the 100th anniversary of the building of the Reid homestead. Over 50 gathered on August 21 at the old stone house, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon-Hjll .(nee".Ruby Reid). Guests were present from Lon- don, Woodstock, Kitchener, Toron- to and local communities. Young- est present was Stephen Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman El- liott, Toronto. ' A stone slab above the front door bears the inscription: "Erected by Robert and Isabella Reid, A.D. 1860. James Kellas and William Reid, Builders." In the year 1844, Robert Reid and his wife, Isabella Nelson, with their five children, Samuel, Isa- bel, Jane, Lucinda and James (then one year old),,, left County Tyrone, Ireland, and crossed the Atlantic in a sailboat. After the seven -week trip to Canada, they made their way to Lot 12,. Bayfield Road North, Stanley Township. Mr. Reid's brothers, John and Andrew,- and their sister, Mrs. Turner, with their families, came out about the same time and all four settled on adjoining farms. The 'Reids built a log house to live in. The land was covered with bush, and for a number of years they had a lot of hard work clearing the land and burning the trees. at was not unusual for these 'pioneers to walk to Gode- rich carrying some wheat to have ground into flour. In the year 1860 the present house was built, The men drew the stones with oxen from the Bay- field River behind the .farm dur- ing the winter months. Later, these stones were heated in log fires for easier cutting, and the following summer the house was built. Robert Reid died in 1898 at the age of 98. He was buried in a small Presbyterian churchyard half a mile west of his home, where his family worshipped. James Reid had taken the farm over, some years before his fath- er's death. He married Margaret Webster; Lucknow, in 1888, and they had seven children: Nelson, Mamie (Mrs. David Elliott), Tom, Leonard, Fred, Ruth (Mrs.. Fred Mulholland) and Eunice (Mrs. Wil- bur Keys). Leonard died in 1911 at the age of 17, and Tom died in. 1953 at the age of 61. Their mother died in 1918 at the age of 53. James Reid lived to be 86, and died in 1930. Owing to her mother's death, a niece of James Reid, came asa baby and resided with the Reids until her marriage in 1893. to Jas. Whitemore. Some of her family still live in Clinton and vicinity. In '1922 Fred Reid took over the homestead. He was married the same year to Rebecca Dixon Mc- Gowan, Blyth. They had three daughters: Anna (Mrs. Bruce Keys), Ruby (Mrs. Gordon Hill) and Doris (Mrs. George Cantelon), all of Stanley Township. It was in 1952 that ?ylr. and Mrs. Hill bought the farm and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reid moved to Clinton, where they live on Princess St. East. The Hill children, Carol Ann, Bev and Lynda, are the, fifth gen- eration of the family to grow up in the old stone house. There are three generations living now, that were born on the farm, represent- ed by Fred Reid, Ruby Hill and Lynda Hill. The years have brought many changes. The phone was installed in 1911. Hydro came in 1935. A cellar was dug under the main house in 1942 and a furnace, pres- sure system and plumbing install- ed. One of the fireplaces was clos- ed in recently, since it was sel- WANTED LIVE POULTRY Top Prices Paid ! DUBLIN CREAMERY & Poultry Packers Phone 68 Dublin dom used in the dining room, but the original stone fireplace con- tinues to grace the living room. During Sunday afternoon mem- bers of the family reminisced and recalled many events of the past years. Several spoke of thew mem- ories of the old home. Nels n Reid claimed to be the first o e- born in the house. Mrs. Wilb r• Keys, in paying tribute to her parents and grandparents, expressed her joy at being able to have the op- portunity to still come home. Although the house is 100 years old, she commended Ruby and Gordon on the fine state of repair in which they have kept the home and the improvements to the lawns and driveway. She said she was happy to observe the same spirit and good will exists inside, as it did in former years. She al- so remarked that during the 100 years, the old home had never been vacant. "One of the family has always lived here, even though the name has changed, and it gives us all a sense of pride to see it so well cared for," she said. Mrs. Mulholland, after her re- marks, read "Bless This' House," and , a minute's silence was ob- served in memory of those who had passed on. , Mr: and Mrs. Hill were thanked -for their hospitality and each was presented with a small gift of appreciation. A picnic supper was enjoyed on the spacious lawn. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111M1111 District Weddings 1111111 111111 11111111 I I I111 11111111111 I I I1111111 JARRETT-JOSS HENSALL - David Walter Jar- rett, of Ottawa, was married to Miss Enid Walda Joss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joss of Ottawa. The wedding took place on Saturday, August 20, at 2 p.m. in Carleton Memorial United Church, Ottawa, and the officiat- ing clergyman was the Rev. F. R. Harback. Following a trip through West- ern Ontario, the young couple will reside in Ottawa. The groom is the son of Mr. W. W. Jarrett, former manager • of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal, and of Mrs. Jarrett, and was a resident of Hensall for three. years. If all the cars in thg country were end to end, 90 per cent of the drivers would pull out to pass the car ahead. KIPPEN NEWS Mr. and Mrs, 0. O :R, 'Littleton and family reeeptly retOrned hpme from a short. 'boliday at Turnbull's Grove. They sent last weekend in Hamilton visiting relatives. . Mr. and Mrs, Alex, I4cBeath and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Johnston are holidaying a week in Buffalo, N.Y., and Niagara Falls and other points. Mr. and Mrs. David Jarrett, of Ottawa, recent bridal couple, vis- ited with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mc- Murtrie while travelling through this district on their wedding trip. Mr: Lorne McBride visited few days in Windsor with relatives. Mrs. Emerson Kyle and Jim en- joyed a few days last week • at Southampton Beach, Mr. Emer- son Kyle, who was on business in this area joined his wife and son. Mr. Edgar McBride, 52, of Kip - pen, met with a painful accident Wednesday of last week on his own farm in Hay Township. He was taking down the elevator when he slipped and the elevator fell on him, causing a fracture of both legs. He was removed by ambul- ance to St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don. Dr. J. C. Goddard, of Hen - sail, attended. Mr. John Henderson, of Exeter, visited during the week with for- mer neighbors at Kippen. F/S Robert and Mrs. Perkins and sons, of RCAF Clinton, visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. N. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Bud McLeod, of Ottawa, spent the weekend with Mr .and Mrs. Ross Broadfoot and Margaret Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wahl, of Lis- towel, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dickert. Mr. John Doig, df Grand Rapids, Mich., visited over the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Lydia Doig, and sister Janet. Mr. Doig at- tended the Canadian National Ex- hibition at Toronto on Monday. New Company Wilt Handle Financing Of Mobile Homes -OF THE WEEN` Mr. Philip McKenzie rean,z0 �a successful sale of bis farm om' Friday, August 26. He left Tuesday for his new home in tle Weat.. Mr. John Doig, accompanied by his mother and sister Janet, mo- tored to Stratford Saturday. Mrs. Robert J. Elgie returned by Super Continental after spend- ing a six weeks' vacation in. Sas- katchewan. She spent four weeks at Jack Fish Lake, Meota Beach, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ma - belle Kilpatrick,' also her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kilpatrick, and her niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Krause and families, of North Battleford, Sask. She also visited cousins at Saskatoon, Regina, and Summer - berry, Sask., enroute home. Bingo Winners A jackpot of $60.00 will be offer- ed at the Canadian Legion weekly bingo Saturday night. There was no jackpot bingo last Saturday night. Winners of the share -the - wealth were Mrs. Harold Dal- rymple, Mrs. Lillian Newman, of Clinton, Jim Kelly, Mrs. F. Wal- ters, of Walton, and Mrs. Ed. Dick of Cromarty. Door prizes of $2.50 went to Jim Racho, of Egmond- ville, and Mrs. Wes Vanderburgh, of Clinton. Other prizes were won by Mrs. William Garrich (3); Mrs. Hatch- er, Mrs. Wes Vanderburgh, Mrs. C. Wood, John Sharpe (2), Clin- ton; Mrs. Frank Maloney, Mrs. Garnet Dalrymple, Mrs. Plant, Brussels; James Kelley, Frank Haines, Mrs. Frank Haines, Mrs. Walters, Walton; Mrs. Lillian New- man, Clinton; Mrs. M. Beuer- mann, Brodhagen; Bill Austin and Mrs. Ken Swan. Old age has some benefits. For instance. you can whistle as you wash your teeth. JIVR071 EXPOSITOR, sEA,FOR 0141A, ' r Students and parents will .enjoy Pltr "school headquarters," rt Ot erei an unique advantage, . Text •bop,s, binders, pens, paper, Clothes and ma other items can be had at one stop, LARONE'S Seaforth 5.c to $L00 Store -- Stationery - Gifts ATTENTION FARMERS! 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Box 954 - Brantford, Ontario WANT ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS - Phone 141 Formation of Crusader Finance Company, a wholly-owned subsid- iary of Vought Industries, Inc., has been announced by C. E. Burt, president of Vought Industries. General Coach Works of Canada Ltd., at Hensall, is a subsidiary of Vought Industries. Established primarily to serve dealers 'in both wholesale and retail financing of mobile . homes, the new company is located at 7900 Carpenter Free- way, Dallas. President of Crusader Finance Company, Mr. Burt 'announced, is W. K. Bullock, who has been -ac- tive in the mobile home industry for the past 14 years and brings to Crusader Finance. a diversity of experience in the fields of fin- ance, insurance and general -man- agement. Mr. Bullock was for- merly administrative vice-presi- dent and a director of Spartan Air- craft Company as well as presi- dent of three Spartan subsidiaries -Minnehoma Financial Company, Minnehoma Insurance Company, and Minnehoma Life Insurance Company, all of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In describing the new company, which has been organized for sev- eral months, Mr. Bullock stated that Crusader Finance Company represented the financial portion of the overall dealer program which Vought Industries offers dealers in the mobile home indus- try throughout the country. Vought Industries, a corporation formed last year to acquire and operate companies in the mobile home in- dustry, is a wholly-owned subsid- iary of Chance Vought Aircraft, Incorporated, of Dallas, Texas. "The policy and purpose of Cru- sader Finance Company," Mr. Bullock said, "is to provide rea- sonable and competitive financing for the purchasers of mobile homes through authorized mobile home dealers. Although mobile home financing will be the principal ac- tivity of the company,at some future time it probably will ex- pand its operations into other fields of financing." • KEN'S RADIO & T.V. SERVICE Service Call - $2.50 Phone 464 KENNETH HOLMES - Graduate R:E.T.S. Ali Parts and Repairs Guaranteed 90 Days Regular Weekly Saturday, September 3 - 9 p.m. and every Saturday NEW LEGION HALL, SEAFORTH 15 Regular Games for $5.00 2 Share -the -Wealth Games Cards 15 Cents each - or 2 for 25 cents 1 Special Jackpot - $60.00 (Full House with 60 numbers called) - Children under 16 not permitted - ADMISSION 50 CENTS -- Extra Cards 25c, or 5 for $1.00 Auspices Seaforth Branch 156, Canadian Legion WE'RE IN THE MARKET •. W. G. 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