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The Huron Expositor, 1958-12-12, Page 2• , Since 1860 Serving the Coimmotiftv nr,st bliahe4- at, $EAFORT11, 7ONTARIO, every Thursday morning —*lieu.- Br Os,, Publishers ANDREW Y, MeLEAN, Editor • SUBSCRIPTION RATES: • Canada- (in advance) $.2.0 a Year , United States. (in 4.,dval1Ce) $3.56 a Year SINGLE' COPIES 5 CENTS EACH 'Authorized as Second Class Idail, Post Office Departmerit, ottawa by liember of 'Canadian Weekly -Newspapers Association Municipal .. Officials jake Motor Contribution , There seemed this year to , ave nrnrncipal clerks, have an unenviable been more than the: usual amount-- Of - , task in ca,rryin'g out their dutieS:'Cir- ., , criticism directed at municipal offi- cumscribecl by the provisions Of the , . 'dais aS district nominationAneetings ._. ... Ontario Municipal Act and p:,hostof . were held. We are speaking .navi.' of Other statutes,- faCed with carrying-- , appointed officials -..,- not those who. into ,' action .samethnes conflicting' are elected and who may speak foi... , .,. policy and their' every move,isubject themselves - _, . _ -. .,...„,,, to public scrutiny, officials require to . . . . . .., be possessed with ' the. patience of Sometimes the criticisni originated.- ...,, Job and the wisdom ,of, so10-m---0-n--; - with candidate's foroffice.„-or---vc, , , hat-tb7-eY cont, hine--y--ear-after year . — -former or present members of Conn- ,- to serve ao.effiQieritly is a tribute to , , cil ; sometimes it was a ratepayer who the dedicatdQn withwhich°they' ' c . felt an official was not doing his dutypi.o.ach their task ---' .,-aP"- -' ,- - Certainly someof the criticisinwas. < ' justified, it isequally certainthat, a,... lot of it was unfounded. In the Course of carrying ,out their dutieS7M-1.1:nici- ,. pal clerks, treisurerS, assessors anct - road superintendents, must cleat at., one.time or another with everyone of -the ratepayersr.by-wlfoirrtherareem.-.7. ployed. • - It is inevitable, , human ival Hen11 Chambei -of Commerce de sei-ves congratulations on the birth , laSt''weeR of its asin weekly news- paper. Designed -to_complement the • . , -atuzation-sgerts , te-Ward stimulation of -conlimillAY progress -• ture being *hat it is, that at SOnle, , goodwilland trade, the new pubhca- . time or another incidents win arise . tion is being distributed in the Hen - that will result in some friction be- sail trading ar.ea. ing generated. Unfortunately,:these Takingthe action that it has t e incidents:though in the main incon- Hensall Chamber of COmrnerce '1' has ctive sequential, QI1 occasionsare enlarged in a small community iintil-they-beTi-, riishownngthat it is active a3ad f°rward kingin nn e manner in w lc. 1 ad - come an issue, , vances the, interests_ of -the COMITII1,11- - Perhaps if a broad criticism Was to ity it serves. We hope for it the sup - be directed to municiRal officials. it ' port and encouragement which C. of would be, that on occaslcmfikestend. .• . C. President'C. A. Fiforcl seeks in his to regard their Sob as being onITT.-Ta: 7:---ifres-sage-in-the--4 'fal ' repetition, of what was done 'm pi'e- „- 4 ceeding years. Sometimes there is a . 1 , ..., hesitancy to look ahead, to adapt. nviapie c..areer themselves to changing times and ' There ire few men in Ontario who cOnditions. It is this tendeneyi'whichthrough the Years have been held in . Sometimes results in difficulties 'arts- higher esteem. than Tom Kennedy, ing between membersf a council - who has been Premier for nine , . . . and an appointed official. , months, minister- of Agricu l t u r e for _ A, good- conric-illor notLonly_as;cisfs _ 14_years, ancrfOr 40_years the Mem- .. in administering his municipality -in- ---7ber_for.Peel. -' - , amefficient manner, but also looks t� . .1 hi d f. . . _ ...„. .- . - Win e s record 0 office is One the future. In his enthusiasm. , he , that 'rightly is envied it is the uni., . lometimes fails to remember_thg . .: . venal high regard in,viThieh he:, --e ame, . ' to be held throughout the province , that will be envied even more, ' some of the 'proposals he adv'ances are not permitted, by statute, or 'per- haps at the moment are beyond ...the - capacity of his community to carry., A Conservative of the old school, It is at this point that difficulties can , he Was never partisan.inthe narrow • arise. One official might dismiss the. 86'11. Se- " His interests lay in -and his ,suggestion abruptly, leaving the en.ergies were directed to creating a pression he is a,gairist all change; an- other, if the proposal On the surface appears sound, will seek means of • plementing it. -Much of the differenc- better Ontario. Retiring from politics at the age of 80, he will take with him best , wishes of rnen and women of -- es could be eliminated by improved political persuasions, who will re_ public relations. , , member the contribution he made to .Municipal • officials, particularly the public life of his. pi ovince. r ft.() , • ,••„, From -The ifironi-i*Sitoi- _. 1Jecember 15 1933 The 'first .arinnal-Year Brink, pub- lished by the Seaforth. Collegiate Institute Alumni. Association, has been cbmpleted, • • . „ The Mill Read and No. 8 High- way were blocked by the second SriowstornclastWeekend. ' The Mill -Road As still blocked but No. 8 Highway.dhas been finally cleared y e snnwplow. - • On Sunday..eVening, at -the 'height of the' „Snowstprm, a. light sedan,. driven by- MIS's; Janet 'INIeTaggart, of Clinton,...and containing,a num- ber, of Clinton, YoUng people, crash- ed into' the :side of a' -car -owned -Mrs. Atiani,SholVValtbh-dre'-' ) ceivecl painful injuries last week when a -horse „WEich she and her oaughter, Nora,- -were- driving, be- came -frightened and bolted: bito the church shed,:throWing both :the occupants from the, buggy.' • Quite an exeiternent was raised when the alarin was given that Nit. 'John Burns'. barn, 1V1eKillop, ,„WaS -on, fire, , which completely destroy -c ed the ,building. The 'cattle. and horses were,:saved. „ -• Miss, Wilma Rewcliffe-Of • Clin- ton,. isistefa. gnest-at-thehome-of-,her- d. Mrs• W. • Wright. Miss .Elizabeth McLean,: of the. 1.1iiiversitY ' of Western Ontario, London, spent the Weekend at' her home here - -• , • • CanOn- Appleyard „was Londori on, ThUrsdaY -attending. a meeting ;of the ,ekecutive of . the •Diadese of, Huron. 'd ' .Miss Elizabeth Thornscui,..pf .To- ronto,' was the guest of Miss Helen Lane last Week, " - § § Froin The Huron Expositor " December 11, 1908 , Mr. J. L. McIntosh, of London, visited Ids parents in McKillop last d.d - Mr. and Mrs.. J. -P. McLaren, who have spent the. summer arid fall in Tuekersmith, have returned lo their residence in town: John Ch,esney, formerly of Hul- lett, and brother of Mr. George Chesney, Seaforth, has been ap- ,pointed trainmaster of Stratford station. „ M. H. Liven's :delivery -.-------------ors took:. a- lively run ' up Maui' Street on Tuesday Morning. It turned at the ,Royal corder and went around into the hetelstables. No damage resnited, The barn at the Grip HoteLto Christmas Tree. Lights and Decorations Of AIL Kinds _IATREATIIS-4ndiior .or-Ontiloor SPOTLIGHTS - Tree Stands Ornaments .Xmas Ci.ackers Wo have the laigest assortirientOf_Ctir.isi.,inaS d DeCoratioias,' of all shapes and siZes, More than -eVer: hafort! - • _ SKATES-and713003g- We aceept trade-inS. 'IIOCKEY wilutt'xigtNIr A full range ,Of boys' and y.tigIRE iter-Spo uipment+ .TOB9GGANS, .Model Airplanes 4 ' TOYS! men s., 'FLYING SAUCERS ,SLEIG •., Boats :ants We can't hegin° to describ,e, the large variety of toys. stocked full, 'Ih6ite • Our shelves are EARS AGONE Interesting items -gleaned from Miran:Expositor' Of 25, 59 -- and '751Yeara.,ago: short time7ao." fiaTS."'been, Con --1,7 • " d : Mt. 'Charles F. 'Sills," Sciiir Al ,Sills, is 'attending the .School of Practical' .Sciedrice in--Oren-to; taking a.: course engiiieet• : mt.: H., -Bell :returned.from :Winnipeg • • • -7:Mrs. ed htinie..haVing2SPent, nfeW'weeliS with her 'brother, .Mr.E., A.. Wan- iess arid7Otherid-frieritl.S-1",iiiMieftiiitL George and .H. M. 'Seek... son., .45f.--iiifoildvige; On, Mon- day for .Quebec. ' • .Jeanette ),Vallter,.::dSister Of: Mrs. ;tames Barron, .of 'sustained - a..d..dfraeture of,d, the„: left. f"Writtl4k44.4all'en-Wedrieidaifiast?, spent *StintraV 'Vvitlf,:dur...:.and "Mrs. Wheeler;,OfBrucefieldy and' attend the. opening ervice sd, in the.rieW. Presbyterian Church thee. From The .HUT011 Expositor December 14,, 1883 ,TWo weeks ago Mr. Win. Scott, of ,the second concession of. Stan- lek; lost, a- supposed • •11 -6:0 -dm. inflamation., ra-Srelf*Harly-StariburYi-ef-ClifF-- ton, 1,:tas written the,Lords.Prayer, with -a pencil; in a' sPace half the size of a three -cent piece. Nearly the whole of it canba read 14thout a magnifying glaSs. • MrvJo1iiMcCIIiiiii--mtWitlf ati accident Orieday Jest week. Be was chopping down agree that was lodged on another, when. the tree leasooner thari he expected; and he .came down with it, striking his nose .a.rid.' breaking it, on .another betr'fkanIfeh.‘;V:''. thdeAYaseac.''go'n°dIVI. re0:r-ke'ss-. Edwinion-Ttirn" Tuekersinith; rnet with a nasty ac- eident. While handling •a* pig,, the' brute- ran its. tusk through ..his- thurnb,, tearing the flesh, pretty The other day Mr, Charles Wil- son was fodling,with ad sewing ma- chine when he had the rniSfortune to - have the tap 'taken clean off one of his fingers. , .A new 'lamp h,as. been erected on the corner -of Market. and High Streets. " The weather still centinues de- ll -gala and Prapects for a'. green Christmas are good. , ./Vfx.,,W. Aikens, of Ilullett, has disposed of his farm and .intends coming to Seaforth to live. Dr. ,ancl .1VIrs., Coleman celebrat- ed their silver wedding at their een !he oun PaPers p-ader .Sapper Apprentice IlenrY Wayne Chapple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chapple, of RR 3, Kippen has been appointed- a Section Leader for the Sapper Apprentices' at the Roy- al,Canadian School Of Military En- VedderCrossing, BC. Before joining the regular army in Jun -J9 Apprentiee Chapple attended the Seaforth-Dis-- trict High Schobl:and was a mem.7 ber of the 'Cadet Carps for two years:. He' will graduate from the Sapper Apprentice Training Plan in August, 1959.,'Sapper Apprentiee: Henry Wayne Chapple is a grand-: son of Mrs.,. W: Kechnie, Blyth 'Standard... •• 0i41. • . AHCOntraetl: for 'COnstriiction Of diai-telephone., in dod.erich has been .aWarded to the Ross Urquhart Construction CO; Ltd.-, of London, til making., the an nounceinent'of the deontract award W. -Hays Bell Telephone' nager li0e, said.thecostly-.con- version • projeCt will .:•involve, p.- inany-sided, .construetien anti,' in- stallation "ptligram which- will • e.. completed..in the fall of 1959, ' The SinglestoreY„ bnilding to be structed,.011 ,Blake.Street will. mea- sure' 40 by 47 feet", It will have 'a 'crigrete slab foundation, reinfore- ed "conerete, frame, brick . walls, and a,"(Oriefele slab roof, The titre be. lidgdt water -heated.I'In- itially, the ,11.1.1/ dial' building Wifl house dial. switching .,..equipment arid associated ' annata.tus Vide • some. 2,300...dial...L. telephone, numbers:- dericirSignal-Star.- • Saye•Itesidence, Firc at the home 'of. Mr. , and Mrs. dWilliale Heuger early last. --S-aturd:ay,-.-rnarning7vva-4.revente& from destroying, the &Welling corn, pletely 'by.•the coperation. of .the Clinton: Fire Departrneat land the , . willing . neighbors who .cOmbined fOrces::.t� :defeat the blaze. 'Called to the residence on: Concession 16, Oriderieli township, at: about ,180" • ..eleven merril3ets of.the :fire department bueked: :heavY • show all the Way'out to • the .farm home. On arriyal,-.Fire Chief 'Gra'nt Rath: S'paired.nf. '.anYthing'tii-SaVe the briilding.:'"Fortunatelyd„ lioWever, blaze" was :on, the :side. o.f:•••the iniSe away frOrik"the ently it had begun lie.ene • corner of d' the: kitchen,. and ',vent fro*. .,thete;44to.,,tlie...db'ediopm: :above -and ,••• attie 'News- ' R S S R t) A 1)S Dressing Up . ,TAMES SCOTT , Iimminior.111111111".1111111P."111-- ,-.01'1-414100101.10160004111 --(In a Cressroads,..- .that: ,can4iYe. is,„:a nurse s appeared in the November 28 is-. set so can ” dreSs. up and pre - sue, ,reference Was made, to an tend sne is a nurse: , • historic chair from' the Legislative Ancl. this is why fellows like rne don't mind getting into a- white tie and tails so they can pretend they are gentlemen one& ,a „while.. • „,..c Pm- not saying,: ot.dmirse, that-. clothes make y00. aaY: of'these- things: During the - War,- for ex, - 'ainple4here were quite a few peo- ple nniferni,and that didn.t,Make, • then', real soldiers either., • • No, clothes only create -the Blip. simi; what. you are -underneath.,iS,. another 'matter. . " But clothes can help. Take the'. 'ease, of -a man in . a 'military: wii- form EVen.if hellates_it; yOU'Vvill, „ find that ninety-nine. thrieS,.mit of a hundred walk With, his Shaul-- • . ders ,back: a little farther and hi S " head "a bit ,more The .same thing applieste roan - in: a tailcoat,d'No matter. . what he is underneath, tfie.chances are that , hell' be a bit, mere -thanghtfull about opening doors- fon.hiS. Wife hisbeStTgliT,Tafid geffefalry be -d .haVe ' .more in the - way.' .a, like to See a, irian behave...1 guess . that's why warner' are all for. malt - replace the one destroyed by fire residence in Seaforth .g ' RD,WARE TOYS OF ALL DESCRIPTIOAS Seaforth ,d,,4 ; $...;1.4 • j, • It HURON COUNTY FEDERATION By CARL IIEIVIINOWAY Huron Candy Hereford Breeders held their annual meeting TuesdaY, December in 'Londesboro.These cheerful, .industrious farinera have 'made vast strides:ein the promo-' tion of their breed. In the last nine' yearsr the- number of 'pure bred herds haS 'doubled. The evidence Of their-. suecesSAS-- quite apparent in 'the number of "white faces" seen on pasture.' ' ; . The ' Huron County Hereford _ , Breeders are to be congratulated on the exeellent showing theit cat- tle, have Made. at the fairs, and even more impartant, at the. sales: The„ Perth -Huron- S h a. r tit o r n breeders held their annual meeting itt Egniondville o,n ,Thursday, Dee, Here 'again:We-see progress be- fit:made. While the number of- Shorthorti herds, is much the same, Canadian ShOrtherns are making great progress in quality, At the recent ,show in, Chicago; Canadian Shorthorn's woo 17 of the '20 wtop aards. ' ' • In -this age when cross -breeding has .beconie so highly recOmthend- ed tO, increase rate of gain and vig- our, in our cattle, many of us fail to realize how important the pure bred lines ate. Remember that top -grade, pure hred, , cattle are nedessary if we feeders are to have top -grade, crossbred, feeders, We *Mild do well to express a little more appreciation M these Men who are continually endeavor- j.ng to improve the quality of our cattle. • Assembly being received by Hur- on Warden John. ,Morrissey, The atorycleft doubt as to the aispasi- tion Of- the chair which, of course, was received by Warden Morris - 011 behalf, of the Count Y Mus-`. mon, where, it remains; _Any, em- barrassment' caused by the Cross, roads story' "fgd sincerely regretted) _ • - The other day I had -an occasion ,to get into a -rig -which 1 -have not -worn-fon-many,: many years. It "Was: a situation vvhich _reqnired, that .1 appear,' in. the traditipnal "white tie and tails". • -Now there was,a time (back in the thirties) whell'Ave went, in :for more formal dreSs habits thaii is nsual-rftest of, the time these days. Then I, was quite often to be found all dressed up,' butIately (since the war), have rarely appeared in such a costume and I 'must - confess that approached the whole business -with some boredom. There have.-rbeen -thousands of lakes about_Latiff . shirt fronts and - tight 'collars, and the like, of that, ing the men get dreSsed up on ev- and most of them have a good ery possibl'e occasion. foundation in fact. Anyway, no No, there iSn't a thing in the matter heiv you look at it, it is a world wrong with getting "dressed - lot of trouble forda man to get in- rim novv and then if the clotlieS yon to a stiff shirt and a tail, coat. put on makey,ou take a littlemore However, ithad 'to 'be done, and pains witif`yeur-behavienr.• I ,dic1 it. The -strange part 'of -the But I have: to he honest. won- • whole experience. is that 'Once . ,der any .rdader has been- asking •was under way and 'got dressed:up himself, ' %Thai do-: you suppose I liked it. Scott is wearing as writes this , And What's more, bet that a tripe?" - lot of other fellows would like it Well, ['11 tell Lyon., I've got Joe if they tried di -t. d There -is Still an Old- pair "Orbrown slacks which somethingof the small child- in -us haven t seen a crease in them for years, and - a big warm:. blue sweater; one of my sister -in-laws 1:nitted.for T have no tie and an old beat -up pair. - of bedroom': slippers -I- like a lot, - Oh yes,. it's.. great ,to., dress up, - but .c.vhen you get down to work- ing there's nothing like the olds . tried and true. Sloppiness of easy- 1-th --- ..d Trucker Nanied , driver Trani2: pert• ,".'dhas. reeeived 'thefeiirth. rinal.: award:-.' the .,:AutomotiVe Transport: AsSociation Of Ontario,' and.:.Waa named - the 1958 hero „ of: Canada's trucking industry for his', children , trapped seaked,car-LastSeptemlaet Igaihe :saw'r-danilistoivntrd HighWay:9, _six betWeen. .heavy ..truCk and 6. car. -The, car. Was buried beneath, the'fruCk mild-fillectditch. Mr.' Nuhan etaiv4.- e&into,the wreckage. and brought, ont .7 the.. voinan., warnings' from bystanders,. he, tar- ried Out. the- ,tWO: children,7who *ere near; '"ettfRibitioii....,'Mr,,,'Nuhn hs been .alesident., of.Gairiefor the half years and has. da. Wife' and three d Children: Ilia 'parenti live ,in the d.palinerston dis- trict.. Rehas :been • ad truck driven. for. 16' yeara.,7,Wingliain Adyanee; Time. • ) all, and did you ever hear of a kid who didn't _like to get dressed up so he could pretend he was -something _other -than i:vhat .he That is why-- young boys go around wearing chaps aocl a,ture ten-gallon hat and toting at least two outsize Monstrous pis- tols. This is why one of the most popular Christmas presents you . WORLD -WIDE 1ELI SEARCH FOR GOL F -ER '(Londeri Free PresS, 'LOokitig.. Over deStern • -.„, ,• ' the .-19tir:cew birY geld 'was found inAustralia; in-Sontir7Afriea,ibi ..d.BrittahdColuin- bid; When, then, ,drilight,-'it:not, he found inW*sterii Ontario? According to. ',the. 'story- ;quoted. bele* 'frorri:Tne.Weekly 'Globe of Senternher 17.;'1877, it .wrnild seem that. • some, hepeful. dindiViduals argued- in this:. Way:. MoreiiYet; they Were Willing to back With coin' of the, realm. their ,huricheS about the location'afrieh_mirieral.41„epoS,. ori jheisliere.Of-.Lake-HuTOTC: 'p-- Or sthe-followsfinge- erformance meraly. a prehmina gambit, in one of, -the,. eorifidenee., dgaiiieS_Lthat -Were quite common .that period?,'' ;This was...the, article..written,bY. the, Bayfieldlcarresponderiti ' "A few wee a -66:41e"of -strangers. visited Mr,. Goven- lock, Wile 'resides ''.near I'Seaforth, and -tried to. enter into -negotiation with him:for ',the ,purchase of his feral, near' ',Bayfieicl. For . some reason or Other .00yenlock refused. to, sell thern4he farm at any'pric'e: The strangers then offered .him $50 -in Cash '.fer . the privilege . of 'sulking' on the farm 'a hole eight fee square. 'Govenlock agree, to . d Ithheorr. caciselipaa4nudret.he strangers look ed of the. matter, he found on vis- , . , -"The-Reit that Govenlock learn- iting the farm, some day later,,, The strangers had pitched their tent upon his place, and were hard at work sinking a rnine. They have beenitshaye(I raai ret hw, goldo digging. gisnd.egve.pe ro as fit duanydse under h sear, Ye they are well pleased so far. They seeni-PerfectIr satisfied. that there hsce°°eni-rriteb-L'; d—ferilanie Ilip1 Ilarec)rticanociwutr-V-WhoBerruk---.7 -men and -to knovv their business,. ' 'although to strangers they are very reticent abmit everything. , , "Should they prove stiecessfut in 'their 'researches, it -will' be a. big thing for Bayfield, and alaigger .thingfor Mr. Govenlock. Mr. Gov•e.: .enlock,...however, is not very san- ' •guine, and seems to lake the Pro- spect -of finding a gold mine <an his farm pretty phi.losophically," Judging froththe later history' of Bayfield, as a mining', town, one' must "ebncede that M. Oavenlock was „justified in his pessimism:- ' not e 'it'rugged11 RP a NEVI'S' In ;between these two meetings was the County Soil ,and Crop Tin - Prevenient. annual at Londesbero., Bob. Allan, of Brticefield, president, world champion, wilite bean grow- er for two consecutive,years, and the first world hay champion, pre- sided. Also in attendance was Bob reserve ',grand :champion whitebean grower; Harry Strang„president of the On- tario Association, and Murray. Roy, who placed third among Well oVer O0 'entries :in Ontario in -the as -ture management competition. ' 'Surely the exarniales of these Men .should give pur Of farm:fur in Huron County a Teal :bo6st. This is what adds zest to, our way of life , Two Yeao. Ago ,0)±onorators ITI- suranee :Association ' provided _in- centives to their agent's to be more selective it giving inadrance,to und:. der 25 -year-old .inale drivers. On December 3,',at a meeting in Lon-, .den; bonus cheques were ;givenout to the agents in appreciation.of the good selection job they had done; This was :possible only because the accident loss had been sharply, reduced; The young men- this age group could be the Ve'ry beat of drivers--iLet's do it. ItAearts money in yank poeic4.. - bell'inful little fishing 'villages of salt ,sea 'air, lobster traps, and fishing boata,haVe a special fas- cination Tor visitors Wiring Xove Scotia. artabIe a Inches, High Weighs Only a Pounds Stctndtird kg-bodtd. - -- . Ideal for Students , -:Professionals Travellers AND THOSE T;t71-i0 TyPE.:AT 1-1021/IN •R RTA 11.1. R .• be proud to carry your new Roya,lite in its handsome portfolig.typ0,_. . carrying easeIt is simulated leather of vinyl and. comes in three ,sinart shades :-: 130d, Green, ot,nd Naturat Tan: • Me -in Todd4-ke,ction! ince 1860, Serving tlie'Com 11,ititY WicLEANlisherst_ r-' PRONE .141 or 142, 'SEAFORTE1 . • •;., • , r'er-Frr' ' ••• '/'i4qJ. 4:4 ;4.4