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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-07-06, Page 2I*MKe Two The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, July 6th, 1055 Reminiscing Box 473—Letters to the Editor A GOOD TIME TO PAINT With a couple of centennials coining up in the district ■and the consequent spit and polish which those municipal ities will be going through, we’d like to offer a friendly suggestion for beautifying and improving', which will hardly cost anybody anything. How about getting everyone to clean up, paint and letter their own mail box? During our frequent trips along the back concessions we are struck by the number of rural mail boxes which appear to be eaten through with rust. To find a freshly painted mail box, with the owner’s name on it, is indeed rare. Perhaps it’s our imagination, but it seems that the more prosperous the farm the less paint there is on the mail box. During the coming centennials there will be hundreds of visitors traveling the concession roads, many of them interested in who owns what farm. A row of smartly- painted mail boxes will not only give them a good impres-{ sion of the township, but will also help them find their' friends. "fc FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS Pires on farms almost always involve live stock, and while in many cases cattle are burned with the barn, and nothing can be done about it, it sometimes happens that they are .able to escape, although with some injuries. In some cases animals injured in fires have been known to hinder the firemen in their work. Because of this, and for humanitarian reasons, injured animals should sometimes be destroyed. During the stress of the moment this is often easier said than done. The owner is naturally preoccupied with his loss, and others at the fire have no particular authority to put the animals out of their misery. Perhaps it would be a good idea if every rural fire truck carried a heavy pistol and ammunition for this purpose, and if the fire chief were given authority to destroy animals when necessary. : ‘ . * ♦ * A LITTLE PLANNING NEEDED According to the Ontario Industrial Review, publish ed by the Ontario department of planning and develop ment, there were 91 new industries established in Ontario last year. Of this total 38 of them, or close to half, settled in Metropolitan Toronto. Windsor got five, Kitchener- Waterloo got four and Ajax got three. Just about every week we hear moans and groans from Greater Hogtown about their housing problems, their water problems, their tax problems .and their trans portation problems—all brought about by the fact that the place is too darned big already. Just about every week someone in the Toronto Industrial Commission of the department of planning and development steers an other industry into a city that’s already bulging at the seams. And in the background are the still small voices calling for decentralization. ft seems to us that the time is ripe for .a little planning and development from the department of the same name. * * * WE LIVE LONGER NOW Reading names and dates on headstones in one of the old cemeteries in Morris Township the other day, we were struck by the fact that so many people died so young in those days. The number of deaths among children appear ed to be particularly high as did the number of people who died in their twenties and thirties. It makes you realize how far medical science has come during the past hundred years. Smallpox, diph theria, typhoid and tuberculosis, diseases which were com mon during the old days not too long ago, have almost disappeared, thanks to medical research. And many of the ailments common during the first half of the twentieth century will probably be conquered before too long. There’s no doubt about the fact that people have a better chance of staying alive longer, these days—as long as they can arrange to keep peace in the family of nations. * * * IS THE FOX A FRIEND? Nearly everywhere the fox is regarded as a pest to be exterminated in any way possible. And if this attitude doesn’t change, says the Financial Post, he will soon be exterminated in most of the farming areas of the country. Poultrymen may not worry about that. But tree planters, orchardists and all varieties of gardeners certain ly will. In their perpetual war .against mice, the fox is a valuable ally, and if he does catch a rabbit or two that won’t disqualify him. Even with his help mice cost millions each year in young trees and shrubs destroyed, >and in expensive control measures. Without the fox that loss could multiply many times, could make successful tree planting almost impossible in certain areas. SIXTY YEARS AGO The 1 test candidate for public favor is the Harriston Review, which has been issued in that town by Mr, E. H. Dewar, formerly of the 'Arthur Enter prize. It is a bright and newsy sheet and will no doubt fill a long felt want in the community. A memorial window has been placed in St. Paul’s Church, Wingham, to the memory of the late l^ev. Wm. Davis,’ who labored in this parish for several years. The window was placed there by two sons of the deceased clergy man, one of whom is Mr. H. Davis, of this town. The Wingham races promise to be well attended, and it is expected that 100 horses will be there, amongst them the best in the Dominion. The purses offered are good, and fast time will, no doubt, be made. The track is one of the best in Western Ontario, and all turfmen will be desirious of trying it. Mr. Jos. Saint had an experience with a bicycle, on Saturday after noon, that he will not forget for some time. He was riding a wheel along Josephine Street, and when nearly in front of Mr. T. A. Mill’s store, the wheel landed horses of the and started down the street at a lively pace. Mr. Saint saw the danger he was in and by a great effort he was able to get clear of the wagon wheels, except his left arm, which was pretty badly bruised where the wheel went over it. Joe says he is done with bicycles. became unmanageable and him at the heels of a team of that was standing on the side street. The horses took fright 0 -0-0 FORTY YEARS AGO received word fromMrs. Aitcheson the Matron of the hospital where her son, Lockie Aitcheson, has been con fined since being wounded at the battle of Langmarck. The letter dated June 23rd., states that he has made no improvement and that -his condi tion is still very serious. He has been removed to a private ward, where he can rest quietly. He is visited often by a number of his comrades. A former well-known pioneer resi dent of Wingham, died at his home in Paisley on Monday last in the person of Archibald Fisher, in his 80th year. Mr. Fisher in his early days was engaged in business in Wingham with his brother, the late Postmaster Fisher. Some thiry years ago he mov ed from Wingham to Paisley and has been engaged in business there during these years. In Paisley he served as Reeve and in the council and on the school board. He was a member of the Sons of Scotland and St. Andrew’s Society, an active and valued member of the Baptist Church, and a life-long Liberal. Last Thursday—Canada’s Natal Day—was fittingly observed with the biggest celebration ever held in Wing ham, and drew one of the largest crowds the town has had for some years. Early in the morning, vehicles, laden with passengers, were coming in a constant stream, a large number also coming by train. Notwithstand ing there was considerable rain during the day the program was carried out to the letter, the only disappointment for the visitors being the balloon as cension, caused by Madam DeVonda being in a train wreck near Chicago. 0-0-0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO the wail of the firemen On Saturday afternoon the siren was heard and rushed to the hall and had the reels out and all ready to go, but no place to go to. It appears that a lady on slamming the rest room door made the switch of the siren fall in causing the alarm. The Wingham Citizen’s Band, under the direction of Bandmaster Schatte, took part in the band tattoo at Blyth, on Wednesday of last week. Six bands were in attendance: Listowel, Luck now, Brodhagen, Harriston, Blyth and Wingham. About three hundred Winghamites attended the ball game in Goderich on Tuesday between the Colored Giants of Detroit, and the whiskered team of the House of David. The game proved a slight disappointment but this was in all probability weather and the off the lake. because of the cool high wind blowing 0 -0 - 0 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO ©re Wrrt^hartt Ahkarrce^OKitres “ Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept. Britacrlptlon Rate — One Year $3.00, Six Months $1.30 In advance 0. I. £ $4.00 per year Foreign Rate $4.00 per year Advertising Rates oh application An interesting service will be held in the United Church on Friday even ing at 8 o’clock when Rev. W. A. Beecroft, B.A., D.D., will be inducted into the pastoral charge of Wingham United Church. Owing to war conditions the com mittee in charge of the Caledonian Games, which were to have been held in Teeswater on Civic Holiday, August 5th, have been cancelled for this year. It is hoped that in future these Scotch games will be an annual event in Teeswater. On behalf of her friends here we extend congratulations to Miss Doris Armitage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Armitage, as she was hot only successful in her recent examinations at McDonald Institute, Guelph, but was at the top of her class. Wingham, Ontario, July 2, 1955 Mr, Barry Wenger, Editor & Publisher, Wingham Advance-Times, Wingham, Ontario. Dear Editor; I read with much interest your ac count of the extinct village of Bod min, in your last issue of your valued paper. Perhaps you readers will find interest in the only record which 1 have been able to locate, concerning its early history and inhabitants. The "County of Huron Gazetteer and General Business Directory, of 1863-4,” contained the following; BODMIN This village is situated on a branch of the Maitland, in the Township of Morris. Distance from Goderich thirty-two miles; from Clinton eigh teen miles, and is within a mile and a half of the Clinton and Wingham Gravel Road. It contains one saw and grist mill, driven by the Maitland River; a post office, one general store, one cabinet factory, one blacksmith shop, one shoe shop. Bodmin Post Office—mails received semi-weekly. Wm. Harris, Post Master. Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades & etc. Aid, George, shoemaker; Bateson, Wm., prop, of cabinet factory; Bod min Grist Mill, Mitchell, Wm., prop- The Fanning Mill By Bob Carbert Sparrow In the Tree-Top In the belief that bird-watching and nature study can be very educa tional to young people, we have al ways encouraged the birds to gather in the back yard. We have a large bird house in the yard, which is an nually tenanted by several families of purple martins. The kitchen table is arranged so that the kiddies may look out the window at meal times, and watch the birds. I must admit that at times, it results in some dilly-dally ing at meal times, but it is enjoyable to hear the three-year-old calling the many birds by names. There is a king fisher who sits on the telephone line at the back of the lot, serene and pompous, sometimes accompanied by his mate, and he al ways arouses a stir in the family circle.. The spring battle between the starlings and purple martins for the lease on the hoijse, is always interest ing, and so far the martins have won out. Several robins live in the com munity and their searches for worms are watched with a great deal of inter est by the kiddies. I must admit flies are watched with a great deal of that the currant bushes and the cherry tree, as well as the strawber ries and raspberries in the garden, are strong magnets that bring the flock into the yard, but their presence is more than welcome. At this season of the year, however, there is some question as to which is the more valuable, the birds or the cherries. You have to hand it to these birds, they get pretty wise. This year, as the cherries become riper and riper, we proceeded to blanket the tree with old curtains, ribbons of coloured cloth and other such items, in hope that they would frighten the birds away until the crop was ripe and picked. The result, not one bird has even so much as noticed these asparitions that were put in the tree, indeed, if they have they have used them as awnings, under which they may per form their duties of gathering fruit, without the slightest, danger of a sun stroke. Who was it .that said man is the master? He^can’t hold a candle to the ingenuity of some of the birds and animals. There is a method in common use in the fruit orchards of the large fruit farms in the Niagara Peninsula, and other sections, where fruit is commercially grown. There is a car bide gun which lets off a loud "Bang,” every two or three minutes, frighten ing the daylights out of the birds in the district. This pressure outfit is refueled with carbide every day and hung, in a tree to operate on its own. One of these outfits startled me to no end in Michigan last year, and since then, I have noticed a great increase in interest in this modern outfit. Another farmer reports putting a radio speaker in his cherry trees, but coming out to find the birds all sitting on the speaker, warbling along with the music that was bellowing forth. Music hath charms. rietor; Bodmin Saw Mill, McGill, Jas., proprietor; Hawkes, Dr. I. L., general dealer in dry goods, groceries, hard ware, crockery, drugs, etc; femith, Walter, manager in Dr, Hawkes’ store. I might also mention that much interested in the coming tennial” of Morris Township, celebrated in 1956, because my grandfather, Peter Cantelon, 1863), settled on Lot 9, Con. 6, of that townshiii in 1854, and he was one of the earliest pioneers. By 1863 (Coupty of Huron Gazetteer) that farm was listed with his 4th son, Arthur (Cant- lin), as owner; and by 1869 (County of Huron Gazetteer) this 4th son, Arthur, is still listed on Lot 9, Con. 6, and the 5th son, Samuel, is also listed on Lot 9, Con, 6, Morris Township. When this "Peter Cantelon” family came tfc Canada in 1841, they purchas ed Lot 36, Con. 7, Goderich Township, from The Canada Company, and in 1854, this farm passed to the 2nd. son, John, who later sold out to a 1st. cousin, George Cantelon, and he mov ed to Morris Township, where he is listed on Lot 9, Con. 5, in 1869 (County of Huron Gazetteer). This Peter Can telon (Cantlin) was buried in Sun shine Cemetery where his tombstone still stood a few years ago, My grandfather, Peter Cantelon, (he used Cantion), the 3rd son of this family, married Elizabeth Richardson, and their eldest daughter was born in Holmesville in 1855, after which they moved to the young and thriving vil lage of Bluevale,. which had been founded a few years previously by his cousin, Jacob Cantion, who was one of the early merchants there; donated the land on which the Orange Lodge was built, and was its first W. M. in 1856. In Bluevale my grandfather helped the Leech Bros, to build the first dam on the Maitland at that point, and he constructed the first Saw and Flour Mills. Their eldest son, Peter Joseph, was the first white child born in Bluevale, on June 28, 1857, and the following year this family bought a farm on the “B” Line of Turnberry Township, where my father, Robert John, was born in 1863. It will be 100 years in 1956 since my grandfather settled in Turnberry Township, and his cousin was several years there before that, so when is Turnberry Township going to cele brate its Centennial? Are they going to wait until 1958 when it will be 100 years since the first settler located in the Wingham Town Plot, and have a dual celebration along with the Town of Wingham? I take this opportunity to make what I consider afToriginal suggestion to the various committees in charge of preparations for the Morris Town ship Centennial Celebration. I will supply the names of all the land own ers in Morris Township in 1861, if they will inscribe each name on a placard and place same at the en trance to the 1861-owner’s farm. Yours truly, Leon C. Cantelon I am "Cen to be great- (1786- Turnberry Township School Area Board e The regular meeting of the Turn berry Township School Area was held at No. 5 school on June 17th, at 8.30 p.m. All members were present, also Mr. Isaac Wright and Mrs. Wm. Aus tin. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and on motion of Pow ell and Hardie were adopted. Tenders for coal were read and on motion of Powell and Holmes the tender of Chas. Mathers was accepted. The ten ders for painting were read and on motion by Powell and Hardie the tender of Harry Templeman was ac cepted. Powell-Holmes—That the floors at No. 4 and 2 be done with Seal-O-San. Carried. Powell-Kirton—That the following bills be paid: Teachers’ salaries, care takers, transportation, A. C. Agnew, $75.00; Ralph Pearson, $30.00: Betty Newton, $50.00; Doug. Aitchison, $69.- 50; Jack Wylie, 12 cord cedar, $36.00; Wingham Advance-Times, $4.32; Burke Electric, $4.55; Hydro, $123.99; Alexander’s Hardware, $27.22; C. E. McTavish, oil, $9.63. Kirton-Holmes—That the meeting adjourn, next meeting to be at No. 9 school, July 21st, at 8.30 p.m. Hugh Mundell, Chairman. 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