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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-06-05, Page 7MAKING CENTENNIAL DISPLAY Outside the entrance td"itheir school, pupils, are seen constructing log cabins which arelo become part of the Turnberry ToWnsirip Centennial display. Those in the picture are Glenn' Harris, Doris Paulin, Jim Kirton, Frances Paulin, Sheila Ross and Shirley Ross. Oh the School steps With:,their teacher, MrS, Dorothy Thoitteri, `dare Ken Grant, JIM Kirten, Frances Paulin; 'Jeanne Elliott, Audrey Kitten, Dianne PASS; beheld MacTaVisil, L arty Eillett, anVMae ,Harris, They' were' taking dine' oust fee Wale on a Model barn which they, ate:Making. for the Tutritierty'cc fennial celebtatkiiiee TOUCH THE FINAL Mt( Putting Lhe final touches to puppet heads are Larry Elliott Audrey Kirton itnclIDianneRoss, pupils Kirton's School, The puppets will be used in a stage preientation, - Getting down to the business of planning their next edition are these pupils of Kirton School, From left to right in front are John MacTavish, Phyllis Grant, Gale KirtOli and Ken Grant, Behind are, Mary Fra- nck, Margaret Paulin. and Mac HaMt. The children publish an eight-page school newspaper Once a month, -Advance7Times, photo. PUPPET. PARADE Pictured with puppets they have made are, Mac Harris, Joanne Elliott and Donald MacTavish. The children not only make the puppets but Write pays and create acts in Which the, puppets star, cool Burned in 18.73 epocoment , Being'Uitd' 9NTAKIOt wEDNT.;sRAN, 40 .Oh, 1901 'Submitted by Miss ft, Duff The first',school for No, 2 was 1. leg school legated on Lot 6, Con. I on Mr, Wylle'a clearing smith of SWEVnp on the sideroad, It Nerved the early settlers living in PO; .2 section and also what was later Ne. 9, There is ne revord as to''Wheil this school WO built, but in 003 there was a :dispute be- twoen trustees and ratepayers,' as to where a new school would be built, ' A' hoard of arbitration con- slating' of Wm. Thompson, rate- payer of Turnberry, 'Richard Miller of orris, trustee representative. rue Carrot. local superin- te t of Public Schoblt, met in Mr, .Wylie's house and decided on the old site, as favoured by the trustees, in preference to the northward site favoured by the tatejpayers. This arbitration was witnessed by Andrew ,J Dodds, There is no 'available knowledge at ,tO 'whether this, new school was hunt or 'not but in 1873 a log richbol on this site was 'b,tirnecl. School was held temporarily in a, haute• 'on Mr. Sanburn's farni, lot 3, con, 4, The school ,was then hulk on the north west corner of Hooper's farrn„lot 5, con; 4, in ',1874, by John, S. McTavish. Ttlis. School is still in use, About tiffs finae the section 'was divided and No. 9 section waeformed, In the' deed for the °property of N'e-,:„' 2 was registered ;sand Wm, McPherson ,;was ,paid $15,55 in Settlement betWeen Sections 9 and 2, setved as trustees at this time. IP 1997 Miss Mctatiehlin was'en- gaged as teacher, salary ;270.. She was followed by Misses Roderick, Roodhouse and Treneh, The woodshed was erected• in 1902 by Duff, & SteWart 'at a cost of $8350,, In 1903' slate black- -boards were installed and new desks in 1907, These desks are still in use, In 1909 a well was drilled by. Mr. DaYlcison. 'The fol- lowing year this wail deepened, A new cement platforin was added to the front of the school in 1910,- In 1911 the present box stove was. purchased for the school, The following Year brick outhouses were built, About 1939 the ceiling was insulated and the outside walls covered with iniul-brick sid- R, B. Harris served as secretary from. 1897-99, Jas, Hooper and Arthur; Magee as other board members, Jas. Hooper became secretary in 1900 and served. till about 1920, followed 'by Arthur Wheeler theri Raymond Elliott 1921-41 and Elden! Kirton from 1942 until `° the school area • was formed.' , - Some' of the names that appear as trustees are l- Jas, F. Hooper, Robert Shalpin, JaEis Orr, Jas. Nichol,Ja.s. Kirton, -George Turn- er, Stephen King,. Allan: McTavish, (Arthur Wheeler, Henri Thom, Howard Belt, J.• J. Elliott, Hugh Wright, Sas, Stewart,' Jas,.` Harris, Jos. tovell, Morrison Sharpin, Mundell, Henry. Wheeler` and Chad, Hennings. List 91 reachfr's' At Kirton's SchQ91 Ion Phoenix, 19744979, J. W. .101.0 19794979; P. L , 1340i'; 19794990; Douglas Fraser 1800k, 1890i 1.44zie J, Melmaticklin, 1896, 1808; V, 4. Roderick, 1998-10110; M Roadhouse, 1.900-1.902; j, Trench, 19024909; Howe, 19094908; 'Robinson, 1908-1910; W, G, Breen,. 1910.-1,01.1.; M, V. Robson, 1911-191.2; L, 10. Holmes, 19124915; Gertrude' Deadman,, 1,915-1919; Mary . Currie, 19194917; Eleanor• patter!, son, 19174019; A. Eilee„n Pore, .1919:49221 Maria E, Bennett, 1922- 1923; A, Tully,' 1923-1925; Wrrl. •Rae, 1025-1926; Orme, R, Corbett, 492949271 L. • MorriSon, 1927-28; Mary R,; !Scott, 1028.1931; Myrtle Deans, 1901-1939; Viola- Thacker, 19394947;• M; Helen Walker, 1947- 19s1;'. maiy McKinney,%1951-1954; Dorothy Thornton, 19344957, M.1, 0, Thorttori Bqried Wednesday vWEVAP-r-lhe funeral ser- vice for the, late Mrs. George' Thornton, was held in Mt/ovate Prihed Church on ' .May 29th, con-, ,ducted by ROY. It, A, Preolt; OrMent Waa Wiagham Qerrie- • eery, The ,pailhearers were William ;,Peacock, Carl Johnston, Burns Moffatt and Gordon Messer, of pluevalc: John and Will Thornton, 17‘.'Q'o rr ie, Special ..Services For Centennial BLUEV,A.140.,;--Special° services 'Will be held on Sunday, June 30, in celebration of Turnberry Cep- tennial, In Knox's Presbyterian Church, Rev, S, Kerr, BA,, B.D., of Exeter. Will speak, In the United Church the guest minister will be Joint Hutton. of Pine River. classes preparing a special edition of The Midget Titnes to commem- orate the Turnberry Township Centennial which is to be held, the end of the month, The pupils have been deiVing into historical research 'during the past months, and have learned a .gteat ,deal ahout their section. e To Present Play. ,The scholars at . Kirton's Schee' have every, right ,to ..be proud .of their theatrical accomplishments A. miniature stage, which stands only a few feet high, has been de- signed_and built by the children. It is' complete in every detail with full theatre lighting - spots, flood and footlight a movie screen and' an'assortment ' of backdrops, of which they have either made or, installed. The stage has been, erected as a puppet theatre. The pupils write their own scripts, produce their OWn shows and even make their OWn actors, •All parents and other interested people will have „the opportunity to attend this theatre on June '13 when the children will ptesent a' puppet show. The adults will also 'be able to see the work One by the pupils during the year. And still another 'project which is being carried'ont at the moment is an elaborate display for the of . Seale models of batris and log cabins of the. earliest types and the improvi- ed btliidings 'right up , to pretent day: Modern farming layouts, com- plete' with; tractors and hariresters. This masterpiece of constructior is. a,' credit ye Thornton arid the - children of Kirton's Schoo' and: 'will no doubt draw many spectators 'at the• Turnberry fes- di/ales. This' School has also been suc- cessfril "in its 'entries to the fair and this past season walked off ! With °;:rriore 'priie. money' than any other -school Participating. 1872., when' I' was a baby. We all attended Bluevale school, where i passed my entrance examination and, :obtained a third class teach- er's certificate -in ,1888, I taught school at Binbrook, about 19' miles from Hamilton for three years and then . became a candidate for the ministry of, the Methodist church. I 'graduated from Toronto Uni- versity in, 1900, 'and after 42 years in the active' ministry, retired in 1937, However, I have been quite busy since my retirement and have preached in Most 'of the towns in Old. Ontario, .including both of the chutches in Bluevale, ° A. B. Smith,, Islington, Ontario. ,0 - 0 - 0 I wish to thank you and the other committee members for the invitation to attend the Turnberry Township 'Centennial. Unfortun- ately it will be impossible for me to be there, but my thoughts will be with those Who are, My very best wishes to Tin:li- berty Township and my friends wholiVe there; also those who re- turn home to celebrate this impor- tant 'eVent, A special greeting to those 'who picnic at Bluevale school on June '29th. Ann Smeltzer, Regina, Sask. 0 -= 0 - It ,Wotild give Mrs. Weir and a great deal Of pleasure to accept the kind inVitation of the Turn- berry township Centennial corii- Mittee to join the celebration festi- vities, We regret very much that my official duties Will prevent us from being with you at that time, The annual meeting of the 4gri- cultural' liriatitilte of Canada, will be held in VarietniVer just prior to that time and as chairman of one of 'the riatibnal eortunittees I aria eXPeated to attend, Please.. extend to all concerned our very heit wishes for .a happy and SUcteseful centennial eels- bration. J. R. Weir, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 'Man. * 4 This will 'acknowledge receipt of your kind inVitation to the Torn- berry • Township Centennial, for Which I thank yon. I will be most happy to attend and will looke forward especially to the picnic at the old school where I hope. T ,may inset many of my good ,friends ofother days, I would like to expiess my rip, predation of the groat world done by the various committees, It has taken a great deal, of time and thought, for which We are all in- debted to yon, You are to be congratulated on the nicoly-wordod „IrivitatiOn Cards Which are 80 appropriate, It makes one feel very proud to hays been bern and raised in such 9, township as Turnberry, May we never for- get the toll and sacrifice Of our forefathers in order that we today might enjoy 'the ,litany blessings which ate Again many thanks, hope the centennial will be a hugs success. Mabel Joy 'Wray, Torchito, Ontario Mra. Neil MacEachren, of Clif- ford, visited her mother, Mrs. R. Garniss,'a't the week-end. Mrs, Olive Gallaher, of Wingham, visited with Mrs. W. J. Johnston, on Sunday, Johnny and Donald McTavish of Turnberry spent) a few days last week with 'their grandparent* Mr. and Mrs, R. I1. McKinnon; Mr. Harry Teroplemari of Gorrie, is decorating the communitY• Among those 'attending amilver- sary services at Whitechnrch BLUEVALE eral service for Mrs. George Thorn-. toil on Wednesday, The .trttateil. boai'd Paid for the taking , of the census litthe sec- tion cacti Year. The amount paid varied from '$2.00 to $3.00, ;John 1VIcTayish, Win, Walker and Alex McEwen were early .census tak- ers, On the ,books IYalu1870 Y, see Such items as; Hugh McDougall paid for -sehociling, $1.09; broom,broom, 30e; axe handle, 15c; teacher's salary, $300; cleaning school, 0,00; treatiurer's 'book, $1,50. James Elliott was secretary at this time, Laurencenee and Herbert Mus- grove were auditors. John, W. King, who was later member of - parliament, taught here in 1878 at a salary of $250, Benches were- built along both sides, Of the schoolroom, to help accommodate the -ninety pupils attending during the whiter * R 'months. In 1879 D, L. os.$ Wad teacher followed by Douglas Frak- er hi, 1881, who. taught for " years. His , safary ranged. from $390 to $450 per year. . In 1890 the' walls and ceiling of the school were covered with, v- matched lumber by Wm. carter. The school hoard at this time was Jas. Elliott, George Harris and' Jas. Kirton, Jas. Elliott was also secretary-treasurer and continued in this position until 1890. Peter McEwen, Henry 'Wheler, R. B, Harris and- Francis Wooks also S.S. NO. 2, familiarly known As Kirton's School,' has the smallest enrollment of pupils of any school in Turnherry Township, but it' is ,far. from being' the least active. In this one-teacher school the children publish their own, news- paper, have their own theatrical' section, enjoy arts and crafts classes and sponsor numerous community activities. In its second year of publication Is "The Midget Times". This monthly paper is received free of charge by all children and par- ents of S.S.: No. 2, and has gaiaed such popularity,. that as publishing, day draws "nigh, 'it is eagerly awaited as next week's "Life".„ Production of the' newspaper well organized' and has been set up, on the same basig as any newspaper plant with lay-outs and art work; news and fe'atures having separate departments, each. with its own editor in charge. Phyllis Grant is this year's editor- in-chief. Mae Harris handles the general news breaks, Gale Kirton is feature editor and John Mac- Tavish looks after the sports, :A very talented young fellow, seven- year‘-old Ken Grant is t. the car- toonist, Margaret Paulen, also a member of the art department, dresses up "The Midget Times" M-0410,-,43,9111-,,WAth*.00ver ,d4sign. In addition to' the regular neWs and features are sections for for Red' Cross activities, cornPo- sitions and poems, Every child in the school contributes some- thing to each edition, When the paper is ready for prets it is ttirned over to Mrs. John Mac- Tavish, an interested' parent who does the mimeographing. This is the only operation that is not handled by the pupils. At the present time the eighteen .children under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Thorn- ton, are busily engaged between I was very pleased to receive an invitation to attend , Turnberry4 I Township Centennial next month,' Nothing Would please me better than to be able to be back for a few days among those people of whom my father and mother, Rev. Crawford Tate and Mrs, Tate, were so fond,' and, who in turn were so kind to them during the °years he ministered in' the ' church at Bluevale, But distance rather forbids and also we have a very buty law 'of- fice in which my husband and my son and myself are associated, and it IS very difficult to get away. I do wish you every success with your program and trust it may be the pleasure of .large numbers of former residents totreturn and en- joy all the festivity, ' Sincerely, Mrs, 3. P. Ferguson, Trochu, Alberta 0 - 0 Thank you so much for your in- vitation to the Turnberry town- ship, Centennial. If it Is possible I would love to go back `to S.S. 11, Lower Wingharn, whete I went to school to Mr, Harry Ansley, Miss N. Beckett, Miss M, Flakier, Miss L. Ansley and Miss /I Mirsgrove, It is nearly 50 yeah Shied lived in Wingham, but I still` have friends there arid visit• there 'oc- casionally, I trust that the Weather will be fine and' your celebration , will be a real success. , LauraChlhoun, London, 'Ontario Thank you Vety much for the inVitation 'to the Turnberry Cen- tennial. Your corntnittee is to be congratulated on the idea arid the elaborate plans,, X trust it Will be a Stilcndia :success. Although have recently PaSacci inY 87th birthday 41.11d liaVe net been toe well recently, I will certainly 'try to join iii your cel6tatiOn., My father,. moved his •faintly to a farm just north 'of Bitievale in Children at lido's . School- :POper .11•04•MHICIOWNIM•041•111.0•••• mmaoaaaamwieswooes.411.941 maammoonalrena0masoolawM* Will Ye No' Come Back • spent Sun Mr. and Mrs. James Yeoman and Visiting Mr. and ,Mrs. George Thomsen during the week were two children, of Detroit, visited, their grandchildren, Stephen and Lamfor 11'r and I/will tgha lirStAr ahedltiae:. Paula Barry, Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Barry, of Sarnia, spent the week- Mrs, Isabel Yeoman Same with end with therm them and 4s remaining for a longer Miss Firma Johnston day at Walton'. Clare Hoffman, of Exeter,' and Miss Whiona Coxen, of London, were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. C. Ileffman, Mr. and Mrs, Carl Johnston and family spent Sunday at Gerrie. Mr, and Mrs. John X. McTavish visited at Windsor and Detroit last week, M r, y 'Were and daaullgdhteiVrr r and°e°Mtgist's 14Mortfrflaotit'i. Titi,lett.eft° I CAtiVriloolt'otlati:M111:, Moffatt, of London, were guests ye. and Mrs. Spoiling of Mrs, ()liver Moffatt last week. Mts. Edward Johnston, Mrs. Alex , , Mr. and o mrs. George Patterson, cottigan, Mr, mrs. H ol t. of Toronto, Mrs, David Brown of blittnvi n e, mrt. Arthur m om, of .1Vilas Joyce, Mr. and Mrt. Lambeth and Mr. and Mrs, Earl W. J. Peaeoeit and family, Atra, Noble, of Blyth, attended the fun- Frank Stamper,.