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The Huron Expositor, 1952-10-17, Page 6erne Lets husbte Drain ontract for $3,980 Tender • 'At a I ostponed meeting of Us- Iborne township council last week, members adopted the Ausable Riv- er Improvement drain by-law and let the contract to McKee Construe - tion, Stoney Greek, for the tender pribe of $3,980.00. Ln business arising out of the minutes the clerk reperted he had not received any reply from R. L. Beattie regarding the completion of the Miller drain, but council was advised that a •start had been made. McKee Construction had advised that they expected to be on the job right away. The 'clerk -assessor reported the completion of the 1952 assessment for 1953 by September 30, and that ail notices were mailed out. New assessment totals are: Land, $1,- 608,997; buildings, $1,0'86,450; wood - lot exemptions, $29,897; business assessment, $5,850; total, $2,671,- 400, an increase over last year of $13,264,000. Council agreed to set a tentative date of the evening of Monday, Oc- tober 20, for the court .of revision on the assessment roll, subject to approval of the county assessor, A. A. Alexander. • The road superintendent's report was heard and adopted. Road ac- counts to the total. of $5,196.82, in- cluding a payment to C. Lodby Construction on bridges, were pass- ed on motion of Jeffery and Hem. Council was advised that Deller & Son had completed delivery of tile for the Jeffery drain. The contrac- tor, F. Kirkby, had been contacted and he had advised that he would be on the job in about a week's time. Grants of $60 each were made to the Kirkton and Exeter Agricultur- al'Societies. Council was advised that the re- pair of the Gardiner drain bad been completed. Partial payment of the contract price, $3,000 until the Engineer could inspect the completed work, was authorized to L. H. Turnbull & Son on motion of Smith and Mitchell. The treasurer reported receipts of $804,86 to the roads and bridges account. Council was advised that repairs to the tile outlet on the Stewart drain were completed. un- der direction of Councillor Smith. Work was proceeding on the repair of the tile outlet on. the R. Cottle farm under the direction of Coun- cillor Jeffery. Council instructed the clerk to write again to the Department of Public Works regarding the grants due on tb,e Brock Creek and Earl drains. The road superintendent was authorized to advertise for tenders for the contract to assist in keep- ing the township roads open during the coming winter, and to offer a guarantee of a minimum of $300 for snowplowing. Before adjournment, current ac- counts to the amount of $-},867.61 were passed for payment. sor; Pajth and Evangelism, Mollie Davey, Chatham; Stewardship an' Training, June Goodwyn, Windsor; Citizenship and Community Ser- vice, Benson Sutter; Clinton; Mis- sions and World Outreach, Joan Steadman, Sarnia; 'Publications, Olive Bradford, Ingersoll; Recrea- tion/and Culture, Stewart King, Woodstock; Leadership Education, Mrs. Kenneth Welch, Wallacetown. About 700 To Attend Kent Presbytery will be hosts to the convention. and Miss Eileen Clackett, Eberts, is the capable president there. Other officers for the week -end include: President of London Conference Y.P.U., Harvey Sperling, Elimvilie; convention manager, Don Wollstein, Chatham; director of music, Jim Mills, Chat- ham; convention pianist, Doris Grierson, Londesboro and Toronto; minister of convention church, Rev. D. D. Gaynor, Chatham; registrar, Marion Morris, Chatham. It is anticipated' that abouf 700 Young People will attend this con- vention. Local • Car Leads in "Follow -the -Leader" A Hepworth motorist found him- self an unwilling participant in a game of follow the leader on No. 4 Highway, near Hensall, Monday night. in a freak accident which involved three cars and caused damage at not more than $150. The first.c.er• in the line was driven by Ernest Harvey, Exeter. He was followed by James Aitchi- son, Hepworth, who in turn was followed by a car driven by Jan- nette Moffat, Seaforth. Miss Moffat turned out to pass Aitchison and Harvey and just as her car was opposite the .Aitchison car, Mr. Aitchison decided to pass Harvey. Aitchison's left front bump- er hooked into the right rear bump- er of the Moffat car and be found himself being towed along the road for about half a mile, unable to get free. When his car finally did get free, it bumped- into the Harvey car. The only damage was to fenders. Provincial Police Constable C. Gibbons, Exeter, investigated. United' Y.P. U. Hold London Convention Hensall United Holds Thanksgiving Service NEWS OF HENSALL With gladioli, 'mugs and ferns, and the ceremony was performed 'icy Rev. Father Berry. The bride, entering the chinch on the arm ofeher` father, was at- tired ttired in an imported gown of Afri- can blue silk with scattered sequins and styled with fitted. `bodice and Peter Pan collar and leng pointed sleeves. The full skirt extended in- to a slight train, and she wore a matching halo. tier flowers were a spray of Talisman roses. Her sister, Miss Marion Dalton, Detroit, was bridesmaid, wearing a long gown with bolero jacket and matching veil and ribbon head- dress. Her flowers were pale yel- low baby mums. The winsome flower -girls, Andrea Brines -Edney, niece of the bride, and Joan Wil- liams, niece of the groom, .were gowned alike in long peach taffeta dresses witlr fitted bodices, puff sleeves, Peter Pan collars and full skirts. They wore narrow ban- deaus to match in their hair and carried bronze baby mums. The hest man was Stephen John- son, Brantford, brother of the groom, and the ushers were Mr. Joseph Johnson, Walton, and Mr. Gerald Dalton, Toronto. Mrs. Gerald Murray was organ- ist. 'During the ceremony Miss Julia Flannigan, .Seaforth, cousin of the groom, attired in a long bro- caded taffeta gown with snatch- ing hat and corsage of pink ros- es, sang "Ave Maria," "Panis An gelicus" and "Because." Largely attended services were held in Hensall United Church Thanksgiving Sunday with Rev. W. J. Rogers in charge. The choir sang the anthem, "Give Thanks," and Mr. S. Ronnie sang*,'"Sing Un- to God." Miss Lammie was at the organ. Next Sunday morning the rite of Baptism. will be administered by the minister. Evening worship is at 7 o'clock. The Chiselhurst service will be held at 3 p.m., and Sunday School at 2 p.m. Parishioners are reminded of the "Circuit Riders' Exhibit" of the United Church of Canada, which will show the film, "The King's Man," in Hensall United Church next Tuesday. In Huron Presby- tery the exhibit is under the direc- tion of Rev. A. G. Eagle, Clinton.: Pup'1s of Miss Greta Lammie will present a half-hour prcgram on the kiddies' studio party on CKNX, Wingham, this Saturday at 11:15 a.m. Keep the time open for an enjoyable program. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pollock, of Lachute, Que., visited last` week with Mr. and Mrs: T. J. Sberritt. Mr. and. Mrs. John Henderson and family spent the weekend holi- day with relatives in Glencoe. Miss Helen Moir, London, spent, the weekend with Mrs. •Bertha Moir. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Manns and Donald, Toronto, were Thanksgiv-' 'ng visitors with the former's moth- er, Mrs. Manus. LAC. John Atkinson and Mrs. Atkinson left Saturday for Sum- merside, P.E.I., where they will take up residence. Mr. and Mrs. Al. Pearson and Barbara Ann, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. B. Donaldson, London, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Freeman, of Clinton, were Thanksgiving visi- tors with Mrs. Annie Saundercock. Mrs. Florence Joynt is leaving Friday for an extended visit with her aunt, Mrs. Donald McLeod, of Calgary, Alta. She expects to be away several months. Her sister, Mrs. Lard Mickle, will accompany her to Toronto. The many friends of Jack Taylor. Seaforth, formerly of Hensall. learned with regret of his accident when he suffered two fractured legs and is confined to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. The wedding dinner was served at the Naval Division H.M.C.S. Star, followed by a reception in the afternoon. Receiving the guests the bride's aunt, Mrs. Alex Young, Goderich, dressed in a navy dress with black accessories and corsage of blue carnations. The groom's mother wore wine with black ac- cessories and a corsage of white carnations. Mr. and ,Mrs. Johnson left later on a trip to Niagara Falls and Buf- falo. For travelling the bride wore a navy blue suit with navy acces- sories, muskrat coat and corsage of pinocio roses. Prior to her marriage the bride was honored at a miscellaneous shower held at the home of her sister, Mrs. Max Brines -Edney, Hamilton. The Dental Nurses' As- sociation of Hamilton also tender- ed her a linen shower, London Conference Young .Peo- ple's Union of the United Church of Canada is holding its 28th an- nual convention in Park. St. Unit- ed Church, Chatham, over the week end of October 17, 18 and. 19. The theme. is "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me," with Rev. Andrew D. Boa, minister of Empress Ave. United Church, London, as guest speaker. To this convention will come delegates from the nine Presbyter- ies of the conference -Algoma, El- gin, Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford and Pertrh. The convention opens on Friday evening in an informal manner when the delegates will be able to more or less let their hair down in a period of organized re- creation. Vespers will be in charge of the Mission and World Outreach Commission, and Rev. Mr. Boa will give a short meditation. Commission Groups Saturday morning the entire convention will be divided into Commission groups when they will learn 'some of the things that makes the young people's )movement tick. As well as learn- ing of the new plans for the nation-wide movement of Y.P.U. Work these groups will give each person a chance to disc'u's the Many problells which have arisen from time to <'t1i o !these groups Will be led -an fujlBwS: Administra- tion dministratioln 1 'OM. gibe Pdente and vice- , resicteriitb),, t tarvey Stt cling, Blimp- vdile, and.ueiie bees, Zond'op; Ad- gilinintratioii 2 (for seeri'etarieg: and bagarers)v Mime Stalb., Wood c, ,• ;) ; Till! N'0wuran, Windw Hensall Church Notes Mr. Sam Rennie sang, "Some Day I'll Understand," at the evening service in the United Church. The Sectional meeting of the W.M.S. takes place in Ch;selhurst United Church Tuesday, October 28. The annual birthday party of the Baby Band and the mothers, is being held Wednesday afternoon, October 22, in iiensall United Church. District Weddings JOHNSON - DALTON elVbeKILLOP.-On Saturday, Oct. 11, at Holy Family Church. Hamil ton, the wedding was solemnized o." Rita Gladys Dalton, Reg.N., daugh- ter of John C. Dalton, Hamilton, and the late Mrs. Dalton, and Cyril Lawrence Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Johnson, McKillop. The church was beautifully decorated Nineteen County 4-11 Clubs Compete Today TER HUR. ON EXPOSITOR' 'Village of Drumrnond"Eiyth" Was Incorporated in 1877 (From the London Free Press) If you were to inquire anywhere in Huron County today for the Village of Drummond, you would probably be greeted by a blank stare, but Drummond was the or- iginal name of the Huron village now known as Blyth. A special, census .of the popula- tion was taken in 1877, with a view to incorporating it as a village. R. W. Mitchell was the census taker and as the population num- compete to the Western Ontario Agricultural Sohools at eRidgetown for a day of coaching l ractise in preparation for the provincial ev- ent. !Nine of the 19 Huron County clubs and the teams, who are com- peting are: Blyth-Belgrave 4-H Calf Club; Bill Flynn, R.R. 1, Clin- ton; Eldon Cook, R.:R. 1, Belgrave; Dungannon 4-H ✓ Baby Beef Calf Club; Frank Alton, R.R. 7, Luck - now; Lorne Hackett, R.R. 7, Luck - now; Lucknow 4-H Baby Beef Calf Club; Murray Gaunt, R.R. 1, Luck - now; Seaforth 4-H Baby Beef Calf Club; Robert Parsons, R.R' 1, Cram - arty; Douglas Keyes, R.R. 1, Sea - forth; Brussels 4-11 Baby Beef Calf Club; John Knight, R.R. 2, Brus- sels;, Leta Van Vliet, R.R: 2, Brus- sels; Exeter 4-H Calf Club; Murray Dawson, R.R. 1, Hensall; Thomas Easton, R.R. 3, Exeter; Seaforth 4-H Swine Club: Mac Bolton, R.R. 11, Dublin; Laverne Godkin, R.R. 2, Walton; North Huron 4-H Swine Club: Ivan Dow, R.R. 3, Wing - ham; Charles Wilkinson, R.R. 5, Brussels; Blyth 4-H Tractor Main- tenance Club; Cecil Campbell, R.R. 1, Belgrave, and David Nesbitt, R.R. 5, Blyth. Huron County will be well re- presented in the 4-H Provincial Inter -Club Competition at the On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph, Friday. John Butler, assistant agricultur- al representative for Huron, has been busing coaching teams for the past two weeks. Last Saturday he took all team members who will Things We Print Store Sale Bills Business Cards Window Cards Laundry Lists Visiting Cards Bread Tickets Letter Heads Meal Tickets Filing Cards Programmee Score Cards Debentures Note Heads Bill Heads Hand Bills Invitations Pamphlets Circulars Booklets Dodgers Badges Drafts Books Tags Bills Bonds Labels Blotters Cheques ,placards Vouchers Prize Lists Catalogues Price Lists Statements Post Cards Menu Cards Blank Notes Milk Tickets Legal Forms Memo Heads Order Blanks Shipping Tags Funeral Cards Show Printing Greeting Cards Menu Booklets At Home Cards Phone 41 • bered 850, the incorporation Was proceeded with. Mitchell also acted as returning officer at the election held for the purpose of •providing the new village with a council. Patrick Kelly was elected as the first reeve of the village and the first councillors weve Doctor Wil- liam Sloan, D. B. McKinnon, James Wilson and Thomas Nicholson. This council was responsible for the appointment of Robert Phillips as clerk and treasurer and Charles Hamilton as assessor. John Gor- man was the tax collector and J. A. Anderson and the above men- tioned R. W. Mitchell were ap- pointed auditors. First Settlers The first settler inside the limits of what is now Blyth was Lucius McConnell, who came from Toron- to, then known as York. He was a native of County Down, Ireland, and arrived in May, 1851, at al- most the same time as a Ssot from Easthope Township by the name of Kenneth McBean. These were the first settlers in Morris Township and were followed 'soon 'by Robert Drunr®ond who settled on the cor- ner lot of the first concession of Wawanosh Township. John Tem- pleton, empleton, the son of an early settler in Goderich, took up the other cor- ner lot in the same township. Hav- ing erected a log 'home, the latter established a mercantile business. Shortly after, John Drummond, a brother of the above mentioned Robert, erected the' first hotel but this did not occur until several years after the arrival of McCon- nell and MclBean. John Drummond later started a shoe shop and "the corner" took on -a more business- • • Me? A capitalist?Yes...Iguess lam. I've been buying Canada Savings Bonds eversincethe first issue. Ivegota nice bitof money in them now... and I'm buying more this year... Why? Gook atit-this way:. You couldn't find a better firm to invest in than Canada. Its reallya going concern... Is it profitable? Well the interest averages 3.44-%peryear when the/ionds are held to maturity. Than tenyears,you know... And owning bonds sure makes a fellow feel good. Come down to The Pominion,Bankwith meend buy yours.You can either paycash or have monthly deductionstaken from your account. i't's really worth it. THE DOMINION BANK Buy Canada Savinips Bonds sea like appearance when a blackemith shop was erected by George Dran- ey. A settler named Gurney arriv- ed and opened a tailor .shop in 1854 and business really boomed at the corner when McBean built a saw mil, the following spring. The same year, William Drum- mond, who was manager of the Adam Hope Company of London, returned to the corner and laid out a village on the site of his father's property. Perhaps being the son of a pioneer, he could not resist the pioneering urge when spring rolled around dr maybe the city had lost its lure as London at that time was the metropolis of -the dis- trict. At any rate, he named the village Drummond after himself or after his father, no one seems to know which, and shortly after Jos. Whitehead, the first reeve of Clin- ton, erected a grist mill in the newly founded village. Whence New Name? By 1859, the founder of Drum- mond severed the last cords that bound him to the Hope Company with which he had been associated for some years and opened a mer - cantile lbualliesn in Blytdti< Int Sue when the Village of Drtlipa>ri and came t e '1,riiii/ aMyth of 4.99 no$ sen to be lab 4e 01ear in dny' rel cords existing tode , .nor .e0011 the writer discover just waxy the name Drummond was • dropped In favor of the unexplained nameof Blyth, But we do know that the first white child born in what le now Blyth was Ronald, a son of Ken- neth McBean. The child grew, to manhood in Blyth and then being the son of pioneers, he himself be- came one of the pioneers of Mani- toba. Lucius McConnell, the Irishman from York, spent his last 'days at the home of a son in the near -by Town of Wingham, and William Drummond, the founder of the vil- lage, died at Blyth some time in the eighties. First Religious Service Besides being the father of the first white child born in Blyth, Ken- neth MeBean, the Scot from North Easthope, had another unique claim to distinction. The first religious service ever held in the village was held at McBean's home. The preacher was a Reverend Mr. At- kins, who united John Laidlaw and a Miss Waldy in marriage and thus had the honor of performing the first marriage service in Blyth and even in the whole Township of Morris. Unfortunately, no one to- day seems to know to what reli- gious denomination Mr. Atkins be 4onged. Out as •APnnethn ,e eau 0eemo to have been, ty icatiVeolt sat► Oek>efOre Very 114, 1*,, Mx!eslb9- t$rian there relad gen 1$ nian413/ 'fiery woo . an clergyman. But as the name hs typically English, there is a arena posaiibjlity he may have been an Anglican. However, no ecclesiastical body displayed more zeal in the pursuit of their religious:. duties at that time than did the old M eth odisct circuit riders or saddle bag preach- ers. It is thus equally possible that fr. Atkins may have been one et these. Whatever religious denom- ination he represented will never be known now, but we can believe, that he "tied the knot" firmly and well and we can only hope that the young pioneer bride and groom! "lived happily ever after" in what was then Huron •County's youngest village. Cille YOUR FAVOURITE BEVERAV: ROOT BEER • r The infantry machine gunners The Canadian Infantry Soldier is a vital part of our expanding defence forces. In Korea he has built a wonderful reputation for his , courage and ability. 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GOSH, DOC, THE l WAY YOU 5AY IT, IT'S JUST LIKE MOVING THE RANGE INDOORS. 1 GUESS WHEN YOU PUT'"FARM-PROVEN" ON ROE FEEDS YOU REALLY 'MEAN 1T. J THAT'S ABOUT IT, JOE. OVER 20.000 ROE HENS IN OUR PENS PROVE THE VALUE OF VITA -LAY E66 MASH- THERE NEVER ANY GUESS- WORK ON YOUR PART. COUNT ON 'ROE TO MAKE YOUR GROW ROg a& MASH -'vasa /NVPEt4ETFORM W. R. Kerslake, Seaforth Lorne Eller, Hensall A. J. Mustard, BrucefieId J. A. Sadler, . Staffa R. Sho illdiee, Iirrd'hagok ilt iv. ..e. P:.,. U • 4 'r, •