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The Huron Expositor, 1955-07-29, Page 5r • , 4 ,. ° •t a • q.. • • • • • • 4 I A • .. J / 4 • 4• The office of The Huron Expositor was located on John Street, in the building now occupied by Gordan A. Wright. The business .was moved to the present prem., ises on Main Street about (1882. f 9 The Huron Exposit�r Recalls Long, Association The Huron Expositor is among Keith M. McLean, who had been McLean,' the third generation to associated with 'his father in the publish the paper. business for many years. Mr. Mc- Thus 1955 marks the 95th year Lean, continued as editor until his of publication in Seaforth, and the death in. 1948, when the manage- 85th year during which McLean went of the business was assum- Bros, has appeared on the mast- ed in turn by his son, Andrew Y. head as publishers. the oldest old-timer• there is in -:Seaforth, and, accordingly, takes a special delight in. joining 'in the Reunion and Centennial celebra- tions. • What is today Theg Huron Expos- ., itor was commenced as a weekly under the title of "The Express" in 1860. The Express, after sev- • eral years, ran into difficulties, and in 1867 was taken over by the firm of George W. Ross and W. F. Luxton, and ree"hristened "The Ex- positor". The publication was managed by Murdo Young Mc- Lean, who cameo Seaforth from Cornwall and Ayr. The Ross of the • firm went 'on to become Sir George W. Ross, Premier of Ontario, while Mr. Luxton moved West 'and a „ few years later founded the Winnipeg Free Press. In 1870 the business was. pur chased by Mr. McLean and • his brother,. Alan McLean, and the name waschanged to The -'Huron Expositor. Within two years,- Al- an McLean, because of ill health, was forced to resign from the busi- ness -and M. Y. McLean continued as editor until his death in 1916. ® Mr. l'4cLean represented Huron in the Provincial Legislature and the • Mouse of Commons' for several terms. On his death in 1916, the editor- ship was assumed by his son, "Salute to Seaforth" on CBC Sunday Morning, .July 31st One of. the oustanding features of the Old Boys' celebration will be the broadcast which the C.B.C. is originating from the stage of the Seaforth District High School auditorium on Sunday "morning, when in a special program, com- mencing at 9:45, a "Salute to Sea - forth" will be put on the air. This will be -followed by the regular On- tario -Quebec feature, "Neighborly News," with Don Fairbairn. ° One of the popular aspects of the -Neighborly News program is the over -90 period in which Don Fairbairn delights in expressing Neighborly News greetings to those celebrating a 90th birthday *'or Over.. . a` Taking part in the special Sea - forth broadcast will be a member df the over:90 club, Mrs. J. M. Govenlock, of Seaforth Also tak- ing part in the, special broadcast and recalling reminiscences in the period when they first came to Seaforth, will be John Beattie, who first started business in 1890, and Senator W. H. Golding, -who was Mayor in Seaforth during the 1924 Old Boys' Reunion. Program highlights of the old Boys' Cele- bration and the Centennial will be described' by Frank Kling, vice- president of the Reunion Associa- tion and program chairman. Don Fairbairn will be introduced by A. Y. McLean„ editor of The Hur- on Expositor, and ,greetings from Seaforth will, be extended by Mayor E. A. McMaster. • Guests on the platform will in- clude Reeves of district munici- palities and ether dignitaries of the district. Tickets for the event are free, and may be obtained from The Expositor office, or from •Keating's Pharmacy. a• Congratulations SEAFORTH! Robert Bell Industries Ltd, and its predecessor company, The Robert Bel! Engine & Thresher Co. - ltd., have been forces in the industrial life of Seaforth for more than half a century. During those years the object of:the organ- ization has always been to keep ahead of tech- nical developments, so that customers of the Company could be assured of highest quality and most advanced design. • So it is that in the days when the Company ° was -young, the Separators and Farm Machinery, designed, and manufactured under the direction of the late Robert Bell, Aga ned a ready . accept-' duce throughout the district. To -day the same Orinciples{ obtain, and Bell Industries products - are leaders in their field. Robt. Bell: Industries Limited Manufacturers of 'HI AflNG AND HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS THRESIEING MACHINES AND SUPPLIES SAWMILLS - Seaforth Ontario Ye e A } orne Name (As featured in, the moitiOe , t, aft Sas issued oil then axion Of the • 1944. Q1doye'- Reunion) Ye're a' welcome hal tejae ia.or gratin' ji ibilee, The auld to . , aroma e.:.doot,_ •y. are langin' tae see, There's nae spot, ye ken; just' as dear on the earth As ane's native lan' an' the place o' his birth. Ye're a' welcome hame, frae the east an' the west, Auld freens an' auld faces, are kindest an' best; Frae north . or frae south, o'er, the ocean sae widen Tried freeridships nae distance or time can divide. Ye're a' weliome hame, gin the road hes been long, Or rough, come awa, we will greet ye' wi' song; There's muckle, ye kin, i' the grip o' a haun',. - Or smile frae a freen,-wha can weel understaun'. Ye're a' welcome Baine, there's a wide open door, An' hairts as responsive•an' warm as of yore; Auld comrades will meet ye', wi' laughter an' cheer, An' talk o' the times, when ye' ance tarried here. Ye're a' welcome hame, dinna lag by the way, We're waitin', sae gladlyt tae gre t ye' today; Corrie, visit the scenes, that in memory shine, The freens an' the haunts an' tllyy�e days o' fang syne. —H. ISABEL GRAHAM` MOPPETS, THE, CLOWN, AND FIRE REUNION FEATURE TR1TCK, SEAFORTH There is going to be a man in Seaforth for the sole purpose of making people laugh, and who will check to see whether people here like a bit of fun. He has had 11. years of professional clowning. Self -termed "Ambassador of En- tertainment at -La'rge," Moppets the Clown and his fire truck are being brought here for the Reun- ion and Centennial. It's- all strict- ly for laughs. . Beneath the bulb nose, red wig, painted face and loud check shirt, coat and pants, is Bob McNea, 26, a native of. St. Thomas arid now resident of Windsor. He has just completed a highly successful tour at London Centennial. Horn -Nose Hookup Aboard his fire truck, a con- verted Model A car, complete with rubber running boards, fire bells, and a horn that. works by press- ing the„ owner's bulb nose, Bob will make his way around Sea - forth. The Clownville Fire Engine weekly ,appears on a young people's program on CKLW-TV, Windsor, where Bob .__works the remainder of the week as a set designer. Bob, a' personable -young man, and fakher of three ,-smallboys, locks forward to another 11 years clowning. A strange career maybe, but his his way through Eastern Canada in the "Clown Alleys” of other circuses. Four years earlier he decided clowning was for him when he ' entered a St. Thomas Y.M.C.A. Hallowe'en costume party, as a clown, and won first prize. "Then . I started fooling a bit amongst the other competitors, and got a bit of a kick out of •it. A clergyman was present and ask- ed me to perform at a church so- cial the following week." Church Functions The next few years, he "picked up a few juggling and magician acts" and appeared in other church functions.,at St. Thomas. At a public school demonstra- tion he made his first profession- al appearance. Several grownups tossed coins to him after his "act. "I'll never forget it. there were 21 cents in all," he said. City and town jubilees and cen- tennials he has appeared at in- clude St. Thomas, Listowel, Wind- sor and Barrie, as well as at fairs, hospitals, picnics and parades throughout Western Ontario. Rough Side Life can be tough ona clown too. - He has had kids try and take $iyenirs from his fire truck; oth- ers kick him in the shins, and on one occasion -a bottle hurled by a small boy struck him in the neck childhood ambition called for exactly the role he fills. Circus At 14 At the age of 14 he did what most small boys dream of but net,er venture. He ran away from home with a circus which visited his native St. Thomas, and for the following sik years clowned and knocked him out. "You can't rehearse anything when you go out to clown," Bob said, concluding the half-hour pro- cess of getting dressed up. "You have to go out and make the best of any circumstances that arises." Moppet is an archaic term for "rag doll" or "baby." - "CONGRATULATIONS, SEAFORTH" Members of the Seaforth Farmers' Co-operative take great pride in extending best wishes on this special occasion. , SEAFORTH FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE Phony 9 - Seaforth. 'WELCOME SOME, We are • looking forward to seeing our . am \old friends and having them call on us during: the Reunion celebrations. International has been helping the progress of the Seaforth district for years! BJOHN Tractors and Farm Equipment PHONE 17 J� 0 Seaforth THE POLICE VILLAGE OF DUBLIN Extends Congratulations and Best Wishes to. SEAFORTH. On the Occasion of its Reunion and Centennial Celebration TO SERVE YOU .. . The years, we all know, have made a vast differ- ence in the way we live. And contributing to these changes to probably a greater extent than anything else are the electrical services which are so universally enjoyed today. For more than 40 years the provision of electrical energy in Seaforth has been the responsibility of the Seaforth Public Utility Commission. And each succeeding year has seen an increased use arida lessened cost. At the same time, plant and distribution system has improved to a point where it is second to none for - systems of its size in Ontario. The Commission is proud to serve the citi- zens of this community, and in succeeding years will continue to seek ways and means of provid- ing even better service. .m, SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 1,4 PRANK- FLING, Chairman DR. E. A. MI MASTER Mayor • R. B. HOLMES Manager D'ORLEAN SILLS Commissioner MRS. F. HIUSSER Secretary