The Huron Expositor, 1955-07-29, Page 11.4
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ONE CENTURY -OF PROGRESS
The next five days Seaforth will have its largest
celebration hi, its one .hundred years
We hope Seaforth Old toys and visitors eujoy
every- aspect of the', festive program . . .
SEAFORTH LUMBER LIMITED
PHONE 47 SEAFORTH
"CONGRATULATIONS, SEAFORTH"
Seaforth has seen
many changes In
100 years! There are
a lot of tales to, -be
told about the Old
Days.
Come in aid talk them over with us!
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CLEAVE COOMBS
13-A Service Station
PHONE 592
SEAFORTH
MORE PEOPLE RIDE
ON GOODYEAR TIRES
THAN ON ANY
OTHER KIND
See us for
safe, dependable
GOOD/%EAR
Tires
We've got a complete line of
Goodyear tires in a wide
range of prices. Ask us about
the famous All -Nylon Super -
Cushion.
SEAFORTH
MOTORS
PHONE: 541
YOUR 'CHEVROLET-
OLDSMOBILE DEALER
WELCOME HOME, -
OLD - TINIERS!
„ See Egmondville ise
100 Years Ago
We are looking forward to
seeing you.
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Be sure and visit. our Store!
CLAIR HANEY,
General 'Merchant ,
Phone Early : Phone 72
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4-0 Club Members,
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Tour Toronto
More than 400 Huron County 4•41
Club. Membernot at all awedby
Toronto's skYserapers, visited the
Ontario Parliament Buildings, bed
up downtown traffic, and generally enjoyed thexiiielves on a • da' -
long visit in Ontario's chief metro-;
politan centre last Tuesday.
The well -tanned teen-agers re-
presenting more than 20 „clubS,
rose at 5 a.m. to take the train to
Toronto.
Organizers of the trip were G.
Montgomery, Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture representa-
tive of Huron County, bis assist-
ant, H. R. Baker, and Bill Turn-
bull, president of the 4-H Leader
Association.
Each member must complete at
least one project yearly, such as
raising an acre of wheat, or a beef
cattle, or. some poultry, to live up
to the 441 motto, 'Learn to do by
doing." Club leaders, totalling 67
in /turrt!' County, give hints on
efficient managing of the projects.
First stops for, the 4-H-ers were
the Canada Packers arid Swifts
plants.
Eight buses took the,.members,
young men and women between
12 and 20, to the Parliament Build-,
ings, where they sat in the legisla-
tive chamber to hear the Ontario's
Government. A sebway ride and
a Maple Leaf baseball game kept
them buy in the evening.
Blake Reunion Held
In Goderich Park
Last Sunday the second annual
reunion of the descendants of the
late Jacob Blake, 1779 to 1864, was
held at Harbor Park, Goderich,
with- about 75 present.
Thosepeffending came from New
York ' State, Toronto, Stratford,
Seaforth, Goderich arid district,
and were of the branch of William
Blake, of Colborne Township, and
Goderich, Emma (Blake) Ed-
wards, and Jane (Blake) Bingham,
these three being grandchildren
of Jacob Blake.
Supper was served at six o'clock,
after which Orville Oke, who was
in charge of the occasion, called
on Mrs. Harry° Hillier, youngest
daughter of the late William Blake,
to address , the gathering. _file
speaker expressed her appreciation
for the effort made to make the
get-together possible, and said she
hoped it' might be continued for
years to -come with an effort being
made to gather historic data rela-
tive to tlie Blake family.
It wak decided to hold the next
reunion at the- home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Oke, Seaforth, with
Mrs. Fletcher Fisher, convener;
Orville Oke, vice -convene; and
Mrs. Fern Gendrew, secretary.
Stanley Snyder was requited to
prepare a historic sketch, and all
present were asked to forward any
information they might possess.
The supper prize was won by
-Mrs. Lilliam Thomas, Stratford.
Persons • coming the greatest di:
tance were Mr. and Mrs. Watson,
New York State. Oldest person
attendingwas George ,Rutledge,
Nile; youngest child, Mary, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville 'Oke,
Seaforth.
Veteran's Cab
GEORGE H. MILLER, Prop.
• Passengers Insured
PHONE 362
DANCING EVERY.
•FRIDAY NIGHT
in the
Bayfield Pavilion
with
Ken Wilbee's Orchestra
May 27th -Sept. 30th
BAYFIELD'S SUMMER
DANCELAND
Openings for private dances, recep-
tions. Phone Hensall 684r31 or
Seaforth 658r6.
FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS.
The Seaforth Branch of
The Canadian Bank of Commerce
HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT
We join with pride in sharing with Seaforth this
Reunion and Centennial Occasion
We extend a cordial invitation to visitookoto Seaforth, many of
whom are familiar with Canadian Bank of Commerce services in
other parts of Canada, to call onus and make use of our facilities.
THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
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SEAFORTH BRANCH: G. C. Bright, -Manager
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FlOd Crop Competition Ru
ney eats, seenSeged• by
ler* Agricultlgat gogoty, w4s
11140 by X, R.• 1XeoPe•t
St. Marys,
• Following are the results of the.
judging:. Robert E. McMillan, R.
• R. 2) Seaforth, 93; Earl ilicSpedr, ,
den, It.R. 1, Seaforth, 91; Gordon
D. Scott, R.R. 2: Seaforth, 90;
Lewis P. Coyne, R.R. 5, SenfOrth,
891/2; James M. Scott, R.R, 2, Sea -
forth, 89; Luther Sanders, RA.
2, Seaforth, 891/2; Kenneth Stew-
art, R.R, 5, 'Seafortb, 88; Eric
Andersen/ R.R. 1, Londesboro,
871/2; R. S. '1VIcKercher, R.R. 1,
Dublin, 87; Oliver Pryce, H.R. 1,
Seaforth, 841/2; Guy Dorranee, R. -
R. 1, Dublin, 84; J. W. Crick, R.R.
4, Clinton, 83.
Contestants are to exhibit one
bushel of these oats at the Sea -
forth Fall Fair. Final results will
be tabulated on the basis of 75
per cent for field score and 25 per
cent for exhibit.
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PICTURED ABOVE is Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edward Aslin
after their recent marriage in St. James' Roman Catholic
Church, Seaforth. The bride, the former Katherine Josephine
Walsh,. is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, Seaforth.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Norma Aslin, Dublin, and the
late Mr, Harry Aslin. ' •
McTaggart Reunion Enjoys Lions Park
Seaforth Lions Park played host
to the 17th McTaggart reunion last
week, with members of the fam-
ily coming from Delaware, Lon-
don, Aylmer, Ethel, Brussels,
Walton, Cranbrook and Goderich.
After:dinner, a short meeting
was held, also an election of offi-
cers resulted as follows: presi-
dent, Helen McTaggart, Delaware;
vice-president, James McTaffart,
Brussels; secretary -treasurer, Isa-
bel Riehl, Goderich;' sports, Betty
McTaggart, Aylmer, and Betty
London Man Hurt
In Two -car Collision
Several broken ribs and ,a gash
on the back of the head was suf-
Tered by Victor McMaster,,R.R. 4,
London, when, the car which he
was driving was in collision..with
a car driven by4Villiam Caldwell,
Kippen, on Saturday. -
The accident occurred as Mr.
Caldwell was allegedly making a
left turn from Highway 4;, two
miles north -of Hensall, into the
driveway of William Kyle, about
4:30 p.m. Mr. McMaster was tak-
en to South Hriron District Hospi-
tal, Exeter, and later released.
About $4000 damage was done
to each car.
Long -Time Violinist
Has 91st Birthday
• Well-knoWn Hensall area resi-
dent, _William Hyde, observed his
91st birthday at his home on Sat-
urday, which is a mile and a half
south of Hensall on Highway 4.
Mr. Hyde is active for his years,
rises early every morning to do
his daily chores and .puts in a full
and busy day. Recently he helped
chop down a number of' trees. '
He is- an old-time y,itolioist, who
has been playing by ear since he
was 11 years old. He has to his
credit 59 first prizes, including
medals, cups, trophies, etc.; ten
seconds, seven thirds, and three
fourths. In contests he has won
at the C.N.E., Toronto, , and .all
over Western Ontario.
This spring he emerged as first
prize winner at Sports Fair at
Queen's Park, London, and the
annual Old Time Fiddlers' West-
ern Ontario ,championship at Hen-
sall on June, 3.
Rosenberger, London_
Sports followed the meeting.
Results were: 11-12 years, Joey
Riehl, Marion McTaggart, Ruth
Patterson;. 9-10 years, Scott MC -
Taggart, Geraldine McTaggart,
Jim Patterson; 718 years, Douglas
McTaggart, Robert Riehl; orange
race, Ross and Marion, McTag-
gart, Delaware; Don and Adeline
Riehl, Goderich;. Elwood and
Nora McTaggart, Ethel; • ladies'
kicking slipper, Jean Patterson,
Adeline Riehl, Yvonne McTaggart;
candy scramble, Joey Riehl, Scott
McTaggart, Robert Riehl; lucky
spot, Nora McTaggart; shoe
scramble, Adrian and Marie Mc-
Taggart, Allan and Phil McTag-
gart.
This was followed by a ball
game between Yvonne McTag-
gart's and Adeline Riehl's teams.
The result of this game was a win
for Adeline Riehl's team. 10 4to 1.
Clinton' Girls. Enter
Beauty Contest
Seaforth Chamber of Commerce
beauty contest is stirring up keen
interest in the neighboring com-
munities. With a trip to New
York for the winner. and a guar-
anteed good time for all those
who enter the contest, more ap-
plications were sent to the Clam-
wbe
eer k .
of Commerce secretary this
Three girls from Clinton have.de-
cided to enter the BeautyContest
in the Seaforth Old Boys' Reunion
celebration. "But," asMayor M.
J. Agnew states, "that is not en-
ough. There are plenty of pretty
girls , in Clinton, and we should
have at least ten from our town
entering the contest in Seaforth.
"The prize," commented Mayor
Agnevti, "is an, all -expense paid
weekend trip to New York City,
and that Would be a very nice
thing for any girl .to win."
Chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce .in Clinton, Bert Glid-
don, was first interested in the
project, and through his sugges-
tion a notice of the contest was
placed in the Clinton, paper. . Re
sults ' ofthis note has been three
entrants. However, as Bert says,
"We should be .able to find more
girls than that to enter the con-
test. Clinton and district girls
are as pretty as those to be found
anywhere, else."
•CONFECTIONERY and SMALLWARE
Now we are able to supply
• Paper Cups • Plates
•• Serviettes
11X+.0 aflale
Contact us for.your
• Centennial needs
MEMO Lff •BIO
HURON WHOLESALE
W. Q. JOHNSTON
Phone 115 : , • Seaforth
Six Clubs At
Mixed- Doubles
Six towns were represented at
the Seaforth mixed doubles lawn
bowling tournament, held last Fri-
day night. Teams representing
•Goderich, Clinton, Tavistock, Mit-
chell, Winghamand Seaforth were
present.
First prize went to Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Townsend, of Gode-
rich. Mrs, Jack Kaiser and Lorna
Dale, Seaforth, won second prize,
with Mr. and Mrs. Zuehol, Tavi-
stock, dotching third- place hon-
ors..
n Seaforth Bowling Club's week-
ly tournament, Mrs. T. Phillips
and Mrs. E. H Closll' won last
weeks prizes for the ladies. Chad
Glew and B. F. Christie had the
high scores for the men.
District 'Obituaries
JONAH JOSIAH GREEN
HENSALL—Jonah Josiah Green,
a well-known resident of the Hen -
sail area, where he farmed for 40
years, passed away at' the home
of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Beverley Beaton, Hen-
sall, on Friday, having been in
failing health since January of
this year. • Up until that time Mr.
Green lived alone, but owing to
failing 'health went to reside with
his daughter, Mrs. Beaton.
• Mt. Green, who was born at
Grand Bend, where he spent his
earlier years, was in his 90th
,year. A member of -St. Andrew's
United- Ch.urch, Kippen, he was, a
forner member of the L.O.L.,
Grenway. '
Surviving are four sons: Wil-
liam, Hensall; Charles, Seaforth;
Wesley, Mitchell; Robert, Lon-
don; one daughter, Mrs. Beverley
„Beaton (Dorothy), Hensall. One
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Pearisso, of
Grand Bend, pased away some
years -ago. Seventeen grandchil-
dren and 15 great-grandchildren
also survive. Mrs. Green, the
former Margaret Rush, passed
away in 1937.
- Public funeral sereices, which
were largely attended, •were held
at the Bonthron Funeral Home on
Sunday, July 24,,,with Rev. N. Mc-
Leod, of Kippen, officiating. Bur-
ial was in Grand Bend cemetery.
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R. 1, Centralia; William A. Ham-
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R.R. 1, Kirkton; Alex J. Rohde.
R.R. '3, Mitchell.
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R.R. 1, Woodham; Clayton Harris,
Mitchell; Stanley Hocking, Mit
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• SOLICITOR—W. G. Cochrane. Exeber.
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CONGRATULATIONS SEAFORTH
Sealbrth citizens have -been pleased to make ,
special preparations for the return of their Old
Boa. We hope everyone enjoys a good time ! 1/4
This Weekend we are offering Three Key
Money -Saving Bargains!
BREAKFAST BACON - _49C Ib.
New Royal PUDDINGS 2 fOr2lc
Large'
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• "WELCOME • HOME"
TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED takes pleasure in
welcoming home the Old Boys and
Girls of Seaforth!
TOPNOTCH FEEDS built a new Feed Manufactur-
ing plant in Seaforth two years ago. Our plant is
also a retail outlet for the district farmers, who
require the Mixing and Grinding of Feeds.
• We are also buyers of Grains—
• Wheat, Oats, Barley, Etc. .
• TOPNOTCH FEEDS
Phone 15 Seaforth
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