The Huron Expositor, 1955-07-29, Page 14-.40q,OPAt SEA'ORT ONT., ATIN 29, 1955
'WELCOME HOME, OLD BOYS"
Times have changed
since this was the
•latest model ; y e t,
Seaforth Old Boys
• will be reminiscing
such times as these
next week.
Be sure to stop in and see us wtiile,
you are at home
NEIL C. BELL
Shell Service Station
PHONE 452 SEAFORTH
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FORMER PWPILS FLOCK TO SCHOOL
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AS S.S. 3, =BERT, HOLDS REUNION
In an ideal atmosphere made
possible by lovely summer wea-
ther, over 600 Old Boys and Girls
celebrated the 95th anniversary of
School Section No. 3 in Hibbert
Township Saturday.
Old Boys' committee, headed by
Lyle Worden and Vera Hambley,
arranged a colorful program which
started at 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing and continued to early eve-
ning. The old school bell rang
early in the morning, which call-
ed all the former students and
teachers into the memory -haunted
building for the official roll call.
Most bf the morning was spent
reminiscing with old friends , and
meeting familiar faces. One of
the main g.alluiring places was
around the old pump in the middle
of theschoolyard, where one tale
was traded for another.
Staffa was known as Spring Hill
when the first- schoolhouse' was,
built for No. 3 School Section in
April, 1860.
Trustees. Michael McAleer, ,Jas.
Harburn and David Dillon pur-
chased 1,600 square feet of lan.d for
$20 as site for a log schoolhouse.
There is still one pupil living
who attended •that school, Mrs.
Mary Stoneman, of Mitchell. She
was the former Mary Hotham. It
was 'a mud floor school, except in
the spring, when water seeped in„
and made the floor a lake.
The log school was replaced in
1867 by a clapboard building on
the land on which the present
school stands. The clapboard
schobl was insured for $350. The
presen.t school was built in 1892.
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It -EATING'S PHARMACY
is proud to carry on a tradition of
service to the .Seaforth community that
extends back to the sixties, when the
Lumsden Drug Store was first establish --
ed.
During the years it has been a privilege
to serve many hundreds of district fam-
ilies. We are looking forward toire-
newing acquaintances with many of
those who will return, and who through
° the years we have 'served.
Keating s Pharmacy
The Rexall Drug Store
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Thousands who never could gain weight be-
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skinny due to impaired appetite because blood
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new pep, today. All druggists. ,
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TAKE OUT 35c
• Hamburgers
• Hot Dogs
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Special Home -Cooked
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MEALS
and
LIGHT LUNCHES
TOBACCO and ICE CREAM
TOM CHONG, Prop.
Alemftests....
CAR'DNO BLOCK — 1877 - 1955
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Providing modern and up-to-date accommodation for Seaforth
businesses for 78 years.
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The first teacher in the old log
school was George Hunt. John
McKie was the last teacher in
that school and the first in the
clapboard school. When the briek
school was built in 1892. F. D.
Hutchison was the first teacher.
Hit the Teacher
"Hit the Teacher" was the high-
-light of. the children's program.
It was a game where -the children
threw,sand bags, at the head of
an imitation teacher. Most of the
youngsters got a big kick out of
this sporting contest.
On the afternoon program both
the president of the reunion, Lyle
Worden, and the chairman, Tohn
Nagle, welcomed the ''many visi-
tors and guests. Typical of the
attitudes held by many of the old
students attending •the reunion,
was the one held by Mr. Nagle.
"I had lost track of a large
number of the people whom 1 went
to school with, but it was really
very nice to see them again to-
day," he said..
Speaking on rural school' educa-
tion, Mr. Nagle said that the
school in a rural commuity main-
tains the characteristics of the
people in that particular area. AJ -
though most schools have the same
curriculum, something a little ex-
tra is added from each commun-
ity which the pupils always hold
as characteristics of themselves
and their community.
Senator Returns.
Senator William H. 'Golding, who
returned from Ottawa for the spe-
cial occasions, was a former pupil
of S.S. No. 3, Hibbert. He spoke
of the effort made -to equip young
people to meet the problems of
life. He referred to lasting friend-
ships formed during school years
and to sadness felt in the absence
of those who have passed away.
It is a duty, he said, to fit one-
self for his or her life task, but
it is a duty which one does not
have to undertake' alone because
besides his family and friends,
there is God; who has -promised to
be guide, counsellor and friend.
Senator Golding stated that" it
Was necessary to take Christ into
one's heart ,if tasks are to be ac-
complished satisfactorily. In clos-
ing,. he paid tribute to those who
had conceived the idea of -a re-
union, and 'spoke of the tremen-
dous amount of w.ork involved.
Former teachers who *tended
the Saturday morning roll call in-
cluded: Mrs. Marion Dearing,
Staffa, who taught in S.S. 3 in the
achool year 1951-52; Mrs. Gordon
ParSons, Staffa, who as Jean
Laidlaw taught in the years 1949-
51; Mrs. Cecil Bbwman, Staffa,
who as Mabel -Yeo, taught 1922-24;
Mrs. Douglhs 1.1ab of Stratford,
who as Bessie trb, tanght 1946-47;
'Mrs. James Scott, Seaforth, who
as ' Mabel Livingstone taught 1921-
22; Mrs. W. A. Shane, Cobourg,
who as Mary Ferguson taught 1916-
18; Mrs. Roy Lawsiart, Seaforth,
who as Pear Stewart taught 1912-
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Program Officials
The morning and afternoon pro-
grams were arranged by a com-
mittee consisting of Rev. A. H
Daynard, Mrs. Daynard, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Harburn, Mr: and Mrs: S.
Norris and Mr. and Mrs. R. gkin-
ner. The evening program was ar-
ranged by the three 1955 trustees
of tile school. Chairman James
Scott and Trustees Ed. Dearing
and Russell -Worden. Parking ar-
rangements-, and the decoration of
the. school grounds were arranged
by a committee consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. G. Agar, Mr, and ,Mrs.
Lorne Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sadler,
Mr._ and Mrs. C. Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. M. Dearing and Mr. and Mrs:
L. Miller. Parking was 'organized
in Cliff Miller's field, behind, the
school, to guard against traffic
hazards on the main county road
in front of the school.
The oldest former pupiLat the
reunion was Mrs. Ida Hotham, 87,
of Galt. William Pepper, 81, of
Hensall, 'as the oldest gentleman
present, who used to attend the
the school. Mrs. Jessie (Nesmith)
Scott, of California, came the
farthest for the reunion.
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KIPPEN
Grand Lodge of Ontario sessions
in Toronto at the C.N.E. grounds
were attended by five carloads of
masons from Hensall. Mr. Frank
Wright, of Kippen, past master of
Huron Lodge, No. 224, Hensall,
was unanimously elected district
.deputy grand master for the South
Huron district. ,
Accidents Plague
Area over Weekend
No injuries resulted in a $2:50
accident which occurred on High-
way No. 4, near Turnbull's, on
Sunday. A, car driven by James
Kackman, Detroit, was in colli-
sion with a car driven. by Miss
Margaret Cruickshank, of Strat-
ford.
Approximately $100 damage was
done in a two -car collision involv-
ing cars driven by Mrs. Jacob
Boersman, Hensall, and William
Murray, Varna.
The crash was at the intersec-
tion of Highway 84 and Nelson St.,
Hensall. Constable E. R. Davis
investigated.
A car -tractor accident on the
county highway at Shipka result-
' -ed in about $125 damage to the
car. The vehicles were_ in "t011i-
sion at a service station entrance
and' the highway.
The car was driven by Harry
Lucas, London, and the tractor by
Arthur Finkbeiner, R.R. 3, Dash -
Wood. O.PP. constable Ernest,
Fdrde, of Exeter, investigated.
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WELCO
• OLD BOYS
The Citizens of Seaforth are
happy to have this opportunity
of welcoming you back to your
tomip. It provides not only an
opportunity Of greeting those of
you,. who through the _year*
have moved to other spheres,
but at the same time it permits
us to show you how, your Town
has progressed during the years.
We want you tO enjoy the cool,
- EA. McMASTER, Mayor
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restful parks; to benefit.,bxshop-
ping with progressive Sectfortfi.
merchants; to admire the tree -
shaded paved streets; to exam
ine and visit themodern schools,
the well-equipped hospital, -the
'churches of whish the citizens
-.are so proud. In short,e want
you to share with us the pride
we all have in Seaforth. We will
do everything we can to make
your stay a pleasant' one.
NORMAN SCOINS, Reeve
COUNCILLORS:
E. H. Close " H. Leslie B. F. Christie James T. Scott john Kellar
Scott Habkirk
'Clerk and Treasurer D. H. Wilson, Assessor—W.• E. Southgate
Street Superintendent Harold Maloney -
Gordon Ferris,
John F. Scott, Fire Chief
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AGAIN INJUNE..
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