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The Huron Expositor, 1956-08-03, Page 1.11 •l 4 t •r L. rfuletY veilt VAX' 'Whole *Ater 4620 SEAFOR'rfl, O1TARIO,1RW Y, AUGUST a, 1956 Siete A general ' canvass of citizens in Tuckersmith and ' flibs berr-will get under . way immedi- ately in aid of the cyclone fund set up te aid residents. of those mun- icipalities who .seffered Wind ,dams agein recent storms. Estimates, faf damage ranges as high as 6o,000. • . • . At meetings of Town ship Federa- tion of Agriculture units, held over the weekend, there was . general agreement on the necessity for the- earaFaigas according to fund chair - Man, E. P. Chesney. la Charge , of canvass arrange- ments are F, of A. heads in each saf the town,ships, including: Me- Killop, Gilbert Smith; Tucker - smith, Erlin Whitmore, and flib- bert; Auguste Ducharme. Decision to establish the fund was taken at a meetingheld early ns to ictirtis Former Reeve, Eimer %Inter Passes ,Suddenly Over 700 mourners attended the funeral of the late Elmer James Webster, ex -reeve of Stanley Township,-Ivhich was, held from the Ball and Mutch funeral heme, Clinton, on Sunday afternoon., by the Rev. T. J. Pitt. Under the aus- pices' of the Varna Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1035, •the large funeral service' was heard by a huge crowd which filled the spacious lawns at the funeral home. Interment was in Baird's ceme- ELMER WEBSTER, widely known Stanley resident and former Reeve, who .passed away Thursday following a heart attack which he had suffered ten days previously. Iastsweek, when, representatives of municipal councils met in Sea- Seaforth, with members of parlia- ment, agricultural representative G. m, Montgomery, county clerk A. H. Erskine, and citizens who suffered losses. Meanwhile it was announced Monday by Thomas Pryde, that the provincial government would contribute 50 cents for each dollar raised by individuals or municipalities. The statement: "Consistent with the policy established some years ago in assisting farmers of On- tario to meet losses entailed. through the destruction of—farm buildings by tornadoes, it was an- nounced that Ontario government would contrihute 50 cents for each dollar raised by individuals or municipalities. "The government contribution will be contingent upon the money raised being used for the rehabili-: tation or replacement of farm buildings destroyed by the high winds. The contribution will not apply on farm machinery or other expenditures, being restricted en- tirely to capital expenditure on buildings?" Mr. Pryde said he had discussed the problem of cement with pro- vincial officials. He advised any farpiers who, as a result of storm 4sage required cement for re- pairs, to communicate with the Huron Agricultural Representative at Clinton, who would make ar- rangements. While a house-to-house canvass is being made in McKillop, Tuck- ersmith andHibbert, it is realized that there will be those, particu- larly in Seaforth and other cen- tres, who will wish to make con- tributions direct. Far this reason, contributions may be left at any bank in Seaforth, Dublin, Mitchell, Clinton or Brussels, or may be for- warded to the secretary -treasurer, Andrew Y. McLean; at Seaforth. In each case an official receipt will be issued. It is hoped to conclude the gen- eral canvass by August 18. Names of contributors will be published as the campaign progresses. tery, Stanley Township. Pallbear- ers were Ross Scott, Harvey Cole- man, Clarence Parks, Anson. Cole- man, Robert Reid and Alvin Ir- win: - Directors of the flay Township Mutual Fire insurancehonorary. Flower-bearers were Arnold Maki, Aldie Mustard; Harvey Hayter, Albert Horner, Robert Webster, Mac Webster, 'Cecil Web- ster, William Hayter, Thomas Greens, Jobe Pepper, William Web:0er and William Taylor. Death which occurred in Clinton Public Hospital on Thursday eve- ning, where Mr. Webster had been a patient following d heart attack the week before, brought to a close a life dedicated to church and community affairs. Mr. Webster was born in Luck - now and spent his early life there, coming to Stanley Township in 1920, where be farmed until re- tiring to the village of Varna last winter and accepting the post of road superintendent for the Town- ship of Stanley. He had been a member of the Stanley Township Council for 16 terms, and hid served as reeve of that township for five terms. Ire was a member of the United Church in Varna. Also be was a director of the Hay Township Fire Insurance Company; president of South Huron Agricultural Society, Hensalls, director of both the Bay- field',Agricultural Society and the Hilton Central Agliculttiral So- ciety,Clinton. Active in progressive farming organization, he was a director of the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association and of the Huron County flog .Producers' Associa- tion.- Rewind a toetiiher _ Varna Lor- al Orange Ledge No. 1035; Wor- shinfill,preeettorsand county pre- cept& nettle Slack „Preciptory; a pae'sMaster Of the Son& 'Huron 10.0.L.: member of the Brucefield IndefAmident Order of Oddfellows. ltwiee Married, Mr. Webster's first Wife, the termer- FleSsie Mak- ins, Stanley ToWnshiii, dig in 1953,,'.. last", year he married the former Mrs. Mee Livingston survives ssk Ako stirviViegt • t Mil. Hobert- e Stet; , tionsGrtifits 6 elhit Stanley Mrs.. „ fijegraiidc' . - Crash Takes Life Of Stratford Lady. One ' woman was fatally injured and four others hurt in a two -car traffic accident on the Perth -Huron boundary road about a mile and a quarter north of Dublin Thursday evening. Mrs. Aletta McNaughton, 76, of Stratford, died in Scott Memorial Hospital here about one hour after the accident. Two other women, who were in the same car with Mrs. McNaughton, are in hospital at Seaforth with fractures, but on Wednesday were reported as im- proving. They are Mrs. Marion flobion, 66, of Windsor, and Miss Elizabeth McDermid, 68, of Stratford. The other car was .driven by Norman Ahrens, 42, of R.R. 4, Mitchell, who with- his wife, Della, were treated at Scott Memorial Hospital, but were not admitted. According to information given to Provincial Police Constable Lloyd Weitzel, of the Stratford de- tachment, the Ahrens car was trav- elling north on the boundary line and the car in which the women were riding was travelrmg easter- 1y from McKillop into Perth Coun- ty. The Stafford group had spent the day in Seaforth visiting Mr. M. McDermid and the McDowell fatally' in -McKillop. ...„, -"1"." „ssiss„. SkssiSSSSIS.:s THE BRUCEFIELD CHOPeING MILL, which has been -pur- chased recently by the Hensall District Co-operative. Construc- tion of additional grain storage facilities is planned. Plan New. Grain Storage At Brucefield Miil The Hensall District Co-opera- tive plans extensive changes in the Brucefield chopping mill, which was purchased recently from J. K. Cornish, according to manager Garnet Mousseau, of Hensall. While all details have not been worked .out, Mr. Mousseau said Wednesday it was planned to pro- vide additional grain storage ca- pacity for six or seven thousand bushels. No firm decision had been taken as to whether this would be in bins or silos, although Mr. Mousseau thought that as a beginning, bins would be construct- ed on the second floor. In the meantime, the board has named Roy McNeil, Blyth, as man- ager of the Brucefield operations: Mr. McNeil has been employed in a similar capacity in Londesboro, George Clifton is the Brucefield district representative on t h e board. All the services provided by the Brucefield mill will be continued, Mr. Mousseau said. Other im- provements and alterations which 79 Crop Group Meets At County Home Approxiihately 500 farmers and their wives attended the annual twilight meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improve-. ment Association, held at the Coun- ty Home. Test plots of rod -row oats, bar- ley. white beans, silage corn and pasture, were examined. Staff members of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, made comments on the plots. The ladies were entertained with films shown by the Home Economist, Miss Shirley 13ullock. Prof, George Raithby, 0.A.C., dis- cussed breeding and feeding. Pro- fessor Raithby, head of animal husbandry department, O.A.C., is a native of Huron, having been raised and schooled in early life at Auburn. "There is no reason in the world," he said, "why a cow Should not produce many times the 'ordinary amount - of milk, if enough grass and other proper feeds are gotten into he. T6 inl- proye the products of the soil is the. .farmer's great task, If he hae..the prodhetibilitY,•‘in his soil, he can transfer it .many forms otinarketable..pKodtintSP',$. • ittittrik,!stOiat' Exeterk4edently .heitOred• by the Canadian Seeds - men's Assoeiation for,-1 out- standing yeiteceoO, •thes%:', owing of registered seed g .ovenli Period of years, ounkaMtkClyiithbV on Malt of. that4i4aft,L• er 0 , J. K. CORNISH, who retired „ from the Brucefield chopping mill -He is secretary -treasurer of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System. business and Mr. Dalrymple in the garage. During the more than 30 years it has been operating,. the has Continued in the same location. The building, originally used as a warehouse, was purchased from the late Andrew. Scott, Mr. Cornish continued to oper- ate the business himsglf, with the. exception of a short period follow- ing the war. At that time his son, Carlyle Cornish, was in partner- ship with him. A coincidence. in the, Cornish -Dalrymple association is that sons of the original part- ners, Carlyle Cornish "and, Robert Dalrymple, served in_ the Second War and were both taken prison- ers of, war. • alton and Moms • eady for Centennial Allprris Township will be the' cen- register during the afternoon. ,tre Of activity as •far as citizens Those taking part in the parade of this district are concerned, when are requested to Meet at the Com - the township celebrates its centen- munity Park and parade from onial over the weekend. The cele- there to school grounds at 1 p.m. bration begins on Saturday. All entries from outside districts The three-day reunion gets under will be welcome. way with a parade, and program A, program will be presented on in Walton on Saturday. Commit- the school grounds t 2 p.m„ fol - tees in the village have been hard lowed by sports. at work for weeks to mate certain Lunch will be served by the lad - everything possible is done to guar- ies, commencing at 4:30 p.m., Sun- antee an outstanding occasion. day, Aug. 5. You may attend the Saturday morning and Monday church of your choice. Duff's Unit - morning are designated as back -to- .ed Church, Walton, has prepared a school days. when former school- special service and music for this mates renew friendships at town- occasion. ship schools. At 5 p.rn. on Satur- Button School Section will open day, August 4, there is to be a ball their school to returned boys and game at Belgrave and the CKNX girls, teachers and friends, on barn dance follows in the Belgrave Saturday, Aug. 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. Community Centre. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mills spent On•Sunday. the srpotlight swings Sunday with friends at Wingham. over to Brussels and highlights at Mr. and Mrs. L. Swan, Sarnia, 2.:30 p.m., the drumhead and mem- 'were weekend guests with Mr. oriel service parade to the Brus- and Mrs. Earl Mills. sels Park, where Rev. C. Krug, of Mrs. David Andrews, of Toron- ,Belgrave, will be the speaker, and to, spent the past week with her where. later, seven bands will play. parents, Mr. and Mrs. George At 3 o'clock the Centennial Mass Dundas. and blessing of the newly -erected Mrs. Neil Reid and sons, Eric statute of St. Michael by the Most and Dennis, of Toronto, are holi- Rev. J. C. Cody, D.D., Bishop of daying „with her parents, Mr. and oLondon. will take •place in St. Mrs. George Dundas, Michael's cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Coutts and On Monday a four -band parade Mr. and Mrs. Eric Coutts and of clowns, floats, bicycles, old ve-- hides, etc., will commence in Brus- sels, at noon with prizes up to $50. There will be $10 priZes for the largest family, the oldest couple, and the person coming the longest distance. For the best decorated store or place of business in Brus- sels there will be prizes totalling $50. In the afternoon, Morris Town. - ship residents will compete in a tu -,of-war contest. old-time ma- ehlheiy display, and a beauty con- tTlid event' which is open to Morris Township girls on- ly, has a top prize of $25. The Monday night program, to be held in Victoria Park, Brussels, will. include a group of talented entertainers. Centennial Notes S.S. No. 11, Morris, Saturday, August 4 -,Any interested citizens " Mr. Cornish who, since 1940, has, been secretary -treasurer of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System, plans to take life a little easier, he says, now that he is relieved of the heavy work in the mill. At the moment he is busy rebuilding a brick cottage in .the west end, of Brucefield, to which he will -retire ..and .whieh .also will accommodate his telephone office. Referring to the years during in the community are cordially in - which the Brucefield chopping mill vite ; ly invited or not, and spend - thed to attend. whether previous - I served the farmers of the district, afternoon with , former teachers, Mr. Cornish said that he always found those with whom he had pupils and friends. Those, in the surrounding district wishing to are contemplated, will be .under- taken after the changeover is com- pleted and the new manager has assumed his responsibilities, ex- pected in about two weeks. Brucefield chopping mill was or- ganized in . October, 1924; by J. K. Cornish and Harry Dalrymple, who also operated a garage busi- ness across the highway. In 1939 the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Cornish continuing in the mill Playing At Home, Leg is Fractured Miss Marilyn Clifton, 12 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Clifton, Brucefield, fractured her Ieg Tuesday afternoon and is a' patient in Scott Memorial Hospi- tal. The child was playing near the barn and apparently fell about two feet when the accident occurred. Truck Backs in Pit, Catches Fire Seaforth fire brigade answered a call to Scott Farms here Satur- day morning, when a truck daught fire. Cornilius Kriegter, a farm em - *Yee, Was badkitig the truck to the .page'of a pit to duMp refuse when it caught fire - The driVets.iiiti to farm t headquar- ters to summoni Seaforth tirepaein. the trunk was destroyed in the MAO,: but firemen inall4461 t� • t ealt, to e abso. with us, please bring a basket always gol along and I tried to do 'join lunch (sandwiches and loaf 'cake). Such activities are part of a at auction, with Ed. Corbett as the best I could. I certainly ap- We would like all visitors to long-range expansion program cur- auctioneer. preciated the business I receivedi Holiday Time; No Exp000r Next Week There will be no issue of The Huron Expositor publish- ed next week. As has been the custom dur- ing recent years, an issue of the ,, paper is omitted each summer to permit the mechan- ical staff to have a well-earned holiday. The next issue to ap- pear will 'be that published during the week of August 13, and dated August 17. While there will be no issue published next week, the busi- ness office will be open as usual, and orders for commer- cial printing will be accepted as usual. Correspondents also are asked to forward their news in the regular manner to avoid congestion. • Possibility that 'CN.R.,pa$$#L1g. and express service to. Seafor. and other centres rfn Statf�rL Goderich line would be haif within two months, Was Tseen .en,• Tuesday as the Post °Wee Department advised local contractors their services may not be reqslis ed after September 30. mat$1411,,,. Stewart, who has the contract for carrying mail between the post- • , Office and the C.N.R. station here; was given notice his centred might be terminated. Joseph Flaherty, district director of postal services, London, Mid The Expositor Wednesday that his efs fice had sent notices to contrac- tors as a precautionary measure. homes of the former's brothers Mr. James McDonald and Mr. Jno McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson leave by plane August 9 to spend a month's vacation at Vancouver B.C., also attending the marriage of their ding -liter, Leona Marie, to Mr. Harold Raymond Nelson. Mr. Douglas Kirkby is spending two weeks' vacation at his home here. A large number from this vicin ity took advantage of the Junior daughter, Margie, of Marengo, Sask., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coutts and other relatives. • Farmers' bus trip to Toronto last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson leave Mr. Glen Oliver, of Ingersoll, by plane on Aug, 9, for Vancouver spent the weekend with his par- BC.,to spend a month's vacation ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver. also attending the marriage -0 Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McDonald their daughter. Leona Marc, to and daughter. Lois, of Zealandia, Mr. Donald Raymond Nelson. Sask., and Miss Joan Clark, of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, Mit Bounty, Sask., are visiting at the (Continued on Rage 5) ' _. NEW STREET LIGHTING FOR HENSALL • HEP.(. APPROVES $5,800 PROGRAM Installation of new street lighting rently under way in the Province 'orms a major part of the program • to prcivide more efficient service of extensions -and improvements ' for both urban and rural Hydro to the Hensall Hydro system to be customers, who are .depending undertaken this year by the Hen- more and more upon electricity sail Public Utilities Commission: for a wide range of conveniences Reeve Norman Jones, chairman and essential services. of the Commission, announced that The Hensall P.U.C. has purchas- Ontario Hydro had ' approved a ed the property of the late W.,G, proposed expenditure' of $5,800 Parke. The building. recalled by from available funds and funds es- old-timers as the old Habkirk timated to become available, by blacksmith shop. will be used for the Hensall Commission, for this a site for a new building. The work. ' building on Main Street was sold and the fad that people here were so kind to me," he said. Mr.,, Mrs. McBeath Married 25 Years Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Mc - Beath, Windsor; entertained at din- ner Saturdays Goderich, and lat- er at a surprise open -house recep- tion at the home ef their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter McBeath, Brucefield, .to honor the latter On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. Dinner guests included also Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Murdoch, sister and brother-in-law of the guests of honor, and the hostess' fs 'her, Mr, Benjamin J. Skill, Windsor. Assisting at the reception were Mr. and Mrs. William N. Murdoch, Dundas; Miss Beth Murdoch, Ham- ilton, and Mrs. S. G. Rumble, To- ronto. Mrs. Norman McInnis, of Goderich, and Mrs.. Ben Keys, of Brucefield, were tea hostesses at the beautifully decorated table which was centred by the anni- versary cake. Over one hundred guests signed the register and extended hearty congratulations and gpod wishes. The many lovely gifts included a silver tea service from the neigh- bors and friends, and a silver cake plate from the Commissioners of the Tuckersmith Municipal Tele- phone Company, of which organ- ization Mr.,McBeath has been ser- vice manager sinc c 1931. Congratulations and best wishes were apo extended to the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McBeath, following their recent wedding in June. Best wishes of the community. at large is extended to Mr. and 'Mrs. McBeath for many more years of happily wedded life. Alarm Sounds Seaforth Shoes Seaforth firemen were called to Seaforth Shoes Ltd, Thursday af- ternoon when the .automatic alarm argon at the factory rang in an alarm. !,!rhe factory was empty at the ti" di the Staff being on holidays. r. ci • gaining_ entry, •firemen found tt '0alarm tact been sounded as a result.45f .,ore§gued, drolvingiil tir a . - in- Wilk*, system,;'a-. hid J. F. SAL 9 79.4,779 He said the railways had in- formed the department that, ser- vice was being rediteed Septem- ber 30, and as a result it had been necessary to work out arrange- ments for a truck service to carry mail. Other lines affected, in ad- dition to the Stratford-Goderich - line, are the Kincardine and Palm- erston, and Southampton a n d Palmerston lines. The information the Post Office • Department had was that the morning train from Goderich east, and the noon train from Stratford west, would be eliminated. F. E. Carlin, acting superintend- ent of, the Stratford district, under whose direction the affected area comes, was quoted Wednesday as ' saying he had received no official advice about rail curtailment, ex- plaining if such a move was plan- ned he would be one of the first to hear about it. Mr. Carlin explained though, that curtailment of service into the area had been discussed for a number 61- years: Nothing, he said, had been mentioned on the subject recently, Mr. Flaherty said tentative ,plans „ provide for a truck service from Kincardine to proceed to Stratford, via 'Clinton, Seaforth, Dublin and Mitchell, to reach Stratford about 6:30 p.m. daily, This trip would , be repeated in reverse, leaving Stratford approximately 3 a.m. • Mid-day mail. now handled on the noon train'. would be carried by truck service -running from . StraLiolu to sioderiee and, return. It was expected this service would leave Stratford approximately 11 a.m. and return about 3 p.m. This would mean mail going west would • reach Seaforth about the same , time as usual, but mail going east . in the afternoon would be de- spatched about an hour earlier. Mr. Flaherty emphasized. howev- er, that all arrangements are enta- tive and have been completed to ensure there will be no breakdown in mail service in the event the, C.N.R. proceeds with a revision of district train schedules. Changed Seaforth Skyline as Silos Raised Topnotch Feeds Ltd. sseSSIS,04:: 5 OSSS,SsAsStss,,s.s.. • fie"... s CONSTRUCTION OF new concrete storage silos at TOpnoieli Feed ilia Limited is well adYaneed. One silo is eehlPiCted and a atonal* under ay. have . a combined ca- pillty. of 60,00 bushels and will oft* bulk handling Of ingredients entering into Topnotch produets, oCiVell as to facilitate the ;hooding of local ,.; (Photos by Phillips) Construction Well Under Way The expansion program announc- ed some weeks ago by Topnotch • Feed • Mills Limited. is well ad- • vaeced, officials of the company said this week. Of the eight concrete storage silos which are planned, one is completed and the second is well un.derway, Each silo. of reinforc- ed concrete, is 65 feet in height and 12. feet in diameter. The silos ' • • ' will 'hold a total of 60,000 bushels. Located adjacent to the C.N.R. siding •and between the feed mill and flour mill, the new storage will handle local grown crops: Of- ficials explained that with •addi- tional storage, many ingredients us- ed in the manufacture of Top- notch feeds can now be handled in bulk. Handling incoming in- gredients in bulk will result in a substantial saving which will be reflected in the retailing of the products, it was pointed out. So that the silos may be filled, an elevator extension was neces- sary to the feed mill, This struc- ture, which rises 90 feet above ground, has now been. completed. McCann Bros., Stratford, are build- ing the silos, and Brock MacDoes ald, of Woodbridge, is millwright. The company also plans the in- stallation of a dryer which will, assure a.ready market for Iocal crops, even though there is a wet harvest. In keeping with the .increasing • volume of business' being experi- enced by the company, and to pros vide an improved service, a, re- organization of the salesorganita, tion was announced this week.. , Roy Gibb, who has been 'in chargd here since shortly :after -the coM4.. pmioetstyat7m..0•0461,- rCtaii attiot,willi itiaager034.• re isioi 0 „.„ who comet. Naertgabitifitioia•INela l perleinie, Whit 6perated. w1' rno'v hl fli0ati6ff