The Huron Expositor, 1962-02-22, Page 66—THA MAIM IIPWOST011. SFA'Q1kTI , QNT.+: .P14,• 2i,- 1902
OF TURNER'S CHURCH
REAM',1962 PROGRAM
Thi, ;mites .Church Women with. a Valentine thought.
of Turaeac's ,Church met at the The program for ,1962, which
home of Mrs. William Rogerson had been drawn up by the com
mittee in charge, was road by
on Tharaflay. 1Virs. G. McGre-. Mrs. Whitmore. Several topics-
fior was in charge of devotions. were discussed and decided up-
lirs- McGregor quoted the 23rd on, among them -,tile centennial
Psalm, also the Indian transla- plates and cake. Those wishing
tion of it, and led in prayer, to bring a cash donation" for
The president, Mrs. E. Whit. the cake to the March and April
more, presided over the busi- meetings'inay do so. Mrs. Whit-
nesspart of the meeting. Eight more pronounced the benedic-
members answered the roll call tion art the afternoon was
spent in quilting. The hostess
in charge, Mrs. R. Lawson, serv-
ed lunch.
The next meeting on March
15 is to be held at the home
of Mrs. Stapley Johns. Roll call
will be "a thought for the day."
in IOOF Hall, Seaforth .Hostess will be Mrs. Warren
Whitmore.
Thursday, Mar. 1
Admission 40 Cents
— EVERYBODY WELCOME —
Order Eastern Star
EUCHRE
Every week more people dis-
cover what mighty jobs are ac-
complished by low cost Exposi-
tor Want Ads.
BANTAM PLAYOFFS
Semi -Finals
• Seaforth vs. Elora
FRIDAY NIGHT, FEB, 23rd
at 7 :00. o'clock
BOY SCOUT & GIRL GUIDE WEEK
OPEN "" HOUSE
and PARENTS' NIGHT
'Seaforth District High School -
Friday, February 23rd, 1962
• 7:30 p.m.
We invite Y 0'U to See
BOY SCOUTS • WOLF CUBS • GIRL GUIDES
IN ACTION !
Public its cordially invited to visit this Open House
MARCH IS
RED CROSS
MONTH
The Canadian Red
Cross needs your
help now!
Pion �er FIc.rpurh e
By L. N. Bronson, in The 'by a lantern held by a man
London Free. Press afoot. Ht1 early became a friend
docu- of he `Warden of the Forests,"
Preserved for years,
merits pre -dating. Canadian' eon- the redoubtable Tiger Dunlop,
federation (one -of thew pre:-dat and in the Tatter's h1�,istoric, and
ing even the American revolu- fabulou3ly worded 40,1, he was
tion) have thrown additional one of the three executors.
light on Dr. William Chalk, When. younger doctors came
pioneer df Harpurhey, in Fuck- to the area, he withdrew from
ersmith Township—a man. who practice. Long before that he
wished to farm but. founds , him- _was active in the development
self serving his fellow men ui- aft the township; lle, •iiatned his
stead in a multitude of ways: farm Harpurhey .after the Man -
Dr.' Chalk died in 1868 at the chester suburb, and that" soon
became the name of the settle -
age of 73. A native of Eng -
`land who came to Canada in .went. In 1849, he was. warden
1934, he had a long and. ,lis- of the old Huron district, later
tinguished career. He was an he was active in the promotion
early official of Tucker -Smith of the Buffalo, Brantford and
(down the years the original Goderich Railroad, better known•
hyphenated two -word name had as the Buffalo and Goderich.
changed into one word), an of- Before that he was the first
ficial of the old Huron district, reeve of Tuckersmith.
a railway promoter, and a Through this line his only
friend of the famed Dr. "Tiger" daughter, Hannah Matilda, lost
Dunlop. As such he was one ofher husband, George Gouin-
three men charged with carry- lock. He died from• pneumonia
ing out the terms of the Tiger's developed while fighting a
eccentric will. fire set by a locomotive spark
The documents, now in the while the line was under' con -
possession of C. M. Scott, of struction. Dr. Chalk's daughter
King Street, London, were later married T. T. Coleman,
found during demolition -of an Pioneer of the Huron salt in -
old house at Exeter. dustry.
Throughout the letters and Among the documents are
documents run the names of those dealing with .I the award
many of those prominent in of the printing.contract for the
Huron development — T. Mer-- Huron district assessment rolls
cer Jones, John Strachan and in 1849. J. B. Giles of The Hur-
others. on Gazette and Thomas 'Mc -
Parish birth certificates, print- Queen of The Goderich Signal
ed with the old fashioned "f" were the tenders.
forms, for the children of
Thomas Chalk, upholsterer and.
cabinet maker, and his wife,
Ann, of Lincoln, Eng., include
that of William, born in St.
Peters at Arches 1 parish, Lin-
coln, Oct. 6, 1795, and two sis-
ters. Another is that/ of the
birth of a daughter, Ann to
William and Alice Elvidge, Jan.
23, 1771, in the historic St.
Saviour's Parish in Southwark,
Surrey, England (a section of
London south of the Thames
and near Blackfriars bridge).
This daughter, Ann, was the
mother apparently of Dr. Chalk
as.. Alice Elvidge is listed as a
witness to the birth- of both
William and his sister, Ann.
Mrs. Elvidge may have lived un-
til 1863 — a pencilled notation
on'the document bears the dates
18634771-92.
William Chalk was a gradu-
ate from a London -medical col-
lege and also practised as an
apothecary, operating as such
in the • Manchaster suburb of
Harpurhey. He canie to North
America in 1934 and on the
occasion of this centennial Miss
H. L Graham, of" Seaforth, , con-
tributed to The Free Press
"Looking Over Western" On-
tario" page, a lengthy article
on many of his activities.
Dr. Chalk crossed the Atlan-
tic by a sailing ship, a mere six
weeks trip and came to Hamil-
ton. From there he travelled
by .lumber wagon to Tucker -
smith, recently surveyed by the
Canada Company by John Galt.
His first Canadian home was a
log cabin, originally occupied by
a Roman Catholic missionary.
He secured 100 acres from
the Canada Company and soon
purchased a second 100. Within
a year of his arrival he was
named the first tax collector of
Tuckersmith.
.- -Dr. Chalk planned a life as a
farmer` but medical practice
gravitated to him. There was
no other doctor nearby and his
biographers have written that
often at night he rode horse-
back through the forest to
treat an ailing settler, guided
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on your
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-is not indicated. However,
HENSALL
scrawled figures at the bottom
indicate a pecuniary penalty.
Other papers in thecache
included a muster role for
1851 of the 'Blanshard Town-
ship militia, an expense account
for an agent on railway con-
struction, and copies of pro-
clamations of Lord Elgin, the
governor-general, ,Inconnection
with raising of money for com-
mon school purposed, passed in
1849, and approved by Queen
Victoria in 1850, and a cover
sheet from the Act of Union of
1850. The latter are the only
papers in a damaged condition;
to them the owner had attached
a 1950 article by Fred Landon,
London historian, from The
Free Press. It dealt with Lord
Elgin's 1849 tour of this area.
Giles' tender was the lowest
—£1 for each of the eight pag-
es, and £ 1 lOs for tables. How-
ever, Mr. Giles was not able to
post the necessary security and
David Dow, the district clerk,
in turn sought the advice of
John Strachan, apparently dis-
trict solicitor. This information
in turn was forwarded to War-
den Chalk, who approved the
contract award to McQueen.
There is a copy of a letter
to the doctor the same year
dealing with the construction of
the Hay and -Stanley Road, from
the London Road (western boun-
dary of Tuckersmith).
This in itself bears a famous
signature, that of T. Mercer
Jones, the Canada Company
commissioner, whose wife was
a daughter of Bishop Strachan
of "Family Compact" days, and
who had created a sensation in
Goderich social 'circle years
earlier when she arrived with
21 wagon, loads of furniture and
supplies. (She was a sister of
John Strachan whose advice had
been sought on the printing
award).
This letter was forwarded be-
fore the days of postage stamps,
closed with.. the Jones seal and
addressed "•-Private, "Dr: Chalk
under date of Dec. 25 (on the
outside) and Dec. 8 (on the in-
side): This is probably explain-
ed by the -fact Mr. Jones wrote
the letter, and a clerk •I -sealed
_and wrote the sender's address.
Commissioner Jones' signa-
ture
ignature exists also on a second
document, a receipt dated at
Goderich, June 17, 1853, in
which -he received- from Dr.I
Chalk payments of £26 15s and
"£10 15s, the former amount'
covering the railroad direc
tors' allowance for expenses
of a Mr. McLean to Quebec.
Mr. Jones' name also appears '
in another document, marked
Finale, and dealing with an ac-
count with the • B. B. and G.
Railway. This is undated, bears
no signature. Payment of £30
15s had been made him, as well
as ones of £, £30; £20 to' J.
Strachan. The stateent indi-
cated altogether £1,500 had
been received from the com-
pany, £ 1,497 18s ld had been
spent, with £ is 3d "left over."
Principal expenditures were
for a Mr. Gooding's account
covering purchase of .deeds to•
the company property, search
for titles 'and -salaries.
'The good doctor also was a
justice of the peace. Records
are included of one case brought
berd& him in 1844. This was"a
typical frontier dispute, an ar-
gument at a logging bee at
which the participants both had
taken the odd drink. Two men
were talking, a third interfer-
ed, drawing remarks about an
alleged theft and the ignorance
of the Irish. Struck on the
head and neck, the victim laid
an assault charge. Disposition
Dr. W. R. and• Mrs. Sproat;
Janet, Jim and Dru, of Wind-
sor, were guests at the week-
end of Mrs. Earle' Sproat.
Unit 3 of the United Church
Women will hold a bake sale
in Crest Hardware store Satur-
day, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. .. Mrs.
Dave 'Kyle is leader of this
group.
Unit 1 of the United Church
Women met Monday evening
under the leadership of Mrs:-
Ernie
rs:Ernie Chipchase •with an at-
tendance of 22. Mrs. William
McCrae conducted the ,levo=
tional; Mrs. Don Joynt present-
ed the Bible study and Mrs.
fames Taylor, the study. Mrs.
Howard Scane was appointed
first vice-president. Mrs. Ian Mc-
Allister, who presided for the
program, demonstrated a baked
Alaska dessert, which was serv-
ed for lunch.
THE CANADIAN IMPERIAL' BANK OF COMMERCE build-.
ing in Montreal as it looks today. The six hundred foot sky-
scraper, tallest building in the Commonwealth, will be ready
for occupancy in May of this year. At a recent ceremony a
cornerstone was laid. Among the items contained in the stone
were a micro -filmed copy of The Huron Expositor and a copy
of the signature of L. V. Ford, manger of the Seaforth branch.
RED CROSS .PLANS CAMPAIGN ,
SEEK AID IN CANVASS
Red Cross Month is not far
off and preparations are now
geing made to organize a-
ong force of canvassers for
the March appeal in Seaforth.
For the past few years the
Red Cross objective has. not
HALFI*T TEEFI
MYALGEBRACHER AND It -
JUST ✓& T NAD A LTALKABOlIt
MY POSSIBILITIES OF MAK/NG
STRAIGHT A'S PINING WH/CH
N,/EFLUNKED.ME.
Remember Plant Watering Rules
Watering your house plants
may seem like a simple thing,
and 'so it is if you keep a few
simple rules in mind.
Many people do not realize
that they can kill a plant by
giving it too much water—just
as easily as watering too little.
;"The roots of a plant' need to
"breathe". If you add too much
water, you are robbing the plant
of the valuable air that it gets
from the soil. A water-logged
soil is poorly aerated and plants
growing under these conditions
will ,have trouble from rout rot
and the leaves will fade' and
wilt.
To overcome this, horticul-
turists with the Ontario Depart-
ment, of Agriculture suggest
that you water less frequently
and check to see' whether the
pot is allowing proper drain-
age. Pots should always have
KIRK'S BEST FRIEND—Every little boy loves a fire fight-
er. To Kirk: Clouthier, one of the thousands of victims of
muscular tlystr'ophy, men like Firefighter Harry Wilson are
very special friends. Results Of the 1961 March for Muscular
Dystrophy announced at the annual meeting of the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Canada showed that firefighters had
helped raise a record $390,000.00. The money will finance
MDAC's research program*, aimed at finding a cure: Sea-.
forth Fire Brigade assisted the eatnpalgn locally, •
some gravel or broken pot piec-
es in, the bottom to ensure good
drainage.
There is no rule of thumb as
to how often..- to water your
plants; too much depends on
their location. If they are grow-
ing well in a bright, sunny lo-
cation;'they may need it once
a day. However, if they are in
a -•cool, darker spot, once a week
One way' to check is .by tap-
ping the pot. When the pot is
dry, it will give a clear, ringing
sound, while a wet pot`gives a
dull note.
If your tap water has been
treated with sodium. softeners,
don't use it. The sodium may,
prove toxic. Use rain water or
melted snow. Take the chill off
the water before using it. Cold
water can be harmful to many
plants.
When watering, soak the soil
to make sure that it is wet to
the bottom of the pot. This can
easily be done by watering from
the bottom.
RECEPTION
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Riley
C.O.F. Hall, 'Constance
Friday, Feb.l23
JIM SCOTT'S ORCHESTRA
Ladies Please Bring Lunch
RECEPTION
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Waldle
(nee Shirley Dolmage)
BRODHAGEN
Community Centre
Thursday, Feb. 22
• Ladies Ple=s6 Bring Lunch
been reached. ' It is realized
that most people are willing and
able to donate whatever they
can, but the problem is the dif-
ficulty in obtaining enough
canvassers to call at every
home and everybusiness -estab-
lishment in the area, John Pat-
terson, chairman of the Sea -
forth campaign, said.
"More young people are
needed to augment the work
done by -regular volunteers. The
more canvassers there are, the
better the coverage of all dis-
tricts, and the easier the job
will be for each canvasser.
"If you like meeting people
and would like to help your
neighbor, please get in touch
with the Red Cross as soon as
possible," Mr. Patterson con-
tinued, "by calliulg 475-J or
Frederick R. Cosford, at 763."
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
MRS. M. "!t. RENNIE
Organist •
10 A.M.
Church School and Youth
Fellowship Class .
11 A.M:
MORNING WORSHIP
DANCING
BRODHAGEN
Community Centre
Friday, Feb. 23
Elgin Fisher and
the Rhythmaires
ADMISSION 75 CENTS
CKNX BARN
DANCE
BRODHAGEN
Saturday, Feb. 24
8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Farmer's Union
OFU County Meeting
in Board Rooms, Clinton
MARCH 1st — 8:45 p.m.
A Special -
`General Me+�ting
of the
Usborrje & Hibbert
Mutuai''Fire Insurance
Company
will be held at Farquhar Hall
FARQUHAR
on'
- Monday, March. 5th
1962, at 2:30 p.m..
for the purpose of electing a
Director for 1962, 1963'. and
1964, to fill the vacaney caused
by the resignation of Alex J.
Rohde. '
(The territory concerned is
approximately that part of the
Clayton Harris agency on and
to the north of Highway No. 8).,
MILTON McCURDY
President
ARTHUR FRASER
Secretary -Treasurer
LYRIC
THEATRE
EXETER
PHONE 421
Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
February 22 - 23 and 24
"THIEF OF BAGDAD"
Starring Steve Reeves
COLOR SCOPE
Mon., Tues. and Wed.
February 26 - 27 and 28
"THE PIT AND
THE PENDULUM"
starring
Vincent Price and
Barbara Steele
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Plus "DATE BAIT"
Starring Gary. Clark
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Plan
NOW
to
attend
the
24th Annual
RM
SHOW
Feb. 28, March 1, 2, 3
• 10:30 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m
Admission
SO`
• Afternoon and
Evening Program
• Special -Ladies'
Features
• Animal Land Zoo
Sponsored by—
WESTERN FAIR ASSOCIATION
in co-operation with the
MIDDLESEX SOIL and CROP
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Queen's Park - London
The Week at .
SEAFORTH ARENA
and COMMUNITY CENTRE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd
Skating — 8 to 10 p.m.
Admission — 35c and 25c
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th—,
Skating - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m._
Admission —25c and 10c
. Skating Saturday Night -- a - 10 -- 35e and 25c
TEEN TOWN — HALL
FREI'SKATING Wednesday Afternoons
For Beginners and Guardians -- 1:30 • 4 p.m.
• 4;
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