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The Huron Expositor, 1962-06-21, Page 1• • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 79 lU3rd Year Whole No. 4923 • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1962 — 16' PAGES A HIGHLIGHT of the 100th anniversary celebration at Turner's Church Sunday was the cutting of the centennial cake. Here, Mrs. Gifford Crich, oldest member of the congre- gation, is about to cut the cake, while Mrs. Gregor McGregor (left) and Mrs. Howard Johns assist in pouring tea. Former members of the congregation from a wide area returned for the anniversary occasion. (Below): Mrs. Helen Dalrymple, of Clinton is 95, but she couldn't miss the celebration. The former Miss Fairburn, she is still active in church circles. George Turner is in charge of the guest book. His great-grandfather donated the land on which the church was built. (Expositor photos by Phillips). Turner's Church Has centennial Members .of the congregation of Turner's United Church in Tuckersmith began a week-long celebration of the 100th anni- versary of its founding with special services on ,Sunday. A former minister, the Rev. A. , Glen . Eagle, Sarnia, who served the church from 1951-57, returned as guest speaker for both the morning and the eve- ning service. On Sunday an 'Open House' was also a feature when many former members and .. friends crowded the cen- tury -old church and joined around a `centennial cake. The cake was cut by Mrs. Gifford Crich, who is the oldest mem- ber of the congregation. Story in Pictures Displays of pictures and art- icles of earlier years told the story of the congregation. Rev. Grant Mills, minister of the On- tario Street United Church, Clinton, is the minister of the church which has 22 families in its congregation. Gregor Mc- Gregor is clerk of the session, "and John Turner is treasurer. On Wednesday the congrega- tion held 'a, supper, and! next Sunday the Rev. G. G. Burton, London, also a former minister who served 1936-46, will preach at the 2 p.m. service. Another former minister, Rev. W. J. Woolfrey, Dresden; who was in charge from 1946-51, will preach: in the evening. Turner's history goes back to 1832 when Edward Turner, and his family came to Little York (Toronto), moved on to Hamil- ton and finally to Tuckersmith in 1833. He took up land on eWhich the church now stands. Starting Date Doubtful Date of the establishment of the first appointment to serve the area settlers is in doubt, but could have been as early as 1853. Names reported in that period are the Rev. W. Creighton, Edward Turner, Jr., Edward Turner, Sr., Jesse Cos - ens, John Crich, Thomas Crich, Joseph Townsend, Thomas Clarke, D. McMullen, Joseph Crich, William Crich, Emily Co$ens, Samuel Crieh, William. Whitely. Probably a lag eh'tirelt 'trios' built by 1852. However, the present •church was built in 1862, of- bricks made by a negro known as Mosul and his son, Charles. The place on the Turner farm where the clay was taken out is still marked by the excavation. The stone was hauled by William Gib- bings, son of Enos Gibbings, who built the first log cabin on the site of Clinton in 1831. Wil• liam was the first white male child born in Clinton and about the second in the whole Huron Tract. He was the father of the late B. J. Gibbings. The church, costing $2,300, was opened formally on Novem- ber 8, 1862. The history of . the -congrega- tion has been compiled by Mrs. Elmer Townsend a n d Mr. Mills, who spent many hours searching through files of The Huron Expositor, going back tq 1870 in search of details. JOSEPH J. MURRAY, who graduated from the Univers- ity of Toronto with a degree of Doctor of Medicine. Son of Mr, and Mrs, Gilbert Mur- ray, Dublin, he is a graduate of St. Michael's College, To- ronto, and Assumption• Uni- versity, Windsor, and a for- mer Seaforth District High School student. He will take his internship at St. Mich- ael's Hospital, Toronto, and intends to further his stu- dies to si{eciblize' il> surgery.' Lions Pool Will Open. Friay Seaforth Lions pool will open for the season ,on Friday after- noon, officials announced this week. The pool will be open Satur- day afternoon and again on Sunday, and each afternoon af- ter school hours until the end of school. Regular summer hours will come into effect on June 29. Swimming classes commence July 2. The pool staff will beheaded again this year by Hugh Huff. Staff will include Ann Trout - beck, Tom Dick, Pete Rowat, Susan McLean, Ken Cardno and Joan Teall. Roy MeGonigle is in charge of the park, while Mrs. Don McLean will handle the pavilion. Registration Completed Registration for• swimming instruction has been completed and a list of those registered and the time 'of their classes Will be issued next week. Rates continue the same as in previous years, with the excep- tion of children's season's 'tick- ets. Increased costs have made necessary a change from $1.50 to $2.00 for the season, officials said, As in the past, there is no charge for instruction. The park again is one of the most popular picnic spots in the area if early reservations are any indication. According to Mr. McGonigle, more than 400 people will be present on Saturday, and again on Sunday. Hold Ladies' Night Seaforth Lions Club held its annual Ladies' Night in the Legion Hall on Wednesday. Members of area clubs and their wives joined with the local club to enjoy a buffet din- ner and dancing. The affair was arranged by a committee headed by president John Longstaff, and including Lee Learn, John Cardno and W. C. Moore. Seaforth OES Entertains 'DDGM Seaforth Chapter No. 233, Order of the Eastern Star, held a reception in the Legion Hall Tuesday of last week for Mrs. Anona Crozier, DDGM of Dis- trict No. 5. The Legion Ladies' Auxiliary served a delicious smorgasbord at 7 o'clock, which was followed by an enjoyable program. Those taking part were: "The Barbershoppers" of Stratford, a 17 -man chorus, who also gave many quartette selections; Di- "ahe Henderson, soloist; dancers Donna Horne, Ruth Ann Wilson and Janet McClure. Winners at the euchre, which ended the evening, were: ladies, high, Mrs. Mae Dorrance, Sea - forth; low, Mrs. Nettie Clarke, Blyth; men: high, John Bach, ; low, Warren Whitmore, both of Seaforth. Guests were preseht from Mitchell, Clinton, Goderich, Blyth, Exeter, Parkhill, Strat - roy and St. Marys. The draw for the floor lamp and the vanity chair will be held on June 28. Goes Fishing; Finds. Orchid Rev. J. Cliff Britton, while on a fishing trip recently, found an orchid growing in a swamp area through which he was passing. It was about three feet in height. "We didn't catch any fish, but we didn't mind," he said. 'The orchid was exquisite and it more than made tip for the fish we tiii$sed," 84.4 '..Per Cent Vote Return Cardiff Seve $2:SQ Ysir m Adv lca Single* Cop*. jp: Cent . Voters Resist Ontario Trend Huron voters stood firm• i support of the Government f� Monday's voting and returne Elston Cardiff,, 73 -year-old Mo+ ris Township farmer, for his seventh term. He was first elected in the former riding of Huron North in 1940..Since th redistribution of 1952 when the riding ,df Huron -Perth wail joined to the riding of Huron North, he has represented Hui- on. Huron was one in a group of ridings from London north and east to Kitchener that resisted a Liberal surge that resulted in the loss of 90 Conservative seats across Canada. Mr. Cardiff gained 11,422 votes to defeat his Liberal • op- ponent, Mayor Ernie Fisher, of Goderich, by 2,573 votes. Carl Hemingway, representing the NDP, with 1,130 votes, came third. The Social Credit candi- date, Earl Douglas, received 456 votes. The election attracted one of the largest turnouts in the his- tory of the area, according to election officials, who said 84.4 per cent of those who were eligible cast ballots. Across Canada -the percentage of those voting . was about 78. Dull overcast weather weather throughout the day may have contributed to the heavy, vote in the rural areas, since farmers were unable to work on the land. On several occasions heavy rain fell for short ,periods, the last down- pour occurring moments after the polls closed. First return to come to . the reporting centre set up in the W. E. Southgate office by re- turning officer R. T. Bolton, was that of , No. 6 Poll, Usborne. Received at 8:12 p.m., the ,poll gave Mr. Cardiff 66 votes and Mr. Fisher 11, and from then until Mr. Fisher conceded shortly after, 10 o'clock, the issue was not in doubt. The final return from No. 5,, Tuck- ersmith, was received after 11 o'clock, according to Mr. Bol- ton. Despite the heavy vote, poll- ing booths were not rushed at any time. Polls opened at 9 o'clock and until. closing time at 8 o'clock there was a steady movement' of voters through the. polls. Mr. Cardiff received the re- turns at Brussels and Mr. Fish- er at Goderich. When the re- sults had been announced, both expressed appreciation to their organizations and those who had assisted them in their cam- paigns. Mr. Cardiff left for Seaforth, the centre of an enthusiastic parade, and after meeting his workers in the Seaforth com- mittee rooms, and visiting the returning officer's reporting centre, went on to - Clinton and Goderich. The- celebration was tempered somewhat as time passed by word of increasing government losses' across the country. There was one'votethe NDP Tarty was supposed to get, but didn't. An election worker overheard a voter say as she left the poll, "I always liked Mr. Douglas when he was in Saskatchewan, and that's why I voted for him here." Nobody bothered to tell her that the Douglas on the Huron ballot was the Social Credit candidate, and not the former premier of Saskatchewan. When the votes were count- ed in No. 1 poll in Tucker - smith, the result was an even split, with Mr. Cardiff and Mr. Fisher each receiving 92 votes. An election official said nine voters at the poll cast their first ballot—an unusually high num- ber. CHANGING TOTALS on the Huron election board held the interest of spectators Monday night as they watched elec- tion officials tabulate returns. Working on the big board in the Southgate office are (left to right), W. R. Smith, •J. A. Cardno and F. C. J. Sills. (Expositor photo by Phillips). McKillop Voters aveSecondTrip Residents of McKillop Town- ship will vote for the second time in as many weeks when polls in the township will be open on Wednesday under the Liquor Licence Act. Voters will. have the oppor: tunity to express an opinion on two questions: • 1. Are you in favor of the sale of beer only under a pub- lic house licence for consump- Dogs Learn TimeHasCome The phrase, "Lead a dog's life", is more fact than fancy as far as dogs in Seaforth are concerned. Dog days for Seaforth . dogs came Tuesday when Municipal Mobile Animals Control of Lon- don undertook the first in what will be a regular tour of the town in search of stray dogs. The first day's visit netted two dogs; a third was captured Wed- nesday. The town entered into an agreement with the firm some weeks ago, when it was unable to obtain the services of a dog catcher locally: Under the agreement, Animal Control Service visits the town at regu- lar intervals and takes posses- sion of any dogs found at large or without licenses. On being captured, dogs ,.are held pend- ing redemption and arrange- ments for holding the dogs have been worked out with Les- lie Beattie. Well Produces Unusual Flow Water at a rate of about sev- en times the normal flow of a four -inch pipe resulted when W. D. Hopper & Sons completed drilling a well recently , for Harry Palin, at his new resi- dence north of town. The 93 -foot well is pumping at a rate of 4,000 gallons an hour, with water level about 13 feet below the surface. EGMONDVILLE BOAT TAKES HONORS IN BAYFIELD RACE Fourth place in a sililboat race at Bayfield Sunday was won by Don Coutts, Seaforth. The Sea - forth lad navigated his 22 -foot - 6 -inch cabin sloop to the fourth place position. Londoner Bud Jones, with an 18 -foot -long sailboat, crossed the finish. line at Bayfield ahead of 10 other boats racing the 13 miles between Grand Bend and Bayfield. A scant two minutes behind Jones came a 25 -foot cabin sloop owned' and skippered by Lother Doil, of London. Third and fourth places in the first race of the season were tidcen by Dr. H. H. Cowen, of Exeter, in a 24footyawl, and Mr. Coutts. The race was between five members of the Grand Bend Yacht Club and six members of the Bayfield Boat Club. A barbecue was held at the Bay- field club after the race. All the boats were between 18 and 54' feet ,long.. There were no hat dieapit,__ tion on licensed premises to which women are' admitted? and (2) Are you in favour of the sale of beer only under a pub- lic house licence .for consump- tion" on licensed premises to which men only are admitted? Polls, which are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., are located at the ,following residences: No. 1—Thomas Murray, Lot N1/2 10, Con. 5. No.- 2—William Kerr, Lot SW corner 24, Con. 5. No. 3—Christena Leonhardt, Lot 10, Con. S 13. No. 4—Ross Driscoll, Lot E1/2 25, Con. 12. An advance poll will be open at the residence of .returning officer J. M. Eckert, on Satur- day, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. All times are Daylight Saving. The lists being used are those which served for the federal election Monday. However, persons entitled to vote, but who do not appear on the list, may be vouched for at the poll, the returning officer said. Right Slogan Can Mean $25 Want to make $25.00? All you have to do is to think of a slogan of 10 words or less that describes the benefits Sea - forth offers to industry, to busi- ness, or just as a nice place in which to live. • The Chamber of Commerce wants a short descriptive phrase that can be used in publicity material and on signs which are to be erected at entrances to the town. So anxious are the officials,. that they are willing to pay $25.00 for the best entry. The contest closes July 16th, and entries should be mailed or delivered to Wm. M. Bart, C of C Committee Chairman. ELECTED ELSTON CARDIFF, M.P. F of A Accepts Resignation • Resignation of Carl Heming- way, for several years secre- tary-fieldman of Huron County Federation of Agriculture, was accepted at a meeting of F of A directors in Clinton Tuesday evening. The meeting appoint- ed Mrs. J. W. Elliott to carry out the secretarial duties. She First Refurn Coniesof 8:12 A smooth working o-rganiza- tion created by returning officer R. T. Bolton and election clerk W. E. Southgate, brought 'elec- tion returns in- a steady flow to a reporting centre, established in Mr. Southgate's office. Extra telephone facilities in- stalled in the centre were aug- mented by phones in The Ex- positor office next door. Re- presentatives of press and radio relayed reports as they were received. Results were entered on a large board, which was 'visible to the street, and from the time the polls closed 'until final re- sults were announced after. 10. o'clock, the street was crowd- ed with interested onlookers anxious to learn the progress of the count in Huron. Manning phones were D. L. Reid, Mr. Bolton and Mr. South- gate, who relayed the informa- tion toadding machine opera- tors Pat Troutbeck, Veronica Jordan, Jean Hildebrand and R. James. Wallace.- From here the returns were carried by run- ners J. A. Cardno, W. R. Smith and R. W. Hunter, to Frank Sills, who marked the big board. R. S. MacDonald check- ed results, and Art Bolton an- nounced results over a PA sys- tem to the crowds outside. The results: cu m 0 U A- ' 'Ashfield No. X 84 Nov 2 80 90 No.4_ 75 No. 5 .. 20 No. 6 ... 29 No. 7 42 Total 420 12 294 31 Blyth No. 1 124 1 70 5 No. 2 130 4 52 8 Total 254 5 122 13 PT, 3 43 5 2 26 12 2' -48 0 30 2 1 59 1 ' 3 55 2 1 3$ 6 Brussels No. 1 98 9 86 6 No. 2 ... 68 4 51- 13 No. 3 108 1 43 10 Total 274 14 180 29 No. lA No. 1B No.. 2A 2B No. 3A has been acting during recent No. 3B weeks. No. 4A Mr. Henlingway's resignation No. 4B had been before the board for Total some time. He was an unsuc- cessful candidate in the Mon- day election. Ab Bacon reported on trips arranged by Huron hog produc- ers, and the meeting arranged to hold its annual worship serv- ice in September. Smile of the Week "Well, Glen," said the little boy's mother as he walked into the house, "were you a good boy at school today?" "Sure," answered the lad, "how much trouble can you get into standing in a corner all day?" Clinton 106' 1 65 10 105 3 87 7 135 - –5 - '78 _ 6 105 11 86 8 123 6 54 2 97 4 75 6 112 3 60 ` 5 83 1 54 , 9 866 34 559 53 Colborne No. 1 77. No. 2 72 No. 3 100 No. 4 51 Total 300 0 65 1 57 1 67 3 54 5 243 2 6 4 4 16 Exeter No. IA 134 8 58 8 No. 1B 115 3 48 6 No. 2A 207 6 96 8 No. 2B 197 1 97 10 No. 3A 137 11 73 4 No. 3B 119 6 68 11 No. 4 67 0 48 9 Total 976 35 488 56 (Continued on Page 4) IT WAS A HAPPY OCCASION on Sunday at the Edward Andrews' home in Harpurhey, when members of the Andrews' family were reunited after an absence of 42 years. Mrs. James Etheridge and her husband (left), of Lymington, Hampshire, England, are in Canada visiting her brothers, Edward Andrews, Seaforth, and William Andrews, Norwich, who are shown here chatting at the Andrews' home. A third brother, Bert An- • drews, Woodstock, was unable to be present. (Expositor pilot() by Phillips),