The Huron Expositor, 1962-10-25, Page 41✓ HUit iY EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., OCT. 25, 1962
NQRTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH
85th Anniversary
Sunday, Oct. 28, 1962
Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. (S.T.)
REV. C. D. McLELLAN, BA., B.D.} D.D.
Assistant Minister First St. Andrew's
United Church, London, as
Guest Minister
11 A.M.—"STIR UP THE GIFT OF GOD"
7 P.M.—"WATCH YOUR STEP"
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SPECIAL MUSICAL NUMBERS BY THE
CHOIR AT BOTH SERVICES
ORGANIST—Mrs. James A. Stewart
CHOIRMASTER—Mr. Jas. A. Stewart
MINISTER—Rev. J. Cliff Britton, B.A.
Read the Advertisements — Lt's a Profitable Pastime !
Absent 44. Years, Visit to Hall
Recails First War Experience
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Hamilton, Ont., the,Canadian Governmegt light- enal", "Carnavonshire" — the yelling; others are cargo ships,
October 22, 1962
house supply ship, "Lady Laur-
ier," taking on supplies and
"groaners."
Swinging at anchor in the
"HMS pilot,the rum
chased the German liner pis did
er Wilhelm der Gross" (mean make
n The Great), up the westtime
ac - and is now usedthe The "Cityofen loaded
Allies for transport service. with troops, also went ashore
Also close byare the light near Sam ro Lighthouse—half
cruiser, "Berwick"her -
onshire." Four U.S. destroyers A dirty, wet nor' -easter was
are anchored off Dartmouth blowing; the troops all got off
cove; they arrived from Gibral- safely and marched 16 miles
tar — they are four-staoters. into Halifax , — a night-time
George's s an stands up in marchtoo.
the harbor and we see no signs It's time now to go back to
of life or movement on it. the Arm anchorage and a fair
Just inside the boom defencegood walk too. We buy an eve -
(actually a steel cable fence ning paper for the watch
under-water,kept suspendedy aboard, which Clare Sanborn
floats,meant to will read the news to the
Newfies—not one out of four
can read or write. Clare is a
medical student from London,
Ont.
It's 4:30 a.m.; the scant break-
fast is over; the seamen are
making the sweep gear ready,
steam on the winch engines and
we get under way. Eighteen
sweepers 'String out single file,
till we reach the point where
orders from dockyard gold
stripers say book -up. • Our
sweep partner comes in astern,
takes our sweep wire, passes 'it
through his kite ring, then up
to his winch. We gradually
steam apart to be about 800
feet, set an exact parallel
course, and at exactly 75 en-
gine revolutions.
The kite is lowered on a sep-
arate cable • to six -fathoms. It
is so constructed that it is div-
ing toward the seabed, thereby
pulling the sweep very taut
and at correct depth. One
sweeper must not get ahead of
the other; if a mine is on the
wire it will slip down and ex-
plode under the stern.
We have by now been sweep-
ing steady, with the patrol ves-
sels astern of us on the look -
cable ship from the oil refin- out for mines severed by the
ery to her birth at Dartmouth. sweepwire and come to the sur -
The "Highflyer" is • under way face. We can see the convoy.
and moving close to the guard
gate, The "Berwick" and "Dev-
onshire" are • going to follow
her out—no fuss or sirens.
latter a German ship, captured
by Aussies, her German name
was "Lutzow." Also the "Leti-
ticia," now half her length up
on the shore just below Cam -
and the odd one carrying avia-
tion in
Editor, The Huron Expositor: ferno ifoli tobyna torpedo.d a As
Having returned to Halifax we pass them by we give a
again after 44 years to see blast on the whistle and only
again this old city and magnifi- harbor and to a very short time
cent harbor from which we will steam..9141 to sea is the perdown wireless station he hope they will all get across
sailed in and out of many years famous light cruiser,
1 t we were told, was hitting safe and sound, or as our minis -
t
ago. With the aid of many old Highflyer the very same that age from too Montreal andthe vnot go down ter here stop sea in it p ships eary e in
snapshots and this visit, mem- k his starboard turn in peril on the great waters."
ory returns to that day before and lost his pilot's lic-
ense
We are anchored again in
a huge convoy steamed out g ense for 12 years. the Arm and get supper—fish,
astern of us. Some of the troop- coast of Africa and captured it
shi s may be remembered by int + by Ad 1 d d of course. Bill Peabody, of Cal -
veterans who sailed from this P p gary, a seaman (in civilian life,
port. b a CPR engine fireman) jumps
As we remember it, the day and "Dew length exposed to her keel overboard for his evening swim
was a pleasant, bright, sunny y in the Arm. So ends a full day
one. Four of us from the mine- of mine -sweeping.
sweeping patrol are looking * * *
down from the upper earth- . Today, sunny and pleasant,
works of the Citadel fort. I 1 d 44 years after, we again are on
The panorama stretched from the top wall of the Citadel, close
Bedford Basin, on the north, to the noonday gun. IA young
to the sea on the south, across girl from the tourist bureau is
the -harbor far below, to the playing the bagpipes to her
rising green hills behind Dart- h P b d h' h S b heart's content. The view from
mouth At the Narrows, be- huge timber the Basin to the sea is still the
same, only the McDonald
bridge crosses over the harbor,
directly below. The dockyard
is all changed—new buildings,
new ships, new docks.
ANNUAL
SEAFORTH LIONS
Peanut Drive
MONDAY
OCTOBER 29
commencing at 7 :30 pan..
Members of the Lion8 Club will call at
Seaforth homes with supplies of Pea-
nuts and Peanut Delicacies.
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Proceeds for Lions Community
and Welfare Projects
The Week at . ..
SEAFORTH ARENA
and COMMUNITY CENTRE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th—
Skating — 8, to 10 p.m.
Admission — 35c and 25c
SATURDAY, OCTOBER OBER 27th—
Skating - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Admission — 25c and 10c
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31st—
Skating — 8 to 10 p.m.
Admission — 35c and 25c
This space contributed through the courtesy of
UNION
COMPANY
OF CANADA LIMITED ..
SEAFORTH -- ONTARIO
tween the Basin and harbor, keep out torpedoes or warning
both steep shores, are scarred of hostile submarines touching
by the great explosion — no it), anchored to the southeast
buildings are standing, but piles lay the hospital ship, "Lan -
of debris are here and there. doverry Castle," all white, with
To the northeast in the dis- huge red crosses fore, midships
tance, destroyers are busy fuel- and aft. Little did we know
ling; their oil tanks at the oil that this was the last time we
refinery. Below us is the old would see her afloat.
town clock, built in 1803. • I The grand old "Olympic" has -
Lower down . on Barrington loaded troops and supplies. She
St., although we cannot see it is far out at sea by now, and
from here, the street is crowd- if she survives this war, will
ed with soldiers and naval men, be remembered by soldiers and
to say nothing of the many mer-' sailors alike. There were other
chant sailors. New Zealanders liners larger and faster, but
,and Fifi Island troops are bav- never seemed to get. the 'Hur-
ing a few hours ashore after 22 •rahs the "Olympic" received.
days at sea. What a sight to watch her at
The Dartmouth ferries are sea on a zig-zag, going full
shuttling back and forth, some- speed. Her bow wave alone
times threading their way could capsize a small vessel.
through many ships, to the She has sunk two German subs
George St. dock. South of the on her own by running them
ferry dock, or next • slip, the down and cutting them in two
"Western Union" tied up is the with her sharp bow. One acci-
British cable layer, "Lord Kel- dent regarding the "Olympic,"
vin," manned by Jap sailors, as we heard it from our wire -
releasing ;fh'e British crew for less operator, the "U.S. Destroy -
naval service. The. American er Blackhawk" crossed her bow
cable ship is also in the har- at full speed; the captain lost
bor, the "McKay -Bennett." At his life and his destroyer for
the other side of the Western his foolishness. Steaming at
Union cable shed lay the "USS slow ,speed comes the French
Talapoosa" and the "USS Iro-
quois," which carries 30,000
gallons of• fuel oil. My cousin
is a machinist mate first-class
on her.
Two water -boats are busy
' suppling fresh -water to ships in
',the harbor. • The • naval dock-
yards with its sweepers, drift-
ers and patrol vessels, one of
which brought in the largest
German mine seen on this side—
it w'as lashed down on the fan-
tail. The captain of this vessel
hails from Midland. It must have
been meant to blow up a very
large ship. The old "Niobe,"
the depot ship, badly damaged
by the -explosion, is tied up
solid at • the north end,,of the
dockyard. Across the harbor at
Dartmouth a small molasses.
(crude) tanker is pumping her
sticky cargo to the tank of a
small refinery. To . the south- •
east of this place, tied up is
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Big Hallowe'en Masquerade Time
BLUEWATER DANCELAND
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th
PRIZE LISTS:
1st and 2nd: Best fancy couple . $6.00 - $4.00
1st and 2nd: Best comic couple . 6.00 - 4.00
1st and 2nd: Best fancy lady 3.00 - 2.00
lst and 2nd: Best fancy gent . .. 3.00 - 2.00
1st and 2nd: Best comic lady . . 3.00 - 2.00
1st and 2nd: Best comic gent ..,... 3.00 - 2.00
Prizes for Best Twist Couple
Dancing 10:00 p.m. to 2,:00 a.m.
DESJARDINE ORCHESTRA
ships far astern; the sea is
smooth and the sky over the
harbor is smoke-filled from the
many coal -burning ships clear -
Many ships are at anchor up ing the harbor. We keep sweep -
in the Basin — all sizes, some ing till five o'clock; the signal
dirty looking, some camouflag- comes through to unhook; our
ed and ready for the convoy partner lets our sweepwire go
to -morrow -early morning. The overside; we winch it in, make
Basin is a large anchorage, a full turn, and heave -to for a
capable of holding at anchor spell•, while the. Newfies jig
all the navies of the world. some fresh cod fish—lordy!
Many fine ships have come and the Army ate Australian rabbit I said: "As long as I can re
gone from this harbor; some three times a day, the Navy member." He was, if memory
never returned. But ships still certainly ate their full share serves right, a brother of Mrs,
go out of here—there is a war of fish. Our Limey skipper lik- Cluff. The burst window in St.
on! ed fresh fish; he also -thought Paul's Church, on. Agricola St.
The "Baltic," "Celtic," "Car- we all did for every meal. We side'" is still preserved, caused
mania", "King George", "Cal- are under way again, steaming. by the great explosion. My wife
garian", "Lapland", "Aquitan- slowly back to anchorage in said it hardly seems possible,
is", "Olympic", "Justicia", the Arm. We now are, passing the profile left in the broken
"Landovery Castle", "E-ssiqui- the first ships of the' convoy— window a member of
bo", "Husntoend", "West Av- some with troops waving and theThis choiisas near as wer with as surplicecould done:
eon.
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scribe it. The Arrn is still a
lovely place—no sweepers, but
dozens of little sailboats, new
houses, built along, the banks,
where years ago it was just
plain .weeds: We were unable
to get down to our old anchor-
age spot, as we would have to
go through private property.
Several months ago a keyman
in the great explosion, the pilot
of "Mont Blanc", one of the
two ships In the collision that
Across the harbor to Dart-
mouth . shows the green hills
are gone, scarred by power ma-
chinery, to make room for row
upon row of new houses. The
Dartmouth ferry is new and
carries no v,gicles, but are
faster than the old ones.
A large powerhouse now
stands where the old "Niobe"
was tied up. The parade ground
is gone. The oil refinery is still
at Imperroyal, but larger; also
the sugar refinery and "Lady
Laurier" dock and lighthouse
supply yards. The old town
clock • has been recovered and
painted. Just below us stands
the Sailors' Memorial, a huge
one, too -2500 names of sail-
ors, naval and merchant, wtose
only graves are in the "great
waters".
Barrington Street has no
street cars, also many old build-
ings pulled down. The street
seems very quiet now; very few
servicemen are seen in uniform,
they tell us they can wear civies
at certain times. The old "Green
Lantern" restaurant is still do-
ing business and has been oper-
ated by the same family for 50
years. This was our eating place
when we had enough money to
buy a good meal.
The old post office off George
Street . is being renovated on
the main floor. It was in this
building that, when posting let-
ters to Seaforth the postal
clerk said: "Say, Sailor, do you
know Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cluff."
WEDDINGS
STAPLETON—O'BRYNE
The wedding of Elizabeth
Mary O'l3ryne, London, Ont., to
Jeremiah Francis Stapleton, of
Dublin, took place in St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church,
London, recently.
The bride is the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
O'Bryne, Wexford, Ireland, and
the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Stapleton, of Dublin.
Father W. O'Rourke officiated.
Given in marriage by Mr.
James Smith, the bride was at-
tended by Mrs. James Smith as
matron of honor, and Miss Mary
Donaghue, as junior brides-
maid. Flower -girl was Miss
Maureen Smith.
Gordon Costello acted as
groomsman, and the guests
were ushered by Vincent Mor-
rison and Brian O'Donaghue.
For a wedding trip to the
Eastern United States and Que-
bec, the bride travelled in a
turquoise suit with black acces-
sories. On their return they will
reside in London.
NEW HOUSE DESIGN —
Here's a big -family house of un-
usual design 'that offers maxi-
mum living space on two floors
through use of the split-level en- -
trance.
The unconventional in exter-
ior design and the unusual in
interior layout are distinct fea-
tures of this four-bedroom house
by architects Denis and Freda
O'Connor, of Edmonton, The
u.dcotnmon layout results in a
bedroom in each corner of the
house with a bathroom separat-
ing the two bedrooms on 'one
side and a washroom, laundry
and side entrance between the
bedrooms on the other side. ,
A fireplace separates the din-
ing and kitchen areas from the
living room which overlooks a
raised terrace at the rear of
the house. Large window areas
at both the front and rear of
the house provide a well -lighted
interior. The lower floor pro-
vides space for a playroom,
sewing room, den, hobby room
and storage.
The floor area is 1,326 square
feet and the exterior dimensions
are 36 feet, 10 inches by 42 feet.
Working drawings for this
house, known as Design 811, are
available from Central Mortgage
and Housing Corporation at
minimum cost.
Ontario F. of A.
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"The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture feels .fortunate in-
deed," said Mr. Arbuckle in
making this announcement,
"that we are able to acquire
the services of 'one as well
known and experienced as Bob
Eaton. We know that he will
serve the farm people in his
area with honesty and integrity,
and"'we sincerely hope that he
will receive the consideration
and co-operation of all."
caused the big blast, died in his
eighties, and was a neighbor of
our daughter-in-law's folks.
Clare •Sanborn, who read to
the Newfies, is a doctor in
Windsor; his wife is also a doc-
tor. The Captain from Midland
was first officer on the light-
house supply ship; "Grenville."
I saw him in Goderich some
years ago, _ When the "City of
Aden" rap up on the abate" it-
carried
tcarried a young soldier; today
he lives in Paisley. The "Land-
overy Castle" was torpedoed on
her trip back, with several Can-
adian nurses shelled in the life-
boats. We believe a Hamilton
nurse was lost or killed in this
sinking.
The big red -brick school,
where the blind children and
young girls went, is still there,
but the blind . people are not
there now as far as we know.
What a sad sight it was to see
all these children• cut by fly-
ing glass from the school win-
dows being blown inward. The
public gardens are very nicely
kept. Andie McCormick and I
took snaps three years ago; I
still have them.
Well, it's time to leave this
old city and its kindly and cour-
teous,people (native born Van-
couverites could learn courtesy
from these people down there).
Back by dayliner through the
lovely Valley of Annapolis to
Digby, where we bid Nova
Scotia good-bye.
The only regret we have is
that the Prime Minister at Ot-
tawa cannot find a little money
to even repair the upper wall
of the Citadel; it is dangerous
for children, and very unsight-
ly, especially to American tour-
ists, who openly and in the
press, criticize this condition of
the old fort.
Yours truly,
BOB REID
Too Late to Classify
CAR FOR SALE -1953 Chev.
Bel Air coach, 'winterized and in
good •'condition. Donald Cole-
man, John St., Seaforth. xl
EUCHRE
Orange Hall, Seaforth
Monday, Oct. 29
Sponsored by L.O.L.
.Lunch Served
Dressed
PORK SUPPER
THURSDAY, NOV. 1st
Supper served from S:30.8 p.m.
Orange Hall, Seaforth
ADMISSION $1.00
Children (under 11) 50c.
Sponsored by the Orange Hall
Property Committee
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY.
Minister
Sunday„ October 28th
WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M.
9:45 a.m.-Minister's Class
10:00 ia.m.—The Senior Sunday
School
11:00 a.m.—The Junior Sunday
School
11:00 a.m.—TheNursery
DANCING
BRODHAGEN
Community Centre
Friday, Oct. 26
Elgin Fisher and the
Rhythmaires
ADMISSION 75 CENTS.
Bazaar, Bake Sale
and
AFTERNOON TEA
Varna United Church
Saturday, Oct. 27
3:00 p.m.
Auspices of Varna U.C.W.
Groups 1 :and 5
of Northside U.C.W.
are holding their
Bazaar and Tea
Saturday, Oct. 27
at 3:00 p.m.
in the Church Basement
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Plan to attend a
BEEF
FIELD DAY
at
EXETER
Community Centre
THURSDAY
Nov. 1, 1962
starting at 11:30 a.m. (E.S.T.)
Contacts us for .
BEEF BARBECUE
DINNER TICKETS
MILTON J. DIETZ
Purina Chows
Sanitation Equipment
Ventilation Equipment
PHONE 600 J 2
R.R. 3 — SEAFORTH
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Sell that unnecessary piece of
furniture through a Huron Ex-
positor Classified Ad. Phone 141,
Country Music At Its Best!
TOMMY JACOBS
and the RHYTHM KINGS
NIGHTLY — 9 - 12
at the
HURON ROOM
QUEEN'S HOTEL - SEAFORTH
GIGANTIC
RUM AGE
SALE
Under auspices of
Women's Hospital Auxiliary at
SEAFORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
at 2 p.m.
Saturday
October 27th
Men's Wear, Ladies' Wear, Hats, Shoes
and Purses; Children's Clothing, Furni-
ture and Bric-a.Brac.
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