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The Huron Expositor, 1960-06-02, Page 7PLUMBJNI.., • HEATING' Duro Pumps ,and Softeners MYERS' PUMPS Eavestroughing - Electrical Wiring Fixtures and Supplies W. J. (Doc) CAMERON. Phone 208—W, Hensall, for Service At Box's TV CHAIRS - BRASS WARE NESTING TABLES = LAMPS NOVELTY ITEMS - FOOTSTOOLS MATS - _;.,SMOKE STANDS .0 t a SMALL APPLIANCES . 'CEDAR CHESTS LUGGAGE - BRIDGE SETS FOLDING TABLES ETC. BOX FURNITURE .Phone 43 -- Seaforth House Furnishings Appliances Floor Coverings TROUSSEAU TEAS 'HONOR BAYFIELD — VARNA Mrs. • Allen Armstrong, Varna, entertained at a trousseau tea Sat- urday afternoon and evening in honor of her daughter, Merle Marie, whose marriage to William A. Stanbury, Goderich, will take place in Goshen' United Church, Saturday, June 4, at 3 p.m. The tea. table, covered with a lace cloth,' centered an 'arrangeinent of white and. mauve baby . mums, flanked 'by pink tapers in can- delabra. Guests were received by Mrs. Armstrong and the bride-elect,'as- sisted by the groom -elect's moth- er, Mrs. Harold Stanbury, Gode- rich. In charge of the register was Mary Margaret Armstrong and Anne Stephenson. Pouring tea were Mrs. Amos Ball, Goderich, grandmother of the groom; Mrs. Alberta McBeath, Hensall, great- aunt of the bride -elect; Mrs. Har- old Connell, Seaforth; Mrs. Ernie Durnin, 'Auburn; Mrs. Garnet Mousseau, Hensall, and Mrs. Chas. Adams, Goderich. Tea room attendants were Miss Judy° Armstrong, Bayfield; Miss Joyce Greer, Bayfield; Miss Mar- garet ° Jean Broadfoot, Kippen; TJU.T IT J..T.LT....iT .LT .LT.LT 1 — AMINE 80 - M.C.P. SODIUM 48 - BRUSHKIL 64 WEE SPRA We have an Excellent Supply of Weed Sprays in Stock for All Types of Spraying ! AVAILABLE IN 1 -GALLON OR 5. GALLON LOTS - M.C.P. AMINE 80 — ESTER 80 — DALAPON (For Twitch Grass), SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON ALL WEED SPRAYS Contact us on price and order NOW ! T.STSTZTSTSTZTS — Funk's and Belle River Seed Corn—$6.75 per bus. & up - Commercial Marine Seed Flax - (A good late crop) — C—I—L Super Flow Fertilizer(Good stock of all analyses) — GRASS SEED (Free Mixing on all Grass Seed Bought) TJTJTLTITITILTja BEEF PELLETS - - - (SELLING FAST — ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE USING THEM) $47.00 per Ton in Bags or High Protein (13%) $43.00 per Ton in Bulk High Fat (6.8%) ADDED MOLASSES OP'NOTCHD FEEDS PHONE '775 • SEAFORTH " THE MOST VALUE FOR THE FARMER'S DOLLAR " Ti.TLTL1JTLTiT.LTJ.T.L BRIDES -ELECT Miss Edith Dowson, Varna; Miss Ellen Connell, Seaforth; Mrs. Doug- las Armstrong, Zurich; Mrs. Lloyd Cooper and Mrs. Wayne McBride, Kippen. Displaying trousseau and gifts were: Mrs.. Douglas Arm- strong, Zurich; Miss Lois Stan - bury, Goderich; Miss Donna Hay- ter, Varna; Mrs, Reward, Artn-. strong, Zurich; Miss Helen Blood, Guelph, and Miss Rosemarie Tal- bot, Bayfield. Pre -nuptial presentations were held for the bride -elect. Mrs. Bill Mellick, Goderich, entertained at a miscellaneous shower; Miss Rose- marie Talbot, Bayfield, was hos- tess for a miscellaneous presenta- tion, and the ladies of Goshen United Church arranged a miscel- laneous shower. She was the re- cipient of mans lovely gifts. Tea For Marilyn Steckle Miss Marilyn Joy Steckle, whose wedding to William J. Taylor will take place Saturday, June 4, at St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield, has been honored at several pre- nuptial events. The bride -elect is the daughter of 1V Ir, and Mrs. Ivan Steckle, Bayfield, and her fiancee is the •son of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Belmont. Hostesses honoring the bride - elect have been ladies of St. An- drew's United _Church, Bayfield: Mrs. Emmerson Kyle, Kippen; Mrs. Ernest McClinchey, Varna, and London Life Insurance Co., London. Mrs. Steckle entertained at a trousseau tea• at her home on Wed- nesday, June 1,, hi honor of her daughter. Receiving guests with the hostess and bride -elect was the mother of the groom -elect, Mrs. John Taylor. Pouring tea from an attractive decorated table covered with a cut work linen cloth, cen- tered with yellow and white floral arrangement and flanked by yel- low tapers in silver candelabra, were Mrs. Earl Gingerich, Zurich; Mrs. Wilmer McClinchey, Varna; Mrs. Emmersori Kyle and Mrs. Wilmer Reid, Kippen; Mrs. Lee McConnell, Varna; Mrs, Beatrice Taylor, Clinton; Mrs. Ernest Mc- Clinchey,'Varna, , and 'Mrs. Gilbert Taylor, London. Displaying -,gifts and trousseau were Mrs• Don Kyle, Zurich; Miss Marilyn Taylor, Belmont; Mrs. Lloyd Cooper, Kippen; Miss Elaine Grainger, Goderich. Miss Wendy Greer, Bayfield, attended the reg- ister. (By GARY WILLIAMS) Cadet 'Inspection This year's inspection of the Seaforth Cadet Corps was well cov- ered in last week's Expositor, so I'll only hit the highlights. Bruce Miller was the Cadet Major in command of the Seaforth Corps. Second in Command was Cadet Captain Ken MacLeod, with Cadet Sergeant-Major Bill Pinder as C. S. M. Major Hill, the inspecting officer, commended the cadets on their marching, demonstration squads, large turnout, non -restless- ness during the inspection, and es- pecially on their sharp looking uni- forms. The appearance of the uni- form, he maintained, is one of the essential differences between a good soldier and a poor one. Special mention was also given to the Girls' Trumpet Band, who played extremely well, and to the cadet instructors, who did their job with integrity and thorough- ness. Cadet Bill Campbell received tate Strathcona Award for the best rifle shot in the school. Cadet Major Bruce Miller was chosen as best officer, while Cadet Sgt. Major Bill Pinder was the best cadet. This year' officers were as follows: Cadet, Major Bruce Miller; Cadet Captain, Ken MacLeod; Cadet Lieut. Bob Elliott, Cadet Lieut. Bryan Brady, Cadet Lieut.; Gary Williams; Cadet Lieut. Tom -Love; C.S.M. Bill Pinder; Cadet Serge- ants, Mike Malone, Bob Dinsmore; Bill Teall, Jim Dick; Colour Party, Sergeants Mervyn Pepper and Bert Dennis, and Lieut. Kathy Eckert. Student Council Elections Last Thursday election speeches were made and the voters went to the polls Friday noon; The new president is Bob Elliott; vice-presi- dent, Kathy' Eckert; secretary, Phyllis Bryans, and treasurer, Dorothy Boyes. These four people form the backbone of what will be the Student Council for the school year, 1960-61. ' World Refugee Year The classes of Seaforth High School have jointly contributed $300 to the•• World Refugee fund.' This money was raised by giving danc- es, selling cakes, cookies and pies, baby sitting and many other extra curricular activities. Seaforth Teen Town gave $10 to Grade XI -A for having the most members of its class present at the Saturday night dance. The Glee Club donated -$25 and the Students' Council contri- buted $40. The Jazzers The Jazzers, a school orchestra, contributed their services to 'the school dance two weeks ago. The dance was well attended, both by parents and teens. The music was very pleasant and any criticisms were spoken only in jest (weren't they?) Approximately $100,00 was raised for the purchase of winter 'uniforms for the., Girls' Trumpet Band. Friday Assembly At the assembly two films were shown, both on the topic of water safety. One film showed different methods of rescue, while the other emphasized the danger of "horsing around" in the water. Mrs. Mc- Dowell was very kind to bring these two films for the benefit of the students. .Track and Field A track and field day was held in Clinton.. Saturday, with Seaforth, Goderich, Wingham and Clinton competing. Eileen D o 1 m a g e brought tome the Intermediate TESTS SHOW SPRING SOWN LAWNS PRODUCE EXCELLENT RESULTS Probably more new lawns are sown in spring than at any other season, despite the fact that the best time is late summer or early fall, However, horticulture spe- cialists with the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture say a new lawn can be sown in the spring with quitesatisfactory results, though there are, some natural ad- vantages to sowing in late sum- mer. The most important factor in making a new lawn is to have enough top -soil, Too thin a layer, of top -soil is responsible for most of, the troubles which occur later in the life of the lawn. When there is insufficient plant food to main- tain a good stand, the grass is thin and weeds become a problem,. Five or six inches of good top -soil is needed to maintain a good lawn. This should be spread evenly over the lawn area and then some well. rotted manure should be worked in. However, it is often difficult to get manure nowadays and ,any organic matter may be substituted. Decayed leaves, peat or decayed vegetable matter will do, provided they are free from weeds. To make a good lawn, it will be nec- essary to use some fertilizer, lvhich should also be worked into the top soil. A complete fertilizer with balanced amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash should be applied, depending to some extent on the kind of soil; On sandy soil a 4-18-16 or 5-20-20 would be suit- able. On heavier soil such' as loam or clay, a 5-20-10 fertiliker would be best. About 25 'to 40 pounds per thousand square feet is the gen- eral recommendation. To prepare the surface for seed- ing, rake it to get rid of all stones and so on. The surface should be fine and even. Usually it is better to sow a mixture of grass seed rather than a single species, Sinee Kentucky bluegrass is the most important 'la'ti grass in Ontario, every mixture should contain 'a fairly high proportion of it. Where there is good soil and water avail- able, it will increase and become the dominant grass in the lawn. For most home lawns, provided they are not very large, a prepar-, ed mixture would be suitable. So- called bargain mixtures may con- tain too many coarse grasses,' which, in the long run, make a poor lawn. ' The average sowing rate is be- tween three and five pounds of seed per thousand square feet and there is no need to use more. Divide the seed into two lots and sow one half in one direction and the other half crosswise.' This method en- sures even distribution. The covering must be very light and the best method is raking, al- though this doesn't cover it, all. Rake only in one direction, so that the even• distribution of seed is not spoiled. Then roll it, to press the uncovered seeds into the ,ground and firm the soil around the seed. It is most important to keep the seed bed moist and not let it dry out. Use only a fine spray, how— ever, to avoid washing the soil off the seed and prevent washing it away. Germination depends on t he weather to some extent, though some grasses germinate in a few days and some take considerable time. There are usually some quick -growing varieties in every mixture and if conditions 'are good, some seedlings Should appear in eight or nine days. If it is dry or cold, they may take longer. RED CROSS NOTES The regular monthly meeting of Seaforth branch of the Red Cross Society will be held in the library rooms on Friday at 3 p.m. Girls'. Championship, while Benny Akker was runner-up to the Junior Boys, and Bill Campbell was run- ner-up to the Intermediate Boys' Championship. Despite the excel- lent showing of our athletes, Sea - forth only managed to place fourth. Cotton Bowl Prate Friday, June 17, Teen Town is hold- ing a summer prom in the High School auditorium. This dance will be strictly semi -formal and will be the annual Parents' Night. A well- known, but as yet unnamed, orch- estra will play. Lunch will be served and prizes.,,, given out. All gals, guys and parents, set aside .this one evening and turn out for a pleasant night of dancing. * * * Due to the rapidly approaching final exams and then summer holi- days, this willbe the Iast edition of this season's High School News. It has been a great pleasure work- ing for and with the students and instructional staff at the High High School and the staff of The Huron Expositor. I would like to thank all those who have aided me in my task and made my work so easy. And,°finally, I thank you, the reader; for patiently waiting for the next copy and kindly over- looking the various mistakes in spelling and grammar that I have allowed to pass. The next edition will be September 6, 1960, so until then, goodbye, and have a happy, carefree summer. - GARY VOL/JAMS JAMS ' Honey In Baking Adds Flavour Honey has approximately.. the same sweetening power as sugar, but it has a higher moisture con- tent. Consequently, when you re- place one cup of sugar with one cup of honey,' you need to -cut down the liquid by a quarter, advises the Home Economics Service of the Ontario Department of Agri- culture. For example, in a recipe calling for a cup ° of sugar and a cup of milk, use one cup of honey and three-quarters of a .cup of milk, With some honey, you may even cut the milk by half. • This might mean a bit of experiment- ing but you cap use half the milk to begin with, bake one or two test cookies and then, if necessary, add the remainder of the milk. Amber colored honey adds a dis- tinctive flavor of its own and is very tasty in soft cookies such as spice cookies, hermits and so on. Honey develops a chewy quality, however, so for crisp cookies use only enough honey to replace five per cent of the sugar. Even this small amount adds to the flavor of sugar cookies or vanilla wafers. In chewy cookies, such us fruit bars and brownies, you might re- place amount for amount. Honey is excellent for fruit cakes, inci- dentally, as it keeps them from drying out. One thing to watch in baking with honey is not to use too high a temperature, since over -heating drives off some of the very fine flavor. There are a great many other uses for honey, as well as in bak ing. Honey salad dressing for in- stance,.made by -beating well equal amounts of honey and lemon juice, is delicious on a fresh .fruit salad. To, bake' apples with honey, core the apples, and fill the well with as much or as little honey as the tartness of the apples requires. Then add a bit of lemon juice and a dash of cinnamon, a fety raisins and a dab of butter. When honey cinnamon toast is made with rais- in bread, you have a delicious and easy - to -prepare afternoon t e a treat. Honey as the sweetening in pumpkin pie is delicious—for two cup!, of pumpkin use one cup of honey, And honey is especially) good in Rhubarb Brown Betty -'- about half a cup of honey to three cups -of rhubarb.• • TIMELY TIPS A farmer recently told agricul- tural representative Jim McCul- lough that he doesn't use fertilizer because it doesn't pay. On check- ing the records, McCullough found that the farmer hadn't had a soil test made at the O.A.C. in the past nine years. Tests on -oats in Peel County last year showed that fer- tilizer without a.. soil test didn't pay. It's possible to make $1.50 per acre by taking soil tests—or lose $4 per acre without a soil test, says McCullough. Don't forget your county mus- eum if you plan to . discard that antique, suggests agricultural re- presentative Bruce Matheson. He recently came across a fence - weaving apparatus on a Dufferin County farm. Pieces like these have definite historic value and will interest farm people of all ag- es, says Matheson. Don't rely on a single salt block to supply the needs of your cattle on pasture, says Dr. Bruce Stone, dairy cattle researcher at O.A.C. Too often one blo isn't enough for the herd. He su gests using a covered box set in the fence row where it will serve two fields. Di- vide the box down the centre so you can feed loose self' in one half and mineral in the other. Old warble powder is deadly to pigs, warns agricultural represent- ative Bruce Matheson. Make sure it isn't left in puddles where pigs can get at it. Keep it away from streams too, because the powder will kill fish. „Bury old powder in the ground. 'HURON' : U$#1'O4, SEIWOUTO, COT., MIN* J'-4 O TBR'S DAY • IRITE :SHIRTS, PEei. V, L. Mia 'l groadcloth PYJAMAS Choose from Arrow, Forsyth or Warrendale white shirts with single or double cuffs. 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TO'IE EDITOR BRICKS MADE IN SPROAT'S YARD FACTOR IN AREA CONSTRUCTION Dear Editor: About 100 years ago John Sproat, Sr , settled on a farm at concession 4• lot 6, Tuckersmith. Arriving from Scotland, he was a black- smith by trade, and lived In Eg- mondville for a time. -With a uni- versity education. he was a man of far vision. He, senna sample of clay to' Scotland and 'found out it was real brick clay, Settling on the farm on the banks of the Bayfield river, he at once started to build the present large home—one of the finest in Huron County. The bricks were all made by hand (no' machinery at that time), and if you could see this home today you would marvel at its construction. There is not a break in the walls or foundation, and with a slate roof which has been on 90 years or more. Great credit must be given to the"work- men of those years. On this farm Mr. Sproat started a brick yard. The men did nearly all their work in bare feet — .a strong hardy race that worked for 75 cents to $1.00 per day. I do nbt know how they burnt the brick at that time. Later, his two sons, James Sproat and John Sproat, Jr., took over and ran the business successfully for a number of years, employing 12 to 14 men, Of course by this time there were machines to makebrick and tile. The clay brick were put in drying sheds for a week or more, then put into outside kilns, about 100 feet long, eight feet high and 12 feet wide, with flues run- ning through for firing with cord wood. Many thousands of cords of wood were used over the years. It took about 10 days to burn the brick and a week for them to cool. Men have told me they cut and delivered many cords of wood four feet long for 75c per cord. Many, many homes and business places in a wide area were built with bricks from this well-known Sproat Bros. brick yard. There also was made some tile. A great many brick went. to the area around. Beechwood, Brodhag en and Bornholm. In the winter there would be "bees" when from 14 to 18 fine teams of horses ar- rived in the morning about 9:30. After loading and dinner, they were ready to leave about 2:00 o'clock. About 1,000 brick made a load, and sold for $6.00 per thou-, sand for the best, and $4.00 per thousand for inside work. There was a lot of very hard work at the yards. But the men were happy and had many good times too. They • worked from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days a week. But in the evening there was no trou- ble getting together 20 people for a social. Activity included swim- ming, fishing, football, foot races corn roasts and fowl roasts and sing -songs, with the help of bull frogs. After many years Sproat Bros. retired from business and the brick yard was operated by Wm. Sproat son of James Sproat. While he dict not make many brick, he did make a lot of tile over the years, which were delivered by truck over a wide area. In 1954 he gave up op- erating the brick yard on account of ill health, and in •1956 passed away. For a short time the busi- ness was operated by his son, Mark, who did not care to carry on, so this brick yard passes into history. Also disappearing is the old shanty, by the side of the road, with steps up the banks„ the dozens and dozens of black snakes, the large mud turtles which a man could stand on ,also the large bull frogs who could be heard 1 -mile , away. The farm was recently.,sold to Mr. and Mrs. James Leishman. Thank you, Mr. Editor, for your valuable space. Yours sincerely, RUSSELL H. SPROAT A young married man was tell- ing his little helpmate about an incident at the previous night's lodge meeting. "The President offered a new silk hat to any member who would soberly declare that during his married life he had 'never kissed • any woman but his wife, and do know not a man stood up.". "Why didn't you?". his Wife ask- ed. "Why sked"Why darling," he exclaimed "you know Fd look funny in a sills bat."