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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-12-25, Page 20Our heartfelt ol-d- tbshioned good wishes and thanks to loyal patrons and friends. • Humphries and Co. Seaforik, 527.0517 Brussels, 887-6393 From the Commission and.Staff of the SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY ° COMMISSION ...A Child is born. And with His comirt was born a spirit of love and joy which has iived for generations in the hearts of,all mankind. Happily do we resall that spirit as we extent Season's Greetngs. Thank you for your patronage and good will. Merry Christmas from Gerald and the Staff at GERALD'S Supertest DATSUN DAILY HOURS? 0:00 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Corners of Main and Dederick Streets) Phone 527-1010 en the eve of His Birth, may the light of love and underStanding shine upon you and 'kindle your heart with peace . . . and joy. R. S. BOX Ltd. et • rip titmi0.1.4 EXPOSITOR, DEC. 15, TS0,,,,,,,21 Happy Year Your Pfister Seed Fern Deshir. Fiancis 3454948 A. ovipi,n4hE±,wopt ).a.a.qeppo,,, 4a viaalOar§4a4act by Itl .dA, go IA the horse rAces, gpRig., a, begiuPer...)le 597tori AW-PhOt 404 iSOt'lg.A0 it0 the nogg* geroieg lido the etretoh the-!,194,Shet horse was neck and neck with the faVoritP! As they neared the wire for 8.13.110tCy the baseball MN) hollered, 'Slide, you ham, alldel Today's worldwide symbol of luxury and elegance was once the poor relation of the fur industry. The -nursing station windOw in the, background and at the right, won second prize -110 the recent decorating contest at Seaforth Community Hospital. It was painted by Miss Boey and Miss ,,poon. SheArn here admiring the painting is Onm A Discarded Fur Mink Is Sign of Opulance WINS SECOND PRIZE AT HOSPITAL (left) Joanne Sholdice, Marg. Stewart, Irma Martin, Janice Townsend, Mary Czerwinski and in front are Billy Jewitt and Donny Hickson. (Staff Photo) Ben: '17)14 you hear about the -karate expert who laud the. Army?' Bob: 'no, what" happened?' Ben: 'The 'first time he sa- luted, he nearly killed himself.' 0 64 In the early days the traders who avidly sought beaver, otter and marten pelts only accepted mink reluctantly, and, it was not until the twentieth century that the outstanding qualities of this fur were recognized. The mink is a member of the weasel family. It has a long, slender body, a small head with short ears and a long, bush; tail. Its color ranges from light brown to near black. A white patch is often found on its throat and chest. The male, whia weighs up to four pounds, is about twice the size of the fe- male. There are two main mink classifications - the wild mink and the ranch-raised mink. Wild minkare found in many countries, but the North Ameri- can variety is considered the most valuable 'in terms of fur uadity. TA world's finest wild ink is found in the Canadian north,. where this sinuous animal spends much of its time4in and around water. There it finds most of its food. It prefers a heavy diet of fish, but also eats birds, mice or any other animal it can stalk and kill. Ranched mink are raised in many parts of the atitorld. While the characteristics of wild mink fur may differ from area to area, ranched mink pelts are compara- tively uniform the world Over. Tti3 is becauSe they have been developed from common stock - the North American wild mink. Mink farming originated in eastern Canada about 1910 and steadily through the years it developed into the most impor- tant branch of fur farming. By 1945 the mink industry had swept past the once skyrocketing sil- ver fox business and it has not since looked back. initially all ranched mink, like wild mink, were brown or dark-brown. But about 1936 the silverblue, or platinum, was de- veloped from dark-brown par- ents. This mutation was fol- lowed by others and today there are more than 200 natural colors of ranched mink. The appearance of mink in a wide range of natural colors supplied an enormous fillip to the industry. The popularity of this fur increased ,by leaps and bounds and today 'the value of the annual mink pelt crop is far greater than the walue of all the rest of the world's furs to- gether. Ranched mink accounts for altmost two-thirds of Canada's -fur trade and each year over 1,500,000 pelts are sold at Cana-, dian fur auctions to buyers around the world. The, Canada Mink Breeders Association, the natio- nal association of Canadian mink ranchers, is active inthe promo- tion and marketing of nanched mink pelts produced bY its mem= bers. 'The finest quality pelts are sold under the trade-marked name 'Canada Majestic'. To the trade in North America and Eu- rope this name is synonymous with the glamor and opulence 02 the world's finest mink. • Which is -better, ranched or wild mink? This question is fre- quently asked. A few Canadian wild mink have a silky quality not yet achieved in animals bred by fur farmers. But aside from this, the, buyer's decision can be safely based on his personal preference, rather than on whether or'not the pelts were trapped in the Northwest Territories or raised on a ranch near Winnipeg. to serviceability there is little difference between the two. The important factors which will determine any difference in ap- pearance, in later years are the amount of wear the garment re- ceives and the care it is given. Will one fade" more than the other? Not noticeably; all furs will fade to dome extent as time passes and some of the paler colors will become slightly yet low. - Obituaries LLOYD C. DAWSON Lloyd C. Dawson, 80, of Seaforth and for many years a resident of Stanley Township, died Friday in Seaforth Community Hospital after a short Hlness. A son of the late George Daw- son and *Ellen McKinley, he was born and educated in Stanley Town- ship. A farmer, he had been retired for 15 years and moved to Seaforth in 1960. Mr. Dawson was not married. fie is survived by nieces and nephews. The body was at the R. S. Box Funeral Home where services were held at 2 p.m. Monday con- ducted by Rev: Murdock Morrison of Varna United Church. Burial was in Bayfield Ceme- tery, the pallbearers being Frank ,McClinchey, Wilmer McClinchey, Campbell McKinley, Elgin Mc- , Kinley, Bernard Keyes and James Keyes. MRS. ALEX MacDONALD 11 Mrs. Alex MacDonald,Segprth died Wednesday, December 17/11.,, in the Seaforth Community Hospital after:, a brief illness. She was 75. Born in Hibbert Township she was the former Mary Maud Fell, daughter of the late John Fell and Mary Graham. She attended S.S. 4 Hibbert. She was married in Staffe. in 1915 to Alexander MacDonald. She was a member of Northside United Church. Surviving besides her husband are four daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Mary) Shobbrook, Blyth; Mrs. Allan (Jean) Johnston, Hensall; Mrs.Wilfred (Edna)Tremeer,Sea- forth; Mrs. Ross(Grace) Sararas, Cromarty; two sons, Gfrdon A., AND Ross G., both of Seaforth; on sister Miss Edna Fell, Goderich; 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The body was 'at the R.S.Box Funeral Home where service was held 2 p.m Friday conducted by her minister, Rev. J.C.Britton. Burial was in Staffa Cemetery. Pall- bearers were John Oldfield, Harold Agar, Warden Haney, Carl Dalton, • Oliver Wright and Peter Mccowan Jr. Flower bearers were Cindy MacDonald, Barbara MacDonald, Marjorie Gibbings, Karen Sararas and Marilyn Wright. , is on his way with a sleighful of jolly wishes for .you, plus a hearlY, warm "Thank you" from grateful us; too., WIN PRIZE MAY EVERY JOY AND BLESSING BE YOURS! •-1 Uphold Appeals Frank Kling Ltd. Gingerich Sales & Service Stannah's Radio Crick's Bakery . Trapnell': Bakery Gord's barber Shop . Betty's Beauty Salad Blue Ribbon Cleaners . Flannery Cleaners sill O'Shea Man's Wear, Shinen's Stewak Bros. J-1.. DiScount Keating's Pharmacy Alex Boyee Pam Supply JANUARY 10th, '70 Sills' Hardware Anstett Jewellers Seaforth Jewellers K. Sharpls Maintenance Hopper Mechanical Services Seaforth Machine Shop The• Hurt4t Expositor Grave's Paint & Wallpaper Hildebrand Paint and Paper Read's Shoes Taylor's Family Footwear Canadian Tire Store Larones Stationery Main Street Variety Stedman's Dealer -Organize 4-H Sheep Club The Huron County 4-H Sheep Club will be organized for the new year on Tuesday, December 23rd, 1969, at 1.30 p.m. in the Agricultural Office Board Room, Clinton. This year's club had a very successful year with 100% of its Members competing at the Clin- ton Spring Fair in June. At their meetings the members• studied feeds and feeding, and judging with the majority of the mem- bers actually taking part in the teaching process themselves. For the' new year, field trips, twilight meetings and regular discussion meetings 'have been planned. It Is hoped that as many young people as posSiple between the. ages of 12 and 20 can tat% part in this club to learn of irk, sheep industry in Canada. Hay Township poultry farmers who , appealed their 1970 assess- ment notices last month have had their objections uRheld by a court of revision. " The five farmers were fighting against a 25-per cent business assessment on poultry buildings for allegedly having purchased feed for their operations which, according a to Huron County assessors, made this businesses. Glenn Fisher of Exeter, court of revision chairman, said farmers -with • more than 10 acres of land have the potential of growing their oWn feed and the operations of persons with less than 10 acres could not be classified as farmers. The five, complainants involved in fhe appeal, first aired Nov.10 at ZuriCh, possess more than 10 acres of lead. ti The busines tax doesn't apply to farms where livestock is raised on feed grown on the same farms. The appealed assessment to- talled $6,000, which would have represented an 'additional $510. in taxes for the five farmers. Mr. Fisher said farmers and other persons in Huron bounty who had similarly appealed would be notified of the court's decision through district municipal clerks. Thelarmers involved are Peter and Erhiatd Voersma, both of H.R. 1 Exeter; William Roosevoom of RA 3, Zttrich; BihphenGingerieh, Zurich; and latniald Hendrik of Dashwedd. Coupons Available from Vincent Farm equipment McClinchey's Restaurant Finnigan's Grocery Smith's Superior Seaforth Meai Market 'Wilkinson% IGA Owe Furniture Ltd. G. A. Whitney Furniture MacLean's Flowers Bob's Gulf Station Coomb's Sunoco Statictn Gerald's Supertest McLaughlin Motors Miller Motors Walden & Broadfoot (Texaco) Crown Hardware until FUNERAL Min Phone 527-0885