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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-11-28, Page 6THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 28, 1035 THE EXETER TIMES-AD VOL ATE Farm News Wi«tw Fair Dates November 30 to tional Live Stock ago, December 3, 4, vincial Winter Fair, Dee. 7 — Interna- Exposition, Chic- 5.—Ontario Guelph. Pro­ has the and Club secured second The Reef Calf Club competition with seventeen team contending, was won by John Rickard, Newcastle and Thomas Baker, Hampton, of th© Dur­ ham County Beef Calf 'Club and Wm. Hill, Mitchell and Arnol* Robinson St. Alarys, of the Perth County Club, finished second. (The (competition for iSwine Clubs was wen iby the Peterborough Club, represented iby Ralph Hanbidge, Omemee, and Gordon (Stalker, Peter­ borough, with Stanley Lunney, of Zephyr and Hugh Teefy, Cherrywood of the Ontario County Swine Club winning the second award. In the Grain Club competition Stanford Brown, Alillbrook and Ger­ ald Anderson, South Alonaghan, of Durham! Co'unty annexed top place, and Wiillam Scott, Perth and Geo. WJiite, Perth, of Lanaik County fol­ lowed closely. Potato Club honors were secured by the Allistcn Potato Club of Sim­ coe County, represented iby Fred Gunning, Alliston, and Douglas Alc- Kenzie, Alliston, while Alorris Darby and Edward French-,both of Waver­ ly. also from Simcoe County, finish­ ed in second place. Following* the competitions, the c mpetitor..-, coaches and officials were guests at a dinner in the O.A.C. Capeteria, at which time the buys were addressed by the Hon. Dr. Alarshall, Minister of Agriculture and Dr. Geo. I. Christie, President of the College. Trophies donated by ‘The Farmer’ to the winners of the Dairy, Beef j and Swine Clubs Contests were pre- i PEOPLE WE MEET (St. Marys Journal-Argus) leading figure in the life of 3HIPKA When Potatoes Breathe In the storage of potatoes it always to be remembered that potato is a living organism that there are two peri' ds when respiration may heroine of partical importance. On© of these is immed­ iately after digging, and the other a period <-f several days following a sudden rise in storage temperature. To prevent sweating, special atten­ tion should be given to the ventila­ tion of potatoes handled in bulk im­ mediately after digging, and also after sudden rises .n temperature ■loll, wing a period ef steady cool storage. The lower the stoiage tem­ perature, th*1- higher will be the in­ itial late <f re.-piiatkn at a sudden higher i'unpeiuture. Sudden rises and falls in st' iage temperatures are to be avo’ded always. The early fall is the time to provide all pos- sih'.e air circulation by keeping ven- tilat rs and doors open until there is danger of freezing. On warm days ■doers should <he closed and opened < nly at night when the air is cooler. The amount of ventilation required is that which will keep the potatoes s©uted by the editor, Air. C. H. Hodge ” ■ ■ •'*... - • ------’ • - -- ---------------J ~ I A this district for many years has been Edward Newton Shier, postmaster and general merchant of the village of Kirk(ton. (His native commun­ ity owes a good deal to “Ed” (Shier. Years ago when the need of a bank was felt at Kirkton, Ed initiated the movement to get a bank located in that thriving village and in co-oper­ ation with H. H. Stevenson, then manager of the Alolsons Bank at (St. Alarys, he brought about the open­ ing of a ‘branch at Kirkton. He pioneered the Kirkton telephone system and for twenty-one years served as secretary-treasurer up to the time of its being taken over as the Blanshard Telephone System. Our genial friend is great company. He makes friends and has had the faculty of working with others. This helped in the organization days. Five years ago, along with Col. Duncan Ross, AI.P., and Aliss C. E. Colley, of Kirkton, he erected the big casino at Ipperwasli Beach and is still under their management. on A a se- dry. From early December onwards all ventilators and doors should be closed and protected to prevent the ■potatoes from being frozen. iThirty-two teams cf two members each, representing all the boys’ and girls’ clubs of the provinces, are ex­ pected to participate in the contests at the Royal Winter Fair under six ■projects—dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, poultry, seed grain and seed potatoes. Each team will have earned the right to compete by hav­ ing attained the highest standing in the local cl'ub and iby winning provincial elimination contest. while the Ontario Field Crop and Seed Growers’ Association trophy wa« presented by Air. W. R. Reek, Super­ intendent of the Ridgetown Experi­ mental Farm, to the winning Grain Club team. Air. J. T .Cassin present­ ed the Ontario Potato Growers’ tro­ phy to the winners of the Club competition. Canada was Je- the late to the Rhe Shipka Public School are holding their Christmas Concert th© evening of December 20 th. good program is being prepared. Warden Wni. Sweitzer spent few days in, Goderich last week lecting Jurors. The regular meeting of the Ladies’ Aid will be held December 4th in the afternoon at the home of Airs, L. Finkbeiner. Mr. and Airs. Harry Erskine and daughter, of Goderich, visited on Friday last at the home of Air, and Mrs. Wm. Sweitzer, Air. and Mrs. Russell Schroeder, of Clandeboye, visited Bunday with friends here, Airs, D. Hutchinson, and Air. E. Hutchinson, of Dashwood, visited with friends here on Sunday, Next .Sunday being Missionary Sunday in th© Sunday School, spec­ ial instructions will be given. Th© Sunday School of the United Church are busy practicing for a Christmas Concert. 'The date will be announced later, Alisis Erma Finkbeiner, who has been visiting relatives and friends here for the past two weeks left on Saturday for Sarnia where she has (secured employment. Air. and Airs. Wm. Devine spent last Monday at Grand Bend visiting re’atives. Air. Gordon, Ratz has returned to his home after a few weeks’ visit with relatives in Toronto, Airs. Thos. Keyes is at present con­ fined to her bed with a cold, many friendis hope she will up again. The Y. P. S. held a social last Monday at the home Wm. CREDITOR EAST Mr. and Mrs. L* Petter, of Chat­ ham, spent the week-end with Mr, and David Baird. Mr. and Mrs. David Sturgeon, and son Ruasell, of Grand Bend, spent Saturday, with Mr. and Mrs. David Baird. Mr. C. Anderson, of Sarnia, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Wilson Andenson. Mrs. Wes. Hedden, formerly of Exeter, is visiting with Mrs. Wilson Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heatherley, of London, spent Sunday with the lat­ ter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alotz. Miss Verd'a Hoffman, of Kerwood spent last week-end. with her mother Mm. H. Hoffman and brother Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman. LHAVING FOR ENGLAND the Double Apple Expert It is expected that the export apples from Ontario this year will be easily double the small ones of last season. Greenings, Snows, AIc- Intcsh are the varieties being chiefly exported at present. Spy and other winter varieties are mostly stored for later export. Great improvements have been made in the export of Ontario apples in th© past ten years, largely through the efforts of th© 'Growers’ Secretary overseas Fulton. Large exports of apples are re­ ported from Nova Scotia. To October 16 overseas shipments through Hali­ fax and Port William totalled 403,- 297 barrels. Last year, as of Oct. 23, shipments totalled 299,743 bar­ rels. Thus shipments this year, on what is said to the a smaller have been very much greater a year ago. of Lovie. f Potato ’ At the regular meeting Granton A. Y. P. A. Jack son, who is leaving England, was presented with a rocco bill fold. IT'he address read ,by Marjorie Knox and the presented by Gerald Jermyn. of the Steven- for Liverpool, mo- was gift I Ontario Fruit Association, directed by P. W. Hodgetts and their representative, Andrew crop, than Her soon be evening of Mrs. CLANDEBOYE The Late William Lewis Th© funeral of William Lewis, aged 89 years, a member of a Mc­ Gillivray pioneer family who died suddenly on November 16, at the home of his son-in-law, Moore Cun­ ningham, was held November 18th. Th© services were conducted by the Rev. 'L. C. Harrison assisted by the Rev. Blackwell at .St. Marys Church, Brinsley. Pallbearers were six nephews: Lester iLewis, Clifford Le­ wis, Harold Lewis, Walter Lewis, William Scott and Ernie Harris. Airs. Lewis predeceased him 41 years ago. He is survived by three dau­ ghters, Airs. Morgan Dixon, Airs. Al. Cunningham, Airs. Clarence dice, five grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Of Pioneer Stock Air. Shier has (been practically a lifelong resident of Kirkton neigh­ borhood. He was born on th© old homestead in Usborne two and a half miles north of the village. Hi§ father, Nicholas Shier, came here from Brock Township, east of Tor­ onto, in the early days and bought th© bush farm from the Company. E. N.’s mother rnima Switzer, daughter of Edward Switzbr who lived great age of 101 years. Mrs. Shier died when her son, Ed. was twelve years of age, Ed stayed on his father’s .farm until he was twenty- four. He then joined the trek of young men for the Canadian West. At Nelson B. C. he found worki for a time with the C. P. R. and then for the threshing season he "seepred a job in charge of a gaug in Mani­ toba. He then returned East, took a business college course and re­ solved to go into mercantile busi­ ness. He bought the general store ■of 'Thomas Henry at Brookedale. At the end of a year the opportunity came to buy the corner store at Kirkton from J. Doupe & Co. E. N. returned to his home village and has (remained there ever since. That was forty-three years ago. (The same year he was married to Miss Isabelle Kirk, daughter of the late Alexander Kirk, a pioneer of Kirkton, who had the farm at the north of the village now owned by Charles Paul. Following an illness of seven years, his beloved wife passed away in 1928. During her years of illness she was nursed by Aliss Colley who has been a member of the household for WOODHAM here'Church services will be held every Sunday for the winter months at 10.30 a.m. and. Sunday School at 2.3 0 p.m. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup­ per will be observed here next Sun­ day morning. An. invitation from St. Alarys Unit­ ed Churc-h wais extended to the young men of our Church and Sun­ day School to attend the banquet held there on Tuesday evening last, The following men attended: Mr. Milton Hooper and Gladwin; Messrs. Wm. Rodd, Clarence Gunning, Geo. Wheeler and Mervin Copeland. A,ll report a splendid time. Kilpatrick from Hamilton guest speaker. A splendid report was our Sunday School last Sunday Mrs. Delmar Johnson, who had been sent as a delegate to the Provincial Sunday School convention, held re­ cently, in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. D. Stevens, spent last week-end with friends in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scott last Saturday in London. Rev. was given The remainder of this free to new subscribers. thirty, years. Trust Mr. the at iby spent year Shol- five Aleet hundred represent- COUPLE CELEBRATE 30’JL'H ANNIVERSARY well- Hensan Y. P. Union HENSALL The following financial report of the Hensail School Fair is given out by th© Sec’y-Treas., W.R. David- son; Receipts Bal1, from 1934 .................. $17.20 Huron County grant .......... 15.H0 Hensail School grant ........ 25.00 Grant, No. 1 JTuckerisanitli ... 10.00 Grant, No. 10 Tuckersmith., 10.00 Grant, No. 2, Hay ............... 10.00 Grant, No. 10, Usborne ..... 10.00 Total ................................$ 97.20 Expenditures Prize Money Paid to: 1-Iensall School1 .............$ 24.70 No. 1, Tuckersmith ......... 3.50 No. 10, Tuckersmith ....2.60 No. 2, Hay ...................... 14,90 No. 10, Usihorne ............ 15.35 Stamps and exchange ......65 Alias AlcDonell, lady judge 1.00 Balance on hand ................ 34.50 Total1 ...............................$ 97.20 On Monday evening thg Young People of the United church held their regular meeting with a splen­ did program. Rev. Arthur Sinclair was chairman of the meeting. At the opening of the meeting hymn 309 was sung, followed by prayer. Lome Elder gave an account of the league finances. JThe following was the (program: song, by Boibby Hess; a violin quartette by, Misses Greta Lammie, Margaret Bell, Eva Stack­ house and Audrey Murdock; song bySam Rannie; reading, Eva Stack­ house; soils, Bella Smale; solo, L. Elder; the violin quartette again favored; piano, solo, Gladys Luker. The play “Love Makes a Father Cruel’’ was then presented with the following characters: Abraham, by Lome Elder; iSarah, by Dorothy Mc­ Queen; Isaac, by Ross Jinks; a ser­ vant, by Minnie Sangster; Hagar, by Mildred Follicki; Ishmail, by Bobby Hess, an angel of the Lord, by Marion Paisley. The play was a splendid production, each (player taking his. or her parts very nicely. The proceeds of the concert were nearly $12. GREENWAY IT'he annual Christmas concert will be held in the United church on Monday, December 23rd. Mrs. Roy Sheppard, of London and Mrs. Selbome England, of De­ troit were week-end visitors with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert England. Mrs. Robert Eagleson, of Sarnia, visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Mason, recently. The sympathy of this community m extended to Miss Helen West in the death of her mother. Miss West was a former teacher at S. S. No. 10, Stephen. Mr. AVilliam Elson, who arrived at the home of his pa-rents, Mr. and Mm. A. Elson from the Canadian West was removed to a London hos­ pital for treatment. Mr. West suf­ fered severe injuries tome two years ago when he dived in water which proved to >be too shallow. At present ,he is partially paralyzed. It is the (sincere wish of the com­ munity that he may be restored to his former health. Air. and Mrs. Carmen Woodburn moved into their home here last week. The concert under the auspices of the W. Al. ,S. in the United church last Thursday evening was well re­ ceived by those present. It com­ prised wholly of local talent and al­ though all nuinbers were well given special mention should he made of the Junior Male Quartette, each member Joeing seven years of age. They are Masters Clare Brophey, M. Pollock, Dorman Ulens and Earl Steeper. Following the concert re­ freshments were served by members of the W. Al, S. Mr. and Mm. Alex Hutson, Ailsa Craig visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Hotson. Mrs. Hotson visited earlier in the week with her sister Airis. Lawrence Curts. At the last meeting of the Y.P.U. Mr. and Mrs. D.-Holland, who were recently married, were presented with useful gifts. DANDRUFF mt CLEAN ^YOUR SCALP^ by Rubbing in Minard-si LlNlMEhlT Sales Agents: Harold F. Ritchie * Co., Limited, Toronto 7® Winners of Boys’ Inter-Club Competitions at O. A- C. On November 7th, one and sixty-isix farm hoys, ing eighty-three Boys’ Club Projects vied for the honour of representing the Province of Ontario in the Inter­ Provincial Contests, conducted un­ der the auspices of the Canadian 'Council on Boys’ and Girls’ Club work at th© Royal Winter Fair. The competitiors were, the high boys in their respective clubs and selected cn their ability to judge livestock, grain and potatoes and pas® an examination (based-on prac­ tical questions pertaining to their project. During 1935, there were enrolled in the province 5,746 boys and girls in 125 clubs. Club work is definite project work for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 20, and is under the super­ vision of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. The Dairy Calf Inter-Club Com­ petition was closely contested by 27 teams, and the honour of winning first place was captured by Ivison Tamlblyn, Orono and LeRoy Brown, ■Orono, members of the Durham Co. Dairy Calf Club; while Lloyd Earl, Merrickville, of the Grenville Calf Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fahner, known and highly esteemed Credit- on residents, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary at their home. Twenty-five relatives and friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Fahner were mar­ ried at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wein, Stephen Township, by the late Rev .A. E. Damm. Mr. Fah­ ner is a native of Huron County, son of the late Air. and Mrs. Tobious Fahner, who were among the dis­ trict’s pioneers. He was born the farm on concession 6 in Township of Stephen. Following marriage, he took up farming concession 7, Stephen, where farmed (successfully for 30 years. Before her marriage, Airs. Fah­ ner was Lydia Wein, daughter cf the late Air. and Airs. John Wein, of Stephen. The event was quietly ob­ served when 25 guests were present from Crediton and the surrounding community. Many Posts of Although avoiding Air. Shier has held many positions of trust. He was appointed Justice of the Peace during th© Whitney Ad­ ministration, an honor which he still holds. He was fou- twenty-two years an auditor of the Township of Us|borne .He was for three terms County) Master for Perth of the Lo­ yal Orange Order. E. N. always -enjoyed clean sport of all kinds, especially baseball. In 18 85 Kirkiton had a real nine of which Ed was a member. Only two others of the old line-up are still alive, Nathan Doupe and John O’Brien. In 1904 the Union Cemetery north of Kirkton, was purchased and a Board of Trustees appointed. Mr. iShier was named treasurer, a position which he still holds, posed Shier, thour, wood, public office as secretary- ^AKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS•Is? ’b k\ on the his on he ____L j real offer that will save you money ■ ■ ■ Give yourself and your family lasting enjoyment and enter­ tainment the whole year through - - ■ This is all you have to do- Here is a Seaforth have decided three hookey teams, this junior and intermediate be entered in the W.O.H.A. and a junior team in the O.H.A. to have winter. A team will (The original Board was com- of W. M. Leigh, Samuel James Alore, Augustus Bre- Samuel Tufts, David Hazel- E. N. Shier. Only the last two named survive and are member of th present Board. The cemetery is clear of debt and is a credit bo the community. Those who were associated with Mr. Shier in the early management of the Kirkton Telephone Co. have now, most of them, passed from the scene. The names of the old direct­ ors include: Wm. Johnston, David Bonis, J. W. Graham, John Perry, Jamesi Routley, A. Brethour, J. G> Jones, Dr. Ferguson and W. R. VJS* Of his brothers and sisters, out of nine ar© living today: Jameei Kirk, Hamiota, Alan.; (Thos. Waghorn, Birockville, ‘ rj;'i i q VifBC I, llw HU • 'n w: •- U JLttJ ■ ’r [I1O ■..!\ Her i t’VW’Ter ■ •it ■■ Headache is Not a Disease But a Warning Symptom ITTERS Headaches are one of the most aggravating _ troubles one can be tormented with, and they are many and varying, but when your head starts to ache and pain you may feel sure there is some cause for thia painful difficulty* The stomach may bo out of order* the bowels constipated, the blood not circulating properly, but the presence of the headache clearly shows there is something wrong in the system. D.B.B.. has, for the past 60 years, been relieving (headaches. It docs this by removing' the cause of the trouble. If troubled with headaches be sure and try , five Mrs. Mrs. Ont.; Jesse Shier, of Crandall, Man.; Mrs. Frank Pridham, Thames Road. Mr. Shier’s present day hobbies are fishing and occasional hunting He also enjoys travelling, years ago in company with William Hollingshead, 'lie enjoyed revisiting his old-time haunts at the Pacific Coast. A few AIIS( <ELLANEO US SHOWER A delightfully arranged shower was held recently at th© home of Airs, Chas, Foster, Granton in honor of her niece Aliss Velma Beatson. The bride-to-be was seated in a dec­ orated chair while little Vera Alor- ley assisted in wheeling some of the gifts in in a. miniature baby buggy. Aire. John W. Beatson entertain­ ed in honor of her daughter Aliss Velma to a trousseau tea. 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