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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-12-03, Page 5THURSDAY, DBMIBBRled,1163 Ai ld, Banquet Speaker Ways To jieep Yining People 1 ' ` Farm etas That esiro special person on your last will dance for joy this Christmas if your gift iso Bridal Bell Diamond Ring. No other choice you can make will mean so much -or make this Christmas so memorable Your jeweller hos o complete selection of superb Bridal Bell pat- terns, from . .$37.5 -.to $850.00 He can 4tve you expert he,Ip in choosing this gift of For Her $87.50 For Her $1 25.00 • Suggestions' on -how to keep be draws the lithe' t "young." young people on the faint were handed out recently by Bob' Car - He warned that a distaste for fanning is often created on im- bert, of Wingham, who was guest preent sable childhood minds by parental grumbling at long bout's speaker at the Ashfield Federation of Agriculture annual meeting and of work or the lament of What towns' or city :folk possess. banquet held . In the Recreational *Leek of a sound business\ ar- Ceiitre in. Lucknow. rangement between father and sons Lucknow Women's Institute not infrequently discourages a boy from stayin on the fal'M He also catered. President Jack MacKenzie pre - must receive more than the "change from the cream cheque," sided and Mrs. Duncan Simpson was accompanist for a singsong led in return for his work. He cited casts of where 4-M Club boys have by Ray Dalton, who also sang a couple of solos; Reeve S. E. Robertson welcomed found "their" calf end up as a heifer in Dad's herd. - These things were among the the Federation to Lucknow and causes, the speaker felt, rather vice-president Bill Culbert intro- duced those at the head table, Mr. and Mrs. Eliner Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Shortreed, Gordon Gregg, S. ''E. Robertson, Howard Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mac- Kenzie, Harold Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKercher, Bob Carbert, Steve Stothers and John Hanna, M.L.A. Mr. McKercher, president of, the Huron Federation, stressed that there were not enough -less than 30 -farm forum units in the Coun- office. Mr. Gregg ty and they are noticeably lacking presided for the in Ashfield. election of officers as follows: - Steve Stot'liers had the crowd in the usual uproar before he ex- pressed his pleasure at being pre- sent and harked back to his Ag. Rep. days in Huron County and Ashfield. John Hanna noted that the Fed- eration is gaining ground and for saw a great future, marked by b progress and prosperity in Ontario and Canada. Mr. Hanna referred to the plan being worked out by. the Ontario Department of. Agri- culture to have a farm program televised on the new London sta- tion. ett Donald Hamilton*; 15, Dave Cowan*, Jack MacKenzie; 16, Ray. mond Finnigan, Lorne Hasty; 17 U, Arnold Stothers; 17, Hugh Mc- Whinney; U1 Les Pentland. Cream Producers, Russel Alton; Hog Committee, Donald MacKenzie, George Moncrief, Bill Hunter, Ray- mond Finnigan; Poultry Commit- tee, Clifford Crozier, Russell Irvin, Mark Berger; Lady director, Mrs. Jim Bradley. The following nominees for sec- retary -treasurer declined to stand and an appointment was left with the Executive: Howard Blake, whom .Mr. Gregg referred to highly as a secretary; Cecil Blake, Donald MacKenzie, Ralph Cameron, Jim Bradley. How Levy 1s Split Murdoch Matheson queried as .to what was done with the one-fifth of a mill levy which amounts to about $450 in Ashfield. Mr. Gregg pointed ' out that -25 per cent is returned to the Township Unit, and a portion of the remaining 75 per cent sent to the Ontario Feder- ation, which in turn is shared with the Dominion and International Federations. The County's con- tribution to the Ontario organiz- ation is $2860. For Him $125.00 (' than hard work that drove the boy, rather than luring him, 'to the town and city jobs. And so often, but too -late, he added, they wish they were back to enjoy the com- parative freedom of the farm, rather than being just a cog in the industrial machine. • Bill Culbert President President Jack MacKenzie and Secretary Howard Blake, asked to be relieved 'after five years in President, Wm. Culbert; vice-presi- dent, Oliver McCharles; directors by school sections (* indicates new director): 1, Albert McGee, John Bennett; 2, Joe O'Keefe, Gilbert Frayne; 3, Earl MacDonald, Earl Howes*; -4, Ken MacKenzie, Duncan Farrish; 5, Bill Hunter, Frank Ritchie; 6, Donald MacKenzie, Har - urn Adams*; 7, Gordon Ritchie, Kelso McNay*; 8, Allan Reed, Eldon Culbert*; 9, Cecil Johnston, Bert Alton; 10, Keith Johnston. Pete Farrish; 11, Ralph Foster, Elmer Graham; 12, Jack Bradley, Duncan Thorburn; 13, Cliff Hack- , D. A. Hackett; 14, Lloyd Cline, atillUaKU. SEE YOUR FRIENDLY BRIDAL BELL JEWELLER - TEACHERS MEET The November meeting cif the Goderich Unit of the F.W T.A.O. was held in the Goderk'h Public School recently. Members of the Clinton Unit were pre§ent. Plans were made for the Spring *Assem- bly to be held in Goderich on May 8. Miss . Hume gave a reporr'of the special meeting of the -Ontario Association of Curriculum Plan- ning held in Toronto at the King Edward Hotel. • Two solos by Miss Holland of Clinton, and a cornet solo by Mr. McIntyre were greatly appreciated. The meeting was brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem. Set Provincial Record Harold Baker, Huron Co. assist- ant Ag. Rep. referred to Murray Gaunt's success at Toronto and said that fourteen 4-11 Clubs in the County had 100 poi cent com- pletion to set a Provincial record. There were. 347 juniors in 4-fi t work during the year. He passed on the idea of Ash. field Federation sponsoring 'a soil survey- Wilfred urveyWilfred Shortreed emphasized the importance of well thought out resolution being sent in by Town ship Units. Gordon Gregg, fieldman; intro- duced Bob Carbert, who is s rtly to leave for the Internation position • at Chicago. Mr, Carbert expressed surprise at the lack of young people at the banquet, but didn't clarify where 1 The devastating tornado struck suddenly, causing millions of dollars' damage in minutes - a fearful example of the power of ,nature. Most -fire insurance policies provide protection against windstorm damage for a nominal additional premium. Wind damage in Canada is not uncommon, • and Fire and Casualty insurance companies pay many windstorm claims each year. .Tornadoes such as at Sarnia are fortunately rare. Claims paid resulting from the Sarnia tornado totalled approximately $3,000,000 - an example of how the small contribution by the many'who want protection provides full indemnity and compensation for those who do sufferloss. ALL CANADA INSURANCE FEDERATION Idin behalf of more than 200 competini companies writini !firs, Automobile and Casualty Insurance. GUstriffroutts YBL ,I TIO i*A$ 1 Celebr tloa of Lucia fay as Dei ember 13 inaugurates the CUM-. mas seaaoa in S idem. It takes its name from St. Lucia, or Lucy, matntyred for her faith and -virgin- ity in Syracuse in 304, A.D., and venerated by.the church each De- cember 13. The prettiest blonde in every home, office, factory, village and town is elected a "Lucia" And visits 'the sick, leads carnivals and pro- cessions .and attends banquets and balls accompanied by her "hand- maidens." The ancient custom coincides with the winter solstice, when the sun swings toward the earth once more and the days begin to lengthen. In addition to beauty, other qualifications for "Lucus" or "light queens" are fair hair a nice dis- position weeping weenie cries"? tube the t�rada rolls to Lail and r Star --sPapillod Bead festive tug around sithevree�s. Wks Parade p cipants • depict alter- nate scenes from Sweden's iet*r esque Lapland and the West of the United States,while music- ians in multi-colorecostumes al- ternate playing northern folk tunes ,and American jazz. Santa's Requests Santa Claus still gets letters from youngsters with the same cherished requests -bicycles and dolls. But last year a child want- ed a live cow. He told a depart- ment store Santa so. Another wanted a new daddy because hers was "wearing out on top." oleic' IESsiii�s _• Dnepr Gt■ri • HAMIL TON D UCKWQR T MO SWIMS Phone 1165 Huron Make This the Best Christmas Ever "A Gitt For the Whole Family" Crop Improvement Group Names New Slate Of .Officers Huron County's seventh annual seed fair wiI1 be -held March 5 and 6, 1954, it was disclosed at the annual meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, in Clinton last` Thurs- day. 'A director's meeting which fol. lowed the annual session retufted this year's slate of officers for•1954; Russell Bolton, R.R. 1, Dublin, president; Richard Procter, R.R. 5, Brussels, and Harry Sturdy, Aub- urn; - vice-presidents -11 H. -Strang, Hensall, provincial director for Huron, Perth and 'Bruce Counties and W. R. Dougall, Hensall, county wheat inspector, executive 'mem- bers. A third member will be named from the Harron County Junior Farmers' Association. G. W. Montgomery, Huron agricultur- al representative, is secretary - treasurer of the association. Directors are: Harry Sturdy, Delbert Geiger, Zurich; Elmer Webster, Varna; Alan Walper,.R.R. 3, Parkhill; R. D. Etherington, R.R. 1, Hensall; Robert Allan, Bruce - field; Oliver Anderson, R.R. 1,' Lon- desboro; William Turnbull, R.R. 2, Brussels; Feed Doubledee, R.R. 1, Wroxeter; Clarence Shaw, R.R. 1, Wingham; Ralph Foster, Goderich; Walter Washington, R.R. 3,- Aub- urn; William Clarke, R.R. 5, Godc- rich; Richard Proctor, Russell Bol- ton and Walter Forbes, R.R. 2, Clinton. A resolution passed at the meet- ing will be forwarded to the agri- culture committee of the Huron County Council urging the council to use more weed spray on county roads. Several directors stated_ that the county mower operated in their particular areas after the weeds had gone to seed. This year the association carried on plot work -two -rod row plots of barley; soybean tests at the South Huron District High School,' Exeter; corn tests at each of the five district high schools in the county; new pasture plots at the Huron County Home, and operated a 50 -bushel wheat competition along with the other activities. Winners in the competition an- nounced were: Hugh Berry, R.R. 1, Woodham; Alan Walper, R.R. 3, Parkhill; and Donald McKenzie, Blyth. Delegates appointed to attend the, provincial convention in Tor- onto, January 26, 27 and 28 , weie the president and vice-preiIdentr. The annual banquet for the county association will be held December 9 at Londesboro. CROP REPORT Colder weather coupled with light snow fall has brought about. the stabling of all livestock- this week. Farmers report a shortage of water tin some areas. Livestock will be coming into the winter -in good condition and reports indicate that there will. be adequate feed supplies. 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