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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1948-09-30, Page 1Record WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA -ESTABLISHED 1865 No. 40 70th Year,_ Whole No. 6324 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1948 The Horne Paper with the News ** RE'S NEWS! .. , IT RAINED 1,eavily in this district during last night, and it looked today as if ere might be more coming .. , is was the first time since the first,week in August that there has een anything resembling a rainfall, although other sections of -Ontario have benefitted in this way .. . However, a - farmer friend remarked this morning that much more was needed at once . . . * * * AN ENGLISH VETERAN OF World War II, who served in the Indian Medical Services, is Clin- ton .RCAF Station's new Medical Officer Be is Fit. Lieut. Noel St. George Wade, MB, CHB, LRCP, who arrived from Scot- land last week, accompanied by his wife, a Scottish girl, and their two children Denise, five, and Christopher, two ... They have thken up residence in quarters in e Station Hospital . . . Fit. eut. Wade graduated in medi- e from the University of Ed- �EyI burgh, but has found the going lendthe Britishe er Government's �•eialized medicine scheme, rath- not to his liking . , . Canada koned, so he has joined the i ,.CAF . * * * AND ARD TIME RETURNED two o'clock Sunday morning, o reported d no ,one was rep rted as hav- rg been an hour early for church nday morning . . Everyone k advantage of the extra h6ur t sleep in, thus picking up the ur that was lost five months _o when daylight saving went effect . . • * * * EDWARD W. 'VI ORRIS ON, R. R. 4, Clinton, has some par- ticularly long potato stalks in one of his potato fields this year .. . He brought two into the office the other day, one of which measured 63% inches from root. to tip of leaves, and the other 61 inches ... Under the long stalks, there is a good crop bf potatoes, MRS, N. W. TREWARTHA, Clinton, one of North Huron's delegates to the Progressive Con - se vative Convention in Ottawa, is attending her third such con - v: ion, - which > is quite a unique e perience . . She was a dele- g.te to the Conservative conven- ti' , n in Winnipeg, Man., in 1927, w en the late Lord Bennett (then. El .n. R. B,) was chosen leader, d again a delegate to the con- .tion in Winnipeg, Man„ in 42, when John Bracken was lected to head the new Pro- -essive Conservative Party . , ore leaving for Ottawa yest- day, Mrs. Trewartha said she 'd not made up her mind as to ho would receive her vote, but e seemed to be favorable to ntario's head * man* . , * OW WE KNOW THAT OUR bscribers really miss The• EWS-RECORD, if they don't get , judging by the comments re-- eived regarding the paper's holi- ay last week . . . Due to a great (cumulation of correspondence, ews and advertising, and several to events, this week's paper is ger than usual, but unfortunat- ly was a little late in going o -press . . . * * * IA W. CORNISH, CLINTON, icked some nice, plump rasp - • ries in his garden Sunday :. , seems pretty late in the year or raspberries . . S h a ON ALD PETRIE, EXETER, n of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Petrie, ormerly of Clinton, has been inning high honours with his ainting While living in Iinton, Donald was well-known •y the local artists as one of the ost promising lads In this field Recently he exhibited five intings at Exeter Fall Fair and alked away with five first rizes ... This bright young lad been a pupil of Miss Lucille rant, Clinton * * .*. OR SOME TIME CITIZENS OF = ayfield have been alarmed at lack of stop signs in the vil- ge However, as yet, no e has taken any action and ot even the county', has sufficient signs in the village . ,. Recently e child was struck and received a broken leg whereas the acci- dent • easily might have been fatal . One who has consid- erable experience in the peculiar- ities of traffic in the village hopes that this will be a lesson to whom- ever has the authority to have the proper signs placed at the. necessary streets and that action will be taken immediately + r+ The Weather High ow High9 Lo47 w Sept. 16 71 55 63 ' 52 17 85 56 74 52 18 81 69 80 58 19 80 61 78 61 20 62 43 68 54 21 84 42 76 54 22 62 33 55 38 23 63 37 55 37 24 63 51 61 41 25 68 42 52 32 26 73 41 ` '51 ' 28 27 74 39 54 33 28 78 . 41 61 52 29 75 54 56 44 Rain; none 2,22 inches Bayfield Fall Fair Again Sets High Standard LIONS FROLIC SEEKS FUNDS FOR HOSPITAL 'With most of the proceeds go- ing toward the new 'nursery an Clinton . Public Hospital, Clinton Lions Club is staging its ' Fall Frolic in Lions Arena here to- morrow (Friday) evening at eight o'clock.. Admission is free. Clinton Citizens'- Band will be in attendance, and there will be games, rides, bingo and other entertainment for all. A dance in the Town Hall with Clinton Radar School Orchestra in at- tendance, will conclude the evening. Clifford H. Epps is chairman of the Frolic Committee and J. George MoLay, vice-chairman, with the following sub -committee chairmen: dance, R. S. Atkey; lunch, R. E. Holmes; booths, J. G. McLay; bingo, B. B. Pockling- ton; crown and anchor, Hugh Hawkins; over -and -under, An- toine Garen; ball game, C. W, Draper; groceries, G. G. Agnew; easy money, Dick Jacob; tickets and cash, F. B. Pennebaker. Elsewhere in this issue, the t e Loins Club publishes a financial statement for the year ended June 30, 1948, so that the public may know how much money was raised and where it was spent. - 0 Junior Farmers Plan Membership Drive Clinton Junior Farmers held their -regular meeting in Clinton Collegiate Institute with about 30 members present. Stewart Mc- Ewen was chosen as acting presi- dent for September and October on account of the president- and vice-president being absent. It was decided to stage a drive for more members, so anyone inter- ested is asked to remember that Clinton Junior Fanners :meet the second Tuesday of each month. The joint meeting opened with the usual sing song and business with Ross Trewartha acting as chairman. This was followed by a very interesting talk by Rev.. W. J. Woolfrey on his recent trip to the east coast. The Club paper was read by Edith Pepper. Bob' Allen, Brucefield, was chosen to go on the Waterloo to Montreal Junior Farmer bus tour. The meeting closed with a period of recreation conducted by Marion Jones. Child is Injured In Corn Cutter' Kenneth McGowan, three-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs, Orville McGowan, concession 3, East We- wanosh, was injured when his hand got caught in the cogs of an ensilage corn cutter which his father was operating. Kenneth was playing near -by and when his father's back was turned for a second, the child slipped his hand into the machin- ery. ' Immediately was rushed to Clinton Public Hospital where it was found two fingers of his right hand were broken. Nails on both fingers were removed. Earlier this summer he under- went a critical operation. 0 STOLEN CAR FOUND Dr. Dennis C. Draper, Blyth, has recovered his car, which was stolen from the driveway beside his house around 6:30 one morn- ing about a month ago. The stol- en car was found near Forest, in a bush, by a farmer of that dist- rict, who notified the police of his discovery. The car was un- injured except for one window broken and a dead battery. o' HURON COUNTY REPRESENTED AT CONVENTION The national leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party will be settled when voting takes place on the convention floor in Ottawa this Saturday afternoon. Nominations, which close to- morrow night, likely will see the following candidates named } on. George A. Drew, Premier of On- tario; John G. Deifenbaker, MP for Lake Centre, Sask.; Donald M. Fleming, MP for Toronto- Egglington; and W. Garfield Case, MP for North Grey. Delegates from North Huron riding, attending the convention, are: Wilmot Haacke, ' Goderich Township; George Feagan, Col- borne Township, president of North Huron Association; oe n Frank Donnelly, KC, Goderich; L. E. Cardiff, MP for North Huron; John W. Henna, MLA for Huron - Bruce; alternates -Mrs. N. W. Tre- wartha, Clinton; Harold, Black- stone, Goderich; George C. Ginn, Goderich Township. Delegates from Huron -Perth riding are: Elmer D, Bell, KC,, Exeter, president Huron -Perth As- sociation and member of Domin- ion executive, delegate -at -large; Harold Jackson, Seaforth; Charles McNaughton, Exeter; and a dele- gate from Mitchell; alternates - IL E. Clarke, Seaforth; Pieter. Eisenbach, Grand Bend; William Ellerington, Usborne; R.N.Creech, Exeter; Thomas Pryde, Exeter, MLA for Huron "Save Power!" is Slogan Of Local Commissions Fire Chief. Urges General Clean-up During the pest few days, three fires have broken out in Clinton, but, fortunately, dam- age occasioned by them was slight. In part, this was due to the excellent work done by the fine Volunteer Fire De- partment. The same has been true at Bayfield where theat ening blazes have been extin- guished by the efficient fire Brigade of that village. Fire Prevention Week is be- ing marked in Canada and the United States during the period, October 3-9, that is, all next week. Mayor A. J. McMurray has brought this to the atten- tion of the citizens through , a proclamation, published else- where in this issue, and Fire Chief Grant Rath also has added his sound arguments. Would this not he a good time for everyone to pause and take stock of the situation? Would it not be good business to do a little cleaning up around premises, get rid of loose paper and inflammable material, and be careful with cigarette butts? COMMEMORATE AIR BATTLE AT CEREMONY A colorful ceremony, commem- orating the Battle of Britain, was held in Clinton Sunday morning, September 19, when 500 person. nel from the RCAF Radar end Communications School, Clinton, and 50 members of Clinton Branch of the Canadian Legion, took part in a church parade, Practically the whole town turn- ed out to witness the impressive ceremony. Music for the parade was supplied by Flight 19 Strat- ford Air Cadet band. Wreaths were laidat the cenotaph by Wing Commander P. S. Turner, DSC., DFC. and Bar, Northwest Air Commend Headquarters; and Benson Corless, Clinton branch of the Canadian Legion. - Church services were held in Wesley -Willis United Church and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. Flt -Lt. T, Dale Jones, RCAF chaplain, and Rev. Andrew Lane conducted the United Church services. Services for Roman Catholic - personnel were in charge of Rev. Father Keenan and Rev. Father S, 3. McDonald, parish priest. Following the cenotaph cere- mony, the parade marched past a reviewing stand near the Town Hall where Wing Commander Turner, a veteran of the Battle of Britain, took the salute. The parade was under the command of Wing Commander Sherman R. Burbank, chief instructor, Radar and Communications School. Driver Escapes In Leap From Truck A leap from the truck he was driving momenta before it crash- ed into the side of a C.P.R. frei- ght train saved the life of E. W. Young,.Bluevaie Friday afternoon Young was driving south on. Highway 4 at Blyth. Coming over a hill he saw the train approaching the crossing and applied the truck brakes. They refused to work. He said he was traveling about 30 miles per hour, and when with- in 20 feet of the train jumped clear, escaping with a few bruises and shock. Impact of the collision' drove the truck's motor underneath the cab, and witnesses said the front end of the track was crumpled "like a folded telescope:" The truck fell to its side and littered the highway with broken glass. Young said he had tried the brakes at Belgrave and they were all right. • Federation Notes (By W. V. Roy) At the last Executive meeting of Huron Federation of Agricul- ture, a motion by Charles Coultes and Wilfred Shortreed was pas- sed, raising the annual member- ship fee of the county unit to 60 per cent of the amount raised or collected by the township units, and that the county Federation, with the help of county co-opera- tives, shall provide "The Rural - foreveryfarm home Co-operator" orator in the County. A motion to amend the constitution also was passed and in due course, will be brought up at the annual meeting. COMING EVENTS Keep in mind the Lions Fall Frolic in Clinton Liens Arena Friday -night, October 1, follow- ed by dance in Zbwn, Hall, Mixed Bowling Tournament at local greens , for Clinton members only, Wednesday afternoon, Oc- tober 6, 1.30 p.m. sharp. Good prizes. Admission 50c. 40-b Country Fair, -. Wesley -Willis United Church, Saturday, October 23, 3 p,m. Auspices - Woman's Association and Girls' Club. 40-b In common with the rest of Ontario, this district is "on the Spot" with regard to the; shortage of electric power, - Obviously, this shortage is no "fake" shortage, but a real one, and drastic steps are being taken to reduce the consumption of energy, - with the alternative of pulling the switches and arbitrar- ily securing the required reduc- tion. - Letters were received yesterday from the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario - by Clin- ton Public Utilities Commission and Clinton Rural Operating Area ordering Chet unless the weekday consumption of kilo- watt-hours is reduced to the quota allotted, commencing Tuesday next, October 5, the Commission will be obliged to open ;feeders at regular intervals throughout the day until the required re- duction is assured. Elsewhere, in today's issue of The NEWS -RECORD, notices are published regarding what is ex- pected of the public. Subscribers would do well to read these reg- ulations carefully. ' Local Situation Clinton Public Utilities Com- mission met Tuesday evening and considered methods to be "taken to secure the required reduction. The normal average daily con- sumption is 13,600 kilowatt-hours. During the past week, this figure has been reduced to about 12,000 kw, but there must be a further cut to 9,100 kw. The reduction needed, therefore, is about one- third. Flat -rate heaters are be- ing cut off from 11 a.m. to 12.10 noon, and from 4.30 to 5.45 p.m. daily in town, but a swit6h-pull might come any time. Local industries are all taking voluntary cuts, Richmond Hos- iery shut down yesterday after- noon as a savings measure. Rural Area A similar situation exists in the Clinton Rural Operating Area, which includes the district out- side the towns, according; •to A. M. Knight, . superintnedent, the normal avearge consumption, is 19,720 kilowatt-hours, and this must be reduced to 15,600 kw., or between 20 end 25 per cent, The Rural Area is appealing for a 24 per cent reduction. Hydro subscribers in the rural sections are asked to cooperate to the best of their ability. In this connection, 3. C. Rennie, Clinton, assistant agricultural representative for Huron County, says: "At the present time it is quite essential that all fanners con- serve as much electricity as pos- sible. There is one point which may be cleared up and help in conserving power and that is the lighting 'of hen houses, "I have noticed lights on in laying pens at 11 and 12 p.m. which I do not believe is neces- sary nor advantageous. Authorities state that 13 to 14 hours of light are sufficient for laying hens. Be- ginning at around this time of year the lights should be turned on in order to have 13 hours of light. The period of artificial lighting may have to be increased until late in March or early April when lighting may be wholly or partially discontinued. "Many poultrymen believe that best results are received when the lights are turned • on early in the morning around $ to 4 a.m, rather than leaving them on in the even- ing. This would be a good prac- tice to follow now when power is short to turn them on in the early morning when the draw on electric power is not as heavy. • New CWNA Head LT. -COL. CHARLES J. ALLBON; MC Publisher of The Springhill (N.S.) Record, who was elected presi- dent of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association for the ensuing' year at the annual meet- ing in Niagara Falls, Ontario, last week. A veteran of World War I, when he rose from the ranks and was decorated for bravery, he was commanding officer of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. during World War II. He suc- ceeds R. A. Giles, editor of The Lachute (Que.) Watchman. CHILD INJURED ON HIGHWAY AT BAYFIELD (By our Bayfield correspondent): The screech of brakes, which could be heard all over the vil- lage, and a child's cry on Satur- day evening,. about seven, o'clock, told those in thevicinityof .a near -tragedy. Little Janet Batkin, four -and= a -half -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Batkin, formerly of Clinton, is in Clinton Public Hospital suffering from minor cuts and bruises and a fracture of her right femur, sustained when she came into collision with an automobile driven by Elton G. Bates, Trenton, Mich., travelling north. The child was knocked into the ditch. Janet and her sister` Irene, seven, had been across the high- way to Mrs. Davison's, and Were returning home. It is 'believed the child started across the road and then turned back. The tip of thear bumper is thought to have caught her leg, Irene picked up her little sister and carried her to her mother. The parents rushed the child to hospital and Mr. and Mrs. Bates followed, The latter was so upset by the accident that instead of proceeding to Kincardine to visit relatives, they returned to their home in Trenton, Mich., after Janet's injuries had been deter- mined. The child is progressing as well as can be expected. Local Firemen Have Rather Busy Time Clinton Fire Brigade was called out three times during the past few days, the prevailing dry weather having had a good deal to do with the blazes, The first was on Sunday about 10.45 a.m., when a grass fire was blazing merrily on .Miss Bay's lawn on Huron St. The second was about 10.30 p.m. Mondey, when a garage caught fire on the leneway back of W. L. Johnson and Son and The NEWS -RECORD and was badly damaged. Prompt action of the firemen prevented must greater damage. The Brig- ade Was trilled out about 12.30 noon Tuesday to Hopkins' farm, just north of Hohnesville, where grass burned fiercely near the house and barn. Chemical was used to extinguish the fire. Robert Allen Leads Grain Club Contest Six entries took part in Clinton Junior Grain Club Achievement Day competition at Bayfield Fall Fair Tuesday and yesterday, Each entry consisted of one peck of Beacon oats. The contest was in charge of J. Clarence Rennie and the judge was R. S. Mcli ercher, R.R. 1, Dub.. lin. R. S. McKercher, R.R, 1, Dublin. Results of the exhibits only, were as follows: (1) Robert Al- len, Brucefield, 170 (out of 200 points); (2) Fred Pepper, R.R. 5, Clinton, 165; (3) George Turner, R.R. 3, Seaforth, 150; (4) Ken- neth Gibbings, R.R. 4, Clinton, 145; (5) Ken Rogerson, R.R. 3, Seaforth, 135; (6) Stanley Johns, R.R. 3, Seaforth, 120. Final awards will be announc- ed shortly. • •- Hensall School Fair Proves Great Success (By our Hensall corresconden-t) A very successful school fair was held at Hensall Friday af- ternoon last, the first to be held since 1940. It Was sponsored by Hensall Community Agricultural School Fair Board. There was a splendid attend- ance of rural schools including: S.S. 1, Tuckersmith; S.S. 10, Hay; S.S. 7, Hibbert; S.S. 2, Tucker - smith. A very fine parade was held through the main street to the school grounds, where some splendid exhibits were displayed. Summary of prizes per school, sports not included, is as follows: Hensall, 96; S.S. 1, Tuckersmith, 10; S.S. 7, Hibbert, 10; S,S. 10, Hay, 26; S.S. 2, Tuckersmith 7. Hensall Public School has an attendance of about 120; the others do not average 20 each, -e' Bayfield Lions ' Plan Activities Bayfield Lions Club held its regular dinner meeting at the Little Inn on Wednesday evening last, with the president, Grant Turner, in the chair. This was president's night and Mr. Turner gave an excellent talk on the - Lions Convention held earlier in the summer at Timmins. The attendance was light on ac- count of a number of the mem- bers being on holidays. Commi-t tees for the coming year were formed and work planned for the various committees, DEDICATE LEGION HOME WINGHAM - The new Legion home here was dedicated at spec- ial services by Rev. Alex Nimmo.. Guest speaker was Edward Ev- ans, Toronto, president of the Legion Provincial - Command, Children's Exhibits Prove Fine Feature Start Immediately On RCAF Housing Award of general contract for the construction of the first 50 houses of the, eventual 200 - home project at RCAF Statign, Clinton, was officially announc- ed Tuesday. The , contractor is Gordon M. Ritchie and Co„ London, formerly of Seaforth. Cost of the project, including streets and improvements, will be well over $500,000, it is understood. Plans are being made to rush construction of the first 50 houses, and surveyors already are on the job, as well as some materials. Actuel construction work will be commenced as soon as possible. Location of the RCAF "town" will be south-east section of the government-owned prop- erty, north of concession road. And from all reports, it will be a real town, and the houses will be of high standard of con- struction. • ONTARIO ST. CHURCH MARKS ANNIVERSARY Successful anniversary services were held in Ontario St. United Church on Sunday last, with Rev. R. A. Brook, Hensall, as guest speaker. Good congregations were present at both morning and even.. ing services, Mr. Brook was mis- sionary -minded at both services stressing the fact that if the Chris- tian life were to be shown prop- erly to others the personal com- mitment to Christ and His cause was the first essential. Special music had been ar- ranged by the choir which de- lighted those present. The choir was under the direction of the organist and choir leader, Mrs. E. Wendorf. In the morning the anthem sung was "Blessedd]j be the name of the Lord," Nfaunder, and in the evening the anthem was "Stilling the Tempest," Wilson, with Miss Elva Wiltse and Leslie Pearson taking - the solo parts. Mrs. Pring, Harriston, was guest soloist and in the morning sang "Think on Thee," Scott, and a Gospel Hymn, and in the even- ing she sang two Gospel Hymns and a third at the close of the service which was broadcast over the tower. Other special music included organ and piano duetts, played by Mrs. Wendell and Miss Elva Wiltse. The Stewards had asked for a liberal thankoffering and were in- deed gratified with the response. Wesley Willis S.S. Successful Rally Rally Day services were ob- served by the Sunday School of Wesley -Willis United Church on Sundey morning. The church school met with the congregation for the entire service. John Nedi- ger, Jr., superintendent of the Sunday School, presided. A choir of Sunday School folk, under the direction of Mrs. M. J. Agnew, led in the service of praise. ;Miss Kathleen McGill and Robert Persan sang a very lovely duett and Miss Margaret Holland rendered a solo. Mrs. Norman Holland gave a very interesting story which was much enjoyed by both young and old. Rev. Andrew Lane in a brief sermon, urged the parents to see that their children were regularly in their places in. the Sunday Sh000l, The Scripture lesson was read by Gary Cooper. A pleasing feature of the ser- vice • was the promotion exercises when Misses Patricia Irwin and Patricia Mureh opened the -flow- er-decked gates for the classes to pass through. During this part of the service Mrs. WI M. Nediger sang "Open the Beautiful Gates" 0 Bayfield Brigade Combats Drought (By our Beyfield correspondent) Bayfield Fire Brigade answ- ered a call ot Oliver Hopson's, 4th concession, Goderich Town- ship, ' September 21. Merton Merrier drove the fire truck and members of the brigade got out in record ti e m and soon had a grass fire of unknown origin, cinder control. The fire started in front of the house and spread rapidly, threatening the steps and hot beds at the south of the build- ing. During the summer the Fire Brigade put out two grass fires in the village which got out of hand, one at Herbert Sturgeon's and a second one at Walter Cotton's across the road. The fire -fighting. equipment - of the local brigade is not only being used to combat fire, but . also the drought. Members of the brigade have hauled 'water from the riverr to fillseveral empty wells and cisterns., • (By Staff Reporter) Although rein threatened on various occasions, the weather- man held out the glad hand to Bayfield Fa]1 Fair which was held Tuesday and yesterday with re- cord attendances featuring the show. Secretary Charles - Gemeinhard stated that the attendance was increased considerably over last year but no figures were released although it was estimated that close to 1,500, people paid ad- missions, School Parade School children lined up in Clan Gregor Square and paraded to the grounds headed by the Bannock- burn Pipe rand. The following schools took part in the parade: Hayfield, Senior and ,Junior sec- tions, eations, S.S. 4, Stanley, SS. 6, Stan- ley (Varna), S.S. 1, Stanley, (Baird's), S.S. 10, Stanley (Bruce - field), S.S. 3, Staniey. On ar- rival at the grounds each school was given a chance to sing a ,, song and do some form of re- creation, be it physical training or folk dancing, Ot'icial Opening " fred II Warner, president of Bayfield Agricultural Society, was master of ceremonies and intro- duced Themes Pryde, 114L.';, Ex- eter, who spoke briefly, congrat- ulating the officials on the ex- cellent fair this year and then declared the 1948 Bayfield Fall Fair officially open. W. H. Gold- ing, MP, Seaforth, also spoke briefly. expressing his pleasure at seeing such an excellent f Cir. He said that ltc: had not missed a fair there siuce he had been elect- ed to the House of Commons, Those who had not already seen the Bayfield fire truck in notion were given this chance as it was used to spray water on the race track end did considerable in laying what most aptly could be described as a cloud of dust. After the school children had been dismissed, a number of the girls acted as taggers for the Can- adian National Institute of the Blind This Tag Day was la' charge of Maynard Corrie and Rev. LaVerne Morgan. Interesting Exhibits In the exhibits building, sev- eral interesting things were no- ticed. The flower display was larger than in former years and the various kinds of flowers were a credit to all those who had shown them. Only three loaves of bread were on display and one lady stated she thought that this was an indication that very leu women were baking their own bread. One very interesting exhibit showed the advance Varna School had made in the past 100 years. Buildings were shown to model the three schools which have served the area for the century. The first school was built in 1848, the second in 1865 and the third and present building in 1904. This display had been arranged by the pupils of the school. Bayfield Seniors Win The school exhibits this year were more and better than in previous years. Bayfield Senior room walked off with the trophy this year with 10.05 per and No. 1 ' Stanley, stood in second place. Lest year the trophy had been won by S.S. No. 4, Stanley. For the school children the special prizes donated by Goderich Motors were won' by Barbara Brandon and Stewart Broadfoot with the Bayfield Agricultural Society special prizes going to Joyce Webster, Margery Webster and Margaret Howard, Grain Club Display The Junior Farmers Grain Club had the results of their work on display and their oats were judg- ed at the fair. Robert Allan, Brucefield, came first with a yield of 75 bushels to the acre; Fred Rogerson, Clinton, was second with 62 bushels, and George Tur- ner, Seaforth, was third with 67 bushels. Others winning prizes were Ken Gibbings, Clinton, Ken Rogerson Seaforth, and Stanley Johns, Seaforth. Main Prize Winners Chief prize -winners in the var- ious- groupings were: Poultry -O. Battler, Ivan McClymont; fruit- Fraser Stirling, Fred Middleton; grain -Snowden end Grainger, H. A. 'Fuss; domestic science -Elmer. Webster, Mrs. Metcalf; vegetables -0. Battler, Snowden and Grata - ger and A. H. Warner; flowers - Fred 1Vliddleton, Mrs. Metcalf; fine ' (Continued on Pege Semen) MGs+ A Smile for Today You Can't Win The weary, luggage-Iaden hus- band, stared miserably down 'the - platform at the -departing train. "If you hadn't taken so long getting ready," he :sadly admen - fished his wife, "we should have caught it!" But was the little woman in- timidated? No, a thousand times, no! "Yes," she rejoined, "and if you hadn't hurried' me so, we shouldn't have so long to wait for the next one "