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NEWS OF JIAYFIELD
Representative:
MOR4 LUCY R. WOODS Phone CLINTON 6314
Mrs. James Rouatt. London, visit-
ed .her sister, Mrs William E. Hall,
for a. few days recently.
e
Miss Ellen MacIQaY was on duty
in the local Post Office for a couple
of days this week owing to the in-
disposition of the clerk, Miss Berth.
ena Sturgeon.
Mr. and Mrs., Schott Sturgeon spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Sturgeon after a honeymoon trip to
Toronto andvagary Falls They
returned to Waterloo on Tuesday
after having been storm -stayed here
for a couple of days,
• Service Cancelled
!Service in Trinity ,Chutreh and
throughout the Parish was withdrawn
on ,Sunday owing to the storm.
No School Bus
Clinton Collegiate School bus was
snowbound •on Monday but the Bay-
field pupils were picked up on Tues-
day
Mail Gets Through
Mail carriers Reith and Glen
Brandon had' cold, difficult trips to
Brucerfield on Sunday and Tuesday
to find each morning that London
and Clinton train 603 had been can-
celled, Late this, afternoon mail Caine
'toBrucefield by truck ,and the bays
went out again and brought it M.
His Majesty's mail gets through over
all kinds of roads andthrough all
kinds of weather!
• Delayed Journey
Mrs. F. W. Baker returned home
on :Saturday after having visited in
London. Her son, Harry Baker, who
drove her home, left on Sanday fore-
noon for his home lar London which
he did not reach until Monday even-
ing. A. mile and a half south of
Brumfield his car got stuck in the
snow and he was obliged to send for
a truck to take it back to Erucefieid
where he was storm -stayed for a day
wibh Mr, and Mus. David Tough,
TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH '
Tender for Crushing and Laying Gravel
on Township Roads
Tenders will be received by the undersigned, up to 3 p.m.,
MARCH 1st, 1947, for supplying, crushing and laying on Town-
ship roads, approximately 5.000 yards of gravel; tender to state
price per yard; 3A inch screen to be used and work to be done
under the direction and supervision of Township Road Superintend-
ent, Robert Dalrymple. Work to be completed by .Sept. 1st, 1947,
and Bond of $200.00 to accompany tender. Bonds will be returned
to unsuccessful tenderers. Tenders to be marked "Tender" and
mailed to the Clerk, Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted,
E. P. CHESNEY,
Clerk, Township of Tuckersmith,
R.R. 4. Seuforth, Ont.
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Girls -Here's Your Chance
TO EARN WHILE YOU LEARN
Apply for Particulars
To the Superintendent
Minton Knitting Company Ltd:
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Federation To Meet
Goderich Township Federation of
Agriculture will hold its Fe'br'uary
meeting in •S.B. No. 2 Thursday, Feb.
20, at 8 p.m. The National' Film
Board will show annum -bet of titans'
at this meeting, .and also at 2.30
pan. in IIolmesviile school for all
children in the Township. It is hoped
that as many residents of the Town-.
shit' as possible will attend this
monthly aneeting.
St, James Vestry Meeting
The annual Vestry meeting of St.
James Church. was held Monday even-
ing, February 3, at the home of
Stewas"t Middleton with 42 persons
present.
Charles Wise was appointed Lay
Delegate and Stewart Middleton and
CharlesCooper re -appointed to carry
on as Rector's. and People's Wardens,
respectively. s
After the business meeting ad -
j surn'ed a social period was • much enn
joyed.
MTs. Harold Tyndall and Mrs,
Charles Cooper won the ladies' :prizes
in euchre, Charles Cooper and Gordon
Steepe the men's.
A bornnteous lunch was then enjoy-
ed, followed by dancing.
WALTON
Three -in -One
The shop owned and operated by
Wesley G. Hackwell in the Village.
of Walton is very unique in the fact
that it houses the community's har-
Hess shop, barber shop, and 'library.
Mr. Hackwell, himself as the harness
maker, the barber .and the librarian.
The first of the three is really 'Mr.
Haokwell's trade as this is the busi-
ness at which he has been .occupied
longest. It was not until he purchased
his present place of business that he
because the village barber and lib-
rarian. Mr. Hackwell has been the
harness maker of the community for
24 years, having opened his shop in
a small building now owned by Doug
Ennis in 1923. It was here that he
operated his business until he pur-
chased the Canadian Bank 0f Com-
merce building from Kenneth Fern
in 1943.
Worst Storm
''According to one of the oldest
residents. of Walton, Freeman Rack -
well, the 'storm on Sunday was one
of the worst that has hit the com-
munity in the last 25 years. The
drifts on the main street, according
to Mr. Hackwell, are the highest that
he can-reeall. Drifts ranging from
five to 12 fest in depth made travel,
even on foot, almost impossible.
The drifts on the roads made it
necessary to close the School until
plows clear the piles of snow Froin
the streets. Schools in the surround -
mg community have not held classes
since last Thursday because of the
condition of the roads. Lr the schools
that did attempt to hold classes only
a very small fraction of the pupils,
that being the senior boys, fought
their way through the snow -clogged
roads.
The noon' train running from
Guelph to Goderich was overan hour
late.
CFRB Celebrates -
20th Anniversary
Tribute isPaid
axd
By JIM HUNTER
O,FRB is currently celebrating its
20bbh anniversary, 1 look at the
station through the eyes of ten
thousand newscasts. I • have had a
better than ring -side. seat to watch
its growth, by reason of long and"
close affiliation, and yet I am not
and never have been a member of
the staff.
I atm like an old member of the
family, welcomed to the inner circle,
yet free from blood ties, which so
often upset perspective, A friend of
the family does not judge by the
daily frictions and differences of
opinion. Ile iwiges by the broad
advances made by the family as a
whole,
To 'me CURB has always seemed.
like a .true and vingorously' healthy
members sit .down on occasion and
hold a forum whore views are ex-
pressed with utmost candor; where
Dad and 1VLother sit back as umpires
and counsellor's, and often suck in
0
their breath at the startling thoughts
given voice by their offspring.
One afternoon shortly after 1
started to broadcast over CF1R13, I
was sitting in the amol.er of an
Ottawa -bound train, when a fellow -
passenger sidled over to pre and in-
troduced himself as "Ted" Rogers,
the founder of the station, and the
man who gave the world the battery-
less radio. "You're Jinn Hunter,
aren't you?", lie asked. I nodded my
head. It was back in the days 'when
car radios were maldng their debut.
Toward the end of our trip he asked
if I had ono in my car, I said that
I hadn't. We parted at the station.
A few days later upon going down to
the garage where my ear was kept
the attendant informed ire that a
radio company had taken any car out
during the afternoon and had return-
ed it was a radio playing in it. It
was all a surprise to me until I
noticed the name of the radio. It was
e. "Rogers," • and.ithen i• recalled my
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them great opportunities lie ahead. Higher wages, job security, better
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Today, through the plan sponsored by the Department of Veterans' Affairs
and other agencies, thousands of young workers are being trained to meet
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electrical trades such, as electrical construction and maintenance, radio and
electrical servicing and motor winding. Seek them out with confidence.
They are your future craftsmen.
Published by TIIY B1REWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)
11MOTOJ.t, `WINDING
• The Motor Winding Course enables the student
to underatand intelligently the operation and
repair of motors. Graduates of this course,
available at Hamilton and Toronto, have a
practical knowledge of the different types of
winding and re -winding of motors as large as 1.0
• and 15 h.p.
Vocational training amnesia the arts, professions
and wales are offered at training
centres located in the following cities
and towns in Ontario: Toronto, Lon.
dos,, flsmulton, Kitchener, Windsor,
Ft. William, Brockville, Prescott,
Kingston, North Bay, Ottawa,
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conversation with 'Ted.".
Next .morning I called to express
my appreciation. IIe said, "Glad you
like It 1 enjoy your newscasts.
Thanks for calling," The late dfr.
Rogers in that little gesture has al -
way typified °FRB to me Not too
strong on words, but right there with
the goods.
The management of ,OFRB is much
like the JE other of Parliaments. Ai-
rways willing to 'lend a helping panel
to the members .of the staff, but
never getting paternal. Always will-
ing to listen to new ideas.The belief
is strong that there must be a; con-
stant ,striving for progress.
I doubt if associates of any other
station in Canada do better finals -
Melly than the men and women of
°FRB; and yet the company pays
it's shareholders a 'big dividend
each year. It is not a closed corp-
oration, It is owned by literally
hundreds of shareholders, who have
found that by supporting a solid-
front of well being among the mem-
bers of the staff, they can count on
more and snore higher quality pro-
duction, and that pays off when divi-
dend declarations are in order.
CFRB is publicly -owned in the true
sense of the word. There is only
one sort of ".pull" which will get a
mane or woman ahead at OFR1B, and
that -"pull" is . . what have you
on the ball in the line of ideas?
Ideas designed to further the inter-
ests of the final judge . , the
LIISTEI`NER.
CONSTANCE
We sympathize with MTs. Charles
Dale, Huron Road, in her sad bereave-
ment.
NIr. and Mrs. Joseph. Riley. Auburn,
spent Sunday in the village with re-
latives.
Mrs. Percy .Cole,,Stratford is visit-
ing at the home of her parents, Mt.
and Mrs. Matt Armstrong.
We are very sorry to learn Matt
Armstrong is in Scott Memorial
Hospital, suffering from several brok-
en ribs. '
BLYTH
Fred Rutledge, Jr., Ottawa, visited
his Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rut-
ledge. •
Drifts Ten Feet Deei
Blyth is slowly digging itself out
from one of the worst storms in
many years. Church services were
all cancelled Sunday, but early Mon-
day morning George'Radford's 'snow
pxonv was once more on the job
clearing out the streets. It was a
big job to tackle as some of the.
drifts were Brom eight to ten feet
deep.
Meetings Postponed
Owing to storms and blocked r'oad's
the annual meeting of Blyth Co-
operative Cheese Co., had to be post
poned• until Feb. 13, and the Women's
Institute meeting . until Feb. 14.
Blyth W.M.S. Meets
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Blyth United Church met Monday
evening in the school room of the
church with an, attendance of . 30.
The president, Mrs, D. G. Hodd, pre-
sided for the business period.
,Mrs. A. Sinclair and Mrs. D. G.
Hodd were appointed to meet with
representatiles of the. Anglican and
Presbyterian Churches to arrange for
the day of prayer to be held in the
United Church, Feb. 21.
Mrs. Hodd read an appeal from
Miss CouItes, missionary on furlough,
for household furnishings for a pro-
posed parsonage,to be built at Mayao.
Bedding was promised.
Mr. Sinolair proposed Fob. 17 a
tentative date for the congregational
meeting. The date avas accepted by
the members of the W.A. and W.M.S.
A pot -luck ,supper is to be served.
Ladies of the •congregation whose
names commence with letters A. to
L will provide the first course while
those whose naives commence with
the remaining letters of the alphabet
will be responsible :for the second
course.
The appeal for the Aid to China
Fund was laid over pending special
services• with special offerings in each
of the churches in the near future.
.Group Leader Ma's: Mary Rintoul
took charge of the devotional ,part
of the service. Mrs. W. N. Watson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard and rites.
Carman Hodgins each 'contributed
Scripture readings. ,Mrs. Harold Phil,
lisps sang, accompanied by Mrs. A.
Sinclair. Mrs, N, P. Garrett spoke
on "Wonsan, the Bridge." taken from
the fourth ehapter of the study boots,
"India at the Thresholdt"
Telephone Annual
The .annual meeting of Blyth
Telephone System was held in Mem-
orial Hall Saturday afternoon.
N,. P. Gaahett, one.of the auditors.
in his report,. congratulated the
chairman and his commissioners en
a successful financial year, having
an increase of $900 over 'last year,
anincrease of 150 per cent., includ-
ing a 4;000 'Victoryi Bond. Mr.
Garrett advised' increasing the sal-
aries of the •operators. B. Gray, the
other auditor, commended the system
on .being able to secure an efficient
secretary, B. Hall, to replace Leslie.
Hilborn, who had resigned in early
fall owing to ill health. '
Albert Walsh, .senior commission-
er. in his report said he wished to
retire, after seven years' service and
stated much work 'would have to be.
done on the lines, for '75 per cent.
of the 'original wire was still in use.
The system was,organized in 1910
and the wire could not be expected
to last much 'longer. Supplies still
were difficult to .Obtain. A ton and
a half of wire had been ordered and
500 pounds xeceivecl. He also sug-
gested raising phone rates from
$12.00' per year to $44.00.
John young, junior commissioner,
agreed with Mr. Walsh that Much
money would have to be spent just
as soon as goods, are available.
James Phelan, who has been a
member of the board for the past 12
years, 10 of which he has been chair-
man, reported all workmen's salaries
had been increased, and there .had
been, a large increase in long dist.
once tolls, tensing much more work
for the operators, ' Increases• in cost.
off labor and supplies would soon eat
up the surplus which could not be
rebuilt for twice the amount' of the
original cost. Increases in price of.
irinones•and relict:9 'oj odr.aters were
discussed but were left with the
commissioners for action.
Nominations were then called for
three commissioners, which resulted'
in J. Phelan,' A. Walsh, and J. Young
being returned to. office. Mr. Gar-
rett .and •Mr. Cray were retained as
auditors,
AUBURN
Storm Blankets District
Residents of this community had
barely dug themselves out from the
heavy snowfall of last week, waren
the district was blanketed by the
heavy fall of 'snow on Sunday.
The storm began on S'aturda
evening with it very heavy fall 0f
snow that soon reached a. depth of
three or roux. inches. During the -
night the high wind whipped up the
light = snow. On Sunday the drifting;..
and falling snow created one of the
worst blizzards seen here. Visibility
was extremely poor.
County and Township roads were
blocked with drifts of amazing size.,.
Hydro in the community was eut off,..
for a. period of 24 hours.
0'n
,Monday the storm had abated
and plows were sent out to clear the
county s'.eads,
ANNUAL SKATINGCARNIVAL
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Brucefield Rink
ALE`: TINE'S WIRT
Febrary Friday,
Good music over new loud speaker and ampIifiea•.
Talented fancy and figure skating. from Stratford
and Goderich will open carnival with
exhibition of stunt and fancy
skating at 8 P.M. shade
P1RIZES FOR FANCY AND COMIC' COSTUMES
WILL, BE GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:
• 'Ladies Best Character or Trade Costume
Gents Best Character or Trade, Costume
Fancy Costume Adult's Fancy Costume
Comic Costume Adult's Comic Costume
Ladies' and Gent's Most Gracefid Skating
Most Graceful Skating Couple
ALSO DOOR PRIZES
Children's
Children's
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED IN THE BASEMENT
BY THE LADIES OF THE WA. XI' POPULAR PRICES
Entire Proceeds for Upkeep and Improvement of Rin.
Admission: Adults 50c, Children 25e
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