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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-03-10, Page 2PAGE TWO. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1935 Orange Pekoe I len c�E TEA 515 HURON NEWS Mrs, Wm. Rands -- On 'Wednesday, Feb, 23, Mrs. Isa- bella 'Rands, widow of the late \Vin. Rands, passed away at her home in Grey Township, after a lengthy i11- nese, Formerly Dsabella 'Walker, who was born on the .6th con, of Morris, was the daughter of Samuel Walker and Rachael M'cCutcheon. In •18814 she married the late Wm. (Rands also of the township •of Morris. 'For five years they lived in South Dakota. U.S.A.. but returned to the vicinity of Brus- sels where they have since resided, Mrs, 'Rands was predeceased by her husband ten years ago; also by her 'son Milton and daughter Ida and .a son Wilbert who died in infancy. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James Hoggard, 'Raymore, Sask.; Mrs, Stanley Wheeler, Grey Town- ship and Miss 'Ella at .home, also eight grandchildren; one sister, lies. Ino. 'Walker, Seaforth. and one broth- er Samuel Walker, Brussels, Mrs, Rands was a charter member of the Brussels Women's Institute and al- ways active in the W.C,T.V. She was a member of the 'United Church. par- ticularly interested in Sunday School work, having taught in the Brussels Sunday School for fifty years. The funeral was conducted by her pastor, Rev, H. J. Mahoney on Saturday from her late home. to the Brussels cem- etery. The pailbearers: Hugh Alexan- der, Wm. Maunders, Wm. Hemming- way, Peter McArthur, Walter 'Broad - foot, Flowcsrbearers: Bert .H.ernntiag- way, Stewart Miller, Joe Thuel, 'Jno. Speir, !Finlay Mc'Kercher, 'Friends from a distance attending the funeral were. Mrs. Jas. Cameron. Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Jno. 'Walker and Jack of Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. {neo. Walk- er, Hen+all; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pap- *, Seaforth; Mr. and firs. Tho.,, Rand, Seaforth: Mr. and Mrs. Guy 'Ryan, Lncan; lir, and Mre. Sant Car- ter, Seaforth.—Bruaeele Post. Grand Bend Girl Shot by Revolver— Mrs. Erwin .Holt, 1119, farnlery Haz- el Marriotte, was accidentally killed Friday at her home near !Grand Fend when a revolver in the 'hands of her husband was accidentally discharged, 'Provincial Constable McCoy and 'County Constable 'Ferguson, of God- erich, investigated, together with Constable W. B, 'Oliver, 'Grand •Bend, They ruled it was a case of accidental death. Coroner Dr. Weekes of Ex- eter, said an inquest would not ,be necessary. Investigating, police found Mr. and Mrs. Halt were preparing to go to Grand Bend to obtain yard to finish a sweater. Mrs. tHelt was fully dressed, and was seated holding their two-year-old ;baby when she asked `her husband to get a sample of yarn from the drawer. Noticing the old re- volver, the husband began to examine it. He emptied the magazine and part the cartridges on the sideboard but forgot about 'the shell in the barrel. Jack ,Holt. brother of the husband, narrowly escaped injury. He was ly- ing on the couch, reading, and the bullet missed hint 'by inches. Surviv- ing Mrs. Holt are her hu. -band, the two-year-old daughter 'Alma. and 'her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aitken Mar- •riottc. Bruce Jailer Dead— Bruce County jailer, Victor Bell, died unexpectedly last week at Walk- erton. He had been i11 for only a few hours and died from the effects of a heart attack, Mr. Bell was appointed jail governor in 1119314. Previous to that he had 'been in the .garage busi- ness at Walkerton, He was 'born in !Goderich in 'April, 111997, a sun of the late Mr. and 'Mrs, 'David Bell. Former Brussels Man Dies in Spain— Word was received at Brussels by telegram of the death 'of J. 'Ernest Cochrane, 433, who was :killed in 'ac- tion astion in Spain. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs, :Robert Cochrane, d'ftth con. of 'Grey, 'He was one of seven memb- ers' of the Mackenzie-Papineau bat- talion recently killed fighting for the :Government force.: on the Teruel front, in Spain. He left. 'W'indsor, where he was at that time 'living last May to join''the international brigade. He leaves to •mourn his death his wife, a former :Moucrief girl his mother and father and sister, 'Mrs, Wm. Evans, Brussels. Engagement -- Mrs. :Norman' Malcolm, Mitchell. announces the engagement of her daughter, Florence Charlotte, to Mr, Harvey Hyde, son •of Mr. William Hyde, Hensali. The marriage, is to take. "place the middle of 'March, Mathew Bates— On Sunday morning Mathew Bates. Bruce street, :died at Alexandra hospi- tal in his eighty-sixth year. He had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in .1190315, and was in the hospi- tal five weeks 'be'fore his death, He was born in Stanley township, a son of George Bates and his wife, Mar- garet Keyes, and spent thirty years of the faros there and in Colborne township. He married Margaret Han- nah, of Seaforth, who survives, as do two sisters and a 'brother: Mrs. Char- lotte Pepper and Mrs, Minerva Pat- terson, of Brantford, and Thomas Bates of Duluth: Mr. Bates was a faithful member of North street Un- ited Church, The funeral service was conducted at the hone on. Tuesday afternoon by 'Rev. W. T. Lane, of 'North street !United church, assisted by 'Rev.,'C. F. Clarke. Interment was in Bayfield cetnetery..A number of deceased's former neighbors in Stan- ley were in attendance. -- 'Goderich Signal -Star. James Nichol, Morris— 'Janes Nichol of the 6th con, of Morris passed away in the 'Kitchener - Waterloo hospital. The late Mr. Nichol was a life-long resident of lot 1117, con. 6, Morris, on which farnn he was barn and spent his entire life. He was twice married His first wife, Alice Frances Douglas. passed away 24 years ago leaving one 'daughter, Florence. fie later married 'Sarah Elizabeth Hawkins, who predeceased him '111 years ago. Of this anion were born four children, 1 targaret1 Mrs. Samuel Fear. Blyth: (Mary/ 31rs. :\lister Bird. Craubroak, and 'Alfred and Alice, at horse. There are also his two step children e Letts t Mrs, Ernest Smith and Herbert Hawkins, both of Morris township. He ia els„ survived ,by three brothers and one sister, Robert and Edward of Morris Alex of Toronto,:utd 1f rs. 'Alex Mel Neil of Brussels, DR, 'MtM,A+STER' ENCO'URA'GES ATHLETICS HERE Dr. 'E. 1A: McMaster of Seaforth is not unaccustomed to braking vital decisions. 'One grows used to doing that in= the medical profession. But the biggest decision he ever .iia'ci to make was whether to he a doctor• or a .farmer. Each appealed to itim equally, but ultimately he 'chose med- icine and has been ,practising in 'Ethel and Seaforth since his graduation ,from University of Toronto in 11912(3 says the Stratford B'ea'con Herald, Born and 'brought up on a farm in S'imcoe County, Dr. McMaster could still take histurn 'at pitching hay or milking the cows. He dial a lot of it as a youngster on his father's farm and one of these clays, if, time ever permits, he hopes he will he able to have a 'farm •of his own—maybe just es a hobby, He will raise purebred stock. Dr. Mol'faster got his elementary eclueation at a 'little school in the vil- lage of !Utopia, eight miles from Bar- rie, and then went to Barrie Collegi- ate Institute. (During his first terns in High School he used to catch the early morning ,train to Barrie and conte home the same way around supper time. That was anything but a good arrangement, no when the next terns roiled around his father suggested he board in Barrie .during the weeks. I•t was then he got his first bicycle to ride into school :on Mon- day mornings and !tame on !Friday nights. ^I had never had a bicycle !before," Dr. McMaster recalled, "and that first ride into Barrie was a night- mare. I left Noise about 7:130 an•d it was getting on for recess before I finally arrived .at sohool. I was on and off several times and over the handle- bars a few more times for ,good mea- sure. IIt was a scorching hot day in early 'Septem'ber and 'I was covered with dost and perspiration long be- fore 11 had negotiated the eight miles." Every morning [before school young McMaster had three cows to milk and other regular chores to do, and his Saturdays and his :runnier holidays were also taken up with work on the farm. His regular hour for rising, both summer and winter, was .six. o'clock. Dr, lot \[aster's uncle, the late Dr. John McMaster of Toronto and the late Dr.''Pepperdeait, 'were the .first X-ray nten in Ontario, and it \vas knowledge of his uncle's work that finally influenced young McMaster to go through for medicine. It 1WaS his experiments 'witin X-rays that led .dir- ectly to the death of Dr, John 'Mc- Master in 1.010, He succumbed as a result of exposure to the X-rays. Doctors had no lead aprons, .gloves and screens to protect them in these days as radiologists have today. 'Dr. McMaster entered the Univers- ity of 'Toronto immediately upon his graduation from Barrie Collegiate, and during his summer holidays while at university he worked, in turn, as a construction gang member, a lumber- jack and a •carpenter. Same of the money he earned helped to put him through college. !Graduating_ in 11191x,3, Dr. McMaster precticsecl in Barrie ,for nine months with DT. 'Bred Ross and then was in- terne at 'Gravenhurst Sanatorium for several months. :On 'July 'It AUX, he took over tate practice in Ethel of Dr. Malcoinm Ferguson, now of Toronto, and ten years later, to the .day, he opened his practice in Seaforth. Although. Dr. 1Mc\•taster was never an athlete himself. he is generally re- garded as one of Seaforth's foremost sports enthusiasts and boosters, "i guess 'baseball gets the call be- cause I used to play- ,some of it," 01-. McMaster o'bserted. "In !Ethel we used to play a lot of softball ton and there were some ,great games played a few years ago, when Ethel, Brus- sels, Moncrieff, Cranbrook and At- wood had a league, Softball has slumped badly in recent years, but I look for a big revival in it, and it would not surprise me to see it sup- plant baseball in popularity in Sea - forth this conning summer." !Football is the 'biggest game in and around Seaforth, and for the athletic association it is the biggest money- maker. The Seaforth football team last year got as 'far as the semi-finals in 'the South 'Huron League, butt were past out in that round by St. Coiemban. Since purchasing the rink last fall, ,Dr. Mchfaster has erected bleacher seats, improved ?the .lighting and has installed an atirplifying sys- tem and .additional repairs and renov- ations are planned during the summer. in addition to being :president of the nth'letic association. 'Dr. .McMast- er is a member of the Seaford; Mas- onic Lodge and a member of the Scottish Rite Lodge of Barrie, Fie be--' Irises to the Seaforth 'Lion's club and this year is serving his first term on the high school hoard, H'e also be - Image to the Seaforth golf club, but makes it a practice never to reveal 'his scores, He is not :going 'to do that until he domes a, lot closer 'tobr talc= BRODHAGEN The funeral of .Henry Wesenberg of Grey township was held last Thursday afternoott to St. 'Peter's Lutheran Church at Brodhagen. Rev. S. Friedrickson officiated, The pall- bearers .were Wilfred Ahrens, Harold anti Carl Eiligson, Spencer and ElmerMcLeod andIrwin Leonharcit, grandsons. W. Henry\Wesenberg passed away at his haute. lot 113, con. 14, Grey township. He had been in poor health for about a year. The de- ceased was born in McKillop town- ship, on !fay 6th. 1.863, tracing passed away in his iibth year. 'He was a far- mer and for ',117 years had been a thresher. In an accident with a mach- ine he lost one of his arms. Despite this due was td way:, able, to work. He was a resident of 'Grey township fur. sone 14 years and had dived at other times in Brodhagen and Ethel '('here survive to (mourn their loss, seven daughters. Mrs. -Chas, Ahrens, Brod- hagen; 'Airs. E. Elligsott. 3ichilloh; Mrs. Louise Gibson,Niagara N.Y.: Mrs. Barbara McLeod. Lon- don; Mrs. C. A. Leonhardt, Greg; Mrs. J. 'G. Hinz, lirodbageu, and Mrs. T. Ryan, Brussels. One son George at home, three brothers. Joe of Mitchell, Louis in Northern 'Ontario, and Wil- liam of Didsbttry, 'Alberta, and one sister, Mfrs, Chas. Cooke, 'Toronto. There 'are also !J!S grandchildren, FOUR KILLED AT STRATFORD C.N.R. CROSSING Four Stratford yotm; men were al- most instantly killed last week when the car in which they were- riding was struck by a CJN,R. train from Sarnia at a level crossing south of the Whyte packing plant stn Stratford. The vic- tin,s were: Carl 'Allan, 111, driver of. the carr Milton !Peonike, 119; ,jack Ri- chardson, '34, and Glen Campbell, 17. Richardson was the pianist for the pageant of old 'home week at Goricr- ich in 'Angus were going,; to the Allan fruit Allan's mother turned about a to Italy where Mt : 'Christine t last. The four youths, a -pond to crit ice for' store, owned "by young Carl Allan had re - month ago from a !rip he visited his sister, r, Trianni, Recall, It,'; rig .1010, Dlr. McMaster is a meter two 'years, has served -on the board of managers of the Presbyterian ,1Ohurch. Despite his 'keen interest in Sea - forth sports, Dr. 'McMaster lists fly- ing his favorite hobby. He has not the slightest desire ever' 10 fly a plane. himself, 'brat he manages to get in at least two:go'od 'fl'ights. each year. Last year he flew from Toronto• 'to Mon- treal, via !Northern 'Ontario and. Nor- thern Quebec, and he also flew from Cleveland to Washington and 'Atlan- tic City. 'That's (the best way there is to see the country, especially Northern 'On- tario," said Dr. McMaster. A+1'thooglt he has no intentions of ever flying the'Atlantic, he does hope one of these 'days to 'crass the 'Dominion 'by the new Trans -.Canada Airways, Married in 1.424 to Miss Mettljorie Weir, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Archbald'Weir, 'of Walkerton, Dir. and Mrs. McMaster ;hare two charm- ing young daughters, 'Joan, aged 1111, and jean, aged eight, BLUEVALE Motorists 'entering the ' ,village of B'luevale'by the road skirting the pond think the name Bluevale an appropri- ate one. The pond, formed on the Maitland !River, dies like a miniature lake (between 'high 'banks, showing in. its depths 'dark rdflections of trees an•d the cool 'blue of the sky. Thename was chosen for reasons of sentiment by Alexander 'Duncan, one of the early settlers, in memory of a suburb .of (Glasgow, in his native Scotland, says the London Free Press, The ,first settlers in the Township of Turnberry-'taping land on the site of the present 'village of •Bluevale in- cluded Alexander [Duncan, Jacob Can- te'lon and ;Tames ,M•cCullou'gh. They arrived early in 1115514, but the Leech brothers were the real founders of 'the village, There were 1110 of the Leech brothers, and their energy and a'bili'ty made history in !Huron 'County. Richard Leech carne from Ireland to settle in 'Brookville in 1.912. He fought 'with the Canadians in the War of 1119112, and afterwards worked at cab- inet making in Lanark County. (Eight of his ten sons formed a partnership to enter the milling 'business at 'Gor- iTie and Bluevale, after two ,brothers, dames and 'Na'thaniel, had discovered suitable sites while on a prospecting tour. Starting in 'the fall of 111955, the •bro- thers had flour and sate mills running at 'both tGerrie and Bluevale by har- vest time in 195.6. In 'building the mills, all the mach- inery had to be hauled' by horse er ox teams front 'Paris and.,Guelplt on roads of the most difficult description, run- ning through forest and swamp. A dant built across the 'Maitland at Blue - vale was so firmly trade that for 25 years it withstood the spring floods. the ,ottiv dant to stand up along the whole. course o'f the river. The mills contributed directly to the brisk growth of Bluevale. The Leech !brothers, who all lived for a .number of years in 'the north part of Huron County, were active in many ways in furthering the interests of 'the early settlers. When churches were :built they were especially prominent among the Methodists. The 'first store in Turn'berry Town, ship was 'kept at Bluevale by a man named •Bennett. He was succeeded 'by John Messer, who kept a general store and was the first postmaster when a post office was established in 1'x5319, 'B'luevale also had the first school in Turnherry Township, being opened in the early sixties, The school was also used for a tPreabyterian church, the first ordained minister 'being :Rev, W. C. Young, while Thomas Ferrate, who later became member of Parliament for ,North Huron, was one of the early school teachers. in 1967, Bluevale was made a rail- way station 'on a branch of the (Great Western Railway. which was then called the Wellington, Grey 'c&; Bruce, By 111975 Bluevale wits a thriving business centre, boasting three gener- al stores, three shoe shops, two tail- ors' shops, several hotels, a sash and door factarv, cabinet factory, tannery, cheese factory, puutp factory, wagon shop, three Iblac'ksmith shops, flour mill, saw mill, shingle mill. 'Besides the school, the village had three churches, 'Wesleyan, Methodist, Prim- itive Methodist, PPreshyterian. Lumber 'and cheese 'were the chief products shipped in large, quantities from Bluevale 510 and 60 years ago. .A fete of the 'buildin'gs constructed in pioneer tines still remain. Two of the 'first church buildings are in use for other purposes and the frame !b'uilditrg which housed the ,first post office still remains. !Many of the industries which em- ployed the inhabitants in elle sixties are no longer 'found there, The saw mill is gone, with all the other mead - working shops. The ,old frame flour mill, altered by modern additions, and reduced in dignity to, a chopping trill, still stands beside the pond, the Mait landsat 'I in• urs s 'power as in the • old days. The 'blue of the sky is re - Want and For Sale Ads., 1 Week, 231c, 01 the cprling club and for the last fleeted in the pond, so the "blue vale" DRIED or Pickled Canadian Fish is one ,LJ of the most nourishing and economi- cal foods that money can buy. It is rich in proteins, and in the mineral elements that build good health. No matter where you live, your dealer can secure Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish for you, You can choose from such dried fish as cod, pollock, haddock, hake, and cusk, and from such pickled fish as herring, mackerel, and alewives ... every one of which can be served in a variety of tasty recipes. Serve dried or pickled Cane,dian Fish to your family often. It makes a welcome change at meal -times and you will find it very economical. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, OTTAWA. 325 Department of Fisheries, Ottawa. Please send me your free S2 -page Booklet "Any Day a Fish Day". containing 100 delightful and economical Fish Recipes, Nance Add+err WD -4 ANY 1 WRITE FOR FREIE BOOKLET AY A. FISH `h AY remains the sante, 'though nearly •everything around it has changed. BREEDERS MEET• At the annual meetitag of 'the Perth - Huron Shorthorn Breeders' Club ,held in agricultural office 'board room, Clinton, Friday afternoon the follow- ing officers far 191318 were elected: !President, R. M. Peck, Zurich; vice- presidents, Lincoln White. St. Marys, N. 'R, IDorrance, Seaforthb.secretary- •treasurer, Ian MacLeod, Clinton, Hu- ron agricultural representative; as- sistant, W. 'H. White, Stratford, Perth county representative. Direct- ors—'!Huron county, Roy Pepper, Seaforth; W. C. 'Oestreicher, Credit- on; , W, H. Armstrong, Seaforth. Perth :county, IJ. H. Robinson. S't. Marys; William Urquhart, Mitchell; James. McGillivray. Stratford: The meeting, attended by upward of 20 members of the club, was call- ed to order by the retiring president, William Waldie, Stratford, who, af- ter a 'brief address in which he re- viewed the activities of tine cltt'b dur- ing the pest year. introduced the guest speaker, G. R. 'Patersoun, Walk- erton, Bruce county agricultural rep- resentative, who addressed the club on the subject of "The Restricted Area (Plan" for the control and eradi- cation of tuberculosis .in cattle, The address, heard with deep inter- est by the assembly, brought forth a number of questions to which Mr. Paterson gave comprehensive an - 5 Wers. • Miscellaneous business included; Motion by 3d r. Peck. seconded by N. S2. ,Dorrance, ,that the question of a restricted area for Fluroii county he presented at tate June ssession of the Huron county council. Carried, Fol- lowing this motion a committee was named topresent this matter to the attention of the county council. The meeting unanimously approved of the following ,two motions: Moved by Mr. ;Peck, seconded by Mr. Oes- treicher '('1) Whereas at present the purchasing public hasno assurance of the quality m1 beef being sold over the counter, we, the directors of the Perth -Huron S'laotthorn Club, recent - vend to the provincial •government that all beef pfi'ereei for sale he 'label- ed as 'to ,grade, '(() Moved 'by lfr. White, seconded by Mr. Peck, that we, the directors of the 'Perth -Hurons Shorthorn ChM, recommend to the thini5'ter of agricul- •ure for (Ontario that the grading ni nulls and 'paytineltt of premiums lin graded hulls be instituted in the prov- ince. The directors' meeting immediately followed at which four salesmen and fieldmen were appointed to assist prospect buyers in securing suitable breeding stock, The 'directors decided ,that these fieldmen should receive five per cent, of the sale price for any sales completed by 'them. Fieldmen appointed were; Huron county, W. C. Oestreicher, Crediton, \V. H. Arm- strong, Seaforth; rPertit county, Lin- coln White, St. Marys, William Wal - die, Stratford. Bruce County reports a smaller mortality in pigs this winter than is usually experienced. Well i1110'g t o n County reports that fall wheat is showing up particularly well as it has 'been covered with a nice blanket of snow during most of the winter. The nigh prices of alfalfa and clover seed prevailing there are diverting farmers' attention to timothy which has the ad- vantage of being considerably cheaper and at the same time a house -grown product, In Halton, and some other counties livestock breeders are re- ported as disappointed at prevailing market prices for their cattle, 'In Hal- dinnand a definite move has 'been made towards having the county de- clared as a tuberculosis -free area. The county :council has already approved the movement and the /Livestock Im- provement Association is proceeding with the passing of petitions. Middle- sex has •experienced some :floods in low areas due to :heavy rains. Wheat is still green there and in good condi- tion though fear has been expressed because of lack "of snow. Quite a de- mand for horses has .been noticed am- ong the tobacco growers of ;Norfolk comity and good teams are bringing from IS3190 to Iwq-I1310 !Demand for springers and new rnilkers in 'Prince Edward County appears to ,be a little brisker both from 'American and .other outside ,buyers, at 'fairly satisfactory prices. 'Horses are also selling well there, 'Livestock in 'Eastern Ontario is its fairly good condition considering the scarcity of home-grown feeds and the .high price' of commercial feeding staffs, PIPE TOBACCO FOR AiMILD ,COO L SMOKE