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TEA
HENSALL
The \Vohelo Class of the United
Church held their March meeting in
the church on Friday evening, March
4th. Hymn 226 was sung and the
Lord's prayer in unison. The Scrip-
ture, Psalm 19, was read responsively.
An Irsh reading "Tribulations of Bid-
dy Malone". by •Kathryne Drysdale,
Solo, Joyce Broderick accompanied by
Mrs, .Broderick, Reading, "St. Pat-
rick's Day", by Ian Filshie. Hymn '2 230
was sung and the Mizpah benediction.
Contests were enjoyed and lunch ser-
ved. The meeting was in charge o
Miss Lettee Love and took the form
of a St. Patrick evening.
Another euchre and dance sponsor-
ed by the Hensel! Chamber of Com-
merce will .be held in the town halm on
Wednesday evening. March II:6th. This
promises to be a very interesting af-
fair.
The World's Day of ,Prayer was ob-
served here on Friday afternoon when
the ladies of the United Church, St.
Paul's Anglican Church and Carmel
Presbyterian Church gathered at Car-
mel ,Church for the service. The pres-
idents of the different W. M. Socie-
ties, Mrs. Charles A. MnDoanell for
the United Church, .Miss Mary fee
for .St. Paul's Church and Mrs. Colin
Hudson for Carmel Church, were on
the platform. A very able address on
"Fellowship" was giren by Mrs. 1'1x.:
A. Young. Prayers were offered by
Mrs. Basil .Edwards, Mrs. John Dal-
las, Miss 'Jennie Murray, Mrs. Anna
McDonald and Mrs, W. A. Goodwin.
A duet was given by -Miss Florence
Welsh and Mrs. Geo. Hess accompan-
ied on the piano by Mrs. \V. A. Mc-
Laren. A large number of ladies were
out to enjoy the service.
W. M. S, Meeting—
The W.M.S. of the United Citurc r
held their March meeting on Thnrs-
day afternacn in the school room of
the cherch bits. a selendid attend-
ance.
:end-
ance. In t'.re absence of the president.
Mrs fro s. the 2nd vice-president,
Mrs Ballantyne. preside.d. After the
opening hymn and the Lore's ,,racer
the roil was called. minutes of rhe
previous meeting. -were read and the
business discussed. It was decided to
entertain the :nen to an Irish evening
on March ,116th. Aster singing a hymn
Mrs. E. McQueen :ed in prayer. The
devotional leaflet was taken by Mies
Ethel Murdock. Solo by Miss Kath-
ryne Drysdale accompanying herself
on the guitar. The Topic was taken by
Mrs. Filshie. The meeting closed with
singing a hymn and prayer by Mrs.
Ballantyne.
The Y. P. S. of the United Church
held their regular weekly meeting on
Monday es -ening in the school room
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of the church with a good attendance.
Miss Doreen :Farquhar presided. It
being missionary evening the meeting
opened by singing hymn 384 and the
Lord's prayer in unison. The Scrip-
ture lesson was read by Miss Kath -
time Drysdale. Minutes were read and
business discussed. It was decided to
withdraw the Y. P. meeting next
Monday evening on account of the
concert to be given on Tuesday even-
ing by the 'Wohelo Class. ':A solo by
Rose Kennedy. The Topic on "Fol-
lowing the ,Cltrist". Piano instrument-
al by Miss Gladys Luker. The meet-
ing closed by singing hymn 291' and
the 'Mizpah benediction.
Council Meeting—
The regular monthly meetin; of the
village council was held in the coatui`
chamber on Monday evening at a o'-
clock with all the members ,present.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read by the clerk and on motion o?
Jones and Shepherd were adopted as
read. Sam Rennie- and iFred_Beer ap-
peared as delegates from the band and
read their financial report and explain-
ed the same stating that the band had
twenty instruments of their own and
uniforms for 36 in good condition.
They aimed for a grant es at present
they hare a deficit. Brock and Twitch-
ell: That we grant the band 5200. Car-
ried. Constable Geo. Fee reported re
traffic bylaw: Caretaker of the town
bail, Geo. Walker, reported on hall
renting. Jas. A. 'Paterson, village clerk
and treasurer. reported on the finan-
cial affairs of the tillage stating that
last year there was $143 of prepaid
taxes. For this year up to date 3668
have been paid in. R. J. 'Paterson. tax
collector, reported re tax collections.
Twitchell and Brock: that we extend
the tax roll to the first of April. Car-
ried. Jones and Shepherd: Thar the
resolution re tax account erepared
'iythe Bank of Montreal be signed
°ey the reeve and clerk. Bills and ac-
counts read a, folly wr: R, J. Teriell
and Co.. 11.7e; .Exeter 'rimes Adencate.
75e: F. ?i. Bontlrron, insurance on
rink.:2o: 'F. W. Hess. printing. 847:
Tho,. R Rizhartisen. labor at rink,$4,25:
Lloyd Brock, , eb e at r tik, Me; ; \W.
Tayls.r. labor on .tree:-. . 51:75: J. A.
Pater -on, postage. .: School Fe+ard.
current expenses, 51000: Hydro Com-
mission, hydro for hall and motor,
66/' \V. R. Davidson, coal foe hall.
044:15; W. R. !Davidson, coal, relief.
88 Sam ;Ramie. hand grant, :201:
Mrs. _lame Sangster, labor, charity.
317235: R. J Paterson. re Mrs. 'Tame.
Sangster':: 31;2.7•;. ,Ta,. A. Paterson.
Clerk
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Mrs \roilmershousen, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Huart of 'Woodstock; Mrs:
Conrad Mogk of Tavistock George
Wenzel, Otto Wenzel, ,Melinda Wen-
zel, 'Lydia Wenzel, Freda Wenzel,
Lenora Matthews, Mrs, IN. Matthews,
Mrs, .iN. Wildforig, Mrs. :Andrew
Phrinuner and 'Mrs, William Wenzel,
all of 'Hespler, and Mrs. William
Mutch of Clinton. Flowers were re-
ceived from the family, Mr, and Mrs.
Wm. 1futele Mr. and ,Mrs. `Harry
Yungblut, Mrs. John Arthur and .Al-
ma Yungblut, Anna :Beadle, Idr. and
\Irs. 'Edgar Lawson, 'Knox Presby-
terian Church and \W,M.S., grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Wainer and Mr. and Mrs.
John Deer, The D. and A. Navigation
Co.. Detroit.
AUBURN
Death of Mrs. George Yungblut—
This community mourns the death
of one of its highly respected citizens
in the person of Mrs. 'George Yung -
hut who passed away Saturday morn-
ing at her home, lot 31. concession 1,
East Wattianosh. Mrs, Yungblut had
been in failing health for a number of
years. The late Mrs. Yungblut was
'ion: Sept. 8th, .1870. the daughter o?
.August and Elizaheth \Walper of Hole
lett township and svas married to Geo.
Y tngl'ut 'December 31st, '166,6, and
for -nasty years resided in \ ih lrn lat-
er moving. _ra
o the .present farm where
they led ilor twenty a ar Me,.
Y .i t b,:n lye, a rahted men ,e f
Kix Presby to a;: Church. She ..ts
5 ,comas of sterlingqua :e= and de-
voted to her home and family. Her
passim will be deeply mourned by a
host of friends and relatives. Besides
her husband she leaves two daughter:-
and
aughtersand three sons: Mr, Clarence Walden
(:lbargueritel of Hullett; Lila a regis-
tered nurse: Victor at home: Leonard
of Chatham: and Arthur of Detroit:
ai-o two sisters and three brothers:
Kate of 'Pincher .Creek; Mrs. C. W.
1-nscomhe of Colorado; Adam of Pin-
cher Creek: William. Alberta; :George,
British Columbia. The funeral, which
-.vas held from the family residence on
Monday, was largely attended and
was conducted by 'Rev. A. M. Boyle,
pastor of 'Knox Church. Mr. Harvey
MCGee sang a solo. The p allberer_
were Messrs. J. C. Smite Herman
Daer. Sam Deer, Percy \Va:d Her-
vey McGee. and -William Dobie. The
ea ket was banked with ,flower,r l
hore nntte testimony of the e f of
the deceased. The flower bearer. iv,re
Keith and Harry '.Arthur.
Wagner and Ernest Paterson. I::te-
ment was made in Balls Ccn e r v.
Th se from a distance who as..ndei
the funeral were Mr. and M. Neely
and son. Mr. and Mrs, E. Stelck, Mr.
and ,Mrs. Harm- Yungblut ani non
Earl, Jake Deicher . a!1
HURON NEWS
Leaving For England—
Mr. Alex Strang. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Strang of .`Exeter, leaves
this week for London. Eng., where he
has secured a position with the Brit-
ish Marconi Broadcasting Co.- He
will sail from Halifax on Saturday.
—Exeter Times -Advocate..
Clinton Mill Operated for
Nearly 90 Years—
John Schoenhals, veteran flour mill-
er and for the past 26 years proprie-
tor of the Clinton mill, is retiring
from business after 50 years milling
experience. as apprentice, -journey-
man, miller and proprietor. He start-
ed as an apprentice with Pfeffer Bros.
of Milverton, was later employed in
a mill at Atwood and in 11396 acquired
the 'Port Albert mill which he oper-
ated for ]i6 years before purchasing
the Clinton mill, at that time known
as Fair's mill. Though not an aged
man, Mr. Schoenhals is of heavy
build and a weakened heart makes
climbing the stairways in a .five -story'
building a difficult and dangerous
matter. and that is the reason for his
retirement. Built in the early fifties
by the late Samuel H. Rance, father
of Col. H. T. Rance, Division Court
Clerk, and Thomas 'Rance, the mill
has for nearly ninety years ground
wheat into bread flour. For the first
quarter century it was a combined
flour mill and distillery and there are
a few residents who can recollect see-
ing the big whiskey vats and a barrel
with whiskey always on top where
farmers bringing wheat and barley tt•
the mill might help themselves. For
many years there was also a saw mir
in connection with the industry and
an incident that is related in connec-
tion with it was the bursting of the
1' --grit diameter fly wheel of the en -
e ine. It happened one winter morning
erten the engineer turned on the pow-
er to start the wheels turning. The
g *vernor belt slipped off the frosted
en:ley and allowed the engine to run
w ild The wheel flew into pieces and
t large section was thrown through
the rail: roof. The mill was long
known a. lair's Mils. The late James
Fair Sr. became owner many years
ago and gras succeeded by his two
sons. James and Norman. Head mill-
er, who served under the elder Fair
and later under the younger men are
J. P. Sheppard, now retired, and Har-
ry Hunt. The small flour mill is be-
coming a forgotten industry. the big
:pills crowding them out or absorbing
them. The Fair mill at one time had
a capacity of 300barrels of flour per
day.
CARE OF THE BY -ROADS
In days gone by people regarded
the highways as a sort of 'No Man's
Land." They ptished their fence, out
and stole part of the land that belong-
ed to the municipality. That was no-
also', business: the road belonged
nobody. +
i according to their way of
thinking. They pastured their cows
un the grass that grew at the road-
side. '\Who cared? Nobody. The road
belonged to everybody. Any one could
,,ick up the apples from roadside
trees.'Nobody could order une off the
road.
There :eur•ires in places something
..f the old contempt for the roads.
Here and there some unthinking per-
son carts out a load of rubbish and
Brows it beside the road. Usually this
occur, along a byway of unimproved
road. and this fact reveals that the
people have not arrived at the proper
appreciation of the highest value of
the roads to their community.
Those by -roads and country lanes
are soon to become one 'of the coun-
try's finest assets. More and more the
tourist will leave the big straight ce-
ment highways and find enjoyment in
;he countryside. Country' 'people are
earning not to scorn the tourists, and
.,part from the consideration of mak-
their own homesites and their
irotas pleasant. is the incentive to
i-enare their district to bid for the
fi able tourist traffic. The roadside
riga :< an insult and an economic
.•: to a community.
r tient--My wife -complains that I
al;, in my sleep. What would you
^gest 1 .ho_tld M,?
Doctor - Nothing that you
uldn't.•
THURSDAY, MAROM 17, 1938
TELEPHONE
TALKS IN THE WATSON FAMILY
When Donnie Watson's father
greeted him over the tele-
phone from 500 miles away,
Donnie was impressed no end.
He couldn't resist boasting a
bit to his next-door neighbour
and playmate.
Whenever you're called out
of town, do as Bob Watson
does —telephone home. It
brings peace pf mind at a
trifling cost. f.
see
ese
Reductions in telephone rates—local
and long distance— in 1935, '36 and
'37 have effected savings to telephone
users in Ontario and Quebec of
nearly one million dollars yearly.
M. J. HABKIRK
Manager
RODGERVILLE
(By W. H. Johnston in the London
Free 'Press.)
In the days of the pioneer some vil-
lages started out under such favor-
able circumstances that citizens fare -
saw large and prosperous towns in the
not distant future.
Unexpected events, however, blast-
ed their hopes, and people moved on
to newer and more fortunate centres.
Such was the fate of the almost for-
gotten village of 'Rodgerille,
Situated about four miles north of
Exeter. on the London road, it grew
rapidly. One of the earliest citizens
was Mahew• Rodger, who opened a
brick yard and built a large double
house. One side was occupied as a
store and the other as a hotel.
As a merchant. he was a remark-
able success, for, as crops in this fer-
tile territory produced abundantly,
there was plenty of grain and dressed
hogs to exchange for store. moods
Rodger storehouses were soon fin-
ed
ed to capacity. and he branched out
into teantrn:2 to Lateen. and when the
Bnffato & Lake Huron Railroad wa
opened ,for train_ in1358. he sent his
produce to Seaforth. Among his team-
sters was one who became famous or
important locally. Archie Bishop.
who later settled down to farming in
U'sborne, and who the electors of
South Huron were pleased to send as
their representative to the Legislative
Assem'hly.
Mr. Rodger's success and the needs
of the people spelled opportunity for
others, and the village grew apace.
Business men flocked to the village
Ind various shops were opened and
did a good :business. The first settlers
had come in 1036, but the .business
boom was not until several years
later.
As Hay post office was only two
mi:es away, it was not until 13518 that
a post' office wag. established in Rod-
nerilio. and named after its founder,
Matthew Roder, who died in the
ia;tee.:A fall fair was established and
ran for some years.
The three Grey brothers -launched
out in another direction. Besides run.
ning their blacksmith anti wagon
.shops, they turned out -the Grey blows
that for many years were the particu-
lar choice of aspirant; for honors at
plowing matches. Although fitted with
a wooden beam and handles, the plow
was so well trade and designed that it
was especially prized for turning sod
as well as for its wearing qualities:
The leading brother Was John. and
he was a popular lay preacher and
temperance advocate. For many years
he held forth in all pulpits that were
opened to him. which was practically
every one. Encouraged by his success,
he became an ordained minister in the
Baptist denomination. and was a suc-
cessful pastor. _Alter his leaving the
firm, his brothers ceased to build the
plow. and it passed out of existence.
trust as everything seemed rosy for
Rodgerville, the London, Huron &
Bruce Railway was built, and opened
in 1076. According to the agreement
with Hay Township, a station was to
be ,built on the ,Zurich road at Hen -
sail.
This spelled the doom of Rodger -
Neer stores were built in Hens
sail and opened. Mr.:C•latisin moved
his harness se sp follow-
ed.
there. Others follo-
ed. and in a few years all 'business
houses were closed and most of the
b.ii:dingy pulled down. The original
joint ,tune and hotel bufit by Matth-
ea' sR+d,xer ie still standing, and three
.'ther small residences are in exlct-
ence an reminders of the once lively
and prosperous village of-Rodgerville.
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Fertilizer Recommendations
An Ontario 'Department of Agricul-
ture publication, 'Fertilizer Recom-
mendations" looked upon by many
progressive farmers as the most vale -
able of all booklets published by the
Department from year to year, is jus`
off .the press for 119138 and ready for
distribution free to every farmer. This
important pamphlet of 20 pages can
be .obtained, Mr. Farmer, from either
your Agricultural 'Representative, the
Chemistry Department, D..A.C., or .ire
writing Publications Branch, Ontario
Department of :Agriculture, Parlia-
ment .Building., Toronto Obey that
impulse and write for It now. It will
mean money: to you this yoar in the
opinion of r pro antnent agrirulturitts.
The booklet sloes not contain an%
"hit or truss" information. It is the re_
suit of much careful work by the Ad-!
visor+ Board in conjunction with far-
mer user., s, governanent 0;116,,,:: ,,n,!
manufacturers. It is considered the
. most reliable information on f r ttliz-
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commendation is backed by experi•
mental data. in some cases Bathe.. -ed
over a long period of years. It is
checked and double checked by the
Board, every member of which hav-
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ity. One of the 'board's functions is
"to examine experimental data from
all reliable sources having to do with
the use of .fertilizers and methods of
application. and to make recommen-
dations justified iby such data or by
approved farm practices,"
Space will not permit outlining the
contents of the booklet in detail. The
two pages on soil management and
Conservation of barnyard manure are
distinctly worth while, You grow gen-
eral crops? Well, you will find, gener-
al fertilizer recommendations for bar-
ley. beans, buckwheat, corn. fall
wheat. maneels. mixed grain. oats,
peas. late potatoes, spring wheat, sug-
ar beets and turnips.
Dairy farmers and beef men will
find recommendations for fertilizers
to be placed on dairy and beef pas-
tures as .well as for hay crops. Sev-
eral pages are devoted to fertilizers
for market garden crops, while four
pages are given to best fertilizer mix-
tures for ;;rapes, -raspberries, straw-
berries and •tree fruits,
There is information for the tobac-
co farmer Mo. whether he grows flue -
:wed, hurley or dark tobacco.
There is also . valuable data on the
home .nixing of fertilizers: methods
of app.lication, and soil testing service.
This latter service can be obtained at
O.A.C., -Guelph; Kemptville Agricul-
tural School, lKemptville; Western
Ontario 'Experimental Farm, Ridge -
town; Horticultural Experimental Sta-
tion, Vineland: ,Dominion Experimen-
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She—Married life has its prob-
lems,
Hes-)Yes, especially when the wile
complains shout not having enough
wardrobe dr obe space and nothing to wear
at the sante tinsel'
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