HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-09-01, Page 1Blest be our woods of hemlock,
maple, pine
Balsam and birch, dear Lord, otir
woods and Thine!
Blest be their' bubbling springs, their
rippled lakes, • '
Their ponds and every laughing
,brook that makes
e Seaforth
HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
Rainbows and foam and 'crystal
homes far trout;'
Blest 'be the trails that wander in and.
'out
Among gray boulders drowned in
soft green seas
Of velvet moss!
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 60, No. 35.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1938
Phone 84.
$1 a year.
SUGAR CRISP
CORN FLAKES
2 Packages
1Sc'
OUR OWN BLEND COFFEE
. 23c half lb
CALUMET BAKING POWDER
100 & 25c each
MINUTE TAPIOCA with Sher-
bert Dish 2 for 29c
DUFF LARD, 2 lbs. .... 25c
SNEIDER'S SHORTENING -
2 1'b. 25c
PUFFED WHEAT, 3 pack..... 25c
SODA BISCUIT, 2 lb's. 25e
LIB•BY PORK & BEANS -
3 Tins 25c
IDEAL SILVER CREAM—
. 25c bottle
" SNAP HAND CLEANER-
2 tins 29c
GILLETT'S LYE, 2 tins 23c
CAUSTIC SODA, Loose ,... 10c lb
CAPD DRAIN CLEANER -
25c can
Masters Pig Starter @ $2.70. cwt.
A. C. Routledge
Phone 166
COAL
'QUALITY -SERVICE
E. L. BOX p43
Northside United Church
Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister.
11111 a.' nu., 'To Whom .Are You
Neighbor?"'
7 p.m. "The Highway in the Wild-
erness."
Sunday School at 10 am.
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Hugh Jack, B.A., Minister.
Ebi' a.m. The Secret .of Fnuitfulness
7
p.m. The Christian Standard.
Sunday School at '110 a.m,
St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth
Rector, Rev. Dr. Hurford.
1'll a.nt, Religion and Social Life,
17'p.m. Jesus Transforming Men.
Evening service recommences. Sun-
day School opens Sept. 1llth
Egmondville United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, 13.A.,'B.D;
'110 a.m. Sunday School.
1'1 a.m, "Sow'in'g and Reaping."
v p.nt."(Lessons from !Nineveh."
This big stack of grain is at the
farm of Mr. Wilbert Dining, 2nd
concession of Tuckersanith, east of
Hensall, and contains slightly over
eighteen loads of barley •and mixed
grain, The 'builder of the stack was
Mr. W. 3, 1Jones, well •known Hen-
sall man and former Reeve of that
village, who is 7.9 years of age.
During his long lifetime Mr. Jones
has built a great many stacks and he
is regarded in the community as an
expert in the art of making these
great pyramids of sheaves. This one
at Mr. D'illing's is the tallest Mfr.
Dotes has ever ,built, being nearly
forty feet high. It contains twelve
loads of +barley in the lower 'part and
the rest is .mixed grain.
Care is necessary in 'building a
stack, Mr. !Jones says, to keep the
butts turned out and sloping ' down,
in order to shed water. More stacks
were built in the early days when
barns were smaller, and also before
the days of stook threshing. An ex-
tra heavy crop this year made stack-
ing necessary at Mr. Dining's.
The old timers used to build their
stacks sloping outward and upward
from the base, until the sides might
overhang as much as ten feet 'before
they started tapering it to a peak.
Sheaves that have been standing in
stooks for ten days are usually shap-
ed just about right for 'building a
good stack, Mr. Jones said. Some
men work on their hands and knees
while arranging the sheaves, but he
prefers standing up and using a fork.
A 'hay stack is much easier to build
than a grain stack. The only trick
about making a hay stack is to tramp
the centre, but not the, sides; let the
hay at the sides hang down, he said.
Mr. Jones was :born in Hastings
Comity on the bay shore road mid-
way !between Trenton and Belleville,
a great apple growing country. The
family moved to Huron county in
(118701. There was no London, Huron
and Bruce railway then. They arriv-
ed at Seaforth station OA a cold day
in March and were met 'by an
uncle with a team. He has vivid
recollections of deep snow piled high
between rail fences, and of getting off
and running behind the sleigh to
keep warm cm that first journey to
their new' home on the south bound-
ary of Stanley township, west of
Kip.pen. The homestead and adjacent
farms are now owned by his sons
Norman and Herbert.
After the railway came great quan-
tities of cordwood four feet long were
shipped to London. Two long pales of
wood, six feet high, were kept con-
stantly at Kippen statin .ready for
immediate ,loading on the cars when-
ever orders came. The price was
a cord. Later, when woad was not so
plentiful the price rose to $5 a cord.
Mr. !Jones 'remembers when the
creek at Kippen flowed all summer'
long and supplied power for the Be11
mill. Modern drainage carries the
water away so, quickly now that the
creek is usually dry in summer, He
is of the opinion oarr climate has
changed due to 'lack of moisture and
we don't get the frequent little show-
ers they had in the early days. A
Hensall
Resident, 79,
Builds Record
Stack
411
On top of the stack
is Mr. William Jones
of IHen.sall, and below
from left to, right are.
Harold Dining, Bern-
ice Dilling, Clarence
Dilling, Mr, Wilbert
Doling and Mr. Wil-
liam Boa,
DR. AND MRS. LARKIN
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
'On Saturday, Rev. F, H. 'Larkin,
DD,, and Mrs. Larkin celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs, W. Moffatt, in
Port Colb-orne, when members of the
family gathered at a dinner in their
honor. Their .marriage took ;place on
August 26111, 11888. The session and.
congregation of First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth, where Rev, Dr.
Larkin was pastor for twenty-eight
years until his retirement in 119218, sent
congratulations and also a purse 'con-
taining $510 as a token of remembrance
and esteem, Dr. and Mrs. Larkin
have spent the past summer at Wind-
sor.
DALE -ARMSTRONG
The marriage ,of Harriett Lauretta
(Hattie), eldest daughter of 'Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. H. Armstrong to Stewart
Russell Dale, son of Mr. and M•rs.
Thomas Dale, Clinton, was solemn-
ized in the (Presbyterian Manse, Sea -
forth, on Saturday, Aug. 27'th. Rev,
Hugh (Jack officiated.
The !bride, who was unattended,
was charming in a gown of tea rose
sheer with bouffant skirt and tiny
matching 'jacquet and wore a halo of
tea rose buds.
After the ceremony the happy
couple left on a motor trip to 'Ottawa,
down the St. Lawrence River 'and
around 'the Niagara district. The
bride travelled in navy satin faced
crepe dress, beige coat and navy ac-
cessories. On their return 'Mr. and
Mrs. Dale will reside on theagroom's
farm in Hullett.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Mr. Sidney jambs will celebrate
his 914th birthday on Sunday, Sept.
4th. His many friends join in best
wishes,
firm believer in keeping the soil
in good condition, Mr. Jones says
that he leas known land that had
'been kept up by rotations of crops,
and feeding the stock on the premises
showing a better return of as notch as
'five 'bushels to the acre over adjacent
land where the soil had been 'robbed'.
Mr. Wilbert Dining is a former res-
ident of Seaforth, his father having
'been a builder and lived here a'b'out
twenty-five years ago.
BARRETT-EBIERHART
A pretty wedding took place on
Tuesday, August 31011.1, at high nooni
at the' .home of the 'bride's . parents,
Goderich street, Seaforth, when Irene
Mae, -only 'dau'gh'ter of Mr. and bLrs.
Louis Eiberhart, was -united in mar-
riage to Mr. Charles Edgar Barrett,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. .E. Barrett, of
Newton. Rev. Hugh Jock officiated.
The ceremony was performed on the
lawn the bridal party standing on a
mug in front of a 'bank of ferns and
flowers. The 'bride, who was given
away by her father, was 'charming in
white.silk ,marq'uisette over satin, in
princeas style Appliqued in white satin
lovers' knots, veil knee length, held
with tyro of orange 'blossoms, and
silver slippers. She wore the gift .of
the .groom, . a heart -shaped . silver
necklet and chain, She carried a bou-
quet of Briarcliff roses, lily of the
valley and fern,
The 'bridesmaid was Miss Jean
Barrett, of ,Brussels, sister of the
groom, who was dressed in a pale
green ;brocad11d taffeta in princess
style, and ;gold slippers. She wore
silver bracelet, gift of the groom, and
carried pale pink Briarcliff noses.
The maid of honor, Miss Kathleen
!Barrett, of Listowel, also a sister of
the ,groom, wore a net dress over
mauve satin, gdld slippers, and ,car-
ried a bouquet of yellow mums.
Mr. Delford Kenny, of Newton,
was groomsman. The wedding music
was played Iby Miss Marion B'arrett
of Stratford, sister of the groom.
The' bride's mother wore !black and
whiteisheer crepe and corsage of red
roses !and fern.
The groom's mother wore ,black
lace over 'black taffeta and corsage of
red roses.
The gift 'of the groom to the bride
was a silver necklet and chain, which
she wore; to the bridesmaid, maid of
honor and to the pianist, silver 'brace-
lets; to the groomsman, a pen and
pencil set.
The house was prettily decorated in
pink and white streamers and a,pro-
fusion of ;flowers.
/Following the ceremony dinner
was gerved to about thirty guests who
air the wedding, at the Commerc-
ial dining room. Tables were decor-
ated with white and pink asters and
the wedding cake. Rev. Hugh Jack
proposed a toast to the bridal ,couple,
to which the groom responded. Dur-
ing the dinner a telegram of congratu-
lations came from the groom's 'broth-
er, Mr. 'Campbell Barrett, superin-
tendent 'of the radium division of the
Eldorado nine.
Later the happy couple left on a
motor trip to Toronto and the MLus-
kaka Lakes. They will reside in Kirk-
land Lake where the groom is em-
ployed with the Wright -Hargreaves
Mine.
Guests at the wedding included:
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Barrett of New-
ton; Mr. and .Mfrs. 'Charles Consigney
and family, Detroit; Mr. Adrian St.
Louis, Kirkland .La'ke; Mr, Bab Jack
of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ab-
erhart, Seaforth, Miss Jane Keem'ie,
of Hamilton; Misses Leona Box, 'La-
belle Hawkins, Clare Eckart, Jean
Frost and Grace IKrauter.
Prior to her marriage the bride was
recipient of many !beautiful gifts. Mis,
Leona Box entertained at her home
in honor of the !bride -elect when the
.gi 7 friends presented a handsome
automatic electric iron. Misses La-
belle Hawkins and Jean Frost held
kitchen shower in her honor, the
many gifts being in cream and green
colors, and Miss 'Josephine Edge en-
tertained at a cup and saucer shower.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Nairn of Tor-
onto wish to announce the engage-
ment of their daughter" 'Gladys, to
Mr. Stanley Lorraine Earl, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Earl of
!Mitchell, the marriage to take place
the middle of September.
Your Buildings
Need Shingling
Why not do it while the weather is fine.
Prices of Red Cedar Shingles are
extremely Low.
N. CLUFF &' SONS
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We have on display a very 'beautiful line of 97 piece Dinner Sets
ranging in price from $17.50 to $40.00 the set. Included in these are
exquisitely beautiful gold decorated real china 97 piece Dinner Sets
at from $25.00 to $40.00. Also 26 piece sets at from $4.50 up.
SSHOP AT
AVAUGES
IT PAYS
ANNUAL MEETING
Annual meeting of the H'ospit'al
Aid to Soott Memorial Hospital will
be 'held on Th'urs., Sept, '8th, at 3.30
p.m., in the Carnegie Library.
LUCKY
There is • a truck in this town
which must have horse shoes hanging
all .over it, having gone 48,0100 miles
without a puncture, It ibetongs to the
Regier Transport and is driven by
Russell Gole.
RATE REDUCED
According to word received from
the Hydro Electric Power Commis-
sion ofOntario, by the local Public
Utilities Commission, there will be
no change in electric rates in Sea -
forth at the present time, except the
water heater flat rate is reduced from
49c per 100 watts per month to 9125.
PRESENTATION
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent at the Monte of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Kennedy recently when their
neighbors gathered to present them
with a .beautiful electric lamp en the
eve of their departure from the com-
munity. The presentation was made
by Mrs. McLachlan and Miss Bar-
bara Simpson and the accompancing
address was read by Miss Hazel Mc-
Lachlan. 'To Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
and Hilda:—W'e, your long time
friends and neighbors, have gathered
rotind you this afternoon to bid yon
farewell and to wish you success.
happiness, and most of all health to
enjoy life in your new abode. In part-
ing we ask you to accept this 5111011
token so that in the years to some it
may recall to you pleasant memories
of the sixth and seventh concessions
of •Tuckersmith. Signed on ,behalf of
Your Neighbors."
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
The following front a Nelson, B.C.,
paper refers to the death in that city
last week of a native of Seaforth, Mrs,
D. W. Hutchinson. Before her mar-
riage she was Miss Edith Cash and
was a member of the staff of the
Pickard store:
Mrs. Edith Agnes Hutchinson, wife
of Daniel W. Hutchinson, 223 First
Avenue West, Calgary, died suddenly
at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. E.
Shaw, Carbonate street, Monday af-
ternoon.
Mr, and 'Mrs, Hutchinson were res-
idents of !Nelson sham 20 years ago,
when Mr. Hutchinson was in the
clothing 'business. They later moved
to Calgary, where they have lived
since. Mrs. Hutchinson came to visit
her sister only two weeks ago Sun-
day, She was horn in Seaforth, Ont.
Besides her husband and sister,
Mrs. Hutchinson is survived by three
other sisters, Mfrs. Margaret Magee,
and Mrs, A. T. Currie, in Toronto,
and Miss 'Grace Cash of 'Nelson.
Interment liras made in the Nelson
cemetery,
TUCKERSMITH
Council Minutes--
Council
inutes—Council met on Saturday evening,
August 27th, The minutes of previous
meeting were adopted. Bylaw No, •6,
authorizing the .borrowing of l$7000
from the .Canadian Bank of Com-
merce was passed. Notice was receiv-
ed from T. R. Patterson, engineer,
giving the estimated cost of a drain
required in the village of Brucefield,
at $110 and apportioning 10 per cent
of the cost to the Township of Tuck-
ersmith. The. 'Council 'declared their
agreement to said apportionment, and
authorized the Clenk to notify the
engineer to that effect. Hugh li:c-
Miillan was appointed collector of
taxes for 11938 at a salary of $2010.
The treasurer was authorized to pay
Miss Elford $2$ for typewriter for
use of .officials. The following ac-
counts were passed—R. Dalrymple,
pay lists 12s113, $6013.715; R. ,Kennedy,
weed inspecting, $311;215; relief ac-
counts, $53.06; Miss Elford, type-
writer, 'V'5. The Council adjourned
to meet Saturday, Sept. 214th, at 2 p.m.
D. F. :McGregor, Clerk.
Mrs. Clayton Horton and son Don-
nie of Niagara Falls is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mfrs. !Janes Hay.
Sister Mary Frances of 'Windsor
spent a few -days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan.
Miss Thelma. Elgie visited with
Mitchell friends over the week end,
Jackson Bros. have had a fine new
silo erected on their farm last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strong of Ot-
tawa visited at the home of his sister.
Mrs. Harvey Moore.
Mr. Wan. Twist of Toronto, form-
erly of Tuckersmith, was renewing
acquaintances in the district Mast
week.
The Tuckersmith •Ladies' Club will
hold their meeting on Sept. 7th at the
hone of Mfrs. Leslie Lawson, The roll
call is to be a tongue -twister.
PASSES AT LONDON
Much sympathy is expressed for
the family of the late O. H. Sproule,
who passed away at Byron Sanitar-
ium, London, Wednesday morning af-
ter a lengthy illness. The •deceased is
survived .by his wife, 'formerly Miss
Hazel Burgess of Brussels, one dau-
ghter Ardath and four sons. Mr.
Sproule was born at 'Listowel and
came to Seaforth about three years
ago from Brussels. Burial will take
place at Listowel
BRUSSELS WINS
THE ;STEPHENS'ON CUP
The second and last game, in the
H. F. A. final series took place on
Monday night when St. Colunvban
defeated Brussels 2-0, Brussels was
therefore winner of the round, having
won the previous game 3-0.
WINTHROP
The Ladies' Aid and W.M.S. will
hold their regular meeting on Wed-
nesday, ,Sept. 70, at the home of Mrs
Robert Dodds.