HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-09-08, Page 10PAGE, TWO
HURON NEWS courses of study at the 'beginning of
Identical Twins—
To look at. Edwin tad Norman.
(Rock, operators of the planing and.
e ioppilsg mild at Brodhagen, no one
would ever think that these 4i3,year,
old twins once 'weighed only a pound
and a half. Alike as two peas
pod, it is difficult to tell which is Ed-
win and which is .Norman. All their
lives ;people 'have insisted on nristak-
ing one for the other, And it's no
wonder! Both Wren weigh exactly 065
pounds and they have identical pdiys-
iques. They stand five feet seven, talk
alike and have the same dark brown(
hair and grey eyes. They even ,rote
alike. They differ in few- respects.
Norman is a ,bachelor, but Edwin is
Married and has a .family of three
girls and one 'boy. Norman likes
music and is president of the town
band, bait Edwin says he has no .more
music in him than the corner lamp
,post.. "We weighed a pound and a half
each when we were born 413 years
ago.” Norman related, ""and mother
could put her wedding ring around
our legs. Each of us was placed in a
cardboard match box, about eight
inches long and four inches deep, and
the 'boxes were hung over the stove
so we could 'keep good and warn.
For a long time they fed us with an
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
the new year term. The plans for the
new (building have already been ap-
proved by dile department of •educa-
tion. Architect ,W. Warren of Hamil-
ton met the board of education Mon-
day afternoon and the plans were
Carefully gone over, Tenders are be-
ing called for on Friday, September
9th, et noon. The (board with :Archi-
tect Wanron visited the school and,
decided on location of the 'building
to be erected. Two sites were sug-
gested, one south of the present build-
ing, in dine with and facing in the
same direction and the other on she
campus east of the present building
and facing north on Victoria "street.
After due consideration the latter lo-
cation was selected. The new build-
ing is to be a one storey'building with
a high basement. The basement will
be divided into two parts. On one side
of the basement 'will 'be the roots for
manual training. The equipment for
this room will comprise benches,
tools and machines for wood-wwork-
in„ a forge for iron work and elec-
trical apparatus. On the other side of
the basement will be the heating sys-
tem and storage •room for fuel, a
boys: cloak room and toilets. 'On the
first storey above the manual train-
ing roost will be the rooiu for home
economics. This room will have mov-
able screens about four feet high and
eve -dropper. When we were three these screen_. will ,divide the room h their lonely 'cabins in the bush, but
years old we had started talking, but into a kitchenette, dining -roost, living on the banks •of the creek running
nobody could understand us, not even room and bedroom, Cooking. serving, across their farms a band of Indians
our parents. We had invented some laundry work and general house work were encamped. The Indians came at
kind of language of our own, so it will be the principal things taught— once and offered their services. They
was decided we should be parted for Exeter Tithes -Advocate, cut the wood, fed and watered the
a year. Edwin stayed at hone and I cows and did other chores, in fact,
went to live with my grandparents' FARM WOODLOT CAN the women said they seemed anxious
Mr. and lits. Ernest Benueweis in BE MADE VALUABLE and willing to do everything 'possible
ifdKillap• The separation accomp- to help the settlers.
lished what they had hoped it would. To make the woodlot a valuable \\'hen the militia were disbanded
and at the end of the twelve months asset to the farm, considerable atten- and returned home they w -ere delight -
we could talk so people could under- tion has to be devoted to its upkeep. ed to find that their homes had been
stand us." Sons of the late Mr. and That reasonable profits can be made protected, their work attended to and
Mrs. C. C. Rook, Edwin and Norman from the ,farm woodlot has been their wives were loud in praise of the.
were born in Brodhagen and got dentanstrated on many occasions, but kindness shown then( .by the red men
their schooling at S. S. No. 4 Logan. systematic management is required to and their wives.
The teacher, both of them admitted, bring this about. It is a generally This band of Indians were practic-
had her hands full trying to figure accepted fact that it is necessary to ally established in the neighborhood
out which was Edwin and which leave a good stand alter each .cutting, and lived for many years on the
was Norman. To make it still moreif any future forest crops are ex- banks of the stream. They spent their
difficult to distinguish between them pected, and the 'question arises as to time in making •baskets, axe handles,
they were always dressed the same as the proper number of trees to be left fishing and hunting deer and other
boys, and there was no end to the on an acre ,f land for the largest wild animals for food and clothing,
mix-ups that resulted. -We are still passible returns. Also there are the besides capturing beaver for their
mistaken for each outer," Norman questions to be considered: what valuable furs. As the young white
said, "even by people who have trees should be left to mature, and people grew up they were friendly
known us most of our lives. Hardly a does it pay- to leave seed trees? with the children of the forest and
day goes by hut what someone takes Experience has shown that the trees were welcome visitors to their en -
me for Edwin and Edwin for the. selectel for cutting should be chosen campment. In this way they ;earned
Twenty year; or soago Elwin did with :orcin: consideration as to their :t great deal about the ways and
quite a hit of trucking and when he potential value as saw -timber or for thoughts of the red Wren, finding out
did'i t get home in time to keep a ,Liles. Trees which give indication of very span that both races had very
date I substituted for hint. When he develt+ing into high-quality thither much in common.
would get to the dar,:e later in the should he 'e•, to mature. for thither The Homans and Handiords learn-
seening he aould tale over where I this quality may atter on neted the language. took part in the war
le': off and the girl wwoa:d never .,r.stit fr:mt ::trey t, tern times as much dances and in time became quite pro-
keaw the differen;e." The Rork tains tas same timber would '(ring as ^rent fn woad lore and could do al-
hi.en operating ate plait(:'1:; and :mat l o•
•(tion+, ,. with regarl to ;eel (rtes, anything the Indians could d:
ell s;\, ing mil 1 at Brodhagen ere- ,:1: :nus. `.,: •oat>idere:i far The •hief, Sarponface, a good friend
sins Father's ,hatch 21 years i stye, +ro;•er. ei r wcir.te>: oar delighted to tear,
ac Th: y !tilt :,ate rt,: ter. Law- :1rou.,:1+::: a stand :n .ir:fe" t., ;,r sure them Alia: he knew.
'en" in Ilet.o. an:i tr t*:sf aenets rear 3.1, ion ally ...,sl is When let' Prince of \\airs, in 1300,
\fr..
Ge,rge i.-1 an. ismeas;,•. ,tiui .,: are, a„se a visited London. the old chief took his
.Miss Vera Rock ,f E to ;+rise. Ont.. ,t... r1', a'sa rya:e the anuna: °"airs along and gave an exhibition
and Mrs. Iran Her'.1er: ,: Cale. i'r: :,y aransina extra of a war dance far the entertainment
City, ir•v.a, pi tar prince and the great throng of
Peculiar Accident y . ur =•:e-- people who gathered to welcome the
en i wall ... Slant:te , .. `on or Q.te, 1 Victoria. With then
,.
\C.,, •t. . _ _.
,c:ait .'•1er.lathes and Richard Handford,
etsal., the :at.,. :S: i e , ')v • •„r wee, .. • .c1 4Richard Holman. The two Dirks
Walker. ,. lie: :e::. seaaratar :s 'Y :3:, ..._r.,- are to ',e danced wt:h the Indians. The prince
:,::msec throw t the. ., n saase,ss yeas..1 , ...',e was lelivhtei and amused.
the .,0....11.,. )c r.: . a:_ .ay ciw s, t - re i01175:e ex- The ..ext day:treat lacinas were
Harry Baa den. alio as= xi one silt ere: .., . -a.'i year t0 graa al:: planned far the fa grounds and the
t *e eerarator, :was ?p u 1 aver ,a.,.,. ,F ,.,a ,rsper asea. ras crowd was larger than the day 'before.
l. of the amasses wa. ran msase, These yo :nen were: there to see
Jars ,.,.ens. .., saffered s with the rest. On recount of talo-..
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THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 8, 1938
APPRECIATED INpSANS I FREE
SERVICE
URON
(I3y 1\', II. Johnson in the London
OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD
Free Press.) HORSES OR CATTLE
It is so seldom we read or hear removed promptly and efficiently.
of attybhin'g like friction between Its
diens and the pioneer settlers that SimPiY Phone "COLLECT" to
when we do read of 11 we Feed like WILLIAM STONE SONS
putting it down as pure imagination,. LIMITED
I refer to ,the early days
of the PHONE 21 ' INGERSOLL
district. -
"Devon” ssettlementin .the Huron pHONE 219 MITCHELL
It is true that often an Indian
hunter or traveler 'became weary and Struck 'Neighbor With Car—
discouraged while going through the Alter Gordon Bedard, Drys4ste,
bush and at last almost in despair he blinded, ,by ,headlights of an oncoming
opened a cabin door, walked in and car, Siad struck. down a pedestrian,
seated himself by the fire. If wel- ttalkiatg with traffic on highway
corned, fed and given a chance to
1241 one night last .week, he stopped
rest, he departed 'with a. warm fee'iing and returned to find that the injured
of friendship for the whiteman,but man was none other than his neigh-
if treated ohurlis'hiy his whole 'being
resented t
'bots Vernon Rau, aged Z0. Rau was
i . struck by the bumper at the 'knees,
'The Delon people, strangers them
selves in this new land, must have
over the right fender and fin-
selves
friendly in their relations with
rolled off clear of the autontdbile.
the Indians because they found them He suffered a severe gash on the
very helpful at times, forehead and one ear 'was torn, the
When the '1133V-0 rebellion 'began laceration requiring nine stitches to
Capt. Longworth, of Goderich, en- 'close. The accident happened two
listed a company of 2 men including miles north of Drysdale, between
Louis Holman and Richard Handford 'G'rand Bend and Bayfield.
for the Loyalists. Their children were Mrs, Edna Reynolds Resigns—
practically babes and they were loath
to leave them and their young wives After 27 years' service • as deputy
county and surrogate court clerk and
court reporter, Mrs: 'Edna Reynolds
has resigned, the resignation to he
effective at the end of this year. Miss
Evelyn Cooper, daughter of A. J.
Cooper, of Goderich, it is understood,
will be trained in the work, Mrs.
Reynolds took her first position ,in
the courthouse at Goderich at ,the age
of i1'S years (before her marriage. For
years she also 'has actedas olerk of
the election board and special exam-
iner. Four county judges have come
and gone as well as many other of-
ficials and their assistants duritig her
term of office. Official announcement
of the change is made in the follow-
ing memorandum, issued from Tor-
onto by W. W. Denison, provincial
inspector of legal offices: "Mrs. Rey-
nolds, the court reporter and deputy
in Robert 1Tohuston's office at the
court house in Goderich has tendered
her resignation, to take •effect the, 311st
'of December of this year. The resign-
ation is 'being accepted, Mrs, Reyn-
olds has had a long and praiseworthy
record in the offices she held. It .is.
felt that some instruction and train-
ing will be necessary for Mrs. Rey-
nolds' successor and accordingly Mrs.
Reynolds will remain in the office
Until the expiration of the current
year. Mrs. Reynolds, wife of Govern-
or J. B. Reynolds, of Huron County
'jail, will continue in her position as
matron of that'institution,
ea—sada:,. is,ek Lade was
.ser the gangway ru tate oa-
aasite
i eut r: i:ately .1c escap-
ed
caped '.yo.., only a few -braises.
Escapes Instant Death—
Harry Cook. a resident of :ace sixth
csn.e .iota of East \\ an anosb near
\\•iuham, eacated death by a frac-
ia: las: neck and attrilestes this t.,
the rubber boots he was wearing.
Daring- a severe electrical and rain-
storm he was sitting in the kitchen of
his :tome ander the telephone on the
wall, Other members of the family
were in the house at the time and
there was a particularly violent blast
of lightning that seemed to come in
from the phone wires. Cook felt' .a
numbing sensation and slumped to
the floor in a dead faint. Other mem-
bers of the family described it as a
blue 'ball of flame that seemed to ex-
plode in the room and then disappear.
Cook was unconscious for over half
an hour, and one side of his body was
black after the accident, but he seem-
ed to recover afterwards, although
suffering front severe shock. The
lightning severed the mires as neatly
as if they had been clipped with a
pair of shears.
Tenders Called For New School—
The run tipal hoard having ap-
proved of the'bylaw to raise the nec-
essary funds by debentures for the
erection of a new school building in
Exeter, n i, time 11 as beets lost in
formulating plans so that the build-
ing may be erected this fall and com-
pleted by the new year, The board of
education hope .to commence the new
ta_ .,.na• ,.,- ar4 t
y.:: c,a ::t- t nye• tarsi, :ii ,,a:atw,-ni
a: - years. at lea,_ tint.. the
trees r:a_.. saw -.umber ,lie.
Systematie rnanagemen: _1'.. the farts
,wand:ot :o.:odes removing dead and
diseased trees. cutting only mature
trees far !anther. and :enc!ni the
w -O:,e 1 _.ea- to protest it ,rant reg-
i.- ow livestock and from tire. Cut-
ting .__. :veal trees and lopp 1a brush
-,..
length a:1d scattering 'them-
x `,:i?:;: the s -,o 9:_i: helps to de-
crease the a:boom of rum-af an:' to
The Owt
The ^lw'•s a very wise old bird—
At-least that's what I've always heard
They say that he can see at night
Whim= a single bit of light.
Perhaps, he ane he cannot read
In broad daylight, he's freed
From a lag arammar as he ought.
And .aying things the way we're
taught.
He tells she world.—'To whit! To
whool" Now, really, just 'ttwixt
me and you,
They'd call us dumb tial crack
doom
For saying "To who" 'stead of "To
whom!"
Teacher: "What is the half of
ethu"
Tommy: "Which m•ay?"
Teacher: "'Whatever do you
meant'
Tommy: "Well, across it stakes 9,
and down it niakee 3."
Send us the names of your visitors,
!Goderich 'Man Dies
:Suddenly at .Stratford—
Taking suddenly ill after ;having a
meal iii a downtown Stratford res-
taurant at an early 'h'our !Saturday
morning, Rdbert Uohnsten, lifelong
resident of 'Goderich, succumbed
shortly after 'he had been admitted to
the Stratford hospital about four
o'•clock .the sante morning. Coroner
Dr. M. 7. Fraser who was immed-
iately notified of the unusual death,
started an investigation •of the actions
of the late Mr, 'Johnstoq prior 'to This
having taken the spell in the restaur-
ant, A report from Stratford police
headquarters indicated that an 'officer
had been called abort 44115 am, after
the Goderich man had died in the
hospital. The victimwas identified by
papers on his person as being Robert
Johnston of li5 Cambria Road, Gode-
rich. \Jack Dunlop of 'Seaforth told
the police he had met Johnston in
'Goderich and the latter had given
hint 115.. to drive him to the tQ.ueen's
Hotel at Stratford. 'On the way down
they had picked up 'Orval Hildebrand
at Seaforth and the oar reached Strat-
ford about three o'clock. According to
the story given police, Mr. Johnston
expressed the desire of having 'some-
thing to eat 'before he re'tired, so they
trent to the restaurant. \(/hen he had
finished the meal Mr, Johnston had
taken ill and went out to the car a
doctor called, who ordered The 'Godes.
rich man to hospital. He died not long
after his admittance. The 'late Mr.
Johnston was well known in Gode-
rich dere he was engaged' in the' hay
pressing business for many years and
;tart in the war lance the day before
they wil'ted .: • _ are a place near
the prince. as they pushed forward
they were stopped by a member of
the prince's bodyguard but nothing
daanted they still moved closer. The
soldier drew his sword and said he
would cut off their heads if they
dared to go farther, Dick Holman's
fist collided with the guard's chin and
the sword dew through the air.
Then they realized what they had
done. Tiie two Dicks lost themselves
in the crowd and 'James, Who " was
younger, disappeared also. Though
they wished to take part in the In-
dian dances of the day they felt dis-
cretion was the better part of valor
and returned home safely.
Sugar Beet Crop
The beet crop never looked more,
promising than it does this year. The
commercial. crop of approximately 26,-
000 measured acres is uniformly good
in all districts, and losses since seed -
mg have been slight, An abundant
growth and healthy appearance of
leaves' gives promise of good root de-
velopment, and unless high tempera-
tures with excessive humidity cause
Leaf Spot within the next few weeks,
the yield should 'be excellent. 'With a
guaranteed price of one dollar per tot:
above that of last year, the price coat -
:tares favourably with prices of other
farm crop., most of which are below
the level of a year ago.
Officer: "Now tell me. what is your
idea of strategy?
Boot: '•It's when you're out of am-
mnnitian, but keep right on firing,"
where he had spent his entire life.
;Besides 'tis 'wife, he is survived by
two daughters, Miss iM:yrtle Johnston,
at 'home, and 'Mrs. E. C. Robertson
of Goderich; four brothers and five
sisters, Thomas, John, Fred and
James, of 'Goderich; :Mrs, Weston,
Mrs. Robert Bell, Mrs, John Bell,
Mrs, Precious, Goderich, and Mrs.
Joseph Smylie in the West.
•
Nelson+Holland—
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at Lanesville near Lucknow, on 'Aug.
124th at 'the home of Mn, and Mrs, E.
G. Zinn, when Viola 'Mary E.' Holl-
and, daughter of .Mrs. Holland and
the late G. Holland, of 'Clinton, was
united in marriage to :'Oharles W.
Nelson, of Clinton, son of 'Mrs. Wil-
liam Nelson, cif IOrillia, Rev. A. Lane,
•of Clinton, offroiated. The bride .and
groonti. were 'unattended, The !bride.
wore a gown of egg -shell chiffon with
'brown taffeta trimmings and carried
a bouquet of Briarcliff roses and
'baby's breath. During the signing of.
the register Miss •Ronielda Lane sang,'
"The Day of 'Golden Promise," 'wftit
Miss \iVinnifred •Lane as accompan-
ist. A buffet luncheon was served
from a prettily decorated table cen-
tred by the ,a -adding cake, Later Mr.
and Mrs. 'Nelson left for a ,trip to
Northern (Ontario, the bride tnaveling
in a snit of sand snow -flecked tweed
with brawn accessories, iOn their re-
turn they will reside at Cdintop.
Jeb=1"I've an invention at last that
will mean a fortune!
,Zed—"What is it this time?"
jdh. Why, it's an extra key for a
typewriter. When you don't 'know
]tow to spell a word you bit 'that key
and it 'takes a 'blur Chat might ibe an
`e', an 'a' or almost anything else
you like."
Suspicious Wife.—"Let .me see that
letter you've just opened. J can see
front the handwriting it is from a wo-
man and you turned 'pale when you
read it."
Husband '(calmly)—"You ,can have
it. It is from your milliner."
Send us the names .of your visitors.
td
• Birthday!
cc is ray
five years old today'
...'Member Granny . I
a very important event in any
child's
birthday is • and this bright youngster
hild's life to spread the big
knows the quickest way mesge is
going, across t No •tuatter where your the
vws• the continent or across
speediest way to get it there—
the spreap
street, because you are y
authentically, , is by telephone!delivering it in person • '
Reductions in telephone
rates — local and long
distance — in 1935, '36
and '37 have effected
savings to telephone user:
in Ontario and Quebe
of nearly one millic..
dollars yearly.
M. J. HABKIRK
Manager.