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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-11-03, Page 2PAGE TW O Former drool Inspector M Passes ra js 1�;;m Field John M. Field, B,A., Ph.D., died at his home in Goderich last Thursday morning, Dr. Field suffered a hem- orrhage of the brain on the previous. Saturday and had failed to regain con- sciousness. He was seventy-two years of age. A native of Smithville, Ont„ Dr. Field was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morden Field, After grad- uating from the University 'of Tor- onto with the B.A. degree, he taught for some years in King's College, Nova Scotia, and then returned to Ontario. He was teaching in Walker- ton Collegiate Institute when he was appointed to the staff of Goderich Collegiate Institute in '11900 as master in modern languages, becoming ,prin- cipal live years Tater, In •191111 he was appointed public school inspector for East Huron, but continued to reside in Goderich. He held this position for twenty-five years, retiring in Decem- ber, 1936. During his term as school inspector he was sent by the Depart- ment of Education to the United States to investigate and report on consolidation of rural schools, and he spent several months in this work. He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois. Forty-one years ago, at Agin- court, Ont., he married Agnes Pat- terson, who survives, with one daugh- ter, Mrs. E. C. Beacom of Goderich, and one son, Edward M. Field, of Toronto. Attended by citizens in all walks of life, representatives of the Depart- ment of Education of the Ontario government, and members of the Masonic order, the funeral of Dr, I, M. Field, B.A., former school in- spector fur East Huron and pritni- it:•irt educationist. was held Saturday afternoon at Go.leri: h, After a private erriee at the n u s. a public service eeae held in i•:nnv Presbyterian , THE SEAFORTH NEWS, was charming in a gown of royal blue velvet. The ,bridesmaid, ` Miss The t4Vlan Behind the Velma Pearl, Ashton, sister of the bride, was smartly gowned in wine! atin. Mr, John Smith, Clinton, was best ratan. Miss Mildred Ashton, sis- er of the bride, was pianist and chose Lohengrin's wedding march for the bride's entrance. During the signing of the register she played 'I love you truly." For the reception following Mrs. Ashton, mother of the ;bride, wore navy flowered ,crepe and Mrs. Admans royal •blue .velvet, The 'bride's table was covered with an ivory lace cloth and was centered with the wed- ding cake. For the wedding dinner the 'bride's sisters waited on table. The bridegroom's .gift to the brides- maid was a gold docket and to the best man ,a gold tie pin. After a Short motor trip Mr, and Mrs. Admans will reside at 4312 Downie st., Stratford. Bush Fire Caused Scare— Church, Rev. D. J. Lane officiating. The officer.. and members of Mait- land Lodge, Xo. 33, A.F. and A.M., were present as were members of the teaching staffs of Goderich public schools, The Department of Educa- tion was represented by J. D, Camp- bell, of Toronto, Assistant Chief In- spector of the public and separate schools of Ontario, and the following inspectors of pu'blie schools, A. E Nelson, 'North Perth; G. N. Edwards, South Perth; J. M. Game, South Bruce; 11. H. fiinkead, :North Huron. The pulpit, draped in purple and black, was surrounded by floral trib- utes. Floral tributes were from Mait- land Lodge, No. .33, A.F. and A.ML, Huron Chapter, R.A.M,, the Canad- ian Order of Foresters; East Huron Teachers' Association; Clinton public school teachers; Goderich public school teachers; the kirk session of finds Church; the Income Tax De - pertinent of "Toronto: the Department of Education and the Delta Phi frat- ernity'. "Dr. Field's attainments and standing in this community and in a larger way in the wider sphere of his activities, enabled hint to have an op- portunity of influencing a great many people. especially the younger ones," said Rev. 'Mr, Lane. "Through the long years of service, these were greatly enhanced, The choir was under lege of heart," The choir was under the direction of H. X. Livens, Inter- ment eras in Maitland cemetery. Hon- orary pallbearers were John Ache. son, D. R. Campbell, R. G. Reynolds, R. C. Whateley, Fred Xaftel. C. C. Lee. J. Downie and Dr. A. H. Mack- lin. :active pallbearers were Joint McNair. Gordan Colville, Edgar Bond 11•n', Rn» Pateer-•m, uephew- •f \ir, . rie:,1 Georse ieife, ,n, •,rin- e.• . 1'11)11 pub'i, -chop', and E. A. Fine-. principal of Climax culled late inetitnte. HURON NEWS Engineer Called In— aIr. G. A. McCubbin, engineer of Chatham, has been engaged by the council of Stanley Township to make a report, survey,, ete., on the Stanley Big Drain in that township and he commenced last week This drain is the outlet for the Schalm Drain in Hay Township, and persons -using the latter drain for outlet purposes will be assessed for the work. --(Zurich Herald, Have Increased Production— Taking over the plant of the A. Burritt & Co, Limited on the first of this year, Richmond Hosiery Co. an- nounced at that time that they ex- pected to ultimately employ 100 hands at this plant. This week they have Sit on the payroll and are steadily increasing this number as equipment and the different depart- ments can he"made ready for them. By the end of ,January this year, Riohmon:d Hosiery had completed the overhauling of the machinery which they had taken over 'from the former. ,..nrr- end Mie ;ie.: lir-t -et of :.eater +sidle- rani;: f.r the trade. Pr. -elm -tie' bad not .torten in this line. '1' 1ty they te,- tt:rains out 73 d"z,..,t :grater flail). Some 29 - teat.rr machinee are in production to r t :art tin- quantity and •. ne set of these i- working a t vents tour day eith three set,of erat,fr; sorkiu, el st helm hi It-. Inert effort be - ;1%q =traria to adjuet the plant to fur- -her production which is set for at aitimat.• WO dozen eweatets a day. 111 the hosiery department 3n0 pairs of ;t d. , are being produced duly. .\ battery of 30 hosiery machine. ie in tae with one set also working a 24 - hoar day. --Mitchell Advocate. Admans-Ashton Wedding— The ?tome of \4r: end Mrs, John Ashton, Albert street, Clinton, was tete ,:erne o•f-a pretty Autumn wed- ding when at 7:30 o'clock on Satur- day, 'October 29th, their daughter Hazel Alberta was united in mar- riage to Leonard Walter Arman-, Stratford, son of Mrs, .\dntans, Woodstock, and the late Mr, Admans. Rev. Garnet G. Barton officiated, The bride .given iii utarriage''by her father A'bush fire which started in Harry Ferguson's bush, on Con. 11!6, Howv- ick, gave the owner and his neigh- bors quite a scare. It is said that the blaze started front 'bursting leaves in an adjoining field, and it was with some difficulty that it was controlled, —Mildmay Gazette. THURSDAY,,;INIOVEMBER 3, 1938 As mere gossip he heard ;that two iced opportunities, and with no one or three sl udents at .the Sarnia col- at any stage to give hum useful men - c hO�alS1 ' Sil....-. , who had gained honor maul-tal guidance. And it must be retxtem- Carter SC o bored that at all times his own tem- perament isolated hits ,from those who might have helped him, He was auto- cratic, he never suffered fools gladly, • and was always enveloped in a pro- tective cloud sof suspicion. It is right to add that as at employer d to was just and considerate. He always want ed things done its his own way, and iia no other, 'but he always stood lby his instructions, and accepted full •re- sponsi•bulity, It is therefore remarkable that he was able to make up his mind to the scholarship scheme, and from actual contact at the time I •must always set a high value on the skill and diplo- macy ,of Mr, Grant. Here was ,one point •on which Mr. Carter' was not satisfied. He wanted to insure that 'tae scholarships should go to students who needed the money. But on a large scale how could the point be de- cided? 1 think he was pretty well convinced that all students need man- sy, and that a ! 1100 may be of more value to a young ratan than thousands to an old man. The scholarships did not exhaust his estate, and the residue was left to the Hospital for Children in Toronto. I don't suppose he had ever seen the hospital, but he believed it to :be a worthy institution and well managed. Like many bachelors Carter had a tenderness for children, If one may moralize over his career, and the spending of his money, the 'lesson must be that `there is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them as we will." I- CUl' ,, would not be. able to go t 'college for want of money. Could he J. I. Carter Began His ,Business Career at Seaforth,—Built .Hen f sail Salt (Works. -Is Buried Here Married At Goderich — A pretty wedding took place on Saturday afternoon at the house of Mrs. C. L. Moore, East street, Gode- rioh, when Miss Margaret Taylor, daughter of Mrs. 'Taylor and the late J. W. Taylor, became the bride of Mr, George Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs, George Brown, 'Goderich. .Rev. A. E. Moorhouse officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, -Mr. Clare4ce Taylor. A wedding din - tier was served at the Park House to immediate relatives and friends. Af- ter a short honeymoon in 'Kitchener,`. the young couple will reside its Goderich, Major Firth, Clinton— Death claimed one of Clinton's re- pected residents when Major Alex- ander Firth passed away at his LNortlt street residence. He had been in fail- ing health for some time, "'The Maj- or," as he was ifantiiiarly known to tis friends, had spent practically all his life in educational work. He was horn in Yorkshire, England, iI•Iay 14, 11369, a son of the late Christopher Firth and 'Elizabeth Humphrey with whom he came to Canada when quite young. He received his ,public school education at Durham. After. teaching for a number of years he retired from the profession after upwards of forty years' continuous service as a public school teacher. Going overseas with the 39th Battalion, Belleville, as lieu- tenant, he was discharged after be- ing ,promoted as captain, 'later being given the rank of major of the militia, Coming to Clinton about five years ago Major Firth took an active inter- est in educational affairs and at the time of his death was a member of Clinton public school ,board. He also substituted in part 'for Inspector Hartley while the latter was ,unable to attend to his duties due to illness. Besides his wife, there survive one son and otte daughter. Burial took glare in Durham cemetery ort Friday, Engagement Announced— Mr. and Mrs. tJohn L. Heard of Clinton wish to announce the en- gagement of their eldest daughter Evelyn Grace, to Mr. Frederick George Sandy, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sandy, Goderich. The marriage to take place the latter part i November.—Clinton News -Record, Appointed Postmaster at Goderich Mr. William Bissett received word pan Ttte.day of his appointment to the position of postmaster of Goderich, succeeding the late John Galt, who had held the office for more ,than fort) years. \l r, Bisset is a member ni the •sell -known firstof five broth- ers. who operate the Saltforci Height. erearnery. His home is on :,Nelson :treet, town, Ile served overseas with tite ath Battery, having enlisted at'. tiuelph while taking a course at the 0. A. College, A member of Knox Presbyterian Church, he has been ria.urer of the •budget committee of that church for several years. I•Ie is a past master of Maitland Lodge, A.F. tit ,\.\I„ and is a member of the t:iott. Clubs His st-ife is the former Mae Mc\lants. They have two child- ren, William and Claire: \4r. Bisset 11s yet has received) no instructions from the Po.toflcc Department as to ;tiling over the choice of 'his new of- lict.—Goil erich Signal -Star, Art Teacher: "If the National Gal- lery were on fire, which five pictures would you attempt to rescue?" Pupil; "The five nearestthe door," "Did you hear the good news? I found gat and oil in my land the other day!" "Have you checked it for air l• and water yet?" help ,such students—impersonally— or he dead nointention of playing roll uncle to any one? Fortunately; he consulted Mr. Grant, who sug- gested a scheme of scholarships. The first intention was to offer them to students of the Sarnia Collegiate, but after consultation with other teachers, Mt. Grant advised that competition should he .open to students he the County of Larrebton, This •worked out, andthe aiext year Mr. Carter took in the _counties of Huron, Mid- dlesex, Perth -and Wellington, giving $t2tY0 in each county. It was respect- able but not lavish, and as far as, he would go in his lifetime. 'Then .under his will he extended the scheme to 235 counties, making an annual distribu- tion of $5,000 in all, which the On- tario Government pays as the interest on a capital sum, of $1100,000, (be- queathed by itir. Carter for that pur- pose. When a man who has had a liberal education sets :up a system of schol- arships it may -be assumed 'that he knows what he is doing, and what he is trying to accontpiish. Now, Mr. Carter used t0 colt himself tut unedu- cated man. He believed that the lack of education lead kept 'ltitn back all his life, and perhaps defrauded him of his rights, 'but what he had its mind w•.as schooling. At the village school he had learned to read and. write and do arithmetic, and he did these things well. It it doubtful, whe- ther he would have gone further with any subject unless he had been con- vinced of the advantage from a busi- ness standpoint. He was an intensely practical man, with a good brain, and far from illiterate. He wrote a good hand, dictated excellent letters, and for many years he kept his own books accurately -by double entry, and knew exactly what the books meant when he slid keep them. He was, in fact. a good example of the selfmade man who left school at what he used to call the third book. but who applied what he had learned with precision, and made it effective, \\'•hat he lacked, without quite un- derstanding it, was the mental dis- cipline that every earliest student gains and the culture that is of in- creasing value as a man gets on in life. He used to say that he had never learned grammar, because the book stated that •granmtar consisted of or- thography, etymology and syntax, and no oite ever told him what these words meant, And he worried because Ile thought be did not speak gramma- tically, and perhaps his speech was an object of ridicule. I was able to as- sure hint that he used good English, for the excellent reason that he was constantly associating, with people who did so. Of course, Ile knew a few ordinary rules of syntax and w'as inclined to be pedantic about them. He thought a double negative in a sentence must be , the stark of hopeless ignorance. and was surprised to learn that it was good construction in mediaeval Eng- lish. and still used in French. One day he asked me what book I would rec- ommend forstudy of absolutely good English, and the answer was the Book of Compton Prayer, He was incredu- lous. In his last illness he read it a good deal, and w'as surprised to find that it is so beautiful, We may' there- fore feel a real compassion for Car- ter. who fought his way up with tim- Fivery year there are announce- ments of the. Carter scholarships,give en to matrieul.ants-who-desire to go to university. Few ,people know any- thing of the history of the seholar- shiips. The following article, 'wtitten by W. O. Phillips, a forinet employee of 'Mr. Carter, appears iu a:recent is- sue of the "Collegiate," the magazine of the Sarnia' collegiate and . technical , school. -It may not be generally known that the Carter Scholarships originated in Sarnia. Mr, Carter was a resident of Sarnia for many years. The Wealth that provided the scholarships was pumped out of the ground as good hundred ,per cent lbrine, The work of Sarnia students suggested the schol- arships and is-ltile Mr, Carter supplied the money it was D. 11, Grant, the classical master of the collegiate, w -ho ryas technical advisor, and helped to get the scheme into winking order, J. S. Carter was 'born about the middle of the nineteenth century in the Village of Ethel, int the County. of Huron. His father was the post- master, also a miller and grain buyer. storekeeper and farther, In the Huron tract 80 years ago, pioneers were clearing the land, and cordwood was the most plentiful commodity. Roads were sketchy, railways just beginning to push through, and the conditions of Ole stern and comfortless. As soon as he could, J. I. Carter went to Seaforth, and got a job clerking, in a store. Then. he set up for himself as a grain buyer. Ontario grain was an important crop at this time; prices were high, and much of it was exported. This tbusiiness -brought ]rim into contact with all the merchants and farmers doing busin- ess its Seaforth. He was observant, and was attracted by the salt works operating in a primitive way. He saw it as a new industry with a future, and after some experience in selling farm machinery Ile -decided to go into salt. Having no 'capital, he formed a company with himself as manager, and 'built the salt works at Hensall, of which some traces may still be found. But die failed to operate -it at profit. • Then he repeated the experiment at Parkhill with similar results. The salt produced by the small makers seas marketed co-operatively through the Canadian Salt Association, When a new plait carne into the field, the association could dictate terms, un- less the owners were 'prepared to play a lone hated, Carter was autocratic .in temperament and soon quarreled with the association, "They despised tile," Ile used to say, "because I ivas a young man with no capital; brains didn't count!" Then he found an- other investor willing to 'back hint, and ibuilt the salt works at Court - right, Here he had a free hand, and tasted dais first success, but -what he cltiefly.enjoyed was a temporary vic- tory ver the Salt Association, Yet he was not satisfied, and sold out attd went to Michigan where he believed there were much larger op- portunities. And the Canadian salt makers who had found 'hint a disturb- ing element sincerely hoped he would stay there. He was in Michigan for 15 years, and returned to Canada not much richer, except in experience. At Mooretown there was a small, half- built salt works which he bought cheaply, completed, and then began to make salt at a fair profit. I have al- ways thought this was significant, for the plant was no better than maty others that were operating at a loss. Carter had served his long apprent- iceship, attd was now -working with the hand of a master. Tile Cleveland -Sarnia Saw trills had put down a salt well, and ap- proved plats for a modern salt works with a vacuum pan, which would use the surplus steam from sawmill re fuse. Carter was engaged to supervise the !building of, the plant, but hacl hardly begun when he offered to take over. the venture, upon conditions which were favorable to both parties. One cooud write a long chapter of his complicated activities at this stage, But he succeeded, got the plant into operation in 1905, and in the nest five years paid for it out of profits, and put away a comfortable surplus in cash. He was a bachelor, with no de- pendents, 'his personal expenses were light, and he had the satisfaction of knowing that he was no longer a young titan with no capital, Then in 19110 the sawmill bought himout at a handsome advance on the original Cost. For the first time he hacl a large cash balance and was free to do as he liked, Plans for another ven- ture in salt -were considered, but his health was giving him some .anxiety, Why should he try to make more money when ,he could not spend the interest on what he had? Current Crop Report Weather conditions during late Sep- teinber and early October were -very satisfactory for the development and harvesting of late crops. The growth of both turnips and marigolds has 'been very good and production per acre will be slightly better than last year. Sugar beets are yielding consid- erably higher this season with the ton- nage per acre placed at 10.40 tons as comparedwith only 7.94 tons in 19317. Corn for ensilage has been alt cut and placed in silos, Fanners growing this crop obtained unusually good yields this season. The average for Ontario •� is now estimated at 1110.30 tons per acre at compared with 9.711 tons a year ago. The main crop of potatoes, however, is giving disappointing yields in most counties, particularly so in Northern Ontario, and the total pro- duction for 1191314 is the lowest since the year 11916, with the per acre yield estimated at only 414 cw-t, as against 67 cwt. last year. Fall Wheat is mak- ing .good growth although -there are many fields of late sown wheat. More than the usual amotint of fall plough- ing has been completed to date. Sim, who was ambitious but tpen- ttile si desired to: be it junk dealer. He went to the village 'banker 'to seek the necessary sum to start in el. business. The banker sympathetically heard the Negro's story, 'But don't you think it could be done on less than the $100 that you ask?" queried the would-be bene factor, "No, salt." replied Sim. "A Horse and wagon would 0058 otos' of dat." "Weil, what guarantee can you give me for the honey?" Sim thought for a moment. "Well. sub, Alt could have yaua'h name painted on eh' wagon." lAibove is the massive stone in the Maitland Bank Cemetery, .Seaforth, in memory of the late James Irvin Ci"ter, 1 110 rh il, ro Carter Scholarships, oder of the