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THE AFORTH 'NEWS
T,IiIIRSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938
HURON NEWS '
• Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs, G. Elmer Walsh,
Wortley Road, London, wish tcj. an-
nounce t114 engagement of their dau-
ghter, Jean Isabel, to William Doug-
las .Brabner Ritchie, of Sarnia, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. David Ritchie, of
Toronto, The marriage to take place
quietly in London the latter part of
December.
Old Mitchell Bridge ;Works Sold --
A landmark since 1.1878, the A. Hill
,3z. Co., Bridge, Building Wank's, may
• soon he razed to make room fOT s.
modern garage. Edmunds and Cook
have purchased the building to take
possession on or about , December
12th, The old building was erected in
111878 by the late Alex Hill and was
used for conducting a machine floe
business .until 111894, where the firm
of A. Hill ,St Co., bridge builders,
was .formed. ,Our townsman, j.as.
Hill, a son of the late Alex Hill, had
for years been superintendent in
charge of erection for the Canadian
Bridge Company, In that capacity he
had been supervising the construc-
tion of bridges on the Canadian Nat-
ional Railways, as well as building
bridges all over the Daminion. He
was in charge of the erection of
what we now refer to as 'the old
union station" in Toronto. It was
when he retired from this position
and returned to Mitchell that tile
firm of A. HillCo., bridge build-
er., was formed. This business was
carried on until 19118, when conditions
forced the abandonment of the enter-
prise. Following the retirement of
the late Alex Hill from business in
19.30, Jack Hill entered the 'business
and continued with the firrn until it
closed its doors in 81923. Alex Hill
passed away in 11924. Western Ont-
ario is marked with bridges bearing
the name of A. Hill & Co., as build-
ers. and these will stand for some
years to bear record of the industry
in Mitchell. Commencing in the gar-
age business in Mitchell in 1921, Jack
Edmunds has been continuously en-
gaged in that trade ever since.—
Mitchell Advocate.
Walt Disney's Mother Dead—
A news despatch recently announc-
ed the death of Mrs. Flora Disney,
mother of Walt Disney, at her home
at Hollywood, California. She was
killed by gas escaping from the fur-
nace. Her husband, Elias Disney,
was 'found unconscious, but was ex-
pected to recover. The news was
received with especial concern by Mr.
P. ;J. Cantelon of Goderich, a cousin
of Elias Disney and a 'boyhood com-
panion when the Disney family lived
in this district.
Is Goderich Boy—
Robert S. Hetherington, why has
attained the reeveship of Wingham
.by acclamation, succeeding Reeve F.
L. Davidson, will he the youngest
member of the 11939 Huron County
Council. Mr, Hetherington. who is a
Goderich boy, is thirty years of age.
A of Councillor (Mrs.) Jean
Hetherington, first woman Councillor
of Goderich, who is aspiring for a
seat in the 11939 Council, Mr. Hether-
ington was educated in public school
and Collegiate Institute in Goderich
and later attended Osgoode Hail,
graduating in 1119310. Ile set up a law
practice at Wingham and has since
resided there. He married two years
ago and now there is a member of'
the third generation, Robert Ian, who
will be expected to carry on the mu-
nicipal work in which his father and
his grandmother are engaged.—Gode-1
rich Signal -Star,
:sale of the controlling stock and in -1
Will Manage Company—
Announcement has 'been made of
the sale of the controlling stock and
interests of the late Thomas H. Mit-
chell in the Dominion Road Mach-
inery Co. Limited, of Goderich, to
Mr. W. C. Attridge, of Goderich,
who will immediately take over the
management of the company. Mr.
Attridge, Chartered •aceountant, has
for some years been Chief accountant
and acting secretary of the Goderich
Salt Company, prior to which he was
employed as auditor of many large
industrial firms throughout Ontario.
BLYTH
Late Wm. C. Laidlaw—
A much respected citizen of Myth
passed away last week in the person
of William C. Laidlaw after an illness
of many rnonths. Deceased was for-
merly engaged in farming on Con.
8, Morris, later moving to Blyth
where he has since been a resident.
He is survived 'by his wife, who was
formerly, Sadie Code of Morris, also
bne son, Robert, of Wingham. Mr.
Laidlaw was a member of the United
church, being a member of the board
• of stewards. He was also assessor for
the village for a term. Funeral serv-
ices were held on Friday afternoon
with a public service in the United
Churdh,
PREMIER ABERHART SPEAKS
AT SEAFORTH
Hon. William Aberhart, Premier
of Alberta, came from Ottawa on
Saturday to spend the •week end with
his mother, Mrs, William Aberhart,
who on Wednesday, Dec, 7, cele-
brates her ninetieth birthday. While
here, Mr. Aberhart 'brought a fine,
lorcelul gospel message to a large
congregation in First Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening from the
parable of the 'Prodigal Son, in
which he stressed the spirit ana, at-
titude of the elder brother, Before
introducing .his subject the speaker
expressed his appreciation of the
honor bestowed on him in giving him
the -opportunity of occupying the pul-
pit and also the pleasure of teeing
again in 111,4 old 'home town and
meeting friends., There is no prob-
lem, the speaker continued, of the
human race that is not dealt with in
Holy Writ, and the reason people do
not 'know haw to solve their prob-
lems is because they do not take the
Bible for their guide. 'We are living
in the days of the aftermath of the
great depression with suffering and
sorrow on all sides. Grave problenia
have arisen. The words of the Master
!reveal the principle cd solving them.
Chri.t gave expression to the great
• compassion of God and He endeavor-
ed to put it. into the heart of Peter,
• that impulsive, .passionate man, and
taught him the duty of forgiving not
1111y seven times but seventy. When
we are so perfect that we have no
ELIMVILLE
The :Mission Circle met for their
regular meeting on Saturday after-
noon last at the ehurch, Laura Ford
had charge of the meeting which was
opened with the hymn "Front Ocean
Unto Ocean," and the Lord's prayer
was repeated in unison. The Scrip-
ture lesson, Psalm 1, was read by
Eilene Johns, The roll call was an-
swered by 12 members, the subject
being 'Your Favorite Missionary."
The hymn, "In Christ there is no
East nor West." was sung. Rev. Mr.
Penrose then took charge of the elec-
tion of officers, which resulted as
follows, Hon. ,president, Marion Min-
ers; vice pres., Dorothy !Johns; rec.
sec., Hazel Johns, corr, sec., Eva
Penrose; Treasurer, Eula Hardman;
supply sec„ Gladys Skinner; Press
Sec„ Laura Ford; organist, Margaret
Miners; assistant, Ina Ford; friend-
ship committee, Audrey Prance, Do-
reen Coultis and Doris Elford. The
meeting was closed with the hymn,
"Will Your Anchor Hold," and ' the
Ilizpali ,benediction.
11r. A. C. Whitlock of St, Thomas
and Mrs, 'Wm. Spry of London vis-
ited with Mr. and Mrs. P. Whitlock
on Friday.
Mr. and ,Mrs. John Cole of Exeter
called at the lionie of Mr: and Mrs.
P. Whitlock on. Sunday.
WINTHROP
anneal meeting of the W. M.
S. and Woman's Association of Cavan
Church Wit, held in the .basement of
the church on Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. 30, with Mrs. H. Alexander,
the president, 'presiding. Hymn 91
wa, sung followed with prayer by
Mrs. A. Ross. The roll call was an-
swered by 23 members with a Christ-
mas message. The minutes of the
previous !fleeting were read and ad-
opted after which the different secret-
aries and treasurers gave encaurag-
ing reports of the year's work. Dur-
ing the liminess period it was decid-
ed to hold a 'sit-down' supper at 'the
annual congregational meeting. The
nominating committee presented the
slate of officers for 1939 which was
conducted by, Mrs. Craw and Mrs.
McDougall as follows: Hon. Presflfi
Mrs, W. Trewartha; president, Mrs.
H. Alexander; llst vice, Mrs. C.
Hillen; 2nd vice, Mrs. A. Ross; 3rd
vice, Mrs. R. MacFarlane; secretary,
Mrs. E. Tolls community friendship
sec., Mrs. W. Somerville; supply sec.,
Mrs. J. Pethick; 1Press Sec., Mrs. R.
McClure; Christian stew. sec., Mrs.
J. Montgomery; temp. sec.. Mrs. T.
Trewartha; missionary monthly sec.,
Mrs, 111. Blanchard; M. S. treas.',
Mrs. W. Church; 'Woman's Assoc.
treas„ Mrs. C. Dolmage; pianist,
Mrs. W. GmbH': .assistant, Mrs. 0.
Anderson; sr. 'mission +band leader,
Mrs, Craw; assistant, Mrs. R. Mac-
Farlane; mission band leadar,
Mrs. E. Toll; assist., Miss E. Hillen;
captains—Circle '1, Mrs. A. Doltnage;
No. 2, Mrs, T. Bryce; No. 3, Mrs, A.
Patrick; 'No. 4, Mrs. .4. Hogg. Mr.
Craw conducted the installation of
officers, Mrs. G. Smith as captain ot
circle 4 took charge of the devotion-
al 'period, Hymn i82 was sun follow-
ed with the scripture reading from
St. Luke 2:8-20 'by Mrs. Smith a The
offering was received after which
hymn 28 was sung and Mrs. R. tMacs
Farlane offered pnayer. The second
Chapter of the study book, "The
World in Canada," was well given by
"Nfiss Edith Hillen. Hymn '59 was
sung and Mr. Craw closed the meet -
ng with prayer;
PIPE
TOBACCO
FOR A MILD,COOL—SMOK/
faults or 'sins then we can throw'
stones at other people. The law of
mercy -supersedes the law of the 'cov-
enant. The chiseler and crook would
get out of his own .deibts tit would
not do the same with his debtors,
It came to us today with terrific
warning a law to live and let live.
So long as we are greedy and not
square, so long -we have the condi-
tions. The hope of ;the world is in
Christian people who apple • these
principles. The Great T,eacher snolot
of two 'sides in our very' complex
and -complicated 'lives .and the meth-
od• of solving it. There are only two
ways, the 'broad and narrow (there is
no middle way), and two relation-
ships in life to Christ: that is
not with Me is against -Me." There
are two resurrections from the dead.
Christians are, going to be taken out
of this world and then there will be
the greatest time of tribulation the
world has ever seen, and there are
two destinies, heaven and hell. You
have to choose what you want. We
find people who like to hear sermons
about the prodigal lbecause they do
not apply to them, If you talk of the
sins of the congregation you are get-
ting on thin ice, The blind, reckless
efforts of the prodigal eusd the rigid,
stoic lack of co-operation even with.
his father on the part of the elder
brother were :both aharacteristics of a
superficial religion. Do y'ou think the
spirit of the elder :brother had any-
thing to do with the prodigal leaving
home?
It takes the greatest patience, en-
durance and love on the part of
fathers •today to handle their boys
and girls. There are people who
'haven't any patience with another
person or any responsibility. They
are not their 'brother's !keeper. The
premier remarked that he had been
accused of giving something for no-
thing and spoiling the people. "By
faith are ye saved; it is the gift of
God," All yott 'have of heaven you
get for nothing. Christ bore our sins
in His own 'body on the tree." "God
commencleth His love to us in that
while we were yet sinners Christ died
for us."
The resources of this great Canada
should be .used for' the ,people. Every
boy and girl shoeld have enough to
nourish them. We must catch the
spirit of the father: "All that I have
is thine." The elder son complained
that his father never gave him a calf,
Perhaps he was so grouchy and
snarly that his father never could
get near him. It is disgraceful for a
Christian to hare that spirit and fool-
ish for Christians to take a -huff and
stop going to 'church. We should all
be on our knees in this world of sin
and wickedness praying against that
confederacy in Europe. We will
never realize our privileges till' they
are gone, when we will 'have to war-
ship as we are told, and how. Every
man should be in church praying that
the British Empire be not destroyed.
Don't be a prodigal. Don't take a
chance on it. Don't be an elder bro-
ther, either. Remember, seventy times
seven. Through Christ forgiveness of
sin is possible. All punishment fell on
the Saviour. All our sins were laid
upon the Christ of Calvary. If you
accept Him He never hold anything
against you. 'Be ye ,kind-hearted, for-
giving one another, even as Christ
bath forgiven you." That is Christian-
ity in practice, Treat your fellow man
in the spirit of Christ as you would
like him to treat you.
The service was conducted 'hy Mr.
Davidson, a theological student from
Milverton, the place of the pastor,
Rev, Hugh Jack, who was in Avon -
ton preaching anniversary services.
Mrs. L. Mitchell of St. Marys•
dJ-
iightec] the congregation at 'both ser-
vices with !beautiful messages in
song. The evening service in Eg-
mondville United Church, with which
Premier Aberhart in his early life
was connected, was withdrawn.
DISTRICT • YORKSHIRE IVIEN
TAKE HONORS AT SHOWS
Members of the Stratford District
Advanced Registry .Yorkshire CI:1h
have won many honors this season at
the largest livestock shows in Ont-
ario, At the Royal Winter Fair, Tor-
onto, and the Ontario Winter Fair,
Guelph, members of the club have
been prominently mentioned in the
prize lists. There are .only 115 memb-
ers in the Club and the work of the
organization •has been recognized by
breeders throughout the district. The
fact that several members are 'prize
winners is in itself an indication of
the good work being done by the
Club. •
At the Royal Winter Fair lil the
B-rethour trophy carcass competition,
with 218 entries, Stratford District
DID Y 0 U TAKE
OUR ADVICE?
,If so you will have something to crow about now,
because your pullets were raised on
Choiceteria O.AIC. Feeds
They will be rugged and full of vitality and in good production when egg prices are high.
Choiceteria O.A.C. Laying Mash
Gives the birds what they need to keep up egg production and maintains their body
weight.
The Ontario Agricultural College has proven this. Why experiment with feeds that may
be a few cents lower in price.
Dealer, J. M. Scott, Seaforth
0. A. C. Laying Mash $2.10 per cwt,
0. A. C. Laying Mash (with Cereal Grass) $2.20 per cwt,
Laying Concentrate $2.90 per cwt.
E. S. WATT & SONS -
Palmerston
.1111611•90,
breeders took second, third, fifth and
tenth prizes. The prize winners were
Fraser Gibb, -Stratford, 'Percy Swit-'
zer, St. *Marys, Weldwood Farm,
London, and W. L. Whyte, Seaforth.
• In a similar 'competition at 1Guelph
in the Sainsbury Trophy .contest, 'W.
L. Whyteof Seaforth was 'the trophy
,winner with IPercy Switzer second
and Fraser 'Gibb, third.
This is .the first time that the Sains-
bury Trophy -has been won by a
competitor in Huron Oounty. Last
year it was won by Clarence Innes,
St. Pauls, and in 419316 Iby Weld'wood
Farms, Middlesex County,
The annualmeeting of • the Strat-
ford District Advanced Registry
Yorkshire Club will be held in the
Agricultural ,office, Stratford, next
Friday afternoon at 9 o'clock. W. 'L.
Whyte of Seaforth is president of
this club.
Total grain production in Ontario
is estimated at 166,7915,000 -bushels as
compared with 1163A116,000 bushels in
IOW, and an average annual produc-
tion of 4169,066;000 bushels during the
ten year -period I119.2t5. to 1934, The pro-
duction of turnips and mangolds is
now estimated at 44605,000 'bushels
as compared with 39,605,1000 .bushel
in 19317, while the otal of 'hay and
clover crops and corn for 'husking,
amounted to 9,1794,000 tons as against
9,406,000 tons in '1907. It is quite evid-
ent that field crop production this
year in. -Ontario was -on the whole
very ' satisfactory from the fact that
total grain production is the highest
of any year.sinee 1930; mangolds and
turnips the largest crop since 1•19158;
and total 'fodder crops greater than in
any year since 11928, with the single
exception of the year° 105. ,
Winter Feeding of Pigs
Winter feeding of swine presents
several -problems which arb not of
the same importance in summer hog
production. First, adequate housing
accommodation is essential in order
to grow the pigs quickly .and econo-
mically. Second, suitable ,feed mix-
tures are necessary, and third, 'parti-
cular care must be taken in feeding
and caring for pigs.
The housing accommodation for
winter -pigs should ,provide dry and
reasonably warm, sleeping quarters.
Draughts should be avoided and the
bed should be well 'bedded with -dry
straw. Do not crowd too many pigs
into a small pen, but allow sufficient
pen space and trough space so that
all can have an e•qual chance.
In the feeding of the pigs a suit-
able mixture of grains properly sup-
plemented will go far in 'keeping 'the
pigs healthy and thrifty. Provide a
mixture of grains such as oats and
'barley, and possibly mill feed or
wheat, and supplement with a lira -
Lein supplement such as skim-milfk,
buttermilk or tankage. Include with
the meal mixture at the rate of 1 to
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