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VALENTINE
DANCE
WALTON HALL
Fri., Feb. 17th
ARTHUR'S •ORCHESTRA
Admission - - 35'c
THE. SEAFORTH NEWS
Snowdon Bros., Puenshers
WALTON
Rev. W. A. Townshend will be the
special speaker in St. George's Ang-
lican Church on ,Sunday at 2.30 p.m,
Mr. Townshend has recently been
appopiuted diocesan commissioner
and is a very outstanding speaker. All
members are urged to be preeeet and
all visitors will be welcome.
Mrs, Andrew Bruce of Grey is vis-
iting . her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Dougherty at Blyth.
•Mrs. C, Hamilton and Mrs. Joe
Hamilton of the East Boundary spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Hugh
Fulton.
Mr. Jahn Balfour of Leadibur'y
spent an afternoon with friends in
Walton.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Gill, London, is
spending a few days with their dau-
,ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ferg.
Mr. Robert Young, Port Huron,
spent the week end with his daughter
Mrs, Joe Campbell who returned with
him after :spending a few weeks at
Port Huron.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Marks spent
a'few days in Toronto last week,
Mrs, Joe Sellers, Jamestown, spent
the past week with her sons, Charles
and Harold Sellers,
Mrs. D. Steiss spent the past week
at Brussels with her daughter, Mrs.
J. Rutledge.
The LT. F. W. O. will 'hold their
regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb.
115 at the home of Mrs. H. B. Kirkby
in the village. The topic, which will
be presented by Mrs. John McDon-
ald is "Valentine," The roll call will
he answered by a quotation from St.
Valentine. There will be papers and
discussions on topics of interest to
co-operators, also some good music.
A hearty invitation is extended to all
the ladies of the conuuunity.
THE SEAFORTH NEWb
BLYTH
Mrs. Margaret Tierney. has gone on
an extended visit to her • daughter,
Mrs, Joseph Arnstein, Toronto,
Mr, and Mrs. R. II. Robinson are
visiting their, daughter, .Mrs. Suther-
land, Seaforth.
Nome's and Marion Siuclair of To-
ronto
oronto spent the week end with their
parents, Rev. A, and Mrs. Sinclair at
the manse,
Miss Mary Milne, Mrs. Jas. Mc-
Gill. Mrs. A. Cotolough, attended the
executive meeting of the Huron Pres-
byterial at Wesley Willis Church, in
Clinton on Wednesday last,
Mrs. 'Ro'bert 'Johnston ' received
word of the sudden deabh of her 'bro-
ther-in-law, S'teptien •Godkin, in Van-
couver, Mrs, F. Haokwell of Walton
is a sister, Mr. God'kin was formerly
of Seaforth district.
Mrs. Wm. Laidlaw, who has 'been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alex, Darter -
field in \Vawanosh, has returned
home.
Annual Meeting—
The annual meeting of the Blyth
Agricultural Society was held in the
L. O. L. hall on Wednesday after-
noon with a fair attendance. President
George MoN'all opened the meeting
with a few well chosen remarks. The
auditors' report was read and adopt-
ed showing a deficit but considering
that 'priz'e money had been paid in
full and that the new agricultural
building had been erected. 'Phe direct-
ors considered they bad a very suc-
cessful year. Director John Barr con-
ducted the election of officers. The
fallowing are the officers _for 1939:
Honorary presidents, John Barr, 13.
Parrott, George McNeil; president,
Lotus Ruddy, list vice, John Watson;
2nd vice, \\'m. Bell, directors, John
Pette, Clifford Shobbrook, George
Brown, Bert Allen, E. Pickett, R.
Wallace, J. Barr, A. Wells, B. Parr-
ott; associate directors, V. M. Bray,
E. Pollard, K. \Mhitmore, Orval Mc-
Gowan, R. ;Somers, Wm. Hamm, Art
Barr. Jasper Cook; lady directors,
Mrs. \\'m. Thuell, Mrs. \11rm, Bell,
Mrs. A. Colclough, Mrs. Bert Allan,
Miss A. Gillespie, Mrs. Wnt. Mills,
Mrs. J. B. Watson, Mrs. S. G. Leslie,
Mr's. D. Taman, Miss L. Livingstone:
auditors, Dr. C. E. Toll, A. W. P.
Smith.
The Women's Institute held a very
successful meeting at the home of
Mrs. E. Johnston with a good atten-
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939
J. GALLOP'S GARAG E
SEAFORTH
Chrysler Plymouth and Fargo Dealer
Come in and see the new Plymouth car and Fs go Truck
We also have a Service Trudk—if you have car trouble,
phone 179 and we will'come promptly '
PHONE 179. SEAFORTH.
AU Repairs Strictly Cash. We Aim To Please
dance. Mrs. C. H. Murray, R.N. gave
a very 'full and comprehensive report
df the plans made by the committee
.incharge of the Red Cross Home
nursing course to be 'held in Memor-
ial hall commencing Tuesday and
continuing until the evening of the
417th. The classes are open to all la-
dies. Men are invited to the lessons
on the 116th and 87th, The roll call,
What benefit I have derived from be-
ing a member of the Institute met
with a full response. thdrs. H. McEl-
roy Conducted a sing song which was
much enjoyed. Miss Alice •Gii'les'pie,
convener of historical research, had
charge of the program. Rev. 12, M.
Weeks, rector of Trinity ,Church,
showed moving pictures of historical
events, the launching of the 'Queen
Mary, Europe has everything, and a
comedy. Mrs. S. Cumming paid trib-
ute to Sir William Mulock on his
93th ,birthday. Mrs. Pett read a splen-
did poem on Huron county by G. A.
Newton, a Huron old ,bay who once
had a harness shop in Londesboro.
Miss Woodcock read an article on
hockey showing that these last few
years have no monopoly of 'the game
for it was played- 500 B.C. and even
John Bunyan played. hockey. In 118181
McGill University drew up the first
code of 'laws. Miss Gillespie read an
article from a paper on the laying of
the corner stotie of memorial hall in
1920 by John Joynt, M.P, She spoke
of the work of the Women's institute
in purchasing the land, paying 'back
taxes and transfers. The hall was op-
ened the following, year. Rev. W, B.
Hawkins, then rector of Trinity
Church, with Plon. Manning Ddherty,
officiated. Rev. G. Telford released
the ags covering the tablet o'f names
of boys from Blyth who will never
return, Mrs. J. Cole offered her home
for the march meeting. The hostesses
were Mrs. E. Johnston, Miss Gilles-
pie, .Mrs. Wm.1'hucll, Miss J. Wood-
cock.
The Junior Home Makers Club met
eith their leader, Mrs. Fred Oster at
the home of Margaret Scrimgeour on
Saturday, afternoon. The lesson was
a vegetable plate. The girls regret
that the course in dressing of home
crown vegetables is drawing to a
:L,se for they have all thoroughly en-
joyed the course.
DUBLIN SCHOOL MID YEAR REPORT
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Scharbach, Grace .. , . .. 80 '86
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Evans. Mary ......713 e6
Downey. Anne .. cit 711 .. 62
O'Reilly. Helen 44 41 60 98 71'
Carlin. Barbara ab .. 60 17 68 70
O'Sullivan, Pat 71' 69 63 ..
Looby, Loreen ;n .. 91 411
Holland. Gloria 33 51 33 63 44
Ateinson. Gena 30 .. 64 78 36
McGrath, Lucille . 611 .. 74 ..
Stapleton. Kath. 50 53 ,. 30 56 ..
Moore, Ruby 37 42 88 , 36 42
Meagher, Marion 31' 31' 45 78 36 ..
Cummin:}s. Marg... 30 .. 44 60
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Meagher, Anna 60 50 41 33 26
Feeney, Rose 7 4,) 76 ..
Cleary. Pat 24 28 32 35 40 22
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O'Rourke, Pat. 56 '80 63 70
Drown, Earl 67 61 69
Jordan, Catherine64 76 64 62
Evans, Francis 668 788' 60 78
Morrison, +Joe 84 84 34 51
Woods, Mary 88 72 44 43
Stapleton, Mary 36 74 '6858
Flanagan, Duras 60 68 53 32
Jordan, James 84 •64 74 61
Moore, Velma 61 42 30
Ryan, ,Mary M. 1513 78 64 59
Krauskopi, Marg.&( 77 48 41
Burns, Harry 60 36 42 37
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strong will be sorry to (rear her oon-
dition is quite serious and she is
ehneatened with pneumonia. She is
stile in the hospital,
KIPPEN
W. M. S.—
The monthly meeting was .he1'd in
the manse with M't's. Cooper ,presi'd-
ing. The opening devotional period
began 'with the 'hymen "Lord of the
Lands,'' and a responsive reading on
"Our Lord's Summary of bite Law."
Prayers were offered' by Mrs. Sinclair
and Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. McLean led in
the Bible lesson. The subject for'roll
call was neighborliness, the 'theme for
February being Thou shalt love thy
neighbor. The business period was
given to supply work and planning
for the making of quilts, each circle
becoming responsible for one quilt. A
quilting 'bee will follow later. The
study, in charge Lof Mrs. Monteith,
was on learning' to dive ,bogether.
Chap. 4 of the World in Canada. This
chapter is said to be the most inter-
esting and in many ways .the most
important and vital chapter int ihIr.
McKay's, book. It deals with the
work of the 'church amongst the new
Canadines coming ,from many lands,
and of many languages, bringing with
theta lovely hearts, and a hunger for
just plain kindliness. Prejudices must
be uprooted ,and 'metiers broken
down, Friendship centres. have been
established in many centres. Sault
Ste. Marie is a typical racial cross-
section of Canada. It has a popylation
of 23,000: over 111,000 are of non -
Anglo -Saxon origin. An All People's
United Church here is known as The
House of Friendship. A. church with
a mem'bers'hip drawn from fourteen
nationalities, providing one of the
richest, most interesting and inspiring
fellowships iii Canada. Our task in
relation to all of the various racial
groups in this land is not to assintil-
ate'thent, Rather it is to be workers
in a process of amalgamation of the
various groups with each other and
with ourselves. Dr. Gunn in 'lIis Do-
minion' writes—"In this laud we are
all God's immigrants together and to-
gether we must 'build up a Dominion
here according to His purpose, and
then by and by when the call comes,
go on together to time Neat new land
still farther on, haring so lived that
there the Master may be able 'to say
unto us: 'I was a stranger .and ye
took me in; naked and ye clothed me;
I was sick ad ye visited me; 1 was in
prison and ye came unto nee: Inas-
much as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto ate."
The members of the Kippen East
W. 1. will sponsor a social .evening
for their families and a number of
invited guests in Watson's hall on
Monday, Feb. 13th at 8'p.m. Mr.
Shearer, our agricultural representa-
tive, will he present and there will be
other interesting' numbers on the pro-
gram. Euchre, lunch and dancing
with Murdock's orchestra in attend-
ance will complete the evening's ent-
ertainmen•t.
of Dungannon,
Mr. Jahn Walker, teller in the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce here, is et
present on.his holidays. He left on
Saturday for a trip to Florida. Mr.
Pat Reid df Niagara Falls is relievieg
Mr, Walker. ,
Mr. Gordon Rutledge isas returned
to his !home at Schumacher :alter vis
rbinng his father, Mr. George Rutledge.
Miss Marjorie Arthur of Stratford'
normal spepnt the week end with her
mother Mrs, 'John Arthur.
Mr. Herb Gooier and 'Carl Govier
were in W'ingtham on Monday.
Mr. Peter Patterson was in Blyth
on Monday visiting his sister Mrs,
Moses Ho'ltzihauser who is ill at
present.
Mr..and Mrs. John Cowan was in
London on Monday.
VARNA
1'1,e Young People'. Society intend
,,ending a eocial in the hall on Mon-
day, Feh. 13.
The W. A. of the United Church
are ho!r1in3 a quilting at 'the home of
Mr,. Roy Dow.;r,tt on Thursday of
;hi- week.
The friend. of lir. Geo. 'Clarke are
.slad to see hint up and around after
l,is recent illness.
Mr. George Dowson underwent an
.neratinn at Clinton 'hospital last
+eek.
The February meeting of the Varna
W. SL S. was held at the parsonage.
'l'ae opening hymn '51'1, Lord of the
Lanais, was snng and the summary of
law was rear) in unison. Hyntn 378
"Rise up, Oh Man of God," was sung
and :Mr,. Rathwell led in prayer.
Scripture lesson from Luke 10:25-37,
was read 'hy Mrs. S. Keyes, Mrs. Mc-
Clyntant and Violet rendered a 'pleas-
ing duet. ;Minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted. Eighteen
members respotetlerl to roll call with
the word "work." It was decided to
take up a collection at the next meet-
ing for the expense account. Our al-
location was read and. making of
quilts and :hospital supplies were dis-
cussed. Several letters of thanks were
read in answer to Christmas ,greet-
ings` letters of sympathy and from
some who 'benefited from our bale in
the West. The day of prayer ,is to 'be
held in the Anglican 'C'hurch this
year. "In Christ' there is no 'East or
West," was sung and Mrs. McCly-
mont closed the meeting with prayer.
The township council met in the
hail Tuesday. Dr. Shaw of Clinton
was in attendance in connection with
the Board of Health.
Be sure and come to the library
dance to be held in 'the 'hall Thursday
night, Feb. 9th, Don't fail 'to 'be there
"for you know, you and I have to
dance the minuet, ''cause we can
dance it right."
The many 'friends of Mr. Stevens
^re sorry to know he is still confined
re) bed. His obliging •manner.ls miss-
ed and we trust he may soon recover.
The nnativ friends of Mrs. Arm
It is estimated :that 'the area sown
to fall Wheat in the autumn of 19138
in Canada was 799,000 acres, a de-
crease df 1:6,000 acres, or 2 per cent,
as compared with the area sown in
1937. Sowings of fall rye amounted
to 1696,000 acres, an increase of 13 per
cent. compared with 'the former year.
Farmer's Convention's
The following :conventions are
scheduled for 'Labe in February at the
'King.Edward Hotel, Toronto:
February 211Ontario Plowmen's.
Association.
February 22—Ontario Field Crop
and Seed Growers' Ass'n.
February 32—Class "B" Fairy As-
sociation.
February 23 and 24—'Ontario As-
sociation of Agricultural Societies.
REGENT
THEATRE
NOW SHOWING
ane Withers Rochelle Hudson
Robert Wilcox
"Rascals'
Mon. Tues. Wed., Feb. '13-14-15
Dick 'Powell Lola Lane
"Hollywood Hotel"
Frances Langford Hugh. Herbert
Ted Healy Glenda Farrell
Your favorite radio show, bigger, bet-
ter, funnier on the screen
Producers of hogs in Canada are
reminded that the increase in the
number of overfinished and over-
weight hogs now 'being marketed, is
.creating a very serious and acute
problem in the export bacon and do-
mestic 'pork trade. Farmers are there-
fore strongly advised to refrain from
overfinishing and to endeavor to mar-
ket their hogs 'before reaching a
weight of 230 pounds at the farm.
'.rite Ontario Dairy Farm Manage-
ment and Milk Cost study reveals
striking variations in the net return
secured •by ntillc producers from their
business. Studies of a similar nature
in other dairying sections of Canada
aitcl in other countries have at other
tines shown similar wide differences
in the farm business returns. As in
urban 'business, same farmers do well
while others .have great difficulty in
accumulating sufficient net revenue
to maintain living standard's.
The operator labor earnings is the
derin used in this study to express
the return to the .farm operator for
his labor and management after de-
ducting from receipts all general ex-
penses, interest on capital values at 4
per cent., and wages for all members
of the farm operator's family for
such farm work as they do, except
the farm manager himself. The 'high-
est operator labor earnings for the
year ending (lone 310, 11937, amongst
46(1 shippers of milk to fluid markets.
was $5:511tt+ and the lowest (minus)
—41,879. The variation in operator la-
bor earnings between these two farms
was more than 67,000. While one can
not with accuracy gouge farming by
the net returns in any one year of op-
erations, this wide variation in net
return's is a characteristic wrhich has
been revealed 'by all.similar studies of
any competitive business. There are
several factors which are responsible
for the great difference in net income
as .between farms. Some of .'these fac-
tors come within and some are be-
yond the control of the farmer, such
as weather and prices. A farmer may
suffer a reverse in 'progress 'due to
unfavorable conditions of weather in
any one year, but over a period of
years, be may learn through experi-
ence the kind of weather to expect
and can make adjustments in the •bus-
iness accordingly. Unusual conditions
of weather do not occur annually.
The 'hazards of prices, 'too, can 'be
overcome in a large measure 'by care-
ful study. It is true the farmer's esti-
mate of 'prices may be incorrect for a
period, but careful study of price in-
formation will assist greatly in 'hurdl-
ing snob handicaps,
AUBURN
Messrs. Thomas Johnstone, Gord-
on Dobie and 'Phomas Adams have
returned from Toronto. Frank Phal-
en, who went bo Toronto with the
Tarty, was stricken with appepndici-
tis while there and is _now- a Patient
in the Lockwood Clinic.
Earl Mugford df Clinton spent the
week end with Stewart Ferguson.
Mrs. John" Ta'hb and daughter Miss
Ethel of Goderich visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ulan. tMclllwain.
The following young 'people attend-
ed a skiing party on Friday evening:
Mrs. .Gordon Murray, Mrs. Gordon
Taylor, Elsie Snell, Dorothy Wilson,.
Mrs, Wesley Bradnock, Josephine
Weir,' Mrs. K:almer Dawson, Mary
Dobie and Laura Phillips. The 'party
then returned to the' home of Mr,'
and Mrs. .Gordon Murray Where 'hot
dogs and coffee were served by the
hostess.
M'i'sses Mabel Foster, Bernice Law-
son, Beryl Wilson and Ferne Watson,
Messrs, Keith Arthur, 'Jack Bennett,
Oliver Anderson and Jack Pi.tblado
attended the At Home at Stratford
normal school Friday night.
Miss Edna Coleman of Goderich
visited 'over the week, end: with Miss
Frances Huston.
Miss Minnie Snell visited on Fri
clay with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bradford
Next Thur, Fri. Sat., Feb. 16-17-18
Victor McLaglen Brian Donlevy
—in—
"Battle of, Broadway"
with Louise Hovick
All for fun, fun for all with screen's
new screen team, dishing out punches
and laughs.
—COMING—
Ginger Rogers James Stewart
"Vivacious Lady"
cried the old method of allowing the
pig to wallow he 'mull and !filth in
which ,places worm eggs and disease
germs were ,prevalent. In place of
such conditions he recommended the
colony house system similar to that
employed by the 'local experimental
farm. "'Forty per cent ref the fault of
swine producers today is 'that they
don',t 'keep the animals clean. Pigs
are one of .the cleanest animals we
have if given 'the opportunity to keep
clean," he, declared.
Delay in cleaning and grading seed
until a few days before seeding, is a
habit 'too common on many 'Ontario
farms, states John D. McLeod of .the
Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch.
When the fanner finally !becomes
seed minded he 'usually finds chat the
quantity of grain in the 'bins is not
sufficient to clean up the number of 'i-)
bushels necessary to sow ,the requir-
ed number of acres. Such being the
case he ha's two alternatives, to re-
duce the wind 'blast and the amount
of small grains which should be re-
moved, or to purchase 'seed. In many
cases the former plan is followed and
seed of inferior quality is sown, Mr.
McLeod, says.
The seed produced on many farms
may be equal to and possibly super-
ior to that grown by neighbors. It is
suggested that seed clealiing be start-
ed during the winter months; farm
work is not so 'pressing: the 'bulk
from which the seed is to be taken is
larder; smaller grain', light grains
and off type grains may be fed and �a.
the very hest kept for seed.
The sowing of the 'best varieties
and the best seed of these varieties is
practically- the only operation in con-
nection with crop production within
control of the ,farmer and by follow-
ing thin plan one is --assured of heavy
yields of high quality.
Those living within reach of a seed
cleaning plant would be well advised
to clean and grade their •seed during
the winter months. If the facilities of
a seed cleaning plant are not avail-
able, the 'farm size fanning mill
should be reconditioned, placed near
the bins, operated by power if pos-
sible, and grain from the best bins
cleaned and recleaned. By following
this plan the best of the grain will be
available for seed. Small grains make
good feed but poor seed.
The Crops, Seeds and Weeds
Branch of the Ont. Dept, of Agricul-
ture is prepared to assist farmers
with any seed ,cleaning ,problems. A
pamphlet recommending the screens
for the cleaning and grading of grain
and seeds is available on request.
Two hundred Western Ontario far-
mers learned about hogs at the Swine
School at khe Western Ontario Exp-
erimental Station, Ridgetown, on Jan-
uary 25th, when Dr. Lionel Steven-
son , ,pr'ovincial zoologist, discussed
the nature, cause and remedy of a
score of swine diseases and internal
parasites. He deolared that drugs
would not take .the,piace of sanitation
and good' care and added: "If pigs
are to be proftable; they must start
growing from the day they are born,
If a pig does not make a steady gain
during the first eight weeks of its
life, it will 'be hopelessly stunted the
rest of its life." Dr. Stevenson :tag-
ged the "Round Worm" .as oneof the
worst enemies of a pig. Seventy per
cent of young :pigs die as a result of
these worms, he said, He also. des
To properly care tor 'brood mares
during the winter months, it must be
ctnderstood that they should 'be ,given
mild exercise each day but deep
snow a.nd the hauling of heavy loads
should 'be avoided. It is particularly
important that mares in foal are not
allowed to be idle during the winter
months, as they usually produce
weak foals—no matter how they may
'be fed,
A 'brood mane's ration may be
made up of a variety of 'feeds, how-
ever it is essential that it be nutriti-
ous and contain a generous supply
of protein and minerals. A good
grade of mixed hay, oats and bran
will supply all the necessary require-
ments. A few roots fed daily will also
prove beneficial The amount of hay
and grain to be fed daily 'will depend
upon the size of the mare, 'her con-
dition and the type 'of work she is
doing. Naturally the more sbse is re-
quired to elo-the larger the daily
grain ration. Young mares that have
'not completed their growth must be
fed quite liberally.