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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-07-24, Page 2PAGE TWO THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941 Hold Reunion at Stratford— Ninety members of the Hodgert family gathered at Queen's Park. Stratford. for a reunion representing Kirkton, Exeter, Seafortlt, Port Hope. New Toronto. Detroit. and Hensel!. A ball game and race pro- gram passed the time. the latter re - suiting as follows: 5 years and un- der. girls. Wiltna Coates; boys. Keith Coates; 5 to 7 years, girls. Bernice Dilling, Edna Dow; boys, Bert Dow; girls S to 9, Shirley Coates, Agnes Bray; 12 to 13 years, girls, Marion Hodgert, Elsie Bray; boys, Harold Dilling, Allen Bray; young people. girls, Marjorie Richards, Lorine Martin; boys, Reg. Hodgert, Mac Hodgert; married ladies, Btrs. James Hodgert, Mrs. Wilbert Dilling; men's slipper -kicking, James Hodgert, John Hoggarth; distance guessing, Neil Hodgert, Allen Coward; ladies' slip per kicking, Lillian Hodgert, Alma Richards; men's running face, Elgin Luxton, James Hodgert; ladies' and men's clothes pin contest. Janet Hodgert and Man Hodgert, Elsie Bray and Donald Bray; men's marshmallow race, John Hodgert, L. Hart; ladies' and men's jelly bean contest, Jessie Hodgert and Mac Hodgert, Mrs. Roy Coward and Ray Clark; men's and ladies' jelly bean contest, Miss Shelby and Gordon Hodgert, Marion Hodgert and Ross Hodgert. Tile sports were in charge of Ken Hodgert, Port Hope, and Fos- ter Bray, New Toronto. The supper was a bountiful- spread including a huge cake with Hodgert Reunion in- scribed in the icing, dinner and sup- per plans being in charge of Mrs. John Bray and Mrs. John Hodgert. 5 irkton, Mrs. Wm. Martin. Kfppen, and Mrs. Filbert Dilling, Heiman. Blamed for Costly Blaze— Two barns and a driving shed, along with valuable uta l i:tery and Engaged by Holmes School— Miss Ann. Shortreed, of Auburn. has been engaged to teach at Holmes School for the coming term. Mr. Cudmore. the former teacher, having been engaged to principal at Bayfield. Fresh Air Guest at Hanover some livestock, were destroyed and e neighboring house damaged on Sun- day, all because, according to the lad's brother. a 10 -year-old "fresh air" guest from Toronto wanted to see a haystack burn. The stack, on the farm of Edward Bailey. second concession of Bentinck Township, near Hanover, burned, the fire leap- ing to the nearby barn. Embers from the barn carried a quarter 01 a mile across the road and set fire to the barn of William Schmidt and burned that to the ground, A dwelling house a quarter of a mile in another direc- tion was set afire but was saved after some damage had been done. Wingbam Advance -Times. With Ont. Dept. of Health— Dr. Mary Cosens of Wingham has gone to Toronto to take a position on the laboratory staff of the Ontario Department of Health. Lucknow Reeve Retains Office— As the first meeting of the Munici- pal Council since the election of two new members. A. W. Solomon and J. Lesley Joynt, to fill vacancies caused by the resignations of Harold Treleaveu and William Murdie. Reeve W. E. Bushell was prevailed upon to withdraw his resignation. Reeve Bushell resigned at the end of May and due to the. outer two re- signations the board was left with- out a ith-outa quart= to deal with his resign- ation. which had been on the since, Sectionman Hurt— While. Charles Lee, C.N.R. section- man. and another section worker were driving a jigger. they drove through an open switch and the jolt threw Mr. Lee forward on to the ties, sustaining broken bones in the left hand, severe bruises to the hip and shoulder and a gash over the right eye, requiring several stitches to close, The 'painful accident occur- red at the new construction job for turning trains at the "Y". Mr. Lee was rushed to the Clinton Hospital for treatment. — Clinton News -Re- cord. Former Stanley Man Dies In Michigan— Word has been received of the death of Albert Anderson. who pass- ed away at his home in Marlette, Michigan, in his 70th year. He was born In Stanley township and re- sided there until he left to take up residence in Marlette. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Crystal Landon., of Marlette, and three chil- dren; a brother Arthur Anderson of Hensel]; foto' sisters, Mrs. Frances Landon of Lincoln Park; Mrs. Jessie Frazer, Oxford, Mich.. Mrs. William Wieder of Windsor and Mrs. Clara Dowson of Kippers, Mrs. John Carter --- The death occurred in Clhtton, 011 Sunday. July 6th. of Violetta Pearl Carter, wife of John Carter of Kent Bridge, Ont., after an illness of two weeks. The late Mrs. Carter was born in Hullett township, near Blyth, in 1835, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taman. of BIyth. Site had been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. John Armstrong of Londesboro. At the time of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Carter lived at 'Walton. later in Waterdown. and for the past nine years have resided in Kant Bridge. Surviving are her husband, John Carter of Kant Bridge, her parents, Bir. and Mrs. Henry Taman of Blyth, one brother, Mr, Will Taman of Cal- edon East, Ont., and one sister, Mrs, John Armstrong, of Londesboro. :firs. Carter was identified with the United church at Kent Bridge. The floral tributes were many and. beau- tiful. Friends were present from a distance front Buffalo. N.Y., Hamil- ton, Kent Bridge. Brampton, Cha them and Dundas, The funeral serv- ice was held at the home of her 1 brother-in-law, Mr, John Armstrong of Londesboro. Interment was made in Blyth Union cemetery. Died At Dashwood— Daniel Haugh, a resident of Dash- wood, passed away on July 12th, hav- ing suffered a heart attack 10 days before. He was born on the 14th concession of Hay Township, and was iu his 79th year. He had resided in Dashwood for 15 years, and was a member of the Evangelical Church. He is survived by his wife, Emma Haugh; a daughter, Mrs. Earl Geis- er; two sons, Milton, of Stephen Township, and Arthur, of Hay Town- ship; two sisters, Mrs, James Twit - ellen, of London, and Mrs. Thomas Johnson, of Hay Township, and a brother, Mr. Chris Baugh, of Bruce - field, Funeral service took place at the residence, followed by a service in the Evangelical Church. Interment was in the Goshen Line cemetery, James -Page Reunion— The 14th annual reunion of the .Tomes -Page clan was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Smale, Hensall with nearly 0 present. The prize winners were as follows: Girls 5 years and under, Corlene Smale, Margaret Stephen; girls 3 and und- er, Orian Stephen. Betty Smale; boys 13 and under, Irvine Stephen, "CALLING ALL CARS" A NATIONAL EMERGENCY Canada is right up against an acute shortage of gasoline and fuel oil. Tankers that normally supply our country have been commandeered for vitally important overseas service. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the sapid development of Canada's mechanized army units and the great work carried on by our corvettes make the demand for fuel urgent. Our crude oil intake is limited. There is just one thing to do if our fighting forces are to carry on with a "full tank". Every Canadian motorist is asked to cut his daily gas consumption in half I There are many ways by which this 501'. saving can be made .. , ways and means to give you more mileage per gallon. You can drive slower so that you will use less gasoline. You can go fifty-fifty with your neighbours, inviting each other to share cars for business, and for pleasure. People corn readily go to and from work together, using one car instead of four ... using one gallon of gasoline instead of severaL Women as well as men can make these savings. The amount of gasoline used in Canada for business, social and non-essential activities is amazingly high in proportion to that used by our fighting forces. One look at the figures would convince you that this situation must be reversed. Canada does not ask or request you to put your car up. She merely asks for your help ... asks that you walk 'sometimes when the distance isn't too great that you take a shorter drive on Sunday afternoon ... that you look after your car and keep it in good condition ... that you say to your neigh- bour: "Let's use my, car today, Jim: we'll use yours tomorrow." l7easy ways towards a O°" GASOLINE 0 SAVING (Approved by Automobile Experts) Reduce driving speed from 60 to 40 on the open road. Avoid jack -rabbit starts. Avoid useless or non-essential driving. Tum motor off when not in use, do not leave idling. Don't race your engine; let it warm up slowly. Don't strain your engine; change gears. Keep carburetor cleaned and properly adjusted. Tune up motor. timing, etc. Keep spark plugs and valves clean. Check cooling system; overheating wastes gasoline. Maintain tires at right pressure. Lubricate efficiently; wont engines waste gasoline. Drive in groups to and from work, using cars alternate days. For golf, picnics and other outings, use one car instead of four. Take those short shopping trips ON FOOT and carry parcels home. Walk to and from the movies. Boat owners. too, cnn help by reducing speed. Your regular service station man will gladly explain these and other ways of saving gasoline. Consult him. '40/50 f,50 WJTHt'OU:N FIGHTING FORGES Every day, in greater and greater quantity, we must release gasoline and oil by the thousands of gallons to our throbbing munitions plants ... to our tanks cud armoured cars .. , to our fighting planes and bombers ... to our corvettes and merchant ships that ply the vital sea -lanes . . , so that the day of victory may sooner be at hand. Will YOU help? !• It is also vitally important that you reduce the use of domestic and commercial fuel oil. The Government of the DOMINION OF CANADA, ACTING THROUGH: THE HONOURABLE C. D. HOWE, Minister of Munitions and Supply G. R. COTTRELLE,Oil Controller for Canada v Ste sin. VICTORY ! -Ronald Stephen; young ladies' race, Marlene Murray, Ruth Parrish; three-legged race. Marlene Murray and Roy Smale, Ruth Parrish and Otto Stephen; women kicking the slipper, Marlene Murray, Ruth Par- rish; pitching ball through tire, Clif- ford Young; tieing the string, Mrs. Clifford Young, Mrs. Thus. Mitchell, Following a delicious supper served on the lawn a. short business meet- ing was held at which the following officers were elected for next year: President. J. Leslie Waddell, Lond- ou; 1st vice-president, Dr, F. Har- burn, Seaforth; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. J. Leslie Waddell, London; sports committee, Clifford Young, Frank Pinder, George Mitchell. it was decided to hold the next reunion on July 1, 1942. at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Pinder, Munro. Mr, and Mrs, Smale were graciously thanked for "their hospitality. Dashwood Man Loses Life When Gassed In Well- A. shadow of gloom was cast over the village of Dashwood when the news spread that Mr, William Klein- stiver, fireman at the Klumpp Plan- ing Mill, had been overcome by gas and was found dead in a chamber, formerly used as a well. He was in his 61st year and was born at Dash- wood. When the steam pressure at the mill ran low Mr. Klumpp went to the boiler room to enquire the rea- son. Not finding Mr. Klelesiiver, a search was made for hint. In a room off the boiler room, used for storing shavings, is a chamber about six deep, through which some I pipes pass. Here one of the work- men found Mr. Kleinstiver slumped on the floor. The chamber is at the top of an old rock well now in dis- use. Mr, Kleinstiver had gone down to stake some repairs to the pipe- line. Maurice Klumpp, son of the Proprietor, went into the chamber to effect a rescue, and Ire, too, was overcome by the fumes. In the mean- time, Dr, Taylor had been called and fortunately he was on the spot when Maurice was rest•ued and revived, thus preventing a double tragedy. As a. test that gas was responelble for the fatality a cat was lowered into the chamber, It was quickly (Mr - mine but survived. Dr. P. J. O'- Dwyer, coroner, of Zurich, was call - 1 ed and an autopsy was held to be followed by an inquest, Mr. Klein- stiver is survived by his widow, whose maiden name was Miss Effie Willert, also two sons and two dau- ghters, Percy, of Chicago; Lorne. of Bowmauville; BL's. Flossie Smith, of Dashwood; and Mrs. Norman Scott, of Bowmauville; also two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Lucinda Mcisaac, of Dashwood; Mrs. Ed. Edlghoffer, of Zurich, and Louis, of Dashwood, and two granddchildren. Prior to his engagement as fireman in the Dash- wood Planing Mill Mr. Kleinstiver have been engaged as clerk in the general stores for twenty years, also in the hardware business for a num- ber of years. He was the assessor of the townshp of Stephen for five years. The funeral took place Sun- day afternoon fromitis late resid- ence, Rev. C. Becker officiating. liar ry Hoffman rendered two solos, "No Night There," and Sometime We'll 'Understand." Interment took place in the Goshen Line Cemetery. Relat- ives were present from Zurich, Stratford, Milverton, Hensall, Wind- sor, Detroit. Greenway, Centralia and St. Catharines, also a host of friends from numerous other playas.—Exe- ter Times -Advocate. Late Samuel Pullman— '5 The death oc•cnrred in Stratford on Thursday morning of Samuel Pull- man at the age of 57 years. He was a native of Hibbert Township and son of Mary Jane Nixon and Peter John Pullman. He was working in British Columbia when the Great War broke out and there he enlisted with the 229th Battalion at Van- couver, being transferred to the 102nd, Battalion with which he saw service in England and France, win- ning the MiiltarY Medal for bravery ou a scouting assignment, bringing back valuable information after be- ing intercepted by the enemy whom he successfully fought off, He re- turned to Western Canada following the war, engaging in farm work. About thirteen years ago he returned. to Stratford. Surviving are five Met. era, Mrs. Jessie Hanson, Mitchell; Mrs. David Mitchell, Edmonton; Mrs. James Bushfletd and Mrs. Robt, Sharpless, Everett, Washington; Mrs. Otto Stong, Vancouver; and two bro- thers, William of Seaforth and Rob- ert of Toronto. Rev. H. C. Vernon was in charge of the funeral service held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Hanson, Mitchell, on Saturday after- noon when friends and relatives from; Toronto, Seaforth, Mitchell and vicin- ity were in attendance. The remains were interred in Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell. The pallbearers were Jack Gibbs, Hunie Moses, Ray Rowland, Lew Reanay, R. R. Munro and Wal- ter Mabb.—Mitchell Advocate. Man Falls from Load of Hay— Recently, while taking the hay ae it was being tossed onto the wagon in a field on his farm on the 12th concession of Logan, John J, Gaffney apparently lost his balance and was thrown to the ground. strikiug his head In such a manner that a verte- bra in his back was broken. His son, Leon, was driving the team and they were moving when the accident oc- curred, Mr. Gaffney not knowing just how it happened. He was confined to Stratford General hospital. R.A.F. Radio School -Well Underway.— "We are u:akin, er..zae cry p:,t. .res :a1r:1 Flt: t t)f iinrr .A. G. Cloonan, liri>. a offItter of tit,:• hew 'R,4al -Air Force radio 4chool south t' Clinton, in cennectior.- with the cm - struction .w:irk, `coueidering certs'a hold -t.: in men end- materials." At the air school, work- continues >� unabated even during a summer driz- zle of rain Twenty-five huitdmge' 41T an estimated 12'5 are competed alai many others etre near completion. Some of the buiidutsa have been painted ‘hut a leek of painter,: has held nn this pita;e of the work, All eteep- inz ',arracks at .dee neve air echeol are i .ire and half _.g trey` conetrnction, with :folia a anal r.sifin,te of a„phalt atin:S:e=. \ ,:ix -inch water main is being '.anal directly from the Soares of Clinton'.. water supply. It le estimated that the main tt+ili ibe over two miles in length. Workmen of the rural hydro are busy at work putting the finishing touches on a transformer station. Because of the fact that a ,neat deal of the radio. equipment is of a secret nature, the •buildiraes housing tine radio material will be enclosed by what the air school officials call an "inner fence." This .fence will be charged at all tines and the enclosure guarded closely. The employment lists at the air school vary from week to week, at - though approximately 478 men are employed on an average. Ganga of :Ilett are laid .11f and taken on again, depending' on the amount of nrits'riit on Rami. The :Ere air school lies ca.n:el extra 'ntaiue's fir -Clinton merchants, tate tatajerity of wh:>nt are m:utttn.rtts in 5 tyhtg that this i, :>ne of their .hest :.ca nn itt many. year. The Town < y nc-:, a nxiotte to ac- commodate elle wren xt. the air school, are appcaline to private citizens to rept rooms to the men at moderate charges. Want and For Sale ads, .1 weeks SOc J. GALLOP'S GARAGE SEAFORTH Chrysler, Plymouth and Fargo Dealer 7k' Come in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We also have a Service Truck—if you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. SEAFORTH All Repairs Strictly Cash We Aim To Please DEAD AND DISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT - SEAFORTH 15, EXETER 281 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD: