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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-09-11, Page 2PAGE TWO THE SEAFORTH NEWS THE DUKE 01" KENT SPEAKS AT TORONTO EXHIBITION The Duke of Kent is shown here as he spoke on the occasion of the opening of the Canadiau National Exhibition at Toronto on Aug. 22 ,His address was carried by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. WINTHROP Mr. Eddy Hart. iiaraaret and Don- ald of Parry Sound. visited lir. and I tre. John Campbell and other friends over the week end. It's about 22 years since Eddy lived here and he eau see a lot of changes, Mr. William Montgomery of Brant- ford spent the week enol with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. A. Mont- gomery. Mrs. Joseph Little returned home on Sunday after spending a few days with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Ged- des of Belgrare. Her father Mr. Ged- des who has been ill is not improving very fast. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ptyce at- tended the Toronto Ex. Last week. Mrs. Lou Sperling returned home Sunday after spending a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Wal- ter Eaton, Mrs. Earl Papple and daughter Marjorie spent the week end with her parentis. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pryce. W'. wish Mr. and Mrs, Wilson Lit - tie many happy years of wedded life. and also welcome Mrs• Little to our community. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dundas at- tended Toronto exhibition. Mr. Tint Eaton has secured a post• tion with Mr, John Crich of Seaforth and intends moving into town in the near future. ilir. Art McClure, who has been on the Captain Secord freight boat since. spring has returned home. Mrs. Peter McCowan, Bobby and Jackie, spent a couple of days last week with her parents. Received Letter From England— Mrs. Geo. Eaton made a night dress some time ago tor the red cross and ettelosed her address in the pocket. She has received the fol- lowing letter from a lady in England: 11 Woking Rd., Parkstone, Dorset, England. Dear Mrs. Eaton. In answer to. your note I received in the pocket of the nightie you made for the Red Cross. What a beautiful gown it was. I am so very sorry I have not writ- ten you before, but you see I have been seriously ill in bed. After a con- finement, pneumonia set in and then as I was getting over it I took a re- lapse, but thanks to God above I am on the road to recovery now. It has been 10 'weeks since my little son was born. He is the picture of health. When I have his photograph taken I will send you one. I have two other boys, one 7 and one 4 years. My husband is in the army. He is in the Dorset Regt. in Northern Ire- land, such a long way from me when I need him. He has been there over 12 months. He saw the baby once, The doctor sent for him when I was so very ill, It will be so nice when we can all go hack to our old ways of living all together once more and happy and able to enjoy lite. Yes, we have a fine bunch of ?lir mon. What we should have done without thein I don't know; they are doing a line job helping ue to win the war. I know they are welt cared for out with you people, as well as the little evacuees children. I was listening to the wireless yesterday afternoon, your boys were broadcast- ing. and I do think they sound 5o very nice when they speak. I should so very much like to- meet one of them. We bad a. few billeted in Bournemouth back at Christmas. I don't know whether they are still there or not. I have to rely on a nurse to look Cole has hullt his pens of galvanized iron. Netting extends down at least three feet into the ground. Old steed 1 dtnms make excellent dens for the nutria and straw thrown over the drams in tate winter provides enough shelter. The animals are quite tante and will not bite unless cornered. They are equipped with flat, reddish teeth somewhat like those of a beav- er, The nutria spend most of the day in the drums and come out early in the evening to feed. A stranger can come up to the pen and they will remain quite unconcerned but a sud- den aoise will send them bolting for the drum. Cole has pelted a number of the nutria this year. In place of ilte usual method, such as employed with a muskrat the uutria..hides are slit down the bac.i:boue and taken off, leaving the stomach part of it un- touched. The best fur is on the stom- ach. The fur is very soft after the hide is tanned and it is very easy for the furrier to work with. Cole has a number of the pelts and plans on having various articles of weaving apparel made for his own use. A great malty people are becothing interested in the nutria and Cole has sold quite a number for breeding stock. The Baby Band and mothers were invited guests to the August meet- ing of Goshen W. M. S. which was held et the home of Mrs. R. M. Peck. whose group was in charge of the program, Mrs. W. J. Clark presided at the piano, Mrs, R. Errat conduct- ed after me x11.] of (muse a doctor; that the opening devotional period, and is why t havo had to rets and also the business. The s00ial welfare pro - go for help from the army, gramme 011 "Pure Canadian ;Hones" which 1 eetest so very much, 1101 was used, and Rev, Reba Hero gave still what can one do on the arta par. it is so very 5111011 what with th price 01 esel. But still we must kee aur thltins up and keep a' smiling .011 til all this bloodshed is through, don't thinit 1' can find much more 1 say only I really mast thank yo once more for the nightie and I d hope that you will write me, I wit say cheerio and good luck and Go bless you, and I will always remain your truly, Kathleen Short. 0 Phyllis Johnston who sang very •.sweetly "Jesus Loves Me." Mrs. El - o ' mer Keyes who also gave a vocal u ; solo, and Miss Helett Robinson a o I piano instrumental, "Sweet Bye and 1 Bye," with variations. Miss Teau Mc- Kiolee' took up the offering, and a Mo- d` social hour was enjoyed white lunch was served by Mrs. B. Iieyti group, Mrs. R. McKinley, honorary presid• ent, poured tea ' at short tall: which was most inter- esting to all. Delightful musical 1111114• hers were contributed by little McKILLOP Miss Jean Habkirk of McKillop received the following letter in re- ply to a note in a Red Cross parcel 28 Brookend Rd„ Sidcup, Kent England Dear Jean, --In answer to ,rout little letter 1 received in a parcel from the Red Cross. I must thank you and your friends in Canada fol. the wonderful gifts. Your jacket fit- ted my daughter lovely. although she is only eight, but rather a big girl for her age. I have two daugh- ters Pamela the eldest, and Pauline, who is six. They were delighted when I read your letter to them, and asked me to reply for them. I was very pleas- ed to, as I ant a Canadian myself. I was born in Brantford, Ontario, but came to England when I was nine, during the last war. I still have silver cup presented to to me by the City of "Toronto" for being born on Leap Year 1908. So you see Jean it is rather a strange co- incidence that your letter should find me. Well Jean we have had some rough time during the air raids. They have dropped all round us. The last one they dropped blew me along the passage, over a chair where I landed up against the kit- chen door. I got up, put my head into the kitchen to see if my fam- ily were all right as they were un- der the table. We had our windows blown out and the tiles on the roof were lifted up. Still I thank God we are safe and sound. We have been very fortunate lately as we had no raids for some weeks now, so let's hope they have finished. Well Jean, I must close now, thanking you again for your wonderful gifts and give my kind regard to your Mam- my and Daddy. Hoping this finds you all right, so let .me know if you received this letter. So cheerio and Work on Centralia and , Grand Bend Airports— God bless you all. From a very grateful friend, A Brind. STANLEY Two years ago Robert W. Cole Jr., who lives between Clinton and Varna, imported five nutria from England. To date he has raised over 125 of the animals described as being a valuable fur bearing South American swamp beaver. The young man is quite op- timistic over the nutria and believes (het in the next few years the fur of the: animals will become popular. In the fall of 19:19, after reading a stery about the nutria in a farm publication, Cole sent to England for four females and one male nutria. He discovered when they arrived that they had front- feet fashioned something like the feet of a monkey and quite as good on the grasp, The hind feet were webbed like those of a beaver for swimming- and the tall resembled that of a muskrat, long, slender and scaled. The nutria are strict vegetarians, The work of preparing the run- ways. for the new airport at Centra - lin is in full swing with several scrapers working night and day. We understand the contract for the buildings has already been let and work will continence in the near future. The second airport on the 21st concession of Stephen near Grand Bend is also in course of con- etiuction. This is to be an auxiliary landing field to the airport at Cen- tralia. It will comprise around six hundred acres with only a few buildings as the main buildings will be at Centralia, The contract for grading, drainage and construction of runways has been let to the Tow- land Construction company, of Lon- don. The Towland company recent- ly completed a new airport at Ayl- mer. Exeter Times -Advocate, Highway Accident— Paymaster Reginald D. Parker, R. A.F., Clinton, was instantly killed at 2.30 a.m. Aug. 31st when the automobile he was driving, west from Seaforth, crashed into a maple tree in Clinton, on highway No, 8, east of the public school. Parker suffered a broken neck and a frac- tured skull. He was buried at Clin- ton last week. Full military honors were accorded. Exactly what was the cause of the accident may never be known, for Parker was driving alone at the time. There was evid- ence, however, according to Traffic Officer James Culp, who investigat- ed, that the car was out of control for a considerable distant e before the crash. It was raining at the time, visibility was poor, and the pavement was slippery. The car, a 1940 Chevrolet, was damaged be- yond repair. Its engine was comp- letely dislodged from its moorings• and scores of pieces of wreckage were picked from the ground, Pay- master Parker was 85 years of age, married, his wife and two children residing in England. He came to Clinton only a few weeks ago, when the new school was opened there. He was a close friend of FR. -Lieut. Charles Ewens, who was fatally in- jured in a similar manner on high- way No. 4 on August Sth. While this accident was being investigated by Trak Officers Culp and Lever an- other car, driven by Martin Ward, of liuffalo, allegedly drove through a warning flare into the scene of the Parker crash. Ward is said - to. have plowed into the motorcycle of Traffic Officer Lever, parked on the Ride of the road, completely demol- ishing it. Spectators stated that a boy, sitting in the sidecar of the machine, was hurled a considerable distance, but miraculously escaped injury, The Ward car, it is said, THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1941 shot across the road, tore out a highway sign, overturned, and came to rest only a few Indies from a verandah. The driver was not badly hurt, but his car was extensively damaged. This accident occurred nearly an hour after the first crash and by that time there was a consid- erable gathering of - civilians and airmen at the scene. The approach of the Ward car sent - them scatter - in. Ward was placed under arrest charged with driving in a manner dangerous to the public, Strangely enough, two hours later a new Dodge truck, driven by a Clinton man, crashed into a tree only a short distance from the scene of the accidents, doing $200 damage to the truck. The driver was unhurt. Going To Owen Sound— Rev. A. C. Calder, rector of St. George's Church, Goderich, an nounced to his congregation last week that an exchange of pulpits had been arranged between the An- glican rectors of Goderich and Ow- en Sound. Rev. W. H. Dunbar will come to Goderich. The exchange will take place Oct 1st, Rev, A. C. Calder, LL.B., came to Goderich six year's ago from Chatham, where he had - been for fifteen years. He was born at We]ehpool, New Brunswick, on Campobello Island, where the Roosevelt fancily have for years maintained a summer home and where he became acquainted with the present United States president, Before entering the ministry he taught school for some time int his native province. While at Chatham, he wee elected to the .Ontario Legis- lature for the riding of West Kent for two terns, retiring in 1934 af- ter serving under two premiers, Hon. Howard Ferguson and Hon. George Henry, Girl Guides The Seaforth Girl Guides will re some their meetings for the fall and winter in the hall on Thursday, Sept. llth at 7.30 p.m. Additional Telephone Facilities At Clinton— To serve the new school recently opened •at Clinton, additional tele- phone facilities are being provided, to Seaforth and Toronto, according to P. D. Wilson, manager in this - vicinty, A considerable increase in long distance calls passing through the Clinton exchange is expected when the new school gets under way, Mr. Wilson said. The provision of additional circuits requires the erection of new wire on the Clinton- Seaforth long distance line, and re- arrangements of existing facilities to provide another circuit to Toron- to. The project i$ one of many which the Bell Telephone Company is rushing through to serve airports and war industries throughout Ont- ario and Quebec. Blyth Fair Dates Changed— Wo' the second time the dates of Biytlt Fall Fair have been changed, and the fair now will be held on Oct, 7 and 8. A general mix-up has been created this year by the fact that some of the fairs hacl been reported as called off. Last week the fair board met at Blyth and decided to set the date back to Tuesday and Wednesday, October 7th and 8th. This will make Blyth Fair one of the last on the list this year, but in spite of this it promises to be a gala event. Man Injured When Horses Bolt— Lorne McCracken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McCracken, met with a painful accident on Thursday while - working on the farm of Allan Ram- say, concession 1, Morris township. He walked out on the tongue of the wagon to adjust a part of the har- ness and the horses became fright- ened and ran away. Lorne was thrown to the ground and rendered unconscious. He received a nasty head cut which required several stitches and was badly bruised. He was cared for at the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital.—Wingham Advance - Times, Win PrizeS at C.N.E. Wingham horses winning prizes at Toronto include: In the three year olid filly class Clayton Fryfogle won third with lea Gratton. In the pac- ing class, C. Fryfogle was first with Iso Grattan and Currie and Tervitt were fourth with Geeelaws. In the yield mare class Currie and Tervitt were second and third. In the 15.2 and over class C. Fryfogle was third with David 'Guy and Guy Lee and Currie and Tervit were fourth with Lady Lee Axworthy and June Mc- Killop, - Penny Bank Deposits -- Total amount on deposit in the Penny Bank at Seaforth at end of June, 1941: $1,155,96. Comparative figures of a year ago: $1,513.73, COMMUNICATIONS Editor The Seaforth News. Dear Sir, \\'ill you kindly nutke the following announcement fu tate news columns of your paper. A re- presentative Is 'visiting Seafortlt fa the interests of rite Lord's Day Alli- ance. While we are necessarily vett• cerned wile interests associated dit" ectly with the successful prosecution of the war, we have some vital int- erests that conserve the well being of our citizens, We trust safeguard the weekly day of rest In war time, as essential to the health of the workers, and the efficiency of pro- duction in all lines of war supplies. The Lord's Day Alliance is giving effective service in this important field of social service. and malting a worthy contribution to national and conmuoity welfare. Yours truly, The Lord's Day Alliance of Canada. Per M. W. Davidson Secretary. Miss E. B. Casernore Dies At Wingham- A lifelong -resident of Wingham, Miss Elora Bina Casemora, passed on in Wingham General Hospital on Saturday evening, August 30th. Silos Casemore was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Casemore of Wingham Junction. Site was in her 59th year and died following an ill- ness of about six weeks. She had lived in Wingham for the -pout- 2r, years and is survived by one sister, Itlrs, Roselle Deyeil of London. Hespeler Baker Drowned— John Weitzel, 4:1 -year-old liespeler baker anti a former resident of Stratford, was drowned on Sunday afternoon awhile swimming in Luke Hume between Grand Beuti and Oakwood. He was bathing with sev- eral companions when he suddenly disappeared. Some 15 or 20 minutes latter the body was washed up on the beaelt at Grand Bend opposite the stain street. A strong nortlnvest wind was blowing at the time, accompan- ied by heavy seas. A crowd gittltet'ed to watch doctors attempt to revive lout. hit'. Weitzel ltad gone to Grand Bend on Saturday afternoon, and was visiting at the cottage of his broth- el. -in-law and sister, 1tir, and Mt's. Claude :Necker. of Waterloo. About 4,45 Sunday afternoon he was in the water with friends, and was out somewhat farther than outer mend). ere of his patty when he disap- peared Considered to he a gouts swimmer, Weitzel had reveal'!" cone plaited of slight heart attacks, and it is thought he may have had 0 seiz- ure while in the water. Coroner Dr. P. J. O'Dwyer of Zurich was called. Mr. Weitzel was a resident of Strat- ford for about 101 years, leaving for Hespeler In 1932, The victim was a native of Platteville, and the soft of Mr, anti Mrs. John Weitzel, now of Hespeler. Also surviving are two els- tors Mrs, Claude Necker. Waterloo. and 141rs, H. Burns. of Toronto. Ephriam Snell Wins Many Prizes For Sheep— Winning prizes for sheep is just all in the day's work for Ephriam Snell of Hullett, president of the Clinton Spring Show. His collection of trophies, medals and ribbons al- most fills his office at the farm home and is quite probably one of the largest held by any stock breeder in Ontario. Mr, Snell has just added 21 more wins to his already long list. These latest wins include ten firsts and four championships, While Mr. Snell. won't talk much about them TAKES GRIME WITHOUT SC ' URiNG F O need for hard rubbing and scrubbing when you use a solution of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye. It cuts right through grease, clears clogged drains, keeps out- houses sanitary and odorless, scours pots and pans, takes the hard work out of heavy cleaning. Keep a tin always handy. FREE BOOKLET — The Giltett's Lye Booklet tells how this powerful cleanser clears clogged drains ..keeps out- houses clean and odorless by destroying the contents of the closet . . , bow tt performs dozens of tasks. Send for a free copy to Standard Brands Ltd„ Fraser Ave. and Liberty Street. Toronto. Ont. 'Never dissolve lye in 1105 water. The action of the lye itself heats the tater. himself, the numerous trophies are. naturally a prideful subject of con- versation for Mrs, Snell, Barbara and Jini. Two quilt covers and num- erous pillow covers hove been pieced by wife and daughter from prize ribbons alone. Engagement— Mr. and llrs. Thoisas :Biller, of Brussels, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Mona, to Mr. Freeman Archibald Tunney, youngest son of Mrs. lianjantirt Tun nes, Blyth, the inartltt to to take puce quietly this month. Former Brussels Business Man Dies At Ingersoll- - Robert t Ferguson, a former well known Lru.•sels husin.es mut, died a: Ingersoll in his 117111 year after a shot illness, He was the son of late James and Elizabeth Ferguson and was born in Grey township in 1878. He learned tailoring with Mr. Dun - ford and afterwards rattled on bus- iness for himself. In 1921 he- mar- ried Ida Fulton who survives. They lived in Brussels. for several years and for the last five year.; had lived at Ingersoll. He was a member of Trinity United Church of that town. Surviving besides his wife are .etre brother and one sister, Peter Fer- guson of Winnipeg, and Mrs. Mar- aret Best of Brussels. Interment was made in I rUSSelt cemetery, An old lady out :hopping saw a queue and front force of habit at- tached herself to it. After a quarter of an hour, having made very little progress, she asked her neighbor what they were queueing up for. "Blood transfusion," was the re- ply. Send us the names of your visitors. 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