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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1942-06-11, Page 1THE. FLIGHT OP ',CH I>a ARROW The fliklit of 'a man 18 an arrow's flight Out of darkness into Light, And out of light into darkness again; Perhaps to pleasure, Perhaps to pain, There must be something WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 64, No. 24 ,, 5el 0... HURON C O U N T Y'6 L E A D I N G NEWSPAPER Above or i,elow; Somewhere unseen A mighty, now, A hand that area not, A sleoulass eye That sees the arrow Ply, and fly: One Who knows Why we live - - and die. Stoddard SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 194a Phone 84 $1 a yeah PEACH JAM. 4 16, Tins 59c AYLMER'CATSUP.— Bottle a 130' BROKEN BISCUIT, - 2 lbs. 25o LIBBY SPAGHETTI., Tin 10c LIMA BEANS.— Tin 13c PILCHARDS, Snowcap.- Tin . '15c APPLE, STRAWBERRY JAM— Jar 28c FANCY APPLE SAUCE. Tin 10c STRAWBERRY JAM. - 4 Ib. tin 65c TIP. TOP MARMALADE.- Jar .._ 29c CRUSHED PINEAPPLE.— Can 17c, PUMPKIN FOR PIES. Tin p.. 13e "IT" WHITE SHOE CLEANER.— Bottle 15c PEANUT BUTTER.—Loose Per lb. 17c CLOTHES PINS. - 3 doz. 10c SCRUB BRUSHES.— Each TOILET PAPER.— 3 itolls 100 Master Turkey Starter.— Cwt. 15c $3.80 A. C.Routledge P14ONE 166 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m. Rev. Wm. A. Bremner. 7 p.m. Rev. H. V. Workman. Communion Service Sunday, June 21st. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 o'clock, Sunday School. Y. R's Anniversary Services at 11 a.m, and 8 p.m, conducted by Rev. W. A. Beecroft, B.A.,B,D., of Wing - ham. St. Thomas Church Rector, Rev. Dr. Hurford. 11 a.m. "Tire City of Doom." 7 p.m. Masonic Service. Sunday School at 10 a.m. St. Mary's Church, Dublin 9.30 .a.m. "Failure and Defeat." McKillop United Church Rev. W. J. Patton, Minister. Bethel at 10 a.m. Caven at 11.30 a.m. Duff's at 2.30 p.m. ENGAGEMENT Mr. Harmon Brodhagen, Tucker - smith, wishes to announce the en- gagement of his youngest daughter Margaret Freida Martha, to Earl Franklin Gray, Tuckersmith, son of Mrs. David Gray, Hibbert, the mar- riage to take place the latter part of June. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. ,Irving H. Gibson, wish to announce the engagement of their younger daughter, Jessie Lor- raine, to Wilmer Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Jones, of Kip - pen, the wedding to take place quiet- ly on Saturday, June 20. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dale, of Clin- ton, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Clarissa Louise, to Kenneth W. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart, Londes- boro. The marriage to take place in June. Seaforth Tax Rate Down Two Mills Lively Debate .,Features June Meeting of Seaforth Council Monday Evening The town council held its regular 11 1 meeting on Monday evening with a members present. Seaforth's tax rate was set at 4 mills, a reduction of 2 mills. Estim ates of receipts and expenditurea for this year were reviewed by council and after lengthy discussion a mo- tion was introduced by 'Councillor Sills and Councillor Parke, that the tax rate be reduced two mills from 1941, An amendment that the tax rate for 1942 be 43 mills, was voted on and failed to carry. The main mo- tion, for the two mill reduction, was carried, Estimates presented by the treas- urer showed the Collegiate required an increase of 1 mill and the Library an increase of one-third mill. Councillor Reid, chairman of the finance committee, said the press had not given sufficient publicity in the past"to the fact that council each year had been absorbing increased demands of organizations over which they had no control. This year coun- cil will be absorbing one and a third mills, even with the tax rate left the same as last year. This is a fact few ratepayers realize, he said. Council discussed Collegiate nat- ters at length, points brought out in- cluding a proposal to change to high school status if the department in- tends to let the municipalities bear the brunt of lowered grants; one less teacher has been engaged for next term; a business course was ad- vocated in place of domestic science or languages. Councillor Reid said the surplus has been accumulated from collec- tion of arrears and not from the gen- eral rate. The Department of Mun- icipal Affairs is now advocating Mun- icipalities to maintain a surplus and Seaforth's surplus is not as great as other municipalities. Budgeting for a deficit of $414 -for 1942 and then reducing the tax rate by two mills is not good business, he said, in fact is contrary to all business principles. Council this year is absorbing the in- crease asked for by Collegiate Board and Library and if same arises in fu- ture could then use part of surplus to maintain same tax rate.' The sur- plus has saved the town several hun- dreds of dollars in interest and in 1942 will bring a revenue of $300. front interest on bonds. Mayor Cluff, and Councillors Keat- ing and Holmes also spoke in favor of maintaining the surplus. Councillor Sills said the town was at the absolute maximum of current revenue allowed and if any local in- dustry needed assistance no help could be given. Councillor Parke said he was in favor of using the surplus to take off the extra three and a Continued on Page Five MASONIC SERVICE On Sunday next the members of Britannia Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will attend divine service at St. Thomas Church, when their chaplain, Rev. Dr, Hurford, will preach. "IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE" The selling power of a for sale ad- vertisement is reported by a Tucker - smith farmer Who recently advertised two young Shorthorn bulls in The Seaforth News. "I had four of them, but only intended to sell two," he said. "So many answered the ad, I sold all four beasts in: quick order!" Buy It Now 'blue co D. L. & W. SCRANTON ANTHRACITEE' E. L. 130X, phone 43 TOP PRICE $355 AT SHORTHORN SALE The . annual sale of registered Shorthorn cattle, held at Cloverdale Stock Farm, north of Crediton on Thursday last was well attended. The thirty head of cattle, from the herds of Roy F. Pepper, Seaforth, R. M. Peek, Zurich, and W. C. Oes- tricker, Crediton, brought prices well above last year's. The top price female was bought by Arthur Culbert of Dungannon, for $355, one of Robt. Peck's. The average price for females was $235. The highest priced male was $250, the average price of the males being $180. The quality of the stock was con- sidered excellent and many purchas- ers came from various parts of the province, DR. R. R. ROSS Roderick R. Ross, D.D.S., for ov- er forty years a familiar and well- known resident of Seaforth, and for 27 years a practising dentist here. died in Scott Memorial Hospital on Friday night. Death was due to a heart attack. Dr. Ross had been ser- iously ill •only a week. Born in Brueefield, August 22nd, 1861, he spent his early life there. Before practising dentistry, Dr. Ross was a school teacher and was prom- inently known in this part of the country. He was married to Alison M. Douglas at Blake, in 1891, and began practising in 1900. Dr. Ross i was a faithful member of First Pres- byterian Church and for many years served as an elder of that church. h He was secretary for a number of .f years of the board of Scott Memor- ial Hospital and served on the Sea- p forth Collegiate Board. He was an b ardent bowler and a member of the a Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club. 11 Surviving are his wife and one E daughter, Gretta, at home. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon from his residence on Gn- q Ask Co-operation in Weed Cutting Tuckersmith Council and Courts of Revision Meet -- Three Appeals The Tuckersmith council met in the town hall, Seaforth, on Saturday, June 6th at 2 o'clock. After reading and adopting the minutee of the previous meeting each councils took the declaration as a member the court of revision and proceed with the business of the court. There were only three apps from the assessment roll up for co sideration. ,(1) Duncan Stewart for Pts, lo 1 and 2, con. 2, Irs, assessed too hi on land and buildings. Action court; Appeal allowed on buildin only, assessment reduced $200. (2) R. D. Bell, for lot 3, con. 1 hrs., assessed too high on land an buildings. Action of court: Appe not allowed. (3) Mrs. J. Dale, for lot 8, We Centre St, Egmondville, assesse too high on land and buildings. Ac tion of court: Appeal not allowed. After dealing with these appeal the court was closed, instructing th Clerk to amend the assessment ro to conform to above alteration pending any appeals that may b made to the county judge. An almost unanimously signed pe tion from the ratepayers of Schoo Sections No. 4, 5 and 6 attending meeting held in S.S. No. 6, schoo ouse to consider the advisability o orming a school area of these sec tions, was presented to the Council raying them to pass the necessa ylaw to unite these sections formin School Area, to take effect Jan. lst 943. Public School Inspector Mr . C. Beacom attended the meeting The Council acceded to their re uest, passing bylaw No. 6 of 1942 or of ed cls n - is gh of gs 4, d al sb d s e 11 s, e t 1 a 1 f ry g , • • derich street., Rev. Hugh Jack . of First Presbyterian Church conducted the service and interment was in the Maitlandbank cemetery. • The flowers were numerous and beautiful and showed the high esteem in which Dr. Ross was held. The pallbearers were Milton Chesney, Toronto, William Bell, Toronto, M. McKellar, J. M. Govenlock, F. W. Wigg, T. Dinsmore of Blake. The flower bearers were William H. Golding, M.P., John Beat- tie, John A. Wilson, James R. Scott, J. Dinsmore. MISS ELFORD HONORED WITH DOCTOR'S DEGREE On June 2nd, Bryn Mawr, (Penn- sylvania) conferred the degree (in e absentia) of Doctor of Philosophy on th Miss Alva Elford, daughter of Rev. Jas. Elford and Mit. Elford. She mat- riculated at Sarnia Collegiate, being o valedictorian of her class in 1928, ob. w taining, the first Carter scholarship u for Lambton County, specialized in classics at Toronto University and ct graduated in 1932. fr University awarded her u the degree of M.A. in 1938. In 1939 al she studied at Johns Hopkins Uni- versify (U.S.A.), and the next two 0 years at Bryn Mawr. She completed her dissertation, "Architectural Ter- pa racottas 1n the Greek Archaic Per- r0 iod," this spring. Miss Elford obtained the Cornelia or G. Harcum'scholarship 'in classic Ar- Se chaelogy in 1938-39 at Johns Hopkins on University, Baltimore. In 1939-40 and in 1940-41 she got the fellowship in $1 Classic Archaeology for the two suc- cessive years, an exceptionally fine $1 accomplishment. At present Dr. El- R. ford is taking a course in mechanical J•, draughting in Toronto leading to goy- let ernment war work. Tl}e council appointed J. Treme Jr: inspector of repair work on the McCullie Drain, in response to hi written complaint that said drain was in need of repair, and empower ed him to secure labor and necessary material to complete the necessary repair work, and the clerk was in- structed to prepare a bylaw to auth- orize the assessment of the cost upon the lands and roads liable therefor. The question of weed cutting on the roadsides was given considera- tion and it was decided that no gen- eral payment for weed cutting be • made this year, owing to the reduc- tion of the provincial road grant, but that the council would ask for the sincere co-operation of the own - r or occupant of each lot in cutting e weeds on the roadside fronting his lot, free of cost; but the owners f corner lots abutting side roads ill not be asked to cut on side road nless their lot fronts on a Provin- al or County road and other lots ronting on such roads may contrib- te by cutting what would be their lotment by cutting on a sideroad, therwise the owners of corner lots who cut on their frontage will be id 1%c a rod for cutting on side - ad. The following accounts were dered paid: W. G. Wright, taxi rvice, road inspection, $8.95; Hur- Expositor, printing and advertis- g, $34.84; W. Ament, coal, relief, 5.50; W. G. Willis, shoes, relief, .98; J. Broome, wood, relief, $4.50 J. Sproat, supplies, relief, $9.44; A. Westcott, identification brace- s, $8.77; Provincial Treasurer, in- Isulin, $4.20; road accounts $305.00; unty of Huron, rebate, hospital count, $10.50; salaries and pos- ge $52.—D. F. McGregor, Clerk. X\\\\\\ \\\ \\\`\.. \ \ \v„\\&\,, \,\ "WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE!" 0 BRIDAL FAMOUS WITH THE enalste WI NT GUARANTEE look at the quality)REATH \ Look,at the prices , .. Then Each diamond is guaranteed in \\ coloring, cutting, brilliance gnd flawless quality, Here is teal value .. , the oppor• tunity you have been waiting for, i SSHOP AT AVAUGES • IT PAYS %FREE OOK 1 1 1 1 1 Red Cross Notes The concluding lecture in Emerg- encies in War was held in First Presbyterian 'Church on Tuesday evening, when Mr. Loveday, Supt. of C.D.C. of St. John's Ambulance Corps, London, addressed a class ' of almost two hundred women and men. Mr. Loveday spoke on the advised- ness of being prepared, and of fire er ,hazards in time of peace. He showed . several pieces of equipment used in A.R.P. work in England. One was a stirrup pump manned by three wo- men; this he claimed' had put out - Snore fires than any other device in England. He showed the shovels used in putting out incendiary bombs and gas masks and a suit used in con- taminated areas. All these are savers of life and property. Mr. Loveday stressed the fact that first aid must be skilled or the patient is better left alone. There will be follow up classes in First Aid. Classes here on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and in Win- throp on Thursday evening. Classes are held. in MacTavish's store. PROJECT CLUB Co Miss Flora Durnin, County Coact, ac attended the Seaforth Project Club to n Thu • da at the home of M o y rs. 'James Allen. The projects were, "The Club Girl Stands on Guard," and "Clothes Closets Up to Date." Achievement Day will be held in Clinton on Saturday, June 27th, in the Agricultural Hall. REDUCE AIRGRAPH CHARGE JUNE 15TH On June 15th postage on Airgraph messages from Canada to our forces in the 'United Kingdom or the 'Middle East will be reduced to just Six cents per message from the present rate of ten cents. Airgraph Service it a extendedCivilians o n the will b t o oo above date. Armed Forces An Letter forms will also be introduced on June 15th. The rate will be only 100 a letter. The form is of light -weight paper, blue in color, and is provided with a gummed flap by which the letter is sealed. C.W.L. MEETS The Catholic Women's League held their monthly meeting in the vestry of the church recently with the president, Miss Alice Daly in charge, The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs, H. Mel- len. Mis. W, Devereaux Sr, and Mrs. J. F. Daly reported fourteen calls on the sick during the month of May. Mrs. J. Flannigan and irliss H. Cleary were appointed to visit the tick this month. Letters of thank you were read c e by Mrs. C. IcDonalf from boys overseas in appreciation of their Easter treats. The president urged the members to attend the sewing and quilting at the Red Cross rooms on Friday afternoons. It was decided to discontinue the meetings during July and August, The meet- ing closed with prayer, There has been an emergency call from the Women's War Work Comm. of Ontario division, with a quota for i clothing. I In size 2,3 or 4-30 boys' shorts, 100 boys' sirts, 50 boys' overcoats, 150 boys' caps, "required as soon as possible." The message reads, "Please call together all workers in your r community and be prepared to take on this work and continue with the 'larger quotas of Hospital supplies 'which are to be allotted immediately." Last year the Ontario Red Cross in "co-operation with the Women's Insti- tutes, shipped 252,000 pounds of jam and honey. This branch shipped 1500 lbs. of jam and 1108 lbs. of honey. The best time to purchase honey is the second or third week of July. The society will get a permit 101 - sugar so contributions for this good I cause will be in cash this year in- stead of sugar. Miss Savauge is treas- urer and will receive contributions. JAMES DORRANCE The death took place on Saturday morning at his home in McKillop, of James Dorrance, in his 79th year, youngest son of the late George Dor- rance and Annie Croskiery. He was the last of a family of four boys and three girls. He was one of the oldest members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dorrance was a great lover of Shorthorn cattle and Lei- cester sheep. He was first married in 1891, to Miss Ellie Hillen, who diets in. 1901, and he was married in 1903 to Miss Mary Jane Beattie, who died in 1911, and later he was ;married to Miss Elizabeth Beattie, who survives, with a family of twn sous and one daughter, Harvie, an officer stationed at Regina, Guy at. Moine, nus Essie Mrs. James Kert') of McKillop, and three gr<andchi,ldr,•en, The funeral took place nn Tuesday Prost his home, Rev, Itugli Jack of First. Presbyterian Church officiating, with interment le Maitland Bank Cemetery. The pall- bearers wme Y Dm.tance James GUY Deis, Matt Beattie IX'nr lleattie Russell Dorrance ^incl Bob Campbell Those who attended the funeral from a distance were, Misses Mabel and Elva Hargan, Mrs, Annie Hargan and Mrs, Douglas Carr of Ingersoll, Mr. and Mrs, Scott Kerr, Mrs, Kenneth Harrison and 800 °Beverley, of Brant- ford, Mr. and Mrs, George Evans and Jack Steres of Brussels. Weekly Salvage Bulletin Seaforth (East Side)', and Egmond- ville Collection, Tuesday, June 16th The next Seaforth East Side and Egmondville Salvage Collection will be on Tuesday afternoon, June 16th, starting at 4 P.M. The district cov- ered will be all of Seaforth east of Main St., the stores on both sides of the street, and all of Egmond- ville and Little Scotland. In case of bad weather, the collection will take place on Thursday, June 18th, two days later. The McKillop salvage collection, organized by Committee member Gordon McGavin of Walton, was a big success, and tons of salvage of every kind were brought in to Sal- vage Headquarters last Wednesday afternoon. This completes the pre- sent salvage drive in the rural part of the district for the time being, Tuckersmith and Hullett collections having been made on the two previ- ous Wednesdays. The Committee is laying plants for another collection in each township in the early Fall, so collect all your salvage. If you wish to have your salvage put into production before that time, how- ever, just dump it into your trailer the . first time you are corning to town, and leave it at Salvage Head- quarters. Two important donations have been made this week by the Seaforth and district Salvage Corps. A cheque for $300 was given to the Russian Medical Relief Fund, and $200 to the Queen Elizabeth Child War Vic- tims Fund, This makes a total of $1100 that has been given by the committee already to War Charities, $500 of which was given to the Red Cross Drive and $100 to the China Relief Fund. Your committee plans to send a box to every boy Overseas from the Seaforth Red Cross District. A11 hav- ing relations overseas are asked to get in touch with your local Red. Cross at Walton, Winthrop, Duff's Church, St. Columban, Constance and Seaforth. ACCEPTS STRATFORD POSITION William Pollard. son of Mr, and Mrs. 3. Pollard, North Main street, has been appointed •ntii a 5r ttnt piir t - palto the staff of Hamlet school in Stratford Mt Pollard has been prin- cipal of Sebringville public school for the past eight years where he has been a particularly successful'. and popular teacher. Previously he had three years experience as prin. cipal Of Woodville public, school and two years in an ungraded school.