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The Seaforth News, 1934-05-17, Page 3THURSDAY MAY 17, 1934. ...a..,®...;'._,,....'tea.., . . THE ,SEAFORTH NEWS. Tan .EARLY DAYS IN BLUEVALE. By Thomas Stewart. The first settlers of IBluevalc were Alex. Duncan and !Jacob 'Cantelon, 'iia•, Duncan owned the farm on the west side and had village lots sur- veyed off his farm, Mr. Cantelan do- ing the same on the east side, He gave the lot where the old Orange Hall stood,to the 'Orangemen and was the first Worshipful master in 11356. The first store was kept by John Messer in a small house where the !Presbyterian - manse stand's, • It was reported that. he ,carried goods from Seaforth in a carpet bag. Later he built the store, at present occunp- ietd by H. F. 'Beery, ;After the death of John Messer, his brother, 'Welliant Messes-, continued the business, :fol lowed:by McCattl, 'Le:g'gat, Smith and Berry. The second store was built by 'John A. Gardiner, later occupied by Moffatt, tFarro.w and a (German, whose • name I have forgotten. An. instance is recalled of two men who wont into his stare and were, telling each other of the prospects for an 'abundant crop. (Neither of .teem had any crop but they asked the 'German ,store -keeper for credit, until after ,threshing time. 'Ile gave the credit (but never got the money. This build - ling was turned into a hotel by Jtohn'. Edwards, later into a butcher shop 'by IH, ;C'ham'bers, IRobt, IvIc!P'her'son had it for a harness ;shop and at pres- ent'Mrs. Duff has it 'for a storehouse. 'The next store was 'built by Jacob Oant'eldti, followed by -Blue, Wilson, Farrow, 'Ti min ins, 'Casemate, Porter, !Jennings, 'Dnl'mage, Malough, Pugh, (Shaw -and Falconer, the present 'own- er, The post oilfice was kept by C. (Brown. Later this building was en- larged and used as a wagon shop by Alex. Craig, then as a livery barn iby J. C. IJ'ohnston, and at present is a ;garage awned by Fred H+ollenbeck. The other grocery store was where P. D. 'King's house stands. • The first schoolhouse was on the lot next to Miss M. Fraser's house, Thomas ;Farrow being the first -teach- er, 'The Presbyterians 'held services in the building until they built the /frame church which was repl'ac'ed by the present United Church. The building was later (taken' down and 'i'e-'built at the creamery. There ,were four'.bleeksinith shops: one west af'the United' Church, own- ed iby George Duncan, one where •:John Ilisekeridge's stable stands, owned 'by. Jos, Brookband, One on: ,the Sanderson property, owned by Lphrfam Hide, 'followed by MciClye 'Vont, Nixon,`• Wasnia'n and —Mild - ion. on.: The remaining one was owned 'by F. B. Scott, who was 'succeeded. by F. Selling.' There were two wagon shops, one, where IN.''Bos'man lives, owned by Webster (Ennis, and one where R. •F. Gerniss' -'house , stands, owned by lEd. Tindall, then Thomas «McCly m'ont and later 1Thomas Nixon 'W'hil'e the latter was the owner, the. wagon; and 'blac'ksmith shops were (burned the same night. ;Three tailor shops dotted . •the town, one on ;Jas. (Gannett's proper- ty, operated by • James Pyper, one where the Presbyterian Church stands, owned 'by E. Stewart,, -and one on the Thomas property, awned by (William Gray, who 'was followed by C '12 Brinker, There were five shoemaker' shops, one conducted by Alex, ;Bence, followed by Win. San- derson in the 'Sanderson ';base; one by R. F. +Sibbald in the. house now owned by Olive Scott; James Bach- anon had a shoe shop in a small beiading just south o'f the post of- fice, another was 'where P. King's house now stands, and one north of Thomas 'Stewart's. house, run by James Watson, This building was later' occupied by Joseph Billingsley who was a watchmaker. There were two sawmills: The 'first one was built on the south side of the 'river by W. H. and Joseph Leech. This stillwas divided, one part being used as a Aocr mill Charles Herbert being the first mill- er, The building was made of very heavy timbers, block and tackle be- ing used in •erecting it, The contrac- tors .were Alex, and Sam Magee,. and Jas. Walmsley, C. Sherriff, John Johns' and 'T. Nixon were among others who later awned the business: 'Nixon failed and it fell back on Jos. .Leec'h. I't was then purchased by 'Daryl end Stewart, who built the ce- ment damat a cost of 4115400, besides gratis work drawing material, (Referring back to the mill, in the south side, Logs were sawn into. +umber with an up and down saw which was later replaced by a cir- cuity saw. 'Th'e sawyers' were P. ,B'rown, Crawford B,rowat, and lastly,. Thos. 'Stewart (the writer of this article) who started at the age of eighteen years. For two seasons the mill operated might and day,- from, noon until midnight anti from mid- night until noon. This was done in order to take advantage of the high water. The other sawmill was 'built near the station by Bailey and Thyme; following them was Bailey and'Read- ing, then ;Reading .and .Duff and, lastly, 'Duff and Stewart. After run- ning the two mills for two seasons, the machinery was sold and the building removed to replace the mill at the river which 'had been burned. This new mill was also burned, be- ing the second loss sustained by 'Duff and 'Stewart, who were in the Seth business'Inc twenty-seven years. A carding mill, built by Thyme, Stewart and ISherriff for carding. wool, was afterwards (turned into a shingle mill, run 'by D. .S'tewart and later by IJ.ohn Tthynte. Thomas Ste- wart handled the shingle machinery et the age of sixteen years, and cut lath when fourteen years of age, the greater part of his life being spen.t in the saw mill business. Now, although in his eightieth year, he had filed and. set sixty-one cross cut .saws this winter. A tannery on the south side Of the river, was run by IN. Qbhnston and Ed. Guest; a planing mill where' house furnishings and caskets were made by Duncan !Stewart and a. co&per sliop ierhere a Mr. White and Alex, 'Cousins 'made butter tubs, These places of business were locat- ed on the property now owned by James Kerney. William Stewart operated an ash- ery, making pearl ash, the process of which was putting ashes into •large cisterns and pouring on water to run off lye. The lye was pat into large coolers to boil until it became thick and was called black salt. This. was, then put into a large oven and kept stirred with a long handled scraper until it was finished, when it was nearly as white as snow. There were four hotels in the vil- lage, one on the lot where the Pres- byterian manse stands, Among the proprietors were H. C. 'Pugh, Wade, Johnston, McDonald, Portland, Stowe, Maguire, Esty, Cook, Saults, Con- over and ;Johnston; This building was burned down alter local option was enforced. The next hotel was immediately north of where the Presbyterian Church now stands. It was built and run by Chas. Wam- sley, also 3ohnston, McDonald, Con- over, Buchanan and Ross. This hot- el, along with sheds and stable, was burned, John Edwhards ran a hotel in the building now used by Mrs, Duff as a storeroom. The station hotel was .built by Jas. Henderson, afterwards run by Thos. Oliver and Conover; This building was moved to the Henderson farm. DUST -STORM IN ONTARIO The sun was darkened in mid-af- ternoon Thursday, May 10, through- out Western Ontario as a dust storm that had been sweeping through Western Canada and the Western 'Spates reached this district. A dark cloud of flying particles filled the air as a fog and for several hours the ;sun's rays could ;scarcely be seen in an otherwise cloudless sky, The first hint of the dust storm came shortly after noon and as the afternoon pro- gressed the haze ,grew into a cloud of dust particles swirled eloft by the gusty south-west wind. Gradually the eland grew'denser as though a 'heavy rain cloud was blowing up from the west until about 4 p.m, the scut could only be seen as a bright spot in a 'darkened heaven. As the wind green' in intensity many districts had air 'filled with dust and sand so dense that the grit could be felt in breath- ing. 'J'he 'w'ind added to the dust ac- cumulation as'the 'stree'ts were swept clean and dust and 'papers .fluttered skyward. ;Although dust storms are frequent in Western Canada, T'hureclay's storm was uni'qu'e here. ;Never had so dense a dust cloud visited 'the district in recent years, Through the height of the sleets' in the late afternoon there was a pe'ctiliar'bro.wn light shed as the suta's ray's struggled to pierce the duet cloud. By evening as the wind decreased a haze as o'f a mist ,still clung about the ;ground. The dust shorn is blamed on wea- ther conditions as 'there has been lit- tle or no rain for two weeks generally across .the continent. Weather ob- servers took the view that the dense' cloud that passed over Western O'n- 'tario was the tail end of the sand storm that has teen sweep i .n g thrpugh the West for several days. 'Observers, said ;that the sand had been carried to great height in the etir to'rause su'coh a dense cloud. To this was being added dust swirled aloft locally, While there was little but street 'dust blown. about in. the cities on sandy fields in 'the Waal .districts sand storms were started by the wind that at times reached 30 miles an 'hour, 'In 'Caradoc township where yards ahead of them as the wind ~sept fine s.,il particles as a fog ac- ross the roads, Towards everting as the wind died appreciably the dust in t'he air was falling to the earth 'tad was decidedly noticeable as a gritty substance in breathing and hung as a, light mist close to the ground. The chsst nuisance did little dam- age but was an inconvenience to those out of doors. 'Particles were blown in- to pedestrians' eyes while at times to breathe the air was like entering a dust-filkd floor mill. Further storms will follow, it is be- lieved, unless heavy rains fall to meis- tne the soil and clear the air. Similar conditions were reported along the air lanes from Chicago to Buffalo. KIDNAPPERS BUSY IN STATES Kidnappers seized William T. Get- tle, 46, Southern, Califorhia multi- millionaire, at the end of a gay mid- night t swimming party at his sumptu- ous estate at Arcadia and carried him off without leaving a word about ran- som, The prostrated wife signified her desire 'to pay "any reasonable" sunt for his return. 'Gettle is reputedly a millionaire many times over. He 'built his for- tune'front the oil 'fields o'f 'Oklahoma and California, withdrew from specu- lative activities before the crash of 111929 and retired to Southern Califor- nia, MORE CENTENARIANS TODAY 11 -lints on how^ to age gracefully were offered by Sir Thoan.as Oliver in his presidential address to the ;Insti- tute of Hygiene in 'London, England. "Too old at 'Posey is not true," de- clared. Sir Thomas. "There are more centenarian's living today than we he- fieve was the ease 200 years ago, There are probably more men aged ,between 60 and 70 in good health and 'fit for work, if social, industrial and trade -union conditions allowed it. "To age gracefully there tnus't be a happy and contented mind. The possession of wealth alone will mot 'bring this, but it is a consolation if there is a sufficient financial compet- ency to meet the p'hy'sical needs of the body, with a little surplus to help those not so 'well off, I1 we would Ourselves be happy we must acquire this by giving happiness to others. ."No't only can •in'dividuals do this among t•hennselvc:s, but industrial ;firms can do it for their :aged work- ers and 'social movements .for those whose working days are done." Beaconslfield had said that youth 'was a 'b'lunder,, niklelle-'age a struggle and old '.age a regret; but night we not, asked Sir Thomas, by striking 'a more encottreging nate, say that youth is hope, nvanhood a struggle in which there are prizes to be won, .and old 'age consolation? !Persian 'Balm—the ideal toilet re- quisi'te for every discerning 'woman, 'Perfect in results, +Creates compie-- ib:n:s of .rare beauty a'nd charm. De- lightfully cool and refreshing, 'Never leaves a vestige of stickiness, A vel- vety smooth lotion toning and .stimu- lating the skin, (Making it truly rose- leaf in texture. •All :dainty worsen in- variably choose Persian ;Balm. It im- parts that subtle distinction so char- acteristic of the elegan't-wontan, there is mach light land, during the afternoon motorists could not see 50Want and For Sale Ads, 3 times, 50e a� C • 0 We Are Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • Seaforth News SEAFORTP `ONTARIO. SANDWICHES AGAIN `Barbara B. 'Brooks ...Whatever its present position may be, the sandwich is of noble origin We are told that it was the Earl of Sandwir'1i who first spcns.ired the custom of nerving meat between two dices of bread. This idea marks the Ettrl as a fs,tid. tis, as well as prac- tical man. The sandwich was a for- ward step in improving bath table manners and -convenience in dining. (For in the 'Earl's clay, roast meat was a big part of the menu an'd forks had slot come into general use, Some of the sandwiches we see to- day give no hint of nobility. How- ever, even 'the hum'blest one can be a noble work if it is fresh and trine And some of the very elaborate ones often are tawdry and unappetizing in spite of the gaoid ingredients which g:o into their making. The whole is no better than its parts. A good sandwich starts with 'good materials, First of all, there must be bread.:It can he almost any Lined. It shouldbe moist and 'fresh, but several hours or a day old so that it is easy to cut and handle. If the crust is very crisp, wrap the loaf in a damp towel for a few minutes, 'It can then be rut without breaking and crunebin,g, I01 course, for cutting, a sharp knife is needed. Select one that is thinsbiade(d and flexible, but 'strong. Lt should be long enough to cut a loaf the long Way, . when needed. A knife with tiny, sharp, saw -teeth. dn' . the. cutting edge is good. iA'n advant'age of the saw -tooth 'knife is that it is not very good for cutting other foods and you will keep it espeola'll'y for 'bread. It will save time and materials if you will 'cut the bread to get the largest possible slices. ;Whenever 'practical, slice the bread the long way of the loaf. Spread and make the sandwiches in Tong slabs and when ;finished cut them into the sizes you like, If you are using nut bread or any rich bread that crumbles easily, it is 'better to cut small slices. 'Sometimes it helps to cult the loaf in 'half down the center the long way, then slice. Thin, smooth mixtures can be spread onto the cut surface of the loaf before ,cutting each slice. This will prevent tearing the slices. An- other precaution is to have 'better at room tetnperafure end to cream it thoroughly before spreading the bread. Cheese and paste mitutttres c.an be thinned with. liquids, such as cream or milk, fruit juices or salad dressings, according to seasoning an,d. flavoring desired. ;Fillings s'hou'ld be finely chopped thinly sliced or iii pieces which I ill stay in or Ion the sandwich when it is being eaten. It should not be neces- sary to eat a sandwich with knife and fork. IIP you like sandlw•iches in mountainous or haystack formation, it is helpful to arrange them so (that they can -lie taken' off ie layers for eating. (Vegetables and fruits for sand- wiches should be crisp, first and dry, Cut 'or drop them finely, but do net crush. 'Sonne spreads are made ;by mashing vegetables th'oroug'hly and rnoisten with butter, cream, oil or mayonnaise to form a sm'oot'h paste. 'Chill the fillings for cold sand- wiches. If the sandwich is to be served hot, be sure the filling that .goes into it is shot. For the most part, simple fillings well seasoned ma'ke the best sandwiches, Often a spread of creamed butter is sufficient, With plain breads, add something to give flavor, such as chapped parsley and onion juice, horseradish, cutney, chopped ginger or other highly fla- vored ingredients, iBrau breads make •unusually good sandwiches, Bran .has the pi+operty o absorbing and holding moisture. The bread itself will keep nicely 'Inc sev- eral clays. Even very thin brain bread sandwiches do not dry out quickly. Bran is healthful, too. It adds bulk whirls most of us need in our diets. Many of the bran breads are rich in flavor and you can, make bran bread sandwiches wide very simple spreads or just butter.. filename ;Bran Nut Bread.—'% oup s`horten'ing, % cup sugar, 1 egg (w'elI beaten)7;r/z reaps mashed 'bananas, 2 tbsps. water, 1 cup bran, ;lirje cups. flour, 2 tsps .baking powder, '4 'tsp. salt, % tsp. soda, % cusp chapped nut- meats, d tsp, vanilla extract. Cream shortening and sugar well, Adel egg, mashed ban:anlas, water and bran. (Sift flo'u'r with bakinlg powder, sabt, and soda, Mix nuts with flour and add gradually to ,the first mix- ture. 'Stir in vanilla, Incur into greased 'loaf tin. Lest sitand 30 mrinultes and bake in a moderate (oven (1715 'deg, 'F.) 'ante 'hour, Let cool before outt:itng. Yield: 1' loaf (181.4x141Y2 inches), Drives IAis't'hm'a Like Magic, The immediate help from Dr, J. D. Kel- loggs Asthma (Remedy seems .like magic. Nevertheless it is only a na- tural .remedy used in • a natural way. r"e smoke or vapor, reaching the. remote passage of the affected 0rauble sed • peter. it uy' ue.ue,5 landyj1 PAGE THREE' FLYING MISSILE KILLS.' MAN IN HIS OWN HOME'.. Montreal. — Hurled with cfead•1j force of au, explosion, a large part of'' a tly-•,rheel traveled about 440 yards: through the air, tore its way through the r of and the third story floor in a Vcrdt'an 1' ,me t strike '111 (I kill Robert Patrick, ad, as he sat reading a newspaper. The death -dealing piece!:' of iron, weighing 24 pounds, was one' of four .pieces into which a large sawing fly -wheel at a lumber-yart"= split following an explosion result- ing from unknown causes. Employ ees escaped uninjured 'but the sawing. machinery and equipment went flying skywards. The projectile pierced the- reof hereof and floor of the top Storey of the hone, carrying with it .piaster-' and laths. It struck Patrick on the head, killing 'him instantly. PROPHESIED 'CHANGES It is not 'generally known that De - Foe, the author of the noted imagin- ative work, 'Robinson Crusoe," con- tributed many •original 'and ingen4ou '. eti-ays .nn sacral science. The. locale, of "Robinson Crusoe," is'Tobago Is -- land in the 'British West Undies. Ilsr a work which he published in d6,6Z' entitled "Essay on 'Projects" he gave expression 'to 'id'eas often far irr at- cance 'af his own 'times. IH'e wrote 'with much 'sagacity 'at the science 'of (bantkin'g. do ;this 'work would appeaer. eo he the germ, not only of modem: branch banks, :but of the corporation, stock so much 'favored today, In 'ars-• other estray on •high'ways, he an'ti'cipe- ated by an!ore 'tisan ' 'fw•o 'hundred years the appointment of highw+ar: commissions. He 'turned t& the Roe - man system olf 'highways and supplie& 1. details o'f dimensions, drasna'ge, par- ing and materials. IHe also 'wrote ot1h= - er essays on the higher education, ;GE' women, 'on assurance, 'on ;the lbw of bankruptcy and .on a national pen— sion •scheme. ;In nnany direction's be was a genuine pioneer in sociological' and economic direction's, a'n'ds' will/lee the world, has been slowly e'eaizitag- many of the projects he advaacced, itt' is .practi'cal'ly unaware of their fiteeenee origin. He also published a newspap= callled 'The 'Review" which ran frons 111710i4 'to :1171113 and wrote 'some ;suppose itious ;histories so vivid that one is . •inclined Ito •doublt that 'they were the works of iina'ginalbio'n and. not reality SAYS NEXT WAR TO.;BE IN ISI4V" "A war to end war" in 10140 'was cabled a certainty .by H. G. 'Wells, the (English anther, on this ordeal in ;Neer York for a two weeks' rest and sight- - seeing .trip. (His prediction, Welts ,said; was 'Q-* reaffirmation of the prophecyt cow-- tained in hos recent .book Whdeh .ttea ': 't+he .view :that the world tvilrehatve' rg,"• •covered edonomfeally wr33nia• site years sufficiently again .to engager in we 'wiholesale human' slaughter. "'What I said in the 'b'oolf f's noth- ing to have to 'repent dfritie:!added;; I have a'Irauah Itfiis'WM: happen," Ire- ferrinig to the 'horrors and' terrors pre dieted by him Icor the 'human' racetie.. the fntune. "War situations take a certaiiri•' time," Wells. conitinued'. ``Certairdee •there is nothing dangerous now; 'soft': 1119140 gives us eine." (Improvements in, •the science .of: warfare were viewed by WelIs a,s forecasting a faster conclusion to the war of the fuiture. "The effects .of modern methods of warfare provide a stanch quicker de-- moralizationof armies than .during-. the !Great \'far," he said. "Don't ;far -- get that the Great War was hasten-. ed to its end by mutinies: "I don't •exactly 'want to include the British, •bat all the armies were get- ting lax in' their discipline." A's'ked to specify the war danger spats, Wells said there was none le_. Europe at present and that he sa. nincertain,'a'bout the ;East: "There is nothing in the movement of British 'Fascists," Wells declared:.. adding: "I stake any reputation as a .people - et that this movement teas no future" • iNo child should Inc allowed to, sur ter an hour from worms ;when • nrcmpt relief can be got in a supple but strong remedy -Mother 'Graves Worm Exterminator, 'l'hc young housewife was in tears-' over her 'futile attempt toaoa'k hubs by's first meal. "What is it, dear?" he asked sy'ns-- pathetically."Oven out of order?' " Olt, .no," she sobbed.: been all the morning trying to pluck this rabbit." °Johnnie," began. the lad's mothere rather crossly, "why didn't you (warier your face when I told you to 3"" "I did, ,mother, honest," returnee the boy, "and 'lf you don't .believe met.,, you can just look at 'the towel." Home ;Work,—IA .group of womsattr were 'discussing 'business anti' eisa-. nomic affairs in general, "Recent 'economic conditions '1rave a rest one good:"' began one woman, "I't's mailer .some- nouglrout the Inngnty goon wives ont"of a lot of otcc Itus'binds."