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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-08-12, Page 1The Seaforth News WHOLE SDRIDS, VOL. 76 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1954 81.50 a Year r,..,ad+u+ It,.m.. l'ul,liril,. rs Author ized nn Fue+.ial tl..,n mail. Poet PIONEER SHOP BURNED IN EGMONDVILLE FIRE Mr, and Mrs, John Blue and four daughters arrived home in Egmond- ville on Sunday night about 9:30 after a holiday to east coast and learned for the first time that Mr, Blue's implement shop had been de- stroyed by fire in the early hours of Friday morning, Their house beside the shop had been damaged in a sec- ond fire, a few hours later, when sparks ignited the roof. Damage is estimated around '$3,5,000 to the im- plement'business and about 13000 to the house. Mr, Blue will continue his business at his home and hopes to build at some future date. The former blacksmith shop, which was burned, was owned by Ziler and Nott, who were to get possession this month. John Blue had intended to build a new implement shop in Eg- ;mondville when and if a suitable site could be obtained. Tho two Seaforth fire trucks re- sponded to the alarm sent in by Allan Nicholson at 2:45 a.m., Friclay. The fire had already spread when dis- covered and the firemen fought to keep the fire from igniting the near- by buildings. On the north side the Ziler machine shop was threatened when the window glass melted in the. intense heat, being only ten feet away. Water was pumped up from the Bayfield River. Contents lost with the building in- cluded a combine, binder, harrows, and a large supply of implement parts, and a quantity of oil. The fire was under control before 5 a.m., but three-quarters of an hour later Ray- mond Nott discovered that Mr. Blue's house on the south side of the burn- ed -out shop, was on fire in the attic. The fire brigade quickly returned and after cutting a hole in the roof, put the fire out. However water and smoke damage was heavy, but the fire did not get a chance to spread downstairs. A. list of owners of the building down through the years since it was a wagon shop where Daniel Stephens made wagons for Thomas Hill is: Thos. Hill, Geo. Hill, A. Lillico, } ihn MacLean, Raymond Nott and H. Ziler. COUNTY -CONSCIOUS -BUY IN HURON Are people of Huron becoming more county -conscious? Whether or not, it was pleasant the other day to learn how an order came to be placed in Seaforth from a distant part of the county. In conversation with a man from the northern border of Huron, he mentioned that an order for a piece of heavy equipment for a public building in his town had been placed last week with a Seaforth firm. The order was given to the Seaforth firm in preference to two others under consideration, from Toronto and Lon- don respectively. The Toronto product was ruled out as unsatisfactory for their needs, so th,a choice narrowed down to London or Seaforth. The committee decided in favor of Seaforth because it was closer and service could be obtained quicker if needed at any future time. And then there was another reason which tipped the scales in fayor of the Seaforth firm. "We took into account that Huron County is making us a grant", he said, "and it seemed right; when other things were equal, to give the business within the county". BELL GIRLS HONOR FELLOW OPERATOR Local Bell Telephone employees entertained Miss Evelyn Cardno in honor of 21 years service as an oper- ator with the company. The evening was spent in games and contests with Mrs. Bruce McLedn and Miss Mary Lou Ruston winning the prizes, Miss Cardno was presented with a pen and pencil set by the chief operator, Miss Margaret Hudson on behalf of the staff. Lunch was served by the host- ess, Miss Madeline Fortune. FIREMEN SAVE GARAGE Seaforth fire brigade answered an alarm on Saturday afternoon to the north end of East William Street, when a fire was noticed in a frame garage at the rear of a house owned by Mrs. C. MaClinchey, of Kippen. The firemen quickly put the fire out, damage being confined to the inter- ior, •Cause of the fire is not known. Mr. Alvin Hunter, a neighbor, keeps his car in a garage almost touching it an the north side, but no damage was done to this building. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Murray wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Rita, to Mr. Ronald James Butters, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butters, of Dublin. The marriage to take place early in Sep- tember at St. Colurnban Church. ARMY WORM IN SEAFORTH Seaforth gardens have been tread- ed by a destructive worm which wip- ed out some gardens at the end of the week. Lettuce, tomatoes, in feet al- most all vegetables, are reported to have been destroyed by the pest, said to be the army worm, About two inches long, smooth skin, it is drab grayish green eolor. Salvation Army 11 a.m., Holiness Meetin,r; 3 p.m., Sunday School; 7 pm„ Salvation Meeting; Thursday, 8 p.m., Midweek Meeting. - Lieuts. J. Hunter and L. Pyke, Officers-in•,Charge, Phone 575, TOWN COUNCIL HOLDS AUGUST MEETING The Seaforth town council held the regular monthly meeting on Mon- day evening at the town hall. Import- ant business included setting the tax rate for 1954 at 78.3 mills for pub- lic school supporters and 70,3 mills for separate school supporters. Conn- ell continued its interest in parking meters. Councillor Christie presidedin the absence of Mayor MoMaster, Present also were Reeve Scoins, ,Councillors Close, Leslie, Crich, Sharp and Scott. Mr. Janes Elliott, Crombie St., asked council to look into flooding conditions from Silver Creek, There was discussion whether the CNR bridge over Silver 'Creek was wide enough. Mr. Sydney Dolmage, N. Main St„ asked that the fence viewers inspect the fences on his property. 'Council agreed. He said a horse could reach over the fence into his garden. He asked if' there was a bylaw about stallions, Mr. Dolmage said the weeds were very bad. Councillor Close, chairman of the streets committee, said the work for the year on sidewalks was almost completed, A lot of sidewalks had been repaired during the season. It had been necessary to buy an extra 55 bags of cement. The street signs would soon be put up on Main Street, Mr. .Close suggested that the town buy a mower for $60. The town had a man and horse that could do the work of cutting weeds and grass along the roadways. Another fire alarm box was burned out, Councillor Crich said, reporting for the fire and neater committee. The fire trucks had been to Egmond- ville twice. He suggested Egmond- ville would be "definitely out of luck" one of these days if they did not get a water main. It was lucky there had been a rain just before the last fire because the Egmondville creek cannot supply enough water to fight a fire during dry weather. Some of the hose used at the Eg- mondville fire had been singed and needed repairs, he said. Two tires on the grader had been replaced, Councillor Sharp •reported for the property committee. Building 'permits granted: Sea - forth Farmers Co -Op., $10,000; H. E. Smith, $750; Wm. Brugger 4500; Curling Club, $15,000. Mr. James Henderson was appoint- ed fence viewer in place of Mr. F. Scarlett, resigned. Mr. D. L. Reid had been appointed Inspector for the town in connection with the sewer installation, it was re- ported. ;Councillor Leslie said it would be necessary to get the disposal plant in operation first, and then proceed with the installation of the sewers from that point. In this way sewage from weepers, cess pools or septic tanks which were cut by the digging for the sewers could be handled. Council- lors pointed out there would be a number of adjustments concerning the sewage scheme as it affected in- dividual situations. The Mayor and Clerk were author- ized to sign the official contracts with Sparton;Contracting for the dis- posal plant, and B --C Construction for laying. the sewers. The tenders were accepted last November. A bylaw for the levying of taxes for 1954 was passed. The budget pro- vides a .deficit of $2,074. The mill rates will be: public school support- ers, '73.3 mills; separate school sup- porters, 70.3 mills. Both these rates vary a little from the rates estimated at the July meeting. Council gave the third reading to the sewer bylaw setting a method of raising funds for payment of costs. Another bylaw will have to be passed authorizing the sale of debentures. Council confirmed the purchase of the site of the disposal plant from Arthur Wright and William Leyburn for $250, subject to a lease of oil and mineral rights by Imperial Oil. Work has started on the disposal plant. Councillor Christie asked about parking meters. He had seen them in operation in Collingwood where they operated every week day until 6 o'clock, and on the Friday shopping night until nine. Reeve Scoins said that the reeve of ;Clinton had said they would put in meters if Seaforth did. Councillor !Crich asked if the meters operated in winter. Councillor Scott said he had made a number of inquiries and had heard no talk against the meters. Council- lor Close had not heard of any oppo- sition to then. He thought those who had business that took more than two hours would be glad to park on side streets. This would leave Main St. clear for people who would not be here more than two hours. Councillor Close suggested contacting Mitchell and Clinton to see how they felt about meters. In reply to an ingqairy about finish- ing.the paving on :Main Street, Reeve Scoins said several councillors had intended to accompany him to God- erich to interview the county engin- eer. However he had to go alone. He said he could see the county's side of the matter. There was only a limited amount of money for the roads, and the center 22 feet of roadway which the county was only responsible for was in good condition. The engineer said the new surface on Main street was "cold" asphalt Which smoothed out with use by traffic, With com- paratively light traffic on the road- way it took some time for the tar to work to the top and entice a smooth surface, The former pavement on Main Street was whet is called "hot" asphalt which has a smooth surface. The engineer suggested that the UPPER SCHOOL RESULTS AT SEAFORTH DIST. HiGH Alcock, Wm. R., Eng, 'Comp, 53, Axtmann, Jas, L., Eng, Comp. 61. Boyd, Beth, Eng. Comp, 68, Eng, Lit. 82, alg, '71, geom. 73, trig. 89, phys. 62, chem. 75, Lat. auth, 73, Lat. comp. 69, Fr. auth. 85, Fr. comp, 82. !Bolton, M. R., Eng. comp, 54, Eng. lit. 67, alg. 60, geom. 69, trig, 54, phys. 65, chem. 63, Fr. auth. 72, Fr. comp. 60, Braeker, Alice, hist. 58, chem. 61, Lat. comp, 62, Fr, auth. 85, Fr, comp 79, Germ. auth. 85, Germ, comp. 77. Brock, Don. M., Eng. comp, 50, Eng. lit. 72, alg. 73, geom. 75, trig. 60, phys. '74, chem. 67, Fr, auth. 64, Fr. comp. 62: Brock Wm, T., Eng, comp, 54, Eng. lit. 63, alg. 68, geom. 74, trig. '72, phys, 62, chem. 54, Fr. auth. 66, Fr. comp. 67. Chamberlain, M. E., Eng, comp, 57, Eng. lit 75, hist. 85, alg, 56, geom. 61, botany 75, zoo. 72, .Fr, au, 74, Fr. comp. 68. !Finnigan, J. Bee, Eng. comp. 70, Eng, lit, 64, hist 61, bot, 58, zoo. 75, Lat, auth. 60, Fr. auth, 78, Fr. comp. 72. Flannigan, Jas. R., Eng. comp. 58, Eng. lit. 50, alg. 50, geom. 69, trig. 64, phys. 57, chem. 61, Fr. auth. 61, Fr. comp, 58. Hemingway, Ruth E., Eng. comp. 64. Hillis, Barb. A., Eng. comp, 55, Eng. lit. 50. James, Fred. G., Eng. comp. 50, Eng. lit. 62, hist. 69, alg. 80, geom, 70, phys. 69, chem. 78, Fr. auth. 67, Fr, comp, 62. Jordan, Barb. A., Eng. comp. 50, Eng. lit. 52, trig. 78, bot. 57, zoo, 69, Lat. auth, 64, Lat. comp. 67, Fr. auth. 56, Fr. comp. 62. Keys, Doug. W., Eng. lit. 52, alg. 66,, phys. 50, Fr.. euth. 55, Fr. comp. Larone, Ken. J., Eng. comp. 50. Laudenbach, Marion, Eng. comp. 60, Eng. lit. 64, hist. 77, geom. 60, bot. 75, chem. 68, Fr. auth. '74, Fr. comp. 64. Lee, Lucielle A., Eng. lit 67, hist. 33, bot. 65, zoo. 57, Fr. auth. 61, Fr. comp. 58. Lillico, Marian W., hist. 60, geom. 50, Fr. auth. 56, Fr: comp. 52. McGavin, John S., alg. 64, •geom, 76, trig. 66, ahem. 50, Fr. auth, 55, Fr. comp. 61. MoKindsey, Don. R, Eng. comp. 51, Eng. lit. 55, hist. 66, alg. 63, geom. 51, chem. 54, Fr. auth. 55, Fr. comm. 58. McLellan, Don, J., Eng. comp. 68, alg. 65, phys. 54, Pr. auth. 61, Pr. comp. 58. MMartin, Edna M., Eng. camp. 68, Eng. lit. 78, hist. 95, alg. 66, geom. 74, bot. 78, zoo. 86, Fr. auth. 74, Fr. comp. 75. Miller, Lena M., Eng. comp. ,61. Mott, Nancy A., Eng. comp. 66, Eng. lit. 76, hist. 86, bot. 67, zoo. 77, Lat. Guth. 69, Lat. comp. 75, Fr. auth. 82, Fr. comp. 72. Oliver, Glenn L., Eng. comp. 50, Eng. lit. 56, alg. 78, geom. 77, trig. 70, phys. 62, chem. 57, Fr. auth. 70, Fr. comp. 57. Sills, G. C. C., geom. 53, Pr. auth. 60, Fr. comp. 51. Slavin, Hazel A., Eng. comp. 64, Eng. lit. 67, hist. 78, bot. 75, zoo. 76, Lat. auth. 70, Lat. comp, 73, Fr. auth. 71, Fr. comp. 69. Snell, A. Jean, Eng. lit. 61, bat. 68, zoo. 67. Spittal, Nancy 3, Eng. comp. 54, zoo. 56. Steffler, E. M. A., Eng. comp. 56. Riley, Grace, Eng. comp. 50. McPherson, Mrs. K, hist. 93. McPherson, K. B., bot. 81, zoo. 89. SEAFORTH MILL RATE Public Sep. School School 9.9 9.9 1.6 1.6 5.9 5.9 22. 25. 30.9 30.9 County Library High School Separate School Public School General 73.3 70.3 NINETIETH BIRTHDAY Mr. Edwin Hunt will celebrate his 90th birthday on Friday, Aug. 13. Mr. Hunt lived in Exeter in early life and fifty-one years in McKillop. His many friends join in extending best wishes. town put a thin layer of hot asphalt along the curbs to give a smooth surface and improve the drainage. The report of the Financial'Com- mittee is as follows: E. Smith and Sons, $76.50; Mrs. A. !Bushie, $18.00; A. Miller, $122,- 50; IL Maloney, 18.00; Bell Tele- phone co., $28.50; Treas. of Ontario, $605,62; D. H. Wilson, 1208.33; H. Maloney, $179.16; A. Price, $162.50; A. Bush's, $137:50; J. 'Cummings, 820.00; Receiver General of Canada, $10.00; Willis Shoe Store, $10.50; Bickle-,9eagrave Ltd., 4$6.45; Baldwin Hardware, $1.84; 'Seaforth Lumber Ltd., $940.25; E. 1'. Chesney, 130.00; G. II, Miller, $6.94; Grave's Wall- paper Store, 171,28; John Bach, 369.11• M. E. Clarke, $81.20; Clar- ence Caswell, 1408.00; Dominion Road Machinery Sales Co,, $34,44; Canadian National Ry., $25.64; F. Williams, $9.60; .Seaforth Fire Bri- gade, $16,00; Ziler and Nott, 50.00; A. Miller, $44,10; R, L. Beattie, $1.- 50; E. Smith and Sons, '$G3.00; Ed Keyes, $97,75; Jno. Regier, $10.00; PUC $269.17; J. Cummings, Bldg, permits, 137.75; Seaforth Highland- ers'Band, half grant, $350.00; A. Bushie, $15.00; rovincial Treas., 11.92; County.of Huron, 181.50. WHEAT PRODUCERS ASK FOR PETITION Huron County Federation of Agri- culture was asked by a meeting of Huron wheat producers at Clinton on Tuesday night, to circulate a peti- tion requesting the Minister of Agri- culture for permission to have a vote on a wheat producers marketing scheme for Ontario. Under the Farm Products Market- ing Act of .Ontario, if 10 per cent of the wheat producers of the province are in favor, a vote must be held. And if when a vote is taken, 66 2/3 per cent are in favor, then a Wheat Board will be set up in con- junction with the existing Farm Products Marketing Board. !Similar county meetings are being held throughout Ontario, brought about by the current low price of Ontario Wheat. Mr. Russell Bolton, of McKillop, chairman of the Huron Wheat Pro- ducers Committee, and a member of the Ontario Wheat Producers' Asso- ciation, pointed out that for West- ern feed wheat, the farmers here must pay $1.80 a bushel, while' re- ceiving in some places as low as $1.10 for our good Ontario wheat. Ontario is the only place in the world where wheat is still "free",all others having controlled markeing similar to Western Canada. at is hoped to be able to set up a Board in time for the 1955 crop. At present there are 23 farm crops under the Ontario Farm Products Board, governing beans, fruit, vege- tables, etc., hut na grains are under the scheme yet. Howard Craise of St. Catharines, executive member of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and form- er chairman of the Fruit and Vege- tables Committee, was present and explained how the Ontario Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Act permits fanners to negotiate prices and terms of sale. He expressed the opinion that the proposed scheme is on a sound basis. Mr. Craise was introduced by Rus- sell Bolton of Dublin and Robert McKeroher, also of Dublin, thanked him. G. W. Montgomery, agricultural representative for Huron county, said that 2,489 out of the total of 5,772 farms in Huron county were growing wheat according to the 1951 census. "Huron county," he said, "now ranks sixth or seventh for the production of fall wheat in Ontario and it is only exceeded by such coun- ties as Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Sim- coe and York." Acres of Fall Wheat in 1951 in Huron were 27,076; Spring Wheat 872 acres; Total 27,968 acres. By townships the 1951 acreage was: Ashfield 3,240, Colborne, 1,956, Goderich 2,823, Grey 612, Hay 8,406, Howick 775, Hullett 1,324, McKillop 959, &Terris 256, Stanley 3,109, Stephen 3,957, Tuckersmith 1,611, Turnberry 168, 135 b o r n e 2,624, E. Wawanosh 576, W. Wawan- osh 1,070. Presiding at the meeting was the Huron federation president Wilfred Shortreed of Walton and secretary, Gordon Greig of Bluevale. J. C. DRAGER RECEIVES SHELL APPOINTMENT Mr. J. C. Drager, whose sister, Mrs. Russell Bryan, resides in Sea - forth, has been appointed Edmonton Division Land Manager, Shell Oil Company Officials announced re- cently. Mr. !Drager attended school at Wal- ton and is a graduate of the.. Seaforth Collegiate Institute. He joined the Shell Organization in 1988 at Tor- onto and worked there until Septem- ber 1939 when he enlisted in the Canadian Army. Mr. Drager saw service in Canada, the United Kingdom and Western Europe prior to being discharged from the army in 1947 with the rank of Lieutenant. Following his discharge from the Army, Mr. Drager returned to Shell gaining experience in accounting, ex- ploration, Legal and marketing service. After coming to the Land Depart- ment 10 'O'algary in 1950, Mr. Drager moved to Edmonton in 1952 as Ed- monton Division Landman, the posi- tion he held prior to his new appoint- ment. BENCH MARK PLACED An official bench mark of bronze was placed outside the lobby of the post office in the foundation on the north side last week. The marker is about 3 inches in diameter and is stamped with key numbers. The De- partment of Mines official who did the work explained that the figures do not represent the height above sea level at this point, this informa- tion being contained in a reference book. The height above sea level at Seaforth is somewhat over 1000 feet, if memory is correct. SPECIAL BAND CONCERT A feature of the Sunda' evening concert by Seaforth Highlanders Band in Victoria Park on Aug. 15 at 8:30 will be guest numbers by Jim Hopper and John Grummett, steel guitar, and vocal solos by Mrs, Ross Hamilton. REV. W. MAINES GOING TO EIMIBRO Rev. W, J. Maines, Brumfield. bas accepted a call to become minister of Knox United 'Church. He will as- sume his duties in September. Mr. Maines will replace Rev, H. F. Yardley, minister at Embro for the past four years, who has accepted a call to Wesley United Church, Brant- ford. Match Up Your "Cornflower" Glassware with "Companion" Dinnerwa re Companion to Cornflower This new dinnerware, with cobalt blue band, cornflowers in ,natural colour, and rich gold leaves is a perfect match to your Cornflower Glassware. Note the low prices for such an attractive design: Cup & Saucer 55c Dinner Plate 95e Tea Plate 65c Bread & Butter Plate 45c Oatmeal Dish 55c Fruit Saucer 30c 10" Platter 2.00 12" Platter 3.25 Gravy Boat Bane ?,70 Coverod Scallop 4.00 Cream - 1,50 Covered Sugar 2,75 Open Bowl 1.35 20 pc. Place Setting for 4 10.95 66 pc. Complete Set for 8 44.75 94 pc. Complete Set for 1.2 57.95 SAW .telUGE3S Jewellery Gifts Fine China eaforlh BASEBALL Seaforth Bantams played at Mitch- ell on Tuesday night, losing by a 10-7 score in the first game of a best of three series. Next game is at Seaforth on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Peewees won from Exeter by de- fault Monday night, when Exeter failed to come for a semi-final play- off. Peewees go to Exeter on Wed- nesday. Y.P.U. SOFTBALL Scores for past two weeks: Bayfield 20, Egmondville 8 Ontario St. 16, Seaforth 16 Wesley -Willis 19, Varna 13 Bayfield 36, Egmondville 8 Seaforth 10, Ontario St. 5 Wesley -Willis 10, Varna 8 The Standing up to August 9: WLTP 5 1 0 10 4 1 1 9 3 2 1 7 2 3 1 5 0 G 0 0 0 Bayfield Wesley -Willis Seaforth Varna Ontario St. Egmondville Games this week: Varna at Ontario St. Wesley -Willis at Egmondville Seaforth at Bayfield Games next week: Wesley -Willis at Seaforth Egmondville at Varna Bayfield at Ontario St. REV. WILLIAM P. LANE Rev. William P. Lane, retired Unit- ed Church minister, died suddenly on Tuesday at his home, 4, Austin Ter- race, Toronto. Born in Bruce coun- ty, he belonged to a family of early settlers that gave the name to the Lanes community. Mr. Lane graduat- ed from University College, Univer- sity of Toronto, and Knox College in 1908 and was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church. He serv- ed as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Bond Head and Embro Mid United Churches in Seaforth and Goderich. Since his retirement in 1942 he had lived in Toronto. He was a mem ber of the Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. He leaves his wife, the for - Mer May Irwin; a daughter, Helen, Mrs. G. E. Myers, Middleton, N.S., one sister, Mrs. W. D. McDonald, of Toronto, and five brothers, John and Malcolm Lane, both of Kinlough; Dr. Richard Lane, Port Elgin; Rev. Da- vid Lane, Clinton, and Rev. Andrew Lane, Brussels. W. I. TO MEET The regular meeting of Seaforth W. I. will be held on Aug. 17th at 8:30 in the evening. This will be the Agricultural and Canadian Industries meeting in charge of Mrs, Gordon McKenzie and Mrs. Robert 14IcLach- lan. Roll call will be answered by "My favorite farm duty". Speaker for the evening will be Robert Allan. Lunch conveners: Mrs. Earl ;'apple, Mrs. Erlin Whitmore, Mrs. Wilfred Colo - man, Mrs. Robt. McLachlan. A cor- dial invitation is extended to Insti- tute families and friends, also to the Junior I'armrers and Junior W, 1. BUILDING BOOM BOOSTS WORK IN SEAFORTH - A stranger in Seaforth could easily get the impression they had arrived at a boom town these days. A brief tour on Tuesday afternoon, in the part of town east of Main Street re- vealed five major building projects in various stages of progress. South of Bell Industries, out in a field, work has started on the dis- posal plant for Seaforth sewerage. .4. contractor's building has been erected and a power shovel has made an excavation. Several large poles have been put up. At the railavay crossing, a concrete block building is nearing completion for a new gasoline station, and tanks. North of the tracks the rebuilding of Topnotch Feeds elevator is in its final stages and workmen are rush- ing it to completion. Away up at the north end of the town, the new curling rink is begin- ning to take shape, with men busy around the excavation and piles of concrete blocks. The new rink is across the street from and south of the community centre. At Seaforth District high school a large number of workmen are rush- ing the alterations and addition for the opening of school. The new audi- torium, gymnasium, attached to the south side is receiving the final treatment. Over on the north side of the original school, much work is going on, where the last year's audi- torium has been made into three classrooms. The main stairs on both sides of the hall of the old school are being rebuilt, and much other work is going on, so that the visitor wond- ers how order could ever be restored. And how tiny seems the original ninth building, which in bygone years seemed so spacious. On the west side of Main Street three or four private houses are un- der construction. The west end of Goderich Street is taking on a new 'look as large trees are felled by the saws and bulldozers of the highway contractors preparing for the straightening of Highway No, 8 at Ilarpurhey, CROP REPORT What might be termed as a "mil- lion dollar rale" fell in the 'County early Tuesday morning. This rain was quite general and prospects for cul- tivated crops such as corn, sugar beets, soybeans, and white beans are now mach improved. Pastures, hay aftermath and new seedings' aro also showing much improvement from this rain. Harvesting operations are now general throughout the County. Harvesting of fall wheat is almost completed and yields reported to date have been excellent. ACHIEVEMENT DAY TO BE AT SEAFORTH Achievement Day, Thursday, Aug. 19, for the Garden Clubs, has been changed from Clinton to Seaforth Public School on account of stage ac- commodation.