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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-02-05, Page 6Sees Prospect of Revival of Salt Industry In Sea forth. By James Bowes iii the London Free Press. Cheeks reddened .by a sold north wind, the trio on the drilling rig on Seaforth's outskirts pulled their tcollars tighter and doggedly re - 'turned to the controls which were sending the drill nose splintering through rock far below the surface. Not even winter's • cold blasts could force Wesley Agar, Seaforth, David Evans, Tillsonburg, and Art Kipp, Brownsville, to step out of their role in the all-out effort to re- store Seaforth to its old place as one of the country's major salt pro- ducers. The drilling is a preliminary to the construction of a new $150,000 salt processing plant which is ex- pected to blossom- on Seaforth's outskirts, near the C.N.R. station, within a year. In the drilling activity on their town's outskirts, Seaforth's 2,500 residents see the promise of a re- turn to the late 19th century days when the Huron County centre ranked as one of Canada's premier salt producers. And wiry shouldn't it, ask Sea- forth residents? They point out that their town is built on a 120 - foot thick belt of salt — the biggest deposits in Canada, reckon Domin- ion Government statisticians, Town officials say the new effort to put salt in Seaforth on a paying basis is backed by the salve Toronto group which, four years ago, built a processing plant, and later abandon- ed it as too costly. This time, new methods and the latest equipment will be used to ex- tract the salt from the brine bub- bling up from the 1,100 -foot -deep S wells. The newest well is being drilled a few hundred feet from an abandon- ed shaft which is still pumping out brine in a steady stream. Working in a snow-covered field, the drilling team of Agar, Evans and KiPp expect to pump the first brine from the well within a month or six weeks. Shortly, floodlights will light up the site as drilling goes on a round-the-clock schedule. Evans laughed when asked if ther were any possibility the drillers wouldn't hit salt. "This salt belt extends all the way to Windsor," he said. "If we don't hit it, P11 retire." Experts say his confidence isn't misplaced. Samples from the neigh- boring well were pronounced by the Ottawa lab technicians as the strongest ever sent to them for an- alysis. They were so strong, as a matter of fact, that the analysts wrote asking if there had been some mistake, • While the residents hope that the new plant will usher in a new day, there are few reminders in the town now of its salt producing hey -day. Only a few foundations mark the spots where Seaforth's big process- ing plants once stood. At one time, as many as three separate companies processed salt in Seaforth. One of these took top honors at the Paris Exposition. The death -knell for the industry was sounded when wood, used as fuel in plants, could no longer be obtained cheaply in the district. Gradually, Seaforth, the salt produ- cer, slipped into the background and other centres took its place. Now, Seaforth serves notice on all rivals that the brine is running again. ENTER HURON COUNTY COUNCIL DEPUTY HENRY BEAVER REEVE T. S. SILLS a Above are some of the Reeves at- tending Huron County Council at Goderieh last week. Reeve Frank ills, of Seaforth, was beginning his irst full term at the County Coun- Take Step to Clarify C T.A. Clarification of the Canada Tem- perance Act, now operative in only three counties - Perth, Peel and Huron — and Manitoulin Island in Ontario, was cited today as the aim of a Supreme -•Court ruling by Just- ice D. C. Wells, granting James T. Ashton leave to appeal against a eonviction and $50 fine for taking liquor from Stratford into Huron Gouty. In these counties, where the Ontario Liquor Control Act is not operative, it is legal to take in liquor for someone else, but not for the carrier himself. Justice Wells granted the right of appeal from a judgment January 9 by Justice A. M. Label, dismissing convic- tion application to quash the against Ashton, for infringe- ment of the C.T.A. In his ruling to permit ,clarifica- tion of the C.T.A., Mr, Justice Wells said: "It is of great importance to the citizens of the three counties of this province, in which the Canada Temperance Act- is the Only act reg- ulating the sale, consumption and b• �k REEVE DAN ;¢1ER11'IAN17 New members this year include Reeve Dan Beuermann, of MCKi1- lop; Reeve Elmer Webster, of Stan- ley, and Deputy Reeve Beaver, of Stephen. handling of alcoholic liquor to know very definitely what their rights and Obligations under this statute are." It was pointed out that the ap- peal turned largely on the argument of W. B. Common of the Attorney - 1 General's Department, that section of the C.T.A. took away the right of appeal. Justice Leber had agreed on this point but Justice Wells stated: "While it may be that Justice Lebel's decision is correct . . . it To-- Dealers, Farmers and Feeders The quality of EXCELLENCE FEEDS is known to be second to none at home and all through the Eastern Provinces Our special offer of $3.00 to $4.00 per ton reduction will continue for the month of February WE CAN NOW SUPPLY YOU WITH FLOUR Our "Gold Star" Brand Top Patent (ALL PURPOSE FLOUR) Our "Excellence" Brand Second Patent (BREAD FLOUR) GIVE THEM A TRIAL — PRICES ARE RIGHT Markets are now reasonably low, Be Wise. Buy your Winter needs right now. Future supplies very uncertain Turgeon Grain Processed Feeds Telephone 354 Seaforth Feed Division of EXCELLENCE FLOUR MILLS LIMITED DARLING PAYS CASH Dead or Disabled Cows each $10.00 -- Horses, each $8.00 Hogs, each $3.00 ACCORDING TO SIZE AND CONDITION Small Animals Removed FREE PHONE COLLECT Exeter 235 Walkerton 135-r-6 Seaforth 15 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA LIMITED Chatham Ontario 1 Warden maintain and hold Canada's place in the world egg trade, the poultrY authorities of the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture declare that the two most important things in the Canadian poultry • industry this year are to obtain every possible egg from existing yearlings and to make the best possible job of ma- turing growing pullets. Canada needs every egg these pullets and eidsting yearlings can lay to meet domestic demand that fill export contracts of 1946 and 1947, as 'Brit- ain is shorter on egg supplies this year than in any year, during the This. year, Canada has the finest crop of early pullets ever started in the Dominion. Compared with 1945 there were 35 per cent more to the end of Marsh; 18.7 per cent more to the end of April; and 10 to 12 per cent More to the end of May. Moreover, they are vigorous, and the mortality reported is at an almost Warden r•Reeve Eugh Berry of alllow. ime Usborne Township, Warden of Hur- The present scarcity • of feed, eaus- ing the forced use of more pastille. on County Council for 1948. is nevertheless apparent that until the decision in the Nat Bell liquors case (an Alberta firm), a view much to the contrary was held by all courts of this province, and such convictions were reviewed from the very beginning of the statute. The matter is, therefore, in my view, one of such importance that leave to appeal should be granted." TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN POULTRY As the result of a two week's sur- vey across Canada, undertaken to confirm what is most needed to may be a blessing in disguise, say the authorities. It should assure a stronger, more vigorous growth, and a bigger pullet equipped to clay long er. To date, the showing ,Made in filling fresh shell and storage con- tracts is good, but there still remain the dried egg and fall fresh shell contracts to be completed. In the continued absence of Rev. W. J. Rogers, who is at the bedside of his father in a Rochester, Minn:,, hospital, Mrs..Rogers,' assisted by Miss Clare McGowan, again occupied the pulpit of the United Church at Blyth Sunday morning, and preached on "Behold the White Horse," taken from the hook Of' Revelation. Donald McNall sang a solo, Rev. Mr. Brenton of Londesboro had charge of the evening service; and the fireside group met at the home of ;Mrs. D. McGowan after the service. By -Law No. 13, 1948 A By -Law of the. Corporation of the County of Huron to establish a Fox Bounty WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and ex- pedient that the Corporation of the County of Huron establish a Fox Bounty AND WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that the Agriculture Committee establish rules and regulations connected therewith • THEREFORE, be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted, that the Corporation of the County of Huron establish a Fox Bounty of, $3.00 per head for adult foxes and $2.00 per head for fox pups, destroyed in this County during any month of the year. AND, be it further enacted, that the Agricul- ture Committee establish rules and regulations to control the payment of said Bounty. This By -Law shall come into force and effect upon the date of the final passing thereof. Read a third time and passed this 23rd day of January, 1948. N. W. MILLER HUGH BERRY CLERK WARDEN Rules and Regulations 1. Payment of bounties shall be the responsibil- ity of the local Municipality, they in turn to be re- imbursed by the County, upon receipt of any account duly signed by the Clerk and Reeve of the local. Municipality. 2. Any person destroying a fox-or•fox pup must present the whole carcass to any local Municipal. Clerk, within the County of Huron, within 48. hours after destruction. 3. The Clerk shall mark or have marked each pelt with a slit, not less than three inches long, placed longitudinally in the lower jaw. 4. No pup of the current year shall be design- ated as a fox until after July 31st. Signed N. W. MILLER CLERK, COUNTY OF HURON of this Clean, Family Newspaper THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Free from crime and sensational never Free from political bias ... Free from "special interest" control . Free to tell you the truth, about world events. 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