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The Seaforth News, 1948-09-09, Page 1The Seaforth News HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 71, No. 37 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, ;1948 $1 a year HI HOI COME TO THE FAIR ON FRIDAY Mrs: Jos. Grummett, secretary of Seaforth Fall Fair, reports that she is nearly swamped with entries for the fair this week. There has been a great increase of new ,exhibitors as 'well asthose who showed in for- mer years. Almost 200 entries have come in already for the regional Shorthorn show. The ladies exhibit is expected to be the best in years, and there will be 'several special attractive displays of flowers and ladies' crafts includ- ing shell work, etc. There have been ever so many entries for ponies, both for exhibits and the races. The fair board gropes that the stores and factories will close for a while in the afternoon and give all an opportunity to attend the , fair. Two bands will be on hand Friday afternooh, those expected being. Seaforth Highlanders Band and the prize-winning Woodham Band. Chick Yale, famous Barnum and Bailey clown, will add to the fun. The hall at the fair grounds will be open on Thursday evening from 7 o'clock (admission 10c) for any who May wishto look at the exhibits before attending the big concert, "Funs A-Poppin" in Cardno's Hall. Preparations are complete ,for the, Seaforth Fall Fair which will be held on Thursday and Friday of this week. The fair starts today, and the important events will be held Friday afternoon. The fair will be officially opened Friday afternoon by Mr. W. P. Watson, Livestock -Commissioner for Ontario, after the parade of the school children to the grounds. Mr. Watson was recently appointed director of the Royal Winter Fair. The directors have made every effort to have an outstanding fair Special attention of hog producers and truckers is called to the Eaton special for bacon hogs. and grain club members to the two bushel Beacon oats exhibit. IVO A feature Friday afternoon will be the two classified .harness races sponsored by the Society for a purse of , $150 for each race. The first race is 19 to 25 trot or pace, and •the second race is 26 to 30 .trot or pace. The Perth -Huron regional Short- horn show will be held on Friday. afternoon in conjunction with the fair. There will also be the swine.. club competition and the field crop competition, and a chlidren's pet show. FUND FOR BELGIANS NOW EXCEEDS $1,200 The.relief fund for the two Bel- gian families whose home was burn- ed last week near Walton now ex- ceed $1,200 in cash, besides a quan- tity of clothing, vegetables and other foodstuffs. Any .further do- nation will be welcome and may be left with any of the Walton mer- chants. A house has been purchased from Mt. David Watson on the old Bolton farm in McKillop and will be moved to the Belgians' farm in Grey town. ship.. Work will start this week and volunteer's are being asked for to help with moving, putting in foun- dation, etc. nnpatnn, Alberta Coal Is the Fuel to warm your house these cool evenings. Cheaper than'wood. E. L. BOX PHONE 43 & 18 Northside United Church 10 a.m.—Sunday School, Worship Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Conducted by Rev. H. V. Work- man. NEWS OF INTEREST TO HURON COUNTY FARMERS (By W. V. Roy) The Federation Executive will hold a special executive meeting in the Agricultural Office, Clinton; on Saturday evening, September 11th, at 8.30 p.m. Clare Bunt, Secretary of Ontario Farm Radio Forum will be in Huron County qn September 23rd, attend- ing a special meeting to discuss the future of Farm Forum in Huron, with representatives of Huron Forums. The Ontario Hog Producers' Ex- ecutive recently took the initiative to call together representatives of the Ontario Agricultural College, the Veterinary College, Live Stock Branches of both Provincial and Dominion Governments, Feed Manu- facturers, Packing Plants and all in- terested in production of hogs in regard to supplemental feeds, par- ticularly in relation to production and disease. Two very successful sessions were held and largely as a result the entire day of a three-day conference,at the College, Septem- ber 15th, will be "Swine Day". Producers of hogs are especially invited to attend and to feel free to ask questions. For detailed in- formation, contact chairman of township committee, or County Com- mittee of Huron Hog Producers or County Secretary. Anglican Sunday, September 12th. St. Thomas', Seaforth: 10 a.m.-Sunday School. 11 a.m.-l4orning Prayer. 7 p.m.—Evening Prayer: St. Mary's, Dublin. 9.30 a.m: Holy Communion. The Rector, Rev. C. F. L. Gilbert, B.A., at all services. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 a.m.—Sunday School. 11 a.m.—Communion Service, "The Impression Which Jesus Made on People". Preparatory Service Friday, Sep- tember 10th at 8 pan. Anniversary. Services, September, 26th. BURNED BY STEAM Rodger Milliken, formerly of Sea- , forth, received burns to his arm and body when he used the hot water hose to wash up at the Millbank Cheese and , Butter Co. where he is employed. The burns were caused by the steam from the hose. ST. THOMAS' W.A. The first autumn meeting of St. Thomas' W.A. was held in the parish' hall Sept. 7th. Mrs. Gilbert opened the meetingwith the litany, mem- bers' and Lord's prayer in unison. Mrs. George McGavin read the 98th Psalm. The various reports were given and accepted. The trealurer was asked to order 24 of the 1949 church calendars. The Dorcas sec- retary asked that the bales be packed, at the October meeting. Mrs. Gil- bert reviewed the third chapter of the study book, then closed the meeting with the prayer from that chapter and the benediction. PRESBYTERIANS TO MEET MONDAY EVENING A congregational meeting will be held in First Presbyterian Church on Monday evening next at 8.30 o'clock for the purpose of moderating a call to a minister. This was decided at a meeting on Tuesday' evening. C. C. F. TO NAME CONVENTION DELEGATES The Huron and Perth C.C.F. As- sociation held, their monthly meet- ing at the home of W. J. Glazier on Wednesday evening, Sept. 1st. A letter was received and read at the meeting from -Miss Olga Hoare, the summer organizer in Huron and Perth, on the results of her work. A special meeting has been called for Monday evening, Sept. 13, to be held in the Exeter town hall for the purpose of electing a Provincial Councillor for Huron and Perth, and for -the election of two delegates to attend the provincial convention Act. '7th, 8th, 9th at Toronto. TO ATTEND GENERAL COUNCIL IN VANCOUVER New Flax Loader at Work The new flax loader, designed by Mr. Gordon McGavin of Walton, is shown above at work. This loader, which is being patented by Mr. McGavin, is pulled "backwards" by the tractor at the front end of the wagon. It is power driven from the tractor and can put on a load faster than eight men can pitch. The tractor was being driven by Gordon McGavin's son, John, when this picture was taken, and two young men from the West were building the load. SAYS HOSPITAL STAFF HAS SUPPORT OF BOARD Rev, R. G. Hazlewood, of Duff's United Church, Walton, leaves on Sept. 17th, as ministerial commis- sioner from Huron Presbytery, to attend the General Council of the United Church of Canada which opens in .Vancouver on Sept. 21st. Rev. Mr. Hazlewood will preach in St. 'James' United Church, Van- couver, on Sept. 27th. Mr. Pearce of Exeter will attend as a layman. FORMING FIRST AID CLASS HERE SOON Anyone interested in forming a First Aid Course under the auspices of the Red Cross is asked to get in touch with the, secretary, Miss Gretta Ross, phone 110, before Sept. 18th. W.I. TO, MEET The Seaforth Women's Institute will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at "2.80 p.m. at Mrs. Dale Nixon's. The roll gall will be "How to Post- pone Old Age". The motto is "A merry heart doeth good like a medi- cine." There will be a health talk by a nurse and current events. This is the Health meeting in charge of Mrs. Dale Nixon and Mrs. James Brown. Lunch ' committee is Mrs. Robt. Scott, Mrs. John Kerr, Mrs. A. Crozier and Mrs. J. F. Scott. The health talk will be given by Mrs. H. Enzensberger. BEGIN TRAINING AT LONDON Miss Mary Lane of Brucefield and Mary C. Rowland, St. Columban, are among thirty-four probationers who began training as nurses at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Last week. Others are Mary Laithwaite, Gode- rich; Ruby McCann, Dashwood; Myrna Pym, Exeter; Joan Paisley, Zurich. In a statement issued this week, addressed to the ratepayers of Tuck- ersmith, Mr, W. H. Finnigan says: At this time a report of the con- ditions at Scott Memorial Hospital seems to be in order. We deplore the fact of repeated rumours and counter -rumours of the short -com- ings of the hospital and would like to make clear the situation as it is. The collection of accounts is one of the chief worries of our hospital. The hospital is the only public ser- vice organization in Canada com- pletely at the financial mercy of its subscribers. Other organizations serving the public maintain a rigid control of income. For instance, you pay or you don't travel, you pay or you don't have electric lights, your water supply is cut off, your tele- phone connection is severed, or you go without the news. The hospital is a public service in the purest sense. It must be prepared twenty- four hours a day to serve fully and immediately the needs of the public. But because of its humanitarian function it is prevented from using methods available to the credit man- ager and the commercial organiza- tion. There has been criticism of the work of the business manager. The fact that hundreds of much-needed dollars have been collected, seems to antagonize many people. But be- fore his post was created the busi- ness affairs of the hospital were in deplorable condition. Today the Board and the House Committee re- ceive actual monthly statements of the administration. The superintendent has been cr'i ticlsed for maintaining disciplinary measures requested by the Board to ensure better protection of the patients. Discipline of that sort is especially necessary in an institu- tion of this kind and I wish to point out that the Board supports one hundred per cent all changes that have' been made. With regard to food served, menus have been checked and re- checked at House Committee meet- ings. The food situation has im- proved substantially. It has been suggested that we secure the ser- vices of a dietitian but that would seem .an unnecessary expense for a hospital of this size. Hospital administration is a grow- ing problem. It was thought for a time that the doctors of the town were resisting co-operation with the hospital and the Board but at a re- cent meeting of the Board, the doc- tors went on record as being in accord with all changes made. The doctor enjoys an exalted position in, his community; each of us wants to think of his personal physician as beyond reproach. As your representative on the Board I'present these facts to you as I see them. ' W. H. FINNIGAN. RED CROSS NOTES In order to complete the quota, Mrs. Moore, the convener. of the sewing committee, would much ap- preciate having seven pairs of boys'. shorts,' size two, taken o'ut.for fin- ishing. -- Harvest Festivai Services Harvest Festival services will be held in St. Thomas' Church, Sea - forth, and St. Mary's Church, Dub- lin, on Sunday, Sept. 19th. Further announcement will be made next week.I�i ATTENDANCE UP AT SEAFORTH SCHOOLS Students were at their desks Tuesday morning in all local schools to begin another term. Attendance at Seaforth High School is increased by fourteen over opening day last year, 161 having registered on Tues- day, compared to 147 last year. 'Seaforth public school started with an enrolment of 230 on Tuesday, an increase of about five over last year. St. James' Separate School begins the term with over 70 pupils, an in- crease of about seven. COURT DAY CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY Wednesday, September 21st, has been set as the day when Seaforth district court will follow the lead of most cities and begin holding court in the morning. Court will open at 10.30 a.m. Court day is being changed from Tuesday to Wednes- day at the same time. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Russell Coleman, Tuckersmith, wish to announce the engagement of their younger daugh- ter, Hazel Eileen, to George William. Bernard Hildebrand, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hildebrand, Sea - forth. The wedding to take place Wednesday, September 29, 1948. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armstrong, of Constance, wish to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Blanche Evelyn, to William. McNeil Hopper, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hopper, Seaforth, the marriage to take place quietly in September. TROUSSEAU RECEPTION FOR BRIDE-TO-BE Mrs. Albert Harrison entertained at a trousseau reception In honor of her daughter, Lois Ferne Harrison, Reg.N., bride -elect of Saturday at her home in McKillop. Mrs. Harri- son received the guests, assisted -by Mrs. Hodgert,'mother of the groom - elect. The attractively appointed table Was presided over by Mrs. Menzies, Georgetown, grandmother of the bride, assisted by Mrs. Smith, Mit- chell, and Mrs. Scotc'hmer, Egmond- ville. Mrs. Lorne Dale, Seaforth, and Mrs. Russell Hodgert, Seaforth, served. Displaying the trousseau and shower and wedding gifts were Mrs.. Harold Rice, Seaforth, and Mrs. Robert Wallace, Seaforthi Miss Daphne Douglas, Reg.N., Miss Lois Jamieson, Reg.N., and Miss Maud Keyes, Reg.N., all of Stratford. ARMSTRONG REUNION HELD FIRST TIME McKILLOP FAIR IS GREAT SUCCESS Wednesday afternoon over 1,500 people gathered at S.S. No. 6, Mc- Killop, for the first rural fair in the vicinity in well over 25 years. The . school and grounds were filled with I hundreds of exhibits. So numerous:: were the entries that the judging was delayed till early afternoon. The' livestock exhibit and farm imple- ments were shown in a large field across from the school. Of great interest was the wood chopping ma- chine demonstrated and owned by Gordon McGavin. This machine is over 100 years old and powered by a tractor can split over five cords an hour. Much credit for the success of the fair is due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Foster Fowler, teacher of S.S. No. 6, and many willing helpers, led by Mr. Ed. Godkin, president. The School Parade Contest Judges. Claude (Horne, Mitchell, Mr. Kinkead, T. W. Heath, Mitchell, let prize: No. 6 school, Teacher F. Fowler; No. 8, teacher, Miss Brown; No. 9, Marion Kale; No. 12, Mrs. N. MacDonald; No. 1, Miss Fos- ter. Other schools competing were S.S. No. 2teacher, Miss Brunie; S S No. 4, Mrs. E. 1. Weaver; S.S. No. 10, Mrs. John Kellar; S.S. No. 3, Mother' Mary Alice; S.S. No. 7, (Leadbury) Mr. Litt. Mr. Kinkead, inspector of schols for North Huron, stated that the children's school exhibits, drawing, art work, etc., were extremely well done. Livestock judges: Beef and colts, G. W. Nott, Clinton; dairy cattle, Dale Nixon. - Miss McKillop Beauty Contest Beauty contest. senior, first prize. Miss Doreen Doerr (Miss McKillop). Beauty contest, juniors, first prize, Joanne Byerman. Public speaking contest, first, Miss Olene Godkin, 2nd Miss Cecelia Con- nolly, third, James Axtmann, fourth. Kenneth Lane. Judges for the beauty contest and public speaking were Mr. and Mrs. Cox and Mr. Horn, Mitchell. Sports Winners Girls -7 and under, Maty Mellwaln (Seaforth Publie), Matdorie Boyd0, Mary Roach ,-,6. Fay Love #'7, Marjorie Cuthill #12. Boys 7 and under, Arthur Murray #1, Mike Maloney #1, Terry Ryan (St. Columban w.3), Ken Ryan #7, Bobby Elliott #7. Girls 9 and under, Barbara Boyd #7, Jran- ette Beuer'nszn #8, Marjorie Boyd #6, Jean Byers #2, Rosemary Love #3. Boys 9 and under—Gary Sholdice r#4 Logan) : Fergus Belly ti -3), Ronald Ryan ("1), Lewis Murray #.1, Rolf Welterson 0. Girls 111 and under. Joanne Beuerman (#8). Marion Maloney #1, Rose Marie Ducharmo ; Joan Somerville and Marjorie Boyd tied for fourth), Barbara Boyd .#7. Boys 1.9 and under, Joe Murray .#6: Ray Mnlone� ,#l, Ronald Msirr#ay #1, Bobby. Kelly #3; Bobby Betties #10, Girls. 11 and under, Beth Bold M7 Mar- jorie McClure I2, Verde, Watson 7, Ruth Boyd #7, Rose Marie Ducharmre #3. - Boys 13 and under, Leonard Moloney #1. George Love •+•7, Joe Murray #6, Raymond Henderson. #4, Doug Keyes #lo. For the first time the Armstrongs held a reunion at Goderich Harbor Park Sunday afternoon. Seventy- five people gathered to renew old friendships. Outstanding guests were Mrs. Alice Armstrong, Pilot Mound, Manitoba; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Butterfield, Umatilla, Florida; Gertrude. Butterfield, Bay City, Mich.; Sis Johnston, Bay City, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. McRonald and family, London. Jack Armstrong of Zurich acted as master of ceremonies. Several of the guests responded with greet- ings and appreciation for the large gathering and the splendid felloti5- ship enjoyed with old friends. MRS. MELVIN McPHEE Mrs. Melvin McPhee died sudden- ly at her home, Louisa street, on Thursday, Sept. 2nd. Mrs. McPhee had been living alone ' and when neighbors noticed her milk bottle remained on her doorstep all day Thursday they thought at first she was away. However, when there was still no sign of life in the house after the .night train had come in, Miss Marjorie Bickel], Toronto school teacher, staying next door, notified police. Provincial Constable Craig made entry through a cellar window and .found Mrs. McPhee. dead in her bed. She had apparent- ly been dead for some hours. Cor- oner E. A. McMaster was notified, and upon investigation it was found that death was due to natural causes. Mrs. McPhee, who was formerly Miss Letitia Mary Duncan, was born at Be]grave 72 years ago and in 1903 was united in marriage to Mr. McPhee at Clinton. Following her marriage she came to Seaforth and continued to live here until her death. She was a member of North Side United Church. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. C. A. McAlpine, of Harrow, and two grandchildren, also a sister, Mrs. Flora McNair, of Hamilton. Her husband predeceas- ed her about a year ago. The funeral was held on Satur- day, the service being conducted by Rev. A. W. Gardiner and interment was in Maitland Bank cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. D. L. Reid, Frank Finnigan, A. McNair, John Bell, Albert Hudson, J. A. Case. CALVES Beef Hereford calves—Donald Moylan, Catherine Moylan, Arnold Campbell. Pat Sloan Durham calves—Kenneth Campbell, Kath- erine Campbell, Douglas Keyes, Robert Regele Dairy Calves—Grace Dolg, Jack Murray, Leon Murrey, Rudolph Bm•ke. Jersey calves—Rona Trewartha, Barbara Trewartha. Beef calves, pail feel—Robert. Regale, Arn- old Campbell, Pat Sloan. Best calf, any breed, Donald Moylan. COLTS Best heavy colt—Ken Lane. Light colt—Carl Bock. Holter broken colt—Pat Sloan, James Sloan, Rudolph Burke. IAMBS Long wool lamb—Leslie Campbell and 2nd. Short wool lamb—Mae Bolton. PIGS Sow 1948—Frank Maloney and Ind. Pair pigs, 2 months or less—Louis Mur• ray, Gloria Boyd, Don Moylan, Wayne Mc- Michael. Pair pigs under 100 lbs—Nell McGavin, Leon Murray, Arnold Campbell. Pigs, Steinacher Special — Boyd, Arnold Campbell and 3rd. CATTLE JUDGING Boys—Gilbert) Murray (55 #(3) 160 pts.: Tom Sloan (SS #(1) 142 pia.; Gerald Better - man (SS #8) 142 pts.; Ken Campbell (SS #4) 142 pts. Girls — Nita Boorman (#8) 126 pts.; Hazel Doerr (#s). 120 pia.) .Marjorie Fischer (#8), 119 pts.; Joyce Deigel•(#9) 102 pts. 26 entries in all. Addresses were given by Reeve Dan Beuer- -man of McKillop and Mr, J, M. Govenleek, president of the Seaforth Agricultural Soc- iety. TO MAKE SPECIAL BROADCAST FRIDAY, CJCS Mr. Clare Westcott, Seaforth, and Mr. Gerald Godbolt, of Exeter will, be heard over radio station CJCS, Stratford, on Friday evening at 8.15 p.m., in a special broadcast sponsored by the Young Conserva- tives of Ontario. The theme will be "A Call to Premier Drew." LOGAN Logan Council Meeting Logan Township council meeting was held Sept. 6th with all. members present. Reeve Gaffney presided, minutes read, and correspondence read. Allowances as shown under by-law 434 ordered paid total of $2,420.00. Reeve and clerk in- structed to sign and submit the peti- tion of the township showing that there had been expended upon the township roads Jan. lst to Aug. 31st, the sum of $45,5'18.28 requesting the statutory grant thereon. VARNA Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Keys and Mr. James Reid spent Sunday visiting friends in Thedford. I88 1_* pp a; .< I\vVR®G ERS v� of silverplate %, ONELt . 'i1vers/DAmithsTD WHICHEVER pattern you choose, you'll count as o treasure for Biel You fan count, too, on this silver- wore's living up to its slogan — "MORE for your SII,VEft dollar," Come in tomorrow. Choose YOUR pattern—look al the new Contour Blade—the extra overlay of pure silver at wear point ... feel the extra weight—then see how easy it is to own YOUR "Silver Service of the Stars"—NOW. 26 -PIECE SERVICE FOR SIX Tested and approved Anti -Tar- nish KINGSWAY Chest included. Only 95 Or, .star' your service .with a 6 -piece Place Setting at $5,00 Larger sets also available. SAVAUGES' Jewellery, Watches, Fite China Expect Watch Repairing PHONE 194. SEAFORTH HARRISON—FULTON Mr. and Mrs. Fulton of Vulcan, Alta., announce the marriage of their daughter, Betty Joan, to Don- ald Keith Harrison of Stavely, Alta., son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harri- son of islcKillop, on Sat., Sept. 4th, at '7 p.m. in the North Hill United Church, Calgary, Alta. C.W. L. MEETS The September meeting of the Ca- thdic Women's League was held in the school hall on Tuesday evening. The president. Mrs. T. Sills, opened the meeting with prayer. Mrs. F. Devereaux read cards of acknowledg- ment from Mrs. Sproat and the Dunn family, also a letter regarding the convention of the Ontario Provincial Council of the Catholic Women's Lea- gue which Is to be held in Toronto Sept. 15 and 16. Miss Agnes Gaffney read the Treasurer's report. Miss M. Dunn reported sending a box to yr. Farrell, Toronto. Plans were begun of the annual At -Home to be held later in the fall. It was suggested hav- ing a guest speaker at our next meet- ing and Miss Alice Daly was appointed to look after this matter.' TIP-TOP TOURNEY There are fifty-two entries in the annual Tip -Top doubles tourney tak- ing place at the Seaforth bowling greens on Wednesday afternoon. Three fifteen end games are being played for first prize suit or over - goat .and trophy. Rinks are here from Tillsonbua;g, Southampton, Mount Forest, Watford, Kitchener, Wallacebulg, Goderich, New Ham- burg, Wingham, London, Owen Sound, Brussels; Exeter, Mitchell, Lucknow, Ailsa Craig, Stratford and Seaforth. HOLD PICNIC The Fireside farm forum of Hullett held their picnic Friday at Lions park with 84 in attendance, Sports were enjoyed followed by :a picnic supper. The races, were; girls and boys 4 and under, June Dolmage; 6 and' under, Bids Riley; 8 and under, Marilyn Riley; 10 and under, Muriel Dale, Kicking , the slipper for `boys and . girls, Douglas Riley. Ladies' race, Ferne Dexter; 'men's race, Bill Da- mage; men and women's shoe rabe. Ferne Dexter and Bili Dolmage; lad- ies' three-legged race, Mary Addison ' and Ferne Dexter; :dinner call, Mrs. Donald Buchanan, wheelbarrow race, Bill Dolmage, George Hoggart,