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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1949-02-17, Page 1HURON.'000N'TY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER WHOLE SERIES, VOL.72, No. 7 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949 $1 a year MOKILLOP MUTUAL 1 TWO DISTRICT FIRES DECLARES 30% DIVIDEND Annual meeting of, McKillop Mu- ONTUESDAY Two serious fires occurred in the tial Fire Insurance Company was vicinity on Tuesday. The 40x00 ft, held on Friday, February 11th, at 2 bank barn of Gordon Elliott at Lead - p.m. in town hall, Seaforth, with ;bury, was burned about 7,30 a•m, about thirty' members present. I and at 10 p•in• the frame house of Owing to illness of President C. W ,Ma, and Mrs• Gordon Millson, in Leonhardt Mr, H. Alexander, vice- iGoderich township near Clinton, president,occupied the chair, with was completely destroyed with all M. A. Reid acting as secretary for contents. The cause of the fires is meeting. not known. Secretary -Treasurer M. A. Reid in his report stated that new busi- nese had increased by nearly $1,- 500,000. 1;500,000, Lasses had been less num- erous but one major fire had made the fire loss the highest in the past ;fifteen years. However, owing to a careful reinsurance plan, amount net to the company had made a very favorable loss ratio, so that the com- pany were declaring a dividend of 30 per cent on their 1948 business to all eligible policyholders, He further stressed requirements of new policies which required fire extinguishers to be attached to all tractors, trucks, buckrakes used in or around farm buildings, also policy did not allow storage of gasoline in buildings. Also he asked all policyholders to have property improved, electric wir- ing inspected, pointing out that these were legal repair costs and farmers should adopt the sante methods as progressive business men. >;dyvin Auditors report given by P. Chesney showed company to be in a strong financial position, Messrs. J. L. Malone, H. Alexand- er and C. W. Leonhardt, the retiring directors were all re-elected for a three year terns. Followingthe annual meeting a directors'. meeting was held when C. W. Leonhardt was elected President, B. Alexander, Vice -President, and M A. Reid) Secretary -Treasurer, world's Finest Anthracite The �1 cod. .J $OL 'F✓ii4 FOR SQLIO COM1lF° •.. Please place orders early E. L. BOX ?110N12 43 & 18 The Elliott barn was noticed on fire by Lawrence Ryan, a neighbor, land had gained such headway in the south end nothing could be done to save it. Twenty-one cattle were rescued and three were lost; forty- eight pigs were burned and only two could be saved. The driving shed and hen house were also burned, but the imple- ments in the shed were saved and -most of the hens were saved. The dwelling house was threaten- ed for a time but a change in the wind saved it. The loss is estimated. at around $10,000 partly covered by insurance. The Millson farm is about two miles from Clinton on the west side. Mr. and Mrs. Millson were spending the evening in Seaforth and did not learn of .the fire immediately. After visiting her sisters, Misses Laura and Vera Mole, they had gone to visit other friends before returning home. None of their belongings was saved, all furniture, clothing being destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Mill - son have lived there for the past two and one-half years. Northside .United Church Rev, IL V. Workman, Minister 10 a,rn,, Sunday School. Worship Services: 11. a.m„ 'Burning Incense to Van- ity". q pm., Resources adequate for the Crisis". First Presbyterian Church 10 a.im„ Bible Class and Sunday School, 11 a.in., "Reconciling the World". 7 p.m. "The fear of God", • 8':15 p.ni., Y.P.S. Fireside. St. Thomas'. Church !10 a.nr„ Sunday School 11 a.m., Morning Service 7 p.m., Evening Service St. Mary's Church, Dublin 3. p.nt., Holy Communion The Rev. T. Dale Jones, Rector. Eginondville United Church. Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.rn., "A life of Contentment". 7 pm, "Faith and Works". M. McKELLAR BEGINS 42ND YEAR ON MAIN •ST. GRANDSON KILLED IN WINDSOR BY CAR Word of the 'tragic death of their grandson, Glen Keyes, was received by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Keyes, Eg- mondville. Glen, who is 13 years of age, was struck by a car on Tuesday at Windsor and died about 4 o'clock' Wednesday morning. His father, Ruskin Keyes, who has been princi- pal of David .Maxwell School, Wind- sor, for the past twenty years, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Keyes, Egmondviile. Glen was a frequent visitor' here. He was a bright lad, full of life. He was very musical and had been training for the school or- chestra. Besides his parents he is sur- vived by a younger sister, Joan. Arangements for the funeral were incomplete at time of 'going to press but it is expected the funeral will take place in Egmondville on Satur- day and interment will be in Bay- field cemetery. On Tuesday of this week Mr. Malcolm McKellar began. his 4'2nd year on Main street in Seaforth, all of which has been devoted to the telegraph and express business. Mr. McKellar remembers the trip from bis home when he first started to work here, driving through heavy snow from Cromarty to Seaforth ori February 15th, 1908. He learned the business with -the late William Som- erville, whose office was in the same ulace in the Commercial hotel build- ing, and later was in the block now owned by John Bach for a few years, • My 1914 Mr. McKellar was marr- ied and set up his own office when the Elliott lunchroom is now. Tn 1921 he returned to the present office when Mr. Soinerville retired. A few of the business men that were here when "Mac" McKellar started are still on Main street, among them John Beattie. Harry Stewart, Frank Sills, E. H. Close, W. G. Willis, E. L. Box. • "I remember Mac spoke broad Scotch when he first began coining round in Seaforth," Mr. Box recalls, "Mac never said yes in those days, always `aye'." COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY The February meeting of Seaforth Town Council, which was .to have been held on Monday, will be held on Friday evening. HOLD UNERAL FOR MOTHER OF SEAFORTH RESIDENT Funeral services were held' in Hamilton, Saturday, at 1:30 p,m. for Mss. Charles Hodgson, 89, who died in hospital in Hamilton, Wednesday, William Hodgson of Seaforth is a son. The funeral was held from the Truscott Brothers funeral home with interment in Woodland •ceme- tery. Born in England, Mrs. Hodgson carne to Canada 36 years ago and had been a Hamilton resident for .the past decade.;She was the former Elizabeth Hardy. Mrs, Hodgson was a -. member of St. Jelin The Evangelist Anglican some Church. Her Husband died so years ago: Two other sons, Charles of Hamilton and Albert of London, survive, Also surviving are one daug- hter, Mrs. F. Hansem, Vancouver, B.C., one sister, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. DUBLIN ST. THOMAS' CHURCH ANNUALMEETING The year's work of St, Thomas' Church was reviewed before the largest turnout that has attended a congregational meeting for many years. The Rector, Rev. T. Dale Jones, presided, and Mr. Gordon Wright was present in his capacity of vestry clerk. Reports of the following organizations were read and adopted as follows: Financial Statement by Mr. R. G. Parke; Senior W.A. re- port by Mrs. R. G.Parke; Ladies' Guild by Mrs. A. 3, Reid; Memorial Window Fund by Mrs. Reid; Choir report by Miss C. Pinkney; general report for choir by Mr. H. G. Meir; Social Service work by Mrs. Reid; Sunday School report by Miss Mary Boswell. In the election of officers, Mr. R. G. Parke and Mr. T. T. Jackson were re-elected as People's Warden and Rector's Warden respectively. Lay delegates to Synod are Mr. H. G. Meir and Mr. Wm. Archibald, substi- tutes, Mr. E. C••Boswell and Mr. R. Archibald. Auditors, Mr. E. C. Bos- well and Mr. W. E. Southgate. Board of management is composed of .Tolui Oldfield, Miss D. Parke, W. E. Southgate, Mr. E. C. Boswell, Mrs. A. J. Reid, Mr. Robt, Archibald, Mrs. J. A. Case, Miss 0, Pinkney, Mr. N. Scoins, Mr. H. G. Meir, Mr. 0. Snow- don, Mr, G. Wright. Sidemen: Chairman, H. Pretty; Messrs F. McGavin, C. Case, B. Mac- Lean, Geo. Pinkney, S. Meir, G. Wright, G. T. F'lowitt, 0, Snowdon, J. Oldfield, Wm. Smith, Robt. Arch- ibald, E. C. Boswell, N. Scorns, W. R. Shaw, Wm. Scotchmer. At the ad- journment of the meeting lunch was seivecl by the ladies. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER TO BE HELD MARCH 4 ENGLISH PEOPLE SEND THANKS FOR PARCELS IThe Seaforth Lions' Club have re- ceived a number of letters of thanks from England for food parcels, No. 1, Oak Cottages, Four Elms, Near Edenbridge. Kent, England, Seaforth Lions' Club, Seaforth, Ontario, Canada. May I, in beginning this letter, first of all, on behalf of my family, offer your Club our most sincere thanks for the wonderful food parcel which we have received and are most heartily enjoying. Everything contained in the parcel produced a whoop' of joy as it was unpacked, and my wife's face lit up as strictly rationed food carne as it were from a magic box. If your aim has been to produce a little variety into the lives of a fami- ly way back in the -old Mother Country, may I state that your object has achieved a hundred per cent success. -• The parcel was delayed slightly as we had moved from the address it was originally sent to and it had to be re -addressed to us, but in no way was the quality of the food affected. The rationing in England is on an extremely fair basis and everybody gets their fair quota in consequence of which the amount in the cheese - dish is of the exact size every week, the tea caddy takes just the same amount at the same time every week, as with sugar, so you see there is a feeling of luxury in the air as we have just that little extra for once. The cheese has the taste and quality long since forgotten and it was a great boon to see it alongside our weekly ration of two ounces per per- son, Now let pie tell you just a little about ourselves. Starting, with yours truly, I am a London Cockney by birth and have lived out here in the country for the last ten years, I am manager of a garage and in these days of truly ancient cars I am in charge of 'magicians' rather than `mechanics'. The petrol ration hits the trade rather hard but fortunately living in an agricultural area there is always plenty of tractor and farm implement work. At weekends there is plenty of gardening to be attacked and an occasional trip to 'the village 'pub' for a game of darts. The vil- lage 'pub' in England is one of the finest community centres in the world where men of all classes meet round the fire for a chat and general discussion of the news at large. Be- ing a Londoner, T appreciate the more intricate atmosphere at the 'local' for strange as it may seem, London can at times he the most lonely place in the world, During the war there were some Canadian Sea - forth troops who used to visit Eden- bridge a small town quite close to here, and they were very popular. I spoke to one during a journey by train from London ionly 25 miles) and he told me that be liked visiting London, "but gee! give me the home- ly atmosphere of the countryside". My wife, Minnie wishes to convey her thanks, ail for you to tell the womenfolk of Seaforth how grateful the housewives of Etglancl are for these parcels. How the wife manage: to produce a good hot dinner every day of the week is a mystery and one that I doubt will ever fathom but' there it is, she does, in company of all the other thousands of wives The wife's hobbies are gardening, sewing, and looking,after a husband and three kiddies, that's just about a full time job. We have two boys, Hobert and Erie, and a girl, Wendy. Robert's age is 9 years, Eric's (i years, and Wendy, the boss of them all, is 7 years. They all go to school and are real 'terrors' from morn 'til night: They -were just going back to school after midday dinner break when the parcel arrived and just 'glued' them- selves to their seats until they dis- covered what was in it. They remade the journey back from school that day in record time. Where we live is a small village in. a lovely corner of Kent, the 'Garden of England' it's called, (the country, not the village), and we have been lucky enough to obtain a new house built by the local Council. It is mod- ern in every way and conies of a particular delight to us because pre- viously we had been living in an old cottage built about the year 1548, near a place called Hever, where Henry VIII's castle still stands and is now lived in by the Astor family. • We should like to hear from a fam- ily in Seaforth and correspond with them, could you put us in touch with anybody who would care On Monday a group of wo- men met in the United Church to make plans for the World Day of Prayer on March 4th. It was decided to hold the service in the Salvation Army hall under the - direction of Capt. Burch. Women of, all religious faiths are asked to keep this date in mind.. TUCKERSMITH The Tuckersmith Ladies' Club field their February meeting at the home of Mrs. Wm. Rogerson with a good attendance present. The Toll call was answered by where I met my husband and the showing of wedding photos. Patches were given out for the making of quilts. It was also de- cided that each member be allowed one .dollar talent money from the Club to buy material to make some thing during the meetings. The arti- cles made -will be'sold in -the fall. This was thought to be an interest- ing. way to spend the time at the 'meetings. Group three was in charge and conducted a contest and Mrs. Wm. Pepper gave a reading. A deli- cious lunch was served. social and Owing to illness the box dance to' have been held on Feb. 11 in No. 4 school house was postponed. The March meeting will be held at the home of MTs. Howard Johns with. group 4 in. charge. The roll call will bo household hints and time savers. EGMONDVILLE The Egrnondville Y.P.S. held their regular' meeting on the evening of Feb, 9th with vice-president, Bill Henderson,-presiding..It was opened by a hymn and prayer. During the devotional period Phyllis Boyce read the scripture lesson. A hymn was sung and Marion Lillieo read a poem "Unaware". The topic was ably taken by Bill Henderson. Interesting fea- tures of the program were a poem "Be the Best of Whatever you Are" by Verna Forbes; talk on Abraham Lincoln by Harold Finnigan; a read- ing, "The Tragedy, of the Canadian Indians" by Thelma :Forbes; also a quick quiz was conducted - by Bill Henderson. It was decided to invite the Brucefield Y. P. to our next meeting. • Mr. James Nott of McLellan, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. - Edward Stedman, Windsor, is at pre- sent visiting his brother and sister-in-- law, Mr. and Mrs. John Nott. He intends to stay until spring' and will visit his many friends. Before re- turning to Ms home he will go to Matheson to visit with another dug- hter where at present Mrs. Nott visiting and they will return to their hone in McLellan together. Miss Monica Byrne in Detroit. Mies Jean Costello, London, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Dan Cost- ello. i titer Mrs. Frank Evans and daughter Marie Evans' in Sarnia and Detroit. Miss Mary Costello, London, with leer parents Mr. and Mrs. Dan 'Cost- ello.. Mr. Joseph Atkinson in'Orange- ville. Miss Margaret McLaughlin, Sea - forth, with Mr. and Mrs; Michael McLaughlin. a .and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Moray Mr. and' Mrs. Gilbert Murray, London. Mr. Joseph Looby in Orangeville. •Mr. Leonard Nagle in London.. 1Vi'.rs, Dan O'Rourke in London. Mrs. James Ackroyd, Toronto, with her parents Mr. and MTS. Joseph 0' - Rourke. VARNA The Varna Red Cross Society held its annual meeting in the Township hall on Monday evening of last week. Collectors were appointed for the an- nual spring canvass to he held in March. The young people of Varna and Goshen Unitech Churches are busy preparing a play which will be pre- sented in the: spring. Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per per will be achniuistered next Sun- day morning in the United Church, Miss C. Logan, Hensall, who was a guest at the "home of Miss. Mossop for'.the past six weeks left on•Sunday afternoon to'spend some time at the home .of Mr, and Mrs. Mel. Elliott, Goshen Line. A goodly number attended the donee last week sponsored by L.O.L. 1.085 and report a good time. We are pleased to confinedt that tothe many win house able to beharound again. ness and 'colds aro CONSTANCE The W.M.S. and W.A. of Con- stance United Church held their re- gular meeting in the schoolroom of the Church on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Mrs. Lorne Lawson opened the meet- ing with hymn 83 after which the Lord's Prayer was repeated in uni- son, minutes were read and adopted, roll call and a Short business discus- sion. Mrs. C. Montgomery took charge for the W.M.S., in absence of the president. She opened with pray- er and minutes were read. The next regular meeting to be held on Worlds Day of Prayer, Friday, March 4. Mrs. Frank Riley read scripture lesson taken from John 15. Reading by Mrs. Lorne Lawson. Mrs. Montgom- ery gave the study book. Hymn 292 was sung and the meeting closed with the Miznah Benediction, A social evening will be held in the church on Friday night, with crnlciuole and a program. Everybody welcome, Mrs. David Millson, Mrs._ Pollard, Ross Millson and George Lawes spent Friday in London. Mr. and 11±1•s. Fred Riley of Kitch- ener snot Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley Mr. and Mrs Earl Lawson and Mrs. Verne Dale visited in London on Saturday. NTr. and. Mrs. 'Hardy and farilth' of Mr. andaMrs. Ae damtSunday Nicholson. with 0000ESS OF TIME •"K" IT lewero SAV A ES' Jewellery Watches Fine China Expert Watch Repairing missed,the little party I had planned for them on Xmas day. So far, we have been unable to give thein the treat we promised they would ban' On Friday- night the annual H. S. when I was well again. • At Heine clan. e was held in the Audi. But now, thanks to von, my i v',' to:iurn of the local high school. The year old twins, two older hIc h dance , as very ,ecce f',ii with well band and myself, are going to hex over ,110 people in attendance. This a little Xmas party on hue d,it •'I was even t 1 rgor• Crowd than was can he sure that we will be think .r; present at last year's At Home. Livia of the people out there, who ha'.0 taints sent out by the •invitation made this possible. HIGH SCHOOL TOPICS , o miittee totalled -o er 575. The au - We thank you from the bottom of chtm irrr:l was boa/wittily decorated out hearts. May God bless you for- with 'Erman a:: the theme. The back - bringing happiness to my f;�n.,:1 and grovel ei the stage pictured a night also myself. I am yours very sin- ac,rne with a ineehatrieaily - operated cerely, (Mrs.) Margaret P. Wild, moon rising over this gea eful 'segue and on either aide stood realistic palm trees. The walls were decorated The Cottage, • With paper flowers as well as the South Hill,• North, windows and on the one wall were Crawley, Sussex. three lovely Hawaiian personalities Seaforth Lions' Club: painted by Patricia Ann Bragger My husband joins me in thanking and Mary Lott Sills. yon for the lovely parcel you so Ti the lunch room the blackboards kindly sent us, it was a pleasant sur- were chalked with Hawaiian scenes prise. We were quite excited when by Patricia'Brugger. and -in the eruok- opening, and finding such a number int room safety first' pictures on the of good things, we hardly know blackboards were chalked by Mary which to eat first but you may be Lou Sills• e twelve the sure we shall enjoy them all. We are As the clocks tolled both just on 80 years of age and un- hammock of balloons was released able to get out. We eelebrated our from the ceiling and the next few golden wedding three years ago, so minutes were quite noisy as the hal- must not complain. Once 1001.0 thank- loons burst as they were trampled Ing you and Wishing you all the best, by the audience. Yours sincerely, George and Adah The evening -closed. after four Friend. lunches bad been served, with Bobby Downs and his ten -piece band play- ing the waltz "Blue Champagne". BRUCEFIELD Mr. and Mrs, Alex Paterson left. on Monday for Montreal where they were called owing to the serious ill- ness of Mr. Paterson's father. Miss Ruth Scott of Alma College, St Thomas, spent the weekend wigs her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Scott Mr. Jas. Bowey and Mos. Grainger of Exeter spent Sunday with Ma.. Drew Swan and Miss E. Bowey. 11 ar to exchange Mrs. Gordon Elliott and family letters, and perhaps weekly of spent the weekend with her sister in monthly periodicals, Stratford. We feel sure that in this way the your project will have Mr. suet Mrs. S. TTohner and Moria final sins of of Bayfield spent Sunday with Mrs. been attained, that of forging a link Alice Bohner.. between the Lions, you all most sin-, hiiss Blanche 7.apfe of the T:onclnn Again thanking Normal School emit. the weekend at cerely, I• will now close sending r Moine. ]crudest ree;ards frim he ne all, Yours Mr, and 14i '? 1=oltnn and sonssincerely, •A• E. Cowen, spent the weekend in Termite. ' The suint' friends of Murray Tyn- 104 Sydenham Si'. dell who underwent a major epera- Whitstable, tion in \'ictnria TTespitnhwill he Kent, England,glad to know he has retm•ned to 'his Lions' Club, --Yesterday mornin}1 _--- much improv ed in he^lib, i was very surprised and pleased to Mr, and Mrs, Bobett Vivian ian m u? this acldparcel £torn soil I enneth.of Stefra si�ent Simla; receive a lovely :food cawith Mr, and Mrs, TnhCairns, n You cannot imagine my fePtirins., Mr. and Mrs, Thos. O'Heir of You see, three weeks before Chri t Gotlerieh spent Sunday with relatives mss, I was taken ill and hacl to �'•n l I 'til is ttaitmF hospital. I dial not return until ldr n, It 0 9th. As a Tesult my four ch On Saturday, the clean-up commit- tee assembled at the school to start the' unpopular task of cleaning up the whole school. It took most of the morning and afterttoon -to clear the school of everything that collect- ede- ed there on Friday evening. coratiots which had taken weeks to prepare were removed and disposed of in a very few minutes as was much of the Coca-Cola which had been obtained for the evening re- freshments KIPPEN EAST The IZippe0 Fast Women's Tnsti- +'ite meeting which was to he held at the Home of Mrs, Alex M, -Gregor on Feb, 113tH has been postponed to 3rd. Wednesday afternoon Feb. Membership fees are date this mnntlt as they have to he paid in advance of our annual meeting. This year the fee inns leen raised to fifty' cents. The Testitn+e is going to ease" to the co-operative hnngnet; again 0115 year t and we hope for a good t r• Fe'. ;staid - there is considerable bueme a to discuss. Our next euchre and dance will he held in Feb1P25thl Town hall 00 Friday, Anyone still riot having beaded they Floxin ' • 1 + n 1 cloths vwfta , et 'Vers, Moir of T ens. ' then t i With Ms's. 3: s, linodr,., do SO et the next meeting.