The Seaforth News, 1949-06-09, Page 7THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Huron Federation of Agriculture 7th Annual
FIELD D
• Agricultural. Park, 'GODERICH
WED. JUNE '15
Field Day will be officially opened at 1.30 p.m. (DST) by.
LAURENCE ADOLPH STEINHARDT
United States Ambassador To Canada
PROGRAM
10:00 a.m.—Exhibits and Midway.
10:30 a.m.—Softball—Junior Farmers : County Champions vs;
County A11 Star Team.
1:30 p.m.—Official Opening—Goderich Blue Water Band—Spe-
cial guest speaker, Laurence Adolph Steinhardt, United States Am-
bassador to Canada.
2:15 p.m.—Softball---Girls' A11 Star team of W,O.A.A. vs Brus-
sels— Running horse race, aped to Huron County boys, 1st heat
best 2 out of ,2, half mile dash: $18, $10,'$5 and $2; Running horse
race, open to Huron County girls, lstiheat, best 2 out of 2, half
mile dash: $18, $10, $5 and $2; half mile foot race, open to men,
prizes $5 $2 and $1.
45 p.m. Sports for young and old.
3:30 P.M..—Bathing beauty contest: winner to be crowned '-Miss
Huron, 1949 (contestants must be 16 years or over and each con-
testant must register in official tent before 3:30 p.rn. day of Field
Day), 1st, prize $50.00 in cash. Other prizes to be announced from
stand before event.
4:00 p.m.—Fiddler's Contest and square dance competition. 2
classes: young and old ($60) in. prizes. Hard Ball game: Listowel Le-
ggionaires vs Clinton Colts. Musical Chairs: Open to Huron County
horses: $8, $5, $3 and $2. Hurdle events: open to horses from Huron
County only; open class, 1st $15, 2nd $10, 3rd $5 and $2 for all
other entries
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EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS
1. Dominion Department of 5. Home Economics Exhibit.
Agriculture. 6 Motor Exhibits,
2. Women's Exhibit. 7. Machinery Exhibits.
3. Manufacturers' Exhibits. 3, Press Exhibits.
9. Merchants' Exhibits.
4. Midway. 10, Shop Work Exhibit.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
A Prize to longest married couple in attendance $5.
B Prize to family of three or more corning greatest distance, $5.
C Prize to oldest lady and oldest gentleman on grounds, $5 each.
For A, B and C 'in Special Events, register at official tent between
2 and 3 pan.
Midway Ferris Wheel Merry -Go -Round Children's Rides
Children Free Adults 500 Free Parking
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Dance
9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.—Dance in Goderich Pavilion to the music
of C.K.N.X. Barn Dance Gang. Admission 50c.
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W. R. LOBB, President CHARLES COULTES, Vice -President
W. V. ROY, Secretary -Treasurer
New Machines
#30 Tractor
M. H. Washing Machines
31/2' spring -tooth Cultivator, tractor hitch, power lift
Pony Tractor and Row Crop
All Crop Hayloaders
Power Mower •=3 Dump Rake
2 -Furrow Tractor Plow
7' & 6' Binder
41/2' & 6' One Way Disc
12' self-propelled Combines
Gas Engine. 101/2” Grain Grinder
Water Pressure System
Hay Cars Track - Hay Forks - Rope
Electric Fencer - speeial price to- clear
15 and 13 run Fertilizer Drill, P.L. & tractor hitch
10 cub. ft. deep freeze Box 16 cu. ft. Freezer
Thor Washers & Ironers
Chltivator
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USED MACHINES
102 Sr. r.c. Tractor
3 F. Tractor Plow
3 furrow Disc Plow
6' clipper combine with motor
6' Clipper with P.T.U.
Seaforth MotoW. T. rs
PHONE 141
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SEAFORTH
FIGHTING FIVE LIONS
Soon after the British took over
British East Africa, a large number
of English farmers emigrated to the
new colony and took up homesteads,
about the time of the Boer war.
Among this number was a family
. consisting of father, mother, a boy,
Fritz, of eighteen, and a second son
of fourteen. They settled on a beauti-
ful strip of veld at the west side of.
the Mwa Hills,
Naturally the first duty of a settler
is tobuild a suitable farmhouse, and
• as the owner of the new farm was a
carpenter by trade, this task was
made much ,easier htan it is to most
'homesteaders. Labor, with the excep-
tion of the unskilled and slow nat-
ives, was expensive and hard to get,
and as .the family was limited in
means, every member helped in
building the house.
But let Fritz' tell the story as he
told it tome:
"It was Saturday' afternoon, and
we had all been working hard that
week. Father and mother mixed the
mud mortar and laid the stones for
the foundation of the house, while
my brother and I, with the stone -boat
and a span of oxen, hauled the stones
from a sliif a half -mile away.
"We had made four trips that day,
and were well tired out, for it was no
easy task prying up the heavy stones
and rolling them down to where the
boat stood. at the edge of the veld.
The sun had been beating down upon
us as only a tropical sun can shine,
and the perspiration soaked our
clothes and caught the rising dust
and dirt, so that when the afternoon
was over we were two tiredand
grimy boys. We had been trying hard
to take out another full load of
stones before dark, but I soon saw it
would be impossible.
"As my brother, who was not very
strong, appeared somewhat overcome
by the heat and the hard work, I
told him that he might return to, the
tent,—our temporary home,—and I
would put the half -load ou the stone -
boat and follow.
"By the time I had finished loading
the boat Jim had disappeared, and I
started for the oxen, grazing on the
veld several hundred yards away. I
yoked them up to the boat just as
the sun went down behind the hills,
and with a crack of the big bull-
whip, started them toward home.
They needed no guiding when once
headed toward the kraal, and as their
normal gait was not much more than
stones and put in the time gazing at
the scenery,
"About half -way between the quar-
ry an dthe house was a mass of
rocks and boulders on the hillside,
nsany of them the size of a House,
These crags were the hone of a
little band of 'klipspringers that T
had discovered soon after our arrival
in the country, and we had decided
to protect them as much as possible,
for it was a pleasure to watch them
scampering about the rocks. For
want of something better to do, I
began to scan t11ecrags in hope of
seeing some of the tiny, antelopes at
play? And sure enough, there they
were, eight of them, some ' feeding
quietly in the grass -plots among the
rocks, others standing like statues
on top of boulders, gazin gat me.
"Suddenly two of them took to
their feet and bounded up the rocks
with remarkable agility, and the rest:
quickly followed. When well in the
cliffs they stopped on points of vant-
age'``arrd looked down at something a
litle to their right.
"I knew that they had not taken
fright . at me, , for many times ' they
had allowed the oxen to pass within
a hundred yards without paying the
slightest attention to the teani, so I
began to search for the cause of
their alarm.
"I was not. long 1n discovering it,
for suddenly a lioness appeared
among the rocks, then another and
another, until in all four lionesses
and one fine, shaggy, black -maned
lion had cone into view, all slowly
sauntering out of the rocks for an
evening's hunt. Their actions showed
plainly that they had seen the bull-
ocks, for every few seconds one or
another them would stop and gaze at
us, while the oxen, innocent of any
danger, plodded onward.
"To hurry then was almost ear-
tain to provoke an attack, especially
it the lions were in the least hungry,.
so I simply let the animals jog along
at their leisure. .As soon as the lions
got out of the rocks they followed
along the parallel with me, but a
little behind and about three hund-
red yards distant. Although they
seemeded in no hurry, they were
slowly overtaking the team.
"The wind was blowing from them
toward me, but the lions' scent had
been carried behind the oxen, so
that they did not catch it. Suddenly,
however, one of the lionesses crouch-
ed low, and began to creep toward
the team in. true catlike fashion, and
an instant later a second one follow-
ed her example. 1 then realized they
meant trouble, but I had no time to
reflect, for at that moment one of
the oxen stopped short, threw up his
head and sniffed the air; then, get-
ting the scent, they both broke into
an awkward swinging shuffle for the
kraal.
"Over the rough, uneven ground
we tore bumpety-bump. I clung to
the stones to keep from being
thrown off, and tightly gripped the
big bull -whip, my only weapon of de-
fense. There was 310 use In trying to
guide or control the oxen; in fact, I
had no idea of doing so, even if I
could, for under the circumstances
they could not get back to the kraal
any too soon to suit me, even if they
did run away. All that I could do was
to cling to the stoneboat and await
the lions' attack.
"It was a short race. Those who
have seen a lion capture its, prey
know too well what little chance
there would be for a runaway
team of oxen hitched to a loaded
stone -boat.
"The foremost lioness charged
from right angles, and when within
fifteen feet of the boat sprang into:
the air, and landed squarely on the
shoulders of the near bullock, dug
her .hind claws into his side, threw
her front paws over his back, and
buried' her teeth in his neck. The
poor creature went to the ground as
if shot, and rolling over on his side,
bawled in the most pitiful manner.
By this time a second lioness had
rushed in from behind, and I turned
just as she was about to spring—at
me, to all appearances; but she leap -
id clear over my head and landed
squarely upon the back of the bull-
ock already down.
"Tire fall of the wounded bullock
brought the stone -boat to a halt, and
the frantic struggles of its fright-
ened' companion broke the yoke.
Away he went over the veld, just as
the third lion came charging up. She,
too, was coming straight for me; but
.seeing the loose ox that had veered
off, she changed her course for him,
and as she passed me not ten feet
away, I brought the bull -whip over
her back with ail my force. Without
altering her course or slackening
her speed in the least, she turned' her
head and showed her contempt by
snarling asshe shot past. In four
more bounds she had overtaken her
prey and pulled it to the ground.
"The two other lionesses had kill-
ed their bullock, and for the first
time I realized that they were likely
at any moment to attack me, so I
a mile an hour, I seated myself on the jumped from the stone -boat and bolt- five,"
ed for home as fast es I could run: I
had gone but a few step when I
looked heels andsaw the black' and
shaggy -maned lion coming behind' at
a terrific pace There was no mistake
this time me,
surely was after e,
for htere were no cattle m the line
of his charge.
"It' was useless for me to try to
outrun him, and to continue would.
only give him courage. Realizing
this, I turned and faced the brute,
and as he came -to within a hundred
m
feet of e I cracked the hull -whip as
loud as I could, This had the effect
of stopping him at fifteen paces from
me. And there we stood, facing ecah
other like two gladiators, the lion
lashing his tail, wrinkling his nose
and snarling, while I kept cracking
the whip in his very face and .back-
ing off slowly,
"The big cat seemed to lack the
courage to follow up his attack, but
stood there g threatenin me, until I
had gained several paces on him.
Then he crouched low, his shoulder -
blades protruding above his back,
and slunk off to the right, in an ef-
fort to get behind me, I kept facing
]rim, however, and finding hmself
baffled, he stod for a Second, then
came for me like a shot, growling
hoarsely, his jaw wide open.
"At the very' instant that he was
about to spring, hte whiplash all but
cut him in the face, which again
brought him to an erect position.
Once more I began backing toward
home, and again gained several
yards before he came to his full
senses. Ile was getting accustomed
to the harmless crack of the 'bull-
whip, and I knew that soon it would
have no effect upon him.
"At his present rate of progress it
would be but a few minutes before
he would get Within springing dis-
tance, and once he sprang at he, I
should be as helpless as a mouse in
the jaws of a cat.
"I was debating as to whether 1
should make a rush at hint, in an
attempt to intimidate him, when I
heard a shot lrom behind me. The
lion fell to the ground mortally
wounded, but raised himself upon his
forefeet, and growling savagely,
began to bite at his side.
"Instantly I turned to run, and
saw father, some four hundred
yards away, spring from a kneeling
position, snatch from the ground
beside frim a second rifle, and start
toward me. We ran for each other at
the otp of our speed, and as we met,
fatherhanded me a rifle, and I turn-
ed back to make war upon my
enemies.
_At the sound of the shot, the two
lionesses had left their Lill and were
slowly sauntering off, stopping oc-
casionally to look back at us. The
other, however, was still tearing
away at the dead bullock. We ran up
to within two hundred yards of her,
and while I drew bead on her, father
began shooting at the two farther
away.
"My first shot went wild, but as
the lioness turned to run I caught
herwith my second bullet back of
the shoulders, but too high to be
fatal. Instantlyy she wheeled and
carne for us, grunting and growling
in a most awe-inspiring manner.
Father in the meantime•had got in
two shots at his lions, and had
wounded one, but seeing my lion
charging, he also began shooting at
her, The bullets seemed to have no
effect whatever, for although we
could see that we were hitting her,
she never slackened her speed. On
she came until within about sixty
yards, when she slowed down, her
head sank to hte ground, and she Yell
dead.
"Instantly we turned our rides
upon father's wotmded lioness. She
was more than four hundred yards
away by this time, and making tow-
ard a clump of thick thorn -bushes.
Before she reached it, however, a.
bullet from father's rifle struck in
the hind leg. She disappeared in the
thicket, badly wounded.
"The back of the black -maned lion
had been broken by the first shot
fired, and during the fight with the
other two he had been growling and
snarling and trying bard to reach us,
but we saw that there was no danger
to be feared from him."
"It was then that I learned how
father chanced to appear on the
scene at the critical moment. My
brother, on leaving me, instead of
going directly home, had stopped at
the edge of the rocks to rest. He had
seen one of the lions come out of
the cliff, and had hurried home to
give the alarm.
"We skinned the two lions that
night, and found the third one dead
in the thicket the following morning.
Although we watched at the bullock
carcasses that aftrernoon and the
next morning, hoping that the other
two lions might return to it, they
never did so. We were, however,
quite satisfied with three out of the
WE ARE ON THE MARCH
Don't Fail to Attend
This . . 1
Important
Meeting
The Western Ontario Progres
sive Conservative Association
wishes to. take this 'opportun-
ity of extending to you and any
others whom you think would
care to attend a cordial invit-
ation to be present at
A Monster Rally
to be addressed by
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NATIONAL PARTY LEADER
to be held at
THE H. E. SEAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL,
LONDON
on Wednesday, June 15, at 8 p.m. (E.D.T.)
i1t
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7 p.m. sharp. Anyone from Seaforth and district wishing to
join in the caravan or wishing a ride, please phone or leave
youi` name at the Progressive Conservative committee
rooms, Dominion Bank Building (Phone 363-W).
r Come and hear our Distinguished Leader fully discuss
matters vital to the Electors of the Dominion at the present
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Sportshorts
(by Wally)
The Bosharts ®rt the Mercur•ys
down to defeat in Wingham ou Tues-
day night under the lights. When
the third batter was called out in
Elle ninth inning the score board
read Seaforth 9, 1Aringham 2.
The Wingham team " went to
pieces" in the seventh inning when
Boussey got to second on two errors,
Mulford got on, on a f'ielder's
choice, B. Smith singled to load the
bases and• then Cameron got to first'
on another Wingham error scoring;
Boussey. Horton flied out to left,
field and Mulford headed home. O'-
Shea and Wilson got on, on errors
and Smith and Cameron scored, Ken-
nedy then flied out to first baseman,
Eisler vas walked and Boussey flied
out to second base to end the Wing -
ham team's worst inning; the inning
which decided the game,
Wingham Mercurys
AB R H 0 A E
Hayden, if 5 0 0 2 1 0
Gardner, ib 4 0 1 0 0
Neirgarth, ss 4 0 0 1 0 1
Groves, c 4 1 0 2 1 0
Aiteheson, 2b 4 1 2 3 2 3
Jardine, p lllll4 0 0 1 1 0
Templeman, cf .. 4 0 0 1 0 1
aCroh, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hopper, lb 3 0 0 4 0 2
bCrooson, ib 2 0 .0 2 0 0
Loughlean .. 2 0 1 1 0 1
Totals 37 2 4 17 5 10
a rf in 8th
b rf in 7th, lb in Sth
Seaforth Bosharts—
Boussey, lb 5 2 2 5 0 3
Mulford, 3b 5 3 1 2 1 0
B. Smith, If 6 2 1 2 0 0
Cameron, 2b 5 1 2 2 1 0
Horton, If 5 0 1 1 0 0
O'Shea,c ... 5 0 0 0.0 0
Wilson, ss 5 1 0 3 4 1
Kennedy, p 5 0 0 0 2 0
J. Eisler, cf 5 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 0 715 8 4
Score by innings R H E
Wingham . 000 200 000 2 4 10
Seaforth . 112 000 410 9 7 4
Home-run—Aiteheson. Two -base
hit—Cameron. Double play—Ken-
nedy to Cameron to Boussey. S.trike-
outs—Kennedy 12, Jardine 10, Bases
on balls—Jardine 4, Kennedy 2.
Hits off Kennedy 4, Jardine 7. Left
on bases Wingham 6, Seaforth 10.
Losing pitcher—Jardine. Umpires, A.
Hubert, plate; Cassmore, bases. Date,
Tuesday, June 7. Time of game -
9 :07.
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Frank Kennedy, the Seaforth
pitcher, has been asked to pitch for
Wingham in an exhibition game
against the Monroe coloured softball
tearer fromMichigan.
Standings (up to June 6)
W.O.A.A. Senior 'A' Series
P W L
Centralia . , . . , .. '2 2 0
Seaforth .. ,,,... 3 2 1
Wingham .. ...... 2 1 1
Sebringville . .. 8 2 1
Listowel 4 0 4
Pts
4
4
2
4
0
Coming Games
To -night --Listowel at Centralia
Friday—Wingham at Sebringville
Monday --Centralia at Wingham
Tuesday—Sebringville at Seaforth
Centralia at Listowel
Hit of the Year
The Radio Show of 1949
Conning Your Way In Person
It's the Coast to Coast Sen.
sation of 1949
Bon Messer
and His islanders
Coast to Coast Network
Canada's Finest Old Time Band
Featuring ltlarg Oshortrare and
Charlie Chauiherlaiu
Playing for both Modern and
Old-time Dancing. You've Heard
Them, Now Seo Them in person
FRIDAY, JULY 8
Stratford Casino
Admission $1.110
Thursday—Seaforth at Centralia
Sebringville at Wingham
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W.O.H.A. Ladies Series
Seaforth , .llllll 4 3 1 6
Brussels . 4 3 1 6
Hensall 4 2 2 4
Blyth 3 1 '2! 2
Goderich .. 3 0 3 0
Coining Games
Friday—Goerich at Brussels
Saturday -Blyth at Hensali
5 5 5 *
H.F.A. Intermediate League
PW LTPts
Winthrop .. 6 3 •1 1 7
Walton 3 2 0 1 5
C. D. S. 4 2 1 1 5
Ethel. 5 1 2 2 4
Atwood 5 2 3 0 4
St. Columban 4 1 2 1 3
Brussels . .. 4 1 3 0 2
Coining Gaines
Friday—Brussels at Walton
Atwood at St. Colurnban
Brussels at Ethel
Monday—C.R.S. at Winthrop
Tuesday—Walton at Atwood
Wednesday—St. Columban at C.R.S.
Ethel at Brussels
5 * * 8
H.F.A. JUNIOR LEAGUE
P W L T Pts
Winthop .. ..... , 2 0 0 2 2
Blyth .. .. ...... 1 0 0 1 1
Ethel 1 0 0 1 1
Coining Games
Friday—Winthrop at Blyth
The game scheduled between Blyth
and Ethel on Friday night had to be
postponed due to a softball game in
Blyth. This game will be played in
a week or two depending on the In-
termediate schedule.
DON'T FORGET
Your date at Waterloo Park, Wa-
terloo,- Ontario, for the great Band
Festival, Saturday, June 25th. Come
early and stay all day.,, Beautiful, pic-
nic grounds, Ample : ,parking' , iu
grounds.