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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1932-06-09, Page 2AGE TWO. THE SEAFORTH NEWS. TIIIIRSDAY, JUNE 9, 1982. HURON NEWS. A Pioneer.—John ,Davidson, Wrox- c ter, pioneet: blacksmith, celebrated his 90th birthday last week. Me. Da- vidson is in gcocl$ health and with members of his family spent the day at the home of his son, Walter, in Morris township. Old Boy Returns.—Mr. • R. J. Hill ,of Hamilton, whq is over 80 years of age visited his hard home village, Brussels, last week and gave a tMk to the contheuation pupils, Mr. Hit has been a teacher in and around Ha- milton for many years, is Golf Peo.--iWalt, McKibben of Winghaen has been appointed "pro" of the Kincardine Golf Club and will take over hie duties about July lst. Thieires Get Fox Fur..—On May 24th the 'home of H. •B. Elliott, Wingham, was broken into and a fox fur taken, As far as known this was the only ar- ticle taken. The. 40th Anstivversar of Former Bluevale Boy Promoted.—e R. E. licKiimey, formerly of Blue - vale, has been promoted to an execu- tive position evith the Supertest •cor- poration at London. For the past few years Mr. 'McKinney has been 131411 - ager of the Toronto district for the same firm. For 40 years SALADA has given the finest quality in tea. Present prices are the lowest in 15 years. lieviug the b 1.11,(1 C 11 . 0 E taxes for the ratepayers by reducing the.eost oe the teaohing staff by $2,200, The staff to the engaged for the comeng, year will I consist of the principal and five arts, .whereas •at the, present time thereeare six assistants, A reduction elf $100 'each will take effect in the salary of the principal and. four assistants. The board has also recommended that the lower school studies be . made more peactical and to this end a busi- ness course will be taken up. An agri- cultural course is also recommended. , . • Many Windows Broken—A nuinber. :Clinton Lodge ,Entertairis.—Euron of windows 'in the Wingham arena have been beoken, boys 'beingsus, pected of the vandalism. ;Chambers4Veiner.--The marriage of Miss Mary Phyllis Weiner and Calvert Chambers Were united in marriage in the Triuvitt Memorial Blue Water Highway AssociatiOn iw Difficulty.—As forecast a year, ago, the paving of the London Road has -.rendered the Lake Road inefficient for handling the through traffic going inito the north country. At least the northern tov,ees seem to see it that way and hav withdrawn financial .as- sistance from the Association. It is now proposed to interest the Bruce peninsula and Manitoulin 'Islands in the project instead of Owen Sound. and Orillia. $Lodge.No. 337, L.OJBA., Clinton, en- tertained the sister hidgeg of Gode- rich and .Seaforth on 'Wednesday even- ing last, the occasion being the elev- enth birthday Of the local lOdge. .The (first part of the evening $was devoted to cards and at eleven o'cloele the $blethclay slipper was Srved, the tables Chnrch, Exeter, on Wednesday. The bein handsomely decorated ;with Rev. E. L. Vivian performed the cer- spring flowers and the viands orepar- enmity and 'the wedding music WaS ed being of the most tempting variety played by Miss Kate Ma'am!. Thet. maginable. A very happy evening was spent and before the company se- brioiimarriage father, The church was prettily deco- rated for the occasion with flowers and ferns. Mee and Mrs. Chambers left On a motor trip to .Toronto and through fhe Muskoka district. They will reside. on 'William street, Exeter. Former Brucefield Resident:—The death occurred in Toronto last week of Mrs. Charles Wilson, at the age of 68 years. Mrs. Wilton, whose honte was 38 Bloomfield aveaue, VMS born in Clinton, her maiden name being •Elizabeth Ann Young.'She is survived by her husband and Jour daughters and two sons. There are also two granddaughters and one $grandson with three sisters and one brother surviv- ing. Mr. 'Wilson was a painter by trade, but for a number of years car- ried on a hotel business at Brucefield. known throughout +the length and council met in Holmesville on May 26,•Goderich some days ago, registered Goderich Township Council. -cc The breadth of fhe country, arrived in as a court of revision and to transact at an hotel, gave the proprietors a regular business.' In addition, to the usual. corrections arid adjustments 'Messrs. Rougvie and B. Walters were granted exemptions under the recent legislation to encourage reforesting. From the 'lumber Of dog tags returned it would appear that they have been given a 10 per cent, reduction toe. Deeming the Hydro guy wire at Mul- holland's hall to be dangerous the clerk was instrected to ask Hydro to make the necessary changes to safe- guard Inc public. The, estimates of ex- penditure for the wards were set at Ward No. 1, $510.00; No. 2, $650,00; No. 3,..$885.00; No. 4 and 6, $1050.00; No. 5, $815.00. The following ac- counts were ordered ,paid: H. McCar- they, assessing and postage, $81.50; \V, W. Wise, sheep claim, $5,00. supt. gay voucher No. 6, $40.04. Adjottrne silent was made until July 4 at 1.30. Midnight Collision. --Six. passengers escaped injnry in a serious motor ac- cident which Correpletely demolished two cars about two o'clock Thursday morning on the ,Bayfield road about dour miles from 'Goderich. The two -cars met head on as Harvey Davis of B11-th with three others, George Co- wan, West Wawanosh and Misses Edna Brindley and Doris Durnin, both of Goderich, was returning to Goderich. Basil Laws was the driver Of the other car and with hint was Max Cormier, both of Goderich. Af- ter the crash the Laws' car turned completely over and .burst into flames. Suffers a Stroke.—'Dan Shines, of Innisfail, 'Sask., suffered a paralytic stroke and is very ill. He is a brother of Mrs. Robert Dark of Brussels. A Narrow Escape—About 6*p.m. on 'Monday last. While playing at the -mill dam at B.nussels with a number .of playntates, little Billy 'Sullivan .fell into the flume, The water is about 20 ifee t deep and Billy would have been .drowned had it not been for the timely $aid of. Atvin Logan. Hit by Falling Limb. — "Peck" Steep of Goderich narrowly escaped serious Injury last Friday while fell- ing a tree in Goderich township in company with Ben Lindsay. As the tree descended a dead limb fen and struck Mr. Steep between the .should- ers and knocked him to the ground. He was taken to the doctor's office where first aid was rendered and later to his home where Inc has since been .resting. The heavy limb escaped Mr. Steep's head by a .matter of inches. Car Strikes Window.—Failing to apply the brakes soon enough as she neared the curbing where she had in- tended to -park in Stratford, Mise Ina Cunningham of Brussels on Friday drove her sedan into the window of Wheares restaurant. Ontario street. and more than $100 damage was done, but the loss was covered by insurance, Third Barn Fire in 18 Months.—,A jinx appears to bc- following in the footsteps of Neil McAdam of Goder- kb. For the third time in two years his barn, lucated in the south end of the town has been destroyed by fire. Grattan horse, three cows and a pig also were deetroyed, along with the eontents of the barn, built just a few months agoafter the destruction of the building last autumn. The blaze started in the section f the stable where the bales of straw were stored. A barking dog awoke Mrs. McAdam who was alone in the house only a fk,,w yards away.' Scantily attired and 'hi her stocking feet, she ran across the. ,field for the home of Robert Ro- hertson, but on her way rnet some mo- • torists who turned in the alarm. The .firenten arrived shortly after, but conlIct do nothing except to save the house from catching. As at the pre - CMS, (ire Mr. McAdam was not at home' Ile and three of his chMdren. had ;been visiting relatives in Goder- ich 'township, nine miles distant. Dri- evieg home in hiS, auto after two o' - ',Clock in the mottling he could see the reflection ell the fire in the sky and 'as he drew closer to the scene he re- alized that it was his own barn that was abiaze. The upper floor was Dquipped for dancing. 1parated the visitors extended to their hostessesa'hearby vote of thanks, con- gratulations on their bietled,ay' and wished them 11'1m.y happy returns.' ;a' * *• * • * *• * NEWS AND INFORMATION 4 *, FOR THE BUSY FARMER * * (Furnished by Ontario Detpart- * extent of Agriculture.) * * * * * * * * * * ' * with a full staff of seventy-five, full tittle and over time, and the wage schedule has not been cut. Last week it was found Necessary to Ipurchase eight carloads Of salt front the Wes" tern Canada Flour Mills to fill orders. Humbugs Aplenty.—In the course of one olf his addresses in Goderich last week, Dr. Vining said that Toronto, as well as India, was, fon of religious humbugs, asd he. could prove it. These humbugs, it seems, also are to be fotind on the racetrack, as witness an incident in 'Goderich last week. An oily -tongued habitue di 'the track, . . , . • . Weekly Crop Report. , Huron County estimates about • 40 to 50 per dent, of last year's apple 'crop. Spring, grains, fall wheat and all clovers, ate looking well in Peel..-Can- a,dian-bred Jersey cows of good breed- ing $brought prices ranging front $110 to $250 each at an auction sale near ;Brampton recently. North Sierscoe,Will have an increase in barley and buck - Wheat this year. Recent rains have benefited tfie drops of alfalfa and clover in. Dundlas, as elsewhere. Hat- cherymen id Lanark report this, has been their best season. LoCal demand for baby chicks was match better than usual for two reasons: !People are buy- ing more chicks and are buying them $from the local hatcheries. Durham' an- ticipates a good average crop of ap- ples and a consid'erable reduction in acreage of eanly and late potatoes. An increased acreage of strawberries is noted in nearly, every destrict where they are grown. Fall wheat is reported in etocellent shape in Southern On- tario .counties. Due to showery wea- ther, the planting of field corn in Kent was fully ten days behind 193$1. Tobacco growers have also been re- tarded in their planting - throughout the southern belt because of back- ward weather during theIrst part of May. Wheeler-Robinson.—A pretty wed- ding was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robinson, VvIngham, on Monday, May 30th, when Laura May, their el- der daughter, was united in marriage to Mr. Cecil Wheler, son di Mrs. Chas. Wheeler, both of Belgrave, Rev, Dr. Mortimore of Auburn, 'offic- iated. The bride, who was unattended, wore a Parisian copy in Lugano blue, triple sheer material, with lace and jewel trimminge. Her shoes and large picture hat Of mohair were blue to match and she carried talisman roses, lily of the valley, and forget -me -note. The wedding music wase played by :Mrs. Harold Robinson, of Walkerton, and during the signing of the register Dr. Robinson sang, "All joy be thiue." After a dainty buffet luncheon Mr, tend Mrs, Wheeler left for Vancouver and Minneapolis, the bride' travelling in a blue crepe dress, with coat of mist grey tailored in pencil silhodette effect. ;tnall cloche hat in grey and 'One shades, gloves, shoes and hose in matching tones, completed a charm- ing ensemble On their return they will reside at 'Brussels, Ont. Josling-Fairservice.—'A quiet marr- iage was solemnized at the Ontario street pars -mage, Clinton, on Wednes- day morning When Miss Isabel Fair service, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs, Wil - Vain Fanservice, was united in .mar- riage to Mr. Ralph Jost:rig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Josting„ all of Lon- deeboro. The bricial.couple were unat- tended. The bride were her travelling costeme, a dress of bhie flat crepe with radium :ace trimmings, and navy cloth coat with grey accessories. Immediate- ly after the, ceremony Mr, and Mrs. :fording left on a motor trip and on their return Will reside in Londesboro. For the past five years the bnide has been employed the office of the .Clinton Knitting Company' and has reeided in .Clinton. New Salt Well to be$Stink.—A con- tract for sinking a new well alt the property of the Goderich Salt Co15 , being let to keep up with the grow- ing business, of the company. All winter the company has been working fine "line" about coming, into a $13,- 000 fortune and opened negotiations with them for the purchase of a race- horse known as "Jerry the Dude." The negotiations consumed three days and meanwhile the visitor con- sumed great volumes of food and slept on an tOstermoor mattress. The ,negotiations for the .sale of the horse even reached the stage of changing its status, to whieh ' all agreed, the price being ,fixed at $200. The last seen of the visitor he was hoofing it down the Huron .road with his turkey swung over his shoulder, while the hotel staff gathered to sing: "Will he nee come back again," The matter of a three day board bill, of courte, is left in abeyance,,and 'Jerry the Dude' is'still in his box stall. Deanery 1VIeeting=The semi-annual convention of the Deanery of Huron was held in Brussels on Tuesday. The sessions commenced with a celebra- tioa of Holy Communion at 10 a.m., Rural Dean F. H. Paull celebrant assisted by the rector and Rev. E. Hayes of Wlingham.At 11 there was a meeting of the Deanery Women's 'Auxiliary in the 'ch,ureh with Mrs. Paull presiding and a meetiag of the deaneny chapter in the Orange hall with the rural dean in the chair. Mid- day prayers by Rev. K. ...\IcGoun for the WA. and Rev. L. V. Pocock for the Chapter. Luncheon at 12,30. and immediately after the laymen met in special session. The afternoon session began with the litany service at 2.15 At 2.30 the address, "The Church's Witness'" by Rev. R. Vivian; 3.00 address, The Church's Fellowshitp Rev. J. F. Myers; 3.45, Our Sunday .Schools, Rev. J.N.11, SS deanery superintendent, with discus- sion 'Orl Sunday School work.; 4.40, business; 5,30, tea. For the evening there was a public service for which al: the choirs of the deanery were in- .vited and the $Rev. Canon C. E. Jea- kins, of London, was the special' prea- cher. Roller Skating Across Canada.— \'ic Ilerithew and Bee . Hewitt, 21 and 22 years Of age, the young men -who are sleeting and hiking across Canada were in Goderich on Tuesday night last. They started from St. Johni on April 1st, and expect to reabh Vancouver, B.C. September 1st, after which they plan to cover 25,000 miles, travelling through the Southern States next wirtee. Their home is lioSt. Catherines and they co- ver about 45 miles a day.. Their trip is sponsored , by the Faultless Castet Company. of Stratfdrel, Ont„ which pay all their expenses as well as a salary. The young tmen carry a. kit of 90 lbs. each and each skate weighs 4 lbs. 14 ounces. When they started on their trip they were equipped with seventy Wheels apiece: Franc Goderich the young men went tic; Owen Satur'd. !Reduce Salaries.—At the regular meeting .of. the Collegiate board at Clinton on Friday evening last a sub- stantial start was made towtard. re- . • • • • An interesting summary ahs been made by the $Poultry Husbandry De- partment,O,AC., of the results of all flocks entered under 0. B. S. for the . • • year 1930-1931. The summary shows: mercial representative en that city can - do much towards promoting orderly Total number of flocks included- marketing, preventing gluts and price - ed in summary 36S cutting, and adjusting claims on an Minimum size of flock . . .. 43 equitable basis. $Maximum size of fiook 4003 • Average size a flock 2,14 Average per cent. of birds cull- ed at time of banding '27.0 Average feed purchased per Avfle°reakge home gown Feed $341.52 per flock ...... $1'19.73 Highest average flock pro- duction 187 Lowest average flock pro- duction 56 Highest average winter pro- duction per bird to Mar. 1 60% Average egg production, all flacks considered ..... ...„. 139 Average per cent of reactors in one flock • 61% Number of flocks having no ligent farmer to ensure the preference which is due it for inspected seed. reactors ......... . . 105 The report also notes that the -- flocks hare practically- doubled in number over the previous year, while Crop Acreages. the average size of flock was some- Intended acreages a the principal what entailer. Receipts were down an crops in Ontario in 1932 as compared the average 31 per cent. as compar- with 193)1 are shown in a recent corn- ed with 1930, pilation by the Statistics Branch of the Department. The table is as fol- lows: es • Low evening rates on station-to-S�lion calls begin 7.00 p.m. Stilt lower night rates at 8,30 p.m. we're both feeling • fin -e" Joe. Thompson and his wife were glad when • Gwen finished Business • College and got a good position in the city. But Gwen was the last, of the family and the house was pretty lonely.• • Then they found they could. call her on Long Dist.ance telephone for as little as 30 cents. So now, every Fri- day evening, Gwen waits for their call and the weekly talks make them all feel ,better. Long Distance is easy to use, depend- able, and surprisir:Ilyinex,v.p.ens2:e....t. Dirty Seed a Menace. "Dirty seed" is defined as meaning seed that contains noxious weed 'seeds in such quantity as to pollute the land with weeds that are,difficult and cost- ly to eradicate. One of the principal 'mediums for the distribution of weed seeds in Canada is dirty seed, • parti- cularly clover and grass seed, because of the 'fact that most of the noxious Weeds have seeds of about the 'sarne size ,and shape as the seeds of clovers and grasses, and hence are difficult to remove This reason alone should be sufficiently important with the intel- Marketing Ontario Fruit. • .0ne result of , the depression is the increased 'work in systematic marketing. The. latest manifestation of this is the announcement of Col- onel Thomas L. Kennedy; 'Minister of Agriculture, to extend the • present fruit selling organization in the other Canadian Provinces. This will be ef- it 1?rovince and I im convinced that had it not been for the Corn Borer Act the grdwing of sweet corn would by now have been abandoned in practically every county under the Act, and field corn would in many counties have. been seriously damaged. In Essex, Kent, and probably also in !Smith Lambton, West Middlesex and West •Elgin, all ,corn growing would have ceased several Years ago. The best friend's the corn grower has are the Corn Borer Act and the inspector who r enforces ft," Suggests Filling in Thin Alfalfa Stands. "In travelling throughout the greater part of Ontario 'during the past few weeks, I have noticed quite a number di bare spots in seeded down fields, states a Huron County observ- er, "This condition applies particuhr- ly• to alfalfa fields and has occurred usually where the shocks of grain stood too long 1st Fall. These' bare spots might easily be re -seeded, at the present time and not only the ap- pearance of the field improved, but the yield would be increased and weeds which invariably spring up itt. such thin patches, smothered out." It is suggested that ,one Simply go Intended over the ,fields and sprinkle a little Area 1931 tArea 1932 seed over each bare spot. Then the Fall wheat 526,000 489,000 whole field is harrowed, this operation Fall rye 56,000 52,000' covering the new seed and doing no Spring wheat 99,000 • 196,000 injury to the growing alfalfa, provid- Oats ...... 2,34.4,000 2,307,000 ed it is carried out in the next few ,Barley 439,000 • 442,000 weeks. Indeed ninny .good farmers • Flaxseed 7,000 6,900 make it a regular practice to h,arrow $111id grains. 1,000,000 1,022,400 their • alfalfa fields every spring A comparative statement of , winter claiming that sech thickens the.stand fected through the Ontario Growers trilling of ,fall wheat in Ontario •for and promotes early growth just as a Marleets Council. , 1925_1932 s,hows the smallest loss vigorous raking, of the lawn is benefit: Perm anen t commercial represente_ tives are to be stationed in Wmnimeg, . . from 'this soutse for 1932 since the ;al at t,his, time._. , Montreal and the Maritimes, during stilenetwoilfAethreotfOlt9:15a.rIeta i\t‘t.absotfl'Intryeapresr. . 1 • " , .. The loss was greatest in 1928 and -The Cartiedian wheat tarry -over 1930, being 23 and 24$per cent respec- July •31,, 19,32, will , be, in the imigh.hor- tively. ing to an estimate ,trublished' by, , the • r hood di 103 million 'bushele, accserd- Bureau of ,Statistics, This is,the small est caery-over 'since julee'.31, 1928. the selling season, while efforts in Great Britain are to he increased in order to supply best quality produce, shipped in 'the most astisfaetory man - Strenuous endeavors will be made on the Prairies to regain the market enjoyed by Ontario in years gone by. British Columbia is a large Inuit pro- ducer, and Ontario, despite the excel- lent reputation of its feuits, have a powerful opposition, especially When it comes to packing, and maintaining standards. Our'small fruits, cehrries and strawberries in particular, and our hamper packed apples as well as of them' even thinkthat there is no peaches, pears, and plums, should ap- longer any need of • enforcing the peal to Westeris people, many 01 Corn Borer Act. The fact is that it is whom former' an appetite •for such de_ a great compliment to the' Act that lica.cies before moving from Ontario they have not suffered, for it was to to the prairies, 'Montreal is a market • for all va- rieties of Ontario Produce. Ai com- Corn Borer Still a Menace, '1tt a • recent interview Professor :Caesar •of the 0. A. 0. made the fol- lcovir,g-•clean-cut and erdphatic state - Men t "P'armers tvho have never suffered any appreciable' injury by the corn ,borer find it hard to 'realize that the insect is muCh of a menace, and some •Will Grow Lima Beans. A fairly large acreage. of Lima beans will he grown in •East Elgin for canning $factory Ilse, according to re - parts received at the 'St. Thomas of- fice of the 'iDepartment, • Prod,ection tests have been errade in ''boith •East and 'West Elgin clawing the last three years, and satisfactory yields of Lima beans reported. The average yield is • 11;300 to '1,500, pound's to the acre. The ,prevent injury that the Act was Pass- acreag °f soy beans an the county •, e' • d • I have been observing and' b d wiii be strialg. . ing ' the• insect, since ittry,' in first foried . • - ' " . , . , . • . Want. and .For Sale Ads, 1 time 25c.