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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1932-06-23, Page 2'PAGE THE SEAFORTU NEWS, ti 11' I3'URSlD'AY,, ONE 23, 1931E HURON NEWS. Pym;Prance—A. quiet June wedding 'was solemnized at'E'litatville:parsons -age oe Wednesday, 'Jame 15th, at +high Croon, when Ohre Eloise, eldest ',daughter of Mr, and ;Mrs. John ,Prance ,of Us'borne, 'became the bride of Mert vin Pearaon ?yin, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'S.S. Pym, of Usb'orite, The Revs L. C. White, officiated. The bride looked "lovely in a gown of flowered chiffon and carried'•a bougnet of American 'Beauty Roses, Miss Leila Mol'lard of S'hipka, as bridesmaid, wore a dress of green crepe and carried a bouquet ,of Mases The groom was attended by his cousin, Mr. Freeman Horne. Well Known Engineer Dead. -j'ohn Roger, Sr., of. Mitchell, who was op- erated on for appendicitis at the Gen- eral Hospital, Stratford, died on Thursday last, aged GS years. Far .many years 'deceased had been town •and township enginer and land , sur- veyor and was widely known. In pol- itics he was Liberal and an Anglican in religion. He was twice married and 'is survived by his second wife, one son, Johnin Mitchell, and two daugh- ters, Mrs. Charlton and Miss Jean in "3,Valkercille, Engagement. Mr. Frank Taylor • 1f Exeter announces the engagement of has only daughter, Thelhna Mae, to Reginald Earl Russell, only 11 son ,of Mr, David Russel and the late Mrs. Russell, the marriage to take place the 'latter part of June. he loth Annversar of For 40 years SALADA has given the finest quality ' in -tea. Present prices are the lowest in 15 years. 266' decided on, However after 'their visit word was received bhat th;e service would not he taken off at present. The mid-day service will he operated by an oil electric engine, -Late Mrs. Harrison Holtzman.—A 'largely attended funeral was held on 'Friday afternoon last from the home of Mrs. Geo. Holtzman, Crediton, for Esther Margaret, the wife of Hprri- 'son Holtzman, who was born January .21, 1596. at Crediton, and died at' Bald Eagle ,Lake, Mich., June 7, at the age , of 36 years. She was a daughter of "the late Joseph Hoist and Mrs. Mary Hoist, Crediton. On April 4, 1920, she was married. A few years later, Mr, :and Mrs. Holtzman moved to Michi- :gan. She is survived by her parents, -also three children, aged 11 years, 9 years, and 2 years.; three sisters, Mrs, "Wm. Niergarth, Battle Creek, Mich.; 321ss Pearl Ileist, registered nurse at _Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Mrs. William 'Watson, Thed'ford. Acquitted of (Charge.—.After delib- erating for approximately 'an hour, a petit jury late 'Thursday afternoon acquittedd ;Andrew A. Moore, Eg- rnonciville ,poultryman, of a charge of manslaughter, at the June sittings of 'the County Court which opened on Tuesday 'before !Judge T. M. 'Costello. It was decided by the jurors that the tragedy which occurred in Egnlond- ville on The night of February 12th hot, in which two elderly ladies, Mrs. al. Alex. Charlesworth and Mrs, 'Sam 31c':Geoch, were instantly killed, was • purely accidental. The street Was }sandy lighted at the spot where the accident occurred. It was Moore's ear which struck down the ttco wnm- •en, and both he and 'Gordon MaePher- amt, who was with hint at the time, • claimed they dad not see the wom- an instil they were almost upon them. judge Costello commended the jury for their decision. J. J. 'Huggard, of :Seaforth, defended the accused, and Crown Attorney D. Holmes prosecut- • e d. South Huron W:I —The district an- nual meeting of the South Huron. Wo- men's Institute was' held in the toivn hall, Zurich,when Miss N. Keddy, the district president, presided at bath morning and afternoon session's. Int eresting ttum'bers on the program were a -piano duet by Mrs: C. C. Misener and Mrs. E. Fahner, Crediton„ and a vocal. solo by Miss Thompson, al Seaforth. • Reports of the various branches were given by the delegates. in the At i n luuche'on eves served too basement of the hall by the ladies of the Zurich branch, The afternoon ses- sion was served in the basement of the hall by the ladies of the Zurich branch. The afternoon session opened with a solo by Mrs. ,Gordon Morlock of Crediton, accompanied by Mrs, ,E Fahner, a reading by, Mrs. R. Kestle of Exeter, and a piano solo''by Miss Tyndall, Seaforeh. Mrs. McLellan, Sar- nia, gave an interesting address on 'The Federation of Women's I•nstit- utes." A pleasing solo was rendered by Miss Kathleen Strang, Exeter , after which George Putnam, the proain'cial superintendent, spoke on. Institutes. After a solo by Mrs. Elliott, Exeter, the election of officers took place, which resulted as follaws: Honorary president, Mrs. J. Hey, Jr., Zurich, pres'iden't Miss N. Keddy, Hurondale, let vice -pies Mrs, H. Hess, Zurich; 2nd vice pres., bliss Webster, Sea - forth; 3rd vice president, Mrs. R. Kestle, Hurondale; secretary -treasur- er, Mrs. D. laclsaac, Crediton; .as- sistant, Mrs, E. Fahner, Crediton; auditors, Mrs. C. Zwicker, Mrs, M. Telfer, of Crediton; Federate Repre- sentative, Miss N. Keddy, ,Hurondale; District Representative,' Miss Alice Thompson of Seaforth; convenors for standing committees, Education, \4rs. Arthur Rundle, Exeter, R'R.3; Health, -Mrs. Dr. 0. Dwyer, Zurich; historical research, Ales. B. W. F. Bearers, Exeter; Legislation, Mrs. H. K. $liber, Crediton; home economics, Urs, Alvin Moir, Exeter, R.R. 3; pub- ltcity, Nfiss Alice 'l'honipson, Seaforth, community activities, Mrs. C. Zwicker, Crediton; relief, Miss L. Jeckell, Exe- ter; Canadian Industries; Mrs. John Eley, Zurich, A very hearty invitation is given by the Hurondale Branch, to hold the next District annual meet: Ina there. The meeting v -as closed by singing the national -anthem, ;Death of Frank Naegele,—After two r three years of failing health, Frank Naegele, a .former resident of Colborne 'township, passed 'away on 'Sunclay, June 5th, at Toronto, where he had been living the last ten years, Deceas- ed was born seventy -live years ago at H'olanesvil'le hut moved to •Benntiller 511 'his early years and 'later farmed .for many years on the 3'rd concession of 'Colborne. Leaving the farm fourteen years ago, he moved to :Brussels, where he resicl'ed for four years be- fore going to Toronto, Of'a family of six, two .daughters and three sons sur- vive: Mrs, 'Alex, ,Riddell, of 'Saska- trnon, ,Sask.; Mrs,' Claude Mitchell, of S'trasbo n'g, 'Sask.; Albert Naegele, of Gaderich, and Clarence and Wildiam of Toronto, The other daughter, Mrs, Daniel .Pitblado, of Colborne town- r_;liip, passed away in January last, He evee'b}tried in Colborne cemetery. ':Magistrate to the-Rescue—Ott Tuns- clay afternoon Magistrate Reid made a burn'niary 'conviction of a big Aire - elide was .worrying ;a little spaniel `_Vort11 street opposite the police court office. The s'ma'ller dog's yelps of pain and terror attracted the at- tention of •the ;Magistrate, iwho".seized:. a broom and wi'tih it executed a writ "df habeatts corpus on . the big dog. - 1:I'tere was no appeal from 'the d'eci- •sion- 'Spectators applanclecl w•itbout any remonstrance 'from 'the court offi- eern, • - • 'Train Had `Seen Cancelled„'When tr'cleputation from Godericia'met 'Gen- eral` Manager PiV. A. ,Kings'Iand, (Gen- eral €'tipeninteedept 'Fratik ,Hudson and;rrffher railway officials last'"'Mon- ealay to ask for the continuance of the -.lemming,and night trains on the C.N. , ';R.,-they,iwete informed that the 'cut - ;ting”: off of ,the siirvaee'hnd already been Howick, 'and It was then' decided , to snake it an annual event, Reunion at No, 1'1, E. 'Wawanosh.— Plans are under way to hold a reunion of fortifier pupiis and: teachers, at S:S No. 11, East Wawanos'h oil : July 1St Mrs. C, Shiel'1, R.R. 3, Winglt:am, is secretary o'f the reunion. Boy Drinks Disinfectant.—Bobbie and Trevor iD'avisoe, sons of ;Rev. and Mrs. Slaney 'Davison of Wein'ham, were playing with 'Donald 'R'os's in the Ross 'home one: day recently, when Bobbie, unnoticed by the other boys, found a bottle 'olf mercurochrome, and proceeded to drink •i4. Pt was a real scare to his parents and the neigh- bors. The doctors pumped out'• his stomach and in a short tilme Bobbie was playing about as usual. It is con- sidered fortunate that. this antiseptic is not of tire caustic nature Of iodine or carbolic acid, or 'the result night have 'been serious, Death Comes Before ;Reunion. -Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ca'senlore of Wingham received an invitation toa reunion pf her mother's people, the Turnbull's at Galt, on ''Saturday, and before evening theyreceived a'tnessage saying that Mr. Turnbull had died very suddenly, Mrs. Samuel Vanstone.—Mary Eli- zabeth 'Watcher, widow of the late Samuel Vanstone, died on Thursday in the township of Turnberry. Mrs: Vanstov e was in her 77th year. 'B'orn at Dorchester, near 'London, she mov- eel with her parents, when two years of age to Turnberry and has continu- ed to live in that township for 75 years. Her husband predeceased her four years ago. 'She leaves to mourn her loss four daughters and one son: Mrs. John Weir and Mrs. I. J. Wright of Turnberry; Mrs, Thos. Dickson, \tl'ingliani; 'Pearl and William, on the homestead. Also five sisters, Mrs. A. Sanderson. 'Witighatn; Mrs. Chas, Saltburn, near Whitechurch; Mrs, J• Latronica, Turniberry; Mrs. A. Johns-' ton, Hannilton,'and Mrs, C. Brown, of Ottawa, an •McDonald' -of •Brussels.' After. the: honeymoon, Mr, and • Mrs,' e Menzies wi1'1 rdsltde on the •grciom's faun near Gtran'breek, ' • Teachers Appointed,=,F, Ahrens is ,aptpointed ,prinripal of eBenssels tinaa'tiom MGR4gue. of Teesyvater, was appointed assistant. Live Stock Men Meet.—IThe annual meeting ? f the Huron L'ivesto'ck Im- provenietet Association, was, held at the Office of the Agricultural Repre- sentative wt Clinton, 'being fairhy,.xiell'. attended. Thespecial speakcer was'Dr. Browm, assistant to Dr[ L. Steeenson, Provincial Zoologist, Guelph, ''who spoke on the control ea the warble fly. The officers of the organization were re-elected, the following+ beilg the executive: President, Hu,gh Hill, Colborne; vine president,' Isaac Wright, Turnberry;; secretary -treasur- er, Iran McLeod; re'presentatives,, . S. Huron, Wm. Oes'tripher, Stephen. N. Huron, 0, Turnbull, Grey. Stealing Gasoline from County.- Five young men were before Magis- trate Reid the other morning charged With stealing gasoline from a county grader in Stephen township. They 'el- ected 'to be tried summarily by the magistrate arid 'the case was adjourned Inc a week to be heard in Exeter''Sus- pended sentence for two years was handed out to tw a men. inISeaforth on Monday charged' with stealing uten- sils from a gas station. 'Joseph 'Smith, charged with assault on 'Earl Underwood on the 26th of February in the Township of Turn - berry, was before the County. Judge en Tuesclay morning last for election and elected to be tried by the judge without a jury. IHe pleaded "not guilty" and 'the hearing of the case was set 'for June 27th at 2 pan. The alleged assault is said 10 'lave taken place at a 'Bluevale' dance when there was a dispute among the musicians' and Snaith and Thyme were charged with assault. 'Thyme' was acquittted and the 'Smith case is coming up on June •27•tli, Visit Montreal, -Mrs. ,('Rev.) Craik of Godet•ieh motored to vi.ontreal on Saturday with relatives, arriving on Sunday to 'have a family reunion, her brother, 'Jr, Harold 'lPeterkin, and Mfrs. Peterkin, being there, Mr, Peter - kin left thirty years ago for California where 'he has been ever since, but is now in .Montreal; ltaving'motored the 4500 'miles, which took two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin have Santa 'Bar- iiare as' their hanle town and they in- tend visiting Goderich -before their return': bringing Mrs. Craik hack with them. • Ashton 'Reunion,—,A re -+inion of the Ashton families will be 'field on Sat erday, June 25th. Last year an ini- nromp!t'u gathering was held at : t'he borne ,of Mr. II•riltotn'4islitnn; 9th of Former Hullett Resident Dead,—'At Meadow Lake, Sask., after ae illness of four months and' great suffering, Mrs. Craig, widow of Robert Craig, passed to her reward on May 27th. Mrs. Craig had not enjoyed ;good health for a 'number, o'1- years, having sustained a fractured hip seven years ago and since that tine had not been able to, walk, Mrs. Craig was a late and Mrs, H. daughter p�f the at Mr.t Hessel'wtood 'oil Hullett and Was born in Killhane, Yorkshire, En'gl'and, on June 30th, 10511. She came with her parents to Canada in 7852, and came to the base line in Gpdericls township where her gi'rl'hood • was `spent. In 1'573 she married Robert Craig olf Go- derich township, For a time they lived in the west, acid urine years ago her husband' died. IIn religion she was a Presbyterian. She is survived, by three sons and two' daughters: W. H. Craig and Russell Craig of Meadow Lake, Sask., and James Craig of Win'ds'or; Mrs. Fred Nott of the London. Road and Mrs, Albert Jackson of Morris. Five brothers and' five sisters also survive: Thomas Hesseiwo'od, Dauph- in, Man.; George, Matthew, James and John, all of Hullett; Mrs. Robert Bean of Carlow; Mrs. Wm. Medd of Trowbridge; Mrs. Jas, - Colins'on of Hallett and Mrs, David ,Hoggart and Mrs, J. D. :Melville of Londesboro. 25th Anniversary,—+Reeve and Mrs, J. W. McKib•bon celebrated their 2511 wed'din'g anniversary, last week 'They were presented with a silver cake dish and a silver' water pitcher by their friends, Large Tumor.—Mr. \Vat. Brown, Zurich shoe merchant, was taken to St. Joseph's 'h'ospital, London, on Sun- day afternoon and on Mbnday was op- crated on for removal of a tumor which had quite 'rapidly developecl lately in Mr. Brown's 'body. The op- eration, which we are told was one of the most critical ever performed in that city, lasted over three hours.'Dur- ing the operation blood: transfusion was necessary. The tumor was unus- ually- large and weighed thirty-six pounds. 'While Mr. ''Brown's condition is very weak, yet he seems to ' rally along and his many friends are hoping for a speedy recovery:—Zurich Her- ald, , Fishermen's Luck. .Large inanti- ties of white 'fish are 'being lifted in the pound nets at Grand Bend, Sev- eral hundred ,,dollas worth of fisr were lifted on Monday. The fishermen at St, Joseph are at present not in the running ea the fish. Compound Fracture. -0n Saturdayf evening Mrs, Henry Reichert fell when etching out of .Mercer's general store at Zurich, having missed the bot- tom step. When she struck the cem- ent sidewalk she received a compound fracture of the leg. Samuel Schoch. -00 June 13, in St. Joseph's hospital, London, Mr; Sam- uel Schoch, aged 56 years, passed away. He was buried front the'Evan- gelical Church in the 1B'ronson line cemetery. His wife pre`cleceasecl ` him about three years ago and there are left one daughter anti two sotei3Ohei Melville, and II-Iiarrisonall , , at !home, Three sisters.- survive; Menzies -McClelland, - On Friday afternoon last. George. R. Menzies, son of 'Mrs, Julia Menzies,' of Cra-sbr,00k and' Miss Edna, eldest' tau -gh. erf Mr. of James ,McLelland ' asst elle 'late :Urs, MdLeidand of 'Ethel, were 'united in marriage at t'he Anglican 'church at Thanlesvi•lle; Ont. They were attended by the bride's brother and sister, Har- vey'and Miss Rhea McLelland nt Eth_ el and the g'room's sister, Mrs. Dune-. • r * * * * * * * * * w '1' NEWS AND INFORMATION * * FOR THE BUSY FARMER . * * (Furnished by Ontario Depart- * ment of Agriculture.) * * * * * * * * * * * * Weekly Crop Report. Spring crops are looking excel lent as a result of copious rain's, followed by warm weather, accord- ing to reports ,received from agri- cultural representatives. Fall ''w'heat is re -ported to be making favorable progress and all classes of hay crop are doing well. Alfalfa and clover are coming along particularly well, A good harvest of berries and, cherries is expected and apple orchards have revealed 'a heavy bloom in most disc tricts. «t.'• 1 ui 1 "Y ' The Flax Seed'IndUstry. Flax is a crop which is at present receiving a bit of attention'by farm- ers -thro'ughou-t the country. There are two principal uses for the crop, fibre and seed. Varieties giving the best fibre are not. so well suited to seed production and, at the present time, the bink of Canadian productiott is. devoted to flax seed, Which has teach- ed an average of over 3,000,000 bush- els annually, Some two anti a half million bushels of this volume are used domestically in the manufacture of linseed oil. The varieties 'which are specially developed throughout the Dominion at the present title are those which 'offer greatest value from, the standpoint' of quality" .Of seed and high perceh'tage of oil content. Handicraft in Rural Ontario. At a iuthrbs+r of the Women's In- stitutes conventions held ,in valleys parts of the province during October and November each year for several years snow, splendid exhibits of ar- ticles prodticed 'in the home have shown that a great 'variety of useful articles are' made. by, the 'women . of rural. Ontario, 'These exhibits have consisted pr.' quilts, 'blankets, rugs, spreads: .hangings and various ar- ticles of clothingmade from emn- paratively inexpensive goods, and such material as flour bags, feed bags,, discarded clotliin;g,'etc,'Miuity women- efficient in one. litre or an- other have organized' classes '• within the, Institute and, pastsed, ou' valitabie information and methods to the, ,fel- low members, -Lamp ,shade's,., feather wnrk, wax work, flowers, decoration of vases, etc:, have been included in the pregratn. In addition to what the inem'iees leave done For each other the ':Insti- tutes lirantch •.Iias provided instructors in handicrafts at 26 centres caning 1931, Arrangements are being made to have exhibits of various types` of han- dicraft at the.coave:titlons to be held "Bring Dora too--- we'llplay nniSto. Low evening rates on Station-to-Sta. don Calls ,.begid 7.00 p.m. Still lower night rates at 48.30 p.m. All Ruth's friends in the city felt sorry for her when she married Dick and settled down in a small town thirty miles. out. They soon found, however, that Ruth had lawns and flowers which made city apartments seem very stuffy .indeed. Now they, welcome a chance to run out and Ruth is never lonely. The telephone is the connecting link. It is quick, easy to use and costs only a few cents to call the city. se next fall, Potato Seed Treating a Factor in Marketing. 'Before planting potatoes, the seed should be treated with corrosive sub-. timate. Rhizoctoilia, or black scurf, is often responsible for a reduced yield, and frequently causes the production of a potato the appearance of which 1 makes it ineligible for sale as a high grade product, Graded Seeds eeds Increase Sales. Ontario farmers who grow quanti-, ties of turnips for shipment either to domestic or foreign markets, will do welltoselect carefully the seed they, sews Yields and uniformity of drop ' are greatly enhanced by the use of well -graded turnip seed, according to Prof. W. J. Squirrell of the . Ontario Agricultural College. "Small seed should not be sown and may readily he screened out by using a clover seed screen from the fanning mill," 1A'11 experiment carried out during the past shipping season in marketing, better "rtitabagas," or table turnips,' •clearly indicated` the importance of, careful selection, cleanliness, uniform- ity and distinctiveness. One chain store system. in Toronto doubled i10 sales by offering to the consumers a well -graded. evasihed and individual- ly 'branded : rutabaga. The possibilities of extending the market. output of this type of product are exceedingly bright. Feed for the Chicks. ;The. feeding of chicks' is the acme of simplicity; consisting of lee'eping the water and the hoppers filled with fresh water and the hoppers filled` with grit, oyster shell and • charcoal and a good chicly, starter, either come] merciel or hone 'mixed. The following, is a chick starter that has given ex-' cellen•t results at the Central 'Farm: -I 1 part •hearts, iT part middlings, 1 part ground yellow cord, 1 part •ground groats, % part animal feed,m-ixtuhe, 3 per cent: bone meal; 1' per cent. salt, 1 per cent. cod fiver oil, "Che ,an'in gl feed 'm'ixture Insect is made up • of equal' parts ground • beef scrap, fish meal end ,m'iil' `powder, When",ligeiid milk can he•, •hacf the milk powder 1s omitted, Weather ,permitting tate chicks are allowed on to the ground' as Seton as they" stet used to their quarters say by P, week or ten days, and a little scratch grain is then 'added to the ra- tion to keep them busy..Thte brooder hoose is set in a clover. field • and` i, shifted weekly so that . fresh green Services we Can Render In the time of need PROTECTION is your best friend. Life Insurance —To protect your LOVED ONES. Auto 'Insurance— LIABILITY tooPUBLIC and theirou tPROPERTY. Fire Insurance— To protect your HOME and its CONTENTS. Sickness and Accident Insuranoe— To protect 'your INCOME Any of the above 'lines we can give you in strong and reliable companies. If interested, call or write, E. C.( HArIBERLAIN- INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 334 Seaforth,• Ont, Alberta Alfalfa Killed. Ontario alfalfa seed producers will be affected somewhat by the fact that Alberta will likely be out of the pie, tare in production of alfalfa seed this: year. A report received by the Ontario • M'arketin'g Board startest that all stands over two years' of age in Brooks district, 'which is the chief producing area, have leen killed. Ontario Plums' for Britain The ten per cent. tariff 'which went into effect, Marcie let, 193'2, on 'foreilgn 'plums entering the United ,Kingdo'm, in Phe opinion of :Andrew' Fulton, fruit growers' representative 'Britain, of- fers .a splendid olplpohbuuttity_ to the On- tario' plum industry to develop, this potential export outlet. In 1930 the United Kingdom imported 44 million pounds of -plums, which is more than .twice the annual production of 'Can- ada, At present the greater (proportion of these' plums comes from ;European pea can'tnics. In Mr. 'Ftulton's opinion there is no reason why Ontario should not- capture a large portion' of this trade. 'On the basis elf prices received in recent years, the Ontario ;grower would. receive, prices •rangging:'from 35 cents to '80 .cents per p1 -quart basket at shipping Ipoin't. The Ontario var- ieties that have given the ibest satis- faction have been !Grand Detke, "Green ,Gage and Reiiteclaudle. In •ut'tiicipa- tiou of nnetting this demand 'growers should thin their plums Phis sttnan v•er, if the crop is heavy, Mr. -,Fulton ad- vises, 'In his opinion, ,plums cats be packed and sh�ipped successfully • only .pinnas for exhpoi;'t' mast 1)c ,picked', and pee -cooled in the °fife clay. L W d e a n ialiinrg could be better as' a diressin;g Useful' in Cantlp Expdorers, stir veyors,' prospectors and hiutte,rs will fend Dr. Thomas',clec-brie Oil very eseifui Lin camps t. lien the feet anal 'logs are wet and colit is well to rut: them ,freely with th Oil'.ntmd the re- sult will be - bhe" 1pteven'tion. of' pains. 9 the .nnttsldes,`atid. should a curt,, or feed may always becavailable and the ground clean, - contusion, on slpr in - Se sust'aine'd,' or, :lohto i.