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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1944-11-30, Page 4fr irr • 1;1 THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1944 THE SEA FO R1.4 NEW S ' Snowdon Bros., WALTON The November meeting. of St. George's Women's Guild and W. A. was held at the home of Mrs. 0' Mc-, Taggart on Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, at 3 p.m, There was a good attendance. Mrs. Wm. Humphries,. president. was in eharge. The opening hymn was Jesus keep me nom. the Cross." Mrs. NI, F. Oldham read the scripture lesson, Col. 1:1-12, followed with player by the Rector. Mrs, Bert And- el eou gave the financial report from the recent bazaar and supper. atm proceeds were • most gratifying, emotuning to $190. A motion was made to give $100 to the wardens for general yenning expenses and mis- sionary budget of the church. The \VA. held a meeting at 1 110 close of the Guild meeting. The hostess served a tasty supper, The next meeting will be held at the Rectory in Brussels on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. This will be the final meeting for the year. Mr. and Mrs. George Habkirk and Joan have left for Montreal where he has accepted a position with the St. Lawrence Flour Mills. The Young People's Union of the Duff's United Church met on Sunday evening in the Sunday School room with a good attendance of members. The topic was taken by Miss ,Marie Bennett. Mr. Hazlewood continued his study on the Bible. Arrangements were made to hold a Christmas party on Friday evening, Dec. 29. Next Sunday night the meeting will be in charge of Miss Marjorie Hackwell. Next Sunday, Dec. 3rd, will be Missionary ,Sunday in both the Sun- day School and Church. In the Sun- day School lantern slides on China will be shown beginning at 10.30. Seaforth Nurse In formed. He mixes medicines and position with the C. Rieharcleon Co. counts out the pills as well, When 1 in St. Marys for the winter, Charge of Hospital there I stood in the operating Mr. ad Mrs. George Young of room at the Red Cross 'Memorial Hos- Stratford with Me, and Mrs. George pital and watched hile rernove the Diegel• • The ,followitig article by Beulah appendix of a local youth. Tommey Public' Opinion describes It Might be an opportune time to KIPPEN the hospital on St. Joseph's Island in mention that this eaSing. of pain and which Miss Elizabeth Broadfoot of restoring the health is not confined Seaforth is nurse -in -charge. " to humans. He has brought relief to Perhaps no one has ever compared many suffering animals. The appen- doctors with .bread but I am going to , dectoniy mentioned was finithed do it --,at least one. doctor. shortly after eight o'clock in 'the I had heard of him—this doctor! throning. Afew minutes later he was in whom several hundred folks' on his way to. Partlock, some ten owned shares and who ministered to miles distant on the mainland, to see the needs of an ntire island coMmun- a farmer's cow, thought to be dying ity; who farmed in his spare time withl, milk fever. The farmer was and, as a sideline, bred and:raced waiting for him. He knew the cow horses; who when given a political would get better if the doctor could nomination,' stood up to make a get there. He did and the cow lived, speech and the words just wouldn't I stood in the barn that night and eorne • who—and I went to see for watched him treat that cow with the niyself seine gentleness a human would have That was how I learhed about one receivedKand the seine concern. If it of the finest medical. Services in Can- had been a horse or a pig, that far ada and, incidentally, came to make mer would have had the Same confi- that comparison between a 'doctor dence in the 'doctor's skill and the and a loaf of bread, knowledge that he would get there There is something about bread if humanly possible. I just out of the oven (and I am speak- Base from which the doctor oper- ing of the home-made here)—whole- ates is the Red Cross Memorial Hos- some, sweet smelling and appealing pital. This is an eight -bed hospital to the eye—good to look at and good talthongh it has accommodated as to think about. don't like that many as 12 patients at a time) in worn phrase 'the staff of life', so in Richards Landing, which was. I'll just say it is mighty hard to get nanced by Mrs. Mortimer Matthews, along without. After meeting this of Cincimiati, Ohio, who with her doctor, seeing him at work, and hear- husbandd had been a summer rest- ing of his labours—his life, a life de- dent for many years. When Mr. Mat - voted tothe service of his fellowmen thews died in 1929, his wife erected without thought of monetary reward the hospital as a memorial to hm. —I thought, "you're like that bread, Operted bya the Red Cross, it serves and it would be mighty hard to gdt St. Joseph's Island, and a large area along without you". of the mainland. I had' togo to St. Joseph's Island The hospital was one of the most to meet him, and to see him and his complete. privately -owned collections HILLSGREEN The death occurred on Monday morning of this week at the home of her son-in-law mid daughter, Mr. and MIs, Clarence Park, Goshen Line, Stanley Township, of Janet Neilsen Forsyth, Widow of the late Thomas Cousitt. having suffered 21 severe par- alytic stroke the previous Tury hsda evening. Born in Tnekeremith ill No - ember 1505. ;:ls. was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. Forsyth, elc in fish pioneer residents of that township. Mr. and Mrs. Con - slit were married in 3302'11111h01'1 856, and after their marriage lived on the Parr Line. Hay Township, until 1911'. when they moved to Seaforth wheee they lived for a few years until they mwchased the original Consitt home- stead in Stanley, where their son Russell now resides. For about five years Mr. and Mrs. Consitt lived in 'Heiman, where in November 1936 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Since the death of Mr. Consitt in 1927, Mrs. Consitt has lived in Stanley Township with mem- bers of her family. She was a mem- ber of the Hillsgreen United Church and while her health permitted was a regular attendant and valued worker In its organizations. The funeral Wednesday held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAllister and con- ducted by the minister Rev. A, M. Grant, was the occasion of a demon- stration of sympathy. respect and mourning not only by the immediate family and personal friends of the deceased, but by the large numbers who had come within the influence of her acquaintance and example. Mrs. Consitt is survived by two dau- ghters, Mit. Robert McAllister (May - Mie), and Mrs. Clarence Park (Pearl), and one son Russell. There are eight grandchildren and a great-grand- daughter, and two brothers, Alex Forsyth or British Columbia, and T. N. Forsyth, Kippen. The pallbearers were Harry M, Chesney, Roy Consitt, Wesley Coleman, Charles Farquhar, Anson Coleman, Ralph Turner. Bur- ial was in the Hayfield cemetery. McKI LLOP The farm forum -was held at 10 home of Mr, Robert Campbell with e good ateidenee of 41. The subjee 20210, Wlisi le Happening the Peo 111'. Yin 1\v Fr011dertiell 201(0 vita irmat and Beth Citnipbell 20115 11 chao rge of ilie eele I part of the even ing. Th • ne1112111303'be xi eeling will hel at 10'' home ()I' eir. Boas Mtirdie Lunch was served and the 1(1(12 lis closed lw singing God Save The Kin led by Mrs. N. R. Dorrauce. Plan in operation, for he is Dr. H. S. of surgicalequipment1 . Trefi of Richards Landing Mrs. W. C. Orrell,. an American who Situated in the St Mary's River has been coming to St. Joseph's for in the vicinity of Sault Ste. Marie, 47 years, provided the diathermy, St. Joseph's Island s roughly thirty X-ray equip -kW% sterilizer and eys- nliles b., fifteen miles with a peace- toscope. Miss Matthews, Cincinnati, time population of sixteen hundred. gave the operating table. It is down slightly now due to en- A portable electric lighting system listments, for 132 of the islanders are was given by Dr. Tizzard, an Arneri- in the armed services. In the summer can dentist, for use in the operating a ferry provides transportation to room in the e'veflt She island's Systfln and from the mainland, and in the failed or f or use in emergencies in winter the inhabitants cross on the homes where there is no electricity. Fee. At certain times during the Other summer residents have made soling and fall the island is isolated. gifts. It s here among a rural population The hospital has a nursery in that Dr. Trefry has put into opera- which there are four cots. Miss Elia- Hon a plan that has made medical abeth Broadfoot, Seaforth, s nurse - attention, including surgery, avails; in -charge, and she is ably assisted by Ole to the islanders for the same Miss Barbara Gox, a graduate of price as a radio licence and for the Toronto's 'Wellesley Hospital. There same period of time.. . is a cook, maid and janitor, 2 50 t tl municipal - By paying $ . o le ity, each person repardless of where he lives on the island, can call the (1eeter and get his advice, day or night, as often as he likes during the year, and have as many operatons as he or she can stand during the year —without ever receiving a bill. Hospitalization, medicine and pills do not come under this plan and must be paid for. It all started seven years ago, in January of 1937, when )r. Trefry arrived from Pernbroke, Ontario, as municipal doctor. The four island municipalities had no authority to levy taxes for medical services to the nlan was put on a voluntary basis. Those who wished the doctor's' ser- vices would pay $2.50 a year, the councils would handle the 'collections and pay the doctor his salary which is $3,600 a year. Any who did not wish to participate couldd pay for the doctor's services as required in the mina way. Very few failed to take advantage of the plan, and even though the Ontario government has legislated So that councils can now levy taxes for this service, the plan in St. Jo- seph's is still on a voluntary basis. In the seven years the health of the residents has improved and with I i • improvement of health has came t mei eve a change in the type of service ren- , dered. At first the bulk of the work e was surgery, now it is preventative a medicine. t Because of the cost of operatiions - 111 the days before the Trefry plan, 1 many of the Islanders had postponed ' operations for ailments . that only surgery could cure. They were quick to take advantage of the plan, and for the first two years the doctor g tvas kept busy with operations, many of which should have been performed , loing before. The people no longer weated until they were seriously ill before calling a doctor, and so many I illnesses wer cured in the early stages. A "bugbear" on the island during the pre-Trefry days had been goitre because St. Joseph's lies in one of Canada's goitre belts, Goitres were caused, Dr, Trefry told them, by lack of mineral food, so the Women's Institute stepped in and purchased barrels of dulse, a seaweed high in mineral content, for daily distribu- tion in the sehools. Few new cases have ddeveloped since this scheme was instituted, but since coming to the Island the doctor has removed over 40 goitres. The children get off to a healthy start under this plan. In the past, many expectant mothers put off see- ing the doctor until before confine- ment to save the doctors fees. Now they do not hesitate to visit the doc- tor periodically during pregnancy be- eause. they know that, regardless of the number of visits, there will he no bill. This prenatal care results in better and healthier babies—and healthier mothers. The danger of mother Or cliil4 Or both dying is drastically reduced. Every baby born on. the Island during the last seven years has had a blood test to detect the presence of social diseases. All children have been inoculated against communica- ble diseases, and now it is t he doc- tor's proud boast that communicable diseases are practically non-existent there. Periodical checkups on the ehildren's health is made by a nurse from the island hospital. PATRICIA 15 lewels 12475 DEAN • 15 jewels $ 2 97 5 Christinas Gifts of all varietie Diamonds J. A. WESTCOTT Seaforth Prompt Repairing, Fully Guarantee The adult population comes in for its share of doctoring. All kinds of operations, ranging from tonsilec- tonnes, removal of adenoids, goitres, cysts, to appendectomies are per - The Sympathy. of the commtthitY goes ont to the Fortyth family and friends in this their third bereave- ment within five months. Mrs. Thos. Consitt died on Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. park Private W. White spent a few clays last week at the home of Mr. end Mrs. Doman and returned to To- ronto camp On StInday. The church service on Sunday will be conducted by the minister and he will preach on "The court that never adjourns." The Man who left his car in the middle of the town line road west of Eippen overnight last week was the means of two other motorists coming to rest in the ditch as they tried to pass on either side in the snow. 111r. and Mrs. Hubert Conley and little son Donald of Weyburn, Sask., were guests of Mrs. L, Doig and Janet during the week. Mr. and Mrs. William Robins and Mrs. C. Strauthers of Toronto, companied by her son Gordon of Western University, London, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. j. F. Bell and family. Mrs. W. C. Chapman of Egmond- yille is the guest of her daughter and son-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. MCGregor. Mr. Jonah Green expects to leave for Thedford in a few days to be the guest of his brother, Mr. S. Green for the winter months. BLAKE W. N. Finlay Passes— N. Finlay passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. Gor- don Johnstom'of Thorneloe, Northern Ontario, after a lengthy illness and failing health for a number of years. He farmed in Hay Township on the Town Line near Blake for 39 years and retired in 1936. He lived on the farm at home with his son Harold, and visited during part of the time with his daughter Alberta; and last spring went to her home, his health grew weaker until the end carne de- spite medical care and all that loving hands could do. He leaves to mourn his loss one daughter Alberta, (Mrs. Gordon Johnston, Thornloe; and two sons, Edgerton, of Saanichton, and Harold, Zurich, and six grand- children. His wife predeceased him in March 1931. Two brothers survive, Rev. W. A. Finlay, London, Albert, of Vancouver, B.C., and two sisters, Alice and Margaret Finlay of London. The funeral was held from the home of his son Harold on Sunday, to the Blake church for public service where Isis pastor, Rev. Reba Hern spoke very fittingly to the sorrowing ones. Interment 311 the Bayfield Cem- etery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Menne Steckle, Dan Steckle, Edmund (Desch, Wm. Clark, Roy McBride and Thomas Dinsmore. The floral tributes were very many. Including spray from the McCool institUte, Blake Church. brothers 1112)1 sisters and rel- atives and the family circle. Those coming front a distance to the Tune. nil Were his daughter Mrs. G. John - stem Thorneloe; Rev. W. A. and Mrs. Fiulay. Misses Alice and Margaret "inlay mul Mr, Carman Finlay. all of 1„,mlon, Amilc Kineard- ill'.: Mrs. Mg. Farrell. and Fred, Mr. und Mrs. Alvin l'Aorno and Mr, Leeler UsbOrne, Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Mr. Wesley Thompeom Mr. Lester and Edna Farrell. Mrs. M. Farrell, Mr. Gordon Farrell, all of Ripley, Mr. and Mrs, Henry. of Tiv- erton. Many friends from the com- munity of Zurich, litIlsgreen and Hayfield and Blake, • BRODHAGEN Miss Aclelia Wolfe of Detroit is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wolfe. Messrs. Fred and George Seehaver of Muskoka with relatives. Miss Eva 13euerinan of Galt and Stanley Beuermau of Kitchener, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. HarrY Beuernian. Mts. Mary 211(111101' Is visiting in Toronto. The Meyer Estate have sold their term formerly 'occupied by Mrs. 301111 Brodliagen and the late John Brod- hagen, to Mr. and Wire. Lloyd Capling of Metikton. A large number of this vicinity en- joyed the IVIitchell High Sohool Com- meucoment last week. N1E11'1111 1<1511220'has returned -from Stratford f-Tospital and is getting along nicely. Mrs, Harold Mogk has been visiting in Toronto. Mr. Kenneth Hinz has procured REGENT THEATRE Sea -forth NOW SI -TOWING —. THURS. FRI. SAT. Pat O'Brien . Carole• Landis "Secret Command" Based upon the Saturday Evening Post story, "The Sabothur" MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Gary Cooper Laraine Day "The Story of Dr. Wassell" Fuming- action from the huigles of Java to China and the Seven Seas! In Technicolor NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY GEORGE FORMBY — in — "Bell Bottom George" COMING— "In Our Time" men's War Services, and a silver vol- natary collection was also donatecl to the war services. Joseph Beane, Windsor, With his mother, Nes. Katharine Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Etae, Zurich, Mrs. Harold Smeek and daughters, Kath- leen and Carol Alin, Kitchener, with ' Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Molyneaux; 1VIr. and Mrs. Wilbur heathers and daughter Helen, Kincardine, with Mr. and Mrs. H. Corman and Mrs. Philip Kenny; Misses Mary, Eileen and Jeau Jordan, London, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jordan; Mrs, Camilla Rowe and daughter, London, , With N11'. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly; Mi. and Mrs. Kostek sr., spent a week ; in Toronto; Thomas Morris, Martin CONSTANCE Feeney and Victor Feeney in Kiteb- The regular meeting of the Con- stance W.M.S. was held in the school room of the church Thursday after- noon. Nov. 23. Mrs. Wm. Witten pre- siding. Opened meeting with hymn "Living for Jesus." Rev. Mr. Menzies offered prayer. Minutes were adopt. ed. Reports of the work for the past year were given by the officers, after which Mr. Menzies took the chute for election of officers for the coming year, which resulted as follows: Pre- sident, Mrs. L. Lawson; lst. vice, Mrs. Peter Lindsay; secretary. Mrs. Chas. Dexter; treasurer, 'Mrs. Bert Steph- enerm; rec. see., Mrs. Robert Lawson; literature sec., Mrs. Austin Dexter; teMperance, Mrs. Charles Dexter; mite box, Alm John Sanderson; Press sec.. Mrs. Chas. Dexter; stranger and friendship, Mrs, George Addison; mission bend smite Mrs. Wm. Sewitt, assistant, Mrs, Dave Matson; organ- ist, Mrs. 'Geo. Addison, assistant, Miss Edith' Britton; flower convener, Mrs. Geo. Addison; stewardship sec., Mrs. Bert Stephenson. Miss Ethel Dexter and friend Miss Alice Hallman of Kitchener spent week -end with the former's parents, Announcement Dr. James A. Munn announces the re- opening of his office for the Practice of Dentistry Phone 151 eller; Ewart Wilson at Collingwood; Mrs. William Byrne and daughter Rose Mary, 'Detroit, with relatives here; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams have- returned from Pittsburg and Washington; D.C.; Miss Teresa- Ryan. London, with MrM . and rs. Matt Mur - 1 ay; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly Blyth, with Mrs. Katharine Byrne and other relatives; Miss Doris Plenagan, London, with her parents, Me. and Mrs. Joseph Flanagan; Mr. and .Mrs. era Id O'Connor, Guelph, with Mr, and eire. O'Connor; Mies 1101 hi -'l Pareell, Stratford, with. her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Put.. c(d 1; Mrs. Charles • Malone in feitch, m eu.; Dennie Walsh in London; Mrs. 1<1111(011)10 Byrne in Blyth. HULLETT N6iSinations for reeve and council for Hullett Township were held in Londesboro community hall Fridayafternoon, afternoon. The nominees were: For reeve, John Armstrong, '(acclama- tion); for council, George Bell, Wil- liam Jewett, VE,, D. Dale and Ira Rapson, all by acclamation, STAFFA Full military :honors were given Sgt. Harry Drake, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drake who lost his life in an aeroplane accident at Hag- ersville, S.F.T.S. No. 16, on Wed- nesday last, at the funeral service held at the home of his parents in Staffa on Saturday afternoon. Rev. F. D. Risdon, Staffa, was assisted by Fit. Lt. H. G. Martin, Padre of Centralia S.F.T.S. at the home, and Fit, Lt. C. Li Harding, padre of Ha- gersville S.F.T.S. was in charge of the service at the grave. The room was filled with numerous beautiful floral tributes, revealing the high esteem in which Sgt. Drake was held. There was a very large gathering of friends and relatives present for the service, which was one of the largest funerals held in this community. During the service, MTS. F. Harburn and Mrs. Russell Worden, sang a duet, accompanied by Mrs. Oscar 1 s, 11 , were Sgt. Trite'Sgt. Warburton, Sgt, Robinson, Sgt. S. S. Robinson, Sgt. Skinner and Sgt. Hunter -Duval, all of Centralia Air Force station. The flower bearers were Frank Scott. John Drake, Bob Hamilton, Gordon Hoggarth, Everard Kerslake, Lorne Hay, Lorne Elliott, Bob Sadler, Reg. Harburn, Russell Wor- den, Lloyd Miller, and Tom McKen- zie. A guard of honor and pipe band from Centralia participated in the ; service and the Last Post and Re - 'wine were sounded at the ,grave. Friends and relatives were present from Toronto. London, Stratford, Seaforth, Listowel, St. Marys, ' and surrounding community. Besides his parents, Drake leaves three sisters, (Muriel) Mrs. Robert Miller, Staffa; i(Marion) Mrs. Robert McCaughey, SUM. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dexter. I Want and For Sale Ade, 1 week 25c and Miss Isabel at home. DUBLIN The Ladies Club of Laurier avenue sponsored a special bingo at the home of Mrs. James Elliott. The win- ners were, first prize, Mrs. Harold Wilson, second, Miss Mary Stapleton, lucky prize, 1Virs. William Smith, con- solation, Joan Burdette. An interest- ing feature was a presentation made to -Mrs. Dennis Dillon, prior to her departure for London where she will reside. Lunch was served by the hostess assistes by Mrs. Looby and Mrs. Nagle. The managers of the Libby -Mc- Neill and Libby cucumber plant in Dublin were hosts at a social evening held in Looby's hall. Music for danc- ing WaS SUPplied by the McQuaid - Ryan orchestra, Miss Teresa Walsh being the accompanist. Admission was free and a large attendance present. The lunch was in charge of the Wo - PROCLAMATION Boxing Day, Dec. 26 1944 At the request of a large number of the Merchants of the Town, I hereby proclaim Tuesday, December 26th, Boxing Day, a holiday and respectfully request the Citizens to observe the same. NOTICE Stores will remain open all clay Wednesday on the following dates, December 20th and 27th. JOHN J. CLUFF, Mayor GOD SAYE THE KING is Th Stork Losing His Job? ste Canadian flying men have moved a lot of strange cargoes both at home and abroad in the last several years,but when a Quebec Airways Boeing took off from Quebec City Airport the other day, bound for Chicoutimi, it carried one of the strangest loads of all — 26 babies, not one of them over five months old! The infants were being tram- ferred from La Creche Saint -Vin- cent -de -Paul in Quebec to Chicou- timi — a long train ride, but only an hour away by air. L'Abbe Ger- main, priest in charge of the orphanage, contacted officials of Quebec Airways, a Canadian Paci- fic Air Lines subsidiary, with the result that the babies flew, and all 50 one plane -load. Ordinarily, the aircraft carries ten passen- gers and a crew of three. But with Sister Coeur 'unmask and Sister Marie de la Reparation, who Were also making their first airplane flight, the total number of souls aboard was thirty-one. Even so, with each baby weighing an average of ten pounds, it was a far lighter load than customary. Special three -place cribs, made - of plywood, were built so that each box would fit into one seat in the airplane, Wrapped snugly in baby blankets, and strapped in both boxes and seats, even the roughest of air could 'not have tossed the tiny infants out,,And as it turned out, there wasn't even one bump on the entire trip. "They didn't give a bit of trouble", said Stewardess Joan Harland, a veteran hostess of the airline. "After the take -off, they just went to sleep, and that's all there was to ill" Bachelor Captain Art Leath, - pilot of the lane, didn't have much to say: They were squeal- ing when I went forward before take -off, and they were squealing after 1 landed", he announced grumpily. Said First Officer Gordon Alex- ander: "I didn't hear a thing. Had the ear -phones on all the time." Then, musingly, "Seems to me static was a little worse than usual, though:"