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Zurich Herald, 1941-12-25, Page 4PAGGE FOUR IEURICH F E WAS IMPORTANT AS ARMMIOURERS It may not appear so dramatic to operate a dairy farm, to grow grin or raise bacon as to make planes and steel tanks, but the• work of the farmer is just as essential to victory as the work of the armament maker. Always interested in the development of agriculture and practical co- operation with farmers, the Bank of Montreal is especially desirousimp of assisting our growers of foodstuffs. Farmers are cordially invited to talk confidentially with our nearest branch- manager ranchmanager respecting their credit needs. BANK'OFM.ONT,REAL "A BANK WHERE SMALL CCOUNTS ARE WELCOM ."` •w»,---...,-•---�,.,..>,•.-...,.. rv. •�« ,. a'.� Modern, Experienced Banking Service ... •• the Outcome of 124 Year's' Successful Operation' lee1-":'i�?ii�ili hili?in Zurich Branch: E. M. DAGG, Manager • -.14i KIPPEN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. Dowson visted re- cently with Mr, and Mrs. E. Kerr of near Seaforth. :Miss Jessie Finlayson of Whalen, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Finlayson. Many from this vicinity attended the annual Christmas Tree in Hensall on Saturday. Mrs. Little visited recently with relatives in Hensall. Many from here .attended the school concert in Blake scnool, on Thursday night last. Much credit is due the teacher Mr. Arthur Finlayson of Kippen. Miss Francis Elgie of Stratford, spent the week -end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rolbt. Elgie. Mr. Herb. Desjardine of near Zurich who has purchased one of the church sheds here, is busy taking it down and removing it to his farm near Zurich. DASHWOOD Miss Zeta Nadiger, R. N. of Howell, Mich., spent the week -end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nadiger. Mrs. Grace and daughter Miss Shirley Doerr of Deroit spent the week -end with the former's mother, 1►i•rs. D. Schroeder, who has been on the siek list. We are glad to re- port Mrs, Schroeder is improving. Word has been received here . on Sunday of the death of Mrs. Meyer, ' wife of Rev. F. B. Meyer, a former pastor of • the Evangelical church here. Interment took place in Elmira on Monday, Mrs. Currie is on the sick list, We hope fox a speedy recovery. Harry Hoffmanspent a few days. in Toronto last week. Miss Jean Cole has left to spend the holidays at her home near Kirk- ton. :Mrs. John Snyder of St. Cathar- ines is vieitbng with her another, Mrs, flaytite , Donald Oestreicher and Eunice of London are spending their eelMays let their borne here. George Tiernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Tiernan is very -ill with an attack of appendicitis. STANLEY TOWNSHIP Federation Meeting Held A Directors' meeting was held at the home of John A. IUD..iwen. It was moved by Mr. McEwan, seconded by George Reid that the minutes be adopted. Motion, that Mr. Grainger and Mr. Webster be appointed dele- gates to vote at the annual meeting to be held in Clinton, January 7 at 2 o'clock. Motion that we put the minutes of this directors' meeting in the local papers. That we hold the third Monday night of each month for a directors' meeting. That each director canvass his own • school -sec- tion for new members for •194.2. That each director start a radio Forum in his section. Write to Mr. Harmond for information. The next meeting will be held at the wane of Elmer Webster on January 19th at 8 o'clock. The meeting was adjo- urned. HENSALL Mrs. Anne Berry returned home, from a delightful ten days' visit with her son, Edward, wife and family in Windsor. Mr. Sydney MacArthur has been awarded the contract for R. a. No. 2 Hensall. He will 'commence his dut- ies, January 2nd. Mr. Wm. iSmale is confrene'd to his home for a month with a fractured foot, Mr. homer Tinney of St. Cathar- ines was a recent visitor at the home of his father, Mr. Matt. Tinney. Rel- Price and little son, of Pittsburgh, Penn., is visiting with her peaent', Mr. an 1 31rs, VJ', % Mra. Cline Flynn and Miss Enid Pal+kin,: of London •ware recent vis- itors ate the home of, their par'entn, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Parkins. t:f DThN•e13 IN Tieman's Hotel, ON WED EVE., DECEMBER 24th. NEW AND OLD . TIME DANCING RUMPF ORCHESTRA General Admission 35c. Dashwood 1,14W,WA as+:rs a ,e gift° by the Sunday school will be sent to the War ,Memorial Hospital London;. The collection by the con- gregatien. will be forwarded to home less children of Great Britain. The Star Club The Star Club, of Hensall, com- posed of Betty Mickle, June Kennedy Joyce Broderick, Doris Buchanan, ;Eleanor Cook and Bernice Jinks, 'through the sale of brooches, realized the sum of $2. They donated $1 to the Red Cross and $1 they kept for .'.their club, Christmas Tree The annual Christmas eocreenunty tree event sponsored by the Cham- ber of Commerce, was held with hun- dreds of children and adults from the village and district attending. Santa Claus arrived in the fire trk and following brief speeches by Rev. Weir and Reeve Shaddick, distribut- ion of -bags of candy, oranges, etc., to some 500 children. The •children were treated to a free moving pict- ure show in the town hall. Winners of the $15 cash donated by the local merchants were: Mrs. J. Anderson, Kippen; ,Mrs. R. A. Orr, Hensall;Mrs A. W. Kei lake, Hensall and Mrs. E. Smith, Kippen.. COUNTY NEWS Miss Anna Belle Murray, of Sea - forth, died in the hospital triere on :Sunday last .at the age of 65 years. She .taught shchool for a number of years, retiring -10 care for her moth- er, the late ki, xs: Frank Murray. Sev- eral brothe>ws survive. Con. Eckert, ji•,, of Seafortn, met with a panaful accident. While he was drawing,.gravel the wall of the pit caved: in and •caught his leg a- gainst the- si'deof the .truck, making a wound' that required eight stitches Later infection set in, after treatm- ent,"an athe eSeafoxth'ii;ospital he is now" unpagving: Cross Work,, Grand 'Bend and District' Red :Cross realized $2150 at their •commun ;ity auction sale. • Frank Taylor, of Exeter, was auctioneer..: The Grand Bend Iliad Goss recently collected .$175 for blankets. ,Schoolchildren hale collected over $60 and are sen- ding the boys from the district ,Christ mar boxes. Compound Fracture Mi5$j. Hazelwood, Exeter, ..on Sat- urdaylast had the misfortune to fall on' slippery sidewalk in .rront of thef,dtdeal Meat Market and suffered the ,,facture of both bones of the right"arm at ,the wrist.. Scalded by Pot of Tea -Scalded. on arms and hands when a spat ._af boiling tea was spilled over her,`'violet Johnston, 18 months old daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil John- st43r,,'Clandeboye, was taken to Lon- don .Hospital for treatment. The ac- cifdent:liappened at the •child's home while 'she was playing in the house. '''Patient Doing Well Mr. Archie . Davis, a patient at Christie St. Hospital, Toronto, who recently had his left leg amputated, below the knee, is now able to be up and around with the use of crutches. He expects to have an artificial limb by :Christmas. His many Exeter fri- encls' are pleased of his progress, of which several have visited him. Head -On Collision In a head-on collision east of Till- sonlburg, driver for Tucker Transport •+Exeter, escaped with a snaking up, ,15 ' t ,the truck he was driving was da- maged to the• extent of $350. C. F. lower of Detroit, travelling west, =swerved his car to miss two children on bicycles and ran into the path of 'the Tuckey transport, the truck .be- ing partly off the pavement. The truck went into the ditch, the front wheels being driven back beneath the cab. ' A Mrs. Mountain in the Tower .car was admitted to the T'ill- sonbur,g hospital with spinal injur- ies and concussion. Damage to the car was about 1500. Small Calif Creates Interest , , , A Durham bull calf, no bigger', than a jack rabbit when born, is .creating a good deal of interest in the district. The owner is ,Russ Ritchie of Huron Twp., near Lucknow, who had many visitors at his farm to view this wee bit of beef, and without ex- ception the calf is the smallest ever seen, whi•eh survived, When born pre- maturely, it weighed only 25 lbs, when four days old. May be a Superman This will stop we indulgent par- ents from . crowing about the early starts of our infants: Mr, and Mrs. Herb. .Benninger of the 12th Con. of Cuross, have a little son, just seven months old, and he's walking around in great style, And that isn't the whole story either; the wee lad has been. toddling arolnid since he was 6 Painful Accid=ent Mr. Ben Tinnney of Hay Tdwnship' met with a painful accrdent"W'hile' hauling:wood from the >sw.amp,•when, he had the misfortune ato lose his' balance on the sleigh and cut hiss°foot with the axe. He was brought "to the office of Dr. D. G. Steer, where suv eral stitches were required to close the wound. ' 88th Birthday Mrs. Robert Bonthron observed, her 88th birthday at her Home. here Friday last. Many relatives and fri- ends called during the day to wish Mrs. Bonthron many more happy ev- ents. She was the recipient of bea- utiful. flowers, cards and gifts. ,Mrs. Bonthron is enjoying her usual good health and is always delighted to re- ceive her visitors. Mr. and ;Mrs. Win. Simpson of :Detroit visited with her, and Mrs. Lou .Simpson on the happy occasion. MacLachlan—Ross The United Church manse at'`t3ee , sall was the scene of •a pretty wedd- ing at 2 p.m. Saturday last, Dec. 13, Rev. R. A. Brook united in marriage Rhea S. , .., daughter of Mrs. Emily C. Ross and the late Alfred Ross -of Tuckersmith, to Earl C. MacLachlan of Port Huron, Mich. The bride's at- tendant was her sister, Miss Pearl Iva Ross and: Roy E. 'Ross` RCAF', twinebrother. of the bride, supported the groom. The bride looked .charm- ing in her fior length white taffeta gown, her only ornament was an on- yx pendant, a family heirloom. iEter bridal bouquet was yellow and white mums. After the ceremony a delir- ious dinner was served to 3$ guests at the home of the bride, Later 1VIr, and Mrs. E. C. McLachlan left on a trip through Michigan,the bride travelling in a brown and gold ens- emble with a corsage of rosebuds, They will reside in Port Huron., Mic. Special Services Special Christmas services were observed in our local churches on Sunday with appropriate music and messages by the ministers. At the United church at 7 p.m. a white gift rrvice was held. The e classes of the S. S. presented gifts for the homeless children of Creat Britain. Carmel Presbyterian church held a white gift ti+ mire in the teeming and Christmas 1 Thursday, December 25th, I x411 +•1'++i+++ +++'q,•p,.1.`p,.ia.l*.y..E¢l..g;.€•'g,+++ +• +•F++l*•§++4•++++'htk'l•+ •+++*++•II•+ +g+ 1r "We Recomend - FEED And SELL the Best" PURINA CHOWS We carry a full line of Purina Products, such as Lay Chows, Concentrates and Dairy Feeds, I-Iog Chows, Etc., Etc+ Fresh Shipment Every Monday. Deliveries made at reasonable distance ELAM W. SHANTZ - Phone, Zurich 91 r20 .++++++++.:•+.1..:.+4++4,+÷3-'64++ i++;..a ,,,+..; e..;.+ :;.., ++;.+1.•i+:;» i• e,+ e+;.s+.+l..i++; .1» 'J i4 .'.di1P.:dWi '.q""+II?!Pd',Fk terewroxnfl3i^J6.ittat:AL'F7�nr_,'"i'p.1�77�'„'.Gf'.'MEt;t+"F"i.3f:•;wt'��"^kk; `++5' it*01 ,"t'fOMBIDI% For Your Rubber Boots and Sock Rubbers See We handle the well known line of Miner Rubbers. They T5 have stood the test for years at moderate prices. We also handle the famous Greb work shoes for men and boys. These shoes will give you satisfaction. • +¢+ Ira Shoe Repairing we give t. you the best money can buy. T- at a moderate price ... 4- Just the NO FREE OFFERS AT +l` E. H. ED,IOHOFFER 34 4 4 BEI BO vacuum -pressure cured) Water- proof foot comfort thing for wet, slushy days. EDIGHOFFERS BECAUSE We do not believe' in t fooling our Customers, the cost of 4 free offers must be wrapped up some- where in the Selling Price. You get+ all value at Edighoffer's. 4- Give us a call, our Prices are right,. E. H. EDIGHOFFER - Zurich, Ont. and Son and are in a • We wish to announce that we have purchased the business • position to render courteous and efficient service to Zurich and the surrounding community. • Our permanent aim is the rendering of a profes- s,. rofes- sional service with sympathy and understanding, holding sacred the trust reposed in us. • Westlake &Brokenshire • CAM •••®m•®®••Oteeeeoeesee®Q€e©ooce go• - • of W. I i. Hoffman �... FUNERAL AMBULANCE SERVICE • � Day and Night Service , ` Phone 158, Zurich 1.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. and a half months old. Nine months is considered pretty young to be mak ing use of "shank's snare" but six and a half there must be some "Superman about that child—Tees- water News.. Former Mitchell Mercriant J. Benjamin Schneider, prominent Mitchell merchant for many years, an active churchman, passed away in a Toronto Hospital. His parents, the late Adam Schneider conducteed a store for a time at Bornhohn and later farmed for years in Logan. At the age of 13 he entered the Ford and Murphey store in Mitchell and later joined Mr. Couch in the firm of Couch and Schneider where they conducted a dry goods business for about 30 years, selling out to G. Ed- ighoffer .& Son, 17 years ago. Dies at London The funeral took place from Hop- per's funeral parlors, Exeter, under Masonic auspices of Burton •Russel) Preszcator, who died in London Hospital in his 57th year. He was taken suddenly ill while employed ate the Exeter •Canning Factory. Surviv- ing are his mother, Mrs. Samuel Pres zeator, with whom he resided; also two brothers and two sisters. Thirty Years Service E. L. Walther, of the Edighoifei & So&n store must have been a very young lad when he started delivering. parcels for the firm of Couch & Sny- der a good many years ago for the other day the Advocate learned that Feb. •2nd marked the beginning of his thirtieth year in that very place of business. Everyone who knows `Manny' will know what kind of a modest reception a reporter would get when they begin to snake inquir- ies concerning himself, but he did recall that on that first day, a Satur- day, back in the first stages of his busines career, he ate so many pru- nes and raisins that he was sick all the next day. --Mitchell Advocate. GENERAL NEWS NOW EFFECTIVE The 11,000,000 ,civilians of Canada took their place in the front-line bat- tle against inflation Monday teelast week to combat an enemy termed as dangerous at Nazi gonxbers by ecce - oleic experts of the War -Time Prices and Trade Board. On and after De- eember 1, meads the declaration of the prices board, it will be an off- ence for Canadians 'to offer or sell or knowingly to buy or offer t b •o uy any goods •or serices at prices higher than the lawful maximum." This: "lawful maximum." is the highest price at which a person or firm sold or supplied goods of services of the same kind and quality in the period September 15 to 'October 11. TWO MORE BUILDINGS Toronto—Buildings of the Ontar- io School for the Deaf at Belvillelandi the Provincial Normal and Mode} School, Toronto, have been turned ever to the Department of National' Defence, Hon Harry Nixon, provin- cial secretary, said. The buildings; will be used under the British Com: onwealth Air Training PIan. NEW LICENSE PLATES Motor vehicle license plates fob: 1942 will go on sale December O., it was indicated this may be the last year when annual plates are issued and a system of permanent plates ad -- opted. A survey is being made on. permanent plates particularly as to- the supply of steel in relation to war industry, permanent plates requiring a greater amount of steel than the yearly plates. It was explained at. the end of 1942, if the supply of; steel for permanent plates is not available, motorists wiII not be given. plates for 1943 but stickers to show that they have purchased 1943 license, and issuance of the permanent, plates suspended until steel its avail able,Motorists will be given' until' January 1 to purchase the 1942ptates: plates. Cost of a pair of plates 8% •cents and 800,000 pair are man- ufactured rmequiring 300 tons or steel, COUNTY TAX SALE At the county sale of lands fon are rears of taxes at Goderich, on•Iy a -- bout one-third of the usual number of properties. involving one-third of the usual total of . arrears, were' off ered for sale. This is taken as an in-• dication that . at present the farmers of Huron county are prospering. To, be exact 2.6 parcels were listed, in volving X2500 in tax arrears. Before, the sale date 15 of ,these had been. redeemed by ithe owners; and at thew sale two were purchased, .bring ngirt $1560, Ieaving' 9 properties unsold against which there le $940 owing.-„ fauns were unsold, one in Grey and' one in I7sborne, Eleven Menesetung Park lots, from which trees have been cut for clearance purposes at bk Harbor airport, failed to find t