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Eighty-first Year '
Whole Number. 3796
SEAFORTH, FRJDAY, S TEMBER 13, 1940
Stirrings Service, Parade
AsVeterans and Citizens
Unite in Patriotic Rally
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® • ® Ten Bands and Nine Legion
Branches Take Part in
Programme At Victoria
Park.
Fall Fair
Arrangements are now complete
for Se.-,fotth'sy annual Fall Fair
which is being held on Thursday
and Friday of next week. Special
attention is being paid to the prize
list this 'year and a large entry
in every department is anticipat-
ed. On Friday a special program,
which includes two horse race
events, has been arranged.
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IENSALL• FAILS
TO TAKE THIRD
Needs Wird On Friday To
Clinch Huron -Perth
Championship.
Hensall's hopes of '•capturing the
Huron -Perth Baseball . League chain-'
Itionshdp in three straight games were
• ehattered at Henisall Friday afternoon
when the Clinton Coate came "from
behind- in• the eighth • inming • to take
the game 13-3.
' •.T -he . next. game is° being played in
Hensa1l 'ion Friday afternoon.
Summary
R. II. E.
-Clinton 000 300 190-13 13 6
Heimall 001 10.1. 00x—/3 8. 6
Batteries --For .Clinton,. Draper and
Colquhoun; for HensaN, M. Tudor, J.
Tudor and D. ,Kerslake.
• eter Community, Tweedsmuir Pipe,
OVER 3,000 ARE
IN ATTENDANCE
AT ZONE 10 DR U
E 4D SERVICE •
Street Comma
Inspect Dr ,ins "'ol
Complain, From
"There is no limit to the victory
we shall win, no' limit to the bargee
ne,ss of the world we shall secure, if
we keep in our minds the three w:;ea-
p.ona—the spade, the pen and the
sward," Rev. Dr. W. J. A. Waring,
Byron, told an 'audience that over-
flowed Victoria Park into the sur-
rounding streets here Sunday 'after-
noon.
With, nearly 700 Canadian Legion
members and bandsmen, representing
nee. Legion branches and . including
10 -bends present, the annual Zone
No." ---I0 - Legion Dr•umtead servile
combined with a Huron County para-,
otic rally, attracted an estimated at-
terdanice of. -nearly 4,000 here.
Dr. Waring, chaplain of the Tweeds-
muir (Loudon) branch of the Cana-
dian Legion, spoke in place of, Major
the Rev. Norman. Rnwr.son, who at
the last moment was prevented by
illness from attending.
The service commenced, with a par-
ade of Legicn branches, each accom-
panied by its band, from the C.N,ER.
depot ,to Victoria Park. The half -
mile. route on• the parade was Iine•d
throughout with people.
Legion branches .participating were
Wingham, Kincardine, Exeter, Tweeds-
muie (London), Harristoe, Brussels,
Listowel, Clinton and Seaforth. Bands•
Present included Wingham Brass,
Lucknow Pipe, Kincardine Brass, Ex -
s>•
:sir.^>..c•.,,: •r; .a;�i'4y'Sci
acon ierard Photo and I:agravtna'
Nearly 4,000 people attended the Drumhead Service of Zone 10 Canadian Legion and Huron County
Pat;lotic Rally, which• was held in Seaforth on Sunday. The demonstration was arranged by the 'Sea -
forte Legion and the entire prog -am from the parade until the dismissal was carried out with clock -
like precision. In the lower picture is shown Warden George Feagan of •Huron,County at the left; • R.
[. Pooley, Exeter, 'zone representative, who was chairman; Dr. W. J. A. %Maring;.. Byron, who gave, an
inspiring address, and .Capt. the Rev. Father T. P. Hussey, who 'led in prayer. The upper photo shqws
membersof the Wingham Legion 'as they marched in the parade.., •
Awards- Given
Harriston Brass. Brussels Brass, Lis 'P"9 • 147i„D, SI• ,P"�f
1 towel Dans'. Centaur Pipe and Sea -
forth. Hie2t2 ndvrc.
KICKED BY HORSE, H �� �.�
Women. Drivers to
man with the spade is close
it mother earth," Dr. Waring said, as C IARL S WRIGHT IS Meets In. ensa11 Church
he dealt with . each of the, symbols v
Local members of the Women's honest and Bette. There should be
Auxildaiy Motor Service have beent -a l demand• for complete and utter. tan
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presentee with distinctive pins as the ity in war and one thing that stands
concluding feature • of -the--•-special''p ut to the eternal lelvel-beadedn'essa.
course of instruction, in the .care anal coolness' and sanity of the British peo-
operatiion of me(osto'r vehicles, which pie;"
has been, do progreee for sortie weeks This, he said. can be contrasted
,at 'Daly's Garage. , with the wave 'after wave ,of .hysteria.
Thosie who won the• right to wear which is allied with the -most miser -
the W.A.M.S. pine by paesingi official able skulking weetch that has ever
tests and successfully completing Weakened •h&story's pages..,- -••
their mechanical training were: Jean "T1 e pen is a weap,ou," "Dr. War
Brodie, Martha Flannery, M'etrle Keat- ire Raid, "because the teought:s, ideals,
ing, Agee Archibald, Maria Hills, aed culture of today are transimitted
Olive Moon, Claire Eckert, Janet I (Continued
' C1•uff; lets, Duncan,. Mrs. D. H. Wil- , •
on. Page 5)
son, Frances Mossop, Janet McTag- • -- •
gait, M,r•s. Leo S•teph'e'ns'on, Greta
Roe's, 'Mrs. J, M.• Florencq Douglas Stewart
Laidlaw, Ada Speaire, Narma ' $tib- •
kirk, Isabell Campbell and Mrs, Stew-
art Cudmor'e. Mists Claire Eckert! 14 i,/ 1.1Preach Here
in turn, "and this makes him ,true,
stood highest in the. examinations'
which concluded the course:
Instructors were Edmund Daly and • Mr.. H.' Dou ;'as Ste'wa i will occu-
Carl Knight,
py the, pulpit • in First Presbyterian
Church tele Sumday • .mtorn4ng. Mr.
• Stewart •pert three months o'n a
. missionfield in the Edmonton, Alta.,
Letting Lu LgS
d°st1}ict last 'mummer andthis year
has served. in Nev St. James' Church,
London, filling the vacancy caused by
Alone the death of 'Rev. Dr. James Mackay.
Mr. Stewart will attend McGill Un•i-
versify, Montreal, this fall, where he
Truly, its is about time we all found ' w114 continue his studies.
out what explosive has been in this; ,
.package --what kind of a serpent has '
for centuries lurked, .fn tette hedge—. citizen." Neglect your .worship of
to kill the eternal hope of mankind.' Gal and you hese your'soul.
What is it? Well, look at its effects.: , We"ean find five places of worship
Neglect is the universal destroyer. in Seaforth and vicinity to meet 'the
Neglect a garden, and it grows up to •needs• of all avho care to go. Don't
weeds. Neglect a house and it falls neglect them; they are there to help
into decay. , Neglect your business and you cultivate a spiritual life; which
it is ruined. Neglect your studies in turn will help you solve many of
,znd you lase out fitting yourself for life's problems. A- little more atten-
life. Neglect your manners and you tion will be well repaid, and ,di i I
-beconie a here. Neglect your health, not hear someone say, at was glad
and you lose it. ' Neglect .your home when they said unto. me, `Let° us• go
aria you wreck it. Neglect your /nor- into the 'house of the Lord'."--(Con-
sku and you became"an undesirable tributed by Captain Dougall).
52nd Wedding Anniversary
1FATA-LLY INJURED
Well Known McKillop Far-
mer .Suffern Accident
FOUND IN BARN TIhe regular monthly meeting of
•
'the Seaforth branch of the Red Cross
Se ciety will 'be held in the Carnegie
l.i6rary on Tuesday evening, Sept.
i.l7th, at 8 p.m. All who are inter-
ested in this. worthy work are invited
on Tuesday.
REt3 GROSS
NOTES
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Injuries which he sustained when
kicked by a horse • on Monday proved
fatal Wednesday morning ,for Merles
Wright, highly restpeoteel and well
known McKi;Llop Towuship farmer..
Mr. Wright lhad been in Seaforth
with a. team and returned Isonee shott-
I ly before noon. When the failed to
come to the house for dinner, his
wife went to the Barn- tp investigate
I. and 'found. him lying uneanscious be-
side the hors's. I't is believed heeled
just finished' unthitchinlg the horse
when to some Manner he was struck
and thrown to tele' Cement floor.
Rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital,
Seaforth in S. T. Hclmes' & • Son .am-
bulance, Mr. Wright was given every
attention, but 'piessed away Wednes-
day morning without gaining ec•u-
sciousuress. •'
A host of friends will Join The Expositor in extending congra4u-
fations to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Eckart, shown above, who on Thurs.
day. quietly celebrated the 52nd anniversary of their Wedding at their
'• home in ‘Seaforth. , Both Mr. and Mrs. Eckart are in the enjoyment
' of fairly good health and the wish of their many friends is that they
will be spared to each other, their family and the community for many
years yet to come.
Born in Michigan/ 67 years age the
late' Mr. Wright came to McKillop
with. his parents when two years of
age, 'wl:'e:-e he has• since resided. He
married Miss Margaret, Gibson, of
McKillop; in 1900. Besides his widow
he is survived by five brothers: John
and Alex Wright*, Bnaeefield.; Robert
Wright, Hu.11et: • William A. Wright.
Seaforth, and James Wrigbt, Wind-
s'or. He is also survived by two els,
tette, Mre. John Riley. Brussels, and
Mrs° William Hill, Brucefield". An-
other sister, Mise Jean Wright, diets
eight years ago.
ante funeral will • take place from
bice late residence, Lot 16, Concession
4, "McKillop, on Friday afternoon with
interment in Maitlandbawk cemetery.
Rev. Hugh Jaclt, minister of First
Presbyterian Church, Sen forth, of
Which church the late Mr, Wright was
a valued member, will officiate. Pall-
bearers will be his five brothers and
William, Hill, Brucefield. °
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Announce Rates
Of Soldiers' Mail
Remittaneee to members of Cana-
dian Active Service Forces located in
Greenland, 'Iceland, Newfoundland and
British West Indies w411 be made by
postal note, C. P. Sille, .Seaforth post-
master announced this week. Ten
dollars to the same ,siolklier in any
one day is permitted, except: to New-
foundian'd, where no limit is applied
Postal notes for such remitta.nees are
signed and date attemped' by the P'ost-
mast'er, while office of payment :s
designated as 'Base Post Office,"
Canada; payee asp••• -•Regimental Num-
ber; Rank and Names; full name of
Regiment or Unit. Thte'remitter com-
pletes same by writing awn name all
rernititer. • .
Parcels for Iceland are Forwarded
at the rate of 12c Per pound, while
megaafne and paper rate fs le per 4
entices•.
to be present. •
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Tuckersm,ith,
Adopts Tax Rate
Tuckersznith Ca -until met on Satur-
day in, Seaforth. Te.wo Hall, when all'
members, were present, the Reeve
1 presiding.
The fallowing rates were authoriz-
1 ed for 1940: .County rate, 6.3 mills:
township rata, 3.3 mills; general
1 s'ohrool rate; 3 milts; relief, 3/10 mills.
lArric•ld Westcott was' paid $19.39 for
providing 'identification discs• for sol -
driers on active service. Roy Mc-
Geoch and H. Chesney were given
the ' Contract of• .t•epriiring portion of
!open Ivo* on Alexa er Drain, in
answer to complaint of k Up -
Isbell, at the rate of. 60e an beer
man.. and team and 25e an hour far
man'; and F. Upshall was authorized
to inspect the Work.
The &Mabee decidec; that no action
-be taken o'rt- repair of Jackson Drain
,at present as the complainant has re-
lieved the council from any responsi-
bility, and being assured the neces-
sary -work will be donee by commun-
ity effort,: H. McMillan was appoint-
ed Inspector. The Road Super.iwten•d-
ent was instructed to a'ivertise in lo-
cal papers that all weed; on unspray- i
ed township roads be cut an or be- 1 (Continue& on Page• 5)
fore Sept. 21st, and that the munici-
tialdtr will not be ,r'es'ponsible for pay •
mere fol weed cutting after this date,
except on direct ot•ders• of tee Road
Superintendent, who must inspect all
weed cutting on roads.
The following accounds were order-
ed paid: W. M. Sproat, fuel, relief,
$28.50; Stewart Bros„ clothing, relief,
$10.&R; Maple Leaf, Dairy,, milk, re-
lief, $14.70; W. J. Finnigan, suppiles,
relief, $19.98; Chris•tie'e Meat Market,
meat, relief, 511,30; A. C. Roiitledge,
supplies, relief, $28.44; W. (4, Wallis,
shoes; $6.35; M. A, Reid, road •insur-
,lanoe premium, 5106.75; Arnold' West -
tote identification abase, $19.39; Sid-
ney Gemmell, work. Alexander drain,
51.65; E. D. Bell, solicitor's: fee,"$6.30;
road acoounes: $41.60; rents, realef,
$15.00; salaries and postage, $54.61.
Council adjourned to meet October;
5th at 2 p.m.—D. F. McGregor, Clerk.
Seaforth People Take Fart,
in Meeting Which is At-
tended by District Socie-
ties.
The annual rally of Duron; Presby-
terial Women's Missionary Society .of
the Presbyterian Church in Canada
was iheld in Carmel Presbyterian
Church, "Hensall, on Tuesday, • Sept.
leaf, With morning and afternoon
sessions.
• There was an excellent attendance
of delegates from Auburn, Bayfield,
Blyth, 1#elgrave;• Goderich, Exeter,
alensall argil Seaforie„ 'rhe visitors
.ner•e.welcomed by, Mrs. C. Hudson,
president of Hensall auxiliary, and
gine devotional exercises were in
eharge of.; the Seaforth .Senior and
Barbara Kirkman Evening Auxiliaries.
The Presbyterial president, Mrs.
Hugh Jack, of Seaforth, gave a splen-
did address based -en the message
given by Ged to Joshua, "Be strong
read of a good courage, and the Loid.,
'He it is that .doth go before thee
"This is a terse we all `need to-
day," said the speaker.. "We need it
as a nation, as • individuals, and as a,
branch of the church ,of Christ. Jeeh-
ua and his men heeded this message.
TL ey were about, to enter the land of
Canaan and they knew it would be no
ease ease ..yet they went forwent
kneeing that Cod was with them as '
Ile Lad pr•nmised. 'we, too,* are Meet-
ing_ rases that ane hard dur}ng these
t1ean • days, and we need- the tan,
aye `3tni strength that come from
dear rontmunion with God, Next year
is to be Ririe- year' in our Warden's
Miseionere Society; bet use pray that
all the leaders in this part of .our•
+Feria may be able to help., the girls
to find for themselves the source of
true strength and courage — Jesus
"trist. As they go out into the weld
they will need courage, to live 'hon-
estly, live sim.pi.y.,...and to speak -frank-
ly against the things that would har.n
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Redecorate
Public Library
The program of redecorating which
than been in progress at the Public
I,,'ibrary during the summer, is now
com:pieted.
The in•ter•iot• of the library has been
repainted a light oolor, which adds.
materially to the attnactivenests and
brightness of the, room,
Bully: "I want some soap that's
got an extra, strong perfum'et."
Grocer: "What do yon want to
nee it for, Billy?"
Billy: • "Well, I wasn't Moe mother
to know when I've washed. niy face,
too she won't make me do it all over
again,"
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Council Promises Co-opera-
tion To Red Cross in
Waste Paper Collection.
CONSTABLECURRIE
OFFICER UNDER L.C.A.
. "in days gan'e by t.:ere has, been a
lot of wild ditching .in Seaforth,"
Reeve J. H. Scott oammen+ted Monday
might as Seaforth council, heard come
plaints from two citizens, Joseph
Storey and Wesley,,, Nieto], gpncern,
ing the otenditien•,. of •.drains in the
ntiteaet corner of town.
In the discussion, 'which followed,
it was disclosed that a number of
the larger drain:~ did not follow the
natural run of the land, necessitae.
ire deep ditches with a resulting -lack'
of fall. •According to lair. Storey, ,the
t:v;uble was aggravated by surface
water. •,
Council referred the matter oto the
Street committee an.d authorized it to
prote.ed as it saw fit.
elayo'r J: J. Cluff presided over the
meeting' which was brief.
Cori munieatices included • a letter
front Pte: James Riley, expcessing his
appreciation of the council's gift, and
from the Navy League requesting a
grant. Beth were filed. Council ap-
proved the annual grant of 1,75.00 to
assist in the niaintenanoe •of the Lions
Park_
Assurance of co-operation w a s
voiced by the members when a let-
ter was read Pram the Seaforth Red
Cross advising council that a collec-
tion -of paper and waste metal was
anticipated in the near future,
.Council appxcved the appointment
ofe;Constabl•e John Currie as an offi='
eer under the Liquor Control Act and
passed a confirming bylaw. The ate
pointment was necessary in order
that the town may' participate in any
fines levied as a result of prosecu-
tions instituted by Constable Currie.
Accounts recd_ amended for payment
by the finance committe were passed
at foilow's:
J..E Daley, $4.00: Hay • Stationery
Co., Ltd., $7.50; .Imperial Oil epLtd.,
$10.71; Provincial Treasurer, $3.81;
(Continued on Page 5)
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Tip Top Tourney
YNext Wed.
The• annual Tip Top 'Doubles tour-
ney of.the Seaforth 'Lawn Bowling
Clube arranged for Wednesday, was
postponed until Wednesday, Sept. 18,
when rain forced the abated•onmenrt of
tee tourney, after one game .lad been
played. Thirty-six pairs were entered
in the'.tournament.
Football Finials
September 20 ?
Held up for over a month by bad
weather, harvan:d.mdlitary camps,
Huron Football League finals between
Seaforth and St. Coluanbah may, get
under way here ons Fall Fair Day,
Sept. 20th, officials believe.
While definite arrangemenxs have
not•, been completed, it is expected
0 g •
Holiday :..
Seaforth public school pupils
and -staff- enjoyed a holiday en
Wednesday and Thursday •vThen,
it was found the heating plant
of the school ,wasin need'"'' of
repairs. The, cold damp weateer
was . such that'it vein inadvisable
to continue classes without' heat,
so the ,hollelay resulted. Repairs
will be completed immediately,
LIONS HEAR
LONDON SPEAKER
Dr, R. A. Y'. Johnson Ex-
plains Procedure in Crip- -
pled Children's Cases.
Members of the Lions Ol•ub. on Man -
day evening heard how crippled chil-
dren canes, which the' club had in
charge, were attended at the Memor-
ial Hospital, London. The speaker
was Dr. R. A. Y. Johnson,. F.,,R.C,S e
F.A.C.S., of elle hospital staff. The
meeting was .field. in• the newly decor-
ated dining roo•m''of the • Commercial
Hotel.
The meeting was arranged by E,., C.
Boswell and Dr. M. W. Stapleton, the
former acting as ehai•rman, while Dr.
Stapleton introduced the speaker.
Dr. Johnson told the club of 'many
of the problems arising from the re-
sult of crippled, children' cases and
explained the manner in which the
hospital .sought to deal with them.
Iinoreased costs in some casels, he
stated, were attributable to mainten-
ance 'Charges
aiu'ten•ance'Cha•rges and he recommended
that such charges should be borne by
the municipality rather than by the
eervioe clubs. Dr. J.: A. Gorwiill ex-
pressed the club's appreciation...of the
address. •
Lion Boswell, chaleittan of the Safe-
ty Committee; recommended action
regarding echool safety zones. A re-
port of the ddserict Liana golf tou•rna-
ment' was presented by President ..1.,'•,
A, Stewart. A nolo by James T. Scott
was a much appreciated feature of
the meeting. '
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Penny Bank -
Deposits Are Up
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Seaforth Separate School stood in
-23rd position in the P,novince in point
of number of pupils depositing, • ac-
cording to Penny Bask. figures en-
naut:•ced this wieek. Eighty per cent
of the pupils- deposited regularly. The
report oovers May .and June of this
year.
In the Seaforth Public Scihool 46
rer cent. of the pupils were deposi-
tors.
Amount on deposit far Seaforth
schools increased to 51,513.73 from
51,486:52 during the same period of
last year.
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tli,e first game will be Inlayed
date.
on/ that
Failure to y
Remove Keys
Results In Flat Tires
(Mr. A. R. Turnbull, the author of
the following tetter, is a. saw of Mrs.
G. T. Turnbull, of Seaforth. Upon
oompietiog his education he joined
the staff of the Jmperrial Life ,joined
the
• Co., and since 1934 has served
as the secretary of the company for
Great Britain).
The Thicket, Ashley Park Rd.,
Walton -on -Thames, Surrey.
Augutet 20, 1940.
The 'Editor. The Huron Expositor;
Dear Sir: You will be interested
in knowing that my copies of The
Expositor come through, fairly regu-
tarfy in spite of war conditions.. I
am always delighted to receive my
copy and to read all the Seaforth,
news. I see a number of the local
have en-
lasrted and
I do hope
that when
any of thorn
reach this
country
they will
try to look
the up. My
London
biusinens
tele phone
mrthber is.
W hi tehall
9631, Sev-
eral weeks
ago I bad
a telep"tone
enol from
Tiny Parke
wtho used• to live qtr Seaforth. . His
many friends will be glad to hear that
he is .well and is seinieg eritlh' rhos
R•-A.F., in the School of Tedukteal
Narrow 'Escape
AsGranaryFalls
Kenneth .lackson, well known Tuck-
ersmith farmer, had a narrow escape
from serious injuries . on, Saturday
ween a portion. of a granary coil -ape,
ed, releasing nearly 1,000 bushels Of
grain.
Mr: Jerclesen 'had been under the
granary making repairs and had just
got clear when the floor col;larpsed.
A. R. Tcw'nbulti
Training. Lately I have been send-
ing my Expositor along to him.
In your issue of Jul'y 19th I noted
your editorial on motor .travel in
Britain. Being a bee -Write myself, 1
was much interested in It. and
and thought you might lil a to have
sor}ie further comments on the sub-
ject. Soon after the outbreak of the
war, petrol was rationed and the
•emoun't allowed each car .owner de-
pends on the size of this car. Persb'ne
using their cars exclusively for busi-
ness ®per tropes can obtain an extra
ration, but for those motoring for
oonrenience only. the- supply is
strictly limited, I am -allowed seven
gallons each month, which limits my
motoring to approximately 150 miles
per month. My# motoring is there-
fore confined td short trips in the
neighborhood and 1, have really to.
shake pians each month as to how I
can best, use' My supply.
With the strict rationing $f petrol,
the removal of all .direction signs, eute.,
.is not as big a .handicap to motoring
as, it might be. However, for those
who;fir+ tihe course of their businese
do motor 10 parts of the country
strange to them, the .lack as signe
must cause ddffledlties. So far as I
ran Gee there Is ne Indication airy-
Where of the natives of our .villages
and a stranger approaching these!.
parts waded have no idea, where stet
was. An'yon'e who, has evor, mo4o,t!
in' England uill know how G,ifsia
roan signs, are aver b•eira. •
In June, ,When Prance 'ilii
run • and •prepaeetitaee • were
«rests to resist litieuelon titer
regu•tatiomet were put in Cattle •gO
a0ont1s1uete e4t Reg. >.0
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