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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-02-28, Page 1Eighty-second Year Whole Number ,3820 • S'EAFORTH, FRIDAY,, HOG PRODUCTION SHOWS .iINCREASf 'IN 1940 IN HURCIN is County Keeps Pace With Increased Production in Ontario. CATTLE ARE ALSO UP • Number of hogs, and cattle in Hur- on ,showed an, increase in 1940 over tbeIprevious year and the total num- ' ber of hogs on Q.ntario farms at the end of 1940 wan estimated at 2,144, 500, believed' to be a record high, ac- cording to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, -'statistics branch • report, just issued. The previous peak • in hog popula- tioa in Ontario was in June, 1907; when 2,049,700 hogs were recorded in the t'census." The statistical report, covering ' all livestock, says that• the ' hog population on Ontario farms has been increasing steadily for the past six' years and is almost double the fig- ure of June, 1934. The Counties of Perth, Huron and' Oxford have kept pace with the ,hog raising develop- ments throughout .the Province with hog raisers reporting increased num- bers of hogs at the end of the year as compared to six months previous- ly- In Perth the hog population showed an increase. of. 3795 •at the end of 1940 ascompared to the end of June. In Huron the hog popula- tion was 6,181 and in Oxford the pop- ulatioP showed an. increase of 1,367. .Statistics for the Counties of Perth,. 'Huron and Oxford, showing the live- stock population at the end of 1940 with figures for six months previous- ly in brackets, follow: Sheep one year and over, Perth, 4,460 (4,836) ; Huron, 10,460, (12,116) ; Oxford, 3,266 (3,634); Huron, 2,9$4 (11,845); Ox- ford, 895 (3,417) ; bulls, Perth, 1,806 (1,835) ; Huron, 1,712 (1,687); Oxford, 2,473 (2,468); cows for milk purposes. 39,324 (39,523) ; Huron, 40-,206 (39,- 963) ; Oxford, 47,536 (47,322) ; cows for beef purposes; Perth, 1,968 (1.- 889) ; Huron, 5,574 (5,142) ; Oxford, 1,369. (1,299) ; total cattle, including steers one year. and over, •calves and yearling heifers for milk arid beef purposes: Perth; 87,875 .(88,924);$ur- on, 118,883 .(114,0511; Oxford, 85,373 (83,488); hogs, Perth, 101,8Z7 197,- 8321; Huron, 110;760' (104,579); Ox- ford, 73,797 (72,430. • Fourth Class Is Graduated The.-Eleraentary a Flying Training SchpOl ai •Sky Harbor on Tttesday- gradtfated its fourth class since its opening last •mid-(Sctober. ' Owing . to last week's. heavy snow- storms, grounding all training planes 'for five.. consecutive days, the class was.two days over schedule in Ieav- .lug for.. an 'Eastern. Canadian service' aiming school to continue ttaih.ing: . A new junior class has already ar- rived tp. fill the gaps' caused by the departures.° • • Construction .of two additional bar- racks and a mess hall by the. Tope Construction Company, delayed a few days by the ' storm, is again under way. When completed accommoda- tion for student pilots will be doubled. The school now has its. full quota of instructors for the first time. CollegiateStudents- Star • "Hits gal In, :s and - M i s e At 17th Comrnencement • . • Scholarships ' and . Athletic Awards ' Are 'resented • •' 0 0 Social During Performances. After the regular meeting of the Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge held in :the lodge rooms on Monday night, the members and their friends spent a very pleasant social .eve- ning in "euchre, the prize' winners being: Ladies' first, Miss Card- well;`°gentlem.an's first, F. R. Par- sons; ladies' consolation, Mrs. Leonard Bolton; gentleman's con- solation; Frank Kling; most lone hand games, ladies, Miss Pearl Patterson; gentlemen, Cecil Oke. There were 16 tables in play, Lunch was served by the social committee.' d ® •• • • • • • CALL SPECIAL• COUNCIL U L MEETING • Huron Council Meets March 5th To Consider Court House Changes. Huron County Warden, James Lei- per, has calleda special npeeting of Huron County Council for March 5th to consider estimates for the renova- tion and refurnishing of the court house at Goderich. At the January session. this work was authorized and tfie property com- mittee i'astructedto proceed with it. Plans, however, have been.. changed involving an expenditure greaterthan- was originally intended. The impnovements are designed as part of a program to murk the 100th anniversary of the forming of Huron r County. It is proposed to celebrate this the last week of J`u'ne. Thieves Enter Br s'1."LS�Se S l - -School Constable A. E. Senning is invest- igating an attempted break-in at the Brussels continuation .,school. The thieves gained entrance -to the school andevidence indicated they attempt- ed to force, open a cupboard. In the cupboard,- Principal O. L. --Dimond told 'police, were'.five-•rides and it Is believed' that -it- was these that the robbers. Were seeking. • Hi h Class Hog In McKillop Mr. John Powell, Jr., swine breeder, this week purchased a pure bred Yorkshire hog, "Maple Lodge Won- der 14.1U," from Sam J. Gallaher,' well known -Yorkshire breeder of Alliston. Mr. Geo. Willkinson, also of Alliston, recently sold the full brother of this hog for $100.1 This was the junior champion Yorkshire boar at the Can- adian National Exhibition, ' .r... 1iP 86th Birthday h!ir. dekit . S tio,we!I kkn ]ori 'heaf)i4/i erchant, observed hid 86th birthday, r,Ot hit0 hems • here oh Mond y.'' lure; Siile. enJoye goodT` I. 1#h aihaf lsr 2ifainYtiati' tJ iif er't n lir dlih Street itriiiost ev ry rte+ t4it�" many fel nd `rn+1i1 Jeh The •iEeq ositor in wisholei talanY, PA' y i ntt'ii'AnsA MUSICAL REVUE PROV'E'S POPULAR The 17th annual Commencement of the Seaforth Collegiate 'Lnstitute'" ap- ieared in a new and muelenmproved form on Thursday evening in Card - no's Hall. The program will be re- peated -on Friday evening. Entitled "Hits. and Misses," the re- vue was fast moving and interesting from the opening number, "The School of Fun,"_„ to the grand finale, "There'll . Always Be An England," nearly three hours later. The show was produced and directed by Mel - burn E. •Tnri}er, B.A., and the smooth manner in which the .numbers quick- ly followed one another showed clear- ly his .professional direction. Athletic awards. were. presented during intermission on Thursday night and oti'Friday night scholarship winners will receive their prizes., Mr. W.., J. Duncan, chairman of the Col- legiate Board, extended greetings to the large audience which filled the hall. • :A Wards and prizes were presented as follows: Thursday Presentation of athletic trophies-- Barbei` trophy, highest scoring boy, -Stuart Wigg; Ballantyne trophy, high-, est scoring boy, John Henderson; boys' senior champion, Stuart Wigg; runner-up, James Quinlan;, boys' in- termediate champion, Neville McMil- lan; runner-up, John O'Neill;. boys' junior champion, John Henderson; runner-up, Joseph Anderson; girls' senior ohampion, Kathleen Holmes; runner-up, Hazel Wilson; girls' inter mediate champion, Maxine Lawrence; runner-up, Betty Smalldon; girls' jun- ior champion, Beth Campbell; runner- up, Doris 'Venus. Friday Presentation of Graduation Diplom- as --To receive diplomas; Gordon Fin- nigan, Gordon Keys, Frances Elgie, Ivan Stephenson, Edna Eckert, Dor- een Regier, Teresa McIver, Mildred Murphy, Helen Moffat, Francis Gold- ing, Irene Workman, Jas. Broadfoot, Barbara Best; presentation of prizes for highest standing -on year's work: Grade 13 -1st,. Carman -'Whitmore; 2nd, Alma Lawrence; Grade 11,, lst. Winuifred Russell; 2nd;' Jas. Jamie- son; Grade 10, 1st, Wilma Hay; 2nd. Janie Moffat; Grade 9, ist, Marguer- ite Westcott; 2nd, Neil Hopper; pres- entation. of Alumni , MO'morial Scholar- ship, • value $25, awarded to Miss Al- ma Lawrence, pi•esented by • Miss Mabel • Turnbull, president of the Alunrpi 'Association, ) The first half =of the program was "The School of ,Fun." in which the 'following' took part; Professor, of Laughter, James Bt,ciadfoot; the -Star Pupils, Richard Box, Francis Phillips, Neville McMillan, John., O'Neill, Tom McIver and Frank Casson; Graduates —Arnold Archibald, Kenneth South- gate, Mites McMillan, George' Hilde- brand, James Devereaux,Ivan Steph- enson. Scott Kerr, Kenneth Keating. Irene Workman, Jean' Currie, Lois McGavin, LoisWright, Dorothy SmitIi, Teresa Mclver, Maxine Lawrence, Pat Eckert, Helen Smith, Marjory O'Neill, Geralda Flannery, Mary Dun- can,' Anna Watson, Betty Matthews, Hazel Anderson; Ilene Broome, Mar- ian Sclater, 'T'herese O'Neill, Marjory Golding, He'Ien Devereaux, Bernice Hackwell, Lois. Finnigan, Mary Mc- Kay. Keith Dale; Joseph,,,D•eveiieaux, Ernest Clark, Allan Ryan. Kenneth, Eaton,' Melvin Hulley, 'Dan Grummett, Ribbert Wallace, Prank Ryan. ''Raise Your Voices," '.Ehsemible; dancers, Dorene'Regiet, Jean Hurford, Maxine Baynes, Audrey McGavin, Ruth Pretty, Fergus Bell; "I Am' the Gay Professor," James Broadfoot; "The Nearness of You," Pat Beeliely; "Beautiful Dreamer," Margaret . Peth- ick; "Four Little Maids," Marguerite Westcott, ,Isobel McKellar, Ahyvonne Moore, Jean "right; "When I Was a Younig Girl,".Dorothy Gallop; 11'11 Never Smile Again," Kenneth Keat- ing; "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?." Frank Phillips; Tap Dance Team, Ahyvonne Moore, Isobel Mc- Kellar; "Trade Winds,'" Irene Work- man; "Shortnin' Bread," Prank Cas- son; "And....So, Kind Friends," En- semble. • (Ccntinwed an Page 4) Finish Exeter Bridge in April Ar new concrete, two -span bridge now under construction .on No. 4 Highway, near Exeter, will he com- pleted late in April, W. R. Alder, of the London division of the provineial departmieet of highways, announced this Week. The net bridge Will re- place the span that collapsed last autumn. Unfavorable weather conditions have ,hampered construction work be- ing carried on by the. Wainwright Construction Company, London. it Was originally expected the lob 'Venial be effinp eted by April 1 t, A' teat ovary woodenn. ,bridge "now serve .the traffic ort title beet'rllY- tliavei%e :hlghliray. %tw • �i. SE FO T ; COM". .SA VINO DRIVE Committee Confident O f Reaching .0jecti a of 350 Pledges. CANVASS CONTINUES Canvassers for the War Savings Campaign expect to complete their rounds in town within the next week. Pledges received as of Wednesdayifor- i.he Seaforth district total 224. The committee, is confident that the Seaforth district quota of 350 pledges, will be exceeded. Bad roads have re- sulted in' delay in the rural 'canvass, but this is new geittg, ahead. Splendid co-operation has been ex- tended `by. Seaforth iiistttutions and industries, The staffs of the Seaforth Post Office and Domi ton Bank are 'pledged . lop per cent, while 90 per cent of the. e-mployees of the W. • J, Duncan factory, Bell"Engine & Thresher Co, Ltd., and John Blishart & Sons are pledged, How little is being asked, of the pebple of .Canada, in this savings cam- paign is made plain- when the pet capita savings expected of Canadians as a result of the present certificate drive is compared with the sums which conquered people in , Europe have to pay out to the Nazis. Where- as, each individual in Canada is ask- ed to save $12.00 a year under• the present War Savings Campaign ob- jective, Frenchmen must pay $48.00 per person; per year 'to Germany "for protection." Norwegians. must pay $65.00 per person,, per year. Police: Seize Beer, Liq uor A quantity of been and liquor was seized Iate .Saaturday ;night when po- lice raided the residence of Mrs. B. McGill, west of Seaforth. The visit was made by County constable A. E. Jennings and;. Chief Hblmar Snell af- ter police had received complaints concerning the place. A Charge of keeping liquor for sale nes been laid and wiltr e heard at police• court here. • RED CROSS NOTES S Attentiin, Knitters!" Tihere is only one correct way to join wooleand that is by splicing. Please do: not join by , tying 'knots.- e . c • A letter has beet . received frons Miss Cresswell, nope in Pasadena. California, telling of the week that is being done by the Pasadena British Relief Society, and enclosed was' the following total report of cash raised and work done from June,ist to Janu- ary 31st, 1941: Total donations. $20,947.37: cash Sent, to England. I10,500.00; knitted garments shipped, 8,733; sewn garments shipped•, 13,007; used reconditioned clothing shipped. 451' crates (23 .tons). It also included' an article.. stating the amount of canned milk; peanut butter, canned honey and other foods that are being .Vhipped.i.n response to .the recent plea for such foods for the children of• Britain. e • . .A Welcome Visitor: Taken from Ike January issue .of . the Red Cross Despatch: "The Home Office of the Canadian Red Cross Society welcomes many visitors, but sometimes there is one who is so outstanding that we welcome hem with special enthusi- asm. This was the case recently when a sailor, who hail been a mem- ber of the crew of a British steamer torpedoed on the Atlantic. came in to thank the .Women's National Work. Committee for .the wonderful warns clothing and comforts supplied to his ship's..crew from the Red Cross His ship had sailed from an Eastern Can- adian port, .and had been thoroughly -supplied with warm clothing by the Red Cross representatives there, and now he came to the society's head- quarters at the 'request of his ship- mates, to express their, gx'atitirde. and his own for what the Redi Cross had done for them." Your order for COAL AND COKE will .receive our usual prompt courteous attention our phone number • is . 47 eavers a e ri.County Playi Defeat,Waterloo :T ice. • Comeback MonIay Night is Followed By Second Vic- tory Here Wednesday. WIN FRIDAY. WILL END SERIES By : beating the Waterloo Siskins hereon Wednesday night 5.1, the Sea - forth. Beavers took a 2 to 1 lead in games for the Tri -County group title. The next game of the series will be played in New Hamburg on Friday night. A crowd of around' 1,000 Pans 'crowded the rink to wateh these two teanis battle for the group honors. In the first period Seaforth took a 2-0 lead. "Farmer" McFaddin. scored the first one on a pass from "Tim- mer" McEwan, and Archie Hubert the second- on McFaddin's pass. - Huber, Grau, Hubert, ;Pfaff, Olinski and Clair were all penalized in this period. Waterloo scored the only goal in the second period, Grau getting If from Huber 'at 4,46. Penalties , were given •to McFaddin,' Cotey (2), Pick- ett, Huber,. Hubert and Guenther. The Beavers went to town in the third, period and scared three times. McFaddin and Hubert each, scored again, while Pickett got the other one. Hubert scored twice and 'assisted -in two others,. while McFaddin got nwo goals and one •assist. Hal Stade in the Seaforth -goal allayed sparkling hockey throughout. SEAFORTH—Goal, Stade; defence, Hubert, 12. McEwan; centre, McFad- din; wings, F. McEwan, Sills; alter- nates, Hildebrand, Picett, Draper, Nicholson. WATERLOO—Goal;- Dahmer; de- fence, Olinski, Clair; centre, Cotey ; wings, Grau; Huber; alternates, Lang,' Solomon; Guenther, Pfaff, Koppeser, Pugh. Referee—Mooney, Woodstock. .Summary First Period—Seaforth, McFaddin (F. McEwan), 17.05; Seaforth, Hub- ert fMcFaddin), 19.42. Penalties— Grau, Hubert, .Pfaff, Olinski, Clair. Second Peton — Gras (Huber), 4.46.! Penalties—McFaddin, Cotey 2,. Pickett, Huber,: Hubert, Guenther, • Third Period==Seafox•th, :+der ddin (Hubert). 5.45; Seaforth, Hhbert, 1'0.15; Seaforth, Pickett (Hubert) 11.05. Penalties—Huber, Sills, Hilde- brand. Seaforth 5, Water loo 3 • Tee Sen;orth Beavers staeed a great. comeback on Monday' night to defeat. Waterloo Siskins 5-2 in New Hamburg. The Beater, had only 'N non in' uniform_ for the game: To add totheir grief, -"Alley"'Hildebrand v do has been playing great hockey this, season, suffered. a bi'oken thumb lute in the second period. Things locked bad for the Beavers as the Sis•kins rapped in three goals In the first .14 minutes of the first in riod. Huber scored the first one froni Grau at 8.2.5, and toren Grau made it 2-0 at 9.05 from Clair. Grau s^ored again at 14.0o on a paps from • •: ,• • • • $59.01 Hockey fans attending the Sea forth-Wateriob game here Wed- nesday night contributed $59.01 to the British War Victims; Fiend. The collection was arranged ,by E. C. Boswell, and during the sec- . and intermission a blanket was carried around the ice by Mr. Bos- well, .1...G. Mullen, Dr. F. J. Bec.h- ely, J. A. Stewart and J. F. Daly, Into which contributions were tossed. • • ,• • MEN OVER SEAS EXPRESS THANKS Seaforth Overseas Commit- tee Receives' Letters A,ck no'wledging Gifts. The following additional letters have been received from Seaforth boys ittt. England by Mr. • E. C; .Bos- well, chairman of the Seaforth Over= seas Committee; • • January 21, 1941. Thanks a lot for the Sweet Caps. It is swell how well you people look after us, and 1 hope you realize how much it is appreciated, LIEUT. F. A. CRICH, * * England, Jan.' 7, 1941. Dear Friend: Received your kind gift of 30p cigarettes and also the rest of the Seaforth boys here in our Com- pany, as cigarettes are one thing we seem to be in want of ail the time. The English -make of tobacco here is'rotten and very .expensive. I had a letter from Mr. Box. and he was telling me how they figured- on light- iaigup the town for Christmas. I wish I had of been there' to do in By the time I get -home I will have forgotten what a street light, 1poks l ke: es at night here everyth ng •, s OU•• darkness, and anyone is liable to a heavy fine .for not putting on what they can blackouts on tb'eir windows, and 'when they are on. you cannot ev- en -see a crack of light: And you ought to try walking on, a crowded streete-you are bumping into some one all the time. Well, Mr. Boswell., I will close for now. thanking you again. Write soon.. I remain, sincere- iy. HARRY' BOLTON Somewhere' in England, fan, 24. Gentlemen: • It• is with „great plea- sure, I acknowledge the receipt of your Christmas box and also the 300 sweet Caporal cigarettes. It certainly bucks one's spirits up to know that the people at home have Will . Burn' Hitlei Clax :£ f W iugs'' NEWS dI The many friends of Mrs W Sangster will be sorry .to leafs'; had the misfortune to fall (MO snow-covered ice can, Sunday efiegn eat,'` while walltie g on the highway fellow= ing a visitat the •bode of Me. and Mrs. R. Y. MaeLaren.' She was tak- en to Scott Memorial Hospital, • Sea - forth, where X-rays revealed a frac tared hip. She will remain in the hospital for ten' days before',being' brought to her home here. Hitler in Hensel) As a grand Climax to the War Sax- •- Ings Campaign Adolf Hitler, unknow) to many people of this world, is ly- ing at rest in Passmore's Electric Supply Shop "`at Hensall. In, this. Pose, much to his own dislike, he is helping to rase funds for his own downfall by prompting the ,many pas- sersby to purchase war savings certi- ficates. The grand climax to this; campaign will take ektlace;,,at Hen alt: on Saturday, March 1st, wheat nein . effigy will be burnt at .stake, .at. 10 - p.m., just opposite the bandstand, when Mr. Laird Mickle will give a re - (Continued on Page 4) Aces Continue Winning Streak Two: Duncan Cup games were play- ed last Saturday morning, The Acee. remained undefeated by beating . the Argos 8-5. Woods, scored' five times and Scott three times for the Aeet; while I. Dols got three for the Argos and K. Doig and Chesney got one '. each. K. Doig and Chesney were giv- en penalties. In the second game the Bears de- feated the Beavers 9-0. • Walsh scor- ed five goals and D. Strong scored 4 times. Penalties were given to B. Streng,,•Dupee and Thorne: • •- • r Bridge Series Nets $50 A delightful social evening• held ,on Monday at the borne. of the president, William. .De;c'reaux, brought a • 'series •of sixteen successful . i'iridge etirhres organized by Mrs. T. D. O'Neill, under the auspices of the Catholic Wornen's League tb a close. The total proceeds amovated to $50. Five tables were in. play .at the gatb- ering .00 Monday .eyeniiig,, the war stamp awards •going to Mrs. C. Mc- • Douald and Miss Minn. . Coley, Seaforth scored that' only not forgotten theta, ever --though you . goal of the i,r riod at 18.•15, Boat Draper are thousands of miles away. • scoring tir.assistPd. I wish to extend my thanks to all Seaforth tied it up in the second, the members of the Seaforth Over- poen, "Punch" McEwan scoring their sec- Heas League for the splendid work • ond• goat at- 4.20. and "Alley" Hilde- they. are doing. brand mads it three all at 19.55. Thanking you once again for your- Archie Hubert got what proved to he the winning goal at 4.55 of the third period. Archie got the puck in his own zone and went from end to end to beat. Dahmer from close in with a backhand shot. With just one 'second -remaining, Frank McEwan'scored Sea- forth's fifth goal. This goal tvas greatly disputed. SEAFORTI-P--Goal, Stade; defence, Hubert, 'R. McEwan; centre, McFad- din; wings, F. McEwan, Sills; alter- nates, • A. Hildebrand, Draper., ..Nlchel- :ocm. WATERLOO:—Goal, Dahmer; de- fence, Kopposer, Clair; centre, Cotey; wings, Grau, Huber; alternates, Lang. Guenther, Dargel, Pugh, Conrad, Pfaff. Summary First Period,— Wiaterloo, Huber (Grau)'. 8.25'; Waterloo, Grau (Clair), 9.05; Waterloo, Grau (Cotey.), 14.00; Seaforth, Draper, 15,45. Penalties— Dargel, Clair (2), Hubert. Second Period•—Seaforth, .R. IVEcEw- an, 4.20; Seaforth, A. Hildebrand (Mc- Faddin, Draper), 19.55. Penalties— Hubert, Glair. Third Perind — Seafortb, Hubert, 4.55; Seaforth, F. MoEwan (Hubert). 19,59. Penalties—Hubert, McFadd'in. Clair, Cotey. ' Referee—Honey Kuntz, Waterloo, Waterloo 4, Seaforth 2 The Waterloo Siskins .took the (Continued on Page 4) • Lions Hold Stunt Night The fortnightly banquet of the Sea - forth Lions Club was held on Monday evening nt the . Commercial Hotel With H. G. Meir ,chairman and Robert Jackson_ assistant. The meeting took the form of a "Stunt Night," and the .members of the club .entered into. the spirit of the aeoasian and many ar- tistic and, interesting stunts were presented. Ottetts of Inettubera 1u Seiitt 4l4 !tlV.11tli1)ec kindness, I remain. • Yours very truly, PTE. GEO1IGE CRICH * * Somewhere in England, Jan. 10. Just a line to let you know I re- ceived your cigarettes. It is sure swell to get a good Canadian smoke fora change. 1 just got back off 7 days' le•'ave up in Scotland. I hod a: wonderful time. Our tickets were made out to Aberdeen, but re got (Continued on Page 5) 'Goodbye", Congratulated Miss H. Isabel .Graham has receiv- ed congratulations. from Anita Browne, director of National Poetry Center and founder -organizer of poe- try ,veek, Radio City, Rockefeller Cen- ter, New York City, on her poem, "Good=bye," which was on exhibition , on National Poetry Day at the. New York World's Fair, and *as awarded honorable mention by the judges as being "one of the best poems receiv- ed from your, State." • 1 1 1.1