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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-07-25, Page 181, • • Righty -second Year Whole Number $841 T ROYAL. AIR .FORCE /TEAMS COMPETE IN H.F.L FINALS Port Albert 'Players Finish On Top in North and South Groups. FINALS MAY BE HERE Rgyal Air Force players from Port Albert station will compete for the Huron Football League's Stephenson trophy this year, as a result of the semi-final win over Brussels on. Mon- day night by the Flying Squadron. The Station Headquarters Squad last week defeated. St. Columban in the south group finals. In the Brussels game both sides played hard, fastfootball and the fliers won the victory because of their better ball control and more de- cisive finishes. The game was won in the last half, with the Fliers put- ting on the pressure after Brussels bad taken tihe offensive in. the first half.. But Brussels knew how to play a good defensive game too. Otherwise the scorer might have been greater ,against them Nichol and Pearson were particularly outstanding on the Brussels team. Brussels settled down with a steady offensive pace in the first. few minutes of the game and had they 'been a lit- tle steadier might have gained a lead in that brief opening drive. They overshot the mark however when they had what appeared to be sure scor- ing openings. The airmen, when it came their turn to attack, found the weak spots in the ,strong Brussels defence' and they scored, but their first goal was disallowed because of an offside. Wil- kie booted the ball into the Brussels net` for. the disallowed counter. The airmen continued- 'their attack howev- er and 15 minutes before, the • game ended Johnstone, taking a' well-plac- ed corner kick from Davis' boot, scored the winner. Brussels tried a comeback in the closing .minutes of the game but could hot penetrate the defensive wall set up by the fliers. The Flying Squadron team now meets the ' S.H Q., for the league fins ass,...... but tinder the ;.terms of an agreement With the league officials earlier in the season the fliers will play an exhibition game at Seaforth' The league will decide if that game is to be played between two teams of airmen or between a picked team of airmen and other league players.- BRUSSELS layers:BRUSSELS — Riley, , Gill, Nichol, King, Pearson, Bryanas, Russell, Far- quharson, Steisa, Barber; Lowe. PORT. ALBERT — Coxhill, Elkin, Baguely, -Holmes, Williams, Heaton, Bryant, Johnstone, Guthries, Downie, Wilkie, Davis. Referee—Wilson Allen. • Find Indian Axe Head An • interesting relic of the days of logng ago, when Indians roamed flu -ough the bush that covered pres- +nt Huron towns an towhships, was brought into The Expositor office Blast week by Mr. Oliver Anderson, of Hul- lett township. It was an Indian' axe -head, chipped out of stone, perfectly shaped, and measuring '7% x 3 inch'ee, and taper- ing to a head which measures four inches across. Around the edge of the head, grooves had been cut, apparently to hold the thongs that bound the head to the handle, which would probably be of wood. Mr. Anderson turned up this inter- esting relic while harrowing in a field. It is the first one he has ever come across, although at different times he has found Indian arrow Heads in the fields on his farm. Many Picnics, Rex :jons Held A•s Citizens Take Advantage of Weather • • • • • • • Use Less Gas Restricted safe of gasoline went into effect here oh Monday, but according to service station oper- ators has resulted in little incon- venience to local motorists, who anticipate their requirements and fill up before closing time. Motor- ists on thewhole are anxious to co-operate in the conservation of gasoline, and this fact accounts for' a considerable drop in•volume, one Seaforth operator said. • • • • • • R. A. F. ASK ' FOR 1 1 RADIOS PIANOS First Group Arrives At Clinton Wireless Station. The first group of Royal Air Force men who will occupy the Clinton Wireless Station, arrived there by special train over the week -end. Con- struction of the large camp is being rushed day and night to be ready for acditional groups. Officers in charge of the station are an;rious to provide as many facili- ties 11 Fl possible, for the men until such tinge as the permanent buildings are cola PIN ed, and • require particu- larly radios and pianos. Should any person have either a piano or radio which is not in use, the R.A.F. men at Clinton would -appreciate having it loaned to them. 4 Perseus wishing to help may com- municate wit'h Flight -Lieutenant Gar- wood, No. 31 Wireless School. Clin- ton, or may leave their name at The Huron Expositor office and it will be forwarded. ClaimsDam-ag �es for Weed Killer D. F. Coughlin, prominent farmer living in Stephen Township on the boundary between Huron and Middle- sex. Counties, was .plaintiff in a Divi- sion Court action against the County of 'Huron in Which he claimedci, $120.00 damages, to his .1940 crop et hybrid seed corn allegedly' caused by the. Huron County) weed sprayer, the' Wind . ha ,vk g b1 own; the poisonous liquid on to his corn, then five to six feet high, killing two rows on a 50 -rod front and damaging .the balance. The claim had been under review of the County Road Commission for nearly a year. Judge Costello reserved judgment for a few days. Mr. Coughlin•, who specializes in' hybrid seedy corn, was on the witness stand two hours. He conducts a derhonstration ,plot , and maintained that his reputation as a grower of corn had been" injured. Norman McKenzie,; inspector for the Department of Agriculture, was an- other witness for plaintiff. County Engineer T. R. Patterson testified that it had been the county's experience that crops damaged by weed spraying chemical soon revived and that there was usually not much loss. The rich uncle writes to his r:ephew: "I am sending you the $10 you requested, but must draw your attention to a spelling error in your last letter: '10' is written with one rought, not two." C rich Family, Turner's Church,` Thomson Clan Among Groups That Hold Annual 'Gatherings. HODGERT FAMILY ' MEETS IN STRATFORD Metnbers of the Federation of Ag- riculture Units of Hullett, Colborne and East and West Wawanosh town- ships coiubined to sponsor an inter- esting picnic at Auburn on Friday. A drizzling rain delayed proceedings somewhat and tended , to lessen the attendance. An idea of the Federation of Agri- culture can. be gained in this Mug- tretion," declared the guest speaker of the' afternoon program, V. S. Mil- burn, Secretary of the Ontario Fed- eration of Agriculture. "We have farmers with a surplus,, of feed on one hand in the Western provinces and on the other hand farmers who need feed for dairy cattle •and beef cattle in the Eastern provinces. Co-opera- tion such as the Federation. of Agri- culture is,. stressing at the present time would mean supplying the East- ern farmers, with that grain of the Western fanners." Other problems of the f armer as pointed out by the speaker were lack of help, feed at fair prices,, and lack of proper prices for the articles which the farmer se11sto maintain his live- lihood. "The Federation seeks to join all farm people together," said Att. Mil- burn, "so that by co-operation trey can find solutions to these common'' problems. The importance of farm organization's can not be stressed too highly, and now is the ,time to com- plete that organization, when farmers are 'in the mood for it, realizing their common problems." William J. Dale, of Hullett Town- ship, secretary of the Huron County unit of the Federation of Agriculture, acted as chairman during the after- noon. A' section of the Lncknow Pipe Band under the direction of D. Mc- Le[inan, 'of Lochalsh, ,were present at ;the picnic. Miss Josephine Weir and Harvey McGee of Auburn, both offer- ed solos. A program of sports and a picnic lunch which had been planned. had to be abandoned, owing to rain in the early evening. Later in the evening Irwin's Orchestra played for a dance on an outdoor platform when the weather cleared up. One hundred and twenty members. of the Crich clan met at Harbor Park, Goderich, for their annual picnic' on Wednesday, July 16. There were re- presentatives from Toronto, Pontiac, Clinton, London and Seaforth. The sports committee had a good round, - up of ,gamesand races, the results of which were:' Girls' race, 1 to 6 years, Marjorie Car'twright,t' boys' race, 1 to 6 years, R. Hugill a boys' race, '6 to 9 years, Bob - Townshend, Jack Cole; girls' race, 6 to 9 years, Ethel Cole, Lois Crich; girls' race, 9 to 12 years, Margaret Cole; young ladies' race, Helen Crich, Evelyn Crich; /young men's race, Laurie Crich, Norm Pep- per; young married women's race, M. E. Hugill;• young married men's race,. Ernie Crich, 011ie Cole; parcel 'race,. Mrs. Cummings; kick the slipper, Helen Crich; balloon race, Amy Wal- ters; youngest member present, Ross. Crich; oldest member present, Mr-. J. E. Ball; those coming farthest, Mr. and Mrs. E. Crich, Pontiac, Mich.; mysterious lady; Mrs. J. T. Crich. Program included selections On gui- tar by Miss Helen Brown, of Pontiac, Miah.,.and choruses by pupils of S.S. No. 4. NA bounteous picnic supper was enjoyed and all report a good time. Scott Family Has Reunion The reunion of the Scott • family was •held •at Stratford when eighty (Continued on Page 4) NEW FLAX PULLING MACHINE W ORKS HERE Re FahiHb' Yr sill Ott and' "th'tiiatltrr, h flair pu(iNlrlp wiachtinai, ijhturetl Above,,and, ownedbythe esky• Flax Cor, ..paultlr 10 abet* of flax In si day. The abeid *titre Wee taken.near Londeshbro last :.• NEW REPLACESIAND FLAX PULLING Interesting Machine is Used By Hesky Flax Com- pany Here. MANY TIMES FASTER The days• when fteix pulling was an opportunity for boys and girls to earn some spending money are, apparent- ly, almost passed. Now machinery' ,does the work formerly done by hand. A field of fiax, opvmed by Hesky Flax Co., on the western outskirts of town, was pulled this week by the new machines, which, attracted much interest as a result of the almost hu- man manner in vehicle they pulled and spread the t1ax. A number of pullers are now oper- ating in the county. Each puller is hauled by a tractor, but the pulling mechanism itself is operated by a .5 horsepower air-cooled gasoline en- gine. Thus the speed of the pulling parts is maintained regardless of the speed of the tractor. The ,pulling mechanism is so built that • as the machine travels ahead, the straw is bent over and gripped by endless, rubber belts and ,pulled out of the ground. These grippings belts fu4c- tion at about sic to eight inches abov the ground' so that the short weeds and grasses are passed owed` by the .puller. The machine Will pull about 10 acres of flax' in a day, whereas a, man will pull only an acre in about four or five days. - • Bishop, Visits ,r Anglicanhurch The Bishop of Huron was at St. Thomas:' Cherrch ori Sunday morning last. He administered the rite of corfirmation and preached an ab'e sermon dealing with the present-day situation in the world; taking as his text, "Our S'ufficiency) is of God" ,(2 --eon 3; 5). "!Ph`1se 61'Armed, . were: George Earle, Allan- Pretty, Donald Thorne, George Durham, Isabel Case. Louise Case, Mrs. Hazel Harrison. An appropriate' colo was splendidly rendered by Miss May Holmes. A large congregation was helped and in- spired by the Bishop's Visit. • " Flax Mill Owners Will Organize Organizations, of 'a federally incor- porated association to look after their general interests in national and in- ternational dealings, was decided up- on by about 60 flax mill owners of Quebec and Ontario at a meeting in Montreal on July 16th. Problems facing the industry's war effort, in- cluding financing and the acquisition of new machinery were also discuss- ed. It was the second meeting of the Ontario producers in a • fortnight. They decided ori July 3rd to go to Montreal to talk things over with Quebec producers. All these . musicians are giving The millowners' chief product, flax their services free, and the program fibre, is now purchased in its entirety itself certainly is outstanding. for the British Government for war ecord Crow'd t File' LionsFarb lor Crowd • Comes Early and E MON• etays Late Enjoying Ful-COUPNight of . Entertainment • HONOUR, Shorthorn Cow and Calf go to Clayton Martin, Engle- hart, Ont., Visiting Here. PERFECT WEATHER ADDS. TO ENJOYMENT It was a happy and carefree crowd of 'around 8,00Q people that enjoyed the program, played the games, saw the fireworks and ate hot dogs and drank pop at the Seaforth Lions Club seventh annual summer carnival at Lions Panic here on Wednesday even- ing. The hot weather only served • to put everybody in the best of spirits, and the crowd thoroughly enjoyed the many features that commenced with a parade at seveno'clock and ended seven hours later when the dancing stopped. Hit of the parade. was the unit of one hundred Royal Air Force men, in Canada less than a week, who marehaf ed smartly behind the R.C.R. Brass Band of Londoh. Not only were the airmen the hit of -the parade, but as they took •part in the evening's fun they were frequently : complimented on their srnart appearance and the manner in which they conducted themselves. Theparade included also two pla- toons of the Kent Regiment, a clown band from Toronto, 'D' Co. Middlesex and Huron Regiment under Major T. M. Morgan, and the Seaforth High- landers °Band: The program, presented, on the 'large stage, commenced upon the ar- rival of the parade at the • park and continued until nearly midnight when the fireworks display was pr sented. . During the evening ti'ekets. were drawn for the' merchants' carnival sale prize and these were won as fol- lows: 1st, $25 war stamps, ticket 1059„ Mrs. C. Barrett, Seaforth,-,.,2nd, $15 war stamps, ticket 2527, Russel Coleman, R.R. Seaforth, and 3rd, $10 war stafnps, ticket 867, Mrs. Hugh Gordon, Seaforth. The final draw was for the Short- horn cow and calf and this was won by C. O. Martin, Clinto , with ticket No. 2890. A' feature of the program was an interesting' demonstration by a ' Red Cross ambulance unit from Toronto. During the evening the local Red' Cross Society operated a booth on the grounds. War Victims Fund Concert Willis Tipping and His Cascade Rhythm Orchestra of eleven musi- cians head the , list with supporting artists, Harry Hoffman and Roy Goulding, in a concert sponsored by the Toronto Star for British War Victims next Sunday evening at 9 p.m. at Lakeview Casino, Grand Bend. purposes. This assumes them of a ' Q steady market for the present•and it Observe 68th is understood that Great Britain this yearcould take 10,0(10 tons of fibre, Anniversaryas compared with only '5,000 tons last year. ' - Started in 1929, the flax industry has grown steadily in Quebec and On- tario and its operations have also im- proved from the sale of the raw pro- duct at the outset until today the milts export graded flax fibre and seed. Last year over 23,000 bushels of seed was shipped to England and Eire. There are about 35,000 acres under cultivation today in ,the two provinces, but the yield is expected to be slightly below normal due to the exceptionally dry weather of last month. - The chief purpose o the proposed association is to provi a a medium of representation in relations with the Cahadian Government and purchasing agents of other countries, including Great Britain. When the charter is granted the board will include the following: J. P. Cloutier, P. P. Demes, A. D. Mc, Donald, T., A. G. Gordii•, Seaforth, and J. O. Glour. Words of Inspiraifgn THOUGHT A WEEK FOR A PEOPLE AT WAR "The •difference betvreen the Allies and tihe Germans is that Mir feilowe know . they are lighting for soiaethhvg very dear to them while—the Ger- mans realty.donit cat'1)i I thinit," —Wing Gomanailder :E;rriest A. 11 eN b" `oil . lLlg - froni .,, . at!ri;;ial; f �rnl'taitt: i , • St. George's Anglican Qhurch,•Wal- ton, celebrated its sixty-eighth anni- versary with Rev. Frank Lewin, L. Th., Parkhill, former Rector of Wal- ton, in charge. The theme of his morning sermon was "The Fulfilling of God's Covenant." The subject of the evening service was "Backslid- ing." The choir, under the direction of Miss W. A. Frain, sang special music. Rev. F. W. C..1Watts. Rector, *as at Parkhill. • Amenities of July 12- Here The Goderich Signal -Star in its is - spa of last week refers to an -inter- eating story concerning the 12th int Seaforth, as follows: "A practical demonstration of Can- adian unity which Was the keynote of Grantee demonstrations last Saturday, July 12th, Was to be seen at Seaforth. Looking for a place to spread a small picnic party, County Clerk N. W. Miller, past county master of the Or- ange Lodges of South Huron, unwit- tingly chose the Id.wn of Father Huse sey, S'eaforth's popular Roman Cath- olic priest. It was not long before the cleric came to join the party and to welcome his friend, Mr. Milder. Mrs. Miller was introduced and its the ensuing conv,rsa;ion it turned out that both she and 'Father f=lussey were born in Asandield, and that .they had many friends in common. An in- teresting time'•Was a had and many a .good la,irgh enjoyed as old times were ger ailed, *Adler ilusspy, by the way. pat- ronized. an Orange booth during the days; asking forr's lot deg With green • • • • • • Heavy Traffic In spite of the heavy traffic Qn No. 8 Highway on Wednesday night during the Lions Carnival, no accidents Were reported to provincial traffic officers who pa - ,trolled the highway in the vicl'i%- ity of the park. The officers commented on the fact that car drivers'genefally co-operated fully in clearing traffic as quickly as possible. Policing within the park was in charge of provincial and county police under Provincial Constable Frank Fox. •.,, • • • - • • FALLS FROM WHEEL IS BADLY INJURED J. John Mulligan Has Weak Spell While Riding Bicycle. Apparently seized with a . weak spell, John Mulligan, 75 -year-old Eg= mondville resident, suffered serious injuries early Thursday, morning weep he fell from his bicycle. • Mr. Mulligan was.. on his way to the farm .of James Black, on the 2nd. of Tuckersmith, and the accident occur- red as he was going down the hill near the Forest farm. • He was dis- covered some time later by Alex Chesney, for whom he was working. The injured man suffered serious facial lacerations' and coneession. He was• removed to Scott Memorial Hos- pital. • The Late Andrew Moir (The following article le written by Mr. John Elder, of Hensall. Mr. Elder ,will be recalled as the author of an interesting series dealing with early Tuckensmith pioneers which ran in The Expositor a -few years ago.) (By John Elder) An exemplary man and farmer, he lived on lot 34, con. 2. Usborne. His name was Andrew Moir. Mr. Moir left home in early dayis and took up a 100 -acre farm in Lambton County. It was mostl'y.bush land, but he clear- ed most of the 100 -acre farm while there, and made some money. His mother having charge of the old homestead for a goodly number of years wished to give it up, so ar- rangements were made with Andrew to sell his farm in Lambton and take over the old home farm, and doubt- less he would get a little money from home when he started out first, but it was not very much. He spent much time and money fix- ing up the old homestead until it was one of the tidiest and best -kept farms in the district. Mr. Moir had consid- erable money left him not many years before he died, but that was long af- ter be ceased to need any financial help, so it did him little good. He was a man who seemed to have plen- ty of time to do everything. The neighbors always. noticed he never was in a hurry and never behind with his work. There were times he had hired help, but he was alond a good part of the time. I can vouch for his success as a farmer, as I handled muc of the grain he produced in connecon with my great seed business fo -many years. It had to be clean only to make it true to name, to sell under the Seed Control Act. He kept his livestock always in, good condition and, he was so kind to everything they thrived accordingly. I was in iien'sall one time and saw two beautiful fat cows coming walk- ing together like a yoke of oxen and Andrew walking behind, and Mrs. Moir following up with horse and buggy. He even was good to his hens. He had a hollowed: -out stone in the henhouse that he used to save any bones from the house and take them to the henhouse and with a good) hamnmer he would break them up on this stone so the hens could* swallow them. I have seen the itiezt& about two deep tryin 'to get the bones. And of course, he carried in lots. of eggs as the results. One time .s; neighbor's fowl ..Was r (Continued on Page 4) mustard. ire vas prevailed upon to' take aria with yaiitar mtletat�'d; 1 e .also sat inti. with the 'efe td to hear t1t ' slieenhree;duping t'he'•,Afteriiiddni"' Mr. and Mrs. George. Kruse are Guests.. At . Re- ception. AT BAYFIELD PAV: Mr. and Mrs. George Kruse, who ,, were recently married, were honol'ed" Thursday evening when friends in Egmondtville, Seaforth and Tucker - smith gathered °in: Bayfield at ',the pavilion. Dancing, with music . bye • Murdoch's orchestra, was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Kruse were present- ed with a sum of money by Mr. Jas. Hughes, while Edwin Chesney read the following address: To Mr. and Mrs. George Kruse, congratulating them 'on their mar- riage; Dear George and Jean: A Miller down in Egmondeille, Of hard work, thought he 'h'ad'his fill,, • His health impaired --she'd quit the Mild And "let George do it." Now George he had two "helpers", there, At arguing they would do their share, For working—they did not really care, They "let George do it." Now George was of the ';homemak- ing" kind, We knew that something was on his mind, Yet no one offered the solution to find,; They "let George do it." What Spring does to laddies 'is really no Jest, The birdies and bees are all building .•. a nest, .The-aehes,in. his heart wouid•.noe:let • him rest, - So, George must ..do it. ' He found the solution before. he was through Arranged with his "Dad" just what they would do, Their house was so large, they'd split it in two, He "let George do it." He met up with "Jeanie with the light brown hair" On her way to her . home, she was lovely and fair, With some courage he asked, if he might see her there, She "let George do it." Ile could see no harm. in one little kiss, He knew that just one, she would never miss; It was no use to argue with a chap like `this, So she "let George do it." The affair went on with never a . hitch, At every chance a kiss he'd snitch, 'Twas all because he did her bewitch, When she "let George do it." We've heard of the Arab Sheik in his tent, And the camel coaxed with sl ntent, Por his nose to warm—ther3'=in he went, We watched "George do it)' Now George, he believed ,.in making hay, When the sun was shining, make no delay; He'd see the parson, what could she say? But "let George do it." He'd taken a chance, and had Bought the ring, 'Twas no 5 & 10 model, abut was the real thing; Now he's as happy and proud as a king, And boasts how George did it. We leave you now and hope that'!you may Be always as happy as you are to-, day; When troubles: arrive, we hope that,; he'll say, of .;,;r.:,; : t "Let George do it." 11 Accept this present with good wishes to, For a, long and a happy life to you; May your blessingsbe many, and your sorrows few, And may you never rue it. All- your friends join with us in this, and they, are manyx. Carniiral Sale Seafertlr mer'chants this" week . areco.operating, iih a ilii5'bdi u carnival .sale, when' afitatalnd'li' values are available.i'fl a for d ;" playiflg the task t;pe • sale • co ttinuee until wtdli, .la Sq