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The Huron Expositor, 1941-12-26, Page 1i Eighty-second Year Whole Number 3863 SEAFORTH LEADS IN SEAL CAMPAIGN I ,First To Reach and Ex- ceed Final Return For Last Year. HENSALL COUPLE MARRIED' 50 YEARS Mr and Mrs. John T. Mit- chell Mark Event At Tuckersmith Home. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mitchell, high- ly esteemed residents of Hensall, cele- brated their 50th wedding annivers- ary on Tuesday at the home• of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Traquair in Tuckersmith, A afowl dinner with all the: ttimmings marked the occasion. The table was centered with a three -tiered wedding cake and a bouquet of bronze mums and golden tapers. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell received many gifts which included a bouquet of bronze mums from the town neigh - Ma'. lrthur Ford, Chairman of the bors; a studio couch from the family Christmas Seal Committee, of Queen and sister; telegrams from a nephew Alexandra Sanatorium, in an inter- in California and grandson in Ton•on- view yesterday, gave some intdreet- to. The family consists of Mrs. ,Tur- ing facts regarding the 1941 campaign.` vis Horton, Mrs. Melvin Traquair, In former years it has not usually ,4Mrsf- Carl Stoneman. Hensel', and one been until after the first ol: the New son. Stanley; on. the homestead. Mr. Year that individual cities, towns• or and Mrs. Mitchell have lived in Hen - (Continued on Page 4) sall for fifteen years, • SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DKEMBER t 26, 1941 MANY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES- IN HENSALL DISTRICT Churches and Schools. Spon- sor Annual Enter2. tainments. NEWS OF HENSALL The scho•bl room of Carmel Presby-. terian Church was the setting Mon- day evening for the annual presentti- tion of the Christmas Sunday school concert. The minister, Rev. W. W.eir•, was chairman. The opening numbers were the singing of carols, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" and "H-oly Nigbi, Peaceful Night," follpwed with the welcome by Shirley Bell; Joyce Pfaff, Kenny, Campbell and Donald Bell. Rec- itations were given by Gerald . Bell, May Campbell, Bobby Bell, Kenneth Moir, Arnold Campbell, Gordon Moir. and Glenn Campbell. Other uunibe r included dialogues, "Trials of a Tea.c.l,- er" and "Town Talk" by Miss Bert, Pfaff's class. Miss Margaret Dougall and Mrs. Charles Forrest favored with delightful piano solos and the closing number, a pantomine entitled "Gates Ajar" by Miss Irene Hog- -garth's class and many gifts ..were distributed from .an attractive tree lovely with Christmas emblems, San- ta Claus and Rev. Weir doing the hon- ors. Mr. Paul Seddon, of Tpronto, is the guest of Robert and Douglas Cook. Mr. N. Cook and son, Robert, were in Tor to a few days last week. Mrs. Marl ham, of London, Was a recent guest with Mr. and Mrs. J. iJ. Stewart. ' Gordon'Campbell is assisting at the .local post office, during the holiday rush. Mr. Morley Sanders, principal of the Hensall continuation school, left un (Continued on Page 4) P.U.C. Staff Receive Bonus The Public Utility Commission held -its final Meting of the year on Mon- day afternoon), in the council cham- bers. Chairman E. L. Box presided. Accounts were p.assed..rtnd -the Com- mission approved Christmas bonuses of.$.5.00 each for members of the staff. Chairman Box, erspr'essed his appree.- iation of the „,co-operation extended him during the year by members of the commission and staff. AY EVERY JOY BE YOURS THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON ! WM. AMENT • Stanley Unit Directors Meet Murray Grainger, president, and Elmer Webster, secretary of the Stan- ley Township Unit of the Federation of Again -Rare, were appointed dele- gates to the annual county meeting being held in Clinton on January 7th. et a meeting of the township direc- tors 'held at the home of John A. M'c- F,wan. The meeting approved a resolution by John McEwan and 11. M. Peck, that reports of meetings be carried in. lo- cal papers, and that special meetings he advertised in the same papers. Directors' meetings will be held on the third Monday- evening oaf •each month. The meeting instrue ed ea: h Re-elect Plowing Match. Officials Responsible For International Here Largely Attended Meeting Endorses Preliminary Work' Done By Commit- tee.. 1,000 WILL ATTEND SEAFORTH'-BANQUET • A largely attended and enthusiastic. meeting •of farmers and businessmen on Saturday re-elected the members of the Huron Plowing Match commit- tee and approved in principal the pre- liminary work done by this committee in preparation for the international Match being held west of Seaforth 'n October of next year. 'the meeting, was held in the ,agricultural, board rooms. J. D. Thomas, • committee chairman, presided. Representatives of the Ontario Plowmen's Association were present and took part in the discussion. In- cluded in the group were J. A. Carroll, secretaryrmanager; J. B. Ketchum, of Fergus, who heads the Ontario assoc- iation; vice-president Gordon McGar- in; Treasurer Clark Young and direc- tors George Waldie and Victor Port- eous. A suggested budget of receipts and expenditures was presented to the meeting by Hugh Hill' and approved. Expenses totalling $10,000 were list - eq. ''Included in the recommendations (Continued on Page 4) •--- Farrn Forums Heads Meet 92nd BIRTHDAY J. W. Ortwein, wel Iknown Hen- , sall resident, who observed his 92nd birthday at his home in Hen - sell ori Christmas day. MILITARY DISPLAY HERE JANUARY 6, 7 t I Exhibition in Cardno's: Is Open To Public on Wednesday. T,wo • delegates from each of ten ,Farm Radio Forums ie. the Seaforth district met in the ,council chambers - in Seaforth to debide which two of the four action projects, suggested by the radio forum headquarters,, would be studied in the district this'w-inter, K. E. Jackson was appointed chair- man" of the meeting with R. t$. Mc- Kercher acting as secretary. After a lengthy discussion a vote was taken, each delegate voting according to the prefei'etnee of his or •her forum. It .was unanimously decided to study Co- operative Purchasing with the muni- cipal doctor system being the second choice. Robert McMillan was ap- pointed as district key' man for the study of co-operative purchasing, be- ginning Jan. 19.. Mr..McMillan in- tends to attend the ,s'iiourt course un co-operation to be held at the O.A.C. Dec. 29 to Jan. 3rd. The key -man for the project on the municipal doctor system beginning Feb. 16 is to be Samuel Scott. It was decided to carry on a study of the other two projects if possible at a,later date. After a discussion on Federation of Agriculture activities, the meeting was adjourned. director to canvass his school section for members dur»ia' the period Jame pry 12th to 18th, and also that e{l.-h director start a rndio forum in- his section after first obtaining informa- tion from Provincial Secretary alarm- ond. The next meeting of the directors will be held at the home of Eimer Webster on the evening of January 1.9th. • 1 • • •- . 800 Guests More than 800 children of the district were guests of the Sea - forth Lions Club last week' and received Christmas stockings from Santa Claus. Following Santa's appearance4the children were the guests of the club at the Regent Theatre. On Sunday the mem- bers of the Club visited Huron County Home, where a short'pro- gram, including Christmas car- bls, and a short address by Dr. F. J. Burrows was presented. Lion M. A. Reid was chairman. • • • • • LOCAL CHURCHES SPONSOR XMAS ENTERTAINMENTS Sunday _School Pupils Pres- ent Interesting Christ- mas Programs. SANTA APPEARS Pupils of the St. Thomas' Church Sunday school presented their annual Christmas entertainment on, Tuesday evening to an audience that filled the school room. The program included the follow• ing nuntbei•s, with Rev. R. P. p. Hur- ford as .chairman: Christmas carols by the school: moving pictures by Jerry Meir; recitation, Phyllis Pretty: duet; "Beulah Bradburn and Margaret Grummett, "Away in a Manger": recitations, Wilba Pretty, Nancy Nott, Marie Handey, Phyllis Pretty, Cora Handey: "Silent Night" by the class; "All Through, the Night," Dorothy Agar; recitation, Jimmy Handey. "That -11:s For the Chocolate Milk,' the helpers; "South of the Border," Jean Agar and June Shaw; recitation, Geo. Shaw; recitation, Bert Shaw; duet, Jacqueline and Billy Brown; "The First Noel." Kathleen Holmes and Louise Case; "There'll Always Be An England." Jean Shaw and June Agar; recitation, Helen Ann Brown; carol, Mary Boswell., ,lean Fraiser; "Truth of Consequences," by the Junior W, A.; recitation by Bert Shaw. Those who received pins were: • Gold ones, (Continued on Page 4) Huron county citizens will have an opportunity to see how the army works when a military caravan visits Seaforth on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6th ,and 7th. The interesting display is being held in Cardno,s Hall and will be open to the public on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. The exhibition will show by means of a series of displays ,the ordinary everyday lite of the soldier. Separate displays will cover the army medical corps, army pay corps, rations, dental corps. trade training and educational services. The 'display will arrive in town on the 6th and. Oleg evening a private showing will be eld for represent1 tives of organizations and other MN - nits throughout the county. • SeaforthOfficers Are Promoted R. C. A. F. promotions announced during the past week include F./i). J. A. 'Munn, 'who is promoted to Flight Lieutenant, and I'./O. Ian MacTavish who is now a Flying Officer. Flt. -Lieut. Munn is stationed near Ottawa, and F.O. MacTavish is al Camp Borden. • Ministers,Choirs Exchange • Lions, Legion Bingo Tuesday The ministt•r. Rev. Harold Vernon. and choir of the Mitchell Fnite,1 Church will come to Seaforth on San• day evening next in exchange with Rev. 1i. V. Workman and the senior and junior choirs of Northern' Clingy, The Setif trill choirs will present the muscle e'ir, n at the service on Sunday ereninglest in Northside ('hunch. -1‘l,1- c'rcll t•hotr will lit`csent the ycams: 1, 1vIemories Of ilethlehein find Rev. 11r. Vernon e ill deliver a brief ad- • dress. . The 'Lions and Legion will holed a Bingo in the Armouries on Tuesday night. Prizes will be a choice of chickens or blankets. During the evening a number of special games will be played when McLean PM, 4-50 a 'St" ax' POLICE FIND TRACE OF HIT AN, RUN MO •OHST St. Columban an Suff'ers Injuries When -.Car Crashes Buggy ON SUNDAY NIGHT Police are continuing their search for a hit-and-run driver that St 'It buggy driven by Alphonsus e'r of St. Columban, early Sunday evening. Cronin suffered a fractured nose and cheekbone. The accident occurred on No. 8 highway between Dublin and St. Columban. Provincial Traffic Officer George Gooier of Mitchell, who investigated the accident, stated that Cronin was driving his horse in an easterly direc- tion when the unknown motorist, travelling in the same direction, struck the horse-drawn vehicle in the rear, seeding it into the ditch. ..The buggy was reduced to kindling wood. After the collision the motorist sped away from the scene without stopping to inquire what damage had been caused. Officer Govier reports that the buggy carried a reflector and 'a light on the rear, but despite this the motor crashed into it. Mr. Cronin was removed to his home in St. Col- umbian, where a hurried examinatflon indicated serious consequences are not. expected. Police , are in possession of a heUad- light and door handle believed to be from the car. , • Cancel Xmas Leaves In West The following letter was received by Mr. A. Way from his son, Clare, who is .with the R.C.A.F.'on the west "Well, today IS Monday, and as you already know another war is on. I think this was the biggest surprise to me, and I think to many of us, since the war began over two years ago. I sincerely believe though that the good old U.S.A. is more than a match for the Japs in spite of the fact that they got away to a head starLsea the U.S, navy. "I guess you already know also that the new . war front created here on the Pacific, has greatly affected • the Canadian air force personnel station- ed here in British Columbia. Our leaves were all automatically cancel- led yesterday and those who were at home on leave have already been call- ed back to their various camps. So • the prize will be a turkey. you see once again I have far from Proceeds all go to the British Wal. hit the jackpot insofar as 5ny long - Victims' fund, .looked for holiday is concerned,. It • may blow over very quickly though, and I don't think it will -be very long before Uihasthings P.O. Open Hour pretty wellthe unnclerted controlStates, What do Christmas .Day The parcel and general delivery wickets at the post office will be open for one hour on Christmas Dayl from 12 tis 1 p.m., according to Postmaster C. P. Sills, There will be no rural retail delivery. Train No. 36 (afternoon) will not arrive in Seaforth until 6.46 p.m. Christmas Da;;, also Dec. 26th and Jatt. 1, 1942. you think? "Our camp here today was a ver,t- able conglomeration of air force, navy and army, and for once I saw all three forces agreeing on one thing — the fact that all three units would work together to repel any attack. I don't believe the Japanese will ever 'fret past the Yankee naval base at Hawaii to create any great damage. 1 suppose you are pretty well versed on the happenings, as I can recall bow i you used to follow the newscasts on current. affairs." .' .w THIS Christmas Greeting brings a two -fold message Appreciation for our friendly co- operation during the pear and Cur<<ir•(Fuc RI .F(((( (1(. Prosperite' in the docs to ccme N. CL UFF &SGA . ..,, . . .. d.•• r.4.7.1( I '14(