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-Year - •
umber 3974
'SEAFORD' PUBLIC.
LIBRARY HA MOST
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Has Membership of 293, and
' Total Book Circula-
tion -of 8,058.
MR. MOFFAT CHAIRMAN
The annual meeting of the Seaforth
Public ,Library Board was held in the
board room on Monday evening.
Mrs. C.' E. Smith and Rev. H. V.
Workman, the newly -elected members
1» the beard, were welcomed by
' Chairman P. B. Moffat; arid a resolu-
tion was passed .expressing the deep
-regret -of- the Board in the death of
Mrs; M. A. Reid, .a veined member
and former secretary -treasurer.
- The financial statement showed re-
ceipts of. $1,471.08 and total expendi-
tures for the year cif $1,235,18. Dur-
ing the year 144 new books were add-
ed; and the Library now has a, total'
of ),948 volumes.
Miss Greta Thompson, Librarian,
reported a membeiship of. 236 adults
_and 7e73`iitrianifie, and a tail book:
Circulation in 1943 a 8,058. In re-
engaging Miss Thompson as librarian,
the 'board highly commended her• on
the efficiency of her work and again
voted -her a •cost oftliving bonus of
45.9 .per.
Officers elected for the coming Yel'
were as follows: Chairman, P. B.
Moffat; secretary -treasurer, A.
SteWerfs book -,.committee; Miss S. .1.
McLean, conlener, Miss Alice Daly,
Mrs. C. E. Smith, Rev. 11.
man; property' coltumittee, Mis -M- E.
Turnbull, convener, Dr. M. W. Stap-
leton, P. B. Moffat, J. A. Stewart,
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To Lecture in
OntarioMuseuni
One of the series of lectures that
are given each Saturdaysat the Royal
Ontario Museum will be, "Shells Of
the Tropical Pacific," and will be de-
livered by Dr. J. G. Oughton.
Dr. Oughtan is a native of Seaforth,
a son of the late William Oughton,
and a nephew 'of Mrs. J. J. -Sclater
and Mrs.. Thomas Bickell, of this
town.'
BADMINTON
R
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Round Robin tournament this week
was the best of the season. With
about 26 mercitters! in play you could
see, plenty flowing skirts and flying;
feet. The word 'lunch' •-certainlY at-
tracts, and we 'must mention our ap-
preciatioe for the delicious lunch the
committee -served. Keep it up, girls!
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Our Dublin members accepted dur
invitation and We hope .they had a
good time. We certainly , enjoyed
having them. Girls, you don't need a
special invitation. Come up any time.
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Theclub has decided to hold their
Red dress, bridge on Ivionday, Feb.
21st. Everyone is welcome and the
fee is only 25 cents. This is one way,
people, of doing ,yOur bit for the Red
Cross, so. come out on the 21st and
have a game of tfridge.
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Real/Its: ' 1. McKenzie and F. Mat-
thews 4efeated I. Weedmark 'and J.
McMaster,15s9; Id. Evans and M.
Golding defeated M Stapleton and T.
Flannigan, 1.5-5; M. Hays and A. Reid
defeated A.. MoGavin and D. Parke,
3.5.1g,; J..'Slattery. ande N. Jeffrey de-
feated W. Poulin and EL Lester, 15-10;
M. Selater and D. Pakke defeated .11.
; Fennell and A. id,. J.5-5;11
ale -earl M. Hart defeated I. :Weed:
nark - dui M. HaYs, 15-9; M. EVans
F. Matthewe,defeated A.' McGay.
in and., L Flannigan, 15-12; ,MarY' Card -
no and •L''' McMaster defeated. Janet
Olaf( and Is"Southgate, 15:8; J,s,
at-
tery and A. Reid' defeated lliteed-
mark' and M. Stlipleten, 1542 M,
v-
ans and J. .McKenzie defeated VV.
Penile and Its:Fennell, 15-3; V. Lestet
and N. Jeffrey defeated A. Mel
And P.. Matthews,- -18.15,;__ lteitto0,1
and I. Flannigan. defeated .1.
zle and D. Parke, 1542; J. •Oitiffsend
M. Cardillo defeated lit flail and
Hat Atbg143 .. t
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Everything t ifferent Here
To Seafortli Airman After
1rtireerirears 011yer seas
Flight Lteutertant T. E. Daly,
,80-11 of Mr. and Mi'a. J. F. Daly, '
of SeaTorth, who has returned to
his home on leave, after three
years overseas doing special radii)
work.
141-111BBERT
S. co. ANNUAL
T. G. Ballantyne Re-elected
President, and B. W. F.
Beavers, 'Secy.-Treas.
The anneal meeting of the Usborne
and Hibbert..Matual Fire Insurance
Co. was held 'in theliblic Hall; Far-
quhar, Monday; 4 Feb. 7th, at 2 .4iatts
There was a 'good attendance efstnein-
hers, making an enthusiastic meeting.
The president, Mr. Thomas G. Bal-
.1antype,,deenpied the char and; gave
an -opening address concerning the
activities of the company. The -finan-
cial report given by the secretarSs
treasurer, B., W. F. Beavers, showed
the company in a•• very strong finan-
cial position.. The aisslitors' report,
given by William Johns and Gilbert
Duncan, said they found the accounts
in first' class shape and correct.
Messrs. John Hackney and Angus
Sinclair 'Were rc-elected directors
the ensuing three years. Messrs,
William johns and Gilbert Duncan
were reappointed,'auditbrs.
Following the election there was a
general good ,wili discussion by the
members, who 'igkgii Many questions
abdue the woiltieg •ef the company.
The meeting closed with the ' National
'Anthem.
At the close of the.ansual meeting,
the directors met for organization.
Thomas G. "Ball arrty n e., was raelected
s.resident, and Mr. William A. Hamil-
ton vice-president. Mr. B. W. F.
Beavers was reappointed' secietary-
treareirer. •
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BIG ZURICH PLANT
ESTROYEDBYFIRE
F. C. Kalbfleisch . Sons
Planing Mill Was En-
gdged in War Work.
One of the most disastrous fires in
the history of Zurich and district, al-
most completely destroyed the large
frame planing mill establishment of
F; C. Kalbfleisch & Son, 6n, Wednes-
day night •
The plant' had been running full
time on war work lei several years,
and- its destruction will he felt not
only as a war industry, but by many
districts in Western Ontario tbat..4ad
been served ' by the mill for many
years.
The origin of the fire is unkneyste
but, filmes in the mill were first no-
ticed by Mrs. Gordon Bleck, who lives
near by. She telephoned the lire de -
pertinent, but the fire had gained such
headway the mill could .not be saved.
Fire repartments from Zurich, Hen -
sail, Dashwood and the R.C.A,P:• at
Grand Bend saved adJofningflh1dings
and houses.
'Thousands of gallons of water were
plinaPed from adjoining wells and.4he
ate departments were credited wftk
saving -the F. C. lalbflelech & Son
flisit. mill and houses owned by Ivan
Kalbfleisch.
Sparks (tern the fire ignited large
tatatiteaLlaMber and flatness shot high
WI the airi attracting hundreds o die-
trict residefite.
te loss Is estimated at betwten
$56,000 "and $70,600, and will throw.
iiftt SittlialtlYeeti out 6f Mirk. .
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Flt. Lt. T. E. Daly:Returned
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Home on Saturday After
Tillie Years' Special
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R,adio 'Work Overseis.
ENLISTEWIN
NOVEMBER, 1940
"The • abundance of food in Canada
is still hard to believe and everything
seethe ("like different and strange,"
was, the statement of Vit. Lt. trT. E.
Daly, upon his return hone' to Sea -
forth' after spending threa y.pars._ do-
ing special radio work overseas. '
After joining- the.,410.A,F. in NO-
vember; 1940, Flt.Lt. :Daly .was. com-
missioned and went directly overseas
in January, 1941. FOr• the ,first year
he journeyed through England, Scot-
land and the .Hebrides 'before being
transferred to the Middle Est, While
in England he was presented to the
Queen and had tea with herand the
two Princesses. "i• found the' Queen
very • gracious • and 'lovely, with a
sparkling` personality," was his com-
ment on Her Majesty.
In 1943 be spent threemonths on
a world •cruiee, visiting Durban, South
Africa,: and, Bombay, „ India, before
ioining a .mobile unit "•;of the A P.
on the western desert. Fit. Lt. Daly
stated' that during , the time he was
overseas, he worked in conjunction
With the R.A.Fs.
His first expeiieiice in actual war-
fare was in the retirement of -the
Brittsh 8rth Army from Tobruk to El
Alemein. Onthis movement he was.
subjected to several .close calls. Later
he participated in the advance of Gen-
eral Montgomery' from El Alemein
to Tunis. "The Most impressive event
1 saw was the might„of the offensive
at El ..Alemein" before the new push.
began," he declared.
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Lions Hold
Bums' Night
Seaforth Lions Club not only Fele-
brated Burns' Night, but made a Scott
night out ,of it as welts
Sam- Scott gave an exceedingly in-
teresting talk oh Mires and his poe-
try; James T Scott sang "Burns in
Scotland 4Yet"; James M. Scott pie -
sided at the piano, and Ross Scott
moved the vote of thanks:
The meeting was in charge of J.
G. Mellen and R. R. McKercher.
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Father Dies
In England
The Rev. Dr. •Hurford recently re-
ceived a cable telling of the passing
away of his father, Mr. Dan Hurford,
of Gipsy . Hill, Upper. Nonwood, Lon -
den, England. •
Mr. Hurford was 84 years oE age
and quite active being ill only for
about three weeks. In the September
of- 1940 'he was bdnibed out of
his bonee, but the house, -vas not de-
stroYed. For two nights after he .slepts
lh 'an arm chair, then better accom-
modation Wait found. Only a few
months ago Mr. Hurford .spoke of his
nights being disturbed by German
planes'.
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Seaforth
Hold Meeting
The February meeting of the Sea -
forth Women's Institute was held on
Tuesday, Feb. 8th, et the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lee, Tucker-
anaith. The meeting took the form of
a sleeting, when two quilts were fin-
ished, a woollen one for Russian Re-
lief and one for the Red ;Cross.
- The scretary -treaeurer's report
was given covering the period from
May, 1943, to January 1, 1944: Over -
Seas tobacco; $79.48; Red Cross shov-
er -tor women of Britain, $2.90; Chin-
ese. Relief, $18; donations for Red
Cross Sugar sfund, $20; Blood Donors
'Clinic, $111.501; 'a -Mations to Red Cross
for overseas. parcels $21.00; contents
of Canadian. -Overseas Christmas box-
, $1015; postage on Canadian box-
es, $4.84'; contents of overseas boxes,
000.00; postage on oVeiseas boxes,
$295.75. Twelve local men, were ev-
en anteaters Old socks. • •
Plans ,v'ere made for the Valentine
Thiiiie to beheld oli'Mdird. ity even ng.
A eielaMitee was fotnied to care for
the Sandwiches and Coffee. Lunoti:
fteryed and a sootal Half hair
anent
SEAFORTJ
CO IT
LVAQE
LDS.
ETING
4,802.56 Has Peen Derived
From SOlvage
The annual meatinglof the Seaforth
Salvage Committee SWaS held en Mon-
day evening in the.fiMuicipal Council
chambers and wag. *ell attended.
Following the reading Orthe miuutes,
the treatiearer's report, ,Was read and
inelnded, in additien' to the financial
statement, a review of the activities
of the committee einem its inception
nineteen months �5d brought tie
ligbt.sofne very illuminating figures
relative -to the etent,*.of the eonti
butler' nlade tower -6i relieving the
shortage of certain. wa-
t essentials.
During the perin.d. Under review, .ta
total.. of $4,302.56 wag derived from
the sale of the' salvager -collected at ,a
cost of $523.52, inclusiva.of the rental
of the salvage depot :-.1''The labor en-
tailed in the sorting 'aild collection of
the , salvage' was all Tiiiipated free, of
charge, as wak the use Of the trucks,
other than the cost ofthe gasoline
used by them, which,.constituted but
7% per cent of the iiinnt collected.
From these fancies-donationswere
made to the 'fralingrorganizationss
Red- Cross; 48;60t—011inese Relief,
$400:00; Navy Leaghes200.00„; Greek
-Medical Aid, $200; Russian Medical
Aid, $700; • Lions .Clu1i4ritish
War Victims Fund, $200; .Seaforth
Overseas Parcels Committee, $496.56;
Knight § of :Columbus,'$150; Salvation
Army, $150; Cigarettes for Overseas,
$79.77; Boy-ScoutS, Canadian
Legion .$100.00„ a total of $3,535.93,
leaving a balance of $243.11 available
for emergency donations.
While the retarns frqm the sale of
the salvage materialhas enabled the
_committee to make these charitable
donations,. it is ratherl.n. the physical
aspect et the report .04 the commit -
Ate is entitled 'to the Mater praise
as can best be .appreciaredsby the 306
tons of salvage collected and shiPs,
ped; namely 97 tons of paper, 115
tons of iron and steel, 33 tons of
glass, 20 tons of rubber, 25 tons, of
scrap leather, 121/2 tong of rags, '2
tons of 'hones and fat, ]..q tons of
copper, brass and aluminum.
The report is a credit to thehide
atiite of those who so successfully di-
rected and managed the collection of
the salvage and also to those citizens,
of the town and district who gave un-
stintingly of their time and abilities
in collecting and sorting the 'mater-
ials for shipment, for it is on their
assistance and do-operatien that the
success of such an organization de-
pends.
The chairman, Mr. C. M. Smith, ex-
pressed the appreciation of the com-
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PROPERTY CHANGES
Recent 'real estate changes, effect:
ed through the office or E. C. Cham-
berlain, are the propprt.) of Mre.-Mar-
garet W.:lite, situated on- Eest
liam Street, to Mr. William AftSon, of
Ifullett Township, and the property
Of. Mrs, Gertrude Keen, located on
Main Street North, to Mes....-Annie•
Watsoe, of McKillop ToWnship, •
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Duirharn Coivtlas
Triplet Calves
A. Dual Purpose, 'Shorthorn cow.be-
longing to Wesley ,Johns, of Usborne
Townstrips-gave birth to three,calves
on Wednesday. One livedsfer .twelve
hours, while the other two are healthy
and well. They weighed 56, 48 and
38 pounds. • The smallest of the three
died. Dr, 1ose, oe:Kirldort, -said that
in his 30 years 'of experience be had
only dealt with three sets of triplets.
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Men Wanted
To canvass for
$10,000,000 Annual Canadian
- RED, CROSS DRIVE !
A Inale gesture to take Some bf
the load. off the ladies in
tremendous- work tltey are do-
ingshoward getting the war. over
—and getting Mere of the bergs
home soener.
Workers in local areas of
seatorth district, with separate
branches, please eotitillt with
your officers. ,
TO THE PUBLIC:, When
„ these neighbors call on. yrou for
cottribiations, don't eXOent them
to spend the evening, Viler will
have u definite- steefitimt-s-to-
&met •in a limited t1*00 ,
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Hbrir R61:1- Uritedat
Seaforth Presbyterian
Church on Sunday Last
Three Newly -Elected Elders
Are Ordained and One
Insianed at Morning $er-
vice.
HONOR:ROLL
. HAS 74 NAMES
' Impressive' unveiling and iMinction
sery,,ices were held in First Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, when the
minister; Rev. Hugh Jack, unveiled
•the Honor Roll, and ordained' three
newlyeleeted Ehlers_ and installed a
feurth.
The , newly -elected members ordains
ed were Mr. W. A. Wright' and Mr.
C., A. Reith, 01 Seaforth, and Mr.
Charles MacKay; of Tuckersmith, Mr.
Hugh McLaughlin, of Egmondville; a
former Elder of ;Brecefield church,
at the same time -was installed as a
member of First Church Session.
Following .the ordination services,
the • minister unveiled' the Honor Roll
on which are inscribed the•names of
seventy-four members and adherents
of the church serving 'in the three
Armed Services in Canada and over-
seas. .
The Honor Roll • ..
William R. Aberhart, Carl Aberhart,
J. -Rose4dietts-Van R. Bells Richards -Pe
Box,' William J. Canagron,s Arthur
Cameron, Andrew J. Calder, George
A. Charters, John H. dardno, •NetsOU:
C. Cardillo, Donald W. Dale, Stanley
Dorrance, JOhn E. DI -biter, Charles
Dickson, Harold CL • Free, Garnet W.
Free, Stewart P. Geddes, J; W. A.
Greig, J. Grieve, • 'George D.
Hays, Miss Norma Hatkirk, G. Stir-
ling Hablsirk„ Kenneth E. Keating, J.
Leslie -Kerr, Frank A, Lamont,' Mel-
ville .C. Milliken, James A. Munn,
Harry's McLeod, Andrew Y. McLean,
Ross .0. McNab, James L.:".McNairn,
Tat(' MacTavish, Oban MacTavish,
Seas Montgomery, Allan Nicholson,
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Ian Netbitt, Floyd Pinkney, Glenn
Pinkney, L. H. Papple, John Rivers,
.Eliper R. RiTers, Evan D. Jtennie,
William C. Sutherland, Arnold J.
Scott, Gerfilon' D. .Scot, A. Keith
Sharp, Donald H. Scott, Harry R.
Scott, David R. Stewart., Roily B.
Stewart, W. Gibson White„ R. Stew-
-art Wigg, P. Alastair -Wigg, Bruce C.
Wright, Fred E. Willis, Frank GAM;
Gordon C. 'Rennie, John MeNah, G.
A. Messengers Miss Edna Messenger,
James Riley, Either Beattie, Robert J.
Venus,John Walker, Wilfred Smith,.
Reid Edmunds, 'William. Smith, Jr',
Miss...Elizabeth Smith, Robert A. Ne-
Clure, Walker Hart, Albert Venus,
Ronald. McKay. , •
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Tuck.ers,mith., '
-Farm 'Forum
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Farm Forum, concessions 2 and 3,
Tuckersmith. "met at the ho -me of Mr.
and. Mrs. Wm. Forrest on Monday
evening with an attendance' of twenty.
Rev. It. A. ilrook was guest speaker,
giving a splendid .address on the
church and the rural community. ''
After a thoughtful and stimulating
discussion period, Community singing
was enjoYed. Lunch was served by
the hostess and lunch committee.
* The next meeting will be h-eld at
the home of Mr'. Robert' McGregor on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 15th.
A vote of thanks was moved by Mr.
R. McGregor, seconded by Mr. E.
Chipchase, ..to Mr. and Mrs.. Forrest
for their hospitality, and Rev. Mr,
1Brook for, his contributicin to the pro-
gram.
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C.W.Ly, Holds
MonthlyMeeting
The February meeting bf the C. W.
L. was held at the home of Mrs. Wm.
Hart, with Mrs. C. P. Sills presiding.
The meeting- opened With prayer, af-
ter Which the minutes ' of previous
meetings were read ' by Mrs. I,
O'Leary. Letters' of thanks and circu-
lar letters were read by the corres-
ponding secretary, Mrs. J. C. Eckert.
Particularly interesting was a letter
from Pilot ()nicer James Eckert, of
Nassau, Bahams. Mrs. Cleary
read the financial statement.
A vote of thanks was given to the
ladies who had given theirhomes for
Isridge and etichreparties and also to
their assistants.
Plans were made for a social even-
ing to be held on Friday, March 17th,
St. Patrick's Day. •
.. An. interesting paper on "Seheala
Of Other Days" was given by. Mrs.
*milk Deeereatix.
Tho.meeting Chased with prayer for
the men in the iirmerees. •
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Coupons '
.. - -Here are the ates on which
ration coupons are due: Butter .
coupons 46 to 49 now valid; 50 '
cnd 51 valid Feb. 17th. Sugar
coupons 14 to 29 now valid; El
std E2 valid Feb. 17th: Meat cou-
ons 35 to 38 now valid; 39 valid
Feb. 17th. Preserees 1. to 43 naw
valid. One "D" cou;port is'good
for 12 fluid ounces of jam or jelly,
marmalade or maple or honey, but-
ter or 24 fluid ounces of canned
fruit or 24 fluid ounces of honey ,
or 40 fluid ounces ef maple syrup
or two pounds cut comb honey
'or '15 fluid ounces of corn or cane
or any blended table syrup or 40
fluid ounces of molasses or 12
fluid ounces of Cranberry sauce.
or one-half 'pound of sugar, or 2
pods of maple, sugar. Ruling
'-fOi- 40 fluid ounces Id maple syrup
applies until May•31st.
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UNITEDCHURCHS.S.
PRESENTS SEALS
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Porteous
Served As Teachers For
Over 25 Years.
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On Sunday, seventeen of the teachs
ers and schOlarS' of Northside United'
Church Sunday school received seals
and diplonie.s; "'' •• •
Mr. and Mrs. Porteous received the
Seal of Courage for sixteen years of
Perfeet- attendance. Mr. and .Mrs.
Porteous are heth teachers in the!
Sunday school and have been serving,
in it for over 25 years. - •
Mrs,, Pollard. received her fifteenth,
year seal. 'Ronald Savauge'received
'his tenth year, and Francis •Huisser
bus ninth.- -
Mrs.! S. Knight and Edna,. Huisser
-received the Alumni Diploma for
eight .years of perfect attendance.
June Snell received her seventh -
year seal.. Jean Snell and ' Harold
„Knight received' seals. for five,,years
of perfect ,attendance. ,Ted Savauge
and Donald Hillis received third -year
seals , M. Betty Hil-
lis and Elaine Weedmark received
second -year sesta B.obby Smith re-
eeived the Robert Raike's Diploma
for his first year of . perfect attend-
ance.
Mr. Workman presented the seals
and diplomas, .wishing the scholars
luck in the year 1944.' •
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TUCKERSMITH
COUNCIL MEETS
Memkers Express Sympathy
To eeve Nicholson in
' His IJ1ness.
-ruckltrsinith council held its Febre-
ary meetin-g in the Town Hall, Sea -
forth, on Saturday, when Counci-llor
Harry Chesney occupied the chair,
owing to the illness of Reeve A'rthur.
Nicholson.
The Clerk was instructed to convey
to Mr. Nicholson their sincere regrets
at his inability to attend and hoped
for-a'...speedy recoverY. Mr.William
Caldwell was paid $50 for chickens
killed by dogs, lie having taken his
affidalit ' as to cause od "death and
value. .
Harry Chesney and Edwin P. Ches-
ney were appointed delegates to at-
tend the Rural Municipalities Con-
vention in Toronto on Feb, 22nd and
23rd, and the fee $5.00 was forward-
ed W. S. Milmine, secretary. Bylaw
No. 3, confirming the appointment of
,officials, made at Janualy :meeting,
was read 'three times and passed,
signed .and s.ealed.
The Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for some ..owner to supply an en-
gine with rubber tires and sufficient
power :to- pull a grader with, a 10 or
11 -foot blade. Tenders .will be open-
ed March 4th. 'rhe Clerk was also
instructed to write a contract em-
ploying Wilson Allan for operating
snow plow in the township. •
The following accounts were paid:
Road expenditirre, $638.51; 1-.)1 F. Mc-
Gregor. iegistering • births, taarriages.
and d'eall)e, $6: W. S. Milmine, fee,
convention, $5.00; Township„ef Hay,'
payment, Willert Drain, $75; salaries
andspesitan,152; Expositor, Printing,
$g641);,-. "awn. Tarleaforth
pollute ration board; $6,00,
Theq*Obting Itujeintned gatnr,
day,41•Proh` 4th. - .•
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Thir;ty-tiiiee.'1,71Jla
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Carmel Presbyterian' Ohureh 440
their annual eongregational.„„mast*,
in the church basement on Monday
evening, , Feb. jth, under the ,shair- ‘.
manship of the minister; Rev. Tosepla
TaYler. A large representation of'the
church membership was.preeedt,
Reports were preiented during the
.evening by the leaders. of -the various
departments, each revealing splendid
activities. Mr. James W. Bentbron
read the minutes„ of- the last congra.'
gational ,meeting. -It Was disclosed
that the church' had had a most suc-
cessful year, and had a cash balance
on the credit side of between two
and three hundred dollars,
Reports were given as follow: Ses-
sion 'report, Rev. J. Taylor; W.M.S.,
Mrs.. A. P. McEwees. Sunday School,
Mr. R. R.. Davidson; Sunbeam Mis-
sion Band, Mrs. R. A. Orr; Arnold Cir -
ole, Mrs Melvin Moir; Ladies'
Mrs. W. R. Davidson; Welfare Teeth
Club, Reis J. Taylor. ' Messrs. James
Mustard, James •Bengengh and Glenn
Bell were reappointed on the board df
managers; trustees, Peter Moir and
James -W.: Bonthrons envelope secre-
tary, Fred' Bonthron; auditori, R. Y.
MacLaren and W.` it."' Davidson; re-
cording 'secretary, ,George Welber.
List of Blood Donors • "
At the annual meeting of the Hen -
sail Red Cross held here recently,
the followingreport was given by Dr.
A. R. Campbell, showing the standing
of blood donors up td' the present
date: Hensall donors: Mrs. Jean
Boyd 3, Mrs. F, Beer 3, Mrs.. C. Plewes
1, Miss Audrey Dinnin. 1, Miss G. Dal-.
rymple 2, Mrs. George Gleitti...2, Mrs.
H. W. Horton 2; Mrs, George Hess
Mrs. .4,amed Morris 1, Miss Helen,
Moir 1, Mrs. E. Nortitiritoit-V, Mrs R.
A. Orr 1, Mist Beryl Pfaff 3, Mrs. T.
Sherritt '2, Mrs. R. SitiaPsiair 2, Gor-
don Campbell 2, Dr.. A. R. Campbell,
1, Clayton Horton 1, Gearge Hes8 3;
Eldon Jarrott 4, Donald Joynt 2; Mil-
ton Love 2, Ross Love 1-, R. H. Mid-
dleton 5, Keith McLean 1,' P. L, me -
Naughton 1, Edward Oliver,.5, J. A.
Paterson 1, Clarence Smillie 4, Dr,' D.
G. Steer 1, Jas. Venner g, Thos. Sher-
ritt 4, Rev. Wm. Weir -8. 'Female
donors, 15; .total donations, 29: Male.
donors, 18: total male donations, 43.
Total donors, male i4 female, 33;
donations, 72: ,
Kippen Donors: Feroate;
Alexander 1, Mrs, Margaret Allan 2,
Mrs. Wilmer Broadfoot 2,, Mrs. Wm.
Bell 2, Mrs. E. Chipchase 3, Miss
Thelma Elgie .2, Miss Sybil Graht 1,
Miss Jean Irvine 2, Mrs. Wm. Kyle 2,
Miss Jean Long 3, Mrs' W .L. Mellis
1, Mrs. Loldy McLean 2, Mrs. Wm.
McLean 4, Mrs. Robert McLaughlin 1,
Mrs, Jack Sinclair 2, Mrs, W1,, Work -
roan 3, Mrs. John Wood 3, M`rs, Clif-
ford Watson 1, Mrs. Edgar Butt 2.
Female dcitIors, 19; total doaationsi,
39.
Male Donors—Wilmer llroadfo'ot 1,
(Continuea on Page 4)
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Interesting
Figures
Some interesting statistics -appear
in the annual report for 1943 Of the
Bell Telephone CoMpany, just releas-
ed.
' In the past two years 5,400 new
employees have -been engaged to • off -
et losses to the war service, resignas
dons, etc. There .-were 11,915 Bell
Workers as of December 31, and 2.199
have enlisted for war service, of
whom 22 'have already given their
lives.
There are 24,491, shareholders, 4,-
684 being employees and pensioners.
Over 95 per cent of the shareholders
live in Canada and hold 72 per cent
of outstanding stock.
'pa -
Last year $891,622 was paid out in
pensions and disability benefits.
Bell's wage hill that' year was •$21,c%
340,257. Taxes took $13,609;000. This'
figure includes the refundable portion
of the Exesa Profits' Tax $1,654,000.
Dividends paid to the more than 24,-
0110 shareholders. we.re -$6,-7190189-,
s Althongh, the gross revenues of
$60,222,814 were 6.5 Per dent more
than for 1942, the net income, due to
inereased wages and tales, was $6.95
per share as Doul to ,75 lit
1942.
There Were 134,069 teoliots•
etalied Iii 1942 and. ilia igO• t*tett ad;
-net—gain -for the •Stii.#0-0099, r..i,
R5.411 -'4i01
sal ifelfitieetitig teletihniiei;:lit•eet ,
on Detartiber 44terage
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