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. Short•' 'i�Irie. - quired, Co cid' D >< Services.
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r r AYI '-i4itle tirpe: Seaforth ' cou'neil. .. .. . . Wenner. _i
di'it:" ,6d meallh of controlling rIr � Fatis"on Seaforth streets'1(Ved. ,` r
COlVt14zITTEES REPORT OWN PURCHASES VISITS.. MOTHER, E"
. 1 - ` _ 'parking. on town streetg to faci'li- ` REACHES PEAK \nesefay avenin resuited in brok "{
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tate snow plowing, ithere was in- BLINKER' LIGHT - en arms for two Seaforth resi-
A large attendance featured the" eluded in ffie toMrn by --laws a by- I7NDA�Y 1�TIGHT idents Mrs. Hsieh Scptt, wlrl'le —t. r--- `
1.Major Reginald S• Reid; son of Mrs. S +``on, tier way ';, ,
February meeting of , Seafor'th, Branch law to control' :traffic, By-law .287,• Y home,. slipped and' , Seaforth Beavers d0 ... d Clinitp
- "Y 't926,,and paragraph 17 of that by. Eptorcement of law, and order in 'J. F. Reid, Seaforths arrived ho;. Bib i!ell,: ft;�tuftng her 'ieft a"", Mrs. • Rad'io and 'Co . munieatieu 11901 7-2 ` ''
triet .residents .are 'eontiauing to' )ne
156 oY, the„Canadian' Lejeion' held in' law.' states: Seaforth has bees becoming incre•as= over the weekend '.after five' years did themselves out after a fouriiay C- &•. the same evening frac in Clinton' -,Wednesday' ii glito As a i
Cardno's 'Hail ' Wednesday evening: a6 horse. i r vehicle -,scall be ingl� difficult: since �lhe coming. into overseas service• ,in the Canadian stgrm, over the week end that.,•blocked. tu1 ed 'an arm •when she fell. nn, result of, the win; ..the HOi vsrs are
President 'C. l'. Sills :was in charge ..•. left 'in such.a`Mariner as to ob- -force of the Canada ,Temperance Act; Army. Major !field's wife; the Yortner au s. closed schools and isolated the b ' tied for top plaatj with Clin,.fdii Col't's.,
road
of the ,meeting. struct .ordinary ;,traffic on ,.,the -Chief of Police Jghn Currie told mem- many sections, Itw.was th'e worst It is expected liomeaad-lig3ne m '
” The meeting was Informed that, or- Janette Bays, uf'Seaforth, and his two will be., 7a
Tangements trod been completed to16
streets, ''and no horse or vefiie,4e hers of the Seaforth council Monday children; 'Barbara; 14, and •Doo storm' •the district has had in many • • -• • • • • p yed to determibe'the group• 11
shall ba 'parked. on any att'eet an evening. He asked cotiitcll to appoint „ g ylears ,i. Inner polar ta;the cotntrreuoement oi: =x
rent three large' rooms is 'Qardno's unreasonable time, ha4ring i legard an assistant constable• fo ; duty at 10, reside in' Straiiioril: � Coming on the beets of a storm oP. the .group playofes. r `F
!coil as club rooms Alterations. and to the traffic rgquirenrents of the night, and pointed ,out it was impos As Deputy Assistant Director ' pf blizzard Proportfona of. a week ago, Clinton9, Seaforth 7
Improvements are now being carried street in question." sable for one man, to,properly control Auxiliary tits 'snow fell steadily from earl Sat- %� Seaforth Beavers' Xoag tinea enemses.,
out and ,the accommodation is ex- The b -law ry Services, whose duty :it lyse y Y. SCH 0 0 L •, . B 0 A `R D ,
y provides a penalty the situation that developed from - urday evening until late 'Monday. Jay Clittton 'Colts,: came out'b1¢ the 'top -.
pected to . be:°.available to
the mem- not more than $10QQ upon con- time to time. Under the C.T.A., . it to . co ordinate• the work of the vary Saturday night all'distriet roads -were st `Thursday+ 7I.^;
end of , 9.7 score here la
bars within a o
i coo le. weeks
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a be ' an' • of ed there is nor is ' s talo 1 in
for ret d n RxP esti t.on ng cos an r a see s w l
� + The_ meeting• accepted membership. .. ' � - :d ed d t attic wap at a standstill. "D S a affair vastly dltiereu� ,, , &,
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nterps tt+an.$25.fid foe'aeoond and. ag._to 'wheres, o whep..one may .drink, comforts. and -=-antertainmerit. to the alt Sunday: No. 8 Highway was ap- , , Bora_ their erg J?%% >�eting here__..,:::. ,-:'�'
applications from the fQHowing: Glenn. ,subatequef. offenses, and Unless an individual ts^ contraven cued Monday morning, but'it was not which Seaforth won 7-S." 'Sebring was �;
Hays, Dr. P. L'"'Brady, H < Trapnell, q Ing the Criminal Code, for instance men and and women+who screed Ilk before `Wednesday that traffic on it Depa Vil'1 .goal -for -goal until late in the, game, ?
Emmerson• Durst, Jahn McLean, `Gl7ar- • • � ` • 44,
•' by fighting, no action can be, taken the Second (creat Major lipid became normal. While all main pro-' p soared - r;
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res D. May.,Alf. ,Al[ Copland, Leslie Dol • "There is drinking; all"over," • he said.' saw moat of the -Canadian Army and' v#ncial and county roads in the did;. FiXaiililIe' Bulldln and ones eacBh rto$ buck tDhe game; '-'
"mtage, Russel Miller, G, H. Miller, ' "Chief Currie reviewed incidents in be cannot remember the name of any' tract were open by Thursday, pleiws ' g Dolly Dolson'a injured knee,
G`larence Malone, John,, Gle1q, Wm. which he took action during recent are 'still battling huge, drifts on con- Make ReCQIITYIiendatll)il.%.. whic>; has been 4roubling.him a8 sea•. i
Wllbee: / g district man or woman left among
AID TO 1._CHIiA FUND week ends and which' resulted 3n cession and sideroads: son, went lame on him early in the 3
Reports were received from Chair charges being laid. '' the" less than 10Q Canadians naw in " The storm forced ,the ,closing, of thud period, but' be stayed ani ''tlie
ratan John Flannery of the member England awaiting the next trip pf Meeting with, Inspector J. H. •Kin- game, his stellar ability r.
Councillor �?V.. A. Ross asked for most rural ,schools _for..-: two days, ty little •fngpaar
chip committee, Chairman J. E. Kest- report from the day constable and the Aquita.nia which'wili bring them School busses •were at a standstill and kead on Tuesday evening members of ed. '
Ing of the property, committee, ,and CONTINUES TO FEB I told of a fracas in a restaurant con- home. .. _ -- it was not until Thursday that at- the Public .School Board' discussed —Goal, Stade; . d fence, `>
CLINTOl�T . .
t3hairinan Norm..Smith,,of ,the enter• Before joining'the Perth Regin}ent, Neilans; Bartliff; centre, Rtcktstt'; ,
cerning which people . had come to tendance at th'e Seaforth High School 'necessary' improvements and alters ,
tainmeni,'oommlttee. him: He wanted to know why no `re- •Active Service, in September, 1939; he ,returned to normal,' according to Prin- ai � wings, Draper, H. McEwan;; alter,- X'
. President . kids outlined prelimin- Seaforth' District is . Far was• a seeoltd•lieutenant, iii the`'N.P.. he sob building. Before
port had _been given council, ci aT' Lorne N�ox on to' t nates, F. McEavan; Schoe'nhals,' tiuck�
cry steps '4efng, taken respecting per �,r ' It was explained fifie day constable A.M. unit in •Stratfprd, ; Ih civilian life Seaforth' • Main Street assumed. a any action, is taken or a decision worth, Westbroo. ke, Calquliaim M11 "
manent quarters..and. 'suggested .the. . . Reaching 'Quota;,: reports to Chief Currie and .any inci- Mr, Reid was a . traireller for, G. 1. tukkn'el-like app$areince Monday morn- reached, 'an, architect of •the '•Depart ler; 'Cameron..
the- .]rail. might not be in file form.. dents of importance would be •,bion t Griffith and; Sona td„ Stratford, ing with drifts - SEAFORTH--Goal;' Dols n,,, defence, a
originally envisaged. Return8•�IOW Major Raid's Military career ')las alayng the west side' went of Education • well exalWne the
to council's 'attention by the Chief. = completely- •blocking " off, store win btirflding, and'submit recommendations, Bouasey, Goodrow; 'Centre, Mo"_ �,
Following .the meeting the' ehter� r--=- - been a varied one',,' 'R�heh the Porth C),ate Reith states. den; wings, Cassiay, 'Carnegie,; 'atter- Y
-There's no use locking one' up and down. G rings of men with trucks and Chairman - nates, .Powell,'. '. Ellwood., ' Labart�
taintnent commiittee' organized euchre Because of the. unprecedented' snow letting the rest go," Cbuneillar Ross Regiment went overseas he was posh, teams, under Street S,ulrerintendeat Other business transacted was of a . , ,
attd cribbage tournaments. conditions 'obtaining 'during•Abip' 'past commented; as. he enquired why: ono ad to the new Na,4 infantry Holding, John ,Cummings,, had -a large portion routine nature. O'Shea, 'Wr•ig'ht., -
Unit of the 3t1t !✓at7nd�an ' ured Referee --Gordon. Muir', Seaforth,
6 o two . weeks, the response to •the' Aid c ar drawn' council's at. Camp BordenR (cut.; as Thursda . ^ • .; n m `'
Charge had been laid' in, the inelden't ' o of the , accumulated snow removed' 'by SMm #
of the obje llve.,aet,', accord to Ileo. to Which" he li, captain and adagtxristration,,oar r; and• ..Heasall schools were„Closed Moa _ _ — —1, Clinton„ .H.. M 2*1
.. to' China Appeal,haa falls far short tendon.rst Period
Chief Currie' told 'council the day day and Tuesday and the; , lege -
L�� 'Level; _ g in January, 1942, the' ualted mored jam- an (Bastlzl%); 2 50;
H. V,. Workmtltn,e-ampalg>s- chairman:' froth Borden Ont.' 'to Bordon !lamp- '.1, J.�.ee'�%s - Fadden .(Cassid 7.
o Maar who otherwise- would• have Con-
"constable ,,,.i?. •d told 'him of the incl- ' without” tralft service ' until Wed�s� Y). 00, 3, : 'Seaforth,
' - shire, England. The 'unit eveatuahq
Be1QW AV�Yd tri' uted have,been.prevexitea front dc- deaf; Aman lead been believed in an :- day.` Bus service ryvvas diacontiaued a ); 11.55; h; Cliatory
intoxicated condfition in a restaurant x,.I•R•U•, (Canadian• In on No. 4 Highway' for three. days. • 25; '5, $e8r ;
became No. 5 4
lag'so; and ifor-tlifa reason 3t -has been
Carnegie odr
Defeat `ithell' gaper Me]swan), 12
accompanying him took faintry Holding Unit)',:• After trans- According to otfe'ofr•the oldest real , - forth, Caaeidy (McFadde) 18.05• .J
decided to eoatiaue ;the' atlmpaigit un- and friends fere which took him .ta 1st Corps, and da -"—" Clinton, Neifans,. X6.53• . n
Water •level of Take Huron at iaoda- �y hkm l tilita8'«"'"'°It was , not considered 2nd Corps head uartera he' w , .dents of Walton, Freeman Hackwell, Seafgrth "Home Hrews" took Mit- `:' '.
tai Febru 23 The amount •reeety- q as post the storm on Stindaq was one o€ the Penalty Souasey. MrM•
1., aich during January,'ad reported' this' ed as;gf Thursda .•totalled.. 1,10&.00 :therle were. sufficient, to. just- chetl for a ride 103 here iast�rl5tres- ,.,.
ed to auxilt'arY' —'services fn August;. worst that.. has hint the community in Second Period -7,: Beaforth, Cassidy
week by the Pbderal Hydro6rapliic. the, objective for the SeaPoh, Red ify further action. Mayor, Reid re- 194 , th the loan " of o day. The game developed into more _ "•
and Map Services three inures lower Gros ::area fs, 2600.00: . " o... , hn fag` driven .t+y at .the time, 4 i ,, r and the •last 25 years: The drifts s on:the (Caraegte),, 2.05•; $, Clinton' West
''- than :: seem - ':21 lac e $ ' a' , ^ hal t bolding `th'e .appoiri' . t o •IYA'D;A:'S. t of a free-for-all, at the end than most .br k
,> ber, .'da lies to ',:r .',. Contr..ihution Wt.,,w a .)kers. was' a '$" 'e roved r . • , m31 n;: street, ao,c u to. Ms ., oo a (F. McEwan . 3:45•.9 Sea
I s. , ve1ll.�contJrtue, to. ,12A (Depu Assists' • g :,. Haan .:games o, as,,tem ' is rose aloe ^with .. to +tit
bran 3suuarJ "i946 3$?; racbes.tovrer receivetl't ail a - bf ,onlookers present, the 'situaOfon ,` n „.tQf.Au yPell; are'tha• highest that. he d .._.).,%right (Paweif).,.. $.ib;. Ij) .-.,
y -b ilk: in the area ua., , x i_ eait ...re- ,; .; I,. • „Cala 1 :„,. e,
st+enied to be iii hand, he said. iary: Services). s, 1 lie'.'sc6rt' ”' tckett, (Drapeij
thaa the highest January since x1860`,.' til'ebruaiy 23,' Mr.; Workman points call. Drifts, 'ranging from five to 12 ' T5:50aµ - • .
23i/4 inches hfghei than the Lowest ou't, adding that this gives those who, "If Gatenby and Stock led the visa#pia, pent. —
people, complain, tell• them to s feet in• depth made travel, even on showing smart teamwork, while Mes- y Schoeahais.
Janus send their complaints laints in writing.. to - •— - foot, , almost impossible. Third Period—ll, Clinton, Pickett
January since 18ii0; and. 8 inches had conditions been 'suitable, would p g,• The drifts on the roads made #t nee- senger was Seaforth high scorer; ('H. McEwan), 3.05; 12, Seaforth, Pow -
,lower than the average January rev- have contributed, an opportunit to toe Police Committee," Councillor . I g p goals, and two assists.
y pilin u three ell, 4.05; 13, Seaforth, Cassidy (Me-
..*,at. do so Sills stated. You •can't convict on USBORi\L PROPOSE essary" to close the school until plows "Tho teams
hearsay." ' ..
"And on, the Police""' Camrattee you
Put the same old back
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PA 1 =UI IN 1 y
cleared the piles . of snow from theaper
streets. Schools in the surrounding
commtmit
SEAFORTH—Goal., . Muir; defence,
Kruge, Nicholson; centre, McLean';
Fadden), 11: C ton,
(M 50% 14, Clinton,lin
cEwan, Bartliff), 12.10; 15, •Clinton;
$artliff Dr,
gang on,"
smalls t
Crop. Tm xt7 ement so mal . a it v; a.
Of bought advisable
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y .have not held classes since
wiltgs, Gord.- Hildebrand, H. H#Ide-
.(%Tiller,
aper, 12,30; 15,
Councillor Ross replied.
First Periods i Seaforth G. Hilda'- Early 'I ue day,;morning fire destroy-
pared in such a manner that they ca'
be preserved and -thus add in no small
and approved the ap-
River. pointment of an assistant constable
And then john,
RAISE 3ZATE OF PAY. �,
last Tuesday because of the condition
brand; alternates, Sills; D.
Clinton,
• Duckworth (Colquhattn;.
Councillor Sills took exception to
being referred to as a gang,' and
RATE IN
ADVANCE
The regular monthly meeting of"the••j S Loses'�
H' S'
tout, Kennedy. structures were completely destroyed
along with 600 that 't
of
g ormatf is
acitowledge of the project, has 'not
of the roads..
Dublin schools o paned on Tuesday
.Cameron,
•G. Muir, Geo.""TiRi'iiekfYand; Kennedy,
13.00.
�
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Mayor
on Saturday in the Town- Another
ship Hal) with all members present'. A Game
H.
s bell
Hildebrand, 6.20'; 5, Mitchell, Gatenby It fs believed that the: "fire started
d, 6 1, Gate
,' If this should be. -the "case, interested.
parties may.,cobfAin full information by.
Graham," fatper of the Seaforth, condition of his present coat.
11 ILhe
Murray Scott interviewed the coup•
(Stack), 6, Seaforth, ger from f the oil burners used to
(Mbit;) 15.20; 7, heat, the colony -' houses.' The Me -
.Messenger. ..
poetess, Miss H. Isabel Graham,.'wrote Tax Arrears improve
on a sheet p
*.
ReidC asked Councillor Ross
why he -had made no objection when.
The following article;' taken from
the Institute
, .I......:,,..,
Friday g. after being closed' Thursday,
Friday and Monday owing to the con-
MITCHELL, — Goal, Chessel; 8e-"
fence • Rintoltl Kenny• centre Smith•
,1. collection, is,.the second
. in a series which 'will appear in The
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(The CieaPorih Women's Institute,'
through 'its Historical
the report of the striking committee'
no doubt to dispense with a came before council if he was not sat
drtton of roads -caused by recent snow
Take'NO ACtldn Ori RegUBSt 'storms. Atten.dancer..,tazotild.liatre been
wings, Gatenby,•� Stock; alternates, Lose 600 Chicks
- Committee,
,, ' "' headed by Mrs: Paul Doig, during re
•
long' carry of that indispensable Com- isfied' with ,the' ' committee member-
modify. John Gemmell„ did just that. --
smalls t
Crop. Tm xt7 ement so mal . a it v; a.
Of bought advisable
p
Ard, ,Rowland, Kemptorse; Parrott,
S tapletbn. In Grey Fi
-'
oYnpioaeer farmsra d i sett ttonsooY
ship, •
the banks „ Council agreed additional `po.lice
ofealitt[e creekthat flowed
to take
AssbelatlOn. Total snowfall for ,the period Feb.
. .
mer" M
Referee—"Far McFadden. •,,,,,,,..
r�' - , .. . %•
the area, The stories are being pre
o ed into what w ere .necessary, particularly on Sat -
•was later to be known as the B yfield urday nights,
a
6,�0. Feb 12, was' 11 inches; 'according.
to George Baird, Brucefield.
First Periods i Seaforth G. Hilda'- Early 'I ue day,;morning fire destroy-
pared in such a manner that they ca'
be preserved and -thus add in no small
and approved the ap-
River. pointment of an assistant constable
And then john,
RAISE 3ZATE OF PAY. �,
brand, (McLean), 13.10; 2, Seaforth, ed two colony houses on the+ farm of
Messenger (Muir, Kennedy), 17,20. Andrew McNichol of the 17th sconces -
measure to the 'historical data of the
Gemmell looked by the' police committee for duty _fiat
around for a wife, He found her in urday nights and on such 'other.
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Penaltres—Mc n" by sion of Grey., Townsff'ip. The two
Lea eaten Rin-
county. T may 'be that certain his=
through lack
tbowl
coca
the person of ,Agnes dough- slang as the committee determined,
The regular monthly meeting of"the••j S Loses'�
H' S'
tout, Kennedy. structures were completely destroyed
along with 600 that 't
of
g ormatf is
acitowledge of the project, has 'not
ney and
ted di RQb.ert McArtney and Sarah Counci'1".authorized 'the• purchase, of
'BroatYfiio't,
municipal council of Llsborne was held —'
'afternoon•:
chickens had ju
Second Period -3, Mitchell, Staple- :'
ton (Kenny),. 4.16; 4, Seaforth, been secured an Monday afternoon.
been made available; to the Institute.
and nn the 15th day 6P a new mackinaw style coat for Chief
November, 1850, ` the Rev, William Currie, when the Chief displayed the
on Saturday in the Town- Another
ship Hal) with all members present'. A Game
H.
s bell
Hildebrand, 6.20'; 5, Mitchell, Gatenby It fs believed that the: "fire started
d, 6 1, Gate
,' If this should be. -the "case, interested.
parties may.,cobfAin full information by.
Graham," fatper of the Seaforth, condition of his present coat.
11 ILhe
Murray Scott interviewed the coup•
(Stack), 6, Seaforth, ger from f the oil burners used to
(Mbit;) 15.20; 7, heat, the colony -' houses.' The Me -
contacting Mrs.'I?oig, Ii.R. 4, Seaforth:
poetess, Miss H. Isabel Graham,.'wrote Tax Arrears improve
on a sheet p
oil in;egard to the unsatisfactory con- , Seaforth Rockets cage quintet ex-
dation
Seaforth, McLean (H,
Nichol
Hildebrand), 15.49; 8, Seaforth, Ken- .,fam.il.y _.had irbd "ed for the
The following article;' taken from
the Institute
plain ,of paper, no scroll Outstanding taxes In are
or fancy printin g; g
gr the following- at their lowest point in mane'
of a drain pa<:ing, through.his
property. The matter was ]eft until !.tended an all -season losing streak
night and .the flames war firs
nedy (Muir), ,18.15. ' g first - otic-
,1. collection, is,.the second
. in a series which 'will appear in The
years,
"These, are to , certify that John Clerk D. H. Wilson told council. From
Gemmell
when they were' ,.beaten 37-17 here
an examination of th.• diain could be Wednesday by Clinton C,I: Ron Sills
Penalties — Rowland, Sills, Camer-' ed by one of the nefgbbors, John
Bruce. When Mr..•Bruce• noticed the
,. Huron Expositor).
THE
and Agnes McArtney, of the a high of $30,00&,00 in• 1936, arrears
Township :of Tuckersmith, were this now ,stand at approximately $7,000.
.on,
made in the spring, ,smooth -working Seaforth star centre,
•' Bylaw No. 1, •1947.• confirming the
Third Period--; %, Seaforth,, Messen• .fire 011e of the houses was almost cora-
JOHN GE'M,MELL FARM
"The bearer, John . Gemmell, . has
day lawfully married by ape,,by vir- This- is an improvement of $3,100
tue of a special license under. the
i turned in" an excellent performance„
appointments and fixing.,salaries and twanging the cord for six points, •C,
wages for
ger -(Kennedy, Muir), 14.45; 10, a. plPtely dpstt oyed and flames had
forth,. Muir (Kennedy,. Messenger), spread to the other'house. The strong
been in commtmian" with the Scotch
hand over this time',last year.
and seal of the Governor-Geneial:" Later in the' meeting council. dig-
;the year 1947; Bylaw Nq,. Hanley had a field in scoring for Cii'n-
2'• authorizing -and sett#ng the limit of '417
15,18; 11, Seaforth; Geo. Hildebrand 'wind b.lpw sparks'toward'the barn but
Presl)yterian,•',Chtimh here for nearly
iwellve-montli, and so far as known
" John Gemmell's two brothers, cussed the advisability of holding a
Thomas°and Robert,
ton making points. .(McLean,
money which may be borrowed during'
in the girls' game the local lassies
H. Hildebrand), 1;0',25; .12, neighbors came, to the scene to guard
Mitchell, Smith against ftn•ther outbrgaks.
(Aowland);a'ii.40• 13,'
were the witness- tax sale;- It was pointed out six pro-
the year for carrying on the necessary
to ffie his conduct has' always been
eh. perties were subject to sale. Taxes
business of the townshf also came off second best, losing 31-22.
pi Bylaw '�No.
Seaforth, Kennedy (Muir, Messenger),
e '
consistent with .his profession."
'The years•to follow must have been on thirty-six properties are do ar=
�ohes "for-:Tohn
3, providing for the total expenditure Donna Watson.' accounted for 18 of,
I
18 30 "
Penalties
James Blair, Minister.
"' Such Was one the letters
busy Gemmell and his' rears. Council agreed' to Councillor
young, wife.
on th.e roads of the township ,during Seaforth's 22 points by herself, amd
was the defensive
--Cameron, Slils, Stock, 1 f .
Catenby, G.' Hildebrand. Bell Phone Adds
of carried
by
by Joitn
She, was eighteen -at the Sills"'suggestion that if an immediate
the year; Bylaw .No. 4, providing for l also chief main-
Gemmetl when he s`afied from
;.*.11 I on the' 12,th' day of May,
time 'of'her marrlage, and he was 13, improvement was not seen, a tax sale
years hei senior, !would 'cominit-
stay. Lois Middleton' netted 10 points
an increase In tate of pay to the road to' lead the Clinton gills.
superintendent, 'and Bylaw the
-' To Rural Ser L
y
'be bead. .The •finance
No. •5,
VIr'e
1844, a few days after his... twenty-•.
• sixth birthday. The wording sounds,
Nine' children were born to ,them, tee 'waft instructed to meet with the ,providing
t1•tul here Ave
CLINTON,ead
BOYS—C-• Hanley. 17
for the adoptfor of the 1946 Mathews, 9; B. Hanley, 6; '
thews, Johnston',s
Mather Receives
notice an old custom town solicitors ,to make necessary
assesswent roll for the year 1947 'and ,
a
quaint and stilted lit our ears ancj so
do the Items in his log book.
v bleb we believe has—become obso- arrangements,
late, that is, it a child dids,..,,to 'Seaforth
setting the date of April 12, 1947, for 3; 2; Mustard, Kirby, R.
the court of 'assess- 0; Atkel, 0; D. Millet, 0. To-
Scute 700 rural telephone lines were
r . ' built, aril mote than 12;GtN0 rural tele
Operational
'
o` 1May 13Lh—"Mads captain of Mess
:...,
give a fire losses in 1946' were
child born later the same gkven name. a
approximately $500, Fire Chief
revision of the
went roll were" adopted: ia11137
t' YY ] t] S phones cvPra added last.
g Year in Bell ,
111&. 5. Duty to see two cabins clean-
"
.Allah
They considered It important that Reid told council. The brigade, was
SERI+ORTH"Bt7YS—Sills 6; Blotch-
-The matter of prepaying a portion.
Telephone -territory in Ontario and "
ed fore and aft once in six days. Al-
the name should'not die out. called to six fires, including one trip.
art, 5; Flettde.rson, 3; Meir, 2; Smith,
of the •county rate for 1947 was dig -at
Quebec,h
Mrs. Gertrude M. ."Jordan, London Quebec, according .to the company's
so -to go and get water sand' ration's
John Gemmell's nine. children were to Dublin, ' and answered.""four false
cussed .and a motion that the town- 1; Pryce, 0; Wilson, 0; Bkightrall, 0;
Ont.., has received Gold Opera.t�onal, � report •fat 1946. rural areas
for six borths." ,.
as ,follows: .John,'•1861, who died In alarms. t+
ship make a prepayment of $4,000.00 Boswell, 0; Stewart, 0. Total 17.
Wings awarded to her son, k'it, Sgt. served by the Bell Company, 48 'per . ,
, Welsh coast In 'sight yet, Very lit-
infancy; Robert, 1852; Ellen, 1854; .+ Fire Chief Reid advised council of
was made b Ellerington and Tuc Referee—F, A.''°Dobson,• Seaforth,
3'' 1c�r;
Joseph A. Jordan, air cent of all families now hake' tele-
grinner,, who
•' tie -"wind. Music and dancing."
Thomas, 1856; Sarah, 1858; Elizabeth, the requirement for certain new,
A resolution was passed authorizing CLINTON GIRLS—Middleton, 16; lost
his' life, while on a flying mission phone set -vice, .
, r •May T4t'hi••`rGrounded an Arklia
1860; another John, 1863, who died (Continued from Page 4)-
the Clerk to sign Colquhoun, 9,; Nediger, 6; Jervis, 2;
gn Hydro, contracts on
December 24, 1943. -The demand for telephone service
Banks; Stuck for seven hours. Cot
one ,yeiar old, and twin daughters,
behalf of the townr;hip and to sign Thompson: 0; Tfngland, 0'; Chowen;
in 196 exceeded even the wartime
A parchment engraved with the in- •
off without ,damage., Sent letters
y--
Janet and Agnes, 1864. — o
requisitions to the Depart4nent of 0; Garrow, 0; Firies, O. Total, 31,
s.ignia of the R.CA.F-, signed by Afr peak,levels. The net`inerease in ]Sell : .,; .
ashore icy coast guard." . .
In, '1956 John Gemmell decided to
Hea'ith for free supplies •of; insulin as SEAFORTH' GIRLS—Watson, 18; -Marshal
lepbones in Ontario an
Robert. Leckie, Chief, of Air to d Quebec
i Cana brought hfifi d the 'erstnith
'
,.,,, _
build himaelYea house large 'enough
Meetings
needed in the town.4hip. A. grant Of Ryall, 2; Dunlop, 2;' Wilson, 0; Clarke,
Staff, dated Juty 27, 1946, reads: "This was 127,811 greater than in any other
do Caua'da OVest? flail the 'Carpo-,
"the'
tor' his growing family —one that :Attend
$10.00 was given to the Hensalt Seed 0,; Shannon, 0; ,Habkirk, 0; Mills,.0;
is do certify that"Fit, Sgt. Joseph A. two years in the company's history:
chans, $roadfoots and, the Mae-
l.eaus','tvli0 had'com6 out some years
would last; one that. would remind p
him of the•• home he -had left be'hiad In Toronto
Show ort' mot#an of k;.11ering(on and )Blanchard, 0; 'Campbell, ,0, Total 22.
Simpson• Retleree—Betty Case, Seaforth.'
Jordan has been Posthumously award- The i'otal in service an December 317 ,
ad the operational wings ,was 1,177,924.
earlidi,_;06,,'"'*6rd, ;bacic'•to Scotland
him in Scotland, And so It must be
A letter from L. G. Bro<wn,'Agricul- --,—•=
of the R.C.
A'•F, in recognition of his gallant ser- Operating •facilities were stra�lned,.
' ,- b1 of.'the g'o, ..laird `bryitig out for set-
of stone, --`. . .
tural`Rtpreseutative for' Huton -Coon-
vice.' in notion against the enemy," to the limit as long distance calls ire- •
. •tiers? "bVhat made him; decide to seek
.
He didn't have to go far to find his Gordon McGavin and Russel Bol- -ty,
'
and Secretary=Treasurer of the • (�
L
Mrs. Jordan also received the Mem- ot'eased ,16 Per cent ,and, local calla
11, Ails. fortune In, the Nein World? Axl
stone. They, were right there on his, ton, of elkiflop, were in Toronto this
Huron County Crop improvement As- ions Club Donates
orial ,Cross awarded by the Minister 14 per cent, but, most calls were oom-
arrogant lalidlorii? A longing to•war-
ovfn farm thousands of them. In his week attending the antiSual meetings
s'betation, regarding the deep concern
of National Defence for AW, on bebalf ple'ted promptly. '
he pleased? A hungeir to
own
diary ire items giving wage rates: of the Ontario Plowmen's Association
of the direotors of the association Scholarship
at they
of the Governttient of Canada, in At the year-end There were $4,00'lY
,
his
own his own land? ,
Peter" McLaren -7% months' work and the Ontario Assoo'lattim of Fairs'.
cancetning the xowht' weed menace
g g
LL
of her sou, unfilled .applications for service, 00
We do not lcnorv> We only know
• that on November 15, 1847, he bought'
onth. Mr, ,MeGavin is ptesideat,,of the O. 'fn
at $12.00 a m P.A., while Mr, Bolton is re
' Alex McNaughtdtr-17 days' wont present-
the county, especially,on roadsides, 'When the speaicer who ,was to` have
and asking for co-operation In setting 'the
-la'tgely to the shortage_. of_centraL.of-_..
• -flee equipment. No efforts was .warn
from Mr. VanOgmtind' one hundred
• Y acres of 'the stew land. John Gem-
at $12.00 a .month. Ing tits Seaforth Agf'ieultural Society,
Twelve dollars per to
addressed members of the Sea-
up demonstration control project plan- forth Lions Club Monday evening was
)sed by the association,
ed to meet the publlo's ,demands for
service; employees were added in lin
Seaforth
• anell 11athed his bridges
month seems
have
and pressing prevented by the storm Pram attendr
In `hour
•, ;had behind
hit".
" `' `WJiat
been- the standard wage,
, Alit John Gemmell was not to dive. . {
P L+C�PEItTY CHANG"L'7
$or° ata increased program for the. eon- Ing, the members' discussed Proposed
trod of roadside weeds and brush iu by law changes,
.�IlTater precedented numbers ,the largest
, • + structian � program ever Undertaken.
TOP Conda.ti
r prrodigious'labors had. to b
to see his fatuity grow up. On •June
the towaship,•was read and, contents Lion`"John C. Crich was chairman,
as launched,, and
on w now telbphstln&
tperfOrmed in. the Gourde of clearing
...: > laltdt" 7`ltnusattds ofitrees to be
1.2; 18.64 , his Infant son, Joltn, died, Real ,estate • changes affected,
one month' ]suer he himself died, 'the
noted. ,: � with Lion G. D. Ferguson assisting,
The road guperiutend�ellt 'tabled
.... equipment was placed .Ili: 'doi"ytdb it
,. a - rate never bef6re, _6gvialled; The iri/- '
n �t
down a axe. arose -out
i to
ad trough office of M. A. Reid In-
v ng h 1'Q wi(iow With seven ofaid thef residen ee
' a dwrt�dt by s
the
„.,. ,,, In lieu of continuing the oratorleal
tanua,ry raid voucher• 2m ntin to contest which the club has sponsored
g .
,
Latest testa of Seaforth water subs d, v -
witted for air P t re eats. .
atyais were returned tiffs
,, haws were cr► o •' latex and ttre
rrhbia pOW0 "W thai can .out thro .
sm al 1 chI r6t. the game
f W, (OrdOn
Fears later Mrs. John Gewm'ell told ,aolph, and occupted b W. F,,,Mo•
y
$1,279.$4 for payment aur.,"nrllera"were far ,a. numbef of ears
years, air sunual
draw on the TYeasia>$ o'r' the ,l)aSY acholArsifip will be mAde, available to
week the r6port i
P rt iixticating the avatar to r,
be In excellent Condition di '
or hg to
,,e `a 3041101i MaVlb 14g iu • one M, nuts
tiv aa..not ern 'drdata
of the , in0Ident that was . to, bring het^ r
iia en; to Lorne aVebstex, with im•
oUt .nC the At of d�ptession birouglit traet[late
in all other bills t lid'nte amount-
�; Pupils of 'the High School, the mtAet-
ing ip $60,24, paytstent litxi sixth Detaiis
4'- qrW Ing
.sec , ,
Dr. P. L. Brady,13radMedical. Officer of O,S$ Nd', ,,,: °
RE at{
,.:�- • ,.;:�'.. .
'p'here
,oR;.
itt ,1>i'a0 beets ixtlted that ev3iei`0her
•,; . , :. -
• ossibl# thb J0I611#,6f# x4.13 di,th+Air O
_
possession, and ,the teal»
ori >n •tht3 de&ths tiviChiaa m
�!" ,,. a , olitll of n. tttr Main Street, owii0+i
tielloo b No
each: eith4j„Of Iter Iry firer
,decided. 6t'--t.he award
ed b tlra io a
-. y t .n , f �itaps,oti aild Dro6k. will be vet e u b
a k d o t y the Ed>Yeation
he
x' ttoilnell
Health, ,
WaA tlo lndit;atlon of The Red ross % > 'cif i11, :fes, '
, ,. , . 44 i< , .,,,, . ;f„ ..
a eanH#tiarr r�ulifcit Siad caused some +tPeYr on thea rst'i�rYd. iT igatitlthto1lL�Ip,
,`
frttae's,iblose o;:a iErtl(otlitla i` iIfiTftiil
,,ba (1 a11d I Jho BaC1t, to Fdtwiri Johns, Tilolt5
C lrtiii111'efi..7ti111?'.:. -.
acldut tied ;,'fo hYireet n
o iitimmittee to Coirjunotion a+ith the,
Volt dq, M,a4.6ii,•8,
coacerh some ifv�eks, allt►; 1tt 1'es' act ryltly, to” ivebeettislt d �v ,
e t)tl� gii11p
•,r .- V ,.
l ,r f1 ab errgwltffy tW:lth boagegglo°i1 W4 olt Ii.
� .•^ :.: .. staff of the High Stht ol,
1..
of rcatain s'anlpfea,''lib. fialdy: cttt navy iYaaterials:
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