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Sam Dougal is , Named
President At We11 Ai,
,tended Meeting,
NEWS OF HENSALL
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A .largely • attended :Meeting 'was
held in the Nebo Commercial hotels
Henan, Monday evening, when the
$ensaIl .branch- of the Canadian .Leg-
-Ion, B.E.S.L. 468, was presented. with
tle .certificate by Provincial Presi-
dent Erle Burgess, of St, Thomas, as -
silted by ZoneCommander Norman
Miller, of Goderich. The new officers
*ere installed, in office.. by Comrade
Miller, assisted by Comrade Cornish,
o L B n e.ie r C , e d. Eighteen new members
were initiated, and visitgr-s were pre-
sent Prom Goderich, Clinton and Exe-
ter. Following the meeting a lunch
was,' served, during. which old ac-
quaintances were renewed.
Officers are as follows: President,
Bam, Dougall; 1•st vice-president, Syd-
,ney MacArthur; •2nd vice-president,,
William Brown; secretareetreasurer,
•.W. O, Goodwin; chaplain, Rev. P. A.
Ferguson ; • sergeant -at -arms, Byron
Kyle; executive, ,J. Peebles; Jack
Tudor, P. L. McNaughton, "" A. E.
Clark and Wesley Jones. '
Mr. and Mrs.' Waiter Spencer and
family spent last week -end•. with Mr.
and Mrs.. Laird Mickle and family at
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Magistrate Busy
In Long Session Seaforth.
'eafor; e i •
s dent calls .
Years Spent in Arctic As Loss...
Of 'Nascobe' Is Announced
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THANKSGIVINCU1AY
TO BE OCTOBER •13
Canadians 'Will mark Thanks-
giving Day this year on Monday,
October 13. The date was - an-
nounced Tuesday by proclama:
tion in an extra edition of the
Canadian Gazette.
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LADY BOWl:ERS HOED
MIXED TOURNAMENT
President George 'Johnston
and Wife Win First
Prize.
With ideal 'weather and perfect
greens, the mixed doubles 'bowling
tournament ; s,Qonsored by the Sea -
forth ladies' bowling club Monday ev-
ening, was . a 'great success, with 28
rinks' takipg part. Rinks were from
Stratford, Wingham,St. Marys, Clin-
eton and Seaforth. -
Wingers were: ' 1st, Mr. and Mrs.
George Johnston, Seaforth;' 2nd, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. McDonald, Stratford;
3rd, M. A. Reid and Miss AIice Reid,
Concluding scene a drama which
got under way late . Saturday night
two weeks' ago, was played in police
court on Tuesday when• ten district
citizens paid fines of $10 and $13
costs, or 20 days .in jail, as a result
.... ef. convictions underthe h,.C.Ae.On
the night in question provincial and
focal police cruised Main :and nearby
streets and laid the charges as a re-
Ault of. beer wiiieli they found in the
possession of those charged...e,
It , was a busy day in police court
and ,it. jeas,,.-after...,six • o'clock' before
Magistrate A. Y. ., Cook, relieving
Magistrate Morley, adjourned court.
Convictions were registered against
two Airmen stationed at iClint'oii, and
. they were fined $5 and $10, plus Costs'
respectively, on charges of .common
assault. The charges were ' reduced
from assault with intent to do bodily
. harm. •
The frat'as, which resulted in the
laying of the charge,. occurred .on. the
evening., of July 5 on the southern
outskirts of Clinton. Evidence indi-
cated the airmen, LAC. Kenneth Wil-
Iiamson and LAC. Assaniak, were
Drefeeeding towards Clinton,. in a bor-
rowed car when, they came upon Al-
"vitie Sharp, who had just backed a
truck from a laneway leading to his
residence onto the highway. The air-
men. stopped :opposite Sharp and 'af-
ter a few words drove on, parked
their car and returned to Sharp, who
in the meantime, had also gotten out
of. his. truck.
In the ensuing melee, 'Sharp suf-
fered bruises and neighbors ,brought,
to the; scene by the noise, became in'-
volved
n=volved to the extent that William
Hay, it was suggested, received a
blow on the side of his head, as
Isaac Carter, 82 years old,. brought
his cane into.. play, •.Evidence Was
given by ,the airmen, Sharp, Hay,
Carter, Mrs. Hazel Hay, a daughter-
in-law of Hay, Jos. Reid and Hartley
Monaghan. -A third airman, LAC,.
Good,. who happened along ,at the-
.. height of the affair, told the court
what he had seen.
Crown Attorney D. E. Helmes, K.C.,
prosecuted, ,while Prank ' Donnelly,
Goderich, was defence council.
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Bowlingon
The Green
(By Bill Hart)
With all the, cads agefnet.them„the
ladies went ahead on Monday even-
. fag and staged a successful open mix-
ed tournament: it was a backward
day, with a cold rain in the early
morning: Towards noon At showed
signs of clearing, but , remained very
• -sold. Fourteen outside rinks. bravest
the unseasonable Weather to compete
in the event. Fourteen• from Seaforth
turned out to almost fill the greens.
After the first game no one seemed
to bother with weather conditions.
Ail in all, it was, a very good 'even-
ing. Three ten -end games were play-
ed,
layed, followed by • sandwiches and cot-
- -fee in 'the club house in .front of a
roaring fire in th,e. fireplace, Mr, and
Mrs. •George Jollnpton, of Seaforth,
won, first prize, with 3 wins plus 17;
.seeond, Mr. sear Mrs. .1. • A. McDoe-
reAd, • Stratford, 3 wins• `plus 14; third,
M. A. Reid and Miss 'Alice Reid, 3
win% llus 12,, 'and fourth, Mr. and
Mrs. 'Sid Delon, 3 wie niu.s 8.
Evlery night this. week the bowlers
are busy. Beside Monday ebening's
open nixed herd, bowlers attended
tournaments' out of town. ,,„(fin Twee -
day evening at St. Marys, M. A, Reid,
and Miss Alice Reid Won ijhst prize,
1V[r. and Mrs,: WM..Hatt 'also attend-
ed 41* tourney.
On Tburedny • at-en3tlg. a ' titirrit Yee
A`ront, town are i lattning to
Scores were; J. A. McT nand and
Mrs, C. Case, 1 -win; Mr. and Stirs.
1. George R. Johnston, 3 wins plus 19;
Dr. end Mrs..P. L. Brady, 3 losses; B.
F. Christie and Mrs. J. Kaiser, 1 win;
Mr. and Mrs. 'W. M. Hart, 1 win; Mr.
and Mrs..H. Free, 1 win; J. Itotham
and Mrs. E, 1I. Close, 2- wins; Lorne
Dale and Mrs. Harry': Stewart, 1 •win:,
Mr, and Nrs. John Beattie, 1 Win;
C. Glew and Audrey McLean, 3 loss-
es; W. J. Duncan and Frances Mat-
thew, 1 win; M: A. Reid and Alice
Reid, 3 wins; Mr. and Mrs. F. " E,
Willis, 1 .win, 11. E. Smith, and Mrs.
,,D. H. Wilson, 2 wins; Len Heard, ;2
wins; W. G. Nott, 2 wins; P.' Ruston,
2 wins; E. Harris, 1 win; C. Brown,
2 wius; J. Lancaster, 2 wins; Syd.
Deem, 3 wins; K. Kalbfleisch, 1 win;
J. G. McDonald, 3 wins; H. Scher -
bandy, 1 Win; 0. Hazelgrove, 2 wins,;
A. Duval. 3 losses; C. McEvay, 1 win;
Hobden, 2 'wins.
Accident -Forces
.3' Week Closing
Ralph Davidson. who until he en-
tered the Army. in 1940, operated the
chopping mill at Winthrop, has re-
cently returned after seven years'
service and has opened a general
machine 'repair shop at Winthrop,, . ,
Three weeks ago while operating
an -emery wheel, he suffered internal
injuries, which, it is now. discovered,
will necessitate 'an operation. For
this reason 1%ir. Davidson is forced to
close 'his shop for . the next three
weeks. -
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D. L. REID NAMED
TO MASONIC POST
Several distt:ict men have been
elected to the office of District Dep-
uty Grand Masters and appointed offi-
cers of. the Grand Lodge of Canada.
A.F. and A.M., in Ontario. 'Elected
to the office of D.D,G.M. are Oliver
Stephenson, Southampton, for Bruce;
C. W. ,McRoberts, Gralnton, South
Huron; John A. McKinnon, North,
Huron. Grand Stewards appointed
were Roy Bradley, Harriston; - John
McCuteheon, Wroxeter; Dalton L.
Reid;- Seaforth.•
mixed doubles at Wingham•.
The • committee expect to make
some arrangements 'to shingle the
drib house roof this summer.
Entries for the big ,Boshart furni-
ture tournament on August 13 hale
begun to. arrive.
Next Wednesday, July 30, is the
Excellence Flour' Mill electrical tour-
ney. Get year partner and have your
entry in early. '
The partners frvm Sedforth• on.
Monday were:.. J. .A. MacDonald and
Mrs, eClharles• Case, Mr. and Mrs.
George Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Paui
Brady, Beverley Christie and Mrs., J.
Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Wei. Hart, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Free, Sohn Hotham
and .Mrs. E. H. Close, Lorne Dale
and- Mrs. g, Stewart, Mr. 'and Mrs.
John • Beattie, Chad Glew and Mrs,
Bruce' MacLean, W. J. Duncan and
Miss Prances Matthews, M. A. Rail
and Miss' Alice Reid, Mr. and Mrs.'
P. E. Willis, H. E. Smith and Mrs.
'D• JL Wilson, .
1.Netedt we to hero . o on hbli-
g
t#aGyB eb
Oh 1I get a rest.ti'tim this
Alfred Copland Was North-
ern Arctic d Manager For
Hudson , Bay Co. For 20
Years.
"It's just as' if you had lost your
borne,'" was the reaction' of :Alfred
-Copland, Seaforth poultry farmer, ae
he heard of the loss this week of the
Hudson. Bay. aupply ship, Nascopie.
Mr.' Copland,, who retired from • the
Hudson Bay 'Company,, in 1942 'to join
theeR.C.A.F., was Northern Arctic
superintendent of the company and
responsible• for the operation of its
northern nests.
The sturdy Hudson's,•BaY Company
stea$er.is reported to be a'total••loss
and will be 'abandoned to the treach-
erous currents of the strait, but the
fifty- aboard are "safe and well," de-
spite the- lossr .of all. 'their belongings,
at a trading post at Cape Dorset, on
the barren southern tip of Baffin Is-
land.
• Du jtig his years in 'the Arctic he
took four through trips on the doom-
ed 'ship, besides countless short trips
and was fainlilar with the •territory
through which it passed. It was as
a passenger on the Noscapie that .he
first' went north an the summer 'of
1923. On one trip' he acted as purser
of the ship.
• In 1937 when the Fort -James suf-
fered a similar fate, it was Mr. ,Cop-
land who organized the flow of mater-
ials into• 'the north country to pre-
vent ' starvation of the personnel at
the Arctic outposts who depended on
the supplies it carried. The late Lord
,Tweedsmuir, then Governor-General
of ,Canada,,'•yisited the Arctic shortly..
after, this occurrence, .and when he
viewed •the mass of supplies lying. on
the beach at Tuktoyktuk, the com-
pany's coastal. transhipment point,.
queried Mr. Copland who •was accom-
panying hint, as to' how the material
would ever be sorted .and moved.
• Mr. Copland recalled that the
"Nascopie" was tine eastern: ••-1-p.
the first successful running of the
northwest passage. On this occasion
the motor •schooner ' Aklavik from
Vancouver ••transferred ,supplies • which
it carried, to the Nascopie, which hail
cote"' from Moptreal •
There should be. no ` ditiiculty in'
sending duplicate 'supplies, Mr. Cop-
land said, •With.modern aircraft the
task is more certain than in the past
when all supplies had to go in by
surface vessels. He recalled that 'in
the late: twenties the Bay Rupert was
lost off the Labrador coast, and .about
the same time the Bay Chinn) Was
abandoned by•'its crew, when it was
..caught in the ice:'.,during a -fog. Oc-
casional reports continue,., to come in-
to northern outposts from 'Eskimos
who say they have seen a•ghost ship'
drifting in its ice prison. It' has come
to be known as ;`The 'Ghost "Ship of
the Arctic."
When Mr, Copland knew the Nas-
cople, its master was Captain Thos.
F. Smellie, who has since retired.
Another frequent passenger aboard
the ship was' Archbishop 'Fleming,.
the Bishop of the Arctic, 'who is now
retired and • living . in Goderich.
As a member of the R,C,A,F,, Mr,
''Copland brought to the service., his
knowledge of the Arctic and was 're-
sponsible in a large degree for .the
setting up of the service installations
in the Eastern 'Arctic. In recognition
of his work he was tnade a member
of the Order of the .British Empire.
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Seaforth and -
Has Busy Week
Members -of the Seaforth. Highland-
ers Band were in Stratford Sunday
attending the annual picnic of the
Huron -Perth Band Association, when
more than 500 people were present.
Next Sunday evening the Milver-
ton Red Seal Band will present the
weekly concert in Victoria Park here.
' The Seaforth Highlanders were in
St. Marys Monday evening partici-
pating in a 'tattoo, . The event had
been postponed from the previous
Friday.
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Rebekahs and Oddfellows
Picnic At Lions. Park
The Oddfellows. and Rebekahs of
Seaforth belcl their annual •picnid at
the Lions Park''Wednesday afternoon
with around 75 attending, Although
the weather was cool, everyone en-
joyed themselves.
After a pot -luck supper was served
with' Mrs. •Mae Hildebrec:ht as con-
vener, spirts were later head with
Mrs. Mae Dorrance.,as convener. The
results of the events were as follows:
'Girls, six years and under, Margar-
et Reeves; boys, six years and under,
»ping, Oshawa; girls, 12
ee7,1einkiete, Betty {loudie; boys, 12
and under, Ken.,• Thompson; ladies'
rade, . Mrs, Hugh Thompson;: maen*s
race, Bill Forrest; wheelbarrow •race,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McLean.; slipper
race, Mrs. John Thompson; soda ,bis-
cuit race, Phyllis Mere; graceful
Walking, Mrs: Bernice McKenzie, Oth-
awa; •stotiking race, Mrs. Bili Per,,
rest; blotlres spin in bottle rat*, Mrs,
Ifugh Tharrtpson; halt .and .Pall; tai‘'
field 'Riker ;,e'easohat di ntest 'WitnYi3+.11
AVIA, May ted wile.
BEN
Oec sioi H011.0113 Frank
Rowland, Wbo Buffered
Broken Jaw.'
Dublin softball tem sponsored a
succes9ul benefit d y> in Loony's
1 all ori „ Mondays fl ! t, honoring
Frank Rowland, 'arhb :,;Fecently -sus-
tained, a fractured is v n a baseball
game. '
'The first lucky cleet: prize of $5.00
was won • by • Franck Really, Huron Ho-
tel, artd the second and;third awards
of $3 and $2, respectiveig, were -wog
by . ticket holders from: Kitchener and
Ingersoll
Personals: Rev Devereux,Willi m
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Mr. and Mrs. William;. evereux and
Miss Virginia Devere ,�•hicago, with
Mr. and Mrs. D. Metenseil and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph ear:tater; Miss
Anne Roach and Mrs tharine Mc-'
Quaid, Detroit, :.,with Air. ands- Mrs.
Patrick Feeney; Mr. and, Mrs. Elwyn
Young and twin daughters, Toronto,
with Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph O'Rourke;
Miss Mary McGrath, Teranto, with
Mr. and Mrs: Angus Kennedy; Mrs,
Harold Smuck, Kitchener, with Mr.
and Mrs: Thos, J. Molyneaux; Miss
Agnes Murphy, Ottawa, with relatives
here; Mrs. Charles Malone and two
daughters have retuned `horde after
spending a month in Galt; : Frank
Dantzer on a fishing trip at Colpoy's
Bay, near Wiarton; Mr, and Mrs. A.
Whetham at Wroxeter -f: and other
points; •Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dill and
Marlene, aetroit, with Mrs. Kathar-
ine Byrne; Mr. and Mrs: Gordon H.
MacDougall, Scharer Sask., with
Mrs. • Kathleen Feeney;, ;Rev. J. A.
Feeney, London, with Mr, and firs.
Dan Costello; Mr,, and Mrs. Vander -
walker and .two ,children, Flint, Mich.,
with Mr. and Mrs.• Joseh Dill; Miss
Mary .Purcell, Toronto "with Mr. nd
Mrs. Walter • Carpenter; Blr, and i rs.
Stephen Eckert and sold. Clever, leTor
man Eckert and Jack Hanley, Tim-
mins; with Mrs. Teresa 'Eckert; Mrs.
Philip Flanagan, Betty,; Margaret, Don
'and -"'Philip, 'Toronto, with MTS. Frank
Feeney; Mrs. Loretto Sch'nidr. Strat-
ford. with Mr. and •Mrs. Joseph Cron
in Miss Rose Burns, ,S•tratford, with
her parents, Mr, and *Open Burns;
• Bert Gallant, Windsor , a- Mrs. W.
Rowland :: Mr. 'and • it Lannan
and children, Toronto, with"'Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph O'Rourke; Mrs. H. Pugh
has returned home after apending a
month at Grand Bend; Mr. and Mrs:
Fergus Stapleton. in Toronto; Mrs.
Johanna Roach, Miss Monica Roach
and Mrs. Joseph Cronin at London;
Michael McCarthy'has returned home
from Midland; Billy Costello' in Lon-
don; Mr. and Mrs. William, Stapleton
left on Tuesday for a trip to Mont-
real; Jimmy Newcombe accompanied
them to his home there; Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry' Jordan and children, Sar
nia, with Mr; and Mrs. James Jor-
dan; Mrs. M. Writt and Miss Mary
Regan, Stratford, with Mr. and. Mrs.
D. McConnell; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Kuntze, Irvine and Ellen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. •Feeney at- Owen
Sound; Rev, Dr. FfouIkes in Toron-
to; Miss Marie lvagle is vacationing
-in Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs, Patrick
Woods at . the Martyr's Shrine, Mid-
land; Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Reygolds.
Detroit,' with Mr. and Mrs, Joseph
Carpenter.
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COUNTY COUNCIL
PICNICS AT GODERICH
More than, 200 persons. attended
the annual Huron County Council
picnic 'at Harbor Park, Goderich, on
r. Wednesday. Boat • excursions and
sports featured the afternoon.
A•'committee headed .by Warden
Brown Smyth with County Clerk N.
W. ,Miller, County Treasurer A. H.
Erskine .and Reeve George McEwan,
of Goderich, was in. charge.
Speakers after supper, served in
the pavilion, were Warden . Smyth,
Ex -Wardens •-George Armstrong, Fred
Watson, Alex Alexander and R: ' E.
Shaddick.. .
A tug-of-war giween Liberals and
Conservatives was won by the Lib-
erals.
A draw made by -George Hennerick,
of Toronto, resulted in a prize for
Reeve George C. Ginn, of Goderich
Township.
Oldest person on the grounds was
Ex -Reeve J. J. Evans, of Wingham;
youngest was .Garry. Machan, seven -
months -old son of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph
Machan, 'Grey Township.
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Dismisses Charge Laid
FolloWing Accident
After hearing evidence against
James b. Norris, Staffa, charged with
careless `dF1ving, Magistrate A. F.
Cook, in. police 'court at` Stratford,
dismissed the case. He had pleaded
not guilty when he appeared in court
on June 24 and the case was adjourn-
ed until Tuesday.
The ehargg arose as the result of
an accident on Friday, June 13; when
a car, allegedly'. driven by Norris,
crashed into a telephone pole on Hur-
on St, near Avondaie Ave., -Stratford.
three passengers in the .carr, all
Sta:iYa &.eh;; escaped injury but the
bar W'a ""badly damaged.. illamise,
ing'.the case, Magistrate (00%r'da dr ,nd
evident() of peed .was $Fred.
a. .
:n n, :us1.a.s nl
Lions Park Carnival Crow
Thousands , Enjoy Friday
Night Program and ; Take
Part in • Carnival Activ4
ties.
Despite threatening rain which at
times .alrnost forced the 'postpone-
ment of the evening's program, the
Friday, night performance of the 12th
annual Lions Club carnival was high-
ly successful Throughout the• even-
ing the spacious grounds of the
Lions Park were thronged with'thou-
sands of people anxious to enjoy 'Lute
carnival, and at the same time assist
'the club in its work throughout the
district.
The evening got • under way ,with a
parade .of bands. from Main Street to
the' park, and led by the Seaforth
'Highlanders Band under Bandmaster
E. H. Close.
Highlighted by the Georgetown
Girls' Pipe Band, the ,program which
continued throughout the evening," in'
eluded 'band numbers,, magic act,
novelty dancing and 'a quiz contest.
Ross Scott, chairman of the program
committee,_ was master of ceremon-
.
At midnight, following the presen-
tation of a monster fireworks display,
drawing for the raffle prizes was
made with C, E. Smith, raffle •com-
mittee chairman, in charge. .. Holders
of the lucky tickets were: lst, Lyle
Worden, Staffa, bicycle, value $42.50;
2nd; Wallace Bell, Blyth, auto tires,
value, $43.10; 3rd, Oscar Perezee,
WaIIeceburg, mantel clock;° 4th,
Louis Nalan, R.R. 1, Dublin, zipper
club bag, value $20; 5th, DeatieCrowe,
Seaforth, trilight . lamp, values $19;
6th,. Ray Nelsen, Goderich, Presto
cooker, value $15.95; 7th, Lorne Gou
die; Seaforth, pen and pencil set, va-
lue '$15; .8th, Thomas Flannigan, .R.
R. 1, Dublin, Kenwood blanket, va-
lue $10:95; 9th, •Mrs. Wallace Powell,
Seaforth, wall clock, value $9,85.
Provincial Constables Helmer Snell,
-Frank Taylor • and • Gardiner were in
charge or the traffic _during, the eve-
ning.
James M. Scott, president of the
Seaforth Lions Club, spoke briefly,
thanking the crowd for their attend-
eneeend• support. He' reminded them
that ,.te 'succeeds of. the carnival
would go towards Lions welfare work
and Continued maintenance of the
Lions scenic park and .swimming
pool.
Food. Poisoning Strikes
Hibbert Family
Four members of the family of John
F. Murphy, Hibbert Township, became,
suddenly ill 'after a meal at which
canned meat and also marmalade
from a purchased jar had been serv-
ed. , A. doctor administered first aid
and £pok Mr. Murphy to Scott Mem-
orial Hospital,' Seaforth, • for observa-
tion.
It was believed that they had been
partially poisoned by either the can't
ned meat or marmalade, but recovery
from the effects was rapid,,
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C. M. Smith Sells!
Tasty Grill
CI M. Smith, who since he estab-
lished. the business in 1936, has sold
the Testy Grill to Alex Skowronski,
of 'Montreal. Possession will lie giv-
en' on September 1, ,
Mr. .Skowronski and' his wife will
reside in Seaf'erth', While Mr. lith
has' not db'mpieted his future pis.
it Is his intention to continue to re-
side in town.
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Hensall Farmer Hurt
When 'Hay Falls
Henry Fuse, of the Parr Line, five
miles 4'west of Hensail, was taken to
Clinton Public Hospital Saturday suf-
fering bruises and possible injuries to
his leg; received in a haying accident.
Mr. Fuss was standing on the barn
floor and the last bundle or hay was
going up into the mow when the trip
rope caught on the bay rack and
tripped the half -ton bundle- of hay,
which fell on ,him from a distance of
30 feet.
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COMMENCE' SOCCER
PLAYOFF • DATES
The semi-finals in the Huron Foot-
ball Association got under way on
Tuesday, when St, Columban met
Brussels, The league has. bad. a suc-
cessful season: The two to'p;, teams
will meet in the finals, the dates to
be announced later,"
'July 22 --St. Colum•ban at Brussels.
July 24—Walto!t at Atwood.
July 25 --Brussels at St. Coi n:abate
July 28—Atwood at Walton.
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Sandy and Lizzie were strolling
along one of the city streets iboking
for a picture show: At last they
came to one over the entrance of
which was a'1a.rge placard: " 'Ilie Wo-
man AiWaes Pays."
"W'e'll po in here," said Smiley,•
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Smash! '
Despite. the: -thousands --rho.
were in ,Seaforth Friday for the
second night Of the Lions carni-.
vel, police iiatiert that the crowd
was orderly and there was no dif-
- ficutty. One unknown motorist,
however, got into ' trouble early.
Saturday morning when an orna-
mental light standard at the
south end of Main Street was -1
struck and knocked - over: The
standard' was found lying on the
pavement smashed into a number
of,P c sie e
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GATHERING HONORS
AGRICULTURAL REP.
Mr. and Mrs., L. G., Brown
Are Guests At Gode-
rich Gathering
• Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Brown were
honored Friday evening when about
125 persons attended;a reception:and
dance at the Goderid`ii pavilion.. Mr.
Brown, who was recently married, is
agrieultural representative for Hurbn
County.,
The following ,program 'was .pres-.
'ented by Russell Bolton, Dublin, the
program chairman: Violin .selections,
Mrs.. O'Neill, Toronto; vocal. solo,
Benny Lethl:o, Ottawa; address,, Dr.
R. H. Taylor, M.P,P., Dashwood;
'selections, Walper Quartette, Dash -
Wood; piano and violin duet, Driver
Sisters, Goderich 'Township.; address•,
L. E. Cardiff,, M,P., Beasse•ls; 'vocal
solo, Mrs, R. S. McKercher, Dublin;
guitar and vocal solos, Walker Hart,_
Seaforth; piano solo, Barbara Middle-
ton, Clinton.
G. E. •Nelson, assistant, agricultural
representative, introduced the bride•
and groom, and read an- address to
then( expressing the good .wishes of
the people of Huron County. On' be-
half of citizens of Huron, clubs and
organizations, Harry Sturdy, J. D.
Beecroft and Mr. Nelson .presented
the couple with •a••recliner chair, a
trilight lamp and a purse of money.
Led by the Wolper 'Quartette, every-•
body, joined in singing, "For They Are
Jolly Good Fellows" and extended
congratulations and best wishes, to
the newlyweds.
The remainder of the program was
turned over to Stewart McEwen, and
dancing to Irwin's orchestra was en-
joyed by all until one o'clock,
•
Stratford . Club
Picnics At Lions Park
Members of the Stratford Optimist
and Opti-Mrs..Club held a picnic Sun-
day at Seaforth Lion'§ Park: 'During
the afternoon races and contests
were held and a picnic lunch was
served at the supper hour. Ice cream'
and cake were supplied as an extra
treat by the Opti -Mrs. A peanut
scramble for the. children •and ball
games -were added' to the program or
sports,
►E;
Renew u r o n
League; Semi-
.St,-Co1bmban Fri;
St. lumbnm and. $rowels- svilil
start the second ',fie of the(r. .Ha r -
on Fotltball:-' League° semi-t'inal-.hila
offs .,on even iteruls; .at Si,`,G•lutn an
Friday evening, fofl wing' their asore-,
i:ese in Brussels Tuesday; evenin g.
St. Colum'ban her se' eral '•good.
chance$ to:. break into ;the scoring
columns, in the •dying ,nut�es- 'of the
game, but theireshoettngeevtas. bad,
The game was:fast, ha'rid4ought. and
keen, and ,the seeped• meeting of the
two `teams Friday evening �shotild pro-
vide :fans with another interesting,
tussle,
-• ST. COLUMBA11I--(,loA1, H 'M'urray;
full-backs, • F. Murray, T, Murray,
half -backs, F. O'Connor; L. Ryan, E': ,
Ryan; forwards; Delaney, 'McQuaid,
J. O'Conn,or, O'Rourke, ' O'Sullivan;
Malone, McGrath.
BRUSSELS --(',,cal, Riley foil -backs,
Pearson, L Steiss; half backs, Delur,
Bryans, Nickel; forwards, Rutledge,
Lowe, King, Alien, Nickel McCutch
eon, H. Steles.
.Groups Hold Picnics
At Lions Park
• Picnics held at the Lions Park dur-
ing the past Week include:
Sunday Aid Association for Lathe
erans, Mitchell, 75; Muir Rindley
family; Listowel, 70; Hart Family; • .
Optihiist Club; Stratford, 50•
Tuesday—Mae Lane Auxiliary, Sea -
forth, 30.
Wednesday—Rebekahs and 'Oddfel-
lows, Seaforth, 75; •Tebbutt family re-
union, 75. -
MUSIC PUPILS •
ARE SUCCESSFUL
Results of pupils ,of M•rs.: M, R.
Rennie trying Weetern' Ontario Con
seivatore of . Music examinations—in
piano are as follows:
Grade V—June •.Snell, ,lst °lase hon-
ours;
onours;; Grade - IEI—William Hunt; hone
ours;,: Grade II --.X aris:Hpnt, latclues
honours. ' '
The following pupils of Mrs. Mabel
Collins were sucessful in their Toron-
to Conservatory of . Music •examina
tions, held in Stratford:.
Grade I-V.—Lenore McCowan;' Grade
II—Susan McCowan, honours.
' •
Co-op. Members
Told .of. Egg Care
Members of the Seaforth Farmers
Co-operative held • a special meeting
in 'the Carnegie Library Tuesday ere-
ning when M. H. Mode, district poul-
try inspector, discussed the 'care and
grading of eggs and pointed, out the,
cash benefits, accruing to producers
who took proper precautions in the
preparation of eggs for market.
The meeting,. presided ' over by R.
S. McKercher, president, coincided
with the -opening of the Co-operative
Produce Division,
The members discussed the organ-
, ization of the produce division and
went on record as favoring a pick-up
service. Following the ,meeting lunch
vas served by the Women's Auxiliary
of Egtnoncville United ,Church.
Varna. Landmark Falls As
100 -Foot Elm Is Felled
(By Jean Bebensee, in London Free
Press)
How are the mighty fallen! ,
Majesty. that was the forest pride
of Huron .County, a magnificent elm
which has towered from the banks of
the quiet Bayfield River as Iong as
shy hoary -headed pioneer of this dis-
trict can remember, has succumbed
to the "speculation" of a progressive
farmer, and- the whine of a special
cross -cut.
This huge 't.cee, equal of which has
never been seen in the district by a
laving generation, spread. its branch-
es 100 feet above the -'raver. flats on
which it grew, and braced itsei•f to
the breezes on a Mitt "six *tit and 10
inches in diameter, measured on the
stump, cut several feet above :the
•ground.
'Too great would,be the indignity
to the once stately lm to cart it out
in little blocks, cut by a portable.
mill. It will act out its final scene
with its !repressive ,size and selid
heart still obvious to the eyes of
many men. As , logs it will leave
Bayfield for the lumber milt --'soon to
become cheese boxes, caskets.
Twenty log's were sant from the
elm, 11 of which were cut into 15
cords, of wood for Watson Webster,
R.R. 1, Varna, the speculator. Nine
ethers, measuring 6,425 board' feet.
have been purchased by lumber buy-
er Fred Hudfe, of Clinton, and will
be loaded within a few days, Mr.
Webster sold the timber at $40 .per
thousand, it brought him $257. His
corded wood he valued at $60, the
price of the labor he employed in
cutting the tree.
Fifty feet straight up the tree tow-
ered, then dividedlint* twe branches,
and n, !little farrther .1% lit td 1ree,:
first of 'the logs to be cut from a
brands, only ,eight feet long, measur-
ed 342 board feet.
The butt •log,, 10 feet to:length,
weighed six. tons.'
No mean ' job it was to haul the
logs up a steep bank, and no en.ean
job it will be to load them on a truck.
Logging men from far around Who
have never been "stumped" are clam.-
oring for the job of trucking, anxious
to prove their ability with. the Huron,
elm,
Two men bad previously purchased
the tree but looking at their bargain
had voted nature their superior, and
let the elm etand untouched. Mr.
Webster waited until after the war
to set bis mettle' against the giant.
He hired Walter Westlake's arm
truck to pull the logs up the,;bank on
a winch. The' operation was accom-
plished thisspring, when .-the bank
was an icy, slide. The top of one •
tree was tied back to help its trunk
support the cable, and the Machine
was anchored,,. to another tree over
the bank on the opposite side of the
landing ground. Mr. Webster lin
tends to load' the logs by tractor thi
the usual block and tackle manner,
,Four men worked constantly tot'
three hours to' fell the elm on the
farm, of John Keys, where it grew
.beside a ,popular fishing hole. They
used a special seven -foot, slat -inch
cross -cut 'Saw, for the regular !leo-
foot six -111'0h 'saw would not reach •
across the tree. At the hea'r't of the
tree the sate had only; an eight.loch
play. The sawdust could not be
dragged out. It took an hour ands-ai
half' to cut six inches,. •
When the trlayee�' le
tt t e.
�p t3, h alt, lir
Worked another tel. hears • teeter ,to
.:C i;tliitied on to ,0 5.
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