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The Huron Expositor, 1947-08-22, Page 1ti • 1 •<, Righty-eight•;h Year • Whole-Nuniber 4158 • • SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1947. WHEAT HARVEST MUST COMPLETED -AGRICULTURE .:REP. Yields -Below Average, Run- ning 20-25 Bushels Per Acre. EARLY SOWN IS GOOD The threshing and combining of fall wheat is practically completed in the county, according to LeRoy Brown, Huron agricultural represent- ative. This year's sample is small and shrunken compared to a normal sample, and yields have been down considerably running on an. average of front 2Q to 25 bushels per acre. There is quite a • demand for fall wheat seed from fields that were not infested too severely with ,szls it, and `for a new variety, Cornell 595, which is .resistant to loose smut. Indica- tions are that the acreage of wheat to be seeded this fall will -'be 10 to 15 per cent greater than in 1946. Considering the poor weather dur- ing 'the seeding period, and the late date at which many of the fields of .spring grain and oats were sown, the Fields of those fields sown earliest have been, quite good, in fact some tanners have claimed that their .oats are as good• as last year. Fields, which have been seeded' down to hay pasture mixtures this spring, have gotten away to a remarkably . good start, and in some cases the young clovers are up -to the baud in the sheaves. Turnips are making good growth., even though late"seeded., and with the constant reserve of moisture in the soil, As a result of the wet spring, the possibility of water -core isnot so !great as last year. Mr, Brown went on to. Warn turnip growers of the dangers of water -core; which seems to show up more when turnips are short of moisture for.a period which retards. the growth, followed by a /heavy rain which makes it possible for,the turnips 'to absorb very -quiet's-- 1y too mach water Prom°"the soil. This diseaseof turnips can be greatly In- fluenced and• controlled, he said, ,by maintaining a sufficient •amount of boron 'int •the soil at the proper time during - the turnips growth. Many fields in the county are note at that stage, the turnips being about one inch to one and a half inches in diameter,. and the safest way to en - 'mare the crop' against the disease is to dust or spray the turnips witha compound containing the elemeni. boron. If • dusting, about " 40 to 50 pounds of the prepared dusting ma- terial will be sufficient for one acre of turnips. It maybe applied with a pea duster,, •or a potato duster, but the latter seems to give better results, Arts Brown pointed out: •._- NAMES WINNERS IN . CROP COMPETITION Torrential Downpour Eases Heat Wave in This • District • • • •'.• • Culvert Contractors commenced last week to repair the damage caus- ed by spring floods'when a culvert under No. 4 Highway south of Kippen was partially washed out, The course' of :the creek under the highway its being, moved .a short distance north of the for- mer Culvert. Traffic is being de- toured, in single file, on a tem- porary road built to the west of the highway. • • • • • • - NARROW ESCAPE FOR ST. COLUMBAN CHILD Train Crew Ready To Avert Tragedy As Tot on -Tracks. The stage wa,s all set for a movie - thriller rescue by e Canadian Nation- al 'Railways locomotive fireman -but the .imperilled party mb'ved just In -tinge to avoid being struck by a C.N.P. freight train ad eliminated the ne- cesity of a hero act, it was revealed in Stratford this week: The •incid!ent..occurred' on the 'Strat- ford-Goderich line of the C.N:R. re- 'cently near St. Columban. Eighteen- months -old June Anne Melady, second youngest of the .five children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melady, H.R. 5, Seaforth,. wandered from home one morning toward the,, railway trek •about•440 yards from the farm house on Highway, No., 8, just west of Dub- lin in Hibbert To'wnshdp. ' -Awards have been 'announced in ••connection with the barley field crop competition' sponsored by the East 33uron Agricultural Society. The judg- ing was carried out by Ed. Hansuld, of Tavistock, and the awards were: 1st, George Menzies, con. 12, Grey Twpe 2nd, Gordon Knight; 'con. 13, Grey Twp; 1rd, Andrew Turnbull, con. 16, Grey Twp.; 4th, Wilfred Shortreed, Walton; 5th, ,Donald Mc - Fannon, con. lU, Grey Twp.; 6th, Nor- ntan Hoover, con. 10, Grey Twp.; 7th, Wm. J. Cardiff, con. 8, Grey Twp:; 8th, Russell Knight, con: 15, Grey Tvrp: Considering late sowing conditions all the winning crops were of a high standard. .• Roads Flooded, Lions Park Under Water, As Sudden -Ram Strikes. A torrential downpour late Wednes- day afternoon brought some relief from the oppressive heat that has held the district in its grip for near- ly two weeks. After temperatures each day this week of above 90, even the slight, drop Wednesday was high- ly . weloome. • Commencing shortly after•„ 3 p.m,, the rain, accompanied by violent lightning and;. thunder', conti4lued for nearly four hours, and.at times reach- ed cloudburst intensity:. • Seaforth sewers, unable to cope• with the sud- den flood of water,- backed up and a number of streets were flooded with water from curb to curb. Lands ly- ing in a line with 'Coleman Street were under water to a depth of three feet in places. Children Wednesday evening -were swimming in what 'a few hours before had been a. dry field - Coleman Street was impassable. -- .Silver Creek over -ran its banks and the front area of the Lions Park and a portion of the playing field was un- der water, A' number of cellars were flooded in variousp arts• of 'tlie town. The electrical storm led to a blown fit; a on a 'transformer near Scott Memorial , hospital. Service was quickly restored by P.U.C.s employees, The storm seemed to hie been concentrated+ in the :Seaforth area. Brucefield had no rain, while to the north and east there were but Inter- mittent inte`rnittent showers.. The little girl managed to crawl, through a fence along' the railway right-of-way and .onto the railway tracks where she sat evidently un- concerned about ' an approaching freight train. - • The locomotive engineer, C. Rein- hart," 148 Rebecca St., Stratford, saw the girt on' the tracks as the freight train ,moved along• at a "reasonable . speed". having just pulled out of they Dublin station. He didn't realize at first that It was a child. He thought the object might be a dog. He sound- ed his whiskle and when the "object", ,started to move he realized it was a child• and at ,.the same moment knew that the train could not be brought to a stop. before it reached the spot where the child stood. He applied the brakes and' warned his fireman, W. G. Atkinson, 262, Front St., Stratford, that there was a child on the tracks, The 'fireman. climbed out 'Cif the locomotive cab and started to move along - the catwalk leading to the- front of, the locomotive. He planned' to climb .down to •the "cowcatcher" on (Continued on -Page 5) • • PLAYING ON SWING - • BREAKS ARM When she fell from one of the chit; dren's strings at the Lions Park late Thursday afternoon, Judith Crich, 5% -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crich, Seaforth,suffered a frac- tui-ed arm. After receiving medical aid at Scott Memorial Hospital,- she was able to return home, and noir is about again with her arm -in a sling. Finds Huron Towns To Be Progressive and Growing (By Arthur R. Ford, in The Free Press, London) In most of the countiee, of Western Ontario the county town. is , a city which dominates the business of the county with a dematy paper. There is Essex with Windsor, Lambten with Sarnia, Kent with phatham, Middle- sex with 'London, Perth with Strat- ford, Oxford With Woodstock, Elgin with St. Thomas and so forth down the line. Huron County is an- exception. , It iltas no city. Goderich, the county town, is a thriving town, with the largest population, but it Is far from a city.' It is onlyr one of a number, of towns scattered through Huron -Cite - ton, Seaforth, Wingham, Exeter, Hen- sali, Zurich and Dasfiwood, During oat holiday at Bayfield we had occa- Sion, Jf only briefly, to visit most of these, towns. There is. no county in Canada with a group by 'mare beauti- f'el, more attractive, more thriving and. more prosperous towns than the towns of Huron. They are, whole- some, healthy, God-fearing towns, with no very rich and' no slums, They • are representative of the very best in Canadian life, All of these towere have their ,Nob &Till, whgre the "best families" built in the Victorian era huge Victorian rans•ions, surretinded by generous Valvas, driveways and noble trees, The pioneers must have been great lovers 08 trees as all of these towns have avenues of magnificent melee and elms. Those were the days of large families and gracious. living, In. -Sorge of the towns there have beers, ereet- aed• new homes in modernistic or, semi - ;Lw Honor Bride -Elect At London Gathering The maih office staff'. gathered in the Tea Room of Victoria Hospital to honor Miss Ruth Carnochan, prior to leaving as switchboard operator there. Following ,a -delicious lunch, Miss Carnochan, who is. shortly to be mar- ried, was presented with a large.mir- ror • by Mr. W. N. Roberts, on behalf of the staff. Union Jack Club Seeks War Brides The Union Jaek Club, formed to provide an opportunity for war brides to discuss their home land, again ap- peals for members in order that as many as possible may enjoy the bene- fits of the club. In its latest release, the Club says: "Do you ever get a little on the homesick side? You're not human if you don't... Then, • why not remedy that by joining the War Bride's Club. It's Iots of fun, and to those' of you who haven't yet joined, you, don't know what you're missing. • "One night, e week to see your countrywomen isn't too naiads to. ask, and you'll thoroughly enjoy yourself. For further information write union Jack Club, R.R. 2, Seaforth,•or phoue 851 r 14." modernistic style. They do not seem to fit into the atmosphere,. They look strangely, out of place. In Goderich a new court house is being planned en the unique square. There is nothing like ''the square in Canada. It was laid; out by. the Cane ada Land Co., when the town was founded. It is in the form of a wheel. In the centre is the octagonal square from which radiates eight streets in every direction. Around the rim of the square were planted years ago chestnut .trees, •which seem to thrive along the, lake front. •Some• of them are as large as the largest elms. The County Court House in the square has become too small 'and the Coun- ty Council is planning' a new build- ing. We only hope that the architects will not erect some modern structure along the lines of that monstrosity in our eyes of the new Ontario Hospital et. St. Thomas, This, may, be ,irll right for New York or even our own Lote ,don, but it would not fit in with the snore serene life of Goderich or Hur- on County. • 'Goderich boasts that it is the most beautiful town $t Canada and we are not one to li'spnte its claim. It has the advantage over other Huron County towns that it is on the lake and has the only harbor on the Cana, d,ian side of Lake Aeon. it ilas along the lake front gorgeous bide homes., old trees' • and • old gardens. Goderich was the centre of air train- ing during the war -and as a result had quite a hem. But instead of It recession, as was feared, Goderich is growing. It is encouraging that alt of (Continued on Page 6)' • BLYTH DISTRICT FARMER IS KILLED • William Nethery, well-known Nast Wawanosh farmer, was killed Tues- day in the district's first recent farm fatality. The 62 -year-old • farmer was crush- ed beneath 'the wheels of a binder as he was preparing to leave for the fields. • The horses took fright and dashed through a barn door, throwing Mr. Nethery from the seat. • WINCHAM TAKES Huron .Co-operative Medic.l Services Now in Qperation OPENING GAME . Free -Hitting in Last Two Innings Costs Sea - forth' Game. Highlighted by a 'free -Mr -all in the seventh inning when Posts, charged Ray Boussey at. first,; the opening game of the finals for the Senior 'A' Group 1,- W.O.A,A. chaunpionship' played at Wingham under floodlights Tuesday night, ended 14-5 for Wing: Ti Both teams played close hall and the score was tied 5-5 when the sev- enth inning melee got under way. Umpire Connolly, calling Itis ,game as spectators surged on the field to take part in the fight, later rescinded his decision after intervention by, League President Torry. Gregg, of Wingham. 'rhe incident ended'Seafortlt's chanc- es as Wingham scored five in the -eighth and four more in the ninth. •P1,ayoff arrangements 'provide for the best three '-of, -five. Wiughant plays .in Seaforth Thursday evening and the next game is in Winham Saturday': 'If a fourth and, filth game be necessary, they 'will be played at Seaforth and Wingham: '9. Strike-outs---Winghnm. 4, ;3eR's,foi,rth E Wingham • 113 000 054=-•t4 12 4 Seaforth- , , ..,, 120 101 000-- 5 6 4 Bowling on The Green (By Bill Hart) It- vas a clay of give-and-take for john Beattie,the great s hits chief, at the big furniture tournament, Be= tween the first and -second games a novelty competition wee -field for 'all the bowlers. The prize e ea, donated -by our hero, John. Each bawler was allowed one bowl: Everyone bad to form a semi -circle and boer•1 towards a lone kitty at the south, end of the' greens. With bowls flying, in all di- rections; it was' just a chance which would finally come to rest nearest the kitty to win the surprise. package that• contained a big: blacli, and white: stuffed bear: Lorne Leckner, 'of Lone don, was- the lucky winvser• This ere ent has come to be known as' the 'Spider.' Later in the day ,when the Smoke cleared away-, John Beattie, was found to be on the rink that cap- tured second prizes with Bev. Chris- tie as skip, and Jim MacDonald and Eric Munroe 'as partners. Getting close to the 80 -year-old Class, John Beattie is still 'a young man at heart and proved himself to be an enthuse ast by purchasing a new set of .com- position bowls, this season; There have been, a lot of • bowlers attending 'tournaments out of town this past week, Last Thursday eve- ning six went to St. Marys, but were rallied out. They were M. McKellar': Dr. Brady, John Hotham, H; E, Smith, Fred Johnston and George Charters. On Friday evening sant, rinks of mixed bowlers went to `Wingham and two rinks of then bowlers took• part in a tournament at Goderich. Those going to Wingham were .hir. and Mrs, George Johnston, Dr. - and Mrs. P. L. Brady, M. A. Reid, Miss Alice Reid, arid Mr, and Mrs. W. M, Httrt. At Goderich: H. E. Smith,eorge Char- ters, John Hetham and Eric Munroe. Mr. and Mrs. •Wm. Hart won, first prize at Wingham, with M. A. , Reid and Miss Alice Reid getting second money. On Monday, evening twelve bowlers from Seaforth competed at Exeter in a trebles tourney. They were: Geo. Johnston, Dr. Brady. Fred Johnston, John Botham, M. McKellar, R. J. Sproat, George Charters, Fred Willis and Eric Munroe. SEAFORTH LADIES WIN AT WINGHAM ,Three Seaforth ladies, Mrs. . E. H. Cose, skip, Mrs, W. M. Hart and Mrs. John Beattie, won the King trophy in• a ladies' Irish ttebles tournament at Wingham on 'Wednesday. They also received embroidered . pillow cases, donated by Mr. King, of Wingham, A rink, composed of Miss Alice Reid, • Miss Frances Matthews and Mrs. Bruce MacLean, failed to getin the money by a narrow margins los- ing one of their games by a couple of points. • F. OF A. ANNOUICTCE, , $1.00 SCHOLARSHIP Announcement has been made of the Huron County Federation of Agri- cultural annual scholarship of $100.00 to be awarded to a worthy student in the. County' of Huron,'to permit entry in the first year at the Ontario Agri- cultural College. In considering ap- plications, preference will be shown to those applicants with farming ex- periehce, intending to return to the farm after completing education, The president, first and second vice- presidents and secretary -treasurer of the •County Federation of Agriculture, together with the county agrloultural representative, will form the commit- tee of award. • All. applications ,phould be made in writing, and in the hands • of the County .Secretary not later than Sep- tember 10. Russell Bolton Heads _ New Bolton Heads New Organization; 440 Fann- • dies and Groups. Enrolled.. Huron Co-operative' Medical Servic- es became .effective on August 1 with about two hundred and forty applica- tions from families and individual members of groups that had complet- ed the canvass, and with numerptes other groupspreparing to make appli- cation. • One of the major projects of the Huron County Federation of Agricul- ture, the Huron Co-operative Medical Services became operative only after months of planningeand-•work by the health committee of the county or- ganization. On Monday evening a local mixed tournament was held, sponsored by the Ladies' Club. Tw;o ten -end games were played. After the terrific heat 'of the day, an evening on the cool greens was well spent, Prize winners were: let, Mrs. W. M. Hart; 2nd, Mrs. E. A. McMaster. Dr. M. W. Stapleton had his movie camera at the green last Wednesday and took several pictures of •the bowl- ers and prize winners. Someone mentioned to us that Fred Johnston's hat,. with the feathers up the back, looked like a beehive, May- be that's the reason the bees have been swarming along Main Street it did look a little like a bee- Under the plan such groups as School Sections, 'Women's Institutes, Farm Forums, 'Church, Professional, Business -or Fraternal groups can provide their members with hospital- ization. Since membership is available only through one of these groups, a low yearly rate has been made possible, The , plan is based on co-operative principles so' that the members own, control and operate the service. During this year an educational program 'Was carried on by •the com- mittee in charge with the idea of giv- ,ing every group in Hiiron an oppor- tunity to become acquainted with the rules and regulations under which the (Continued on Page 5) • .. BAYFIELD RESIDENT, HURT AT BRUCEFIELD When a Goderich taxi, driven by Robert MacLean, of 'Gode.rich, was in, `collision with a cat' driven' by Alfred Crew, Centralia airman, at the inter- section of the Mill Road and No: 4 Highway, at Brucefield, Friday Morn- ing, Mrs. L. McLeod, Bayfield, a pas senger in the taxi, received cuts and .bruises and suffered!' from shock, The taxi is believed to have ignored the stop sign on entering the highssay and struck the Crew car on the right rear side. Mrs: McLeod. •enroute to London to see' her son, a patient int a London hospital, was able to proceed atter receiving medical attention. Provin- cial Traffic Officer• 'Frank Taylor in- vestigated. •- --s °- Neighbors Honour Mr.,Mrs. A:.Golding Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 'Golding gathered at the home of Me. and Mrs,. Robert Watson, Sperling St., Thursday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Golding prior to their de- parture to Sault 'Ste,•. Marie. The evening was gpent in playing bingo. Prizes were on. by Mr. W. Anent and 'Mrs. R. S. Hays. After a delicious lunch a presentation of a lovely coffee table was made by Mr, R. eWhatson. The address, written by Mr. J. Beattie, was read by Mr. Louis Hemberger. To Mr'- and Mrs. Arthur Guiding: 'We do not trine to say good-bye, 'We're here to say ,good luck; We have regrets, but° still we're glad A better'job you've struck. We hate to lose our native sons. Especially, sons like you, That is the way of, this world - Today you know it's true. We'll follow you, We'ii say a prayer. For you and your good wife; She, too, has played a worthy part, Brought you a happy life. 'And now tonight with spirits bright, \,-e bring you this small token; May it reinind you of the nears Of fellowship unbroken. So will ye no come back again, We surely llhpe you do; • '• We'll close the town, we'll have, the • band, And hae a piper, too, • STRATFORD BAND HERE ON SUNDAY The Stratford Band, under the di- rection of Bandmaster Marshall Brett, will present a concert in - Victoria Park on Sunday evening, commencing at 8.30 p.m. hest Sunday evening the concert. was presented by the Milverton Red hive!, � ,Seal Band. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson ,Reid have been renewing acquaintaces at the green this --week.. The Kang trophy competed for at Wingham each year in a ladies' treb- les tournament, was. brought 'to Sea - forth on Wednesday by Mrs. E. H. Close, Mrs. W. M. Hart and Mrs. John Beattie. They won three games with a plus of 27. The holders of the trophy last year was a rink frons Lon- don. Besides the trophy. Mr. .King, of Wingham, donated embroidered pillow cases for first prize, Another rink from 'Seaforth, composed ,of Alice Reid, Frances Matthews and Audrey MacLean, •failed to get into tbe'money by only a couple of points. Three rinks of 'Seaforth bowlers 'were in 'Lucknow Wednesday and foiatth prize was won by George John- ston, John Hotham," Sr.; John Beat- tie, skip. Other rinks included: Jae. 4. MacDonald,: M. 'Mdt(ellar, M. A: Reid,' skip, and Eric Munroe, Dr. P. F. Brady and George Hays, skip, products. . • • ! • • .• Ready - Workmen are busy at the Sea - forth High School completing re- pairs so that all will be in readi- - ness for the opening of ,school on September 2. Two classrooms have had new ceitings' installed and have been completely redecor- ated. re • • • • • •, HULLETT FARMER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED Austin Dexter Thrown TQ ground As Separator Turns Over. Tbroµ•n to' the ground Tuesday ofe. ternoon when the separator en, which he. was working turned' aver, Austin Dexter, well-known Hallett farmer, received e fractured ' shoulder and •serious brain concussion: He was re- moved Co his home where he ' was unconscious for eight hours. Accord- ing th his physician, Dr: E. A. Mc= Master, he is now' resting' comfort- ably and is thought to be out of dan- ger. " , Assisted,; by 'neighbors,, • Mr. Dexter' was getting ready tee , commence threshing operations. He was on the top of the separatoid which was being hacked into the barn by a tractor. When •the brakes on the tractor slip- ped it started, forward, bringing the separator with it. The heavy' m••r- ' eine gained momentum on the gang- way; and tutned over, Mr. Dexter be- ing• thrown to the ground, which he struck head first, • • Former Printer Here Renews Friendships James Habkirk, former resident of 'Seaforth, Stratford- •and Wingham, -and tsow a resident • of Vancouver. made a brief call at the plant of .The Huron Expositor Tuesday afternoon. A veteran printer, Mr. Habkirk was employed by The Huron Expositor in the late eighties. Local Veterinarian Now' Has Assistant Arrangements, have been coMplet ed whereby Dr, le C. Hal) wilt be- come assistant to Dr. 3. O. Turnbull, Seaforth veterinarian, Dr. kali has arrived in Seaforth, and both , veter- inarians are logated in•the office for- mer•ly occupied by Dr, F. Harburn., South Main Street. 1)r. 'Hall graduated. from O,V,C., Guelph, in 1942, and. for a .while was associated with another veterinarian. Enlisting in the R.C,A,F., he was at- tached le a hospital' unit where he gained considerable experience in medical science, both in 'Canada•and overseas, Dr. Hall has had a varied experience in small animal diseases, and until recently was, veterinary supervisor in charge of a biological •laboratory manufacturing veterinary ...... ..,M,m• 4;.„,.n.u,Wa uir,r.:R", .u�,o MI„rw.n„sa.�e Mr. Habkirk was born in Wingham in 1874, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. 'Habkirk. Hed.was- a nephew of -the late James Covv;an, of Sea- forth. Leaving for Winnipeg in 1893, he joined the Winnipeg Free.Press staff, eventually becoming night foreman of the composing room, a post he 'held for twenty years. Later he was com- posing room foreman of this -Regina Leader and the Winnipeg Tribune. He left •the Tribune in 1924 to take Gerald Holland. is ' Tar : :Insurance Represo lta- tive For District, . NEWS OF D`[jBLIN Mr. and Mrs. D- .McConnell their guests this .week three interest.: ing Chinese sisters, Misses Helen;, Susanne and Angeline • Kam, fr•oiti•;' •. Honolulu. They comprise . a vocal,' - harmony trio, 'Miss Helen,, the. piano accompanist, and Miss Susanne, a talented hula dancer. They have just completed a tour of the United 'States- • They maintain that the 'regular heat of Honolulu is not as intense as, that of our present. high :temperatures,,. 'Their evenings are very cool and the • humidity at all times.. is at a mini-' mum. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell's youngest daughter, Rose, Sister Janet, is a Maryknoll Sister, engaged in•mis•- sionary work social service work at Honolulu. ' Joseph Holland, _youngest son ,.ef Mr. and Mrs. George E. Holland, vyaa taken to. the Isolation Hospital at London, on Saturday, a victim of polio. . Geralfi Holland, who has been ap- pointed as •Successor• to the late Oscar W. Reed as Great West Insurance 'Go: representative, is taking at' 'advanced! specialized course in insurance at London. ^ p' Richard McLaughlin, Windsor, has purchased the cottage of Mrs.' Joseph Maloney oh Ann St:, at present occu-; . pied by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert O'Reilly. Personals: Mr, and Mrs- Joseph ' Carpenter and 'two children, of Chat- ham, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Car- penter; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kyllonen„ and children, Toronto, with Mr, and • Mrs..Martin Feeney; Mr. and Mrs. W. Duret, Wroxeter, with Mr. and Mrs. ,Arthur •Forster; J. ,B: Roach, Wilkie, Sask„ called .on friends in . the. dis- trict; Rev. J. A:, Feeney; Laindon, with his brothers and sisters . here;. Leo Holland, Windsor, with his , mother, Mrs. perbara Bollandh and Mr. and Mrs. zL.V. Flynn; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lesiski and Mrs. .Thos. Feeney, Kitchener, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eckert; ,Miss M. B. Dalton, oil Chicago, and Me and Mrs. Kenneth �Etue and son; Tommy, Zurich,' with Mr.. and.Mrs, Thomas J, Molymeaux' Mrs. John Doyle aiid son,.+Tottenham, With Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atkinson; Miss Jean -Sutherland, Hamilton, with Miss Marie Evans; Miss Dorothy Jor- dan, ;Kitchener, with her, mother, Mrs, 'Loretta Jordan; Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Wilson and daughter, Bro'ole- lym, with Mr. and Mrs.. H. Pugh; Rev. . Elwyn Morris; Windsor, is vacation- ing with his mother, Mrs•, Josephine Morris; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Coughlin, Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. George White and Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Nichols, of Kinkere, with Mr: and Mrs. Pat Flan- agan; Mrs. James 1Shea at Grand Bend; Mr. And Mrs, Thos. J. Moly- neaux at Kitchener; Mrs. Ed. Staple- ton and Miss Mary Stapleton at Lon- don; Dail' • Costello and daughter,_ Mary, at Parry Sound; Fergus Flana- gan at Detroit; Miss Jean • Costello, a similar, position with the "Vancou- London, with her parents, Mr. and ver Sun. In - 1935 Mr. Habkirk asked 1 Mrs, D. Costello; Mrs., M. Schulman to be relieved of supervisory respons' in B ,.Tien; Wm. Cook, Long Branch, m ibilities and reverted. to the position wit •inds here; • Mr. and Mrs: Dan. Wil isms at Kitchener; M. and Mrs. D. lcConnell at ilderton. of linotype operator. • Mr. Habkirk is enjoying a leisrely holiday of several weeks. He spent some ,time in New York City and To- ronto, spent Sunday in Wingham and in" Seaforth visited with many old. friends. ' - `°, A veteran member of the Interna- tional Typographical Union, Mr, 'Hab- kirk is the proud' possessor of a, 50= year button. • • PROPERTY CHANGE The dwelling of• •the Estate of the late Maegartst Ann Scott, John St.. has •.been sold to Mr. Ralph McFed den, with immediate possession. The' sale was made through the of- fice of Watson & Reid. Yield in Huron Down But Pr i o e s, :Production Up Yields per acre of in Huron and ;Perth Counties, as in most counties throughout Ontario, are esti- mated to be below the 1946 crop yield, but increased acreage, is expected to produce more bushels of wheat than a year ago, according to a statistical crop report prepared by the Ontario Departtnent of Agriculture. Huron County's total yield, for in- stance, is expected to be 1,060,225 busheis from 41,094 acres at an aver- ageyield of 25.8 bushels ad acre. Last year Huron's fields produced 1,024,- 837 bushels from 33,823 acres, at an ayerage' of 30.3 bushels per acre. In Perth -County the wheat yield is expected to be about 29.1 bushels to the acre this year as compared' to 31.8 fa11 wheat last year, but the county has 25,453 acres sown to fall wheat compared to 21,147 acres a year ago and the overall yieid should be about 740,682 bushels as against an actual yield of 672,475 fast year. Throughout Western Oarie the fall wheat yield for this year is esti- mated at 6,571,829 bushels as against 6,380,6t13 last year. The average yield per acre in West- ern Ontario should be 27.3 bushels this year compared to 31,2 last year, but the acreage this year is 240,645 compared to 202,224 a year ago. The report goes on to compare prices which the farmers are now re- ceiving with prices received during, re.ceilt years: July 15 July 15 Aver, 1931-34 1046 May 15 June 15 July.15, • 1947 1947 1947 Wheal. per bushel c 70,4 110.4 127.4 129.5 134.5 ' Oats, per Bushel c 36,7 ' 69.9 67,3 • 68.7 64.2 Barley, per bushel c 43.8 75.0 89,4 89.5 85,4' Flaxseed, ,per bushel $ 1.25 2.45 3,03 • 3,03 3.03 Potatoes. per cwt. c 96,3 311.8 172,0 198.6 213.9 Hay --and Clover, per ton. loose$ 9.98 10.28 . 13,18 12.86 11.84 Honey, per pound o, 8.9 18,1 19.7 19.8. • 19,6s. Beef Cattle, '•per cwt., live weight $ 4:37 10,15 12.56' 13.54 12,90 Sheep, per cwt., live weight ,.,- $ 2.85' 6,01 - 6,52 6:72 Lambs, per cwr., live weight$ 6.69. 13.86 14.13 , 14.61 Flogs, • per cwt., live weight , , , $ 6.45 15.51 17,10 1.7.46 Hogs, per cwt., dressed s$ 19,91 21.37 ' 21,67 Butterfat, per ib,c 19.0 48,5 51.3 50.9 Butter, per lb. c 20,4 41,1 ' , 48,6 ' 48.4 Chickens, per 'lb,, live weight c 13.2 25.0 . 24.3 24.3 Chickens, per ib., dressed c 31,8 32.4 , 32,2 da a iti.8 37.0 32.9' 83.$ .Eggs, per gen , 14,29 ` 17,23 21,79 52.4 48.6 31,7 24.6