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SEAFORTH, Friday, August 6, 1948
The Quebec Election
Premier Maurice Duplessis, leader
of the Union Nationale Party in Que-
bec, was swept back into power in
the provincial election on Wednes-
day with a largely increased major-
ity.
ajor-
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The chief opposition party, the
Liberals, led by ex -Premier Godbout,
was badly defeated, being returned
in only eight constituencies. The
Social Credit Party, which had a
candidate in every riding, suffered an
even greater defeat, as it did not
have a single candidate returned..
The C.C.F. suffered a similar fate.
What effect 'the sweeping victory
of Mr. Duplessis will have on the
next Federal election, if any, will not
be known until that election is an-
nounced, but .Quebec has many times
given proof that they are quite ready
to vote one way in a provincial elec-
tion and quite the opposite in a Fed-
eral election.
There has also been an often -hint- .
ed alliance between Mr. Duplessis
and the. Conservative party. But
such an alliance, if it exists, is pretty
much a matter of speculation. Mr.
Duplessis, it is said, is too astute a
politician to join with any party that
might have a tendency to oversha-
dow him in Quebec. But that he
might give some assistance if his de-
inands were met in full, and those
demands would be plenty.
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Ten Provinces
There is every indication that in
the near future the Dominion of
Canada will be enlarged by the addi-
tion of another Province — New-
foundland.
Although the result of the voting
in the second' referendum held last
week could not be called decisive,
there was a majority of over 6,000
in favor of Confederation, out of a
total vote of nearly 150,000, and
nearly 85 per cent of the voters of
Newfoundland cast ballots.
There is no doubt but that it would
have been better for everyone con-
cerned if the result had been more
decisive, one way or the other. The
result, however, does not alter the
fact that it is a majority expression
of opinion in favor of Newfoundland
becoming a Dominion Province. And
that, we believe, is enough to justify
Canadian approval of the old prov-
ince joining with the Dominion.
The union should prove of great
benefit to both Newfoundland and
Canada. The gains to Canada are
very apparent for all the airlines of
the North Atlantic cross Newfound-
land, which make it a vitally import-
ant defence as well as transportation
and communications point.
It is true that the economic gains
which may be made by the Domin-
ion through the union are much Less
• perceptible at the present time, but
there would appear to be every pas-
.sibility of them becoming very great
through the development of the im-
mense ore deposits in Labrador,
which have already been opened up
in order to replace the fast vanishing
ore supplies of the United States.
On the other hand, the people of
Newfoundland will reap their benefit
through the union by receiving social
security grants of several kinds and
from other advantages which were
outlined by the Dominion Govern-
ment a year ago, which both sides
agreed were fair and generous.
'here is little doubt but that there
-will be many headaches suffered be-
fbrecomplete union is accomplished,
i
but t is confidently believed that the
*ate and file of the people, outside
the capital, St. 3'ohn's, will be quick
;• .recognize the benefits d the social
; e
1.4* nieasur'es, and if the Major-
ity is satisfied, it Will be pretty diffi-
cult for a minority, however strong,
to create much trouble over an ex-
tended period,
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Proper Soil Balance
"Malabar Farm" is • the title of a
most interesting book written by
Louis Bromfield, after his eight
years' experience in rebuilding the
soil of his 1,000 acres of rundown
'farm land in the State of Ohio.
In it the author gives some com-
ments about the effect of soil fertil-
ity upon the health of both human
beings and animals. He says that
when he farmed in Northern France
before the last war for some years,
no insecticides or Sprays against
either insect pests or disease were
needed by the farmers in that coun-
try.
On his, return to America, there-
fore, it seemed to him very strange
that in what might be called a new
country, there should be so many in-
sect pests, plagues and blights. And
his experiences at Malabar farm
have thoroughly convinced him that
all the poisons, sprays and dusts that
flood the American market are nec-
essary because our plants have too
little resistance to disease and insects
and this lack is entirely due to the
fact that they do not get sufficient
sustenance from soils that have been
badly depleted with no attempt by
American farmers to return to the
land the necessary elements of fer-
tility.
He started his experiments in a
one -acre garden, where he applied a
carefully balanced fertilizer with
barnyard manure, and has gradually
extended the program to his whole
1,000 -acre farm. Mr. Bromfield says:
"That beginning occurred eight years ago
and for the past three years there have been
no dusts, no sprays, no insecticides used on
that garden. The vegetables and 'berries. grew
in a balanced, complete soil, probably better
than the good, well -mineralized glacial loam
of the region when it was still virgin. And
their quality and flavor are unquestionably
superior to most of the sprayed and dusted
vegetables found in the city markets."
Again dealing with the effect of
worn-out soils on the health of ani-
mals and human beings living on
them, the author says:
"It has been widely recognized only recent-
ly that the shortage of vital elements in the
soil can affect the growth, health, and intelli-
gence of the people in whole areas. In one
southern state where the soft has been badly
leached by generations of poor agriculture,
U.S. selective service showed a rejection. re-
cord of nearly 75 per cent.
"The effects oSf mineraliy depleted or un-
balanced soils epon cattle is well establish-
ed. In certain areas of Florida and Louisiana
one can see cattle walking about in grass
knee-deep with their ribs and hipbones show-
ing while on ranges of New Mexico and Ari-
zona and 'West Texas, where a superficial
glance reveals scarcely any vegetations at
all, cattle look sleek, healthy and well fed.
The difference is one of the mineral content
of the vegetation, in the first case highly de-
ficient in balance regardless of its luxuriant
appearance, and in the other, highly balanced
and minerally nutritious though apparently
scrubby."
We have lived long enough and
near enough to an agricultural com-
munity to know that many of Mr.
Bromfield's remarks will be looked
upon as the rantings of a theorist.
The belief in what was good enough
in agriculture for my grandfather is
good enough for me is still very
strong among many farmers. But
fortunately for Canadian agricul-
ture, there is a younger generation
coming up that use their heads as
well as their hands; that read and
practise what others have found suc-
cessful. And in a world where there
will not be sufficient food produced
for several years'to come, anything
that will produce greater yields on
the farms and what is still more'im-
portant, produce more nutritious and
healthy food, should have a leading
place on our farm program.
•
Force Of Habit
The British are a deliberate race.
To them custom and habit are im-
portant things, even when they are
carried to the extreme as in the fol-
lowing instance :
When the Tower Bridge of London
was opened in 1894, Parliament made
provisions for a tugboat to be dock-
ed nearby, always ready to go to the
aid of any vessel that might collide
with the new structure. So a tug,
manned by a crew of six, and with
full steam up, has been waiting for
such an emergency 24 hours a day
during the past 53 years. But. no
call has come to the little boat whose
maintenance so far totals $1,000,000,
or a sum equivalent to nearly one -
patter the cost of the great., bridge
itse L
Years Agone
Interesting Iteclia Picked From
The Huron Expoeltor of Fifty and
Twenty-five Years Ago. g,
From The Huron Expositor
August 10, 1923
Miss Margaret McGregor, of Stan-
ley, has taken, a school near Luck -
no W.
ucknow.
About 7.30 Sunday evening last the
large banlbarn on the farm of Percy
Little, McKillop, a anile east of Win-
throp, was discovered to be on 'fire.
It was a splendid barn, with fine old
timbers, and was 54 by 70 feet in size,
and was burned to the ground.
A pleasant social eveningwas held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Coleman, ?nd'concession of Tucker -
smith, when a, number of neighbors
and friends gathered to wish them
success in their married journey of
life. Mr. Edgar Allen made the pres-
entation and Mrd Tebbutt read the
address, when they received a lib-
rary table.
On Monday just at noon, the fire
alarm brought out the fire brigade
and it was found to be in a barn on
the property of Mr. P. McIver, in Eg-
mondville, and a considerable distance
outside the town limits. The barn
was 'a total loss.
Miss Margaret Weiland, of Egmond-
ville, has been engaged' to teach the
school at Dublin.
Mr. Harry Livens will spend the
week -end in' Buffalo and Toronto. One
of his pupils, Miss Billy Chesney, will
act as organist of First Presbyterian ,
Church during his absence.
Miss Hazel Winter, of Toronto, who
is spending her holidays' at her home
here, had the misfortune to fall while
playing tennis and fracture her arm.
Mr. Leslie Kerr, sou of Mr. and
Mrs. James Kerr, who has been prin-
cipal of Hensall continuation school,
has resigned to accept a position on
the Aven Road School, Toronto.
Mr. Malcolm Armstrong, of town,
has accepted a position on. the staff
of 'Lucknow continuation school.
Seaforth took 14 golfers to Gode-
rich on Wednesday and were success-
ful in winning five of their games -
The Seaforth players were R. M.
Jones, W. E. Southgate, F. S. Sav-
auge, R. E. Cresswell, Col. Wilson,
Reg. Wilson, G. D. McTaggart, Geo.
McTaggart, Fred McTaggart, M. )1e -
Taggart, J. G. Mullen, Dr. F. 3. Bech-
ely, J. C. Greig and Mr. Chapman.
A picked team and Kinburn played
an exhibition game of football on Sat
urady night. Kinburn had the better
of the argument. The line-up was as
follows: Picked team—Goal, Jimmie
Carlin; backs, L. Bruxer, J. McIver;
halves, Nicholson, Dawson Reid, Mur -
Tay; forwards, Wright, Dolmage, Fitz-
gerald, Malone, McCartney. Kinburn
•=Goal, Hawthorne; backs, M. Arm-
strong, R. Dundas; halves, Taylor,
Govenlock, Stevenson; forwards', Dale,
Jack and Jimmie Armstrong and Dun-
das Bros.
Miss Hazel Hay, a former young
lady of Kippen, and a sister of Mrs.
Robert Thompson, who taught near
Cromarty, has been engaged as prin-
cipal- of one of the Stratford public
.schools. Miss Hay is receiving many
congratulations on her success.
PHIL OSIF of
LAZY MEAPOWS..
There's something about thn smell
of a barn on a summer's day that al-
ways appeals to me. Last Sunday,
having had a snooze in the early af-
ternoon I was poking around the
barn with nothing much in mind to
do. The newspaper had been devour-
ed from cover to cover and the radio
didn't Yield anything of particular in-
terest.
The barn doors were partly open
and I stepped inside. There was that
dry and 'musky smell of hay that's
cured and the flavor of timbers sea-
'soned for years and years by succes-
sive crops of hay and grain. Mingled
with it, a person could detect the
sharp bite of hemp • from .rope and
binder twine.
I sat down on a partly full bag of
chop and 'from my vantage point I
could look out across the fields• to the
rim of the hills' in the distance. The
clouds looked, like balls of soap suds
floating across the blue sky. The
leaves were blowing in the breeze
and turning as if to get a tan on
the underside.
The wind whispered in the spruce
tree at the end of the ibarn and tick-
led the elm that seemed to giggle in
a maidenly and almost embarrassed
way. A cicado shrilled out his warn-
ing about'the heat of the day. Across
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Ay Hatay d, .Oo3rL .
the fields a dog barked in a lazy, hot
weather way. A train moaned in the
distance and there was a sudden, fur-
''ious honking of a ,ear .horn on the
river bridge. A motorcycle ehrillel
by on, the Toad. Above me the 'pig-
eons, murmured to each other with
'throaty gurgles. A bumblebee sedate-
ly swooped into the barn, looked
around and then scooted off in the
direction of the hollyhocks around
the old, well.
The dog mooched in and then curl-
ed up on a patch of hay, The cat
stirred from her vantage point over
the granary, watched the dog to make
certain that there was, no indication
of battle, and then with.- a twitch of
her whiskers went back to her sleep.
A hen strolled in and regarded me
with a cocked eye for some time.
Then she stepped briskly over to the
passageway and Popped into an old
box. I could sleep and mope around
on a Sunday afternoon, but she had
work to do. The cows came up from
the creek and lay down in the shade
of the maple tree. The horses sud-
denly started running and they thun-
dered across the field and went into
the cool of the swale.
Then I heard my wife banging with
a spoon on the dishpan and I ;knew
that it was time to go up for supper.
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
Two Irishwomen met again after
some months.
"And has your man started work.
yet, Mr. Murphy.?" asked Mrs. O'Hara.
"Sure and he has,' said Mrs. Mur-
phy. "It's hard work and it's killing
him, but, thanks be, it's permanent."
•
The knife slipped while Mrs. Smith
Smith was cutting bread for sand-
wiches.
"Oh dear!" she cried. "I've gone
and cut my finger!"
"Oh, • you poor dear!" said her
friend. "You want something to
wind round it. Shall \ 1 call Mr.
Smith?"
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It often shows a fine command of
language to say nothing.
Most folks would rather exert
their influence than themselves.
"Yes," said the old. man, "I be
ninety -sin tomorrow and I haven't an
enemy in the world."
"A beautiful thought," answered the
new vicar.
"Yes, sir," went' on the
"I've outlived them all."
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The small boy went into the lounge
to see a visitor who was with his
father.
"Well, my little man," said his
father's friend, "why are you looking
at me so hard?"
"Why," replied the boy, "Daddy told
me you were a self-made man, and I
wanted to see what you look like."
"Quite right," said the gratified
guest. "I am a self-made man."
"But why did you make yourself like
like that?" asked the boy, with sur-
prise.
old man,
Centralia Po(mistress Injured
Mrs. Parsons, 'postmistress at 'Cen:
tralia, met with an aCoident at (Credi-
ton Monday afternoon when she
alighted from a car on the main street.
and was 'knocked' down by an auto-
saobile. Mre, Parsons alighted fume"
a car on the south side of the etreet
and was going to the office of Mr. H.
K. Either when she stepped into the•
path of a car driven by Mr. William
Oestreicher. She was driven to her
home in Centralia by Mrs. Gerald
Zwicker and Dr. Milner was called
wheneit was found she was suffering.
from multiple 'bruises, a slight con- .
cussion and a bad laceration of the
scalp. County Constable John Fergu-
sou investigated the accident.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
'Law's Long Arm Truth, Not Poetry -
It was back in 1939, that Ellwood -
Epps' Sport Shop, Clinton, was bur-
glarized and .a number of guns and
pistols stolen. A search was made
at the 'time, but to no avail. Of
course the police were :notified. This
week, provincial police officers walk=
ed into the Sport Shop and handed!.
Ellwood Epps a. pistol. It was one of
those stolen- nine years ago, All that
time police :had been on the lookout.
for it, and it finally turned up, thanks
to its registration..,number being avail-
able. The long arm of the law! --
Clinton News -Record.
From The Huron Expositor
August 5, 1898
Mr. Alex McKinnon, of Tucker -
smith, met with a very painful acci-
dent at the station 'here on Saturday
last. He was loading some cattle and
while tying a bull in the car, the
animal became infuriated and turned
on him. He had several rills broken
and was badly bruised, but was for-
tunate in escaping with leis life. Dr.
McGinnis dressed his injuries: and he
was taken to his home.
Rev. George Lockhart, Mrs. Lock:
hart and little daughter, of Southern
Indiana, are spending a few days in
McKillop with Mr. Lockhart's parents.
Miss Hallie Coleman, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Coleman, and a nurse in
a Hamilton hospital, had. the misfor-
tune to break her arm recently while
bicycling.
Miss Minnie Hicks, of town, has
gone to Toronto where she has se-
cured a good position.
Miss Sean McDermid, of Cleveland;
Hospital, is spending her holidays' at
the home of her father, Mr. Angus
McDermid, Huron Road.
Mr. Jahn Brintnell met with an ac-
cident Iast Saturday evening. He was
returning from Hensall when his:
horse shied at some object on the
side of the road, throwing him out of
the buggy and injuring him 'badly.
Mr. Joseph Speare, Cromarty, had
a successful plowing bee on his farm
on Tuesday.
Mr. Wm. Jamieson, of Constance, on
Thursday evening while engaged in
drawing in peas at Mr. Fisher's, fell
off a scaffold in the barn and struck
his head and shoulder on the floor.
The harvest in the vicinity is now -
getting pretty well through and a
good many farmers have threshed
their fall wheat.
During the heavy thunder storm on
Friday morning the barn of Robert
Miller, Morris Township, was struck
by lightning and burned to the
ground.
Mr. Hugh Robb, of town, Has had a
telephone installed in his grocery
store.
Sills & Murdie, of town, have the
contract of putting in a bathroom in
the Commercial Hotel.
The following were ticketed this.
week by W. Somerville, uptown G.T.R.
agent: Matt Irving, to Buffalo; H. R.
Jackson and daughter, to Mackinac'
Island; David Leach, Chiseihurst, to
Eureka, S.D.
While in Bayfield on Monday, Mr.
W. D. Bright, df town, caught a pike
which weighed about 10 pounds and
measured 83 inches.
While loading a cow the other day
Dan Campbell,' of Walton, fell and
broke his right arm.
A sale of cheese has been made by
the Walton factory. The first half of
the June make rocas sold to Messrs.
Ballantyne at 7i,, cent% and the last
half to Me. CoOk glee at 7ne cents •per
pound. The cheese was chipped on
'Wednesday of /eat Week.
Huron Federation Of
Agriculture--FarmNews
Prairie Farm Debt Cut Between '41-'46
Between 1941 and. 1946 the amount
of mortgage on buildings and land
owned by farmers in the prairie prov-
inces fell by 54 per cent, and agree-
ments for sale debt was reduced by
nearly 35 per cent. The total num-
ber of farmers in the prairies report-
ing mortgages or sales debts on build-
ings and land at the 1946 Prairie cen-
sus was 67,100 compared with 115,90.6
in 1941, a decrease of 42 per cent, ac-
cording to the Dominion Bureau of;
Statistics.
The total amount of mortgage debt
on buildings and land owned by farm
operators decreased from $173,102,300
in 1941 to $80,444,000 in 1946, a re-
duction of 53.5 pgr cent. Saskatche-
wan led the way in absolute reduc-
tion with $56,124,700 and with the
greatest percentage reduction at 60.1
per cent in mortgage debt on farms
between 1941 and 1x46. The reduction
in Alberta. was $24,368,300 (50.8 per
cent), and in Manitoba $12,165,300
(38.2 per cent).
Agreements for sale debt on build-
ings and land owned by farm opera-
tors in the three prairie provinces
was reduced from $123,494,800 in 1941
to $80,043,500 in 1946, a reduction of
34.9 per cent. Saskatchewan report-
ed a reduction of $22,049,200 (35.0 per
cent) ; Alberta a reduction of $17,-
706,000 (37.1 per cent); and Manitoba
a reduction of $3,696,100 (29.0 per
cent).
Fila Loans Made For Farm Homes
With present day competition from
other industries, farm help is scarce,
and it is often quite a problem to
get suitable hired help, whether for
seasonal or permanent employment on
farms.
The farmer who can offer comfort-
able and attractive living quarters to
a prospective hired man,' especially if
he -is ;married, has a distinct advant-
age and can generally attract the
more efficient r brker.
Building a small home for a helper
on the farm is not a difficult job, and
many farmers could do the work them-
selves or perhaps remodel an exist-
ing building.
An attractive pamphlet, "Six Sound
Steps to Farm Building and Improve-
ment" has been prepared which give
particulars of the method of obtain-
ing loans for the construction, alter-
ation and repair of farm buildings
under the Farm Improvement Loans
Act. One of the sections is devoted
to separate houses for farm help.
Farm Improvement Loans not in, ex-
cess of $3,000 may be obtained for
building purposes up to 90 per cent
of the estimated cost of the building
with an interest .charge of five per
cent simple interest, with repayment
periods of from one to ten years, de-
pending on the amount borrowed.
Loans are made through the branches
of the chartered banks in Canada and
are guaranteed in part by the Domin-
ion Government.
This legislation Ise being taken ad-
vantage of by an increasing number
of farmers and it is probable that
loans for building this year made un-
der the Act will greatly exceed those
of last year.
The pamphlet giving ,partieulare, of
the loans may be obtained tram any
branch of a charteredbank in Can-
ada, or by writing to the 'Supervisor,
Farm Tmprovenlent Lea Act, 04
taws.
Conserve Grain .With Good Storage
Now is the time to prepare grain
storage for the new crop. Moisture
'and insects are the greatest threats
to farm stored grain. The most im-
portant factor in good storage is
keeping the grain- dry. Uniformly
dry grain will escape insect attack
and spoilage.
• By observing the following, •precau-
tions, grain can be stored safely:
Repair leaky roofs to exclude rain
and snow.
Brush down walls thoroughly. Clean
all cracks .and remove all grain debris.
Sweep the floor with damp 'sawdust
and destroy sweepings. Spray the
clean empty bin with five per cent
DDT, spray at the rate of one gallon
per thousand square feet of wall and
floor surface area and allow to dry
thoroughly before binning the grain.
Do not fill the granary to .the roof
but provide all possible ventilation
without allowing moisture to enter.
Examine the bins of grain ' Ire -
gently to determine whether insects
are present or the grain is heating. If
the samples are shaken over a nine
or ten mesh screen, the grain is re-
tained while the insects will pass
through to a sheet, of paper where
they can be seen readily.
If insects are found, the grain
should be fumigated.
Details as to fumigation may be ob-
tained from Stored Products Insect
Investigation, Division of Entomology,
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa, or 724 Dominion Public Build-
ing, Winnipeg, Man.
Early Marketed Lambs Profitable
In Canada the number of lambs
marketed reaches its lowest level in
May and from then en the volume ris-
es to a peak in October, says S. B.
Williams, Animal Husbandry Divi-
sion, Central Experimental ,Farm, Ot-
tawa. With this rise in marketings
there is a decline in price and, so the
early marketed lambs often bring s
coesiderably higher price. In addi-
-ton, lambs can often be marketd be-
fore the hot dry season with its poor-
er pasture growth, and so the need
for supplemental -summer pasture is
avoided. In turn the ewes, due to
the longer rest period, enter the win-
ter in much better condition than
those that have nursed lambs until
the fall.
The essentials for an early lamb
marketing program are good, heavy
milking ewes, early lambing, creep
feeding, abundant pasture and effici-
ent parasite control.
Ewes to produce early fat lambs off
pasture must lee well fed' during the
winter. Good quality alfalfa hay to-
gether with oats. at lambing time
make an excellent ration for this pur-
pose. The' ewes should lamb in March
and, lambs can be creep -fed from the
time they are two weeks. did. They
should be started on high quality,.
heavy ground oats, and barley should
be added gradually until the mixture
is about fifty per cent of each of
these grains. Permanent pasture with
a good percentage of clover will pro-
vide ample herbage until the hot dry
weather, at whi& time some supple-
mental pasture such as oats or after-
math should be available. The rise
of plsenothiazine will keep internal
.parasite lutestation, at a low level.
If this procedure is /allowed, prime
fat ,lambs of a desirable weight should:
be ready for fiarkethig at aptiro i-
irdateiy four months of age.
Insurance Man Wins Award
Mr. J. C. Long, local representative:
of the Confederation Life Association
has qualified for the National Quality
Award. This award is presented by
the Life Underwriters' Association off
Canada when an insurance salesman
has established a record qualifying.
him to receive it. Congratulations to '
Mr. Long for attaining this record.—
Brussels Post.
Return After Extensive Motor Trip
Mrs. L. Goodbread and daughter,.
Miss Donna, of Detroit, were Wednes-
day visitors at the home of their rela-
tives, Mr. an& Mrs, Milton Dietz, as
Mrs.. Goodbread/ 'a'slthe former Miss
Alma Axt, of Zurich.'' The two ladies
were on an extensive motor trip
through the States, consisting of 12,-
500
2;500' miles, to New York„ Connecticut
and many other interesting places.—
Zurich Herald.
Changes ip Court House Staff'
The Court House staff assembled in
the office of Sheriff Nelson Hill on:
F iday last to honor two of its mem-
bers who have resigned their posi-
tions. Miss Margaret Jean Schaefer,.
'bride -elect, received the felicitations.
of her friends and was presented with:
an automatic iron and silver sandwicbn
tray. Miss Ethelene O'Hearn, who
since her resignation a short time•
ago holds a position in the office of
the Dominion Road Machinery Com-•
:pally,- was the recipient of a love'ly'
necklaoe of pearls. Irl making the
presentations, Sheriff Hill spoke of
the fine co-operative spirit of bot)g
ladies and of the .amicable feeling ex
isting among the members of then
staff. Miss Pauline Patterson, 'daugh-
ter of County Engineer T. R. Patter-
son, has been appointed to the p091 -
tion of acting deputy sheriff made vac-
ant by the resignation of Miss Jean
Schaefer, now Mrs. J. B. Tudor.—'God-
erich Signal -Star.
Washout on Bridge Hill. r'"-'
The heavy rain on Monday morning;
caused a landslide on the north sides
of the road leading to the Saltforde
bridge. Men of the Highways Depart-
ment were quickly on the spot, a
guard fence was put up and steps.
taken to fill the washed-out portion' of
the hill. Traffic was not obstructed'..
The rain flattened some crops in the•
district, but damage was not heavy.
On Tuesday afternoon great damage
was done by hail and rain in the•
Stratford area, but this storm did not.
reach the Goderich district.—Godericha
Signal -Star.
Gets Judgment For $4,895
Murdoch Norman MacDonald, of
Goderich, was awarded $4,895 damag-
es in an action against the Goderichi.,
Hockey Club.' A similar action against:
the Goderich Town Corporation was,
dismissed. MacDonald suffered inaur-
les January 6, 1947, when a cable•
around the balcony of the Goderich
rink broke, causing him to fall to the'
ice.— Goderich Signal -Star.
Lineman Injured As Pole Breaks
John Breen, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Breen, of Durham, fell
last week when the hydro pole on
which he was working proke. He was
taken in an •ambulance to Durhant
Hospital suffering abrasions of right
shoulder, crushed left hand, fractured
left heel, cuts on head and face, and
a possible jaw fracture. —' Winghanx-
Advance-Times.
Passed Embalmers' Exams
Mr. Jack Walker received word this
week from' the Canadian School of
Embalmers that he had successfully
passed his examinations and has re-
ceived his diploma.—Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Observe Golden Wedding
Congratulations are extended to Mr.
and Mrs. W, C. Dorey, of the Beach
0' Pines, Grand Bend, who on Fri-
day, celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Dorey are
former residents of London, where
Mr. Dorey was a corporal with the
R.C.A.M.a. and was one of the Cana-
dians who stood guard on the occa-
sion
ccasion of the marriage of King George
V. Mrs. Dorey is a great lover of
flowers as is evidenced by the great
variety of bloom that adorns their
summer property. --Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate.
Hold Family Reunion
A fatiilY reunion was held, at the
&o'me of Mr. and Vi rs, W. E. Winer
Sandier. Those attendI'ng were—Mrs.
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