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The Huron Expositor, 1948-12-10, Page 2a7' 777. e 1:86 c pa> 'Editor. isd at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- u4a 'afternoon by McLean erbers of f Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. scription rates,. $2.00 a year in ince foreign $2.50 a year. Single lea". 5 Gents each. dverti»ing rates on application. AtIthetriaed as, Second•olass Mail root office Department, Ottawa SEAk'!QRTH, Friday, December 10 The Neighborly Spirit 7uch of the work which led to the building up of this district in the years when it was young was done :by the united effort of ..the relatively few pioneers who formed the popu- lation of that time. Had it been oth- erwise, it is doubtful if the virgin country would have reached the de- velopment which today Ls so appar- ent. If a settler was about to erect a ,barn or a house, or if he needed help clearing a field, or if disaster struck his neighbor -and a neighbor in those days was anyone living within a day's walk -could be counted on to contribute his or her labor towards the task in hand. Huron pioneers knew that each could not live unto himself, but that by co-operation and anutual aid, much could be accomp- lished. That the spirit of helping one's neighbor in time of trouble is still prevalent was apparent during re- cent weeks. On several different oc- casions, the desire to help .a fellow citizen exerted itself and through or- ganized effort, disaster, which other- -wise might well have been crippling, was eased. j -The Walton area rallied to the aid of an Old Country family, who, re- cently- arrived in Canada, lost every- thing when fire struck their newly acquired home. In a strange coun- try, unable to speak the language, the family was taken in charge by a community -minded committee, who through ingenuity and perserver- ance, succeeded in the space of a few weeks in providing suitable liv- ing accommodation. While the fire that destroyed their home may at the time have seemed a cruel blow, it may well have been because of the neighborliness that welled up in its - wake, the means of the family having been assimilated within the community much more quickly than otherwise would have been the case. They are no longer strangers in a strange land, but are part and par- cel of the community. When fire destroyed the hundred - year -old Egmondville blacksmith shop a month ago, the district was not long in rallying behind a com- mittee charged with ensuring its re- placement. Here it was not entire- ly a matter of helping an unfortun- ate owner. The Egmondville shop- , its facilities expanded and moderniz- ed to meet changing conditions -had been more than a forum at which the farmers of the district could express their opinions. It served a real need in the midst of a busy agricultural district. The district realized this, and this realization is resulting in not only substantial cash donations, but also ready and willing workers anxious to give their time as a means of hurrying the day when a new and better shop will be in operation. That is as it should be. Any com- munity that treats the troubles of one of its number as its own, is bound to be a better community. • Planned Sandwiches Planning ahead of time is neces- sary if full use is to be made of one's time. But on the other hand, plan- ning can go: too far -even in Eng- land where an, army of planners brks day In and day out producing egulatiaiils which from time to time �daubtedly .baffle and befuddle the a• ned‘fors. +whipsthis tolerant Englishman cstet reached • the stage where he icfdeS to make' a stand . bit that day Certainl hastened with .... �', the Catks'3n recently" of a new edict , iletry of Agriculture. . , . This circular ba>• to da with and wieder, 'and xiR,etlads , plannin a tie and rax somethinglike this: `Bread should bo slice; not thick, e ' than half an loch, thinner if it i$ found that the workers prefer daint- iness to bulk ... The quantity of food can be maintained by serving an extra sandwich containing a pro- portion of bread and filling derived from reducing one of the other sandwiches." Obviously the suggestion is that the lunch pail may contain several thin sandwiches and a thick one, the thick one containing a lot less filling than the thin ones. Unfortunately at this point the eater is left high and dry -cast on his own initiative: Should he eat the thick one .first and save the thin, tasty ones for later, or should he guzzle the thin ones first and strug- gle through the thick, drier one af- terwards? Not only are England's house- wives told how to prepare a sand- wich, but a doubt is cast even on their capability to manage their own kitchens. Says Mr. Douglas Jay,, Socialist Member of Parliament and Econ- omic Secretary of the Treasury: "Housewives as a whole cannot be trusted to buy all the right things where nutrition and health are con- cerned ... The gentlemen in White- hall really does know what is good for people better than people know themselves." The women of England can take a lot as they proved during block- ades of the First World War and bombers of the Second World War. But interference in their kitchens by mere males operating from some re- mote government centre, could eas- ily be the turning point. Planning can go too far! Democracy Defined Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Minister of External Affairs, quoted.. The New `Yorker, in its definition of democracy in a recent speech before the Canadian Teachers' Federation and the quotation bears repeating. It runs like this: "It -is.. the line that iforms on the right. It is the 'hi' as against the `heil.' It is the `don't' in `Don't Shove.' It is the hole in the stuffed shirt through which the sawdust slowly trickles; it is the dent in the high hat. Democracy is the recur- rent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. It is the feeling of privacy in the voting booths, the feeling of communion in the librar- ies, the feeling of vitality every- where." 0 A Colorful Commons (Lethbridge Herald) The next session of Parliament should be one of the most interesting from a spectator's view- point in the history of Confederation. Not only will he have the chance of •hearing such pressing problems as cost -of -living, national defence„ freight rates, and housing discussed by his elect- ed representatives, but he will 'have the golden opportunity of watching such famous Canadian personalities as George Drew, G. D. Howe, Prime Minister St. Laurent, M. J. Coldwell, Jean Fran- cois Pouliot, Mike Pearson„ Stuart Gerson, John Bracken, Solon Low, Jimmy Gardiner, John Diefenbaker and of course, the retired prime minister, Mackenzie King, in action. Never be- fore has a House of Commons spectator had as golden an opportunity of seeing so many out- standing Canadian personalities working together under the same roof. • Better Higher Taxes (Waterloo Chronicle) Consensus among local merchants and busi- ness men is that taxes in Waterloo are nowhere near a point where we should become alarmed about them. One merchant even went so far as to say that he would be willing to pay double his present taxes just so long as Waterloo con- tinued the present rate of progress that was started) this year, Taxes are with us to stay, anal while they may through prudent spending be lowered in the next year or two„ let us not put lowering of taxes first and the building of our city last. • Village Revival (St. Marys Journal Argus) Today,. although many of these villages are just a crossroad memory, there appears to be e, treed toward re-establishment in many places. Right around the St. Marys district these signs are evident. The Village of Wellborn, for instance, has increased in size and a new hamlet has grown up at Uniondale, while both Granton and Thorn - dale are larger villages to some extent due na doubt to the fact that with the versatility of Modelo transportation and the thigh costs of rentals and living in the larger urban centres, many persons•8nd it both •praetibirl.and eeontoind- ca1 to live in a rural hainlet. The snowplowing Of roads and .the s shoal bus are aidtitg in this Week of rehabilitating the Village; "A PAMPERER "It never pays& to pamper •a ytmag 'ull!!" That its a. sage reflec- tion of an uncle of mine and in the past few days I am more than ever convinced that he knew what he was talking about the day he told me. His conviction is that no matter what the circumstances may be, you pay in the long run for pampering' of any kind. Grunter, our grumbling Berk- shire, erkshire, had a litter of little •pigs one night. There were eight perfect pigs and one runt. Thisrunt seem- ed to be a social outcast among the others and even his mother nudged him none too gently out of the way. He was the ugly duck- ling uckling of the pig family. Mrs. Phil's Aunt Bessie was at Lazy Meadows at the time and she decided to take charge of the runt. He was 'Walled in a lined basket behind the stove in the kitchen. Shivering and jiggling when he went in, the warm milk in the bot- tle which they kept forcing him to lap up through a nipple, soon rounded out some of the wrinkles in bis little body. His least squeal would bring somebody' running to give him at- tention. Patricia Ann kept pilin.g on the covers until he must have been sweating lard, but that inso- lent little runt just kept on pros- pering. His ' squeal developed into a grunt and he was moved out in his basket to the woodshed. He developed in time, a tendency to hop out of the basket and when Mrs. Phil discovered one Monday morning that he had burrowed down into a pile of clothes waiting to be washed, he was ordered away from the house. Porky seemed just like a boy in velvet rompers put in among a group of street urchins in dirty clothes when he was deposited with his brothers and sisters in the pen under the driving shed. He may have been a tyrant in his little basket in the house] but he was a knee -shaking coward with those eight others. Now pig -pens are not the clean- est spots on a farm. Porky seem- By Harry J BOY e ed to shrink up when his feet touched the floor. He 'backed in- to a corner and hunched his ,back and his estranged brothers and•' sisters ranged around and looked him over. His clean hide seemed no doubt very strange to them. They moved in a 'little closer and Porky pulled back as far as the boards would allow him to go, m Feeding -time intterrtipted at the right time and the fancily all trouped in tQ see what was on the menu. While they went at the task in a hearty manner, Porky stood around helpless. He was a bottle-fed baby. When he was moved in on the production line, Grunter took a couple of bites at him and he twisted his tail up and squealed his way back into the other pen. When eve came back to do the chores after supper the other members, of the family, had him backed into a corner and were giv- ing iving him a real share of punish- ment. He was squealing and grunting and kicking ... and Mrs. Phil and Aunt Bessie handed down an ultimatum that he would have to go into a pen of his own. That's how it is that Porker has prospered in a pen of his own. Pampered by everyone in the fam- ily, he gets the tastiest left -overs. A runt when he started out in life, he is now at that weight so ap- preciated by the Bacon Board and the packing plants. The trouble now is that the fam- ily think that Porker should be spared from the execution block. Every day he is putting on the pounds and every day that I men- tion taking him away to market there is a show of tears. As a sort of compensation to him they shower more tasty victuals on him: which all means more weight and less chance of a bonus' on him. The day is approaching when Phil Osifer will have to get firm and take Porker away, realizing that for several days while the memory is strong he will be re- garded with glances that so plain- ly say in a reproachful way, "You sold that poor little runt to a packing plant!" Just A Smile Ox. Two Bridget and Mike had been mar- ried barely three months and al- ready Mike had on two occasions arrived home in the early hours of the morning. This did not suit Bridget, as on each occasion she had to come down to admit him. Mike was looking forward to spending the evening of this par- ticular day in having a "few soci- able ones with the boys," and this Bridget knew. "Now look here," she said to her husband at the breakfast table, "it was 2 o'clock the following morning when ye came home the other night a bit since. It was 2 o'clock the following morning when ye came home last night. But I want to be tellin' ye that if it is 2 o'clock in the morning when ye come home tonight -or any other night in the morning. -you'll have to get up and let yourself in!" • "Don't you feel better since you gave up smoking?" "No, I'm bothered to death try- ing to find out what has become of the money I was going to save." :Huron Federation Of AgricultureF'•armNewe Fall Work on Land Of the land intended for next year's crop, 68 per cent is esti- mated to have been worked at October 31, as compared with 50 at the same date last year, re- ports the Dominion Bureau of. Sta- tistics. By provinces the percent- ages are as follows, with the 1947 figures in brackets: Prince Ed- ward Island 46 [62] Nova Scotia, 56 [49] ; New Brunswick, 57 [59] ; Quebec, 56 [61] ; Ontario„ 69 [58] ; Manitoba, 82 [86] ; Sasllatc.hewan, 65 [28] ; Alberta, 72 [59] ; British Columbia, 45 [44]. Seed Requirements Seed must not contain excess moisture. Grain harvested in good, condition and which is thoroughly dry greminates promptly. Seed must also be plump and well filled to insure an adequate supply of plant food for the seedlings. , A prompt and strong "germina- tion is important in the control of weeds in cereal grains. The first 10 days after seeding often decides whether the crop will be clean and uniform, or if it will be weedy and patchy. Delayed and weak germination often results from seed that contained excess mois- ture at harvest and never dried properly. World Food Supply Still Inadequate Supplies of food available for consumption in 1947-48 were great- er than in the previous year in most countries of the world except Western Europe. But total avail- able supply is not all the picture; availability per person is just as important. The world's popula- tion has been increasing and at different rates in different regions. These population increases, it is pointed out in the October "Cur- rent Review," a publication of the Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, over the 11 year period 1930 to 1947, vary from 3.5 per cent in Europe to 24 per cent in Latin America. As a result of this poliu- lation increase, food supplies per person have fallen more rapidly, compared with pre-war, than the total quantities of food produced. As' regards the energy value of the food! supplies, the current situ- ation shows that apart from the Argentine, Oceni, Canada, the United States and a few European couftries, the food supplies of any ngle country would be nutrition- ally utritionally inadequate even if distributed evenly throughout the population. As it 1st,, the inequality of distribu- tion results in certain sections of the population faring much wortt+a than a national average would sn:ggest. In instances where eff go - title rationing measures have been instituted and special programs developed for needy groups of the population, the inequality of dis- tribution has been mitigated con- siderably. So effective have been these measures in some countries that they have been reflected: in improved national health despite a reduction of the over-all food sup- ply of the countries concerned. In total the world is still pro- ducing less food than before the war, although the population con- tinues to increase. A remarkable contrast exists between the expan- sion in the Western Hemisphere and the severe decline in Europe, House Plants Need Rest in Winter According to horticultural offi- cials of the Dominion Department of Agriculture„ winter should be a season of rest for house plants•. It should be a periodof relaxation and an opportunity to etore up eeergy for later activity. The resting period is naturally induced by the shortened. days and lowered temperatures. With many plants this slowing process may be imperceptible, with others it is distinct and unmistakable. Bulbous plants are an instance of complete rest. Many house plants will cease to bloom and others will do so feebly. Most of those which will flower at this season have been conditioned or prepared for bloom- ing during the preceding months of summer or autumn. Recognition of the above facts indicates the winter treatment All practices which tends to stimulate growth should be held in check. Less water is needed, potting and root disturbance of any kind should be suspended, Fairly low temper- atures are desirable, but may be difficult to obtain. The temperature of the house must of necessity be maintained' at a point favoring the comfort of the human rather than the plant inmates,. It is a conservative state- ment that -places a winter dwel- ling house temperature at 70 de - grew This is much toe high for a great many plants. It 'is• a good growing temperature for warmth - loving plants under conditions of spring daylight and ample hum- idity. But the combined effects of high temperature, comparative darkness and a dry atmosphere are not favorable to general plant health. Perhaps the reasonable attitude to take in this respect is to main- tain a day temperature around 70 degrees with a drop to about 60 degree after retiring. To 'promote humidity], the • liaual evaporating, pans on radiators and metal trays of gravel on wind to ehelves t6 hold the planta will be helpful, `'Fears one interesting, ltenrs Plcked'-Frotn The Huron Expoeltpr of Twen tkflyte and Fifty Years Ago ` From The Huron Expositor Recenber 14e 19g$ The managers of the Methodist Church, Hensall, arranged a wood bee on Monday afternoon at M'r. Thomas Welsh's timber lot on the 2nd concession of Tueltersuritht Mr. Thomas Grieve, of eici illop, who recently retired from farming to take up residence in •Seaforth'.,, has sold ,his farm„ lot 32, on the 2nd concession of McKillop, to Mr. Albert Harrison, of Goderich Twp. for $7,500 - There is quite an industry being maintained; down in the old swamp in McHiliop in the manufacture of turpentine and charcoaL, These products are made from pine stumps and it is said that there is good money to be made at the job. Thousands of Mr. Hartry's bees were fiydng about in the open at his apiary on Sunday last. Cali- fornia has nothing on. ,Huron` Miss Mary Bell and Miss Mary Laing, of the London Normal School;, spent the week -end at their homes here. The annual meeting of the Lad- ies' Auxiliary of the 41 W.V.A,„ was held in the club rooms on Thurs- day and was well attended. The officers for 1924 are: President, Mrs. John Beattie; 1st vice-pres., Mrs, J. F. Reid; 2nd vice-pres., Mrs. John Finlayson; sec.-treas., Mrs, Joseph Keating; executive committee, Mrs. T. G. Scott, Mrs. G. A. Sills, Mrs. Jas. Hays, Mrs, H. Jeffrey, Mrs. F. G, Livingstone and Mrs. A. A. McLennan. One of the worst freight wrecks that has occurred on this line in many years happened on Sund?y evening about 5 p.m. A freight train, made up of two loaded cars of coal and fifteen empty freight cars, was approaching Seaforth from the east and had reached the concession crossing two and a half miles east, when the second coal car jumped the track and plough- ed into the ditch, pulling the other coal car with it, while the empty cars piled up in every direction. The track was torn up for 100 yards. Mr. 11 H. Close has opened up a new •billiard room in the Daly ,block on Main St, Many Seaforth friends will deep- ly regret to learn of the serious accident which befel Mr. G. F. Rogers, former principal of the Collegiate Institute and Inspector of Collegiates, While showing some composition of the mines to his son, it suddenly started to smoke and there was a terrific re- port. the explosion ,blowing off all the fingers on Mr. Roger's hand. His son and Mrs. Rogers were both badly injured. Last Sunday night a few of Sea - forth music lovers and radio fans received quite a treat at Reld Bros.' store, over their Westing- house radio by "listening in" to a theatrical performance from St. Louis. The six Brown Bros., saxa- phone troupe, was the special at- traction for the Seaforth fans, as the organizer and conductor, Thos. Brown, was at one time leader of Seaforth Citizens' Band. • From The Huron Expositor December 16, 1898 The necktie .social held under the auspices of Cavan Church choir, Winthrop, at the residence of Mrs. Archibald Wright on Fri- day, was a grand success in every way. Mr. R. Common conducted the auction sale of boxes. When the men found the tarty with the corresponding tie, they sat down and enjoyed the contents of the boxes. The kindness of tylr. and Mrs, Wright was fully appreciated by those present. They realized $20,00. Miss Rita tpshall, who has been tailoring in Seaforth for some week, has returnee] to her home at Kippen. Mr. Jas, Scott, Sr., of Roxboro.. who has been superintendent of Roxboro Sunday School for a great many years, was waited on at his residence by a number of friends and was presented with an aderoas and two handsome easy the r•s for himself and Mrs. Scott. The ad- dress was signed by J. W. T. Dick- son and James Walker, The half -yearly election of offi- cers for the Egmondville Young People's Society of Christian En- deavour took place on Dec. 12, The following are the officers for next year: President, John McNay; vice-pres., Bella Hannah; sec.,. Miss Grace Elliott; treas., Miss Char- lotte Porter; corresponding sec., D. Stevenson; organists, Miss Odie Kennedy, Miss Flora Porter, Miss Belle Hannah. William and R, J. Mudrew re- turned from Manitoba on Thur - day last to Egmondville owing to the illness of their mother. Mr. Wm. Rutled,gel, of Tucker - smith, has measured the snow on the level and finds that it is three feet deep. The following were ticketed to distant points this• week by W. Somerville, uptown agent for the G.T,R: Wm. and Charles Aber - hart, Tuckersmith, to visit' their mother, who is very ill, in ????- Mrs. West, to her home in Grand Rapid:a,, Mich.; H. W. Cresswell, Jr., to New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anent to Ypilantt, Mich; Miss Prendergast, to Newcastle Pennsylvania; George Weir, of Langdon, Dakota, brother of John Weir, to Glasgow,. Scotland, by the Anchor Line from New York. The dIrst meeting of the Colleg- iate Institute Society since election of offioergy was :held on Dec. 7. The newsy -elected president, T. Neil, gave an address and the honorary presidentp Rev. J. W. Hodgins;also spoke. The following program rya • given: Piano •sola, Mise T, 'Latae bier; guitar and mandolin, Wee F. Weir and S. Daly; reading of "Re- corder," Miss M. Beattie hind, Llaytt Hodgins. The Meeting clos- ed with the National Alithein, Arm Badly Burned. Mrs. Clarence Petars,• had the Misfortune of having 'leer arm burnt from the fingers to almost the. •elbow,• Afeer• she:,. had OAP sem waxing she 'Wiped off the tap Of the kitchen stove with the same cloth, when it exploded, and the fiances wrapped around) her arm as she swished the cloth from the stave onto. the floor Where •a ana. • caugl}t. fire, bust fortunately was brought ander control, •Her many friends wish her a speed" recov- ery. -Zurich' Herald, Purohaees Locker Business Mr. Armand L. Kernick has pur- chased the Watford Locker Stor age, located in the Town of Wat- ford, and takes possession on Jayn- uary 1, The business enjoys a large patronage and comprises 540 cold storage lockers, of the most •modern type. Mr. Kernick dispos- ed of his business here some months ago to Mr. Moody Holland, In view of his new enterprise,, he is offering his residential property for sale, and as soon as suitable residence can be located' at Wat- ford, will move his family to that town. -Blyth Standard. Opening Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Buck, Wind- sor, have leased the .dining room of the Commercial Hotel from Mr. Grover Clare, and ate now open for business. It is their intention to serve full course meals and, lunches; and the service will be available throughout the day and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Buck have had many years' experience in the restaurant business and come high- ly recommended. -Blyth Standard. Wins Turf Club Auto in Draw Clinton Turf Club closed its cam- paign for funds for the erection of a new horse barn in Commun- ity Park with a dance in the Town Hall which was largely attended. Chief interest centred around the draw for a new Chevrolet Style - master coach, which was the only, prize in a limited draw in which only 800 tickets were sold at $5.00 each. Joseph N. Hart, Clinton,, a linesman employed by Clinton Rural Operating Area, Hydro -Elec- tric Power Commission of Ontario, was the winner of the car with number 597; he purchased a new car just last year. The draw was in charge of Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clin- ton, with Miss June Middleton, a nurse from Clinton Public Hospi- tal, making the draw of the win- ning ticket -Clinton News -Record. Legion Holds Euchre Thirteen tables were in play at the euchre party in the Legion Home last Friday evening. Mrs. Wilfred Henry was first with 91 points; Mr, William Kennedy with 87 points, and Mrs. William Mc- Kenzie was winner of the special prize with 101 points,-Wingham Advance -Times. Had Interesting Meeting An interesting telephone meet- ing was held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon when the sub- scribers of the system were called together to discuss the raising of rates of the system for the coming year. Owing to expansion this has become necessary, and it was ad- vised' by those present that the council get in touch with the Mun- icipal Board. of Ontario who con- trol all these things, to negotiate a•reasonable rate co as to get rid of the deficit created. - Zurien Herald. No Blackouts For the Present Goderich can put away its ...In- dies and lanterns, for there will be no more blackouts for some time, provided hydro customers con- tinue to keep down the amount us- ed. If they don't„ blackouts will have to return, according to the Goderich Public Utilities Corncds- sion, The recent ten per cent in- crease in quota jumped Goderich's quota from 20,500 to 22,550. K.W. hours. Despite this fact, Goderich on Tuesday used 24,440 K.W. hours or 1,8:90 over and above the in - Creased quota.. - Goderich Signal - Star. Off On Trip To Florida Mrs. Clayton O. Smith and son, Gordon, of the (Blue Water High- way, Miss Ethel Hess and Mr. Lleyrl. Klopp, of town, left early Sunday morning on a trip to Fior- •ida. They will he taking in the grand sights of St. Petersburg, Miami, and many other places, of interest along the way. We wish them the best of luck and a safe journey and return home. We hope to hear of their splendid trip and enjoyable timer along with many other good things that usual- ly go with such an outing. -Zurich Herald. 'IlleeePtiell and ' Dance A 4ireceptlon was held in S ffar• Hall for Ross Pepper, Zion, and ibis - bride, the former Jean Wright, of Cromarty). :An,.eddeStis was reads to the couple sand they were pres- ented with a hair tree; an °sear sional chair, and a wall )mirror. Music was supplied, by. Siemoet'a orchestra. - Exeter ' Tinles-,Advo-• cote. . Has righty-llpnth Birtl day Mrs. Alex lluckanan, of He?isaji, has been recel'vieg conkratuiations! from many' frleltds on lia,vitig;', abk- tained her eigb'teieninth birthday. The occasion was celebrated with a family dinner and among• those, attending were Miss Mary Buchan-- an, superintendent of Soldiers' War Memorial Hospital, Orillia ; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Buchanan, Lone don; Reeve George Armstrong and Mrs. Armstrong and family,,, Hay Township. -• Exeter Times -Advo-- cate. Couple Mark Golden ,Wedding' The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ev elyn Broderick was the scene of a very happy occasion, when their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered to honor and help them celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. To, mark the occasion a three-tier wedding cake centred the table, tastefully decorated in gold and white. Serving were four grand- daughters. Following their mar- riage fifty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Broderick, the former Emma Greb, resided near Dashwood and also farmed on the Parr Line west of Hensall for a number of years be- fore moving to Exeter about fif- teen years ago. The family con- sists of two daughters, three sons, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They were the re- cipients of many lovely gifts and cards. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Lions Hold Ladies' Night Lions Nelson Hill and Arnold McConnell were at Bayfield last evening in attendance at the an- nual ladies' night of the Bayfield Lions Club„ held in the Little Inn. , There was a large gathering, in- eluding representatives of all the Lions Clubs of the district, and an excellent program was presented, including a splendid Christmas dinner.-Goderich Signal -Star, Fellowship Group Meets The second successful inter- church fellowship was held Sun-. day evening in the'lecture hall of North St. United Church. Char- acteristic of the Christmas spirit was the singing of favorite carols, accompanied at the piano by Alex Clark. The feature of the pro- • gram was the presentation of a sound film introduced by Rev. C. W. Cope. The picture depicting the story of Christ's birth was authentic and inspiring. The mem- bers of North Street Union served a delicious lunch anda social time over the coffee caps was greatly enjoyed. The fellowship get-to- gethers are a monthly occurrence. -Goderich Signal -Star. Move To British Columbia Sgt. Jack Lewis, of the R.•C.A.F., and Mrs. Lewis, who for the past year and a half have been living in an apartment at the home of County, Constable John Ferguson,, left Friday last for Victoria. -Exe- ter Times -Advocate, Enjoy Sadie Hawkin's Dance On Friday evening a very suc- cessful dance was held in the high school gymnasium- A goodly num- ber of students attended and most of then- will agree that they spent nn enjoyable evening. This year it was decided by the Student Coun- cil not to observe Sadie Hawkins during the school day, but to have a Sadie Hawkins dance at night. Special invitations were sent to the teachers and their wives, ask- ing them to attend. There were al- so invitations sent to Mitchell, St. Marys, Seaforth, Clinton and Gode- rich high schools and the students were pleased to see that some St. Marys and Mitchell scholars did attend. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Successful At Winter Fair Competing at the Royal Winter Fair, Mr. Robert Wallace was suc- cessful in placing first for best white tom in a four -entry class. In the white hen class he placed. 4th among six entries, and in the bronze hen class he was sixth among 48 entries, Mr. Wallace has established a fine record at various exhibitions and shows during the past few years. Re was, accompan- ied to Toronto by a neighbor, Mr. James Phelan. -Blyth Standard. Additional Contributions To Local Hospital Fund Charles Brodie $ 31.00 Mr. and Mrs. lie L. Box.... 25.00 Margaret Barber 15.00 Anonymous John C. MacKenzie Miss Laura McMillan Anonymous' Ladies' Lawn Bowling Club W. L. Stewart, Walton Alvin Barbour Robert Vivian George Moore Michael Doyle Cameron Vivian Alvin Worden McMillan Frank ,Coyne Lou Morris Mary Margaret Coyne..... e Leslie Barnes Lorne Elliott Edi. Deering Mrs. Garnet Taylor Michael Coyne W(. Maven Bert Peart tIsear •Cuthill 'Kenneth McKenzie Mrs, W. Church 4,00 Mcl{illop Mutual Fire 4n surance ,, . ... 506.00. Mrs. A, Hodgins 2.00 • 5.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 25:00 5.00 2L00 3.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.:00 2.00 • 1.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 3,00 1.00 1,00 5.00 1,00 2,.00 Mrs. Glen Cuthill John Byerman James H. Hogg George Beuermann Leslie Beuermann Joe Eckert 1.04 2.00 2,00 2,0.0 2.04 2,00 Harry Regele 2.00 Charles Eggert ..... 2.09 Mrs. Charles Eggert 1.$60' Albert Seimon 2.00 Daniel Beuermann 2.00 Mrs. Wm. Seimon 1.09 Antons Seimon 2.00 Zack Elligson 4,00 (George Rock 2.00 Mark Hamilton 2.00 Herbert Williamson 15.00 Noble McCallum 2.00 Conrad. Eckert 2.00 Graham Kerr . 5,00 William Drover .5.00 13 anonymous 4,436.00 Norman Scans 25.00 Mrs. Kelly 2.00 L. H. De La Frattler 125.00 Alfred) Box 10.40 25,00 Rather 'I;tussey Mrs„ J. F. Daly, Alice and Ed. 540.00 A. P. trititr 10o.i00 /tette Iteakowif2, Toyotato', 50,00