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The Huron Expositor, 1951-02-23, Page 1•ieepeene d • *510,0;potoW * ESS ON, FIRST PiESBYTEIUAN curtataa ,Nonsall Council To Begin Work On New Street TUCKERSMITH SCHOOL AREA HAS REGULAR MEETING Board Places Order For Year's School Supplies. The meeting of Tuckersmith Township School Area Board No. 1 was held Tuesday, Feb. '13, in Eg- xtiondville School. Members pres- ent were: Chairman J. McIntosh, and Trustees H. Johns, N. Mac- Lean and W. Coleman. Correspondence read included a circular on provincial grants. re- ceived from Deputy •Minister of Education, and letters !him Mr. Gardiner and M. A. ,Reid. Mr. Shaw, of Jack Hood Supplies, Stratford, reported upon the esti- mated requirements for the area schools for the year. An order for an amount of $930.97 of instruction- al eupplies, washroom equipment, sports equipment, maps, readers and work books, was placed. .An application for refund of school taxes in /feu of payments made to the Hensall Public School by Charles O'Brien.. was granted. The following' accounts were passed for payment: Prank Kling, $1.6.12; J. E. Rumball, $10.60; Can- adian Oil Co. Ltd., $76.50; Baldwin Hardware, $7.87. The Board decided to renew its membership in the Ontarit School Trustee and Ratepayers' Associa- tion. The next Board meeting will be held in S.S. 4, on Tuesday, Mar. 13. • J. Anderson, Kippen, Wins $129 at Shoot Mr. John Anderson, of the town line, west of here, was successful in winning the Eskimo Handicap Shoot at. Hamilton over the week- end. with a score of 50 straight, winning $129.00. Last week at Goderich Mr. Anderson shot two perfect 25 -target event, the first 25 -event that has been registered since the club organized' three .years ago. Observe World Day of Prayer The W.M.S. of St. Andrew's Unit- ed Ohurch here observed the World Day of Prayer in the 'hurch on Tuesday; Feb. 13, after being post- poned due. to bad weather. After a prayer for •peace by Mr. Hinton, the president dealt with the busi- ness. Mrs. E. Kyle gave a report on the printing of the programs. It was moved by Mrs. Sinclair and seconded by Mrs. E. Jarrett, that the W.M.S. and W.A. each pay half the' printing of the programs. A home has not yet been secured for the March meeting, so unless the president or secretary receive an offer themeeting will be held in the church. Mrs. M. Cooper report- ed for the visiting committee. It was decided not to appoint a vis- iting committee for February, due to bad road conditions. The World Day of Prayer leaflet was followed -with Mr. Hinton leading, Prayers of Intercession were given by Mrs. Harold Jones, Mrs. Eldon Jarrett, Mrs. Alex MeMurtrie, Mrs. Emer- son Anderson, Grace Tremeer and Mrs-. E. McBride.' A • quartette, composed of Mrs, HOward Fink- beiner, Mrs. Harold Jones, liars. Bruce McGregor and Mrs: Hinton, sang the ever beautiful, "Garden Of. Prayer." Mr. Hinton gale an address, "Perfect LoVe Casteth 4)itt, Pear." The; rneeting closed Wier the bettedittitin. A dainty itatith *SS SerVerlby Circle No. 1, •101th ht. W. and MISS' 4) Verne tie UW1000300% • Pictured above are the members of the 1951 Session of First Presbyterian Church, elected at the Church's annual meeting: Front row (left to right), Clare Reith, Harry Stewart, Robert Mc- Lachlan, M. McKellar, Rev. D. Glenn Campbell, Charles Mac- Kay, John Beattie, Robert Eberhart, Ernest Adams; back row: James D. Gemmell, Thomas Oliver, Melvin Blanchard, Kenneth M. Campbell, Robert Smith, James G. Mullen, M. A. Reid, W. A. Wright and Robert McMillan. Council Gives Option On Survey To School Board $3,800.00 Is Price Set; Op- tion is For Six Months. BLAZE DESTROYS • Seafortli'Cbuincit gave the Publi School Board an option to. buy th Tuckersmith Agricultural Surve for $3,800.00 for a site for a new public school, at a special meetin Monday evening of council an school board. All members of coun cil were present. Mayor E. A. McMaster opene the diseussion with saying that the meeting was called to discuss whe- ther or not this property should be sold, and for how much. A minimum of ftve acres is re- quired for a new school, and if one be built with the view of some day forming a school area, then seven acres are required, said the Mayor. In the survey there are 23 lots, ap- proximately five acres. The price was reached as fol- lows: Original cost of property, $1,500; road, $235; drainage, $1,- 376.89; engineer's fees, $390; legal fees, $170; estimated legal costs in selling property, $100. The only portion of • the survey not sold was Lot 1, which is the lot behind the residences of Lorne Dale, Jr., and Wm. O'Shea, and the area marked playground, which is situated behind the gas station and the residences of Fred Din- woodie and George Miller. Control of these parcels of lands was re- tained, to protect the owners of the properties adjoining them, 'Councillor Sillery stated that lots in the survey were originally purchased with the understanding that this project would be develop- ed into a residential area, and should a public school be erected in this location, the area would automatically cease to be a resi- dential one, and the property own- ers would not be 'protected from building infractions. The motion read: Moved by E. H. Close and seconded by 13. F. Christie: That the Public School Board be given an option of pur- chase for the new Tuckersmith Agricultural Survey, as at present owned by the Town ote'Seaforth, for the purpose of the erection of a new school, with the exception of Lot 1 and the area marked 'playground,' for the sum of $3.800, said option being for a period of six months, with the privilege of renewing for six months." OVER 300 •CHICKS g Fullarton Fire is Blamed On Oil StovP Explosion. • Another Euchre Held For Hockey Team Mr. and Mrs, David McLean held a euchre for the Egmondville hockey team at their home in Tuck- ersmith Tuesday evening. There were 17 tables for cards, and ap- proximately $28.00 was realized. Prize winners were: Ladies, games, Mrs, Robt. Strong; lone hands, Mrs. Lawrence Southwick; consolation, Mrs, Jas. McNairn; men, games, Ken Adams; lone hands, Bob Charters; consolation, Alex Chesney. Lunch was served by the ladies in charge, Walker Hart entert n ed with several guitar numbed' lunch time. This the second, euchre held at the McLean home for which the team is very grateful, • "I'm sorry, Cecil—I'm afraid Pm not likely to 'change my Min", "Nevertheless, Mabel, I shall Con- tinue to hope—I once got a neW bicycle that way." • A blaze, attributed to an oil burner, destroyed more than 300 young chickens Sunday morning in a colony house on the farm of Har- old Davis, Fullerton. Some fifty neighbors responded to the call for help and formed a bucket brigade to battle the fire, first noticed about 8 a.m. by Mrs. Davis. A nearby well supplied water for the volunteer firefighters. Some of the baby chicks were smothered in the thiek, oily smoke, while others were victims of flames. The chicks which arrived at the Davis farm only Friday from a hatchery, were Rhole Island Reds and Bailed Rock. The frame building was remodel- led by Mr. Davis several years ago to serve as a*ccilony house. The loss was partially covered by in- surance. Mr. Davis sustained a severe cut to a hand when he broke a window in the colony house to provide an outlet for the smoke choking bhe chicks. He was taken to Mitchell for medical treatment. • Exeter Woman, 90, OvercomeByCoalGas A 90 -year-old Exeter woman, Mrs. John Parsons, who was found un- conscious in her Gidley St. home, Exeter, Tuesday night, is still in "Very 'poor" coneition in Victoria Hospital, London. The cause of her collapse is un- known, but it is believed it may have been caused by coal gas pois- oning. . Mrs. Parsons, who lives alone, was found late Tueeday night when Mrs. R. Crawford, Mrs. L. Bawden and Mrs. H. Bierling, returning to their homes from a church group meeting, noticed lights burning in IVIrs. Parson's home. Sensing it was unusual for Mrs. Parsons to be up at a late hour, the three women investigated. They saw her sitting up in her chair, but could not arouse her by rapping on the door. A neighbor, Claude Blowes, call- ed Night Constable John Cowan and Constable Elmer Zinanaerman. A door was forced and Dr. F. J. Minter was called. Dr. Milner had Mrs. Parsons removed to Victoria Hospital. • Deadline For Licenses Set For February 28 ) The latest dea eine for buying 1951 License pla ii is February 28. up to Febaaryf5 it. was estiMat- ed only 32 per cent of last year% motor vehiele permits and 41 per cent ofeertivefis' licenses had been Issued througholit Ontario. "Persons who lialte not yet ap- plied for leel permits and lieensee are likely' to find themselves caught in the whirl and confusion of a last-minute rush," Geo. Don. sett, Minister of Highways, has warned. '1,"‘lAg4 • BAYFIELD AGRIC. SOCIETY ELECTS FAIR OFFICIALS Fall Fair Dates Set For Wednesday and Thurs- day, Sept. 26 - 27. The officers elected at the an- nual meeting of the Hayfield Agri- cultural Society, which was held recently, were as follows: Presi- dent, Carl Deihl; lee vice-pres., Carl Houston; 2nd vice-pres., Her- old Penaele; directors: Ben Rath - well, Russell Grainger, Fraser Stir- ling, John Deeves, Harvey Cole- man, Elmer Webster, A. H. War- ner, .Forrest McClure, John How- ard; committee: Mrs. F. McEwan, Mrs. T. H. Mack, Mrs. C. Houston, Mrs. H. Pen,hale, Mrs. A. H. War- ner, Mrs. I-1, Coleman, Mrs. J. How- ard, Mrs. J. Sturgeon,• Jr., Mrs. Russell Grainger, Arnold Rathwell, John Keys, Gordon Orr, Bob Stir- ling, Grant Stirling, Alvin Rau; treasurer, John Howard; secretary, Mrs. A. M. Bassett. The Fall Fair for 1951 will be held on Wednes- day and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 27. Plans were made to form a calf club, also to continue with a field crop competition. Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner, who spent the past two months in Chi- cago, returned home last' Wednes- day. Miss Beverley York, of London, spent the week -end at her home in the vilage. Miss Elaine Denby is spending this week in Stratford, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brandon, • Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Westlake, of Mount Forest, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Malcolm Toms this week. Messrs. Norman Toms and Har- old Weston, of Detroit, spent the week -end in the village. On their return to Detroit they were accom- panied by George Weston. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mack left last week for a three weeks' vacation in Florida. On Sunday evening next Flt. Lt. Leslie Harding, of the R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, will be the spe- cial speaker at Trinity Anglican Church. Mrs. Spencer Ervin and daugh- ter, Mary Elizabeth, returned home on Sunday after spending the past week in Southampton. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murray, Owen Sound, spent the past week in the village. Miss Ethel Blair, of Goderich, spent the week -end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, R. Blair, Mrs. John MacLeod, Jr., was in Owen Sound on Tuesday and Wed- nesday last, where she attended the wedding of her brother, Jack Mur- ray, to Miss Frances Wilson. Mrs. Beverley McClincbey, of Barrie, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Westlake. MacLeod - Muth A pretty wedding was solemniz- ed in Knox Presbyterian Church, Jarvis, when Rhea Catherine Muth, daughter of Mr. ahd Mrs. James Muth, Port Dover, became the bride of Malcolm Cameron MacLeod son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis MacLeod, Hayfield. Rev. H. W. Fuller offici- ated. The bride was lovely in an ankle -length gown of Winter's green lace over taffeta, brown velvet hat trimmed with green feathers, brown accessories and corsage of Johanna Hill roses, She was attended by her sister, Mrs. Robert Elve, of Port Dover, who wore an ankle - length dress of toast color taffeta with navy blue hat, ahoes and gloves and corsage of pink carna- tions. Robert Elve, brotheren-law of the bride, was best mal; After a short honeymoon in Buffalo, the couple will reside in Port Dover. •• A epider'i web is often only a thirty -thousandth of an inch in diameter, The regular meeting of Hensa Village Council was held Tuesd 'evening at 8 p.m. in the coun chamber with all members prase •The minutes of the last regular a two special meetings were rea and on motion of Parte and Jon were adopted as read, • J. A. Paterson reported as r ceiving $2,785.00 in prepayments far this year, also reported the 19 'tax arrears as being $882.55i al .stathig that he had sent out notices to those in -arrears. ,Correspendence was read fro W. G. Thompson & Sons Ltd., their property and the property the Herman District Ca-operativ The clerk was instructed to advi them that steps will be taken regards the closing of the end Wellington St. el, Miss C. Mitchell appeared, re h taxes, and various other matter but no action was taken. Correspondence was read as fo lows: Village of Chesterville, r resolution, same filed; Departme of Planning and Development, r the convention to be held at Owe Sound Feb. 23, noeaction; Hydr Electric Power Commission; Bi Lateral Hose; Associationof A sessing Officers; Gutta Percha Rubber Limited; W. Chamber Fire Chief, Exeter; M. D. Deit Fire Chief, Zurich; Group Captai Newson, R.C.A.F., Centralia; Rath, Fire Chief, Clinton; S. W Pruze; Association of Rural Mu icipalities; Exeter District Hig School; W. Sheriff; County Trea urer; Monteith & Monteith; C.N.R Citizens' Research Institute; Coun y Assessor—same considered an filed. Hoy and Luker: That we joi the Association of Rural Municipa ities and that the Clerk and al members available attend the con vention, Carried. Bills and accounts were read a follows: W. Sherriff, collection o sales tax, $82.55; Hensall P.U.0 waterworks, sales tax recovered $247.65; Association. of Rura Municipalities, membership, $5.00 C. Kiefer, unemployment stamps $9.60; School Board, current ex penses, $1,000; W. Baker, labor $3; Hensall District Co-operative trucking, $12.50; G. Schwalm, trac tor and shovel, $47.44; D. L. Me Arthur, trucking, $43.13; W. Allan triowplowing, $62.50; C. W. Leon :tiara, salary, $148.08; Bell Tele- phone, service, $15.45; Hensall P U. C., Hydro, water, Hall, $21.60 L. E, Hay, coal, Hall, $50; Provin tial Treasurer, insulin, Mitchell $1.29; J. Passmore, supplies an repairs, Hall, $2.98; Municipa World, supplies, $17.11; Gutt Percha & Rubber Ltd., coats and hats, Fire Dept., $44.42; Town o Clinton, fire brigade service, $275; Bickle-Seagrave Ltd., fire brigade supplies, $36.40; Fire Extinguisher Service Sales, refills, Fire Dept: $7; B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., fire hose, $1,058.40. Total, $3,191.10, Hoy and Jones: That the bills and accounts as read beenaid. Car ried. Considerable discussion took place as • regards estimates on roads and streets expenditures for 1951 in preparing the by-law to submit to the Department of High- ways. Parker and Luker: That the fol- lowing by-laws be given first and second readings: By-law No. 4, utilit yman; By-law No. 5, asses- sor; By-law No. 6, Clerk -Treasur- er and tax collector; By-law No. 7, road expenditures for 1951; By-law 8, payment to members of fire bri- gade for 1951; By-law No. 9, rail- road crossings on Richmond South and York Sts. Hoy and Jones: That By-laws 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 be given third and final reading and finally passed. Carrie Considerable discussion took place as regards securing gravel and some culverts for the new street that will be opened up this year, and it was decided to call for tenders for the gravel. Parke and Jones: That we ad- vertise for tenders for the supply of 250 cubic yards of crushed grav- el and 250 yards of coarse gravel, more or less, to be delivered on York and Nelson Sts., tenders to be in the bands of the clerk on or before March 12, and the gravel to be delivered before May 15. • Former Seaforth Boy Opens Meat Market Garnet Free, Stratford, and for- merly of Seaforth, opened a new modern meat market at 64 Wel- lington St,, Stratford, on Friday. Mr. Free learned the retail meat business with his father, the late J. Weste Free, in the store now known a Whyte's Butcher Shop. He is th e on of Mre. Mae Free, Seaforth. • D'Orleon Sills Elected P.U.C. Chairman D'Orlon Sills was elected chair- man of Seaforth Public Utility' Commission at a meeting of the commission on Tuesday. The mo- tion was made by E. L. Box and Mayor E. A. McMaster. Mr. Box thought that since Mr. Sills was the elected member, he was the logical person for chair- man of the commission. Manager J. R. Mason and hair - man D. Sills attended, the fl,, con- version changeover to 60 dl es in Area D, at St. Marys, onWednes- day, Chamber of Commerce Plans for Current YeAr Street Signs To Be Plac- ed On Main Street. The Chamber QC Commerce took another step in its plan to have ,tore hours standardized last Tues- day evening at its regular meeting. W. Arthur Wright, chairman of the Merchants' Committee, will circu- late a questionaire to ascertain the opinion of the Merchants on this matter. The results will be used as a guide in either drawing up a bylaw, or formulating a gentleman's agreement. Such topics as what to do on a Wednesday afternoon when a holiday occurs in the week; Sat- urday night closing throughout the year, and Remembrance Day clos- ing will be covered by the ques- tionaire. The Chamber will seek a grant of $250.00 from the town council, $200 of which will be for industrial purposes, and the remaining $50.00 for general purposes. • A committee, headed by John Cardno, will make arrangements for a dinner meeting to be held the latter part of April or the first 01' May, at which Dr. E. G. Pleva, of the University of W stern On- tario, will be invited toenttend. Dr. Pleva is a recognized authority on community planning and eeveloP- ment. r' The Chamber intends to carry on with its street sign project by er- ecting signs on Main Street, from the southern limits of the town to the northern limits. This work comes under the civic improve- ment committee, headed by Keith Sharp. Construction of a public notice board will begin at once, according to Gordon Wright, chairman, and will be placed in a conspicuous lo- cation on Main St. • J. C. Crich heads the Fall Fair activities committee, and will be the liaison officer between the Ag- ricultural Society and Chamber of Commerce. The following is the question- aire to be circulated among the businessmen by the Merchants' Committee: The Merchants' Com- mittee of the Chamber of Com- merce requests .of you to 1111 in the following answers relative to .the shopping hours of the Seaforth stores, so there can be unity in bhe town among the merchants as to closing, holidays, etc.: Do you wish to close all day Mon- day and have a five-day work week? Do you want Wednesday after- noon holiday? Do you want a Wednesday half - holiday when there is another holi- day in the week? What time do you want the stores to close Saturday night (summer), June, July, August and September? What time do you want the stores to close: April May, Octo- ber, November and December? What time do you want the stores to close: January, February and March? What Wednesdays do you want open in December? When a business, profestional or prominent man dies, should we close one hour? Should we just pull blinds? Armistice Day: Do you want want 10:30 to 1 p.m.? Do you want a Remembrance Day holiday re- gardless of what day it falls on? What time do you wish to close the night before Good Friday, 24th May, let July, Civic Holiday, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Armistice (if holiday declared)? Do you want to close from 1:30 to 4 p.m. to allow yourself and clerks to go to our Seaforth Fall Pair? Do you want Boxing Day? Are you willing to go with the majority on this ballot? This ballot is taken for the ex - 92nd BIRTI1DAY Mrs. Archie SoMeirlielle, Sea- -forth, quietly marked her Med birthday on Sunday at her home, when members of her family gathered, marking the occasion with a dinner party. Mrs. Somerville is in fair health and is always' glad to see visitors. HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS CURBED No Serious Outbreaks Of Flu Are Reported By County M.O.H. Visitors to Scott Memorial Hos- pital, Seaforth, have been restrict- ed to immediate members of the families of patients as a precau- tionary measure in view of influ- enza epidemics in some parts of Ontario. The action, announced by Miss V. Drope, superintendent, em- phasized that this was only a con- trol measure. While Seaforth district seems to have a considerable number of cases of flu,Dr. R. M. Aldis, coun- ty health officer, said it is a mild type with the usual symptoms. No deaths caused by flu have been reported in Huron County. According t� L. P. Plumsteel, principal of Seaforth District High School, there are no absentees known to have the flu. • Bride -Elect Feted By Friends and Neighbors Friends and neighbors of Miss Harriet Russell honored her with a miscellaneous shower Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Scott. Miss Russell is a bride -elect of this week. An amusing event of bhe even- ing was a -mock wedding with Mrs. Keith Sharp as the bride; Margar- et Grummett, bridesmaid- Mrs. .1 Grummett, groom, and Mrs. A. Crozier, best man, and its. J. F, Scott as the officiating clergyman. Mrs. H. McMillan played the wed- ding music. James M. Scott entertained by showing several pictures, including his trip to Scotland and France. The bride-to-be, seated in a place cif honor, was presented with bear- ily laden baskets of beautiful use- ful gifts. Harriet, completely tak- en by surprise, thanked all for their kind thoughtfulness and in- vited them to her mother's home to view 'her trousseau and gifts. A dainty lunch was served by Janie Moffat, Lois Hoggarth, Mary Jackson, Mrs. 3. M. Scott and Miss Jean Scott. The latter two were conveners of an enjoyable evening. • Fond Mother: "Genevieve is so right, only twelve years old and she is studying French and Alge- bra. Say good morning to Mrs. Perkins in Algebra, Genevieve." press purpose of establishing uni- form hours so you and all will know what your fellow merchant Is doing. We will publish a notice in the local papers announcing the time the stores will close be- fore a holiday, or a change of time, and all we ask is your co- operation; also you will get a card for your store, telling you the com- plete timetable for 1951. Blyth Girl Crowned Queen At Recent Skating Carnival A skating carnival held in Blyth Community Centre Friday evening was a decided success, both in at- tendance and entertainment. Art- ists from the Stratford Skating Club gave a splendid performance of figure skating, comedy and nov- elty acts. A broom -ball game be- tween the 10th and, 13th conces- sions of Hullett Township result- ed in a 1 to 1 tie. Mies Marguer- ite Hall, of Blyth, was chosen queen of the carnival and was crowned with much pomp and cere- mony. The oldest man on skates was Fred Logan, of Blyth, who is over 70 years. Mrs. Maitland Henry, al- so of Blyth, was adjudged the old- est woman skater. The prize for the largest family on skates went. to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fear, of Mor- ris Twp., with eight, while Mrs. Pearl McNeil was a close second with seven. A musical barrel race was won by Douglas McNeill. Other winners of first prizes were: Fancy dress, children under 12, Dianne Radford, Blybh; comic costume, children, Eric Verhoef, Blyth ; nursery rhyme, John Elliott, Blyth; nation- al costume, Paige Phillips, Blyth; fancy dressed man, Allan Craig, Auburn; fancy dreeped lady, Grace Pinder, Goderich; comic adult, Douglas Whitrdore, Myth. . Best clon, George Mielife, Bel - grave; fancy dressed couple, 11fr. • and Mrs. F. Bainton; graceful skat- Donald McNeil; Hullett Township Ing couple, Ann Jeannette Watson, race, Kenneth Armstrong, Lendes- bole); women's race, Ann Jeannette Watson; men's open race, Kenneth Armstrong; door prize, woollen blanket, drawn by the Carnival Queen and won by Lorna Barrie. Dates for the 1951 Fall Pair were set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept, 18 and 19, at a meeting of the Blyth Agricultural Society in the Community Centre. The list of al- terations recommended by the lad- ies' committee in the prize list for domestic science was presented and approved by th direetors. 011- a\ bert Nethery, presi tit, presided. Hall Board Pie - Repairs A meeting of ne, norial Hall board was beld in ih, hall Tues- day evening 'with all members pre- sent end the chairman, Councillor Geo, Radford presiding. The treas- urer, Mrs. D. McCallum, reported that 67 chairs used in bhe base- ment of the hall had been repair- ed. A survey of repairs needed in the basement was made prepara- tory to hexing the basement re- decorated. Leonard Rooney and Bailey Parrott were named a com- mittee in charge of the repairs, and the local branch of the Weinn's institute bite offered to assist gen- erously in the prOlett Of redecorat- fu. eee TH WOWIC:O b s 82at 1 in -Toronto,. torOnk ' a. P. Bell, john 'Street, eeaferth ilmvrihdr.ensjo.mhoee. rwneonelltilefiscoil:opc toarhnesu:•3741root: re- cently celebrated ;xis and ehletlene pl one hip tealiVaM.°:eonnlf b72.111841.88:90,f awthhiGaigeillI41'13: mgdaleaymibre7uOdf the Seaforth team and de- feated Seafrth. Air. Bell eras a. recalls vividly the games. The article react; "James G. Wilson, former lacrosse star, all- round athlete, printer and organiz- er of the Magnetawan Hunting and Fishing Club, celebrated his anni- versary recently at his home, 14e, Eastwood Road. Mr. Wilson whel,' has not consulted a ductor for 40 years and hopes not to commit one for another 40, says his life -time motto has been: 'Never go out, more than six nights a week. An ways. be in bed by half -past. Sel- dom eat more than four meals a day, and never take a drink—ex- cept by yourself or in the prsence of others.' "The handsome, still athletic salesman of the Hawthorne Press, was born in Glasgow, Scotlaiad. 14e came to Canada when he was five, and attended school here. His first jab- was as a printer's apprentice with the Galt Reporter, his start- ing salary $1.50 a week and a for feit of $150 if he failed to complete his four years of apprenticeship. "As a full-fledged printer he aame to R. G. McLean's in Toronto in, 1888 and was shortly dubbed cham- pion athlete of the plant. He play- ed baseball and soccer with the firm's teams in the printer's leagues, McLean's winning city championship in both. • "His favorite genie was lacrosse and he played it first with the Young Torontos in 1888 when they won the intermediate championship of the C.L.A. In 1889 he played, with the Athletics when they won the intermediate championship. "Four teams played oft in the Rosedale grounds," remembers Mr. Wilson. "Rules were, four goals out of seven, or two hours' playing - time. Seatortn beat Newmarket, storing it'llr gosislivleas thaw half an hour. Athletics followed, play- ing Bradford, and scored their fourth goal just a few minutes be- fore time was up. Athletics were ordered to play Seaforth at two o'clock the same day, but the score was a tie when darkness came and they were ordered to play again the next morning at 10. "When the Athletics arrived at Rosedale they discovered that Sea - forth had been allowed to go lime. The game was postponed, and was to be played in Paris on Thanks- giving Day. Ween the Athletics fin- ally got at the Seaforths almost a month later, they scored four goals in less than half an hour. Those were the days when. players bought their own suits and sticks and paid their own fares wherever they played," says Mr. Wilson. "Mr. Wilson is a member of Su- preme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and their interlocutor during the ten years of their province -wide ' shows. He has been Royal Prince of bhe Knights of Khorassan and is a member of the Lions Club. For 40 years he has had a summer cot- tage on Ward's Island and is past president of the Island Associtte tion." • Dublin School Will Hold "At - Home" The Parent -Teachers' Associatioa of the Dublin Schots is invited to the "At Home" in the Dublin Con- teuaion School op Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. The teachers and pupils have spent a great deal of time and effort with their var- ius projects and displays. They, would be very glad if parents and others would be their guests and become better acquainted with their work. The library has re- cently undergone some changes, about thirty new books having been added. The downstairs rooms and boys' basement have been re- decorated and remodelled and wine be open to the public at this event. Miss Marie Dillon, Ingersoll;. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Duff; Wood- stock, and Miss Madelyn Dillon, of Kitehener. spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dilln. Personals: Miss Katherine Mc- Iver and Tom McIver; Toronto, with their parents, Mr. and • Mrs. William McIver; John Shea., Jr., underwent an appendeetorny in Scott Memorial Hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Walsh, Lndon, with her father, Louis &Reilly, and her brother, Jack O'Reilly; Miss Leona, Holland, Londen, veith her prents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Holland; Miss Lor - rains Jordan, Londn, with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph :Ordain Mrs. Margaret HOMO& TOrento, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. t. Holland; M. and Mit. nose Feeney, Lndn, With hie teifielltie Mn and Mre. Pateick Peteete, . = . . 'the height of eetaftitir# ntAil two Yes ate ttille thiting te.314:. hole,