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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-08-24, Page 6Highest Cash Prices for DEAD STOCK / 4 A; Iffraralt! "B: ll'' Rich District Family as Twenty - First Child • (Mrs. Charles Hagan, Seaforth, is a sister' of :Mr. Smith). (From the London Free Press) There's a nursery rhyme about an old woman living in an inade- quate runit having many children tate didn't knew what to do. Forget it. Laura Smith, at 45, turned the truth of the old Mother Goose book inside out over the week -end by giving birth to her 21st child., while her household on a 100 -year-old farm some three miles out of• Zurich in Hay Township, is the happiest it's ever been. Adelbert, Laura's 54 -year-old hus- band working in the barn with a member of his home-grown com- mando labor force, yesterday was proud of his new sou as he was 24 years ago of his first. The new addition born Saturday at 4 p.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital ups the score for boys of Laura and Adelbert's family to 13. There are six girls. A boy and girl are dead, one a twin of 14 -year-old Joyce. Except for the single set of twins, all the children were born singly, their proud father says. There is another family in Zur- ich district—Onezime Masse's— which has held the "largest fam- ily" title for the district with 21 children for the past 15 years. Now it's possible not only their record is tied but, according to Adelbert, may be broken. With mother and father and 1,i ch'ldren—Ralph, 22, is on the Sud- bury police force—sitting down to a 12 -foot dinner table three times a day in double shifts the tally on food consumption would dtive almost any breadwinner right off his pay check. But for Adelbert Smith the cost of living index is as remote from his 100 -acre farm as the cost of cheese on the moon. Most of his flock is fed from what it helps to produce on the farm his grandfather opened when • he entered 'this country from Ger- many last century. But even this means •slaughter- ing about a dozen head of cattle and pigs a year for the Smith table, and baking or buying fifty- two loaves of bread each week. Eileen, the pretty 16 -year-old, who is in command of the house- hold while her mother is in hos- pital, cooks a "whole pail full" of potatoes each dinner, she says. Most of the mammoth family's clothes ar,e bought right in, Zurich. Very few are made at home. Shoes at about three or four pairs a year would almost make it worthwhile opening the Smith's own factory. Adelbert's count per year: Eighty pairs. With so many children rubbing shoulders under the roof of the Smith's old two-storey brick farm home some domestic friction might be taken as necessary, but Mr. Smith admits little. Holding the tiny hands of three-year-old Helen he said his key to happy relations in his king-size family was a little kindness and a little considera- tion. "The family gets along easier now than it did when we had only a dozen young ones." Eileen admitted occasional squab- bles, but declared pertly her fe- male minority among the Smith's always won out. Getting to Mass Sunday morn - Ings in St. Boniface Church, Zur- ich, is no problem. "We go in two or three carloads, some to eight o'clock and some to 10 o'clock Mass, said 18 -year-old George. The half-dozen Smiths who help populate S.S. 8, Hay Township School, walk the two miles to class- es. "And other than going to church and the youngsters going to school and some of the boys working for the neighboring farm- ers, we never travel very far from home," Mr. Smith mused. On the possibilitx of taking all the family to visit relations, be grinned, "We could eat them out of a year's crop." All the Smith children plus their parents are robust healthy people. "Never had any of what you'd call sickness," Adelbert said. "Two of the boys were in hospital, but that was because of accidents." "Raising a family has become a tougher proposition since we were married back in 1925," said Mr. Smith. "It seemed to be simpler then. There wasn't so much for the children to get into, I guess. But our own have always been good," Neither the huge family nor their parents have strayed far from their comfortable farm. Adel- bert was born some two miles from the R.R. 3 farm, moved there when he was two, and lived there ever since. His wife. Laura, was born only a few miles from his own farm community-. Big numbers of children seemed to run with her family, Adelbert said. Her : ister. Mrs. Albert Regier, who lives near by. has 16 or 17, he said. But the man whose wife prob- ably draws. the biggest baby bonus in all Western Ontario—$70 a month counting allotment for their latest child' -has one problem be says he can't solve. "Why none of my sons is married yet?" Answered Russell, 23, "There's lots of time, Dad." Historical (Continued from Page 2) of his coal -oil lantern. body was floating in among some 'brus'h on ZION The small the water Broadfoot's farm. Fine cattle was the MacLean specialty. The first cattle were driven up from Toronto (not truck- ed or hauled—driven', ), where they had been bought from Mac- Lean, ao-Lean, whose farm was situated in what is now the heart of Toronto. This MacLean was so provoked when the first railroad was survey- ed across his farm that he sold out and moved further out. These cat- tle attle that were driven up from To- ronto to Riverside Farm were the old Durham stock, forerunner of the present-day Shorthorn. When the present John E. MacLean took over the farm from his father, David, there was still one descend- ent of the original herd in the barn. MacLeans and Broadfoots were two of the first families in the com- munity to register their cattle, and there is a trunkful of old herd books still at Riverside Farm. Mention should be made of at least one hired man who did his part in building up Riverside Farm. Owen Doyle worked at Riv- erside for 26 years, and died there. He was an Irishman who had seen considerable life in lumber woods and •had travelled widely across the world. When he came to Riv- erside he must have decided that it was a good place to stop. He worked for $145 a year. We sup- +ose that he probably saved some ,non ey. In February-, 1921, David Mac- Lean married Evelyn Blake, daugh- ti r of Thomas Blake, of Tucker- tnith. They have four children: John, Bruce, Ross and Wilma. Wilma liked the name MacLean so well that she refused to change it, and married Keith MacLean. son of Hobert L. MacLean, of Hensall. Riverside Jack M'ac'Lean diet. In • THE HURON` EXPOS 1929_ In 1942 John E, MacLean it is 10x72 feet and will 'hold 60 took over Riverside Farm from lib father, David. John E. married Margaret MacLeod and there is one son, John Malcolm, aged sev- en, who is the sixth generation of the MaeLeans on Riverside Farm. One of the curios at Riverside is the old buggy that took the family to church, visiting, and to other festive occasions. This buggy had a solid leather top, back and side curtains. It won first prize at a 1st of July celebration in Seaforth in 1937, when Andy Dunlop hitch- ed one of Wilson Hawkins' black horses between the • shafts and drove down street in the parade. There is a super root cellar un- der the gangway of the barn at Riverside. Built with a brick arch, they united too, and in the grim Mrs. J. W. Britton spent a few days last week in London with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Hunter, and Mr. Hunter. We are sorry to report Mr. Jas. Malcolm is a patient in Stratford Hospital. Mr, and Mrs. Albert Roney and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roney and family at Grand Bend on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hardill, of Long Branch, and Mrs. Anna Finch, Hamilton. spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Malcolm and attended the Mal- colm reunion. HORSES....$2.50 each CATTLE.. , .$2.50 each HOGS... .50c per cwt. According to Size and Condition Call Collect SEAFORTH 15 DARLING & COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED loads of turnips or marigolds. One notable occasion at River- side was the Women's Institute strawberry festival. Over 600 peo- ple had supper at this festival, and over 1,000 tickets were sold for the dance which took place on the lawn in front of the house. Riverside Jack MacLean attend- ed No. 3, Tuckerlsniith, and No. 6, usually known as Broadfoot's school. His son, David, . always went to No. 3, and Andrew Scott was the only public school teacher he ever bad. The MacLeans of Riverside fol- lowed the fortunes of Egmondville Church through thick and thin. When Egmondville went United, YOUNG MEN! YOUNG WOMEN! Ontario Fruit Growers Need Harvest Help Logan Council Plans Repair To Ahrens Drain - Logan Council met at the Town- ship Hall, all members being in attendance, and with Reeve Wm. 0. Gaffney presiding. Notice signed by Carl Rose and W. Diegel requesting the repair df Branch 3 of the Ahrens Drain; re - soh ed that Councillors J. E. Sie- mon and Wm. J. F. Fisher make an inspection with power to award contract if deemed satisfactory. area being Lots 27 to 30, Conces- sion 4-6. Ross Hanna was paid balance on S. Br. N.W. Drain, $100, and his bond as contractor of $200, was refunded. Clerk was instructed to notify R. Hanna that Logan Road Drain should be completed, Ralph Mulholland was paid $52 for chick- ens killed. Perth County Weed ac- count of $916.80 was ordered paid, and clerk instructed to enter half of said sum on roll as against rate- payers of lands sprayer. Bill No. 561, August Bauer Drain and Bill No. 562, Hobbs Drain, were read and provisionally adopted. Bill No. 563, being a bill to fix rates for the year 1951, was intro- duced and read, as was Bill No. 564, to appoint a tax collector for 1951 levy and collection, at a sal- ary of $275. Bill No. 563 fixing rates was finally passed, total roll estimated at approximately $95,- 000; 95;000; discount dates. Sept. 15. Oct. 15 and Nov. 15. Edmund. J. Wood was appointed tax collector at $275. The clerk was instructed to make application for Ontario Mun- icipal Board approval to finally pass Bills Nos. 561 and 562 and is- sue debentures for amount of lands assessment. The reeve and clerk were in- structed to execute a petition to the Lieutenant Governor of On- tario applying for aid under the provisions of the act respecting e- provincial aid to Drainage Act for drainage under Bills 561 and 562. Road ,accounts passed totalled $3,107.72, and general accounts of $1,609.56. The clerk was instructed to ad- vertise for tenders for the con- struction of the August Bauer Drain, open portion aid tile por- titin; may' be In separate tenders. W. Et. McGeorge is the engineer; gobits Municipal Drain, under Bill Iia. 562, S. W. Archibald, engineer, tenders to be opened Sept. 3, at 3 'd'ells It in; the afternoon at Town- - n Ip.` 1Ig11, contractor to find all the ifir the vt+oi kd> itis! Il:ti. Ontario fruit growers are expecting a big crop and extra help is needed to harvest it. Here is your opportunity to get six to eight weeks healthy, well paid work on one of Ontario's finest fruit farms. Help is needed to pick peaches, plums, apples and grapes. Comfortable accommodation is provided in beautifully situated summer camps. All you have to supply is your own bedding. Trans- portation is provided. Each camp is under expert supervision and all meals are prepar- ed under the direction of a fully qualified dietitian. Apply Now . . , Help is Needed Immediately Ontario Farm Labour Service 9 Richmond St East Toronto EMpire 3-9461 Please send me more information on this job opportunity: Name Address Telephone (Auspices Federal -Provincial Farm Labour Committee) 1930'e David MacLean donated tje wood that kept ; Egna.ondville churchgoers warm in the winter. Riverside Farm is still a going concern in every sense of the word. ZION Mr. and Mrs. Verne Britton left for their home in Carman, Man., last Monday, after spending the past two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Britton, and other friends. 'Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yeo, Toron- to, oronto, are spending two weeks with her sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm and Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper, and other friends. f ENSA;LL Five hundred dollars in prizes was given away Monday night at the monster bingo held in Hensall Community Arena, sponsored :by the Hensel Branch Canadian Leg- ion and Ladies' Auxiliary. Jack Tudor was master of ceremonies, and members of the Legion assist- ed ssisted with the bingo during the eve- ning. The Ladies' Auxiliary was in charge of a booth. The bingo was attended by hundreds and the proceeds were substantial. Labor income in Canada in the first three months of this year was $2,24x1000, an increase of 16 per cent over 1950. 71.77 r t,; S 24x`:; X951 A- Smilie::•r rr.Two The beautiful young girl shoots her head decidedly. "No, Mr. Gotrox, I cannot mar- ry you," she said. "You are over 70 and I am only 16." The old man shrugged his sdtoi1I dere. "Ali right, sweet," he sigh- ed, "N11 wait." • "I don't like your heart action," the doctor said, applying the ste'Ltb oscope again. "You have bad some trouble with angina pecterirs haven't your' "You're right in a way, Dotter;" said the young man sheepishif$P, "only that isn't her name." • Here's Why a further quarter of a billion dollars is being invested by of Canada in Aluminum Company so many uses these days Alum is being Pr'` to industry, begun at Aluminum aluminum n to that Canada's alum 1900, and already grow Shawinigan Falls an another vast giant sig barked ora giant size. is em expansion program. smelting facilities In ams, powerhouses, British More dams, whole new operation i° Will eat forward strides to 0 Quebec .. • these 9r capacity furtherColum step Canada's alum's year. aluminum further mo op hal, a million tons a Y total of more than mean nothing and "Kitimat" blue- prints attics blueprints --Today the names Right now they head luge, of e k in blues p most the planning prints of work in on the job. with thousands of men alreadyArvid°" were new names, ers "Shawinigan", ago. Today and they are living emit d0 < winig Ca, many dans years— and ato the worlds- that now it producesgrown, Cana ng this country's reSo0ID 8 00 t guarterlof the world's aluminum Alcan is harnessing Quebec, �avasing River in Q Chute -'a -h` On the Pacts kChute-du-Dable and addition e. vide hydro -electric power fore bigaddition for the two cetera output power to These will pro and additional aluminum Saguenay District. a whole from Vancouver, ride the newroy aluminum leanvlrl eo pe at on 400 miles fanned. Where now town will be built; here um operation is planned. whole new t will be 50 it alums a of Kitimat, a 'smelter. Indian village de a mountain's a Alcan will construct d a powerhouse inside a from a iles teran water ¢ away, � tunnel n hro through this mountain will cacarry a t eventual chain e lakes down• a 2,600foot drop to chat 2, IN BRITISH COLUMBIA •••••••••••• • • • • • • Project as planned calls for expenditure In the first Nage of 5200 M1111011) the final 'stage When completed will increase this to 5550 million. First stage to be completed 1954. KITIMAT SMELTER Capacity one billion pounds of aluminum a year. Lake, above Nechako River Dam, 500 square miles in area. 1 Kemano powerhouse, to be built 1/a mile inside mountain. Cventua) capacity 2,000,000 h.p. :ry 50 YEARS AGO the company's first smelter opened at Shawinigan Falls, and produced 130,-. . tons of aluminum that year. The metal was just starting to make a market for itself. TODAY Alcon has 4 smelters — at Arvid°, Isle Maligne, Beauharnois and Shawinigan Falls — r with a capacity of r• nearly 500,000 tons. And this light, strong, non - rusting metal has found an almost limitless range of useful jobs to do. n of a capaCtty. of 000,000 h•p• obs for thousands Cana means ons of dollars coming pns. tton Aluminum' um This "Operation It means additionalmillions r much of this aluminum into this country from abroad, will be exported. for Canada's own use additional low-cost aluminum ana the country — metal which a thousand plants through airplanes It meansand toys to "Op use to fashion everything from utensils and bridges for Canadia and for Aluminum" is a big thing further line Ibe free domeans a more offodefence democratic world.ditIt m a busier, the free sestal. And means sperous against in live and work_ country in which to INUIT' Com" an o.. Canada,itd. IN QUEBEC -1 •••••••••••••••• CHUTE-DU-DIABLE 250,00011.p. installation. Begun autumn, 1950. Will be In operettas Moy 1952. CHUTE A-LA-SAVANNE 250,000 h.p. installation. Begun summer, 1951- To be completed In 1953. ISLE MALIGNE Smelter_ Output doubled. Construction underway. DEA(RLARNOIS Smelter. Re -opened April 1951. 1 1tri _G—moi a C AST—i {00 O�FRN %'t" aaasarna sta n ' Producers and Processors of Aluminum for Canadian Industry and World Market: PLANTS AT Shawinigan Foils, Arvid°, Isle Moligne, Shipshaw, Port Alfred, Beauhamols, Wakefield, Kingston, Toronto, Etobicoke WHAT ON EARTH IS ALL THE TUGGING AND HAULING FOR, FRANK?���%:/` AW SHUCKS.. RANGE FEEDING IS GETTING TOO BIG A CHORE. EVERY TIME I WANT GRAIN GROUND AND MIXED I HAVETO DO THIS. '1 1 I'VE GOT TO PAY FOR ITAS WELL.z,./, Wein k.le HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU A NEW WRINKLE.SEE THESE.THEY'RE ROE RANGE CONCENTRATE. PELLETS. THESE PELLETS SAVE YOU TIME,WORK,MONEY AND EQUIPMENT, FOR INSTANCE, WITH ROE RANGE PELLETS YOU DON'T NEED HOPPERS,, YOU JUST THROW THE FEED ON THE GROUND. 1 e r SAY, THAT'S NOT BAD, DOC. WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO? WHAT GOOD WILL THEY DO, DOC? By Roe Farms Service Dept. WELL, YOU DONT NEED TO GRIND OR MIX );OUR GRAIN. ALL YOU DO FOR FAST, STURDY GROWTH 15 FEED YOUR GRAIN WHOLE AND BALANCE1T WITH ROE RANGE CONCENTRATE PELLETS. FOR BIRDS 610 8 WEEKS OLD FEED I PART PELLETS TO 2 PARTS GRAIN, GRADUALLY INCREASING GRAIN UNTIL I PART PELLETS TO 4 PARTS GRAIN ARE USED FOR BIRDS 3 TO 4 MONTHS OLD. BUT REMEMBER - WHEN I SAY 2 PARTS I MEAN BY WEIGHT NOT MEASURE ROE RANGE CONCENTRATE PELLETS SAVE TIME, MONEY, LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND WASTE NEWESTGkVIVM MOMS COMIEN ?4TID Pala FORJM vc•,9 a _ •" a: ,r t W. L Kerslake, Seafor& Lorne Hay, Hensall A. J. Mustard, Brucefield J. A. Sadler, Stella 9 4, Shouldiceo Brodiwgen 4 N�.i�lkmd