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SEAFORTH, Friday,' January 28
Health Week
"Stay Well" is t.l,z theme of Na-
tional Health Week in 1955. The
week of January 30 to February 5
has been set aside 1;1 draw attention
to and to inform all Canadians of the
things each of them can do to enjoy
the fullest measure of health. Health
Week is an annual occasion.
The week provides an occasion
when particular emphasis can be
placed on the necessity of guarding
one's health. I't indicates, too; the
extent• to which a crusade to free
Canada from the burdens of prevent-
able illness can be successful. The
week reminds citizens that all should
be seriously interested in the tech-
niques of sickness prevention and
that all should be making earnest ef-
forts to acquire necessary knowledge
-to the end that death andpoverty
resulting from preventable illness
may be eliminated.
To further the aims of Health
Week, Mayor McMaster has issued a
proclamation requesting observance
of the occasion.
Short Winter
It has been a relatively mild win-
ter. Now January is almost ended,
and as yet there has been no serious
storm or sustained cold period.
What about the rest of the winter?
Well, according to a hunter in the
Peterborough area, winter is going
to be short this year. His reason: he
shot a bear which came out of hib-
ernation in this month of January
instead of emerging in the usual
month of February.
The - Brockville Recorder and
Times takes exception to such rea-
soning, pointing out: "We have
been reliably informed by bears
themselves that they often come out
of hibernation to check on the length
of winter by seeing what hunters are
doing. According to some of the
more knowledgeable bears in our ac-
quaintance the sight of a hunter out
in January instead of February
prognosticates a long winter."
For a Brighter Day
A special note for Health Week
from the Cornwall Standard Free-
holder:
"Wiggle your . toes in the morning
and the day will be brighter for you.
This is especially true if you have to
get out of a warm bed on a cold day,
as who doesn't at this time of year?
"Who says so? °Why, Dr. G. K.
Selborne, of London. His advice is
not to fight the alarm clock. When it
goes off, he says, start stretching and
—if you feel like it—yawning. But
be sure to twiddle your toes, too—
that's important.
"You'll feel better getting up. And,
having got out of the right side of
the bed, you'll feel better all day.
That's what the man says."
Truth or Fiction
In this fast moving age, many of
the problems with which the aver-
age citizen is faced, are multiplied
many times over. And one of these
problems is the extent to which the
public is faced with determining
whether a particular reference is fact
or rumor.
The difficulties are discussed by
the Acton Free Press in these words:
"These are days of rumors and
how they can spread. Every day the
dailies -are fullofthem until a con-
fused public has difficulty in discern-
ing fact from rumor. Take the case
of the world situation where almost
vv'er r day brings the rumor of war
--� a change of government in some
In labor circles there are
alis, rumors of more, strikes and
tuts that are on again and
It with almost hourly regu-
x tiler day some indi-
l';
viduals even spread his thoughts for
public consumption on the theory. of
there being no God. One sometimes
wonders how far this confusion of
public thinking can be carried. Defin-
itely the unreliable outweighs the re-
liable in much of the news coverage
that is put forth in an effort to get
there first with an item of interest
or just plain controversy.
"Even editors of weekly news-
papers have a problem oftentimes to
get the facts from a multitude of
rumors that occur even in a town
such as ours. Sometimes these rum-
ors are harmful to the "community.
sometimes they are based on half
facts and fictional coloring to suit
the appeal of the one repeating the
rumor. It's a problem quite often to
get facts on many of the rumors that
come to our attention each week.
"We are always appreciative of
the tempo under which our weekly
papers are published . that allows a
bit more time to sift the rumors and
secure the facts. We believe that our
readers prefer to get the story cor-
rectly than to rush rumors into print.
It's not the easy way, especially when
many folks have become accustom-
ed to get a new rumor every day and
perhaps a radio contradicting one
every hour. Experience, however,
seems to show that one of the vir-
tues of living in a small town is that
facts are more important than speed
and better for the community as a
whole."
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
KINDS OF TOWNS
(Hamilton Spectator)
By one definition, a small town is
one where everybody is interested in
what the Joneses will name their lat-
-est baby, whereas a big town is one
in which everybody wonders what
the zoo will call its new elephant.
But what sort of town is one in which
. everybody argues, in perpetuity,
about the site of a new city hall?
YELLOW LINES
(St. Thomas Times -Journal)
A great boon to motorists is the
white line and other marking on the
highways that keep them from going
too far to one side or the other. But
these lines wear thin in course of
time and unless they are refurbish-
ed they are hard to see, particularly
on misty nights. A new easy -to -see
striping for long-lasting highway
safety has been devised by two indus-
trial chemists in Texas. It is not
white, but yellow, and the basic ma-
terial is sulphur. At night there are
tiny glass beads which give it en-
hanced illumination.
TRIM MUNICIPAL BOARD
(Woodstock Sentinel -Review)
Farquhar Oliver, leader of the On-
tario Liberal Party, said that if his
party came into power, it would re-
organize the Ontario Municipal Boa
organize the Ontario Municipal
Board and divest it of some of its
dictatorial powers.
For years municipalities have been
asking this be done,- so as to leave
them more free to handle their own
affairs. For years the government
has turned deaf ears to their pleas.
It is true that in many cases, this
oversight by the board has been of
value to municipalities. Yet much
of the gain has been at the expense
of municipal autonomy.
TRAGEDY OF BARN FIRES
(Sudbury Star)
City people can never know the
heartbreak and tragedy of a barn
fire in the winter months in which
livestock perish, grain and feed, and
frequently the farm implements, are
destroyed.
Hard-bitten farmers might deny
it, but it is true, nevertheless, that
there is a feeling of sentiment to-
ward farm animals that become part
of the farm family.
The "muley" heifer that becomes
the family's mainstay for a winter
milk supply and the foal that becomes
a newly broken colt with high spirits
and good looks, fortn strong bonds of
attachment between the farmer and
his livestock.
A barn and its contents usuallly
represent the "ready cash" assets
of a farmer and quite apart from the
loss of livestock is the grim realiza-
tion that a new barn, equipment and
li ee Means nig
tt�k �, a mortgage on what
had en .a. debt.free homestead,
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THE RURON EXPOSITOR
SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS•
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Willemaailla.ftise• Oft
Slippery Roads Cause Accidents
Icy roads contributed to two ac-
cidents this week. On Saturday,
Lawrence Ziler, of R.R. 3, Dash-
wood, lost control of hispick-up
truck south of Exeter and the ve-
hicle rolled in the ditch. Damage
was $300. On Thursday, south of
Winchelsea, a car driven by Mrs.
Shirley Smith, of Woodham, skid-
ded off the road and struck a tree,
causing $200 damage. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Moved To Brantford
Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Heimrich,
who have served St. Peter's Luth-
eran Church in Zurich for the past
12 years, on Tuesday moved their
effects to Brantford, where they
will be in charge of a city church,
and it is with much regret that
they are leaving Zurich, not alone
for the church, but a big loss to
the community as a whole, and
we wish them the very best that
God can give them in their new
field of labor.—Zurich Herald.
Named Chairman of School Board
Royce S. Macaulay was appoint-
ed chairman and a new office of
vice-chairman was created at the
first meeting of the Clinton Public
School Board for 1955. Joseph
Murphy will act as vice-chairman.
K. W. Colquhoun, a newcomer to
municipal office, replaces Leslie
Ball, the 1954 chairman, on the
board. Other members are Clay-
ton Dixon, George Lavis, A. F.
Cudmore, Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel
and Lawrence Haughton.—Clinton
News -Record.
45th Anniversary
On Wednesday, Jan. 12, about
30 relatives and friends gathered
to honor Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Vincent, of Dashwood, on the oc-
casion of their 45th wedding anni-
versary, which was held at their
daughter's home, Mr. and Mrs.
George Bullock, of Zurich. Pink
and white streamers centered with
a white bell was the setting of 30
guests at the table, at which a
delicious turkey dinner was serv-
ed. The evening was spent in
games, music and sing -song. Af-
ter presenting the gifts, Mr. and
Mrs. Vincent kindly thanked ev-
eryone present. Lunch was serv-
ed. Guests were present from
Dashwood, Parkhill, Thedford,
Northville, Grand Bend and Zur-
ich.—Zurich Herald.
Puaque To Be Unveiled in Spring
Mel Crich, reeve of Clinton, was
unanimously elected to the post
of presidency in the Huron Cen-
tral Agricultural Society for 1955.
At the annual meeting of the
society on Saturday afternoon,
Thomas Leiper, Hullett Township,
was named vice-president, and W.
J. Miller, Clinton (Mayor of the
town in 1953) was made second
vice-president. PIans are under-
way for the 1955 Clinton Spring
Show, scheduled for Saturday,
May 28. The retiring president,
W. R. "Bert" Lobb, R.R. 2, Clin-
ton, conducted a review of -the fin-
ancial situation of the society. The
financial statement was presented,
showing a deficit of $615.50 at pre-
sent, with the provincial -grant for
the 1954 fair not yet in.
Broke Game Law
Pleading guilty to a charge of
having venison in his possession
out of season, laid under the Game
and Fisheries Act, Alex Thompson,
Goderich, was fined $50 and costs
by Magistrate D. E. Holmes in
court here last Thursday. Crown
Attorney H. Glenn Hays said that
according to a report made by W.
R. Wormworth, Wingham, conser-
vation officer for the Fish and
Wildlife Division of the Ontario De-
partment of Lands and Forest, the
accused had 12 pounds of deer
meat in his possession when po-
lice made a search of his home.
The magistrate, in imposing the
penalty, warned that another con-
viction against the accused any-
time within the nexttwo years on
a similar charge tvouold warrant
doubling the fine. Everett El-
liott, also of Goderich, heard a
similar charge against him ad-
journed one week for hearing up-.
on the request of his lawyer, F.
Donnelly.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Family Gets $10,000
Mr. Justice Maurine King, pre-
siding at the winter assizes of On-
tario Supreme Court at Goderich
last week, awarded damages to-
talling over $10,000 to LAC. Ralph
Boone, R.C.A.F. Station, Centra-
lia, and his three sons, for injur-
ies received in an accident south
of Exeter on Christmas Eve, 1953.
The judgment was against John
Joseph Poll, of London, whose car
collided with the Boone vehicle.
Authorities have not been able to
locate Poll. Boone suffered con-
cussion, jaw fractures and multi-
ple laceratins and his sons, rang-
ing in age from,4 to 11, were also
injured. The father received $6,-
579.10; Robert Charles, seven,
whose arms, collarbone, and ribs
were broken, $2,500; Wayne Paul
Dennis, four, who suffered cere-
bral concussion and extensive lac-
erations to the face which requir-
ed plastic surgery, $1,000; Ken-
neth Ronald, 11, multiple lacera-
tions to the head, $700. C. V.
Laughton, of Bell and Laughton,
Exeter, appeared for the plain-
tiffs; Frank Donnelly was coun-
sel for the defendant, — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
To Buy Resuscitator
Directors of the Clinton and Dis-
trict Chamber of Commerce meet-
ing.on Tuesday evening, decided
to spearhead a movement to ob-
tain a resuscitator for the Town
of Clinton. Beginning with a con-
tribution of $50 from the Cham-
ber, the directors plan to contact
organizations in the town and dis-
trict with a view to soliciting fin-
ancial support of the project. As
chairman Bert Gliddon stated,
when introducing the idea of the
purchase: the resuscitator would
be kept at the Town Hall in Clin-
ton for the use of doctors of the
town, rural area and R.C.A.F. Sta-
tion, Clinton, when emergencies
arise. Recent saving of a life
with the use of a pneolator owned
and operated by the Bayfield fire
department has emphasized the
need for such equipment in town:
The meeting heard a review of
the Christmas promotions by the
Chamber, and a host of projects
for the future discussed. Among
these was house -numbering, which
the Chamber feels is of most ur-
gent nature in the town at pres-
ent. Total cost of the permanent
installation of four strings of lights
on Clinton's main intersection was
listed at over $170.—Clinton News -
Record.
Jury's Finding on Death of Judge
The death, of the Iate Judge T.
M. Costello on October 29 at the
intersection of No. 2 and No. 79
highways was "purely accidental
with no blame attached to any
person except himself," was the
finding of a coroner's jury at
Chatham on Tuesday. A news re-
port carried by daily newspapers
said the following:. "Dr. C. T.
Lamont, of Bothwell, said the side
of his chest was caved in causing
lung injuries. He said the jurist
was dead on his arrival at the
scene. James T. • Borthwick, 36, of
Windsor, driver of the Stan Brown
auto transport, testified he slowed
for the intersection, but that the
approaching Costello car sudden-
ly made a Ieft turn without sig-
nal. Miss Mary Ulch, of R.R. 3,
Bothwell, who was leaving a school
grounds east of the intersection,
and Gilbert R. Anderson, of Hag-
ersville driving east immediately
behind Judge Costello, corrobor-
ated Mr. Borthwick's evidence.
The only passenger with Mr. Cos-
tello, John Acheson Graham, 16,
of Goderich, received a fractured
leg and concussion in the accident.
He said because of the concussion
he was unable to recall anything
after they left Thamesville, sev-
eral miles west of the accident."
—Goderich Signal -Star.
Farm News of Huron
Light snowfalls covering up the
ice from recent storms have made
for better working and travelling
conditions around farms and on
country roads. Sugar beet offi-
cials report a loss exceeding $10,-
000.00 to some county farmers be-
cause of the inability to harvest
around 125 acres of sugar beets.
Turnips continue to move well at
50 cents per bushel for No. l's;
110 carloads, or 66,000 bushels,
have been shipped from the Blyth
area. Because of root maggot,
10,000 bushels of cull turnips have
been .sold from Blyth to farmers
for livestock feeding purposes.
Short course meetings held dur-
ing the week at Belgrave and Ex-
eter were well attended.
Ordering. Turkey Poults
Experience at Experimental
Station, Swift Current, Sask., has
indicated that the following points
should be given consideration
when ordering turkey poults:
The order should be placed with
the hatcheryman early enough in
the season so that the poults will
be received at the time they are
required. This date depends on
the time they are to be marketed
in the fall. If the plan is to mar-
ket them on say December 1, the
proper date for the poults to ar-
rive should be calculated back-
wards 28 to 29 weeks from this
date. This figures out early itt
May. If on the other hand they
are to be marketed say in mid-
November, the arrival date should
be about two weks earlier. There
is no point in ordering poults for
March delivery if it is net plan-
ned to market them until Beam-
bor. But if it is more ednvepieit°
beeause of other form op8'rdtiond,
rit
to brood poults in March or early
pril, they should be marketed
when first ready in late October
or early November.
The second consideration in or-
dering turkey poults is to calcu-
Iate the floor area of all brooding
facilities. If three-quarters of a
square foot of floor space per poult
is allowed then the number of
poults which can be brooded at
one time can be readily calculat-
ed. This is particularly impor-
tant where poults are brooded
early in the season and must be
confined to the brooder house un-
til six or seven weeks of age.
A third consideration is the dis-
tance that the poults may have to
travel from the hatchery to the
buyer's location. This is not so
important where direct train con-
nections are possible, but some
thought should be given to the
number of train changes and lay-
overs necessary between trains.
The important points which re-
quire attention as the date for
poults to arrive approaches can
be found in the vanous bulletins
which are available on the sub-
ject. These should be secured well
in advance and studied carefully.
High Efficiency Rations
For Laying Hens
Continued research in poultry
nutrition has brought about many
changes in poultry rations in re-
cent years. One of the most in-
teresting from the point of view
of the practical poultryman is that
large amounts of corn or wheat
may be substituted for oats and
barley in the rations of laying
hens. Rations containing high per-
centages of Horn or wheat; are
cern/dozily referred • to as "high
(eoiitifued all tittge 1)
mill. dlu�"r„,
m"fi6n
.YEARS AGONE
Interesting Items Picked
from The Huron Expositor of
25 and 50 Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
January 31, 1930
The roads around - Chiselhurst
have been impassable for cars for
several days, but the farmers are
taking advantage of the sleighing.
and are busy drawing out logs.
Miss Haskett, of Parkhill, is at
present visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Venner.
Mr. Joseph Meagher, of Leth-
bridge, spent a few days visiting
old friends in Dublin. It is twenty
years since Joe left. and all his
friends were glad to see him
again.
Mr. Pullman, the Walton gen-
eral blacksmith, is doing a rush-
ing business these days.
Mr. McDonald is getting in quite
a lot of logs this season at the
Walton sawmill.
Miss Winnifred Drager, London,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. C.
Drager, Walton.
The fishermen of Bayfield com-
menced cutting ice this week and
are busy putting up a supply for
the summer.
Mrs. Walter Westlake a n d
daughter, Lorna, of Bayfield, left
Monday to spend a couple of
weeks in Detroit.
Mrs. J. A. Fleming, of Lucan,
and formerly of Hensall, spent part
of last week and the first part of
this week with her many friends
in Hensall, who were delighted to
meet her again and have the plea-
sure of entertaining her.
Mr. George Malone, of Detroit,
is visiting at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Malone,
Beechwood.
Mrs. Angus Kennedy, of Tucker -
smith, spent a few days this week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter McGrath, St. Columban.
The roads around St. Columban
have been impassable most of the
week. School was closed on Wed-
nesday owing to road conditions.
The snowplow this year is futile.
It only tends to block the high-
way instead of opening it, and
the people on this road are suf-
fering from the results. All side -
roads and concessions to the north
and south of the highway are open
to traffic and in good condition.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Wallace on concession 5, Tucker -
smith, was the scene of a very
happy gathering on Monday eve-
ning, when 55 guests assembled to
celebrate the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of their wedding.
Miss Belle Ballantyne has re-
turned to Seaforth after a visit of
several weeks with her brother in
St. Thomas.
Miss Alice Day, Seaforth, is vis-
iting with friends in Windsor.
•
t From The Huron Expositor
January' 27, 1905
Last week Mr. John Caldwell, of
near Hensall, sold to Mr. William
Buchanan, a filly foal, seven
months old, for $115, and Mr.
Buchanan, who is a. thorough
horseman, thinks he got good va-
lue for his money. This foal was
sired by _ that famous stallion,
"Dunraget,” imported and owned
by Mr. T.. J. Berry, Hensall
The hotel Normandy, Clinton,
was opened last week. It is one
of the most up-to-date hotels in
Western Ontario.
Mrs. Hardy, Sr., ofGoderich
was badly hurt the .other day by
being upset out.. of „a cutter. She,
was driving with -her son when his'
rig collided with another at a
street corner. The cutter, was
smashed to pieces and Mrs. Hardy
had three ribs broken and her col-
larbone injured.
On Friday Mrs. C. Fisher, of
Goderich, lost her gold watch
while getting on the train at
Holmesville. She did not miss it
until she reached Clinton, and did
not even then know where she
had lost it, but she took the next
train back and had the good for-
tune to find it lying in the snow
just where she had boarded the
train.
John Whiddon and Alex McLeod,
of London Normal School, were
home in Bayfield for the 25th.
William Robinson, of Seaforth,
formerly Bayfield school principal,
was in the village this week.
Mr. Herbert Crich,
of the west
end of Tuckersmith, recently sold
to Mr. James Somerville, of Mc-
Killop, a very handsome 11 -months
old thoroughbred Shorthorn bull.
The animal was bred from Mr. El -
coat's stock bull and should prove
a valuable addition to Mr. Somer-
ville's already fine herd.
The first hockey game of the
season was played in Brussels on
Monday afternoon of this week,
between Wroxeter and Brussels.
The game was an exciting one and
resulted in a victory for the visi-
tors by 6 goals to 3.
Mr. Amos Neigh has sold the
Whirl Creek Creamery to Mr. W.
J. Shannon, of Seaforth.
Mr. John J. Nicholson, of Log-
an, suffered loss by fire one morn-
ing recently. He had been assist-
ing a neighbor to kill pigs, and on
returning home found his barn on
fire. The blaze is supposed to
have started in the mow, and too
much headway had been Made by
the flames to save anything. The
loss will be about $3,500. There
was $700 insurance on the con-
tents and $800 on the barn.
Robert Charters & Sons, the
well-known Shorthorn breeders of
the Mill Road, recently sold a very
pretty two-year-old thoroughbred.
heifer to Mr. Wm. Berry of the
London Road, near Brucefield, for
which they received $100. Mr. Ber-
ry has made a fortunate purchase
and we hope this enterprise will
prove a profitable investment to
him.
Mr. Joseph Pugh has sold his
grocery and hardware stock at
Bluevale.
Mr. Hugh Boss, of nearBluevale,
hiss sd'ldhis..0-acre form to Mr.
Thoii'iaa Mom, or $0,000. It is.
good fari'tt,,
4.
JANUARY 28, 1955
TO, THE EDITOR:
Ottawa, 18th Jan., 1955.
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
.Dear Sir: May I, through you,
extend to the people of Canada
the very warm thanks of myself
and other members of the Post
Office staffs from coast to coast
for the exceptional co-operation
extended in the mailing of their
Christmas cards and gifts.
Reports now being received from
postmasters in all parts of the
country indicate clearly that more
than ever before, the public show-
ed its anxiety to assist the service
by mailing early, with the result
that the postal staffs were able to
effect most Christmas deliveries
in good time for the holiday.
The reports also indicate that
the proportion of correctly address=
ed and. 'well -packaged mail was -
higher than ever before, although,
as in the .past, delays and diffi-
culties were experienced as a re-
sult of failure on the part of some
mailers to observe good mailing'
prat eyes.
Much of the credit for the suc-
cess achieved in our handling of
the Christmas mails must, of
course, go -to the newspapers, who
in many cases took great pains to
remind the public of the advant-
ages to be gained in observing the -
various mailing dates and in cor-
rectly addressing and packaging
their mail. 1^`Needless to say, this,
assistance has been much appreci-
ated.
Yours sincerely,
W. J. TURNBULL,
Deputy Postmaster General.
RECALL CAREER OF JOHN ROSS
BRUCEFIELD MINISTER 35 YEARS AGO
(By A. S. Garrett, in
Although many are familiar
with the volume—"The Man With
the Book"—dealing with the career
of Rev. John Ross, of Brucefield,
little now seems known of its auth-
or, Mrs. Anna Ross, widow of the
clergyman referred to.
The 264 -page publication was
printed by R. G. McLean, of Lom-
bard Street, Toronto, in 1897.
John Ross was born at Dornoch,
Sutherlandshire, Scotland, Novem-
ber 11, 1821. The Ross family
arrived in Canada in 1829 after a
tempestuous ocean. voyage. West
Zorra Township was where they
finally settled.
David Ross, the father, once
walked the entire distance (over
100 miles) from Embro to Kincar-
dine ,when an octogenarian, with
only a few short stops by the way.
The mother's maiden name was
Bessie McKay.
John Ross became a pupil of
Lachlan McPherson, one of his
schoolmates being John McKay.
His pastor, Rev. Donald McKen-
zie, had a fine influence with the
lad, as did Alexander Murray, one
of the elders.
Studied At Knox
In 1845, John Ross entered Knox
College, Toronto, where a col-
league was John Black, later an
outstanding figure in Kildonan,
Manitoba. Mr. Ross graduated in
1849 and was ordained September
25, 1851.
Rev. William Graham, a mis-
sionary from Scotland, was the
first Free Church minister under
whom the Brucefield congregation
had gathered. He had accepted a
call to Egmondville, six miles
eastward, and Brucefield was add-
ed' to his charge as a station. Lat-
er, Egmondville folk desired their
minister to devote his whole time
to them.
This made an opening for Rev.
John Ross, at Brucefield, and he
was recommended by his old
teacher, now Rev. Lachlan Mc-
Pherson, also a Free Church cler-
gyman, who had settled in the
Township of Williams, not far
from London. The community's
need for a minister was made
known to him by Neil Ross, a
Highlander, who had located about
a mile north of Brucefield, on the
only hill for miles along the Lon-
don Road.
Accepts Call
When Brucefield decided to se-
cure Mr. Ross (he had been in
London Free Press)
Kincardine for a short time) his -
call was taken to the London Pres-
bytery by George Walker, an elder.
Passing up a call from the Ald-
borough Township congregation,
Mr. Ross decided upon Brucefield
to the great delight of his future
parishioners. This was in 1851.
Among those who gave Mr. Ross
valuable aid in church work dur-
ing his long ministry, we might'
especially mention the names of
Geo. Walker, Hugh .Mustard, An-
gus Gordon and John McQueen.
Robert Carnochan, a fine singer,.
helped choral activities.
Shaft Marks Grave
After a most creditable minis-
try of about 35 years during which,
time he consistently furthered the•
Cause of Christian endeavor, the
Rev. John Ross passed away
March 8, 1887. A high shaft in
the cemetery on the east side of
the main road, south of Bruce -
field, marks his last resting place.
Mrs. Anna Ross was born in
Northumberland, England, in 1848;
and came to Canada with her par-
ents in 1854. Her father was Rev.
James Duncan, a Presbyterian
divine. He built a brick farm-
house off the Bayfield-Egmondville
Road.
A poet of ability, Anna Duncan
graduated from Wesleyan Ladies'.
College, Hamilton, and late r -
taught in the same institution. She•
married Rev. John Ross in 1874
and was left a widow with six chil-
dren in 1887. As a widow, while•
teaching school in Clinton, she -
wrote "The Man With the Book."
College Principal
Mrs. Ross later became head of -
the Presbyterian Missionary and'
Deaconess Training School in To-
ronto. It was during this period
that she wrote her second book --
"The New Covenant: A Forgotten-
Secret." It was published in 1901.
after she became principal of Ot-
tawa Ladies' College. A second
edition of this volume was issued"
in 1905 when the author was liv-
ing in California. A still later'
book—"Thirty-One Thoughts From.
An Invalid's Bible"—was publish-
ed in memory of her daughter,
Margaret.
Her other children were D• avid'
(in Saskatchewan); Elizabeth
(Mrs. Rev. Archie Grace); Annie
(Mrs. F. M. Still, in California);
Jean (Mrs. Rev. George McKay),
of Formosa); Eleanor (Mrs. Rev.
F. J. Fyfe). The latter was an
Anglican minister stationed at
Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.
CROSSROADS
(By JAMES SCOTT)
PASS THE SODA, PLEASE!
The other day I was talking to
a clergyman from a nearby town
who was exhorting me to go up to
his church to address one of the
parish organizations. I was just
on the verge of breaking down and
saying "yes," when he added, as
the final temptation, "and you'll
get a good turkey dinner, of
course."
I didn't tell him (I'm going up
there all right), but that prospect
of the turkey dinner was just
about the last straw. In not quite
a week I have eaten—away from
home—one chicken dinner, one
goose dinner and two turkey din-
ners. Quite honestly, I am not so
tempted by roast fowl as I once
was.
And there is another factor too.
I have long ago given up looking
at old photograph albums or let-
ting anybody else see my pictures
of me which were taken in the
days of my youth. I am getting
just a little bit weary of the usual
surprised exclamation, "Is that
you? My goodness, you were thin
in those days!"
All right. So I may have put on
a pound or two here and there.
That's just a sign of dignified ma-
turity (I hope). Now that I look
back on those earlier days I am
quite sure that I was far, far too
scrawny. Not healthy that.
Just the same, there does come
a time, alack when a fellow has
got to pay a little attention to ex-
panding waistlines, and I greatly
fear that four or five turkey din-
ners a week is no way to keep the
belt tightened to where it ought
to be. -
It's not the birds themselves
which I object to so much, but
somehow when you eat turkey or
chicken or goose, there is quite
a lot which seems to have to go
with it, like dressing, and lots and
lots of potatoes, and cranberry or
apple sauce, and salads and vege-
tables and, of course, pie.
This pie question, however, is
one which I can very often lick. I
am as Partial to a good piece of
rich pastry as the next fat man,
bet there is one kindof pie whl'Cb
my stomach never as been able
th acCo ilii o d a te, And
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ly
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fair tad ; . ,..
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any other when I am eating out.
I mean, of course, that old stand-
by, raisin pie.
It causes me never a regretful
quiver when I see a fine big wedge
of raisin pie coming over my
shoulder. With a righteous face
and full of pious restraint, I can
say firmly, `No thank you; I must
not overeat."
Of course it is a different story
if they happen to have chocolate
or pumpkin or apple—especially if
whipped cream goes along with it,
As far as I can see, I'll be lucky
to escape the winter season with
its usual quota ofbanquets with
anything less than fifteen or twen-
ty extra pounds. With my luck,
I'll manage to shed them come
spring, but in the meantime it
looks like a winter of real good
eating.
I often wonder if all of us—so-
well fed are we these days—ever
think back to the days when our
own ancestors managed to live well
and long on staple food which we'
would turn up our noses ,now.
I suppose most of us have forgot-
ten that in, this very county, men
occasionalldied of starvation in
the early days and that one tough
winter many families existed al-
most exclusively oh ttirnips.
It's a far cry from that today
and we have the endurance of our
ancestors to thank for our plenty.
I wonder if we are leaving an
equally rich heritage to our chil-
dren and grandchildren?
I hope so. If we aren't, I'll give
up pie right now—raisin pie, that
is.
A Smile or Two
The Freshman had to take care
of his little brother and keep him
outdoors while Mother tried to get
over her headache, Su$denly
Mother was disturbed by loud
roars from Little Brother.
"Willie," Mother called from the
bedroom, "what's your little bro-
ther crying for? Didn't I tell you
togive him anything he wanted?"
"Yes,"
agreed the Freshman.
"But' now that I've dug him the
wanted, he wants me to
r' �he g it into the house." .
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