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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1956-01-06, Page 2141'y�yC•!'. k fz, is v: N{� ist itG POSITOR ild 1889 ean, Editor Seaforth, Ontario, .dye morning by McLean x~1< tion rates, $2.50 a year in foreign $3.50 a year. Single ►,s7.5 cents each. er. of Canadian ekly 'Newspapers Association. •Advertisiiig rates on application. PHONE 41 _,•_,Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, January 6 Egg Support Continues The announcementthat there will continue to be a support price for eggs during 1956 is of particular in- terest in this district which produces more" • eggs than any other .. similar area in Canada. • The support will be on the basis of • •38cents a dozen for Grade A. large at storage points, and is unchanged ' from 1955. • Agriculture, Minister Gardiner said the announcement should give assurance to producers they will re- •ceive prices for their -eggs in 1956 at • or above...th.e• equivalent of ,the.sup- Tort price. It was intimated by the Minister at the annual Federal -Provincial Agricultural Conference in Decem- ber that the support program on • eggs would be continued. He esti- mated a price of 38 cents at storage point means a floor of 32 cents to the producer. On the •occasion of the• confe(ence, ofeials said although egg market- ings during the next few months may be down from the similar per- iod of the previous 'year, they prob- ably will exceed consumption. Attracting Industry • At this time of year when each of is contemplating our plans for the New • Year, there may be those who *i11 be concerned as to the possibili- ty. of attracting additional industry • to the town. • Some months ago Dr. E. 'G. Pleva, • of . the University of Western On- • tario, spoke to a Seaforth meeting concerning industry and its require- ments, and emphasized that what counted as much as anything was the attitude of a community to- wards industry. Following along the same lines, e Acton Free Press points out that while .statistical information' and m nicipal services are of importance `,:when•industrial enterprises •decide to locate in• a town, it might be well to remember that such information •is not the sole basis and' other things 'go to make • the decision. ,If anyone is still disposed to sneer at this, he might note that, in a fact - packed .survey of what U.S. cities are doing to get new industry, the imagazine Time says, `Employers are .also, increasingly concerned with the kind communities. into which they are moving.' Then it quotes the ex- • ample of Sylvania Electric Products, a leading firm in its field. Sylvania • when scouting for new . locations, surveys. "the• potential intelligence" of acommunity as well as its ability f;o provide for expanded schools, lib- raries, roads and sewage plants., .The "intelligence" of a community, in so far as it can be surveyed, is ex- pressed in its civic vision and drive, the Free Press feels:` "And this or its lack can be seen; in whether it plans essential improvements such as a new city hall, well in advance, or dithers till the problem creeps up and hacks it in the pant. A community"_ fiat allows its Parks Board, and 1t toutleil to neglect the asset of :fine . open space must not be sur- . riled if a straliger questions its in- 1Yigece, and decides, that his fate - Shall go elsewhere." Thins on the look -out for new lo - ns are applying a different kind txydStick tiiati they Once did. "Co' nixiltll itleS:'that wake up to i lie St0110:.accortliney. l iat will ,alit ahe.d in 'aekets' ? ore �l� �biYdYw Tie final word of advice is ,this.. " Aztother yardStlGk that '1$ OMll" .Chi' erlocked is the attitude of the citi- zens and business people of the com- munity. You never knowwhether the stranger who .makes inquiry about the town is a prospective in- dustrialist. If you can't speak well abput our town, don't knock it." What Other Papers Say: View Of . Santa (Brockville Recorder nd Times) We have always t ought rather highly of Santa, and ave found no reason as yet to change this opin- ion. We prefer to see old . Santa through the eyes of a five-year-old child sitting in wonder before the fireplace. We prefer to see Santa as a jolly old character, of kindly disposition, who is sort of an adopted godfather to the world's children and who sym- bolizes all that is best in human na- ture, and one who paints to the fact that, kindly good humor and hearty affection: are also admirable quali- ties in a Christian. Cold Winters (Lethbridge Herald) Old timers are always talking about the ."hare winters. They go away back to 1885 as one which saw early -day, open range ranchers take a bad beating. Herds were decimat- ed that winter and a lot of the big - name ranchers had to start practic- ally all over again. It was in 1903 that the famous May snowstorm dumped two to three feet of snow on the level on the South Alberta Prairies and ranchers were caught with thousands of cattle out on summer range. That was a .bad setback because of losses of cows and new-born calves. The hard winter most younger old timers remember was the blistering winter of 1906-07. That winter 55.9 inches of snow fell. Intermittent but short Chinooks crusted the snow and the stock could not dig to the grass. Some of the big outfits that winter lost up to 10,000:head. Then came 1919-20: As an exam- ple of modern hard winters it was the daddy of them all. Adequate Water Supplies Vital To Region (London Free Press) If Western Ontario is to continue to expand ; commercially and indus- trially, and to maintain its high ag- ricultural standards, ' then it is be- coming more and more evident that our rapidly growing cities and towns and our farms rust have more water. Otherwise, this growth will be throttled and agriculture, which after all is the basic founda- tion of our prosperity, will diminish. Western Ontario is in a fortunate position as we are surrounded by the Great Lakes so that it is just a matter of bringing the water to the people. The Ontario Government appreciates the seriousness of the situation and a commission is today studying the problem. It will all be costly but, it is vital to our future. Essex County is already suffering from a drop in the water level and a proposal has been heard that a start be made at once in several Souli Es- sex municipalities for a pilot Object to pump water from Lake Erie to these counties. Legislation is pro- posed for this coming session of the Ontario Legislature. London is deeply interested in the. project. because without new sources of water the growth of London in- dustrially will be handicapped. With- out the conservation of our water supplies, not only through our rivers and streams, but in the development of new sources from the Great Lakes, Western Ontario might in' time be- come a desert. This seems like -ex- aggeration, but history has shown that whole civilizations have disap- peared through a failure of wat A fine start has been made in the development along the Thames Riv- er by the Thames Valley Authority and plans are being mbavbgkgxzfifl andplansbeing • made to revive are • the Ausable River • which today in sunail~ier'time' 1S just a Erielde.. The Frost Government *ill go down in if +t,.'e u` ,find a Solation. 'to e Ater fob eta, A TINY DROP of fluid in the skin' 'will show whether or not this youngster has been infected with the germs that cause tuberculosis. Tuberculin testing programs are, supported by the sale of Christ- mas Seals, conducted ,by the tuberculosis associations across Can- ada. SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Fire Destroys Feed Shed Flames completely destroyed a feed shed• and tractor valued at about $1,200 on the farm of John Glousher, R.R. 2, Goderieh, at 11 a,m. Wednesday. Mr. Glousher ex- pects the cost of replacing the shed and tools and equipment stored in: " side will be between $4,000 and $5,000. There was .only a small amount of insurance on the build- ing and none at all on its con- tents.—Goderich Signal -Star, Fined Under Traffic Act Two persons were fined for in- fractions of the Traffic Act, by Magistrate D. E. Holmes at magis- trate's court here Thursday. Mrs. K. Fisher, Lighthouse St., was fin- ed $10 . and costs for driving on the left side of the road, causing an accident which resulted in about $600, at the Saltford corner. Neal K. Lowey was fined $5 and costs for failing to give a ear ap- proaching an intersection on his right the right-of-way —Goderich Signal -Star. Theft AtRestaurant Some cash and loose change were taken from Stan's Restaur- ant on Christmas' night by some- one who apparently gained entry through the back 'door of• the building. after a window in the door had been broken. According to -police, the loss was discovered at about midnight. by Clarke Stan- ley. The restaurant was not open for business that night. When po- licemen arrived, the discovery of the break-in was made. Clinton police are investigating, but no arrests have yet been made.— Clinton News -Record, Praise District Car• Owners Provincial and municipal police say the co-operation and care tak- en by motorists in this district is, in a great part responsible for the low accident rate during the past holiday weekend. , Locally, there were only three minor mishaps, With total damages amounting to less than $100. The only accident over the weekend reported by the provincial police occurred Friday afternoon on County Road 25, four miles east of Blyth. Cars driven by Huron County Engineer Peter D. Patterson, of Goderich, and William Niezen, of Blyth, skidded on loose snow and sideswiped.— Goderich Signal -Star. County Home 'Physician Quits According to A. H. Erskine, Goderich, clerk of , the County of Huron, a meeting 'of the County Home Committee is planned to discuss the ,resignation of Dr. J. A: Addison, Clinton, from the post of physician at the Home. The resignation was received by Clerk Erskine last Thursday. If accept- ed, the resignation becomes effec- tive on January 1, and it is prob- able that an appointment of a re- placement will be made at Fri- day's meeting. Dr. Addison, who has served the Horne for the past four years, ever since the resigna- tion of the late Dr. J. W. Shaw, has stated that he did not feel the sal- ary. paid him was adequate for the service expected. Yearly sal- ary has been $800 and the physi- cian is on call every day of the year, 24 hours a day. Dr. Addi- son's decision to resign was made early last week,when the County Home suggested that a $26 bill for a holiday relief be taken from his salary.—Clinton News -Record. FAHM NEWS Tractor Fuel The use of proper tractor fuel will cut downmaintenance cost and increase the efficiency of your machine. According to J. L. Thompson, of the Swift Current, Sask., Experimental Farm, Canada Department of Agriculture. the fuel recommended by the manu- facturer is the one to use. Tests on tractors.show that as soon as detonation or pinging oc- curs no further increase in horse- power can he obtained. Tractor operation is most economical when no pinging is present at loads which the engines usually requir- ed to pull. Slight pinging at peak loads is not objectionable. When the wrong type of fuel is used in an engine, foreign mater- ials will be deposited more rapidly on the valves. head and piston area. Spark plugs will foul up and require more attention than nec- essary. Carbon deposited on the head and valves tends to cause pre-ignition which results in ping- ing at lighter loads than normal. Pinging may also cause mechani- cal troubles due to strains caused by detonation' The wrong type of fuel will lead inevitably to an ear- ly valve and ring job on the mo- tor. This. not only increases the cost of operation but may -also cause further loss if repair work has to be done during the period when power is urgently needed. Due consideration given to the selection of the correct tractor fuel will result in more power, better economy, and lower operating cost. $t D' ARS AGONE Intel ting picked front The HU rrn Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 9, 1931 Owen Geiger was elected reeve of Hensall by a • majority of 50 votes over John W. Ortwein. Mr. W. F. Koehler, of Milverton, was a weekend giiest at the home of • Mr. and Mrs. Henry _Koehler, in McKillop. Mrs, Laird Mickle and soon, Billy, of Hensall arrived home from Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, on Sunday. Mr, and , Mrs. O. Klopp, of Zur- ich, visited relatives in Detroit this week. • - Miss Hazel Elcoat has return to Toronto and Mrs. (Dr,) G . n - field to' Wallacetown, After send- ing the holidays at the ho i e of their father, Mr. William a coat, of Seaforth. Miss Margaret McMillan Hul- ett, has returned to Macdonald Hall, Guelph, after spending a few days at the home of her father, Mr. Thomas -McMillan, M.P'' Miss Abbie Seip spent the week- end in New Hamburg visiting friends. " Mr, Charles P. Clark, of Aylmer, spent New Years with his mother here, Mrs. R. L. Clark. Rey. Mr. Johnston, 'of Loindes- boro, who has been confined to the house for some time, was able to take his services last Sunday. Brother Francis De Sales; pf Montreal, spent a few days with his • parents in Dublin, Mr. and Mrs. John Dorrestyn, Mr. Joseph Carpenter, who has been holidaying in Dublin, return - ad . to St. Peter's Seminary, Lon- don, to resume his studies. A goodly number of people at- tended the week of prayer services in ,First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gilbert Jarrott, o1 -London, and Miss Etta Jarrott, of Toron- to, 'who have been visiting in Kip - pen, .returned to their .re,spgctiye- positions. Mrs. Peckelaer, , of Lansing, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Charters, of the Mill Rpad. The Misses Blanche and Elva Wheatley, pf Toronto. are spending ing their holidays at the home of their parents, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Wheatley, McKillop. tion purposes. These are the new- ly licensed varieties which have been outstanding in cereal tests in their area, and also varieties for which there is a demand for the production of registered seed grain in the Iocal area. All sta- tion operators follow ,sound farm- ing practices in order to produce a high quality product. In the production of good quality cereals and the testing of new varieties, Illustration Stations en- able the farmers in the vicinity to observe development work and to procure high quality seed grain. $ $ Aureomycin in Poultry Feeding The widespread use of antibio- tics, to promote increased weight gains and reduce feed require- ments, appears justified when rais- ing young stock for -sale as poul- try meat. But the practicability of their inclusion in rations- for laying hens or growing stock rais- ed for replacements is question- able. Illustration Stations Provide Pure Seed One specific objective of Illus- tration Stations farms is to pro- vide a source of pure seed grain to the communities which they serve. For example, in the five- year period, 1950-54, nine of the ten Illustration Stations supervis- ed from the Lacombe Experimen- tal Farm, sold 4,900 bushels of seed wheat; 10,700 bu h is of seed oats and 6,790 bushel f barley seed to a total of 345 farmers. This is 'the equivalent, in weight, of 48 bushels of wheat per farm- er. Testing is carriedon at all sta- tions to determine the yield and adaptability of' the new varieties developed by plant breeders. From the results of these tests, as well as those from numerous tests with co-operating fariners, the recom- mended varieties for those areas with Similar'soil, and climatic con- ditions are established. ir"arnaer-operibrb ' Of ttlustra- duh Stat!th1 ' ,row the eentiil'- Melded varieties for seed' reedite. $ $ From The Huron Expositor January 5, 1906 Rev. .Mr. •Carswell conducted services in -Duff's Church; McKil- lop, on Sunday evening owing. to the illness of Rev. A. McNab. Bert Hill is home from the West on a visit to his father, John Hill, of Brussels. Mr. Thomas Matthews, who for the past few months has been en- gaged in farming in the West, has returned to his home in Hib- bert for the winter. Mr. John McKay, of Detroit, is spending the holidays with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. McKay, in Kippen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Upshall and Mr, and Mrs. W. French, of Port Elgin, are visiting Mr: and Mrs. Joseph Upshall and other friends in Kippen. Mr. and Mrs. Restemier, from Cavalier, North Dakota, are visit- ing friends in the vicinity of Zur- ich. Mr. and Mrs. Leckie, of Hamil- ton, visited their son, Rev. Mr. Leckie, in Londesboro this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hest, of North Dakota, who are visiting in Lon- desboro,•spent a few days in To- ronto. Mr. B. Thompson, of Vancouver, B.C., accompanied by his wife, spent the Christmas holidays with his mother in McKillop and other friends. Mr. John Robb, of the 2nd con- cession of Tuckersmith, has sold his farm "to Mr. Armstrong, Stan- ley. The farm contains 100 ac- res. Mr. and Mrs. A. Campbell, of Usborne, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richardson. They had attended the china wed- ding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hun - kin, of Logan. Mrs. Joseph Henderson and Miss Henderson, of McKillop: returned home on Tuesday from Woodstock, where they' had been enjoying a pleasant visite with Mr. and Mrs. Angus McLeod and family; A test was made at the Experi- mental Farm, Canada Department of Agriculture. Brandon, Man., to determine the effect do growth, efficiency of feed utilization and egg production. Aureomycin was fed during the starting; growing and laying periods, or during any combination of these periods. In all cases, all mash rations were used and aureomycin was supplied at a level of 23 grams per ton of feed. • Less feed/was required to pro- duce a.pound of gain with the in- clusion of aureomycin in the chick starter and rearing rations. In addition, a significant increase in body weight was obtained to eight weeks of age. However, at fifteen weeks of age the difference in weight, between the birds receiv- ing and those not receiving the antibiotic, had disappeared. Date at sexual maturity was not af- fected by the antibiotic treatment. Egg production was not increas- ed by feeding aureomycin through- out the brooding, rearing and' lay- ing periods. There appeared to be some improvement in feed effici. envy as a result of the lige of aureornycn but this Would only be sufficient to cover the cost of the antibiotic in the ration. The results indicated • th.at - w h e n aureomyein was Added to the chick starter ration it was advantageous from the standpoint of egg produc- tion. and feed 'efficiency, to efon- tinue its .rose until • the bitdt were placed in, their laying quarters. Onthe other land, When 'the`aliti, bintie was not Mehrded in the chiek starter rattan„;” utl0l0,e,,2ls gotted. `g0,tirse m fife rgering end lam iiirfiiatl A Bonfire Toy • - � �" �r , fir, I think I may have mentioned this before, because at this time of year it is one of those things which bothers me. I'm talking about the drab and dreary appear- ances which suddenly comes over our town—and most other places too, as far as that goes—the day after New Year's. I reason I'm bothered, I guess, is that it seems such a sudden let- down after the most joyous, the most festive of all our celebrations in, any year, and because it was not intended to be this way at all. As , you walk along the street and see houses which were ablaze with light only, yesterday, now dark and sullen, /you can't" help but get the feeling that all the peo- ple who had put so much time and effort into making. Christmas truly merry, had had just about enough and that the sooner they. could remove every last vestige of the happy time the better pleased they would be.. As though people were saying, "Oh, Christmasis all very well, but I'm glad it's over." Now when you come to think of it, we would be in a sorry way in- deed if Christmas were really, ov- al' as soon as the holidays were past. To mean 'anything at all, Christmas is something which we should, carry in ' our hearts all through the rest of the year. In olden . times, they were bet- ter about these things than they are today .and, as the old song goes, there were twelve .days of Christmas and nobody ever thought of the festive season end- ing until the appointed time which was the one designated on Janu- ary sixth, Twelfth Night, is was called. The Twelfth Night custom has long since disappeared in these parts, but just the other day as I was skimming through the papers I -discovered that there are a cou- ple of places, and no bigger than Seaforth either, which have re- alized that to miss out on. Twelfth Night made our lives just a bit more drab and they have decided to . do something about it. Down in Exeter this year, and up in Durham, they are planning to have big Twelfth Night celebra- tions, and these, I am happy to say, are not going to take the form which so many people seem. to consider the only way to celebrate anything. No, they 'are not going to have a .monster bingo. - What they are going to have in both places , is a great big bonfire. They are collecting all the Christ- mas trees, now denuded of their gay finery and thrown out on top of the ash heap, and they are go- ing to ;put them all together and on Twelfth Night -the proper end- ing of the Christmas season—they are going to set them alight and let them light up the sky. It's a simple thing when you think of it and perhaps it may strike some people as not having very much point. I couldn't agree 'with that. I'll bet that in those From The Huron Expositor January 7, 1881 F. C. Rogers. merchant. intends making a test salt well in Brussels or vicinity. Operations will be commenced at once. . Mr. Joseph Clegg. of Brussels, has rented the agricultural hall and is putting in a hay press, which 'will be in operation in the spring. He also erected a suit- able building at the station. towns, on 'I'vyelftb Night;, as the citizens gather ,'around the great • big bonfire, tbare Will be,,.a won- derful warmth .of neighborly .spir it. It will not be. pushing ' and greedy, and nobody, is going to worry about the. profits, butit wilt. be simple and frie ly and full of good neighborli ss. And after- wards, can't yo .6e the ` little groups breaking off together and walking back throughi the sharp winter night -to sit around some- body..'.s fire and have a cup. of tea and an hour of good fellowship?, 1' can see it just that ways and .1 would like to see it in my..Qwn town. Maybe. I'm wrong, but, think the simple, ,old traditional things can often be the best things, el in this high-powered age. Atlea t I think 'Exeter and. Durham a ;e smart to give"'them a try. I thi we would be smart to try it Seaforth too. Holiday Weekend Accidents 'Involve Dis'fict Drivers Saturday night a car driven by Miss Alexia Lostell, R. R. 3, Exe ter, skidded on 'slippery surface a township road' south of Ship' The car left the road and was cls aged to the extent of $400. No o was injured. Provincial Constable Jno. For of. Exeter, investigated. $300 Damage Damage to a car driven by A fred Springate, of Centralia, w $300 when it skidded on icy Hi ' way No. 4, a mile north of H sall, and rolled onto its roof Mo day. Mr. Springate was not bui Provincial Constable John Forde of Exeter, investigated: . $700 Damage Damage of -$700 was caused to car driven by William Medd, o R.R. 1, Clinton, Saturday on Hig way 4, two miles north of Cli ton. The car skidded across the pay ment, rolling onto its roof. A cording to Constable Morle Groves, of Goderich, Ontario Pr vincial Police, Medd escaped w out injury. Londoners Hurt ` Three. Londoners were injur in an accident on Highway 4 ear y Monday morning when ye car driv- en by Roger Farley, 17, London,. went into a ditch, struck • a pole and landed on its roof after skid- ding. kidding. Farley was treated, at South Hur- on Hospital, Exeter, by Dr. R.. W. Read for, a broken collar bone. - His passengers, Jack Wood and. Adele Noble,, were taken to a Lon- don hospital. Wood had a broken' - jaw. No 'report was available onn._ the girl's injuries. Provincial Constable John Forder. of Exeter, investigated,' TO THE EDITOR: R.R. No. 1, Sebringville, Ont., December. 26, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Last week a press report said that 14 marketing. schemes depend on a , Supreme Court test. Ontario marketing chenies all appear to operate dif- ierently. No board is operating• the same pattern as the compul- sory hog co-op. It is the only com- pulsory co-op ,operating in the province. The fresh peach scheme co-op did not operate the same, because it was a buying agency, while the hog co-op is just a selling agency. The peach co-op agreed to buy peaches providing producers could not sell them at a price they rig- ged. This year they. were offered too many peaches and so they had to close their doors as fruit buy- ers. However, the peach co-op was voted into operation by the producers of peaches in Ontario. The hog co-op was not voted in.,as the sole agency to sell all hogs in Ontario, and neither was United Livestock Sales, that took the far- mers for about a million! dollars. If this hog co-op wants to oper- ate, there r5' nothing: wrong with that, and let the supporters who believe in them pay for its keep. This compulsory co-op, by a force of direction, wants to compel all people to take their hogs to as- sembly yards at different points in Ontario. •. An order like that could lead to shrink losses, and when a hog loses two or three per cent in shrinkage, it •could mean a loss to him of possibly half a dollar or more -a hundredweight. When hogs are reshipped from orie city to another, that could be the outcome. This kind of authority has been delegated over to a local board that they in turn may exercise by law - against everybody, and even make people pay for it. If people refuse to obey, punishment might follow with fines from $50 to $500, as provided in Bill 98. and possibly jail terms could be the final re- sult. Mr. David McNaught as sold his residence and blacksmith shop to Mr. John Moore. of Varna. Mr. Moore has already taken posses- sion of the blacksmithing business. Mr. McNaught will still remain in Brussels for the present and will continue his veterinary practice and horseshoeing. Mr. John Rinn, son of Mr. James Rinn, of Egmondville, has return- ed( from Manitoba after a resi- dence there of two years. He likes the country well and thinks that Manitoba is just the place for a young man with some •means to go to. e Mr. Charles Davis has purchas- ed Mr. John Driscoll's "Sir Archy" mare: She has taken several first and second prizes, and was pur- chased for $130, which is very cheap. Mr. Neibergall, of Goderich, has assumed the proprietorship of the saw mill. in Brucefield and intends running the business lively. While skidding .logs, Mr. John Spefran, ofethe 16th concession of Grey, had the Misfortune to break One Of:KS •ye legs below the knee ' by log ro lilig.. ort him. Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER $ 1 WANDERED AWAY FROM 'HONE Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: During the Christmas Season I strolled around town and Egmondville to see the beautiful decorated homes, the brilliant lights, the ,glistening ice hanging from the roofs, the .mounds of snow and the TV aerials standing .proud- ly in the sky. A� e . battfui�'c Meal, Y u�- p ,tore The Main Street bliSinesa. neaten in all its glory, the colored lights, - the reindeer, etc., the decorated[-, stores, and every store looking its. best, loaded with the best of mer- chandise; one new store added— the Cleary food store—proudly- spending its first Christmas in Sea - forth; people rushing around from here to there doing their shopping. and preparing for Christmas, I do not think I have ever seers. the town look nicer, and I. have been here a long time. The fac- tories humming and working over- time to complete the 1955 year of' business; the new police' lstatioir beside the gaily decorated Town Hall, and other things we could mention. One must take a Walk down through the village of Egmondvfle- a village that takes its place sec- ond to none in the County of Hur- on; its new homes and greatly im- proved older homes; its paved road; its long rows of beautiful' maple trees adds beauty and` charm as an approach to our live town.of Seaforth. Too, there is the' Egmondville river, which so proud- ly rolls along under the fine new' Egmondvilie' bridge — the river where many, many happy days were spent, both summer and win- ter. In the winter,. skating, draw- ing ice to town, shinny (or could' be called hockey), curling. The- river heriver runs through our old home- farm, omefarm, and I well remember the many -happy days, and nights we - spent at or on this river. Well I must wonder back to Sea - forth, much as I would like to stay and look around. The lights, and the colored lights, are still on in • town, 'but it is quiet • and most of the people are gone home. the stores and factories are ,all clos- ed. People are tired and must rest as tomorrow is Christmas and a new day dawns'' — the day the Christ Child was born into the world that man might live, and brought the message of "peace on, earth and good will toward men.'' As Christmas comes and goes, we bid good-bye to 1955 and look., to the new 1956 and drop a little prayer. (Give me the light that we maytread softly into the unknown). Yes‘, 1956 may and, will have. -its joys and also sor- rows, 'btit there is • a silver lining in every dark cloud. • Well, 1 have walked a lot, have seen a lot on the trip, .and must return home pretty tired. Before I close 1 must wish you all a 1-tap- py New 1956 Year, It can only be Made happy by keeping in mind that we must have peace on earth and good Will toward men. We can all do our, part. Sincerely yours, RUSSELL. H. SPROAT . I" S-- hankY oti l fr. Editor' for •. our: v - able yoti, in' yourfine Weekly paper. 4