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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1956-01-20, Page 1• • fittl .i• inety-Seventgli! , Whole ,A1'ntu*. 1I as Answer #o farm ss. Forrest eads Tuckersmitk • „Warning that the. problems which face ' the farmers today would not be cleared: by crying 'hard times', Robert' Carbett, well known radio' and TV' farm spec- ialist, told a largely attended din- ner -meeting of the ' Seaforth Agri- choRot Area Board Ross' Forrest was elected chair - an of, Tuckersmith School Area oard at the inaugural ' meeting. e succeeds Wilmer Broadfoot. ice -chairman is Mervin Falcon - while W. P. Roberts is secre- ry-treasurer. The 'board allocated school man- ement responsibility among its embers as follows: Ross For- st, Nos. .1 and 2; Mervin Fei- ner, No: 4; James Landsborongh, o. 7; ' Chester` Nett, No. g;, Wilmer roadfoot, Nos. 5 and 9. Consideration was given fire haz- rds that might exist in each of e. schools, and the board took eps to . initiate a program of fire drills. During the summer holi- days it was proposed that a re- view of exits and fire escapes be 'node and changes„ indicated as being necessary, carried out. A FEATURE of the annual meeting and banquet of the Sea- , forth Agricultural Society, held in Egmondville Church Tuesday evening, was the presentation of trophies to successful 44H Club competitors at the 1955 Fall Fair. Shown here,,left to right, are Ross Hennigar, who presented the Seaforth Farmers Co-op tro- phy foe best junior heifer calf; . Dr. E. A. McMaster, who pre- sented a trophy for hest beef calf, and H. H. Leslie, who award-. ed the Seaforth Creamery trophy for best dairy calf, and wpi-.. ners, Betty Storey, Jean Scott, and Joseph Murphy. .• • t Photo by Phimpe) '.. Seaforth Council Asks DPH to Act Want Goderich Street Completed Seaforth Council, at a ' special meeting held Monday evening, adopted a resolution by Councillor E. 11. Close and 11. H. Leslie, ask- ing the Provincial Department of Highways "to complete_ Highway No. 8 from the east to., the west end through the municipality. The ='matter. was discussed_:at considerable length at the regular meeting of council a week ago, but no action was taken then because. council. felt information should be available as to the cost which would devolve on the town. It Congregation Honors Minister At First Church The annual congregational meet - fag of First Presbyterian Church was held Monday night. The meet- ing was opened by the Rev. D. GIenn Campbell, who reviewed a •few of the highlights of the year. Mention was made of one of the young men of the congregation who has left for training for the min- istry. Attention was also drawn to the work of remodelling the church kitchen which has just started. Charles MacKay was elected chairman of the meeting, and Robert McMillan secretary. forward and were seated on two th chairs tied together with ribbon, teresting and encouraging reports Mrs.. Stewart Humphries read the wereheard from every organza - tion of both young and old. Once following, address: again it was shown that the con- IA ain we bow to custom old, gregation had exceeded its alloca- gtion for missionary enterprises. (A custom we've admired, More than $5,000 was raised for To -father here this company, use in other areas ,of the church. No coaxing was required. Managers elected for a three- year term were R. S. Box, J. A. Cardno, J. A. Murray and F. E. wmis. The congregation, expressing its appreciation through Mr. McMil- lan, increased the minister's sti- pend. tipend. At the close of the meeting, M. McKellar read an address and James Murray presented, on be- half of the congregation, a new cassock and Genevan gown to Rev. Campbell. Was pointed out at lira time that, cussing, the action taken, said an the department is responsible for estimate was not available to but 2b.- feet, and that the town council,' but be• was confident the would ie required to pay for pay- cost tp the town would be reason- Township was named Warden of ing beyond this width, as well .as able. He said the request was nec- Huron. He is Reeve John V. 'for',a portion of costs of a culvert essary because the department Fischer, who on Tuesday, in a at Coleman Street. wanted to get on with the work as five -way contest; was selected as Mayor E. A. McMaster, in dis-- quickly as possible. ron Warden. John Fischer, Turnberry Reeve, Elected Warden For the first time in 61 years a representative of Turnberry Tuesday's long session set a new PRESENTATION FEATURES ANNUAL mark according to Clerk A. H. Erskine, who in 22 years in office l-. had never seen a warden- elected OF ST. _GEORGE'S CHURCH, WALTON, tends wed Ree e D n el Becon- uer- The annual 'meeting" of, St Rev. W. M. Thomas was in mann, of McKillop; Reeve William McKenzie Exeter Orville Taylor George's 'Anglican Church, Wal- charge of the morning worship in East Wawanosh; Reeve John Mori ton, was held at the home of Mr. Duff's United' Church on Sunday. rissey, of Stephen Township, who and Mrs. Stewart Humphries on The scripture lesson was taken was eliminated in the final ballot. from Revelations -3, verses 14 to Wednesday afternoon, January 11• 22. The choir son the anthem Reeve of Turnberry for the past Rev. A. Norman Ellis opened the minting with a hymn andprayer. a d ,also read the 23rd Psalm and gave a commentary on it. The minutes of last year's annual meet- ing were read by Mrs. Stewart Humphries. Mr. Harry Bolger gave the yearly report. Rev. Mr. EIlis appointed ,the officers for the coming' year as follows: Min- hter'•s warden, Harry Bolger; peo- ple's warden, Stewart Humphries; delegate to Synod, Harry Borger. The meeting closed with prayer. Mrs. Margaret Humphries pre- sided over the Guild meeting. Fol- lowing the opening prayer, Mrs. Stewart Humphries read the min- utes of the previous meeting. Af- ter the business period, Rev. and Mrs. Ellis were invited to come W. J. Sims Marks 83rd Birthday The many friends "bf Mr. W. J. Sims will join The Expositor in extending heartiest birthday greet- ings reetings to him on the occasion of his 83rd birthday, which ° he celebrated on Sunday. litr. Sims, a native of Blyth, re - Adel; with �iis daughter, Mrs. Lorne Dale, and Mr. Dale. Lineman Injured At St. Columban Lloyd Elliott; Staffa, lineman for theMcKillop, Logan and Hibbert Teephone to.; Was injured last week while, . working on the new telephone line on No. 8 Highway. ' He fell about 20,feet from a }tole at St. Colufi•iban, to the bare frozen ground, injuring his leg and ankle. After medical attention he was taken to :Scott Memorial Hospital, -Seaforth, but .had recovered•hi suf- ficiently' to. rggWrit to.s home +early this. Wee moi; k .� �,, :, e IVa "God ;Answers Prayer," with Mrs, tour years and commencing his Harvey Brown at the organ. The fifth term, Mr. Fischer has spent text for his discourse was taken six years in township council, re - from Luke 15, the three stories oe.ving one acclamation, and stressing The Finding of the Lost three acclamations as reeve. Sheep. The Lost Coin and the Prod- A well-known district farmer^ of igal Son. the Bluevale area, he is married to Mus - Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ennis, Cath- the former Margaret Irene ie and Beth, of London, and Mrs. to have hof a children:ls Township.oulThey , three Douglas, Lor - Kenneth Ritchie, of Egmondville, were guests at the home of Mrs. Ethel Dennis on Sunday. . No strangers we, but old, old t friends, We have known for many years; May your life be long on blessings throng, To fill your days with cheer. Your friends and church members have planned To take you by surprise. And give you these useful gifts, That we thought you both might prize. -Signed on.behajf,,of St. George's Anglican Church Congregation. Mrs. Harry Bolger and Mrs. Ed- ward Dougan presented them with two end tables. Rev, and Mrs. El- lis both made fitting replies, ex- pressing 'their deepest apprecia- tion for the very useful gifts. The meeting then closed with prayer, after. which the hostess served a delicious lunch. Societies Hear Travelogue Mrs. Nelson Reid was hostess for the January meeting of the McKillop W.M.S. and W.A. group of Duff's United Church. The mem- bers bf- the' Bethel W.M.S. Society Were invited guests for the occa- sion. Mrs. George Fox, president of the McKillop group, was in charge of the meeting and gave a Short introductory New Year's message. Mrs, Robert ItfcMichael contributed a very splendid mon- ologue; A vocal number was ren- dered by Mrs. Stanley Hilton. The highlight of the afternoon was a travelogue given by Mrs. W. C. Bennett, of Clinton, on their trip to Etu'ope..last summer. F 11ow- i alt -hotly dehgcious ung � ���t. h � , a Yi nch was nerved; _ Newlyweds Honored On Wednesday evening a recep- tion was held in Walton. Commun- ity Hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wilson, newlyweds. Mrs. Wilson is the former Iris Byer - man, daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. John Byerm an. A purse of 'money was .presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson by Miss Joan Somerville and an address was read by Mrs. Graham .Sholdice. Lunch was serv- cu aou 01 : is was supplied by Wil bees orchestra. A- progressive euchre party was held in Wagon Community Hall on Friday evening. Prizes were won by the following: Ladies' high, Mrs. Ted McCreath; gent's high, Torrance Dundas; ladies' lone hands, Mrs. Andrew Coutts; gent's lone hands, Don Achilles; ladies' consolation, Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull; gent's consolation, Jerry Achille?. A dance followed, with music by Ken Wilbee's orchestra. retta and Mary. all at home. Ex -Warden Ear: Campbell, of Hay Township. had the honor of escorting Mr. Fischer to the chair and presenting him with the war- den's collar, key and gavel. Judge Frank Fingland administered an oath of office and the Rev. R. G. McMillan an invocation. Council appointed Reeve Cecil Blake, of Ashfield Township. to the road committee for a three-year term, and Clerk A. H. Erskine and Reeve Taylor to criminal audit board for 1956. Named as striking committee were Reeves Norman Scoins, Burton Stanley, Clifford Rowland, Bailie Parrott and Che sd.er Mawhirinezy, In memory of the late Reeve William Parke, of Hensel]. a min- ute of silence was observed. Appoint' F. of A. Directors- in Hullett The Hullett Township Federation ield their first meeting of the year ,in the Community Hall at Londes- oro on Thursday, with the new president, Lloyd Pipe, in the chair. A number of the new 'directors ere present. • The business period opened with the resignation of William Govier, who. bas served faithfully as sec- tetary-treasurer for the past ,ten' years. Percy Gipbings, the past president, was appointed to take his place. The following directors were ap- pointed; Elgin Nott, to the Poul- try Producers' Association; Lloyd - Stewart, ,Hog Producers; Don 'uchanan, Cream Producers; Geo. Carter, Beef Producers ;• Mrs. Lloyd Pipe, lady director; Mrs. Art Colson and Mrs. W. L Whyte will be on the committee for the music festival. Mrs. Don Buchan- an and Mrs. Lloyd Medd will be .on the lunch committee. Ten dollars is to be sent to the Soil and Crop Improvement an- nual seed fair, to be held in Clin- ton on March 2 and 3. Meetings of the Township Fed- eration are to be held the second. Thursday of each month. in Lon- desboro Community Hall. Instructor: "Now, can anyone tell me what makes the tower of Pisa lean?" Buxom girl: "I don't know, but if I did I would take some mdy- self," .. cultural Society .that the situation could only be met if farmers got together to further their own ,ends. Pointing 'out that the farm pro- blems came about because of more efficient production methods MR., MRS, L WEBSTER WED 50 YEARS; RECALL ' OPEN WINTER IN 1906 Malloch Offi4ers Are Installed The following officers were in- stalled for 1956 by installing offi- cer Itt. Ex. Comp. W. Roope, as- sisted by Ex.'Comp. W. Ross, Ex. Comp. W. Currey and Comp. C. MacDonald, all of Huron Chapter, Goderich: I.P.Z.: Ex. Comp. J. B. Higgins; x. Comp. Amos Corby; H.,,Ex. imp. D. E. Kyle; . J., Ex. Comp. W. J. Bell treasurer, Ex. Comp. M. E. Clarke; Scribe E„ V. Ex. Comp. C. A. Barber; Scribe N., Ex. Comp. J. W. Crich; P.S., Comp. Frank Case; S.S.. Comp. A. E. Matheson; S.. Comp, D. R. V. Cooper; Outer 'Guard, Comp. H. Charters; D.C., V. Ex, Comp. Ja Neilans; Master 4th Veil. Comp. O. Oke; Master 3rd Veil, Comp. George Miller; Master 2nd Veil, Comp. G. McGonigle; Master 1st Veil, Comp. A. Broadfoot; execu- tive committee. three Principals, V. Ex. Comp. J. Neilans, Ex, Comp. J. W. Crich and V. EO. Comp, C. A. Barber; sick and visiting corn- mittee, Ex. Comp. George Jeffer- son. Comp. F. Case. Comp. O. Oke and Comp. A. E. Matheson, ri H 1 W1‘1 AT THE' :i%N'NLT Vii' MEETWG of ` the H�iron Presbyterial '" f e Ptesiiyt-etiak i Church u rch of Catfadablint4o are, lett to right, Mrs, D. .1, Lade, a eat rires byterial lresident, Mrs. D. Glenn Seaorth president� Mrs. W.RAdason, Oakvl• resident Of the' General Cotadii Missionary Soiety, pct Miss Belle CampHeilr Seaforth,eeereter , (See also, Page 3). Mr. and Mrs. Lorne S. Webster will mark their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday when they will receive their friends at their home on West St., from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7to9p.m. Mrs. Webster, the former Ethel Ada Lawrence, was married to Lorne S. Webster on January 24, 19Q6, at the home of the former's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence. .The farm on concession .5. is now occupied by William Drager. The officiating minister was the late Rev. A. K. Birks,- of Seaforth Methodist Church. The bridesmaid was :Sar-• abel ''Daley, now Mrs. Wilbert Webster, of Seaforth, and the groomsman was Daniel Hender- son, Lucknow, now retired and liv- ing in Wingham. It is expected both Mrs. Web- ster and Mr. Henderson will be present for the anniversary occa- sion. Recalling the_ wedding day, of fifty years ago, Mrs. Webster said there was very little snow and most everybody was driving on r wheels. District Curlers until retiring to Seaforth in May, 1946. Mr. Webster has been a rural mail carrier out of Seaforth. for 26 years. Their five daughters are: Mrs. E. J. (Mae) Holland. Toronto; Mrs. William (Pearl) Dodds. McKillop; Mrs, Clendon (Audrey) Christie, Brucefield; Mrs. A. W. (Freda) Babcock, Toronto. and,.her twin sister, Mrs. Robert (Lulu) Watson, Seaforth. There alsp are four grandchildren and 'two great- grandsons. Legion Officers: Are- 'Insialled Recently elected officers of Sea - forth Branch 156 of the Canadian Legion, headed by president-elect John Holland, were installed into office Thursday evening. The installation ceremony was conducted by retiring president Stuart Wigg, "`Of Course there weren't any snowplows in those days," she said, "and so there couldn't have been much snow if you could go on wheels." Following . the ceremony the newlywed couple went to Ashfield where a large reception was held for them: Here they farmed, near Lucknow. for four and one-half years. then moved to McKillop in October, 1910,. where they farmed • • which, in turn, had °the effect o1 creating •surpluses, Mr. Carbe said that these surpluses could be contained in two Ways Firstl', f is necessary that more considera tion be given to an; improvement quality; and, secondly, apro,: gram of curtailment in production must be considered. The occasion was the annual meeting of. Ahe Agricultural Soeie., ty which last year marked its 110th anniversary and provided an opportunity of reviewing the accomplishments of the society - during the past year. At the ,sante time, recognition was given those. who had gained honors at the 110th Fall Fair. Chairman for the pro= ceedings was Russell Bolton, presi- dent resident of the society. A Challenge To Each In his remarks, Mr.,Carbett' saw the situation facing the farmer to- day as a challenge to each indi- vidual engaged in agriculture to promote. quality. Too often, • he said, the farmer talks at great length about quality, but in prac- dee—and he used hogs, as an ex- ample—the grade goes down while the production ' goes up. Basically, increasing efficiency was at the root of the surplus problem. At the same time, clearing of surplusess was made difficult because, in the main. Canadian agriculture had priced its product out of the world market and countries with whom Canada had dealt in the past have increased their own production to a point where now it is not neces- sary for them to import agricul- tural products. This self-suffici- ency in many countries, which were former customers, came about be- cause of necessity created by cpn- ditions during and subsequent to World War II. Another reason which the speaker advanced, was the hesistancy, on the . part of the democracies to deal with coun- tries behind the Iron Curtain,. where there continues to be a re- quirement for agricultural pro- ducts. He referred to recent ac- tion by Canada whereby butter had been sold for end delivery to Curtain .county, an Iron y, and said that while this action had been criticized in some quarters, it -had had the effect of providing neces- sary stabilization to the dairy in- dustry. The United States is facing. a similar problem and has, had dif- ficulty in determining on a pro- gram 'that would have the effect of easing it. However, one step which the Eisenhower administra- tion las taken is the creation of a soil bank program, whereby ap- proximately, one-fifth of the agri- cultural acreage is being taken out of production. Further steps in- clude 'a conservation program, which will provide that marginal land will be plantedwith trees. In assessing the picture, it is nec- essary to determine just how bad the situation is. In some quarters it was looked upon as being.not too serious and, while there were surplusses, at the same time more agricultural products had been sold than in any previous periods. The fact, however, that surplusses were on the horizon had an effect of depressing the price which the farmer received for his product. Lighter Hogs Inquiring whether there was not some sound method of decreasing production until demand had caught up. Mr. Corbett suggested (Continued on Page 5). Compete Here Curlers from Mount Forest, Wingham, Hensall and Seaforth competed Wednesday in Seaforth in the first round of a competi- tion, sponsored by the Ontario Curling Association for the Gover- nor-General trophy. Two rinks from each club com- pete, and aggregate scores count, FARMER NEEDS BETTER PUBLICITY DISTRICT, FARM . FORUMS SUGGEST Friendly Few Forum The Friendly Few Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Jewitt with a good attend- ance. Topic for the evening was. "The Farmer and His Govern- ment," which was discussed with interest, Mrs. Ross McGregor and Frank Riley won the most games of euchre, while the consolation prize went to Garry Jewitt and Doug Riley. Lunch was served by the hos- tess, and the next meeting of the forum will be held -at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawson. Parr Line Forum Parr Line Farm Forum met Monday evening 'at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Eldon Jarrott. All the members were present. The topic for discussion was "The Farmer and the Government." Question 1: "How can farmers be more effective in agricultural problems? (a) as individuals; (h) as members of farm organizations. Answer: (a) We think, as indi- viduals, farmers could be more effective by attending farm forum meetings. sifting their ideas and sending them on to the' Federa- tion of Agriculture. They should get behind such organizations and keep up with the various prob- lems confronting the farmer today. (b) As members of farm organ- izations, we should promote more public relations. Members• should unite together on their opinions. Farm forums, which are the source of most resolutions to the Federa- tion of Agriculture, give farmers a means of voicing their opinions and suggestions, which enable the Federation to place their problems to the various levels ' of govern- ment, Question 2: "In approaching the Government, is it best to use the pressure group technique, or to explain your problem, to your Member of Parliament?" Answer: We think that by ap- proaching oar. 'members of par- liament priv,teiy, we webld have more effect than by the pressure group technique. The forum members then dis- cussed the contest on Safe Driv- ing andalso discussed having a "community night" some time in F bruary in the school. A few games of progressive euchre were played. Winners were: ladies. Mrs. Gordon Cole- man, Mrs. John Soldan; ggents. Gordon Coleman, Stewa�troBlack- well. Te hostess then served lunch, The next meeting, 'Whie1r''ts review night. will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Coleman. Fireside Forum The Fireside Farm Forum met at the home of Mansel Cook with 24 adults present. The topic, "How Can Farmers Best Organize?" was discussed. As individual farmers. we can help ourselves by being as well in- formed as possible. by attending and taking part in discussions at farm forums and farm meetings; studying bulletins: making use of the agricultural representative; encouraging children to join 4-H Clubs. and producing top quality products. Farmers can help their organ- izations by being the best mem- bers they can, know What you want, and be willing to work for it, Select a suitable person for Member of Parliament—vote for him. He would be. in a position to influence other members, We think large pressure groups lob- bying in parliament might be more effective in securing quicker legis- lative charges. Planned approach should also be used to all mem- bers of parliament, A few well- informed good. speakers, with the. backing of an organization, can accomplish Much good. Euchre winners were Mrs. Har- vey Taylor and Mrs. BGb Riley; one hands, Mrs. Oliver Anderson' and Bill Dolniage; low, Mrs. Bob Dalton and Jim Howitt. The group meets. next week at the home of Jim Howitt. St. Thomas' Church Congregation Reports Good Tear The congregation of St. Thomas' Anglican Church held its annual :. meeting on Monday night. Pre- vious to the meeting the members had a pot -luck supper. The meeting was chaired by the rector, Rev, J. 11. James. Reports of the various organizations were heard, all of which indicated muck work and progress during the past year, Highlights of the reports include the organization of the A. Y.P.A., the growth of the Sunday School, and the amount of work done by the Ladies' Guild. Officials elected , for the new year are: People's warden, E. C. Boswell; rector's warden. T. T. Jackson; lay delegates to Synod, JQ. R. Spittal and W. E. South- gate; substitute delegates. G. A. .Wright and J. W. McCabe; ves- try clerk. H. G. Meir; treasurer, W. E. Southgate; envelope secre- tary, Maurice Brown; board of management, E. C. Boswell, T. T. Jackson. JQ. R. Spittal, W. E. Southgate. H. G Meir. Maurice Brown. W. H. Patin, George Flew- itt, Gordon Harrison, Gordon Wright, Mrs, Bruce McLean, Q3'. W, McCabe; auditors. JQ. R. Spit- tal, Mrs. P. Troutbeck. Words of appreciation for the work of the rector during the past year were spoken by the retiring pe,o,�le's warden, John, Earle, Projects for the current year include a revaluation Of tl e - beat- ing system of the °Ychlur"ch an wry ish half, a program of , Chi s; Stetvardship, and ,the w rileans for meeting', ti te'nson budget,