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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1956-02-03, Page 1Sa, v a f1 7r 71-7111 1;' A Mil tegeei E lee?the long leis lie,oo `tile `iw .. , 4 .,. ys. a s - sc'I{illop MunicagaL Telephone; System was: meek - ed -Thur wen the.' first.+.dx ho a was, installed` in Aran mresidencein ull tt a�y, � ,,., .e1 p. n the ,. a)Eg and H e - Township, replacing an Old !magneto Model' seen on the Wall. Left to right are: Willis Van Eg- mond, of R.R.''1. C'linton,. in whose home the :,new phone was placed; John Kellar,' Seaforth line- man who trade the dial installation; Scott Hawthorne, of Seafcrth, who installed the magneto instrument in ,Mr. Van Egmond's home.in 1911 when his father owned it and Walter Scott, pf elle Township, commissioner, $ tt wns p, a co missioner, of the telephone system. -('Photo by Maclaren) �'uckersmi�tl Federa#ion Organize Names Board, Representatives Alex McGregor, R.R. 2, Kippen, was elected president of the Tuck- ersmith Federation of Agriculture. ,at the annual meeting held in the Seaforth District High School on Tuesday evening. He succeeds• Erlin Whitmore, who has been president for the past two, years. •William Rogerson, RR- "3, Sea - forth; was named vice-president,, and Mrs. Alex ;McGregor was ap- pointed lady director. Elected directors of the various school sections were: S.S. No. 1, Glenn Bell; S.S. No. 2, Ross Chap- man; . S.S. No. 3, W. D. ,Wilson; /SS. No. 4, Ernie Crich; S.S. No. 5, John MacKay; SS. No. 6, El- mer Townsend; S.S. No. 7, Wil- liam Forrest; S.S. No. 8, Alex' Boyce; S.S. No. 9, Wilmer Broad - foot` • S.S. No. 10, Archie. Hog- garth. .JUNIOR FARMERS FINALIZE PLANS FOR COUNTY -WIDE. DRAMA FESTIVAL Bina plans for a drama; festival, and Betty Campbell, was named being sponsored: by Huren County to make arrangements. Junior ' Farmers .. were made at a meeting of the executive held in the agricultural board `room, Clin- ton, Wednesday evening.Lois Sones presided - The drama festival is being held. in . the Seaforth -District High School on.Tuesday evening, Fob with `Exetr; _ ' ton,,ed • Si forth clubs , competing,: and. in BTytb on 'Thursday evening, Feb- ruary 16, with Howick, Dungannon- and Belgreve clubs competing: The third night will be in Clinton on Thursday evening, February 23, when the two winning clubs will. compete in the €inals.. The annual meeting is to be held in Clinton an Thursday evening, March Z2. Norman Lindsay, re- creationaI director, will be on band' to conduct square dancing. The Junior Farmers' formal is .being held in Clinton high School on April 6. The meeting discussed a curling bonspiel, and it was decided to bold' a bonspiel in Seaforth on ti March 5. A committee including Ken Campbell, Larry Wheatley I Ad I . Rensall ratepayers on Monday elected as reeve, Norman Henry Jones, to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Reeve W. G. Parke. Reeve Jones, who had been a member of ' Council for eight years, resigned to contest the reeveship, in a two-way con- test with David R. Sangster, for- goer couneillor. The vote was: Jones 264, Sangster 113. • Of the 484 eligible' Voters, some 80 per cent caSt 'ballots. The turn- out was exceptionally high com- pared to other elections, accord- ing to Village Clerk James A. Pat- erson. in the election to fill the coun- "cif vacancy created when Mr. Jones resigned, John A. Hender- son was elected with 189 votes, over three other contestants. Oth- er candidates were: Thomas G. Lavender 95, .Edward Fink 60, and John Robert McKenzie 33. Friends Horror [ensall Voters Elect Jones n en erson orketjn Plan r� i. oduce s Gain, f r mi iSa- s - "The': Ontario 'Hog Producers'' ,Marketing Agency rendered an outstanding service to Ontario hog producers last week," Charles Mc- Innis, president of the Ontario Hog Producers' Association stat- ed this week. "Despite eecessive pressures from five large meat packers to push hog prices below levels re- lated to current consumer pork prices, our marketing agency was successful. for four days out of five last week in. securing hog prices above the five large On- tario packer bids." Mr. McInnis said. "Starting with a. 23 cent bid from the large packers early in the week, the agency' succeeded in securing 24.to 24x/2 cents on Mon- day to `Wednesday, and 231/2 cents on Thursday, from the • trade in- cluding the five large packers_ Securingthese higher prices re- presents a straight gain to ire producer of close to.$56,000 in one week." "On Friday. in order to clear the yards, the marketing agency, salesmen disposed of approximate- ly 1,500 hogs at $23.50 and the bal- ance at $23.00," Mr, McInnis said. j "Our purpose in being firm in our demand of 24 to 24'12 cents was because the sale of fresh pork cuts to our domestic market, as well as the sale of choice hams to the American market, justified these prices," Mr. McInnis. stat- ed. "We appreciate the co-operation of those proucers who withheld deliveries of bogs last week -in ore der to strengthen their marketing agency position. For next Mon- day wwp• Would suggest normal de- liveries. However, it might be necessary for us to advise pro- ducers later in the week on the delivery situation." "Starting next Monday with no bog holdovers on the market, our sales manager, Jake Kohler, is prepared to again sell hogs in 're- lation to consumer . pork prices," M. McInnis said. Opening More Assembly Yards The meeting made the follow- ing appointments; County Hog Co-operative Board, Donald Day - man; alternate, Alex poyce; Beef Producers' Board, Robert McGre- gor; Cream Producers' Board, Gordon Richardson; Poultry Pro- ducers' Board, Andrew Moore. Gordon ,McGavin, Larry Wheat- ley and Allan Haigh are to be the leaders of the 4-H Tractor Main- tenance Clab in the Seaforth area, sponsored by the Tuckersmith Federation of Agriculture. 'Special speaker was Rev. A. H. Daynard, Staffa, Perth County F ieidman. He gave several sug- gestions that might be regarded as possible solutions to the farm- ers' ' problems. "Farmers," he said; "must buy as well as sell. It is a waste to produce more than can be used or 'sold." He wag introduced by Alex McGregor and thanked by Glenn Bell. Harvey Leslie extended greet- ings on behalf of Seaforth in the absence of the' mayor.: James•�Mc fi -Into`sh::c a' a . irm n f the board; ex- ,. h o e d tended .a welcome on 'behalf`' of the Seaforth District • High School Board. Reeve James Doig discussed farm conditions at the county lev= eI, and advised the Federation to put pressure on both the Provin- cial and Dominion Members of Parliament, urging them to take more action to assist •in relieving the surplus situation. Gordon Grigg, Huron County Fieldman, said that the County Federation plans to support the Government in a Safe Driving campaign this month, and will of- fer prizes for essays in which Jun- ior Farmer, Junior Institute, Wo- men's Institute and Federation un- its may compete, with the prizes being awarded . at a county night. Also speaking briefly was Doug- Ias McNeil, County Federation President. The township federation paid $5 to each of the seven boys'who had taken the' agriculture short course at the O.A.C.. the begin- ning of 1955. Program numbers were given by. Tuckersmith Junior Farmers Quar- tette and the McCartney family. Opening of assembly yards for hogs at Stratford and London next • Monday, February 6, was announc- Mry Mrs • Consitt; ed by Jake Kohler,• sales manager ' - ' of the Ontario . Hog Producers' Marketing Agency. "When .these yards are opened, we will have four assembly yards in operation in Ontario in addi- tion to the Union Stock ,Yards in Toronto," Mr. Kohler said. "These, assembly points -permit the hog producers of,,Ontario to bring their hogs onto the open market for competitive bidding, and this, 'de- finitely strengthens the . bargain- ing position of the Ontario -Rog Prod cers' Marketing Agency." "At our yards, which are already established aEt'Fiitehener and Wind- sor;' in imam ,, stances it it not evenk+,necessaryw£ the hogs to be b oile�. d Mr. f( 'le t31�li a +�, , r said ., Quite often %ellen -e 'hogs arrive; we have •standing'orders for ahem and they are redirected redirected to the. buyers.. Farmers • who; "bring their 'ho " to our a se a s mel yards ids g Y y are merely helping themselves. In h n a t $ e r future:the market , a C e ds open � lh to , ix I5 i ter'I�`n oa li g Married 40 Years Sunday • marked 'a special ' ecce scion for. Mr. end Mrs. Roy Con- � of Kippen, who observed their fortieth wedding anniversary and ,also,; : the bl rtbda : of Mr. Consitt ,A ,fapmy dinner marked the sp'e'= chill event. TO •honor, the occasion, friends suet at:,tthheir ho m ' Saturday eve- sling arid gave , ent', ;a surprise' art . Piro ids„ ve euchre ; was wa the highlight f the evening, *in- ners being: ladies, Mit. J. coop- er-, Carl e r. and r C I M Clir,che ,,ggents, Carl' `McClidichey' ,;and' Abe" Za' e, urin 'the course o. g nurse f tate eve- ning Mr. and Mrs. Consitt were presented With asilver,,, erea and vulgar. with tray, 'M'rs..Carl Me- $ Maw Tread'° the address:, and the prefien anon rnade;by Mr's, R. D4 1EIgie Al o C th u h m 1'et t k ri. d c s e,. g 011 y a e e. ,s :..t .yS iY ius�'w Ijy p{. To' pqr Liheral Gathering Hon. Paul Martin, Munster of National Health'eed Welfare, will address • the annual meeting of the, Huron Liberal•' As oei tin 1urQ;a Federation. of AgriFulture Friday evening, February Q24� it; CO -;operating with the Ontario Waits. announced this we ederatbpn in `an all-out drive 'to It had been ex c e that' ?]ie.'?•educe the. high 'death toll. which. p ha resulted .f#om automobile ac- meetmg would have been`$e��d}t § u...,. February 9; and arrange eats tq this end were going forward, when. I'UROHS DOWN SA the postponement to February 2a became: necessary. 1 The •affair is being • held .in tirf. x WILL WORKOUT ich Communi Hall; The a •atl:� . T P meetin b' 1h , ' g' will, a preceded by`•� a ' cidents 'in rural Ontario. The On- tario Federation has declared February 20 to February 25 "Safe Driving Week in Rural Ontario." I Speaking " to the `:Tnckersinith dinner, tick is for which are available from municipal' cita- men. Mr. Martin played a major pari in decisions reached at -United Nab•' tions last fall, and more recently has been active in working out a national health scheme with the provinces. A• representative gathering of Liberal men and women from throughout the riding is expected at the dinner, and meeting. Annual Meetin Reviews Year At Egmondville 9 .. The annual congregational meet- ing of Egmondville United Church was held in the basement of the church on Friday'` evening, Jan. 27. A pot -luck supper was served at 7 p.m., followed by the business meeting, which was presided over roy, with Ivan Forsyth. as Bette by the minister, Rev. W. E. Mil- Brodhagen Group tart'. There was a good attendance • and very favorable -reports were Names Officers given by the different organiza- tions of the church, The finan- 1 ` Officers were elected by the cial obligations were all met, with Stewards of the Christian Home, a surplus to carry into the new the married couple's club of St, year. The congregation Iooks for- Peter's Lutheran Church, Brod- ward into the'new year with hope, hagen, at the annual meeting of for greater advancement in the lige club,. buiIdieg up. of God'skingdom and 1'e The officers are as follows: carrying on His work. vote ` of appreciation was .'ex,-; tOgled to . Rev. and Mrs. Milroy for the leadership they have giv- en..to the• congregation; also a vote of appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Routledge for their faithful service in supplying the emblems for Holy Communion for over 25 years. The new members appointed on• the The of Stewards are: Ivy Henderson, Alex Bayes, Doug Wal- lace and Cecil Pullman. Auditors appointed. were ,Miss Rena Mac- Kenzie and John McCloy. Gary Vena, with two goals and three assists, sparked Seafprth Hurons to an 8-5 win over Dundas, Dundas, Tuesday night. Dun- RNA; DUMAS - LAY -OFF DETAILS NameP. Simpson To Milk Producers Members of the Huron Whole Milk Prodtfcers' Association at its annual meeting in Clinton on Tuesday, re-elected Ed. Bell, of Blyth, president for 1956. D. A. Stirling, of R.R. 2, Clinton, was named vice-president, and Barry Walter, of R.R. 1, Wench, was named secretary-tred'sarer as well as travelling director. Directors are: Peter Simpson; Seaforth; . Alvin Bettles, R.R. 2, Bayfield; Gilbert Gow, Exeter; George Tervitt, R.R. 5, Wingham, and Emerson Erb, Zurich. Speaker was Warden McCorm- ick, of Harrow,' director for Zone 1 of the Ontario Whole Milk Pro- ducers' League. Work Under Way On '56 Fair List Committees of the Seaforth Agri- cultural Society already are hard at work planning for this year's fair. Among the first to have com- pleted a review of a portion of the prize Iist is the ladies' com- mittee. The classes for which prizes will be givenat the 1956 fair in this department, are indi- cated in an announcement on page 4 of this issue. reside nts Mr, and Mrs. Edward elierbartk.miedipresideett and Mrs. Leonard. Rose; secretar- ies, ' 1VIr. arid Mrs. Gordon Wur-' dell;'treasurers, Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don- Mogk; 'sick committee, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Buuck and Mr. and Mrs, George Rock; lunch com- mittee, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ah- rens and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Beuermann; recreation, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beuermann, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hoegy, Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Rose;. pianist. Mrs. Ross Leon- hardt; assistant, Mrs. Gordon War- dell. The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Wilbur Hoegy, who also offered prayer. A topic on "Pro- verbs" was discussed by Mrs. Mer- vin Hodgert. Mrs. Glen Mogk ex- tended thanks for gifts. Edward Scherbarth, a new president, spoke briefly. The members decided to have a broom ball game, followed by soup and crackers in the church base- ment. .Refreshments were served after a period of games. Those serving were Mr. and Mrs. Mer- vin Hodgert, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hoegy and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hicks, Family - Sized Farm Desirable District Forums Determine Friendly Few Forum The Friendly Few Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Jewitt with a good attend- ance. After listening to the broad- cast, the topic was discussed and the questions in the guide were answered. A short discussion was held on road hazards and four essays were read and given to the secretary, Ross McGregor. Contests were conducted by the hostess. Prize winners in euchre were: high, Mrs. Ross McGregor and Frank Riley; low, Mrs. Earl Law- son and Ross McGregor. Lunch was - served by Mrs. Verne Dale, and the next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dale. S.S. 2, McKillop, Foram S.S. No. 2, McKillop, Farm For- um met Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Clarke. There was a good attend - ante an a good discussion on the topic, ` "he Family Farm" The family:= farm has always been the base of agriculture and will, if .farm prices., are kept up and the abfamil is asser reason- able r a ease le returnyfor their �w,eek, An hour of euchre was enjoyed and Iunch Was served by the hos- tess. Winners were: ladies, Mrs. E. Clarke, Mrs, R. E. McMillan, Mrs, T. McIVIiilan; men, T. McMil- lan, Bert McClure and Sam Mc- Clure. The meeting next Mondayeve- ningwill be held at ,t home e of Mr. and Mrs Secordn:,MeBrien. Parr arr L lne Fat* p'if�>ti • P dine "Pa e a �� rfi�. to tan + ,.. -' a et4ii3i � e , Y o 1 � d fe 0 Y ?rk P f t rr , �i d `1• 5, a topic for discussion was, "The Family Farm." Question 1: Many people believe that the family, farm is a desir- able feature of Canadian agricul- ture, and that any sound farm pol- icy should be designed to ensure its continued existence. Do you agree with this statement, or do you think that the present stage of farming may disappear, like the cottage industries of one hundred and fifty years ago? Answer: We believe that the family farm is a desirable fea- ture of Canadian agriculture,, het the tendency is to larger fan and we think this is going to ec tinue. , Question 2: What changes do you consider to be necessary in the family farm plan if it is to sur- vive? Answer: The price structure will have to be raised if the fam- ily sized farm is to survive. The farm income must be increased, perhaps by increasing the average farm acres to 200. Progressive euchre was played, the winners being: ladies, Mrs, Charles Robinson and Mrs. • Glenn Weido; gents, David Bailey and Howard Adkins. The hostess mired lunch, much enjoyed byall reset. Th next Meeting.ill bepheldnat theehome a of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adkins. The .topic for discussion will be, 'Father -Son Partnership." Iluliett''Boundary Farm Forum The Hallett Boundary Farm For- um met at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. George Watt last Monday ev- ein' tv wi h , '21 adults a e ev- ening! nil seven child e n 'present: t` � :• a i;0 Cas u Tli b u t P a aa• heard xft af'i "ch . two'groujps were formedt., ° o he r o. t e g, wad, � ,, atttiii , rm , i '&0 u trt r. W k. a ., 0.4V + S' 4 _:h ,t�.amu Ji Question 1: Many people believe that the family farm is a desir- able feature of Canadian agricul- ture, and that any sound farm poI- icy should be designed to ensure its continued existence. Do you agree with this statement? Or do you think that the present stage of farming may disappear like the cottage industries of 150 years ago? Answer: We feel that a sound farm policy should be designed to ensure the continued existence. We hope it won't change in our generation. Question 2: what . changes do you consider to be necessary in the family farm plan if it is to survive? Answer: We think there should be more co-operation among farmers, so as to spread the investment in higher -priced machinery over more acres, and to have better prices for our pre-' duce, so that it will be more en- couraging for the young people to stay on the farm, instead of go- ing to the city where they can get higher wages and shorter working hours. After the discussion, five films were shown bY Wilfred Shortreed. ed. First film consisted' of scenes of Forestry Club, Girls' Garden Club and 4-11 Club of Huron County, sho ;ing prize stick; (2) comedy entified "Monkey y Tails"; � s (3) Newfoundland: scenery and fish- ing,;`.(4) linked Nations" (Korea); (5) Eyewitness, Owing to the en- lightening pictures shown, cards were, 'dispensed with. Lunch was served; The next meeting will be held at the home o£ IVIr.an d Mrs. eral sa d tki , '�a M1<n� h��a�d, ., .� ., and itisite dti he ricine of Mrs. 1-1.1104 olid, Mrs, r'{n das returns to Seafortb'51'hursday night for the Huron's' last sche- duled game, The Dundas winwas the sec- ond in a row for the Hurons, who took Sarnia. 4-2 Thursday night in Seaforth. Representatives of the 'Big Ten' teams meet in London Sunday to work out playoff details, accord- ing to secretary John Longstaff, of the Hurons. A feature of the first playoff game in Seaforth will be voting for. the most popular player; when Sea - forth fans will be given ballots on which to express their prefer- ence. At the same time, players will ballot on who, in their opin- ion, is the most valuable player. Northside Couples Try Curling, Reaction Good (Contributed) On Monday, January 30, the Couples Club enjoyed a pleasant evening at the local curling rink; Through thegenerosity gof the Curling Club, Cuples lub mem- bers were invited to try their hand at curling. For many it was a first experience, and will long be remembered. For all, it was sheer enjoyment. A large turnout of couples helped to make the eve- ning a success. Four rinks were immediately us- ed, while some waited forthe sec- ond round.Th ose who did not play a e' y riot'- d, watching"t'hrough ';th large . window. Many' -who were new to the game concluded that it required little effort to get the stone • to the other end of the rink. The main thing was to let go of the stone at the right time! Another interesting feature that the ladies watched amusingly was the way the men swept the ice. No wonder the men would make poor housekeepers! All women agreed that it was no way to sweep a house. Even though the ice was very slippery, only two falls oc, curred without injury. To conclude the activities, a de- licious lunch was served to the couples, and fellowship was enjoy- ed. As the couples left, a voice was•overheard to say:' "Wish we could do this more often." Plan Women's Conservative Organization Here A Women's Progressive Conserv- ative Association was organized on a county level in Seaforth Wed- nesday evening, at an enthusiastic dinner, meeting held in St. Thomas' Anglican Church hall. Represent- atives of rural and urban centres of Huron voted unanimously to or- ganize, with two women being named from each centre to form a general committee. This over-all comn,.:ttee is to meet in Clinton on February 17, at which time a county executive is to be set up. It is also planned to set up individual organizations. with the urban centres absorbing the surrounding rural areas. Introduced by Elmer D. Bell, Exeter, past president of the West- ern Ontario Progressive Conserva- tive Association, Miss Elizabeth Ansen, Kitchener, Dominion wo- men's association president. ex- plained the set-up and purposes of such an organization. Mrs. B. Hughes. Waterloo, president of the Western Ontario women's divi- sion, also spoke briefly. Dr. E. A. McMaster. of Seaforth, a member of the South Huron ex- ecutive, as mayor, welcomed the gathering of some 80 persons, the majority being district women. Others speaking briefly were T. Pryde, Exeter, M.P.P. for Huron; R. T. Bolton, R.R. 1. Dublin; James Donnelly and George Ginn, Gode- rich. Extend Deadline For Car.. Licenses The' Ontario Department of Highways announced Monday the deadline for purchasing 1956 motor vehicle registration licenses and drivers' licenses has been extend- ed from February 1 to February 29. In general, the purchase •of 1956 licenses is slower this year than last, department officials said. "In times of trial "• boomed. the visiting pastor, ,"what brings us theg reatest coin e rt7s From the rea ' a#the Chetah h came 'the answer: "tin aetbilt, tai." Federation at Seaforth District. High School Tuesday, Gordon Greig, secretary fieldman of the Huron Federation, said that the Huron F. of A: would offer prizes: for essays, and that various units, such as, Junior Farmer, Junior In- stitute, 'Women's Institute and, Municipal Federations were urged to compete. A special county -wide. event was being arranged when prizes would be awarded. To launch the province -wide Orangemen Plan 'Glorious Twelfth' Celebration Here For the first time in more than 15 years, Seaforta will play host to visiting Orangemen on July 12, if present plans materialize, it was indicated on Wednesday. ' Seaforth Lodge 793, and Winthrop Lodge 813, are ,co-operating as hosts for the occasion and a joint committee representing the two lodges has been -set `up to plan the necessary organization. On the committee from Seaforth are A. W. Dunlop, John Oldfield and Borden Brown, and from Winthrop, Ken Betties, Roy Elliott and Harry Johnston. It is understood an invitation to hold the Twelfth in Seaforth, which went forward to district and county organizations some time ago, has been well received, and an outstanding celebration, repre- sentative of a wide area, is as- sured here. The committee has made pre- liminary inquiries in town to as- sure itself 'of local co-operation, and Seaforth , Council will be ap- proached at its meeting on February 13. _:Lon desba oaNatiue�. Has 92nd Birthday Although . she marked her 92nd birthday on Sunday, Mrs. Elizabeth Saville, Rattenbury St. W., Clinton, has changed her mode of living very little in the last three or four decades. Her life began on Janu- ary 29, 1864. She was the oldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Webster, Londesboro, early immigrants from Scotland, who cut-down bush in the Londesboro area to •build their home. She was married in 1893 to George Edwin Saville, Clinton, and she still resides in the old Saville homestead, one of the oldest hous- es in Clinton. Since her husband's death in 1946, Mrs. Saville's only surviving relative is her young- est brother. Joseph Webster, a Clinton resident. Mrs. Saville is truly a remark - campaign, over 200,000 fartlt),� 9 pie through the. Ontario xFeti tion ' of ` Agriculture and ate,., fci farm organizations,'°"are curie making• plans for crass "Safe ]E7 ing Rallies'' to take place Fe) ... ary 20 in over 40 Ontario coulim ties- The Ontario Attorney Gen- eral has agreed toe have proyin- cial policemen as guest aR ' Beakers at each of the coun t y e Further impetus to the campaign is being given through. a' contest sponsored by the • Ontario , RRadio Farm Forums, with the -Cntarto Federation of Agriculture offering• $600 in ''prize money for the best suggestions to reduce rural auto' mobile accidents. Clifford, Graham,.' deputy -minister of agriculture, will select the forum to win the top , prize of $100. The prize monies will be awarded at the "Safe Driv- ing Rallies" of February 20. A number of counties which have become particularly enthused with the rural safe driving cam- paign are organizing county con- tests in addition to the provincial contest. Many counties are open- ing their "Rally Night" programs with a bangyj t. Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture officials have indicated that any resolutions in respect to rural safe driving passed . at the "Safe Driving R?il s" will be taken un- der consideration by the Federa- tion of Agriculture and, where ap- plicable, will be presented to the Ontario Government: Discuss Fire Area At Blyth Meeting Discussion of district fire -fight- ing arrangements featured a meet- ing of Blyth District Fire Area held in Memorial Hall, Blyth. Pre- sent were Orville Taylor, reeve of East Wawanosh Township.; W. H. Morritt, reeve of Blyth; Bailie Parrott, reeve of Morris Township; William. Jewitt, reeve of Hullett Township; John Kernaghan, reeve- of Colborne,Taw ashtpp ,, GeorD e 'Brown, HuI1et `Towiisip; R. D. Munro, and Reeve D. Beuermann, McKillop Township, R. D. Munro was chosen chair- man for 1956, and Bert Gray, of Blyth, was named secretary -treas- urer at an honorarium of $25.00. Some discussion took place as to whether Blyth should pay $10_ an hour for the use of the- fire truck at fires in the village. A motion that Blyth continue to have free use of the fire truck at fires in the village was carried. It was decided to Set a $600 levy on the municipalities in the area. each municipality to pay according to the percentages laid down in the constitution. Purchase of 100 feet of 1+/2 -inch hose at a competitive price was approved. A motion of appreciation to the Blyth firemen for the prompt and efficient manner in which they have performed their duties in the past, was proposed by G. Brown able woman. for she has had no and B. Parrot', and unanimously sickness, and is very active. endorsed. PROPOSE PRIZE LIST CHANGES TO CREATE INTEREST IN BLYTH FAIR The annual meeting of the Blyth Agricultural Society was held in Memorial Hall, Blyth, on Monday addressed the meeting, thanking the club leaders for their time and effort. He reported that the clubs in the county were down some - afternoon. The president, William what in comparison with 1954, He Gow, gave a brief •address in gave a summary of the problems which he expressed appreciation and financial status of neighbor - mg societies who, he said, have more problems than Blyth has. Mr, Montgomery suggested that the prize list be revamped to cre- ate more local interest so that the prize money be kept around home. He also advocated taking advantage of the commercial grant with the suggestion that cheese be a feature of the. Fair. The following is • a list of di= rectors named: William Gow, Wal- ter Scott, Albert Bacon, Bruce Fal- coner, Jim Walpole: George Watt, Boyd Taylor, Orville McGowan, a Maurice Hallahan,'"Bill Taylor, Archie Young, Carman Hodgins. Associate directors are: Simon " Hallahan, Orville Taylor, Harry Sturdy, Jim Coultes, Arnold Berth- ot, Grant Sperling, The following officers were selected from the list of directors: president. William Gow, for a sec- ond year; vice-presidents, George Watt, Archie Young. The resignation of Mrs. Arnold Berthot as secretary -treasurer was regretfully accepted, and Mrs. Charles Johnston was named to fill the vacancy. As a token of appreciation, Mrs. Berthot was presented with a cup and saucer. Blyth-Belgrave 4-H Beef Calf It was decided to sponsor Cluba again, with Jim Coultes, Murray Roy and Bill Taylor as leaders;- also eaders;also a Blyth 4- Y H Dairy Calf Club; with Sinton Hallahan Maurice Hallahan and Harry Sturdy as leaders. The field cropcompeti+.. tion is to include corn as well at oats. The corn -crop cotnpetjition' will or gnb e de , uancdte•..ar n dthD� sdll re veo, iyio grain coin etitofi lvclseyste.SCo-hrV, i q�: ,.c yy5eyy!'h s e +e�tall�isiir rv, for the co-operation he had receiv- ed during the year. Simon Halla- han gave a brief report of the two district agricultural meetings he had attended. Committee reports were given as follow's: Beef cattle, Archie Young reported a good showing. Dairy cattle: Boyd Taylor reported an excellent exhibit and said every- one appeared -satisfied. Blyth -Bel - grave 4-11 Beef Calf Club: Jim Coultes reported that 29 members commenced the project and 21 finished. Blyth 4-H Dairy Calf Club: Maurice Hallahan reported that 17 members had started and 13 finished. Simon Hallahan gave the report for the Holsteins, stating it was a good show and everyone was sat- isfied. Jim Walpole reported that the exhibit of hogs was not large, and he hoped that by this year's Fair date, some crates could be provided. Walter Scott, for the field crop competition. said it had been a successful year and a good show- ing. He suggested two competi- tions, Orville Taylor reported 'a good school parade, but said there could have been a much larger display of school w s P Y ore. A motion was made by George Watt that .the Huron County Hol- stein breeders again be invited to hold their Black and White show in conjunction with' Blyth Fall Fair. The weakest feature of the Fair was discussed, and the conclusion arrived at was that there is not enough local interest. It was decided to affiliate with the Federation ' rfe'1 i ut�r that the president be ' e, and Pl` alio ed 25 1 + to '.attend he t COn"e �n V a ronto. r M tttg'ontelry ostia 'ttu'ral, tatve; h ,`Yr �fJk yFj� YA✓ V i� e Piz,eF6 13 sP, fd fi