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Fireconipletely destroyed a
large barn, ea the farm of Borden
Riehl, lot 6# concession 13, McKil-
lop, Wednesday morning. Loss
was estimated at $10,000 by Fire
Chief John F. Scott. It is. partial-
ly covered by. insurance.
General At Hamill
Sees Increase
In Employment
"It's the best thing that could
happen to the industry," was the
enthusiastic comment
C. Smith, ilensall, president of the
Canadian Mobile Homes Associa-
tion, when he heard that the -Fed%
eral budget had placed mobile
homes on a tax equality with
houses.
Mr. Smith, who is general man-
ager of General Coach at Hensel',
said the tax change would result
in a reduction of from $200 to $500
to their customers. "This •means
that we can anticipate a substan-
tial increase in customer demand,"
he said.
General Coach has been adding
to its work force, and at the inom-
ent has a production staff of 120.
Within a month it is expected the
staff total will be not less than
the peak reached last year. Mr.
Smith said.
Referring to the budget change.
Mr. Smith said 75 per cent of in-
dustry production is purchased by
construction or service people. The
reduction, which now takes place
in selling price, means these peo-
ple will be able to 'get a larger
size to suit their needs, or save a
substantial amount.
Until now, purchasers of mobile
homes have beep required to pay
full sales taieon the purchase price,
despite the fact that many mobile
homes are comparable to ordinary
homes which, for many, years,have
been sales tax free. The budget
recognizes this inequality;' Mr.
Smith said., and provides that
mobile hernia adapted for living
purposes, and that provide full liv-
ing accommodatiod, will be ex-
empt in respect of 75 per cent of
their value,
John Kenny WM Be
90 On.40ay
Mr. John KennY;h4Orrperly of
Dublin, and now residfilge'''' eith his
sisteie Mrs. Jean Fortune:ILL 4,
Seaforth, will on Friday. March 22,
celebrate his 90th birthday.
Born in Logan. Township on No.
8 Highway, a mile east of Dublin.
he was the son of the late Wil-
liam Kenny and Bridget Carlin
Kenny. He farmed successfully
there until eight years ago, when
he sold his farm to Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Healy, of Blyth. Mr. Kenny
is in excellent health and takes
an active interest in all the cur-
rent happenings.. He makes his
daily trip to the mailbox each
day, and also has been able to at7
tend church each Sunday. While
in Dublin he was a faithful mem-
ber of St. Patrick's parish and the
Holy Name Society.
Of a family of five, Mrs. Thos,
Moylan, Mrs. John Redraw' and
Mr. Joseph Kenny, he and Mrs.
Fortune are left. We all extend
Mr. Kenny congratulations on his
birthday and wish hith many more
years of excellent health.
L.O.B.A. Sponsors
Successful Euchre
The L.O.BA. held a successful
euchre Monday evening with 15
tables in play. Prizes went to:
high, Mrs. N. Scoins and Robert
McClure; low, Mrs. John Muir and•
Wayne Smith; consolation, Mrs.
Bethune and Milton Stewart.
Norman Scoins made the draw
for the LOBA. of a blanket, with
Helen Whittiker, of Embro, being
the winner. The L.OL. draw for
a junior mixette was made by
Mrs. Ed. Boyce and won by Lor-
raine Miller, Seaforth.
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Seaforth firem.ei received tlie,
akin). shortly eft r 9 o'clock and
made the 12 -mile run over seow-
covered and icy roads 'in record
time. On arrival they found the
roof in, so fast had the fire gain-
ed headway, According to D'Orlean
Sills, who was in charge of the
truek. Other firemen attending
were George Hildebrand .and %Mt.
Scott,
The_ blaze wap • discovered by
Doug Riehl, 17, a son. As he was
returning from leaving milk cans
at the farm gate, he noticed, a
haze above the barn roof. Run-
ning to the barn, he managed to
get 40 head of cattle out 'of the
burning blinding before he war
forced out by the flames. „Only'
cattle lost from Mr. ,Riehrs prize-
winning Holstein herd were three
calves. Mr, Riehl was in Exeter
at the time. but the alarm was
turned, in by Mrs. Ri_ehl, who was
busy in the nearby, residence.
, Also lost, in addition to' the build-
ing and calves, *as a large quan-
tity of hay and grainas well as
a milldng machine.
There is no indication as to what
led to the fire, ffr. Riehl said.
Doug Riehl had been in the mow
about 6 o'clock that , morning
throwing down hay, and everything
seemed to be all right.
Kno,wiedge of the fire was not
general in the district, and as a
result a relatively small crowd of
nearby neighbors was on hand to
help. Roy Wildfong, who lives a
couple of ,miles e west, said he
wouldn't have known anything
about it if his wife hadn't noticed
the Seaforth fire truck going past
his farm.
A light snow was falling dur-
ing the blaze, and there was little
wind, which reduced the risk to
other nearby buildings.
Mr. Riehl said Wednesday after-
noon he had not had an opportun-
ity of looking into the matter of
rebuilding. In the meantime his
•herd was being looked after by
neighbors, he said.
Huron Juniors At
Guelph Conference
Huron County Junior F'armers
were Well' representedeat the. On-
tario Junior Farmers annual meet-
ing and conference at the 0.A.C..
Guelph, last weekend. Those from
this area attending were Larry
Wheatley. Dorothy Keys, Catherine
Campbell and Donald Hemingway.
Boyd Taylor, president of ,the
Huron County Junior Farmers.
gave a report of publicity carried
out in Huron County, on Saturday
morning. The county choir of 45
juniors led in the singing of hymns
and sang two anthem at the Sunday
church service.
Attending from Usborne were
the Misses Agnes Bray, Doris and
Doreen Brock, Ray Cann, Barry
Jeffery. Bill Dougall, John Pym,
Hugh Rundle, Maurice Love and
H. Shute.
Announce Results
Of Music Exams
Results of the examinations con-
ducted by the Western Ontario
Conservatory of Music at the S.D.
H.S. recently, are as follows:
(Pupils of Mrs. William Collins):
Theory's Grade I—First class hon-
ors, Robert Sharp; honors, Gwen-
dolyn Storey, Shirley Storey.
(Pupils of St. Joseph's Convent):
Piano, Grade VII, Sr.—First class
honors, Corinne Smith. Grade VI,
Sr., First class honors, Linda Dob-
son. Grade V. Jr., Honors. Mar-
lene Pepper. Grade IV, Jr., First
class honors, Elaine Beattie; hon-
ors, Evelyn Dick, Grade III, Jr.,
First class honors, Barbara Hol-
land.
Theory — Harmony Grade IV.,
First class honors, Carolyn Neil;
honors, Rosemary Lane, Sharon
Hotham. History, Grade III, First
class honors, Catherine Moylan,
Rosemary Lane, Corinne Smith,
Sharon Hotham, Joan Boyce; Bon-
nie ,Wieglund (equal). Grade I—
First class honors, Marjorie Pap-
ple, Patricia Lovell, Margaret
CheSney,
Seaforth Fall Fair
Names Committees
Committees for the 1957 Seaforth
Fall Fair were appointed at a
meeting of the Seaforth Agricul-
tural Society. Two 'regional shows,
Perth -Huron Shorthorns and t,he,
Hereford Show, have been invited
to this year's Fair by the directors
of the society. In addition, there
will be three field 'Crop competi-
tions, in Garry oats, Brant barley
and, Pfister corn.
? Gordon Papple was named to the
Huron County Federation of Agri-
culture board at the meeting. The
directors intend to enter the col-
ored photographic competitions 'at
the Canadian National Exhibition
inaToronto this fall. This competi-
tion IS sponsored by the Ontario
Association of Agrieulthral Sbeide
ties.
' ..Ohaiterien of the various fair
Ctiote:atee..11 t' ,'16bOrt,
'hIsftet
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son; dual-purpose Shorthorns,
James F. Scott; dairy cattle, Ir -
Yin Trewartha ; sheep, Alister
Broadfoot; swine, Robert McMil-
lan; live poultry, George Mc-
Ilwain; eggs, Clare Reith; sports
and attractions, 'Russell Bolton;
grounds and property, James M.
Scott; farm machinery,. John
Bach; field Crop competitions,
Harold Prece; publicity, Mrs. Jos.
Grummett; parade and sports, F.
A. Dobson; concessions, Harold
Jackson; parking, Scott Cluff;
tickets, E. P. Chesney; pet show,
representative of Seaforth Lions
Club; horticultural products, roots
and Vegetables, J. W. Crich; Wo-
men's division, president Mrs. J.
Cfritintriett; vice-president, Mrs. X.
Sheep; secretary, MO. Alex
Bey* elementary teh001 eXhibitt,
John Talbot; high 800, 11. :V,„,
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SEAFORTH DISTRICT 4-H Club Members organized a Swine Club and a Dairy Calf Club at
'S.D.H.S. Monday evening. Shown here are officers of the"Swine Club, (left bottom), John Jewitt,
president, and Francis Hunt. vice-president. In the rear are, (left) Bruce Coleman, secretary -
treasurer, and Alex Townsend, press reporter. 4. (Photo by Phillips)
4-H Memers Se 'forth Skaters
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Organize Clubs Present Annual Revue
At Meeting Here
While it is expected a total of
five 4-H Clubs will operate in Sea -
forth this year. but two were or-
ganized at a meeting in S,D.H.S.1
Monday evening.
Organized were the Junior
Farmers Swine Club and the Agri-
cultural Society Dairy Calf Club.
Expected to organize early in
April are the McKillop Grain Club.
sponsored by the McKillop Federa-
tion of Agriculture; Beef Calf Club.
sponsored by the Seaforth Agri-
cultural Society, and the Seaforth
Poultry Club, sponsored by the
Seaforth Lions Club.
Officers of the Swine Club, spon-
sored by the Seaforth Junior Farm-
ers, are: president, John Jewitt.
R.R. 1, Clinton; vice-president,
Francis Hunt, Seaforth; secretary -
treasurer, Bruce Coleman, Sea -
forth; press reporter, Alex Towns-
end, Seaforth. Leaders are Ken
Stewart and R. k. McMillan.
The Dairy Calf Club, sponsored
by the Seaforth Agricultural So-
ciety, named Gloria Boyd, R.R. 2.
Walton, president; Mervin Pepper,
RR. 4, Walton; vice-president; Ed-
ith Boyd, R.R. 2. Walton, secretary -
treasurer; Dennis iJewitt, R.R. 1,
Clinton, press reporter. Irvin Tre-
wartha and Bill Boyd are the lead-
ers.
Achievement Day for tall five
clubs will be held in conjunction
withe the annual Seaforth Fall
Fair.
Arthur Bolton, assistant agricul-
tural representative for Huron,
was assisted at the meetinj by
Fieldman Thomas Easton.
Blessed are they who were not
satisfied to let well enough alone.
All the progress the world has
made, we owe to them.
Setting new records for interest
and skating precision. the seventh
annual carnival of the Seaforth
Figure Skating Club ' performed
here Saturday evening before a
large and enthusiastic audience.,
The varied prograin included in-
tricate movements, solos and com-
edy numbers, and was assisted by
members of the Stratford Skating
Club. In charge was Dennis Sit-
verthorne, Stratford the club in-
structor.
Performers included: Rodeo:
Jacqueline Gibb, Barbara Box,
Pamela Dale, Sally Cosford, Cheryl
Muir, Darlene Sills, Ann Rivers,
Gail Storey. Mary A. Snowdon,
Janet Turnbull, Helen Scott. Sus-
an McLean. Patricia McDonald,
Elaine Oke. Helen Elliott, Ann
Sills. Susan Snow, Barbara Scott,
Mary Eckert, Mary Ann Butters,
Karen Kerr,•Katy Scott, Mary La-
mont, Patricia Stiles; soloist,
Judy Crich; singles, Pearn Mc-
Lean. Kathy Eckert and Faye Love.
Indians: Ann Kling, Mary Crich,
Joan Teall. Connie Eckert. Elaine
Eckert, Joan Reynolds, Janet
Rowcliffe. Mary J. Boshart, Jo-
anne Stapleton, Pauline Stapleton.
Pamela Stapleton. Margaret A.
Stapleton; Chief Flying Cloud. Ar-
thur Bourke. •
Albert Dyer runner-up for West-
ern Ontario Senior championship,
gave an exhibition of free -style
skating.
"Stepping Out With Donald"
(duck) included: Jacqueline Gibb,
Barbara Box, Pamela Dale, Sally
Cosford, Cheryl Muir, Darlene
Sills, Ann Rivers, Gail Storey.
The Ice Cleanees, a comedy, was
a hit. Their antics and skill drew
great applause.
Bonnie Highlanders, with solo-
ist Faye Love, performed in drills
and dances, which included Kathy
'Eckert, Joan Reynolds, Judy Crich,
Pearn McLean, Neila Hillman,
Connie Eckert, Elaine Eckert, Jan-
et Rowcliffe, Margaret A, Staple-
ton, Pamela Stapleton, Ellie Van-
derzon, Joyce Templeton and Joan
Finnigan.
A. display of intricate skating
was given by Warren Staples of
the Stratford Skating Club.
School girls with drills—Mary
Crich, Joan Teall, Ann Kling, Ann
Sills, Mary Lamont, Helen Scott,
Susan Snow, Katy Scott, Karen
Kerr, Elaine Oke, Mary Eckert,
Barbara Scott, Helen Elliott, Mary
Jean Boshart, Joanne Stapleton,
Pauline Stapleton, Patricia Stiles,
Mary Anne Snowdon, Patricia Mc-
Donald, Janet Turnbull, Betty Ann
Butters, Susan McLean.
Holiday in Paris—Pamela Stap-
leton , Margaret A. Stapleton,
Neila Hellman, Cathy Eckert, Joan
Reynolds, Pearn McLean, Judy
Crich, Faye Love; Apache, Jean-
nette Young and Albert Dyer; Ar-
thur Bourke.
Donald Purdon. London, just re-
turned recently from the national
championships in Winnipeg, gave
an exhibition of skating.
The grand finale included all
skaters who participated in the
1957 carnival here.
Those in charge of the Seaforth
Figure Skating Club were John C.
Crich: Mrs. W. T. Teall, Mrs. M. W.
Stapleton, Mrs. Geo. Love and Mrs.
J. C. Crich.
Stratford Skating Club members
participating were Arthur Bourke,
Senior Men's Champion, Western
Ontario, 1957; Warren Staples,
Junior Men's Champion, Western
Ontario, 1957; Jeannette Young
and Albert Dyer.
Noumbers this week. Petlit*e
More than •„iiine million eggs— annual report which went forward
9,311,400 to be exact—were handled to `
by Seaforth Fanners Co -Opera- handled during the same period
tive in 1956 it was %revealed in, the totalled 265,023 and- value of egg
SEAFORTH JUNIOR FARM GROUPS
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET AT CAVAN
Seaforth Jtienior Farmers and
Junior Institute held their annual
parents' night and banquet at Cav-
an Church, Winthrop, on Wednes-
day with 80 present. Laverne God -
kin, past president, was chairman
and proposed • the toast to ' the
Queen. Later, Mr. Godkin gave an
account of the activities of the
Seaforth Junior Farmers for 1956.
Don McCutcheon, of Shelburne,
was guest speaker, dealing with
the Junior' Farmer motto, "Self
Help and Community Betterreent,"
and reviewing the growth of the
movement. He stressed that in the
future there will be more need for
education, and this will be obtain-
ed through Junior Farmer work.
Betty Campbell introduced the
speaker.
Miss Myrtle -Stewart, Dufferin
County, past president of the
Ontario Junior Farmers, and win-
ner of a trip to Scotland last sum-
mer on the exchange plan, spoke
briefly.
Earl McSpadden, past president
of Huron County Junior Farmers,
gave an outline of county activi-
ties for 1956. Miss Marion Heming-
way, seethe' vice-president of the
Junior Institute, reported on that
group's work in 1956.
Arthur Bolton, assistant agricul-
tural representative for Huron,
made a presentatian to Jack
Broadfoot, winner of the 4-H Swine
Club trophy, and congratulated the
Seaforth club on the many pro-
jects carried out during the year.
Miss Joan Wilson, vice-president
of the Junior Institute, welcomed
the guests, and Ken' c ampta,
president of Seaforth Junior Farm-
ers, thanked the guest speaker.
Also at the head table were
Exeter Meeting
Considers Closing
Some 40 isusinessMen, represent-
ing Exeter, Lucan, Dashwood,
Crediton, St. Marys, Zurich, Clin-
ton, Mitchell, Seaforth and Hen-
sall, met in Exeter Tuesday morn-
ing to get the feeling of the meet-
ing.
• A vote taken disclosed that 41
voted for stores to remain open
Friday evenings, and 10 -for Satur-
day evenings.
It was decided that each town
meet to decide their own store
hours. Jack Tudor, of St. Marys,
formerly of Hensall, gave his view-
point, as St. Marys has remained
open Friday evenings fqr some
time. Fred Darling, of Exeter, was
chairman.
Seaforth C. of C.
To Meet Next Week
The annual meeting of the Sea -
forth Chamber of Commerce is
being held, in the Town Hall Thurs-
day evening of next week.
Particular importance iS attach-
ed to the meeting, members say,
since not only is it necessary to
elect officers for the yeer, but dis-
cussions require to be made con-
cerning store hours.
Laverne Godkin, Rev. and Mrs. J.
R. Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Arther
Bolton, Mr. McCutcheon, Miss
Stewart, Dorothy Xeys, president
of Seaforth Junior Institute, who
introduced the guests at the head
table.
O.A.C. Nutritionist
Dr. John D. Harvey
Comes To 'Topnotch
Dr. John D. Harvey is joining the
staff of Topnotch Feed Mills Limit-
ed as nutritioeist, it was announc-
ed this week. Dr. Harvey, who
comes here on April 1, succeeds
the late Dr. J. G. De Pape, who
died suddenly some months ago.
Dr. Harvey comes to Topnotch
•)irete,••"•I)...?•,tirt•::.tree•'
from Ontario Agricultural College,
where he has been on the staff of
the department of nutrition since
1952, specializing in fat, vitamins
A and E, and metabolism. A gradu-
ate of 0A.C., he obtained his mas-
ter's degree at University of To-
ronto and his Doctorate at Kansas
State College.
He served overseas with the
Armored Corp during the Second
War, where he was commissioned
and attended Sandhurst Military
College. He has continued his as-
sociation with the Army and pres-
ently serves in the reserves With
the llth Field Regiment R.C.A.,
with the rank of Captain,
Dr. Harvey, who is 34. is mar-
ried, and has a family of three
boys. He is a member of the An-
glican Church. He intends moving
his family here as soon as accom-
modation is obtained.
station- sales was $413;1
isl,reportato
4etteBe
ors ,showedr
mitt an increase in usnesi
ISnirrreaset4caurrireel ihrtige'begf,'fbe
tperiltie4vesiet'att'stiesieeirl'ietPdcrt ilhVinerFtit'a-1:4:ye:
1956, 1955 end 1954 to be as follo
cases of eggs graded, 25.865,1
037, and 21,896; poultry hes
265,013, 286,101, 184210; total '
_station sales, $413,172,4410331; ar
195323;3$3821;6,1feed45; fsales.
e$r24,54109e3s,
$245,093, $163-
784, 16505, 13,930; coal sales, .$.3
$3,846, $5,188; general sales,
257, $27,597, $30,990. Total feed.
mill sales were $314,564, $211;143e
and $266,253. Total sales for t,U
titre years were: $727,763, $631,474eh •
and $589,591.
The annual meeting of the Sea -
forth Co-operative is being held in
the Egmondville United Church on -
Thursday evening, March a, at
p.m., when °Julian Smith, manager h
of the Loc.als Division of the United e'the
Co -Operatives of Ontario, will beh'
the guest speaker.
Mr. Smith joined U.C.O. about a
year ago, coming from the South-
ern States Co -Operative in the
United States. He , has a wide ex-
perience in Co -Op management and
brings to the Ontario organization
a wealth of information on the
subjeet.
Elections for three directors will
be held. The retiring directors
are R S. McKercher, Ross McGreg-
or, and. Alex McGregor, Mr. Me-
Kereher being the only director
eligible for re-election.
Turkey dinner will be served by
the ladies of Egmondville United
Church The Co -Op advises, be-
cause of a shortage of accommodas •
tion all tickets must be purchased
from a director or at the• Co -Op
before the meeting. Phone reser-
vations can be made and ladies are
invited to attend with their hus-
bands.
Mr., Mrs. Chesney
Are Honored
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Eyre op-
ened their home last Thursday --
night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Chesney, who recently moved to
Seaforth. Reeve Ivan Forsyth reed
the following address:
Dear Harry and Maggie: We,
your friends, have gathered here
tonight to pay tribute to you in
recognition of the years you have
spent amongst us as good neigh-
bors. You were always ready to
lend a helping hand whenever
needed. We are going to miss llie
, familiar light of your home, but
we all wish for you years of health
and happiness in your new home.
' So, on behalf of everyone here to-
night
we ask you to accept this
gift and hope it will remind yoti
of your friends and neighbors on
the 8th concession.
Wilfred Tremeer and Charles
Eyre presented them with a love-
ly coffee table, after which Mr.
Chesney made a fitting reply,
FIND PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS
ESSENTIAL TO GOOD COMMUNITY
FRIENDLY FEW FORUM
Friendly Few Farm Forum met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Dale Monday evening. A discus-
sion was held on the topic, "The
Most Important Activity in Our
Community."
Progressive euchre was played.
Fell Asleep, Jury Decides in Fatality with the winners being: highMrs.
Frank Riley and James Dale; low,
rs. James Dale and Frank Riley.
,
The last farm forum meetin
A coroner's jury, sitting in Brus-, future. At the same time, it draws
sels Friday afternooninquiring in_ attention to defects in motor ve-
to
the death of Robert J. Kirkby
and his wife, Elizabeth Kirkby,
Walton residents, which occurred
on County Road 19, north of Ethel,
on March 4, concluded that the
accident which contributed to the
death, came about as a result of
the driver having fallen asleep.
The verdict of 'the jury present-
ed by foreman J. Douglas/Heming-
way, read: "We find' that the de-
ceased came to his death instant-
ly as a result of injuries sustained
as the car he was driving on
County Road No. 19, crashed into
a tree on the farm of Clifford
Rowland, March 4, 1957. There is
no definite evidence, but we be-
lieve the deceased fell asleep, los-
ing control. We further find that
his wife, Elizabeth Kirkby, died
instantly of injuries while a pas-
senger in the same accident."
Members of the coroner's jury
were Russell Bradshaw, William
Gibson, Thomas B. Strachan, Har-
vey Dennis and J. Douglas Heming-
way. Presiding at the inquest
was Coroner Dr. R. W. Stevens,
of Brussels.
Preliminary to examining the
witnesses, Crown Attorney H. Glenn
1-Tays, of Goderich, explained that
an inquest is obligatory in all cas-
es where death occurs as a result
of a motor accident. Such an in-
quest, he said, provided an oppor.
bibity to. determine Contributory
Causes, and thus MOO possible
amendments ellatteS °sit 10, 14100,t:i1)
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hicles and this, in turn, is of bene-
fit to manufacturers. He stress-
ed that in no way was the inquest
to be considered as a criminal in-
quiry. ,
Clifford Rowland, former Grey
Township reeve, in front of whose
home the accident occurred, told
the jury that his farm is located
on County Road No. 19. northeast
of Ethel. and that it is on the east
side of the road. On the night of
the accident he had retired about
half an hour, when he heard a ter-
rific crash. He was able to hear
cars regularly, proceeding along
the highway, and on this night as
a particular car approach, it was
followed by the crash. He placed
the time at 11:45 p.m.
He ran out of his home and
reached the scene within a minute
or so, and saw a car on the south
side of his driveway facing east.
It was apparent, he said, that the
car had left the road about a hun-
dred feet north from the driveway
and gradually veered towards a
tree. He agreed that the car had
been proceeding from the north.
No other ear was involved, he said,
although a car came along shortly
afterwards, passed the accideft
scene, but turned around and came
back.
On examining the car, he found
that two people were in it, but
,didn't know either one of them.
He called to his wife in the house
to summon Medical aid, and with -
'a ful# minutes Dr. Myers, of
Ortissebi- had arrivedi and shortly'
afterwards Constables Lewis and
Salter arrived. There was no ob-
struction on the road and the road
was in good shape, he said.
Russell Bradshaw, one of the
coroner's jury, inquired concerning
a broken headlight, but it was sug-
gested by Crown Attorney Hays
that the question might better be
answered by one of the constables.
Police Constable Robert Lewis
told the inquest that he arrived
at the scene at 12:25 a.m. He
identified photographs of the accidentve-
liiieicl%aadndtaTeenIeesacrreiteNdyhtichhe
vehicle as being a '49 Meteor
coach. The driver and his wife
were still in the car on his ar-
rival.
An examination of the road in-
dicated that at a point a 3.25 feet
north of where he found the ve-
hicle, tracks commenced to veer
gradually to the east. He had ex-
amined the vehicle and all the
tires and the steering mechanism
appeared to be in good condition.
There was nothing in flu • condi-
tion of the car to explaid the fact
that it had left the road. He point-
ed out that for the last 54 feet be-
fore the point of impact, there
were four marks noticeable, and
this Seggested that the vehicle had
moved almost 'sideways for this
distance. The only conclusion, he
said, was that the driver had fall-
en asleep, and that the vehicle eras
travelling at a Considerable speed.
He deducted this fact, that there
es speed involved from, the way
,t vehicle travelled sidewtys,
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reed with CrntTi tt6theY,
Hays that it was quite probable
that Mrs. Kirkby was also as194).
and agreed further that there is a
tendency when a driver goes to
sleep to press down on the gas
pedal.
The foreman of the jury, Mr.
Hemingway, inquired whether
there was any apparent swerving
from the ruts, and the witness
said no. that the ruts indicated a
gradual curving off the road. The
constable replied further in an-
swer to a question that there were
no signs of a deer or animal that
perhaps the vehicle had attempt-
ed to dodge. There was no evidence
of quick swerving, which is an lute are also very active.
indication that there had been an
effort to avid an obstruction. Question 2: What is needed to
make an ideal community today?
Constable Charles Salter, who
Answer: We think that some kind
the time of the investigation,
had been. with Constable Lewis at
of organization is very essential
con-
forthe community today, where
firmed the evidence which had
neighbors can .meet and discuss
been given. He told the jury, it
their problems in a friendly way.
answer to a question from Mr.
After the discussion, progressive
Hays, and based en his years of euchre was played. The winners
experience in similar accidents,
were: ladies,Mrs. Ross Love and
that he agreed it was a reason- were:
Alf. Reichert; gents, Charles
able conclusion that the accident
had been as a result of the driver Robinson and Jim McAllister.
CROMARTY
having gone to sleep. FORUM
Dr. Myers was not present at Cromarty Farm Forum met on
the inquest, and the coroner, Dr.
Stevens, who had been on the
scene at the time of the accident,
told the jury of the injuries which
had been sustained by the driver,
mut rettaned 2I minutes °tat"-
Mr. Kirkby, and Mrs. Kirkby. lit
his :bpinion, death had been in-
Stantattemis in each case.
The Airy tetired at 050 p.m.
will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ross MacGregor Mon-
day evening,
PARR LINE FORUM
Parr Line Farm Forum met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Jarrott with 14 members present,
The topic, "A Man and His Neigh-
bor" is the last one for the 1956-57
season.'
Question 1: What is the most
important activity in the life of
your community now? Answer:
We think the Church is the most
important activity in the commun-
ity. The Farm Forum, Federation
of Agriculture and Women's Insti-
hched ith rte
Monday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey. Mr.
Carey was discussion. leader. The
topic was, "A Man and His Neigh-
bor."
We fee that our farm forum or -
organize on is the most important
activity 10 the life of the com-
munity 40 in that it brings us
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as this type of thing seems to be
dying out in community life as a
whole. A isecondary important mat-
ter would be our school and its com-
munity projects, annual picnics
and Christmas concerts, which
bring the people of the community
together.
We feel that the members of
the community are what make it
ideal. If people are community -
minded they will enter the activi-
ties with enthusiasm and co-oper-
ate in any new ventures that are
undertaken.
Auxiliary Plans
Penny Sale
The Women's Hospital Auxiliary
held its regular meeting Tuesday
when final arrangements for the
penny sale were made, Miss Doro-
thy Parke and Mrs. Ray Nott will
convene. The regional meeting of
the Auxiliary will be held in Exe-
ter next month and a number of
members will attend from Sea -
forth. Lunch was served by Mrs,
H. Free, Mrs. E. Larone. Mrs. R.
Boussey and Mrs, D. Brightrall..
Establish Fund
For Fire Victims
oh,
0,0ining re -es blish el ,
charge realize
limited rid' e,.*tece i. , .
opened a fund to, polo t em 10 he-
thFriends and neighbors of Mr.
many of their possessions When
their home burned last eek have
and Mrs. George McGavin and Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce McLean, who lost
While it isintended it- Call on a,
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would Widir'to eontribu" 'zi c
be ***tie ,..!•, t ,t;c..
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