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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-04-05, Page 1rn, • drt,' 4. . '4 • es, 4, a 6 7 1 t, t NInetY-EierMil. Year.. w'ieer*64 SEAFORT, FRIDA'Y, APRIL $, 19,57 cKIIIOD 7outfle1'IoUS Accidentally shot When botgun discharged in a ear in which he wasa paSsenger, Pellet' Maloney, • 19, Mereillop Township, is in ser- ious condition in Victoria Hospital, London. He is the_son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maloney, H.R. See - forth. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon on the county road north of Dublin. Taken ti Scott Mem- orial Hospital, the .mjured youth was given emergency treatment by Dr. P. L. Brady. Rushed to Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, by Dr. Brady, he underwent surgery for abdominal injuries Sun- , PETER MALONEY, son of Peter E. Maloney, RA. 5, Sea - forth, who was seriously injur- ed when a shotgun discharged accidentally Sunday afternoon. Hensall - Zurich Paving This Year? It is expected the work of grad - 'ling and providing culverts, granular base and hot mix paving on the highway between Hensall and St. Joseph will get under way this year, according to Thomas Pryde, MLA. Other work planned is on Highway 21„ betWeen St. Joseph and Hay- field, Mr. Pryde said. Reference to the work was con- teined in estimates of the Depart- ment of Highways presented last week in the Legislature by the Minister of Highways. Approves Changes In McKillop Rates Permission has been granted to •the McKillop Telephone System to put their proposed phone rates in- to effect, it has been annopnced by J. M. Eckert, secretary -treasurer of the system. 'The charges will be based on a monthly rate. Telephones connecting to the Seaforth central will pay $2.80 a month if there are not more than 10 instruments on a line. Those connected to a line with 11 or more instruments will each pay $2.65. Those connected to 'Clinton cen- etraI will pay $2.85 a mopth. Mr. Eckert estimated that the increase will cost subscribers around $5.00 more a year. day night, . With the youth a the. time of the accidental shoeing were a brother; Stephen, ond three cOus4 ins, Raymond, Michael and Ken-. neth Maloney; all of whom are about 16 yeate old, Peter!' Maloney was in the front aeat When the car was stopped; reportedly to Mad the gun for a shot at a hawk nearby. The gun was fired ia sone way,, shooting through the hack of the' front seat into his. back., He was taken to Scott Memor- ial .Hospital, Seaforth, by his com- panions,and from there, with a Provincial Police escort, was tak- en by Box ambulance to London. London police escorted the speed- ing ambulance to the hospital from the city limits. On the 80 -mile -an - hour trip he was accompanied by Dr. Brady and .Nurse Patricia Wallace of the S.M.H. staff. First word of the shooting was received by Provincial Constable E. Johnston, of 'the Seaforth de- tachment, Provincial Constable H. Snell of the county detachment, is investigating. Speech, Subject Is Lester Pearson; Student Wins Speakers from SS. No. 5, Logan, won both senor classes at the pub - tic speaking competition held in. Bornholm Hall Tuesday evening. Fifteen young orators, represent.. ing eight of the eleven schools in the township, were represented. John Connolly, speaking on Les- ter Pearson, a Great Canadian, won the senior boys' competition, While Jane Dubrick, who has as her ambition to be an airline stew- ardess, carried the honors in the senior girls. Both are taught by Hugh Benninger, S.S. No. 5, Logan, who helped to organize the Canal dians Legions public speaking in Logan Township four years ago, and is the ' only teacher of that year still in the township. The Junior competition was won by Jane Rock, of No. 3, Logan, taught by Joanne Rock, who spoke on "The Junior Red 'Cross As a Builder of Canada." Judges were •Joseph Higgins,- principal of +Mit- chell public echeoe; - .Mrs el'hothp- son, Monkton. and 1Vfr. Ingram, of Mitchell District High School. Hugh Butson, of the Canadian Legion, presented trophies to the winners, who will compete in Mit- chell Legion Hall on April 9 for the district trophies' and the right to go on • to zone and provincial finals. Announce Results Of °Skating Tests Results of skating test held re- cently in Clinton and Goderich, in which members of the Seaforth Figure Skating Clubparticittated, are: • preliminary Figures—Neila Hill- man, Joan Reynolds, Joan Teall, Connie Eckert, Elaine Eckert. Mary Crich. First Figures — Margaret Ann Stapletoh, Catherine Eckert Dutch Waltz—Ann Sills, Helen Scott, Neila Hillman. Bronze' Dance—Pamela Staple- ton. Judy Crich. JUNIOR FARMERS, INSTITUTE ARRANGE FOR COUNTY AT-HOME The Seaforth Junior Farmers and Junior Institute met in Seaforth District High SchooleFuesday eve- ning for their April meeting. The Junior Institute opened their meet- ing with the Institute Oae, Mary Stewart Collect and the Lord's Prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secre- tary, Catherine Campbell, and the roll call was answered by 18 mem- bers, naming a new fabric ,I like, and why. Nylon seemed to be the most common answer given. It was decided to have a ball team, and Catherine Campbell was nam- ed captain. Letterseof appreciation were read from the Seafoith Wo- men's Institute and Mr. and Mrs, Jerry Montgomery. _ "Of all the thing you wear, your expression is the ,most im- portant," was the metes given by Betty CaMpbelE She explained that the 'picture on your face is your expression, and it always has a meaning. so keep smiling. If you smile at someone, they're bound to smile back. The topic, "Our Apparel: What Shall We Wear7" was taken by Marion Hemingway. She explain- ed the tepee under the following headings: tistorie dress, assemb- ling an outfit, the Magic of cOlers, what colordo for you, undergar- ments. clothing care pays divi- dends and ten laws of clothes econ • omy. Miss Shirley DOlinage read a poem entitled, "Seithige' 'A Skit, "A Bit of Blue,Ribboir," was Put on by Dorothy Keys and Catherine and Betty Campbell, and introduc- ed by Gloria Carter; Mary leeched - foot read an artiel ' on "A, Giers Appeatan," and Media Doig - a story en "Clotheset ar:e Is An Art" A 10901le I"An 4 aielet'AiVas, reatt,h ., or 1 &ine Campbell gave a report of the Junior Farmers' Conference and annual meeting. held at the O,A.C., Guelph, March 15, 16 and 17. Current events were given by Marjorie Smith and the meeting adjourned. The Junior Farmers had an in- teresting meeting Cm Sbile, and Land. Roll call was answered by "What type. of soil is your home farm." Earl MeSpadden-spoke on his trip on the Soils and Land Use Tour, which he had taken last fall. He had been chosen to represent the County Junior Farmers on this trip. Dorothy Keys was in charge of the joint meeting which opened with the singing of' the Junior Farmer song. A committee of Ken Campbell, Dorothy Keys, ' Bill Strong, Mert Keyes. Larry Wheat- ley, Joan Wilson and Betty and Catherine Campbell are in charge of the decorations for the County Junior Farmer At -Home. being held in Seaforth District High School on April 28. Earl McSpad- den and Bob Parson were appoint- ed t� look after the refreshments for the evening. A committee was also appointed to look after a square dance set for the Perth - Huron Field Day in June, being Laverne Godicie, Marion Heming- way and Betty Campbell. It was also decided to buy 20 Junior 'Vernier song books. Larry Wheatley introduced the guest speaker, Earl McSpadden, Who told of his week at the Lead- ership School at Vineland, from Feb. 17 to 23. He said "your not learning when your talking" was' one of the pellets stressed to theta. He was thanked on behalf of the members by Catherine Campbell. ,Bette Campbell :led a sing -song, ateir Which' Itieetteithe served smip dances 04s,.•]efilwatt, nty ... • SEAFORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held a re al'4 meeting when officers for the coming year were elected. Slufwn here are, left to right, Lee liege , secretary; Wm. Smith, first vice-president; Mervin Nott, treasurer, and P. C. J. Sills, preeiden . Absent when the picture was taken was vie -president Cliff Broadfoot, (Photo by Phillips) Ask District Shoppers!To Decide Night' Seaforth Stores :pen Seaforth district residents will be asked to decided whether Sea - forth stores remain open on Fri- day or Saturday nights, a well at- tended meeting of the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce decided. In the meantime. stores are re- maining open Saturday evenings until 10 o'clock. Ballots, available in Seaforth stores' and in local papers, pro- vtde an opportunity tor shoppers to indicatewhich night they pre- fer. Ballots may be submitted un- til April 17, the meeting decided. At that time a further meeting of the O. of C. will study the results of the poll and decide on future policy. • The annual meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce, held in the Town Hall Thursday, attracted 27 per- sons, representative of practically every phase of business carried on in the town. The meeting thorough- ly discussed various aspects of the question uppermost in the minds of all, arising from the controversy as to whether stores should remain open Friday or Saturday nights, which has become so pronounced during the past few weeks. G. A. Whitney reported on a re- cent Exeter meeting, including re- Presentativeeof district town, when the majority at that time favored Friday night opening instead of the usual Saturday opening. Re- calling remarks made to him * Hensall merchants, who recently voted to remain open two nights and close all day Monday, Mr. Whitney said they are beginning to realize most public holidays come on Monday. Under the new' arrangement they are losing the Wednesday half -holiday and have now overstepped the practical va- lue of what is really desired. J. E. Willis was emphatic for Saturday night opening, reasoning that Seaforth for many, many years has been a Saturday night town. Mr. Willis told the meeting he did more business according to the season, on a Saturday night than he did in five days of the same period. C. Eeeemith favored Saturday night opeiting, leaving the winter months as fheyeare now. Present arrangements were suitable to him, he said. In speaking to the meeting, Keith Sharp remarked that there were advantages and disadvantages in changing. He felt a ,ballot of the customer was the answer the mer- chant needed. A comparison of Clinton Friday night opening and Seaforth Satur- day opening was made by Art Wright. He pointed out that Sea - forth was much busier on Satur- deve than Clinton -was on a Friday night. W. R. Smith -remarked that the volume of business was not a quar- ter of what it used to be, and felt Friday shopping was much fur- ther ahead than Saturday. Reeve N. Scoins poitited out that there were- three classes to satis- fy—the customer, the merchant and the employee. There should be co-operation with industry, he said, pointing out that many in- dustries closed Saturday, that banks and lawyers are also closed Saturdays. He thought merchants should be guided by this trend, and at least try to get close to the situation. The problem of super -markets arose when Ross Savauge pointed out that some trade went to them by Friday night opening, but he felt the present set-up here was fine. However, all should do the same, and he was in agreement with Mr. Sharp's idea of a ballot to the buying public. Commenting on the Hensall set- up, C. Crich felt that their idea was to get town trade Friday night and country trade Saturday nighf, and also since industry there was paid) Fridays, some of fill pay cheque would be spent during Fri- day night store hours. John Bach suggested the onus for deciding was on the customer and was in favor of the ballot pro- posg. Seventy-five per cent of the town's business came from the rural population, Elmer E. La- rone; pointed outpeople want Friday night out, thus leav- ing the parents at home. Saturday night closing *Mild Still. See the Parents at home,,, yntate:it,,.but in. tileated,.he was in • favor ;Of the baliOt for the 1 60.14,..46010. elz,,.iqr-R.P3 4 ;*,01 the opening night. At this point, Dr. E. A. McMas- ter. supported by Jack Thompson, proposed a motion that a 'ballot be placed before the public for a two-week period, and that ballots be dropped in ballot boxes placed in stores for their convenience, with April store hours being in effect for the time being, the al- ternative to be voted on is whe- ther stores will remain open on Saturday or Friday nights. The motion was practically unanimous- ly carried. Before the election of officers took place, it was eXplained to the oupethet the Chamber of Com-- merce was open to all persons; and it was felt many, although not merchants, should become mem- bers of the Seaforth Charbber of ommerce. A membership fee of $ .00 was agreed on, and each Member is to repeive a 1957 Cham- ber of Commerce sticker. Officers named for 1957 are as fellows: past president, E. La- rne; president, Frank C. J. Sills; iice-presidents, W. D. Smith' and Oliff Broadfoot; treasurer, , Mer - Vin Nott; secretary, Leo Hagan; committee chairmen: merchants, G. A. Whitney; industrial, J. A. Stewart; membership, R. S. Box; civic improvement, C. M. Smith; advertising, Mrs. Walker Hart. cA' meeting of all the committee ceaiemen will be- held Friday in the Town Hall at 7:45 p.m. sharp. MR., MRS. ARTHUR COLQUHOUN MARK 65th WEDDING DAY. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Colquhoun, of Hibbert, will celebrate the 65th anniversary of their wedding on Saturday. It was a rainy day and the roads were a sea of mud, the couple re - School Stuff Seeks Salary Increases Seaforth Public School Board, at a meeting Monday evening in the Public School, heard Principal J. W. Talbot report an expected. en- rolment in the kindergarten class for next year of about the same as this year—between 30 mid 35. Representing the staff, Mr. Tal- bot and Miss M. E. Turnbull pre- sented requests to the board re- garding salary increases for next year. No decision was reached, and the matter will be dealt with at the May meeting. Born In Ireland Mrs. H. Weiland Has 90th Birthday Mrs. Henry Weiland celebrated er 90th birthday quietly at the home of her son, Mr. Harry Weil- and, and Mrs. Weiland, on Wed- • called as they spoke of their wede ding at Fullerton on April 6, 1892. After the ceremony, conducted by Rev. Carey, a Baptist minister, the young couple went to a home on the farm now occupied by Norman Dow. A few months later' they moved to the nearby farm at lot concession 8, eat of Staffa, here they continue to feSide. There was no honeymoon trip,' Mr. Colquhoun recalls, for seeding was early that year and he had to get right to work. The couple had intended moving onto their own farm following the ceremony, but the barn was destroyed by fire a short time before. For that rea- son they delayed the move until later in the year at which time the barn had been rebuilt. Mrs. Cplquh,pun before her mar- riage was Sara Hart, and she was born in Fullerton village, the daughter of John Hart and Janet MacKay, of Zorra. Now 87, she enjoys reasonably good health and is able to do all her own house- work. In his 90th year—his birthday is on October 1—Mr. Colquhoun was born in Hibbert, the son of Thomas Colquhoun and Isabel McConachie. He is able to get around and en- joys helping his wife about their home. They have three children: Fer- gus, of Mitchell; Elmer, in Clinton, and a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Allen, of .Mitchell. There are 15 grand- children. Seaforth Curlers Wind Up Year; • Name Officers Seaforth curlers wound up a highly successful year Wednesday When a local bonspiel was follow- ed by a pot -luck supper and the annual meeting of the club. The large attendance of mem- bers at the event was indicative of the enthusiasm that has prevail- ed throughout the year, retiring president John Longstaff pointed out. Reports pyesented to the meet- ing suggested a substantial in- crease in membership could be anticipated. J. E. Keating, who was elected president, succeeding Mr. Long - staff, expressed confidence that the club would experience an ev- en more subcessful season in 1957- 58. Officers elected included: hon- orary presidents, G/C K. C. Cam- eron, R.CA.F., Clinton; John Beat- tie, Seaforth; past, president, John Longstaff; president, J. E. Keat- ing; first vice-president, Dr, M. W. Stapleton; second vice-president Wm. Leyburn; secretary, J. L. Slattery; treasurer, M. A. Reid; chaplain, Rev. D. J. Lane; mem- bership committee, Wm. Campbell, A. Whetham, Dr. J. A. Munn; pro- perty, F. Kling, N. MacLean. Robt. Smith; games. Dr. J. McCabe. W. Ball, Dick Whiteley, W. Leyburn; house, C. Rowcliffe, 14. E.. Clarke; bonspiel. Dr. M. W. Stapleton, Scott Habkirk, F. Kling, N. MacLean; finance. Wm. Leyburn. Dr. Staple- ton; bonspiel draw, W. J. Duncan, C. A. Barber, M. A. Reid; Clinton general committee, H. Williams, Rev. D. J. Lane, Hugh Hawkins. Chirnmy Fire At., McKi-Hop Horne Seaforth firemen responded to a call Sunday evening when a chim- ney 'at the residence of Thomas O'Reilly, second concession. Mc- Killop, north of St., Columban, caught fire. The blaze was quickly brought under control. A dotiatien of 535 ,000, to be "ap- plied to the construction of a ;pees - es' residende,for Smith Huron Hos- pital. Exeter, was announced by the board of the hospital this week Donor is Dr. James, Bell, of 'Hen - sell, descendant of a promineet Hensel]. district family.. In acknowledging the gift, board members expressed their sincere appreciation of the generosity of edeee40ee!fel., e, ee 4vpo10.10:1, oem11..; of the residenee s a .nurses' 'residen e. '808ted annual .nieeting el' 'e. wi e project, board inem sta it,a4t 041 0g9080.°Pous ..:a 'ge, , Born 89 years ago ettet,110•'f, he now occupies, Dr. Bell has 1 DR. JAMES BELL, of Hen- sall, who has donated $35,000.00 to South Huron Hospital, Exe- ter, for the erection of a nurs- es' residence. Plan football Revival In Huron Inactive for the past year, the Huron Football Association is to be revived at a meeting which has been called for Winthrop on Monday 'evening, April 15. Inter- ested football fans throughout the district are being asked to attend, according to Barry Marshall, of Walton, who was vice-president of the, former ,organization. Already there is 'an inTheation that teams may be fielded from neighboring centres, including Win- throp, Serafoth, Clinton, St. Col- umbace Loddesboro. Brussels and. Walton. Interest in reviving the association is high, according to officials, and a large attendance is anticipated at the Winthrop meeting. • OFFICIALS' WORK INCREASES 1 HENSALL COUNCIL OKAYS RAISE Hensell assessor and clerk were voted a raise of $100 per year to compensate for extra work con- nected with their jobs, and by- laws are being prepared confirm- ing this, when Hensall Council met for the April session. Monday eve- ning. Assessor A. W. Kerslake pointed out that the new method of assessing that will be necessary under new Ontario regulations will mean about 40 per cent more work separating out the different class- es of assessment. ward Contracts For mondville Water nesdaye March 28. The daughter of the late William Beattie and Liza Graham, she was born at Fielinouth, Ireland, near Inniskil- len and Londonderry. Seventy-three years ago she came to Canada, and in 1893 was married to the late Henry Weiland. She lived all her married life in Egmondville. The Expositor joins her friends in extending congratulations to Mrs. Weiland, with the hope of many more yeas of health and happiness. L.O.L. Sponsors Successful Euchre The L.O.L. held a successful euchre Wednesday evening with 17 tables in play. Prizes went to: first, Mrs. Arthur Parker and Bill Storey; lone hands. Mks. Sara ttorAlm ey and Tretneer; mist). ritiot, Mt, and Mrs. Mill Stewart; 'TN{ Tuckersmith Municipal Council met in the Town Hall, Seaforth, Tuesday afternoon. All members were present and Reeve Ivan For- syth presided, Council considered tenders for the construction of a new bridge over the Broadfoot creek draM at Lot 26, Con. 4, L.R.S., and awarded the tender, subject to the approval of the Department of Highways of Ontario, to Seaforth Concrete Gen- eral Contracting at tedder price of $4,010: Other bidders were: Rog- er MacHachern, Mount 'Forest. $4,- 770; H. T. Young, Clinton, $4,860; G. A. Gibson & Sens, Wroxeter, $4,900; Ontario Bridge, Toronto, $11,250,00; Gaffney Construction, Stratford, $9,105; Looby Construc- tion, Dublin, $5,850. A grant of $80 was made to the Hensel). Show, with the stipulation that $4.00 was to go to each boy or girl from Tuckersmith showing a calf. Insurance on the township grad - Lady Bowlers Sponsor Bridge Last Monday the Ladies' Lawn Bowling Club held their fourth bridge and euchre of the season at the home of Mrs. Elmer La- rpne. Bridge prize was donated by Mrs. E. A. McMaster and won by Mrs. Ali Stiles; lucky cup dona- tion by 'Mrs. Alice Stiles and won bY Mrs. Stacey. A deliciout.luneh was served by the committee in charge, Mrs. J. aterSbni Mrs. Mct.ellan, Mrs. 0. Rcith . Mat. Motto?. er was renewed, premium of $250. General Accident policy was also renewed, premium being $225,12. As no appeals had been enter- ed on the Big and the McGregor Municipal Drains, court of revi- sion was closed and the byeaws were passed. signed and sealed. Advertisements for construction will appear elsewhere in this paper. Frank Falconer and Arthur Varley were named as a commit- tee to purchase tile for the Mc- Gregor DraM. Sidney Gemmell was appointed weed inspector for the township at a rate of 90c per hour and an al- lowance of 10c per mile for use of his car. At a special meeting of Council on March 29, council accepted the bid from Frank Kling, Seaforth. of $6.131.14 for installation of piping. pumps, etc., for Egmondville water system. Other bidders were: Geo. A. Sills & Sons, Seaforth, $6,88830 to $8e47.66, accordipg to type of pipe used; Johnnie Blue, Egmond- ville, $7,793.80. Contract for con- struction of pump house and res- ervoir was warded to Joseph Hug - ill, Seaforth, for $1,536.70. Other bidder was Seaforth Concrete Gen- eral Contracting, $1276.75. The bid of Joseph, Hugill included cement and footings under pump house, township being required to supply cement for Seaforth Concrete bid. Accounts passed included: . Fox bounty, $4; advertising, $47.79; Authority, $86.07; relief, $45; sal- ary and allowances, $232.16.t Re- ceiver General, $9.50; roads, $2,- 342,66; grants, $80; dump, $7.50; drains, $840. • Coiledl adjourned to Meet -MO et 7180,' pee) e" E. R. Davis reported regarding the cleaning and patching of the streets. He also asked about op- ening the dump to the public on certain days. After questioning council about garbage collections, it was decided to advertise for ap- plications for the collection once a weekwith the applicant using his own equipment. Hensel]. Spring and Stock Show was granted $60 after council quer- ied A. W. Kerslake, who appeared on behalf of the organization. A portion of the dump grounds was leased to Dirk Van Weiren for pasture at $100 for one year, with first privilege of renewing the lease. Mr. Van Weiren was in- structed to keep the fences. in re- pair, and informed that the coun- cil would not be responsible for any damage to the pastured stock. Tax arrears of $1,03924 were re- ported by Clerk James A. Pater- son. The tax collector was asked to hand in the tax collector's roll at the May meeting and forward the arrears to the county treasur- er after that meeting. ' Daylight Saving Time The clerk was instructed to pre- pare a by-law appointing Monteith & Monteith as auditors for the vil- lage at a salary of $50 per year. Da,ylight saving tittle will com- mence April 28 at 1 am., and cease September 29 at 12 p.m., in the village. Accounts passed for payment were: Ausable River Conserva- tion Authority, 1957 levy, $505.70; Hensall P.U.C.. hydro. Hall. $18.17; Hensall Chamber of Commerce, grant, $300; Hensall Public School, current expenses, $2e00; Hyde Bros., repairs, tractor, $1.65; Keys Transport, trucldng, $24; relief, $10; Receiver General, income tax, $3.50; E. R. Davis, salary, $21316; A. W. Kerslake. expenses, Gode- rich, $1.75; N. H. Jones, expenses, Clinton, $3.30; J. A. Paterson, fire insurance, Hall $64, expenses $7; Monteith & Monteith & Co., audi- tors' salary, $250; Bell Telephone, services, $17.85; Municipal World, supplies, $6.58; County of Huron, work on streets, balance of acct,, $1,380.45; County of Huron, desk, $40. Total, $4,547.11. Pass Numerous By -Laws By -Laws covering payments to members of the Fire Brigade, sal- ary of $50 for fire chief; poll tax and method oe collecting; prohib- iting diffeiping of certain Substanc- es at dump; leasing a pewtien 01 ,duinp for P toe were read and , 2 g a wide and Varied career ' thgeli e given him a unique grasp 'PM problems, and atlhe'sanie .tame, appreciation of human :nature.' The son of James' Bell and ion Elder, Dr, Bell comes of ilies that' Singe- the ';.played probairteet, partseMeth velopmerit of the leepsigrdt. In his youth he operateik.tbe farm, for a humber'efeeeeeee having taken a course :One* practises. Here ;he. "tl principals of good management„, which have guided him thyoughoe his long career. Studies Deutistry Making a success of farming ant having retired debts resultintfee., taking over the farm property;' Dr. Bell decided he should investi- gate another field, and in 1901, at the age of 33, entered the Phil-' adelphia Dental College. Through application and industry, he gee ' ated with a degree of doctor of dental surgery in the spring of 1904. He returned to the/ farm, where he remained until the death'e of his father two years later. Resuming his profession, he es- tablished a highly successful den- tal practise in Harrisburg, Pennsyl- vania. It was; from here: thathe began a series of tours that were', to take him to the British Mee! and Europe on six or seven occa- sions and, later, around the world • ee and to South America and -the- West Indies. Not satisfied to be a mere on- 1,oker. Dr. Bell took advantage: of • his tours to gainan eppreciatiefte of the customs and prebIentse the'eountrieS he visited. His bap piest moments are recalling mei- dents that occurred during bis' tours and describing places he vis- ited. In tee beautifully proportion- ed brick home, adjacent to Hen - sail that was built by his father in 1864, Dr. Bell delights in _dise playing souvenirs of his visits, and is particularly proud' of a coffee', ]..r. ben of walking canes which he has • „ acquired in various countries through the years. - While much of his life has beep spent in other parts of the world, Dr. Bell has never forgotten the district in which he was born and. where his forebearers had played such a prominent role. It was this same interest in the community that prompted his generous dona- tion to South Huron Hospital. While he was in Harrisburg and on his tours, he continued to main- tain the homestead property Which he visited as frequently as his oth- er responsibilities permitted. Dur- • ing recent years he and Mrs. Bell, ••- whom he had met on his round the world trip, and to whom be was married in 1941: spend the winter er at their home in Orlanda, Florida, and the remainder of their time' at the Hensel]. homestead. Looking back over a full fife, Dr. Bell says he feels comparatively satisfied. "I early learned I had to stand on my own feet. If you do that and have a curiosity about places and people, and are pre- pared ta work. you will get along. After all, it's a great world," he said. Raise $676 For Fire Victims So enthusiastic was the response to an appeal for funds to aid Mr. and Mrs. George McGavin and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McLean, who suf- fered serious loss in a recent fire, and so many people wished to take part in presentation ceremony that the committee has found it neces- sary to abandon plans it had for a public presentation. Instead, the committee presented the purse, totalling $675.75 to the couples at a small gathering at the residence of Miss D. Parke Wednesday eve ning. The presentation was made by Edmund Daly. Those present be-, eluded Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Radio*. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Westcott, and Mrs. George Hildebrand, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith and mt.. and' Mrs. Alastair Broadfoot. Speaking on behalf of the com- mittee. George Hildebrand eit pressed appreciation for the sPleni, did support the committee had tee ceived. He 'mentioned Particulate:Y. - a donation Of $50 received from the Seaforth Legion. t,•• • • • • •, Captured coon Convened T A cowl, 0,604 '400,, of Barney Hilde St, was captuted,i, Montgomery ati atto.„ 3,aitAat '