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The Seaforth News, 1941-01-23, Page 2PAGE TWO ani Me Made/mi difo4ie11 "SA A TEA BAGS Dentist Enlists— Dr, H. R. Hall, of Goderich. having offered his services to the Canadian Dental Corps , last week received word to report about February 7th at Toronto, where he will be attached to the R.C.A.F. branch of the dental corps. He expects to be to Toronto for some ntonths at least. fit- Hall has berm 1u Goderich slue flee_. ElgIns Move To Toronto— The Elgin Regiment 'A.F.' has been moved from Lune.lnt' to 'Toronto and tic, Kent Regiment gut A.F.tt will take over the Fight.' ,+,•nice qu u•tere in tltu•,•u's Path. Le+tcdon. The Elaine have heen et atiened el - Lond.,n since the regiment wee termed ea Tic la.r 81911111.1. Transatlantic Flyers At Port Albert— A small office lnittlmg of the \V. t'. Brennan ('onttaetiug Co. at Port Al- bert airport was badly burned 00 Monday morning. The tire is believed to have started from an overheated stove. Some e>mpany records. at quan- tity of builders' hardware and a num- her of workmen's nnenelay lunches were destroyed. There had been nn one in the building. which is located close to the road at the north en- trance. when the flames were dis- covered and the alarm given. The fnre-tighting apparatus of the camp innluding the water pumper, was given its first real test and perforat- ed admirably. The pressure was found to he excellent and the flames were soon extinguished after water was turned on. Luckily the clay was calm and there was little danger of the fire spreuding. although the air- port firemen were really ter this eventuality. Now that it is an open secret that Amertc'an bombers are being Rowe across the Atlantic it is iotersering to note that at least half- aelozeu R.A.F. pilots who have tem - warily been ',twinned at Port Albert have been assigned to this important work. Some of these pilots. at least one a Canadian, have already landed their precious cargnes out English soft. presumably ready fur another trans -oceanic• trip. Final tnucltes are being put nn the hospital aud recrea- tion hall at Port Albert airport. the last of the large buildings on which construction was started. It is ex- pected that both will soon be placed in commission.—Goderich Signal -Star Mrs. Russell Reid, Goderich— On January 10th, the death of Mrs. Mary Reid occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Walden. on the 2nd concession of Huron township. Deceased was in her 81st year Her husband predeceased her six years, A daughter of John Pollock and Jane Thompson, she was born on the Lake shore on the farm now own ed by Wesley Pollock. In 1885. she married Russell Reid and the farmed in Huron township until 1919, when they retired to Goderich. She leaves a family of two daughters and five sons: Mrs. Walter Walden of Huron. Mrs. E. J. Pridham of Godericb, Wes- ley of Toronto, Stanley of London, William of Arborg, Man.. and John and Lorne of Huron township: also twenty grandchildren. Three sisters and five brothers are Mrs. Nelson Graham. Sheppardton; Mrs. Wm. Smith. Toronto; Miss Margaret Pol- lock, Toronto; Tom, of Kincardine. and Robert, James. Wesley and Al- fred, of Huron. Interment was in the Maitland cemetery at 00:1!-ricu. Fowler of Bluevale Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers were Elston Cardiff. M.P., Robert Bowman. Cleve Backer. Duncan McDonald, Norman Hoover, John Gaynor. Interment was in Brussels cemetery. Overheated Boller Caused Alarm— The Royal Inn was the scene of a neatetit•e when the boiler which heats eft, building became I/1'01'11.'110'd nwitat 01 th•r,• being m1 water in it. The 'miler became so hot that tie THE SEAFORTH NEWS (;one To Waterloo. Que.- 1euglas Keettedy-, lmnnfncturer of lemtedy busier} has moved his nt .chinch and star lc from Clintoni to the 0 M of Waterloo, Que., where a factory building wee offered hint to induce him to move. Mr. leeunedy commenced manufacturing here in a small way six years ago and has gradually heen expanding. adding new machines and taking on help. 1 -le had 3o knitting machines in opera- tion besides other machinery required it the manufacture of hosiery. After closing the deal with the municipal- ity of Waterloo he placed an order for 2e additional machines with a Hamilton firm. On Friday, January 3. the young business man was married a[ Hensall to Delores Harris, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Harris, Clinton. bliss Harris was a skilled knitter anti finisher, and will be a great help to him in putting his new factory- in order. Miss Hazel Harris, also an expert in hosiery work. ac- contparied her sister and brother-in- law to the eastern province and will assist in the work there. Douglas is the son of :lir. and Mre. Norman joiste above itwere set 101 ti.M :u,d Ifennedp, 1'liotou. - Clinton News - rhe bricks that . utas,- the 11o11.•t't Remord. cracked 01 place;. However, the _.nee.. was clieeerned in time 111111 a Will Reside At Clinton— nick elves tieo.riou .,nserene" ir ubie met the tier Was brought Mrs. (Rev.' J. C. Britton and child• curd r cuntrot by the use of fine ex -I ren. ICtt• Arva and Douglas, have nt: nrsh,•rs only. Hatrri inn lU'vt'ty-1 taken up residence on 1iuto .meet, Clinton Mr. Britton, United church minister at Inwood, has resigned his position to enter the army service, and Rev. Il. M. Moorehottse, retired minister is supplying on the Inwood circuit. Wingham Lad Drowned— Int the icy water of the Jlttitltuul River, about noon horn' Tuesday. lith ,,r•e a •old Andy ('lark sort of 31r. and Mrs. Joe Clark, was drown - e. The acvelem happened about Intl yards downstream from the C. N. R. bridge. The little fellow had been en- jeying himself riding to and from the station to Howson's mill with Bob Simmons who was drawing wheat. About eleven o'clock he left from around the mill for hone. but apparently was attracted to the river When be slid not show up at dinner hour at home his father went looking for (tint. He traced his marks on the ice froth the mill across the river, under the C. N. R. bridge. downstream for a piece and thea twee upstream to a point about 100 yt rcls below the bridge where a hole was in the thin ice (lase to the open water. :Jr. Clark found the lad's fmb- ber boot on the river bottom at this point about 311 feet from shore An alarm was sounded and the tire bri- gade. aided by many citizens. a+tug axes and saws. also a boat. made a Owing to the difficulty in harvest - thorough examination of the river ing crops in the fall of 1940, many for a considerable listener Clown- farmers have not a sufficient amount stream.--\Vlugham Advance -Tinter, j of gond duality seed grain for seed - I ing this Spring. The excessive rain - Exeter Block Sold- I fall prevented the harvesting of much grain until it had deteriorated, The brick building 011 main St. not only in quality but also it" germ- owned by Wilbert Martin lois been inattrtg ¢bility. sold Pi Geo. W. Wright. The newI On the other hand, many farmers Prom fettle will get possession ahs in each Township were fortunate in firer ni April. \h. Martin for yea's getting their crops stook -threshed has conducted stationery and early or stored under cover before musical i-edloulleis business in Exe- ter. xe the rainy weather caused much t r. succeeding his rather, the tate damage. Samuel Mullin. While disposing of In an effort to render a useful ser - his small wares stock Mr Martin will Late Oliver Hemingway— On January 10, Oliver Hemingway passed away in his 62nd year. at bis home at Brussels, after a serious op- eration in Toronto general hospital in October. He was born in Culross township in Bruce County in 1879, son of the late Joseph Hemingway and Ann Sinclair. He and Miss Jen- nie McCullough were married in 1904. He came with Mrs. Hemingway to Concession 10, Grey Township, in 1908. After residing there for 30 years they moved to Brussels two years ago. He leaves his wife and two sons, Sinclair of Toronto. and Douglas of . Brussels, and a gt audsed Peter Douglas. Also one sister Mrs. Clarke of Port Huron, Michigan, and two brothers, William of Brussels. .and Stanley of Nanton, Alberta. The funeral was held at his late reeidetce on Queen Street, Brussels, on Jan. 13, under the direction of the 1:1).0.9'. The Services were conducted by Rev. SamuelKerr of Beelville Presbyter- ian Church. 'assisted by Rev: le G. Work Progressing— Work is progressing in building a temporary bridge across the river al Exeter, The lVainright Construction Co. of London have had a number of dump trucks hauling earth from the river bank on the J, 0. Dow fern' and have formed a roadway south of the river and west of the old bridge. Piles have been driven and 11 ramp is being built across the river. A 15 - ton caterpillar machine handles the logs and the pile-driver. Good Seed For Huron County Farmers Seed Survey Reveals Plenty for Use This Spring Despite Difficulties continue in the bicycle and pian° rice to HuronCounty farmers so that business and will seek a new lova- those needing seed supplies would tion. Mr. Wright, who now operates a not have to go outside the County for them, the Agricultural committee general store business in town, will of the Huron County Council at their move itis stock to the new location ' fall meeting recommended that the and will have the rooms at the rear Agricultural Representative, J. C. fitted up for living apartments. 11r. ! Shearer, conduct a seed survey T. H. Grieve. who occupies part of through the rural Reeves and Deputy the building, will continue as at Reeves, and also by other means, to locate suitable supplies of good quality seed for sale. ,Whole -hearted support met this venture and to -day a list has heen Part of a load of flax was scattered compiled so that buyer and seller about No. 8 Highway about 11 miles can easily be put in touch with each west of Mitchell when a truck owned other. These lists are in the hands of by Cecil Machan. Mitchell, and driven each rural Reeve and Deputy Reeve, by Alex Fletcher. collided with the and it is requested that farmers Goderich bus recently. The truck was needing seed this Spring contact coining eastward when the aeei(lent their local representative for sources occurred, the left front window of or supply. the bus, driven by Rusty Ferguson The following amounts of seed has of Mitchell, being smashed and S. J. been listed: Thompson of Milverton and J. T. (gats, 12,000 bus.; barley. 4,000 Jackson of Winnipeg receiving facial his.; mixed grain, 2,000 bus,; hybrid present. --Exeter Times -Advocate. Flax Scattered When Bus and Truck Meet - THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941 igurawnsommosamMIft Reminiscence of School Days At Sproat's By the late J.:'1. Laidlaw. Sacramento, California The following poem was written it 1917, and was recently found by Mrs. Janes Sproat. Egmandville, among some papers. I often go back In my moments of thought. To the little log school -house, where the Jamieson's taught; Then there were Lees and Holmes and also Menary, Of whose pointer and strap. the boys were all wary; Then there came lady teachers for a living to strive, We had Miss McGaw for one year, and Miss Wilson for five; During i\Iiss Wilson's regime my school days were o'er, That I did not keep on, is a thing I deplore. - So here's to you young folks: 1m - prove every chance. Or you will some day feel sore when backward you glance. The log school- I remember. which had but one door, With east and west windows and big cracks ill the flout'. Uewn thecracks went our pencils, and years later were found, When the school was torn down and we dug In the ground; The spelling matches on Friday; oh, how I slid bate; Could scarce get two words right on the length of my slate. - But once by hard 'study by day and by night. - UM of thirty-two words, I got thirty all fight Then teacher and pupils laughed both loud and long, For they thought my nodie had surely gone wrong. There was the creek, the river, the woods and wild flowers, Where the girls and the boys spent many noon hours; The may apples and haws, the choke cherries and wild plums, Butternuts that discolored our fing- ers and thumbs. How many tipples we swiped, 1 guess nobody knows; We liked Arehibald's red astrechans and Bill ('hesney's shows; The slippery elm we peeled and chewed by the cord, For bad colds it was sure tt gift from tate Lord. There was the acorn tree, down near Pickard's gate. The beeches and maples both bushy and straight; Many saplings we climbed and bent over for swings, We had bows and arrows and pop- guns and slings. There was snowballing matches and pump-pnnp-pull-away, Why we did not get lout, 1 sure can not say. One time, football at noon hour was the general yule, When Jim Ross and four aids play- ed the rest of the school. There was Parker's milk wagon that broke down with its load, And for several days It stood out on the road. It very soon was dissected and quick- ly uickly taken apart, The bind wheels and th e hounds were used as a cart. With a boy on each wheel, head and feet between spokes, Then we rushed down the road with long strides and long strokes. Yes we bit it up hard, gee whiz? what a pace, We would have left Beattie's black mare clean out, of the race. That we ever survived while playing so rough, We sure must have been both hardy and tough. There was Dave Laidlaw, who stood on his head in the trees, ' Or of the ridge of the roof or wherever you please. The creek bridge once broke down with John Templeton's team, When Stuart Mundell with bricks, was crossing the stream. Then that forenoon recess, when up went the cry. Here's Jim Sproat and Jack Powell driving Humpy and Fly. We all rushed to meet them just chuck full of glee; With never a thought of what was to be. We met on the bridge and quick as a thought, That hay -rack upset and Sant Wallace was caught. I can hear him to -day, his voice almost increases. - "Lift the rack off, my leg is all broken to pieces." The winter weather was cold, but Sam was all grit: For the many long days before that bone knit. ini the bleak month of March, on his back there he ley, And ere he got wall it was time to make hay, George Reinke alone, was on one side of that rack; - ruts. Transformer Trouble— With the electric power off for one hour intermittently from shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning many housewives wondered just what they were going to give their families for dinner. It has heen learned that the cause lay in a transformer of the H E. P.C. located one and a quarter miles north of Mitchell: The pewee manse back un again jest at twelve o'clock.—Mitchell Advocate, "\\-hy so ui;erahte, Hans?" "I'm heavey, corporal." "Idioi Tighten your 'belt."" "Teel -den it . 1'511 eaten its" "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED." earn, 100 bus.; buckwheat, 200 bus.; field beans, 200 bus.; field peas, 200 bus.; sudan grass, 2,000 lbs.; tim- othy, 5,000 lbs. and smaller quan- tities of soyaheans and red clover. 11., went over tate bridge tine cram.. down with a whack. Hiswestside cane in contact cope one foot of ice, I scarcely imagine that it telt -very nice. But without snapping a tinge'. or ask- ing permission. George very quickly arose from his sitting postdate There was the brickyard where often the boys went at noon. And the good times we had there; we will not forget some The men with bare feet running off .A well known lharr.ister -had suc- cessfully dcfinded a than charged with picking pockets. After .rhe ac- cused had ,been acquitted he express- ed his 'gratitude to the ibarrister .and offered to take him to London in !tis car, an offer the other was not anxious to accept. - "No, thank you," he said politely. "i'm afraid 1 haven't time." ',Rut persieted the man, "if we start now it won't take long. What timei it?" Butt, persisted the ratan, "if we start now it won't take long. What •nne is it'". "T don't know. I -haven't a wat.clm.". "idaven't a watch? Von wait a fluff+;Y,, a51! I'll .,lyt( chit and get you Want ani F: r Sale- Ads. 1 week 25c with the bricks; - ! To get through in good time, they put in their best licks. Then the calm summer evenings when burning the kilu. The only call that was heard, was the old whip -poor -will. On the banks of the river we had many good chats, And many- good times right down on the Rats. Where Jack Nichol and Billy Manson ran a very close race. They were shoeless and hatless anti red in the face. Many teams went past when the sleighing was good. And with suowbaIs In Itaal. in a bunch we all stood What a shower of snowbells so swift ly would glide, At the teamster who dared to refuse us a tide, We knew most of the teams and. their delvers 115111' well, If no chance for it ride we most always could tell. One team we knew well and we - always telt merry. When Dunk McPhetters crane past driving old Bob and Jerry; Then there was Picka•d's black team and gosh how they could go, The white-faced one was Frank and the other was Joe; There was Hank Chesuey's spot both his horse and his dog, With Hank sitting astride of an elm sawlog. I might keep an writing but it would take too long, To tell the Lull story or sing all the song. Many years have gone by since we went to school, And go t licked for opposing the teacher's home rule. Perhaps troubles to some have conte both thick and fast, And for a time all around them, a shadow been cast, But no platter how hard by this world we are strung, Let us remember school clays and try to keep young. Collegiate Girls Show Zeal for Basketball The Collegiate girls have shown more zeal for basketball this year than they have for some time. The lower forms are extremely teethes. iastic anti Miss Lester and Miss Wood are certainly providing them with an excellent passing system. There are some promising players on the Oracle IX lite -up. For instance, Pauline Matthews, Joyce Carter and Geralda .Flannery on the forward squad. Ilene Broome Is a good ex- ample of an interceptor as is Lois Finnigan. On Monday night. the Can- aries handed the Tigers an over- whelming 24-10 defeat; the Adanacs were defeated by Grade XI, 16.22. On Wednesday Grade XI defeated Grade IX 22-6; the Maple Leafs won a 12-7 victory from the Flyers. The scoring players for the Canaries were Betty Matthews, 18 pts., Isabelle McKellar, 6 pts. For the Tigers, Ma•lamne Sclater, 2 pts. Dorene Regier, 2 pts., Irene Workman, 6 pts. On the Adanacs, the players were. Marjorie O'Neill. Marjorie Golding , 2 pts, Elizabeth Lane, 8 pts.. Mary McKay, 6 pts., Maxine Lawrence, Marguerite Westoott, Betty Bannon, Dorothy Smith, Mary Devereaux. The scoring players on the Grade XI team were Janie Moffat, 10 pts.. Ahyvonue Moore. 10 pts., Helen Devereaux, 2 pts. The players on the Grade IX team were, Pat Bechely, Ilene Broome, Jean Wright, Geralda Flan- nery, 2 pts., Lois Finnigan, Joyce Carter, 4 pts, Betty Moore, Dorothy Theoboid, Dorothy Huisser, Jean Swan, Isabelle Case. On Grade XI team the scorers were Janie Moffat, 8 pts., Helen Devereaux, 4 pts., Wil- ma Hay, 2. .pts., Fergus Bell, 2 pts., Ahyvonue Moore, 6 pts. There are some really good -players among the Canaries, and on Grade XI teams, too, chiefly, Betty Matthews, who has, so far, scored the most points in the school, Lois Wright, Gladys Earle, Ahyvonue Moore and Janie Moffat. REVIEW OF THE WEEK Conference between Dominion and Prnviuclul governments to ',melee', report of - Royal Commission oa Dominion -provincial relation: opened at the House of Commons. Ottawa, January 14. Provincial guveruntent i of Ontario, Alberta and British 1'.11- unlbia opposed commission' tepori. • ' In view of their opposition (anter ence after two days' discussion, n•a' indefinitely postpoued. Conference- MUM intous in determination that Canada should make every effort to will the war. New contracts atuoeu•ed hetw•--'n Crown and John Inglis Co., Toronto, producers of Brett machine gun. N'ew contracts provide that company CAN operate armament part of plant eir government out management tee busts. Part of company's plant, net producing arinantettt$, rentuitts levier company's ownership and ext't n?ye. control. Production in Canada greater la 1940 than in any other year. Scheme to provide 1n,tett , trainee 411, war workers i i 1941 0(11(4011y ate minced. 111 recruiting trainees, pee?- erettce will be given to the twiddle and older age groups and veteratte of the past and present war. Machine tool production in Canada jumped 800 per cent in 1641) as against 1939. To meet shortage of machine tools, Dominion Government established a crown company. Citadel Merchandising Co,. Ltd., which, since its inception on June 1, 1940, has pur- chased or arranged the purchase of tools to a value of $40,000.000 far essential war industries, Third group called up for compul- sory military training under i\tobtliz- ation Act. Military training of young nationals of Netherlands begins at Stratford. Group of Netherlands officers Io charge, Canada's war expenditure estiterst- ed at $850,000.000 for current decal year. Present war expenditure ut rate of about it billion dollars a year. The i'. 0, was annoyed because he'd given the 'Foam) have to .,4'0 to ! his needier -iii -law's t•.0*.(rat. :Ind ttoiv he'd learned -tire old lady .wadi t dead. He demanded a, , lait'itiun. ti:lrry, sir,sail the !.c1 .,hut I didn't say the wife mother was dead. I jOt eaid i'iI Flu: to ,.ro to Iter fel lreral;" WAR PICTORIAL WITH ACTION PICTURES Every week...with The Detroit Sunday Times...,is the War Pictor- ial, with LATEST PICTURES of the conflict overseas. These pictures, from the scenes of action, will show you what Is actually going on in the war. Be sure to get The Detroit Sunday Times. "i.ohnny, .T'll neve you ;behave yourself when you're at home. 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