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The Seaforth News, 1941-05-29, Page 2PAGE TWOTHE SEAFORTH NEWS .,.._..., .. .... ..„..:.. .....-_ ®s� TOP RANK PLOWMEN LEAVE ON "SALAMI” TEA TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP The International Plowing 61atch held at St. Thomas hist year set a new record in the number of entries and attendance. The most coveted prize offered was that for the special class sponsored by the Salads Tea Company and open to all horse plowmen in Jointer Plow sod classes, who had qualified at branch matches—a six weeks' motor trip to the west coast and back. It is a coincidence that the trip, along with the gold and silver medals for first and second prizes in this class, was won by two neighbour plowmen, John Lister (left) and Harold Picket (right) both of Horuby, Ontario. Their journey was planned under the guiding hand of J. A. Carroll, manager of the Ontario Plowmen Plowmen's Association, and will take them to areas of agricultural interest in the 'United States and Canada fronnTorontotoVancouver. Gordon McGavin (centre), another well-known plowman, of Walton, will accompany the winners as guide, companion and manager. The trip should prove iritt•asely tntereeting and of great educational vnhrF N',. -se three lucky plowmen. .Clubs Organized— Junior Farmer Swine ani. Holstein Calf .(:Tubs were. organized at a meet - fag held at Goderic•h, The meeting, attszided by over twenty. was ad- dresses by J. C. Shearer. to matt' ag. rieelterel 1•el ra= ..•:sr:v- and r. E. of Gose..--. .. th- h - ts - the clubs: to create ereatee leeereet in tee Care and . ve,et--,•:r- -. e-.t':na au.e cattle and . v.,• •. a K•: n.�.+.>,-sae t: tae 77ree.F. tyee. wee -. view te, better feeding and manage- ment and improvement of the type and quality of the cattle and swine of the district. Officers of the Swine Club are: President, William ('lut- ta.t: vivo president. Colin McMillan; secretarytrea_surer. George Ginn. Of- rcers of the Holstein calf Club are. presaelent. San ty Bisset; vice preseal- :it. Si-. : eeweliffe; cet•relary-trear. Lee Ii'a.r11: committee in aerge eeee Goderi,4t: L. L eeeing, 11 alt Colin Campbell. Bay eald; members, W. B. Rowcliffe, H r1, t ,)1r Campbell. Bayfield; Jame, leo-evade. Rescan; Hobert Ratite ('unrest: Williamt Ryan, eaeuy 13i set. Edward Clinton, Jin. uty' I3is,:..'. George Westlake. Will- iam tentt.a.a, Goderic.it: Ras; Leem- ing, Walton. Heavy Fines Imposed— :1s a rk.nit of raids by Provincial Police on May `2nd, a number of owners of pinball and slot machines were summoned to police court in Harriston for keapiug a common gaming house. One owner from Harr- iston paid a fine of $100 and costs out of court, Two others front Palmer. stun had their cases remanded for one week. Another owner from Pa- nierston paid a doe of MO and costs out of court. Afi Elora ratan had his case remanded until May 16 at Guelph. In the cases oe tine paid the utaceiues will be condscated as gam- bling machines are not tolerated in this county,—Arthur En terprise, Air Fatality Near Listowel— When an R. A. F. Anson bomber from Port Albert exploded in mid-air and caught fire ave mites north of Listowel one afternoon last week, Flying Officer Russel Henry Wiens, of Jansen. Sask.. was killed as the machine crashed. Three others of the crew, Sgt, G. McClelland and Sgt, A. E. Hickson, navigators, and Aircraft - man A. E. Howlett, Wireless opera- tor, halted out safely. The last three are from England. The bomber was on a routine navigational training flight when the fatal accident uceur- red It was the third R. A. F. bomber to reach in Ontario since the school wag opened last October. It was the tenth fatality. Flying Ofdc•er 1\'ieus- uwev:•r, is the Bret Canadian to be killed, The remains were slapped to THURSDAY, MAY 23, 134'1 Saskatchewan for burial. Flying Of- ficer Sheila was in his early twen- ties. While still in his 'teens lie was one of a grime of adventurous young Westerners le travel to England bo - fore the present war anti join up with the Royal Air Force. Ile fought itt tate battle of France, was wounded, and spent months in hospital before coating to Port Albert late itt Nov- ember last, He was a single man and his parents reside at Jansen. Principal Suffers Collapse— It was learned with deep regret that ltlr. A. E. Martin, principal of the local public school, had suffered a physical and nervous breakdown, and will not be able to resume his teaching duties until the fall term, at least.—Fordwich Record. Crop Conditions— A period of warm weather in April. and a small amount of prerlp- station this spring permitted an early start at seeding operations, and the work was carried on with few inter- ruptions. As a result rapid progress was made, and at May 150 seeding of spring grains was completed in the greater part of South-western On- tario, Compared with last year the season is generally two to three weeks earlier, and about a week in itdvanyc:e of normal, The soil In gen- eral worked into a good seed -bed this season and germination has been fairly gond. Some of the last fields to he seeded were quite dry and rather hard to work. but such fields only amount to a small percentage of the total acreage. Cool bights with frost :old insufficient rainfall have delay- ed growth. Heavy warns showers are badly needed in quite a few sections, Hay and clover erops, fall wheat and Pasture. sante through the winter with only a small amount of winter - killing, but growth has been retard - for ACTIVE ' SERVICE RATES' OF PAY IN THE RANKS $1.30 per Day with Board, Lodging, Clothing, Medical and Dental care provided. EXTRA: (1) Rates varying from 250•ton* per day for skilled tradesmen while employed. (2) Dependent Allowances 15 Cash. There's a place for YOU at the wheel of a roaring tank; behind a spitting Ack-Ack gun; astride an armoured motorcycle .. and YOU are not the man to hang back. It's YOUR fight : the weapons are being forged ; the way prepared. The call is to ACTION from the minute you step into uniform. You and your PALS are needed NOW. Canada and the Empire, your home, your loved ones, must he protected; get into the fight. The Canadian Active Army requires men for Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Armoured Cars, Tanks, Infantry, Transport and Supply, Medical, Ordnance and other branches of the Service. The Army is prepared to teach many trades, and to train you to efficiently handle Canada's weapons of war. Go to your nearest District Recruiting Office. Find out about these Units; how they work, what they do. See just where you'll fit in. See where any particular skill you possess can best be utilized. Then join up for ACTION. Apply to nearest District Recruiting Office Or any local Armoury DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE CANADA ed during the past month by dry weather, and cool nighty whit s%v- eral heavy ground Eros v The early favourable een•ing hie t r ,t:eriaily helped to ease the farrit seem!. situ- ation during the seeditig season by staking it pemeibie to spread - 1'v:,sr-, operations over a longer period, but the situation is expected to be seri- ous daring haying and harvesting. A great many farms are under -manned and experienced farm help is practi- cally- unavailable.. In same counties possibly 35 to 40 per bort of the far- mers. who have always hired a matt either by the year or for the summer months, have not been able to obtain help this year. In some districts a fairly large number of seconders- school econdaryschool pupils are working on farms Engagement Announced— • The engagement is announced of Jeanne Gertrude. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. PhiIltps of Blyth, to Pte. Gerald Robert (Son) Harris, Brockville, youngest son of Mr, and Mrs. A, F. Harris of Clinton, the marriage to take place early in July, To Regulate Pork Consumptlon— The Bacon Board announced lu Ottawa that it is now evident front advices received from the British Ministry of Food that British bacon requirements for the immediate fut- ure have substantially increased. To, secure the desired quantities in the inmlediate future it is now necessary to regulate the quantity of pork that inay be distributed in the domestic market- Daring recent months there has been a marked increase In the rnnsuntptiott of pork products in Canada because dora9stie prices of pork products have been low- in cnitt- parison with the price of ether meat.. The Hoard is, thterefore, tak- ing action to limit the quantity of pork products that may be distribut- ed in the, domestic market to the average weekly distribution during 1040. This action will not result in any serinua shortage in Ib - domestic market sine.? do:*.e-etic distribution is being curtailed only for tits fres of 1540, during which year the cote sumptiou of pork wee well above the average or recent year:a, Airplane Crashed Near Jamestown— A 19-year-ol(I St. Catharines youth had at very lucky escape last, week when the plane he was dying crash- ed on the Selling farm about 2 Willes east of Jamestowa, in Grey town- ship. Despite the fact that the plane in Its forced landing cut off three trees and plowed a furrow in the ground before it turned over, the pilot crawled ;yet of the plane pias- tically uninjured. He re.ceived cuts on his hands and wrists and a bump on the back of his neck but outside of a shaking up, got out without far- ther injury. The plane in Its descant cut three trees six inches in dia. meter like utatch-wood. One wing was torn off as wag one of the land- ing wheels and the ceekptt cover was smashed. Ostler parte of the plane were damage,' and the engine was tilled with clay a$ it 'mewl into the ground. The plane carne to rest completely- upside -dowel. Bef re Tont McFarlane fro:n the nest fat'nr coved reach the plane the piee: had crawl- ed from the wreck and was heading for the Selling home. As an after- thought he went back to the Matte and removed hie slaps and a few. other things from the plane before going to the house- Henry Selling also saw the plane fail and he went to give assistance. It is said the ac- cident was caused by the pump fail- ing to force gas from the reserve tank when the first tank became empty. The pilot was on a solo flight from Camp Borden to Brantford and then back to his base. Broken Eggs and Fruit Delay Military Malt— Damaged fruit. broken glace fare which hall eontaitred maple syrup and cartons of fresh eggs, all broken, ',musing damage to the surrounding mails, are being removed from par•• eels addressed to overseas troope at the base post office, Ottawa. Can- adian postal corps officials have re- ported that last week 16 parcels in one bag of army mall missed a dee- patch because they required repack ing, as a result of the breakage of a. glass jar of maple syrup In one par cel. Fresh eggs that had been en- closed without wrapping, along with. two tins of maple syrup, la another parcel had also broken and spread. Five bananas with but a :single paper cover and two titin eartons of eggs merely wrapped in paper were re moved from other packages. Tho above examples Illustrate the folly of sending perishable or fragile arti- cles through the nails to tits troops, especially in view of the long jour- ney by land and sea under war time. conditions. Parcels containing per ishable goods likely 1r) spoil within the time required fur trausportatiou and delivery, or which Contain eat clee leksly to become damaged in transit. ate net acc"ptebte for mail-- ing. Il' a parcel is worth mail its;, it is worth care in pack Mg. All parcels shoald be fully prepaid, securely packed in strolig containers, wrapped in several Iayers of titlek paper and tied with strong twine. A slip containing the address of the soldier and the return address tf the send -t• st:oeld l,- etteiar"d vett' the contents. The sender's addleese eeould appear on the cover. Complete ed enetom± declaration forme are 00 (mired on all parcels far traap:a abroad. Parcels for overseas nhn 111 be addres;ted me follows: Regimental Number. Rank and Name: Name and Details of Unit 1l.e. Company or Sec- tion, Squadron, Battery. Eftldiaq Unit, etc.i, Natne of Regiment. or Branch of Service, Canadian Army Overseas. Presentation-. At a pheasant social evening held in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall at Wittghaut. Mr. and Mee. Barney Ben Winger were honoured by church me sociates and friends. They have tak en up residence in Dungannon where ilir. Benninger has seeure-i a position. Throughout the night her husband had been muttering "Plossie," and at breakfast she tackled hint. •'Flerrie he echoed. "011, 2113.t'4 the horse I hacked yesterday.' A day or two later a letter ar- rived and wltie opened it. WIt'ti liubuy carte home that night sea handed it over to hear. "Tour harsee ha= written (1 you." was all she said. \' '4n` ilei For Sale Ads. '1 week 2t$: Sun Life Assurance 1 Co. of Canada Assures Security for over One Million Partners H. ..:LONG, 0ODERICi-1 District Agent J. GALLOP'S GARAGE SEAFORTH Chrysler, Plymouth and Fargo Dealer Come in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We also have a Service Truck -if you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. 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