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The Seaforth News, 1942-03-26, Page 1The Seafort; HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER OWS , WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 64, No. 13 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942 Phone 84 COMFORT SOAP 4 BARS and 1 WATER GLASS 25c ` LONDON HOUSE COFFEE— Half lb. 25c SNEIDER'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP. --i2 tins 25a LIPTON'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP. -2 for 25c CORN STARCH.—Loose S lbs. 25c BROKEN BISCUIT. - 2 lbs. 25c BAILING POWDER.— with kitchen utensils 26c ARROW BRAND TEA.— Half lb. 400 PRUNES,—Meaty 2 lbs. -, 25c VERY BEST .STOVE PIPE ENAMEL,—Bottle ' 25c MOODY TOILET FLUSH.— Tin 22e CASTLE FLOOR WAX.— Tin 27c MAPLE LEAF SOAP FLAKES— 'with 1 cake soap 20c 108 CAUSTIC SODA.—Loose Lb. MASTER CALF MEAL. 25 lbs. 26c Nana "s ■evtlaasvww PHONE 166 I 1 *'blue coal,., THE SOLID FUEL FOR SOLID COMFORT I E. L. BOX PHONE 43 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. "Behold, The Man!" 7 p.m: "It Ts Finished." Thur. 7.45 p.m, Prayer service. (Remember, The Call• to Prayer, and The Special Missionary and Church Appeal.) St. Thomas Church Rector, Rev. Dr. Hurford. 11 am. "The Cross and New Life." 7 p.m, "The Christian and Wor- ship,,' • Sunday School at 10 a,m. Wed. 8•• p.m. United Holy Week Service: Rev. H. Jack, B.A. Good Friday, . 11 a.m. Rev, Fl. Lieut, Murray, B.A. First Presbyterian Church Rev. Hugh Jack, Minister. • S,S,at10a.m. Morning subject, "The Cross and the Kingdom." Evening subject: "The Hands of God." Midweek meeting Thursday 8 p.m. 8t. Mary's Church, Dublin 2.25 p.m. Sunday School. 3 p.m. "The Cross and New Life." Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A.,B.D. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m., "The World's Awful Need of God's Infinite Love." 3 p.m., "The Prayer Life." Passion Week Services In Local Churches Services.' will be held in the local churches during Passion week, com- mencing. March. 30th, as follows: Monday, 8 p,m., . Presbyterian Church, Rev. H. V. Workman. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Salvation Army Hall, Rev, A, W. Gardiner. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Anglican Church, Rev. Hugh Jack. Thursday, 8 p.m. Egmondville, Rev. W. A. Bremner, Friday, 11 a.m,, Flt, Lieut. Murray, in the ,Anglican Ch'ur'ch, Friday, 8 p.m., Dr: Hurford, in Northside United Church. ENGAGEMENT Mt'. and Mre. John Jarrett announce the engagement of their. daughter Gladys May Elizabeth, to Edgar Hugh Smith, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Smith of Varna, The marriage to take place early in April, Alex Broadfoot Dislocates Neck rom neat Tuckersmith Farmer Injured By Fall From Wagon Mr. Alexander Broadfoot, promin. ent Tuckersmith township farmer, who suffered a dislocated neck when he fell oft a load of grain on Friday afternoon, is now doing es well as can be expected. Returning home from a neighbor- ing' farm with a wagon load of grain late Friday afterndon, Mr. Broadfoot stopped the team at the mail box and reached 'down from the load to get his mail out of the box. Overbalancing, he fell head first to the ground. He was unable to move, although he remained con- scious, No one saw the accident happen, but fortunately Mr. Alex. Chesney came along in his car a few min- utes later and gave assistance, Mr. Broadfoot was removed to Scott Memorial Hospital and will remain there for a few days more, He is in a cast and it will be some weeks be- fore it is removed. WILLIAM HENRY MILLER The death of William Henry Mill- er, highly respected Seaforth resid- ent for many years, occurred early Tuesday morning at his home, Isa- bella street. Mr. Miller had been in failing health for some time and had been very poorly all winter. He was born on May 6, seventy-six years ago at Lachute, Quebec, and was very young when his parents moved to Markham, Ont., where he lived until coming to Huron county to take a position as cheesemake • at Wr cheese factory. He was married to Mary Ann Pethick of Winthrop and lived for a few months at Hensall and Dublin before coming to Sea - forth thirty-eight years ago. Surviv- ing besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. John Eisler, Seaforth, and a son, William P. Miller,' at home; a son, Richard, died in infancy and a daughter, Henrietta, predeceased him some years ago; also surviving are two brothers, Georgeof Port Perry and John, of Unionville. Mr. Hiller was the eldest of a family of six, three sisters having predeceased him in infancy. The funeral will be held from the residence on Thursday afternoon, March 26th. Rev. A. W. Gardiner of • Egmondville United Church will offi- •crate. Interment' will take place m Maitlandbank cemetery, The pall- bearers are three brothers -in -lanae Thos. Pethick, of London, Sam and, John Pethick, of Winthrop; George Lowery, Wm. Pearson and Jacob 1 Wurm, Red Cross Notes Elliott M. Little SPITFIRES WINNERS An open meeting will be held on March 30th, Monday, at 8 o'clock in ' the work room for the purpose of hearing reports. Miss M. Wilson Superintendent of 'Scott Memorial 'Hospital, will bring .a report of the short course held in Western Univ- I ersity on "Emergencies in. War•" Mrs. E. H. Close and Mrs. R. Kers- lake willgive reports on the Provin- cial annual meeting held in Toronto a week ago, The work rooms will be closed on Good Friday. Anyone wishing mater- ial for work may get it at the close of the open meeting Monday night of that week, • Thank you for your generous res- ponse to the appeal for quilt tops ' and quilt patches. There will be quilting this week. The dates for Red Cross campaign for funds have been set from June 1 to 13, inclusive, The minimum for Canada is $9,000,000, In the near future plans will be made fol. the drive ire-Seaforth and vicinity. Speakers Heard At Federation Meeting Hermal'I Town Hall Scene of Interesting Joint Gathering —R. J. Scott Speaks The regular monthly meeting of the Tuckersmith Federation of Agri- culture took the form of a banquet put on jointly with the Hensall Chamber of Commerce, in Hensall town hall, last Friday evening, Cater- ing was by the Senior Women's As- sociation of Hensall and the proceeds went to the Red Cross. Guest speak - r 0 s for the evening were Mr. R. J. Scott, president of the United Farm- ers Co-operative, and Rex Frost, po- pular radio commentator. Mr. Ar- chie Morgan, president of Huron county Federation, was chairman and short speeches were given by R. H. I ;Middleton, president of Hensall , Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Kerslake of Hensall; Warden Armstrong, of Tucker- Hay: Reeve Wm. Alexander, tmore •delegate to !Bean Convention; L. Miekle of Hen- sall, and James Shearer, Agricultural Representative of Huron. Mr. Ken Jackson introduced the, main speaker of the evening, Mr. R. J. Scott, who gave a very .inspiring speech on the history and progress of the Federa- tion of Agriculture. The meeting was well attended with nearly 150 present. BROTHER DIES IN TORONTO Well known Toronto business man and economist, Walter Russell Mor - son, died at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Raymond Card, Toronto. M'r. Morson had gained recognition for his extensive studies on the sub- ject of economics, having mitten several books on the subject. He was founder of the Prosperity League in Canada. Born at Niagara -on -the -Lake in 1870, he spent most of his business life in Toronto with the exception of afew years in Montreal An exten- sive traveller, he was a director of the Crown Life Insuranec Co., and a member of the R.C.Y.C., the Argo- naut Rowing and the Strollers Club. His wife, who died in 1936, was the daughter of the late Master -in - Chambers, R. W. G. Dalton, Q:C.; and a niece of Chief Justice Sir Ad- am Wilson,a one-time mayor of Toronto. Surviving are his daughter, Frances; two brothers, William, of Seaforth, and George of Costa Rica; and a sister, Mrs. Gordon Smith of Montreal. HOLSTEIN CALF CLUB The officers of the Huron Holstein Breeders Club have made arrange- ments for the sponsoring of a Hol- stein Calf Club in 1942 open to far- mers sons and daughters 12 to 21 years of age. The heifer calves must be born after January 1st and could JOSHUA DENNISON A well known resident of McKillop and formerly of Seaforth, Mr. Josh- ua Dennison, passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning. Mr. Dennison had been ailing since last summer and had been confined to the hospital for the past five weeks. Mr. Dennison was 73 years of age near alt on March 17th. BornWalton, -v In High Position Named Controller of Manpow for Canada This Week. Relatives Here The newly appointed director National Selective Service in Caned Elliott M. Little, of Quebec, is a so in-law of Mr. John A. Wilson of Se SI a year. OF DUNCAN CUP The Spitfires are Duncan Cup Win- er Hers for this hockey season, The final match took place in the rink on Tues- day afternoon, Spitfires nosing out Hurricanes in a 7-5 decision. The game required ten minutes overtime of as the score stood 5-5 at the end of a, regulation time. n- The teams: a- Hurricanes—Goal, Swan; defence, forth, his wife being the former Mi Dorothy Wilson of Seaforth, A despatch from Ottawa says: Elliott M. Little of Quebec will b director of National Selective Sei vice in Canada. Mr. Elliott, who manager of the Anglo -America Pulp and Paper Company, will b given control over manpower simile to that already given Donald Gordon over prices, He will be responsible to Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell. The organization created by the Unemployment Insurance Commis- sion will be used by the National Sel- ective Service. In each unemploy- ment insurance district a national selective service officer will be ap- pointed, Mr. Little has been actively con- nected with the Bureau of Technical Wartime personnel, and his work in placing engineers, chemists and oth- er technically trained men is largely responsible for his selection as the new manpower czar in Canada, The manpower policy has been formulated by a special committee under War Services Minister J. T. Thorson, set up late in 1941. The selective service machinery will be used for drafting men and women from non-essential to essen- tial industry. ss McGill, Hicknell, Dupee, Pryee; wings, Fraser, Eisler, Regier; center, Doig. Goals: Eisler 1, K, Doig 2, Fraser 2, Penalties: Dupee, Eisler. e Spitfires—Goal, Rice, defense, O'Conner, Ryan, Bennett, Steffen; is wings, Strong, E. Doig, Hubert; cen- n tre, Hildebrand, Goals, Hildebrand 4, Strong 2, Ryan 2. Penalties, O'Con- e ner 2, Steffen. WEEKLY SALVAGE BULLETIN Seaforth West Side Collection On March 30th Salvage will be collected from the West side of Seaforth on Monday afternoon, March 30th, starting at 3 p.m. The West side will include all of Seaforth west of Main street on both sides of the railway tracks,. and also the business places on both sides of.;the„street! Householders are asked o have their salvage in front of their homes, where it can be easily seen by the collectors as they pass; merch- ants, are asked to have their salvage at their back doors, where it will be collected from the lanes. In case of ram or stormy weather, collection will be made on Wednesday, April 1, 2 days later. The department of National War Services gave prominent mention in their weeklys bulletin of the salvage card distributed by the Seaforth and District Salvage Corps. If you did not receive your card when they were distributed in Seaforth and Egmond- ille three weeks ago, you may still on the 14th concession of McKillop he was a son of the late Thomas Den nison and Margaret Freckleton. Fitt two years ago last Nov. 20th, he wa married to Elizabeth Grace Grigg o Walton. They continued to live in the vicinity., of Walton- until going to the West, and they took up land near Moosejaw where they remained for eleven years. Returning East they resided for eighteen years in Seaforth, on James street, and for the past thirteen years made their home near Walton. Mr. Dennison was a member of the United Church, a Forester, and a Conservative. He was a man of gen- ial and kindly personality, and sterl- ing qualities; he was a successful farmer and had many friends in the district and the West. Surviving besides his wife are two sons and three daughters: Elmer of Willow, Sask., who has been here for the past five weeks; Mrs. Geo. Gates (Irene) and Mrs. Archie Taylor (Ilda) both of Reidland, Sask.; Mrs. Lorne Speare (Greta) of Harriston, nd John of Walton; also one brother and three sisters, John, of Detroit, Mich., who with his wife and son, visited two weeks ago; Mrs. Thos. Pomeroy ,(Kate) of Ferndale, Wash, • Mrs. Fred Grigg ,(Lizzie) of Moose - jaw; Mrs, Kendall '(Mae) of Van- couver, also fifteen grandchildren nd four greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held from his ate residence, lot 32, con. 12, Mc- illop, on Thursday afternoon, -Mar. 6th. Rev. W. J. Patton will ofic- ate. Interment will take place in the aitlandbank cemetery, the pallbear- vs being: Fred Scarlett, Russell arrows, Wm. Somerville, John Shannon, John Shobbrook and Alex. utledge. ' obtain one by calling at the Tasty - Grill or Savauge's Store, Fats and bones are very important f as salvage. Curtailment of import of vegetable oils means curtailment of explosive manufacture, unless we increase the amount of domestic fats, From 20 lbs. of household fabs we , get two lbs. of glycerine; from 2 lbs. of glycerine we get four pounds of nitro-glycerine; and four lbs. of nitro glycerine make enough cordite to throw one 4.7 shell at an enemy sub- marine! be either grade or purebred. Last -year the calves were shown at Bayfield fall fair. Arrangements for the show this year have not been decided as yet. Any young man or woman interested in Club work should get in touch with J. W. Van- Egmond, Clinton, or Hume Clutton, Goderich, la INVITES FRIENDS TO VISIT HIM The many friends of Mr. Harry 2 Kent, a former resident of James i street, Seaforth, will be sorry to ;M learn that he has been very ill for ; e the past three months in Stratford • B General Hospital. He would like very much to see any who would care to R visit him, TENDER LET Tuckersmith council on Saturday accepted the tender of Alex. Boyce at1;35 an hour for supplying a rubber -tired tractor for grading. • STANLEY Mr, and Mrs. James Barnes of. London spent Sunday with Mr. and Mts. H, Penhaie on the Bronson line, The many friends of Miss Brown- ett are sorry to hear of her illness and hope for a speedy recovery. CONSTANCE Mr. Benj, Riley ,celebrated his 82nd birthday on Monday last. Many happy returns of the day is the wish of his litany friends, Mr, and Mrs, Leo Stephenson and family spent Sunday in Blyth. Miss Olive Grimoidby of Brant- ford spent the week end at her home. Mrs. John Nottingham went by airplane to British Columbia last week and intends spending a month with relatives there, Mrs, Alfred Buchanan returned from the hospital last week. You are asked -to render all fats into wide-mouthed tins or bottles. They should be kept free from dirt or water. Bones should be put in bags or cartons. Only cooked bones are desired; please do not include "green" bones with your salvage. Your committee has obtained a good market for grease and bones, and, with your co-operation, this can be made an important part of this dis- trict's salvage collections. Navigation Opened By Dublin Family Honored by Friends Presentation to Pat and Jos' BA111AL WYE'ATN A solitaire diamond guaranteed per. , . • in an ex- 42.50 quisitely contoured setting , , , SIGNET RINGS Smart masculine style with raised initial $1b.50 Maloney and Sister Before' ICC Moving To Village WATCHES Smart mil!. Pat and Joe Maloney have sold Nary model their farm south of Dublin and in a nous dial. few days are moving to their new 427.75 home in Dublin, accompanied by their sister Mrs. Mary Shulman, Prior to their departure the friends and neighbors gathered at their old home and spent a pleasant evening at • cards, singing, etc., and to show by their presence the high esteem in which the Maloney family was held, There may be better neighbors, but its hard to find. Their leaving is a distinct loss to the community. Dur- ing the evening the following address was read and a worth while present- ation was made by the neighbor's 1 and friends from far and near on Wednesday night: Well nigh unto two score year and two; The Maloney family kicke the mud from their shoes and move from the sticks, Right out onto Mai St. There was much rejoicing in thi neighborhood Because their reputa- tions preceeded them, Andthis rep utation has euhanced in value, As th years rolled by. Their motto was d a favor and forget about it. But w cannot forget, Because they shine lilt a beacon on a foggy dismal night When sickness came There yo Also many other smart models to choose from. SHOP AT AVAUGE IT PAYS u s d Ross McGregor of Hullett township d is the man in the Huron County u Plowing Match executive who will 5 have to look after the billeting of the many thousands of people who will be staying over from one day to e the next at the big match. o Newspapermen, 0. P. A. officials, e radio men, salesmen, implement com- e pang officials, agricultural writers, • Department of Agriculture officials, Federal men . . . and these are IPLOWING MATCH NOTES I would and Maloneys. When the youngsters were getting married They joined the happy crowd. When the old folks started a family quar- rel, which resembled a riot, Pat act- ed as referee and soon bad a bad situation under control. He usually left them happy and contented, Kiss- ing the Blues away or dancing the Rumba. Many a weary traveler will be looking for Pat next winter, with his strong arm and big shovel to dig him out of a snow drift. When Lorne Pethick cracked a shin bone playing hockey, It was Pat that took the X ray, applied the splints and pulled his leg until recovery set in. Many e girl left home because Pat could not give them all a lift in his new rubber tire buggy. And no more can we call on Joe to carry in the wood and water. When the neighbor's Berk- shire roamed to the forest, Joe spent sleepless nights trying to find her. If the chicken coop was on fire, Just cal] for Joe. He would extinguish the flames and build a new one. To Min- nie we owe a debt of gratitude, Be- cause it was her wise counsel pre- vailed To keep these two prodigal sons at home, So that we might en- oy their hospitality. We all admire he melons decision you made a Bayfield Fishermen I Set Their Nets on March 24th t —Earliest in Years..—Nlew's c of Bayfield The fishermen set their nets on ' Mar. 24th the earliest.opening of navigation in' years, the Lake being free of ice. b Pte. Lloyd Westlake of Kitchener p spent the week end at his home, t Mr. and Mrs, F. Erwin of KIWI).- e ener spent the week end with his aunt, Mrs. F. A. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. F, Kling ,and Marilyn of Seaforth spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. W. Ferguson, My. andWMrs. 1;. Sander of Kitch- ener are spending a few weeks in eYfield, guests of Mrs. F. A, Ed- wards, Miss M. Sterling returned home from Port Elgin, • Dr, and Mt's, Volume spent a few 'days in Southampton this week. The play given by the W.A. of the United Church In the church last week was well given and Is to be re- peated in the Town Hall in April for the benefit of the Red Cross. ew short years ago to resign a hosen profitable profession, leave the Stars and Stripes behind and re - urn hone, to administer aid and omfort to 'one,' our most cherished iossessions. The family now scat- ered from Maine to Texas with a cletottr to Stratford and Windsor, Will no doubt some time meander ack to the old home, to recall leasant memories. A delightful pie- ure which we hope can never be rased from their memory, We all , hope and trust your clays In adjoin- ing -village will be as fruitful and en- joyable as they were with your pre - 1 sant associates, And we will be see- ing you soon in your new environ- I rent, And to you Pat and Joe, we now present this bag of 'silver, and to Minnie this practical gift which we know you will cherish, Not for its I 1 intrinsic value. This only represents in small measure, tangible evidence, of our love and friendship from all your neighbors, friends and pals. 1 • Good luck and happy landing, only a few of the many who will be looking for some place to sleep at night. As it stands at present a large percentage of the hotel space is booked. Men who know by experi- ence the jam of people who attend the plowing matches have sent in. their reservations. The Commercial Hotel in Seaforth has been retained as the headquarters during the match. Here judges and officials of the match will be quartered to- gether. Ross, who has already picked an able crew of men to help him with this work has the detail of finding all available lodging space within a rea- sonable distance of the match. Priv- ate homes are already being listed and the type of accommodation they can give and rates being set for a reasonable charge. He reports that the response from the people of the district has been quite gratifying. They want to see the match put over in the best pos- sible way . . . and are willing to put up with some inconvenience in order that lodging may be found for the many people who will be seeking a place to stay. Ross is the kind of man who gets things done quietly. There isn't much fuss about the way he works but you find that he does things in an effici- ent manner at all times. He has been marshalling his forces for quite some tbite now, Ross McGregor is a good farmer and a keenly interested member of the Huron County Federation of Ag- riculture. He feels the shortage of labor just as keenly as anybody . , but he's putting his shoulder to the wheel and pushing for all he's Worth, "The International is going to be success this year," he said. "Gasol- ine rationing will be a bit of nuis- ance and inconvenience but iu tines such as these what are little troubles like that. People won't be able to go so many places but they'll be attend, ing the International Plowing Match, There isn't a farmer in the Province of Ontario who can afford to miss this year's International, just for its educational valuealone.