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The Seaforth News, 1948-10-07, Page 3THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948 Fr' !revention Week OCTOBER 3rd to 9th AIDS TO FIRE -•SAFETY It is an easy matter to prevent fires and save lives in our homes by•simply being careful and using common sense THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED AS A GUIDE TO EVERY CITIZEN (1) NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN ALONE (2) Keep chimneys and smokepipes.clean and in good repair (8) Keep storage in attic or basement at a minimum and store neatly (4) Make sure there is an alternative means of escape (5) Keep electrical wiring and appliances in good repair (6) Do not overfuse circuits. Fuses of 15 ampere capacity are sufficient on. house lighting circuits (7) Unless protection is given, smokepipes should be at least 18 inches distant from joists and woodwork Install fire -detector units in cellar and at head of cellar steps, attached to gong in upstairs hall (9) Beep doors.closed at night (10) Have an approved extinguisher bandy (11) The door at the top of the cellar stairs should be one which will resist fire for at least an hour (12) Keep matches in metal container and out of reach o£ children (13) Do not leave irons or other electrical appliances turned on except when they are in actual use. Let them cool off before Putting away (14) Keep oily dusting cloths In a covered metal container (15) Never use inflammable liquids for dry-cleaning in the hone. There are safe types of cleaning fluids on the market (16) Don't hang electric cords on radiators or over nails (17) Don't use matches or candles to hunt in closets. Use a flashlight (18) Don't empty ash trays In wastebaskets. There may be a. live cigarette among the ashes (19) DON'T USE KEROSENE TO START OR QUICKEN A FIRE (20) Don't smoke in bed (21) Don't hunt for gas leaks with a match. Put soap lather on suspected joints and watch for bubbles (22) Never leave a fire burning in an unscreened fireplace (23) Don't use inflammable insect sprays indoors and under no circumstances should gasoline be sprayed in closets, etc., as an insect spray (24) Don't heat paraffin wax over a direct fire. Use a double boiler to melt the wax (25) Always use care, common sense and forethought and you will live longer (8) D'Orlean Sills FIRE CHIEF, TOWN OF SEAFORTH WALTON The following, article about the generous help given to the Belgian Ere victims recently appeared in one '+ e.Jsof the Toronto papers. The Burys and the Delberques saw their new home come up the Toad today, and turn in at the gate of their farm. The feminine mem- bers of the two families wiped a tear or so from their eyes; the fathers swallowed hard. None of them had known such kindness as had been shown them by the people. in that corner of Grey Township, Huron County, between Walton and Brussels. It -was like this: The Burys and Delberques were Belgians. Julien Delberque served with the under- ground patriots during the war. Elie Bury was nabbed by the Nazis befcre he could go underground. He put in three years in Germany at forced labor. After the war they got together and decided they wanted more space and peace of mind than was to be had. in Europe. Both had been gro- cers' clerks. But Bury had been put at farm work by the Germans. He thought they might be able to make a living farming. Through the CPR settlement -"agency, they came to Canada. Three weeks ago they moved to their new Grey Township farm The place was a bit run down. It had been owned by a bachelor who visited the farm on rare occasions. Madame Bury and Madame Delberque rolled up their sleeves. Jeannette Moyart, daughter of Madame Bury by a pre- vious marriage, rolled up her sleeves, too. They scrubbed and washed and wiped. They moved in on a Friday. On Sunday, the house was clean. With • some little ceremony, they lighted a fire in the stove. They were going to cook and eat their first hot meal under the roof of their new home. Something was wrong with the chimney. The housewarming got completely out of hand. The house burned to the ground. With it went all of the Delberque's clothes and $600 in cash. The neighbors, of course, came tearing up in cars to see if anything could be saved. Very little was res- cued from the flames. The Burys and the Delberques sat and looked at each other, horror-stricken. In a strange land, unable to speak more than a word of English, their home gone! The women wept silently. The neighbors ]:eft after the fire was out. Then they began coming back. This one an armful sof clothing. That one had some food. Somebody else tame along with a pig. Mrs. Ken Bennett, r wife of the, storekeeper in Walton, whisked the womenfolk away to her home to bathe and freshen up. "That was : tough luck", mused Ken Bennett. His proper initials are W. C. Bennett; he is grocer, post- master and proprietor of a cold stor- age plant in Walton. "Whaddaya say," suggested Bennett, who knows a bit about Europe and Europeans, having been wounded at Vimy in the first round with the Hun, "we do something about it?" Around Walton, the farms are good, substantial ones. The barns are big, the houses are solid. But it's a beef and mixed farming, country, mostly, and money doesn't wash about in large waves. In spite of which the farm community gathered together $1,300. The Burys and the Delberques had moved to the next farm. Everett Perdue, who had five years of ser- vice after enlistment with the Perth Regiment, had been kidded by his neighbors about the house he had taken. "Well," grins Perdue, "we darned soon filled 'er up, didn't we?" So .Andrew Turnbull and Russell Knight talked things over with Perdue, and explained what they proposed through an interpreter to the two Belgian families. The two shrewd farmers went down seven miles into Perth County and bought an abandoned farmhouse for $800. Then they drove a .bargain with Alec Darling of Dublin to move the house to the Bury-Delberque farm. George Radford of Blyth, .a gen- eral contractor, brought his bull- dozer over and dug a cellar for the house. There won't be any bill for the job, and George has agreed to fill in the excavation. again when the foundation has set. Elie and Julien don't just sit on a log and let their neighbors work. There is a rather desperate expres- sion on their faces. The first thing Bury said, when one of the neigh- bors brought food after the fire, was: 'I work for you for this." TheY are ready and willing to pay back, in kind, in labor, any way they can, for what they have been given. But nobody expects it of them. THE 'SEAFORTH NEWS WILL LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Mr. Harold Jack Donald, B.Sc., and his bride, the former Hazel Bernice Jamieson, Reg.N., photographed following their marriage in Burns' United Church, Hullett township. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jamieson, Londesboro. The bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Donald, Port Alberni, B.C. on to softball. They'll be teaching their parents English before long. When the fire broke out, the newcomers lost a house. But they gained a home, not merely in the form of boards and nails and shin- gles, but in the affection of their neighbors and their community, which is a more important thing. WINTHROP The W.M.S. and W,A. of Cavan, Winthrop, held their autumn thank - offering on Wednesday, Sept. 29th in the schoolroom of the church. Mrs. R. Bolton presided. The meet- ing opened with hymn 674. Mrs. Hugh Alexander led in prayer. Mrs. Gilbert Smith was in charge of the Worship period. The theme was "The Word of Truth". The scripture les- sons were read by Mrs. Ross, Mrs. MacDougal, and Mrs. C. Hillen. The W.M.S. report for the third quarter was given by Mrs. H. Alexander. The 2nd chapter of the study book was taken by Mrs. W. Church. Mrs. H. Kirkby of Walton was the guest speaker. She chose as her subject "Stewardship". Mrs. E. Toll moved a vote of thanks to Vire, Kirkby. The roll call was answered by 27 mem- bers. The W. A. report was given by Mrs. E. Hawley. The flower commit- tee are to look after the flowers for the anniversary. The meeting closed with the Benediction. Lunch was served by Circle 3. onto and Miss Margaret McNaugh- ton spent the weekend' with friends in Windsor. Mrs. H. Avery of London spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. C. Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Case are en- joying a motor trip to Buffalo, N.Y., through the States to Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davidson of Sarnia spent Sunday with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Corbett and family visited in London over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adams and Mr; and Mrs. Chapman. Rev. P. A. Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson are iri Grand'Rapids, Ohio, this week where Rev. Ferguson is a delegate at the Synod meeting. Mrs. Watson of Blyth visited re- cently with her son-in-law and daug- hter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Riley. HENSALL School Fair Concert The concert following the School Fair was held in the Town hall, Hensall, on Friday evening. Reeve A. W. Kerslake introduced the Pub. lic School Inspector for S. Huron, Mr. Gardiner, who acted as chairman for the evening. The opening num- bers were recitations by grades 1 2. 1st prize, Connie Corbett, S.S. 10, Hay, 'Mary had a little lamb". 2nd, Jerry McClinchey, Hensall P.S., "The Robin". 3rd, Rod Rogerson, Hensall P.S,, "My little cupboard". 4th, Norman Passmore, Hensel! P.S., "Humpty Dumpty". Vocal numbers class 1, 1st, Graham Farquhar, Hen- sall, P.S. "Little Pony". 2nd trio by S.S. 1, Tuckersmith, Keniieth Park- er, arker, Wallace Maxwell and Jim Bell, "October". 8rd, duett, Marianne Rennie and Gwen Spencer, Hensall P.S. "Snow is falling". 4th, Shirley Coleman, S.S. 10, Hay "Fairy Song". Recitations, grades 3 and 4, lst, Gwen Spencer, Hensall, P.S., "My Shadow". 2nd, Graham Farquhar, Hensall P.S., "Someone". 3rd, Joan Koehler, Hensall P. S., "The Little Elf". 4th, Evelyn Hyde, S.S. 10, Hay "The Minnow". Public Speaking class 1, 1st, Be- verly Nichols S.S. 10, Hay, "High- • lights of the life of Princess Eliza- beth". 2nd, Gerald Bell, S.S. 1, Tuckersmith, "Giants of the Earth". 3rd, Carol McMurtrie, Hensall P.S., "Life of Beavers". 4th, Don Koehler, Hensall P.S. Instrumentals -1st, violin, Ger- ald Smith, S.S. 2, Tuekersmr`th 2nd, Piano, Marilyn Mousseau, Hensall P.S. 3rd, Joan and Allen Johnston, Hensall P.S., piano duett. 4th, piano, Jean Lavender, Hensall P.S. Public Speaking, Class 2. let, Ce- cil Pepper, S,S. 1, Tuckersmith, "The Yearling". 2nd, Jean Lavender, Hensall P.S., "My Home Town". 3rd Ann Hildebrand, Hensall P.S., "En - proving our school grounds". 4th, Ruth Soldan, Hensall P.S., "Our School Fair". Chorus numbers by grades 1-2; 2-3; 4, 5, 6; 7-8: of Hensall Public School, also S.S. 10, Hay and S.S. 1, Tuckersmith, were accompanied by the instructor of Music, Mr. Sam Rennie. A number by the Rhythm Band of S.S. 1, Tuckersmith; spelling match concluded the programme. The prize winner was Jean Lavender, Hen- sall P.S. Inspector of North Huron, Mr. Kinkead, spoke briefly at the close commending the pupils for their keen interest and 'rood talents. The judges were Mrs. P. A. Fergu- son, Mrs. A. Shirray, Miss M. A. Ellis. Mrs. Edna Corbett spent the weekend in London with her aunt Mrs. Ida Harding. Miss Helen McNaughton of Tor- Afew miles down the road, Mrs. Edna Hackwell, the section school teacher, has something of a prob- lem on her hands. Josette and Rene Delberque have started to school. They haven't ,of course, any Eng- lish, and Mrs. Hackwell's French is pretty rusty. But Mrs. Hackwell's problem isn't an unpleasant, one. The school -children have seen to that. The .girls crowd around Josette and try to teach her English words for things, Rene has already caught LONDESBORO Miss Edith Beacom and Miss Hel- en McGregor spent the weekend at St. Catharines. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Manning and daughters were at Parkhill, Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Butell. Mr. Robt. Townsend has returned home, having spent the past two or three weeks at Toronto undergoing treatment after a fall he experienced several weeks ago. He feels much better and is able to do light work. The young men's and ladies' Sun- day School class spent a pleasant evening last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snell. Rally Day of the Sunday School) will be held on this Sunday, Oct. 10 in the United Church at 10 a.m. On Oct. 17 the first Sunday of the Golden Jubilee Anniversary will be held in the 'United Church, the guest speaker will be Rev. Harold Snell of Exeter. There will be a morning and evening service. Fur- ther announcements will be made later. Mrs. Joseph Lyon went to Clinton Hospital to have her tonsils removed on Tuesday morning. Mr. and •Mrs. J. H. Shobbrook are visiting at the home of their son at Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Baganet, London, spent Sunday with the lady's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Fairservice Several from the village attend- ed the anniversary services held at Burns' Church on Sunday. The guest speaker was Rev. Reba Hern, Varna. RECENT WEDDINGS Pictured here are Mr. and Mrs. John David Dick following their mar- riage at Seaforth. The bride is Peggy Joyce Trapnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert James Trapnell of Seaforth. The groom is the son of Ma and Mrs. David Dick, New Hamburg. Mrs. Fred H. Elliott Rev. D. J. Lane of Clinton Pres- byterian Church officiated at the funeral service held at Clinton, on September 29, for Vera Elizabeth Dodds, beloved wife of Fred H. Elliott, Toronto, formerly of Clinton. Interment followed in Clinton ceme- tery. Pallbearers were George F., John, Edward W. and Dr. George Elliott, and Frank Mutch, all of Clinton, and Jack Bawden, Hamil- ton. Mrs. Elliott was born near Clin- ton and later lived in town for some years. In 1923 she moved to Toronto and had been associated with the John Northway store there for 23 years. She attended the Clinton Presbyterian Church and in Toronto I the Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church. She was a member of the Huron County Old Boys' Association and the Cedar Brae Golf Club. Mrs. Elliott had been i11 for the past 18 months and her death occur- red at her hoarse, 232 Heath St. W., Toronto, on Sunday, September 26 Surviving are her husband, Fred H. Elliott, her mother. Mrs. Clara Philippe, her father, William J. Dodds and two brothers, Ivan and Earl Dodds. Hard Times Come To Monte Carlo Things are so bad in Monaco, where is located the world's most famous gambling place,that the fa- bulous casino has installed "one - arm bandits" to fight off bank- ruptcy. Visit the glamorous gaming resort, in the pages of The Ameri 1 can 'Weekly, great magazine with next Sun.day's i(October- 10) issue of The Detroit Sunday Times. 1 I ._. I. What() by rnx^i": il1n0:cll, aexcun Hera1:1 lrtagravingr .t'TURED HERE are liir. and Mrs Neil Hopper, whose marriage was a recent event in Ecalorth. The bride is the former Blanche Evelyn Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armst' ong, Constance. The bridegroom's parents are. Mr .and Mrs. William hopper, Seafo,rtb, The couple are residing in neaforth. MAKE 'TOME IN SEAFORTH MARRIED IN HOME SETTING Pictured helve are Mr. George William Bernard Hildebrand and his ' bride, the. former Hazel Eileen Coleman, younger daughter of 3011; and Mrs. Russell Coleman, Tuckersmith, who were married at tho home of the bride's parents. The bridegroom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hildebrand, Seaforth