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The Seaforth News, 1933-12-14, Page 2PAGE TWO HURON NEWS New Brussels Pastinaster.--IFreF.l A Mantel, former business nus of Brussels and now at Cranbrook, has received .t otice ti: his eppoinement as postmaster of B'ussels, On Novem- ber 2nd representatives ;from Ottawa interviewed 17 eandidatee , fill the poeition. ni posttna::te1', left vacant by the resignation of (\V, H, Bell, who has filled the position for the lsat four Zurich Man Buys Clinton Stock.— me mango 0eschif Zurich has pur- chased ur-ch sed the \1emelt ' grocery prude, fix- tures, etc. and Will nIote satnc to Zut ich. llr. and Mrs. 77mai "hese been. in the grocery business- for several years, hawing run a store e''here R. "'I'I'ttsker now has his: tubacro'store and root Goons, and they have been seven years in the ,Sloane block. 'ate Murch has a mail route and Mrs, B'furelt is on the postaffice staff. Morris Twp. Death,—Duke W. Jor- dan, a well known citizen of Morris "township, passed away at his late re silence, lot 25, concession 5, early Sunday morning last in his 68th year I -Ie was born in 'Fullerton; the sen o the late lri and lits, Samuel Jordai and droved with his parents in 1900. to hie late residence in Morris, where he has since farmed successfully. He was married 42 years ago to Saral I<elhngton, also a native of Fullerton township. He is the third brother to die wi.hiit a year. One sun, George was killed in an accident four year ago. He is survived by his wife, fon Children, John and Bessie, at the par 'ental home, Clayton, of the Bank of Commerce, Toronto, and Velma, wh is a nurse -in -training in Toronto Gen- eral 'hospital. One sister, lfrs. Marc! McGee, of Stratford, two brother', Samuel, of Clinton and George of 'Haw•kestnne, and three grand-childre t survive. The funeral was held to Brio: - 551s cemetery the pallbearers bee— six nephews; Milton, 'William and Clifford Jordan of Mitchell; Edward Jordon, of CarlinG'ford; Morley, of 'Lnndeeborn, and George, of Belerave. Death of Auburn Citizen. — The passing of George Loftus Sturdy o t Wednesday last removes not out' Althorn's oldest native born but the Mast of a fancily of five who for three- quarters of a century were part of the community. The deceased, a son of the late John Sturdy and Jane 2s'fc- IBrien was born 75 years ago in one of Auburn's first log houses which stood at the western end of the net' playgrounds whietr at that tame was Au'burn'e first post office. When !George was five years of age the Sturdy family moved one half utile east of here to west half lot 29, east 9Vawawonsh where the father had al- ready cleared several acres of Ian and erected a frame house which stil forms part of the homestead resid- euce. A few years later the family re turned to spend five years in Auburn during the father's absence pioneer int; in the \\'e.t at the Lake of th \\' secs and Fart Garry. As a boy 'Ge"rte attended Oe old log schoo at Anburu until it was closed and viae'among the first pupils to attend the new frame ,Gnus,, erected one mil east +t'1 here art 1 0 now part of the present school. As a young man h took a keen interest in bash work and with a party from here helped to take not ties for the construction of the C.P.R. through Manit:,ba. Eacl spring found trim a member of a ere -,v with his father as foreman run nin,,5 logs down the Maitland River from points north of here, The logs were boomed and stored above the. dant and fed through the race to a runway near the grist mill (where the shopping mill now steads), which was located just a short distance belay, Ole grist trill and ryas. for many years ruts by water power. Of ,fine build and physique he took a keen interest in worts and contests. His prowess at bare -raisings gave hint the distinc- tien of being nearly always the first maul called when sides were chosen, His favorite game was baseball. He was catcher for the Auburn team long before gloves were thought of and continued to play the gauze until well past middle -age, ,llthougha suf- ferer .from heart trouble for some year, Mr. Sturdy enjoyed good health until Ire suffered a severe stroke a fern weeks ago. He rallied from this but his former trouble 'complicated by pleurisy brought to a close an honor- ed and exemplary life, His passing is the third in the same family in seven months, his 'brother ,I-Iugh Henry. itaving died early in May and his sis- ter Annie two weeks ago, They were pre :eceased by one brother, William in 11116 and one sister Mary, Mrs, games Laidlaw in 41927, The history of the Sturdy family 0 further con- nected with that of the village of 'Au- burn by the fact that an uncle, Geo.. Fulton, who had the Fulton Survey ..made of the northeastern part of .the a ills "e, The family namcel 'r Inc w- - used to designate one of the streets. 'Mr. Sturdy was a sincere and devote' church worker, He was a melr:eer -the former Methodist and was for years previous to uni'tn,, :secretary THE SEAFORTH NEWS. THURSD'AX, DECEMBER 14, 1933'' ' If y ou're Secretary of a lodge or club or business association -and you really like the job—you'll find it a great help to supplement the usual meeting notices with reminder telephone calls. And of course Long Distance now is so easy to use—as simple as 'phoning next door. For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making an "anyone" call (station -to -station) after 8.30 p.tn. See list of rates in front of directory. treasurer of the Sunday school, At the time of his death he was a member of ,the session of Knox United Church. He was a strong advocate of temper- ance attd was an active member of the I.O.G,T, during the many years the society flourished in Auburn, He was a member of the L0.:0,F. In 1927 he 'became a member of the trustee board of Ball's cemetery and 'helped estab- lish the perpetuity fund and carry on the extensive improvements that give the grounds their present well -kept appearance, A source of great pleas- ure to Mr. Sturdy was the holding on his grounds •in .1927 of the re -union of U.S.S. No, 5. He was particularly well 'cited as president of the organization by his excellent knowledge of pro- cedure and tact in conducting public meetings and his wonderfully reten- tive memory of past events, lir. Sturdy was interested in the writing of 0 memoirof the early daysin the vicinity but unfortunately, as is the ease in many communities, the op- pertttnity was allotted to pass. lir. Sturdy t,;,tk as his partner in life Ed- itit Ball, w'ho with one son, Harry, survives hitu. He is also survived by two nephews, Frank Sturdy, Wing - ham, and John 'Sturdy, Windsor. The services held frontthe residence on the farm aljoinieg and east of the homestead was conducted by Rev. \V, J. lfortinwre, pastor of ,Knox United Church, Among the beautiiuI floral tributes were those of the Trustee 'Board of Ball's cemetery and the Y.F.S. of Knox Ilnited Church. The pallbearers were: Wm, Anderson Geo. 'Howatt, A, E. Erratt, John Wilson, E, Phillips, H. Mogridge. 'aerntent was made in Ball's cem- e:ery. Dies in West—Miss Lily tKennedy of Clinton received word of the sud- den death of her sister, Mrs. J. A. ,tcphenson, of \Vinnipeg, Man. from Iteart trouble. Before her marriage s'he as "Miss 2,Fazie 'Kennedy, eldest ''acether of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald I{ennedy of Clinton. She had '.vet, in the west for a number of ...qrs. Three sisters, Gladys, Mrs. Edgar .Armstrong, Clinton; Nora,, Mrs. G. H. 1?.vans, Toronto, and Miss Kennedy, Clinton, and two 'brothers frisk and Archie Kennedy, Detroit, survive, Wingham Elections—;A record vote. was polled at Wingham on Monday of last week when Caun, John W. Hanna defeated Mayor W. H. Willis For 1934 mayor by 13• votes. Fred Davidson is reeve by acclamation and the councillors are three old • members, G. L. Baker, C. Wilkinson, 'I, B. Elliott, and the new erten are I. H. Crawford, Dait Geddes and A. I'. Bishop. Was Goderich Tp. Pioneer.—The death occured at :Clinton of Mrs. Trances Elizabeth Cox, widow of John Cox of Goderich township in her sev- duty-eigth year. Mrs, Cox had been failing since she fractured her 'tip about six years ago. She' was a daugh- ter of the late John and Elizabeth El- liott who came to this country in the early day's and .settled on the fifth con- cession of. Goderich township, where she was born in 1856, and where she continued to reside until a few years ago. She is survived by two sons, 3. B, Cox, of Clinton and J. Cox of Go- derich township, and one daughter, Mrs. W. J. Stewart of Clitttote Golden Wedding.—The home of 31:r. and Mrs, Wallace Goodyear was the scene ofa ]sappy .event on Tees - day, Dec. 5th, when they celebrated their ,golden wedding at ` 1 'ingham. All the members of their family were present for the occasion including Mr, P. 0. Goodyear of Sovereign, Sask., .Mfrs. F. E. McAlpine, of Wa- pella, Sask., Mrs. A, T. Richardson of Strathroy, Mrs, L. C. N. Richard- son, Mrs. O. 9'. 1-I'aselgrave, Wing - ham. Princess of 'Pacific. — Jane liincks, descendant of a Goderich township family, has been. chosen from among 2,000 young ladies as "Princess of the Pacific" for the floral ;estival to be held at Pasadena, Cal, The theme song of the festival is. "The Tale of the Seven Seas," :Her graedntotitcr, Ylrs., Mary si incks, 'eves on Cul'borue street, Goderich. The family were early settlers in ,Go cierich township. How Heavy Is Wood?—Jahn Cook of Morris has furnished the following weights of cordwood t 4, cord of hickory; 4,468 lbs., carbon 100; 1• cord of hard maple, 1 lbs., carbon i; 1 eord of beech, 3,134 lbs,- carton 01; 1 cord of ash, 3,449 Pb., carbon 79,• 1 Cord of birch 2,268 lbs, carbon 49; 1 eord of pitch pine 1't903 lbs, carbon 3; 1 cord of. Canada pine 1.870 lbs,carbon 12; Former Zurich Resident-1Fr.eder- eick Foster of Biggam, Sask., died on •December 2nd as the result 0f an auto accident, death 'being almost instant- aneous. Mr, Roster, who 0 a son of Mr. John Foster of die :Babylon litre, The late Mr. !Foster, was in 00 40th year and went west to Biggar about' 20 years ago, :91e is survived by his widow and four children; also 00 father,' Mr, John Foster, two sisters, Mrs, J. Battler and Mrs. 5, Dietrich of Hay township; and the brothers are Alex. Foster of Zurich; A'Ifonse, of Hensall Lattis, of Kitchener, and n . 'he -t, of Biggar, Sask. McDonald -Calver, ---0.'r the Victoria'v ' street United ehutch ,parsonage,' God- y s �% erich, on Setutday, December 11d, I s r ,Rev, F. VV, Craik netted in marriage Mlis's Mabel Calver of-_ 'Clinton and Mt'. NeilMc1Danald of 1G'odericli. Broke into Store at Hensall,--\1f frect Coldmtatt Of Hensall, aged 211, an English youth who has been in Can- ada only 'four years, .pleaded'' guilty before Magistrate Reid of • 'breaking. 'lotto; a Hensall store toll November 27 and ;seceding a quantity of tobacco and candy to the extent 'of :$20. Ac- cused said he wee tired of always {be without:"'money and thought he could sell the stolen goods. iMagist- ra'te'-Reid remanded flint to jail until someone- could be found to wake care of hint. Thrown By Gas Engine. ---William Finlay,Ashfielfl Towinship farmer met with, a painful accident while running a gasoline engine, The sleeve of 'tris sweatter caught in machinery 'and'. he w -as -thrown down with such force as. to dislocate his shoulder, The engine was a light' one and; his weight stop- ped it. Dangers of Voting.—During the election at Wingham last week Herb Mitchell slid into the ditch near the Howson n}ill at a turn in tiie road and 'rolled :over with the wheels in the air. Herb crawled out of the car through the back window node the worse except for a cut hand. He was on his tray for a load of voters and was the only occupant of the car, Painful Accident.-lA painful acci- dent Occurred to Mr: Ephriam Ging- creep of the Bronson Line, ^Stanley when itis ares was fractured at the wrist while in the act of tying tip a cattle beast which crowded 'hint ag- ainst the wall, Zurich Real Estate Deal. — Mases Geiger has sold his fine residence and three acres of land in Zurich to Mr, .Lee Roy O'Brien of Zurich, who gets possession January list. Mr. Geiger will make his hone with his .children. in Zurich and his son at Welland, BRODHAGEN. 'Funeral of Mrs. Smoke .Frederick- son, beloved wife of the pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, took place last week. The church was filled with sympathizing friends. As both Mr.'' and Mrs, Frederickson are natives of 'Denmark and have only been resid- ents of Canada a few years they have no relatives in this country, Service at the hoose were conducted by Rev. Mr, Mosig of New Hamburg; at the grave by Rev, lfr. Reble of Hamilton, pre- sidetit of the sysrod; in the church by Rev, H. F: Gruhn of Stratford. Floral offerings were sent from St. Peter's Church, the Ladies' Aid, the Sunday School, the choir, the Stratford 'Con- ference, Hiss Beatrice Bolin, Rev, and Mrs. John Schneider of Kitchener; parents, brothers and sister, :Rev. -\'Ir. 'Hatutneslter and wife of North East - hope; Mr, and Mrs, R. G. J'arntuth, \Ir. and Mrs, Ed, Jarm'nth, Mr, and Mrs, John Benuewics, ifr. and Mrs, IIy, Richer, Mr. and Mrs, George Victor and 21'anilta, the confirmation class ,city hall employees of A aben- ria „Denmark, A.'lhutic and family of \Waterloo, E Brackeubus'h, the Chris- aianson 'family, the 'Hamot family, congregation at Chatdtaut. Those of tate lluti,Iterittl Association present were: Pastors Reble and Willison 0f Hamilton; Kenkeljattd and Sandrock of Waterloo College, Lantock of Hei- delberg; Peters of Ayton; I3inham racer of Normanby Twp.; ;Schultz of Linwood, 'Gcelhaar of Listowel, Go - melon of Milverton, Mangclsseo of T Mice, Grtlhn of Stratford, Turkheittt of. Zurich, Stockman of Tavistock, .Tianieste.r of North Eastthope, Kirch- hofer of I'hillips'burg, Lorsen of Cha- tham, Mosig of New,Hantburg. The pallbearers were the church trustees, August H'illebrecht, Edward Scite- hert, Henry Ritz, \\'illiatu 2forenz, Henry Benttewies, Edward Ahrens and assistant pall -bearers, officers of the e'hurch and Sunday school, La- verne Wolfe, W. Querengesser, Adapt Kis'tner, Fred Dippel, George Diegei and Jack. Preuter, AN INDUSTRY RECOVERS The value of co-operative effort to save an overproduced itidush'y 0 be iii; demonstrated by the tea growers ,f Ceylon, India, Java and Shmatra. Faced wi'tlt .the lowest prices for tea in years, .the growers united and ag- reed to abide by the regulations of a committee which now controls the amount of leaf that is plucked and marketed. As a i•estitt, tea prices have steadily iutproved and 'the growers. are beginning to get a fair return for their world. This is fhe reason why faradians will have to pay more for :'heir favorite 'beverage, PLACEMENT OAF FERTILIZER 'WITH RESPECT TO SPED During the last ten years, investi- gators of 'feribilizer practise's have gi- ven a great deal of attention to tlte question of 'fentilizer placement. The. results of this experitnental work have,. shown that fel' many hoed ewes 't 1- •nore economical' to ep'd', fertilizers f f icials`Chose J. 'M. ,Roberts, Goderich Is Clerk, and A, H. Erskine, -,Blyth, is 'Treasur- er—Both Men Are War Veterans In a lively ,two=lt!our session, pande- monium at times •reigning with the sound of 'tlie gavel and several mem- bers on their feet at one time, 'Huron County .Connell 'Wednesd'ay night un- animously ratified 'the report of the warden's "'committee, °entlbodyittg• dras- tic relauses, tthc most contentious o!f, w'hi'ch was that calling 'lair` the cis missal from office of,!George ',W IIIo'i- nian, 717 -year -.old clerk and deputy treasurer, Sifter 96 years' service, This action ,was not Iteke'iir before along the, row 'or hill than to distrib- ute 'them 'broadcast' over the whole prepared seed bed. lie appears to the generally agreed that the most desii- able position of the 'ferti'lizerwith res pest to seed o'f such crops as'potatoes, corn, truck crops, etc,, is obtained by placing the fentilizer along the prow its narrow 'bands about 2 to 3 inches to each side of the seed and ,at the same depth or at slightly greater depth, For the above crops •dii+ec't contact of fentilizer and seed should be avoid- ed since •considerable injury to the young sprouts may result, .especially if the rate _ of application is fait'ly. heaivy or the season proves 'to he dry. Iii the case of small grains for which the rate of application 0 relatively' light, the fentilizer will usually be found more effective if applied in contact 'by drilling in with the seed than if it broadcasted. IIn. experimental work conducted by the Division of Chemistry, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, on land which had received manure at 15 tons• per acre, an application :of 500 pounds of a 4-8410 fertilizer mixture applied as a side dressing resulted in a yield of 450 bushels of marketable potatoes per acre. When the above amount af, fertilizer was iloubled and 'applied broadcast the yield was 438 bushels per acre. With sweet corn on unman- ured 'lands an application of 11000 pounds of a 448-10 mixture applied in the hill and mixed with the •soil re- sulted its an uneven stand and delayed early growth; when the sante 'quan- tity of fertilizer was applied as a side dressing the stand was uniform and normal yields were obtained. It Will Relieve a Cold.—Colds are the commonest ailments of mankind and if neglected may lead to serious conditions. iD•r, Thomas' Eclectric Oil will relieve the bronchial passages o8 inflammation s'peedily and bhor• ough'ly and will strengthen them a. gainst subsequent attack, And as it eases the inflammation it will usually stop the cough because it allays .the irritation in the throat. Try it and prove it Junior Farm Winners .Honors were well divided among various Canadian provinces in the boys' and girls' club competitions at the 'Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, Que- bec won in dairy cattle Manitoba in beef rattle and poultry, Saslcatehettvan in swine, Nova Scotia in potatoes and Ontario 4n grains, There were 56 contestants, representing over 2.3,000 members of about .1,400 clubs, They were the very best that could be dev- eloped through local and elimination contests and the way in which they went about judging of the various classes and answered questions bear- ing on the project which had com- manded their major attention tluritg the 'past season, showed that the boys' and girls' club movement 0 develop- ing an army of competent leaders, ;During -their weelc in Toronto the hogs and girls were royally entertain- Tolman ed. 'Prospects for the future of this d junior farmer movement are very 'h bright. a w ,t Beef Cattle a The progressive steps in grousing a beef steer are first tt develop by con- t tlnuatts growth a 'longe 'irntne well 1.0 covered with muscle and Bever 'en- a lively denude of fat; then to deposit s on this body of frame and i115s'cie the 9 fat necessary to .give the anneal the c desired finish, To achieve the first step requires asation rich in hone and C muscle building feeds according to la- ca sal conditions; to accomplish the se- ch 1 conk, step a somewhat similar ration ?? is needed at first, -brit grad tinl'v. 'ta changed to one - containing a - en pa proportion of fat producing ear'ton• - aceotts food's, such 'as corn, barley and peas, /Increases should be gradual. The To condition of the steers should be an watched and the green feed 'fitted to ni the rate of progress, s'o as to keep the ITI steels gaining steadily to have ,them ash fit to sell by 'he date at which it is ��h 2'lr. iRtolnian was given full-opportun- fly to defend himself agaitast charges contained in the auditors'' report that 'lie 1tat],blocked :aad obstructed the ` in- vestigation which eventually led Ito The arrest end to'avlctioa of ,the coup- 'ty treasurer land two iauditoms, .After two hours' 'clescussion the Council 'tiitanintlo'us'ly ado'p'ted The aud'- iltons' neponit, also that of the warden's cotnmitiee, both of which strongly condemned elle attitude, of -the 'cleric toward 'tile iridis;. it icarried- a dense to ap'p'oitrt a ne'w 'treasurer �attd Ito ,re- soind tote 'o'ld 'by-la'w, 'a'ls.o 'to repeal the Iby-law's app's sting IG.e'oa•ge rIchol_ main, deputy tre'asurer and county clerk, and to ,appoint a new!olfc'cial to 'these:,p'ositiotts," 'Tlu•en 'times 'the 'clerk, rose' t0 hie feet to '.appeal 'to 's'ome member to ask for 'the "yeas" and "nays." Each time the lreques'tawa5 met; with a chorus ,of ''carried." The fireworks to,'ok place While 'Gte' ,Council, Vas in committee of the whole 'w3th'Reece i13, ,M. 1Fi9ancis, of Exeter,', in the ,chair: The report o'[ ',the warden's' committee had alio sooner beenl'f-ead 'than 'Mn, Rottman 'was on lois feet, He challenged the legality sof appointing 'the special auditors and their' effioiency. He said he'had 'him- self been an taudiitor'for 215 years and 316 years county clerk and that in a'l1 his experience never 'ha'd 'he witness- ed so many irregularities in the .con- duct of county 'business as the had is the past six months. IA reeve: "Y'o'u, mean in the pastsix years. You had better sit down." "This thing involves my honor and everything that belongs to me,": dna- tn'atically shouted the near 'oetoge'a- arian official; "You have spent `$11;500 of the coun- ty's money illega'l'ly and paid it over. to a foreign auditor attd,' 'by 'foreign, 1 mean he does toot belong' to',bhis county. Ole 'has made .all sorts 'of ac- cusations as to 'how tI blodked h'i's in- vestigation. d say he 'had no !business ,in my Orifice. Ole says he could itmct get invoices 'and :warden's .orders 'from. one. I ask you, did he aslc'for invoices from the highways department, from the house of refuge, 'the 'Children's shelterChairman Ohairntan Francis.."`I tvon7t this form of questioning. Make your speech or I 'will have to ask you 10 sO down,,' Clerk'Holman said he followed the sante procedure that had been follow- ed, in Huron +County for 50'years. 'He • complained he lead inadequate 'filing equipment. "The =auditor makes much of the fact that .I 'had a "solicitor with -mc when I appeared 'before 'the exam- iner." Reeve 2IcNab: "Why should a wit- ness need a solicitor?" The clerk here'started to ,fire ac- ct,sations at Warden Ballantyne and 'other members of the warden's com- lnittee and repealted'ly was called order. He defended 'his Purchases of sta- tioncry and gave reasons why he had collected 'his salary in" advance. "I defy arty elan or awotitati to say that I ever took one dollar that was teat thine," said Mr. ,Holman, as he re- lated how the arrest of the 'treasurer 'had so shocked hila as to Put him in. bed for 10'days, "1 will admit I did not put .tissue paper around the records for these auditor;, i did not greet thew in plug halt and frock coat nor did I suti up the courthouse Hag when they arrived. What right have they to padlock the door of a county office ,where people have lived in peace for 50 years ? What a spectacle ? A guard on' the county buildings for 22 nights. This chartered accountant 'would have better employed his time sticking to kis own business rather than .ptibting on a show and generally making a fool of himself, He had no business in ny,offce at all," Warden tllallan't'ynec "I locked the door. I caught a ratan stealing, and. wlualt could tI do? I put on the guard. When Young was caught stealing ,oltna.n called mein atter said; "1 ,atn eputy treasurer. You are going too arch on Young.' %I • simply ' wil'ced way from hint, disgusted," the war - en shouted at the top of his voice, he while ;ponvtimg an accusing finger 1 rise ,aged cleric "You didn't do Iihe fair thing, HdG trans altl you know you didn't. Yost eked your office door and went' way. When 'I got hold of you, you aicl your nerves were bad and the rasshoppers were eating your s'on's raps in ISaskatche'wen," 'Before things 'hail 1','eted down,. minty 'Soli'citor R. C. 'Hays pias Iled in to ansrover, some of the arges oflegal irregularities, and, \l- ohnan immediately proceeded _' ke a fling out of the ,solicitor for the rt Ite had taken ,in the investigation, Oel Wednesday in .County Counal eeve Wilmot Ilaac'Ice, of Goderich vens'hip, evade public re`raction and apology for a, statement he had ace hs Itis nomination speech at olanesville at the end of November en he said 'he semeltimes wondered ether or'iot it was cheaper. to en - planned to market there. \Vant and For Sas Ads 1 week, 25c (.Continued on Page 3)'