The Seaforth News, 1946-02-21, Page 2THE SE/WORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 104*
Blyth Agricultural Society
The annual meeting of the Blyth
Agricultural 'Society was held, in
Blyth with a good attendance. 'Clifford
Shobbrook, the retiring president, re-
ported the fair had been a success. A
resolution was passed asked: the de-
partment to reopen McDonald. Hall.
Bill Young represented the Junior
Farmers and asked that a team of.
Junior Farmers be named as judges
and to cooperate with the Calf Club.
Kenneth Taylor, Gilbert Nethery and:
Archie Young were named a commit-
tee to have charge of a field crop
competition, oats to be the crop and
'the variety to be selected by the com-
mittee. Kenneth Taylor and Maitland
Henry are the committee for the Calf
Club. The president for 1946 is Simon
P. Hallahan. The following directors
were named for the various classes:
Races, J. B. Watson, C, Shobbrook,
W. N. Watson, G. McNeil; horses, R.
Toll, B. Parrott, W. McGill; cattle,
G. Watt, A. Young; sheep, 0. Mc-
Gowan, K. Taylor, B, Craig; hogs, G.
Nethery, R. Wallace B. Craig; n
oul-
ry,
H. Sturdy B. Craig Holsteins,
Dr, H. Jackson; roots, fruits, vege-'
tables, G. Nethery, H. Sturdy; stud-
ents, Mrs. J. B. Watson; grounds, J.
13, Watson, L. Ruddy, M. Henry, W.
Oster, G. McNeil, R. Richmond; gates,
W. N. Watson; .donations, J. B. Wat-
son, M. Henry.
Thieves Steal Monument —
When thieves conte to Mitchell they
are certainly discriminating for in
Fred Porterfield's forty years of ex-
perience in the monument business,
this is the first time that he has ever
heard ofa stone being stolen from
premises of this kind, and when he
did discover it, it was his own place
of business -that those thieves selected
for such a trick. Some time during
Monday night a fine black American
granite stone was, removed, valued at
around $90. It stood'- two feet, four
inches high, was two feet wide and
eight inches thick, "a good lift for
any follymen ` Mr, Porterfield told
us. Tracks leading from the monu-
ment works would indicate that it
had 'been drawn on a toboggan and
this conclusion seems correct because
at almond three o'clock that occup-
ants of the House home just around
the corner Beard' considerable. noise
and looked out to see what was going
on in front of their house.. It was dark
but three people could be seen lifting
something into the trunk of a car.
Mitchell Advocate.
Marks 76th Birthday --
A
A veteran of municipal and indust-
rial life of Clinton, ex -Mayor B. J.
Gibbins recently marked his 76th
birthday. Mr. Gibbings has been con-
nected with the Sherlock Manning
Piano Company' for 60 years and was
formerly its managing superintendent
and still remains with the firm. He is
a justice of the peace and president
of the Clinton Library Board. A 'fam-
ily dinner marked the birthday and
his son, John A. Gibbings and Mrs.
Gibbings, Stratford, and his daughter
Miss Marion Gibbings, Dundas, were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbings cele-
brated their golden golden wedding
in June of last year.
Funeral Held At Mitchell —
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon at Mitchell for Miss
Anna C. MacDougall. of Kincardine
and Atherley, formerly Presbyterian
missionary in India. She was a
daughter of Mrs. Annie MacDougall
and the late Dugald MacDougall of
Mitchell. Three sisters and one
brother survive Mrs, Ralph King
(Edna), of Northville, Mich„ MI'S. R.
B. Ross (Winnifred), Ferndale, Mich.,!
and Mrs, William MacMillan (Mar-
.o•ie). Sudbury, and Ivan, Mitchell,
•
Passes At Goderich
Mrs. Marshall Bell died last week
at Goderich in her 37th year. She had
suffered with a heart condition for
the past year and a Half, Born Hazel
E. Young, in Goderich, itllrs- Bell was l
Richard Young. She,was married in
1928, and was a member of the Bap-'
tilt Church. Besides her husband, she
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Joseph
Clark, of Goderich, , t
Blyth. Cheese Factory Meeting
The first annual meeting of the
Faraner's Co-operative cheese factory
was held at Blyth and largely attend-
ed by enthusiastic patrons and share-
holders. Simon Hallahan presided. Mr.
George Watt gave a. summary of the
business, which had only been in
operation since May; 1045, Mr. Watt
described the modern factory as sec-
ond to none, with a planing mill and
lumber yard in connection. With the
scarcity of material.. and lumber the
planing mill was a secondary asset
- aiid really had been operated at, a
loss, There were 86 patrons last May.
Now there are 140 but Mr. Watt made
a plea for more patrons. Another vat
will he installed and then it is believ-
ed the capacity of the factory will be
•40,000 pounds of milk a day. Carman
Hodgins is the cheesemaker, Three
new directors were. elected: Elmer
Robertson, Colborne; Kenneth Taylor,
Morris, and Lewis Whitfield, East
Wawanosh.
a daughter ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.'
W. M. S. WORKERS
MEET AT CLINTON.
The sixtieth annual business meet-
ing of Huron Presbyterial W.M.S.
of the Presbyterian Church in Can-
ada was held in Clinton Presbyter-
ian `church on Tuesday, January 8,
with morning and . afternoon ses-
sions. • Delegates were present from
Auburn, • Blyth, Clinton, Exeter,
Goderich. Hensall and ISeaforth,'and
were welcomed by the Presbyterial
president. Mrs. W. J. Thompson of
Seaforth,
The Scripture lesson was read by
Mrs. Aberhart of Seaforth and
prayer was offered by Mrs. Thomp-
son. The president's New Year's
message was one ofencouragement,
g r g ,
stating that the experience of the
war years
had brought the realiza-
tion of dependence on 'God. "In the
days to come new problems will
arise, but if we rely on the promises
of God we shall be guided aright."
He has said, "Fear not," and when
we learn to trust Him more fully
we shall know we are in safe keep-
ing.
" 'Faint not' is another word of
encouragement that we need when
our best efforts seem to have failed.
" 'Fret not' brings a word of cau-
tion when we begin to worry about
the future, and 'Forget not' re-
minds us that God, has been with us
through days of stress and strain,
brought us through many difficul-
ties, and will still continue to guide
us through the coming year if we
ply trust Him,"
Reports of the year's work were
given by the department secretaries
and were most encouraging.
The Mission Band secretary, Mrs.
D. S. Lane of Clinton, reported that
two bands had been reorganized
during the year, making a total of
five bands, with a membership of
106. Fine work had been done by
the leaders and tribute was paid to
the help given by Miss Lily MacAr-
thur and Miss Frieda Mathews dur-
ing their visits to the Presbyterial.
In the absence of Mrs. A. D. Mc -
Ewan of Hensall, Y.W. and C.G,I.T.
secretary, her report was read by
the secretary, The Arnold Circle of
Hensall had a very successful year
and ranked first in the young wo-
men's department in Ontario Pro-
vincial. The four C.G.I.T. groups
reported interesting meetings and
a number of worthwhile activities.
the Goderich groups entertained the
Seaforth group, and affiliated with
the W.M.S. The girls made layettes
for the bale, had a Mother and
Daughter banquet, and fifteen girls
attended Kintail Camp. Study books
were provided by the senior auxil-
iary.
The home helper secretary, Miss
L. Jeckell of Exeter, ' reported 193
home helpers, and three had become
active members. There were forty
subscribers to "Glad Tidings" and
the contributions amounted to $328,
Mrs. G. Bisset of Goderich, liter-
ature, library and exchange secre-
tary, stated that sale of literature
ampunted to $43.27. A large number
of books and magazines had been
sent to the Navy League, and in fu-
ture these will be heeded for lumber
camps, It was suggested that each
auxiliary might create more inter-
est in the work if books were read
and passed around to others, also
hat church magazines might be
passed on to sick and shut-in mem-
bers of the congregation.
The life membership secretary,
Mrs. G. Walker of Hensall, also gave
a fine report. One honorary mem-
bership certificate was presented,
fifteen life -membership certificates,
and twenty-five junior certificates
and seals, making a total contribu-
tion of $600.
Mrs. F. Ross of Auburn, "Glad
Tidings" secretary, reported 297.
subscriptions to "Glad Tidings."
Mrs. C. Hudson of Hensall, wel-
come and welfare secretary, stated
that 863 calls had been reported on
sick and shut-in members. Cards and.
flowers had also been sent, and
forty -sit letters had been written.
The press secretary, Mrs. A.
Taylor, of Goderich, reported that
a number of news items had been
sent to "Glad Tidings," and reports
of the Presbyterial meetings had
been sent to the local papers;
In the absence through illness of
the supply secretary, Miss A. Mac-
donald of Goderich, her report was
read by .Mrs. Bisset. $140 had been
contributed for supplies, and babies'
layettes, quilts, and clothing had
been sent to the Indian Reserve at
Elphinstone, Manitoba.
Mrs. J. B. Russell of .Seaforth
gave the annual treasurer's report,
showing that $3,071 had been sent
o the Provincial treasurer. This is
138 above the allocation. Approxi-
mately $20.0 had been sent to the
eace thanksgiving fund of the W.
A'
S„ but this is not included in the
Ilocation. Huron Presbyterial stands
hied in givings in the Ontario Pro-
incial.
The secretary, Miss B. Campbell
Dies From Injuries
Gerard Bedard, aged 20, died in
Alexandra Hospital, Goderich, from
injuries sustained when he fell while
working in the Goderich Organ Co.
factory, Alone in the- plant at that
time he was seized with a week spell
and must have fallen and struck his
head. for he was found lying uncon-
scious by other employees when they
arrived to resume their work, He
was rushed to the hospital where it
was found he had suffered concus-
sion and he never regained con-
sciousness. He bad been an •em-
ployee of the factory for the past
four years. The son of Paul and
Emma Denomme • Bedard he was t
born near Drysdale but had lived in $
Goderich for nine years where he
was a. member pf St. Peter's Church. P
Surviving besides his parents are
five brothers;' Clare, who returned i
from overseas on the Queen Eliza- a
beth; Terence, Neil, Isadore and t
Anthony, at home, and two sisters, v
Mrs. James Do nelly, Dublin, and
Shirley Ann at hone.
of Seaforth, read the annual report
showing eleven senior auxiliaries,
one young' women's auxiliary, four
girls' groups and five mission bands,
with a total.membership of 672, In -
eluding 193'home helpers. Interest-
Iing meetings had been held, and. re-
ports of Provincial and Presbyterial
meetings had been heard. There
were nineteen special speakers, and
lantern' slides were also shown. The
' auxiliaries had assisted the leaders
of girls' groups and mission .bands
by providing study books and 'sup-
plies and these were appreciated, A
special' tribute was paid again to
Miss MacArthur and Miss Mathews
for their valuabe assistance.
Sympathy was expressed to all
members who bad suffered berg
eavement and it was decided that a
letter o rbesent toMiss J
. Mansof
on
r
Bayfield, who was bereaved by the
call to higher service of Mrs. Walter
Kelly, who was the organizer of
Goderich Arthur Circle.
The secretary was asked to send
a letter of thanks to Miss A. Mac-
donald of Goderich, who has resign-
ed after many years of faithful ser-
vice as supply secretary. The new
supply secretary is Miss M. E. Brown
of Exeter.
The officers were installed by
Mrs. W. A. 'Wright of Seaforth, and
on her return • to the chair. Mrs.
Thompson thanked the members for
their loyal support during the past
year, and Mrs. Aberhart of Sea -
forth expressed the thanks of the
members to the "president and exe-
cutive members for the splendid
work that had been done:
An invitation from Hensall was
accepted for the fall rally, and it
was decided that the president and
.secretary be the delegates to the
annual Provincial meeting.
The allocation was received and
accepted, and the president asked
that each Society try to increase its
membership and "Glad Tidings"
subscriptions during the coming
year.
A vote of thanks was tendered
to. the Clinton ladies for their hos-
pitality and the president closed the
meeting with prayer,
The officers for 1946 are: Presi-
dent, Mrs, W. J. Thompson, Sea -
forth; 1.st vice-president, .Miss A. M.
Toll, Blyth; 2nd vice-president,
Mrs. H. C. Dunlop, Goderich; 3rd
vice-president, Mrs. E. Lawson, Au -
,burn; secretary, Miss B. Campbell,
Seaforth; treasurer, Mrs. J. B. Rus-
sell, Seaforth; department secre-
taries— X.W. and C.G.I.T., Mrs. H.
Rivers, Goderich; mission band, Mrs.
D. J. Lane, Clinton; home helper
and student, Miss L. Jeckell, Exeter;
literature, library and exchange,
Mis. G. Bisset, Goderich; life mem-
bership, Mrs. G. Walker, Hensall;
"Glad Tidings," Mrs. F. Ross, Au-
burn; press, Mrs. A. Taylor, Goder-
ich; welcome and welfare, Mrs. C.
Hudson, Hensall; supply, Miss M. E.
Brown, Exeter.
TO ADVISE MUNICIPALITIES~
ON SUGGESTED CHANGE -OVER
Within the next two weeks, the
Hydro -Electric Power Commission of
Ontario will issue a preliminary re-
port to the Ontario Municipal Elec-
tric Association in connection with
the proposed change -over from 25
to 60 -cycle frequency in the Niagara
division of the Southern Ontario
system. ,
In making this announcement,
Hydro Commissioner W. Ross Strike,
who is president of the ;O.M.E.A.,
stated that ;Commission engineers
were still occupied with the task of
making an extensive study of both
the economic and technical problems
involved in such a change -over,
Emphasizing the magnitude of the
proposed undertaking, `Mr. Strike
said that a very large area was in-
volved and that 75 per cent of the
consumers of the entire Southern
Ontario system would be affected.
"It is quite possible," he said,
"that at least one and perhaps more
preliminary meetings will; be held
with the 25 -cycle municipalities be-
fore all the questions raised by the
report can be satisfactorily an-
swered and all the required' informa-
tion given. It is the intention of the
0.11.E.A, and the Commission to see
that all the municipalities involved
have the time in which to give care-
ful consideration to this report.".
,"This question of cycle conversion,"
continued Mr. Strike, "is so big and
its effects so wide -spread that it
should receive the closest study.
This may mean tailing a little longer
to come to a decision but it will be
time well spent."
It is probable that the question of
cycle conversion will be discussed
at special meetings called for that
purpose rather than at the annual
convention of the Ontario Muncipai
Electric Association which will be
held on March 5th and 6th.
Telephone' Call From Australia
Mrs. Shera of Wingham had the
unique experience of receiving a tele-
phone call from her husband, Sigmn.
Emerson Shera, of Sydney, Australia.
The conversation was heard clearly
and, great credit is due the telephone
operators in making connections so
that the voices were carried' from one
side of the world to the other. The
temperature in Sydney was about 109
degrees, Sigmn Shera is with the
Special Wireless Group.
THERE ARE REASONS
WHY EGGS ARE GOOD
There 'are 1,665 Registered Egg
Grading Stations in Canada and
under the regulations each station
is required to employ competent
grading help, to use approved grad-
' ing devices, and to maintain temper-
atures and general conditions which
are not injurious to the eggs; All
such stations are privately operated,
and are located by provinces as
follows: British Columbia, 90;
Alberta, 188; ,Saskatchewan, 325;
Manitoba, 126; 'Ontario, 690; Que-
bec, 234; New Brunswick, 17; Nova
Scotia, 28; and Prince Edward Is-
land, 67..
Under Dominion Regulations, sup -
parted by Provincial legislation to
i cover the fields of purely Provincial
jurisdiction, it is required that all
eggs bought and sold, in,Canada must
be dealt on a basis of grade. All
grading is according to the Canadian
Standard id Irgg andis carried
Grades •c ' d
out only in Registered "Egg Grading.
Stations, with the single exception
that a producer may grade his own
, eggs for sale. It is the function of.
the staff of the Poultry Products
Inspection Service, Dominion De -
Department of Agriculture, to check
and supervise grading stations in-
cluding graded returns to producers,
to check the grading of eggs as sold
in wholesale and retail channels, and
to inspect and issue grade certifi-
cates for eggs moving in earlots be-
tween provinces or to export mar-
kets. The quantity of eggs inspected
has increased substantially in recent
years. For example in ' 1932 the
amount of eggs inspected and for
which grade certificates had been
issued was 387,818 cases. in 1944,..
the number had risen to 3,231,443
eases. in each case there are 30
dozen eggs. In the latter year, in
addition to inspections, the inspec-
tion staff made 15,555 calls on
wholesale and retail establishments
to check the grading of eggs offered
for sale.
DDT FOR FARM PESTS
STILL EXPERIMENTAL
DDT is still in the experimental
stage, and as there is not—and prob-
ably will not be for several years—
a sufficient background of research
and experience on which to base
more precise and reliable directions
for its employment, emphasis is laid
on the fact that the recommenda-
tions for use of DDT against agricul-
tural pests are tentative, says W. H.
Ross, Dominion Entomological La-
boratory, Vineland Station, Ont., in
his introduction to publication No.
37 just issued by the Division of En-
tomology, entitled "Tentative Re-
commendations for the Use of DDT
Against Agricultural Pests in 1946".
The recommendations, which by
the way were discussed at a recent
meeting of manufacturersofagri-
cultural insecticides, are given in de -
tail in the publidai•,ion concerning its
use in the form of dusts and:' sprays
againstaphids and, other insectsat-
tacking potatoes, fruit, vegetables,
ornamental ° and greenhouse'" plants.
This publication is available from
the Dominion Department of Agri-
culture, Ottawa.
Cottage Burned At Blyth —
Fire of unknown origin almost en-
tirely destroyed the one -storey frame
cottage on Morris street in Blyth os:
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chapple.,
and their four-year-old son Wayne,
Sunday afternoon. The boy discovered
the fire when he returned home from
Sunday school. His parents, in the
front of the House, Aid not know a
blaze was 'raging in the kitchen. Mr.
and Mrs. Chapple were burned about
the feet and hands
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is the posi- wa
period 110W .
Dominion Textile Is HELPING
CANADA AND CANADIANS TO MOT THE
PROBLEMS OP THIS PERIOD BY:
1. Giving year-round employment to thousands of
Canadian men and women; we employ 30 pet
cent. more now than before the war. ,
2. Paying wages which total more than twice the
1939 payroll.
Producing and ,delivering a steady stream oiF`
cotton goods for Canadian consumers, even
more than thegreat quantities we turned out in
pre-war times.
4 Guaranteeing, as a result of our years of esr
perience, a peak of quality and durability in
these materials,
3.
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COLONIAL SHEETS AND PILLOW SLIPS
PRUE YARNS
"Cotton -2he_Master Fabric"
r -
hat's the freshest
product that you use every day ?
it's NOT milk
it's NOT
bread
it's NOT eggs
With a bin full of coal and a larder full of food;
you might well face a cold week -end with confidence:
The fact that you do not have a bin full of electricity
somewhere does not worry you. Hydro has provedto
be so dependable. Yet, electricity cannot be stored :: t
must be made and delivered the very instant you use
it. That is "Hydro Service".
Suppose it is 2 a.m: The baby has just fallen, out
of its crib. Half awake, you reach for a switch. You
want light fast. You get light instantly. Yet the elec-
tricity that lights the lamp is made after you flip the
switch ... made at the source of water -power, perhaps
hundreds of miles away. It flashes, to you through
many miles of transmission lines, through transformer
and distribution stations, and you use. it before the
water that makes it can leave the powerhouse. One
single break or failure in all those miles of wire and
equipment might cut off your light : ; , and newspapers
would write about it, it would be so unusual.
To keep all these millions of dollars worth. ,of
equipment; operating, with no mistakes. or serious
interruptions, is the continuous job of a large and
wide-spreadstaff of watchful Hydro employees. Yet;
the cost per unit of power is very low. Ontario power
rates are• among the lowest in the world: That is'
"Hydro Service".
THE
HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO