The Seaforth News, 1945-11-22, Page 1H U RON COUNTY'S L EADINC NEWSPAPER
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 98, No. 47.
START SALVAGE WORK
AT BOSHART PLANT
Salvage operations Started Tuesday
at the Basham Fiu'nrtme factory; fol-
lowing Saturday's disastrous fire, per-
mission'having been given by the un-
derwriters, All employees vvh0 Wish
will be given employment on these
operations, so that none need lose any
time.
By Wednesday noon is Wes stated
that consideration is being given to
plans for rebuilding the fire -swept
portion of the plant. It was believed
the new building would resemble the
one, built during'the summer, with
steel construction and laminated
floors. Estimates for the work are be-
ing considered.
Friends Make Presentation
To Naval Airman Harrison
Naval Airman Keith Harrison, son
of Mr. and. Mrs. Albert Harrison of
McKillop; left on Sunday for the
west coast, On Wednesday evening
of last week friends held a -gather-
ing
gathering in Winthrop hall in his honor.
Mr. Francis Coleman read the ad-
dress, and Mr, Conrad Eckert made
the presentation of the gift. There
was a social evening and dancing.
ENGAGEMENT
Thev.
Re . A. D Mackenzie,
D.D., MacKenzie and Mrs. M cdCenzd
e of Charlotte-
town,
r otte-
town, P.E.T announce the engage-
ment of their elder daughter, Kath-
erine Jean, to Capt, Thomas Miles
Gordon, The royal Montreal Regi-
ment, of Montreal, elder son of Mr,
and Mrs. T. A. G. Gordon of Sea -
forth. The marriage has been ar-
ranged to take place in Montreal in
December.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr, and Mrs. Derril White, Hunt -
s
oy• River, P.E.I. announce the en-
- gs:.tent of their elder daughter,
Mary Bernice, R.N., to Mr. J. C.
McNay, formerly of the RCAF., son
of Mrs. McNay and the late John
McNay of Seaforth. The wedding
to take place in P.E.T. the middle of
December.
Certified Genuine
OLGA
POCAHONTAS
AND ALBERTA COAL
E. L. BOX
PHONE 43
Northside United Church
Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister.
10 a.m., Sunday School.
.11 a.m., "The Sacrament of Bap-
tism."
7 pan., Life Enrichment through
friendship."
Thurs. 7:45 p.m., Prayer Service.
The Church welcomes every fam-
ily.
Egmondvllle United Church
Rev, A. W. Gardiner, B.A„B.D.
10 a.rn., Sunday School.
11 a.m., W.M.S. Thankoffering.
7 p.m., 'Faithful Ilr•ethr'en in
Christ,"
Anblican
November 25th , Sunday before
Advent.
St. Thomas', Seaforth:
10 a,m., Sunday School. 1.1 e.m.,
Morning Prayer and Sermon. 7 p.m.,
Evening .Prayer and Sermon,
St. Mary's, Dublin:
2,30, Sunday School, 3, Church See -
lace and Semon. '
The Rector, Rev, C, F. L, Gilbert,
B.A., at all services.
Successful Bazaar and
All Season's Tea
A most successful tea, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Guild was
held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the
Parish Hall of St. Thomas' Church.
The visitors were welcomed by the
President, Mrs. McGavin,, and Mrs.
Gilbert. The bazaar tables were in
charge of Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Pretty
and Mrs. Scarlett. Mrs. Moore looked
after the white elephant booth and
Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Holmes, the
sale of hone -baking." Afternoon tea
was served under the convenership
of Mrs. H. Colbert. Mrs. Wm. Archi-
bald ancl Mrs Pethick presided at
the tea -table, and were assisted by
Mrs. Crowell, Mrs. L. Strong, Doro-
thy Parke and Audrey McGavin,
The proceeds amounted to. $125.
HURON -PERTH C.C.F. MEET
Seventeen enthusiastic members
of the Huron -Porth riding associa-
tion of the C.C.F. met at the home
of 'Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kernick, , Exe-
ter, R.R., Tuesday evening, Nov. 13,
The president, W. C. F. Oestricher,
Creditor, directed the business.- The
secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Exe-
ter read the minutes of the previ-
ous meeting. Later there was dis-
cussion on ways and means of ex-
tending the C.C.F. system of policy
and it was unanimously felt that
education and a -well informed pub -
tic was the chief solution. Rev. C,
W. Down was guest speaker and 'ad-
ressed the meeting on 'T.he Lubour
Movement and the Farrier," Ho
stressed need for a better under-
standing of .the problems of city
labourers by the rural people.
SLAFORTI-I, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMI3ER 22, 1945
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
MR. AND MRS. R. McBRCD
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McBride
Ki,ppen celebrated their golden we
cling anniversary on 'Monday, Noy. 1
at their home in Kippen. Mrs. M
Bride's name was Emma, • Willer
daughter of the late Mr, and Mr
Henry 'Willevt, of Hay township, M
McBride was the son of the late Mr
and Miffs. Samuel McBride of Zuricr
They were married in the manse i
Kippen on Nov, 19th, 1895, by the tat
Rev. Mr, Atcheson.
They farmed on the Goshen line
Stanley township, for 45 years. The
moved to Kippen in 1940, and thea
son, Elmer T„ now lives on thi
farm. Tfieir family consists of tin
children, Mrs;' (Margaret) Schnell o
BOSHART FACTORY
E DESTROYED BY FIRE,HURON DISTRIC
of Man Dles. Following Serious Fire The Grand 'Master, Rev. \fir.
cl Here Saturday Marlc, D.D„ Hanover, was entertainoc
9' fire which in Goderieh Lodge Monday night n
o- gutted the furniture the District Deputy Grand Master
t plant of John iBoshart and Sons here W. 1 Thompson, Seaforth, of limo,
s Saturday afternoon took ane life District No. 8,- T. 0. O. F,, and a good
and left in its wake damage of ap- representation. of the brethren of the
proximately $100,000 to the build district, when . the initiatory degree
1
Mg and equipment, including $50,- was conferred on four candidates by
n 000 loss in stock on. hand. the following brothers:.
e Aubrey R. Avery, 57, of Mitchell, N.G., 'Percy Campbell; V.G., Stanley
a bricklayer working on an 'addi- Love; L.S V.G„ W, R. Dougall S,S„
tion to the plant, died in Scott George Glenn; S -S,, Earl Campbell, of
y Memorial 'Hospital Saturday night, Hensall Lodge.
✓ after he had_been overcome, by P.G•, 17.:M, Dignan; chaplain A G
$1 a year
•
GRAND MASTER VISITS
T
J.
y
s smoke and suffered burns about the Hicks; S.S W M Cann of Exete
e face and hands from the raging Lodge.
r
i' flames on the top floor of the two- L.S N G.;. J. Sutter;. R.S.V.G., Geo
Cami•ose, Alta.; Mrs, (Emma) Beat
Wingham; Alvin and Edgar, 0
I0ippen; . Walter and Elmer, of Zur
iclt; Lorne and Leonard, of. Windsor
and Wilbert, of Kitchener; twenty-
five grandchildren, . one great grand-
child.
They received guests on Saturday,
Nov. 17, to the number of 150, in the
afternoon and evening, at their hone
in Kipper, which was decorated in
gold and white, including large bon-
gtrets of White; pink and bronze
chrysanthemums, the gift of their
grandchildren.
Mrs. E. Sc:lureli and Mrs. S in
Beat-
tie,
e x95 •
ptgcl their parents r
s receiv
in
i
g the guests Alts McBride receiv-
ed in a graceful two-piece suit of
black and white, wearing a corsage 0f
gold roses, Pouring tea. in the after -
11000 were Mrs. Eci Deters, Sr;, aunt
of the bride, and Mrs. Elmer licpp,
cousin of the bride both of Zuii
- storey building. A plant employee Jefferson, of Clinton Lodge.
f dragged him away from the flames ' Warden,- Lindsay Eyre; R.S.N.G
within a few minutes. It is : be• Walter Moffat; L.S.S. Gordon Wright
lieved that lie died of .an attack of 7.G, Ross Scott, of Brucefteld Lodge,
oedema (waterlogging) of the lungs, Secretary, John Pinder, of, Godes
due to breathing irritating smoke, ich Lodge.
In the evening the groom's two sis-
ters, Mrs. Henry Hayter of Varna,
end Mrs, Charles Stephenson of Hen-
sel], .assisted. Serving .were two
granddaughters, Muriel and Mary
McBride of Kitchener. Donna Mc-
Bride, granddaughter, of Tiinpen, was
in charge of the register.
The gifts which were numerous in-
cluded many articles in gold, a sym-
bol of the anniversary occasion; also
a Beach electric stove, the gift of the
family. Around sixty greeting. cards
and a telegram from Mr. McBride's
sister•, Mr. and Mrs, Allan Nicholson,
of Aneroid, Sask., were received.
On Monday, at five p.m. there was
a combined anniversary turkey din-
ner in honor of their golden wedding
and also the seventh wedding anni-
versary of their son, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer J. McBride, the ` former Ada
Muter, of Varna. Dinner was served
to the members of the family and
grandchildren, and also Mr. and Mrs.'
D. Schnell. of Aberdeen, Sask., (par-
ents of Mr. Edgar "Schnell).
T1i.• dinner table was centered with.
a, three-tier wedding cake and gold
and white tapers at each encl.
Serving were five daughters-in-law,
Mrs. Waller McBride, Mrs, Alvhr Mc-
Bride. Mrs. Edgar McBride, MIS,
Wilbert McBride and Mrs. Leonard
McBride. •
Mr. and Mrs.. Edgar Schnell, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. McBride, made
the trip by plane from Edmonton,,
Alta,,, to Toronto tb attend their par-
ents' anniversary,
Winners of The Victory
Loan Poster Contes
The winners of the Ninth Victor
and presence of an old heart con- Conductor, I'. Harbru'n; R.S.S, Alex
dition, contributed to the death. "No Boyce; B.S., Charles Reeves; Degree
inquest will be held," said Dr. F. J. Captain, W. J. Thompson, of Seafortl
Burrows, Seaforth, coroner. Lodge.
Within a few minutes after the' Visitors present included PDDGM
fire started in the finishing depart- Bro. Scholte, of Hanover; Mr. Arthur
ment room on the second floor of O. Cann and Ray G. Jones of Exeter;
the plant about 2:30 o'clock Sat- Mr. 'Wm. Forrest and Beverley Bea-
urclay afternoon, the entire floor ton Jr.. Seaforth. •
was in flames. An electric spark PDDGM. Rro. Hall presented Bro.
Ross Scott toi
o t the District Deputy
from n
a£r finishing mg machige is believed Grand Master, who was presiding. The
Triable
have jumped to highly inf,n,, Frand Master• then presented the
mable finishing materials. The P.D.D.G.M.. jewel t:o Bro. Snort,
flames spree with almost explosive The 'Grand Master, Rev. \V. J.
ferocity; and less than - 10 minutes Mark, ilellvered a very lifting address
after the initial outbreak the fire on odd Fellowship to the assembled
had este
n its way through the £foot bretbren and the candidates who had
and was spreading throughout the received the iniatory degree.
lower storey. " PDDGM tiro, Harburn moved a
The only portion of the building hearty vote of thanks' to the Grand
saved was the new extension pies- Master for his visit to our district,
ently under construction. A heavy seconded by PDDGM, Br•o, Mole.
brick fire wall prevented the flames The Rebekah Lodge, Godeeicb, set'v-
from spreading to -bhis section. - of ed a delicious
the structure.
Firemen worked all afternoon' BRUCEFIELD
before the blaze was brought un The W.A. of Brucefield United
der control about six o'clock in the Church met in the basement on the
evening; and the fire fighters had afternoon of November 6. The presi-
to remain on duty m shifts all Sat- dent, 1Vliss McDonald, was in'the
urday night to combat ' rekindled chair. Miss 191. Swan took the clevo
outbreaks.
tional part of the programme which
Eight employees 9f the finishing consisted ;of hymens 515 and 523.
department were in the plant on Prayer anti scripture reading, The
Saturday afternoon when the fire secretary, Mrs. W, Scott read the
began : C. Schultz, Ralph McFad-
den, minutes which were adopted as read.
Harvey Beuermian, .Ken Tib- There was a fair attendance and
bett, and Gordon Dupee, all of Sea -the roll call was answered by a
forth; Harry Beuerman and Alvin thought far Remembrance Day, A
Pryce of Brodliagen; and P. Present nominating committee was named to
of Dgmondville. Mr. Avery was at'' choose 'officers for next year, Mrs,
work at a window at the west face . Hohner's group there took charge
of the upper storey of the old build- . of the meeting. Mrs. Henderson and
ing, preparing to remove bricks Mrs, Boyce ' favoured 05 with a
from the wall in order'to enlarge piano duet and also a -vocal duet.
the window. Mrs.. Henry then read a short ac -
Other employees workingon the count of the life of Dr, John McCrae
floor on construction were Harry and read the poem `'In Planter's
Hart, ;lin, Morris and Arnott Miller, Field," One minute silence in mem- `
Two employees, N. Park and J. ory of those 'who made the supreme
Burns had just left the building and sacrifice in the two world wars, was
from. the sidewalk saw the flames observed,. The group then sang "God
break out of the. upper floor, stave the .King" and repeated the
The employees escaped to safety. mizpah benediction. Afterward there
out of the building promptly. Harry was a short social period and a
B r t
new building to secure hi • s tools from
cue mann wen up through the game. The roll call for next ung wi11 be "Something about Christ-
meet -
la bench near a window in the burn
t ing structure. He found the body of Inas.
Little Ph 11 -•
a man slumped near the window and Phyllis McCowan who"has
y upon carrying him out found it was slowly. '!
Mr. Avery.
been' i11 at her home is improving
Loan School Poster Contest are as v y Mr, and Mrs, T. B. Baird visited
follows:- At the time M. Beuerman found recently at Port Albert, '
All Secondary School Pupils: let him, Mr. Avery 'had been burned Bympathy-is extended to Ml's. TT. F.
prize Eunice Penhale, Winchelsea about the face and hands, but his Berry in the passing away of her ,
School, S.S. #6., Usborne; 2nd prize, clothing had not caught fire.. He father. Mr. John'Smith, whose death
Wanda Stephen, Winchelsea School, was unconscious when he was taken occurred at the hone of Mr, and Mrs,
S.S..#6, Usborne, from the building, and.was taken to Berry, where he usually spent thel
Grades 7 and 8, Rural Element- Seaforth hospital.. . summon t
any Schools: ist prize, Ruby Miller, The furniture plant began opera-, Dr. W. 'Aikenhead of Toronto
S.S. #S, Hay Tp, and 2nd prize, Col- tions here 11 years ago, manufac-' visited with friends around Bruce -
leen "Gill, Grand Bend School. tering cedar chests, bedroom and field last week and" attended the i
Grades 4, 5 and 6, Rural Element- dining -room novelty furniture. `Six -1 auction sale held at his brothers
any Schools: lst prize, Lois Webb, tytwo employees were on the staff Frank Aikenhead, v
S.S., #4, West Wawanosh; 2nd rize,' of the plant, and it was planned to
pThe appearance of the manse is i
Murray McDonagh, R.R. #3, Leek- employ more when the new addi.- being much improved by the ad- ,s
now.
tion to the factory had been con- cation of a badly needed coat of
Grades 1, 2 and 3, Rural Element_ hasr. No machinery or equipment paint. d
any Schools: 1st prize, Isabelle Mcbeen installed in the new part The Red Cross packed' a shipment s
Pherson, S.S. #4, West Wawanoshi of the building as yet; it had been of quilts, sweaters and. socks this le
and prize, Lorne Dale, S,S. #1, Hui- expected that it would be in opera- week. Remember the first and third
lett. 1 tion early in 1946. There also were Thursday 'of each month are Red 11
Grades 7 and 8, Urban Elementary tern employees working on constr•nc Cross days, If you world like to help v
Schools; 1st prize, Shirley Taylor, o • " with the knitting' there is- yarn at L
Exeter; 2nd prize, Mary Cleland, 1 A great deal of machinery, tyles, Hugh Aikenheads for men's
W •1 electric motors a d t of
d
160 HOG PRODUCERS
VOTED AT SEAFORTH
A meeting in connection with the
proposed scheme for marketing hogs
was held in the Carnegie, Library
hall on Friday evening last with a
large attendance of farmers from.
McKillop and Tuckersmith, also
some were present from Morris, Lo-
gan and Hullett townships.
Mr. J. K. B. Stewart, of Clinton,
Agricultural Representative for Hu-
ron, opened the meeting and 191r„
Robert Archibald, president of the
Tuckersmith Federation of Agricul-
ture, was "named chairman for the
evening.
The first speaker was Mr. 'Be
Lobb, Clinton, R.R. 2, who e>
planned the set-up of the hog ma
eting scheme and also its aims.
Charles R. Coulter, of Belgrave ga detailed outline of :the working
the scheme and answered numero.
questions in regard to it. He
followed by Mr. F. K. B. Stewa
who as returning officer for t
vote, conducted the registering ai.
voting of the hog producers preset
Also, assisting in this work were M
Stephen Murray, president of'th
McKillop Federation of Agrieultur
and Mr. Russell Bolton of McI{ilio
About 160. hog producers register
and cast their ballots.Hogrodue.
p a
m9register any'm
Ytime until t 1 Nov...
anti can vote unil Dec 13th.
In his address to the farmers, M
Coultes said that a Hog Produce
rt
mai.
ave
of
use
was
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t,
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e
P.
ed
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4
1•a
Committee had been formed in th
province of Ontario about fou
years ago. This is now operating u
der the Farm Products Control 'Ac
There are already twelve other corn
modities organized for marketin
under the Farm ProBucts Conti
Act and the hogs will be the 13th
However, the hog producers wil
take in about as many farmers a
all the others put together.
The province is divided into seve
districts, this district comprisin
Huron, Grey and Bruce
The speaker outlined the advent
ages to the farmers of having a
elected committee to look after thein•
interests in setting• the price of hogs
marketing and other duties, and t
promote better sales in the Old
Country. It is proposed to deduct a
fee of 2c for every hog processed
to defray expenses. •
Mr. Bert Lobb said the scheme
has the backing of the Federation,
also of the Provincial Government.
and also the Dominion Government
has promised support when the pro-
ducers express their desire. He ek-
plaited that Mr, William Turnbull,
Mr. Chas. Coultes and himself` aro
the acting committee in Huron
County,' together with representa-
tives from each township, making• a
total committee of nineteen.
P Cards
Xmas
OF DISTINCTION
We are carrying the Coutts and
Rust Craft cards at from 5c to
25c. These are two makers who
are specialists in cards that
have very smart style and class.
Iii box assortments we have
such well known and very smart
collections of the following
artists: Cornelius Kr'eighoff,
Marjorie Cooper, Frank Pana -
baker, Franz Johnson, Manley
McDonald, Canadian Artist Ser-
ies. Edgar Guest collections,
Xmas Harti Notes, Steel En-
gravings, and English; Scottish
and Canadian Scenic Cards.
Altogether a -very interesting
collection and you will enjoy
making your Christmas Card
selection at this store.
Fred S. Savauge
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE
Seafortlr
Phone
194 '
Res. n
e. 1..
e attended the Federation of Agricul-
r tore banquet in Londesboro- on
n-' Monday night.
t' Mr. Alvin Riley returned home
• from British Columbia on Saturday
Centro and intends spending the winter with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs..Chas.
j Riley.
s
HENSALL
n Hensall Masons Welcome D.D.G.M.
g The official visit. of Rt. Wor, Bro.
W, I, Carroll of Mitchell, UDGAI„ of
t- South Heron District to Huron' Lodge
n 4"224, was an occasion for a splendid
turnout of members and visiting bre-.
thr'en. The degree work was exempli-
fied by the regular officials, assisted
by Wor. Bros, Glenn, Chapman and
A. H. Hyde in a very creditable man-
ner, 1•o• which they received numer-
ous congratulations. Rt: Wor.. Bro.
Carroll gave a very inspiring address,
first to the candidate, G. S. Elliott.
and later to the brethren present,
pointing out the nmuy opportunities
lc
t r brethren have at the present Unto
to raise the standard of morality in
their district. The evening concluded
with 0 sumptuonls lunch and a great
deal "f viliturl• 'loin. Wo. Bt'o. W.
Dinin, Al'„ 4I., was in charge' of the
meeting.
Mr. and Airs. Gilbert. Johns and
Grace of Elnnville visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Roy MacLar•en and
Donald.
Miss Barbara Michie spent the week
euil with relatives and friends in Lon.
don,
A very enjoyable -afternoon way
spent. at the Public School on Wed-
nesday afternoon when the parents
were invited to an "Opera: House."
They were pleasantly entertained by
the principal 111'.. Edward Judd, as-
sisted
by Misses J. Brandon and Bar-
bara 3liehie, Ref eshnu•ltts wore
served at the close.
Airs. Mary Little and sister, of
Kitchener, attended
the 50th anniver-
sary o ftheii. sister and. brother-in-
law,. Mr. and :Mrs. Lee Sherman, in
Detroit recently,
WILL OPEN STORE
Mr. Gordon Walker of Stratford is
fitting up the vacant store in the
Sutherland block beside the theatre
as to e=lectrical supply strop, which
he expects to 011711 about Dec. 1. Mr.
Walker has recently been discharged
from the army after serving 514
years witty the Highland Light • In-
fantry...Mr. \\.Aker is married .and
will prove his tastily to town as soon
as he can locate a residence..
ESSAW-VENUS
A very pretty Autumn wedding was
solemnized at North Side Unitedipar•-
nnage, Seaforth, on Nov. 15611, at.
p.m, when Rev. IT, V. Workman
mited in marriage Evelyn Rose Mar-
uerite, eldest daughter of Mr, and
•s. William R. Venus, 'Goderieh, for-
>erly of Seaforth, and Robert Essaw,
ode•in. 'The bride wore a street
ength caress of powder blue wool and
arried a bouquet of orange chrysan-
hemums; terns, white lace •and m-
ugo ribbon. Miss Doris Venus, sister'
f the bride, was dressed ina fuchsia.
ed dress end wore a corsage of or-
nge chrysanthemums. Mr. - Alex
• Goderich, *as best man. The
Joon s gift to the bridesmaid was
compact, to:the best man' a wallet..
After their= retin'n from Seaforth,
rs. Venus, mother of the 'bride,
ore a mauve dress ansia corsage of
rnleaf, pink, white and yellow
nrysanthemums, and received the
lents.. About 9 'o'clock, the guests.
Imbering s,bout 15, were ,ushered to
e dining rbem; which was tastefully
ocoveted . with pink and white
reamers and bells and white, pink
d yellow mums. They sat clown to
'well Bitten table,' centered with ft
r•ee storey wedding cake. After the
pre•, the .table was cleared; and
ties and, dancing were enjoyed until
e wee Snha', hours :of the Inor'nh1g,
Tin the bride donned a grey tweed
at and small black hat with veil,
id the happy couple left by motor
r a short 110nel'neen at St, Cather -
es and points east. They were the
eipient of many beautiful and ime-
I gifts. On their return they will
side in Goderic:h.
KIPPEN
Air, and 1\7r s 'David Blair, of 1Clbo,
Sask., visited her sister, Airs. J. c'.
Bell, last week,
191r. W. L:'1VIellis is confined to iris
room through illness.: We wish him :1
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy- McBride of th,
Goshen line, ' visited on Suncdav with
their niece and nephew, Mr, and Mrs.
Harold Jones
Sunday' visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
W. Harney were: Mr. and Airs. A.
Spencer, Hensall; Mr, and Mrs, John
Hunkin Mr.; and Mrs. Wm. Westlake
1 m family, Mrs. Rhoda Westlake and
Miss Mary Westlake, all of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Mc Alurtrie mov-
ed from the town. line last week to
heir hole in Housa,ll.
Mr. and Mrs Harvey Damm and
Teenneth spent Sunday with relatives
n Walkerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold GaeksLet ter
isiterl on Sunday with the for r s
rile., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gack-
tetter of Dashwood.
Mrs Herbert Jones spent a few
syr hast week with her daughter mrd
on -in-law, Air, and Mrs, Bernard
eys of Varna.
Mrs, A. Anderson and Mrs. Em -
lemon Anderson returned home last
veek after a Levy days' visit in
o cion,
Mrs. Hero, Caldwell is improving
rely atter• taking treatment in Lon- s
on Hospital. 7
Mr. R. .T. Cooper and 13ob McGre-
gor
cGee got have"arrived 'home from the g•
west where they spent th'e pest two
M
months. n
Several of our local sports are on G
deer hunting expedition this week,
Mrs. Susie, Workman and son or- c
lle are visiting with friends in'. Osla
a. for a. drew clays. I. a
o
CONSTANCE I
Mr. and WS. Chas. leiley and Ron- S
irie have returned to the village for g
the winter. a
Miss Ethel Dexter is convalescing
at the home of her parents, Mr, and M
Mrs. Austin Dexter. Ethel recently w
underwent ail appendix operation in fe
Kitchener Hospital ; cl
Mrs. Ferguson of Warwick who : gi
been visiting with her, sister, nl
Mrs. Wm; Britton, returned- to her In
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ferguson ; st
spent Thursday, in Toronto. an
Miss Mary Thompson who is se
attending Alma College at • St.
Thomas, spent the weekend at the Sci
Immo of her. parents, M1, nd VIrs. Q
ng r,tim. n egwpnlen sweaters and children's sweaters and
Grades 4, 5 and 6, 'Urban Ele- ready to be installed in the new .,• soaks.
nnentary Sclaools: 1st prize, Ruth F. building, stored in the attic a The ••
Il t
jos • •
a' ac wan Victory Loan was very suc-
bowen, Central School, •Goderich; : cessful in this district.
2nd prize, Diane Gage, Wing'hare. 1• Damage to machinery will be Mr. and Mr's. Doan of Inwood visit -
Grades 1, 2 and 3, Urban Ele- chiefly confined to water damage, I ed the fornier's mother Mrs. G. Donn
mentary Schools: 1st prize, Wayne although the finishing equipment here, and sister Mrs. R. Dawson, In
McBride, Hensall P.S. 2nd prize, such as spray ,booths, and a new air! Seaforth hospital Friends of Mrs,
John McDougall, Victoria School, oompressor which had been in- Dawson lhope;she will soon be well
'Goderich. stalled only two weeks, were de- ' againt
There were 178 schools compet• McKenzie end Mr.
ing. Each winner was presented with land Mrs. B, Kaiser of Detroit visited
str•oyed, There will be a heavy 'loss I Mr. sand Mrs. R.
of work benches and tools
a $5. war saving certificate, which :The plant is owned- and operated; over the week end at the bones of
was donated by Huron County by Enos Boshart and Lewis Boshart, Mrs. A. McKenzie and Mrs: H. Zapfe,
Council, sons of the late John Boshart, They
were o
re els a number iofemployees
on
h
I the first .loos
f and in the basement
when the fire started,
The late Aubrey 'R. Avery was
born at Kirkton, 57 years ago, the
son of the late • John Avery and Mrs.
Avery, of 'Weston, former residents
of Mitchell. He married Miss
Myrtle Hodge, of Mitchell, and
lived in Mitchell until about 20 ,years
ago, when he moved to Weston.
i There he engaged in contracting,
and had contracts for the building
of schools in Toronto, Weston, Gan-
anoque,. Oshawa, nand Chatham. He
returned to Mitchell about a year
ago,
He is survived by his wife; one
son, Spr. W. R. Avery, R.C.E,; two
daughters, Marion of Weston, and
Audrey on the Bank of Commerce
staff . in. Mitchell; four . brothers,
Wilbert : in Western Canada, C.hes
were in the office at the time. There
ALERT MISSION BAND
The Alert Mission Band of North-
side United Church held their No-
vember meeting on Monday after
school with 23 members present. Tho
opening' hymn was "Jesus Loves
Me." Douglas Stewart read the
scripture lesson, psalm 28, Mrs. Bar-
ber
ar
ber led in. prayer, followed by the
Lord's prayer in unison. A reading,
entitled "The Lost Sheep" was
given by Patsy Hawkins. During the
business period it was decided to
hold an afternoon tea and sale of
baking in the near future. Teddy
Savauge took the offering. A cleat,
"The Old Rugged Cross" was then
sung by Betty Langford and June
Snell, which was much enjoyed. The
hymn "Come let u5 sing of a Won-
derful live" was sung, Mrs. Brad-
shaw then read 2 chapters of the
sturdy 'book, "Tomo+" Two -Wheels,"
ter at Lloydminster, B.C., Ernest in
Toronto, and Herbert, who is now
on his way from Vulcan, Alta., to
live in Weston. He was a member
of the United Church of Canada
and of the fraternity of Masons.
After' being taken to hospital in
Seaforth, Saturday, Mr, Avery lived
until after the arrival of his wife
from Mitchell, and it is believed
that he recognized his wife before
the end.
The funeral was held fromthe
Avery home, : St, Andrew's St. N.
Mitchell, on Wednesday at 2:30 p.ni.
Services were conducted by the Rev,
A. Ih Jolinstall , of Mitchell and in-
terment was in Woodland cemetery. -
One son of Mr. Avery is over-
seas; the family has been anticipat-
ing his return horse soon. A brother
of the deceased, who has been liv-
ing in .the West, was on hie way
back to 'Ontario at the .time of . the
fatal accident Saturday.
a
vi
aw
Wm. Thompson. • i 1' i
Mr, Gordon Buchanan who has e
bCO
e. helping t] nir•Wi•.
t th the barye a
P ..,5t near an
Edmonton, returned home recently. to
Mr. Donald Buchanan has gone to lin
Toronto for the winter. He intends re
working at Canada Packers Plant. IN
Several from this neighborhood re