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Zurich Herald, 1934-03-01, Page 441e1.,**.,* 1 + "e'rerre'ree'e--- '--neeefeeneereeee-e-.• rink Cut Your Fuel Bill In HALF! 4 Buy Storm Windows and Doors 4 *EPLACE; THOSE WINDOW PANES NOW. WE 'CARRY, A LARGE ASSORTED STOCK OF GLASS ,ON HAND AT Au, a MMES.. AND WILL 1)0 YOUR GLAZING WORK WHILE NOW 4 LET US QUOTE YOU! WAIT. • t I C. L FL ISCE zuRich 44 -2-444444.4.4-4.44444•444+++++++44+444.44+444.44+4.444.444444 TONE 69 • ON MI *.t.44+++++++++++++++++++++ +++4++++++++++++*+++.04+++* A 'at 4 Massey -Harris •Sales and Service TARM PRODUCTS ADVANCE IN PRICE! This Means More Money in the Pockets of the Fanners; Greater 'Production of Good Quality Pro- ducts. Meet these demands with 'the Best of Farm 4 Machinery that Money can Buy. Always insist on MASSEY-HARRIS FARM MACHINERY 1 I TA Shop 149 O. KLOPP & SONS Res. 67 HILLSGREEN Notee---Mr.. and Mrss, Weeley chardson are getting Mealy settled in their new borne on the Blind Mr ;Joe Forrest and .$hter Mias Margaret of Seafoethe ^eisited Yeaeeet- ilee with Mr. and Mrs. Cocheatee, Mr. Wm, Jorrotte Is in Gedeerich, ?Tor a few days attePding the Jury 'Assizes, The regular tweeting of the W. M. S: was held et the 'World's Day of Prayer in the laTflsgreet church Du Friday afternoon, -February 16, with Mrs, W.. "Tartaa :preSiding. We ,openi ed the eneeititg With 'Hymn 285. Celli to worship silett prayer. Part I! Peace it the 'Churelh 'of Christ arid prayer by Mrs, R. 'McAllister. Hymn 165, Tema Tfl -Peace in Home and He- art, ;prayee for Chriatian llome, by Mrs. W. 'Turner, Hymn 394. Part 111, Pen-c6ailthin Nation, the offering and letaiirrees. It was decided to form bite 'two groups or circles for the meeetings, .antl groups. two ehave charge bf 'the.•neXt 'meeting.. The Sety and 'Treas. reports were read and adopted. Roll 'call was answer- ed With 'latter F.. Part IV, Peace through 'the extension .of Christ's Klagdam. 'Prayer for Missionaries by Miss 'Edna Codhrane for fellow Christains, Mrs. B. Turner. Over God's 'Kingdom by Miss Annie Jar - nett. 'Hymn 249 'and dismissall eemayer. AUCTION SALE + • Auctioneering? — U. BET! 44-1.4++++++++.1-4-8-++++++4•+++ 4.4+++.0+++++++++++++++41.se tefbegeseeeneseceeree000,0111.000011 00000 ti 00 eett Settee glee 00)100 1 SUPERIOR BABY CHICKS Season 1934 Ten Reasons Why We Call Our Chicks Superior. high class males, about 90% R. 0. P. 2.—High class females, Government culled and banded. B..—All bloodtested breeding stock and no other hens kept on the farm. 4.—Large eggs set. These eggs must be up to the standard set by the Dominion Dept. of Agriculture. S.—Clean sanitary hatchery occupying a room in our stone farm house. 1 S.—No danger of infection from mature hens getting into the • • hatchery as he who cares for the hens does not work in the hatchery. 7.—The eggs are incubated for the first 18 days in a -steam- heated incubator easily kept clean. S.—All hatching done in a separate hatcher under conditions specially suited to the last three days. Lower temper- ature, higher humidity with a complete cleanup each 9.—Chicks delivered to your door if reasonably possible in good new boxes and in first class condition. -10.—Whatever service we can give gladly given. Please call if you want us to help. • • • • J. ELGIN McKINLEY -- ZURICH, ONTARIO ifb•IMMUNIIIIMO*0•01110.011•••• 11•111011111•••••••••••••••••••4 Phone: 97 r 11, Hensel! DASHWOOD Miss Myrta Hoffman of Kitchener, re>ent the Week -end with her parents gtr. George Rosendahl spent a few *Rays in Kitchener last week. W. Schenk and Leonard left am Monday for Walkerton where Thy intend moving in a few weeks. IVIrs. Burns, who spent about two months with her mother, Mrs, Wit - a403 has returned to her home In Port 7/1nnon. Xr. Elgin Merner is confined to Ibis home suffering from a /arge boil mn his neck. Ms% R. Baker is spending a few aree1cs in Windsor. :Miss Gertrude Hoffman entertain - coed her Sunday •School Class on Fri- dley .evening. 'Km Mervyn Tiernan is on the sick Jtrizt, We hope for a speedy recovery Miss Fanny Preeter of Kitchener Ivisiting relatives here at present -The road from here to Exeter is an a very unfavorable conattfon, tr- mine being almost •impassable. Saes Willett spent a few illbros in London last week. BLAKE *tr. Leonard Jeffrey, son of Mr. ;and Mrs. Leon Jeffrey, Jr., is as viral as can •be expected after the ;anxious operation. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hye called on riends in Zurich on Saturday ev- caning. Mr- -Kenneth Gascho spent the week -end with his grandparents in ate village. • B'fias Beatrice Gascho of Zurieh esayirer with Mr. and iline Petal fere „eiorrnan. • Seinday evening visitors at the Inane of le'a. and Mrs. Ed. Oesci ;weave; lea. and gra, Altlee Gingerieh and little Jean, Mr. Roy Gingerich and. Ida Swartzentruber, Miss Beat - :ice Gascho. Miss Alberta Finlay spent, Sunday afternoon with Mrs E. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Johnston retur- ned home after spending a week with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Turner of Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Goscho and family of Zurich, Mr. and Mrs Ed- mund Oesch and family were Sun- day visitors at the home of Mr. and _Mrs. John Oesch on the Goshen line Mr. William Finlay was called to Goderich to act as juryman, Mr. Jim Johnston has returned to his home in the village after spend- ing a few weeks with his sister, Mrs. E. E. Weido, of Zurich. STANLEY TOWNSHIP Owing to ill health, Rev. E. A. Poulter was unable to take the ser- vices at Goshen and Blake last Sun- day. Sunday School was held at Goshen following which Mr. John A. Arm- strong condueted a short service and gave a very appropriate address. Miss Margaret Lamont entertain- ed a number of yeung people on Saturday evening in honor of the birthday of ii4r friend, Miss Grace Robinson. Quite a number have been laid up with severe colds, 'Mr, David J. Stephenson has been confined to his home for some time but we hope soon to see him around Mrs Robert MeKinley, who eye.' laid up for several weeks is able tc be out again. Mr. Bert Ruchatan shipped track -load of hogs to Stratford lae' Wednesday, AuCtion Sale, Partnership, Real Estate and Farm Chattels, the admin- ietrator eef the late John Beatty and George Beatty, are offering for sale the felleneing real estate (subject to reserve bids) and farm chattels by prilefie auction on let No. 18 Hayfield Pad, south in the Township pf. St- anley, Varna, on 'TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 1934 - Containing 100 acres on this farm is a veneered brick house in fair repair, tone ,aere of &orchard and 7 acres of bush Lot No. 29 Hayfield Concessinn, Goderich 'Township, grass land and cedar bush, .Lot No. B in the Village of Varna in which is sit- uated a 1 ei story frame House in fair repair. Chattels consisting of Registered Shorthorn cows and hei- fers and three bulls; grade cows, freshened -and balance due Marth and April; one team yoiing horses; colt; a complete outfit of farm mach- inery. For further particulars see Bills. TERMS OF SALE—Chattels cash Real Estate 10% on day of sale; Balance in 30 days thereafter.. Carling & Marley, olicitors for Administrator, Exeter, Ont. George Elliott, Auctioneer, Clinton. George Beatty, Administrator, Varna Ont. HENSALL Mr. and Mrs. Orville Twitchell were in London visiting with friends recently. • Leila Welsh of Toronto is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Brown and other relatives T Cl. Joynt spent the past week in Toronto. Geo. Joynt and Mrs. Alice Joynt of Toronto were visitors with relati- ves in town. Mr. and Mrs. Lad McEwen and daughter Donnie were Sunday last visitors with friends on Be.acn-o-Pines Jessie F]ett of Seaforth was a vis- itor with Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Taylor. Miss McKay of- Tuckersmith was a week -end visitor with her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ross McKay. Frank Smyth, of Nelson 73. C. who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. Cook, left of New York, where he will take a course in aero- nautical engineering at the Curtiss- Wright Air College, Long Island. Mrs. John Passmore, Albert Pass- more and. Gladys Passmore were re- cent visitors with friends at Hamil- ton. The break in the heating systern in Miss Elliss' room in the public school is more serous than at first thought and the room has been clos- ed for repairs for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilmour and on Gilbert of Tuxford, Sask., have moved into Miss Alair's house on Queen st. They will make this their headquarters while visiting friends in the district until the weather is fit to start for their home in Seem& chewan .by motor. The many friends of Mrs. Walter. Habkirk will be sorry to hear that the is lying dangerously ill at the home of her daughter in Saskatche- art. Mrs. Habkirk left here in the fall to spend the winter with relati- ves in the West. Mrs. Geo. Brown ha been confined to her room for a couple or weeks through illness Miss Johnston Passes The death occurred here on Fri- day February 16th, at her late home 8. Richmond st.,"of iVliss Mary John - ton, second eldest daughter of the late Andrew and Mrs Johnston af- ter two years of illness. After the death of their father the two sisters. Mary, and Fanta lived alone.• • Miss .JehMton had been i pew: health foe amber of years 'Was Mostly eon- flaed to her bed Wadof n spite best medial skill and nursing she gradually pasted away. She was a valued member of the St. Paul's An- glican Church and when hea health permitted ehe was an active worker and was organist of St. Paul's for a "number of, years. She leaves to Moura her loss three sisterss, Mrs. Slava of Windsor; Mrs. Ferguson, of Minneapolis, and Miss Emma at herhe and one brother, James of Al- berta. The funeral which was priv- ate, took place from her late home Hensall, on Monday afternoon last. Rev. M. 73. Parker having charge of the services. Interment taking place at the Hensel Union Cemetery. Mrs. Shortt of Windsor and Mrs. Fergus- son of Minneapolis were here to at- tend the funeral. COUNTY NEWS Postmaster James Scott of Clinton has returned home from London, where he was undergoing medial treatment. • His condition is still very serious. Dr. J. R. Lockart, of Edmundston N.B., is locating in Wingham. His wife being a former Wingham girl, a daughter of Mrs. Elliott, and the late J. J. Elliott. Owing to the continued inclement weather and bad foads, the commit- tee in charge of the play in connect- ion with the Hayfield Agricultural Society, have decided to wait a short time for better weather. Ernest Sanderson, a well-known farmer of Hulled township, died suddenly of apoplexy on February 14th. He was a man of unusual pro- portions, being over sixfe et in hei- ght and weighing 378 pounds. He was 52 years of age and unmarried making his home with his broiler Henry. The death occurred at her home in Seaforth on February 14th of Mrs. Walsh, widow of Patrick Walsh, in her 81st year. Before retiring to Seaforth deceased and her husband famed for many years in McKillop. Mr. Walsh died two years ago and surviving are four, married daugh- ters Mrs. Jas. Dayman, who was visit- ing with her daughter, Mrs. R. Green of London, and also seeing her son, Melvin Smith of Zurich who' was very ill in St. Joseph's Hospital, has reurned to her home at Kippen. At Grand Bend The death on Sunday, at Grand Bend, of Llyod A. Menem removed a wellknown fisherman of Lake Hu- ron and Lake Erie. He was in his 37th year and leaves' his widow,3 children, his mother, Mrs. C. C. Man - ore, a sister Mrs. W. S. Wolker and five brothers, Gladstone, Cart, Stan- ley, John and Clare. Intermentt ook place in the cemetery at Grand Bend United Onkirch. Ice Harvest Best in Years Ice cutting at the Goderich har- bour was in full swing last week, when 2,000 tons were harvested. It is years since the ice was so hick and of such excellent quality due to the severe frosts and heavy snowfalls prevalent this winter. Recently the Board of Health sent a sample of the ice to London for analysis, and it was decided "A-1." • Suffered From Fall Margaret Ellerington, Exeter, nurs-in-training at the Victoria Hos- pital, London, met with an accident about two weeks ago and has since been confined to the hospital. At the present time she is gtting along nicely. Miss Ellerington, along with some of the other nurses, was enjoy ing a social evening when in some manner she had the misfortune to slip and fall, striking her head on the floor. During the night she complained of dizziness and was re- moved to the hospital where she has since been confined. Neely -Reeves A quiet, but pretfy wedding was solemnized at high noon at the Pres- byterian Manse, Seaforth, on Sat- urday, when Primrose Pew, daugh- ter Of Mr. and MTS. G. Reeves, Sea - forth, Was united in marriage to Wm James Neely, of Stratford. Rev. 'Irvin. B. Keine officiated. The bride was becomingly gowned in blue silk crepe with grey hat and accessories in the same shade, The bride was attended by the bridegroom's sister, Miss Helen Neely. • Church Robbery' Someone entered the James St. 'United church, Exeter recently and broke open the collectiat boxes of the Women's Missionary Society, They also broke the lock off a box in the Printery room of the Sunday School and stole some money from a birthday hex. The WM.& boxee are in the two main entrances to the church, The contents of the boxes had ben removed by the treasurer of the W. M. S. shortly before so that there would he little in them, It is estimated that there was about two • dollars in the berthdae enx, Leg Badly Shattered • Ed, Taylor, son of Me. and Mrs. Richard Taylor, of nein llertstellehad the misfurtune while autaing; werd un Friday last, lee have a tree fall upon him, 2raeturing his leg in four places. lie was taken into Hereval and later brought to Clinton Hospit- al, where he is undergoing treatm- ent- It is a serious injury and his friends are hoping that his youth and good constitution will combine with medical akin and nursing and bring about a good recovery. Hands and Feet Frozen Tire Harriston Review reports tha Sid S. Rushmere, traveller for 11 Royal Sterling Products Co., :Etat riston, had his hands and feet bad] frozen Monday night last near Mall ot's Hill on the Burway line, whe his auto stalled in the deep snow He was found by the gangeperat ing the snow -plow and taken to a neighbor's home nearby, wnere he remained for several days under the doctor's care, Tiiarsffay., IkTaxeli,1St, 1D34 ruff DN PANE lharestallegly Abundant Crops of %MI ions Irdnds Alrown In All Three Provinces. Cheraeleale prairie West is still". known. an a new country, Time is.. requared even for full acquaintance or what the land itself Is capable of ' t erode:elan,. Grain pull live stock area 'Sr a his bill of fare and areeng these fruit. It has otter: been assumed' that frit cannot be produced on the: prairie. rhe idea is a mistaken one: Ahnost any pioneer who lias ettled! along the tree, end shrubbery -border... - 0d' lakes and streams could certifir that Yee sneer localities there is an-- • nuarty au abundance of wild fruit. Of UR'S; ntspherries, strawberries,. gooseberries, Mack currants, saska- toons, cherries and highbush cran- • berries are most common, The taus - keg territory north of Abe North Sas:- tatchewart produces great crops of a' small lowbusla cranberry which. in the; form arzaace and preserves is count- ed' of:excellent Bever. En the spruce. and' scrub 3ands of certain localities irramense rinantities of succulent blue- berries are berwsted each year. Sec- • tions of Manittataa furnish regUlat crops of delectable wild red plums. 1?Ioneer settlers have been content for the most part to make use ot' these native wild fruits so prodigally provided and demitic production haa; been generally deferred. But in late.- • years they have -been turning to thee possibilities in fruit growing on their own; lands trial gratifying results.. The- success off Mr. A. F. Stevenson., of Southern sronitoba, for example;. in theproduebon of apples has open- ' ed. the eyes of others to what may be accomplished th this field. Pb Government Experimental Perm at :Norden. Manitoba, too., has beeps growing opple,s for a number ot, years end hundreds of boxes front*, the orchards of Mr. Stevenson ancil the latter institugon have found their way to Market. ' North of the Athabasca river at Athabasca—which is 100 miles north ef the Alberta capital, Edmonton— Mr. Oautfer bas been growing rasp.-benies successfully for a consider- able perio;d. He bas seven acres int eit'urallY the first °consideration, for - tflese two products wIth the vege- table garden will afford the settler- 1the ctief eseentials--whelestyne and/ ;abundant feed. Later he will come • to consider otter passible products. • 'Tett would' fend agreeable variety tol Mashked Robber Enters Home During the early hours of Sunday morning last a daring masked rob- ber entered the home of T. S. Woods manager of the Bank of Montreal, Exeter, and stealing quietly into the room where Mr. Woods lay- sleeping succeeding in rifling his pockets, se curing a small .sum of money. Oc- cupants of the house were awaken- ed and frightened the intrudiar and with the switching on of the electric lights a good view of him was ob- tained as he decended the deb.'s. En- trance to the home, was made throu- gh the rear door and escape was made the same way. An empty sack, evidently for carrying the foot was left behind, in it was a small chunk of coal. The robber was pre- pafed for business as. he had brou- ght along a brace and bit and start- ed to hake a hole in the back door but succeeded in opening it m some other way. Authorities are investig- ating the case. Gentleman Farmer Passes Arthur Wardlaw Curzon, English gentleman farmer, who has resided for, 40 years on his estate on the Huron road just out of Goderich, died last Friday evening in Alex- andra Hospital in his 74th year. He was a first cousin of the late Lord Curzon, famous English diplomat. A picturesque figure of distinguished military bearing, refined, well educat ed and well informed, Arthur Curzon was an almost daily visitor to God- erich over a long period of years. He received his edncation at a private .school in England and was an expert linguist. For a time, he was an offi- cer in the British army, but when still in his twenties he .cazne to Can- ada to take up farming, settling near Galt. Laer he went to Manitoba ancl froin there to Goderich, purch- asing a 100 -acre farm with imposing entrance, stately trees and large re- sidence just on the outskirts. Sluittly after coming to Goderich Mr. Curzon married Charelette, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Radcliffe who died in 1915. An only child, Adeline, died in 1929 and since then Mr. Curzon has lived with his serv- ants_ New Chief The town council of Seaforth pas- sed a new by-law covering that Hel- mer Snell, for over two years asist- ant constable and night watchman, assumes the duties of Chief of Pol- ice, night watchman and tax collect- or. His hours were changed and he will now be on duty from 4 p.m. ma. 4 a.m. Jaarnes V. -Ryan, who has been. Chief of Police and in charge of the streets and town budding% will now act as street i'oremart and assist constable. He will start. work at 4 a.m. and be on duty until 4 .in the afternoon. Mr. Ryan will cin - dime to act as Sanitary Inventor and Weed' Control Inspector.. a 1 canes. The territory about Lesser Slave: Lake 3s peculiarly adapted to the: growing of strawberries, which re- quire plenty of moisture. Ten years ago Mr, Herbert. Law --- ranee and his wife started a nursery in the western outskirts of Edmon- ton overlooking the Saskatch,ewan_ They are now growing successfully" plums, crabapples, currants, cher- ries, rhubarb of enormous size, and great quantities ef asparagus, for• which there is a never -failing de- mand in The city. • Strasvberties, raspberries, currants: —black, Teie and white --native cher- ries, plumb.. and crabapples are now- io bmieturillin many gardens of Saa-- k!ithinawan, and other Prairie Pro - winces,. and It Is not unreasonable to, assume, that before many more year they will be growing a large proper-. tion of the fruit consumed in that lerritor3r- •MAI(131,11PlillitSid FAMOUS HERS. WIM 'White Cattle of Northumber. lend art litrpensive Luxury. ti Whether present economic condi- tions 'ant cause the dispersal of the. burrow Northumberland wild white' cattle herd, the only pure descen- dants of the ,original British wild oar, i discussed by the Earl of Tanker- vill, the beers owner, in an Engliskt- publicaUon„ The Field. 'Mite *Rd -cattle, now about ferty- • four ha number, have been in Chit- Ingham Park for some 700 years7 the earl writes. '"They have been left ntirely to themselves, beyond being gwe tartan Erctra hay In winter. nd no extraneous blood has ever Dogs Worry Der Two deer were worried recently close to Dublin, Perth County, and Col. Richard Einmentom district superintendent of game and fisheries informed of the fact, and that the dogs had been seem worrying th• e deer, ordered their de.stnuctiom The deer had to be killedl. A'nyone actu- ally seeing clew worryink deer is by a law entitled to, shoot and kill the dogs on sight, though this is not oft en possible- There,have been severe cases of this -kind in Western Ontar- io in recent: yearsi SOUTH HURON JUNIOR FARMERS The South Huron Junior Farm- er's Association held their first meeting in the Town Hall, Zurich, on February 15th. The meeting was • conducted by the president, Delbert Geiger. Enrolment of new members took place after which the meeting was ably condlieted" by the new ex- cooncil each giving a short address which was favorably re- ceived by all. Mr. McLeod, District Representative of Huron County at- tended the . meeting and gave the boys a good talk on seed grain and the organizing of a grain club which the boys are- considering forming in the pear future. The Gelinae or- ehesstra favoured the meeting with several selections *Filch met with great approval. This organizatimi is very fortunate in having these boys as members. An interesting provani lilts been prepared for etho lex t meeting: whia, will, be held' 01 M.arch; MIL been introfincd. 'Now a crises km ',mining up, for although the herd le maintained bi' me at a cost of about seven or eight. pounds sterling per bead annually, entirely- %or the sake of national atoll scientific interest, it -is regarded Inn the Inland :Revenue authorities as at personal luxury. and no deduction otr taxation Whatever in allowed in sweet of Us riphiep." Bfes espressos the hope that some\ organisation will volunteer to assume: madatismiee et the herd and states; is srillitigatees to tura k over the:. natio*. -wt trtlitir {tutu= and north in the spring? Dr.: WWiaItOlrell. Professor of Zoolo'gr at the illniveraity of Alberta, believes. it is certain Internal organs whicha are affected by sunlight. In spring' etbunenlozeareathisaspigresaa"thri4• noiartefiew"ardea movement and in autumn the revers Thtest Ida itmory, Prod Bowan: turned loos* =vend hundred crone. at Mediae Hat and will attempt to, trace their aurrements over Alberta, and gatkatigtewan. One group were. just taidinary'erows which were kept in magas Under ordinary conditions - The ether gronp also were ordinary aroma except that they had been fe&. with. artificial light In increasing, doses ever number of months. IVNlifirill10Alt 1M:dB? 'We are reminded by highly Intelli•-• gent advertising to change the oil In our mottr-tare very often and to use a good luand. We are told ia a nun- dred ways doaens of times a day how to keep house, furnace and machin- ery in order. No eadval tieemeatecli 11S to 'consult a good doctor to see 1K ear laltiltely more Important per- aueeniaery i,; in order l`o tel Mee. niailie that taieuee lverttsinsr would be "unethical." 11, „ ,tacient • 1 fetishes .do persist in an all4J‘edit';, 4414, • eee