The Huron Expositor, 1934-07-27, Page 1\
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uronVeteransl of Great
For Their Annual Githering
Splendid Program of Sportg,
and Games is Enjoyed as
Huron County Veterans
Hold. A/urinal Picnic in
Clan McGregor 'Square.
TWO ACCIDENTS MAR
OTHERWISE FINE DAY
, Ohm MeGregoe Park, Bayfield, was
crowded Wednesday as hundreds of
veteran's of the Great War, with their
enmities, hue'adted the res•ort town for
the annual veterans' picnic. The af-
fair was ;sponsored by the Huron
!branches of the Canadian Legion.
The prograan included Massie by the
Canton Band and lOng list of sports
elvents. Fred Bur -obeli, Brussels, zone
representative, was:in &large of the
Program
Two painful weakish marred the
otherwise perfect day. • As Jack Cook,
"sae 6, -Clinton,. was playing on' the
tmeunted gum in the park, he loot his
balance and- fell on the cement base,
breaking his ieft, arm.
Amother casuality ow -tiered, during
the men's baselball battle -when Ed-
die Anderson, age 4,0, of Exeter,
erait his left hand between the sec-
ond and third fingers, when catchin,g
The ball. Both were attended by DT.
Shaw of .Clintort. •
-Moe ladies on tbe Refresarment
Conumittee had* a giant task but ,the
throngs of people were well served
at long tables placed under the trees.
The convener of the c,omknittee was
Mrs. (De.) Thompson, .of Clinton, Who
was assistbed by representatives from
the variousobranches.
!Baseball games attracte-d a large
crowd. The first galmie was; played
by Clinton girls againet a picked
Itean2 teem other places. The latter
proved themselves the winners with
ia some af 20 against 11.
Another game of baseball played
lby picked teams of the men, resulted
in the winners 'being victorious with
a score of 14 to So
Seaforth Children • Win
The razes were well contested, ev-
ery event being overflowing with en-
tries. Theteesults were as follows,:
Mesa, years and u.ndler, Jack
Bradlee, Gerdon Thant:es; eight and
oundee, 'Kenneth Miller, Douglas
Ring; 12 and under, Larne Ibbeeton,
Seeforth, Bob Clarkson, Clinton; 16
;and under, George Brown, Godes-kb,
and under, Jean McIntyre, Dorothy
N. McLeod; 8 and un,d,ers Doreen
Morrison, Irene Bradley; •12 and un-
der, Glades Clarke, Bayfield, Mar-
guerite Barlow; 16 and under Agnes
laampbell, Goderieh, Marguerite Nigh,
'Ladies' Events—Veterans' wiyes:
elleme Bluevale; novelty raze, Anna
Cornish, Brueefieldi, Jack Snazel,
Goderieh babies were adjedged the
finest at the picnic attee the judigles,
Mrs. D. E. Campbell, of Goderich,
arid Mrs. (Dr.) Themrpston„ of Clin-
ton, both former nurses; had corra
pasted their ,difficult task. The. prize
for the baaies one year and under
was awarded to Clara Garrick, d'augh-
ter of 'Mai. and Mrs. Wan. Garrick, of
Goderich, and that for tw,o. years and
=der to Bobbie Bell, son ,of Mr. and
Mrs. It. W. Bell, of Goderich.
- Carangs Win 2-1
'A football game between Carlingo
and an all star leant of the -Huron,
League ended 2-1 in favor of the
Londaners. Carlings scored the only
goal in the firet half; all stars tied
early in the' second half and; Carlingo
Charles names and Thomas_
Johnson of the Seaforth Lawn
Bowling. Club, captured the Die-
iStretford on Tuesday. TheY re-
ceived a large shield. and will now
- be entered in the pravincial fin-.
als. Their final game was with
Milverton. A rink, consisting of
Winter and M. A. Reid, tied with
Lastowel after a 20 -end game
for the district rink champion-
ship. The Seaforth rink lost the
play-off.
FAILS TO 'RECOGNIZE
HIS OWN BROTHER
Vincent C. Kelley is Home
After 20 Years'
Absence.
"When,. marn walked into his of-
fice iSaturd'ay and asked the rate of
postege to "United ;States, Postmaster
John C. Kelly thosight the visitor
must have been a.ffected by the heat.
He didn't recognize his Waiter Vin-
cent 'C. of San Francisco, 'Calif., Whom
he had not seen in twenty yearrs,"
•begins a despatch front' Windsor in
recent daily papers. '
A`Fresth from San Francisco which
has been torn by a form of civil war
this past week," the despatch con.-
tinues, "Mr. Kelly expressed doubt
as to whether the Border Cities_ had
been through even a mild form of
the depression, such .was the contrast
-beirweenth,e..happy and contented ap-
pearance of jrts citizens as compared
with the anxiety which four years of
economic chaos Ilene ,written. into the
faces of his fellow. countrymen."
Asked for an eyewitnees acco-unt
of the San Francisoo ,etrike, the Cali-
forrea advertising man, was unable
to help.
"We were mon at home when all
those incidents occurred," Mr. Kelly
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Turned Into Singles
Children returning to the public
school in Septerniber will be surprised
to find that the double seats that
have been in the school for years,
have been turned into desks seating
but one student The Board is hav-
ing the old ,desks out dawn by Mr.
Harry Hart.
'The Board has also purchased an
automatic stoker, which, it is expect-
ed, -will save considerably on coal.
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scored th,e winning goal in the last
five minutes. The ,teams were:
All Stars — Goal, C. Ferguson ;
baeks, Higgin•s, Sangster; half backs,
Percy Little, Rutherford, The:meson;
forwards, Weston, Watson, Steiss,
Garter. Wilson. -
Carlings---Coni, Vincent; backs,
Brown, .Magill; -forwards, Allen, Hey-
wood, Collins', Giller, Poxon; subs.,
Bruce, Ferrester.
Sidelights of Elgin
I published the East Elgin Reform-
er for five years. The °Mee and our
home were located in Aylmer, the
can-goodi tow -n. in the heart of East
Mere In. the campaign of 1911, the
Efeipimurn and bits sone -then a young
lad, now Hon. laitchell F. Heebner:.
altarta, is enlarge in Yarmosith
townehle. The late Dr. Verne, whom
the older edople of Egmondville and
Seaford: will recall, was a native ef
Sparta. 'The neighborhood was set-
tled by Quakers tram Pennsylvania,
and if memory sea-ves me fairly, the
1 may as well put it dowln here as
further on, the name "Refonner"
atandis out in Elgin, for there are
ante of the men of '27. So ohe will
see at lateen:, that •Grites are What
Rom 'Aleceender MacKenzie described
&ens to be, aeleare•Grit, all sand, no
Arta
'South Reran and Eest Elgin and
St. Thomas rubbed shoulders. The
desktmatte of the late M. Y. MeLean
* the Legislature Of Ontario was the
Elgins 'Sob" Duternoee, late .of the
Mill road, is now the retired poat
master , „St, :Thorne, anea George
Baldwin, who. as a bey washed in The
Pi-
TON FLOUR
MILLS PROPERTY
Council Authorizes Chief
Snell To Ring
Curfew 13e11.
CIVIC HOLIDAY AUG. 6
A special' meeting . of council held
Friday evening to coraalete the ta,k-
big over Of the Wolverton Floer
cussion Of rlicing With particular
reference to juiveniles.
Mayor A. D. Sutherland presided
aria Reeve Crosier and Councillors
el:hart and L. Eisenhart were pree-
ent.
The taking lover of the Wolverton
Flour Mille is the climax of a eon -
carted effort of die finance committee
to secure arrears. of taxes. In '1927
th-e town sold the. mill to the Woe:er-
ten *company on the easy payment
plan with. twelve years to nay. The
Company proceeded to spend many
thousands of dollars in 'refitting and
Modernizing the mill with the result
that , the mill the town owns. to-dary
is of many times the vat:se ,cpf the one
sold in 1927. -B-usiness, however,
slackened and the mill was closed a
few years age The :Wolverton Com-
pany went behind, both on taxes and
on yearly payments, with the result
that some time ago the 'Oompany *of-
fered to turn the property oeer to
the town, lock, stack and barrel. Fri-
day night's meeting was called to
Having been- idle foe some years,
the mill has become dirty and the
belts and machinery need oiling to
preserve theme Ma yor Su'therlan,d
pointed out. He wished council to
spend a few 'dollers to Make the nec-
essary dean up, but council did not
concur.
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Murray - -Gibson
Clan Hold PiCnic
we eat
s
Sway in District
The fourth ,lYfurrey-Csibson reunion
'was 'held ThUTS,Clay JO/Wett'S Grove,
Bayfield; Des.pitte the heany down-
pour of rain which lasted from noon
till airnlost two o'clock between 70 end
75 members of .the elan gathered and
enjoyed a splendid p-rogratn.
A good program of races was run
off and also some novelty,races which
ca.used lots of merriment for both old
and young. A very plea,sant feature
of the picnic was the presence of 'Mists;
Mayorle and Florence ;Coutts of
Neepena, granddaughters of Me. Jno.
A. Murray of E,graondville, who, al-
though not being able to be present
rbhis year, very thoughtfully sent two
or three prizes for then races. A
bountiful suptper concluded 'a success-
ful picnic.
The prize winners were: Children,
a years and under, Madeline Wilson,
Lois Richardson; 'boys, 8 years and
under, Mervyn Nutt. Lloyd Haney;
girls, 8 years and under, Ruth Mc-
Clure, Marian Wilson; boys, 12 years,
Clare Haney, Harvey Mott; girls., 12
years, Hazel Wilson, Alice Townsend;
young ladiet, Evelyn Wilson, E.
Broadfoot; young men, Bob 1VLcClure,
Lorne Wilson; Maggie and Jiggs,
necktie race, Mrs. R. McClure and A.
Henderson,, Mrs. A. Henderson, and
R. McClure; soda biscuit, Clare Han-
ey, Harvey Nott; chum race, Lorne
Wiloon and -ales. R. McClure, Bob
McClure end Evelyn Wilson; kicking
,the slipper, Violet Tyndall, Mfrs. Hen-
derson; cloth,espin race, Haevey Nott,
Mary Stewart; weight guestsin,g, Har-
vey Nott, Mrs. A. Broadfoot; blind
cane race, (ladies) Dorothy Broad -
f opt, nretn ) , Lorne_ Wilson; oldest
person, Robert McKay; youngest pea--
grandmiather, Mrs. B. Nat; coming
fartheet distance, Misses M. and F.
Coutts.
erosperous merchant in the Railroa,d
City, In Aylmer resided former Sea -
forth and Egmondville people, Dr.
and Mrs. 'Fear, -tee latter Maggie
Smith, daughter of Andrew Smith,
end Mrs. James Wright, the fanner
an• d en outstanding Mehra:ex of the
old IseEktemph... Fire Brigade, world
champions. Janes Weight was born
in Vienna, a village of East Elgin,
made 'famous by Thomas Ealsop, a
scheol pal et Jim's, and a relative
of Mes. Wright's.
Dr. Woods, ,eldest eon of the late
Charles Woods of Seatforth (grain
buyer); Was a prominent citizen, a
Seottash rite memiber of the Masonic
in East Elgin. Johrrmie; Woods Wes
• Inametive engineer out a Strat-
ford,, at the age of 23 years. That
shows the Mentality and integrity Of
tele man. A boy at the throttle, ;,was
game achievement le the Old railroad
days. Not statiefied, he studied and
became a doctor -a dentistay, 'Ina a
geed one. have reason rbo know, for
he rolled 'out a ten -dollar Uncle Sam
toodageihdets to this idlay. Clinics,
Mid that "Dee" Woods 'had. cancer
He retard new .vegetable diet in
We Landon Laneet est its Mee for that
Malediy. sate tatted it. Hitt VOTi, Vetter
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Local Dealer Here
C FIE
OF F
PLAY OFF G
been the let, et oltizens• of Westeen
Ontaiio. this .week Met Werth and)
lettered thirty ,ana Ortasdegreea be,
low zero bettfasterehort months' ego,
posting up recoedeaat the otaer end
ef the wale. • Teenaeaateres .over 90'
have beenaLhe us:valid:ant and on one
or the occasionsehOsinercury elienbea
above the century Marls. • •
• Wander and,„ rain stones last
Thursday failed-. to ;break th,e heat
wave Weida has held sway in this
,distaict for *avast few weeks, On
Thu-red:1y of this. reek Tain is threat-
ening and' respite from the heat ap-
Grains have. corn .along fast `and
harvesting Operations awe well under
wayt in the district. Spring grains
are good,' farmers soya-
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SEND APPPCATIONS
Not Known as :Yet Whether
There Will Be Beet
Whether or not "authorities" to
;sell beer in Huron County will be is-
sued is still a moot question. It is
understood that 'hotels. in those nen-
icatalities in the county which voted
dry will not be allowed to sell but,
according to reports, one Clinton ho,
telkeeper has forwarded his applica-
tion. Clinton is under local option.
Applicatioes were received by Sea -
forth hotels on 'Monday and it is un-
derstood. in at least one case, have
been- returned with the necessary fee.
The result is being awaited with Mt-
te rest.
peers Receive • Lastructions
Traffic and ether prOvincial officers
the district received instructions;
fran: Torento .Wednesday as to.
the future enforcement of the Liquor
Control Act with itsaiew beer amend -
There is no change with respect to
consumptian in .public OT in other than
private residences or licensed plaiees
and the opening of cartons and
.drinking of beer en route from Lon-
don or ;Stratford in Huron County -will
not be tolerated, -constables stated.
The only difference now is that 'a'
permit is not needed to cover the
consignment, something, the con -
'stables said, that would make a check
up more difficult
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St. Thomas Church
Assists at Centenial
Ginn the 'Wolverton Flour Mill
property has -been taken over by the
town, the Company has arrangeca
with 'Mrs Thelmias Dickson to handle
its products in Seater -6h and district.
Mr. Dickson will carry a large stock
et hie store here.
Mr. Den 'Darrodh, who has been in
charge of the mill heee far a nombe,r
Mix-up Occurs
In Golf Date
The congregation of St. George's
their 100th birthday this week and
invited the people of the Deanery of
Huron to join: in thanItsgiving with
A 'large numlber of people were
pres,ent on Tuesday evening; certain
of the clergy who home served in the
parish in past years, clergy of the
deanery, ministers of bhe several con-
gregations in Goderich, and members
of several Anglican choirs were pres-
ent and assisted io the th•anksgiving
service. Mrs. George Thorne, Miss
Clara Pinkney, Miss Josephine Edge,
Mr. A. Williams, Mr. F. Bartlette,
Th•omas Jacksen, Church Warden,
and Canon E. Appleyard, who acted
as Bishop's chaplaie, were present
from St. Thomas' C'hurch, Seale:loth.
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At Relief Meeting
Representativee of the Se,aforth
Golf and Country Club Who travelled
to Stratford to take part in a oche-
dule'd district league match on Wed-
's:es:lay, found on, arriving at the
Stratford Club that a mixtup had; oc-
'eurred'tin dates and even the Strat-
ford playere wera not on hands
The team _included J. E. laeating,
"J. M. Hinohley, Nelson 'Carrelno and,
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Seaforth Soft Ball Team
Loses To Toronto
Visitors.
STUDENTS ON TOP
Benefield teek the first football
2-0 en Teesday evening at,. „Banisse
•field. The second game will be play-
ed 'on 'Saturday at the recreation
grounds wear. goals to count on the
round. Egmondville missed Don Dale
from their line-up end were 'cer-
tainly weakened by his absence. The
'Benefield burgh, however, -were
el:tying a stead,* game right through
and looked rale. better team on the
nice comer •and; illotherterd mis-
sed a ;golden topportienity to score.
Eetnon,dville then. made a rush but
about ten yards. Wilson Wright took
a corner le tc Ibut it went wide out
ih front or the goal. Shortly after
ville posts. Benefield put on an at-
tack that kept Egmondrille in' their
:halt -of the fi.eld for allsout ten .esin-
tled up, Rutherford made a pass to
N.orman Baird, who placed the ball
just under the bar in th,e 'left hand
corner of the goal. 'McGee had no
chance be save. Shortly after Baird
.again, scored from a. melee near the
Egraondeille goal. Baird. kicks with
his left foot' and has a pretty. sine
shot. •
Egmondville then put on a -fair
displa.y of ;ball and made Lavis,..punch
•out two hot shots frasn .straight out'
.in front., Brucefieldl•were not long 'in
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Mayor A. D. Sutherland was in
Toronto Wednesday atteeding a
meeting of Mayors and Reeves of
Ontario, called by Hon. David Grail,
Minister of Welfare, to discuss the
relief situation. ,
Questions dealing with relief were
thoroughly discussed.
Soft Coal
for
hreshing
Police on Look Out
For Bank Robbers
Hi-et:way Traffic Officer J. W. Cal-
lender received word Thursday to be
on the esolteut foe a light sedan, No.
R -O634, containing taree men. The
men are said to have held up a branch
,af the Bank of 'Montreal in Toronto
Thursday 'interning and escaped with
$20,Q00. They are thought to heve
been beading this way.
Treasurer to Sell
Lands for Taxes
Lists of tax arrears totalling $11,-
500 were on Monday mailed to vari-
ous Reevee by County Treasurer
'Erskine. They-ineolve 15 out of 24
mu ni c ipali ties in Huron County.
There are lake front lots at Bayfield
and in Colborne township, Morris,
Colborne and Howick townships lead
in farmers in arrears' and Bruseels
tops the urban municipalities.
The list will be publis.hed in the
Ontario Gazette of August 4th and
lists of respective anunicipalities in-
volved. This is being done for the
first time. !Heretofore only the nos
tee of insertion of complete list was
inserted in county newspapers, and
it was claimed only a baker's dozen
ever saw the list in the Ontario Gaz-
ette. The change was autherized by
county council in June. The sale will
take place N.avember 7th.
N.CLUFF 8.r. SONS
DUBLIN
Curfew
First pissed aboat forty years
ago, 1Seaforth's curfew, bell byta.
law is at last eaning into .
own after a rest Of many years.
Clerk a. A. Wilson does nea linear
or remember when the by-Ipt
was first' Imaged, but in le07
was re -written and included in
the town's consolidated, by-laws.
The bell was rung first on Satur-
day night at 9 pen. and is ex-,
pected to have a beneficial effect
on children fifteen years of age
and under -
COMMENDS MAYOR
ON RELIEF BOOKS
District Inspector Completes
the Audit of Relief
'That the 'administration cif . relief
in Seeforth during the past year has
beet extcellent, is the gist of- the con-
tents of a letter receiteed this week
by Mayor A. D. Sutherland„ relief
office,r, from. W: J. McCully, Inspector
of District 3, Me. McCully recently
'corneleted les audit and inspection of
the loaal relief books.
The letter .received is as follows:—
"I regret very much that I was noe
able to meet yau when in Seaford:.
hate teompleted the auditing of
your relief vouchers and books for
the past. seaoon from October to
May, and find, everything in No. 1
condition. Your books are kept very
accura.tely and the people seem to
be receiving adequateseetlief so far ae
"I might suggest that you ask your
mercha-nts to specify on their bills,
the weights and prices' of the differ-
eitit comknodities, so that -the in •
as well as the, Relief Departinent can
eheok up.
"This is th,e only suggestion Thrive
to make and I mieht say -bhat your
Town of Seaf,orth seems to be doing
bee best for those in needs ,
Yours very truly,
Inspector, District No. 6."
The weights and prices referred to
in the above letter apply to a com-
modity selling for say' 9 cents pee
pound or three pounels for a quarter,
when the price shoal:41)e entered as
8 and one-third cents per pound, and
eot nine cents. ,
Recent visitors! were: Rev. Father
Michell, New York, an•d his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Miehell, Toronto, with
Mr. and' Mae. James Krauskopf; Bro-
ther Augestin,e, Montreal, with his
parents, Mr. and Mpe. James Cron-
in; LOUIS latatith-elres, and MTS. P.
Matthews, Detroit, with Mrs. K.
Stapleton; Miss Julia Kenny, Lan-
don, wite her brothers, Philip and
Frank Kenny; George Groves of St
Th,ornas with friends.
and • Mrs. Jas. Kraus,kopf re-
turned to Toronto with Father Wm.
Michell and bis. moth,er, and spent
the week enst in the city.
Miss M. V. Gil -marry,. Roc'hestea,
N.Y., ia visithig at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Kathleen Feeney:
•Brather Augustine ."of Montreal is
the guest of his parents, MT. and
Mrs. Jas. Cronin.
Mrs. Thos. Molyneaux• spent a
week, in Goderich recently. "
With friends in London. „
Mitt Byrne and family have re-
turned to Detroit after a plass:rant
visit with her sister, Mrs. John Flan-
nigan.
'Miss Cecelia Feeney is stpending two
weeks ',With • relatives in Rochesten
N. Y.
litre and Mrs. E. B. Tyens made a
Mies Marion Dill has entered the
eontest being held by the Stratford
London after a pleasant. visit with
'her :eaters, Hrs. Bruxer and Hiss
Molly Mennen.
IVIes ;George Groves, of St. Thomas
Wee a Week end visitor with bleeds.
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Date Set For
Liberal Meeting
The postponed annual meeting of
the South Huron Liberal Association
as constituted for provincial purpos-
es, will be h.eld in Bohan Town Hall
on Wedeesday, August 1, at 2.30 p.m,
'The election of officers will take
place and other businesetransacted.
Following the annual m,eestie,g, an ex-
ecutive meeting will be held. ' J. G.
Stanbury, Exeter, is President, and
J. M. Goye.nlock, •Se•aforth, is Secre-
tary of the Aseniation.
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DANCE c0i,
Despite the ta.eetii`at
Lefaion sena 'Band annu#1....,,ri*Opn
by the Seaford: IHIghlandeos Band,
and ass* tang artists, the erawd, Per
a very lenge pardon wof it, 431C.0
Cardnoa Hall with music by Ed. Daly
and his !Redcoats, Througheut the
evening the booths end wheels of for-
tune did a rushing besinesist.
The excellent program included the
following numbers: Address; of wel-
come, C. 'P. Sills, Legion Firesideet;
Marehe -Comaades," Band; vocal
solo, "Kings of rthe Road," Gordon C.
Rennie; dance, iMiss Regan; recite -
tion, "Canadian Born, Mass Vera
Hudison: 'vocal solo, "Just a Cottage
Simian," Fred Willis; selection, aAatlath •
Polka," Band, with E. H. Close, soloa
ist; vocal 'sole, "Song of Songs," Jas.
A. Stewart; selectiops "Mao Thoinias'
Sutherland; selection, °Camp Mem-
ories," 'Band; dance, Miss Regan,
'Miss Lorentz; -vocal solo, aConse to „es
Abe Fair,' James T. ,Soott, end selee-
tian "Sseeet Old Songs," Bend. Other
.n.umfbers included bagpipe selections
by Mr. Reid an,d violin solo by Don-
ald Savauge.
Iln his address, Mayor Sutherland
thanked the firms who had contribut-
ed material for the affair and the
ladies Who supplied flowers. He also
made appoeciative reference to Mr.
William Freeman, leader' ,af the band,
who had been a rmlember of the local,
band for 45 years.
man and the inehreeniats ed
Mrs. M. R: Rermie, Mrs. Frank Dev-
ereaux; and Geeege Daly:
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Groups Hold -
Enjoyable Picnic
Members of the 'Staffa and Sea -
forth Junior Institute /an,d Junior
Farmers held an enjoyable picnic- at
Jowett's Grove, Bayfield, on Tuesday
afternoon. More than 200 'members
and friends were present.
The afternoon was epent in a
sports program and follovring a
beunteous supper, dancing was en -a,
joyed in the 'pavilion.
The erize Winners were: 2;5 yard
dose, girls, Jean Smtale, M. Forrest;
25 yar dash, boys, H. Coleman, A.
Finlays -ns three-legged race, 'Clar-
ence No -is arid Jean arriale• necktie
race, C. Norris and Mary Allen; coat
race, . •Coleman, Mary Allen; soda
biecu raze, Marg. Forrest; wheel-
Papple; shoe race, Ernie Ross and
Rena McLaren. .Staffa carried off
the honors in relay race and soft -
A scientist reports that the uni-
verse •is six thousand million light
years in diameter. Some day one
McKillop Logging Bees
By Melvin Blanchard
"Yeo heave, roll it up boys there
I guess it will burn when dry."
In giving a short sketch of log-
ging bees in MeKillop about sixty
years ago it is me hope that it will
1 . f interest to the older readers of
T: e Expositor and -to the young ones
tou, who are readers of that vallea•ble
paper.
big day among the men an,d women
and boys and 'girls of 1VIelaillop 60
years ago. The area for logging, was
abeut ten aeres, OT there abouts from
which; the timber had Iseen cut a
the valuable portions taken to the'
mills. The rest was cut down as it
was of no value in those days and
lay in the fallow for a numbe•r of
share until the day ef the logging
bee.
The ereparations for the event were
simiple. Alsout twenty, �r thirty hand
essikes were cut, trimInted and pealed
and lying- at the cerne,r about five
sie teams- Of oxen and, horses with
chain's arnd strong hareem. About
five tmen, were with each team. The
fallow was staked osit in stripe and
each gang took a strip. •
The rule was that everything bad
to be taken out and piled up—at:wipe,
loge, entail poplars and Willows. Taie
boys, too, Were busy end had to carry
drinking wabsr for the mete while
the women and girls hut to get. the
supper. ,
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The bee is o.n. The logs and stuanrpe
are beginning to mop and: the longer
the gangs work the more interest is
aroused. The question, ' which
gang is going to be through to the
other side first? What with the
eltanking of chains, snapping of Whips,
creaking of timber and shouting of
men the race was very melting.
;Scxme ..one of the gang would win
and away die men would' go to their
.supper. The ones that were ibehind,
herweven wouldn't shirk the work,
and would earn up to ,' the house
whistling and singing When the job
,,,was clone. After the eapper was over
mid cleat:eel away the kitchen. was
made reedy foe the dance and the
old fiddler Wobld get into the corner
and play the old-fasbioned Hoempipe
for the boys end ,giels to dance . to.
These dash are all over end gone.
The men and women am. gone tete=
they who dome their bit in humble
way and •Melaillop is the better to-
day for their in:Entre, As this old
Indian sang when he wits being, dela-
en out Of the .vooedei
Who once .hael a home
In the farthest of forests:,
Where Wild :cleseeekilib, roam,
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