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Ring out the Old, Ring in the New, at Seaforth to music by
Hap Gorman and his orchestra, of Stratford.
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Gorrie---A Footnote to
Economic History'
(By R. J. Deachman, M.P.
Gorrie is a 'little village tn1 the
'Township of Howick in the County of
Huron. Lt i just like undneds of
ots thou
•oth'er little
minion of C
first village I knew, so
give you now does net
-written--it writes
Youth. han. -• its
-etched, es the s of memory. The
later scenes of life are drawn not
.quite so clearly. Vision broadens
with the years, the mind takes in
a wider range. There ie more beauty
in a rose. more music in the Iaugh'er
rf ehild'}aord, more hope in our
.sc+hools an•d universities than in all
She new r^omlman•dmeete which thun-
llr at us from day to day from the
political Sinais of a disturbed Eur-
'ope. But these are thrust upon us, ---
they are clamant in their appeal.
They occupy our thoughts to the ex-
clusion of other (things. Forget them
:for a moment.. You may not know
this little place called Goalie to which
• 1 wish to take you, but it's like other
Rowse • They have all been subject
-to the saane influences and move for-
-Ward to the setae destiny.
Gol'rie,iwas built ou the banks of
ftite • alait3and river. The Indians.
•'witch more feeling for music, called
'It the Maneisettung. These pioneer
'towns.; were nearly all• built on rivers
"'for the power of the river made the
'wheels of the mill go round and the
-rani gave the farmer a market' for
ins gralne—and provided some of the
-necessaries of life, chopped feed for
-tris cattle, flour and oatmeal for him-
self and the family. The blacksmith
shop, the saw mill and the planing
anrl•11 followed. There was a wagon
•shop ---.no one then lied; beard of a
')g•amge. The store which mild boots
sand shoes misto made them. It was a
•self-oontained economy—men lived
•.loose to the soil. These spots •were
social cenntres% There, neigthbot-s met
and exchanged views. They discuss-
ed the •wars of the day even as we
do now. There were plenty of them
—the Crimean, the Indian mutiny, the
American civil war—then there was
t the Do -
was the
tie story I
ask to be
elf.
pictures, keenly
the Zulu war, forgotten now, but news
in its day. There were scraps in the
Souden where Fuzzy-wuzzy broke ttee
British square and the South African
war. Cavalcade!
Once I found, in a log granary be-
longing to my uncle, a"very old • paper
(Uncle was Scotch and never threw
away anything), telling of the defeat
of a British force by Cetewayte a
Zulu leader, back in 1879. I was on-
ly a Tittle cihap when I read it but I
realized t11,en for the first time that
history was a current thing—that it
was made every day—at least men
then living had seen it macre. It gave
mcg quite a shock.
Another perennial subject for dis-
cussion .was politics. It was a much
more lively ~object then than now.
The elections of Sir John Macdonald
and Alexander Mackenzie were fought
and settled in: shop and store and
mill. The names of Blake, .Mowat,
Hary and Ross were on everybody's
tongue. Tim interest is not nOW •so
keen especially on purely politiloaiVl• is-
sues. The Tamers are fully alive to
eoonomie 'problems, 'in' mp $ud'gdnpnt,
much more interested than; those w -ho
live in cities. The .tete nthip o€..Hsow-
ick last much of its. popu11ution in re-
cent years. Neighbors ate further a-
part. The farmer moves ever.* wid-
er field. The aubomob1ll' hats *narked
strange cha>ages. People act.• and
think differently. The cement "'Which
.held them togetthe( • seems .t9 be
cracking in spots. The village dis-
cussions are not so keen as they were
years ago—the audiences are nailer
—so also are the congregationskie
Tit was in Gorrie .1 atttesaded 'first
political meeting. Dr. Peter M>dbai-
eld, M.P., the federal member;; was
the speaker. I think ,he must '+have
come under the influence of Sir''Rich-
ard Cartwright. He was the epitome
of clarity and concision. His fingers
drew figures in the air e if. lie were
putting the whole story down in chalk
on the blackboard of the memories
of those who lieten•ed to him. Sud-
denly that nigh(. an olc! Irishman in
the audience shouted out, "Doctor,
what's the duty on pills?" The fin-
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A new full-sized Electric Vacuum Cleaner, regi'
vitally sold at $39.50, FREE with the 'purchas
of any of the following new Electric Washers.
GILSON SNOWBIRD, made in Guelph, Ont.
MISS SIMPLICITY, made in Hespler, Ont.
WESTINGHOUSE DE LUXE, made in Ham-
ilton, Ont.
Your old washer as down payment, the balance
on easy terms as desired.
Only • a limited number available. Only one to
a customer.
John Bach
Main Street
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LOCAL BRIEF
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• Miss Dallantyne, tatelids spending
Christtmars . with relatives in St.
Thomas,
• Mr. and. Mra. R. E. McKenzie
were in Toronto and Hamilton this
week.
• • Miss Isabel Cameros, of Phila-
delphia, is a guest at 'the home of
Mr. and Nies. A. Boyes, Mill Road.
• Miss Merlon Watson left on
Wednesday -to spend Christmas and
New Year halidaye in Toronto.
• Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Porterfield,
of Flint, •Mdclhigen, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Chamberlain.
• Mr. and MM. Robert Parsons
and 'Miss Hannah Crraig, of Heneall,
and Mr. E. Dignan., of Exeter, were
the week -end guests of Mr. and Mra.
F. R. Parsons.
• Mr. Edward Devereux, of Beres-
ford Lake, Manitoba, and son of Mrs.
Frank Devereux, of town, intends
spending the Christmas holidays
with his cousin, Mr. Jack Daly, In
Edmowton.
• Mess's. Friel and Douglas Stew-
art of thei Uvliversity of Western On-
twig,
ntwiig, kind Mr. iRoland Stewart, of
Toronto University, are spending the
Christmas holidays with their par-
ents here.
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Collect $90.45
ForBibleSociety
A total of $90.45 was collected by
the !coal Bible Society and has been
forwarded to the Upper Canada, Bible
Sect ety. The Society wishes to ex-•
pease its appreciation of this practic-
al assistance in its work.
•
Ministers Plan
Week of Prayer
Arrangements were made by the
Ministerial Aseocietion at its recent
meeting for the interdenominational
obpe yeace of the Week of Prayer, as
Monday, Jan. 8, in First Pl;esbyter-
ian Church; speaker, Captain Dou-
gall. Tuesday, 'Jan. 9th, in Egnrond-
-vi.11,e United Churoh; speaker, Rev.
11. V. Workman. Wednesday, Jan. 10,
in St. Thomas' Church; speaker, Rev.
Hugh Jack. Thursday, Jan. llth, in
Northside Church; speaker, Rev. A.
W. Gardiner. Friday, Jan. 12th, Sal-
vation Army Citadel; speaker, Rev.
Dr. Hurford. All meeting commence
at 8 o'clock.
An offering for the Bible Society
will be taken' at each meeting.
ger cut another figure; he finished
the Sentence he had started and then
answered: "35 per cent—do you want
a box?" 'there were no more inter-
ruptions!
In the early days there was an old
gentleman by the name of Duncan
Ferguson r'u.no, g a hardware store.
From him I r ceived my first lesson
in looking after the cents in the hope
that the dollars would look atter
themselves. I went in one day to
buy a pound of three-inch cut nails—
they were worth, if I remember cor-
rectly, four cents a pound. He
weighed thent with care but the scale
failed to balance so long as he etuck
to the three-inch size—so he took
out one nail and put in another, a
shingle nail, an inch or an inch and
a quarter lung—perfect weight—the
scale' balanced! I asked my father
why be made the change and he told
methat the old man always played
fair with himself and with every other
person. I thave never been able 'to
determine which is the more difficult
task.
But ou that questioe of population
there is an interesting tale to tell.
Here is a .record which reveals its
:rise and fall in Howick township:
1861 2,252
1881 5,616
1901 4,140
1921 3,065
1931 fv 3,130
There was very little settlement un-
til the early 50's—it moved up rap-
idly to a peak in 1881—then a steady
decline until the census of 1931 wthen
the population exceeded slightly the
previous decennial record. In that
'period there was a rise in the p#ice
of farm products, bringing them In
closer relationship to the price of
manufactured goods. There were
many causes for the early decline. A
pioneer land settlement always draws
immigrants not fitted for the work.
They • move out as soon as they get
a chance to sell their land. The peak
of 1881 marks also the advent of new
laborsaving machinery—'the self bin-
der came in about that time. This
change was in part the cause of the
decline—not eo many men were need-
ed on the farms. The rising stand-
ard of lit iiig meceseitated the aban,-
donrment Of some land. These farms
were submarginal for .the people who
had accepted higher standards, They
Were no Tenger willing to live on
them•, They passed into other bands
to be used largely .as pasture sells.
Filially, there is' the old, olds story
our economy has been moulded to
suit the supposed interest of the cit-
ies and this Country, yours and the,
has paid the price. But the loss of
almost 44 per cent. 'of the population
in a rural area of excelleet farming
land de a pretty high •price. The
army of the unemployed is still a
portion of the unsettled bill.
And what of Gerrie and other
towns .like it? Will they 'hold their
own, dome back or die? The last
alternative tive d s too sad., Me 'cradle
has passed from' the 'nursery but the
.bassinet remains, 1f the village dies
something must take Its place and it
Will hardly be the ^pity. The role of
the prophret is 'difficult. He a
bold man; who puts on printed page
the words: "We sthail not pass this
way again." If electric power could
be distributed, throughout the prov-
ince at equalized rates the small town
would have a chance. Cost of pro-
duction le low in these places, the
cost of living also. Then, too, a re-
vivified agriculture would do maroh to
sustain the towns and villages. That
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Come to this Store, you last-minute shoppers where you're
newest merchandise, at best prices. Ou r stock is very assured of large assortments,
sure to find the color, size and price you want in ny complete, departments, so you're
Additional sales staff will give you quicker service. And, remember, every article is boxed.
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Here Is A Condensed List of Best Christmas Sellers.
Choose From These ---They're Sure to please.
Gifts for Her :
Gifts for Him :
Fine Shirts
$1,00 to $2,50 , Silk Hosiery . . 79c to $1,25 64
Pyjamas
$1,39 to 3150 Gift Lingerie ... , 49c to $1,50
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Fine Hose to Nighties and Pyjamas to $4,,95
25c $1,0� 59c
Neckwear 50c to $1. 0 Rayon or Satin Slips .59c to $2,95 tilt
Gloves$1,25 to $2,95 Handkerchiefs 5c to 75c
Gloves 59c to $2,511
Scarves
Handkerchiefs
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$1,00 to $2,95
Braces and Garter
Sets
Purses
Towels
5c to $1,00 $1.00 to $3.95 4
35c to $,1.50
$1,25 to $2.95
$1.25 to $4.95
$2.95 to $7,50';
$3,95 to $12.95
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Hu .dreds of L'*Gifts For Boys, Girls and Infants
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31.00 to $1,5ig
50c to $1.50
Men's Jewelry
Bath Robes
Give Him a Hat
$2,95 to $7,50
$2.25 to $3.95
Sweaters
Lunch Cloths
Housecoats, Bathrobes
Give Her a Dress
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WIIROS.
. Seaf�rt
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is not in sight as yet, but sometimes
I hear distant rapablp'gs We have
alt seen many changes --+we may see
many more and here as elsewhere in.
life we wait and hope,
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Canadian poultry is the finest fla-
voured available any -where. This is
Seaforth Morns eat
Works
(formerly W. E. Chapman)
NOW,.. OPERATED BY
Cunningham & Pryde
We Invite inspection of our
stock 'of Cemetery Memorials.
SEAFORTH — TUESDAYS £
SATURDAYS
or any time by appointment
See Dr. Harburn -- Phone 105
EXETER: Phone 41; Box 150
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that bee exgaii to
VENETIAI{1
TOILET PREPASATIONS
for preserving and
enhancingthe'beauty
of the skin. may al-
wayrt be bad at
Keating's Pharmacy
"The Re:all Orator Were"
PHONE 28 . BEAPOItflI
particularly true of turkey, for col
weather is essential in developin
the finest flavor in turkey meat: Car
adian turkeys are sold principally i'.
three grades—A, 13, and C—but ther
is also Grade Special, which is th
finest quality produced, but it i
available in limited quantities only.
Roast Turkey
Wash turkey after it has bee
drawn. Rinse and dry well. Rub in
side of bird with salt or piece o
lemon• before adding the dressing
Allow 3, cup dressing to each poun
of turkey. Pack dressing loosely in
to the body and neck of `'the turkey
Sew up openings. Truss bird by turn
ing tops of wings under back "an
pressing legs close back agains
body. Hold in place by inserting on
skewer under i.he wings and anothe
under the ace 'I'hen tie turkey it
Shape with cord, Meeting it t
skewers. Hub the bird With fat anc
place on rack or crossed skewers i
roasting pan. Roast at a tempera
ture of 300 to 350 degrees F., allow
ing 20 minutes per pound. Baste tur
key with mixture of fat and hot wa
ter (34, cup fat to 1 cup water) ever
30 minutes.
Turkey Dressing
2 cups soft stale bread crumbs
le lb. sausage meat, cut in pieces
1 tablespoon savory .
2 tablespoons ,minced onion
11,[ teaspoons salt
1/a teaspoon pepper
% cup melted butter
1 egg well beaten.
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Mix crumbs with sausage and sea-
sonings. Add melted butter and beat-
en egg.
Two New Gas
0i1 Wells
Chatham, Dec. 20.—E. P. Rowe,
petroleum geologist, Toronto, reports
that. his Prairie No. 7, ten miles south
of Chatham, was starting to drill this
week and that Prairie No. 8 will fol-
iow immediately on the completion of
No. 7 which is expected to be about
the end of next month—both these
wells will be drilled to 3,300 feet.
'Crude oil jumped 20 cents per bar-
rel to $2.17 Last month, owing to war
demands, and 'higher prices are still
in prospect.
Men this mentally dividend is re-
ceived from Rowe-Bruette No. 3, Chat-
ham, it will have returned Ube full
capitalization in 25 monthly cheques,
averaging 4% per month.
11 .owe-Bruette No. 5, completed sev-
eral months ago, bas' already shipped
over 5e00 barrels c crude oil and is
now attached to the main pipe line of
tem Dominion. Natural Gas Co. with
all fts gee'contracted for, for the life
of the well, at 20 cents per 1,000
cubic feet. ---XXX
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3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 ih cup turkey stock
1% cups rich milk
2 crt:ps cooked turkey
' 1 sup cooked mushrooms
2 tablespoons pimento, chopped
Salt and pepper
2 egg yolks.
n Melt butter. 'Blend in flour. Add
- liquid. Stir constantly until mixture
f thickens. Add turkey, mushrooms,?4
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CboPped Pimento and ammonium
Heat thoroughly. Pour some of tam
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mixture and Book two minutes:. Serve
on het toast or waff1eas, , 1
J. A. BURKE
Funeral Service
Dublin Ont.
Night or Day Calls: Phone 43 r 11)
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" BOXING DAY',
At the request of Merchants and Businessmen, 1 hereby proclaim
A Public Holiday for the Town of Seaforth
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26th
and quest the Citizens to dully observe the same..
"GOD SAVE THE KING"
JOHN J. CLUFF, Mayor
FIRE HAZARD !
Your attention is called to the danger to life
and property from Christmas decorations, such as
draperies, scenery, cotton to represent snow, etc.
Displays of this nature and the lighting arrange-
ments in eonlction therewith add greatly to the
ordinary risks of 'fire.
. See that inflammable material is clear of and
not hung over lighting devices, steam pipes, stove
pipe, electric light bulbs, etc. See that the electric
circuits are properly fused and not overloaded. Have
all temporary decorations removed as soon as they
have served their purpose.
Remember, nothing can render these displays •
absolutely safe, and that if accidents are not to .Apar
the festive season, constant vigilance and care: itst
be exercised. •
A. W. DICK, Fire Chief.•
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