The Huron Expositor, 1947-05-23, Page 2tabliabed 1:800
'had. McLean, Editor.
hcd at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
Sday afternoon by McLean
Member of Canadian
meekly , Newspapers
s:ociation.
4-,;iutharized as Second Class Mall,
I'oat OWYiee Department, Ottawa
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A ORTH, Friday, May 23, 1946
Nein Liberal Leader
At the Ontario Liberal As'socia-
`tXnU "Convention held: in Toronto last
vtreek, . Farquhar' R. Oliver, Legisla-
tive Member for .South Grey, was
elected `leader of the party for On-
tario.
Mr. ,Farquhar is not a stranger to
either the Legislature or the . people
of Ontario. . He has represented his
constituency continuously since 1926,
and has been the leader of his party
in . the Legislature since the retire-
ment of Hon. 1VI. F. Hepburn, and
although only 43 years of age, is a
veteran of the House and an author-
ity on parlamenta.ry rules and pro-
cedure.
Mr.°'Oliver isa farmer and a suc-
cessful
one. He is the owner -opera-
tor of 550 acres in his native county,
and a- well known breeder of,thor-
oughbred cattle. Although differing
as night from day in character from
his former leader, he is said to pos-
sess an unusually pleasing person-
ality, and is an eloquent speaker and
able debater.
'In a Legislature of 90 members,
Mr. Oliver only has a following of
13 Liberal members at the present
time, so that he is pretty . nearly
starting from the bottom to build a
anew his party's fortunes in On-
tario. But. he is said to be the unani-
mous choice of all the members, and
with such confidence and support
behind him he will, as leader, instil
new life into the official opposition
in the Legislature, and there would
appear to be much need of that at
the present time. . b
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Not Very• Promising
From the farmer's point of view,
and from the ' consumer's as well,
the weather to date has been any-
thing but promising. There are a
few, but only a very few, who 'have
finished seeding. The majority had
only a few acres in by the week -end,
and some had not even made a start.
It,used to be thought that a farm-
er rho ,,,hadn't finished his seeding
by themiddle of May was no farm-
er. And generally that conclusion
was' pretty nearly correct. But this
year farmers of all :classes, .good,,
hand Arid indifferent, are. -pretty.
much all in the same boat. But then,
the weather is something that can
not be' cured, consequently it just
has to be endured.
But there is still time, and hope,
by no means, lies been abandoned.
Too late seeding does not ensure a
bountiful grain crop, but there is
' plenty of time yet to get the beans
and corn- - in, and those , two crops
figure largely in the farmer's econ-
omy. in this district.
The weather, at least, will prmit
us td bank on a good hay crop, and
that is the foundation .of feeding.
And cattle ate out, and pasture is
good and is already showing its ef-
feet on stock..
But all the same, this spring wea-
ther has given the farmer many
anxious hours—and still is. No one
can blame him in the least for that
anxiety either.
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Still Truing For A Record
The weather has been too back-
ward this spring to issue its annual
appeal .to 'the people- 'inthe--eiti•es-to
.m tart rolling out to' the country, so
that there has been no congestion of
traffic on our open. highways.
But in spite of that -fact, the
znotorists.. • who are 'driving, appar-
ently are trying to edge up motor
aecidehts and fatalities to the place
where they will establish a new, re-
cord. '
More than a dozen motor fatali-
ties resulted in the Province .'over
the weekwend and a great many
More were sent to the hospital' with
.> • more or less serious injuries. .:
mat dos its' Speed Mostly. But
n
carelessness and• a ,total indifference
to the 'rights of others play a large
dart. Most of the cars on theroads
are not new, Perhaps a majority are
of a very ancient vintage, with poor
tires, poor brakes and often .'aulty,
steering equipment. But too ihaliy
drivers seem to forget those sad
facts.
They are' in such a hurry going no
place that they coax out all the speed
the old car is capable.- of,, without
having any proper control over that
speed -and then.. something happens.
It has been very noticeable ever
sincethe snow disappeared from the
roads and highways. It is getting
worse as the season advances. Per-
haps it will . continue on until every
'driver of a motor car comes to the
realization that it is not always the
other fellow who is going to be in-
jured, maimed ofkilled.
Perhaps then motorists will .prac-
tise a few safety measures, and
among them that of giving a little
thought.:' to the rights of other
motorists.
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O.K.! O.K.! .
Constant use by. old,' , as well as
yo ii ng, in recent years, has made
O.K., one of the .most widely used and
familiar abbreviations of speech in
our language of today.
Were it came from has puzzled
more people than the makers, of
grammars, but it is here, and here,
apparently, to stay. But here is one
history of its origin:
In a book, "American Language,"
the author says: "The first known
use of O.K. in this sense appears in
the court records of Sumner .Coun-
ty, Tennessee, October 6, 1790.
"On that date, Andrew Jackson,
Esq., proved a bill of sale from Hugh
McCary, .to Gasper. Mausker, for a
negro man, which was O.K. James
Parton, in his biography of Jackson,
suggests that what appeared to be
O.K. in the record may really be a
poorly penned O.I., which was the
abbreviation used for Ordered 'Re-
corded. Apparently O.K. came into
general use after Jackson was
elected' President.
But despite its hoary. 'age, we still
don't see any sense,in it. -
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What Nonsense
The Stratford Beacon - Herald
starts off a long editorial with these
words: "Tlie spring cleaning season-
is
eason-is in full swing, and one of the places
the housewife gives attentionto is
the attic—if she has the misfortune
to liye in a' house where there .is
one."
The St. Thomas Times-Journalis
still more offensively silly in another
editorial, when it, said: "Happy is
the home that has: no attic."
What ' nonsense! Perhaps: those _
editorial writers were " both women.
But breathes there a man with soul,
so dead,' that would trade his attic
for all the rest of his home put to-
gether?
No, Sir! .Where is a, _Man going to..
store with anydegree of safety, or
. g _ y�
any assurance they will" be there
when needed—his fishing rods and
creels, his waders and other fishing
paraphernalia. His guns and . rifles,
his field boots and coats, and all those
other things without- which life
would not be worth living—if he
didn't have .an attic?
Oh, yes., we know some men who
boast of having a room of their own
in the house, where they keep their
own things: We've seen them too.
Full of children's toys and women's
truck. A whole room is too much
for any man, so sooner or later the
women move in. It is the story over
again of the camel getting his head
in the door of the tent. Th'e man 'is
forced out, and' in the process his
choicest possessions are hopelessly
lost. . •
In these days of the hopelessiiome
labor situation, hasn't the house-
wife enough to do below stairs,, with-
out giving her attention to the attic?,
If, as or when the attic needs atten-
ion, the man will supply it himself.
And if, as and when he does. there
will be no confusion.. Everything
will have a place, ank everything
will be in the place he left it last
time.
In fact it it our considered opinion,
arrived at during the course of half a
century, that a, man who has a home
without an attic,, can't really have
any real home. home 'life at all.
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- Th" Ethpositoi or act' and
ttentAve years rho.
From. The Huron Expositor -
Mar t9, 1922 •
-On Friday evening the annual meet='
ing for, the election of officers for
the Constance Epw-orth League was
held when the following, were elect-
ed; President, Blanche Wke tley; 1st
vice-president, Cli:ord Britton; 2•nd
viceepresident, Thelma Dale; , . 3.rd
vice-president, Margaret ,Love; 4th
vice-president, Bernard Hall; secre-
iery, Roes McGregor; treasurer, Elva
Wheatleyel -organist," Mildred Britton;
choirister, Lovina Rogerson. .
John ,Wateon, G T..Balyd and Mr.
Dreyer have purchased Chevrolet
cars.
Those assisting onthe program in
St. James' ,school hall Thursday even-
ing were: 'Mr. Naphtali, reader, from
Toronto; Miss Shine, George Daly,
Misees O'Connell, Eckert and O'Leary,
Frank Devereaux, Frank 'Sills, Mrs.
O'Connell and Mrs. Frank Sills. The
main feature was the presentation' of
a car to Rev: Father Goetz.
Misses H. I. Graham, Belle Canal-
belland Rossie Elder Were in Galt
this week attending the •meeting of
the General Council of the W.M.S. of
the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
The" first game of the Western Foot-
ball Association, seriesin the district
was played, on the recreation grounds,
Seaforth, Tueeday night against Kin -
burn, but the game ended. in a 0-0
draw. The Seaforth line-up 'was as
follows: ,Goal, C. Adams; backs, Dot
Reid -and A. Kennedy; halves, P.
Doig, C. Workman, D. Reid; centre,
R. McGeoch; left wing, A. Crich, W.
Wright; right wing, Reg. Reid, 0.
Consigney. Referee, Bell, of Brus-
sels.
The fire alarm was sounded about
12.30 noon on Wednesday when the
blaze was found to be in thestable
at the rear of Mr. T. Swan. Smith's
residence on John Street. Fortunate-
ly there was no stock in the barn,
but considerable hay and other art-
icles were burned.
.Mr. Johnston McElroy is moving in-
to Mr. W. Hills' house in Fgmondville
recently vacated by Mr. Frank Finne-
gan. -
Mr. Joseph' Heffernan and sister,
Miss Margaret, of the Huron Road
East, were presented with two beau-
tiful oak chairs by their friends and
neighbors on Monday evening prior
to their renieval to Seaforth.
Mother's Day services were observ-
ed„ in St. Andrew's Church, Kippen,
on Sunday. Miss Annabel McLean
was organist. Miss Margaret Finlay-
son sang a very appropriate solo en-
titled, "The Gift."
Quite ,a numbera,motored to Gode-
rich from Hensall to witness the base-
ball game .between Teeswater and
Goderich on Wednesday •last.,.
On Monday evening Rebekah Lodge
held a most successful progressive
euche party. Prizes were won by
Miss Sade Thompson and Mr. Geo.
D. Haigh, and the consolation by Mr.
Charles ,Adams:
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From The Huron hapositor
-May 21, 1897
Mr. Donald McKinnon, of the 10th
concession of Tuckersmith, had, the
misfortune to lose a valuable breed-
ing mare last week.
• Miss 'Bessie Rose, daughter of the
late, John Ross, of Brucefieid, has
completed her -studies at McGill Uni-
versity, taking the degree of B.A.
with first-class honors in Metaphysics.
Mr. Wm. McDougall of Egmondville
left last week for Berlin, where he
has secured a position for the sum -
.LAZ
Unless I mise my guess, We have
one he around bore that will go to
the. stew Pot or the frying pan by next
Sunday. She holds the record for
out -arid -out cussedness. They can say
what they like about Barred Rocks
beirig lazy, but this Old Biddy holds
the world's record for getting .around'
in fine time.
Along about this time of year Mrs.
Phil gets in a fuss about the front
lawn and the surroundings o•f the
house. Seeding.be darned . . . we've
just got to get the place looking as
if somebody were living here. This•
perpetual barrage 'of words goes on
and on.
Finally :there comes a time when
it's just too much for a man to stand.
We,.take a half, day off for curry:
co nbing; raking and general cleaning
up. Leaves and sticks and general
debris brought rip by the pup, must
be 'collected and 'burned. Tile lawn
is given a,hair-cut with the old lawn
mower.. The front porch is- scrubbed
off ,and a new coat of grey paint put
down. = -
Then ity comes time to prune the
'shrubs and dig the flower beds- up.
The•earth.is pulverized down into fine next Sunday!
bits and Mrs. Phil gets out the firmer
seeds and the plants she bought, and
in they go. • -
Well, the other day when we 'ere
through I must confess I was proud
of the result. Of 'course I was more
tired than if we had 'been- working
at the seeding all dad 'This stoop-
ing and 'beading, at what most ,men
call ladies' work, was certainly too
much for me. •
There was a little time left :before
shoring, so I sat down In the old
rocker and smaked,.on the back porch.
I saw this -old hien Stroll by; and was
just too tired to be bothered chasing
her. That's where I made a tragic
mistake. She -should" never have been
allowed to get 'by. • '
Mr& Phil came out and walked
around while the supper 'was cooking
to take a prideful look at our handi-
work. There was an agonized shriek
from the front of the house, and Mvs.
Phil came around chasing the Barred
Rock hen. The flower.' beds were
scratched up in - all directions, and
then to add insult to injury'that 'hen
had walked across the fresh paint on
the porch inher dirty feet.
Drop around for a chicken dinner,
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:.
For the first time in his life he had
been asked to make an after-dinner
speech, and for days before the func-
tion he rehearsed his oration before
his wife.
Finally the great day arrived, and
on his return home his proud wife in-
quired how the speech hadbeen re-
ceived. . •
"Evidently I was moving, soothing
and satisfying;" was the reply. "Mov-
ing, because after the first few min-
utes half my. audience 'went out;
soothing, because •the other half then
went to sleep, and satisfying because
when I sat down, the man opposite
me woke up and said, `Well,. we've
had enough of that old fool'." •
•
A man was giving some advice to
his son. At the end of a rather stern
lecture, he said: "Now, my :boy, you
understand .perfectly what I mean?"
"Yes, replied` the boy. "What it
boils down to is this: If I do well
it's because of heredity, and 'if I fail
it's my own fault."
•
Husband (the ingenious
"I've .invented a sew type of
man's handbag, dear."
Wife (skeptically) : "What's new
about it?"
' Husband: "The zipper's at the bot-
tom. Isn't that where everything us-
ually is when you want it?"
type):
a wo-
Lions Hold Charter Night.
There was an attendance of abeu -
250 at the Bayfield' Pavilion oil --Wed-
nesdayt night When the Bayfield Leona
Olub received its charter.. Visitors
were present from, • Windsor, St:
Thomas, London, Petrolia, Sarnia, Ex- .
eter, Goder'icli, Clinton, Seafeeth,
chel'l, Blyth, Zurich and, other` haonet
Clubs. Th e charted' was ;presente.d Ibyi
Hal, Meir, of-SeaforhiC, district. gover-
nor, and was accepted on behalf of
the new Icons, Club:: sof B'a'Yfield by!
Dave Castle. The Zurich Liobs Club
sponsored the Bayfield Lions .01ub and
provided theentertainment. Cere-
monies were preceded by a -banquet
and ended' with a dance.-Goderich'
Signal -Star.
Bell To Be Presented
The prodigal son had returned.
"Father," he inquired, "are you go-
ing to kill, the fatted calf?"
"No," answered • the old man, -look-
ing the youth over carefully. "No,
I'll• let you live. But I'll put you 'to
work and train a lot of that fat off."
•
Wife:, "It says here that the aver-
age persons speaks 10,000 words a
day."
Hubby: "Yes, dear; but you're far
above the average, you know."
•
"How did the Smith wedding go
off'?"
Fine, until the parson; asked the
bride if s'he'd obey her husband."
"What happened then?"
"She replied: `Do you think I'm
crazy?' and the groom who was in a
sort of daze, replied, 'I do.'
She was a 0.1. bride, and on her
arrival in New York she saw her hus-
band on the quayside surrounded by
most "exlpensive , flowers. Rushing
down the gangway she kissed him en-
thusiastically and said:
"It's awfully good of you, Elmer, to
greet me with such a marvellous lot
of flowers." • re
"Never mind the gush," said El-
mer; "hurry up and get your coat off
and help me sell 'enc?
Huron- Federation Of
Agriculture--FarmNews:
Minerals Essential in Ration for Swine
e In recent years many inquiries
have been received at the Dominion
Experimental Station, at Kapuska-
sing, about anaemia, rickets and
crippling among growing pig's .partict-
larly. These inquiries indicate a lack
of iron, of minerals, especially cal-
cium combined with a vitamin "D"
deficiency, says J. U. Pilon. •
Too many swine ,breeders still feed
no minerals at all to their. pegs, 'con-
sequently there is a much higher mor-
tality during elle nursing • period • or
later and also a 'lower feed efficiency
and gain with thee saved, hence
lower profits.
Past experience in raising pigs and
more especially the 'result of an ex-
periment being conducted at Kapua-
kasing, would seem to indicate that
the feeding of iron to suckling pigs
is beneficial in .Most..years' and i$ well
worth the small expense involved
The following mineral supplement
2 parts by weight 'of ground lime-
stone, 1 part of bonemeal -and 1 part
of salt, fed at -the rate of 2 per., cent
in the 'meal mixture (3 to 4 per cent
'for brood sows) to over 200, pigs. un-
der experiment since 1939, from wean-
ing
eaning to slaughter,.has given excellent
results in preventing rickets in pigs
which were all grown indoors in win-
ter time. Commercial mineral supple-
ments can probably be more easily
secured locally and. will give equally
good results if fed according to in-
structions given on containers.
A good supply of vitamin "D" is
necessary for proper assimilation of
minerals. I•n summer time, with plen-
ty bf: sunshine, green and leafy pas-
tures or hay, particularly legumes
such as alfalfa or clover, there is lit-
tle, danger of a lack of vitamin "D,"
but in winter time, when these 'are
scarce, it m,ay be a good practice to
feed rgs a except , those nearing
ma,rlyk sight, some cod liver oil.
One teaspoonful daily in the feed for,
a pig under 100 pounds 'and twice
that for brood sows, will usually meet
the requirements.
For best results, it should be a
regular practice to feed all pigs::
1: Iron:. Usually 'three doses glee
sufficient.. The first to be adiminister-
ed when pias are two to three days
old and the others at weekly inter-
vals afterward. Each dose per pig to
be .about equal to a small tablet if re-•
duced iron powder Is used and, three
Limes that if po- dere i. ".ferrbva sul-
phate of iron• is used..
2, •'1tdiinera1 ;Suj element: It •cen.
either be mixed in the meal mixture
at the rate of two or throe per cent
or fedalone in a separate tr6uggh or
box where pig's, especially the brood
sews. or the young greVeistg ones can
al'way9 get it. If milk is aVatiasble, it,
Will help as it is rich in ealleenele,
1partidulariy calcium•
3. '`V'itamin "17": _ateen leafy hh.Y,
good pasture Wifi• not tally supply
.rbnineera1s `brit ,also vitamin' "ir as Wilt
cod liver oil ,gird• enteMne.
mer. -
The business meeting of the official
board of the Methodist ,Church, Wal-
ton circuit, took place on Monday af-
ternoon, last. Present were Messrs.
Pella ._Morrison;,.Marla-ride
Hackwell, Roe, Dundas, Irvine, stilt,',
J. C. Morrison, Williamson and Bar-'
rows. Mrs. Berry was the only lady
present. The finances of the circuit
were, found to be in a healthy condi-
tion.
Mr. Hamilton, the energetic and of-,
ficient agent in Seaforth for the Frost
wood Mm eref agricultural; impie=
ments, made quite an im;poaing dis-
play in town on. Saturday last. There
were a quarter of a hundred farm. ers
in for their machines, and Mr. Ham-
ilton entertained them to dinner. The
33rd ..Battalion,- Band, headed the pro-
cession. The following are thecae who
purchased implements: Binders, Wm..
McGavin, Tilos. Kenney Charles.
Dodds, of McKillop; Herbert Crich
andeJ. C. Routledge; Tuckersmith;. J.
J, Irwin, Henry Replete J. and W.
Hogg, Robert Habkirk, James F.
Hackwell and Wm. McKay, McKillop;
James Allan and Wm. Sinclair, Tuck-
ersmith; mowers, George Nott, W, R.
Archibald, R. Brock, Wm.Carnochan,
David Ferguson, W. C. Landsborough
and John McLean, Tuckersmith; Jas.
Cronin, Hibbert; Louis Malone, Mc-
; rakes; Janies Campbell and
Hugh Campbell, McKillop.
Mr. A. Cardno, of town, has bad a
handsome new drop curtain placed in
his hall. •, '
Scott Bros., musical instrument
dealers, of town, shipped' several
pianos and organs. to Manitoba this
week. -
On Sundayafternoorriast fire broke
out in Mr. Harry Speare's clbtbing
store and the' photograph gallery of
aend.erson.- ti- nod dea:Lof_stoek.
was 'ruined by snrolee and water.
Miss. Nettie Ewing,' daughter of Mr.
George Ewing, Of town, has graduat-
ed creditably as a nurse at the New
York General ,Hos:pital. Miss Minnie
Oliver and Miss Fletcher, of Goderieh,
also graduated from the Presbyterian
Hospital in Neva York. These ladies
are both well known in town.
Early Tuesday •morning thieves en-
tered the residence of Mn Alex h5wing
in Clinton.' They secured six or sev-
en dollars, besides' helping tihemtdselves•
to the eatables on the table.
A debate was held on. Wednesday"
last in connection, With. the Good
Templars' lodge, ;Meeting. The sub-
ject was, "ReaolVed. that town- life is.
Preferable to country life." 9? ie t&
firmative was captained by' fte .Mace
Medd, and the negative Iby lei's'. Harr
Blaine. •
The bell of H.M.C.S. "Goderich" is•
to be presented' to the town at the
meeting of the ,.town council on Fri --
day evening of this week. Command-
er W. A. Childs, of H.M.C.S. "Pre-
vost," London, with Lieut. A, 8. Cash,
R.C.N., will be present to make the
presentation.-Goderich Signal -Star.
Removed To Malton
Dr. John See, Mrs. See and two,
children, Robert and Mina Jane, haver
removed from Goderich and taken up
residence in Malton. Their daughter,
Jacqueline; will remain here until
school closes in June. Dr. See, while
practising in Malton as a. veterinary
surgeon,' will also .be occupied as. a
Government inspector.-Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
Purchases Lumber
One odquarter of a million feet et
lumber, enough for 100 new homes,
have been purchased in Northern One
tario by A. J. Sweitzer o the Huron
Lumber Co., and the first shipment
will arrive within a few weeks. Mr.
Sweitzer, G. A. Cann and Carfrey
-motored to Midhurst recently and Mr.
Sweitzer completed. the deal. -Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Barn Roof Catches Fire
If these three points are kept in
'mind when balancing the swine ra-
tions, and if •plenty of clean fresh wa-
ter, •a clean dry place and plenty of
exercise are supplied, pigs should
never suffer from paralysis or rick-
ets and will make better gains which
will more than pay for the little ex-
tra labor elf expenses.
s * s
Winter Fair Should Be Made Greater
!Some valuable _. suggestions:.- as to,
the real place which should. be held
tidy .the Royal Winter Fair in Cana-
dian and international affairs were
made recently. by Dr, E. S. Archibald,
Director, Experimental Farms Ser-
vice, Dominion Department of Agri-
culture, at the Royal Winter Fair an-
nual"meeting in Tomato. The- is oyal,
he mid -,wee, without doubt ,the great
show ,.window for • Cenada's. agricul-
ture and came at a season of the year
when it was a "culmination" exhibi-
tion. That meant that the county and
district, regional and • Championship,
Grade A and' Grade B, and some of
the other winter fairs had already
been held, and it was only logical
that the .,real top winners came to
the Royal• to obtain supreme honors
at -this, the greatest" of Canada's agri-
cultural shows.
But the'"E&yal Winter Fair was
more than that. It was international,
and American winners of all classes
of live stock and agricultural products
should be encouraged to prove their
worth at this, the greatest and. most
`
comprehensive fair of the continent.
It was more cordpreherisive than oth-
er great American' shows.
although the Royal was Canada's
great (show window and was -compre-
hensive, Dr. Archibald doubted 'wire-
,
thee it had reached the limits "in
either of •those points. Canada pro-
duced. as fine foodstuffs as any coun-
try Was that fact pointed out to
Canadian visitors. Canadian grains
won championships at Chicago or
other,shows with ease. Why were
the wheat kings not crowned at the
oval instead sof Cbl', gal. -That: apt
plied to -oats, 'barley, peas, soybeans,
flax and mealy other crept, including
,Canadian grass and clover seeds.
Again; the .excellent show 'of fruit
which was put on at the 1946 Royal
be some of the more progressive
growers in Ontario Was -appreciated,
But, if the Royal is a National Show,
Why .were the other 'ilig producing
provinces Trot. stimulated to use every
means at their disposal to sell their
surplus goose in Gerardo, and on the
export maeket to) Make • an atlequate
display oftheir products in competi-
tion?
Brit' the Rdyal Show •should not be
constituted purely a„a a prodircers'
show. It Is also a consumers' show,
andforfack of space, equipment and
the •like', that point was "very often
,
forgotten.
4.
While burning rubbish- at the rearee
of the Hopper-Hockery furniture store
Monday, sparks from the 'fire "ignited
some shingles on the roof of the
barn on Miss May Jones' property. A.
hurried call was made for • the firer
department and, they were soon on
the scene and had the fire under con-
trol before much• damage vas done. -
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Lightning Strikes' Stephen Couple
When lightning struck on the farms
of Mr.'and Mrs. William Gibson, one
and a -half • miles• sellth of Exeter,
during a severe electrical storm Tues-
day evening, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson who •
were in the act of taking in some
Clothes from a ,clothesline, were both
rendered unconscious and a son, Fred
was also knocked' down and -burned
about the feet. Another son rushed
across the road to the Pi -out farm.
and Dr. Milner, .of town, was called.
The injured, were rushed by two am-
bulances to St. Joseph's Hospital',
London, in a serious condition. Bata
regained consciousness during the•
night. When the storm:tame up Mr.
and Mrs: Gibson had • gone out into-
the yard to remove the clothes from
a line that was attached to a tree.
When a vivid•fias.h of lightning splin-
tered the tree. Mr: and Mrs. Gibs'om
were thrown to the ground and ren -
',tiered unconscious. -Exeter Times-A&
vocate.
Property To Become Apartments-
' Reeve Franklin Bainton is remodel-
ling the old school property on Queen ,
Street, •which he acquired some time -
ago, and is fixing it .into.. a:four-apart-
ment dwelling, twodownstairs and •
two upstairs. Carpenters ere now
busy' -at the Work. -When it is com-
pleted there will be room for four
more families in our midst.` Mr. Bain
ton's glove factory has been moveal
from the building to new quarters in
his recently enlarged. mill, Blyth;
Standard.
•
Suffers -Serious Eye. Injury
Rae Crawford, of the 4th line .of
Morris; suffered serious- injuries tee -
his eyes recently. While assisting .in
spraying orchard• trees at 'Clinton, the -
.spraying mixture accidentally came
in. contact with his eyes, seriously in-
juring them. It was feared he might.
lose the sight of his, eyese but the.
latest report is thatit is expected h "
will retain his sight.--- us'sels•. Post.
J. E. Hovey
ede otmaster•
nly received of-
ficial notice of his appointment to the
position' of Postmaster in Bayfield.
Mr. Hovey is the third son of Mrs.,
L. C. Harrison Lucan, and the late
Reverend,. Frank Hovey, Burlington.
He attended Clinton public school ands -
Collegiate Institute. and' 'graduated
from Lucan High ..School, He also;',
took a business course. On January -
14, 1941; he , enlisteee in the R.C.A.F.
and was posted ds a Gunnery Instruct
tor at various R.C.A.F. Training
Schools in.' Ontario, Quebec ands
Prince Edward Island, with the rank
of Sergeant, 'He also instructed in
'the Fleet Air Arm for a time, and' re-
ceived his honorable discharge Oct,
3, 1945, -Clinton News -Record,.
Double Set of .Triplet Calves
Out. on the Leslie G. Kuntze farm,
concession 5„ Hibbert township, three '
miles north of Staffs, cows. go in, for
production---ln--a big -way— --little .
less than a' year., ago a Bro n 'Swiss Y'
cow gave birth to triplets, -two Males
and a .female. Last week the same •
'cow presented another set of triplets
to her amazed owner, all being males
this time. All, six .calves" are normal •
-and -healthy. The •same `Hereford (bait '
sired both sets of triplets and•, all :e
calves show Hereford characteristics.
-Mitohell Advodate.
Lightning Strikes Home•
Tuesday evening when storms rs- •
ited thfe,.,vieinity the hoarse of Nor- - -
man Harvey, located on the curve ger:
i.ng into Monktote village from the
south, Was struck by lightning, break -
bee a couple •of large w,indaws and
,knocking Wreath articles; out of the
pantry. Mrs. Harvey • and sbtt Bob, •
were alone in the house at the there.
tet itehell AdVoeate;