The Huron Expositor, 1948-04-09, Page 1•:Y
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Epgtity-nin#: Year
'Whole. Number 4191
DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS
KNOWS NOTHING, OF
110.8 STRAIGHTENING
Not Aware of Rumor That
Bend West of Seaforth
To Be Eliminated.
Rumors which have been current
during recent weeks that the Depart-
ment of Highways proposed to elim-
inate the curve on No. 8 highway, at
the west end of Seaforth, are just
rumors' me far as the Department is
concerned.
Speaking to The Expositor Tuesday,
a spokesman of the Stratford division-
al office said he had heard) nothing of
the proposal. He pointed out that a
certain amount of widening goes on
all the time and that this frequently
necessitates the acquisition of adjoin-
ing propea ties. Any program to elim-
inate the mile -long curve was news to
•him, however.
The story that is being discussed
ht the district is that instead Of bend-
ing to the south at the westerly lim
its of Seaforth, the highway would
continue directly west and join the
existing straight road at a point a
little over a mile west of town. Such
a scheme would eliminate two bad
corners that have bean the scenes of
more than one fatal accident in re-
cent years, and at the same time re-
lieve one of the worst snow removal
problems which exists on the Strat-
ford-Goderich road.
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To Build Sidewalks
In Egmondville
Tuckersmith Municipal Council met
i.n the Town. Hall, Seaforth, on Satur-
day. All members were present and
Reeve A. Nicholson presided. James
Love and Arthur Finlayson, auditors,
presented the telephone audit state,
anent and were paid $20 each for their
work. _
Municipal auditors are now requir-
ed to audit the accounts' of the tele-
phone system in addition to their du-
ties as township auditors. .Salaries
paid are recoverable from the Tele-
phone System. The Clerk was in-
structed to bill the School Area in
the township' for $50, re audit fees,
and• the other ;s?ehools $10 each.
Council decided to, advertise for
tenders to construct approximately
600 lineal feet of 'various 'widths of
sidewalk in the Village of Egmond-
ville. Township will supply cement
and contractor will furnish all other
requirements. Tender ads will ap-
pear at a later date.
Payment was authorized for a
grant of *500 to the Clinton Hospi-
tal. The Reeve and Treasurer were
authorized to sign and seal notes
with the Canadian Bank of Com-
merce, Seaforth, up to the amount of
$70,000 to cover borrowing of current
requirements in 1948. Such notes
will be used as required in 1948. The
Treasurer was given authority to pur-
chase a tyipewriter at a cost of ap-
proximately $160.
Road accounts in the amount of
$1,641.99 were passed and included:
Labor, washouts, snow fence, etc.,
$548.75; culvert 'purchase, $165.60;
coal, $61.51; dynamite, $8.60; shed ex-
penses, $7.01; mileage, $5.04; adver-
tising, 13.72; snowplowing, $515.00 ;
gravel and trucking, washouts,
$133.75; fuel, repairs, etc., for grad-
er, $183.01. Other accounts passed
were as follows: Salaries, $140; re-
lief, $35; printing, $15; postage, $5;
grants, $500; hospitalization, $22.10;
advertising, $9.44; supplies, $14.56,
Council adjourned' to meet May 1,
at 2 p.m.—E. P. Chesney, Clerk.
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,• Mrs. John Pethick
Marks 82nd Birthday
ars. John Pethick, North Main St•.
celebrated her 82nd birthday Thurs-
day, April 1. She is a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beirnes, of.
Walton, and has resided in Seaforth
for many years. Her husband prede-
ceased her in 1940. She takes an ac-
tive interest in her home duties, and
is a member of St. Thomas' Anglitean
Church.
She has one son, John, of Seaforth,
and four daughters: (Ada) Mrs. Jas.
Wamsley, of town.; ' (Monte) Mrs.
Robert Farrow, Brussels; (Grace)
Mrs. Watson Sholdice, of Brussels,
and (Lill) Mrs. Robert Joynt, of town.
She has eleven grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.
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Wins Half a Car in
St. Thomas Contest
Fred Dinwoodie, Seaforth, was one
of two who tied with identical guess-
es of 1257.6 miles in the St. Thpmas
Lions ' Club 1 estival 'ear contest. The
car''ae alis iraitel1'eo. 1257.7 ' miles.
While the two winners agreed to
split, it wee 'decided• to have a one-
hour run -oil to declare an official
winner, and each made a further
guess. Mr. Dinwoodie guessed 24.2
miles, while the other winner, Gary
Carr, Sheddon, guessed 26.2 miles,
The actual mileage was 27,9; and Mr.
Carr was declared '401cia1 Wiener o
the car. However, the agreement
which each had entered prior to the
run-off held good and an a. result, Mr.
Dinwot die is nate the 'Conner of half
of a ear,
Mr. William Ament was honored at the annual Past Masters'
Night of Britannia Lodge, held in the lodge rooms Monday evening,
when he was presented with a 50 -year Past Master's silver jewel.
The presentation was made by R. Wor. Bro. Ross .McGregor, repre-
senting the Moat Worshipful the 'Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Canada in Ontario. Mr. Ament joined Britannia Lodge in 1893
and served as Master in 1898. In 1943 he was presented with a
50 -year Medal. Britannia Lodge is unique in Masonic circles, in
that it has two members, eachof whom has been awarded a '50 -
year Past Master's Jewel. Mr. Robert Scarlett was presented his
jewel in 1947, Mr. Ament is shown in the above picture holding
his grandson, William Anent Grainger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan-
ley Grainger, London, and standing beside him is another grand-
son, William Ament, son of Mr, and Mrs. Warren Ament, Detroit.
Fete Seaforth Bosharts At
End of Season Banquet
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Fair Sept. 9 -10
A meeting of the Directors of
the Seaforth Agricultural Society,
held in the Carnegie Library
Thursday evening, made tentative
plans for the annual Fall Fair.
Provisional dates for the fair
wGrd;;,set�' for Thursday and Fri-
day,� Sept. 9 and 10. While the
proposed dates are earlier than
usual, it was felt the ohange would
permit a larger and more inter-
esting fair. -
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PLAN SWINE CLUB
FOR SEAFORTH AREA
' Ten Junior Clubs To Oper-
ate in Huron Agricultur-
al, Rep. Says.
Huron County will have 10 junior
clubs this year for young men and
women between the ages of 12 and
21, according to LeEtoy G. Brown,
Huron County Agricultural Represent-
ative. Present plans include four
grain clubs, five or six calf clubs and
one swine club.
Howick Oalf Club will operate in
the northeast corner of the county.
In the eastern section there will be a
Beef Club in Greyn a Junior Barley
Club in Grey, and a Swine Club at
Seaforth. In the northwest section a
Junior Oat CIub will operate at Dun-
gannon. The Huron Dairy Calf Club
will take in the entire county.
There will be beef clubs at Blyth
and Bayfeld., and a Junior Oat. Club
at Clinton. In the southern section a
Senior Barley 'Club and possibly a
'Beef Cattle Club will operate at Exe-
ter.
Intermediate "B" Players
Are Guests of Honor At
Gathering Friday.
Members of the Seaforth Bosharts,
Seaforth'$ Intermediate hockey team,
were guests of honor at a banquet
held in the Commercial' Hotel Friday
evening, and sponsored by the Sea -
forth .Amateur Athletic Association in
coetjunction with interested citizens.
As a memento' of the hockey year,
each of the players was presented
with a group photograph of the team
by Enos and Louis Boshart.
During the evening the program in, -
eluded short speeches by W. J. Dun-
can, Enos Boshart, Louie ,Boshart,
Dr. E. A. McMaster, Ralph McFadden,
Mayor M. A. Reid, E. Turgeon and
Wm. O'Sthea, and all in.,their remarks
stressed the sportsmanlike manner in
which the team had carried on during
the year. "Chick" Appel, sports edi-
tor of the Stratford Beacon -Herald,
spoke briefly and told the gathering
that he always enjoyed seeing a Sea -
forth team playing a game. J. E.
Willis, veteran •Seaforth hockey fan,
who this year promoted a successful
minor league team, was given a big
round of applause when introduced.
A feature of the program was a half
hour performance by Claude Pepper,
Stratford magician. Eric Munro, sec-
retary of the association, presented
each player with gifts on behalf of
the association, and: George Shaw,
playing poach, replied on. behalf of
the team.
The chairman was A. Y. McLean
in the absence of President W. T.
Teall, who at the last minute was
unable to attend.
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CALL FIREMEN AS
BONFIRE SPREADS
When a bon fire in an alley, at
the rear of Main Street, opposite
Crich's Bakery, on Thursday after-
noon spread to a pile of used lumber,
firemen were called and soon ex-
tinguished the blaze.
Mr., Mrs. William Shade
Observe 76th Birthdays
Mr. and Mrs, William Shade; Eg-
mondville, celebrated their 76th birth-
day on Tuesday. Mrs. Shade was
born in McKillop Township. $he is
the dtughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sperling, and Mr. Shade was
born in Orangeville. There are four
in the family, two sons and two
daughters: Almer, of Egmondville;
Allen, of Cleveland; Mrs. Vincent,
Egmondville, and Evelyn, at home.
Allen and Evelyn are twins.
Miss Evelyn Shade is the owner of
a hand -carved chair which was carv-
ed by hand by her great great grand-
father with a (jack knife, Alexander
Smith, while he was, living at Gan -
anomie in 1835. He presented the
chair to his granddaughter, Mary
Smith, who was later Mary Sperling.
Mrs, Spa.rling . was Miss Shade's
grandmother.
In 1842 the family moved to McKil-
lop Township, the trip beitigg made by
boat to Hatnflton and by ox team from
there to McKillop,
Littl'e Mary Smith was six years
old when the journey .was
undertaken
Mid during it she sat in the famous
chair itt the wagon during the trip.
Seaforth was then a bush, there being
only a small shanty and a wigwam.
The family settled, on the 4th con-
cession of McKillop, and Mrs. Spar -
ling continued to live there until her
death in October, 1924. The antique
chair remained on the farm until 1945
when it was left to Miss Shade, and
she brought ft to her home In Eg-
mondville.
• Miss Shade is also the happy pos-
sessor of a very beautiful shawl,
which is in perfect condition • and over
70 years old. There is also a com-
plete china tea set and a family :Bible,
both over 70 years. The Shade resi-
dence also contains some grand
Daguerre-0 type .pictures in as good
a condition as when first taken, of
Mis Shades, ..,grandparents. Mies
Shade's mother, Mrs. Wm. Shade,
showed your correspondent the tvay
to braid straw for hats. Mrs. Shade
braids the straw and makes garden
hats, and her fingers are stillvery
nimble. The braid was done using
seven strands, working very rapidly
and neatly.
'ESTABLISH , . ETY
PATROLS ATr PUBLIC
SCHOOL CORNER
Board Expresses" Apprecia-
tion To Local Police For
Assistance.
A safety patrol, designed to pro-
vide protection for pupil crossing the
highway intersection, velar the Public
School, was autboriited, at a meeting
of School Board Tuegd'ay evening.
The board agreed to puurehase neces-
sary equipment in order that those
students appointed to: the patrol
could he properly identified. This
identification, it was felt, would re-
sult in a greater effectiveness of the
,patrol.
The board recognized: the assist
ante of local police, Provincial Con-
stables W. G. Hodgson. and Gordon
Craig, in controlling' traffic in the
school area, and in assisting in trans-
porting pupils in inclement weather.
The secretary was instructed to ex-
press the board's appreciation to the
officers.
Chairman M. R. Savauge presided
at the meeting—the second held this
year—and members attending includ-
ed J. A. Westcott, G. R. Johnston, F.
E. Willis and Edwin Hawkins. Ac-
counts totalling $3,54046, covering
routine expenses and salaries, were
approved for payment.
Permission was granted to Miss M.
E. Turnbull to make necessary en-
tries in the Huron County Musical
Sestival at Ooderich. A shield is to
be donated for the urban, school re-
ceiving the most points in the solo
class.
The board discussed a cost -of -living
bonus for.the staff, but withheld a de-
cision. A special meeting of the
board will be held next Tuesday eve-
ning to consider a report of the De-
partment of Education regarding al-
terations necessary in the school
building.
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INSTITUTES PLAN
DISTRICT ANNUAL
1948 Meeting Will Be Held
in Zurich on Tuesday,
June 8.-
The district executive: meeting of
South Huron Women's Institutes was
held in the Town Hall, Hensel], Mon-
day evening. with branches represent-
ed from Crediton, Hurondale, Zurich,
Seaforth, Kippen 'East, Elimville, Ex-
eter Juniors, Grand Bend and Hensel].
Mrs. Gordon Papple, district presi-
dent, was in the chair. Much discus-
sion centred around the district an-
nual which will be held this year in
the Evangelical Church, Zurich, on
.lune 8. Each Institute .submitted a
roll call, and a suitable roll call was
chosen to which each will respond.
The guest speaker wiIl be Miss
Hamilton from the Department of
Women's Institute, Toronto, and oth-
er speakers will be present. A let-
ter was read from the Women's Pen-
man College, Alringdon, England, ex-
pressing thanks for sheets and pillow
slips sent to thetii. Each Institute
forwarded one pair of sheets and a
pair of pillow slips. A welcome was
extended to Elimville Institute, newly
organized• which makes nine branches
in all.
Mrs. Afrin Moir and Mrs. Earl Mit-
chell, of Hurondale, and Mrs. Glenn
MacLean. Kippen, contributed pleas-
ing readings. A social hour wa.s spent
and refreshments served.
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Legion Notes
Postponed on two occasions be-
cause of confliction with play-off
hockey games, the second in the ser-
ies of two bingos being held in aid
of the furnishing fund of Scott Mem-
orial Hospital, is being head Friday
of next week, April 16.
a: sc
Intended to have b", n held April 9,
the monthly meeting of the Branch
was advancers one day. to Thursday,
in view of a. concert tieing held in
the hall on the regu' Ir evening,
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Trousseau Tea
Honors Recent Bride
Mrs. John Watson eas• hostess at a
trousseau tea on Saturday in honor'
of her daughter, firs. Warden Haney,
whose marriage took place on March
10. Mrs, J. Watson, Mrs. M, Haney,
and the bride received at. the door.
Mrs, Arthur Clemente, aunt of the
bride, and Mrs. Wallace Haugh, of
Brucefield, poured tea ltd the after-
noon. and in the evening Mrs. W. f+.
MacMillan, aunt of the bride, and
Mrs. Elgin Nott Were in. charge of
the tea table. Misses Laura MacMil-
lan, Janet Watson and Alice Watson
served tea in the afternoon•, 'and Miss-
es Laura MacMillan. Alice Watson.
and Mrs. Elmore Stephenson in the
evening.
Miss Anne Scotchmer was in charge
of the trousseau in the afternoon, and
Miss Edith Pepper, of Cli'iitati, .in. the
evening. Miss Mayme Waite/Ma. Was in
charge of the gift room, And Mrs.
Alvin Riley and Miss Janet Watson
in entitle of the bride's own collec-
tion.
One hundred friends and relatives
of the bride and groom signed the
register.
6,000''Chickens Destro
Fire Razes 5 -Storey Henhouse
Large Building, Owned By
W. L. Whyte is Complete.
ly Destroyed Wednesday
Evening -
,Six thousand hens were burned
to death and lose estimated at $30,000
resulted Wednesday evening, when
fire of undetermined origin destroyed
a large hen house owned .by W. L.
Whyte, on the 4th concession of Hun
lett.
The fire was discovered shortly
after six o'clock, when R. W. Cope,
south farm foreman, glanced out the
window of his home and saw smoke
coming out of the nearby henhouse.
Within a matter of minutes the in-
terior of the five -floor building was a
mass of flames. The fire broke
through the roof within an hour, and
by eight. o'clock all that was left of
the building was a mass of burning
embers and twisted wreckage within
the walls of the foundation.
Mr. Cope had completed hie chores
in the. henhouse about 5.30 and had
gone to his home for supper. At that
time there was no Indication of smoke
or fire in the building. No reason can
be advanced as to the manner in
which the fire started. While the
building was electrically wired, it is
not thought this was a cause, since
it is only two years ago the work was
completed.
At the height of the blaze, 'burning
embers were carried across' nearby
fields and neighboring farmers, afraid
the-Srre might be carried to other
buildings, established fire watch on
all barns that were threatened. The
danger was lessened by a sprinkle of
rain which fell early in the evening.
The building which was destroyed
was located on what wa formerly
the Ed. Pryce farm, acros ; the con-
cession road frim Mr. Whyte's home
farm. Formerly a large bank barn
it had been converted in 1946 into a
flve-floor chicken house with a ca-
pacity of 6,000 birds. The building
and equipment it contained were to-
gether valued at $30,000. The loss is
partlyy covered by insurance. No de-
cision has been made regarding the
replacement of the building.
Mr. Whyte and his son, John, no-
ticed the fire from the home farm and
were among the first at the scene.
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Institute Discusses
Personality, Dress
The Seaforth Women's Institute
sponsored an interesting conference
in the Carnegie Lib •ary basement on
Friday, when Miss Creyke,�of the Wo-
men's Institute Branch, • spoke on
"Personality and Dress."
Miss Creyke knew her subject thor-
oughly and came equipped not only
With numerous illustrations of clothes
and. hair -dos, but also carried with
her an assortment of materials in
order that her audience could get
advice on what colors were most be-
coming to them. The lecture ir.a,ud-
ed advice on posture. carriage and
eSereise. A pot -luck dinner was serv-
ed at the nopn hour.
A number of Women's Institute
members from Kippen Institute at-
tended the conference.
GOES TQ WINDSOR
Miss June Shaw, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Shaw, Sfea-
forth, who graduates this Year
from London Normal School,
has been appointed to the staff of
the Windsor Board of Education
and will assume her duties in
September.
HURON LODGE HOSTS
AT KIPPEN DINNER
Present Interesting Pro-
gram At Annual Ladies'
Night.
A Masonic banquet was held in
Watson's Hall, Kippen, Friday eve-
ning when the brethren of Huron
Lodge No. 224, A.F. & A.M., enter•
tained their wives and lady friends.
Mrs. Alf. Moffatt and Mrs. Emerson
Kyle received the guests, numbering
one hundred.
Froin attractive tables decorated
with daffodils and tall tapering can-
dles in blue and gold, the ladies of
St. Andrew's )United Church Women's
Association served a •delicious chicken
dinner.
Following the banquet brief ad-
dresses were given by the presiding
Master, Wor. Bro. Ivan Yungblut,
Zurich; Bro. Rev. A, E. Hinton, Kip -
pen; Bro. Rev. Atkinson, Seaforth,
and Wor. Bro. Victor Dinnin, Zurich.
Progressise euchre was enjoyed by
all. Prize winners were: Ladies, 1st
prize, Mrs, Alvin McBride, Kippen;
2nd prize, Mrs. Clare McBride, Zur-
ich; consolation, Mrs, Cann; gents,
1st prize, A.D. McEwan, Henisali; 2nd
prize, Duncan Cooper, Kippen; con-
solation, Stanley Love, Exeter,
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BRUSSELS BABY
IS SMOTHERED
Billy McWhirter. five -months -old son
of Mr. and Mrs. William McWhirter,
Brussels, was discovered dead Sunday
afternoon in the carriage where he
• had been put to sleep with his twin
sister, Nancy, He is believed to have
become enta.ugled in the covers and
smothered,
Born December 5, 1947, the baby is
also survived by a brother. Terry,
three years old. The funeral was held
Monday with Rev. H. C. Wilson con-
•uu ling grounds, was not included ducting a service at the home, and
in the sale. burial being in Brussels cemetery.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES
The farm on the westerly limits of
Seaforth, owned by J. Wesley Beat-
tie, has been sold to Mr. Roy Lawson,
with possession at once. The large
residence on the highway, with sur -
Mr., Mrs. W. Haney Honored
At Many District Gatherings
A pleasant evening was spent. on
Monday tviten about 75 members of
Egmondville choir, Young People's
and Sunday School gathered together
in the basement of the church and
presented Mr. and Mrs. Warden
Haney with an occasional chair and
a wall mirror.
The meeting opened with a short
sing -song, after which Mrs. Elmer
Stephenson tools charge of the devo-
tional period tarring which Mrs. E.
Butt and Gladys Forbes sang a duet,
and Mrs. Harold Finnigan gave the
topic. The minutes of the last meet-
ing were read by Phyllis Boyce and
it was decided, in view of the present
situation in Europe, that each person
bring a used article of .clothing to
the nest meeting, to be sent to the
Aid to Children Fund' in Britain.
Robert Wallace, the citizenship con-
vener, gave an interesting talk on
'current events, after which Wilma
and Ross McLean favored with sev-
eral duets.
Mr, and Mrs. Haney were then ask-
ed to come to the front and the fol-
lowing lidd'ress was read':
Dear Anna and Warden: Having
recently heard of your marriage, we
unite to extend our congratulations
and good wishes. We feel sure, War-
den, that your bride who for so many
years has been most regular and
punctual i>b the Sunday School and
Choir, will 'be lust as dependable in
...getting up in the morning and cook-
ing meals sharp on time.
You will find, Anna, that making a
husband out. of a man is one of the
highest: 'plastic arts known to civilize
tion. It requires science. sculpture
ccmmon sense, faith. hope and • char
sty, especially charity. It is a psy
chological marvel that asoft, fluffy
tender. vioiet:scented, sweet little
thing like a woman should enjoy kiss-
ing a big, awkward, stubby -chinned
thing like a man. Husbands are of
three varieties—prizes, surprises and
consolation prizes. A good many hus-
bands are entirely spoiled by mis-
management in cooking and so are
not tender and good; some women
keep them constantly in hot water,
others freeze tbem, others put them
in a stew. others roast them, others
keep them constantly in a pickle,. but
they are really delicious when proper-
ly treated. Do not try him with any-
thing sharp to see if he is becoming
tender. '
We look forward with pleasure to
Jour continued fellowship and assist-
ance in the Choir, Sunday School and
Young People's, and in all friendship
with gond wishes, the Choir, Sunday
School and Young People's of Ag-
mondville United Church ask you to
accept these, gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Haney expressed their
appreciation, and a delicious lunch
was• served.
Friend's and neighbors of Mr. and
Mrs. Haney gathered in Staffa Hall
Tuesday evening to .honor them fol-
lowing their recent marriage. The
evening was spent in dancing with
music by Harburn's orehestra. 'tir-
ing the evening a purse of money was
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To Co --ordinate and ,Supe:
vise Administrative Sera'',
vices of Hospital*.
Apireciating the inereased admini-
strative detail that' will result with:
the bringing into use of; the .new. nen
'bed wing, nienitters of the Beard of
Scott Memorial Hospital; Meetieg
Tuesday evening, created glia positigrn
of business• Manager' and nefeeinted'L.
F. DelaFranier to the positon Ohai.re
man of the boards J. M. 'Scent, pre+,
sided.
The business manager's duties will
include, in addition to administrative
responsibility for the operation of the
hospital, the collection of accounts
anti responsibility for co-ordinating
and approving purchasing of neves-
nary, supplies•, It was felt a closer
-check on expenditures and other busi-
ness detail •in connection with the
operating of the hospital would re-
sult from the proposed arrangement.
The business manager's duties will at
so include the preparation of a
month-to-month report of the financial
standing which the board felt was
essential if reoccurring deficits were
to be avoided.
The meeting approved the sale of
certain building materials remaining
after construction of the wing. Mr.
Scott informed 'Vhe . board that con-
struction of the wing was almost com-
pleted and that it could be brought
into use as soon as furnishings were
received -probably four to six weeks.
The board approved certain adjust-
ments in patient rates to conform to
facilities being' provided.
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Propode Weaving
Course in Seaforth
The Department of Planning and
Development of the Ontario Provin-
cial Government has made tentative
suggestions that a course • home
weaving be instituted in Seafo 1 .un-
der the instruction of Miss Winnifr•
Savauge.
The .basic weaving course embraces
about 120 hours of instruction over a
three weeks' period. A minimum of
from eight to 12 pupils in the local-
ity is required. The Department is
prepared to commence -tins --course .on
May 3. -
Further particulars will be discuss-
ed at the meeting of the Seaforth.
Women's Institute on Tuesday, Apr')
13, at the home of Miss Mabel Cam-
eron.
The Seaforth Agricultural Society
is also sponsoring this home -weaving
course, and is prepared to offer prizes
for exhibits at the Fall Fair.
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Re -organize H. -P.
Baseball League
A largely attended reorganization
meeting of the Huron -Perth Baseball
League was held in the Legion rooms,
Hensel], Wednesday evening, when
Elmer D. Bell was elected president.
Other officers include Ross Wright,
Mitchell, 1st vice-president; W.
Hearne, Lucan, 2nd vice-president;
Jack Tudor, Hensel], secretary, and
John Livermore, Clinton, treasurer.
J. L. Butler, Clinton, who for 'sixteen
years has served•the league as secre-
tary,, was named honorary secretary.
Ten clubs were represented at the
meeting and included Centralia R.C.
A.F., Dashwood, Exeter, St. Marys,
Zurich, Hensel}, Lucan, Mitchell, Clin-
ton R.C,A.F., and Clinton.
The teams will play in one group
and with a sin.gle schedule. The first
four teams will play off, A schedule
is to be drawn at a meeting in Hen -
salt on April 28.
The meeting discussed the organ-
ization of a juvenile section- E. D.
Bell and Jack Tudor were named to
represent the League at the O.B.A.
meeting. in London on April' 16 and 17.
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Program Aids
Children's Fund
A large audience greeted the drams,
"Toe Lost 'Church," which was pres-
ented in First Presbyterian Church
Wednesday evening by the choir and
young people of the church, assisted
by other artists. The proceeds were
in aid of the fund for European chit
dren.
Those taking part in the drama
were: Messrs. D. L. Reid, Ronald Rene
nie, Robert McMillan, Misses Lenore
Hableirk, Phyllis More, Doris Pullman,
Mrs. Russell Allen, Mrs. C. Cornish,
Margaret Hem•berger, Mrs. Wileredi
Coleman, Mrs. J. •F. Scott and Mrs'.
W. J. Thompson. Prior to the plays
the following musical program waa
given: Duets, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A.
Stewart; violin solo, Miss Audrey!
Hall; duets, Fred E. Willis and Mrs.,
F. Kling; ladies' quartette, Mrs. J. A.
Munn, Mrs. W, A. Wright, Mrs, Ed;
McArthur and Miss Lenore Habkirk,t
and following the receiving of the col-
lection four little giris, Carol Mew,
Alice Nixon, Lois Charters and Sean;
Copland, sang.
The proceeds amounted to $150.00.
The fund will remain ; open for a week
and contributions may be left at the
.Seaforth Co-operative or at Beattie'S1
variety Store.