The Huron Expositor, 1949-02-18, Page 1Ninetieth Year;.
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FAMILIAR
COMPLETES 41 YRS
ON MAIN. STREET
Malcolm Mc`)Lellar Start-
ed Work With C.N.R.
Maki ,.earn
February 15, 1908.
One of 'the, most highly respect-
ed and familiar bii&.tiesslnen on
Main Streett, ,'popu1ar Canadian Na-
tional Ekpress and Telegraph Ag-
ent Malcolm McKellar, this week
commenced the forty-second year
n in which .he has serves the public
of Seeforth and district. • During
they entire period he has been as'-
satiated with the express and, tele-
graph business.
It was on February .15, J,9#8, that
Mr. .McKellar, who was .born in
Cromarty, first arrived in Seaforth
to learn the telegraph 'business
Prom the late William Somerville.
Three years later he took over the
express business, ' and in, 1921,
when Mr. Somerville retired, he
added' the telegraph department.
During all the years that he' has
been at the beck and call of the
public, Mr. McKellar has continued
to serve big and little, old and
young, with a cheery countenance.
With his bicycle, an inseparable
,companion,, regardless of the wea-
ther, he has been seen on the
street almost every business day
during the entire forty-one years.
So familiar has become the com-
bination, that it is a common ex-
nression: "Mac is Likely in that
store. His 'wheel is there."
Recalling the tread In the busi-
ness during the years he has been
associated 'with it, Mr. McKellar
said telegraph' business dropped
considerably with the advent of
long distance telephone. There are
more individual express shipments
now, but the total volume has
dropped.
"The second night I worked here
we received a shipment of two and
a half tons of beer for the Queens
Hotel on the night train," he re.
called, "and we had' to carry it all
in. We had to do a lot more work
in those days."
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FAT
HER0 F � UR �I
H
PUBLISHER PASSES
Daniel Smith Dies Sud-
denly in Clinton in
97th Year.
There passed away at Clinton on
Tuesday, Feb. 8, Daniel Smith, for-
merly of the Zurich district and
one of the oldest persons in the
community, Death came without
any signs of illness, as he was as
usual sitting on the edge of his
bed awaiting for his supper, and
when it was brought to him, he
was found in an unconscious con-
dition, and in a few minutes. life
had departed from what was once
• . a robust and rugged constitution.
He had been ii1 very little during
• his long span of lifetime, Born in
.Rainham Twp., Haldimand County,
on April 21, 1852, he was a son of
the late Peter Schmidt who immi-
grated from Germany, and his wife,
Catherine Otterman, . of Alsace,
France. In 1874 the family moved
to Wilmot Township; Waterloo
County, where he later took over
the 123 -acre farm 2% miles south-
• east of New Hamburg on the old
' Huron Road. In 1879 he els united
in marriage to Catherine Boch; of
New Dundee, who predeceased •him
in 1895. Surviving were four sons,
• of which the elder, Edgar, prede-
ceased him in 1904, and the young-
er, Irvin, in 1947. In the spring of
1902, he sold his farm in Wilmot
and during that summer purchased
the fine 210 acre farm on the Blue
Water Highway, Hay Township,
' now owned by bis 'son, Clayton,
moving there in September of that
year. After successfully farming.
for some years, he sold the farm
to his elder living son, Clayton O.,
who is still in tossession. He was
also well known as a fruit grower,
having a peach 'enchant of about
r r 2,000 trees, His other living son is
Chester L,, of Zurich, publisher of
The Zurich Herald. He was the
last remaining of a fancily of
eight. There are also six grand-
children. During his lifetime he
was a great lover of reading, hav-
ing read the Scriptures several
limes. The remains were lard to
rest beside his departed compan
len, parents and relatives in the
Reformed Mennonite Cemetery,
near New Hamburg, on Friday,
, Feb. 11, where a public service was
largely attended in the adjoining
church. Rev. Harry Gemini officiate&
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Plan For World's
Day of Prayer
On Monday afternoon a group Of
women inet in Northside Unite
Church to •plaiti for, the World's'
Day of Prayer on ilietch 4, • It WO
decided' to hold the setvide fit the
Salvation Army Hafi• under.:the
dil
rection Of Galitaihh,. 'Bircht. *CO,W 4
Melt of a'ti i'eitgibtta faiths hre as14
to lcee>) tI,iia, date. itt Mind, '
�_ RTH' 1Ir'I TTAR
• S�,AFO FR
for Analog + H inn Send S
e Held • at Clinton
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CRASH CLAIMS
LIFE ' OF FORMER
WINGIIAM REEVE
Hold Inquest in Hensall
February 21, Follow -
Head -on Collision.
An inquest into the death of
Joseph J. Evans, 80, former Wing -
ham reeve, will be held in Hensall
Town Hall on February 23,- at 2.30
according to Crown Attorney H.
Glenn Hays. Mr, Evans died as
the result of injuries received in
a two -car crash .between Hensall
and Kippen Thursday night. Four
other persons were injured in the
collisign and are confined to hos-
pital.
In hospital, but not considered
critically injured, ire Rey, Williain
Matheson, 66, of Chesley, com-
pound fracture of the- -right knee
and facial lacerations; Mrs. Math-
eson. fractured jaw and facial cuts;
D. W. Jeffs, 39, manager of
Wingham P,U.0-, lacerations to
both hands,' and Mrs. Jeffs, frac-
tured ankle and'la`cferationsto face
and hands, All suffered shock• and
exposure hospital authorities said.
Mr. Evans was a former mem-
ber of Wingham Town •Council for
10 years and Reeve for five. He
had been elected to the P.U,C, for
the past two years, arid was a for-
mer member of Huron •County
Council, serving from 1939 to 1944.
He went to Wingiiain from Cobalt
19 years ago, and was a member
of the Presbyterian Church,
The head-on collision occurred
in the midst of a driving snow-
storm shortly after seven o'clock.
Jeffs is believed• to have been the
driver of the .northbound car in
which Evans received this fatal in-
juries, while Rev. Mm. Matheson,
Ches'ley, was reported by police tq
have been driving the southbound
car. Provincial Constable John
Ferguson, Exeter, es investigating.
The highway was very slippery
and snow coupled with a strong
wind made driving conditions • dif-
ficult. No tire -marks were visible
to indicate the course of the cars,
which are believed to have struck
head-on in the centre of the road,
wrecking both vehicles,
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Announce Early
Start on T.B. Tests
Of Huron Cattle
T.B. testing of Huron County cat-
tle will start at an early date, ac-
cording to an announcement by W.
II. Golding, M.P., for' Huron -Perth.
Mr. Golding said that plans, which
had been under consideration for
some time, had now been finalized,
and that the actual program would
commence soon, he had been ad-
vised by Hon. J. 0, Gardiner, Min-
ister of Agriculture,
kg,Y.hg
Active in theneluron Crop Improvement Association areshawra, left toy aeght, Elmer Robertson,
Colborne, president; Alvin Betties, Bayfield, 1st vice-president; 1 '1., Stun! t Auburn, director; Gor-
don Bennett, agricultural represe native for Huron, and J. C. Rennie, as.9lsnt representative. The
committee in charge plans to hold a, two-day show this year in Clinton on niarch 11-12.
Damage Large as tarn, House
Detroyed .x Tw F r Fires
New Company Takes Carer GORDON ELLIOTT
Bell Engine & Thresher Ltd. LOSES FORTY PIGS
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LIONS CLUBSPEAKER Announcement is Made To
Plant Employees At
Meeting Wednesday.
Rev. D. Glenn Campbell,
minister of First Church, Sea -
forth, who told of the signifi-
cance of St. Valentine's Day in
an address before the Lions
Club Monday.
TELLSLI OILS CLUB
OF ST. VALENTINE
Rev. D. Glenn Campbell
Describes Origin Of
February 14.
"St. Valentine's Day has long
been held sacred to lovers,. It may
have come from the belief that on
February 14 -birds began to mate,
although this theory hasno more
validity than others that have been
advanced. It is notable nowadays
for the sending of a Valentine, us-
ually a card embossed with a heart,
'to a lover," said, Rev. D. Glenn
Campbell, in an address on the his-
tory of St. Valentine's Day to the
Lions Club on Monday night. This
festival has been celebrated for
hundreds of years in a manner not
unlike it is today. The origin of
the feast is not too certain, but L9
linked with St. Valentine, who lir-
Seaforth Bird Specialists
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Win
on Clinton
Courts
s
The local Badminton Club was
entertained last Thursday night by
the Clinton Club. The games were
played on their courts in Clinton
Town Hall. Playing was very ev-
enly matched, but the locals' edged
out a win in games of 9-6, with one
tie, and won in points, 392-305. A
delicious lunch was served during
which John McKenzie thanked the
Clieton Club on behalf of the Sea -
forth Club for its hospitality, and
Charlie Johnston replied for Clin-
ton. As far as is known now, Clin-
ton will play a return match here
on Monday, Feb. 21.
Results of the games are as fol-
lows:
Mixed Doubles—Stan Dorrance
and. Patricia Tro'ittbeck defeated
Bob Miller and Lois Connell 3019;
Bob Maxwell, and Helen Taylor lost
,to John. Me'Kenzie and Verna
,Graves•, 3049; Charlie Johnston and
Mary iitlrey� edged out F. (Matthews
oath ,N, Beattie, 2924; Mary and
Alellard 130x defeated Freda Smith
and Min SyiilmonaY :3'0- .6; L Soutiy-
•gato and ,L" Tlitke1y lost t,Yi )i. At'
key and Marg. Miller, 3e-26; W
Martin and Helen Dixon defeater
P. Matthews -and D. Brightrall
22-1R; Clarence Rennie and Jessie
Campbell tied 'with M. Clarke and
N. Beattie, 14-14; Marie Gliddon
and Don Symmons defeated J.
Blakely and M. Clarke, 22-15.
iMen'e •Doubles—Stan Dorrance
and John McKenzie defeated Bob
Mille% and. Bob Maxwell, 30-11;. N.
Beattie and R. Box edged out Clar-
ence Rennie and W. Martin, 30-23;
J. Blakely end D. Brightrall lost to
Charlie Johnston and Don Syne.
mons, 2012.
Ladies' Doubles—Mary Box and
L. Southgate defeated Lois Con-
nell and Florence S•ytntnofts, 30-17;
Mary Miller and Jessie Campbell
last to Frances and Pauline Mat-
thews, 30-17; Mae Clarke and P.
' i oUtbeek defeated Marie Gliddon
and Hulda Il.eynoide, 309;• Maims
Atttreyn and Helen Taylor defeated
Pat Troutbeck and L. Soutligate,
28:.13; Mean 141iddoit' and HMIs
''y'v:clail lost, t6 , Mase Clarkes art
PailIftte ViftthnWl', 80',51;•- . `
Employees of The Robert Bell
Engine & Thresher Co. Ltd. were
informed at a meeting 'heid in the
iii -'office of the company. on
Wednesday afternoon, that the
assets off the company had been
sold to a new organization, Robert
Bell • Industries Limited. •
The announcement was made by
v+r v,.sf
Nothing Saved After Fire
Strikes George Mill -
son Residence.
Fire eompletely destroyed the
Targe modern barn at the term of
Gordon Elliott, near •L'eadbury,
Tuesday morning. Also lost in the
fire were forty-eight pigs, three
cows, a large number of hens, and
some 'im'plements, as well as a
A. kr. McLean, President elf The large`- quantity of hay and, other
,Robert' eBeil -.Engine & Thresher grain, , 3• loss, .estimated in the
:Co., 'who on 'behalf of theesha ret.
holders, expressed appreciation for
the many years of faithful service
by the ,employees, and the co-opera-
tion extended by them, which had
made possible the successful oper-
ation of the company. He mention-
ed particularly Jahn Finlayson, who
for nearly fifty years, had served
the company, Mr. McLean intro-
duced J. W. Monteith, Stratford,
President of Robert Bell Indus-
tries Limited.
Mr. Monteith told the meeting
that it was the intention of e
n.
board of the company, to carry o
the business along the- same lines
as had been the case in the past,
and that it was not intended to in-
troduce
ntroduce any changes in personnel
or otherwise alter the existing or-
ganization. He assured the gath-
ering that the, members of the
group with which he was associat-
ed --"all district residents—recog-
nized the economic •benefit of the
industry to the Seaforth district,
and that each was determined that
it would continue to operate suc-
cessfully.
W. T. Teal!, vice-president of the
new organization, was introduced
by Mr. Monteith. Mr. Teal! in
turn introduced the members • of
the board of directors: W. P. Gre-
gory, Stratford, secretary; M. A.
Reid, Seaforth, treasurer; Gordon
McGavin, Seaforth; James Ers-
kine, Atwood; Dr. M. W. Staple-
ton, Seaforth, and Charles Ens -
son, Stratford'.
Mr. Monteith told the employees
that the general manager would be
James H. Grant, and introduced
Mr. Grant to them.
Asking for their co-operation and
assistance in making the business
a success, Mr. Grant pointed out
to the ytieeting that the greatest
asset of the company, which the
new company had acquired, was
the know-how and willingness to
ed in the third f111(1 fourth century,
Mr, Campbell said.
The meeting was in chargeof
E. P. Chesney and C. E. Smith,
who presented a program anpropil-
ate to the occasion. Interposed
between the business items were
solos by Walker Hart and songs
by the Club, led- by James' A. Stew-
art, with • J.M. Scott accompanist.
Dr. F. J. Burrows, a former mem-
ber, was a visitor andspoke brief-
ly of the work of. the Winnipeg
Lions Club. James Besse, of the
Seaforth ,Creamery, was also a
visitor of the club, Rev, D. Glenn
Campbell was introduced by John
Beattie, and Walker Hart sang
"The Campbells Are Coming." J.
G. Mullen thanked' Mr. Campbell
on behalf of the club.
IA. W. Sillery told of plans of
the next meeting to be held in St.
Thome' Parish Hall. The elub will
entertain the boys' ball team and
other teen-agers at this meeting.
Attendance buttons were pre-
sented to the following members
by Past President 'Ross Scott: 10
year buttoi1 to E. C. Chamberlain,
E. C. eastvell, O. A, Whitney, •W'.
�'. Duncan and W.
1t.. " _ yy
SlLaty • 54 ear
,
buttons to J,. A. Stewart, nr, L. A.
;:lVe a ter; ,C. E. Snitii•.' F'r:' Whig
itg
'rand Reis Savaug'in • i
eigh f, n $1,9,004,;, was par
-
tally covered by insurance.
The fire which appeared to have
started in the south mow, spread
rapidly, fanned by a strong south
wind. It was first noticed, shdrtly
after seven o'clock, by Robert Ry-
an, a son of Lawrence Ryan, whose
farm is opposite the Elliott farm.
At that time the blaze appeared to
be confined to the .south mow. A
heavy fog which blanketed the
area, added to the difficulty of
fighting the fire. The driving shed
and henhouse adjoining the barn
were also dost.
Neighbors who , ushed to the
scene succeeded in saving the ma-
jority of the implements, including
a tractor and a combine.
Residence Burned
Fire of unknown origin destroy-
ed the two-storey residence of
George Milison, two miles west of
Clinton on No. 8 Highway Tuesday
night.
Mr, and Mrs, Milison were vis-
iting Mr's. Millson's sisters, Miss
Vera and Miss Laura Mole, in Sea -
forth at the time, and did not learn
of the lose until, they returnee to
their farm late that evening. Noth-
ing was. saved and loss is estimat-
ed at $3,000. Clinton fire brigade
responded to the alarm.
KippenGathering
Marks Twelfth
Wedding Anniversary
A pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mr. and Mrs, Duncan
Cooper. Kippen, recently, when
they entertained a number of rel-
atives on the occasion of their
twelfth wedding anniversary. Cards
were eni;oyed during the evening,
and later Mr, and Mrs. Cooper
were ',resented with a gilt of lin-
en Ly i hose present.
Among those who attended were
Mr, :del Mrs. John Hotham, Sr„
Mr. and Mrs. Tohn Benham. Jr.,
Miss 1,00na Hotham and Miss Shar-
on ;r+i Mr. and Mrs. C, il, Leith-
wa!ie, of Goderich,
serve of the plant personnel. 13y
workine together each group—em-
ployees and employers ---would ben-
efit. he said, and suggested that
each employee feel free to dis-
cuss problems or advance sugges-
tions at any time.
At the close of the meeting,
lunch was served during which of-
ficials of the new company had an
opportunity of meeting the em-
ployees.
Earlier in the afternoon, share-
holders of ,The Robert Bell Engine
& Thresher Go. Ltd. held their an-
nual meeting When authority was
given. for -an application to be
made for the •surrender of the
company's charter. The meeting
was informed that as soon as legal
requirements 'could be met, an
interim prienten,ts of $40 would be
paid on thfi• othteres of the company.
The meet's t :01ected as directors,
John Fina SOii, Mrs, W. E. Bell,
1W. H. Gelding; • IV1'., Frank Sign
and A. Y. Hulett.
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LETTERS EXPRESS
APPRECIATION FOR
LIONS FOOD GIFTS
"Food For Britain" Pro-
ject Well Received in
Old Country.
During the past year and a half
the Seaforth Lions. Club has con-
tributed to the "Food For Britain"
project, whereby monthly parcels
are forwarded to needy families in
the Old Country. That the work is
appreciated, is indicated by letters
of appreciation that have been re-
ceived by the club.
103 Turner's Hill, Crawley,
Sussex, Eng., 18-1-49.
I'm writing in gratitude to you in
sending such a fine food parcel. As
a mother of six sons, rapidly grow-
ing into menti I was like Mother
Hubbard with a bare •cupboard, so
Sunday will find us eating a spot-
up tea with things on the table
that my boys have not eaten many
a. long time. I have heard of your,
generous,parceis coming over heree.
but never dc• a led it'woulde'Ife_my
luck to receive one. Will' •you
please convey my thap,ks and grati-
tude to all at Seaforth Lions Club.
Yours sincerely and most grate-
ful:
MRS. L. BUDGEN
96 Turners Hill, N. Crawley,
Sussex, Jan, 22, 1949.
We, my father and I, thank you
(most heartily For the very gener-
ous gift sent to us yesterday. We
do appreciate the kind thouE,a�`., is
that prompted such a gift, and roe
take this opportunity of tendering
our very sincere thanke for the
very nice parcel of food which we
shall find very useful indeed. Wish-
ing you all the best for 1949.
Yours sincerely,
EDITH SKINNER
104 Sydenham St., Whit-
stable, Kent, England.
Yesterday morning I was very
surprised and pleased to receive a
lovely food parcel from this ad-
dreai. You cannot imagine my feel-
ings. ' You see, three weeks before.
Christmas I was taken ill and had
to go to hospital- I did not return
until Jan. 9. As a result my four
children missed the little party 1
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ew usiness
McKillop Fire .nsur,
Annual Meeting Ts .'o
Members' Approve 30 Per
# • •
Cent Dividend on 1948
Business To , Eligible
Policyholders.
New business increased by near=
ly e1,500,000 during ,the past Year,
members of the McKillop 'Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. were tend' at
the company's annual meeting held
here Friday afternoon.. While lose -
es had been less numerous, one
major fire had made the total fire
loss the highest in the past fif-
teen years, Secretary -Treasurer M.
A. Reid • pointed out. However,
owing to a careful , re -insurance
plan, amount net to the company
had made a very favorable Loss
ratio, so that it was proposed) to
declare a dividend of 30 per cent
on 1948 •business to all eligible pol-
icyholders.
Owing to the illness of President
C. W. Leonhardt, the vice-presi-
dent, Hugh Alei2ander occupied the'
chair, with M. A Reid acting as
secretary for the meeting. About
30 members were present.
Mr. Reid, in addressing the meet-
ing, stressed' requirements' of new
policies which required "Bre ex-
tinguishers to be attached to all
tractors, trucks, buckrakes used in.
or around farm buildings, also, pol-
icy did not allow storage of gaso-
line in buildings. He also asked
all policyholders to have property
improved and electric wiring m-
spected, pointing out that these
were legal repair costs and farm-
ers should adopt the same methods
as progressive business, men.
The auditors' report, given by
Edwin P. Chesney, showed the
company to be in a strong finan-
cial position,
J. L. Malone, H. Alexander and
C. W. Leonhardt, the retiring di-'•
rectors, were re-electedfor a 3-
year term.
Following the annual meeting, a
directors' meeting was held when
Mr. Leonhardt was electedpresi-
dent; Mr. Alexander, vice-presi-
dent, and M. A. Reid, secretary -
treasurer. '
In h14 report of the year's opera-
teens,
pera
teens, Mr. - Reid; - Said:
"In firesenting your 72 annual'
report, I have pleasure in advising'.
that your financial position has
been maintained, even though loss-
es were much higher than average,
due to one major loss and increas-
ed re -insurance losses.
Our direct losses were $18,209.59,
and on which we carried re -insur-
ance of $11,091.38. leaving a net
direct loss of $7,118.21, to which is
added re -insurance losses of $3.-
066,72, making a total net loss of
$10,184.93. This favorable net loss
ratio has' made possible an increase
in surplus of $7,850.81, making it
possible for your insurance costs
to be reduced by a 30 per cent divi-
dendto all policyholders coming
within insurance regulations.
The number of losses were low-
er. but livestock and replacement
paces continued to rise and which
makes all losses mount into. larger
figures. On two consecutive days,
fires from gasoline were reported;
one almost caused lose of life. Both
were caused by lanterns. sitting
near a can which was being fillets
with gasoline, Gasoline is danger -1
ous, and what is more important,
stoning it in or near insured. build-
ings. makes your policy void. Are
our policyholders going to continue
Father Well Known, Walton,
Son Opens Radio Station
On September 1, 1944, the voice
of William Rea, JT., was heard
throughout the lower mainland .. .
"This is the International Broad-
casting Company."
It was the inaugural broadeast
of New Westminster's radio stn -
tion CKNW, a small transmitter
at 123n on the radio dial.
Five year:, later, a dream of long
standing has come Irnr for owner -
manager Bili Rea,
At 3,30 p.m, Saturdny. Tom Reid.
111'., for Neva Westminster, throw
w small se iteh and the VOICE' of the
1101111 ('it; ,cent. to 1,0011 watt; 21
1320 on 11.0 flit, Beside him was
Mayor l.cwi. Sangsisi• and other
civic off ia.l=.
it was a proud moment for the
man who broke into radio in 1935
and fought his way to the toe as
one of Inesterrr Canada':: ,"allot;
radio lights.
Bill Rea was born in Edmonton
in 1908 B.C, (before commercials),
son of a leading lawyer, William
Ren, Sr. In his last year of school
(192.4) young Bill already had his
eyes on radio but papa somehow
thought him too young to delve in-
to whist was then the relatively un-
known.
Those were the days of crystal
sets when reception was more
squawks and crackling than music
and voice.
He enrolled. in NorthwesteA Un-
lversity in Chicago and worked for
an advertising agency there after
graduation. But lit 1936 he moved
back to Edmonton and feettsed his
eyes again on radio, where they
have been ever since.
He came to Vatttiouver in 1937
and joined the staff of C1011. He,
rA..:;iti.e�iu..i,
became well known not only as a
radio personality but also as an
orchestra leader. -
When war broke out Bill was
broadcasting over three different
stations fon the same sponsor. Bill
received letters from friends over-
seas who said cigarettes were hard
Ie get. He went to his sponsor and
listed if he could uSe their pro-
gram to solicit climes For cigarettes
to send overseas. His sponsors
went 020 better. They offered to
match doar int dnllnr everything
ng
the ltstr•tterslldonated.
The program, first of its kind in
Canada, evontualiy resulted In 10
million cigarettes going orer,en=,
In 1944 Bill successfully bid for
a license 1.7 neerate his oen ,; :
tion. The first broadcast was Sept.
1 of that year. Three months lat'ei
he began the first of his Christ-
mas Orphan Fund campaigns which
have since provided more than
$40,000 for clothing and toys for
these children.
He started with a staff of six.
He has since added 30 to that num-
ber. His Initial investment was
$30,000. Today he figures be has
$100.000 in the station and is plan-
ning to invest more.
"Half the job of any radio sta-
tion is to give the people what
they want to hear," he sa�yys.
"That's what I intend to contitl!he
doht'�g."
The William Rea, to which refer-
ence is made in the following story
frhm' a recent issue of the Vann
tearer News -Herald, is it Miner
vri ll-knotvn. resident of the \Vialton
district. It is his son, William. Rea
3r.; who eons and operates rates C�
,
at New Westmineteir,
EARLY':' � G'
When the :horse he was ri07''
log broke through the :ice cov-
ering a ditch ;running :through,
his "fether's'farm in ;North Mc
Killen, one :.:day this Week
Laverne H.oegy noticed some,,.'•
thing moving in the water., As.
$�e watohed, a 7 -inch sucker
flipped . itself out cif"' 'the water
onto 'tib ice. Mr- ioegY car—. , ,»
rfed the fish home in his pocket
and' pladete it in eke water
trough, where it is stilt swim-
Ming about. He is ,convmc; d,
this is as good a' sign a , any
indicating an early ;t spring,
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ANGLICAN CHURCH'
REPORTS GOOD ' YR.
A°n n u a 1 Congregational
Meeting is Largely
Attended. -
The year's work of St. Thomas'
Anglican Church was reviewed be -,-
fore the largest turnout ever to
attend a congregational meeting'
in many years. The rector, Rev.,
T. Dale Jonespresided, and Gor-
don Wright was present in his can
pacity as vestry clerk.
Reports of the following organ-
izations
rganizations were read and, adopted as
follows: Financial statement, by,
R. G. Parke; Senior. W.A., by Mrs. •
R. G. Parke; Ladies' Guild, by Mrs.,
A. J. Reid; Memorial Window Fugal
by Mrs. Reid; choir report, by Miss
C. Pinkney; general report of the'
choir by H. G. Meir; Social Service. -
work by Mrs. Reid; Sunday School
report by Miss • M•ary Boswell.
In the election •of officers, Met
Parke' was re-elected., as. people's
warden, -and 'T., T..,.Jackson- P
pointed as rector's warden; • lay
delegates to the Synod are H. G.
Meir and Wm. Archibald, substi-
tutes being E. C. Boswell and Robt.
Archibald. Auditors are E. C. Bos-
well and W. E. Southgate.
Board of management iscompos-
ed of John Oldfield, Miss D. Parke,
W. E. Southgate, E. C. Boswell,
Mrs. A. J. Reid, Robt. Archibald,
Mrs. J. A. .Case, Miss G, Pinkney,
N. Scoins, H. G. Meir, O•, Snowden.
and G. Wright; sidesmen; H. Pret-
ty, chairman, F. McGavin, C. Case,
B. McLean, Geo. ,Pinkney, J. Meir,
G. Wright, G. T. Flewitt, 0. Snow-
den, J. Oldfield, Wm. Smith, Robt.
Archibald. E. C. Boswell, N. Scoins,
W, R. Shaw, Jr., and Wm. Scotch-
mer -
At the adjournment of the meet-
ing, lunch was served by the ladies.
•
Gorrie Lady Wins
Judging -Competition
The ladies invaded what had
previously been a male prerogative
when Mrs. Thomas Hayden, Gerrie,
Ont., and Mrs. Walter S. Dickie,
Truro, N.S., stood first and second,
respectively, in the All -Canadian•
open judging competition held each
year in connection with the selec-
tion of All -Canadian Holstein cat-
tle Mrs. Thos. Hayden had a score
of 142 points out of a possible 150,
while Mrs. Dickie had 140 points
out of a possible 150.
The best that the men coal do
was 138 points scored by Orvan
Chambers, Wilfrid, Ont.; Russell
Hayden, Gorrie, Ont., and. Alex
,Tohnston, Keiloe, Manitoba,
to refuse to obey policy require-
ments, or are they going to find
themsetr es pleading with your
Board for r•onsideration after they
have failed to follow insurance
rrgnlixt . Dn not store ga a
line, in any insured risk. or fill
sante into container under artificial
light, ft is as da.nger•nus as dyna-
mite.
Our first major inss for many
years was supposedly caused by
electric wiring. Electric wiring is
dangerous if not kept in proper
condition. Only reeent.ly I had .oc-
casion to visit a farm barn, and
why the barn had not been 'own-
ed, I ca.nnot tell, but further still,
why insurance was granted lentil
wiring was repaired, is poor Un-
derwriting,
a'sTew regulations are embodied in
your policy, re operation of fruclrs,
tractors, buckrakes, eto. Secure
your extinguisher at cost from any
agent, director, or my office.
Nineteen forty -night was marked
by a large increase of 'business•,
both sired and re nsuranee. ?eli-
des issued increased by 248, with
a total increase Of $1446,554:00.
14. ,ie hoped that vont Board• will
be abbe to coatilltie' dividend ,pay-
ments. but this will depend ell tifte
ly en our loss ratio, Your cif -o1.
eratloii and sadietaiide la the 'biily�'
s'vre Way: Tett alone Oa.1i 'i,bhtroi
firo. ,he,'sads• And neo tltst e' a4''"
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