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The Huron Expositor, 1954-01-01, Page 5ff lY Ji ffti 1 f'? 4 e*Y ar'sDance Seaforth Community Centre. Thurs.,x,,Dec. 31st Murdoch's Orchestra HAT, NOVELTIES Etc. Auspices of the SEAFORTH W. I. Admission 75c amossavassoatu (]By Jame Seatt). SNOW -AND THE HORSE - The other day i happenedto look out the windo'cit and saw something which I haven't seed for a long time. It was during the recent - session of hard weather we had when a couple of feet of snow fell, in a few hours. Modern scientific machinery had not been able to keep up with the snow and some lover of good horses had taken the opportunity to hitch a pretty fair looking stepper for these times to a cutter. It wasn't until I saw this outOt that I realized that it has, been many a year since I have seen a Expositor Want Ads Bring Results — Phone 41 KtVeffeet Kip ; 1. ;r.11 w1• w:ti .�}'. cutter on the highway. And you. know it sort of made me feel good. Maybe that just .proves that Plm getting old and living in another day, but to me—there in my dotage It still seems that somethingwas lost when the roads started to get ploughed out and the horse and cutter was relegated to the back coicessionee � I can remember how all the youngsters of my generation would 1111 an entire Saturday going bob- bing. From early morning until the dark winter shadows lengthen- ed, we would be on the road, wool caps pulled well down over our ears, mufflers- arougd our chins and thick wool mitts tb keep our 'fin- gers from freezing. Sometimes as '1• ,�1,�:'1 Y:l� x1�;. r; -ii n1i 1, �1, X1i r1i;;1, � l (4 chug n wlll rapt IP the Wednesslaa, ,Jana', 6, nt 2: The W M S,,: roll call will be' x swertitIl by paying the mea . tier's it gee for 1954: "Circle one will he le,' charge of the program, and [hrele four will con'vene the lunch. p Phone SEAFOTH MOTORSh 541 ITS IT;Hr1-;d 13'..1%'.>:: ; {�,•. Lucky Winner of TOPPY MRS. HAROLD JACKSON R.R. 4, Seaforth GUESSED SLOPPY AT 159 POUNDS When Toppy was Market Weight. ' • See the Difference TOPNOTCH Makes After Three Months of Feeding FROM 60 POUNDS TO: TOPPY — The Topnotch ' Fed: Pig 210 Pounds COST $19.47 590 pounds at $3.30 Cost per Pound of Gain- 13 Cents SLOPPY — The Grain Fed Pig 159 Pounds COST $20.63 780 Pounds at $2.65 Cost per Pound of Gain = 21% Cents MORE PROFIT WITH TOPNOTCH Topnotch Feeds Phone.15 • LIMITED • Seaforth, Ont. w'l n�wh r1 �,dru wdtT 11ntiGi many as six or eight. leide • wo uld', climb aboard a bob sleigh and, Tide, to the edge of town to wait for an- other to take us. back again. The farmers rarely minded this and we had a whale of a time, but it was nothing' to pitting your wits against thes't'eet of a fast trotter, drawing a light and graceful cutter. Here you had to be fast and co-ordinat- ed and many a lad has been left rolling into a snowbank when his timing was out and he didn't quite manage to judge accurately the rate of the cutter's progress. Oh yes, those were the days! And they're gone forever. But ,of course, you can't stop progress, they say, and all sorts of modern advantages have taken the place of a day's sport out in the open when you would return home red-cheeked and*ravenous. Nowa- days, for example, you.ean skate for two hours on Saturday after- noon in .the comfort of the Com- munity Centro. Don't ask me what the youngsters are supposed to do for outside. relaxation the rest of the time. And then too, even on the worst days, we old people. can get ?bur cars out on the highway and drive wherever we want. In. fact, the Department of Highways ploughs Godericl. Street so well that it saves the town money because we d'on't have to plough out the side- walks. Why bother when there is a perfectly good stretch of bare• pavement for the pedestrian to walk on, and what matter if he does get splashed by slush or is forced to flee into a six-foot bank of snow to save his life. It saves money, don'tforget that. Best e , bobbing was 'dangerous. You nil ht fall off a cutter or sleigh. There were practically no cars' on the roads in winter then, but there might' have 'been, and if you had fallen off you might have got hurt.' Today, as everybody knows, all our children are taught the rules of safety and the schools' do a won= derful job of watching the pupils to see that they observe them. In winter, of course, it is a. lit- tle hard to showe'a youngster the' logic of what you have taught him in the good weather. You tell him to be careful crossing the street and not to play on the road. Then the snow comes and, since there are no sidewalks ploughed out, -you force ,him to go into the middle of the road. ` If he asks you "How come?" well, the answer is easy. Tell him that the good town fathers are saving money. He may not un- derstand right away, especially if one of these days one of his little friends gets badly hurt or killed, but later on he'll come to know gener side ,W.A. wa room of the church Tuesday e ing.,, Mrs. Norman Knight' opened the devotional part in the usual manner. The Lord's Prayer was repeated'and the scripture read. A Christmas :Benediction was given. Mrs. Knight read the hymn, "0 Little Town of Bethlehem," wth all repeating the last verse as a pray- er. A carol was suing and a read- ing on "Love" was given by Mrs. Knight. Mns. W. Bradshaw gave the history of the. writer of the hymn, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." Ant}uaI Reports Given The nomination report was given and the officers were in- stalled by Rev. J. W. Stinson. Re- ports.. were given and letters of thanks read. A rubber mat has been purchased for the parsonage. The annual reports were given. Eighty-one boxes of fruit were sent to shut-ins. All the carpets are paid for and there is a balance in the bank of over $500. Mrs. Stin- son thanked' the ladies for making repairs to the parsonage. A vote of thanks was moved to Mr. G. A. Whitney for his help in purchasing the carpet. Mrs. C. Wealden thanked the members for their cooperation and help during the year, but 'hoped for larger• at- tendances at the meetings. An ex- tra $100 was voted to the parson- age fund, and $10 to the training school. • .A Valentine supper will be held February 10. A pre -Easter film will be shown on March 26. Mrs, J. A. Westcott would like all ac- counts in as soon as possible. The meeting closed with the benedic- tion. 'Bruce+ auntie {la r.. IS Satoh,,,. With the forreWe wen *2‘,al it ,MTd 304 0�laxk$ianr ...M s.-_ laawrQxr a Maas, lbw INA. with ,Mr, and Mre, Reseel_ Marks; Mrs. Mary Drew! and M. Jerry Dressel, of Toronto, with the formers' mother, Mrs. Fred, 14711481-- Mr. 4711 :;-Mr. and Mrs. , jeuneie Lamont and family; Landon; with the tatter's parents, Mr. and Mrs: Lloyd' Por- ter; Mr. an4 Mrs. Horace Rutled e and family, London, with Mrs. W. J. Humphries; Miss Aanye Love, Torouto, with Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Broadfoot; Mr. Frank Marshall, North Bay, with his mother, Mrs. J. Marshall; Mr. Fred Walters, of Kingston, with his 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters; Miss Merger - et McArthur, London, with her pare tints, Mr. and Mrs. George McAr- thur; Miss Joan Ryan, of London, with her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan; Mr. and Mrs. Don' Grey and Bobbie, of Stratford, with Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Wey; Miss Iva Fraser, Stratford., at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mal- colm Fraser; Mr. Clarence Sbaw, of Toronto, with his mother, Mrs. Gross; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hol- man with their son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holman, Toronto. Mr. Murray Kirkby is spending several weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kirkby, at Burwash. Miss Marjorie McDonald is spending the holiday at her home in Teeswater. Mrs. W. J. Humphries is spend- ing several days with her daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rutledge, London. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bennett and Gary visited with the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs.- Merkley, at Belmore. Mr. Robert Young has returned home after holidaying with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and 'Mrs. Percy Spencer, Detroit. Public School Has Concert The annual Christmas concert of Walton Public School was held is the Community Hall last week with a large crowd in attendance, Mr. Harvey Johnston acted as chair- man for the program, which con- sisted of recitations, choruses, dia- logues, rhythm' bands, drillsand dances. Following the program Santa ar- rived and distributed many gifts and bags of nut aiid candy from a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Lunch was served and a so- cial half-hour spent. after which [lancing was enjoyed to Wilbee's orchestra, • PAINTING +� PAPERHANGING Interior and Exterior Decorating SEE OUR 1954 'WALLPAPER. DESIGNS WALTER PRATT R.R. 1, Walton Phone 835 r 4 Phone 48 r 9 SEAi=ORTH BRUSSELS that money talks and that consid- eration and cam for our young went out with the horse. Yes, the' horse b gone but the snow f still with us. Maybe not so much as in the old. days, but enough to present an astonishing picture to my eyes the other morn- ing "just about half -past eight It -was snowing heavily and had 'bben all night. The youngsters of the kindergarten and first and second grades were waist -deep in snow. It was blowing so hard they had to walk backwards which meant they could see no cars approaching them on the road they had been forced to walk in. 'Nobody was killed, however, and even if they had been you could hardly blaane the driver if some child walks backwards right into his path. No, you couldn't blame the driv- er, but do you know who you could blame? On December 18 this year the courts of Ontario lit cided t'tat. whether it could ' be shown hat there was negligence on the part of the pedestrian or not, the mun- ieipality:was responsible for dam- ages if it had not provided pass- able sidewalks and had forced pedestrians to take to the high- way. Maybe in the long run we won't save any money at all. And another thing to keep in mind. The beat sidewalk plough ever invented—one which never got stuck—was the old-fashioned one drawn by—yessir---a horse. 1, //A L The bells ring out their melodious greetings for all far and near. BALDWIN HARDWARE Phone 61 Seaforth DUBLIN Mr. Louis O'Reilly spent Christ- mas with Mr. and Mrs.. Dennis Walsh, London. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph'Feeney vis- ited in Blyth. Mf.' and Mrs. Joseph O'Reilly spent Christmas --with Mr. 'and Mrs. Joseph Matthews, Seaforth. Mr. John O'Connor visited with 'Mr."and Mrs. Joseph Harrigan, Luc - an. J. J. Coyne, Hagersville, was the guest or :Mr. and. Mrs: Michael Coyne. Miss Nell Doyle and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle, Toronto, visited with Ted Doyle. Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Reilly vis- ited with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hagarty, Monkton. Mr, Jack Morris, New Hamburg, visited his brother, Lou Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Jack .Feeney spent Christmas in Dorchester. Gregg Morris, Guelph, and Jack Morris, Tillsonburg, spent Christ- mas with .Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McIver, Toronto, visited with Mr. and, Mrs'. Williai McIver. ' Misses Bernadette and Loretta Barry, London, spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barry. Christmas visitors: Misses Mary and Margaret Atkinson, Toronto, with Mr. and' Mrs. Joseph Atkin- son; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cleary, London, and Mr. Bill Evans, Merri- ton, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ev- ans; -Mr. Louis Lane, London, with Mr. and Mrs. William Lane; Rev. John McConnell, of •• Maryknoll, N.Y., with Mr. and Mrs. David Mc- Connell; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smuck id daughters, of Kitchen- er, and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Etue and family, .of. Zurich, with .Mrs..J.oret- ta Molyneaux: Mr. and Mrs. Mich- ael 'Nagle and Marie in Stratford with Mr: a.nd Mrs. Leonard Nagle; Mr. and Mrs.6Jerome Nicholson, of London, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Krauskopf, Ferndale, Mich., with Mr. and Mrs. James Krauskopf; Rev. A: Durand, St. Peter's Semin- ary, London, with Rev. Dr. J. B. Ffoulkes; Mr:"died Mrs. Ewart Wil- son, Miss Mary Margaret Ryan, of Kitchener, and Miss Teresa Ryan, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jordi - son and -children, Mr. -and Mrs. Tames Upton, Ancaster, Miss Lyda Jordlson, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friend; Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Burns and Gerry, of Toron- to, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Smith, Port Elgin, and -Mr. Gerald Burns, of London, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart in Orangeville; Mr. and Mrs. Jo4:' Carpenter, Sr., with Mr. and -Mrs. Joseph Carpenter, Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pugh and Glenn with Mr. W. J. Palmer at Clair- mont; Mrs. Winnifred Rowland and Frank and Edward, of Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. B. Gallant, in Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Jean Frap- pier and Mr. Edward Holland, To- ronto, with Mr. and Mrs, Geo. E. Holland; Miss Mary Beale with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beale at Strat- ford: Miss Marie Krauskopf, Lon- don, ondon, with her mother, .Mrs. Cather- ine Krauskbpf; Mrs. Richard Mc- Laughlin with Mr. and. Mrs. G. Hebert at Windsor; Mrs. Asiln and Paul will spend New Year'•e in Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Woods at Arthur. •• ... Shopping Guide MOST OF THE SEAFORTH STORES WILL CLOSE AT 6 :30 P.M. SATURDAY EVENINGS DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY and MARCH. SEAFORTH 'CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . May Peace, Happiness, Good Health and Prosperity be Yours in Fullest Measure Throughout 1954! lit V THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF STEWART BROS. May 1954 be a year of Good Health,,, Happiness and Prosperity for you and yours '. BaII.Macaulay Ltd. Builders' Supplies - Sash - Doors Lime - Cement SEAFORTH Phone 787 CLINTON Phone 97 The yl;.lue of Canada's pulp and paper production exeeeda that of all her :mineral prodUCtien. a • We're entering this glorious New Year on a'note of triumph —our hearts filled with the best of wishes for you and yours. 4 - The Staff of the SEAFORTH FARMERS C0 -()P Phone 13 PRODUCE DIVISION , Seaforth naetAlte- SEASONS . GREETINGS! Too all 'out friends' go our very best wishes for a glorious and. Happy New ,Year., and our heartfelt 'hanks' for' y'Ot'ItR pa- --trbitage of the past. Daly Motors Monarch Dealer