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The Huron Expositor, 1955-07-08, Page 2• HURON EXPOSITOR Established 1860 b ished at Seaforth, Ontario, ,wry Thursday morning by McLean OS• A. Y. McLean, Editor Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE ll Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SE AFORTH,'' Friday, July 8, 1955 Hazards Of the Country The tragic d, Bath of a three-year- old Listowel district boy on Satur- day, as a result of having been crush- ed by a tractor,. points up the dangers which, are ever-present on a farm. 'And yet, there are those who suggest -that life in an urban centre is more '_tau ht -with danger, than is life on - fes, . Among those who are concerned with the potential dangers which a farm presents is the Owen Sound Sun -Times, who sums up the prob- lem: "The animals themselves present a danger. Cows and horses know strangers, and are prone to take ad- vantage of them. In many cases it is quite dangerous to venture among them. But the daring of youth is quite quick to ignore the danger. "Even in the field, particularly in The rush seasons, there is plenty of +danger. The sharp knives which cut the hay or grain can also cut human limbs. Drag -harrows are dangerous, to fall among when moving. Trac- tors have killed many people ... and will kjIl many more. aying is a particularly danger- ous time, with so much moving ma- chinery. The big hay fork, which picks up to a ton at a time, the big pulleys, which have been known to snap out of their anchors under the tremendous strain." This all suggests that there are .hazards everywhere, town and coun- try alike.. Danger can only be avoid- ed by continuous care on the part of everyone. The Business -Of Farming The economics of farming each passing year receive increasing at- tention as it is realized that to farm successfully is not just the produc- tion of a good crop. Economics and sound business management are now essentials, just as, is good, farming itself, the Farm- er's Advocate says, al it considers the problem. It goes{ to point out that the family size farm in Eastern Canada will continue as such, only when the overhead is kept within reasonable limits, when production is ample to provide as good a living as the operator could- earn elsewhere and when all hired help is gainfully employed. There is no doubt that this prob- lem is as serious and demands the attention of those concerned with the welfareof the farming industry as much as does the control of pests or the proper rearing of livestock. As the Advocate emphasizes, "Farming is a business, and it must be sound to survive." Mere Words Words, when properly used, can Make even an easy problem easier. On the other hand, when piled one .- ion top of another in a torrent of ver- bosity, they can confuse and aggra- vate problems. This is what 'we mean: ' Members of the U.S. House of representatives were considering 4amendments to the Atomic Energy a!Act, and ` several of them became •� hopelessly bogged down. One of the verbal quagmires ran as 'glows: "The intent of Congress in definition as given it this section ih be construedfrom the words or *ages used, in the definitions rather 'from the choice of the words or s used:• this were not en - her adark was thrown on "Thdse portions of the i; require substantive Nes cases, been sop - ;c arated from the definitions and have been put into the appropriate section of the bill." An appeal for clarification was made to the chairman of the joint congressional committee on atomic energy. Manfully he rose to the oc- casion: "The effort was to declare a direction to whoever it might be would be called upon to interpret these words which have a special meaning, at a later time, to look in- to the de,finition itself as interpreting the meaning of the word rather than the word which was selected to be defined." WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: • Nothing Daunts a Fisherman! (Windsor Star) Nothing will daunt inveterate fishermen. The delight they get from catching fish is enough to com- pensate for bad weather, mosquitoes •' or other nuisances, they encounter. They even will scale and clean fish without complaint, The individual who can fish or leave it alone is not the same. He may get a kick out of catching' or eating fish. But the nasty job of scaling and cleaning the fish takes all the pleasure out of it. By the time he gets done he wishes he had stayed at home. But there are tricks in all trades. Recently we were in a summer cot- tage and noted an old-fashioned cur- rycomb hanging on the wall. That is the instrument used in grooming horses, to keep their hides sleek and fresh. We thought it unusual in a summer cottage and asked why it was hanging there. "I use it to scale fish. I can rip the scales off a fish faster with that than with any knife or new-fangled gad- get," explained the owner. We don't doubt him. Hay -Making the Modern Way (Ottawa Journal) Travelling the main highways and the byways over the long holiday weekend, city people must have -no- ticed the amount of activity on the farms of Ontario and Quebec at this season. Early summer, that farm seasonbetween planting and harvest, is hay time in all Eastern Canada. Hay may be just long grass to the city -bred man but it is the most pro- fitable and important crop harvested by the average farmer throughout most of Eastern Canada. A good hay, crop means plenty of good, and cheaper feed for all livestocg for the remainder of the year. Time when'when haying ritual -was fixed and traditional. It took a lot of manpower and horses, had to be "made" in a certain way, and a heavy rain could hold up the whole opera- ' tion and ruin the crop. On the better farms today few operations have un- dergone greater changes within re- cent years. An old -tither would find it hard to understand what was go- ing on were he to watch haymaking on a modern farm Not only has it become .a highly mechanized opera- tion but -most of the machines and processes now 'being used were un- heard of here just a few years ago. A hoary theory held by many city people who would not know a mower from a buckrake is that most farm- ° ers are inefficient and allergic -to change. A day in a modern hay field would quickly disprove this, show how quickly farmers have revolu- tioned one of the oldest of all farm operations. And to compensate for a fast disappearing labor force he has made a large, investment in modern machinery. The greatest change has been men- tal, in the acceptance, by most farm- ers who need and depend on hay for feed, of the theory that to allow the crop to come to maturity, be sundried and then stored in big barn lofts in the old-fashioned way, meant loss of the greater part of its nutritional value. They now cut hay earlier and green, sometimes bal t with giant mechanical balers right n the field, but more often chop �' to be blown as green gess silage into the old silo traditionally reserved for corn. Wea- ther is no longer a deciding factor in hay -making, and many of the riErwer machines Mean aeat saving in la- brr�,»b�i no tote overhead farm m x'vel tlhletit, 4 „.w r; SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS District Girls on TV • Miss Marion Hemingway and Miss Joyce Miller, Brussels, ap- peared on the TV program, "Come Into the Kitchen;" on Tburdsy, June 30, over CKCO, Kitchener.— Brussels Post. Fire Destroys Barn Fire totally destroyed the harm on the farm, of Howard Smith, of Morris Township, Wednesday af- ternoon. A number of pigs and. chickens were lost in the, blaze. The cause of the fire was unde- termined:—Brussels Post. Hospital here, recuperating from wounds inflicted by a .22 rifle. He is expected to remain in hospital for several more days. Last Fri- day; David was with a friend,'Ron- ald Pearson, also about 14 years old, at the farm of the latter's father, Leslie ,Pearson, concession 16, Goderich Township, helping to i e cro bring in the p of hay, 'Young Pearson was hoiding the gun when it accidentally discharged, wound- ing Beattie in the hip. — Clinton News -Record. Injured in Crash Mrs. Eleanor Falconer was re. leased from Clinton Public Hospi- tal last Saturday night, and her two -month-old daughter Jean, was released the following day, fol:!Y lowing examination of injuries re-, ceived in a two -car colhsion . Sat- urday evening on Concession 6, Goderich Township.—Clinton News - Record. Orangemen Parade in Blyth The 12th of July celebration is to be held at Blyth this year. A real welcome will await the thousands of Orangemen and visitors who are expected to celebrate in Blyth this 265th anniversary of the Bat- tle of the Boyne. It is also the 100th anniversary of the establish- ment of the charter of Blyth lodge. Blyth Standard. Retires After 34 Tears A former teacher in Huron County, Mrs. Murray Fingland (nee Brown), Cochrane, Ont., was honored by friends and associates earlier this month, when on June 10, a gathering at her home town banqueted with her on the occa- sion of her retirement on super- annuation from her profession. Her husband is a brother of Judge Frank Fingland, Clinton.—Clinton News -Record. Ninetieth Birthday We join the many friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, of the Babylon Line, who on Sunday celebrated her 90th birthday. Mrs. Martin is staying at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Greb, and Glenn, and is enjoying good health for a per- son of her age. Among the callers of the day were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Eckstein and Miss Lily Hoffman, of London. Zurich Her- ald. „f. ° Seek Oil in Lake Huron Drilling for oil and gas in South Huron has stopped, temporarily at least. Imperial Oil Limited, which drilled three gas wells in -the Zur- ich -Dashwood area and planned to coo. considerable work here this summer, has sent all of its, rigs out of the district. The last left from the third concession of Us - borne this week after finding noth- ing. The closest well Imperial is now drilling is at Bayfield. Mean- while, the exploration for natural gas and oil is moving into Lake Huron, Radar Explorations Com-' pany, of Toronto, is making a sur-, vey of the coast from Sarnia to Grand Bend. The firm declined to identify its client, except to state it was a Canadian oil com- pany.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Fishing in the Maitland The most popular game fish in the province will come into his own on Friday, when thousands of fishermen all over Ontario will set out in the quest of the fightingest fish of them all, the small -mouthed black bass. Probably no other fish attracts the following of the black, bass, thought by many to represen the world's finest fishing. Although the rivers around Wingham abound in black bass, fishing for the bronzeback, as he is sometimes called, is not too popular in these parts. But angling enthusiasts from as far away as London and Kitchener will no doubt. be rang- ing the shores of the Maitland in search of him, and, many of them will go back to -the city with their limit of six fish, some of them per- haps caught right inside the town limits.—Wingham Advance -Times. Fiftieth Anniversary We join the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ducharme, who re- side on the Goshen Line, about two miles north of town, who recently. celebrated their fiftieth weddings anniversary. Only a small per- centage of married people have this privilege of celebrating their golden wedding, and so we think this happy and middle-aged cou- ple . have a special favor from. Providence to be able to enjoy this event, and being of such a cheefful disposition is always a help to prolong one's life.—Zurich Herald. Rifle Wound Young David Beattie, 14 -year-old son of Councillor and Mrs. George Beattie, Clinton, is in the Public TEARS AGONE Interesting Items picked from The. Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 7b Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor • July 11, 1930 • Last Thursday the ladies of the Seaforth Golf Club had a very en- joyable afternoon. Mr. J. H. Bess, captain, had a two -ball foursome competition, and the prize winners were Mrs. T. S. Smith and Miss Mary Stewart. Miss Mary Broad - foot had charge of the Iunch. Mrs. Frank Sills will acts as captain this Thursday. The fiddlers' contest, held at Grand Bend at the first of this week, was well attended and inuch interest mangested, many violin players comin om quite a dis- tance to compete. In the aged men's class, Mr. William Hyde, Of the London Road, _ a little dis- tance south of Hensall, captured second prize in coming ahead of the one who got first a year ago. In the contest mentioned this week, Mr. Dickie, of St. Marys, captured first prize, and is -an ex- ceptionally brilliant player. Mr. Hyde is being' congratulated by his friends for the good show he makes from year to year. Unlike many men of his age, he is actively en- gaged in farm work. Mrs. W. W. Cooper, Kippen, and Miss Grace Cooper, of Loddon, left last Saturday on the Huronic from Sarnia for the Canadian West, where they will spend the summer months. They will be aguests for some time of Mrs. Cooper's -sister, Mrs. William McAllister, of Ed- monton. Grain Shipping Sldwer Due mainly to navigation open- ing about three weeks later and a slower movement of export grain, the grain handled by the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company Limited was down to 18,57,000 bushels for the year ending March 31, 1955, in comparison to 24,189,- 000 the previous year. This was reported by president Charles S. Band, at the 57th annual meeting of the company held at the Bed- ford Hotel on Monday. "The out- look is satisfactory and we' feel confident we will get our full share of available business during the year," said Mr. Band. "This occasion provides a welcome op- portunity to express on behalf of the board our sincere thanks to all employees for their continued loyal support and contributions to the affairs of the Company and we value the friendly relations that continue to exist between our Company and the grain trade,gen- erally."—Goderich Signal -Star. SPORT SHO r (By KEN LARONE Baseball is becoming the major summer sport in Seaforth. Not because the town has a strong in- termediate or junior team, but Ile - cause nearly every boy in town, from 10 to 16 years of age, is play- ing organized baseball, For the past two years a hand- ful of men have tried to give the young Babe Ruths around town something to do in the summer months, Their results have been —and are—successful. Two years ago this group, or- ganized a Pee -Wee baseball team which held • its own in league ac- tion. Last year the same group of men, with stronger support, or- ganized Pee -Wee and Bantam teams. Both clubs entered play- off competition and came close to winning the whole show. Three Teams This year, Seaforth boys have shown such a keen interest in baseball that three teams had to be entered in the W.O.A.A. They are the same two as last year, with the addition of Midget. The three teams have been prac- tising for over a month. The Midgets have seen most of the action up to the present, but Pee - Wee and Bantams, will swing into full stride within the next week. Hopes High Hopes are high throughout the Midget squad. They are a spirit- ed group, who will hustle and nev- er say die. Coach Don Morton has spent man' hours with the young team, teaching them to co-ordin- ate as a strong unit. One strong right arm has been discovered for pitching duties and, at least, two dependable hitters. For most of the team, it means a lot more practise. and good compe tition to get the club to a point where they can rely on each other to do their share. Have a Look Baseball fans are a little slow to support and encourage these teams. They fail to realize all three teams can show lots of ac- tion and put on a good show from start to fnish. To these young- sters this is big league competition which demands the best playing and plenty of bustle. Plan a night to sit down at the cool Lions Park and see these three local clubs throw everything they have at the opposition. Hats' Off Congratulations are due to the Seaforth Minor Baseball Associa- tion f0 the fine b' rhe in. o and teres, they nage taken its Swarth's ''i yotnigsters. '4016C they l o` de. velop'ed to date assrtres Seaifortlt tR<i; 4i r.la, •40 9`S Huron Farm News Haying is approximately 50 per cent completed and because of dry weather, yields are much below average in the south end of the county, Huron Agricultural Repre- sentative G. W. Montgomery, re- ported this week. A general heavy rain would benefit ,all crops in the county. Several growers are applying anhydrous ammonia to their corn erops for the first time this year. A large acreage of Iate turnips was seeded during the week. Issue Postai-- Information • From The Huron Expositor July 7, 1905 A feature of the Seaforth Reun- ion will be a series of school re- unions, which will be held at the same time by district schools in the Seaforth area. Committees are at work in each of the adjacent schools arranging lists of former pupils and deciding on ways whereby the pupils can be brought together. Arrangements for a back -to -school opportunity are' be- ing completed by the reunion com- mittee, and it is expected that the reunion at the Seaforth District High School will take place Mon- day morning, August 1. Seaforth Public School will have a reunio' on ,,..the following day, Tuesday morning. It was hoped that the musical show, "Crossroads," which prov- ed such a success when it was giv- en here last winter, would be pre- sented again for reunion visitors on August 2. However, it has been necessary to abandon this proposal since to many of the cast will be absent or otherwise engaged at that time. $ $ A feature of the County Council meeting at Goderich last week was an invitation which Reeve Nor- man Scoins extended to members of the council and to municipal' councils throughout the county to attend the Old Boys' Reunion and Centennial in Seaforth. Reeve Scoins gave to, each of the reeves an invitation .and a copy of the Seaforth descriptive booklet. $ $ A committee, headed by R. S. Box, is investigating the possibil- ity of obtaining and erecting a log cabin for exhibition in Seaforth during reunion week. Large signs advertising the Old Boys' and Centennial celebration here July 30 to August 3, have been erected at each of the en- trances to the town. The signs cary out the same motif as has characterized all reunion adver- tising. - Organizations who are co-operat- ing in Reunion and Centennial ar- rangements, together with repre- sentatives who were present at the Tuesday night meeting of the association, are: Tackersmith School Area—Wil- mer Broadfoot, James Landsbor- ough. Hullett Township Council—Reeve William Jewitt. Badminton Club—J, C. McKen- zie. Tennis Club—Ken Larone. Chamber of Commerce — Eric Milner.' Lions. Club—C. Rowcliffe; John Longstaff. Agricultural Society—F. J. Snow. Seaforth Council,— H. Leslie, Reeve N. Scoins, Scott Habkirk, Separate School Board — Leon Bannon. Scott Memorial Hospital—L. C. Hoggarth. St. Thomas' Men's Club — E. Larone. Rebekahs — Mae Smith, Mrs. Scott Habkirk. Band—F. C. J. Sills, E. Whetton. Firemen—W. Wilbee, Ken Pow- ell. - Hospital Auxiliary—Mrs. W. M. Hart, Mrs. J. C. Crich. .. Fireside Fellowship Group of First Presbyterian Church—Janet Cluff, Mrs. K. I. McLean. The eleventh annual tournament of the Seaforth Bowling • Club was held on their greens on Tuesday and Wednesday, under the most favorable weather conditions. The greens were in excellent shape, and - there was a good representation of the clubs in the west present. Among those present were St. Thgmas, Aylmer, Guelph, Luck - now, Brussels, Stratford, Mitchell. Clinton, Goderich and Wingham. There were many interesting and close games with a large number of spectators--presen.t..The associ- ation match was won by A. Wil- son, Seaforth. The doubles were won by D. and E. Bright. Mr. Isaac McGavin, of Lead- bury, recently purchased from Mr. William Rinn, of Hullett, a very fine draught mare for which he paid $250. Mr- McGavin purchas- ed this mare to match the one he has, and for which he recently re- fused $325. The.. two make a mag- nificent team. They are so well matched that a person can hardly tell one from the other. .Last Thursday evening Con- stance football team played a game with Egmondville. The first goal was scored by Egmondville, on a penalty kick allowed by the referee. This was the only goal made in the first half. In the sec- ond half, two goals were scored by Kinburn and one by Egmondville, thus making the game a tie. Mor- ris Shea, of Seaforth, acted as referee. The union picnic of the Fosters of Exeter, Crediton and Dashwood, held at Bayfield on Thursday, June 22, brought a large crowd of both sexes and all sizes for a royal good day- The only drawback was that the lake was too rough for boating to be safe. Inthe recreation grounds in the afternoon there was a great program of sports, which afforded recreation and amuse- ment for all. The Hurons played a champion- ship football game in Berlin Fri- day night. It was one of the fast- est and best games ever played there. The teams were most ev- enly matched, and it was not until ten minutes to the call of time that the Rangers scored the first and only goal of the• game. If anythi the Hurons forwards 'played the faster game, but inaccuracy of shooting on the goal of both teams had an effect on the score. Help us to serve you and use the following suggestions: 1. Address your mail fully, clear- ly and without misleading abbrevi- ations. Mail -for children should be addressed in -care -of the parent. 2- Place your' return address in the upper left hand corner of the envelope. 3. Never enclose coins or other hard objects in letters. 4. Properly pack parcels. 5. Prepay postage in full. 6. Place the stamps on the up- per right hand corner of the en- velope. 7. Give your, correspondents your correct post office address. Cards are available at the Post Office, free -of -charge, that may be used to advise your correspondents. / 8. If you are a new arrival in the community, advise the Post Office of your correct address. 9. If you are moving from the community, advise the Post Office of your change of address, and ob- tain the cards as mentioned above, to advise your correspondents. 10. Mail early and often. Mail deferred until the last moment may cause delay. of good baseball in the future. "The time will come when we will have teams in every entry, including intermediate, junior, mid- get, bantam and pee -wee," said Minor Baseball Associa''tion Presi- dent Adam Ast. Spirit contained in the Seaforth Minor Baseball Association is rare- ly seen in sport organizations 'any. More. "Free Gratis is our motto," said the president. "We keep our ex- penses down by paying out of our oivn pockets for the teams' travel- ling expenses. Balls and bats are bought, with the money we get at the Ates.„ "A we' ask from the citizens is efieourage uS with a little sup- port,” stated Mr. Ast. • From The Huron Expositor July 9, 1880 Howick cheese factory is now making 22 cheeses per day. Two weeks ago Mr. Arthur Simpson, of Turnberry, .had fall wheat which measured 5 feet 11 inches in length. He has -a field. of 13 acres of the same kind. A correspondent writing from Bayfield says: "This village is one of the most musical in the Dominion of Canada. We have 12 pianos, 16 melodeons, 13 organs. Pianos are as common as sewing machines. We are getting too much of this music and are neg- lecting the more useful aceom- plisshments. You may hear at any time when passing a house in Bay- field, "Biddey, honey, lay aside yer pianee an' take a twist at the. washboard. 'Tis Widnesday and not a finger have yet put to the wash suds." Biddey takes no heed from the old woman, and her poor old mother has to do all the scrub-. bing herself. We have no doubt there is more truth than poetry in the above remarks. According to the list of voters in the town of Seaforth for the year 1880, there are 512 persons quali- fied to vote at municipal elections and elections to the legislative as- sembly, and 209 qualify to act as jurors, The Seaforth Band received this year the military band grant of $75, and have received an invita- tion to play at the Leadbury school picnic. Being aroused by the booming of canons on the morning of the 1st of July, and springing out of bed to find out where the artillery was situated, I was surprised to find the quite little village of Wroxeter Was being besieged, so 2 thought I would go over and see it. When I got there, I' found they were eele- brating Confederation. rSl letter earlier; the past few' months, it seems, I have had hard- ly a moment to myself, what with. resigning my commission in tie- Navy, arranging subsequent em- ployment with Westinghouse, ar- ranging the preliminaries to build- ing a home, and various social. functions. I seem to have a freer evening tonight, and so I must seize it before it vanishes like so, many other evenings. "You said your May letter was: not a finalized program. I am _ afraid our program is not finalized either, but we shall try to join is your reunion on the Sunday — a longer stay is unfortunately impos- sible. *any thanks for your invi- tation, and if we cannot make it. please 'remember• us to our many friends. "Things are going excellently with our family, which now has a. second boy, and my work as elec=' trical field engineer with Westing- house is much more interesting and satisfying than my commission in the Navy, which was itself a great improvement, of course, on. the monotonously nerve-wracking:. job of teaching; but it must be ad- mitted dmitted that I felt more at home in . Seaforth than I have in Dartmouth -- or Hamilton. Needless to say, the house I am building is in the dis- tant suburbs, being nearer Mount= Hope than Hamilton." C.W.L.—Mrs. J. M. McMillan, Miss Rose Dorsey. Seaforth l5istrict High School— L. P. Plumsteel, James C. Mac- intosh. Women's Institute—Mrs. Andrew Crozier, Mrs. H. Hugill. Ladies' Guild, Anglican Church= Mrs. C: Rowcliffe, Mrs. P. Trout - beck. Ladies Legion Auxiliary — Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. Olive Little. Canadian Legion -W. D. Smith, F. E. Willis. Bowling Club—Dr. J. C. Mac- Lennan, B. F. Christie. L.O.B.A.—Mrs. ,Wm. Miller. W.A., United Chrch—Mrs. B. F. Christie. Ladies' Aid, First Presbyterian Church—Mrs. 11. Whyte. First Presbyterian Church—J. A. Murray. Public School Board—F. E. Wil- lis. Zurich Calf Club Hears Discussion The regular meeting of the Zur- ich 4-H Calf Club was held Thurs- days on the farm of Herb Klopp. A. class of Aberdeen -Angus cows was. judged before moving into the barn. Club leader Herb Klopp in- - troduced the guest speaker, Dr. R_ Leitch, of Zurich, who talked oat diseases of cattle. He said many dairy farmers are going out \of busines because of mastitis in dairy, cattle, due to carelessness • and insanitation. This could be - controlled by sanitation, ventila- tion, isolate the sick where pos- sible, heredity, . and feeding of a balanced ration. A quiz followed on diseases of cattle..' The roll call was answered by 11. members. Tickets were sold for the Huron County 4-H train trip to Toronto. Places of interest to be - visited are: Swift's plant, Canada Packers,' Parliament Buildings, subway and an international ball'. game in the evening. The meeting. was adjourned and lunch served:• by Mrs. Klopp. $ $ A Seaforth Old Boy, looking forward to taking part in the par- ade on Civic Holiday, Monday, August 1, is Ches. Crich, of Car- berry, Manitoba. 'In a letter ad- dressed to A. Y. McLean, Reunion Association President, he says that he has a couple of good Indian cos- tumes that he is going to bring along, in the hope that he can bor- row an old buckboard, so that he can take part in one more parade in Seaforth. D'Orleon Sills, of the parade committee, is lining up a, buggy and nec?ssary equipment, so that Mr.. Crich won't be disap- pointed. Mr. Crich goes on to say that: "I am so sorry that I have put off writing before to acknowledge the invitation to the Old Boys. I was waiting to see if I could get away. There is nothing I would like bet- ter than to come and be with you all in Seaforth and to meet old friends. I am sure you and your committee will be busy, but Sea - forth, as I remember it, will surely put it over. While I am planning to be there with -you, with this baking business it is so hard to get away. • "I often think of the parades we had in Seaforth, and want to take part in the big parade this year. I expect to see you on July 30, which is my birthday, and I think it would be a good way to celebrate it—being in Seaforth." Another former$ resident, who served on the staff of the Seaforth District High School for a slumber of years, writes from Hamilton. Ed. ;Silcox, who Ieft here to enter the Navy,employed is now em Yed fit Hamilton, and he says: "My apologies for not answering your i^ : J,P�IE;ilii Elimville Children Have Fun At Picnic At the Elimville Sunday School. picnic, held in the Lions Park last Wednesday afternoon, Sunday Schoolers and parents had many laughs during the many sports ac- tivities. Winners and runners-up of the many events were: girls, five and under, Elaine Johns, Ava Elford; boys, five and under, Dale Rat- cliffe; girls, eight and under, San- dra Walters, Marilyn Johns; boys, eight and under, Gary Hern, Larry Lynn; • girls, 12 and under, Alge Valentyne, Shirley Johns; boys, 12 and under, Neil Valentyne, Grant Skinner; young Iadies, Mary Skin- ner, Jessie Koopman; young men, Floyd Cooper, Stanley Johns; mar- ried ladies, Helen Bell, Blanche Johns; married men, Lorne El- ford, Gilbert Johns; wheelbarrow race, Grace Routly and Mary Skin- ner; ladies kicking slipper through tire, Elva Routly; husband calling, Blanche Johns; newspaper race, Marjorie Johns, Allen Johns; bean race, Grace Pym's side; ball and pail race, Blanche Johns, Lorne Elford. McKillop School Has Annual Picnic Under the cool shade of maple trees in the Seaforth Lions Park last Wednesday afternoon, McKil- lop School Section No. 2 held its annual picnic and sports day. Many parents and pre-school children were present at the pic- nic to make it a complete com- munity outing. Following are the winners of the• sports events: Pre-school children, Teddy Scott, Jerry Coleman; girls, 7 and un- der, Kaye McCowan, Anita Harri- son; boys, 7 and Ander, Mervyn Agar; Bruce Hoggarth; girls, p, and under, Marlene Hawgood, Bar- bara Scott; boys, 10 and under, Jimmy Coleman, Brian Scott; -girls, 12 and under, Eileen Dolmage, Marie Strong; boys, 12 and tinder, Gerrit Benjamin, Bobby Bowman; girls, 14 and under, Karen Nichol- son, Eileen Dolmage; boys, 14 and under, Wayne Dolmage, Reggie - Stone; wheelbarrow race, Gerrit Benjamin and Peter McCowan, Wayne Dolmage and Reg Stone; three-legged race, 10 and• under, Marlene and 'Gloria Hawgood, Kaye McCowan and Pauline Dol - mage; three-legged race, over 10, Flora Ann Scott • and 'Eileen D01 - mage, Wayne Dolmage and Reg- gie Stone; shoe scramble, Reggie Stone, Wayne Dolmage;• rabbit race, Brian Scott, Anita Harrison and Gloria Hawgood (tied); hoop relay, Wayne Dolmage's team; peanut relay, Reggie Stone's team; shoe through the hoop, Sam Scott; throwing ball in wastebas- ket, Mrs. Gordon Scott; kick the slipper, Jimmy Coleman, Brian Stott. • "Well," said the insurance ag- ent to the newly-ived' Angus, "now that ou,re Married I'm sure you'll Want to insure your life." "Airetui' ye," said • Ani.'. "She's no' that dangerous." Jiy��` l/7ea��;l . • , • ,. -►• e� ,