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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-04-27, Page 44---n AintokuPosnoR, SEAFORTH, ONT., APRIL 27, 1961 The public is invited to attend the ANNUAL MEETING and BANQUET. 'Huron Liberal Association (as constituted for Federal Purposes) Canadian Legion Hall, CLINTON THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961 • Dinner 7 p.m. • Meeting 8:30 p.m. GUEST SPEAKER: Hon. Lester 8. Pearson, M.P. Leader of the Liberal Party '.pickets for the Banquet available from Municipal Chairmen. ANDREW Y. IVIcLEAN, Seaforth ROY LAMONT, Zurich President Treasurer. HAROLD SHORE, Goderich, Secretary Read the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime Who Was Dalhousi•'s First Woman Governor? In 1919 Dr. Eliza Ritchie, Cana- dian educator and feminist, be- came the first woman governor of Dalhousie University in Halifax. She was born in Halifax in 1856 and received her education at Dal- housie and Cornell. For 10 years she served as associate professor of psychology at Wellesley Col- lege, Mass., but in 1900 returned to Halifax where she delvoted much Of her energy to promoting art and higher education. In 1912 she was appointed dean of women and warden of the first woman's resi- dence at Dalhousie, From 1895 on she was a leading feminist, seek- ing civic and state rights for wo- men, She was a moving spirit in the foundation of the Nova Scotia Equal Franchise League, which gained its objective in 1918. Dr. Ritchie was a member of the edi- torial board of the Dalhousie Re- view from its founding in 1921 until her death in 1933. how big Gan a balloon get? "Our medium reaches everyone -from here to Poker Flats, and then some !" Reminds us of the little boy who, on seeing his first big balloon, asked: "What's that, Daddy?" Some advertising media claims, like balloons, are so full of hot air they get 1pst in the clouds. Fortunately for those who foot the advertising bill, there is a tough, unyielding standard which safeguards print media expenditures. Audited circulation facts, as provided by the Audit Bureau of Circulation*, make it possible for advertisers to know exactly what they will get when they use THE HURON EXPOSITOR for their sales messages. Our ABC report tells advertisers about the markets we reach . . . and how well we reach into these markets. Be ABC sure . . .facts, not fiction . . audits, not air. The only sure way to get full returns from your advertising 'dollar in the Seaforth trading area is to place your message in THE HURON EXPOSITOR and take advantage of THE EXPOSI- TOR'S proven coverage! ONLY the EXPOSITOR provides AUDITED CIRCULATION in the SEAFORTH AREA *Through the reports issued by. the Audit Bureau of Circulation, this publication, along with other publishersmembers of ABC, voluntarily and regularly give the buyers of advertising more verified factual information than is available for any other media at any time. Library Has Vital Comrnunity Role library service of high quality" current operating payments in ex - and there is an acknowledgement ' cess of $2.00 per capita. Thus a of the financial assistance given to total of 21 urban public libraries local government in varying were prepared financially to ser - amounts by most of the provinces. vice acceptable to their associa- In contrast to all this, is the tion. question recently put to a repre- When it comes down to actual sentative cross-section of adult expenditures on libraries, the facts Canadians by Gallup poll inter- are extraordinary. The total ex- views—"Are you reading any book penditure on libraries in Canada, now, or have you read any book per capita, for staff salaries, op - in the past week?" Of those ques- erating expenses, purchase and re- tioned, only 26 per cent answered pair of books, and everything else, "yes" compared with 31 per cent was 68c in 1958, or less than the in 1953 and 40 per cent in 1945. price of two packs of cigarettes The Canadian Manufactures' As- per person. Of this total, the ex- sociation in the January issue of Penditure on books and periodicals "Industry," under the heading, was l0c per capita—the price of a "Sad Trend", wonders how much cup of coffee. higher the proportion of non -book Quantity is admittedly impor- readers can get. "It is all too tant in judging library service, and probable", writes Industry, "That the increases reported by the Bur - the opinion surveys are broadly eau's Survey are impressive. But correct, more's the pity. For all what about their quality? And can the other diversions that have it be measured? One convenient made their appearance and com- yardstick exists in the reference pete For our leisure hours, good department. In all Canada, in 1958, reading remains the hallmark of there were 85 urban public lib - the civilized man, the fount alike raries reported as having refer of profitable relaxation and pleas- ence books (33 of these in On- urable relaxation, a source of end- tario). This total was almost pre - less satisfaction, and it is as true ' cisely matched by the subscription as ever it was that the man who ( list of The Canadian Index to Per - doesn't read good books has no ad- iodicals, a service of the Canadian By Kathleen Jenkins, in the Municipal World Canadian Library Week, which was celebrated in 1961 from April 16th to 22nd—the third consecu- tive year in which librarians, pub- lishers and interested citizens join together in a public expression of their belief that "Reading is thg Key". Canadian Library week presents a broad concept, difficult of con- cise definition at any time. For this article a few words about its organization will provide a good starting point and pave the way for a consideration of its more ab- stract principles. Canadian Library Week func- tions under the distinguished pa- tronage of the Prime Minister of Canada and is directed by a Coun- cil whose Chairman this year is Dr. William Kaye Lamb, Domin- ion Archivist and National Libra- rian Its headquarters office is in Ottawa. A grant from -the Canada Council and contributions from publishers and other interested groups provide the financial sup- port. Canadian Library Week has pre- pared posters and similar publica- tions, in both English and French and these are available on re- quest—free of charge for small orders and at a modest cost for large quantities. Extensive na- tional publicity is planned in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Individual librarians are invited to arrange for similar publicity in their own communi- ties. Library Week is therefore, essentially a co-operative enter- prise, national and local, stress- ing the importance of libraries, books and reading. There are many types of lib- raries today, each important in its own community —, The public in- stitution, urban and rural: The University and college: The high school: The special library, at- tached to a department of govern- ment, or business and industry. These libraries serve all ages of people, from the cradle to the grave; scholars, students and the self-taught: those who read to help their work, those who seek pleasure and escape. Canadian Lib- rary Week considers itself to be ap- plied to all of these, although its programme undoubtedly appeals most to the free public library. It is this last that we propose to study in the "following paragraphs. The Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics in its latest survey of libraries sets forth certain facts: "The pop- ulation of Canada increased by 3 per cent from 1957 to 1958, and public library service kept pace. The population served in 1958 was 77.7 per cent of the total popula- tion, with 95.1 per cent of the population in centres over 10,000 served. Centres under 10,000 pop- ulation and rural areas were serv- ed by regional and provincial lib- rary services, to the extent of 65.1 per cent." The Bureau goes on to show increases in bookstock, in circulation, in expenditures and in full-time staff, and all in all, paints a rosy picture. The Report continues, in optim- istic words, to deal with the pub- lic library boom which began after th e Second World War—"New sys- tems being established, branches being added to established sys- tems and in some cases replace- ment and remodelling of obsolete quarters." Regional library devel- opment is considered—"The most economic way of providing public RECEPTION and DANCE for Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jewitt (nee Janet Rowcliffe) SEAFORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE Friday, April 28th Music by Norris Orchestra EUCHRE Orange Hall, Seaforth Wednesday, May 3 Auspices Orange Hall Property Committee Lunch Served ADMISSION: 40 CENTS BRODHAGEN Community Centre r. Friday, April 28th DESJARDINE'S ADMISSION — 75 CENTS ATTENTION ! . Hensall Ladies' Auxiliary to Canadian Legion SECOND ANNUAL PENNY SALE 50 Prizes donated by Businessmen of Hensel! and District —On display at P.U.C. Building— 25 Chances fQr 25 Cents Draw Sat., May 27 vantage over the man who can't." Between these two extremes can we find answers to a situation that seems anomalous? Can we avoid the twin reefs of complacency and despair? How good or how bad are Canada's libraries and its reading habits? Let us look at some facts. These figures from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, when looked at in reverse, show that in 1958, some 23 per cent of our popula- tion, or about four million Cana- dians, were without public library service of any kind. In fact, the Director of Ontario's Provincial Library Service, Wm. A. Roedde, has estimated that, under any reasonable definition of public lib- rary service, more than half the people of Canada are without it. The Canadian Library Associa- tion has set standards of service with the community. How long is for public library service in Can-; it since you visited your local pub- ada, saying that "the achievement lie library? What do you know of a minimum of $2.00 per capita about its services good or bad? annually for public library service Have you ever tried to improve should be the joint goal of the lo- .it so that the average man and cal and provincial governments." woman in your community may Furthermore the Association notes have the unequalled opportunity firmly that $2.00 will provide lim- for self -development that a good ited service only; for better ser- public library can offer? vice, $2.50 is recommended. Reports from many libraries in - Against this background, Mr. dicate that when first class service Roedde's statement becomes mean- is provided, people use it. Let us ingful. Six large urban public lib-. then seek fora general betterment raries in' 1958 met Canadian Lib- of public libraries in Canada, re- rary Association standards—Lon- membering that books really are don, Toronto, Windsor, Saskatoon, tools today in this cold war of Regina and Vancouver. Fifteen oth- ideas. Herein lies the best pos- er libraries in centres of 10,000 to sible celebration of Canadian Lib - 49,999 population also reported rary Week. Library Association. Ninety public libraries in Canada were listed and this included some duplication, in branch systems such as Toronto. Compared to Great Britain and the United States, Canada spends about half as much on libraries per capita, has about half the bookstock per capita and circu- lates these books one half to one third as much. The Canadian Con- ference on Children in 1960 said —"It is disquieting to realize that a prosperous country like Canada, which prides itself. on its .stand- ards of education, should lag so far behind the United Kingdom, and the United States in the sup- port of public libraries. Surely there can be little justification for this fact". This article can best be con- cluded by reverting to Canadian Library Week and its connection Easy Does It The trouble with most new gar- deners is that they are too eager and enthusiastic. They want to rush things; start planting before the soil is really fit; sow too much seed and far too deep, and finally stop planting far too soon. Those are the commonest mis- takes and all are usually correct- ed after a season or two. The main thing is to work with na- ture who proceeds usually in leis- urely fashion.' Despite the natural urge to get out with a spade and rake the first time the sun gets really warm, there is no need to rush. Most plants prefer warm air and warm soil and will only lie dor- mant until these conditions are met. Very often things planted several days or even a week or so later will match cup and do better than those rushed into the ground while the soil is still cold and damp. There are a few ex- ceptions, of course, like grass seed sweet peas and nursery 'stock, but generally speaking it is best to err on the late than the early side. Give Them Room And many new gardeners are also inclined to sow seed far too close together, forgetting that though the seed is tiny the plants resulting will require room to grow and thrive. Even the tiniest seed like that of the alyssum, let- tuce, poppy and so on should be spread thinly and one can easily do this mixing with a little sand or fine soil and sowing the mix- ture. Of course the finer the seed the more shallow the planting. Merely pressing tiny seeds firmly into the soil is sufficient, while larger such as beans, peas or nasturtiums should be covered with about a scant inch of fine soil. But perhaps the most serious mistake of all is to stop planting too soon. In most parts of Canada one can go on planting a succession of flowers and vegetables right up to early July and in even the cold- er areas it is usually possible and highly desirable to make at least two sowings of such things as let- tuce, radish, spinach, carrots, beet tuce, radish, spinach, carrots, beets and so on. By making sev- eral sowings 'we spin out the har- vest and have a really productive garden. RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, Apr. 29 at 1:30 St. Thomas' Anglican Church Hall Sponsored by the Ladies' Guild of the Church. Shortcuts Using new and earlier varieties is one good way of extending the gardening season. There are sev- eral, others. One is to use some weal. started .plants,, or bedding plants, as the professional calls them. These are either bought or one can grow them from seed in flat boxes or pots in a bright win- dow. They are started several weeks ahead of the regular seed- ing time and transplanted to per- manent quarters in the garden af- ter all danger of frost is over. In this way we gain or add to the eating or flowering season two weeks to a month for such things as tomatoes, peppers, cabbages, petunias, zinnias, snapdragons, and all sorts of other things. Some- times we use only a few started plants for extra early bloom or meals and the main run depend on sowing seed outside at the regu- lar time. Another short cut is to sow while there is still some dan- ger of frost and protect with sheets of glass, or miniature tents made of waxed paper- or transparent plastic. In this way we can add at least a fortnight to the season. What's In a Name? Common names for flowers, veg- etables and shrubs can be mislead- ing. That is why the catalogue us- ually lists also the scientific or Latin name which is the same in any part of the world. The com- mon name may vary from one lo- cality to another. Sometimes it is the windflower, in other places the anemone, sometimes the red hot poker, sometimes the Tritoma. Spirea and bridal wreath are both used for one of our most popular shrubs. Many people seem to think that painted daisies and pyre- thum are two different flowers, but they are the same. So are bergamot and bee balm, snapdra- gons and antirrhinum, digitalis and foxglove, helichrysum and straw - flowers, eschscholtzia and Califor- nia poppy and 'so on. The rose of Sharon is sometimes called the hollyhock bush, bul it is neither a hollyhock or a rose, it is a hibiscus. What Was the One Big Union? The One Big Union (OBU) was a labor" inion organized at Cal- gary between March and June of 1919 on an industrial basis, in pro- test against the craft basis of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. It disavowed political ac- tion and emphasized the impor- tance of the general strike as a means to the overthrow of cap- italism. By the end of 1919 it had a membership of more than 40,00Q in over 100 local units. For a year or, more it retained its strength in the western provinces but failed to win substantial sup- port in central Canada and soon its membership began to decrease. By the mid -1930's its membership was only about half of what it had been and by the mid -1950's membership had declined to about - 2500. TIMELY TIPS Bringing untested cattle into a brucellosis -free or "under -test" county is not only illegal, it is dangerous to the health of the herds in that area. So cautions Dr. N. H. McAninch, of the Health of Animals Division. All cattle ex- cept steers, calves under eight months of age, and officially vac- cinated animals under 36 months of age must be negative to a blood test immediately before being brought into a certified or tested area; they must be kept isolated from the herd from which they are taken, and retested after 30 days. The Health of Animals Divi- sion makes the second test.The purchaser is responsible for the first test. SPRINGTIME T -E-A Northside United Church WEDNESDAY May 3rd 3:00 p.m. GROUP 2 W.A. tcsuest Speaker: KATE AITKEN ADMISSION: 50 CENTS ANNUAL MEETING Huron Co. Tuberculosis, Association North St. United Church, GODERICH Wednesday, May 3, at 6:45 p.m. "VAUGHAN DOUGLAS, Farm Editor, CKNX Guest Speaker DINNER TICKETS — $1.00 EACH SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL — presents — Variety Night Friday, AAay 5th High School Auditorium TIME — 8:30 p.m. Children - . 25 Cents Adults - - 50 Cents TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM STUDENTS PENNY SALE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY APRIL 29 - MAY 6 Whitney's Furniture Store DRAW SATURDAY, MAY 6th commencing 8:00 p.m. Vrto -- Proceeds for New Hospital -- Brownie's Drive -In Theatre Ltd., Clinton THURS. & FRI.—Apr. 27 - 28—Double Feature "VICE RAID" (Adult Entertainment) Mamie VanDoren – Brad Dexter "RABBIT TRAP" Ernest Borgnine — ONE CARTOON — SAT., MON. & TUES. -- Apr. 29, May 1 and 2 "THE UNFORGIVEN" Burt Lancaster-AAudreyult nHepbu nEntertainment) AUdie Mtirphy (Colour) (CinemaScope) — ONE CARTOON — WED., THURS. and FRI. -- May 3, 4 and 5 "HOLE IN THE HEAD (Co) (Cinema5cope) Prank lourSinatra – Edward G. Robinson Thelma Ritter and Eleanor Parker — ONE CARTOON' —