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Eight to express. en .opinionin.
pvWic contributes te the. pep.
rest of the nation .and that it
must be exercised .freely to pre -
move anti improve democratic.
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Eigction .Interest
There's more tlian Mlle' interest in politics
in dais district .with elections in the offing. ,
In two local federal ridings—Huron and Mid-
dlesex west—the question of the Liberal standard-
bearers has given rise to considerable speculation.
In Huron, the Liberal candidate for the last
two •campaigns—Andrew Y. McLean, Seaforth—has
110t indicated whether he will run or not. If he does
decide to, it's probable .that he will win the nomina-
tion even though he has suffered two defeats, This
indicates the esteem in which he is beld by his party
members in the riding.
If Mr. McLean declines, the campaign for the
nomination should be an interesting one, particularly
with the possibility that a woman may enter the
campaign for the first time.
Robert McCubbin's declaration that he will not
stand in Middlesex West will prompt a race for the.
Liberal nomination there.
In both ridings, the Conservatives svho won
last June—Elston Cardiff and W. H. A. Thomas—are
expected to be on the 'ballot again.
Another situation adding to the speculation is
the election of a representative for the provincial
riding in Huron to succeed Tom Pryde. It's expected
that there will be keen competition in both parties
for the nomination.
Several Conservative members are already
campaigning. It's not expected that Jim Scott, the
Liberal who opposed Tom Pryde in the last elecVon„
will be available because he has accepted an organiza-
tion post with the provincial party.
Industrial Areas
The announcement this week of •a • housing
development near the canning 'leach,area and
rumours of other plans to build on what have some-
times been considered to be industrial areas brings
rise to the question of advisability of zoning in the
town.
Residential :construction :s creeping into a
number of areas which are possible factory sites. Per-
haps the situation is not serious now but how long
can it go on before the town loses most of the and
suitable for this use?
The lands now being developed may not be
good industrial sites but it concernsus that no area
inthe town is being protected for this purpose.
Drainage Survey?
Reeve William MdKenzie presented an excell-
ent suggestion to town council recently when he
urged that investigation be made of the drainage
problem at the south end of town.
Flooding of basements and properties in this
section has increased in recent y6ars and unless pre-
ventative steps are taken soon it may become dis-
astrous. The proverbial ounce of prevention is still
worth a pound of cure.
The drainage problem, however, is not con-
fined to this area, as council well knows. It has reach-
ed the stage in many cases where property owners
have despaired to the point where they have sealed
their basements and purchased sump pumps to re-
lieve the situation. Should this be necessery?
A survey of all town drainage, and the draft-
ing of a long-term plan to improve it, might be con-
sidered. Last year, most of the drainage work was
WL until late in the fall when it interfered with
foals and caused other inconveniences.
If this year's program was decided upon be-
fore spring, t!onstruction would oe a le,ser oroblem.
Welcome Project
The Ontario goverment's decisicli to erect
hospital for retarded children in Huron !s a deserved
tribute to the late Tom Pryde, who campaigned so
vigorously for it.
It's unfortunate that Mr. Pryde could not have
lived to see the hospital's codstruction,
Although it will not be located in this area, the
hospital will nevortheless benefit most of the riding
through employment, purchasing supplies and in in-
direct way.
The riding needs this institution to' bolster
its lagging economy and it is fortunate that it had
a public servant who worked until death to procure
it.
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Valentine's Day ie upon us
once again. It doesn't cut much
ica with us adults, bu it's a big
deal for .the kids. Ours have
been pestering us for a 'week:
tvorrying about how many cards
they'd get; drawing up very
realistic and .unemotionel listseof
the people they'd 'send cards to.
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I don't know what goes on in
seamnrooms nowadays, out wen
1 was a smali, &el)pe*, ireceee-
laced bey, valentine $ Day .was
the MeV, ominous, chilling and
thrilling day on the calendar.
Nou nudeci a strong heart to get
througn 11,
We didn't have as much money
to throw arounu as ine mouera
keds, so a neof us mum our
owe valentines. 1 rememeer sa-
una for nours, my tongue sticx-
Me out Lie comer ai my mouth,
cueing otic warped miles awn
reu careooard, Id get _my
big sister to paint on teem sued,
tespooing 10V O. caus as "Dear
111.0.1*Y-4t0Seli arered, eeolets are
blue, you re my ideei, how
aoout eau! I never nasi enough
nerve to sign my harne, but
would, pamstakingly prime "Your
loving admirer, ete, row."
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it was a grand, invigorating
mixture 01 sactism anu maso-
ceism when tne Leaener soieect
taxing the valentine cards out of
the uox and reading we names.
1 can still teethe awed 1 lett
then, as the hale brats of both
sexes, Irom the more .weil-to-de
lamilies, who got ninety per cent
oi the cards, ininced up the aisle
to collect their loot, with super-
ior smiles.
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I can still feel the burning,
sickness in my stomach as the
teacher read name after name
and mine was not among them.
I can still feel the joyous lurch
of my heart when I finally
heard "Billy Smiley", And I
can still feel the deep, deep hurt
for the three or four kids from
the poorest families, who had
faithfully dropped their home-
made valentines in the box, and
who sat there until the end,
without hearing their names
called, pretending they didn't
care; but their little faces taut
with misery. I ached for them
then, and I still do. I hope this
brutal custom has been discon-
tinued in schools.
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Children, on the whole, are
such cold-blooded, heartless little
horrors that they should not be
allowed to have anything to clo
with Valentine's Day, It should
be reserved for adults, It is a
day for expressions of love, and
most of us could do with a little
more love, of one kind or an-
other, especially in mid-Febru-
ary,
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How delighted 1 would be, for
example, if 1 received an anony-
MOUS card this Valentine's Day,
addressed in unfamiliar feminine
hand -writing, that said; "Dear-
est one, for you I pirle, wort't
you be my Valentine?" A thing
like that would give me a lift
that would probably last until
opening day of the trout season.
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Think how it would gladden
the heart of a fading beauty of
about 45, if she got a card tellihg her that: "You may not
know it, but this is true, baby,
I just burn toe you." r,speeially
if she knew it douldn't possibly
be her husband, because he was
in jail for beating her about the
head with an empty beer bottle.
Imaginethe 'blushing panic of
a lonely, middle-aged bachelor,
should he receive 'an unsigned
card observing: "Darling, when
I think of you, violets are red,
roses blue. If you want to love
me, dear, give a sign when I
am near". He wouldn't sleep for
weeks, and he'd run like Roger
Bannister everytime a female
approached.
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Yes, indeedy, it's love that
makes the world go round, as
Queen. Isabella remarked to
Columbus, There'd be panic in
the streets, hot words in the
House, and a delicious excite-
ment prevalent in the land, if
we all sat down and penned a
few passionate Valentine cards
this year. Let's try it.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. S.
An interesting hook to be found
in your library and one that
should prove valuable to those
in charge of costumes for plays
is
Costume Cavalcade
by Henny Harold Hansen
Why do people dress in the
same way within a certain per-
iod and why does fashion change
so that costumes of different
ages become so very familiar?
ne answer can be found in
what may be caned the style of
a 'period, the style expressed in
arts and architecture, in furni-
ture and indeed in every facet
of living. it is natural for peo-
ple to try to shape their ap-
pearance so that 'they will fit
their surroundings. They do it
by means of their clothes.
A cavalcade such as this must
show the costumes as they were
worn by the men and women
for whom they were made,
otherwise they may appear as
little more than elements of
fancy dress. Color, too, has an
essential role. It distinguishes a
period in dress as definitely as
shape. The evidence for this
book has been found in the art
of every period from ancient
Egypt to the preten' day.
Nearly 700 illustrations in six
colors spread over 96 pages of
plates are based on original
paintinge, seulpturee, manu-
scripts and fashion plates, pre-
senting a record of the evolution
of European dress unrivalled in
richness and accuracy.
Miss Hansen, who le in charge
of the costumes at the Danish
National Museem, Copenhagen,
provides an illuminating eom-
mentary on the trend of fashions
so lavishly portrayed in the col-
ored peen.
The builders of the towering
cathedrals of the Middle Ages
had such feeling for vertical
lines that they extended their
costume by meaes of tall head-
dresses and sharply -pointed toes.
In the reneissance, houses and
furniture were sentare and solid
and both men and women wore
amok garments to. harmonize
with the rooms in which' they
lived.
In the nineteenth century, vhen
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Hensall Fire in ,1900
Razes Row
Of . , . Ul '. in s
ily living in the ,block, and
escaped with but scant -clothing.
Their parlor furniture was saved.
Miss Smith's lose will be .4%
her stoelf, having been saved
but the building, owned by Mr.
Mnirt:Einysatetweadn.d veined at,.$500, was
Tile burnt seetion is bounded
beTecticheanedastonbythethemOstddbfeylloA‘ive's.
Ewan's block, both brick, and
but for these buildings the fire
would have 'done incalculable
damage Both buildings were
badly burned, Mr. McEwan's to
such an extent that it would
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fire, Loss on $1,000 eovered
by insurance.
The weather during the pre-
ceding week had been extreme-
ly hot and eveeything was as
dry as tinder, and it was Only
by The strenuous efforts of the
eitizens, -especially the young
men who worked tike trojans,
that the fire was confined to the
burning section. The buildings
across the street and others
throughout the town were `ignited
several times from burning
embers carried by the high wind
Pre'vaeiling'lhhand engine and station-
ary and portable tank system,
recently installed, supported by
many willing worker s, gave
thorough satisfaction, and with.
Out which thereewould have been
but little of Hensell standing to.
day,
Across the street the plate
glass front in Hodgins', Rannie's
and Bell's blocks, extending over
100 yards, were destroyed, en-
tailing a loss of $1,500 on which
there was no insurance. The
furniture, carpets, etc. in the
Oddiellows' lodge, as also furni-
ture, etc, in Lawyer Cook's of-
fice in Metwan's block, were
badly damaged by smoke and
water. The total loss will be
about $15,000 with aggregate in-
surance about $7,000,
Notwithstanding Ili perilous
adventures made by the fire-
fighters, few,accidents are to be
recorded. Mr. .I. C. .Stoneman,
while endeavoring to save his
property was overcome by the
heat and smoke, and had to be
carried out unconscious by Reeve
Arnold and F. C. McDonnell,
while 'eked Laing ran amuck a
bucket falling from a roof ands
had the bark taken off the ridge
of his nose,
For a few 'days everything
was topsy turvy and a curious
public has been coming daily
from all points to view the ruins
of the fire.
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Next, week we will tell the
story of the fire in 1911.
The following account of the
Email fire oa Angst 11e 1900,
has taken from the Exeter
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Our thriving village which. for
so Mane' years has .escaped ,the
ravages of thefiery element,
4$4 Ye. for a few ;minor fires, MI
the burning of the flax j11111
few years ago, was on Saturday
morning, August 11, visited by a,
:conflagration which UN to the
ground a row of business houses
covering a space of over 100
Yaell:lle
se., were all frame structures
'and have done good service for
their owners since Messrs. Petty
benched Hensall upon the sea
of public favor some 7 'ears
ago; and their :removal will cre-
ate sites for beildings more in
keeping with the surroundings,
and which would add materially
to the already fine appearance
of King street.
The fire was noticed by seve-
ral persons first about 2.30
o'clock, in the rear of W. C.
Davis' grocers', and in an in-
credibly short time the whole
row _of buildings was a Mess of
flames, destroying MacArthur *
Co's private bank; J. C. Stone;
man's jewellery and hook store,
together with the ,public library
and telephone office both in con-
nection therewith; W. C. Davis'
boot and shoe and grocery
stores; A. :McPherson's residence
and tailor and gents' furnishing
store, and Miss Smith's millinery
store, the latter building being
owned by G. Mactwen.
MacArthur & Co., whose bank
had lately been refitted and had
an addition built, and was as
nicely furnished as any bank in
the county, lost everything ex-
cept the money, books and valu-
able papers locked in the vaults,
on which they held an insurance
of $300, together with a similar
amount on the building; their
net loss will be about $600, J. C.
Stoneman's Joss is *estimated at
$2,000, covered by $1,000 insurs
anee; public library Joss about
$1,000 on which there is $450 in-
surance, The board recently pur-'
chased $200 worth el new books,
which were at the station, and
were to have been opened next
day. All the municipal records,
by-laws, etc. were destroyed.
Mr. Stoneman, as village clerk,
kept them in his private office.
W. C. Davis owned three
stores, two occupied by himself
and one hy M. Stoneman, which
he valued at $1,000, stocks $4,000
on which there was a total in-
surance of $2,500. Nothing saved.
Mr, McPherson's building, furni-
ture and stock were insured for
$1,600, his estimated loss being
$2,500. They the only fam-
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50 YEARS AGO
A branch of the Bank of Com-
merce at Exeter well be opened
at Crediton on March 1. Mr.
Joseph Snell, manager at Ex-
eter, will also be manager of
Crediton branch.
A rink of Exeter curlers eon-
sieting of Messrs. George Ander-
son, R, N. Taylor, Alfred Taylor
and Fred Bawden took part in
a bonspiel at Seaforth on Tues-
day.
Rev. E. A. Fear hassbeen in-
vited to remain a third year at
Main Street Church.
The bachelors and benedicts
hold their postponed assembly
next Monday night.
Miss Lida Quance, Miss Olive
Quance, Miss Addie Morlock,
Miss M. Elston, Miss Carrie
Dyer and Miss Edith Sanders
are attending the millinery open-
ings hi Toronto.
25 YEARS AGO
For economy measures Lucan
council voted to discontinue ring-
ing the town bell which had rung
morning, noon and 6 p.m, for
60 rears., but a monster petition
was circulated the day following
and the bell rings again.
On Thursday the mercury
dropped to between 14 and 16
degrees below—the coldest spell
Quite a number from Hensel!
attended the reception in honor
of Mr, and Mrs. Campbell t yre
at Watson's Hall, Kippen.
An oyster supper is being beici
at Greenway 'United Church on
February 22.
for some years,
Mr. 13, W. F. Beavers and
Timid Skinner are in Toronto
who'd they attended the Norge
convention,
15 YEARS AGO
Messrs. Ted Waiver, Harold
Whyte and William Webster, as
a 'deputation from the Exeter
Band, waited on council and
asked for a grant of $450,00 for
194:3 which was granted.
The travelling Red Cross sup-
per held by the Main Street Unit
on Saturday was a big success.
China, Canada, Britain, Russia
were visited at the .homes of
Mrs. George Layton, Mrs. B. W.
F Beavers, Mrs. E. R. Hopper,
Mrs. B. W. Tuckey and Mrs.
William May respeetiVelY.
Ted Buswell has received his
commission as a Pilot Officer.
The weatherman has been pil-
ing up some new records and
the past week has witnessed the
coldest spell in four years. The
Wingham to London bus with 40
passengers were stranded Sunday
night between Mooresville and
Clandeboye and didn't arrive in
London till 4 p.m. Moisclay.
. 10 YEARS A30
The Boy Scouts will collect
serap paper on the east side of
Main street on Saturday, Febru-
ary 14 and on the west side on
J?ebruary 21. "Paper is net
waste until you waste it."
R. L. Butters attended the
Hardware convention in Toronto
this week.
A chartered bus with 44 turnip
growers 'and processors visited
Toronto to attend a convention
at the King Edward Hotel, Spon
-
setting the bus were Seth Winer
and Erwin Scott, Lucas,,
Mr. J. 11, Jonee thedered his
resignation as a member or the
teeter Dietrict High &helot,
Boa rd,
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Announcement
Mr. F. A. May wishes to announce that
iie bas :retired from the partnership of F. 4.
May and Son and he would. law. to express his
'sincere appreciation for the friendly relation-
shps he has enjoyed .during his 43, years in
business in i(eter.
Mr. Warren. D May, who bas been a
partner with. his father for the past 1.0 years,
is now the sole owner of the business.
The policy' of our store -- to provide
quality merchandise at fair prices, combined
.with friendly service—will remain the same and
we will appreciate your continued patronage..
F. A. May & Son
F, A. Moy Warren P. Moy,
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