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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-02-04, Page 2PAGE TWO. THE SEAFORTH NEWS Where Edward 'Aowelll Was Kilted and Frairoik Sproat injured The pictures show' the scene of the accident at the level crossing -of the C.N. Railway and Provincial Highway No. 8, just outside Goderich, last Thurs- day, when Edward Powell. 56, was instantly .killed and Frank Sproat, 28, was critically in- jured, The two Tuckerslnith township men were in the W, M. Sproat tile yard truck on the way to Goderich for a load cif salt, when the truck was - hit by the Diesel C.N.R. passenger train also en - route to Goderich, about noon. At the left is the fr'unt end of the truck, beside the track, showing' the broken windshield and other damage. At the right is a general view looking towards Clinton; the platform and rack are in the foregrround; the rear of the chassis was apparently thrown back to the fence; the truck was pi'nceeding towards the right haul sidle -of the picture and therefore must have been turned around by the impact. HURON NEWS Hotel Properties Change 'Hands— Two hotel properties in !Goderich have changed (hands, The property of the Bedford ,Estate, ,including the Bedford /Noted, the Bedford !Mock and the former ,Bedford residence, was sold by public auction Ito Mrs. Ethel ,M, Litt for X17,000. Mrs. M. 'Kelly, Ngo for a number of years has operated a Hotel at tMatckdaie, bas ,bought the iRoyat Ho- tel at tGoderidh front !Donald 'Murray and took it over imntectiately. The. hotel is 'being ,modernized in every way. Mrs. Kelly has been accompan- ied ito 'Goderich by her two sons, Messrs. Leo and !Philip Kelly. and 'her daughter, Miss L. !Kelly, who will be ,connected with the business. In Flood Zone— Mrs. (John 'Clark of IGorierich, who had just gone to 'spend the winter with her daughter. Mrs. D. \t Hunt, at Louisville, !Kentucky, sent word last week to her son 'Frank, at iGode- rich, that they were safe. 'Frank had just returned 'from going with his mother to Louisville and. was very uneasy until he received a message that they bad :been forced to leave their !home, hurt they themselves were safe. Ask For Radio Direction Finder— As a result of demands for a radio direction tfinding beacon at the 'harbor here, the equipment has been applied for and it is expected that it will be in operation 'by spring.--eloderictt Star. Large Elm Felled— Me, George Baird of Lower Wing- bam, an experienced 'bushman, felled one of the old monsters of the iorest last week, a soft elm tvhidh measured over over seven feet across at the stump and over sixty feet to the first limb. He estimated there would be aver four thousand feet of (lumber in the 'butt log. These old patriarch trees of the forest will snow be all gone. Burned Hand— Dr. Bruce !Fox horned his 'hand with heated oil on 'Thursday. We are pleased to state the 'injury was not serious and is mending quickly— Wingham (Advance -Times. Late Mrs. Thomas Oke The death took •place in Exeter of !Elizabeth Roselle Shute. widow of the'late Thomas'O'ke, in her With year. Mrs. Oke had been ill ifor some time suffering from the effects of a stroke. 'S'he was born in 'Usiborrte 'Township and dor many 'years resid- ed in London. Since the death of 'Mr, Oke, Mrs, IOike resided in !Windsor with her only surviving sister, .Mrs. Kalman. (For the past three years she has made her ,home 'with her niece, Mrs, Garnet !Flynn. Accidents— Miss Margaret .Robinson was off duty from her position at the 'tele- phone 'office for a few days suffering minor injuries when she fell on the icy walk just north of the 'bridge on Thursday evening of thtet week. Miss Carrie IHingston also was indisposed with a 'wrenched 'back after slipping and falling on the ice on Tuesday morning,-lJohtt Gibson was .unfort- unate in being 'kicked by a horse at hisblacksmith shop 'last week. --,Brus- sels Post. Stelck-Meyers— High Park 'United 'Church, Toron- to, was the scene of a .quiet mid- winter wedding when Greer Allison, of Toronto, oldest daughter of 'itIr. and Mrs. Thomas Meyers of Zurich, was united in marriage to ':\f r. Merv- yn H., only son of \•Ir. and Mrs. 'Ed. IStelck of .Zurich at seven ,o'clock. cit Saturday evening. •January ,, 3rd. The bride was given in marriage 'by Mr. Samuel Ly ttle, who was also a wit- ness, along 'with his wife, .Rev, Avi- sou officiated, The bride was becom- ingly dressed in a hagdad blue gown with veil hat to match, silver slipper's ami white gloves and 1illie.s.:Guests of honor at the wedding were tate \lig.>es 'Georgina McDonald, A•udrie Bobbiy, Lucy Vigor, Mr. attd Mrs. T. Lightfoot. all of Toronto. Also Mr, and Mrs. T. 1.. Worm. Nesbitt Woods. Mrs, tDe.t Clubine, ail form- erly of Zurich. e\ liter the ceremony \Irs. Wittig: served a delirious slipper to the • ,bridal couple and invited guests. 'rhe .fuiluwving day elle bridal couple returned to the groom's 'home. where a dainty chicken dinner was served by the groom's parents, The happy young couple will reside on the Stehle homestead, 111.4tl1 Concession n4 ;Hay 'Township- eiZurich 11erttld. Obtains Position— The friends of jack Sorenson of \litchell are pleased to know that he 'has 'been successful in obtaining a po- sition as city traveller for the firm of lelkee itd\eil and Libby. his district being .the city of Tot'onto. For the past couple of years he has been eon- o'cted with the Mitchell Produce Co, Wilfred Rate Promoted -- Wilfred '12atz, a member of the Na- tional Revenue at Niagara Falls since i eee, has been promoted to the posi- tion of \ssistant inspector in Toron- to with 'ln-peetot' .\I: tR. Dickenson. \4 r. 'Rate was horn in Mitchell and educated there, Fractures Arm— Friends of .\\'silliatit itartytt. 'one of Mitchell's well-known residents, re- gret thtti he had the misfortune to frill on the icy sideitaite while leaving the 'Perth County courthouse on Monday afternoon, fracturing his' arm and breaking two ribs. 1')r. Martyn had been at the Court House on busi- mess, and the sidewalks were a glare of ice at the time of the accident. He returned to his itonte -text morning.— Mitchell 'Advocate, INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Dr. I.1 M. Field !last week 'presented the following report to the ''County Councils I was appointed in February, .7911i, on the resigiation of Mr. Robb, In- , specto' of 'Public t lchoots for East Huron; so that .lacking otte month my services have extended ower a period of 36 years; the !time, has' passed swift- ly—too 'swiftly, I nnty say, and pleas- antly. 'The'appointment was aj that time tirade 'by the. Counts- Council: the county officials and members sof the council have sail changed since then. Naturally, there 'have beet .many changes sine.,' Neat time ane! -generally THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, yc337. .•Incl gardens; almost all have flower beds and well -kept grounds. The schools are generally well lighted with light colors for blinds wail's and ceilings. There are really oily five schools that need replacement and these need it badly. AN the urban schools are steam - heated and are very 'comfortable; '49 ural schools have !basements and fur- naces. At first \Vin'ghatn was the first to have sanitary closets; all but one urban school have 'them at pres- ent. Of the rural schools 318 have in the last few years 'installed inside closets. This acids much Ito the ;health anct comfort of the children. After the war a health survey was taken of the schools and the Inspec- torate divided into units to be admin- istered by school nurses: All the ur- ban :school joined and many of the rural schools, 'but after a few years the movement was dropped 'because of the lack of co-operation .of the rur- al schools, 3'Iuc1i progress has been made in the art of teaching. Arithmetic occu- pied a quarter of a chi•ld's time, They were kept busy with •prab:lents too advanced for their age and s!leill; we are still 'behind the .other provinces in noting the futility of such a waste of time and the necessity of rotsitvg such time in other and •more vzeuable sub- jects. the time for Grammar has. been cut its two; we were slow in realizing that 'correct speech is not acquired by learning rules. The texts in Hist- ory were so poorly written and unat- tractive to children that teachers re- belled and prevailed on the Depart - meat to have no examination in the subject and then ceased to teach it al- most .altogether. Text books now present more in. tcreefing reading and are illustrated. Geography meant ,little more than de- finitions and a mass of names; now the people of the different lands are studied, their way of living, products, climate. their relation to our empire and other facts that are of vital in- terest. '''here was 'little or no music .lit the school; if a song were attempted few boys ripened their mouths; they con- sidered singing as silly and girlish. Now it is taught in ail the urian schools and in many of the rural schools under qualified instructors, es- pecially in the Townships of IG.trey, \icth.illop, Hullett and 'l'urkersntith; in the others it has made little head- way. (Perhaps the ,greatest change in edu- cational conditions has been in the elimination of examinations; formerly a child's life was beset by them from the moment he entered school. There were departmental examinations for the Entrance tto 'High Schools, Low- er School for two years, Middle and )Upper School: The cost was enor- mous; :besides their '60% share of the fees, it cost the Government a quart- er of a million dollars to pay the As- sociate 'Examiners at 'Toronto. This outlay could not of course continue and was the real cause of their partial discontinuance. ,1 real check can be made .on the candidates at the En- trance, but it is more difficult with the higher examinations. II am not one who would say that they are unnec- essary. Few 'children are harmed by the strain; those that cannot endure it can hardly 'he lit Inc the prolonged study necessary to get certificates; brit they are ,useless and expensive to those whose proficiency is apparent. An effort was tirade after the war, at consolidation; this In per torate wag considered favorable 'ground to work on and the Department sent me to lowa 'to report an the schools there, 'L''be state was well situated as, except in the eastern part, the town- ships were laid out as squares. About 290 consolidations were formed that year; beautiful schools were built with everything that the best city schools ,have. There was no response here, however, as the ratepayers were fiercely opposed to them. Some have, though, 'been esttablished in other parts of the (Province. Some years ago the Attendance Act was passed requiring the attend- ance at school of all children ,between the ages of 1114 and 1116 years, 'Attend - ante officers for each 'township are required and monthly reports of at- tendance are cent by the teachers to the inspector. The Act is strictly carried out in the urban centres but, if cause were shown, .the age 'limit was reduced to 1164 on the protest of the 'rural schools: The attendance in this county is ,vory high, averaging over 90 per cent,• its beneficial effects are more observa'bl'e in ,cities and parts where the attendance is poor. There has been some decrease in the tittntber of children :attentlitrg school, Wingham has 'kept its own hut other urban schools have lost; in the 'country the losses or gains vary from ,school to ;school, Some schools have always been stroll, others Deily, temporarily so. The :Education De- partment is urging 'Illenectors to have the smallest closed and the p;upp.s sent to an adjoining school, Whether this is a wise policy or not can only be determined :by the circumstances; a school may i have .a small attendance 3 iem,porarily• and the disuse c, for the 'better. \\'e had (become so im- bedded its the belief that the system established by (Egerton 'Ryerson was 'the best on the cottinent; that it was difficult to crake people 'believe tha any change was necessary or desir- able. The teachers were •pooely certifica- ted; of the 90 rural schools, there was 'only one that had a teadher with a let class certificate, 711' teachers had Id Class ,certificates, 312 lead (III Class certificates, and 6 without any certifi cares at all. The West was opening up and was talking our qualified tea chers as fast as the 'Normal ,School. could produce them. This condition led the ,tiovei•untent to require of tea c•hers ,one year'; experience in 'Outer io, which restriction is still on thei ser ttaieates. This condition gave dnspector touch trouble and annoyance; the ens ploynicnt of HI class teachers and those with no training was illegal- trustees 11 egaltrustees were required to advertise for a teacher at is stated salary, We could not leave the schools without 'teachers and while trustees might ad vertise, it did not mean that they look ed at .the advertisements, This pot icy, however, diel not increase the sup ply but made constant ,changes nee essary. After two years of successful ex perieuce. on the recommendation o the inspector, certificates were made permanent; after :1930 numbers at tending (Normal :Schools became so ,treat that the !Education 'Depat'uuen required a second year's term al tit Normal 'Schools. The • great 1isacd vantage of this was the necessity o leaving their positions for a year wit' little prospect of securing one at eh enol of that period. On this accaun the present Government dbttttlowec this regulation and substituted Inc i the egttivtilent of the first year of. a university course to be obtainer extra-murally or by summer sessions 'I'ite salaries in elillll+ and for some years after. were little different from those at present, Inst with living and other expenses much higher. the teachers now are at a cnnsiclerabl disadvantage; salaries began to rise about 11130 and continued to be at a high level until 199310; inspectors were surged to induce trustees to pay ((l,010 or more as it would cost the :sectfot less than if $!XIII) wore paid, Apparent ly the it:ot'erntnent had un'limi'ted funds en which to draw. :\roiled 1911 the grants were ,soar and the cost of education feli large ly on the sections: in the speodthrif year., the ordinary grants anrotrntec to w,i,i,1Xi0': at present they are a'bou a third of that amount. :For years the highest grant Ito the towns war $2100'; they averaged this year $1:700. 'Generous ,grants are pair ort what are as yet by-products of the rural schools. such as tHousehotc Science, Music, ;Manual Training. Ag- riculture 'is stressed, however, and Uhe trustees receive as a ;grant the amount expencled. The accommodations 'have 'been im- proved considetab,ly. In 119111 -there 'vas a large 'number of schools that were cold, in poor repair and tiesani- tory, Since that time '311 new schools have 'been ,built and .improvements mark in Others. Some schools were without !libraries; at ' presentall schools have 'libraries ranging in val- ue from $100' to $400. The other equipment is generally in ,good condi- tine. :\riditional care is taken of the •tsr millings: there are... ttunterous ii lend LADA TEA... a school for a few years would reduce it to ruin, I 'have thought it would be uvo:re interesting for you to go over the changes that have (taken place in the past as years in our schools than to review the past year, which is not in any essential different from the •pre- ceding. Improvements have I am sure, been made; the rural sections view any change wi'bh suspicion; they would first be sure of their ground. There is no dotsbt as to the intentions of our leaders—if they fail, it will not be because they are .lacking in, zeal for better things. its conclusion, I wish to thank the County Council far their interest in education and for the good 'feeling they have evinced towards me, .I have worked with good trustees, well 'be- haved, attractive and iittelligent pu- pils, and good loyal ttea'chers, and 4 thank them for their faithful ser- vices. 1 leave them with regret. FATAL CROSSINNG ACCIDENT ICloderirh, IJ•,nt, 't.N---♦A'ttending phys- icians reg'ar'ded the condition of 218- yeat'-old Prank 'Sproat, Seaforah, as critical today, as the young rout 'lay in the Alexander Marine and tGeuer- al Hospital here cuffe.rittg serious skull ,fracture following a level cros- sing crash one mile east of the town Thursday at noon when his compan- ion, Edward :Powell, 196, was 'killed. The two ,men were riding in a truck owned by W. M. .Sproat of Sea- fordh and were enroute to ,Goderich when the accident occurred. The truck, believed to have been driven iby Sprout, drove directly into the path of alt approaching Diesel driven Cele.dt, passenger train, 'Powell was dead before medico•( aid reached 'tint and his companion teas taken to the ,Goderich Hospital where Iris condition was still critical next clay. Dr. \\1. F. Galiaw, fluroti Coun- ty coroner, announced that, an inquest into the 'fatality would be opened in IGttdt'rinh February 0 at two ,'cluck in the afternoon. The accident occur- red (lustoneutile east of (Goderich, where (Highway No, S crosses the C. N.R. tracks. 1'he. diesel -driven C.N.R. train from 'Stratford to 'Goclericit was making its scheduled run when 'the truck, approaching 'from the east. drove immediately in front of the en- gine on to the tracks. 'rhe truck was carried about fifty feet down tire 'trat9c before the train was brought to a 'halt, and the engine itse'l'f was to badly damaged that the train had to be hauled into Goderich station by as auxiliary engine sent out for the purpose. :Engineer W. H. 'I'ayilttr and Conductor F. Boylan, 'both of Sarnia, were in charge of the train, According to witnesses—driv- ers of cars behind .the death truck- the vehicle drove right in front of the train without even an apparent at- tempt on the part of the driver to come Ito a halt. Drivers of the other vehicles saw the approaching train and slowed clown to let it pass. The truck driver, however, appeared not to have noticed the traits. It was not determined which of the .men was driving the truck, tDr, 'J. if, Graham of 'Goderich and 'Coroner Dr, W. F. Callow were called to the scene and attended ehe injured rnen, Witnesses to the accident were \V. R. Fells of Staffa, whose city was im- mediately behind elle truck. Riding in the next ,machine were Provincial 'Officer P. .E. McCoy of 'Goderich and Magistrate J. A. _Malcins of 'St'atford, coming to lGtiderich, where the 'latter condi c ted .police court Thursday af- 'ternoon. The C. N. d2. track crosses No, S 'Highway at an angle of about 05 de- grees at this particular crossing, Botit lite train and the track were going toward •Goderich, l'br, Powell heel lived in 'Clic Sea - forth district for the past ten years, coining front ,Us'bo'ne,'He worked for H. 'ryadeill, operating a threshing outfit and 'later went to work 'for the W. \'i, 'Sproat tile yard. Little is kttotvn of 'his family connections; al- though 'he has a 'brother, :Frantic 'Pow- ell. believed to the somewhere in Cali- fornia, and.a sister, (Jessie, in the Un- ited States. The funeral inns ltelrl on Sat t.0 cla y, Scholaray Caller: "And have you any particular preference iii the ..way of hooks?" 'D'augh'ter of the House: "Well, I prefer the blue ones, but 1 ,$ost't mind A NAUGHTY BOY I shall never ,forget my bitter d'is•- appoinitntent the 'first time I was tak- en, at an early age, to see 'Queen 'Vic•• Moria, says Lord Frederick 'Hamilton in "The Days ,Before Yesterday." I had pictured myself a dazzling appari- tion arrayed in sumptuous robes, seat- ed on a golden throne; a glittering . crown on ,her 'head, a sceptre in one hated, an orb grasped in the other. I had 'fancied Her Majesty seated. thus, nnotiondess during the greater part .of the twenty -'four hours, simply "reigning." 'I could have tcried 'with disa'pp'ointmen't When a iniddie'aged lady, simply dressed in widow's "weeds" and 'wearing a widow's cap, rose from an ordinary arm -chair to receive us. I duly 'made my bow,' but fiaving a sort of an idea !th'a•t it had. to be indefinitely repeated, went on nodding like a porcelain Chinese man- darin, until ordered to stop. Between ourselves, 'I behaved far better than a brother of mine once did under similar circumstances. t;\tany years !before I rias 'born. my father terns Itis (Scotch house to Queen Victoria and the !Prince Consort for ten days. This entailed nay two eldest sisters and two eldest brothers vacat- ing their nurseries in 'favor of the !Royal children and their being trans ferred to the farm,witere they ,had very cramped quarters indeed. My second brother deeply resented thus being turned out of hie comfort• able nursery, and refused to be ,plac- ated, On the clay after the Queen's arrival, my mother took her four eld- est children to present them. to Her Majesty, my sisters dressed in their best clothes, my hrnthers being .its kilts. They were duly instructed as to how :they were to behave, and upon being presented my two sisters 'made their curtsies, and my eldest brother made his best bow. "Ani this, your ltttje.,'ty, is my second boy. :brake yen! 'bow-, dear," said my mother; ,but my brother, his heart still loot within hili at being expelled from his nursery, instead of bowing, stood on his head in Itis kilt, and remained like that, an accomplishment of nittich he was very prond•.Later in the day un - on my brother professing deep peni- tence, he was taken back to 'make his apologies, when he did precisely the xoom thing over again, and was con- sequently in disgrace during the whole of the Royal visit. HOUSE PLANTS PREFER CERTAIN WINDOWS Lr the management of house plants, the location of windows is a ,natter of some importance. ,For most house plants as a Tule, windows facing south are'preferalble to the ones with_a west- ern outlook, because during the short winter days the western windrows will receive little sun and what they do receive is too'horizcrntal to be of much service. On the other handl, for shade - loving plants like palms and ferns, windows, ,facing east are most suitable. (Dwelling house air is usually dry, particularly during the winternnonths and creates a condition especially in- viting to the red spider which plays havoc with foliage, 'Dryness its the air may be decreased by evaporating water in the room and by syringing foliage on bright days. Thick leaved plants may be sponged with water containing whale oil soap. Ventila- tion on pleasant days is beneficial to house'p'lants, tin choosing plants for the house, their fitness for titin purpose may be determined largely from structure and general appearance. (Plants with ,thick leaves with a small glossy surface are but little affected by a dry tempera- ture, while plants with :small thin leaves dry op quickly, Deciduous plants wthiIh show bare stems in win- ter are The le'as't decorative. 'At night plants do best in a tem- perature ten or fifteen degrees lower than they need during the 'day, 'Most species used as house plants require no more than ,tufty or 'fietyafive de- grees 'Fahrenheit at night, and they wild snot 'suffer if the thermometer falls to forty al'fhougth such a temperature maintained for some time would check growth. Frozen plats should be thawed oat slowly, 'T'hey should be be moved front the direct rays of the sun and kept at a tem;penabure of from thirty-+five,•po ,forty degrees un- til thawed. If road water is used. for thawing, the temperature must not 1r• rise above forty degrees, 'Water at nifty or sixty degrees will probably Notice to ireu,turs J wks. for $2,50tacut totthaw nithetttelves out.ermiUMng