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The Huron Expositor, 1935-11-01, Page 21.6 • THE gURON EXPOSITQR • .ronExpositor Established 1860 th McPhail McLean, Editor. Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ry Thursday afternoon by McLean ros. Subscription rates, $1.50 a year iri advance; foregn, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Members of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Class "A Weeklies of Canada, and The Huron County Press Association. SEAFORTH, Friday, November 1. The New Federal Cabinet The new Federal Cabinet I-, as been chosen, sworn in and has now got down to the business of superintend- ing the government of Canada for tyle next four or five years. The, personnel of the. new Cabinet, which .will consist of fifteen mem- bers, besides the Premier, reads: Hon. Ian Mackenzie, British Co- lumbia, Minister of National De- fence. Hon: J. L. Isley, Nova Scotia, Min- ister of National Revenue. Hon. Ernest :Lapointe, _ Quebec,. Minister of Justice. Hon. Fernand Rinfret,' Quebec, Secretary of State. Hon. C. G. Power, Quebec, Minis- ' ter of Pensions and National Health. Hon. T. A. Crerar, Manitoba, Min- ister of Interior, Mines and Immigra- tion. ' Hon. C. A. Dunning, Quebec, Min- ister of Finance. Hon. Clarence D. Howe, Ontario, Minister of Communications, Rail- ways and Marine. Hon. James G. Gardiner, Saskat- chewan, Minister of Agriculture. Hon. J. C. Elliott, K.C., Ontario, Postmaster -General. Hon. J. E. Michand, K.C., New Brunswick, Minister of Fisheries. Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Hon. P. J. Arthur, Cardin, Minis- ter of Public Works. Hon. Norman McL: Rogers, On- tario, Minister of Labor. Senator Dandurand, Quebec, Min- ister Without Portfolio. Premier King's selection® forms a Cabinet of outstanding men; out- standing not only in politics but in the business, professional and agri- cultural life of Canada, and has met with very general approval across - Canada. Of the Cabinet, five members: Messrs. Lapointe, Dunning, Macken- zie, Elliott and Euler, were members of the King Cabinet previous to 1930. Mr. Crerar is also a former Cabinet Minister, and Senator Dandurand A has . had wide experience in political life. The other new Ministers are not as • generally well known, but most of them have had parliamentary experi- ence, and in their own districts are said to be men of exceeding promise. One of these, Hon. Jas. G. Gardiner, has twice been Premier of Saskat- chewan. Most of the Cabinet Members, while long in experience, are young in years, as ministers go, which in itself is much in their favor. They will bring into their work enthusi- asm "and fire, and backed by the ex- perience of older heads, the combin- ation will provide a progressive, but at the same time, a stable govern- ment, something that Canada very greatly needs in the next few years, if it is to find its way out of depres- sion and into prosperity again. With such a Cabinet personnel and with a following in the House of Commons of something over a hun- dred and seventy members, Premier King will have a free hand, some- thing he has never had before as a P:r, tinier, to implement such legisla- tion as he judges best for the coun- try's good .and advancement. It is hid golden opportunity, and we be- lievd, as, well as the county generally, i11 use it wisely and well. Just Fiftp Years Ago It is just fifty years ago, or to be exact, on November 7th of this year, it will be fifty years since the com- pletion of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. On that date the track layers working east and the track layers working west, met in British Colum- bia, and the last spike was driven in Canada's first transcontinental rail- way, the C.P.R. The present generation, and even an older one, look upon the C.P.R. as having existed from the begin- ning of time.' And even an older generation still, can scarcely look upon the life of that railway as only one-half century Perhaps it is the changes and the rapidity of them that makes the C. P.R. seem so much older than it really is. And what changes there have been. Fifty years ago a trip across Can- ada was not the lightly -considered journey that it is to -day. To -day the Ontario traveller steps on a C.P.R. train with the assurance that his western destination is only a matter of days, and very few days at that. And while on that train he or she will live in comfort, not to say lux- ury, equal to that of the modern ho- tel, and• superior far to that of the average home. Every attention will be given; sumptuous meals will be served; newspapers, magazines and a library will provide daily diversion; the radio will bring the world news and at night the traveller retires to a comfortable bed, in a private room, if desired. And when that traveller gets to the destination, in all pro- bability there will be a complaint if the train is a few minutes late. It was not that way fifty years ago. Then a Western journey was an adventure—an adventure always accompanied by discomfort; often by hardship. The West was not popu- lated then. There were no Western Provinces; a few trading posts, but no western towns and no western cities. The traveller then coild still vis- ualize the immensity of the under- taking in building such a road; the dangers it involved; the courage of the promoters, whom people said were dreaming dreams, and the cour- age of the men who laid that ribbon of steel, over which we glide so swiftly and ,comfortably without giving a thought to the time, the place, or the condition of its origin. The C.P.R. and Canada, perhaps largely because of it, have travelled far in just fifty years. • We Did Not See A np Of It In an editorial the other day, ex- plaining to its satisfaction, at least, the cause of the Conservative de- feat, the Toronto Mail and Empire said: "Everybody knows that the Liberal leaders are surrounded by millionaires, and that they did not suffer for want of money in the late contest." Well, perhaps. But we did not see any of that pa6ney during the recent contest, and we thought we were a pretty good Liberal. too. Neither did the constituency in which we vote, nor the county in which we live; nor the adjoining counties either. Can it be that The Mail was exaggerating? And again The Mail said: "The - fact is that in the election which terminated a week ago, there was such a confusion of cries on the part of various oppositionist parties that the people were confused." Well, again perhaps. But consid- ering the result, to the average ob- server, there would appear to have been a singular lack of confusion in the minds of the voters on election ' day. On the contrary, it would appear that a very large percentage of the Canadian people had early and de- finitely made up their minds as to what they Would do on election day, and when long last that day came, they did it almost unanimously. But there was no confusion. None what. ever. Years Agone Interesting items °picked from The Expositor of fifty and twenty-five years ago. From The Huron Expositor of November 6; 1885 •Messrs. George McKibben, Walter Scott and John Anderson, of Wing - ham, have been appointed Justices of the 'Peace in place of Messrs. P. Fish- er and John Dickson, of the same place, who have resigned. On ;Saturday last while Conrad Staulbus of Dashwood was operating a planing machine in Cbok's planing mill, he accidentally got 'his hand caught in the machine and had all the fingers cut-off. On Tuesday night of'last week the derrick, heading factory and black- smith shop at Stapleton were consum- ed by fire. Mr. William Mellis, of Kippen, Post two valuable dogs on Wednesday ev- ening last when some low -lived fiend administer'e'd poison to them. "Jum- bo," one of the dogs, was valued at $300. Messrs. Dalrymple and Gattie, of Moose Jaw, and formerly of Tucker - smith and McKillop, threshed on the farm' of Mr, James Thompson, of near Moose Jaw, 'formerly of Stan- ley, 5'50 bushels .of grain and were through at 10 a.m. The death of Mrs. Robert McCart- ney, of Tuckersmith, took ,place on Wednesday last. Messrs. Charlesworth and Brownell have leased' the old Hill store, lately occusplied by Scott Brlos.., ISeaforth, and are fitting it up for a store. Mr. R. Common had a telephone installed in his residence on North Main Street. Mr. D. D. Wilson of Seaforth has sold nearly all his Shropshire ram lambs at $20 .each•, Mr. J. S. Roberts has leased Dr. Hanover's residence in Seaforth and will occupy it shortly. Mr. Wm. Hall, of Kiniburn, left on Monday for the Northwest to take charge of a mission station there. The September cheese of Winthrop factory was shipped on 'Wednesday. Mr. Thos, Neilans, of Harlock, be- gan his annual tax gathering tour on Monday. 'William Vans:tone & Sons, Wing - ham, were awarded the Contract for building the new rink at $2,000. It is to be 58 x 160 feet, built on the circular .plan, and is to be erected on the corner of John and Market Sts. There was a slight fall of snow in Hensall this week, a gentle re- minder of winter. Mr. Ed. McNamara has complete- ly renovated and refitted the brick house lately occupied by Mrs. Chas. Davis, Seaforth. • From The Huron Expositor of November 4, 1910 The Presbyterian congregation of St. Helens, haveust completed their new Manse and it is one of the best hthnses in the district. Mr. A. Gardiner has sold his 100 - acre farm on the 13th con., McKil- lop, to John J. McGavin, which gives Mr. McGavin a flue farm of 200 ac- res. Me. James Scott, of Cromarty, who has been a respected resident of Hib- bert for over 50 years•, removed his family to Exeter last week. Mr. Joseph Mere, of Zurich, has sold his farm on the Sauble, Line, Stanley, to Mr. Charles Bedard, Jr., and intends going to Go'derich to re- side. Mr. S. E.ssery, of Uslborne, has pur- chased the old Eden building which was sold by auction. At the nomination meeting held in Exeter on Tuesday to select a Reeve, Messrs, John Taylor, T. B. Carling, and T. H. McCallum were nominat- ed. .It is -probable that Mr. Tiylor will be elected, thus saving an elec- tion. The Canadian Order of Foresters held their annual oyster supper on Thursday of last week in Constance, there being a large turnout despite th4 bad weather. Mr. Thos. McMil- lan was in the chair end excellent solos were rendered by Mrs. McGuire and Miss Ruffles and Mr. Jelin Scott, all of Seaforth. Miss Elcoat, of Turkersmith, gave several recitations and Mr. A. Archibald, et Seaforth, recited. Mr. Clifford Hunt made his debut as a vocalist and was assisted by his sister. Mr. Wm. McLaren, of Hensalj, has gone to Toronto where he has accept- ed a position. A needle was remtoved 'from the stomach of a boy named Howard Stewart, who lives near Clinton, by Dr. J. W. Shaw last week. It had been bothering him for eight years. Mary Jane Campbell, daughter of the late Robert Campbell,' McKillop, passed away at her home on Satur- day last. About 2 'o'clock Saturday morning last fire broke out in the dry goods store of T. F. Robinson & Co. in the north store of the Kidd Block, Sea - forth, and spread to the adjoinin.g store occupied by the Greig Clothing Co. Mr. Greig had an insurance of $9,000 and Mr. Robinson $10,000, but both stocks are a complete loss. The people of St. Columlban are having the interior of their beautiful new church fitted up. The young men of Seaforth have engaged the hall over 0. Neil's store and are having it fixed up for the purpose of holding dances. Mr. J. H. Elliott, late of the Thes- salon Advocate, has purchased' the Blyth Standard from Mr. W. H. Kerr, of the Brussels Post. While working on the fire Satur- day Morning, .Mr. Charles' Stewart had a narrow escape from being ser- iously injured when he stepped into a hole in the floor and went through. Also Mr. T. Scott and Mr. Stewart came very nearly being electrocuted) when the current front a live wire pissed down the water into the noz- tle and pare them quite a shloak. IDid you ever know that the seal in use by the 'County of Huron has an official background and that it was granted in 1841? The 'Misses Lizars, in that inter- esting book. of early 'Harron history, "In the Days of the 'Canada Com- pany," tell of the Huron seal and ex- plain it as follows,: "The Seal of the County of Huron displays an armorial "achievement" technically descrithect as follows:— Azure, a garib!, Orel& Orea chief of the last, a plough proper;, crest, a duster arm embolwed, oouped at the shoul- der, nested above the elbow, wield- ing an axe, all 'proper; 'accosted by a wreath of laurel and another of oak leaves; the Whole surrounded by the legend, "The 'County of Huron, 1841." The parts of such description not in- telligible to those not learned in (heraldry may be described shortly as a shield of which the lower two- thirds part 'is ,.blue and has in it a sheaf of golde grain, and the upper part is gold, h vdng on it a plough .with a wreath of laurel on one side and oak leavesi on the other; the re- mainder does nob, require further ex- planation. "In Biome copies of the Seal the plough appears to be standing upon ground), 'bub as ,this is unlheraldic, and spoils what is otherwlise a cor- rect heraldic composition it is omit- ted from the description. It may be questioned whether the Arm of a County should include a crest, which is properly a military adjunct to the Arm`s; but as the Counties of Upper Canada had, in the early part of the present century, a distinctly military charadter, which practically still con- tinues under the existing militia or- ganization, a crest does not seem in- appropriate." It will be seen from this descrip- tion that •some changes have occur- red in the Seal at present in use, The present seal tis oval, while the one described here is circular. The present seal too shows two wreaths of laurel, rather than one of laure. and one of oak. JUST A SMILE OR TWO A distinguished bishop, not long ago, while making a journey by rail, was unable to find his ticket when the conductor• asked for it. "Never mind, Bishop," said the conductor, who knew him well, "I'll get it on my second round." However, when the conductor pass- ed through 'the car again the ticket was still missing. "Oh, well, Bishop, it will be all right fi you never find it," the con- ductor assured him. "No, it won't;" contradicted the bishop, "I've got to find that ticket. I want to know where I'm going." Slowly the hands of the dock crept around to the hour, and at the first chime the slow procession commence ed to wend its way to the scaffold. iWiliiam, Smith had just eaten a hearty meal, and his face showed no trace .of fear. Upon arrival at the scaffold, everything was placed in position, and the rope was adjusted•, With a last look art his watch to s'eeethat the time had really arrived, the mat in authority gave the sig- nal, and William Ssnith and his fel- low-ibric'klayera recommenced work after the dinner dour. — Moncton Transcript. • SUNDAY• AFTERNOON • • (By Isabel W ,ni}ton, Goderich, Ont.) e Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round Of circling planets singing on their way, Guide of the nations from the night profound Into the glory of the perfect day, Rule in our hearts, that we may ev- eer be ° Guided and strengthened and upheld by Thee. We are of Thee, the children of Thy love, The brothers of Thy well -beloved ' Son; Descend, 0 Holy Spirit, like a dove Into our hearts, that we may be as one— As one with Thee, to Whom we ever tend; As one with Thee, our Brother and our Friend. Amen. —J. W. Chadwick. S. S. LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 3 Lesson Topic—Judah Taken Captive. Lesson Passage—II Kings 25:1-12. Golden Text ---Proverbs 14:34. In chapter 24 weesee things ripen- ing for, and hastening towards the utter destruction of Jerusalem. It is here that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, comes into the history of Judah. He was a powerful prince and a terror to the neighboring na- tions; and yet his name had not been known in sacred history and if it hacl not been employed in the destruc- tion of Jerusalem, and the captivity of the Jews. Jehoiakim was king of Judah at the time Nebuchadnezzar began to reign in Babylon and in the eighth year of his reign he brought the king of Judah into sub- jection to him. Three years after- wards, depending an the king • of Egypt for help, the king of Judah re- belled. If he had been content with his servitude and true to his word (he had promised fidelity), his condi- tion had been no worse, but rebell- ing against the king of Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. We read in verse 3: "Surely at the comm'andmemt• of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight for the sins of Manasseh." God had waited long to see repent- ance in the life of the nation; but now he visited upon the third and fourth generations the sin of the shedding of innocent blood—the blood of God's witnesses. They were made to see that "time will not wear out the guilt of sin•," and that reprieves are not pardons. Jehoiakim, seeing his Country laid waste, and himself abort to fall into his enemy's hand, died of a broken heart. He was succeeded by his son Jehoiaohin, who was but eighteen years of age when he began to reign. It was a case,of a change but no im- protvement, for he too did "that which was evil in the sight of the Lord." Three months after he ascended the throne the king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem and 'carried off the royal family, all the treasures of the pal- ace and of the temple, and all but the poorest sort of the people of the land. Had Jehoiachin feared God as much as he feared his formidable en- emy, he might have been a success- ful ruler in Judah, even though a subject king. The king of Babylon mad'e Maltaniah, the son !of Josiah, king,'bsrt, to let the world know he was his creature, he changed his name to Zedekiah. He was no better than his predecessor and soon he began to contrive and endeavor to shake off the foreign yoke. In to=day's lesson we have an account of the fatal con- sequences of that attempt. The king of Babylon's army laid siege to Jerusal'e'm and for two years it continued to molest the inhabitants having resolved not to quit the city till they had conquered it. Famine became their a1ly. The king refused to listen to Jeremiah, who pleaded with him to .surrendercl. At length the besiegers made a breach in the, Wall and forced thelir way in. The king, his family, and- an his great men made their escape in the night by sone secret passage. But they were soon missed, pursued and over- taken and a terrible fate awaited him. He was taken before the king of Babylon, tried by La council of war, and punished by being deprived of his eyesight, but not before he was made to witness the putting to death of all the royal children. His chief officers too were slain. The king was bound in fetters of brass and taken to Babylon, having for company the memory of a wicked life, unrelieved with a single ray of -the sun's light, and the consciou'eness ever with him that had he served God things would have been very different. The city of Jerusalem was burnt, the walls broken down and all but the poorest of the land carried to Babylon. Some- times poverty, as in this case, is a protection, The rich Jews were pris- oners in an enemy's country, while the poor, wham they had desplised and oppressed, had liberty and now peace in their own country. They were left to be the wine -dressers and hus- bandmen of the land. One of them- selves was appointed to be. their ov- erseer. He was a good man and he had the help of Jeremiah to counsel him. Yet this hopeful settlement is dashed to pieces, for the utter ex- tirpation of the Jews for the present was determined, and therefore it is in vain for' them to think of taking root again. "Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which 'I have planted' I will pluck up, even this whole land" (Jer. 45:4). The remnant left Judah and went to Egypt, where, it is probable they mixed with the Egyptians by degrees, and were never heard of more as Israelites. This were they deprived of their promised land by their own folly and disobedience and Egypt had the last of them. (Henry's Bible). • WORLD MISSIONS The King As Worker One• of the busiest men in London remarked to a journalist at the close of the war: "I have seen the King at work, and, I should not like his job. He accepts the day's routine as a great duty, and puts his heart into all he does." Mr. Lloyd George said, at a public meeting: "There is one man who works as hard as the most strenuous toiler in the country, and that man is the sovereign of these realms." During the war years the King was at his desk by '9.30 each morning, working with his secretar- ies over despatch boxes, official docu- ments and letters. He kept "a clean desk." Each day's business was punc- tually cleared off, and no details were allowed to 'accumulate. In the inter- vals of work a stroll wee. taken in the garden. This was often the only recreation the King allowed himself. The motto on his writing table was ",Do, it now." Many hours of His Majesty's week are occupied with personal interviews. 'In the war years alone 'he conferred over 15,000 decorations, and in each case he had made himself acquainted before- hand with the special services of in- dividuals.. l 'Writing of the ''Xing as "a good sportsman, a hard worker, and a thoroughly good man," Mr. 'Somer- vell mentions a rhymester whose simple verse is said to have given much pleasure So Queen Mary. There was an old lampoon on "The Four Georges" which had ended with the couplet: "When 'George IV from earth de- • scended, Then, Heaven be thanked, the Georges ended." ' 'The rhymester added four more lines: "Say not so, my ancient friend, Tames may change and threes may mend; rn George. the Fifth at length you see How good a Itin'g a ;Oso may he" The Witt& Weekly, Seen m the ,County Papers Twentieth, Child As will be noticed on the fbirth reg- ister that the story once again t7is• - iced the home of Mr. and 'Mrs. James. Masse of the 'Blue -Water Highway on. Friday morning, ,'October 18th., and. presented them with a little daugh ter. 'This, we are told 'by the attend- ing family physician, Dr. A, J. Mac- Kinnon, is the twentieth 'child. Ten sons 'and ten daughters is the total in this unique large family, and' they - are all well and hearty and enjoying life. Congratulations!—Zurich Her- ald:" Bridal Couple Honored Over 'one hundred guests gathered in Farquhar Hall on Friday evening last in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam C. Allison, newly married couple: During the evening an address was, read by Mrs. Thomas Farron and Mr. George Fletcher presented the young couple with a beautiful mantle clock. Mr. Allison made an effective reply on behalf of himself and Mrs. Alii;, son. Lunde was served and dancing enjoyed by all. --Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Returns After 49 Years Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Barber, of Detroit, visited with Mrs. Lougheed here the first of the week. It is 49 years since Mr. Barber left town and this is his first visit since. Hisfather,. the late L. L. Barber, for four -years operated a general store just south of where the Walker ,store now is lo- cated. This was '.befre the MacDon- ald black or the town hall were built. 'Wlhen Mr. L. L. Barber left Wing - ham he went to Tiverton and nine years ago passed away in Essex.— Wingham Advance -Times. Lord Tweedsmuir • Arrives Nov. '2nd Lord TWeedsmuir, new Governor- General of 'Canada, will sail for Can- ada aboard the Duchess 'of Richmond on October 25th. He will arrive in Quebec on November 2 and will be welcomed on his arrival by Rt. Hon_• W. L. Mackenzie. King and his min- istersl The new Governor -Genera will be sworn into office immediately after landing. — Wing'ham Advance - Times. Broke Both Wrists Mr. Harry Dennis, Lower Wing - ham, had a most unfortunate acci- d'enit on Thursday morning last week' when he `fractured both his wrists. He was doing some work about his barn and as the ladder he was using was shllrt he placed it on tap of two, bundles of shingles. The ladder slip- ped off the shingles, 'throwing him to the ground. In order to save bump- ing his head, 'Mr, Dennis 'tried to pro- tect himself with his hands with the result that he broke both wrists.— WinghanY' Advance -Times. "Charlie" Robertson Wins Charles A. Robertson, M.P.P. for Huron -Bruce, demonstrated his know- ledge of cattle by correctly guessing the 'weight of a steer at the Wfi.nghain fall fair. Mr. Robertson's guess was 1,060 pounds and the.fair authorities gave him $2 for being right.—Code- rich Signal. A. Fisher Loses Barns Early Saturday morning two barns and their contents, owned by Aaron Fisher, concession 1 ,Colborne town- ship, were totally destroyed by fire. A vacant house on the farm also caught fire, but the flames were con- trolled. Occupants of the Fisher house were aroused by neighbors a- bout 2 a,m., but the barns were too far gone to enable then to salvage anything. In the barns were 1,000 btiehrels of grain, a quantity of hay and grain and a threshing machine. Crops and implements were a total loss. Those at the scene managed to beat out flames that burned a hole in the roof of the house en an ad- jacent djacent farm also owned by Mr. Fish- er:-LOoderich Signal, - Dredging in, Harbor Completed 'The Forrest Dredging Company has eompleted operatidns at the har- bor here, having dredged out a strip along each pier at the channel and out to the gap between the 'break- waters, thus making the harbor a safe place for -freighters and boats of heavy tonnage to tie up.Goderich Star. Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. John V. Diehl, re- spected residents of tCliniion, cele- brated their golden wedldir.,g anni- versary on Monday, Oct. 21, when relatives and friends, ti the number of about thirty, sat down to a sump- tuous dinner in honor of the occa- sion. --Clinton News -Record. Has Bought Newspaper M Roy Forrester,'" -the youngest son the int:. Mr, and Mrs. D. A. Forrester, of Clinton, who learned his trade in T'•to New Era office in Clin- ton and who hes been associated' with the Beeton World, has just recently purchased the Oakville Star, Clint, toh friends will wish the young -news- paper publisher success in this ven- ture—Clinton News -Record. Resigns Position As Choir Leader Mr. Dalton Davidson has resigned his position as choir leader of Knox Presbyterian Church, the resignation to take effect in two more weeks. Mr. Davidson has been in change of this part of the church's work for the past eight years, during whidh time he has given excellent service and the choir has worked ,m'ost'.harm'on- ously together.—;Mitchell Ad.tpca'te. '1 Ships Carried Wheat, Salt, Flout; Gas The Farrandec arrived light last Thursday, and after 'talking on a car- go of wheat, cleared for Montreal. The tanker, Sim'eolite from Sarnia, arrived here on Tuesday with a car- go of 11,000 'barrels 'of gasoline for the Imperial Oil Company and clear- ed for Sarnia at 4 p.m. the same day. The C. B. Hanna arrived at the ele- vators on Monday with about 105,000 bushels of wheat. On Monday night, the 13ennsarple docked and took 140,- 000 tons of Western Canada flour and salt, and 280 tons of the ( de- rrch Salt ,Company's salt to M&atreaL. i•-IGoderich &fr.. ' „ice 1aW 1 v it n e sr ec fr RI to an al 90 Pa eo de pe