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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1937-08-27, Page 2A WM X,WM.WWWW ).• it cLean, Editor., eaforth, Ontario, eve ternoon by McLean SOrl tnen rates, $1.50 a year in ?Ace; oreign$2.00 a year.. Single pies, 4 cents each. AdVertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, August 27t1i. Not Much Excitement Yet 'There is a provincial election in the offing. In October, it is said. But to date that fact has not created very much excitement. It has not yet reached the front pages of the newspapers' to any extent, but after the actual- date of voting has been announced, the temperature will un- doubtedly rise. In the meantime the two main political parties and to date, one of -the almost forgotten side issues, the ILF.O. party, have been nominating candidates to put into the field. In. both the Huron ridings - the Conservative party has taken the lead. North Huron Conservatives have nominated W. H. Logan, of 1'eeswater, as their standard bearer. To be absolutely correct, we should really say the riding of Huron -Bruce an there are now two or three Bruce townships tacked on to the north half of Huron, and Mr. Logan is a -- resident of a Bruce town. In South Huron, the Conservatives at their convention held in Heneall on Friday evening last, nominated Dr. Taylor, of Dashwood. • But the Liberals, whaheld both ridings in the last Legislature by large majorities, will not be far be- himL Huron -Brice Liberals held their/ nomination at Wingham on Wednesday of this week, and the South Huron Liberal's nominating convention will be held in Hensall on Wednesday, September 1st After that things are very likely to liven up a bit, as Huron takes her politics rather seriously. • A Little Too Much Rain It is very hard for the people of Ontario, particularly in this part of it, to picture the drought conditions in many parts of the Western Prov- inces. Right here we have one of the most prolific crops in the history of the county. And that in. face of the fact that there was a wet and late spring. Fortunately for us when the wea- ther made the turn, it turned in the right direction. The rain came when it *as needed, and the warm wea- ther followed the rains. Late as the seeding was, when it did get into the ground, it seemed to grow as if by magic. There was a bumper hay crop a big wheat crop, and a still better crop of oats and barley, and with al- most any kind of weather, it looks as if the 'corn, roots and potatoes would be a bumper crop too. But there is a fly in our ointment, and a serious! one. The perfect har- vest weather we had for the hay and the wheat lasted just long enough to cut the oats and barley, or most of it. Then the rains came. Consequently, the oats and the barley, or a large part of it, are still in the fields. And the rain keeps coming down. Last week the w -ea - tiler was hot and muggy. The oats and barley are sprouting in the stOoks, and when the stooks were !spread out, the _rain came agaire• And rain does not improve the er s that have been cut. Some e11s, too many in fact, are a sorry oking mess. But every cloud has silver lining, they say. The rain as helped the corn and roots, and re is almindant pasture. iatii-,:fariner loses on his oats 1 in a Way, be 'made •Given any kind r this week'hings (and better) , t - Wster than we as we bl-4,11ttle less and ap- e Ndvat we have a good deal more, . it has r-eally been -a ren year in tbis Of -onrs. Remark- ably good weather, remarkably good growth, and riaing prices. There is jut one serious drawback to it ail— the growth of weeds has been the most remarkable thing of all. aStgdali Time to be Careful General public interest is being forced to consider the seriousness of the infantile paralysis death toll in Ontario during the past few weeks. It has not yet reached the propor- tions of -an epidemic, but the cases would appear to be on the increase. Toronto is said to have 113 cases; Ottawa 41, Hamilton 12, t h e Niagara Peninsula 27, London 19, and it is reported that the disease has also made its appearance in Stratford. Over Ontario the report- ed, number of cases is 251, with a death toll of 15. So serious is the situation that there is talk in some centres of keep- ing the schools closed until there is some abatement of the disease. That, in some cases might be advisable, but if advisable for schools, what about the churches, theatres and all public centres? Fortunately for us, in this district, there have been no cases reported, nor in this county. But an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and this is the time to apply that theory. Health officers and medical author- ities can readily be depended upon for both advice and action, but these authorities without, the co-operation of the general public, are handicap- ped to a degree that might easily prove very serious. r Responsibility, at this time, really falls upon parents more than in any other quarter. If any suffering has fallen upon the past generation of children, or upon the present one, that suffering has not been occasion- ed by any lack of freedom, but rather a little too much of it. Par- ents should give immediate notice to the health authorities of any disor- der in the health of their children. It would tend to check the increase: of this devastating disease. It might save a life. Home always was a good place for children to be. • The Fall Fair Season Again The Fall Fair season is with us again, or at least almost here. Ot- tawa Fair has already been held; the Canadian National at Toronto will be formally opened on Thursday of this week by Hon. Newton Wes- ley Rowell, Chief Justice of Canada, and that will be followed by the Western Fair at London, which this year Till celebrate the seventieth year of its birth. After these great events, the coun- try fall fair really comes into its own. It was confidently predicted by many skeptics that the automo- bile, which has so changed our trans- portation ways, would ring the knell of the country fair, but that day is not yet. As a matter of fact, the auto and the truck have, apparently, given the small country fairs a new lease of life. People attend them from greater distances than formerly, and in greater numbers. Exhibits, particularly in live stock, are no longer confined to local own- ers and breeders. From a radius of perhaps ten mileor so, the circle has widened to fifty and even sixty. The truck is the answer. In this county London Fair will be followed by Exeter; then Zurich and Seaforth, and the first of the follow- ing month Brussels will be the big event. All these Fairs are old in years, but exceedingly robust, and appear to gain a little in popularity every year; and that is as it should be, be- cause the local fall fair, if people in ' towns and the country surrounding those towns, would only realize it, Could be made not only a great edu- cational feature, but a business marc ked asSing alt others. 0 1, 11 Freak The Huron Expositor of ... sittigust 3D, 1912 • About( 150 farm, laborers left Gode- rich Met FradaY to help in the West- ern harvetit. The members of the Goderich Woe inea's -linstitute donated the sum of $30.00- to go towards the erection df a new fence around tbe cemetery. Mr. and Adm. 3- J. Meaner, of Zur- lea, had an unpleasant experience one day recently. They were on their way to Goderich In Mr. Cantine's auto when the steam boiler burst and bad- ly wrecked the machine, but fortun- ately they were not hurt. Mr. NVIRiam Sanillie, of 13rucefield, has been engaged as Principal of Burford public school and his brother, Leonard Smillie, has been engaged at Tiverton. Mr. -Hubert Henderson, of Seaforth, has been appointed Principal of the Bridgebarg continuation school. A large touring ear, containing two ladies and a gentleman, bearing the badge of the Lost Angeles, California, Motor Club, passed through Seaforth on Monday. The Intense teat of Sunday last was fotlowed by a severe electrical storm. The driving house on the frem of Mr. Edward Devereaux in Mc- Killop was struck byelightning anti the whole building wai consumed. On Wednesday afternoon about 50 gr friends were entertained by Miss Jessie Gemmel at her home "High - view," Tueltersmith, and the affair was a most pleasant one. During tete storm ors Monday after - roan the barn on, the farm of Mr. August Wankel. at Roxboro, was struck by lightning but fortunately it only knockedoff a few shingles. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Scott, Seaforth, are in Toronto this week attending - the Exhibition and doing a little busi- ness' as well. Dr. Harburn is having a large new barn ereeted- near his residence on Main St., Seaforth. The basement will be of cement arias. Mr. William Reid, of Louisville, Kentucky, has purchased the grocery business of "Mr. T. E. Blue, Seaforth. Mr. Reid is a brother of James F. Reid, of town. • The choir of tbe Presbyterian Cherele 13rucefield, held a picnic to BayfieId recently in honor of Miss Ami ie Armstrong, who left last week far Saskatoon. Miss Armstrong was made the recipient of a fine silk um- brella by the choir. She was also presented with a bandsome turquoise ring by Dr. and Mrs. Rogers, where she had been employed for the past six "tears. Scout Master R. Morrison, of Ilea - mil, left the first of the week, accom- panied, by ten of his Scout pupils, to attend the Toronto Exhibition. • From The Huron Expositor August 26; 1887 The following new Justices, appoint- ed on a commission last week, were received by the Clerk of the Peace: A. T. Bean and Reinhart Cook, of Hay Township; David Weismiller, of Stan- ley; John, P. Clarke and Charles Snell of Exeter. Wednesday night about 11 o'clock the Albion Hotel stable in Gorrie was discovered to be on fire. It was very difficult to save the hotel which was next door. Mr. R. Deachmen is engaged to suc- ceed Mr. J. S. _Perkins in School Sec- tion No. 4, Fterwiek. Messrs. Mcatann and Dickson, Sea - forth, shipped 18 very superior heavy draught horses to Lancaster on Fri- day and on Monday they shipped 12 to the Michigan lumber woods. There sue no fewer than ten brick residences being erected in Seaforth WAS season, besides -twice that [num- ber of frame ones, and there would have teen more could bricks have been procured early enough in the season. Mr. J. H. Broadaxe is having is oId lumber kiln prided down prepara- toryto erecting a rieW one 011 im- proved prineipbes. His Honor the Lieutenant -Governor has been pleased to appoint John Maigend Best, of Seaforth, barrister - at -law, to be a notary public in and for the Province of Ontario. During the thereder storm, of Thurs- day of last week, the barn of Mr. Patrick O'Reilly, of the 4th comes - MOB of McKillcge rks ning, and the barn stables, together wit stock, were burned. Quite a nevel spec le was seen on Monday of last week by N. Moe rish; Colborne. He noticed a bunch of straw drop down apparently ffena the clouds in front of the horse. Up- on looking up the air- was full of oat straw which was returning to mother earth, atter laving gone 011 an excur- sion with a whirlwind. • The Messrs. McDonald, Walton, are. making arrangements' to build an- otber mill at an early date. Mr. J. M. Scheinbein, of Listowel, /had a rather cmlous experience one night last week. On the night in question he went to bed as usual, :leaving his pants with $12 cash in the pockets banging in the room. It is supposed that some burglar got the pants and the Money and went off 011 the early train. Seaforth's street Watering tax this year amounts to two cents per foot frontage. The roof ffs goer being placed on the new High School building, Sed - forth. struck by light - and adjoining h their entire THE HOMETOWN PAPER It Ws been, one of timse ateanal! days. When are Tai,U Patters car the and there is a. genuine feeling of !satisfaction in the as Of sitting inside the kitchen deer and welching the acres of Lazy Meadows aitsorbleg the rein. "..,91inity" the Berkshire, le contentedly greeting in. •the lee of the straw stack and "Eth- lopia," tae black rooeter, bees its forces marshalled in, the sheds of the projection of the driving slued where I ran the wagon, and the binder. "'Phe Gazette" is lying close to my hand and I pick it up. Yes, •as long as i remenalmr, that wee lute beett coming into the Gaiter home, and be- fore my time too. Still there is noth- ing I get more enjoyment out of than reading the local doings. - Ed. Hawkins started out tforty-eieht years ago as the printer's devil down at the office In the village. He pro- gressed' slowly, and then, capita •the time when, he was made Editor, and after that, it was only a step anti' he owned it. Forty-eight years of careful watching . . and waiting and most of the time being like the "wise old owl" . . just saying nothing. Back of those eyes of his she carries an intimate knowledge of everyone in; the community. He sees petty jealousy, boastfullness, pride and conceit—and the edits all the news and tries, to keep from offend- ing anyone. :"Wthere can I sell tey potatoes?" Then, in to the telepthorie and call up Ed. Hawkins and see what he .hae, to say on the subject. Of course Ed. kneives but he doesn't charge for tlee information. About a hundeed times a day the answers that telepthone and gives someone inforination, for which there is no charge. Into that dingy, little office of his comes all sorts of rumors. Of course, a certain amount of it is malicious/— and it takes a sort of genius to weed the good from the bad. Somebody has a spite against somebody else, and of course that leatie to all kinds of occurrences. Then •there is. Old Ilettie! Now, for years she has been sort of a self-appointed leader of ev- erything thatrs going on down in the village. She wants him to put a piece in the paper about the church social . . . "just as news . . . not for ad- 4 „ eiserejetteeteteeellt veatdaing of =UAW' Ti Mit* Wiaalt Ed. hearet that ethea Made .altartt tweaty-three dollars for Starrira eagle." Of course it Weald be .1M poselble to spare fifty cents foe the notice ln the newel/ale/1d "There's nothing in THAW paper at Stills You hear that at every turn and it's generally from someone who hasn'tpaid theiS subscriptions -foe about ten yeare. No, we have no headline material such as they aave In cities . . . no Murders . . or suicidrate But let's jest take . this week's paper: "Tap Adams famtiy have a set of ter -arras -"Young Sohn Elias Smith married Katharine Palley." "Jan Thorns returned to see. his family af- ter . thirty-four years in the West" "Mary, Burns secures .,. work " in the city." That's only a few of the things! Ed. has written all those happenings up. There is no fancy. trimmings on his welting. He (Irina mention that he gave Jack Ada, alley to help buy things for the ba u les. He seem- ed to forget that Jim Thorns was in a scrape in Winnipeg about •thirty years ago. That would have been news, because I doubt if anyone in the, whole neighborhood knows about it. I'll bet right now that a good many People are clipping out the little it- ems about themselvesand putting them away. Up in the old trunk in the attic' we have a bunah of yellow clippings from the "Gazette." They are a record of Phil Osifer . . get- ting married . . the family . • and lastly my golden NI/adding anni- versary. Every so often, I like to go up and read there. • Country newspapers are a grand institution. The editorials are writ- ten in a cotumon-sense way, He urg- es for improvements . . . for some- thing worth while that will 'benefit the neighborhood of Lazy Meadows. If it goes over, somebody else gets the credit. If it doesn't come out as big as the expectations, then blame Ed. Hawkins.: Now, I don't envy the task of be- ing the editor and owner of the "Gazette" but I sure would miss it, if it ever stopped coming. And that re- minds me, I must take Ed. in some wheat for his hens, and that will pay up ray subscription. JUST A SMILE OR TWO Visitor: "And what's the building over there?" -A Sophomore: "Oh, that's the greenhouse." Visitor; "I didel know the fresh- men had a dormitory all to thein - selves." • • Two partners were talking over the year's businessewhen one of them re- marked; "This is the first year since 182S1 we have been in the black. And we are all out of black ink. Think Fll run across the street and buy a bottle for fifteen cents." "Oh, don't do that," exclaimed the otber partner. r"If you do, we go back in the red." f Perhaps you've heard of the Scotch - man who visited Paris on the hottest day on record because the Eiffel Tow- er was eight inches higher in July than in January. And then there's the Scotsman who wouldn't even give his name; A young Man, undergoing an exam- ination for a sales job, came across this question: "What is the di -twice of the earth from the sun?" He wrote his answer as follown: "I am unable to state accurately, but I don't believe the sun is near enough to interfere with my proper presentation of the selling points of your product if 1 get the job." He got it! :.......AND.SUDDENDEATE • ' (By J. C. Furnas) 10 (Ed. Note—Like the gruesome spec- man with her sereaaning ,mouth open- tacle of a. bads automobile accident it- ing a bole in ..the bloody drip that Self, the realistic details of this art- fills her eyes arid runs off her chin. icle--which, ;first appeared in Reader's Those are all standard, everyday se- Digest—veal nauseate some people. quels to the modern passion, for go - Those who find themselves thus af- ing -places in a hurry and taking a fected at the outset are cautioned chance or two by She way. If ghosts against reading the article in its en- eouldebe put to a useful purpose, ev- tirety, since there is no letdown, in ety bed stretch of road in Ontario the author's outspoken treatment of would greet the oncoming motorist sickening facts.) with groans and •screams lan,d, the edu- Publicizing .the total of Ontario's cational spectacle of ten or a dozen motoring injuriest—more than 10,000 corpses, all sizes, sexes and ages, ly last year and over 500 killard; and. at ing horribly still on the bloody grass. the rate we're going we should hit Last year a motorcycle patrolman the 800 mark this year—never gets of thy acquaintance' stopped a big, red to first base in jarring the motorist limousine for speeding. Papa was into a realization of the appalling obviously a responsible person, 'ob- risks of motoring. He does not trans- viously set for a pleasant week -end late day statistics into a reality of with his family'—so the officer cut in - blood and agony. to papa's well-bred expostulations: Figures exclude the pain and hor- "I'll let you off tlis time, but •if you" ror of savage mutilation—which means keep an this way, you won't last long. they leave out the poin;t. They need Get going—but take it easier." Later to be brought closer to home. A pass- a pa,ssing motorist hailed•the highway: ing look at a bad smash or the news officer, and asked if the red can .had that a fellow you had lunch *eh last got a ticket. "No," said the officer,. week is in a hospital with a broken "I hated,' to spoil their party." "Too back will make any driver but a born bad you didn't'asaid the motorist, "I fool' slow down at least temporarily. saw you stop thetn—and then I pass - But what is needed is a vivid and sus- ed that car again 50 miles up the line. tained realization that every time you It still makes me feel sick at my step 011 the accelerator, death getetin stomach. The car was folded up like beside you, hopefully waiting for his an aceordion—the color was about alt Chance. That single 'horrible accident that was left They were all dead you may have witnessed is no isolat- but one of the ki.ds—and he wasn't. ed horror. That sort of Sang hap- going to live to get to the hospital." Pens every day, everywhere in Cina Maybe it will mayeryou sick at your tario. If you really felt THAT, per- stom-ach, too. But . unless you're a haps the paragraph in Monday's 'pa- heavy-footed incurable, a good took per recording that a total of 15 cite at the picture the artist wouldn't dare zens of this province were killed in to paint, a first-hand acquaintance week -end crashes would rate [same with the results of mixing gas with thing more than a perfunctory tuatua speed and bad. judgment, ought to be as you turn back to the sports page. well worthwhile. I can't help it if : An enterprising magistrate now and the facts are revolting. I fyou. have then sentences reckless, drivers- to the nerve to drive fat and take tour the accident end of a city hos- chances, you 'ought to have tbe nerve pital or morgue. But even a mangled to take the appropriate - cure. You body on a slab, waxily portraying the can't ride an ambulanee or watch the consequences of bad motoring judg- doctor working DU -the eictim in the ment, isn't a Patch on the scene of hospital, but you earl read. the accident itself. No artist Working The automobile is treacherous, just , an a safety poster would dare depict ta: areaciatineldta :hitt isttreaagincabllem yeadlictuhlet that infull detail. .. That picture *Would bave to include ydnenadilitesinteanlities:116e5. fetal' etre usnotaths slow-motion picture and Sound effects., intsgtealtl too—the flopping, pointless efforts of all. But 65 an hour is 100 feet a see- the Injured' to stand err; the queer, ond, a speed which puts a 'vicioesly grunting mates': the stead, .panting unjustified responsibility on brakes o .• the she& as growth* of a huma,n, being with. pain and human reflexes and can, instantly creeping up on hitit turn this docile lexere into a !MUM . , ball elephalltt. : • Speed Oope, "Serer* Mises an Collieloire annoVer .or eide-8*Pd; Vaasa eft. It stroetd priettay the slack hoer! The Sapp!, Will glue you life .expeeialen, on the face of a Meat • fel' /Mat" . ; '• • • (Wagged with Shock, staxieg at the each type -of. accident Oreducee elth,er dreitrallenOtellet: tile leetougle 24Vriet in his broken, leg, the inetan•e a ehattering dead/ Stop it a, orashitig 1 CM fratteltled effect of a ehittVs.bedy af. 'ch-atige of direetiOn-and Mace the ., op6eders?" -, ..• . -, . , speed :cop_ dltifil got the . vett yitect,..otatterigat ot,,rw 'T tetillatte paittatt of on hystattlat wo- . • tIduivin7u ra 4 -use el , • ,'• s ' AY r't '5 : War Veteran Drops Peed' dentels A. Heitman, war treterae of Wroxeter, drOPPett dead While plow- ing en a farzn near Pteseele He had, had a heart affeetion fits' !Mine tinter and bed. been ;warned ageitett over-- exertion. He was in his fifty-third year and leaves a wile, one daughter" and two sons. Coderich Star. Paving Mite Water Highway Preparations are being made for paving on the Bate Water Highway between Kincardine and, Tiverton. The.-Brenaan Consteuetten Co., of Hamilton, wbo are contractors for the work, are moving their equipment from the Grand Bend district where paving is completedaeGoderich Star. Sir Edward Beatty Visits Goderlch Members of the town council and representative citizens were at the - Canadian Pacific railway station on Thursday morning last at 9 o'clock to' greet Sir Edward Beatty, president of the C.P.R., and his party of high rail- way officials', who had arrived in, Goderich by special train at 4 a.m. on a tour of the company's Ontario lines.—Goderich Signal. Prizes At Pavilion Miss June McCreath, of Toronto, won the special ladies' prize at the - Pavilion on Thursday night in the lucky number dariee that was a fea- ture of the evening's entertainment. For the inen's prize, which was giv- en -during the next dance, William Ross of town and Joseph Kelly - of New York were tied. Mr. Ross and • Mr Kelly were both given prizes.— Goderich SignaL Patriotic Chinese With. the close of the first day'e campaigning Goderich Chinese found that they had subscribed from severnn of their numbens $205 to be sent ter the Chinese Red, Cross to aid in the war with Japan. More money is ex- pected, frora Chinese residents whet are out of town, at present. Persons keeping in cloge touch with war de- velopments in the far East may treat themselves to an occasional free ere - works display. Gordon' Wong, the restaurant man, whose order for 150,- 000 firecrackers arrived too late for Old Home Week, has been celebrat- ing each successive Chinese victory with a volley of salutes. -- Goderica Sigma'. Barn Burned When Hit By Lightning; A large bank barni on the farm of Mr. Sidney Wilson, 6th concession of I:Marne, was struck' by lightning and destroyed by fire late Tuesday afternoon. A thunderstorm with a heavy downpour of rain passed over the district about 4 am. Two heavy thunderclaps were heard and Mrs, Wataral. fearing -tabs& -seniething- been struck looked out of the beck door at the barns and had pust re- marked that the buildings were all right when she 'noticed. a heavy black cloud of smoke ascending from the barn. Mr. Garnet Miners, a near neighbor, saw that the barn, had been struck and turned. in a fire alann over the rural 'telephone lines. — Exeter- PinesAdvocate.- Joins Telephoire Company Miss Grace Strange, who graduat- ed from the London Business Insti- tute at the end of July, after attend-- ing college for ten months, has been. placed in an office position, with the Bell Telephone Co., London._ Miss Strange is the only daughter of Me_ and Mrs. Strange, of Exeter.—Exeter - Times -Advocate. - Death of- Rev. J. F. Parke As we go to press, word is receivecia of the death early Thursday mornings of Rev. J. F. Parke,' in Bayfield. Rev.. Mr. Parke wilt be remembered by in Clinton and vicinity, as he' was Rector- of St. Paul's, • Clinton, about 40 years ago. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon from Trinity Anglican 'Church, Bayfield, at four- o'clock.—Clinton News-Recerd. Bailoon Comes Down Near Clinton: Messrs. Fergus VanEgmond ancit Harold Taylor picked up a .ballaon. which had come to rest in a field just northof the town, on Wednesday, Aug. 18th. It was not a large balloon, and - was' sent up from Lansing, Mich., on August 11th. The balloon was return- ed to Lansing.—Clinton NewaRecord: Awarded Bridge Contract Mr. Robert Mowbray, of Whites. church, has been awarded the contract• . to construct a bridge north of Wood- stock by the • Ontario- Highway De- partment The cost. of the bridge wilt.' be about $20,000 end- will be complet- ed by November 15th this year.— Wingham Advance -Times. To Teach At Stockholm Miss Mildred Redriond, B.A., delight ter of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Redmond,. has accepted/ a position to teach Bee- lish, at a ladies' college at Stockholm,. Sweden. Miss Redmond graduated.' from Cambridge University, England,. thisi year. She and her mother, who. been. touting Etirope since the, end of the college year, arrived home Sunday evening. Miss' Redmond wily leave SePtember 16th for Stockholm,- -Viangham Advance-Tianee Instructresses ,View N. Y. Work Misses Helen MeKerehee, and Flora Durnita of Dungatmons returned east week from a two weelkst tont of /dere York State Where. thky Fleeted Various clubs •and organize - doge, in connection With girls' home- eoontenic and •agnieultural work, Both/ of these young -women are well knewne here, having conducted various Course • Oa1 Mitehell and other Perth points.tiheit Advocate. , (06nittintod on Page 1) 4 11 A • x